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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
JOBLESS GET
LAST SQUARE MEAL
OF THE WINTER

New York = (FP)-With the last
square meal under their belts that
they can expect until spring, $4,000
jobless migratory workers gazed
hopelessly at an unfriendly world the
day after Christmas. AS many skilled
workers resumed their weary tramp
from factory gate to factory gate.
While Unemployment, according to
Bowery estimates, is not quite so in
tense as in 1927, machinists and skill
ed workers generally found the Job
market tighter than ever.
10000 homeless men were fed on
Christmas by Mr. Zero at his Tub.
There they got bowl of turkey null
llgan, bread, cake and coffee. Old
overcoats were handed out to the
shivering. $4,000 meals were sent to
poor people in Brooklyn. For Mrs,
Calgea Monteldane, aged and home
less, Christmas was providential. A
cop saw her ragged form huddled in
a doorway. Physicians said, "Starva-
t1on." Attendants remarked she was
lucky. Except at Christmastide, she
would not have been noticed.
AS fitting touch to Tammany's
conception of the Christmas spirit
Police Commissioner Whalen. newly
appointed, announced that six strone
arm squads would be modified to
roam the city with hlackjacks. While
clubs and fists are not new police
equipment, strikers and pickets expect
unexampled violence in the near fut-
ure. Former pugilists are in demand
for the strong arm squads, whose
ranks are also being replenished from
The notorious industrial suuao.
Whalen also celebrated Christina
by having 300 New Workers jailed ov-
er the holiday and held without bail
Among them were many iobless mer
picked up from the Bowery. Nearly
all were later released.
Whalen was manager of the New
York Wanamaker store before he con-
sented to pull Tammany out of the
Rothstein underworld scandal mess
and rehabilitate it for the coming citv
election. As boss over thousands If
girls, Whalen established a flat week
" rate of $40 with a commission
Girls averaged but little more thar
$l5 a week. Commissions were rep1.
lated so that total wages of excep.
tional girls could hardly exceed SIC
week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
Jury Term of Court At
Wolf Point In February

Wolf Point, Jan. 5.-Judge S. E.
Paul and Ed. Koser were here We'd
nesday when the Judge presided at
law and motion day session of court
Several matters concerning estates
came up.
A divorce was granted Helen Vasko
from Warren E. Vasko. 1t is under
stood that the mother was granted
custody of the two minor children.
Judge Paul announced that at law
and motion day of court on Jan. %
he would call the calendar of cases to
come up at the jury term of court
which will be held in February.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
NORTHERN MONTANA
LEGISLATORS ARE
ENROUTE TO HELENA

Wolf Point, Jan. Mrs. Lucy Cur
ran, representative in the Legislature
from Roosevelt county, passed thru
Wolf Point Thursday evening on hel
way to Helena. Arthur Ryder of
Froid, the other representative from
this county, will probably not be able
to leave for few days, having been
i'll with rheumatism.
Senator J. w. Schnitzler and fami-
'ly left for Helena several days ago.
R. M. Hagestad, representative
from McCone county, left Friday for
the capital. He has recently returned
with his family from motor trip to
Iowa and intermediate points.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11

downtown streets are "antiouated',.
and should be abolished. Incandes.
cent lamps, he suggested, would not
interfere with radio reception and
would operate more economically than
arc lights.
Roy HOffstatter, radio trouble ex.
pert of the Montana Power company.
reported at the meeting on efforts be.
ing made by the company to eliminate
interference from electrical appliances
such as vacuum cleaners, heating pads
and violet ray machines.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
HEARST OFFERS
$4,000 FOR BEST
PLAN FOR REPEAL
OF LIQUOR LAW
Says Present Statute Is Not Enforce
able-Offer Follows Closely on Du-
rant Award for Enforcement.

New York, Jan. 5.-William Ran
dolph Hearst, publisher, has offered a
prize of $4,000 for the best plan to
repeal the 18th amendment and sub
stitute in place of prohibition more
liberal and more American measure.
In making known his plan in a tel
egram to Edwin ]. Clapp of the Du-
rant Motors, Inc, Hearst said:
at never has been possible and new
er will be possible to prevent traffic
in compact and concentrated alcohol
ic drinks"
His offer followed closely upon a
demand from w. C.. Durant, donor of
$4,000 in prizes for the best plan to
enforce the 18th amendment, for the
appointment of a congressional COM
mittee to determine why the 18th
amendment has not been satisfactorily
enforced"
Sees Political Result =.
81 do not believe prohibition ever
will be enforced" Hearst wrote. "And
l do believe that if violent effort is
made to enforce it during the next
four years by republican administra-
ton, the next president of the United
States will be a democrat. E. there
fore, / think that in offering a prize
on how best to enforce prohibition,
Mr.. Durant really offered prize on
how best to put the republican party
out of power"
While these two developments were
engaging the attention of supporters
and opponents of prohibition, the
New York Telegram, in a copyrighted
article, published the results of a sur
vey showing that 24@0 of the liquor
sold in New York speakeasies con-
tanned poison in some form. Ten per
cent of New York's liquor supply con-
tains wood alcohol, the Telegram said.
Procure 504 Samples
Thirty investigators worked three
weeks getting 5O4 samples from 400
drinking places in Manhattan. These
samples were all analysed by regis
tered chemists, who found, the Tele-
gram sadi:
That 55 contained wood alcohol.
That 70 others had poisonous i'm
purities resulting from improper re-
maturing.
That 1862 others, while drinkable
either were purely synthetic or cut so
they had only 5 to 20 per cent of gen
uine liquor.
The highest percentage of wood al
,cOhol was one-pint of 1 per cent
Places selling wood alcohol were re-
visited for new samples so that in
some cases triple proof was obtained
against them.
The list of establishments selling
wood alcohol was turned over to Po-
lice Commissioner Whalen for his
guidance and the Telegram urged him
to concentrate against them in his
drive against speakeasies.
Twenty-four per cent of samples
taken in Greenwich village showed
wood alcohol; IL per cent in the mid
town district; per cent in the down
town and financial section; and onl!
5 per cent in the whole east sids
where AZ deaths were caused by poi
son liquor last October.
The newspaper said that 60 known
deaths occurred in New York City
from wood alcohol drinking in 1925
or twice as many as in 1927 and three
times as many as in 1926.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
FATHER KILLS THREE
CHILDREN AND SELF
BECAUSE OF POVERTY

Fort Wayne, Ind, Jan. THE
bodies of Fred Breer, 80, and his three
children, Richard, 7; Mary Jane, 9,
and Robert, 10, who died from inhal-
ing Illuminating gas fumes, were
found in their home here Sunday.
Destitution and a cherries Christ
mas coupled with the disappearance Of
the wife and mother are believed to
have prompted the father to open 5
gas jets of the kitchen stove just be-
fore he and his children went to bed
in an adjoining room.
Neighbors last saw them the day
before Christmas.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
SEN. TAYLOR LEAVES
FOR STATE CAPITOL

Senator Charles E. Taylor arrived
in Plentywood Tuesday from Mime
sofa, where he has been taking care
of his numbering interests in that
state and c'nvalescing from an attack
of the "flu." He left Wednesday for
Helena to join the lawmakers at the
State capitol after a days stopover
While here he conversed with several
constituents on measures they wished
to have presented and supported in
the Upper House during this session
of the Legislature. Sen. Taylor ex-
pressed his regret that because of i'll
ness he was unable to be present or
the first day the Legislature met, but
came soon as he was able.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
West End Residents Do Not :
Favor Valley County Split,

Glasgow w. H. Jacobs, we'll
known businessman of Hinsdale, was a
visitor in Glasgow yesterday. He re-
ports that the effort on the part of a
group of Saco business men to annex
a portion of Valley county onto Phil
lips is meeting with a great deal of
opposition from the people residing
within the territory which they are
endeavoring to cut off. "Freeholders
residing within the territory involved
have investigated the financial condi-
ton of tax leves of the two counties
and by far the majority of them want
TO remain in Valley county" said Mr..
Jacobs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
Record Bank Deposits
Predicted For Montana

Compilations at the close of the
year are expected to show that Mon
tana bank deposits in 1923 exceeded
all records, Arthur L. Lochrie of Hell
ena, state bank examiner, predicted
recently. An increase of more than
100000 was shown between June
80 and October A, he said.
The state record was established
last year, Mr.. Lochrie said, when de-
posits in banks increased ten million
dollars over the previous year. The
state superintendent declared there
has been only one bank failure in the
state in the past year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11

Al Kurtz, whose orchestra is well
known to dance fans of Sheridan
county, notified the Producers News
this week that he had disbanded his
organization and that he is leaving
this week for Bengough, Sask., Can
ada, where he may accept position
with an orchestra in that town if the
proper arrangements can be made. Mr..
Kurtz also asked the Producers News
to thank the general public for the
liberal support given his organization.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
DISTRICT COURT
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
called to appear at this term of court
Louis Anderson, Westby.
]. P. Anderson, Dooley.
Henry G. Bolke, Dooley.
Halvor o. Brenden, Homestead.
w. J. Bye, Dooley.
DR.. G. E. Campbell, Plentywood.
Geo. Copeland, Dooley.
Peter Dahl, Plentywood.
Mike Fink, Outlook.
James Fleming, Redstone.
A. H. Gangstad, Grenora, N. D.
Harry C. Gray, Redstone.
Gustave Grimsrud, Antelope.
j. ]. Gunther, Plentywood.
Carl Hammer, Plentywood.
A. B. Holland, Westby.
Frank Holmquist, Medicine Lake.
Harry A. Huffman, Dooley.
Julius Jacobsen, Homestead.
Karl H. Jensen, Raymond.
Soren Johansen, Dagmar.
j. o. Jorgensen, Dagmar.
Nels Jorgensen, Dagmar.
Ray Kallak, Reserve.
Ray j. King, Plentywood.
Ingor T. Larsen, Dagmar.
7. J. Larson, Outlook.
Odin M. Lutnes, McElroy.
Archie Mann, Plentywood.
Niels P. Moller, Dagmar.
w. E. Moran. Reserve.
M. A. Morgan, Outlook.
Herman Nelson, Antelope
Henry Osksa, Westby.
Petersen, Svend, Dagmar.
Peterson, Edw c., Plentywood.
Robert Rookie, Plentywood.
L. E. Rue, Plentywood.
M. L. Satteren, Comertown.
A. L. Shaw, Wanso.
Edward Spol1lie, Coalridge.
Ernest Steinke, Plentywood.
w. S. Stratton, Outlook.
Edgar l. Syverud, Dagmar.
Peter G. Thuesen, Dagmar.
G. H. Tibbetts, Redstone.
c. L. Trustheim, Reserve.
John Walkowski, Plentywood.
Olaf Waller, Antelope.
VIM. Writ, Outlook.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
PENNEY STORE BUILDS
STEEL WAREHOUSE

This week a steel shed was added
to the Penney store building to take
care of the warehousing facilities of
that popular firm, whose business in
this city is growing by leaps and
bounds under the efficient manage
ment of Mr.. Roser. The building now
extends nearly to the alley.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
WOLFPOINTER TAKES
OWN LIFE AT HELENA

Wolf Point, Jan. 5.-Local people
who were acquainted with Robert j.
Myrhvold were shocked to read in last
Sundays papers that he had taken his
own life at Helena. Mr.. Myrvold sue
ceeded Mr.. Dahl as local field repre-
sentative of the internal revenue de-
partment, was stationed here several
months during the summer and fall.
he left Wolf Point Wednesday, Dec.
70 to go to Helena TO check up with
.. A. Rasmussen, internal revenue col
lector, having resigned his office with
the intention of entering business at
Chinook.
Poison and Fall
The newspaper account from Helena
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11

Havre-Cooperative creamery orga-
nized by farmers in this vicinity.
Dairy industry has made rapid strides
in county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-11
MONTANA SOLONS

Continued from page one)
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14

arssif;;., Nhixtos recording. rtSs;rstt Eeuntfi! DiyisioR, Tsrritory of Als1ka' iM order to hold said claim uraif the pu6MiAions ok Section 232A of ytHx Re- vissH Seatutes. of; the UniteA5 Slatee and thS amendments theteto c6hc11fn- ing annual labor upon mihinE' eiaims. beinG thSN atAcunkt required9 t@ ko6 said nsifiinE Eclxim for .tha ,parioY end-. ing June 36; .102Q.
 And iis.within ninety days aftsr the publieGtion,of rthis notice; you fxii. or refuse etc contribute your propor- tion. of said expenditure, aa we'll as the cost. of recording tha same, and the costssof this ,advfrttssment, your interest in said claim will become the pripsrte of th4..unAersigsnidaa,ynur CO.,. owner. who 1'hSSs rna<3c tlli3s nequire6l expenditures sTundefftkb tefnfts of said, Section 2S24 oftthes Revised Stxtutea of the United States.
 ROBERTynlrACON.
 C6-owner. Fizst pub. Oct. 2s: lasasJ6a: 25. l9se-
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14
try sundays4o.rsush the ,Nannk." ]"

try Sundays tctiranph the sNannk." [ Ampliication.Df.the above dispatch was contained in wire received at Fairbanks sby Charless h. Thompson. managersof the Alaska Airways, from Pilot 4Dorbandt at Teller. Dorbandt said that Olaf SwsnsoR,. ahoard the Nanuk. wired:7s ..EtthF days ago. just as it was getting. daHk with bad visi- bility, Eielson eireied around. . na- tive's house twice.. about. 60 miles from here. but did not.and. Another Russian trappers heard the plane about 5a miles from here. Cape Serge natives who have just, arrived report there nas been no visibility for the last few days. Think Eiclson is somewhere along the lagoon east of here. Yesterday the .visibiIity>, waa daite rood.s Possibly ,Eielson.,. dam. sg~a h.s landing geax.a;. Otherwise he; should have arrived. If weather per- mits, tomorrow will send dog team in an endeavor to lacate him..
 , A. telegram from. Nome. datad No vember P, says;
 "Nome:-t-It'is thesbelisf of the Rus sian,.trader who Last heard the motor of tha.' Hamilton naoaoplane carrying Ben Eielson and Esrl. Borland toward Cape North, SiberiA. tifatsit went in-. land in f9s and nsy have come to grief by hitting 2 mountain DG miles distant from the coast
 "Three more. dog teams have been started out from the Nanuk to search for the plane.
 Poor flying weather prevails at Nome, Teller and Cape North. Dor bandits plane and he are only await ing a break in the weather to take of and look for Eielson.
 ''Workmen worked all night in . blizzard on the Dorbandt plane, weld ing an axle and making other minor repairs to the lower wing.
 r @Dorhandt is using the. aams. plane EseEsons anas s'ziikinss sussdsg between Fairbanks and Point Barrow on their first polar expedition"
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14
r0SHAyf MMEaCt,UTIElTY
 :. EfkassWlul ,OrERxTE

NINNEARDEISst--- Public utility r2antss sAied ,with the Foshay com- panUS. which iwsntl into reeeiwership q favs week2 sago. will continue, opera sisns., saias statement bSS Joseph Chapman, receiver.
 Thx concerns are in sound condi- xiNn,. aud services will be maintainen without interruption, he said. Ovar- head. costs of the organization will be rydNeed. $5O0,O0OO a year through cnrtailment of activities here and iu 's.arsspN, sales. offices throughout the sssentEys,s.
 { 4s collapse was caused by dwind- ngg saes of Foshay securities, he de, eiae.l, as operations depended uposa rss~ss. of stock to, the public.
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14
NO CHANGE 1Ns RULES OF ! ALASKA GAME COMMISSION

! JUNEAU.-ThA Alsska, Game
 Commission. 'hoidfng it's sirth annual meeting .heSe; will make no changes For a year at any rate in the regpls. lions, of. fthe several fur districts in
 he Territory. A-reaHgrmenr of the Aiistrictts is needed, but this must be 'ktudied for anoother, year. g Tn the interest of conservation of I3nigratSry birds the Commission. will recommend tosthe Secretary of AgTi- tulAture thAtae tiss maximum posses
 sion of all species of ducks, geese. and
 brant, De cut to- 80 birds at any time.
 The reduction. is made advisable by
 the seeming lour number of migra.
 tory birds observed at. breeding grounds in the interior snd alaO far ither north.
 5 Southeastern Alaska. seems to be Gthe only area in which migratory EbiMs have ,bsen holding thair own during recent yeAra.
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14
WHAT A. B2l31SK;aFsPECTOR~
 or TxxEs MUST KNOW

, L0NDON.-Many a man who has tried to, figure out his3incomssta4 re- turn would be astonished to hear how much British inspeetoRspf taxes has to Know before hesis tun,sa,1onses on the taxpayer.
 Among the questions asked ars an examination were the fell1xing:x
 Explain the action of ssaat sinbtesw- ing.
 Give an account of.tke s~rksof the Salvation Army.
 State. the arguments for and against the channelatuunel..
 How far is itipsssible tos make sa food for infants that is .satisfastcgy tory substiente for mot1srs mix!
 Account for the popsaaxit3s ot mu- sical comedy or revue., . Candidates also were as1k1d huner- aus questions, baaring. on. .znsasic, pei- soning. radio. apes -andsGeoEgxsBs hard Shaw.
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14
ALL IS CONJECTURE REGARp.s-
 ING FATRfOF BEN >EEEsON

From Fairbanks or; Nome during the past few days,no word has come regarding eshs fate of oCl. Ben Carl Eielson, well d known Alaska airman who dissppearedm the Siberian wilds about month ago .s while making flight to che steamer Nanuk, lying in the vicini.yeofsE North Cape. Alls that is.knowwas thar number of hardy, heroic fiers, weather permitting, are now searching for Eielson over the air route, that he is supposed to have taken snd that other fliers and air ptafFes are now en Youte from the States and will jofnrthos already en gagged in searching.
 Throwing some light on Eielson's disappearance are the telegrams sent out from Nome, the first of which, dotted November l6; is as follows:
 Nome, Nov. l6.--A radio message says it is still storming &t Cape North and Teller. Pilot Eielson is not reported to have arrived at the Nanuk, which is frozen in at Cape North.
 The only other ship in the sex is the Soviet steamer StAsropol, three miles off shore :. from the Nanuk. There is slim chance of the Soviet vessel getting out.
 Pilot Dorbsndt is still delayed by bad weather. which has lasted e week today. Dorbaqdt wires that. he be- iqsasassiefaan is down in soms lagoon ,a5-SipsriaHin the storm: Eielson has many days rations, sleeping bag, and a primus stove. Both planes have been delayed a week. Ddrbandt will
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14
CHARGE OF ExTORTION FIEED>
 AGAINSTS NEW YORK wOMANs

NEW YORK.-Accused by pohse of extorting more than $170,000; frnEu Nathan L., Amster, prominent hnsne cier. an attractive 34-year-old btU- nette, who, charges Amster' is the father of her six-year-old boy. is un- der $5,O0O bail pending a hearing s,tc- 'morEuw.
 0lgx N: Edwards. former resident of Seattle, was arrested after Am ster's secretary, through arrange ments with police, raided her aparte ments and found $500 in marked lbils,
 Amstcr, who is 60 years old,i is married and the father of two sons. He denied paternity of the, child, but admitted paying. the woman huge sums over thellast six years.
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14

utes of the. uAifaA StAsss and tAa amenAmenta sthbrsto concerning an- nusi, iahor, urpaa mining claims, being the .emesut zeqyirsf to hold said min. ing claim. forr the period Juns So. 10&0..
 And .if;twitl6a ninety da1s aftsr the 'pubheationrolf this notice, you fall or refuse ,ta,occntribute your proportion of said expenditurs, as well = tho esst a1shaccGddngs the same, snds tho costs of this advertisement, your ta- terest in. said claim will become tho of tho undersigned. your O. ownex,, xhes has made the required expenditures under the terms of said Section 2S24 of tho Revised Statutes of tifsr UnitsA States.
 JOHN KRHEGEE.
 Co-OWnar. Finst puh. Cat. 26; last Jan. 2S. 1S30-
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14

RoSICKUCfAN k1sTERIES-AH! sincere seekers for. the axrsat truth, and power known ntsythe aneisats, writs for thH-freGsbi1Ek"LieAt ofI Egypt;" mailed vitkkut' ssbigAt;ea ts occult stGdAnts.. Libfakiaa Ill Amore Temple. SsnaIISsas Caln.
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14
yur1yE oF FORFEITURE.

To John Bernard and George Gunder-
 son,. their heirs, executors or as- signs:
 You, and each oA' you.. 1rs hereby that I, the undersigned, your 'cs-owneE, havs> expended in labor and improvements the sum of not less than one hundred dollars for the year ending June 30, 1929, upon the Novi- .kaket placer mining claim, Long
The Kusko times., 1929-12-14
NOTICE OF FQ2rEIYuRE:.. 4 To Psteu Daveyshisahaira ,s,aocessGre

and assigns:s
 You, and each of yeu, ers hereby notified ttAt l, ytanp nnda1aiiaedI your co-owneErhave expended -inalahor and improvements tho sum of not less than one handred doilans for the years 1e2rs 1922, 19e2;. 1924. 1a2S; 1926, 1927, 1923 and ieSe upon placer mining claim No. 3 :Ah1yaxDissssssy on Esperanto creskka . tributary o1 Madison crssk. in thA. IHnc1Io 4ining ard Recording Precines;;1 6nssh disi- zion, Territory of Alaaaas. h eulR 4e hold said claim undetvthtaarovisiens of Section 2324 of thk RsN5sed Stat
New Britain herald., 1929-05-09
MEXICO IS OPTIMISTIC
 OVER RELIGIOUS ISSUE
President Gill's StaAd Considered as Inviting Catholic Hierarchy
 to Take Initiative.

Mexico City. May ! W-Undis- guised optimism that . way would be found out of Mexico's church. state difficulties prevailed in many quarters in Mexico City today as the full import of President Portes GtIs stand Tuesday night was recognized.
 The president was seen here as having issued an invitation to Arch bishop Ruiz. regarded as head af the Mexican Roman Catholic hierarchy. to take the initiative in the conduct Of negotiations for a settlement Of the -year-old question.
 This. it was believed, might be done by the prclate proposing . meeting himself with ST. Portes Gil, or by laying the entire matter before
New Britain herald., 1929-05-09

tho Vatican for decision. It wss felt that # actual conversation took place between representatives of the government and the church the chances for . settlement were par ticularly strong.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-09
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY

A birthday party was held at the home Of Miss Marion Liebler. daush- ter Of Officer and Mrs. John NJ. Licb- Ter ef 1o2 Lawlor street last night The party was given in honor of Miss Lieblcr's 1 9th birthday anniver- sary. Games were played and songs were rendered by guests Refresh- ments were served and dancing en- joyed.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-09

The year 25s9 of the Japanese era. being the 18th year of the p~rtnd Taisho. began on January 1. 1929.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-09

Mir. Lewis that investigation had revealed no connection between ths two.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-09

Associated Press Photo When taking office n president os undergraduate association of Bar hard college, Gladys Vanderbilt agreed 10 resign if her personal con- victions became incompatible with
 those of the organization.