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ternatîonal contacta which the rent
of ua had access to. Tom apent a
few years in Wmshington, at the ex
pense of the people, during which he
sniffed the perfume of the attachea
of the Emhassys and mistook it for
the odor of culture. He heard some
of the long haireU atateamen from
the wuith quote the apeechea of Grat*
tan and Edmund Burke and he came
back to Montana thinking that he
wua a philosopher. That accounts for
hiH rather absurd wanderings over
the pages of the Lewistown Demo*
crat News in the moments when he
is not taking care of the money of
the Democratic State Committee or
spending it to go<»d advantage in the
Rainbow Hotel in Great Falls. Tom
seems to object to referring to edi
tors of the controlled press and
boasting about our independence in
writing the news. We consider that
freedom of speech for the eUitor is
the first requisite for honest journal
ism, If Tom tried to enunciate this
principle he would be "fired
then we would In* glad to get him a
job where he would be of some ser
vice to humanity.
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FURNISHED ROOMS TO RENT— j
Mrs. D. W. Kelly, Plentvwood. 9-t2
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branded . |HÉ|M
on left shoulder, wcighlKîj|i|wl
about 1200. Owner
have same by proving^HjH
property and paying expenses IncTud- !
mg this adv. Located two miles south j
of Brush Lake. Anton Pedersen, Dag
mar, Mont. (9-lt) I
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FOR SALE—Fordor Ford Sedan, 1926 |
model. Good shape. See A. E. j
Reinertson 10 miles east on blue
trail from Plentywood (9-2tc)
and
THE STATE PRESS curries ct story
that Chief "Bear Shirt" of the Black
leg tribe is boosted by the General
Electric and is given the use of the
Ra'lio to speak over. When we real
ize that the General Electric is the
parent corporation of the
llond and Share
now owns the Montana Power Com
pany, for whom the Sienator made
such « fight lust winter, in the mat
ter of the leasing of the Flathead
Dam, we are not surprised at the lat
eat move of the hig Interests to foist
this discredited politician on the dec
torate.
Electric
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Owner may have same by proving
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Jobs waiting. Good pay. Ask for
catalog. HANSON AUTO & ELEC
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makes them. J. E. Drennun, North
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with halter on. Notify Frank Schal
longcr, Plentywood, Mont.
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MILK GOATS FOR SALE—My
tire herd—one buck, 3 does (2 milk
ing) and 3 kids. P. D.
Plentywood, Mont.
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FOR SALE—1926 Ford Vt ton truck
in very good condition. For further
information see or write Lynn York
Plentywood, Montana.
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FOR SALE—4-room plastered house,
small porch and a good coal shed
situated on a nice lot. Price $650.
Terms $300 cash,
monthly payments,
stad, Plentywood.
FOR SALE—Enameled cook stove,
nearly new. Mrs. Grooman. 8-t2-c
PLOW FOR SALE-—Triple horse
plow Hilda Hegland, Administra
trix, Plentywood.
FOR SALE—Young Chester White
Sflont ( FINK, Raymond,
Balance or»
Mrs. P. J. Akle
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FOR SALE—Clean Seed flax raised
on breaking. $2.25. Hans Agaard,
Plentywood, Montana, 10 miles west
of Reserve.
KIR SALE—800 bu. wilt resistant
North Dakota 52 flax seed. Mus
tard pulled and should be clear of
«II noxious weed seed. Price, clean
ed $3.00. Also some good seed oats.
H. B. Braddock, Outl ook, Mont. (2tf
Selected, purebred Baby Chicks: Leg
horns, Anconas, $10; Rocks, Reds,
M yandottes, Orpingtons, $18.60;
Brahmas $16, per 100, delivered.
Assorted $8 and $11. Bopp Hatch
»ry, Fergus Fal ls, Minn.
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onstrated her deadly accuracy with
a revolver when she shot a score
of 94 out of 100, tying the New
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Nye said that two witnesses "who
were very closely associated" with
both treasurers had testified concern
mg the supposed agreement. Before
the committee chairman could con -1
tinue the colloquy was halted because
none of the committee trio held the
fj oor
Two senate reports, each replete
with terms of denunciation, were le
reived which investigated the Conti
«entai Trading Company oil deal and
the naval oil reserve leases.
One of these, prepared by Chairman
Nye. to supplement that made Mon
day by the committee prosecutor, Sen,
Wa ^h, democrat of Montana, after its
approval by the committee declared
that "never has the world known a
ca ?f involving a dgeree of fraud, quite
evident bribery, thievery,
ami corruption" that could
with the oil cases.
Asserting that the investigation"!*»*
uncovered the slimiest of slimy trails
beaten by privilege," Senator Nye de
dared that the investigation should
n . ot be regarded as at an end until tes
timony has been obtained from sever
al principals, H. M. Blackmer and
James E. O'Niel, who fled overseas in
1923 and H. S. Osier of Toronto, pres -1
1 ident of the Continental, who also is
overseas.
Differing slightly from the conclu
fiions of Senator Walsh, the chairman
said that whether the purpose of the
Continental was that of winning quiet
ly a net profits for four participants
—Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the
hoard of the Standard Oil company of
Indiana: Sinclair, Blackmer and O'
Niel—or whether the purpose
that of creating a fund to be used to
corrupt and influence elections and
public officials like Albert B. Fall,
!gi\en to the Committee Wednesday,
Nye Replies
NYE AND WALSH
QUARREL OVER
TEAPOT REPORT
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Now Electric Lighted
The swaying old bunkhouse lantern
which casts its dim light over cow
boy beds of the Old West, has gone
the way of the sombrero, the six
shooter, and ail the other vanishing
accoutrements of the veteran
riders.
range
Just as the varnished Span
ish boots and fluttering chaps have
given away to overalls and oxfords,
go the odorous old lantern has capita
luted to electric lights.
Even when the cowboy goes "on
not r struggle aLg W wi\hout W hi l s e elec
trie lights. One of the biggest of the
"wild west" trains carries along its
own pelco-Light plants to provide
e h»ctricity in the living quarter of the
*! ho ,ive in modern comfort, but
rî* r ' de the same old reckless
abandon they displayed out
range.
These electric plants, identical with
those on hundreds of thousands of
farms, are used to provide lights in a
sleeointr car. Hinin» gm.
the private voach of one of the own
ers of the enterprise, who travels with
the show.
Just as evidence of the manner in
which the westerner has adopted the
ways of the east, there is even a
large electric refrigerator on the train.
Une of the Delco-I^U^ht plants is used
in operating it, k alpin g the food' of
the range men in perfect condition.
And it is safe to say, this chilled food
ol the modern cowboy isn't jerked
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The first monument to Cyro« H
McCormick, inventor of the fir»t
practical reaper. hm> just been
veiled at Raphme. Rockbridge
County Virginia, only a few feet
,r om the old workahoc where be
hia firat machine in 1831
r *»a monument was erected by
»"smber* of the student branch of
,h « American Society of Agricul
J«**! Engineer* at the Virgin»*
Polytechnic Institute ^
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MC CORMACK IS
CANDIDATE FOR
REELECTION
Well Known Kalispell Farmer, Who
Opposed the Power Grab on Flat-!
head Lake and Was Legislative
Agent for All Farmers' Organiza
tions for a Score of Years» Is Out
for Ke-election as Lieut. Governor.
Lieutenant Governor McCormack is
the only bonafide farmer for state
office up for election, according to
A. N. Wankel, county commissioner of
Sheridan County. Mr. McCormack is
well known to the farmers in eastern
Montana where he has visited fre
quently on business connected with
agriculture. He was sent by his fel
low farmers of the Kalispell region
to Washington last winter to oppose
the leasing of the Flathead Power
sites to private interests. Because of
the support of the program of the
big interests by Senators Wheeler and
Walsh the law which Mr. MacCorm
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C °rmack did not lay down with the
result that the leasing of the power
site may not be consumated on June
15 as the Montana Power company
expected. The following short inter-1
view from Commissioner Wankel gives
j some facts about the former presiding
I officer of the state senate.
I "In looking over candidates
j filed for the primary, 1 no
! tice Lieut. Governor McCormack on
the republican ticket is again in the
I race in opposition to the company
and monopoly candidates.
"Although Lieut. Governor Mc
Cormack is a republican, he is a
bona fide farmer of limited means
representing the average Montana
homesteader and his interests.
"I have known and worked with
, McCormack in all the prominent
in 8tate
t a , nd 11 fearle88 f, * hter for
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^ "est, a spo.isor for low
I 5 ute ^ * n tc » « . t and state funds not
use J? b . e loa " ed ta fa f mer * at
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! Half of the beef calves dropped
** ch year are heifers. Out of this
| number only 26 per cent are needed
for replacements In the breeding herds
taken any interest in the political
and economic life of the state, know
him to be the common farmer's
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A. N. Wankel.
Disposition of
Heifer Calves
That leaves three-fourths of the heifer
calves for the single purpose of beef
production. Unfortunately the dis
posal of these females has represented
the most losing proposition with which
the ranchman has to deal. Further
more, he has not had the benefit of ua
much experimental work In the feed
ing of heifers as with steers.
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To Aid Farmers.
In view of the need for more Infor
matlon concerning the feeding of
heifers for beef, u concerted effort is
being made by a number of state ex
périment stations, co-operating witW
the United States Department of Agrl
culture, to conduct investigations
which will aid the ranchman and 1 v
j farmer in more prolltuble disposal of
the heifer calves In the beef herd.
This is one of the many problems in
haaf production that are being under
taken co-operatively by the depart
ment and state stations In the recent
iy launched movement for studying
pa^btll'ty'of'm^t QUH,,ty
P alatabUlt y of
Deed conBl(lerilbl y ™<> r ® trimming than
those of rimllar weight.
Although there Is often no dlscrlral
1 nation against lightweight heifers, and
| not Infrequently a premium Is paid for
I them «s compared with steers of slnal
1 lar weight, those In charge of experi
mental work feel that trials should be
conducted with all classes of heifers
in comparison with steers.
Light Heifers Favored.
At the present time light heifers sell
fully as high as steers of similar
breeding, condition and weight. Heavy
heifers are never wanted except at
discount, and there have been times
In the past when all heifers have been
severely discriminated against. Pack
ers are frequently accused of being
responsible to à large extent for this
discrimination. As near as can he as
certained, a part of this discrimina
tion is due to prejudice and a part to
actual Inferiority of heavy heifer beef.
Heavy heifers frequently carry too
much external fat. a great deal of kid
ney suet, and make carcasses which
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Stretching Barbed Wire
Is Most Difficult Task
In constructing a fence on rough
land care should be taken In stretch
ing the wire over hilltops to avoid
lifting the posts out of the ground
In the low areas. It Is usually advis
able to make a number of short pulls
with the wire stretchers rather than
one long pull. In level areas longer
pulls may be made from a well-braced
post. An effective height for a four
wire fence is 6fl Inches. The bottom
wire may be 18 Inches from the ground
and a 12-lnch space allowed between
the first and second and second and
third wires ; the top wire may be 14
Inches above the third. Variation may
be made, of course, to suit the condi
tion, as, for Instance, a pasture to
hold calves away from.tfielr dams at
weaning ttape ^lepaands éjosor spacing.
An ordinary spool of barbed wire
weighing 100 pounds contains
proxlmately 440 yards, and In
structlng 1 mile of 4-wire fence 16
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nually about 40,000 pounds of butter
fat, and in spite of the fact that it
must haul this by truck fourteen miles !
to a railroad, it pays to the original
seller the Dakota price for butter fat,
being two cents higher than the
Montana market price. In addition
to that, there is usually an additional
trade dividend of three per cent, so
that, at he end of the year butter fat
sold to the Dagmar association brings
the seller about five cents over the
Montana market price.
Additional Stock
By the new Articles, $30,000 in ad
ditional stock is to be issued, of vari
ous grades and values and of various
rates of participation in the profits of
the institution. It is expected that
thils will be taken up promptly and
the store will further advance in size
and prosperity until it not alone he
comes the largest cooperative store in
Montana, but also one of the biggest
retail enterprises in Montana.
LUCY RAY RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO IOWA
Mrs. Lucy Ray, who was called
to Colehurg, Iowa, several weeks a»*')
by the illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Schunk, returned Wednesday.
She reported a fine trip and that her
daughter is on the road to recovery
Colehurg is Mrs. Ray's old home and
she visited relatives *nd friends while
there. She report a frost the morn
ing she left, but did not know how
much damage was done.
Editor Burley Bowler of the Dan
iels County Leader was down from
Scobey last Sunday seeing Plentywood
trim his home team.
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state of Minnesota, fared even better
than the parent concern. During 1927
the Northern States Power Company
had net earnings of $16,092,168 and
gloss earnings of $29,803,168. Thus
its net earnings were more than 60
per cent of the gross.
The people of the country have
been put to sleep by the chlorophorm
jc propaganda of the power trust.
They do not realize how terribly they
are being gouged by this giant monop
oly. And the worst of it is that the
major portion of its loot is taken di
rectly out of he pockets of the "dear
people.
About a year ago the Electrical
World, organ of th eelectric light and
power industry, stated that y
"Of the 68,782,000,000 kilowat hours
generated in 1926 only 21 per cent was
used for light—yet that 21 per cent
returned $1,072,000,000 or 64 per cent
the total central station revenue,
Common hoiks Bobbed by Monopoly
The same publication also stated
that light consumers who constitute
the common folks of th ecountry, paid
times as much for their current
as did the power consumers. In 1926 i
(the average price of current to power
consumers was 1.29 cents per kilowat
hour, while the average price to light- !
ing consumers was 7.73 cents.
It is not possible here to show fully
the rank injustice of this discrimina
tinn. All that is necessary to say is
that there is today scarcely a shadow
of justification for any diffreence in
the price of current for light or pow- '
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Senator Norris, who is primarily (
responsible for putting through the j
resolution in Congress to operate
Muscle Shoals as a government pro
ject, has exposed this outrageous dis-!
crimination by the power monopoly
against the common folks. If Presi-1
<|ent Coolidge signs the Muscle Shoals i
resolution it will mark the first step
* n the direction of practical public
ownership of power in this country.
T Simpson Blisters Christianson
During the past week former At
tomey General George T. Simpson
opened his campaign for the republi
ca, ' nomination for governor, at Wi
n° na » his home town. Mr. Simpson
18 a ca Pöhle campaigner and he is ap
Patently going to make the governor's
fur before the primary takes place
on ^ une 18.
The former attorney general ridi-1
cu, f (1 th e governor's tax reduction
( 'l a *ro« and quoted figures to show the
hitter's boasts of economy are pure
hunk. Incidently he scored the gov
ernor's veto of the school aid measure
in 1926 and the forced repeal by the
legislature of th estate's liability for
mother's pensions.
_ Mr, Simpson has plenty of ammuni
tion. If he has been following the
exposes of the governor's political
performances in the farmer-labor
press during the past two years, he
will not be short of material to make
Christianson sweat blood and also to
roll up a substantial vote for himself
at the primary.
In the meantime farmer-laborites
are preparing to go through the pri
mary peacefully and without the
ation of sore spots in the fall
paign. The better the fight in the
republican primary the better the
prospects of the farmer-labor
in November.
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Moscow in his sixty-sixth y tu
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American justice since 1921, wheo
be came to Russia to escape strv
*ng sentence for obstructing the