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Evening star., 1931-12-20

7 HE announcement earlier in the week by the
Washington Opera Association, Inc of
which Mrs. Tracy Dows is chairman that the
Metropolitan Opera Co. will not come to these
shores in the Spring has left many sorrowing
souls in its wake. Yet fundamentally, while
this is blow which was not totally antic-
pated, there is still much rime and reason for
it, And while any time that the Met" cares
to come here it will be welcomed with open
arms, there is still more important musical
work afoot here this year and one which 1t
Is hoped will benefit (and no doubt this COM
mtttee took this into consderation) by the
absence Of the other. IT, as it seems this era
Of depression threatens to be an eternity
rather than a day, then Washington had best
fortify itself against such an eternity. IT. in
other words the Metropolitan will not travel
here this year then perhaps the New York
Philharmonic (ths is only "perhaps") or the
Philadelphia or the Boston might conceivablv
not come the next, etc. In this case we could
have only own orchestra-or would we?
This Is a question which rests very much with
the public at present.
In view of the fact that the Golden Horse
Shoe Opera will eschew us it looks as if our
sole operatic hopes will be centered in the Co.'S
mopolitan Opera Co., which Mrs Wilson,
Greene is bringing here the week of January 4,
There is much interest being exhibited in this,
not only because many of its members are
erstwh1le Metropolitan or Chicago opera stars.
but because its director as we'll JACQUES Sam
oussoud, Is well remembered In this city-his
version Of the Deems Taylor "The Kings
Henchman" In 1927 and the Mime Butterfly"
being among the brighter musical high lights Of
ths past ). :.
Evening star., 1931-12-20


cess of two weeks before the next concert,
during which time Conductor Kinder will COM
plete the preparation Of January programs
At the close Of yesterdays concert at Central
High School, Mr.. Kinder issued q statement
in which he reviewed the accomplishments Of
the orchestra to date and gave hint Of what
orchestra enthusiasts Of the Capital may ex-
pect from their symphony during the
coming months.
1--WE have given three symphony three Sum-
day and three chidrens concerts already"
said Mr. Kinder, Gin addition to the very bril-
liant performance we gave at Chambersburg
last Tuesday, our first away-from- home con-
cert. During that time we have played three
OF the worlds greatest symphonies Beethoven's
Fifth Schubert's Unfinished and Dvorak's
New World to enthusiastic audiences
Numerous other classics have been given,
such as Handel's Concerto and 'Passacaglia,'
BiZet's LArlesienne Suite, Beethovens
Leonore' and Egmont,' overtures and works
by Weber, Mozart, Wagner, Rimsky- -Korsakoff,
Sibelius, IppolitovIvanov and others, several Of
Evening star., 1931-12-20

The lady right Blanca
Opera Co., which here the week January left Gertrude
Lyons president of the District Columbia
chairman the Music Committee Christmas Carol lighting
the National
whose Tuesday Evening Music Club c
ned and hap prominently featured
Christmas pageant thevW Man,"
Evening star., 1931-12-20

rTH more than one-third of its
schedule Of "a concerts for this
season already given, the National
Symphony Orchestra, Hans Kin
dler, conductor. TODAY faces a re.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
BY f. de S. MELCHER.

A DOLF BUSCH, a minute after being
~ the recipient of an ovation for his
playing of the Beethoven Concerto
for Violin and Orchestra" stood back
stage at Constitution Hall, trying
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Musigraphs

--HE Johns Hopkins Orchestra is pre-
senting Felicia Rybier, Washington
concert pianist, as chief soloist in its
first concert of the season this aft
ernoon at pm. in the auditorium Of
the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
The orchestra is under the direction of Bart
Wirtz. Miss Rybier will play the Grieg Com
certo, Opus 16," for piano and orchestra.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
DETROIT FACES ECONOMIC
IMPASSE
By SCOTT NEARING, Federated Press

Twenty-Five thousand Detroit families are living
IN whole or in part upon charity Each week 500
additional families apply to the charitable agen-
cles Tor help. The depression here is reaching the
proportions of a catastrophe.
The help which the charitable agencies give
amounts to about IS per week per family. This
money is practically food allowance. In addi-
ton, during November, the city welfare depart
ment spent S15O,OOO In paying rent. Rents are not
paid, however, until eviction proceedings are ac-
tually begun So landlords have increased the
number of evictiOns.
Still rent collections are tagging Landlords face
an alternatives let family stay on for what they
can pay or evict them and have the apartment
stand idle all winter. In many cases, there is
comprOmise-the landlord collects enough rent to
cover taxes.
That is another problem-taxes Detroit and
the surrounding country have developed very fast
Roads have been built, streets paved water and
sewer pipes laid-all on the assumption that pros-
perlty would continue. Prosperity began to fade
IN Detroit back in 1926. Today it has disappeared
and thousands of lot-holders and home-owners are
letting their property go because they have not
money enough to pay the taxes. Office buildings
are oelng turned over to mortgage companies. Two
OF the principal Detroit hotels are in the hands of
receivers. Where will the taxes come from to meet
the Over-expanded city budget?
Alrady, in the surrounding industrial towns the
paw OF school teachers has been reduced and child
rem have been put on to half time to save so that
the towns would have enough money to meet the
interest on their bonds. Such savings are but
temporary eXpedlents. They postpone bankruptcy
Thew cannot prevent it.
Workers, out Of jobs for many months; farmers
unable to meet the taxes out of their receipts are
giving up and moving out No one else will move
IN and pay taxes until there is some revival of IN
dustry Il this revival is long delayed, as it now
seems certain that it mnst be, towns and counties
must pass the interest and in some cases. they may
even be forced to repudate their bonds
Meanwhile the talk of a moratorium grows Ioud
er. The communist Party is advising the workers
not not TO pay rent while they are unemployed and to
light eviction by refusal to move Busi
ness ness and professional people telling their land
lorqS very frankly that they can pay for offices
and homes when business begins to pick un-not
before Farmers are helpless before the drought
and the low price of farm products.
II rent stops, taxes stop. When taxes ston the
cltv or county is bankrupt Bankrupt nunicinaIi-
IeS can pay neither interest nor principal on their
obligations. 0i' '"eii
mere IS only one way QUITO let all propertv
owners all tax collectors and all bond-holders wait
Tor their money until times are better If workers
must wait for work, why should not property own
ers walt for rent, interest and dividends? IF thew
get hungry, like the workers they can ioin tbe
breadlines ~ JUN tne
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02

the Conductors would vote f. ioin
with the Trainmen, or vice verso
And due to the financial condition
OF the Locomotive Engineers as
compared with that of the Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen. it is
unlikely that the latter would con-
slider any sharing of the OBLIGATION
OF the elder group.
One possible obstacle to bar-
mony in the A. F. of L. as to re-
celvlng the Trainmen, in case the
Street and Electric Railway En-
ployees settle their differences
with the Trainmen, may arise from
the direction of the Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks Another Obstacle
OF jurisdictional claims as to worl,
In terminals has never been the
subject of formal complaint bv the
Railway Clerks, who co-operafe
with the Trainmen in the Associa-
ton of Rail Labor Executives but
1t may be brought out when the
application of the Trainmen for >
Federation charter comes up in >
Federation convention. The hone
OF executives of all the organiza-
tons Is that each of these iurisdic-
tlonal claims may be settled. he
yond any question, before the an
pllcatlOn is drafted.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
FROM AROUND THE COUNTY


and family, Mr.. and Mrs Jasner
Phelp and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Sven Myhre.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pace and
daughters were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs d. M. Mac lines Christmas
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Oksendah)
and children were entertained bv
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cowan Christ.
mas day.
Cy Ulrich returned home We'd
nesday from Helena where he has
been receiving treatment at the
Veterans Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. CIV Ulrich had as
their guests Christmas dav Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Cromwell and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Pake and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. M Mccall
lister, Chas. Cromwell, Geo. Nor
ris, Bert Swigart, Don and Olive
Losing.
Bessie and Helen Pace were the
guests at the DeVol home in Flax
vile Friday evening at a Christ
mas party.
The folks of the community pa
thered together Friday evening ST
the Chas. Marsh home and gave
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers a grand old
time charivari, after which thew
proceeded to the hall where dane
ing took place until the early
morning hours.
VIM. Cromwell and Neal Pal5e
went to Plentywood Friday morn
ing where Neal had his eve treat
ed by DR.. Storkan.
Dan and Kenneth Campbell de-
livered pure bred Duroc to w. E.
Nash of Redstone Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Marsh and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Sven
Myers were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Machines Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Hagan were
visiting at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. D. NJ. Machines Sunday eve
ming
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02

lived in Outlook for a long time
and since her graduation from
business college, has been working
n Minot, came home Friday even
ing and was married by Rev. 81
mundson to Carol Hendricks from
Zahl, N. d. The wedding took
place at the Goodlaxon home. Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Gaines, Vera's sis
ter and brother-in-law from Red
stone, were present. Also Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville Hendricks and Miss
Flora Wentz from Zahl, N. D., at
tended the wedding. The whole
community wishes the happy new
lyweds a prosperous and happy
life.
George Nelson from Scobey was
here Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Homme and
daughter were Christmas dinner
guests at the Roy Nelson home
Thursday.
Violet Lofstrom, who has been
clerking in Nelson's store, left for
Thief River Falls Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Morris, Mrs.
N. J. Nelson, Lucille Nelson and
Minnie Engler were PlentywoOd
visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. Nelson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur LELAND were
guests at HARNESSES Friday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. York from Plenty
wood were dinner guests at the
Claude Mills home Thursday.
Miss Folsom went to Westby
Wednesday to spend Christmas day
with Miss Hawbaker. She return
ed Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Doe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Lundeen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Gaines were guests al
the Amund Johnson home Satur-
day evening.
Nat Gaines and William Rueg-
segger were dinner guests at the
Elwood House home Thursday.
Sunday evening, Mr.. and Mrs,
Ray Morris entertained a number
of their many friends. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur LELAND
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Harris, Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Mills, Mr.. and Mrs,
Robinson Miss Robinson and Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Nelson (from
Plentywood). The evening was
spent in playing cards. Mr.. Mar
tin Nelson received the low prize
and Mrs. Arthur LELAND received
the prize for high score.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Morris were
guests at the Jack Gaines home
Monday evening.
Miss Craig, Louise Craig and
Miss Watson were at Uelands Sat
urday for afternoon coffee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew LELAND
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Keith
Garriek at Christmas dinner last
Thursday.
Those who registered at the
Outlook Hotel this week are: S
Hoppins, Plentywood; Thompson
Crosby; Paubick, Kenmare, N. D.
Geo. w. Johnson, Outlook.
Theodore Hansen and son Les
lie from Reserve were callers il
Outlook Monday.
Wilbur Neff was visiting at the
Deck home Monday afternoon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
MORE BANK FAILURES DUE
(From N. Y. Daily Worker)

(From n. 7. Daily Worker)
While the capitalist daily press (and also the
socialist press) is assuring the worker and the
lower mlddle-class masses that "the banking stua-
ton for the country a whole is in a generally
sound condition." the capitalists themselves know
better. This propaganda for the masses is in fact
a screen to cover their own feverish activities to
reap great profits themselves from the growing
tide Of bank failures.
The role of the Federal Reserve Bank in this
process is Illuminating. In the journal of Com
merce" New York; of Dec 20, a director of
Reserve Bank in one of the western districts is
quoted declaring:
"The Reserve Bank Of this district is
constantly in the habit of making loans to
member banks when it appears that most
of the good assets in the hands of the
Reserve Bank, the management having
continued the same processes which forced
the bank to borrow in the first place. I'M
til everything reliable has been disposed
Of ard at time of failure the depOsitOrs
are left in empty she'll"
The above-descriOed process of looting the banks
where small depOsitors have left their savings for
safety carried by the Federal Reserve as the
main agent of finance capital, has been carried 10
its conclusion in the case of 1, 100 banks which
closed their doors in 1890.
Systematic loOting of the savings of the masses
is thus to be an integral part of the banking
system of the United States The bank robbers
who are dangerous to the people are not those
small-scale bandits, such those who robbed the
Seward bank N New York Saturday of $4,000,
but rather the official heads of our banking system
who are legally" rObbing the masses of billions of
dollars, for which hardly of them even
spends day in jail
death to banE-robbers" is the slogan of the hig
bank robbers directed against the little "non-unon"
bank robbers. The masses of workers and small
depositOrs should turn this slogan against the
dangerous big robbers who sit in the rich offices
In the banks and especially in the Federal Reserve
Thew are the real looters of the savings of the
people They the real criminals who daily
are condemning new hundreds of thousands of
men, women, and children to starvation
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
MONTANA TEACHER
WRITING GEOGRAPHY

A Montana geography is being
written by Professor J. Ford Nc
Balm of the Montana Normal col
lege at Dillon, according to Super
intendent Elizabeth Ireland of the
state department of public instruc-
ton.
The geography is to be publish
ed by CHM & Co., and is a part of
the list of text books adopted by
the state text book commission at
its last meeting. The work will be
published as a separate volumeand
will not be a supplement to the ge-
ography text. It may be studied in
any geography class, Miss Ireland
says.
Professor McBain is geography
Instructor at the normal college.
He has an A. B. degree from Mich
igan state college and an M. A.
degree from Columbia.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
TREATMENTS AFFILIATION LIKELY

Washington FTP Conditions
were never so favorable as now for
the affiliation of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen with the
American Federation of Labor, in
the opinion of Frank Morrison,
secretary, and A. o. Wharton, vice
president, of the federation. Dis
'cussing with The Federated Press
on Dec. 80, the recent declaration
10y A. F. Whitney, president of the
orainmen, in favor of early affili-
ation, the two federation officials
said that the chance of adjustment
of jurisdictional claims which have
prevented the union of the two
bodies thus far is excellent.
Conflicts Prevent
In past years the application of
the Locomotive Engineers and that
of the Railway Conductors for
membership in the federation was
met by a veto from the Amalga-
MATED Association of Street and
Electric Railway employees. The
street car men claim jurisdiction
over all electrically driven cars,
both in cities and in suburban and
mterufban travel. They also claim
jurisdiction over bus lines. MANY
steam railways operate electric
trains in suburban service, and
some operate buses, on which the
members of the independent trans
portation brotherhoods are EN-.
ployed. However, Morrison and
Wharton believe that a compro.
mise can be negotiated between
the two unions SO that the Train
men viii be able to enter the fed
GRAFTON.
Up to May Convention
Whitney invited Green, in Octo-
Der, 1929, to speak at a meeting
Of the Conference of the General
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
McELROY

The Christmas tree and program
given at the ScnOOI mouse Dec. %
was a success. The program was a
credit to teacher ana puplIs. MIR.
Cliff johnson impersOnated Santa
Claus in a professional manner
and distributed quits mostly 10 the
children, and nuts, canGy and ap-
pies to all.
Miss Olga Lundeen, McElroy
teacher, is spending the holidays
with sister in Dooley.
Miss Alice Rice, VINO is a train
ed nurse, came home from Great
Falls to spend the holidays.
Selmer copeland and children
and Ingvald Espeland were guests
on Christmas day at the J. G.
Noon home.
0. M. LutneS returned last Mon
day after spending two weeks at
the Kenmare hospital.
There was a Christmas tree and
program at the Pleasant Valley
church December 10Th.
Miss Anna Rice, who teaches a
few miles west of GrenOra, is home
for the holidays.
The Lone Tree Sunday school
had tree and entertainment at
the church Christmas Eve.
Miss Florence Welsh, who is at
tending TIE Normal at MinOt, is
spending the holidays with her
parents.
! Mrs. Hilda copeland and child
rem were dinner guests at the O..
M. Lutnes home Christmas day.
Peter Solberg and family and
Halbert Nereson and family went
to Stady, N. D., Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Christ Iverson,
a sister of Mrs. Halbert NeresOn
and Peter Solberg The death oc-
Cured Saturday. Mrs. Iverson is
well known here as she lived in
this community as a young girl
with here sister and brothers when
the community was young. She
was a very likable woman who
will be sadly missed by her rela-
tives. Besides her brother and
sister here she leaves to mourn her
early passing, a brother Henry at
Brockton. her mother, her husband
and several small children "A
Stady, N. D.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02

Chalrmen of the brotherhoods. in
Montreal. At that meeting the
conference voted unanimously for
Whitney's proposal that they ask
the federation 10 admit them to
membership. A few days later Mr..
whitney spoke at the federation
convention in Toronto, declaring
that his brotherhood wanted to
come in. He said he was not dis
posed to wait until the Trainmen's
next convention in May, 1881. but
to put the decision up to lodges
for a vote. However, he now ap-
pears to be taking the issue to the
May convention, to determine
what compromise on jurisdiction
can be accepted as the price of af-
filiating with the A. F. of L.
Unemployment Factor
One of the factors in Whitnev's
policy is the recent weakening of
mutual ties among the Big -Four
independent brotherhoods in rail
transportation. Due to steady re-
duction in the number of en-
ployees, members of the Train
mems organization are being laid
off and men from the Conductors
order are being denoted to Jobs as
trainmen. In the same way, thous-
ands Of members of the Locomtive
F1remen's brotherhood have been
let out, while veteran members of
the engineers organization have
gone back to firing, under the es-
tablished rule of seniority. So
long as men are being dropped
from the rolls, this process viii
create ill-feeling between those
who lose out and those who stav
unless possibly a merger of the
two brotherhoods concerned would
remove this feeling. At present
there appears slight chance that
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
WOLF CREEK

Sunday visitors at the VIM
Cromwell home were Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Marsh and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Campbell and family
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Machines and
children.
Helen Machines spent the week
end with Hazel and Mabel Marsh
Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Myers who
were recently married in Minneap-
oils arrived here Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Myers before her marriage
was Miss Louise Marsh, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Marsh.
Mrs. Jas. Cowan was a caller ir
Redstone Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Grant OF
Outlook were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John Pace Tuesday eve
ming.
Tuesday evening a large crowd
gathered at the hall to take in the
community Christmas tree and
program.
Mrs. Nita Robinson teacher OF
the Phelps school put on a splendid
program by the pupils of the
school. After the program presents
that were on the tree were giv-
en- out by Santa Claus and a large
sack of the usual Christmas treat
given to all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hanisch
Mrs. Hanisch and daughter Of
Plentywood were out to eniov the
program at the hall
Neal Pake had a serious acci.
dent last Wednesday while fixino
fences. A staple flew up and struck
him in the eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Burke were
Christmas guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Gordon Robertson of Wanso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Lee French Of
Smoke Creek entertained Christ.
mas day the following relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marsh ana
family, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. French
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Lyngas spent
Christmas with friends near
Nashua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lund spent Christ
mas at the Rorvig home.
Mrs Hunter of Glasgow spent
Christmas at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ray Kallak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Larsen en-
tanned thirty-six relatives and
friends at a Christmas Eve party
last Wednesday evening.
Hans Tjomsos and Mr.. Berb cele-
brated Christmas at the Ole john
son home on the Reservation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sorbel of Froid
were guests at the c. C Petersen
home for Christmas.
Olive Eidsness, Maxine and Bre-
nette Rorvig were Antelope visit
ors between trains last Friday.
Lutheran church services were
held in the school house last Thurs
day evening while the Christmas
Offering was being collected, the
assenblage arose and sang 'sThe
Tie That Binds"
Rev. Stowell again conducted
services in the school house on
Sunday evening last. A very small
attendance was noted.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kullander is confined in the Plen-
tywood hospital suffering from an
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
WHEELER AND EVANS
HAVE THREE BILLS
FOR CONSIDERATION

Washington, Dec. 81 Among
bills congress will be asked to con-
slider after the holidays are one by
Sen. B. K. Wheeler authorizing
purchase and installation of S.,
600 mechanical fish screen on Sun
River canal to protect fish, partic-
ularly trout, that are in danger of
destruction, and two by Represen-
tative John M. Evans to excuse
certain persons from residence up
on homestead lands during 1929
and 1880 in drouth areas and to
suspend requirements of annual
assessment work on mining claims
during the assessment years of
1881 and 1892.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02

absecess on the leg. The little fell
low has been sick for some time
and the case had baffled the doc
tor.
Ludwig ROrvig returned to town
Friday evening and will spend
some time at the home of his son
Albert. The old gentleman is
somewhat improved in health but
still is far from well.
A hog buyer is working in the
district preparing to load another
car of hogs for the Spokane mar
ket. He plans TO load next Thurs
day.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02
NEW HAVEN RAILWAY HAS

= ~ n o-pO,OJ FER
Boston, Dec. 26.-The New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad
today reported a surplus of 81
10y log 30 for November and of siO'-
S58,S52 for the II months ended
November 80, equivalent to $3.50
per share Of common stock.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-02

Santiago, hile.-Christmas .dav
was SO warm that most of the
members of the North American
colony spent it at the seashore or
on golf courses.