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MOVE TO SAVE CREAM FOLLOWS
ACTION BY N, DEFENSE BODY
Minnesota Dairy Commissioner Would Abolish 1,600 Supply Sta
tions of Centralizers as "Useless" and Urges State Get Busy.
Dairy Commissioner James Sorenson
of Minnesota has recommended to
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist and the
state safety commission that they
abolish as useless most of the 1,600
cream buying stations serving cen
tralizers for the purpose of eliminating
waste of cream, labor and transporta
tion facilities.
Governor Burnquist has not given
any hint of his attitude towards the
measure. but it is known there have
been informal conferences and the
matter has been continued over two
safety commission sessions without
known action.
Big Interest Fight.
Efforts of the centralizers, who
would be the chief losers, are being
made to bring political pressure upon
the governor and prevent the meas
ure being taken. With the almost'
absolute power that the safety com
mission possesses, the cream stations
could be abolished in a day. If they
were nearly 650 co-operative cream
eries in Minnesota and 100 or more in
North Dakota would get the cream that
the centralizers get.
Mr. Sorenson in urging action in
Minnesota, cited the example of North
Dakota, where the council of defense
has recommendef similar action, and
the state has abolished those stations
where less than 100,000 pounds of but
terfat were shipped last year.,
Points to Waste.
Mr. Sorenson says that there are
1,250.000 10 gallen cans of cream
shipped to Minnesota centralizers,
most of it to the Twin Cities; and
that one-fifth of this comes from North
Dakota. If this North Dakota cream
were not taken out of that state, it
would remain for the struggling
creameries there, and great quantities
now wasted by souring, boiling over,
etc. in transit would be conserved.
Mr. Sorenson in his letter to the
51,000 MINNESOTA
MEN IN WAR SERVICE
By End of August State Will Have
10,000 More on Battlefield
or in Training.
When Minnsota sent 10,503 men to
the National Army the week of July
22 her generous contribution of man
power to the cause of democarcy to
talled 57.656. Before another month
goes by another 10,000 will be on
their way to the training camps.
Such is the great war record of a
great state. From the minute war
Was declared her men began to pour
into the army, the navy and the ma
rines. Her national guard with a
membership of 1,395 enlisted officers
and men headed the list in entering
the fight.
Then in the year that followed 5,462
men enlisted in the regular army.
They dropped their plows in the fields
and their occupations in the cities
to rush to the call of Uncle Sam. With
the 4,231 volunteers who entered the
marine, naval and reserve forces
there totalled on March 31 this year
11,028 enlisted men. Although there
are no available statistics showing the
exact apportioning of these patriots
it is known that the larger part of
them came from the farms of the
state.
Draft Tolls Heavy.
The biggest toll has been levied by
the draft. Up to July 27, 46,628 men
had been inducted into the service
within a period of 10 months. The
frst call that came to Minnesota to
Provide men for the new national
selected army was for 17,778 men.
Since then nine other calls have been
answered varying from 100 to 10,503.
Beginning in the second week of
August 9,353 will entrain for the camps
before Sept. 1. This number together'
With the hundreds who have enlisted
throughout the state since May 31 will
'well Minnesota's war service flag
to well over 67,000 stars.
TRUE TALK.
(rom "Democracy After the War," by
J. A. Hobson.)
In Politics and business is found the
a~"est scope for the play of the
4ed lust for dominion over the wills
tsa es of others. It is not that
, re repugnant to the exerciae of
cr eative faculties. Far from it.
rlian has greater ofportunity for
reling power in a creative way
the enlargement of human values
Lthe statesman or the industrial
SthrTheir will and judgment may
t-aen the foundation of securitY
material prosperity, and furnish
a1nS of progress for whole states
14 P i les. For in the existing,. r
S4ets With them, more thax with
Sther men, to determine tile
conomic conditions of the
Iife. The very pvotal
-e men and the lords Of iie t
e.er, carries with it temp
-r thoeir undoing. For this their
t reasons. Te Prt i
T, in Bacon's famon i
'i alike to b -usi· ne
S"There is no risng th
1% TOVe of po~ .
1 0u·
svvernor and safety commission round
ly scored this waste and declared that
the daiy interests as a whole would
be best served if this cream were al.
lowed to be marketed at local cream.
eries. Most of it would then not have
to be shipped over 26' miles he said.
Collecting the cream from hundreds
of miles away and keeping it in trans
it for 24 hours and more, results in
"rotten" cream, he said, and an in
ferior grade of butter.
Governor Waits.
That the big creamery interests of
the Twin Cities intend to concentrate
in a vigorous fight against the measure
is indicated by interviews given out
by them, and by the announcement
that their intended conference for
early in August in St. Paul has been
postponed until they can organise a
counter movement.
It is believed by those who are
watching the situation, that the delay
is being caused by an effort to bring
the help of Illinois and Wisconsia
centralizers to Join with those of Min
nesota, and that Governor Burnquist
is letting the matter lie in abeyance
until they can present a protest that
will appear "overwhelming" and on
which he can base his refusal to con
cur in the dairy commissioner's rio
ommendat.ons.
May "Get" Sorenson.
The fact that Mr. Sorenson referred
to North Dakota, where the Nonparti
san league controls all departments of
state government, is also being used to
bolster up the opposition of the gov
ernor, it is said.
It is also rumored that there may be
a movement launched shortly to oust
Dairy Commissioner Sorenson, who
has incurred the displeasure of the big
centralizers already by prosecuting
them for violations of law, and by
his well known espousal of the co,
operative creameries.
* * * * * * * * * * *
- LEAGUE BIG HELP TO
UNION LABOR IN N. D.
" The great* benefit to be derived
" by a coalition of the organized la
boring men of the cities with the
" organized farmer of the country
* In the matter of securing legis
- lation favorable to better econom-*
* Ic condition for both, was forid
- bly voiced by a North Dakota la-*
* bor official recently.
* S. 8. McDonald, of Farge, while *
- attending the convention of the *
" Minnesota Federation of Latbor, *
at Virginia, Minn, in urging his *
* fellow working men to get into +
* politics said:
* "North Dakota union labor has "
* a different experience with law- C
* makers now since the Nonparti- *
* san league has control of the state. *
* No longer are our pleas for favor- *
* able legislation met with rebuffs *
* and jeers from the old gang poli- *
* ticians. *
S"Everything we have asked of *
- the Leaguecontrolled lawmakers *
* came up for a vote in the legisla- *
* ture. Much was accomplished but *
* the old gang hold-over in the sen- *
* ate stopped a great deal. S
• "With our farmer'labor legisla- *
S ture in office during the coming *
* session we are going to get the *
Sbest set of labor laws in existence *
- and North Dakota will have on *
Sher law books more progressive *
Slabor laws than any other state in *
- the union." *
0 * 0 * 50* * * * * * *
PUBLIC CONTROL OF
STREET CARS URGED
That the municipal ownership of
the Twin City Rapid Transit company
is necessary to insure the people
against poor transportation facilities
and an increase in fare is the attitude
taken by Oscar E. Keller, commission
er of public utilities of St. Paul. Mr.
Keller is a champion of the public
ownership cause.
Under a plan of municipal control
Mr. Keller believes that the present
fare of 5 cents charged by the company
could be reduced, since certain opera
ting expenses, such as high salaries
to needless executives and big divi*
dends guaranteed to certain wealth
bondholde* coUi: d .ell ninted.
ltyt Make No Profit.'
Under Mr. Keller's plan, which wa
evolved at the recent hearing of street
car company officials before the St.
Pauli city counnol when the former
asked. to be .alowed a .eat tare, the
city wold maks no money out of
operatig its car lines.. All prosts
would be returned to the people Is
a tonorm of re4aced fares as soon as
.ef wi'e made. Lkewie in' case
of £ tra Rli lot receipts the lowered
ares. weoual' be r4is to normal t
,et the tree
oiSi 4 seal out" tt iMIU
a~sl! ~1IC
PARIS REJOICES ON NEWS
OF BULGARIA'S SURRENDER
Paris, Oct. 3.-Effects of the Bul
garian armistice upon Austria and
Turkey will probably soon be no
ticeable. The widest possibilities are
opened by the elimination of Bul
garia. The most immediate result is
expected by many to be a separate
peace with Tnrkey due to the sever
ance of its communications with Ger
many.
The haste with which Bulgaria
.signed the convention indicated the
nation's readiness to concede every
allied demand. Considering Bul
garia's past record, the allies were in
no mood to let her off on easy terms.
They demanded every concession con
sistent with justice. Announcement
of Bulgaria's downfall caused a wild
outburst of jubilance on the Paris
bourse.
The United Press learned authori
tatively that at present there will be
no separate peace with Bulgaria, and
no political decision affecting that
country's future will be taken. Only
military measures follow the signing
of the armistice.
"The Bulgarians are beaten. That
explains and clarifies the situation
at present," one authority stated.
"The victorious advance of the al
lies toward Uskub led the Bulgarians
to throw down their arms with such
sudden fervor. Before hostilities
ceased yesterday at noon, even Ger
man reinforcements were unable to
prevent capture of many boche pris
oners and booty.
"The 4th Liberty Loan Is Here
Get Busy."
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the District Court of the Seven
teenth Judicial District of the State
of Montana In and For the County
of Sheridan.
In the Matter of the Estate of JAY
A. FORD, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, Lena R. Ford, executrix
of the estate of Jay A. Ford, de
ceased, to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against, said
deceased, Jay A. Ford, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers
within ten months after the first pub
lication of this notice, to "the said
:ena R. Ford, at the office of J. J.
Gunther, Plentywood, Montana,
which office the undersigned selects
as her place of business in all mat
ters connected with said estate.
Claims not presented within the
above limit will be forever barred.
Date of first publication, October
4, 1918.
LENA R. FORD,
Executrix of the Estate of Jay A.
Ford, Deceased. 10: 4-4t
CHEAP ELECTRICITY
The total actual cost of producing
electricity in the municipal electric
lighting plant in Cleveland, Ohio, in
cluding interest, depreciation, taxes,
etc., is a little over a cent and a
quarter a kilowatt hour (.0126). The
average charge under private owner
ship is about nine cents.
A hearing was recently held be
fore the legislative committee of the
Senate of New York on municipal
ownership. There were present may
ors and representatives from nearly
every city of importance in New
York state. Every one of them, in
cluding Mayor Hylan of New York
City, was in favor of the municipal
ownership and operation of public
utilities.
With the Germans eating acorns
and "hot dog" Montana should not
kick about ,. good vegetable dinners
with "war" bread--especially when
the vegetables come from their own
war gardens.
The Producers News-$2.00 Per Year
Letters From
Our Soldier Boys
Camp Lewis, Wash.
Sept. 19, 1915.
Dear Carley and Wife:
Am now at Camp Lewis, Wash,
Arrived here Tuesday forenoon in
good condition.
We had quite a trip coming out
here. I sure enjoyed it. We had two
meals at Williston, N. D., sad two
at Havre, Mont. The rest we had on
the train. They also furnished us
with berths, o we could not com
plain onte trip. We were a little
behind time is coming here. We
had to stay. in Seattle over night
al-y. Tb rest of the fell
4u BtW Iren@ all
:~ t & a
one examination today and expect an
other tomoriow. There were only
four out of a bunch of about 70 that
were rejected at this examination
which speaks pretty good for the
Montana boys. How many will be
rejected at the next one, we are all
expecting it to be more.
How's everything coming? Have
you got your flax cut yet? Has Om
ar started discing over at my place
yet. He said he was going to have it
disced this fall, so I presume he will
be seen on the reservation soon.
Please tell him hello for me when
you see him.
Tomorrow/ we are expecting a
"shot in the arm," that is we have to
be vaccinated and inoculated for ty
phoid. We will be kept under limit
ed quarantine for 21 days, until we
fully recover from the "shots," so
there's no going to town for us soon, I
but we should worry, we have that
a-coming anyhow.
Well as our time is strictly limited
must close. Hoping this will find you
well and happy and that you will drop
me a line at your convenience, I re
main
Your Friend and Neighbor,
COLLIN FORESTHEIM,
4th Co. 166 D. B.
Camp Lewis, Wash.
The following letters have been re
ceived by C. M. Wisely, who is em
ployed at the Gram Clothing
Store, from his nephew Royal S.
Wisely, now .with the American Ex
peditionary Forces in France:
Somewhere in France.
Dear Uncle:
Am very sorry for not writing
sooner but I've been in the hospital
now for two months and they didn't
begin letting me write letters till a
few days ago. I let a Red Cross lady
write two letters to the folks and I
told them to tell you folks all the
news that I wouldn't get a chance to
write to you. She offered to write
you but there are so many patients
in this town and it takes a long time
for her to get around and see them
all so I thought I wouldn't 'detain
her any longer than necessary.
I was broke when I came here and
had lost my razor and other toilet
articles coming from the front. In
fact, I was so sick another guy was
carrying my toilet kit for me. A
German saw us and began to shell
us. We stepped in the woods for
protection and it was the first time
at the front and he went so fast
through the bushes I couldn't keep in
sight of him. I went on up to. where
my lieutenant stayed hut never saw
the guy with my kit any more so I
was in a fix. The nurse dug me up a
safety razor she had gotten to send
to her brother, and I am still using
it.
I would give anything to receive
some mail. I have not received any
for a month before I came to the hose
pital so it will soon be three months.
I know there must be a bushel of it
at the company headquarters. I
wrote and told them where I was,
but they probably never got it, so I
think I shall write again today. I
guess they have been pretty busy ad
vancing so fast. If they keep on I will
have to go to Berlin to find my com
pany when I get out of here. The
way things look now I think I1 be
home in a year from now, but I don't
fgure on it much sooner-it's not ov
er yet.
I see in the paper where the A: E.
F. will have a new system of paying.
They are going to give each one a
pay book, which will enable us to
draw our pay regularly at the first of
each month. The system will be a
fine thing for boys going to the hos
pital, like in my case, I have been
here two months broke, where if I had
a pay book I could have gotten money
the first day of the month, which
would have come in handy for choco
lates or a can of fruit or something
which we don't get here. The way I
understand it, they are going to pay
the ones in the hospital the first of
the month, and it sure will be fine if
they do pay. There seems to be a
scarcity of paper-they want you to
write vn both sides.
I hope thfs finds you well. I prob
able will be back to my company by
the time you receive this. Best of
luck to al,.
Your loving nephew,
PVT. ROYAL S. WISELY.
Co. C. 101 Field Battalion Signal
Corps, A. E. F.
Another 1etter received from the
same young nan ds above, reeds as
followin:
Some %bere in France, August 14.
Well, I am able to write my own
letters, although ! vm still in bed. I
eet just Vie, a good del better than
, did three weeks'before I came to
the hospital, for that wMs about the
I b .egna, to feel .ad. I op YUe ire
f : fog: me. She VU Veq.
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In very nearly all cases castings will be very much
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not costing over a third or half as much.
so I know they must be very busy.
She takes them down in shorthand,
then goes to her room and typewrites
them, but the trouble is I would keep
her waiting so long, I couldn't think
of stuff to say quick enough to keep
her going. She hasn't been able to
get around for two weeks or more,
as the hospital has been quarantined
-some chap had a sore throat one
morning and they called it diphtheria
and quarantined us, but no more
cases have shown up.
There are two organizations over
here who are doing a great work, the
Red Cross and the Salvation Army.
The Red Cross brought around two
'cans of smoking apiece for all the
boys yesterday. It came in handy,
although I haven't wanted to smoke
for a month. As I began to get bet
ter the last couple of days I wanted
to smoke. I was broke, as we have
not been paid for three months, so it
came in mighty handy.
I think from the way I am eating
now it won't be long till I can get
up and walk around a little. I was
very thin when I came here, but I
can see a big change now. The first
two weeks I could eat only soft boiled
eggs and eggnogs. I still get three
glasses of milk a day to drink and
good thick cocoa in the afternoon and
about nine o'clock at night.
The nurse used to worry because I
wouldn't eat any sweet stff. She
asked me if I liked sweet stuff when
I was well. I told her to wait till I
got better andw I uld at all the
tweet astu they wonuld give me. I
a, cepl" .my word. After I begad
to g bt thir wquld give me
-~is ,,w* - .
Wýý'B`C: _4 # ma, "'
friends of mine, so one of them went
over and got me a can of plum jam
that she had bought for herself and
gave that to me, so that helped won
derfully. She sure has done lots for
me. She hardly ever came back from
lunch without bringing me an orange
or a peach or chewing gum or some
thing. When I was pretty sick I
craved ice cream-it's scarce here in
France. I hadn't had any before, but
this is a big town and she succeeded
in getting it for me. They say it
costs a franc (20 cents) a throw. I
wrote the lieutenant for money. If
I get it I will pay her back for some
pf the things she got. It's accommo
dation enough to run around and get
them.
For breakfast this morning I ate
two eggs, about a half dozen slices
of bacon, a big plateful of oatmeal,
three slices of bread (some bread just
like mother used to make; the hos
pital unit bakes it). If I haven't
enough I don't hesitate about telling
them. The main thing in the army
is look out for number one. One
night after I had eaten two eggs,
some creamed lettuce, two slices of
bread and a dish of apple sauce, the
nurse asked me if I had enough. I
told her I was still hungry, so she
went and. got me a similar layout,
which managed to keep me over until
morning very nicely. I don't remem
'ber whether I had the lady tell you
that they finally decided I had ty
phoid fever or not-I thing she just
said fever, Weld it was typhoid. I
thought there was suffering to that,
but I never suffered any afer I got
tIno S good " bed and umtaos thlag .
"oold est.
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