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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11
AS We SEE IT
Continued from Front Pa..,

and cotton and other tb;n
When this years cotton Gro. 81
harvested there will be enouop q
hand to supply the world fos " N
years without planting 'o
acre in 1892 and enough wbos.
supply this cOuntry's needs 70
Onl yhalf a crop put in nert "eN
It's the farmers fault. Tba' eai.
prit thought that a governs ~.
that gives the bankers and TN
dustrialists everything thew IN y.
might do something for him "sal
votes regularly for Democrats NO
Republicans and believes he ., sGo
be throwing away his votos !.
he cast it for the COmmun;..u
The Farm Board has now sSu@
him the error of his WAYS nv
Farm Board says, 1--WE sDent me Ie
a billion dollars giving Won an q
ject lesson. Now you know 40 -.
the solution of the problem !.
your own hands. The gOyernm.I :
cannot help you and you CuVhs y
know it by now" ="
s4&aa
The Farm Board said a mou.l
full The farmers fate is in n,
own hands. In alliance with ~
workers in the cities he call
have a government that vo.,S
regulate things to his advant'sa
the kind of a government tLse
have over in Russia. (Strangs 4
terlude-Where, oh, where IA
that half a billion dollars N.
Farm Board had go to? mes.
into whose pcOkets7) The BoIsbs
viks may be making all kinds n
mistakes building up their indus
tries and civilizing agricuItur,
but by the breech cIout of Gan
dhi they are getting ahead an,
there are no millions of worker
walking the streets hooking "a
jobs or peasants begging the Re
Cross for a bowl of SOUP. m
> getting mighty hard for the u
ing capitalist press to work IN
Red Scare against the Soviet IN
ion these days.
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RESOLUTION No. 8.

WHEREAS, The Producers News
is a farmers paper, owned mostly
by farmers, read and appreciated
by practically all farmers in the
county and a large number outside
the county; and
WHEREAS, The majority of
business people of Plentywood have
been and are at this time doing all
in their power 10 put the farmers
paper out of business and at the
same time expecting the farmers
trade; be it therefore
RESOLVED, That we. the Unit
ed Farmers League of Sheridan
county, Montana, urge our mem
bers and others not to trade with
anybody in the city of PlentywooC
showing an unfriendly attitude to-
wards the farmers and their pa
per by not advertising in The Pro
ducers News; be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy o.
this resolution be mailed to al
bushes sconcerns in Plentywood.
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mailed to the proper parties by
the county secretary.
RESOLUTION No. 1.
Feed and Seed


WHEREAS, farmers in parts Of
this county have raised practically
no crop in the past three and four
years on account of drouth, hail,
sand storms, grasshoppers, army
worms and for other reasons; and
WHEREAS, The crop all over
this county has been complete
failure this year on account of the
above mentioned causes; and
WHEREAS, With practically
no crop at all and farm produce
far below cost reproduction, the
farmer and those depending on the
farmers for a living are left with
out money and credit, facing evic-
ton and starvation; and
WHEREAS, We have been led to
believe that the Farm Board was
created for the purpose Of helping
the farmers and we know it to be
a fact that the Farm Board has
millions of bushels of surplus
wheat stored up which they do not
know what to do with. be it there
fore
RESOLVED, That we, the Unit
ed Farmers = League of Sheridan
county, Montana, demand of the
Farm Board that wheat be shipped
into this county and given to the
needy farmers for feed and seed
either free Of charge or on the con-
dition that the farmer pays it back
bushel for bushel out of his next
crop; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we also urge
and demand of our national repre-
sentatives that they use all Of
their power and influencebringing
about a speedy result of this oul
demand to the Farm Board.
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RESOLUTION No. 4
Russia

WHEREAS, Large sums Of
money and credit have been ex-
tended to Germany, England and
other foreign countries for the
purpose Of relieving the unemploy-
ment situation in those foreign
countries; and
WHEREAS, We are here in the
United States face 30 face with a
situation where one third of the
population is out of work and fac
ing starvation; and
WHEREAS, Soviet Russia is IN
need of large quantities of machin-
cry and willing to place their or
ders in the United States if suffi-
cient credit can be arranged for
be it therefore
RESOLVED, That we, the Unit
ed Farmers League of Sheridan
county, Montana, go on record al
being in favor of and recommend
ing that credit on large scale b
extended to Soviet Russia by tn
United States of America for tn,
purpose of relieving the unemploy
ment situation in this country.
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RESOLUTION No. S.

WHEREAS, No crop has been
raised on rented Indian land for
the past several years; and
WHEREAS, The renters of such
Indian land for that reason have
been unable to pay the rent; be it
therefore
RESOLVED, That we, the Unit
ed Farmers League Of Sheridan
county, Montana, hereby ask the
government to cancel all unpaid
rent becoming due in the year of
1880 and also the year 1881 on In
dian land and the government re-
imburse the Indians for loss sus-
tanned; be it further
RESOLVED, That we ask for
all new leases to be paid at the
rate of 70 cents per acre of grain
harvested.
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Damages and Judgments, $3.50.
Public Administrator, 500.
industrial Accident Board, $500.
Gopher and Insect Pest, $2,115.
Widows Pension, $4,000.
old Age Pensions, $4,000.
Library, $4,000.
County Agent, $4,000.
Home Demonstration Agent, $500.
Tax Deed Expense, $1,000.
Montana-Dakota Lands, 5000.
Miscellaneous
Furniture and fixtures, $1,000.
Buildings and Lands, 800.
Law Library, $500.
Tract Index, $1,000.
Redemptionof bonds, $63,S00.00
Interest on bonds, $35,750.
Interest on Warrants, 100000
Library, new books, $500.
Refund OF moneys lost in closed
Banks, 1900.
Road Construction, new roads,
100000.
Redemption of outstanding war
rants, $11.600.
Bridge construction, $500.
Emergency budgets (previous fis-
cal year,: General Fund, $3,175.OO;
Gopher Bounty, 100000; Poor Fund,
s7,950.00.
At five o'clock p. m. the board ad-
journed until July oath, 1881 at 900
o'clock a. m.
At nine o'clock a. m. July oath.
1881, the board met pursuant TO adj
1ournment made, all members of the
board present.
The board spent the day as q
board OF equalization and spent the
day as such and made re-classifica-
tions.
At nine o'clock a. m. July 25th
the board met again as a board OF
equalization and spent the day as
such and made reclassifications.
The boar dspent the days Of July
~, 28 and 20 as a board of equali
cation and made re-classifications
At two o'clock p. m. August 3rt
1881 the board Of county commits
sioners met in regular session, al
members Of the board and the clerl
present.
On motion the following contrac
and agreement with the County Poo
Doctor. ]. c. Storkan was entere,
into and signed:
CONTRACT
This agreement made and cntere,
into this LIST day of July 1881. b,
and between Sheridan County of tn
State Of Montana party of the frs
part; and DR.. j. G. Storkan, of Plen
tywood, Montana, the party of tn
second part;
Witnesseth. That the party of tn
second part hereby agrees 10 acceu
the office Of Health Officer ia
Sheridan County. Montana, and Der
form all the duties required by Lar
or such health officer, and also :
grees to act as County Doctor, an
furnish all medical attendance 10 IN
SICK, poor and infirm of the count,
and to inmates of the county TAI
and that such services shall incius
All medical and surgical work Fl
sheridan county, Montana, includin
surgical operations and the trea
ment OF all patients that the boar
OF couny commissioners of Sherida
county, Montana, may deem q,
county cases, in which the patieni
. themselves are unable to bear ~
expense; the county to furnish ar
pay for the medicine and other su,
phec required for the treatment
such patients. provided that sue
, service shall not include the trea
ing or doctoring Of any venereal al
!. eases OF any form.
In consideration of such service
the part yof the first part agre,
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500 Farmers In Valley
County Want Moratorium
On Farm Machinery Notes

Avondale, Mont,
August 81, 1881.
Editor Producers News,
Dear Sir:
A movement has sprung up here
for a moratorium on farmers debts
and a mass meeting held at Glen
tana July 10th named committee
of action and drew the following
resolution, which was transferred
into a form of petition as follows:
To the Creditors of the People of
Valley County, Montana:
Gentlemen:
The time has come when we are
confronted by a grave situation
which among many of our people
amouns to a practical state of
bankruptcy.
And we, therefore. as a mass,
demand the following relief:
That our creditors throw off
1881 and 1892 interest on existing
debts and that principal on such
debts be divided into five equal
payments, WITHOUT interest.
First Of said payments to be-
come due and payable October 1
1888, and continue annually there
after until paid.
This petition is in line with the
pilicies of the president of the
United States and financial inStitu
tions.
!. About five hundred farmers il
northern Valley county signed thu
paper and the committee sent
letter to machine companies IL
which they informed them of thes'
demands and asked them to furn
ish representatives to meet wit
! them TO draw up the agreement
but the machine companies refus
ed to meet with them on a respec
table basis. At this meeting date
} August %, one Opheim implemen
, dealer showed up and rudely trie
to argue the farmers out of it, bu
} the committee and the farmers ar
, showing fight and are determine
to take in more territory and ar
pointed a representative to sprea
n the movement to other counties eS
. pecially Daniels and Sheridan
9 In the letter sent to the machin
= companies the committee informe
0 them that they intended to enforC
Q their demands and the crowds al
9 pears as though they mean bus
0 ness.
0 Some machine companies hay
Q ordered the dealers to take Il
Z machines if farmers refuse to sc
tie on the usual terms.
70 The committee is composed
NV. T. Hartley, Genevieve, Mon
o w. D. Ellis, Opheim; w. L. Thor
70 ton, Avondale; Ellis Jennings, Ba
. lor and John thinner. Glentana.
n The committee appointed Cha
g Joslyn to represent them in secu
. ing the aid of Daniels and Shel
~ dan county farmers in spreadil
10 the movement all over the mort
% eastern wheat belt or even t
~ United States if necessary.
10 These people would very mu
DO appreciate it if you would 81
% them publicity in the columns
Nj the Producers News.
50 Cordially,
CHAS. M. JOSLYN.
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UNITED FARMERS LEAGUE HOLDS
BIG COUNTY MEETING SATURDAY

point of starvation and are there
fore unable to pay debts for some
time to come; be it therefore
RESOLVED, That the United
Farmers League Of Sheridan coun-
ty, Montana, demands a moratori-
UNI on all farmers and workers
debts for a period of not less than
three years.
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A two o'clock D. m. July goth, 1881
the board of county commissioners
met in special session, all members
of the board and the clerk present.
On motion the county assessor vas
granted a leave OF absence from the
state for a period Of three days be-
ginning July rs, 1881.
On motion w. A. ClaWson was or
dered re-entered on the Old Age PEN
sion list in the amount Of $40 per
month.
Letters received from Senator T.
]. Walsh in regard 10 permits for
digging i coat on seposits reserved
TO the United States and ON the In
dian reservation were discussed and
the beard decied to meet with the
superintendent Of Fort Peck reserva-
ton at Poplar in the near future in
order to obtain permission for farm
ers to dig their own coal.
At this time the board began con-
sidering the budgets for tho various
offices and agencies Of the county
and the balance Of the day was
spent in preparing such budgets.
At five o'clock p. IN. the board ad-
Journed until nine o'clock a. N. Aug.
At nine o'clock e. m. August 81,
1881 the board resumed pursuant to
adjournment made, all members of
the board and the clerk present.
The board continued working on
the various budgets during the fore
noon. AT IL O'Clock noon the board
recessed until two o'clock D. m. AT
Two o'clock p. m the board resumed
all members of the board and the
clerk present,
The budgets having all been con.
sldered, they were allowed in the
following amounts:
Commissioners, $500.
! Clerk and Recorder. $1,000
| Treasurer, $9,195
state examiner, $225.OO.
Assessor. $6,45O.
Il Surveyor, $1,700.
District Court, $7,075.
Sheriff, $3.50.
County Attorney, $500.
Justice courts, $3.50.
Coroner, 1925.
County buildings, $4,000.
Elections, $500.
Weights and Measures. $50.
J Board Of Health, $500.
highways, $4,000.
Bridges $500.
Care Of poor. contract price s4.S0o
Outside poor, $4,000.
County poor doctor. $4,000.
Care of Insane, $1,000
Care or Deaf and Blind. $50.
$1,000. s 'u'io'is'
Care of Delinquent Children. ssor
Care of Prisoners, 1865.
! superintendent Of Schools, c5,s25.
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West Virginia BluebeardPs
Spouse Under Observation

Clarksburg, w. Va, Sept. g.
Mrs. Eva Strother Powers, mail
order wife of Harry F. Powers,
dest Virginia Bluebeard, was order
ed not to leave Clarksburg tonight.
The order was made by city de-
tectives after clothing and linens
found in her house were identified
as the property Of Mrs. Dorothy
Pressler Lemke, Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Lemke was one of five per-
sons found slain In Powers garage
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O1uD ANC pOlkCIs
The Lone Tree Hustlers helo
their sixth meeting at the home Of
Peter Jerde. We had our business
meeting then we sang some songs
which we were going to have for
the program.
For our cooking we made brown
Betty baking powder biscuits, Gin
namon rolls and cottage cheese.
then had dainty lunch that
was served by Mrs. Jerde.
The next meeting was held at
Rob't Mangel's. We first practicsd
for our program which was held
in Comertown the 28th of August
Then we had our business ses-
sion.
We did no cooking as it got too
late.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Oscar Olson.
The program which was held IN
Comertown on August % was OP
ened with the Crocodile" song BY
the Al Girls. Then we had dem
onstration by Ruth Hodgson. Next
the girls gave a pageant after
which Cho-Cho, the health clown,
Woodrow Mangel, gave his vel
come. The Magic Basket, a play
was next. 1t was given by some
boys and some girls. The gIrs
! then gave a march. We had some
rounds: Are You Sleeping Brother
John, and The Three Blind Mice
We had more round after TINS
Tommy Tinker and The Ten Little
Indians. The boys then presented
some tumblingand last but mol
least of the All girsl and boys
, program was the Candle Service
Then some of the women from I'M
, Women's Club sang some song
which closed the program.
The Farmers Unionserved a de
licious lunch.
Club Reporter
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RESIGNATION M 8

WHEREAS, The farmers and
workers are at this time at the
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PROCEEDINGS

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These proceedings, If paid for
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the county $3.50. AS It Is the
contract awarded TO another pa
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WITH All CLUBS

The Busy Needle Club held it
9Th meeting at the home of Mrs
Florence Richardson. We started
planning our achievement day prO.
gram and for our next meeting
which is to be held at the school
house on Tuesday, Sept. 14th each
member is to have her club story
ready to hand in.
There were II visitors present
Ate rthe business meeting Mx
Richardson served lunch.
Club Reporter.
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THE PROCRESSIVES

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31

Baltimore ranks as the second port
of foreign commerce in the United
States, according to the statement
just issued by the United States Ship
ping Board.
After holding second rank las a
port for the receipt Of imports for
many years, Baltimore dropped to
third place in 1929, but according to
the figures as compiled by the Ship.
ping Board for the fiscal year 1880,
imports at this city reached such a
volume that the port now has taken
its place in the total of all foreign
commerce, including imports and
exports collectively, next to New
York.
Los Angeles is third, New Orleans
fourth, Philadelphia fifth, Houston
sixth, San Francisco seventh, Boston
eight, Toledo ninth and Buffalo tenth.
In 1929 Baltimore held fourth place,
! with New Orleans second and Buff
falo third. In that year the tonnage
of foreign commerce passing through
Baltimore was 1856, 800. In the
year ended June 80, 1880, foreign
commerce totaling 7,237,712 tons
passed through this port.
Although figuers for the last year
cannot be compiled accurately for
some months, reports from the Gus
toms Bureau show Baltimore has
held up unusually well, a compared
with other ports.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31

An editorial in Southern Cultivator
says: Favorable comment is being
made upon the wisdom and promised
results of the farmer-banker agricultu-
raj program in Georgia. Industrial
leaders and publicists, noting that lie
of the 161 counties in the state have
pledged prosecution of the 'live-at-
home farm reform, are regarding the
working out Of the plan this year as Of
more interest to American farmers
than any developments Of the Soviet
five-year plan in Russia. Agricultural
actuaries are of the opinion that II
Georgia farmers, backed by our COOP
Grating bankers and supply men, dem
onstrate the expected economies and
profits of this home-support plan, 1t
will quickly become a contagious Gus
tom all over the agricultural areas Of
the nation. It will be the writing Of a
new declaration of independence for
the individualist farmers of the coun-
try, putting them upon solid terms Of
credit and prosperity without need of
recourse to federal or state financial re-
lief measures. The man Of the soil
who lives year in and year out ON his
own will stand up in his community as
an economic freeman, making his own
terms with the world Of finance and
trade"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31
AUTO DEATH TOLL

Deaths from automobile accidents
in Maryland the first six months Of
this year have increased 2l.2 per
cent over the corresponding period
for 1880.
DR.. John Collinson, chief of the
bureau of vital statistics, State De.
partment of Health, in making this
announcement, said automobile &C
cidents took toll of 1874, the first
six months of 1890 as compared with
22S for the same pei iod this year.
An increase of 52.4 per cent. was
shown in the number of deaths for
January, 1881, over January, 1880,
while the deaths for February, 1881.
We're $3.50 per cent. higher than for
the same period of 1890.
The rate of automobile fatalities
for March, 1881, dropped 24.2 per
cent. from that of March, 1890. but
the toll for April of this year AGAIN
increased 37.1 per cent. over the
same period for 1890 while the num-
Der OF fatalities for May, 1891, show
ed an increase of so per cent. over
the same period last year. The au-
tomobile death rate for June was
1871 per cent. lower than for the
same period of 1880.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31
BACK TO THE FARM

Fewer people are leaving the
farms. More people are moving to
farms. The NET result, adding the
surplus of births over deaths on
farms, is that the farm population
has increased for the first time in ten
years, according to the Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics, U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. The num-
Der of persons who left farms in 1890
was 1,543, 600 compared with 1875,
600 persons in 1929, and a peak
movement of 2,155,OO0 person in
1926. The movements from cities
to farms in 1880 was the largest
since 1924. Last year, 1920
persons moved from cities to farms,
compared with peak movement Of
1885, 600 persons in 1924. The mel
movement away from farms was
151, 900 persons last year, but q
normal increase of 1853, 900 births
over deaths on farms last yeal
brought the total farm population or
on January l, 1881, to p, 430, 900 per
sons, as compared with 27,222, OO(
persons January l, 1880.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31
Examination For Scholarships

An examination for a State
Senatorial Scholarship for
women to Western Maryland
College will be held in the Elk
ton Elementary School on
Monday, August 3rd, at $3.50 a.
m. Applicants must be able to
meet the conditions for en-
trance into this College.
An examination will also be
held for the scholarship to The
Marland Institute of Arts in
the Elkton Elementary School
on Monday, August 3rd. at $3.50
a. m. Applicants must be high
school graduates. and be over
seventeen years of age.
BY Order of the Board of Edu-
cation of Cecil County,
HOWARD T. RUHL,
County Supt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31
FINANCIAL ASPECT OF
AUTO ACCIDENTS

During 1880 the casualty insurance
industry incurred an underwriting
loss of $4,000 900 on automobile
liability, a loss equal to 8.4 per cent
of premiums received. In 1929 the
loss was $4,000, OOO, -2.6 per cent OF
premiums.
Thoughtless people may say let in
surance companies worry. But in
surance underwriters are no better
satisfied than are other people with
losing business and they usually
know how to adjust outgo to income,
namely, by increasing their rates,
For this reason no one who operates
a car can afford to laugh off proof
that recklessness on the highway
spells higher cost for automobile in
surance for all operators.
The Baltimore Sun feels that the
merit system, by which the careful
driver is given a decrease on his in
surance premium, should prove help
full in reducing accidents. 'The
pocket nerve" observes the Sun
''is sensitive" If our horrible toll
of fatalities does not serve to engen'
der carefulness, perhaps financial
considerations will.
The recklessly operated motor cal
is more wasteful of lives than was
the World War for it's toll is endless,
Some means must be found for
Furnishing the dangerous drivers
while rewarding and protecting the
good and careful one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31
POWER ON THE FARM

The National Electric Light Asso.
recently made what may be consider
ed the first attempt to arrive at q
national estimate of use of electricity
on American farms.
The survey showed that on De.
cember 81, 1880, 674, 421 farms were
receiving service. During the year
they purchased /, 779, 947, 900 kilowatt
hours of electric energy, three times
the amount sold for railroad electrifi-
cation. The total revenue from
this service was $46, 1877, 900.
Of special interest is the fact that
the average farm used S per cent
more power in 1880 than in 1929, but
paid total bill 4 per cent smaller.
AS in the case of domestic service,
increased use of power is accompa.
MED by lower rates.
The future progress Of farm cleo
IRRIGATION will, to a large extent, rep
resent the future progress of agri
culture.