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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
FL. TEMPLE is
NOW ENCLOSED

lla famer-Labcr Temple is rap
l.-E nearing completion. The main
a. Is .oW enclosed and the worl1men
are busy finishing the inside and viii
e.- ~ laying the floor. All frames
lor the windows and the doors are
81 ted and as soon as the heating
lN-args arrive, Lou Smith and Frank
Llo.ne. who are locking after that
pan. o. the work, viii be busy in
s-a.ans the heating plant.
by the end of the week the CHM
nel viii be built and the carpenters
Nll then install one or two stoves so
THAT they can work on the large
hardwood floor. The balcony will al
So soon be completed.
ln accordance with the plans of
me Farmer-LabOr Temple Associa-
non 70 have no debts against the
lllong when it is completed the
campaign for funds has been carried
On vigorously and so far everything
Is pald for All those who have sub
sclloed to the temple but who have
net yet paid should immediately send
their contributions to Bert Torsten-
son, treasurer, and all those who have
not yet subscribed or donated should
come IN at this time so that there
VIII be no delay in completing the
structure to the last detail.
Everyone agrees that the Farmer
Labor Temple viii be the most sub
sJantlal building cf its kind in this
section Of the state and it will be a
efeclt to all those who helped to pro-
lAoge the project and who helped to
make make lt a reality by their contribu-
ions both Of money and labor.
i, VOW, all together! Let's get be-
Ilna the boys behind the Farmer-La-
Der Temple.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
NEBRASKA GIANT IN
JURES BACK OF
STRANCLE9I. LEWIS

Kansas City, Jan. Ed. Strang-
Ter Lewis, the fallen champion heavy
weight wrestler is resting comfortably
tonight at the hospital following his
defeat last night by Wayne Mum.
Lewis back was seriously injured and
he may not be able to wrestle again.
Kansas City, Jan. 9.-Wayne Big
Mum, the erstwhile University Of
Nebraska football star and the new
worlds heavyweight wrestling cham
pion, after a two minutes wrestling
for a second fall last night, lifted Ed
Stranger Lewis with the body and
crotch held and threw him over the
ropes.
The referee awarded Lewis the
fall on foul and gave him Is minutes
to reenter the ring. He returned in
20 minutes and was downed again
in a few seconds.
Lewis is in a hosipal with pro-
badly injured back
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
FARMER ACQUITTED
OF LARCENY CHARGE
L. E. Singleton. Well Known Farm
er from the Antelope Country Was
Acquitted in Justice Court of Grand
Larceny January 18th, After Tes-
timOny of Plaintiff Is Given.

Tuesday morning L. E. Singleton
was found not guilty of the charge
of larceny, sworn out by a near
neighbOr Niels Jensen, who had some
wheat stolen from his granary.
The charge against Singleton was
based upon the discovery of some
sleigh tracks from Mr.. Jensen's gran
airy, miles northwest of Reserve,
and was alleged to have been traced
to the Singleton place about miles
from the Jensen place. The testimony
Cf MIR. Jensen and AxeI Christensen
developed that on the morning of
January Sth, they went to the Chris
tensen place for a load of hav and
>later decided to drive to the Jensen
place and look after Mr.. Jensen's s
grain. Mr.. Jensen moved to Reserve
last fall after harvesting his crop and
left about 800 bushels of wheat and
is bushels of flax in the granary. 1t
developed that he had not been to-
his farm between December 10th and
January 8th and that the grain disap-
peared between those two dates.
Upon investigation, Mr.. Jensen and
Mr.. Christensen found that out of
the 300 bushels of wheat and Is bush
els of flax in the granary on Decem-
ber 10th, there were less than 20
bushels of wheat left on the morning
Of January 8th, and picking up one
sleigh track they followed it to the
main road leading past the Singleton
place and also claimed that the
tracks lead into the yard of the
Singleton place which is only a few
feet off the road. The complaining
witnesses failed to state, however,
Continuation page A.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16

That legislation intended to regu-
ate banking moro closely will be
stressed in the nineteenth legislative
session Of Montana has become ap-
parent. A. T. Larson of Sheridan
introduced an act for bank deposit
Ors' guarantee fund and Besancon Of
MissOula gave notice to two bills on
the banking subject, one relative to
the the appointment of receivers for
banks and other prescribed penalt-
les for bank examiners or other per-
sons whose duty it is to examine
banks and other institutions, who
have knowledge Of their being unsafe
and failing or neglecting to report
the same"
The bill by Larson was referred to
he committee on banks aid banking.
REQUIRES
ASSESSMENT
The Larsen bill would require the
payment Of an assessment of not less
than $50 semi-annually by all banks
under tie regulation of ths state. as
sessments depending on the amount
OF the guaranteed deposits of each
bank. The assessment is to be one
fifth of 1 per cent of the average
guaranteed deposits less paid up capi-
tai stock and surplus until the state
guarantee fund shall have reached 2
per cent of the average guaranteed
deposits Of the banks in the fund
over and above all certificates Of in
debtnedness and other obligations
chargeable against the fund and cash
deposits, in lieu of loans, when the
state bank examiner shall discontinue
such assessments.
The bank examiner is to administer
the fund and to make the necessary
rules and regulations for the collec-
tion and equalization Of the assess
ments.
Any bank which would be organized
after the passage of the act would be
required to pay into the fund an
amount equal to 4 per cent of the
capital stock, which amount would
constitute credit fund to be adjusted
according to the average guaranteed
deposits of the bank. This shall not
apply to reOrganized banks or banks
Continued an page A
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
JUSTICE HOLMES
TO QUIT JOB
ANNOUNCEMENT SOON
VENERABLE JURIST IS G4-SUC-
CESS0R is NOT DIVULGED.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Another va
cancy on the bench of the supreme
court in the near future was indicated
today in unconfirmed but undenied re-
ports that Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes was preparing to resign.
Although Justice Holmes has not
disclosed his plans some of his
friends say he will leave the bench
In time for his successor to be con-
firmed before congress adiourns,
March 4.
Justice Holmes, who viii be "a on
March 8, has enjoyed remarkable Wig
orous health for one of his age. He
has missed a few sessions Of the court
recently because of attacks of lum-
bago, but has retained his mental al
ertness and is one of the most active
members Of the court in following
proceedings.
ShQlld Justice Holmes retire, his
resignation viii be the second in the
supreme court since President Cool
Idge resumed control of the White
House, his colleague of many years.
Justice McKenna, having retired last
Monday
Appointed from Massachusetts bv
President ROOSEVELT of 1902, Justice.
Holmes was eligible for retirement in
1912.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
Will Prosecute Kansas
Governor and His Son
ARRESTED BEFORE OFFICE CHANGES HANDS
Attorney General Completes Plans Swear Bribery Charges
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Based on Payment of ST $50 By
Forger for Pardon.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 12-Warrants sworn in the
court of Topeka Monday charging Gov Jonathan NJ Davis and
his son, Russell G. Davis, o. with soliciting and accepting
oDe oil Sl25O in payment for pardon issued FHeW Poman
it announced late Sunday by Tnham Veae attorney
Shawnee county.
Agreement reached at conference county and state
cer Sunday afternoon that charges be preferred and
rant served on the and his before the naug
uraon Monday when Governor Davis yields chair as execu
tive.
The accusations will be based Mr. VeaIe said on an alleged
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16

payment of S1,25O to the younger
Davis by Pollman, convicted forger,
who formerly was president of the
Lynn county bank at Lacygne, Kan
sas.
The money was said to have been
exchanged last Friday in a Topeka
hotel when Russell delivered a par
don, signed by his father to Pollman,
later returning the money when he
was confronted by witnesses who had
'listened in" on the transaction by a
telephone arrangement.
In conference with County Attor-
ney Veale were his assistant, Ralph
H. Cav, County Attoney-eelct Paul
Heinze and his assistant, Ed. Rooney,
who assumed Office Monday noon, and
Capt. w. A. Smith, assistant states
attorney general. During the con-
ference, Mr.. Veale said, the officials
were in constant touch with Charles
B. Griffith, attorney general, by tele-
phone.
There was talk of calling a special
grand jury, it was said, but no action
was taken. Such a grand jury would
be limited to investigating affairs
within Shawnee county.
SERVE WARRANTS
AT ONCE
Mr.. Veale said that the county
Continued on page ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
ALLEY WENT HIS BEST
AGAINST HOUSE
Alleys Manager Confident Tom
Would Have Won Match If He Had
Not Been Hurt.

The following letter has lust been
received from Robert Young. mana
ger Of Tom Alley and was written II
seems in answer to those who have
criticized the House-Alley match &c
not having been on the square. Fol-
lowing is the letter.
gentlemen: | just want to say a
word IN regard to the last WRESTLING
match between Alley and House. I
am the sole manager of Tom and I
nave had him Under my Jurisdiction
Tor the past three years.
we have no alibis to offer for our
defeat there December 10th. want
to say for the benefit of some Of f5e
wrestling fans Of Sheridan counfv
mat Tom never wrestled harder n his
ne IIe, than he did to defeat House the
l believe and always will beIians
That Tom would have won the Jyl5fsS rnafoSS
II ms head had struck the mat In
stead OF striking the hard floor Tons
Continued on page A.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
DANIELS CO. YOUNG
LADY WINS STATE
ESSAY CONTEST
Lorele Dunn, Eighth Grade Student
of MadOc, Receives First Prize in
State Contest on ''WOrld Peace"

Scobey, Jan. 9.-Wcrd has been re-
ceived by the county superintendent S
Office that Lorene Dunn of Madoc was
awarded first place in the state essay
contest awarded for the best written
essay on "WOrld Peace" by eighth
grade students. High school students
of the state also competed for hon
Ors on the same subject, but as yet
information has net been received as
to the winner.
This comes as a distinct honor to
Lorene Dunn, to her teacher and the
schools of Daniels county. The Sc
lection of this essay by the judges
chosen by county superintendent, Mrs.
Knapp, and affirmed by the state
judges gives honor where honor is
due.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
Antelope Farm Loan
Meeting Held Last Tuesday

The annual Farm Loan meeting
was held at the office of the Motor
Inn Garage on Tuesday afternoon, at
which time a number of the members
were present. After the regular
routine of business was attended to,
the following officers We're elected for
the coming year:
r. r. Ueland, President.
Gunder Hovet, Director.
C. A. Foster, Director.
Art Olson, Director.
John Grayson, Director.
J. J. Courtney, Secretary.
All the officers elected served on
the board during 1924.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
BOB WANTS PLACE ON BANKING COHIEIITTEE

In letter received from Rep A. TIL Larsen Sheridan
County Mr. Larsen enclosed clippings from State daies
nent dongs at the State capitol building informs this paper
that the bankers the state about his bill for safe
guog deposors money placed in banks Montana and
sending out S. o. S. call over the country for helm in COMBATING
this bOshevstc measure.
The following clipping from the Herald oives the not
ure Of the bill and comments on same:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
ROUGHNECK GETS
STIFF SENTENCE
Receives Six Months in the County
Jail for Being Too Handy With
Fists Without Due PrOvOcatiOn.

AS a result Of a fist fight in the
City Cafe shortly after the Masquer-
ade dance was over last Saturday
night, young transient from Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, known as Kid Rob
erts, is in Jail and Jimmie Connole of
Medicine Lake, is nursing a number
of bad wounds about his head and
face.
1t appears that Kid Roberts, in
company with a lady, had engaged a
booth in the City Cafe, where the
couple were being served a luncheon.
Jimmie Connole of Medicine Lake and
young McNulty came, into the cafe
and incidentally Looked into the booth
where yokng Roberts and his com
panlon were seated. Upon observing
that the booth was occupied, they
excused themselves and sat down to
Continued on page d
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
Bainville Defeats
Malta Team, 1912

Bainvile, Jan. 1O.-The BainviIle
high school basketball team defeated
Malta Thursday night, 1912. Malta
started the scoring and held the lead
the first quarter, after which Balm
vile opened with an offensive that
netted them seveal baskets and a sub
stantial margin for the duration Of
the game. With the exception of short
spurts from both teams, the contest
was slow and listless.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
/ SUGAR AND Steel TRUSTS BEIlIIl7FICII RTES

Washington, Jan. 11-Captast Imperialism made three
sed moves yesterday in the cabinet of President Coolidge
Charles Evans Hughes stepped of the ecrearvshiD OF
the state Department. Frank B. Kellogg ambassador to Britain
now acting United States penpotenary the allied financial
conference at Paris named Hughes successor and Charles
Beecher Warren appointed the attonev-qenera
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16

VIM. Hass of the Outlook country
was a Plentywood visitor the middle
of this week. "Bill" just kind of
drops around once in a while to see
how the boys are getting along.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16

The sugar trust owns the depart
meut Of justice, the steel trust owns
the state department, and the credit
trust of Wall street banks owns the
whole administration, according to
the people who are on the inside.
BORAH'S POLICIES
FAVORED
Rumors are rife that the resigna-
uon Of Hughes may mark a new poll
cy IN the state department, particu-
lar.y as Coolidge is known to be fav-
oung the policies Of Borah, now chair
man df the senate foreign relations
committee, who sees the present ad-
vantage of recognition of Russia to
American export trade upon which
must be based the comparative "pros-
pe1ty' the republican party must use
as talking point in the rext election
incidentally Borah hopes to get the
nomination.
If such recognition should come, it
Will be from no love of the SOHets.
but from the rivalry cf America with
England, and smooth trick by
American capital against the tory
government.
The fact that Coolidge did not ask
Hughes to stay after March 4, as he
asked other cabinet officers, and his
tavoring Borah's friend, Kellogg is
rumored to mean a new orientation
in American foreign affairs, toward
a policy more aggressively independ-
ent toward England and France as
we'll
HELPS DAWES
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16

A T. Larsen and Bob Larson Make Legislators at Helena
Gasp for Breath at Rapidly Of Their Work In the Inter
est Of the Farmers and Workers Who Elected Them TO
Office.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
HELPS DAWES
PLAN GRAB

Ae-loggs advancement comes,
moreover, at an opportune moment
IN the negotiatinos at Paris, where
hH--md's tory leader, Churchill, is
HeHting American claims to repara-
uaHs Under the Dawes plan and fanc-
ing for advantage against America in
the matter of war debts. Kellogg's s
Continued On PAGE a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-16
aPltalist Imperialism
Makes S1rewd Moves
In CooIidge's Cabinet

Hughes VIII Retire TO Private Law Business While Former
Minnesota Seato Rejected By the Voters of That Sfae
Few Years Ago, VIII Take His Position in CooIdges
Cabinet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-29

The picture attests to the furv
of a mother tigress Shortly after
the tigress gave birth to two cubs,
she jumped across her cage during
a circus performance at Ardmore,
Okla, and savagely attacked Rob
ert Mcpherson trained, McPherson's
head, face, arms and chest were la
cerated by the claws of the mother.
He is shown holding one of the cubs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-29

This is Toodles, the first dog to
be arrested in Wisconsin under the
prohibition laws. The dog was in
the home of J. E. Rutter, of Su-
perior, Wis, when dry agents raid
ed it and found huge still. Rut-
ter and the dog will now spend five
months in jail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-29

An ancient superstition persists
that if garlic is planted near roses
the roses will have richer fragrance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-29

Count your legs after doing the
Charleston. See that they are all
there. You should have two.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-29

Naval officers investigating the
crash of the Shenandoah met at
Lakehurst N. J. and used a model
of the big airship in their discus
sion of its construction and possible
weaknesses. They are, left to right.
Commander R. G. Pennoyer, Com
mander Maurice Pierce, Captain
Paul Foley. the judge advocate,
Captain Louis S. Mcbride, Admiral
Hillary P. Jones, president of the
naval court and Commander Johp
H. Towers.
The Washington times., 1925-12-01
EXPELLED STUDENT
WAS COLLEGE CRITIC

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec l.
Lucius Beebe. Of Boston. who was
dismissed from Yale for misbehavior
and failure in his academic work.
was the Harvard undergraduate and
former Yale student who criticised
Yale in letters tc the yale News
and Harvard Crimson" This was
asserted today by the Reverend Sam
uel c. Bushnell. of the Yale alumni
advisory board.
''Gertainly the reactions Of Mr..
Beebe after being allowed to enter
Harvard he said. prove that he
is not an authoritative and impair
flal critic while the things which
he commends at Harvard, namely,
the ability to drink himself into the
heebejeebees in the same unmolest-
ed quiet which his roommate enjoys
While looking up Hebrew roots in
Widener.' is not the kind of freedom
for which Yale or Harvard or any
other college was established.
mo two of our colleges are alike.
Yale and Harvard differ like the
rest. but any college might as we'll
close its doors at once and go out
of the business of training the youth
Of the land il the element Of dis
cipline is omitted from the train
ing and each pupil may come and
go as he pleases. take 1t or leave it,
with unlimited permission to slam
anyone he happens to dislike"
The Washington times., 1925-12-01

York, is chief counsel for the de-
PENDANTS. Associated with Davis is
the Wilmington firm of Ward,
Gray and Ward.
Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia,
one OF the. special prosecuting at
1torneys appointed by the President
In the Tea Pot Dome Government
proceedings, is chief counsel for
the compliments.
The stock held by the defend
ants Is said to. have been acquired
when the Plymouth company was
organized in October, 1928, as an
offshoot OF the big lake company.
The company's stock is now valued
at between $50 and $50 share
having increased frcnl So a share.
The complaints declared that in
1928 the compliments purchased
$3.50, 900 worth of the company
preferred stock and with others
who put in 5000 900 enabled the fin
ancing of the Big Lake Company.
This financing, it is alleged, has
enabled the promoters and their
friends to make millions without
putting in a cent of money.
The Washington times., 1925-12-01
INJUNCTION IS
DENIED IN OIL
TA|VGLE
Plymouth Stockholders Can
Sell SIS, 900, 900 Conn
mon Issues
BY international News service

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. L.
William G. Henderson, Albert r.
-Budd, Walter j. Wilson and Floyd
b. Lockhart, all of Pittsburgh. Pa,
stockholders of the Plymouth, Oil
Company, of Texas, were denied a
preliminary injunction to restrain \
large number of defendant stock
holders from selling, transferring or
. In any way disposing of approx
mateIy 700, 900 shares OF the COM
mon stock of the Plymouth OIL Com
pany, valued at $25, 600, 600, pending
final hearing on bill of complaint
filed by the compliments, in an
opinion communicated to counsel IN
the suit yesterday by Chancellor
Wolcott of the Delaware Chancery
Court.
The cofnplainants seek to have the
stock held by the defendants de-
clared null and void, contending 1t
was issued to them as promoters OF
the company under a. "secretl agree
ment." The compIainants also in
dictate they may ask for the appoint
ment Of receiver for the company
Defendants Named
The defendants named in the az
ton are Michael L. Benedum and
Jerome c. Farquhar, both OF Pitts
burgh, said to be chief promoters
OF the company; Walter S. Hallahan
and William q. Houston. OF C4aries-
town. w. Va; John L. Kirkland.
wheeling. w. Va; Levi Smith, Best,
Texas: II. D. McCracken, Fort
worth. Texas; the following resi-
dents of Pittsburgh: Sarah n. N.
Benedum, Joseph c. Trees, Edward
q. Stearns, Thomas r. Cowell, Fos-
ter b. Barriott, Addison f. Holiday,
Raw ". Hennen, John. S. Hanhn,
Addison b. Daily, Jr., Ovid d. Rob
inson. M. E. Davis. Arthur =.
Flores, S. A. McCaskey. G. H. Hns-
ton. Anne A. Adams. Thomas Il.
Cowell, Jr.. Eliza CoWeH, Betty
Cowell and Miles W. Bottemfield.
The complainants own shares OF
the company's preferred stock as
Follows: Henderson, 1856; Budd.
% 5a6: Wilson, 9,S72: LOckhart.
s.926, Henderson was elected
director of the company last
June %.
The decision of Chancellor Vol
colt refusing the preliminary In
function will not take the equity
action out of the local courts, but
counsel for the compliments point
out that between now and the time
when the final hearing of the case
win occur there is nothing to pre-
vent the defendants from disposing
Of the stock they hold.
John w. Davis, Counsel
John w. Davis, former Demo
cratic Presidential nominee. of New
The Washington times., 1925-12-01
WATER SUPPLY LEAK At
CUMBERLAND STOPPED

CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. L.
The leak in the Evitts creek DAM
the source of Cumberland's water
supply. which was rapidly dwindlins
for three weeks, causing much con
Germ, was finally stopped yester'
day with concrete and cement
dropped to the base of the gate
house and into the conduit.
If this filling holds, it Is ex-
pected work will stop until spring,
when permanent repairs will be
rnade. In the meantime water is
rising in the lake at the rate OF
four inches a day and it is ex'
pected it can again be filtered by
the end of the weak.
The Washington times., 1925-12-01
LAUDER Is CHARITABLE,
YET Is ALSO THRIFTY

GLASGOW, Dec. Sir Harry
Lauder, the famous Scottish COM
edian, has again shown that ne
was not far behind the door when
the quality of thrift was served out
to- humans.
At the annual meeting of the
subscribers of the Glasgow Homec-
pathic Hospital a letter was real
from Sir Harry in which he con-
scented to give a performance in
aid of the hospital at a later date.
The letter contained a passage to
the effect that "a little bill OF
expenses will require to be met to
bring my man and. wardrobe from
London
The Washington times., 1925-12-01
Pardon For Prisoner
Is Forgotten By
Clerk
By international News Service

MOSCOW. Dec. 1.-The CEN
trail executive committee par
doned Ivan Kashkin, who was
serving a ten year sentence.
Igor Semoilin, clerk of the
courts, forgot to execute the
pardon. Ivan appealed for a
pardon nine months later and
the executive committee sent a
tracer on the original pardon
and found it in a pigeon hole
in Igor's desk.
Igor was sentenced to a years
Imprisonment for neglect of
duty, but after he explained he
was new employee, he was dis
missed and publicly censured.