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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-30

FOR RENT-A beautifully fur
nished sleeping apartment, COM
Portable summer and winter, suit
able for one or two persons. Phone
948
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-30

FOR neutrality-suspicious. at the
Woodmansee with or without gar
age. Apply II. J. Woodmansee.
Phone 1888.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
OUR
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Continued from page One)
time. He was such a good booster
for Frank French last fall and Frank
is so thankful for being elected so
he is willing to do anything for his
supporters as long as it is no money
out OF his own pocket. Ed. Iverson
Will be there to second the motion
even if he knows the mainstreeters
called him fool before election and
have not changed their mind since
then.
The petition Mr.. Riba meets up
with this time is a corker, it has not
less than "a signers. In order to
show you how ridiculous the thing
really is the names will be printed
below. Anyone familiar with the To-
cal situation will agree with me when
| say, that, outside of Mr.. Riba, not
ONE of the signers would give a
darn If the road is closed or open: c..
b. Robinson, N. ]. Reuter-, R. E. Gus
tafson, A. Riba, G. c. Johnson, P. M.
Zlebarth, Hans Thomson, P. J. Axle
stad, 0. |. Brooks, J. C. Storkan, Chr.
ReinlasOder, E. l. Miller, Geo. Koe-
mig, Myrtle M. Donaldson, H. E..
Kolke, Jack Bennett, A. M. Peterson,
Robert Smith, Alfred B. Marsh. C.
w. Peterson, M. S. Nelson, S. J.
Greer, w. Crawford, VIM. Erickson.
Q. M. Donaldson, C. G. Christensen,
K. |. Malcolm, John E. Rooney, V. w.
Alderman, j. Redmond, T. w. Greer,
Adam Weidner, John Mehl, Fred Ib-
sen.
IT our commissioners had the least
bit of justice and fairness about them
they would have told Mr.. Riba that
this road question was settled last
year and they were not going to fool
with it again. Instead of doing this
they have set the date for another
hearing JUNE 9Th at p. M, in com
missioners' chamber.
Mr.. Riba is big banker and wants
the road closed so what does a dozen
or more farmers, some of them rent
farmers at that, amount to compared
with a banker. No doubt the farmers
will get the dirty end of the stick
as they always do and our County
Commissioners will hand it to them
The farmers can drive their extra 81,
miles when going to town, just be.
cause they are nothing but farmers
and Mr.. Riba can sell the road back
to the county at fancy price some
day Just because he is a banker anC
voted for Frank French.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
AUTO ASSOCIATION
MAKES HEADWAY
AT WOLF POINT

Wolf Point, May Sired J. White,
who is in charge of the membership
campaign being put on throughout
the state by the Montana Automobile
Association, was in Wolf Point Friday
and Saturday. He addressed a special
meeting of the directors of the Com
mercial club on the work of the as
ISOLATION and the manner in which it
was turning the states highway cam
paign to advantage. Montana is due
for an increase in tourist business
this year amounting to at least 20
per cent according to Mr.. White.
With state and federal highway
work going on in nearly every part of
the state the reputation that Montana
had for poor roads will rapidly be
overcome. The organized system of
providing tourists with information
about roads and the places of interest
to be found within the state, will en-
able the state to secure the co-opera-
ton of surrounding states and have
the effect of bringing thousands of
tourists through the state this year
who formerly took other routes.
Wolf Point is one of the 10 informa-
ton stations in Montana where tour
lists may secure the benefit of the
service provided by the A. A. A. The
Commercial club office will be the
headquarters with Secretary Gordon
In charge of the information bureau
While here Mr.. White secured q
good list of association members anc
arranged for the hotel and garage
that are to be recognized as official
on the maps being gotten out by the
association.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
THE HUMBUG"
Degree of Honor Will Present the
Fast Stepping Musical Comedy on
May q and % at the Farmer-La-
Dor Temple.


Arrangements have been compiet-
ed with the Billy Bergman PRODUCING
Company by the Degree OF Honor
lodge of this city to present their fast
stepping musical comedy: THE Hum
bug" on May 81 and % at the Farmer
Labor Temple.
1.-The Humbug' is a very unusual
play, rollicking good comedy With
out dull moment. 1t has scream
ingly funny mistaken identity theme,
mingled with many complicating SIT
uatlons and punches" throughout.
Beautiful girls will sing and dance
their way into your hearts, and the
funny comedians will keep you laugh
ing from start to finish. The Hum
bug" is a Broadway musical comedy
with local cast and chorus. DIS
tinctive costuming is one OF the Tea
lures of the production and the De
gree of Honor plans to make this
musical comedy the most elaborate
spectacle ever staged by local people.
ooh Boy What a Girl, 'Headin'
For Louisville" "The Meadow Lark,
'Idolizing," Glove Bound" "Baby
Face" 'Here I AM" 'I'm Tellin
the Birds" "The Sidewalks of New
York" '"That Night in Araby" ant
'Pretty Little Thing" are some of the
popular numbers which will be useC
in the production. Speciality features
will include the old-fashioned Glow
cry Dance, "a Spanish Dance" anC
can Oriental Dance" besides twelve
especially arranged dance number
| for the cohrus.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
MAY SNOW STORM
IS "CODSEND" TO
STATE LIVESTOCK
Rehabilitation of Ranges Will More
Than Mako Up for Loss of Ami
mails That Persisted.

Helena, May 9.-Montana's May
snowstorm, conferred now over the
eastern section of the state, ''has
been a Godsend to the livestock in
dustry despite some resulting shrink
ing in the lamb CROP" in the opinion
of DR.. w. j. Butler, state veterinari-
an. Recalling the burned out ranges
in eastern Montana last fall, DIR. But
Ter asserted that the cold, moist slow
spring is the one thing that will as
sure their rehabilitation.
Lamb loss, Dr. Butler says, will
largely be confined to individuals, and
will affect the industry as a whole
very little. In fact the increase IN
poundage through improvement IN
ranges will, he says, offset the loss
in animals Since the greater part
of Montana's lambing is under sheds,
the loss results from the lambs get
ting wet and in interruption of feed
for the ewes so that the weakling
lambs, generally twins, have suffered.
No reports of agricultural damage
other than some delay in spring farm
work, have been reported to either
the weather office or state depart
ment of agriculture. Kalispell for
several nights has reported killing
frosts but growth is not believed to
have reached a point for damage as
yet, and no concern is felt unless I'M
anticipated colder weather follows.
Western and central Montana was
free of the storm today, reports to
the weather bureau indicate. The
storm had moved eastward so that
Miles City reported nearly an inch OF
precipitation in "a hours, more than
half of it last night. 1t was showing
at Williston last night, indicative OF
similar conditions in the northeastern
section of the state. Billings, Lewis
town and Great Falls reported snow
last night
Except for the snow, the condition
is not unusual, the weather bureau
points out, particularly in the month!
records.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
''MANLESS' TRACTOR
SUCCESSFUL; CONTROL
1T BY ELECTRICITY

Lincoln, Neb.-A "manless"
tractor, controlled by an electric
device, plOwed a field successful
ly yesterday before a crowd of
farmers, professors of agriculture
and business men.
Unguided by a human hand.
except when the first furrow was
plOwed to make a guide row, the
machine, equipped with an auto
matte guide, invented by F. L.
Zibach, of Grand Island, Neb..
plOwed a 20-acre field.
The tractor runs in an irregu-
lar circle, rounding the corners.
Except for replenishing the gas
Oline and oil. it needs no atten-
ton. The electric control stops
the machine should it leave the
furrOw when the work is COM
pleted.
The invention was first tried
In 1921, Zibach said.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13

Helena.-Approximately fifty per
cent of the 1927 Montana crop acre
age has been seeded, according to the
report for the week ending May is
sued by the state division of publicity
Acreage devoted to the various crops
in Montana this year will probably
approach a total of 100000 acres,
the largest in the history of the state.
Last year 100000 acres were in
crops. Of the total crop acreage, APP
proximately 100000 acres will be
devoted to grain, and about 100000
acres to spring and winter wheat. 1t
is expected that spring wheat acreage
will be about the same as last year
and the winter wheat acreage great
ly increased. The official govern
ment-state report on winter wheat
and rye acreage will be released May
10.
Spring wheat seeding is making
rapid progress in most counties. Fer
gus, Pondera and Teton report one
third of spring wheat seeded. Prac-
tically all spring wheat seeding is
complete in the Clarksfork valley of
Carbon county and in the southern
part of Valley county. In Richland
Flathead and Rosebud seeding is re
ported nearly completed. Early seed
ed grain is showing in a majority oil
the counties and appears to be com
ing through the winter in good shape
Beet planting in Yellowstone is
practically complete and is progress
ing rapidly in Blaine now that the
cold weather has lifted. 1t is ex
: pected that acreage devoted to beet
this year will be about the same a
: last year. Ground has been prepared
: for corn in Chouteau, Yellowston
r and Rosebud and the crop will b.
7 seeded as soon as weather permits
a probably this week. Potato acreag
will be considerably increased, report
' Flathead, and seeding Of potatoes ha
t started in Powell, Madison, an
n Blaine. Winter wheat is reporte
q looking good in the principal winte
u wheat growing counties.
d Heavy precipitation is recorded
nearly all of the 30 agricultural cour
:, ties reporting. Local showers an
i snow with high winds in sections an
3 very little growing weather chara'
/ terized the week. Temperatures WEI
= low with the ground frozen in Gall;
= tin and slight frosts in Cascade an
u Teton. According to R. o. Youn
! inspector in the horticulture divisio
= at Harlowton, frost caused sligl
y y damage in the orchard sections in Il
! ~ Bitter Root valley. The damag
however, is not serious.
" Livestock conditions are much in
II proved throughout the state due
at the growth of range grass during Il
past ten days.
Ia Labor supply continues to exec
RI demand.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
Big Snow Storm Hats Work
and Travel in N. E. Montana

CONTINUED from page One)
Grand Forks have augmented the To-
cal forces of the Northern States
Power company and concentrated
their effort to re-establish communi-
cations.
Trains Re-rOuted.
Bismarck-Main line trains of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad were being handled over the
Northern Pacific route today as the
result of the washout near Mobridge,
S. D., according to Northern Pacific
officials here.
Part of the system was without
service as a result of the washout, it
was said here.
500 line railroad officials said
they expected little difficulty in res
cuing from a snowy bank the train
which stalled yesterday east of Plaza,
Mountrail county. The ten passen-
gers on the train were taken to Plaza
by sleigh.
Passenger and freight service on
the north branch of the 500 Line
halted yesterday, was to be resumed
today.
Heavy Rain.
The heavy rain Of the last three
days had little effect on the level of
the Missouri river here, the govern
ment guage showed. The rain fell
slowly and continuously and most of
it soaked into the soil, very little run
ming off into the river. A rise of
only half foot was recorded during
the last "a hours and the possibility
of flood is held to be extremely re-
mote.
Although at some points in the
state the weather was cloudy thi:
morning, a majority of places re
ported bright sunshine, and clea1
skies.
Rainfall was reported for the las
"a hours ending at 7 o'clock thi
morning as follows:
Armenia 1T; Bottineau and Crosby
missing; Devils Lake 10; Dickinson
20; Dunn Center .43; Glendale "a
Fessenden 10; Grand Forks IL
jamestown .38; Langdon 40; Lisbol
IT; Napoleon 81; Penbina .35; Lari
more, Minot and Wiliston, missing
Moorhead, Mimi, .26. Bismarck ha,
no rainfall for the 24-hour period.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13

he heard the motor of unseen air
plane on Monday morning.
The man, Peter Brien, living at
Riverhead, Harborgrade, reported
that between 9 and 10 o'clock ATTAIN
tic time), he distinctly heard the
sound of an airplane passing over Lne
backlands north of the railroad. he
could catch no glimpse of the machine
during the 20 minutes in which ne
heard the motor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
British Bombard ChinOs.

Shanghai.-The British onD,.
COckhafer fired at Chinese troos
stationed near Marking TODAY ny "
British destroyed Wanderer fired ,a'
on Chinese at Kiangyin. Both ss y
had been accidentally hit bv s sliss
rifle bullets. The number Of 'c ~!
nese killed by British fire is unlno Srl'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
Friday, May 10, 1921

ing warning by Ambassador
that the start of any Ams,;an erri&
plane on flight to Paris VIVIAN wSSA an.
fate of Captains Nungesserr n a Tie
remained in doubt, might st;, ,liu COi
derstanding in France, owna er misa.
Bellanca monoplane, Columbias u Tie
planned their start for earl O v0dag
day. 'a1ut'
Lloyd Bertrand, navigator !,
Columbia, said: Owe won't u tie
Paris if they don't want rs 81 .
fly over and around the Fiffo, wen
er, touch our wheels at TaP. lOs'
and then go to London and Ios get
Gotham field. 4''u a
"Nungesser and Coli tried 70
the jump on US and we bonoa q
their success as much as any ~ :. %
France did. Now is our chance ny Z
| CO." LET
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13

TALKING about county affairs some
people (ncluding certain county en-
plOyees) seem to think that the Pro-
ducers News is a part of and sup
posed to defend the county officers.
That is not so. The Producers News
is not the County or the Farmer
Labor Party. 1t is a newspaper and
its business it to give the public
honest and impartial news with such
comment thereon as the editor con-
sideres necessary or desirable. And
Farmer-LabOr Officials and their
subOrdinates are not immune to such
criticism. AS matter of fact Farm
er-LabOrites in the courthouse are
expected to exhibit high degree of
integrity, sObriety and public service.
If any of them depart from these
principles it is the duty of this paper
to expose them more ruthlessly than
we would even those of the OppOsi-
ton gang. From past experiences
the editor knows the prOneness of
persons living at the county seat to
form cliques and shape policies that
would perpetuate themselves in Of
flee. Whenever any such tendency
exhibits itself in Sheridan county it
will be promptly given an airing if
brought to the attention of the editor
Even though persons on the public
payroll sometimes forget they are
public servants and that they owe
their easy jobs to the farmers who
placed them in elective and appOin.
tive offices that potent fact is moi
forgotten in the editorial rooms Of
/ the Producers News. Public off
: cers-whether Farmer-LabOr q
n Otherwise-must walk the straigh
> and narrow path of righteousness, O
: expect criticism in this paper. An,
this is but continuation of tn
policy always pursued by the Pro
n ducers News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
BURN RECORDS OF IN
SOLVENT CROSBY BANK


Crosby, N. d., May S.-Burn-
ing of the records, files, books
and all other accOuntings of the
bank marked the end of the llqu-
datiOn of the insOlvent CltIzens)
National Bank of this city, when
]. S. Odland. received. wound up
the details of his receiversmp
pursuant to court order. A bag
truck load of records were de-
strOyed by fire in this manner
The Citizens National Bank was
the oldest banking institution IN
Divide county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13

periods of increased yield during that
time, in 1916, 1918, and 1924.
The averages for ten year periods
however show a steady decline. Elk
IRENE drouth prevailing from 1917
to 1920 over most of the state may
be the explanation for part of the
decline, but most economists are IN
clined to think that the state is go
ing through a period of experiment
tation in adaptable farming methods
for this climate and that the down
ward trend of the ten-year period
average will in all probability be re
versed as soon as the effect of the
1917-1920 period is left behind.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
RUMOR AFLOAT.

New York, May 1.-THE Cunard
line offices here announced that they
were sending a wireless this after,
noon to the captain of the Cunard
Cameronia asking him about rumor
that the Cameronia had word OF Nun
gesser. The source of the rumor was
unknown.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13

Hamilton, N. D.-Workmen are
busy today repairing half mile of
telephone toll line south of this place
which was blown down in the severe
wind of Sunday night. The poles
were broken off and service badly
interfered with.
Local men worked for several hours
on Monday in an attempt to save
the lives of four mich cows that had
become mired in the railroad ditch
within the town limits. Three of the
animals were saved but one cow was
drowned. 1t is not known to whom
the cows belong but it is supposed
they wandered from a neighboring
farm.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
U. S. S. R. Sends Protest.

Pedng.-The Soviet Union has
sent note to the Peking government
announcing that it will 'take suitable
steps" if prisoners, citizens of the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics,
taken in the embassy raids, are tried
and condemned by the same courts
Which tried and condemned the Chi
nese Communists captured in these
raids.
Fear for Prisoners.
Fears are felt in some circles to-
day for the safety of the fifteen of
the embassy staff who were arrested
during the raids on the Soviet Union
embassy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13

Helena.-From a moisture stand
point ranges are in excellent condi-
ton, according to the monthly sum-
mary issued by the U. S. division of
crop estimates and the state depart
ment of agriculture.
The warm weather of the last few
days Of April brought grass out to an
! excellent start. With the coming of
seasonable weather a big improve
ment in range feed is anticipated.
Lower ranges are now affording some
pasture in cases where stockmen are
largely dependent upon this feed.
Feed supplies were heavily drawn up
on during April on account of the
cold snowy weather. Even in sec
lions of the state where feed sup
plies were considered good for a fair
sized carry-over present stocks of hay
are now small. For the state as a
whole hay stocks remaining on farms
May 1, 1927 (1926 crop averaged so
per cent compared with 20.8 per cent
reported on May 1 a year ago. In
general cattle and sheep are reported
in good condition. Considerable wool
contracted at 31.33 cents while a
large number Of lambs have been con-
tracted at 10 to II cents.
Weather conditions during April
were unfavorable, generally speaking,
with several bad storms that culmin-
ated in a general storm from the 18th
to the 23rd when zero temperatures
were experienced The month closed
with an abrupt change to almost sum-
mer temperatures, which saw grass
starting in good shape, giving some
encouragement to the stockmen anC
: ! farmers Throughout the state. Dur
ing the first few days of May con.
ditions have not been particularly
favorable to Landing and calving bu-
the heavy wet snow will be of great
benefit to both grass and crops.
RANGES: Condition of Montana
ranges on May 1, 1927 placed at 81
per cent of normal compared with 81
last month and 101 per cent on Ma!
,, 1, 1926.
CATTLE: Condition of cattle OF
. May 1, this year placed at "a pc
:, cent of normal compared with 95 pc
cent last month and 1O5 per cent OF
: May 1, 1926. In sections of the
state where feed and hay were shor
I some shrinkage in cattle was report
: ed. This situation, however, will off
set as soon as ranges attain a norma
: condition.
\ SHEEP and LAMBS: Condition O
sheep and lambs as of May 1, 1872
placed at 81 per cent of normal com
+ pared with SO per cent on April ]
q 1927 and 104 per cent on May 1
. year ago. While lamb losses are e2
f pected on average higher than tn
n light losses of the past two season
i they will not be as bad as simila
: April weather would have meant fou
J. or five years ago. Considerably NOR
e attention is being paid to winte
f feeding of ewes, while Landing
r Montana is now largely done in shed
5. which affords minimum of lam
l. loss compared with the losses expel
r fenced where ewes and lambs are eS
e posed to the weather.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13

The sea and land gave back no
answer today to the incessant calls |
for word of the missing airmen-
CAPTAINS Nungesser and Coli. The |
Radio corporation, the Independent
wireless, and the navy swept the
wide Atlantic with radio queries
and met a wall of silence.
The "White Bird" was A anxious
hours overdue at New York at II
o'clock this morning on her flight
from Paris, and was last seen head
ing northwest off Kilrush, Ireland
Sunday morning. There was a re-
port early today that the plane was
found at Truro, N. S., but this was
quickly proved to be false.
Sea Searched.
Naval vessels are searching the
seas off New England and Nova
Scotia waters, while the French gov
eminent has a fleet of destroyers
heading westward in hunt for the
! French aces. So far their efforts to
locate the plane have been fruitless.
Lookouts on the transatlantic liners
bound east and west scan the horizon
for signs of the plane now believed
forced down by weight of ice formed
on her wings in flight.
Scant hopes remain of the finding
Of the missing men who many believe
fell into the sea north of the chart
cred course of steamships. Others
suggest that the "White Bird" came
down in the waters off New Found
: land, and unless the aviators were
rescued by a fishing smack, they fell
victims Of the ice that crushed their
fragile plane.
: Paris DespOndent
Paris was STEPPED in gloom and de-
: spondency today. The bitterness ex
pressed by some against Americans
t because of the reports that the
] United States government had failed
! to provide adequate weather report:
subsidized when it was officially an
: nounced that the failure to receive
[ wireless reports two days before thu
: flight was due to static.
:. The aviators had a food suppl.
S calculated to last them little over II
: days, largely caviar and bananas
e Having sailed the seas for years be
: fore he took to aviation, Captain Cor
S Ii tucked away a fishline and SOM
s bait in the corner of the fuselag
d just before the plane hoped off.
e New York, May -Notwithstand
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
$4,000 BusheI Crop
Forecast for Montana

Continued from page One)
valley and Judith Basin areas aband-
onment ran below the state average.
The winter wheat crop should make
an improvement with the first warm
weather in May as there is now ample
moisture for good growth. To dat
of May 1 top growth of the plant
was short, but on the other hand the
crop was well rooted and of good col
or.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13

Glasgow-Work on extension of
telephone lines from Peerless west
ward into Opheim will begin shortly.
b EiGss2K,