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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05
B0URQUIN HEARS
NUMBER OF CASES

In the special district court
" which convened at PlentywOod,
October 25th. Judge Geo. Bour-
9 quin of Butte had sixteen cases
set for trial, the greater part of
which came up before him during
z the session.
The case Of b. E.Schcffer VS..
= Matte Lasher, ct al. was tried
October 25th. and placed under
advisement. That of b. +.
Schaeffer VS.. John NjOrklund, ct
al, was vacated as was the case
" between n. ]. Black and John J.
Carroll. Another case which was
placed under advisement and to
be settled at Butte was that of
Fishbeck & Jarvis VS.. William HI.
Kellum. The cases of John j.
Markey VS.. Albert III. Rasmussen
ct al, III. Mulberger VS.. Melvin
EvensOn, ct al and Farmers &
Merchants State Bank VS.. G.
Becklund ct al. and Sarah G. Lar
kin VS.. David Nelson were all
tried and decisions rendered for
the plaintiffs. The case of Fish
beck & Jarvis Realty Co, VS.. I.
c. Kelly ct al was also tried and
placed under advisement. T he
= case of T. c. Kelly VS.. Home In
= surance Co., was decided in favor
" of the defendant. Two cases
which were set for another ses-
sion were those between I. c.
Kelly and American Alliance In
surance Co., and 7. c. Kelly VS..
Westchester Fire Insurance Co.
Only one case scheduled for OctO-
Der 9th was settled in court, that
= of Minnie M. Crum VS.. Ed. w.
Hannah. The judgment was rem
dered in favor of the plaintiff
giving her the house about which
the contention was made or $3.50
and the costs which amounted to
= S61.2S.
L
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05
Bank Code Commission Reports
to Governor but Doesn't Ask
Any New Laws Of Legislature
Three Measures Embodyng Some Changes in Code Eecng
Banks are Placed in Executives Hands, HOwever-FOr-
ner Governor Stewart Is Chairman

Helena, Nov. 3.-No new banking
code but three measures emhodying
some changes in the present law and
a new set of regulations for the
building and loan organizations is
recommended by the banking code
commission in its report to Governor
Erickson.
The principal change proposed In
the banking law is in provisions that
liquidation Of banks be placed in the
hands of the state banking depart
ment. They are now handled by the
courts. Other changes 'repose in
the state superintendent of banks
and his staff larger responsibilities
and more freedom of action" than is
possible under the present law.
The details of the proposed meas
ures were not made public at this
time but will be transmitted by Gov
ernor Erickson to the 1927 legisla-
ture.
Governor Stewart Chairman
The commission was created by
the 1925 legislature and instructed
to report by November 1, 1926, z
new banking law or such changes as
seemed necessary after its investi
cations. Appointment of its mem
bership was left to the governor. H,
named former Governor Sam Y
Stewart Of Helena, who is chairman
lC. TT Williams of Deer Lodge an,
w. A. Brubaker of Terry. They Sc
lected Jay G. Larson, state superin
tendent of banks, as secretary.
An appropriation of $4,000 wa
provided. Eight dollars a day 70
each day actually employed was al
lowed for each commissioner an
they were empowered to fix the sal
airy OF their secretary. Expense
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05
Sparkling Wins

Sparkling Wins
The most spectacular campaign
conducted in eastern Montana was
the race for State Representative in
Daniels county where Hanson a stand
pat Dixon Republican and follower of
Ruffcom was opposed by III. Sparling
the Farmer-LabOr candidate from
tlaXville. After making a splendid
campaign Sparkling beat Hanson by q
big majority. In the same county the
Farmer LabOrites captured the county
commissiOnship, the county assessor 5
office and the county attomeyship.
One Of the surprises of the campaign
was the decisive defeat of County At
torney Niquist by Attorney L. limbs.
Niquist was one of the cleverest of
the old gang officials in Daniels cOun-
ty, was thought to have a strangle
hold on the job as law officer
there. Sheriff al Lawrence had
very close shave for the office OF
sheriff winning out by less than a
score of votes. Lawrence and Nj
quist figured in many sensational
writeups in the Producers News dur
ing the time Berry Stephens run the
Bucket Of Blood" when ScObey was
considered one of the widest towns
in the west.
Sheridan County Returns
The Sheridan county returns show
that there is practically no change
/ at the county courthouse with the ex
ception of in the county superinten
dents office. Miss Crone was defeat
ed. The Farmer-Labor Party candi
date, Peter Helm, was also defeat
ed but the man who was elected
Frank French, was county commits
sioner for the past two years. Count,
Attorney Erickson was given a clos
race by Grant Bakewell of Medicin
Lake. At one time the old gang wer
iubilant when they thought they ha
won this, one of the most importan
offices in the courthouse.
Aage Larson Hurts Republican Ilcke
Regular republicans are now claim
inc that they would have a goo
chance to elect a few more candidate
but for the fact that their ticket wa
headed by Aage Larsen for stat
senator. Larson wished himself o
to the Republican ticket and durln
the campaign proved himself Of sue
low mental caliber that many peopl
in the Main Street towns who woul
otherwise vote Republican becan
ashamed of their ticket. He was a
conpanied on his speaking trips
county commissioner Iverson who r
Continued on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05

Official Newspaper of Sheridan County
Glass Matter October 1912 the Post
Penywood Montana Under the Act Of March 1870
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05

MITCHELL PALMER was attOr-
J. ne General in the cabinet of King
asl row z. While his name has
o2' info a kind Of oblivion some
sum -I -emember him as one of the
'l- l.toef prosecutors who ever used
-,19rtant sffice of attorney gen.
ihs -, = serve the invisible govern
a1 4 Wall Street. His principal
NJ nv, vas the manufacture of ''red
-es Bombs were exploding In
n ,,rners Of the country during his
rs q NJ office and he invariably
...T-,rsd the explosion of an internal
r..bine bv the arrest Of some harm
f.. pink liberals or near socialists.
81 there was method to the madness
Mitchell. While the people
.e watching his red melOdrama he
I,ofing Che office of Alien Prop
- custodian While Wheeler and
W.rsb were kicking up a big noise
.I,gf the regulations Of Daugherty
n, Fermer-LabOr Press brought the
p,.eb Vagneto Scandal of Palmer
/. M attention Of Walsh and Wheel
: and asked them TO take some ac-
Bat these gentlemen were only
-.4.4led In fighting the Repubii-
...lrmleaIs. they winked the eye
st.r he Democratic criminals pull
srHas fob. But q day of reckon
"a. come. A. Mitchell Palmer
rs been indicted by an impartial
.rd jury. He must stand trial
r0H.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05
SHERIFFS OFFICE
REUNITES COUPLE

After six years Of separation, Mr..
and Mrs. N. A. Harris were recon
ciled at Plentywood through the eff
forts of Undersheriff Robke.
The couple was living at DoOley
when Mrs. Harris left her husband,
She was given county aid in order to
support herself and family. After she
secured work at the Grand View no
tel, the county aid was stopped.
Thereupon, Mrs. Harris swOre out
warrant charging her husband with
non-support. Mr.. Harris was found
at Bainville, where he has a prosper
Gus farm.
After he was brought to Plentywood
there was a reconciliation between
the two. Mrs. Harris went with hel
husband back to Bainville.
Andrew Hansen delivered a truck
load of flour to the Markuson store
at Raymond last Wednesday evening
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05

The Ladies' Aid of the Archer Lu-
theran church will give their well
known annual sale and dinner at
Archer, Saturday, Nov. 20th, at 1890
Everyone is more than welcome" ac-
cording to the ladies giving the din
ner.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05
Wins Several Offices
in Daniels County

While Holding the Fort in Shedan-Status Is the Same at
Court House With Exception of Loss of Superintendent of
Schools = Helm Defeated by Present Holder of Office
Whole FarmerLabOr Ticket Carries With Exception of
Three Candidates.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05

Returns from 854 of O45 precincts in the Second
gressona district show that Scott Leav has safe lead The
figures are Leavit 43 O53 Mitchell 3294 In the
district John NJ Evans has big lead Ronald Higgins
438 out Of 466 precincts in that district show Evans having
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05
IRREGULARITIES AT MEDICINE LAKE PROBED

While holding the fort in Sheridan county by eecting
nearly all the officials the county courthouse the Farmer
Labor Party made big gains in Daniels coutny In the latter
county the workers and farmers party captured four import
ant public offices and within few votes Of elecng
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05

THE CRIME WAVE seems TO be
strong despite the denuncia-
rs 81 the Daily. y ewspapers and
H. discussions at sessions of the
american Bar Association. In Chi
..a .la underworld seems to have
rrlaun the regularly cOnstitut-
e government of the city. Gangs
H mugn fight il out with ma
a..e guns like am organized army.
Then o.s gang leader makes a pub
r statement over his own name i'm
ns y.ea spapers that he was ready
.or peace as there was enough
business Tor both gangs in Chica-
u. N.th0u. fighting over it. But
ihe crime wave IS not confined 20
h shores Of Michigan Boulevard.
C flows an over the United States.
"a the Western Part OF North DakO-
"a several banks and stores have
been blrglariZed recently. Down in
Valley county a bank was robbed
asl month. Numerous rObberies Of
Farmers Elevators and stores have
occurred In Daniels and Roosevelt
counties eliminating IN the robbery
OF the " estland Oil Station in SEQ
bey Even Sheridan County has not
been free from the epidemic of crime.
We had two stickups within three
months. Most of the criminals es-
cape justice because they strike when
they arc least expected and the pub
lie officers are attending to other
business. The officers are not to
blame They cannot be in many
places at the same time. There are
no watchmen with loaded rifles al
ways on guard at stores, banks OF
gram elevators in small towns as
there are in big cities. This state
Of affairs makes it comparatively
easy for the burglars. Some means
should be devised to combat this dan
ger to organized society. Every cit
lzen should avail himself of his con
stltutional right to carry a gun ant
should be prepared at all times t,
defend his home. This crime wave
Is the aftermath of the great wa
when boys were taught to rob an
murder. Society did not treat thes
boys as it promised, after the wal
The result is that some of them ar
getting back at society. But it
the duty Of all good citizens to hel
the officers in the prevention of tn
crimes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05
WHEELER LETTER
LOSES MITCHELL
SEVERAL COUNTIES

Unpopuary of Junior Senator Causes Voters Go Against
Candidate Whose Election He Advocated in Round Rob-
in."-"Good Roads" Gas Tax Carries by Large Majority
-Galen, Holloway Dennis and Evans win in State.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-05
POWER MAY AGAIN
GO TO REPUBLICAN
INSUR GEN 7 S
DEMOCRATS WIN OUTSTAND-
ING VICTORIES IN N. Y, MAS
SACHUSETTS.

New York, Nov. 3.-Insurgent
control of the 10th congress be-
came more and more a prObabil-
ity today as belated returns from
yesterdays general elections
continued to trickle through.
The Republican majority in
the senate had been reduced by
six by the Democrats, with the
insurgents adding two to their
number, while that in the house
had been decreased by 13 with
the insurgents there practically
holding their own.
New York, November 8. - TIL
squall that rocked the Republican
brig yesterday washed away most O
the party's majority in the senate
reduced its margin in the house, an
still was giving a scare today t
some of the crew of stalwarts.
Senator Butler Of Massachusetts
the Republican national chairman
succumbed to a surging billow O
votes for former Senator David
Walsh. Senator Wadsworth of Nel
York, was buried under the sam
landslide that returned Al Smith
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07

standard of decency shall be reached.
MANY of the independent contract
ors have signed up and work is pro-
ceeding on the small jobs. The big
jobs, like the Union Depot and the
Bell Telephone building, are tied up.
Building operations will remain at
standstill on these jobs till the
bosses are forced to recognize the de-
mands of the workers, and sign up.
"The capitalists of this country are
making tremendous profits and are
looking for foreign fields for invest
ment. The workers are having hard
struggle to make ends meet. While
the workers go about idle, money is
being shipped abroad to bring in big
ger profits for the capitalists.
"The open shoppers are organized
and are determined not to surrender
to the workers.
"Organized workers of Cleveland!
"The fight Of the painters and Ia
borers is your fight.
"The painters and laborers must
succeed in their fight, otherwise it will
be an obstacle to the demands put up
by the workers in other trades to
bring up their conditions to a decent
level.
"The building trades are the best or.
ganized and can best carry on the
fight. But they must be aided in
order to ensure victory.
What must the organized workers
of Cleveland do? They must lend all
support to the striking painters and
laborers. More than that.
"All the organized workers EN-.
ployed on the jobs where the painters
and laborers are now striking must
declare sympathetic strike.
Every man out! That will bring
the bosses Immediately to terms.
organized workers of Cleveland!
1T is time to put up the following
demands to the employers:
81. General forty-hour week in in.
dustry. Every union should fight for
its inclusion in the next agreement.
"2. Increase in wages especially
for the lower paid ranks.
"3. Common expiration date in all
building trades agreements.
Make these common demands
fight for them-show solidarity!
"Workers (communlst) Party,
"Distriet Six"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07
Cautious Cal Welcomes
Reactionary Laborites

WASHINGTON, April 5.--President
Coolidge and Secretary Of Labor Da-
Wis have received the London Daily
Mails special party of eight anti-radi-
cal trade unionists who have been sent
TO America to report on the close and
friendly relations between American
employers and employees, and on the
high wages paid to American labor.
Failing 10 secure any notable pub
lioity In Washington for their views,
the party was taken by Daily Mail
correspondents TO the National Press
Club to meet newspaper men.
In their hrst statement, made at
American Federation OF Labor head
quarters. they announced that they
were opposed 10 the ''bolsheviks" in
the British labor movement who
preach class hatred"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07
WOODWARD IRON
co. IS A RABID
ANTI-UNION SHOP
Fl Workers Victims of
Bosses Greed

NEW YORK, April 5.-"Killing OF
II men in a blast furnace explosion in
Alabama is crime against the work
ers," declares the workers health
bureau. at is a crime which must be
charged against both the Industrial
protiteers and the authorities in that
state. Four hundred tons of molten
iron bursting from an S0-foot ore
melter, pouring over its victims,
burned them to death. Four days
after this terrible disaster occurred. no
move had been made by any govern
ment agency to investigate it's cause
or recommend methods for preventing
similar outrages."
open-Shop Plant.
The explosion occurred at the
Woodward Iron company plant 10
miles west of Birmingham. Heated
full blast, the furnace blew up before
the time for the cooling process to
begin. Two other workers had been
killed in similar explosion at the
company's No. furnace two weeks
previous. Gall steel and iron plants
in and around Birmingham are op-
Grated as non-union plants" says the
bureau, land for years the owners
have bitterly resisted all efforts to
unionize their employees. They force
their workers to toll 10 and IL hours
a day and fiagrantly ignore the most
urgently necessary safety measures.
1--WE are informed by the Alabama
State Federation of Labor that Is of
the victims at the Woodward plant
were laborers, who received from IS
to so cents an hour for 10-hour day;
four were millwrights, who got an av-
erage Of GO cents an hour. When the
inevitable catastrophe occurs what
becomes of the dependents Of the vic
tins? The most the workers widows
may expect to receive is 80 per cent
of the husbands average weekly earn
ings, provided, however, that this
award does not exceed $12 a week.
The period of payment is limited to
300 weeks. Only $40 is awarded for
burial.
1900 Lose Lives Annually.
Annually 1900 workers in the metal
industry are killed in the United
States. In 1920, 1921 and 1922 total
Of 661 deaths were caused by indus
trial accidents in Alabama In 1922
an explosion killed 81 coal miners in
Dolomite Mine No. 8, owned by the
Woodward Iron company. The Dolo-
mite is gaseous bituminous mine.
In 1924 two miners were killed by a
dynamite explosion in the same mine
and one man was electrocuted.
"Unorganized workers are helpless
victims of an Industrial system which
first exploits their labor, forces them
to work under conditions which end
in disaster and death, and then leaves
their widows and children humiliat-
ing pittance with which TO hold body
and soul together. Only thru the
strength Of trade union organization
can workers defend themselves against
intolerable working conditions. Catas-
trophies like those in Alabama call for
immediate organization OF all unor-
ganized workers into trade unions and
determined campaign to wipe out all
preventable accidents and occupational
hazards"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07
Sales Profit

Last years steel trust profit gives
the holders of common stock a re-
turn of $12.S6 share. AS the aver
age stakeholder owns 5615 shares this
means an average return of S727 to
people who contributed no work what
soever to carrying on the industry. A
year ago the average return to stock
holders was $500. The big financlers
get a much larger chunk than the
average stakeholder. George f. Bak-
CT with his $3.50 shares gets over
$750,000 OF last years profit compar-
ed with about $690,000 he got in 1924.
Pres. Coolidge's so shares bring
him S643 for doing nothing. This is
more than the average worker in the
corporation gets in wages for a
months work. Chief justice Taft is
also a stockholder. So was the late
Pres. Wilson.
This year marks the 25th anniver-
sary OF United States Steel. Since
1901 it has rolled up profits tota,ing
$3,6S2 $3.50, 1911 Of which S2,171, 900, 900
was available for dividends. It has
paid cash dividends totaling s1,27q.-
eb3,7s5. Common dividends have
amounted to s6S1,544,OO1 which IS
sheer velvet as practically all the
common stock at the beginning was
water. The corporation has put value
behind this worthless stock by rein
vesting over a billion dollars out of
excess profits in the industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07

how ridiculous this statement Of the
coal operators is. We know that the
same excuse was given in western
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and other
parts of eastern Ohio, where, after
starving the miners, the coal opera
tors began to smash the union and
tried to force the miners back to work
under non-union conditions.
On Guard.
The miners must be on their guard
against the next move Of the coal
operators and they must also see that
the officials pursue a real fighting
policy against the coal operators
should the coal operators make move
to try to make the mines non-union
and reduce them to the 1917 scale.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07
SHUTDOWN OF
". VA. MINES
LAYS OFF 100
Attempt to Starve Out
Union
BY GEORGE PAPcUN.
worker Correspondent

WHEELING, w. Va, April 5.-over
LOO union miners were thrown out
of employment April when five mines
we're shut down for an Indefinite
period. Two thousand more miners
are expected to be out of work very
soon. ~
The mines shut down April 1 were
the Lincoln mine at lancing, the Stan
ley mine at Blain, both the property
Of the Lorraine Coal and Dock com.
pany and employing $50 men; the
Barton mine of the Barton Mining
company employing 200; two mines
OF the United States Coal company at
Dillonvale, employing 900, and the
Flushing mine at the Massillon- Bel
mont Coal company, employing 200.
Starve Them Out.
1t seems that the Coal Operators
Association is pursuing a policy of first
starving the miners at the mines, after
which it will try to enforce the 1917
scale, as has been done thru eastern
Ohio, West Virginia and western
Pennsylvania.
This adds to the thousands of coal
miners that are out OF employment at
present. OF course the coal operators,
to hide the real motive behind the
closing and shutting Of the mines, give
fiimsy excuses, such as, Expiration
Of the railroad fuel contracts and gem
eral depression Of the coal industry IN
the field is responsible for the closing
down Of the mines" The miners see
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07
Atlantic City waIkOut looms.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April s.
Painters, decorators and paperhan-
gers have obtained their union de-
mands for wage increases of 81 a
day bringing the scale to $11 and $40.
Other unions have failed to get the
average So increases asked and are
preparing to strike. Building would
be tied up by such move.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07
weavers strike.

FALL RIVER, Mass, April Silk
teen nonunion weavers at Stafford
mill No. !, Fall River, Mass, are
striking for three cents per cut wage
increase. They operate "a looms at
"a cents per cut. The plant has been
operating only few weeks since its
two-year shutdown
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07

THE STEEL TRUST PROFITS COUP
$4,000, 900; WAGES AT STANDSTILL
BY LELAND oLDs, Federated Press.

employees
1925
Of 1925 revealed the
$12OOOOOO.
249SS Of the United States Steel
1925 which s92S5O2 This