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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20

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men in 1917 and 1918 it deprived
them of the opportunity to earn
and save money during the period
they wore the uniform.
Today great numbers are in
want because of unemployment
which might not have come to
them had they remained at home
in their regular work instead of
entering the military service.
In the senate debate the case of
the starvation of the foremost war
hero in Norwalk, Conn.,, was cited
This man, brave and modest,
died because he was too proud to
ask charity when he was unem-
ployed and sick.
When his death was announced,
flags were pulled to half mast, all
veterans attended the funeral, and
the city tried to atone, by mourn
ing, its neglect of his need.
Sen. Bingham of Connecticut,
challenged by Helm of Alabama
to explain this tragedy, said that
if the veteran had been less proud
he would have asked for help, and
would have received it; since he
did not let anyone know, there
was nothing that could be done"
would it not be reasonable"
Helm asked, Ito enact Legislation
that would protect these proud and
brave men against having to
choose between begging and starv-
ing?"
81 want to make war so hateful
and so COSTLY" said Helm, "thai
these fellows who make millions
out of it will not want another
war. They talk about the DANCE
of conscripting WEALTH.
eve have no compensation il
drafting young men from thei
homes and yet they want to ex
empt wealth.
"They will not get away with il
, We are going to draft wealth!
! "These bankers who think tina
all a government is for is to pr
: tect and serve the rich, laugh q
! the idea that we should care TO
the needy"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20

GENUINE Bayer Aspirin, the
kind doctors prescribe and millions
of users have proven safe for MOI.
than thirty years, can easily y
identified by the name Bayer anu
the word genuine as above.
Genuine Bayer Aspirin is safe anu
sure; always the same. 1t has uI'
unqualified endorsement OF phyII.,
clans and druggists everywhere. e., Il
doesn't depress the heart. No harIln"
after-efects follow its use.
Bayer Aspirin is the universal an"
dote for pains Of all kinds.
Headaches Neuritis
Colds Neuralgia
Sore Throat Lumbago
Rheumatism Toothache
Aspirin is the trademark oil pay ~
manufacture Of monoacehcacoeS'
Of salicylicacid.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
Charges Against Mayor are
Filed With NY. Governor

New York, March 18.- Cover
nor F. d. Roosevelt late tonight
received from Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise and the Rev. John Haynes
Holmes formal charges asking the
removal of Mayor James J. Walk
er.
The governor explained that he
did not expect to read them until
tomorrow.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20

editor, made a pathetic speech of
regret as Polk was handed his
hat.
Returns to WillistOn
Journalist Polk will return to
Williston, N. D. where he owns a
controlling interest in the Herald
which he will develop into a daily,
so he says. Reports from Willis
ton are to the effect that Harry's
return VISA not received with un-
alloyed joy.
Polk Has Reputation
Polk has a reputation in Willis
ton trifle savory. He was kick
ed out of the job of superintend-
ent of the Williston schools in
days gone by because of alleged
intimacies with school girls of
tender age for which Minnie Mel
son, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction of North Dakota
cancelled what is claimed to have
been a forged certificate. This
Dakota reputation handicapped
Polk in even such a liberal city as
Havre, where he was defeated last
spring when he tried to submarine
himself onto the school board by q
last minute alarm to the mothers
The last act of Polk in behalf
of the United Publishers was the
purchase of the Hill County Jour.
nal, the democratic weekly Of
Havre which had the printing con
tract for Hill county. The United
Publishers will run the Journal a.
a democratic paper while it pub
fishes the Daily News as repub
lican paper. The copper company
is said to control both publications
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE

Erskin, Mimi. Mar 16, 1881.
The Producers News,
Plentywood, Montana.
Gentlemen:
When my subscription expires on
the Producers News will you please
discontinue as 1 am not able at
present to keep it up. But I hope
in the future I'll be able to do bet
ter. 1 like your paper-it's a paper
for the people and not for a chosen
few.
Hoping better times viii come and
wishing you all Ii good luck
in the coming year 0in
You ,;it
OTTAh LDDAdL,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
WOLF POINT FLOUR
MILL IN OPERATION

Wolf Point, March 15.-After
being idle for several years, the
Wolf Point flour mill is again in
operation. The wheels were put in
motion Thursday. The mill was
recently purchased from John Lis
terud by the Hansen Flour Mills
association of Plentywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
LOOKS LIKE A GESTURE
OF BETRAYAL

AS for the matters with which
the conference was expected to
deal, they were not at all so
sweeping in their social signifi-
canoe as to warrant belief that the
five signers of the. call believed
that America was in a desperate
political mood. Nothing about So
cialization of industries or social
insurance, or recall of judges, or
fundamental reforms in industrial
relations. Nothing so radical or
liberal as the LaFollette program
of 1924. They were just topics
for discussion - unemployment
and industrial stabilization; public
utilities; agriculture; tariff, and
return to representative govern
ment."
Peoples Lobby Wants Action
Whether Frank Walsh and Lin
coin Steffens and Norris agreed
with Jonathan Bourne and William
Green on the Muscle Shoals public
operation bill seemed not half so
important as the issue of whether
they would start now to try to
compel Hoover to summon the new
congress to deal with Muscle
Shoals. Whether Rudolph Spreck-
els agreed with Wharton on the
necessity for immediate cash re-
lief for the unemployed, and fol-
national economic planning to re-
store general employment, was &
problem that had little flavor I'M
less the new congress were soon tt
get into action. The peoples Lob
by furnished the actual radical
ism-the demand for action r;gh-
away.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
NO MORE FIGURES
By HANS RASMUSSEN

Through The mail just received an envelope
full of figures--+he more ] look at them the more
confused get The letter IS sent out by the sec
retary of the Taxpayers Association for the pur-
pose of giving people an idea of what some of the
tax money is spent for. The figures are not made
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20

Missoula, Mont,
10th Feb. 1881.
The Producers News.
Plentywood, Montana.
Gentlemen.
Enclosed fine $3.50 to apply on my
subscription balance. Cannot gei
along without tits a family ne
cessity.
Yours truly,
r. ]. WHITAKER.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
WHY COAL SHOULD Be SOCIALIZED

LABOR AND COAL" by Anna
Rochester (Iteratioal Publishers,
$2) is at once careful analysis
and a terrific indictment of the
American coal mining industry. A
former federal investigator of in
dustrial conditions, world travel
er who saw working class misery
and revolt instead of ancient mon
uments to empire, has devoted
years to a study of the beginnings
the development, achieved trag-
edy of this grave of hope for $780,
600 workers and their wives and
children. Down the years her re-
search has traced the heroic strug-
gle of men who dared fight and
plan and fight again TO make coal
mining a decently paid and self
respecting means of livelihood.
Arrogance and cruelty blacken
the record of management. Timid-
ity and greed turned to class cow
ardice stain the names of many
leaders of the union. Sympathy for
the mass victims flames to wrath
at their betrayal, and to pleading
for a new vision, new resolute
planning that the coal miner shall
call no capitalist his master. Here
is a book to make not merely reb
els, but economic statesmen, Of
the men of the mines.
MACHINERY PUTS MEN
OUT OF JOBS
There are three and one-hal.
million coal miners in the world
the author tells US. But this mum
Der will steadily be reduced. TIL
total in the American bituminou
mines was cut from 705,0O0 il
1923 to $4,000 in 1929, while pro
ductiOn fell from 565, 100000 ton
to 535 million tons. Machiner
and speedup replaced most of tn
100000 men. But the miners VIII
held their jobs, instead of better
ing their condition when they Pre-
duced five tons in 1929 for ever
four tons dug in 1923, were tram
pied lower in the human scale
They lost union bargaining power
civil liberties, wages, hours {
leisure and confidence for I'll
struggles of the future to regal
what had been taken from them
MINERS CONDITIONS
ARE TERRIBLE
These are not chapters to avail
en- enthusiasm in a chamber
commerce meeting-these discu
sions of the high profits taken
war time and afterward by hui
dreds of coal companies, and Il
/ rise and fall of the influence
. the United Mine Workers, Il
growth of a few huge coal mer
ers, the speeding up of the me
the misery that marks life in
: coal shack village, the brutality
company thugs and spies, the We
atty of local public officials, t
grim battles to which miners ha
been driven by torture carried b
yond the breaking point of fc
bearance. Too much is told, a
{ told too bluntly, to make any R
tartan happy when he meets
I. group Of coal miners. The read
is likely to recall Markham's pl
n phetic lines in the final stanza
!. his ''Man With the Hoe" The
+ miners will some day answer ca
talism and they will answer
roughly.
MACHINES LENGTHEN
HOURS AND INCREASE SPEl
One of the most significant s.
tons Of Miss Rochester's book
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20

MILES CITY-A movement has
been started to secure a beet SUI
gar factory in this city.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20

MOORE-Farmers Oil Co., cap
italized at $4,000 filed articles Of
incorporation to deal in gasoline,
oil etc.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
Last week-House


Last Week-House
son Thursday of last week Nc
Cormack of Flathead and 80 9TH
ers lobbyists were barred from the
floor of the house and from ap-
preaching members at their desks
whether the body was in session
or not"
The above is one Of the instances
where a simple error is more deadly
than if by design. A line cast was
lost in the setting Of the story and
not noticed. The paragraph should
have read:
son Thursday Of last week Nc
Cormack Of F1athead and 80 others
introduced a resolution by which
lobbyists were barred from the
floor Of the house and from ap-
preaching members at their desks,
whether the body was In session
or not"
Things like this will occur in 6
printing office, and we assure Gov.
ernor Mccormack that we would MOI
have had it happen for the world
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20

the one which deals with the
changing job, as machinery and |
speedup drive the worked 10 in
creasing extertion and strain, I'M
Ter the watchful eye of a boss !
whose presence reminds him that
the mine has become a hurried fac
tory. Men are less important, ma
chimes and investment are the
chief concern of the company.
Since machines can be run long
er hours, men must work longer.
So-"The number of men working
in mines with a basic day longer
than 8 hours underground had al
most doubled from 1920 to 1928.
From 1880 on the 97hour or 10
hour basis, the number had risen
to nearly $4,000. These do not in
clude the surface workers, who
may have to put in a 9-hour day,
or longer, at mines where the un-
derground men have the 8-hOur
basis. Never before or since 1920
have so many as 81 per cent Of
the bituminous miners had an g.
hour day underground. BY 1928,
their numbers had slipped down
to SO per cent Of the total. .
Now, at least three-fifths of the
Alabama miners are employed at
mines with 9-hour day; almost
one-tenth are at mines with a 10
hour day underground. Some of
these mines have also been slip
ping away from the 8-hour day in
West Virginia, Tennessee, Texas,
Missouri and Oklahoma. Kentucky
has always been behind the old
union fields"
JOHN L. LEWIS
THE TRAITOR
Her concluding chapters disclose
that the author blames much OF
the disaster that has over taken
the United Mine Workers in re-
cent years on John L. Lewis. She
is frankly partisan in her approx
, al of the revolutionary left wing
movement. She justifies this by {
detailed statement of what social
ization of coal in the Soviet Uniol
T has done for Russian miners. 4
J 6-hour day underground, from
1 bank to bank, the 7-hour day TO
surface workers, social insurance
paid vacations, increased wages a
machinery increases output-thes
she sets off against America
: wage cuts, speedup, mass unem
I ployment and company-town ter
= roriZation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
TYPoaRAPHICAL ERROR

In the February 20 edition of the
Producers News in the legislative
story the following paragraph ap-
peared:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
POLK

CONTINUED from front page)
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VETS RELIEF

CONTINUED from First Page)
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Returns to WiIlistOn

editor, made a pathetic speech of
regret as Polk was handed his
LII
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20

EFT TIL BRUTE (!

Kalispell, Montana,
March 10, 1880.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-20
MACHINES LENGTHEN
HOURS AND INCREASE SPEED

One of the most significant sec
tons of Miss Rochester's book is
The Washington times., 1931-03-09
FOR SALE OR RENT

1915 THIRD ST. n. 3.
Nearly new, Groom brick screened-in
porches. tiled bath, with shower: large lot,
real bargain at $50 month Call Mr.. Wirs-
ing District O392
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ROOSEVELT

ROOSEVELT 80 VICTORIA COUPE. S126
down, $32 per mo- Looks new. Al new
tires. Guaranteed. Warrington Motor Co.
2O36 18th n. W. Pot 0044
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uy Spring E6vrS VW Find Help In To-Day 2Hour Sr0v Directory
Automobiles
JORDAN

JORDAN 1929 De Luxe Sedan. perfect,
. trunk, 8 wire wheels $695 Simmons
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Educational
INSTRUCTION COURSES

EXCEPTIONAL COURSES? short. saves
time and money Earn more. Graduates
IN demand New classes now forming
BOYnS SCHOOL 1879 p ST Nat 224O
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WILIYS.KNIGHT

WILLYs-KNIGHT FoRDoR SEDAN. re-.
newed car No. 1882. traded by a doctor
who gave car exceptional care: ready for
any testi big bargain at only Sl0S,
PARKWAY" 3040 NJ St. N. W. Open
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Rentals
BOARD AND Room

RHODE ISLAND AVE. n. W, l443-WeII-
furnished front room, with twin beds:
excellent hon1e-cooked meals: 50 wk.
each. North 10337.
THE MANCHESTER. 1926 N St. n. w.
Attractive rooms. private bath, phone,
maid service: good meals; reas, 1ates.
THE ROSE INN 1909 18th st. n, w.
Nicely furn. single and double rooms:
excellent meals. Dec. Os91.
BEAUTIFUL 18TH ST. NV
1923 10th St.-Large double room. I'd
H. twin beds, or Q young persons: also
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OVERLAND
PLYMOUTH

oVERLAND-Sedan '27. 6-cylinder; sac
rifice SS5. 1873 14th St. N. W.
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NASR

light 8. coupe body; perfect
shape. Detroit Body and Fender Works.
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REQ

PLYMOUTH-1920 sedan. 1915 n B.
Leary. Jr.. & Bros. 1921 l4th st W
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SALEsMEN WANTED

S1LESMEN-Part or full time. New IN
offensive collection plan for speeding up
slow accounts. Big money maker: men
now making S15 day. All mercAsnts, in"
dustrisl banks, ETC.. prospects. Send check
for S4 for 100 accounts that sells for
$40. Consolidated Credit Exchange, 1899
Mutual Bldg, Richmond. Va.
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Employment

SITUATIONS WANTED-FENIALE
FIRsT-CLAss COLORED COOK, and gen
eral houseYorker: good refs. Ad. 9722.
WOMAN wants Iaunory WORK, take home
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Employment
MALE AND FEMALE

SIX NEAT SALES PERsoNs-No order
cessity LEADS FURNIsHED1: salary or
commission. with bonus. TO those qualified.
Apply S11 Longfellow st. n. W. between
8 and a. m. all week.
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Want - Miscellaneous

FURNITURE bought and sold: good prices
paid, Margolius 800 9Th NV, Met. 9533
AM IN IMMEDIATE NEED Of quantity
Of good, substantial used furniture. Can
pay cash. Metropolitan 3061.
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LOCOMOBILE

oCoMoBILE-1926, limousine: painted
brakes and in beautiful condition; special
price for quick sale, 1928, terms.
WAKEFIELD MOTOR CO.,
Decatur 3110. 1130 Conn. Ave. N. ".
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GIFTED HINDU PIANIST. If in trou.
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need my he p. ] tell past present future.
Special So reading. 81. Satisfaction or no
charge. S37 F N W Over Springer Q
Res. ODD Hecht Co Hrs a to q: Sun. 9,3
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REAL EsTATE WANTED 8

WILL PAY ALL CASH for or room
brick houses reasonably priced. white
to small Indebtedness. Earle W, Manson.
Dist. 1913. 11O3 Vermont Ave N. W.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-08-20
Forest Fire Situation Is Steadily
Improving Throughout This Area

Two pillow units are to work on this
blaze
The big fire at the head of Fisher
river, on the Cabinet forest, that burned
the latter part Of the week, is now UNI
der control. All OF the equipment from
the Kootenai forest has been taken
out except string of pack horses and
they are coming out today. This fire
burned over from ESQ to 800 acres
This fire was on the Cabinet ferest
but because of the difficulty of reach
ing it from the Cabinet side. the Koo-
tenai officials we're asked to assist in
fighting it.
Because of the dense smoke that
overhangs the district, visibility is very
poor and lookouts are greatly hand
capped These men are now patrollng
their respective areas each day while
the smoke is bad and number Of
small fires have been found by that
means. J. B. Yule Of the Libby office
states it is very probable other light
ming fires from the Tuesday night
storm will be found later, that it is
not possible to locate at the present
time because of the heavy smoke
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-08-20
Sherff's Office
ReCOVerSCarS Stolen
In Washington
Tive Boys About Is Years oil Age
Abandon Ford Sedan Just West Of
Libby.

Undersheriff Sperry took possession
of Ford sedan Monday night that it
is believed was stolen from Republic,
Wash. Two youths about Is years old
showed up at Troy, where Chief Of
Police Gibbs became suspicious and
ordered them to appear at his Of
flee for examination. Apparently they
At once left town. Gibbs phoned the
sheriffs office here and Sperry drove
out of town a short distance and
awaited their appearance. They failed
to arrive, however, and later the car
was found abandoned near the Oneal
place. Indications were that the drivers
had left it hurriedly and it is thought
The boys abandoned the car and took
to ! passing freight train. The motor
vas exceptionally hot and the dash
nGh6 were burning. A wire from the
sheriH at Spokane brought the infor-
ms14nn that such car had been stolen
IN Washington
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-08-20
Car Stolen At
Ka1ispell Is Left
Near ReXford
Man and Woman Make Away With
Auto After Cruelty Beating Up
Rancher

Undersheriff Sperry was at Pexford
Wednesday night Of last week where he
took charge Of a Jewett car that had
been stolen from Allen Gunderson who
lives a short distance outside Of Kali
ispell. The car had been left at Rex
ford with Lem Collar by a man and
woman, who said ii had been causing
them trouble that they didn't have
time to fool with II and that they
would return for it later. They in
quired about train time and disap-
peared from the community.
1t turns out that the man and woman
stole the Gunderson car after having
seriously beaten Gunderson up at his
ranch home. They appeared at the
Gunderson place about 5 o'clock one
morning and were first seen backing
Gundersons car out of his garage.
When he demonstrated with them, the
man pulled a gun, forced Gunderson
into the car and drove to the gate at
the main road and then beat him over
the head with the gun and threw him
partly recovered and staggered to his
feet, he was again beaten over the
head
The man and woman attempted to
cross the line into Canada but were
refused entrance. At Rexford they left
a bundle of clothes with instructions
to ship it to Great Falls address
Reporting the affair, the Flathead
Monitor says.
An hour later cries Of the injured
man attracted the attention OF Mrs
Gunderson and hired man, who came
out to the road and found him un-
conscious on the ground. DR.. F. E. Ross
and Sheriff Ripke were called, and
an examination of Gunderson's wounds
revealed that he had sustained 10 sew
ere cuts and bruises about the head
some of which were believed to have
broken the skull and ono blow frac-
tured the cheek bone. Since Tuesday
morning he has been unconscious q
part of the time but is expected to re-
cover, although his condition is con-
sidered very serious.
Robbery of the Shell Oil company
early Tuesday morning just prior te
the affair also is attributed to the pair
as cases used for packing motor OF
were found in the abandoned car. The
Shell Oil company reported the los
Of 20 gallons of aviation gas, IL gal
Ions Of oil and set OF tools from ths
| truck
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-08-20
President Thomson
OF Montana School
OF Mines Is Here
Will Examine Local Geology With DR..
Russell Gibson-An0thcr Prominent
Geologist to Work in This Area.

DR.. Russell Gibson, who is conduct
ing geological work in this district this
season, informs this paper that Dr.
Francis A. Thomson, president OF the
Montana State School of Mines, at
Butte, will arrive in Libby today to
study some Of the high lights Of the
geology of this area with DIR. Gibson,
DIR. Thomson is ranked as one Of the
foremost biologists of the nation and IS
building up an excellent school of
mines at Butte, which institution is
doing valuable work not only in the in
structions it gives its students but IN
different lines of work it is carrying on
for the benefit of the state
DIR. Gibson also states that he has
been fortunate in securing another
geologist to help him for the balance
of the season. DIR. Ian Campbell, form
erly member of the Harvard faculty
and now assistant professor of geology
at the California Institute OF Techno-
logy, arrived Sunday. DR.. Campbell IS
an expert Photographer and will devote
himself especially to study OF tht
igneous rocks of the area. For the
past two summers he has worked ir
Tonopah, New, for the u. S. geological
survey