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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-25
The Red Cross and the Lo
cal Merchant

Raymond, Mont,
Sept. Is, 1881.
Editor of the Producers News:
The Red Cross aid for the needy
in this locality is still in its in
fancy and now is the time to say
what you think Of the wav It is
being handled. 1 will say what
think e Al and / thii.k you viii all
agree with me. There should not
be any .:ofit take1. by any mer-
chant or anyone else on the com
modities sold to the unfortunates
on Red Cross slips. 1t is unfair
and does not conform with humane
policy to do so.
The Red Cross funds are con-
tributed mostly by poor people and
many of those who make donations
are in need themselves but they
feel that they must spare a little
of their meager savings that 9TH
ers who may need it more than
themselves may not starve. Even
poor little children give their small
savings of pennies and nickels so
other children can have something
to eat and wear.
That a merchant shall take a
profit on Red Cross purchases is
far from being right-they take
not a small profit but a big one
so now / am going to talk a little
to those merchants-not only the
merchants in Plentywood but 10
all merchants in all towns and To-
calities where Red Cross aid must
be relied upon so people shall not
starve.
Now then, Mr.. Merchant, even
though the Red Cross allows you
to take a profit there should be at
least some human feeling in you
toward your fellow men. Now is
the time to bring 10 light what
metal there is in you in that re-
spect. Then for Christ's and hu-
manity's sake desist from taking
any profit from the unfortunate
ones who come to you to trade, and
their small Red Cross allowances
they receive each month. You
know very well Mr.. Merchant that
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-25
.l4PERCENTLE S
VISIT AT PARK

Bolton, Sept. 21.-Glaeier D..
registered 61,2S6 persons sr,.l
the 1880 season, says the ran.
of the national park service "a, 4.
week ending Sept. Is, the clos,.
day for the park. There wers +
426 visitors in 1880, a loss Of NJ d
this year.
There were 1904 autOmoH,
registered during the season !.
compared with 1854 in 1SSO
decrease of 10 per cent. Durhv A
last week 333 persons visite5 4.
park as compared with $50 dun,
the last week a year ago.
Reports relative 20 visitor !
Yellowstone park show a cans,
ponding decrease.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-25

that this money buys every ounce
of food possible and to nell with
profits on it. And if you do not do
so the multitude of people, myself
included, must live and die with
the above mentioned opinion of the
merchant class.
Think this over. l have tried to
speak plainly to you. What I think
others also think.
Now, Mr.. Merchant, it is up to
you to show how well you are will
ing to serve the people. This is
an emergency and a calamity.
What will you do? Show your col
ors!
THEO. THORSTVEDT,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-25
COAL WITH STRINGS ATTACHED
By HANS RASMUSSEN

When the people of the county circu-
lated the petition authorizing the COM
missioners to buy coal for the needy
people in the county nobody had any
idea what red tape these people would
have to go through in order to get load
of coal. Nobody had any idea of the
county officials, elected by the people,
being able to produce such an idiotic
masterpiece as the application for coal
has turned out to be- Carl Peterson and
Niels Madsen are blamed for being fa-
theirs of the child.
The applications are about yard
long and if anybody can take one good
look at one without swearing he is a bet
ter Christian than the writer. After Sec
Rotary Hyde had looked over this part of
the country he reported that people here
were more scared than hurt If that fell
low was here. and saw people look over
that coal application he would change
his mind about people being scared. No,
they are not scared. they are mad; the
longer they look the madden they get.
Of all the red tape this is the limit If
the application had to be acted on by
somebody In foreign land there would
be some excuse for it but coal commit
tees have been appointed all over the
.county-it is one of your neighbors you
are dealing with. To him you go to put
down in black and white your wife's
name, the number of children you have,
how many acres you summerfallowed
last year, your crop, your mortgage,
your cows, your horses and dozens of
other foolish questions whi:h have moth
ing to do with the need for coal In any
shape or form.
When person needs coal he needs it
Just as bad no matter is he has enc child
or dozen. Coal is what he needs re-
CARELESS of the number of acres sum-
merfallowed. What have horses and
COWS and machinery to do with mans
need for coala If person is out of
money, mortgage or not, does not make
any difference these days-coal is what
counts.
After the application has been filled
out correctly and signed by yourself and
one more person you present it to your
neighbor, the committee man, who prob
ably knows your circumstances better
than you do yourself This committee
man takes you Replication to two more
committee men and if they all see fit
you might get as high as six tons of coal
for which you must sign an interest
bearing note to the county.
The signing of note is just that
much more red tape. but should not keep
anybody who needs coal from getting il.
1t will never be collected anyway. But
why the county should insist on signing
notes for coal is hard to understand.
Why not get notes from Albert Foley
and others when the county pays for
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-25
SEES HANDWRITING
From the American Guardian


UCOME 100000 of unemployed are being
~ supported by their fellowmen feeding on the
financial and economic reserves of the industrial
countries. Never was the incapacity of the eco
nomic leaders of the capitalist world so glaringy
demonstrated as tody. A capitalism which can
not feed the workers of the world has no right to
exist. The guilt of the capitalist system lies in
It's alliance with the violent policies of imperialism
and mlitarism. The ruling classes of the world
today have completely failed in political leader
ship as in economies"
Now what wild-eyed Socialist, Communist, or
Bolshevik wrote this slanderous attack on capital
ism? Easy there Twas none of thesei It's from,
the pen of Her Hjalmar Schacht, financier econo-
mist, and president of the German Reichsbank
through the Young Plan negotiations Contrary
to his American colleagues and their talking dele
gates in Washington, Brer. Schacht has sense
enough TO read the handwriting on the wall. AS
far as Europe is concerned capitalism is ausge-
spielt. The only question is shall it be decently
buried, or hauled on the dumps by scavenger rev.
olution?"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-25

The Goble Construction cOmur
received a $68,957 contract b
gravel surfacing 1922 miles ,
the Goldford-C Chester road, betvss
Chester and Rudyard in Lber
and Hill counties.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-25

glass of the cash store. He will,
perhaps, present a county claim
for inspection of the poor in next
months expenses.
= A F. FRENCH NEIGHBOR
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
AT THE CHURCHES
EPISCOPAL CHURCH H. P. Corser, Vicar

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1881 10:45 a. m.-Lighting the Christ mas Candles. 12:00 M-Church School. 7:30 D. m.-Illustrated review of Dr. Henry Van Dykes "The oth- CT Wise Man"
 Wednesday, Dec. 23 7:00 D. m.-Speeial practice for the Christmas exercises.
 Thursday Dec. 24 11:30 D. m.-Special Christmas midnight service.
 Remember that Sunday. Dec. 27, is St. Johns Day.
 The offering Sunday morning, Dec. 20 will be used for Christmas expenses. Special needs this year
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

pilot was flying to Fort Yukon the next morning I decided to go with him The plane belonged to the Western Canada Airways and was equipped with pontoons. The only passenger from Edmonton to Akla- vik was a newspaper reporter sent to "cover" the arrival of Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh.
 Next morning there was a wait of a couple of hours until MT. Gil- bert, te pilot, could get me clear ed at Herschel Island. We finally got away just before noon. Flying over a region gives one a very diff fered impression from that obtain ed of it on the boat. The Mackenzie Delta was spread out endlessly it seemed, all little islands or little lakes-whiehever way one thought of it. Here and there would be river channel. clearly defined, winding back and forth through this maze of lakes and islands.
 We followed pretty closely the route taken in portaging across, up AnC ANdt IlitSIB ONeT l0e ldkeS aL the summit, then down the Little Bell and Big Bell to the Poreupine, and down the latter to Fort Yukon. The high mountains near the Mac kenzie looked forbidding. There is certainly an expanse of desolate country between the two large rivers. What would look, from the deck of a boat, to be thickly tim bered country proved to be merely grass or tundra plain with only a narrow fringe of trees along the waters edge.
 At La Pierre House on the Little Bell we cireled down to drop a note for the Jackson Brothers who were there with a launch await ing passengers from Aklavik, the Willits party. We saw Old Crow and Rampant House and the Ram parts.
 All of Fort Yukon was out to see us land as it was the first time a pontoon plane had ever landed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

The Rema1 Catholic mission is located at one extreme of the viI- lage. the Anglican mission at the other Proselytes of each are group ed near their own church. Each religious denomination supplies a hospital, a school and church serv- ice, doubtless more. At the Ang- iican Church there are three diff ferent services, Indian Huskies and English. The Indian prayer book in use there was written by the late Archdeacon, Mcdonald of Daw- son.
 The Anglican hospital did not have much modern equipment. There were only two nurses and they each had a twelve-hour shift, at best, and in all emergencies both had to be on duty. In odd moments they had to fill and clean their countless coal-oil lamps Gin win ter), carry water (no running water, hot or eold), carry wood for the stoves, build fires, wash, iron and cook for the patients.
 I was made acquainted with one phenomenon of the north soon af- ter my arrival. In the Northwest Territory each white person is al- lowed a Permit for something like twelve quarts of liquor a year. The Northern resident receives his years allotment all at one time, and the liquor itself is referred to as the permit" Formerly, people got their permits" as soon as the boat arrived but this often dis rupted the business of unloading the boat, so now the permits are distributed as soon as the boat leaves.
 I was fortunate to get place to sleep at the road-house. That was more than Colonel and Mrs. Lind bergh could have done. Like every one else I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the boat at Herschel, I had no definite plans made as to how I should get out of that coun- try but I hoped to be able to get to Nome on the Patterson" The other boat, "The Baychimo" would be going to Cambridge Bay on Victoria Land and was out of the question.
 Beginning about July 14th there was quite a general exodus for Her. schel Island. (Many of the Huskies bal left before that). The radio op- orators left on their boat to set ur their station on the Island, then
 the Police boat with several Noun
 ties and the Inspector and his wife
 The Roman Catholic Bishop eros sed with large party on his beauti.
 full, new boat. Herschel becomes 6
 bustling metropolis for the briei stay of "The Boats."
 As an alternative to the trir around Point Barrow l had eonsid- cred taking the Rat Portage across
 to the Porcupine River. It is al.
 ways foolish, however, to make
 plans in the North. A plane came
 in from Edmonton, August third and when I discovered that the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
ALASKA COLLEGE TEACHER WRITES ABOUT INTERESTING
 TRIP TO ARCTIC OCEAN
(continued from Page Three)

(continued from Page Three) woman and child is allowed Treaty Money and if any of the natives have been away for a few years they are paid the back money as well as their current allowance.
 Near Good Hope we went through the Ramparts, a magnificent part of the river. At Arctic Red River we crossed the Arctic Circle and went through the Lower Ramparts. We made a detour to Fort Me- Pherson. where the boat was par ticularly welcome as the people hal been out of almost all supplies for several months. Many staples had been spoiled in the storm on Slave Lake the preceding year and the people there started the season on short rations.
 From Mcpherson to AklaYik the channel is narrow and almost one continuous series of ''hair-pin" cur yes. As the river Is wooded all the way down to the mouth, the scenery can hardly be surpassed.
 AklaYik is not an old settlement. Since leaving there l have had many tell me that they were there before there was any Aklavik. In the summer it appeared to be quite a busy community. The Indians were there in plentiful numbers, f,rr hnn river They belong to the same tribe as the Indians at Dawson and Fort Yukon; their language is the same and they frequently migrate back and forth. The Indians lived in tents along the shore of the river-the men fishing; the women tanning skins, sewing and cooking. The children played outside twenty four hours a day as there was no darkness.
 The Eskimos, or Huskies, were also there, coming in from various parts of the coast-Victoria Land, Banks Land, Anderson River, Baillie Island, etc. Each family had its schooner and the children, grand children and all the relatives would be aboard as we'll as all the dogs The arrival or departure of one of these schooners was signaled by g very loud and penetrating whistle Each schooner stayed anywhere from a day or two to a month or more. The whole family lived on the boat. They brought the years fur catch and the local traders often had a chance to bid for thii before the family departed fol Herschel Island. Rumors were afloat as to the prices Captain Pederson would pay and many were waiting to give him chanc- to buy or trade when he should arrive at Herschel with the Pat terson." On the way over to the Island they would hunt for white whales or fish.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

when the .Glee Club brings it's sey- eral Christmas numbers.
 Christmas Eve the Sunday School presents their program at 7:3O in connection with the Christ mas tree. Parents and children are invited to enjoy this treat.
 New Years Eve the Presbyterian Church has a Watch Night Social and Worship period, Next weeks announcement will give more in formation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Russell F. Pederson. Pastor

10:30 a. m.-Morning Worship: "Joy to the World" 12 noon-Bfble School: "The Su- preme Gift of Love" 3:00 D. m.-Afternoon Prayer Meeting. 7:30 p. m.-Evening Worship: Christmas Spirit"
 The Wrangell School Glee Club is helping to make this service a Musical Inspiration.
 We invite all who love music to worship with us Sunday Evening
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18

there. The flight from Aklavik had taken little over four hours. and
 we had bucked head wind all the way. There is two hours difference in time between the two places, however, and I had to set my watch back from four o'clock to two. I made the trip to Circle on the Yukon" and then drove into Fairbanks over the Steese Highway.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
THE SALVATION ARMY Captain Warrington
 Commanding Officer

SERVICES Sunday, 3:.00 p. m. Company Meeting.
 Sunday, 7.30 D. m. Friday, 3:45 p. m. Band of Love. Friday, 7:30 D. m. Pictures. Staff-Captain Acton will have charge of the Sunday evening sery- ices.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
N0RC0

The Norco was in port south bound Sunday. Passengers leaving Wrangell were as follows: To Ketchikan-H. J. Ruswick; To Seattle-Mr. and Mrs. S Klingen- berger, MT. and Mrs. H. Asselin.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-18
VICTORIA

The Victoria was in port south- bound Sunday evening. The fol- lowing persons took passage from Wrangell: To Seattle-Mr. as1 Mrs. N. Lester Troast and three boys, Mrs. Georgia Clark. H. Me Neill, W. Watkin, Charles Moore, Marion Goodrich. To Ketchikan- H. o. Purabugh.
 Things are so quiet in New York you can almost hear the stocks fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

late foot ban and basket ban for Winter pOpa-
larity. No small measure Of its rapid growth
as o major Winter sport can be attributed 10
its constant claim that @ Is the fastest Of
sports.
Perhaps the earliest form OF hockey generally
known IN the United States was the game Of
Shiny" played On the corner lot with q tin
can or stone and with sticks having . thick
knob or curve on the end. What few rules
there 10 this crude sport differed widely In
various sections One. however. was widely
known and extremely popular with the players
Of the sport. It dealt with the penalty for
offSide play. This penalty was a crack on the
shins with the opponents club. accompanied By
the admonition, Skinny ON your own SIDE"
This game was probably derivation Of .
cruder form Of hockey played In Scotland
known "shinty." A similar game played In
Ireland was called hurley" Derivation of
the present name hockey" is commonly at
tributed to the French "hoquet" shepherds
crook referring to the shape Of the stick used
IN the early stages of the game Various mOdi-
hcations Of the sport were played In Northern
Europe and Asia. The ancient Romans played
what might be termed form Of hockey, using
q bent stick on hard ground or ice.
England first took steps In 1875 10 make the
game more concrete and less haphaZard. A
group OF fans composed the Mems Hockey AS
ISOLATION. made a few vital rules and dubbed
the resulting game field hockey" The game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

Of f1el6 hooked as known IN hundreds OF girls
schools and colleges Is q descendant Of this
Mems Hockey Association contest. with the
EOugher features removed. The Wimbledon
Club rules. drawn up In 1883. governing the
game. which was then played with hard
rubber bah and bent sticks are stin effective
rs tar as essential points OF play are concerned.
The sport gained immense popularity in Eng
land. Ireland. Scotland and Wales. and count
less international matches were played BY
1907 London alone had 81 teams.
Two years before the Wimbledon Cub In
England had drawn up a set Of rules gov
erning the game IN that section The first game
played on ice IN America took place. The
Victoria Hockey Club and the MCCSi Univer-
sity Hockey Club met In Montreal in 1884, and
the sport, destined to become one of major
rank, had its inception In America. After this
clash q code OF rules was devised through the
efforts Of the Victoria Club, and the game rap
idly spread. and ia 1884 q general tournament
was held. In 1887 the greatest step toward
consolidation and Qualification Of the rules
governing the sport was made with the organ
ization OF the Amateur I1ockey Association in
Canada Since that time the games growth
has been steady. It has crossed the Canadian
border, invaded New England and Midwestern
States near the boundary line. Perfecting of
indoor rink equipment further aided its prog
ress If experiments with new type of arti-
1cial zee prove successful. hockey enthusiasts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

y HAT Is the fastest sport? What
is the f1aShiest yet most gruel-
A~ ing physical contest of today7
~ Which takes the sWifteSt
muscles. the quickest brain. the
greatest stamina. the hardest body. the strong
est heart?
Foot ban enthusiasts may point to the dag
Fling rough and-tumbie scrimmages which are
the essence Of the game TO the black eyes and
broken noses. pulled fgamentS and battered
torsoS which also seem part OF the game. and
70 the physical exhaustion resulting from the
fierce play which often neceSSitateS carrying
WORKOUT combatantS from the gridirun Since
the introduction of new rules. especially those
regarding aerial attacks. IN the last few years,
foot ball has certainly been given winged feet
The introduction Of bit Of basket BAN into
the national FAN pastime tends to lend credence
TO the claims Of court enthusiasts that theirs
Is the fastest sport. In basket ball every muscle
Of the body Is continually at work at top speed.
twisting. running and throwing
RoXING Is a sport which might have a
better claim than the two foregoing. 1t
combines the speed OF basket bah with the
body-bruising elements Of foot BAH Proponents
Of the ring sport viii remind you Of the sledge-
hammer blows the fighters body must stand.
OF the steel-springed legs which must move
lightly as dancers yet always be solidly
placed to give or take a blow. of the clever
brain which. punch-drunk though It may be.
must order tired muscles and bruised fists to
Sab. swing. guard and dodge.
ANY list of speedy sports would be incom-
plete without those of the cinder track. What
sport can be faster than the clashes with flying
legs and pumping arms propelling the body
hundred yards Ina less than 10 seconds? Then
there are the hurdles, requiring minute mus
culaT control with swift limbs. keen eye and a
brain accurately judging distance and height
all in the course Of split seconds So On up
24-odd miles Of grleling. heartbreaking and I'M
faltering effort.
Every sport will have its defenders. more or
less prejudiced most fans are when their
favorite paStime is at issue. who will advance
reasons why ii should be considered the swifteSt
OF athletic contests Judging by the number
Of fans who pay homage TO 1t. base ball will
have the most defenders. The national paStime
Is certainly a speedy game and the crack of
bat on bah Is often the signal for maneuverS
90 swift as 70 challenge the eye TO follow them.
There is one sport just as old but not quite
rs widespread in this country any of the
above which has gradually been uSurptng the
claim of being the fastest sport Ice hockey,
the Northern regions. where Ice formed regu-
larry enough II permit seasons play. With
the Introduction Of artificial indoor Kinks, how
ever. &C has gradually spread and is taking Its
place throughout America Is o contender with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
F FASTEST Of All Modern Sports

Hilbert Harry Mills, captain Of the Qsokers.
has played big-tinse hockey for ii seasons
and considers it the fcrcest as ,OeH as the
stOiftest OF all sports. He is shown here
sUPerimpOsed upon an action photograph Of
a professional game.