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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-13
BANDIT R0BS PHARMACY
Gunman Escapes With $50 After
Holding Up Store.

A bandit walked into a Haag
Drug Company pharmacy at Cliff
ton and Thirtieth streets Thursday
night and covered five patrons, a
drug clerk and soda dispenser with
a revolver, escaping with $50 from
the cash drawer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-13

Many face radiant with fresh natural bloom of fit
that only few days ago sicy pale and broken
outmany heart today pumps richer red blood to noursh
abby flesh back to firmness fra weak muscles back to
more vigorous Strengthmany those who today enjoy
the zest of KEEN hearty appetite sleep without resortng
to nerve sedaves-and all profound in their appreca-
ton of Sargons aid in Of simple anema arousing
sluggish appetite and in helping to combat the putrefac-
tive gases that often follow liver lazy in its bile secretion
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-13

Former Hospital Head Issues Glowing Report ADJ
Vises SargOn to Vast Numbers Here SOreg in
Need Of Richer Blood to Combat Simple Anemia
More Active Liver-BiIe Secretion TO Curb Toxic
Gases Of Constipation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
CONTROL SURRENDERED

By PARKER ANDERSON in the HOgeland Herald
If the 22nd General Assembly had disfranchised
the entire population of rural Montana the VIC
tory of Chambers of Commerce, small town Com
mercal clubs and the civic clubs in the referendum
of May couldn't have been more complete.
The timing of the election had the effect of
eliminating the farmer vote. He was too busy
grabbing in the fields raising more 40c wheat to
pay more tax to build more interurban highways,
to exercise his privilege a free citizen OF
sovereign state Some rural precincts were never
opened and in others the only Votes cast were those
of the judges and clerks.
To complete the farce city voters realizing they
were getting something for nothing, rushed to the
polls like women to a bargain counter!
Delightful task the game of pickpocket when
tinseled with the gloss of legal sanction Even In
the smaller towns the vote was light but in the
country it was microscopic.
This was from monetary standpoint the most
important referendum carried in Montana.
When the masses wake up they will find it fraught
with tremendous possibilities Not only have
farmers like vassals of subject state been forced
to pay tribute to Caesar, but the effect upon the
future political life of the state is ominous. The
people and their duly elected representatives in
future legislatures have definitely lost all control
of tens of millions of highway funds and have
concentrated authority in the hands of individuals,
namely, future chief executives, for governors ap-
point the highway commissioners who in turn
must do their biddings.
Fortunate indeed will the people of Montana be
in selecting their governors in the years to come
if they do not choose one who will ambtiously use
these millions to build for himself political Jug
gernaut to flatten out all opposition and entrench
himself and henchmen in the seats of the mighty.
During campaign within the past decade the
leading dailies of the state heralded the charge
that gubernatorial candidate was using the high
way department and indirectly highway funds to
encompass his reelection. Then the highway bud
get was mere bagatelle compared with the thir-
ty, forty even fifty millions of gas funds to be
disbursed within the next ten years. These mill
ions will be juicy plums for those who keep the
faith" and should cast the die in favor of any
didate disposed to use them. Politicians great
and small not needless of the cohesive power
of public plumber and the hind trails best when
the scent is strong
What has happened may happen again and the
temptation in the future will be greater than in
the past.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
THIRTY-TWO ARE Gradual
ED FROM THE ELEMEN-
TARY GRADES

Thirty two pupils were given
their Eighth grade diplomas at the
graduation exercises held in the
Congregational church on Wednes-
day evening, May q. A program
arranged by the teachers and the
pupils of the Junior high was we'll
presented and greatly enjoyed by
the large audience present.
Those who finished the work of
the Elementary grade for the year
1880 and 1881 are:
Roy Antonson, Bill Bennett, Joe
Chapman, Bobbie Johnston, Jack
Kjelstrup, Sheldon Koser, Tom Nc
Lean, Gerald Morck, Levi Paul,
Dick Peterson, Ward Peterson,
Leslie Hansen, Hazel Brown, FL
len Curtin, Mildred Duggan, Olive
Mae Ewing, Cora Frazier, Kath-
leen Gallagher, Erna Grams, Pal
ma Gysler, Mary Koike, Korine
Kurtz, Margaret Lang, Mamie Nc
Intosh, Idella Moe, Phyllis Nelson,
Benice Peterson, Marguerite Pet
erson, Gladys Rookie, Helen Stene-
hjem, Ellen Stenmark and Olive
Brenden.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
Supreme Court Affirms
Roosevelt County Action

Helena.-The supreme court last
week affirmed the district court of
Roosevelt county in an action brot
by Louis Henes against James A.
Mccain and his son, Florian, to
obtain damages for crops destroy
ed by cattle.
Hernes, who operates the Dia-
mOnd Ranch, southeast of GILBERT
son, sued Mccain and his son Flor
lam, asking 81 800 actual and $500
exemplary damages for injury al
legged to have been done his crops
by McCann's cattle, He asserted
that Florian cut the fence to let
the stock into his field. The Nc
Cams run cattle on land north
and east of the Kerness property
A jury gave Hernes Judgment for
$1296.90 actual and $275 punitive
damages and Mccain appealed.
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CONTINUED from First Page)
able for cultivation. It's like
counterfeit mOney-it should be
withdrawn from use - it should
be turned back to forestry and per-
manent pasture.
What will it cost? Well l think
that 100 million acres could be bot
back for say $40 an acre - that
would be one billion dollars. Lots
of money! Sure! But / think it is
cheap for permanent prosperity for
agriculture which would help the
whole nation.
Now is it not foolish and finan-
cial suicide to permit the impOrta-
ton of millions of eggs firm China
when we produce plenty Df good
eggs in America; and millions OF
tons of different oils to make OleO-
margarine when we produce plenty
of good butter fat; reindeer meat
when we have plenty of tender
mutton and juicy beef, etc? And
here is where the trouble is: The
government which is more or hess
controlled by the money trust. is
not friendly to the farmer. Wher
the republican party at last was
forced to give farm. relief they
gave the farmers a law without
teeth. And when Legge, to save
the bankers, pegged the price fOu
ALL wheat at SIPS a bushel h
knew and everybody else knew, h
cOzld mot raise or keep the wOrIC
price. Brazil tried it with coffee
England with rubber, Cuba will
sugar, Japan with silk. Canada anC
Australia with wheat. They al
failed and SO did Legge for it cam
be done.
But, if there had been any teetI
in the law, like the equalization fe,
the debenture plan or the Grob,
plan, the wheat price, for wha
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05

mer unless she decides to attend
the University of Minnesota.
Mr.. Elstad, whose home is in
Minnewaukon, N. D. will probably
be at the University of Minnesota
taking advanced work.
Mis- Prader intends to remain at
her home in New Rockford, N. D..
most of the summer as does Miss
Sateren, whose home is at SO1
Chestnut Street, Grand Forks, N.
D. Miss Sateren may also attend
summer session at the University
of Minnesota.
Miss Watt expects to be at her
home in Bozeman, Montana. Her
address is APP West Lamme St.
Mr.. Sandlin, whose home is in
Carson, N. D., expects to be in Il
lnois most of the summer. His adj
dress will be German Valley. Ill.
The Misses Granger will be at
their home in Miles City at SIG
River Street. They may attend the
summer session of the Normal
school that will be held at Miles
City.
Miss Tronon will be at her home
in Nome, North Dakota, as will al
so Miss Brix, whose home is at
Reynolds, North Dakota.
Miss VIM, whose home is at
jamestown, N. D., will attend the
Valley City Normal College. She
will take advanced work toward a
degree.
Miss Robe will probably be al
her home in Souris, North Dakota,
Miss Thora Lervold, whose home
is in Halstad, Minnesota, has been
elected to fill the first grade DO
sition vacated by Miss Rusdahl
Miss Lervold comes to us very
highly recommended as a Primary
teacher. She has had six years OF
experience in teaching.
Miss Eleanor Warren will teach
the sixth grade, filling the vacan.
! cy made by the resignation of Miss
Thomson. Miss Warren also comes
very highly recommended and has
had six years of successful teach
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
TAX TALK

CONTINUED from Front Page)
owned by outsiders, or over quar-
ter
The total assessed value of coun-
try real estate is $11,251 ,989 conn
pared with $288,545 for city and
towns. The country improvements
total $1,802, 293 compared with ST.
136,049 for city and towns.
This year the assessments of
farm lands was reduced 1870 in
the first and second zones but this
will be of no benefit to the farm
ers if other assessments are also
lowered. We note that the rail-
roads have a reduction of 1919 al
lowed them by the Equalization
Board and other property is very
likely to be also reduced in these
times.
While these reductions can be
made in assessed valuations there
can be no material benefits or re-
auctions in taxes as the levies will
have to be raised so much more in
order to raise the funds required
for and by our various spending
bodies. Our county offices, roads
schools, poor and debts, all make
heavy demands for funds and il
these cannot be kept down or re-
duced TO some extent then there
will be no hope for any tax relief
1t is thought that by reducing
the Taxable Valuation of the coun
ty $1,500,0OO and becoming a sew
enth class county saving of about
$500 per year can be made in sal
aries of some officials and depu
ties, but this would not be effec
tive until partly on January 1, 1913;
and partly 1888.
Therefore, the mot logical thins
and the best chance for immediate
relief in taxation would seem to b.
10 cut all expenses, all the wa.
around. Small re-adjustments an,
shifting of the tax burden her
and there does not effect much re
lief, the total load is still there t
be taken care of and paid for.
EDGAR 1. SYVERUD,
Secretary-treasure
Sher. County Taxpayers Assn
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CONTINUED from front page)
framed up, malicious prosecution
on its face. It's a shame that the
peoples money must be spent on
malicious actions of this sort. It's a
shame such men can get elected
to office"
CHICKEN CASE
Following the Taylor case Tues
day afternoon a jury was called on
the famous Raymond chicken steal
ing case, the case of the state of
Montana VS.. Alvin Clay and Hen
ry Olson of Raymond, charged
with the theft of some chickens.
The case was on appeal fromjus-
tice court.
The defendant were represented
by Attorney Paul Babcock. The
case was dismissed by Judge Paul
upon failure of Blackwell to make
a case against the defendants. The
county attorneys handling of the
case In his usual bungling and in
competent manner was very en-
barrasing to the complaining wit
mes. This case cost the county
probably about $500. The chickens
were worth from $40 to $40.
Criminal Calendar Finished
Dismissal of Clay and Olsor
completed the criminal calendar.
Immediately the civil calendar
was called. The first case wa:
Sheridan county VS.. D. w. and T
G. Kelly, an ejectment action tt
eject the Kellys from their home
which the county has taken fol-
taxes. The Kellys or their attor
neys of record did not appear
when the case was called so it wa
defaulted by the court, Judge Ell
well of Havre presiding. Kelly hav
ing disqualified Judge Paul. Judg,
Paul called Elwell Immediately. Tn,
writ of ejectment was issued ant
addressed to Sheriff Hans Madsel
directing him to eject the Kelly
from the premises.
This is the only case Blackwell
has won so far and the LAWYER
say he would have lost that on,
too had Kelly had an attorney.
Cloud VS.. Scott
The next case called was tn
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
ONE PRESCRIPTION
MADE FAMILY DOCTOR
FAMOUS

Seldom has any single act Eeen
of greater benefit 20 mankind than
that of DR.. Caldwell in 1885, when
he wrote the prescription which
has carried his fame to the -four
corners of the earth.
Over and over, DR.. Caldwell
wrote the prescription as he found
men, women and children suffering
from those common symptoms @
constipation, such as coated tOngG
bad breath, headaches, gas, NAUSEA
biliousneSs, no energy, lack q
appetite, and similar things.
Demand for this prescription
grew 50 fast, because of the pleas
ant, quick way it relieved such
symptoms of constipation, that b
1888 DIR. Caldwell was forced b
have it put up ready for usa
Today, DIR. Caidweli's Syrup PFaA
- d % caSled. b slwsys Seady d
my DRUGSTORE
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05

wages paid last year were nearly $9,6OOOOO,OOO
less than in 1929. This loss is nearly billion dol
lars more than all the wages paid about nine mil
lion wage earners in factories in 1928, and ap-
proximately as much the gross income of $780,
900 farmers in $780, In 1880 dividends and in
terests payments were about $8,5OO,OOO,OOO or
only $16OO,OOO,OOO less than the reduction in wage
payments, while $50 of the people got the major
part of these interest and dividend payments"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
HONOR ROLLS FOR THE LAST
SIX WEEKS PERIOD AND
FOR SECOND SCENES

The honor roll for the Plenty
wood high school is divided into
two groups. The pupils n the first
honor roll have attained a grade
of 900 or above in all their work
while those on the second have
made an average Of 900 with no
grade below $3.50.
For the second semester of the
school year 1930-31 the following
are listed on the first honor roll:
Freshmen Alice Barner, Gud-
run Gysler and August Ibsen.
Sophomores- Mildred Erickson,
Walter Gronvold, Alice Hendrick-
son, Mable Kent, Arthur Marsh
and Isabelle Porter.
Juniors Gwendolyn Christian
son, Muriel Donaldson, Mildred
Hanisch, Lottie Koike, Florence
HOLMAN and Helen Madsen.
Seniors Beatrice Goltz, Garnet
Johnson, Alden Klovstad and How.
ard Nelson. K
Inc second honor roll for the Sc
mester includes:
Freshmen = Olaf Hendrickson
Marion Robertson and levin Tim
norman.
Sophomores = Noryal Highland
Juniors - Lauris Beigh, Char
lotte Bennett, Alvin Gronvold, Hell.
en- Larson, Leora Lodahl and Ruby
LOdahl.
Seniors = Mildred Goltz, Fred.
erick Crave and Beulah Nelson.
For the last six weeks period
the following pupils attained the
first honor roll:
Freshmen Alice Barner, Gud,
run Gysler, August Iben and Ran
dolph Lewis.
Sophomores = Mildred Erickson
Walter Cromwell. Alice Hendrick
son and Arthur Marsh.
Juniors Charlotte Bennett
Gwendolyn Christianson and Heller
Madsen.
Seniors = Beatrice Goltz, Mil
dred Goltz, Garnet johnson, Alder
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
Friday, June 5. 1881.
A LESSON IN ECONOMICS
From the Boulder Monitor

Real values are established from net earnings
Natural resources (that belong to the people be-
fore given away to the trusts) become valuable
and increase in value, according to the ability Of
the people to pay the prices exacted by monopO-
Iistic owncrs-the trusts
Upon postulated valuations watered stocks are
issued and these stocks must have dividends even
though wages must be reduced. The real value of
a man who draws a salary of million dollars
year is based upon his ability to produce and to
pay dividends on this watered stock.
A natural resource that once belonged to the
people is the iron deposits of the Mesabi Range,
Minnesota. This deposit was accidentally discover
ed 40 years ago. After three years without wa
tered stock of trust ownership this iron deposit
had modest value of $4,000 based on Rookie
feller's mortgage which he foreclosed for that a.
mount during the panic of 1898.
Eight years after the said foreclosure, Rockefel-
Ter sold this $4,000 property to the United States
Steel corporation for 80 millions. Later this
property was given value of 500 millions on the
books of the U. S. Steel corporation.
The lion-dollar-a-year manager must now
pay dividends on this 500 millions and dividends
on all other inflated property valuations belong
ing to his employer, the United States Steel Cor
poration or else the said manager is not worth
his salary. The economic barometer now indicates
that if initiation is legitimate and if managers in
flatOrs and watered stock holders are not over
paid, the wage earners must suffer Legitimate"
cut.
Orators and editorial writers are still in the
habit of referring to our wonderful natural" re-
sources, but are reticent in the matter of their
marvellous, "guileful" operation.
The Northern Pacific Railway company's water
ed stock aggregates 248 millions. Its surplus is
200 millions. To pay dividends on these infla-
tons, the manager of large salaries and little
minds are again attempting to wreck the little
Elkhom branch in Jefferson county
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05

case No. 5681, Cloud VS.. Scott
vOlving a cross petition ana u
claim on both sides for damao.a
resulting from an automobile ~ 81
lision some time back. Grant RaGa ~
well and Ernest Walton of Ra;s
vile are for DR.. Cloud and Hou '
ard M. Lewis is for Scott nv
case went to trial Wednesday ~
ernoon. 1t is still in provraaS
probably going to the jury on Sat
urday.
A number of cases on the calon
dar have been settled and dismisa
ed. However, the term will proS.
ably continue all of next week :.
there are a number of cases tb.s
promise to be protracted. '
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
TEACHERS Who WILL RETURN AND
WHERE THEY WILL SPEND SUMMER

Nearly all of the last years
teaching corps will return to the
Plentywood school for the school
year of 1931-1932. At the present
time it appears that there will be
only four changes In the staff for
next year. This would seem to in
dictate that Plentywood is an at
tractive place to teach in and that
the teachers appreciate what has
been do e FIR hem while here. An
additional advantage is gai2ed to
the schools when the teaching staff
is not changed too much each year
since the greater familiarity with
the pIp':E AID the %tT and the
system should enable a teacher tt
do better work.
Miss Mabel Nordgren, who has
been connected with the Plenty
wood schools for the past five
years, will not return next year.
1t is her desire to attend school
again and she will probably 20 to
the University of Minnesota for
work toward a degree. We are
sure that the people of Plentywood
whose children have been under
the direction of Miss Nordgren
will appreciate the fine work she
has done while with us.
Miss Thomson, who has taught
in our fifth and sixth grades for
the past two years will go 10 Car
rington, North Dakota, next year.
Mr.. George NJ. Elstad has decided
not to return for another year and
at present he has not made def
mite plans for this fail. Miss Eva
Rusdahl who has had charge of
our beginners for the past two
years, will return 10 Plentywood
this fall but not as a teacher. Miss
Rusdahl will return as Mrs. G. B.
Mcmillan, the wife OF our high
school principal.
Mr.. Mcmillan will attend the
University Of Washington this
summer as will Mr.. Slaght. They
made the trip to the coast by auto
starting Sunday.
Miss Njaa will be at her home in
Northwood, N. D. most of the sum-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05

was consumed here would. have
been the world price plus the tar
tiff (42c) and the surplus sold on
the world market for what it would
bring, that would at least have
brought temporary relief. That is
the way the International Harvest
er Company is dOing-selling their
tractors and machinery to the
farmer of America at a good stiff
price protected by the tariff, and
selling their surplus to the Russian
farmers for what they can get.
Peculiar, isn't it. what is good bus
mess Cor the l. H. c. IS not good
for the farmers.
All agree that agriculture is the
backbone of our country and that
no permanent prosperity can dome
so long as the farmers have no
buying power. All right, here is the
plan:
Let the government buy enaIf of
the CULTIVATED land so there
will be no surplus of wheat. cotton,
tobacco or any other product; place
an embargo on all produce we raise
enough of and reasonable tariff
on produce we do not raise enough
of; let the farm board find out the
average pr'luctiOM cost, add a reas-
enable profit, let that be the price
of the produce and the farmers
buying power is established. What
will happen? The factories will be-
gin to hum; there will be no umem-
plOyment; the farmers can buy
the goods the workers produce and
the workers can buy the food the
farmers produce. Now we are at
the root of the matter: depression
and hard times come when wages
and the selling price get out of
harmony with the buying price.
Keep the wages, selling and buying
price in tune and there is prosper
ity.
How can that be done?
The government can control the
production and price Df farm pro-
ducts. Immigration has already
been stopped and if the workers
we have should produce more
goods than the farmers and other
buyers can use. and buy, and CAM
sell the surplus abroad, at least al
cost, stop producing it. But / be.
lieve when the people have tbs
money to buy with they can use
the goods made for many years tC
come. But should that time come
the government can start work OF
roads canals and other permanent
Improvements - because everyone
has a right to live, and a right til
eat, when he wants to work, and
believe that it is the duty of th'
government to give its citizens al
opportunity to work. Such pub
lie work will be payed for by all
through taxes and l hope by tina
; time that taxes will come mOstI.
:: from Incomes and not from prop
erty. We must always remembe
that buying power can only be pro
duced by work and prosperity Onl!
: when buying power and prices o
goods and food are in harmony.
But that is price fixing! Sure
That's what business has been do
ing always. Automobiles, shoes
clothing, sugar, coffee, bread, gas
oil, lumber nails, tractOrs-in fac
, everything-has a fixed price an
that price is the cost plus a prof
with a very little readjustmen
each year. Business calls it pric
sterilization but when the farmer
try to prevent the price of thei
J products from jumping up an
! down almost every day. it is Gale
price fixing, and that is awful.
Now if anyone can improve thi
plan, or have a better one NOR
simple, sure and practical, let
have it. The country needs it.