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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25
SAYS BUR-
LEY BOWLER LIES
June 21, 1926.

June q, 1926.
Producers News,
PlentywoOd, Mont.
Dear Sirs:
am writing you few lines in
regard to a piece I see printed in the
Daniels County Leader about Boots
Miller being arrested at my house.
You must have seen it in the paper.
He was arrested here all right, but
that Al Lawrence saw a still and
moonshine at my house is a DAMN
LIE and you can print it in your pa
per and sign my name to the bottom
of it.
People tell me Burley Bowler did
that to take a slam at the Producers
News, and another thing the sheriff
never asked me if l had seen Boots
so here is the only talk that passed
between me and AL Lawrence.
Al Lawrence drove his car into the
yard and said 'Hello Bill" have
been informed my man is here. Is he
or is he not here? / said, "no," wait.
/ ing to see his right over here. "CaI
l search your place 2" eyes, you car
if you have the right papers to &c
ON or a search warrant" 81 have
better than that" Al said, and HI
pulled out a warrant which read
estate of Montana VS.. Martin Miller
who is charged with the crime Of
rape. So, I said, eyes, he is here, q
in and get him." So l and he and his
man went in the house and I stepped
over to the stair door and called
Boots and he came down and the
Daniels County "Hankshaw" led hin
to the car and drove out of the yard
Now that is the TRUE STORY c.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25
Congress Sidetracks All Liquor BilIs-Action TD,...,
fore Next Session-Montana Senator 1a'I B.
Against Referendum. S FA
Written especially for the Producers New.
A. A. Hoopingarner "
Thru AutOcaster Service
Thru AutOcaster Service
hall the nation ballot on the prohi-

Shall the nation ballot on the prohi-
bition question?
Following the action of the New
York state legislature in providing
fer a referendum at the November
election, this question gains mOmen-
tum daily in all parts of the country.
While demands for it have not devel-
oped openly and directly in many
places It is in the minds of most can
didates and party leaders.
Radical vets contend that New
York state will vote decidedly wet and
that such result will prove the ma
ton is ready to turn back prohibition
legislation to modification if nothing
else.
But unbiased observers don't agree.
They declare that New York is only
: New York and nothing more in this
matter of prohibition. They point out
that the middle west and western
states exclusive of those compare
lively few which have great indus
trial centers are still overwhelming
| ly in favor of the Eighteenth Amend
ment.
Nor is New York City supposed to
to be the very heart of wet agitation
altogether wet. Only few days age
the New York Citizens Committee OF
1000 fer Law Enforcement adopted q
resolution characterizing the prOhibi-
ton referendum question, as framed
for submission to the voters, cas- OBJ
scure, deceptive and confusing" anC
declared the referendum to be unwor
thy of the "sincere and respectful con
sideration and action of the law-abid
ing voters of New York State"
The resolution said further that the
referendum question is CLEARLY al
attempt, instigated largely by thos,
who favor the evasion and nullifica
ton of provisions of our national con
stitution and law, to weaken anC
break down the enforcement and OBJ
Iservance of those provisions"
While thousands of individuals ar
airing their opinions en- the issue, ant
proclaiming that the country today i
ready to kill the Eighteenth Amend
ment, nothing has happened officially
outside of the New York move, t
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25
The Burden Of a Large
State Upon Agriculture
By DAN MCKAY

years later by petition the people
of eastern Montana implOred the
Federal government to grant
them the abandoned Fort Assini-
abOine for an agricultural school
in North Montana which was
done and the Legislature made
an appropriation of $4,000 for
this from a fund they didn't have,
and now the Fort is being torn
down and saIvaged for what it
will bring in to the State and all
Eastern Montana is without any
institutions of learning, thus East
Montana has come to the parting
Of the ways.
Now with a splendid State the
size of the Empire of Japan and
that empire supports sixty million
people. Yet twO-thirds of our
State has no representatives but
Congressman never had but one
Federal Senator and secured him
by purge accident in d deadlock.
$4,000 square miles of a State
without naming a Governor, and
38 years a State without electing
onv, CAoAo a..
Don't forget that our Nation
was born and rocked in the cradle
of this abuse of taxation with
out representation. While we
are strong for State rights, East
ern Montana has been tried to
the limit of endurance We are
a sovereign and a loyal State of
the Union and with our own State
and all its injustice and discrim-
inatiOn we have come to the part
ing of the roads.
Agricultural Montana must
have a division of the State to
abolish discrimination, secure
Justice and Economy and forever
end a duel State government.
This will give us two addition
al Senators to battle for the
West in the Federal Congress
and our State Government will
not be divided. Let us work to
that end.
The State of Washington and
the panhandle Of Idaho have the
same problems to work out and
we must lend them all the aid
we can.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25

business and makes a total Of So.
10000 paid out in Dividends in tA
past three years by this one inst.
tuition besides setting aside SUI.
plus fund of S5,OOO.OO in the lnl
time.
Mr.. ]. c. Tretsneu, Dairynll
from the State College appeared
the meeting and delivered very b
teresting talk on Dairying.
Mr.. NJ. P. 0stby, County Aga
for Sheridan county was also pre-
ent and gave a very interesiHi
talk on Cooperation, which va
well received by those preset
He also outlined trip to be MAD
by farmers from five counties
Montana to extend through Cana-
and last for three days. duIIil
which time many topics will Be a'
cussed by experts from the YAM
dian Department Of Agriculture
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25

warrant either hope or fe,,
soon. '1efendum yss
In fact, Congress- h..
all wet bills for this ses.i s,lettacke.
W T[9s proposing modification ., A''S
!, v 70 Is: law, amendment Of 81 . t
hlbltion provisions Of tbe Cue u ne nA
and referendum, were ~ re SorssHSe
verseIy to the Senate by tB IT, ca Y
tee On the Judiciary onIv ',e = ConHA.
ago. The bills thus 90 On 4, Lew daa
dar subject to motions to hue w 'sls'
up for consideration. This n Yl viI} t the
ly be done at this session M VII ha's
Senator Walter E. Edoa .,,a
the referendum bill, saws Si /. aS Sl I
gratified with the progress - = ! nos
made. The country knows v9s w. ~ J an
and in time will act accorjiD III 5'''
The result of a national ' ~.
dun at this time would Snrai. 'sle'a'
indication to Congress of the S S,.. !
feeling of the nation. Wv p'S
Walsh Fights RefereDdnu
Senator Thomas J. Walsh osM.
tana is leading the fight aga h NJ 4
proposed referendum. Senafo o,' MY.
says in reply to Senator Fdge V
Agitation for a referendnm !,
NOTED and stimulated by IN : U
Naturally the drys are content ) Y I.
well enough alone.
Presumably the wet hone br !.
a test to demonstrate that tbo,. u y
been a marked reversal Of mbis =
timent since the Eighteenth 1rs5
ment was adopted.
What is there in anv action al.
by either House to indicate tbe !
cal change which is said ia have h
en- place? A vote in the House N,
ly after the opening of the olrr
session reported by the press to IN
been in the nature Of a test Show
II supporting the wet to 1875 fn d
dry side.
"The vets, who seek this refgs
dunn, have nothing to lose and gg-
I thing to gain. If it goes sgs
; them they are no worse off than t
are now"
! CONCLUSION
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25
that little play.
VIM. RUMSTICK,

that little play.
/ am as ever,
R. l VIM. RUMSTICK,
Redstone, Mont
P. S. The reason this man, Boots
Miller, was at my place is this: He
plowed a few days for me for some
small pigs and when he left he said,
81 will be back in a few days and help
you clean out enc of your wells" as
they had all gone dry-no water. So
on Tuesday afternoon, June 9Th,
Boots came back to help me with the
wells and the sheriff came in the ev-
ening and arrested him like I already
have said. w. r.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25
The National Prohibition BaHI,
= =
HUMAN DOCUMENTS.

What young America is get
= ting or not getting out OF It's
school work is always interest
ing. What it is not getting is IL
luminatingly disclosed by the fol-
lowing excerpts from the April
1926, seventh and eighth grade
examinations of Roosevelt COun-
ty, Montana, where men are
men.
'GThe invention of machinery has
changed home life, it is not made
of wood so much as before
Slavery was first introduced in
the colonies when the first slaves
were brought over.
Westward migration was en-
cOuraged in the early days by the
VOlstead Act.
The abuses that led to the in
terstate commerce act was that
they were shipping things out by
railroad all the time and it had
to stop. This made the railroads
very mad.
Question: 'Wht were William
PENIS relations with the In
dians?" Answer: ''His Great
Grandfather was an Indian"
Slavery was first introduced in
to America just before the World
War.
Henry Hudson founded the
Quaker Colony in America. He
was an Indian Chief.
Other ways in whitich migia-
ton was encrOuged was by Con-
gress paying a persons way thru
the person would have to him
back and interest to.
Two cures used by the Colonial
doctors which are no longer used
now are fresh air and sunshine.
Two cures chiefly used by the
Colonial doctors were hanging
and putting in jail for life.
The difference between felOnies
and misdemeanOrs is felOnies is
committing a crime and misdO-
meanOrs is being accused of a
crime.
The assainassylum is at Warm
Springs.
Five Montana State Institu-
tiOns are: MissOula - Reform
school; HeIena-COurse of Study;
decentralization school for
blind, deaf and dumb; Butte
Reform School; Warm Springs
Hospital for sick.
A person might break a law
without knowing it by killing
someone or by swearing in public.
Some reasons why people are
poverty stricken are they are
stopped from making booze and
selling it and from TObbing peO
= pie.
SweatshOp is a little store where
they sell candy.
} A Boycott is a boycott Of
flowers.
A salOnsiIam or a crasyhOus'
can train law abiding men.
Infection is a medicine tina
kills jerms.
A narcotic is a drink like al
: cOhOl or cigarettes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25
OUTLOOK FARMERS ELEVATOR
PAID S5384 IN DIVIDENDS

The Farmers Elevator Company
of Outlook held their Annual meet
ing Of Stockholders at Stivers Hall
in Outlook on Saturday afternoon
The meeting was well attended and
after the reading of the report of
the years business a dividend of &c
per bushel and z percent on the
Capital Stock was paid to all stock
holders. T e stockholders were
much pleased at the showing that
was made by the management and
went away more convinced than
ever that THERE is NO SUBSTI-
TUTE FOR A FARMERS ELE-
VATOR.
The total amount of the dividend
actually paid out to the stOckhOld-
ers was S53S4.OO for the past years
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25

remains, save little squa .,,n T ,
stone and debris. We a ~ bds
s tSa stones ara were used By y. tSi !,
Of Cf' Fort Mckenzie for al .,sgrs,r5
G that t0 each pile Of stone r. rsPIs q >
BUILDING fmft GaS- There are % ordeg
eight of these piles u .o =
ray around a 200 iOO' : :. - ri
~our spades soon beg began Il %
evidence Of the location alton q ons
trading post. We io au.iftsd oFa
s e9ine we're re- found beads is,. IL 3
size size fFO %are Dit Of various sFi' o.
With With blue predominant were
gieces Ot Of clay pipes, ,r |,
5 Solls' k l6R9 handle n and nd D' Ds
Of biluepottery, possipTTs we're q
all of which oDle0sI, nib'
origin. ... ATtiSIS' hide so1 Sc, :
L Dsa51es lHi ivory beads is,t 100
nee or ornament th'' MS
marty - could identity ssisp %
t grIe' was found ~ F md t
stone sion Of a fireplace .sst ont one d
hcult to imagine gin had barg'l9@.
an am i@ On the mante.l i.. q q
and d., amid II ~ the fort T. p
looked and left o .slcsi pIs
was ,r : ~'i six inches ',,Is ~
, :, wide at the n nS TBh s.
toward ',,l :, al about 1fii o
face Of Il was .r,etricsl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25
Z6aEo8

Letters intended for publication in
this column should reach the Producers
News the fore part OF the week. They
should not be long and should bear the
name and address Of the writer. Com
munications written over a nom de
plume will be published only If accom-
panied with the name OF the author.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-06-25

How NIOrgn challenging Ford for supremacy
as the biggest monmker the subject of article in
giants between them
made profits in 1925 totaing al least$2 SOO0OOOO.
Ford" says production still far Outdianced all rivals The
total production 100000 vehicles about z2
times the $4,000 while FOrs dollar sales
estimated sales aggegang $1359OO by
General Motors hand from its operation
showed profits which added $OOOO earning OF
bringing earnings close to $116OOOOOO'
profits published but based comparison OF the COM
estimated slightly
5OOOOOO according Ford made around $5
100000 only $49O888 In the last years
Ford's production has remained practically stationary
The speeding resulting competition fewer jobs This
shown article production economies OF
the Paige-D Car Co. 1t
the assembly line, $50 used to assemble
about IS motors a day; only 100 required to
semble day. Paige formerly had Is grind
grinding bore single honing
the and more Ell
fciently The have machines working
night the width the boss connecting rod
conp this is busy all oay
relieves and 3 machines.
"By moving the brake department and making few
assembling four-whee brakes
putting theme axe reduced from to 2 were
employed connecting and oiing axle parts; the number has
hoist operated by does
the work much quickly"
going all the automobile plants
of jobs to hundreds workers but
greater intensity They that the work
ers being fatigue the task masters of the profit
system.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
PRESCOTT MAN SHOT
AND KILLED IN QUARREL

Walter Miller, former taxi operator
and for many years resident of Pres4
colt, the husband of Mrs. Irene H.
Miller, succumbed at Mercy hospital
at 8:45 o'clock Friday morning to a
bullet wound which he received as the
result of quarrel occurring in the
alley beside his home on West Willis
street at about 7:45 o'clock Friday
night.
Bootleg, according to the authori-
ties, claimed another victim in his
death, the quarrel which led to the
shooting of Miller having been caus-
ed, it is alleged, through heavy drink
ing on the part of those involved,
coupled with difficulties over their
business relations in the sale Of illicit
liquor.
In dying statement issued by
Miller from his bed at the hospital
last night, he charged Walter Perry
with the murder Miller issued the
statement to Deputy County Attorney
Joseph G. Furst and Undersherift
Bert Savage, who spent some time
with the dying man.
Perry and his twin brother, Wes-
ley Perry, who fled the scene of the
crime Immediately after the shooting,
surrendered to the authorities at an
early hour Friday morning and are
being held, one to face charge of
murder and the other, a possible
murder charge.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
SEEK MODIFICATION
OF yOLSTEAD ACT

A campaign for modification of the
V0lstead act to legalize the use of
beer and light wines in order to save
the young people of the nation was
announced as the new policy of the
Church Temperance society, composed
of the clergy and lay members of the
Protestant Episcopal church, by the
national superintendent of the society,
the Rev. DR.. James Empringham.
He said a personal survey made
throughout the United States for the
last Is months had convinced him
at was impossible to legislate morals
in the people," but that campaign
of education would eventually bring
about that result.
Dir. Empringham said that vote
on the QUESTIONABLE sent last October
to 10000 members Of the society had
revealed an overwhelming majority
in favor of modification to legalize
light wines and beer" and return
to the campaign of education along
temperance lines conducted by the So
ciety prior to 1916.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
THREE WOMEN CLAIM SHARE
OF SENATOR CLARK'S ESTATE

Donald Miller, Denver news vender,
produced several documents purport-
ed to have been signed by the late
Sen. w. A. Clark of Montana, which
he claimed would aid Mrs. Addie
Clark Miller of Denver and her two
sisters in their efforts to obtain a
share of the $50,000,000 Clark estate.
Mrs. Miller and her sisters, Mrs. Eff
fie Clark Williams of Lebanon, Mo-,
and Mrs. Alma Clark Hines, Orrick,
Mo-, in their suit filed several days
ago at Butte, Mont, alleged that they
are the daughters of the late Mon
ftana copper magnate.
Miller, who says he is no relation
to Mrs. Miller, exhibited school cer-
tificate and several land deeds, which
bore the signature of w. A. Clark and
which were given to his mother at
Clarksdale, Mo. He said that Clark
was married to the mother of the
three sisters at Lebanon, Mo-, at the
time.
Three brothers of Clark, who are
now dead, also lived at Lebaaon, he
asserted.
Clark, who Miller described as a
"dashing young fellow" then went
west" and returned "unbelievably
rich" but refused to recognize" his
wife, three children and his brothers.
Relatives of the late senator still live
in the vicinity of Lebanon, he said.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
MOUNTAIN SHEEP ARE
TAME AT THE CANYON

Grand Canyon, Feb. 11.-Native
wild life is rapidly becoming one Of
the features Of Grand Canyon na-
tionai park, according to J. R. Eakin,
park superintendent. During the past
month total of S6 park visitors
comprising II trail parties were so
fortunate as to see mountain sheep
in the Grand Canyon. At one time
band Of nine We're seen on the Her
NIT trail All animals were quite
tame and showed but little fear Of
man. In several instances they bare
ly moved off the trail to allow the
parties to pass.
The beautiful Albert squirrel still
continues to be one of the interesting
sights around park headquarters.
Several reports have been made. Of
deer being seen along the rim drives.
The bird life at the Canyon in winter
viii also prove intensely interesting
to nature lovers.
One Of the fundamental policies Of
the national park service is the pre-
servation, by absolute protection, Of
all native wild life. Although it is
not possible to guarantee every visi-
tor to the canyon a Chance to see wild
animals in their nItive haunts at
present, it is expected that the ma
jority of park visitors viii have this
privilege after a few more years of
protection.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
BOSTON WOOL MARKET

The wool trade has this week been
mainly interested in the heavyweight
openings. 1t is yet too early to meas
lure the effect upon the wool market.
Opening prices were lower than gen.
orally expected, but the greatest
changes were noted in manipulated
| fabrics rather than in staple worsteds.
These low prices are supposed to IN
dicate low average for wool, and
predictions are increasing that 1926
| is to be a good year as to volume
Of sales, but poor year for profits.
Trading is a little quieter as manu-
| lfacturers, whether their new lines are
opened or not, are not yet certain as
to their probable needs for the sea-
son. Prices are nonlinally unchanged,
| though a little easier feeling is noted
in some quarters. Wide distribution
of goods and capacity production for
the mills are wanted to give the wool
market a boost.
Western holders are showing lit
tie anxiety over the matter of prices,
and Boston dealers are receiving tele-
grams asking for bids and suggesting
that lower bids would be considered.
There has been no contracting as yet.
Foreign markets continue strong, both
in London and in the colonies. Recent
quotations being on a higher basis
than spot woods are selling for in
Boston. Immediate developments are
expected to be favorable to the wool
| trade.
Consumption of wool by mills In
December totaled 38,902,775 pounds,
against 37,427,458 pounds in Noven-
Der and 44,266,297 pounds in Decem-
Der, 1924.
The Coconino sun., 1926-02-12
EXAMINATIONS WILL BE
HELD FOR MIDSHIPMEN

Senator Ralph Cameron advises
that competitive examinations to se-
lect for appointment three midship-
men to the United States naval
academy at Annapolis, to which all
Arizona young men are eligible, the
civil service commission will hold
such examination on March twentieth
at the following places:
Phoenix, Prescott, Flagstaff, Tue
son, Globe, Douglas, Clifton and
Yuma.
Candidates must be between sixteen
and twenty years Of aga. | must ask
that those who wish to take this pre-
liminary examination submit to me
before March seventh their full
names, date and place of birth, edu-
cational qualifications and length of
residence in Arizona IF additional
information is desired it can be se-
cured either by writing me or direct
to the bureau of navigation, navy de-
partment, Washington, d. c.
Nine selections will be made; the
three standing highest being desig-
mated as principals, the three next
highest first alternate and the three
next highest second alternate. The
question of political affiliation will
not enter into the appointments, but
in fairness to the many boys desiring
these appointments / have made it a
policy to hold these examinations for
the purpose of determining who shall
receive the appointments.