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port that Edward L. Doheny, who
leased the Elk Hills naval oil reserve,
had "been liberal with his contribu-
tions to both parties" BrattOn recalled
that the oil man had said he had con-
tributed $75,008 to the democratic
party at one time while it was later
shown that this figure should have
been $4,000. Nye interrupted to say
that subsequent investigation had re-
vealed the $34, 900 figure as correct.
Defends Report
The committee chairman defended
his report that many witnesses had
contributed to both parties as a Every
positive statement of fact" He deciar-
ed that Harry F. Sinclair, who leased
Teapot Dome oil reserve, had helped
both parties financially. This brought
Senator Walsh to his feet with a re
quest for Nye to reveal the source of
his information. The Montanan de-
MED that any evidence had been re.
ceived showing contributions by Sin.
clair to the national democratic CAM
paigns.
Nye said information had been re-
ceived by the committee, which had
not been published, to the effect that
Sinclair had contributed $4,000 to the
fund raised to bring the 1924 demo-
cratic convention to New York. He
added that this information would be
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Saturday June 2.
The Cuban pirates are said to be
the only real Cuban ball club in the
U. S., and they are reported as hav-
ing a mighty strong organization.
However, they will find that the local
team are not the common small town
baseball team and will have to travel
on high if they are able to stop the
Plentywood sluggers.
A good crowd is expected to help
the boys defeat the Cubans if it can
be done, and Manager Becker feels
that his boys are equal to the occa-
sion with the backing of the local
fans.
When Happy" Felsch lifts one ov-
er the fence, you will hear the Span
ish rising from the Cuban throats in
a torrent of words.
The Cuban lineup is as follows: Per-
ez, S.; Kasso, 3b; Ramero, If; Stock
man, CT; Gonzales, 2b; Alvarez, p;
Fernandez, lb; Rocha, rf; Armando, c;
Diez, p; Casa, p; Rodriguez, Utility.
Locals to Play at WilIistOn Sunday
The day after playing the Cuban
Pirates, Plentywood will play Willis
ton at Williston. The North Dakota
city is said to have a good team this
year and Williston will be out en-
masse to see their local boys play the
All-Star Plentywood team.
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HOMESTEAD PIONEER
CALLED TO REWARD

Christen jacobson, farmer living
east of Homestead, died at 6:3O a. M,
Tuesday morning, May 29th.
Mr.. jacobson is an old Civil War
veteran and has a remarkable war
record. He enlisted when he was II
years of age and continued throughout
the war.
The deceased had been ailing for
several years and was under the con-
slant attention of his daughter Nav.
He was one of the first settlers In
the Homestead country and was a
very hard worker.
Mr.. jacobson was "a years of age
when he died, being born December
II, 1914. His wife preceded him in
death IL years ago. He is survived by
two daughters, May jacobson and Mrs.
Belle Kemmer and one son, Arthur
Jacobson, who resides in WASHINGTON.
Funeral services will be held n
Homestead the latter part of this
week.
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" PCtOOOO. Ny OOCIl uOuS6S before
adjournment.
At the same time that Congress- is
proceeding to do something along pub-
lie ownership line the federal trade
commission is sticking the harpoon in
to the power octopus.
Power Trusts Operations Exposed
The investigation into the power
trusts operations by the federal trade
commission, it will be remembered,
came about as a result of resolu-
tion by Senator 7. J. Walsh of Mon
tana, adopted by the senate about two
months ago. Senator Walsh ATTEMPT
ed have the investigation conduct
ed by a committee of the senate. but
by a comparatively small margin the
senate voted to entrust this important
investigation to the federal trade COM
mission. The commission as now con-
stituted is far from progressive and
the power senators believed that little
harm to their big baby would come
from an investigation by the commits
sion.
But it now appears that things are
not going so we'll for the trust. The
commission is really performing bet
ter than had been anticipated. Thus
far the work of investigation has been
wonderfully effective and there have
resulted some startling revelations.
Power Interests Control Schools
1t has been shown that the power
trust has supplied the public schools
with its literature and it has alst
been shown hat text books favorable
to public ownership in use in the pub
lie schools and in the state universi
ties, state normal schools and othe
state educational institutions, hav
been successfully weeded out as re
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suit of the activities of the power
trusts representatives..
That the power trust has something
at stake cannot be disputed. It's net
profits are enormous. Perhaps no
other industry is faring so well these
days as is the electric light and pow
er industry. And the power compan-
les want the profits to continue.
During the year 1927 the Standard
Gas and Electric Company, which
owns a controlling interest in the
Northern States Power Company, had
net operating earnings of $6,3209, ,621.
This is gain of $4,5OO,OOO over the
year 1926. What is most astonishing
rs chat the net earnings are nearly 45
per cent of the gross income.
Power Company Profits Enormous
The Northern States Power Com
pany which operates mostly in the
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Members of Committee Fight
Three statements were cited as mis-
leading by BrattOn, who opened the
discussion by telling the senate that
he believed portions of the report
were not justified by the testimony.
Expressing a desire that the actual
evidence concerned might be known,
the New Mexico senator denied that
witness after witness" had testified
that he had mot confined his contri-
buttons to any one political party" as
declared by the report.
Bratton said only two witnesses had
so testified.
Turning to the assertion in the re-
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Outlook.-The whole town is talking
about the deal Mr.. Frank Koester
made with Miss Wanda Hass last
Monday with reference to some lots
in the Outlook townsite. 1t appears
that Miss Hass had considerable
money in the Security State Bank op-
Grated by Koester and that he advised
her in some investments. After much
conversation Mr.. Koester told her he
could sell her some lots for $150.0O
Miss Hass decided to make the invest
ment. The next thing that happened
was that the willy Outlook banker
jumped in his car and drove 18 miles
to Plentywood and bought the lots
named from the County Treasurer
for $4,000. He got no deed but re-
sold them to Miss Hass making a
profit of $500 or almost $5 for each
mile he travelled to Plentywood. Miss
Hass did not see how Mr.. Koester
could deliver a deed so soon so she
came to Plentywood and found out
what the Outlook banker paid for the
lots he sold to her. When she learned
the facts she considered holding up
trains in a gold mining country was
small stuff compared to what Mr..
Koester tried to "pull" on her.
Calls on Banker
She called to see Mr.. Koester and
told him that she did not like the deal.
He told her it was legitimate trans
action. She wanted to withdraw the
money she had on deposit in his bank
but he told her she would have to
wait.
Next day Mr.. Koester left for Dull
nth but is expected back soon. Miss
Hass's statement to the press on the
subject is as follows:
"On Sunday night, May 9th, l
went over to Frank Koester's home
and he offered me six lots west of
the Outlook school house for 5000.
l told Mr.. Koester that was too
much so he said after some argu-
ing that he would let me have them
for $4,000. Mr.. Koester then went
to Plentywood the following Monday
and made arrangements with the
County Treasurer and paid hini
! $1,000 for the six lots that he sold
to me for $4,000 making a profit
of about $4,000 for his trip to Plen-
tywood.
"I am a depositor of Mr.. Koes-
ter's bank so / then went to his
bank and demanded what money l
had on checking account. Roy Mel
son, assistant cashier, told me that
they didn't have money on hand to
pay me that I have to wait until
tomorrow.
"I do not think it fair for Mr..
Koester to try and rob working
girl of $4,000 just because she has
confidence enough in him to be-
lieve him square instead of an old
flim-flammer.
''WANDA HASS."
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Public Ownership Making Roadway Says Tiegan
KREBSBACH RESIDENCE
is SCENE OF SMALL FIRE

Last Tuesday the fire alarm aroused
the people of Plentywood at 4:4O in
the afternoon. The fire laddies re-
sponded instantaneously and the long
fire truck swept up the street to the
Martin Nelson home in few minutes.
But some one had got their wires
crossed, and again the fire truck
wheeled around and speeded to the
Krebsbach home on the opposite side
of the city. Here it was found that
gasoline had in some manner become
ignited in pan and that Mrs. Krebs-
bach had thrown the blazing pan out
side, severely burning herself on both
arms. She was taken to the hospital
where the burns were treated, when
she again returned to her home. Nc
damage was done to the house.
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C. c. WAGNER BARN
BURNS = 5000 LOSS

Wednesday of last week, G. c.
Wagner, who lives IL miles south of
Plentywood, lost a large barn, garage
and auto, when fire entirely destroyed
the buildings and machine.
1t seems that the youngest son of
Mr.. Wagner set fire to a bunch of
grass or hay and afterwards left the
scene to play elsewhere when the
fire gathered momentum and reached
the buildings which were quickly en-
veloped in flames so hot that nothing
could be saved. A brand new Chand-
ler was in the garage but could not
be gotten out because of the intense
heat.
Mr.. Wagner had no insurance anC
the loss is considered to be in the
neighborhood of $4,000. He will re.
build at once in order to take care OF
his large farming operations.
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Williston Rejects Paving Bids
Again-Figures Are Too High

Williston, May 29.-The Williston
city commission rejected all bids for
paving and has advertised for new
bids, which are to be received June II.
This is he second lot of bids tc be
rejected by The commission, both be-
cause thev appeared too hieh. Tie
second set of bids came from the
same contractors as the first and the
quotations were the same as those OF
the first bids.
President Metzger of the city COM
mission declares that he has assur-
ance that better figures will be OBJ
tanned this time "We are positive,
he says, "that paving will be done
this summer and at a much lower
price than those quoted in prior bids.
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MONTANA-DAKOTA
HEAD RESIGNS

= So +
Williston, May 20. Warren
Jennison, one of the founders of
the Montana Dakota Power COM
pany, and president of the Organi.
zatiOn from which it has grown
to its present proportions, has re-
signed as manager of the Willis
; ton district, his resignation to be-
come effective June 1. He plans
to go to Montana for an extended
vacation.
Mr.. JennisOn has bought property
O nthe shore of Flathead lake. 25
miles from Kalispell, and expects
to spend the summer there. Be
yOnd this. he says, he has no
plans at present. He retains his
financial interest in the Montana
. Dakota company.
f. r. KleinsOrge, of WiIlistOn.
. il is announced, win succeed Mr.
. Jennison as manager of the VIII
+" liston district.
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Started In Small Way
This organization was started in
Dagmar in 1917, with a small mem
bership, there being only forty or fif-
ty members. 1t was originally orga-
nized as one of the "equity stores"
under the Montana Plan" of the old
Equity system. And about the first
thing it did was to contribute $4,000
for the establishment of a wholesale
house in Great Falls, which has never,
as vet, been established. 1t next pur-
chased the store of Petersen and Jor-
gensen at Dagmar. The original cost
to the association for this building
with its equipment and the goods as
! invoiced, was about $4,000; and tol
long time about the first Official
act of every director was to sign uI
a personal guarnaty of the corpora,
tion's debts to the extent of about
$4,000 to $4,000.
A Well Managed Enterprise
Originally incorporated for $2O,OOO
with about two score members, 1t nov
owns the second largest store il
northeastern Montana-just a fev
feet shorter than the largest store
Plentvwood; and it now has over wv
hundred members, and owns tw
dwelling houses, and other structures
in addition to its store building.
uses the old Carl Ruder store oulioln
at Dagmar as a warehouse, II
Growth is characteristic of wen-maI
aged cooperative institutions and
;nd;cative of what any of the farm
ers' organizations may do when Vne
are operated carefully and well.
BUYS for Cash and Distributes
Dividends
The Farmers Cooperative Assocl'
t;on of Dagmar buys for cash, and
J;sco,,nts Stea. all its bills. 1t sells 4
cash and all of its members recel'
trrade-dividends trade to the extent of fro
= s;~ ~uT ner cent to ten per cent on t
am amount of their respective purchase
, ''"IT The turnover of the institution la
wear was over $4,000. 1t Markets q
CONTINUED on Last Page)
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ELIZABETH IRELAND
VISITS PLENTYWOOD

Miss Elizabeth Ireland, northern
Montana's only candidate for high
state office was visitor in Plenty
wood this week. She is candidate for
State Superintendent of Public In
struction on the republican ticket and
is meeting with much support on her
tour through the state.
Miss Ireland has been superintend-
ent of schools in Havre for man ;
years and has the support of educators
and public spirited citizens throughout
northern Montana.
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COUNTY AGENT MOVES
INTO NEW QUARTERS

County Agent Ferguson has moved
his office fixtuers, files and data from
the court house to the Sheridan Coun-
ty Library building, the entrance to
which office is from the rear of the
library building. The new quarters
are commodious as well as nicely fin
ished and will be more centrally To-
Gated than the office has been hereto
fore.
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AMERICAN LEGION
MEETS IN P'WOOD

The members of the American
Legion in Northeastern Montana
held a big get together in PIen-
tywOOd last Saturday. In the af-
ternOOn there was a large meeting
in the Orpheum Theater and at
night a big dance at the Farmer
Labor Temple. Many of the Le-
giOnnaires stopped over for the
big baseball game the following
day. All the visitors expressed
themselves satisfied with the
= splendid time they had in the
= Sheridan County Capital.
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GEO. BOLSTER FILES
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR

George Bolster, old time merchant
and resident of Sheridan county filed
this week for the office of County
Assessor. Mr.. Bolster said that if he
is elected he would give Sheridan
county a good administration in the
office and would not discriminate
against one class of tax payers in fa-
vor of another. Mr. Bolster said he
would talk to the voters through the
columns of the Producers News and
would have his picture and policy pub
lished at an early date.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01
LLOYD BOLSTER BREAKS
BONE IN LEG THURSDAY

While playing in the barn at the
rear of his home Lloyd Bolster fell
from a box on Thursday of last week,
and broke the bone in one of his legs
below the hip. He was taken to the
local hospital where DR.. Storkan re-
duced the fracture.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01

The Plentywood baseball team defeat
ed Scobey at the Herald Ball Park in
this city last Sunday by a score of
20 to and again defeated them at
ScObey 5 to last Wednesday,.
Before a huge crowd of fans, from
Plentywood and Sheridan county and
Scobey, the fast Plentywood team un-
der the management of Jack Becker,
smacked the pill all over the lot and
ran bases until their tongues hung out
as the Scobey ball players chased the
soaring sphere far out in the fields in
all directions, while the Scobey fans
who had come down to see their boys
take the Plentywood fence busters to
cleaning, groaned in anguish and
despair.
For the first two innings all went
well until the Plentywood players no
ticed that their new balls which had
just been thrown into the game were
cut through the cover with three
deep gasheS. A protest was made to
the umpire about running the balls in
this manner and because the practice
of mutilatilg a BAH in this manner Is
against the rules of baseball. This
was the beginning of the end and the
way the Plentywood sluggers landed
on the horsehide was nothing short of
marvellous. Plentywood made five
home runs during the contest. Happy
Felsch garnered two 3-baggers, che
i 2-bagger and a home 4un out of five
times at bat.
The last two innings, Meyers re-
lieved Ryan, but was hit hard, not
claiming to be twirler.
Clark pitcnCu q nice game Ior Pie
tywood and while touched up for sew.
eral hits, kept them well scattered
allowing but four runs. Mr.. CLARK
did exceptionally well considering the
fact that he had just gotten up from
an attack of the flue few days previ
Gus and was not in the best of shape
physically.
The second game was played a
Scobey and was a different kind o.
exhibition. The Scobey team wa
strengthened by "Chief" Seeley, fam
J Gus Indian pitcher, who was going Il
; pitch for the Plentywood team, bu
final arrangements fell through. Th
"Chief" was brought over from Mino
by aeroplane in order to be presen
: for the game and the crowd was hell
t awaiting his arrival.
The game was full of sensation an,
interest from start to finish, first SEQ
bey being in the lead and then Plen
tywood with the score a tie-3 to 8 il
the eighth inning. In the ninth, Plen
. tywood took advantage of an error b.
- -
, Scobey together with heavy hitting t
garner two more scores and cinch tn
game.
: 1t was one of the hardest tough
= games ever played on the Scobey dia
= mond, and encouraged the Scobey fan
: to think that they still had the max
: ings of a team which would defeat tn
Plentywood All-Stars, when they GO
organized.
= Scobev has got a good ball clul
= Their exhibition in this city last Sun
: day was moor because of the weak
= ness in the pitchers box, but the res
: of the team showed up to be of extr
good PLAYERS. With the addition 9
"Chief'' Seeley, the next game wit
Scobey will probably not be such
. walkawav. although Plentywood
= stiIl confident Mt Of having the be'
bunch of players in the Northwest IL
cluding Scobey.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01
Professor Worst Speaks at
Commencement Day Exercise

Professor Worst, well known in
North Dakota in the days of the
NOnpartisan League, spoke at the
Commencement Day exercises at
the Orpheum theatre last week.
The class was the largest that
ever graduated at the local high
school for many years. The ad-
dress of the North Dakota pro-
fessOr was much appreciated by
the large audience.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01

Washington, May 29Assertions concerning the democratic
party which made by Chairman Nye of the public
lands committee in his report of the investigation the Cont
mental Trading Company challenged in the closing hour of
the session today by committee members Walsh
OF Montana and Bratton of New Mexico.
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WELCOME RAINS VISIT
SHERIDAN COUNT Y

Sheridan County was visited by
showers Tuesday morning and the
weather Thursday night gave promise
of more rain to relieve the long spell
of dry weather which had prevailed
in some parts of the county. The rain
was heartily welcomed by all.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01
Dagmar Cooperative Store
viii Increase Capital Stock
To Raise Capitalization from Twenty to Fifty Thousand Dol
lars Is One of the Greatest Retail Merchandising Estab
lshnnents in Montana.

The Farmers Cooperative Association of Dama Montana has
Just begun proceedings through its attorney Howard NJ Lewis
Penywood Montana increase its capital stock from 900
to S5OO0O and the News printing five hundred
copies Of its amended Articles of Incorporation and amended
Laws another will be found the formal notice for the
publication such corporation indicating its proposed increase of
It's canital stock bY than doubling it. ~
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TIRE THIEVES JAILED


Three men, Jerome Wilkie %,
Albert GlOmbOis, "a and Emory
Wilkie, is, were arrested by
Sheriff Salisbury for stealing a
car at Brush Lake two weeks ago
; and afterwards abandoning it aft
er stripping it of its casing. The
; defendants pleaded guilty and
were sentenced to so, 90 and 80
days, respectively. in the county
Jail. They are now serving their
sentences in. the Sheridan County
bastile.
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By H. G. Teigan

Some progress being made along the lines public ownership
Che days. Both houses of have passed
proving government operation of the huge Muscle Shoals power
pOeC Inc senate some time passed the Norris resolution
ana m mouse just last week adopted the NORM resolution Both
resolutions are substantially the the differences are be-
ng adjusted in conference in order that an Identical measure
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LARS ANGYICK FILES

Lars Angvick of the Antelope terri
tory filed for the legislature this week.
To date there has not been many fill
ing but a big rush is expected at the
office of the Clerk and Recorder next
week.
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N. D. SENATOR CLAIMS
.DOHENY AND SINCLAIR
DONATED TO DEMO FUND

Walsh Gets Hot Under Collar When His Party is HtClas
Republican Party and Officials Only Ones to Blame
Fckerta Senator Says He Has Proof in His Possession
Claims Sinclair Gave Huge Sum to Democratic Campaign
in New York State in 1924.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01

Manager Backer of the local baseball has made arrange
enS with Dages Cuban Pirates who making their first
American tour to play the Pentywood AStars
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01

Rev. Calvert returned from a two
weeks tr;n to Great Falls and other
points in the western part of the state,
last Wednesday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01
OUTLOOK BANKER
MAKES $500 ON
TRIP TO P'W0OD

Some Interesting Sidelights on How
Game Is Being Played. Niece of
Bill Hass Finds Niger in Banker
KOester's WOOdpile, COnfrOnts Him
and He Escapes to Duluth.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01
OPERATIONS UF BIG POWER
MONOPOLIES BEING EXPOSED

Propaganda Schools in Interest of Big Utility Corporations
Bared-Enorrous Graft of Northern States Power Com
pany-Senator Norris of Nebraska Exposes Robbery of the
Common People by Gigantic Combine
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Dllage's Cuban Pirates to
Play Here Next Saturday

Plentywood AStars VIII Meet Famous Cuban Pirates Next
Saturday June 2, at Herald Ball Par-The Only Real Gu
ban Ball Club in United States-Hear Them Talk Spanish
When "Happy" Felsch Hits the Ball.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-01
LOCAL MARKETS

Thursday, May 81, 1928
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PLENTYWOOD WINS
TWICE FROM SCOBEY

First Game Was s2.sug'hter OF 20 to A,
But Second Game Was Tight With
Famous Indian Pitcher in the Box
for ScObey.