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FOR PRESIDENT, ROBERT M. La FOLLETTE, ON FARMER-LABOR TICKET
THE PRODUCERS NEW
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THE PRODUCERS
NEWS GOES INTO
EVERY HOME IN
THE COUNTY.
" LIBERTY
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from above
'jT'JpIperof the City of Plent yw ood
VII. No. 19
Continuing Plentywood Pioneer Press, Vbl 9, No. 51
Continuing the Outlook Promoter
Sheridan County News & Dooley Sun
A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE
PLENTYWOOD, SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1924
VOL
A. F. Of L Endorses Robert M. La Follette
Anderson Fla ys Dixon Fak ery At Brush Lake
mBOR DENOUNCES TWO MAJOR PARTIES
Republicans and Democrats Charged With Flaunting and
Evading Issues Important to Workmen—Old Party Can
didates Unacceptable.
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 3.—Heads of the American Fed
ration of Labor, on Sunday made public their endorsement Sat
Ljav of La Follette for President and Wheeler for Vice-President.
' The document is a denunciation of the Republican and De
mocratic platfoi ms. The former party is charged with having
•flaunted the desires of labor in an arrogant manner," the latter
,-ith having flaunted labor's desires with "that evasiveness which,
; the customary mark of insincerity."
complete text of the conclu-* -—-stroke
and recommendations drawn up
executive committee follows:
Tir . NecuTiv- cc.mniittee of the
'niencar Fdoration of Labor nation
-onwirtisan political campaign
piesentcd labor's proposal
Ä K avc
ntative a brief and
J Peirmg. the republican plat
entirely the injunction
■ ht to oreanite* offhe'ijpht ot°the
££ -" K'"'
■^"tî^iÂablït wSE
.. f L r , ; r ,. rs ; n the direction of
fa tiiat It mi an.- in me mrecuon oi
avemmei'.t coercion of wage earn
U fails io recommend the rati
fjcâtibn by lr ' .''tutus of child läbor
IVciriif inml -imendment
constitutionai an miment.
Inacceptable Candidates
•T,i .pmiolirm convention nomin
ni.vention nomm
, atei Candida 1 es unacceptable to the
deration.,.,, ..... , .
It.- candidat toi \ice-piesident is
ir . .r t nntsnnken enemies of
neof t.ie mast oui.-poken enemies oi
■ï a ;i';iAt!vuo"tdaîk"'twS:
i I- •» PoKtlcI platforms planks
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-rd supported th 0 Daugherty injunc
Dor Jn t tire r nirmH cLonmen
i.on against the lailioad shopmen.
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"The republican
labors repn.
"Labors representatives submitted
tfl tile democratic ennvonlien identical!*
.o i ,e democratic con\enuc.n identical
proposals to those submitted to the
republican convention. At the con
vention an extended hearing was
îraiiH. The democratic platform
Hedges that party to legislation to
regulate hours and conditions of all
labor, a proposal against which the
American Federation of labor has
draggled through its whole history.
It is silent as to injunction. It does
not meet th fi railroad labor hoard is
'Ue. On that point it is sc. equivocal
that the enemies of labor may well
-eel that their desires will be met. It,
j too, fails, to recommend the ratifica
tion by the state of the child labor
r constitutional amendment.
"The democratic convention nom
inated candidates unacceptable to la
bor.
As to the candidates and platform,
P®® the republican and the democrat
J' national party conventions flaunted
the desires of labor—the republican
«invention in an arrogant manner,
e democratic convention by evasive
which is the customary mark of
WBaccritv.
there remains the candidacy of
SRMt LaFollette and Burton K.
wwr, the first an independent re
'^rnocrat.
DESIRED platform
nrse candidates have preferred
r * n v economic is
0! tlv day are met in a manner
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>ii(l an independent
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SENATOR WHEELER'S CASE WILL
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY SLATTERY SAYS TRIAL
" I! L TAKE REGULAR PLACE ON COURT
DOCKET—NO FAVORITISM SHOWN.
Great Falls, Aug. 12.—The case of Senator B. K.
heeler, who is charged with accepting a lee to rep
osent oil interests before the department of the inter
and commission of the general land office, will take
fis course the same as any case in the federal court cal
according to U. S. District Attorney John L.
• Littery, who arrived in Great Falls Monday night
Dom Helena.
Mr. Slattery stated "There is no distinction as be
defendants in our court and the Wheeler case
*! be tried in Great Falls at the coming term, which
«fil start September 1. Judge George M. Bourquin will
, side at this session and jury trials will start Sep
tember 8."
,. ^.ssistant District Attorney W. H. Meigs and Ron
r "«tfns and the stenographers also arrived in
uln ? *, a ^ s Monday night and for the next three weeks
t er ^ busy preparing their cases for the Great Falls
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boycott The Boycotters!
BUSINESS MEN UNFAIR TO FARMERS
ZEIDLER HARWARE
HARRIS CONFECTIONERY
ORPHEUM THEATRE
WEST CABARET
KAVON GARAGE
MONTANA MOTOR CO.
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APP|||NT|in CCETI
üriUIlllLU üLLD
GRAIN fOIIFPTftR
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. The Board of County Commis- •
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* dudinrJackVGr e ady PreSent ' •
: nei he seSr t gr r am°'cdÉ tin c K ame *
* . . , t a , ieclor came
* U p, and j ens Ibsen's old friend, *
* upon the nomination of Com. lb- *
4 = scn was ap p 0 inted. Com. Lun- *
* cIgch DrotGstcd Biici nominaipd *
* c m proves eu, anti nominated
- fc. j 1 . Klovstad who worked for *
* ru e COU ntv in that canacitv *
* î 11 cou , f m ina * Lap ^ uly last
- fall> and Knows all of those who *
* owe the county and where to find *
* them and is familiar with th e set- *
* tlements made but Tvler sunnort- *
* T ^ j u- 1 > ier support
♦ ed Murray and his appointment ♦
: carr r L ™ s
, w £ ZrraTmul ' Mels'Christen- •
: SÄ srasft at :
••!= and this is th° first nlum that *
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* ] ias secured as a reward. -
* Ccanmr Lundeen voted aaainst *
.r, - * . een ' OIert a S dmsi
> ♦ the appointment. *
* Murray was put under a bond *
* in the sum of $ 2 , 000 . *
* County Attorney Erickson, *
; * hoxvever, says that County Treas- *
* urer olson is the , Seed Grain *
] * collector and that the notes will *
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* have to be turned over to him. *
The Commissioners set the tax *
* levy, and transacted other routine *
* business. *
* They refused to fire Jack O'- *
* Grady who stole $2,100 of the *
* seed grain money last year, so *
* John is still on the job. *
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BUTTE FOLKS ASK
THAT CONSOLIDATION
BE VOTED ON AGAIN
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tures > the Petitions calling for a vote
, on city and county consolidation will
fil f d eifch : r ^ da Y or tomorrow
1 , he thousands of signers ask that
the question be decided by the voters
of the county at the general election
on November fourth.
Butte, Aug. 11.—With thousands in
excess of the required ,2,500 signa
At the special consolidation election
held May 12, the consolidation meas
ure was defeated, according to count,
by 660 votes. Following the election
it was claimed that many names of
j persons who had left the city had
been voted.
Read the Ads in the Producers News.
Farmerine Grafters Pull
Down $1300 -for Printing
i or The Month oi July
The Farmerine outfit dofie quite a
of business during July. Just
as soon as Pilster Storkan got the
printing contract, county printing
business began to pick up, thanks
the 9'Gradys and Purchasing *
Agent Carl Peterson, who ar e show
in g their usual generosity with the
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ty Printing Contract.
The bills for the July printing
Xwed^nhüf' '*W?r-™u'to Tho
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they presented the warrants. The
n f th« warrants was,
lîoS <f 7 ° U 1 ol the Ma * fants was
' fhiis it comes about that in one
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month, the Farmerine collected al
' mnrh for r( :. 1Tltv nrintina
most as muon tor county printing
as Producers News collected
fnr t! u, p pntirp eicht months which it
u.'j A contract
• This very item Droves true every
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assertion of the Producers News in
reference to ihe irraftine ean«r_let
JÄIÄ*» r S
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P ul, h down hm huge mon, niy g a
as county health officer and coun
tv r i nr f nr f nr dnin<>- ihsolutelv
t y poor doctor, lor doin,, a l -
nothing, but he also is now gating
t u p nr ire of a farm each month for
Countv Printing
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Ho do 5 1 k lt ' Mr * Tax P a y
er?
Fine, isn't it, for the grafters!
Since the Antelope Independent
or the Farmerine, both papers are
one, got the county printing con
tract, which they got on the basis
of contracting to publish the min
utes of the Board of County Com
missioners for nothing, not a line of
those minutes of the Board have
been printed.
Nor does Pilster Storkan intend,
nor docs Green Ink Rodger, nor
does "Popbottle Jack" O'Grady, nor
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PRINCESS OF MONTANA
CONTEST UNDER WA V
Claims of Farmer That Producers News Does Not Have Ex
clusive Management of Contest, Malicious Falsehood—
Nominations Close Next Week.
The Princess of Sheridan County
Contest is in full swing. Nominations
are coming in, as well as votes. The
young ladies are commencing to
awake t 0 the fact that there is a
glorious time ahead at the Montana
State Fair in exchange for a little
wmk
The nominations will close Satur -1
clav, August 23, and any lady who
wants to try for this wonderful trip,
wants to get her nomination in to the
Queen of Montana manager, care of
Producers News, the corning week—
do not delay, but act today.
Girts, its sure a lot of fun! Its a
grand trip: it's a swell time.
The Producers News, the Sheridan
County Farmer notwithstanding has
exclusive right to put on the "Queen
of Montana" contest in Sheridan coun
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Just why the Farmer should put
out a story contradicting this is be
yond all understanding or comprehen
sion, and is another very clear proof
that no person can depend upon one
word that appears ip. that paper or is
put out by the outfit behind it. The
* Farmer is not interested in the
Queen of Montana." It had a month
* to take hold of it, before the Produc
News touched it, but it ignored it,
but after being over a month late,
•v*'-. th ; s paper took the contest up
under an exclusive agreement with
* the State Fair management, the only
* paper in the county that had respond
ed, then the Farmer having closed its
own contest, in peace as far as this
* paper is concerned, backs into the
Queen of Montana" contest with a
^ statement disputing the claims of the
Producers News to exclusive lights
* in putting on the contest.
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tomer-Bakock Part
nership Will Continue
Nice Arrangement Existing Between Paul Babcock and Judge
Comer Will Only Be Reversed Should Babcock Become
Judge.
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HIE COMER WILL THEN BE SLOGAN
It is understood that the nice ar
rangement that has heretofore exist
ed between Judge Comer and Attor
ney Paul Babcock will be continued,
after January first, 1925, should Mr.
Babcock be nominated and elected. At
present it is generally understood,
and it is certainly understood by those
who know what is goin ; on about
town, that a person wij, ^ cruse at
court, that he wants cW>vm, should
always hire Paul Babcock. That is
the reason why the wise ones with a
case to win always hot-foots it to
Paul Babcock, knowing that with Paul
retained, that victory scars in the of
fing. In other words it has appeared
for some time that there existed some
sort of a working understanding be
tween the two: Mr. Babcock and
Judge Comer—for it is a cold day
when Paul Babcock was ever ruled
against by Judge Comer, and a
mighty hot one when he ever lost a
case. The men are very thick, and
many the long private talks they have
had at convenient times in the past.
Many people honestly believe that the
arrangement has been mutually pro
fitable—for it is not every day that
a person can retain a lawyer and a
Judge at the same time and with the
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] The following wire received from
p Y. m# I ^, ana ^ e 5„ °f the
, 1 ^ ue 1 ? n Montana Contest confirms
the Producers News exclusive right
to put on the contest. The Producers
News has wires and letters confirming
the rights and claims of this paper.
St. Marys Mont., Aug. 14, 1924.
E. Taylor,
Pelntywood, Mont.
Go ahead according to agree
ment as other paper did not noti
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WM ' *LKGUSON.
CHAUTAUQUA BIDS
P'WOOD FAREWELL
The Ellison White Chautauqua will
complete its stand in Plentywood to
night, with the performances of a
Magician. The program was ordi
nary, but the best crowds ever at
tending patronized the show this year,
The usual amount of Pro British
100 per cent American, and Anti Rus
sian, Anti Foriegn, and Pro War
propaganda was indulged in and put
over under the guise of Christianity.
Such men as Dr. Strokan, Ray Lang,
Bue > Lou Nelson and Leo Zeidler
always applauded vociferously any
thing lauding the old Czar, or de
nouncing the efforts of the people to
break the chains of slavery.
It is understood that the Company
i failed miserably at Scobey, and as
j it would not pay them to come up on
\ the branch for just one stand so the
, the Company will not come next year,
j No effort has been made to sign
j guarantors for next year.
♦ LADIES AID WILL MEET
* AT PETE FISKE'S FARM
* The Bench Lutheran Ladies'
* Aid will meet at the Peter Fiske
* farm in the Outlook country
* Sunday, August 17. Everybody
* invited to attend. Delicious lunch
* will be served.
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Coal frejn "strip" deposits owned
by Northern Pacific railroad in Rose
bud county to be mined by electricity
instead of steam. At same time tc.wn
of Harding will get current for light
and power.
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Just As Anticipated In Last issue Ot Producers News, Hot
Car Hounds Arrive to Visit Lôcal Ford Agent — Inves
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LIZZIE" LANG ENTERTAINS DE
PARTMENT OF JUSTICE AGENTS
tigation Is Progressing Rapidly.
SUSPECTED OF BEING HEAD OF "CAR THIEVES
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Just as anticipated by the Produc
ers News last week, "Lizzie" -Lang,
the local Ford agent, is entertaining
this week an agent from the depart
ment of Justice, whose specialty is
looking up stolen cars, and bringing
car thieves to justice.
When Agent R. C. Ebersèine from
the Department of Justice stationed
at #Butte, arrived in Plentywood,
the first man he visited was
Ray Lang, of the local Ford agency,
whose place is becoming known far
and wide as distributing headquarters
for stolen cars. In fact, Lang is sus
pected of being the master mind of
the gang of car thieves that is oper
ating in northwestern North Dakota
and Northeastern Montana. In fact
the agent is reported to have quite a
list of cars checked up against Ray,
and a long typewritten report of his
activities and the activities of those
suspected of operating with him.
The Agent is reported to be inves
tigating those cars which he did so
much night work on last week—those
cars are thought to have an interest
ing history.
Lang is still trying to explain the
car he sold to Harris with a number
on it that he had secured for his own
private car.
So many of Lang's customers have
gotten into difficulty with the cars
they have purchased, in turning out
to b e hot cars, that anyone now buy
ing a Ford goes to Westby or buys
another kind of a car.
Lang is also reported to be turning
in all hot cars which are not handled
through his garage.
Lansing, Mich., Aug. 11.—Henry
Ford became an involuntary candi
dato for the Republican nomination
for United States senator when peti
tions containing sufficient signatures
to place his name on the primary bal
lot, September 9, were filed with the
secretary of state today.
HENRY FORD IS PUT ON
BALLOT IN SENATE RACE
Many Thousands People of Daniels, Sheridan and Roosevelt
Counties, and Many From North Dakota Attend Seventh
Annual Farmer-Labor Picnic at Beautiful Brush Lake and
Hear Anderson.
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FIGHT FOR MINES TAX IS SHAM ,
BATTLE FOR POLITICAL EFFECT ONLY
(From Sidney Herald)
Senator J. W. Anderson Tuesday returned to his home near
Sidney from Brush Lake, where he addressed a large crowd of
farmers estimated at between four and seven thousand.
Mr. Anderson is a candidate for United States Senator on the
Farmer-Labor ticket and is supporting LaFollette for president of
the United States and Frank J. Edwards for governor of Montana.
In his speech at Brush Lake Mr. Anderson took a fall out of
Governor Dixon's mine tax propaganda.
•in his speech to substantiate a charge of extravagance on the part
of the governor in the administration of the state government,
He submitted evidence
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SENATOR J. W. ANDERSON
Farmer-Labor Candidate for
UNITED STATES SENATE"
Rav Lamr sn it ic «aid i= o-pttino -
tired of the* comnanv of "Ponbottle"
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sitting about taking observations
POP BOTTLE JACK
ANNOYS RAY LANG
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what is going on down there for fut
ure references.
When the customers come in and
find Jack there, they don't stay around
long argue politics with "Lizzie,
they beat it to the hills with the cate
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Convention and Elect I residential
Electors.
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and bring them in again after dark.
WORKERS' PARTY
NAMES ELECTORS
Prepare to Contest in Iowa—Hold
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l es Moines, Iowa, Aug. 12.—-The
first steps m qualifying under Iowa
laws for placing the names of \Stl
ham Z. Foster and Ben Gitlow, nom
inees of the Workers party for presi
dent and vice-president, were taken
here today in a state convention of the
party called to elect presidential elec
tors and perfect an organization.
Two state electors-at-large
three of the 11 district electors
named. The remaining eight district
electors shall be elected by district
organizations, th e convention decided.
The convention was called by Con
rad Snyder of Omaha, one of the
tional organizers for the Workers'
party. There were 14 followers of the
party present.
No nominations for a state ticket
w*>re made, but a resolution was
adopted calling on the district orga
nization to consider the advisability
of making nominations for state of
fices.
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*and openly attacked his attitude ia
I attempting to make the people believe
that a lowered property valuation has
caused a reduction in taxes,
i matter of fact,
As a
Mr. Anderson said,
while the assessed valuation of
pro
perty has been reduced in the agri
cultural districts, the levy has been
raised, and more money has been
poured into the state treasury in this
manner than has ever beiore been
known in the history of the state,
let, he says, the deficit in the state
1 treasury has increased year by year
until ai the present time we aie lac
ing a financial situation in the state
government that is positively alarm
ing.
LAUDS TAYLOR
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in part Mr. Anderson's speech iol
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"1 wish to say a few words for my
j friend, Senator Charles E. ^iaylor, our
next eongressman from eastern Mon
tana. y He is one of the ablest and
hardest fighters in Montana today and
, his bitterest enemies have never ac
i cused him of being untrue to the
j common people. His record in the
j sta^ senate, where he was the recog
i nized leader of the progressive forces,
entitles, him to 100 per cent support
from the common people, whom he
with marked ability in the face
of bitterest opposition from the
friends and representatives of special
privilege and the big corporations.
REGRETS EDWARDS'
ABSENCE
I greatly regret that Hon. Frank
J. Edwards, our candidate for govern
or, cannot be here today, as he must
be at a very important conference in
B ^tte with Mr. Phil LaFollette.
"I have known Mr. Edwards for
many years; first, when 1 was living
in Helena, Mr. Edward's home, and
which city had honored him by elect
ing him five times mayor of their
city, and later when I attended the
legislature. We consulted together
many times relative to legislation that
would be of benefit to th e people of
Montana and relieve the overburdened
taxpayers of this state. , i •
Were he here today he could tell -
you himself of how he repeatedly of
fered his services to Governor Dixon
and P roposed measures that would
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find the governor not interested in
1 any manner in relation to increasing
the taxes on th e railroads, mines and
! power companies sc. that they should
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i be ST I th ,f ,r Ju ,f , E, L are o{ the. b u r ;len.
He has called Governor Dixon s at
' tention to the fact that while only
23 1 a per c^nt of the Northern Pacific
1 railroad lies within Montana yet Mc.n
i tana produces 55 per cent of the net
revenue of their entire system. Their
taxes per mile of road outside of
Montana is $1,574.80, while in Mon
tana it is only $900.40 per mile.
. Be would expose the sham and
the hvpocrisy of the Dixon tax
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paganda and he would tell you of the
millions of increased revenue which
, Governor Dixon's administration has
collected> while at thp same time ,h e
has run the state over $ 2 ,000,000
farther in debt than when he became
governor.
In 1920 Dixon promised lower
taxes to the farmers and business
men of Montana through an equaliza
tion of taxes, but instead he has in
creased the tax burden millions of
dollars through various forms of new
taxation all of which is ultimately
paid by the consuming public, and in
addition has run the state deeper in
to debt. —
This increased revenue has enabled
the governor to build up the greatest
political machine that Montana has
ever had, all of which is paid for by
the taxpayers of the state. Never
before has Montana had such an ex
travagant and costly administration,
and never such an increase of com
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