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THE PRODUCERS NEWS PAPEW OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE Continuing the OUTLOOK PROMOTER PEOPLES PUBLISHING COM PANY, PUBLISHER _ Entered as Second Class Matter, October 18, 1912, at the Post office at Plcntywood, Montana, Unde r the Act of March 3, 1879. CHARLES E. TAYLOR, Editor and Manager. r Foreign Advertising Representative ! THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Quack, fraudulent and irresponsible firms are not knowingly advertised, and we will take it as a favor if any reader will advise us promptly should they have occasion to doubt or question the re liability *of any firm which patronizes our advertising columns. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1923. BABSON .WARNS OF IMPEND / ING HARD TIMES IN U. S. SPEAKING TO 4,000 BUSINESS MEN IN CHICAGO, BUSINESS STATISTICIAN CALLS ATTENTION TO RESULTS HERE OF FORCED LABOR IN EUROPE. Chicago.—Warning that the low wages forced already resulting in the shutting down of our factories was the kepnote of an address by Roger Babson, business statistician, in an address to 4000 business men and wo men at the Auditorium in Chicago. Babson pointed out that although bus iness activity in 1923 had been at a high level the low wages accepted by European labor and the competition of cheaply produced European farm products were cutting down the mar ket for our own manufactures and forcing our • farmers into debt while their taxes and interests continued to accumulate. The 'conditions in Europe, said Babson, are causing labor to work for very low wages enabling goods to he manufacured and shipped to this country at ridiculously low prices. These goods are causing our own factories to shut down, months of 1923 show imports of $2,650,000,000 which is far in ex cess of any previous year. More Eight Miss Valborg Andersen Likes Pretty Ring Dagmar, Montana. • October 4, 1923. Mr. C. Taylor, Plentywood, Montana, & lew t Effective October 2, the Ford Motor Company announces the following reduced prices on all Ford Cars and Trucks; 0 $265.00 295.00 525.00 685.00 230.0G 370.00 Runabout - - - Touring Car - Coupe - Four-Door Sedan Chassis Truck Chassis All Prices F. O. B. Detroit These are the lowest prices in all Ford history. With the recent changes and refinements that have been made in every body type, Ford Cars now ouer new values in motor transportation. Especially is this true of the new Four-door Sedan with its streamline body and many added conveniences. The Fordson Tractor The price of the Fordson Tractor has been in creased $25.00, making the present price $420.00 F. O. B. Detroit You can take advantage of these new prices through the Ford Weekly Purchase Wan MONTANA MOTOR COMPANY \ L 9RESSS over for those eight months of 1923 these imports exceeded ex ports causing a deficit in our bal ance of trade compared with a surplus last year of $470,979,000. Price Of Wheat Set In Liverpool "The price of wheat," he said, "is made in Liverpool and our farmers are obliged to compete with the farmers of Europe, and the former are running into debt every day, while their taxes and interest are accumulating." Auto Sales Ominous Babson also called attention to the tremendous amount being spent for automobiles as a threatening factor in the situation. He said that expendi tures of automobiles was forcing large numbers to restrict their normal expenditures for other things. Building Boom May Collapse He also predicted that the building boom might collapse at any time be cause construction costs had gone so high that it was no longer possible to build profitably for investment. Dear Mr. Taylor: Please accept my thanks for the pretty ring which I received as a prize in the Producers News contest. I like it very much and it is just the right size. * VALBORG D. ANDERSEN, RETAIL MERCHANTS EXECUTIVE BELIEVES IN CO-OPERATION O. F. Tate Says Farmers Hae Got to Control Supply or Go Business Men Will Follow Them If They Do Not Brok Cooperate to Avert Disaster • • O. F. TATE, STATE PRESIDENT OF RETAIL ASSOCIA TION, BELIEVES IN SUPPLY: Mr. O. F. Tate, who is president of the State Retail Merchants Asso ciation, is also a member of the Advi Committee of the Montana Wheat sory Growers' Association. When asked if he would consent to become a member of the latter committee to help put across the big control drive, he con sented readily. For he believes in co operation. A few days after the first meeting of the Advisory Committee, the writ er looked Mr. Tate up. And we found him, coat off, dictating with a cou ple of stenographers busy as could be. And this was what he was doing: re presenting the merchants of the state, picking up and absorbing a bankrupt stock, "in order;" as he said, "that the mercantile market woud not be flood ed by a lot of-cheap stock, to knock dowa prices and destroy the rest of the merchants of the state by destruc tive dumping." And when asked about the Montana Wheat Growers' Asosciation, and its co-operative pooling plan, Mr. Ttate said : ; 1 "Why, its the only thing. The far mers have got to control the supply, or go broke. And if the farmers go broke, we merchants will go broke with them. We've got to help the far mers to help themselves, or we'll all go broke, and no mistake." The co-operative pooling plan, as ex empified in the Montna Wheat Grow' ers' Association, is an organized ef fort on the part of the farmers, not only of Montana but of all the wheat growing states of the Northwest, to help themselves by gaining ultimate control of the bulk of the wheat, so that they can thereby prevent the an nual early dumping of wheat. This dumping process, says Mr. Tate, plays right into the hands of the grain spec ulator, at the expense of the farmer, for it makes cheap wheat. Mr. Tate believes that if the majority of the wheat growers of the State of Mon - tana will join with the majority from the other wheat growing states, they can control this dumping, even as the merchants of Montana have combined to absorb bankrupt stocks, in order that legitimate marketing of products may not be hampered by the flooding of the market. Mr. Tate recently wrote to the. Mon tana Wheat Growers' Association. His letter is interesting, and is as fol lows: Carter, Mont., Sept. 18, 1923. Montana Wheat Growers, Lewistowa, Montana. Gentlemen: In the course of events we . should all be on the alert for information that will assist in carrying out constructive ideas, and since acquainting myself with your organization two years ago I have consistently sought to arrive at a judicious and unbiased decision con cerning it. * First, my inevstigatins were along the line of acquainting myself with the officer^ and directors of the orga nization and the general methods of conducting the business, and after sa tisfactorv conclusions were reached as to the integrity of the principles and the excellent management of the Associations' business, my next thot was of its purpose and the prospects for its success. As to its purpose there can be no question. In these days of thorough ly organized business it is simply useless and hopeless for any class of business to try and survive and pros per without it. Since the farmer has not heretofore been well organized it would seem to me that he now has an opportunity to do so, and better still, to have'the program endorsed by most of the business men ^nd bankers of the state. The degree of which you attain will depend entirely upon the attitude of the man who is to be' benefitted—the fanner. Since this is eminently his problem and you aready have such a large pro portion of the wheat already signed for delivery, I can see no reason why should not succeed. Personally, I success you expect to lend every effort possible to the promotion of the cause, feeling at this time the need for such a move and with the fullest realization that unless the farmer can prosper the business men of Montana rpust soon er or later retire from business, Your strongest appeal to me in all my observations has been that radical ism and drastic ideas have been en - tirely eiminated and all your plans seem to be along strong and broad lines, and .permit me at this wish you continued success and assure you that you may feel at liberty at afty time to call on me for any service which I can render to help you in completely and thoroughly organizing the farmers of Montana. O. F. TATE, President. Montana Retail Merchants' Assn. ANTELOPE CORN SHOW OCT. 18 TH. BIG TIME WILL BE HAD IN NEIGHBORING CITY NEXT THURSDAY. The Corn Shew', including exhibits from every' department of the fields and kitchen. Is fast putting on the finishing touches as the different com mittees are working overtime and it is their aim to have everything in readiness for the placing of most of the exhibits on the day before. From the list of prizes offered you readily note that the business men of Antelope are shoulder and pocket book behind the show and they want everyone in the community to join in making this one of the biggest days in Antelope. The prizes offered are well worth trying for, besides the satisfaction of knowing that you have taken a blue ribbon over the territop'. One of the leading prizes will be giv en for the community exhibits which is followed closely by the Farm exhibits and it is hoped by the committees that number of communities will join forces in competing for the first prize in each. Ttyc ladies of the Welfare club have added their bit by offering a number of «prizes for fancy w'ork and different articles from the clinary department of the home. All exhibits must be in by 12:00 noon. Come one, come all, to Antelope October 18th. Following is the premium list PREMIUM LIST Corn, 12 Ears Northwestern Dent — First prize, $2.25 in trade at Antelope Mercantile company's; second prize, $1.00 in trade at Hoven Grain company's. Yellow' Dent—First prize, $2.00 in trade at Strom Hardware company's: second prize, $1.00 in trade at Mon arch Lumber company's. White Dent-First prize, $2.00 in trahie at John Grayson's; second prize $1.00 in trade at Monarch Lumber company's. Flint Coni, First prize $2.00 in trade at St. Anthony & Dakota Lumber Yard; second prize. $1.00 in trade St. Anthony & Dakota Elevator company. Sweet Corn-First prize, $2.00 in trade, Monarch Lumber company; sec ond prize, $1.00 in trade, Star Meat market. Pop Corn-First prize, $2.00 cash; second prize, $1.00 cash. Sheaf Corn. Best Sheaf Fodder Corn-First prize, $2.00; second prize, $1.00. Grains—One Peck . Marquis Wheat—First ■ pounds World's Best flour, Rugby El evator company: second prize 75c in trade, Hoven Grain company. Amber Durum-First prize, 49 pounds World's Best flour, Rugby El evator company; second prize, 75c in trade, Hoven Grain company. (Continued on page 8) can prize, 49 AT THE CHURCHES EVANGELICAL CHURCH MAX 0| SIEWERT, Minister. Services for Sunday, October 14th are as-follows: Sunday Schopl at 10 a. m. Morning Worship at Subject of the sermon. Life " 11 o'clock. The Way of Christian Endeavor meets at 7:00 p. m. Evening Worship at 7:45 p. m. Revival of the Need of at 7:30 Subject Spiritual Awakening". Services every evening o'clock, except Thursday. t . Sunday will mark the beginning ot the revival meeting at the Evangelical Church. Revivals or spiritual awak enings are indispensible to the life of the church. A test of life in the Church is its ability to reproduce it self. Life everywhere does reproduce itself. Man is more than a mere brute. H* is God's crowning work of all creation and is endowed with re ligious endowment. Pre-historic and historic times prove this fact. The Bible is not a mere fable nor an ir It needs no defender, rational hook, for its power for good testifies to its Divine origin. The Bible is God's plan for our life. No man has a right to make his own plan for life, regard less of whether it is right or wrong, no more than one con be a citizen of our land and disregard the law. The Church is not a mere parasite and good enough for "goodie goodies" preachers, priests, women, children, and feeble-minded as some would have us believe, but of real men and women who harve made the world what it is. The Church stands for human service and the nobest and purest in life as its underlying principles. You can not get away from the fact _that America would be a pretty sorry land and Plentywood a place of outlaws which to live and rear your family if it had no churches. The Supreme Court of the United States of America declares this land to he Christian. What are you doing to make America Christian ? Can you be a 100 per cent American citizen and disregard the churches The vital questions concerning this life and the life to come will be given due consideration. Remember services every night at 7:30 o'clock, singing, Gospel preaching. in Good LUTHERAN CHURCH Services will be held Sunday, Octo ber 14, at 11 o'clock A. M. in the Luth eran Church at Antelope by P|v. Ha gen. Rev. Hagen will preach at Dool ey at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon and in Plentywood at 7:80 o'clock. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH With the beginning of the quarter last Sunday as well as the opening of the interclass race contest, the attend ance of the Sunday School increased thirty three and a third per cent. But the fine attendance is also matched by a genuine interest and enthusiasm on the part of both parents and children for serious lesson work, new .teachers now we shall be able to give the children the best possible Re ligious Education under our crowded condition. The splendid crowd that met last Sunday for the regular worship is in dicative of an ever increasing interest and hunger for the deeper spiritual ralities. And therein, as Woodrow Wilson has lately put it, lies the hope and salvation of the present ^civiliza tion. Last Sunday in the sermon we took up "The Grounds For Believing In a Hereafter". This Sunday we will face the problem of "The Nature of the Hereafter". Come and bring your family and friends. Our aim is al ways to be Christian enough that all true Christians will feel welcome and at Home in this Church of Christ. With two DOOLEY Louie LaBatte returned Saturday from Kenmare. Clarks and Richardsons of Antelope shipped fourteen carloads of cattle here for Chicago last Friday. Mrs. Charley Lindvall is reported being very sick. Carl Anderson was a county seat caller last Wednesday. Henry Anderson and wife w'ere county seat visitors last Wednesday evening. The Hamjick Sale was attended by a fair crowd and practically all of the goods sold at a good price. Fred Lang of McNulty precinct has been busy these days hauling w'heat. Several from here attended the sale at the Crumshank place on Monday. Emil Hanson spent several days at Plentywood last week taking in the sights. The Iscassion house received its fin ishing touches of the paint brush last week. Geo. Wright was a caller here Monday. Ted Curtain was seen here from Plentyw'ood on Monday, J. W. McKee of Plentywood motored thru hej*e the forepart of the week. H. C. Hansen traded his Ford and Hudson last week in on a new Jewett. The Maude Henderson Show trope played here three nights of the last week to packed houses and assured the people that they will return next fall. It is on of the best show troupes on the road, barring none. They went to Kenmare from here, Skarning, the w'orld's master on the accordion, played here Sunrjay night to a packed house. Standing room w as not available and gave a very in teresting entertainment. Rodney Salisbury w'as a caller here on Monday posting Sheriff Sale notic on es. Those that heeded Mr. Pettie's weather forecasts the forepart of list month and got their threshing done can rejoice, as weather conditions now will be rather unfavorable. The flats in the Brick Block are getting a general once over, and sev eral changes are being made, several parties changing suite. The Ace of Hearts, shown here Mon day night was attended by a small crowd. The picture itself — was one that has been recut, no doubt one that the censorship. did not pass Herman Hanson as his winter quart ers just about completed for his dogs, and one of the best in the state. We are informed Blame Kobieson has rented the Crumshank farm and has started plowing. Several renters are changing locations this year. We wonder what some think now of these when they know all's n , seemed so cock sure the Producers News would soon have to sell to the Press—pretty blame hard to keep a good thing down—Better not overstep, for you'll be bound to come down. REPUDIATE OKLA HOMA GOVERNOR By EARNEST R. CHAMBERLAIN Federated Press Staff Correspondent. Oklahoma City. — Oklahoma has called Governor Walton's bluff. The governor, who dispersed a leg islature and set himself above the courts and the constitution, is now in court to enjoin the certification of election returns in which the people by the most stupendous majority in the history of the state have repudiat ed the governor's dictatorship. The day of blood-and-thunder mani festos and shoot-to-kill orders is over. The governor issued a call to his 22, 000 "minute men" to stop the election Tuesday and succeeded in hindering the vote in but three counties. In the main the "minute men" were as invis ible as the invisible empire itself. The vote was not on the klan issue, That was submerered : Strong Catholic communities voted ten to one for the measure which permits the legislature to convene itself and which means the governor's impeachment. The Oklahoma election law which requires a majority of all votes cast at an election to pass an initiative, count ing as "no" any vote which does not express itself on all measures pro posed, is responsible for the death of five constitutional amendments sub mitted with the legislative call pro posal. Among the measures lost is the amendment providing for work men's compensation in case of death, giving the women the right to hold Others are the soldiers' bonus, à bill state office, a bank guaranty refund law for depositors in insolvent state banks, and a rural school aid bill. These were all lost because the people in the majority failel to vote on them at all, confining their vote to the leg islative call proposal. Guards are again placed about the capitol. A new grand jury' has been called in Oklahoma City to probe the gov ernor's alleged illegal acts. One year ago Governor Walton was elected by the greatest majority ever given any governor in this state. In the Oct. 2 election he was repudiated by a majority over twice as great as the one he formerly received. The Red River counties, where Wal ton received 40 epr cent of his pri marw vote, turned against him by votes of from 2 to 1 to 10 to 1. Union labor strongholds in Oklahoma City, Shawnee and Sapulpa also adminis tered a stinging rebuke. The Social ist strongholds administered over whelming majorities against the gov ernor. There was not a county in the , state but Voted at least 2 to 1 against the former idol. "Iron Jack Our Jack" turned proved anatherraan to Oklahoma's tenants and workers. Governor Walton has reaped the whirlwind. The legfal obstacles whick now r bestrew the path to his impeach ment may consume months of time. They may even prove effective. The election may be declared illegal if moving heaven and earth can do it, but the people have spoken in a vote w'hic his greater than that ordinarily cast at a special election and they have stamped their disapproval indel ibly upon their governor. ». Four Of Five Roosevelt County Boys Win State Fair Honors Poplar, Oct. .7.—A few Roosevelt county boys who took the pains to go out and select a corn exhibit for the state fair at Helena are the only ones that so far have held up the county's reputation to the outside world as to the quality of corn Roosevelt county is capable of raising, Agent D. B. Noble. Five boys in Roosevelt county made corn selections for the state fair, and out of these five, four received rib bons. Grant Trenne w'on first in yel low' dent; Delmer Leeson second in yellow dent; Marlin Coats third in yel low- dent, while Loran Piercy of Bain ville won second in Dakota w-hite flint. "It is believed that if entries made in the other classes, that this county would have rated well up in her shares of the exhibits, as it has been demonstrated time and again, that wre have the quality," says Mr. Noble. "All it lacks is a little study, effort and pains to get it together."' says County w'ere ORPHEUM THEATRE PROGRAM FOR WEEK Sunday and Monday, Oct. 14 & 15. — Chas. E. Blaney's— Great Broadway Success MORE TO BE PITIÉD .. THAN SCORNED Featuring Alice Lake Oct. 13th.—Saturday Only—Oct. 13th. Carl Laemmle Presents DOUBLE DEALING A Universal Atraction Oct. 16th.—Tuesday Only—Oct. 16th. "WATCH YOUR STEP" ^ „ • With Cullen Landis and Patsy RuthMiller It's A Goldyw'n Picture —Wednesday Only—.Oct. 17. "WHERE IS MY WANDER . ING BOY TONIGHT" Its A Big Special, Just Released Oct. 18. —Thursday Only— Oct. 18. 'THE 4TH. MUSKETEER A Red-Hot Entertainment 9* 99 Broadus farmer gets 200 pounds al falfa seed to acre. It 'UJL WH NEW§ cussif||[ ADVERTISEMENTS» GIRL WANTED-FoTlr^J work. L. E. RUE Pi* neral Wl WANTED— TohêàTT good Ranch for sale pnce, full particulars' A 4 Mmneapois, Minn U ' F -BK I WANTED-S*e«7w „ - cents per pound-WEsT's"^ > FOR RENT OR SAîv ^ Roomed House and a Gars ^ Terms. See E. W. pY L ^ FOR SALE—About 50 Tv. - White Wyandotte on* T**« hens, one dollar eTh BLACKMORE. FOR QUICK SALE-îi Southwest Quarter of Township 36, Range 55, 5 njile°v * east of Plcntywood. AddIv T w ILK EN SON. Grennra v n .,1 T T „ . *ijj J * ~ A ' l ee " ler ! Advance aratcr, 3b inch—Heady tc nnut Sale Cheap. Inquire this offictn pnp np T ~~-■> h , AL k UK, TRADE—Forth,, 800( f unn,n % or( ler. Will Rood team of !M WORK HORSES FOR 25 head of good wnrlf ~ ■"•*5 from 1200 to 1-500 1 HI s . e!1 °, n hme or for cÜshîî 2 good mules. SALE— First Natl. Bank of V\ mn EORSALI^^iT^ drill at a big sacrifice ELS, Outlook. ■■ • C-C.tj ■ trade* mares, not U than 1300 lbs.—Inquire atthisn^ FOR SALE—Pure Bred DunxJo Sows, eighteen months old 30 )\ at a bargain. Also mv Herd la Anchers Avion $35.00 this is ai' & . istered. And 20 Spring Gilt? N Bred at $15.00. F. 0. Inquire FADNESS RANCH, B«; ' ■ FOR SALE—Used Cars of tjbiH makes at the lowest prices. MifB INN GARAGE, Plentywood. MosiB Township ab maps of any township in Sbern County, showing the ownerëhit the farms for onlv 50 cents aia PRODUCERS N$WS OFFICE. FOR SALE FOR SALE—One Aberdeen Aal Bull, 5 years old. Would tabijJ er cattle in trade. Have gbel with him. ROSE GIBSON, C»| ertown, Mont. ••■■I LOS$;—Ring of Keys in Plenty« Return to GRANT STONER it Reward. LOST—All Black Shepherd Pup.la Reward for mforais tail. LOUIS MARSH, Dooley Mo LOST—One brown horse, on h 10th. Black mane and tail. star in forehead. Notify A MAXWELL, Ravmon^, Modl CARL GILBERTSON Archer,Ki LOST—8130 by August Kruew« streets of Plentywood. Finder notify the above at Raynon receive reward. LOST—1 Grey Mare, T-Laiyi* Jaw. ..1 Light Mare, white over Bar on left shoulder. 1 Gelding, OO over Bar on left er. 1 yr Mare Colt, 00 overte^H left shoulder. One 5-yr. old Mare, OO over Bar on left RODNEY SAUSBl}« 27-tf. ESTRAYED HORSES Information w anted as to toe. ership of the following horses j 1 Bay Gelding, branded J-J » thigh, white socks on hind iw. one bay mare, trimmed mane. « brand. . .. Also information leading to of the following horse>. black«" ccvery have strayed: One bay mare, 4 years P— D on right thigh; one four years «'^UsALI»« old. b 14 i STRAYED—From my P 1 *« N. W. of Raymond, one J white face, weight shout ■ 2 horns, had halter ^ Finder i.lease ta<s up JOS mJbukse' STRAYED OR STOLEN-««^ stein Steer, about - > " jefti* ed Bar F* notify ART wood, Mont. TAKEN UP-1 E H under bar on left P Box Bar on left shoulder. ^ 4 ing branded E H nmk jg(J hip, O bar E on kft ÿ box bar A on left ting • have same for C- Ç* rent and this ad. - * gjymoaL SON, 2 1-2 miles east ol U PAST 11 ? |( Mares- 1 - GOT OUT OF THE STOLEN—-3 Grey ^ Mares, 1 Grey GegJJ* wj sucking colt. All ^ & F L Quarter Circle on der. Anybody tek in ^gLtY. horses notify D. W. ^ 14-tf f the POUND 5 HORSES—1300 Broke. Hare otter proved 80 acres m ^ * ty, Minn. Also near Grand Ra P^''* e kr . encumbrance. i in hvf ./hat you have f^RD. Address L. L. hrAf Falls, Minn., R * - for v of Dillon—Construction garage building -