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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

time 1t was an eternity to me-there was nOeh-
ing before or after this nightmare struggle.
began to realize could not last much longer.
1t no longer seemed desperate to take Q chance
on the air hose being clear.
"AM at once knew was going. Just before
the wave Of fear-frightened Inconsistencies
swept over me, threw up my arms, caught
both lines, gave four frantic pulls. There was
an instant when had the sensation Of being
pulled IN two lengthWays. Then knew
nothing. - $3.50
81 shot suddenly M to within 10 or IS feet
Of the surface do not know Why, but Il was
at this moment regained consciousness with
jerk. -s-s,,e
sgT>EIE instant was close enough 10 see what
was the matter RO. the Tahitian native
who was my helper, yelled ut the men to pull
hard. Deity he got = stouter line about my
body. Two more men caught this and hauled
me upward.
"Ro slipped into the water. his big knife
ready. In two sure slashes he had cut on
those horrible arms.
THE two men hauled me to the surface,
more dead than alive. with the pieces Of suck
cred feelers sttu coied about my legs.
They got me on deck and took on my hal-
met. I looked. and felt as I had been
through the worst light OF my hfe-blood an
over my face and neck and shoulders, bruises
from head to foot My eyes closed. They
thought for moment was dying.
Some one ran for glass Of brandy and
poured it down my throat. opened my eyes
and looked about.
There they were, my three chums standing
about in the bright sunlight, with anxious
faces. But they and the familiar lugger and
all those things knew 50 intimately looked
quite strange. 1t must be that II q dead man
then"
CcOpyrisht. lSss0
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way over those boulders down into this nat
well
The object which had drawn me there
seemed more than ever what was seeking
stopped to pick It up. And at that instant
felt something touch me quite lightly on the
left arm.
Instinct and underwater training saved my
hfe Quick as flash, before I had the least
notion OF what 1t was, whirIed about. grab
bling the raSor-sharp knife from under my belt
sheath and slashed three Or four times with
fun sweep OF my arm In the direction Of this
touch. By luck, severed two Of the lassoing
arms that were gripping me; IN another in
slant the octopus would have had my two
arms piniOned and should have been helpless.
"AS slashed and felt the blade cut through
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Poor Pay for Farm Labor

THE "hired man" was paid less than the
private in the Army last year, and In addi-
ton was forced to buy his clothes out Of the
meager earnings that fell to his lot on the
farms Of the country. The average salary for
the farm laborer was $32.29 last year, which
was rs cents less that during the preceding
year. The room and board that went along
was $3.50, forty-four cents less than In the
preceding year.
Farm wages increased d0rineI the first 10
Inonths OF the year. but surpf IS Of available
labor, estimated at Is per cent q love the needs
Of the farms, caused q sharp lscline during
the last TIVE Anf6nths
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q mass of soft flesh, two more arms laid hold
OF me. one around each ankle. felt q vicious
jerk at my legs which almost upset me.
ct all sounds melodramatie when one re-
counts 1t. Yet no description could paint the
horror Of that moment. It was rather murky,
but could see = sort OF shapeless mass and
wavering, sQuirmy arms-even one severed
stump-ahead there by the rocks: and knew
only too wen now that this ives the thing
which had produced those fearsome native
tales had poo-poohed. had swift picture
Of my companions above pulling up severed,
dangling life line and air hose; OF human
being that was myself, gripped close to the
NAV Of this loathsOrne monster.
"MEANwHTLE. was fighting automatically.
Each time would bend 10 cut my ankles
free the creature would jerk me 50 violently
that seemed to be . little boy pulled about
by strong man; it was with the greatest
difficulty that kept my footing. The helmet
and breastplate banged against my head and
chest with Furnishing force. The cold inteIli-
gence with which he appeared 10 anticipate
my actions, and checkmate my every attempt,
had deep effect on my nervous resistance
1T was life or death. Ny body and mind
were working as IL they had no relation to each
other. One was straining. struggling. fighting
against these shattering jerks trying to cut, to
stab, TO free myself; the other, somewhere,
was carefully weighing chances. attempting to
decide whether I dared give the danger signal.
That's the last thing q diver resorts to in
an emergency-four pulls, meaning. Pull until
the line breaks. The emergency was there all
right; but feared my air pipe and life line
might have become tangled In some Of these
coral projections all about. Should they be
fOuled such strain from above might easily
cut them Oh. A man working under the water
always has those two lines OF communication
in his subconscious mind; It becomes automatic
never to take action without making sure
neither has been fouled. And little chance I
had to check up ON that.
Sc a LII this time our strange duel was con-
tinuing. I was using all my strength to
resist the creatures pulls, while striving 10 cut
more Of these living letters which bound me-
All this in a pool now blackened and turbid
with the Ink the beast squirted out. After
a while current seemed to carry on some of
the t1ickest discoloration.
when got glimpse Of that disgusting
mass OF arms and squirting legs, and especially
one look into those diabolical eyes, stretched
up to give the danger signal. Instantly the
octopus yanked me dozen feet and had all
could manage not to isA6t topple over.
Apparently what lave been telling must
have occupied about 10 b rs minutes At the
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watching the sea floor. noticed q number
Of patches here and there; they began to
interest me.
"Gee!' said l. it looks like shell here
I'VE grew excited; finding new and virgin
pearl bed is an adventure that never fails to
get q pearler keyed up.
TN go down and have q look-see.' told
Ro.
81 LETTING into the suit. started to explore
thoroughly. gliding up and down over
these patches, drifting along behind the lugger
big pearl oysters.
THE water was fairly deep, about 20 faith
ons, 100 feet. To one side Of me there was an
open space between masses of coral; I fancied
I could distinguish something lying down there
suspiciousiy like real shell So worked my
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Truth About the Octopus
Victor Berge, Scandinavian Lad Who Ran A0oay Fro
and Became a South Sea Pearl Fisherman, Spins Fl
Story of Hand-to-Hand Fight Win the Terror Of Il

X n MONG all the strange undeEsea
III creatures I've seen the octopus
~ holds FIRST place.
Speaking as q diver-not a
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
BABBLINC BOOBLIDCE SAYS

Truth and trust are not
matters to be sneered at.
Every little while it is claim
ed that old economic princi-
pies are outgrown and do
not fit modern conditions of
trade. Recently this was
constantly asserted about
business. The past few
months show this conten-
ton to be true.
Now it is proposed to
stimulate business by modi-
flying the Sherman anti
trust law. We have no bust
ness dealing with business
in such a fashion or style.
Trust is a matter which only
concerns our neighbors and
God. Leave the matter of
big business to big business.
We should be delighted to
know that our banking
problems are being settled
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

Campaign Stuff

Editor, Producers News:
1t has been said and positively
known that Joe DolIn of Medicine
Lake told a booze peddler or booze
peddlers before election: eff you
campaign to sell Charlie Norton's
booze, you will not be allowed to
run after he is elected"
Think of the pressure put on the
people to defeat a man that has
not bought bottle of booze in the
last ten years!
A MEDICINE LAKE FARMER.
Editors Note: The people of
Medicine Lake know that the story
was malicious libel; they should
know, too, that all of the stories
peddled by Dolin about the past
farmers administration, and the
farmer-labor candidates are just
as false. The farmer-labor candi-
dates were defeated by this sort
of SANDER. Some day the people
will awake to this fact, and will
not again listen to a person of the
record of Dolin).
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

fought by President Hoover--seems
nearer. This bill is in deadlock
between Senate and House confer
ence committees, as the House re-
fused to accept the Norris public
operation measure.
McNary reasons that the voters
have reversed Hoover, who wrote
letter endorsing the candidacy
of Rep. Reece of Tennessee, the
man who in committee blocked
consideration of the Norris bill.
Reece was beaten on the Muscle
Shoals issue. In a dozen other
states the same verdict was re-
turned, in senatorial and other
contests. Since the people want
public development and distribu-
ton of electric power, McNary as
chairman of the Republican steer
ing committee in the Senate pro-
poses to assume that they should
have it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
Judge Paul Refuses to Call
Grand Jury In Roosevelt

Wolf Point.-Following the law
and motion session of court We'd
nesday Judge Paul was waited on
by a delegation of men from Pop
lar and the east end of the coun-
ty relative to the matter of calling
a grand jury investigation in
Roosevelt county.
1t seems that several weeks ago
Judge Paul was presented with a
petition, signed by about $50 NAM
es of taxpayers, asking for a
grand jury investigation. This
petition made no specific charges
against any of the county officials
and such allegation of corruption
and misconduct in office as were
made in the petition were general
At the time the petition was pre-
sented the Judge refused to cal
such investigation unless specific
charges were made.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
Manganese Producers
In Anti-Soviet Rally

Washington-FP- Financed by
the Anaconda Copper Co., the New
Jersey Zinc Co., the Trout Mining
Co. of Butte and the Virginia Hi
grade Manganese Co., because they
are able to operate behind a $11-a-
ton tariff, the American Mangan-
csc Producers Association met
Nov. 10-11 in Washington and de-
manded a complete embargo
against Soviet manganese and 9th
er imports into this country. II
applauded Rep. Ham Fish and Rev
Edmund Walsh, S. j., when they
denounced the Soviet regime in
their bitterest vein. 1t ignored the
scientific information given it by a
spokesman of the Bureau of Mines
showing that even if all Soviet
manganese were shut out of Am
erican steel mills, the abundant
supply of this mineral coming
from India, Brazil and the Gold
Coast and Union of South Africa
would still prevent the working of
the high-cost American mines.
A. A. Djakelli, former president
of the manganese mining syndi-
cate in Georgia, U. S. S. R., now
head of a claimant company in
Paris which hopes to recover the
mines through counter-revolution
in the Soviet republics, was brot
here to tell his story. He urged
that America refuse to buy this
Soviet product.
Gregory G. Bernardsly of New
York, young leader of reactionary
Russian emigres, read set of
resolutions adopted in New York
by the All Russian National Peas
ant Alliance. These resolutions de-
manded that all Soviet revolution
airy agents" in this country be de-
ported, all trade with the Soviet
Union stopped, and the American
bankers and manufacturers be put
under pressure to stop their en-
enlargement to Soviet-America
commerce.
This anti-Soviet agitation is ap-
parently relied upon by the pro-
motors of the Association to keep
the Anaconda and the smaller con-
tributors from relaxing their in
terest in the organization and its
payroll.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

Continued from First Page)
arranged to feature Bison flax,
which is one of the newest varie-
ties to be grown in this county.
There were samples on display
representing over six thousand
bushels of Bison flax which is a.
valuable for seed for 1881 planting.
Togther with the Bison Flax dis
play the booth contained an ar
rangement of exhibits to feature
diversification.
Many prizes were won by farm
ers in this county. The following
Is a list of prize winners on diff
ferent classes of farm crops:
Bison flax, Harold Munson, of
Plentywood, first.
Bison flax, McKee-Stenehiem.
Plentywood, third.
Newland flax Nels Olson, Ou:-
look, Second.
Newland flax, Clarence johnson.
Homestead, fifth.
Marquis wheat, Oscar Wagnild.
Outlook, second.
Horn barley, George Shield,
Medicine Lake, fifth.
Northwestern dent corn, Lars
Angvick, Reserve, second.
Certified Irish Cobbler potato.
George Points, Redstone, first
In the registered pure seed
classes ]. D. OToole, Plentywood.
won fifth place for registered
Marquis; 0. E. Wang, Plentywood
won third place on registered New
land flax and fourth place was
won by Nels Olson, Outlook on
registered Newland.
In connection with the seed
show, the northwest crop improve
ment association together with the
Montana Extension Service held
seed growers school which was at
tended by two delegates from each
county and in which a crop stan
dardlzatlon program is being car
rled out. The seed school was no
doubt the most valuable meeting,
of its kind ever held in the state
as the subjects that were discussed
were of vital Importance to every
section of the state. All delegates
IN attendance were of the opinion
that 1t was the most instructive
piece of work that has ever been
carried out in the interests of ag-
riculture. The delegates who were
IN attendance from Sheridan conn
ty were 0. E. Wang of Plenty
wood, Lars Angvick of Reserve
together with County Agent E. G.
Ferguson.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

by powers outside our
selves. The banks are fail
ing. Soon our banks will
fade from existence and
then our money problems
will be more than negative.
The same applies to mon
opolies or trusts. Trust no
trust for no trust will trust
you. Many folks have the
false idea that trusts exist.
Their ignorance is due to
their lack of historical
knowledge. The Sherman
antitrust law states, and
states in clear terms that
trusts are not to be trusted
and therefore shall not ex-
list. This law was, is, and
will be. Leave well enough
alone. The nation h a
enough troubles without
troubling about more trou.
bic.
-Babbling Booblidge.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21


"Why should 1 worry about loss
OF credits" he boasted at San
Quentin. II put Tom Mooney in
his place." And Peppa walked out
OF prison after serving less than
years of a 1 to 10 sentence.
1T isn't the governor, nor the
warden, who keep me in" declar-
ed Tom. tits the interests: Mar
ket st. Railroad, Pacific Gas &
Electric, the crowd that runs San
francisco and the state. NV case
isn't really political, but it might
beat this guards boss out of his
job"
Holohan may lose his sinecure
at San Quentin when San Francis
cos mayor, James Rolph, stems in
to Gov. Young's chair. The Moo
neX case generally is conceded IN
have defeated Young as it has
each of his predecessors since 1916
The warden gets $4,000 a wear
salary, a big white residence on
the hill with $3.50 monthly r11nnino
expense for it, six convict servants
within and more for the garden
two cows for personal use $50 .
week for entertaining the prison
BOARD meetings, and all that comes
from those who can afford soft
jobs in the Big House.
Newspaper stories on his recant
prosecutions brought this inter
viewer his chance to see Moonev
Inc Mooney Molders Defense Con1
mlttee gave out facts and the war.
den answered newspaper Queries
WIN blast of profanity and fouI
lnslnuations. Mooney and The de-
tense secretary "spend too mncb
time holding hands," roared tbe
warden, though he knew well +bat
a guard jumps down at once when ttls'
there IS the slightest move from,
prisoner or visitor to touch fba
top of the wooden barrier d;v;d; Sne
the table between them -iis
A boycott of California nrodro+s
Tom urged, would help him tows~1
freedom. Labor's action i Tosa,a
hope. n IS Ioms
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
DEBENTURE PLAN.
WRINKLING BROWS.
OF u. S. SENATORS

Washington, Nov. 90 With
considerable agitation in progress
forr evival of the export debenture
plan of farm relief, the senate ag-
riculture committee plans to de-
eide before congress reassembles
whether or not to sponsor new
legislation.
Secretary Hyde, Chairman Leg
ge of the farm board and the
presidents of three national farm
organizations have been asked to
meet with the committee. Out OF
their informal discussions is ex-
pected to come decisive action In
the senate, either in favor of a
further test for the farm market
ing act now in effect or for enact
ment of new legislation.
The extra session talk went on.
Senator Walsh of Montana, assist
ant Democratic leader, came out
yesterday definitely in favor OF
having a spring meeting of the
new congress but opposing any
effort to force it.
There has been some suggestion
that if such a special session were
necessary the Republicans should
throw the burden of organizing
the senate on the Democrats. This
was quickly scoffed at both by
regulars and Independents. in Re-
publican ranks, however. Senator
Reed of Pennsylvania said it woulC
be "baby act"
Senators and representatives are
discussing unemployment legisla
ton also but are holding plans ii
allegiance pending announcement
of the administration program.
The 3 farm organizations pres
idents who have been invited b!
Chairman McNary of the senate
agriculture committee, to attend
the meeting Monday are L. ]. Ia
Der of the National Grange; c. E
Huff of the Farmers Union anC
S. H. Thompson of the American
Farm Bureau federation. Th'
meeting will be informal, McNar,
informed them, and will be held il
executive session. Their views, a
well as those OF. Hyde and Legge
on the merits of the Legislation
now in force, their programs TO
the coming year and their recon
mendations, are to be sought.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
LATER
WICKERSHAM GROUP IS
AGAINST REPEAL OF 18th
AMENDMENT OR 40 BEER

Washington, Nov. 16.-A de-
cision against recommending re-
peal of the 18th amendment had
been reached today by President
Hoover's law enforcement COM
mission, and the actual writing of
its prohibition report was nearer
than at any time during the past
II months.
Although final decision on the
recommendations to be included
was described as still in the offing,
some general agreement has been
reached, and not only repeal but A
per cent beer or any resuest for a
national prohibition referendum
were authoritatively reported out
of the picture.
Meanwhile, those charged with
the enforcement of prohibition
it now stands were busy on figures
to be presented to the house ap-
preparations committee, including
among other things the cost of adj
ding 500 additional men to the en-
forcement personnel.
After a conference late yester-
day, both Prohibition Director
Amos w. w. Woodcock and Attor-
ney General Mitchell today pored
over their estimate of future costs.
At the same time, however, Rep
resentative Burns, democrat, Ten
nessee, who has supported every
prohibition enforcement measure
voted by congress in. the past dec
ade, made a statement that he
would reserve a decision on the
present addition of 500 dry work
ers, he asserted he did not feel
there had been ga deep yearning to
enforce prohibition"
In discussing his views toward
the present prohibition situation,
Representative Byrns, the ranking
minority member of the house, as
serted that so far he felt "the re-
suits of efforts to enforce the dry
law have been nothing about which
we could boast"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

many legs you could break in u.
years working eight hours a A..
******%*&& ~"
Just ran into another su;.;a.
Same old story. Bride desDOnSs".
because husband was uenmpI0vas
drank poison. But away v;,S
such gruesOme things. Kin N
suicides caused by despOndeus.
from unemployment. That i I;l
them in the press. Get ont ~
old saxaphOne and bIare for nm.
perity. Are we dOwnheartsJ,,
No! A loud Rotation GNois
With warm clothing and full beI.
lies we grit our teeth, prOtruJ.
our jaws. square our shouIdsrs
and declare that we will solve tbis
unemployment problem even n =
the last iObless worker died \
the attempt. And even if tbs,
die have we not plenty of autS
matte machinery to take thsi,
places?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

Continued from page one)
this United States of America
returns or property of the nation.
or property of the nation.
The 1880 census indicate 1922
100000 people. 8 per cent EQUALS
100000 people who own IS per
cent of the nation. and the rest of
the people, 118, 100000. own the
remaining Is per cent of the pro
perty in the realm. Gaining at the
rate of 8 per cent yearly, the g.
100000 will have all that's left
in 5 years, and then the 11S,44O,-
900 will have absolutely nothing
left.
49, 49,
Now that's something to put in
to your pipe: you can puff on that
for some time. It may smoke an
idea into your head.
Where do you classify? Are Won
one of the 3,660,00O or one of the
lis, 444,0OO? If you have $4,000
in property today, how long will
it be before the per cent gets
yours too? If you can't answer.
ask Sen. John Schnitzler of Froid.
who can make money raising
wheat at so cents per bushel-he
is a wizard at figures.
There never was time in the
history of the world, when there
was the mass poverty that exists
TODAY. and which grows worse ev-
cry day and win continue to do
so.
And did you ever think of the
economic loss involved in unem-
plovment? Figure it outi There
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

fore the commission brought back
rumors that the members might
have a hand in his hurried recall
from San Francisco. Woodcock
himself would not say, nor would
he discuss what he had laid before
the commission.
The attorney general, in discuss
ing the situation brought about by
a California concerns campaign to
sell grape concentrate, said the de-
partment of Justices attitude to-
ward the use of fermentable fruit
juices in the home had changed
mot an iota" since 1926.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

Taxpayers Association.-Butte Daily
Post.
Rids have been received for grad
ing 1887 miles of Miles City-Broad-
us Road in Custer County.
white Sulphur Springs-235 cars
of livestock shipped from here to
recent date this year.
RiIlings-The Midland Credit Co.
of Billings has increased its capital
izafion from $4,000 to 100000.
Malta-The Corpus Christi Catho-
lie church building is being repaired
and renovated.
Deer Lodge-Blackfoot Sheep Co.
of Deer Lodge, capitalized at $4,000,
has filed articles of Incorporation.
Surface oiling operations on Butte
Dillon highway will be continued
next spring.
Culbertson-The Continental Oil
Co. has purchased the Council oil
station from Charles Council.