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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27
WE POINT WITH PRIDE
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In one Of my letters about our county taxes.
forgot 70 tel YOU that the 81 mill taxes IN Sheridan
county At present time Is 81 mills higher than the
taxes N any other county N the State Of Montana
We have something 70 Be proud OF; We are MT
plkers N Sheridan County But wait until ON
levy goes I'D % 50 Mills then We VIII have some
thing worth while 70 brag about
With the present hoard Of County Commission
ers, taxes should not Be worrying anybody-the
Tax problem has been SOlve6-aIl Ne VII have n
DO Is 70 make out 3 bum check The commission
ers are DIV accepting them the same as cash
IN 1873 one nan paid his taxes On over 1000
acres OF land wlIh bum check The checg Was
never made good Penalty and interest was rSI7n0
Up 50 Al this time the tax sn,oun4e5 n 1000
$4,000 Ever since 1923 Il has ben trie5 to
have these taxes cancelled but Il seems thai never
A Sny tine olo the proper spirit and harmony pre-
van among TIE commissioners until this year when
Al three voted unanimously To cancel The g1sO0 a.
taxes and give back 70 the nan his hu7p rherE-S
FOR years We have had some boob Of 2 Fo1Shsz-7E
among the commissioners who seems 70 have baen
abe % block most Of the moves The other txo
nave been making This Is al over and We are now
getting the relief We al have been longing for for
years "a 40
Someone has told me The cou,misSnre-s conl5
20 q jan for doing this Who wants Commission
ers Ike that IN JAZZ II would be f7ir4v SFa-De n
90 II out that's the way Il goes After We vert 70
Al ne trouble electIng three men who know how
% run county Then someone roues aIo-v 49,
wants them PIT n jail, Just because tbev bss+ re
county out OF lousy $4,000 and br doing =
established q rule which beats zrv1hinv zrr +ar-
payer ever dreamed about and which Z fo--n5 -
save The taxpayers thousands and Thousands a
dollars each year
Never did Henry George OF any other tar -
49, 80 ABOUT sowing the tax problem II
ms simple way The credit FOR this -vrrsz-f-I
loea al goes 70 the Commissioners o< Sbu--Ss-
So1nry- lhelr resolui0n-which was printed =
ne commissioners proceedings soma fine go,
: Document which Win i've forever and win ru,+
Sheridan County OF the map as II never l-sS -
lo1e Mnsf : rule for one taxpayer rnust h :
r.le -or a. Of us-eTen Il We are not TIA r,-r-,a-
OF over 1000 acres Of land Why ShorYS ~ - -
y about the 81 or 50 nils from now or an
have 70 90 Is 70 find a bark N whirh ~ - =
Dssrey.Enlch should mt be hard for ms AZ ne
- eneck blank and pay our taxes with bun
"A DAGNAR FAPwrp
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27
JIBES AT KELLOGG PAU

Moscow, Dec 14-To6s7s nm
papers devote considerable IN
page space 70 the Haitian si-uS--ii-
with characteristic hsadlnss an
American imperialism ~ :
Soviet car1oonists wzx tbs- =.
test al the expense Of TIE UrF
States.
Pravda pictures an EwrE
Uncle Sam Swatdng : IN -sr-
on 2 table Ike . III VII y
words. ave let 10 one nfr-vs n
the Kellogg peace trsctT
The carboon's title Is 1RE.sus
Wrath"
IZvestia presents 3 czrou. q {
bound negro with 2 hsnl. Hz
which waves the Amsrirsr En-
putting an automatic pistl 8 Is
head The title Of The cz--uu =
Stimson Varies His NUts-
Red Star, the armys papa. T.
lows the same line but hsrs ar
gro, bound 70 the mouth fan
non, holds the Kellogg Psa n
looks reprOachfully al Unss Sn
The title Is: The Kellogg n
Does Not Apply"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27

Court House Affairs" The Dagmar
farmer mentions the fact of
: little Carl" kissing his wife good
bye between meals. How could he {?
According to my knowledge OF the
situation. don't believe little Carl
Is at the office half his time 70 do
this daily act or his wife either.
It Is only about four months ago
little Carl" was out doing a
neighborly act by breaking one
hundred acres for a neighbor farm
er, getting his regular pay from
the county as well as -Four dollars
per acre for breaking and livery
work beside.
Society columns say Mr.. and
Mrs. title Carl" have entertain
ed so and so al all afternoon
bridge parties. She is right there
wringing her hands when she re-
ceives an invitation and saying
~Oh, they never leave me out, OF
course not" Who does more enter.
tanning IN PlentywoOd than Mrs
title Carl ?" It takes time, thought
and money, and she does il all OF
the county payroll
Under the present financial con-
dition, there are many men with
I families who would be glad 70 xii
time for 500 per month and not
have 70 hide 'the dime novel and
fancy work" when they hear some.
one near the door. title Carl
swelled his little chest and rebeIleC
the notion OF being drawn into the
city limits. Oh, well, he was playing
stOOpigeon for the noted capital-
Isl, owner Of EdgewoOd Addition
But he and Dolly never finch AZ
eye when II comes TO drawing theil
pay check paid by the hard pressed
tax payers Of Sheridan County. H
used 10 weep tears OF blood wheI
Dan Olson and his deputy drew
theirs.
Why should any one put a eros.
BY his name at another election
when we can take care OF on
county much cheaper? And the,
have a good producing farm, fiv'
thousand dollar home and all cleo
tric conveniences. That's wherD
they belong.
Give the Job TO some one VIII
viii not employ the whole Damn
family.
Yours truly,
ALEX SMYTHE.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27

Outlook, Mont
December ., 1925.
Editor, Producers News:
have been reading with much
interest N your paper, the contri-
buted articles by q Dagmar farm
er, but cannot say that agree
with him.
All he talks about is how the
Commissioners are spending money
for this and for that. Now I don't
know who the Dagmar Farmer Is.
but III bet he's an awful tightwad.
How can he expect 70 have things
done without spending money?
Would We have the good roads we
now have Il We spent no money On
them, and for al the other good
things We have believe the pres
ent County Commissioners are do
ing the night thing. Hoover has
called for q big construction plO
gram over the whole country and
/ understand Sheridan county Is
going 70 spend q lot more money
next summer for improvements. II
everybody n the Unitde States
manufacturing concerns and al
big business firms together with
the States countless cities ana
towns had spent money ike We GO
II Sheridan county, ne would have
probably avoided the hard times
which have hi the country.
/ would Ike 70 see the County
Commissioners build 3 court house
and other needed improvements.
We cannot 90 ahead By putting
on money n 3 sock and keeping
Il there. As far as taxes are con
eerned, / think every patriotic
American citizen believes IN public
improvements OF al kinds and are
wiling and ready 70 pay their
taxes, whatever they might be.
/ have not much property 70
nav taxes On, but Il had / would
stu be for the present county CON-
u.issioners and their free-handed
way Of doing things / hate q
tightwad-
/ would lie 70 have ron print
rhis letter. 50 IS 70 show that not
everyone Is Ike the Dagmar Far
ner who doesn't Ike 70 pay taxes
from the way he writes.
Yours truly,
An OUTLOOK FARMER.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27
Tombstone Peddler
Nabbed AS Con Man

Poplar, Dec. 5.-A travelling man
giving his name as E. E. Tells
worth was arrested here last week
for passing bad checks and at
tempting 10 beat q hotel bill. II
was later learned that he Is want
ed At Malta and n Great Falls on
grand larceny charges.
TellSworth stopped at the Gate
way Hotel here for a couple Of
weeks. He declared himself 2
tombstone salesman and collector
and engaged IN considerable bust
ness among the Indians. After
cashing a check al the desk he left
town, leaving his baggage at the
hotel He wrote Mr.. Turner from
BrOckway stating that his car had
broken down and that he would re-
turn later 70 settle up.
He then came back as far q
BrOcktOn where he was recognized
by the Victims, who had acted as
Interpreter fro him. Upon learn
ing that his check had been re-
turned and that he was wanted BY
the authorities, the Victims advis-
ed Of his whereabouts.
Following his arrest TeIlsworth
put MS car I'D for bond but inves-
ueation by Mr. Monroe disclosed
the car TO have been stolen from,
Dodson- Tellsworth was sentenced
70 serve 80 days IN the county jail
after which he VIII be turned ov-
er 70 authorities elsewhere 70 ans
wer other charges.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27

tops, and the little brook near by,
tried to tell US in her own fascinat-
ing language: Spring is here. l
had my first meal IN the Bolster
Log Cabin Inn, and have never
paid for 3 meal that was better
worth the money.
filed on a homestead about z
miles west of Plentywood, and ]
made up my mind TO do my bit, 20
make this part Of Montana as at
tractive AT any place IN the United
States In 1916 / made my final
proof and got my deed from the
United States Of America The
following Is our agreement: NOW
KNOW YE. That there is, there
fore, granted BY the United States
unto the said claimant the tract Of
land above described; TO have and
to hold the said tract OF land, with
the appurtenances thereof, unto the
said claimant and % the heirs and
assigns Of the said claimant for
ever; subject 70 any vest and &C
crued water rights for mining, az
ricultural OF other purposes, and
+ rights 10 bitches and reservoirs
used IN connection with such water
rights, as may be recognized and
acknowledged by the local customs,
laws, and decisions OF courts; and
there Is reserved from the lands
hereby granted, q right Of way
thereon for bitches OF canals au-
thOrized by the authority Of the
United States; reserving, also, %
the United States. all coal IN the
lands so granted, and 70 il, or per-
sons authorized by Il, the right 10
prospect for, mine and remove coal
fnOm the same upon compliance
with the conditions OF and subject
10 the limitation OF the Act OF
June %, 1910 (36 Stat, 5S3).
(Signed) Woodrow Wilson.
Il is stated In the deed that the
homestead containing $50 acres
according TO the official plat Of the
survey of said land. The United
States Of America can't see any
river on my homestead on the Of
fetal plat-it's all land / have
spent my homestead right, paid
taxes on the 500 acres since 1916.
Some years ago the land IN Mon
tana was classified BY the state, on
their officila records shows my
homestead contains 500 acres OF
land. think these are preponder-
ate evidence. that: Looking at II
from an official standpoint. there
Is no river on my homestead. The
defendant has furnished two infai-
/ lible witnesses, Uncle Sam and
Miss Montana, recognized IN al
courts.
This, our old homestead. Is still
our Home Sweet Home. We love
II and We Ike il. But we have
found out that We have some So
called officials that are Overstep-
ping their authority. I VIII turn
the spotlight on them next time
write To make the sermon CON-
plete ! suppose We better close
, with q little song. You know ]
. used 70 20 70 church.
GEORGE 7. MILDLY.
r S.-DO yOu know Mr.. Farmer
what the law machine that we
helped 70 put together al the last
election are doing? They are man
ufacturing double spring traps Il
catch Us, take away our protection
and pull our hair off and let Us %
70 raise another crop. Just Ike
they 90 with swine IN Russia. Thei,
/ blood hounds are after Us. Did the
! Producers News Outfit ever ia
anything Ike thhat when they held
the reins? GIN
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27
La AAY RNI
ST. RULE IN HAN

BuenOs Aires. D.. I,
gatT n N Hart, The I Ii =
the Philippines inSeosIS sEG :
paign; the failure, ss So = a
cred here, OF the Ks,l J. s ocas.
the M4anchurian dis1 S.-oss Rs !
possibility Of Latin-s~.sa' /
migrants being put O I ! n !,
SIS have combined 10 s e.'a /
prominence 70 news a. 30
PEejudieial to The preEt - s'.,i.i
United States N AIgsrsss q L
The leading neSS1s-
printing from three - u
umns daily On devslo,----.s a
these five questions, -. - {
BY daily editorials viYo-~-.,i
nOuneing the AmeriesS .
policy La Prensa, a. -.'aa
most most oQ1S 8 saying -.
view Of President Ho0Ts-- !
message 70 Congress ss.1
thing Latin-Ame5esTs e 4
was an increase II H.
forces IN Haiti. a7
The present labor ~,
Haiti, says LaPrsnS@.,. 7
ing more than what tstss =, -. ,'s
any country which i -! - l
and would nO1 even hsTe -
ueed n the United State - =
~On the other hsn6 a.,
given rise 10 = display n =: =
force which no State u ;. r..
would tolerate for . morz-. =
police mission which VS..
Is exercising n Haiti i s,--,-,...
international law, Is : v;1I..;-. |.
another oomtry's sovsrs;v-- - =.
Is contrary 70 recent urOrriss. = =
military occupation a r.; =,
cease al once.
La Nacion Is less uzr-,.a
editorial condemnation ~
erican occupation Of HsiS -
says that Haiti Is prscirsBr :
American prOtectOrste. :
La Razon says the rsss- :
sending American rsinf5r,s---.
70 Haiti are lot dear. - =.
this Is not important. -. - y.
Is no justification for f. -. -
OF any American trooDs I -
which Is q sovereign cou---- I
spite OF the fact that 4 49,
country.
In 2 column beside II rs-,.,
on Haiti La Prenss devu.ss , =
umn editorial 70 the o1syru- !.
limiting Latin-Amercsn i--i-
ton 20 the United States 80
tOrial says The quota u-vooz- :
incompatible with The frervr- Z
ficial messages proclsiri1r , !.
sire 10 strengthen intsr-sns-;-
relations.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27

this would not DO. Broadcasting
was more Ike running q theatre or
q newSpaper-OutSiders could not
be permitted TO break N on the
program II they did, they would
SON drive away the audience.
Hi
he senator's who want federal
control Of radio were not impress
ed by Davis suggestion The gov
eminent owns al the radio chan
nels N the ether; without Its gen
eroslty the radio trust cannot
broadcast ridicule OF enemies of
Millionaire government.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27

Editor. The Producers News:
n the spring Of 1910, / came 70
Fleetwood, Mont, 70 find q
houesrezd. met Mr.. Albert Chap
ran. The L s Commissioner, an
ho-eS+ L. 8 servant. The little
rovrn vas q real beauty spot, the
aeozv-corner7 Of Montana Il was
lo.rafed n 3 little valley, vel pro-
+erted b 3 natural shelterbelt On
IT, wssf side. where the birds were
-;-oirg their praises IN the tree
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27

Washington - tEP) - Disgust
with the apOlOgist-reactionary &C
t1viteS Of William Hard, syndicate
writer and radio talker, broke ont
N the senate committee on inter-
state commerce during the examin-
alton, Dec II, OF Manton Davis.
general attorney for the Radio
Corporation OF America. Chairman
COuZenS was the first 70 mention
Hard's name. but Senator's Wheel
er and Dill quickly supported him
n his protest against 3 speech
Hard had delivered the previous
night over the air.
This senate committee Is consi6-
erng the COuzens bin for creation
OF 3 federal department OF commu-
nicstlons, which would treat radio
brOaocaStIng stations as public
utilities Davis had said that broad
casting stations could not be open
ed 70 everyone, regardless OF what
political matters he wanted 20 dis
cuSs. unless the whole time OF the
programs during political cam
paigns was 10 be taken I'D with Do.
htczl argument. Wheeler remark
ed that there was q good deal OF
propaganda slipped into the radio
trust programs now. Davis looked
puzzled, and CouzenS cited Hard's
latest talk He described 1t as bun
connie.
I'LL
That's what I mean,1 said Sen.
Wheeler. at was Just a lot OF Do
htcal bunk. and II seems 70 be
sponsored by Mr.. Hoover. It Is not
true
Someone asked what the talk
was
"A defense Of Ware" said Couz-
ems A comparison OF his cam
palgn expense with Sen Wheeler's
% the disadvantage OF Sen. Wheel
er."
And all done under the guise Of
It's being humor," added Sen. Dill.
with resentment N his tones.
II appeared that Hard, who was
q liberal up 70 the date OF Hard
mg's last election, and who was
active N the national Farmer-I.s-
Dor convention which nominated
Christensen II 1920. had told his
radio audience that the senate had
made 2 fool OF itself By refusing
70 seat Ware who had suen4 only
one-rhird as much. per voter IN his
state as did Wheeler. Ignoring an
the damning facts as 10 the Phil
adelphla boss corruption OF poll
TICS N his state. and as TO the
wholesale frauds leading I'D 70 the
returns" N Pennsylvania. Hard
had blithely wondered why WhesI-
e could Be retained IN the Sers4e
when Ware was barred. Then he
had played On the fact that Gov
Fisher, equally corrupt with Ware
had named the big c0rruptionist
and lobbyist. Grumpy, N Wares
stead i was typical casuiStrr from
that source. which showed rs ~
verssl Of direction II 1921 and hss
run along with Harding. the Or;o
Gang. Mellon. Schwab. Bsr-sS
Hoover and Big Power ever sfrre
III
Wheeler. Dill and Brookhar+ ~
gested that Il radio were 70 b eTs-
played 70 spread political So~-
TIMES, then the people must pat !.
chance. once N 2 while. 70 z1Sv-z :
back the smooth talks thai ths r.
tIenched special Interests sre 80
week sending into the homes az =.
do listeners Brookhzrt asked -
congress should not REQUIRE The :.
do commission 70 set aSiSa &c.
channels 70 Be used BIZ the 49,.
basic social groups radio 49,
eating channel for the farmer -
other for organized labor. ar14S--
for the chambers of commerce -. -
50 On Then each element ~n -
talk % the nation c0nceriry =
c0nonic needs and rs prop-s-, i, -
betterment- al OF
Davis, for the trust. reul;es ~.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27
Smythe SAYS 1t Can't Be
Done In little Carts Of6ce

Medicine Lake. Montana.
December /, 1929.
Editor OF The Producers News.
Plentywood, Montana.
Dear Mr.. Editor:
While reading YOUR paper, motto
ed an article on The WAYS Of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27

American troops hold Haiti under martial law
arthur Brisbane wonders If the Soviet Government
VII not be tempted 70 remind the United States
Government and the whatsit Of Haiti of their OBJ
legations under the Kellogg Pact Ar, ySu would
be Ike ths1l
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27
Miss EDITH
DENANcREDE

JAMES
XACULIO

Received foreign capitals EurOpe foremost dancer"
eenzO Cell oneme Chicago nesbOy and primo baeno
LaScala Milan has forgotten family
He's back home temporarily and above with Miss
Adams and Miss Edith de Nancred days whs
encouraged him the road Cell born plain
James faeuO Is donating his help House
theater where he first hoRcrs
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27

Ea~ln P ShzttOck Of New York. lObbvizt sor
Soo2n sugar Interests. found HOOrsr's rsrs,-,l
trisndship useful N connecting Win t,s
caodles payroll But 5ust nov II Is onlv -,
nm LOT CT rzzzbsrry INN ranr.~. - -
investigating committee ss-'e
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27
PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCIES

15-a-lT blT-01 4 wheeler i------ = -
Dung TIE present session of conpre~. e.
committee 70 investigate me relations - ,ssz--s
@esnees % labor struggles and other arsv;tsas r.
Noisng the producing classes. aerDrdinx 70 co.,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27

Two pieces Of news that did not make the front
page for obvious reasons: A revolution being plan
ned N Mexico and story OF Broadway chorus
girl suing Rudy Valee for breach Of promise
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

for transmission in the early daya about 1905. hut there was never any guarantee of delivery. Frequently 1t was necessary to hold these mes, sages until the vessel reached port and they could then be sent by tels- graph or cable.
 While this made . tremendous inn pression upon me. ! realized the ad' vantages of this new development in science. particularly as 1t re. ferred to myself and other sea farers. The radio was first used in saving lives n January. 1909. when the steamer Florida and the Repub- lie crashed during fog off Nan. tucket Lightship. You will probably recall that tho radio operator. Jack Binns of the Republic. was the out standing hero and when the reS- cued crew returned to New York. l happened to be in port and made every effort to get glimpse of Jack to find out what a hero really looked like.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

The wireless has been used to great advantage tn giving first aid to the injured and sick on various ships that did not carry doctors. Every ship carries . medicine lock CT as part of its equipment. When q man is injured or ts i'll. the cap
 tain of the ship frequently commun- icates by radio with the nearest ves- sel carrying | physician. The symp- toms or description of the injury are given in detail and the doctor prescribes accordingly In this way the pain of the sufferer is relieved and cures are many times effected.
 Another thrill experienced with radio occurred when was chief officer of tho America in 1891. Ex- periments were being conducted in wireless telephony between the America and shore stationA The America was $50 miles off the coast approaching New York when Capt
 William Ripd and and several others talksd to . number of per-
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

in the radio room 10 get thsss rs. ports first hand. The news received would spread quickly throughout the ship.
 Introduction of this novelty ere ated considerable excitement Fro. quently messages written on radio gram sheets would he found tying in different parts of the ship. Those messages would sometimes say that we were to head for q different port or that we would turn about and start at once for homo instead Of following the original itinerary.
 These reports. of course. were er- roneous and were dropped on the decks with the idea Of creating . sensation. It was not long before the hoax was discovered. The cap. tain of the vessel than issued an order saying that anyone writing 8 false report or spreading .umors purporting to come from the radio room would be severely punished. Personal messages were accepted
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
NEW CHURCH ORGAN
 PLAYED FOR PUBLIC.
Carl L. Bloom At Console Of South Church Instrument

The new organ at the South Con- 4regational chulch was played in publ. for.the first time yesterday and to observe the occasion fittingly Carl |. Bloom, organist, gave 8 re ticaI on the instrument in the after n,oU.
 Fitting. too. was the fact that the first composition played at the re- cital was by Bach, that master oYIari-t and master organ composer of a day ong past The Bach organ literature. comprising some half dozen fat volumes, are to the organ what the Beethoven sonatas are to the r.ano. The Bach organ music is great music. So transcendental that scarcely anyone can thoroughly ap- precIatc + at one hearing. OrEanist Bloom chose one Of the better known" Bach organ positions relatively speaking the Fantasia and Fugne in c minor; but even so the public hears so little Of Bach on the organ that none Of the compost tions can ho said 10 be well knowr" 10 even the musical intelli- gentsia Perhaps when the radio turns 10 Bach ic may he able to sur pass the organi~ts in popularizing their hest composer, but that isn't likely to happen in this year of grace.
 Other compositions designed to display the capabilities Of the in- strument were by Harg- Elert, Sa- }0me. Saint-Saens and Wldor. The latter. who has contributed magnifi- cent so-caucd symphonies" 10 or gan literature, was represented by rhe finale from the seventh, a bril- liant composition which closed the program. The inclusion Of this great IT odern organ writer also was fitting for a first recitar program on the new organ.
 Nr. Bloom included three inn proyisarions. Here was son thing new. Few organists or pianists care r. improvise in public. The catch a. catch-can music was programmed as "in the style Of Handel, in the style Of Debussy, and a Scherzo- valse." The two first mentioned comprised quite a large order.
 Mir Bloom is q highly accom- plished performer. His selections. Of the highest type. were capably given. eyincing a well developed technic and stperlative musician ship
 The crowd did not fill the church That. unfortunately, is one Of the troubles with an organ recital,