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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-02-14
SCRAPS OF PAPER"

''SCRAPS OF FAE En-
"Jananese representatives signed the
Nine Power Treaty at Washington IN
1922" saws Prof. Scott Nearing in the Fed
Grated Press. '"They agreed, in this treaty
to respect the integrity of China and TO
preserve an open door in Manchurla Tor
the trade of their imperial rivals.
"Japanese representatives, during the
wears since 1922, have consistently vlolat-
ed the spirit and the letter OF the Nine
Power Treaty. They have grabbed off por-
tons of China. They have established trade
monopolies in Manchuria. At the present
moment they are busy with diplomatic In
trigue and military operations that WIZ
bring additional Chinese provinces WITHIN
the economic and political frontiers OF the
Japenese empire.
Japanese representatives signed the
Washington Treaty when 1t seemed the
wise thing to do. They violated the treaty
when treaty violation seemed expedlenC.
''The representatives of the Japanese
ruling class are not alone in treating trea-
ties as scapes of paper. They have plenty
of first class imperial company.
German representatives, in 1919 agreed
not to re-arm Despite these treaty proviS-
ions, the German government has one OF
the most highly trained OF modern armies
and is busy building a navy. The naval
building program has the official sanction
of Great Britain. All of the signers OF the
rearmament, in violation of the treaty, as
a matter of course.
Representatives of the great European
powers signed League of Nations coven-
ant that required them to disarm ito the
ty.' After lodging the issue and passing
the buck for 13 years, they called confer
ence on disarmament in February 1882.
The conference played about with the dis
armament issue for three years, and then
was blotted out by an arms race in which
each of the great powers is busy equipping
it's army, navy and air force for the next
war.
Representatives of Italy voted, a dec
ade ago, to admit Ethiopia into the League
of Nations. They had already agreed, in
the League covenant, not to resort to war.
They agreed again in the Kellogg Pact to
renOunce war. In October, 1885, the repre-
sentative of the Italian ruling class began
a war of conquest against Ethiopia, q fel-
low League member. Representatives OF
the French ruling class had agreed to give
Italy free hand in this act of information.
al brigandage.
''The British rulers were equally com
placent at the outset. Then, feeling tina.
their Mediterranean and East African in
terests were threatend, they began to cry
Stop theft" All at once they faced abou
and in combination with France, offered {,
assist Italy in the rape of Ethiopia provid
ed they could have a share of the spoils.
Treaties, pacts and covenants betwee,
ruling class representatives are scraps 0
paper. Assurances, promises, laws and con
stitutions are no better. All are uphel
while they further ruling class ends Whe
they interfere with ruling class polio,
= they are torn up and thrown aside like an
= other scraps of paper"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-02-14

ELmont. 10 vote & ~ M
g have property. TbS y.
GorOd IN each colony. N.
nee required Stil nav 4
and the amount nocSass sc
IN each state. Then as
pauper laws, poll tax.s ~. y. Va
even today disenfrancS,0sN@ VIZ
many people. GrandfatS.. Z on
and terror have the I'm. S s.Ol'
Our ruling clasO hS. = stte8
halo about the heads y
grims, the Revolutions. .aa III
such 80 Washington. Y, lsa
about the head Of UncoISO y
not wish to have these hsIa.
turbed. zee
Nov there l. reason hAp
that the early colonies q Yen
were penal colonies 4 -.
colonies in Australia wa 70
Governor Bradford'D Hi.s.u N
the Plymouth COLONY /"
home, school and Ibrsrvi ~
nut Post said There's : p - %,
AS to Washington It Il AVN.
knowledge that he Wa n. '. ,5!s
man in the Colonies aS5 49,
immense plantations IN Vi,-iS.l.
and the Ohio Valley, h
military career he never
battle. When Lord COrnWsIEs 4.
commander Of the BritisA ~.
OVOrran Virginia Wss6hSs.s.
property was not harmed n ~ y.
way. The managers Of hi1 S.sE
tons sold provisions to thS NJ.
ish army. Again let me Az nv ~,
are not the Life and IAttoP,
Washington In every home 49,
and library? Verify there ~
other men who were traitor y
well rs Benedict Arnold.
In Barrett's Life, SpeeChes A,
Public Services Of Abraham IN.
coin, published in 1866, 4 II.
trays young Lincoln 40 bOine I,
tremely poor when he sntero5 d,
Legislature Of Illinois N 1894 \
his first term yet in 1885 We I'M
him "the leading man on The VII
side" In the Legislative term 2
1885 the state Of Illinois n
bonded for $4,000, 600 % ga
} building canals, railroads, h
Companies were formed and \
appropriations to dig canals
! build railroads which never nd
} Cd D spade full Of earth. Dud'
this term the capitol was hVN
} to Springfield and soon thersrt
Lincoln had q palatial maHdl
there. Lincoln's attitude tOWu
; slavery at this time may b %
: from the following:
1 March :, lll
The following proteSt was DN
scented 70 the House, which VI
, read and ordered TO be SDTs'
On the journals, to wit;
Resolutions upOn the HHbie
J Of domestic slavery having a.
: oed both branches Of the Q's,
. al Assembly, at hs Dreselt ;,
q uiOn, the undersigned AegSl
protest against the pAanss
J. the same"
: They believe that thO
s tuition Of slavery as tolAle 1.
Z both injustice and Nd pA
Q hut that the pEOmulg Atim q
.OlitiOa doctrines tend rosaA
2 increase than to abato iIS q
They. believe that tA Y
Rress Of the United States
4 no power, under the Cen
y Ia interfere with The. inssiEH
e Sf slavery in the diftsV.a' =
it ;.Tney believe that re 9.
t. res Of the United States
the poWer, under the Y
ton, 70 abolish SlaveFy
District Of Columbia;
the pOWer ought not to
cised, unless ct the Ee
the people Of said DissFie.:.
The nterferonce
these OpiniORs and thsS 49,. 7.
- tanned In the said resOIe..
their reason for entef@S =
Signed; 49,
leh A. Line
- It must be remembers. ~
:" this time that William L !. 4,
~ ~ rison had been mob6ed
- and the printing office C :,
AA4N 4mn FUMotf
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THE PEOPLE NEVER
RULED IN THIS
COUNTRY

February 8, 1885,
The Letter Box
Producers News
Plentywood, Mont
Dear Editor:
/ notice in your columns such
expressions are "regaining cOn-
troll Of the government" These are
very misleading and not realistic.
The common people have never
had control Of the government,
either state or national.
UNIFORMED people have the
habit Of representing some past
epoch as golden age" when our
government was truly representa-
tive and democratic and when Ia
borers and farmers got their Just
dues. This is Just BalOney. / doubt
If any period existed In the entire
history Of this country when the
well-being Of the people was
greater than just before the crash
Of 1929.
In 1776 when our Revolutionary
forefathers declared this country
20 be free from England, there
were three million people In the
ID colonies. A great many were
negro ehattels (cattle). AZ great
many others were bond slaves. Yet
these same forefathers ranted a
liberty" equality" call men arC
born free and equal" This wa
Triple then and alWaya has been
The negro slaves, the bond slaves
and the propertylesS masses
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-02-14

The WPA has already made a study to
see how many relief cases it can dron
when the bonus is paid. Hopkins said that
if the bonus is paid, "the relief load OH
viously will be ightened." Facts for
Farmers.
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"HEARST, TROTSKY AND THE
COMMUNISTS"

The following editorial under the above
caption appeared in the SOCIALIST CALL
New York City, for February l, 1886.
cit is no news to the readers OF the
CALL that William Randolph Hearst is
a journalistic whOre-mOnger who has
lost the slightest conception of honesty
in publishing. His latest venture In the
realm of larceny, stealing series OF ar
ticIes by Leon TrOtSky, first published
in the columns of the American TrOt-
skyite weekly organ, deserves universal
condemnation.
''But it is quite as shocking to find
the Daily Worker Selling upon this and
interpreting it as evidence that TrOtsky
has sold out to Hearst. We are not con-
cerned with the truth of the statement
of these articles; but even the Daily
Worker must recognize in TrOtSAy
man of high principle who has suffered
personally for his loyalty to his revOlu-
tiOnary ideals.
'"The Daily Worker owes TrOtZky an
apology. Or are we to assume that the
StaIinists, too, have lost all ideas OF
journalistic. prOpriety?
And under the following caption, "Still
Slandering," the following editorial anent
the same matter, appeared in the columns
of the same paper in tn issue OF February
9Th, last:
"STILL SLANDERING"
'The Daily Worker won't apologize to
TrOtsky, as we suggested for having
linked the exiled revOlutiOnlst to the
unspeakabIe Hearst. Because Hearst has
stolen some of TrOtzky's critical arti-
cles and reprinted them, the Stalinlsts
believe that he falls into the category OF
q Lang who voluntarily sold his articles
to the American fascist. The difference
is too obvious to need comment.
'0The Dali Worker uses an old line
device when it distOrts our view that the
issue involved in Hearts latest larceny
is not the truth of TrOtzky's charges but
the right of revOIutiOnist to speak his
honest opinion In a workers organ. That
is all TrOtzky did. If Hearst used the
same material without the authors con-
sent, he has merely done the same thing
that southern textile bosses did in the
general strike two years ago when they
took articles from the Daily Worker and
reprinted them for distribution among
strikers to break their faith in the un.
ion leaders. Were the communists then
In alliance with the bosses?
''The only point involved is the right
to criticize the Soviet Union. The Com
munist Party may fear such criticism
but real friends of Russia cannot remain
silent when it commits serious errors"
Every honest Communist, every since
friend of the Soviet Union should pond
these words In the New York Call:
is it friendly to or even wise to aSsur
that Russia or the Russian party cam
make mistakes, and are above criticism?
Stain any better than anybody else? Is
les majestic to criticize Stain? If so,
what meat does he eat that he should "
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THERE WILL -
GRASSHOPPERS


Reserve, Montana
February 1, 1896
Editor, PRODUCERS NEWS
PlentyWood, Montana
We notice a considerable clamor
in the papers these days relative
to the prospects of another grass
hopper epidemic. And well we may
expect them. But the hoppers are
not all that we may look forward
to: there is another thing. But
will saw if every farmer In this
county had done as / did there
would. not be much danger from
Last fall after we cut our corn
an shocked it, what little the hop
pers left, they seemed to flock IN
from everywhere. The shocks were
black with them. / decided / would
try poisoning them. / had one bag
of bait left over so took pail
of It out and scattered IL around
the shocks on the ground, taking
care not to throw any on the feed.
In about a week went out TO
see what the results were. One
could grab a whole handful any
place round the shock, and when
we moved the feed, under all the
shocks they were just as thick. In
passing around the place one
could see dead ones all over: they
had gotten their dose and flown.
We scattered the poison in the
garden also, near trnip and rut-
ababa row. The wind drifted them
up there in piles. / am confident
If I could have gathered up what
/ saw, there would have been
double wagon box full.
Lets presume that half thesC
were females and each would Lay
say thirty eggs: there is no tell
ing how many hoppers / destroy
ed. | think the farmers GhOulC
watch for these things and coop
crate and attend to them In time
ga stitch in time saves nine" Blu
1 was the only guy in thes part
I know Of who did it. Yes I thin
likely those automobile people VII
have tenders over their radiator
to protect them from the hopper
had better leave them on for
while yet.
And / find to pulverize the pol
son real fine, using . pail Wit
holes In the bottom so that th
water will drain out Of It, the
thOroly saturate it even making
SluShy, the poison has a much bo
ter effect.
Yours respectfully,
Z. =. Williams.
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tbi y time s that william Dogss
rison had been mObbed y ia
and the printing office q "a
Creenleaf Whittier, the ko,l.
been destroyed by q MOB ~. y
lums because Of Their 80
az the Anti-Slaverg Socle.s IA.
= The Ma Constitution Of to 49,. 49,
states forbid, the abolnl sn y CO.
the slave trade until l8lV' ,.riIsl
r s-Te had the right 70 coIrn.
slavery IN the District 0thsn !
bia federal TERRITORY .,...r,Isss b
AZ siso had the right +, 81 40,.i 10
sbolisb slavery in all E .sa Natb
slsotY T xl1tto and the Gi5cs
P PoTsba aSs': That much 81 gF l5t1Dd 4
: sr SISI.s' and eQuivoeal III Q,
tbe slavery question. z .t.rl
~. why are not the q eyery
Sneeches Of Lincoln u :
school and library! -vr.d .
So most Of our n" ,w1s.s
tio NJ must 60 into the 80 roo.
1t when Che haIoe. ~ { g.s.,
IL the working class 81 ciTb ~
age It must be BY sns psa.
CONTINUED en 3
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Natures Children
Emetic Russula (Russula emetica).

is often two and o half inches long.
Nearby you may find some more
fungi that slightly resembles the
emetic, and wonder II 1t is another
colony, only not ripe" These are
grayish green. The caps are slightly
depressed or convexed. Make q close
inspection of the two species, and
you will notice how firm and dry
the caps are and that there Is no
trace of sickness. The caps have
a decoration of yellowish and green
ish flaky patches-the result Of the
cracking Of the skin. The flesh Is
white, with q delicious flavor. The
gills are white and packed close to-
gether. The white spores are almost
round and are rough.
The third member, also edible and
found near the haunts chosen by her
cousin, Is called the variable russula.
She can be found as late as October,
and is common. The cap Of this one
is greenish or pinkish gray. 1t is
smooth and highly polished. The
flesh Is firm and white, mild in flavor,
and the skin is so thin that 1t Is
scarcely more than Q veil.
Even II you do not wish to gather
the fungi for food, you Will find it Is
o fascinating pastime to see how
many you can identity. for the fam
lily Is unbelievably large and inter-
estdng.
tCopyrisht. 193b.D
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There are excellent bulletins from the
United States Government that will
help you, and it is wise to stick to the
species you know until yous can be
sure of adding new ones to your list.
Emetic russula is so brightly col
ored that you are likely to mistake
it for a flower from a distance. In
the open places or the grassy mead
ows, a splash of color attracts your
attention, and upon reaching the spot
you find, instead Of flowers, bright,
rosy tinted caps Of fungi. This Is
your cue. The crimson-crowned
rus5ula is not for food. Then check
of the points-besides the rosy cap,
the flesh will be thin and white under
the skin of the cap. Somatimes 1t
is slightly pinkish. The margin OF
the cap will be furrowed with parallel
lines and the gills Qamellae) are
white and fragile. To the taste, the
flesh will be peppery and biting. The
rosy stem Is swollen at the base and
Evening star., 1936-07-11

TN THIS group there are three
species, two of them edible. This
one illustrated Is the foe member
Il of the russula family and easily
distinguished from the harmless ones.
All members of this group are fond
Of open woods, meadows, grassy fields
and wet meadows. From June to
August they can be found in large
colonies, and once having found them,
you can be fairly certain of locating
them there year after year. for their
drifting spores settle in nearby places.
Since there are not so many foes
among natures children, and the
pleasure of a trip can be marred by
so slight a thing as fear OF being
poisoned even by contact, one Of the
easiest ways to avoid this happening
is to get into the habit of coloring the
illustration of the object you are
looking for This may be done with
water colors or crayons. Thereby,
when setting out on your adventures
among the outdoor folks, you are
armed or prepared.
Besides, you will flnd the coloring,
according to directions for field marks,
makes you far more familiar with the
outlines and general contour Of the
wildling. You feel far better acquainted
with it before you go to its familiar
haunts.
There have been so many distressing
reports about mushrooms that 1t is
important for you to know how to
identify those you wish to feast upon.
Evening star., 1936-07-11
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
HELD RICH FIELD
Trained Architect May Give
Valuable Assistance,
Official Says.

Modern industrial art, which Is
Transforming every type Of CONNER
cial product. offers . new field for the
trained architect, according to Ely
Jacques Kahn, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Allied Arts OF the American
Institute Of Architects.
"The architect. by reason Of his
training. has long been associated
with design problems In Europe" de-
clares Kahn. ''In America, due pos.
sibly to simple pressure of work, the
architect has never stressed his quail.
ifications nor made much Of an effort
to do the work that might normally
be his.
Experience Is Of course necessary,
but the training Of men able to design
and build can be turned to problems
that are very near to home. The ideal
industrial designer must understand
mechanics to some degree. possibilities
Of electrical equipment, finishes, ma
terials, and above al, must have imag-
nation. The architect starts with
that premise and needs only the rea-
sonable opportunity to prove that his
equipment fits him ideally for the task
that is opening In every field Of in
dustry In the land.
Ford Sponsors Modernism"
"It would be entertaining to credit
Henry Ford, the patron saint Of old
America, ancient wind mills, old inns,
buggies and the like, as the equally
distinguished sponsor Of modern in
dustrial art in America. Far-fetched
as this may sound, when Ford came
out with the ultimatum that the cars
Of the hustle and pompadour hair era
were out, and stepped forth into new
forms, new colors and really modern
design, he laid down the law for sew
ing machines, refrigerators, and every
other manufactured article. The old
story that the purchaser Of the model
T could have any color he might
Evening star., 1936-07-11
FRAMED DOOR MIRROR
is LATEST Development
Any Standard Door Can Be Con-
verted With Aid of Four
Screws and Screwdriver.

A new framed door mirror has been
developed by Pittsburgh glass man
ufacturer which will, with the aid of
four screws and screwdriver, con-
vert any standard door into a full
length mirror door in few minutes
time The mirrors come in specially
constructed frames in variety Of
some Is sizes.
The frame is of popular wood fln-
ished in two-tone ivory, which will
harmonic with most interiors. For
special purposes, however, they may
be obtained in unfinished wood.
Not one home in hundred has q
sufficient number of full-length mir
rors. Many people have hesitated to
add mirrors that they really need be-
cause of the imagined high cost and
the difficulty of installation, but such
is no longer the case. The fact is
that mirrors (and flrst-quality mir
rors) are lower in price now than
ever before, the door mirrors mentioned
running from $40 to $40 in price, an
expenditure within the limits Of even
q modest budget.
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FURNITURE SHOWS
TO REVEAL TREND
July Market Will Exhibit
More Eighteenth Gen.
tury Styles.

In both Grand Rapids and Chicago
the July furniture market will exhibit
more 18th century styles than have
been seen in several years. The swing
toward these periods began shortly
after the demise of neo-classic when
manufacturers and dealers were
searching for classic style to show
In contrast to the severe lines In mod
ern furniture.
May definitely established the style
leaders as mahogany-minded. Nat
urally, with the increased showing OF
the late 18th century English furniture
mahogany took forward jump and in
July undoubtedly will be the leader
among the cabinet woods in style mer-
chandise. The purer lines Of Sheraton
and Hepplewhite will be little more
prevalent than the heavy and ornate
Chippendale, although the latter will
be seen in many showrooms displaying
furniture of the higher-priced brack-
cts. Chippendale does not permit OF
the simplifying" processes to which
the other patterns adapt themselves.
I0ntS W DC oHAE pChs
The so-called "Old World" type of
finishes, whether they lean toward
red or brown, will be several degrees
sharper in tone-due to the use OF q
transparent type of surfacing. The oil
finishes which have been widely used
during the last 10 years are being rap
idly replaced with finishes which will
emphasize the striking veneers so suit
able to 18th century styles.
Together with the English styles the
July market will display wide scat
tering of Federal, Colonial empire and
Virginia Colonial groupings in case
goods. The Virginia Colonial patterns
are receiving favorable attention from
the purchasing public as the Williams
burg restoration is becoming better
known. Manufacturers are discarding
the very deep-almost black-color OF
mahogany on these pieces and substi-
tuting a more popular lighter tone, SIM
liar to that found on the 18th century
English pieces.
Modern Styles Losing.
Modern styles have lost q little
ground during the last two seasons
and although many new suites will be
shown in the contemporary style, these
will not be featured to the extent
that the period styles will be-. Bleaches
remain the most favored finishes
among prominent modern designers,
the colors ranging from a full blond
tone through the reddish browns rem
iniscent of fruitwood. However, many
modern pieces, particularly in the oc-
casional living room furniture, will be
shown in standard mahogany colors.
The Grand Rapids market has done
much to establish the trend pack to
Georgian styles in furniture. How
ever, the marked increase in these pat
terms shown by manufacturers who
prefer to follow rather than pioneer
definitely fixes them as the predomin-
ating note of the style market in July.
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BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

N THIS group there are three
species, two of them edible. This
one illustrated Is the foe member
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want-provided 1t was black-simply
died.
Design for industry has come 20
strongly to the fore during the post
model r years, that stressing It's I'M
portance Is unnecessary. It Is more
to the point that designers are aware
Of an increasing pressure from manu-
facturers for proper assistance and
reasonable competence In the job
that Is presented.
Imaginative Effort Needed.
"The question arises as to what type
Of individual is qualified to do this
work. The problem II not only one
Of design covering form and color, but
also one Of construction, knowledge
Of mechanical processes, material
costs and marketing. The starry eyed
artist, scorning contact with business,
need not concern himself here. There
II, however, Q definite need for imag-
NATIVE and constructive effort wherein
the designer can 60 as far rs his quail
ifications permit. The more thorough
the Individual, the greater the possi-
bilities Of real accomplishment.
1T Is time to consider the situation,
watch that our architectural students
leaving school have some inkling of
he possibilities before them, and more
particularly that the public be made
aware that really good designers,
backed with knowledge Of construction
and all Of the elements that 60 into
work for the machine, are In the
group Of architects that they find
about them In every city Of the
country"