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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
FRANCE &ITALY
MAY WAR FIRST

Boston, Jan. 81 The Babson
statistical organization, in its
weekly barometer letter to clients,
today set forth what it considered
as the weak spots in the European
situation that might lead to an
other world war. The situation,
as seen by the Babson experts, in
Dictated that if war did come, it
would begin with France and Italy.
No attempt was made to predict
when the conflict might start.
The most important factors men
toned were:
Mussolini of Italy may consider
it necessary to wage war with
France to prolong his regime. This
was supported by the historical
fact that nations seldom change
leaders when at war and that many
leaders have waged war to hold
their positions.
Italy's rapidly increasing popu-
lation and her contention that, as
far as colonies were concerned, she
got a poor deal in the treaty of
Versailles.
France is the second largest
holder of gold i nthe world. She
has been accommodating gold fast
er than her business situation ap-
pears to warrant. United States
and France have 60 per cent of the
worlds gold.
France has one of the largest
and most efficient standing armie:
in Europe.
Russia has large standing ar
my differed in a large way by
German officers, that undoubtedly
are itching for something to do
Russia might enter a conflict as az
excuse to take over China. Such &
move would bring Japan in.
War debts of the allied nations
may be the cause of trouble. Som,
nations may default and declare
war as a way out of. tn situation
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06

from the older view of the law, the
speaker said, was a regrettable err
ror.
However, in spite of the. opposi-
ton to the bill and the companion
measures, they were all recommend
ed for passage. The other crime
commission bills approved were "A,
"a, As, AZ, 46, and AZ All had to
do either with one kind of criminal
procedure at trials or another, or
repealed parts of the criminal stat
utes conflicting with the new rules.
Efforts made by Adair to amend
many of the bills also me with de-
feat, the bills as they were and
Chairman Rigg of the Judiciary COM
mittee being supported almost solid
ly by the republican majority and
some democrats
Full Crew Bill Killed
A full crew bill, providing for an
extra brakeman on trains of certain
lengths and other conditions, intro
duced some time ago in the senate
was killed one day this week.
Malt Tax Bill
The malt bill provides that all
distributors and dealers in malt or
malt extracts in the state must Sc
cure an annual license and pay 90
for it, and a tax of 10c per pound
would be collected on every pack
! age or container of malt or malt eX-
tract. The goods must be stamped
with stamps furnished by the state
/ treasurer. The state board of eX-
aminers would have power to exam
inc all goods and accounts Of deal
ers. The bill is long and provides
for revocation of licenses. A fine
of $25 to $50 would be imposed on
persons who fail to get the license
and a fine of $25 to 500 for selling
the goods without paying the stamp
tax. All sheriffs and peace officers
would be charged with enforcement
of the law.
Cigarette Tax
A cigarette tax bill was introduce
ed in the house last week providing
for a tax of cents on each package
of cigarettes.
Proselyting Bill
Another discussion arose over sub
stitute house bill IS by HodgkiSs
and Warning, which makes it a pen
al offence to induce men in a mar
keting association or pool to with
draw. by making false statements to
them about the finances, manange-
ment or activity of the same, pun
ishable by a fine Of 500 to $500
and Jail from 80 days to six months
Watson of Meagher spoke against
make it unsafe to pass any comment
on such associations, and because
banks and other concerns are not
protected in such fashion. Budas
Mccormick and Ryder favored it or
the ground that it would aid farm
ers to market crops at better prices
1t was recommended.
Session Half Over
The twenty-second session of the
Montana legislature is half over to
, day being the thirty-second day; the
session being limited by the consti
/ tuition to so days. OF course the las
: day is often protracted for a hun
= dred hours or more but the solon
only receive pay for the go days a
/ $40 a day.
A week from today, Feb. 18th, tn
fortieth day, will be the last day TO
E the introduction of bills, without un
] animous consent, except appropria
5 ton and revenue bills in the nous
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
PLENTYWOOD PRICES

rs to S5 per cent cheaper than Pen
ney.
The Producers News has turned
down anti-chain store money, and is
paid by Mr.. Roser Joining the boy
cOtterS.
How can Harry Polk and Burley
Bowler be for Penney and the indie
pendent merchants at the same
time? Please answer.
Another person said yesterday the
Plentywood advertised leaders are
from 10 to so per cent higher than
Savage's regular prices; and when
they advertise a price it's always on
something ordinary people. don't, use
not on staple commodities.
And the Producers News says this
paper did not start the Plentywood
price scrap. A few smart alex hi
jackers, designing to bust the farm
erS' paper did, but we'll end it when
the local prune traders get down to
decent prices, and call off their boy
colt, and patroniZe a home paper
owned by the farmers instead of a
chain store rag. Maybe they will
think twice in the future before they
listen again to Harry Folks monkey
on string.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
FIGHT FOR SOVIET
TRADE IS STARTED

Washington-FP- Battle over the
Kendall bill and other measures pro-
posing to exclude soviet lumber
pulpwood, mineral products, and
other commodities from the United
States on the ground that these
goods are handled by convict or
forced labor began Jan. % in hear
ings before the house committee on
ways and means. Chairman Hawley
led the discussion in favor of the
Kendall bill, which appeared likely
to be favorably reported by a small
majority.
This measure puts on the import
er the full burden Of proof that no
convict or forced labor was involved
in production or handling of the
goods. Forced labor is defined as
from or performed by any person
under the menace of any penalty
for it's nonperformance, or for which
the worker does not offer himself
voluntarily, or from which he is not
permitted voluntarily to withdraw,
or work or service, except military
service. in modified or organized
units and other work or service
performed as an obligation to or re-
quired by a government or any po-
litical or economic party or by any
subdivision thereof"
Reps. RamSeyer of Iowa and Ester
of Pittsburgh challenged the adVo.
Gates of this scheme to come out
honestly and demand an embargo a.
gainst all goods from Soviet Russia
since that is exactly what this
means. And admit that you are will.
ing to lose the American sales OF
goods to Russia which are five
times the amount of our imports
from Russia, in order to get thi:
| embargo"
/ Witnesses on the first day wer,
| Chester Gray of the American Farm
Bureau Federation, Edward F. Nc
| Grady on behalf of Matthew VOL
| Willis Compton of the Nationa
Lumber Manufacturers Association
and Rep. Nelson of Maine, author O.
the minority report of the Fish com
mlttee Nelson declared that Sovie
dumping OF goods was not valun
tary, but was forced on the Sovie
/ government by the refusal of othel
nations to give it credit on it's pur
chases OF machinery with which 1
is carrying out it's gigantic program
or 1ndustrialization. He predicted
that dumping of Russian goods oil
the world market would end whel
the necessity for thus raising none
to pay for foreign machinery wa
past. Then, he said, Russia wouI,
consume her own goods. Severa
members of the committee expresses
fear that, when American-made ma
chinery is installed in Soviet fac
tories, the product will be expoJ te
TO compete with American products
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
ANTELOPE

Mrs. James Stewart visited from
Thursday to Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. VanHee in Plentywood.
Several cases of humps and flu
are in town and vicinity.
The school by Lindquists is closed
as Miss Brinkman has the mumps.
The Joseph Christianson family
visited Sunday at the Vernon Stew
ems home near Reserve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rorvig of
Reserve were Antelope visitors Fri
day.
The Albert Grimsrud and George
Grayson families called on Ludwig
Rorvig Sunday at the Albert Rorvig
home at Reserve.
A big crowd gathered at ]. Re-
gan's for the dance Saturday night.
Having visited a few weeks with
he rparents Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Lee
and other relatives, Mrs. John Lam
tern left for her home at Sand Point
Idaho Saturday. Christ Lee is quite
well again.
Paul Christianson and Morris How.
lund are doing some car repair work
at Jonas Erickson's this week.
Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Johnson, Myrtle Johnson and Bernice
Christensen attended a birthday par.
ty in Dagmar on Mrs. James John.
son.
Lynn Parkhurst, Dan Mattrick and
Art Christensen left Monday fol
Brockton where they got work.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Glaze from
Welliver were weekend guests a
the Fred Glaze home.
The Rev. Simundson preached to
large congregation in the Lutheran
church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Nels Sundstad wer,
antelope and Plentywood visitors OF
Tuesday
Emil and Walt Hanson were din
ner guests at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. VIM. Hess Sunday.
Herbert and Craig Saxon bot tn
Ford from Vernon Evans this week
Remember p. T. A. Feb. 10th.
Elmo Hanson left Saturday 70
Dillon where he viii take the nava
examinations and then to Salt LAX
and later to California. A big crow,
OF friends gathered at the station +
bid him farewell.
Lien has his well machine at o. E
Hoven's to drill a we'll.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
HOG and CATTLE
PRICES WEAKEN

st. Paul, Jan. 81 The cattle
market was a rather dull affair.
with prices weakening somewhat
while lights and butchers hogs rul-
ed 10 to Is cents lower, sows, how
ever, holding steady. Lambs work
ed out steady with the recent adj
vance while ewes although scarce
were selling at new high levels.
Mixed yearlings sold at S8.65
with few matured steers at $8.75
most of the shortfeds selling at 81
TO SO. Beef cows bulked at 1878
to SAFE, heifers at $5.25 to $6.75,
low cutters and cutters SO to S3.75
and bulls at 81 to $3.50. Good and
choice vealers sold costly at $3.50
to $11.5O.
/ Better 140 to 23O hogs sold al
$7.35 to $7.65; 230 to 270 at $500
to $7.35 with heavierweights down
to $6.75 or below. Sows bulked al
Sc to $6.25.
Bulk of the choice fed western
lambs sold at $8.75 with less de
sirable kinds including natives a
$8.25 to $3.50, some down TO So
Good and choice fat ewes were sal
able at $3.50 to $3.50.
Feeders and StOckers
Demand for feeder and stockel
steers was rather dull and mos
sales were being made at SIS t,
$6.25 with some fleshy feeders up
ward to So. Stock pigs bulked a
So or steady while strictly choic,
range feeding lambs, including
fat end, cashed upward to SO re
Gently, others down to $3.50 or be
low.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
RAYMOND

There was a dance and party for
Samuel Wilson and Herb Blair at
the Gibson school last Saturday mite.
A good sized crowd was in attend
ance.
Ephram Fawcett of Outlook was
in Raymond Monday on business.
Ed. Hannah and children and Mrs.
Tooke and children were visiting at
the Adolph johnson home Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Gaines of Outlook has
been teaching the uper grades be-
cause of the absence of Esther john
son.
Vera Grove Of Outlook was visit
ing Eleanor Holland over the week
end.
Alice Symes spent the week end at
the Fred Bolke home.
Harold Smith of Plentywood has
been visiting at the Harry Holland
home and renewing old Acquaintance
es at Raymond.
Meta Black came to town Satur-
day night and spent the night with
Eleanor Holland. She returned to her
Home Sunday.
Cakes, Sorth Dakota Monday eve
ming to attend the funeral of their
father.
Frank Raymond has been on the
sick list for the last week.
Emil Severson has been building
the foundation and basement for OIL
af Norby's house.
Mrs. VIM. Heron and daughter
spent Monday afternoon at Ire A j.
Markuson home.
Lyman Anderson is doing chores
for Mrs. Ben Void while Ben and
Ray are away.
Ed. Hanah and Sam Walton brot
out a load of timbers Tuesday.
Katherine Marion gave music les
sons in town Friday. She couldn't
get here on her regular day which
is Thursday.
Mrs. Emil Severson is again on
the sick list.
Clyde B. Loutzenhiser was at the
County seat on business Tuesday.
Bert Heron hauled a load of Goa
for Mrs. Jordan Friday afternoon.
Harvey Nichols and Arthur Draszt
were up to Harvey's farm north Of
Raymond on Wednesday for a load
of hay.
A message was received from Der
nard Void on Monday telling Of the
death of his father, Filing Void, a.
Cakes, North Dakota. The elder VolC
had been seriously ill since the lat
ter part of December with typhoid
pneumonia Albert and Ray left Oh
Monday evening to attend the fun
era1
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
MaRoS
SS-&
Legislative Matters Are
the Most Important Now

Dagmar, Mont, Feb. 4, 1881
Dear Editor:
Last week the Producers News
saw fit to give us another rap on
the chin.
What has become of The Sheridan
County Taxpayers Association! Gone
home-to sleep? Well.
Perhaps the officers of the Assoc
citation need to be awakened, or re-
moved, or something. The under
signed is willing to relinQuish his
office any time, so that more mil
liant person may have the chance.
And by the way, you may have re-
ceiVed by this time a notice OF our
meeting to be called at Antelope the
afternoon of Feb. 18th. Here will be
a chance for everyone to come and
he heard. We have had this meeting
in mind for some time but otheF
circumstances have prevented from
time to time. We hope representa-
tives of the press will be in attend
ance also.
ar matters connected with that not
cd Examiners report we have done
as we thought best under the cir
cunnstances. If someone else wants
to go ahead with it they are Wel-
come. if they have the finances, ano
will assume the moral responsibility
for the results.
For the information of everyone
we will sa ythat we have been busy
the past month or so, at that rms
seems to us an important time tC
push legislative remedies that arr
needed for the taxpayers, and TINS Is
what we have been doing. Our rep
resentatives are anxious TO neal
from us back home. And it seems
that our newspapers, our torInel
representatives, and other eXperlenc
Cd nartie,s whose advice and services
are needed have been so stranger!
silent at this time. There will D.
two more years before we get an
other chance. Laws made or no
made now will either help or leaV
the taxpayer just where he is
worse.
Wee feel that legislative matter ]
the more important at this time an
this has been stressed both at m
meeting with the Plentywood Com
mercial Club and last night with tn
Reserve Commercial Club, at both Q
which a keen interest and heart
response was manifested. In othe
WAYS also we have been activel
working for the taxpayers, even
cooperation with other Taxpayer
Associations in the state. Howeve
we hope there has not been an
harm done by neglecting some locs
matters.
Yours very truly.
EDGAR I. SYVERUD.
Sec'y-Treas.
Sheridan County Taxpayers ASS
COPIES to Producers News and Plel
tywood Herald.)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
N. Y.SOLON LOOKS
FOR EMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE SOON

Washington FTP Sen. Wagner,
of New York, in an address before
the Churches Conference on Per
manent Prevention of Unemploy-
ment, in Washington Jan. 81, declar-
ed that There is no doubt in my
mind that sooner than most of us
now anticipate we shall insure our
workers against unemployment"
He had presented the moral argu-
ment against the chaos of unregu-
lated competition in privately-man-
aged industry, and had advocated
longtime advance planning of pub
lie construction works to take up
slack in employment, but had said
that sterilization schemes were not
enough. New inventions and foreign
DEVELOPMENTS would continue to dis
locate business. Hence there must
be created a reserve to maintain
the workers during these times of
industrial dislocation.
1--WE shall learn to treat unemploy-
ment as q business risk" he said
I'VE shall realize that the idleness
of men and women ready and willing
to work is part of the general cost
of running our high speed oiviliza-
ton; that it must not be an individ-
ual burden. Only when we shall
have adopted this entire program OF
sterilization and insurance shall we
be in a position to declare that we
have substantially strengthened the
sense of security Of all our people.
Helena-$23, 100000 are to be
available for construction on State
roads during the next four years.
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LEGISLATURE
CONTINUED from front page)

--L-.--
banks in America; there are COM
munists in Montana, and they are
very active, and are spreading
propaganda about banks of this
state. Something must be done to
curb these vicious fellows"
1t is believed that the big bank
ers of Montana are aroused over
the open1etter of H. Loundes Maui
ry to Senator Walsh published in
the Producers News recently.
Concerning robbery with a dam
gerous weapon, the big surety
companies have recommended cap
ital punishment, as such robberies
are done with murderous intent.
but Montana bankers suggest a
minimum sentence of 80 years in
prison, as adequate punishment.
particularly for first offenders.
Teachers Oaths
Friday last, the house was en-
tertained with patriotic speeches
which produced the first applaud
of the session and flag waving was
INDUCED in, when House Bill 81 by
Brown of Gallatin, requiring Mon
tana teachers to take an oath of
fealty to the constitution and to
encourage American institutions
and principles. Hamilton of Mus
selshell opened the attack with an
amendment providing that teach
ers renounce the right of free
speech, and after arguing that the
bill would destroy academic free
dom, Hamilton withdrew his a.
mendment.
Merriman moved that the bill bt
approved and said that while there
were no communist teachers il
Montana, there are many else
where land while he believed Mon
tana teachers are in very higl
class he desired to keep them tina
way, hence the oath.
Dellwo, democratic floor leader
at this point moved to strike tn,
enacting clause, saying he had re
} Trained from saying anything a
bout the bill previously, because o
his high regard for the author
and the people sponsoring it, bu
everybody makes mistakes, and h
! thought that the bill was a mis-
take. He said there would hav
been no revolutionary war had no
preachments against King George
government been permitted and W
1 would now be under rule of Kin
George v. He added that the BIZ
is not needed for communist
! could not succeed in America if a
lowed to do their worst. Minnie
: spoke against the bill and Williar,
the Missoula osteopath, spoke fo
: it. Fairgrieve, a labor faker 9
Carbon county asserted that tw
E teachers in his county had taugf
!. communism, with the consent {
the trustees who were communist
! Merriman made a plea for the bi
e that won much applause, extollin
q our form of government.
A reference was made to IL
!. dismissal of Professor Levine fro
the University years ago, and Sal
3 $500
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Continued from front page)
storm" there has been little to re-
joice about in the way of white
gold fro mthe Clouds" With ex-
ception of the big blizzard early
in the winter the Rocky mountain
states have been basking for the
most part in dry, balmy weather.
Streams are so low in many
cases that the Colorado state fish
and game commissioner announced
that thousands of mountain trout
are dying, particularly where the
streams are frozen over.
Turnout the middle west, in Ok
lahoma, eastern Kansas, Missouri
and Illinois the fields need mois-
ture. Rain and snow have been at
minimum.
Most Serious --.-..
The American Farm Bureau fed
Grafton told press representatives
that the most serious drouth pre-
vailed in Kentucky and parts Of
Tennessee.
There farmers are being provid-
ed with donations of seed, while
citizens of smallers towns are be-
ginning to worry about the water
supply.
! w. P. Day, government weather
forecaster, said that if present alb
normal conditions continue thru
the rest of January, a record of so
years standing for low precipita-
ton and high temperatures will
have been broken.
Temperatures in Chicago this
month have averaged almost seven
degrees above normal, condition
not equaled since 1880.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
POLITICAL REVOLT
SWEEPS PRAIRIES

Oklahoma City-FP-FOrm-
. er non partisan leaguers are
> now organizing thruOnt the
= west the National Producers
. Alliance, a political arm" for
Z" the members of farm cooper
atives, although membership
. is open to all citizens sub
" scribing to its five-pOint pro-
gram.
4 Organizers, while aware of
= the bitterness among farmers
were astOnished at the re-
= ceptiOn they received every
= where. Meetings where 800
of the farmers sign up are
common, and there have been
= cases where it was unanimous.
= The program follows:
= 1. Fixed prices on staple
= products to secure cost of pro-
ductiOn plus a fair profit for
American farmers.
2. A non interest bearing
bond currency to finance pub
+ lie works, such as roads, irri-
= CATION, drainage refOresta-
ton, deep waterways, flood
control, to relieve .memplOy-
ment and avoid the expense Of
interest bearing bonds.
8. Legislation which will de-
strOy the menace of corpora
tiOn farming"
= A. COnscriptiOn of wealth
and war profits in case of war.
5. A referendum vote of the
American people on a declara-
= ton of war, except in case of
invasion.
A. E. Bowen, of Oklahoma
City, former nOn-partisan, is
+ president. Organization work
is being carried On in Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska,
Minnesota and North Dakota
at present and will be immed-
lately extended to other states.
1888 - **** - =
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Raymond Welfare Club

The welfare club of North Ray
mond met at the home of Mrs. Peter
Fink on Wednesday, Jan. %.
A very delicious one dish lunch
was served and after a social time
and business meeting the meeting
adjourned to meet with Mrs. Chas.
Larter on Feb. 25 for dinper.
Miss Wort will meet with the club
and demonstrate the washing of del
icate fabrics.
Club Reporter
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06

Helena-The State Highway de-
partment is to let contracts am
bunting to 100000 for construc-
ton on State highways.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06

SHELBY Northwest SteIlarene
Co. purchased Shelby Pine Line
and Refining Co.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06

LIBBY Granite Creek bridge
just south of the city has been re
paired.
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WHEAT

CONTINUED from front page)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-22
OBITUARY

CORRESPONDENTS Constance c. Johnston, aged 22 years, died yes terday afternoon in shelton. She was a devout communicant of Si Johns Episcopal church and was employed by the American Brass company. The deceased was born in New York city. the daughter of Thomas and Josephine McCabe Johnston, and resided in this city for the past six years.
 She Is survived by ape brother, Richard c. Johnston of this city; and one sister, Harriet s. Johnston also of this city.
 The body was removed to the Alderson funeral nome, 70 Central avenue, from where the funeral will be held Monday morning at q time to be announced later. Inter- ment will take place In Pine Grove cemetery. Friends are asked to call at the home tomorrow afternoon between 2 and 4 o'clock and to- morrow evening between z and 9 o'clock.
 The funeral will take place Mon- day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Alderson funeral home. Bur ial In Pine Grove cemetery.