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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
BRITS SEND MORE TROOPS
DIG IN AT ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Sept. 2S.-OP)
-Squadrons of British troops and heavy
reinforcements of bombing planes are ar
irving daily at Alexandria.
Five hundred troops arrived today. A
squadron of big flying boats arrived at
Aboukir, after flying across Europe. More
are expected early next week.
Royal air force headquarters at Aboukir
have been surrounded by sandbag defense
Naval guns are in position overlooking the
harbor.
The premier was tainted by sections of
the press who accused him of having been
sleeping at his post" in not taking meas.
ures for the country's defense earlier, but
he denied reports he is considering resign
ing.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
BIG BIZ GENT OBDURATE-
REFUSES TO OPEN BOOKS

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-(AP)-Dr. Hugh
s. Magill, president of the American FEEDER.
atlon OF Investors, today announced he had
refused to open his correspondence files to
TWO Investigators for the senate lobby com
mittee.
Denounclng governmental espionage and
intimidation" he set forth in formal state
ment that he had chung to his position de-
spite mtlmations he might be cited for
contempt"
DR.. Magil asserted G.. F. Taylor and J. ].
Gleason, who, he said, represented them
selves as agents of the committee, came to
his office Tuesday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
FRIDAY, OCTOBER
..-.--.-'At, lSss
DYNAMITE STORE ExPIoDpn
ELEVEN PEOPLE TNJTJREn -

LEBANON, Pa, Sept. 29.-(Ap,
Mantle storage house at a STONE oJr-Ady,
suburban West Lebanon exnIodog9 uar! il
with a terrific shock felt 30 mil nil tonight
lnJurlng IL persons in Lebanon ''' away
Those injured suffered from looo..
and cuts caused by flying glass from from 'Sa .oa
en- windows. -iOil oF&
Virtually every window in Lebanon
broken, and as far away as Lanca lctn w =
miles to the south, and Reading. an =
distance eastward, windows were sba+ tqua
and the shock was felt. ''''efe'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
LINDBERGH NOW SCIENTIST
LOOKS OVER NEW ROCKETS

ROSWELL, N. NJ, Sept. 26-(AP)-Cd
Charles A. Lindbergh saluted his scientific
associates from the air today and SCARED
away with Harry F. Guggenheim to return
agaln-perhaps not until 1936-when the
Goddard stratosphere rockets will be ready
to hurtle into the heavens for climatic tests
DR.. Robert H.. Goddard, the Massachu-
sets savant, told friends, it was Learned,
that while his visitors eagerly studied the
charts of his preliminary proiectiles. auto.
matically guided at 700 miles an hour. they
did not witness an actual rocket flight dur
ing their four-day stay.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Unionists Demanding
Showdown on Latimer

Despite the pretentiOns of
Mayor Latimer's press agents
that he plans a thorough inves-
tigatiOn of the unnecessary
shooting and riOting at the
Flour City Ornamental Iron
Works, many trade unionists
and Farmer-LabOr clubs are still
demanding that he be repudi-
ated.
Whatever claims Latimer and
ms press agents may make as
to recent findings" the fact re-
mains that the officers went
armed with guns, clubs and tear
gas bombs; that thew charged
into the crowd, brutally beating
Old men and younger men; that
Latlmer did not protest, and
that his chief of police was in
charge of the raiding battalion.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
? 10 the members of
|, Ranchers Cooperative Markets:

10 LU6 mCulD6TS OF
Ranchers Cooperative Markets:
Gentlemen:
Our association has been proper
ly launched and all the reouire-
ments Of law have been complied
with.
The association has s2,5OO.OO on
deposit in the First National Bank
and Trust Company. The Presi-
dent and Treasurer are bonded for
100000. The association is shin
ping and selling hay to good adj
vantage.
The entry of this association has
caused some dealers To advance
their prices in places as mucb as
s1.50 per ton. l am giving below
some OF the reasons which are re-
sponsible for the necessity of this
association.
On August 1. 1884. at the ra-
quest of DR.. w. J. Butler. o.
sumed the responsibilities If Esa1J
Purchasing Agent for the Wontsra
Relief commission upon his assur-
ance that the hay, which. af tbo
time was the most important COM mn
modify which I was TO p1rcbaea
would be secured from the oroTo1.
thus creating a channel thronob
which that commodity might n mass :
to the drouth-stricken section With
out passing through the hands IF
spectators. ~ u
l made a survey of The hav sit
uatlon and became convinced that
a large quantity Of hay could he
acquired at a price of $1,000 in tbe
stack which price was equitable
and satisfactory to all Concerned
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
RUSSIAN TRADE INCREASES
STORES HAVE LARGER STOCKS

MOSCOW.-A sharp increase in Soviet
retail trade has taken place, the turnover
OF the first annual trading plan being over
fulfilled during the first half of the wear
The planned annual increase of 81 DER cent
over last year and 61.2 per cent over 1898
has been exceeded. Large urban depart
ment stores will meet the coming autumn
and winter seasons with larger stocks of
goods than in past years. Consumers are
increasing their purchases, not only because
OF the growth in purchasing power. but also
because the quality and assortment of
products show marked Improvement.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

and grain business" Then he at
lowing resolutions:
August Is, 1884
81. That they pay $1,000 per
ton for hay-no more and no less.
"2. That they declare themselves
that when they cannot get suffi-
tempted to smooth it over by say
ing, "Mr. Quigley, you would not
like to sit here in the office and
figure out a set-up for this hay.
You will have plenty of work in
the field. We are borrowing C.. B.
Quinn from the Missoula Mercan-
tile to make this set-up."
c. B. Quinn was handed my
report sketch and figures and
sent over to reinspect this same
hay. Upon his return he told
me that my report had tailed
with his. l thought no more
of the matter until about the Sth
or 10th of February when en-
tered the office abruptly and
found Mr.. Quinn and Mr.. Miller
sitting at the desk figuring and
saw the contract for 1000 tons
of hay at $3.50. About this
time the $3.50 contracts were
let, while l had in my pockets
ranchers' lists of about 10000
tons of hay which they request
ed me to accept from them at
$3.50 per ton.
1t has come to my knowledge
that a combination has been or
ganized by dealers. The parties
to this combination are the
spectators receiving these I'M
just contracts.
Each and every one of YOU who
sold hay to the Relief Commission
at $3.50 per ton fob. cars and
all of you who, during the months
Of January and February were Of
fering hay to the Relief Commits
sion at a price of $3.50 fob. cars
per ton, has been grossly imposed
upon. While you were selling your
hay at $3.50 per ton fob. cars,
DR.. Butler and DIR. Warren were
paying their special friends $4,000
per ton, and while you were try
ing to sell YOUR hay at $3.50 per
ton, they were purchasing from
their same special friends some
2,097 tons of very inferior hay al
$3.50 per ton. While this high
priced hay was being purchased
you we're all offering your hay al
$3.50. Now, gentlemen, draw your
own conclusions.
WAS THERE GRAFT IN
THESE TRANSACTIONS. OR
MAY 1T BE THAT DIR. BUT
LER AND DR.. WARREN ARE
JUST PLAIN DUMB?
This association has a consider
able list of paid-up members and
growing every day. We pledge
our every effort and our votes
where necessity requires to the
support of honesty in government,
Ranchers Coopera-
tive Markets.
R. j. Quigley,
President.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
SCOTLAND YARD HAS A
CANISTER PROBLEM, TOO

MOFFAT, Scotland, Sept. 3O.-(AP)-
Dlsmembered parts of two bodies. believed
TO be those of man and a woman. fur
nlshed Scottish police with the most SEN
satlond mystery of recent years today.
. The human remains were found scattered
IN rocky ravine 80 feet below highway,
they included two mutilated heads two
feet, forearm, hand and few bones.
The flesh was so mutilated that physi-
cans were not able to ascertain the sex
of the victims. 1>
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

CONTINUED from page one

NOOAbAASCG LAOAA P&6G CACl
home; and more than 600 men at
the U. S. Veterans hospital at
Fort Snelling-men for whom the
war of 1918 is not yet over.
Old Guard to Sponsor Bill
Mr.. Todd. an attorney, spoke be-
fore the Commonwealth club of
Minneapolis, and his speech was a
part of the Republican party's
constitution day. observance.
He disclosed that the Conserva-
tives, controlling a majority of
both the Minnesota Senate and
House, propose to introduce a bill
for a constitutional amendment
excluding from the right to the
voting franchise persons receiving
public relief"
"The proposal" Mr.. Todd frank
ly asserted, "would say, while you
remain dependent, you must fore
90 the right of determining thru
your vote the nature and extent
of the public funds you will re-
ceive. That decision must rest with
those who are obliged to support
you, the sustaining members of the
state"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
BIG COAL STRIKE SETTLED
MONTANA MINERS TO GO BACK

BILLINGS, Sept. 29-(AP)-Some 1aN
Montana coal miners looked hopefully +
ward a meeting here Monday of Officials n
district No. 81 of the United Mine WorEa,,
of America and the Montana Coal Operafc,''
association to ratify the basic agreement
reached in Washington Thursday.
Members of the wage scale committee Of
the miners group unanimously accepted tbs
Washington agreement at a meeting herr
this afternoon. The meeting with the On.
orators was arranged Immediately after Is
committee session.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
$2SOOOO Graft In Hay Purchases Revealed by QugIey

told the ranchers they would
receive fair treatment and in or
der to insure this statement, 1
asked DR.. Butler to pass the fol-
cient hay at this price that all cat
tie will be butchered.
"S. That the hay in the eoun-
try to be fed shall be the same
price as the baling hay. but they
shall require from l to 2 acres of
pasture with each ton of hay.
"A. That the standard measure
ment for 1884 timothy, clover, wild
hay and all mixed hay shall be the
Montana rule, excepting that 422
feet shall constitute a ton, and
that regardless of at what time in
the future hay is bought, they will
not vary from this rule.
The Montana rule allows less
cubic feet as the season advances.
For 1888 hay, 343 feet shall
constitute a ton with proper ad-
Justments for spoiled hay"
The following items are an ex-
act copy of report on hay received
at Divide:
l. C. A. Miller, Wisdom, 1000
tons at $14,00Etotal $4,000.
2. c. A. Miller, Wisdom, 1000
tons at S20-total $4,000.
3. c. A. Miller, Wisdom, 1000
tons at $15-total $1,000.
a. c. A. Miller, Wisdom, 100
tons at $14.50-totai s1.45O.
5. C. A. Miller, Wisdom, so tons
at $15-total 5000.
6. A. Lundwall, Butte, SPAS
tons at $19-total $9,973.19.
2. A. Lundwall, Butte, 609.3
tons at $2O-total $12,182.6O.
3. Geo. Forsythe. Gregson, 100
II tons at $17.50-total S1,763.5S.
8. Geo. Forsythe, Gregson, 116-
IA tons at $17-total 81, 979.48.
10. Geo. McAllister, Butte, Gal
tons at $14-total $9O.65.
IL. Geo. McAllister, Butte. 2O.23
tons at $14-total S283.25.
II. Beebe Grain Co., Butte, 5.69
tons at $19-total S1O8.2O.
13. Beebe Grain Co., Butte. 1O7-
.6S tons at S17.50-total S2,758.5O.
IA. G. A. Miller, Wisdom, 2O97
tons at $17.50-total S36,679.5O.
The greater portion of this hay
was shipped to the eastern and
northern parts of the state and
passed through districts where
much hay was being offered al
$3.50 per ton fob. cars.
Item 6 and z, for some reason,
carried a substitution of names
This hay was from the Walter
Hansen farm at Wisdom.
The writer saw the investigators
(Mr. Ayers report in which Quinn
and Warren said this hay at Divide
was worth from 81 to Sc per ton
more than any other hay in the
state. This is the hay about which
many complaints have been sent in
from the eastern part of the state,
stating that it carried a great deal
OF wire and slough grass and was
wet and mouldy. But the Commits
sion IS telling the public that all
this bad hay came out of Teton,
Powell and Granite counties.
If there is not graft in these
purchases of hay, then it must
have been a deliberate gift to the
vendor and Butler and Warren are
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
REPUDIATES WIFE MURDER
SAYS POLICE FORCED STORY

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 25-OP-
Newell Paige Sherman today repudiated his
confession" that he murdered his wife ~
duplicating the canoe-drowning incident IN
can American Tragedy" as his trial open,
ed before damned courtroom.
He said he wrenched away from hi
drowning wife after a canoe accident for
"self-preservation or because of a lack Of
manhood" but that his earlier confession
was falsehood given to escape offensive
bombardment" by police interrogators.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
THIEVES TAKE SAFE
$500 LOOT FROM INN

BILLINGS, Sept. 28.-(AP)-Ti.
broke into the Silver Dollar inn her, 1nis I'VE
morning and lugged off a small safe al ~A
tanning Fridays receipts and change I ~
Ounting to approximately $500. 'a'
The theft was discovered by the prom.
tor, Ross Engle, who reported to police the H..
the men had gained entrance through 80 si,s'
light and lugged the 3OO-pound safe f. nv J.
alley at the rear of the inn and loadea ~ !.
into truck.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
BOY MURDERS II MEN
SAYS A GIRL TO BLAME

:" BUCHAREST, Rumania, Sept. 27-(AP)
-1Pohce at Jasi announced today thew had
cleared up one of the most fantastic MIR
der cases in the history of Rumania with
the discovery of the bodies of 21 men and
a confession from an unemployed youth
that he killed them. 'O'-''i
Authorities said the youth committed the
crime at the behest of a 17-year-old oirI
and asserted that she helped to bury them
under the floors of several isolated houses
and in a woods. ''~O uses
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

The Sept. 20 issue of Produc-
ers News carried a front page
ltalis 1-Ethiopian war story under
the subhead "Stalin Sells NUM-
lions to Mussolini." The accur-
acy and authenticity of the story
seems to be questioned by the fol
lowing letter:
Dagmar, Meat.
Sept. q, 1895
The Producers News,
brentwood. Mont.
Dear Sir:
In a recent issue of the Pre-
ducers News a headline which
read somewhat as follows,
Stain Sells Munitions to It.
ally" was found.
The American League Ag-
ainst War and Fascism Of
Dagmar, meeting at tie Dag
mar meeting house, attacked
this statement and would like
to have you quote your auth
Ority for the statement. Will
you please publish same So
that all members of the
League will be informed of the
matter?
Yours truly,
George Fl. Johnson,
Secretary, American
League Against War
and Fascism.
In Time Magazine for Sept. Is,
under news comments relative "The
League" appears the following:
Meantime it was revealed
that Dictator Stain was doing
brisk cash trade with Die
tatOr MussOlini IN war mater
iais shipped on Greek vessels
out of Black Sea ports, to the
perplexity of Communist steve
dOres who have been led to
understand that tie Third In
ternatiOnal scOwls at imperial
ist wars"
Several special dispatches by
Walter Duranty, Moscow CORES
pendent of the New York Times,
have told of the sales ard ship
ment of Russian wheat, coal. coal
tar and oil to Mussolini's army.
Sept. Il issue of The New Milit-
ant, official organ of the Workers
Party, published in New York
City, makes the following com
ment:
"The September IL issue of
the New York Times asks, on
its editorial page:
"'Can it be that the Rus
sian wheat is being sold to
Italy by the COminterul over
which the Soviet Government
has no cOntrOl?'
eve can see no objection to
making the proper reply to
this question. The answer is:
"NO. The Russian wheat
is being sold to Italy by the
Soviet Government over which
the COmintern has no con-
troll"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

diverting relief funds to people
not entitled to same. They are
also telling their friends that these
purchases were made on orders
from Washington, d. C.
Through this combination it has
been arranged so that districts of
the state are apportioned to each
member of this combination where
by there shall be no competition
in the buying set-up. Thus depres-
sing the price of hay to the farm
er, while on the eastern end there
have been advances to such a
point that the legitimate farmer
cannot buy this hay and that the
only hay sold through this Com
mission will be financed by the
Federal Government. l am not
Just sure who is receiving this ire
mendous gift.
Just what will be their reaction
when these people who have sold
their hay at $3.50 and are await
ing their long delayed payments,
and when the balers and truckers
who have not been paid, are told
that the money which had been in
tended for them, was paid to the
spectators for hay at $3.50,
$3.50 and $50 per ton, while hay
was being offered at $3.50 per
ton by farmers who were sorely
in need of an opportunity to sell
their hay.
The foregoing resolution was
not passed, however. purchased
some $4,000 tons of hay at $3.50
or $1,000 stack, plus buying ex-
] penses of &c a ton. In November
began tt, perceive a change OF
heart on the part of the Commits
sion. About November LIST, DR.
Butler handed me a page a figures
and copy of a telegram from
Westbrook, Washington, D. c.. and
said that pressure was being ex-
erted to put the deal over. He
asked if / would make the inspec-
ton and help him out. He i'm
pressed on me that this was strict
ly confidential. / submitted the
following report:
"All of this hay has been baled
by Mr.. Miller himself. The men
received $50 per day and board.
As near / could figure, the hay
cost about $3.50 for baling. This
includes every item of the ex-
pense. Some of the hay was
trucked to Divide for $3.50, and
some for $3.50, and l believe
that these figures take care of
all items of insurance, invest
ments and loss, as truckers con-
tracing were charged for every
bale Of hay lost. This hay is
good wild hay. No better, no
worse than any wild hay in the
state.
There is some choice beef
hay and some has quite a sprink-
ling of slough grass. This hay,
as it is piled at Divide, is worth
$3.50 per ton. The Waterman
told me that there are about g.
500 tons of hay.
"(signed) r. J. QuigIey.
"Dr. Buffers remark was. IS
it not worth more than that p"
After some further conversation
DR.. Butler said to me: ''You do
not know anything about the hav
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

Sept. IA issue Of New Leader,
,fficial paper of the Socialist Par
y, published in New York City,
-uns a two and one-half column
'front.' page story under the cap
ion, "Soviet Russia Helps Musso-
ini's War Piar s-Trade Deals Re
Tealed." The Leader says in part;
''The conduct of the Soviet
Government with respect to
the Ethiopian question has be-
come a veritable scandal. Here
tOfOre the Soviet Government
has betrayed Ethiopia morally
and politically. It now devel-
ops that Moscow is actually
Relping MussOlini by supplying
him with fOodstuffs and war
materials for his Ethiopian
rObber raid.
cat the meeting of the
Council of the League of Ma
tons previous to the one now
in session, Maxim LitvinOff,
MOscOW's representative at
Geneva, uttered not a word
against MussOlini's bloody con-
spiracy. He voted for imper-
ialist resolutions characterized
by EthiOpia's representatives
as a plot to destroy her indie
pendence and integrity.
"Never since he has become
cOmmissar of foreign affairs
did LitvnOff have such a fine
opportunity to denOunce the
corruption of capitalist diplO-
macy as on the Ethiopian is
sue. Why did he fail to do
this? IN our opinion and in
the view of radicals and lib
erals throughout tie world the
indifference displayed by the
Soviet Government and its rep
resentatiVes in the League of
Nations was a crime against
morality and Socialism. But
we have been mistaken. Our
criticism was not severe en-
Ough, for it was confined to
pointing out the failure of the
Soviet Government to do its
duty in neglectfng to condemn
wrong and to demand Justice
for the weak and the Cypress
ed.
@NOw it develops that the
crime of the Soviet Govern
ment was a much greater one.
Now it develops that Soviet
Russian is playing a direct
part in the fascist conspiracy
to destroy Ethiopia. Not only
il the Soviet Government keep
ing silent about the conspiracy
but it is actually helping tie
cOnspiratOrs.
these details Fave now be-
come known and they are more
revolving than anything that
could have been expected.
''The first bit of information
was made public last Wednes-
day. 1t was to the effect that
Soviet Russia Rad signed a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
SCIENTIST PLANS STOP WAR
MAYBE MUD WILL DO 1T

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 28.-OP)-A. w.
Veraart, Dutch scientist who has claimed
to have produced rain on numerous occa-
sions, announced early today that he in
tends to submit plan to the League of
Nations to eliminate all possibility of war
between Italy and Ethiopia. Veraart said
he would proposed continuous rain-making
on large scale in Ethiopia. thus making
it impossible for any Italian troops to adj
vance into the East African kingdom.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
KING OF KINGS HAS WAR
DRUMS READY TO ROLL

ADDS ABABA, Sept. 3O.-(AP)-Em-
peror Halle Selassie tonight awaited only a
signal from his League of Nations ENJOYS
to start the drumbeats that will call an
proxlmately two million eager warriors to
arms.
He made intensive preparations for this
general mobilization start at the first
news the league has failed to stave off an
Italian attack.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
BARBARA HUTTON GETS SOME
MUCH NEEDED PIN MONEY

NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-OP)-The
Will of Prince Alexis Mdivani, filed today for
probate, divided an estate estimated be-
tween 100000 and 100000 between
ms brothers, sisters and his ex-wife, the
former Barbara Hutton. The prince, killed
IN an automobile accident in Spain, describ-
ed himself in the will as a "citizen of the
republic of Georgia"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
ARMS MAKERS WILL GET WAR
PROFIT, PRESS SURVEY SHOWS

PARIS, Sept 25.-UP)- matter who
wins the ItalO-EthiOpian imbroglio; the ev-
entual gamers will be ornaments manufac-
turers, a United Press survey showed to-
night.
Europe will make heavy increases of land
ornaments as result of the present war
scare and squirt will extend to naval build
ing, particularly by Great Britain
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
ITALIAN POLITICIANS CAN'T
AGREE ON WAR POLICIES

PARIS, Sept. 26.-(AP)-Reports of dis
sensiOn within Premier Mussolini's cabinet
over the Ethiopian campaign were pub
hshed by the leftist press today.
These newspapers specialized as to the
possibility Of a revolt in Italy and limited
that England would like to see a more
friendly government in power in Italy.