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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
LAST WEEKS BIG.
STORM COVERED
WIDE TERRITORY
Storm Which Played Havoc in
Sheridan County last Week did
Great Damage at Glasgow and
WiIliston-IIigh Wind and Tor
rental Rains at Hinsdale.

Glasgow, July 49, While only
one person was reported to have
been injured in Wednesday nights
storm, property damage totals al
ready estimated in six figures, con-
tinued to mount as further details
were received from outlying dis
tricts.
In this city damage to the new
high school building is estimated at
$4,000 and to the fairgrounds at
$4,000. Any number of private ga
RACES and barns were demolished
here, fences were blown so to rs
feet, two houses were moved on
their foundations and gardens
stripped by the hail.
Glasgow's lighting system, cut
off when debris was blown against
the trunk line has been restored
Continued on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
Representative from Mus
seIsheIl Writes Open Let
ter to Governor Erickson
Musselshell, Montana,

Musselshell, Montana,
July is, 1881.
Hon. j. +. Erickson,
Helena, Montana.
Dear Sir;
The Montana Federation Of La
bor in its recent convention adopt
Cd 2 resolution requesting you 70
call a special session Of the Legis-
atiyc Assembly to deal with the
unemployment problem which is at
prcscnt a serious menace. What
action YOU have taken or will take
do not know. | have but recent
" ro,urrtG iroN trip tn' uSn a
large portion of the state and / can
say from personal observation that
tbe position Of the Federation is
warranted by every fact obtainable
Not only is the employment sit
uation a menace but the condition
Of the agricultural population like
wise demands immediate action il
we desire to prevent untold suf'
fering and possibly loss Of life
during the coming winter. Reports
Of newspapers are mild in theiI
description compared with aetna
conditions.
will not take up unnecessar!
time in citing the conditions. 1t il
sufficient to state that the prob
lem is not one that can be met b,
private or volunteer charitable or
CARNATIONS and must therefore b
placed before the administration o
the state for solution. | therefor
desire to add my voice TO the de
mand for immediate action in tn
solution Of this problem. Justic
to TIE suffering people insists uT
on it and humanity demands nc
ton.
We are faced with two alterns
tves: We may call a special se'
sion and solve this problem now {
we may be compelled to call OF
the militia to quell food riots late
Respectfully,
LEVERNE HAMILTON
Representative from
Musselshell Count,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24

the news story the deal was clos
ed Tuesday Of last week and in
cludes two terminal elevators at
st. Paul and Minneapolis, the new
concrete elevator at Williston and
$50 country elevators. By this &C
ton the Farm Board becomes the
owner Of actual warehouse facili-
ties and this step is somewhat con-
trary to the announced plan Of the
government.
Just what took place to cause
the Farm Board to suddenly
swerve from its declared policy
and Just why that body should
suddenly decide to step into the
northwest and purchase a line Of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24

country elevators, during a season
when there is practically a total
crop failure, is a matter which is
causeing a great deal Of guessing.
The detailed facts in the case will
probably come out in the near fu-
ture.
The article in the st. Paul Daily
News is reproduced below:
"The Farmers National Grain
corporation of Chicago today ac-
CURED more than five million bush
els Of storage capacity in the Twin
Cities thru a deal with the Farm
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
TAXLESS CITY

Chanute, Kansas, 1000 popu-
lation, has no t. xes. The mu-
nicipa1 gas, water and electric
plants pay all the bills and have
even paid the city's bonded debt.
In addition, the city has erected
o fine auditorium costing $4,000
ana a municipal airport costing
$4,000. The gas, water ana cleo
trio rates are among the lowest
in tho middle west. Now just
what Is IL about this that ts dan
gerous or disadvantageoug TO the
people Of Chnnute2
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24

Three important sources declar-
ed on July 4 that war against the
Soviet Union is rapidly being pre-
pared. Two of these were high
American officials. Senator Royal
S. Copeland Of New York, speaking
before the Long Island Chapter
Of the Knights Of Columbus, blurt-
ed out the whole plan for war a.
gainst Russia. A similar, but
more diplomatic speech was made
on the same day by the u. s. Am
bassador to France, Walter f.
Edge, speaking at a banquet to-
gether with President Doumer of
France. Andrew w. Mellon, secre-
tary Of the United States Treasury
now in France forging an anti-sov-
let war front, was present.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
WHEAT SALES
ON THE DECLINE
In SOUTHWEST

Kansas City, July 90 Reflect
ed at terminals thruout the wheat
belt a revolt Of growers of the
largest crop in history against the
present ruinous prices tonight ga
thered impetus in the southwest.
Bankers, merchants and profess
sional men, all affected by the
present price situation, in which
wheat is selling far below the cost
Of production, banded together
with the farmers in common cause
declaring their private debt mora
forums, resolved to fight to the
bitter end in the hope that the
grower can gain a little time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
U.S.. OFFICIALS REVEAL PLANS
FOR WAR ON The SOVIET UNION

In his outspoken speech, Senator
Copeland declared: eff I had my
way, would place an absolute
embargo against the entrance of
all Russian products into this coun-
try"
Questioned later what his object
was in this proposal he admitted
that the embargo was hoped 10 be
followed by an uprising in the Sow
let Union and that then the imper~
ialist powers would rush in to grab
off what they could. Reporting this
part of his interview, the New
York Times states:
'sHe said that he believed that
eventually such a wall (embargO
by the imperialist pOwers) would
CONTINUED on Page Two1
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24

Last sping the Dagmar farmers
who have promoted and organized
a number Of successful co-opera-
tive enterprises, organized a sort
of mutual death benefit society,
known as the Dagmar Voluntary
Benevolent Society in which the
members agree mutually to pay the
sum of one dollar each to the ben
eficiary of a member in case of
death. One of the first to join
this benevolent society was Harold
Donaldson, who died Wednesday
morning as a result of injuries
received on the night of the fifth
Of July in an automobile accident
in which both he and his wife
were both horribly burned follow
ing the amputation Of one foot
Sunday. His beneficiary, his wife,
who is also at the hospital in a
precarious condition as a result OF
burns, will receive the results OF
benevolent donation No. l Mrs
Donaldson will probably also have
to have one leg amputated.
The covenants of the benevolent
agreement are that each member
of the society shall pay within ~
day upon the death Of a member
the sum of one dollar. Th'
amount of money collected will b.
paid to the beneficiary. II a mem
Der fails to pay his benevolent do
lnation within 80 days after re
ceipt of notice he stands suspend
ed from the society and should n
die while suspended beneficiar!
will not be entitled to venevoien
contribution. The membership o
the organization is limited to ll ~.
and to applicants living within lO'
miles of Dagmar at the time o
joining but a member does no
lose his membership or rights o
, moving after becoming a member
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24

'"ViiudIl OOunJy Taxpayers ASSH'
THERE HAVE BEEN some in
quiries as TO the writer and
the purpose Of these Tax Talks
and for the information of those
VINO missed the Introductory art
iCle the writer wishes 10 make 1t
plain once more and without any
selfish, personal, or political in
TENT, that these articles were for
me information Of the members Of
cur Taxpayers Association and
Hose other taxpayers or citizens
interested in our County Govern
ment. These Talks were designed
iOf the sole purpose therefore Of
interesting and directing our atten-
aOns on the subject of our local
HSation problems and thereby Sc
SSurng a closer cooperation Of all
!" matter that concerns us all ia
= very great extent. It is an ef-
W.T. IN Just another way to get the
ing. ; CIV" ~ NV
o, "n'le the views and suggestions
IHp'esSed are primarily those o.
NV writer sometimes the nam'
a aaS been omitted in the papers
Guy s,a while there has been no forma
auction Of them by the Associa
bO', yet they have been approve,
1ne officers and many of tn
"a, S;Jp'oers as well as taxpayers out
b 're OF the organization. II Their
g aa peen any suggestion Of propa
M r'.ua u can safely be said that
~ NJ IN the interests of the Associ
l sos and the taxpayers. One oh
i ~, lately, Of the writer has bee
M. Senter the attentions on the sci
Sssss OF our various budgets, an
WIZ e u Is felt Is the one plaC
tbo NJ the efforts and influence Q
win taxpayers in general can an
oe most effective.
ton , vo. weeks eel apo special after
tho was called several times
Bpana matter Of the District Schol
savlSS o'S where a most substanti
remlt. could be made-and SON
Know were effected that a,
the c. !. Now at the present tin
sldersJ5u Budgets are being co
~ Efforts have heep mo,
0Ontinued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
BAND CONCERT
FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1891
$500 p. M.

The following program will be
rendered by the Plentywood City
Band, Harry DeSilva conductor, on
the main street Of Plentywood.
March, Scoutmaster Jekel
Royal Hussar March King
Found Hearts, Serenade, McCash
Step on II Engelhart
operate Mingle (Selection)
Roses Of Memory Eisenburg
Officer Of the Day Hal
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
MEDICINE LAKE
FIRST ST. BANK
CRUMPLED SAT

Slowly Bleeding to Death, IL Went
Into Coma Last Saturday as the
Last Dollar was Paid 0ut-Re-
opened Again on the Five Year
Plan.
The First State Bank Of Med
icine Lake closed its doors last Sat-
urday about noon. Some say that it
did not close but after slowly
bleeding to death for some time
went into a state Of coma and
ceased to meet demands. This
bank is the bank of Ed. Powers,
the directing genius of the Sheri-
dan county republican party. Pow
ers was out last week trying to
get the farmers to sell their milk
cows and apply the proceeds or
their notes at the bank. Few a
them did it however.
AS soon as the bank went int
suspended animation the stockhold
ers Of the bank were called int
meeting to face the situation. Ont
of the heavy depositors was called
in and the news broken to hin
gently. Then the five year plal
was unfolded. They mus, if the!
Continued on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
D. of H. Juvenile Picnic

The Degree Of Honor Juvenile
picnic for July will be held at Wild
Wood Park on Monday, July 9th.
Ice Cream will be furnished to all
juveniles by their lodge.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24

Denver (By Mail) - Unem-
ployed men in Las Vegas seek es.
tray buros in the burning desert ,s
and kill them for food. Childrenl
Imaw on dry bones for lack OF
nourishing food. Starry misery
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN STARVE
At FAMOUS BOULDER DAM SITE

faces the 1900 men there and their
families who have been waiting IN
vain for jobs. The story OF their
plight is told by a capitalist re-
CONTINUED on Last Page) ..-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
MINNESOTA WAREHOUSE BODY
STARTS INVESTIGATION OF GRAIN
LOSSMF. j. TERMINAL. ST. PAUL
Commission Would Like to Know What Became of 700,
1000 Bushels of Number One Dark Northern Wheat In
Period of Five Weeks-Wheat Was in Sealed Bins.

The ST. Paul Daily News of July IA carried item
stating that the National Grain Corporation had closed
deal whereby it became the of all of the Farmers
Union Terminal Associations elevators as mentioned
briefly in the Producers News last week According to
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24

Six new subscribers and twelve
renewals during the past week is
a record the Producers News is
proud to announce to its army of
friends.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
AT A COUNTY WIDE MEETING HELD
NPLENTYWOOD TUESDAY, JULY2l

C. F. Rowland of National Red Cross Headquarters At ST
Louis Completes Set County Divided for Relief
by School Districts = Relief Committees Selected =
Red Cross Funds Low-Organization Can't do Much
But Says that Nobody will be Allowed to Starve-Re-
lief Order will be Given on Local Stores.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24

Andrew Meland, accompanied by
his niece, Miss Larson, and Miss
Ida Jorgensen, all Of Kenmare, ar
rived in Plentywood early Wednes-
day for a short visit with friends
and relatives while enroute 10
Brush Lake to attend the big an
nual farmers picnic. Mr.. Melsnd is
real progressive which accounts
for his driving close to two hun
dred miles to attend the picnic,
He and the girls greatly enjoyed
the outing at Sheridan county's
popular watering place.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
OPHEIM & GLENTANA
BANKS CLOSE DOORS
THURSDAY, JULY %

Reports are currant in Plenty
wood this morning to the effect
that the State Bank at Opheim
and the State Bank at Glentana
closed Thursday fternOOn. II is
not known whether efforts will
be mde to reopen these banks on
the now famous five-year-plan or
not.
The bank examiner was called
from PlentywOOd Thursday morn
ing to take charge of the banks.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
Sheridan County
TAX TALK
By EDGAR l. SYVERUD

y A@N4AAN 4 y LANOD
Secretary-Treasurer
Sheridan County Taxpayers Assn.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24

-. 20 ovory man and nation
.,o moment to decide
w. -, strife Of good with falsehood'
-, tho good or evil SIDE"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

ANDERSON, Ind, March 16.-
Displaying the same drive and
strong finish which has character
lied their play most Of the season,
Shortridge Blue Devils of Indian
apolis swept to a brilliant triumph
over Alexandria, conquerors of the
mighty Anderson Indians, here Sat-
urday night, % to 10. The victory
gave the capital city five a berth
among the sixteen flnalists who will
battle for the Hoosier crown at But
Ter feldhouse next Friday and Sat-
urday.
Alexandria put up a stubborn
battle throughout, cracking under
Shortridge's smooth play in the
closing minutes Of a fierce battle
A shifting zone defense, which
worked perfectly in the second half,
after falling almost fiat in the
opening stanza, stopped the Tiger
long-range artists.
Sensational performances by Brat
ford, coach Kenny Peterman's find
at Backyard, and Hank Berns, tow
ering pivot ace, featured the Blue
Devils triumph. Wells, Woesman
and Welcome were the big guns OF
the Alexandria attack.
At the quarter mark three free
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

Mallett got two Dagger. scoring owen
with the winning run.
PASO ROBES. Cal. March 16-The
Pittsburgh Pirates we're prepared to break
camp today to leave for San Francisco,
where they will meet the Oakland Pacific
Coast League team in an exhibition game
Tuesday.
The BUGS wound up their training here
Sunday by defeating the Portland Coast
LeaEuers, to 6. in sloppy game. Lloyd
Waner got three hits.
SAN DIEGO. Cal. March 16.-The Holly
wood stars. champions of the Pacific Coast
Chicago Cub reserves Sunday, winning Z
to 4. A triple BY Jess Hill with two men
on base. and home run by Johnny Jones
which scored man ahead Of him, were
instrumental IN winning for the SheikS.
Gin Heathcote .homered In the first and
ahead Of him on his second blow.
II OS ANGELES, March 49,
IL After walloping the Los An
geles Angels 16 to l Friday, the
Chicago cubs buried the seraphs un-
der a Is to s score Sunday.
Two home runs by Gabby Hart
nett brought six runs across the
plate, while Xxi Cuyler got five
hits and five runs in seven trips to
the plate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

roared away from Indianapolis Sun
day and approximately fifteen min
uteS later circled GreencaStle, where
Arnett chose a meadow for an air
port ana calmly 'pancaked" his
plane down on the field. Coach w.
L. Bausman and his "boys" grinned
and shouted their greetings.
THE boys are in tip-top shape, .
said BauSman.
Wingate Forced Club
"There are only two teams in the
tourney we've played this season.
Rushville beat us by nine points
up there earlier in the year and
we knocked off Wiley by three
points.
"The sectional was easy, but Win
gate in the regional was one tough
fracas. 1t reminded me of the
Homer Stonebraker days. They
took four shots. 1t was four field
goals. They had us 90, but we
managed to haul up and we had
them at the half, 1875"
A few minutes later, the Special"
had climbed into the skies and was
speeding to Terre Haute, where
Coach Maurice Kennedy was at the
airport awaiting its arrival.
kennedy, who came to Wiley from
Hartford City and who, previous to
that, was at Winchester, grinned as
he told Of Wiley'S dawn practice"
sessions.
"For the last two weeks we've
been getting up at $50 and hustling
over to the gym. We've held hour
and a quarter practices, the boys
shooting from until S:15.
I'VE had Martinsville covered in
the regional. They got one field
goal in the first half. We've a tough
ball club. We've won twelve and
lost SIX. One of those beatings was
by four points, two by three points
and the other three by two.
Long Shot Pays
''We can come from behind, too.
Swift City had us 1913 and five
minutes to go. We tied it up and
then Kuykendal dropped one in
from the locker room and it was all
over, 27-25."
That was the signal for the
Special to head further south and
a few minutes later, Arnett dropped
the plane down in a Washington
lot almost in the heart of the city.
Burl Friddle hoped out of his
automobile and waved. eve won
sixteen and lost three this year"
said Burl, 'two to Frankfort and
the third to Logansport, 1916.
We've had some fought breaks
lately, but everybody's in shape now
and we're ready to defend that title.
mo, everybody in Vincennes was
nice to Big Dave De Jernett last
night. Most of the folks seemed
sorry some nit-wit had written that
letter to him, and Dave scored four
teen of our twenty-five points. Sc,
maybe that tells it.
''We haven't the polish last years
team had, but that's because of the
troubles we've had It's been one
reorganization after another with
first this and then that happening.
Were all set now and we've been
coming strong lately. Well be up
in there"
Straight up into the air went the
Waco anG straight for Evansville's
airport. A burst of speed and a
long glide carried the plane right
down the runway.
Central has a small team this
year." said Mark Wakefield, coach
at the school, "but they're fast and
they're all fighters. The boys have
Turn to page III
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
TRIBE RESUMES CAMP DRILLS AFTER BOWING TO ROBINS
Tranblie Set for Tilt

Ray Tramblie Of Rockford, Ill,
who beat Del Fontaine in slash
ing ten-rounder at the Arrnory
two weeks ago, returns to perform
in Tuesday nights Legion feature
his opponent this trip being Joe
Feldman Of Chicago. Tramblies
scrap here with Fontaine was his
twentieth professional fight al
though he battled for several years
in the A. A. U. ranks and reached
the national amateur champion
ship of his division in 1929, under
the tutelage of Sammy Mandell,
a fellow tow sman. Trambie
worked out at the Arcade gym here
Sunday and appeared in top
shape.
Feldman, % years old, has been
fighting for four years and has
progressed through the light
weight, welterweight ranks to his
present poundage as a middle
weight. He weighs 158 pounds at
present, which is just the weight
Tramblie registered when he
fought here two weeks ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
Confidence High in Camp of
Regional Winners; Dark
Horse Entries Promise
Thrills; Birdmen Head
North Today.
BY DICK MILLER
Times staff Correspondent

ABOARD TIMES AIR
S P E CIAL, M arch 16.-
Sweeping off the runway at
Municipal airport this morn
ing, The Indianapolis Times
estate Final AIR S p ecia |"
scared high into the clouds and
headed for the eight cities in
the northern half of Indiana
which will send their teams to
the state finals high school
basketball tourney at Butler
fieldhouse next Friday and
Saturday.
With Dick Arnett, III 1iana's Waco
Stinson distributor, at the stick, the
Special zoomed southwark Sun
day, landing at Greencastle, Terre
Haute, Washington, Evansville,
BroWnStoWn, Greensburg and Rush
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

prior to Sundays s to 4 victory
over Indianapolis, but left for his
home in HermOSsa when informed
he must sign contract if he
wished to continue with the
squad. Vance is holding out for
$4,000 while the Robins have Of
fered him a $4,000 contract.
TAMPA. Fla. March l6-An exhibition
game with Columbus today provided the
Slnesnp 9Ss BEDS with i an oppeTtunity to
Reds were defeated. to i. by the Phila-
delphia Athletics Sunday for their third
straight one run setback
INVEST PALM BEACH. Fla,
w Fla, March 16-The st.
Louis Browns were hosts to the
Philadelphia Phillies in an exhibit
ton game here today. The Phil
lies dropped their third straight
game Sunday, finishing on the short
end of an to 6 battle with the
st. Louis Cardinals. The Browns,
meanwhile, trimmed Columbus,
s to 4.
q
BRADENTOWN, Fla, March
16.-Gabby Street and his st.
Louis Cardinals returned to their
home field today to play the
Philadelphia Athletics. The
Cards invaded Winterhaven sun
day and defeated the Phillies, s
to s. Tony Kaufman drove in
the winning runs with a pinch
double in the seventh and held
the Pills scoreIess for the final
three innings.
=
SAN FRANCISCO. March i6-Detroit
Tigers divided a double bill with the San
Francisco Seals here Sunday. losing the
morning game to 4. and taking the
night-cap., to 8. by virtue Of 8 last
Leading 8 to in the ninth frame Of the
last game. the Seals sent Slime In for
Delaney. Slime walked Roy johnson and
then Free" Owen. who smashed out two
triples and two singles during the after
noon. sent q liner into right field for q
single. Johnson landing st third. Schang
drove ~ Il center ecoi1u1 johnson and