davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-11-01

q. Over how many miles of rail-
road Is express sent?-F. r.
A. There are express handling ia
cilities now over about 200, 900 miles
Of railroad.
Evening star., 1934-11-01

@. Is succession to the Italian
throne strictly hereditary?-G. F.
A. 1t is no longer strictly hereditary
through primogeniture. The Fascist
Grand Council has announced its right
to select future monarchs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
Farmers Act on
HOYdal Case

The meeting was then re-opened
by Emil Moe, chairman of the Holi
day Association, to discuss the case
of the widow Hovdal.
Farmers from the floor briefly
explained that Mrs. Hovdal had
been tricked into signing a con-
tract that is below all human dig
nifty. 1t was decided to get Hoven,
the elevator man who tried to evict
the widow and her family, who
lives in Antelope, before the meet
ing.
Hoven tried to explain that he
had always treated the woman
white; but apparently he was
quite unsuccessful in playing the
innocent boy. When he was asked
whether he had not sent official
notice to the widow that she would
be evicted and whether he consid-
cred that white treatment" he
had no answer.
And when the farmers demanded
that he destroy the contract he re-
fused and became defiant. In un.
mistaken language the farmers lei
the elevator man know that they
would stand behind the woman il
ever he should make any attempt
to enforce the contract or to evict
her. They also let him know thai
there were other elevatormen il
the territory with whom they coulC
deal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
Is There a Free Press?

Is there such thing as a Free Press?
There never has been and there will be as long
classes exist l0ng there oppressors and OBJ
pressed exploiters and exploited
There two kinds of newspapers the capitalist sheets
that doing everything keep things going they are
and the newspapers of the worngcass that trying
change the world to make it fit for people to live in
The capitalist papers will always refuse to print news
articles that damaging to the status quo damaging to
the system it is They will utterly disregard the news
that shows the organzatonal and political advances of the
working class And they cannot ignore it, the scrbes and
prostitutes OF the capitalist press will dstort the news
that it fits their purpose.
Working class newspapers will not print anything that
against the interest of the workers and farmers They
the mouthpece of their class the class to which belongs
the future The task of these papers to spread the news
of the advances of the working class of the lives and bitter
struggles of the workers and farmers Their duty is to
show what methods used by our enemies to further
Cypress and enave the farmers and workers. they are
posing the takers and labor racketeers thew are henn
organize industrial workers and farmers for the final
gle. W s
The Producers News is of these newspapers of the
working class is the voice and weapon of the tong Mon
tana farmer And because The Producers News is actively
engaged in the struggle between the classes it viii NOT nnt
anything that is harmful to the working class that is hin
dering the advances of the workers and poor farer
And no attack will make us change this policy
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
DEMANDS
new SEC. HIGHWAY
CONTINUED from Front Page)

CONTINUED from Front Page)
eral wears in eastern Montana, and
between the aid Culbertson-
Plen, wood highway and the Da-
kota line and In the community
east of Reserve on said gilbert
son-Plentywood highway, an al
most total failure of crops, owing
to drought, gCasshoppers ard other
unavoidable a nd unpreventable
causes and many families located
in such vicinity are suffering dire
priva ion and want due to such
failure and the inability of work
ers in such families to secure en-
ploymert.
Now therefore be it resolved by
the undersigned residents and citi-
Gems of Sheridan county, Montana,
that we request the Board of Coun-
tv Commissioners of Sheridan
i County, Montana, to petition the
State Highway Commission of the
State of Montana to designate as
a secondary highway a road COM
mencing at the Culbertson-Plenty-
wood highway at a point imme :
diatelv east of Reserve, Montana,
and extending eastward a distance
of approximately (19) nineteen
miles. connecting with the termi-
nus of highway No. so in North
; Dakota, along such route as may
be deemed most practical, econo'
mical, and susceptible of imme
date construction and as viii
, serve the greatest number of PEG
r pie.
y A. This proposed secondary high
/ way is the shortest distance be
1 tween the Culbertson-Plentywoo,
highway and the North Dakota Nc
] so or any other highways in Mort
, Dakota.
b. The route of this road goe
4 through a thickly settled commur
. ity, the ground slightly rolling
with plenty of gravel at differer
points, so the cost of constTuctio
8 will be at a minimum.
? C. This road is located almost
\ the center of Sheridan county an
: will therefore serve the creates
y number of people.
= Dagmar, Mont, March 20, 1884.
ie Last year a similar petition w;
;" signed requesting that the sam
road be designated as a fedora
If highway. This request was turnt
er down. At this time, Lodahl sal
Or they were calling for a secondal
ed highway especially also since
will be a relief project.
IL If the farmers continue to pr
sent their demand with the Ell
phasis of an organized mass a.
fight for it, the State Highws
Commission will not be able to fl
al a good enough reason to refuse t
er. highway.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
OBITUARY

Edward William Guenther was
born in Cleveland, Ohio, July IL,
1852 and passed away at Occur
d'Alene, Idaho, March 81, 1884 at
the age of II years, 8 months and
10 days.
He moved with his parents to
Hartley, Iowa, where he grew to
young manhood. He was united
in marriage to Annie Reager, Sept,
a, 1884 and to this union were
born six sons and three daughters,
namely, Frank, Earl, Bert, Harold
Virgil, Alvin, Bonnie, Bernice and
Mabel.
In 1912 he and his family moved
to Montana and homesteaded in
what was then Valley county, neal
Clear Lake. Here he pioneered
and made a host of friends whC
deeply regret his passing. In 1872
Mr.. Guenther and his wife moved
to Harrison, Idaho, their presen
home.
Edward Guenther was affiliated
with the German Lutheran churcl
at the age of IL. He was a mem
Der of the Modern Woodman OF
America and I.O.O.F. lodges fol
over 80 years.
The BODY was taken to the Ban
fist church, at Harrison where sen
vices were conducted by Rev
Essex, and intermet was in tn
Harrison pine tree covered GENE
terry overlooking the beautiful
Occur d'Alene Lake.
He leaves to mourn his absenc
his good wife, his six sons and tw
daughters, one daughter havin
passed On in infancy, besides hi
three sisters, three brothers, nine
teen grandchildren and a larg
circle of friends.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06

A farewell party was given
Easter Sunday for Mr.. and Mrs.
o. B. Snuggins at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kowski.
About ninety guests were present
and the afternoon was spent in a
social way.
Mrs. John Ladd, Jr., and Mrs.
Joe johnson sang two vocal num-
bers with Mrs. Thomas Clawson at
the piano.
A delicious lunch was served at
5 o'clock. Those who assisted IN
serving were Mrs. Andrew Berg
Mrs. VIM. Hass, Mrs. Martin Lun.
deem, Miss Esther Kowsli and Mrs
Wortz.
A purse of money was presented
to Mr.. and Mrs. Snuggins by their
friends. After many farewells and
good wishes the guests departed.
The Snuggins are leaving this
week for southern Missouri which
will be their future home.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06

CONTINUED from Front Page)
have unemployment and depression
he said.
However, Mr.. Talbot did not
try to answer the question how the
farmers GOT into the position that
they HAD to sell wheat for %
cents and hogs for two cents. And
nobody was given the chance to
ask why he never even so much
as mentioned surplus profits when
he gave his explanation of the
evils of this system.
"The monetary system is more
responsible than anything else for
the condition :"
eve force congress to put laws
on our statute books taking the
control away from the Morgans,
Melons, Mills and Myers"
Those sentences sound wonderful
to people who have never heard
anything else and to those who
refuse to think. But they show
exactly the emptiness of TalbOtt's
entire talk.
Elect the proper Legislators, and
we will take the control away from
Wall Street, Talbot says. At the
same time he knows, but he does
not say it, that this Wall Street
government of ours has all the
means to defend its privileges and
its position of control success
fully.
The speaker received quite some
applause when he finished, but il
is hard to believe that the farmers
who listened will be able to digest
what they took in. And if they
even should start to ask questions
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
April 8. 1884.
~r%*#~~*ss%*%*s

April 8, 1884.
Producers News
Plentywood, Mont.
Dear Friends:
Enclosed please find 81 for a
years subscription to the "News"
1 see by the March 80 issue that
the paper is starting on its 18th
year. May it have many more IT.
year anniversaries in the years to
come! We have taken it since it
first started and the stand that the
paper has always taken in fighting
for the farmers has been a stauneh
and true fighting one. l sincerely
wish that every farmer and worker
would realize what the paper
means to them.
Had it not been for the Pro-
ducers News, there would have
been no relief in Sheridan county
Did any other paper in the county
fight for any relief, support the
meetings and demands of the
| farmers, or take any action what
soever towards getting relief
No! Only the militant and true
farmers paper fought for ever!
bit of relief that came in.
Last summer when the hot, DIR.
winds and grasshoppers were tax
ing the crops and pastures tn
Mainstreeters Herald stated that
eff the farmers don't know enuf t
provide for themselves it is thei
own fault" and they didn't thin
7 there would be any relief in Sheri
dan county.
1 don't see why the Heral
should try to keep relief out of tn
county. They surely get their sha1
, of it and the Mairstreet gang thu
supports it gets more of the relic
than any poor or destitute farmt
or worker whom it was meant TO
: The farmers should appoint
Il committee of their own rank al
file and look into this feed racke
It 1t seems that so much feed h;
Y been shipped in. Not many of Il
small farmers got this feed, al
. what they did get they had to
: to the Relief office and BEG fC
y After the mass meeting held {
) the Temple "Old Stenehjem jarr
It loose with little thew had stor
e away for his friends. They sure
n got "their man., the one that cou
is do the dirty work and as the fc
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
The Letter Box
s*****S**S **T*****"*
POOR FARMER DESCRIBES RELIEF SITUATION,
SENDS ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS

mer relief boss did, treat the farm
ers as though they were bunch
of kids, when ex-banker Stene-
hjem was put in charge of the dis
tribution of relief.
In the Plentywood Herald of .
Feb. %, we read in glaring letters,
"Forty-one cars of feed go to the
needy farmers of Sheridan county.
The Emergency Relief Commit
tee had completed the distribution
of Al cars of feed for livestock. OF
this number % were cracked wheat
and Is of hay. These had been
distributed, 8 cars of each at
Plentywood, 2 of each at Reserve,
Antelope, Outlook and Comertown;
1 on each at Homestead, Medicine
Lake, Archer, Redstone, Raymond,
Dooley and Westby. Previous to
this five cars had been shipped to
Reserve for the Dagmar farmers.
Many of us know that NO wheat
was distributed at Antelope and
Raymond and only one car of hay
at Raymond was shipped in there.
Around a thousand or so bushels
, of wheat was bought from one OF
: the local elevators and divided In
the amount of from to 80 bush,
, els to each farmer that got any
: If Al carloads of feed had beer
: distributed besides the five othel
carloads Dagmar received VIII!
D should there be so many cattle anC
r horses dead from starvation ant
< more dying?
: Yes, it takes the Herald to how
when the farmers get something
4 Perhaps the wheat has been pur
e chased from the elevator an
e stored for a rainy dav when tn
t farmer may need it worse.
# Some people think it is wron
r to take wheat from the elevator
r. and give the farmers to keep thei
stock alive, and they feel the sam
i way if a poor fellow gets a grocer
: order. It seems to hurt them g
e though they were taking II
% money from their pockets and q
a injustice is worked On them.
70 Let's organize and fight for OIL
r. own rights, for more and bettt
t relief, for a decent living, fl
ID work and living wage. Unit
a. we win!
ly Yours for success, and Ann
Id versary Greetings.
T. Just a Small Farmer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
F. U. CONVENTION
ADOPTS UNITED
FRONT PRINCIPLE

Continued from Front Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
OUTLOOK

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Egger MAN Nm.
to the Earl NickersOn farm
day. nolsvieE
BY Tom ClawSon was moved az. j
farm north of Outlook last Y. SS hon.,
Miss Norma Bjerke is Oach = Gs
after a visit with friends o.
reservation. -. -eSderi
of. the Outlook country 6y.s arTl''fH r. )
day from Eugene Oregon saSo his -.
planning on farming here '4D
son.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06

they will soon find out that Tai
bolts theories do not hold water.
Questions or discussion after the
talks were not permitted.
The chairman closed the conven-
ton when the farmers prepared to
take action on the Hovdal case.
Antelope was again selected as
the meeting place for the next con-
vention. New officers were not
elected since that is done at the
annual meeting only.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to all our friends for their
kindness during our recent be-
revement and to the Plentywood
Degree of Honor for the beautiful
floral offerings. The beautiful
hymns and kind words of Rev.
Essex will long be cherished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Guenther
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Guenther
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Guenther
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Guenther
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Chapman
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Guenther
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ator
Virgil Guenther.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-20
FISHERS INDEX
UNCHANGED

Prof. Irving Fishers index num-
Der of commodity prices, based on
100 as the average for 1926, is IT'S,
which compares with 77.8 the week
before, 77.9 two weeks before, 77.3
three weeks before, and 1871 four
weeks before.
The average of four weeks ago
was the highest of the year to date:
and the highest OF any week since
January, 1881: the lowest thus far
in 1884 was 70, in the first two
weeks of January. The average OF
October IS, at 1872 was the highest
o 1898; the average of March 5,
at SIS, was the lowest.
Crump's index number of British
commodity prices for the last week,
based on 100 as the average for
1926, was 65.4, which compares
with IS week ago, 64.4 two weeks
ago, 64.5 three weeks ago, and 64.2
four weeks ago.
The average Of February IT, at
1914 was the highest of the year to
date; the average of the second
week of July, at "a, was the lowest.
The average of the third week OF
July, at 65.1, was the highest of
1888; the average of April 9, at
59.7. was the lowest.
The index number of average
Italian prices for the first week
of August was 42.1, which COM
pares with Alt the week before,
Alt two weeks before, Alt three
weeks before, and 41.6 four weeks
before.
The average of the second week
of January, at 42.6, was the highest
of the year to date; the average
of four weeks ago was the lowest.
The average of the first week in
January, at 45.5, was the highest
of 1888; the average of November
26, at AZ, was the lowest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-20
UP
FOR PAPERS

While the rate of increase in
volume of advertising in news
papers has declined somewhat,
advertising activity continues at
a greater pace than in 1888, &C
cording to an analysis of July
lineage figures in IT cities pre-
pared by Advertising Age.
Total lineage in newspapers in
those cities was 116,S77,00O for
July, 1884, compared with 1O9,-
$4,000 for the corresponding
month of 1888, a gain of ga per
cent. Every classification showed
an increase except financial ad-
vertising, which registered a loss
of approximately 24.8 per cent
from the 1888 figures.
Retail advertising increased
3,73O,OOO lines to 59,108,000 lines,
gain of Ct per cent. General
advertising gained 7 per cent,
totaling 21,7270OO lines, and
automotive advertising climbed
to 9,671,000 lines, gain of l.
$4,000 lines. This was an in
crease of 1853 per cent, the
largest recorded by any classifi-
cation.
Classified advertising. which is
regarded as a good index of en-
ployment activity, also showed a
slight gain, increasing 100000
lines to 19,633,OO0, a gain of 4.3
per cent.
Magazine advertising also con-
tinues to rise, Advertising Age
reports, July figures for 102 pub
locations registering gain of
3O.6 per cent compared with July,
1888. The total for the month
was 1,348.000 lines, an increase
of $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-20
Lumber Industry's
Outlook Brightens

A brighter outlook for the lum-
Der industry is seen by the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION in reports from 1870
mills showing that shipments for
the week ending August II were
larger than for any week since
July, 1888.
Shipments for the week totaled
214,416,000 feet, compared with
181 100000 feet for the previous
week. Production also showed a
gain, reaching 2OO,382,0O0 feet as
against 191,O13,OOO feet for the
previous SiX-day period.
Orders, however, declined, drop
ping to 83,9O3,O0O feet as COM
pared with 202, 849, 900 feet for the
previous week.
At the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association headquar-
tiers it was pointed out that the
increase in shipments was OF
greater importance than even an
increase in orders, inasmuch as
shipments bring in the cash" and
"orders may be cancelled"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-20
N. Y. Curb Quotations

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 U.N.S0.
The curb market passed through
another extremely dull and gen.
orally uneventful session today,
with price changes of varying ir'
regularity the rule along the line.
Many recent speculative favoriteS
were conspicuous by their absence,
with even dealings in the leaders
limited to single lot transactions.
Electric Bond and Share edged
up "a to IL among the utilities,
with nominal improvement also
recorded in Tampa Electric at 25,
and Niagara Hudson Power at 4M.
In the senior classification, United
Gas Preferred sold off 70 point to
3212.
Atlas Corporation attracted
scattered buying in the invest
ment trusts, moving up "a to 91s.
Humble slipped "a to 42B in
the oil list. Gold shares were
trifle easier, with Wright Har-
greaves off "a at 924, and Hudson
Bay down 70 at 1412.
Great Atlantic and Pacific stores
was vulnerable issue in the
speciality division, declining IL
points to 1870.
Electric Power and Light SIS
moved up p point to 1874 in a
quiet bond division.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-20
COTTON EXPORT
DIP REPORTED

Exports of American cotton
during the past week totaled
$1,000 bales, against $4,000 bales
in the like week of last year, &C.
cording to the New York Cotton
Exchange.
Exports for the season to date
totaled $4,000 bales, against
$4,000 bales in the corresponding
period of last season.
Movement of American cotton
into sight this past week aggre-
gated $4,000 bales. against 13O,-
900 bales in the like week of last
year. Total cotton moved into
sight thus far this season aggre-
gated 10000 bales, against $685.
900 bales for the like period of
last season. ForWardingS to mills
of the world aggregated 100000
bales last week, against $4,000
a year earlier, and for the season
to date forwardings were $4,000
against $4,000.
The world visible supply of cot
ton now stands at $4,000 bales,
against 5,215,000 a week ago and
6,298,000 year ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-20
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 U.N.S) Cop
per buying abroad today continued
quiet, with the price equivalent to 7.1o
to 72O cents a pound elf Hamburg,
Havre and London, as compared with
about 1920 cents a pound a t the close
of last week. The decline below what
had been regarded as resistance level,
7.2O cents, leaves the industry in doubt
as to just how far European prices
may drop before rallying. little bet
ter buying is developing, however. on
the lower levels and this may serve
to steady the price.
In the domestic market buying was
in slight volume, with the price I'M
changed at 9 cents a pound for Blue
EaS9e delivered to the end of October
Although copper consumption has not
yet been affected by the declines in
industrial production, it is extremely
doubtful whether it will continue to
hold up in the face of a declining steel
rate and auto produC ton. Further COM
pliCations will arise when Anaconda,
which has been shut down due to la
Dor troubles, resumes operations.
The lead market continued dull, with
the price unchanged at 3.75 cents a
pound New York and $50 cents a pound
st. Louis Ultimate consumption con-
tremely low price of the metal does
not encourage the use of substitutes.
Stocks. however are large and the
statistical position on the whole is not
very good.
Zinc market was quiet with the
price unchanged at 43O cents a pound
East st. Louis. Consumption has been
hurt considerably by the drop in steel
output, but stocks are low.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-20
Construction
Up for July

July construction awards con-
tinued above the corresponding
monthly totals of last year,
according to F. w. Dodge Cor
poratiOn. Volume last month
was $119,698,,SOO for the 81
Eastern States, and contrasts
with S82, 1854, 400 for July last
year and $127,116,2OO in June
this year.
Total awards amounted to
S97S,861,5OO for the elapsed
months of 1884, comparing
with S514,667,8OO for the cor
responding period a year ago.
Ninety per cent gain over 1888
was almost entirely due to the
rise in publicly financed con-
StructiOn projects growing out
of the PWA program, the sum-
mary says.
Residential building contracts
let in July fell below c0mpara-
tive figures for a year ago and
the previous month, but f,r the
seven months they exceeded the
1888 period by II per cent.