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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07
Increased Sc: Duty on Sugar
Justified Says Cong. Le,,.;..,

Washington, June 1-Tb,
sion in the tariff bill to raise :. pfovi-
ty on imported Cuban su iSe 'ne d.
1:76 to z. cents pound is fnn, from
titled, and will benefit cons lily JUS
well as producers, Congressnr"oaln,le s as
Leavitt said on the floor of t tSo scott
in response to attacks by re ,,,e mouse
tives from large centers of P' rs
ton. pOpula,
Mr.. Leavitt cited statistics :;
port of his contention that o ml sup
long period Of time protection o'et a
American sugar industry terS, 'ae
lower rather than increase tbe 70
for sugar to consumers. This i Price
cause the United States prodnoo - De-
part of the sugar that it con nsrs
With the home industry fosfersdIi IS
protection, foreign concerns do .!
have the controlling monoplv NJ a ~
market that has otherwise been ~
case. The element of comne+;.: H'
from within the country which AL %
tariff makes possible prevents ~. .l
Sumers from beng entirely at II
mercy of the importers. vi
The sugar beet industry is parti.
larly important to Montana, which l.
four sugar refineries and about AZ NJ n
!. acres producing sugar beets. wv
= Speaking as spokesman of a ~,
. mittee of members of congress fro
, 20 manganese producing states. N
= Leavitt has appeared before the r
y y publican members of the WAYS ;
: means committee, urging a commits
= amendment to increase the duty
manganese to lee a pound.
Mr.. Leavitt is also on an execut
committee of house members Fl
the west which is seeking to secup
tariff on hides and a higher duty
live cattle.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07
LABOR GAINS IN JAPAN

Tokio-(FP)-The labor parties are
showing big gains in the municipal
elections in progress throughout ia
pan. The Socialist party has returned
95 assemblymen out of IT'S candidates.
More than 10000 laborers took part
in the Nav Day demonstrations in the
capital despite rain. 5000 policemen
were modified as it was reported that
the anarchists were to head the par
ade. Every worker was searched by
the police before entering the parade
ground.
Twenty one of the as scheduled
speakers were denied the, right tC
speak. In all, 106 were arrested, in
Guiding a boy of Is. Several Korean
women were jailed, because they ap
peared in mems clothes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07
Council Entertained at West Point

Next day the council was taken to
West Point, to be honor guests at a
special review of the future command
ers of a future army, just as they
were guests last summer at the
Plattsburgh military training camp.
Press headlines emphasized this event
as proving organized labor's support
of militarism. In various trade union
offices in the capital the explanation
of the gesture was given, with empha-
sis on either the practical business
side of the matter or on the personal,
political, maneuver involved.
Recently the question of having all
War Department building construction
handled by union contractors has been
agitated in the War Department and
before the military affairs committees
of the House and Senate. James, al
the House, agreed to get the West
Point and other construction jobs plac-
ed on contract basis, with an ever
chance for union contractors to bid. A
change has been made in the command
at West Point, the outgoing officer
having for many years refused to ap
prove the contract system, and having
employed-union labor generally. Hence
the members of the council who arr
especially concerned with building
trades progress were ready to visi
West Point in acknowledgment of i'm
proved union status there.
Militarist Pleasantly AstOnished
On the other hand, there is a per
sonal approach to the council from tn
J Department which is not general,
known to dues-paying trade unionists
Peter Brady, veteran Tammany politi
clan and president of the Federation
Bank in New York City, is a clos
confidant of F. Trubee Dawson, as
sistant secretary of war and membe
of the Morgan banking family. VIVA
simpler than for Dawson to have hi
friend Brady have his friend Matthe7
Vol arrange for sympathetic hear
ing on the draft bill, and then for
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07
GOVERNMENT MUST PROTECT FARMER
AGAINST CAPITALIST FAKE REMEDIES
Bv LELAND OLDS, Federated Press

Another field in which the govern
ment must protect consumers against
the wholesale robbery which masquer-
AIDES as private business is revealed
in U. S. department OF agriculture
report on fake stock remedies. Ac.
cording to the department, millions OF
dollars are still being spent for fake
stock remedies although active and
persistent prosecution has resulted IN
practically Kidding the Market Oh
many alleged cures.
Frequently" says DR.. P. B. Dun
bar, assistant chief Of the food, drug
and insecticide administration, docs
the public hear of the governments
action in Kidding the market of medi-
cines for human use, when these So
called remedies have been proved
harmful or worthless. Less often has
it heard of the important work being
carried on to protect farmers iron
many of the worthless connections
flooding the market and for which i'm
possible claims are made for the cure
and prevention of every sort of ami
NAL disease"
The department refers to an alleget
cure for contagious abortion whicl
was found to consist of nothing NOR
than brown sugar and wheat bran. |
says: 1914 pounds, costing less tina,
40c to produce, was sold for So. In
terstate shipments of this stuff thru
out the United States were seized b
! federal inspectors with the result tia
e the product is no longer offered fC
, sale. The firm claimed before tn
!, government stopped the sale of til
product their monthly sales wei
about $4,000 Obviously the stol
ping of the sale of this fraud alor
!, lis saving COW owners at least $4,000
i a year."
/ Another remedy offered as "tl
cheapest and best cure and prevent
tive for worms in hogs that yol
good money can buy" was analysed
government chemists and found
- contain absolutely nothing that cou
Q be used to control worms.
r These are just two of the scores
n instances in which the department h
stepped into protect the farm
+ against attempts to rob him of m
ny lions of dollars in the interest of p
vate profit. The departments coul
is to warn the manufacturer that sh
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07
RESOLUTION NO. 8

WHEREAS, it has been clearly demonstrated
that operation of public utilities in America is
surrounded by deception, corruption and scandal,
and
WHEREAS, such operation is the outgrowth of
gifts of public properties to such operators by
representatives in congress, legislatures and city
councils, and
WHEREAS, the PUBLIC is the only institution
that actually gives valuable properties away, and
thereby encourages scandal, and
WHEREAS, such public gifts, like that of
TEAPOT DOME, are followed by discoveries of
personal interests the part of public officials,
and by discoveries of prodigious campaign funds,
created by public utilities owners, for the pur-
pose of electing and re-electing their privately
owned public officials, and
WHEREAS, public utilities operators, being
only temporarily satisfied with initial gifts from
the public, find it necessary, with the consent of
public officials, to consolidate these gratuties,
that monopoly may be made more complete, and
that additional fictitious valuations may be COM
pensated through increases of already extortion-
ate rates, and
WHEREAS, the continuation of the practice of
donating public-owned properties of unreasonable
value to monooplists, with privileges of CONSOLE
daton, is practice that is inmical to public well
fare and destructive of competition, and
WHEREAS, proposed gifts and proposed con-
solicitations now in the making, but not yet
consummated; Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the MONTANA STATE FED
GRAFTON OF LABOR, in State Convention as
sembled at Roundup Montana:
1. That this assembly publicly declares its
opposition to every plan designed to create die
tatorship that enables monopolists to fix the
price and the character of service.
2. That this assembly publicly declare its OPP
position to all future gifts, grants and conces-
sions by the public to unrestrained monopolists.
8. That this assembly give public expression
to its approval of all sincere effort to bring about
the operation of public utilities in the interest of
the public.
A. That this assembly congratulate the Ma
uonal Popular Government League, and give ex-
preston to its appreciation of the effort of the
League in, thus far, preventing the private mono
poly of Muscle Shoals.
D. That this assembly publicly declares its
opposition to further consideration of the scheme
involving transfer by the government to monopo.
lists OF the Flathead-Polson power site.
g. That this assembly publicly declares its op
position to all monopolies and all consolidation
thereof, including the proposed merger of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railways
q That this assembly endeavor to inform thu
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07

~. = r,otters pertaining to monopollstlc Ip
eration of public utilities properties, attention
roc,,l+s from consultations OeI0i frtore have
should be directed to experiences Evnress Com
baon nationwide consolidation o! To1onbone
Oee ! aTJ na+ion-vide consolidation Oh I.pi;do
SComnanies. The results from tnese obanoe in
tiOnc have been increased rates anu ~ sbnuld
fine character of the service; a oIsoI;dation of
Iso he directed to the fact that ood in
ono1ies can only mean greater uhee :nooced
diI,;JaI wealth. greater political power, to
rates and a character OF service
those who are afraid TO cohlpl0'i' , -: nnb
Q That this assembly express the view Po IN
liclv that the general conduct OF oWiieIa within
MY, of nnbIic utilities properties is not VIII
oitbor the letter or the spirit OF the law amy
therefore be it further - no
RESOLVED: That copies OF TINS resolU ~ is
e|,arJod m the Interstate Commerce Co I1L
1o :J 70 +be Department of Justice, at Wasn
;+on n C. and to the United States AtIoi!
F tbo district of Montana, Helena, WITH H.
nnast that proper actions be lnsttuteo loi Ciio
nTrnoea of discouraging monopoles ana co l:
6ations thereof and for the purpose OF reS'oiN'e
onJ maintaining competitive conditions
introduced by
John H. Driscoll.
Rutte Workingmen's Union
lanes D. Graham,
Federal Labor Union No. l55oz'
vo,,r committee recommends the adoption OF
this resolution.
Adolph Ptleffer
E. F. Klett
Homer Whtmore
Passed and approved, this 9th day OF june
1928.
The Producers News suggests that the above res
luton be clipped from the paper by every reader
that it be read at the family dinner table, at easV Oh
week until such time as the growing children Oh
State are afforded the opportunity of reading an
STRUCTIVE daily newspaper.
The failure of Senators Walsh and Wheeler 10
credit themselves is due to the fact that, the people
Montana are not familiar with their official or SCI
torial records.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07

ment of his goods is in violation of
the law and that if distribution does
not cease shipments of the goods will
be seized wherever located. Such seiz-
ures result in cases before the federal
courts, sometimes in criminal proceed
ings. In most cases, however, the
results are obtained without recourse
to the courts. Recently about 20 So
called abortion remedies were remov-
ed from the market with only single
case having been brought to trial.
AS warning to farmers not to be
taken in by the next adroit salesman
who attempts to raid their pocket
books, DR.. Dunbar makes the flat
statement that "there are no known
drug remedies for contagious abortion
in cattle, hog cholera, influenza of
hogs, horses and other animals, tu-
berculosis of cattle and poultry, dis
temper of dogs, cats and foxes, heaves
of horses, bacillary white diarrhea OF
chickens, fowl cholera, roup or dip
! iberia, chicken pox, and blackhead o.
turkeys"
If this statement got wide enough
| publicity it would materially cut TIL
l profits of fake remedy producers AM
e would save the farmers large sum
t each year. But the facts should ais
4 be recognized as a commentary on tn
: basic theory of capitalism, that pur
: suit of private profits produces tn
Y most socially desirable results.
t The history of the last generatio
r shows that there is no limit to tn
e profiteer's willingness to defraud tn
e public except his fear of consequence
e Why, it was some of our biggest cal
, italists who tried to feed the SPANS
e war soldiers with embalmed beef ar
10 then tried to get away with it agai
in the world war.
lie Social control alone has preventt
A. capitalism from selling the people bs
II food, poisonous candy and soft drink
~ worthless and even harmful femedie
to goods masquerading as virgin wo
Id which was never related to a shee
tobacco as a remedy for various il
of ETC., etc. in list too long for al
as article. Details of the enforcement
err the pure food and drug act, coupl
IL with the federal trade commissi
RI cease and desist orders present p
sc ture of capitalism which unfortunat
p ly never gets adequate publicity.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07
GREEN AGAINST DRAFTING
WORKERS IN INDUSTRY

Washington.-After a weeks SEES
sions, during which Rep. James of
Michigan, chairman of the house COM
mittee on military affairs, came be-
fore it to defend the CONSUMPTION pro-
gram of the war department, the ex-
executive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor adjourned. 1t issued
an official statement that, president
Green was directed TO oppose any
CONSUMPTION bill that provided for
drafting workers in industry"
Further inquiry disclosed that the
council also objected to the enactment
of any draft law that would be oper.
alive except when war was declared
or was recognized as existing. But
no protest was raised against the en-
actment of a draft bill in time Of
peace, even though this bill was no
accompanied by any bill providing fo
a wartime confiscatory tax on larg
incomes and inheritances. The coun
Gil was in a cautiously friendly atti
tude toward militarism.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07

Our esteemed contemporary insisting on displaying
its canine characteristics last week devoted its ener
eies to disinterrng old bones of contention from an
cent graves and satiatng its appetite on these NOR
selsths being its way of promoting greater harmony
in Pentywood
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07
TO
SENATOR'S WALSH AND WHEELER

Your attention is directed to Resolution No. 8, which
was adopted and approved at Roundup, Montana, on
June 81 1925 by the Montana State Federation of La
Dor, in convention assembled.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07
Years
of service In
MODEL T FORDS

THE Model T was strongly and sturdily built that
is still rendering reliable economical service to motor
lists in every section of the country. Millions of these
be put in shape for two, three and five more
years of at very small cost
So that you may have this work done economically
and satisfactorily the Ford Motor Company is still de-
voting considerable section of its plants the manu-
facture of Model parts 1t will continue to do SO as
long they are needed by Model owners. The follow
ing list gives the approximate labor charges for recon
ditOning the Model T FOrd:-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07

Rear System
FROM System

OVerhAuA front axle
Rebush spindle bodies and arms (both sides)
Replace or straighten spindle connecting rod
Tighten radius rod or steering ball cap
Tighten all sockets and joints of front end
Replace front spring tie bolt or new leaf
Straighten front axle :.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-07


These prices are approximate and are for LABOR an
because the need and number of parts dePepp~ s
the condition of each The charge for these Err,
Is low, however, because of the established Ford
OF manufacturing and selling a small margin Oh p'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30
JENSEN FAILS
IN FUEL TRY
CloFged Line Said To Be
Cause of Plane End
ing Flight

ROOSEVELT FIELD. wv. Y.. Juna
2o--LPl-Martin Jensen's third at-
tempt 70 set n rcfucIling endurance
flight record in the m1nnrfa-e
Three Musketeers ended iu faIurs
AZ GOT eastern daylight time en-
night. apparently because m trnlhfs
In the fuel line
When Jensen landed he said hs
was out or gasoline. But examination
Of the plane later hy Emil B1zH.
pilot Of the refueling ship. disrio1ef
that AZ gallons remained In rHG
tanks BurEin said hc believed TIM
fuel line was Ci0EECd
Jensen. accompanied bv his wife.
Marguerite. and William UIhrf-h.
lacked - minutes Of being ln tbs
air III hours and was more TRAN
four fun days short Of the record r.
liz hours. 80 minutes and one nrr-
ond established last month at Frrs
Worth. Texas.
Before the Musketrers landed. re-
fuellinE attempts had gone aHrr.
and the filters were able t0 rpt rr'y
few gallons of gasoline af m tire
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30
VALLEY WOMAN
FOUND DEAD
Mrs. Richards Body Is Dis
covered Near Her Home
In Mission
fSnecial 70 The Heraldl

MISSION. June 29.-Mrs. Celeste
Richards. widow Of x. @. Richards.
Of this city, died today. her body be-
ing found shortly after noon some
distance away from the home where
she had fallen. "A bottle thought to
have contained poison was found
near the body
Mrs. Richards had been In poor
health for several months past. in
fact had never recovered fully from
the effect of her husbands death
which occurred last August
She had awakened early in the
morning. and going into her sons
room. had inquired rs 10 their
health. and upon their replying they
were fine. had dressed herself and
left the house, oStensibly for a call
on the neighborS. and upon her fail
ure to return. searchers we're sent
out who found her body several
blc%ks from her home near canal.
Mrs. Richards leaves two sons,
Henry r.. OF the Richards Electric
Co. and Thomas F.. Of the Electric
theater. a stepmother. and several
other relatives.
Arrangements for the funeral and
burial have not yet been made,
awaiting word from relatives who
live at a distance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30
DISPLAYS And
PAGEANT HERE
Parades, Fireworks And
Resaca Events Will Be
Features

General Chairman Harry l..
Faulk of the July committee Sat
urday afternoon announced the
complete program for the patriotic
celebration here Independence Day.
ITS as good as we know how TO
make H." Faux said. "and we are
confident the citizens Of Browns
vile and the thousands OF visitors
here that day are going home that
night fully satisfied with the varied
program which we have planned.
The starting hour has been moved
up to Gas a. III. and at this time the
city's welcome TO visitors VIII be eX-
tended by the city fathers.
At IL o'clock. Boy Scouts will en-
gage in athletic contests at Fort
Brown. These include troop drill
contests. equipment races, a 50-yard
dash. 10O-yard dash, and friction
fire lighting contests.
AT noon. 1000 Iegionnaires and
Spanish war veterans will conduct
a barbecue on the banks OF the Rio
Grande inside Fort Brown for Boy
scouts Of the Valley.
Grand Parade
In the afternoon. the first event
Is the Grand parade. which Is
scheduled to start at 2 o'clock and
will include more than so floats and
cars. Bascom Cox. chairman of
this committee. announced late Sat-
urday new entrants In the parade
as follows.
Hicks Rubber company, AZiZ
Brothers. Putegnat Hardware COM
pany and Justo GuerrO
Marchers in the parade will in
clude the American Legion Boy
Scouts. Woodmen of the World,
Benito Juarez society, Hidalgo aSSo-
citation.
Bands will include one from Fort
Brown. American Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps, w. o. w. Drum Corps,
Harlingen, and Weslaco Boy Scouts,
Continued on page I'D
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30
FARMERS TAKE
over SYSTEM
Part of Shary Irrigation
Property In New
Hands
CBy the Associated Press)

MISSION. June 29.-While ne
gotiations are under way for trans
fer Of the Mercedes irrigation sys-
tenn to the farmers, the United Ir-
rigation company system in this
section Is being transferred to the
farmers in sections. and with prac-
ticaliy no friction.
Part Of the system. that irrigating
$4,000 acres in the Sharyland sec
tion. has been sold to the farmers
already. while another district is
beinS formed to negotiate with the
company for purchase Of the re-
mainder OF the system.
Hldalgo County Irrigation District
No. 2, formed last year. has COM
pleted negotiations for purchase of
the second lift pumping plant and
irrigation system Of the United r.
rigation company. owned by pre-
viously b. John II. Shary. and the
Continued on page I'D
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-30
ACCUSED MEN
OUT ON PARTY
WITNESS Says
Were On Love Ranch
AT Time of Death
> Testimony Stat e S;
Argument Monday
Especial to The Herald,


FORTY-NINTH DI 8 I'll r. L @ II
COURT ROOM. Laredo. June %
Offering an alibi that at the time
Harry Williams met his death the
two defendants were enjoying
themselves at a drinking party on
the Love ranch a few miles from
Laredo. defense this afternoon
rested the case Of Tomas Herman
dez and Raymond y. West, accused
OF the murder Of Harry J. Williams,
newspaper reporter on the night Of
January l8.
"A. II. johnson. Williams room
mate. told OF Williams disappear
ance.
Lucita AviIa testified Hood and
williams took her home from the
Bohemian club in NuevO Laredo
a short time before midnight.
w. IT. Hill. Laredo cattleman, tes-
titled West told him he saw VIII
liams leave the hotel within half
an hour after midnight. Deputy
Sheriff Joe Fierros said HerEPIdez
told him Williams left the hotel
about 1890. J. Z. Trout, former
immigration inspector Ill charge
here. testified West said he saw
williams on the streets about l2.40.
S. f. 3. Wilcox. court reporter.
testified West said Williams left
the hotel about 12:40.
Not that ] know Of: hardly
knew him. Tomas Hernandez said
today on the witness stand when
asked If he killed Harry Williams.
On cross s-eXamination, Hernandez
said West told the girls nj the hotel
led Jail them If he wanted to. The
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