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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
U. S. FLIERS MAKE SUCCESSFUL
FLIGHT ACROSS PACIFIC FROM
JAPAN AND WIN $4,000 PRIZE

Wenatchee, Wash, Oct. 5.-The
first to fly an airplane across the
Pacific from Japan to the United
States without a stop, CLYDE
Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr.,
American fliers, landed here TODAY.
Leaving Japan after a long
fight to obtain permission to make
the dangerous hop, Pangborn and
Herndon spanned the northern
stretches of the ocean in Al hours
Ii minutes, covering about 4,465
miles.
Minus landing gear, which they
dropped shortly after leaving ia
pan early Sunday morning the fiji
ers appeared over Wenatchee at
z a. m Pacific time, circled few
minutes while dumping fuel to pre-
vent the possible outbreak of fire
and landed the plane on its iron
stripped belly.
The plane touched the landing
field at 7:15, tipped over on its
nose and then settled back and slid
along in a elou dof dust. 1t came
to rest on its left wing. The pro-
peller had been smashed in the
landing. That was the only casu-
atty. Unlocking aviators described
the landing as wonderful
A representative of the Toxic
newspaper Asahi rushed up with q
SIS, 900 check in hjF hand Offered
by the periodical for the first
nonstop airplane flight between
Japan and the United States.
every glad to see you, boys" he
said.
Pangborn and Herndon climbed
out. They were in their stocking
feet. They crossed the Pacific un'
shod.
eve have been in Japan so Ions
we're still going barefooted," sale
Pangborn.
;. Mrs. Opal Pangborn of Wenat
chez, mother of Clyde, wiped The
tears from her eyes and greeted
her son with:
"My, you don't even look tired!'
Pangborn said they had flow
nearly to Spokane, then turneC
back to Wenatchee. On leaving ia
pan they had planned to fly as ia
east as Salt Lake City if pOssibl
to establish a distance record ex
ceeding that of John Polando an
Russell Boardman who flew SOL
miles from New York to Constan
tinople last July.
Besides the $4,000 Asahi prize
: the filters may make a flight frO1
, here to Dallas in quest of a $28
+ 900 prize reputedly offered by
, wealthy Texan for a flight be
, tween Japan and Dallas permittin
one stop.
The flight was unique IN ths
they are the only men ever I
cross the broad Pacific in an al.
!, plane as well as the Atlantic an
i across either ocean without a sto
n They were fined in Japan fl
3 taking photographs of fortific
lions. Pangborn and Herndon mae
70 heroes out of themselves in a fe
10 hours. A move is under way 9
3 ready in Japan to erect mon
Is ment in Japan commemorate
their feat.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09

colony is now located and resulted
through Mr.. Madsen's agitation
and unselfish leadership in peo-
pie commencing to move in the fol-
lowing spring. In acouple of years
practically all the land was home
steaded.
Another stone of enormous size
had been placed at the meeting
hall and was unveiled by the Rev.
Andreasen who had come from
Flaxton, North Dakota for the oc-
casion.
Over four hundred and fifty sat
down to dinner and there We're
more than that who spent the eve
ming celebrating at the Brother
hood hall where packed house en-
joyed folk dances, singing, an am
ateur play and danced to the old
time music.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09

to form a new ministry. The
cabinet resignation had been
in order to give Breun-
ing a free hand in recognizing
his administration before the
reichstag meets on October IS.
DictatOrial powers were Civ
en- the government In an emer-
gency decree issued today by
the "a year old president. A
mOng the basic constitutional
rights suspended were inviO-
liability and personal free
dom of the home, right of ex-
preston of thoughts thru the
press and letters rights Of
coalition and assembly, and
constitutional guarantees of
personal property.
The resignation of Foreign Min
lister Julius Curtius yesterday was
the first step in Breuing's plans
to strengthen his government to
face difficult situations during a
winter expected to be the hardest
in years.
The suspension of basic cOnsti-
tutional rights was made valid fOI
the duration of the emergency de-
cree.
The decree was over 100 pages
in length and dealt with problems
running the entire range of pub
lie and private economy. Subject
included unemployment relief b!
the state and cities, budgets O
settlements outside the cities, sal
aries of directors of private con
Germs, guarantee of credits for tn
reich and suppression of politics
violence.
Hindenburg's decree grants 2S
million marks to cities burdene
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
Judge Bourquin Gets Data
On New Jersey Saloons

Trenton, N. j., Oct. s. With
10000 open saloons in New Jer-
sey, each selling 20 drinks a day
that means 100000 daily-the 18th
amendment is being violated 75,
100000 times a year, Federal
Judge George M. Bourquin said to-
day after a conversation with
U. S. Attorney Philip Forman.
"Seventy-five million violations
a year. My, myl" the Judge sigh
ed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
MARRIAGES

Patrick Kennedy and Miss Sophia
Keller were married Monday, Oct.
9th. They left by train for Chica-
gg where Mr.. Kennedy is employ
ed.
VIM. Reugsegger, popular farm
er of the Outlook country and
Miss Nell Donaldson of Outlook
were married Saturday, October 3.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
DEATH WINS SIR
THOMAS Upton
Famous British Yachtsman and
Tea Importer Who spent Over
Ten Million Dollars Trying to
Win Yacht Trophy Dies After
Short Illness.

London, October Sir Thomas
Upton died here Friday night. The
eO-year-old yachtsman, as popular
in the United States as he was at
home became gravely i'll from the
effects of a chill contracted sever
al days ago, and Thursday was re-
ported near death.
internationally famous yachts
man and tea merchant, Sir Thorn
as Upton spent more than ~
years of his life and SlOsOOO.OOO
of his vast fortune nursing a hoo-
by to win back for England the
Americas cup7a silver yachting
trophy actually worth a hundred
guineas.
He never succeeded but the at
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
WILD DISORDERS
AND LOOTINC IN
SCOTCH VILLAGE

Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. g.
Central Glasgow was in wild dis
order tonight as huge crowds of
unemployment demonstrators ran
wild smashing shop windows and
carrying off the displays in the
windows.
The demonstration followed on
serious rioting last night with fire.
quent clashes between demonstra-
tors and police which lasted all
night.
There was no mass meeting to-
night similar to the gathering on
Glasgow green yesterday, but big
groups of rioters rushed from one
store to another creating panic
in the central section of the city.
The trouble started at $3.50 p.
m. when mounted police charged a
crowd of about 100 who were max
ing a demonstration outside the
high court in Jail Square. q
Almost simultaneously disturb
ances started at Gallowgate, Glas-
gov Cross and other parts of the
city.
Police raced motor cars from
the central police office and flung
themselves into half a dozen diff
ferent battles. Motorists helpeC
out by driving policement to thu
scene of action.
Forty-nine arrests were made
many of the mbeing effected wit
the utmost difficulty. Some CT tn
'captives struggled so violentl
that it took five constables to car
ry them, horizontally and one a
time TO the police station.
A hail of missiles from houses i
the disorder area added to the di1
: ficulties encountered by the pC
lice.
: The labor member of parliamer
and II others were in jail for pal
ticipation in last nights rnoting.
The labor member of parilamer
; who will be tried for breach G
peace tomorrow is John McGOver
WIN Was oeIoPCANOO AAO4A Vic AOOG
of commons after a fracas la
July.
Crowbars, clubs, bottles, han
mers and hatchets were used 9
weapons in the night ARRAY. Brol
en- furniture was hurled on polio
from second story windows an
: the result was many hospital ca
. es.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
Former County Treasurer
Charged With Bond Theft

Missoula, Oct. 5.-R. ]. DeMers,
former treasurer of Sanders coun-
ty, was arrested here for the al
legged theft of $400 in Liberty
bonds from the estate of the late
George Pacey.
Taken to Thompson Falls, De-
Mers appeared in justice court and
obtained his release on $1,000
bond.
Pacey's estate was escheated, but
later a relative appeared and put
in a claim.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
State Employees Shell Out
$3,675 as September Con-
tribution to Relief Fund

Helena, Oct. A. Officials md
employees in state offices and in
stitutions contributed $3,675.65
during September for relief work
among drouth stricken and unem-
ployed Montanans.
State Auditor Porter sent a
check today for that amount to
r. A. Sheppard, director of relief
in Montana and North Dakota for
the Red Cross. The contributions
represent one days pay from each
of the donors for September. This
method of raising funds is to con-
tinue for six months.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
RED CROSS POTATOES

Twelve carloads of potatoes have been or
dered for Sheridan County and the first car will
arrive at Westby next week, the next shortly
thereafter at Plentywood
To begin with, ten bushels will be allotted
per family About sixty families will be supplied
from each car Applications must be made thru
local committeeman, and receipts given for the
vegetables received Ample notice will be given.
Other cars will be on the way as soon
they can be loaded This is but the first of what
promises to be heavy shipments of bulk supplies.
Bring your own sacks.
c. B. PETERSON,
Chairman r C. Drouth Relief
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
Wheat for
Tickets to the Movies

Las Animas, Colo, Oct. g. Sew
eral farmers and their families
were admitted to the motion pict-
ure theatre here last night and the
night before in exchange for
wheat. Two bushels of wheat ad-
mitted a farmer and his family.
The grain is being turned over
bv the manager of the theatre to
a county relief committee to be
used for poor relief within the
county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09

Mohawk, N. Y, Oct. g.
The National Mohawk Valley
Bank failed to open today. In
a stateemnt issued two weeks
ago the bank reported depos-
its of 100000 and Outstand-
ing loans amounting to $780,
600.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
80 $50

GOVERNMENT officials at
washington are being credited
v With disseminating warnings
;. ov-service men, suggesting that
w. 0rard against making extrav-
. .r.rt demands for money from the
ss 1t is intimated that a
..Ttinuance of such practices will
.ScnIt in a revolt among the tax
nsvers of the country.
We wonder who the government
,+f;cials are that will rise up and
1T themselves be known as advo-
-, .otes of such a course? We won
Ssr whether Secretary Mellon, with
III Of his countless millions and
NJ actual experience in wars hor.
mrs takes the responsibility upor
himself of being one of the Off.
riaIs TO sanction such a statement
ui,ch less to make it? We won
der if the taxpayers who are con
cidering revolt are not the meT
vbo anlassed their millions in ex
ress profits during wars carnage
Between such government Off
rails and our soldiers we will take
nr soldiers. The complaints arr
made by those who stayed bacl
home and amassed millions. The!
are the men who shouted from TIL
bOusetops for the people to blu,
Liberty bonds, and then whel
wars frightful flare was over the,
Immediately proceeded to hamme
down the value of Liberty Bonds
and bought them back at so or 8
cents on the dollars, and made We
more profit. Why shouldn't the,
be taxed to help care for the dis
abled ex-service men and their de
pendents?.
This country must be governe
BY officials, both national an
state, who put the proper valu
upon a man who offers his life
defense of our principles an
ideals.-(The Progressively
%** y y y y
The Veterans of Foreign War
is determined that the next Sc!
sion of congress must give serioU
consideration to immediate pa!
ment of the balance due world we
veterans on their adjusted compeI
satiOn certificates. Unless this
done, the average certificate, va
ued at approximately $1,000 bl
bearing a so per cent loan, ca
only be worth about $75 in 194
because of interest deductions.
This means that the governmel
Is actually making a substanti
profit by loaning to the veters
money that already belongs to hi1
if the governments confession
and obligation IN 1924 means an
thing.
The Veterans of Foreign Wa
and the American Legion will bo
demand that the next session
congress pass legislation providil
for pensioning the widows and {
phans of World War veterans.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
Hndenberg Accepts Resignation
Of Cabinet; Constitutional Rights
Suspended by President S Decree

Bruening to Endeavor to Form New Cabinet - Former
Ministry Resigns When Foreign Minister julius Cur
thus Hands in His Portfoio-Decree Covers 100 Pag-
and Deals With Many Subjects-Huge Increase IN
Outlay for Relief of Unemployment = Rigid Censor
ship of Press Mail, Telephone and Telegraph
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09

Berlin, Oct. THE cabinet of Chancellor Bruening
resigned today. rigid dictatoral regime establish
ed and basic constitutional rights in Germany
pended. President Won Hindenburg accepted the cab-
nets resignation and commissioned Chancellor BeninQ
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09

Conrad Pondera Products Co.
has opened an establishment in the
old North Creamery station.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-09
German Dictatorial Regime Established
PfjRN0CRESSIVES
Bv JESS H. STEVENS
Great Falls Attorney

The supreme issue. mvOlv-
..1 All others, is the encrOach-
ns Of the powerful few up
~ u'' the rights of the many
0 Snu Robert Nj. LaFOllette.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
BOND.
ISSUE URGED

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 4.-Au-
thorization of a State bond issue
for construction, totaling S4,985,-
900, 100000 of which will be
spent at the University of Mary
land, was sought by Waiter M.
Mitchell, president of the senate,
in a bill presented to that body
here yesterday.
At the same time Representa-
tive j. J. Lindsey. Democratic
floor leader in the house Of dele
gates, presented a DILL seeking
$2,000,000 for the building of
bridges throughout the State.
The United States Congress will
be requested to provide for the
Washington-Lincoln M mort a l
Gettysburg Boulevard under the
terms of a joint resolution pre-
sented in the House by Repre-
sentative M. w. RoutSon, of Car
roll county. The resolution was
referred to the Federal Relations
Committee.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
STILL RAIDERS
JAIL 4 MEN

BADEN, Md, Feb. 4.-Forcing
their way into barricaded farm
house at T. B., Md, 10 miles from
here, last night, Prince Georges
county officers arrested four men,
seized a dismantled still, 1000
gallons of mash and 43 cases of
alleged liquor.
John Noyes, of Baden; Meri-
dith Davis and Charles Tyson,
colored. of Washington, are being
held by the police on charges of
illegal possession. The fourth
man, Norman Davis, faces a
charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
When they approached : the
farm house, police said, NoyeS
warned them that "if you break
in that door it will be your last"
Policeman Claude Reese sta
toned two men at the door and
circled the house. climbing in a
rear window. He held the men
at the point of a pistol until the
door had been broken down.
Three loaded revolvers we're said
by police to have been found in
the barricaded room,
All four men were lodged in
the Bladensburg Jail in default
of bond.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
GIRL ANN0YE:R
GETS YEARS!

ROCKVILLE, Md. Feb. 4.
Charged with annoying young
girls, Lawrence F. Phillips, of
Washington, was sentenced to
four years in the Maryland house
of correction by Police Court
Judge Charles w. Woodward, in
a session behind closed doors yes
terday.
Phillips, middle-aged man, is
alleged to have been travelling
around the schools in Bethesda,
Takoma Park and Edgemoor and
molesting little school girls since
early December.
He was tried on only four
charges and over a half dozen
girls, the oldest of whom is 8
years old, testified that he was
the man who had acted in an
offensive manner.
States Attorney Stedman Pres
colt showed evidence that the
man had received a sentence of
one year in the District of Column
bia on a similar charge.
Judge Woodward said that there
is no doubt in his mind as to the
guilt of the man and that the
law allowed only one year in each
case, or that he would give him
more if he were able. Phillips
lives at 1483 Newton st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
SPOUSE SLAYER
SENTENCED To
10 YEARS
Mrs. ESSie Smith SurrenderS
Plea for New Trial in Mate
Killing; Starts Term Soon

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Feb.
AIRS. Essie C. Smith. former
church worker convicted of the
killing of her husband, John A.
Smith, the night of November Z,
last night withdrew her motion
to have the corporation court
jury's verdict set aside, and her
attorneys announced to Judge A.
D. Dabney that she was ready
to begin her sentence of 10 years
in the penitentiary.
Judge Dabney Immediately inn
posed sentence and the prisoner
was taken to the county Jail to
await the arrival of authorities
here today from the State Peni-
tentiary at Richmond.
Exhibiting the first trace Of
emotion since arrested a few
moments after the killing. the
woman smiled when the sentence
was pronounced.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
Mrs. MGude Steele
SUUed by Fire Squad

Mrs. Maude Steele, of 1869
Columbia Rd. N. W.. wife of
Amos A. Steele, probation officer
of the District Supreme Court,
was saved from death yesterday
by members of the Fire Depart
ment rescue squad.
Mrs. Steele had left her office
at the District Supreme Court
early in the afternoon and. Suf-
fered heart attack shortly after
reaching her apartment.
DR.. E. c. Wilson, of 2723 Con-
necticut Ave. N. W., arrived at
the home shortly after the rescue
squad had revived Mrs. Steele.
She had been subject to heart
attacks on several previous occa-
sions. Her condition is not seri-
OILS
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
$50 Leading ZiOnists
Will Confer Here

The political relations between
the British government and the
Jewish people regarding Palestine
will be the principal subject for
discussion Saturday and Sunday,
when the National Council of
zionists meets in the Jewish Com
munity Center.
One hundred and fifty of the
leading Zionists in the United
States are expected to attend the
conference. The Passfield White
Paper and the Sir John Simpson
report on Palestine will be taken
up.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
SEES
No WAY To END
LOTTERIES
Reports on Cash Balance Will
Continue Unless Gambling
Becomes National Scandal

Apparently there is no cure for
Americas national obsession for
gambling-on whether stocks will
go up or down, whether Babe
Ruth will knock one over the
whether one sparrow will
move off a wire before another,
or on the state of the Govern
ment's finances.
The question Of betting on the
conditions of the Treasury has
been given some consideration of
the Treasury Department, espe-
cially within the last few weeks,
because of the frequency with
which this matter is being called
to the attention of officials, it
was learned today.
Lotteries On Figures
Lotteries on several sets of fig
ureS, including the daily cash
balance of the Treasury, daily
and monthly customs receipts
and expenditures, are being con-
Quoted. Officials said apparently
these lotteries are reaching the
proportions of operation on
national scale, but they expressed
doubt that anything could be
done about it.
A few days ago a letter was
received at the Treasury from
an individual who said he had
been the inmate of a tubercu-
losis sanitarium, was unable to
work but a day or two a week
and was having extreme diff
Guilty in supporting his family.
He suggested if the Treasury
could tip him off what the Treas
ury balance would be the follow
ing Friday it would "fix" him up.
Reports Will Continue
Officials said they would con-
tinue to make public the daily
statement unless the gambling
developed into serious national
scandal"
The daily statement is issued
under Treasury regulations, the
first having been published in
January, 1895. For years prior
thereto a daily statement of the
finances had been prepared in
pen and ink, but was not issued
to the public. 1t was found
highly convenient for administra-
tive purposes and now considered
virtually indispensable.
Information Barred
w. o. Woods, treasurer of, the
United States, has issued orders
prohibiting employees from giving
out information relative to the
daily statement. He explained
that it is impossible to prevent
advance knowledge of figures on
the daily statement from getting
into the hands of a number of
employees of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Undersecretary of the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills is said to have
considered the matter carefully
Some officials were in favor of
suspending the daily statement
and making weekly or monthly
publications, although from an
administrative standpoint thi
would be a decided handicap.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
HefLin as Editor
To Shake 'DrY Bones

A new Ku Klux Klan daily,
bearing the name of j. Thomas
Heflin at the masthead as editor,
will shake up the "dry bones" of
Southern Journalism in the spring,
according to reports heard in
Washington today.
The khan newspaper probably
will be established in Birmingham,
Ala, and will be built along the
general line of the Fellowship
Forum, the X. K. K. weekly pub
liShed in the Capital.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
G. F. BOWern1Gn
To ReDieU 6 Books

Mrs. George F.. Bowerman will
review a group of current books
at the Mt. Pleasant branch of the
Public Library at 8 o'clock to-
morrow.
The reviews will include "A
Study of Spain," by Salvador de
Madariaga; THE Glory of the
Nightingales," by Edward Airing
ton Robinson; Exploring for
Plants" by David Faifchild;
"Charlemagne," by Charles Rus
sell; Limestone Tree" by Joseph
Hergesheimer, and Water Gyp-
SieS," by Alan Herbert.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
KNITTING MILLS
AND z HOMES
HIT BY BLAZE
Flames in Early Morning
Summon Companies From 4
Nearby Cities to Scene

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Feb. 4.
Hagerstown was threatened with
destruction by a $3.50 00G fire
which broke out at 2.3O a nj and
was not checked until after a
four-houl fight.
The blaze started in the storage
shed Of the William A. Dancer
Lumber Products Company, de-
strOyed that plant, and spread to
the Antietam Knitting Mills, Two
houses were destroyed and a half
dozen others damaged.
Firemen were hampered by low
water pressure. the fire starting
in the high part of the town.
"A stiff wind scattered embers far
and wide.
Fire companies from Chambers
burg, WayneSboro, MarUinsburg
and WililamSport responded to
appeals for aid.
Scores of fanatics fled into the
streets in their nightcloUueS
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
Paraguay Names
AuuLG as Minister

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 4 INS0 .
DR. Eusebio Ayala has been ap-
pointed Paraguayan minister to
the United States. He was pro-
visional President of Paraguay
from 1921 to 1923; munster at
Washington in 1925, and is con-
sidered Paraguay's leading au-
thority on international affairs.
The Washington times., 1931-02-04
President to Radio
Lincoln Address

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 QN.SD .
An address by President Hoover
and an international broadcast
by John Drinkwater will feature
the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn program on Lincoln's birth
day, February IL, it was an
nounced. The Drinkwater broad
cast will be made from London.
President Hoover will speak at
10 D. m.