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The Ely miner., 1930-02-14
Doing John D.

The late John Warden, the oil mag
nate of Philadelphia, Paris and Nice,
used to tell a story about John ID.
Rockefeller. 1t was the Warden fami-
ly's connection with the youthful John
D., that established the huge Warden
fortune.
"At Pocantico Hills" Mr.. Warden
would say, "a superb portrait of John
D. hangs In the hall. When he shows
this portrait TO his friends, John ID.
always mentions the painters name
with a word of praise, and then he
chuckles and adds:
"'He's the only man who ever did
me In OIL"
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER

out came some beautiful white horses
which looked as if they had been given
extra coats of snow.
Behind them they pulled long, long
sleds, one fastened onto the other,
and quite the longest sreds anyone
had ever seen. "Just for change
we're going to be pulled up the hill,
for we've all been working so hard
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
few years ago broccoli was scarce
ly known in this country outside of
the French and italian households
which were familiar with 1t in their
own lands and eventually started
growing 1t here. Within the past year
or so broccoli of the sprouling type
has been produced extensively in
Texas and California. and has become
very popular and widely distributed
in large city markets.
Broccoli is one of the forms of the
large brassica or cabbage family.
Caulifiower, cabbage, brussels sprouts,
and kohlrabi are Its nearest relatives,
botanically speaking. OF these 1t is
most like cauliflower. The flower
head of sprouting broccoli. unlike that
of cauliflower, is not white. but deep
green, as is the rest of the par. that
is cut for food. These flower heads
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14
DAYER ASPIRIN
Old Household Utensil

An old coffee mortar" which was
used in olden days when coffee had to
be ground by hand, is owned in Flu
wanna county, Virginia. The mortar,
which is made of wood, is about a
foot in height and an inch thick. AT
the top the bowl is about six inches
In diameter, and slopes to a rounded
bottom. An iron "mauler" was used
to do the actual grinding. The NOR
tar originally came from Scotland,
and is believed to be about 200 years
old.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14
Average Vocabulary

The average man is supposed to
have vocabulary of only 5000 words.
Prof. J. NJ. Gillette of the University
of North Dakota finds this estimate
entirely too low, although few men
use more words in ordinary cOnversa-
ton. His own vocabulary includes
approximately $4,000 words. One Of
his students could claim 65,S00; an
other, 80, 52,500.-World's Work.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14
Winter Carrots Make
Welcome Dish
ooooooooooooooooOoo-

Winter carrots may be prepared as
described below by the bureau of home
economics, to make them one of the
best-liked vegetables of the rather
limited cold-weather list. Some fam
lilies like their carrots sliced thin, and
others want them in "shOe strings"
The shape makes no difference if you
add the good lemon-and-butter sauce
with finely minced parsley in it.
or 10 medium ] or 2 tbs. lemon
sized carrots Juice
" tsp salt ! tbs. finely
" cup butter chopped parsley
Wash and scrape the carrots and cut
them in slices, strips, or dice. Cook
in small quantity of boiling salted
water for ten or fifteen minutes, or
until tender, drain, add the butter,
lemon juice, and parsley. and serve.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

tPrepared by the United states Department
of Agricultural
1t Is easier to teach boy between
two and three years old how to dress
himself and go to the toilet without
help IL one type of trouser fastening
is adopted for all of his suits. varia-
tions In material, color, and minor
style details can be introduced. A very
good type for the small boys trousers
is here illustrated. II was designed
by clothing specialist In the bureau
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

m a y m a K e [ n e
main dish of the
meal with croutons
or crackers. With
a salad and a light
dessert ii furnishes
a most substantial
supper or luncheon
menu.
Potato Chowder.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

now an American
product, thanks
to the untiring
effort of our date
growers. Arabian
dates are still
shipped into our
country In large
quantities, b u t
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14
Recipes for Tasty Foods
BY JULIA BOTTOMLEY
* X X H Xxx

"All nature is but art unknown to
thee:
All chance. direction. which thou
canst not see:
All discord, harmony not UNDER
stood:
All partial evil, universal good:
And spite of pride. in erring rea.
sons spite.
One truth is clear. whatever Is
right"
The perfect date, colorful, trans
lucent, and altogether delicious, is
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

of home economics, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, after study
ing the needs of group of nursery
school children.
These trousers button on a blouse
In Oliver Twist style, or they can be
worn on an undcrblouse or sun suit
top, depending on the season. The I'M
portant new feature about them is
the drop front formed by slashing the
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

much as any other machine. After
few days you will be surprised at the
difference in the way you feel. You
can get Nujol in a sealed package in
any drug store. Nujol may change
YOUR whole outlook on life. Get a
bottle today and give yourself a
chance to be well!
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

cold. Bake pastry shell and fill
with the mixture, top with lightly
sweetened cream and serve.
Chowders are more than cream
soups and are so nutritive that they
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14
Too Bad 1t Was So

$50 Janet's birthday party didn't
amount to much?"
'No, she deserved a better fete."-
Pathfinder Magazine.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14
Verbal Hot One

M. T. Head (attending theater with
wife)-This play makes me think.
Wife-Yes, it is a most extraOrdi-
nary play.-Pathfinder Magazine.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

lately" said the Fairy Queen, "and
this is especially for the benefit of
the goblins."
The goblins bowed politely, and as
Peter was their leader he turned
somersault to show how complete a
bow he wished to makel
Again the Fairy Qleen waved her
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

Remember that all tricks are either
knavish or childiSh.-Johnson.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

We hand folks over to Gods mercy,
and show none ourselves.-George
Eliot.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14
With a Bass Purpose

Bobby-What are you doing in that
doorway?
Suspicious Looking Individual-Just
carol singing, sergeant.
81 didn't hear anything"
swell, you see, I'm a whispering
barytone. e."-Exchange
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

Something Different
If love letters were made sane and
sensible they wouldn't be love letters.
Los Angeles Times.
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Whistling for Breeze

Whistling for Breeze
Fishermen in the Asturias whistle
for a breeze and so do sailors in Scot
land and the Annamites in the Indian
ocean. All sailors whistle very softly
for fear of producing a hurricane In
stead of a breeze.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

ton always on hand. But don's
keep it just for emergencies; let
it be an everyday aid. It's gentle
influence will ease and soothe the
infant who cannot sleep. It's mild
regulation will help an older child
whose tongue is coated because of
sluggish bowels. All druggists
have Castoria; the genuine bears
Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on
the wrapper.
The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

Wis judges are we of each other
Richelieu.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25

The government has decreed that the farmer
shall be helped. The Farm Board has shown good
Wlll-tut, the farmer is still being crucified Dur-
ing the ten year period before the war wheat av-
eraged s26 cents bushel. Bread was then from
five to six cents a loaf
There is only one way in which "a do ;ns+;.o =,
the farmer, that is to pay him for the food v.lne
OF ms wheat. The food value is determines l.,
what the consumer pays for bread he eats In.
stead the farmer is paid, for his whole cron on
tne basis Of the value placed upon his surnlns bv
gamblers, and surplus is considered as of paxt -
no value ~
Wnen the government fixed the price of wheat
curing the war; at s220 bushel. a pound loaf 81
bread sold at 10 cents.
"A oushel of wheat, so government sta4;s+;.. ..,,-
us makes 62 pound loaves of bread ora ,>o,,-J
ioa1 OF bread sells today at 10 cents loaf ub;.h
means that the consumer paws $500 for the bread
which is made from bushei Of wheat e. ,.,;.s
inc farmer receives the magnificent sum ~ SO
cents, or Just onetenth of the amount the
er pays. 0'''S0in-
II seems that the price of bread Is fixed forever
SO mat the consumer can not escaue from - y
seems that the price of bread is fixed as ;r,r,r+
aoiy as the stars are fixed in the heavens Tbora-
lore II VIII not be hard to fix the price of wheat
oomestcally consumed, in the United States
lVOU per cent Increase in the value of wheat
from the time it leaves the producar ,,,+;I =
reaches the consumer, is too much tt ;s an o,,+
rage on the consumer. o-'-
iOoO per cent decrease IN price from whaf the
consumer pays to the price paid to the farmer :
an niquty practised on the farmer.
onoer such system both producer and consnr-
q are oeng robbed and they should protest 70
gether W
The only thing that stands in the wav e.
ing the farmers just price for his zvbe..
protest that the proffteers are maxine :, az
name of the consumer, against raisins7 +ha -.
OF living. The mind of the consumer i heinz go
tnually poisoned by telling him. that S;ebe~
pnce for wheat win mean higher price for
bread This is malicious falsehoOd
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
THE PRIMARY FARCE

The primary farce is over and the successful G.
o. P. candidates who received the votes of Demo
Gratis, Socialists and uncertainties as well as
Republicans are almost certain that they will be
elected or reelected to office in the general elec
tions. We are not so certain.
The primary vote cast for the various successful
candidates is not an infallible index of what the
voters may do in November. Many voters played
the role of Greeks bearing gifts. Since the Demo
Gratis had no contests in the primaries they voted
for the most vulnerable candidate on the Republi-
can ticket. They voted for HOLMAN rather than
for Fred Ibsen. They voted for Blackwell rather
than for Erickson. They voted for Ed Iverson
rather than for any of the other candidates for
county commissioner. Many Farmer-Laborites
followed the same policy. If HOLMAN and Hans
Madsen and others are of the opinion that the
votes they received in the primaries are going TO
stay with them in the general elections they are
due for rude awakening. They were Just kdded
by experts.
This is anything but Republican Party year.
Hoover's Farm Board is the most badly bent piece
OF relief machinery set up by any administra-
ton. Hoover is the most unpopular president in
several generations. He is so unpopular with the
farmers that his political advisers warn him
against showing his face thru the north and mid
die west states The Democrats will undoubtedly
cash IN on the treachery of the Hoover admins
tration to the farmers and on the wave of unem-
ployment that followed on the heels of the occu-
pancy of the White House by the Great Engi-
neer. But every intelligent worker and farmer
knows that the Democratic Party is as much un-
der the thumb of Wall Street as is the Republican
Party.
If the farmers of Sheridan county know their
onions they viii march to the polls in November
and vote for the candidates nominated at the
farmers mass convention which will be held here
IN September. Whether they elect their ticket or
not is of less Importance than the notice thereby
served the ruling classes that there is at least
one county in the Northwest where the spirit of
revolt is not dead and where the brains of the
farmers have not been dug out by the grave dig
gers of capitalism. The candidates of the Farm
er-Labor Party viii not be office hounds but men
| of conviction who believe that the farmers and
workers are capable of managing their own at
fairs and who thru the mists of capitalist poll
tics future in which the producing classes will
enjoy the right divine to be first in earthly
things.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25

On another page is story of the conviction Oh
NJ ]. Dunn and Ed j. Hole, general manager and
state superintendent respectively, of the Montana
Dakota Grain company on a charge OF cheating
the farmers by the use of false scales at elevators
in Carbon county Inspectors of the agricultural
department found those false scales at SIX OF the
fifteen elevators owned by the company IN this
state
The experts of this crooked grain company
shifted the nose irons on the scales since the pre-
vious adjustment so that the grain farmer was
beaten out of from ten TO fifteen pounds each
thousand.
This company has a notorious record IN Mon
tana- 1t once owned several elevators IN Sheridan
County but the Producers News got wind of its
thieving activities and opened campaign against
it that finally drove those burglars out of the
county.
1t should not be understood, however, that the
Montana-Dakota Grain company is the only priv
ate grain house that robS the farmers on the
scales. All private grain houses susceptible to
the same methods. They are all out to fleece the
farmers and if they don't always hold them up
like highwaymen at the elevators it is not because
they would not like to do So The farmers should
see to it that those scales are adjusted frequently
by grain inspectors.
This exposure of the Montana Dakota Grair
company as grain burglars seems to US another
good reason why the farmers should patrOniz'
their own cooperative elevators.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
IT'S ALL A DREAM TO US

The Montana Record-HeraId recently carried
PlentywOOd dispatch dated July IA which pictured
a state OF serene harmony In Sheridan county pol
ltics which seems to be entirely at swords points
with the actual state of affairs
The dispatch reads In part: cit has not been so
many years ago since residents of Sheridan and
adjoining counties were listed as leaning strongly
toward Farmer-Labor party dictates when charges
and cOunter-charges were made by newspaper edi-
tors who disagreed on matters of public opinion
ana when strife prevailed between warning ele-
ments, yet with the entrance of Judge Albert ].
Galen, association justice OF Montana's supreme
court eight years attorney general, into the race
as Republican candidate for the United States
senate, factiOnalsm has faded and former pol;ti-
cal foes have joined the united party in his sup
port"
Lest this news item should create the mistaken
impression that the radical farmers of Sheridan
have hoisted the white flag and returned to the
fold of the rotten G. o. p We hasten to assure all
and sundry that such is not the case. In the PR
MARES Sheridan county gave the edge to Galen
over One Half Pint Shelley They may give him
majority over 7. ]. Walsh in the general cleo
Tons. AS far as the progressive farmers are con-
eerned it does not make particle of difference
to them which supporter of capitalism is elected
But unless there is a representative of labor and
agriculture IN the field for the senate they may
cast their votes for either Galen or Walsh
The Farmer-Labor movement is not dead in
Sheridan county and the farmers viii have their
own ticket IN the field against the Democratic and
Republican parties. Both parties are representa-
tive Of the interests Of the enemies of the workers
and farmers and the producing classes cannot hope
TO make progress on the road to genuine prospect
" until they ditch both of them and the capitaI-
LIST system they stand for
And for the benefit of the natives of Madagas-
car. let US say N conclusion that our newspaper
editors are still shooting at each other from be
hind their trusty typewriters to the discomfort of
few and the amusement of the many. this
were not the case PlentywoOd would be 20 more.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
Strange Bedfellows, says he

Editor The Producers News:
1t is to laugh to see Mayor
Storkan and Charlie Taylor join
ing hands to make PlentywOOd as
red as Sheridan county was under
the aylor-Rasmussen-Salisbury
regime They want to establish
socialism here by installing a mu-
nicipal lighting plant and robbing
the Montana-DakOta Power Co. of
the fruits of its investment here.
1t is not surprising that old
"Red Flag" Taylor should work
for Bolshevism in his well-known
underhanded way but that Storkan
should line up with him in incom-
prehensible unless Storkan is gone
crazy. How often has Taylor pill
lored Storkan in his paper for his
political and professional activi-
tiesl Politics makes strange bed
fellows.
The Montana-Dakota Power Co
has served the people of Plenty,
wood faithfully and well but evi
IDENTIFY did not cater to the wishe.
of those two politicians. StorkaI
is a politician first and a surgeon
afterwards. Taylor is always th'
politician. In that he is at leas
consistent. Neither one of then
has the interests of the people a
heart.
Citizensl Vote against Storkal
and Taylor on July 26.
A HOOVER REPUBLICAN
P. S. A copy of this letter gOe
to the Plentywood Herald as / an
certain you will not dare print il
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
THE DIGEST ARTICLE
THE ROW OVER
HIGH COST OF POWEB

A Bomb" is what one paper
calls the speech of our Ambassa-
dor Sackett at the World Power
Conference IN Berlin.
Because he told the delegates
that the power industry is the only
one where the consumer pays eff
teen times the actual cost of pro-
duction."
What added to the uproar when
the bomb 'slet CO." as many edi-
tors view the explosion, was the
futile, last-minute effort of Mr..
Samuel insult, American power
company magnate, to keep Mr..
Sackett from making the speech.
The story goes that the Ambas-
sadOr had already given advance
copies of his remarks 10 the press
when a copy somehow fell into
the hands Of Mr.. insult, who was
travelling IN Europe, and the pow
er magnate FASTENED to Berlin to
voice his objections direct.
A two-hour conference between
Mr.. insult and the Ambassador
first resulted in recall of the
address, we are told, but later the
Ambassador decided to give it as
originally written.
Ambassador Sackett said:
81 know of no other manufac-
turing industry where the sale
price of the product to the great
mass of consumers is fifteen times
the actual cost of production al
the articles sold. Ny purpose i
shortly to define its weakness
which calls for the keenest tbot n
your elaboration.
Until the power business Is
brought in line with other indus.
tries in the relationship betweer
its cost Of production to the mice.
paid by the consumer, there car
be little justification for the tho
that this great power industry !.
rapidly approaching its perfec.
ton"
Further, Mr.. Sackett declara<
that he drew this parallel IN v;eH
of "a rapidly growing public onin'
ion demanding governmental eo ~.
petition IN rates with private now.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25

of the naturalization of all public
utilities, including railroads, mines,
the oil industry and everything
that is socially used and operated
but privately owned. l am glad
to note that DR.. Storkan is follow
ing along this line. The municipal
ownership and operation Of our
light and power is a big step IN
the right direction. Our mayor is
taking a leaf out of the Commun-
list book and therefore should re-
ceive the support of every Red IN
Plentywood.
/ urge all the voters in Plenty
wood to go out on election day
and tvote with Storkan against
the power company. Keep the
peoples money at home. And if
there is any litigation the people
should demand that both the Mon
tana-Dal0ota and the Fairbanks
Morse should engage local lawyers
who spend their money freely in
Plentywood. Money is made to be
spent and there is no sense in hir-
ing tightwads who put their
money in the bank or in the sock.
A PLENTYWOOD RED.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
BY FRANKLIN G. ANDERSON

The mountaineering sky-marathon
performance Of the Hunter Brothers
indicates that the road TO fame ap-
parently lies In the orbit Of human
endurance. For further verihcation
see the back pages Of history.
On land and sea and in the air
recent performances have given
spectacular proof of the truth Of this
assertion Warriors through the ages
have proved it. The fate Of nations
has often hinged on this factor
Achievement both physical and mental
has hinged on this power within the
human being. Marriage has often
been described as an endurance con-
test and practically every human
being receives daily inside evidence
of the Importance Of stamina
In recent years aviators have gone
IN for straight tests Of endurance
flying BY leaps and bounds new
records have been created The climax
was reached the other day when John
and Kenneth Hunter brothers from
a small Illinois town. In quest OF
fame and fortune attained their twin
goals and incidentally created a new
mark for continuous movement n q
plane by staying up $50 hours n g
second hand naonoplane. ecl'-sing by
133 hours the best previous mark
made by Dale Jackson and Forrest
O'Brine at ST. Louis
IN all these auazas perform aces
the men outles-cd thslr planes and
had plenty 70 spare AZ the sac OF
J their lights. Tie Eunser co-5 Ee-.
scientifically fed Oy their school
teacher sister. Irene Hunter O-angs
/ Juice and milk fun Of endurance
building vitamins were their principal
food with LITTLE chicken The tempta-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25
The Power Co. In WilIiston
Williston, North Dakota
July II, 1880.

Wills OlAs NOIA III OdhOLd
July II, 1880.
DR.. Storkan,
Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Sir:
l have clipped the enclosed ar
t.cle on "The High Cost of Power"
from the Literary Digest of July
3, 1880, and Pm sending it to you
as it struck me that it would ap-
ply to the Power situation" In
PleRtywoOd.
I'm watching with interest and
wondering what will become of
your efforts to do away with the
Power Company in Plentywood.
don't blame you a bit; In fact our
Mayor of Williston is pretty well
disguised with the same company
here. The Power Company lower
ed the rates here when they took
over the local distributing system
last fall, but yet the light bills are
higher. One of the local merch-
ants here says that his light bill
has been $4,000 higher over the
same months In less than a year
imam II was DeTore the rUwer-CUrrr-
pany Lowered the rates and
took over the lighting system. The
whole secret is high voltage and
THE combination rates" They
run more electricity, thru hi volt
age, thru the light bulbs than the
light bulbs can utilize.
While the city owned the local
system / paid &c per XVIII fol-
electric cooking and refrigeration
and now with the new Lower
rates of the Power Co." | pay "a
for the 1st 35 XVIII and &C for all
additional current. Which means
that pay S1.05 more for the Isl
30 XVIII than / did when buying
from the city. And to think vot-
ed for it when it came up for a
vote here and worked to have 9th
ers vote for it, thinking that they
were sincere and would give the
people their moneys worth, but
what mistake. | find that they
are a money grabbing outfit. And
If things keep going from bad to
worse here Pm afraid the Power
Company viii have another "Plen-
tywOOd DEAF to contend with here
as there's plenty of talk in that
direction now,
Yours very truly,
/ A VICTIM OF THE MONTANA
DAKOTA POWER co.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-07-25

Dillon, Mont.-UP-Much acti-
witty n the wool market was re-
ported throughout Beavehead coun-
ty last week. Several of the coun-
tvs largest clips were sold at
prices reported from 231z to 25
cents.
The top price of 25 cents was
paid by SHERMAN Sons of Chi
cago for The Cook Sheep eompa-
ny's clip and Jones and Dinnell of
Boston paid the same price for
the Ladue and Roscoe Cornell clip.
The Sheridan pool, consisting of
1900 fleeces were sold 70 Adams
and Leland for a reported price of
23h cents.