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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
WILL SOLVE The
COAL PROBLEM

MEMBERS of the United Farm
W ers League from all parts of
Sheridan county met with the
county commissioners here last
Thursday for the purpose of talk
ing over the coal situation.
The fact that a majority of the
farmers and workers living in the
little towns will not be able to pay
for coal this winter must be solved
in some way.
A state representative of the
Red Cross was present at the meet
ing and promised to have funds
available shortlyfor the purpose of
providing coal for the needy farm
ers.
In order that the county may
take care of the immediate needs
/ petitions are now being circulated
in thecounty. After 100 freeholders
sign the petition the county com
missioners have the right to issue
relief warrants to the extent Oh
$4,000.
The United Farmers League car
be congratulated on taking up thi.
important question while there il
yet time to solve it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
French Provinces Visited
by Rain, Snow and Floods

Paris, Sept. g. Premature snow
in the Alps, Pyrenees and Auverg-
ne, menacing floods in the princi-
pal rivers and downpours which
wrought havoc in the wine produc-
ing region and drenched Paris it
self today ushered in the Labor
Day weekend.
Cherbourg was hit by a violent
northeaster. A sloop at Rochefort
was struck by lightning and no
boats have been able to leave Lor-
lent for "a hours. Several towns in
the interior are deprived of electric
current, hundreds of livestock have
persisted, many bridges were de-
stroyed and property damage Of
several hundred thousand dollars
was reported from the Carholles
region.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
VETERANS TO ASK CONGRESS FOR
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF BONUS

Kansas City, Sept. g. Turning
down compromise proposals, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars voted
Wednesday that resolutions be
drafted calling for immediate pay
ment of the remainder of federal
adjusted compensation and the re-
funding of interest on part pay
ments already advanced.
The delegates voted down pro-
posal submitted by the resolutions
committee that the interest rates
on advances be reduced rom the
present 479% compound to "sim-
pie interest" or about $50.
On the opening day of business
session of the encampment, Brig
Gen. Frank 7. Hines, administra-
tor of veterans affairs, and Ernest
Jachnecke, assistant secretary Of
the navy, urged a letup by former
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
HUGE SUMS SPENT
BY FOREST SERVICE
ON AUGUST FIRES

Missoula, Sept. g. During Au-
gust the forest service in Missoula
paid out more than a million and
quarter dollars, according to
figures released Tuesday by the
fiscal agent for region No. 1.
Total disbursements for the for
est service for August, including
fire fighting expenses reached the
huge sum of $1,359, 3O0.34. A
number of warrants issued against
this sum, have not been cashed
The total amount of money actual
ly spent in cash for the month YVES
81 ,239, 1926.
Slightly more than half of this
amount went to fire fighting ex-
penses. Fire expenditures totalleC
$635,51 of which $251, 247.2s
was paid by the supervisors in The
field through checks on a Missouls
bank.
Money was paid to 1857 mel
during the month.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11

service menin their demands for
additional federal appropriations
in addresses to the delegates.
The majority of the delegates
felt that since certain few had
reaped the pecuniary benefit from
the services of the men who rished
their lives, their health and their
future happiness in the war, and
since the same few were at the
present time still reaping the ben
efits from the war that it was no
more than right that the veterans
be paid the balance of their adj
justed service certificates.
The ones opposing the measure
are those who, though reaping a
rich harvest from government Sc
curities, are worried lest they be
called upon to provide some of the
funds necessary for the payment Of
the veterans claims.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN HOUSE OF
COMMONS CARRIES BY 800 TO ESQ

London, Sept. 8.-Ramsav Mac
Donald's new national government,
formed to pull Great Britain thru
its financial crisis, won its first
battle tonight by gaining a vote of
confidence from the house of COM
mons with majority of SO.
The house, which convened in
special session today, voted 300 to
$50 in support of the new MacDon-
aid cabinet, made up of members
from the labor, conservative and
liberal parties.
Labor Vote
Voting with the majority were
IL labor members, including Prime
Minister Macdonald. Chancellor
Snowden, ]. H. Thomas and four
other ministers. All the conserva-
tives and liberals supported the
government, as did three of the in
dependent members.
Three othe independents, in
GLIDING Oliver Baldwin, son of the
! Conservative leader, voted against
the government. The four Moseley
members supported the opposition
and three labor members abstained
from voting.
The vote came after an all-day
debate which started with a mem
orable Oratorical duel between the
prime minister and Arthur Hen.
derson, his old labor colleague anC
now leader of the opposition.
The Question
1t was taken on a resolution
calling for the house to resolve it.
self into a committee of ways anC
means on Thursday for the quicl
passage of economy and revenue
measures designed to overcome thu
threatened budget deficit of 5000,
100000. Mr.. Macdonald had sale
that this resolution would be takel
as a test of confidence or non-con
fidence in his government.
With the ample majority regis
tered, it was believed the atmos
phere was cleared for approval be
fore end of the week of urgen
legislation that is expected
start new taxes rolling into the de
pleted exchequer.
While the vote was being take
large crowd took part in an un
employment demonstration outsid
the houses of parliament and min
persons were arrested when polio
cleared the streets
There were loud ministerial yell
when a government majority wa
indicated in the houes of common
but the actual result was receive
quietly and members departed les
or more silently as the sessio
adjourned.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
Big Crowd Attended
MeetingLastT Thursday

THE COUNTY meeting of the
United Farmers League held
in the Farmer-LabOr Temple
last Saturday, started out with a.
bang in the form of banquet.
Along the center of the hall
were long tables covered with snow
white table cloths decorated very
artistically with beautiful flowers
and a sprinkle of little red flags in
between. On a smaller table laid
one hundred pound roasted and
stuffed pig smiling at the dele
gates as they poured in from prac-
tically every precinct in the eOun-
ty. By the time the hosts, Rod
ney Salisbury and Marie Hansen,
got through feeding the crowd the
pig had lost its smile and disap-
peared except for a few bones, and
everybody but the pig was feeling
just fine.
After the feed the precinct COM
mittees started the meeting by
electing Hans Hardersen chairman
and Ed. Ferguson of Westby Sec
rotary of the meeting. The next
iarder of business was the election
of county secretary and committee.
Rodney Salisbury being elected
county secretary, Robert Larson
Marie Hansen and Art Wankel
county committee. This completed
the county organization some of
the precincts showing a member
ship of 900 of their adult popula-
ton and only few more precincts
remain to be lined up.
Chores and everything else were
forgotten and it was long after
dark before the meeting adjourn
ed and people departed for their
homes all over the county. Some
of them said it was the best meet
ing ever hel din the county.
That farmers are taking a keen
interest in what is going on was
shownby the number of rather rad
ical resolutions unanimously adopt
ed at the meeting. Probably the
most important was the one IN
which everybody agreed to unite
for the purpose if preventing sheF-
ifs sales and evictions of any
kind.
It is understood that get-to-
gether and general meeting for al
members is planned for some later
date by the newly elected commit
tee. People who are not members
! yet shiuld see their local secretary
; and join the organization in order
to get in on this.
In order to give people an ides
: of some of the things this organi'
r cation stands for we publish thu
t following resolutions all adopted
), at the meeting after a fair and full
' discussion. The resolutions will b.
CONTINUED on last page.)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
BOND issue AGAIN KNOCKED OUT
BY STATE SUPREME COURT WE'D.

building at Montana State College,
two cottages at the industrial
school, a receiving hospital, dormi-
tories and quarters for doctors at
the asylum, hospital unit at the
sanitarium, a new cell house and
extensive remodelling at the pris-
on, an industrial training building
at the school for deaf and blind,
administration and class room
building and dormitorv at the or
phans' home, journalism building
at the university and utility
building at the soldiers home.
The other million dollars was left
for future emergencies.
No arguments on the petition
for a bond rehearing were heard.
Associate Justice Ford dissented.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
MONTANA COUNTIES
MAY PROVIDE FOR
Town DROUT RELIEF
Law Passed by State Legislature
In 1919 Gives County Commits
siOners Power to provide Reces-
,sary Funds.

That Montana counties may pro-
vide their own relief to drouth
stricken farmers who are in need
of aid, under provisions of a stat
ute passed by the legislature in
special esssion in 1919, is the dis
covery of Senator E. E. Fenton of
of Rosebud county.
Mr.. Fenton recently conferred
with the attorney general and state
board of equalization concerning
the legality of the plan and an
nounced that he would return to
Forsyth to circulate the petitions
necessary to put the machinery in
to operation in Rosebud county.
The law providing for county re-
lief is found in sections 1850 and
4705, revised codes of Montana OF
1921. Under its provisions county
commissioners are authorized to
purchase and provide seed grain
feed, provisions and other neces-
sary supplies, and to furnish the
same to the inhabitants of the
counties who by reason of drouth
hail, or other unfavorable climatic
cosditions, have been rendered fl
nancially unable to procure sup
plies for their own needs.
The relief provided under the
law may be made available almost
Immediately. Counties may Issue
warrants until their total indebt-
Edness reaches five. per cent q
the ssessed valuation of county
property, to pay for the supplies
purchased for the drouth stricken
Senator Fenton says that he has
investigated and found that almos
every county in the state has ample
leeway to provide funds for relief
Petitions for relief must be sign
ed by at least 100 freeholders
must be filed with the county clerk
who calls a special meeting of tn
county commissioners to make al
investigation of the needs of tn
county. If the estimate does no
exceed $4,000 the commissioner
may proceed at once to purchas
supplies. If the estimate is in, ex
cess of $4,000 a special election
must be called to authorize issu
ance of the warrants. Fifteen day
are required for notice and hold
ing of the election.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
EXPECT POSTAL.
DEFICIT ASP.O.
SAVINGS RISE

Washington, Sept. "a postal
deficit of $150,0O0,000 for the cur
rent fiscal year was foreseen to-
day byActing Postmaster General
Coleman as postal savings mount
ed to the new high record of $780,
100000.
While hard times were affecting
the postal revenues, Mr.. Coleman
said the savings had doubled, indi-
eating that boarded capital to some
extent was responsible for the ex-
listing business condition.
He predicted the tide would turn
to economic normalcy "when en-
ployed people, fortunate enough to
have a much decreased cost of liv-
ing, quit piling up savings in feal
of the future and begin to purchase
things they normally desire"
To shrinkage of orders and ship
ments he attributed the present low
volume of mail. Postal receipts
after Is years of steady accelera
ton have dropped $50,000,00O. The
decrease is expected to bring re
verberations in the next congress.
The latest estimate for the fis
cal year ending June 80, 1882, put
the receipts as $656,0OO,000 as a
gainst sos, 100000 last year.
Postal savings increased from
SITS, 100000 to $3.50, 100000 in tn,
year ending June 80. 1881 and nov
are about $400,O00,000.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11

Helena, Sept. 9.-Montana's 3d.
100000 public building program is
definitely out of the picture.
The state supreme court Wednes-
day denied a petition for rehearing
on constitutionality of the propos-
al, which it nullified by a decision
last July.
Under the bill voted on last No
vember thesu mwas to be dlstrlD-
uted TO the several state instltu
tions for construction OF new
buildings. :,
Principal items in the two mill
ion allotted by the legislature last
winter were provision for buildings
for Billings and Havre schools,
now housed in rented and borrow
ed structuers; new chemistry
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
Three Billion Dollar Tax
Sale Is Ordered in Chicago

Chicago, Sept. g. The Cook
county treasurer's office announced
today that more than three billion
dollars worth of real estate will
be placed on the books for sale
this week because OF nonpapment
of 1929 taxes. The property in
cludes one-third of the real estate
in the county and is owned by
396,524 individuals. The tax was
due last May Is.
Delinquent taxes for 1929 here
amount to $69,230,O00.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
OUTLOOK HIS. HAS
INCREASED MEM
BERSHIP IN 1872

The Outlook high school opened
on September 7th with a larger
enrolment than any time previous,
the total enrolment being 70 pu-
pills; of which IL are Seniors; 20
Juniors; IA Sophomores and 28
Freshmen. 1t is expected that the
enrolment will reach at least 70
The past maximum enrolment
has been seventy.
A certificate has been received
from the state department show
ing the work of the school year
of 1930-31 as being fully approx
ed. Fourteen courses are being of
fered this semester which meet
fully all the requiremnts of The
state department.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
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THE FOLLOWING EXTRACT


THE FOLLOWING EXTRACTS
from an editorial in The Ma
= tional Tribune, official organ
of the Civil War Veterans, Span
ish war veterans and World war
veterans, will help to explain some
of the propaganda now appearing
in Associated Press dailies:
1.-The vicious and unwarranted
attack of DR.. Henry S. Pritchett,
president of the Carnegie Founda-
ton for the Advancement of teach
ing, on the American Legion and
the Grand Army of the Republic
might well go unnoticed except for
the act that it appears to be part
of propaganda campaign thru
out the country. DIR. Pritchett
charges that the political colonels'
of the American Legion are plan
ming another raid on the treasury
and IN attackin the younger veter-
ans of the World war he takes il
upon himself to SANDER the fasI
thinning ranks of the men whC
fought for theUnion in the COS
For no reason at all, so far as VIZ
can see, he declares 1.-THE Grand Ar
my of the Republic was transfer
red from a patriotic society to
political subsidy-seeking organiza
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
FARM BOARD HEAD STATES THAT
He WONT ASK FOR MORE FUNDS

commodities was much higher than
it is now.
Congressional critics of the OPP
erations of the board have said
they would oppose any further
large appropriations for the board
in the next congress. Under the
agricultural marketing act, the
picard was given revolving fund
Of $500, 100000 when it began OPP
erations in July 1929. The last OF
this $500, 100000 was appropriated
for the board in the last congress.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11

Washington, Sept. g. Chairman
Stone of the Farm Board SAID To-
dav "We do not contemplate ask
ing the next congress for any more
money" Stone reiterated that the
board did not contemplate any fur
finer purchases of wheat and cot
ton through its stabilizatlon cor
porations.
II now holds approximately Il
900 600 bales of cotton and zOU',
100000 bushels of wheat, bought al
time when the price OF these
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11

a part of the Marking nationalist
governments territory.
Marking, while repeatedly pro-
Tossing a decire for peace, is en-
SPECIFICALLY girding for war. The
activities of Chang Kai-shek, pres
ident of the nationalist regime and
commander of its armies, indicates
he is preparing to strike swiftly
and with the most formidable
weapons at his command in the.
hope of cracking the insurgent
forces before they penetrate far
into Human.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
CHINA, WRECKED BY FLOODS And
ROBBERS, NOW FACES CIVIL WAR

Shanghai, Sept. "a China ag-
onized by floods and upset by ban
ditry and sectional military upris-
ings was on the verge of another
sanguinary civil conflict today.
Only a month had passed since
the ill-timed rebellion of Gen. Shih
Yisan had been crushed in the
north and during that month Chi
ma experienced the greatest flood
in modern times.
Today's news brought confirma-
ton of the report that forces of
the insurgent government of south
China had invaded Human province
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
Sheridan County U.F.L. Now ORGANIZED
Macdonald Forms New Government In England
Creditors of Closed Westby
Bank to Receive Dividend

Helena, Sept. g. Creditors of
the Farmers State Bank of Westby
in Sheridan county will receive a
dividen of dabout $4,000 next week
according to George M. Robertson,
state examiner and superintendent
of banks.
The bank closed June 18. Robert
son explained economic conditions
around Westby made liquidation of
the bank difficult but that it was
possible that a small dividend
might be declared in the fall.
This is one of the perfectly safe
banks which was closed for the
protection of the depositors.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
State Abstracters Met at
Lewistown Last Monday

Lewistown, Sept. 9.-Abstracters
of Montana held their annual con-
ventiOn here Monday and Tuesday.
Discussion of the new law gov
erning their work and an address
by R. w. Kemp of Salt Lake City
on "Title Insurance" was among
the highlights of the sessions.
w. B. Clark of Miles City is
president of the Montana Title AS
ISOLATION. The vice presidents are
G. G. Johnston of Plentywood, c.
w. Dykins of Lewistown and r. l.
Welliver of Billings. C. E. Hub
bard of Great Falls is secretary
treasurer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
Divide County North Da-
.kota Buys 1000 Tons Hay

Crosby, Sept. A. The Divide
county commissioners are complet-
ing arrangements for the purchase
of hay through the agency of the
North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege. One thousand tons will be
purchased at this time and addi-
tional amounts later in accordance
with orders received from town
ship committees.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
Dry at Pendleton, Oregon

Pendleton, Ore, Sept. g. The
Pendleton district tonight had pass
ed its drouth record of 1929 when
there was no measurable rainfall
in SO days. fridays maximum
temperature was just short of 100
and Thursdays was 102.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
Children Have No Clothes

AcOmmittee from the south
east part of the ciunty called
on the local Red Cross officials
here last Tuesday and report
ed that at the first day of
school, out of 10 children only
three showed up, the is stayed
at home because they had no
cloths to wear.
After listening to the report
HOwardM. Lewis, chairman of
the local Red Cross wrote
letter to Red Cross headquart-
ers and told them to get busy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11

HE HAVE often wondered why
some oOngenital drys often
." acted as if under the influ-
ence of liquor. They suffer
ed from decisions of grandeur,
he'd like Munchausens and wOve
fancy tales of bright prospects
ahead. Now we know. They were
null of alcohol. A reputable
chemist discovered that drys, dogs
and pigs have 100 proof alcohol
N their brains. The test proved
that the dog has les salcOhOl IN
ms brain than the dry but that
the pig has more. At that they
are away ahead of the poor devil
who has to buy his from the boot
logger.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11

I NIGHT BE A good idea for
prospective college students
TO 60 in for theology rather
than any of the other perver-
SONS. We learn that out of tb1
oGr million unemployed in OPP
Iallst Germany, thirty thousand
nave university degrees. Lawyers
are a drug on the market there
ana thousands of doctors are on
sae dole. But theological students
nave all the work they can handle
S SnG are getting paid for it. The
Sea'hollc church employs twenty
i've thousand university men and
S:., Lutheran church comes next
".'n sixteen thousand. A couple
VI good organizations SEE we.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
U.F.L. Meeting at Wanso

IA United Farmers League
meeting will be held at Wan
so School, Tuesday, Sept. 18th
at eight p. m. Everybody well
come.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
As We See 1t
Tom 0'FIaherty
Editor of ''The Wasp"

SUE ECONOMIC depression has
1;sited Egypt and we hear
that King Fuad, in the inter
If royal economy, is about TO
e. s = his food faster, a British gen.
. ,Isman BY the name of Mr.. Tith-
ut nSton. Kings always had a
an aS notion that their help
CO. %: drop something unhealthy
mi = the uoyaI soup and King Fuad
= M exception to the rule. So
:. engaged Mr.. TitherintOn at the
S.cinDing of his reign to sample
- muIligan before it reached the
.o ~ palate. Now, however,
, ,S;nCs are so rotten financially in
.Ie state of Egypt that Fuad
inst take a chance on his cook,
me- he cannot afford a food
S.oter Maybe he cannot even af-
soTS food before long. Tithering-
t0n might get a job here this win
Tor tasting the chow that the
Hoover hunger commission plans
10 dish QUITO the hungry.
* = 8 y = =
If King Fuad really needs a
food faster free of charge Except
for the cost Ofthe food he tastes)
small advertisement in any
American newspaper will bring
him a bunch of replies provided
our ragged indivdualists have the
Urice of postage stamps. The
trouble is that our American can
didates for the job are likely to
be 50 hungry this coming winter
that they might eat all the food
and the king to boot. People
get awfully hungry in a country
that has produced SO much food
even the cattle are dying of star
walton.
** y y y y y
When the potato crop failed
in Ireland during the notorious
famine years of 1845-48 there
was enough grain raised in the
country to feed three times the
population. For every ship load OF
fC1d from the United States that
entered Cork harbor five shiI
bads of grain left to pay the
landlords rent. The social revO.
lutiOnist James Fintan LalOr urg
ed the starving people to xii
sheep and cattle and eat them, Il
seize the grain and eat it. Will
lam Smith O'Brien a green-flag
waving patriot urged them to re
spect the rights Ofprivate proper
ty. They did, and 100000 o
them died of famine and disease
So much for law and order.