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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
BATTLE OF GASOLINE RACES In BUTTE
SUGGESTION TO SELL GAS AT COST

lie enterprise are now being sought
and articles of incorporation were
applied for the other day.
These five prominent and deter
mined men include Mr.. Rowe, Fred
Holbrook, Daniel Holbrook, Fred
Gamer and Paul A. Cow. When
their report was repudiated by the
chamber electorate they did not
conceal their disappointment.
Latest developments in the stu
alton is the renewed interest of
the chamber in the gasoline situa-
ton. A new committee has been
appointed replacing Mr.. Rowe and
his cohorts, the chamber director
ate has formally approved the OBJ
iective of the Community Mutual
Gasoline company and has again
uttered strong words against what
it holds to be exceptionally high
gasoline prices.
If the public fails to react fav-
orablv or is simply apathetic to-
wards the efforts of Mr.. Rowe and
his four co-workers, the campaign
for price reduction will quickly
die. However, if there is a large
and continuous patronage of the
Community Mutual Gasoline fill
imp station, close observers believt
that the oil companies win come
down several cents-it has beer
figured that a one-cent reduction
would save Silver Bow county mot
orists $4,000 annually.
In the meantime, the entir
state has watched the gasoline wa
developments with great interest
whether or not other communitie
and their civic agencies contem
n Mat action similar to that of tn
R,tte chamber. is not known. Blu
certain it is that the controvers
has aroused widespread interes
throughout Montana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13

two candidates for county
commissioner, in the per-
sons of Henry Haven, well
known farmer of the Coal
ridge precinct, and Christ
Jensen, cattle buyer and
farmer of the Westby coun-
try. Besides these, George Pierce
has filed on the republican ticket
for Justice of the Peace of the
Plentywood Judicial District. and
Lawrence Olson for precinct COM
mitteeman of precinct 10, ward 1,
of Plentywood.
From the rumors afloat it APP
pears that there will be many
more republicans filed by Satur-
day: candidates for sheriff, for
county treasurer and assessor.
There may be another candidate
on that ticket for county surveyor,
and several more for county COM
missioner. 1t is reported that
Harry Loucks of Redstone will file
for sheriff, and ---.....-.-.....Lipscomb
of Dagmar will file for assessor,
and George Wheeler of Plenty
wood for county treasurer. In
fact, tho this is a democratic year
the woods seems to be full of re-
publican candidates, and the cam
paign for nominations on that tic
ket will be warm and merry one
Democrats in Full Regalia
With the filing of Tom Stout fol
Congress in this district, and the
filling of all the places on the
Democratic ticket for state office
and the anticipated fight between
Judge Galen and Sen. Walsh fol
the Montana toga, the democrats
are coming out of the bush in wal
paint and full regalia, and, be
cause of the seeming disorganiza
ton of the Farmer-Labor forces
the local democrats are filing, 81
it is said, full ticket in the pri
maries, and will contest the re
publicans for the capture of tn,
county government next Novem
Der. While the Producers New
has been unable to get authenti
inside information, yet by tn
grapevine service, it is advises
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13

Butte, Mont, June 11-UP-The
"battle of gasoline" continues.
Where, how or in whose favor it
will finally end is question which
will be decided by the public-and
that public has not had the oppor-
tunity to express itself, to date.
BY way of review, it has been
commended that the 2715 cent price
for gasoline in Butte was discrlm-
native, unfair and eDorbitant. A
committee composed of five men
headed by James Rowe, member
of the state highway commission,
submitted a report advising that
the chamber establish a gasoline
station and sell the product at cost
in order to force the oil companies
to lower their price. In fact, the
committee went so far as to form
ally apply for a councilman1c per-
NIT.
Immediately the cry arose that
''the chamber of commerce must
not enter business" Oil company
interests used this sentiment o
great advantage and the upsno'
of the situation was that tne
chamber board of directors reject
ed the committee recommendation
The committee offered to resign
Instead it was prevailed upon e
remain while the issue was SUD
i mitted to the chamber elecuoral'
which promptly voted down tn
committee recommendation. Dur
ing the chamber campaign, the is
sue was claimed to be "Shall tn
; chamber of commence enter bust
: ness 2"
Then. naturally, the committe
, resigned and Immediately too
: steps 10 form a Community Mu
! tual Gasoline company whlc
i would have no chamber connett
ton. Subscriptions for this pull
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
Political Pot SINNERS Final Filing Day Approaches
PIONEER CITIZEN
DIES SUNDAY NIGHT

John w. Miller of this city died
at the Sheridan Memorial hospital
Sunday evening, June 8, after a
long illness.
The deceased was an old resident
of Sheridan county, having home
steaded near Westby 20 years ago.
He moved with his family to Plen-
tywood about four years ago,
where he has since made his home.
He was born in Chicago and was
married at Darlington, N. D., in
1904, to which union were born
two daughters Helen and Evelyn,
and two sons, Leander and Clair.
He also leaves two brothers, Fred
Miller living east Of Antelope and
Jacob Miller of Brainerd, Mimi,
and four sisters, Dolly Miller of
Owatonna, Mimi, Mrs. Elizabeth
Ludwig of International Falls,
Mimi, Mrs. Mary Pelkey of Fargo,
N. d., and Mrs. Margaret Rem
mels of Drained, who with his wife
and children mourn the passing
of the deceased.
The body was prepared for burial
by the Fulkerson-N Nelson Mortuary
and lie in state at the funeral
home of that firm until Thursday.
The funeral was held Thursday
morning at the Catholic church
with Rev. Father O'Rourke saying
mass and burial was in the Plen-
'tywood Catholic cemetery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
C.L. NC NULTY
PASSES DIVIDE

Cornelius L. McNulty, age 81
died Tuesday, June 10th, after &
lingering illness from Bright.
disease.
The deceased came to Plenty.
wood about two years ago from
Minnesota and made his home with
his sister Catherine and brother
Charles McNulty.
Mr.. McNulty never married anG
leaves brother Chas. McNulty Of
Plentywood, two sisters, Catherine
, McNulty of Plentywood and Mrs
B. D. McAloon of Minneapolis &c
mourn his passing.
The body was taken to the Cath
crime McNulty home to lie in state
after being prepared for burial by
the Fulkerson-Nelson Mortuary
and the funeral was held today
(Friday) at 10 o'clock from the
Catholic church with Rev. o.
Rourke presiding over the cere-
mony. The body was laid to rest
in the Plentywood Catholic GENE
terry.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
EXCITING BOXING
CONTEST PROMISED
FOR 4TH UF JULY

., vhe Of the best boxing cards yet
Orie ~ to the public will be put
q me night of July 4th at 7 .. m.
~ nla'p at the Farmer-Labor Tenn
N, " PlentywOod Athletic Club.
INV ;,e Will be the usual fast pre-
bssr.larles, including three rounds
sWSs ss n, Little Bill McGintv and
Bna al Ole, Guderson, and Young
tSs I 6 Will uphold the dignity Of
esno OSSSalfnldge region against Eu-
eon1,, MllcGInty, from the Antelope
b -, Each of these bouts will
fnsls' afee rounds. The semi.
hts s,s will be viewed with greai
bittss as these will include !
Ns,sh contest between @Pud'
semi is and Ben Holland. The mex
Peterslullla will be between Youn,
Deafy." anu Medicine LAX
E.I ne e main bout is betweon ga,
For f t5s and, and Ben Harrington.
physicians man nan bout, particularly
stalled si u scuppers will be in
Both Of y carry away the blood
hg bn, ah, ~, Pete" drinks notf
would al LIN Olack aIkali-water,s w ~Hic
CONTINUED ordinary n nary man; an
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13

APPEAL TO
PREJUDICE
Your prejudice has been appeal
ed to. False statements and mis-
representations have been made to
you through advertisements in the
newspapers to fill your mind with
absurdities in connection with pro-
posed changes to the law made by
united labor in Montana. The au-
thors of these misrepresentation
act upon the supposition that the
people of this state are a gullible
lot. Since they have fooled them
for years they count upon it that
they can fool them continuously.
MONTANA Law BRUTAL
AND INHUMAN
Montana is known as one of the
six laggard states in it's provisions
| to compensate injured workers. The
fact is that the Montana Workmen's
| Compensation Law is brutal and in
| human-as it was dictated to the
legislature by the Montana corpor-
ations.
| A FEW
! EXAMPLES
AS an illustrations: Suppose q
farmer is having bad luck through
crop failures, and is trying to pay
off a mortgage and moves into the
city to get a job during the winter
months at any occupation other thar
| railroading, that comes under thu
Compensation Act as it exists at the
present time. (Railroad workers
come under the Interstate Commerce
Act.) And the farmers wife like
wise gets a job as janitress, or in {
| store. Should the husband get in
jured he will receive the same com
pensation as a single man because
his wife is earning her own living
regardless of the fact that both ar
working to pay off the mortgage OF
the farm. And should the husband
get killed while the wife was EN-
ployed the widow would not get
cent for compensation. And unde
the law she could not sue the cor
|, poration for damages arising from
her husi.aLd death. All that wrulS
be required of the corporation w"ul;
be box to put hubby's corpse IN
Continued on Last FageJ
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13

With their hands full
coping with the irritating
passive resistance campaign
for which Mahatma Gand-
hi is interned in Yeroda
prison, Poona, Indian gov
eminent officials surveyed
the reported massing of
thousands of Afridis beyond
Khyber pass, on the fringe
of the Northwest frontier.
A nephew of v. j. Patel, form
er assembly president, with nine
others, including Mukund Lalavi-
va, Pandit Malaviya's son, were
sentenced here to six months rig
Orous Imprisonment.
Two Killed
Madras, India, June 1O.-The
Madras Mail reported tonight that
two persons were killed and six
seriously wounded by police who
fired to halt fight between Mos
lens and Hindus at Vellore.
HindOos Are Watching.
The Afghan tribesmen, stuno
by REPEATED bombing raids of Brit
: ish airmen, when some 5000 pro
jectiles were dumped on them in
their mountain retreats, were said
to be swarming like hornets thru
the district and watching the Khy-
Der pass as a cat watches a mouse.
Advices from London indicated
that the third destroyer flotilla
and a Lincolnshire regiment were
on the way. There was hope of
another contingent leaving soon.
How soon actual mobilization In
India would take place is hinged
upon developments in Peshawar.
Tonight India was somnolent
There was an air of suspense
awaiting the report Of Sir JOIN
Simon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
AN APPEAL TO THE FARMER TO SUPPORT
THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT
By JAMES D. GRAHAM

Secretary OF Montana State Federation OF Labor
FARMERS OF MONTANA
You appealed representatives great
interests doing business Montana enjong
tons to the Secretary of State place certain amendments the
WOrmen Compensation Law the ballot be voted the
election the fall In other words the corporations have appealed
help them keep the of the voting
certain amendments to the law of Montana.
The corporation representatives afraid people
whom the law has They that all people
be fooled all the time So they hope to fool enough this time keep
the voting
who have received injuries in their labor produce
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
HORSE STEALING
REPORTED BY RED
STONE FARMER

Medicine Lake.-Milliard Meal
lister, an old time rancher, located
south of Redstone came to Medi-
cine Lake last Friday and report
ed to Sheriff Madsen the loss of a
bunch of horses.
McAllister suspected the horses
had been driven off his ranch by
pe-rties who intended to steal them.
Sheriff Madsen was notified and
ne made a search for the horses,
finding them the next morning.
The horses were returned to Nc
Allister and two young fellows
Bursia and Fallz, were taken intC
custody by the sheriff and are al
present in Jail facing a charge o.
horse stealing.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
Flaxville Drug Store
Loses In Robbery

Robbers entered the drug store
at Flaxville one night the latter
part of last week, taking liquor,
cigarets, cigars, drugs, leather
goods, jewelry and toilet articles.
The loss is estimated at some $500.
The Plentywood sheriff's office
was called in to assist Daniels
county m trying to trace the rob
bers. AS we go to press, no trace
l of the thieves have been reported.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
Avis Lorraine EdgehiII
Died Tuesday Morning

The baby daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Niels w. Edgehill, died Tues
day morning, living only day.
The mother, who is a Plenty
wood girl, being formerly Miss
Lillian Gunderson, is getting along
quite well
The baby was baptized the day
before its death and christened
Avis Lorraine Edghill, Rev. Egge
being in attendance.
The funeral was held Wednes-
day at the Fulkerson-Nelson Chap
ell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgehill, who make
their home at Butte, have the SYM
pathy of all in the loss of their
first child.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
(By the United Press)

Final day for primary filings
has come and gone with its usual
last minute surprises, and today
political battle lines are clearly
drawn for election day, July Is.
Tom Stout's candidacy, of
course, was the biggest surprise.
All those who were supposed to be
in the "Inow" had virtually con-
ceded the election to the incum-
bent. And then, almost at the
last moment, the prominent and
politically powerful Lewistown
publisher announced his candidacy.
Of course, Mr.. Stout and Mr..
Leavitt will not cross political
swords in the primaries; the for
mer is democratic while the latter
is republican. But the contest in
the final heat leading up to gen.
eral election day, November 4th,
will be interesting.
The Lewistown democrat was a
member of the 63rd and 64th con-
gress from Montana's second dis
trict and declined to run for a
third term. His candidacy at this
time was impelled by Senator T..
J. Walsh who, it is understood,
called Mr.. Stout long distance and
prevailed upon him to be candi-
date.
Yes. Mr.. Stout's candidacy is the
big surprise of the primary cam
paign and his race against Con-
gresham Leavitt will be exceeded
in interest only by the Galen-
Walsh political contest.
Here's how they line up for the
primary:
Republican
u. S. Senator
Albert J. Galen Helena
Q. Fl. P. Shelly, Red Lodge
Democratic
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
Degree of Honor Lodge
Annual Picnic June Is

The annual picnic of the mem
bers of the Degree of Honor
Lodge and their families will be
held Sunday, Gathers Day. June
18th, at the DeSilva Park, begin
ming at noon. All members are
requested to bring lunch for the
occasion which is always a very
enjoyable affair.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
MILEAGE And TAX
BOND ISSUES TO
Be ISSUED IN 1880

Refenrendums 33 and "a, which
will be passed on by the voters
this year, are two of the most i'm
portant statutes submitted to the
voters under the referendum. They
are he millage tax and bond issue
acts passed by the 1929 legisla-
ture.
The bond issue measure is IN
tended to give the legislature au-
thority to authorize the issuance
Continued on Page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13

he Sheridan County political pot SINNERS as final fill
ing day, Saturday, June 4th approaches
Quite number o. candidates for nomination on the
republican ticket have filed and that ticket is overbur-
dened with those who would the people of Sheridan
county Since last week, two candidates have filed on
and one has withdrawn from the republican ticket name
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
Democrats to Have
Full Ticket In Field

Jud Matkn Filed Tuesday for Commissioner on Demo-
cratic Tickets j. j. Gunther Rumored AS Jeffersonian
Candidate for County Attorney: N. j. Nelson of Out
look Talked of for State Senator: Gus Riba and j. O.
Johnson for Legislature: John j. Courtney for Sheriff
Many More Republican Candidates Promised By
Saturday, Last Filing Day.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13

Weather conditions have been
excellent for growing grains this
------~l- nth tha- axcention of Thurs
day which brought high winds a
good rain would help, aIthouob
crops are not suffering. g
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13
War Office Dispatches
MoreSOldiers and Ships
Hundreds of Rebels Are Being Sentenced to Jail By the
British. Two Men Killed and Six Were Wounded By
Police Who Fired On innocent Marchers. Afghan
Tribesmen Attack British

Bombay, India, June ll-Encouraged by reports that
the office had dispatched troops and warhps In
da, harassed officials today assumed more optimistic
attitude toward situation the Peshawar district which
was regarded as critical
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
National Safety
Head Is Reckless

Chicago. Dec. 12.-(P)-Prof.
John Jacob Brooke Morgan is a
member of the national safety
commission, the originator of
mental tests for ~autoists, and the
co-author Of strategy of handling
people," but all of this has been
known for some time. The news
Is that he appeared before Judge
Leon Edelman on a charge of
speeding and reckless driving. The
accusation was that he passed Is
other cars on lake shore drive at
so miles an hour.
The professor explained he had
a dinner-speaking engagement
on the subject Everyday Mes
sages Of Successful Men," that he
was late and had to speed up a
bit, but that his car was under
perfect control all the time and
that therefore there was nothing
to the reckless accusation. The
court fined him s. and costs for
speeding.
And" asked the court, did
you reach the dinner in time to
speak?"
"Oh, yes" replied the psyche
logist and co-author of strategy
In handling people"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Glenn Frank Urges
Higher Wage Scale

New York, Dec. 12.-(Ry-A pro-
gram Of higher wages. shorter hours
and lower prices was advocated yes
terday by President Glenn Frank of
the University of Wisconsin as the
remedy for the present depression
which he termed the most serious
economic crisis in United States his
tory"
Contrasting success in accelerating
production with failure to develop
wider distribution Of wealth, he told
the Association of Life Insurance
Presidents "our panicky present is the
result Of u planless past"
I'VE have evolved a machine
economy" he said, that can, II we
will but bring a lar -sighted states
manship to its direction, emancipate
the ace from drudgery. lift the stan
dard of physical we'll being through
out the world. and give mankind at
last leisure in which to cultivate
values that lie beyond economics"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Commanding Officer
OF Fort Bliss, Tex,
Blood Poison Victim

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 12.-R-Salute
guns doomed at intervals yesterday at
Fort Bliss in honor of General George
G. Bardhardt. g.. commanding Of
ficer of the post, who died in q hos
pital last night of blood poisoning.
A round Of golf played last Friday
was believed to have aggravated q toe
infection, causing blood poisoning.
The generals physician sent him to
q hospital Monday evening.
Sergeant Robert w. Whea t o n,
member Of a medical detachment,
supplied blood for transfusions in an
attempt to save the general but they
only prolonged his life until the ar
rival Of his daughter, Mrs. Wilson
Saville, from Houston.
Left are his widow and one daugh-
ter. Mrs. Wilson Saville, Houston,
Tex. and one brother, T. Barndhardt.
Norwood, N. c.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
PR0TECTED
BY news SERVICES,
FRANK MOVES SAYS
President of Associated Press
Explains importance to
Insurance Men

New York, Dec. 12.-P-The value
of the press and life insurance COM
panies in producing an informed ma
ton was set forth to the convention
of life insurance presidents yesterday
by Frank B. Noyes, president of the
Associated Press. :
Saying that In normal times the
press fulfiils its functions of inform
ing, explaining to and exhorting
readers more broadly and more adj
mirably than at any previous period.
Mr.. Noyes proceeded:
THE information regarding what
is going on in the world. on which
most citizens must base their beliefs
and their actions. comes to them in
the overwhelmingly majority of cases
through the columns of their news
papers.
Press Has Responsibility
"A grave responsibility Is thus i'm
posed on the press and its gravity
is recognized broadly by newspaper
men.
To-day. a newspaper may be DEM
ocratic, Republican conservative or
radical In its leanings, but 1t recog-
nizes its obligations to its readers, to
give them, as nearly as may be. q
balanced picture of the worlds news.
generally doing its missionary work
in its editorial columns"
Mr.. Noyes praised the newspapers
of today as vastly better than those
of so years ago.
1.-THE Associated Press" he on
tinued, "exists because of the deter
mination of its members that no
privately owned concern should have
control OF their main news service
which is the lifeblood of their news
papers.
{ Undeliled Service Important
"This determination was and Is
based on our belief that the pros
perity Of Jul newspapers and indeed
the safety Of our Republican institu-
lions is founded on an undefiled
news service.
Granted that an informed nation
is a secured nation, then it Is of the
utmost Importance that the informa-
ton supplied the nation be such as
results in a truthfully-informe6
people, and I assert that from the
Associated Press. the Canadian Press,
and. from the competing organiza-
tions the people Of this continent are
receiving. through the. newspapers a
volume of accurate information re-
garding the happenings. the condi-
tons, the joys. the sorrows Of this
old world of ours such as the world
elsewhere knows nothing Of and u
own people never had before"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Mobile Police New
English Institution

London, Dec. 12.-tF-England is
importing an American institution
and doesn't quite know what to call it.
New road rules, in force Jan. /, will
bring 1000 police on motorcycles and
in cars, besides an additional force
for London alone.
In America, Of course, they are
speed cops, but over here the slang
is quoted and the newspapers have
compromised by referring to the pro-
posed force as Mobile police"
Said Herbert Morrison, the minister
OF transport in q statement Measuring
English motorists:
II have never been in America and
I cannot speak with any authority as
to the practices Of what are known
as speed cops in America, but I have
no wish that u police should act In
a .vindictive o. bullying spirit"
The job Of the Mobile police Is to
aim at getting order, considerateness,
and decent conduct Of the kings
highways.