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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Dr. Butler, Relief Administrator Transfers Qugley From
Position as Hay Purchasing Agent to Take On An
"Insder" Who Pays Long Prices to Favorites
Big Money Press Is Silent
Report of R. j. Ouigley, Prominent Rancher and Stock
man, Reveals How the Graft Was Put Over and
Who Benefited Through the Transactions

HELENA, Mont, Sept. 3O.-(Specal)-C Charges, sub
Stimulated by the affidavit of of indisputaby high
character and standing made to officials Washington that
the tidy of $2SOOO represented rakeOffs undoubtedly
made by spectators in hay only cooperating" with
bers of the relief personnel under the direction of Dr. W.
J. Butler state relief administrator at the time
given publicity, and certainly action has been taken
against the relief employees who instrumental in
cheering the various questionable deals Apparently the
federal penenares have not been built to house politicians
who steal from the This gentry permitted
to resign step out in other detrimental
their dignity when their work gets too and
imminent and "taken of in
which leaves their standing before the public unassaed
And the public is kept in ignorance of facts because Of
muZZled press.
R. J. Quigey formerly of Montanas leading stock
and rancherS whose statement appears later in this
story, when engaged by Dr. Butler field purchasing
ent to purchase hay he states started his job with
the understanding that the hay be purchased from
the growers by the Relief Administration and passed to the
sockmen in the drouthstcken of the state without
any tribute profit greedy SPECTATORS appears that his
conception of his duties not in accord with the ideas
of Dr. Butler and his associates and when this made
clear to Mr.. Quigley, he resigned his position
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

goods and the non-durable goods1i
industries.
The combined index for durable
goods includes iron and steel, ma
chinery, transportation equipment,
railroad repair shops, non-ferrous
metals, lumber and allied products
and stone. clay and glass products.
The non-durable goods index IN
cludes chemicals, foods, feathers,
textiles and their products, rubber
products, paper and printing, and
tobacco manufacture.
Downward Curves
Both curves registered a terrible
downsweep between 1929 and 1892,
but it was the shrinkage of pay
rolls in the durable goods indus
tries to one-quarter of their size
that brought the most intense mis-
ery to labor. If the figures rep
resented in this CHASTITY decline
were analysed, they would tell of
tens of thousands of suicides, hun
dreds of thousands of families
4 torn apart and millions of spirits
hopelessly broken.
It is the monstrous damage
wrought by the pursuit Of profits
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
MISSOURI FARMERS
ARE ALL PAROLED
Judge Rescinds Drastic Sen
fences Imposed at Trials
Last Week.

PLATTSBURG, Mo.-Recalling
into court this week the fourteen
farmers found guilty of contempt
and conspiracy to interfere with
federal officers, Judge Reeves
granted probation to them, instead
of requiring the serving of Jail
and federal penitentiary sentences
handed out to the men Saturday.
All the men were placed on pro-
baton for a two year period with
the exception of Clifford Gall, Of
fetal of the Farmers Protective
Association and farm leader, who
was placed on probation for five
years.
Harrison Jones. who was too i'll
to be sentenced last Saturday, was
also given a two year probation
period.
The sale of the Sam Divelbliss
farm. which had been set for 1his
week, has been set aside indefin
itely. Divelbliss said he expected
to file an application to re-estab
fish his farm under the newly en-
acted Frazier-Lemke act.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

that is largely responsible today
for the feebleness of labor's efforts
to recoup its losses. 1t was great
est in the durable goods industries
where the bosses are strongest and
labor is weakest.
PayrOlls to Lower
However, capital may soon begin
to rebuild its industrial plant more
vigorously, and for a time this may
give greater employment to the
durable goods lines. A strong push
in the field of modern housing
might have an important effect.
But unless something happens
definitely to change present ten
denotes, payrolls are not going
much higher in 1886. Wages may
even be reduced and hours length
ened, and in that case it would be
possible for payrolls even to show
a downward tendency.
If this is TO be arrested, and
payrolls pushed higher, labor must
bestir itself more vigorously than
it has in the past few years and
develop a more effective fighting
J organization.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
STRIKE SETTLED:
BRUTAL KILLINGS
YET SAME TERMS
Mayor Latimer Now Busy
Investigating and Trying
to Fix Blame Elsewhere;
Grand Jurors Fix No
Blame.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. AFTER !
two innocent persons were killed |
and 80 injured, the Minneapolis
iron works strike has been settled,
on exactly the same terms under
which it could have been settled
two months ago.
Agreement was reached quickly
after the brutal outbreak, in which
police used bullets and tear gas
bombs to dispense a crowd around
the plant of the recalcitrant Flour
City Iron Works company. Tho
Walter Tetzlaff, dictatorial head
of the concern and an ally of the
Citizens Alliance, had said repeat
eddy he had nothing to arbitrate,
a thoroly aroused public opinion
brought him to terms after the
killings.
Meanwhile several Investigations
have been started, the principal
one of which is conducted by May
or Thomas E. Latimer. Nothing
Of consequence has come from the
grand jury's inquiry. The jurors
have pinned the blame for the
killings on no one.
To Fix Responsibility
Some of the policemen involved
in the riot, it was said. are slated
for severe disciplinary measures,
possibly demotion or removal. The
mayor was said to be determined
to fix responsibility, to get all the
! facts and let punishment fall where
it is deserved.
Mr.. Latimer has insisted on
questioning all the witnesses per-
sonally, and has obtained informa-
ton from scores of persons, news
paper men, policemen, strikers
pickets, labor leaders, victims Of
the riot and residents whose homes
are near the iron works plant.
"Tear Gas Only"
Who did the shooting and whC
ordered it has not yet been defin
itely determined in official circles
. but police executives are said t.
have told the mayer the order
were to use tear gas only-no
guns. How and why the shootinI
started and who fired the shot
which killed two boys and wounde
several others are details whic
the mayor is said to be determine
: to learn.
: 1920 Bullet Found
4 An interesting detail was tn
finding of a 5000 calibre bullet
It does not fit any police equip
ment, and is believed to have com
2 from a high powered rifle, such a
: hired strikebreakers might have
There have been charges that tn
3 iron plant itself housed guns, am
: munition and a number OF pal
: thugs, but there was ample tim
for evacuation of such forces be
: tween the time the riot ended 9
: midnight and the closing OF tn
+ plant next forenoon.
Seek Alliance Connection
,, The mayors investigation ais
: it was said, is directing inquir
/, into the possibility of direct az
gravation of the dispute by hlre
Il operatives of the Citizens Allianc
: of which Tetzlaff was a leadlr
t, member.
d The terms to which Tetzlaff al
II reed and under which his emplo,
g ees returned to work are the san
It as those agreed to by other lrC
n works plant shortly after demand
l. were made in July.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

party has set out to protecC 1romi
human rights amendments, shall be
amended to snatch the right to
vote away from every person who
shall be on relief.
Thus the most acute sufferers
under the present economic sys-
tenn would be denied the right to
vote to change it.
The proposal was made in an
address by Kay Todd, st. Paul Re-
publican who managed the 1884
senatorial campaign of Tom Davis,
during which that fiery orator led
the Republican attack on the
Farmer-Labor platform with bar
rage of red-baiting charges of
Communism" and "Sovietism."
Relief a Matter of Degrees
Degrees of economic dependency
vary. it was pointed out, as do de-
grees of relief. To take the ballot
away from all receiving relief
would mean to disfranchise up
wards of half a million voters and
children.
Receiving relief, some degree OF
government aid, and therefore "un-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

ROME, Oct. 2.-Benito Musso-
lni, premier of Italy and fascist
leader, today pledged his nation to
meet force with force and to bear
economic sanctions with disci-
pline."
"War," he said, would be met
with war"
He was heard by millions of fas-
cist in uniforms who, thrilled bv
the knowledge that war with ETH
opia might be imminent, massed in
every city and village of the ma
ton at sudden call of mobiliza-
ton.
II duce, in the light of huge
flaming oil pots, spoke into a mic
rophone on the balcony of Venezia
palace.
He told his listeners that he did
not believe "real French" or "gen-
uine British" would execute sane
tions against Italy.
He declared: ga solemn hour is
about to break in history"
Mussolini spoke Is minutes.
Discussing sanctions-the pun
ishment of aggressor nations under
the League of Nations covenant
he declared:
eve will not pretend. To econ.
omic sanctions, we will reply with
the discipline of our people. Tt
military ones, we will reply with
military action"
Virtually the entire population
of Italy had gathered in a genera
mobilization.
81 Speak TO 20 Million"
"Blackshirt men and women o.
! Italy," said Mussolini, al speak t.
100000 men and women"
For several minutes before ant
after his appearance, the GROVE
roared in salute of il duce. TIL,
swelling chorus of voices browne,
out all other sounds.
Then il duce declared:
'Not only our army marches to
ward it's goal, but 100000 Ital
ians are marching with the army.
] He said Italy would respond t
"war with war"
He declared he did not believ
that "the real French associat
themselves with sanctions agains
Italy"
} Mussolini said that the leagu
"instead of recognizing Italy
= rights, talks sanctions"
He added:
81 refuse to believe that the ger
= uine British will associate then
! CONTINUED on page shree'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
C. v. Hansen Schedules
Auction Sale for Oct. IL

Another auction sale of farm
equipment now scheduled is that of
G. v. Hansen, set for Oct. II at
one o'clock.
Mr.. Hansen, who lives about
three miles northeast of Antelope,
has rented his place and is closing
out all machinery, household goods,
horses, miscellaneous equipment
and supplies. He made no an
announcement as to his plans Tor
the future.
Sale bills now out name K. r.
LELAND as auctioneer and ID. Y.
Danielson as clerk. Terms are
cash.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

qualified" to pass upon the amount
of that relief under the Conserva-
tives' proposal, there are or will
be by Dec. 1, in Minnesota:
100000 on direct relief, listed by
the SERA; $4,000 farmers, bene-
ficiaries of Farm Credit Admins
tration loans; $4,000 recipients of
federal seed, feed and RACE loans;
81 500 Home Owners Loan eoFpor-
alton borrowers; 10000 war veter-
ans receiving u. S. veterans bur-
eau compensation; 1000 veterans
under the State Veterans Relief
Administration; 5000 disabled vet
Grams in soldiers homes and hos
pitals-a total of 427,5 in some
degree dependent"
These "vets" who would be de.
MED the right to vote in the coun.
try for which they paid their price
of illness and torture, include 2S4
men and lat women, some of them
veterans of almost ancient wars
now housed in the State Soldiers
! (CSnsaAAed en- page a.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Wheat Jumps Up
On Chgo. Market

C INC Oct. 2. - Soaring the
|s, S;nts limit permitted for one
NJ iT Ii wheat futures jumped to
|S,n highest price level in more
h ~ "a 4 year today in a bull mar
SsD simulated !. by reports of the
/ W itSS Of warfare in Africa.
SrtaSn world surplus of wheat re-
j. So the lowest in seven wears n
6SoS0elp orted presence of war con- =,
Il "r was a dominant factor in
'sESs ssi9 markets and prices skv-
u i ~ IN months was witness
srs a the wheat pit here. a and the
~ elee rushed shorts to- cover cove :'''
tSioeS.p9 Prices of futures ranged as
aSYY'' Wheat, open, s1.Oa, close
jS iy' open s1.O8, close, s1Os
y open, SO, close, 9S.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
italian People Baking War
Masses of Workers Are Demonstrating and Otherwise
Voicing Objection to Imperialism of Premier
Mussolini; Troopers Are DESERVING

LONDON. = (FP) - Further
news of internal strife in Italy,
caused by Italians violently object
ing to Mussolini's campaign of ag-
gression in Abysinnia, has slipped
past the strict Italian censorship.
In scores of villages large dem
onstrations are being held against
the war, in some cases soldiers
called upon to suppress these dem
onstrations have refused to do so,
and sulphur miners in Sicily are
again on strike. it is reliably re-
ported.
On the borders of Yugoslavia,
men in tattered uniforms slip
across the borders into Yugoslavia,
deserters from the Italian forces.
In Parma, Leghorn and other
places, wives and mothers. follow
ing the example set in Caltanis-
setta, mobbed railway stations to
prevent the departure of troop
trains.
In Siana, modified militia re-
fused to leave. Wives and moth
ers of Massa held demonstrations
in front of fascist headquarters,
In Sicily, Palermo, South Mauro
Corleone and Vittoria, there have
been demonstrations ending in con-
flicts with the police. During
! fighting resulting from a demon
stration at Acausanta in the prov
ince of Abruzzia, two peasants anC
a non-commissioned officer were
killed. Troops ordered to disperst
the mob refused to obey the com
mand to fire.
A large number of the 70 dock
ers on their way to Africa deserted
at Genoa. In Milan a Grove
stormed the barracks, smashing
windows and shouting slogans.
In Cremona, peasants demon
strated against the war, singin,
Bandiera Rosa (the Red Flag,
song Of Italian radicals.
In many other places, toe
snatches of Bandiera Rosa are be
ing heard for the first time sine
1920. The song has even bee
heard among the ranks of the sol
diers, who, in Milan, fought mil
tia men on the station platform.
Gen. Babbini, commander of tn
Sabauda division. has sept cir
cular letter to the Italian com
manders urgently recommendin
leniencv with the ranks and ask
ing them to pay particular after
ton to the morale of the men.
In Pavia, in the north, a reg.
ment is said to have mutinied, de
posed its officers, and command
eered a train going home.
At the sulphur mines in Sicil!
miners who struck at the first mC
Utilization order have struck agar
and a tense situation exists.
What purports to be a literi
translation of soldiers song b,
ing sung frequently, but in secre
in Italy, is: "The sergeants ar
adjutants are all parrots. But fl
the high officers, we are diggir
the graves. And if we are SCI
to Abysinnia, we shall not rema
there. We shall tell the Abysil
mans we are not at home there.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Pressure On Labor
Continues Downward
Recent Surveys Show That Labor Gets Less and Less of
the Wealth 1t Produces; No Coming Improvement
Seen Unless Labor Gets More Militant

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The downward pressure of
EMPLOYERS on wages tending to send payro lower and is
definitely arrestng the recovery of bors income Much
more powerful upward by the workers is required
to overcome the growing strength of the BOSSES who
now all excited about the breathing spe they expect to
get from the New Deal ~ 200
FIGURES giving monthly index of payrons, with 100
equal to the 1928 to 1925 average have just been compiled by
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Republicans will
:AT
DisfranChise Poor
Prominent Party Leader In Minnesota Initiates Move
ment to Amend Constitution So Those Receiving III:
Government Aid May Not Vote ~

ST. PAUL. Minn Oct. 1-Baring one of the most ruth
less designs against human rights to be proposed by
political group in modern America of the states
Republican leaders this week aside pretense and publicly
announced that Conservatives will launch attempt before
the special session of the state legislature which would dis
franchise than quarter of million persons in Mime
sofa because they are poor
Making his disclosure in the of preserving the
balance of power set up under the federal constitution he
proposed that the constitution ITSELF which the Republican
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
PROGRAM
EXPLAINED HERE

Forty-five wheat committeeman
from Is communities met in Plen-
tywood Monday to hear about the
new wheat adjustment plan. R. G.
Tyler, president of the County Con-
troll Association, presided at the
meeting. G. H. Peterson of Boze-
man gave a summary of conditions
which led up to the necessity for
a controlled production program.
M. J. Peterson, county extension
agent, explained the new contract
features. A general discussion of
the new rulings was conducted by
c. H. Peterson.
According to M. ]. Peterson
county extension agent, the mair
features of the new wheat program
are as follows:
1. Any bona fide wheat grow
er who can establish a base is
eligible to sign the new contract.
2. Period Of contract, A years
1896. 1887, 1888 and 1889.
3. The reduction of acreage
for next year has been annOunc-
ed by the secretary of agricul-
tuTe to be five per cent. This
! to be figured from the same
acreage as the old contract.
A. Carries the provision that
a signer may have the privilege
of terminating his contract after
two years have expired.
| Az Aoen e.
figuring allotments is the same
as the old contracts, it would be
a good idea for those who did
not sign before, but who wish to
participate in the benefits of the
new program, to start now to OBJ
tain production records-acres
planted, acres harvested, and
bushels harvested for the place
they will farm in 1886. These
records to be obtained for the
years 1928 to 1892 inclusive, and
yields are to be supported by evi.
dence in the way of duplicate
elevator tickets, farm record
books, etc.
6. Allotment payments are Il
? be made in two instaIlments as
E heretofore, but the basis for max
l ing them will be changed. The
first installment will amount t,
approximately twO-thirds of Thu
s difference between the average
farm price and parity price OF
? a representative date prior t.
= July 1 of the year for which tn,
: payment is to be made. Thi
e second payment viii be adjuste'
v upward or downward depending
on the average price of whea
4 during the year.
+ z. The 1869 program pro
n vides a method by which the al
i lOtment committee may max
o certain limited acreage adjust
(COaGiaued On Pace Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Distinguished Orator to
Visit Plentywood

Max Schachtman, member of
the Political Committee and the
National Committee of the Work
ers Party, U. S. will speak in
PlentywOOd some time in the
early part of NOvember-exact
date to be announced later.
Max Schactman is a national
ly known figure and is distin-
guished for his brilliance as a
speaker and writer. 1t is doubt
full if the people of Sheridan
County have ever had an OppOr-
tunity to hear a more gifted ora
tor.
Watch for details in the com
ing issue of the Producers News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

AS the Producers News goes press radio announces
that in Ethiopia has begun Both sides have ordered
general mobilization Arnadas of Italian planes have in
vaded Ethiopia raining bombs and terror of death
ructon on Ethiopian towns including the capital at Adds
Ababa. Casualties are reported as several hundred
Diplomats of France and England have announced that
they will Immediately demand that the League punish Italy,
by the application of sanctions for its invasion of Ethopa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Victim Sues Leader
Of Merchants Mob

SAN FRANCISCO. - Fred
Cairns, secretary of the Her.
aldsburg Chamber of Com
merce, was sued this week for
$751; as an aftermath Of a
business mems 'tar and feather
party" OF August 81 for the
purpose of "discOuraging labor
agitation among fruit and vege-
table piCkers."
The suit was commenced by
Jack Green, one of the victims,
who claims he was kidnapped and
seriously injured by the mer-
chants mob.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Pete Lee VIII Sell Farm
Equipment at Auction

Pete Lee, who lives on Blue trail
IL miles east of Plentywood, has
rented his farm and will offer all
livestock, workstock, harness, ma
chinery, household goods, furniture
tools and miscellaneous equipment
at public auction on Thursday, Oct.
10.
R. r. Iceland will cry the sale.
A free lunch will be served at noon
to be followed by the sale. Terms
are cash. Mr.. Lee has recently
been engaged in the trucking bust
ness at Little Falls. Mimi.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

six or seven thousand tons. at
prices to the grower Of six dollars
to nine dollars per ton in the stack.
This hay was repeatedly offered
by this company to the govern
ment at $3.50 delivered on track.
However, with Quigley purchasing
and insisting that the grower get
$40 per ton and that only the cost
of baling be added, the above mem
toned emergency" developed from
Continued on page a. .Hs
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

One C. B. Quinn, an employee
of the Missoula Mercantile COM
pany of Missoula, was appointed to
take Mr.. Quigley's place at a sal
airy and expense allowance, report
ed to have been double the amount
paid to Mr.. Quigley. Presumably
this was brought about through an
emergency" since the MissOula
Mercantile company had already at
that time, according to reports,
speculated in the purchase of hay
for relief purposes to the tune of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
$2SO,OOO GRAFT
Years Crime Cost
Half Of u. S. Debt

Crime continues to be the ma
TONS most expensive luxury"
The cost to the country, accord
ing to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, reaches the as
Economical figure of SIS, 600
600 a year, or about half the
national debt. That figures out
at the rate of $12O a year for
every person.
Equally astounding was the
claim that One-fOurth of the
population has a police record.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Both Sides Issue Orders
for General Mobilization

Italian Air Arn1adas Fly Over Ethiopia Raining Death
and Destruction On Sleeping Towns Several Hun
dred Casualties Including Women and Children Are
Reported. Premier Mussolni Announces 1t AS War
of Conquest.
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children On Relief

IS than than 100000 children un-
the t oto, nearly 40 percent
2 he r cSist number of persons
Ss'ss. 'snef rolls in the United tied