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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21

Butte-5.91 contract on Nine Mile
road will cost $41,330.
Forsyth - Hammond reclamation
project being rehabilitated for use.
Mountain States Power Co
have made substantial cut in electric
rates.
Missoula- Bitter Root dairy
herds will show at Portland Interna-
tiOnal.
Columbus Bronger & Son will
build several cabins at East Rosebud
/ Lake resort.
Wolf POint-Great Northern has al
ready hauled 100000 bushels Mon
tana wheat.
Libby-Forest Service has spent
$685. on roads in Lincoln county.
4 Libby-Heavy machinery has arriv-
ed for new Midas mine mill.
Libby-Crumby mine prepares ia
mine rich copper ore on Fisher River
Deer LOdge-Bonanza mine shaft
being sunk to 600 feet and 1OO-ton
mill may be built.
! observation-disclosures County cream.
cry will drill for artesian water.
ROundup-Clement ranch on Flat
willow yields 451a bushels winter
wheat per acre.
zortman is the scene of new gold
mining boom.
Hingham-Great Northern sbins
out p cars of wheat in one dav. 49,
cars this year.
Baker-Ed. Blazer of Willard raised
p bushels flax per acre on 80 acres.
Unpaved part of ENTERTAINMENTS
highway has been graveled and oiled
Observation-Disclosures will is run.
ming steadily on $175 concentrates.
DillOn-Beaverhead County lamI
sales will bring stockmen $500 600
experimentation Power Co
has cut rates an average of 25 pei
cent. P0-
Great FalIs-Work has begun pre.
paratory to a paving of Sixth Avenue
Great Building activities tbi,
yeaIr. have already passed 81, OPS, 900.
Miles City-Fall cattle shipment;
have already reached 70 cars.
Laurel and Park City districts have
364O acres sugar beets to harvest.
Ierry-COnstruction is being rush.
ed on Cabin Creek gas mains to Mile,
City.
Livingston - Yellowstone Trout
Hatchery is a new $4,000 enterprise
near here. --'>
WinstOn-Old East Pacific mine
ships ore that will net 1880 a car.
load. '0O0 d car
SuperiOr-Gold Belt District deveI
opment south of here is being nnsbo,
by seven companies. '''''' y
Montana's shipment of cattle r.
E l5,.? markets ark this fall will ap
pr0Xlmate 100000 head.
belgrade = Crawling of Wisnel
Road east of here is in progress.
MI!anhattan-Municipal airport es.
ta6lished IL miles south of this town
BOzeman-The construction of new ~,
hotel here is assured.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
CURTIS WANTS
TO BE PRESIDENT

Sen. Charles Curtis of Kansas. lead
er OF the G. O. P. regular organiza-
ton In the senate, is now feelino, ont
Pohtlcal sentiment in the capital as to
his own ultimate domination for the
presidency next year, in the event Of .
deadlock in the convention.
Curtis was a Taft-Balliner bench
man in the Senate during the AIasLa
coal lands scandal in 1910. and was
defeated by the progressive Bristow
IN the republican primary. But af.
Ter TWO years he returned to the Sen
a[e' defeating Victor Murdoch BnIl
Moose, and Nelly, a democrat in =. =
three-cornered fight-in 1914. He was
reelected in 1920 and 1926 " &C
Big Business Man
AS party leader in the Senate he
mas engineered the obstruction of in
VI,estlgatlons of the aluminium trnet
the oil land scandals, the corruntion
IN the Department of Justice and IN
many other ways has served the Coo
ldge, Mellon and the administrators
While his heart has not always beer
IN his especially in the econo-
my program of Coolidge, he has
shown so disposition to kick over the
traces. VI 'iie
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21

INTO his chair so suddenly that the
next moment he tumbled down the
bench step though as yet unhurt.
Muttering hoarsly, the gunwoman
scuried around the bench and let four
more shots fly at the terrified old
iurlst' A bullet in the right hip
knocked him down a second time (
bullet in the left thigh knocked him
down third time. A bullet grazed
his knee just before bailiffs over-pow-
cred his would-be murderess.
Who would want to kill Judge
Iillman Davis Johnson? Mrs. Eliza
Simmons, widow, was one person. 81
VIII show you how to get justice!'
was what she had screamed as she
shot. At her home Widow Simmons
produced rambling document pen
ned by her, in which she declared war
on the, Utah Copper company for
whom her husband had been a brake
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
Woman Fires Two Shots
AT Judge T. D. Johnson

When the clerk of the u. S. Dis
trict court in Salt Lake City, Utah.
began to read the court minutes one
morning last week, no one took much
notice of plain middle-fortyish wom-
an who sat on the front bench. ap-
parently listening Most eyes were
engaged in watching Judge Tillman
Davis Johnson settle himself behind
his bench for a mornings work.
Judge Johnson is 60 and not undis-
tinguished in appearance. Few of the
people in the court room even no
ticed the plain lady when she rose
from her seat and approached the
bench with folded magazine in her
hand.
The lady gained everyone's atten-
ton in another two seconds, howev-
er, by whisking an automatic pistol
from her magazine and firing two
preemptory shots at Judge Johnson.
The court room banged with noise.
Splinters flew from the woodwork and
a blackboard behind Judge Johnson,
whose reflexes made him huddle down
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
PAGE ELEVEN

man until his accidental death in 1910
and on "hard-boiled" Judge johnson.
Mrs. Simmons sued the Utah Con
per Co. for $10,50O for herself and
four children. State courts awarded
her $3.50. In 1924, it occurred to her
to ask new judgment, for $4,000.
Judge Johnson dismissed the case in
his court.
Convalescent in hospital, Judge
johnson, public servant whose ex-
perience includes school teaching
among Indians, declared Widow Sim
mons irresponsible, crazy, hallucinat-
ed. So did U S.. Senator William H.
King of Utah, who was surprised to
hear that Mrs. Simmons, whom he had
never met, would rather have "gotten"
him than Judge Johnson for assist
ance she fancied he had rendered the
Utah Copper Co.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
TsrusBeautyParlOr
at the
Unite Barber Shop
L. J. NOE, Prop.
g-ivwOOd. Mont.
|DTANA WEEKLY
'NDISTRIAL REVIEW

zdm-Electric power is to be
/ 70 the Gladstone and Letter
ngs-Beet crop to be sold here
j 1h S2,45O,OOO.
ai Falls - Sunburst refinery
Uid long gasoline line to load
hat Falls-Montana Power Co.
pend $4,000 to double-track
Avenue car line.
bee FoTks-Madison Valley Oil
Tal near Varney is below 1000
iy per cent Of MOntana's a.
bushels wheat was threshed
llS.
aaok-Presbyterian church here
rebuilt and mOdernized.
Ealkee railroad is doing heavi-
1lwest business in its history.
las corn crop this year will
-le that Of 1926.
0lls-Charles F. Schwab grows
& onions per acre, and John
B bushels wheat per acre.
-lve per cent of Montana
nave mich COWS, and 81 per
butte mine, the most i'm
ma IN Butte district for wears
aAg good ore from $50 foot
.-i'm men have formed a
~, " anil for oil near town.
''a-Ol drilling which is to
D'Tcupine dome, is to 90 to
Y talls-kevin gas pipe line
~, e--i,pl e'eu Oy December LIST.
4 q we'll near Charles discovery Y,
iiag -'i'er mas 40 bar
"a, Telephone line may be built
I'M wheat shipments here +bie
s.s,- lSae3 100000 bushels.
~ Twelve new oil wells have
Ecu .,l IN Kelvin field in third
i, having contract on Clark
,, WI cost S1O,54S. vi Oi"iA
q '1 Sis are ne finishing seven
~. s,', Y, city claims i@ ST. oil.
ii G & any Si5g it size in State.
,. @oP' n n ten years. s''N III
|sfe1, R. faclfic and University
l~t.S1ee better Livestock train "a n VIII VIII
~, y every 100 babies horn
One year in good health
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
Great Falls Farmer Finds
Snake Den North of
City; Kills 43 RattIers

Steve Bosch, farmer, living 30
miles north of Great Fails, killed AZ
rattlesnakes and three bull snakes one
day recently in Sheep coulee, accord
ing to reports reaching Great Falls.
The snakes were on the side of the
coulee preparing to hibernate. The
surprising thing to Mr.. Bosch was
that the bull snakes were with the
rattlers, it having been contended that
the two species are deadly foes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
FROID TRIO FINED
IN GAMBLING MATTER

Froid.-Henry Svendsen. onarato,
of local soft drink parlor with c r.,rj
games and pool tables in connection
Harry David who conducts Sofi
drink establishment and Fred Risbor
who has made the David place his
hang-out for some time, were arrest
ed Tuesday and paid fines of S1OO
each In Justice Refers court for al.
lowing poker and other games Of
chance to be played in their places Of
business. The complaints against
David and Bishop were sworn to bv
Ira Trinlet, farmer, and the com.
plant against Svendsen was made and
subscribed to by H. L. Mcneil, a bar
Der of this place. Sheriff John An
derson was here from Wolf Point and
served the warrants.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
Peerless Boozery Raided

Peerless, Oct. 1.-two federal pro-
hibition agents made raid Tuesday
night which netted several cases of
contraband. The raid was made on a
shack back of the pool hall operated
by Sam Kerstein. One man, Wilmer
knudtson, was arrested and taken in
to Scobey.
After the liquor had been confis-
Gated and locked up in another shack
on the same lot some men broke in
and stole the liquor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
GARY'S GOSPEL; NEW
Err HELP ANYBODY

!
Il earnestly request my wife I
and my children and descendants Z
that they steadfastIy decline to 4
sign any bonds or obligations of I
any kind as surety for any other :
person or persons. From the =
last will and testament of Ell 4
bert H. Gary, late chairman, U.
S. Steel Corp. =
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21

Now comes a new type Delco-Light
Plant that astoundS even those
scientists and engineers who are in
dailycontactwith the epoch-making
achievements of electrical science.
When you see this amazing Delco-
Light Plant, you will agree that it
is a decade ahead of everything
heretofore conceived by any manu-
facturer of farm electric plants.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
REDSTONE LADY
DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Elmer Bergh Dies at WiIIiston
Hospital Following Operation
Buried Tuesday Afternoon at Red
stone.


Mrs. Elmer Bergh, well known MO
1 zee lady OF the Redstone country,
aled last Friday, following an opera
tIon Tor bursted appendix and gall
stone at the WillistOn hospital
Mrs. Bergh was married fourteen
years ago at RedstOne to Mr.. Bergh
and leaves six children beside her
husband to mourn the untimely pass
ing of loving mother and respected
neighbor.
The funeral was held at Redstone
tuesday afternoon and a large crowd
of neighbOrs and frineds attended to
pay their last respects to the departed.
Mrs. Bergh's mother and sister
were present at the funeral.
The body was laid to rest in the
RedstOne cemetery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
MORROW NOT so SEVERE
TOWARD MEXICO

Dwight Morrow, just resigned as
partner IN Morgan & Co. to become
ambassador to Mexico, had a long con-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
.lIIs Glossy Lustre
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10 Manage

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, 1927-10-07

the Metropolis of St. Croix, st. Thomas
and Goat Island where | was engaged as
C~oWpuncher Foreman and cot quit adept
In throwing the Bull. To 81. Croix [ was
Painter Foreman alternately painting and
decorating. | have done a lot Of putting
crepe on the front doors, but my mas
terpiece was when I painted ,be Devil
on the wall'', rot 10 talk of when | paint
ed the town red. | also have done some
travelling Foreman Agents job represent
ing such famous houses as Johnny Walk.
err, Haig q Haig and so on, but my most
treasured experience was when | was
working for and representing a French
Company in Martinique who introduced
the non skid Merry Widow.
| don't chew, smoke nor spit nor drink
so X so, and think that you will find me
fit for the job.
J have only been fired once because |
told my boss that General Delivery was
a general in the civil war, so there you
see.
Trust to hear from you soon,
-. / remain yours,
c.. O. D. PIKE.
P. S. And ever Mr.. Pike is too honest
for the job.
j. KLINT.
, 1927-10-07
LOCAL

The u. S. S. ''Grebe" arrived here
at noon yesterday from st. Thomas with
the following passengers Lieut.. and
Mrs. G. L. Hollett, First Lieut.. w. NJ.
Mitchell. Chaplain w. L, Thompsor,
Judge and Mrs. G.. H. Gib8on,a Mr..
Nolan. Mr.. Mario Brau, Mr.. F. Quin-
ones. MIR. Ernest Garvey, Ismay
Williams, Frank A. Jackson, Master
Adolph Y. Jensen, MIR. Bassanio David,
Miss Agnes DeVine and Miss Deaterla.
A mail for St. Thomas for dispatch by
the u. S.. S. ''Grebe'' will be closed in
this town at 800 p. m. today.
} a line of rain was measured at the
Fort here this morning, II line at Fred
eriksted and ! q. lines at KingshIlI.
, 1927-10-07
correspondence
Mr.. Editor,

Mr.. Editor,
Here is one of the applications
for the foreman job. Please publish it.
St. Thomas, V L.,
July 6, 1927.
Mr.. Johan KIint,
Dear Sir.
In regards to your advertisement
ia St. Croix, Christiansted Paper | wish
hereby to apply for the position as Fore
man, but as you don't state in what line
said job is, I would like to quote my
qualifications.
First of all | have travelled all over the
world and have work d as Foreman in
, 1927-10-07

". >. NAVAL RADIO STATION
OCTOBER 6TH, 1927.
(C0Urt0Sg OF the Associated Press.)
Washington. p Coolidge
pledges at the annual meeting of the a.
merican Red Cross a solution Of the Mis-
sissippi River problem that will prevent
the recurrence Of the last great disaster.
Rome. Charles Levine and his pilot
were received by Premier Mussolini to-
day, Levine informed The Italian of his
intention to fly over his home and drop a
present for the new born child Of Mus
sOlini.
Washington. Representative of forty
two nations convened here today to cor
rect the radio calls of the would. The
meeting will last at least a month. 1t is
said that President Coolidge is expected
to address the gathering.
Washington. The Mexican Embassy
announced in an official communication
that the Government has control of the
situation. and has ample possibilities to
suppress any further uprisings.
Mexico City The revolt of Mexican
troops at three points is admitted by
President Gales. Reports state that
three thousand 10y al soldiers are pursuing
one thousand deserters from the Mexico
City garrison east of the capitol. Gales
CLAIMS another body of rebels at torreno,
in the state of Cbisula, were defeated in
a three hour battle.
1ampico, Mexico, An unconfrmed
rumor reached here that General Francis
co Serrano, the rebel leader, opposing the
religion of former President Oregon has
been captured and killed together with
the Governor of Chiapas, General Carlos
N,Ial
, 1927-10-07
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

New York, Oct. 5th-Many people de-
serted the city over the weekend to es-
cape an unreasonable heat wave that
broke all previous high temperature re-
cords for October and caused three
deaths and many prostrations. Sunday
was the hottest October day in As years
in New York with a temperature of 81
degrees.
Mexico City. Oct. 5th Less than "a
hours after the uprising started in Mexi-
co City, General Francesca Serrano,
candidate for the Presidency, Elk. War
Minister and once close friend of General
Oregon, declared to be the main leader
in the attempt against the Government
was captured, court martialled and exc
cuted. lIhirteen of his prominent follow
ers also paid the supreme penalty. The
revolt of the TOrrien garrison, which was
admitted on Monday by President Gales
proved a ]sanguinary affair. There was
a sharp battle between loyal troops and
the rebelliOus officers and soldiers.
which ended in a victory for the Govern
ment. Lieutenant Colonel Augusta Man
camilla, in command of the sixteenth
battalion of lhe Torrien Garrison. and
all the officers of his staff were execu
ted.
Havana, Oct. 5th-Ihe sugar restIic-
ton hill passed the House of Representa-
tiyes on Monday niaht and WIS immedi
ately sent to the Senate for similar
action.
Liverpool, Oct. 5tb-To Liverpool has
fallen the distinction Of electing the first
woman Lord Mayor il Great Britain,
when Miss Margaret Beaver was cleo
ted to that position here.
NorderEey, Germany, Oct. 5th-A new
German attempt to span the Atlantic
Ocean by air began with the departure
OF the Dl230, a thee motcred iunker
hydro aeropIane, for the United States
by way OF the Azores. The plane is in
command Of Frederick Losse. The
greatest secrecy surrounded the final
preparations for the hop eff. The actu-
al destination of the D1Z30 was given
out as the Azores.
Washington, Oct. 5th. The tariff
situation between Frarce and the Uni
ted States drew a statement from Repre-
sentatives Hull of tennessee Democrat
who said the controversy was but one of
many out groupings Of the damaging
and destructive effects of our antiQuated
tariff and trade policies. The duty
and responsibility is on the United
States, lie said, TO lead the world out
Of the economic blind alley into which
it has hitherto led it. Our own tariff
reduction is the first legal step. It's
manifest that the American people will
L- AE
The Washington times., 1927-11-18
B TEACH PANEL.
To BE 1O0

MAYS LANDING. n. Y. Nov. IL.
There is going to be no delay in
selecting a jury TO try Mrs. Mar
garet Lilliendahl and Willis Beach
Tor the murder of DIR. A. William
LilIiendahl.
Judge Luther A. Campbell. who
will preside at the trial. watch will
start November 2S, has taken steps
20 provide a sufficient number of
talesmen to enable a jury to be
selected without drawing extra
panals.
The Justice today instructed Sher-
VI Cimino and County Clerk Blair
10 draw a struck jury of 100 ipstead
" the usual one of AZ. The order
was said to he unprecedented 10
The memory OF many of Atlantic
cuunty's officials.
AZ Held Insufficient
The justice in his order said that
it appeared to the court special
panel of 4S JURORS would not pro
vide sufficient number for the
trial when allowance for challenges
and proper excuses are made,
1t had been previously planned
10 suspend activities at the Mays
Landing Courthouse during the week
preceding the Lilliandahl murder
trial in order to make certain
changes required for the handling
Of the case. This plan apparently
will not he followed. for the prose
c,Itor has issued a call for the
Grand Jury 10 convene at the court
house next week.
Witnesses Called
John ]: Greory, jr.. private
detective for the defense in the
Hall. Mills investigation and trial
and special investigation for the
LiIliendahl defense, announced TO-DAY
that over three score witnesses
have been subpoenaed by the de-
Tense. He said that several OF the ne'
lenses witnesses had "disa ppeared"
and others were recalcitrant.
Gregory threatens TO appeal 10
Justice Campbell to compel the AT
tendance IF the hayward Witnesses.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18
WATERP|PEO. k.
IN ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY. Nov. IS.
Arlington County's need for the ap'
pOintment of an expert to assist the
zoning commission was emphasized
at joint meeting of the commits
sion and the board of supervisors
at the courthouse last night.
w. F. Sunderman, member of
the commission who has been as
sisted in preparing the maps, was
recommended for the post.
The board of supervisors at their
meeting November 25 will consider
the appointment.
THE special committee from the
Clarendon Citizens Association.
which investigated the pipe being
used in the water connections, re-
ported yesterday. through A. J.
Porter. that the best grade OF gal
vanized wrought iron pipe is being
that no water connections to the
county schools have as yet been
made.
The Arlington County Monarch
Club will hold its second annual
ladies night Tuesday night in the
Ashton Heights Woman's clubhouse
at s o'clock. The club last night
voted to meet after January | in
the new dining room which will be
opened in few days in the Rucker
Building by Alvin Reiners.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18
Southern Quebec Gets
4 DAYS of Heavy Rain

MONTREAL. Quebec. Nov. le.
Southern Quebec province and agri'
cultural communities along the Yer
mont border are studying the skies
and the barometer today, praying
for let.up from our days Of betting
rain. Flood again threatens the
countryside.
Hope is seen in the threatening
situation in clearing skies and Ia'i-
ing temperature but as it STANDS
more rain Will prove disastrous.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18
JACKSON STATUE

in place. The Jackson statue is
without pivots or clamps. One
story. which is untrue. is that the
tail of the horse was cast solid
to balance the horse and rider.
The statue was cast of canaan
captured NY Jackson at Pensacola
and the cannon at the base were
captured at the battle of New
Orleans.
II was cast Al Mills foundry near
the Treasury Building. Work began
in 1894. It was finished In 1852
The old wooden model used stood
The Washington times., 1927-11-18
Why Walls Collapse
Outward in Tornado

The phenomenon of the falling
outward of windows. doors and
walls, instead. of inward, when a
cyclone strikes a building, as noticed
yesterday, Is explained by meteoro.
logists ar follows:
CNclonic winds travel in vertical
waves. alternately of extremely
hiSh pressure and partial vacuum.
Air forced into building increases
the internal pressure TO such =
point that the succeeding waves If
greatly reduced pressure. expands
the compressed air with force
enough outward to rend away
Obstacles in the wav.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

watching the rain when the cyclone
struck his house.
He was whIrled around in the
chair until he became dizzy and
fell out to the floor in a heap.
When he picked himself up he
found his Instruments strewn all
over the room. the windows blown
out and his door carried away.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

for many years at Mills workshop
at Bladensburg, Md.
Efforts have been made from time
TO time to swap the Jackson statue
for the Washington statue. Presi-
dent Harding was the last to pre-
vent such A transfer.
Mills got into the courts follow
ing unwilling Of the Jackson statue.
He had married second time. His
two children by his first wife sued
him for the $4,000 which Congress
had ordered him 10 pay to them out
Of the S27. son he received for exc
cutting the Jackson statue.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18
Tornado Spins Dentist
Dizzy in Swivel Chair

Yesterdays cyclone was worse
than big war in the opinion of DR..
F. D. Whitby, dentist, of 1920 South
Carolina Ave. S. Il. DR.. Whitbv was
sitting in the swivel dentist chair
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

The "ganoping statue" of Andrew
Jackson in the center of Lafayette
Square has come in for much
criticism by artists, politicians,
historians and horsemen
Chester Mills, until he executed
the famous statue, was an un-
known plasterer in Charleston. s.
G. The Jackson statue got him
many commissions, one to do the
statue Of Washington. now stand
ing in Washington Circle.
Mills studied horses and their
actions and decided a statue could
be made which gravity would hold
The Washington times., 1927-11-18
L. A. Simon President
Of i. S. Architects

Ia A: Simon, Treasury architect,
IL president of the newly formed
Association of Federal Architects.
The organization came into being
Iast night at a meeting which
number of stunts, burlesuuing condi.