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The Washington times., 1933-03-02

we have to absorb every day. For instance the popu
laton of New York city greater than the population
of Terre Haute or the World War ended at the eleventh
hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the
year 1918. These are easily remembered and unimpor-
an but they better than campaign speeches and the
promises of economists. From them might work up
to few actual facts about unemployment, the current
value of the dollar and the meaning of credit
Too Many Villains
What am afraid of in the Senates digging into the
past is not that will fail to unearh villain, but that
we will unearth far too many Heads will be bowed down
in shame and the finger of will be pointed and
presently will say to ourselves These ten (or ten
thousand) caused the depression. And following
out this pleasant thought, will say that nothing was
wrong with the way living, If only then ten or
ten thousand) had behaved properly To my mind this
would be deluson fatal to recover as was the oe
uson that nothing had happened in 1929 and we should
all have rendezvous with Goldman Sachs (at zoO) oy
the middle of May, 1880.
The moment we spot villain will start looking
again for savior The two things together; for II
there was devil in the field of American economies
"a likely storyD there also be an heroic rescue
for every dragon st. George appears. And this nap
pens not to be the right century for dragon Killers
It isn't even the right time for scapegoas and savlors
The unappetizng fact is that we have to save our
selves. Not because got ourselves into the mess;
threequarters of totally innocent OF any crime
worse than wanting to live reasonably WE'LL But be-
cause no leader is powerful enough to drag hundred
million people forward if they insist on turning their
heads backward and will not dig themselves out OF
swamp-because 1929 Heaven and someone
always takes care of the American people.
The Washington times., 1933-03-02
Retrospect on Repeal

I have Just been looking something | wrote
long time ago about drinking in the future. 1t sounded
to me so out of date that sure could not nave
been written after 1925 yet the date on it 1881 IN
something less than three full years all our thoughts
about drinking have changed
The particular page to which turned had to do with
the nosition of women in a speakeasy world. | had
written: "Women, for generation or two' will IN
furiate men because men will never understand why
1ouor affects them as it does-that is never twice IN
the same way" And predicted that men will drink
in self-defense thought that men, having to go to
work on six mornings week, would eventually ian
behind women and leave drinking to them and the
leisure classes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
BIG TAX AND SMALL
BEER NOW IN SIGHT

In Washington they are rush
ing the beer bill thru. The coun-
try must be saved and beer with
little kick and plenty of taxes
is supposed to do the trick. Roose-
welt says about the beer:
Il deem action at this time to
be of the highest Importance"
In few days more they will
have the bill all fixed up, in 80
days more it goes into effect. Then
we can all have beer with 3.2 per
cent alcohol, if we get our seed
loan by that time. Otherwise we
will have DO see Jack Bennett and
get some relief money. We will
drink until we burst and bring
back prosperity in spite of hell. We
will cooperate with the President
and drink as soon as he gets his
banks in order and hands us out
the money.
Taxes will be rolling In. We will
be rich. First there is Federal
tax, SIS per barrel and $1,000 per
brewery. Then there is state tax,
so cents per barrel, $3.50 per brew
cry, $3.50 per wholesaler, $500 per
retailer. On top of that comes
county and city taxes.
Of 3.2 per cent beer we can
drink a barrel before we get tipsy
1t will cost us $40 in taxes before
we get jag on. But what's the
diffemece as long as we can save
the country. "Our country"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
STOREKEEPERS DECIDE FARMERS
SHOULD COUNTY ROAD WORK

ro,low farmers! Another mo-
Eslv decision has been handed
n mem nv that all-wise body, our
G r,Il, r ~ Club, namely; that the
C cl.nrs shall work out the relief
l lSan received, on the roads: Truly
tneS are well guarded, old Jack
we ..Ses over us as kindly shep-
wa We, C-,,o,,ld a band of sheep.
ara w., srenember old Jack said in
!. L. Liter TO a member of the Fair
MS me- .S land We have the letter.
3 0UTlu farmers are easily led and
.be " need someone to look after
LIZ ny Old Jack is that selp-ap-
Hil;rli someone. Fancy old Jack
PONG PONG as a kindly shepherd. It
!. much easier to picture him as a
- 10, old coyote because if you don't
S by, vour relief orders from the
En- e. Of Christensen and his silent
=, Bennett, he Immediately
PPog;ns 10 show his fangs.
O + was also suggested at the
commercial club meeting that the
first thing to do was to have some
90 the slaves gravel the streets,
a. and second, have them fix up the
o o,oIf course north of town. This
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
GOV. ERICKSON IS
new U.S.. SENATOR

Just why it is considered a pro-
motion for a governor to be APP
pointed to U. S. Senator is hard
for ordinary people to understand.
But in most cases the Senator re-
ceives a higher salary than the
Governor, and has a chance to get
i'm on the grating end Of politics
on a national and bigger scale so
that's probably why.
When Senator Walsh resigned,
and later died, the State of Mon
tana run short Of a senator and
someone had to be appointed. The
governor is the one who does the
appointing, and Governor Erick-
son made a nice easy job of it by
appointing himself, so to speak.
Appointing ones self is not the
proper and incest way to do, so,
Erickson went about it in a kind
of roundabout way. First he re-
signed as governor, by that move
the Lieut.. Governor, Frank III,
Cooney of Missoulia, moved into
the Governors chair and appointed
Erickson u. S. Senator. 1t was
all SO easy, just promoting one
another.
The seventy year old Senator
Erickson will now go to Washing
ton and take over his ten thousand
dollar job with what else that is
TO go with it. Montana will not
be any worse off and Washington
will not be any better off.
Erickson has never shown any
great ability Of any kind. He was
looked upon as a nice old man
never put himself much to the
front, but always did as he was
told by the Anaconda rulers. Or
his old days he got his reward
they promoted him. He is a safe
man to send to Washington anC
Frank H. Coonev is a safe man tC
put into his chair as governor
Otherwise that move would never
have been made.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Despite Many Hardships
Oregon Residents Well
Satisfied With Country

In the article by former Conn
missioner Carl Hansen, which we
publish in this issue he wrote in
addition, as follows:
"But the people of western Ore
gon think this the only place to
live and almost pity anyone elsa
and So even tho nearly everybody
wants to sell out, not many talk
of leaving the coast -"
ANYONE without means had bet
ter stay where they are, there is
nothing like friend asnd good
neighbors, to help one in times
like these, but we don't always
fully appreciate them until we
have lost them. But the man with
money could pick up bargains here
same as any where else and if
you have the money and are look
ing for change then come to
Oregon now :"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

ma to help us along. We had to
face this session the largest army
of lobbyists and let them be heard
on all important measures, dav or
night of course, they were there
protecting their isterests.
No one there to protect the in
terests of farming except the
president and secretary of { he
State Farmers Union, they were a
great help to us. We received
letters from local farm unions and
taxpayers associations and county
officials all of which was of real
vaulue to us. So by passing the
Income Tax, Telephone tax, Nat
ural gas tax, Corporation. license
tax we feel this session was net
so bad after all.
With sincere thanks to all the
people Of Sheridan county.
Your representatives,
LARS ANGVICK,
ANDREW UELAND,
HARRY Sparkling.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

ter that we were dull and gloomy,
but we had our excitements, we
will not attempt to put or describe
these in writing, there were differ
emit arguments that brought an
occasional smile.
H. B. 1872, known as the High
way Patrol came on general file
in the Senate and met with a
strong opposition. One Senator
thought it was a good bill, for he
thought that in a few years there
would be no automobiles on the
highways and we should have
someone to keep the grass down.
On another day a Barber Bill
appeared on the Senate floor and
the senator from Treasure county
jumped ON the bill with both feet
and said that the BARRIERS were
forming a closed corporation and
was ehyrocketing the prices on
haircuts. The senator from Teton
county arose to his feet for the
privilege of asking the senator
from Treasure a question.
Isn't it a fact the reason that
you are against this bill is because
they charge you too much for a
hair cut? We looked around and
for the first time we discovered
that he did not have a spear of
hair on his head, so the poor bill
met it's Waterloo right there.
We wish to thank the people OF
Sheridan county for the splendid
support they gave us by their
resolutions, their letters. The Ag-
riculture county cannot afford *
send high priced lobbyists to Hele.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

ing Standard Petroleum Corpora
ton charging more for their pro-
duce to customers in Montana
than other states, passed and is
real good law if it is enforced.
3. s. B. 20 limiting expenses to Of
ficers and employees Of state to 81
per day. Economy Measure S. B.
Al lowering handling and storage
charges on grain % per cent on
grain below 90 cents bushel ele-
vator quoted price.
S. B. 172 relating to moratorium
on mortgages and foreclosures at
the discretion of the district
judge, a real good measure in the
abnormal times. H B No. a tax on
chain stores was a hard bill 30
pass. H B Sc real good bill re-
lating to where person has his
crop mortgaged can hold out seven
cents per bushel for harvesting an
threshing expenses. H. B. No. 70
extending tax deed from three to
five years. H. B. 80 lowering the
trappers license from $40 to 81.
H. B. Ill authorizing the state to
engage in oil business. H. B. 787
lowering agriculture products held
in storage to the seven per cent
class.
H. B. 92S, income tax, this bill
we feel was a real victory of the
session. We feel sorry that we
lost H. B. 40, this bill relating to
real estate reduction in classified
tion from 30 per cent to 20 per
cent, where it belongs, this bill
passed the House by two votes
and killed in the Senate by three
votes, another tough day.
Sub. H. B. 237 relating to lower
ing auto license fee on cars of
2750 pounds or less SIS and all cars
above 2750 pounds $40. This bill
passed the senate on the last day
Of the session, was signed by the
governor March 10. it was found
a mistake. when the bill was enl
rolled leaving out the amendment
that the House and Senate Confer
ence Committee had agreed upon
that the small cars weighing 275C
pounds should have a SIS license. Sc
the present law is SO flat ON all
cars.
H. B. relating to county distrib-
uting auto license plates passed, q
good measure. each county is t.
have key number. The number
for Sheridan county is 81 and the
plates can be shipped by freight Of
truck, thereby saving a great dea
in postage on the plates and the
money fet in the county where il
belongs, effective Jan. /. 1884.
This letter is getting rather
lengthy so will draw up to thu
curb. You readers will probably
gather from the tone of this let
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Coffee an

The Mayor of Reno, Nevada said
he had to marry somebody or he
would starve to- death. And Brown
said "Let the mayor starve."
And soon we will get drunk on
home brew and use beer for a
chaser.
And on Thursday, March, 8 Mrs.
Rooeevelt's black TERROR gave vent
to several short, sharp banks.
And its a question of whether
money makes fools or fools make
money.
And there will be less people To
starve after the next world war.
And the new Secretary of Labor
thinks we would be better off if
we did not work on Sunday.
And no business man has shown
himself yet at the business end of
the long handled shovel working
off relief.
And the little boy didn't care
much about seeing the new baby,
he wanted to see the stork.
And Viggo Peterson said to the
farmers last Monday Don't crowd
like a bunch Of hogs"
And each man, woman and child
is supposed to pay $77.44 in taxes.
And getting the bankers togeth-
er in order to save the country is
like al Capone calling racketeer
meeting for the purpose of saving
Chicago.
And the ship we have been wait
ing for to come in is going to be
a receiver ship.
And next, the relief'ers will be
fixing up the golf course and haul
Jack Benefits ashes.
And the rabbits can multiply
fast and don't even know how to
add.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
ALL AUTOMOBILE
LICENSE FEES $40

Last week we let a small item
SIP IN to our Coffee am. about
automobile licenses could now he
bought over the bargain counter
at $3.50 a plate. But by doing
tnat we to told a dirty lie and ac.
tually didn't know it.
AT that time our law manufac-
turers had come back home from
tne Helena factory and spread the
news all over the county that all
auto licenses had reduced SIS. The
r,iee:n1tywood Herald printed. it and
made quite a fuss over 1t. For
once the Herald fooled us bv mali
ing us believe they were telling
the truth. We also thought the
law makers knew what they were
talking about when they went
around and told US how they had
lived up to their promises and re-
duced our license tax, in the sweat
of their brow.
Then it all turne out that none
OF them knew what they were
talking about. The bill had been
changed by somebody and our To-
cal fellows never knew the differ
ence. When the law come up for
a vote they all said "aye," and
never knew what they were voting
for. The new law provides that
all cars must pay a $40 license
fee.
The joke is on us with the small
cars, those with the bigger ones,
such as Sparkling, LELAND and Ang-
vik, are the ones who get the re-
duction, but then they did that
much for themselves anyway. The
lest of us will have to fix the old
plates up and make them last an
other year.
Economy and saving is what is
preached all around, and here is
one place where we can economic
to the extent Of ten dollars. In
this way We are really saving
more than we would if the license
had been cut down to S..
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

clothing stores was made here.
list parade and loot grocery and
Scores Of red followers gathered
at Plentywood. No advertising OF
the invitation was made at Plenty
wood but word had been spread IN
the outlying districts.
What the reporter is referring
to we do not know. The farmers
meeting Saturday was advertised
for two weeks. But, probably it
was the handing out Of Red Cross
clothing lest Monday, when Viggo
PeterscA aid to the farmers:
"Don't crowd like hogs"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
UNDERDAHL-DRAPPO

News has been received that Or
vile Ulnderdahl, Fertile, MINI,
well known around Plentywood,
Antelope and Reserve, having put
in several seasons as a farm hand,
was married to lone Drappo, also
of Fertile, Mimi, recently.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
REPORTERS RED
DREAM

Just how reliable information
the outside world gets from our
Plentywood reporters can be seen
by the following clipping taken
from the Great Falls Tribune:
Plentywood, March a. An
other attempt to stage a commun-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
FIVE HEAD OF HORSES

One Bay Gelding, age 10 years. w.t. 200 lbs
One Bay Mare, age years, W.T.. 200 lbs.
One Bay Mare, age years. wit. 200 lbs.
One team Bay Mares, age and E, wit. 2200
Six Head of Sheep Seven Pigs
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
One Range Stove. One Heater.
One Dining Table and Six Chairs
One Kitchen Cabinet
One Kitchen Cupboard
One Pantry Cabinet One basement Furnace
One Buffet Two Beds
Silvertone Cabinet Phonograph, records
Three Rocking Chairs Two Card Tables
One I50-egg Incubator
One Cream Separator Washing Machine
100 Quart Jars Fresh Canned Meat
Potatoes
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Washington, d. C.
March 6. 1899.


mf. howard -McCall,
Comertown, Montana
My dear Mr.. Mccall:
l am in receipt of your letter of
February oath and have read same
carefully.
With reference to the matter of
seed loans, would say that l am
this day submitting your views TO
the Secretary of Agriculture, and
will write you again in few days.
With very best wishes to you
and yours, l am
Sincerely yours,
B. X. WHEELER.
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FOR SALE Marquis and Supreme
wheat from registered seed,
cleaned and ready for the drill,
so cents f. o. b. farm if taken
soon. 0. E. Wang, Plentywood,
Mont. 61-3tc
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Howard Mccall Receives
Reply from Sen. Wheeler

AS a reply to the resolutions
adopted by the Comertown u. F.
l.. local, regarding seed loans to
be handed out more literally and
with less red tape and sent to
Senator B. X. Wheeler and the
Secretary of Agriculture, the sec
rotary of the Comertown local has
received the following letter from
the senator:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

TEA AND COFFEE ROUTE MEN
Big reliable national company
needs 3 more men Immediately.
PREVIOUS experience unnecessary
out must be physically able and
willing to service 200 steady con-
sumers on regular route and worl,
. hours a day for about $31
weekly. Write Albert Mills, Route
Mngr' 227S Monmouth, Cincinnati,
" 48-1tp
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

HARNESS
Sets Harness Eight Collars
POULTRY
SO Light Brahma chickens 5 Bronze Turks
MACHINERY
One S-ft Mccormick Binder
One loft Kentucky Grain Drill
One Sin. John Deere Gang horse plow
One DIN. John Deere Sull<y Horse Plow
One set Steel EIarrows
One SIT Mccormick Mower
One loft Mccormick Hay Rake
Two Wagons, | high and low farm trucks
One Wagon Box. | Sleigh Hay Racks, |
Water Wagon Tank, Stock Water Tanks, |
Burr Feed Mill Potato Cultvator, Lawn
Mower, Hero Tanning Mill.
Many other articles too numerous to mention
The Washington times., 1933-02-09
Dawes CALLED
IN SENATE QUIZ

CHICAGO. Feb. . QN.S.1-
Nine prominent Chicagoans, in.
cluding Gen. Charles @. Dawes,
former Vice President, were listed
in subpoenaS today to appear be
fore the U. s. Senate Committee
which is investigating the col.
lapse Of the insult utilities empire.
Melvin A. Traylor, president of
the First National Bank here, was
also asked to appear before the
Senate Committee on February
Is. General Dawes is q former
vice president of the First Ma
tional Bank. Samuel insult, jr.,
former president of insult Utili-
ties Investments, likewise received
a subpoena.
insult and seven other bankers
and investment specialists re,
ceiVed subpoenas from the Fed
eral District Court IlsSe to ap-
pear at the hearing February IA
for selection of a bankruptcy
trustee for insult Utility Invest
mentS.
These eight subpoenas were is.
sued on the motion of Samuel
Ettelson, who has asked to sub
init proof that the selection of
Calvin Fentress as receiver for
the company was framed" be-
tween insult, sr., now a fugitive
IN Greece, and certain bankers
The Washington times., 1933-02-09
Maid Held for jury
On LurCeny Charge

Fearing burglars, Ellen u.
Rolph, 1900 block Columbia Rd.
N. W., picked out what she be-
lieved safe place to hide her
jewelry, only to have it stolen a
day later, she told Judge John p.
Mcmahon in Police Court today.
She hid her treasures under q
radiator in the belief that burg.
lars would be less likely to find
it there. However, the entire lot.
valued at 5000, disappeared.
Estelle Lewis. colored, 500 block
Virginia Ave. S. E., a part-time
maid in the Rolph home, was
held for the Grand Jury under
$4,000 bond by Judge Mcmahon
on q charge of stealing the
jewelry. Police said they re-
covered approximately $50 worth
Of the gems from the maids
homA
The Washington times., 1933-02-09
MOLL|SON HOPS
FOR BRAZIL

THIESs, Senegal, French West
Africa, Feb. 8 G.N.SD.-Winging
across the South Atlantic in his
tiny moth airplane. Hearts Con-
tent, Capt. J. A. Mollison, Scot
tish flier, sped toward Natal,
Brazil, today.
The British airman took off
shortly before a. m. on his
perilous transoceanic hop of 1000
miles.
Mollison, only flier ever to com,
plete a westward solo flight across
the North Atlantic, left Lympne,
England, Monday, stating ne
hoped to arrive in Brazil within
three and a half days.
Several hours after the take-off,
he was sighted at sea by an aero
postale mail patrol vessel.
NATAL, Brazil, Feb. 9 Q.N.sJ.
Reports that Capt. j. A. Mollison
had taken off from the African
coast on his attempted flight to
Brazil today threw this city, his
expected destination, into a state
Of great excitement, Crowds be-
gan gathering early in the morn
ing at the landing field await
ing his arrival. expected about 6
p. m.
Mollison will be welcomed by
the Governor Of Natal and will
be given an official reception on
his arrival.
The Washington times., 1933-02-09
REORGANIZATION DICTATORSHIP FOR ROOSEVELT [PE0F
DereHct Helps
Birds, Refused
Aid Himself

Franklin Park, 6 o'clock in the
morning, shuddering derelicts
attempting to keep warm on
park benches.
One man leaves his bench,
walks to a nearby store, and
asks the proprietor;
Mister, can you give me a
bucket Of hot water"
Securing the water, he walks
to a birds drinking fountain in
the park, pours it in, returns the
bucket, and then starts down
the street.
At the corner he accosts a
citizen.
Buddy, can you spare a
dime? 1 want to get some
c0ffee?"
He was turned down.
The Washington times., 1933-02-09
WAMPLER CASE
ARGUED ON ''T''

Action Of the Baltimore grand
jury in indicting ''T. Morris
Wampler" led to a highly tech
nical legal battle when the Wam-
pier hearing was resumed before
U. s. Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage today.
The Government is seeking to
remove Wampler, a local attor-
ney, to Baltimore to stand trial
for alleged income tax evasionS.
William Leahy, attorney for
Wampler, attacked the indict-
ment today because of the ini-
tial IT." declaring the Maryland
courts and the U. s. Supreme
Court hold the christian name
and not an initial must be used.
Leahy asserted that because of
the initial no person had been
accused of a crime and asked
that the case be dismissed. The
commissioner stated that Leahy's
argu lent had considerable merit
but overruled the motion, holding
the question one for the Mary
land courts to decide.