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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30

At the time of this examination
the following items in the Treas
urer's cash are unacceptable and
were not cleared during the peri
cd of the examination:
Cashiers check for $850.00 on
the closed Farmers and Merchants
State Bank of Plentywood dated
July 9, 1881, made out in favor of
the Medicine Lake Wave and en-
dorsed Medicine Lake Wave by
Mrs. Jos. Dolin;
Check of L. E. Helm dated June
A, 1881 on the Farmers and Mer-
chants State Bank, closed, for
$1SS.34;
Check of o. M. Stadig dated
May 80, 1881, drawn on Farmers
and Merchants State Bank for
Check of Ernest Goodman
drawn on Noonan, North Dakota
Bank for $324.88, dated Novem-
Der %, 1880;
Balance on check of Hurshell
II. Callahan drawn on Security
State Bank of Outlook, dated
April 1881, for $118.17 = some
money has been paid towards the
taking up of thi scheck.
These items should all be clear
ed up Immediately. All tax items
should be cancelled if the checks
are not paid and suit should be
started on other items. The
Treasurer does not need to take
checks and when he does, it is g
matter Of accommodation. If the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
Nothing too Good FOR Vets

Pittsburgh. - They picked
his body out of a packing
box in the rear of a Pitts
burgh restaurant. A world
war veterans pin was the on
ly Identification.
death by starvation" was
the verdict of the corOner's
jury.
He was buried with mill
tary hOnOrs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30

people will not protect their checks
and see that they are paid promPs-
ly, the Treasurer will be forced to
go on a strictly cash basis and
accept nothing but cash.
MONEY DUE
SINKING FUND
There is still aboxt 100000
Continued on page two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
No Change In Rules For
Hunting of Pheasants

Helena, Oct. 28.- No change
will be made this year in pleas
ant hunting regulations, the state
fish and game commission has de-
cided.
The commission had under con-
sideration a proposal to limit hunt
ing during the brief season to day
light hours but deferred action aft
fecting the season this year be-
cause of the brief time available
for proper noticing.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
EXTENDED VACATION

The way every publisher
Ieels about sending in news is
mus emphatically expressed
Oy the following:
This newspaper is always
gao to print all the news and
an item is overlooked it is
One SO Internationally. We are
HO' seers crystal ball gaxers
v gypsy Johns. You must
ave the news or personal
Aems to us for we cannot read
sOur mind or foretell the fu-
vTe' If you have guests the
%est compliment You can pay
Hem is to see that the fact
mentioned. Don't sit back
s!G expect to see it in print
Without i. furnishing the infor-
nation for we have no mys-
= t"as way Of reaching in the
~ after news"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
REPORT OF REGULAR ANNUAL
EXAMINATION OF The AFFAIRS
OF The COUNTYBY ST.EXAMINER

of the regular annual examination of the books records
and affairs of the County of Sheridan as made by B. A.
Rsey, Deputy State Examiner, said examinations
mencng the 18th day of July 1881 and concluding
the | 5th day of August 1881
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
FEED MEETINGS
COUNTY
BY the County Agent

NJ BY the County Agent
Y Oa arg the past week the cOun-
n OS seat has held feed meetings
d Practically all the Communities
De f county in order to discuss
Sst.a Ieeding problems and the
a. u Gus of purchasing feed for
-srmers. From experimental
iarmanraat and experiences of
s seDt !. in the past, the county
sSs sI NJ IS recommending that farm
TEN use sec cotton seed cake as a nr 70
6istlssoa supplement- with the Russian
8roUeaSs N order to bring the stock
SEED uS g, the winter. As ' cotton otfon
Is coC cake contains 1870 protein eo'v 4
aid VuIRtssrattiively cheap in price e
that E \ the constipating effect fleet
should ma, mas upon the cattle. Il
sian tbi work in well with the Rms :.
Cc custies as a concentrate t s,1n.
'n'lnued on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
IN JUNE 7rh, 1929, the
reading public of Mon
tana was shocked to
Harm hat thu r,r.nrnaus

~ N
reading public of Mon
tana was shocked to
learn that the prosper
Gus little town of Wibaux,
n county seat, in the seminar
id farming belt, had been
flooded to a depth of seven
feet. Three lives were lost
and perhaps a million dollars
in property ruined. Among
the dead were the old Meth
Odist clergyman, Mr.. Siebert,
and his wife, known for their
good deeds for a generation in
several sections of the state.
Every newspaper was silent
as to the cause of the flood.
The few independent weeklies
were uniformed. The COM
pany owned and otherwise SUBJ
sidized dailies possibly knew
but did not suggest that the
flood was the direct result of
an embankment maintained
for 40 years in defiance of
statute law by the Northern
Pacific railway company. This
railroad is a member in good
standing of the Grand ALI
ance for the muffled ensIave-
ment of the state.
This alliance is now well
known to be
(1) The Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company with its daily news
papers; Billings Gazette, Living
ston Enterprise, Butte Daily Post
Montana Standard (now defunct
Standard), Misoula Sen.
tinel, Daily Muscular, Capita
City Clipper (morning edition lab.
eled Helena Independent after
noon edition called Montana Rec.
ord Herald);
(2) The Montana Power Com
pany with original capital invest
ed less than Ia million dollars
rates fixed for 100 million dollars
(3) The Royal Milling Compan!
owned mostly IN Minnesota;
az The Foreign Insurance Com
panies;
(5) The Telephone and Telegraph
Companies;
(6) The Railroads (and expires
companies)-Great Northern (sur
plus 126 million do1lars), Norther
Pacific (surplus 1913 million dol
lars), Union Pacific System (su1
plus ZIG million dollars), Milwau
kee, Northwestern, Burlington, So
Ste. Marie & Co;
CD The Merger Banks (not i
dependent bankers by any means
(on the board of directors of tn
First Bank Stock Corporation, no
6windling rapidly to death, appes
the presidents of about all tn
other above named corporations)
(8) The State Bar Association
run by 20 vice presidents careful
| y picked for being local couns
for members of the Alliance; (mei
senger boys, tip-takers of annui
passes over railroads;
(9) Tag, Rag and barbed tail
Polyanna Societies (Rotary etc.
Company hospital doctors al
nurses, weekly newspapers Wi
annual passes and recipients
lpetty advertisements;
10 State House parasites, Burl
Clements, the Governor, the Lie
tenant Governor, Stafford, Coz
missioner of Labor, the Utiliti
Commission, Lee Dennis, D;
Boyle, Leonard Young; the Boa
of Tax Equalization, Stewart, Mu
Green and many others; local pt
iticians, county commissions
! sheriffs, assessors, county ATTIC
neys, etc.;
(11) The Universities where t
!, faculties, who should teach o
children how to think, fear
speak their own thoughts.
Protestant myself, / realize, th
there is yet decent freedom
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
LOCATES IN SPOKANE

Information received in Plenty.
wood this week is to the e1Iec e.
that Frank Guenther. who le1t
here some time ago, has purcnas-
ed a confectionery and grocery
store in Spokane. His large clIcle
of friends in this city WISH nm
every success.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
POSTPONED
ANNUAL MEETING

- or the -
SHERIDAN COUNTY TAXPkY-
ERS ASSOCIATION
at 100 p. m. at Antelope.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th
Election of officers. new policies
and other business to be considered
including disposition of the print
ing Investigations.
A show down on a number of
matters is desired and more back
ing is needed.
THOMAS SUNDSTED,
Vice-President.
E. l. SYVERUD,
Acting Secretary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
SON

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Shoal Of McElroy at a Minos
hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 81.
Mother and child are doing nicely.
Mr.. Shoal who was in Minot to
greet his new son, returned home
Wednesday evening.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30

down Beaver Creek. From
Beach, North Dakota "a branch
Line of the Northern Pacific
runs south, entering the Beav-
er Greek water shed at Car
Isle, Is miles, above Wibaux
as the highway runs, so miles
above Wibaux on the mean
ders of the river. Beaver
creek carried away much
track at CarIile II hours be-
fore the same flood reached
Wibaux. The railroad people
at Wibaux and Beach knew
this with 10 hours time to
save Wibaux by blasting the
lenlbankment. No warning was
given until 4 a. m. A section
man coming IN for a quick
change of cloths, told his land
lady the water was rising at
the bridge. Wibaux with no
great local rainfall slept in
peace. Railroad men, silent as
to their purpose were loading
a rock train.
At 5 a. m. the water, chOk-
ed at the bridge, began to rise
on the town. The old device
to weight down and save a
dirt fill, with rock train was
in evidence here. A train load
ed with quarry rock was sta
toned for hours on the fill.
The crew never turned a hand
to aid the town people who
cried for help while the wat
ers rose. A division superin-
tendent was in charge. A
blasting of the embankment
might have saved three lives
and the property of everyone.
The waters steadily rose.
CHIVALRY NOT DEAD
Frame houses with women and
children were tOttering. People
climbed trees. Floating OBJ
jects broke into buildings. Wa
ter, sinking with dead ami
mails, stable filth, silt, per-
meated everything in town.
County records, city records,
business books, documents,
currency, pictures, clothing,
motor engines were utterly
ruined. Gallant men, young
and middle-aged, tied with
life ropes rescued shrieking
women and screaming children
from upper stories. A sleeper
in a one story cabin did not
awake in time to leave by door
or window. He was drowned
like a rat in a trap. The
Methodist parsonage flOated
1900 feet, landed on the rail-
way embankment, carrying to
their death the old clergy
man and his good wife.
The railroad embankment
gave way in four places about
IL o'clock a. m. The lake rush.
(Continuea on page rourl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
Bosses PANIC
S REVEALED IN
FRANTIC MOVES
i Russian Troops on Manchuriian Border

york- Workers are be-
ne" 10 awake to the fact that
ginning iaSS awaited prosperity, tim
TIE I S;Sing Gust around the cor
10y y M !. not coming this winter and
1sr = he bosses and their press
~. i been putting on a propagan-
ha's . INA to keep the hungry
"a al During recent days a ser
@ - announcements by the big
lsss,nSa d boys has made this
clear. r. A..
81. I'll that instead of jobs being al
az s'. Teady, the capitalists are Dig
nD .S IN for a long siege of which
r. re rorst has not been seen. While
~. means to the bosses credit
~ IN. and huge national corpora
R'"s S 10 protect the banks, it
L.. to the workers hunger,
DlSct;ons and the murders that go
IAN them. wage cuts, lay offs and
'' constant fear of impending dis
ater.
At least five recent incidents
have shown American business to
l. in much weaker position than
most workers realized:
The announcement was made
,scpntlv that banks would be al
iwpd to borrow bonds on their
Sooks for the price they had paid
hr them. That is, the COmptroll-
o. Of the Currency officially in
formed banks that they could fake
be value of securities they held
As Only dishonest bankers had done
before. so as to fool their deposit
ors into thinking they had the
vberewithal to meet deposits. If z
banker bought a bond at $1,000
with depositors' money and the
bond decreased in market value tC
$500, he can now doctor his books
to show that he still has the 5000
to meet deposits with-and with
the approval of the Hoover admin.
itratiOn. Unfortunately, whe1
The depOsitors ask for their none!
all he can do is close the bank.
2. The insurance companies were
gwen practically the same priv
hge as the bankers. Considere,
the strongest cornerstone in tn
financial setup, they have weaken
Cd 50 since June 80, 1881 that tn
state insurance examiners in con
yendOn, with every state repre-
ented have voted to allow the in
mrance companies to doctor thei
books by earring bonds at thei
market price on June 80 instead o
their actual price. Since only au
GtOrs and officials know VIVA
companies are doing this and t
what extent, the financial state
ments Of insurance companies a
well as the banks are valueless t
the average policyholder.
g. Of the Hoover $500, 100000
pool to save the banks, whic
we're crashing at a rate never be
fore attained in America, littl
need be said. 1t will not protet
all banks but only the banks cho!
en- for protection by local commit
tees. It will furnish but a billie
Of credit against IL billion no
tied up in closed banks-and tt
crashes go on. It's Importance liz
N its measurement for the casu
observer of the tremendous fes
that griped Hoover and the banl
efS to make them act in SO ia
reaching way and in the periC
gwen for the wise depositor to g
us savings into Postal Savin,
bank. When farm land valu
have crashed 20 billions and wa,
Gamers have lost 10 billions al
Securities have crashed 125 b
Continued on Last ParAl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
YAH, COMET

It won't be long now before the
ascendency of the porcine epider-
mis- elipsoid which only recently
superseded the equine epidermis
spherOid will be challenged by the
bovine cuticle spheroid.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30

Toxic, Japan, October 26.- Baron Shidehara the
japanese Foreign Minister in memorandum forwarded
today Moscow requested that Russian troop demon
STATIONS on the ManchuriaSberia border be dscontin
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
Japan Protests
Presence Of Bic
Army In Sector

Nponese Do Not Appreciate Presence of Big Red Army
Near Border of Territory Under Dispute - Japanese
Foreign Minister Thinks Military Operations Might
Be Msnterpreted by Both China and Japan
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
PREVIOUS FLOOD

According to the records of
the railway produced at the recent
trial at Baker, flood In 1900 had
actually reached the girders of the
bridge, and as no bridge is de-
signed for a side thrust, any tree
floating down stream would prob
ably have moved the bridge and
wrecked a train.
One of the railways own
witnesses at the trial sw0re
that years before the flood of
1929 there had been a fall of
rain IN one day of nine inch
es measured by him. He also
said the average width of the
banks for 10 miles up stream
above the bridge was about
100 feet. COmOn sense and
experience of railroad engi-
neers demand that a bridge
opening be at least as long
as the channel is wide.
WITH AN EMBANKMENT
Is FEET HIGH, ACROSS
THE VALLEY LEVEL 1000
FEET, FOR 81 YEARS THE
RAILROAD MAINTAINED
A BRIDGE OPENING OF
ONLY 65 FEET, A MAR
| ROWING OF THE CHAN
MEL MADE BY NATURE TO
THE EXTENT OF IS FEET.
| The inevitable consequence o
disobedience (for economy or an.
other purpose) Of natures law
) came on June 7th, 1929.
| NO WARNING BY
RAILROAD PEOPLE
The railway people knew
for 10 hours before the flood
that an enormous head of wa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
TRAIN WRECKED AND
THREE MEN DROWN

Wibaux is on the first bench
of Beaver Creek. The water
shed of the creek above the
railroad embankment crossing
the valley is of 342 square
miles. 1t has always been
barren of trees, giving fallen
water a fast rumOff. The re-
giOn has been characterized by
u. S. Weather Reports for 80
years as one of terrific falls
of rain. Eight years before
the flood of 1929 there had
been another flood, backed up
by the N. P. embankment TO a
greater depth in part of the
town than the one of the dis
ex,ster. During this previous
flood, a section of the embank-
ment had been washed out, a
freight train wrecked and 8
section men of the railway
drowned. Almost every year
since 1900 the aperture under
the bridge had proven too
small and backed up flood wa
tiers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
LAWSUITS AGAINST RAILROADS IN MONTANA A MESSAGE TO
LAWYERS, LTTIGANTS AND OTHER CITIZENS
The Wibaux Flood Disaster
By H. LOWNDES MAURY
speech in the Catholic schools il
Montana.l
By H. LOWNDES MAURY

speech in the Catholic schools in
Montana.)
When any serious litigation be-
gins against one member Of this
alliance, the fight is really against
all. The rest join secretly or OPP
emily 30 route by a campaign of
SANDER, blackmailing, boycott,
falsehood and intimidation, back
stairs whispering to judges and jur-
ors, anyone who dares to seek re-
dress in the courts for wrongs per-
petrated by any of this organized
gang of absentee landlords of this
state-harpies that have fed upon
Montana until our people are flee
ing from slavery. (Our population
is running away for the same
causes that made the population
of the slave states before the Civil
War increase les rapidly than that
of the free states.)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
NO WARNING BY
RAILROAD PEOPLE

The railway people knew
for 10 hours before the flood
that an enormous head of wa
ter was coming to Wibaux,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30

The inevitable consequence of
disobedience (for economy or any
other purpose) Of natures laws
came on June 7th, 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
MAN GETS 5 YEARS
IN PAY ROLL CASE
Sentenced After Confessing Com.
plieity in Robbing Chill
dren's Hospital.

Walter o. Jones, 80. who recently adj
nitted completely in the Children's
Hospital pay roll robbery July 81 last,
was Eentcnccd today by District SUI
preme Court Justice Peyton Gordon to
serve five years in the penitentiary.
Jones was arrested F. bruary IT in San
Diego, Calf, where he had taken his
wife and two children after receiving
a portion OF the money stolen from the
hospital.
Jones admitted to Probation Oficcr
Steele that he had planned the robbery
with Earl Roberts, who has been in
dicted with him, but has not been APP
pretended Jones said he did not &C
company Roberts and third man.
whose name he says he did not know,
TO the scene of the robbery, because he
had been formerly employed in the
hospital and feared he would be recog-
nized by Miss Eleanor Page. who had
charge Of the pay roll, and who was
attacked by the two confederates as
she was returning to the hospital with
pay roll of 1929.
Jones said he was waiting in the
public library, when Roberts returned
and gave him 500 of the proceeds.
Coleman Duckett. colored, was sem
fenced to five years in the penitent.ary
for breaking into the store of Iss6ore
Rosendorf, 923 q street. February 30.
He admitted stealing SAT- worth OF
furA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
STATEMENT SURPRISE HERE.
Mrs. WilIebrandt's Whereabouts No
Secret, Associate Says.

Surprise was expressed at the law
Office here of Mrs. Willebrandt at the
reported statement of Gus o. Nations
that his million-dolla libel suit had
been withdrawn because he could not
obtain service on Mrs. Willebrandt.
Everybody knows where Mrs. Willie
brandt is" an associate stated. Just
now she is appearing before the Board
Of Tax Appeals in law case, and her
movements have been no secret during
the past months. Why it should have
been difficult TO obtain service on her
is something Of a mystery, because
I'm sure she hasn't been hiding"
At the United States marshal's Office
it was said that on September II last
a deputy marshal called at Mrs. WILLIE
brandt's Office with subpoena for de-
position received from the st. Louis
court. and that on finding Mrs. WILLIE
brandt to be out of the city the paper
was left at her Office This procedure is
usual where only dispositions are in
volved, it was explained. No further re-
quest for service was received by the
marshal from Missouri according to the
records Of Chief Deputy Marshal CAL
lahan.
Personal service was secured on Mrs
Willebrandt on August IL. 1890, in a
local suit filed by Mr.. Nations against
Mrs. Willebrandt, Current News Fea-
lures and others, Callahan said.
James L. Bray, secretary of Current
News Features, a syndicate, also was
served January of this year in a
suit by Nations, it was learned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
JUSTICE BUILDING
SITE TO Be CLEARED
Contract Just Awarded Calls
for Razing During April
and May.

The entire arsa of all buildings
bounded by Ninth and Tenth streets
constitutional and Pennsylvania ave-
nues viii be torn down during April
and May. under a contract let today
by the Treasury Department to Leon
A. Harris of Chicago.
The site, which Is to be used for
erection of q monumental new Depart
nent Of Justice is to be cleared within
so DAYS of notice to proceed" This
notice win be issued shortly after April
/, according 70 present prospects. as all
tenants in this lot are to be out by
that date.
Many Of them, including all the
commission merchants on the Consti-
tutionsl avenue side of the block have
already gone.
In the meantime 1t is expected the
Treasury Department will proceed with
plans to put On the market the job
Of excavation and foundation con-
struction for the big building, so that
the work can 60 forward es soon as the
old buildings are down, about the first
Of June
This viii tear open big hole in the
huge Federal triangle from Pennsylvania
avenue to the Mall because wTeckers
are already demolishing the old Center
Market. which is adjacent between
Seventh and Ninth streets, Constitution
and Pennsylvania avenues.
Harris received the contract for clear
ing the Justice site and was the low
bidder; offering to do the job for
S12,T50. The other bidders submitted
figures ranging all the way up TO
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
BAN JOHNSON FOLLOWS
F. s. BARNARD in DEATH
American League Leaders
Expire in Hospital Beds
One Day Apart.
VETERANS OF GAME
First President Brought
Base Ball to Present Com
handing Position.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, March 28.--Ban Johnson,
81, former president Of the American
League, who built base ball to its COM
manding position as the national
pastime, died at st. Johns Hospital
here at $40 o'clock this morning from
diabetes and complications.
The death of the Stalwart. and at
times stormy, old figure Of base ball
ended a six-year quest of health. In
which johnson went from hospital 10
hospital and sanitarium to sanitarium
in search of relief from his dread enemy
diabetes.
His final illness had kept him in a
hospital bed here since last september,
except for few weeks in January when
he apparently was on the road to re-
covery and was able to go TO Hot
Springs, Ark. There he suffered re-
lapse and physicians advised amputation
Of leg because of infection. He re-
turned to St. Louis. Amputation was
avoided, but blood TRANSMISSION was
resorted to February 19.
For q day or two after the trans
fusion, Johnson's condition seemed i'm
proved but he and his physicians soon
gave up hope for recovery. He was I'M
conscious and delirious much OF the
time before the end.
His death followed by 18 hours that
of Ernest S. Barnard, who succeeded
him as president of the American
League. Barnard died suddenly al
Rochester. MINI.
Johnson's body will be taken to
Spencer, Ind, for burial.
His widow, Mrs Jennie Johnson OF
Continued on Page 2, Column 81