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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25

State Farm Income Sets New Record
Total value of all crops produced
in Montana in 1926 was S1O8, ,OO6,OOO
compared with $11O, $4,000 for 1925.
a slightly larger production in 1926
being offset by generally lower
prices. Income, from 1926 crop and
livestock in this county was S6,445,-
77O, compared with S5,45O,875 in
1925.
The relatively large increase in
livestock income in 1926 the totals
being S71 100000 for 1926 and S65.-
$4,000 for 1925, will bring the total
gross farm income for Montana in
1926 to S129,856,000 compared with
S123, $4,000 and will set a new in
come record for the state, the pre-
ceding high point having been $124,-
474,OOO.
Wheat Still Leads In Income.
Wheat still leads as the states
largest individual income source con-
trlbutlng to Montana farms in 1926
a total of about Al million dollars, al
though beef cattle decreased wheat's
lead this year when they increased
their contribution to 80 million dol
lars compared with 27 million ir
1925. Sheep and lambs and WOO
third largest contributors brought il
22 million dollars in 1926 compared
with 10 million dollars in 1925; dairy
products increased to 10 million or
little more than a million dollars ov
er 1925. With livestock items takins
three places out of the first fouT
the fifth income source returns t,
crops with hay income placed at s.,
million dollars, while poultry claim
sixth place in 1926 with AZ million
dollars hogs, seventh place with A..
million dollars; eighth place return
ing to crops where sugar beets CLAIM
: 2.5 million dollars. Seed and can
ming peas with an income of I.6 mil
lion dollars take ninth place and to-
oats, flaxseed, potatoes, beans, ban
ley, alfalfa seed; corn, apples an
rye in order named.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25

Chewing the Hay.
The case was about the burning of
hay on Pete Marron's meadow, ad-
joining the Great Northern right of
way, which the plaintiff alleged was
caused by sparks from the defend
ants locomotives. Several witnesses
were examined by plaintiff to show
the extent of the damage and the
value of the hay while the Great
Northern had a whole army of wit
nesses to prove the contrary. Mr..
Cliff of the Great Northern legal
staff, assisted Attorney Howard Lew
is In presenting the case for the rail-
road while Attorneys Babcock and
Greer represented Pete Marron. There
was much evidence introduced to de-
termine the price of hay and when
the jury and spectators were asked
by townspeople how the case was
progressing they invariably replied:
"They are still chewing the hay
After the case was over Pete Marion
said the railroad company was
Chewing the cud."
/ The AtOr Case.
The jury in the case of Atoi
against the Great Northern reported
Thursday night Of last week, bring
ing in a verdict for S12350O He hac
asked for S250000. The following
report on this case was too late fol
publication last week: t
Two days were spent in selecting
CONTINUED on page Five)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25

propaganda.
Warships BOmbard City.
Yesterday two chinese warships
supplied with ammunition by Eng
land and under control of Marshal
Sun turned their guns on the city and
bombarded the arsenal. Several per-
sons were killed and much damage
was DONE The British are fearful
that the Chinese mercenary soldiers
whom they are supporting may at
any time join the Cantonese and run
the foreigners out Of this city. Such
an event would have a bad effect on
English control of the orient parti-
cularly India Before such a posi-
bility would be consumated it is ex-
pected that English marines and war
ships would get into action although
such a display of force would be re-
sented by the radical labor forces at
home
Talk of Town
/ The shell fire from the Chinese
! warships was the talk of the town.
/ The following dispatch which passed
the censor gives some facts about it:
China's civil war today reached
Shanghai, the great international port
where several thousand foreigners
reside.
4 Cantonese gained control of Chi
4 nese gunboat in the Whangpo river
and opened fire on the city, striving
to reach the Kiagnan arsenal and ex-
plode munitions there, part of the
war stores of the northemers.
Shells, falling short, dropped into
the French concession The French
concession volunteer force was hasti-
!, ly modified.
News of the bombardment, com.
: ing out of the clear sky, emphasized
the dangers besetting the foreign
! residents of the port. 1t was onl!
r recently that the contending Chimes,
e factions rejected a suggestion b!
e Secretary of State Kellog for neu
Continued on page Five)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
Stewart Investigation Occupies
Time Of Legislative Committee
Guarantee Law Killed Sunday Dancing Legaized-
House Clears Decks 5Oth DayGovernor Signs Several
Measures.

HeIena-The chief items of in
terest here during the week was
the career of the Bank Guarantee
Bill and the Investigation of the
office of Secretary of State Stew
art. The Bank Guarantee Bill was
killed In the House by a vote of
so to Al after Sparkling, Larson
and others fought bravely to have
it receive further consideration.
The Senate had an unfavOrable
report on the same bill from the
Banking Committee but due to the
OratOry of Taylor and Kane the
bill was ordered printed on rec
ord vote. 1t came up later in the
senate committee of the whole,
but was killed after the bankers
lobby had time to do its work.
Highway Commission Bill
A bill to increase the number O
highway commissioners was intro
duced by Pauline and some 9th
theirs. Evidently the Flathead caba
thought that Eastern Montana woul
get some representation on the hlgn
way commission through the passag
of this bill. They whipped Paulin
into line and forced him to knife hi
own bill rather than see people lv
ing in the hinterlands get the plum
or the roads.
Dancing all the Time Now
The dancing blue law was repeale
when Robert Larson piloted the bl
to repeal the ban on Sunday dancln
through the house. Young and ol
people can now dance far into Satu
day morning without feeling tn;
they are law breakers.
J Stewart Investigation
The investigation of the office
Secretary of State Stewart still Co
(Continued on page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
MAN COMMITS
SUICIDE NEAR
MEDICINE LAKE

John C. Balm Found Dead In !
Barn With Jaw Shot Off and
Throat Slashed Tuesday Morn
ing-Was Old Time Resident.
Medicine Lake was in a furOre
Tuesday morning when the re-
port that the body of a dead man
had been found about IL miles
northeast of town. Investigation
revealed the fact that John c.
: Balm committed suicide on the
Irene Murphy place by shooting
himself with a shotgun in the
*face and slashing his throat with
a razor. AS he had only one cart
ridge and the shot tore away
part of his jaw but only left him
in intense pain he must have de-
cided to finish the job of killing
himself by using a razor on his
neck.
The act was committed about
1880 Tuesday morning in the
bunk house. His boy was out at
the barn at the time and he sent
his wife to look at a trap set
within half a mile from the
house. When his wife returned
she found the dead body of her
husband in the bunk house.
The deceased was 81 years old.
He was born in Fairfield, Iowa.
= He had been in poor health for
some time. Balm came to Mon
tana in 1898 and hOmesteaded
near FrOid. Deceased leaves a
widow and son. who live with
him, two daughters and son in
Davenport, Iowa, and seven
brothers to mourn his loss.
One of the brothers. Charles
lives at Bainville. which was
named after him.
Coroner Nelson was on the
scene soon after the sad event
was reported but considered that
the evidences of suicide were too
apparent to necessitate the hold
ing of an inquest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
YOU CAN DANCE.
ON SUNDAY NOW

Repeal of the law which prohibits
the holding of public dancing after
midnight on Saturday or on Sunday
has recently been acted on and pass
ed by the Montana legislature accord
ing to bill introduced in the house
by Chatham Abrahamson, Mcleod,
Reed, Ballard, Akofer, Thorburn,
Knight, Hodgsliss and Cheadle. The
authors contend that the law was not
being observed and as far as country
dances are concerned is contrary to
the traditional idea that a dance
starts early and lasts until everybody
is willing to go home. The bill pass.
ed by vote of 20 to %.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
NELS MOE TO TAKE
ON HENDRICKSMEIER
Seasoned Battler to Meet Fast Ray
mOnd Slugger at Farmer-LabOr
Temple, Friday Night. March 4th.

A bout which promises to be one
of the best drawing cards ever held
III this city in point of interest to the
lovers of pugilistic art, will take place
Friday evening, March 4th, when
Nels Moe of Archer meets "Alkali
Pete" Hendricksmeir at the Farmer
Labor Temple in this city.
The bout, which is an aftermath of
the boxing exhibition held in this
city a few weeks ago, in which Hen
dricksmeier received the decision ov-
er Ben Moe, a brother Of Nels, prom
ises to be a real go-getter.
Nels is we'll known to the people
of Sheridan county as he has follow
ed the wrestling and boxing game
for many years. Moe has been hav-
ing many boxing matches recently in
Canada, and has made a fine record
in that country. He is a veteran OF
the ring and knows all the tricks OF
the game and is now going through
a period of hard training preparatory
to the match, which he and his sup
porters believe will end in a victor!
for the Archer battler.
"Alkali Pete" is also we'll know
to the boxing fans of Sheridan coun
ty, and he has gained a reputation
that is no small one. The Raymon
boxer is fast and tough with a wal
lop in either mitt that creates haV
oc when he gets to going. "Alakal
Pete" always gives the crowd thei
moneys worth in action and Will
he is pitted against probably tn
CONTINUED on page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
NC FARLAN HAS JUST
GONE ON VACATION

Last week several papers in the
county, including the Tribune, carried
the announcement that County Treas
urer Neil McFarlan had resigned his
office. This is true so far as it goes
but it has since been learned that
his resignation is but temporary and
that he will again assume charge
March 1st. In the meantime he will
take a vacation trip east.
All will be glad to learn that Mr..
McFarlan will continue to serve as
county reasurer.-Froid Tribune.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
NEW HAIRDRESSER

Mr.. Hilyard is opening up, in con-
nection with his barber shop the De
Lux Beauty Shop with Miss Mabel
Paetow, of Fargo, in charge. Miss
Paetow is coming to Plentywood on
March End. She has had eight years
experience in all Lines of beauty
treatments and has worked for five
years in Fargo. She specializes in
care of the hair, marcelling and hair
bobbing.
The former marceler and manicur-
ist left last week and Mrs. Joe Dolin
from Medicine Lake has been at the
shop for the past few days taking
care Of the business.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
Wunderlich-Huber

Miss Susan ] Huber and Harvey
R. Wunderlich were married Sunday
February 18th, 1927 by Rev. Norton
at Kedstone. The young couple are
well known In the Outlook-Redstone
country and their many friends wish
their happy and prosperous vovage ,,s
through lie as man and wife.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
SONS OF NORWAY
DANCE AT TEMPLE.

On March 26 the Antelope branch
of the Sons of Norway lodge is hold
ing dance at the Farmer-Labor
Temple in this city. One Of the fin
est crowds and the best of music is
promised for the evening. Everyone
is assured of an excellent time for
Saturday, March &c.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
Weather Warns Up

After a continued cold spell lasting
several months, the weather man
changed his schedule and Northeast
ern Montana, has been experiencing
spring weather which is causing the
snow to melt rapidly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
IN THE COILS OF THE ANACONDA COMPANY
Walsh Was Elected By the Aid of Copper Press While Pro-
Tossing Progressivsm Betrayal of Wheeler in 1918
The Black Wartime Record of "The Little Tyrant"
ARTICLE II.

When Senator Tom Walsh his last campaign tour
he convinced everybody who listened to him that he was not
weighted down with much modesty There
every audience he addressed who had very exalted on-
ion of the public and private virtues of Montana
tOr-and that no less person than the Hon Tom
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
Huge Increase in Value Of
County Products Over 1925

Crops produced in Sheridan County in 1926 were valued
at $5O25,l2O compared with $4,O9 675 in 1925; while
value OF livestock and livestock products sold 1926
S42O65O, compared with ST. 359 200 in 1925 according
estimates of G. Diamond Agricultural stascan for the
" 5 Bureau Agricultural Economics cooperating with the
Montana State Department Of AgricuIture.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
KELLOCC'S EASTERN DIPLOMACY is CRUDE

Shanghai, Feb 23-One hundred chinese workmen
strike within the gates of the city sympathy with the Ma
tonast Liberation The British who have poured
out flood of gold keep mercenary in the field
against the Cantonese appalled, the effect of Nationalist
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
Pete Marion Gets Verdict
Against G. N. Railway Co.
Jury Awards the Plaintiff Substantial Damages After Pro-
racted Trial of Hay CaseAtor Also Gets Verdict for
$1235OO in Similar Case.

When the jury reported about nine o'clock Wednesday
night IN the OF Pete Naon the Great Northern
there verdict of 500 and costs in favor of plaintiff
and against the railroad company The the jury
at 3:OO M Wednesday, after occupying the time of the
court since Thursday of last week
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures
100000 WORKERS OF CITY STRIKE
IN SYMPATHY WITH The CANTUNESE

Forces Desert British Mercenary General Sun and Go Over
to Nationalist AmyAnoher Oriental Traitor Evacuates
Shantung-British Fear Revolution Among Subject Ma
tons of East.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25

Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures
Walsh Backed Law Which Opened Way for LOOtg the Public Domain
HOW JOHN BARTON PAYNE
DISPOSED OF OIL RESERVES

Montanas Senior Senator Sat Silent While Wilson Underng
Leased Nations Resources Oil Interests-Why Walsh
Was Turned Loose Doheny and SncIair-How He Was
Manipulated from No. 26 Broadway.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-25
Walsh himself
Consistency

w dISn nlInSGII.
Consistency
Amongst the many shining virtues
that he would have the common herd
believe he possessed to the nth degree
there was none he seemd to prize
more than-COnsistency. Let us tear
the veil from the last few years of
his political life and see how consist
ent was Mr.. Walsh when the oil in
dustry was involved. In the last ar
ticle we showed how he helped to
pass the General Leasing Act of 1920,
under the provisions of which the
most valuable oil lands in the coun-
try was turned over to Standard Oil
and allied interests. The inconsist-
ency of praising such a law before
its passage and then condemning
those independent oil interests who
took advantage of it a few years lat
er seems to be apparent to everybody
conversant with the facts except Mr.
Walsh.
Weasel WOrded Law
The Leasing Law was cunningly
devised to validate the claims of the
! false entrymen heretofore referred
to. 1t authorized the Secretary O.
the Interior to validate the doubtful
titles referred to as HE SAW FIT
When the act was passed betweel
40 and so millions of dollars wer
impounded in banks representing tn
sale of oil unlawfully taken iron
public lands. The law was so con
structed that the Secretary of tn
Interior could turn over seven-eight
of the wealth so illicitly produced t
the sleek thieves upon the paymen
CONTINUED on Last Page)
New Britain herald., 1927-02-14
Suburban For Sale

PLAINVTLLE-Newly built beautiful family house of l3 rooms. all modern improvements and conveniences, with 2 car garage, best location. Price very reasonable. New England Real Estate Co.,. 436 Main St. Tel. 1875 or 16aa. WILLIAMS COURT, kENSINGTON--a family house for sale, electric lights and gas Phone 653-3 or c675-13.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-14
Auto Parts and Accessories

DENATURED ALCOHOL--lSs proof. 69c gallon. Budd Auto Products Co.,. 16l Arch St. Tel. 39S9.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-14
AUTOMOTIVE
Autos and Trucks For Sale

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New Britain herald., 1927-02-14

RuGS-Genuine Persans at low prices. New and antique. Sales room S3 Myrtle St. B. Y. Jones, Tel,
Evening star., 1927-05-24
SPRINCTIME
BY d. @. PEATTlE.
Buttercups..

The company that sold me the sod
for my lawn must have brought it
from place with a goodly number of
foreign weeds. for I have been motto.
ing number of little flowers in the
grass that are not found hereabout.
There is tiny little whitlow grass
with it's silvery pods. Blue-eyed
speedwell looks up at me. Brightest
of them all is the English buttercup.
An old teacher of mine once told
me that. in his young days, they
would have tainted if they had
opened a manual of botany that did
not begin with the buttercups. There
was then no idea Of evolution, such as
now influences our scheme of plant
classification, but there was some sort
of notion of higher and lower. Books
began with the highest or noblest
plant or animal, and took up last the
most humble of Gods creations.
Since buttercups lead off the old
manuals, they must. therefore, have
been considered the pinnacle Of
creation in the plant world. / cannot
think of reason why this should
have been so. Today the buttercup
is considered to belong to family
primitive among Towering plants.
Some even think it the most primitive
living family of flowers.
But high or loWly, the butterCup
has a charm. weedy. poisonous,
though it may be, that lasts through
the ages, that can vie with our native
aZalea and laurel.
Evening star., 1927-05-24

do not know whether to leave your
hat on and be impolite, maybe, or
take it off and have people think you
work there.
Joan left the baby next door with
Mrs. Stewart and met me downtown
at o'clock. and we went into a store
and started looking at some dresses.
and a girl came up and said did we
want something, and | wanted to ask
her what in heck did she think we
We're there for, but Joan just said yes
and the entertainment was on.
The girl said, Isn't this a lovely
model?"--like she was talking about
automobiles or something-and Joan
said, ''Oh, isn't it darling?"
A dress is a darling until your wife
has had it week, and then it is a
fright.
| said, "You don't intend to wear
that to school, do you?" and Joan said,
"Why not, dear?"-she calls me dear
in front of people unless they are
friends of ours-and / said, II thought
you were going to buy simple little
serviceable Dress" Joan said, 'Oh,
this would be very serviceable," and
the girl said, Yes, indeed. The ma
terial wears extremely we'll"
UOdIi DCiiSNC i II II ~ OiiI
and she disappeared some place, and
pretty soon Joan came out wearing
the dress.
She said, "How do I look in it,
dear?" said, do I get to say what
/ want to or am / expected to say
something you have already thought
up?" and Joan said, Don't you like
it?'' I said, THE skirt is too short, "
and Joan said. THE only short skirts
you like are those other women wear. "
l said, 81 certainly love the idea of
my wife going around in thing like
that" and she said. YOU'D love for
any other woman to go around in it,
however,
So did not say anything more, and
Joan kept trying on more dresses, and
finally she put one on that l thought
was great, and said, There. That's
something like it, and Joan said,
Yes, but I'd hate to say like what"
and it ended up with her buying the
first dress, and yesterday she fed me
some applesauce about wanting me
to like what she bought, but ! guess
that did not mean she guaranteed to
buy what l liked.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
Feeding the Young Skin.

Fashions in medicine are just lit
tie less tickle than fashions inXAttire.
Frequently a fad or fancy in baths,
splints or cough medicine sticks for
several seasons. like horn-rimmed
specs. For example, a very dainty.
palatable cough concoction introduced
to physicians 10 years ago is still pre-
SCribed
In an article about complexion the
boy or girl with that badge of youth,
acne (blacllheads and pimples). reads
that this almost normal physiological
occurrence of youth in it's worst
forms is frequently accompanied by
starchy Indigestion '" whatever
that may mean.
'The cutting down Of starchy food
often helps, while too much sugar
makes the control of acne more diff.
| ficult."
The boys are left out of the cpl
| logue, perhaps because the girls are
more likely to believe everything they
/ read in the newspaper:
| almost any girl who has controlled
| her diet for time and then sue.
Cumbed to the temptation of a box of
chocolates can testify to the unfavor.
| able result"
| Considering the thorough way the
education Of girls is neglected in our
| present popular educational system
it IS not so remarkable tl.at girls and
| women can and do testify to many
| absurd fancies relating to their health
| Gven the author quoted is not SC
| deeply Obsessed with this carbohydrate
| prejudice as the unhappy boy or girl
who reads the article might infer, for
the article concludes with this remark
Most faddists believe in a cure
all, and food faddists are no exception
| There are many varieties of them
| each believing that the key to health
consists in leaving out altogether
| some particular class of foods OF
| even limiting himself to one class >
| He does not say that too much