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CO. COMMISSIONERS WILL NOT RAISE LIGHT PLANT TAXES that the "Valuation of the property of the Plentywood Electric Light Com pany forttaxation purposes be raised from $12,000.00 to $20,000.00, but the motion received no second. Mr. Lundeen is sincere in his? desire to serve the people and he shows no favorites, Mr. Lundeen stated to a News reporter that he honestly be lieves that the Electric light with all its equipment is worth much more than $20,000 and that if the Electric Company does not pay its share of the taxes it must be paid by some one else, mostly by the hard working farmers who are not receiving nearly the proportion back from their invest ment that Mr. Fishbeck and his col leagues are receiving frdYn the light. plant. Commissioners Tyler and Ibsen gave for their wishing to keep the valuation at the present sum ex cept that they thought that was a 11 the property was worth and they re-1 garded the $40.000 valuation given to' the Public Utilities Commission as a bird of another color. Commissioner Lundeen has done all he could in the matter and in making! his motion to raise the valuation of the above named corporation, has put Messrs. Tyler and Ibsen on record agam. ^^^""thom County* Assesor Aspelund intends to appeal the matter to the State Tax Commission. _._ IOWA SENATOR ENTHUSIASTIC OVER IMPROVEMENT OF MASS-j LS 1 NDER SOVIET RI LE. By JA 1 ! LOVESTONE Senator Brookhart has just returned from a trip to Soviet Russia. The lowa senator is now an ardent advo cate of immediate unreserved* recog-1 rition of Soviet Russia, and is out to explode all the lie s being spread about Workers' and Peasants' Republic by Gompers, Hughes, Easely and Walling and their ilk. Having reached Berlin on his tour of investigation of the cooperative * movement in Europe the senator hit upon the idea of going to Soviet Rus sia. Here a correspondent of the Chicago Tribune painted such a hor rible picture of Soviet Russia to Brookhart that he became very inter ested and ar^gnged with the "Red* ambassador in Berlin for an immedi ate entry. The senator told his story of Russia before a highly interested audience at the Co-operative League auditorium. , (Continued from Page One) no reason SENATOR BROOK HART SHATTERS LIB ABOUT RUSSIA WANT TO SEE WHAT THE FARM ERS ARE DOING Brookhart was especially interested in seeing what the Russian farmer is doing. Entering Russia by way of Poland he found that the Soviet fron A m ESI i* D $ Shop Here and Save Jllrif II & s \ •imn \ n IM *1 m Ml Specials at Kaiser's This Week / WATCH THIS SPACE EACH WEEK IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY / 25 LBS. SUGAR 7 BARS WHITE NAPHTHA LAUNDRY SOAP AND ONE BREAD KNIFE FREE - .35 10 LB. BOX FRESH PRUNES 70 TO 801.65 10 LB. FANCY BLUE ROSE RICE .75 2.SS FRUITS OF ALL KINDS AT LOWEST PRICES KAISER'S GROCERY -A. J. KAISER, Prop. Leader In Fancy Groceries At Lowest Prices. PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA. tier outposts did not at all look as bloody as pictured in our press. At the border he was met by the heatLof and "commissar somebody^or other representing the Soviet government." "Being a farmer myself, I did not need an interpreter to tell me what the farmers of Russia were doing. I saw 2000 miles of farm land, planted as well as in England, France and Germany, and more than in the Unit e d States. I reminded myself of the story of the Berlin correspondent who told me that the peasants wouldn't | plant. What is more, I saw these 2000 miles of planted land from a stage the window of a moving train, which gives the lie to all the tales of staging for effect," Here the senator took occasion to poke it hard into old Sam Gompers' r jbs. Talking of his interpreters who were given him by the American re Hef administration, Brookhart said: I One was a woman whose husbando was a czarist general who fell in bat ; tie against the Bolsheviki. The sec ' end's husband was still in a Red pris ; on. The third was a baker, « who in the czar's time, employed 3500 -people. Now his factory is in the hands of the j state. It is with such interpreters ! that I undertook to see things as they i were in Russia. Conditions Greatly Improved j I saw Minsk, JMoscow, Kieff. I ; saw a great number of peasants' houses under construction. " All of were superior to '.be old homes, The new buildings showed more ad vancement than was made in a thous and vears under Ctarist civilization, At first the peasants had welcomed tho counter-revolutionary generals with bread and salt. But they had the landlords along with them. These landlords turned us out of our homes, i The Soviets gave us our homes and 1 educated us. Yudenich, Deniken, and i Kolchak murdered us took our grain ! and seed, and were responsible for the ! famine.' This is what the Russian ! farmers told me." j Senator Brookhart *vent on to sav that the peasants told him that they I could not understand how a good conn , try like the United States could get j along without Soviets. They "were es | p ec ially bitter against the counter-rev olutionists, and punctured every lie he had heard about the Bolshevist prose cu ti n g religion. Describes Agricultural College ; The Senator especially looked into a g r icultural conditions. "I visited the aRr icultural college near Petrograd in charge of Professor Williams, an American who had been there for for ty y ears . When the Revolution came most 0 f the teachers in the school s t 0 od by the Soviet government. There were 5 000 students, here, although t h e school is equiped for only 2,500.In t he library there were to be found some 0 f {he latest scientific agricul tur a l bulletins published in Iowa, Mas s achusett s and New York. The reg a j ar CO urse is three years, ifut if a student fails he is given a chance to com p| e t e his course in five years, There are eleven such colleges with from two to three thousand students in each. "Now let me contrast this picture for you with what I saw in some other countries. In Constantinople there is an agricultural college with 45 pupils; . _ . . . ... .. . .. . in Buchanst with 40; m Warsaw it is be orgamzed. sees real dev element op H er pl se ® rea , development tbe real Russian people. I went to see fbe grounds where the great Agncul tural Exposition is to be held in Mo» cow in August, there are set aside for it 155 acres of ground better than any even in Iowa. It has 14 acres, oi foreign exhibitors. A wonderful con trast is to be seen in the exnioits ot the old and new houses, i he latter are remarkedly clean. While the peas ants wait around for the Exposition they are given short courses ot agn culture by the Soviet teachers e.>pec ially sent there for this puipose. Speaks Highly of Soviet Law "Kalninin, the larmer-rresiacnt o the Soviet Republic was out oi town when I was in Moscow; so 1 could not see him. He has great ability ami1 is much talked of. He is the head of tne Soviet Court, biear the seat of the court there are houses * or ®® ver ®' ' ,un 0 dred peasants. It costs them 6 to c cents a day for staying there while they wait their turn for nearing, Also while they wait, they are given a short course in agriculture, , Brookhart sited three typical cases appearing in the Soviet court, «m told of their disposal. 1 he benavoi went on to say smilingly: I have no reason to doubt that the ca^es \\ere decided fairly and without prejudice, though they were not decided by law yers. Production Increased The Iowa Senator also nailed tne canards and lies spread about Kussian industry. Speaking of his typical ob servations Brookhart told his much m terested audience: Textile factories. found production better than betöre the Revolution. The goods turned out in these factories are as good as 1 saw anywhere. These mills made _ 3,U0U, 000 gold rubles in net profit after meeting deprecation, etc. These fac tories are getting 98 per cent produc tion on a 44-hour week basis as com pared with the sixty-hour week before the Revolution. Powerful Cooperative Movement Senator Brookhart had occasion to see the co-operative movement at work in England, France, Germany, Den mark, Norway, Poland, and Soviet Russia. He was enthusiastic about their great progress and high degree of development reached by the Soviet co-operatives. The Senator met the manager of the Central Co-operative and was tremendously impressed with the efficiency of the management and operation. "Thirty per cent of all the business i 1 Russia is now being conducted by the Co-operatives. Measured in gold rubles their produce is worth six times that before the War. They expect to organize all the State Industries with in a few years with the approval of the Soviet government has extensive ly helped the Co-operatives which are now flourishing to such an extent that they have over seven million active members.' ~ Brookhart also said that he had talked matters over with Chichenn, Trotzky, and the Commissioner of Ag riculture. They told him that Russia is planning a thorough re-organization of industry along co-operative lines. According to Brookhart, Lenin in his last message outlined this plan as the new economic policy to be followed by the Soviet Government. For Russian Recognition In closing, the Senator contrasted the order and steady improvement of conditions in Soviet Russia with those in some other European countries. Brookhart is strong for American Vec ognition of Soviet Russia in the inter ests of our own farming masses. as well as in the interest of the Russian farmers. "I saw four State In one plant I; OUTLOOK HOSPITAL NOTES Dorn to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fawcett, a daughter, at the hospital, August 5. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jens Tenge, a son, at the hospital August 6th. Dick, the four year old son of Amos Westphal, who received a severe I crushing injury of the nose by the kick of a colt, is a patient in the hos pital. Fern Morin, the 10 y 7 ear old daugh j ter of J. A. Morin of Redstone, who had an operation for appendicitis com plicated by peritonitis has returned to her home. Mat Ocb of Westby operated on at the hospital for appendicitis has re turned to his home. Mrs. H. Bureau of Whitetail who had an 'operation at the hospital has retvu nod home. The young son of H. Christiensen of j Dagmar who had an operation at the j hospital has returned to his home. Mrs. J. A. Noll of Raymond who I gave birth to a son at the hospital, i July 18th, has returned to her home. Earl, the son of J. U. Buelslin of ! Redstone is undergoing treatment at j the hospital for an infection of the 1 face. London Letter By EVELYN SHARP (Federated Press Staff Writer) LONDON.—Although officers of the Dock Strike committee and Transport and General Workers' union told the men to return to work the dock strike continues in the ports of London, Hull and Manchester and Salford. This un usual defiance shows how deeply felt the impossibility ^of accepting wage cut of a shilling (22 cents) day, based on a technical-fall in the cost of living which is not reflected in the actual articles bought by the dock er's wife with her husband's earnings. Whatever the result of the strike, will probably lead to a revision of the methods by w r hich the official figures of the cost of living are arrived at. The strike is beginning to affect food supplies, and the employers, trading on this, are calling upon the government to intervene. Any at tempt to use blackleg labor for the purpose will be met with violent op position from the strikers. » • • In the house of commons, sumed debate on Socialism reached its foregone conclusion with a ^vision that chronicled 121 votes for and 368 against the "gradual suppression of the capitalist system by an industrial and social order based on public own ership." Speakers on the other side did not defend the capitalist system, but merely attacked Socialism. Little was gained by » debate that belonged more to the academic plat form of a private debating society than to parliament, where its effect was rather to discourage those who hope for something more from the La bor party than such a very gradual change as the one depicted in the res olution. . Lady Astor's bill for prohibiting the sale of intoxicants to persons under age of 18 had received a gratuitous advertisement from the "scene made by its promoter when, indignant at Sir Frederick Banbury's action in talk ing it out on a previous occasion, she is alleged to have shaken him. It passed in the house by a majority of 247. the re resolutions Besides international passed by the annual meeting of the Transport and General Workers un ion, a resolution passed unanimously to bring force to bear on the govern ment to bring in a statutory eight hour-day-bill. It was pointed out that this was vital from an international point of view, that the British repre sentative at the Washington^ confer ence had been instructed to tins er* fect*_but the government had gone back on its word. Other countries, which had given effect to it, were withdrawing from that position be cause Great Britain had not honored its word. The remedy is more Labor members in the house of commons, where the government had been press ed in vain upon the subject. * * The Laborparty have tabled a mo tion for discussion in parliament, de ploring the "enormous and growing expenditure" on the naval and air force and other military preparations, and urging the government at once to cal! an international conference to consider a program of national safety based on disarmament. Sleeping Sickness Claims Another Victim in Butte BUTTE, Aug. 6.—-Sleeping sickness claimed another victim here when Charles Stevens, 23 years .of age, re siding at 1053 Colorado s.treet, suc cumbed to the peculiar malady after an illness of six weeks. For more than a month and a half specialists battled with the disease that threatened the young man's life, only to fight a losing battle. Stevens the son of Charles Stevens, form erly of the Stevens and Manley Groc ery company of South Butte, who died several years ago. The young man is survived by his mother, Mrs. Maude Stevens, two sisters, Julia and Ger trude Stevens of this city, and an uncle and aunt in Colorado. was NO EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS SEEMS ON COOLIGE'S LIST PRESIDENT RESERVING DECIS ION, GOMPERS SAYS AFTER INTERVIEW. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—President Coolidge apparently has no present in tention of calling an extra session of congress, but those who called on him today received the impression that he had not made a final decision. The possibility of an extra session was discussed by the president with Samuel Gompers, president, and Frank Morrison, secretary, of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Gompers said the president appeared to have no intention now of calling congress together ahead of time, but was re serving any r definite decision. The subject was brought up by Mr. Gompers because of his desire to sub mit legislative proposals on behalf of organized labor. He made an engage ment to see President Coolidge early next month, to submit labor policies which are to be discussed at a meeting this month of the federation's execu tive council. The labor leaders spent more than a half hour with the \president in discussion of industrial matters. The situation in the coni industry was taken up but without mention of any threatened strike. TWO TREATIES J SIGNED BETWEEN TURKEY AND U. S. PACT OF COMMERCE AND ONE ON EXTRADITION ARE AP PROVED BY DELEGATES. LAUSANNE, Au^. 6.—Two treat ies between Turkey'" and the United States, one of amity and commerce, and the other of extradition , were signed without ceremony in the pres ence of a small group of Americans this afternoon in the salon of the ho tel at Ouchv, where the American del egates have had their headquarters. Ismet Pasha, Turkish foreign min ister; Riza Nur Bey and Hassan Bey signed for Turkey, and Joseph C. Grew, American minister to Switzer land, for the United States, the point signatories, Ismet Pasha and Minister Grew, read short addres es voicing mutual satisfaction at the conclusion of the conventions. is a a Later Great Falls—Recent contract enter ed into by Standard Oil company with California Petroleum company will materially affect production in Kevin Sunburst field. Broadus—Butler Oil & Gas Co. drill ing at its test well on Williams place in Coalwood structure. Try a Want Ad—It Pays. BUTTE JUDGE KNOCKS OUT TAX COMMISSION IN 1 HOUR HEARING (Continued from Page One) legislative journal. The senate jour nal, he pointed out, contained the aye and nay vote, and he declared that the enrolled bill had been signed by the presiding officers of both branches 01 the legislature, had also been S1 ^j e<l by the governor, \nd had been filed with the secretary of state. That was sufficient, he argued, in view of the fact that the amendment bad been published in the newspapers, and that the people had been given sufficient notice that such an amendment was to be voted upon. The senate journal contained the aye and nay votes, and also contained five references to the proposed amendment, he said. Martien Did Not Attack Law The attorney general contended fur ther that Martien was attacking the pav of the members of the commission and had not made a direct attack on the law. The possibility of a multi plicity of suits had not been shown, he said. He also contended that Mar tien was not the proper person to bring this suit, was not the proper person to clog the wheels of . this branch of governmental machinery and that he was not a taxpayer who should bring the action. He asked that the action be dismissed on the grounds that Martien, the plaintiff, was not entitled to the relief asked, and that the complaint did not state a sufficient cause of action, arguing that the courts were without jurisdic tion to go behind the enrolled bills for other than to determine any purpose the roll call vote. Spaulding Argues His Side. C. A. Spaulding, attorney for Mar* tien, argued that the people them selves had fixed the method by which the constitution could be amended, and that one of the provisions must be set the legislative Otherwise, the people have a proposed forth "in full" upon journals. no right to vote upon amendment. When the suit was first filed friends of the state administration advised disqualifying judges because of tain friendships that might exist, and for the reason that certain prejudices were apparent. > M . When Judge Poorman was disquali fied the administration hoped that a judge from a district where the Ana conda Copper Mining company and the Montana Power company, and also other large corporations were not so largely in control, would be asked to hear the case, but for some reason Judge Poorman called a judge from the great mining county of Silver Bow one who was appointed to his position by former Governor S. V. Stewart. It is at the state capitol that the judge last called was not challenged, because he too would call a friendly judge, and thus the only thing that could be accomplished would be an other delay, and it w r as considered that in the end the matter would have to be decided by the state supreme court. cer FEDERATED F LP. ASKS UNITED FRONT CHICAGO.—The Federated Farm er-Labor party has released to the press a letter of July 31 to William H. Johnson, chairman Conference for Progressive Political Action, appeal ing for a united front of the two or ganizations. It is proposed that a negotiation committee of five and five meet to consider ways and means of launching an immediate nation-wide campaign among farmers and workers preparatory to the 1924 elections. "The final bankruptcy of the farm ers, the robbing of the workers of the right to strike, and the victory 7 of a third party (in Minesota) show clear ly the necessity and possibility for the organization of a powerful Federated Farmer-Labor party which would em brace all the xvorkers and farmers. "We have brought together for :n dependent political action not less than 600,000 exploited farmers and workers. For that reason we call up on the Conference for Progressive Po litical Action to unite its efforts with our efforts, for the creation of a Farmer-Labor party 7 which will em brace the whole working class and the exploited farmer masses. "The Conference for Progressive Political Action, in its first convention of February, 1922, made the decision that the time is ripe for progressive political action, but not as yet ripe enough for creating an independent political organization. But the second convention, on December 11, 1922, at Cleveland, instead of going one 'step forward went one step backward. It did not organize the independent pc litical party of farmers and workers, * but decided to take part in the prim aries of the old capitalist parties. "The two million workers and million farmers xvhose organizations are affiliated with your conference, are dissatisfied with this eternal post ponement and hesitation. They are just as much dssatisfied with eternal splits in the laboring masses. We are therefore convinced that we are ex pressing wishes of the masses behind the Conference for Progressive Polit ical Action when we propose joint ac tion for both big organizations." NEW YORK.—New York City has 62 represenatives in the state assem bly—the lower house of the legisla ture. Of these 62 just nine have made good or excellent records in fighting for good and opposing bad legislation according to the Citizens' union, fairly nonpartisan organization of this city. a one LOS ANGELES.— W. E. Townsend, notorous professional witness in crim inal syndicalism trials, who when he is not "on circuit" sending men to «. n employed as a police officer here, has arrested a local news papermen and three citizens. The leporter had stopped in Pershing Square to get these persons decisions 'J? , a , straw vote on presidential (delates being taken by his newspaper. I own send charged the four with vagrancy and they have been held er for trial on $50 bail each. can ov M|H . 1 Ask our patients' l dorse Chiropractic * tell you it i s because *®î corrects the cause 0 f u T° P H action, bringing abouu I tribution of Nerve p parts of the body, * a2 meet the efficiency te t TS face daily. J tests they ' ■ À m You * N fa* Jt i w * U Î / lOikMatf I - : % I To be 100 per cenr in effo iency, every ounce of strength, your health, vitality and mentality i s essential « be nn efficient worker, you must he healthy and keep h Ht . 1# If you are not efficient, "it will be worth your while to r ' your Chiropractor. t Hm *> ♦ ♦ *. * CONSULTATION COSTS NOTHING * V A I If you want to be a better man—if you want to be ir.o I make more, investigate Chiropractic. Find out for vj.? I how you can be made healthier, happier and more satcessM A T ED W. E. YORK i f DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC A a Member of U. C. A. 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