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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13

ly the home of the Mccormick 1aMa-
lily, built by Cyrus father in I2zz
The building is still in excellsn&
condition. Many of the characters
are VirginianS-direet descendants
of the families who were neighboE5
of the MeCormieks, witnesses OF he
development and testing of Young
Cyrus reaper. Carriage used in tire
picture are old carriages that were
really in use in 1881. AS near as IT.
was possible to determine, tfae,
scenes showing the first public tesa
of the reaper were taken in the iGlen-
tical location where the original
machine proved it's worth to q
doubling crowd of onlookers.
Following the testing of the fiRst
reaper is an epilogue picturtng the
evolution OF modern grain harvest
ing machines from Mccormick 3
reaper to the harYester-thresher Of
today. You will see the old self
rake reaper, the Marsh harvester,
the wire binder, the tW1ne bindeR,
the modern tractor binder. and a
fleet of Observation-Disclosures harvest
ing $40 acres a dayi Never befDEe
has so much real history been paRk-
ed into a single film Of this &tna.
From the first scene to the hast,
Romance Of the Reaper rs authRnr-
tic. 1t is interesting and education
al; it is romantic; il is thrilling
/ The Farmers Cooperative Aasoci-
alton invites all farmers and thefE
| families to spend the entire day,
Saturday, March z1st as theh
guests
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
HIGHWAY BOARD
DENIES 1Oc GAS TAX

The Montana State Highway
commission has denied that there
will be a 10 cent gas tax if the de-
benture referendum is carried, and
gives as an authority its own opin-
ion, the opinion of the board of
equalization and the belief of the
man, a lawyer, it says, who drew
the bill.
However, the fact remains that
if the referendum carries there
will be two 5 cent gas taxes on the
statutes of Montana, for two diff
ferent purposes-the referendum
does not repeal the present gas
tax law but adds another.
There is no repeal clause in the
referendum measure.
And in spite of opinions of the
boards, if two five cent gas taxes
are enacted, the board will comply
with the law and collect them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
FARMERS UNION NOV
ING PICTURE COMING
TO ANTELOPE, SOON

The Farmers Union at WORK."
q four-reel moving picture, which
gives a graphic description Of the
Farmers Union organization and
the various business activities OF
the Farmers Union, viii be pre-
scented at the Sheridan County
Farmers Union Convention TO be
held at Antelope wednesday, Mar.
18th at 10 O'Clock a. m.
It is expected that Glen Talbot
of North Dakota and Il. ]. Kelly,
president of the Montana Farmers
Union, viii be present and speak
at the convention.
The morning session viii be
open to all members and press
representatives.
The general public, businessmen
and press representatives are es-
pecia1ly invited to attend the aft
ernoon session beginning at 1s3O.
Come and hear the speakers, see
this great picture and learn all
about the Farmers Union. There
win be no charge-everythtng Is
free. Comel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
CIVIL SERVICE
POSITIONS OPEN

The United States Civil Service
commission has announced open
comparative examinations as fol-
lows:
Principal engineering Inspector
superintendent, $4,000 to $4,000 a
year; senior engineer Inspector
foreman $4,000 to $4,000 a year,
bureau of public roads, department
of agriculture, for duty in the
field.
Senior medical technician, $4,000
year; medical technician $500
a year Cbacteriology or rOentgen'
Ology) veterans administration.
Junior entomologist, $4,000 tx
$4,000 a year, bureau of entomOlo
gy, department of agriculture, fol
duty in Washington, d. c., or IL
the field.
Park historian, $4,000 to $4,60'
a year; associate park historian
So, 200 to $500 a year; assistan
park historian $1,000 to 5000
year, national parks service, inter
Iior department.
All states except Delaware, 10
wa, Maine, Maryland, Vermont
Virginia and the District of Co
lumbia, have received less tina.
their share of appointments in tn
apportioned departmental servic
at Washington. d. C.
Full information may be obtain
ed from ]. D. Cough, secretary Q
the civil service board of examir
ers at the post office in Helena.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
LAUNCHING OF new PARTY MAY RESULT

20 per cent of the nations wealth
Borah's declaration was the near
est approach to new party hinx
in a day of heated denmciatiOn Of
capitalistic influence IN the man
agenment of the major parties.
The Idaho senator blamed the
present depression upon a "cDteKie-
of capitalists who inaugurated thu
most vicious era of speculation and,
initiation of which the world gives,
any record"
He asserted the capitalists "drew
into their meshes of speculation
and initiation hundreds of thOus-
ands of people, stripped them, not
to say robbed them of their hfe's
earnings, threw them back upon
society to wander hopeless and
helpless in life, or to seek an end
ing in a suicides grave-as thOus-
/ ands did"
Borah said A per cent of the
population controls so per cent of
the nations wealth
Norris Denies New Party Plans
Norris, in his opening address
denied any attempt to form a
third party or TO further any in
dividuaIs presidential aspirations,
and accused the power interests of
trying to control the democratic
and republican presidential nOmin--
atoms next year.
DenOunce Watson -
The Nebraska senator PAID his
respects to Sen. Watson Indiana.
Republican senate leader, as a man
who fused to be a lobbyist seek
ing favors for great corporations
at the hands Of congress"
BOrah for Debenturs
As TO remedies for the agricuE
tural depression, Borah advocated
the export debenture plan which,
he said, is the same kind OF 3
bounty as the protective tariff on
manufactured products.
Sen. Smith w. BrOOkhart RE
publican, Iowa, also endorsed the
3 export debenture plan as adYD-
g Gated, limitation of corporate earn
ings and government ownership OF
: railroads similar to the Canadian
D system.
Engineer Of Disaster
}, Sen. John j. Blaine, Wisconsin
: evoked applause and laughter Wher
? he referred to President Hoover
Il as "the great engineer of disss
= ter" while Borah IN addition to an
/ cusing both the major parties o.
y Continued ON last page.)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
PLENTYWOOD BUYS
AIRPORT GROUNDS

Plentywood has purchased 80
acres of land south of the track
and east of and adjoining the city,
part of the old Goodman farm,
for an airport. The land was in
the hands of Fred Ibsen, receiver
of the State Bank of Plentywood,
and the consideration was 81, 800,
Work will be commenced as soon
as practicable to put the port in
shape with beacon light at each
end.
Plentywood now has an airport
area adequate for the needs of q
town ten times its size for years
to come.
The deal has been in the air fol
some time, and the offer of the
land was finally accepted at the
Monday evening meeting of The
city council.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
Cream Grading Law to be
Effective First in West
ern Part of Treasure State

Helena, March TO- The west
ern part of Montana will be the
first section of the state to come
under the cream grading law pass
ed by the last legislature.
The law will be put in operation
in that region this week, said B.
F. Thraillill, chief of the dairy di-
vision of the state department of
agriculture. He said he expected
to have the statute In full effect
turnout the state in the next two
or three months.
eve are convinced" Thailkill
said, "that when we can build a
standard of our butter and cheese
up to a high quality, it is going
to insure our factories much bet
ter market and a higher price fo1
the manufactured product and, in
turn, will bring more profits to the
producers"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
RECOMMENDS N.
P. BRANCH FOR
DAWSON COUNTY

Helena, March 12.- Recommen-
dations that the Northern Pacific
railway be authorized 30 construct
a branch line in Dawson county
was made to the interstate COM
merce commission by M. S. Jane
son, examiner.
In his report, copy of which
was received yesterday by the
Montana railway commission, Mr.,
Jameson finds that the present
and future public convenience and
necessity require the construction
of a 24-mile branch line from
Woodrow to Bloomfield. The final
decision of the interstate com.
merce commission has not beer
made.
Examiner Jameson presided al
the hearing in Glendive last De
cember. Representatives of Daw-
son county, Glendive and Bloom
field favored granting of the APP
plication. The Great Northern
railroad company, which owns anC
operates a branch line north o.
this territory, and the chamber d
commerce of Richey, the western
terminus of the branch opposed
] the plan.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
Washington. D. c.
Washington, D. c.,
Thursday, March IL, 81.
Special to Producers News:

w IL VI,
Thursday, March IL, 81.
Special to Producers News:
By Laurence Todd,
Federated Press.
The Progressive conference OPP
ened here yesterday morning,
Wednesday,, pursuant to the call
issued to over 1875 leading progress
sives of the nation signed by Sen.
Norris Of Nebraska, LaFollette of
Wisconsin, Castigan of Colorado,
Cutting of New Mexico and B. K
Wheeler of Montana.
The meeting was called tp order
by Sen. Norris of Nebraska.
The conference was called for
the purpose of formulating pro-
gressive legislative program and
those invited to attend, and accept
ing the invitations, are outstand-
ing liberal and progressive leaders
of both the Republican, Democratic
and Farmer-Labor parties anC
otehr non-attached elements.
Sen. Norris had prior to the con,
vening of the conference denied
emphatically that the launching
of new party was contemplated
nevertheless the regular leaders o.
both the Wall Street parties-tht
Republican and Democratic partie
feared that the results of tn,
conference would be the issuing O.
q call for a national convention T.
organize a liberal party, if not tn
actual launching of the new part,
at this time.
The subjects of legislation Of
the agenda includes agriculture
power unemployment, tariff an,
representative government N
place was made on the program
for the liquor question, and tn
senate leaders who called the con
ference do not intend to get int
this controversy.
The draft of the Legislative pre-
gram worked out at this meetin
will be presented TO congress mex
December, a congress in which tn
, progressive group will hold tn
] balance of power,
The meeting opened with a pr
liminary speech by Norris, VIII
: read and explained the call.
a Sen. Borah, republican, of Idah
: took the platform and the confe
;. ence broke into prolonged al
t plause, when he called for polite
e realignment to insure represent
tation Of SO per cent of the pop
0 lation, which he said owned on
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13

New earth tremors rocks the
Balkans the first of the week and
threw an island of Japan into a
panic; bitter cold gripped Europe;
French rivers swelled higher and
higher; snow covered much of the
western hemisphere; gales contin-
ued pellmell over the Atlantic,
heckled the north Atlantic sea
board and pitched high the waters
of the Great Lakes.
Death, destruction and injury
were being slowly recorded in the
third day of the worldwide tur-
bulence.
From Port Louis, Mauritius,
came the first news that a hurri-
cane of last week left IL dead.
At least 200 had been counted
dead in the Balkans before the
fresh shocks this morning sent
horrors stricken natives seeking
doubtful shelter for the third time
in as many days.
Hot water geysers from great
earth cracks in the foothills of the
ValandOva region increased the
terror there.
The japanese quake struck al
Hakodate, destroyed buildings, bu+
left no deaths.
Storm In England
London was experiencing TIT
worst snowstorm of 20 years ant
the worst cold of Is years. Scot
land lay under the deepest snow
of the year and the cold bit int,
northern France, Germany, Bel
GUM, Scandinavia, Austria an,
I Poland. Giant waves battered tn
seacoasts and several steamer
were ground.
Rivers of Bergundy and south
ern France were swelling beyon
danger heights and fresh snow
caused anxiety. The Seine at Par
is was a foot above alarm leve
Low sections were evacuated.
Gales on the American side 0
the Atlantic washed in their ow
report of tragedy = the wreckag
of a boat at Newburyport, Mas
Search for the bodies was bein
made.
Twenty-three Dead -
Twenty-three were counted dea
in accidents attributable to Il
storm around New York Sunda
The middle west and New EnglaT
Continued on Page Three
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
GOLDEN WEDDING

The fiftieth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Tibbetts of
Redstone, Montana, was celebrat-
ed on March 10th, at the Method
list church at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tibbetts were mar
ried at st. Charles, Mimi, on Mar.
10, 1881, by the Rev. M. L. lib
belts, father of the groom, who
was district superintendent of the
United Brethren church. The ser
vices last Tuesday were conducted
by Rev. Reuben Dutton, district
superintendent of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and he followed
very closely the service which was
read fifty years ago.
There were over one hundred
guests from Redstone and that
community at the service Tuesday
who extended their congratualtionS
and good wishes to Mr.. and Mrs
Tibbetts and who, thru Mr.. G. B
Bull, presented them with a purse
of gold. A number of other gifts
were received from relatives anC
friends
After the ceremony a program
was given consisting of readings
by Mrs. J. B. Dawson, of Port
land, Ore, daughter OF Mr.. an,
Mrs. Tibbetts; solo by Mrs. G. c
Johnston, of Plentywood, daughte
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tibbetts; solo b,
Rev. Dutton; songs by the quar-
tette, Messrs. Dean Moore, h. b
E. Helgeson, G. B. Macmillan an
Martin Nelson; and duet by Mrs
Johnston and Mr.. Helgeson. Tn
wedding march way played b
Mrs. Helgeson. Mrs. J. w. Buck
lin of Redstone and Mrs. Helgeso
played the piano accompaniment
, while Mr.. ]. w. Hagen played tn
cornet Obligato of one of the Sc
los and the duet.
After the program lunch wa
: served and a social hour enjoye
r by all present. AS the guests d.
| parted they again offered the
congratulations and Hndest wisht
to Mr.. and Mrs. Tibbetts for the
continued happiness.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
Tax
Payers
Meeting

The court room was pretty well
filled with taxpayers at the meet
ing held last Wednesday. The
meeting lasted from o'clock I'M
til after Z and a lot of things were
said during the meeting. Frank
French had the floor most of the
time.
A telegram from the state high
way commission was read, stating
that the commission did not in
tend to collect more than sc in
gasoline tax, even if the May 9Th
election carried. However, the tel
egram did not state what the SUI
preme court is going to say about
it, Are they going to say, "The
law calls for 10c tax but you shall
only collect &C." or will they say,
"a law is law and law must be
enforced"
The walls being decorated with
maps and charts prepared for the
occasion, showing graded roads
and the cost Of running the diff
ferent county offices for a number
of years back, Frank French spent
big part of the afternoon point
ng to the maps and charts and do
ing his best to convince the CROWD
that never before had roads beer
built so cheap and offices run al
so low a cost as had been the case
/ in Sheridan county the last few
years. Giving the impression thai
| practically all graded roads in the
county had been built the last foul
years, not mentioning the fact tina
four years ago the county had Isl
miles of graded roads.
Someone was wondering if al
election was coming on soon, or i
the fact that on that very Gay
s5rand jury was meeting in Roose
: welt county had something to d
with all this explanation.
A motion was made to appoin
a committee of three to meet wit
the county commissioners and tai
over land taxation, which wa
practically the only stroke of busi
ness done during the meeting, al
though a lot of other more or les
interesting things were discussed
Suggestions were made galore
some wanted road work done b
: contract, other wanted people az
:. pointed for the purpose of report
= ing to the county whenever an!
o body loafed on the job. Some d.
e sired a poor farm; Others wante
: the county to supply county poo
d with balls and chains and put the
It to work on the roads. Some SUI
It gested the county officials shoul
d voluntarily cut their own salarie
IS but none of the officials spoke
favor of that suggestion; Othe
d wanted the clerks fired or the
1t wages cut. All were very mu'
y in favor of lower taxes.
Is One suggestion made by tt
s. banker of Westby, that the coun
B. should buy a fleet of small cate
Sc pillars for road dragging purpos
is seemed to make quite an impre
I'd sion with Frank French.
Lars Angvick and Andrew U,
m and both gave a short talk abo
IS, their experiences in Helena. Aft
tt looking the bunch over Bill Hs
nd made the remark that the cro0
c. looked pretty good TO him, dug
eI his dollar and joined the assoc
by ton.
r. One thing of real benefit to {
h. erybody which was appreciated
nd each and every one was; A cup
RS. coffee and hot dog sandwiches
he the Plentywood Commercial Gil
by and for which the crowd gave
* standing vote Of thanks.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
PROSPERITY IN FROG
LEGS IN FLORIDA

Okeechobee, Fla, March H.
The frog that crOak in Lake Okee-
chobee are not disobeying any Of
the slogans of bigger and better
business. Instead, they are con-
tributing more than $500 a day to
a prosperity symphony in this sec
ton.
Because of the demand for the
delicious rear quarters of the low
ly amphibians, many fishermen
are deserving their hooks and nets
for gigs and baskets. Fisheries
are paying 1719 cents a pound
with standing orders for 5000
pounds daily.
Frogs are not protected by the
laws and Lake Okeechobee is lit
orally alive with them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
GOVERNOR STUDIES MASS OF BILLS
BEFORE TAKING OFFICIAL ACTION

Helena, March 12.-Governor E..
j. Erickson today was busy read
ing over a mass of bills, repre-
senting the final acts of the 22nd
Montana general assembly. Forty
nine measures, SO senate bills and
Is house bills, were signed by the
chief executive this morning and
turned over to the secretary of
state to be placed in readiness for
statute books.
A total of 245 measures, $50
house bills and 65 senate bills,
were passed bY the legislature. the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13

The Farmers and Merchants
State Bank of this city made a
deal with stockholders of the Git
liens State Bank of Dooley to pur-
chase that bank and move it to
Plentywood early this week. The
Plentywood bank will honor the
checks and deposits of the DOoley
bank patrons. Stockholders of the
Dooley bank are George Epler of
Williston, Andrew and Justin
LELAND of Outlook and Nels Mar
kuson of Medicine Lake.
The cause of the consolidation of
the banks is the constant shrink
age of funds on deposit IN the
banks of the county and the fact
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13

Washington, March 10 Less
only areas needed for specific fed,
eral activities, the presidential
commission appointed to study the
land questions has recommended
that the entire public domain be
turned over to the states:
The group, headed by James r.
Garfield, former secretary OF the
interior, made its recommenda-
ton after months of study OF pol
icy to govern disposal OF the re-
manning public land. Areas need,
ed for national defense, parks and
forests. reclamation projects, res
ervoirs and bird and game refugees
alone would be reserved under fed
eral control.
Even mineral rights would go tc
the states under the plan, wnen n
ever the commonwealth have SUB
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
CITIZENS STATE BANK OF DOOLEY AND
PLENTYWOOD BANK ARE CONSOLIDATED

that the Dooley bank has been
running at a loss for some months
as was disclosed in the Producers
News in January when it predict
ed a consolidation soon for the
Dooley bank. This is the first of a
series of consultations that will
occur in Sheridan county before
the first of next January.
The present pressure on the
Sheridan county banks will be re-
lieved temporary by the govern
ment farm seed loan and the sol
diers' bonus payments, which fol
the time being will increase Local
deposits.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
HOOVER COMMITTEE SAYS STATES
may GET REMAINING PUBLIC LAND

scribed to uniform federal laws on
mineral resource conservation.
Within the states not having
these laws federal control would
remain.
The entire public domain now
amounts to little more than 10 per
cent of the original area owned by
the United States. Generally I'M
adapted to homesteads, the re-
manning area totals 17S,979,44O
acres.
Because of the unsuitability of
this land for occupation, attested
the committee found, by deserted
tracts, ruined fences and abandon
ed homes, the recommendation was
made that the federal govern
ment cease "to be a party to the
inducement" of more settlers to II
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13

governors records show. This IS
the same number as was passed
by the 21st assembly. Included IN
the 245 measures were 10 house
and eight senate memorials and
resolutions, leaving total of 2Z1
actual bills passed On the 6Oth
legislative day, So bills were sent
to the governor.
The measures must be approves
or rejected by the chief executive.
before March q, or they become
effective without his action.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
New Plentywood School
Building Project Discuss
ed at Monday Meeting

The Plentywood school board
sponsored a mass meeting at the
fire hall Monday evening to dis
cuss a new school house. A straw
vote indicated favor for the build
ing Immediately. This will depend
somewhat on the special levy pass
ing at the annual school election
to be held this April. The board
would pay old bonds and new ones
will be issued, and the building
commenced as soon as school is
dismissed providing the special
levy and the bond issue carry.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
Great Progressive Pow Wow at Capitol
GASOLINE DOWN
TO SC ON COAST

Los Angeles, March g. Motor
lists were buying gasoline here to-
day for cents a gallon. The slash
was made by independent deal
ers retailing what the major COM
panies call "bootleg gas"
Other independent dealers were
selling gasoline for from 8 70 1o15
cents, while service stations hand
ling products OF the big producing
companies stuck TO 1914 cents.
The gasoline "war" between the
majors and Independents, raging
for the last week, brot the price
OF well known brands down from
2o11 cents.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
ALTTTLE WINTER

Tuesday and Wednesday Of this
week Plentywood was treated 10 a
semblance of winter. A raw wind
from the northeast brought about
two inches of snow. However the
temperature scarcely reached the
zero mark and today, Friday it is
thawing.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
REPAIRS BEING MADE ON
THE PLENTYWOOD HOTEL

The rear of the old Plentywood
Hotel which was badly damaged by
fire last spring is being repaired
this week by George OVERLY.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
FLOODS, STORMS, OUAKES TAKE A
VAST TOLL OVER ENTIRE WORLD

East in Grip of Heavy Storm-2OO Dead in Balkan Earth
Quake-Japanese Towns Shaken Warnings of APP
preaching Storms Issued Unemployed Given Work
Removing Great Drifts of Snow Farmers Rejoice
Over Arrival of Needed Moisture Il Flood on New
England Coast Caused by High Tides
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-13
WALSH IN CUBA

Havana, March g.. = United
States Senator Thomas J. Walsh
of Montana arrived here today for
a vacation.