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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
FIREMEN'S BALL TO
Be Held FEB. 22ND

Arrangements have been completed
for the Annual Firemen's Ball to be
given at the Farmer-Labor Temple in
Plentywood, next Friday, February
22nd
This will be one of the big social
events of the season, and everyone
will be there to enjoy the fine time
which always is insured at the Fire
mems Annual Ball with beautiful
flowers and an excellent orchestra
furnishing an atmosphere of con-
genialty and beauty.
Plentywood is justly proud of its
fire fighting squad, which has gained
an enviable reputation because of its
prOmptness and efficiency at the
various fires during the past years
and their appreciation of the efforts
Of the firemen to save property ant
lives if necessary will be attested il
no uncertain terms at the grand bal
next Friday evening December 22nd
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
OUTLOOK GLEE CLUB
TO GIVE OPERETTA
''The Wild Rose" Operetta In Two
Acts, Will Be Presented to Outlook
Public In That Town February %.
Talent Displayed Promises to Sur
p~ise Patrons and Large Audience
Is Anticipated.

Outlook, Feb. 14.-The High School
Glee Club was organized last fall and
under the efficient direction of Mrs.
Bridenstine has been working hard
all year.
On February 22nd, the Club will
present "The Wild Rose," an oper-
eta in two acts. This is the first
year we have had a Glee Club and
consequently various difficulties have
presented themselves, but so far the
Club has succeeded in overcoming all
of them. The presence of the Out
look people is solicited by those in
charge at 500, February 22nd, and
they are sure that real treat is in
store for the community.
Following is brief synopsis of the
play:
Rose McCloud, the most popular So
ciety belle of her time, is bored with
her existence. An endless round OF
festivities and a maddening process
sion of debutantes, newspaper inter.
viewers, charity and reform leaders
seeking her financial support, dress
makers, milliners, etc. drive her tx
distraction. Having achieved great
success in theatricals, she. decides II
go on the stage and is desirous O.
obtaining the leading role in pla!
by Lady Grey, an eccentric woman
playwright Much to her amazemen
and disappointment, Lady Grey flatl,
refuses to consider her for the part
thinking her too frivolous for tn
work. In utter disgust she decide
to leave the city surroundings, whicl
, have become so hateful and to go t
the country under an assumed name.
The second act takes place at he
country home, where thoroughly er
ioying the simple life she succeed
S in outwitting an unlimited and unde
sired throng of city admirers, VIII
S have tracked her to her country hona
e and come to pay her adulation. |
), the meantime she makes friends wit
S a nice old lady who lives next dor
d and who turns out to be Lady Gre,
n when the latter discovers her identit
Il she promises Rose the desired role
!. tn play and all ends happily.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15

of a recession of business
activitys during that period are cor
rect, but on the other hand foreign
demand for farm products of 1929 is
to hold up to that of 1928
with the prospect that there will be
some slackening of foreign competi-
ton in 1929 in production of wheat,
ry and pork. Foreign competition in
production of feed grains, flaxseed,
dairy products and apples, on the
other hand promises to be greater in
1929 than in 1928 with the probability
that in foreign wool production, COM
petition will be no less than during
this season.
WHEAT
World supply and demand for wheat
in the 1929-30 season promises to be
more favorable for marketing the
1929 crop in the United States than
they were in case of the 1928 crop.
An expected larger carryover in all
surplus producing countries at the end
of the present season is likely to be
offset by continued increase in con-
Continued on Page Threep
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
Angvick's Name on Honor
Roll at Helena Trap Shoot

Lars Angvick, of Reserve, republi-
can representative of Sheridan coun-
ty in Montana's 21st assembly Sun
day broke into the honor roll at the
Helena Gun Club when he made per-
feet score of 25 straight with his new
Remington pump and thereby gained
the plaudits of opponents. Angvick,
prominent in scattergun circles some
10 or IL years ago in Wisconsin, has
not pulled a trigger over the traps
since that time, until he came to at
tend the legislative sessions at Hell
ena. Then he sent for his new traI
gun and proceeded to get back intC
form. He accomplished the feat Sun
day. Angvick is a southpaw anC
handles fowling piece with all The
grace and ease of the trapshootins
veteran.
Andrew Ueland, also a Sheridan
county representative, who maintain
that he has never before appeared a
the traps, broke 23x25 for his higl
mark.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
Montana Livestock Valuation
Reaches III Million Dollars

The value of cattle, sheep, swine
and horses on Montana farms and
ran ranches on January 1, 1929 was $127,-
OOO,OOO compared with S1O9 ,405,0O0
on January 1, 1923 and $91, ,669, 900 on
January 1, 1927, according to the am
ual estimates of the bureal of Agri-
cultural Economics cooperating with
Ihe State Publicity Division.
The estimated numbers on January
1929 are given by the report as
follows: All cattle, 1,1OS, ,OOO-a de-
cine OF 1000 head from numbers of
a. year ear ago; all sheep and lambs, g..
Iol'OOO-an increase of 100000 head
compared con with a year ago; all swine
0z8,OOO-an increase of 10000 com,
pared with year ago; all horses anC
mules, $4,000 decline of 16,OOC
compared with a year ago.
Ine reported average values ne,
mead OF livestock on January 1, 1872!
compared with a year ago are Show
as follows: All cattle. S57 90 com
pared with $4,000; ali sheen an,
lambs, $11.SO compared with s11: Al
s"ine' $1S.1O compared with s14.SO
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
WESTBY YOUNG LADY
DIES AT OMAHA, NEB
Vera Hoist, Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Hoist, Victim of Spinal Men
ingitis While Attending College Al
Blair, Nebraska.

Westby and community was sad
dened to hear of the death of Vera
Hoist the II year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hoist of Westby.
She died at Omaha, Neb., OIL Monday,
February II.
About a week ago a message was
received by her parents telling of the
serious illness of Vera and Mr.. Hoist
left Immediately for Omaha to be at
her bedside. He arrived before she
died but found her unconscious and
very i'll. She fingered but a few days
after Mr.. Holst's arrival. 1t is said
the cause of death was spinal men
engitis.
Vera was graduated from the local
high school with the class of 1925
and was of bright and cheerful dis
position. Last September she entered
college at Blair, Neb and was making
wonderful progress in her school work
The body will be brought to Westby
for burial but arrangements have MOI
yet been completed.
The passing of this young lady i!
indeed very sad and her parents have
the sincere sympathy of large mum
Der of friends in their bereavement.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15

all horses $31.00 compared with S31;
all mules SAT compared with SAT.
CATTLE NUMBERS
Nearly 1,40O reports of present
holdings of cattle, with items of sale,
slaughter and losses together with
births and purchases, representing
farms in all counties of the state,
gave a net indication of l per cent
decline in numbers of all cattle on
hand on january 1, 1929 compared
with January 1, 1928. Records of
shipments, imports and estimated
calf crop, losses and farm and local
slaughter supported this estimate,
The present cattle population OF the
state is 1,103,000 and is valued on Da-,
sis of an average reported value OF
$500 per hetd, at S63,844.OOO com
pared with S51 ,267, 900 a year ago.
] Numbers of cows and heifers KEEP
for milk remained about the same al
a year ago or 177,000 head. Sales o.
old cows for meat and reduction II
numbers of beef type cows MIXED, a.
a result of the improved condition O
/ CONTINUED on page EigbO
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15

suing biennium.
Must Look to Other Sources
Failing in their effort to provide adj
ditional income by the revision up
ward of the tax classification law,
members of the house committee on
revenue and taxation must now look
to some other avenue of income to fl
nance such expansions in the insti-
tutional activities as have been pre-
sented.
Pending before the committee are a
number of bills, any of which could
be, made to produce the desired re-
suit if they could be enacted into law
These include a tax upon personal in
comes, a tax upon electric power, an
increase in the metal mines gross
production and license or sales tax
upon cigarettes.
That a strong and more or less or
ganized fight would be made against
an income tax, a hydro-electric pro-
duction tax or an increase in the rate
: of the tax upon mine production is
! certain. Regardless of what outside
influences might be brought to bear
upon the membership of the assembly
or the defeat of any or all of these
measures, it is doubtful if within the
I assembly sufficient support could be
: marshaled to put any of them over.
"Pill'' Tax Remains
Naturally, then, it might be neces-
+ sary to fall back upon the proposed
: cigarette tax as a means of 'produc-
ing enough money to permit the state
S to carry on its program of financing
the operation and improvement of its
educational, custodial and charitable
institutions during the ensuing two
years, and to pass measure referring
to the voters at the next general elec-
q tion the question of a bond issue to
/, erect needed buildings at the institu-
tions and millage tax for the main
tenance of the several units of the
1t state university after the expiration
IS of the present special millage levy in
e 1881.
While the cigaret tax measure in
troduced several days ago by Repre-
IS sentative Fairgrieve was drawn to
# place all receipts in the public school
n equalization fund, it was not intend
e ed that this should be the final dispo-
is sition of the revenues, it being ex-
g pected that the legislature would later
fix the distribution of the receipts tC
10 whatever state funds might be agree
Id able to the majority. 1t has been es
timated that this tax might product
v anywhere from 100000 to $800,0OC
ne per year, although in the minds o.
o. some these sums are far in excess o.
what can be expected.
Sc Considers Other Plans
in Since the senate, by its actor
id Tuesday in adopting the adverse re
he port of the committee on taxation
ar killed the tax classification bill, tn
he house committee on revenue and tax
he alton must at once proceed to
Continued on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15

it was said, for 239 years.
Children Freeze
Berlin, with a mark of % degrees
below zero, Fahrenheit, had its cold
est spell in 1870 years, Breslau regis
tered 5 below in the early hours.
Three children were frozen to death
near the city.
Breslau was startled by heavy
detonation just before daylight. 1t
was found that the frost had cracked
one of the bridges over the River
Oder, leaving a gap nearly an inch
wide right across the bridge, from one
parapet to the other.
Two Die in Streets
Two persons were frozen to death
on the streets of Berlin, while 25C
were given treatment for "frost
bites" Birds dropped dead from trees
in the tiergarten.
Cologne said it had the coldest car
nival time since 1895. The Rivel
Rhine was frozen from bank to banl
at the famous Lorelie rock, an ex
tremely rare occurrence.
Building and allied trades ant
transport work were seriously af
fected, the number of unemployed
men in Berlin being increased tt
35O,OOO Grave diggers had to us,
dynamite.
Thousands of residents, finding i
impossible to keep warm in thei
homes, thrOnged the coffee houses
movie theaters and other public places
Others remained covered up in bed al
the day.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
Attention.!


Attention is called to the
Streamer aid on the back page
of this issue of the Producers
news changing the date of the
Massey-Harris Tractor and Com
bine school from February 21st
to Tuesday, March 18th.
This Tractor and Combine
School will be positively held at
the Farmer-L Labor Temple on the
: last mentioned date.
Power farming is rapidly TAX
: ing the place of farming with
& horses as it is conceded that it is
cheaper and that better work can
be done by the newer method.
= The management invites all
: interested farmers to attend the
: Massey y-Harris Tractor and Com
= bine School and learn why the
= Massey-Harris Tractors, Com
= bines and other farm machinery
= is leading line in some Of the
= largest wheat producing cOun-
tries in the world.
Mr.. Smith, the local dealer, an
nOunces that he is making ar
rangements to carry complete
stock of this famous line, and
= also of parts for repairs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
RESERVE CARPENTER
BURNS HAND BADLY

Bernhard Nielsen, carpenter and
building contractor of Reserve, was
in Plentywood Tuesday of this week
having his right hand dressed for
burns which he received last week,
when gasoline lamp which he was
repairing, caught fire and in taking
the lamp out of the house, badly
scared the back of the hand. Mr..
Nielsen reports that the wounds are
healing nicely and while the accident
was very painful he hopes to be able
to use the hand in the very near fut-
ure.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
G. N. CARS LEAVE
TRACK NEAR HERE
Spreading of Track Causes Freight
Cars to Leave Track and Ride Ties
for Several Rods. Train Service
Held Up Several Hours.

Last Friday morning several cars
on the Great Northern just west of
Plentywood, left the track and ran
for several rods on the ties before
coming to a stop. The derailment is
said to have been caused by spreading
rails.
The cars were lacked back on to
the track after several hours work and
the train proceeded on its way.
The passenger train was held sew
eral hours in PlentywOod, pending the
clearing of the track, when it pro
ceeded to Scobey.
The accident was one of those
unusual circumstances that occurs il
railroading, inasmuch as the cars die
not turn over and pile up, making the
use of a wrecker necessary to cleal
the wreckage which is usually tn,
case when several cars leave tn,
rails.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
COMMUNITY SINGING
CLUB Is FORMED
Elect Officers and Prepare for Easter
Cantana of Fifty Voices. Much En-
thusiasm Is Apparent at Initial
Meeting.

Last Monday evening, about twen-
ty-five Plentywood singers met at
the sixth grade room and perfected
what will be known as the Plentywood
Community Singing Club.
The Organization hopes to have at
least so members and the first under
taking will be an Easter Cantata. The
books are now here and practice will
commence at once. An open meeting
will be held at the high school build
ing Sunday afternoon, at which time
all singers of Plentywood are asked
to be present and help out in this
worthy undertaking
Martin Nelson was elected pres
ident; Miss Njaa, secretary; Alber
HOLMAN, treasurer, and Mrs. Op
grande, director.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
Phillip Bourassa Returns
Thursday from California

Phil Bourassa returned Tuesday
from California where he had been
sojourning for the past several weeks.
He spent the last two weeks at Seat
tie visiting his grandson, Sonny Bour-
assa. While on the trip Mr.. Bour-
assa purchased two acres of the
Utopia Colony land which proves that
Phil must like California weather and
its people as we'll as the future de-
velopment of its lands.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
NORTHCOTT IS FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER
Hanging Sentence Made Mandatory
By Verdict-Slayer Hears Findings
Without EmOtion-Thanks Jury-Is
Son of Woman by Her Own Father.

Riverside, Calf, Feb. 9.-Gordon
Stewart Northcott was convicted on
Thursday night of first degree muir
der by an all-male jury which heard
the evidence in his trial on the charge
of Staying three young boys.
The jury deliberated slightly more
than two hours. The verdict did rot
contain 8 recommendation for mercy
and N0rtLcott will be sentenced by
Superior Judge George r. Freeman
to be hanged.
NoYtlcott was found guilty Of MUIR
dering Lewis and Nelson Winslow
and an unidentified Mexican on his
chicken farm at Wineville, near here
After the foreman had read the
verdict, Northcott arose and thanked
/ the jurors for their verdict.
'I thank you for your consideration
of the case, gentlemen" he said. A
Characteristic smirk veiled his thots.
Judge Freeman set 10 a. M, Mon
day, Feb. IL, as the date for sen
tence. Under California law he can
not be hanged until 80 days afte,
sentence.
The court asked Northcott if h
wished to poll the jury but he replies
that the verdict was satisfactory"
Judge Freeman then asked the con
Continued on page Eighty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
NELS moe LOSES
ARM BY AMPUTATION

Word was received this week
by Ida Newton, sister of Nels
Moe, saying that Mr.. Moe had
his arm crushed in a railroad ac-
cident and that it had been neces-
sary to amDutate the member.
No further news has been heard
as the Producers News goes to
press regarding the unfortunate
affair which will end the wrestling
career of Mr.. Moe and handicap
him greatly in many other ways.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
JONES NEW CLERK OF
COURT IN DANIELS co.

+ +
ScObey.-At the meeting We'd
nesday of last week the board of
county commissioners appointed
Geo. FL. Jones to the office of
clerk Of the district court to fill
the vacancy caused by the death
of John Shippam. Mr.. Jones is a
farmer of the community west of
ScObey and has been attending to
the duties of the office at various
= times during the absence of the
. former clerk. 1t is said that Mr..
> Jones is well qualified for the
. office. He has a host of friends
" who are pleased with the appoint
ment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
ROOSEVELT COUNTY s.
HIRES TAX AUDITOR

: Wolf Ponit, Feb. Ill. d.
= Dwyer of LewistOwn has been en-.
gagged by the commissioners of
Roosevelt county to make a thOrO
audit of all tax transactions be-
tween April 1. 1919 and Dec. 1,
. 1928. He will start work about
" March 1. and the audit is expect
. ed to take several months. Tax
> transactions affecting Roosevelt
: and Sheridan counties jointly will
be audited.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 40 BELOW
IN SILESIA; CASUALTIES ARE MANY
Not In 239 Years Has Temperature Been Equaled Poor Peo-
ple Suffer Untold Agonies While Many Freeze Death.
Intense Cold Cracks Bridge Over River Oder People Leave
Home and Seek Shelter In Public Places Keep Warm.

Berlin Feb 3-Cod of greater intensity than has been
corded since 1890 experienced in Sesia this week Reports
indicated that gdy extended well into the Balkan states
Fne degrees below the temperature reported from
ndeshut esa Nothing equal this had been known there
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15

that house bill No AZ has been laid to rest it be-
gins look though the owy cgaret would have to to
the of those legislators who casting about for
of swelling the of the general fund during the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
MAY TAX CIGARETTES TO
PROVIDE NEEDED REVENUE

Many Members of Both Houses Feel No Emergency Exists
Since Hearing from Folks At Home Copper Interests Re-
ceve Severe Panning Before Measure Was Killed By Sem
Which May Have Affected Vote Other Bills Raise
More Revenue Before House Committee.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-15
PEACE BETWEEN POPE.
And ITALY EFFECTED

Rome, Feb. 12.-Peace between the
Vatican and Italy was formally con-
cluded at noon today in the presence
of 15 men.
When the historic treaty ending the
So years of estrangement had been
signed in the st. John Lateran palace
with only the privileged few witness
ing the event, thousands outside in
the Lateran square raised their voices
in a mighty tie deum.
Led at first by scattered groups OF
priests and theological students, the
hymn of praise caught the vast ga
thering on a wave of emotion and sool
thousands of throats took up the cho
rus. The Italian tri-color broke ou
everywhere on nearby buildings, an,
side by side with it floated the papa
white and yellow.
4 Rome, Feb. 12.-The pope, address
ing a delegation of parish priests O
Rome today, referred to the agree
ment between the Vatican and Ital
and said:
"Some say my territory is too lit
tie, but l wished little-even the leas
possible for good and deep, deep rea'
ons.
Doubts and criticisms leave I
Continued on Last Page)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-20
SLAVE ON L. |. RAILWAY
Rotten Conditions for Candy Dancers

est sort of food - margarine for
butter. The coffee has neither taste
nor color. The food is stale and
overlooked, the milk well watered,
the nourishing part Of the food is
completely drained off before it has
a chance to reach the CANDY dane
er's ftomach.
Is it any wonder that the CANDY
dancers readily take to booze? And
there is always a wide open booze
joint near at hand at these camps.
The railroad bosses know that booze
keeps the workers in a daze so they
can't think about the way to better
their conditions.
Now about the slavery itself on
the Long Island Railroad. The hours
Of work are eight, at Al cents an
hour. The men work six days a
week. The work is hard, the men
are speeded up to the limit and
there is always the ever-present
danger Of the live wire.
RED PANTHER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-20
81 Years Mil
SlaUe Would
HeOxganizahom

by Worker Correspondent
GRAHAM, N. C. (By MaiD.-I
am writing you few lines. You
do not know me, never saw me in
your life. But I would like TO see
you and talk to you face to face.
l can tell you things l cannot
write. l am a textile man, been
one ever since / was IS years
old, and / am now 81. / worked
my way all the way from doffcr
boy to superintendent. / have
been boss weaver now for some
time till last week / was laid off,
not because / could not run the
job but because they wanted a
younger man on this job.
II is Northern firm making
plush. l am poor man, have not
had the chance to lay up anything
for rainy day on account of
sickness in my family. / am OBJ
liged to work at something. /
would not mind going with good
,rOwd and help organize the South
for think it needs to be done.
d. X.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-20

All the big oil renere of them belonging the Stand
ard OIL have baseball They industrial league and fight
for the Teage Cup which Walter president
of the Standard Oil of That's another big
lives, the slight" for the Teage Cup
Now for the big year
Rockefeller What about all
of the officials and bosses them Tie
big annual Asbuy Pak How wonderful the
its especially inviting along
girl friends of the Well the Standard Oil
excursion What would suit the better
on TIL millions by holding
and running baseball letting
tte stock. 1t that
if the fought for it.
The annual picnic held Sunday cmaxing "g
for the Standard
freezing again. knowing how wonderful the has been last
week. The Lamp the will be talking
issues and issues cracking jokes the girl friends That's
way the Standard Oil has of foong the workers.
The workers here
of us realize aimed low.
fighting union for all the refinery workers and the Standard
workers of Bayonne. Jersey City and Bayway