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'A PAPER OF THE PEROL4. 14' 0PE FO TEQL
Continuing the O.JT..O M ;R' Vol V. Number 43
UME . PLENTYWOOD, SHERIDAN ' MNTANA. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1918.
HOLD FREE SPEECH,
FORD URGES COUNCIL
That County Bodies Be Instructed as to
Their Dvuties in Assisting to Enforce
Laws, Prevent Lawlessness.
rney General S. C. Ford last
y addressed a communication
state council of defence then
sion in which he asked the
to take steps toward the pre
of further interference hi
a with the right of free
and the right to make public
es, and pointed out that rep
tives c' the Noopartisan
have is various counties of
te been stopped from holding
s and delivering addresses.
pointed out that members of
councils of defense have been
the persons who have inter
ith Nonpartisan the League
and prevented them from
speeches.
ord states in his letter that
titution and statutes of Mon
well as the general consti
ave been repeatedly violated
matters; says that the state
nty councils of defense were
y cre4ted to assist the regu
orities to enforce the law,
lawlessness and uphold the
free speech and free meet
d calls upon the state coun
truct the members of the
ouncils as to their duty in
ises to enforce the laws
nt lawbreaking.
es up the Miles City case
McGlynn, who was prevent
speaking by a number of
in that city, and charges
r sted prsons" in that city
p made the trial of the. Shen
* i thei'corcion -v~
f McGlynn a farce by vari
designed to make light of
e and the infraction of the
resses the opinion that thr'
ce of such mob violence in
will bring about conditions
r and subject, the law-abid
e of the state to grave in
heavy penalties. He
th thq statement that he
nub to make- every effort
his sworn duty as attor -
al, and urges the state
defense to - x:t itself in
nee of himself and all the
authorities to put down
of mob viol' nce and disre
w, so that free speech and
to make public addresses
arant, ed everybody. His
RD'S
a, Mont., May 27, 1918.
Montana Council of De
,na, Mont.
rney general of the s'ate
, fe I it my duty to call
ention of your honorable
sent violations of th' slate
and laws in a number of
the state, and certain cir
in relation to such vio
'ch,. in my opinion, are
tr. mnendous importance to
en of the state.
ht of free speech
ke public addre3
individuals in t
'hich I refer, by
t violation of la
has be n affected :by
and forcible co~ri
, it is common k 1
many cases memrb'rs of
ncils of defense partici
ese unlawful proce'.dings.
have been rather num
TO
N
ons so misused have been
if-constituted' com)nittee'
.d that they weald not
to make- addresses;
committeemen would see
r° prevented frm doing
t if they attealpte4 #t
ses they might
to violence and
lives i to d r 4
0
LUTHERAN CHURCH WAS
DEDICATED AT FROID
The Froid Lutheran church is
holding Dedication services today,
Saturday and Sunday of this
wv ek. Prominent ministers from all
ever eastern Montana are to deliver
sermons and a big attendance is
expected. The Froid church is a
handsome edifice and a credit to
the community.
RED CROSS DRIVE
IS A NATION
WIDE SUCCESS
Plentywood District More Than
Doubles Quota-Every Town
Goes Over Top.
Following we give t c6 lete,
returns of the Red Cross 4ve=
which closed Monday. The fact &at
every town went "ov'- r the to is
very gratifying to County Chairman
J. F. Redmond and the executive
committee - had th'e work well in
hand, and to all the members of the
different committees and the drive
chairmen throughout the county.
This district, not having an organ
ized chapter a year ago, was not
given a quota and so were not i -
erefore it is more pleasing
to have had ev' ry one ýe forward
so freely and more than double the
present quota, which more than
makes up for what w" should have
given to the 1917 drive. We have
been asked by Mr. Redmond and the
executive committe to sincerely
thank all the membhrs of the com
mittees as well as every donator in.
the county in behalf of th.2 American
-iRed Cross and the Plentywood
chanter.
Plentywood ........ .:-.....$400 $1145.45
Scobey ............ ............ 400 920.00
Raymond ------...... -------- 50 66.50
Homestead -------- ---------- 150 365.86
Res rve ------...... ---------- 100 132.00
Whitetail ------------ ------- 125 152.50
Westby ............ ............ 200 391.00
Oiutlook ............ ............ 200 540.16
Flaxville ............ ---------- 200 482.25
Redstode ............ ........ 200 300.00
M adoc ---------- - .............. 100 150.00
Ant.lope ----------- --------. 200 242.00
Archer ------------ ------------ 25 77.00
Medicine Lak- ............ 300 502.00
Dateview ..-- ..---- ------ 25 54.15
Dagmar ------------ ----------- 200 400.00
Comertown . -------- '-.....75 104.25
Coalrid-g - .......... .......... 50 81.00
Dooley ------------ ------------ 100 225.00
McElroy-no report.
Washington, May 28.-With many
eleventh-hour subscriptions y' t to be
tabulated, the ea ,outpouring of
American to the Second War,
fund of L Creos today t.tad
$144,
ý.r_ . that
tai might the $154 @;
)oon mark.
Q Tabulations showed :that
every division with t exception of
the central has passed ita quota
and every state qcpt ha4
raised more than its alo ent
AUTo TURJN ove= BUT
LADIES ARE U1UNURI
Mrs. Mary : White, proprtr
the Vendoime hotol at Wpi, -
panied by Miss Vil.r bw1'4
iig r .Wia ejd
MINER IS KILLED BY RIPLO
SION IN MINE AT ANTE
Charles Rathbun Was -the Victim
of Many Aceidents.
Charles Rathbun, a well known
coal miner who has been employeI
at th3 Antelope coal mine since it
was started, was killed in a preen:
ture explosion which occurred in an
eighty-foot shaft at the= mine Wed-
niesday.
Th' county coroner, M. M. John.
son, was immediately called to Atk
telope. The verdict of the jury was
to the effect that Charks Rathb n
came to his death accidentally. "=
The victim of the explosion
previously hurt when a cage fe
from the top of a shaft in the sa*
mine, and while employrd in a ma
at Williston he was severely burki,
by a powder explosion.
CULBERTSON BANKER
HAS MOVED TO FROI
Ed Peterson, who for the
eleven years as been connect
with thr State Bank of Culbertsoni
has accepted a position as cashier of
the First National Bonk of Froid.
Mr. George Anderson, the retiring
cashier of the First National of
Froid, having rnlist d in the. United
States army. Mr. Peterson has a
wide acquaintanceship in the south
end of the county and will no doubt
make a success at his new position.
8B K. WHEELR WINS OUT
Is Recommended for Reappointment
ment Atty.-CA Gregory, and This
Means a ' mphe Vitory for an Official
Who Has Honestl orced the Law and
Upheld Aeri titution-A De
Press
U. S. District Attordey B. K.
Wheeler has been recommended for
reappointment by Attorney General
Gregory. This means that the
Standard Oil and copper crowd have
failed in their attb3mpt to have one
of their tools placed in the office.
The Department of Justice has
be.n deluged with letters and tele
grams endorsing Whe:ler, and it
would appear that the only people
opposing him were the officials and
i ditors owned by the copper trust.
The fight on B. K._Wheeler came
about as a result of the failure of
Big Business as rqpr'ented by the
A. C. M. to control him. Mr. Wheel
er's successful prosecution of two of
the corporation's attorneys for jury
fixing also aroused the enmity of
the copper crowd. Mr. Wheeler
spoke at the Farmers' Cooprrrative
congress, hi4d in Great Falls in Feb
ruary, and the reception accorded
him was so gnthusiastic. that it
:.roused the fears of the copper poli
ticians.
Their press immediately began the1
campaign against his reappointment.
IARKILLED IN
Sam Lo s, a farie r who re
sides o* the % Sc. 33-147'
U~ve o his ,Ale qL
was W*br on lsue
ma y, was zt over an rt4
4b i by. Chalme . car; owned
.n ~ , ap ,a
, .Y and
'PLITYWOOD OBSERVED
IEMORIAL DAY, MAY 30
Decoration Day was gent rally oh-.
s ed in Plentywood as a holiday,
ractically all the business houses
g closed throughout the day. A
t1ar parade As held in the morn
:in kd by veterans of the 'Civil and
panish-Amnerican wars and was
made up of the Plentywood Home
hard band, the Home Guards, Ju
r Rrd Cross, Red Cross and Boy
e parade procegded down Main
et to the Orpheum corner, thence
Jo the corner of tlit, Grand View
from there up to the post
corfner and back to the bank
re, wheiiey a short concert was
The parade thº n proceeded to
Community hall, where, Memo
exercises were held. Mayor J. J.
tanther acted as chairman, Rev. Sa
e said Benediction, and T. W.
G*xer delivered a very stirring and
patriotic address, which went home
' the hearts of his many hearers.
MAR YOUTH NOW
ROME ON FURLOUGH
nk Freeze of Camp Lewis
uirved in town Saturday for avisit
Witti his brother Matt of Dagmar.
4ey passed through Plentywood on
Wednesday morning headed for Sco
br y, where they will visit relatives
dEor a few days. They were. accom
panied by Matt Ottenbright and J.
A. Ck:m of Dagmar.
and have consistently attempted to
con!ince the people of the state and
through thqm the Federal authori
ties, that Mr. Whpeler is disloyal,
inefficient and a dangerous character
generally.
The campaign quickly degenerated
ipto a personal attack on Wheeler
and his friends, that has rarely been
exceded in venom and in the vile
and, baseltess character of the charges
made.
Attorney General Ford and Judge
Bo*quin and Congresswoman Ran
kin 'have all been mader the subject
of ,bitter attacks. in the drsperate
effart made by the copper press,
wBlch includes, with a few excep
tions, ievery paper in the stater-to
gl Wheeler.
is reappointmen t probably con
des a chapter of Montana politi
history, in which the copper
crowd have bhen shown in a very
Iavorable light; and presages an
aWakening on the part of Montana
voters.
`Evidently the prostitute press is
sing its grip.
ts FORGET TO
EGISTER JUNE 5
r .MaIeterses, 21 Years of Age
$cat _ e, Must Register
4 aiW persons, who. have arriv
,d at the age of 21 since -June 5,
-917, are requ , to register in the
rious piatý designated below.
It " ` iportant that
h giater on June 5th,
8, o'clock p. m. Those
ho de _, r on that day will
Some to Plentywood
rg stt, ;..; y causing thum-
w. t expenm.
in. .thlistso .ames
tow
PES. WISON DLYR
A RINGING MESSAGE
Tells Solons That Taxes Must Be Levied Now
-That No One Should Shirk While The
Boys Are Dying-Tax Profiteers.
AUTO BURNED , NEAR FROID.
While returning from a trip to
Canada in his Maxwell car, Thurs -
day, John Anderson, of near Froid,
suffered the misfortune of having his
car destroyed by fire about two
miles north of Froid. Mr. Anderson
escaped with but a slight burn upon
his left hand He carried no insur
ance on the automobile and same
was a- total loss.
INSURANCE MEN
TO FIGHT FAR
MERS'_LEAGUE
Underwriters Agree to Join in Op
posing Legislation Offered by
Nonpartisans.
The St. Paul Life Underwriters'
association met this week and de
cided to cooperat'e with the state oi
ganization of insurance men to make
a tight against any adverse legisia
Lion in the Minnesota legisiatur.
next winter which might be proposed
by Nonpartisan League repress nta
tives.
A mernbersip campaign is to be
conducted to get all of the insurance
organizations lined up in time to
p t1 .ossble legislation f vor
'isu'rance' trust.
The action of the allied insurance
interests is an admission that the
League program for state owned in
surance is feasible and can be nicely
worked out-and the only way they
can previent it is to 1lIp defeat the
League and, head off any such leg
islaaion before it can get before th'
prkple.
The insurance interests have on,
of the strongest combines in the
country. The last legislatuip of
North Dakota took the necessary
steps to make the state bonding law
operative, with ths' result that the
state furnishes the bonds for the
state, county, township, school and
municipal officers. Prior to this law
becoming effecthiv, the bonding com
panies, which are closely allied with
the big insurance trust, had the state
at their mercy, and there was abso
lutely no competition. All officers
requiring bornds were held up for
f xcessive charges and competitive
- bidding for this business was un
known among the bonding companies
of the state.
Shortly before the law became op
erativ an attempt was made by the
bonding companies to create the im
pression that the new bonding law
would not take eiffect, but this at
1Impt was frustrated by Commis
sioner of. Insurance Olsness-the
farmers . insurance commissioner
and the statq now has its bonding
department opjrating smoothly.
Bonds are furnished the various of
ficials at ratty, that are adequate to
properly maintain the 4?partment,
and insteqd of this immense amount
of money going to out-of-the-state
corporations every year it is now
I~ppt in the coffers at home-which
does not seex' at all unreasonable.
Insurance is one of the necessities
of t11 existing order of society. It
is a plain business proposition, and
the only change jieessary to have
the people insure themaplves for the
gedtraQThgood, is to divert the im
mense mount of moi'y paid in pre
miumi to foreign corporations into
the tips ury of the state. It has
been prWo that this. plan is sound
ami gaiecidt and not revolutionary
T" _Ab0
to *
Washington, May 27.-President
Wilson personally took charge of the
war tax legislation today and, ap
pearing unexpectedly before .a joint
session of congress, declared it was
necessary to proceed immediately
with new war tax laws.
Plans, which might have delayed
the work, but which involved a work
ing agreement between both parties
having fallen through, the President
told the legislators there was no way
to meet the problem of financing the
war but to have congress remain In
session and go ahead at once.
The President called upon con
gress to eliminate politics from con
sideration. Politics, he said, is "ad
journed." The principal increases in
taxation, the President said, should
be on incomes, war profits and lux
uries.
It would be manifestly unfair, the
President said, to wait until 1919 be
fore determining what the new taxes
would be. The President's address
was comparatively brief, taking less
than fifteen minutes for delivery.
In specific terms the President
gave a distinct warning against lob
bying in connection with the new
bill.
TAX
PROFITEERS
There is indisputable evidence of
profiteqeng at present, the President
sad, and he di dared it must be
reached by the new legislation.
"Profiteering that can not be got
at"Ay astraiut 'of conscientce," said
taxation."
"There need be no hesitancy in
taxing the country," the President
told congress, "if wa were taxed
justly." He appealed to congress to
approach the great task without sel
fishness or fear of political conse
auences_
"An intense and pitiless light
beats upon every man and every ac
tion in the tragic plot of war that
is now upon th' stage," said the
President.
The Presid nt concluded with an
ippeal to congress to do its work
ungrudgingly and said he could not
guarantee a proper administration
of the treasury unless the question
.e-ere settled at once.
ANOTHER
PRECEDENT SMASHED
At the conclusion of his prepared
addn ss, the President, pausing, laid
mis hand over his manuscript and
Added another precedent -breaker to
die long list he has established in
his dealings with congress. He ad
*tressed the assemblage *-xternoora
.ieously, spearing earnestly and
ioicefully while his auditors sat in
capt and surpris' d silence.
"May I add this word, gentle-i
{men?" said he. "Just as I was leav
ing the White House I was told that
he expected drive on the western
front had apparently begun. You
can realize how that solemnized my
feelings as I came to you, and how
it seemed to strengthen the purpose
which P have tried to express in
these lines.
"I have admired the work of the
'ession. The way in which the two
houses of congress have cooperated
with thse executive has been gener
ous aid and admirable and it is not
in any spirit of suggesting duty
neglected but only to remind you of
the common cause."
THE
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS
The President's address in full
follows:
"Gentlemen of the Congress:
"It is with unaffected reluctance
that I come to ask yax to prolag
your session long enough to provide
more adequate resouWs for the
treasury for the cowdget of the War.
I have a reason to appreclate as
ifully as you do how akdoso ors see
Adebeha Yer abs have