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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23
FRENCH FRANC WILL
GET NO HELP NOW
By LAURENCE TODD. ZIP,

Washington, (FP) - Until the
French parliament ratifes the Amer
lean debt settlement as signed in !
Washington, no American loans will |
De made to stop the downward plunge
OF Cne franc. Since the value of the |
French currency has fallen from 90
Genus TO cents, and is likely to 90
lower, the French press has been
promoting the idea that the Mellon
poncy would be relaxed, and that
secretary Kellogg would favor Am
erlcan bankers loans to save the
franc from ruin. But the Washing
ton atmosphere is hostile to that
scheme. While officials would not be
caught saying anything publicly.
which might be claimed bv the
french to be an attempt to hammer
the franc, it is known that they have
not changed their demands. Thew
insist that the debt settlement be ap-
proved by the French parliament.
Until that is done, let France pet
loans elsewhere if she can!
Caillaux Says America
Will Yield
This disclosure is interesting be-
cause Finance Minister Caillaux is
quoted In press cables from Paris as
/ quoted that he has assurances that
this debt settlement can be modified.
The French Immediately jump to the
conclusion that Benjamin Strong,
governor of the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, who has been
conducting secret negotiations with
the French finance ministry for sew
! eral months past, has made terms
with Caillaux. They think the Fed
eral Reserve Banks are about to
make a big loan to France, secured
by industrial property, to stabilize
the franc. The American Debt Com
mission members in Washington are
at least Observation-Disclosures the
whole thing. They say Strong is not
authorized to negotiate any loans
and is not there for that purpose
Strong has said nothing as to his er.
rand, but he is not a man who gen.
orally wastes months in talking about
trivial things. The fact that Mon
tagu Norman, head of the Bank O.
England, has been constantly will
him in London and Paris and Mic,
for nearly ten weeks is also to be ex
, planned on some other theory thai
! that the two men are talking abou
the weather.
Strong Is Telling En-
Apparently, then Benjamin StrOn
, is telling the French government tina
it must accept the debt pact and meI
. cilessly cut down its budget, an
. give ample security, before the bi
lion-dollar loan needed to stabiliz
franc and tide over the industrial dc
preston sure to follow will b
granted by Wall Street.
Mellon Will Go to Paris
= Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Winston has come home from
visit with Strong and Norman
London and Paris. Now Secretal
Mellon is to go over. And from h
conferences with these other me
modified by advice from the summ'
White House and State Departmel
and the big bankers in New Yor
. will finally come a French surrend
to American money-lenders. Econ
mists believe that the outcome W
be lowering of the living standar
of millions of French workers, ju
as the pressure on the German mar
followed by sterilization under t
Dawes plan, reduced the wages a
heightened the working hours of &c
man labor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23
WHEELER KILLS FAKE
GRAIN COOP REVIVAL
Bv LAURENCE TODD

Washington. - (FP)-Sen. Wheel
ers service to the exploited majority
of the American people in the CLOSING
debate on the Coolidge-F oss~ substi-
tute for the farm relief bill when he
exposed the Armour-Rosenbaum hiOh
finance game concealed in its folds
When he finished the bill had no
chance. Fess and Coolidge, Hoover
and Jardine had been branded as con-
spring to hand over millions to a
group of Chicago corporations for
worthless property which state laws
had prevented the owners from sell
ing to the farmers.
Wheeler began by reading an ac-
count of the deal as circulated in a
confidential news service edited in
Washington and sold to public men
and business investors. It set forth
that when Gray Silver of the Farm
Bureau federation, assisted by other
promoters, failed to make a sale of
the Armour and Rosenbaum and 9th
er grain elevator properties to the
organized farmers in the west two
years ago, they turned to Jardine anC
Hoover. Then Hoover and Jardine
converted Coolidge, and all of then
took Sen. Fess in as their agent In
the senate. The Fess bill provided
that loans could be made to farm
marketing associations "to assist il
the orderly marketing Of the pro
ducts of such associations or for tn,
requirement of properties and ia
cilities." The Armour and Rcsen
baum terminal elevators, for which
$26,000,OOO was to be paid from
government loan by a revived coop
erative association headed by Ora,
Silver, were the facilities"
''The only purpose of this bill, i
my judgment" said Wheeler, els t
put through the deal that Armou
and Nanny Rosenbaum had set u
for the farmers, this association hay
ing failed to sell the elevators to tn
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23
Sacco and Vanzetti
Get Additional Delay

Boston Mass. (FP)-TwO weeks
more time has been granted to Viii
liam G. Thompson. counsel for
Nicola SaccO and BartOlOmeO Van
zetti, labOrites. to submit afhdavits
cOrrObOrating the confession of
CelestinO MedeirOs, who has admit
ted under oath that he and other
members of a Providence gang
committed the payroll murders at
South Bramtree in 1920 for which
SaccO and Vanzetti were convict
ed. This extends the time for ar
guing the pending motion for
new trial until July %. Judge
Webster Thayer, who tried the case
is i'll, and a substitute judge grant
ed the extension.
Word from Berlin says that Paul
LOebe, Socialist president of the
German Reichstag, has cabled Gov
ernOr Fuller urging new trial for
SaccO and VanZetti. A similar
cable was sent the governor signed
by long list of heads of big Ger
man unions, including the metal
workers, Christian miners, build
ing operatives, transport workers,
agricultural workers, shOemakers'
and numerous others. Each of the
signers is a member Of the Reich
stag.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23
''SEND US ANOTHER
GOOD EMPLOYEE"

For the 165th time the Standard
Oil Co. has employed graduate of
Dakota Business College, Fargo.
Their latest is E A. Jahraus. Marie
K.istIer is the 9th to go to Fargo
Paint s. Glass Co. Betty Thompson
is the 9TH for the Ouertail Power
Co. All Fargo banks and 685 others
employ "DakotanS. -
Watch each week. Follow the
Successful to the only school CIV
ing actual business training in fully
equipped offices. Copyrighted
unobtainable elsewhere Aug. End
term saves time. Smaller classes.
Write F L. Watkins, Pres, 800
Front ST., Fargo.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23

Trout Creek-Extensive surface i'm
provements are nearing completion at
the Vermillion mine.
Crop outlook in Montana extraor-
dinarily favorable.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23

'I'm sorry, old topl"
"Sorry, why?"
"My wife just bought a new hat
and she has gone to show it to your
wife"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23

farmers of the middle west and north
est. The farmers refused to be tax
en- in by this economically sound
idea of Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Jardine.
"Of course anything is economic
ally sound in the view of the senator
from Ohio and the administration
which seeks to relieve the bankers of
Chicago and Armour & Co. or Nanny
Rosenbaum of a lot of worthless ele-
vators."
Wheeler concluded by reading a
statement by VIM. n. Settle, presi-
| dent of the Indiana Farm Bureau
federation, denouncing the Fess
scheme as one that would give the
! large grain interests a strangleholC
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23
ITALIAN TERROR CONTINUES

Moscow (FP)-According to a re-
port by the Italian section of the Init.
Workers Aid, published in Pravda,
the white terror in Italy continued
at high pressure during April and
May. In that period it records 1S
political murders, 2,113 arrests, 523
raids, and 1877 citizens assaulted and
wounded by the Fascist. This, in
spite of Mussolini's recent proclama-
ton of political amnesty.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23
ECONOMIC FORCES ABOLISH
POLYGAMY IN ORIENT AND
MODERN CODES PREVAIL

Washington Disqualification by
the Senate next January of the
Lausanne treaty with Turkey is am
ticipate6 by Chairman Borah Of the
Senate foreign relations committee.
He does not expect serious opposition
after formal protest has been made
by Senators Swanson and King. The
supporters OF the treaty point out
that economic forces have killed poly
gamy in Turkey, and modern legal
codes have been established.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23

Girls who wear cotton stockings
are either over-confident or just don't
give a darn.
A man in Michigan landed a trout
that was 5 feet inches long. In its
sock feet too I suppose.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are COM
pleted for continuing development IN
south crosscut at Chester COnsolidat-
ed south of here.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23

on the farmers, through the grain
elevator merger headed by Silver.
Final rollcall on the Tess scheme
showed 26 yeas, 81 nays.
, 1926-01-27
WYOMING TEAM PLACES
THIRD AT STOCK SHOW
Harold Newton Wins Prominent
Mention in Fat Judging Con-
test-Nebraska Team Wins
First Place

The stock judging team of Ne
braska won first place in the con-
test held last week in Denver at
the Live Stock show, with the Kan
sas Aggies second, Wyoming third
and Colorado, fourth.
The victory is the second for Ne
braska University since the college
competition a started for the
challenge trophy and places that
school in a tie with Colorado Aggies
for permanent possession of the cup.
C. Westcott of Nebraska was high
man in the individual scoring, with
676 out of a possible 500. E. Crow
ley of Nebraska was second with
66S; C. w. Thole of Kansas and
H. Newton of Wyoming tied for
third with 663 each, and E. f.
Carr of Kansas was fourth with
I661. These individuals won cash
prizes.
In addition, Wescott was award
ed a gold watch as best judge OF
breeding stock and Newton a gold
watch as best judge of fat stock,
sheridan County. Wyoming, was
adjudged winner in the boys and
girls club contest.
, 1926-01-27
WARREN AND WINTER
HAVE SUPPLY OF SEEDS

Senator Warren and Congressman
Winter has been advised by the
Agricultural Department that they
have been allotted a very limited
number of packages of the following
six varieties of seeds for experiment
tai uses only: Grim Alfalfa, Great
Northern Beans, Bangalia, Field
Peas, Hurst Millet, White Sweet
Glover, and Crested Wheat Grass
seed.
On account of the limited sup
at their disposal it is advisable
that those desiring seeds write
at once and do not ask for more
than n package of any one var
iety of seeds. All requests will be
taken care of in the order receiv-
ed until the supply is exhausted.
, 1926-01-27
CHRIS YECEN PLANNING
CHEESE FACTORY HERE

Chris Yegen, one of the pioneer
business men of Billings and south
ern Montana is spending a few days
in Cody this week, and is looking
over the local field a second time
with the idea of starting a Swiss
cheese factory here. Mr.. Yegen has
made quite a study of this industry
and already has several success
full factories operating in Montana
and Idaho.
Although there is nothing definit-
ly settled about the new enterprise
here, his many friends and business
associates in this section are hope
full that he will get the necessary
support to warrant the launching
of a factory in Cody.
, 1926-01-27
K G @ WILL RADIO
LIONS CLUB PROGRAM

A bulletin has been received from
the Oakland Lions club to the eff
feet that a splendid program will
be broadcasted on the evening of
February 3rd, between the hours
8 and $3.50 p. m, Pacific time.
International president, Ben Jones
will be the speaker of the night
He and other International officers
are being banqueted that night at
the Hotel Oakland by the Oakland
Lions club, with at least a dozen
other Lions clubs represented.
The Oakland Lions club has ar
ranged a remarkable program which
among other features will present
the Oakland Lions club quartet, the
Oakland choral society and
artists of National reputation. IL
will be a truly high class program
and besides the vocal numbers
dio listeners will also hear n OF
the most famous jazz dance orches-
tras on the coast. Besides all this
you will get President Ben Jones
address in full just as though you
were present.
, 1926-01-27
NEWELLS HOUSE WARMING
AT THE IRihA HOTEL

The Irma hotel never looked mic
er or more homelike and comfort
able than it did on Monday evening
when Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Newell,
it's proprietors were hosts to a
housewarming and lance given their
Cody friends. Invitations had been
issued generously, and had includ-
ed a capacity party for the spac-
ious dance room and lobby. Pat
Harrison and his bunch furnished
the music, and every effort was
put forth to see that all who came
had a pleasant time.
The invited guests were not con-
fined to Cody alone, and friends
of the family came from the North
fork and Southfork, Meeteetse and
many of the towns through the
Basin, and noteworthy among those
present was Mrs. Katherine A. Nor
ton of Cheyenne. state superintend-
emit of public instruction, who was
able to make her visit to Cody at
a time which permitted her at
tending this event.
Refreshments were served at a
late hour, after which the guests
departed voting their genial hosts
royal entertainers.
, 1926-01-27
Defeated by Non-COnference Quint
from Loven-Cody Girls Win
Oyer Basin Quint

The Cody High basketball quint
vent down to defeat on Thursday
evening in a regular conference
game with the lads from the Hot
Springs town to the tune of a 23
to II score. The game was well
played by both teams, but the fast
boy from Thermopolis proved too
much for them.
On Saturday evening the Cody
girls team won a victory over the
team from Basin by a score of
10 to IL. The Cody high has a
girls team which has been devel-
eped under the coaching of Miss
Josephine Kollmeyer, and are out
for further honors this season.
The Saturday evening event was
a double header, the boys team
meeting a team of Lowell in a nom
conference game, and being defeat
ed by a score of SO to 10. In
this skirmish Coach Sweitzer thru
his second team into the line again
st the veterans of the Sugar city,
and before they w~ereS=relieved, the
score had mounted to figures which
could not be overcome by the more
experienced lineup.
Due to the eight-semester ruling,
recently adopted by the Athletic
association of Wyoming, Lowell has
not as yet placed a team in the
field this year. but is scheduling
lon%-conference games wherever they
IAN be found. Lovell's team is said
o be composed of men who have
)een in basketball for the last four
II five years, and are now beyond
the high school calibre.
, 1926-01-27
PETERSON'S CELEBRATE
33RD ANNIVERSARY

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
Peterson was enlivened on Satur-
day evening to celebrate their 33rd
wedding anniversary. The guests
brought baskets of good things to
eat and in token of their friend
ship, presented Mr.. and Mrs. Pet
erson with a beautiful set of sher-
bets.
Those joining in the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Holm, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J.. Walters and two sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Hoaglund, Mr.
and Mrs. Gothard Holm and child
rem, Fred Hoaglund. Mrs. Chris
tine Freeborg, Mr.. and Mrs. Aigott
johnson, Mrs. Otto Nelson. Clifford
Holm and the Peterson children,
Miss Mildred, Oscar and Lawrence
, 1926-01-27
CODY CLUB TO BUY
NEW CAMP GROUND

F. N. Pearson, representative of
the Lincoln Land company is spend
ing a few days in Cody and while
here is closing the deal with Cody
Club directors for the purchase of
the new camp ground east of town.
There has been some question as
to the title of the land which is
being purchased from the Lincoln
Land company. and a suit has been
started in the district court by the
Cody Canal company to collect de-
linquent water taxes. However the
Lincoln Land company is to fight
the action, and in any event as
sures the Cody club of a free title
the land, without any cucumber
ances. On this basis, the contract
is to be entered into for the pur-
chase of the tract of land, which
lies directly to the south of the
fair grounds.
, 1926-01-27
HIGH DEBATING
TEAM LOSE TO POWELL

The Cody High school debating
team lost its first skirmish with
a team from Powell on Tuesday
evening, when it took the negative
side of the subject, Resolved that
the pending Child Labor Amend
ment should be ratified.
Those composing the Cody team
were Alden Ingraham and Miss Flo
renee James. Those composing the
Powell team were Chas. Lane and
Manford Edmonds, who were &C
companied to Cody by their debate
coach, Leo Stevens.
, 1926-01-27
]. FRANKLIN BABB
TEMPLE, FEB. 4TH

The local Lyceum course will
present J.. Franklin. Babb, on Feb.
4th at the Temple Theatre. To
those who have heard him on pre-
vious occasions. he will be the
same old "Babb" with a new mess
age that will give the same helpful
inspiration and delightful entertain
ment which he always provides.
Those who have not heard this vet
eran of the Lyceum field have a
real treat in store for them.
Quick in perception, keen in OBJ
servatioh and sound in analysis.
Mr.. Babb invariably reasons and
speaks, both intelligently and in
terestingly, upon the subjects of
his choice and because of his var
ious experiences as pastor in rural
communities as well as cities, as
humorist, as writer. as after-dinner
speaker, as practical educator, he
is admirably equipped to speak on
an exceedingly wide range of sub
%iects.
The subject which has been chos-
en- for Mr.. Babb's lecture here is
1.-THE Way Out. This is an eff
fort to emphasize the individual
element in life and to make men
realize their own responsibility. 1t
is not technical, but human; not
dogmatic. but practical; and can
be carried into effect in every life
and community.
, 1926-01-27
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS CODY LOSES TO THERMOP
AT FAMOUS TIE RANCH In CONFERENCE CONTEST
Unusually Artistic Dance Hall Add
ed to Entertainment Features
of Historic Place

A crew of carpenters have been
busy for the past few months at
the old ranch home of Col. Cody,
the TIE ranch, now owned by S. F..
Groves, prominent capitalist of New
Jersey, with the result that one of
the finest. and most picturesque
dance halls has been constructed
there to be found anywhere in the
west. Many other buildings have
been remodeled and new ones add
ed. which makes this ranch one of
the finest equipped homes in the
state. Work has been done under
the supervision of Monte Jones, who
has been in charge of the ranch
since its purchase by Mr.. Groves
from the Cody estate about ten
years ago.
The dance hall is octagon shape,
thirty-two feet in diameter, with
the finest of maple floors. At six
of the eight sides to the hall there
thrown open literally converts the
hall into an open air pavilion. On
one side is a beautiful fireplace
with the remaining side used for
the door. The building is of log
construction throughout and the
work is said to be unusually artis-
tic.
Besides a beautiful sun porch
added to the ranch home, large
and better bunk houses, a new Gel
lar for the housing of lighting
equipment, many other improve.
ments have been made at the TT
ranch. The work has been ir
charge of Fred Gail, as BOSS ar
p%enter, with Harry Huyck, Bert
Maxwell and John Dahlem among
his assistants.
, 1926-01-27
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
GUEST CODY CLUB
Katherine Morton Tells of Her Work
as Member Board of Charities
and Reforms

Is a guest of the Cody Club, at
its regular luncheon Monday, Mrs.
Katherine A. Morton, state super
intendent of instruction., told in
her pleasing way of the work which
she is called upon to do as a mem
Der of the state board of charities
and reforms. In the limited time
which Mrs. Morton had during the
luncheon period, she briefly scotch
ed the principal features of the
activities of this board. The re-
f~abilitation work which is being
carried on by the state in it's var
ious institutions is of great impor-
lance. and a problem which calls
for much study by the state ad-
ministration
The hospital for the insane which
is located at Evanston, has been
undergoing a vast improvement dur
ing the past year, when 1T became
necessary to add a new building
to care for the women inmates at
this institution. About three hun
bred are cared for at this institu-
ton, approximately two hundred
men and one hundred women. An
other state institution is the hos
pital at Rock Springs, one of the
few hospitals operated by a state
in the United States, but an insti-
tuition provided for in the Wyo-
ming constitution. This institution
is practically self-supporting.
About three hundred seventy in
mates are confined at the state
~penitentiary at Rawlins, according
to Mrs. Morton, thirty-one of the
younger and short term men being
transferred recently to the indus
trial school at Golfer, lei Worland
The women prisoners of Wyoming
~ the present time are confined
at Kansas city. they being few in
number. Speaking of the social
life at the state pen, Mrs. Morton
says that the lifers, and long-term
prisoners are considered the aristo-
Gratis of the institution, and the
short termers of little or no conse-
quence A shirt factory furnished
employment for all those who wish
to work, and can work. and this
industry is not only providing en-
ployment at the pen, but 1t has
worked YER good results with the
Continued on page FOUR
, 1926-01-27
SCHW0OB AND SAYLES
BID In FORD SERVICE
Business to Carry-on Under New
Management Without Interrupt
tion-Fu1 Stock Ford Re-
pairs to be Carried

At Il foreclosure sale held this
morning, j. NJ. Schwoob and Henry
Sayles purchased the entire stock
and equipment of the H. w. Thurs
ton Inc, and took immediate pos
session of the garage. The bust
ness is to go forward without in
terruption under the supervision of
these two gentlemen, and a gen
eral garage business, including a
complete line of Ford parts and
accessories is to be continued.
The sale was brought about by
a foreclosure of a note on the H.
w. Thurston, Inc, by Mr.. Sayles,
which with costs amounted to S.
$50. and with a second mortgage
owned by Mr.. Schwoob, the two
men have united in an effort to
continue the business. Both of
these men are thorough business
men and the new business enter
prise has every assurance of sue
cess.
With the retirement of H. w.
Thurston from the garage bust
ness, the community loses one oil
its first automobile dealers. He
took the agency for the Ford cars
at a time when they were first
being introduced to the people of
the United States, almost fifteen
years ago. Starting at first with a
sales agency, he gradually develop
ed into the garage and service line
of business, and for a time oper-
ated large garages both in Cody
and Powell. Prior to entering the
garage business Mr.. Thurston op-
Grated a grocery store in Cody and
previous to his business activities
he was connected with the forest
department of the United States
government, at one time supervisor
of the Shoshone forest.
, 1926-01-27
SOCCOM0TTO HAS
ACCIDENT AT CORBETT

Joe Soccomotto narrowly escaped
a serious accident at the Corbett
bridge on Wednesday of last week,
and as it was his truck was badly
damaged. The young Jap, who is
a gardener on Upper sage creek, was
hauling beans to Powell, and in 60
ing down the Corbett hill, attempt
ed to shift to a lower gear. Miss
ing the connection, his brakes prov
ed inadequate. and by the time
he reached the turn at the bridge
hissspeed was too great to permit
him to make the curve. In smash
ing into the bridge his truck suffer
ed considerable injury at the front
end.