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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
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washington. Oct. 13.-The Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition
Amendment has concluded after a
study of the Canadian liquor con-
troll system that SO per cent of the
Canadian people have rid them
selves of bootleggers by doing
away with prohibition and adopt
inc various methods of government
regulation.
Other conclusions drawn from
the investigation, made public to-
day by the association were that
government control demonstrates
that the liquor traffic can be so
regulated as to prevent abuses
which affect public welfare and
morality" intemperance has de-
creased, and savings have increas-
ed.
For Government COntrOl
The study was based on the OPP
Grafton of the various Canadian
government control systems in all
but two provinces Nova Scotia
and Prince Edwrad Island-and the
conclusions were offered, the asso-
citation said, to persons who may
, wish to know the facts about the
Canadian systems, and particularly
those who accept the evils Of the
Volstead act only because they pre-
fer that law to the saloon"
The investigation was said to
have developed that the trend of
drinking was toward wine and
beer and that except among the
die-hard prohibitionists the laws
are supported by a public which
had previously refused to obey dry
statutes"
Arrests On Decrease
Arrests for drunkenness for al
provinces were said to be less thar
half the pre- war rate. Per capita
savings were placed at $166 last
year as compared with Sal II
1924.
Taxpayers have been relieved
the association said, ''by the an
nual revenue of $70,000,000 tina
lawful liquor traffic brings, some
of which is devoted to mothers
pension funds, hospitals and edu
cational and good roads undertake
ings. Most of this revenue, it j
pointed out, formerly went to boot
leggers."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
AVERAGE WAGE In
SOUTHERN TEXTILE
MILLS Is $l2.9l

New York, Oct. IAN average
wage of 1921 a week, about 81 be-
low the average paid in the New
England textile industry, is the
rule in the Southern states, accord
ing to statistics found in the 1929
Census of Manufactures OF the
United States Government.
The average hourly wage rate
for common laborer in all indus
tries, according to the United
States Department of Labor, In
1928 was A cents, except in the
Sou heastern states, which paid ~
cents. There is thus a difference
of Is cents per hour in the average
wages of the unskilled labor in the
North and South.
The following scales of wages
was tabulated in the Census OF
Manufactures of 1929 by the Unit
ed States Government:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
By LAWRENCE TODD, FEDERATED Press

Washington-(FP)-L. L. Jen-
kins is a North Carolina cotton
mill owner and banker who re-
Gently became conspicuous because
he negotiated the settlement made
by the Baldwin mill in Marion
with its striking employees. When
the management brazenly violated
the agreement by blacklisting 100
of the strikers, and a second walk
out was forced, armed strikebreak-
ers in the mill were deputized by
the sheriff. A crowd of strikers
was driven from the mill gate by
tear gas, and as they turned and
ran these company deputies fired
at their backs, killing four and IA
tally wuonding two more. jenkins
protested against the killing, and
carried wreaths to the graves of
the dead.
Coming to Washington to talk
over the affairs with members of
the North Carolina delegation in
Congress, Jenkins discovered that
Sen. Overman would block any at
tempt to hold federal investiga-
ton of the murders. Sen. SIM
mons, knowing that Overman
would prevent action, reluctantly
said to newspaper correspondent
that if someone brought up the
pending resolution of inquiry he
would say word for it, though il
panied him to disagree with Over.
man. So Jenkins came to know
how much his senators were inter
ested in murders committed by cot.
ton manufacturers deputies ir
North Carolina.
Jenkins Before the Cynics
Two men who had studied the
whole situation at Marion, and whs
testified to jenkins generous pub.
lie service in securing and TRYING
to maintain the original strike
settlement, came to Washington
They told their story to a small
group of correspondents at the
Press Club. A North Carolina cor.
respondent brought Jenkins to hea,
them. Jenkins recited his own par
in the affair, and showed his dis.
appointment that his fellow-mill
owner, Gov. Gardner, had failed b
respond to appeals to uphold the
agreement when the Baldwin man.
agement violated it. IncidentalI1
Jenkins told of his having once
settled a streetcar strike in Asba,
vile, and of his honorary member.
ship in the Asheville Labor Conn,
Gil. He perfaced his story bv SOW
ing that he was willing to be onot.
ed on anything he might saw.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
Reporters We're Amazed.

Reporters We're Amazed.
Six correspondents were present
who had reported the textile
strikes in the South during the
past year. They were delighted
with the Jenkins attitude, and eau
tiously turned the discussion into
constructive channels. They want
ed to know what his own expert
ence with the textile unions had
been. To their amazement they
learned that he never, in Al years
as a manufacturer, had any union
in his mills. He declared that his
workers had always been salts
fed" although he professed ignor-
ance of his own wage scale. But
when he told his audience that
three-fourths of the mill owners in
CASTOR county were really sympa-
thetic to labor, and would have no
objection TO labor unions, he drew
a skeptical laugh.
$3.50
would you, Mr.. Jenkins, re-
ceive and negotiate an agreement
with a union committee from
among your own employees, If the
United Textile Workers, affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor, can organize them into a
union" he was asked.
Refuses Direct Answer
Jenkins would not give a direct
answer. He protested to be uncer-
tain as to what was meant by a
union agreement, or collective bar
gaining. When these terms were
carefully explained to him he still
refrained from promising to make
terms with the union. His anxiety
was interpreted as an acknow-
Judgement that if he had any deal
ings with a textile union he would
be the target for enraged attack
bv the other millowners and bank
ers. and that he would suffer
heavy financial loss. Viewed in
the light of possible direct test, his
ROSY picture of the millowners' pro-
labor sympathies melted away. The
whole ordeal reminded some of the
correspondents of a scene before
! the House committee on mines, Just
before the war, when John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., was grilled as to
his professed willingness, that the
workers in his Colorado Fuel &
iron Co. mines should join unions.
Three weeks later the Ludlow mas
sacre gave proof of the attitude of
Wellborn, manager of Rockefeller's
company, toward Rockefeller en-
Moves who thought they had
rights.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
EDWARDDONOVAN
OF GREAT FALLS
ON PROHIB. FORCE

Great Falls, Oct. 15.-Edward
Donovan, veteran Cascade county,
city and federal peace officer, has
been granted six months leave
of absence from duties as mem
Der of the Great Falls police de-
partment.
Mr.. Donovan will re-enter the
federal prohibition enforcement de-
partment and has been assigned to
duty in Idaho. He has been a
member of the police department
for more than six months and en-
tered the department when he sew
cred previous connection with the
federal prohibition department.
Donovan served as deputy sher-
Tiff for several years and is regard
ed as one of the more able peace
officers in this section of the state.
He will commence his new duties
within the next week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
SENATE COMMITTEE
O'K'S RELIEF BOARD

Washington, Oct.-A favOrsNs
report was voted by the senate 40.
ricultural committee on the nom.
nations of all members Of The
federal farm board.
All except three of the nOmins
tions were approved unanimously.
One vote was cast against Chat,
man Legge and three votes wat
cast against Carl Williams of Okla
homa, who represents wheat.
Of the 10 members on the com
mittee all voted except Senator
Norris, Republican, Nebraska, and
Shipstead, Farmer-Labor, who
were not present during the hear
ings on confirmation.
Chairman McNary of the com
mittee said he would make the rs.
port to the senate Immediately and
would open up the debate on con-
firmation the first of next week.
He declined to disclose the names
of senator voting against any Of
the members.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25

''The Producers News sees no excuse for Rev.
Mr. Clark of Seattle bringing suit against "Ma"
Kennedy, on the ground that she ruined him." The
News suggesting that he could have walked back.
Perhaps he was up in an airship with "Ma"-
ena Daily Independent.
The Producers News flatters itself on possessing
lively imagination but we confess it never oc-
Cured to us that the Rev. Mr. Clark being a
preacher, might go off in the air with "Ma"
Bill, you win! We never thot of that.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
HERALD,
LABOR DAILY, NOW
PRIVATE PROPERTY

i. New York-(FP)-The Lon
: don NJ Daily Herald, for many
: '' Goars organ of the British
: Trades Union Congress and
> the British Labor Party, has
/. u rne into the hands of the
; H1dbams Press, Ltd, a pub
. fishing firm, which has pur-
/. chased $40 control, according
= - a cable dispatch to Editor
8 e publisher. Oldhams Press
= already controls John Bull
= Weekly, the Peoples Sunday
= Paner and many other period
= ;caIs. 100000 will be spent
3 in developing the Daily Herald
= and establishing a northern
8 edition at Manchester. The
= nolicv of the paper will remain
as present.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25

H. C. Witwer, short story writer and impressario
of slang died recently leaving estate, valued at
$4,000 which is not so good considering the fact
that Witwer before his death received as much as
$4,000 for single story. Perhaps his compensa-
ton was as exaggerated as the salaries of moving
picture artists. STILL we know of at least one
writer of fiction who if called right now to the
happy hunting ground would leave neat stack of
rejection slips to his sorrowing relatives.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
Congressman Leavitt
Introduces New Bill

Washington, Oct. "a PROPOSE
to confer further benefits of the
reclamation act of 1926 to reclans
ton project water users is con.
tanned in a bill introduced by Con
gresham Scott Leavitt.
The present law provides that
payments which settlers have made
on reclamation lands which the in.
terror department has since LISTED
as temporarily unprOductive Shal
be suspended. The Leavitt BILL
would have such payments as have
already been made on these unpfS
ductive lands credited to the con
struction accounts of settlers nov
on land now classified as prOduF
tive.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
Weekly

The average number of hours
work weekly is between 55 and 60.
Womn work night in every South
ern state. About 800 of the wo-
men work at night. In North Car
DINA the mills may LEGALLY
work children between the ages OF
ID and 16, sixty hours a week If
they have completed the fourth
grade in school. The laws of other
Southern states are just as bao.
But even these laws are not en-
forced. In a recent investigation
it was found that nearly 1919 OF
the workers in the mills went to
work before they were IL years
old.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25

nothng-even at murder-to accomplish their 1oui
purpose They went thru with their plans.
Sentences of from five 10 forty years In penl-
tertiary were handed out to the seven workers. Vi
course there is an appeal but only the naive VIII
expect any more justice from higher court than
prevailed in Judge Barnhils, who presided at the
mock trial, that ended with the conviction of the
seven strike leaders.
The trial perhaps the most farcical In Am
erican labor history. Summing up for the prosecu-
ton the state solicitor howled like Holy Roller
Frustrated himself on the floor and implored the
hill-billy jury to send the seven men on trial to
prison for daring to organize the slaves of the
mill magnates so that they could win more of the
fruits of their labor from their masters.
This is typical example of capitalist justice.
The only hope for the condemned men is in a great
national protest by industrial workers and farmers
and all other sympathisers with the under dog.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25

Charles Delos Waggoner of Telluride, Colorado,
who robbed the New York banks of 100000 in
order to his depostors from losing their saw
ings, got fifteen years in the penitentary Charles
broke with banking tradition and is getting it in
the "can" He should have known better than to
turn Robin Hood
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25

Three hundred officials and plain citizens of
South Chicago are indicted in the latest attempt TO
enforce the "Noble Experiment" Verify, indeed,
a nation Sober is not nation free
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25

1t is only a matter Of fol-.
in Kansas, in Minnesoot."a king hold
tana or in North Dakota N n Mon,
M %er - needs e,, an intelligence NO ts.1 fa,'
Reeds Rec who are running t IGrms ana
Put farmers and laborine S. nov.
state offices. It's the --latest men n
in good government. It's It's ia 5ashiCa
way to take the "us" ont I " sse only
tice. WI VI MUS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25

Libby Kootenai Theatre IN
stalls sound equipment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25

Miles City ships carload of ST.
600 pounds of butter to Honolulu.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-10-25
Friday. October Is, 1920

why. " the reaso,
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BONDS BRING RECORD PRICE In Sal
$500 fine FOR
|. LIQUOR KING

ROCKVILLE. Nd, Oct. 2s.-John
J. Cunning. self-styled OF the boot.
leggers." 1000 block Quebec place,
Northeast, was fined total OF $3.50
yesterday in the Rockville police
court on charges Of transporting
liquor with intent to sell and operat.
ing a smoke-screen while attempting
to evade Silver Spring officers. Ray.
mond T. Davis. colored. 900 block
Euclid Street. was assessed a fine Of
$50 by Judge Charles woodward a.
an accomplice Of the 'liquor king"
States Attorney Robert Peter, jr.,
prosecuted the case, while Judge
James L. Pugh, Washington attor.
ney appeared for the defendants.
Daisy Johnson, a young white
woman, pleaded guilty in the police
court on charge of driving an au-
tomobile under the influence of
liquor and was fined 800 and costs.
A fine of SIS and costs was Inn.
posed upon Lewis Bolton, of Po-
tomac, following an alteration with
his brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Bolton, also Of Po-
tomac. Similar charges against AM
ME and Ella Davis, Of Woodmont,
were dismissed. the complainant.
Mrs. Silus, alleging that both used
profane language in controversy
with her.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
PROPOSAL
GOIJNTERED

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. ~. - Mayor
walter Il. Quenstedt and his cot
leagues OF the city Council have
prepared counter.proposal to be
submitted to officials OF the Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric Railway, which II y
hoped, will pave the way TO 9
settlement OF the dispute between
the municipal authorities and the
railway In the matter Of the latter
operating It's cars through the city
contrary to traffic regulations.
This. in brief Is, that the railway
complete 4 loop OF track around
Church Circle to connect with the
main spur running down College
Avenue.
The counter proposal, It Is pointed
out, would mean laying only .
short stretch of track. and cars
would then be operated in COM
pliance with city traffic resuia'
tons.
The attitude Of the city officials
Is. as originally proposed, to arrest
the crew OF every train attempting
to make the left turn at the circle.
This, 1t Is said. would result IN 9
test case in court, the railway fall
Ing back on a 23-year franchise
which does not expire until 1882.
In accordance with the action
taken by the council. Mayor Quen-
stedt will place the new proposal
before the rail officials, and De-
cember / Is the time limit fixed for
the company to notify the city Of
its pleasure in the premises.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Plan Lecture on Art
OF ReIgians hY Pierard

In connection with the exhibition
II contemporary Belgian art, which
will be opened to the public tomor-
row at the auditorium of the Cor
boran School of Art, an illustrated
lecture on Belgian Art, Past and
Present." will be given by Louis
Pierard, a member of the Belgian
parliament and government to the
Belgian exhibition. The Belgian ex-
Aibftion opens at 2:3O tomorrow and
Glle lecture will be at 3:45.
It Is expected that the Belgian
Ambassador will attend the lecture.
pierard will be introduced by DR..
christian Brintcn.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
/ TAKONA PRIZES
! AID CLEANUP

TARoMA PARK, Nd, Oct. "a
Cash prizes have been offered by
the town Of Takoma Park in con.
nection with the annual fall clean.
up campaign being staged with the
approval Of the mayor and town
council. Two cash awards of. $40
and 80 will be presented the two
Vomen who maintain their home
surroundings In the best condition
during the campaign.
Particular attention has been
called to the burning Of leaves and
other rubbish in the streets. Mayor
Ben Davis pointed out that the leaf
problem is rapidly assuming serious
proportions for the reason that
heavy rains washed the leaves into
the catch basins OF the storm sewers.
A recent resolution prepared by
John r. Adams, chairman of the
civic Improvement committee seek
ing the use of the metropolitan In
cinerators shortly to be installed in
the District, will be presented to the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
tion.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad Off
eials have promised their cooperation
enS the cleanup drive and have
agreed tn improve the embankments
and plant honeysuckle along the
railroad right.of-way in Takoma
Park.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
$50 DO %
ISSUE
SOLD

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Oct. "a.
Montgomery county yesterday
received what is believed to
be an unprecedented price for
$500, 900 worth Of county
bonds authorized by the last
session Of the Maryland Leg
islature for road and court
house expenditures. The Chase
Securities Corporation and the
Baltimore Trust Company, OF
Baltimore, joint bidders, pur-
chased the bonds.
On s475, 900 in Montgomery county
road bonds OF 1929, first series, the
above companies bid s1OO.s1s. Mac
kubin, Goodrich & Co, Continental
Company and strother, Brodgen and
Co, Of baltimore. placed q bid OF
$es.sss. The National city Conn
pany, Of New York, bid $96.6099.
Chase Securities Company and the
Baltimore Trust Company were also
awarded the $4,000 Montgomery
county courthouses bonds and an
issue of 100000 in county road
bonds of 1929, second series. A
$4,000 issue Of eleventh election
district road bonds was awarded
the National City Company of New.
York, their bid being ,$96.6099.
All OF there bonds bear interest
at the rate Of Az per cent. In
view of the prevailing low money
market, Berry e. Clark, clerk to
lthe board Of county commissioners,
said that the price received was
"a remarkable one.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Couple Celebrate 6Sth
Wedding Anniversary

HAvRE DE GRACE. Nd, Oct. %.
hr. and Mrs. James Craig, of
sharlestown, Cecil County, cele-
Irated their sixty-elghth wedding
anniversary recently when they en-
Rrtained a number OF relatives and
kiends at q dinner I'M honor OF the
went.
Mrs. Craig is the sister Of Walter
:. Jackson, Of this city, and was
lorn at Principle Furnace. Mr..
kralg also Is native OF that section
fhN county,
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
hip Board Chief Cuts
S4,OOO,OOO Off Budget

Chairman O'Connor OF the Ship
bing Board and Merchant Fleet
Corporation in his budget estimate
tor the coming fiscal year reports
reduction of $4,000.000 in the ex-
penses of the corporation.
The reduction brought the esti-
mate to $6,0O0,00O and O'Connor
added that a change in the operat-
Ing plan of some other Shipping
Board lines would bring a further
reduction Of supervisory personnel
hat would save another $1,000,00O.
During the next six months,
D'Connor said d material reduction
the districts where the overhead
entirely out Of proportion with the
bequirements."
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
CAPITAL
Girl
Gains Weight
Amazingly

MATURE controls all the func-
IN tions Of our digestive organs
save on. We control that; and a
lot Of trouble it causes.
Children suffer when they don't
observe regular bowel habits. Breath
becomes fetid; tongue coated; eyes
dull. A host of ailments; bilious
ness, feyerishness, lack Of appetite
follow if we neglect this warning
that q child bowelsneed help.
In such cases, California Fig Syr-
up never fails to help by the prompt
opening of clogged intestines. The
first spoonful does that; and relieves
the common symptoms Of constipa-
ton. Successive doses help tone
and strengthen weak stomach and
bowels; improve appetite; encourage
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
WHY RISK SORE THRoATs !?

No one had ever heard of "Coughless" cigarette
until OLD GOLD came Barely three years ago this
smoother and better cigarette introduced to the
nation It's clean, ripe and better tobaccos gave
smokers new throat-ease. No rasping. No coughing
And it won national following 1t made millions of
friends Why not sample it's honey-iike smoothness
and its wonderful flavora Change to OLD COLDS.
Play safe with your throat.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
Soviet Troops Defeat
3 White Guard Outfits

MOSCOW, Oct. "a I'm S.)--New
conflicts between Soviet forces and
bands of white Russians were
reported from Chita yesterday.
According to official reports, So
Wet troops 'exterminated" three
bands of white guards, numbering
presumably several hundred.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
LIBRARY TO CLOSE

CLARENDON. Va, Oct. 24-Due
b the Mardi Gras to be held In
Clarendon tomorrow night beginning
AZ o'clock, the Arlington District
public Library viii close tomorrow
4 G:sO o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
VETS TO RAISE FUND

Veterans Of all wars are urged
ia attend q meeting at ths Grand
Army Hall, 1412 Pennsylvania Ave,
N. W., today at p. m. when
Forthcoming drive for q home for
widows and orphans win Be dis.
cussed,
The Washington times., 1929-10-24
International Photo.

digestion and assimilation. In a few
days, a child is well, happy and
bright again.
The way children improve when
California Fig Syrup Is used is the
best proof of its merit. Here's an
example: Mrs. G. H. Rhodes, 1OS
G Street, N. W., Washington, saws:
Grace was bothered with constipa-
tion several years ago and | decided
to give her California Fig Syrup.
1t made such a difference in her
that / have used it since then for
every little upset. It helps her
digestion: regulates her bowels;
keeps her strong and energetic. t
am sure it is one thing that is help
ing her gain weight at such q won
derful rate nov"
The pure vegetable product,
endorsed by doctors for 80 years.
\ slRaysb bears theword California.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-04-06
The moral delinquences Of the

The moral delinquences OF the
younger generation and the indit-
ference of the older people are due
to the neglect Of the Church and
disregard Of its fundamental teach
ings. The Sunday School is the
seed Of the Church. Children
raised in idleness and sin will form
the basis of corruption in the home
in the government and In the
nation.
There is no power so potent to
resist these evils as the Church OF
Christ. This is said regardless OF
the denomination for all Of them
teach the fundamental truths and
endeavor to have their hearers as
well as members practice them q,
A dollar invested in Church work
will yield a hundred fold value
to that invested anywhere else.