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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-09

AAASA0 are u1S0Q ny allotment
officials not to apply for their
checks until they receive notice
that their checks are here.
The statement of the allotment
officials follows:
"The county allotment commit
tee has received confirmation this
week of 1,479 acreage reduction
contracts from Washington. The
checks in payment of the first in
stallment are expected any day
now.
"Inasmuch as checks for all con-
tracts are not being received in
the first payment, applicants are
cautioned not to call for the checks
until notified they are here. Con-
tracts signed by corporations are
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-09
large Shipment Relief
Flour and Pork Arrives

Seven thousand pounds of flour
is now being unloaded at the relief
station. Smoked pork is also there
and a quantity of butter is also
said to be hidden away in the
basement.
Information of that kind is kept
away from the people as much as
possible by the relief office.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-09
PLENTYwooD-sCoBEY

The Plentywood High school
basketball team playing at Scobey
Friday of last week made a good
showing but was not able to score
during the overtime period played,
and was nosed out by Scobey.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-09
rs CASTOR OIL A
BLADDER LAXATIVE?

No, but juniper oil, buchu leaves,
ETC., is. Use it to drive out i'm
purities and excess acids that
cause the irritation which results
in getting up nights, bladder weak
ness, leg pains, backache and burn
ing. Juniper oil, buchu leaves, etc.
is pleasant to take in the form of
Bukets, the bladder laxative. Use
a regular 25c box. If not satisfied
your druggist will return your
money. You are bound to feel
better after this flushing and you
get your regular sleep.
E. 1. MILLER, Druggist, says
BUKETS is best seller,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-09
TOWNSHIP MAPS
for Sale

Topographic maps of nearly all
nvnships of Sheridan county for
ale at The Producers News. To
eCse them out they are offered
At Csc each or five for 81. These
mans, which show the original
homestead entries or early owners
also show the creeks, lakes, hills,
valleys, etc., and originally sold
for 81 each, costing nearly that
much to produce. They are going
isst-get your today.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-09
NOTICE

The annual stockholders meeting
Of the Sheridan Memorial hospital
will be held at the hospital Tues
day evening, February 20, 1884, at
8 o'clock. All stockholders are
urged to attend.
Mrs. E. H. E. Helgeson,
462t Secretary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-09
1873 Allotment Checks
Here for Distribution
County Officials State
Allotment Officials Direct Farmers Not to Apply for
Checks Until They Receive Notice That Their
Check Has Been Received Here
4LETIN: The checks arrived Thursday morning.


, PLENTYWOOD, Mont.-Checks for three quarters of
the sheridan county allotment contracts are expected anv
Gay now following the receipt here of information that
acreage reduction contracts have been confirmed in Washing
according to statement issued at the county allotment
OFFICE About 600 contracts have not been Confirmed vet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-09
o. Hans Rasmussen

listening to a court case for
any DAYS gets awfully tiresome.
With mi the lawyers wandering over
A. same ground day after day,
s ,ls asking questions over and
s Ter again, and the other one
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-09

IF YOU WANT A WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY to make $3.50
day and get a new Ford Sc
dan as bonus besides, send me
your name Immediately. No con-
test or lottery. Particulars free.
Albert Mills, 1868 Monmouth,
Cincinnati, Ohio. 461tp
Evening star., 1934-10-05
ICEBERG MISTAKEN
FOR ELUSIVE ISLE.
Ellsworth Expedition Finds
Floating Mountain at
Locale of Land.
Ry DR.. LINCOLN ELLSWORTH,
Leader Ellsworth Trans-Antarctic
Expedition.

Leader Ellsworth Trans-Antarctlc
Expedition.
sy Radio to The Star.
ABOARD MOTOR SHIP WYATT
carp. AT SEA, october 5 (N.A.N.A0.
A large, long iceberg, sighted
through the haze over the sea early
Wednesday, gave rise on board to a
report that Dougherty Island, several
times reported, but as often reported
not to exist, had been rediscovered.
Presenting an undulating skyline,
as compared to the usual table-topped
berg seen in the south. and situated
as II was at the extreme westerly
position given for Dougherty Island,
latitude approximately $500 south.
longitude l20 west, the one we saw
had a great resemblance to land until
we came within a mile or so of it.
Penguins Seen in Numbers.
Groups Of penguins, numbering
many hundreds, perched round about
it. gave it the appearance of having
rocky exposures However, upon
close approach, we found that the
berg was afloat and was drifting with
the current. All hope of rediscover-
ing Dougherty Island is not yet gone,
and l have directed our course to be
continued eastward until reaching
longitude 90. and. if the island is
not sighted, we will then head direct
for Deception Island.
If all goes well and no icepack is
encountered. we should be at Decep-
tion in less than two weeks time.
Weather Remains Fair.
In coming South. we have left the
storm area entered soon after leaving
Dunedin, and, for the last few days,
in spite of very low barometer, we
have experienced remarkably fine but
cloudy weather, with fairly light
northwesterly winds. But an occa-
sional snow squall reminds us that we
are in sub-Antarctic waters. The sea
temperatures round about here are
interesting, varying as much as 3
degrees in a few miles run, and, fire.
quently, tufts of fog can be seen hang
ing low over the warmer waters.
Bird life is still scarce, but We have
observed one specimen of a series Of
aux usually seen not far from land.
(Copyright 1894 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc. and the
New York Times CO..
Evening star., 1934-10-05
PROPOSALS.
r g OF TT n "


WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners
OF San Juan. on July ;. 1888, adopted
Ordinance No. 149 entitled: TO determine
the procedure in which notice and publi-
cation for the sale Of bonds Of the Govern
ment of the Capital shall be made; and
for other purposes;
WHEREAS, Section l Of said Ordinance
provides that the undersigned by Resolution,
shall state the exact nature OF the operation
with a detailed specification OF all requisites
to be made in connection Herewith and
shall authorize the call for bids;
NOW THEREFORE: pursuant to the su-
thority in me vested by the provision above
cited. hereby direct that public notice OF
the call for bids for the third block OF
bonds OF the loan Of One Million Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars (S1.300, 600 0o)
eranted to the Government OF the Capital
by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
be Of the following tenor, to wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO
CAPITAL OF PUERTO RICO
Formerly the Municipality of San Juan)
NOTICE OF SALE OF
WATER SYSTEM SO SERIAL BONDS
Sealed proposals will be received at the
Hall Of Sessions Of the Board OF Commits
sioners OF San Juan. Capital OF Puerto
Rico, until 1000 A. NJ, October 26, 1894,
the reception Of bids being closed at that
Board of Award of the Capital of Puerto
Rico, for the purchase Of the third block
comprising four hundred eight (4osl bonds
which are part OF an issue OF 81 800 900 90
known as Water System t5Tr Serial Bonds
bearing interest at the rate OF five per cent
t5%) per annum payable Semi-annually, on
the first day of January and July of each
year. Said Bonds are dated January 1, 1893
and will be redeemed on the date and in
the manner hereinafter next set forth:
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
LETTER WRITER
LAUDS P. D.

1t isn't very often that two per-
sons will correspond faithfully
without a break, once a week for
20 years.
But it happens even less fire.
quently that a 20-year correspond
ence should have been accom-
plished without a single lost let
ter, without a single delay.
Postmaster General James A.
Farley today received a thank
you" letter from Mrs. Edith M.
Spanton, of Salt Lake City, who
complimented the United States
postal system for having made it
possible for her to receive her
mail promptly every week for 20
years from a sister in London,
England.
She told the Postmaster Gen
eral that 20 years ago this
month, her sister and she prom
ised each other they would
write every week. They did, and
thanks to Uncle Sam (and the
British postal service, too) there
was no interruption.
Mr.. Farley answered the let
ter from Mrs. Spanton, declaring
that it was the finest thank
you" letter he had ever received.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
PARK SAVING GS
LOSS HEAVY

Unless the suit now pending
against directors of the bank re-
suits in a substantial payment,
depositors in the Park Savings
Bank ultimately will lose rs per
cent of their money, it was learned
today from official Treasury
sources.
The $2,O00,OO0 suit filed by the
receiver against the directors on
charges of negligence is expected
to be heard some time this fall in
District Supreme Court.
The Park Savings, which closed
its doors March /. 1888, now owes
its depositors about $4,000, 900.
No dividends have been paid and
it was reliably learned that none
will be paid before at least nine
months, if then.
The general condition of the
bank as far as depositors are con-
cerned is poor, it was learned. Al
though it has succeeded in repay
ing to the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation and other banks in
this city, from which it had bor-
roWed an amount exceeding $780,
900, there is little left to pay a
dividend to the depositors.
The bank has about $500, 1000
cash on hand. Since it would
not be feasible to declare a divi-
dend for less than 10 per cent be-
cause of the expense incurred, and
because a reserve must be main
tanned to meet preferred claims,
this money will not be used imme.
diately to pay the depoSitors.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
Judge Mattingly
Is IS Today
---Again

Just like the elephant, Police
Court Judge Robert E. Mat
tingly never forgets-his own
birthday.
Nor does the genial judge let
anyone else forget that Sep
tember IA is his birthday. He
sends ice cream to all the news
paper offices, the District jail,
the cell block at Police Court
and to many other places.
Today, on the occasion of his
"forty-fifth birthday" anniver-
sary, the same one he has been
celebrating for the past six
years, the newspaper offices re-
ceived their birthday party"
Sweets-two gallons of ice
cream, with plates, spoons, nap
kins n everything.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
Thieves Take
Trombone,
Clothes

Loot ranging from a trombone
to a gold cigarette lighter and a
quantity of clothing was taken
by thieves in a series of thefts
reported to police today.
Robert F.. Pryor, 1900 block of
Seventeenth st. N. w., reported
the loss of his trombone, valued
at $125, stolen from his auto
mobile parked at Twelfth Street
and Constitution Avenue North
west.
Thieves who broken into the
apartment of jefferson Patter-
son, at Thomas Circle, stole a
gold cigarette lighter valued at
$3.50.
Miss Terue Otsuki, 200 block
Second st. N. E. told police that
SIT was stolen from her home
during the night.
Two laundry trucks were looted
by thieves who took clothing
valued at more than 5000. Linden
E. Wine, 600 block Morris Pl.
N. E., said q truck he was drlv-
ing was robbed in the 300 block
Twenty-first St. N. w., and Arthur
C. Edwards, 1900 block Nebraska
Ave. N. w., another driver, re-
ported the loss of clothing from
his truck near Connecticut
Avenue and Tilden Street North
west.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
GOLDFISH,
So HE'S HELD

When a Greek sailor tries to see
President Roosevelt about a sister
who "is a goldfish" people get in
terested.
The first to get curious in this
case were two park policemen,
Sergt. L. G Purtlebaugh and
Private Robert Howell, when they
found Jean Davantides, 35, nau-
tical Greek from Turkey, wander
ing around at the rear of the
White House.
He wanted only to see the Presi-
dent, he explained. 1t was a little
matter about his sister.
His sister?
Yeah, his sister.
"She's a goldfish.
Mr.. Davantides is spending the
day at Third precinct, where he
will be questioned by other persons
interested, namely, investigators
from the immigration Bureau OF
the Labor Department.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
DA|RYMEN JOIN
IN CHEAP MILK
Distribution
Start of Free Supplies for Poor
Awaits Figures on Total
Available

Every milk distributor in the
city has pledged cooperation with
the cheap milk plan for Washing.
tons needy, Elwood Seal, AsSiS'
tant Corporation Counsel, L an
nounced today.
Mr.. Seal, in charge of the ad-
ministration Of the program, re-
ported that all the distributing
companies wrote to him, asserting
they would cooperate in the plan
to sell their surplus milk to the
District, which will give it away
to families on relief rolls.
Amount Yet Unknown
Only three of the companies,
however, Mr.. Seal said, answered
his inquiry as to the amount Of
surplus milk they will have avail
able each day.
Pointing out that the whole plan
depends on the answers to this
question, Mr.. Seal has written a
second time to the distributors
who failed to reply, asking for the
information before the middle of
next week.
One Has No Surplus
The three who answered and
the amount of their surplus are
Embassy Dairy, 800 gallons; Fair
fax Farms, 500 gallons, and Wake
field Dairy, none.
The Independent Milk Distribu-
tors Association, whose member
ship includes seven local dairieS,
replied it would cooperate to the
fullest in the project. The mem
bers of the association are the
Model Farms Dairy, Arlington
County, Fairfax Farms, Embassy,
Alexandria Products Company,
Holbrook Dairy, and Alden D.
Potter Dairy.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
PUG. TOSTUDY
BUS LINE SALE
Mr.. HAZEN

Chairman Riley E. Elgen, of
the P. U. c., probably will call a
special hearing to consider the
Capital Transit Company's re-
quest to buy the Washington
Transit Company stock-the Six
teenth Street bus line-for
S830,000, and at the same time
to discuss an order to assess the
cost of a survey of the value
of the latter concern against the
Capital Transit Company.
Until the matter of this merg-
ing of the two lines is settled,
it is doubtful that J. H. Hanna,
president of the Capital Transit
Company, will discuss the general
matter of rerouting. He has
served notice on the commission
that it would be useless for him
to attempt to discuss rerouting
of his lines unless he knows
whether or not the other line is
to be separate competing line
or to be merged with him.
George P. Hoover, attorney for
the Washington Transit Company,
opened the reroute hearing today
by declaring that he concurred
with the request of Peoples Coun-
sci w. A. Roberts for an immedi-
ate hearing on the question of
purchasing the bus line stock.
Fred Sager, F. U. C. engineer.
then took the stand and continued
his explanation of the plans for
rerouting he had submitted.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
Police Break in
To Release
Prisoner

The third police precinct
was the scene of a Jail delivery
last night. Several men armed
with croWbars, saws and ham,
mers worked for more than a
half hour pounding on a metal
lock to release a prisoner from
the cell block, and finally were
successful.
However, the wielders of the
tools were blue-coated policemen
engaged in line of duty and the
prisoner was set free only after
he deposited $40 collateral on
charge of drunk.
The Jail "break" became nee
essary when it was discovered
that the mechanism on the pad
lock of a cell had become
broken and that the master key
would not open it. So in their
best Dillinger style the police
broke in to get their prisoner
out,
The Washington times., 1934-09-14

Six pounds of lard for a man
starving for a piece of meat.
Three cans Of beef for a family
crying for a slice of bread.
Beef, cheese, lard and butter
for men riding to relief stations
in brand new cars.
These and other similar con-
ditions in the District emergency
relief set-up were unearthed today
following a check of grocery stores
handling relief food orders.
They Distribute Food
These grocery stores, located
from one end of the city to the
other. have been distributing food
to relief cases presenting food Or
derS every two weeks.
And in every one of these stores
there is daily enacted one kind of
drama or another. Sometimes the
drama is pathetic. Sometimes, it
is obvious, the grocers say, that
the relief cases are obtaining food
under false pretences.
One of the grocery managers
said many who come into his store
make no secret of the fact that
they are working steadily on we'll
paying jobs. Others stagger in,
very, very drunk.
Come in New Cars
Another grocery owner, COM
menting on the arrival of some of
his customers in new cars, re-
marked:
"I'd like to know how tS1sy
can buy new cars. I've been
working every day for years,
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
OPEN BAR PLEAS
RENEWED At
D. {. HEARING
Labor Groups and Bartenders
Heard by Board; Foe of
Saloon Protests

Proponents of the "open bar"
staged a hearing before the Dis
trict Commissioners again today
in support of their plea to tear
down the screens which hide the
bartenders from the public.
The hearing in the large board
room of the District Building was
broadcast from two local stations
and was attended by members Of
labor unions, especially the Bar
tenders Alliance.
Opposed to the "open bar" how.
ever, was Bert Olmsted, of Ct
Street Northwest, who presented
to the Commissioners a lengthy
written statement in which he said
that the tearing down Of the bar"
room screens would be, in effect,
a return to the old saloon.
BartenderS Blind"
Theodore Sprousser, a member
of the legislative committee of the
Bartenders' Alliance, told the
Commissioners that when an ex-
perienced bartender is placed be-
hind an opaque screen he has no
idea as to the age and condition
of the customers. Mr.. SprouSSer
said:
eff I could see the people who
are ordering drinks 1 could de-
termine whether they are of age
or whether they are sober. The
law prohibits me from serving
drinks to minors and to intoxi-
Gated persons, but how can
tell who they are or whether
they are drunk if / am behind
a Screen?"
Mattresses Opposed
Commissioner Hazen asked him
if he approved of mattresses serv-
ing drinks. Mr.. Sprousser replied:
II do not approve of young
women serving drinks. They
have not had experience enough
to know whether their custom
erS are under age or whether
they are intoxicated. Old-time
bartenders know these things;
but young women do not"
Commissioner Allen interiected:
Then you are in favor of
clear vision for bartenderS."
Mr.. Sprousser replied:
II am"
Alexander H. Bell, general coun-
sci for the Christian Heurich
Brewing Company and also the
representative of the Fifth Re.
gional Board of the Brewing In
dustry under NRA, told the Board
of Commissioners that more and
better beer could be served if it
could be drawn in the open and
people had a chance to see the
bartender at work.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
HUNGRY MAN GIVEN LARD

and 1 can't afford one yet. My
assistants also have been work
ing steadily and most of them
can't even afford a used car.
"I know these cars aren't bOr-
rOwed. know these people; I
wait on them all the time, and
know who they are, where
they live and how they live"
EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS
In another store, clerk vol
unteered the information that a
colored woman, with a roll of
money as thick as my arm," came
in with a large food order. Asked
why she needed the food, she
laughed and answered:
every little bit helps, you
know. have other uses for my
money"
The same clerk told about a
poorly dressed man who came into
the store with an order for six
pounds of lard and nothing else.
He asked the man what he would
do with all the lard and the
answer was:
ooh, / don't knOw-melt it
and dip some bread in it, I
guess"
And so the stories go.
Sometimes the cases are really
worthy and don't get enough to
fill the hungry mouths of their
large families and sometimes the
orders come thick and fast from
men and women who wouldn't t
Starve if they didn't get relief
order for the next six months.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
Policeman Wins
KiW1anis Medal

George w. Welker, Alexandria
policeman who established the
school boys patrol, yesterday was
presented with the Kiwanis Club
medal given annually to an out
standing Alexandria citizen.
The medal, inscribed "meritor-
iouS to and interest in the youth
of Alexandria," was presented by
Judge Harry Kennedy at a lunch
con attended by Mayor E. E,
Dawson and other city officials.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
NEEDY To GET.
LARGER j. 8.
GRANTS
Increased Cost of Living to
Bring Larger Stipends to
Those on Relief

washington families now receiv-
ing an average of $23 a month on
relief rolls will have their
budgets" increased soon because
of the increasing cost of living,
Federal Relief Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins revealed to-
day.
Mr.. Hopkins could not say just
how large an increase would be
made, but indicated that it would
be substantial"
During his term as administra-
tor, relief costs have jumped ap
proximately 20 per cent, Mr..
Hopkins said. He added, how
ever. that most of this increase
in living expenses has been met
by previous boosts in relief. He
said:
"When 1 came here, the
average relief given families
was down to about SIS per
month. This was really made
uuate. 1t has been boosted
steadily until now the average
cost for keeping a family ON
the relief rolls is $2S."
At the same time, the admins
traitor warned that he would not
tolerate any "chiseling" by per-
sons on relief rolls, such as has
been reported here. He said he
was not aware that persons were
trading their relief commodities
for money" adding:
eff this is being done and
anyone can give me concrete
evidence-they don't have to
prove it to NELL see that it
is stopped. / can't tell the
local administrations what to
do with their own money, but
when they mishandEe Federal
funds, then won't tolerate it."
Mr.. Hopkins said he thought,
however, that m any Of the
charges of this kind are part Of a
political propaganda campaign" !"
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
Virginia Woman
Found Shot Dead

With a pistol lying by her side
and a gunshot wound in her
head, Mrs. Ethel Nichols, A, Of
Rosemont Avenue, Alexandria, Va,
was found dead in the kitchen
of her home today by her hus'
band, Elmer Nichols.
Mr.. Nichols told police he was
dressing in his bedroom when he
heard the report of the pistol
shot. The coroner is making an
Investigation.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
Bank Stakeholder
Sued for $4,000

Seeking to collect a stock as
sessment, Norman R. Hamilton, re-
ceiver of the Seventh Street Saw
ings Bank has filed suit for $4,000
in District Supreme Court against
Ida L. Bergling, 1900 block Kear-
ney Street Northeast.
The receiver, through Attorneys
Angus w. Mclean and Charles
E. Wainwright, alleged that a 100
per cent assessment had been de-
clared by the Comptroller of Cur
rency against stockholders Of the
bank and that the defendant was
a record holder of 100 shares of
stock.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
Ken Murray
Says:

1t was recently estimated that
the people in New York city
give about $3,OOO,OOO q year to
beggars. That's what you call
giving them "a great big hand
out"
Evidently, the panhandIers
up there are not satisfied with
just a piece of bread. .. They
want caviar on it.
Jimmy Durante told me he
said to one crippled beggar,
"YOu ought to be thankful that
you're not blind" The beggap
replied, you're right! When 1
was blind, 1 was always getting
counterfeit money"
so REMEMBER:
In New York, it's easier to
borrow from a stranger than
from a close friend. Most
Broadway friends are too close
to touch.
The Washington times., 1934-09-14
$638, 1898 Estate
Left to Daughter

The entire estate Of George
N. Browne, valued at $638,998,
was left to his daughter, Janette
Browne Black, of Atlanta, Ca,
under the terms of his will filed
today for probate in District
Supreme Court. DR.. Browne died
August 81 at Atlanta.