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New Britain herald., 1929-04-06
HOOVER FOR RHLIEF
 0F EARNED INCOME.
President Hopes to Lghten Its
 Tax Burden First
MELLON IN AGREEMENT
Both Are Also In Accord On View Before 103O-IrOwn On "lcnaIty For Thrift"

Washington, April P-Thc many men and women who earn their own incomes and keep an an- nual engagement with the collector of internal revenue may draw some satisfaction from assurances that the administration hopes to tighten their tax burden.
 When the time is propitious for a reduction in federal income levics they stand first on President Hoov- CTS list of those to be benefited and the chief executives views have the expressed support of Secretary Mellon and numerous leaders in the house and senate.
 But in the presidents opinion and again his ideas coincide with those of the treasury head, it will be at least six months before the subject can be discussed with d view to positive action. After that there will still be plenty of time before the regular session of congress in December.
 Tax reduction, as Mir. Hoover sees it, must necessarily be governed by the sum total of federal expendi- lures in their relationship to the condition of business throughout the country. Just at present no one high in the administration professcs to see very far into the future with respect 10 either.
 
 Mellon Is Cautious
 Secretary Melons view is tha; one never can tell what may hap pen in the future, when taxes are the subject of discussion; that either federal disbursements may unex- pectly increase or business condi- tions may change unexpectedly. .and cause . reduction in revenues from the income tax.
 Furthermore, the administration is not yet sure of the effect on the budget of legislation enacted last year for flood control. an increased navy and other projects. nor of the farm relief measure now in the mak- ing.
 In the presidents opinion, too fine a distinction is drawn between what are classed as learned" incomes and those that so on the government books as 'unearned."
 Technically it is the difference be- tween incomes derived principally from salaries and wages and those which flow from investments or ac- crue from ownership. Again. and in figures. earned" income is an income of less than $5.000. regard less of it's source, or an income If not more than s20.00o which is re- ceived as remuneration for personal effort.
 In the amount Of tax paid, the citizen whose income is of the earned" variety pays 25 per cent less than his neighbor, whose income falls into the other classification.
 Penalty on Thrift
 From President Hoover's point Of view. as matters now stand, the tax on earned" incomes has tendency to place a penalty on thrift. He bases this opinion on a belief that sayings-provision for the future must be made from the learned" in comes, while "unearned" personal revenue usually needs to be put to no such use.
 Watches Dry Law Killings
 Turning to the loss of life in ef- forts to enforce prohibition. anoth- CT subject which has been brought
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-06

Hartford. April Pl-In a voice broken with emotion. and on the verge of tears, Roger w. Watkins, former head of the National Asso- ciated Investors, Inc. now an in- mate of the state prison at Weth- ersfeld where he is serving 15 years. yesterday brought into promi- hence the names of two superior court judges. testifying for the state against his former attorney, William F. Egan. indicted on a con- spiracy charge,
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-06
JUDGES MENTIONED
 IN TRIAL 0F EGAN
Watkins Brings in Names Of
 Brown and YeOmanS
RECESS UNTIL TUESDAY
Convicted Broker Chokes With Emotion as He Brings in Superior Court Jurists at AlcOrn's Admoni- ti0n to Tell Truth.

Hartford. April 6 P-Judge Edward M. Yeomans of the su- perior court will be summoned to testify next week regarding the story told by Roger w. Wat kins. which brought the judges name into the trial Of William l.. Egan. it was announced this morning by Henry J. Calnen. chief counsel for Egan.
 Yesterday afternoon Egan branded Watkins story as a lie. and said he would take the stand in his own defense.
 Judge 1eomans refused 10 make any statement concerning the matter today. except that he has not yet been subpoenaed.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-06
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Probably showers tonight and Sunday; slightly warmer Sunday.
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
BOXING CARD HERE
ARMISTICE MITE
Hueth and McGinty Will Settle
Old Score In Ten Round Bout.
Marsh and Holland Will Furnish
Thrilling Semi Final.

More than usual interest is being
manifested in the boxing card to
be held at the Farmer Labor Tenn
pie in this city Monday evening,
November 18th (Armistice Day..
The main event will be between
Max Hueth and Bill McGinty. All
the fans are satisfied that this will
be worth going miles to see. Both
Hueth and McGinty believe in
plenty of action and have some old
time differences to settle and the
supporters of both boxers are plac-
ing their sheckels on their man.
AS semi-Final "Pud" Marsh of
Plentywood will meet Ben Holland
of Antelope in a six round affair
that promises much of the spectac-
ular to the fans.
Windmill" Firpo, we'll known
young boxer of Plentywood and
Hjelmer Petersen of Antelope ex-
pect to spring the sensation of the
evening. Firp is getting all set for
the battle of his career and will go
into the ring in perfect shape to
meet his nimble opponent from the
neighboring village.
Young Hueth and Young Thorson
will go four rounds; K. o. Robke
and Bjerling Stone will swap mitts
for four rounds as curtain raisers.
The evenings performance will
begin at 500 o'clock, at which time
full house will no doubt be on
hand to enjoy this excellent card.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
ARMISTICE DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT
NOVEMBER 9Th

The local Post of the American
Legion has completed arrange
ments for their annual Armistice
dance which will take place rext
Saturday evening, November 9sh.
The committee in charge asks
the public to bear the date in mind
as the dance will not be held on
Armistice day but the preceding
Saturday.
The Legion Armistice dance is
always one of the outstanding So
cial events of the season and it is
foregone conclusion that the
large Farmer-Labor Temple will
be packed to the doors with a mer-
ry throng enjoying the excellent
music of Whites Orchestra which
is second to none in this part of
the state.
An admission price of so cents
for each person entering the hall
will be charged and the public
is sure to gets its moneys worth
with good margin to go on.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
AGRICULTURAL
CONFERENCE HERE
WEDS'DAY NOV. G

On Wednesday afternoon, No
vember 9th, many farmers from all
parts of the county will gather at
the County Extension office for
the purpose of drawing up definite
recommendations pertaining to
crops and tillage practice. The
most reliable source of information
for any section of Montana is that
which is secured from farmers
that have made and tried out GER
tain practices and found them to
be well adapated to their condi-
tions. Some of the most import
ant questions that will be discussed
at the meeting on November will
be-What system of summerfallow
returns the greatest net profit I?
What crop varieties are to be re-
commended for this county? Pro-
per methods of alfalfa and sweet
clover culture. Types of farm i'm
plements that are well adapted to
general farming. A general invita-
tion has been extended to all farm
ers interested in developing a
sound agricultural program to at
tend the meeting on November 6
A similar meeting in regard to
livestock production will be held on
November 13 for the purpose OF
drawing up recommendations in re.
gard to livestock production in this
county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
PWOOD COUPLE
WE'D AT Ct. FALLS

Word was received in Plenty
wood the first of the week that
Gladys Kelly of this city and Matt
Stein of Minot were quietly mar
ried at Great Falls Saturday, Oc-
tober 26th.
The bride is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. D.. w. Kelly of this city
and has grown to young woman
hood here, graduating from the
Plentywood high school a few
years ago. Miss Gladys was one
of Plentywood's fairest young
ladies and was very popular in
the younger sets.
The groom is well known to
Plentywood citizens, having been
auditor for the Westland Oil Com
pany for many years and of course
making Plentywood his home while
on the branch.
The newlyweds will make their
home at Minot, where the groom
has accepted a home position
rather than that of travelling audi
tor, and their many friends in this
city wish them much happiness.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
PIONEER RESIDENT
OF P'WOOD DIES

George Ator, well known pioneer
resident of Plentywood, died Sun
day morning, October 9th, being
78 years of age at the time of his
passing.
The deceased was well knnwn to
the old-timers of Sheridan county,
having come to Plentywood when
there was practically nothing here
with the exception of a few home
stead shacks scattered here and
there. He first arrived in Sheri-
dan which was then a portion of
Valley county in 1889.
George Newton Ator was born
February "a, 1851 at Cedar Coun-
ty, Missouri.
He was married in 1879 10 Alice
Mcmillan, TO whieh udIUh were
born ten children, being Mrs. An
ne Mccoy of Plentywood, William
Ator of Plentywood, Mrs. Ruth
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
CANADIAN FARMER
KILLS THREE, THEN
COM MITS SUICIDE

While the bodies of his wife and
Two daughters were burning in a
haystack, the husband and father.
murderer of the three, sat at a
table in the blood-stained kitchen
where he had hacked them to death
with carving knife and penned a
note explaining that Jealousy over
a farmers suspected relations with
his wife was the motive of the
crime.
The crime was committed 21s
miles inside the Canadian border
north of Dooley.
The murder is believed to have
been committed some time on
Tuesday, October 18th. The muir
derer was in Plentywood on the
Monday previous and purchased a
box of medicine from DIR. Martin,
writing the name Alf Alfburg in
the doctors book.
Diamond Crossing police auth
critics learned of the murder-sui-
eide orgy when a lad sent to the
Alfburg farm house by the school
teacher to learn why the girls had
not appeared at school found the
suicide in the kitchen. Almist dumb
with terror he returned and re-
ported the gruesome discovery to
the teacher. She notified the po-
lice.
DR.. Martins medicine was found
on the killers body.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
SHERIDAN COUNTY 4H CLUB ACHIEVE
MENT DAY TO Be HELD NOVEMBER 9Th

Girls of Sheridan County who
have been enrolled in All Club
work this year will have an oppor-
tunity to exhibit the articles which
they have made at the Sheridan
County Achievement Day which
will be held in Plentywood on Sat-
urday, November 9th. The girls
will exhibit the artices which they
have made in the Farmer-Labor
Temple.
These articles should be sent in
to the County Extension office pro-
perly tagged before 1000 o'clock
Saturday, November 9th. First,
Second and Third prize ribbons will
be given for the best articles dis
played.
The girls from the ages of 10 to
13 inclusive will have their articles
judged together, and the girls from
the ages of IA and up will have
their articles judged together. In
this way it will give the younger
girls an opportunity to compete
with one another instead of having
to compete with the older girls. A
program has been planned for the
afternoon in the Orpheum Theatre.
A free movie will be given for all
boys and girls in Sheridan County
who have been taking part in Club
work.
Mrs. Bydley, the All Club Lead
er in Scobey, and two All Club
members who represented Daniels
County at the fair at Billings this
fall will give a demonstration that
they gave at the Billings Fair.
These two girls, Weitska Bydley
and Mary Strom, won Third place
on their demonstration at the fair
at Billings. This demonstration
should be of interest to all All
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
RAYMOND MOTHER
DIED THIS MORNING

Mrs. Anton Melle died this Fri
day. morning at her home four
miles north of Raymond after Civ
ing birth to two baby girls yester-
day evening at 600 o'clock. The
babies are being cared for at the
Sheridan Memorial Hospital.
Owing to the almost impossible
condition Of the roads, DIR. Storkan
was unable to reach the sick
woman until 200 o'clock this morn
ing when it was too late.
In addition to the late arrivals.
Mrs. Melle leaves six children:
Anna, II; Malina, Is; Pearl, II;
Steve, 10; Thomas, 8; Clarence, s..
Two sisters are living. Mrs. Jake
Ereth and Mrs. Pearl Floor. Her
mother lives near Estavan, Sask.,
Canada.
Mrs. Melle will be buried from
the st. Joseph Catholic church on
Monday morning at 1920 o'clock.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01

"A carpet OF snow apprOXl-'
mately two feet deep lay on
the ground when the blizzard
finally called it off. Automo-
biles were stalled along the
highways and direct telephone
and telegraphic communica-
tion with the outside world
was almost completely cut off
for days.
The old tallow candle came back
into its own for brief period. 1T
looked like old times. Plentywood
depends so much on electric power
that its absence for even a brief
period caused a loss of thousands
of dollars. The Peoples Publish
ing Company's plant had several
important printing jobs held up
for four days and for a time we
doubted if the Producers News
could be gotten out this week.
Two Bright Spots
Two of the brightest spots in
town were Harry Koike's Cafe and
E. |. Miller's drug store. Both
were supplied with large gas lamps
and seating accommodation in both
places were at a premium during
the week. Considerable coffee and
milk shakes were consumed in
those establishments during the
week by citizens who took advant-
age of the illumination to do their
reading.
Considerable complaint was. lev
elled at the Montana-Dakota Pow
er Co. for failure to repair dam
age to their power lines as quickly
as their customers thot possible.
Their employees, however, cannot
be charged with procrastination.
John Berkey of Scobey, Roy Num-
son of Plentywood and Jim Fitz-
patrick of Williston were on the
job promptly and stayed with il
until the ten miles of wire was
put in shape again. "Fitz" flew
from Wiliston to Plentywood on
Tuesday and dropped messages to
Munson authorizing him to engagt
the necessary help. The daring
aviator took a chance in bad
weather that few would take.
Complain of High Rates
Montana-Dakota customers arr
at a loss to know why the respOn'
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
NEWS" APPEARS;
ITS A PAPER

Like the Northwest Mount =
ed police we always get our .
paper out.
Forgetting the blizzard that =
left US without power for al =
most a whole week, many of 4
our readers in their anxiety to
see their paper, have been
camping on our office door
steps for the past two days,
and-we confess = pestering
us somewhat. We had to ex-
plain the same reason over and
over again. The blizzard.
But it made us feel good
just the same. They like the
paper and if they don't get it
pronto we hear about it. Those
who agree with our policy as
we'll as those that don't, all
join in saying that The Pro-
: ducers News is a REAL paper.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
JUDGE GORDON, VENERABLE MAGISTRATE
OF WOLF POINT, VISITS PLENTYWOOD

Judge Gordon, prominent citizen
and venerable magistrate of Wolf
Point, was in Plentywood Satur-
day in connection with his duties
as special agent of the State Chill
dren's Bureau, and while here took
advantage of the opportunity to
call at the editorial office of the
Producers News.
It Was a Treat
Judge Gordon is a very captivat-
ing personality and congenial con-
versationalist with whom it is a
keen pleasure to spend an hour.
His "reminiscences of days gone by
are indeed interesting, the Judge
being an old timer in the north
eastern section of Montana, hav-
ing resided in Wolf Point for the
last twenty years or more. In
fact Wolf Point was only a bud
of what it is now when he "bogged
down" there, and he has seen that
city grow from a tiny trading post
in an obscure curve of the Mis-
souri, to thriving and promising
city.
The genial Judge was the first
LAWYER regularly admitted to the
practice of law in the State OF
Montana which is thing Of dis
tinction in itself. He was person
ally acquainted with Col. Nolan
and knew Sen. T. ]. Walsh wher
he came to Montana as young
LAWYER. Besides he was acquaint'
ed with most of the other brilliant
,,oerbers of the bar of this state
when they were young and hope
When Governor Erickson came Z
Montana as a young man and law
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
AGED ANTELOPE
LADY DIES MONDAY

Miss Ingeborg Hovet, native of
Norway, passed away at the age
of eighty at the home of her broth
er, Dreng Hovet, in the Antelope
country on Monday, October 29.
The deceased arrived in the
United States from her native land
In 1904 and resided with her broth
er Dreng at Grard Forks until they
both moved to the Antelope country
IN 1911 where they have lived ever
since. She leaves two nephews,
Gunder and Knute Hovet and two
meces, Sarah Rasmussen and Anna
Hovet, who is employed at the
court house. They all reside near
Antelope. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Egge at the house
and at Antelope cemetery where
Miss Hovet was buried.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
STOP PRESS

Washington, Nov. 2.-Albert
: ran was sentenced to a wear
Sn.! jail and fined 100000 Fri
Sls S,So iOr Ho. accepting a bribe of
taGu'UOO ta.; as secretary of the in
tSo tsllOT r. for awarding a lease to
~ t"e i. Elk hills naval oil reserve
ms california friend, Edward
-, ihe sentence was temDered
moas @u mercy, as had been recon-
W;M:d Weed by the jury. Justice
fam fraosam Hitz permitted Fall his
TseSm aUOss1 OF, on $4,000 bond pending
tbsp thu, ;a;, and announced that If
rue rue lall sentence were to he car
hsr. u out at this time he would
FaIv,. suspended ~ it because of
tsl 4 IS short mt while later at his bo-
his t;. sIe .OO-year-Old invalid issued
ceSDin SS i,rst public statement con.
h aa MS part in the oil leases,
not toAe1 = 90 the American people
dsmUuOo,,b 70 believe me guilty Of the
Innocent" '''ne OF which I am
VI The lengthy statement said :.
was moved to ~ "es'' salo NJ
cate thoy hoy a deep desire to vindi
bved' 'Te So,h ralth of those who hav,
nOnOred or trusted me.s
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01

yer from the plains of Kansas he
settled in old Chouteau county,
when he and Judge Gordon formed
a partnership for the practice of
law which continued until the Gov
ernor was elected County Attornye.
At about which time Judge Gordon
drifted toward the east. After
Erickson served a couple of terms
as County Attorney he went west
to Kalispell, where he was elected
Judge and later became the Gov
ernor of the great Treasure State.
81 drifted," unused the Judge in
his quaint Gaelic way. "I always
was rambler until l begged down
at Wolf Point. l have seen Mon
tana at her best and her worst.
How old am 1? Well l am seven
ty, though don't feel it."
Judge Gordon is Justice of the
Peace at Wolf Point, a position ne
has held for years-dealing out
justice in his simple and direct
way. Citizens of Wolf Point, with
children prattling to school, recall
Judge Gordon as a figure of their
early consciousness: they remem-
ber his admonitions as the Magis-
trate in juvenile days-and later
as the man who "tied the knot
when they were wed-since "the
memory of man runneth not to the
contrary" he has been the claw
at Wolf Point. Many the function
he has performed-he has married
he has fined, he has jailed, and sal
IN Judgment between his fellow
men.
Il was rambler" sighed the
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
Plentywood Man Is Given
Rap On Rum Charge

Great Falls, Oct. 30.-Charles
Huebner, who changed his plea
from not guilty to a charge of
possession and maintaining a nui-
sance at Plentywood, was ordered
to serve 40 days in the Cascade
county jail and pay a fine of $100
on the first count. On a second
count he was given a 90-day sus-
pended sentence and placed on
probation for three years.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
HEAVY COATING OF
ICE ON WIRES BREAKS
POWER LINE POLES

John Berkey of Scobey en-
ployed by the Montana-Dakota =
Power Company, visited The =
Producers News office today !
and showed a piece of ice a. !
! bout a foot long and the cir !
cumference of a mans arm !
which he broke off a power !
wire. Berkey states that ice
weighing about $1,000 pounds
between the two poles broke !
of the cross bars as if they I
: were pipe stems. He declared
: that if there were thirty
; poles holding up that much
Ice they would come down just
the same.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01

One OF the severeSt bzzards that struck Sheridan
county plunged Pentywood darkness and held up business
from last Sunday until Thursday afternoon when ten miles
oil power wire of the MontanaDaot Power COMPANY went
down under load of seet and ce took several crews off
men from Monday until Thursday to repair the damage
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01

Club members and their readers, as
none of the All Club members in
this county have ever taken part
in a demonstration and do not
know what a demonstration con-
sists of. This program which is
to be given in the Orpheum Thea
tire will be given at 200 P. M. on
Saturday, November 9th.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
ESPELAND SALE TO /
BE HELD NOVEMBER !

The Ingvald Espeland Sale
which was to have been held Octo-
Der 30th, at his farm six miles
northeast of Comertown has been
postponed to November 7th, be-
cause of the unfavorable weather
and bad roads.
Is Remember the date as Mr.. Aspe-
lund has a fine list Of farm ma
chinery to dispose of, and anyone
needing the same will no doubt do
well by attending.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
Plentywood Lutheran
Ladies Aid to Serve
Supper, Thurs, Nov. 2

Mesdames Peterson, Smith, Os-
wald, Lidahl and Rasmussen will
serve a public 35c supper at the
Lutheran church basement Thurs
day, November 7th, commencing
at 500 o'clock.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01

Washington, ID. c.. Nov. L.
Three destrOyers have been dis
dispatched to China by the navy
department under sealed orders.
RumOrs of impending disturbances
are current.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01
Raymond H Logan Is Found Murdered
blizzard Strikes Miles lectric Wire Down
BODY FOUND THREE MILES West OF
PLENTYWOOD--- CONVICT is SUSPECTED

Man Was Member of Gang of Thieves That
wakes It's Headquarters on Ranch Near DaIev;a,,
Enmlty I1y Between Logan and Rival Ganester Over
won woman Reported Jack Smith, Alias Anderson, Es-
STnvcT, suspected of Killing Registered AT Lo
cSl ca Hotel on Day of Murder Left Without Tr.ce
oherlft Securing Eastern Montana for Suspect
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-01

Eounty authorities have enlisted the aid Of oil
ol Eastern Montana in their search for man knom
III co4ecCon with the murder here last Saturday Of Po
logan OF DaeVlew whose battered body was found in
: % om ee ee mics west OF this town Saturday night
70 corOners jury brought in verdict of death
Oy violence from blow from blunt instrument bv nerS