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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
Plentywood Mechanics
Invent New Auto Sled

Ed. Hill, proprietor of the Farmers
Garage, and Orville Bantz have been
building another snow auto the past
several weeks. The new machine has
double wheels in the rear and sleigh
runners in front similar to the auto
sled made by the Outlook farmers,
but with a heavier engine. A trial
was made last Saturday and it trav-
eled around town in a remarkable
manner. Emboldened by this success
the inventors took the machine to the
outskirts of town and endeavored to
turn around in snow bank, but after
several efforts the sled finally found
itself burrowed in and the engine re-
fused to "do it's stuff" any longer.
The experimenters thereupon started
an Investigation IN the hope OF lm-
proving the machine and discovering
its weaknesses. The probe brought
forht the interesting fact that they
had run out of gasoline and that the
engine would not run on its reputa-
tion, so they trudged to the Farmers
Garage and got more fuel after which
the machine came over the snow bank
and went on it's way with everybody
happy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
SMITH DENIES
|CLEMENCY FOR
GRAY, SNYDER
Attorneys For Pair Making
Plans for Eleventh Hour
Move
ONLY FEW MORE
HOURS TO LIVE

New York, Jan 12.-Denied Glenn
ency by Governor Smith. Mrs. Ruth
Snyder and Henry Judd Gray are
doomed to die in the electric chair at
Sing Sing.
81 had hoped that the appeal to me
for executive clemency would disclose
some fact which would Justify my in
reference with the processes of law"
Governor Smith said. "But this did
not happen. l have searched in vain
for any basis which my conscience in
the light of my oath of office will ap-
prove on which | might temper the
law with mercy.
Cup to this writing there is no eX-
tenuation shown for what the seven
judges of the court of appeals, in
agreement with the IL jurors and the
trial justice have found to be delib-
crate and premeditated murder COM
mitted by these defendants.
"The application for executive Gle
mency is therefore ,sde-
Last minute court moves to- obtain
stay of execution continued to be
planned by counsel for the two pris-
oners as the hour approached for their
execution.
Edgar F. Hazelton, chief of Mrs
Snyder's counsel, called a conference
of his associates to discuss further
legal moves.
New Evidence Reported
Samuel l.. Miller, Gray's attorney
announced he would file a petition il
the supreme court in Queens count!
for stay on the ground of "newl!
discovered evidence the nature O.
which he refused to divulge. If tina
move failed, he said, he would appl.
to the federal courts for a writ o
habeas corpus on the ground that hi
clients constitutional rights had beel
invaded bv the joint trial with Mrs
Snyder
Word of the governors decision
unless conveyed by their attorneys o
their relatives would be kept from tn
two condemned people, Warden Loui
E. Lawes of Sing Sing said. Thei
first intimation so far as prison OF
ficials are concerned, he said, woul
come with the appearance of guard
to lead them to the death chair.
Mrs. Snyder, who embraced tn
. Catholic faith after her conviction
received the sacraments. She We
. formerly a Lutheran.
! Gray will be accompanied to IL
. death chamber by a minister.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13

There was a heavier snowfall in the
month of December than Montana has
experienced for many years. Except
in few scattered sections in the cen
trail part of the state, there has been
no open range during the month.
Temperatures generally were very
low compared with other years. There
is still, however, a plentiful supply of
feeds and ranges to last out an ordin-
ary winter, though in some sections
a shortage of feed is feared if cold
weather continues during the next few
months.
Water for stock is reported as plen.
tiful in all parts of the state except
in the region near the Big Hole noun.
tains where it was reported that snow
fall was light and that following the
freezing of the water holes livestock
suffered some shrinkage because Of
lack of water.
Ranges are in an unusually gooC
condition at present, except in avail
ability for range feeding of livestock
A large amount of moisture is pres
ent to start growth in the spring ant
the heavy snow covering serves as ;
protection against any possible winte
killing.
In spite of the severe winter wealth
er during the past month, cattle con
tinue to be reported at above normal
Livestock men were able this year t
put their cattle on full feed whel
ranges became closed and have bee
able to maintain good condition up t
this time. 1t is likely that sine
there is a decrease in cattle on fee
this year the stockmen are in a pos
ton to give little care to thei
stock.
A slight decline in the condition G
sheep is reported quite evenly owe
the whole state. However, the cor
: dition in the region west of the Rock
Mountains seems to be a little abov
| that of the rest of the state.
{ A report by counties follows:
FLATHEAD: About 10 inches {
= snow. Plenty of hay. Good local d.
2 mand for feeders.
BLAINE: Very cold with MOI
I. snow than for the past 20 years |
CONTINUED on page Eight)
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mo JACK" OIL WELL
COMES IN A GUSHER

Great Falls. Jan. THE faith that
was Gordon Campbell's when he drill
ed the discovery well at Kevin in
1922 was vindicated Friday night
when the Lewis "No7Jack" well came
in, with an initial rush of oil that
gave it rank as one of the biggest
gushers of the entire Kelvin Sunburst
field. The Lewis well is located on
the Davis permit, in section 1883 w,
the original Campbell discovery being
two and one-half miles to the north
west and the town of Kelvin a mile to
the southeast.
A column of oil was hurled over
the top of the derrick and carried ou+
over the prairie before the wind. NJ
estimate of the production could b.
accurately made, bat those who wer
on the ground said that the FLOW
marked the we'll as one of the field
big producers. The we'll was drilled il
through a control head, but befor,
the huge pressure could be capped in
the flow was carried above the crown
block. Several hours later the pres
sure was forcing oil through the joint!
of the control head. At midnight
tankage was being rushed to the vel
and it may be possible to measure the
initial production some time today.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
WARM WEATHER
is GREAT RELIEF TO
LOCAL COAL BUYERS
$4,000 Worth of Coal Estimated to
Be Burned Each Season in the City
of PlentywOOd. Average $3.50 a
Day for Past Two Months.

Plentywood passed all records for
consumption of coal for the past two
months. Figuring on the basis Of
65 tons per day for the go day cold
snap just passed and at the rate of
$4.00 per ton, this amounts to $3.50
per day or total of $15,600 for the
go days.
The amount of coal was arrived at
from a checkup of the output of the
local mines around Plentywood.
Much of this coal was sold for more
than $500 a ton, as the Richardson
coal retails at $3.50 and $500. Be
side the coal from the local Ignite
mines, an enormous amount of hard
and soft coal was burned. 1t is es-
btimated by the local coal dealers that
Plentywood consumes annually in the
neighborhood of $4,000 per year in
coal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
TWO SCOBEY BANKS
TAKE OVER THIRD
First National and Citizens Banks
Buy Merchant National from p. b.
Murphy and E. w. BattlesOn.

Scobey.-This city has now but two
banking houses, the Merchants Ma
tional Bank having been taken over
this week by the First National ana
Citizens State Banks.
Talks of consolidation in Scobey
banking circles has been going on for
some tim and last week the execu-
five heads of the three institutions,
IP r. Murphy of the Merchants, u.
" Hanson of the Citizens State and
G, r. Swenson of the First National,
got together and closed the deal, a
stem which seems to have been ap-
proved by the people of the city and
community as whole.
The Merchants National Bank was
chartered in November, 1918, the first
Board of directors and officers con-
sisting of c.. L. Merrick, P. B. Muir
phy, H. J. Hellekson, Thos. F. Cliff
| ford and H. E. Richardson, with the
first named as president. When the
business was disposed of this week
Mr.. Murphy was the only one OF the
original board connected with the
bank. E. w. Battleson recently be
came interested in the Merchants Ma
tional and was its president, Mr.. Muir
ply being vice-president and f. Il
Dillon cashier.
On Monday the staff Of the Citizens
State began moving their files ant
books to the brick building formerl;
occupied by the Merchants National
! This is the one brick structure AM
by far the most creditable building o
the city. :,
The First National took oyer tn
accounts of all depositors of tn
Merchants Bank and a good share o
, loans, and Mr.. Swenson and +. "
J Battleson became the owners OF tn
Citizens State building on the corner
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
MONTANA-DAKOTA
POWER EXTENDS GAS
LINES IN PAST YEAR
FSey Foy. Eight Miles of Pipe are Laid ;
T7;'Ct[lc Y GiI! System Enlarged; Served

tbS Sl1M9ey, My Jan. 9.-Sidney officers of
have r Montana-DakOta Power company
eonns r,1 announced that during 1927 the
mIopp mIapdny has built and completed 90
nnO,5 ,oS Ol gas line mains, bringing the
fmr frOeI OF towns served with gas to
12S MI II has also built and completed
linz" "'les g of electric transmission
H. NJ oil IN this immediate section.
was "n nm, major development of the year
ed oEo. HEuLcnaSe of the municipally-own-
ppinn inecILic plant at Miles City and
Nsr@so,.9tiI Ns 9i natural gas to Terry and
Of fnOGth, pao n. D., besides installation
addedS dfGS IN mi Miles City. The Company
CsOsoitz nsu 1000 kilOwatts of generating
we'll TgIi1Cl.y !. , to the Glendive pIant, as
csi5 SS S The same amount to the Kin.
''iT N D., plant. ~ 'iDe N
mo tenure ehtlre system is now furnish.
ComHosctr electric service, generated in tn,
en- e'pTIlly Tay.s plants, to Is cities in east
kots montana and western North Da
to i y. is the intention of the cononan,
line e'y y a HOO: v1IOO,mile addition to the ga
SavsooUo % wllliSton, N. D., via Sidney
accomnliIn ana Falrview. This NAV b.
'inpnshed within two years.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
Montana Corporation


The Radium Remedies Company is
largely controlled by stockholders re-
siding in Sheridan county and is in
corporated under the laws of Mon
tana. The main office and laboratory
are located at Minneapolis, Mimi,
so as to give a more centralized point
for distribution.
The meeting of stockholders of the
Radium Remedies Company was very
enthusiastic and the following board of
directors was elected for the coming
year: Chas. Lundeen, ]. A. McGlynn,
j. Haaland, Jr., Charles E. Taylor
and Eng. Torstenson.
The business of the past year was
gone over and the report of the secre-
tary was read. Among the more I'M
portant business reports given was
that of the case of the Radium Reme-
dies Company VS.. Ed. Weiss and the
National Radium Laboratories, Inc
This case which has been in the court:
for over a year was of vital import
ance to the Radium Remedies Com
pany as Mr.. Weiss, who had Deel
formerly a stockholder and dlrecto
of the Radium Remedies Company ha'
severed his cOnnecClOn WlIn IhdC Colii
pany and sold his interests to tn
Radium Remedies Company and the
started to make medicine called Ia
aid. which was to be used for tn
same purpose as Pyradium, ard whlc
Z the Radium Remedies Compan
: claimed was made from the formula
. used by the Radium Remedies Con
pany, which he had stolen when n
left that company.
The case was first brought In tr
district court at Minneapolis, and
r decision was rendered which was COZ
sidered unfavorable in many parts
the Radium Remedies Company, al
: the case was appealed to the Supren
Court of the State of Minnesota wiil'
enioined Ed. Weiss and the Nation
Radium Laboratories, Inc, or any su
cessor from continuing the manuta
: : ture and sale of the remedy Ra a
under the formulaes and process no
used, in competition with "PyradiumI1
: the product of the Radium Remedii
. Company, and is a great victor I
the last mentioned corporation.
In an interview with a Produce
CONTINUED on page Eight)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
STEPHEN ELY IS
CHIEF OF LABOR


Stephen Ely of StOckett is to
serve for the next two years as
president of the Montana State
Federation of Labor as the result
of three days deliberatiOn by
the executive board. Announce
ment was made by James ID. Gra-
ham, vice president, who presided
during consideration of merits of
the claims of Clarence Blewett
and Ely to the presidency.
The board upheld Ely on all
counts of the dispute. Charges
of ballot tampering brought by
Blewett and Willis Wright of
Great Falls, were found to be- m-
true by a unanimous vote. The
first canvassing board, of which
Wright was chairman. was con-
demned for failing to complete its
work and it was declared by the
= executive board that Ely had a
right to call the second canvass
ing board which declared him
: elected, and would have been neg
4 ligent in his duty had he not done
+ so. The results of the statewide
= election as announced by the Sec
Ond canvassing board. was ap-
proved.
A protest by the coal miners
union against throwing out of its
ballots by the first canvassing
board, which had declared Blewett
elected on the face of the result
ing partial returns, was upheld.
Three local newspapers pub
lished in Montana were condemn
= ed by the board which asserted
the editors were political buc
cancers trying to use the labOl
movement for political ends.
This resolution was ordered
transmitted to the local unions
of the state.
4
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
TRACTOR SCHOOL
TO BE HELD In PLEN-
TYWOOD JAN. 1920


Plentywood will again be the
center of attraction next Thurs
day and Friday, when the Dooley
Implement Co., agent for Interna-
tional Harvester Co. farm ma
chinery, puts on Free Entertain
ment and Power-Farming School
with web known Speakers and de-
monstrators.
The program will start at loo
p. m. the first day of the show
and will continue until Friday ev-
ening when the show closes.
M. P. Loucks, the local manager
of the Dooley Implement Compa-
& ny, states that this will be the
biggest show of the season, that
there will be motion pictures and
interesting talks by prominent
= men in the power farming world,
< and all farmer visitors will be
given a lunch by the local imple
: ment company.
x Mr.. Loucks said that every far
3 mer should attend this school
whether he intends to buy a trac-
3 tor or not, because of the valu-
+ able information on many sub
< jects will be discussed and no
farmer who has a tractor or in
tends to purchase power farming
equipment should be absent from
this opportunity to hear and see
actual demonstrations of power
x farming as performed for the
screen.
With the large number of farm
ers now engaged in power farm
x ing and the still greater number
= who are thinking of going into
x that method of agriculture, a
= large crowd will no doubt be pres
ent on next Thursday and Fri.
< day.
- y =
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
AGREE THAT HEARST
PAPERS ARE FORGED
Handwriting and Foreign Language
Experts Prove Mexican Documents
Are Fakes.

Washington, Jan. GA steady pa
rade of experts in handwriting and
in the SpSanish language YESTERDAY
and today passed through the investi-
cation rooms of the senate committee
looking into the Hearst forgeries,
printed in all his chain of papers as
part of campaign to provoke war
with the United States neighbor to
the south, Mexico. All of the experts
agree that the papers thus foisted on
the American newspaper readers are
spurious.
Some evidence was developed, tend
ing to implicate in the actual COM
pilation of the documents John PAGE
the author of the articles about them
in the Hearst papers. Pages spelling
of the Spanish word "Valiia", mean.
ing a diplomatic mail pouch, was
"Balija" as the forged documents
spell it.
Foreigners Errors
Carlos V. Cusachs, Spanish instruc
tor in the Naval Academy testifie,
that an analytical study of the II doc
uments showed 1900 omitted accents
100 misplaced accents, 26 misspelle,
words anu HO ISSdIu lOT punctuation.
Cusachs pointed out scores of gram
matical mistakes in the letters. On
was use of a comma after the abbre
waited "us" meaning "you" in the let
ters..
All Signatures Wrong.
Reed then placed in the records
statement from J. H. Taylor, chief q
the navy's bureau of identification
: declaring that all signatures on tn
: Mexican documents were ''frauduler
and spurious"
Bert C. Farrar, a treasury depart
: ment handwriting expert also cor
$ demned the signatures as Spurious
r Both men corroborated the opinio
expressed by hand writing expert
S EMPLOYED by William Randolr
Hearst himself.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
Stranger VIII Hang This
(Friday) Morning In Canada

Winnipeg, Jan. 1.-THE erection of
the scaffold on which Earl Nelson, in
ternationally known strangler, recent
ly convicted of the murder of Mrs.
Emily Patterson, of Winnipeg, is
doomed to die Friday morning, has
been completed in the yard of the pro-
vincial Jail. Hangman Arthur Ellis,
Canada's public executioner, reached
Winnipeg Tuesday night.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
FORD VS.. CHEVROLET
IN MIMIC MOTOR WAR

Cheyenne, WyO, Jan. 1.-THE
"mOtOr war" extended to Cheyenne
today when this city's first new
Ford had an accidnet, cOlliding with
a Chevrolet. Both cars were badly
damaged. The driver of the Chev-
rOIet was placed under arrest. but
later released on bond to insure
his appearance in court to face a
charge of driving a motor vehicle
while intoxicated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13

Number of Farms Decrease
The department reports 6,371,64
farms in the country on Jan. 1, 1925
compared with 6,448,343 at the begin
nng Of 1920. In 1925, 3,313, 400
farms were operated by full owners
compared with 3,366,510 in 1920. The
mortgaged farms in 1925 carried a
mortgage debt of $4, 7,258,689 which
represented 1880 of their value. In
1920 the farm mortgage debt amount
ed to S4,0O3 767,192 or to only 29.1%
Of the total value of the mortgaged
farms of that year.
Farm Population Decreases
The report shows farm population
Of %901 ,693 in 1925 compared with
Sl6l4,269 in 1920. Recent figures
from the department of agriculture
show that by January, 1927, the farm
population had declined further tC
27,S92,OOO, a decline of 3,722,000 from
the 1920 figure. This is net figure
taking into account births and deaths
as well as the numbers moving from
the farms to the cities anc from the
cities to the farms.
The report of farm implements ant
machinery, according to the report
has fallen from 1884, ,772,928 Janu
ay l, 1920 to $2,691, ,7O3, ,629 Januar!
!, 1925. This is probably due in par
to the decrease in prices and in par
to depreciation which the farmer
have been financially unable to max
Continued on page Eighty
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Situation Tense

SITUATION IenSe
The situation is extremely tense
following the coal and iron pOlice's
action in throwing the furniture of
the first nine families out into the
road. Reinforcements to the company
gunmen are being rushed into camp
and the evictiOns are scheduled to
proceed today.
No barracks will be ready to receive
the cold and hungry families of the
miners until next Tuesday.
These evictions are enforced despite
the so-called agreement which was
made with the Jones Laughlin Com
pany for an extension of time for fin
ishing the barracks, following an ap-
peal of union officials to Congress
man Temple of Washington county.
This again demonstrates the futility
of John l.. Lewis policy of substitut-
ing political maneuvering for fight.
The rank and file is preparing to
fight despite the bureaucratic ma
chine policy Of Lewis.
Vesta Fours is one of largest mines
in the country, employing 1,5O0 mine
workers prior to the lockout. To-
gether with MELONS Pittsburgh Coal
Company and the Pittsburgh Termi-
nal, the Jones and Laughlin Company
forms the triumvirate which heads the
bosses war to smash the union.
Denver, Jan. 8.-Mayor John Prit-
chard who led the mob against the
CONTINUED on Last Pege)
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FROM VIRGINIA

Miss Catherine Turner of Newport
News. Va. former Westby Young
lady, arrived in Westby Thursday to
spend her vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Turner. She will
return to the sunny south IN a 1e"
weeks we understand.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
ANOTHER WAR
VICTIM MAKES SU-
PREME SACRIFICE.

MissOuIa, Jan. 100. G. Will
; lett, MOntana's first white leper,
former state senator from Miner
al county and Philippine campaign
veteran, died at the United States
leprOsarium at Carville, La. Tues
day night at 6:1O, according to
; word received here in telegram
from Mrs. Willet to w. III. Bea-
com, former mayor.
Willet enlisted in the army at
San Francisco in 1902 and con-
tracted leprOsy in the Philippines.
-. -. 80
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
'EN MI TURKEYS NET ENID
"OMAN $1O1 IN EAST

: Pusttu uSttu1ey. Fy. Jan. 11.-Mrs. John
has inst End, 45 miles west of here,
TURKEYS sUs' received returns ON 10
loo OEss, Eis,s the pick of a flock of
with bs' bo,l which she marketed
IN Minn,ocOu cousin who is butcher
the n 101teapOlis, and reports that
Mrs. ~ turkeys brought $1O1.
ed Ion t ust reports that she rails
ter lUU turkeys this year an and af-
has rsni sAeting S7O0 worth, she
breedinm. a good flock for
purposes next year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
Radum Remedies Company
Wins Long Suit From Weiss

Decision EnjOins Ed Weiss and National Radum Labora-
tories nc Any Successor from Continuing Manufacture
ing Ra aid Under FormuIaes and Process Now UsedStoc
holders Hold Enthusiastic Meeting at Temple Monday and
Bright Future for Company Is Predicted.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
By Leland Olds, Federated Press

Chicago JAM "a decrease in the number of FARMS decrease
@ population and increase in the farm mortgage debts
are outstanding features of preliminary figures from the 1925
farm census issued by the u S. department commerce The
comparisons which the period 1920 1925 also show tre
ns increase in the of mechanical power in place of horses
Mdm mules
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13

Inc annual meeting of the Radum Remedies Company manu-
eIS OF Pyradum the welnown Pyohea remedy, was heC
e FamerLabOr Temple in Pentywood last Monday after
@ and business for the year transacted and officers elected
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13

Pittsburgh, JAN 8-Machne guns posted yesterday
the Vesta Four Dayown Nine of the Vesta Coal Company
Jones Laughn steel subsidiary for carrying through the
violent eviction Of the families of striking miners
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13

Observation-Disclosures stocmen have been compelled tap
supplies during the past month to greater degree than usual
because OF the heavy covering that has existed practically
county, the regular range and livestock report of the
y. S. division of crop and livestock estimates.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
Police And Politicians Fight Coal Miners
ISE Of MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
SHOWS TREMENDOUS INCREASE

Farm Population Decreases 3722OOO in 1927 from Census
Figures Taken in 192O-Farm Mortgages Increase $514
O00OOO from 1920 to 1925 Dairy and Egg Products In
crease Comparatively Sold Products Show Greatly Increas
edValue.