The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-20

being toWed IN 70 flenIyWood BIZ
Art Wankel and Ed. Hill, the SEN
ator's car having gone havwire.
The car driven by the great men
stopped close up to Wankel's car
and the handsome Corporal step
ped out. 1t was just dusk The
Corporal stepped froward in mill
tary style, throwing his flashlight
into the cars and noting contents.
When he passed the towed car he
inquired the cause of the trouble.
Ed Hill answered, when the Cor
poral recognized the editor of The
Producers News.
"Good evening, Mr.. Taylor" he
exclaimed.
Good evening, Corporal" Tay-
lor replied.
whats the trouble?" inquired
the corporal.
"I have broken a gear in nv car
and the gear locked as we were
towing it in. l guess we will have
to move it off the road and leave
it," the editor informed him.
The Colonel Appeared
Whereupon the Corporal went
back to the huge car out of which
he had emerged and spoke to some
one in it, and gentleman of state
ly bearing stepped out, advanced
to where the editor was standing
and introduced himself: "I am a
colonel in the militia" with some
pride and militancy.
EYES," replied Taylor, "I am moi
particularly impressed"
"I notice that / have been the
subject of considerable publicity ir
The Producers News of late and
don't exactly like it. l am the Gus.
toms collector in this district,
continued the colonel with an ex
pansive movement.
81 don't know that you are sac
rosanct, on that account" observ
ed Mr.. Taylor.
Maybe not" the colonel retort
ed, "but what about the booz'
caravans of whiskey crossing tn,
border that you tell about? WhC
do you know that is running wills
key? ?"
Paid to Find Out
"You are paid to find that out
and / don't think l need to tel
you who they are for l think you
know who they are even bette,
than l do" Taylor replied.
"Well, would you tell the CRANE
jury?" demanded the colonel.
81 might. That would depend,
returned Taylor.
"Well, l don't like to be Gale,
a crook the way l am being il
your paper" said the colonel pug
naciously.
81 am not aware that The Pro
ducers News has called you
crook in so many words. It ha
called attention to the methods o
prohibition enforcement in thi
state, how the little fellows ge
pinched and the big fellows go un
mOlested. Besides, if you want {,
talk to me further, you will com
into the office. This is no plae
to be arguing these matters,
answered Taylor.
alright" said the colonel"
will see you later" and turning {
the Corporal, who stood behind edi
tor Taylor as a safety first pre-
caution, with his hand on tn
"gat" in his nifty belt, said, "Com
on. Let's be on our way; its lat
now" and the two got into tn
limousine and departed towards tn
Canadian border.
Colonel Visits Taylor
Tuesday mrning the distin
guished colonel e$~the militia an
"Duce" of the border patrol visit
ed the editor of The Producer
News. He advised The Producer
News that he had nothing to d
with the enforcement of prohibition
laws. His duties were in relatio
to the collection of the custom
and smuggling. The enforcement
of prohibition was in other hand
entirely and that it was unfair t
connect his name with any big dis
tiller along the Missouri. He sal
that he was not convinced tina
Corporal Winters was gettin
money for allowing certain place
to operate and for closing dow