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tile industry was hard hit, and.
could not pay high prices for cot
ton; and that here again the board
wanted acreage reduced.
Senator Thomas wrote these
things to Simpson, on the theory
that as Simpson had a right to be
present himself, he was entitled to
the informations.
Simpson made the contents of
Thomas letter public the other day
and used them as the text for a
savage attack on the Farm Board
in general and Legge in particular
Legge came back with the re-
tort that anyone making the
statements that Simpson made is
can unmitigated liar" and implied
strongly that this went for Sena-
tor Thomas as well as for Simp-
son himself.
/ At the same time, Legge claim
edthat the Farm Board is main
tanning the domestic price of
wheat 80 cents a bushel above the
world price. The market quotations
support this claim, at least in part
On the day before Christmas
wheat at Minneapolis was actually
20 to 81 cents an din Chicago "a
to &c cents a bushel higher than m
Winnipeg.
Legge Changed Testimony
For many months, Winnipeg
quotations were from 10 to Is
cents above American quotations.
Simpson does not question this
fact. He, and those who agree with
! him, complain because the Board
: did not do more. And they arr
particularly Infatuated by the
E charge that the board actually de
f pressed prices.
Senator Thomas does not seen
o at all disturbed by Legge's re
marks, and says he thinks the sen
: ators present at the meeting vii
agree with him-Thomas.
f Man Makes $75,eo0
: 1t was brought out in senate de
/ bates last week that after testify
a ing before another committee tina
does have a stenographer, Legg
5, changed his testimony in an ct
n fort to cover up the fact that on
II Continued on last page.l
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
OPENS FIGHT ON POWER
TRUST in THE ADMINISTRATION

Washington PIP Moving for
nally that the confirmation Of
George Otis Smith, Draper and
Garsrud as members Of the new
Federal Power Commission be re-
considered, Senator walsh of Mon
tana began Jan. 5 the long expect
ed fight In the senate to revoke
the action taken b ythese three
Hoover appointees in dismissing
Chief Accountant King and Solic-
itor Russell from the Commission
staff. Dismissal occurred i1nmedi-
ately after Smith, Draper and
Garsrud assumed office on Dec.
"a.
Walsh, whose exposure Of this
power trust domination Of the new
commission was colsely followed
by a large number OF the senators,
explained that Chairman Smith
had at first tried to make it ap-
pear that he had dismissed King
and Russell along with Executive
Secretary Bonner simply because
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16

King and Russell were fighting
Bonner-"causing useless friction
in tina staff In place Of harmony"
But, Walsh pointed out Bonner
announced his own retirement 10
days before the two faithful pub
lie servants were dismisEed-and
when there was perfect harmony
In the staff. Chief Counsel Law
SON, with King and Russell, stood
for aggressive defense of pubic
interests as defined by tina water.
Power Act
Sen. Dill brought out the faCSs
that Smith had aSsured Russell
before Smith was sure OF couf7as
nation, that he was in absolute
accord with him; acting on this
pledge, Russell asked various SEN
ators to help confirm Smith. As
soon as he was confirmed, Smith
insisted on Diminishing Russell ana
King, and told the press that there
would be no more petty. squad
bling"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
CULBERTSON MAN IS
HURT IN COAL MINE

Culbertson, Jan. lotto Spie-
ggelberg, hauling coal from the old
Rose Ignite mine east of town,
was quite severely cut about the
mead and neck when he was caught
N one of the rooms by the setting
oil o. Of a heavy blast of powder.
me shot had been placed in an
ADJOINING room in the mine and he
N company with two of the miners
was waiting for the blast. Instead
81 shooting into the room where
@e charge was set it came thru
tne wall into the room where the
men We're sitting. All of them
were hit by flying coal and clay
out Spiegelberg was the only one
70 be injured. A number of stitch
Is were necessary to close the
wounds in his scalp.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
IS W. See Ii
nv Tom 0'FEaherty

Last week headline in the
,,, L~5 Daily News read: Chi
n,,' Ranks Bursting With Sur
c% cav cash" And in smaller type:
p,c6 so much money on hand;
% leaders gave $349,7l2,OOO.'
~ AND A dinky head. Ready for re-
[;yaI" Then in brackets AMI bold
f'@ petals of the bank state
l1 ont. As of Dec. 81 are printed
IN nsqe 30 | suppose if Car
G %,li hahn Schnitzler and the few
a p bankers in Sheridan county
O,' their statements at regu-
iar adyertising rates in The Pro-
a. 5're~s News, that Sen. Taylor
wand put a special writer on the
~ ~ convince the public that
~! tbose banks were like rocks of
Gibraltar. Perhaps he would not
hut most papers do.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
AN OPEN LETTER

Hon. Thomas J. Walsh
y. S. Senator
Washington D. {.
Dear Senator:
Within a fortnight after you entered the Democratic
Primary last you wrote that committee was
likely be appointed by the Senate to investigate the
organization Of bank mergers The latter to
from seeking to learn your views to the effects
the people Montana of the here of First Bank
Stock Corporation and the Northwest Incorporation.
Since then nothing has appeared in about such
a committee.
Persons here who bought stock at prices ranging from
$47O $4,000 the share in the First Bank Stock Corpora
ton when ii launched have the market price fall
steadily, for twenty MONTHS $1975 the share Some of
this decline they appreciate is due to business depression but
they also beginning to suspect that they trusting
victims of statements of promoters exaggerated to be
conscious falsehoOds and believe that the fall in price of
the stock chiefly due to spread" between what the pub
lie paid for the stock what actually went into the treas
ury of the company equang instances much as
ninety per of the price paid by the purchasing public
The printed annual report of this of date, Feb
ruary Is, $780, (egh months after OrganizatOn) coming
through the mails of the United States to of these
stockholders really it's face strengthens these suspicious
into reasonable belief when supplemented with knowledge that
the public actually paid for the stock of millions of
dollars at prices of $4750 the share within few
weeks after it launched.
Have patience Senator while the dry figures of this
port stated and conclusions therefom which be
the only logical drawn The balance sheet asserts
of December 81 1929:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
FORMER CHAMP
ANSWERS BELL

an San Antonio, Tex. Jan. 10
big" Wayne Mum, 35, former
99eayy weight wrestling champion,
Iled late yesterday in the base
hospital at Fort Sam Houston
rom Brights disease.
The gigantic athlete gained fame
NJ N football at the University of
sM;eoraska and later became recog-
rzed as worlds heavyweight
Wrestling champion by defeating
,.S.fja9ngler" Lewis in 1925. It is
recalled that he hunted Lewis
around % the ring with his head until
NE VIE latter was so weak he could
W "5'n \ difficulty stand then he pick
~ ~ nm up and hurled him out Of
me 'e rihg.; However, the STRANGER
III tl pack his much disputed title
'@'ef IN the same year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
$122,S75,S95.77
$122,S75,S95.77

report explains clearly what the item "Capta consists
ie- that there outstanding December 81 1929
3016S7057 shares Df $500 the share This equals $751;
421 SO listed "Capital"
Some who purchased at s475O hoped that part of the
lavish spread between $500 the share in the treasury
and S4O the share paid for what the public absorbed Of
CONTINUED On last page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16

Howcver that's not tie point.
Wb,Ie the banks are bursting with
money-and the big banks are,
mb;le tEe small ones are going
@bnst ,d'-there are approximate
/. i00O0O workers unemployed in
Chicago and one can see sights in
tbis " althy cit ythat w0Vl, draw
tears fiom a babOOn. B2nks burst
inc with surplus cash and 2,OOO,-
o00 men. women and children
Starving! Sup kitchens are sea
tered all over the city. Rarely do
Won see a picture of a hugnry ar
nv Of waikless workers in the
papers bu: you see lots of pic
tures of Gold Coast parasites
shot" in the act IF testing a vat
Of soup wit q lldle or peeling
an onian. It's great fun for the
debut.ntcs Of Evanston and Lake
Forrest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
An Open Letter TO Senator Walsh
WOLF POINT MAN RAN
AWAY FROM FAMILY

Helena.-Carl Bingham, arrested
here Tuesday by Sheriff A. c.
Parsons at request of Wolf Point
authorities on a charge of desert
ing his wife and three MINOR chill
dren, has been released on $500
bond. Bingham has agreed to- re-
NIT money regularly for the sup
port of his family. If he discharg-
es the obligation he will not be re-
turned to Wolf Point for trial.
California gasoline tax collec-
tons totaled $1O,609,517 in the
third quarter of 1880.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16

their order is necessary to
an understanding Of the bat
tie as it stands now.
In November, Sen. McNary of
Oregon, chairman of the Agricul-
tural committee of the senate, de-
cided to get Mr.. Legge, Secretary
of Agriculture Hydro, and the
chiefs of the principal farm or
CARNATIONS together with the COM
mittee for a heart heart talk on
the situation.
The meeting was held in Wash
ingtOn the last of last month, just
before Congress came together for
the short session. 1t lasted two
days. The whole course of the
Farm Board was reviewed, anC
there was plenty of plain speaking
by the senators present on some o.
the Farm Board tactics.
Behind Closed Doors -.
The gathering was behind CLOSED
doors, no reporters were allowed
no summaries given out, no stem
Ographer was present. Nothing
might have been heard of the de
alterations for months but for
singular circumstance.
One of the men summoned t
the conference was c. E. Huff, Q
Kansas, then president of tn
Farmers Union, which is one q
-. the strongest Of farm organize
! tiOns.
Simpson Defeats Huff
But between the time the ca
was issued and the assembling
= Washington, the Farmers Unto
: got together and ousted Huff fro
Y the presidency, on account of h
friendship for the Farm Board, r
- placing him with John Simpson I
l. Oklahoma, who has been one
the Boards sharpest critics.
Simpson could not attend Il
Washington conference in perso
n so he wired Senator Elmer Thor
he as of Oklahoma to represent hi
De Senator Thomas, an old friend
ID Simpson, accepted the "proxy" e
D. planning TO his senatorial c.
!. leagues that he was present in
u dual capacity.
az At the clost of the conferenc,
CT while matters were still fresh
Sc his mind, Thomas wrote a repC
g of the proceedings to Simpson.
r. Summarized Testimony
n The Senator made no pretense
er giving anybody's exact words,
- summarized things, especially
". testimony Of Mr.. Legge.
Mr.. Legge declared, according
a Sen. Thomas. that the Farm Boa
could raise the price of wheat to
'e- dollar bushel and greatly
crease the price of cotton.
Board Doesn't Want 81 Wheat
ur Pressed sharply as to why
M Board did not do this, Mr.. Leg
Is explained that the board did ]
want dollar wheat at this tin
that the board wanted wheat far
W ers to reduce their acreage g
v take a large part of their VIII
= off the market by feeding it
n stock.
" Finally, according to Thorn
~ Legge admitted that his Board
dumped" wheat on the mar
Vn, when prices threatened 10 go abb
at the figure regarded as reasona
ing by the board.
of Used as Text for Attack
ION Of cotton, he said that the t
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
REFUSED TO SELL RUSSIA COTTON

John Simpson of Oklahoma, national president Of the
Farmers Union preaching holy against Alexander
Legge chairman of the Federal Farm Board and Legge
lis replying in vroc language The controversy involves
least United States senator, and probably will come
up officially in the The story of events in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
Farm Home of Richard
Grayson Burned Sunday

The farm home Of Richard Gray
son about three miles southwest of
Antelope was totally destroyed by
fire of unknown origin Sunday. The
family lives in Antelope in the win
ter so the children may attend school
and one of the older boys takes care
of the place.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
BASKET BALL GAME
AND DANCE JAN. 18th

The Greyhounds, Independent
basket ball team is giving a big
dance at The Farmer-Labor
Temple Saturday night, Jan. IL
for the benefit of the team. Be-
fore the game the Greyhounds
play Grenora which, from the
regulations of both teams will
be a real exhibition of Americas
most popular indoor sport.
Forsyth-Paving project has been
completed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
ACCUSES CHAIRMAN LECCE With
DELIBERATELY DEPRESSING THE
WHEAT AND COTTON MARKET

Senator Thomas Claim that Chairman alex" Legge
Admitted Dumping" Wheat Market to Keep the
Prices Down and Force Farmers to Decrease Acreage
Starts Big Row.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
TWO MORE PHILADELPHIA BANKS
CLOSE DURING The PAST WEEK
Banks Failing Daily In All Parts of the Nation-Newspa-
pers SURPRISING Facts Because has Bad Effect on
Depositors in Other Banks-Plot to Rob the Workers
Special to The Producers News:

PhladeIphia-Two banks closed near here in
the last few days. The Haddon Heights Trust Co. of Had
don Heights NJ j., suburb of Philadelphia closed its
doors on Saturday The given for the closure is
the excessive Withdrawals of deposits caused by the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16

Tn to date the city has not
done anything to speak of for the
unemployed. A few iudges on the
lookout for pub lefty occasionally
take up a collection for some huD-
gry unfortunate brOt into court
by the police on a charge of vag-
rancy. But if the city has done
nothing FOR the unemployed it
has done plenty TO them. A ma
rine worker | knew in New York
several years ago happened into
Chicago on his way to New Or
leans. While sitting in a One-arm
lunch one night after twelve
reading the paper and drinking a
CUP of coffee he was acdOsted by
a policeman who gruffly asked
him what he was doing. The ma
rine worker is no meek and hum
bic wage slave so he suggested
that the bull use his eyes and
whatever reasoning power he pos
sesseA. The copper then came to
the conclusion that his quarry
was drinking coffee AMI reading
the paper, which fortunately is
not yet a criminal Offense in Chi
cage. The copper left and so did
the marine worker.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16

But while walking along Madi-
son street to his flop house he
ran into a squad of cOppers who
we're out collecting anybody and
everybody that did not look like
a board of trade gambler. They
gathered in the marine worker,
threw him in the jug and kept
him there for three nights while
they looked up his record. Hav-
ing nothing on him they turned
nm loose with a warning to leave
town. This is the way they help
unemployment in Chicago. The
marine worker was in jail over
Christmas and he informed me
that the jailer did a rushing bus
mess during the holidays bring
ing spurious cheer to the pris-
Oners for Is cents a shot. All a
prisoner had to do was to rattle
his tin cup on the bars of his cell
and the jailer would come along
with the bottle. Lets see yOul
two bits" he would COO and ther
the cackle juice.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16

substitutes: Sunde, g and CLARK, 8.
Substitution: Westby-Helseth for
Larson; Larson for Helseth. Crosby
-Sunde for Lee, Sunde scored a free
throw; Clark for jacobson. Referee:
Bublitz of Alkabo.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
Westby High School De-
feats the Crosby MarOOnS

Westby, Jan. 12-Last Saturday
the local high school boys tangfeGS
with the fast Crosby team here. The
game was fast and clean although
the Crosby team was landscapes
/ by the small floor. The Westby ag-
! gregation had played a hard game
with Alkabo the night before. The
! lineup was as follows:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16
H. L0UNDES MAURY EXPOSES
BRAZEN BRANCH BANK L00TING
Butte Montana, Jan. 6. 1881.
The Producers News,
PlentywOOd, Montana
Gentlemen:

herewith enclose you open letter this day mailed to
the Hon. Thomas Walsh 1t would give great pleasure
for you publish the for word my sigma
ture Cordially yours,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-16

Liberty Is Not
Handed Down
From Above
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
both SQUADS PUT
Up HARD FIGHT IN
REGION c CONTEST
Capital City Quint Rallies in Fl
nal Minutes of Third Quar-.
ter to Win Game
MORE THAN 1900 SEE TILT
Demons Will Clash With Crosby,
Region H Titlist, in First
Round of Meet
MORE THAN 1900 SEE TILT

Bismarck will meet Crosby In the
first round Of the state high school
basketball tournament here Friday as
the result Of a hard-fought 1912
victory over Mandan Saturday night
in the state training school gym
nasium.
Bismarck, following its easy victory
over Max last week, entered the Re-
gional G title battle on even terms with
the Braves and the game turned out
to be one of their hardest. 1t was
Bismarck's third win over Mandan
this year.
Mandan played inspired basketball.
Both squads played alright ball and
the Braves overcame q 80 Bismarck
lead in the first quarter to hold a Sd
advantage at halftime.
The turning point Of the game
came when Captain Frank Boehm.
flashy Mandan forward, was put out
of the game on fouls with only two
minutes of the third quarter remain
ing.
In the final period. Bismarck
proved it, superiority. The Demons
frightened their defense and staged q
rally that gained them a clear margin
Of victory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
MEYER wins STATE
CHECKER TOURNEY
Defeats L. II. Nichols, 1890
State Champions; !. Miller,
Bismarck, Wins Trophy

Fargo, March 23.@PoJohn Meyer
Of Pingree again is North Dakota's
checker champion. Meyer defeated the
defending titlist, L. H. Nichols Of
Dickinson, who succeeded him last
season, by scoring . decisive victory
In the final Of the annual tournament
here Sunday.
Nichols, president Of the state as
ISOLATION Is years, declined the NOM
nation and was named PRESIDENT
emeritus. d.. 7. H. Lewis Of Fargo
was named Nichols successor. Peter
Mcintyre Of Williston was elected
vice president and Amp. Jones. Hank
inson. was reelected secretary-treas-
'urer.
I. Miller. 100 Avenue A, Bismarck.
defeated e. B. Parkinson. Willow City,
1892 to win the DR.. Lewis trophy,
award for playing in the state checker
tourney for the first time.
l. W. Morley, Bismarck. was q
semi-finalst In the state meet at
Fargo,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
HUTCHINSON TAKES
HERO ROLE IN win
OVER TIGER Qu|NT
Eddie SiegeI Keeps Ransom
County Squad in Game With
Sensational Shots
PEG O'NEIL IS HIGH SCORER
Tigers Trail victors at First
Quarter but Assume a 90
Lead at Halftime
PEG 0'NEIL IS HIGH SCORER

Minot, N. D., March 23.-Enderlin's
four-year quest Of q state independ-
ent basketball championship was re-
warded here Saturday night At the
Red Devils, conquerors Of the Phan-
toms, rallied in the final period Of
the championship game In the annual
state tournament to nose out the
Jamestown Tigers, 10 to IT,.
Enderlin took q 50 lead in the
opening period, but jamestown slid
into a 90 advantage at the halt.
Burt Hutchinson, Enderlin for
ward, was the hero Of the Red Devils
victory in the rally which turned al
most certain defeat into victory.
Hutchinson made q toss from the
center of the court In the final min
ute Of play to send the Red Devils
ahead by Is to II.
Eddie Siegel, Hutchinson's mate at
forward. kept Enderlin in the game
in the third period when he sunk two
shots which left the Tigers only q
single point ahead at the third-Quar-
ter, 10 to IL.
Peg O'Neil, Enderlin's center, led the
Enderlin scoring with eight points.
In the consolation game between
losers In the semi-finals Saturday
morning, the Donnybrook Northern
Lights conquered the Divide County
Vagabonds, 80 to Is.
The Westland Duras Of Minot de-
feated Crazy in an exhibition game,
IS to %.
The summary:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
Minneapolis Five
Catholic Champ
De La Sale Defeats FIashy Jas.
per, Ind, Academy % to
"a in Final

Chicago. ILL.,, March 23.-F-An4
other De La Sale high school team is
national Catholic high school bas-
ketball championships one from
Minneapolis.
Following schools of the same name
from Joliet. Ill, and Chicago. which
had divided the four previous titles
between them, De La Sale of Mime
apolis Sunday night overcame the
flashy five from Jasper. Ind, acad-
envy. % to 81, in a thrilling battle to
win Loyola university's eighth annual
renewal OF its championship tourna-
ment.
De La Sale defeated st. Mel, Chi
cago; Washington, Ind: Father Ryan,
Nashville, Tenn, and Spalding Insti-
tute. Peoria, ILL.,, In its march to the
final.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
Play Is Begun in
Handbal Tourney
Alfred Banuet, San Francisco
National Champion, Heads
Large Field

Minneapolis. March 2a.-R-
Headed by the singles titleholder, Al
fred Banuet, San Francisco. a Of the
best players Of the United States
started play Monday for the national
amateur handban championships ut
the Minneapolis Athletic club.
Banuet, hailed BY exponents Of the
sport as one Of the games greatest.
flashed some great form In pre-tour-
nameut practice here, and is favored
to repeat. Strong competition tor the
individual houors, however, viii be
furnished by several outstanding
players, including George Nelson
baltimore, former national champion.
Among others are Sam Atchison.
Memphis. national z. N. @. A. cham
pion: Merritt Bates. Columbus, Ohio
former national Y. M. @. A. title.
holder: Eddie Hahn, New York; so
Goldman. Chicago; Ed Peunig, 81:
paul: George Guam, MinneapolH
one-armed star: and Fred IohSe ana
Angelo Trulio, both Of Los Angeles.
Play WIN continue through satuf-
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
Tommy Loughran
Favored to Beat
Criffiths FRIDAY
Sioux City Better Is Last Hurdle
Before Toms Chance
at Sharkey

New York, March 23.-tF-One big
hurdle stands between Tommy Lough-
ran and a second shot at Jack Shar-
key and the ringwise Philadelphia
will try to clear 1t this week.
Tommy, whose exploits have fur
nished most of the excitement of the
current indoor season. battles Gerald
Ambrose Griffiths, Sioux City, Ia,
heavyweight, in the l0-round feature
bout in the Chicago stadium Friday
night. Loughran should win for the
middle westerner does not class with
him as a boxer.
The country's other outstanding
shows this week will take place in
New York. Philadelphia and Los An
geles.
At New York, Fidel LIE Barba, Los
Angeles ~featherweight, tackles one of
the toughest 1~26-pounders Of them
all. Kid Francis, Italy, in the top
hereunder at Madison Square Gar
den Friday night.
Monday night at Philadelphia,
Tony Canzoneri, New York, holder of
the lightweight championship, trades
punches with Tommy Grogan, Oma-
ha, Neb. The title will not be at
stake.
Tod Morgan, Los Angeles, former
junior lightweight champion, takes
on Goldie Hess. Redondo Beach, CAL,
In the Windup of a Los Angeles show
Tuesday night.