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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
"a PERSISTENT RUMOR"

The Montana Free Press before it passed out so
quietly last week printed the following editorial which
is instructive and interesting and well worth perusing.
Zone of the persistent rumors that will not down
is that Governor Erickson will soon resign the gov
ernorship and be succeeded by Lieutenant Governor
Frank Hazelbaker. Mr.. Hazelbaker has been cam
paigning for governor for some time. Under the
tutelage of the Anaconda Copper Mining company
and the Montana Power company, he has been busy
building up gubernatoral fences frOm Dillon to Kali
spell. Mr.. Hazelbaker is so well known a copper
company that there is hardly any need to tell
where he stands. He into politics in the days
when Ed Donlan and Eddie Booth led the copper CO
horts, and has been with the company since.
THE A. c. NJ. company counts upon Mr.. Hazel
bakers popularity to aid it gain the same control
the state house and the governors office as it
at present holds those institutions. OF course
the companys nine daily newspapers will give him
the most valiant support, will its mercantile and
banking institutions, its economic connections thru
out Montana, the bediamoned' lobby, and the weekly
newspapers it will control.
"If he should become governor the chair of the
executive would be filled by friendly smiling GEM
al company politician, and the A. c. NJ would not
only continue to administer the state affairs as at
present, but would have the advantage Of Mr. Haz-
elbaker's popularity The people, Of course, would
not have much of look-in they have
under Governor Erickson. Their government would
continue utterly alenated from them and unrespon-
sive to their wishes and would function for the ex
clisive benefit of the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany more smoothly than
"Mr. Hazelbaker is agreeable personality. But
as governor nothing valuable to the people of the
state could be expected from him. He would op-
pose every effort of the public to get legislation
fair to il and nimcal to the copper and power cor
pOratiOns. Nothing constructive or progressive
would be advocated by him while he in the gov
ernOrs chair. The copper and power companies are
secretly grooming him now for the Job and the
birthrght Of the people is once more in jeopardy"
The passing of the Free Press is no doubt a gres
relief to many of MOntana's aspiring politicians.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

from $3.50 to S1.5O and finally to 81
a bushel in 1920 it notes outstanding
changes in the course of finance ir
which wheat played a part
Automobiles are important, on the
other hand, because capacity prOduc,
ton is directly responsible for the
employment of hundreds of thousands
of workers and indirectly for the en-
ployment of millions.
In the first four months of the year
the United States and Canada pro-
duced 2,17S,634 automobiles, an In
crease of 51.59c over production IN
the same period of 1923. In fact by
the end of April the auto makers had
produced 1850 as many cars as in
the entire year 1928. To maintain this
rate of increase throughout the year
1t would he necessary to find a mar
ket for about 10000 automobiles in
1929. This is obviously an impossi-
bility.
The Iron Age, journal of the steel
industry, has an interesting computa-
ton showing that auto production will
certainly have to be drastically cur
tailed. Based on the assumption that
automobile production normally in
creases 296 a year it figures the
normal output for the first three
months of 1929 at ], 173, 900 units. As
the industry actually produced 1,544,-
210 units in the first quarter there
was an apparent excess production of
3S1 900 cars.
When auto production begins to
slump it is bound to affect the steel
4 industry to an unusual degree. This
year the automobile industry has beer
taking 23ec of the country's steel out
put as against 1870 in the first four
months of 1928. II is estimated that
increased auto production has been re.
sponsible for 1870 of the 1870 increase
in steel production which has been ar
outstanding characteristic Of the
years unusual industrial activity.
The industrial slump which these
EMBELLISHMENTS in the economic order
render certain win probably appear In
the second half Of the year if not be.
fore. 1t may not prove a deep de-
preston like that which began in the
latter half of 1920 and lasted into
1922 but it will mean considerable un.
employment with a consequent de.
crease in the purchasing power of the
workers as a class.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
Too Much Wheat May Mean
Thousands Will Go Hungry
BY LELAND OLDS, Federated Press

Will the country's ability to produce
wheat in superabundance prove a di-
rect cause of industrial depression
forcing thousands to go hungry? viii
the countrys ability to produce a SUI
perabundance of automobiles bring it
about that thousands will be unable 10
meet the payments on their autos, on
their furniture, on their homes?
These are questions which are agi-
Eating business experts who find Ov-
reproduction of grain and automobiles
more immediate industrial hazards
than in high money rates and inflated
stock market values, although these
WALL undoubtedly prove serious factors
IN the situation. PROFESSIONALLY the
shdow of coming depression which al
ways kills the JOY of capitalist pros
perity is daily becoming more threat
ening.
Wheat is important because the
price Of wheat determines the pur-
chasing power Of a large section of
the population. 1t determines the
ability of thousands of farmers to
demand automobiles, farm implements
and many other products Of the coun-
try's industries. And the farmers are
producing wheat in such abundance
that the price of wheat on the Chi
cago exchange has been driven down
close to the 81 bushel level. If il
holds it means that the farmers will
get even less.
Chicago grain traders feel no GER
tainty that the decline in wheat prices
will stop at a dollar. The beginning
of the new harvest in the United
States and the greater part of Europe
is only about so days ahead. The
world carryover from the old cror
will probably be about $4,000, OOC
bushels compared with 25O,O0O.OOC
bushels at the beginning of the 1925
harvest. Present indications point tc
another big crop with the u. s. de.
partment of agriculture predicting
595, 100000 bushels of winter wheat
compared with 5000, 900 bushels Of
winter wheat produced by the country
in 1928.
The New York Times in its May Il
survey of the financial markets traces
the important prewar relationship be
tween the wheat market and the fin.
ancial situation. Beginning back IN
the TOs and coming down to the pre-
clpItous 1920 break in wheat prices
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

,ho nrohlsm. We certainly wer, fortunate IN
making the choice did last FAIL ana p1I 4;
resentatives in Congress deserVe our ;ca
gratitude for their far-slghteoness a""
city. ;o, for
relief for the last several centuries ana lhus "a
they have either gotten the wrong nunOeF Vi 1 ~
has turned deaf ear in their direction Inc!
have piped for relief and have not been hearo.
"And why should God take pity on the Ia. iaiI IN
= ers? He gave them rich acres to begin WIN nc
gave them amply of rain and soil tertlnIy ne
gave them beautifully of crops and he gave tneni
brains with which to work out the solution u
their problems, brains to choose officials ana rep
resentatives intelgently. And now that he!
have made a mess of things with all the advsntI,
ages they given it looks like good deaI
of crust to run bawling TO God again for more
leniency If God is just he will tell them 10
make use of what he has done for them and then
hang up on them. But, of course, there Is no
telling what God may do if Hoover speaks to MN
personally.
There is chance, of course, that this idea
NAV have some merit. We would amend the Hoo
bull to make the day Of prayer last ten days
If the farmers were kept their knees for ten
days and were not permitted to get into the fields
at seeding time it might cut production in half
and thus solve the surplus situation which is the
real problem on the farms
Yes President Hoover has solved the farm problem.
Let all the farmers in Sheridan county gather together
in one place and take the matter to the Lord in Pray
err" Maybe He will do something 1t is evident that
Hoover will not-Hoover says any scheme that will
actually help is uneconomca, though he is not much
pset about the fallacy of exploited and ruined as
riculture
Pres Hoover is surely the great statesman the great
engineer the super business When he really got
down work it did take him anytime to dispose of
this trouble which has been botherng the ordinary gar
den variety of statesmen
Take it to the Lord in prayer" is the simple and
feasible solution. 1t seems if any could have
thought of that 1t is almost equal to Marie Anton-
cites solution of bread shortage The French queen
while before she sent to the gullotne, suggested
that the starving people, there were bread could
eat cake.
Hurrah for Hooverl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

In the past couple of since these gents blew in
here there have been several attachments and raids,
searches and arrests at Pentywood and Scobey and a
few other border towns, on certain places and
tain people, but not all, for the selling of home
brew and moonshne and imported Canadian stuff, the
exceptions being certain who no doubt talk the
proper language these officers but during this time
there has not been instance of the capture of
load Of Canadian booze along these borders by these
Officers" and alleged "bOrder PATROL" spoken of so
endearingly by the Pentywood Herald, though the
roads are literally covered with booze runners, many
of them well known to these lounge lizards and which
runners no doubt operate with the agreement and
consent of these prohibition agents. if not by proper
arrangement crossing the border every day and every
night: and dare say that long the present,
probably profitable arrangements last there will prob
ably be no captures of contraband cargoes arrests
for transportation.
No, these Officers do not bother the border and
cont do it anywhere along Montanas 700 miles; in
stead spc and span, in putees and spats and nObby
pressed and creased uniforms they sleep and doze
about the hotels all day and dine at the best cafes and
snoop night about the alleys of these interior towns
picking up small fry" violators and making general
nusances of themselves while decent citizens dare not
go the road for fear of being over by high
powered in the booze running racket which these
"yaps" never
This noise they make pursuing small offenders in the
small borders towns, is only smoke screen to hide
their neglect of duty along the border and every one
knows that when not booze runner, who come and
go daily, is captured arrested in several years in
this entire territory there is for i-and that
reason is revenue And the that certain ones
who seem to understand these "Officers" get on 50
well-those who when caught charged before the
police magistrate with maintaining 'nuisance"-is
also revenue.
The other day the bankers Of the fourth division
held their convention at Froid: reliably in
formed that $4,000 worth of Canadian whis<ey wal
delivered and disposed of at that town that day.
officer Winter there at the time, all dressed
up but he did not capture anything anybody. Man,
are wondering if "offcer" Winters "cut in" tn
profits
Though officer" Winters did not pay too much 1T
tention to things in Roosevelt county, find him tn
next night shopping through the alley at Pentywood
peeking through keyholes and under the window
shades making people believe that he is patroling tn
border
And when this cute, hearbreaing officer is touche
up little by the Producers News, after enduring hi
faery for months he TO the Herald for sym
pathy and defence.
We wonder what the connections.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
HOOVER ISSUES A "BUu"

The following editorial from the Mclean County In
depndent anent President HOOvers suggestion
the designation of special pioneer week for farmer.
will interest the farmers in Sheridan county nightly:
when friends in Washington. Senators
Frazier and Nye and Congressman Sinclair as
well as those other two proponents of Progress,
Bulky Burtness and Thomas Hall went up and
down the state prior to the general election beat
ing the tom-toms for Hoover, the white hope of
the farmers, they weren't so foolish as we thought
they were. They claimed that if Hoover were
elected, being man Of herculean economic grasp
and understanding that he would rub some mag
&c lamp and farm relief would be with pronto.
Al Smith, Of course, could dc very little for Al
didn't have the connections that Herb enioved AL
was just east side bum from New York who
would carry everything to the Pope for final ap-
prevail
But comes the White Hope of the nation
with a farm relief program that can be little
more than fizzle. He aims to set up machinery
to loan money TO farmers who have already gone
broke because they borrowed too much money IN
the first place. And the money will be handed
out through agencies of the farmers which will
have great possibilities for feathering the nests
Of those on the inside. Hoover, who criticised Al
smith for being too friendly with the Pope has
at last discovered the way to farm relief that is
absolutely original and iustifies the trust which
our Senator's and Congressman had in him Here
Is the plan of Mr. Hoover:
lie has recently written letter 30 DR. Charles
l. white Of New York president of the Home
misssons Council. IN which he endorses an animal
oay 2, prayer Tor the farmer and his work. This
annual day of prayer win be on the fifth Sun
DAY after Easter and win be known as Rural Life
Sunday Rogation SUNDAY
Al smith was piker; he meant to take mn
the matter of farm relief with the Pope we we're
'"'o' oW Hoover Is going directly 20 God with
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
By LAWRENCE Todd. Fdserated Preas

borough of Maryland, Hatfield of
West Virginia. Also, five representa-
tives of the American Federation of
Labor, half a dozen textile mill own
ers, and newspaper men.
Raleigh Reece, personnel officer for
the Bemberg- Glanzstoff concern at
Elizabethton, testifies. He Is a lame
duck politician from johnson City. inn
posed on Elizabethton as part of a
deal for moral support" of the Eliza
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

The American people not now nor have they been
prohbitOnists, but they against the private orga
nized liquor traffic and the saloon. They will not
consider the revision of the 18th article unless there is
definitely acceptable substitute proposed concurrent
ly with the proposition for revisiOn-but if this is
DONE the campaign for the repeal of prohibition will
be continuous victorious parade.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

workers in New England sro -
average, as against sl2sS Sly.l6,
cotton textile states in the So,,., lou
cept for rents, living costs I'm L.
South are higher. The ror.d an the
trade unions and textile consoI;ly Is
limiting cut-throat cOmpetitio mutation,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
Friday, May 81, 1929.

The ANACONDA COP
PER MINING COMPANY
owns and operates the fol-
lowing nine daily newspa-
pers in Montana:
The Montana Standard
The Butte Post
The Anaconda Standard
The Helena Independent
The Mont. Record Herald
The Missoula Sentinel
The Missoula Muscular
The Billings Gazette
The Livingston Enterprise
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
WHEELER STRIKE
INVESTIGATION RESUMES

Maslhlngton-(FP) Final prelim-
nay nearing on the Wheeler resolu-
Won Ior a Senate committee investi-
s aelIn Of the textile strikes in the
south Present-members of the Sen
~ committee on manufactures-La-
~ aolieI Ne, Wheeler, Tyson Of Tennes-
Dr., Deneen Of Illinois, Metcalf of
A'i'ue Island, Hale of Maine, Colds
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
THE VISION OF THE FUTURE

The third president of the United States speaks
TO the people of Montana:
Cherish the spirit of our people and
keep alive their attention. Do not be
too severe upon their errors but re-
claim them by enlghtening them. If
once they become nattentfve to pub
lie affairs, you and |, and congress
and assemblies judges and governors
shall become wolves.
Thomas jefferson.
Commenting, the Producers News interrogates, "And
isn't II the truth ?"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

people would not have taken kindly 10 the political
leadership of parasite a non-producer. The A. c.
NJ is great producer. The railroads, telephone and
power companies produce nothing.
II a great chain of costly newspapers is indirectly,
profitable to the Wall Street owners it necessarily fol-
lows that publicly supported newspaper would be
equally profitable, indirectly, 10 Montanans.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
Hurrah for Hooverl

cit has been said of the worlds history hitherto that
might makes right" it is for and for times to
the maxim, and to show that right makes
might-Abraham Lincoln
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

The Montana Free Press
contained the opposite
statement daily, for a
period of several months,
and until suspension or
absorption. The statement
has never been refuted,
nor the authority ques-
toned.
OF course, the real own
ership is in Wall Street,
with agency wisely chosen,
a producing concern, the
A, c. M, Company. The
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31
HERALD MISINFORMED

at is also RELIABLY REPORTED that the
incident alluded to in the Producers News ar
tlcie concerning officer Waddell at Big Sandy
also involved party well known In Plenty
wood-George Dunn (alias Joe Rick)-bosom
friend of Charles E. Taylor and one of the
prOprietOrs Of the Smoke House, closed under
abatement since last fall. Dunn whacked Of
fleer Waddell over the head with bottle and
beat it. Waddel wasn't badly hurt, however,
and soon overlook the retreating bottle bounc-
er and Knocked the supreme stuffings out of
him. Why the Producers News failed b m
eiude this important detail in the story, we
are at loss to know. 1t may be that they
were prejudiced. "-Plentywood Herald.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

The editor Of the Herald, whoever he is has either
been imposed upon by someone or is following IN the
steps Of Burley Bowler and just guessing at things
DE has not been around PlentywcOd long enough 10
'ne truth about the people the history of the
town. is no doubt Just taking sonebov,. - e.
the facts about things
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

NOW 1t just happens that Charles E. TAYLOR newer
met George Dunn (alias Joe Ricl) in his life. never
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-05-31

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-11-23

fyIlIldll Apl 0lIIO Lug =.
Concluded roms T0
& other financial institution willing loan
of of
individuals that would be willing discount
based the Grand Lodge North ea shall pleased have
Supreme Lodge and to settle that basis
Lodge
In the
Prmhme to- tyogrt orders
SCALES
NORTH HAS XTAlY BEEN SUSPENDED
For @ 5 lss ns esss has been s - sG
We to the Subordinate lodge I|#%#s @
The Supreme saute,A 5 .]3tae
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Supreme and
fact
charter
The Grand Lodge OF N may be smed upon the payment OF the taxes. There are at
something like who a members u aFe P these % ~Ssd
O of
condition of the which the Supreme Chancellor and the
Sah comsfof e. Richmond Planet Of
Bars Phhn
Vernon Columbus Ohio for his October
o the wishes
In
holds the Lodge have aforesaid and be revoked BY the sp
merer with letter from the Insurance Department reads follows:
CAROLINA
Insurance Department
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-11-23
November 6, 1929
Concluded from Page Two)


November regard Pytian Bonds
Carolina
North Carolina Grand Lodge by the Lodge
North Carolina lodge should refuse this elaborate building
n in affect
investing Fytnan Bonds
department e"e ' ~
BoNEY,
CAROLINA
r. We have inquiry recent date regarding possibility the
condition as the North Carolina Lodge
If
started will be that the the
which will noneonactng o
Fyhn
Any organization with comply rules of Department
gardng adequate rates the same as any existing freral
nsurnceCo
The fctar
dst We have put our money in the Supreme Lodge projects
ber who belong the Order
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opportunity right your
Commissioner approves Of the action Of your Grand Lodge officers
November A D.,
VS. SCALES
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-11-23

Attested:
w. B. WINDSOR,
Grand Keeper of Records & Seal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-11-23

Relative to the transfer of the policies of members belong
Grand Lodge of c. the Endowment Department of the
following say:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28
BISHOP MADE
SUNDAY DEAL,
BOOKS SHOW
Cannon Not to Be Called in
Hearing on 0etunCt
Stock Firm.

fN Hiffd Frft-
NEW YORK. June 2S.-Bishop
James Cannon Jr. VIII not be called
10 tell about his stock market oper-
ations. conducted through the de-
funct firm of Kable Il Co., it was
indicated today.
The hearing on affairs of the firm
y as adjourned Thursday and will
be resumed July 2.
The fact that the records Of Kable
h Co. show that Cannon made a
stock transaction on Sunday was
brought out Thursday.
That transaction was the sale IN
the name Of Cannon Of 300 shares
NJ Lehigh Valley stock on Oct. IS,
1927
You didn't sell stock on SUNDAY.
aid you?" asked c. Edward BenOit.
attorney LOT Miss Anna Faians.
trustees for the assets Of Kable q
Co
Harry L. Goldhurst, head Of The
firm, shook his head
And certainly Bishop Cannon
wouldn't do that Benoit said.
Goldhrst did not answer
Other testimony brought out that
Cannon never had bought any stock
outright except 200 shares of Hud-
ION Motors. and in that purchase
ne had not completed payment I'M
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28
RUSH OF GIRLS
TO HOLLYWOOD
CLUTS MOVIES
LaSky Warns Beauties That
Film Jobs Are
Scarce.
nLnitcd Preks

BV LHitCd Press
ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-Movie-
struck girls are pouring into Holly
wood in such large numbers that
the motion picture industry can't
absorb them, Jesse l.. Lasky. vice
president of the Paramount Fa-
mou6-Lasky Corporation, told his
statesmen in convention here.
Lasky said the congestion of
beauty in distress was so acute in
Hollywood that all delegates to the
convention should go back to their
home towns and warn girls against
looking for employment in the
movies.
1T requires unusual ability or
unusual talent for motion picture
success" said Lasky. land very, very
few of the girls who arrive in Hol-
lyWood have either.
mo girl should go to Hollywood
unless she has a round trip ticket
and enough money to support her
self for at least six months"
Lasky said the talkies we're re-
ducing the number of movie jobs
in HOLLYWOOD.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28

Including many $3.50 and
$500 Sample Novelties. New
est blondes, patents and other
styles. High and Cuban heels.
Featured at ...............
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28
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