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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-01

the meeting has not yet been adj
vised that some one else has been
found to meet Sen. Kane. And no
body will be found for there is not
a supporter of Referendum Meas
ure No. 35 in the state of Montana
who dares to meet Sen. Kane on
the platform in public debate on
the merit sof House Bill No. 45O.
There is not man in the state of
Montana that will meet Frank J.
Edwards, former mayor of Helena,
for many years and candidate for
Governor of Montana on the Bull
Moose ticket in 1912 on the Repub-
ican ticket in 1916 and on the
Farmer-Labor ticket in 1922. There
is not man sponsoring the big
bond issue that dares meet Sen. l..
T. Donovan in support of the Six
Million Dollar Bond Issue which it
is proposed to vote onto the YER
burdened taxpayers next Tuesday.
In debate these men and their
schemes would be exposed. their
fake arguments would be punctur-
ed, and the conspiracy to bring a.
bout a condition forcing the six
million dollar loan upon the prop
erty owners of the state would be
laid bare
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-01
South Dagmar Home Dem
onstration Club Meets

The South Dagmar Home Dem
Club held it's regular
monthly meeting on Friday after
noon, April "a, at the home of Mrs.
Carl Jacoben at which time home
dyeing and coloring was demon
strated by Asst. Home Demon
strator Frances Bellamy.
The regular Home Demonstra-
ton agent, Miss Wort, is in a hos
pital at Billings where she recent
ly underwent an operation.
A very pleasant and instructive
afternoon was enjoyed by all. Ev-
cry member of the club was pres
ent Two guests were also present.
The next meeting will be held
on May % at the home of Mrs.
Hinedahl Madsen. Every member
coming in late will be required to
do a stunt or give some number of
entertainment. So don't let every
one be late.
Club Reporter
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FUNERAL OF THE LATE
MRS. CAROLINE MADILL
WAS LARGELY ATTENDED

The funeral of the late Mrs
Caroline MadiIl took place on Tues
day afternoon from Knox church.
and was largely attended by the
members of LOLA. No. sos, and
the intimate friends of the deceas-
ed. The services at the church
were conducted by Rev. P. Connal,
and at the grave by the officers
of the order. The deceased was
born in the vicinity of Peterbor-
ough, Ontario, and was SO years Of
age. She is survived by her hus-
band and six daughters, Mrs. ].
Nelson, Mrs. Strubeck, Mrs. West
phal and Mrs. Stapleton, all Of
Plentywood, Montana; Mrs. Good
win, of Estevan, Sask., and Gladys
of this city.
A large number of floral pieces
testified to the esteem in which
the deceased was held. In add
ton to those from members of the
family were those from LO.B.A
No. 698, L.O.L. No. 2919, Mr. and
Mrs. Cattle, Mrs. Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. McBain Young, Mrs. Robert
Carson, Mrs. Arnett and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Conkell and Mrs.
Henry Houghtaling.
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burn, Sask., who died at Tribune,
Sask., six years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madill came to the
Raymond country in 1910, accom-
panied by their children, where
they took a homestead and proved
it up and farmed until 1921 when
they sold the homestead and went
to Prince George, B. c., where
they have since resided. The
daughters were married to young
homesteaders in the Raymond ter
ritory before the parents left, ex-
cept Gladys, who was the young
est. They have many friends as
well as relatives in Sheridan coun-
ty who regret to learn of Mrs. Ma
dill's death.
Caroline Madill was SO years old
at the time of her death, being
born at Peterborough, eastern On1
traio, where she grew to young
womanhood and where she was
married to VIM. MadiIl 80 years
ago last August 18th. lacking only
a few months of forty years. The
family in time moved to Weyburn
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NEW PAMPHLET GIVES INFOR-
NATION ON DUMPING" AND
"FORCED LABOR"

Do you know that the Soviet gov
eminent dumped" only one-sixth as
much wheat on world markets last
year as the czarist government did
before the war? That Of the totatl
lumber used in the United States in
1929 less than one-eighth of one per
cent came from Russia? That if the
Soviet Union gave it's exports away
free, they would not materially af-
feet world prices? That forced Ia
bor'' in Soviet lumber camps gets
wages about three times as high as
"free labor under the car? That
forced labor does exist, not in the
Soviet Union. but right here in the
good old" u S. A?
These and many other facts relat-
ing to the entire question of dump
ing and forced labor can be found in
a new pamphlet that has just come
off the press: "Soviet Dumping and
Forced Labor" The pamphlet has
been issued by the Friends of the
Soviet Union. It is divided into
three sections: Soviet Dumping, La
Dor in the Soviet Union, and Forced
Labor Under Capitalism. Each OF
these sections gives vivid and de-
tailed information on these questions
with numerous quotation sfrom au-
thoritative sources. The pamphlet
constitutes the best possible reply
to the entire Soviet dumping" and
forced labor" campaign which tn,
pamphlet shows conclusively i!
merely part of the general prepare
tions for the armed imperialist at
tack on the first workers republic
Soviet Dumping and Forced La
bor' sells for ten cents. 1t may b.
obtained from the Friends of tn
Soviet Union, 80 E. 18th St., New
4 York City, N. Y. Special rates 70
bundle orders.
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has made against the conspiracy to
load these bonds upon the tax
burdened people of Montana. Lieut.
hold served many years in the
Montana senate where he was al
ways a leader.
SEN. LEUTHOLD GLAD SOME
ONE FIGHTS BOND ISSUE
MOTT, 1GoNTETA
Hon. Charles Z. Taylor,
Plentywood, Montana
Dear Sen. Taylor.
am sure glad some one Is mt
ting up q fight against the six
Million Dollar Bond Issue. If we
do not call a halt to some of these
matters this state will be in the
hands Of a receiver before long,
Just like everybody in It.
improvements are OK. but let
us pay for them as we go and not
mortgage the future. I hope the
farmers get out and vote a week
from Tuesday, otherwise we are
licked.
With kind personal regards, am
Yours truly,
]. n. LEUTHoLD.
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HENRY FORD IS
WORST RED"

Chicago FTP Henry Ford has
been called many names. Now he
is a red-one of the worst.
Jacob H. Rubin of Milwaukee,
who calls himself a reformed So
cialist," says so because Ford has
set up a factory in the U. S. S. R.
With a tale of having escaped
"death in a Russian prison IL
years ago" and of returning to
Russia recently in disguise of a
Latvian peasant, Rubin is lectur.
ing Chicago business club lunch
cons on the menace of the Soviet
government.
Said Rubin: Henry Ford has
done more for the industrializa-
tiOn of Soviet Russia than most
leaders of the Russian govern
ment. For a period of five
years Ford has sold his cars to
the Soviet government and now
he is building a great factory to
produce Ford cars in Russia.
''What does it mean? 1t means
that within a short period Sow
let Russia will be able to pro-
duce cars and sell them in Eur
Ope and In Asia cheaper than
Ford could sell them. In other
words Ford has created con-
ditiOn whereby Russia will UNI
dersell him and eventually he
will not be able to export nus
cars outside America.
ssThis holds true with all the
other American industrialists
who are doing business with
Russia"
More gloomy was Rubin in cor
ceding that the Soviet govern
ment is likely to be permanent
"Soviet Russia" said he. evil n
main a permanent institution
the heart of our civilization whetf
er we like it or not. l belieV
communism is growing by Leaf
and bounds all over the world. tn
economic depression is helping"
AS a parting jab of terror at tt
minds of his businessmen listener
. he mourned: "Unles our govern
ment will realize the danger that
threatening the competitive sta
of society and finds some constru
tive plan to eliminate unemplo,
; ment. communism will find a fe
tile field for it's development rig
here in this country of the free.
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Mr.. and Mrs. August Westphal
were visitors at the Charlie Stru-
beck home in Plentywood Sunday.
A party was held at the Cookery
school Saturday evening.
Sam Walkden and daughter Edna
were guests at the Pete Aklestad
home Sunday.
Meta Black of brentwood spent
the week end with Blanche Budke.
Martin Lux of Outlook is staying
at the Fred Budke home while he is
helping Roy Udy put in his place.
Gene Collins and his sister, Vir-
ginia, attended the junior-Senior
prom at Medicine Lake Friday eve
Mrs. F. M. Tooke spent a few days
/ last week. with her children in Out
| look.
William Black and Gene Collins
were in town Tuesday evening". VIM
took his old Ford back with him.
| Mrs. WIn. Cookery of Outlook Wis
| tied Mrs. Joe MCGOWAN Saturday.
Charlie Stewart took Mrs. Emil
Severson to Plentywood Wednesday
for medical attention.
DR.. Storkan and family went thrU
town Sunday. He was going to see
about his small pox patients north
| Of town.
Mrs. D Klakken was operated or
Monday for appendicitis at the Me
mortal hospital in Plentywood. Shit
is recovering nicely.
Mrs. Morstad has received wore
from Rochester that her husband /.
out Of the hospital. She has not beer
informed when he will be able to re
turn home.
Mary Eaton of Dooley is keeping
house for Lewis Budke
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MANY MODERN MEANS FOR
FOR ORGANIZING THE MANY

Modern systems present a
means for the many to organize
Unknown before the days of uni
versal suffrage. Slaves could
not vote. The Paris Commune
could not vote. Twenty years
ago women could not vote.
ORGANIZED MANY COULD
REDEEM MONTANA QUICKLY
Montana could be made the
most prosperous state in the
Union (instead of the most back
ward and lobby ridden) in one
election. But to do it the many
must become "wised up" to
feeling of unity of interests.
PEOPLE MUST COMPREHEND
UNITY OF INTEREST
The railroad worker must rea-
lie that low freight rates mean
more haulage of wheat, more
men employed by railroads. The
farmer must see that full crew
on trains means better market
for butter, meat and eggs and an
opening for the younger sons.
The City tax payer in Butte near
" bankrupt by taxes, must rea-
lie that his concern in making
the railroads, telephone and pow
er concerns pay three times more
taxes is the same as that of the
farmer at Ekalaka. The indie
pendent banker must learn that
he lives on helping and being
helped by the ordinary man, that
if he stands by and sees the
farmer broken on the wheel of
high rates for service and taxa
ton, abnormal because the utili-
ties are Sinking. his own turn is
next. The lawyers and doctors
must Learn that nothing really is
gained by standing in with the
absentee landlords against the
residents OF Montana. The tins
masses. franks. etc. thrown the
professional man are merely
brihes and quite chean ones ia
get him 10 betray the interests Of
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SATURDAY, MAY q
WILL BE- POPPY DAY

Plans for the sale of poppies on
May % by the local American Le-
gion Auxiliary are we'll under way.
Because the poppy is an emblem Of
sacrifice, those who love it are
making every effort to teach the
public all over the country the true
meaning of the flower. The world
In general has forgotten the war.
and if the poppy will, in the seas
on of Memorial Day, make the in
different public remember the sac
rifices which have been made for
it by the men who gave their lives
for their country then, indeed, the
first and greatest mission of the
poppy sale has been fulfilled.
During the past several months
$4,000 peoples have been made in
the veterans hospital at Fort Har-
rison by the disabled men. Five
hundred of this number have been
received in Plentywood by the To-
cal committee TO be sold her on
May %.
The interest and cooperation of
the students in the 9th and 7th
grades of the local school has been
enlisted. This is bein accomplish
ed by a poster contest sponsored
by the American Legion Auxiliary
in these two grades. The posters
are already nearing completion
and will be judged on Friday, May
9th. The first prize offered is 81,
the second so cents and all post
ers will be used for display pur-
poses in the local business houe
to remind the public that they toe
are privileged to pay tribute to the
men who fell and to those who
are still fighting the battle to re-
gain health and strength.
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his neighbors and indirectly his
own in the ballot booths, in Of
flee and in jury service, and sad,
to say, often by shading his tes-
timony In the witness chair.
The State should abolish the
custom of railroads giving half
fare or passes to Clergymen. The
absentee landlords now and then
fling the higher Clergy a large
gift. The ordinary purposes of
the Clergy as a whole would be
far better advanced if the wealth
were distributed in the parishes.
The school folks must realize
that the institutions cannot run
forever on bond issues. The state
owes twelve million dollars now
after nine prosperous years. A.
loose estimate is that by June
list, 1881, there may be ten mill
ion dollars in delinquent taxes.
The recent bond issue rushed
thru by the power company and
merger banks (for their own use
in Helena) will probably furnish
handsome commissions for bond
buyers and not bring par in the
market. IF the farmer in Mon
tana thinks that he is not hurt
in pocket by the presence of le-
gion of cripples. widows and or
phans and paupers in Butte who
have been short changed on the
Worl1men's Compensation, he Is
badly mistaken. The laborer in
the cities is equally a fool not to
realize that destructive taxation
and high rates drive men off the
farms to compete in an over
crowded labor market in town.
MUST BREAK JAW OF
PRIVILEGE
Even the absentee landlords
themselves should see that II
driving everyone out of the State
by Sinking their taxes anC
charging excessive rates they arr
killing the goose that lays tn,
golden eggs but as all histor7
teaches, they learn only by bull
lets or ballots.
Let us adopt the ballot methot
of instructing them.
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a tussle with mumps the past two
Miss winnifred Fogarty spent
Sunday in Williston the guest OF
friends.
Mrs. G. E. Dahlstrom and Miss
Dolores Petersen attended the South
Dagmar Home Demonstration meet
ing at Mrs. Carl Jacobsen's on Fri
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Fredricks and
family Of near Medicine Lake, Mrs.
Gustafson of Canada, Mrs. Herman
Petersen and daughters Dolores and
Ella were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Martin
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. A w. Sorenson Wis
tied on Sunday at Mike Huffs.
Mrs. Clifford Hansen and children
of Reserve and Mrs. Melvin Rong-
stad and children were Sunday after
noon visitors at Alex Patterson's.
Arthur Lipscomb was a business
caller in Medicine Lake on Monday.
He also visited with his brother
Ernest and family.
Rev. Rhode made call at the
Q. r. Brock home on Sunday while
enroute to his pastorate at Westby.
There will be Lutheran services
by Rev. Stowell at Sunny Hill school
on Friday evening, May 1st at o.
clock.
The Dagmar school having an g.
month term closed Friday, April "a
Miss Inga Olsen visited Sunday
evening with Miss Fogarty.
A majority of the housewives Of
this locality are busy making gar
den and praying for rain.
Mrs. Alex Patterson has been OF
the sick list the past week.
The Rev. Rhode will conduct ser
vices at Sunny Hill on Sunday after
noon, May 3rd at three o'clock a
which time a union Sunday schoo
will be organized. Everyone is wei
come. Come and help in the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Bell ant
Maurice visited on Sunday Afternoon
} with Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Patterson.
Joseph, the oldest son of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Ole Wikum is quite i'll at thi
writing with pneumonia.
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Signs Of the Pregnant Times

its investment. Its rates to the
small consumer should be cut IN
half. 1t should pay a million
dollars a year more in taxes until
the bond issues are paid. The
people were triclzed into the last
bond issue largely by the slush
fund of this company. It's heads
were cunning enough to see that
lack of money in the universities
would soon put the intelligentsia
On the scent of what concerns tax.
The intelligentsia can and do
organize when they are hungry.
NORTHERN PACIFIC's REC
ORD FOR INITIATIVE
The Northern Pacific Railway
Company was given of the public
domain an area greater than
Ohio. This belonged to the unor-
ganized many of the United
States. A few organized lobby
lists, crookeder than the corpora
.tion lawyers that have quarters
in our Capitol during legislative
sessions got this land grant from
the peoples representatives in
Congress. The birds of prey that
got it probably never put up a
dollar of their own to build the
road. They mortgaged the land
grant to raise all necessary mon
ey. On top of the mortgages
they issued watered stock. This
company pays five dollars pei
annum dividends on about two
and one half million shares OF
common stock and also interest
on Three Hundred Fifty Million
Dollars in bonded debt. They
have accumulated above all divi.
dends enough money 10 buv &
one-half interest in the Burling
ton Railway. another transconti
mental system. And besides al
this the Northern Pacific carries
now a cash balance in banks o.
about sixty million dollars. Some
of this money, and propert.
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Ninble Fingers Club of
Archer Has Recognized

The Nimble Fingers Club of
the Archer communicated its first
meeting of the year on April % at
the H. H. Hardersen home. Off
GERS were elected and the years
program of work was outlined.
Three new members joined this
year; Olga Knudson, Ida and Vivi-
an Moe. At the close of the meet
ing Mrs. Henderson, the leader,
serevd a delicious lunch. We had
the pleasure of having Mrs. w. E.
Benson as a visitor.
IDA MOE, Reporter.
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HONEST PROPERTY THE
PRICE OF AN IDEA

The principle of the wheel and
axle was not known to the splen-
did civilization of the ancient
Peruvians though they had mag
nificent roads. Would a wander
ing European have been entitled
to all it was worth to the sub
jects of the Yncas to show them
the miracle of the wagon and
wheelbarrow? He would have
gotten only fine reasonable
temporary reward.
Similarly the Montana Power
Company should be cut down by
the people of this State to reas-
enable reward for its risk, its
initiative, and its enterprise, a.
bove the usual five per cent on
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hands of the few, in the future.
MONTANA POWERS STEAL

The Montana Power Company
has during its and it's predeces-
sor's thirty years of existence in
vested in Montana less than IA
million dollars. Russia would
deny that it is entitled to any re-
turn on this. Americ admits that
there should be a fair return.
During the last 20 years the re-
turn permitted by the inorganic
ed many in Montana on this
fourteen million dollars has been
about six per cent per annum on
seventy million dollars. The an
nual income has gone above five
million dollars. We in America
admit that there should be some
pay for the initiative and enter
prise and the risk above the nor
NAL five per cent interest where
there is only a loan of money on
a government security. But is the
fair amount call the traffic will
bear?"
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Great INSTRUMENTATION is rep
idly nearing completion on new res
ervoir for city water system.
Hardin Raymond Zelka is con-
struction a new building on the cor
ner of Custer avenue and second
street.
The state highway department re-
Gently awarded contract for the con.
struction on highway between Boze
man and West Yellowstone.
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BILL A MONSTROSTTY

Sen. Donovan enclosed a copy of
the letter he had written to Rep.
Gordon of Chouteau county, in
which he calls attention to other
Objectionable features in the bill,
refers to it as a monstrosity, OBJ
jects TO what he calls "hipp-o-ray"
ways of the highway commission,
and the policy of going into any
more debt, and calls attention to
the fact that instead of saving
money Referendum No. 35 will cost
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DAILIES SUPPRESS
OPPOSITION

Attention is called to the fact
that the great dailies of the state,
as one paper, are not quoting any
one who is opposed to the debent-
ure bonds. Every word said fay-
oring the bond issue, every reso-
luton passed by any body for the
measure, is played up under big
headlines, but not one word is said
of those numerous persons of con-
sequence who are opposed to the
bonding scheme. Every day stor-
les appear in these big daily pa
pers repeating the same story over
and over again, based upon ever
possible excuse for story, though
many taxpayers associations have
passed resolutions against this
Crime of May 9Th" yet not one
word in the copper press. The
Farmers Union has declared a.
gainst it, an organization of 1900
members, but not a word; the
Farm Bureau is fighting it and its
officers are speaking against it, as
are the Farmers Union officials
also, but not a line reporting theil
meeting or speeches is set in type
Nor are these leaders interviewed
or their opinions quoted. The
Trades and Labor assemblies Of
Butte, Missoula and Helena have
gone on record against the debent
ure bonds, yet not a word of it is
reported.
CAMPAIGN OF MISREPRESEN
TATION
The supporters of this measure
are making a campaign of suppress
sion and misrepresentation. l.
debenture measure has merit thu
opposition would not be afraid Il
publish the arguments against it
PARTY LEADERS OPPOSE
Sen. Tom Kane, speaker PR
tenn and republican floor leader o
the last two sessions of the sen
ate is against the measure.
Sen. Louis P. Donovan, the dem
ocratic floor leader last session O
the senate, is absolutely oppose,
to the measure.
Both the leading Republican an
the leading Democratic member
of the senate are opposed to tn
debenture bond measure. Ser
Kane is a dairy farmer and lum
Der jack, and one of the keenes
minds in the senate. Sen. L. T
Donovan is one of the top notche
lawyers in the state and the mos
distinguished lawyer in the Nor
tana legislature. Both men al
men whom not a supporter of tn
bond scheme dares meet upon tn
public platform. The attitude {
these men convince people VIII
know who is who in Montana.
Frank Edwards. another ma
who has always battled for tt
people, who is always against Il
political grafters and the heller
who as mayor of Helena redeemt
it from bankruptcy and left it SO
vent and with surplus, one of Il
: best thinkers and debaters in Il
. state, a man no man in the sta
will meet, is against the debentu
= bonds. He calls the measure at
| Crime of May 5th." Those su
porting the measure are banker
contractors, hotel keepers, and t
; Highway Commission, and tho
II working in the highway depa-
ment, the civil engineers and tho
who expect to get on the payrt
organized into the Montana Au
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Sask., from where they came to
Montana.
The following report of the fun
eral is taken from the Prince
George, B. c. paper:
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Mrs. S. Gustafson spent a part OF
last week visiting her daughter, Mrs
Joe Fredricks, and family, near Med
icine Lake.
Mrs. Eleanor Henke and Miss Ella
Peterson called on Mrs. G. E. Dahl
strom Thursday afternoon.
Dave Fredrickson has been having