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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23
ADMINISTRATION IN
MUSCLE SHOALS FIGHT

Washington = (FP) - That the
NORM bill, which would give the
government power plant at Muscle
Shoals in lease to the power trust
is backed by the administration was
the testimony of officials of the De-
partment of Agriculture, March IL,
during hearings on this bill before
the House Committee on Military
Affairs. NORM, sponsor for the
measure was the Ware manager in
the Pittsburgh district in the last
Pennsylvania senatorial campaign.
He recently made a deal with the
Melons, who are heavy investors in
power corporations, whereby NORM
withdrew from the senatorial race
against David Reed, lawyer for the
MELONS.
Senator Norris bill for govern
ment operation of Muscle Shoals
is near roll call in the Senate.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23
OHIO OPERATORS
WON'T PAY SCALE

By Laurence Todd, Federated Press
Observation-Disclosures of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America in OHIO
were refused any opportunity to set
tie with the Ohio Coal Operators AS
ISOLATION last year because they would
not take reduction in wages amount
ing to 1870.
That was the high spot in the testi-
money in the coal hearing before the
Senate interstate commerce committee
on March 18th. Time after time, from
April until October the Ohio district
of the U. M. w. A. appealed to the
operators association to resume nego-
tlatlons for new wage agreement
which should make possible the con-
tinuance of the Jacksonville scale Of
1924. Each time, the operators re-
piled that If wage cut was not to
be discussed there could be no use in
a conference.
Correspondence setting forth this
deadlock over a wage cut was read to
the committee after the examination
of S. H. Robbins, president of the op-
orators association. Robbins had beer
questioned by Sen. Wheeler on his re.
peated refusals to discuss coal peace
when invited to do so by Gov. Dona.
hey and Secretary of Labor Davis
Like most of the other operators whC
have testified, Robbins seemed /,
know very little about the economic
situation, except that a wage cut wa
necessary if the mines wree to b.
, run.
Last April, following the break
: down of the joint conference of tn
union and the operators committe
for the central competitive field, hei
In Miami, Robbins wrote to Lee HaI
= offering to negotiate in Ohio "a cor
, tinuously competitive scale" whic
; would mean a decrease in wages, b.
l cause the basis of competition was tn
. lowpaid field of Kentucky and soutI
! ern West Virginia. Hall, president {
! the Ohio district of the union, RI
" Piled with an offer to negotiate a
agreement for Ohio, but based on ii
=, Jacksonville scale of $3.50 per day. ]
" July the operators offered a wage {
y 80, which the miners refused. In o
- tober, when Hall called Robbins attel
" ton to the temporary settlement
y made in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa Al
3 the southwest, Robbins again refus,
~ = to discuss the resumption of the JAG
u sonville wage.
- - Gov. Donahey's appeal to the go
~ ernors OF Indiana and Illinois and
the operators and the union, last Au
ust, for a serious attempt to set
en- the strike in the three states was al
TO read into the record. To this appe
gn Robbins and his association repli
ng that they could not paw the old wa
ng rate and hence would not meet t
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23
Students VIII Have
Band-3O Pieces Organized

Bainville, March 17.-Through the
work of Walter Adams and Prof R. S.
Craig, band composed of high school
and grade students is assured at
Bainville. Several meetings for per-
lection of the organization have been
held, instruments have been ordered
and regular band practice begins III
about two weeks. The band will start
with % or 80 pieces but it is expected
more students will Join.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23

President Coolidge to put into force
the national origins scheme of fixing
immigration quotas. This scheme,
Reed pointed out, is appointed by Ger
man and Scandinavian groups because
it would reduce the share of immi-
grants coming from those countries.
The delegation included the American
Legion, Allied Patriotic Societies of
New York, Keymen of America, New
ork Chamber of Commerce, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution and
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23

Likewise we agreed not to fuss about
the liquor question or the religious
question or any other question that is
thrown at us to make us cut each
others throat and thereby help rake
the chestnut out of the fire for Big
Business
Pledge to Farmer-LabOr Party
eve pledge ourselves to go ahead
and build the Farmer-Labor party
make it cleaner and better than ever
nominate and elect a state ticket Of
godo men who will serve the people
elect a peoples Legislature, Farm
er-Labor Senator and Farmer-Labo
Congressman. This is a big enough
job, but it can be done.
BelshaZaar's Feast
"When l was in congress and say
the performance / often visualized I
my mind Belshagar's feast, when
in company with small mlnorlt!
could not take part in the wild org
when the golden calf, labeled Pros
peritv.' was worshipped. If you waite
things now you can see the splrl
hand write on the wall the fatal mes
, age: you are weighed and touI
' wanting
Don't Dare to Reduce Taxes
a at has now come to the point wht
: Coolidge and Mellon do not dare
let the tax reduction bill go throul
!. that Wall Street has been Glamour
t for. In the face of a fast wanl
t prosperity and approaching ldlene
v for labor, a $2,000,00O,OOO militia
8 program is planned, presumably
t loosen war upon the world when n
r logg's little war in Nicaragua is Il
2 ished. -.
. as there a laboring man so bli
that he cannot read the signs OF
r. times?
s Farming Industry Bleeding to Dea
Of "The farming industry is Dleedl
e to death and the small towns are 9
tx integrating. Congress is flddil
as while Rome is burning and all e
mr. Coolidge will lido is to cut the strl
ed of the fiddle, for the sound is gett
e. monotonous.
IN Bond State for Roads
or ''In the state Babcock wants to o.
of the state to build more roads with
m proceeds; Christianson, having thrC
In so much dust in the eyes of the
$50 ple-wants to build roads with
ire money, SO that he can cut down
ts allow long will the laboring pee
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23

of Minneapolis who are numerous
enough to swing a state election, en-
joy this Punch and Judy show of the
Governor and Bib Bizz?'
"Tell the good laboring people of
Minneapolis for me that God gave us
two hands to work with and one head
to think with. We have used our
hands well, but not our heads, but if
God had not intended that we should
use our head he would not have given
it to US.
"Let us take courage and use our
head this time.
"Yours on the fighting line,
"Knud Wefald."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23

No JOB hunting for pupils CT L.
B. c., Fargo-good firms sect hem
out. Recently the National Cash
Register Co. wanted capable help at
once. Gertrude AxnesS was sent
before finishing her course. The
Fuller Brush Co. employed Ger
trude Jones temporarily while a
student and held the job for her''
until she graduated.
Watch results of D. B. c. AC~
TUAL BUSINESS training Copy
MISUNDERSTANDING elsewhere).
Follow the Successful" Spring
term, Apr. 20. Graduate at busy
season. Write F. L. Watkins,
Pres, 800 Front ST., Fargo.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23
WEFALD THINKS
FARMER-LABOR
FUTURE BRIGHT
Party in HeaIthiest Condition 1t Was
Ever In, Says Former Congress
man.

man.
Congress is fiddling while Rome is
burning and all that Coolidge will do |
is to cut the strings of the fiddle, for |
the sound is getting monotonous,
Knud Wefald, former Farmer-Labor
congressman from the ninth district
declared in letter read at the meet
ing of the Hennepin county Farmer
Labor association, held Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Wefald, who is again the Far
mer-LabOr candidate for congress
from the ninth district, was replying
to an invitation to address the cen
trail committee. His letter was d
ringing appeal to the working people
Of Minneapolis to assert themselves
In the approaching campaign.
The letter in which Mr.. Wefald de-
careS the prospects were never so
bright for Farmer-Labor success as
now, follows:
Il was away when your letter, in
which you kindly invited me to come
to Minneapolis and attend your meet
ing on February 16, arrived. | am
very sorry for this belated answer.
u thank you very much for your
Kind invitation and l would have been
sure to be there, but l could not af-
lord to spend the money. A congress-
man who serves the people, when he is
defeated like | was, is many times
worse off when he quits than when he
starts IN. l was drafted, under pro-
teSt when | was first elected, anC
many OF my fears have come true, but
! am going to try it again, although
y takes supreme nerve to undertake
You can greet the gathering from
me that if the common people know
snat Is good for them they will pu
Y Telr heart and soul into the Farmer
HaOOr party of Minnesota this yeal
uey Will make some sacrifices the
San WIN the biggest victory that ha
vest yet. - WIZ va -
+. L. Mark of Distinction
come people, who either are G
nave been with US, may think it bes
fr wax or camouflage their party a.
a.nauon this year, after the 'defea
fan uR%Slgn that has been put on
t Se lWln City daily newspapers, bl
MY my are mistaken; it is going to be
NAH MAIN OF distinction to wear the Fa
ou.: badge this year. The eco,
Suuc condition of the Northwest
5. Splte OF the newspapers, the wor
r r,ss we have ever faced. For tn
-, ,~'On tne lines of the majority par
of NJ pSdpuml69!!lng, hundreds of thousan
wha "epGolcans are going to forg
~ "1 ~. tne boundary lines of their ps
70 stu sSa 'nls year and they are goil
fray INTO our party.
az Srmers Gather at CroOkstOn
in, LAST az week We had a little gath,
ton VI M Farmer-Labor men at Crool
S.t i Inc men who bear the scars
Oor ,te nave not lost faith; they
g'tsea that the Farmer-I ,abor ma
even ~ !; tne healthiest condition it v
own IN u, We agreed to attend to
into o MlVtllng this year, not to be
puSr any blind alleys, such as the
dom. so often have succeeded
our Io.1w we are not going to bot
neads over who Is the worst
didstear and the other republican c
who s Tor president, neither as
he cor.S sne worst of Smith and tn
not tC ~ with, for we are s
on eitbgs et the man we want, or n,
eF OF the old party tick
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23
REED WOULD FIX
IMMIGRATION QUOTAS

Washington (FP) = Sen. David
Reed of Pennsylvania, candidate for
reelection. led delegate of altered
patriotic" organization spokesman to
the White House, March IL, to urge
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23

Sen. Norris demand that Mellon
resign from the cabinet because OF
his failure to disclose his KNOWLEDGE
of the Sinclair bond deal during the
Teapot Dome investigation of 1928
and 1924, has not been taken up bv
the other Republican leaders. Chair
man Butler has even refused to agree
with Sen. BOrah that the Republican
party should raise money to paw back
the Sinclair donation. Thus the Tea
pot Dome corruption fund is tied I'D
to the Coolidge administration, at the
beginning of the 1928 primaries, bv
the presence of Mellon in the cabinet,
Butler as Chairman of the National
Committee; and Hays, movie car. as
expert adviser to Hoover, who de-
clares himself the bearer of the Cool
ldge policies. Underlying the whole
administration, as a sort of moral
foundation, is the Sinclair fund result
ing from the oil leases negotiated by
Fall, DENLY, Sinclair and Doheny.
Calvin Coolidge, elected as vice.
president in 1920, is silent as to how
if at all, his regime should pay off the
Sinclair mortgage.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Rv LAURENCE TODD. Fed. Press.

tricks, pounding the table, walking To-
ward the committee members in the
attitude of an exhorter, and referring
to his acquaintance with various nj
magnates, as being based on "pbilan-
thropic and welfare activities. Mos
of the senators Joined in a cynical
laughter which repeatedly swept over
the crowd In the room.
Walsh, Nye, Bratton and Dill lead
ing the inquiry were disappointed in
the number of actual admissions made
by the three Republican magnates
The best that could be said for Mel
lon and Butler, however. was that
they showed no pleasure in their own
performance. For Hays, it apneared
the danger of trial for perjury was
passed, but he had marked himself
down as the trickiest, most evasive,
and most unconvincing witness who
had yet appeared in the long and odor-
Gus annals of the Teapot Dome affair
That Hoover can retain Havs. nm
der any condition, on his board Of
campaign strategy, is almost unbe-
lievable.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23

wiu Hays. now one of HOOver's
W. fifId marshalls, riggled and
c allnirred and attempted in vain to
sffar moral patronage to the commit
o W 'ttbTough a long and grilling exam
: So S, led by Sen. Walsh of Mon
. rr, He tried in vain to evade the
f ;a, nut up to him mercilessly by
Wslsb that he assured the commit
..o s' IN two previous occasions that ne
IA not know how the Sinclair bonds
Fod been manipulated in paying off
The Republican deficit of 1920. Walsh
,sad to him his testimony of four
Years ago denouncing as false and IL
ieIous a press statement that certain
hands of the Sinclair Consolidated
Ca were delivered to him to help pay
off this party deficit. Hays stood on
tbe technical point that he had not
6een asked about Liberty bonds. When
he tried to follow this with an asser-
tion that was a moral difference be-
tween the questions asked him four
years ago and this year he was show
cred with hostile questions from all
around the committee table.
Hays tried all of his familiar stage
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23

tan (FP)-AndreW Mel
Jon, donll n+ throughout the Harding
gorernIlql?;IIgs administrations took The
and CoOll ptsspd in self-defense in the
witness 5 SC%[le oil scandal before the
Teapot cGo om1 tie on Public Lands s1,
senate :, SOi IN the same morning there
Nar ,ol.j i'i likewise in self-defense, Wlll
testified; chairman ldiTn Of the Republican e.
Hays y JD Committee in charge of the
National o0omnaign in 1920, and Will
HardiaHs B Sah zach Chairman Of the cam
lam m, D. committee in 1924.
PajIggnl cU" said he had kept silent for
Mel l,aars as to Hays attempt to
four M il, pse $4,000 Of the Sinclair
have nm IN the fall of 1923, to cover up
Bonassi' f q 600 contribution of Sinclair
the +te Republican debt.
to 4 snf y testified that Hays sent MIN
:. Bo oc6 worth of the bonds, and that
S9V0 YeUt them back as Mellon had
he sem The labored explanations of
G o.ior and Mellon as to why they kept
l5i natter quiet until it was acct
q Il+o Nv disclosed to the committee,
(,4 both of the G. o. P. bosses en-
barrassed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24

Paris, Sept. 24.-R)-Unprcssed
pleats at Jane Regny's are stitched
down over the hips, but allowed to
hang free below the line of the
stitching. They are used on a vel
vet print in black. white and yellow
daisy pattern with collar and cuffs
Of georgette in two tones Of vel
low.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24

Horace Walpole's brother, Lord
Oxford, once backed . drove Of
geese to an equal number Of tur-
keys from Norwich to London.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
Personal and
Social News Of
Mandan Vicinity

Mrs. William Little and daugh-
ters of Erie, Pa, are visiting here
at the home Of Mrs. Titles parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. N. Cary. The Cary
family is having reunion, for the
first time in seven years. Three
sons, William, Allison and Colin, re-
Gently returned home from Califor-
MIA to spend few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Daley have
as their house guests Mrs. Dailey's
brother-in-law and two sisters. Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Couch and Miss
Beulah Reyman, Of Spencer. la.
Leonard Luther, son Of Mrs. John
B. Rack, left Sunday for Fargo to
enter the North Dakota Agricultural
college.
Miss Bathilda Hess, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Hess, will leave
this evening to resume her studies
at the College of st. Catherine, St.
Paul.
Mrs. Noel Solien of jamestown
is spending few days here as guest
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. A. o.
Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Kupper of Man.
dan are the parents of son born
Friday at the Deaconess hospital.
1
Lee Mohr, assistant manager Of
the j. c. Penney store here, has re-
turned from business trip to St..
Paul.
Donald Solum was elected presi-
dent Of the Luther league at a meet
ing held Thursday evening. Other
officers are Otto Syvrud, vice rresi-
dent, and May Olson, secretary and
treasurer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24

The amount Of scrap iron con-
sumed in the United States in 1927
is estimated at about 25,O00,000
tons.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24

The average retail price of an
auto is 1858 and the average de-
probation $136 a year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
City-County Briefs

Mrs. w. A. Dickerson Of Nc.
Clusky spent Saturday in Bismarck
on business.
DR.. and Mrs. Dewitt Baer Of
Braddock were business callers here
during the weekend.
Miss Mabel Everson of Washburr
spent the weekend in Bismarck
with friends.
John E. Henderson, Jr., of Mime.
apolis, representing the brunswick
company, was here on business Sat.
urday.
Fay Harding and E. M. Hendricks
of the railroad commission. will &c
to the Twin Cities Tuesday on bust.
ness.
Mrs. E. B. Goss has returned t.
Minot after spending several days II
Bismarck.
Miss Vesta Rubendahl of Harve,
was q guest in Bismarck Thursday
and Friday.
Mrs. j. o. Spencer, wife of a Lin.
ton pool hall proprietor wht
attempted to end her life Frida,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
Miss Ruth Fowler
and Oscar Nelson
Are Married Here

Miss Ruth Fowler, daughter Of
Mrs. Isabel Fowler, and Oscar Mel
son were married Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock at the Baptist church,
with Rev. C. A. Stephens officiating.
The bride wore white satin and q
|tulle wedding veil. Her flowers were
e bouquet Of pink roses. Miss Mary
Scott, who attended as bridesmaid,
wore peach-colored canton crepe.
Lester Falkenstein was best man.
The Fowler home was decorated
lin pink and white for the wedding
dinner, which was served after the
ceremony. Places were marked for
20 guests, and pink roses conferred
the table.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Nelson are at
home in Bismarck, where Mr.. Nelson
is employed with the Texaco Oil
company.
For the last few years Mrs. Mel
son has been employed with the Bis
marck branch Of Armour creamery.
Mrs. C. w. McGray Of Garrison is
a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
7. B. Cayou.
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Mrs. j. o. Spencer, wife of a Lin
ton pool hall proprietor who
attempted to end her life Friday
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
HARD LUCK RIDES YOUTH
THROUGH CINCY

Cincinnati, Sept. "a. - Wallace
Jones' mother was seriously i'll in
Latonia, Ga. Wallace, short Of
funds, was in Columbus, O. So he
figured it out and decided on riding
the rods to Georgia.
He had reached Cincy when hard
luck joined the party. He was
nearly caught trespassing on rail-
road property. But he succeeded in
making his way to Newport, Ky,
where he decided to refresh his
memory Of food.
Wallace walked into soft drink
store and ordered glass of butter
milk. All his ready cash, a $40
note, went across the counter. In
due time a pint of hooch was de-
livered to him, instead Of butter.
milk, and no change, for the ten
spot.
Argument made no impression on
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
Social and Personal
Last Country Club
Party of Season to
Be Held This Week

The last dinner dance, which will
be given by Country club members
this season, will be held Friday eve
ming at the club house.
Music during dinner and for the
dancing will be furnished by The
vagabonds orchestra, according to
Mrs. W. H. Bodenstab, social chair
man.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24

tinguish small fires which did little
damage.
Slight smoke and water damage
resulted from q fire in the base
ment Of the A. H. Clothier home, TIC
Third street, shortly after 10 =. m.
Wood and coal on the basement
floor, walls. and ceiling caught fire
from faulty furnace and the fire
department was called Immediately.
Firemen extinguished the fire in 10
minutes.
The second call came from the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24

night by Shooting herself twice in
the breast, was reported this morn
ing "as sleeping and rsting COM
fortably" in Bismarck hospital
where she is patient.
The Bismarck Fire Department is
well supplied with fire hose, ship
ment Of 500 feet, recently ordered by
the Board o. City Commissioners
has been received at the local sta
ton.
New residents in Bismarck include
the following: L. A. Lindseth, 523
Seventh street, from Minneapolis,
with hail department, state of North
Dakota; V. w. Keller. PIP Thirteenth
street, from Aberdeen, S. D., sales
man Equity Union creameries; Miss
Helen Budd, No. Is Person court,
from Portland, Ore, assistant pastor
First Presbyterian church; Henry
Cossette. 100 West Rosser, from
Fargo, with Office Specialties COM
pany; George Yineman, AIT Fifth
street, from Plaza, with Stratton
Electric company; M. ]. Lee, zoe
Sixth street, from Wahpeton, en-
ployed by the district receiver Of
closed banks; Theodore w. Settle,
sofa Main avenue, from Niagara,
IN. D., clerk at Bank Of North Da-
kota; Belle Menus, 20Oh Third
street, from Minneapolis, music stu
dio; Leonard and Jean Crawford, S14
Seventh street, from near Moffit,
here for school purposes; E. r.
Boyle, 306 West Thayer avenue.
from Leeds, N. D., night clerk at
Patterson hotel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24

home Of Joseph Dietrich, ZIG Thaysr
avenue, when 4 rubbish pile back 81
the residence caught fire from hot
ashes about 12:l5 p. m. The fire
was extinguished in short while.
A strong wind in both cases made
the danger Of fire spreading to near-
by houses great.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24

the proprietor, 50 our hero went to
the police, who confiscatcd the
booze and arrested the proprietor.
Following which Wallace left town
empty cs to purse and stoma n -
still bound for Georgia.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
Bismarck Firemen
Surprised by Two
Alarms in One Day

1t never rains but it pours.
After a quiet spell Of several
weeks, the Bismarck fire depart
ment was called twice today to cx-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
Birthday Club Is
Entertained at
Bridge Luncheon

Mrs. w. H. Webb entertained
members Of the Pioneer Birthday
club at luncheon Saturday at the
Country club.
Early fall flowers centered the
luncheon table, and places were
marked for the IL members of the
club.
The afternoon was spent at three
! tables Of bridge.