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THE PRODUCERS NEWS OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE Continuing the OUTLOOK PROMOTER • * A. J »i_ PEOPLES PUBLISHING COMPANY, PUBLISHER Entered as Second Class Matter, October 18, 1912, at the cffice at Plenty wood. Montana. Unde r the Act of March 3 Charles E. Taylor, Editor Post . 1879. 0. A. Moe. Manager Foreign Advertising Representative i !_JME AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCI ATION Quack, fraudulent and irresponsible firms are not knowingiv advertised, and we will take it as a favor if anv reader will adv* S P u- promptly should rhev have occasion to doubt •iability of any firm which patronizes in „,'1?* Pe ° Ple al ' e confused in reference to the law 1 le " a d to accepting a newspaper sent to a person through tne mail. * Many people believe that if the paper is sent to a person, ° rder the same - or after the subscription has expired that he is under no legal obligation to pay for the or question tne ret our advertising columns. 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The kov nnmliov A ,.„ •. ,, 1 ' 1 shows the date to which the subscription is nnid P 81 e llarne -- feUPSC liptlon is paid. —~ ' BY LAURENCE TODD ~ Federated Press Staff Correspondent j. s. Mellon. Weeks or Wallace Next wAcS? ,net Membe rs to Go. WASHINGTON.—Now that Denby ri Ä ty baye S en ^smissÀ Horn the cabinet Washington is ask mg whether Mellon, Weeks or Wal aee is to be th e next one forced out because of his record. Mellon is al «eady in a serious situtaion, due to disclosures made by Senator Couz aS * be wholesale c bon ol taxes to big corporations dt i ■ , , °.. p tr sons a,1 'i companies with uud. Mellon and Washington Gossip are con ^ has been as indifferent as frauds, and Wallace .has ignored the one? to'stockyards ind mlat Ä f^.. h °w se n co T mittee is now tor McKelîfr o/Tennesie^as^re newed the fight begun by the late S0,,at °r Ä " * Mellon from office on the move "iÂ Ä McLean 1 "' Washinltolf'Port' which bashfully refrained fmm ediïoidal comment on the downfall of Daugh erty, has proposed that Senator S k er mg «>f South Dakota be appointed in ms stead. Sterling would be an 'dea! spokesman of the anti-labor and anti-progressive program of the ad inistration. . , Anderson Pro t , . t • , , . the white housed reïSls't^fac^Haï ™ wt in, Irr • Î P * , ^ nders on is the zM Ipss Ä this^ase" the »er Ä on the Circuit at present are not hos tile to labor. ^Anders ihas never been known as a pro-labor congressman, but claims to be a friend of the mine workers. When Anderson sentenced the of Miners Want Judge moted - ficers of the Bridge and Strnrfnmi Ironworkers, yeârf ago, he told them that they would go to orison in -, ÄÄ? for h that° purpose ^ SÄy^Inl'T ' . , Sen. Borah's Resolution for An Econ ■ omic Confèrent Senator Borah's latest resolution filing for an international^ ccilfer ence for the economic vp<'fnrit;„n i of a war-impoverished world shows all of th e limitations plaœd upon a?v appeal to the CocJidVe administra G on. Not only does The resolution leave the program to the nreshW ! but if also leaves to the discretion of ^ Coolidg e the essential matter of in citations. Borah says that while he leave, ^ achieve no Lnorbmt ^? ference , can Germany take^part^To world Conference '"yèt^iu? 118 ^ b& ? know ? thaf Secretory Hughes ^nd i, 1 President are hostile to Russia m°a"h tha " ^ * bp *'' ec " ■ Stcr8,ary «t« With I atfn A^''' is ,iUK -V with the j' ust now, them that j 118 recent send m n P - 0f : n t C( ? n ? pan y of marines 100 Ho Hur? ^ t0 0CCUpy the ca P>tal of £ ?. , 18 m , n -° sense an innova republic "seiia o^SI aff f airs . °- f that er i- 3V Y enato . r .Shipstead, hovvev ®f' the opinion that Hughes would have gone much further in his military campaign on behalf of Hip United Fruit Co.'s 0t thG Honduras had the test™** mt V ° iced se . eks c to cai ™ commission re presen tine- all nf ft,« ^ ^ to «J"' Str ° nfr en °" gh South dictatorship in progressives in a vigorous pro a Miles City — Montana-Belle Oil Gas Co. making plans to drill struc-' ture at north side of Yellowstone riv er near here. PRODUCERS NEWS Montana Democrats Turn Down McÂdoo Biuce Kremer and Mrs. J. S. M. Neil Elected* National Com mitteemen By Democratic State Convention—Brilliant Banquet Ends Conference. Helena, March 31.—J. Bruce Krem I erer of Butte, vice-chairman of the I democratic national committee, was i re-elected for the fifth time as na i tional committeeman from Montana ; and Mrs. John S. M. Neill of Helena, was selected national committeewom I an at a meeting of the democratic [ state central Tramer NOMINATED BY STEWART «t and his election was CnaAimo^ by^fomier iTpÄf I-*«. wife Mrs Jane Purcell has committee held here l?! C t,le na * 10 fl a * commit Mite Tomncy secoS and moved that he election be made by acclama hands lpmon tH' »T™ H M ]VT? {-«TWffîï sub Ä SS ; member AÄ ifi 1 unter rifip/l° U ' ! " yv\ish UHFFRFn PV rnMMmïp U iwia T , ir , , ( W _V S enator T / J - Walsh cl l e f r , ed by the committee mem-! ! j ^ a ? d ? ra?e crowtl of spectators; tter . am telegram of luTk.u commit th l res v stpw-irt ttee chairman, S. V. h? èïellerJ worï S ° n °tî.P pr ! 1S1 i lg I w- lent ' ork ,. in tae senate, ' s?n ter B® K° Wheel!? «»nr WOrk ° f 2'm Wheeler and Congress ch?er?l vvere llkewise cnetl 601 • ^ Krem ° r ' " R P - 1 ARÄKTED (ContinucTTfrüni P uge U A Ä ^ M f* °' Gla 'ly and who have not re IfS'"of ä fo-SÄ been turned over to thp countv trpn. I surer. Mr. O'Grady of course nev**r at any time had tile authority to 1 endorse any check madp unvuiii f Sheridan county. Only the Treasu? er has such au y thoritv y ine ArediiUI Tom Liedahl and Siur T KIov t 1 both of whom worked under O'Gradv Electing money unde? his direc tion have assisting the officers ÄÄCT Tor'Z ÜÄdt «ÄÄ S O'Grady had cashed InÀ eîStoUv mÎ P r °Pnated the money. 1 Stealing Going on Since July L lt seems thut th e stealing byO'- ( Grady ha « been ^ing on since early ' ln duly when Quinn was succeeded seed grain collector by O'Grady It ; if said that quit the Clerk 4 I Reorders office because oftheques xT° nable Work of O'Grady. W m Newlon , who succeeded him g?t *° act i v ities that looked crooked to lim aad quit that offic e at the first opportunity when he became dvnutv «»dTwÄ , men to the fact that things looked t?** 1 glain collections, asking them S to requesting^^repoi^ofbal^o^vme^ The Public Examiner , lr Jk J nei jts. -u- ®G C rad E y X 1Ä m Sheridan county, did not look at the seed grain records at all It is claimed that O'Grady took these d home and" the" Examiners" fLIot ah about the seed g~oL ^ Commissioner Lundeen proposed later to the Beard of County missioners that the seed grain diooks be put in the hands of the countv *~W ^ÄtX th Ä I WÄIÄM ; thîrit° wilf b" Ct topösdble B to a grt the evidence into the records until that time. Mr, O'Grady is reported to isThÄ^tÄtea"*"" t Since his arrest, Mr. O'Grady has been doing a lot of work on the se«1 gram books, having worked on them all day Sunday and several days this week. This is the first time that he ; has ever touched the books before. 1 Since he was arrested last Satur day, Mr. O'Grady has been in -almost constant conference with Dr. Stor kkan, Ray Lang, Leo Zeidler and Sei March It isVmored on tC stiet that these genelemen are making a payT4 US cou ff n°t? and^thus^'sav? 01 ïhe man. if possible, who has been such eÄ°hs them dUrinS the Past - cell. Miles Romney, former U. S. Marshall Jos. L. Ashbridge, State Senator J. H. Stewart of Meagher, ötate Senator Dan Healy of Park, Judge^ C. C. Hurley of Glendive, for C° n S res sman Tom Stout. BANQUET a BRILLIANT SUCCESS „Optimistic and confident democrats of Montana, mc.re than 250 women of th? m,', f * at d l n f r C, °: S . in * , l"üeï ftS Äf party «specially the record of the eight fiStatIhemseTv« one anew to go forward in constructive "hough^ofunm^df ^ ot thTworhJ ^ ° f the Welfarc attendance TÄÄ the ' ex tZ "STSJ SSÄÄ °Lt h"ïï 2ÜS £ rowd ? h ' ch occupied th c mezzanine* (floor of the Placer, listened with close attention to the speaking. STOUT A TOASTMASTER Tern Stout, former congressman and editor and publisher of the L°w [ istown Democrat-News, presided as toa » t , mas '«, introducing the speakers and keeping the program smoothly , under way until is conclusion shortly oefore midnight His comments humorous and pointde. kept the crowd m great good humor. TEAPOT MC ADOODLING TOO S«"" , f r °'j "wahh ^ |d —^ j COUNTY SCHOOLS h^''' S ? k an a f CtlVe parb ^ r ^ be Co. Superintendent, he was P\ Cn tbe i btb g < a u e test h.v mistake, . p f s f ed lt: "dth the highest score rained by any pupil in any grade r? 8 t u Unfir the ia this count y so far. He answered nineteen of the tw £ n ty questions correctly. f ro r e ' Count y Superintend uL °L^ h ° C % Spent u S T ral (lays hrâLi, 6 ? vlsl T tm f I sc * hool s on tho ? ".n" tlla î place ''. She »ne eajoyable evenings she ever . spenA at . a fl ^ir of the Sh? 1,1 ® nthu . SIa ^ tlcally declares does cïedit Ï ?T . than t *1 0 Gie ^ a ( en ^ °f the town, the' thefe Was . an added zest to îw rtï S""® 68 * <lue S tae fact were endeavoring to thp uit bJ" who had entertained ^ f °l e TL lth a ? J on «H lri ~ school Thp? t the old fashioned do thmr f h f V w . ould have 1-1 î r ,t ve ,!*f s . 4 t0 Wln *i e ' aW<,n "" ^ dld F ^ Stnd ^ y schpo1 wil1 ^ l^OO^'clodc 3 " 1 * Easter Sunday » at T R he St6nseth famiIy and 0 M. Johnson spent last Sunday at the Lee fiffÄlSSTÄ 8 M^Hri v , , j and Mrs Ä daU Æ htlr ° f ^ r - s?k Hst la^t week 8 ' ^ ° n the , tT rS ' M ' Mark "» n aI * d Mrs. Sien «kSÄf T p Aid -' his Dr nir y l n he f hur f h - Com-ibe^at n îr T ThurSy D °° ,ey Wednesda y T • j • Ä thÄ roaïl 4 1 31 ™ « er' oT'rain We | SiU "| l by 8 'if ht shoT ' M ram Wednesday night. . day ° y Was ln town Wed nel itor wjle 8 D °° ley «i ... day. " dahl was " t »'™ v; ^ WnrH «rc _ i Uhe Farmers Elevnt* 1,1 Dyoiey tha' ! burnedXwn 8t ; Albert Eaton ? ?'' 8y to Doolev tbif S 1 I ? mlly tf tu ™e4 Minn wherï th»."* f ï°iî Bcmid J': \ " r , n y spe , nt the , Wlnter afrt , wdl run the cook car for! Zl ™ dUring the road work ««-I __ û^ye™ A l Sn * for ooo ft bv 2 ^°S' f^ by^ruck Xfig cent normal, DOOLEY (By our special correspondent) an Sco and is getting lined up ftr CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE MUST ATTEND SCHOOL Because of certain discussion and controversy in regard the authority of the Superintendent of School to require parents and guardians to file written excuses for the tardiness or absence of pupils under their control at school, that has taken place in Sheridan county during the past win ter, County Supt. Crone publishes the following opinions and law upon the subject in order that the people may know the law and guide them selves accordingly, go to school and they must go regu larly and be on time and it is the duty of the County Superin tendent of Schools to see tc. it that they attend school. The enforcement of the school laws are for the benefit of the child ren, and all good citizens will assist in their enforcement. The man who keeps his children out c.f school is robbing those children. THE LAW Children must Published by Request of Emma Crone County Supt. c.f Schools Plentywood, Montana. Dec. 29th, 1923. Miss Emma Crone, "laueste,, my opinion as S&ras a* Ä «s th f«f«Sts not ap. S"S» îftot !, l . % as tiuant office*" second th ?f the truant officer—shall have audiortiy—to do whatever may (necessary, in the way of investiga U . 0 '} or otherwise, to enforce the pro ^ s , lons Clf this chapter," third, that truant officer shall institute pro cefdm ^ s gainst any officer, parent, guardian, person or corporation viol atl ? g any P rov isions of this chapter, an(1 perlo . rra sach other services as | the superintendent of schools or the I board , of tr ustees may deem neces- ! sar y to preserve the morals and se-: c ^ r ] e 1 ,be ^od conduct of school I children, and to enforce the rmnvi- I | Ä"- "ÄÄ! KÄÄS suVerinl i be i j (Signed) ARTHUR C. ERICKSON W= -äää ^ construing Section 1137—Revised Codes of 1921 with reference to the n ^ bt County Superintendent, acting as truant officer under said section, to demand excuses for non attendance at school, and requesting m V opinion tJiereon. 1 haveread the opinion and fully ^ W1 c th M f- Erickson that the f? u . nty Superintendent has a right Puplî o°î fÄ ^ L° the Provisions of 1139. Very truly yours, (Signed) A. L. FOOT, Assistant Attorney General. Helena, Montana. ! Helena, Mcaitana. Feb. 9, 1924. Miss Emma Crone, Plentywood, Montana. My dear Miss Crone: With favorable opinions from your County Attorney and the Attorney General you could not ask for more ,„ r }*' e guarantee all our work T ? kr - to leave °ur. establishment until it proves 100 per cent satisfârto™ T . i atlo*actory to customer—no excuses, ^° r p"® T ailorin S» Dry Clean lng ' Messing; Remodeling i ******. ^ ' _ SUIT SALE Special Prices on All Mens Suits FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Now is the time that Easter Suit. to order . . Finest Se lections of the latest up-to-the minute materials ever display ea m vicinity. Prices from and up Wm. Hanisch in definite and positive authority for forcing your requirements that teach ers secure excuses giving reasons for absence of children from school. Yours very truly, (signed) en MAY TRUMPER. State Supt. of Schools. JUDGE COMER'S OPINION Opinion cf Judge Comer in Court's decision with references to County Superintendent's right to demand cuses, March 31. 1924: The Court is of the opinion that the Order requiring the presentation of such an ex excuse, is a valid exercise of the auth ority of the County Superintend ent under Section 1137 R C M 1921, and should be obeyed by I he parents or guardian of such child and may be lawfully forced, if the parent or guardian can furnish the excuse." en C. E. COMER. Judge of the District Court. Prison-Made Reliance Shirt Contract Is Cancelled - Oklahoma City.—Though defeated m the senate the resolution cancel ling the prison contract of the Re-: liance Shirt Factory with the Okla homa state penitentiary has appar ently agitated the members of the state board of affairs. The chairman of the board has declared that the shirt factory proposition will be in vestigated thoroughly. The house | resolution charged that the state was i losing $70,000 annually on ' the ' con- ! tract and cited the fact that $10,000 had been donated to the campaign funds of the governor and attorney genera! by the prison contract people. j summer j 1 Butte man to build $5.000 home on Flathead Lake. FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 20 SHERIDAN COUNTY MONTANA ENDING JUNE 30 1923 From Taxes all funds, delinquent included . From Court # House rent, invest ments, tuition fees, etc.. $32,117.50 2,029.02 $84,146.52 'll rr , DISBURSEMENTS Feach ers' and Superintendents' salaries .. \ $ 22,538.94 Clerk's salary, census and elec tion expenses . Text books . . . Stationary and supplies . Janitor's Salary . ruel, water, lights and Jan. supl. Repairs on equipment & Ins. Library books . Mise. Exp. Dorn. Science Dept., freight, express, rent, etc. Building repairs and alterations New equipment . Interest paid on debts . 392.60 748.81 442.25 1,992.87 2,034.89 619.56 290.17 657.37 1-088,10 481.27 2,235.00 1 $33,521.83 Recepits over disbursements .8 624.69 VALUATION OF DISTRICT NO. 20 Railroad valuation $96,480 based on 40 per cent . . . $ 38,592 Valuation out side R. R. based on 29 per cent .. 1,570,831 . 455,541 Total valuation $1,667.311 Taxes based upon $494,133 LEVIES: Mills Common School levy allowed by law Special Levy voted upon at last election 10 15 25 W set by County Commissoners for interest on bonded indebtedness and Sinking Fund. Levy for free Text Books allowed by law. 9.5 .2.5 37 County apportionment from the Countv as a whole, (not exclusively on Dist. No. 20) . iigh School Levy from the County as a whole (Not exclusively on Dist. No. 20) Total of all levies 6 3 .46 C. R. TANG, Clerk. Svvorn to before me a Notary Public this 2nd day of April, 1924. n. L . NELSON, Notary Public in and for the State of Montana, My commission expires Sept. 15, 1925. It will be understood that the taxes are on p " e valuation of the District, but is based upon a certain percentage of the true value, ou pay on 40 per cent of the railroad valu ation, which is 40 per cent of $96,480 ..$ 38,592 and 29 per cent on all other property $1,570.831 455.541 not based Total which 1923 taxes for No. 20 School District $494,133 \ on will note that we received very little money ov ei our disbursements, and if we are expected to main ' am j 1 f cbl00 ^ P jf the Standard, which the present Plenty ) v ^? d School is, we must have the 15 mill special lev}, which is to be voted upon next Saturday afternoon. This board is all the time working for economy and it the special levy should be voted down, it would only mean, that the board would have to call a special elec tion, which would cost quite a little money and if defeat ed again, it w T ould mean probably a two > ea ' nigh school in the future, instead of our present l oU y ear school. Stay by your schools and vote for the spe cial levy next Saturday, that's the best investment}° can make for your children. were based upon Look the above over carefully, Mr. Taxpayer, and decide tor yourself whether it is more desirable to reou your school to a two year High School rather than P<k th© Special levy. »a. * u - s. farmers air «whïjbTej, farmers "ofThT" u^ 88 * 01 » th hope for L tlT* ^ tions this year £ ~ ? ent in *»# summary of TFo n ? ade in th c * a( Ü look for 1924 i SSUp ^ ricul turJ agnculeure emnü d by the SL li ment of agric U K 1Cs ' U - S. 43,000 farmers thron»! kepor ts ^ n ' try stating their îS URh . c "t thî ^ planting of SDr : n ln ^ en ti°ns as t e011 ® studied in connecMn r0ps ' conditions, and wit h IS " a normal bure: * sight, with no reduhti S no increase in the Sïïî m co* J for American wheat d , ma rket «? tobacco. heat ' Pork. Co tl Pnc * an-1 » Tile situation thia w f ®^ p«'' T& cost items is ,. ot V„ h redit expansion i n pro,^ a ntiri?? US of Corr ' n^xt u Si" p ÿ® d » and th ho** ;„? nter « sa yst k or, : :à 5 -«A* S , e< ??. be "gcing ? Jf du % :« P ei ? d of bquidation und ÏL° U?h S "«i 11 * , fhe dairy ind?ï° ura ?f| si; ! P 5 r - du f, e moi 'e than Sr e , in . tnis country p? ? Co ? bein fi: reduced'but naFi 8 * 1 * f? d ba y will have a bie?? ba % a^udl h" 3 ' The spring wwf rea 8« ÎJSti il! be i 50me ' v hat lower f? acr? " barve ^ d lai tha « the v-u? * a . vera 8e wages C er iooq OUt board , for farm U? 0 ' 14 ' }S» as agSst^ » th^'seaseom^ PurS^ chinery for the pas? 8 ° f farm "a been much below th? „ Seas ? n ^ Preceding three years. ^ for ^