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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25

few days ago neighboring boys in the south
Outlook country played practical joke of
the young of that community by taking his
and hiding it while he in Outlook with several 9TH
attending a basketball game. When the young
returned he noticed that his gone and be-
lieving it stolen gave general alarm which brought
out the whole neghborhood late at night to search for
the missing machine Just as the young
starting for Plentywood to notify the sheriff of the
robbery of the car headlights of the machine which
he driving disclosed the auto hidden be-
hind straw stack With the prevalence of steal
ing going on this form of practical joke is very ser
and should not be tolerated. There many ways
of having fun without causing the worry and discom
fort caused by the supposed loss of machine which
has cost lot of money and which is the pride of the
Of course, the boys only meant well, but it is
carrying joke too far and while the young man in
the Outlook country greatly relieved to find his
car of the neighbors who had gotten of bed
dressed and went out into the cold to search for the
very angry indeed and promised severe meas
if such happening occurred again.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25
YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS TODAY

The Montana State Highway Commission is now
busy showing the members of the State Legislature
how they have spent the gasoline tax money and they
are being boosted by towns and cities over Montana
who have fine graveled highways leading into and out
of their baiwicks, but it is terrible for other towns
and cities to protest because they have not seen
foot Of road touched by the highway commission in
the way of graveled highways. We wonder if those
towns would be enthusiastic for highways if the
branch line from Scobey to Bainvlle graded and
graveled while the main line say between Poplar
and Glasgow remained in their almost impossible con-
dition of few years ago. 1t is laughabe to saw the
least to see such newspapers as the Wolf Point Her
aid, knocking those who asking for the same adj
vantages which they have, and for which they are
spending their good money well as the Wolf Point
ers Just as if the merchants of Pentywood and the
farmers OF Sheridan county not as much entitled
to these improvements well as other cities and
towns OF the state who catering the trade of the
people of their county
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25

Der Of clerical workers by over 49,
600.
Railroad workers, including the
whole range from executive down to
section hand, averaged $l48.7O apiece
in October, 1928. For wage earners
paid on an hourly basis October wages
averaged $142.7O. The average pay
per straight time ilour was code COM
pared with Coo in 1927 and 56.5c in
October, 1928. In 5 years the aver
age hourly earnings of railroad work
ers have advanced a little more than
10,
BY cutting forces the railroads have
reduced their October payroll from
$271 GOSSIP in 1923 to $3.50, 859, 5t5 in
1928. Practically all Of this reduction
has been at the expense of the shop
men. In all other departments In
crease in wage rates have been at
least sufficient to compensate for re
auctions IN force with the train and
engine service payroll running about
100000 ahead of October, 1928.
Executives, officials and staff as
sistants accounted for a payroll total
of $7,S89,317 in October, 1923, com
pared with $7,O51 $50 in 1928, an in
crease of 1136. Professional, clerical
and general workers got $40. $50 ,6O4
compared with 500, 429, 4O3, an Increase
of 2.696. Maintenance of way declin-
ed ESQ from $42,S64,O33 to $41, ,725,-
293; miscellaneous workers ESQ from
s26 S55 991 to $26,111 2S9 and yard
forces $50 from $4,7O3, 1863 in Octo-
Der, 1923 to $4,429, 965 in 1923. The
train and engine service October pay
roll of ST. ,S25. 1923 in 1928 compared
with $50 zoo. SIG in 1928, a gain of 396
But the shopmen received only 1884,
877254 in October, 1928, drop OF
2Oas below their payroll of $SO,4OO,S7
in October, 1923.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25
Railroads Continue March to
Scrap Heap

The laying off of railroad workers
continues to be a large factor in IN
creased railroad profits, according to
the interstate commerce commission
wage statistics Tor October, 1928. In
spite Of a slight increase in the mum
ber on railroad payroas over the pre-
vious month the report shows 59,112
fewer railroad employees than in Dc
tober. 1927. Since October 1923 the
railroads have reduced forces by 212,-
O64.
There were 1,724.4 SO workers on the
payrolls Of class 1 railroads in Octo-
Der, 1928, and they earned altogether
$256,359,5l5. In October, 1927, there
were 1.788,542 railroad workers who
earned $3.50, 656, 7O7 during the month.
The slight increase in the wage total
is due largely to the fact that Octo-
Der had one more working day in 1928
than in 1927. Increases in wage rates
curing tne year aQ0ed only about half
a cent to the average hourly earnings
of railroad workers.
October, 1923. profits amounted to
Sl66 315, 400 compared with $134,O4O,-
21S the previous year, a gain of 24a6.
The ratio of expenses 10 revenues fell
from $3.50 to 649ea giving railroad
owners a considerably larger share
Of the railroad dollar
Compared with October, 1927, there
were fewer wage eagners in every de-
paltment Of railroad K. IN the
course Of u months the number OF
shopmen was reduced p. $50, the num-
ber Of maintenance Of way employees
1911 clerks, 1908 train and engine
service men geo ard miscellaneous
transportation department worker.
7lS9. In 2 years the number of shop
men has been cut by about 10000
the number of train and engine ser
vice men by over 10000 and the mum
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25
FRIDAY, JANUARY rs, 1929
HOW ABOUT A RADIO CLUB FOR
BRENTWOOD?

The radio has become fixture in many homes of
PlentywOod and Sheridan county, and in those homes
where machines operating, it has almost be-
esme a necessity.
This brings up the question of a radio club, which
win act organized body for better radio recep-
6eA
Practically all the larger cities of Montana have
Rads Clubs at this time and their work has been very
effective in combating the influences which effect
radio programs In Pentywood, there have been many
complaints of undue disturbances which effect the
programs of the air. radio club would have an
ganization which would devote its time TO ferretng
out the of disturbance and correcting them
possible In this weeks issue the Producers News is
carrying article from Great Falls which will be in
teresting to all radio fans Be sure to read it and
then get together and form Radio Club.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25
ECOx1OERaiO ArfiC les
by Leland OLD. Federated Prsss
Packers Slice Big Profits

sion uncovered an extraordinary his
tory of profits made on very small
actual investment by the owners. 1t
says:
Starting fifty years ago with
capital of $16O,O0O, the business has
earned $179,27O,OOO to 1919, of which
$29,866,OO0 has been paid out to part
ners and stockholders, the balance be-
ing invested in the business and con-
shutting the preponderating proper
ton of the $173,092, 900 of stockhold-
ers equity. The actual contributions
of the stockholders were limited to the
original investment of 100000; the
Kansas City investment of $40, 125, 900
in 1900 which was largely property
built on some unknown original cash
investment; and ss,725,000 Of cash re-
ceived from preferred stock in 1913
Thus the total stockholders contribu-
tons in cash or property did not ex-
coed $14,0O0,00O in 80 years, and prob
ably were less"
Since 1919 there have been various
changes in the capitalization including
the splitting of each share of $10t
par common stock into 2 shares o.
Class A and two shares of Class E
stock at $25 par. But with all the
changes the money inpestment behinC
the common stock, exclusive of rein
vested profits, remains at just owe
$10,00O,O0O. The 1928 profit means
return of at least 1920 on this in
vestment.
! Cudahy profits for 1928 amounte,
to $6,112,O38 out of which the stock
holders share after depreciation an
interest amounted to $2,567 1928. Com
mon stockholders got a return 0
$4.68 on each $50 share or $3.50 O
the present par value of the outstand
ing stock. But the federal trade CON
mission found that the actual none
investment of the owners in pre-
ferred and common stock with a pa
value of $29,SOO,OOO amounted to 81
$4,000. The balance was built u
from reinvested surplus profits. I'll
1923 return on the entire investmer
of the owners in both the common an
preferred issues figures at about 85
per cent
: The gross sales of these three con
panies for 1928 totaled over two bi
lion dollars, the totals being, Swi
100000, Armour $500 600, coo az
: Cudahy $25l,O0O,OO These figuri
reflect the tremendous power these-g
!. ants WELD over the sale of the farm
T ers' products.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25

The annual reports OF three big
meat packers show that the industry is
again swinging back into the profit
teering stride which made it notorious
over the greater part of the last half
century. Swift, Armour and Cudahy
took 1928 profits to combined total
of more than $55,OOO,O 900, leaving $685.
706,936 for stockholders after heavy
deductions for depreciation and bond
interest. In the case of each company
this meant a high rate of return on
the money actually invested by the
owners. In each case the bulk of the
present capitalization rests on excess
profits accumulated at the expense of
farmers and consumers.
Swift G. Co. reports a 1928 net of
$14,S13,182 after deducting deprecia-
ton and interest. This is $3.50, 689
ahead of the 1927 profit total. II
gives the stockholders return of
$9.87 on each share now held. But
this understates the actual rate of re-
turn on money invested by the owners
Although the huge concern has assets
totaling $347, 696,724 with capital
stock of $15O,OOO,OOO par value the
federal trade commission, in a report
published in 1920, shows that the own
ers actually put less than $50, 233, O0(
into the business.
The 1928 profit represents a return
of about 1920 on the money actual!
invested by the owners. Brough
down to date the federal trade com
mission figures show that since 1885,
Swift stockholders have taken profit
totaling about $324,OOO,OOO or 375%
on their investment, an average annu
Eal return of more than 1870 on tn
average investment during the peri
cd.
Profits of Armour & Co. are les
. striking. Net earnings for 1928 be
fore the deduction of of depreciation
and interest totaled $50, 592, 79O, a gal
of more than $1O,OOO,OOO over the pre-
vious year. After deducting $8,535
| S23 for depreciation and $1O,73O, AS
for bond interest there remained
: profit of S11,326,425 for Armou
stockholders. This is quoted as a re
5 turn of SLIP a Share on the 100000
e shares of class A common stock afte
4 payment of $9,O8O,1O5 in preferre
? dividends.
!, The present capitalization of A
r mour & Co., however, represent
] chiefly capitalized surplus profit
K Here again the federal trade comnli
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25
COMMISSIONERS ARE
SUED AS RESULT Or
FL.ATHEAD ACCIDENT

Kalispell, Jan. 12.-Alleging 'n1'
they had negligently permitted sns
bridge over Ashley creek, seven miies
southwest Of Kalispell, to become Ou'
of repair and thereby causing 'n'
death of George Paul, Sept 8, Gfa AZ
Bostick has filed suit for $IVOy'
against County Commissioners MOn1'
Calbick and Louden. The complain
points out that the bridge was SET :
the east Of the center OF The high"1'
and that the guard rails DID no
tend to~the approaches on either ens'
Paul's car overturned on the y
proach and unset in Ashley creeA' p, =.
ming him under it in foot OF wac
and crushing his chest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25

venting an inquiry into the Mellon
aluminium monopoly. Thus far there
has been no definite demand by or
ganized labor that Donovan be oppos-
ed because of his record in prescott
ing strike leaders in Buffalo.
In the aluminium matter, Sen. Walsh
Of Montana, sought to have the senate
order the federal trade commission to
invetigate the monopoly. Donovan,
as assistant attorney general, came
before the senate judiciary committee
and urged that the facts did not war
rant governmental action. Secretary
Mellon himself was at the capitol re-
peatedly to line up the administration
senators to kill the resolution. This
they finally accomplished.
Ill!
Ambassador Henry p. Fletcher, who
is reported slated for the post of con-
fidential adviser to Hoover in the
new administration, has been listed as
the most ardent admirer and helper of
Mussolini in the entire state depart
ment staff. AS American envoy to
Rome he has lost no opportunity to
show his approval of the black shirt
regime. He has at all times shown
the most orthodox class bitterness TO-
ward working class radicals in all sec
tions of the world.
The note from the soviet union gov.
eminent criticizing the weakness Of
the Kellogg pact, but announcing that
the oviets would adhere to the treaty
without reservations, featured thu
senate debate on the pact Jan. a. Sen
Reed of Missouri, opposing ratifica
ton, quoted the Moscow opinion of tn
multi-ateral agreement to show tina
the British reservations were a seri
Gus threat to world peace.
What the soviet foreign office said
in its note, was that it could not agre
to the British reservation of right t.
make defensive" war in nom British
regions which were not even specified
This British claim was cited as an in
strument of Imperialism.
Borah, replying, said there was n
? way in which the nations could b
! made to agree on what is self defense
: This treaty, he agreed, did not brin
r world peace nearer. To bring it near
: er a tribunal of some sort would hav
p to be made available to settle di:
e putes. This treaty did not propos
t any tribunal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25
THE WASHINGTON SCENE
By LAWRENCE TODD. reiterated Press

Washington Opposition to confir-
nation of VIM. J. Donovan, in case
ne is named as attorney general by
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25

Washington-Prospects for increas-
ing influence for organized labor in
the United States in the year 1920
are rot bright. Prospects for increas-
ed power for organized business, es-
pecially the big business which dom
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25

Hoover, is gaining ground in the
senate. This opposition is based on
the fact that Donovan assisted in pre-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25

Washington.-"We have been seeing
the wrong people on cruiser policy
we should have gone to see the steel
trust and the munition manufacturer.
This was the discouraged comment
of one of the hundreds of delegates
from peace societies who spent Jan. 3
at the capitol asking senators to vote
against the 15-cruiser bill. Divide
INTO parties of ten or dozen for each
state, they pursued the elusive solons
from hotel to office and from office
to senate chamber, only to find them
hostile or silent David Reed o.
Pennsylvania, spokesman for the
Pittsburgh aluminium and steel corpor-
ations, told them that he wanted con,
gress to order the immediate construc-
ton of 80 cruisers instead of Is. He
said the United States must outbuild
the British.
This naval construction race with
England was emphasized as the gray
est danger to world peace now in
prospect, by speakers at the confer
ence dinner in the evening following
these interviews. DR.. Niebuhr of
Union Theological Seminary and Prot
Parker Thomas Moon of Columbia
University emphasized the fact that
the race is now begun and that unless
it is checked it must lead to war.
Bishop Mcconnell Of the Methodist
church, president Of the Federal Coun-
ell of Churches, publicly apologizec
for the credulity with which he had
accepted atrocity stories during the
world war. He warned the delegates
that the cruiser program would be
useless to the war makers unless there
went with it an effective scheme fol
starting hate propaganda Immediately
upon any declaration of war. Against
this decivilizing process he invoked
the common sense of history, which
teaches that all people really desire
peace and good relations, if the war
makers can be kept from deludine
them.
Only four out of the 90 senators at
tended the conference and dinner
Brookhart of Iowa presided at the aft
ernoon session. Frazier and Nye Of
North Dakota and Wheeler of Mon
tana were the others who applaudec
the speeches. There are no import
ant steel, munition or ship buildino
plants in Iowa, North Dakota or Mon
tana and these special financial groupf
have not controlled the elections il
those states.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25

Furthermore since it due to the copper corpora
tons Overwhelming political aid that Governor Elek
son was elected in 1924 and reelected in 1925 and be-
cause 1t has practically ruled the states government
since Erickson went into office some responsibility for
the states financial condition rests upon its shoulders
That might be urged further reason why it should
pay It's proper share of any additional taxes levied
Regardless of that, however, the sentiment that is
growing stronger and stronger in the legislature is
congeasd in the proposition that if taxes must be in
creased to meet the state administrations demands all
kinds Of property in the state must share equtabv in
the b4sden In demanding that that principle be given
expression the legislature will stand on solid ground
and i It embodes the principle in the laws that it
passes IN connection with tax increases it will receive
the ccmmendation of the people of Montana
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-29
UNITED STATES BOASTS4OF
WORLDS GREATEST SPRlNTERS
Kaw Nine Wiidens
Association Lead
Indians Are Second After Split
ting While MiIIers Drop
Two to Colonies

Chicago, April 29.-tR-Keeping
their slate clean. while their rivals
were breaking even, the Kansas City
Blues further entrenched themselves
in the American Associations first
place stronghold over the weekend.
The Blues defeated Toledo. 8 to 2,
Saturday. but were rained out yes
terday. giving them seasons record
Of eight won and two lost or a game
and a half lead over their closest
rival. indianapolis.
indianapolis divided its two games
with st. Paul, the Saints winning
Saturdays game. S to l, and the In
dians coping yesterday. 6 to S. The
Saints got IL hits yesterday. three OF
them home run drives by Chapman
Cooke and Fenner. but didn't get
them in damaging clusters like the
Indians.
The Louisville Colonels dented
Mike Kellys Minneapolis machine
with two defeats, 6 to S, yesterday
pushing over the winning run on
passed ball by Catcher Kenna.
Columbus continued its hitting
spree at the expense Of the SLOW
starting Milwaukee Brewers. winning
two games 20 to S, and Is to 10. The
Senators nicked five milwaukee,
pitchers for 20 safe blows yesterday
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-29

just little short Of the coordination,
of body and arms needed.
100-yard dash-Won by Neuen-
schwander. Fesscnden: Graham, Ana
moose, second; Caine, Minnewaukan,
third: Wade, Mohall, fourth. Time,
IL seconds.
220-yard low hurdles-Won BY
Thornton. Fessenden; Leidelt, Har-
vey. second: Montague. Minnewau-
kan. third: Miller, Fcssenden. fourth.
Time. 28.4 seconds.
220-yard dash-Won by Graham,
Anamoose; Horner, Mohall, second;
Swanson, Dcnhoff, third; Caine,
Minnewaukan, fourth. Timc., 23.6
seconds.
440-yard dash-Won by Horncr.
Mohall: Green, Bismarck, second :
Thornton. Fessenden. third: TAFT,
Bismarck. fourth. Time, 54.5 seconds.
S80-yard run-Won by Goodman,
Devils Lake; Thornton, Fessenden,
second; TAFT, Bismarck, third: Walz,
Bismarck, fourth. Time, 2:12.2.
Mile run-Won by Walk, Bismarck: +:
Goodman, Devils Lake. second; Ak
land. Denhoff. third: Peters. Nc
Clusky, fourth. Time, 4:56.8.
Broad jump-Won by Schwartz,
Bismarck; Iverson. Devils Lake. Sec
ond: Stutsman, Hcaton, third; Kiesz,
McClusky. fourth. Distance. 1s feet
II inches.
High jump-Won by Spriggs and
Schwartz. Bismarck: Harris. New
Rockford, third; Martin, Devils Lake.
and Jacobson. Bismarck, tied for
fourth. Height, S feet inches.
Discus-Won by Meinhover. Bis
marck; Kramer. Fessenden, second:
Swanson, Denhoff. third: Neuen-
schwander, Fessenden, fourth. Dis
lance, liz feet II inches.
Javelin-Won by Stutsman, Hea-
ton: Hornbacker. Goodrich, second;
Meinhovcr, Bismarck; third: Hempel.
Denhoff, fourth. Distance. 147 feet
Z inches.
Pole yault-Akland. Denhoff: JAG
OLSON. Bismarck, end Howden. Coop
erstown, tied for first: McCullouch,
Goodrich, second: Langseth. FeSsen-
den, third. Height, 10 feet 6 inches.
Shot put-Wcn by Meinhover, Bis
marck: McRae. Devils Lake. second: !:
Merbach, Drake. third: Hornbacker.
Goodrich. fourth. Distance, AZ feet
l inches.
Half mile relay-Won by Mohall;
Bismarck, secbnd; Fessenden. third;
Devils Lake. fourth. Time ! minute
42.4 seconds.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-29
Springfield Will
Greet Own Runner
Jesse DalzslI, Who Rose From
18th to. I 14th, ls Running
Home Today

Conway. Mo-, April 2o-tR- Charlie
pyle's pavement Founders turned to-
day toward Springfield, where they
expected the warmest reception along
the route.
It was case Of starting for home
for Jesse Dalzell. He lives In SPRING
field. In two days the boy from the
city in the heart Of the Ozarks has
risen from eighteenth place to four
teenth. While the runners stopped In
Conway last night the show troupe
went on to Springfield. giving two
performances there at Convention
Hall.
Pete Gavuzzi was still protecting
two hour lead. He hung close to
Johnny Salo's heels yesterday and
tied the New Jersey policeman.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-29
II Answer Call Of
Manager Churchill
For Baseball Club
Team Will Have Regular Prac'
tice Sessions Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday

Seventeen Bismarck baseball candi-
dates at 2:3O p. m. yesterday an
svered Manager Neil O. Churchills
call for the first local practice OF the
season, though only IA took part IN
the first workout at the city atnietic
field.
The group was made up of chiro-
practors. cookie statesmen, Laundry
men. printers, truck drivers, automo-
bile statesmen, expert accountants,
shoe salesmen, mechanics. pharma-
cists, chain store managers. farm
machinery statesmen, and state en-
ployes.
Five Newcomers Report
Among them were five newcomers:
Phil Ehli, who played first base with
the U. S. Fleet Air team last season
when he was q COB aboard the y. 8.
s. Wright; G. H. Woodbridge, hefty
hitter who caught for, Rochester
Mimi. last season; Gene Forrest. who
played baseball at the North Dakota
agricultural college; Larry Barthe
who played first and third Tor Little
Falls in the Northern Minnesota
league last year and who spent last
winter as o member Of the Pitts
burgh professional hockey sextette
and Herb Magec, outfielder, who has
played for the last eight years IN the
Minneapolis city loop.
Three who did not partake in the
first workout were Doc Love. chiro.
practic pitcher; Punt Johnson. wht
played shortstop for the local nlns
last year; and veteran baseball
player who answers to the name o.
Grimes.
Others who took part in the open
| ing session were last seasons veter
ans: Carl Martin, Dutch Nagel
Louis Lenaburg. and Babe Mohn, out
fielders; Floyd Fuller, Long Johl
Sagehorn, and Eddie Tobin. infield
ers: Duckie Guidas, catcher; an
Kelly simonsorl, catcher and out
fielder.
| Three Practices Weekly
Regular practice sessions will b
conducted at $50 p. m. each Tues
day, Thursday. and Friday in tn
| future, 1t was announced by tn
manager.
The candidates merely limbered Y
in hitting and fielding practice yes
terday.
The diamond is In fairly good cor
dition this spring though workme
will be occupied for the next week
leveling the infield off and patchin
up rough spots In the outfield.
Churchill plans to arrange his fir
game for May Il.