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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
HIGH PRICES

Our Main Streeters talk eloquently and some
times dolefully about the sorry condition of bust
ness in Plentywood. Because the Producers News
sometimes calls attention to the striking resembl-
ance between Lard S. Olson and an ape they at
tribute their misfortunes TO the Producers News
But we are no more responsible for the business
depression in Plentywood than we are for the town
ape. If the responsibility can be placed at all it
must be shouldered by Main Street.
AS far as high prices are concerned Plentywood
stands in class by itself. Prices are high in
restaurants hotels department stores and in prac-
tically every line of business. The business men
take no cognizance of the fact that the farmers
are being beggared by so cent wheat.
But when it comes to doing something for the
town, leaving some of their profits in the commu-
nifty in which they live, patriotic business men
are not there.
Their attitude towards the farmers is positively
insulting. Instead of advertising and thus helping
TO support the only farmers press in Sheridan
County We lind Main Street business man going
to Wolf Point and belching his wares over the
radio 20 'he farmers of Sheridan County. Wifi
FONT got the dough, but Mo.f Point will mt buy
the goods TINS man has to sell
Boost .entywood Our local business men are
Interested only in taking every nickel the farmer
has. Is /! any wonder that our farmers and work.
ers &c increasingly patronizing montgomery Ward
ard Sears Roebuck? From chose they get :owsr
prices and at least equally good stuff for their
money. From the Pentywood business men they
get nothing but wartime prices and the icy touch
The Producers News had hoped that it would
not be necessary to call those facts to the attention
of its 1000 readers in Sheridan county. We were
of the opinion that the local business men would
be willing to cooperate in helping us 10 bring the
merits of Plentywood to the attention Of not only
the farmers of Sheridan County but of people all
along the Main line who used 10 come here for
recreation.
We are disappointed but not helpless.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
KING JOHN IS DEAD

It is with deep regret that we announce the re-
puted political demise of King John Schnitzler OF
Froid, the monarch of Roosevelt county and Mas
ter of the Republican Votes for the Republican
State Committee. John is dead politically.
The tremendous trimming handed to Gaien by
Walsh in King Johns kingdom of Roosevelt was
a terrible shock to the big shots of the G. .. r.
at Helena His Majesty had been touted as wiz
ard of politics as well as finance and it was really
believed in Helena and even in Washington that
the King was as adept in corraling votes as feec-
ing the farmers.
Whatever led to the Kings downfall 1t is rather
difficult to tell but citizens Of Roosevelt County
attribute the calamity-as far as John is concern
ed-to his uncomfortable desire to rob the farmers
of everything they had. Woe unto the farmer who
got into His Majesty's clutches John squeezed
them until their eyes popped out. So on election
day the serfs of the Flying Kulak went to the polls
and avenged themselves on the Little Father by
voting the Democratic ticket.
1t is reported that John is curtailing his
expenses and dispensing with several Injuries he
was accustomed to in the past John used to have
taste for sound literature during the war when
he was bounded as a ro-German. But we
hear that Johns favorite reading matter is Whiz
Bang and Paris Nights
We repeat: we regret Johns downfall. It Is
ALWAYS a sad and fearful sight to see a monarch
toppled from his throne and the seat of power
which he once occupied with dignity about to be
warmed by another.
The King is dead! Long may he lay!
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

against Mooney in the Billings
hearing can be disproved, Tom
says. He will waive all technical
objections relating to his radical
activities and opinions, he adds,
even though these points have no
direct bearing on the question of
his innocence Of the Preparedness
Day bombing in 1916.
Attorneys Walsh and King ex-
pressed a belief that Gov. Young
might pardon Mooney before leav-
ing office, but this is not seen as
likely as the governor has often
said he would not act before the
supreme court decision on Billings,
which cannot possibly be rendered
until after Young's term expires.
Estelle Smith, the VIGOROUSLY
unreliable witness who testified
against Billings both at his trial
and at the supreme court hearings
last summer, has been arrested on
vagrancy charges in a Chinatown
hotel, together with a white man,
a Chinese and an Indian woman.
She was registered with a man as
his wife and is also suspected of
opium smoking. In her Reputation
of testimony given at the trial she
confessed to using dope.
Estelle is indignant at being
arrested like a common person."
claims to have been framed up and
has obtained the protection of her
old standby, Police Capt. Charles
Goff, who also calls the arrest a
frameup, although he denied the
Mooney-Billings case is a frame
up. He succeeded in releasing Es-
telle from the ordeal of "quaran-
tine the physical examination
given women arrested in raids on
disorderly houses-lbut she is still
in jail without bond.
Chief Justice Waste of the state
supreme court has announced his
advocacy Of a change in the law
to allow retrials Of defendants
where later testimony Is discovered
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
And the Warriors and
the Women Laughed and
Shouted In Derision

New York-FP-Wisdom of the
mentors of capitalism, as culled
by the Outlook" weekly maya
zine:
Sept. 2.-Sec. of Commerce La
mont said that business as a whole
has stopped declining.
Sept. 27.-Asst. Sec. of Com
merce Julius B. Klein saw a good
chance that the country would be
out of the depression by the end
of October.
Oct. 4.-Julius Barnes said the
drop in commodity prices appeared
to be near its end and business re-
vival could be expected.
Oct. 6.-The stock market took
the worst nose dive in two months.
Oct. Sec. Of Labor Davis pre-
dicted we would soon pass from
this period of depression and en-
ter a new and lasting period of
prosperity. On the same day av-
erage price Of so representative
stocks fell Sc.
Oct. 10.-Chairman Fess of the
Republican national committee de-
clared "our complete recovery
should not be long delayed" On
Oct. IL, stock prices Topped again.
Sec. Lamont has his own bundle
Of economic predictions to look
back upon now. These were col
lected by the New Republic:
Jan. 1.-The nature of the &C.
onomic disposition of the United
States is such that one may con-
fidently predict, for the long run,
a continuance Of prosperity and
Jan. 14.-"Reports to the depart.
ment Of commerce Indicate that
business is in a satisfactory con.
dition."
March As weather condi.
tons moderate we are likely "a
find the country as a whole en-.
Joying its wonted state Of pros.
perity."
May Should present ten.
denotes continue normal, condition,
should be restored within two Of
three months"
sept. 22.-"Business on th,
whole has crossed a marked de
cline and there are some distinc
tive encouraging features"
Sec. Lamont is the expert WIN
has been named by Pres. Hoove,
70 take charge of the unemploy
ment situation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
RESERVE

Last Saturday evening the vigeo
strandskov. Axel Christensen. Wayne
Aasved, Paul Jacobsen and N. J.
Evensen families entertained the on
tire community at progressive
whist and dancing party. About
eeventy-five guests were presenf
Very appropriate prizes were given
70 the winners Of high and Of low
scores. Dancing commenced ahout
11:00 r. NJ. Aage and TnIe cbria-
Jensen. assisted by Henry xvfiiiana
and John Kallak furnished excellent
music. About midnight the guests
were invited 10 the dining rooy,
where an excellent lunch had heen
prepared. Danoing was resumed az
ter lunch ana continued until about
delighted with the evenings enter
fafnmcnt.
church services in the school
houee last Sunday evening were ' veil
attended. Tho new ouartot ,.ea,.,
organized by Mr.. Rice Gang dmr,ng
the services and proved 10 he !
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
DALEVIEW

MIR. Christ Christensen, who spent
the past summer at Gillette. Wyo.,
returned to his home here Thursday
night.
Tom Boyer attended the dance at
Whitehall Saturday night.
Gerald Patterson, Elmer and Ralph
Chaffee. all of Outlook. were over
night visitors at the A. w. Chaffee
home here Saturday night. They
returned to their home at Outlook
Sunday
A few of the people here are get
ting their turkeys ready to be ship
ped to the market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Bantz and
daughter we're shopping in town
Monday night.
Mrs. A. l.. Desonia, who was Wis
iting relatives at Whitehall over the
week end. returned 20 her home here
Monday night.
Jim Desonia from west of here was
shopping in Daleview Monday night.
Fred Torno was an Outlook call
er Tuesday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
COMERTOWN

Ted Nelson from Dooley was In
the village Wednesday.
VIM. Mckay and son Harry are
busy this week, doing carpenter
work. They are making a garage
out of the old pool hall.
Dick Fitzgeralds Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Laverdure
and family spent Friday evening at
Dan McCalls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Torgenson
and Miss Alice Stadstad were Plen-
tywood callers this week. Miss
Standstad attended the teachers
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adoiph Heppner
were Plentywood shoppers Saturday.
A turkey rattle will be held at
the restaurant Saturday afternoon,
November 22nd, in Comertown.
Art Onstad, Christ Tuffie and Ar
mold Hanson arrived at Kalispell all
o. X. but didn't find any work, so
they went on to Seattle. Washing
ton.
out of town Comertown visitors
this week were Francis King. Benny
Carson. Ole BergenbalSken, Pete Wig,
Dick Fitzgerald, Pete Bruvold and
son Ernest, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Nc
Call and family, Oscar F'ransen, Ed
win Torpen, Frank Anderson, Art
sorme. Tom ofthus and son, Adolph
Anderson, Jim King, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Laverdure, Johnnie Laverdure
Eldre Strand.
Word was received that Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Brockley met with a seri-
Gus accident while on their way to
Helena. 1t seems they were driving
pretty fast and struck loose gravel.
Mr.. Brockley was injured i'm such a
way that IL caused paralysis of his
lower limbs. Mrs. Brockley escaped
with minor injuries.
Arnold Hanson and Art Onstad re-
turned home Saturday from Seattle.
They report there was no work TO
be found.
Mildred Toole. who attended
school here for a short time, re-
turned to her home at Outlook Wed
nesday and does not expect to con-
tinue her high school work here.
Mrs. Leo Brady went to Scobey 10
visit a few days.
Dave. the well digger, made a
business trip to Westby Wednesday
The Comertown high school bas-
ket ball team had to postpone their
appointed game with Antelope which
was 20 take place Friday evening,
November 14th.
The A. o. u. w. juvenile lodge
held their meeting Thursday night
New officers were elected. follow
ing which an excellent lunch was
served by the parents Of the Juve-
niles. About is new members were
taken into the order.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
WOLF CREEK

Mr.. and Mrs. e. Il. Sheridan were
Plentywood callers Monday after
noon.
Bill MacDougall was a business
caller in Redstone and Plentywood
Tuesday.
Mrs. McCallister went to Redstone
Monday to spend n few days with
Mrs. John Albers.
/. II. Metzler and Maxwell MacIn-
mes were business callers in Flax
Vile and Scobey Wednesday.
Mrs. Nels Oksendal and children
spent Wednesday afternoon visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Cowan.
Miss Nita Robinson. teacher of
the Phelps school was In Plenty
wood Wednesday and Thursday at
tending the teachers meeting
Mr.. II. Il. French and son willard
were business callers in Plentywood
Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Cromwell and
| family were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Scott Cromwell on Smoke
Creek.
Miss Ada Wort. Home Demonstra-
tion Agent, and Miss Francis Smith,
| foods and nutrition specialist. gave
demonstration and talk on "What
! Shall We Eat" Thursday afternoon
| AT the man lOI Ant As9AAto
Bill MacDougall left Thursday
morning for Canada, where he will
spend the winter visiting with rel
atives.
Hazel and Mabel Marsh were WIS.,
iting with Harriet Cromwell Thurs
day morning.
olive Losing spent Thursday ar
ternoon with Betty Cowan.
The Farmers Union local will put
on a dance and pie social Saturday
November goth. Old Tyne music
Ladies please bring pies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Losing and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs McCallister.
Friday evening, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Cromwell and Mrs Mia Robinson
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Jas
Cowan.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. u. French and
family were visiting with the Chas
Marsh family Sunday
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

Rocbuck and Comma.
S ~binG Of general mcr,b, Circulate
winch among other ,S hands, ia
I Prn',..,; are advertised, '', IS, ire
browning automatic including
winch %.PEa 9 are illustrated and d. Shotgun.
S So%d1,, It is alleged , Hbu'I !,
l n,,.. and illustrates F. ''p any. also
shotgun s g.. which it call, ~ repeating ,t
srn FIELD" and that in ~, n. w'a-
I u of the "Wc,,..u.s ady,r.
Repeating Shotgun" S ToI! Fed
Ward and Company %opr;na,.gon,y
spie ;!,9I the word d P5,@,' CO...
as Western Field BrowniOoSSSs 'as'
that the defendant also o' ad,i... and
an automatic shotgun wS;al .
d d New Wes,.r r"''S ,. 4 I
Browning '. Design" the wo,d r y;
sign" being printed in tyne e' y =. g. !.
as to be almost invisible = 80 small
Deception Charged
The complaint states ,b,, g.,
so-called Western Field ' sa @'
not made or authorized suns ~ 4, a
Browning Arms COMPANY -. ~ 20
the use of the name aB, ]"u ~
IS calculated to and does ren r,.'', =
to the public that such ! ur ',p, ~,
from the plaintiff and Is in, ,o.,
to be and is so unders,o,5' " \. !,
persons to whom the Mon,. :, y
Ward and company ca,,,d,.. ''''i
addressed" >"'''o' ~
! nc complaint against Scar. 3
buck and company is simi',, ,. =
It IS stated that Sears Ra.,e.t !.
company IS advertising ami ~
a gun called the "Ra1r,rp -.
ing shotgun with This d,.r..'.
"A Genuine Browning vo,a /.
Browning design"
Forty distinct types Of f..,..
have been invented ~ N, H..
'ngs. eight Of which were u,.5
} ! the World war
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

music by the Marine Band. The
following two Thursday nights are
given to the Speakers dinner and
the army and navy reception. Fin
ally, on Feb. 16, the officials of
the Treasury, Post Office, Interior,
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
departments will be received. This
period will cover the months Of
worst hunger and cold.
In between these White House
gaities will be packed a program
Of dinners and balls at the British,
French, Italian, Turkish and other
embassies and legations, and din
ners by the local leaders of the
American diplomatic, army and
navy set-all involving big OUTLAWS
Of money for Injuries, and special
activity by the police to guard
jewels, gowns and expensive foods
against theft. Nor is thirst for
embassy stuff" the chief incen-
tive for the scramble which is now
under way for invitations to these
affairs. Hard times create fear in
the privileged group in any coun-
try, and the instinct of the social
~ secure in the American capital
this winter Of deep depression and
growling poverty is to crowd to-
gether, laugh a bit Historically,
and try to forget that 100000
Americans are at the verge of ac-
.ual hunger.
There is, Of course, a sordid &c
onomic side to this "court life" for
he permanent social-privilege
group. Judicial receptions impress
upon the non-judicial guests the
awful majesty Of the bench and
its servants, and bolster up the
courage Of the politicians who de-
fend the Supreme Court in its as.
sumption Of power to nullify the
acts Of Congress. Injunction
Judges are especially pompous or
these occasions, and they 20 home
feeling that they have nailed
down the judge business in a safe
location for one more year. Army
and navy officers, decked out II
gold braid and swords, make a pic
ture calculated to melt the mar
row in the homes of any pacifis-
critic of war. And State Depart
ment feldglings, smooth in talk O
anti-radical tea-tables, seattle
abroad their disdain Of democrac,
with their compliments to the sea
sons crop of heiresses.
Outside. the snow may be driv
. ing, or the rain sluicing down Of
iobless voters, who look In throupl
the strong iron fence. They mere
" look, but the folks inside AR
holding their country together. {"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
Browning Arms Co. Claims Wron- y
Use of Name in Suits Aoa;rs ~igIul
Mail Order Firms Selling ' C''.

The Browning Arms Company
Of Ogden, Utah, inventors Of num-
erous automatic and repeating
firearms, both sporting and mill
tary, including the Browning ma
chine guns, has filed suit in the
United States district court in Salt
Lake against Montgomery Ward
and company and Sears Roebuck
and company, alleging wrongful use
of the name Browning" in adver-
Using and selling automatic and
repeating shotguns.
1t is claimed that both Mont
gomery Ward and company and
Sears Roebuck and company are
now advertising and selling guns
not manufactured by Browning
Arms company, but are misrepre-
senting to the buying public that
the guns are a product of the
Browning company.
Want Profit Returned
II is asserted by the Browning
Arms company that such proce-
dure is capitalizing on the reputa-
ton and standing OF the name
Browning" in the firearms bust
ness, and particularly that built
up by the production and distri-
button of its automatic shotguns
and the Browning company seeks
to have such methods discontinued
and asks for the profit on the sal,
OF such shotguns as have been solo
since the introduction by Scar
Roebuck and company and b,
Montgomery Ward and compan,
Of the alleged deceptive sale
methods.
The complaints point out that III
defendants are mail order house
selling goods at retail to the publ
and operating retail stores through
out the United States. The com
plants state that both Monlgomer
Ward and company and Scar
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

In their favor. As Il Il N. .,
pellate court cannot 20 outside \
trial record in considering ! a.
under appeal-which is the cur ,
the Mooney-Billing situation. \
change can be made now IN d
verdict of the lower court unls,
some error can be found IN q
conduct Of the case or in The r.,
ord.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

Sen. Schnitzler, the Republican National Com
mitteeman, who Sen. Wheeler says helped Pat
Wallace pick Galen as the republican candidate for
United States Senator, seems to have slipped a
trifle November 4th. The Froid precincts, 9 and
10, gave Malsh los votes and Ga1en so; Precinct
II, Froid country, gave Walsh 1870 and Galen 90
Roosevelt county gave Walsh 2010 to Galens 1877.
John don't seem to deliver as he usta
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21

Lewistown-From August 10 oc-
,ooer ~. zS7 cars cattle. az cars
,,,orscs; log cars sheep and six cars
i'1g. snipped over Northern Montana
Glcndiyc - Tho cfe~s-4ari, fc.,.,....
store opened IN briidin~ adtoe,,i,,s
Exchange State bant '''''''s
Colstrip--New high ~ohooi roor,
mas been recently completed.
biilings-The bean crop In this
,oasy VII bring farmers approxi-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-11-21
By LAWRENCE TODD, Federated Press

Observation-Disclosures and
hungry men loiter at street cor
ners opposite the White House
grounds, and in ashamed and con-
fidential tones plead for help to
pay for a meal or a nights lodg-
; ing. Three blocks away from the
big iron gates and the stone posts
of the White House front is the
tenement where an Italian worker,
desperate from months of unem-
ployment, tried TO kill himself and
his wife, the Sunday morning af-
ter election day. 1.-TWO small chill
'dren gave the alarm, and the
couple will survive to face hunger
again. But within the iron fence
there is the shining beauty of the
executive mansion, the security at
tested by smartly-uniformed police
on either side the doorways, and
within the mansion there is lively
preparation for "the most brilliant
social season in years"
Society editors in Washington
seem to sense the -Jeffersonian
atmosphere that surrounds Herbert
Hoover. They bring out from the
Bourbon days of monarchical
France new phrases to flatter the
Master Of the White House-even
in his day Of humiliating repudia-
ton by the voters. They curtain
his windows against the sight of
the unemployed beyond the iron
fence, by ribands Of recitation of
the Importance of dinners, recep-
lions and balls. He reads that the
announcement Of the dates of the
five state dinners and seven recep-
tics to be given by himself and
Mrs. Hoover Is the "most moment
Gus event in Westinghouse social
scheme"
When the court life of the Re.
public is at its best" the society
page informs the unemployed anc
the President alike, there must be
at least these IL White House ev.
ents. On Dec. 2 there will be 3
cabinet dinner; Dec. 4 a diplomat
&c dinner; Dec. IL the judicial re.
ception, and Dec. 10 the Vice Pres
ident's dinner. Next comes tn,
New Years reception, which con
sists in standing in line and shak
ing hands with the President. A
week later the diplomats are en-
tertained at big dinner. Jan. II
the members Of the Senate are Civ
en- reception, Jan. 10 the Su
preme Court justices come to din
ner at the White House, and Jan
% the members of the Hons,
shake Hoover's hand, eat ice cream
and cake, and dance with the wive
and daughters of their friends :
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Try a Producers News Want Al
The Washington times., 1930-05-23
UGLY
IN WORKOUT

ORANGEBURG, N. Y, May %.
After what the scribes reported
as a violent display Of temper,
Jack Sharkey was regarded today
as closely approaching the peak
of training for his fight for the
heavyweight title against Make
Schmeling of Germany on the
New York milk fund card June
12. The Boston sailor boy was so
cross in his workout .eSterday an
almost immediate letup in rigid
training was expected.
Annoyed by remarks of specta-
tors that Johnny Crosse, one of
his sparring mates, might be as
good a man as Sharkey himself,
the irked Bostonian gave Crosse
a severe pummeling, flayed Paul
Cavalier and King Solomon, two
other shock absorbers, and called
it day by whacking his man
ager, Johnny Buckley, a good
clout on the head.
TIL 1 Sharkey punched the
bag viciOusIy, finally smiled
and peace in camp was re-
stored.
The sailor boy displayed some
vicious jabs and left hooks. He
expects to leave probably Sun
day for Boston to rest for two
or three days, resuming training
Tuesday or Wednesday.
ENDICOTT, N. Y, May %
-Cheered by a radiophone talk to
his mother in Berlin, Max Schme-
ling was back at his training
camp today preparing for his
fight with Jack Sharkey. Schn1e-
ling talked to his mother over
a special hookup from Schenec-
tady.
New sparring partners were in
sight for the German. Don Pet
rim, of New Jersey, was expected
to retire today, having several
ring engagements of his own, and
Jack DeMave has announced his
retirement. DeMave, however,
may decide to finish his engage
ment with Schmeling, remaining
until the Germans training is
ended.