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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
NIGHTSHIRTS GOING
OUT OF STYLE

NEW YORK.-The Ku Klux Khan
is petering out in the east. Weaken
ed by internal fights and no longer
able to brighten its opponents with
its nightshirt antics, the khan is max
ing desperate efforts to stay in the
limehght. Unsuccessful meetings to,
lure back the rapidly deserving mem
bership have been held in New Jer-
sey at Bayonne, Secaucus, and Jer-
sey City. A free-for-all fight broke
up a West Hoboken meeting.
Taking advantage of a students
dispute at Columbia university, New
York, band of hansmen set Up on
the campus and lighted a cross made
of mophandles and then ran as fast
as their brave feet could carry them
They are now sending letters to a
graduate Negro student, Frederick
w. Wells, threatening to kill him I'M
less he moves out of Furnald hall, a
college dormitory. The majority of
Furnald hall, including some south
erners, have petitioned that Wells re
main. The college officials stand by
Wells, and have placed three detec-
tives in the building to watch the
nightshirters.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
RYAN
KNOCKS MELLON
TAX PROPOSITION

WashingtOn.-"Al the arguments
for the Mellon tax plan are either in
tellectually dishonest or indicative of
deplorable ignorance" said John A.
Ryan of the National Catholic uni
versity here at the opening session
of the college and university confer
ence on law observance and citizen
ship.
"The enormous propaganda in
favor of his tax reduction plan shows
an attempt to mislead the masses of
the people in order that a small
number of rich men may be relieved
of their full share of the burden eff
supporting the government. A com
paratively small amount of rich
mems savings goes into tax-exempt
bonds; if it were withdrawn. money
for the bonds would have to be found
elsewhere, and there would be no net
increase in the amount going into
industrial enterprises; and finally,
there is no evidence that industry
needs more capital"
Father Ryan observed that "the
investigation of the oil leases has ex-
posed a most reckless and criminal
disregard of the elementary prin-
ciples of honesty by public officials
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
LONDON TRADES COUNCIL DE-
MANDS FREEDOM OF MOONEY

London. England, March 2O.-The
London Trades Council, and organi-
cation representing more than a hun
dred thousand organized workers of
the city of London has just passed a
resolution which should remind the
workers Of the United States that
Tom Mooney, although exonerated
from all connection with the 1914
preparedness parade bomb explosion
is still in prison.
The resolution adopted by the
Trades Council reads:
This Delegate meeting eff the
London Trades Council believes that
the continued Imprisonment of Tom
Mooney is not justified, and is Great
ing an anti-American spirit amongst
the British workers. 1t, therefore.
urges the Governor of California to
release this prisoner. and thereby as
slst IN bringing about complete har-
money between the peoples of
Britain and the United States.
On behalf of the Council,
D. Carmichel, Secretary
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18

by similar organizations in Delaware,
Colorado, Indiana, Wisconsin, Cali
fornia, and other states; and of
course the committee of As is solidly
behind it. as it represents both in
purpose and platform the program
unanimously adopted at the Commit
tees first National Convention in st.
Louis in 1919.
The composition of the entire
movement closely approximate
making allowance for its different
conference.-the composition of the
British Labor Party.
There is only one new party con-
ventiOn-tha National Farmer-La-
bor-Progressive Convention in St.
Paul on June 18th. Outside of the
Republican and Democratic Ccnven-
tions, which will be held respectively
at Cleveland on June 10th and in
New York on June oath, the only
other party convention will be that
of the Socialists Party on July 9th.
This convention, as well as the con-
ventiOn of the Committee for Pro
gressive Political Action on July 4th,
have been called somewhat later than
usual, because they have under con-
sideration the endorsement OF candi-
dates and are not called for the pur-
pose of launching a new party.
Like all Worthwhile movements
the June 18th Convention has already
called forth some expressions of dis
appreciation from some of its enc
mics who are maSquerading as its
friends, and from some of its erst-
while friends who have their own sell
fish purposes to serve.
ct is for the purpose of authori-
tatively correcting these misstate-
ments and giving to the voters a
clear explanation of the existing sit
uation that this statement is issued. -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
JUSTICE IS DEAF
In ONE EAR
By MIRIAM ALLEN deFORD

By MIRIAM ALLEN deFORD
Federated Press Staff Correspondent
San Francisco.-Wh John Well
er, a rich man serving time for en-
bezzling $4,000 from the bank OF
which he had been cashier, lay dy-
ing in prison, the prison board by
telegraphic vote set him free to die
without shame in his own home. At
that time The Federated Press com
mented that if Weller had been a
poor working man this "most unusual
of all pardons" would scarcely have
been granted.
The prophecy has come true. AL
Ian Macdonald, a penniless war vet
| eran, gassed and wounded in France
and suffering from incipient tuber-
culosis in consequence, has died at
! San Quentin prison from hemorr-
hayes following appendicitis, traced
| by his physician tc, his war wounds.
For weeks MacDonald's mother
had been trying to have his sentence
committed so that he might die at
home with her, a free man. The
! Judge who sentenced him had writ
ten to the governor asking for his
release. But MacDonald's family was
not rich. They boy died lin the
prison hospital.
Macdonald was not a labor prison
er. He was convicted with three
others because of an assault case
which was notorious at the time. But
it is claimed that his war experience
changed his way of living and brot
/ him from student in an eastern uni
verSity to bartender in a bootleg sa-
! loon.
In any case, Weller was a rich
criminal and died free; Macdonald,
who was as dear to his widowed
mother as the bank cashier to his
wife, died a convict in the state pris-
on.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
PROMINENT MEDI-
CINE LAKE MAN DIES

Medicine Lake April Andrew
Angvick, aged 80 years, died in this
city on Monday afternoon, March 81,
1924, after a short illness.
Andrew Angvick was born in 1892
at Gunner, Wis, and came here in
1920, and has since that time made
his home with his brothers, Lars and
Carl, prosperous farmers a few
miles northeast of here. About 10
days ago he was taken suddenly sick
with an ailment of which we have
not learned the name. As the home
tratament did not relieve his condi-
ton he came to the Lodahl hospital
here. on Thursday, March 28th, where
he could receive medical attendance,
nursing and other requirements for
q sick person, which were given him.
He was a gentleman Of a pleasing
and friendly disposition, who made
friends upon first acquaintance and
during the period of his residence
here has made a large number of
friends and neighbOrs who regret
and mourn his death.
His brothers, Lars and Carl Ang-
wick and families are in the list of
the highest respected families of
their negihbOrhood and locality and
among the early settlers, who have
the heartfelt sympathy in the death
of their beloved brother.
The funeral was held Friday. April
4th from the residence of his broth
er, Carl Angvick, Rev Sands official
ing, The interment was in Eden
Valley cemetery.
Although the roads were almost
impossible for autos there were a
large number in attendance among
them several from Medicine Lake.
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O-OPERATION
AS A PANACEA
(By Scott Nearing)

Consumers cooperaUives undOubt-
edly have their uses. They train
workers In cooperative activity. They
save money.
But as a substitute for an organi-
zatlon of producers, and as a struc-
tural basis for immediate social
progress, they will not qualify.
Yet there are MILLIONS who now be-
lieve in the possibility. Have they a
reasonable ground for their belief?
There are several mOmentous ques-
lions which the advocates of the
peaceful consumers cooperative rev.
clutiOn must answer.
1. The benefciaries of the pres
ent order-the steel trust, Standard
Oil, etc.-already control the coal,
iron, oil and timber reserves. How
can they be induced to part with
them?
2. These same masters Of the
present order also control the ma
chlnery CT the state. If the coOpera-
tive associations, formed according
to law, really threaten these inter
ests, will the cooperatives not be out
laWed and their property cOnfiscated ?
3. The coOperatives, according to
the theory viii be the employers of
all the labor-in mines, factories,
stores. VIII they permit it to or
ganize, To select workers councils
to direct the works?
4. As they proceed in accumula-
ton OF property viii not the coop
eratives develop into defenders of
the present system which protects
their property and defends them in
their right to direct production?
5. By what method will the tran
sitiOn be made from the present or
der? Will those who now dominate
economic life voluntarily surrender
their privileges?
One of the most attractive claims
of those who advocate consumers CO.
operation as a method of building the
new society, is that their plan can
be put into operation here and now.
There are three reasons why this
must be deniH for the United States.
In the first place, the great bulk
of American industry has no direct
connection with the consumer. Farms
produce wheat and cotton and cattle
which are manufactured into their
finished forms before they reach the
consumer. The bulk of the manufac-
turing in the heavy or key industries
turns out machinery that never gets
to the consumer at all. Most of the
coal and all of the copper and iron
ore GO into manufacturing and not
to the consumer. Therefore, in all
of these industries, an organization
of producers comes a great deal
closer to the actual functioning of
society than an organization of con-
Sumers.
In the second place. merchandising
is so highly organized in the United
States that consumers societies find
it almost impossible to compete with
the chain store and the department
store.
Third, the margin which the Am
erican workers still enjoys above his
actual needs makes him Indifferent
to the savings which a cooperative
can promise. He prefers to invest
his surplus in some business and
climb the ladder of Success"
The cooperative movement has
gained a firm footing in Europe.
During the same period it has met
with widespread failure in the
United States. Perhaps these rea-
sons account for the difference.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
9Th GRADE EXAMS

The eighth grade examinations for
April will be held on the oath and
18th at Plentywood Westby, Conner
town, Redstone, Homestead and Dag
mar lutheran Meeting Housed, and
Reserve. The following schedule will
be followed:
FIRST DAY
900, Civics; 1915, Recess; 1890
History; 1900, IntermissiOn; 1870
grammar; 800 Recess; 3:15, Read
ing; 4:15, Close.
SECOND DAY
900, Arithmetic; HOO, Recess;
ll:l5, Spelling; 1900, IntermissiOni
l:3O, Physiology. Agriculture; 2:3O
Geography; 400, Close.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
kILLDEER EXTENSION WILL
NOT BE MADE THIS YEAR

Dickinson, N. D., April 8.-Rumors
that construction Of the proposed ex-
tention of the Northern Pacific from
Killdeer to Newton Junction, Mont,
would be made this year were laid
to rest when officials visited here
recently. Nothing will be done this
year because Of prevailing business
conditions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
TWO CANDIDATES OUT

Malta-Harry B. Brooks, editor of
the Chinook Opinion, and Mrs. Mary
Jones, both Of Chinook, have petitions
cut as delegates to the Republican
national convention to be held in
Cleveland. If both are successful,
Blaine county will be well represent
ed at the convention.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
IT DOESN'T OFTEN HAPPEN

Danville, H.. April 5.-Sentences
Of one year in Jail and $500 fine
each were melted out here last night
to Henry Albrect and his son Henry
Albrect, Jr., wealthy East st. Louis
lunch room owners for violating the
VOlstead act Thomas Maharrv,
their bartender, was sentenced to six
months in Jail and $500 fine.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
WRIGLEY SUPPORT OF CALF.
SENATOR IS WITHDRAWN

Los Angeles, Cal, April 5-Per-
sistent rumors that he had with
drawn his support from the presiden-
tial campaign of Hiram johnson
were confirmed by William Wrigley,
Jr., in a statement issued last Fri
day.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
TEAPOT FILLS GERMAN PAPERS

BERLIN.-The Teapot Dome scan
dial in the United States is command
ing a lot of space in German news
papers. While the first telegraphic
news was scant, because the German
press is holding down en- cable tolls,
steamers have brought extensive
mail correspondence which fills the
papers. The magnitude of the scan
dial is fully appreciated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18

Melstone.-Deversified farming in
creasing here as shown by fact that
more hogs, cream, poultry products
were shipped from this place during
last year than ever before during
similar periods of time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18

Davenport, Ia.-Police Magistrate
Harold Metcalf. Socialist, running as
an Independent, was reelected for
third two-year term by majority of
1927 in the election April 5. Because
of having lost their official standing
in the last state election, Socialists
were obliged to run as Independents.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-11
BOTH PARTIES IN
BACK OF MUSCLE
SHOALS MEASURE
Hy United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dee. 11.-Party
lines were dropped in the senate to-
day us Republican administration
leaders prepared to pass Demo
cratic Muscle Shoals bill and open
the way for their growing program
of legislation.
The jam on half Il dozen impor-
tant measures is to be broken by
the adoption of the Underwood
measure late today or tomorrow
This will end four year fight over
disposition of the big Tennessee riv-
er project.
Senator Curtis, new Republican
leader, is the power who brought
about compromise which makes
the Underwood bill bi-party mea-
sure. 1t was Curtis who sought the
views of President Coolidge and in,
corporated them into the bill before
1t could be passed.
And now it is Curtis who comes
forward to say that Muscle Shoals
must be cleared out of the way to
make room for other compromises
which he has attempted with more
or less success.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-11
ALIEN LANDLAW
VERDICT IS OF
INTEREST HERE
Printed Decision Not Yet
Received by Local
Officials

Official information regarding the
decision of the supreme court of
California in the alien land law
cases involving cropping contracts,
has not as yet been received at the
district attorney office, and it
viii be several days before the print
ed decision of the court is received.
Of interest to Imperial Valley
residents is that part of the decision
which concerns George A. Carter
and Rame Singh, who filed suit
against District Attorney Utley, to
restrain him from interfering with
Il cropping contract entered into be
tween Carter and Singh.
The latter, through their after
neys, claimed that their agreemen.
was not cropping contract. The
district attorney claimed it was
such a contract and his opinion was
upheld in the decision of the su-
prcme court, which stated the agree
ment was cropping contract and
was therefore violation of the
alien land law.
Following the decision OF the SUI
preme court there is no further ap-
peal in the case.
Two other cases, practically SINH
lar III all points to the issue raised
by Carter and Singh were also in
cluded III the decision of the court
The matter of violations of TIL
alien land law in Imperial Vale,
has been the subject of considerabl
| discussion among ex-service men, tn
mter-Post council of the America
Legion being particularly active
] trying to obtain prosecution of VII
lators.
There have been no arrests mad
in this county for violating the allie
land law by means of cropping con
tracts, the district attorneys offic
having decided to wait. for the deci
sion of the supreme court befor'
proceeding against violators.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-11
POULTRY men
OF SOUTHLAND
TO MEET HERE

The beard Of directors of the poul
try departments of the Los An
gelcs, Orange, Riverside, San Ber-
nardino, Ventura and San Diego
county farm bureaus will meet for
the first time in Imperial county
with directors of the local poultry
department of the farm bureau on
Saturday, December l3, at 9 a. IN.
in the offices of Judge Cole in the
court house. The board of control
of the accredited breeders and hat
cherries project will also meet ut this
time to consider their problems.
Members of the board of control
comprise the most efficient poultry
specialists that may be found in
the United States and include M. a.
Schofield of Gardena, +. c. Hog
sett, of Pomona, f. j. Hauscr of
Fontana, &. c. Kcenen of San Di-
ego, T.. +. Eisenberg of Riverside,
j. O. Snyder of Cotton, G. II. Grau
OF san Diego and \, f. Block Of
Costa Mesa.
Has Done Much Good
The combined poultry depart
ments have done vast amount of
good work. for the benefit of the
poultry industry in California and
southern California in particular,
The farm bureau egg laying contest,
which has been running at Pomona
for the past three years which has
been such a phenominal success, was
started and managed by this de-
Continued OH rage Five)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-11
COUNTY TEACHERS
INSTITUTE HERE
FOR THREE DAYS

The annual teacher s institute o1
Imperial County will be held De
cember Il, l8, 10 in FL Centre, over
$50 teachers of thu county TO be
in attendance with County Super
intendent c. C. Coe in charge of
arrangements. A splendid program
has been arranged with Il number
of brilliant speakers to give ed
dresses, among them being IL. Is.
Wilson, of Berkeley, considered the
most efficient school expert in the
west; Professor Van Waters, juve-
nile expert of Los Angeles county
who will discuss "Youth In Con-
flict''; j. II. Bcveridge, of Omaha,
Nebraska, city superintendent of
schools and c. r. Stone of San Di-
ego, who has written several books
on the methods of silent reading
md will give Il lecture with slides
demonstrating his methods.
Other speakers, equally as i'm
portant will take part in tho pro
gram. which promises to be one of
the finest and most beneficial one
of its kind ever held in the valley.
rhe institute, which will BE- held at
the auditorium of the Central Union
High School, will be open to the
public, the balcony being especial
ly reserved for those who would like
this opportunity of hearing these
exceptional programs.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-11
|. A. HEARING ON
ICING CASE IS
NOW FINISHED

c. c. Jenkins, manager of the
farm bureau, who went to Los An
geles to attend the :.earing before
the interstate commerce commission
on the top icing ease, was back in
FL Centre today, and reports highly
satisfactory results.
George Anderson and 7. c. Lee
both OF this community were. the
only Imperial Valley Witnesses call
ed yesterday, although there was n
large number of valley growers and
shippers present to listen to the pro-
ceedings The Los Angeles hearing
terminated last night and will be re-
sumed again i'll jacksonville, Flor
ida, ON December 16, before Exam
iner L. McChord who heard the tes-
timonv at the San Francisco and
Los Angeles hearings. After the
Jacksonville testimony is completed,
the commission. will conclude its
hearings in Washington, ID. G.
The amazing array of facts and
figures compiled by Walter !. 'Spra-
que, attorney for the farm bureau,
who represented the Imperial Coun-
ty Farm bureau before the commits
SION at both coast cities, evoked no
little comment from those interest
ed in the ease.
Deuel. Congratulates
]. Deuel., manager of the public
utility department of the state farm
bureau, which is also assisting in
the case, declared that he had never
seen Il case prepared with greater
care or with more extensive array
OF reliable facts than was the valley
ease. Deuel. and two assistants also
assisted i'll compiling an array OF
testimony which was heard.
One encouraging feature, accord
ing to Jenkins, is the fact that all
last wears testimony has been ad-
mittcd and embodied i'll the record
of the present series of hearings,
which will be helpful in particular
to valley shippers
Anderson made Il particularly
strong plea for the valley, showing
the Importance of the lettuce indus
try from the merchant $ standpoint
and pointing it out as one of the
foremost industries of the valley.
The best of feeling prevailed be-
tween attorneys for the shippers
and carriers and Il noticeable alb
sencc of any bitter wrangling was
commented on favorably by those
present.
Valley growers and shippers are
almost unanimous, it is declared, in
the belief that the best interests of
the valley can only be fully served
by making plans to have Attorney
Sprague attend the Washington
hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-11
SENATE PASSES
NAVAL BILL FOR
10 MILLIONS
Way Is Cleared for
Action on Muscle
Shoals

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Snecd-
ing up its program, the senate to.
day pissed thn new navy bill. pro-
viding fer expenditure of 81 ,oGO,-
600 for eight new cfu.sers and the
re-conditiohing of six battlcships.
The action was taken without a
record vote upon Il compromise en-
ginnered bv Senator Charles f. Cur
t.. ~ Republican ! der, and
cleared the way for other important
pendin:: matters that have been
caught in the Jana cYcr Mascle
Shoals.
All difficulties over the bill were
ironed out in debate ut the last scs-
sion when the measure first was
passed and il required only dofeat
today on Il motion to reconsider
made by Senator King, Utah.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-11
''HANDS OFF" IS
u. 5. ATTITUDE
Dy United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dee. ll.-Serious
international complications may
arisa out of the Moroccan problem,
which almost precipitated world
war in 1912, following Spain s eva
cuation of most of her Moroccan
zone, it was believed i'll diplomatic
circles here today.
A "hands off, policy has been
decided upon by the UnitcM States.
In case the Moroccan dispute is
rc-opened in an attempt 10 revamp
the Algeciras treaty, intimated by
Primo de Rivera, the Spanish die
tator, in an exclusive interview
with the United Press. This gov
ernment will nos participate in any
attempted international administra-
tion of Riff,Spanish zone.
France will protest the Spanish
withdrawal as a violation of the
Algeeiras pact which made Spain
responsible for that Moroccan zone,
quarters believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-11
WHAT'S DOING

r. A. M. No. 100 meets to-
night.
EIks give banquet to Central
and Holtville football squads
tonight.
"trhe Legend of Hollywood, -
and Duke Kamakua Company
at Tulane th 1lteItonight.
Bridge tournament at Ten
Thousand club house tonight.
"The Only Woman at Val
ley theater tonight
"The City That N over
Sleaps''. at Palace theater to-
night.
Pythian Sisters meet tonight.
p. r. A. nesting tomorrow
afternoon Wilson school.