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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
THE WEATHER

Northeastern Montana is threat
ened with a blighting drouth. 1t
has neither rained or showed here
since last fall. The winter was ex-
tremely mild and dry while the
spring has been dry and windy.
One terrific dust storm has follow
ed in the wake of another. Sum-
merfallow seeding is practically
ruined. Soil on some summerfal-
low has been blown away entire
ly leaving the land covered with
rocks formerly buried 10 to 1t
inches in the soil Much of the
grain planted has not sprouted
Much that did sprout is ruined fol
want of moisture. There is M
subsoil moisture at all. The past
ures are gone and the hills q {
sere. Rain now can only partly re
deem the crop, and it will take /:
lot of it. Of course rain woulC
bring on the grain if the precipita
ton was sufficient.
AS matters are now, if there j
no rain in ten days more, Their
will be no crop and no feed in tn
equity for stock 1t is reported tina
south and west sheepmen are kill
ing lambs to save the ewes-tha
one man in Valley county kille
| 600 last week.
Northeastern Montana is face t
face with devastating catastro
phe.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
4 BIG AIR LINES
IN is. MERGED
New Arrangement Permits TWEEN
ty-eight Hour Services Between
Atlantic and Pacific Coasts.

Chicago, May Decentralization
of management, operation, traffic
and sales activities of four air
lines flying IL million miles annu-
ally was announced today by F. B.
Rentchler, head of United Aircraft
and Transport corporation.
The lines involved are: National
Air Transport, Chicago to New
York; BOeing Air Transport, Chi
cago to San Francisco; Pacific Air
Transport, Seattle to San Diego;
Varney Air Lines, Salt Lake City
to Seattle and then northwest. p
G. Johnson, Boeing head, recently
made president, also of N. A. T.
and Varney, will be president OF
the new alignment.
Rentchler said the new lines 12C
planes are flown $4,000 miles daily
over Clio miles of improved air.
ways and carry 500 of the ma,
TONS airplane mail. The new line
up gives a 28Ihour service from
coast to coast, with links between
the Great Lakes area and ths
southwest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
WOULD IMPEACH'
TENN. GOVERNOR.

Nashville, Tenn, May 30.-Im-
parchment Of Governor Henry M.
Horton was recommended to the
house of representatives today.
John Upton, chairman of a spe-
cial Legislative committee appoint
ed to consider whether impeach-
ment charges should be considered
said "we are engaged in the prep
aration of articles of impeach-
ment. AS soon as these articles
are prepared we will Immediately
report them to the house of rep
resentatives."
Administration forces claimed
enough votes to defeat the articles
Of Impeachment when they are
presented. 1t was generally under
stood a vote might not be reached
before tomorrow.
The committee report said:
owe have found that, within
the purview of section of article
8 of the constitution of Tennessee,
the admitted and uncontroverteC
facts alone, warran the impeach-
ment of Gov. Henry H. Horton and
pursuant to the orders of thi;
house of representatives, under
said resolution we are engaged il
the preparation of articles of i'm
! parchment"
The committeeman have declined
to discuss the charge.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
PILSNER PILGRIMS
ON PLEASING TREK

The big and widely advertised
good will tour to Regina Saturday
May 80, called by a wag the "Pliz-
ner Pilgrimage" to express appre-
citation to the officials of the prov
ince of Saskatchewan for the con-
struction of Saskatchewan High
way No. 6 from Regina to point
on the Canadian boundry directly
north of Raymond, managed to
muster 70 cars and it is claimed
by the promoters "275 good road
and business boosters from near
and far" mostly near, "who want
ed to get better acquainted with
our neighbors across the line"
turned out.
Besides all of these cars there
was an airplane. The caravan en-
tered His Majesty's realm at Reg
way AMI kept going till it came to
Regina where it was royalty receiv-
ed, and banquetted at the Hotel
Saskatchewan.
The Pilgrims were welcomed by
Premier Anderson and Mayor Nc
Kenzie of Regina. Five hundred
were at the banquet table where
they were treated to music by the
splendid Plentywood Band which
went over for the occasion and t.
other things by the Canadian hosts
The responses were made by Col
Gkar.s1nva TNn1@o6n cnlT1n
from Montana, internal revenu
collector for Montana and Idaho
who told the "Canucks" as how b
won the war, and that incompar
able statesman from F'roid, the ia
NOUS purveyor of sunshine. TIL
Senator radiated in his very bes
style. He saw rain in every bot
! tie.
The program was broadcast owe
CKCK for the benefit of the folk
, at home. Carl Bull was introduce
> but his stuff didn't carry so wei
t Highway Commissioner Stewal
0 took few cracks at the "reds" ]
: we'll chosen words, and said thu
he hoped TO get road No. 6 CRATE
and graveled and oileo in Il
t course of time.
, After the banquet the guests vi
tied the parliament building al
looked over the city. Some we
fishing on lakes near.
III Sen Schnitzler, Banker Bull al
Postmaster Bennett returned t
gether accompanied by a case
Pilmer's best. At the custor
station the Canadian officer to
them he would have to destroy t
beer. The sunshine Senator is !
ported to have tried to tell the {
= ficer who he was. The officer tC
him he was honored to meet su
ne a distinguished gentleman, a
was sorry that he had to destr
r, the beer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
ARGUMENTS ON The HIGHWAY
DEBENTURE MEASURE HEARD
BY MONTANA SUPREME COURT

Helena, June g. The special
election May 5 at which the voters
of the state gave their approval 10
the highway construction warrant
plan was a proper and valid meth
cd. of submitting the question L.
L. Callahan, chief justice of the
supreme court said yesterday.
The justice, presiding over ar
guments in an action to test the
constitutionality of the act, said
the method of election already had
been passed on by the court in a
previous opinion. This was one
phase f a general discussion of the
act presented to the coutr yesteI-
day.
On application Of Arps & Cottle
of Augusta, gasoline dealers. the
measure, which provides for the
issuance of debentures in the sum
of six million dollars, to be paid
for out of a special five-cent state
taxoline tax, is before the supreme
court. An injunction is sought tt
prevent the state treasurer from
selling the debentures for various
reasons.
Raymond T. Nagle of Helen;
was attorney for Arps & Cottle.
/ Nearly four hours of oral argu
ment was presented to the cour
yesterday morning and Afternoon
The discussion, fortified by ex
tensive written briefs, leaves wit
the court, the necessity for decid
! ing whether the plan providing 70
the issuance of warrants is in &C
cord with the constitution and 9th
, er statutes.
J The court was told. in the cOurs
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of the arguments, that another ref
erendum, the three million dollar
bond bill approved by voters hast
November, will be submitted for
their consideration this month.
Bond attorneys have suggested
some questions on which the de-
cision of the court is advised. Chief
of these is whether the bill, TO be
legal, should not have made the
allotment of funds which, under its
terms, the legislature was permit
ted to divide.
E. G. ToOmey, of Helena, and
Howard Toole of Missoula defend
ed the measure.
An effort was made TO bring be-
fore the court every objection that
has been raised to the measure.
| Nagle suggested that terms of the
bill made possible the levy of a 10
cent tax. His opponents argued
the referendum superseded until
1914 all other gasoline tax meas
ures and fixed the tax rate at five
cents.
H B. 90, providing for a five
cent tax, fell when H. B. /, its
companion, was declared invalid
the court was told. History of pre-
vious highway and gasoline ta1
legislation and the record of the
last assembly on the subject, il
was argued, provides no practical
reason 10 suppose that the Iegisla
ture intended to raise an additional
. six million dollars over that which
: the five cent tax will provide.
Constitutional authority for tn,
measure, from several angles, wa
: discussed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
GENERAL MEETING
of the
TAXPAYERS ASSN

There win be o general meet
ing OF the Sheridan County TAX
payers Association to be held at
the Court Rouse ct P1entywood,
Thursday, June nth.
A forenoon session at ten o.
clock will be for routine business
OF the Association and other pre-
ltminary work and assembling OF
committees.
The afternoon session at two
O'clock VIII be for general public
business, reports and recommen-
dations OF committees, and dis
cussion Of various subjects.
An interesting and instructive
meeting is expected, together
with some real constructive work.
Taxpayers from all over the
county ara urged to attend and
take part. This viii be an I'M
portant meeting.
A meeting of the new Sher1-
dan County School Trustees As
ISOLATION Is also called for 10 o.
clock, b. L. Collins, president
Vernon J. Adiche1s, secretary.
HANS HARDERSEN, PrG
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
THRONG ATTENDS
C.S. NELSON RITES

A throng of relatives and friends
and neighbors attended the funer-
al rites of former editor G. S. Mel
son at the Congregational church
Friday, May 20. The edifice was
packed.
Rev. Jasper delivered a learned
and comforting eulogy followed by
the impressive Masonic funeral
rites. The coffin was banked with
floral tributes from friends.
After the funeral service the re,
mains were taken by car to Mohal
where they arrived that evening
for burial. They were met by TIT
Masonic lodge at that place, wht
conducted the burial rites the fol
! lowing day. Mrs. Nelson accom-
panied the remains to Mohai
where she remained the week Wit
relatives. =,
The occasion was exceptlonaI
sad owing to the tragic manner o
Editor Nelson's passing.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
Farm Relief
BY JAMES C. LODAHL

In an article in the Producers
News by Hans Rasmussen about
Farm Relief he suggests that each
farmer receive S1.5O a bushel for
the first 1000 bushels and the
world price for the balance. That
idea would sure be fine to bust up
the big farmers into smaller ones
but can't see how that would
change the situation. We would
still have the surplus.
AS far as know l was the first
to suggest the Equalization Plan,
IN an article in the Producers News
IN August 1928 and. it, President
Coolidge had not vetoed the Nc
Nary Hangar bill the nation would
not be IN such a deDlOrable finan-
cial condition today. But the pic
ture has changed since 1923. Rus
STA is here and will soon be able
to supply our customer In Europe
with all the wheat and other farm
products at SO low a price that we
never can compete.
| The Equalization Plan, the de.
benture plan, or the GrObe plan
would still do some good to cOntrO
the surplus, but the farm question
today is: DONTe RAISE ANY
SURPLUS. Legge, and Others, us'
to ridicule we farmers and tell III
how dumb we Were to keep on ant
raise 500 million bushels Of whea
when we could get more for 60l
million bushels. Yes, it does Loo
foolish but Legge forgot to tell u
how we should not do it. l am sur
that there is mot a wheat farme
: who would not gladly. cut. dow
his wheat acreage $3.50 if he wer
sure the other wheat farmer
would do the same. and had t.
: but here is the rub, They can't b
D forced and they can never all agre
D voluntarily TO organize. to- CT
: down production but if nothing
done then there is but one thin
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
CANADA HEAPS
HUGE TARIFF ON
u. S. EXPORTS
Far Reaching Results of Big In
crease by Dominion are Fore
seen - Administration Officials
Refuse to Comment on Revision,

Washington, June 3.-The broad
tariff revision of Canada, neighbor
and best customer Of the United
States, has dramatized the tariff
controversy more than any other
development since the passage of
the Hawley-Smoot act of year
ago.
Many other countries have rails
ed their tariff walls since the Haw-
ley-Smoot act became effective, but
this revision right at the door, and
at a time when foreign trade is al
its lowest level in years, has brot
the issue home with new force.
Three probable results were Wis
ualized today from the revision,
which affects the American farm
er and manufacturer at so many
points. These were:
1. A new emphasis on the tariff
in politics, with foes of the Haw-
| ley-Smoot act already bouncing, IN
a flood of statements, on Canada's
act as a direct retaliation for ouI
high rates, and with supporters
pointing to it as indication of the
value of high protective tariff.
2. Establishment of additional
American branch factories in Can
! ada, which Premier Bennett open
ly counted as mean of aiding EN-
ployment there.
. 8. Renewed agitation for som,
! reciprocal tariff agreement will
> Canada whereby rates would b
+ reduced, overtures for which hav,
been made by Canada from time u
time since she rejected Presiden
( Taft's move for reciprocity 2
= years ago.
Officials continued their silenc
today regarding the new Dominic
tariff, but no one denied that
will have a sizeable effect on |
S. trade with Canada, which las
z year totaled over a billion dollars
J Just what this effect would b
: in dollars and cents no one woul
predict, but it is expected the con
Is merce department will make a pr
! vate estimate for President HooV
1 er, on the basis of detailed ana
- ysis received from trade represel
y tativeS at Ottawa.
u United States industries no
~ have more branches and subsidla
Il les in Canada than in any 9th.
n part of the world. There were
branches, 389 subsidiaries and
q assembling plants owned by Anne
N leans in Canada the first OF tn
o year, and SO foreign companies
be which Americans held minorl
10 interest, altogether 524 with t
Il tai investment of S54O,59S,OOO
NJ American capital, according to t
all commerce department records.
tn Premier Bennett said in his ia
iff speech that 81 Americ
Ily branches had been established
of Canada since the September
creases in Canadian duties.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
OUR SYSTEM FACING CRISIS SAYS
GOV. A.C. RITCHIE OF MARYLAND

lens. ct is not enough to talk
about being of good cheer" he
said. "a new economic and social
balance call for positive leadership
and definite experiments which
have not hitherto been tried.
"More and more, those who are
victims of dislocations and defects
of our social and economic life are
beginning to ask respectfully but
insistently of us who are in posi-
ton of public responsibility why
government can not and should not
act to protect its citizens from dis
aster."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
Printing Contract to Polk &Bowler -High Bid
District Court Convened Monday Morn
To Enforce Car Ordinance

The City of Plentywood has de-
termined to enforce the drivers Ii
cense ordinance which has been on
the ordinance book for a number Of
years and which limits speed Of
motor driven conveyances TO 20
mile per hour in the city limits and
on the main streets to 10 miles an
hour. The clause prohibiting min
ors under 16 years of age from
driving motor vehicles will be en-
forced. Children caught driving
cars will be arrested promptly and
action taken against parents or
guardians.
The legal notice of this appears
on another page of the Producers
News and should be read by al
car owners and drivers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05
500
MILLION BOND
issue FOR j. s
Will be for IS Years at 3H9o In
terest-TO be Offered June Is
Will be Used to Retire Certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness TOtaling
$50 Million Dollars.

Washington, May 31.-The first
move by the treasury to replace its
huge short term security issues
with long term bonds was an
nOunced tonight by Secretary Mel
Ion.
lie said AN issue Of 18-year 3B
per cent bonds totaling $800,000,-
600 would be sold to the public
June Is.
The bonds will be used to retire
$50 million dollars worth of certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness Issued while
declining receipts and increasing
expenditures created a deficit OF
more than a billion dollars.
Maturing in 1949, the bonds will
be redeemable on and after June
Is 1916.
Retirement of the certificates
will reduce the short term debt tt
approximately $2,90O,0OO,0O0.
I Since the falling off of income
taxes indicated the government
would finish the fiscal year will
a huge deficit for the first tim,
since 1920, the treasury has issueC
securities totaling more than tw,
billion five hundred million dollar
in less than three months. Abou
half of the amount was to refun,
outstanding securities and the re
mainder to meet the needs of tn
government and to finance veter
ans loans.
With the end of the fiscal yea
just 80 days away, the treasur
has an actual deficit of $1,004
159, 780. 05.
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left-the cruel law of nature-the
survival of the fittest.
Yes, / believe Legge,-- Hoover,
Hyde, and others. are right who
say the only way to permanent
prosperity for agriculture is to cut
down production to meet cOnsump-
tiOn of the nation, and I further
believe there is a very simple way
to do. it. The Daniels County
Farmer is on the right track when
he suggests that the government
rent land and keep it out of pro-
ductiOn, but he. doesn't. 60. far
enough. That would only. be-. a
temporary relief.
not by renting but by buying land,
What! You want the government
to go into the real estate business?
Why not? That's what Uncle Sam
has been in all his life. He either
took, or bought the land from the
Indians in the first place, then he
gave some TO the railroads, some
to the hOmesteaders and some he
has sold and some he has yet, sc
/ can't see there is anything wrong
about it, that after he finds out
he has given or sold. too mucl
land that he buys some of it back
do you? -. 49,. .....-. ...-.. --.-.. -.
Now there is about 600 million
acres medr cultivation in the Unit
ed States and according to. gOO'
authority about 100 million acre
of that is poor land-land whicl
should never have been cultivated
The tragedy of farms of such Ian
lies in the misery and bitter dis
appointment of the families. VIII
are seduced into the attempt {
tease a living out of such poo
, soil. But that is not all. That 10
million acres is producing the SUI
plus we have so much trouble will
That is the land I want Uncle Sal
$ to buy back again. 1t is not profit
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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FALL MAY SOON
KNOW HIS FATE

Washington, June 2. - Only a
few days remain before Albert B.
Fall will learn whether his dwind-
ling hopes of escaping prison have
vanished.
The supreme court ended the
former interior secretary's efforts
to reverse his conviction on a
charge of accepting a bride from
Edward L. Doheny yesterday by
refusing to review the sentence of
year in Jail and a fine of $780,
900.
Falls friends are still hoping,
however, that he will receive either
"a presidential pardon, or suspen-
sion of the prison term.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-05

Of the s. jurymen who had
been drawn responded to
roll call, the rest having
been excused. Among those ex-
cused were Sheriff Madsen, Game
Warden Krost and three others.
VIM. Symes of Raymond was ex-
cused BECAUSE of blindness and
others because they were not quail
flied. Pete Aklestad asked to be
excused but the court refused.
Taylor Case First
Judge Paul called the first case
Of the criminal calendar which
was the state against Charles E.
Taylor, charging him with issuing
a check with intent to defraud, and
the state and the defendant being
ready for trial the picking of the
jury proceeded Immediately.
County Attorney Bakwell repre-
sented the state and Attorneys T.
W. Greer and A. C. Erickson rep
resented Taylor. The jury was
completed after dinner and before
evening recess Blackwell had his
case in, such as it was. Blackwell
presented a pitiful spectacle as he
flOundered about stupidity trying tt
lay the foundation for his case.
Had it not been for the indul
gence of the court and its gener
GUS Instructions and directions HI
would never have been able to have
even started his case. Judge Pau
Overrulled a motion for dismissa
because of failure to make a case
and Taylor testified in his own be
half which ended Monday. Tues
day morning Eng. Torstenson tool
the stand followed by Attorney A
9. Erickson. Blackwell took tn
stand also and blazenly perjure,
himself to try to save his case.
Judge Belanski also swore to
lie on the witness stand in orde
% help Blackwell make case g
galnst Taylor. The case was SUI
mitted to the jury at noon. TIL
Jury went to dinner and upon re
urn selected a foreman and on tn
INST ballot on vote by show c
hands voted unanimously for az
guttal One of the jurymen tol
tne Producers News later: eft we
plain from the first that the cas-
was absolutely without merit; tn;
1t was a trumped up, faxed u
Continued on Page Two)
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The long expected airplane ar
rived in Plentywood Tueday after
noon. 1t made the distance from
Minneapolis to Plentywood in 8
hours. The plane is the property
of Percy Nelson who will conduct
a flying school here. Mr.. Nelson
was detained on business in the
east but sent the plane on by Pilot
Lyle Strong, a licensed pilot who
will remain here until Nelson's ar
rival
The plane is a Curtis Robin anC
its license number is NS378E L
can be seen at any time at the 10
cal airport southeast of town.
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period from July |, 1881 to
June 80, 1888 to the Plen-
tywoOd Herald. Com. Carl Hansen
voted against the motion. The con-
tract was awarded without bids
and without calling the represen-
tatives of the different papers
before the board, or in other words
without the exercise of any dis
erection whatsoever. ~
The proposition of Polk and
Bowler was the highest submitted
and averaged $50 higher than the
proposition submitted by Com Carl
Hansen for the Producers News
and will cost the taxpayers of the
county from $1,000 to $1,000 more
during the two year period than it
would have cost them if the prop
sition of the Producers News which
was laid before the board on Tues
day, had been accepted.
! However, Com. French and Com.
Anker were not concerned with
! the interests of the taxpayers nor
is the doing of the fair thing
by the overburdened taxpayers OF
Sheridan county ever matter of
any concern to them at all.
Carpetbaggers
Harry Polk and Burley Bowler
the owners of the Herald do not
live in Sheridan county and the
only interest they have here is
what they can get out of the coun-
ty and the people here. Burnley
Bowler is not even a citizen OF
the United States and is nOtOri
Gus Scobey underworld character
and a famous tinhon gambler.
Polk a ROue
Harry Polk is a noted, rOue II
fact he was kicked out of tn
schools at Bowbells where he wa
principal for seducing and corrupt
ing little school girls and for maxi
ing the teachers submit to him +
hold their jobs and also to pay hir
a commission on their salaries
which also the janitor and coal cor
2 tractor had TO do too. When h
. left Bowbells he took the sixtee
u year old daughter of a member c
q the school board and a brother Me-
= son to Fargo where he kept he
= = for a fortnight. For this degrad;
= ton he was kicked out of the M;
p p sonic lodge at BOwbeIls. Vine
Polk left Bowbells he got the j.
= of Superintendent of the publ
" CONTINUED on Last Page)
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Another Treasure State
Founder Crosses Divide

Helena, June 3.-Another mem
Der of the Montana constitutional
convention has passed on, leaving
but 10 of the original rs who COM
posed the body.
David Hilger, state historical IL
brarian, today received word of the
death of George o. Eaton at Fort
Myers, Fla, some time ago.