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THE PRODUCERS NEWS
PAPE . OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE
Continuing the OUTLOOK PROMOTER
tfeOPLES PUBLISHING COMPANY, PUBLISHER
Entered as Second Class Matter, October 18, 1912, at the Post
office at Plentywood, Montana. Under the Act of March 3. 1879.
O. A. Moe. Manager
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Charles E. Taylor, Editor
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
u> promptly should they have occasion to doubt or question the
liability of any firm which patronizes oür advertising columns.
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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7, 1923
AFFIDAVITS
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and a cheap trick Oi the two l lentyv, ood doctois who lesoit to
these tactics to divert attention away from their own Contemptible j
.
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The tv.'O local medics and their Ku Klux friends have made
,4-Ua vPCATrt pvnns.nvp nf thpiv nntirs mid
an en Oil to fay to twist the lecent exposuie Ol men antics ana
activities in th-e Producers News into an attack upon the Sheildan
Countv Memorial Hospital.
This was done because the doctors had no other defense.
They could not justify themselves, nor defend their acts, so they
rushed to the defense of the Memorial Hospital.
Shortly we will have exposed political fakers, rushing to
the defense of Court House and the State Capital, or the Consti
tution or Religion.
The Producers News has never said one word derogatory
to the Sheridan County Memorial hospital and these ""bed
knight are perfectly aware of that fact.
The Producers News has given gratis much space to the
Hospital, we have given money, and other things. It has probably
«■e M Mt recall ever having gotten a cent out of the hoapital di
rectly or indirectly. We did not sell the hospital building, neither
did we build it, or make money on the lumber sold, nor in ever
rlnino- nnv nvintino- for the institution It has been our Dart iust
doing anv pnntmg tOi me Institution, it nas ueeii OUI paît JUbt
to give, which we have done alniost as generously as the most
"perfect Knight ot the Ku IvlllX.
The Producers News is not against the Memorial Hospital,
nor has it ever been. But it has been opposed to the efforts of a
couple of cheap medics in their efforts to destroy the Outlook]
b0th °ÄwÄ« exposure of Dr. Seils and Dr. Storkan and:
their activities and incompetence, indirectly injures the hospital,
the Producers News cannot help that if the doctois aie a dis
credit to the hospital, let the hospital board clean house, and set
their affairs in order and not blame the Producers News for the
..„«„it« fi np . ir fc n f o munie of doctors
olmous lesultb Ol the acts Ot a coup e O .
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In the Sheridan County Farmer of Novemb
23rd, there
appeared several affidavits, signed by Mrs. Tillie Mack, Kate Ehr
manntraut, Joe Mack and Vv m. Tobin, which according to the
kead'inc in that great Family Journal was a denial of the alleged
Siandeious Attack upon I lentywood Doctors and Hospital. ;
All of the affidavits were written bv the same man, though
signed presumably we are not sure, by the parties whose names
purpoils to be signed theieto. .
These affidavits are very interesting in the disclosure of 1
the efforts of Dr Sells and Dr. Storkan, who p.x,tebly dictated,
them, to absoh g iliGnisGl\ gs 11 oni all uIrhig, and niäk6 a ^oat of (
the poor dead man who was so unfortunate as to come under the ;
spell of their rosy promises.
The affidavits surely prove that Dr. Sells and Dr. Storkan
are "innocent Abigails" in more ways than one. In fact it proves
that they are altogether too innocent and unsophisticated to be j
engaged in the practice of Medicine at all.
The affidavits even prove that these young medics don't
know the first principles of medical ethics or possess the,*
least comprehension of what constitutes common decency, .either.
toward a patient or a brother doctor.
The affidavits do admit each and every one of the allega- .
tions contained in the article appearing in the Producers News
reporting the facts concerning the death of Ehrmanntraut.
They admit that Ehrmanntraut was taken by his relatives
to the Outlook Community Hospital Thursday. They admit that he
was operated Upon for appendicitis Friday noon by Dr. Fawcett, j
assisted by Dr. Healey of Flaxville; they admit that Dr. Sells and
Storkan were called by somebody, they don't state clearly, whom,
Saturday evening around five o'clock, and that both of them were
so anxious to respond that they missed the prize fight and beat it
up to Outlook to "butt in' on Dr. Fawcett's case, and it alleges
that they even' went so far as to try to find Dr. Fawcett, w T ho
was playing cards in the pool hall on main street at the very time,
and who was later in the evening a spectator at the prize fight
in Plentywood. They conless that they knew just exactly what
was the matter with the victim at first sight, and that they held
very encouraging opinions both to the victim and his relatives !
of their absolute ability, if they only had him at the Plentywood
Memorial Hospital, where they could get a crack at him with a
knife, where they could "re-operate" without restraint and to
their heart's desire, that they could save the -man's life. There
was nothing to it, with two real miracle men such as they said
they were, hold ot a knife to pull this man out of the very jaws
of death. They confess that they advised the moving of the
wounded man, in spite of his condition, which any novice in medi
cine knows meant nothing short of murder, on that midnight of
Saturday, and they prove by these affidavits later, that they
moved the victim, because the victim wanted to be moved. •
The affidavits, dictated no doubt by the doctors, prove the
story of the Producers News.
They tell also a number of things about Dr. Fawcett, and
a few others things also that are not true. !
But these affidavits do prove that these doctors moved this '
line, to make it appear that the Producers News had attacked the
Sheridan County Memorial Hospital, in order to create sympathy
where otherwise it would not exist, is gratuitous, and malicious, I
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man, that they "re-operated" upon him, that he died, and was
buried, as was to be expected.
The efforts by the Sheridan County Farmcrine, in its head
activities.
For which, in view of existing facts, no one can blame them I
very much.
THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
XMAS SEAT SALE
COMMENCES SOON
Another Christmas seal sale ap
proaches. With it comes a rekindling
of interest in tuberculosis work on
the part of the community in gener
al. Those who actively participate in
anti-tuberculosis activities are ever on
the alert for means of extending the
thorough appreciaticji of the cam
, . t , ., . . , .
A large part of. the tuberculosis as-;
sociations activities is along educa
tional lines. The Christmas Seal is
a means of raising funds with which
to carry on the work. Mare than
this, however it is educational in
nature in so far as it brings to the
attention of the community at large
the work of tuberculosis prevention
mid control, and stimulates a keener
interest m thi s endeavor.
The Montana Tuberculosis Associ
paign.
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85 Per Cent of $500,000,000.00 Per Year Has Gone to Bi«
Thipvps imminent Men Take Part in Hn«e Swindle of
i nieves— -rrominent men lake rart in Huge dwindle ori
Boys Who Took Part in World War. |
GRAFT IN VETERANS BUREAU SHOWN TO
INVOLVE MORE THAN SCORE OF SENATORS
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Washington, Nov. 16.—Owing to |
the rotten administration of the vet
-, v, uirr
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politicians have bad a very serious
share of responsibility, only 1. per..
cent of the nearly $500,000,000 ap
propriated for veterans aid each year
has actually gone to the veterans.
Brigadier General Sawyer, person
al physician to the late president and
Mrs. Harding, whom Harding placed
in general control of matters affect
ing ex-soldiers, has been called to tes
tify before the senate committee pre.b
ing the corruption and inefficiency in
ttled and dismissed.
Case No. 4446. H. Sparling of
Case No. 4237. Halvor Bestland,
Attorney Paul Babcock, vs. C. B. As
trup, Attorney S. E. Paul. Settled out
of court. ^
Case No. 4364. J. C. Wigmore. At
tomey Grant Bakewell vs. Joe Vogel,
Attorney Lewis & Wagner. Jury re
turned verdict for defendant. This
case grew- out of the operation of a
coal mine.
Case No. 4230. Peter M. Jacobson,
f' tor A I1 5' Paul Babcock vs^ Soren Lar
Attorne y Unstad & Greer. Con
tmued over term.
Case No. 4389. Ed. Weiss, Atty.
} j6wl ® & Wagner, vs. Firemans Fund
Lo :' Atty - " oward . Foot;i - Set ~
Case No. !m. First National Bank
of Plentywood Attorney Onstad
Greer vs. J. J McIntosh, Attorney
OUm & aub Now on tnal before
JU C y a se Nc 988 T C Kellev Attv
L. A. Brown,' vs. Home Insurance Co :
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Case No 4165 ^ A West Attv
Pau] Babcock vs Jim Popesku' Attv
Lewis & Wagner. Settled' out of
}gS£/tSSS io.aaiia"
Case No. 4401. Minot Grocery Co.,
Atty. Paul Babcock, vs. Chas. Nau,
Atty. Lewis & Wagner. Continued
ove * term «
Case No 313 T c Kel i y> Atty.
L. A. Brown, vs. Sheridan Countv
State Bank. Atty. Onstad & Greer,
Continued over term.
* Ca " S Convention
| (Continue,! from page D
]y every speaker, the questmn of ways
and means of achieving this end was
: taken up
J- A. H. Hopkins, Chairman of the
Committee of Forty-Eight, stated
that several months ago his organiza
tion started a plan for a similar con
; ference to be held in Chicago on No
vember 18th and 19th, and suggested
that the St. Paul conference adjourn
to meet with the Chicago conference,
This plan was rejected by the confer
e nce and it was decided that the pro
ffram which the ccnference adopted
should be presented to the Committee
0 f Forty-Eight conference for their
acceptance, should this Committee de
s i re to join forces with the Farmer
Labor participating in the conference,
A proposal was made to the confer
ence that all the organizations pres
t nd in bringing about a more
IS"' tas'ÎSŒd TÄ» Ä
to take care of the demand. The tu
berculcsis campaign has made steady
Se^tpoXTu^ortTven. îhè
Utle Christmas Seal has so estab
lished itelf that it; sells readily. We
^
ing people to buy us liberally as they
can of these messengers of cheer and
nAÄTiipiirix n/immiu
l# UWVtiWtü MÜNÜA Y
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Caî^s Tried onday—Three Clvl1
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The district court 0 f the Twentieth
Judicial District, convened in regular
^clock ' lont ay afterTloon at two
Judge Comer presided and Sheriff
Rodney Salisbury was in charge. Ed.
Wunderlich and John J. McElroy are
se A Ta^rg? number cf jurors and wit
nesses and litigants are in the coun
ty seat attending court,
Th e one criminal case on the dock,
S' Vôn
day> December 10 th, because of the
illness of one of the important wit
Messrs for the State. County Attc.r
^
f en dant, Harris,
Case No. 4294, C. W. Munson vs.
Great Northern Railroad, Attorney
? a . b ? ock f £ r P fiuGff, and \eazy,
Medicine Lake, vs. Edward Sherman
V R ® s ? v y.% Attorney Grant Bakewell
defendant^vas the firîcaætneï
it was an action for money for fur
niture sold and delivered. Sherman
f that . he h f' J f a " 1 h f ev ';
] on Ld'Mr^läherman, all'ol whom
testified that the bill was paid to
Plaintiff in cash at the defendant's
farm hcvne near Reserve. The plain
tiff denied this, and the jury awarded
the verdict to the Plaintiff.
Case 4377. Joe A. Kavon, Attorney
Paul Babcock, vs. Fred Miller, Attor
^ m 0nstad & Greer - Continued over
erm '
hope, supplying thereby the where
withal to continue with increasing
vigor the fight against tuberculosis.
DISTRICT COURT
One Criminal Case on Calendar Con
and around the bureau. Sawyer tes- ;
titled that former Director Forbes
was dismissed from his job as head of
the bureau because he had continued
se jj quantities of new supplies—
sheets, linens, etc., stored at a camp
Perryville, Md. after the presi- j
( j en t had ordered him to stop. These 1
goods were being disposed of to a
ring of easv-money bidders at one
fifth tc. one-tenth their value.
Graft, careless giving away of pub- j
lie property, acceptance of gifts of
..v, piopvit.v, acceptance ox gras oi ;
liquor and "parties" from contractors I
and bidders, and endless intrigue have j
turned up by the investigation.
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ent join in signing a cal tor a na- ,
tional convention. This plan, bowey
er, was superseded by a motion made I
by Jay G. Lrown of the Farmer-La-,
bo Lw ty ' proposing.
,, TJ ia t we, the representatives of
die following organizations, in con
ference assembled, recommend that
the Farmer-Labor movement of the
State of Minnesota call a national^
convention, to convene m the Twin
Cities on May 30th, 1924, and we
hereby appoint Wm. Mahoney, H. C.
Teigen and Wm. A. Schaper, a com
to Essue such cal! and make the
necessary arrangements, and further
that this committee be instructed to
attend the Chicago conference. No
vember 18th and 19th and uresent to
vemoei j,»tn and utn ana present to
the ccnference the action of this con
ference and ask concurrence
Delegate McKaig proposed an
amendment to the proposal, adding
thereto the words; "and that the ira
tional call when issued shall have the
names of all the organizations which
support it.
This amendment was adopted and
the representatives present were
theieupim requested to affix their sag
natures to the call. The following
groups signed the proposal immedi
ately.
COMMITTE OF FORTY-EIGHT
J. A. H. Hopkins, Chairman.
FAM'JvR-'.'ABOR PARTY OF
WASHINGTON I
C - k0 SÄ j*fÿ a <Tï; 1
FEDERATED FARMER-L A B O R j
PART > Joseph Manley, Secy.;
FFOERATED FARMER-L A BOR ;
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FARÄ1ER-LABOR i ARTA OF SO. |
„ . ^AKOTA Tom Ayres, Chairman ,
FA.vMER-IiAROR i ARTY OF MOn -1
TANA Charles E. Taylcv. R^v>. I
PROGRESSIVE PARTY OF. IDAHO
Ray McKaig, Representative.
FARMER-LABOR PARTY OF MIN- ■
NESOTA
Wm. A. Schaper ,
Wm. Mahoney j
H. G. Tcigan
FARMER-LABOR PARTY OF SO. i
DAKOTA Alice Lorraine Daly,
The representatives of the national
Farmer-Labor, Party withheld their
signatures pending reference of the
call to their national committee for
approval.
Later in the conference R. D.
Cramer and J. A. H. Hopkins were
added tc the committee making the
full committee Mahoney, Teigan,
Schaper, Cramer and Hopkins.
REPRESENTATION IN CONVEX
TION.
The question of representation in
the national convention was then tak
en up and a committee consisting of
Delegates Hopkins, Daly, Kenney,
Teigan and Brown was elected to
bring in a report. The committee
feel, however, that the problems of
representation in a national conven
tion in which some of the organize-1
tion participating would be bound by
state laws providing for their repre
sentation in a national party conven
tion made it impossible to work out
the details at once. The committee sc.
reported and Delegate Kennedy made
la motion which was adopted, that it
is the sense of this body that the;
committee drafting the convention
call provide that all producers,' pc?.i
tical and economic organizations,
which are willing to support a pro
gram in line with the general prin
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MOWT ÄN.Ä AFTFR
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WHEAT TITf V AT
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CUWArfï CUAW
LHILAllU SHOW
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«.„.»„«„.„„»S
ie.'ai" ai.'oV'no,
today for the opening tomorrow of the
international Livesock exposition.
This, the management says, will be
the greatest of the stock .shows, held
annualy.
In addition to the finest livestock,
including winners of the Canadian Ja
cific caast and Kansas City shows, the
S.
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at Bo\eman, a MoS!lnTtrtiTÄ
g ra in judging contest at the Pacific
International show at Portland, will
j « end its team to the Intercoliegate
, Gram Judging contest December 6 at
the Intrenational Hay and Grain show
held in connection with the livestock
f bow - A. J. Ogaard, the représenta
twe of Montana at the hay and gram
show, was the first to finish checking
entries and announced that 175 actual
samples of Montana grain already
were ready for the inspection of judg
es an d that this state would make a
battle for the wheat championship,
h ^ ,d by G. W. Kraft of Bozeman in
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Elmer Nickerson was among those
hauling wheat to the Plentywood Mill
this week and taking home a year's
supply of flour.
grind ami politicians, the ihrov/dest
that moncv can hire: that the r»res3
c f the two old parties are owned by
Wall Street and cater to Wall Street:
it ig harder anm0 re costly to
capture either wmgs of the old party 1
Hundreds Hear Sen. Ander
son Speak on Farmer-Labor
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machines than to bui'd a new
me; that the progressive wings of Unit
old parties can ui.jle with the minors
ty parties in the Farmer-Labor party |
and win at the coming presidential;
election. Anderson joins with Sen.,
Wheeler in saying that there is not
"two bits difference between the two
old parties," that one is as hopeless |
and corrupt as the other. Sen. An-j
derson in his discourses took occasion
to discuss the financial situation and
explained the workings of the Fed -1
(j ra l Reserve Banking system, show- j
©ral Keserve nan icing system, snow -1
ing that the present financial debacle
i.s hand made and was purpose- j
ly brolght on by t he interests who |
and operate both of the old par-j
ties. I
At severa i places Sen. Taylor âp- 1
peared vvith Sen . Anderson and spoke
upon the strategy of the Farmer-La-!
brj , party at this time, showing that j
the new party is not a third party as ;
tliîrd parties are generally understood, |
j JU t a rea j par t y that is born to en
dure because of its economic founda
tion in the political ©volution, and dis
cussec j the call fori# national ccnver -
t;or to nom j na t e ä candidate for
President and Vice-President made by
a ccn f er ence of progressives at Labor
temple, gt. Paul, November 15th and
1; - th> in wh|cfl he represented the
F/mner-Labor party of Montana,
which conven tion was called for the
nr-« Ar-iv '»nih
A o in 11 1 , , tj,,„
gen Anderson has spoken at Ray
mond Outlook, Homestead, Dagmar, !
Medicine Lake. Reserve and
day even | n g to a capacity audience at (
the court room at the CCiUrt house at )
PlentvW00(l> and this afternoon and
evenin at Archer and Redstone and)
he wfll ak Satur day at the Odd
Fellows hall at Scobey and Sunday |
eveni he wilI spea k at the Flaxville
ha]} pi^-nie. Monday he !
speak a t Comertovvn and Dooley and
Tuesday at Quitmeyer and Wednesday
at Westby when he will go to Roose- i
velt coiiTitv T to cloliv^or severs! acl- !
Besses ■
g Moe of the Farmer-Labor par- i
tv T v "v' mich pÄ with th/re-!
suits, of the meeting and the organi
zatic.il work that has taken place
s i nce and as a re sult of the meetings,
STATE PAPER IN JANUARY
Th e official organ of the Farmer- !
babor party will appear early in Jan-;
uary jf ^be organization work con-!
tinu " es , vith its present speed. 4
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T üniRdflinn /i ( it
VVW / MEMBEP CAN«
La\ à IflJuIflLPlJlV V/rkll ,
A ITTUT Clift; F* Ä V
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» iiwashe
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Members Are Asked to Be At Home
When Men CaJl Next Sunday—Six
teen Men in Drive. .
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The sixteen men who are to make
the E. M. C. drive next Sunday P. M. j
to take care c.f the finances of this
Church for the coming year, met for
a sumptuous turkey dinner in the
l%seraent of the church, Tuesday ev
ening. After the meal the teams
were paired off, the list of member j
and friends of this Church divided j
up and all preliminary arrangements!
completed for the big drive this Sun- i
day P. M., Dec. 9. This system has
worked cut wonderfully this past year !
and in poeat faith the Church b.asj
adapted an even bigger program for
the coming year in the confidence that I
the blsOC.OO needed—which is about
what we have raised and spent this i
year- -will be forthcoming. Every I
member and friend of this Church
who is deeply interested in serving I
the community To.r the highest good j
will surely again share in carrying
forward the work of Christ and his
Church.
The service this Sunday morn will |
have special interest and bearing on
the drive in the afternoon. Every
body come and find out the chief em
phasis of this Church in its work. Ev- !
ery canvasser is especially urg-ed to be
at this service as a final preparation
for the big work of the afternoon. Thc ;
Shalfk Next U™o° Th«" w* 1
great thing to take care cf the fin
ances of the Church for a year in one
afternoon. Make your plans to be at
ï^^ la ^°° n Sunday so that
îhlt^venSg. returns j
A1PW AAÜf'witi iniM
ÛÎ1TI OHIf ^THHFNTQ
vUILUUBl ul Ul/Liil lu
TA CUIV HI 14
ToayEMDEC.i4
C.g, C |. M M Hitt. Sch™.
Will Give Home Talent Play ™
Friday, December 14th at Outlook.
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The students of the Senior n t\
the Outlook High School are now
busy rehearsing a play to be given
by the members c.f that class in
Outlook, Friday, December 14th. The
Butte from VènLn'a- "àll""»
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WlîJÂTrf chimrte"!"o" can
be assured of seeing a show worth
while:
cast of CHARACTERS
Mr. Butte - - - Clarence Wallan
Mr. Flume - - Raymond Walker
Professor Placer - - Lewis Johnson
Sluce - - - Verna Goodlaxon
Drill - - Mordecai Gnodlaxon
Mr. Sledge - - - Henry Lund
Mrs. Boulder - Effie Rno
Miss Brooks' - Marie Lund
Miss Quartz - - Florence IJeland
Miss Shaft - - Evelyn Johnson
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bread^unulv aft he Plentvi^H W
Mül ^ * t P ty d F!tdr
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Read the news while it is news—
j The Producers News-$3.00 à y ear
!0F ÏNTERST TO
SCHOOL PEOPLE
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CountV Sut)t. Crone States ;
p r Compulsory Ed
rurpu&c ^ \ Y /1„ r f
U cational Law and Why It
g e Enforced.
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We the undersigned sehoolp
0 f the Raymond school, and resident.
0 f the Raymond vicinity, wl ^b ie
p u blie to know that, regardless ol
the verdict in the A. E. Aldrich Case,
we stand squarely behind our County
Superintendent of Schools, Emma
Crone, and our County Attorney, A.
Erickson, in their endeavor to en
f orce the Compulsory Education Law
j n our school district,
Bernard Void +
Bernant vom, trustee; J. W.
Brown trustee; Chas. Westphal, clerk;
of School Board, Henry A. Hill, Elsie
Hill Mrs. W. Si. Rader, Mrs. F. H.
ot ^ c nool ßoaru, nemy n, „ um, n u 'u
Hill, Mrs. W. M. Rader, Mrs. b H.
Wendt F. H. Wendt, Mrs. A. J. Mar
nuson,'Emil A. Senecal, Mrs. J. A..
Stewart, Mrs. H. S. Jordan, H. SJ
j or dan, J. A. Stewart. J. Schikurski,
Mrs. Schikurski, Mrs. E. W. Black,'the
e. w. Black, Wm. Rader. Anna Syme,
Mrs . Harry Holland, Harry Holland,,
j Raymond, Mrs. E. W. Hannah. E.
\v. Hannah, A. A. Rio, Mrs. A. A.
j>ic Mrs. H. C. Fraley, Oscar Mat-:
S0P Amanda Matson, Emil Severson,
Edna Nichols, Mrs. Joseph Brown.
Mrs M. E. Granrud, John Bjorklunt,
Manor Bjorklund, Joe McGowan Mrs.'ills.
j oe McGowan.
j. • jr ra tifving to County officials
k n o W g a bsolut e fy that they^^have the
backing of their constituents in their
eSvor to honestly perform the du
enueayor to noucow^
ties of their offices; and it is with a
f p. ra titude and satisfaction
Sty Superintendent pub
Thurfcljgjjthe ^bove statement. The,
constitute the two Trustees of
^K^rt No 21not on trial, the
^ choo i Board everv
0 f the Raymond School,
^hool patron of the ^y mon ^. J '
S^. OPf f e xcer)tffig Uvo oi three who
S lVhand It will take more
thZa verdiS of "not guilW" b"sS
. , art | a ]i y informed to
a Aldrich in his own com
acqu LL Mr ' Al(lr,ch in nis °" n com
^ . . .
Tbe State Superintendent's last bi
euniäl report shows that there were
30,037 days absence ,n Sheridan
County last year, and this in .>pite of
th fact that very few of our schools
bave the nine month s term cq .11 .
by the Course of Study—a number ot
them having only six. Is it any won
<Jor that oui boys and girls ,un it
bard to pass the eighth grade exami -1
nations! The Aldrich children a one
kiikIg 1/4 tsrdy nioiks in thf? Râ\
mond school las-: >ear anrl in adtlition
tl ' ^ys absence. The oldest
c b-; d j s almost s xteen years ol ! and]
rut , yet , haIf , wav tkrou ? h tiie seventh
ff rad€ ' though her teacher te. s
is a bright girl. This is one of|
the tilings that we were not allowed]
to tell the jury.
The good people of Raymond are in
deed to be commended for going on
record in this way for law enforce
ment. When every community in
Sheridan County takes the same
stand, law enforcement will not be a
one-man job. and will become a com
paratively simple matter. The Com-*
pulsory Education Law is plain, ex
plaining in detail the duties of par
ents, and guardians in keeping their;
children in school, the penalty if they
fail to do so, the duty of the truant,
officer in enforcing the law, etc. In
my mind there is no possible excuse
for anybody's upholding ordinary vi
o'ation*of this law. to say nothing of
defending open anil, flagrant defiance
of it. Personally I have more re
spool for an anarchist than I have for
a man or woman who, lacking the
courage to call himself an anarchist
proves himself no better than one by
either defying the law himself or'
upholding'another in doing so. An
archists are at least honest enough
to tell the world where to find them,
If we do not »believe in law enforce-]
ment, we should not -believe in law at
all. Without enforcement it is a
farce so fcolish as to disgust any de
cent thinking man, and the mocker*
of it is a crime kgainst those wh
believe in and pay for a legislative
department and department of justice
in our Government.
ÄÄS 'llwln'lheri
dan CoS not because we wfsh tV
punish anyone—nothing coud be farth
er from our purpose. I dare say no
one in the Court room sympathizes
more keenJywith the defendant th» »
Ä» ,Ä"t!
him-our purpose is not. I say, to
punish the parent, but rather protect
the child. In sympathy^for the par
sKK , «s,-ss:
BdatttimTm-ju. ttpiri?"
of which 1S the protection of our
C °ww' Q ™ tu ^ .
) Vbat ar e the arguments in favor of
pubhc schools at all, and which justi
fy C0a ? puls 0fy payment of taxes in
them . Is not one of them
hat n we llve ln . a Democracy where
aad «Slfo P 2 >Pl ?«
Mhl^enough
gÄJÄ JÄ
emi " en, -, h A Demo'oracy^an "b/pl
^ ban citizenship—it is in
( . le ed exactly what its citizenship make
. maa '®, vote c ? unts
^ Uch 3 s tha î . of the most en '
bghtened , m the m ak i n ff- So long as
P ^,f ar ® uot allowed to choose
nav'fivpi 5, ^' hetber or . not } be >' ^'L 11
? u , • t m support of public
« ^°? S ' , J , USt 5°. lon 5 should parents
^ 6 allowe d to choose individually
''y^ther or not their children may at
o a TL 18 n ? t enou J?h that fathers
e n l others throughout this county
? ave ^ rom morning until night, year
!^ and J. ear ou b without condemning
l hlldren to , the sam ^ fate, first
Cap - tal of their ,abor and
^ den yan g them the education
° U Jv be , tbeir greatest asset
in the^ntn^ mselves better things
6?
ihis does not mean that we are so
narrow that u,
an emergency into o„ü e . *«mot ♦,
are taking emergenceTf^^
tion right along hut
cannot help noticing £ at
, out - scho °' children'to
y , nranage their p mergçn'!?° n ^Ua!
other way. Renci0a "*>'
.
'' : 's
_ Cour,t y'sJJt
ELECTION ODDS"
FAVOR BALDWIN
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i j* Lk\ ATl\ ES PREDICT .
7,,;,. T , PARI i unap
SÎ./iiKT kITAl\ R| A Y td"
TK( tI\ K TARIFF. ' ^RO.
London, Dec. 5
Press) —Premier
wen* up today
era! election.
The Conservativ
pected to attain a
~< B y the
° n th *** of"the ^
fni^
-" rc i ^«"vauves novv
pected to attain a rnaiorih-^
Lloyd George is certain to in' ° ^
seats, but his party will «tin ^
in the minority., ' 1 r ^a®
Betting on the stock pyA
campaigners finished wi«^ 34
of vindictive oratory «/.'W
Four to one on Conservatii 0loirs:
i hree to one against I ih P Li'
Two hundrd to one against li.
Baldwin is believed to ho - r>
as returned to power. Thk
Great Britian may try an
protectable tariff'for
- -
Rank of Pi
^talc Bwik cf Plentywood
C!° ses Payments Mon^
Monday
tn . , ,
(Continued from page ii •
. . . .
dx ^ e ^hoo! and w
K ' nts ' ^ ™ haru'in î
f '- m of $2a00.00 1er checks given »
pay T 1 ? t l f f axe ?. b >' taxpayer"dm!
on th f' b f nk : whlch offer Vas «
^ epted ai ^> the exchange was m £
However, Tuesday, about 84,000..
m , P a >' men t of taxes draw,,
î at bank , a PP care<l m the Co»g
Treasurer^ office which that banffi
una ble to honor, and which
checks ' unless cashed soon will be i*.
turned by the County Treasurer ta
Utlio di swers without their tsx iwpinh
The failure of this bank aTtS
is a calamity upon the people of PU
tywcod and vidnity. V bank U
m , rae rous customers, probably the
most substantial in the county! g
rnr.ney for the fan crop had been .le
roîited in the bank quite generally
J nrt much 0 f it had bin checke] i
i n payment of ta.es, which ch«b
wd | probably be returned protested to
the drawers without the tax receipts,
^ mccin.'' thut ihc tûX6' of th^
( j rawers w jn eo rleMnouent with rm
ai\v Sdded th?ieto ^ ^ ^ L
jV was to avo j d this very calamity B
that County Treasurer Olson asked
the taxpayers several times to tender
the payment 0 f taxes in cash, but
many of thc taxpayers did not heed §
bj.^ request.
Numerous deposits wer? madeMou
day before the bank suspended pay
mènts and much hardship is the re
suits. Assessor Aspelund dero-ited
his pay check about noon Monda- inly
to have his checks refused a couple of
! hours later. The Lutheran Ladies'
Aid deposited quite a sum of money
] ] n the bank last week as did also >ev
j e ral Sunday school treasurers,
The conditions of this bank became
Î precarious last summer but about
September 1st, Peter Marron, one' f
1 the heavy stockholders, raised $25.000
| f or it which tided it over for the tin»
The bank has not paid county drafts
f or nearly two vears, and for three
months did not even renew it« boa*
for county deposits, while at the saw
time it refused to pay the county it«
money, and it was only after the raos;
urgent representations were m I
Gov. Dixon and Bank Examiner SU- j
ten and after the arrival of special
j examiners in Plentywood at the time j
j 0 f the closing of the Sheridan Corn
j tv State Bank the second time, 'lid |
the State Bank of Plentywood renew
| its bond« with the county, and other
wise set its house in order. However.
Cashier Nelson gave out many tire
thereafter that the bank bad weatfr
S the crisis and would pnl
"through
{ On September 1st, Governor Dixon
| promised Sen. Taylor, in a letter
Colt'S tanks "after
wouîd be "Trusteed," that is puj ®
«oecial funds bv themselves, and n ;
mixed with the funds of the bank.»
that they could be held mtact^
^medto ha«
j closed bank is unknown at *
If it has, all depositors an
1st will get their money -
m'""!
ttii'in... f
county's . fun .%, ' which 1*
u,- te B - o°^r 3 v nrotectèd by ^
believes is am P*y p ^ d
sonal bonds, mortgages, ana
(W? A««
Lake on^heTrning 0 ^' ^
when an attempt ' xa ' , Coupe ^ r0 / n
parties to steal a re* t hat h '
Rom f° B ,°r le> ; ivn Grangers atMmot
was h,red by t P« rtie5 t
N. D., to go with the^ ca
Medicine Lake a a wk to ' r
and to drive th^ r f ca was n ot
He maintains tna- JJ« f the B-irt
caled m the pt f: n " on the ou^ lrt l
car, hut was "' a;tin L grangers
of the town, wlien
after the automoj»' • . t hat h; ÿ ,
Barge also ett '-f ^ of ..
the Security öu ' N. - •
Lake auto from J ! ' t 0 f i
to a farm southwe^ by the
where the
Sheriff at Bowbells.
as
good
adjustable
domestic
her
ui y
,
ft
1st.
bas
Alleged Medicine Lake
Auto Thief Given Sentenc
(Continued from pa£ e b
wet*
D.. <> ut
j _ ___•
! Charles Beckland bo**
I with a load of ^h
t his winter's supi ), >