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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
Kl.D REVOLUTION STALKS IN GERMANY AND
CENTRAL EUROPE AS CAPITALISM COL APSES

The German capitalists for the
past fortnight have been with
drawing gold, currency and foreign
stocks and bonds from the banks
and fleeing the country, thus dnllv
reducing the gold reserve md
bringing on n financial panic. The
withdrawal and flight OF capital
become more pronounced daily une
I'll Monday the Danat Bank OF
iermunJ cra3hcd, cndnnserinp tho
nancinl structure OF Europe.
huge banks failed n Hungary
ant Austria and other countries AS
the panic spread and the MASSES
commenced 10 withdraw money.
Ills was followed by panic OF
the stock exchange at Berlin ns
the bottom fell out OF the stock
market
To stop withdrawals and flight
OF capital which was bankruptlnT
The country, and 20 prevent the
disclosure 10 the MASSES the extent
OF the collapse OF the stock market
President Won Hindenburg and
Chancellor Breuning, by adminle-
tralvc decree closed all Of the
banks Of Germany Monday might
Tor Tuesday and Wednesday, and
also the stock exchange until fur
Their notice Stock exchanges were
closed In other European countries
also.
The banks were opened again ON
J hurhday morning, including the
Danat Bank, the solvency of which
The government guaranteed for the
purpose OF meeting payrollg duo
July 10 only, and allowing With
hrawals for the payment Of tag
~, and also 10 allow the govern
ment 10 pay the reduced dolea. All
payrolls had TO be taken 20 the
banks where they were acrutlnized.
Dopositora In savings banks were
only allowed "A percentage of with
irawals upon showing Of necessity
only.
Many industrial onterprisos have
jailed, throwing thousands more
Dut Of work.
ltumania, Hungary and Austria
'loaed their banks following the
collapse In Germany 30 stop with
Continued on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
TORNADO AND HAIL STORMLAYS
VERDANT FIELDS COUNTY AND
FT.PECK RESERVATION IN WASTE
Storm Wednesday Night Zigzagging from Northwest IN
TO Southeast Destroys Only Crop in Northeastern Mon
tona-Psth Twenty Miles Wide in PIaces-Accompa-
MED by TorentOl Rain and HaiI-Great Damage to
Buldings-Crop on Schnitzler's Broad Acres Lost.

A tornado accompanied by n fu-
r0us hail storm and cloud burst
broke over the southwestern part
Of the county Wednesday night
about $3.50 doing tremendous dam
ago to buildings and growing crops
the only crop In northeastern
Montana.
The storm came up in the north
west and took southeaaterly
direction travelling nm cratic course.
About ten miles south OF Plenty
wood II vcered east in 10 Antelope
and then continued 30 the south
east into the Dagmar country and
south Of Medicine Lake. The path
OF the storm was about 20 miles
wide and wider IN some places for
u appears that the storm besides
zlgzagging, widened and narrow
ed nj intervals. Where the storm
originated or ended II not yet def
initely known.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
The INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD
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SOME ECONOMIES OF DESPOTISM
his board is. for the laborng foks the most importor,
department just as the Railroad (uIities) Commits
sion is the most important department for the
other classes in Montana

on appcal) II In hard for a district
Judge TO upset an award once made
by the board. But plainly the
board IN the most far reacbIns
and important judicial BODY m ne
state, though another gupreme
court decision denies That n a. a
tribunal nj all. (Perhapa coming
events were feared by the justices
OF the high court, and thew aid
not want this engine Of despotlTn
put IN the same category M the
When Clements begun HIS work
every ono aaw that he was under
inc influence Of the illegal Depart-
imcnt and Shea, claim agent for
the Anaconda Company, but his
WORK was not nearly no raw as II
became about fifteen months AGO
ana has been ever since.
TAXING SMALL EMPLOYERS
TO HELP HELENA RANKS
Thia board has power 10 fix the
asreHnmente on every emplover
who inaurea with the state (under
Plan Three). Most Of these are
small employers and munlclDalltles
tcontinued on page Three)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
AIRPLANE BUILT IN
BRENTWOOD MAKES
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHTS

Lou Smith Of the Plcntvwood
Machine shop and Pilot LVlo
strong flew TO Flaxton Wednca.
day morning whore they attended
The Burke county fair. They re-
turned late Thursday. During the
past winter MIR, Smith and hia ne
pillow, Alfred Smith of Flaxton.
built nm all-metal frame nIrplnne
at The shop In plontywood. II WINS
haulod TO FIaxton early this aprlng
where Alfred Smith put ON The
fabric and got tho plane In flvInp
Trim While at Flaxton pilot
strong tested out the new shin and
round that with the cxceptlon of
the propeller which Is little too
large 70 rthe motor. the plane IL a
candy and wsrka very aatlnFseto,.
ny Many Interested In nylng maid
almost daily visits 10 the anon IN
Plentywood where tho plane was
being built and all will. OF course
DC glad to learn that the labor of
inc Smiths WINS not wasted.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
PLENTYWOOD
LIGHT BILLS
AGAIN WAX
FOR SOME UNACCOUNTABLE
REASON JUICE BILLS IN
CREASE THO CONSUMERS
ECONOMlZE - SOME SAY
SOMETHING is WRONG.

Several electric Juice users have
called tho attention of the Produc-
erH News to the fact that the
monthly hight bills are jumping up
again by leaps and bounds. These
people report that In spite Of the
fact that they are economizlnp In
the use Of juice-that they go 10
bed with the chickcna that their
bills are larger this month thnn
they were last month and that the
iehh juice they use the more they
have to my.
Some WIN claim to know say the
power company has increased the
voltage substantially and thereby
Increased the speed Of the meters
and by this method increased the
Juice consumption. IL IN aaid TINT
thih pressure also burns out the
light bulbs and createa n market
for them. Many people have motto
cd lately the number of lI0ht
bulbs that have burned out In the
past month. Last year before the
city made tho campaign 10 nut IN
the city light plant this Same phe-
nomenon was observed. After the
election the light bills dropped
and the burning out of bulbs de-
creased notlccably.
There IL a sentiment develonInO
IN Plentywood that the Public Ser
vice Commission should be petI-
TONED 10 make an investigation
here and also 10 lower the robbor
rates that are being charged for
juice, the highest In the state.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
Here From Iowa

Mr. and Mrs. II. G Marmon and
daughters Ethel and Helen of
Mitchellville, Iowa. arrived Sunday
evening by car for visit AT the
Gordon Roberts home in The Red.
tone Vicinity Mrs. Marmon and
Mira, Roberts are sisters. The via.
itofh expect to be here fortnight.
Mr. Marmon, until recently, wns
publisher Of n newspaper nj Mitch
selling out this AprIng. The
paper had been In the Mnrmon
family for over fifty years. The
Producera News acIennwledges n
very pleasant call from Mr.. Mar
mon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
Owner Must Pay Cost of
Collection for w. S. S.

War savings securities. including
war savings stamps thrift STAMPS
and treasury savings stamps, will
no longer be sent thru the malls
for collection nj the expense Of the
postal government. according 20
notification received by Postmaster
Jack Bennett from +. A. Tllton,
third assistant postmaster general.
The postmaster n still allowed 20
certify signatures on the aecurl-
Ties but owners must send them NJ
their own expense.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
Williston Wholesale Gro
Cery Houses are Merged

WillintOn, July ID Announce
ment OF the consolidation of the
Foley Mercantile Co and the VIII
lieton Grocery Co under the name
81 the Nash Finch company was
made In Wllliston by M. V. Avery
~ Minneapolis, district manager
OF The Mash Finch company.
The business will be carried on
IN the building occupied by the
Williston Grocery company and the
stocke Of the two houses will be
consolidated there, the other build
ing having been closed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17


Monday, the Donnt hnnlt Of por-
I'm (DarmAtncdtcr und N,tlnn,i
bAiiIO, one Of the lnipcal bnnI,s a.
Germany. failed causing ring nm
other banks despite the govern
'n'htH giving full guarantee 10
meet the banks llabilitioa. Tbo
. i"rk market then closed down for
two days IN order 10 prevent tEo
world from witnosaing the most
c'ht9htrophic fall IN stock and bondg
W us history. All the banlts IN
Germany were unable to meet the
'oll demands Of their dcporitora.
On Saturday the Central Bank
loht billion gold mnrlsa, $50 mill.
ION dollars thru continuation Of
lh' Tight Of capital which hna been
continuous for the past fortnight
Tuesday all Of tho banks In Ger.
lnhny we're suspended until Thurs.
nay morning when they were omen.
rd only to meet the pnvrolla nnd
10 pay the dole and provide money
lor tnxea' No money waa paid out
.or other purposes. Iucaday the
ltcichhbank cut the gold reserve
FOR Treasury notes from 40 Ia 30
per cent and started nm initiation
policy while ut the Same time Il
raised tho discount rates from z
10 10 per cent 10 offset Il. Hans
Luther, president Of the Relchs-
bank rushed from one money cen
.er To another TO find duarter
billion dollars 10 meet pay dny de-
nands on July 10Th.
The financial panic Of Germany
.prcad rapidly 30 other countries.
German capitalists drew their
money and fled, sending their gold
% foreign money ccntera for de- |
'0ait. Runs started In other coun-
ries closing many banka The
mark dropped and IN London Brit
ah banks refused 10 handle Ger
nun currency. In Stockholm banks
md hotels refused German cur
cncy leaving Thousands or travel
ra stranded. This also occurred
II many other countries.
Huge American banks are re-
'orted 10 be- having financial diff
iculties and are finding Il diff
ut to supply the money needed
n Europe.
In the United States banks, loan
CONTINUED on page Four
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
by II. IOWNDES MAURY
ORGANIZATION

The Accident Board consists of
), Budko Clements, chairman, the
Commissloner Of Agriculture and
Labor, n man named Stafford, who
formerly served we'll the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, and Geo
7. Porter, who seldom agrees with
what the majority do. The work
IL manipulated entirely by tho
chairman. As long aa this "a In
accord with the wishes of shea.
the claim agent for the Anaconda
Company, Stafford agrees. He en-
joys tho distinction Of being tho
banner "me too" man In the Can
itol' This surpaaaea some fine
specimens.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
HUSBAND OF FORMER
FLEETWOOD GIRL
BROWNS IN ALASKA

Word has bern received ln thia
city Of the drowning last week
at Juneau. Alaska of the nus.
Dand ri Alice StOner Thurman.
"Details are mcagcr but la seems
That Mr.. Thurman was out IN n
boat with four others and the
boat capsiZed. lie was the only
one lost and II Ii believed that
since he had heavy boots ON he
was unable 10 swim 0r help him.
self. His body had not been res
covered when the COMMUNICATION
was written.
Mrs. Thurman In the eldest
daughter 0f Mr.. and Mrs. Clair
Stower. former residents of thia
city but who m0w reside In Cal.
ifOrnia.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
BAND CONCERT

The Plentywood City Band, Har-
ny Desilya, conductor, will give
another FREQ band concert on the
streets Of Plentywood next Fri
day evening, July gath at 3 o'clock
lions:
Victor, march King.
Easy Walker Jewel
Dance Of the Impa
Avenger, marsh
Evening Shadows.
Evening Shadows. aerenade.
Waltz, Water Lilies.
washington Post. march souaa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
Loans to Veterans Total
Nearly a Billion Dollars
2,O64, 500 Applications

Washington, July lG.-New loans
made TO veterans since enactment
on the 30 pc rcent loan law totaled
*Ig2,4sO,ii0 on Juno ~.
THESE were made 10 2,064, 0Os
veterans.
a tabulation issued today by the
Veterans administration showed the
washington office led all others
IN The amount and number Of loans
made, paying out sib2,sB8, O7s 20
4l7,sO4 veterans.
Figures for offices In the central
ana western portions of the coun.
s Wy included Casper, Wye, Si,60i,-
7ss; Denver, B,470,s00; Fargo, si'.
$1,000; Fort Harrison, S2,B62. .2i2.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
Meagher County Firm Gets
IL Cents for Wool Gin

Helena, July IT, The highest
price Tor wool IN Montana this sea
son was received by Manager a Son
OF Meagher cunty when the firm
sold ita clip Of 10000 fleeeea total.
ing 10000 pounds at ~ cents n
pound The Roberts pool Of $50.
OOO pounds haa been Consigned 10
the Montana wool cooperative,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
Capitalists Flee
ing with the Gold

Ii"ge withdrawals Close Doors of BanIs-Panc on the
stock Morkets-Gennan Government Takes Drastic
steps to Stop Flight of Capital and Appeals to World
Tor Financial tiep-France Demands Political Con
SeSSonS as Price for Aid-Sec. of State Simpson and
Sec. of Treasury Mellon in Paris Nee, Rorss, M"
donald and Arthur Henderson, Socialist Minister. Of
cialism - ~ ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
BARN BURNS

During the heavy thunder storm
wednesday evening in which about
IN men OF rain fell lightning
struck the barn on the Frnnk
Marsh place northeast of Plenty.
wood setting Il on fire. The atruc-
lure was soon n mass Of flames
Regardless Of the heavy rain which
was falling and was soon destroy
ed a sheep shed near by caught
TIRE and was also destroyed. Some
chickens were lost In the blaze.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17

world Financial C3ave-ivD Continues VIr.E,~+oJ
NOTICE TO MAIL
CARRIERS

Complaints keep coming DO the
PRODUCERS News office from sub.
bcribers who do not get their pn-
perS ON the same day aa their
heighbora and frequently not for
IA week after customers along the
routes have received their copy of
The payer. II you like 10 read the
Producers News let the aubacrlber
read and then borrow IL from him
or better yet, subscribe for Il
yourself.
THE PRODUCERS NEWS
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17

Mrs. Edward Hawkins az Ender-
lin, North Dakota. spent the week
end IN brentwood visiting with
her brother. i. y. Howell. She was
accompanied by her Son, Belmont,
and daughter, Harriet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
Huge European Banks Crash
as Economic Crisis Deeuens

zens S HeDo9y and tlSxve Close Doors MondoyCt
o"te Bank at Poplar Failed Thursday in Deb0cIe O,or
Mwneins Northwest North Dakota and Nortbeos,er,
Son'anS-B Banks in Minnesota Wisconsin and Io,.a
Succumb Almost Daily ""''''"'" ana iowa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
VOLUME or BUSINESS
POWERS

The Board handles probably five
thousand cases every year. Because
rights on an appeal are much re-
hficted by an antique strained
supreme court decision (the legls.
lature intended that there be a
trial de novo" or full new trial
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17

ne financial cave in continues undated on ,vord
coon oasis as capitalism settles definitely into universal
branches bank with $40 900 GOO can;,o ana ",a us
hundred million dollars in deposits closed porozin q,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
ASSESSED VALUATION OF SHERI-
DAN COUNTY SHOWS SHRINKAGE

Total acreage of coal
lands HubHurfhoe...... GA
Total value % above 600
Total value all lands
D, ana improvements. 1899. s3a
Total value OF house
d, hold furniture. etc 1884, AIS
., Instruments. etc." 72.24O
Total value Carriag-
eh wagons. etc.. iOA. an
Total value Of farm
machinery .,..,a....,.... OgA. g7g
Total number Of cars 1878
Total number trucks G4H
Total number Of mo-
toroycleH ............,..,..
Total volue OF above lO2IOB
Total value OF stocks
- OF merchandise ..r. 4O2.SoO
Total value OF furni-
ture ana fixtures
or stores .,,............... GB,g6B
CONTINUED on Inst paVe)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17

The following report Of the re-
turns Of valuations Of property for
assessment purposes was released
last week. These figures show n
material decrease under the county
valuation Of 1890.
The valuation Of land in the first
and second class brackets near 20
towns was reduced by the county
commissioner and assessor for the
year accounting for some of tho
loHs In valuation. Land taken bv
The county for taxes and taken off
the tax roll accounts for more de-
crease. And the drop in valuation
81 cattle accounts for more. The
cattle In Sheridan county are AS
aessed now for nearly twice as
much ae they will bring II sold
Total acreage ad10ins
linz toWus not uIat
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17

CONTINUED on Last Page)
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
CRACKLEY STARTLER CHAMPION FOX TERRIER AND
CHAMPION DOG.

You above three pictures showing the whole body
the other the left and right proe Of what may be
called 1.-THE worlds champion dog of today
This dog the first prize champion fox terrier at the
Crystal Palace in the Kennel Club show Of Great Britain and
also champion of all the different kinds of dogs exhibited
In the upper part the picture you him photographed
beside the great cup by him.
that done this particular dog by scientific breed
ing and the development of certain pecuartes in color
shape of the head, etc.
If his father and mother and his grandfathers and grand
mothers for thirty generations back had been left to them
selves selecting their they chose Cracky sarler
would be dog very different from what you in this pic
ture.
He would not be plain his face wouldn't be long, his
eye would intelligent he would be better adapted to
killing rats and MICE digging foxes out of their holes the
Jobs for which created and for fighting other dogs
But by the Science of breeding make of animals
almost they please from the tiny shverng terrier that
weighs pound to the gigantic Saint Bernard and Irish wolf
hound, out of place in modern civilization.
be grateful that friends the eugenss stplcu
Others who think human beings should be bred to
a certain pattern, cannot have their way.
Fortunately for us, fat tall continue selecting short
thin wives of brilliant intellect select dull husbands
and thus opposes marrying oppostes the human main
tains balance going not too far in direction not
too far in another.
We have geniuses occasionally fairly harmless average
human beings but no bred to order creatures Of the
"Crackley Startler' order.
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
Breaking a Principle

The induction of Brig Pelham D. Glassford today into
the office of major and superintendent Of the Metropolitan
Police Department finds the city Washington accepting
pacenty the shatering of principle which it has long main
tanned.
That principle that local governmental offices should to
local residents.
When Maj Gen. Herbert Crosby was named by President
Hoover to District Commissioner the cry raised that
General Crosby best only technically resident and the
fight against his confirmation carried to the Senate before
it finally dissipated itself.
Fear that General Crosby might miltarize the District
expressed Now the Commissioner hands the
District his first military appointment and the job goes to
outsider.
But Federal Government officials should not believe that the
silence with which the city accepts General Gassford
dicaton that will calmly permit general usupaon Of the
local by either the military those from other
States.
The condition in the police department which General Glass
ford expected correct which admittedly called for
drastic action action which likely could not be obtained by
appointment from the force possibly from the city
this General Glasford welcomed to his post
Failure protest his Importation however does not that
District citizens waive the right have their local officials
chosen from their ranks
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
One of the By.Products
Of Grundyism

Mr.. Baruch reminds us
that this mad-dog policy of
nations in building high
tariff barriers against trade
was begun by us on the
orders of Mr.. Grundy. We
thus invited the retaliation
and dislike Of all the ma
tions. These are now set
ting up destructive barriers
against the products of our
factories and fields. We are
losing our foreign markets
when we need them most.
We have cut our own throats
with a Veactionary razor.
Having invited retaliatory
tariffs, Mr.. Baruch is, per-
suaded that we cannot lower
ours until other nations are
prepared to lower theirs, and
that this means tariff sched-
ules hereafter will be fixed
by negotiations with foreign
nations and not on the
initiative of legislation.
This is one Of the by-prod-
ucts of Grundyism-a rather
ugly one. But so long as
the tariff remains, as it
always will, a tax on the
American consumer, Con-
gress, and not commission
ers and diplomats, will con-
tinue properly to determine
the amount of tax the con-
sumner shall pay.
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
Eliminating PanhandlerS

There may be lesson for Washington in the steps which
Baltimore police captain has taken to eliminate the pan
handler in his district.
The captain simply converted the basement of police head
quarters into dormtory and dining equipping it with
furnished by the National Guard Thereafter the city
needy when approaching citizen for dime referred
to police headquarters and given meal and shelter
The plan has worked well in Baltimore Panhanders have
been driven from the streets and the system has tended
cut down petty crime.
Many Of Washingtons floating beggars to be unw
ing unable to get help from the constituted charity
ganizatOns Possibly they would accept aid from the police
they ddn they would have little for continuing
to bother hard;pressed and busy citizens
The Washington times., 1931-11-16
Broaden the Taxation

Base
To meet the mounting
deficit which distinguishes
the Administration, Mr.. Ba-
ruch would broaden the tax
alton base so as to bring
every one into the contribu-
ton; but he would do some.
thing else.
I'VE should increase the
rates in the higher income
tax brackets"
This, of course, seems in
evitable, but the suggestion
will not be warmly ac-
claimed by those with i'm.
mense incomes.
Equally unsatisfactory to
those will be Mr.. Baruch' s
suggestions for a modifica-
tion-not repeal-of the
Sherman antitrust law. He
would make it possible
through the creation of
High Court of Commerce, as
a possible division of the
Federal Trade Commission,
to pass upon the applica-
tions of producers for the
right by agreement among
them to curtail production.
This is being urged by
others; but most Of the
others would leave matters
there. If left there nothing
could prevent an unreason-
able increasing of prices to
the consumers. 1t would
mean the legalization of
what would amount to pri-
vate monopoly. And to pre-
vent this Mr.. Baruch wisely
adds:
"If industry accepts this
there are certain things that
must be done. If they re-
duce production a maximum
price must be fixed because
it is unthinkable that pro.
.duction should be reduced
and prices permitted TO
soar"