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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
PERSECUTED

When I talk against these intol-
cradle conditions, they persecute
me and put me in Jail. Mrs. Gal
vim swo1e at me for openly ex-
pressing my views and supplying
reading material to my neighbors.
l wish / had better health so that
] could do lot more to bring
about change in conditions.
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What happened to this Negn,
farmer happens to thousands. The
only hope lies in organization
against the landlords terror. Both
white and Negro must join the
SharecrOppers Union.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13

will have you put on the chain
gang"
The share cropper said: 81 am
willing to go to the chain gang if
that will pay the debt that you
claim l 0we."
Eyes it will pay the debt you
owe me. Now what would you
rather do?" 81 would rather go
on the road"
The landlord called up the sher-
Tiff and he came down to the plan
tation. After he heard the land
lords story they went over to the
shack. The landlord called Archer.
He was a little slow about COM
ing. Finally he came to the door
The landlord said: ''What was
wrong with you, that you couldn't
come when / called you.
The cropper replied 81 was eat
ing my dinner"
You're a damn liar, you were
trying to run off, weren't you
The cropper said: "Noy- no, sir
was eating my dinner"
The landlord said, "So you cal
me a liar, Ell, I am going to beat
hell out Of you"
vICIOUSLY BEATEN
He got a hoe handle and said
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13

ticians he insisted that Governor
Erickson, instead of calling for a
reduction in salary of the poorly
paid clerks, he have his own sal
airy reduced from $4,000 per year
to $1,000 per year-a saving to the
state of $4,000 each year. This
recommendation called forth such
hearty approval, indicating at the
same time Governor Erickson's
poverty of intellect, that reports
around Helena had it that the gov
ernor, mindful always of his own
financial interests, insisted that a
banner be painted and carried by
the copper collared senators thru
the streets of Helena, protesting
against cut in his salary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
KEPT PRESS REACTS

If the sentiment of Helena's
population was at first Indifferent
the change to enthusiasm for the
workers and farmers cause was
rapid. Everywhere could be heard
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
STRIKE TO REDUCE
TELEPHONE RATES
In MINI. COUNTY
league Against Paying a
Penalty on Auto
Licenses
(BY FRANK MURTLAND.

Bemidji, Mimi, Jan. GA strike
to force the telephone company to
reduce exchange rates to the 1914
level has been endorsed by the
United Farmers League. Tele-
phone rates in 1914 were SO
year; now they have been raised
to Sc a year.
AUTO LICENSING UNFAIR
The United Farmers League also
favors change in the law for
auto licenses. Now workers and
farmers have to pay for their IL
censes at the beginning of the
year whether they are using their
cars or not, and they have to pay
penalty if they don't get their
licenses promptly at the beginning
of the year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13

landlords place for one year and
six months.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13

with a sliced onion thrown in TO
add flavor to the color.
DEMANDS DRAWN UP
After the necessary preliminaries
committee was selected to form
ulate the demands to be presented
to the senate and house of repre-
sentatives. These demands were
then taken up by the body of dele
gates and approved. Then the
speaker to present the demands
was selec ted-Roger Murray of
Butte, being the unanimous choice
of the delegates-and at 2 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon the delegates
began their climb to the Capitol
building.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
HOUSE GIVEN TREAT

Living up to his agreement the
speaker of the house gave Murray
the floor for 80 minues on Thurs
day morning. Notwithstanding the
warning given the members of this
body to refrain from outbreaks of
levity at the expense of The gov
ernor, the members were unable to
repress their approval of Murray's
remarks. Time and again the
rafters shook with applause, and
at the end of 80 minutes Comrade
Murray and the hunger marchers
left the house carrying with them
the fruits of victory which must
be written into Montana's history
to make it complete.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
.$4A MONTH IN
GROCERIES FOR
RELIEF In WASH.
Divide 500 Among Is In
Small Town Near
Centralia
(By a Farmer Correspondent

(By Farmer Correspondent
Calvin, Wash, Dec. S1.-Four
dollars a month"; in groceries is
all a destitute family gets here.
That includes things that are not
edible, such as soap and kerosene.
We have a baby five weeks old
and it takes soap to keep her
clean. That leaves us a few beans
to exist on.
Here in Calvin, a small village
four miles from Centralia, the wei
fare board is run by Mrs. George
Kinder. l understand she is paid
$45 a month for her services. She
is allotted 800 a month to feed
the 25 families who are getting re-
lief
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
Forgotten" Penny Cut
From Mouth of Boy, z

Waukesha, Wis. = James Hoag,
seven years old, underwent an op-
GRAFTON for removal of a penny
which had lodged in the roof of his
mouth and which he "had almost
forgotten" DR.. Melvin Johnson, Of
the Waukesha Dental Clinic, saw
the penny reflected in a dental mir
ror when he examined James teeth.
1t was necessary to cut away tissue
before the coin could be extracted.
Il didn't tell mother, because she
told me never to put money in my
mouth. It didn't bother me after a
little and I almost forgot about it."
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19

no gas plants; add to this the
rural population, for which pro-.
pane would be cheaper than fuel.
now available, and the potentiali
market is obvious.
A few decades ago petroleum's'
chief value was in kerosene. Then
the automobile came along and
made gasoline far more valuable
But with all improvements there
still remains a residuum from
which countless by-products have
been developed. Propane gas is
the latest Of these; it promises to
create a new petroleum industry,
just as gasoline did.
The new process also enables
recovery of other elements which,
added to gasoline improve its vola-
tility and anti-knock Characters
tics. Further, the great heat
value of propane makes it an
economical substitute for acety-
lene in cutting steel, opening a
wide field for industrial use.
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
BEER QUAFFED
IN WILMINGTON
Despite Fact Legislature Has
Not Passed Law-POlice
Refrain Raids
BEER PARLORS OPENED

While thousands of Wilmington
ians drank beer in more than $50
different places in Wilmington,
Saturday and Sunday, the police
waited for complaints which did
not come. Without these they
made no raids. The possibility of
legislative action legalizing the
brew in this State, was responsible
in a large part for the police atti-
tude. Although beer parlors and
speakeasies were crowded Satur-
day night, only relatively few of
them were open Sunday and no dis
turbances were reported. In an
opinion handed down Saturday by
Judge Lynn in the case of Joseph
Breich, PIP Gray avenue, and Wal
ter Friberg, 8O3 Madison street,
who were charged with transport
ing and selling Intoxicating liquor,
he held that changes in the Klair
and Loose laws did not legalize the
sale in Delaware. The court fined
each of them S1O0 and sentenced
them to 80 days Imprisonment on
the charge of selling. Breich was
held under $500 bail for upper
court on the transporting charge.
Both appealed the sentence. Judge
Lynn said he was unable to find
any clause in Delaware laws per
hitting the sale or transportation of
the beer. He said the amended
Loose law permits citizens to have
in their home for their own private
use as much liquor of alcoholic con-
tent as they want, but prohibits
the sale. He stated that the repeal
of the Klair Law likewise would
not permit the sale of alcoholic
beverages in this State.
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19

siderable amazement in view of
the lessened consumption Of gaso-
line. Now the explanation comes
that a large part Of this expendi-
ture is to equip its refneries to
produce propane. Normally a gas,
it becomes liquid under $50 pounds
pressure, and can be bottled in
steel containers. 1t resumes the
gaseous state when pressure is
removed. A gallon of it vaporizes
into 81 cubic feet Of gas, with ap-
proximately times the heat value
of city gas. AS a liquid it can
be shipped by tank steamer,
truck, rail or pipe line. The large
container becomes the supply for
a small towns gas system; the
small one, for the individual home
or country place.
Heretofore, propane has been
obtained chiefly from natural gaso-
line. Despite the high expense Of
recovering and transporting it, its
use has multiplied eight times in
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
ARBOR DAY AT sTOCKLY
a Play BY the Children TO Be
Feature of Ceremonies

Miss Blanche Lockwood is in
charge Of the plans on April % of
the annual Arbor Day ceremonies
at the Delaware Colony for Feeble
Minded Children, at Stockley when
visitors from all parts Of the State
are expected to attend. a feature
Of the day will be a play in the
auditorium of the administration
building, in which more than so
children will participate In addi-
tion there will be a display of
clothing donated to the school
every year by the State high
schools, the garments being made
by students in the home economic
class. An exhibit of the handiwork
of the Stockley children will also
be shown. Miss Ada Thomas, in
structor in this work, will give a
brief resume of what had been ac-
complished by her classes during
the past year. Gifts of plants,
flowers and shrubbery, an annual
feature of the occasion will be
planted with appropriate exercises.
A meeting of the commission of
Delaware Colony will precede the
ceremonies. The committee is
headed by Mrs. Coleman DUPONT,
and includes former Congressman
Robert G. Houston, Senator John
G. Townsend, Jr., Mrs. James Pen
newill, Arley B. Magee. S. S.Deem-
er, Mrs. Lena Messick and Mrs.
John B. Hutton, secretary. The
auxiliary to the commission which
functions throughout the State for
furnishing assistance for the col
ony, comprises Mrs. John B. Hut
ton, Dover, chairman; Mrs. Eta
Gray Jones, treasurer; Mrs. S. B.
Watkins, Odessa, Corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Blanche E. Lock
wood, recording secretary; Mrs. S.
M. Ellis, Delmar; Mrs. Clara Mar
shall. Lewes; Mrs. Walter Hynson.
Smyrna; Miss Ida Ross, Milford;
Mrs. Robert Smith, Wilmington;
Mrs. ]. Harrington, Harrington;
Mrs. Louis Drexler, Bethany Beach;
Mrs. George Carter, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
TRAIL
MANY WATCHES
They Are Of Swiss Make But
Are Disguised By a
Fake Dial
DETECTIVES GOOD WORK

New York. ~ Evidence against
dealers and purchasers Of SNUG
gled Swiss watches is fast being un-
covered and action against the Pur-
chasers, as well as the traffickers
in the contraband, will soon be
taken in the attempt TO recover mil
lions of dollars Of unpaid duties,
Assistant United States Attorney
Alvin NJ. Sylvester said in New
York city. The ringleader of the
watch smugglers was sentenced to a
long term in prison. and federal
agents are now following the under
world trail of the timepieces lead
ing TO many cities and towns in the
United States.
Individual citizens who innocent
ly purchase smuggled Swiss watches
may be called upon to pay the
duties and penalties on their
watches or forfeit them.
Watch smuggling has grown to
such proportions that it has had an
almost disastrous effect upon the
American industry and its work
men. At one time there were 2S
watch factories in the United
States; now there are only four.
Struggled watches. made by cheap
labor and brought into this country
without paying duty, have depressed
prices to an improbable level. Hun
dreds of American watch artisans
have been thrown out of employ
ment, for watch represents twen-
ty hours of labor; $4,000 smuggled
watches mean a loss of 100000
hours of labor to American work
men.
Another watch racket that is per-
picking both federal agents and the
American watch industry is the
growing practice of INSCRIPTIONS
firms in pasting fake dials simulat-
ing standard watches on the works
of cheap and inferior watches.
Many of these timepieces with fake
dials are sold in small stores, but
most of them find their way to the
many auction sales which are found
In every large city. The auctioneer
holds up the watch bearing a fake
dial of a standard watch worth
thirty or forty dollars, and knocks
it down to the highest bidder for
ten dollars, who for short time
thinks he has secured big bargain.
The best way to avoid smuggled
or fake dial watches, pointed out
Mr.. Sylvester. is to buy from repu-
table retail stores.
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
EX-BANKER
BEING HELD
Irwin T. Kepler, ElktOn, Under
$4,000 Bail After He
Valves Hearing
RESIGNED POST APRIL L

Elkton was agog Friday night
when it was learned that Irwin T.
Kepler, former executive vice-pres-
ident of the Elkton Banking and
Trust Company, had been arrested
on three charges, one of making
false entry, false statements and
causing false entries to be made in
the books of the bank The arrest
was made on a warrant sworn out
by States Attorney Ellis Rollins, of
Cecil county, on affidavit of the
State Banking Commissioner. Mr..
Kepler was arrested while he was
in a local business place by Deputy
Sheriffs Boyd and Reynolds and
taken before Police Magistrate
Manly Drenan, where he waived
hearing and was held in a total Of
$4,000 bail, $4,000 on each Of the
charges. Kepler had ben identified
with the bank for many years and
it was through his efforts the
bank became merged about three
years ago with the National Bank
of Elkton. At the time Of the
merger the Elkton Banking and
Trust Company had resources Of
more than S1,OOO,OOO and the Ma
tionaI Bank of Elkton had resourc-
es of more than 100000. The
bank has branches in Rising Sun
and Chesapeake City and since the
banking holiday has been operat-
ing on a restricted basis under the
direction of a conservator, Oscar
Comegys, of the State Banking
Commissioners staff. The arrest
of Mr.. Kepler caused great com
ment as he has been active in all
civic and social affairs. He resign
ed from the bank on April 7 to ac-
cept a position with a life insur-
ance company in Wilmington. He
is former president Of the Elk
ton Rotary Club, former president
of the Chamber of Commerce and
superintendent of the Methodist
Episcopal Sunday School. Mr..
Kepler is about 40 years old, mar
ried, but has no children.
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
MEASURE FOR
KENT is VETOED
Governor Opposes Transferr-
ing Funds Collected For
County Road Debt Service
FUND TOTALS s34,SS7

Governor c. Douglass Buck Fri
day afternoon returned to the Sen
ate with his veto a bill that had
been introduced by Senator Latch
um to authorize the Levy Court to
use for general county purposes
the money on deposit in the Farm
ers' Bank credited to the sinking
fund of the county's State aid road
bonds. The fund totals $34, ,887.98.
Governor Buck said in his letter
the veto that he un-
stands the principal of this sum,
which has earned and been credited
with several years interest, was
collected from taxes levied on the
residents of Kent county for debt
service. He points out that the
then outstanding debt of the coun-
ty in the form of State aid road
bonds, for the redemption of which
the money was raised, has since
been provided by the State, will
more than likely continue to be
cared for by the State and that it
is therefore not needed to pay off
the particular bonds for which it
was intended.
Sees Specific Use Mandatory
However, as you will recall, J"
continues the Governors message,
''Kent county has bonds outstand
ing in the amount of $85,0O0 due
July 1, 1888, which the General As
sembly has authorized the county
to refund by the issuance of a like
number of bonds, since the Act
under which they were issued 20
years ago made no provision for a
sinking fund and none has been
provided with which to redeem
them. In view of the fact that the
county has there 85 bonds due July
/. that are to be retired by a new
issue of So on which the required
interest and amortization charges
will have to be paid in taxes by the
residents of the county, it would
seem unwise if, indeed, not unjust,
to consent to the use of the sum
of S34, ,887.98 for any other purpose
than debt service for which it was
originally raised, SO long as the
county has a funded debt"
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
1aan : of Today Almost
!, erect Physical Being

| ! Ds-s,.. Modern !, woman is al
b t,r.ect" ta. says Prof. E. Nc
|a.I. .ous .ou British physiologist,
/ n, 'aller than her mother and
b. 40 sister, and she does not
|Slsalt. aat at one time were r occant an
h. 's'ltable for girls. -
/ v s,t Tremendous change an II woro-
/ ~ s'y Of living, with re ~ - a,,oSo,ll moLn-
! h I,S,s pSvs, : largely responsible M
| n s.sslcal Y. perfection. -
| |p+sarosss,ts srssts Of tight laclng were
b tTsD.l sSn,ng that it has taken II
EssiT Tsats |, !, years to reap 'tre4 the fniI n
b. ne fashion for a natural
\ y y ., opinion, the chief rooso.
Ess ed Existence Of the beaTtisOI rgasOn
b / si,l' who win Be this hHaVtrarl, vaar,s
EttIasa, q great change in n sear seaias I
Fs 4. which has taken nlaca Mac,
| Y dininnt,o 'n.rty years-that
[SR' Oh the size Of the
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
Big NesU Petroleum Industry
Developing in Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA, where the
n petroleum industry was born,
is soon to see a development
based on new processes that prac-
tically mean creation of a new
industry. Every small town with
out a gas plant will have the
chance to get one, and thus pro-
vide gas for heating and cooking.
When the Sun Oil Company re-
Gently announced it would spend
$4,000,000 improving and expand
ing its refneries, there was con-
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
RECENT DEATHS IN VICINITY
w. 5. Caper Sr.. Follows Daughter
in Death in Two DAYS

While plowing in a field on Tues
day afternoon of last week, Walter
S. Camper, Sr., aged "A years, of
Frederica, became suddenly i'll
from heart disease and died before
medical aid could be secured. He
was a prominent farmer and had
resided in the vicinity of Frederica
all his life. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Annie L. Cohee Camp
er, and the following children: VIII
liam D. Camper, Bowers; Mrs.
Madeline Lank, Frederica; Alice r.
Camper, Oklahoma City, Okla
homa; Walter S. Camper, Jr, Had
donfield, N. j.; Mrs. Amanda c..
Harrington, Mrs. Emma R. Wix
and Wilbur S. Camper, all of Fred
erica. Another daughter, Mrs.
Harry D. Meredith, Of near Wyom-
ing, died on Sunday and was buried
Wednesday. Mr.. Camper is also
survived by several grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at his
late residence on Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, with Rev. ]. NJ. Whed-
bee, of Magnolia, officiating, assist
ed by Rev. B. c. Warren, of Reho-
both. Interment was made in Bar
rats Chapel cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
Boys Diary Leads to
Punishment of Father

Marysville, Kan.-When giving
evidence against his father, charged
with cruelty, twelve-year-old boy
read amazing entries from his diary,
recording his fathers brutality.
The defendant was William Jen-
kins, father of four children.
The diary read:
July 25-Father hit Edward with
a rake.
July 27-Father hit Edward with
an iron tooth.
July 29-Father hit Arthur with
clog.
The father was fined $25.
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
Takes at Least ST
to "Fix" Tag Here

Portersville. Calif.-Nobody es-
capes from Police Judge Eugene
L. Scott's court without paying a
fine. The judge never fines any
one less than 81, and when of
tenders do not have that amount
he sentences them to spend one
day in the police station. But the
judge accepted 90 cents the other
day. An offender, who pleaded
guilty to a minor traffic violation,
offered the sum. The judge took
it, added one cent from his own
pocket and wrote "closed" on the
docket.
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19

the last four years. Recently the
Sun Company has perfected a
process to recover it as a refinery
by-product, and the Company's
refneries at Marcus Hook, Pa,
Toledo, o., and Yale, Okla, will
be equipped to enter extensively
in the production.
There has long been need for an
economical type of gas plant for
small towns and country homes.
More than 2600 towns with aggre-
gate population of 100000 have
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
Dacbshunds for Hunting

Dachshunds were originally used
in Germany to hunt badgers and
sometimes foxes. Though slow in
movement, they are possessed Of a
keen scent and great power Of en-
durance. making them valuable as
hunting dogs when suitably train
ed
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
Farmer Blows Head OFF

Lancaster, Pa.-Despondent, VIII
liam Kulp, seventy-one years old, re
tired farmer, placed a stick of dyna-
mite in his mouth, lit the fuse and
blew his head off.
Smyrna times., 1933-04-19
A Missing Convenience

Architects have a lot to learn so
long as a man has to cuddle an over
coat and hat on his lap in any pub
lie han or get fallen arches from
waiting in a check room line.-To-
ledo Blade.