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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
PROFITS GOING Up
WORKERS GET LESS
Survey by A F of L Shows
That Prosperity Returns
for Big Business Only
MANY BOSSES CHISEL

Production and profits are going
up, but work hours are longer and
real wages are down. the Ameri-
can Federation of labor saws in
its Monthly Survey of Business"
issued last week.
The Supreme Courts destruction
of the MIRA increased these ten
dencis, the Survey declares, and
concludes that workers have no
recourse now but to organize and
establish standards through their
unions
This A. F. of L. study compares
conditions in the first five months
this year with the same period last
year, and takes a look ahead to
see what is likely to happen in the
remaining months of 1885.
Increasing wages are the essen
tial foundation for stable profits
in the long rum" the A. F. of L.
warns business leaders, and then
shows how the present set4up vi
olates this fundamental truth"
Prosperity for Industry
Quoting the conservative figures
Of the National City Bank of New
York, the survey reports that the
profits of 200 representative cor
porations are we'll above the de
preston low point of 1882, ant
that industry in general is operat
ing more profitably than last year
GIN spite of this, however," thu
Survey declares, industry has no
raised the workers income enough
to offset the increase in ivinI
costs.
money in pay envelopes has av
eraged 5 per cent above last yeal
but, as the workers living cost
are 6 per cent higher, his req
wage has clearly fallen.
Moreover, the average work
week was increased about one-hal
hour in the past year. indicatin
that many plants have increase
production by frightening hour
instead of giving Jobs to the III
employed"
The result, according to the SUI
vey. is that employment in Ma
this year was actually less than
year before, and 100000 person
; are still without work in industr
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
BIG CROWDS TAKE
in MEDICINE LAKE
Sunday Meet for Sports and
Festivities is Well Attended
from All Nearby Sections.
TOM ALLEY WINS

Medicine Lake, Aug. Is. = One
of the largest crowds ever as
sembled in Medicine Lake was
here today for the Buffalo Bar
becue, boxing and wrestling mat
ches and dance.
The Alley-Plummer wrestling
match was the main sport attrac-
ton. Tom Alley, Montana, 205
pounds, and champion of Austria
liza, threw Lou Plummer, Mime
apolis, 22O pounds, in a single fall
match in forty minutes. Sport
fans report that Alley took the
match with greater ease than ha6
been anticipated.
Jim Clark of Bainville made
good on his contract to fiool
"Flash" johnson of Fort Pecl
three times in thirty minutes with
plenty to spare. Clark was former
" champion bronco rider of the
World and took first money il
Madison Square Garden in New
York.
"Pug" Beaver and "the I'm
known Kid" boxed three round
to a draw. Everybody had plent,
of Buffalo meat, and packed bal
room at French Tavern concludes
the day Of festivities and sports
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Rogers and Post
Killed i'm Plane
Crash in Artic
World Famous Comedian and Around the World FLYER
IN Fatal Crackup 300 Miles North of Arctic Circle,
While on Pleasure Trip.
Missing Motor Causes Fifty
Foot Fall Near Point Barrow

Point Barrow, Alaska Aug. 16. = Will Rogers, be-
loved No. comedian of the age, and Wiley Post master
aviator crushed to death when shiny new airpane
motor ferer and became engine of tragedy near this
outpost of civilization Thursday night.
Both killed instantly when their arctic sky cruiser
slipped and fell so feet head-on into river bank The $50
horsepower motor driven back into the planes fuseage
smashed out the lives of the two world famous men
Stantly
Native raced into Point Barrow with word of
plane crash Serg Stanley R. Morgan of the army signal
corps dashed to the to learn the full significance of the
shocking tragedy and recover the bruised bodies.
First the corpse of Rogers removed from the cab
Then Morgan forced to tear the plane apart to
the body of the er whose exploits have fatened the
world
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Highway Patrol Repeal
Sought by Referendum
Montana LabOrtes, Aided by Farmers Circulating Pc
titions to Knock Out CoOney Pet Measure and A
bolish Police Force in Industrial Race Interests.

ate a state constabulary, state sher
iff and a state highway patrol
supervised by a state commission
for the reason that they would be
used against labor in labor
disputes. In other states the abus-
es of the state patrol and consta-
bulary during strikes is an out
standing fact. Besides these state
organizations give the governor
power which is used to build up a
political machine. This has been
done elsewhere
Organized labor favors q high
way code enacted to regulate traf-
fic on the highways, the highway
law to be enforced by the regular
peace officers and not by COM
mission or constabulary appoint
ed by a governor who may be a
glutton for power or who aspires
to build up a machine TO perpetu-
ate himself in office, or who may
be tainted with the desire of pun
ishing someone for lese mAjeste."
"a number of bills for q stats
CONTINUED Ca page
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Insurance Companies
Pulling Another Grab
Seeking to Repeal Law that Permits Montana to Carry
Its Own Insurance by Referendum. Backed by Lib
eral Forces Counter Petitions Now in Circulation.

Withdraw your name from the
petition that makes the State In
surance Law imperative, is the
policy and slogan now going the
rounds of all liberal forces in the
state. This is the story.
After bitter battle and against
the opposition of Insurance COM
panies, banks, Anaconda, Montana
Power and other predatory inter-
ests. which always play together
the liberal forces of the last leg1s-
lature succeeded in passing a law
which permits the State Of Mon
tana to carry its own insurance on
buildings and other public proper
ty.
Raw Carroll of Musselshell and
Bernard Garrison of Madison. was
battled thru the legislature by
farm uniouB, labor unions and
other socialisticallv inclined forces
and finally won by a margin Of
one vote. It naturally denies tho
insurance companies continuance
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
STEEL TRUST SHOWS
$40, 600, 600, PROFIT
IN 6 MONTH PERIOD

While more than 22,OOO,-
600 Americans were On re-
lief rolls and 100000 able
bodied workers were unem-
plOyed, the Steel Trust was
rolling up a cool $20,000,0O0
profit for the first six mon
. tbs of 1885.
The magazine "SteeI" re-
ported Saturday that althO
the Is major steel producers
reported a 2 per cent drop in
production from January
= to July 1, 1885, compared
with the corresponding per-
iOd last year, they showed a
Ii per cent increase in pro-
+ fits.
= The publication ascribed
this remarkable showing in
a large measure to efficient
operations" Glow wages to
labor and displacement of
workers with machines.)
The Is companies which
control Sc per cent of the in
dustry's ingOt capacity re-
ported aggregate profits of
= $17,930,6O8 for the six mon
: tbs. If tkeir experience was
typical, the indicated net re-
= turn for the entire industry
= would approximate $40, 000,-
= 600.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Montana Pioneers Hold
Meeting at Anaconda

ia, anaconda, Aug. 16. Last week
, ssle bands of Montana pioneers,
, sad Of the courageous men
NV women who braved the un-
Sts S"n TO develop the Treasure
fo- tS were assembled in Anaconda
Ea,r nell OIL convention. Friday and
s oSs the pioneers and their
anna ana daughters held sessions
veTa s surroundings so modern thew
sat- e deemed impossible when the
~ was first invaded.
.Ocist; e than $50 members of both
Ie 81 and took part in the par
EreeO't5 progress, highlight of the
a. sne ! parade depicted transnor+a-
IA afrOm the time Of ' tSa pUrs1,
NcS he alrplane era and included
RCosS .I@Vei equipment as the Sta
NrSs sSn' saddles of bone. the oh old
hesS1',;ear early day autos, the sleeI
d II aaIlned motors of to s 0i an,
AtSoUSsgb1 IN s aircraft.
SsSS S Of the pioneers ds scHS .t IN
RvancSss5n ain active. even at tbei
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
FL PARTY TO MEET
AT SUNNY HILL sun.
Organization of New Party
in Montana and Immediate
Problems of Holiday to be
Taken up Sunday, Aug. Is
PROMINENT SPEAKERS

Organization of a Farm-Labor
party in Montana, the wiping out
of feed and seed loan debts, recent
governmental policy to take crops
away from farmers and evictlons
and mortgage foreclosures are
matter to be discussed and acted
upon at a community meeting to
be held at Sunny Hill On Sunday,
August 25th.
The meeting called for 8 p. M,
is under the auspices of the local
Holiday Association. Responses to
being sent out indicate
a large attendance not only from
Sunny Hill but from adjoining dis
itricts.
/ In addition to local speakers,
the meeting will be addressed by
Charles E. Taylor of Plentywood
and Jerome G. (Jerre) Locke OF
Livingston. Mr.. Taylor's talk will
cover subjects and topics for i'm
mediate Holiday Association ac-
ton, while Mr.. Locke will talk or
the need and opportunity for E
Farm-Labor party in state and
nation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
WILLIAMS VISITS
MONT. FOR FLp
National Organizer on Tour
Thru Montana and Idaho.
To Make Addresses in In
terest of New Party.
AT GLASGOW SOON

Howard Y. Williams, of st.
Paul. National Organizer for the
new Farmer-Labor Party has ar
ranged a tour thru Montana and
Idaho during the next three weeks
according to advice from the wes-
term headquarters.
Mr.. Williams will travel by car
and use a loud speaker for all out
door meetings. Principle meetings
have now been billed as follows;
Glendive Aug. "a, Miles City Aug.
26. Billings Aug. 81, Livingston
Aug. 20, Butte Aug. 80 and Poca-
tello, Idaho Sept. 2.
Several additional engagements
are being arranged in Idaho, after
which organizer Williams will re
turn thru Montana to fill dates al
Missoula. Great Falls, Glasgow
Continued on page four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23

of illegitimate profits amounting to
many thousands of dollars per
year and saves the same amount
to general taxpayers.
Immediately after the bill was
approved insurance companies, and
all allied Big Business interests
started the circulation OF referen-
dunn petitions to suspend the oper-
alton of the law and then refer it
to a vote at the next general cleo
ton.
By gross misrepresentation to
the effect that the new law would
cost the taxpayers more, rather
than less money, reactionary IN
terests succeeded in getting
enough signatures to suspend the
law and force it ON to the ballot
at next election.
In the Meantime
Senator Bernard Garrison Of
Madison County and Senator RAJ
Carroll of Musselshell County hsv.
instituted suit in Lewis and Clari
Continued on page ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
RELIEF PAY SCALES
REVISED IN SPOTS
Roosevelt Gave Hopkins
Authority to Make Changes
Under Certain Conditions
"a States Ready

New labor regulations for work
relief projects issued by President
Roosevelt this week were designed
to meet widespread dissatisfaction
over wage schedules.
Federal Relief Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins was given au-
thority to revise rates to meet
special conditions and to wipe out
any inequalities that may develop.
Protests of the $19-to-$94-a-
month scale provided in the Pres
ident's original order are pouring
in from all parts of the country.
Organized labor claims that en-
ployers are taking advantage of
(Contiaued on page Al
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23

A combined program of busi-
ness and pleasure has been ar
ranged to be held at the Liberty
Theatre. beginning at 2:30 p. m,
where there also will be addresses
by nationally known speakers.
Holiday Association business
matters to be discussed and acted
upon include: feed and seed loans,
governmental orders appropriating
crops pending evictions and fore
closures. and organization of a
Farm-Labor party as part of a
national movement launched In
Chicago several weeks ago.
The business sessions will be
presided over by Carl McCabe and
A. N. Wankle, president and sec
rotary of Sheridan County Holt
day Association.
Beside local talent, speakers
will include Charles E. Taylor,
Editor of the Producers News and
Jerome G. (Jerre) Locke.
Mr.. Locke has held many i'm
portant public positions including
u. S. Surveyor General for Mon
tana. Chairman Montana Indus
trial Accident Board and Deputy
Commissioner. u. S. Compensation
with offices in New York City. He
has been in many parts of the
world as soldier, author and public
official and is nationally know
figure in both public and private
life. Mr.. Locke will talk on Our
National Economic Problem and
It's Solution.
Mr.. Taylor will discuss immed-
late problems of the Holiday As
ISOLATION and the urgent need OF
its work at the present time.
Howard Y. Williams of st. Paul
National Organizer for the Farm
= Labor party had arranged to b.
Y at the meeting, but has been oblig
\ ed to cancel the date because o
. inability to make connections tina
\ will get him into Idaho in tim
\ for a series of speaking engage
ments there.
The evening session will be de
voted to pleasure and dancing i
the Liberty Theatre.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Oil Station Burns

Medicine Lake, Aug. IT, The
Westland oil station here was
burned at 8 p. m. yesterday. This
station, one of a string owned by
Westland Oil Company in Mont
ana and North Dakota, handled
oil in bulk. Loss was complete but
fully covered by insurance.
Fire resulted from an explosion
when an engine was started to
pump two small tanks.
Emmitt Gormley, local manager
and a customer were standing IN
the doorway when the explosion
occurred. They were blown out
doors but uninjured.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
HURLEY COPS BIG
FEE FROM UTILITY
Get 100000 for Service
Rendered Ass't'd. Gas-Elec.

Washington. Aug Z. = In a
hearing punctuated by frequent
clashes, Patrick j. Hurley, Hoover
secretary of war, testified to the
senate lobby committee that his
law firm had received 100000 in
the last three years from the As
ISOLATED Gas & Electric system.
Explaining he represented the
shareholders. he asserted:
"I've never taken a case from
CONTINUED on page d
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23

The bodies were brought here
and given to the care of DR.. Hen
ry w. Greist, Presbyterian medi-
cal missionary whose work of mer-
cy and battles against disease have
become an epic of the far north.
A trifing 1O-minute flight thus
became the nemisis of two famous
figures long accustomed to flying
about the world as an everyday
matter. Although the gentle mas
ter of the "wise-crack" never be-
came a pilot, he was perhaps the
worlds foremost airplane passen-
ger.
Resuming their aerial tour of
Alaska, a prelude to Posts report
ed plan to fly over the arctic to
Siberia and perhaps on to Moscow,
the noted travellers left Fairbanks
late Thursday for a 50O-mile hop
to Point Barrow, northernmost
white settlement in America.
Fifty miles out they encounter
ed fog. Post "sat down" on Hard
ing Lake for awhile, but resumed
the journey shortly.
Apparently uncertain of his
bearings, he again brought his
pontooned plane to the surface Of
a shallow river Is miles southwest
of here to ask the natives the way
to Point Barrow.
Rogers talked with the Eskimo!
and Post tinkered with the plane
during the brief stop. Shortly af
ter 5 p. m. III p. m. E.S.T.) the!
took off for the last little hop.
AS the natives told the story t,
Sergeant Morgan, the motoro
Posts new specially-built plan
misfired shortly after it got int
the air.
Post quickly banked to the right
The sleek ship plummeted nose
first, out of control, and dived in
to the edge of the stream wher
the water was only two feet deer
) When Morgan arrived at tn
scene by launch, he said today, h
3 found the trim scarlet low-winge
: monOplane complete wreck, part
. ly submerged.
The right wing was sheared of
Morgan said Posts watch ha
stopped at 8:18 p. M, psf, az
L parently the time of the acciden
The runner arrived here at 10 ]
m, with word of the tragedy.
Point Barrow, Alaska. Aug. 16
The shattered pieces of Vile
Posts once trim, graceful red an
silver monoplane lay on the Ar
CONTINUED ON pa1a three)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Mexican Killer Escapes
Near Sidney, Montana

Sidney. Aug. 8. = Police were
searching today for a Mexican
named "Pamphleo" for the grue-
some murder of Joe Zatarian. his
"Pamphleo" was the last person
seen with Zartarian.
partner, who was found stabbed
to death here with an eight-inch
dagger.
The bloody dagger was found
near the body and an immediate
search for "Pamphleo" was started
along the North Dakota-Montans
boundary line.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Many Trees Distributed

Bozeman, Aug. 20. - More than
&c, 2O8, 900 tree seedlings for shell
terbelt and similar paintings were
distributed during 1884 to farmers
in 38 states and two territories
through Federal-State cooperation
according to Forest Service re-
port received here early this month
by j. C. Taylor. director. Montana
Extension Service.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23

VII h I;..,. Aug. 20. There
ss9nber T ~ L any increase in the
sssre win 'S 70 Or three years, and
iaa@iIII. o S plenty feed on hand
!Oae / Nv, S.. COW population that on
q tie sarns SIX SIX percent less than
tosscast :, date At a year ago, saws
xncalturaI E sne U. s. Bureau Of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Big Holiday Assn
Mass Meeting Set
For Froid Aug. 81
Farmers, Workers and Business Men of Five Counties
to Gather for Business and Pleasure. Many Inn
pOrtant problems to be Acted on. Dance in Eve
NATIONALLY KNOWN SPEAKERS

Frod, Aug. 81 -Farmer-worlzers and business men
from four counties will gather at Frod the afternoon
of Saturday Aug 81 in monster meeting The meet
ing sponsored by the Holiday Associations of Sheridan and
Roosevelt counties Special invitations to Daniels and Rich
land counties in Montana and Williams county in North
Dakota are being extended.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Seed Loans up to Wheeler
Plentywood Commercial Club Joins Fight for
Better Crop Deal. Wires Are Sent to Wheeler

Following action taken by meeting of farm
sponsored by the Holiday Association which was
Commercial Club has entered the fight to prevent, if
possible the government from approprang farm crops
to retire outstanding feed and seed loans.
Wednesday the following telegram dispatched
to Senator B. K. Wheeler.
Crop disappointing. Farmers just can't pay gov
eminent. They have to pay half their load not
relieved of this they can't pay any bills Many can't i've
Don't make them go Charity again next winter.
What can you do for them?
ANTON NELSON
President PlentywOOd Commercial Club
Mr.. Nelson is in receipt of the following reply.
taking matter up with department"
B. K WHEELER
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
Ml@EATSYSTEM
By JOHN PAINE
Accelerated Press
federated Press'

federated PreSs'
DEFINITION FOR THE
$' DEAL SI1 THE GOVERN 31L5ISsr
Gs gLs STOPPED MINTlNG
S !o ID PIECES AND WILL
y ~ IY TT 5-MILL PIECES
Wv
-. warns of create, I'd drive
Ger Is SaEis-HEADLINE:
. tos :, he a fate worse than
S.sth.
..u.,. q. place on the ballot o.
1herS' : steel stockholders to
~ NJ ~ words they're pretty
D T 81. tie con any union BAL
10
,rvs FLASH ! STOP PRESS!
rn gets job.
= Iaughlin, a hardbOiled
Jms : in Pittsburgh
aee e., set enough boys to take
e0Iiu !" tSe company union elec'
." ~ II. bosses called safety
ss % n the various mill de-
sec s.oSts snd gave the men slips
0av~r a. they entered.
IS., were askeed to hold uI
A. ,T Oiecss Just to show you gO'
,Aotssrspher flashed the pic
A -S;eR vas captiOned: EN-
s.,s;,str Mill Workers Voting
- GOspaBy Union
ov,pprNC TURTLE APPEARS
AZ ST1 RELIEF MENUS-headline.
voab. and soon there'll be only
he snap left.
INSTEAD OF CHICKEN IN
MERRY POT. THE REPUBLI
INC APE GOING TO OFFEI
GRASS ROOTS NEXT FALL
The Senate munitions commit
to r looking for war lobbyists.
They might take a look IN tn
White House.
That swell chain store Outti
which raised hours from 4O-1 2 t
60 in the west sweetly warned tn
employees: Don't get so used t.
these long hours that you will no
R willing to go back to the short
er week.
Now iG't that sweet:
4
That Puzzled Look
The @1int in those Congress
usns eyes comes from wOnderin
whether il is hotter in WashingtO
" back in the home districts try
hg to answer all the questions til
home folks are asking.
A majority votes for hot Wasl
hgOn.
How can you expect the rich
feel hnd when a radical admins
tratOn soaks Is millions out {
5000 millions Of income" ash
Breadiine Benny with tears in h
eyes.
why doesn't the president ju
give EN- the treasury, so the
would not feel so bad
AusSOlini objected TO the wOr
mg and punctuation in parts
the current proposal to keep hi
cut Of Ethiopia.
Sure, II Duce doesn't want &
AOySmian empire-he's Just
terested in commas being in the
pOper places.
The Explanation
4 wealthy newspaper publish,
seeing his wealth menaced by t
spleaa-lhe'wealth proposal W
naturally feel the public welfa
Missssaed." explains the Niece
~fA Patterson New York New
The SOAKTHE-RICH Ia
a WILL DESTROY Al
WEALTH AND RUIN TT
OVUNTRY," shrieks the McC,
AcE-PattersOn Chicago Tribune
IT'S A GREAT SYSTEMS
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23

more detailed reply to the communications passed
and transmitted by the Comertown meeting is
pected shortly. Thru the Holiday Association several
other farm meetings to act upon the matter have
been arranged.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23

Point Barrow, Alaska. Aug. &c.
The shattered pieces of Wiley
Posts once trim, graceful red and
silver monoplane lay on the Arc
Continued on page three)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-23
That Puzzled Look

The sqHint in those Congress
uns eyes comes from wondering
whether it is hotter in Washington
" back in the home districts try
hg to answer all the questions the
home folks are asking.
A majority votes for hot Wash
hGOh