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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
HUMAN SKELETON
FOUND IN SHARKS
BELLY OFF HAWAII

Honolulu, T. H., Sept. First
proof of a native legend that man.
eating sharks visit Hawaiian wat
ers was seen today with the cap
ture of a giant "sea tiger" which
held the body of Sadao Nakatsu,
local merchant who has been miss
ing since Sunday.
The two left on a fishing trip
and when they failed TO return a
search was started by the destroy
er Gamble, the mine sweeper Tana-
ger and six planes. The overturned
fishing skiff of the men was found
and many sharks were sighted in
the vicinity. Shortly afterward two
sharks were caught and hauled a.
shore. In the stomach of one was
found the skeleton of a man. The
remains were identified by friends
from dental work as that of Ma
katsu. The shark measured 10 feet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
LEADERS In BURMA
REVOLT AGAINST
BRITS MUST HANG

Tharrawaddy, Burma, Aug. 81.
-Saya San, king of the Gallons,
who led a recent revolt against the
British, has met his Waterloo at
last, but it was in a tiny bark
courtroom here, not on the field of
battle.
The doughty king, who has cost
Great Britain dearly in money and
blood, was sentenced to death Sat
urday for treason against higher
king, George v of England. Eight
cen of his ieutenants were sem
fenced to death, 10 others were
given life terms and = were acquit-
ted. Saya San will be hanged al
most Immediately unless a stay of
execution is granted.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
OVER One HUNDRED
THOUSAND DROWN
in CHINA DELUGE

Shanghai, Sept. g. Estimates
that at least 100000 persons had
.pezished Ga the flood waters of nor,
thern Kiangsu province and that
probably two million others were
doomed to die there by starvation
and exposure were made today by
American missionaries arriving
here from the devastated area.
The northern Kiangsu flood,
caused by the breaking of dikes
along the grand canal, reached its
crest last week just as the country
was receiving first reports of the
enormous loss of life and property
in the overflow of the Yangtse riv-
er 500 miles inland.
That the Kiangsu disaster would
equal and possibly surpass the ca
tastrophe along the Yangtse al
Hankow, Wuchan and Hanyang
was indicated by the missionaries
Their report was the first to men
ton actual fiures in reference to
the death toll in Kiangsu. The los;
of life in the three cities on the
Yangtse has been conservatively
estimated at 100000 so far.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
BY Snpt. w. e. Stegner.

1t Is desired to make more spe-
clflc announcements concerning
enrolment for this fall in both the
high school and the elementary
grades. The plan as announced
last week is to have as MANY as
possible of the high school pupils
enroll during the week of Septem-
Der z TO IL. It is therefore re-
quested that those planning to at
tend the Plentywood high school,
enroll on Wednesday, Thursday or
Friday of the week before the on
ening of school. Out of town pu-
pills who may find it inconvenient
to come in before Saturday NAV
enroll on that day. The hourse for
enrolment will be from 900 a. m.
to 400 p. m. Superintendent Steg-
lner and Principal Mcmillan expect
to give their personal help and adj
vice to every one who registers for
high school work.
The Plentywood schools will con-
tinue to require sixteen solid units
for graduation. This is strongly
recommended by both the state de-
partment and the north central as
ISOLATION. The school has just re-
ceived its certificate from the high
school supervisor indicating that
the Plentywood high school has
been fully approved" for the year
1930-31. 1t is hoped that even
greater results may be secured in
carrying out the policy of encour-
aging every pupil to participate in
some activity of interest to him in
addition to the regular classroom
work. The policy of permitting
but very few to carry more than
the nOmal load of four subjects,
will be continued. A somewhat
different method of determining
} who should be allowed TO carry an
additional subject will betried out
, this year. The chief basis for de-
termining this point is based on
the idea that q pupil must first
prove his ability to carry four sub
, jects before he may take five. Sen
: iors who need five units to make
them eligible for graduation may
enroll for that number.
1t is hoped that parents will
talk over the matter of choice Of
I program with their boys and girl!
2 before they come to the school fol
!, enrolment. If they desire to come
with the pupils at the time of en-
!, rollment they will be very wei
come. So that there may be ;
chance of discussing the matter O.
subject choice before hand, the re
quired courses and the electives ar
I here listed. There may be SOM
I, changes but the courses offered il
q the different years will be abou
as given.
The Seniors will be required t
enroll for English Nv and Problem
in American Democracy. The
may choose two more units fror
Chemistry, Physics, Sewing, Ad
vanced Home Economies and Re
lated Art, European History, Pub
~ lie Speaking and Journalism. Tn
Juniors are required to take Eng
fish III and United States Histor!
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
Breaks Fire Hydrant

A tourist from North Dakota
insome unexplained manner collid-
ed with the fire hydrant in the
school yard Tuesday night. While
officer Rookie was busy shutting
off the water Deputy Sheriff Bob
Smith located the car In the tour
list park and arrested the owner.
The water was shut off Wednes-
day while a new hydrant was be-
ing installed. The owner of the
car has agreed to pay costs in the
matter. The hydrant is located in
side the walk in the school yard
and only a person out for a "kick'
would be driving a car in such a
manner as to collide with the ny
drant.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
DEPOSTTORS OF A
CLOSED NEBRASKA
BANK TRY HOLDUP

Harrison. Ark, Sept. g. Three
rii6als Of a closed bank today
wr recovering from the effects of
Z shocked nerves, suffered when
no depositors took the law into
asir own hands. entered the bank
nth revolvers and demanded their
Money.
TIE officers are Claude Alexander
IRE president of the Citizens Bank
I'd Trust Company of Harrison;
Dan Holmes, cashier. and Ernest
TINS, assistant cashier. The bank
Tas ordered closed Yesterday by
ae state bank commissioner who
laed after the flight of A. T. Hud-
seth. controlling officer of the
H1ispeth chain.
TIE men were in the bank, late
yesterday when L. M. Martin
former sheriff and Dane Hale
county collector, entered. They de-
handed money and We're told thai
he vault could not even be opened
u1til s a. m. today, when a time
stk would be released.
The officers said the men theI
drew guns, locked them in tn
hank, and kept guard over them
saving they would wait for tn
Eoney. Hale wanted about $50,
o0OOf county funds on deposits an,
Martin wanted $1,000 he said wa
n his account.
Shortly after midnight. after tn
three officers had been undo
guard for about six hours, city of
lcials learned of their plight an,
finally persuaded the two deposit
crs to 60 home.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
MAYOR WOULD
| have TOWNLEY
| FOR PRESIDENT

Rochester, Mimi, Aug. %. =
Mayor Julius ]. Reiter of Roches-
Ter has suggested A. C. Townley,
iOrmer head of the Nonpartisan
League in North Dakota as a can
States
The movement was started when
IOTnley, alter speaking here, de-
Parted for Rogers, Arkansas to at
'ena the National Forum meeting
winch opens Tuesday.
Mayor Reiter, in a telegram to
v, d. "COin" Harvey, 83 year old
money expert, who is sponsoring
Ne Forum, said:
have been travelling with
lOSnley the last two weeks, and
s SOuld like to see you give him a
ace on your program. Hear his
scVure on cause and cure for hard
anes: If you nominate a man fol
neSldent let Townley be that man
~ ne is fearless as a fighter anC
]. .ae man to lead the people out
!, me wilderness, a man who viii
SSep lighting every day and there
save the country from greedy
.'s[nauonal bankers, and place i
~ me hands of the people"
Al a new political party 30 be nam
AND ana organized at a convention
L0 usust 70 to 20 at Monte Ne, Ar
s sa,ts:as' where arrangements TO
ma aSng 10000 delegates have beel
Harvey. '" S'"r'eu ny 0Oin
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
OUTLOOK SCHOOLS
TO OPEN ON SEPT.7

PREPARATIONS have been COM
4 pleted for the opening of the
Outlook School and the regu-
lar session will start Monday, Sep
tember z at nine o'clock.
The following will compose the
teaching staff:
For the grades. first grade, Mar
garet johnson; second and third-B
Edna Hawbaker; third-A and 4th,
Alice Tronnes; fifth and sixth-B,
Clara Folsom; sixth-A and seventh
nellie Donaldson; eighth, Lloyd
Skor.
For the high school: Science and
mathematics, Mary Craig; English
and French, Mildred Buclneberg;
Social Science, J. B. Alexander.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE
CONVENED QUICKLY

There are imperative reasons
for conveningthe state legislature
IN special session at the earliest
possible moment. It is obvious
that winter is only a few weeks
off; that no work is being initial
ed that can be carried on during
the winter months; that the Red
Cross and other charitable organi-
cations are admittedly unequal to
the task of providing relief for pos
slbly $4,000 destitute of this state
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
" * = y * * *

" = y X * y *
TO YOU KNOW, Governor, that
~ very few people are going to
profit from these extensive expen-
ditures for roads at this time. Who
will benefit? The contractors, of
course. Who else? / do not know,
and l am not saying that our high
way commission is crooked, but /
am here to say and do say that
there is an enormous graft in these
projects if public officials want to
accept it. 1t is we'll known fact
that there is a Commission
graft-in every contract let by the
public bodies. These commissions
run from 10 per cent to so per
cent. When you see a public body
letting contracts in hot haste for
projects that are not Immediately
needed one is left to wonder how
much there is in it and why the
public body is so anxious to spend
the money right NOW, when mon
ey is scarce, and the people are
suffering in every way from a fl
nancial disaster and a crop fail
ure. ask YOU, WHY?
You told the farmers you were
opposed to an extra session of the
Legislature. / know why, and viii
give you the reasons, since you did
not disclose them. First there are
the office holders who n not wa@'
their useless jobs discontinued.
There are others who do not want
their salaries cut. There is the
highway commission which wants
to spend the millions of dollars In
highway funds. This is the politi-
cal machine. 1t is good. Every de.
partment has somebody on thu
; road burning state gasoline anC
getting expenses from the state II
: help keep the machine in power
These fellows are parasites on th'
: state. They are as harmful as tn
grasshoppers. They are a veri
table scourge on the taxpayers
: They corrupt the voters. The!
e should be kicked out, high and DIR!
e and allowed to go on the bread lin
r along with the rest till they under
: stand what a bread line means
: Get rid of them. The only way
r can be done is to call the legislat
:. ure in extra session. We will shoV
; you how then.
: Then there are the bond holder
Continued ON Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
FORTY THOUSAND SALMON
DESTROYED TO KEEP THE
PRICE OF THAT FOOD HIGH

Forty thousand fish have been
destroyed by canneries in KatcIi-
kan Bay, Alaska, to keep up prices
while thousands of workers starve.
The fact is reported by the Associ-
ated Press and is published in the
Seattle Daily Times of August Is.
The salmon which had already
been caught were dumped into the
bay.
Thus capitalism is Systematically
destroying all kinds of food while
millions fac ehunger and starva-
tion.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
BANDITS MAKE RICH
HAUL IN OLD MEXICO

Chihuahua, Mex, Aug. 90 Do
ing the work so smoothly that per-
sons waiting in the station of the
Mexico Northwestern railroad here
did not know a holdup was in pro-
gress, two automobile loads of
bandits robbed the station agent of
ST., 900 pesos today.
The bandits forced the agent TO
unlock the safe and then bound
and gagged him. Police chased the
robbers for 10 miles before losing
the trail.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
Wegley-Rongstad

On Saturday, August 10Th at
the Congregational parsonage in
Williston occurred the marriage of
Miss Gladys Rongstad of the Quit
meyer precinct and Howard Veg
ley of Williston. They were ac-
companied by Miss Edna Wegley,
sister of the bridegroom and Will
liam Lukus. The couple will make
their home in Williston where
Mr.. Wegley is engaged as a sur
veyor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
work on Roosevelt Obelisk
AT Summit Is Progressing


Columbia Columbia Falls, Aug. 20 The
Esl;.acI0r, kirkpatrick Bros, of
Vo, ilspeil' has completed concrete
faoa A OF the obelisk which will be
msr vu with granite rock as the
It; = to Theodore Roosevelt.
sbo1.O n the site that was dedicated
corr us year ago at Summit. The
fi ns : was laid by Miss Cor
Com roosevelt Alsop of Avon
veil;r ,' II Is planned to hold an un-
Is co, ceremony when the oSelisk
Roo 1e SS6elisk is in the center Of
nent SJVe !. highway on the CONT.
lne,sa - divide and on the boundary
ties "a u Elathead and Glacier coun
BlscLts..al also is on the divide O
eAs OOt and Lewis & Clark for
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
800 Feed Loans In North
Dakota Suspended New
Ones Allow More Money

Williston, Aug. 90 Approx
mately 800 out of total of 1866
applications for federal feed loans
made by Williams county farmers
were suspended at the Grand Forks
federal loan office according to a
telegram received by the county
agent here, who was notified that
blanks were being sent under later
regulations, providing longer terms
and loans for larger number OF
animals. The total applied for UNI
der the former plan was over
$50, 900.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
GOVERNOR MUST CALLASPECIAL
SESSION OF The LEGISLATURE

the state to provide a great meas
ure of relief for the situation which
confronts US.
PLAN PREPARED
A group of foresighted members
of the recent assembly, with whom
| am happy TO have been associat-
ed, has during the summer been
CONTINUED ON last page.)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
Mississippi at Low Mark

Winona, Mimi, Aug. 90 The
Mississippi river reached low lev
elof 1873 feet under low water
mark here today. The former
record, 1873 feet, was set in 1889,
while the level used as a low wat
er standard was set in 1864.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
MAKEFURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONCERNING OPENING ON SEPT. "A
OF The PLENTYWOOD SCHOOLS

Their electives are the same as
those for the Seniors except that
they may take beginning Latin if
they desire to take language be-
fore graduation. Juniors may not
take the full year sewing course
which will be discontinued after
this year. Seniors will be expect
Continued on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
DUCK HUNTING
SEASON SHORT

DY A PROCLAMATION issued
I'D BY President Hoover the hunt
ing season on all migratory
birds will open at noon October 1,
and close October 81, in the north
ern part of the United States.
State Game Warden Robert Hill
received the following telegram
from Washington:
migratory bird treaty act regu-
lations amended. October only
open season on ducks, geese, brant,
coot in your state. No other chang
es in regulations"
1t is expected that a five days
open season on male Chinese
pheasants will be allowed for this
county. The date has not been SET
yet but will be published later
when the petition sent in by the
local Izaac Walton League has
been acted on.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
Farmers Union Is Showing
Signs of Returning Ami
nation In Froid Section

Froid, Aug. 90 The Farmers
Union held a mass meeting TO as
sist the Red Cross in providing
help for needy families in this re-
gion.
Negotiations have been made
with unions in North Dakota for
two cars of vegetables and pota-
toes from the Red River valley to
be furnished free. 1t is expected
the railroads will contribute trans
portation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
BANKER ADMITS Hi
stole Sl,5OO,OOO
3. GOV. ERICKSON MUST ACT

IN sept. s. Officials of
49, ,e1S;s- solar Continental hlin-
- - - Z Trust Company an
3 - Knight that one of its
- - sTT1ioyees had admitted
7I $50 more than $1,5O0,OOO,
- bank defalcztiOn ever
--,,rted here w.,..r wo,t
y. sT5IOyee or more than 20
= = - until last week manager
80. - IsrKs coupon department,
:. - money in stock and grain
=. & trading, the officials said.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04

An instance reported to me by a
farm organization in Wyoming
that donated three carloads of po-
taboes last spring to the destitute
of Arkansas shows how farmers at
both ends are made the victims of
the charity racket when the people
who have charge of the so-called
relief work are not farmers. It
was the understanding of the farm
organization that donated said POI
totoes they should be distributed
among the poor without cost. A
Red Cross organization designated
the place of shipment and con-
signee. Said shipment was deliv-
cred to said place and organization
prepaid. Before the cars were seal
ed, it was suggested that potatoes
IN each lot be plugged and notes
put In requesting the parties who
received said potatoes to write the
secretary and tell him how he Liked
the spuds and, if he had to pay fol
them, how much? The notes were
written, the pototoes plugged, the
notes put in, the plugs put back
In due time, answers to the notes
came. In every instance, the par
ties who received the potatoes paiC
30 cents a peckl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
ARKANSAS CHAIN
RANKS ARE CLOSED

harrison. Ark, Sept. g. Nine
= n the A. 7. Hudspeth chain
: ITtansas closed today and soon
letter Prosecuting Attorney
- Holt issued a warrant charg-
- Hu5speth with acceptance of
3,,rits IN banks he knew were in
s,Esnt ,
~ before the banks closed
a. received a letter bearin Hud-
-..l's name and the postmark Of
: Paul. Mimi, which said. when
- i IN print III be in Canada. "
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04

Charlie King hauled the county
road grading outfit to the reserva-
ton Wednesday to start a strip
mine where it is reported the
county will secure coal for the
needy the coming winter.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
WEST VIRGINIA WANK TURNS TO MURDER
THRU MATRIMONIAL ADS FOR LIVELIHOOD

how he slew five persons, all of
them on the same evening.
Made Them Prisoners
The two women came to Clarks-
Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
Special Session Of the
Legislature Only Way
to Meet Emergency

Tom Ayres editor of the Dakota Free Press Aberdeen
South Dakota, addresses article Governor Green of
that state We reproduce part of the well written article
and address it to our Dear Governor Erickson:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04

THOSE WHO URGE that capital
Il ism must not be endangered
though it is necessary to force
drouth-stricken farmers and the
unemployed to beg, steal or starve
are now drawing that over-worked
red herring across the trail of the
powerful and rich corporations of
this state. The purpose of the red
herring plan is to direct public at
tention to ways of raising relief
funds that would make the burden
of supporting the poor fall lightly
or not at all upon those who in all
equity should contribute most.
One way that has been given
much newspaper space lately is
the law enacted in 1919 by the
state legislature authorizing coun-
ties to provide seed and feed for
destitute farmers. That law, of
course, does not and never was In
tended to aid destitute unemployed
workmen. Since there are more
destitute unemployed workmer
with dependent families in this
state than there are destitute farm
families, said red herring should il
all reason fail to divert.
LET THE FARM BOARD
DO IT.
Another way that is meeting
with enthusiasm in the organized
control press is to encourage farm
ers that have too much wheat, to-
many potatoes, too much of every
thing to eat and can't sell at pric
es that pay for marketing the stuff
to donate it to their fellow farm
ers IN the drouth-stricken areas
Farmers havetwo answers TO tina
way, viz: First, If it is a goo
thing for farmers to give their sur
/ pluses to the poor, why wOuIdn'
1t be equally good for the feders
farm board to hand over that 800
: 100000 bushels of surplus whea
: to the poor, and thus get rid Q
that burdensome visible suppl
that grain operators use to ham
: mer down prices to levels neve
: before known? Second: Whs
5 farmers suffered from charit
racketeering during the world wa
makes them reluctant to send SUI
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
Musselshell, Montana,
August q, 1881.
Hon. j. E. Erickson,
Helena, Montana.
Dear Sir.
BECAUSE PEOPLE in immediate
mead of assistance have &C vet


Dear Sir.
BECAUSE PEOPLE in immediate
I'D need of assistance have as yet
received no relief from volun-
teer organizations, and because
these organizations will be unable
10 provide adequate relief for a
condition which is daily becoming
more critical, due to the near APP
proach of winter, / am again writ
ing to renew my request that you
call special session of the legis-
lature to provide relief for these
suffering people.
Newspapers have emphasized the
statement that no plan has been
proposed under which the legislat-
ure can provide the necessary re-
lief. With all due respect to the
press this statement can no longer
be offered as an excuse, to avoid
the necessity of a special session
for the reason that a plan has now
been prepared which will enable
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
new FEED LOAN
REGULATIONS

WORD HAS BEEN received by
wv County Agent E. G. Ferguson
to the effect that the federal
government is issuing new regula-
tons governing a federal feed loan
to be made 10 farmers and stock
ment in the drouth area.
Complete information concerning
the loan is not yet available but it
lis understood that the basis for
making the new loan was to be
40 head of cattle, six head of hors-
es and 200 sheep. 1t is expected
that complete details of the loan
together with application blanks
will be received by the county
agent from the seed loan office at
Grand Forks, North Dakota the
first part of next week. The banks
will then be distributed TO the COM
munity committees throughout the
county so that those who wish II
file applications may have access
to same.
OTHER FEED LOAN APPLICA,
TIONS RETURNED
Mr.. Ferguson ha sheen advised
by the seed loan office that all ap
plications for feed loans that were
filed during the month of Angus
will be returned to the applicant
so that they may make applica
ton for a loan under the new reg
ulations which will give the appli
cant the advantage of borrowing
more money.
AS soon as detailed information
is received concerning the new LOAF
it will be published in this paper
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-04
Ten thousand Pilgrims in Rome
Hear POntiff's Call for Justice
br Those Who Toll.

THE. OCCASION, in Rome was a
notable one. The pontiff spoke
in the open courtyard of San
Damasco to ten thousand pictur-
esquely clad, flag-waving pilgrims
on the fortieth anniversary of Pope