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THE PRODUCERS NEWS Paper of the people, by the people, for the people By Peoples Publishing Company, Publishers CONTINUING—The Outlook Promoter, The Out look Optimist, The Dooley Sun, The Antelope In dependent, The Sheridan County News, The Pio neer Press and the Sheridan County Farmer. CHARLES E. TAYLOR, Editor an>d Manager FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1928 SAME OLD WHEELER Sen. Wheeler spoke at the Farmer-Labor Temple last Saturday evening when he took occasion to "pan" "Paddy" Wallace and Editor Taylor of the Producers News. In fact he was so much taken up in shooting off about Taylor and Wallace that he almost forgot his oid chestnuts about the Green House down on K Street. When Wheeler found out that neither Taylor nor Wal lace were there he filled up his lungs, strutted about the stage, and defied anybody to bother him, just as if anyone intended to bother him. A couple of weeks ago a Wheeler and Erickson meet ing was advertised in the Producers^ News in a half page ad, to occur last Saturday evftn?ng at the Farm er-Labor Temple, dance but Dan Olson, now manager of the Producers News got the date cancelled so that Mr. Wheeler and Gov. Erickson could be accomodated. But the brave Junior Senator from Montana had meeting arranged later at Scobey to speak before the picture show. Gov. Erickson was speaking at Opheim, too lar away to get to Plentywood, or he did not want we can hardly blame The date had been taken for a a to appear here with Wheeler him. Saturday afternoon came and no Wheeler arrived. The local committee learned that Wheeler had had himself dated .for Scobey and would not be here. All afternoon they tried but could not get in touch with him. They then put out a bill advertising Mr. Cooney, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, as the head liner together with Judge George Bourquin, of Butte, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, and others. r ihe other candidates happened to be Secretary of State Mount joy and Mr. Keeley, Democratic candidate for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner. Judge Bourquin did not arrive. The minor candi dates were in a sweat; they did not want to face audience coming out to hear Gov. Erickson and Sen. Wheeler. an These men phoned Wheeler until they got him at Scobey. He refused to Sen. Wheeler come. wao afraid to come to Plentywood. He was afraid that Editor Taylor or "Paddy" Wal lace would he there to ask him about the blackmailing oi old Jorgen Thompson—or about his Poison site vote, and other questions. power Mr, Keeley and Secretary of St^ite Mountjoy come to Editor Taylor's house and told him that Wheeler would not come to Plentywood. We asked them what was the matter with Wheeler. They said they didn't know, »»c remarked, "Well that is surprising; the democrats Lore spent a lot of money advertising and must at least $25 for the Temple and there will surely be a number out to see the Governor and hear what Wheel er has to say for himself. Can it be that Wheeler is scared to come to Plentywood ? Well you boys are in a fine fix. You call up Wheeler and tell him to come on down, that no one will bother him, tell him that I and Sheriff Salisbury are going to a meeting at Comer town, and wont pay even be in Plentywoood, he pan hell out of us if he wants to." Sheriff Salisbury arrived just then, duced, and he assured them that there why Wheeler should not and was intro was no reason come over as arranged. Well Mountjoy and Keeley called Wheeler and told him what they had learned and urged him to Wheeler replied, joyfully, that he would as he was thru at Scobey. He got to the Temple about eleven o'clock and sang his "HI oT song". He stayed in Plentywood all day Sunday and left Monday morning. come, come as soon While here he spent most of his time with Jack O'Grady and Oscar Collins _; who looking after his campaign here, we understand. Monday he mosied down the line and i spoke at Froid. are in the evening At Froid, true to form he paid his respects to Sheri dan county; said it was the most corrupt county in the state. Any county where the voters don't vote for Wheeler is corrupt, and then said: "The Producers News has said I did not dare to come into the county, but I went and stayed as long as I wished with out the sheriff kicking laughed. The audience We do not know whether Wheeler meant this as a compliment or not. We could add that if the county is as corrupt as the Senator intimated, that he felt right at home here. me out. As a matter of fact Wheeler, though he had adver tised his meeting here, did not dare to come to Plen tywood until he was assured that he would not be asked any questions about the "blackmailing of Jor gen Thompsen," and until he was assured that Taylor and Wallace would not be at the meeting. Same old Wheeler. THE STRAW VOTE The Literary Digest for October 20th has a tabula now rep tion of the straw vote for the whole country resented in the big poll. Everyone of the forty-eight states contributed a quota to the huge total of more than 2,500,000 votes nu\\ gathered and tabulated in the Digest's greatest of all unofficial polls. With the present tabulation, the returns may be considered for the first time fairly representative of the nation as a whole. The division of the total vote is slightly more favorable to Gov. Smith than in the earlier tabulations, stand at 1,593,436 for Hoover to 910,234 for Smith, giving a percentage of 63 for the Republican to 37 for the Democrats. The totals now The wide-spread breaking down of political fences, noted throughout the previous reports, is even more evident in the present tabulation. It is a fact that with a fuller report from the Southern states, there is an increasing switch of Democrats to Hoover, along with an increase of supporters to Mr. Smith from former republicans. The tabulation by states gives the Democratic didate an actual majority of votes only in the south ern strongholds of Georgia, Louisana, Mississippi and South Carolina. Arkansas and Alabama give the Re publican candidate a mere shade the better of it, but Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia, give - appreciable maiorities, make up, in the case of Florida and Texas, of considerable more former Democrats than Republicans. The revealing results of the straw vote are astound can ing. No one can hardly believe that Texas and Ar kansas, Florida and Old Virginia, will cut loose from old democratic moorings and swing into the repub lican columns—yet the Digest report indicates that this very thing is in the process of happening. If it occurs, it will be a political revolution—the starting of something that we don't know how will end. It means, it seems to us the end of the old Democratic party, or the amalgamation of the Republican and Democratic parties in one conservative party, and the rising in definite proportion of the American Labor party—the Farmer-Labor party if you please—as the opposition party. The joining of the two old parties will prove that historical truism, that a political party must reflect the economic interests of its members. The old Demo cratic and Republican parties represent the economic interest of the same group, they have been maintain ed as a bi-party political contradiction in the United States for years, and seemed a successful contradic-1 tion at the above noted truism. But this purely arti ficial situation is passing away, and with it passes the Democratic party, the last anti-bellum tradition of the south with it, the old southern ideas of white su This strangest ot premacy, and free trade: even the South melts before the march of progress. The New York Times remarks, all campaigns, which may make an election map, No vember 7th that will resemble a leopard's coat, is merely having its peculiarities confirmed by the straw vote." The straw vote shows that Hoover will carry Mon tana two to one. This probably will not be, but it seems safe to concede that Montana is safely in the Hoover column. From all indications now, Erickson, the democratic candidate for Governor, and Wheeler, the democratic candidate for United States Senator, will both go down to defeat in spite of Anaconda and all of its money: this in itself is a most remarkable But when the dawn clears November 7th, it is very likely that Wheeler will be elected to stay at home in spite of the efforts of Sen. Norris and Young LaFollette. It seems that the rank and file are just not going to follow a lot of the old leaders. And it is not to be wondered that they aie not prepared to take Sen. Norris' advise after Wheel Returning to the national situation it is -absurd to predict that North Dakota and Minnesota will go for Smith—any way it seems so to us. Speaking of New York, the Digest poll shows that for the entire state, Hoover has received 20S.65G votes to Smiths 1 <4,531; and in New York City Hoover has received 93,974 to Smith's 130,022. This indicates that Hoover will carry the state of New York by a sub y d U thing, and in the case of Wheeler, it seems almost unbelievable, in view of the fact that the mining in terests, the Smith - forces, and the labor unions, all seem to be behind him. er's Poison Power Site vote. stantial majority. Hoover has 93,286 votes in Chicago to Smith's 67, 646, and in Philadelphia Hoover has 68,495 to Smith's 47,810. to It will be remembered that the Digest reports for' the election for 1924 came within less than 2% of being correct g correct. In Montana the returns show 6,750 for Hoover 3,152 for Smith. From all indications now Smith will be literally snowed under—the worst defeated democratic candi date since the Civil Just why that should be is one of those things that occur that cannot be explain war. ed. Of course, we admit that we cannot feature Hoover carrying Texas or Old Virginia, and we wont believe it can be so until the reports come to that effect, No vember 7th. MORE WHISPERING It seems that the Democrats of Montana are simon pure devotees of the whispering campaign. 1 One nice thing about a whispering campaign is that the whisperer does not have to prove anything- he oed- 1 die. th* Privately wMch he JL not Le l publicly most times the yarn is just a plain lie. I 1 here is a lot of whispering being done over the state about Wellington Rankin. One whisoer telK nnp sotf ot a story to one class of peopleT^d alter to another class. X This .sort of campaigning is most contemptible. It is the sort of an attack to which the victim can offer no defense—he don't know where the snake is nor what it is doing. One of the most vicious whispers now traveling ov er the state is none on some pretext or other at state expense, other than Maggie Smith Hathaway, under the pretense of looking after unfortunate children, , ~ finds her way into most every nook and cranny in the state, and into every ear willing to spare her a minute she pours forth her she \ enomous spew—Maggie is ener getic and tireless and many an ear she poisons in the course of a day's work. While in Plentywood, Maggie Hathaway, plugging for Gov. Erickson, the abject tool of the Copper Com pany, told such stories as these about United States District Attorney Wellington D. Rankin, the Republi can candidate for Governor: "Rankin does not pay his personal bills, etc." Ihis is a cheap, malicious lie. "Rankin i s the most foul mouthed son I have ever met, Now this writer has known Wellington Rankin for a number of years. We don't recall that heard Rankin tions with him. per etc. we ever use a profane word during our associa Rankin as we know him does not drink, saw him take a drink nor have we ever seen liquor about him. He does not use tobacco in any form. He is a moderate eater and keeps himself in splendid physical condition. Morally he is a very clean man— yes exceptionally so. Rankin is active and industrious and one of the best attorneys in the state. Rankin is a native born son of Montana. He is well educated, being graduated from Harvard and won the Rhodes scholarship to Oxford, England, where he greduated. He has held the office of Attorney Gen eral by election of the people; he has held the office of Judge of the Supreme Court by appointment by Gov. Dixon. He is now United States District Attorney for Montana by appointment by Pres. Coolidge. In all of the offices which Rankin has held made good. We never he has Rankin has always been progressive in politics, is personally good natured and and approachable—a real gentleman. Now all of the cheap yarns being whispered about Rankin can be put down as malicious libel and forgot ten. He generous, courteous The Medicine Lake Wave, last week, after devoting four columns of black type to the telling of its few readers how unreliable and lying the Producers News is, repeated its last week's insinuations about Charles Lundeen and his skyscraper—besides all of his usual insinuations, based on not a word of truth. WHEELER GREETED (Continued from page One) over to disturb the meeting by ask ing Wheeler questions—that Taylor and Salisbury were going to a meet ing at Comertown, and would hot ev en he in town. The candidates called Wheeler and advised him, and he agreed to come and did come \as soon as his Scobey meeting was finished. The Senator arrived in Plentywood about eleven o'clock. The audience was entertained by Frank Cooney and Secretary Mount joy and other speakers, but had wait ed for some time to hear the Senat or. The crowd was mostly from the country, only a few of the town peo ple turned out—about 250 Leing 0U 1 t° hear Wheeler and Ér ickson wheeler took the platform imme diately and delivered his speech four years ago when jie was run n * n S f° r Vice President on the Inde pendent Ticket with LaFollette. He told about the republican corruption, about the "little Green House on K street," about his part in dispersing the "Ohio gang," and how he had voted for the farmers. After or before going thru this eople of speech, he paid his compliments to Editor Taylor and "Paddy" Wallace, devoting most of his time to a tirade about them. The audience grew tired of his small town harangue and some commenced to leave him. Many of those* who attended the meeting remarked that Wheeler's speech was a disappointment and that it did the Senator a lot of dam age, practically losing him what lit tle support he did have—that the speech was cheap and undignified and unworthy of a United States Senator. Gov. Erickson arrived in Plenty , wood Sunday morning in time to at | tend services at the Lutheran church, ! after which he went to Froid where I h . e *jP° ke ir t the evening to a fair I S1Z wuj^i_J, er L^L • , . . , Sunday, where he was shown around 'by Oscar Collins. Sunday afternoon 1 he went !0ver to the Hass Brothers ranch. Wheeler stayed in Plenty | Monday" morning.'' 1 'He 'talde* short | speeches at Antelope and Medicine ! Lake, and spoke at Froid in the ev !"!!!£ î° u f ÿ r 'f iz ® d audience. He got how bravere "was' when *h? hLVap peared before a Sheridan county di( ^ ce - 6oV ' .J? n ä® on , did not s P end much time with Wheeler at Plentywood. In fact he seemed inclined to get from the Senator au away as soon as possible. Among other democrats in Plenty j W(W)d Saturday, 'Sunday and Monday ! j e , re ,^ r * Ke . ele y> democratic candi date for public service commissioner, and Mary O'Neil, candidate for Clerk of tbe Supreme Court on the Demo i Cri vu n u ! î * aggle Sm iJ. h Hathaway was also j m town on offlcial businegs j WHO RAISED MOST (Continued from tvoge One) I cording to state department oficials The yield per acre will vary in the i s ? me field a P d unless some deiim tions were laid down as to the con ditions under which the average was to be determined it is believed that a rate of yield higher than any claimed this year could be shown in cases field were considered. PUt ° f ^ W. F. Casey, former secretary of ^ be rr S ^f* e ^ a * r ' and dry ^ and farmer,, Î w • fSî ten years ag0 ' stated county ' Sat 'we're LeasLlfoS as showing the best stand of wheat j freshed out 79 bushels per acre, al- ! though tbe a ^T a Ke of the whole field ~ 20 U " der ^ The man who called duty a pleas ure was never faced by custom offi cials. ELECT Wellington D. RANKIN Governor of Montana 35? I » • X: * *. ÎS| ■ -W ♦ i S md m m V 1 > i iS st 1 Wellington: D. RanKirv RojD^iblicanQiryixdate jbrQovemor He is Able, Fearless and Conscientious He Has Served Faithfully H® b independent and M ernor will recognise no obli gation except a patriotic ley aHy to people of Every Claaa *a his native state. (Obonlated and Paid for by Re pftbUoen State Central Committee) (Continued from page One) cused for one cause or another, the panel for the trial as finally a creed upon, is composed of O. Devine, M. A. Ford, Henry Davis, D. D. Jami son, Charles Pursell, H. T. Johnson, V. W. Fey, G. M. Higgins, Frank Knight, John Park, E. C. Teener and Joe Sanders: The plaintiff is represented by At torneys Louis P. Donovan, A. C. I Erickson and Paul Babcock and the defendant by John G. Brown of the ; Helena firm gf Stewart and Brown, I William H. Clawson of New York and 1 Hurd, Hall and McCabe of this city. ' w. N. Davidsgn, assistant attorney general, is representing that office. * Ireasurer Torstenson on Witness Stand County Treasurer Eng. Torstenson went on the witness stand Wednes day forenoon and was on the stand all day Wednesday and Thursday. 1 hursday he was under gruelling cross examination by Attorney George Hurd for the National Surety Company. It is reported that he wiil be thru Friday morning when he will be followed by Deputy County Treas urer Anna Hovet and clerk Ida New Ion. It is not kngwvn when the coun ty will be through with its case and the defense starts. Niels Madsen has not yet been call ed for the county, nor has Sheriff! Salisbury, Deputy Sheriff Gallagher, nor has former Undersheriff Robke been on the stand, so it is hardly like ly that the state will rest before Sat urday afternoon. Several witneses were called the fir *t of the week, namely Peter Acklestad of Plentywood, Charles Ross and Wm. Hass of Outlook, and Charles E. Taylor of Plentywood. Some of these witnesses were called by the surety company. w Re MONTANA'S WHEAT (Continued from page One) forecasted at 5,179,000 bushels which is below the 1927 crop of 7,168,000 bushels and the five year average produtcion of 6,625,000 bushels, duced acreage this year is largely re sponsible for the smaller crop, while yield per acre promises to be only slightly below the five year average. The bulk of the corn is fed out on the farms producing it. The September 15th farm price of com was 83 cents compared with $1 a year ago. Flax seed production in the state is now forecasted at 2,325,000 bushels or only slightly below the 1927 crop of 2,438,000 bushels and nearly double the five year average production 1,088,000 bushels. The Sept. 15 farm price of flax seed was $1.74 and a year ago it was $1.86. 1» If 11 ; m i, , I ?° th ^ Hallo y e u en Carnival Dance or buSt Farmer - Labor Tem P le > <><*• 31st. DEEDS NOT WORDS Construction, Not Destruction Here read the record of Joseph M. Dixon as Congressman, United States Senator and as Governor of Montana. Four years in the House, six years in the United States Senate and four years Gov ernor of Montana. Herbert Hoover will be elected president of the United States. A Republican senator from Montana supporting the president will find opportunity for important service to this state. VOTE FOR JOSEPH M. DIXON FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR AND HAVE REAL REPRESENTATION IN WASHINGTON Here are a few of the actual accomplishments of Joseph M. Dixon, while representing Montana in the national capital, from the introduction of the measures to their final enacement into laws: 15. The establishment of the Sun River Irriga tion project. 16. Ihe establishment of the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation project. The establishment of the Flathead Irrigation * 17. , project. 18. The establishment of the Blackfoot Irriga tion project. 19. The establishment of the Fort Peck Irriga tion project. 20 . The establishment of the Huntley Irrigation project. 21 . The Billings Public building. The Great Falls Public building. 23. The Missoula Public building, 24. The Bozeman and Kalispell Public buildings —in co-operation with Congressman Pray—now Federal Judge. The $340,000 appropriation for rebuilding Fort Missoula. 26. The establishment of U. S. Forestry Head quarters for District No. 1 at Missoula. 27. The original bill for granting to Montana 2,000 acres at Fort Assinniboine, for the establish ment of some public institution theron, later com pleted by Senator Mvers, after Dixon's term had expired. As against these things, what has Mr. Wheeler done for Montana? 22 . 1. Amending the Interstate Commerce Act to pro hibit the railroads from charging more for the short haul than the long haul. 26. 2. The establishment of Glacier National Park. 3. The establishment of the U. S. Land Office at Billings. 4. The establishment of the U. S. Land Office at Glasgow. 5. The establishmeftt of the U. S. Land Office at Havre. 6. The creation of the National Bison Reserve in Lake county. Falls The estabiishment of the U. S. Court at Great 8. The establishment of the U. S. Billings. 9- The establishment of the U. S. Court soula. 10. The law permitting homestead rorest reserves. RECORD AS GOVERNOR. As Governor of Montana Joseph M. Dixon, fight - ing almost alone, was responsible for the Inherit ance Tax, Metals Mines Tax. Oil Tax, Pullman Car Tax, w'hich now have produced more than $5,000, 000 in new revenues and to that extent have re duced the tax burden from Montana farms, home? and business enterprises. But for the courageous leadership of Joseph M. Dixon these measures nev er would have been written into the law of Mon; tana. WHO WOULD NOW REPEAL ANY Of THESE MEASURES? How much would the State of Montana be in debt at this time more received from the successful operation of these laws? Court at at Mis entry within dian lands 0pening settlement of Project. , , the Crow In now covered by the Huntley Irrigation it not for the. $ 5 , 000,000 or 12. The vation. vation ^ 0pening of the Black feet Indian 14. The vation. opening of the Fort Peck Indian Reser were _ more fitted by temperament, abihtj, energy, education and love for his home state tha» is Joseph M. Dixon to represent Montana in tie United States Senate. Reser No man is opening of the Flathead Indian Reser Cast Your Vote for Montana's Greatest Statesman Joseph M. Dixon — Circulated and Paid for by Republican State Central Committee. Friday. October l9 .1928 m *. Hallowen Novelties *. *. L* *. m * *. *. *. * ■ à See our assortment of Novelties for Hall Parties. We also have *. oween many things for the Kiddies .*. * »o MILLER'S PHARMACY Phone 133 Plentywood, Mont. NORTH STATE GROUP BUYS HAVRE DAILY Chinook, Malta Papers Contribute Editor—Manager Polk, Who Owns Plentywood and Scobey Papers. Havre, Oct. 16.—Monday evening's edition of the Havre Daily News-Pro moter will be printed by the United Publishers, the corporation which sûmes control of the Havre daily Announcement was made of the l as * * com pletion of a conditional contract of sale of the News-Promoter by Sam % D. Goza of Helena, and A. G. Line bargei of Havre, the sole the United Publishers, formed corporation, H. B. Brooks, for 23 years editor of the Chinook Opinion, will be the new editor, while R. G. Linebarger, 11 present editor of the Promoter, will j * i Le news editor of the new sheet and Harry Polk, owner of the weeklies at Scobey and Plentywood, will be busi- i ness manager. The same staff that is with the Promoter will continue under the new management. "We have been able to see for some time that there is a splendid oppor tunity in the northern part of the state for a good daily," said Mr. I* Brooks. "The proposition that we have is owners, to a recently of-U^P 16 on the idea of a chain concern, | with I'ayre as the central point, Weeklies that are now part of the i concern are the Phillips County 14 News, Chinook Opinion, Cut Banjc Pioneer Press, Plentywood Herald and the Scobey Enterprise. These different sources will supply news to the Havre paper. Thoj«e interested in the corporation are: H. B. Brooks, Chinook; T. F. Rucker, Malt|: Harry Polk, Willis ton^ N. 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