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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
CHARGES
DIXON PACKED LA
TOILETTE MEETING

Great Falls.-Charge that Govern
or Dixon packed" the recent La Fol-
lette gathering at Helena for the pur-
pose cf causing that group to place
an independent set of electors in the
field for LaFcllette and Wheeler, were
made by Taylor of Sheridan County in
an address before the Federal Labor
union at Carpenters hall Friday night.
Senator Taylor is the Farmer-Labor
candidate for congress in the second
district.
"Dixon had the Baldwin committee
packed for the purpose of preventing
the La Toilette organization from ac-
cepting the Farmer-Labcr electors"
Mr.. Taylor declared. ''Dixon did this
because he knows if LaFollette accepts
the Farmer-Labor electors, naturally
it will mean that Frank J. Edwards,
the Farmer-Labor candidate for gov
ernor will get a large rural vote. Gov
ernOr Dixon realizes that he cannot
be elected without this vote and for
that reason he wants the Independent
electors so that the voters will not fol-
low La Toilette down the Farmer-La-
Dor ticket and vote for the state Office
candidates of that party.
"We're not asking LaF'Ollette to
support any candidate on the Farmer
Labor ticket. All we desire is that
he accept the electors that were duly
placed on the ballot for him, said the
speaker.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
JUDGE ERICKSON
SPEAKS in CITY

Judge J. E. Erickson of Kalispell,
democratic candidate for governor,
delivered his scheduled speech in
Plentywood last Wednesday evening.
L. E. Choquette, candidate for Clerk
of the Supreme Court, John M. Kay,
candidate fer Supt. of Public Instruc-
tion and Pat Kelly, an attorney of Big
Timber, all delivered short addresses.
Judge Erickson in his lengthy adj
dress bitterly attacked the admins
tration of Dixon, his fake figures with
reference to the financial status of the
state, his wasteful extravaganza and
stool-pigeon system and his hypOcrit-
ical ways of deceiving the public.
The other speakers dealt mostly with
general state and national politics and
dwelt mainly upon the subject of cor
ruption in the republican party.
From Plentywood the speakers jour
neyed to Scobey and from there they
will cross over to the main line and
campaign the northern part of the
state.
The rally was held under the aus
pices of J. J. Gunther, candidate fol
District Judge of the Twentieth Ju-
dicial district, and other prominent
democrats in the county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
LYING TACTICS Only WORK in SHERIDAN CO.

Below we print an account of the
failure of The Carbon County ChrOn-
icle, taken from the Picket-Journal,
published at Red Lodge, the same city
in which the Chronicle was published.
1t will be remembered that the Car
bon Chronicle was the paper startee
last fall by Joe DOlin, Numie Scott
and Green Ink Rodger Burke. These
three grafters, who cleaned up Sheri-
dan County to the tune of 100000
per year until The Producers News
exposed them, decided to seek green
er pastures in the fall of 1923 and
moved to Red Lodge, where it was ex-
pected that they could repeat their
grating feats which they practiced
in Sheridan Cc-Slty. Evidently the
people eff Red Lodge discovered what
kind of crooks they were and did not
support the sheet and did not turn
over any printing contracts. 1t is re-
ported that Dolin left town between
two days and failed to return, while
his hackers fOreclOsed and sold the
plant under the hammer. Green Ink
Rcdger Burke and Numie Scott soon
discovered that they were undesir-
ableS IN the Red Lodge community so
they came back to Plentywood where,
with the aid of Honest Jens Ibsen,
Reggy Tyler, Pilster Storkan, Jud
Matkin and the rest of the grafters,
they secured a good fat printing con-
tract and are reveling in wine, women
and song at the expense of the tax
payers of Sheridan County.
Now these birds, in order to per-
petuate themselves upon the taxpay-
ers are publishing an anonymous
sheet, slandering every honest citi-
zen in the county, supporting every
crook for political Office and general
ly creating strife and mistrust among
the people. They are supporting
Niels Christensen for County Com
missioner, Reg. Tyler for Representa-
tive, Marcus Olsen for sheriff, Carl
Continued on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
MUCH MOON Is FOUND BY SHERIFFS RAIDERS

An Wednesday morning, Sheriff
s.i.hrv and his deputies again made
raid on the four pool halls
PIartwood in quick succession and
-sd the prcpriet0rs on charges
S tsaBinq and selling Intoxicating
fu.rs. In every instance the sheriff
rr5 quantities of moon and Cana
IA beer which was seized and which
Sd bs used as evidence if the cases
.ma u1 for trial. I'm the afternoon,
IDENTITIES Bantz and Newton drove ov-
- to Do0Iey and raided the Chandler
rl hall where a large quantity of
ranshine and beer was seized and
Brr Chandler was arrested on a
charge Of having Intoxicating liquors
m his possession.
Sheriff Salisbury also raided the
Frvg pool hall at Reserve, but no
evidence was found in that place. The
sheriff then proceeded to Medicine
Lake where he searched the Andy
Holm pool hall, but the proprietor of
that place was in Plentywood and
Earned of the raids and it is said he
informed his employees to clear the
place, which was done before the sher-
Il arrived.
At the Wright and Bowler Pool Hall
n this city the sheriff found four full
quarts Of moonshine, 3 quart bottles
q m0oHshine partly filled and one
pint of mOOnshine.
AtJ0hn VOTERS place the sheriff
seized two pint bottles partly filled
WITH m00nShine.
At the Pete Krebsbach pool hall was
found eight full quarts of select Can
adam beer.
Chas. Huebner, proprietor of The
Smoke House, had six quarts Cana
dian Empire beer, 20 pints Empire
Canadian beer, 4 jugs cf moOnshine,
! quart bottle of mOOnshine partly
hlad IN his possession.
The sheriff also found one keg of
nomshine partly filed, 20 quarts of
Canadian beer. one quart and 81
-oz bottles of moonshine and two
-ss Of m0onshine party filled at the
5a-t Chandler place at Dooley.
Sheriff Salisbury and County AttOr-
ag Erickson have had spoilers
a-1ng throughout the county for
a past two months, which enabled
n % pinch the bootleggers at
~..s,one some weeks ago and by
ala they arrested Victor Profit at
place on September 22nd.
r The city of Plentywood the auth
have been waiting for Mayor
s Wagner to do something with
-a# famous Eolstead Act and his
q four special deputies, but he
-a, moved am inch, although ne
.a.n bowling about the bootleg
Continued on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
WALSH ADMITS HE
VOTED AGAINST BOB
IN OPENING SPEECH ADMITS
THAT HE ALSO VOTED AND
WORKED FOR THE INFAMOUS
ESCH-CUMMINS LAW.

L. j. Walsh, senior senator from
Montana in his opening speech in
Great Falls on September 24th. open-
ly admitted that he voted for the
Esch-Cummins law, which gave the
railroads of the United States a guar
anteed return en- their investment.
which by the way, also includes ali
its watered stock and which amounted
to over six hundred millions of dol
lars In one year, while the farmers
OF the nation were forced to sell their
wheat, produce and stock at less than
cost of production and which cost an
proximately two millions of such
farmers their homes.
81 did vote for the Esch-C Cumn1ins
law" proudly shouted Sen. Walsh.
who now seeks reelection to the
United States Senate through the
votes cf the farmers of Montana.
while these farmers have been starv-
ing and freezing during the past six
years, while the railroads, by virtue
OF the Esch-Cummins law have been
subsidized by the taxpayers of the
nation in addition to charging the
public eXhOrbitant rates. "Then T vot-
~ AOA Vic GC1lCAc ctl Leasing Law. WlaB
IS wrong about it ?" he again shouted,
which very leasing law made Teapot
Dome possible and which robbed the
nation eff its most valuable oil lands.
Sen. Walsh also admitted voting
against generating Sen. La Toilette
of Wisconsin of charges which had
been preferred against him during the
war hysteria, when Walsh himself
helped to frame the most vicious es-
pionage laws known to man and
which were not worse in Czarist Rus
sia. Still Walsh seeks the vote of
the farmers and workers of Montana.
One prominent man now in Wash
lngton termed Walsh the other day,
"A man as ignorant about the fun
damentals of economics as Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts," This
Continued on Page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
FRIENDS SHOULD UNITE TO PREVENT DEFEAT

Great Falls Leader, Sept 9, 1924
j. w. Anderson of Richland county.
former state senator and now candi-
date for United States senator on the
tarmr-Labor ticket, is a visitor in
town from a speaking campaign about
the state. Senator Anderson is state
chairman of the party also, and is Wis
iting headquarters here. In addition
to the protest which he is voicing
against the existing order of things,
Senator Anderson is also voicing
howl of protest at the existing prob
ability of Senator La Toilette, his
party candidate in Montana, for the
presidential nomination, being
thrcwnd to the ash can by designing
republican politicians, aided and
abetted by Manager j. II. Baldwin,
partner of Senator B. K Wheeler, is
not by Senator Wheeler himself.
According to Senator Anderson,
and he claims to have the goods, the
dombination includes also the sup
port Of Senator T. J. Walsh for re-
election by republicans, and the
support of Dixon by democrats, and
a general combination fire long the
line down on both tickets. Senator
Continued on page eight)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
GEO. MUNSON GETS
INSTRUCTIONS FROM
FAMOUS JUD MATKIN
AGREES THAT COUNTY MONEY
SHOULD BE PLACED IN BANKS
INSTEAD OF PAYING OFF IN
ESS-ONLY WAY TO
PUT BANKS ON THEIR FEET
AGAIN.

In a conversation between Gee.
Munson, the usurers' candidate for
County Treasurer on the Republican
ticket, and Jud Matkin, the famous
commissioner who ruined Sheridan
county, Mr.. Munson was overheard to
meekly agree with Jud that all
moneys belonging to the county
should be placed in the banks and that
there is no sense in paying it out in
liquidation Of the debts like Dan Olson
has been doing the past four years.
GEORGE AGREES WITH
THE USURERS AND JUD
Yes sir, Jud had George believing
that this payment of county debts is
all nonsense and that the bankers are
the boys who should have the money
of the taxpayers with which to play
ping-pong. George is strong for the
usurers, but has no time for anything
of a progressive nature. George is an
old man and can't get away from the
idea but that the banks of the coun-
try are its salvation. He thinks that
the banker is the proper person who
should dictate and consult with the
County Treasurer and if he is elected,
there will be no more payments of
county debts or reducing interest
charges, but the taxpayers money will
be put into the banks at 212 per cent
and the county debt will draw interest
at the rate of 6 and Z per cent. That
is the instructions George is going to
follow if elected county treasurer.
Jud Matkins knows how it works and
he is already telling George how this
grating game is pulled and he can
be depended upon to keep up the good
work
The Usurer's Union did not pay the
filing fees in order to get Mr.. Mum
son on the ticket for nothing. You
can just bet your last nickle they
didn't.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
PLENTYWOOD GIRL
dies SUDDENLY

s''e brabec, Wen Known Plenty
r9 ro9a Girl Passes Away at Great
p -ls After Suffering Stroke Of
iS,l Sail@Iysis ON Thursday, September
rs.- -. Friday afternoon, September
Ps- me sad news was received in
IS "ooa that Loratta Brabec. the
R,.l45 old daughter of Mrs. Mary
s of Plentywood passed away
Fans sl Bleaeoness hospital at Great
loloWng a stroke of paralysis.
Crset. ..'r,4 \, I. .brabeck left Plentvwood for
rt -, 1 rams September 8rd. in appar-
bus;rs,ooa health and was attending
s,r,o.Y. college in that city. AT I
strota sspJember 18th she suffered a
e-t i q paralysis and a message was
or5i,;..a aer mother, stating that her
a.tl t..on was serious and at 8 o'clock
NJ .-'gI1ing she passed awav
rira {. b1faoeck leaves a mother and
her ,,rt.s stsyefs and brothers to mourn
Nsr-- r--l4B5mely 3 departure and who are:
Aoeck' mother of the de-
1Contnued on Page Eighty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
STORE BURGLAR
RECEIVES SENTENCE
JOHN E. O'CONNOR SENTENCED
TO TERM OF FROM ONE TO
TWO YEARS IN STATE PENI-
TENTIARY FOR ROBBING LO-
CAL CLOTHING STORE.

John E. O'Connor, who burglarized
the F. w. Grave clothing store in
Plentywood two weeks ago, was
brought before Judge Conner last
Monday morning by County Attorney
Erickson and plead guilty to a charge
of grand larceny and received a sent
ence of from one to two years in the
state penitentiary at Deer Lodge.
a Sunday night, August 31st,
Snnor, who has a criminal record
North Dakota, broke into the
rawe Clothing store through one of
khe rear windows and escaped with
over $500 worth of loot. He imme-
diately proceeded to sell some of the
loot and was apprehended by Sheriff
Salisbury and placed under arrest.
O'Connor claims that ne alone com
mitted the burglary and so plead be-
fore Judge Conner. Practically all of
the goods stolen were recovered short
ly afterwards.
Deputy Sheriff Aaldrich left on the
afternoon train Tuesday, September
23rd, with the prisoner for Deer
Lodge. O'ConnOr was released from
the state penitentiary at Bismarck,
N. D., on August 9th, 1924.
Atty. Erickson and Sheriff Sails
bury are to be congratulated on the
Continued on Page Eighty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
VICTOR PROFIT OF
REDSTONE ARRESTED
is CHARGED WITH SELLING IN
TOXICATING LIQUORS-PLEAD
''NOT GUILTY" AND IS BOUND
OWES TO DISTRICT COURT.

Victor Profit, bosom friend of
Jud Matkin, prominent leader in the
Redstone respectable" mainstreet
crowd, was hauled before the bar of
justice last Tuesday, September %,
on charge Of violating the 18th
Amendment of the u. S. Constitution.
Harold Cleveland of Redstone was
arrested some time ago, but volun-
tered the information that Mr.. Profit
was the beneficiary of his (Cleve-
land's) activities and that all of the
profits in the moonshining business
went to Mr.. Profit. This infOrma-
tion, in conjunction with several affi-
davits of other Redstone citizens, is
the basis of the mOonshine charge
against Profit and Co. Attorney
Erickson believes he has a clear case
against Mr. Profit.
PROMINENT BANKERS
AND ANTI-SALOON
MEN INTERVENE.
Immediately upon hearing that
Victor Profit was in the tolls of the
law, X. 0. Carlson of Redstone, prom
inent banker and Anti-Saloon League
advocate, made a special trip to Plen-
tyWood to plead before Messrs. Erick-
son and Salisbury cn behalf of Mr..
Profit, urging that Mr.. Profit is a
very respectable citizen and that his
bOotlegging activities is probably just
a little carelessness and that he
should be dealt with in more re-
spectacle manner than the other
mOOnshiners. Mr.. Carlson has been
very active in his advocacy of law
enforcement and has bitterly COM
planned about violations Of the 18th
amendment, but when his friend Prof
fit got into trouble, Mr.. Carlson ;Vld
all his mainstreet friends evidently
decided that moOnshining was not so
bad after all. Anyway, they are all
decided upon that the authorities
should let Mr.. Profit go with as lit
tie trouble as possible.
The RedstOne Review which is also
great on law enforcement will prob
ably not tell its readers about the
arrest of Mr.. Profit, but nearly all
the Redstone people get the Produc-
ers News so it is not necessary for
that paper to give them the news.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
ALLEGED ROBBERS
OF REDSTONE STORE
ARE CAPTURED
Burglars Made Their Way to White
tail immediately After Robbery
and Went Into Hiding-Traced to
That Town By Sheriff Salisbury's
Force and Sheriff Lawrence NOti-
fed of Their Presence.

The great howl which came forth
from the yellow press of the grafters
in this and Daniels county last week
heralding the capture of a couple Of
alleged burglars of the Ingwalson Co.
store at RedstOne some time ago, fell
flat when it was discovered that the
thieves were In hiding in Daniels
county, and not in Sheridan County
as the stories would indicate. That
after the robbery they did not hang
around in Sheridan county, but made
their way into Daniels county which
is under the jurisdiction of Ivory Al.
Lawrence, the gangsters' candidate
for sheriff who made the arrest after
several notifications of the robbers
hang-out.
At the time of the Redstone rob
berry, Sheriff Salisbury Immediately
sent Under-Sheriff Aldrich and Depu-
ty Sheriff Bantz on the trail of the
burglars. They were traced to White
tail and every road leading from that
town was being watched, while Sher-
if Lawrence of ScObey was notified.
Lawrence drove over to Whitehall, but
decided that the burglars had gone to
Canada, while the deputies from Sher-
idan County insisted that they were
hiding in or around Whitehall. Lawr-
ence drove back to Scobey, while
Bantz and Aldrich searched Whitehall
and the surrounding territory for the
robbers, but a resident of Whitehall
who was in on the deal, had the stcl-
en- goods and robbers hidden in his
home. Finally, in the evening they
returIied to Plentywood and again no
titled Lawrence that he should be on
the lookout for them as they were
sure the robbers were in his county.
1t is understood that Lawrence, who
is not very anxious to cooperate with
Sheriff Salisbury, refused to do any
thing further, but that finally when
the burglars commenced to sell their
loot left and right, he decided that he
Continued on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
MAIN
STREETER JOINS
USURERS' CLUB
Clause Tang Trying to Earn Berth
As Deputy County Treasurer By
Spreading Lies About Dan Olson,
Rodney Salisbury and the Other
Farmer-LabOr Candidates.

Another addition to the usurers bat
terry of campaign sleuths has just
come to light. This new agent is re-
ported to be nc one but Claus Tang,
the confidential clerk of Lou Nelson,
Pete Marion and an ardent supporter
of Geo. Munson for County Treasurer
Of course no one blames Claus
much. He loves to associate with the
usurers. He is one Of their selected
tools and it is understood that he will
land a soft berth in the county treas
urer's Office as deputy if Geo. Mum
son is elected on November 4th.
Tang glories in peddling stereo-
typed lies about Rodney Salisbury,
Dan Olson, Bert Torstenson and the
rest of the farmers officials. He has
been out of job ever since the State
Bank of PlentywOod closed its doors
about year ago and he is probably
getting hungry by now.
Lou Nelson probably has assured
Claus that he can handle Geo. Mum
son and that if George is elected, the
State Bank will land the bulk of the
county money and reopen-that is, at
least long enough so that Leu also
will be able to keep the wolf from the
door for a spell. The depositors prob
ably will not gain anything by any
re-Opening, but Lou and Pete un-
dOubtedly would and that is all they
care about anyway.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
KOLLMANS WILL
OPEN STORE In
PLENTYWOOD
Old Time Merchants Again Preuare
to Do Business-Have Rented Palu-
bicEi Building Formerly Occupied
By New Store.

Albert and Anton Kollman old
time merchants, will re-establish
themselves in the general nerchan-
disc business in Plentywood. Thev
are now located in the building form
erly occupied by the New Store. own
ed by John Palubicld, and new goods
are arriving every day with which
they will stock the building.
The Kollmans are well known anE
highly respected citizens of SheT,k
dan county, having resided here for
many years and engaged in the mer-
camille business, handling everything.
from threshing machines to neckties,
In the defation fiasco Of 1921. the
above firm was forced cut of business
by their creditors and have since been
engaged in farming.
The active members of the new firm
are to be Anton and Albert HOLMAN.
and they are making arrangements
to take care of a large and flourish
ing business which they will no doubt
enjoy.
Their many friends are glad to see
the Kollmans re-establish themselves
in Plentywood and are preparing to
give them their share of patronage.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
JOE DOLIN RETURNS TO
OLD HOME AT MEDICINE LAT

Joe Dolin is reported to have re-
turned to Sheridan County and will
take charge of the Medicine Lake
Wave, which was formerly published
by Mr.. Dolin's father, who died a
short time ago.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26

Dixon, Walsh and Combination Fire Long the Line Both
Tickets Is the Aim of the Forces Trying to Split the
La Toilette Forces By Putting Up Another Set of Electors
When the FamerLabOr Electors Already Pledged to
LaFOllette and Wheeler
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
ALL ARE BOUND OVER TO DISTRICT COURT

h Northeastern Montana That Arrests Law Breakers In
Connection With Volstead Act By Well Organized Raids
County Attorney Erickson and Sheriff Salisbury Re-
ceve Congratulations from All Parts of County in Their
Efforts to Enforce the Law.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
DOIin and His Gang
Meet With Bad Luck
At Red Lodge, Mont.

Green Ink Rodgers and Nume Scott Have Foated All Over
State of Montana But Can Find Nobody Who VIII Lis
ten to the Kind of Bunk They Pedde Except the Plenty
wood Grafters-Hoped to Find Green Fields at Red
Lodge But City Would Not Patronize Paper and Not
Landing County Printing Accept DIxOns Offer and
Again Return TO Green Pastures of Sheridan County.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
CONSPIRCY HEADED BY DIXON And WALSH

La FoIettes Friends Should Refuse to Sign Petitions and
Should Get Out and Wage An Active Campaign and De-
mand That Circuators Show How Two Sets of La Fol
ete Electors Can Do Other Than Defeat Him in the Fall
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
|AndersOn Warns Against Signing Petitions
SHERIFF RODNEY SALISBURY RAIDS MOON JOINTS

% Pool Hall Proprietors in Plentywood and One in DooIey
Arrested on Charge of Dispensing Intoxicating Liquors
Two Firms Get Under Cover and No Liquor Was
Found
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-26
LOCAL MARKETS

Friday, September 26, 1924.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-05
MILLERAND
is EXPECTED TO
SURRENDER POST
Socialists to Support
Bourgeois Radicals

PARIS, June 4-The Socialist con-
gress voted today not to participate in
the next cabinet, but to support
Edouard Herriot as premier. The de-
cision makes Herriot's accession to
the premiership certainty and Presi-
dent Millerand's resignation more
than a probability
How and when the French presi-
dent will resign now is the only ques-
ton.
The chamber Of deputies was ex-
pected to elect ex-Premier Painleve,
its president this afternoon, after
which Millerand was to consult Pain
leve and Doumergue, president of the
senate, before offering the premier
ship to Herriot.
The latter's first action in the cham
Der Of deputies probably will be to
read Millerand's resignation.
The president of the republic is ex-
pected to seek a seat as deputy, in
order to continue his fight against
the radicals.