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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Stage Play IN Approving Cabinet
Members

The senate approved the cabinet appointees of
Roosevelt on March 5. The only disturbing" fea-
ture of the proceedings bit of stage play
by Senator Couzens. Couzens said it would be
"unethical" for big stockholder like Woodin to
be Secretary Of the Treasury. He was quickly re-
assured by Senator's Wagner and Copeland Of New
York and Glass of Virginia, who told Couzens that
Woodin's stockholdings would not interfere with
his duties. Queens is, incidentally, one of the
richest men in the country. He was Henry Ford's
partner in exploiting the auto workers of billions
in profits.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
@unyNeWs
Comertown-DooIey

John Heppner visited his paren-
tai home Sunday. Martin Hep
pner spent the week end visiting
him at the Sig Nelson home.
Marie and Henry Heppuer Wis
tied the r. G. Heppner home on
Friday.
Misses Katherine and Blondina
visited Elizabeth Nelson Sunday.
Miss Inga Olson spent the week
end visiting at the H. L. Steinke
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Stcinke and
sons Henry and George and Helen
visited the T. w. Holdeman home
Friday night.
Miss Blondina and Henry Stein
Ike attended the dance at Plenty
wood Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mns. George Patterson
we're here from Minot, N. D., Wis
iting Mr.. ClausOn, Mrs. Patterson's
father, and her sister, Mrs. Adolph
Johnson.
Mis-. Julius Rcan received the
very sad message that her mother
at Perth, N. Oak, had died Fri
day, March 10. Mrs. Roam and
children, accompanied by her sis
ter Pauline Walsh, left Sunday by
car to attend the funeral. They
were taken by Henry Anderson.
Miss Margaret Heppner, Blon-
dina Steinke, Donald Dcmonoski
and Ruddy Heppner visited at the
H. 0. Heppner home Sunay.
Ole Wang called at the II. T.
Steinke home Sunday.
Frank Heppner visited the Art
Rehmer home Sunday.
German services will be held in
the German Lutheran church Sun
day, March 10.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that at
the regular annual school election
of School District number twenty,
to be held Saturday, April /, 1888,
at the Plentywood School House,
Sheridan County Montana, there
will be submitted to the legal vot-
ers of said district, who are tax
paying freeholders therein, the
question of making an additional
Is mill levy, in excess of the regu-
lar ten mill levy authorized by law
for the purpose Of maintaining the
schools of said district, and for
altering, repairing or enlarging
any school house Of said district,
and for building and equipping
heating plants, or any other pur-
pose necessary for the proper OBJ
Grafton and maintenance Of he
schools Of said district.
The polls win be open between
the hours Of One ID and Six (6)
o'clock D. m.
Dated this Is day of March
1888.
By order Of the Board.
E. Fl. E. HeIweson.
Clerk.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
RESERVE

Hans Larsen is loading a car of
seed wheat for Minneapolis this
week.
Fred Larsen, who has been
spending a week at the Hans Lar
sen home and had planned on pur-
chasing a car of work horses to
ship to Minnesota, returned to
Iowa last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Anderson and
Edna, of FrOid, spent Sunday with
friends here.
A number of people from town
took in the picture show in Froid
last Sunday.
Harlod Everson returned from
the state university at Missoula
Tuesday.
Nels Christensen underwent a
major operation at a Williston
hospital last Tuesday morning and
is recovering satisfactorily at the
latest report.
Michael Gibbons sustained a
severe scalp wound requiring sew
eral stitches last Sunday evening
when he was knocked down and
clawed by a couple of fighting
dogs.
Mrs. Carl Peterson and Mrs. Geo.
Asved are on the sick list this
week.
Last Saturday evening the Paul
Jacobsen, Jens Lind, c. e. Wien,
A. H. Cross, Mark, Kittleson and
Vogel families entertained the
community at the usual Saturday
evening social. Progressive whist
was played until about IL D. m,
and dancing was enjoyed until
midnight. A lunch was served in
the dining room Of the school at
midnight and dancing enjoyed IN
I'll a late hour. The music was
furnished by Aage Christenson's
orchestra. Nearly hundred guest
were in attendance. No other
community in the northwest ear
smile thru adversely. disappoist-
ment and financial ruin like this.
guided bubbles appear n their true
light here all right.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

cents but there is still demand for
lambs in season and wool can be
sold cheap as it is, but the lot of
the average Oregon farmer is not
very rosy right now.
But Oregon with its rain and
slush in winter must present a
wonderful picture in summer, with
its mountains and valleys, its
streams and flowers, with wild
berries growing everywhere, with
fruit and fish and an ideal climate
and Llcnty Of everything grown
right here ana yet peopl' suffer
here tom the acme ccOnomic de-
presSeh, from the same Ills Ct
capitalist socisty wnich affect the
peopie r.srywhere.
Oregon Is no place for a par
man, jobs here are at premium,
with peorle wing Il rk for
anything from old shoes 70 some
thing they can eat. One al in
the daily paper reads: "Will work
for heavy shoes alarm clock or
groceries"
The name GoIdsOn Of our post
office may sound like a million
dollars to some who do not know
che origin Of the name, but gold
was never found IN this neck of
the woods. GoIdson was named
after one Of the settlers and not
because the elusive metal was
found here.
FRIENDS BECOME ENEMIES
Over in Montana the most priced
possession of many housewife
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
RELIEF And DRUG
STORE SUPPLY

At the time Mr.. Spsulding was
here he distinctly said that the
relief committee would be allowed
TO issue orders for medicine and
drug store supplies. This right Of
the people getting what they need
in this line is now being denied by
Jack Bennett. In order to justify
this stand he is spreading out the
false report that people are buy
ing pocketbooks instead of medi-
cine. Pocketbooks-what in the
world would anybody do with a
pOcketbook? Tell US another one.
Jack.
A few mnths ago a farmers
wife had an order for drug sup
plies made out by DIR. Hall, she
took the order to Miller's Drug
store and had the order filled. Re-
Gently the same woman come back
for another order and DR.. Hall re
fused to sign it, giving as reason
that she had taken the first or
der to Miller's and not to Plenty
wood Drug as he had instructed
her to do. The doctor admitting
that the Plentywood Drug was do
ing him favors. Which goes tc
show that no matter how poor the
people rae, and how bad they need
what little they are getting, doc
tors and business men are right
there ready to grab whatever they
can, and divide the rake-off.
Drugs ar enct food but, some
times drugs or a hot water bottle
are more necessary than food it
self. And when Jack Bennett
takes it upon himself to bar this
from the relief, he is taking upon
himself a power which is strictly
against the rules laid down by
Spaulding while he was here.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Farmer HANGS Self in Crib

Kenhard, Neb. March 10-Floyd Mccain, 81,
committed suicide Thursday evening by hanging
himself in a corn crib his farm in Colby neigh
bOrhood southwest of Kennard.
His absence from the home was not noticed
until son, Lester, happened to pass the crib
and discovered the body. Financial troubles are
believed responsible for his act.
Mccain was member of a pioneer Wash
ington county family and had lived in the Ken
pard neighbOrhood 60 years.
Besides his widow four sons and two daugh
tiers survive. No inquest will be held.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Oregon, the Promised Land Becomes Land Of DestituOn

inches Of rain and snow fell IN
Lane county and the first two
weeks IN February there has been
no let up. Shortly before Christ
mas a cold spell hit the west
coast when the Thermometer went
down to zero here at Goidson and
killed off all vegetation, like oats,
wheat and grass. Grain usually
is seeded here IN the fall of the
year and old timers claim It has
never before froze out as it did
this year. Reports here are that
grain over the whole state of Ore
gon has been winter killed.
A LONG WAIT
Many farmers are unable TO re-
seed without government help and
this seeding should be done here
in February or the first part Of
March in order to get the crop
ready for harvest before the dry
season, but anyone who has had
experience waiting for seed loans
known that seeding time as far as
the government Is concerned is apt
to mean harvest time for the
farmer.
But hope springs eternally in
the breast Of the farmer and al
ready they have started to plow
their fields so as to have it over
with quickly when seed loans do
get here.
What has made IT hard for many
stoclmen is the winter feeding,
which they have had to do this
year. Ordinarily cattle, sheep and
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

The Reichs Institute for unemployment n
surance announces that on February is, there
were 6,O47,000 unemployed workers registered ss
the labour exchanges turnout Germany represent
ing an increase Of $4,000 as compared with jan
81, 1888. The total number Of registered unsm-
ployed workers Is about $4,000 less than II WsH
on February Is, 1882, but even the bourgeois
press admits that IN the meantime the "invisibss
army Of unemployed has increased considerably
so that the improvement is apparent only.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
UFL Meeting Held at
Comertown Friday

The meeting March 10 was cal
led to order by Csc. Rebo. acting
as chairman. Ludwig Williams
gave a report On the u. F. l..
school held at Plentywood.
Geo. Rebo talked On the relief
question, the seed and feed loans.
He also explained he purpose of
the mass meeting to be held in
Plentywood March II.
Edwin Torpen explained the ne
cessity Of attending the mass
meeting and arrangements were
made for cars to nuke .hs trip.
Howard Mccall was elected as
the new executive secretary.
HOWARD MCCALL,
Secretary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

often is a great big fern grown
In the house and cared for as a
TIRE assure, but out here the fern is
considered the worst weed that
the farmer has to contend with, it
grows everywhere and to immense
size and only consistent cultiva
ton will exterminate it here and
the small fir trees which the east
ern Montana farmer will nurse
along and proudly show to his
neighbors is here considered ready
fOr the axe when they show them
selves in the clearmgs, but Of
course that is only natural, differ
emit lands, different customs.
A few years ago nearly every
community out here had their saw
mills, but around here the market
able timber Is nearly all gone and
the saw miIls are either idle or in
in some way have gone up in
smoke and only the skeletons Of
them are left to be seen by the
passerby.
I had been requested by several
parties TO write about my i'm
pressiOns Of western Oregon, much
more could be written, both good
and bad. Heeven Il no nearer
western Oregon than eastern Mon
tana. The state Of Utopia will
not be found where one man is
living in luxury and abundance,
while his neighbors suffer poverty
and want.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
New Demonstrations in Roumania

Bucharest, Roumania, Feb. 22-Protest dem
constructions Of revolutionary workers took place
yesterday in front of the artillery barracks in
Bucharest In which over a thousand arrested
workers are being held. The demonstrating work
ers were driven away by combined forces Of pO-
lice and military. The workers in the railway
repair works IT. Praszkani carried out protest
strike against the bloOdbath m Bucharest. They
erected barricades which were stormed by police
and military and destroyed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
International
News
Disarmament" Conference Near
Finish

Geneva, March 9.-The disarmament" con.
ference is on the verge of collapse. MacDOualA
British prime minister, ano Sir john Simon. Brit
ish foreign minister, are trying to eOncoct q NV
scheme for disarmament" with the French Ina.
perialists. The League Of Nations offieials Aav.
stated that no attempt win be made to renew .ba
arms "truce" which expired on March 1. An i..
psrialist countries are pushing armament produo.
tiOn 10 the limit in preparation for the next v.r.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

goats viii hustle their own living
thruout the winter months as the
grass and some brush usually
stay green and many farmers were
not prepared to feed stock at ali.
AS always happens when q ca
lamity hits a country, the price of
the affected commodity goes sky
high, 50 here hay and oats arose
until now seed oats is selling at
$50 per ton and hay from $40 n
s14 per ton while the price Of
dairy products has kept tumbling
downwards. Butterfat how Is Ia
cents while eggs are eight cents
per dozen and four weeks ago
eggs were bringing "a cents here.
Many people here own brush
land and keep angOra goats. These
hardy animals will eat and live on
almost anything that grows, from
pine needles to fern leaves which
40 other stock win eat.
They are a great help in clear
ing up land, as they win ill out
brush and weeds.
SELL GOATS FOR rs CENTS
The meat of the angora goat Is
palatable and the silklike mohair
which is sheared off them once u
year, used to sch as high as IS
cents per pound back in the 'good
old days" nowadays, mohair is a
worthless commodity and recently
at a sale angora goats sold at rs
cents head.
The sheep business is not much
better with wool at around IA
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Bell System Coins Unemployment

Some 100000 workers have been thrown out
OF their jobs by the Bell Telephone system dur
ing the past four years At the end IF 1929 the
system employed $4,000 workers, at the end of
1882 only POI 900 employed. This is how it
was possible for the company to pay high rec
ord Of dividends, s167-954 GOA, during 1882. The
net income for the system was $145,906,9O9 dur
ing the year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Told In Brief
Jobless Miners Perish Seeking
Coal from Waste Hean

Washington, Pa.-TwO miners, jObless for
months, were buried alive while trying TO dig coal
out of huge waste piles at the strip mlne Of the
Harmony Creek Coal company Unemployed min
ems have been forced to seek from waste heaps
the scraps of coal they once mined.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Fertilizer Factories for War

Most Of the fertilizer factories In japan are
busy night and day manufacturing chemicals for
warfare in China There is under construction at
the present time for the South Manchuria Rail-
road, a tremendous factory for the purpose Of
manufacturing fertilizer" This factory for the
manufacture of munitions Is the largest in ths
Japanese Empire and Is located near the border
Of the Soviet Uniou.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

Athens, Greece, March IA fourth change
Of government took place yesterday when General
Othonoeos, who took over the premiership follow
ing the resignation of General Nicholas Plastiras
announced his resignation in favor of former Pre-
mier Panayoti. Plastiras was the leader in the
coup-detat which overthrow the former govern
ment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
FARMERS DEMAND IMMEDIATE
CHANGES BE MADE In LOANS

At the farmers mass meeting in
the FaImer-Labor Temple last
Saturday, relief and government
seed loans were the topics which
the crowd was mostly interested tn
and mostly discussed.
II was agreed by all that de-
mands shoul be made for $4,000
relief money pre- month until such
time when conditions in Sheridan
county have been created by which
our people will be able 10 support
themselves.
That a lot Of the red tape should
be renewed from the present feed
and seed regulations and the
amOurts allowed be more liberal
was also given unanimous consent.
The following letters were
drafted by the resolutions commit
tee ard sent to the respective par
ties.
Ple.ntywOod, Montana
March IL, 1888
Governor John E. Erickson
Helena, Montana
We the farmers Of Sheridan
county demand that the amount of
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ten Relief be raised from $4,000
| per month to $4,000 per month,
ard continued until such time as
the farmers are in a position to
sustain themselves.
The necessity for Immediately
increasing the relief to $4,000 is
shown by the fact that the original
$4,000 was intended for 500 per-
sons who were on the relief at the
time and this number has in
creased to 1925.
This resolution was unanimous
ly adopted at a mass meeting Of
over two hundred farmers. Was
signed by the chairman and sent
to the governor.
Plentywood, Montana
March IL, 1888
Henry Wallace, Sec. of Agriculture
Sen. Burton X. Wheeler
Sen. John +. Erickson
Rep. Roy Ayres
Rep. J. Monogan
We the farmers of Sheridan
county, assembled in mass meet
ing. hereby declare that the "Reg
ulations Relative to Loans fol
Crop Production during the yea
| 1888" ale in several points in de
rect contradiction TO our interests
]. The limitation to a 500 loaI
for farmers who have been unable
t. pay previous loans is unjus
and unreasonable Discrimination
against the most needy farmers.
If this unjust discrimination i
rot abolished we will be forced t
I fuse renewing previous leans il
order to obtain a new loan.
2. The cut in the loan limit
from S400 to $500 will mean sc
we're hardships on the farmers o
the county. Our machinery ha
been ruined through our inabilit.
to buy repairs. We demand tina
the lean limit Of S4OO be retaine'
this year.
3. We protest the acreage cut o
80 per cert which has been in
cluded in the loan regulations
Such a cut at time when million
90 hungry in the cities is a Grim
against the working class of thi
country.
We farmers, who have Away
been told 10 produce more, protes
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Czech Police Dissolve Hunger
Committee

Prague, Czecho- Slovalia, Feb. 26.-The police
in Reichenberg have dissolved the Hunger COM
mittee for Northern Bohemia and arrested its Sec
rotary The committee consists of 70 members
and was elected at the recent successful hunger
congress in Rechenberg.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Social Revolutionary Party of
Spain Dissolved

Madrid, Spain, Feb 23.-The national con-
gress of the Social Revolutionary party of Spain
which took place in Madrid on Feb. 1921 voted
80 to "a to dissolve and for its members to JON
the Communist party. The 62 delegates present
represented 5000 workers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
School Bow Dies of Starvation

Detroit, Mich-Edgar Lepley, 13 fell dead in
the midst of basketball game in which he ha6
participated. Cause of his death, doctors said,
was starvation. Investigation showed Ee hae
been living on left overs from church suppers and
unstable fOOdstuffs donated by stOrekeepers. His
parents, two brothers ard six sisters had been
existing on a similar diet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

New York. March 10.-Unfilled orders of the
United States Steel Corp. decreased 44,444 tons
in February to 1,8542OO tors, ntw record law
since the corporation has beer publishing the fig
ures. In Jatrary tOnnaga dropred 69,4Yo tens
81 ne past few years February or.7aqe charge
has beer, downward. year ago "nf.liri crt'e:s
sto, 4: CE45629 tons.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

Washington, d. G., March 13.-Roosevelt has
appointed the following ambassadors: Robert w.
Bingham, publisher and rich landowner, as am
bassador to Great Britain; Jesse IsadOr Strauss
Of Macy's, big New York department store, am
bassador TO France, and JOsephus Daniels, secre-
barry Of the navy under Wilson win represent wall
Street n Mexico.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
forgotten Men" Demonstrate

Forty thousand workers demonstrated in New
York On March for the demands Of the "for-
gotten men,. Turnout the entire country hur-
dreos Of thousands Of workers demonstrated for
relief OH the day toat Roosevelt was raugurated
into office
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

Berlin, Germany, Feb. 22.-TOday an snerg-
ency decree ito support agriculture" was Issued
II contained the measures already announced W
support grain prices" and two new meafures, Dns
directed to reducing the import Of foreign chess
and the other for the limitation Of the hop as@
In order to secure higher prices for hops.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
RooseveIt's Real Inauguration

Roosevelts hunger regime was ushered in by
brutal attack or the unemployed workers Of
Washington, d. C., on March T. The meeting Of
the. unemployed was sponsored by thirteen work
ing class organizations. The workers were at
tackled by police armed with clubs, guns and tear
gas.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

by country called Thursday at the
Producers News and renewed his
subscription another year.
--OO--
Frank Heppner was in town on
Monday and stated that he was
getting ready for springs work.
he is farming the A. E. Reinert-
son farm.
Al large crowd attended the
Orphcum shows Saturday and SUM-
day. Plentywood now has one Of
the best equipped theatres In the
state.
Simon c. Hanson and Frank
Carlson drove ir from Raymond
Monday to trarsacf business. They
were accompanied by Wayne La
Grange on their return.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
South Bend Bank Closes

South Bend, Ind, Feb. 1s.--The
s.. Jsseph Loan and Trust COM
pany, with deposits Of neatly 49,
Geo Geo. closed tocay. Rome C.
Stephenson, president Of Amer
lean Bankers associa.iS1 in 1881,
Is president Of the St. Joseph
Loan q Trust company.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

Lawrence, Mass.-June Croll and Mark Libby
were sentenced to 70 days as a result Of their
militant activities in the demonstration on March
4. Witnesses for the workers were ordered out
of the court house by the police
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Memphis Police Murder Suspect"

Memphis, Tenn, March 9-Lloyd Lowe white
30 years of age died at the General hospital yes
terday afternoon from injuries received at the
hands Of cops who were Questioning" him. Lowe
was suspected" of robbery
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

On Tl.,i;iay night March 8, ConErs.s Ia, sed
the new banking law providing for INK. 81 an
providirg the wedding out Of The sma:'er banks
for re lei eft of the big ones. Roo signed
the bill mn ediaLeiy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

this plan to put the population of
this country ON a famine basis.
Resolutions Committee,
L. C. Christensen,
Chairman.
r. r. LELAND,
Secretary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Unemployed Workers Committee
Dissolved hv Police

Prague, Czecho-Slovada, Feb. 2S.-The state
officials in KomOtau have declared all the unem-
ployed workers committees in the district to be
illegal. Twenty of it's officials have been ar
rested
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17
Danube Sailors Strike

Bucharest, Roumania, Feb. 23.-The sailors
and other workers of the Danube shipping COM
panies have gone On strike against an attempt Of
the bosses to cut wages. There is great excite
ment and unrest in Constance and Galatz
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-17

Governor John Erickson resigned late Mare.
IL. Frank CoUney, lieutenant governor, ss0css1
him as governor and then appointed Ersekson
take Walsh's place as United States Senator