The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-12-27
FRIDAY. DECEMBER p, 1929.
WHAT A CHRISTMAS PRESENT!


son Of Colonel Charles Sheridan, the war herO,
demonstrated his love for Pentywood by making
the city Christmas present Of TWO perfectly
healthy customs officers capable Of eating hearty
meals and appreciating good sleeping ac0mmOda-
tons which should add considerably TO the pros
perty Of the Sheridan County Metropolis, business
being what II is.
Corporal Winters hardly ever missed an oppor-
tunity to explore our alleys and II was no mean.
sight 70 see the gallant and handsome Officer
emerge from shady path between two buildings
out into Main Street Ike sun ray bursting thru
q cloud On a rainy day. Now he has better ex-
cuse than ever 10 pay Us frequent visits
II Is alleged that Corporal Winters duty Is TO
apprehend violatOrs Of our customs laws and con-
fscate the goods they succeed N importing into
this state without payment Of revenue tax One
would imagine that the proper place for an officer
having such duty 10 perform would be within
reasonable distance Of the border. But Corporal
Winters does not think So Having failed notorious
y 70 make reputation for himself BY putting
erimp N the sails OF the smugglers he has now
parked two OF his men N PlentywOOd and II Is
reasonable to expect that they may be successful
N picking up enough mieleys around our alleys 10
make good stories for the local Bladder" and Sir
Burley BOwlers Daniels C0unyt Misleader1
Winters brought two Of his customs sleuths from
Opheim and installed them N local hotel One Of
the two is reported TO be q sincere prohibitionist
This does not imply that his pal Is dishonest: II
simply means that one Of the TWO actually takes
prohibition with his religion, whatever that nav
Be this is the case, PlentywOOd should show the
Corporal proper appreciation Of his gift The city
has the unusual opportunity Of looking phenome-
non N the eye and studying his habits AT close
range There Is reason 70 expect that there is
some truth n the report Of this strange mans sin
cerlty- Indeed, none but man fired with 3 holy
zeal and stem and religious sense OF duty would
tackle the mighty Ed Estes IN back alley and
cOnfscate bottle OF whiSkey off his person alone
and unaided and almost unarmed, except for q
weapon known as q sap" which the stalxart urO-
lib brandished at Estes with the savage enthusi-
asm Of = heather dancing around Christian mis-
siOnary tied 70 stake.
We hope, however, that our local crusaders zeal
n behalf OF the Noble Experiment VIII not lead
HIM 10 overstep the bounds Of propriety and the
limits imposed by law On honest effort 70 enforce
sn unen1orceable statute There Is 9 report knock
ng around town that an attempt was made by
prohibition agents 70 frame 3 local caterer thru
the clever rnse Of asking waitress for glass ont
Of which 70 guile whiskey. The waitress wisely
refOed.
This Is not novelty N the history OF prohibi-
ton enforcement II seldom works tho. and the
wise guys" that employ this method usually bite
granite Given enough bottles 70 20 around there
IS nothing TO prevent ardent friend Of prohibi-
ton from planting whisky N hotel rooms and other
places TO which there Is easy access, It being Gus
1onaa-y N towns with such reputation for hon
ests as Fienfy~OOd, 70 leave hotel room doors IN
i0ekeo- however, we hardly believe that even cur
mos religSo1s prohibition agents VII dare risk
TIER stars On such slippery lire as that
While PlentywOOd Is enjoying the distinction Of
beng worthy Of the attentions of two WORKING
drys and visiting corporal. we wonder how tie
smaller towns N the county are going % be kent
dry II Is reported On what seems n h rsl;.bla
authority that Outlook Is running vide open and
unrOlested- II Is runored that II Is not ff5cDlt "a
ind drink N Antelope and Raymond. What abou.
Il Corporal Winters? Perhaps you can snare more
customs officers frOm regular duty On the border
70 ship them into those towns and make them II
for Al Anti-SalOOn League spinster Of ether sex-
70 live N
Il cur religious enforcsrs Of the prohibition Ian
go no farther than frisking citizens for HOUR. the
people VII not have much cause 70 complain Brt
ne CHASTITY record Of the prohibition department
q ms government 5 such As 70 raise fears that
ouE heal Representatives may not stop 81 rolling
suspected bootleggsrs for forbidden goods Tbs
hearst papers recently published 2 list NJ KLINE
a ne hands Of prohibitionists since tbe dry L.
vent INTO operation II has already rearbas n.
appalling total Of over 1900 Many az tboss 49,
are handy with The trigger and they pun + VII
reckless abandon, confident that the nro.ar+5,g
am q Oncle sam VII save them from ur,risl-
msut
he Producers News does not care II ths coun+--
was As dry As the Sahara 6esert. Il 49,. -.
cay VII come when human beings VII no r,o-s
INK q using alcohol As . beverage than rbev
would q taxing drink q gasoline. But II below
mai alcoholism cannot Be fought with tbe On, 80
ne black JACK People cannot be taught tbe ,-.lus
q temperance OF teetOtaIizr By force Tbs ain
uust Be achieved by education.