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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
Walsh Is Silent On Pyesi-
dental Aspirations

Helena, Sept. 23.-United States
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, who has
been prominently mentioned the last
week as a possible contender for the
democratic presidential nomination in
1928, would make no comment on the
possibility of his candidacy for NOM
lnation here Friday night.
We'll see what other people saw. .
ne said. In speaking of the coming
session of congress, Senator Walsh
expressed the belief that in the event
the Great Lakes-St Lawrence wafer
way project, which has been under
consideration for many years, is sue
cessfully carried through, Montana
farmers will be enriched more than
$5,000,00O annually.
To Cost $19S, 100000
The project would cost S198. .OOO.-
600" he declared, $3.50, 100000 Of
which would be chargeable to power.
1t is contemplated by promoters to
dredge the lakes and connecting.
streams to allow ships with 25-foof
draft to navigate from Duluth to the
ocean.
Conservative figures show that il
would cost 10 cents less a busheI to
ship wheat from Duluth and Chicago
to Liverpool and other northern Euro
pean points by the way of the Great
Lakes than by rail. This would mean
at least 5 cents more a bushel for the
Montana farmers and with the TO-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

DISPLAY AT FAIR

One of the principal features of
the North Montana Corn and Pure
Seed Show and Sheridan County Fair
that will be held in the Farmer-Labor
Temple on October 26th-27th-28tb will
be the Educational Display arranged
by the North Montana Experiment
Station at ort Assinaboine. Mr.. Geo.
Morgan, superintendent of the station.
has expressed his intentions of send
ing an exhibit which will be arrang-
ed IN such manner that the people
OF Northern Montana can get a clear
ana concise idea as to the value of
the work being done by the station at
Fort Assinaboine. The display will
tell a definite story as to the results
secured from diffe~ont methods of
tlllage, kind and quality of seed and
treatment of seed.
There will be several other educa-
tional exhibits at the show that are
being arranged for by c. H. Wilson.
County agent Of Valley, who is Chair
man of the educational committee.
The primary object of a Fair or
Seed Show is not just a place to take
a few exhibits and try to accumulate
as many blue ribbons as possible. but
it is a place to gather new ideas that
are brought out in the educational ex-
hibits that will enable the producers
to secure better results in their on
erations. That alone is what the
County Agents and Committees have
in mind when they put on a seed show
of this kind.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

! years.
Efficient Work
The work of Corcoran's men was
done cleanly and efficiently. There
was onl y one raid where there is some
doubt about conviction. It is said
that Border Patrolman Albright en-
tered place without a search war
rant. This incident mars an other
wise perfect war on rum in easter,
Montana. Arkwright is not WORKING
under CorcOran it was pointed ont af
ter the illegal raid took place Roozo
joints IN Daniels county also sufferad
serious setback. Scobey was re-
ported dry early this week after +bo
Dry Agents paid the border town on
unexpected visit. A Great Falls no
per describes the raids as follows.
"Dlstllling plants, intoxicatino Il
quors, both domestic and fore;neS5o
automoDile and materials used in the
lnailuIacUure OF liquors valued at sew
eral thousand dollars were seized dlr-
ing Che laSC three days by federal nro-
hlDlIlon operatives, cooperating with
oorder patrolmen. The offensive of
the federal agents was chiefly corfir
ed to Sheridan and Roosevelt corr, con-
ties and resulted in the arrest If irio liz
persons, 1t was announced SatnrJnT, rlI-lu
by members of the raiding parties '''s
The magnitude of the drive aoains+
venders and manufacturers of Iinrors
is indicated by the fact that 10 litTIs gtiIIs
with daily capacity of 500 goiIonE Iollis
$500 gallons of mash, 1864 nin+S -o',5s ns
beer, SS4 quarts of beer, 200 poaI1 gaiioUI u
of moonshine whisky and a misceIs sacIs
.laneous assortment of foreign 19uel- I;nnoZa
were seized: The officers also O. took took
barrels, a six horsepower &c.. OAK
.er and uncovered one of the mos most pOll- y,a
tentious distilling plants vet fo1',6 giS
Montana. N ~
"The elaborate distillery was found
bank of the Missouri river Tbo Sotsn "t;ii
house, according to the Officers se SHaI S.lil
located in a large dugout so wards ARDS
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DRY AGENT IS SUED
FOR 5000 DOLLARS


Holland Asks Change of Case to
Federal COurt-Dry Stool Was
Removed From This District
When His Association With
Enemies of F. L. Party Off
cials Was Shown His SuperiOrs
A writ of removal of cause, in
the case of Wilson versus Holland
was received in the court of
Judge Paul this week. Wilson
sued Harry Holland for assault
in the sum of $4,000. The assault
took place while Holland, a dry
agent, was conducting a raid for
illicit booze.
Holland has been in various es-
capades since he became a medm-
Der Of the prohibition depart
ment. He was recently located
at Glasgow and had charge of
this territory but was removed
when his superior officers were
advised that he was one of the
Marsters men who proved him
D'S-Ao<AAOAlG W IGSAuENtLS OF
this part of the state. Only one
other of this crowd who was inn
plicated in the attempted frame
up of Farmer-LabOr officials with
Brown, remains on the force.
They arc continually getting into
trouble and their further reten-
tiOn may result In more protests.
WRIT
In the District Court of the Unite
.tates, District Of Montana, Grea
'alls, Division.
Ohm ARTHUR WILSON, Plaintiff,
eversus
larry HOLLAND, Defendant.
The President of the United State
+ America to the District Court 0
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The Indictment was dismissed bv
Judge Pray on motion of District At
torney w. d. Rankin, who in his
statement to the court said he had
requested authority from the depart-
ment OF justice to move for tbe
quashing of the charge. The order
dismissing the Indictment was issued
by Judge Pray Immediately after the
dlstrlct attorney had submitted his
motion. no
Campbell was sentenced to serve
two years in Leavenworth peniten-
tlary and to pay a $1,000 fine. He
became eligible to parole several
weeks ago, but the Indictment re-
naming against him here and the
TACT that the fine had not been paid
stood as an obstruction to his re-
lease. The fine was paid with a fund
subscribed by oil operators in Mon
tana and from the same source money
VIII be Forthcoming to pay Campbell's
expenses to Montana from Leaven-
worth.
After Campbell had been indicted
In the Great Falls federal court an
other indictment was returned against
him at Spokane, but it is understood
that this charge has been dismissed
lat the instance Of the district attor-
ney there. Campbell, who at one
time controlled virtually all of the
Kevin-Sunburst oil field, will return
from the penitentiary virtually penni-
less and without proved oil holdings
OF any consequence, according to his
friends.
While his appeal from the judg-
ment Of the Great Falls court was
/ pending, Mr.. Campbell did consider
able geological work in northern
Montana and in Canada, and it is un-
derstOOd that upon his release he will
become identified with operators in
tterested in areas which he examined,
but that drilling must be done before
1t IS known whether the properties
have any value.
District Attorney Rankin asked the
department Of justice for permission
to move for the dismissal of the last
Indictment of record against Camp
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100000 bushel crop this year, it would
result in S3,5OO,O0O in the pockets of
our farmers.
"Other legislation of vital import
ance to Montana will be the flood
control bill" the senator said.
Three Reservoirs
The construction Of reservoirs at
the headwaters of the streams empty
ing their water into the Mississippi
seems the only logical solution of the
problem. If this can be realized. it
may mean three great reservoirs for
Montana, one in the Chain lakes site
near Havre, one in the jefferson riv-
er, and one in the Big Horn canyon.
Engineers have found that a dam
IN the Big Horn canyon would of ne
cessity be at least 400 feet high and
1t would make back water for at least
100 miles. A dam in the jefferson
river canyon would irrigate the en-
tire Crow creek valley and the Chain
lakes site near Havre would irrigate
a vast area.
When asked regarding the McNary-
Haugen bill, Senator Walsh said that
the bill would no doubt come up
again at the next session of congress
and in all probability would go the
same route with the presidents veto.
"The bill as it stands is unconstitu-
tiOnal," he said, "and if modified it
would ruin the very principle of the
thing"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
CLARK ESTATE SET
AT 48 MILLIONS
His Widow Is Given $2,5OO,OOO. Ap-
praisal Filed in New York Shows
Gross Assets of $3,984,7OS and a
Net of $3,762s253; $2,489,OOO In
Butte Bank.

New York.-An estate of S48 OOO
200 was left by former Senator vii
ham Andrews Clark of Butte. Mont.
VINO died here March 2, 1925, accord
ing TO an appraisal filed today.
The appraisal of the New York es-
tate showed gross assets of S3,984 .7O3
and net assets of $3,762,253.
The largest item of the New York
property was the art collection in the
Firth avenue mansion, now DESTROYED.
which was valued at $2,396,5O7.
Art Treasures
His will directed that these art
treasures should go to the MetropoIi-
tan Museum of Art, provided tbev
were put in a separate gallery. When
the trustees of the Metropolitan mu-
scum refused to comply with the
terms of the will, the collection was
given to the Corcoran gallery at
Washington.
The bulk of securities are those of
corporations in other states, principal
ly mining and land corporations. The
largest holding in this state was
shares Of stock in the First National
bank valued at S1,35O,OOO.
He had $3,383,28 in cash at the
time of his death. The bulk of this.
S2,489,332 was on deposit with the
banking house of w. A. Clark &
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baDcock's Motion Delays Case
Then Attorney Paul Babcock filed
his motion to remand the case hack 70
sheridan County. Each side was giv-
en- fifteen days by the court to file
orlefs. That means thirty davs. In
the event the motion to remand is de-
MED by the court each side will then
be given Is days to file briefs ON tbe
demurrer. When the Judges decision
IS handed down it will in all proba-
Dlllty be too late to try the case this
term, and if tried in the u. S. Court.
IL VIII go over to next spring.
More Delays
II, however, the motion to remand
made by Attorney Babcock is granted
by the court and the case is sent back
20 Sheridan County, lawyers present
IN the Federal Court were of the opin-
ION that the Surety Company could
further delay the case for the recov-
cry OF the county's money bv asking
For a change of venue on the ground
that they could not get a fair trial
because the jurors in Sheridan Coun-
" were taxpayers and were therefore
interested in the outcome of the suit
Il tins motion is granted it may mean
further delay Of the case. A nara
graph printed about the case in the
Great Falls Tribune is as follows:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

O1IS pSOpl0 OIL outlook,
Homestead POstOffice Robbed
Sunday night the postoffice at
Homestead was broken into and about
two hundred dollars was taken The
front door showed signs of being linn
mled and the door of the safe was
blown with some strong explosive
Inc inside door was also wrenched
from It's hinges. But a heavy coat
ing OF dust still remained on the ton
OF the safe, when the sheriff arrived.
showing that the robbers were dar-
ing and expert cracksmen who did not
even use blankets to deaden the
sounds. Nobody in Homestead re-
ported hearing the explosion or know
that anything out of the ordinary had
occurred In the peaceful village until
the POSTMASTER opened his store for
business Monday morning.
Arkwright Loses Car
Monday night Donaldson's Garaoa
at Plentywood was the scene of a car
theft. A Rickenbacker, owned bv Bor-
der Patrolman Arkwright was stolen.
1t is believed that the thief concealed
In the Garage until the car
age workers had gone home, then
watched for favorable opportunity
when the night policeman was on
some other beat and departed with
the car. The car is said to be heavily
insured and no doubt Mr.. Arkwright
Will recover the price of the car un-
less the thief is caught. The border
patrolman did not seem disturbed
when he discovered his car was miss
ing Sheriff Salibury run on to clues
that the car was driven to-
wards the Canadian border.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
HARRY BARNES IS
BURIED AT OUTLOOK
Man Who Met Death in Gun Fight
With Mike Flannery, Was Member
Moose Lodge at Hot Springs, Ark.
Barnes Took His Medicine BraveJy
and Died Without Complaining.

Harry P. Barnes, also known as Joe
Ryan, the man who was shot bv Mike
Flannery at Outlook last week, was
buried in the 500 line city with full
fraternal honors. The cost of the
funeral was betrayed by the Moose
Lodge of Hot Springs, Ark, of which
! the deceased was a member, and bv
Mike Flannery. The Moose Lodge at
once sent 500 on hearing of Barnes
death and Mike Flannery paid the
rest.
Barnes met his death as the result
of gun play in the Flannery pool hall
IN which he was the aggressor. Ear
ller IN the evening he had an alterca-
ton with a man in Flannery's pool
hall. F1annery warned him that he
would not allow any trough stuff" in
his place of business. Barnes. who
had been drinking, went out with a
threat on his lips and a scowl on his
race. He returned about midnight
and came in to the Flannery pool hall
with his gun drawn. A customer near
the cigar case threw up his hands as
ne was covered. Seeing Flannerv.
Barnes pointed his gun at him, fired
ana missed Mixes head by a narrow
margin. Flannery returned the fire
hitting Barnes in the side. Barnes
dropped to the floor with a moan. But
ne soon grabbed for his gun which
fell out of his hand but was check
mated in his intention to shoot again
when a bystander kicked the gun out
of his reach.
The injured man was taken to the
hospital where he received the best
OF medical care from DR.. Fawcett and
DR.. Campbell. He died within twen-
ty-four hours. Barnes went to his
grave without disclosing the where
abouts of his relatives or friends.
The Moose Card found in his clothes
was the only clue to his identity.
When Undersheriff Robke and Coun-
ty Attorney Erickson asked if he had
any charge to prefer against Mike
Flannery he did not answer.
The County Attorney did not prefer
any charge against F1annery after the
coroner's verdict. He is of the opin-
ion that the affair was one of iusti-
fable homicide and that prosecu-
ton for manslaughter or murder
would not lie.
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The white flag is ND!

he white flag is up!
The card" has been thrown
bodily into the discard!
The price tyranny of the grain
buyers trust is ended in Denton,
and the surrender is in progress
ali over the Judith Basin.
The victory will add ONE
MILLION DOLLARS to the
wheat money Of that area!
The First Real Break
The first real break came dur
ing the last few days of last week
when Floyd Hoover, of Denton,
was made a remarkable offer for
his spring wheat crop then about
TO be threshed. The offer was
made by the local manager for
the Montana Elevator company,
and was as follows:
The Montana elevator here was
to provide MIR. Hoover with
special bin for his wheat; it was
to load car for him. which he
was to ship to the Farmers
Union Terminal association, of
st. Paul, or to any selling agen-
cy he selected; when the settle
ment sheet was returned to Mr..
Hoover the Montana elevator was
to pay him the identical price for
the remainder of his crop that he
had received for the car he had
shipped.
That meant, for the first time
in the history of wheat raising
in the Judith Basin. the actual
highest competitive market price
for wheat!
SECOND SURRENDER EVEN
MORE SENSATIONAL
But a second surrender. even
more sensational. was to quickly
follow.
Saturday Mr.. Hoover began
threshing. In the afternoon he
showed samples of the wheat to
two of the local line elecators-
the Montana and the Montana
Dakota. From the managers of
each of these Mr.. Hoover received
an offer of $1.19 for his entire
crop. The card price that after
noon was $1.03.
Sixteen cents per busheI, and
on a falling market. at that.
That meant that the "card' of
infamous history had been thrown
into the discard and that the
trust was 'bustedv'
REVOLT AND SURRENDER
GOING HAND IN HAND
Everywhere in the Judith Bas-
in the revolt against the trust is
going on. Independent shipping is
spreading like a prairie fire, fore
ing the trust elevators into line
for higher prices.
Glenn Morton, for the Gilcrest
Farms company, is shipping for
the company and its tenants, and
for neighbOring farmers, for good
measure. He is getting from 18c
to 22c over the card"
Geo. w. Cook, for the Cook
Reynolds company, which looks
after a number of farms in the
Judith Basin for eastern owners,
is getting equally higher prices
for the tenants. and for some
other farmers as well.
Bankers and business men are
getting into the game, to make
the rout of the grain trust COM
plete and overwhelming.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
SHERIDAN COUNTY'S
BOND SUIT MAY NOT
BE TRIED THIS TERM

The prospect of the case of Sberi-
dan county versus the National Sure-
company suit to recover on an insur-
ance policy insuring the county
against loss sustained by burgla1v
coming up during the present term
of federal court grew DINNER tbis
week when counsel agreed to file
briefs of arguments to actions now
pending before the court.
CONTINUED on page Eight)
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LOCAL MARKETS
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

Washington - (FP)-Sen. Fletcher
OF Florida, veteran member of the
Senate committee on commerce. has
issued a statement insisting that Con-
gress appropriate funds for construc-
ton of new merchant ships, based on
a declared policy of permanent gov
ernment ownership and operation of
the merchant marine.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
HOUSE THROWS
IOWA WRESTLER

AT the wrestling match held at Out
look Saturday night, Elwood House
won In two straight falls from Shorty
Jacob Of Iowa. The full particulars
of the match were not learned, but
it is reported that the match was a
good one and that Jacobs is still
ready to place some money that he
can defeat the Outlook man.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

hell Inc remaining Great Falls Indictment accusing Gordon Camp
oe dlscoyefer OF the KevnSunbuIst oil field of usn The %
TO deIraud in connection with the promotion Of an oi -
a uie9q be e n ao dedera court Tuesday by Judge Charles n
bells na1o & &"Gto II Is thought clearing the way for Camp
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who expected to hear the case of Sheridan
04 0 gSC the National Surety Company on sit t rco
last minute eep menH when Attorney Paul Babcock filed
@ d was believed that Judge Pray would take m The - o
ouIety Company and in the event he oveTIaJ so AL
Case would be tried in few weeks - 0u Same ue
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Sheridan County Case Against
Surety Company Again Delayed

0a3cock nteposed Motion to Remand Case Back to County
ct Last Minute Ihis Action May Put Case Over Term
gays tribune Demurrer of Insurance Company VIII Not
De Reached Until Remand Briefs are Filed and Disposed f
history OF Robbery and Effort Discredit and Fr;
mer-Labor Officials Recalled. ''N ''"iie
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Epidemic OF RObberies In Dakota And Montana
CLENTANA BANK LOOTED---SAFE IN
HOMESTEAD POSTOFFlCE CRACKED

Eeged Robbers OF Several Banks In North Dakota and Mon
tana Jailed at Mnot Barge and BIunfield Said - Re Wn
Hnown Stick Up" Men. WheelocE Cashiers Death Nav
Be Solved ArSwright Loses Well Insured Car in Pentv
wood Garage Many HoIups Trains and in Stores and
Man Killed in Gun Fight at Outlook '
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

LAST INDICTMENT AGAINST
OIL MAN QUASHED BY PRAY

court Order Freeing Dscovere of Montana Oil Fields from
Remaining Charge Clears Way for Release from Peniten
was Sen to Jail Shelby People Raise Money to Paw Fine
OF $I0oOOO Rankin Moves Dismissal of Indictment
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
WESTLAND STARTS
MINOT OFFICE PLANT
Upon Completion of New $4,000
Building ScObey Firm Will Move
Offices to MinOt.

Minot, Sept. 26.-The general con-
struction contract for the building of
new general offices and a compound
ing plant in Minot for the Westland
Oil Company has been awarded to
Isak Mattson, local contractor, who
has started work. AS soon as the Of
flee building is completed, the gener-
al offices of the company will be
moved from Scobey, Montana to Mi
not. The estimated cost of the COM
pleted structure is $4,000.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

Aonef epidemic of rObberes seems to be in full sno in
o % Dakoa and Eastern Montana reminiscent of last wear
SC0es garages and posoices have been broken into and
harvest hands travelling main line trains have beon
eo up ana their pockets rfed fatal SHOOTING scrann
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

With the assumption active charge of the Northeastern,
es by Federal Officer Dan CorcOrn the business booteggng
mas suffered jolt Last week agents. working under the cbaoe
OF Cocoran captured stills bootleg booze in three das
than all the prohibition officers onerano in ts ds IL -
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TRUST ELEVATORS
IN DENTON RAISE
THE WHITE FLAG

The following appeared in a
special edition of Teagarden's Re-
porter which has just arrived on
the exchange desk of the PrOduc-
eTs News:
TRUST ELEVATORS IN DEN
TON RAISE THE WHITE FLAG
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MINOT BOXER TO
MEET BILLINGS MAN
HERE SAT. NIGHT
Splendid Lineup of Boxing Matches
Scheduled for Fight Fans at FL.
Temple. Highest Priced Card Ever
Put On In City.

When the fans assemble at the
Farmer-Labor Temple tomorrow (Sat-
urday) night they are promised one
of the best fight cards that has ever
been witnessed in the Northwest by
the local post of the American Legion.
Large purses have been hung up
for the winners and the best talent
prOcurable will be on the list.
Main Bout
The main bout will be between
CONTINUED on page Eight)
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COrCOran Hands Northeastern
Montana Bootleg Business Jolt

Huge Stocks of Imported and Domestic Liquor Seized In
Raids Elaborate Distng Plant Found Near POPLAR SEQ
bey Antelope and Plentywood Places Raded Jack DIVERS
Boozery at Plentywood Again Visited BY Dry Agents.
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ROOSEVELT ROBBERS
TORTURE VICTIMS

Wolf Point, Sept. 24.-OverpOw-
cred and tortured when he failed to
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