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Evening star., 1934-04-23
FALSE CLAIMS OF U. S.
BACKING BRING WARNING
Public Told to Beware of Schemes
Masquerading as Subsistence
Projects.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The public was warned today to be-
ware Of speculative land settlement
promotions "masquerading as projects
in the Governments subsistence home
steads program"
MANY promotions" said M. L. Will
son, director Of the division of sub
sistence homesteads of the Depart
ment of the Interior, have come to
the attention of this division.
Through suggestive advertisements
or by means of strongly colored sales
talks, promoters have reported that
they have the backing Of the Federal
Government through the subsistence
homesteads program where their
claims are entirely false"
Evening star., 1934-04-23
SPAIN IS FACING
1: CABINET CRISIS
Two Are Killed and II
Wounded in Rioting in
Madrid.
1y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, April 23.-Rumors Of a
cabinet crisis few in Madrid today on
the heels of rioting in which were
slain and at least II persons wounded.
Government leaders came and went
in an endless procession to and from
the presidential palace. A cabinet
split was feared, with the possibility
Of designations.
Guards Patrol Streets.
Spain's famous assault guards pa
trolled the streets, where yesterday
anti-Fascists and Extremists battled
opponents and authorities in q series
of bitter clashes.
The Extremists launched their Sum
day reign of terror In violent show
of opposition to 10000 Catholic youths
meeting in nearby Ell Escorial to DEM
onstrate their loyalty to the popular
Agrarian party.
The storm broke. despite elaborate
precautionary measures by the govern
ment. Guards did succeed in prevent
ing disorders at El Escorial-an in
closure combining a convent, church.
a palace and mausoleum. and located
on a mountain 81 miles from the
capital. ...
Bombs doomed in Madrid and the
suburbs, however, and bands Of Ex-
tremists-who had sworn to prevent
the Ell Escorial rally-clashed through
out the city with police and guards.
Child Is Killed.
Stray bullets killed a child when
Extremists and guards fought in sub
urban ZallecaS. An Extremist fell
mortally wounded in an encounter at
Madrid's Puerta del Sol.
Adding to the terror o: the night
was a strike that tied up the city's
transportation services and public
utilities. The streets were partially
in darkness rs a result of a walkout
of municipal gas lamplighters.
There was a threat Of further vio-
lence in an order by a committee of
the Socialist youth organization for
capital strikers to resume work today.
"The government now knows our
strength" manifesto said. I'VE will
cease battle. but later We will wage
war more resolutely. Death to Fas-
cism!"
Evening star., 1934-04-23
BLENDED WHISKY FALLS
TO 20 CENTS A PINT
Minneapolis Liquor Store Proprie-
tors Prepare for Price
Slashing War.

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 23.-Ready
to meet all price slashing, a number
Of downtown liquor store proprietors
spent yesterday getting ready to par.
ticipate In a liquor price war.
Merchants posted signs advertising
that blended whisky would be on the
market for as low as 20 cents q pint
today.
Additional liquor merchants decided
to fight for their share of the busi-
ness after two stores had lowered
prices Saturday.
Evening star., 1934-04-23

They are the product Of one Of Americas most
famous makers. You will recognize the name of
the maker Immediately. Roll edges, ventilated
sides and tempered coil springs. Double bed size
only. Sixty-nine mattress es is not great many
and thrifty shoppers who know their values will
get downtown early for these, miss guess!
-Fouthro
Evening star., 1934-04-23
Death Rate Lowest.

The Piedmont section lying along
the foothills Of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains in North Carolina Is said to
have a lower death rate than any
territory Of like size In the United
States.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
HIC! HIC!
MURRAY

The new State Liquor store, To-
Gated in the old Mint Cigar store
building next 10 the library opened
with a bang, or perhaps with the
popping Of a cork Wednesday
morning.
There was, let Us say, a stagger-
ing amount of business done. The
total amount Of permits issued
could not be ascertained. Permits
are issued to anyone over II years
of age. The price range is from
$2.50-$5.50 a qt for old Hermitage.
Many of our good citizens were
busy inhaling the liquid ambrosia
with much gusto after the tiger
sweat of the prohibition era. Many
Of them could be seen, with huge
tears rolling down their cheeks a.
they thought of saloon days wher
every man had a callous on Ms
chin from humping the foot rail
when it took tried man and true
to dare eat the free lunch.
! So let the alcoholic tears fall
where they may we still cannot
see where they can drink tn
country back on its feet and still
stay on their feet.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Tornado Strikes
PIentyWOod Tues.
DemoEishes Barns, Sheds Houses; Kills and Scatters
Livestock: Injuries Humans; Destroys Crops
of Famers-Terrific Total

stirred by the wind and fire set
to the barn which was burned to
the ground ON the Bill Hess farm
near Antelope.
Johnny johnson, who resides
east of town, while at a neighbors
had his Pontias coupe blown over
a hill and quite badly damaged.
The big barn in DoOley, owned
by Matt Eaton, was scattered over
the countryside. The one brick
building at Dooley was partially
destroyed. Falling wreckage in
jured the Lavadore girl, who was
taken to the Plentywood hospital.
One side of the tin warehouse Of
the PlentywoOd Farmers OH Co.
was torn away.
The glass window in the liquor
store was blown in. Numerous
windows in private residences also
were broken. Windshields were
broken and others cracked by the
flying rocks and sand. Paint was
secured from many cars.
Various objects such as wash
tubs and stove pipes could be seen
flying across the landscape.
George Simmons. farmer near
brentwood had eight chickens and
turkeys left out of a total of eighty
Crops Damaged
body His ZIP
The storm was quite general II
j. scope but at some places it reached
greater heights Of ferocity thai
, elsewhere.
The Williston and Wolf Point
areas are reported to he damage
considerably.
Crops that were well along wer
damaged somewhat, depending o.
the locality. Others were not 8
badly damaged. However. it vii
. mean a severe setback. This
perhaps the greatest calamity t
y the crops.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
NAACP Incites Scottsboro
fortunes

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (YNS)-Vicious
beatings have been administered to the 8
Scottsboro boys who are now in solitary
confinement in the attempt to force them
to repudiate the International Labor De-
tense which has so far kept them alive,
and to force them to accept the National
Association for the Advancement of the
Colored People. The reports indicate that
this torture is being melted by William
Pickens, national secretary of the NAACP.
Deputy Warden Rogers has told the
boys that they will be kept in solitary con-
finement until they repudiate the LID.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
COMERTOWN

The Frank Schilling family has
moved to the Margaret Roach
farm for the summer. Mrs. Schin-
ing's nephew, Raymond Beattie is
assisting at the farm as Franks
duties at the depot keeps him in
town most of the time.
The senior high school class play
"Tell it to the Judge" was pre-
sented last Friday and Saturday.
It was we'll attended and very well
rendered. The piano solo by Mrs.
Tom Kelly and the vocal solo By
Miss Loucks were very much APP
preciated.
The dance at Simon Hanson's
res aurant Saturday evening was
enjoyed by a large crowd.
Miss Ruth Healey is employed
at the Dooley home in DoOley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Beaman are
the proud parents of a baby girl
born April %. The babe received
the name of Jacqueline Gladys.
The Comertown farmers are all,
or nearly all, lamenting the fact
that they did not hear of the COM
bine affair at Plentywood. Word
was sent up but it was not given
out so no one knew about it. If
word had been spread a large at
tendance of Comertown farmers
would have attended.
/ Mrs. Louie Dixon and Miss Clara
Corcoran are visi ing at the Arm
old Hanson home. Mrs. Dixon is
a sister to Arnold, and Miss Cor
coran a sister to Mrs. Hanson.
Road Work
A number Of farmers went to
Plentywood April 80 to find out
how to obtain road work. They
were told to call a meeting Of
those needing work, then to divide
the farmers into districts and each
district elect their own road boss
The men, they were told. were
TO receive 40 cents per hour and
a team 35 cents per hour.
The farmers held heir meeting
Tuesday evening, May s. The
farmers from south of town ant
many others did not hear Of It 81
the attendance was not as larg'
as It should have been and th'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11

south district was not represented
at all. Those who did attend tho
divided the territory into three dis
tricts. The northeast district then
elected Ole Helegaard for the boss.
The northwest district, E. S. Stran
and the south district will. of
course have to elect a road boss
later.
The farmers are not to receive
cash but must accept grocery or
ders, and as most of them have no
feed for the horses are very much
concerned about cash for horse
feed.
Each farmer is TO work just
long enough to pay for the month
ly relief.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11

ing fulfilled. In the struggles that
ensue husbands and wives separate,
friends turn against each other.
Babchenko finds a black flag with
the word SHAME inscribed on it
stuck over his machine. The work
ers have placed it there. This is
almost enough to break this old
skilled workman. so proud in his
job.
Meanwhile, Skvertzov, declass-
ed engineer, has been sabotaging
ing the factory. It is his own pa
thetic and paltry attempt to keep
from drowning in history's flood,
It is he who is at the back of all
the factory troubles for which
Babchenko has been blamed
Eventually, he is found out.
SHAME will also be shown at
Rex at Scobey, Saturday, May
26th.
Orpheum, Williston, Monday anC
Tuesday, May 1929.
Liberty, FrOid, Wednesday, Ma!
Both.
Tickets are being sold at thu
usual prices of the theatres and N
extra charge for this special pic
ture is being made.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Eight New Death Sentences
in Hamburg

BERLIN-Eight members of the Red
Front Fighters League and the Red Marine
were sentenced to death in Hamburg last
week, according to the New York Times
correspondent.
They were accused of killing a storm
trooper and wounding several Others in a
political battle Immediately preceding the
attainment of power by the Nazis last year.
Thirty-three other defendants were
sentenced to hard labor for periods up TO
Is years, six others went to prison for
years. and one was acquitted.
The police of Schwerin reported last
week that 65 Communist traitors" have
been arrested on charges of attempting to
establish Communist cells in various COM
munities.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Threaten Death for ii Militant
Workers in France

PARIS Thirteen Pans workers. ar.
rested following the barricades defense de-
tense of the French workers against police
and military attacks on the May Day dem
onstrations, face death penalties, special
communique of the government published
today.
Plans are also under way TO frame all
Communist leaders and leaders of all orVa-
nizations to which the arrested workers be-
long.
The fascist drive of the French gov
eminent is clearly seen in these moves,
emulating the Hitler provocations in Ger
many.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11

Vasia, secretary Of the Party
cell at a turbine plant returns
from Moscow where he has gone
to win approval for the factory's
counter-plan, to find that his dear
est friends, the young engineer,
Pavel, and Katia, have been mar
Tied and moved into his apartment.
In his absence Pavel has edited
the factory paper and has written
an article and published the pic
ture of Babchenko, an old skilled
workman we'll seasoned in alcohol
and oid-fashioned wisdom, who
sneers at the new notions about
collective work and factory en-
thusiasm.
Vasia is angry at Pavel for what
he considers a great mistake, the
alienation of this old man. And
the old man resents the insults
poked at him and can't understand
/ whv a "thimblefuI" now and then
should sinole him out among the
other workers.
However, the turbine part tina
Babchenko works on is off centel
and it is his love for the thimble
full that is blamed. The entire fac
tory Is respondent This KEEP par
can keep the Counterpart from be
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Shipyard Strike Ties Up
BattIeship Orders

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 6.-The
New York Shipbuilding strike continues to
hold up new battleships ordered by the
Navy, as representatives of the strikers
continue to turn down the companyy's Of
fer of a Is per cent wage increase in place
of the Is per cent increase the strikers are
demanding. The whole matter still remains
in the hands of the NRA and President
Roosevelt
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Imperial Valley Vigilantes Plan
House to House Terror

Ell CENTRIC, -Vigilantes last
week made it known that they intended
starting house to house campaign of init
midation against workers. They are intend
ing to find out who is distributing strike
pamphlets.
General Glassford last week admitted
in an interview that Pat Chambers would
in all likelihood be murdered should he re-
turn to Imperial Valley.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
FARMERS HOLIDAY
MEETING MAY 20
AT COMERTOWN

A meeting of the Farmers Holt
day Association will be held on
Sunday, May 20, at 2 p. M, at
Conner own.
All farmers are invited to come
to this meeting.
Emil Moe, County President, and
Art Wankel, secretary-treasurer,
will address the farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Russian TaIkie ''Shame" al
Orpheum Friday, May Is
SHAME Is 'The Road to LIFE of 1888, Picture Extra
ordinary for the People of Sheridan
County, Montana

Even the CAPT alist press is full
of praise for the Soviet picture
SHAME" that will be shown at
the Orpheum theatre at Plenty
wood, on Friday, May 25.
SHANE is ore of the finest of
the Russian 'alkies, the finest in
deed, since The Road to Life"
says the New York World Tele-
gram.
"The finest, If not the very
finest of Russian pictures" is the
criticism of the Bill Board. And
the New York Herald Tribune ex-
claims: at is their ten bts' pic
lures rolled into one :"
The Russians have mastereG the
film pc TO other nation has. II
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11

WASHINGTON Federal Gov
eminent last week openly prepared for its
newest drive on militant labor. Two hun
dred and seventy Investigators have been
added to the present force and the pur-
chase of automobiles, armored cars and ma
chine guns has been authorized.
Disguised as a ''War on Crime" this
new anti-labor drive will begin to function
within a few weeks.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Germany Calls Peace Pact
SenSeless

MOSCOW, April 27:The prOpOitOo join
the Soviet Union to Nazi Germany ..rorteeing
in the non-aggression pact, g,:4r If the
the independence and invlolaoIlllgo . alack-
Baltic countries, was Designate . - ooyerp.
ing political sense" by the Hltlei
ment today. onv is reViV'
This indicates that Germany any Countries
ing imperiaist interests IN DSi lo for some
which she had under her RUE t fUo mean
time during the World War: IN no' NJ
time Russia has concluded tne and Es-
sion pact with Latvia, LIhu"i"@
thonia.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11

SHAME they present one of their
finest pictures to he American
public. A picture that is not only
mastery directed and presented by
the most perfected cast. but
SHAME is a screen drama hat
acquaints US as no other Soviet
picture has done with Soviet reali-
ties. SHAME provides the most
complete, intimate and convincing
picture Of life in present-day Rus
STA thai has yet been revealed in
the cinema.
Following is a brief synopsis Of
the pi"ture. Of course, IT, should
Re understood that in such few
7-orIs rot more than a very bare
outlirH CT SHAME CO.. be riven.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Khaki Shirt Leader Sentenced
TO Sing Sing

NEW YORK-The commander of the
Khaki Shirts of America, Art J. Smith,
was sentenced to three to six year term
in Sing Sing prison followingh his conviction
on charges of perjury. Sub had framed
an anti-fascist worker for the murder Of
another anti-fascist. Mass action on the
part of the LID. and other working eAaes
organizations brought about the confession
of the the murder by one of Smiths lieu
tenants
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Four Policemen Beaten IN Relief
Demonstration

WICHITA, Kan, May 1O.-Four police
men got beaten up and were injured when
about 500 unemployed workers including
many women demonstrated at three relief
projects here and stopped the work of the
$50 men employed there.
Police enforced by the fire department
attacked the workers with night sticks and
streams of water but were unable to dis
perse the demonstration. City officials to-
day considered to call in the army for help.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Red Flag Over
CITY Hall

PORTLAND, Oregon.-Four thousand
workers forced the German Consul to re-
move the Swastika flag over the consulate
and accept a resolution demanding the re-
lease of Ernst Thaelmann, German Commu-
mist leader.
A red flag, hoisted over City Hall, flew
for two hours before firemen were able to
remove it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
New Orleans LongshOremen
Out on Strike

NEW ORLEANS-E Eighteen thou
sand lOngshoremen struck last week in
Texas and Louisiana Gulf ports. Coast
wise lOngshoremen on the Atlantic Coast
are expected to follow.
One worker was killed and several
wounded when police fired into crowd of
the strikers at Lake Charles, La.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Two Miners Killed at
Billings Nav 10

BILLINGS, Mont.-Trapped in ESQ
foot tunnel in which they were working,
two miners were instantly killed in a dyna-
mite blast yesterday afternoon at the In
dependence Mine, so miles south of Big
Timber
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11

HhEN1 WOOO, may S-1 cOPaC
watching the skies for a hint Of
lain late yes erday afternoon were
gratified to see what seemed to
be a rain cloud appearing in the
northwest, but it soon turned to
dismay when the cloud became
darker and more formidable In
appearance. Within a short time
one of the worst storms in the his
tory of this section Of the country
had hit and left quite appalling
array of wreckage in its wake.
Barns, sheds, houses, were COM
pie ely demolished, livestock killed
ard lost, humans injured and crops
Destroyed terrific total.
The storm came as the climax OF
an unusually sultry afternoon
Hardly any air had stirred in the
long afternoon and temperature
would have done credit to tropics
Suddenly a huge black cloud began
to sweep down from the west
assuming larger proportions as il
came. The storm hit Plentywood
; about $50 and lasted fully an hour
Terrific clouds of dust hit frs
and stayed until the end. The dust
> at the height of the storm made i
impossible to see over a half dozel
D feet. Cars on the highway werr
forced to turn On lights and final!
a to stop entirely. The high velocit.
e of the wind made it hard for on
r to stand up in the storm much
less make any Roadway, also tn
Commandment of small stones an
rocks made it a painful affair. A
the height of the storm dirt an
: gravel flowed like water along tn
bitches and in the streets.
Some Rain
AS the storm gradually abate,
it some rain fell, an ironic gesture &
n the sand had cut the early whea
1t off before hand. At Archer heav
n rainfall and some hail was re
S ported, while at Plentywood no ia
ne and but little rain fell. Much
at the country received no rainfall
E. all.
After the s'orm had cleared pc
pie came out of their cellars
II, look around. In Plentywood co
al siderable damage had been done
en- The roof of C. A. Monno'
is house, had been neatly remov
ay and scattered over the neighbor
m yards. Fortunately no one WI
go injured.
ete Bolster's Service station which
nd located in the old livery barn,
en- gether with the barn was comple1
ly wrecked. George Bolster, W
was in the station at the time,
-, ceived broken arm and was bs
~ ly bruised. He was taken TO
. Memorial hospital for treatmen
Albert Foley, who was clio
was hurt in the back by fall
. wreckage when he was trying
pull Mr.. Bolster from undene;
the debris.
The porch of the Bob Farris N
dence was torn from the house 6
scattered over the neighborhood
were the contents. Their gar;
also was wrecked. No one was
jured, however.
vi The barns of both dairvmen n
Plent ywood, c. F. McNulty q
Selmer johnson, were blown dc
and much equipment destroy
One COW at the MeNulty farm '
killed.
When the house on the Bert I
Wis farm Just south of Plentyw
-' blew down. Benny Onstad got
his Model-T and stared for to
to The wind turned the car over
With the gas lever nan through his III
o Is Fire
re Fire In an lod straw stack
tom. according to reports,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11

Mr.. Bridemore: Did you make
that split-pea soup for dinner?
Mrs .Bridemore: I've started it,
but we can't have it until tomor-
row. It's taken me all day to split
the peas.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Wall Street
Profits

, WASHINGTON, May Some of the
profits of the New York Stock Exchange
were revealed here today by the Senate
banking committee. The data was aSquired
in answer to questionnaires given by the
Officiale of the Exchange themselves. Ac-
cOrding to their own statements the profits
of the exchange members during the time
from 1928 to July 1888 amounted to $685.
1885.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11

PRAGUE Stabbed in the back by the
Social Democratic press the workers paper
die Welt Won Heute" was compelled !"
cease publication last week.
The Social democrat" and its aleS
complained continuously in their page,
against the workers paper on the grGunu
that it was a substitute Communist "VOr
waerts."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Cuban Soldiers Fire Upon Student
Demonstration

HAVANA, May 3.-One studen1t, W.
killed, three others, one 85-year Ola ~
stander and one soldier were WOu VOLUME
when soldiers opened rifle and sub-llaSSl ants
gun fire upon the demonstrating S'uO'D
today, in front of the high school !, st,.
"This Is worse than Machada' Inc I ant
dents cried when they dragged 6encli'T wore
of the school for barricades. Ihey he
unable to aid their wounded conra saI5iers
cause of the tear gas used by the SOi'''
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Fascists Beat and
Stab Workers

BRUSSELS-Several workers were
beaten and stabbed when members of the
National Legion protested their attempting
to speak at a fascist meeting at Wise near
Liege last week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
Danes Jail Communist

COPENHAGEN the fourth time
in a few months, a Communist editor has
been sentenced to prison here.
The editor of the newspaper Of the
Young Communist League was given two
months for calling upon conscripts in case
of war to turn their weapons against the
real enemies of the working class.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-11
LEARNING

Everybody who has learned to
drive a car will sympathize with
this young peasant woman, who is
trying 30 hard to learn to drive a
Soviet tractor.