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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18

publican state convention which con-
cluded its labors here Tuesday after
noon, the % state delegates chosen to
the national convention at Kansas
City will go pledged to cast half their
votes for Lowden and half for Hoov-
er.
This action was in conformity with
the compromise effected between the
camps of the two presidential candi-
dates, and the delegates representing
the two candidates were those select
ed at caucuses of Lowden and Hoover
followers held Monday night, all Of
whom were known to be strong sup
porters of the candidates from whose
camps they were named.
| The conventions informal action in
connection with their selection was
merely that of submitting the person
mel of the delegation to a special COM
mittee appointed by Chairman Frank
Hazelbaker and consisting of Il. M.
Armour, R. E. Brown, John Foster,
John Campbell, J. E. Corette and DR.
E. M. Larson.
To Shape Equally
} The delegation will go to Kansas
. CITY with each delegate entitled Il
J but half vote, which will give Low
den and Hoover five and half votei
each. Sen. ]. w. Schnitzler was Sc
J lected as a Lowden delegate and Mat
. Murray of Valley will be among the
Hoover adherents.
1t was announced by the committee
that nine of the delegates are from
the first congressional district and
13 from the second district.
CONTINUED on page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
STEWART FOR SENA-
TOR" CLUB FORMED

Democrats from several counties of
the state gathered in the former state
committee headquarters in the Penwell
block last vening and organized the
Stewart for Senator club" with the
purpose of nominating and electing
the former war governor of Montana
to the United States senate on the
democratic ticket.
Senator w. r. Church of Lewis &
Clark county presided and H. S. Ma
graw of Sweet Grass county was
elected secretary. When the organi-
zation was perfected, State Senator
M. M. Duncan of Madison county was
selected president of the club with Mr.
Magrw as permanent ecretary and
treasurer.
To Organize Counties
President Duncan was authorized tC
name vice presidents in each county
of the state as the organization is ex.
panded and each county is entitled tt
both man and woman vice presi
dent. A number of these have beer
already decided upon, but Presiden
Duncan will give them out only wher
he has decided on a majority of sucl
representatives..
Resolutions were read and discuss
ed which give the reasons why demo
Gratis of the state are backing th
candidacy of former Governor Stew
art, and they were adopted as setting
forth the aims of the newly forme
organization
The club calls on all those inter
ested in the movement stated i
the resolutions, to contribute to tn
expense of the Stewart campaign a
it is proposed to pay the expense b
popular subscription.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18

service and the department of agri-s
culture, the great majority indicate
that moisture is needed and that crops
will be damaged unless rains come in
the next week or ten days. Toward
the close of the week about half the
state received some precipitation but
the moisture was spotted and large
areas, especially in the southeastern
section, are yet dry. The saving fac
tor to date is that sub-surface mois-
soils, except where showers were re-
ported, are dry.
Production of winter wheat, now
officially forecast at 1879, 900 BUSH
els from 764,000 acres, indicates a
yield of ia bushels per acre which
will largely benefit Cascade, where
the loss from winter kill is reported
about, or slightly above, average;
Chouteau, where damage was heavy;
Fergus and Judith Basin reporting a
spotty condition with abandonment in
some areas running to 80 per cent. In
Gallatin, Lake, Saltwater, Yellowstone
and Big Horn abandonment is sale
not to have exceeded five per cent.
| Summer fallow operations are il
progress with considerable ploughins
on virgin sod and long abandoned
fields. Planting of early potatoes il
in progress. Corn planting is in full
swing. Some farmers are waiting fo.
rain before seeding flax. Planting O
sugar beets is about completed witt
early seeding showing a good stand
Valley farmers are irrigating alfalfa
The warm days have brought ou
! the fruit blossoms in the orchard dis
! tricts of western Montana. The Nc
! Intosh apple bloom is about all tn
orchardist could desire, reports fror
! Missoula say.
! ! All stock are in good condition wit
: ranges improving as the season aC
! vances. Shearing of farm flocks
: Z well under way. Reports on lambin
are uniformly good, many as high g
14O per cent.
There is still a general surplus {
labor over the state although tt
demand for farm hands is on the il
= crease. Blaine reports a scarcity I
4 good farm labor and Custer, some d.
mand for ranch hands.
Renorts of Northeastern MontaT
= counties follows: ].
Id Roosevelt: Warm windy days WI
lg some freezing at night marked u
OF waather during the past week. A
st snr;nc grains are growing well
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
PLENTYWOOD SCHOOLS
CLOSE FRIDAY, MAY Is

The activities of the school year
will be brought to close Friday, May
25 when report cards will be given out
and all books and school property ac-
counted for. This brings to a close
another successful school year. The
largest graduating class in the history
of the Plentywood high school will re-
ceive diplomas, providing the grim
reaper, the final examination, does
not cause some to fall by the way side
There are "a members in the present
class.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
Baccalaureate Service at The
Orpheum Sunday, May 10th

A community Baccalaureate service
will be held again this year and at the
Orpheum Theatre on Sunday, May 20.
The services will be for the entire
community with all churches closed
for the occasion. Services begin at
IL o'clock. Seats will be reserved for
members of the graduates families.
A special offering will be taken, the
proceeds to be used for charitable
purposes. Children must be seated
with their parents.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18

people continued to arrive in the faceT
of the unpleasantly strong wind that
blew. The large number of teachers,
pupils, parents, and friends who at
tended the meet helped to make it
success by their cooperation.
The following scholastic events took
nlace before noon at the school house:
Written spelling, arithmetic, Silent
reading. and preliminary defamation.
There were three divisions In each OF
the first three subjects but only ttn
and Sth grades were eligible Tor Ine
declamatory contest.
Division 1 consisted of 3rd and 4tn
Grades: divisions 2, 9th and 6th
Grades; division 3, 7th and 9Th grades.
Au three divisions in each subject
were conducted in separate rooms al
the same time. Points were given
the first five places in each event as
follows: 1st place, points; End place
la noints: 3rd place, 3 points; All
nlace. 2 points; 9Th place, polnt
Where ties occurred the points Were
divided as is customary In such events
The following shows the winner
of scholastic events:
- speIling-1st, Beverly Rio, Ray
,nond: 2. Arnold Smith, Plentyw9GT0Gl 9
3 Vernice Anderson, Westby; z, ne ne
en- johnson, Garfield; 8, Jack Scnoi'
Dooley. - ca1,,;o ON
look: 2. Helen Johnson, Gartleidii H.
Marion Decker, Dooley; 4, Lloy8 yS1o1no- NC
. keIl. Redstone; 5, Dorothy NelsOl
! Mckinley. 4L;s d;v;sie
, oocb % Of the six children named MAJ MAJ
J nerfect score so the 10 poinSGSh Ghss+ VI
!; di1P;ded = Pelai evenly among them: C3ess mes.
! Ross Ross Snuggins; Eldrid Dordal, "pS pS
E bv: M Mark Brady, Jackson; joan Arcbe
Q Medicine Lake; Ida Moe, '
e Rern;ce I1aS~ri Erickson, Plentywooo'
SMELLING, Ida Lodahl, h5aT1bo Tobs
le Glenn GIenn Anderson, Westby; 8 yoas, yUma
le 10 =, Sunsted. Garfield; A Carol .son Senn'
3 M Archer; s, Myrtle Wold, NicKeSsSSb, ScSr,
ne a. A AS-rithmetic - 1, Mildred or-r svr,,
i'll cnngoins: norsil,s, 2, Levin Timmelamn l AM
ns PPIenstSywood; Pnus woo 8, Charles Hedges, an
al ''"'' tcontinued on page Eight
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
"a STRENUOUS LIFE"
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday evening, May IS, the senior
class of 1928 will present the annual
class play. "a Strenuous Life" is the
play of this season and two hours of
real fun may be had by all who at
tend. There will also be a matinee
at $3.50 for school children. The ad-
mission charges will be 25 cents and
so cents for the matinee and so cents
straight in the evening. Loge seats
will be rs cents for the evening per-
formance. Those wishing loge seats
please call for them at the window.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18

the ball grounds during the coming
season. Felsch was a big drawing
card with the Chicago fans when he
played with the White Sox and was
one of the leading hitters in the
American league.
Besides Happy" and the two play
ers from the Midwest league, Backer
has secured Al Sealy, the pitching ace
from Albert Lea. He is reported to
be very fond of meeting pitchers like
Donaldson and good opposition makes
him go all the better. He has a par
ticular speciality in shutouts. Then
there will be Lurrine and Hildy, who
are we'll known to many fans here.
The other players names were not
given out.
From the aforementioned players
It can readily be seen that Plentywood
is going to have one of the best base
ball teams in its history and one
which Scobey will have to have
"Dame Luck" with them if they win,
even with the "Great" Donaldson in
the box.
Following is the schedule on the trip
home which will end with a game
against Scobey in Plentywood Sunday
May 27.
May 19-Fargo and Moorhead.
May 20-Jamestown, N. ID
May 21-Harvey, N. ID.
May 22-Rugby, N. D.
May 23-Minot.
May 24-Columbus.
May 25-Crosby.
May 26-Wild Rose.
May 27-Scobey at Plentywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
Commencement Exercises to
Be Held Thursday, May I'd

The annual commencement exercises
of Plentywood high school will he heI5
at the Orpheum on Thursday evenino,
May "a at 8 o'clock. The address af
the evening will be given by DIR. Worst
of Fairview. DR.. Worst was formerivs,
connected with the North Dakota 40,
ricultural College at Fargo.
Those who attended the commence
ment exercises last year will recoiI
that many adults could not be seafa5 s.S
on account of the large nunber -
small children who occupied seats II II
order to avoid a congestion of th;s =,
type again, children below the aces .,i -
ten will not be admitted unless fl fbev u
are members of the families of An fSs
graduates. Seats win be reserved f., f.,
the immediate relatives of the gradu IN.
ates.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
900 ATTEND DANIELS
AREA SCHOOL MEET

Scobey, May 15.-The Daniels coun-
ty scholastic and athletic meet, held
between rural school of the county
was held here and was attended by
more than 900 rural school children,
their parents and teachers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18

Tuesday the Republican and Democrats met at Helena in
separate state conventions and most harmonious meetings
lected represent the of Montana the
ona conventions Kansas City and Houston when they choose
the President Of the United States for whom the people will vote
this fall Many will place these two great
ons Of interest the people the counybut in which they
will merely play the part of On-ookers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18

The contract for the building of an
addition to the Flaxville Public
School building was awarded to 0. G.
Berge of F1axville for $10,161. The
heating contract was given to the
Flaxville Hardware Co. on a bid OF
$2613 and the electrical wiring went
to J. ID. Swenson for $3.50. The
painting is to be let later. The plan:
for the F1axville addition were drawn
by Ira L. Rush, architect of Minot
N. d.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
Seeding Nearly Completed
In the State Of Montana
Manv Sections Report Need of Rain to Start Growth
surface Moisture Larger than Usual-Summer Falow OPP
eraons in ProgressMuch Virgin Soil Being Turned Over
Sheridan County Gets Beneficial Rain.

Heena-The middle May finds seeding of all crops Mon
about S5 cent completed with estimated acreage about 10
larger than 1927 says tn pubcy offices review of
crop weather conditions for the week ending 13 Of the
AZ agricultural counties reporting for the week to the extension
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
'Happy" !" Felsch to Play With
Crack PlentywoOd Ball Team
Manager Backer Signs Up AL Seay, Pitching Ace of Albert
Lea-Wl Play First Game With Fargo Saturday, May IS
on Homeward Trip-Fnst Game With Scobey, May II.

Word received from Jack Bacer in which he reports
organized and will start the homeWard trip
Thursday Friday of this week. Among the celebrities mention
ed the team Happy Fesch and two other players from
the Midwest League Happy big drawing card and will be
one the features that will draw thousand of fans to
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
Sheridan County School Meet
Draws Hundreds Of People
Scholastic and Athletic Events Strongly Contested by Diff
ferent Schools of the CountyPenywood is High Scorer
With Wesby Second-Redstone Makes Excellent Showing

Saturday morning May H. residents of Pentywood
surprised after roll into town and stop at the school
souse informed that countrywide scholastic and athletic
contest grade pupils being held of the citizens
looked skepca attitude gave
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
INVESTIGATION BRINGS OUT
STARTLING FACTS OF CORRUPTION
Former Governor of Pennsylvania Writes Senator Taylor Re-
gardng Matter of Public Concern Which Has Almost En-
rey Escaped Public Atenon-Says Even Schools Be
ing Entered by Giant Power Octopus.

The following letter has by
Taylor from Clifford Pnchot governor Pennsylvania
known nationally of the greatest fighters for the
ton OF the national resources of the United States
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN
MEETINGS HARMONIOUS

Twenty-Five Republicans Chosen to Represent Montana at
Kansas City With II Pledged for Hoover and II for Low
den-Democrats Choose 16 Delegates With Half Vote
Each-Instructed for Governor Alfred E. Smith
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18

NIX q DLIOANO
Helena, May 15.-Although unin-
structed by formal action of the re-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-18
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tbs would would rather a thousand times be
ess s POssessor of Simple" but hon
sornr , %lnd than be the dependent of
wo"l1 wol1cated mental processes that
lief put person, protesting a be-
lihs,.n: N freedom of speech and civil
i'sles' inc IN the position of support
war;; man who drafts tyrannicaI
tha hne su laws designed to throttle
to 49, NE expression of the people and
amasSct mGsect from public censure the
finsSs:n OF gigantic fortunes by
MSnClal Ma buccaneers.
char.. Wizard Omits referring to the
for ftge rs that Walsh was responsible
IN. '1e passage of the General Leas-
nrb,;I Law Of 1920 under which the
ana S Domain was looted by the oil
ovs. pVwer companies. If he turns
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WOntinued on page Eight)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-03
GOOD SEASON IN
sight, RAILWAY
CHIEF BELIEVE Els
Shipments Indicate eavy
Holiday Trade, X. w. Clark
Declares

Businessmen in the northwestern
states are preparing for large h0l-
iday trade, in the opinion Of r. w.
Clark, st. Paul general traffic man
.aEer of the Northern Pacific rail-
Nway.
Clark, who just has completed q
business trip through the territory
served by the lines of the Northern
Pacific, said that there are unmis-
taxable evidences Of q potential fall
and Christmas business. He enum-
Grated among them the following:
Shipments of merchandise into the
northwestern states are heavier than
they were in the corresponding time
last year, in some places being as
great as 10 per cent larger.
The purchase of automobiles has
been substantially in excess of a
year ago.
There is an increase in bank de-
posits and in Montana alone reports
show gain in deposits of state and
private financial institutions of
$3,252, 1913 sim June 30.
Generally in the territory there
has been an increase in building per-
mits and ,uilding construction.
Dairy Products Good
4 Prices of livestock and dairy pros
ducts are higher.
While grain prices are down, the
tendency to hold for price, to some
extent at least, indicates less of an
urgent necessity to cash in on crops.
In the Pacific northwest there has
been increasing production of pulp
and paper products and fruit grow
ers have had a bumper crop.
The Northern Pacific, up to now,
has hauled to market, east of the
Rocky Mountains, about $4,000 car
loads of grain, or 37,50O,O0O bushels,
Mr.. Clark said. This represents
about so per cent Of the total crop
on the company's lines east of the
Rockies, showing that there is a
potential wealth in crops still to be
marketed. Much of this, Of course
is in country elevators, although q
large amount of the grain held is
directly in the hands Of farmers, he
i, said.
Cattle Buying Continues
The livestock industry, he con.
tinued, has had a prosperous sea.
son. While it is true that many Of
!, the outstanding ranches have some.
what depleted their stands of cattle
because of the urge of marketing
under favorable conditions, indica.
tions now are that buying for feed
ing, particularly in Montana, will b.
stimulated in the spring. Montans
has come to be known as an ijca
feeding area.
lndustrially the Pacific northwes,
is making important strides. Thi!
Is true also on the cast end Of thu
Northern Pacific lines.
"Whilc there are factors in til,
current situation in the northwes
which are not as satisfactory al
would be desired, l believe that, il
q broad sense, the conditions war
brant the optimism which now pre-
walls generally" Mr.. Clark said
"There are many evidences in tn
northwest today of faith which ha
been interpreted by large expendi
lures, industrially and otherwise"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-03
T0RAL RELATES
TORTURE TALE
Hanged by Thumbs, Mexican
Assassin Swears Before
Court

? San Angel, Mexico, Nov. 3.-(R-
Charges that he was tortured by the
police after his arrest in an effort
to force him to confess that others
Awcrc implicated in the staying Of
President-elect Obregon were made
by Jose de Leon Toral at his trial
today.
Inc assassin Of the president elect
tod the judge and jury that he was
tortured, the first time that this
has been charged publicly. He swore
UPON cross-examination that he was
hanged by the thumbs, that his body
was stretched upon an improvised
rack. and that other horrible tor
lures" were used, which he was able
to endure ''by the grace Of God"
Toral said that he had never suf-
fered such intense pair as when his
body was stretched upon an i'm
spromptu rack, hanging by his arms
and feet in the washroOm of police
headquarters. He declared that he
was then hung by his thumbs. One
thumb slipped from the rope and he
was left hanging by the other one.
He asserted that he was again
hung UP with rope around his
chest so that he could scarcely
breathe. He then went into details
of Other torturcs which he declared
were inflicted upon him.
The police have always denied
that any torture was used in han
ding Toral, although he was Sc
,verely beaten by spectators after he
had shot General Obregon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-03
BRIEFS FILED IN
RAILWAY FIGHT
Railroad Board Prepares Mat.
erial for Presentation at
l. c. G. Hearing

Data to be incorporated in the
briefs to be submitted to the inter-
state commerce commission in the
case involving freight rates on grain
have been compiled by the state rail
road board here.
When hearing IN the case was
concluded at Los Angeles, Calf, it
had lasted 3O5 days, and the record
consisted of more than 10000 pages
of oral testimony and thousands of
written exhibits. The exhibits con-
tanned studies of rate comparisons,
operating statistics and economic
conditions throughout the country.
Briefs in the case will be filed
with the interstate commerce COM
mission by December 81, and the
case will be set for oral argument
at q later date, probably in the
spring of 1929, according to Fay
Harding, chairman of the state rail-
road boards Harding OILS member
of the cooperative committee of state
railroad commissioners who will sit
in the case with members of tho
federal body. He estimates that the
total expense to all parties in the in
vestigation will exceed $4,000, 900.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-03
BISMARCK SET
FOR CORN SHOW
Carpenters Begin Work to
Prepare Building for Ex-
hibits

The International Harvester COM
pany garage, in which the State
Corn Show will be held Nov. Z to 10
was a busy place this morning, as
carpenters began preparations to
care for the exhibits at the show.
Racks and trays which will hold
the exhibits were carried to the
building from the place in which
they had been stored from last year,
and were being repaired and placed
around the building.
The committee in charge Of the
arrangements visited the garage
early today and marked places where
the racks will be placed. As the
garage has large display windows on
two sides of the building, the COM
mittee placed the trays in such a
manner to permit the person pass
ing on the street to view the dis
plays.
Final work in preparing for the
exhibits will be completed, according
to the members Of the committee,
and exhibits that have been sent ia
the office of the association of COM
mercc will be hauled to the new
building.
Although exhibits have beer
shipped to the association Of com.
merce office for the last few weeks
the big influx is expected to take
place Monday and Tuesday, accord.
ing to H. P. Goddard, secretary Of
the association.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-03
FOOTBALL FANS
DEAD IN CRASH
Two Burned to Death, One
Killed as Car Turns Over
En- Route TO Columbus


Newark, Ohio, Nov. 3.-(AP)-
Three persons going to the Ohio
State-Princeton football game at
Columbus, were killed shortly before
noon and . fourth is in . serious
condition at the hospital here as a
result of their automobile striking q
truck on a curve and going into a
ditch.
Two unidentified men were burned
to death when the machine which
had pinned them down caught fire
and burned.
A third, F. A. Sherrer, Sherods-
vile, died soon after being received
at the hospital. The other injured
man in the hospital is Frank Bow
ers, residence unknown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-03
JUNIOR LEAGUE
CLUBS FORMED
TANNED to Teach School Chill
dren Duties of Citizenship

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 3.-(F-
Organization Of a Young Citizens
league among the school children Of
North Dakota will increase the value
Of schools to the children them
selves. according to the observation
Of . director Of the extension division
Of the University Of North Dakota.
The observations are contained in
the latest issue Of the extension de-
partment's magazine. and are based
ON the results which have been OBJ
tanned by the Young Citizens league
in South Dakota.
The league, which has been incor-
-porated in the new course Of study
Tor North Dakota schools, is an or
ganixation Of, for and by school chill
dren. and 10 designed to give them a
better appreciation Of their duties
as school children and an idea Of
the duties which will devolve upon
them in later years.
In South Dakota. according to the
report, many counties are thoroughly