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The producers news., 1933-02-01

with profuse Illustrations portray
better than words can tel the
changes that have taken place, the
conditions that have existed from
time to time and things as they are
now.
To provide human interest and pre-
serve biographical data, personal
wliteups are included of ranchers~
who resided in the confines of the
County III early days before the coun-
ty was created, and ran their cattle
over the hills and plains men who
constitute those who are referred to
as Old timers, about twenty families,
with pictures of them and their
old ranch homes as far as they are
obtainable Along with tn e.s
sketches Of the ranchers, are includ-
ed writeups of the first and the most
prominent of the sodbusters of the
several communities, with pictures of
themselves and families and farm
steads. By sodbusters is meant
those men who believed that this
country was a territory whose fertile
acres would grow grain and forage
and fodder and vegetables: men who
homesteaded the land and broke up
the sod in the process of transform
ing a pasture land into cultivated
soil. Because of their number it
would be impossible to mention them
all in q book which the means avail
able will permit.
An historical sketch of each city
and village is printed along with a
story of the community Of which they
a1e the center, the business and pro
fessional men of each city and village
receiving personal mention In this
way it is purposed to intersperse
facts and figures, with historical
data. and special articles to the end
that this book will afford a clear and
vivid portrait of conditions as they
we're, and as they are, with q hint OF
what it is hoped they will be.
The preparation ard printing OF {
booklet like this, involved a lot oi
work and a large expense. In order
to finance it, it was necessary tx
make it a community affair: that is
it was necessary to secure the re
uuired money thru the sale of adver
tising space in the supplement, an(
by the sale of extra copies to indi
viduals interested, and to those pub
lie spirited men who bought space il
the RancherS and Sodbusters Edition
and subscribed for the extra copies
and the several Commercial Club
and bodies who put themselves be
hind it in divers ways, is after all du
The producers news., 1933-02-01

The Ranchers and Sodbusters Edi-
tion, Bountiful Sheridan County, sup
plement of the Producers News, has
been in contemplation for number
of years,-it has been a thing plan
ned on and hoped for. From time to
time as the Management of the Pro
ducers News had the time to reflect,
the idea took on more and more de-
finite guise, the hazy outlines be-
came definite: and then along came
those with the energy to shove and
will to help, to whom thanks are due
probably more than to the manage
ment for the actual cOnsumatiOn of
the edition, and offered to do the
necessary work incidental to the ac-
complishment of an undertaking of
this sort. And SO today the long
cherished dream is a realty.
The promoters and cOnpilers OF
the Ranchers and Sod-busters Edi-
ton had several definite purposes in
view in it's creation: First, to supply
the need for a booklet describing the
resources and picturing the develop
ment of Northeastern Montana and
Sheridan county in simple and ade-
quate manner for advertising uses,
and which might be available at all
times to send to those interested in
this section of the nation, of the
state, and Sheridan county, seeking
definite information: and Second, to
provide a compilation of the facts
concerning this country that are va
liable, useful and Of interest, in such
form as to be readily and convent
emily accessible there is much valu-
able and useful information and sta
tistics extant about the country IN
detached form, with which the people
are generally unfamiliar because OF
it's uncorre,ated conditions; and third,
to conserve as much historical data
and facts as possible for the instluc-
tion and information of those who
come after.
The second purpose is, however,
the main reason for the edition.
In order to enlarge the horizon
of interest in the edition, and break
up the monotony and dryness of fig
ures and statistics, the creators
thought it would add to the interest
of the supplement- to include histori
cal sketches dealing with different
epochs of the country, with the coun
ty as a political unit, the City o.
Plentywood and the other cities a.
municipalities, together with spe
cial articles on the several activitie'
in which the people are occupied, anC
The producers news., 1933-02-01

The credit for this undertaking, for
without their moral and financial
support its production would have
been impossible.
Those who prepared the special ar
ticles, who gave time and attention
TO this undertaking and those who
supplied pictures and information
without remuneration, and for the
general good, also deserve much cred
it: for the Ranchers and Sodbusters
edition is largely the creation of their
combined efforts and without their
help it would never have come from
the press.
The Ranchers and Sodbusters Edi-
ton aims to be absolutely free as far
as possible from any thing of a par
tisan or sectarian nature, per-
sOnalitieS on factiOnaIiSm 1t aims
to treat al alike and fairly and to
deal with subjects pertinent only and
of a general interest to all people.
One copy of the edition is sent free
to each subscriber of the Producers
News along with the paper. Four
thousand will be distributed in the
county and state, and thousands
will be sent to farmers in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and IOWa,-men and wOm-
en- who know nothing of the vast
agricultural resources and wonderful
money making opportunities in this
immense empire of Northeastern
Montana where Wheat reigns king
supreme. When it. is realized that
Sheridan County lies in the heart OF
the hard wheat district, famous for
big wheat yields, reaching as high as
forty bushels of high gluten test
premium wheat to the acre, and
when it is known that this good land
can be purchased at prices ranging
from $1,000 to $25.00 an acre, much
of it improved, this section is bound
to experience an influx of young, am
bilious, and capable farmers from
the middle west where land not any
better, and in most cases not as gOoC
demands from $3.50 to $500 the acre
1t is hoped that everyone will reaC
the Edition carefully and then pre-
serve it for reference for which i
will be found very useful, and als'
that they will purchase extra copie
and send them to friends and rela
tives in other far away places to tn
end that the facts regarding bounti
full Sheridan County may be sprea
as widely as possible. In this wa
can the purpose of the edition be bes
attained,
The Peoples Publishing Company
Publishers
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mer mayors income tax returns.
His attorney, Michael f. Dee, was
in an anteroom but Sherwood did
not call on him for advice, which
was taken as an indication that he
answered fully and freely all ques-
tons put to him. When dismissed
Sherwood hurried to his temporary
residence In New Jersey SC that he
would not be arrested on the state
charges pending since he fled dur
ing the Seabury inquiry. At that
time he was fined $4,000.
president ROOSEVELT nomi-
l mated South Trimble. Jr., of Ken
lucky to be solicitor for the Depart
ment of Commerce.
He also sent to the senate the
following nominations for United
States attorneys: John A. Carver
for Idaho, William j. Barker for
New Mexico, Carl c. Donaugh for
Oregon. and William Mechanism
for western Tennessee.
@. 1888. Western Newspaper Union.
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latter was mayor Of
New York, and who
disappeared when
he was wanted as
a witness during
the Seabury inquiry
into Walkers af-
fairs, came b a ck
from hiding and
was promptly called
before the federal
grand jury in New
York that was in
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CoNvENTIoNs BY the dozen, and

CONVENTIONS by the dozens and
~ scores are being held in Chicago
this year, numerous especially be-
cause Of the Worlds fair. Most of
them are commercial or profession
al, but among them was one, just
held, that exhaled q delightful per-
fume. It was the annual meeting Of
the Garden Clubs of America, held
In the Drake hotel, which overlooks
Grant park and the lake front. The
organization is a federation of
local garden clubs whose members
are for the most part women Of
position and means in their various
communities. Their interests are
especially in the conservation Of wild
flowers, the preservation Of the red
woods Of California and the elm
nation Of the billboard along high
ways. Mrs. Jonathan Buckley Of
New York city was reelected ma
tional president. Mrs. Oakley Thorne
Of Milbrook. N. Y, IL the honorary
vice president. The hostess clubs
were the organizations in Lake For
est, Kenilworth and Evanston.
A feature Of the convention was q
supper held in the Shedd aquarium,
where the ladies gave evidence that
their interest In gardening included
an interest In the culture Of gold
fish In rock garden pools.
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contract by Robert Fechner, direc-
tor of the conservation corps, but
Mr.. Howe told the committee he
never directly or Indirectly attempt
ed to influence any decision as to
the purchase. He said he trans
ferred the whole matter to r. w.
Lowery, assistant to Budget Direc-
tor Douglas. Then Mr.. Lowery took
the stand and declared he never
had any responsibility in the mat.
ter, simply making recommends
ton to Mr.. Fechner. This Mr..
Fechner testified he construed as
an order.
There was no least intimation Of
improper motives on the part of
any Of the gentlemen involved, but
the senator's seemed agreed that
Mr.. BeVier was "supersalesman."
When Mr.. Howe was on the
stand Senator Dickinson of Iowa
asked him why he did not turn the
matter over to the War department
instead of starting up all this new
purchasing machinery"
"Well," Mr.. Howe replied, ''this
seemed to be a complaint against
the War department itself. was
told the War department was about
to make purchase that would be
disadvantageous to the govern.
ment."
"Who said 1t would be disadvan-
tageous?' asked Senator Robert d.
Carey Of Wyoming.
"Mr. BeVier.'' responded the
White House secretary.
CREDIT must be given the coun-
~ Gil of the League of Nations
for inducing the Hitler government
of Germany to abandon part OF its
warfare on the Jews. The council,
acting on the petition of resident
of upper Silesia, unanimously adopt
ed a report declaring that the boy
colt of Jewish shops in the terri
tory and some regulations affecting
doctors, lawyers and notaries were
in conflict with the Polish-G German
minorities convention. Thereupon
Friedrich Won Kellar, spokesman for
the reich, told the council the Ger
man government would restore
Jews in German upper Silesia to
positions they had lost since the
beginning Of the Nazi regime.
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dporatlons are to be allowed to
as their own valuation, and as
!. So on the provision a penalty tax
= crowded of per cent on surplus
sa ., more than 1914 per cent.
,,a eeond feature of the Harrison
p po Is the imposition, in lieu of
.d,, nal tax rates levied on the in
n,.. MUTUAL as the house bill contem-
p.a.ea' OF a 5 per cent tax on cor
t rlauon dividends to be levied at
.ne source. This is exnected~ TO
0flns In s73.OoO,OOo.
.o lnird Is an additional one-haIf
,e;u Tax on gasoline, calculated to
th.s so2oOO,0O0. instead of the
oy the house. i'p0'eu
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bring to light the
details Of the OPP.
erations by which
the Van Sweringen
brothers of Cleve-
land financed their
ex tie n sive rail-
road expansion. He
said he intended to
show that t h o s e
m e n, w | t b a s 8 O.
CT a t e s, purchase
railr0a d 8 W / t h
money paid by the
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a price that the
w a z department
said was So cents
too high-was q
question that the
senate military
committee 70 u n d
hard to answer.
Louis M c 81 e n y
Howe, secretary to
t h e P re sid e n t,
talked with BeVier
Is minutes before
s7ll.t5
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With tnen report
cd out the bill for
debate. The back
bone Of the Har-
flson progra m,
which Is calculated
{. 70. raise s227,ooO,-
m, is a capital
stock tax of one
tenth of l per cent
on the net worth Of
corporations. This
TAX is expected to
raise SSO,OOOOn
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the WOIiu SSohoS
and monetary con-
ference In London.
It was a momentous
occasion, for on the
results obtained
from the conference
depends in gre a t
measure the well
fare of the world
ut least In the Inn
mediate future. The
delegates will be in
session for m a "
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Portland
Wheat-Big Bend bluestem, hard
wheat, CSC; soft white and
western white, 601Ac; hard
winter, northern spring and
western red, SIC.
Hay-Buying prices, fob. Port
land; Alfalfa, Yakima, $3.50.
Butterfat-21 q &c.
EggsERanch, II @ 18c.
Cattle - Steers, good, $6.25 q
6.85.
Hogs Good to choice. $500 q
$50.
Lambs Good to choice, $3.50 q
Spokane
Cattle - Steers, good, $500 a.
$50.
Hogs Good to choice. $4.75 @
5.25.
Lambs Medium to good. $500 q
$50.
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ouTY.sIX nations were repre-
y santed by some of their best
...nc,al and economic authorities
hen king George formally opened
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WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
erief Resume OF Happenings
OF the Week Collected for
Our Readers
SEATTLE
THE MARKETS

Wheat - Soft white and western
white, Gle; hard winter, west
ern red and northern spring,
59c; bluestem, 69c.
Butterfat-19c.
Eggs-Ranch, 10 @ Ice.
Hogs-Good to choice, $3.50 a
$50.
Cattle Choice steers, $6.25 q
Sheep Spring lambs. $500 q
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+
Several hundred loggers en-
ployed in the Weyerhaeuser Tim
Der company camps in the Cowee-
man and Toutle river districts will
receive pay increases of from 61h
to 10 per cent commencing Mon
day, June IL, under an order in
creasing wages in all the COM
pany's mill and logging operations.
The company's mill and logging
operations. The company's new
base wage scale is 80 cents an
hour, or $40 for an eight-hour
day.
Driving to Lake Wenatchee last
Saturday night, big buck dived
on the front of Fred N. Mintzer's
car, caving in the radiator, break
ing q light and damaging q fem
der before it broke away and ran
into the darkness leaving pieces
Of bone and flesh clinging to the
car. Forestry men found the deer
dead. badly cut and its legs
broken.
The Charleston Chamber Of Com
MERGE working with Senator John
f. Worum has made formal appli-
cation for 100000 Of the $10,-
100000 state relief fund. The
fund coming to this country is to
be used to complete the Blue
Mountain highway. 1t was an
announced.
Destruction Of the prune crop Of
Clark county by the unprecedented
cold rains has proceeded to rs or
80 per cent of the normal crop,
growers estimate. Only about Is
per cent of the fruit remains on
the trees.
A state bar commission has been
created by Chief Justice Beals OF
the state supreme court as the first
step toward organization Of the
state bar association under the
provisions of an act Of the last
legislature.
The primary property valuation
Of steam and electric railroads OPP
Grating in Washington has been
fixed by the state tax comission
at $28O,924, 900, a reduction of
$31,O0O,00O or 10 per cent COM
pared with the 1892 valuation.
When Addison c. Dudley of
Spokane applied for an old age
pension he was unable to recall the
names of two of his four former
wives. He was given further time
to recall them.
Governor Martin has announced
the appointment of Walter ]. Rob-
inson, prominent wheat grower OF
Pullman, as state director Of agri-i
culture. He will assume his du-
ties June 15.
The Saginaw Timber company
now has more than ITO men in its
Brooklyn camp, more than three
times the number ordinarily en-
ployed.
A box of cherries, the first of
the season to be shipped from va
kima, was sent by w. II. Toop OF
the Mob Hill district to Minnesota.
The fruit was from seeding tree.
Henry Grass, prominent lawyer
and former mayor Of Vancouver.
has died as the result of menin-
gifts, which developed from an ear
infection.
The lower Satsop river, closed
by state fisheries department or
ders earlier this season, has been
reopened to trout fishing. The low
er river is one of the most popular
streams in the county, particularly
with fly fishermen.
The board Of regents of the Uni
versity of Washington has made a
35 per cent reduction in operating
expenses distinct from salaries.
The operation budget for the last
biennium was $1,061,000.
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J. p. Morgan

they sit in the saddle" o. p. Van
Sweringen was the chief witness,
and he was the "forgettingest" wit
ness yet to appear before the COM
mittee. To almost all Mr.. Pecora's
questions he replied, II don't re-
CALL" or Il don't remember" until
he drew q sharp rebuke from Sena-
tor Barley, who was presiding.
TT seems incredible that a man
Of as large affairs as yours could
have so little information about
Them" the Kentucky senator said
sharply.
II don't want to depend on guess
work." Van Sweringen replied.
About all he remembered was
that he and his associates received
from the Morgan firm two loans to-
falling almost $4,000, 900 on October
q. 1880.
Persistently, however, Mr.. Pecora
drove at two matters first, to show
that the Van Sweringens had built
up their railroad holdings, not
through investment Of their own
money, but through borrowings, the
pyramiding Of holding companies,
and the sale Of holding company Sc
curities to the public: second, to
show the rise Of the Morgan inter-
est in the Van Sweringen holdings,
beginning with equipment loans
which were used in several in
stances to buy from companies do
ing business with the Morgans, and
ending, as future evidence is meant
to show, by Morgan & Co. acquir-
ing control over the Van SweringeD
interests.
syXTHEN Princeton's scholastic
wv year opens in the fall the old
university will have new presi-
dent, its fifteenth. He Is DR.. Har-
old Willis Dodds, who has been
professor of politics in the univer-
sity and chairman of the admins
trative board Of the school Of pub
lie and international affairs.
Professor Dodds, who is not quite
forty-four years old, Is the young
est man to be chosen for the pres
idency of Princeton In IT'S years.
He Is recognized as an information
al expert on electoral methods, and
Is regarded as an authority on
municipal government.
D UsSELL T. SHERWOOD, that
N elusive gentleman who was
reputedly the financial and business
agent of Jimmy Walker while the
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Botanic Garden zoo Years Old
The oldest Botanic garden in the
United States Is two hundred years
old. It was founded by John Mar
tam on the site Of Philadelphia.
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News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Economic and Monetary Conference Opens in London
Illinois and Indiana for Prohibition Repeal;
Varied Doings in Congress.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

The railroad reorganization bill
and the $1,000, 100000 home mort.
gage measure were among the Inn
portant bills in conference. The lat
ter was passed by the senate with
out q record vote.
nEMOCRATIC revolt against
- some Of President Roosevelt's
measures created discord In both
the house and the senate and the
Administrators program for ma
tional recovery was not having q
smooth road. The first upset had
been the senate's action In voting
Is per cent Limitation on reduc-
tons In compensation payments to
war veterans, which added about
$170OOO,OOO to the independent Of
fees appropriation bill before It
was sent to conference. Mr.. Roose-
welt, accepting his first defeat,
sought peace by compromise. At his
direction new regulations were pre-
pared governing the payments to
disabled war veterans and to the
dependents Of deceased soldiers,
under which the veterans would re-
ceive an additional $5O,000.0O0 or
$60,O00,0OO over that which was
contemplated in the Presidents
original orders.
The reduction in payments under
the new orders would be about $780,
OOO,0O instead Of the $450OOO, 900
originally contemplated. The vet
Grams bloc In congress was not at
all enthusiastic over this compro-
mise.
CYRUS 81. Il. CURTIS Of Phila-
~ delphia, one Of the oldest and
best known OF American newspaper
and magazine publishers, died at
his home at the age of eighty-three
years. He had been i'll since May
Of last year when he was stricken
with heart disease while on his
yacht near New York. The Ladies'
Home Journal, the Saturday Eve
ming Post and the Country Gentle
man were Mr.. Curtis magazines,
and he was also president Of the
Curtis-Martin Newspapers, Inc,
publishing the Philadelphia Inquir-
er, the Public Ledger, and. the Eve
ming Public Ledger in Philadelphia,
and the New York Evening Post.
His gifts to charitable and educa-
tional institutions totaled many mill
lions.
yNHY the government should
w have paid Richard B. BeVier
e. An nnyoo~ Soc Con mn xo21ok H~fk~