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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
Farmers Union Installs Many
Locals In Northeastern Mont

Mr.. o. M. Sucker, head organizer
for the Farmers Union in Northeast
ern Montana, reports splendid sue
cess organizing farmers of this sec
tion into the Union. Already, he
states, he has installed locals with
fine membership lists in McElroy'
Comertown, Dooley, Homestead, Ray
mond, Dagmar. Reserve, Two Tree,
Wolf Creek and Redstone in Sheridan
county. Mr.. Sucker reports the paid
up membership in the county numbers
about 500.
The organization is also meeting
Mr.. Sucker says, with similar or ev'
en- better success in Daniels county;
| Mr.. Sucker is now in RooseveI
county directing his field men tner'
and also reports exceptional success
in that county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
FARM RELIEF BILL
TIED UP BY SOLONS
House Refuses to Even Allow Mem
bers to Vote on Senate Bill Con-
tanning Debenture. Senate Says
They Must.

Washington, May S1.-The SEN
ate Farm Relief Bill in which the
Debenture plan is Incorporated and
the Administration Bill without it,
the first passed by the senate and
the second by the house is still tied
up in conference committee. The
senate members of the committee
refuse to recelde from the debenture
idea and the house members of the
committee refuse to allow vote on
the senate bill.
This deadlock has continued for
two weeks since the senate passed.
the senate farm relief bill with the
debenture plan Incorporated and the
House the bill without.
The Senate majority says that
debenture must be at least voted on
in the house or there will be no
farm relief bill, the house says the
Hoover bill must pass as it is writ
ten.
The fight is hot and bitter and
there is no immediate prospects of
the breaking of the deadlock.
Leaders in congress gave serious
consideration Monday to OvercOm-
ing the deadlock in the farm relief
conference committee over the ex-
port debenture plan as "a part of ag-
ricultural legislation.
Hope for Agreement
There was no immediate reaction
from their discussion to indicate
that an early agreement would be
reached but most of the cOnferees
expressed the opinion that the diff
ficulty would not prove insurmOunt
able.
Senate Obdurate
The senate members of the con
ference committee said they wOul'
stick squarely by their opinion tina
the house should agree to give ;
general discussion to the two farm
bills passed separately by the hOus
and senate and report "a disagree
mert ON the debenture section. Tn
house members, on the other hand
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

democrat, of Texas, to send the
back to committee with
instructions to eliminate the flexible
tariff provisions, which give the
president power to alter the rates fix
ed by congress. The vote was 254 to
157, another party line division.
Carries Out HOover's Pledge
Friends of the bill claim it carried
out President Hoover's campaign
promise to provide limited tariff re-
vision giving agriculture additional
protection and doing away with obvi-
Gus injustices in the old rates. It's OPP
ponents say the measure will set up
the highest tariff wall in history and
increase the cost of living $700,000,-
600 year.
Make Concessions
Neither the high protectionists nor
the free traders, or administration
leaders themselves are entirely salts
| fled with the bill. 1t was necessary
/ for the house ways and means COM
mittee, which drafted the measure, tx
make certain concessions both to in
dustry and agriculture to get repub
lican members so solidly behind tn
Legislation.
Measure Now to Senate
The measure now goes to the sen
Qte, where it will be referred at ono
to the finance committee, which vii
hold prolonged executive hearings ant
probably make more changes. Whil
the committee is doing its work, tn,
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

Premier Baldwin himself prophesies
loss of S3 seats, leaving him plu-
rality Tory vote of 81 in the new
House of Commons. Among the fights
are 444 three-cornered and 26 four
cornered contests, and it is possible
that, as before, the Tory government
may rule although only backed by a
minority vote of the electorate.
Tory and Liberal Lines Unreal
The unreality of the struggle be-
tween Liberals and Tories is Illus
trated by the fact that one of the
nomination papers for Lloyd George
was exclusively signed by Tories; and
Liberals did the same thing for Kings
ley Wood, Tory, at Woolwich, where
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
Former Plentywood People
Visit Friends In This City

Neil Horr arrived last Wednesday
evening by car from Sandy, Oregon,
to join his family who have been here
for some time. Mr.. Horr expects to
leave soon for Grand Forks, where
they will visit relatives and friends.
Mr.. Horr was a member of the Plen-
tywood school faculty and Mrs. Horn
will be remembered as Miss Ryan,
formerly head nurse at the local hos
pital.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
ANTELOPE CHAUTAU-
QUA JUNE 6, z, 8, and 9th

The Antelope Chautauqua opens
Thursday, June 9Th 1t has a
splendid program booked fOr this
season, probably une of the best
prOgrsms ever presented in the
county. The advertisement appears
in these columns. and it is well
worth reading. The entertainment
is well worthy of public support.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
New Section of Raymond
Road Is Nearly Completed

The correction stretch of the Ray
mond road is nearly completed and
will soon be open for the use of the
public. The new stretch shortens the
distance to Raymond and Outlook and
the Canadian border considerably be-
sides abolishing several sharp and
dangerous turns and also avoids sew
eral places where the snow banks dur
ing the winter, thus providing road
that can be easily kept open during
the entire year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
Wheeler and Dill Abandon
Original Pose = Monopoly
Gets Strangle Hold ON
Wire and Wireless
BY PENMAN SLAVE
Washington Correspondent for the
Producers News.

Washington, May 27.-Early efforts
by members of the senate committee
on interstate commerce to force an
investigation of the Radio Trust have
now subsidized. Having apparently Sc
cured the assurance that the particu-
lar detectives for which they have
fought would be taken care of. the
group, of which Burton K. Wheeler
junior senator Of Montana, was one
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
$40 Labor Candidates Entered
In Election Fight In Great Britain
Only As Constituencies Go Into Election Without Labor OPP
position In Political Contest That Attracts Attention of the
World.
BY Mark Starr, Federated Press

New York-(FP) P)-None of the $40
labor candidates finally nominated
was among the seven M. P.s returned
mopposed. For the remaining COS
seats, LAPS candidates are now seek
ing the suffrage of over 28,000,000
electors. The party composition of
the old parliament compared to the
candidates is:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

the great British arsenal is located.
Yet the Liberal party hopes to get
100 to $50 seats. A position of stale
mate and repeated abortive elections
in constitutional England where
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
Machinery Expected OF
Ground Early Next Week
All Obstacles the Initiation of the Work Now Removed
Plans Now Ready Give Local Fields Thorough Test
Exact Location of Test VIII Be Known Soon.

Oil operations will begin the promise made to the people
Of Penywood Sheridan county and northeastern Montana by
those who have been working ndefatgaby for the past several
bring about the exploration Of the oil prospects this
territory and machinery will be the ground sometime next
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
BOILERS SAY BILL BETRAYS AGRICULTURE

Washington May 28The administration tariff BILL designed
to carry the traditional republican proecton policy passed
the house Tuesday 264 to 147 Only few republicans voted
against and only few democrats adopting the
bill itself the house defeated motion by Representave Garner
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
PARTY VOTE PUTS MEASURE
OVER The TOP 264 TO l47

Amendment Eliminating Flexible Feature of Statute Be-
slowing Great Power President Defeated-Tarf Raised
on Sugar, Lumber Wool and Peanuts and Other Items
After Long Suggle-B Goes Senate for Final Battle.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

Now both the Interstate Commerce
commission and the railroad mag
mates rush to the newspapers to say
that the public will never know the
difference. The increase in freight
rates will be so gradual that the buy
ers of transportation will hardly feel
if. The railroad men admit now what
thev would have bitten their tongues
out before admitting previously that
they are exacting "all the traffic will
hear" right now. There may be a
few places where rates can be shOv-
ed up without causing a popular up
rising. but these are so few that they
are hardly worth mentioning. Right
now they are asking increased rates
on grain from the Northwest, but the
farmer must remember that he is in
the position of the man in the den-
lists chair when the tooth carpenter
saws to him: "NOw, this isn't going
to hurt" But wait till he feels the
merry little buzz of the railroad drill
in his mOIars. He will know who
is not being hurt.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

Tho United States Supreme Court
- inst decided that the late Robert
NJ G iaFOIIette's plan for basing nail
w. DnoH rates on the physical value Of
tho tGs roads is all right, except that it
Joes tn not go far enough. His law
u,ould have held the railroads to the
ori@inal cost of their right-Of-way,
raiis buildings, rolling stock and
otber equipment as the base upon
Ubicb TO charge for moving freight
ond Messengers. The court says that
+ is not so much the first cost as
the upkeep that should be figured. A
road may have cost ten million dol
lars TO build in the years when wheat
was 50 cents bushel and wages were
81 = dav. Now its value must be
based uDOn what it would cost today
r. replace it if it hail to be rebuilt.
That is going a little further than
FIGHTING Bob really intended. They
inst recently put up a monument to
his memory at the Capitol in Wash
inqton, but the monument he built to
himself with his own hands has had
;te foundations somewhat shaken.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

some mregenerate newspapers are
Shucking audibly over the advertise
ment OF Andrew Melons Aluminium
TS1mpany that appeared in the Utica,
=. 1 Press the other day. 1t asked
lOr ia6Orers, 21 to 45 years, who
must be In good physical condition,
S Gnu Oriered $22.4O a week, 1O-hour
uays' u six-day weeks. They should be
more more careful about making fun of
su andy or inquiring IL this is RepubIi-
"a" prosperity and the full dinner pail
tContinued on Last Page,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

Kansas is thus showing a strange
Nnship to the Russian peasant. For
several years the Russian wheat
growers refused to sell his wheat un-
til the money he got for it would buy
hm the manufactured goods he need
ed on some fair basis Of exchange.
When that did not work, he planted
Dnly enough wheat for his own use
and used the wheat sacks for clothes
and shoes. Kansas farmers are on
a similar strike. They do not seem
TO expect much from the Hoover farm
relief or tariff bill They have no
farm storage law such as North Da-
kota or Montana have. They win just
SIT tight. Any regular Republican
Knows this is bOlshevism. But the
Kansas farmers are digging in, evi
oently expecting long seige with :
million for defense and not one cen
Tor tribute.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

Senator Robinson of Arkansas says
the farmers are going to be disap-
pointed in the farm relief and agri-
cultural tariff bills. Some of them
may be but the great majority are
able to read and understand pretty
fairly. the newspaper reports from
Washington and the statements is
sued by their leaders. If they are
disappointed it is their own fault.
Hardly one of them does not know
the difference between a lemon and
a melon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
This Week
By SAM HILL

B,b's MCnument.
It Won't Hurt?
Lemon or Melon.
Iqnroot a Symptom.
Kansas Digs In.
Veil Stick. Wen Win.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

Sometimes newspaper stories are
full of unconscious humOr. Here is
one from Kansas which says blandly
Kansas farmers are not interested
IN any market under dollar" Wheat
had dropped to IS cents bushel anC
the Kansans seem apathetic to thai
as the value of a bushel of wheat
Queer reactions the Southwest Seems
to have. But not altogether withOu
result. Lumber dealers down ther
report that more than million dol
lars of building material will be sol
between now and harvest to the sam
farmers. They will use it to bull
granaries and storage tanks, and
worst comes to worst it will max
good hog feed this winter, Or if tn
price of wheat drops still further
can be used for fuel in place of CO;
at about an even break in price.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

Former Senator LenrOOt of Wis
COnsin has had his appointment to
the judgeship of the United States
Custom court Of appeals confirmed by
the Senate. But the Senate is not
proud of it. 1t voted. secretly. Len
root was tarnisheA just little in the
early stages of the Teapot Dome deal
and later appeared at Washington
as lobbyist for the public utility in
terests. 1t is only fair to LenrOOt to
say he earned being put on the
bench, if fighting the PrOgressives
could earn him anything from the re-
dictionary Republicans. As a judge
on questions relative to customs ank
patents, which is to be his work, i
is hard to see how he can help th'
public utilities or the oil crowd. Len
root is not important. He is through
and done. Wisconsin saw to that
But naming DenrOOt to a judgeshil
Is symptom of the times.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-07
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED


 You can ret an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and martial advice cannot be tiven. nor can ex- tended research bs undertaken. All other questions will receive | per. sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are confidential. Editor.
 Q. Has the Republic of Andorra postage stamps of its own?
 A. It uses Spanish postage sur charged in red or black with the name Andorra.
 Q. What colleges in the United States, now in existence, were es- tabltshed during the Colonial period !?
 A. Harvard, Yale, University of Pennsylvania. Brown University, Dartmouth College, Columbia Uni- versity, Rutgers University, Wash ington and Lee University and the College of William and Mary.
 Q. What Is the meaning of the name Botticelli?
 A. Little cask".
 A. 770 feet.
 .. Were there any executions of American soldiers by firing squads in the American Expeditionary forces during the world war?
 A. No.
 Q. How long is the Graf Zeppe- lin? ...
 Q, How many bank failures were there in the United States in 1927?
 A. 324.
 0. What is the address of the widow of President Roosevelt?
 A. Oyster Bay, Long Island. N. Y.
 Q. How many Greeks are there in the United States?
 A. According to the 1920 census there were 221,76s.
 Q. Can the King of England be a Roman Catholic? . A. According to the British Act of Settlement the King of England is prohibited from being of that faith.
 Q. What is the population Of the new Vatican City? How large is it !?
 A. The territory of the Vatican City is only a little larger than the old Vatican grounds. It is slightly more than half mile across from east to west and slightly less than half mile across from north to south. The new state thus covers about a quarter of square mile, or very roughly. in the neighborhood of 1S0 acres. The population is about 500.
 Q. What is the nearest town to the site of the Boulder Canyon dam ? A. Las Vegas. Nevada. Q. What are the duties of an
New Britain herald., 1929-06-07
EQUITY AND THE MOVIES

Moguls of the legitimate stage in New York are said to be highly satisfied at the drive made by the Actors Equity Association against the mosuls of talkidom in Holly- wood. The reason is self-evident: 50 long as the legitimate stage is oper- ated under contract with Equity and the talking hlm masnates do not operate under such contracts. disciplinary measures against Equity members taken by Equity in behalf of legitimate managers fail of ef. feet if the offending actors or actresses can board the next train to Hollywood and accept a contract with the talkies. This is what Jeanne Eagles did-at many times her salary as star of the legitimate: : and it is what Helen Kane did when she abandoned the show Good Boy in Boston.
 Naturally. the movie magnates in- tend to fight the attempt to equitizc their premises. Although the attempt has elements suggesting something of the closed shop, it is not exactly the same. as the Equity organization is aiming to control the employment of stage stars only, not the myriads of other persons needed in the pro- duction of pictures Control of the stars. however. is an important item in these days when Hollywood is attempting to attract the big stars of the legitimate drama to it's fold.
 The battle will be watched with more than passing interest by the public. When Equity was formed the legitimate managers attempted to fight it. but lost because all the stars and near.stars signed with the players organization. and without the players 1t was . case of going out of business altogether. If 1t
New Britain herald., 1929-06-07

erganization-continues. with the South proteasins to be dry and the Democrats in the North mostly moist or dripping vet
 Such | combination cannot win elections. since the November elec- ton | congressional district in Ken lucky which had been filled up with Hoovercrata turned around and voted in the regular way-that is to say. Democratic: which is taken as . signpost that the Republican trend" in the South is not of a permanent character. This belief. curiously enough. is likewise held in Virginia. but is prsdicated upon the primary necessity IS 1t is seen there that the Democrats must first shed wet leadership before Virginia can be expected to do its duty by the party.
 The schism is one that bodes no good for the future. What if Mr. Raskob does resign his leadership and the effort to again set up A. E. Smith as the presidential candidate in 1892 is abandoned? h there ! likelihood that the party's chancss would be improved? The Solid South alone cannot win national elections; and such Democratic strength as exists in the North is not likely to change its spots merely to please CO., -partyites in the South. The result probably would make even less of a showing in the North than in the last election, which in the electoral college was tenuous.
 If the northern and southern Democrats simply cannot get along. 1t will be best in 1882 to fall in be- hind the Republican candidate and call 1t unanimous This would save much money and the result would be about the same. It is useless for the Democratic party to go into the field assured of only the votes of the Solid South, even should 1t once again be solidly Democratic. If southern and northern Demo- crat1 cannot cooperate then there is no need of \ national Democratic party.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-07
25 Fear, Ase Teday

The New Britain Turner's went to Waterbury today to participate tn the 33rd annual state turnfost.
 The dry good merchants are op- posed to the Friday halliday holiday idea although clothiers and shos men have voted in favor Of tho plan. .-.
 City Clerk Thompson issued the tax warrant tor the year lsot to- day.
 The Y. M. T. A. B. >soceity of this city expects to capture q number Of prizes at the field day to be held in Waterbury on June ls by the c. T. A. U.
 Chief Rawlinss atAted. today that he does not intend to detail super numeraries for Sunday duty this year.
 John amithwick has bAeh ap- pointed n local section foreman of the consolidated railread to succeed A. C. Mcclure.
 Principle Whipple Of the 1ram. mar school has completed arrange ments for the graduation exATciles which will be held it tho high school assembly hall on June 2:.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-07

ambaAsdor or. minister frem the united States to aaether country! 4. He is the movthpaeos for com- munieatiens from Ais state to the foreign eovsrnmsat; hs must keep his government inferMed. upea all questions of intsraH te t; he must see to tho protection oe ctiisens Of his country resident h the foreign stats; and hs may assotiate treaties whom his government specially em- powers hlm to de n.
 Q. Who founded the Girl Scouts of America!
 A. The American organization of Girl Scouts was founded by Mrs. Juliette Low of Savannah. Georxia, in 1912. and was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia in June, 1915.
 Q. Does the president of the United States kiss the Rible upon taking his oath of office?
 A. No. He places his hand upon it.
 Q. For whom was Rlackwelrs Island in New York named?
 A The Indian name for Black wells Island was Minnahannock. meaning. Hong island. In 1864 tho island was granted to Capt. John Manning. and was known as Man ninx's Island. His step-daughter, who inherited 1t. marreid Robert Blackwell, for whom it was then named. In 1923 the City of New York bought 1t for $60,000. Re- gently the name has been changed to Welfare Island. It now contains the Metropolitan hospital. a home for the aged, tho workhouse and the penitentiary.
 c. Did President Hoover read his message 10 congress when 1t convened for this special session.
 A. No.
 q. What department Of the federal government issues licenses to hunt and fish in the United States?
 A. Hunting and fiaAing licenses are issued only by 1lte govern ments. e ,:..
 @. Is grape fruit a hybrid?
 A. It is . natural ffuit.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-07
DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION BODIES ILL FOR FUTURE

Increasing evidence of the future still turk in the present-of the Democratic party is found in the Old Dominion. where certain em. battled Democrats seem disinclined to .losk with favor upon John J. Raslsob continuing as general man. ager and field marshal of the party of the second part.
 If Governor Harry F. Byrd. and Senators Carter Glass and Claude Swanson refuse to attend the "re- organization dinner" to be held in Washington within | few days it must mean that these erstwhile re- doubtable opponents Of Alfred E. Smiths presidential candidacy have succumbed to the prevailing ma- jority in Virginia which turned thumbs town toward Al during the recent election. or course. one would expect nothing but opposition from Senator r. M Simmons of North Carolina. who fought Smith from the beginning and is at 1t yet. having made a statement that 1t is time to ''unhorse" MT. Roskob from the Democratic leadership. No less irri. tated appears Bishop James Cannon. dr.. who likewise issued a call to the Virginia Democrats that it is time to ''repudiate wet leadership"
 Coming at a time when 1t ia the object of the Democratic party to iron out the difhculties within it's ranks. the episode must prove once again that the party cannot get the iron hot enough to do it's ironing. The fetal weakness that has con. fronted the party-as . national