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Montgomery County sentinel., 1935-04-25
LAST WARM WINTER I?

According to the U. S. Weather Bureau the past winter
may be the last for long time to They
record the fifteenth above normal winter since that
of 19118 and declare the pendulum is due to swing back
the other way that future winters pretty apt to be
severe.
What the alternate cycles of shifting climate
is not known The weather bureau is not yet convinced
of the correctness of theories that weather cycles de-
pend sunspot changes variations in the heat from the
sum- other such If the were known
the cycle could be predicted years in advance.
So much for the professional weather men and their
predictions What amateur weather sharks think about it
doesn't matter much and especially not this far ahead
It will be long time until King Winter gets back to this
part of the world and only those who have time to waste
who hard up for something to about will give
the matter another thought for the next six months to
come.
In the larger centers of population winter is always
looked forward dread time of year. There is not
so much of that spirit here, for winter adds but little to
the general suffering of the community Maybe that's why
the weather shark is usually without honor advocates
in the smaller towns.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1935-04-25

Many big shot doesn't feel successful if he can't
back and show off in the old home town.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1935-04-25

If there is hell what becomes of those who offer
the poor chance to make money and charge them $40
for So outfit?
Montgomery County sentinel., 1935-04-25

There are couples who feel that the only unfair
thing about marriage that the preacher refunds
your money If 1t doesn't work
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
Sullen Despair Clouds
Pacific Coast States
Says Benjamin Marsh

Washington "Never before
in the nearly 40 years l have
been speaking over the nation,
have / sensed such a sullen SEN
timent of despair, and of desper-
atiOn."
Such is the impression made on
Benjamin C. Marsh, secretary of
the Peoples Lobby, by a five weeks
speaking trip, which has carried
him through II states, including
all on the Pacific coast.
'NOt even bullishness in the
stock market, the several pana-
ceas.. sprOuting.. from. southern
California, and the bOmbastic
blurbs emanating from the ma
tiOnal capital, are buOying up
the hopes of the millions out of
work or out of cash, who feel
they are not needed" he said.
Comparatively few of the voter!
consciously want "basic economic
changes" according to Marsh, bu
most of them want such securit!
and such comfort as obviously can,
not be made general without jus
such changes"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
FARMERS RECEIVE
ENDLESS CHAIN LETTERS
REGARDING SEED AND FEED COLLECTIONS
But NO PROMISE OF RELIEF
Politicians Pass Buck from One Undersrapper Without
Any Authority at All to Alter Policy, to Another in
Merry Run-Around, But Do Not Mention Matter to
Roosevelt or Wallace

The farmers of the Dagmar and
adjoining communities, who have
protested the collections of the
Federal Feed and Seed Loan notes,
by the agents of the United States
government, especially the resolu-
tions committee, to the Chairman,
Mr.. J. P. Olson of Dagmar, have
been receiving an endless chain of
letters, anent the protests, from
the politicians, yes, from such big
fellows as United States Senator
James E. Murray, and from United
States Senator Burton K. Wheel
er's Secretary, Maude w. Mitchell
acting for that solon, who is now
in the Philippe Islands on some
business or other, attending the in.
auguration of the independent gov
eminent of the islands, and from
divers understrappers without au-
thority in the premises whatever,
to whom the senators have written,
in their noble efforts to rectify the
grievances of the farmers.
The senator's seem to have avoid
ed the taking up of the issue with
Pres. F. d. Roosevelt, and the Sec.
rotary of Agriculture, Henry Wal
lace, members of their own politi
cal party, who do have the author
itv to grant the concessions asked
The farmers are wondering if thu
senators are doing this consciousl.
or because they do not know an,
better.
A copy of the resolutions relat
ing to the seed and feed loan col
lections passed by the Dagma
farmers, was also sent to Secre
tary Henry Wallace at Washing
ton, d. c., but he has not deigne
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
ITS A GREAT SYSTEM!
alfred Helm of Westby
"Opens Tailor & Cleaning
Business in PlentywOOd

10 another column of the Pro-
s sS News will be found an ad
! SsSlinol.n,clrg the opening of the
60 SHERIDAN ma Cleaners, Hatters and
Ed ne MIA Bank ,Plentywood, next
E sallorS' in the building west of
u! SG9nday, November 25th. bv Helm
@a BOrglund. ~
e.. The e Helm in the firm is AL
i t,sa Helm, we'll known and popu-
81 - laiior Of Westby, in which vi
90 .ity he nomesteaded and farmed
- IUF q number of years. being final
:. 9 q; back to earning a living
At M, ms old trade, that Of tsilorings'
MIR Helm is well and fa 9,vtaI,I,
' GSuO%9 throughout the county. and
.Te adjoining counties Of Williams
S ,.'u divide in North Dakota. so the
b NEW hrm will no doubt do o. a g GOOD BOD
%. ar. Borglund is an expert hat.
!; - and both men know their stuff
Hie Inc cleaning line, while Mr.
t item Is a journeyman tailor BY
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
RESOLUTION
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED AT FARMERS
MASS MEETING AT COOPERATIVE
HALL, DAGMAR, MONDAY EVENING
NOVEMBER. nth.

At the meeting of Monday evening, Nov.
18th, held at the Cooperative Hail. Dagmar, when
300 farmers representing the south east section of
Sheridan County Montana, met with Mr.. Alfred j.
BOrtOn, State Compliance Agent for the State of
Montana, for the purpose of discussing the posi-
biity of being permitted to take the county wheat
bushel average and allotment basis in the new
wheat allotment contract used in the old
RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, on account of drought many farm
compelled in the base years to apply for
seed loans and only small per cent of these loans
were in the hands of the farmers when he should
start spring work, while for many it didn't come
before it was so late that it was impossible to raise
a good crop, therefore if private bushel average
must stand then these farmers will be penalized by
low buShel average in the next four contract years
because government failed to do its part in
ing that these loans came thru in time, and
WHEREAS, territory with as spotted a rain
fall as here, the individual bushel average will al
ways be unfair, there being cases quoted this year
where farmers living few miles apart have receiv-
ed local showers which have doubled their bushels
per above their neighbOrs, which thing happens
every year in this territory; and
WHEREAS, we believe that democracy and CO.
operation could and should be practiced to the ex
tent that if the farmers of county wish to coop
crate in pooling their buShel average then they
should be permitted to do so in democratic way;
and
WHEREAS, the State Compliance Agent of
Montana informed us that the present rules pro-
hibits this; now,
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED, that the
government permit the farmers to cooperate and
pool their county bushe average, as in the old
tract and if the present rules prohibit this, then
that they Immediately be changed;
FURTHER BE 1T RESOLVED, that copies of
this resolution be sent to Geo. Farrell Director Di-
vision of Grain and to the Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace, both in Washington d. C.
Resolution Committee,
GOniuS LaurSen
Svend Petersen
Art JOnaSen
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
Albert Hovland Dies
A Pneumonia Victim

Albert Hovland, ga, a resident
of Sheridan county since 1909 and
a resident of Plentywood for the
past 10 years, died here Thursday
following a weeks illness with
double pneumonia.
Mr.. Rowland had been making
his home with his son near Ray
omnd when he was taken i'll. He
was brought here for medical care
and was improving when relapse
ended in his death.
Funeral services were held from
st. Joseph's church here at 10:3(
a. m. Monday with the Rev. Fl
Pratchner officiating.
Interrment was made in the Ca
| tholic cemetery.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
Fl. PECK WORKERS
ORGANIZE UNION AT.
MASS MEETING SUN
VIII Be Affiliated With the
A F of L. James d. Ora
Ham Present, Spoke
MEET EVERY SUNDAY
Special to Producers News

Special to Producers News
Glasgow, Nov. 10. - A fed
eral union with American Fed
Grafton of Labor affiliatiOn was
organized at a meeting at Spot
Hall, Lakeview, Montana (shack
town near Fort Peck damp on
Sunday, November IL, Officers
were elected and a charter is to
be applied for.
w. w. Ward and Haven P.
Perkins reported for the commit
tee which had interviewed Major
Larkin, district engineer in
charge of the project, concern
ing the recent cuts in hours from
40 to 20 a week, thereby reduc-
ing the weekly incomes of the
majority of the workers on the
project to $14.
James ID. Graham, president of
the Montana State Federation of
Labor spoke on the rotten labor
conditions at the dam and the
fight which he and the State
Federation had made successful
ly to force the WPA to pay the
prevailing union rate in Mon
tana. He also discussed a resO-
luton which the National Con-
yentiOn of the American Fedora
ton of Labor which met in At
lantic City, New Jersey, last
month had passed. This resO'
luton urged upon the Executive
Council of the A. F. Of l.. an in
tensive organizing campaign al
Fort Peck and a COngressiOna
investigation of the well known
chiseling there. He read a tele
gram from William Green, pres
ident of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, which backed tn
proposed organization.
The mass meeting voted t.
have educational meetings a
Spot Hall each Sunday at 1:O
p. M.
The mass meeting passed
a resolution to invite Major Lar
kin to present the government
case for the wage cuts at Tn
r next meeting, Sunday, Novembt
"a.
James d. Graham promised
return for the meeting on De
ember 1.
4 ]. Nj. Davidson, president
: the Valley County Trades ar
: Labor Council, presided.
Il By Ronald Dunno
A. Recording Secretary
Glasgow, Montana
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
WILL BANKERS
OR EX-SOLDIERS
GET THE BONUS

Lindsay Brown, writing in the
st. Paul Daily News, explains
about the so-called SOLDIERS
bonus. Calling attention to the
fact that the $S,OOO,OOO,0OO ad-
justed service certificates, payable
in 1916, are nothing more nor less
than twenty-year endowment poll
cies, he says:
approximately 800 of the vet
Grams, badly in need of money il
the last four or five years, Dor
rowed the legal limit, 500 of the
face value of their certificates
from the banks throughout the
country. The interest on these
loans is 40. Practically none q
these veterans are able to pay
this interest; consequently, whel
the certificates mature in 1916 tn,
interest will amount to more thai
half of the money then due Of
these particular certificates; spe
officially more than $1,00O,00O,00C
That enormous sum of money i
the prize around which this fgh
revolves. Stripped of deliberat
misrepresentation the real issue
this:
"Q) If the certificates are
paid now the veterans get most
of that money.
"(2) If payment is delayed
until 1945 the banks get most OF
it.
'"That's all there is to it. II
veterans object to losing tn
money because they believe the
have been made the victims of
perfectly legal swindle."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
FORT PECK WORKERS COMMITTEE
INTERVIEWS MAJOR T.B. LARKIN
GOVERNOR OLSON
RUNS FOR SENATOR

Washington, Nov. 10. - FLOYD
Olson ,farmer-labOr governor of
MINI sofa, tonight announced he
Minnesota, tonight announced he
would rum next year for the
seat in the United States senate
now held by Thomas d. Schall
republican.
Olson, here on state business,
completes his third term with
the end of 1886.
He indicated government reg
ulatiOn of public utilities would
be a prime issue in the cam
paign to unseat Schall, who has
been a persistent critic of the
Roosevelt administration.
Hes for the power trust and
Pm against them," the governor
declared.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22

to answer them yet, according to
what J. P. Olson, prominent Dag
mar farmer reported to the repre-
sentative of the Producers News.
The senators of Montana, Sen
ators Murray and Wheeler, seem
to think that the farmers of the
Dagmar vicinity are complaining
of the collection methods used by
the local supervisor, Arnold Hor-
gan, which is not the point at all, !"
said J. P. Olson, the chairman of
the resolutions committee, which
drafted and sent in the resolutions,
which have caused tn endless chain
letters. eve did not protest the
collectors methods of collection,
but we protested the collection of
anything at all: for we have not
the crop to pay with, if we are to
live this winter; clothe and feed
our family and put in another
CROP" continued Mr.. Olson. "If
we pay these feed and seed loans,
we must apply for relief, and sub
NIT to all the sneers and insults
of the jezebels whom Governor
Cooney and his state Welfare
Board, with the consent of the
Montana delegation in congress
send out to browbeat and bullyrae
the unfortunate farmers and work
ers who are compelled to ask fol
federal relief. Many farmers woul,
rather starve to death, and Sc,
their children starve and go shiv
ering to school, than to submit t,
the studied insults and humilia
tions of these cynical anti-socia
wretches, who are employed by tn
big shot political agents of Wal
street tories, to starve and tortur
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
MAJOR HASN'T
MADE MUCH EFFORT

Major Larkin pointed out to
the committee that he had done
some things to make the number
of layOffs smaller than it would
have been otherwise. He said
that anyone should have realized
that the dredges etc. would close
down in winter. He said that
he had done something to warm
the WPA authorities in Helena
and Washington that men were
to be laid off here. The commit
tee asked him if he had cOntinu-
ed fighting to get projects start
ed here, and he said no, he had
not made hard fight. He was
also asked if he had made any
kind of fight to get wages raised
and a bigger appropriation, so
that the weekly wage would at
least remain the same even with
a cut to % hours, and he said
No, he had not tried.
SAYS HE CAN'T
Do MUCH
The major pointed out that his
position was not very important
one, and that he had little power
to do anything for the workers,
The committee recognized this fact
but suggested that he had author
ity to appeal to the Board of La
Dor Review to raise hourly scales,
SO that the weekly level would be
maintained. When asked if he
would take this step he said No
The committee inquired if this die
not imply that he thought the
above budget represented an Am
erican standard of living. The
! Major was silent for some time
and made no answer. The commit
tee said that there were probably
other ways of keeping the weekly
wage up and providing work fo-
those laid off besides the ones i
had suggested. The committee die
not claim to be thoroughly familia,
with the red tape involved, ant
suggested that Major Larkin him
self would know how to handle TIL
red tape. Asked if he would d
all in his power to bring wage
back to the original weekly scale
and restore the number of worker
employed to the June level, Majo
Larlin said No, he would not d
anything.
LOOKS LIKE
$40 MONTH PROJECT
Major Larkin pointed out thu
the other WPA projects (quite
bit of the Fort Peck dam is WPA
were paying $40 per month, consiC
erably less than the present MOI
THY scale at Fort Peck. He We
asked if he anticipated that Il
dam would be reduced to a 81
per month project. He refused
answer. He was asked if he wou
fight to the best of his ability
prevent its being made $40 p'
month project if this were SUI
gested in Washington. This que
ton Major Larkin refused to an
wer for a long time. Finally
said something which some mer
bers of the committee took as
indirect promise to fight the S
per month WPA scale if it we
preached in Washington. Othe
ON the committee thought he h
not committed himself to ma
such a fight.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22

Bismarck Nov 49, = The 12-man jury considering fed
era conspiracy charges against former Gov William LANCER
and three others today reported it unable to agree
verdict
Judge A. Lee Wyman ordered the jury discharged lit
tie more than 45 hours after they given the
United States District Attorney w. Lanier declared
following the trial. that he would third trial of the
conspiracy in December following trial of perjury
ges against LANCER and the three defendants.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
LUTHERAN CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS

ofVal A. Schmidt, Pastor
sunday November "a, 1885
services at DOOley, 1O:45 am.
services at Raymond, 200 pm.
N services in PlentywOOd, $500 o.
the n can Annual Business Meeting of
h .e - antelope Lutheran Church win
q q ''SV pm. Monday, November
A.; 5ne PlentywOd Lutheran Ladies
III viii viii serve Lutefsk Supper at
SSe e church on Saturday, November
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
Present Weekly Budget
Of Actual Living Costs
PUT ENGINEER ON SPOT-HE REFUSES TO APP
PEAL TO BOARD OF LABOR REVIEW TO
RAISE WAGE AND HOUR SCALE-TEILS THE
Fort Peck $40 Per Month Project

The committee for the Defense of the American Stan
dTd of Living in Fort Peck Montana elected at mass
meeting of project workers. interviewed Major Larkn rank
ing officer at the DAM The following budget submitted
1t prepared for family living in Wheeler shack town
two miles from the townse No consideration of the mum
Der in the family has been included in the calculation since
families of ten receiving just little families of two
Many workers paid fifty cents hour Since most mer
have been cut to % hours the income of these
$14 per week.
The following is weekly budget.
1eIlC
Lights .------------- - SO
Heat ZOO
Transportation to work -----.--.-----------. 100
Water so
water will be 81 if washing is done once
week. Many people will prefer to wear
clothes longer and be dirty. The cost of
water will be lower if there is lots of snow
to melt DOWN.
COOu
Clothes, house furnishings movies, beers,
doctors bills, dentists bills candy, medi-
cine, newspapers, books, insurance, Gig
arettes, radio repairs, gas and oil,
pairs, cosmetics, stationery, postage, soap,
savings, contributions to charity and
church, the next baby, miscellaneous .02
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
Mrs. Marsh Dead

.r,o mrs Ben Marsh, IA year old
EsSlIesr Of Fred, Martin and Louis
mo, ,Sn OF Plentywood, died this
holnng at the Sheridan Memorial
tio9 plVal from old age complica-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
RED HUNT Is
REJECTED BY
ALL LEADERS
Minneapolis Agent Had No
Authority to Make
Statement
Disavowal Significant
Labor Constitution contains
No Ban on Communist
M e m b ers

Washington - Reports that the
American Federation of Labor has
launched a national drive against
"reds" are officially denied by
Pres. VIM. Green. He declares that
the activities of his personal rep
resentative, Meyer Lewis, in Mimi
eapolis are of a local and routine
character only.
Contrary to reports which have
been given wide circulation, the
A. F. of L. has not launched ma
tional drive in Minneapolis or else
where against the so-called reds
or any other group" says Green's
formal statement, released Sun
day.
SIGNIFICANCE
PURELY LOCAL
"The facts are that the situa-
ton being handled in Minneapolis
through the organizers of the Am
erican Federation of Labor sta
toned there is a purely local one
and possesses local significance
only.
Gan internal situation existing
in the Minneapolis Central Labor
Union together with dissensions
which arose over the suspension
of a local organization which had
i! been affiliated with an interna'
tional organization connected with
the A. F. of L. called for action
on the part of the officers of the
A. F. of L.
"The situation will be dealt with
as an incidental problem which il
y frequently met in the administra
\ ton of the work of the A. f. O
L."
The reports which the A. F. o
L. thus formally disavows ar
based on statements made by Mey
err Lewis himself. In announcing
= the opening of a drive agalns
Communists and other radicals |
n Minneapolis, Lewis was wider
n quoted in Minnesota papers as sa
inc that Green had designated TIM
as the first step in a NATIONWIDE
purge against the reds.
to Tn formal statement prInte
p in full in Minnesota A. F of
naners. Lewis declared in part:
saThe initiation of the nation;
s. drive against Communism In Tn
n city of Minneapolis is another an
m further indication of the effort
"a of the American Federation OF LII
- Dor to bring into the employer an
e emuIovee relationship a Statesman
y like maner of handling labor dii
I" ficulties."
of Lewis was also quoted in MinI
ch apolis dailv papers as saying: !,
IS, "The A. F. of L. recognizes II
in menace TO the labor movement {
he Communist activities and in begil
n, ming its national campaign to figi
of Communism will make Mlnneap'
OF lis its headquarters"
to INTERPRETED
ed AS BIG DRIVE
gr On the basis of these and a nun
"A Der of other statements by labt
81 officials that minneapolis is on
% the starting place-the campaif
Us is to be nationwide" the drive w
or played up in labor as well as buS
re ness papers as the beginning of
ne national purge, following the ado
ss, ton of the anti-radical amendme
az at the Atlantic City A. F. of
-. convention.
i'd This new A. F. of L. constit
zee tional amendment provides tn
w. mo organization differed or &C
to trolled by Communists, or any p'
ia son espousing Communism or
ial vocating the violent overthrow
.he our institution, shall be allowed
all presentation or recognition in
IRE CONTINUED on page three)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-11-22
Case to Jury Nov. -

Murphy, Defense Attorney Pointed Out that Only State
Employees Were Solicited for Contributions Re-
lief Clients Solicited Political Collections Are Very
Common Practice