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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04

and 16 associates convicted under the
Illinois anti-seditiOn act.
Singing out California as the state
which outdistances call other states
combined in the number of prcsecu-
lions and intensity of the anti-radi-
cal drive" the Civil Liberties Union
charges that "scores Of men in the
prisons Of California today were con-
victed solely on the testimony OF s
professional witnesses, paid ten dol
lars a day each by the prosecution,
to testify that the l. w. w. teaches
violence" One of the 3 witnesses,
the report alleges. confessed in court
that he deserted from the naval and
military forces Of the United States
II times and was once confined IN a
government insane asylum. This wit
ness appeared at 9 trials as an expert
against the I. w. w. The other 2
witnesses are also charged with being
! gelf-confessed criminals.
"On the testimony Of these char
acters," the report adds, members of
the I. w. w. charged only with the
crime of belonging to that crganlza--
ton were sent up to San Quentin and
. Folsom prisons from l to IA years.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
A CAMPAICN TO
RELEASE PRISONERS

A campaign for the release OF III
men locked up in the prisons of seven
states "solely for expression OF Opln-
ion or membership in a radical Orga-
nizatiOn." and efforts to repeal the
laws under which they were convicted,
will be started by the American Civil
Liberties Union, according TO a report
Just issued by the Union on state
Political Prisoners"
The 121 men are serving sentences
from to % years under criminal
svndicalist and peace-time sediticn
laws. The Unions report charges
that the prosecutions were OF a poll
tical and industrial character, as mot
one of these 121 men was charged
with or convicted of any crime
against person or property" but were
imprisoned "for their opinion on pub
lie matters"
All of the prisoners are members of
the Industrial Workers Of the World,
except 3 in Pennsylvania and in Ill
inois, the report state. Of these 4, 2
are members of the Workers Party
and of the Union of Russian Wor-
I kers. California leads with 105 poll
teal prisoners. Washington has 5
Idaho 8; Pennsylvania 3; Oklahoma
2; Kansas /; Illinois 1 and Arkansas
1. Local business interests opposed
to the l. w. w. and federal authOri-
ties seeking to create fred" scareS
are charged in the report with being
behind these prosecutions. The de
/ PENDANTS in no case got a fair trial
! the report declares, the offence being
so "bOund up with their radical eco
nomic views that a conviction wa:
almost foregone conclusion"
The governors of the z states in
volved have already been appealed tx
by the Civil Liberties Union to release
the prisoners, but with the exception
of Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania, the!
havt taken "hostile position" Gov
/ Pinchct, however, cannot act excep
on the recommendation Of the BoarC
of Pardons, which has recently re
fused to recommend pardons for TIL
men in Pennsylvania. Two governor
are praised in the report fer thei
stand on state political prisoners
4 One is Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New
York, who released James Larkin
Irish labor leader, and others con
victed under the New York antian
archy act; the other is Gov. LIE
II Small Of Illinois who released William
Bross Llyod, millionaire communist
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
PLENTYWOOD MEN
CHARGED WITH VA
CRANCY in CANADA
JOHN BOWLER AND GUNDER
BALL, OF FLEETWOOD MON
TANA, ARE ARRESTED WHILE
DRIVING CAR WITHOUT ANY
LICENSE PLATES

REGINA DAILY POST, Regina,
Saskatuan, Canada, June 25.-John
Bowler and Gunder Ball, residents of
Plentywood, Montana, arrived in Re
gina Monday night and plunged right
into trouble.
They were picked up when it was
noticed a big Cadillac car Bowler was
driving was absolutely deviod of Ii
cense plates, or other means of iden-
LITIGATION.
Tuesday both men were arraigned
on vagrancy charges and we're re-
manded for one day on application OF
counsel. Then Bowler pleaded guilty
to operating his car without license
plates and drew a fine of So. But in
addition to the fine the court col
lected the license fee for the car
amounting on the basis of horse
power, wheel base. ETC., to $3.50. Il
was the first time the amended
Vehicle Act was invoked fer such {
lew in the local court. Bowler
claimed to have United States license
plates, but stated he detached then
about 100 miles south of Regina
Asked his business in Regina, Bowler
said he was just up TO visit {
friend" No application was made
for bail, and it was intlmated an IN
vestigation into the history of thu
car would be conducted by thu
police.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
LEASE HOLDERS
PLAN TO DRILL
In PLENTYWOOD

Total of $4,000 Acres Held By Back
ers of Big Dome in Sheridan Coun-
ty-M. I. Varland Real Estate
Agency Looking After Finances.
The following story appeared in the
Great Falls Tribune of last Saturday /:
PlentywcOd, June 28.-Leasing Of
$4,000 acres in Sheridan county, on
the Plentywood dome, and beginning
of preparations for drilling have
launched the greatest oil development
activity northeastern Montana has ey-
er known.
Negotiations to complete final steps
is the financing plan, which will be
carried out either with st. Paul OF
New York money through the M. |.
Varland real estate agency. w. h.
Pierce of Great Falls. one of the
holders of the leases, has been here
with Mr., Yarland making arrange
ments to start drilling test well. 1t
is claimed that deals are pending FOL
drilling rigs.
The leases are in the Muddy river
district, $50 miles northeast of Cat
Creek. and are said to compose the
LARGEST tract ever taken in Montana
in a single block, for oil development
On securing the leases, Mr.. Pierce
started to interest New York capita
in the structure, but was persuaded
by Mr.. Varland to submit his PROPOSE
ticn to Twin City capitalists.
The result of Mr.. Pierce's visit II
the Twin Cities was contract sign
ed by the Saratoga Oil company
agreeing to drill wells on the lease
hold. 1t is Mr.. Varland's aim to keeI
the prospective oil development con
fined to northwestern interests rathe,
than permit eastern financiers to ge
the controlling foothold. Transaction
with the contractors was made thru
Mr.. Varland.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
AT THECHURCHES
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

CONGREGATIONS CHURCH
Everybody welcome to our regular
services here this and every Sunday
until the vacation month Of August.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Morning Worship at II o'clock.
The subject of the sermon for this
Sunday, July 9th, will be "The Pow
er of Silence"
DOOley Church School.
Mr.. Boone closed a most success
full Church Vacation School at Dooley
with a splendid program and hand
work exhibit and sale last Monday
evening. Though the school was only
a week in length. yet by means of
both morning and afternoon sessions
and with the excellent help of Mes
DANES Decker and Epler as teachers,
a surprisingly large amount OF reli-
gious instruction was accomplished.
The handwOrk to amounted up well.
The total enrolment was % and the
sale of the handwOrk articles made
by them Melted $3.50, which goes for
missions The heartiest cooperation
of the entire Dooley Community
made for the high efficiency and value
of this Church School.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04

Frank Raymond took in the doings
in Plentywood Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karlson of Outlook
were visiting in this city Sunday.
=
Mrs. Wolstien of Outlook spent last
week at the L. S. Olson home.
Little Ellen Taylor had the misfor-
tune to fall last Monday evening and
cracked her collar bone. The little
girl is getting along very we'll at
this writing.
Farmers: If you want to rent land
on which foreclosure has been
started, or on land already owned by
Non-Residents, see J. w. Mckee office
First National bank. I also write in
surance of all kinds. 3-tf
Editor Charles E. Taylor returned
from st. Paul. and other points in
Minnesota, where he has been resting
up after his various duties as chair
man of the big Farmer-Labor con
venticn, last Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Olson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. York, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bantz, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Newton
Mrs. Clair Stoner and Mr.. and Mrs
A. J. Moore We're members of fish
ing party which went to Culbertsor
Saturday night and camped over Sun
day. They report having caught al
the fish they could eat, but the trim
mings were very meagre. Maybe thu
fish will bite better next time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
CHANCE FOR PRINTER
i'm ROCUE'S GALLERY
RIGHT MAN WILL INHERIT SAL
WARSAW MEDIC S PILL-
STERINE, SAYS ROOSEVELT
COUNTY INDEPENDENT.

POPLAR. Mont, June 27.-The fol-
lowing article anent the Salvarsen
Journal at Plentywood appeared IN
the local Farmer-Labor paper, the
Roosevelt County Independent, Fri
dav. which is arousing considerable
interest here:
"The farmers of Sheridan county
are fast placing the county. pllstel
out of the running even if the com
missioners pay his claims for dope for
the victims Of normalcy and bad ha6-
its. In the last issue of the Publish
ers' Auxiliary the following advertls-
ment appeared:
Wanted-LinOtype operator print
or experienced on jobs, ads and make
nm: one who can edit copy and write
news. Small weekly. You and mar
ike YOU to run paper. State salary
and send photo. Middle-aged pre-
ferred. If you make good will turf
DIant over to you. j. {. StOrkan
PIentywOOd, Mont.
sNow there is another opening fol
Rurlev Bowler. Storky will have
some lob to find anyone else with sui
ficient goots since Jack O'G isn't
printer"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
1905 Montana Teachers
Granite d Certificates

Helena, June 23.-Certifcates for
LAOS Montana teachers were approx
ed last week and mailed to success
full candidates throughout the state,
Miss May Trumper, state superin-
tendent of public instruction an
nounced today.
Part of the certificates were ap-
proved following examinations, while
571 were issued to graduates Of
normal schools, colleges and univer-
sites who had one years teaching
experience in the state. A total of 40
state certificates were issued follow
ing examinations, the state certifi-
Gates emitting the applicant to teach
in Montana for six years.
The next examination for teach
ers certificates will be held October
1, when the new regulations requir-
ing four years high school teaching
experience and twelve normal cred
its, will be enforced. The state
board will meet in July to consider
numerous applications for life GER
tifcates, Miss Trumper announced.
The life certificates are obtained
when the board approves the petition
Of a applicant who has had three
years of successful teaching expert
ence after obtaining a state certiti-
cate.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
MOVE Is LAUNCHED
TO BLOCK VOTE ON
METAL MINES TAX
CHAIRMAN MCCORMACK INVITES
AIDES TO REPORT NAMES OF
PERSONS WORKING AGAINST
MEASURE.

Word reached Chairman w. S. Nc
Cormack of the committee in charge
Of circulation petitions to submit a
measure establishing q metal mines
tax to the voters of Montana that an
effort has been launched in Cascade
county to secure the withdrawal of
names that have been signed to the
petitions filed with the secretary of
state. Mr. Mccormack Immediately
sent our word to the committeeman
over the state, who have been circu-
lating the petitions, to report at once
any movement along this line tOgeth-
er with the names of the persons at
tempting to secure the Withdrawals.
eve are not surprised at this
move" said Mr.. Mccormack ct was
done two years ago when the big in
terests were fighting the wOrlmen's
/ compensation measure. We want tC
get the names of those persons active
in the campaign to render imperative
/ the metal mines tax initiative mea
sure, and their connections, so thai
they may be given the same publicity
we gave to the committee working fol
the measure. l am asking all mem
bers of the committee and every citi
zen who has the interests Of the statt
and people at heart to immediatel!
notify me of activities along this line
Total of Counties Mounts.
With the filling of additional petit
tions today the total of counties tina
are complete in the secretary o
states office is As with three more t.
come in before the time limit ends
That will make AZ out 55 counties o
the state. The total number eff name
on these petitions has reached 1895
with many more petitions to be adde
to those now on file.
These Counties Now Qualify.
These counties have filled cOmplet
ed petitions containing certified name
sufficient in number to qualify
Big Horn, Blaine, BrOadwater, Can
bon, Carter, Chouteau. Custer, Dan
iels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Flat
head, Gallatin, Grafeld, Golden Va
: ley, Hill, Jefferson. Judith Basin
: Lake, Lewis and Clark Liberty, Liz
. coin, McCone, Meagher, MissOul;
; Musselshell, Philips, POndera. Powde
5 River, Powell Prairie, Ravalli, Ross
5 bud, Roosevelt, Sanders, Sheridan
: Saltwater, Sweet Grass, Teton. Tool
= Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibau.
8 Yellowstone.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
EVANGELICAL CHURCH

MAh Y. SLEWERl, Minister.
Services for July 9th will be as fol
lows:
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at HOO o'clock.
Christian EndeavOr meets at 7:15
p. m. Topic: On His Steps. How
Jesus Treated Friends"
Evening worship at 500 o'clock.
Subject: "America's Greatest Peril"
MARSH SCHOOL
Children's Day program will be
rendered Sunday afternoon at 200
o'clock, by the Sunday School. Spe-
cial effort has been put forth to give
a good program. The male choir will
render several selections. A mission
airy offering will be taken at the close
Of the program.
RAYMOND CHURCH
A very. successful Church School
closed Tuesday. The enrolment was
far above expectations, the average
attendance was practically 100 per
cent. Miss Belle Laufenburger, Miss
A. Harrison and Mrs. H. S. Jordan
assisted as instructors and the work
of the pupils testified to the fact Of
the high grade instruction. A pic
mic was announced for Friday after
noon, June 9th. Some Of the peo-
pie outside of Raymond thought it
was impossible to have it on account
of the heavy rain, but leave it to the
Raymondites, they get there if it
Grains cats and dogs" The School
eliminated Tuesday night in the dis
play of "busy work material" and il
the rendering of a program. The
people, through the pupils, gave the
teachers a surprise. Leave it to the
people of Raymond; they know how
to put things worth while across.
The church was improved by giving
it coat of paint, other improve
ments are being planned.
The pastor will leave Monday fOl
Broadview, where he will attend thu
State Convention July 8-13. Bishop
NJ. T. Maze. D. D. of Harrisburg, Pa.
, and E. A. Hangen, editor of Evan
gelical Messenger, Cleveland, Ohio
will be the special convention speak
ers. Rev. H. E. Ross will hav
charge of the services during tn
pastors absence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
FARMER CON-
FERENCE AT GREAT
FALLS, JULY 10TH

The State Conference of the
Farmer-LabOr party will occur at
: Great Falls. Thursday, July 10,
according to a call issued by
Sen. ]. W. Anderson of Sidney,
; chairman of the Executive Com
; mittee of the Montana Farmer
: Labor Party.
. The Conference will discuss
: and select candidates who will
8 be urged to file for the respec-
E tive Offices and make the neces-
: sary plans for the ensuing cam
paign.
9 4 meeting of the Executive
8 and Financial Committee will Oc-
3 cur at the same time.
3 The Farmer-LabOr party State
= campaign will commence imme-
= diately after the Conference.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
MANY A RUSSIAN
WORKS TODAY WHO
NEVER WORKED BEFORE

Berlin - Equipped with a fin
ished knowledge of eight langU-
ages, Frau Biliskow has found
employment as cashier in an all
night restaurant in the Russian
district of Berlin. Her husband
IS a night Waterman, seven
nights week, with hours from
z p. m. to 6 a. m. The results of
their labOrs give them two small
rooms and enough to eat and
wear.
"Real work is not so disagree
able as l used to think it might
be-" said this former general in
the army of Emperor Nicholas,
and We do not complain. But
time was "when l would drop
around to my Office for an hour
after lunch and then call it a
day, while my wife was very
choosy about her serving maids"
x X k
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
BOY SCOUTS GO INTO
CAMP NEXT WEEK
Visitors Day on Thursday, July. 10,
for Younger Boys and Friends.

Every Boy Scout in good standing
and as many men as can get away
will start for Brush Lake early next
Monday morning, July 18th, to enjoy
a full week Of glorious fun and out
of door camp life again. Every Scout
who was there last year knows what
good things are ahead. A regular
program of eats, sleep, study, swim
ming, hikes, ball games, ETC., etc. will
make every minute of the time worth
while till Saturday P. M. when we
will return home.
Then Thursday. July 10, will be
visitors day for the younger boys be-
tween 10 and II and any friends who
can come down for the day. Each
visitor for this day will bring a moor
lunch for himself and one other, theI
the Scouts will furnish supper for al
before they return home.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
MONTANA WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Condition Of cattle and sheep ex-
cellent, losses very slight.
Butte & Superior Mining Co. in
! six working days ended Nav 81
! shipped approximately 5000 tons of
zinc ore and $500 tons of copper ere
to Washoe plant of Anaconda Copper
Mining Co.
Kevin-Illinois Pipe Line Company
is making preparations to- begin
work on SIX miles Of siX-inch pipe line
to follow line now in operations from
/ the Sunburst tank farm of company
through Baker and HOwling leases to
the Mutual Oil Company's operations.
Malta-Four test wells already
have been drilled on the Bowdoin
structure, BowdOin No. by the Bow
dom Oil & Gas Company, which en-
countered water at $500 feet; the
BOwdOin No. 2, which at $3.50 feet
found artesian water with a temper
ature Of 1903; the test of the Philips
County Company, which found ell
showings at 200 feet, and the well
of the Homestake Exploration Com
pany, which was abandoned at 1890
when the hole was lost.
! Federal aid roads in Montana total
! 4,122 miles.
Contract to be let for states largest
bridge to be built across Yellowstone
river at Glendive.
Contract to be let fer a 15-mile
gravel surfaced road on Roosevelt
highway in Valley county also six pile
bridges on same road.
5 Shelby.-Crumbley-McKn well
strikes 400 bbl oil flow
Milstcne.-EIibbard Oil Company tC
resume operations on structure neal
: here.
: Havre.-1, 100 of 1924 autos on 1922
Hill county tax list.
t Billings.-Midwest Refining Com
7 pany selects site on Putnam farm a.
r location for third we'll to be drilled
: Melstone.- Milwaukee Ry. relay
= Is miles with new rail between here
e and MusselShell.
Y Butte.-Three-eights of mile new
. pavement to be laid on Harrison ave
nue. at cost of $4,000.
= A plan of developing highways il
t Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming which
f will extend over next decade and viii
o progress at rate of 1000 miles eacI
). year, made know by U. S. Depart
f ment Of Agriculture. Federal aid t.
S extent of so per cent will be pro
8 vided with states appropriating re
d mainder
Kalispell proposes Sa75,0OO pave
ment project this year.
= Review of states agriculture show
S condition good.
Harlem-Blaine County Marketin
: association ships carload hogs.
i Red Lodge reduces tax levy hal
+ mill.
i Havre.-Plans for organizir
4, brcthhood bank in Havre to take owe
l. reorganization of Security State Ban
a, have been outlined
II Helena.-Bids for construction {
e Babb-Cardston road in Glacier count
n, will be called June 81.
e, Chinook-Lohman State Ban
x, moves into new quarters.
Sunburst-L. B. O'Neill to bull
100000 oil refinery here.
Dillon.-Bond election to be he
June 26 for proposed new water sy
TEN.
III 1t is ccnservatively estimated tn
1 100000 homes, including apartme
= houses and other buildings used f
y housing, burned oil for heat last wi
= ter. It is expected that there will
$4,000 more this winter.
DillOn-TwO new business hOus
to open for business this month.
Pennsylvania saving $4,000 a d
: under Governor Pinchot shows VIII
can be done What about the poll
clans who say taxes are bound to
higher and higher
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
SHERIDAN COUNTY
CELEBRATES FOURTH

= The citizens of Sheridan COun-
s. ty will celebrate the Glorious
s. Fourth with appropriate pro-
$ grams at the following places:
= PlentywOOd. the third and Fourth;
3 Outlook, KOskey's farm, the
s. Fourth; DoOley, ROunseville farm,
the Fourth; Brush Lake, Fourth
s. Fifth and Sixth. Besides there
s. will be many private, simple ceie-
s. bratiOns of the safe and sane va
riety among neighbOrs and family
groups.
A huge crowd is expected in
PlentyWOOd.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
LUTHERAN CHURCH

Morse services at Outlook at HOO
a. m.
r. The religious school is now in ses-
sion IN the Lutheran church base
ment at Outlook and will be con-
tinued till Friday, July 18th. Student
Arthur c.. Nelson is the teacher.
Morse services at Archer at 2:30
p. m.
Sunday school after services.
Services at Plentywood at 500 p. m.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04

Certain merchants in PlentywOOd
would destroy your free press by a
bovcOtt-the only way to answer
them IS bv a similar bOycOtt-WhO is
the hest man the business men boy
cOtters or the farmers? If you want
a free press, show these small town
merchants what they are up against
and make it so plain that the busi-
ness shysters viii never try to con-
troll your press again.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-04
SHERIFF SALISBURY
RAIDS BOOTLEGGERS
Continued from page u

moonshining and who paid a stiff fine,
and received a suspended Jail sentv
ence. having had their still seized,
have come into possession in some
way or other Of the very still which
was confscated at that time and is
operating with the same old plant
which was supposed to have been de-
stroyed.