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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
Woman Who Married
Escaped Murderer Gets
Divorce At Plentywood

A woman who married an es-
capped murderer under life sent
ence unknowingly and became a
mother, has been granted a di-
vorce in district court here.
She is Mrs. olga Nix, daughter
of a well known farmer in the
Homestead community, who filed
charges of non-support, neglect
and drunkenness against her hus-
band, Roy Nix.
Nix escaped from the Arkansas
penitentiary in 1925, where he was
serving a life term after having
had hanging sentence commut-
ed.
Two years later he showed up
in the vicinity Of Homestead, got
employment as a farm hand, and
represented himself as being the
son of a wealthy rancher in Texas,
but had tired of the southland and
wanted to try the life of the north,
independent Of his fathers PAM
pering and money.
Soon after their marriage, Mr..
and Mrs. Nix moved to Grand
Forks, N. D., where they lived un-
til the fall of 1880. While there,
Nix was arrested on a liquor
charge and the couple separated,
Mrs. Nix returning to her farm
home.
When Nix obtained his freedom,
nothing was heard of him until
late last fall, when he appeared in
pool hall at Wolf Point and held
up the proprietor with a gun. Po-
lice Chief Foard Monroe of Pop
lar, with an assistant, apprehend-
ed Nix and a search Of his room
revealed considerable loot obtained
from a Grand Forks merchant.
Facing extradition to North Da-
kota as well as a long sentence in
Montana, Nix told the Roosevelt
county sheriff about his escape
from the Arkansas penitentiary,
waived extradition and was re-
turned there to spend the rest of
his life.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
NC ELROY PIONEER
PASSES AWAY

Ole HELM, pioneer resident OF
the McElroy community, passed
away at Westby the morning of
Sunday, the fourteenth. His i'll
ness, which lasted about one week
was not considered serious at first
but later pneumonia developed
with fatal results.
Mr.. Helm has lived in this
community almost % years. He
with his brothers, Peter and All
fred, came from Alexandria.
Mimi, in the spring of 1910. All
filed on land but at first lived
part of the time together on Ole's
homestead. For several years his
place was popular for community
gatherings in the north McElroy
country because his house was
roomier than most claim shacks
at that time and Ole and his
brothers were hospitable and en-
pertaining people.
In 1914, Ole HELM was married
TO a young woman from Alexan-
dria, MINI. To this union were
born four children, all boys. Dur.
ing the intervening years the Fam
lily has lived on the homestead.
Last October they moved temper
W
arily into Westby and took charge
of the hotel, in order to be con-
veniently near school.
Mr.. Helm enjoyed the respect
and esteem off all who knew him.
He was kind and loving husband
and father, an accommodating
neighbor, friendly to all. He took
an active part in all community
affairs, social or otherwise. His
ready wit and sense of humor
made him a welcome addition To
any gathering. He was progress
sive minded and took keen in
terest in public questions, espe-
cially those relating to improve
ment of economic conditions.
He leaves to mourn his loss: his
widow, his four sons, his brother
Alfred, all of Westby, his brother
Emil and aged mother at Noel
roy, his brother Peter at Conner.
town, his nephew Walter Ander.
son and niece Mrs. Hetland Of
Westby, a sister, Mrs. Anderson
and other relatives in Minnesota
To all these the community ex.
tends its heartfelt sympathy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
About IS Per Cent of Seed
Wheat Stored In County

Approximately 65 per cent OF
the seed wheat needed in Sheridan
county this spring, is now stored
on farms and in elevators in the
county, a check has revealed.
There is also enough flaxseed for
the acreage to be seeded this year.
The estimated wheat acreage will
be 100000 acres and the flax will
be 10000 acres. There was 264,-
900 acres seeded to wheat here in
1881.
These figures were obtained thru
j. w. Mckee, supervision agent
for several hundred farms owned
by non-residents, and Harry Lar
son, resident representative of the
Atwood-Larson Grain company.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
Antelope Young Man
Member of u Players

State University, Missoula, Feb.
16.-Vemon Hoven, Antelope, is a
member of the State University
Players, dramatic organization
on the campus. A recent change
In the organization of the dra-
matte organization has divided the
group in two parts-Montana
Masquers and State University
Players.
The basis is a point system.
Thirty points are required for
Montana Masquers and Is for
State University Players.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
,<T1YwooD SCHOOL
'L GT Be DEDICATED

a.n Of the new hlgh
O'dif abiding here has been set
,tbo25 - oo''% 20, says the school
n feO, Tho building is nearly
b'rd, ...d Pupils will move into
e9P ~ coming week. -,
~ =, Emery, former secretary ret ., OF
Guy . ans Inc, will be the prln-
'ia aneaFer. Presentation of tn the
~ ess sp'r will be by Mrs. A. o. Up,
@o Ia chairman of the school
1n9'' allowed by responses by
bsIG, w. If the commercial club,
1'nD.ic3 W. Peterson and a few
now school unit is 14O feet
!. Joe nd 1OS feet long. There
1a' ,T 20 stories and a sub, %,
sc ~" -, q boiler room. There
r'n, ., ~ class-rOoms for English
q , nr,,stbematics, each 211s by 25
90 u" . history and social science
i'eH % BY 30 feet and the sci
I''~ , : is a combination labor
sss am and recitation room. The
So! s,onomics room is 20 by 40
sa' 4 study room will seat 90
l ',,le and is % by a feet.
FS !. tbe combination auditorium
- the floor space, in
.I;.g bIeachers, is approximate
= s't "a feet wide by so feet long.
!. y. y ,re three rows of bleachers
! i' ,'.,ommodate 500 persons. The
w.. ,nace will accommodate from
~ iS - 1000 more spectators for
~ w.. Droprams. The stage is Is
y n feet. The curtain opening
y % feet and the ceiling is 26
Mt in the auditorium.
There are steel lockers in
4,rsd in shower rooms to accom-
.,Jste 60 in addition to those in
=, main corridors, which will &C
.,rmodate more than $50 pupils.
The building cost about $57 900,
fully equipped
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
NAVAJO YOUTH
SECTION PLAY
Is POSTPONED

Due to the uncertainties of the
weather and the difficulty of get
ting thru from Navajo by car the
play which was to have been pre-
sented in the Farmer-Labor Tenn
pie this Saturday, February 20,
has been postponed. The play
will be given at the Temple when
the roads are in decent shape and
when the danger of blockading by
snow is past.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
NEW SCHOOL PLANNED
IN OUTLOOK DISTRICT

Another school house will be
built in the Outlook school district
as soon as funds are available thru
the sale of bonds in the amount
OF $4,000, which are being adver-
tised. Bids will be opened on
March IL. In the event the bonds
are sold the new building will be
commenced without delay.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
New Cotton Harvester Built

The All-Union Institute for the
INFLAMMATION and Identification
of Agriculture has built a new
cotton harvester, which was de-
signed by M. Novgorodtsev. It is
made to fit the type of tractor
manufactured by the Stalingrad
plant and will harvest from 6-T
hectares (15-17.5 acresy a day.
The first machine was built in q
days and was tested on the cot
ton fields of Central Asia in No
vember.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
n turn will carry the burden.

in turn will carry the burden.
It doesn't take a. sage to see
this. However, it is my opinion,
that Mr.. Syverud's influence will
amount TO nothing, except that he
will have placed himself in the
position of a Judas Iscariot who
betrayed the taxpayers Of Sheri-
dan county for few pieces Of
silver.
Birds Of a feather flock togeth-
er, and any combination or trick
cry practised by those who have
plunged this county into its pres
ent financial debacle will not fool
the taxpayers next fall when they
come to the polls to pass Judgment
on their traducers.
JUST A PLAIN CITIZEN.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

An Internal Revenue officer will
be at the Leland Hotel in Plenty
wood from 1880 p. m. on March
] to noon on March 2, for the
purpose Of assisting taxpayers in
preparing their income tax re-
turns. This service is furnished
gratis.
c. A. RASMUSSEN, Collector.
By A. P. Eigebrtesoi,
Chic Of the Field Division.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
CHURCH NOTES

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Gale A. Anderson, Pastor
Sunday
Church School for all ages, 10
a. m. Morning Worship service,
1900 a. m. -Four Square meeting,
700 p. m.
Tuesday
intermediate choir practice, 4 p. m.
Thursday
Character Builders, 400 p. M,
High School choir practice, 1900
p. m. vagabond Republic, 1880
p. m. Senior choir practice, 500
p. m.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
Another Bank Closes

Rockford, H., Feb. 1.-THE
Rockford National bank, with de-
posits Of $5,152,1S4 which made it
the largest IN the city, was closed
today by it's board of directors to
conserve assets.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
LUTHERAN CHURCH
o. M. Simundson, Pastor


Services at Plentywood, 11:OO
a. m; at Dooley, 2:SO p. M; at
Antelope, 500 p. m.
The Plentywood Ladies Aid
meets at the home Of MRS. J. A.
johnson February 18th.
The choir will practice Friday
evening at 7:30 at the church.
VIII all the choir members please
come out for this practice. Luther
League every Sunday evening at
TOO p. m.
February 2sth
Services at Outlook, 11;00 a. M
AT Raymond, 2:30 P. M.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19

FORCE YOUR DEMANDS FOR
pEDUCTION OR CANCELLA-
TON OF TAXES BY REFUSAL
10 PAY THEM.
Evening star., 1932-06-28
GOVERNMENT "RACKET"
HIT BEFORE TEACHERS
Not for Productive Many, but
Manipulative Few, Says Fed
Grafton Session Speaker
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 2e-Abr&ham LEI
kowitz OF Corona. N. Y, vice president
Of the American Federation Of Teach
ers, speaking before the federations
annual convention today criticised tie
present as "a racketeering age" eX-
tending even TO Government. which, Ec
said. was a racket because 1t functions,
mot for the productive many, but Tor
the manipulative few who dominate 1t. ."
why has America so little political
intelligence" he asked.
Because Of our mass education, dom
mated by big business, which seeks TO
develop just hewers Of wood and draw
ers Of waters? HenSe, a mechanistic,
lock-step type of education. which turns
OF unquestioning, uninspired, uncritical
beings dedicated to 100 per cent Ameri-
canism and the status quo"
Unionism offered the American
teacher the only guarantee against
economic catastrophe such as has af-
f1icted the unpaid teachers Of Chicago,
Henry R. Linville Of New York, presi-
dent Of the federation, told the con-
vention yesterday.
Whatever the causes of the general
economic disaster may be-" he said
they are but vaguely connected with
the factors that have brought Chicago
in an era of plenty to a position in
which the teachers of the children are
denied the right to live in economic
self-respect."
Evening star., 1932-06-28
VETERANS TO URGE
CASH BONUS PLANK
Democratic Ex-Service Men Or
ganize and Elect Ralph T.
0'Neill as President.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO. June pa newly born
National Democratic War Veterans Or
ganization was ready today to fight
for the cash bonus payment and other
platform demands Of ex-soldiers in the
Democratic National Convention.
1t was formed last night by repre-
sentativeS Of % States, among them
many well known war veterans who
have served or serve in Congress AS
president they elected Ralph T. O'Neill
of Kansas. past national commander
of the American Legion.
A Resolution Committee consisting
Of Representative Connery of Massa-
chusetts. Rankin of Mississippi. Patman
of Texas and Rev. Joseph Barnett of
Wisconsin was appointed TO present the
following veterans plank to the Resolu-
tions Committee Of the convention.
I'VE favor generous appropriations.
honest management and sympathetic
care and assistance in the hospitaliza-
tion, rehabilitation and compensation
Of the veterans and their dependents.
We favor allowances to widows and
orphans of World War veterans and the
immediate payment in full in cash of
the adjusted service certificates"
Evening star., 1932-06-28
HUEY LONG MAKES GESTURE
TO GAIN FAVOR OF WOMEN
Kiing6sh of Louisiana Also Throws Down
Gauntlet to His Feminine Arch
Foe, Mrs. Stella Hamlin.

About the same time Mrs. Edward
Pilsbury. Long delegate, appeared on
the convention scene and pronounced
her leader ''the master mind of Amer
lea" The stalwart, white-haired club
woman, president of her State feder-
alton, compared her own woman's or
ganization in New Orleans to a Tam
many club-in power, at least.
Women cast more than half the votes
against Long when the National Com
mittee decided to favor seating his
delegation. Then Mrs. Hamlin took
the feud to a women's breakfast de-
claring Huey is opposed to non-rubber-
stamp women in politics. The result
was lot of pictures Of the pretty
opponent in the papers.
That was how Long brought the
subject up in the womens headquar-
ters. He couldn't understand women's
pronouncements on her youth and
beauty and vigor Several spoke upon
the point and the Senator shook his
head.
IT guess women are no judge of
looks" he ruminated; they've passed
me up all my life"
Somebody demurred. The Kingflsh
thoughtfully commented, wen, never
had much time for dancing and that
sort of thing; I'm working all the time"
BIames Mrs. HamIin.
It was q casual call from the Sen
ator. He wanted to use a telephone,
he said. But when that was dohe he
ambled over to a group of women and
edged into a chair Finally reporter
asked him how about "all that fem
mime opposition you're getting" Then
he was off.
1T was Stella HaInlin cost me those
votes. She went around telling people
1 said I was against the subcommittee
(of the National Committed because
there were skirts on it. That's a lie"
Swinging along naturally, conversa-
ticnally, the Kingfish added he was re-
sponsible for Mrs. Hanrlin'S being here.
Il put her there" he said. Il wrote
her name down with pencil"
And is that all you have to do
down there?" a woman delegate asked.
Sure" Long replied. Il wrote my
own name, too. I wrote nine names in.
And they were all elected. Nine out Of
nine-how's that?"
Then he left with q smile and another
genial wisecrack.
Evening star., 1932-06-28
Five keynotes-Count En-!
But Bdrkley Was Pretty Smart in Reviewing Mr..
Hooyer's Promises, Says Col. Godfrey G..
Gloom, Jefersondn Democrat.

"Oh, heard 10 or 20 thousand words
of it." said Mr. Gloom. LAS a history
of the United States in modern times
it left little untold. And, of course, 1t
was pretty smart of Barkley to revive
all those promises of Mr.. Hoover'S. The
Democrats are soing to make lot
better impression this year by quoting
Hoover than by quoting themselves.
And you've got to give Barkley
credit for courage, too. People Won
dered what he'd say about the tariff
in view of his record, just as they Won
dered week before last what Dickinson
would say about prosperity in view OF
the Republican record.
But Barkley come right up to
scratch like Dickinson. He made as
good a low-tariff speech as Cordell
Hull could have turned out, and none
was so ungenerous as to suggest that
when he was layin' into Joe Grundy
for boosting the cost of living to the
consumer it was a case OF the coal
bucket calling the kettle black
The Two-thirds Rule.
"But what do you think Of the drop
ping of the fight against the two-thirds
rule?" asked the reporter.
"What?" said Mr.. Gloom. Have
they dropped that? Well. I never
heard of anybody dropping anything at
a national convention that he could
hold on to. That is certainly a sur
prise to me, the way the Roosevelt
people were talking yesterday. When
the Garner crowd started their parade
before the convention today I thought
it was pretty smart Of them. They
better parade beforehand, because they
won't have anything to parade about
afterward.
But if this means what 1t seems to
mean. most anybody might have a
chance. 1 suppose it will still be pretty
hard to stop Roosevelt, but If they do
it will be an awful object lesson to fu-
ture candidates. They better not put
their best foot hindmoSt Here's a man
supported by fellows like Cordell Hull
and Tom walsh, and he has to go out
and let people like Senator Wheeler
and Huney Long run his show instead.
We'll. my young friend. I'll be here
tomorrow to see If they throw Jouett
Shollse out and make Walsh permanent
chairman. There's case OF the IN
gratitude OF public life. Walsh was
chairman of that convention at Madi-
son Square Garden eight years ago,
and you'd think a man who's lived
through that would be discharged with
the thanks Of the party To ask him
TO run the risk of another ordeal like
that is about as mean as drafting the
surviving G. A. r. veterans to fight the
next war"
(Copyrieht. 1882, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, 1nc,)
Evening star., 1932-06-28
BY ELMER DAVIS.

CHICAGO, June % (NANA). -
Godfrey G. Gloom, the old fashioned
Hoosier Democrat, was detected in the
act of slipping out Of the convention
hall before Senator Barkley's remarks
were concluded.
What. Mr.. Gloom" said the re-
porter, aren't you going to. wait for
the end of the keynote?"
Not this one" said Mr.. Gloom.
'"That is, not after waiting a couple of
hours for it already After all, this is
the fifth keynote we've had today, If
you count Comdr. Evangeline Booths
remarks. which, though addressed on
high, had a good deal Of local appli-
cation.
Then Mr. Cermak gave us a key
note, and then Mr.. Raskob not only
sounded a keynote, but threw in plat
agreed with him, there wouldn't have
been anything left for the convention
to do but nominate a President. Then
somebody read a keynote by Thomas
Jefferson, who seemed to me lot bet
ter than the keynoters of nowadays.
And then they got around to Barkley.
And that was a keynote" said Mr..
Gloom People often ask what is a
keynote for, and till today couldn't
answer them. But now I know. In
the first place, there has been a lot of
heat and excitement among us Demo-
Gratis the last few days, and Barkley
knew that what we needed was seda-
tive.
Furthermore. he knew lot Of peo-
pie had only got here last night and
were going around and shaking hands
vention is over. They'll be pretty busy
the next few days, and it looked as II
old friends and college roommates and
war budoies would never have an op-
portunity to get together and talk over
old times without running the risk Of
missing something.
A Courageous Speech.
80 Barley makes long speech they
don't have to listen to, and gives 'em
their chance. All over the hall people
were goin garound and shaking hands
with their friends and asking about all
the folks back home, and they never
bothered Barkley any more than Bark
ley bothered them.
He could have raped for order If
he'd wanted to when the buzz Of con-
verss.'on threatened to drown him
out, but he knew all us Democrats
wanted ? chance TO talk, and that un-
fortunately the limitations Of time
wouldn't permit every one Of us TO get
up and give keynote speech"
Then you didn't hear anything Of
what Senator Barkley said?" asked the
reporter.
Evening star., 1932-06-28
DISTINGUISHED WOMEN AMONG DEMOCRATIC PARTY WORKERS
STYLISH COSTUMES
WORN At CHICAGO
Dress Parade Is StagsG at
Convention Hall Despite
Hot Weather.
BY the Associated Press.

a
CHICAGO, June 28-The Roosevelt
girls, Democrat and Republican. were
cool and comfy. but the rest of femin-
unity made a somewhat sttffly stylish
dress parade of the opening day Of the
Democratic convention.
Silk prints shinmered in the huge,
smoky convention hall made hotter at
intervals by binding lights of camera
men. Felt hats put in premature ap-
pearance. and even the straws we're
heavy and shiny. Sleeves were fancy
and puffed. Hands were gloved. And
there were Summer furs.
The handsome, dark-eyed Mrs. Wood
row Wilson was distinguished looking in
a white -bordered gown Of black silk,
sparsely white-dotted, and black hat
touched with white. Decorative white
ball buttons, crOchet-Covered, dangled
in double-breastsed effect.
BE sure and give me a good-looking
gown" she laughingly said to the girls
with badges marked active press
Mrs. LOngworth Keeps Cool.
Acrcss the hall from her sat woman
who was married in the White House,
Alice Roosevelt LOngworth, all alone,
and revelling in a -girlhood
fling
Oyster Bay, 1890" was her own
Characterization of the sleeveless, pale
ly-purple cotton frock she wore, white
frilled at the neck With little linen
strips cleverly put together with fag-
goting Her soft knitted hat, purple,
too, had plenty of openwork for cool
ness sake, as did her white sport shoes.
She had told friends her aim was to
be comfortable, and she looked it. She
laughed. She applauded the parades.
She sat on one foot. She lifted her
lorgnette for closer scrutiny Of BAN
ners.
OF a different branch of the Roose-
welt family, Anna Roosevelt Dali, daugh-
ter of the man who claims the nomi-
nation, started the day in a frock which
she frankly called "all wrong here-too
much like tennis" Her straightline yell
low dress was Of porous weave, very
cool; her hat was light and blue and
she wore blue, red and white ivory
bracelets.
Mrs. Smith Wears Brown.
White mesh gloves with perforated
brown suede fare cuffs that matched a
brown suede bag was the style novelty
contribution of brown-clad Mrs. Alfred
Smith. She wore a many-tailed fox fur
across her shoulders. Through the
glove mesh showed green-Set ring that
matched green necklace, earrings and
bracelet.
Brown also was the choice Of tall,
slim and aristocratic-looking Mrs Mel
vim Traylor. who wore wet-vote but
ton. A white-sprigged brown blouse
with pulled sleeves was combined with
plain brown jacquette. Her broad
brilnmed brown hat was of lacy straw.
or oil -zorr
white silken Summer suit of Mrs. j.
Hamilton Lewis. 81
Blue turquoise matching her eyes in
ear-drops, bracelet and ring was the
distinctive touch offered by white
HATED, white-suited, white-haired Mrs.
James Reed.
Her black hat well back on her high
forehead. Mrs. Alfalfa Bill Murray, in
black silk, had a platform seat. r
Evening star., 1932-06-28
FUGITIVE FACES QUIZ
ON CANADIAN H0LD-UPS
Man Arraigned at Buffalo Admits
Part in One Bank Case, but
Denies Others.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 28.-Wmle
Canadian detectives converged on Buf-
falo last night to question Ronald l..
Rideout, arrested here Saturday night,
police said the 23-year-old prisoner had
admitted one Canadian bank hold
up. but denied any connection with oth-
ers. OF which he is suspected.
Police said Rideout admitted hold
ing UP branch Of the Bank OF Mon
treal in Ste. Anne De Bellevue, QUE
bee, in August, 1880, and steallng
$4,000. He is suspected also OF an
So, ,O00-b bank hold-up in winnipeg,
Manitoba. and a smaller bank robbery
in London, Ontario. A reward Of $4,000
had been offered for his arrest.
Rideout was arraigned yesterday
afternoon and was remanded without
bail pending receipts of extraditlon pa
pers from Canada.
Evening star., 1932-06-28
ENDS $500 MILE FLIGHT
Naval Aviator Averages Nine
Hours a Day During Trip.

A fight of $500 miles. in which an
average flying schedule Of nine hours q
day was maintained, has just been COM
pleted. the Navy Department announced
yesterday, by Lieut. William " Saun-
ders. United States Navy, in charge of
the air navigation section of the Hydro
graphic Office, during check of the
Navy's aviation charts Of the Atlantic
and Gulf Coasts.
Saunders left Washington June 10 for
Pensacola, Fla, where the initial part
of his program was carried out.
Cartographic Engineer B. j. MCGUIRE,
Navy Department photographic expert,
ACCOMPANIED him. --------.----.-.--