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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18
Penney Company
Names Dividend
Payable March !

Announcement OF q quarterly divi-
dend on the outstanding preferred
stock Of the J.. G. Penney company or
$3.50 per share declared out Or cur
rent earnings for the quarter end
ing March 3ist, is made BY Earl
c. Sans.
The board Of directors Of the PEN
ney company ut q meeting held Feb
ruary "a. 1928. declared the dividend
payable March 81. 1928 to preferred
stockholders Of record at the close
Of business March 20, 1928.
The announcement follows closely
the publication OF the net earnings
of the Penney company tor the year
ending December 81. 1927 when the
figures for this period were given
as S~S.g1S,669, after deductions for
federal taxes as compared TO net
earnings Of s8,91S,272 for the cal
endar year of 1926.
At the close of 1927 there were
95d Penney stores as compared with
the total Of 715 at the close of 1926.
an increase Of EOS store units dur
ing the year. This marks the larg-
est growth ever registered in one
year in the history Of the company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18
OFFICIAL
AT CAR PLANT
Chrysler Names KEEL
vinator Man to Res
ponsible Position

J. L. Fields, vice resident in
charge OF sales OF the Chrysler corr
poration. the appointment
OF Charles w. Mathcson to a newly
created executive position in the
ChrysIer organization.
Mr.. Matheson. who Is nationally
known as "a m-erchandiser OF motor
cars. has recently been vice presi-
dent and director OF sales Of kel-
vinator. Incorporated, from which
position he resigned March 1st 70
return TO the industry with which
his name has long been associated.
Mr.. Matheson began his automo-
tive career as a manufactu. n. later
becoming director of sales for Dodge
Brothers and moving ultimately to
the factory where he became general
sales manager for Dodge Brothers
motor cars and later vice president
Of Dodge Brothers in charge of
sales.
This association was succeeded by
the position Of assistant to the presi-
dent Or General Motors corporation.
IN which capacity Mr.. Matheson did
special merchandising. analytical and
plain work. He later became vice
president and director Of sales OF
the Oakland Motor Car company and
under his direction. the mcrchan-
dising program Of the Pontiac Six
was launched.
His extraordinary success in mer-
~chandising was q large factor IN
Mr. Matheson's selection "a reorgan-
ize the sales structure of the KEEL
v~inator company.
In this work he has enjoved the
greatest success. but his interests
have remained 50 largely with the
automobile industry that persistent
rumors Of his return 10 that field
have been current.
The announcement OF Mr.. Mathe-
sons association with the Chrvsler
corporation will cause a profound
stir " automobile circles where he
= both well known and highly
esteemed.
Mr.. Mathesor roes 70 the Chrvs-
lar corporation IN 4 new caDacity.
The Chrvslcr Tr'as policies and sales
organization will ro-4rue "a be
beaded by Y. y. Fields. vice prcsi-
lent in char~e Of sales: los W.
Frazer. sales ma~~~er: :. w. Nun
roe and II. r.. Wilson. directors Of
sa'nr.
Mr. Nathrsnr officially assumed
his dutie~ with tho Chryslcr cor
noration March first.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18
Lumber Firm Has
Paint Campaign


Brownsville is to have a "Clean Up
and Paint Up" campaign during the
next few weeks. in a novel paint
scout contest" being conducted BY the
II. III. Hardin Lumber GO. in coopera-
tion with the Cook Paint & Varnish
company and this newspaper.
Prizes of $1,000 will be awarded to
boys ard girls in this community
who scout around" for property in
town and surrounding country that
needs painting. and report it on
special blank forms furnished by the
Hardin Lumber Co. Any young per-
son less than sixteen years old nay
compete. for a first prize OF five
dollars donated by Cooks. and trade
prizes OF $500 and $500 Offered ~
the Hardin Lumber CO.
Each paint scout" who enters the
contest will wear a distinctive but
ton, and will give to property owners
on whom he calls free merchandise
certificates good for 10 cents in trade
At the Hardin Lumber Co. store. The
paint scouts will be awarded prizes
FOR the best lists o. property which
needs painting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18
COURT RULING
DISAPPROVED
Marmon Head Raps
Rail Decision of
Supreme Judge

Motorists throughout the country
are v%oicine their disapproval or the
recent decision handed down ~ Jus
ticc Holmes Of the United States
supreme court which absolves the
railroads Of all responsibility fo4
grade crossing accidents and which
places the entire blame on the motor
isl.
In the opinion Of III. J.. Purdy. vice
president and general manager of the
Marmon Motor Car company. this
ruling. unless modified. will tend 20
undo much Of the safety work al
ready undertaken by the railroads.
The railroads. said Mr.. Purdy.
have spent thousands or dollars in
an educational campaign 10 protect
the motorist. and in many instances
have gone more than half way IN try
ing 10 render their crossings fool
proof. But with their share Of the
responsibility thus suddenly remov-
ed. Il can hardly be expected that
they VIII spend much more money
in the continuation II their efforts.
Nobody would argue FOR a mo-
ment that the railroads are az fault
even IN the majority Of crossing ac-
cidents. Motorists have been known
10 race express trains, ~ take dare
devil chances. smash down gates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18
Low CAR TAX
YIELDS GOOD
Reasonable Rates On
Cars Held Best
For Roads

Tho fact that the average taxa
ton on motor vehicles has been kept
down to approximate $500 n car
has had a decided effect on the
Increase in revenue for highway pur-
poses" That was the opinion out
lined by a. r. Erskine, president Of
hhc Studebaker corporation, In an
address before the Second Cuban
Highway commission Al Havana. Feb
rEary 22-23. Mr.. Erskine headed the
delegation OF the L. $. National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce at
the congress.
Had the government proceeded
on the theory that motor vehicles
should be subjected 10 heavy ley
les. said Mr.. Erskine, "only the
weather. classes could have afford
Cd TO buy them and consequently the
government would rot Ne receiving
T. large revenue which II gets to-
day. Nor would the people az the
United states have the benefit 81
our great system OF highways.
The general recognition Of the
utility Of the motor vehicle and Of
IT'S dependency upon good roads has
2 profound effect upon our highway
policies.
Just as you Of Cuba have pro-
ceeded upon the theory that roads
are = necessity. so the problem in
the United States has been not one
q whether we could afford roads
hut rather one Of how quickly we
could afford them In o-1er to slim
uiate prosperity.
We pay for goods roads whether
we have them or not and we nav
more for them II We do not have
them, u the way IN which Thomas
~. Macdonald, chief or the United
States Bureau OF Public Roads. ha.
summed up the problem.
Inc acceptance or this doctrine
Is demonstrated by tire nationwide
use Of bond issues 10 facilitate hich-
way construction. While the initial
cost Of this form Of finance ~
greater than the use or current taxes
me return which good roads makes
Is 50 great as TO make IL acfnapv
cheaper to build roads this wav IN
other words. through bond issues M
IS frequently possible 10 buila ns
many miles Of roads in o. wear IN
could be built in ten il current
taxes were used.
The effect is that the public has
the use Of the road. where other
WISE X would nave 70 continue 10
pay all the penalties Of inadeonate
transportation which are far greater
tntn the difference IN costs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18
Officer TO Inspect
Naval Radio Station

Commander Il. Y. Mechanism from
the office OF the director OF naval
communications, Washington. u. c.,
y expected to arrive In Brownsville
Monday to conduct the annual in
spection Of the naval radio station
NAY, located at Fort Brown. accord
ing % =. l.. Jarvis. officer in charge.
While not definitely decided, il il
expected that Commander McClan-
dish will be accompanied BY the dist
rict communication superintendent
from the New Orleans Headquarters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18

ignore red lights and even 70 knock
over the Waterman In their haste to
cross the tracks. AT the same time.
even after taking the utmost pre-
cautions. the most careful motorist
IS often trapped.
1T would require many millions OF
dollars and years Of labor to elevate
or depress All the railroad tracks at
their intersections with hIghroads,
and such a solution Of the problem
IS not 10 BE- looked for az least with
in the present generation.
Hundreds Of dangerous crossings.
however. are inadequateiy guarded,
and every railroad is gtilty 20 some
extent Of allowing what is known as
blind crossings along its right Of
way.
1T Is al these blind crossings that
the danger lies. and the hazard
should De shared ~ the railroads
and the motorists alike. Approaches
70 the tracks often are obstructed BY
deep cuts. sign-boards or shrubbery
SO that the motorist finds himself
directly i'm the path Of Il fiier before
nI 80 AWAAA vi hWN A1aaEtts ~ htEHA
be possible TO compel the railroads
10 ENJOYS such distractions and TO
provide adequate safeguards at these
points. but the supreme court de-
cision makes such measures optional
on their part.
"Such a ruling violates the Ameri-
ear sense Of fair play. and the equity
of the Ease would seem 10 demand an
equal division Of the responsibility.
according 10 the degree OF caution
exercised by the respective parties
TO the accident.
Relief is seen. however. in the
Murphy bill. introduced in the lower
house BIZ Congressman Frank Murphy
or Ohio. and providing that a Fedcr-
II court. IN case or such an accident
must recognize the laws OF the state
community in which the injury
wrta.m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18
Has Battled Fires
For Past so Years

PARIS tE1-Fighting fires for six
~ years hasn't discouraged Maximr
Pare and he intends 70 hold on to
what he thinks IS his record Of be-
;ng the oldest active fireman.
Maxine. who is only 81 years old.
belongs 70 the brigade Of Ouzuer-
sur-Trezec. sout h or Paris, where he
was horn ard he has held the same
fnh All hiss 1trr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18
DUBLIN HAS Much DISTRESS

To relieve the distress caused bv
tne great number Of unemployed ~
TIE city. Dublin. ireland. has voted
Ssa.Noo. 4 road extension scheme has
given work 70 325. but neither money
ncr employment is available 70 alb
sorh all unemployment. Those with
d%enenden's are being given first con-
Sidcration.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02

PlentywOOd Business men Attend-
Howard nj. Lewis and Representa-
tive Larsen Present Tokens After
Fitting Speeches.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02
Interpreting the Ballot

For the information of both and others who
not be familiar with the ballot be well this time
ballot namely, the ticket itself
The voter does not cast directly any candidate
president In candidates president
appear ballot Each candidate for the presidency
the representatives
in the of Montana these number four each
OF respective party.
year, at top Republican ticket
of Mrs W. j. JamesOnr George McCOne Joe d. ScaOlOn
three menn you must vote for all tHyOr ballot counts in
favor Mr. Hoover the Republican candidate for president These
shortly after the election counted for Mr. HOOv
AT top Democratic ticket will the Of
BOe, LOvelace, Walter Pope and Mary Simon
vote for these electors means vote for Gov Smith To
make your vote effective vote for all four electors
applies the other tickets the bal
Socialist and the Workers Communis party do
either Hoover Smith, but for Norman ThOm
Socialist candidate will for the four electors the
the Socialist cke for the Workers party candidate Wm
electors of ticket
the ballot the first ticket the left hand sde will be found
the Independent Ticket There presidential electors state
candidates the ticket You will down the ticket till
Robert Sdsted candidates
eentaties in the legislature vote for them then the ticket
straight the bottom will be well to vote for the ndepend
candidates first
for presidents and the National and State candidates until reach
pendent ticket
Independent ticket the
Ond ticket third the Republican ticket the fourth
and the fifth the Workers ticket The Socialist
ticket the presidential electors and complete set of National
state candidates. but county candidates The workers party
the presidential electors and other candidates
while the Republican and Democratic tickets have full set of Ma
Ona State and County candidates The Independent ticket only
has set of county for that should vote
the Independent ticket first
Then there win be other ballots One the Initiative Meas
No. 32 printed the ballots with the candidates This
proceeding and has explained the
ballots for Initiative and Constitutional The other the
On b d metf that O fs @ @ % IUun %u be c n
three districts and one commissioner must be elected from each dis
viii eectO ballot study it care
fully before voting.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02

The Producers News Has Been Circulated All the State
Weeks Yet B. K Wheeler Ignores Serious Charges

Helena Montana October The Producers News Peatwood Of oc
in
K Wheeler then United States District Attorney Montana ousion with
D. w.
of in
which
signed knowing circumstances and realizing that old folks g would not let
opportunity shake down Wheeler and Kelly related went
Kelly whole that Wheeler
outo Of The
to the omt for criminal
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02

The Publicity Committee of the local fusion, you
WILL the confusion ticket has coined phrase which ev
eryOne in public life should strive to fulfill that is: keep
the Issues Clear"
There one issue in this campaign which in my humble
opinion very important that has not been brought out so
that the public may Judge the issue in its true perspective
That issue is: THAT CERTAIN CITIZENS AMI
NEWSPAPERS IN SHERIDAN COUNTY ARE GU1LI4
OF TREASON COMMITTED AGAINST The IAAPA1-
ERS OF SHERIDAN COUNTY. -
trust that the above is plainly enough sJaCed so CaC
no one misconstrue its meaning
Immediately after the unfortunate robbery OF the cou
W treasury which occurred the Both day OF November
1926 hue and cry was raised by certain citizens OF Sner
dan county that the county treasurer and perhaps oer Oh
caS as we'll were responsible for the ROBBERY One Vi
our local attorneys and compatiots L. j. Onstao VINO was
then acting local attorney for the Natlona surety
pany Immediately induced several residents Oh the CoWh u
Pentywood mot that it required much persuason 10 wire
to the National Surety Company not to Sheridan Cou
" Tor the loss sustained by the county treasurer s ey
mad reason to believe that he mphcaCed III the
and that the surety company should fully mVesugae Oo
lore paying the claim. .
The Investigation was held The attorney genera q
Montana together with the state examiner. ana WIN %
toneys and certified accountants represenCIs e
company investigated as only they know hoW Deeeces
and went all that winter. If ever ROBBERY was -
yesgated and renvestgated, it was tnat nc Wncn
here on that memorable November day In 1870
Time went on and constant barrage OF v1Icatlon anu ~
SANDER was carried on in the Medicine Lake Wave ana III
the Pentywood Herald after Harry Polk and the CROW"
hgned with L. J. Onstad, ct. al, bought that paper
Joe Doln of the Medicine Lake Wave and L. j. Ons'a'
L. S. Olson o. j. Collins and j. w Mckee Oh tne a'ey + -
qred Pentvwood Herald were the main characters IN eS
campaign
As far as l am personally concerned tnelr slsp a E :;
Wfication did not make particle of difference h" "
only MINOR ISSUE.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02
''OH, NO! TAYLOR
AND SALISBURY
DON'T KNOW THEM

Under the above head old Lou On
stad, L. S. Olson and Oscar Collins
delivered themselves of another futile
TRADE in last weeks Herald. These
fellows then make the following as
sertiOn charging Sheriff Salisbury
with collecting extravagant mileage:
''FOr chasing around, investigat-
ing suspected car thieves. cars
without licenses, suspected robbers,
and other expenses, Sheriff Sails
bury's claim against Sheridan cOun-
ty for September, ONE MONTH,
tOtaIed $913.8O. Yes, Mr.. Sails
bury had to make many trips out
into the country to make the farm
ers buy auto licenses. And the
county pays him 12H cents per
mile for dOnig sO-$913.8O in one
MONTH"
Now the idea of the writer of the
article in the Herald is to make it ap-
pear that Sheriff fSalisbury collected
S913.80 in mileage. They purposely
tried to deceive their readers in max.
ing this statement and this is the
worst they have to say against mar
the outfit hates like poison.
Now what are the facts?
Sheriff Salisbury drew altogether
for the month of September the sum
of $830.17 The Herald lied knowing.
Continued on page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02
Keeping the Issues Clear

The main issue is: THAT IF 1T COULD BE PROVED
THAT I, AS COUNTY TREASURER, WAS IMPLICATED
IN THE ROBBERY, THE NATIONAL SURETY COM
PANY DID NOT HAVE TO PAY ONE CENT TO SHERI-
DAN COUNTY.
That ONE POINT all the attorneys for the surety
company interested in.
That ONE POINT all that Joe Dolin, L. ]. Onstad,
L. S. Olson, j. w. Mckee. et.al., were interested in
That the ONE POINT that they desired the people
of Sheridan county to believe.
If the patriotic gentlemen referred to above had made
their charges and nsnuatons stick you taxpayers of Sher-
county would have PAID through the the
sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Those gentlemen" knew that fact. Did they mind
that? Oh MOI Not any than the fact that the Bel
sekers for whom Mr. Onstad WAS and is attorney still
of which will be paid Did Mr. Onstad and the other
gentlemen referred to raise their voice against the
robbery OF Sheridan county by the Beisekers the Dons
al? Ii they did they certainly not aware OF it at the
time.
The sum of $215OOOOO which is still in closed banks
and when | say closed banks | CLOSED, and for
which levy of mills collected last year. is being col
ected this year. and probably will be collected for the next
eight years. and which every tax Sheridan county
is helping for largely chargeabe to the associates
of the gentlemen referred to- But was this enOugh No.
Mol Another 1OOOO should also have been added to your
might get POLITICAL REVENGE for being ousted kept
from political preferments judgships cts.
What is 100000 between politicians that the taxpay
ers foot the bill?
THAT is THE TREASON THOSE GENTLEMEN
ARE GUILTY OF: THAT THEY WOULD SACRIFICE
THE INTERESTS OF THE TAXPAYERS OF SHERIDAN
COUNTY FOR POLITICAL REVENGE
CAN YOU EVER TRUST THOSE MEN. OR ANYONE
THEY ADVOCATE?.
Lest we forget: KEEP THE ISSUES CLEARi
ENG TORSTENSON
Plentywood Mont. Oct 30, 1928
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02
DOUBLE WEDDING
AT DAGMAR FRIDAY
Popular Young Daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Christensen of Dagmar
Wed Prominent Young Men Of
Dagmar and FrOid Communities.

On Friday, October 26th, at 200
o'clock p. NJ, occurred a beautiful
double wedding at the Dagmar church
when the two popular daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Christiansen were
married, Esther to Roald Harbo, SON
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Harbo uf
Froid, and Ingeborg to Gilbert Olsen,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Olsen of
Dagmar.
To the chime of the church bell the
brides and their attendants arrived
at the church where the happy
grooms awaited them and where
Miss Ydun Strandskov presided at
the organ playing the wedding march
as the bridal party proceeded up the
aisle. Mrs. Fred Jensen, sister Of the
brides, acted as Matron Of Honor and
Miss Helga Christensen, another sis
ter and Miss Viola Larsen, as brides
maids and Earl Harbo and Alfred Oh
sen as best men.
After a short speech Rev. A. E.
Frost pronounced each couple man
Continued on page Five)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02

people.
Addresses Packed House
Mr.. Rankin's message was deliver
ed to capacity audience at the Pol
son armory. The speaker took ad-
vantage of his visit to Poison to re-
call to his hearers the occasion when
j. r. Erickson, then judge of the
district court, issued "the most dras-
tic restraining order ever invoked in
Montana to prevent>collective bargain
ing in labor dispute"
GA few years ago." the republican
candidate said, "all river drivers on
the Saltwater, Whitefish, Big Fork,
Flathead and Fortine rivers quit work
and the big mill of the Somers Lum-
Der company together with its auxil-
iary factories and plants was shut
down. The drivers demanded $3.50 d
day and board, reduction of the
hours from IL to 10 per day and
amelioration of the extremely insani-
tary conditions prevailing in the bunk
/ houses.
"The strikers also complained
against the excessive charges the
company made for allowing them to
eGlEFD III LlCCC JUtAh liOuSCOs iiC
drivers also demanded that the mini
mum sale of 50 per day paid common
laborers be increased to $3.50 per
day. They also complained against
the excessive charges of the COM
pany's store, which they claimed
were out of proportion to the wages
paid. The Somers mill alone was en-
ploying $50 men.
Strike Injunction
''The Somers Lumber company ir
order to break the strike applied fol
an injunction to the district court
presided over by Judge John E. Erick
son, the present governor, who is {
candidate for reelection and who il
my opponent in the race. Nearly
1000 men were involved in th'
strike.
Mr.. Rankin then read a certified
copy of the restraining order issuec
by Judge Erickson. The validity O
Continued on page srive)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02


The presidential candidate in a
formal statement today said that ag-
ricultural aid is the most urgent econ
omic problem before the country and
that its solution should not be delay
ed for a whole year. This delay
would be inevitable, he believes, if
such legislation should not be enacted
at the coming session and the new
congress did not meet until a year
from next December.
''The question of a special session
of congress after March A, in event
of the return of the republican par
ty, has been, under discussion for
some time" Mr.. HOOver's statement
said. ''There are a number of
questions, particularly agricultural
relief, which urgently require sOlu-
tiOn and should not be delayed for
whole year. 1t is our most ur-
gent economic problem.
81 should hope it can be dealt
with at the regular session this
fall, and thus a special session be
avoided. If, however, that cannot
be accomplished, l would, if elect
ed not allow the matter to drift
and would of necessity call an ex-
ira session so as to secure early
constructive action"
Hoover's statement followed on
by Senator William E. Borah of Ida
no, issued after a luncheon confer
ence with the nominee yesterday, i
which the senator declared strongl
in favor Of an extra session if con
gress at the coming session did no
Continued on page Five)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-11-02
The Herald, L. ]. Onstdd
And the Surety Co. Case

Pentywood Herald which broadmndedly said the
justice done in the Surety that it
evidence admitted" the
suffer- had
the caption County Wins
Surety Hall McCabe j. Onstad, and
nothing the story
clipped the Great Falls Tribune.
follows:
Falls, Montana 1O242S
L.. Onstad,
PlentywOOd, Montana.
Jury fol plaintiff fOr
to of practically
HALL & McCABE
l. onstad stupid animal that he is rushed and had this print
ed in the Herald.
L. put of Surety
IN