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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
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BUTTE STORES
SUSPEND WITH
CT E RI s. MOVE

Butte, July IL. = Developments
IN the strike of transfers today
brought business in Butte to a
standstill. All stores which are
members of the Silver Bow En-
ployers association closed, except
those which purvey food and
drugs. The drug business was
limited to prescriptions and serv-
ing emergency cases. Notice was
served at l CLOCK on members of
the Clerks union that the stores
will be closed until further notice.
The stores affected include all
the larger establishments and
most of the city's business houses.
Exceptions are some smaller
places operated by proprietors and
members of their families.
The Clerks union, officers of
the association explained has been
calling its members out of those
places which attempted to deliver
or receive goods handled by non
union truckmen.
Auto mechanics, as we'll as
members of the Transfers union
are in disagreement with employ
ers over wages. The teamsters
were asked TO accept a reduction
of % to so cents day, the auto
mechanics 81 a day.
Efforts at deliveries with non
union truckers ceased today. EN-
ployers said they were not receiv-
ing sufficient protection, though
additional deputies and police have
been added to the regular forces.
There have been little violence but
complaints have been made that
recipients of deliveries, as we'll as
the drivers have been subjected to
threats and abuse.
Milk deliveries are not affected,
apparently through an understand
ing between employers and the
unions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18

The first foreign grain corpor-
alton organized since the passage
of the farm board act and for the
special purpose of taking advant-
age of it, yesterday filed its ar
ticles of incorporation with the
secretary of state at Helena. Inc
concern is the Farmers National
Grain corporation, capitalized az
$40, 900, 900, of Wilmington, Del.
and New York City, with Montana
headquarters at Helena.
The articles declare that its pur'
pose is to propose the marketing
of grain, and to provide facilities
for that purpose. It also has
publicity and research department
It will issue publicity matter Il
educate the farmers and the public
in respect to everything appertain
ing to the grain industry, and
fesxrHr3 - i, -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
FOREIGN GRAIN CORPORATION ORGANIZED
UNDER AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT

will investigate by means of its
research bureau all matters inter
esting to the industry and of value
to it.
The capital is represented by
100000 shares of stock at 500 a
share. 1t will have 80 or more
stockholders and no stakeholder
can own more than one-twentieth
of the outstanding stock. The
company will buy grain from its
members and also from the public.
Int shall not buy more from the
latter than from the former.
There will be 10 directors, anc
II of these shall be elected from
the five districts to be ORGANIZED
and two at large. The stockhold
avs. ars will be of three classes, far
mer-owned grain elevator associa
tions, grain sale agencies, an'
grain pools.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
Election Sidelights

case thru the highest courts in the
land, and they have not forgotten
the campaign of wanton SANDER
that he carried on against the far
mers' administration, and it is a
reproach that he got a vote at all.
1t has often been said that one
cannot fall so low but that there
are those who will vote for him.
!II!I!I
Grant Blackwell resorted 10
nasty little political trick the last
minute before election, waiting I'M
til it was too late for an answer,
when he sent out circular letter
to every taxpayer in Sheridan
county, indicating how much
cheaper" he had been as county
attorney than A. C. Erickson. He
had compiled the yearly expense
of the office of County Attorney
during the tenure of Erickson,
showing that it has cost the coun-
ty something like $72,3S4.30 or an
average yearly expense of over
$4,000 per year while he purport-
ed to show that his expense for
the fiscal year 1929-1930 amounted
TO $2,827.44. This statement he
put out over the official seal of
Niels Madsen, Clerk & Recorder.
1t made a danning showing
against Erickson, and a convinc-
ing argument to those who do not
analyze, and it defeated Erickson,
in two ways: first by diverting
: votes to Blackwell and second by
diverting votes to that ridiculous
. pettifogger Onstad. Now with
wheat go cents per bushel, rye II
J cents and butter fat 20 cents the
pound, economy talks, and tho
as Slattery said, Blackwell is the
! most stupid and ignorant man
have ever in all my life met uI
with in the office of county at.
torney," the people said, tho he
has a wooden head, he is cheap
and voted for him.
Now, Blackwell did not tell tht
taxpayers of the special attorneys
fees which the county commission
ers had incurred in the settling
OF the Beiseker bank swindle: d
the special attorneys fees, anC
2 special accountant fees, incurred
IN the old seed grain swindIt
cases, which were charged agains-
the county attorneys office, o.
which Erickson was no more re
: sponslble for than the man in tn,
moon; ne did not tell of the none!
: spent IN suing failed banks, 70.
when Erickson was not respon
e slble. No, not a bit of i'll He di,
1ot say that he had done nothin,
5 curing curing the fiscal year of 1929
Z 1861: and he did not tell that fo
h special attorney Greer, whom h
' nlre "a to help him prosecute Wan
o ia mass which must have amount
:, ca TO over a $1,000, was not pai,
: curing the year 1929 1880. but wa
Il ueiayed until after July list. 1896
=, 30 as not to show on his expens
e CONTINUED on Page Five)
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Froid Girl Marries
Young Brockton Farmer

Poplar.-Miss Margaret Green
of Froid, and Mr.. Herman Kopitz-
Ike of the Anderson Community,
were married on June 4th, know
ledge of the event having come to
even closest friends only recently,
The ceremony took place at Saw
age, Richland county, at the home
of friends of the groom, Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Lang. It was kept Sc
cret until friends in Brockton not
ed mention of it in the Sidney
Herald.
The bride has been living al
Froid, on a farm with two broth
ers, for some years, and is vel
known and popular throughout
that vicinity. A few Anderson
residents who have already haC
the pleasLer of meeting her, speal
of her very highly.
The gro&in has resided in hi
Anderson community, north o.
Brockton. for a number of years
being one If that sections mos
successful young farmers. He i
well KIN wn throughout this sec
tion ant IS highly regarded by ev
eryone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kopitzke will cs
tablish their home on his farm a
an early date.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18

Charging W. L. Hayes of the Montana-Dakota Power
Company with misleading the public in his statement pub
lished last week in The Producers News Dr. J. c. Stor-
Ean mayor OF Plenywood presents the following reply
to the contentious of MIR Hayes:
recentissue of your paper contained public state
ment credited to w. L. Hayes, of the Montana-Dakota
Power Company, relating to the rights and privileges
claimed by that company under the franchise which was
purchased from Pentywood Electric Company in 1925
Or 9Zo AS the article referred appears to have been
prepared for the purpose of misleading those who might
ead it, at least made with reckless disregard for
The facts proper here and now to make some coec
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
KEY MOONEY BILLINGS WITNESS
is PREPARING FOR JOURNEY WEST

Baltimore, July 15.-John Mac
Donald will be released Monday
by the police preparatory to his
long journey to California, where
he will attempt to free two men,
Thomas ]. Mooney and Warren X.
Billings, who have been in jail Ia
years on testimony he gave and
now declares false.
The broken, decrepit old man,
who has hobbled onto the stage,
dramatically, in what may be the
final act of one of the country's
most famous and controversial
mystery dramas, will be given in
to custody of his youthful attor-
neys, Charles Rusicka and Hillary
Cans, by the circuit court for fin
al preparation of the new move to
free Mooney and Billings.
The lawyers, both World war
veterans and members of a con-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18

The primaries are over: the
Powers, French, Dolin machine
won the day and nominated a
very satisfactory set of officials
speaking from their point of view.
The machine Holsteins worked in
perfect step. Only about rs votes
were cast in the Democratic Pri-
maries, while something over g.
900 participated in the Republican.
The democrats in the county voted
for old One Half Pint Shelley for
United States Senator in order to
provide a weak candidate against
T. J. Walsh. The lson-Onstad out
fit is said to have delivered their
vote to One Half Pint, but in spite
of the efforts of the bladder it
seems that Galen carried by a safe
margin.
llllii-
/ The bladder, in spite of the vii
est and dirtiest campaign ever
waged in this county went down to
a whitening defeat when the peo-
pie repudiated the candidacy of l..
]. Onstad for County Attorney.
However, the vote received by
Onstad is a surprise to all decent
people, when one recalls the obi
ferrous record of that scalawag. 1t
will be remembered that he left
the office of Clerk of Court under
very embarrassing circumstances,
and his tenure of the office of
i County Attorney marked the most
corrupt period of political history
of any county in the northwest. It
was during his regime that the
county was literally robbed OF
hundreds of thousands of dollars
while he sat by and raised not a
hand to protest, if he did not him
self actually participate in the
looting. It was during his term
in office that the seed grain swim
die was put over, and the county
seeded with wild oats. Those who
can remember, recall how he hello
check made out to Sheridan
county for a carload of surplu;
seed flax in the sum of $1,000 Of
over, for no honest purpose, FOL
over is months and then did no
: disgorge it until the special &C
countant traced it to his ver1
> door, and then not until the grail
firm which issued the draft hat
gone broke, thus causing this los
! to the taxpayers. Those who car
3 remember at all, have not forgot
r ten the part he played in the Beis
1 eker Bank swindle when the coun
e ty was done out of over $4,000
: in cash, which the taxpayers ar
!. now paving a special levy TO re
9 place: those whose memory is a
long as a piece of string. have no
d forgotten the part this wretc
n PLAYED in the county treasur
! robbery when he did everythin
; in his power to aid the bondin
/ company to beat the taxpayers Q
d Sheridan county out of the none!
and made it necessary to fight th
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
Wolf Creek All Juniors
Enjoy Outing AT Lake

Well here we are back from
Brush Lake and nearly all of the
members from these clubs were
present. Going down we had a
great deal of fun and waved to
everyone we saw.
When we arrived we unpacked
our things and set up the tent.
After this we went to the pavilion
to get our registration cards. We
ate all of our meals at the tent
a much better time than if we had
as we had plenty of food and had
eaten at the Cafe.
There was something going on
all of the time and a great deal
of fun was included no matter
what it was.
The first night moving picture
was given of the "Orange Groves
and "The Boy Scouts" The Sec
ond night was stunt night and ]
hope everyone who saw it enjoyed
it. The name of the group who
received first place in their stunt
was the Athletics" The stunt
was spark Plug" and it kept ev.
eryone laughing while it was on
The afternoon of the third day q
pageant was given and everyone
considered it very good. Some Of
the parents and neighbors were
there on the third day to see the
pageant.
Camp was at four o'clock anC
we could do what we wanted Il
our parents were willing. We also
had a very good time COMING
home and Pm sure if anyone haC
been in bed we would have wakec
them with our noise.
hope all the other people hac
as COED time as the ones from
Wolf Geek did and hope y,
can go again next year.
Helen Machines, Reportcy
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18

sentative and established Bafti-
more firm, Sunday night said it
probably would be a week before
they will leave for California. It
will take several days, they be-.
lieve, to work up their case.
In SanFrancisco Macdonald will
be back at the scene of the 1915
Preparedness day parade bombing.
which took 10 lives. He is ready
to tell Gov. C. c. Young that Il
was neither Mooney nor Billings
that he saw at the fateful corner
of Market and Steuart streets
with satchel containing the dvn--
amite that set oil an explosion.
whose repercussions since have
gone around the world.
The governor, to whom he will
tell his story, indicated that Mac
Donald's Reputation might change
CONTINUED on Last Page1
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
WILLARD, FAMOUS new YORK EDITOR
EXPOSES GRIP OF big SNAKE ON
MONTANA PRESS; PRAISES The NEWS

MES in that brass-bound state. Nor
has it confined itself purely to
manufacturing or mining or con-
trolling directly or indirectly the
water powers and other resources.
1t has annexed a very considerable
portion of the daily and weekly
press of Montana. Why not I?
When you are really something
bigger than the State itself why
shouldn't you control the organs
of public opinion? The people
ought to get the truth; who could
give it to them better than those
whom chance and nature and good
business enterprise have made con-
trollers of the destiny of the Com
monwealth?
Control Public Opinion
Conditions in the State OF
course made this control of its
public opinion very easy. It has
only about 100000 inhabitants.
unless the new census should give
it more. There was in 1920, when
there were only $4,000 inhabit-
ants, just one citizen to every TO-
A acres. Aside from the mining
industry, the private possession Of
the Company, the State is chiefly
interested in farming and ranch
ing. The largest city is Butte
with between 10000 and $4,000 peo,
pie; in 1920 there were only 12
towns with more than 5000 ir-
habitants. The capital, Helena,
has not in many years increased
Its population of $4,000. All of
which made it easy for the Com
pany to bag the bulk of the daily
papers and at least 80 out of 14C
weeklies. Of these 40 weeklies
43 of which one is distributed
tContinued on Last Pase)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18

There was an exception
ally heavy vote cast due to
the opposition of the farm
ers to the proposed addi-
tional levy of five mills for
road funds for the years
1880 and 1881. The pro-
position was showed under.
Evidently the taxpayers are
in no mood to give the
county commissioners more
money to squander.
Grief interest vas manifestea IN
the race for nomination for coun-
ty attorney. Up until the close
of the campaign it was conceded
that A. G. Erickson was away In
the lead. Then at the last NOM
ent Grant Bakewell sent a fraud
ulent statement thru the mails 10
every voter in Sheridan county,
claiming that Erickson squander-
ed the taxpayers money while he
was in office and that he, Bake
well, cost them almost nothing. No
doubt this false representation of
the actual facts swung a number
of votes to Blackwell.
Another factor that contributed
to Erickson's defeat was the last
minute deal between Onstad and
Blackwell. Onstad's paper, the
Plentywood Herald, urged the vot-
ers to cast their ballots for either
Blackwell or Onstad as both were
good men and were opposed to
the bootleggers. This in spite of
the fact that the Blackwell head
quarters were located in the Colt.
Heb Stadig saloon, known as "The
Mint" where BakewelPs lieuten-
ants were making whoopee and
passing out the cigars on election
day. It is reported that Blackwell
is financially interested in the
Gottlieb- Stadig speakeasy. The
underworld went strong for the
county attorney.
L. ]. Onstad is a terribly dis
appointed man. He staked every
thing on the Republican Romina-
ton for county attorney. He con-
siders his defeat in the primaries
as the end of his political career.
: He cuckooed himself into the
,, Wanda Hass case in an effort to
get in good with the public which
he knew favored Wanda's acquitr
tai. For six months he carried
on an extremely filthy campaigr
against the former farmers ad
: ministration and particularly
: against Senator Taylor and Rod
ney Salisbury in order to ingra.
tate himself with the successor.
of the Beiseker gang. It was his
influence that forced Grant Bake.
I well to pull off the famous hippo
CONTINUED ON Last Pagel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18

AAO1AOs
First: The claim is made
that the City of Plentywood
has no right to take over the
franchise from the power
company. The fact is that if the
power company has any right to
operate within the City of Plenty
wood such right arises only from
the franchise and only because the
franchise is lawful and valid. AS
Stunning the franchise to be valid
then the clause reserving to the
City the right to take over the dis
trihutiop svsteros IS binding upon
the power company. But when the
matter reaches the Courts soon, it
may develop that the franchise is
illegal and that, therefore, the
power company has no right with
in the City of Plentywood and has
no franchise.
Second: The claim is made
that if the City of Plentywood
does take over the distribution
system under the clause in the
franchise that nevertheless, the
Montana-Dakota Power Company
will build another such distribution
system in Pientywood, forthwith
for competitive purposes. The
truth is, that, by the franchise
terms, the privileges of the fran
chise are specifically made sub
iect to the reservations and other
conditions therein recited. And
one of the reservations made In
the franchise is the right of the
City of Plentywood to take over
the distribution system. Further
the franchise was granted by the
City for a term of 25 years, but
that grant was subject also to the
right of the City of Plentywood tc
take over the system. So that if
and when the City of Plentywood
takes over the system now exist
ing, by Court order, and pursuant
to the terms of the franchise, the
City will have in effect terminated
the franchise. They will terminate
the rights of the Montana-Dakot;
Power Company within the Cit!
of Plentywood.
A Yelled Threat
"Third: The article contains
yelled threat that competition
would lower the rates for electri
cal energy in Plentywood. Tn
reader of the article is to infe
that the Montana-Dakota Powe
Company could, and would, DELHI
erately reduce the rates, to reduc
the income to the Municipal Plan
in this way, so as to force it t
discontinue business. Now, ther
has never been an doubt in tn
Continued ON Last Pagel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
Busy Breakfast Bees Club
Holds Fourth Meeting

The Busy Breakfast Bees Club
of North Dagmar held its fourth
meeting on the 4th of July at
Thomas Sundsteds. We got our
outfits so that we can begin on
our regular work. Plans were
made for the club camp at Brush
Lake and the entire club is intend
ing to go. After the meeting we
played games and Rev. Strandskov
delivered speech to the large
crowd, concerning good citizenship
and the Declaration of Independ-
ence.
Leora Lodahl, Reporter.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18

The Medicine Lake political machine dominated by
Joe Dolin Frank French and Ed Powers the banker
swept its candidates victory last Tuesdays Republ
primaries, nominating Grant Blackwell for county
attorney Ed Iverson for county commissioner and Hans
Madsen for sheriff These the most strategic offices
in the county and the Doin-FrenchP combination
not seriously concerned about the other offices
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
$ +, ~ +. ~ eS7>''' -
By Oswald Garrison Willard

By Oswald Garrison Willard
Thru the courtesy of Mr.. Os-
wald Garrison Willard, editor of
the famous weekly, The Nation,
The Producers News is able to
offer its readers the following SEN
satiOnal, yet conservative article
on the press of Montana. Mr..
Willard states that nearly all the
dallies in the state are either
owned outright or dominated by
the Anaconda Copper Mining com
pany and 80. out of 40 weekIies.
incidentally Mr.. Wizard pays a
tribute TO The Producers News for
its courageous and consistent
fight against the encrOachments
of the Company on the rights of
the people and for its cruel ex-
ploitatiOn of its emplOyes.-Ed.
MONTANA AND ''THE COM
PANY"
The great Commonwealth of
Montana is a dual entity. There
IS the State, supposedly a free and
independent part of the Union, and
there is the Company otherwise
the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany. 1t is not always easy to
differentiate between the two, for
sometimes what appears to be the
State is the Company and some
times the Company seems to be
the State. Certainly the influence
of the Company runs all through
the State of Montana, penetrating
every aspect of its business, So
cial, and political life, It has long
since 0utgrUwn the State of Mon
tana; that was too small a field
for its activity. 1t has now
stretched its tentacles across the
continent as far as Connecticut,
mere it has recently acquired
some of the largest brass COMMA
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
Archer Ladies' Aid to
Serve Lunch and Ice
Cream at Lee School

The Lutheran Ladies Aid of
Archer will serve lunch and ice
cream to the public Sunday. July
10th at the Lee school house. g
miles west Of Plentywood.
All are invited - attend
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18

Lewistown, Mont. - Frank JEFF
fers, executive secretary of the
Montana State Farm bureau, spent
week in Fergus county recently
preparatory to putting on cam
paign for reorganization of the
farm board in this territory.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
Blackwell Wins By Narrow
Margin; Onstad Crushed

inFrench-Powers Medicine Lake Machine Defeats A.
C. Erickson for County Attorney, dominates Ed Iver-
son for County Commissioner and Hans Madsen for
Sheriff. Onstad and Blackwell Make United Front
Against Erik At Last Moment Gottleb and Stadig
Saloon on Main Street, PIentywood, Used as Bake
well Headquarters
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18
Charges Juice Man With Attempt
10 Mislead Public In News Interview

His Honor Declares If Power Company Franchise Is Val
i'd City Can Take Over Distribution System and If 1t
Is Not Valid Then Electric Purveyors Have No Right
In Plentywood At All, Which Is Verv Interesting to
Put 1t Mildly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-18

Hoover b lead leaders have advised
sssorsrt hang had - the {. hot weather lei.
s,gty suo sts'S On Park ami other
S';a' ' nd tss,' are in 'i Fickin %
heard N n'y1V savage brays can
n, 4. G Washington. Anent
I'D attorney 1 !. * politician
'Oed on Last Page,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-21
BY yERNA THOMPSON

TE children Indianapolis
ngs hidden to 6uIed eyes They surprised Aug.
Benjamin Harrison statue
the hero
marching by.
attuned the wave
knsnan
victories War has failed
symbol of a herosm."
the relationship thus proudly aknowl
edged quckened figure interviewer
First Families of Virginia, the Byrds and
shall. distinguishing
of faniies entering me-