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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
FASHION PLATE" KREMER MAY FIGHT
BONE Dry WALSH in DEM. PRIMARIES

would pop up, toO-Mr. Walsh's
votes on the oil and sugar tariffs,
for example-but the paramount
bone Of contention would be pro-
hibitiOn.
Friends of the national commit
teeman intimate he would be a
willing candidate if a strong move
ment against Mr.. Walsh material
lied. Presumably, he is biding his
time waiting to see which way the
political wind blows.
Dry Against Wet
Mr.. Walsh is an ardent dry, rep
resenting a reputedly wet state.
Mr.. Kremer is just as ardent a
wet. Both men are high in ma
tional Democratic councils. The
senior senator has represented
Montana at Washington for II
years and is completing his third
term. Although Mr.. Kremer has
never been a public officeholder,
he is one of the comtry's leading
Bourbons. With the expiration OF
his present term,- he will have
served "a years-six terms-as 9
! Democratic National committee.
man from Montana. Only Norman
u CONTINUED on page Eighty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
UNION LIVESTOCK COMMISSION
HAS ENJOYED PHENOMENAL GROWTH

said Livestock commission house
under the management of board
of directors containing a represen-
tation in proportion to shipments
contributed by each state.
Fleeced By Packers
The progress made by the Union
Livestock Commission Company at
South st. Paul clearly indicates
that the cooperative marketing
volume has materially increased
despite a decline in receipts at the
stockyards. The decrease in re-
ceipts is not because farmers have
raised less livestock, but because
they have been selling directly tc
the packer who does not pay as
high a price to the farmer in the
country as he would at the yards
| So long as the farmer as an indi
vidual continues to patronize thu
hacker. then so much longer wil
! he receive an inadequate price TO
his produce.
Control of Volume
Livestock prices will never b
stabilized until the producers hav
bandad themselves together an
bnilt up a representative sales OF
ran;uation that has control of vo
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st. Paul, Mimi, April Sec
ond only to the Farmers Union
Terminal Association (grain de-
partment) in Importance among
Farmers Union activities, the Far
mers Union Livestock Commission
Company has enjoyed phenom..
email growth since the 10th OF
May, 1922, when it was bought
from the Equity Cooperative Elk
change by the Farmers Union. IN
its few years of existence, 1t mas
jumped from six tn to second place
in the volume of business handled
at the South Saint Paul stock
yards, and in attaining that growth
| it has not injured any other Co
operative marketing association
More than 500 of the llvestocE
handled by the Union at South
st. Paul comes from North Dako-
ia. The Livestock Commission 90
is also under the supervision OF
the state board of directors o.
North Dakota, until such time al
the states of Montana, Minnesot;
and Wisconsin shall have perfect
ed state organizations, and form
: ed cooperative associations ate
which time they will jointly tax
over the business properties o
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04

and corruption and hypocrisy
The Maryland wet was
replying to Senator Brook
hart, republican, Iowa, a
dry, who had warned Tyd-
ings that his former col
league, Senator Bruce, dem.
ocrat, Maryland, had been
retired to private life at the
last election, after making
wet speeches.
eff l can pay that price to rem
der some slight service to my
country" Tydings declared, cat
least l will not be running with
the crowd just to get reelected"
Debunking Prohibition
The Maryland wet and the Iowa
dry had been exchanging pointed
remarks for more than an hour
in the first prohibition debate ir
the senate in weeks, after Tydings
undertook-with displays of Sc
ries of charts bearing tables Of
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
Campaign to Purify Plentywood Shown to Be Farce AS
County Attorney Withdraws Charge Against FishbeCk
Who Was AS Guilty AS "Ng" Collins.

Dolores Pickett and Lucille
Wright. Testimony at the trial
showed that Fishbeck and Palubic-
XII met Collins in the City Cafe
and asked him to drive them to
his ranch. Shortly after their ar
rival there a fight took place be
tween the Garneau girl and Fish
beck and the party broke up.
The Ranch Escapade.
About a week later, one of the
girls while at school boasting of
her adventures, included the chick
en- ranch escapade among them.
Somebody brought the story to
the teacher, who naturally got in
dignant over such conduct on the
part Of her youthful charge. Oscar
Collins then got wind of the mat
ter. The man-hunt was on.
The three girls were taken in
hand by the county attorney, who
seemed TO get quite a "kick" out
of quizzing them. Almost every
evening for a week the girls, &C
companied by their parents, cOulC
be seen trotting to Bakewells of
. flee where the county attorney
wormed out of them all the init
! mate details alleged to have tax
en- place at the ranch. One of tn
: girls, Lucille Wright, refused t.
) give any testimony declaring tina
q she was no "stooipigeon."
They Talked Like Transfers.
1t is reported that the girl
: were threatened with a reforr
school unless they came acros
}. with the required testimony. Ur
z, less they testified as requested b
s the county attorney they woul
s constitute a moral menace to tn
t other girls going to high schoo
e but If they did the right thing b
IS "Barnum" Blackwell, the circr
ID man, they would be as pure as tt
10 driven snow. They came acrol
u alright and testified like traine
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nv the limited Pressl

Political interest in Montana is
focused today on the important
figure of J. Bruce Kremer, prom
inent Butte lawyer and veteran
Democratic national committee
man.
Boiled down to cold words, close
observers are asking themselves
this question: evil Mr.. Kremer
oppose Senator Thomas J. Walsh
for the Democratic senatorial NOM
nation in the forthcoming prim-
aries ?"
Eastern papers take Mr.. Krem-
er's candidacy for granted. Sever(
al have announced it and others
predict it. Montana's political
seers, however, await some def
mite commitment from the Butte
attorney.
If Fedora Takes Air
If Mr.. Kremer's hat sails into
the ring, party leaders predict one
of the most interesting Democrat
| ic primaries Montana has witness
ed in many years. 1t would be
contest between two natiOnall.
| known Democrats and, in all pro
liability, would revolve around tn
prohibition question. Other issue
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BakewelPs HippodrOme Ends

seals on the witness stand tho
much of their testimony is I'M
printable. We do not know wheth-
er the colorful language they used
can be attributed to the county
attorneys tutelage.
"Nig" Collins was first arrested
on a charge of giving liquor to
minors. Then came the arrest of
Fishbeck on the same charge.
Stanley Palubick seems to bear a
charmed life; he was not molested
Deputy County Attorney Hugh
Marion of Wolf Point arrived here
and it is reported that he used his
K. of C. influence to save Palu
bicki.
To "Get" Producers News.
Next came the arrest of Collins
Continued on Page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
AGED MEDICINE
LAKE MAN DIES

Benjamin Abraham Macarthur
died Wednesday of this week at
the Sheridan Memorial hospital,
following an illness of several
years with Brights disease. He
was 70 years of age.
The deceased came to Sheridan
county in February, 1912, and
took up a homestead Ia miles
northeast of Medicine Lake, where
he still resided at the time of his
passing.
He leaves to mourn his passing
three sons, Reuben, Marion and
Lawrence and three daughters,
Mrs. Eta Paulson of Medicine
Lake, Mrs. Della Robinson Of
Medicine Lake and Mrs. Nina
Howard of Stillwell, Ill.
! The funeral will be held Satur-
day at the family home with Rev
Stowen presiding and Morticianl
Fulkerson & Nelson in charge
Burial will be In the Eden GENE
terry at Medicine Lake.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
QUESTIONS ASKED.
In UNITED STATES
CENSUS FOR 1890

The questions to be asked by
the enumeration in the 1880 census
of population, as announced today
by William M. Steuart, Director,
Bureau of the Census, are as fol
lows:
1. Relationship to head o f
family, including a statement as
to the home-malxer in each family.
q. Whether home is owned or
rented.
8. Value of home, if owned, or
monthly rental, if rented.
A. Radio set? ("Yes" or "No.O
6. Sex.
7. Color or race.
8. Age at last birthday.
9. Marital condition.
10. Age at first marriage. (For
married persons only.)
II. Attended school or college
any time since Sept. 1, 1929 ("Yes
or "No.")
IL. Whether able to read and
write, ("Yes" or "No").
10. Place of birth of person.
Estate or country
IA. Place of birth of PERSONS
father. Estate or country
Is. Place of birth of persons
mother. Estate or country
16. Mother tongue of each for
eign-born person.
II. Year of immigration to Thu
United States. (For foreign bor1
only
IS. Whether naturalized. Go
foreign born only
10. Whether able to speak Eng
lish. (For foreign born only
20. Occupation of each gainfu
worker.
81. Industry in which employ
= ed.
o %. Whether employer, en-
l. ployee, or working on own a,
/ count.
ID %. Whether actually at wor
" (For each person usually emplo.
ed but returned as not at wOr
I'd additional information will be S
to cured on a special umemploymel
of schedule)
e. "a. Whether a veteran of Il
a United States military or nav
a. forces and for each veteran,
sn what war or expedition he serve
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
JASON COOK FALLS
And BREAKS NECK

Last Tuesday, while engaged in
a friendly scuffle with Robert
Clark, Jason Cook, A, fell and
broke his neck, death being instan-
taneous.
1t seems that Robert Clark and
a companion visited the Cook
home on the fateful day and after
doing the chores for Mr.. Cook,
went into the house and were jol-
living Mr.. Cook, who playfully
grabbed young Clark to carry him
out. In doing this, the unfortun-
ate man slipped and fell, striking
his head in such a way as TO
break his neck. The fact that he
was already a cripple no doubt
helped to cause the accident as
he could not assist himself from a
terrific fall as his feet slipped
from under him. The boys were
horror stricken and rushed to the
authorities and gave them the
facts, which absolved Clark from
any blame in the matter, and thu
grief of the young lad over thu
unfortunate accident was pitiful.
Jason Adam Cook was an oil
timer in Sheridan county. He wa
born February 18th, 1886 at Mont
ford, Wisconsin. He never mar
ried.
He leaves to mourn his passing
a full brother, Jess Cook of tn
Welliver country, two full sisters
' Mrs. Joe Whitish and Mrs. Artf
ur Stetch; three half brother
Ben, Ira and Frank Cook and tw
= half sisters, Mrs. John Whitis
" and Mrs. VIM. Wilson.
+" Funeral services were held
Antelope, Rev. Jasper of Plent
wood officiating and burial w
> in the Antelope cemetery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
DEADLINES
BY United Press Special Wire 60
The Producers News.

Tulsa, Okla, April 3.-Captain
Hawks took off today on trans
continental lowed glider flight.
ANNA
Chicago, Ill, April 3.-Drought
in Southwest caused rise in wheat
price from 21a to A 7-a cents.
mn.
New York, April 3.-Dearborn,
Michigan, Ford's home town, vot-
ed three to one against prohibit
ton in the Literary Digest's wet
dry poll.
Buffalo, New York, April g.
Lila Jonerson, Indian accused of
numbering Clothilda Marsh, wife
of a prominent artist, pleaded
guilty to second degree murder to-
day.
nm.
Washington, d. c., April g.
Alexander Legge, chairman Of the
Federal Farm Board, announced
today that an investigation was
started into alleged irregularities
of co-operatives in handling Farm
Board funds.
mn.
Minneapolis, April 3. John
Coulter, Farm Board representa-
tive, said prosperity was assured
Northwestern farmers if they
adopt organized cooperative rep
resentative. Montana, Dakotas,
and Minnesota farmers must pre-
vent SURPRISES he said, advocat-
ing two million acre wheat slash.
lililii
washington, d. c., April 3.-The
Senate Committee today favor
ably reported two Wagner unem-
ployment bills. They provide fol-
an unemployment statistical re-
lief bureau and a long range sys-
tenn of public construction.
iiiiiii
Paris, April 3.-Mrs. J. Brown
owner of a rich mine at Steadvi1le
Colorado, signed a contract will
Montana-Arizona interests giving
operating rights.
NINA
Washington, d. c., April 3.-Un
employment delegation leader.
plan back to farm colony pro
jects. Virginia farmers plan col
ony for unemployed, offering SOC
of crop on cleared land and on
hundred per cent on uncleare
land.
!li!l!l
Washington, d. Co. April g.
Hoover today made several good
will telephone calls to the pres.
dents of Chile and Uruguay, mat
gurating service.
!li!l!I
San Francisco, April 3.-Fathe
Thomas Burke, a Catholic prizes
today declared that prohibition
tyranny, that social progress
based on voluntary and not CON
pu1sory action.
!li!ilT
philadelphia, April 3.-Ten pc
sons were killed and over eight
injured in fireworks explosion ;
the Penn Fire Works Company t.
day. The blast was heard Il
thirty miles. The plant W;
blown into smithereens. Person
half a mile distant were knock'
flat. Windows were broken =
miles around. A fire followed t.
explosion. Citizens believed bla
was an earthquake.
!!tilll
Los Angeles, April 3.-Unide
titled robber killed on bu
street corner here today in a ru
night fight with cops following
robbery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
CHARLES JOHNSON
TO REPRESENT To-
CAL H. S. AT POPLAR

Poplar, April 2.-Charles John
son will represent the Plentywood
high school at Poplar Friday ev-
ening, April 4th, in the district
elimination of the national ora
torical contest, sponsored in Mon
tana by the Great Falls Tribune.
Nine schools are scheduled to
compete.
The district contest is in charge
of Frank N. Mitchell, superintend-
ent of schools at Poplar. The
program will be held in the audi
forum of the Presbyterian church,
the largest hall available. There
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04

County Attorney Grant Bake
wells political hippodrOme, the
special term of court, came to an
end last Saturday when DR.. E. B.
Martin, vendor Of patent medi-
cines was found guilty of practic-
ing medicine without a license. On
the following Monday, Judge Paul
handed Martin the minimum sent
ence of 80 days in Jail and $3.50
fine, suspended the Jail sentence
and granting a stay of execution
of 90 days in which to pay the
fine.
Charles Huebner pleaded guilty
to a charge of selling liquor to
minors and was sentenced to serve
one year. The sentence was re-
duced to 20 days in the county jail
provided he leaves Sheridan Coun-
ty when he is released.
Under the Big Tent
The big show was the trial Of
"Nig" Collins, who with Franz
Fishbeck was charged with an at
tempt to rape a minor. From thu
beginning it appeared quite plain
ly that Blackwell was out to &c
) Collins, not because the county at
torney hitherto has shown nue.
E alacrity in purifying Plentywooc
2 but because he wanted something
) that would give him an excuse t
: run for re-election-his term /
e office being marked by no spec
tacular triumphs in establishin
! right and justice in Sheridan cour
e ty.
Il Aided by Oscar Collins, Lard
r Olson, Burley Bowler of Scobe.
Harry Polk of Havre and point
east, and others, Blackwell saw h
'e opportunity in the party held
re the Collins ranch about a mi
ID outside of town. This party W;
r arranged by Stanley Palubicd al
l. Frank Fishbeck and the girls wi
participated are Eugene Garnea
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
Lard Shakes When
He Sis h ts Shirtliff

Herbert Shirtliff is not a big :
man and he is no youth but it :
is reported that Lard S. Olson :
quickens his step whenever he
catches sight of Herbert. Be-
lieve it or not, but Lard can =
= see behind as well as in front.
On his way from court one ev-
ening with a friend during the
= Collins trial, Shirtliff was ex-
x pressing the opinion that a
mans past record or reputa-
= ton should have no bearing
on a particular charge made
= against him. His friend
i agreed. Shirtliff then heard
< a queer noise like a bagfull
< of sheep-guts being kicked
around the street. Lard S.
4 Olson shimmied up. He over
heard the conversation. He
did not like Shirtliff's ideas.
He did not like Shirtliff, be-
cause the latter walked into
Lard's office recently and i'm
plored him not to send the
Bladder" to him any more.
Lard said, "You are nothing
but an old granny anyhow"
81 may be an old granny, but
l don't care to take it from
you," replied Shirtliff, adopt
ing a belligerent pose. With
belly shaking like an animat-
ed quagmire and buttocks do
ing Hula Hula, Lard puffed
down the street like an ele-
plant on a rampage. He has
4 been seen around the streets a
couple of times since but not
when ShiEtliff was visible.
x X
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No Blanks Yet Received for
Seed Loan Distribution
By E. G. FERGUSON

No information or applica-
ton blanks have been received
in this county for distributing
the funds made available by
= the Federal Government for
= seed purposes. However, all
county agents in northeastern
= Montana have been called to
= BainvilDe on Friday, April A,
to meet with Mr.. o. S. Fisher
of the Federal Department,
who is in charge of the office
at Grand Forks. North DakO-
ia, through which the seed
Loan fund will be handled. At
the meeting on April a, Mr..
Fisher will notify the county
agents as to what methods
will be used in distributing
application blanks anil give
the detailed information in re-
gard to the Federal Seed
Loan. County Agent Fergu-
son expects that the applica-
blanks will arrive for this
county some time the fore
part of next week, and he
plans on distributing these
blanks to the different banks
so that the farmers can have
= quick access to same. All
farmers who are in need of
seed are requested to locate
their seed supply before Their
loan has been approved in or
der that it will prevent m
= necessary delay. Farmers wh'
have seed wheat, flax, barrie!
and oats are requested to no
tify County Agent Ferguson
as to the amount of seed the,
have for sale, the variety o
e same and price per bushel,
q
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
Mayor Precipitates
Row At Commercial
Club Meeting, Monday

! Mayor ]. c. Storkan precipitat-
y N. 4 lively row at the Commercial
i i.rU last Monday night when he
g, .i., a speech in which he
h. .'. ny. That he saved money for
Dy.er'' wv curing his administration.
B.,1 HAM, persons suddenly and SIM
M i" ny disagreed with him,
T., 'ae mayor and doctor in dis
M. a a5 his evidence on the
roS ana departed in high dud-
AN ~ m meeting !. progressed peace
a N M J Is. nrst question being tax
IL y s,. Oelng a proposal to enlarge
IVA , ofs committee to seven.
n o o5IIIiiCers Of the committee who
ap I5o oi,g to attend every meet
Son. '.ng without voice or vote
Va, AWE Mere !. Of the opinion that 4
is9s 0 ny, fair that thew I sboul !
poStio Uo'a' There was some ON ON
aat tt,,n % the proposal and t II,
ne. 'S - was laid over until till t II,
Coo s;;9eral meeting. Wv
esSrsslooeer dissatisfaction wa
ast I5ysied q, with Mayor 'I Storks WA
lacty' . y doing things in his s'' ca
| SN' n T.S cAlef executive of tn
| has M Nobody suggested II that n 4
bis p Ss me best of intentions s' b n
ant S0' 'on Of transactingE. im M ri
With SS HI without e e rPGI
feeling. associates has caused il Il
! Diesel e elaSOr recently purchased
! . LIGHT y Na as part Of his s chez
/ ANYBODY o H. did not consult AGRa'e mit
/ he engine ~! !. went and purcbs @a,
/ leas are l' y, Of $500. M IA = 80 80
ia wssts u the opinion that t5at y n
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
TWO PAUL REVERES"
ON FLYING TRIP THRU
THE WHEAT SECTIONS

What Is Worrying Hundreds of Thousands of Farmers Is
Where the Money Is Coming From to Buy Seed. Un-
less They Get Relief Their Land Will Be Given to the
Coyotes If the United States Farmers Curtai Acre
age What Is Stop the Grain Growers of the Rest of
the World from Increasing Theirs? Anyhow it looks
Like the Poor Farmer Is In for Few More Years of
Hoover Prosperity.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04

Chicago ILL.,, April This dispatch is written
April Fools day but the coincidence has significance
Be that it may record the fact that Paul Re-
veres of the Farm Board just saddled their seeds and
started thru 100000 of the richest
wheat land in the United States warning the farmers
curtain the sowing of wheat this spring lest disaster
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
Sen. Tydings, Fearing Political
Death, Casts Hooks Into Drys

With the Galleries Appaudng Scion Cites Figures on
Arrests for Drunkenness, Deaths from Alcoholism,
and the Estimated Amounts of Consumption of Bev-
erage Spirits Government Losing $343 600, 900 An
nually In Taxes and Spending 900 Year In
Prohibition Enforcement.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04

Washington, April l.-Warned of defeat for his at
tacks the dry law, Senator Tydngs democrat Mary
land applauded enthusiastically from the galleries in
the senate today he shouted he would continue to fight
cause which is simply dragging the United States and
all its traditions and philosophy down into mire of crime
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should overtake them.
The two horsemen are
DIR. John L. Coulter, chief
economist of the tariff COM
mission and James Howard,
federal farm board represen-
tative.
Farmers are ready to
start planting and unless
they heed the warning now
it will be too late later on,
warn the flying duo of the
Farm Board. The farmers
will start planting soon but many
Continued on Last Page)