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The Kusko times., 1931-12-19

Pilot Matt Nieminen came up Mon- day from McGrath, remained here yesterday on account of weather con- ditions, and returned to McGrath to- day.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
RUSSIA SEEKS U.S..
SKILLED WORKMEN
By FRED PORTER

Pittsburg = FTP - Unemployed
railroaders in Pittsburgh are get
ting an object lesson in economics.
While payrolls in the workshop of
the world" continue to be cut, the
Russian government is making a
poll of unemployed railroad shop
men, electricians, welders and sig
nalmen to find first contingent
of $50 men willing to go to Rus
STA, where there is an acute short
age of skilled railroad workmen,
for a job.
Soviet officials asked the Penn
sylvania railroad for the names of
furloughed men who are willing to
go, and the Pennsylvania, through
its division superintendent, is put
ting the matter before the men, il
was learned authoritatively.
No direct offers have yet been
made TO the men, as the names OF
those willing to make the change
from a jobless America to a busy
Russia are to be collected in Phila
delphia, headquarters of the rail
road company, and turned over t.
Soviet officials.
The Russian railroad system, Il
be economically and efficiently op
Grated, must be rebuilt entirely
and new operating system de
vised, according to a survey by al
American official. It is this tire
mendous task that the now unem
lployed men will be invited to TAX
part In.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
HOOVER AIDED THE WHITE GUARD
In 1919 WITH FAMINE RELIEF FUND

Washington-FP - Sen. Nickel
lar of Tennessee, in a speech warn
ing the Senate against yielding to
the administrations demand that
all of the emergency construction
funds be handed over to Pres. Hoo
yer to be switched back and forth
as he may see fit, dug up the So
called report made to Pres. Wilson
by Hoover in November, 1919, on
his use of the $100,00O,000 fund
for famine relief IN eastern Eur
ope. Hoover never made a final
report on how he spent that big
sum. But he did submit three
tabulations of estimates and pre-
liminary summaries, all of which
mentioned Russia. At that time
the Allied powers were still trying.
to overthrow the Soviet govern
ment.
The counter-revolutionary Gen.
Yudenitch had left Estonia and
started on his invasion of the So
Wet Union with British and French
supplies and technical aid, when
the Hoover tables were prepared.
Table 1 includes an item of S4,-
100000 for relief supplies "ship-
ped' to Russia" together with
100000 for children's relief in
that country. Table 2 shows 22,-
472 tons of food delivered to the
government of Northwest Rus
STA" which was the Yudenitch
monarchist army which was trying
to capture Petrograd. 1t lists also
844 tons delivered to the govern
ment of South Russia" which was
the Denikin expedition against the
Soviet Union. There was also de-
livery of $3.50 tons of food tc
armenia"
Table 8, preliminary summary
of total deliveries of children's re
life supplies, includes "Northwes
Russia liberated territory)" So
tons, together with 1852 tons b
Finland, which was presumably ;
way-station for future delivery Il
CELEBRATED" Russia.
Old "Capt. Martin"
Some years ago a Capt. Martil
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
State Senate Passes Highway Measure
Sheridan County Bank Footings Sink $88,A5.73

Fashioned Hosiery Workers came
a typical protest resolution declar-
ing that the Equal Rights proposal
would wipe out protective laws for
working women and would produce
further industrial inequality.
"The economic equality we are
seeking to accomplish" they said,
twill only be achieved through
trade union organization of all
workers, and by patient education
al efforts. We demand that this
dishonest and trivial proposal be
disregarded and that Congress de-
vote itself to the paramount prob
lem of alternating the present un-
employment crisis"
Women Need Laws
Prof. John R. Commons of the
University of Wisconsin sent this
message: 81 do not see the neeC
of the proposed Article Xxx. 1
equal rights are to be defined al
removing all the physiological diff
ferences between men and women
so that courts and legislatures can
not take them into account, thel
all laws protecting women shoulC
have to protect men to the sam,
extent, though they do not need il
l think women should have prefer
entail rights instead of equa
rights wherever they are weake
or more dependent than men
These are needed in order to max
them really equal to men,"
Nothing will be done with tn
Equal Rights proposal in this con
gress or the next.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23

Sen. Caraway's hearing Of the
and opponent of the Ma
tional Woman's Party's so-called
Equal Rights Amendment resolu-
ton, staged in the senate judiciary
room on Jan. brought to public
notice once more the tragic col
lapse of that moral leadership
American womanhood which the
old Congressional Union and its
successor, the Woman's Party
maintained in the United States
during the period of militant
struggle for the woman suffrage
amendment. When once the federal
suffrage measure was adopted IN
the summer of 1920 the leaders In
control of the organization relaps-
ed into an illogical scramble Tor
the fright" to be treated like men
in every department OF the law
Instead of seeking to conserve the
industrial position of women as es-
tablished by laws safeguarding tne
health and wage scale of women
forced to work for wages, tnest
leaders declared for the wiping oul
of all industrial laws that did mol
treat women and men exactly a
like. Rights of individual won1er
to handle property were empna'
sized. Rights of working women e
protection by law against heartles'
enonlovers were to be scrapped.
Tear Down Safeguards
That is the strange evolution 0,
tn e Woman's Party which, eaci
year brings throng Of indlgnan
women, speaking for millions Q
their under-privileged sisters, Q
attend hearings on this equa
rights" proposal before the 1udicl
arv subcommittee. They reclte Tn
list of specific changes in the Law
improving the legal position Of VIC Y
men, that have been advocated Q
the League of Women Voters, Tn
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
CALIFORNIA JUSTICE IS DEAD.
MOONEY BANNERS WARN ROLPH

Los Angeles ZIP The Mooney
case, which has been a problem to
evry governor for IA years, present
ed itself dramatically to Gov. Rolph
on the occasion Of the old pioneer
parade and celebration.
Before Rolph had proceeded more
than a few blocks leading the pa
rade a huge sign nearly two stories
in length was dropped down from a
wire which had been stretched across
the street. The gigantic banner was
edged with a black mourning stripe
and large black letters on it read:
California Justice is Dead; Mooney
Is Innocent; Pardon Mooney and
Save the Name OF California"
Fate played into the hands Of the
Socialists who staged this and the
other Mooney stunts. The parade
was halted for a few minutes and
Rolph waited in his $4,000 carriage
while the death banner waved in the
breeze directly in front Of him. The
banner for some reason was not torn
down and floated over the entire line
of march.
When Rolph was seated in the re-
viewing stand, a miniature covered
wagon drew UP in front Of the stand
and stopped. Rolph smiled his APP
proval and waved, but his smile died
off as the cover of the wagon drop
ped and revealed a sign: TT is q
Crime to Keep Mooney in Prison"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
NATIONAL WOMANS PARTYS
EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

Women's Trade Union League, the
National Consumers League and
the rest of them. They ask why the
WOman's Party is so concerned to
tear down the safeguards of wo-
men who must work for low wag-
es.
Women Workers Protest
Rose Schniederman of New York
president of the National Wom-
ems Trade Union League, led this
years protest delegation. She told
Caraway bluntly that the proposed
amendment would mean longer
hours and lower pay for the very
women who work the longest, are
paid the least and therefore are
farthest from an equal footing
with men,"
Men Don't Need Legislation
Gone object of the long struggle
for votes for women" said Flor
ence Kelley, secretary of the Ma
tional Consumers League and thu
foremost of all Americans winning
legislation for women in industry
"was to enable them to express
by using their ballots, their vii
and their conscience in all thos'
fields such as the field of materni
ty and infancy legislation, an,
safeguards against strains and poi
sons in industry to which womel
are peculiarly susceptible. If tn
proposed amendments were now i
force, this object would be com
pletely frustrated because me
would never need maternity legls
lation nor the specific industria
legislation which all civilized ma
lions find themselves increasingl
obliged in every decade to adopt.
Hosiery Workers Against the
Amendment
From the Philadelphia branche
lof the American Federation Of Flu
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23

currenCe in the amendment.
The bill passed the House last
week. When House concurs in the
amendment it will go to Governor
Erickson for his signature. and then
it will be tested in the supreme
court.
The bill provides for an issue OF
81 10000 a year in state warrants
to provide funds for matching fed
eral aid in highway construction. 1t
extends over a period of four years
and the debentures are to be paid
from gasoline tax collections.
An amendment was made which
would permit deduction of the tax
at time of sale if the purchaser is
entitled to a debate. Agreement or
the house to this change win be
necessary.
HOUSE GRINDS
While the senate yesterday halted
proceedings abruptly when Kane of
Ravalli split it 27-26 on the high
way debentures bill, the house drove
through a considerable list of meas
ures in committee of the whole.
The house and senate are getting
down to business and several bills
have been reported out Of committee,
several of which have passed the
house. A record number Of bills
have been introduced.
Third week of session sees the So
! Ions down to work in earnest
Representative A. LELAND of Sheri-
dan county has been appointed on
several important committees. Rep
r. Ueland is away attending the fu-
neral of his father
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
CAN'T EVEN GET JOB
In THE ARMY NOW
By MIRIAM ALLEN DeFoRD

San Francisco-FP-In past
panics, if a man could not get a
job anywhere else, he could join
the army; but not now. The ma
rines want no new enlistments, the
navy takes only 10 a week from
the 18th district, which extends
from San Francisco to Sacramen>
to, Fresno, and Reno; and the ar
my is up to full force and only re-
places discharges. AS many as
139 men have taken the navy med
ical examinations in one week,
with only 10 vacancies. The ma
rines report only the normal num-
Der of applications, but in both the
army and navy recruiting stations
the number is away above par.
Meanwhile veterans of the war
to end war are busy pawning their
medals. The veterans welfare
board reports that almost daily
they are offered medals for sale
by unemployed veterans. AS one
man put it, Buddy, I'm down to
my last three medals, and I can't
get food or lodging with them"
Fred Bitter, IS, who fell in a
faint off a bench in a downtown
square in Oakland, was taken to a
hospital where it was found he
had had no food for several days;
he had been out of a job fol
months and was penniless. Doc
tors say he may die-hterally
starved to death in the richest
country in the world. Newspapers
were swamped with applications
flor Christmas charity, with funds
coming in very slowly in spite o.
frantic appeals.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23

vious call on September "a
1880, in spite of the huge
deposits of county tax moneys oc-
curing Immediately after the last
day for the payment of taxes, No
vember 80, 1880, or on or about
December End or 3rd last month.
The September call disclosed the
lowest foOtings ever recorded in
the county, but the final call for
1880 revealed the footings still
lower. Thus 50-cent wheat and
cheaper wool and live stock con-
tinues to eat away the surplus of
the farmers and worker sof Sheri-
dan county, causing a constant
withdrawal of scant savings to
meet the demand of daily life.
The footings of the five Sheri-
dan county state banks and the
one national bank, were $1,176,5 500
on Sept. "a, while on December
31st, they were only $1,088, 119.65
or $88,475.73 less at the end of the
| Cnree nOnCH p6rIOQ.
Prediction Came True
The Producers News nthe Oct
II issue said that the footing:
were higher then than they would
be for some time to come and fore
told constantly decreasing foot
mgs as time passed. This prophec!
has proven out for the first perioC
in spite of the swelled deposit
caused by the increase of count,
funds placed in the banks
A few years ago, the banks o
Plentywood alone showed almos
twice the footings as the footing
of the entire county do now, dis
closing as does no other thing tn
economic disease that is eatini
away the resources of this com
munity.
What is true of Sheridan count
is doubly true of the rest of tn
state. When Plentywood bank
showed footings of almost tw
million dollars the outside bank
showed as much if not more tina
the Plentywood banks.
These figures present a graph
picture of what is happening
the northwest, and an harbingt
of dark days ahead.
One Bank Shows Gain
Only one bank in the count
shows gain in footings over Il
CONTINUED on last page.)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
TOM ALLEY WINS
in CINCINNATI 0.

The following clipping taken from
the Cincinnati, Ohio Post of Jan. Is
will be of interest to wrestling fans
and friends of Tom Alley in this
section of the state. Alley, who is a
former Outlook man has gained a
reputation in the Antipodes and is
proving dangerous to the big boys
in United States: He has made sew
eral trips to Australia and New
Zealand and from reports coming
from those countries Alley is a big
drawing card.
The article from the Cincinnati
paper follows:
Behind a well-timed and smash
ing offensive, Tom Alley, light
heavyweight wrestling challenger
from Montana added to his claims
for international honors Wednesday
night at the Freeman avenue Ar
Hugh Nichols, world champion,
which left the crowd stunned. The
match was at catehweights.
Fans are not used to seeing Mich
OILS defeated 1t was only the second
loss he has suffered in about two
years of wrestling in Cincinnati, but
| it was clean cut and decisive and
Hugh is thankful that his title was
not at stake.
Nichols mauled Alley considerably
during the first fall and finally
hooked him with a leg split in 10
minutes.
But Alley appeared to solve Mich
/ OILS style and from the start of the
second fall until the finish the
champ never had a chance.
Alley took the second fall in Is
minutes with a double leg Nelson
which he calls the "crucifix," and
the final in $3.50 with a series of
headlocks which left Nichols com
pletely knocked out.
Alley showed the speed of a Wef-
ter, the strength of a heavyweight
and the brain of Jack Ryno1ds. A1tIfo
he outweighed Nichols by nine
pounds, Alley looked the better man
in more respects than strength.
Alley has defeated three champi-
ons in less than year and still is
not a world champion himself. IN
addition to Nichols his victims were
Ted Thye and Clarence EkIund.
Alley Immediately was matched
with George Sauer, to meet at the
Music Hall Auditorium next Tuesday
night. For this match Alley has
agreed to make the light heavy
weight limit Of 175 pounds"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23

A few minutes later an elaborate
model of a clipper ship like those
that sailed around the cape to bring
goods to California, pulled in front
of the governors reviewing stand
with its sails filled with wind. The
sails and deck were lifted away and
out floated a balloon which sailed
slowly up over the trees carrying its
banner, Mooney was framed, but ne
has served IA years; try to laugh
that off, Smiling jim"
Near the end OF the parade was an
old Spanish hearse labeled, The
first hearse to reach California
Brot around Cape Horn by Juan Pc
rez and used as late as 1891" The
hearse pulled up directly in front of
Rolph who turned to call his friends
to look at il when he faced
the hearse again the First Hearse"
sign was torn away and in its place
was a sign reading, Mooney is tn
nocent. California Justice is Dead"
Rolph blushed as the crowds about
the stand "ah'd" and read the sign
aloud. The police stood with open
mouths as the hearse went on its
way to finish the parade. AS it went
along the streets with it's Mooney
sign people pointed to IL and some
cheered. The hearse / sreally an old
Spanish relic and is the famous
Mooney Hearse used by the Social
lists in Los Angeles during their big
Mooney demonstration.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
FARMER-OWNED OIL
COMPANY EARNINGS
$4,000 NET IN YEAR

Opheim Jan. 21.-The Farmers Oil
Company of Opheim, Inc, held it's
annual stockholders meeting and
election of officers to take the place
of Berger Akre and w. c. Kahle
whose terms expired. c. w. Ander-
son was elected in the place of Ber-
ger Akre and w. G. Kahle was re-
elected. The reports and statements
of the secretary showed a net earn
ing in excess of $4,000 for the past
year which came as a surprise to
many stockholders and caused much
enthusiasm.
This organization is unique in it's
working in as much as no man who
does not operate a tractor or retail
gasoline through service pumps can
become a stakeholder and no person
can own more than five shares of
it's stock Three more stockholders
were added to the list during the
past year, making a total of &c
stockholders, 81 of which are farm
erS,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
SEN. BORAH WOULD CALL A
SPECIAL SESSION IN MARCH

Washington FTP Sen. BOrah
declared on December % that the
new congress ought to be called in
special session after March A to
deal with the power issue, anti-in-
junction legislation, control of bus
es, and the farm debenture ques-
ton. His statement was taken as q
hint that the progressives would
try to force a special session which
President Hoover is desperately
anxious to avoid.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
Plentywood Greyhounds
Take One from Grenora

Last Saturday evening at the
Farmer-Labor Temple the Plenty
wood Greyhounds, championship bas-
ketball contenders of Montana beat
the Grenora aggregation in fast
game which finally ended 46 to 43.
At the end of the last half the
score stood S8 to 38 and a five min
ute period was played to decide the
tie. The Greyhounds started out
with a bound making four baskets
while Grenora annexed one basket
and two free throws making the fin
al count 46 and 43 in favor Of Plen
tywood.
Saturday the Greyhounds will leave
for Minot where they will play the
Minot Dura team.
The dance after the game Satur-
day night though starting late was
quite well attended.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
Montana Children's Home
Representative Calls Here

r. D. Britain, of Glasgow, repre-
senting the Montana Children's home
and hospital at Helena, has been in
Plentywood this week in the inter
ests Of that society. Mr.. Britain
succeeds Mr. Brown on this terri
tory having eight counties in the,
northeastern corner of the state,
three of which are south of the
Missouri River
The campaign begun last spring
for a hospital which is to give free
service to the poor children of Mon
tana has been partially realized as
the building 36x90 feet, three stories
is all enclosed and the basement and
main floor are finished and ready
for occupancy. Two women of Hell
ena have given sufficient funds to
| provide the present needs for the
operating room equipment and the
two lower floors of the building will
be in use soon. The upper story
will not be finished until some time
in the future.
There is a great need in Montana
for a children's hospital for, accord
ing to the records in Helena there
are 10000 children in the state who
ned tn srvice this institution will be
able to render, and it will reach out
its arms of mercy, so to speak, and
| care for as many as these as pos
sible. The unique plan of long-dis-
lance service through the institu.
ton, make the hospital accessible tt
the whole state and it is believed
that hundreds of children over the
state will be relieved of their physi
cal handicaps who otherwise would
be neglected.
Sweet Grass-Liquid Gold Petrole
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
DRILLING AT ARCHER
MAY START SOON

The A. q. Jones Company, gas
: producers, have taken over the
drilling apparatus in the Archer
= country of the Cheyenne Oil Co.
= which firm collapsed. The Jones
: company has finally completed
= proper arrang ements with the
. P1entywood-Redsto Holding Co.
= holding a number of leases on
the oil dome, in regard to same
, and if a couple of other leases
> can be secured, promise to start
$ drilling soon for gas.
L. p! Andrews, Of Moha11, is
the local manager in the field,
and is negotiating for the re-
naming leases.
The Jones people are said TO
have the necessary capital to
carry on adequate exploration.
- && a. "a $50
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
WISCONSIN STUDENT, ONLY %,
LANDS SEAT IN LEGISLATURE

Madison, Wis, Jan. 19.-Cornelius
Young, Milwaukee, probably will be
the baby of the state assembly this
year. Mr. Young, a student in the
law school at the university of Wis
consin, is only % years old. He is a
senior student. He won an assembly
seat in the last elections by defeat
ing the incumbent aSsemblyman
from the first Milwaukee district by
2S9 votes.
Young is a democrat. His election
is his first step in politics.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
OBITUARY

Edwin V. Phelps, fourth child of
ROLAND and Olive Phelps was born
at South Schvom, Essex county, New
York, August %, 1866. At the age
of 16 ne came to Saltwater, Mimi,
with his parents. He came to Red
stone 16 years ago and has live here
since.
Olive Witham. This union was bless
ed with four children, the eldest,
ROLAND, dying in infancy. Mr..
Phelps departed this life at 2:S0 o.
clock, Monday Jan. 10, 1881 at the
home of his eldest daughter, Mrs.
Harry Whitish, where loving hands
had tenderly cared for him and done
all that could be done to make his
last days happy. But the dread dis
ease, chronic nephritis, had so I'M
dermined his rugged constitution
that there was no help for him.
Mr.. Phelps leaves to mourn his
passing three children, Hermie (Mrs
Harry Whitish) of Redstone; Olive
(Mrs. Bert Whitish) of Yakima,
Wash, and Wear E. Phelps of Seattle
and in addition nine grandchildren
three sisters, Mrs. Frank Orff OF
Saltwater, Mimi, Mrs. Sam Mark OF
st. Paul and Mrs. Harry Alton OF
Spokane; and one brother, Elmer
Phelps, of Minneapolis. His wife
preceded him in death 10 years ago
He also leave host Of friends vol
will miss his kindly words anC
| friendly smile. Tho never joining
any church he was always an hon
est and upright Christian gentleman
greatly respected by all who knew
him.
Funeral services will be held a
the Redstone church, Friday at $50
o'clock and interment will be in tn
Redstone cemetery, Rev. Jasper o
l2lentywood officiating.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-23
Beat Prisoners Time

The pop, pop, pop, of a pistol on
Monday night was not an outbreak
Of internal war in the local whiskey
rings-it was Chief of Police Collins
shooting a wolf dog that had bitten
couple of people during the pre-
ceeding days. About a score of
shots were popped before the ca
nine dropped, but one finally did the
business.