HIPH
A PAPER *
JA. NOVMZ N
-SUME~v 21 9P -
ROTESTBY JO- NIAR
SoNEIGHBORS
the Editor of the Producers
News,
.od, Mont.
Sir:
rjsleadin g and wilfully
eroUS article appears 1.
Oerob 24th issue of the
r Press, and ye edit r
ingly like a yellow-backed
ecrawls behind the cam
e sjinatur'e of the "UN
ANIZEDI" minded farmer,
eg. We ask you to take
little protest into your pa
We are also sending it to
er papers. The protest is as
ows:
e, the neighbors and friends
ohl Ilardeson, -protest to
public Mind of religion,
and moral decency to for
'a camouflaged, slimy sneak
an editor to use the name of
ghteous, well-meaning gen
in order to spew his
ed-up political venom upon
Nonpartisan League or upon
idists. John Hardeson is in
rv way a gentleman and an
est thinking man. He has
viously served a three years'
of volunteer service in the
S. army and returned with a
military record-an hon
discharge. Mr. Harder
knew what military law and
To sit in silence when we should protest
Makes cowal ds out of men-the huaman race
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised
Against injustice, ignorance and lust,
The inquisition yet would serve the law,
And guillotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and speak again
To right the wrong of many.
We must protest against oppression and condemn
The lawlessness of wealth-protecting laws
That let the children and child-bearers toil
To purchase ease for idle millionaires
Therefore, I do not protest ag i Rt- boast ,
Of independence in this mighty land.
Call no chain strong which holds one rusted link,
Call no land free 'that holds one fettered slave.
Until the manacled slim wrists of babes
Are loosed to toss in childish sport and glee,
Until the mother bears no burden, save
The precious one beneath her heart; until
God's soil is rescued from the clutch of greed,
And given back to labor, let no man
Call this the land of freedom.
ed
LIAM MOE, (formerly Carp. Wm. Moe, 91st Div.), Archer
M. ALMBERG, Archer, Mont.
MOE, (formerly Corporal Ole Moe, 32d Div.), Archer, Mont.
LS MOE, Archer, Mont.
DER P. MOE, Archer, Mont.
MOE, Archer, Mont.
)DIE MOE, Archer, Mont.
MS. MADSEN, Archer, Mont.
lTE KNUDSON, Archer, Mont.
IST KNUDSON, Archer, Mnt.
L GILBERTSON, Archer, Mont.
NRY STYVE, Archer, Mont.
B. NAILOR, Archer
L.OTTO A. HOFF, 47 Ina., Archer, Mont.
T. LAWRENCE M. LARSON, 28 Div4 Arche Mont
F. C. ALBERT ALMBERG, Q. X. C., Archer, 4Mpt
N.SANDVIG
C. DERLER, Archer, Mo it.
P. E. MOE, Archer
REW H. FADNESS (40th 0.., C. A. WP.-. ID ,, Archer
KIAMAS, Archer, Mont. .
R1)RINSFIRSTROUN II 1
TAX QUESTION SUIT{
Oi Septemlbei. 2, the state
of equalization assessed
Montana Power company
Ximately $30,000,000. GCv
ori.ri Stewart is the lead
ron this board. He act- i
S chairman of this meeting. .
tCOuple of months before
t ftana Power Company
made a report to the Mon
State Railroad commis
This commission has the j
*er to fix rates that publie
tes My charge in -this .
From this report we get tti
Wing :
MONTANA POWER CO.
tocks and Bonds.
ed Stock
vidend ~-- $970,
nd last ear, 7 per tent>
Stock
188u0-$49,633,333
vddit year, 5 e
........ $271h!Z
torider out--but~his consciew.c
a pri tste t~
1d -1bikU If He
did not a "Botb probf" job
some where in the rear--like
many of our camouflaged "pa
trit" ('?) did-the. yellowest
slickers. He is a Conscientious I
)bj$+tor and lhas fully shown 1
himself to be so-not .a yellow
backed mud -`lingerhlie l re edi- 1
tor of the "Poisoneer" Prea i
that never pioneered. We I
v ou also like tk n w what
battles ye, so-called editor of
the "Poisoneer" Press, took part, 1
ifi, or what pretense for an ex
" cuse you have for staying home I
to throw slurring, slimy spe w
>at working people ?
a John- Harderson was a good
- farmer and homesteader. His
only-variance with the Govern
ment was his Russellite religi- 1
- ous belief, but having faith in
the government to exercie his.
i right of religious belief as gua-'
i anteed by the Constitution.- and
i as- set forth in 'Wi'so n's "Se
i lective" (,) service plan, he al
lowed himself to act in accord
'ime with his eon cientlomt be
altef.
tJn £ osing i-his brief protest
- we attach a poem entitled, "We
- Should Protest" by Ella Wheel
I er Wilcox:
Total . ..1..:. 8'F,80683SE
PhysteaF Vad:e This 1- s
ply eost of c rition ask q
quiring properties, and - .oes
not include interest, income or
divide4ds &from- investments ib
stoe1M a$ bonds ~fother ~com
panie .
(Note --the wKerence : b
twe neent of scdt n&
not
46O
Crimini~iai Caldar~e It
Wek.
The District- (ourt miB is
grinding its grist slowly and a
will probably be through -with i
the criminal calendar bextmweek. a
Jutdgea E. Coiner of the. Twen
Sith udiial District is presid- I
ig. Several ienjre of jurymen I
have been called and many of
hejurymen hae been dismissed.
The first case on the calendar
was the case of the State vs.
Anton Johnson, of Scobey, sta- i
tutory crime, resulting in an
acquittal; Alfred T. Volhun, at- 1
tory for defense.
The next " was the Westby
gambling case, the State v? J. 4
0. Johnson and Geoirba augh- I
ters, tried on Friday, the 14th, j
resulted in acquittal; Howard 1
M. Lewis, attorney for defense. 1
This case was followed by the 4
State vs. Stadig for violating li
quor laws, found guilty by jury 1
and jury assessed fine of - I
and ten days in jail and 'sus t
penided the jail sentence; Attor
ney Bentleyof Westby appeared
for the defense.
Then came the case of the I
State vs. Bert Herron and Wm.
Best, gambling; found guilty;
Howard M. Le -is, attorney :"r
the defense.
(Continued on Puge Eight)
told-n' ASaOe' S OFIhCE SDuferien.
COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFfICE SHOWS SPEED
The Raymond gambling case
has had its day in eqrt.
Twelve men, good and true,
found Bert Hernon and dlil
t :guilty of gambling with
Lous Kessler and doing other
things at the Hernon and Best
pool halU#RaU pdsta4he ta4
end of February last winter.
The 'case w -called for tri
Wednesday morninig, November
19 nt rney unthea
Id Assistant mty toney
(iud aa for tl state
and the a Herd M. Lewis,
lawyer, for thy: defendants,
which awyer aoght as usual
with -iiglt and m n-.-in other
words ;cadhids datndet,
*jry was eonposed of D.
tl of Dalview, A. ' B.
Yul of c E. Anger of.
Wgby, U. 'L. 'of Plen
odd, John of An
Fianef aof
FIaville, Frak Matternako
Scobey, Paul Paulson of Re
_ erv, Christ Hansen of Madoc,
P. . A truC af ge, W. E.
Lind .f y and Mr.
Grani
has xn the -center
of of the criminal cal'
-endom`at thiste rmand the trial
was a ded by a large crowd,
even stayi g -rom being at.a
premium at all times.
Evidence was- presented at
the trial that the defendants
1 tried to bribe, through other
parties, the otmplaining wit
ness not to appear and that fif
ty dams vas to hipi not
to - and nt.4as claimed to
have tthat- .ater
the trat that ifhe did not app
pear that he was t et eonf
h and twent
However,
gethe
SwithF X , o test
fied go-be4
twees on
rLS .X.KROh1
~0Sthe Izr
4 h ow
- CO~ixt ti Jodge Olone
06hrt. -nJm 1' e
aRev. M b
-the :Methods) chume at cby.
was a 4atSaturday -on
a warrant ed'by Judge 01
sea for - ig the peace in
the quiet et of Plentywood
itv t the Scobey di
vine has k put t- over the
verdi in Johnson case in
whifr ease tooa awmy arive a
interdst, an expresseidbii-pin- 4
ion of thej.y in particular and e
the s in generl ins
a very npwmer, and also I
deliv self with vehem
encein ence to the acquit.
Sted man htison, and was en
,gaged i ga number of t
thejur 'eh he had net on
the `task for their ver- t
diet Johnson came up ,
and tlhe' tor hopped onto him,
using ive and scurillous t
Iangua d got so overheated
tathat . .ally took a swat at
.Mr.W Jo n,. hitting him in the E
chest, ng with an upper
cut sneezer and then t
pushin. nson off from the
sidoew and otherwise acting
as a er of the gospel
sil~d ` pt, so it is said by eyke
on Page Light) t
was introduced, indicating that
some one was not testifying to
the truth.
1 One of the amusing- stories
i told was the tale af a duck sup
per whicb. was given by Bert
8 Herron, so it was said, and
, which duck supper was ' calcu
lated to establish an alibi for
the defendants, but the dates
ieem to have been gotten mixed
d the duck .supper was given
tn the wrong date, the night af
ter the gambling was supposed
to have taken place instead of
the night which the gambling
was supposed- to have occurred.
r The mystery grew deeper as
the case proceeded, until the
case went to the jary. Many
character witnesses .were cafled
in order to detprmmee just who
was probably telling the truth
-for there was evidence in the
front of them, evidence to the
left of them, evidence to the
right of them, e idence behind
them, and well did the jury
'know that someone had blun
dered, but theirs was not to in
quire why, theirs but to-r and
try, while counsels thundi'rd,
r to learn just whb gotp red
-in fact this caseR fie
famous probt .i
ly Patterson" backed eompletly
off the track.
The jury retired, after they
had been properly talked to by
Howard M; Lewis and Attonreys
r Gunther and Cudhie after
a few moments buh a1
verdict of guilty, l
t sentence to the o frfti
all indications the duck dinger
` will be followed by4B soupy .
From .B 4 appe t -the
verdict was a righteous one,
however, it is reported that the
case will be appealed 1o the su
preme court..
The winnin of thitz basM
fought legattle is is re a
plume in the cap of C$( oyty
Attorney and his R
is apaigthat that
developing.: more :4 =1~
ep~ed s timegoes
4.g iS~
-, mA.
GREAT VIfRY FAR FRA7IER
-The taking over of the North b1
Dakota coal mines under the or- th
der issue& by Governor Frazier op
early Wedatay morning, has mi
not. only been accomplished the
without a hitch,.with the exaep- soi
tion of threatened litigation by ca
two of the leading companies, at
but the highly successful opera- an
tion of the mines by the state ag
I had resulted in return almost pr
to normal production by So tr- WI
day and the unfolding of a tu
plan to get the coal to t'T con- ba
sinners at almost the cost of
production. In additionr, the th
attempts of big business and its mi
I. V. A. tools to array the fed- co
eral government against the ne
state administration has signal- ti`
ly faded. The federal govern- W
ment has. ckowledged the act pr
of Goienor Frazier and has of- pr
feted o-orate in the dis G4
t tio so l.
r These results have turned the or
tables comp _tely on the politi- isF
cal and big liuiness foes of the F
state administration who thru
s their treacherous machinations th
I split the operators and prevent- at
ed an agreement with the niin- al
e ers thus necessitating the tein- ON
r porary seizure of the mines by kc
i the state. nc
Miners Accept Plan It
.iYor t' the issuing of the or
S by governor, Henry J. (
~ Drent, president of the Unit- hi
od Mine Workers for this dis- in
trict, stated that the miners is<
would return to work for the tie
state, but not for the operators, tii
and that al threys asked was~that
-the coal mines would be operated zI
. e& by the state for the benefit co
of the pepleai that prices ri
be .kept as la
Ift wired the 9
1W K iser unidns of the
;tle, instructing them to re
turn to work at the old scale of to
wages and hours of work in y
case the state of North Dakota y
took over the mines. tip
The plan of state operation ra
and price and profits reduction st
o put into effect by Governor Fra- in
zier was as follows: bi
a The operators were left in is
,. charge of their mines under ha
t( state supervision. The book- te
d keeping in all the mines was A
. taken over by the state. The ci
operators will be held strictly cc
s accountable for a maximum pro- I
d duction under the most econom- s2
n ical system possible. The pri- k<
vate dealers will be allowed to ul
d handle and distribute coal but A
If any dealer charging more than
g a fair profit will be refused coal.
j. As-a further safeguard, the mu- in
nicipal authorities will be asked si
£to give the distribution of coal iii
~e to consumers careful attention. T
~iBig Companies Protest tl
The taking over of the mines ci
Sby the state was accomplished re
mainly Thursday with no trou- fit
(Continued on Page Eight)
SENATE VOTES DOWN TREATY
PACT: SESSION ENDS
Ratification Fails After Three
Tries-All Compromises Re
pected and Straight-Out Re
soldtoan Fails--Country Still
at War.
Washington, Nov. 19-Fail
ing after three attempts to rati
f the peace treaty, the senate
ite tonight laid it aside, ended
the ,special session and went
-home.
Two of three ratification
votes were taken on the reso
lution drafted by the republi
can majority containing reset
vations which President Wil
eaxed dAi.emocratic sena
tow n a lt earlier in the day
would madnullcation of the
tiesty. O each of the votes
monit tthe denocratk 'sup
1 the treaty -voted
i a n.
ble except - . protests and
t*ity of 4 on by two big
operatore of the thirty
Hnoes th.. k o . At Wilton
the Wi shburn Oal company re
sorted to a trick and sent the
cars belong-i* to the Soo line
at its mine bak to Minneapolis
and lat Served a legal protest
against the state seizure of its
property. Governor Frazier
wired to Minneapolis for the re
turn of the cars and they were
back at the mines Friday.
A protest OK- filed against
the state gperation of the two
mines of the North Dakota Coal
company at Paster and Midway
near Minot, Two representa
tives of this company and the
Washburn co- ?i y were the
principal obstructionists who
prevented the success of the
G verpor's conference of the
owners agii smiers before the
order taki es'r the mitres was
issued.
Federal Atiisrities Abr ble
The first wprd received 'by
the state istration intim
ating th ude of thpe feder
al aultw ±_
over of In ar
kota was `wed from- -Attor
ney Genera' Palmer Thursday.
It said,
"Re ,efts acbinwledged of
your wire advising that you
have ta thle coal mines
in your at present ad
ised. Il oasion f6r ac
tion of the. be handled thru
tice."
LateF;ia'y Governor Fra
na `eceived assurance of full
cooperation by the federal rail
road ,-dministration in the fol
or:
"Have your telegram of 12th
to director general, and assure
you fullest co-operation. Hope
you will instruct that distribu
tio nof the coal be handled thru
i railroad administration to in
1 sure proper co-ordination hav
- ing in mind the dock and other
bituminous coal railroad admin
a istration is distributing. We
r have brot this matter to the at
- tention of Regional Director
Aishton, who is in immediate
a charge, and we are sure he will
r cooperate to the fullest extent.
- I trust you will give the neces
- sary instruction to all North Da
- kota people that they do their
> utmost to co-operate with .Mr.
t Aishton."
1 Production Nearly Normal
. 3y Saturday thirty coal
minnes were operating under
I state supervision and were turn
I ing out 4,000 tons of coal a day.
.This was within 1,000 tons of
the regular production. The in
s crease in output has been very
I rapid from the day the state
- first started to operate the first
all going down by overwhelming
majorities.
Introduce Resolution
The republican leaders appar
ently despa ifrt of bringing
two-thirds of the senate to
gether for any sort of ratifica
tion then put in a resolution to
declarThe firswar at an end.
The first vote on this resolu
tion stood 39% to 55 against. On
the second vote taken after
several hours of parliamentary
wrangling in Ch the demo
crats made v efforts to win
oer some o, the republican
group of rsservationists,
41 smators pi the afkrzna
tide and 51 ir teentive.
The third was on a
: r 38
vats to .;, Only
oie arpbl Mecam-