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| l I n THE^Jv V LIBERTY IS NOT jj\NDED FROM — t^TÛMEXl, No. 19 _____ ODcCERS NEWS GOES INTO EVERY HOME IN SHERIDAN COUNTY Â/ % 4 k .... * down above -■A •Oh •> I A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE. BY THE PEOPLE PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928. Sub. Rates: Tr?T"a KS »•» r~. _ lD U. s., 13.00 pep year Entered as Second Claes Matter, October 18, 1812, at the Post office at Plentywood, Montana. Under the Act of March 8, 187«. IS IPPED BY TROPICAL HURRICANE [ ! •'i plentywood Fire Department to Celebrate Their Midsummer Festival guttering midway attractions MAIN ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES * Big Carnival Company Will Show Six Nights With Huge Ar ray of Amusement Devices, Including Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Mix-Up, Etc. Dancing, Boxing and Shows Will Be Features. Festival Under Auspices of Plentywood Fire Department. Beginning Tuesday, August 14th, and continuing for six nights, the Plentywood Fire Department, which never does things by halves, is putting on a huge Mid-Summer Festival that promises to be one of the biggest events of its kind ever appearing in this Lisbon, Portugal, Aug 6.-The Po B aviators, Majors Louis Iszikow ski and Kasimir Knbala, after being rescued at sea off Portugal Saturday, when their attempt to span the At lantic came to an abrupt end, were landed Sunday at Leixos, near Oporto Portugal. The German steamer, Samos, pick the Polish Fliers Rescued by German Ship Big Plane is Compelled to Turn Back From Attempted Flight Across At lantic by Broken Oil Line off Coast off Portugal—Forced Landing on Ocean—Aviators Picked up From Water by Steamer Samos. qaiplane tj<o port. . Klaior .vubala said that a 1 pipe line forced them to turn back to after they had flown 21 of the 42 hours which they estimated it would take them to fly from Pans to New Yo i^- , , , The airmen were rescued when found swimming around in the sea near the wreckage of their plane, the. Marszalek Pilsudski. Aboard ship, Kuoala slipped and fell cutting his j right forearm on broken fd ass - Kubala. interviewed in the Oporto military hospital, said that after they j had flown 21 hours the tube feeding the oil stopped working. The airmen thought it would be impossible there fore to continue their flight to Amer ica and decided to return and were forced to land at sea. I Wm. Moe, who has been visiting I relatives her for several weeks left j Friday for Boston, Mass., where he : will join his wife and together they i will motor to their home in Florida. I 200 FARMERS ATTEND FARM TOUR AUGUST 7 On August 7 a very interesting farm tour was held in the northern part of the county, with approximate ly 200 farmers and farm women in attendance. The tour started from Outlook at 10 o'clock in the morning., The first stop made was to see the New-Way harvester operate in a bar ley field, this being the first demon stration of this method of harvesting ® Sheridan county. A great deal of interest was shown on the part of *ose present. Other stops were made to inspect Approved and registered grain fields, variety tests and shelterbelts. One the most interesting variety tests was that of Ceres wheat ver Y Marquis versus Montana King Rwat which was growing on Charles Grant farm south of Outlook. Watting stops at the different dem ®stfation plots, bulletins on protein dieting and combining unevely ri PM grain were handed out to the and they were instructed to cake samples to determine the protein content of their different "elds prior to harvesting. All those who were on the tour ? ere well pleased with the day's out fg and were unanimous in saying the wa? the most successful one Js kmd ever staged in Sheridan coun b'. -from t ,, • p , .. T , • Aug 10— The • ? te of Willi an Edward Hickman . °f Marian Parker, 12 -year • tli Los AngeIes Kiri, was sealed • n rfa y w ban the California su • fwf" 1 a cou . rt hand< *i down a three • i ae decision denying him a re • k{ arin K of the appeal refused • B-V few weeks a K°* • a t lc ï man must go to the gallows • ni ^ uen iiu prison within the • »«j 1 four mouths. The law pro • ï?*, an «mention must follow in • »k ll 8 than 60 and not more • tl 9 5 da y g after the remittitur • in j ded do^n- The court has ' rendttitur. wWdl t0 ha ^ ^ the HICKMAN WILL DIE ERE DECEMBER COMES SAYS CALIFORNIA COURT * Fairyland ol 'the^program 1 wherever h staged!" re Among the moving pleasure ma chines will be a merry-go-round, 1er ris whell, merry mix-up and aero plane swing, which will give both old and young plenty of excitement and sensation. A series of gladsome funny shows will be stagedf guaranteed to make you laugh and take away the cares Glittering Carnival Midway A great glittering Carnival Midway will be at the amusement grounds, which never fails to attracts huge crowds with its many booths and bright lights. Danting and Boxing Dancing and boxing among the fatures which will greet the visitor each evening of the Fes tival. are listed Mardi Gras Every Evening A Mardi Gras will be held every evening which will bring out the clowns and confetti and a real spec tacle to both spectators and partici pants. Th® Plentywood Fire Department invites the public from far and nea join with them in celebrating their Mid-Summer Festival and some the largest crowds ever seen in this city are predicted for the even- . mgs of August 14th to 19th inclusive the weather man smiles favorably on those days. - AVn nTT ttfrf WESTLAND OIL MEN H R< M . Davis and Duane Almy of the 0 -. c , Minot dr0 pped in Producers News office P Wed , to d î pcu<;s advertising matter. M A, Davis and Almv are engaged 5 * t in putting up highway ^ witb t ' be company » s emblem _ bîpb will c;prvp as , a eu ide tour ; s t s a s well as advertising the Westland Oil products. * * * * Federal Dry Squads Again Clean Up on ßooze Joints; * * « ! j Many Throats Are Dry As Spectators Watch Liquor Row In Back Alleys of Plentywood. Federal Officers Determined to Stop Illicit Selling of Booze. Small Boys Used As Spot ters. Friday morning of last week, following the raids of the previous diiv the Federal Prohibition forces under Sam Roberts of Helena again made the rounds of this city and secured large quantities Q - liquor which were destroyed and made seveial an ests.. M _->♦ The first stop resulted in the re j 1 of Minneapolis, Aug. 7 .—Arrested here on a charge of driving while drun k, a man identified through fin per prints and pictu^s toda> as John Logsdon, alias Fisher, is held here as a fugitive from Montana state penitentiary. Ac ^°* d pt ,rarad wor d from Montana, Logsdon escaped the state prison eight years ago irom me f 0 ^j c j a i s with a c . | lT1 prom Sheridan County riÜol Todo-e Aug. 7.—John Logs J, Dee . r a t Minneapolis, was , don > . in J, ad camp at Rimrock, ! working at a road camp cugto(Jy of when heescaped f records at • guards October s ei.t the prison show. Log for * ; to prison from Sir t 4 years * grand larceny, to ®® T Z| d Z gerved^nly ifor that dime, ne n when * i about three months or years * I he escaped. He is about • old. * —- * Monday eve • Chester Mason arrived Mona y ^ • ning to spend a few ri M nre an d Mrs. • hii nieces Mr8 ; A '? n J?° Frank Geb • Ben Luebke and nepnew Moore & tï Ws home at Glasgow Wednesday morning. MONTANA FUGITIVE TAKEN IN MINNESOTA Was Sentenced to Penitentiary from Sheridan County for Grand Lar ceny. Escaped Eight Years Ago. Ägid piftoi * Minot's Annual Friendship Tour Will Mafye Their First Visit to Plentywood Next Tuesday, August 14, and Stop Overnight in City * THREE COMMISSIONERS DISTRICTS FOR EACH COUNTY IS PLANNED Legal notices soon to appear an nouncing a measure proposing an amendment to Section IV of Article XVI Of the constitution of Montana, c r e K before J he voter at I the general election on November 6. The amendment would divide Mon tana counties in three commissioners'!* districts, one commisioner to be elect- * district^ VOte 0f the pe0ple in each * At present each commissioner is a : commissioner at large" and is eleev- * ed by the vote of the entire county, i * Under the proposed amendment each * district would have the election of its * C0mmiSS10ner ° nce every S1X I * years. * Should the amendment carry, the * commissioners of each county will * meet in May to divide their counties into districts. The certificates of di-j Y ion. W *P signed by the judga of ( the distnet court. At the next general election all three commissioners will be elected, for ï/vÀ«? term/ 0 * Fnrh ont mbf P'WOOD ASSESSMENTS V n*?, Pnmmr TOO LOvV — COUNTY fOMM'S RA1SF «7 800 LAJIVliVi 3 , T . . . T Many property owners of Plenty - wood hav , e b % n P e %P lng n ± c , es tbe J ast ^ eek ^ at their assessments bave b , ee K n a ^ 1[)0ard to raa k e appraisements over * c tiy and their findings were re- • ftrtpd \ n the board ß « Thg total am0U nt in increas of as- • sessmen t on Plentywood city proper- * was $37>800 1* Though all the notices have not * been ge ^ t out the above adjustments * are cons i ae red by the commissioners • equalize the property valuation in * Plentywood and the board is willing * to bear a u complaints of those who * believe the raise not justified. 1 - NEW COAL MINE * Bob Robke is sinking a coal shaft * one mile north of town near the old * electric light plant. He expects to * open up a vein of coal which will be • large enough to warrant operation on i * a large scale. The shaft is now down * about 40 feet. * * * arrest of Alex Monahan and Arnold Anderson which was just _ completed when A1 Eaton drove up with a truck booze which was seized together with the car. He was rearrested and the liquor destroyed. The officers then hastened to the Eaton residence where another large quantity of beer and whiskey was found and de stroyed. The residence of Mary Myronic was then visited and several hundred pints 0 f bome breew beer were dis CO vered and broken up by the offi cers . Mrs. Myronic, who has been a county charge for some time, was turned jver^ to the city authorities a J d upon trial received a fine of !+™ved H g outflt aS d strojed. Irving Sachow, who was doing the good Samaritan act in helping out a friend while the raids were on, was caught while loading up a car of beer on the south side and his car was confiscated and he was taken in charge. Several other places were visited but nothing was found. ^ federal men used small boys around twelve years of age, who live here, to show them the'places w bere the boys thought liquor was being sold or made. They gave the lads a few dollars to compensate them for their services. The raid lest Thursday and Friday were am ong Lne most thorough ever conducted in Flentywood and sho v°d a determination on the part of the prohibition sosad to control the liauo* fa thig It is said tl at abatement procced 5mrs will be ^plied for in all cases where the/tattings Justified closing uyf the bu.dmgs where bo^ WhS Pathfinder Committee Here Tuesday to Make Plans for Elaborate Entertainment Band Music, Dane ing and Singing _ pir-i|T V MA nr* riTV 1 » 1 ^ ^ J ï MEN ARE IN CARAVAN __ t v 9 _ For th „ first * fh ' t*' 1 Minot Friend • ship lour this your is to leave the • Montana' A S'- '. t unite which the tnn rwill * fit nn the two davs it will * Au J ii , JJ: «r dosmS Aug14 and 15— * has been mapped out by the com- • mittee ât present planned the tour j gtg wd j trave j to plentywood on th first dav s t 0 nnmir there for ; bt \ uathtindine com * headed by Ü. G Frosaker, * who is chairman of the general * committee in charge exoecls to * ] eave «he fore part of next week * t0 visit the cities sI ' ated to be in I »«"»"■ ! ,ee w,l! s « k , to haïe »««»**• * »tents made to stop for pro 1 Kra P ls ; In each ,ow " wh . ,ch " * visited, a program of music and * ea tertainmient will be pro vided. Ihere will be brief ad ! b y var ' ous members of • the Minot party # Her >. * f» Minot Association of Commerce, * which will visit Plenty wood on * Tue8dav Aue 14 remaininc * here overnight,' was in the city * Tuesday making preliminary ar- * rangements. * The committee was composed * of O. G. Frostaker, chairman; V David S. Owen, secretary of the * Minot Association of Commerce, * Raymond C. Dobson, city editor * of the Minot Daily News, and F. * R. Decker of the Westland Oil * Company, who formerly lived at * Dooky but who is now a resident * 0 f Minot. * The tour will arrive in Plen- • 1 tywood on Tuesday .. evening *. August 14, coming here for the * evening meal uMid remaining ov- * e r night. # * j There will be a band with the * 1 tourists and also a male quar tet. The band will play on the * street, and arrangements for .a dance to entertain the visitors were made. About 80 Minot business and professional men, anxious to get * acquainted with the citizens of * Plentywood, will be on the tour. * Plentywood and surrounding * territory will turn out en masse * to greet the visitors and keep up * the reputation of Plentywood as * * being, with Minot, two of the liv- * * est cities in the Northwest. * * * * * - * FEDERAL OFFICERS AT FROID— GRAB BOWLES It is reported that Johnnie Bowles was arrested by the federal officers at Froid last Friday. He was said to have been in charge of a bootleg joint while the owner was making a trip in an airplane above town and the of ficers dropped in while on their way back from the raid at Plentywood and surrounding territory. OUTLOOK SHOOTING BEING INVESTIGATED County Attorney A. C. Erickson Vis its Outlook Thursday and Investi gates Fatal Shooting—Questions Several People. Following the coroner's inquest in the killing of Otto Lux near Outlook July 27, County Attorney Erick went to Outlook Thursday to look the scene of the shooting affair. He examined several persons who had some loiowledge of the killing and his findings will be given to the coroner's jury as soon as compiled, and they will then render their ver dict. - • ■ on son over A letter was received from Chris Lux, father of the two boys involved, Wednesday afternoon in which he said he wished to correct some errors ap nP orin£? in the article published in The Producers News last week. He writes that: "Mrs. Schlabs of Froid is not my sister and no blood relation, but she is my aunt. Her husband, Mr. Sdjlahs was my uncle and Ferdinand Schlabs was my cous Mrs. Schlabs was not visiting at «Taré Tt was my own mother, Mrs P John Hoffman of Ashley, N. D. Tf ic a ico being said that Martin was 0 I-T 9 0 ilpd from tbe Outlook school. That is an error; he was hired out to Mr Dave Meharry and fortunately x. À +n leave the Outlook school and Jot 'the Meharry school." in. JURY ACQUITS YOUNG JOYRIDING WIFE WHO KILLED "OTHER" GIRL Misoula, Aug 6.—A verdict of ac quittai was returned here about 11 o'clock by the jury in the case of Mrs. s > dvia Thurston, 18-year-old Milltown matron, charged with the murder of Dons Wentworth, 16-year old Milltown high school girl, last June 20 following a joyriding party on the ™ad east of Missoula. "} . kne , w 'J> at God , J a , s ™ t . h ™ e '" wten"he heard tK^erdlot. Shê hâd waited with tense patince for the de cision. After it was read, she threw her arm around her brother, John Thurston, and sobbed. | A small crowd had left their homes | to remain up late to learn the fate | of the girl. All of Mrs. Thurston's close relatives were in th courtroom out the crowd was exceedingly small compared with the large numbers who listened attentively throughout the three da V s and more of the trial. The jury had gone into délibéra tion at 5:27 this afternoon. It ap peared again at 10:48 tonight It it waTieaJneTThe"fimt MlVstood . ? 'ST^LT 1 « JÄÄJ • 6 to 6 the second 9 for acquittal and I ? Ä l he thnd *° 4 8 the fourth 10 to 2. ( - • PLENTYWOOD TEAM * * * * WINS TWO GAMES ON , , , ., . The Plentywood baseball team is going good, according to re ports received from Iowa where the team is now playing. They dp f pa f pd f bp Sioux Citv Esaui defeated the bioux Uty Fsqui ™ a ug twice Sunday, the first game ended 2 to 1 with For man in the box for Plentywood . tb ,, econf i eame ended 5 to . h c t the mound for * Wlth Lanton on rne mouna i this city. The Plentywood All-Stars will p l ay their next games with Spen C er, Iowa. it is said that the Iowa fans have taken a new view of Mon tana since seeing the Plentywood team in action. j j ! 1 j i iiBusiness Over Slate Increases 22 Per Cent During Past Year lin .. D ... Heavy Land Sales Indicate Prosperity of State While Build ing Program Continues Steadily m Cities I 26 Different Types of Business Show Greater Net Fronts. Helena Aug 10—A decided revival in business activities thru neifciia, Aug. -lu. ucvmvu ohm,f out the state, an average increase in volume of business of about 22 per cent during the last year, is indicated by an analysis oi audit -eturns of 6 500 Montana corporations made by the state board of * malization, J. H. Stewart, chairman of the board, announced to luoiiöowwii, v. .ix. utc _. j e day. Business generally is good in the state and net profits are increasing, -84 corporations showing total pro-: fits of about $25,000.000 for the 12 months ending July 1, 1928, compared with about $10,000,000 for the same period in 1922. A majority of the corporations whose books were amined have wiped off practically all worthless accounts, have a healthy working capital and indicate a de in current liabilities. Fixed ex CT6BS6 expense for the average business has not increased with the greater vol ume, nor has the current operating increased proportionately expenses and profits of Montana institutions are now comparable to the best years in the history of the state. "By way of further analysis," Mr. Stewart says, "twenty-six different types of business show an increase in net profits of about 173 per cent over last year, while 13 different types of business show a decrease of 32 per cent. The number of corporations earning a net profit greater than $2,600 a year has increased from 664 in 1925 and 805 in 1927 to 884 on July 1, 1928. We are able to make this almost an exact statement of the true condition of Montana business as a result of information secured in the examination of corporation state ments incidental to the collection of the one per cent tax upon the net profits of all corporations transacting business within the state, both domes tic and foreign. Each corporation is required to pay to the state one per cent of the net profits except that an arbitrary deduefon of $2,600 is per mitted. The total of taxes collected by the board this year was $245,520.45 an increase of $148,197.20 over the (Continued on Lost Paire) WIRES AND TREES ARE BROKEN BY SIXTY MILE GALE TUESDAY Storm Center Apparently Moving So That It Will Strike Main land—Passenger Vessels Fighting to Keep off the Rocks— Honduran Ship Crippled by Mountainous Seas. . , , ,, , T .. , . , , , ... night as the West Indian hurricane, hovering at sea off here, con tinned to whip the mainland with a 60-mile gale that showed no abatement and appeared to be quickening hourly. This city and p j n each wprp in darknPRs when the winds unarmed electric dow 1 ßeac11 weie m darkness \\nen me winds snapped eiecinc pow er lines and the streets virtually were deserted. Torrential rams added to the dismal night into which few dared to venture. Power lines, signs and littered* West Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 7.—Anxiety increased Tuesday the streets, while in the suburbs an d at Palm Beach trees and shrubbery have been torn up and de stroyed. ter reported by the weather bureau to be easi-southeast of Jupiter, 18 | miles from here, would miss the city j and veer northward into the open sea. Indications from the report, however were that the storm, which appeared to be gaining intensity, would strike the mainland between Jupiter and Daytona Beach with hurrican force, Some motorists who reached here Tuesday night from the north declar th Co ™" u " kalio " s "° rth ? e u 0r "i ap P? rently * as „ m0 ™? fresh onslaught wer cut off and little ; c0 " ld be lear " e f ol condltlo, ' s ln half la dozen small towns. Hope was held that the storm cen Miami, Aug 7.—The Tropical Radio Telegraph company here received a message at 5:30 ». m. from the WIND VELOCITY OF 75 MILES AN HOUR IS REPORTED steamship lempira which reported he ing in the center of the tropical hur rican at latitude 26.30, longitude 79.40 slightly southeast of Palm Beach. ' The message stated that the storm had increased to hurricane force and j was practically stationary. The ves sei reported the wind velocity at up- : wards of 75 miles an hour and the ; barometer reading at 28.70. The mes sage from the Lempira said that lit© boats had been washed from the ship. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gebhardt .and two sons, Gene and R° bert » Thursday morning of last week from New York to visit at the A. J. Moore home in this city f 9 r , a 1 S They were accompanied by - • < | Mrs. Ben Luebke and family of . ; Mr. Gebhardt is a brother oi s> | | Luebke and Mrs. Moore. ! ____—- I DPCl?!}!/!? \1/I\1Ç DAI 1 | \T* >1.1 » f |j ff lliu DiaiiLi _ _ __ TA||DMI?V AT WEÇTRV [UlllUlLii fli VYLuiDl In a four game' baseball tourna- ' ment held at Westby last Sunday, Re- j serve won high ho^ t ijs, Hanks second place and Westby th : ra. The games were hotly contested between Westby and Reserve and Hanks and Lake Alma. A large crowd witnessed the tournament and Pt°' nounced the games the best they had seen in Sheridan county between home talent teams for many years. Following are the scores for the tournament: First Game— Reserve . Westby .. Second Game— Hanks . Lake Alma . Third Game— Westby . Lake Alma .... Fourth Game— Reserve - Hanks - Westby and Reserve have won two games each in contests this summer and a hot game is looked for in the near future between these two teams with a big purse at stake. Plenty wood is reported to be the neutral ground picked for the final battle to decide who la champion. Mr. and Mrs. Francis McNulty Maurice Plaisance and Cora Risa re turned Monday from Regina where they took in the sights at the big provincial exhibition. 6 3 2 0 12 g 12 ProducerïTews together 'the businessmen of Plentywood have been trying f some time to get this much 'Train No. 2 Will Stop at Culbertson The following communication has been handed to The Producers News needed service on th main line thru and the people will now be able to motor to Culbertson and not have to spend hours waiting for a fast train. The Producers News is glad to have been able together with the business men of Plentywood to render this service to the public and perform a puMTc duty which is th line with the general policy of this newspaper that nothing is too good for the people living in the northeastern part of Montana. Following is the communication: Culbertson, Montana, August 4, 1928. Mr. T. W. Greer, Plentywood, Montana., Dear Mr. Greer: This morning G. N. Agent here re ceived the following bulletin; Havre, Mont;, Havre, Mont., Aug. 2nd. Agent, Culbertson. Effective August 4th Culbertson wm be regular stop for train No. 2. A. E. Knights, Supt. We thought you would be glad to ^ ft j s and put a no tj ce ; n your local paper so the people of Plcnty wood and vicinity may take advant age of this good train service. We wish to thank you for your as sistance in getting the petition signed asking that train No. 2 make regular stop here. Yours very truly, Culbertson Commercial Club, By H. C. Skarie, Secretary-Treasurer. ♦ EIGHT KILLED, 200 IN- ' JURED IN TRAIN WRECK - ^ iflS ÄÄ «r Pipe Dropped from Freight. Mounds, Ill., Aug. 6.—A large sew ® r P ipe > winch fell from a freight tram, cause derailment of two fast mino ' is Centra] passenger trains one m jj e nor th of here today resulting i death of at least eight persons and ' to.to approximately 20« more, Fifty-nine of the injured were ta (ken to a Cairo hospital where two were expected to die. The injuries of the others were so slight that they were able to continue their journeys. in in SOO LINE PASSENGER DERAILED AT CROSBY >p be g 0Q Line passenger train left tbe trac k tw0 m ii es wes t 0 f Crosby Thursday of last week. The wreck is attributed to spreading of the rails caused by a broken tie. The train wen t into the ditch where it remain ed until hoisted back by the wrecker a fg^ bours later, I jj 0 one was hurt, the only damage being the delay of the mail and ex- press together with the passengers. - a - , FARMER-LABOR CON VENTION TO BE HELD NEXT SATURDAY, lltK ; « Following the precinct caucus ' es last Saturday, a convention • will be held in Plentywood tomor * row (Saturday) in which dele • pates from the 30 precincts of Sheridan county will nominate candidates on the Farmer-Labor ticket. The delegates will meet at the Farmer-Labor Temple according to the call, at 10 o'clock Satur day morning. An insistent demand for a tick et that will represent the farmers of Sheridan county brought about the convention since the two old party tickets, sponsored by the old gang, were nominated.