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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-23
CANADA SETTLERS
FACE STARVATION
AT PEACE RIVER

SUNSET HOUSE, AIta.-Desti-
tute farm families, containing in
some cases as many as nine per
sons, have been getting only from
81 to So per month for relief in
this district, although $25 a month
would scarcely cover their needs.
One farmer with family of three
got only 81 relief for the month
of June. No relief has been re-
ceived for July. They think thai
in summer we can live on lettuce
and, apparently, that clothes and
shoes grow in the gardens.
No clothing was. received this
year. Those few who got rubber
last win e. are still wearing them
1t is now some eight years since
the settlers were coming into this
district, with the promise that
roads would be built and a rail
way put through. We are still
waiting for both. The road, OF
rather the trail, we have is in {
terrible condition, weller Of
stumps, roots and mud; and it i!
20 miles to our nearest town, High
Prairie. In winter. when he tril
is made in sleighs, it takes two
days to make the trip, for the wine
blows trees across the road and
these mus! be cut through, and i
needs a good driver to avoid Grip
ping the horses, In summer whel
it is wet we go. on horseback owe
roads of mud and stumps. Their
is one mail week.
1t takes three days to go for tn
few dollars of relief that is handle
out. y.
We have no machinery to wor
with, for everybody that came
here was poor and there has bee
no way Of making any money sin'
IF we had road we might Sc
cream, butter, eggs, etc., In tow
hut without a road. nothing can !
transported. ~.
> There is one open school in Il
J district, attended by about on
quarter of the children. Anotn
: school is partly built, but it nee'
q roof, windows, floor and 9th
things. It cannot be finished f
want of a grant.
There seems 10 be no aftermath
but to move out of the district al
go to the cities, there to join han
with the unemployed and bait
for he ne eds of life.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-23
SEPT. q IS LAST
REGISTRATION DAY


If we don't want to leave the
polls and the entire election on
Nov. 6 in the hands of our enc
mics, every farmer and worker
should make it his duty to see that
he, his friends, relatives and neigh
bors are registered to vote. "a
If you intend to vote at the gen
eral election on November 6 your
name must be on the registration
list. ~~''~
If you voted at the November
election two years ago then your
name, should be on the list and
you need not register again even
if you did not vote at the primary.
But you better make sure and look
it up.
If you are not registered, then
you should register not later thar
Sept. 81 in order to be able to
vote. It costs you nothing. There
is a registrar in each precinct, OF
you can register at the Clerk. anC
Recorders office in the courf
house.
IF you are a citizen, and becom,
81 years old on or before Nov. 6
you can register and vote If 20,
have lived in the state one yea
and in the county 80 days, not
figured from the day you registe
but from the day you vote.
/ Anybody leaving the count
should make application at tn
Clerk and Recorders office for a
absent voters ballot before the
" leave.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-23
PLOWED UNDER
FARMERS TO Be
SENT TO ALASKA

Alaska, the most ideal place for
impoverished farmers to work and
live! That is the governments
idea.
Jacob Baker, assistant chief of
the Federal Emergency Relief Adj
ministration, has just surveyed
100000 acres of "the fertile Ma
tanuska valley" and is now en-
route to Juneau to discuss with
Governor John Troy plans to es-
tablish a federal colony in Alaska.
Over $500 families are to be SEM
there to get off the governments
hands and off thef. relief rolls
The report safes of course, that
the land in Alaska will produce al
most every kind of grain grown in
the Uni ed States, that it will sup
port cattle and sheep, and that the
aforementioned Alaska railroad
is furnishing the connection will
civilization.
The climate, it is sta ed, is tina
Of Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebras
ka and Kansas, in other words jus
wonderful for farmers to liv'
there.
The only drawback, the repor
admits, is lack of a market for tn
farm produces. In accordance wit
the governments plan Of plowinl
under farmers Alaska seems to b
the ideal spot for storing them
away. There is no danger that
they may add to the "oveTproduc
ton" and where in the meantim
they can be usefully employed /
cultivating a wilderness and pay
ing taxes to the government.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-23
GO. BUSINESSMEN
ENDORSE DEMAND
FOR CASH RELIEF
Resolution Protesting Present Practices of County Ad
n1inistration Is Circulated by Dagmar U.F.L.;
81 Business Firms Sign Up First Day

The businessmen of Sheridan county strongly lining
up behind the demand for Cash Relief petition protest
ing the present practices of the county relief administration
and insisting the payment of cash relief in motion
by the Dagmar United Farmers League and received 81 sig
natures from businessmen in Reserve, Medicine Lake and
Homestead on the first day. tI 81
Last Fridays meeting of the Dagmar local of the UFL
decided this move and drew I'D the following peon:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-23

L n / s worthy gentleman,
who like all the other public
servants is being fed and
clothed and provided with
cars and luxuries by the farm
ers and workers, explains in
regard to filling teeth and
furnishing false teeth:
ITO supply applicants this
relief would be stretching the
discretion of the board to the
limit, and we do not think
would be justified except in
case of extreme necessity"
The attorney general, who is so
much worried about misappropria-
ton of public funds, when it goes
for relief cases, apparently believes
that people without teeth eat less
and need less relief and without
Filings they will soon lose the
teeth they still may have.
On the repairing of wooden
legs ETC." the opinion of this
worthy jurist is as follows:
I'VE think that furnishing such
relief is largely a matter of dis.
erection with the county board, anC
if by furnishing the same the ap
plicant would be aided to support
himself in whole or part, the boaIC
would be justified in supplying TIT
needs of the applicant in sucl
matter. Otherwise it is doubtful.
!! To requests for arch supporter
| Morris says: eve do not find an!
e authority for CHASING this in tn,
list of necessities and such demand
t should be denied"
When person with crippled fee
J, requests special made shoes the
n sneering answer of the attorne,
: general is: "Only few of the
n moneyed aristocracy indulge i
J. such Injuries and none of. thes
Q are OF Scotch descent, but are cor
a fined to those who are bored t
= find some way of squandering thei
3 money. The private individual ma
Z squander his funds for any fad c
fancy he may select, but publ
funds must be expended as directe
bylaws and.we findlno law author
izing the purchase of shoes mad
to order for the poor at public e
:, pense. ~" -sle rO9s % sfi In q
Il Il This statement is about Il
heighth Of mockery and indicate
very well the ethical standard 4
our Judges, and other public Sc
wants. For issuing such" opinions
the watch dogs Of Wall Street. a
being paid wonderful salaries 20
Of public funds They can I'm
~ Continued on page 81 a
"a ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-23
FARMERS OIL STATION PROFITS
$4,000 IN FIRST TWO MONTHS

profit in its first two months of
existence. If there was this great
amount of saving for us by coop
erative and collectively owning and
managing such a small concern.
then let us be bold enough to try
to imagine what saving we would
make if we cooperated on large
scale, if 1--we oriinstance collective
ly owned and managed the refin-
cries that sell us this OIL as well
as the oil well where it comes from
in the, first place. Yes, why not
the, whole transpor alton system
that brings it to us, as we'll as the
factories that make our tractors
and cars in which we use it.
You saw I am going too far. bun
WHY? If here was over $4,000
saved to the farmers in two
months by collectively owning a
small oil station then what would
we not save by collectively owninp
all, means Of production and dis
tribution.
That's. Communism. nothing more
nor less. Very simple isn't it?
We however. do not advocate col
lective ownership Of our family o.
! private life and personal things WI
OWN sn4 sr~oanv Of these small a
we'll ae large businessmen woul'
IKE n wake Won believe. VIVA
does NOT como .under the hesdin'
~ rrodrc'icn and distribution vii
.lvv--,s 70 ~creidA~ed urivate.
Now then inst wf-r -" --rr ~
81 ervo~ ~ ronr~'--,i~--,
7 am sure Fhe p~od~"o~- Nc3~
WIN be glad 20 give vcU sra~e.
81 w'7Gcnius Laursen.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-23

ReSOluClOn
1--WE the undersigned busi-
nessmen and professionals
residing in Sheridan coun-
ty sincerely protest against
the present practices Of
the County Relief Admini-
stration by which people on
relief are forced to come
from all over the county
into Plentywood to get
their orders. The purpose
behind this move is APP
parently to discriminate
against all the small bust
nessmen in the county and
give the bulk of the relief
business to a few large con-
Germs only.
Against this we protest,
and we insist that CASH
RELIEF be given to all
needy people. This will pre-
vent discrimination, elimi-
nate a lot of red tape and
further give people a chance
to take advantage of bar
gain purchases and dis
tribute the money more
evenly. "
Where cash relief is not
advisable, relief in kind is
to be given at the request
of a member of the family"
A committee of four set out the
following morning to secure sigma
lures. Wherever they called they
met with a very favorable response
Many businessmen showed them
selves in complete agreement with
the farmers that cash relief as wei
as unemployment insurance an
necessities and that it was only
their Intelligent duty" to suppor
such q demand. 5@ tF-5
! e.,' Five Refuse Il
Only in five cases the commit
tee was refused the signature. Tw,
| grocery stores in Reserve and tn
Petersen grocery at Medicine LAX
thought it better to keep their
names off the petition. The
frankly explained their refusal b
stating that they received an ea
.cellent share Of relief orders an
were we'll satisfied. aT
This attitude Of selfishneSs
not very surprising. If the metho
of'giving relief was really change
to cash relief these firms woul
have to compete with all the Other
and then maybe would not be quii
, as we'll off as they are now. Al
besides, they believe, why shou
they concern themselves abo'
: their fellow businessmen, lea,
alone the farmers.
,erSome of the politicians, H. Spa
ling and N. K Markuson, thong
it was q pretty good idea and tn
! cash relief should be given inste;
of orders but hey were afraid
add their names to the petitio
apparently fearing that it mig
f harm their political reputation.
t The Tesolu ion will be present
: to all businessmen in the coun
d and will then be sent to the prop
!. authorities at Washington a
y Helena.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-23
No Teeth Filings Etc.
For People on Relief,
Atty General States
Demands for Alvn Supports, Special Made Shoes for
Crippled Fest are "Sras.-lsiAag of Spoiled Child"
Is His Sneering Opinion

HELENA, Aug 1.-THE public servants in the attor-
ney generals office here today issued most remarkable
statement declaring that it is not the duty of county
any other public official to that people
the relief rolls persons in need receive Filings for their
teeth peg legs arch supporters etc. when they need it. c.
Norris assistant attorney general described requests of
such things as "smacking of spoiled child"
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
FALL BREAKS HIP

Mrs Minnie Ashford, of 1901
Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria,
is in Alexandria Hospital suffer
ing from a broken hip sustained
in fall on street yesterday.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
MONARCH|STS
IN j. 8. EYE
AUSTRIA
BY DAVID P. SENTNER

BY DAVID p. SENTNER
NEW YORK, July 81 U.N.S0.
New life coursed through the
dilapidated colony of Austrian
Monarchists today.
The royal refugees, who have
come on evil days since the
HapSburg dynasty foundered,
neglected their jobs as piano
teachers, walters, governesses,
cooks, nurse maids, chauffeurs
and bartenders to anticipate the
return of the glory that once was
theirs.
TOaStS Are Drunk
ToastS were drunk to the
restoration. Court uniforms and
laceS were brought forth from
dusty trunks. Intrigue was IN
the air.
There were two schools Of in
trigue. One supported the active
claim of Archduke Otto, son OF
the former Empress Zita, to the
Austrian throne.
The second school hailed Ru-
dolph Alexander Nicholas Marie
Hapsburg, otherwise known as
James Longstreet Cleveland, OF
Providence, Mo.
Here was a pretendership with
decorations of mystery and ro-
nance:
Cleveland UnenthusiaStic
Mr.. Cleveland has evidenced no
enthusiasm for the royal call.
But a powerful group of royal
ist Hapsburgs, led by Countess
Marie Larisch, niece of Empress
Elizabeth, wife of the late En-
peror Franz Joseph, of the Aus
trian empire, is urging Mr.. Cleve-
land to bid for the throne.
The countess points out that
Mr.. Cleveland is the native son
of Crown Prince Rudolph, of
Autria, and therefore direct heir
to the crown. Otto is the son of
Emperor Charles, who was only
the nephew of Emperor Franz
Joseph.
And the story goes
Crown Prince Rudolph, the bril-
liant, handsome, uncomfortable,
had a love affair with Princess
Yourievsky, daughter OF Car Al
exander Of Russia. The Crown
Prince was married to Princess
Stephanie, of Belgium.
Princess YourievsKy was forced
to flee to the United States where
her son was born. She left him
in an orphanage here and re-
turned to the Continent where she
died.
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
JUDGE PRAISES
Mr.. HEARST

LOS ANGELES, July 81 (U.S),
Speaking from a radio station
here, Superior Court Judge Clar'
ence l.. Kincaid named William
Randolph Hearst as the person
performing the greatest service to
mankind in exposing the dope men.
ace and educating the public to
its evils. He said:
"It seems to me that one Of
the most important steps is the
carrying on of a campaign on
education among the people of
our nation.
"They must be advised as to
the scope of this evil, and the
danger in using narcotics in any
form.
probably the most Outstand-
ing work Of this character in the
United States today is the effort
of william Randolph Hearst,
through his great national chain
of newspapers, to expose the
dope menace, and to educate the
people, not only to refrain from
its use, but to assist our govern
mental authorities in combating
it and stamping it out.
"By this means, thousands Of
people have been made conscious
of the spread of the use of mar
cOticS and Of their individual re-
spOnSibilitieS as citizens in lend.
ing their assistance in curbing
it,"
The Washington times., 1934-07-31
2 Relief Studies
Opened by FERA

Two studies, one designed to dis
cover the most rapid method of
rehabilitating rural families and
making them self supporting, and
the other to determine how much
States and local government units
can afford to contribute to relief
in their borders, have been ini-
tiated by the FERA. Results of
the surveys will be presented to
State Legislatures in January.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
DENY MOTION IN
CANNON'S TRIAL
FOR ACQUITTAL
ALL TESTIMONY CONCLUDED
TODAY: COURT ALSO OVER
RULES MOTION PERTAIN
ING To EVIDENCE
tny Associated Pres..

WASHINGTON. April "a
For the second time, Justice Pey-
ton Gordon today denied a de-
Tense motion that he instruct the
jury to acquit Bishop Cannon and
Miss Ada Burroughs of the charge
of conspiracy to violate corrupt
practices act.
Motions were made as all testi-
mony in the case was completed.
The court also overruied a de-
Tense motion to strike out all
prosecution evidence except that
of f. c. Jameson, New York, show
ing he contributed to the anti-Al
Smith fund during the 1928 cam
paign.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
Ship With insult On Board
Reaches Morocco Port Today
Newspapermen We're MOI
Permitted To Board Yes.
sci AT Request OF Cap.
tain

CASABLANCA, Morocco
April PA heavy police
Gordon was thrown about
the Steamer Exilona when
she arrived here today anC
her prisoner passenger,
Samuel insult, was not per-
mitted to go ashore.
Local newspapermen were
not permitted aboard the
ship at the request of the
EXilOna's captain.
The ship will sail tonight
for Boston. returning the
former utilities operator to
American soil for a criminal
trial.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
REGISTRATION
AND POLL TAX
PAYMENT SLOW
VERY LITTLE INCREASE
SHOWN AT OFFICES OF
JOHN ENGLAND AND TAX
COLLECTOR FRANK LADD

While there is some increase in
registrations at the office of the
supervisor of registration, John
England, there has not been an in
crease sufficient to arouse any
enthusiasm on the part of the
supervisor.
As he points out, one cannot
vote without being properly reg
istered, of course, but even if reg
istered poll taxes must be paid
unless the registrant is exempt.
A call at the office of Tax
Collector Frank Ladd and the
question relative to poll taxes was
very discouraging. SO few are
being paid as to make collections
from this source practically neg
ligible.
People of Key West, said al
employee, seem to be paying little
or no attention to the. election
Once in "a while some taxpayer en-
ters the office to pay poll tax
but the number to date is so few
that to publish the amount col.
lected would appear ridiculous, ii
was said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
CLEARE ENTERS
SOLICITOR RACE
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY TO.
DAY FOR COUNTY POSITION
IN JUNE PRIMARY

In today's issue OF The Citizen
will he found the formal an
nouncement Of Allan n. Cleare.
Jr.. who IS making the race for
County Solicitor Of the Criminal
Ceurt 81 Record for Monroe
County in the coming primary TO
he held or June ;.
In announcing his candidacy
subject 10 the will az the voters
In the Democ ratio race. Mr.. Cteare
states that ke Is graduate Of the
Law Department 81 the Untver-
sits of Florida. has served the City
u Key West as its Municipal
Judge fer three wears, and says
that re feels tsat be fs fully quail
flied 10 perfoFn the duties 81 this
office effxi<utly. and promises IL
nominated ard appointed IL per
forus the s4atjes feayieSsly and isn-
gart sally.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
AWAIT WORD TO
EMPLOY WOMEN
EXPECTED FIFTY WILL BE
PUT ON FERA ROLL HERE
FOR ACTIVITIES

Projects on which women can
be employed have been submit
ted to heads of the FERA in Mi
ami and as soon as these are APP
proved about so women viii he
put to work. it was learned today.
Since the CWA was discontinu-
ed and the FERA assumed con
troll there have been no women
working on projects as none were
of the kind on which women could
be employed.
On his last visit W. NJ. Green,
regional director, stated that ar
engagements were To be made "a
put some women 10 work. Fob
lowing this announcement pro
ieets were planned and it is ex'
peeted that within a short time
women will be working in Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
INSPECTORS OF
VESSELS HERE
BLAIR, SULLIVAN AND FIND
LAY COME IN ON FLORIDA
THIS MORNING

Arrivals on the Florida this
morning were J. b. Blair. ]. W.
Sullivan. and Alex Findlay. all
prominent in the world of ship
ping, who come to Key West to
inspect vessels of the T. and o. S.
5. Company.
Mr.. Blair is U. $. Inspector OF
hulls, MIR. Sullivan. 4. ). inspcc-
tor of boilers. and Mr. Findlay rep
resents the American Bureau OF
Shipping and the United States
Salvage Association.
The 5. s. Cuba is being given
complete inspection before going
into service next month or the
Key neutrality-suspicious. run.
when the Florida IL scheduled 10
40 in service between New York
and Portland. Maine, for the East.
ern :. s. Company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
AQUARIUM WORK
TO BE- COMPLETED
in NEAR FUTURE
PLATE GLASS FOR TANKS AL
READY RECEIVED; OP.
ERATIVES CONSTRUCTING
FORMS FOR TANKS

Now that the plate glass for the
tanks at the aquarium has been
received it is predicted that it will
not be long before the work will
be completed.
The glass fronts for the tanks
is of the finest quality and made
by manufacturing plant in Ford
City, Pennsylvania, from which a
great deal is sent out for use by
the lighthouse department.
The plate are one inch in thick
ness and SO clear apd flawIess that
IA sections placed in front of each
other were so clear that slight
indentation in the wall of the
aquarium could be seen distinct
ly.
Forms for pouring the tanks
are now being constructed and a
concrete mixing platform is TAX
ing shape. Those in charge of
the work expect to begin pouring
the first of the mixture for the
tanks tomorrow or Thursday.
Although but limited number
of carpenters are being used the
work is progressing as rapidly as
can be expected and with the ar
rival and placing of the rubber
gaskets for the glass fronts the
structure will begin to show how
near completion the aquarium
really is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
AU 70 ACCIDENTS
WORSE THAN WAR
THREE TIMES AS MANY
AMERICANS INJURED AN.
iNuALY AS IN WAR

I'm 1888 more than $4,000
people were killed and more than
10000 were injured in auto acct
dents. The number of people in
jured in these accidents was more
than three times the number of
Americans wounded in the World
War" according to Raymond Cur
~. of the PauPs Tire Shop.
"The total loss resulting from
these accidents was $2.000.O0O
600 or more than the annual cost
of operating our public school
system and more than five times
the total yearly fire loss of the
United States.
"The possibility of accidents is
naturally much greater in wet
slippery weather." Mr.. Curry con-
tinued. "Many motorists risk ac-
cidents trying to make their tires
last until summer so they can have
new tires at the start of the ac-
tive driving season. This risk is
unnecessary. By buying tires
now the motorist can get the extra
safety during the wet weather
and still have practically new tires
for summer driving, as tires wear
very little in wet, cool weather.
Now Is the economical time to see
that your tires are safe.
Thin worn tires should be re-
placed with new tires ha'':ng n
tread that will minimize skidding.
The Firestone tread is scientific
ally designed with many sharp
angles to hold the car safely on
the road in all kinds of weather"
Mr.. Curry AYERS.
Another advantage of obtain
ing tires now is the fact that you
viii no doubt save considerable as
prices are headed higher"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
SNOW REPORTED
FOR MICHIGAN
BELOW FREEZING TEMPERA.
TURES IN NoRTHERNMoST
SECTIONS TODAY
tny Associated rre@.D

tUy Associated PressI
A light April snow was report.
ed in northern Michigan and some
of the mediterranean sections OF
the country started off the day
with below freezing temperatures.
April showers were wide
spread over the southern part of
the country.
Temperatures ranged from "a
at Morchcad, Mimi, to COS in the
South.
chieago's low was SO, Mime
apolis 81 and Huron. South Da-
kOta, &c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-24
LIGHTHOUSE BOAT
LEAVES ON VOYAGE
PoINcIANA GOES TO BIG
MARCO PASS ON LIGHT
AND BEACON WORK

Lighthouse Tender Poinciana
sailed this morning for Big Marco
Pass for the purpose Of making
repairs Ia Number light and
beacons in the vicinity.
Tender Poppy is at work on the
construction Of the range light at
Punta RaSsa. Il * expected the
work will require several weeks.
Tender Ivy is working in the
harbor replacing huoys and doing
other necessary work IN connec-
ton with aids 10 navigation.