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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
CORRECTION

The American Legion, in calling
attention to the write-up in the
last weeks issue of the Plentywood
Herald with reference to Commun-
ism in which they made the state
ment that cit might be something
for the American Legion to take
action on" l wish to make the fol
lowing statement to those not IA
miliar with the rules and regula-
lions of the American Legion:
The American Legion is non-sec-
tartan, non-political and takes
sides neither with political factions
nor personal issues.
This statement is to correct any
misleading idea that might have
been in peoples minds after read
ing the article above mention.
I wish at this time, on behalf of
the American Legion, to thank the
people at large for their unlimited
support in helping us in our work
as without this support we would
not be able to Garry on"
We do not ask a mans political
affiliations or religious beliefs
when he helps support our activi
ties which are all carried on for {
common good, therefore it woulC
not behoove us, locally, or nation
ally, to take issue against Oul
friends.
(Signed) H. r. LEWERENZ,
Commander American Legion
Post No. So, Plentywood,
Montana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE
OF $4,000 IN AN ARKANSAS COUNTY
ARE RECEIVING MUCH NEEDED AID

sons in the county not receiving
food from this organization.
Many of these, however, are on
other form sof charity.
Livestock is on the verge of
starvation and some actually has
persisted.
The Red Cross authorized $1,000
for feed for livestock and the fund
was exhausted in three days. Only
1000 of an estimated 5000 head
in need received aid.
st. Francis county had flood
each of the three years prior to
1880, then came the drouth. The
drouth produced a far greater re-
lief task than did any of the three
floods.
Disease produced by undemour-
lshment is spreading rapidly a.
mong the negro families, survey
reveals.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
MONTANA-DAKOTA
HAS CLOSE SHAVE In
ELECTION AT MINOT

Special to the Producers News
MinOt, Jan. 28.-One vote in
Tuesdays gas franchise cleo
ton here became the center
of controversy today as TO
whether it should be counted
and thus reduce the unofficial
majority to one.
On basis of complete umOff-
ficiaI returns, issuance of a
franchise to the MOntana-Da-
kOta Power Company to dis
tribute natural gas in this city
was approved by a vote of
3,142 to $40, a majority of 2.
In one precinct, a man came
; into polling place, saying he
was registered, and was given
a ballot which he market and
left lying on the officials Ia
bic. After he had gone, no
evidence of his registration
= could be found, and the cleo
= ton board ruled the BALLOT
= should not be counted. The
vote, it is said, was against
: the franchise.
The city commission will
= meet next Monday to canvass
= the vote and determine the Of
= ficial totals.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
SENATE VOTE FOOD
FOR THE FAMISHED

Washington FTP After a day
of fiery debate, following the snap
vote whereby the $25,OO0,00O ap-
preparation for food for starving
farmers was attached to the In
terror Department appropriation
bill on Jan. II, the senate on Jan.
10 adopted the elief item by a roll
call vote of IS to 81.
This was after the senate had
rejected So to 80 an amendment
providing the money should not be
used if the Red Cross raised $10,-
100000 before Feb. 9. Speeches in
favor of this sidestep were made
by Reed of Pennsylvania and by
Vanderberg of Michigan, who de-
clared that if the Red Cross fail
ed to raise the ten million dollars
they would vote to appropriate rs
million dollars.
Reed warned the senate that
"You will get the surprise of
your lives" when the March an
nouncement of income tax returns
for 1880 is made. Vanderberg
pleaded lengthily and loudly fol
Continued on Last Page)
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Forest City, Ark, Jan. 27.-TwO
thirds of the entire population of
st. Francis county, of which this
is the county seat, is now living
on the meager rations supplied by
the Red Cross and the number is
growing daily.
Out of a total population of 3d.
500 in the county more than 81, 900
are on the dependent list for the
provisions given out every two
weeks.
Since the residents of the towns
are not receiving help from the
Red Cross, these figures indicate
that virtually the entire rural pop
ulation of the county is dependent
on the national relief organization,
George E. Parker, general relief
chairman for the county, predicts
the Red Cross relief list will reach
$4,000 in the next two weeks
which viii leave only 5000 per
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As We See 1t
NV Tom 0'FIallerty

zzoover administration would
The soe thousands of Arkansas
ratne a,.. and their dependents starve
farune1 80 their lives with an ap-
thah St;o,, from the treasury. The
ppe+o would appropriate $15sooosooo
t1,is purpose-in fact voted
loL for it-but the house of rep
W. o,,+atives, made up of a horde
Is00 IGNORANT yokels and rubber
o. - rejected it. The g. o. Pad
s'SSS-...istra+iou shudder at the thot Of
L. cTovernment being turned into a
banlSS,9J+able institution" yet almost
AS-, week Mellon announces hun
eVe5sS s ~ millions of dollars in tax
uS,ae TO the b1oated plumber.
t.d Let the hungry farmers ana
~ bnngry proletariat and their
Sno starve! This government
aS onrs is the government of the
u " and II is time the rabble should
tSo1 'it! This is in fact the attt-
10 of the Hoover administration.
vet Hoover is a rip-snorting rad
,.o1 compared with Coolidge. Cal
80 drooled the other day in ono OF
Nc ynoronio contributions to the
i..,becilities of modern journalism
tIat even the hungry jobless have
Va light to what they have not
oorned He subt1y upbraids Hoov-
~ for even his fake gesture or re-
ToF for the farmers thru the Farm
1oard Coolidge, the canny little
1;1I collector from Vermont, the
classic state of degenerate Puritan
Ss,n and the rustic with the per-
,-aytad fixation, is casting his
Dearls of political wisdom before
tba wall Street swine, who may
not prove as unappreciative OF
nrooling Dribblidge's acument as
their less voracious four-footed pro-
totvues are of the Tiffany luxury
commodity
of course it would be positively
saditious to introduce a bill in the
senate asking for an appropriation
for the unemployed in the cities.
As far as we know only Congress
man LaGuardia of New of York
called for such action. He lives
in a proletarian section of New
York and is catering to his con-
stituents. But only an echo replies
to his plea. The big business game
is to give the masses a thoro clean
ing-let them peat the p2VemenGs
until their last nickel is but a mem
ory and they have bummed THEN
more solved friends and relatives
onto the SOUP line. oh, yes. Sen.
ator Thomas of Oklahoma has
words of praise for the way New
York City is taxing care of the
hungry. He stood in line at one
Of those slop houses during thu
Christmas holidays and received
''three slices of old white bread
and some thick yellow SOUP" Yum
yum! That must have been a treat
for the senator.
= = = y y
Whether the farmers of Arkan
sas are hungrier than the farmer.
Of other states or whether they ar
more rebellious we do not know
They have had their quota Of BAN
Continued on last page.)
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LYNCHED!

: Shafer, N. D., Jan. 20.
: Charles Bannon, 20,
= confessed slayer of the
: six members of the Hav-
: en- family near here last
: February was taken by
: a mob from the county
: jail last night and lynch
: ed. He was hanged from
: the bridge over Cherry
= creek. The father of the
= boy, held in connection
: with the Staying was re-
: moved by the sheriff to
= Williston for safe keep
: ing. The mob battered
: the bars from the WIN
3 dow of the cell, dragged
. the boy out and with a
= rope around his neck,
= despite his cries for mer-
= cy and attempts to pro-
= tect himself, hustled him
. to the bridge where the
3 rope was made fast and
3 the murderer pushed off
: the bridge.
= y y y y y * y y y y y
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new VETERANS
WARD IS ASKED
FOR AT HELENA

Washington, Jan. 27.-The Mon
tana congressional delegation on
Tuesday asked the house veterans
hospital subcommittee to author
ize a 400-bed addition, costing
100000 to the Fort Harrison hos
pital at Helena.
o. G. Lamport of Helena, form
er adjutant of the state American
Legion, also urged the committee
to approve additional facilities for
an increasing load of disabled or
i'll world war veterans.
He referred to the Evans bill,
authorizing a 400-bed addition for
general medical treatment, and
said the Montana Legion would
prefer $50 beds for general cases.
$50 for neuro- psychiatric patients
and so for tubercular patients.
] Lamport estimated there are 3d.
900 veterans in the state of whom
$500 are compensation cases.
Many former soldiers must be
sent $50 miles to a mental hospi.
tai at Sheridan, Wyoming; COZ
miles to Walla Walla, Wash, oil
$40 miles to Boise, Idaho, fol
treatment.
Sen. B. K. Wheeler presented
letters from numerous Legion of
ficers urging the addition to thu
Fort Harrison hospital, while Rep
resentative Scott Leavitt said h
was certain that Veterans Admin
istrator Hines RECOGNIZES the neec
of additional facilities" there.
Sen. Walsh told the committe
the Fort Harrison hospital origin
ally was a military post and h
believed existing structures shout
be repaired and the hospital mad
into "real modern" hospital.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
SHOOTS OFF FOOT

Clarence Berglund, who resides
on the Hatfield farm southwest Of
Navajo was brought to the local
hospital Sunday afternoon where
he was given treatment for a gun
shot wound in the foot. Mr.. Berg
lund had the misfortune to have
his right foot accidentally shot off
at the instep while examining a
shot gun which he had placed on
his foot. In doing so, thinking he
had removed the shell from the
chamber, pulled the trigger result
ing in the loss of the foot. He viii
be confined to the hospital for
some time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30

9O8 MILLION IS TOTAL BANK CRASH TOLL
OFFICIALS KIN MAY
LOSE JOBS IN UTAH

Salt Lake City, Jan. 28.-Relatives
of certain public officials trembled
today for their jobs and with good
reason.
There is pending in the state SEN
ate an anti-nepotism law which
would expressly forbid any public
officer in the state from appointing
relatives.
The bill is comprehensive 1t not
only applies to the immediate fam
lily but also to uncles, aunts, cousins
nieces and various in-laws.
Under the provisions of the bill ali
family connections of public = Off
Gals would resign Immediately or
sit back and watch their sponsor be
fined 500 for each day they remain
In office
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HELD ANNUAL MEET

The annual meeting and get-togeth-
er of the Plentywood Commercial
Club occurred at the dining room in
the basement of the Congregational
church Thursday night of last week.
Before the meeting several COM
mittees got out and sold tickets to
the banquet for go cents apiece; the
city was well canvassed. There were
about $50 people present.
During the diner Miss Arna Njaa,
accompanied by Miss Ruth Johnson
at the piano. sang. Mrs. Robel
rendered a couple of readings Rev.
Britain of Glasgow. who was pres
ent complimented the splendid CO.
operative spirit of Plentywood's com
mercial club"
Jack BENEFIT presided at the ban
quet and thanked the members ana
Officers for their cooperation. Act
ing Secretary March read a report.
He was optimistic.
Treasurer Zeidler reported a treas
ury surplus of $266.10 for the year.
The election of directors resulted
in the selection of p. c. Neville. L.
G. Zeidler and S. E. Paul for three
year terms and J. L. Sorem and
George Koenig for one year terms.
County Agent Ferguson talked on
the bright future for dairying and
told about club work r.. /. SXVeruo
told of the taxpayers association and
solicited the help of the Plentywoo6
commercial club and assured thai
body that the association was anx
! ioUs to cooperate and collaborate.
Mayor Storkan gave a talk OF
what he would like to do for Plen
tywood. He wanted a municipal
light plant. a creamery and lowe
/ taxes.
Prof. Stegner told the members O.
| educational needs.
There was much discussion abou
road building and the need for Plen
tywood to get some roads built on
of the city.
The directors have not yet organ
lied and elected a president and 9th
er officers.
The proceeds Of the banquet wen
to the Congregational church.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
GRABBED TOO MUCH

New York. FTP Capital
= kept too much and labor did
> mot have enough to buy its
> share of things" Frank A.
= Vanderlip, one time head of
= the worlds largest bank, ad-
mitted was the cause of the
= present depression.
+" 'T'm not sOcialistic bat very
= capitalistic," he added, hurri-
edly. "a popular theory for
the cure is higher wages.
don't believe that is the rem
edy. l think we should have
adult education of bankers"
Francis H.. SissOn, another
banker, spoke of the growth
; of materialism and the need
. for a proper use of leisure.
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of federal aid highway fl
nancing.
The latter permits residents of
Silver Bow county to vote on a
proposal to combine the city and
county governments.
Only one other measure, the leg
islative expense bill, has reached
the governors desk thus far.
Plans have been made to take
the debentures bill to the supreme
court Immediately for test of its
legality.
There is a grave doubt in the
minds of many as TO whether the
legislature has the power to pass
! Legislation of this kind.
If the supreme court sanctions the
debenture bill it will mean the
| speeding up of highway cOnstruc-
! tiOn in the state.
Legislative Grind Setting IN
The fourth week of the 22nd ses-
sion is drawing to a close-nearly
half of the so days having gone by
already. Only three bills have reach
/ ed the governor so far: the legisla-
tive appropriations bill to pay ex-
penses of the legislature, always bill
No. /; the highway debenture bill,
and the Silver-Bow consolidation
bill, which provides for the consoli-
dation of the county Of Silver Bow
land. the city of Butte into one nnu
nicipal government. instead of two
as now, thus saving thousands OF
dollars, the sponsors Of the idea
claim. A consolidation bin was
passed in 1923 and the proposition
submitted twice but was defeated.
1t was the namended and submitted
again and defeated. This is the third
attempt to get a plan Of consolida-
ton the people will approve. IT will
have to be approved by tn. people
in a special election before it be-
comes effective.
However, the grind has comemne-
' ed. A record number of bills have
been introduced in the house of rep
resentatives and the usual amount IN
, the senate There are always more
bills in the house than in the SEN
ate because the house is composed
of many new members each session
. Continued on last page.)
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WHEAT, CORN UP
AT DROUTH NEWS


Chicago, Jan. 28.-Reports of a
drouth surprising in places the Sc
verify even of last years disaster,
carried grains upward yesterday.
Central Illinois advices said that
creeks and springs never before
known to have gone dry had faied
and that more wells were empty
than at any time last summer. I'm
usual absence of moisture was no
ted over the spring wheat belt in
addition to winter crop sections.
Corn advanced faster than wheat
and closed unsettled %-1A cents
higher, wheat at 15-B gain, oats
AZ up, provisions unchanged to
10 cents off.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
CARL sUNDsTED DIES

1t is with a feeling of regret that
we are called upon to report the
death of Carl Schultz Sundsted, sec
ond child of Anton and Helga Sund-
sted, aged three years an four
months, the cause of death being
pneumonia. He died January "a in
the early morning hours after an
illness of a week. He was buried in
the Dagmar church cemetery Sunday
January Is at four o'clock in the
afternoon. Rev. Larsen officiated.
Loving hands did for him all that
could be done and his bereaVed par
ents have the deep sympathy of the
entire community.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
AMONG
OUR
BEST PEOPLE

It is being whispered about from
ear to ear among sour very best
people," that the other night
man came home and found his
wife In the arms of a handsomeR
and more charming man. The hus
band resented the amorous infru-
sion and introduced a vicious look
ing SCAT" to the interloper, ten
ing him firmly, but gently. what
was likely to happen If he COR
tinued his attentions to the wffaA
-. The love burglar was moveas
generally, and departed with some
celebrity in dishabil1e, sans pants,
etcetera. Some say the anfuriahed
spouse popped the departing pu1-
loiner in the pedal extremity.
The paramour served on the jury
that convicted "NigD Collins ana
is said TO have been well acQuaint-
ed with the 'sinnocent" high school
girls.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
G. N. FREIGHT KILLS
INDIAN AT FRAZER

Wolf Point, Jan. 2S.-Isaac Cox
81, an Indian, was killed by an east
bound through freight train as IL
drew into Frazer Tuesday evening.
H. p McSloy, telegraph operator.
witnessed the tragedy. Cox was
walking on the track toward the APP
preaching train. McSloy, who was
out to flag the freight, was too far
away to reach Cox, but shouted a
warning which the Indian did not
heed.
The engineer saw the man but
could not stop the train in time to
prevent striking him. Cox was hurl-
ed 80 feet. His skull was fractured
and his neck broken. Five children
survive. Coroner Peterson found the
accident unavoidable and Cox to
blame because he was trespassing
on the right of way.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
RYE GROWERS PEEL BAD

Chicago, Jan. 27.-The lavish hand
of nature has brought little joy to
American growers of rye. The grain
today hit the lowest price in 81
years on the board of trade.
Prices have fallen to approximate
ly one-third of those quoted a year
ago. Rye for delivery in March sold
in Chicago today at 37% cents a
bushel, a price not quoted since 1894.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30

Farmers Union was chairman,
finds that the charges made by
John Simpson of Oklahoma City,
president of the National Farmers
Union, that Alexander Legge,
chairman of the Federal Farm
Board said that the Farm Board
had depressed wheat prices, is In
correct" the review says. "Other
members of the investigating COM
mittee which made trip to Wash
ingtOn, were A. N. Young, presi-
CONTINUED on last page.)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
FLAXVILLE FARMER
GETS A YEAR IN PEN
ON FORGERY COUNT

Ellie Gains. farm hand living near
FlaXville was arrested near Scobey
charged with forgery, he having
written several checks and cashed
them at various stores in Plenty
wood, allegedly signing the name of
H. H Callahan of Redstone and Bill
Hass of Outlook. The forgeries were
discovered and after a little investi
eating Gains was arrested. Tuesday
he was brought before Judge Paul
where he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to one year in the peni-
tertiary.
Gains is married and has a wife
and four children who will probably
become county charges until Gaines
release from prison.
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Warren K. Billings Denies
Rumor He Seeks Parole

Represa, Cal.-FP-Warren K.
Billings denies reports published
in the SanFrancisco Chronicle that
he may apply for a parole from
his life sentence in Folsom Prison.
Application for parole would i'm
ply guilt, he says. He seeks a
pardon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
MEASURES ARE TO Be TESTED In
SUPREME COURT IMMEDIATELY
Chief Executive Sets Signature Buttever Bow Con-
solidatiOn Statute-Legislature Closing Fourth Week
Nothing Proposed Yet Creating Much Stir State.

highway debentures and the ButteSver Bow conso
daton measures. The former authorizes the issue of
treasury debentures the of 81 100000 year for
four years. be repaid from collections of the Scent gas
oline tax The money will be used the states portion
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
WESLEY HIGH TAKES DOUBLE
HEADER FROM ALKABO QUIN1

Westby, Jan. 23.-The local high
school basket ball teams tangled
with the high school teams from AL
kabo on the local floor last night.
Both games were fast and clean.
The girls won to and the boys
won % to s.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
1880 Worst Year
i'm Nations Record

Nine Hundred Thirty -four Bank Failures OccuLast 10
Years 5,S49 Banks Fail Involving Deposits of 81 1885,
831 900 According to R. c. Dunn's Reports
Twice Average Failures and Size of Banks Larger
Half of Banks in Agricultural Area FaiIed-Now Fail
ing in the Great Financial Centers
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By Colston E. Warne for Federate

By Colston E. Warne for Federated Press
Amherst Mass.-FP-Bank failures during the last
III years carried away 5849 institutions having liabilities
approxmatng $2,485, 83 900 In 1880 alone, 934
banks crashed with liabilities Of $9O8 81 7SS=the hieh
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to, ana then the scholars" were
soT Dsht TO read the words and get
s s,, meaning out of them-it will
mol o,prlse lots of the boys and girls
W. 10 learn that often a number of
- -Saus put together have a meaning
terSooaHtl.etlmes tell things that are in
eeteSSIihg, Many teachers get inter
Tbeuu and sometimes read for hours
bow they find out about this. Most
a as and girls now think reading is
ero mord pronouncing marathon-an
wor ,SIse 70 see who can say the most
the Iou IN minute and keep it up
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alm ou see in those olden days folks
Ret ThS ~. mad to know something to
GSto nDy-now they don't. They can
pict,InI TO the radio and 90 to the
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cancel the same and the interest
and penalty also.
l twas too bad but it was the
result of the negligence of the
previous officers. Niels Madsen
verified this story tho he well
/ knows the facts land that the facts
are not as they were stated. Niels
Madsen substantiated the stories
of the commissioners because he is
now working in the French-Pow-
ers-Dolin ring. This is proven by
the fact that he got solid vote
out of Medicine Lake last fall.
Immediately when this explana-
ton was made public, The Pro
ducers News wrote former Treas
urers Dan J. Olson and Eng Tor
stenson about the allegations.
Without waiting for a reply the
paper branded the story of the Of
ficials as absolutely false, and re-
lated the facts.
This week The Producers News
received the following affidavit
from Messrs. Olson and Torsten-
son, telling the facts under oath.
AFFIDAVIT IN REGARD TO
PETER MARRON'S TAXES
: STATE OF MINNESOTA ;.
|. COUNTY OF KoocEICEINa)
. ID. ]. Olson and Eng Torstenson,
being first duly sworn. upon oasn
depose and say, that they, re
J spectively, were county treasurer
e and deputy county treasurer OF
0 CONTINUED on last page.)
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sort M course If the boy is odd or
to loo oI funny, and he really wants
70 ~ to spell and read. he can
snsSt the university. Many of our
In otest men think readin' and SMELL
heard 'en come in real handy and I
the ott one or our best people" saw
learn tU day that zone can hardly