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î«m.ORICAL SOCIETY* X OF MONTANA, S HELENA. ' THE PRODUCERS NEWS -—— A PAPER OF THE PEO PLE. FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE Q«<k Pnfpo • pOMlyu, 18.76 per mt ^ —»"°"*** , - O-a. »... w ^_ PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JUN E 21,1929 LIBERTY IS NOT handed FROM ABOVE JnTxiU^ 12 THE PRODUCERS NEWS GOES INTO EVERY HOME IN SHERIDAN COUNTY down Bntored as Second Class Matter, October 1», Itll. at tha Post, office at Plentywood, Montana, Under the Act of March I. 1S*B> The Week By SAM HILL Virgil Butts In 4 New Pharoah The Cowmans 5 World's Glory . Know No Turning T " y of the Old Brigade. Cayuse 0OJS of « Ar ma virumque cano. a„d men I sing, the Latin Virgil's first line seems at the forefront of fJ m n in spite of everything be dene. Perhaps its fJS arises from the possi *^Tat this may become a epic of men and battles now fjgotteii in the modern rush, and take a chance on a to T' ; * » ad on ■down. Hoover has intimated decided to put young . on the Canadian Boundary „mission. He has already re the resignation of former g_ senator Clarence D. Clark Wyoming, president of the „mission who is 78 years old 1 who served as a Senator from k to 1917. The resignations Tred T. Dubois, ex-senator im Idaho, age also 78, serving U 1891 till 1907 and of P. J. Ember, ex-senator of North bta, age 71, serving from 1899 [1923, are "coming up. Ljon was an easy one, paying BOO a year and the commission I been 'regarded largely as a Lg| f or lame ducks," These servants of the party have jvered that a new Pharoah arrived who knows not Jo i. Under Harding and Oool their long service to the ma recognized. Under Hoo they are unknown. The « was U will hare to peer into the It to understand the present. Cumber's career may be look hto as a sample of the others. Û, ( fall of 1898 he was defeat ifor state attorney in Richland Uy. In January, 1899, he was ted United States Senator by [législature. Sa he has known [ups anil downs. Mostly ups. then and after the choice te McKenzie machine that, un tie influence of James J. Hill, inated the government of th Dakota with scarce a chal was kt kk a great machine and ■at made it great was its men. mm they were, hard-bitted each toth [was their badge and taking Ir smile from the cowman's y which stood when the reins [e thrown on the ground, they pled that they "Stood w ithout ping." The double-cross had been invented then. When F went into a huddle and ar id at a decision each conform gegardless of personal cost. It f courage to abide by the re I many a time, but there they he "Stalwarts" as they were W are no longer stalwart, ir ranks are broken by death I they are scattered. A few W. McCumber, whose dead N with Judge W. S. Lauder pdiland county was tha fierc jpolitical vendetta of its öay, ring pushed out of office for Ifiret time in 30 years. His p*my lies stricken with par is at home in Wahpeton. Yet I* two met today eye would I eye with the same old war No saft relenting for PkUtime fighter then or now. f v Shea, McCumber's lieu Fl! 8 *- a ^ orn l :i where it is • toped he meets occasionally I ms old foe George B. VVin Cran'd Forks. Alex. Mc * an< l Jud LaMoure have since passed over the divide surely death will not divide 1 «nd they still can counsel Jim Hill. 'Wy place they triumphed • Ito old Merchants Hotel ■nul where the chiefs and planned their cam !r d mad€ their " tic kets' down and the vacant lot is Jin Place for cars at two • So passes this world's as ® topt the machine intact C y M T rsl L°y*ityi tn ! ■ McKenzie was sent r sharing in the after the great J?* Knute Nelson haU de *« , ^ajp, it was McCum h l s P°htical life Alev's * CC - t0 h° ar d President «cKpnÄ n and hi »n to ™tSflS ? 0 * iU8t **■ life it D S «^i to °^ the pres , clair t ? Uff M l0 ' N * Y * Har " S T H k Ms pai ' j ° 1 ' from "CZ Th ; Mct:unita " r ay their friends, rieht »S, are rarMhese dkyi. Ä V" M' righte. a ijïï 8 »M-hmets. The, nard game ©f nolitira St V ricks in 3wfi.'««tn. to the "in? 'downfall i It.a.l SUrB ™ r »>»»« avor «l and petÄ ad8 ^ *t end. But »v . TOa(is '»«t ihSt.2" rai| «« n««ul V"' 1 ,'? WM •ml Persisted • roads by Jj- ln , Protect S a » d hglsÏÏ.f' 1 " ua ft * u * M * «» f2r w _ favors. Page) ADMINISTRATION MEASURES FOOLING FARMERS Bord er Patrol man Murders Motorist on Minnesota State Highway Wife and Children Uninjured In Barage of Shotgun Slugs No Liquor Found In Car. Nation Aroused Over Wanton Shooting of Innocent Victims By Murderous Thugs In Government Employ. Protests Pour In Upon Presi dent. Littlefork, Minn.—Henry Virgula, 41 years old, of Big Falls, was shot and killed while driving home in an automo bile with his wife and two children near here Saturday night when he failed to stop at the command of two border patrol men at a spot 27 miles south of the Canadian line and the village of Littlefork. Virkula's wife asserts her husband was shot before he had an opportunity to stop his automobile. She said the machine traveled little more than a car's length after the command was given, when a fussilade of bullets penetrated the near car. Kilter New on Foirce. Emmet J. White,patrolman who fired the shot which killed Virkula is a Duluth man and was one of six new border patrol inspectors who joined the staff May 1, N. A Lindberg, assistant collector of customs, said today. E. A. Servine, who was with White, has been in the service for five years. An in vestigation has been ordered by Mr. Lindberg which will be in charge of Walter Nelson, chief of border patrol inspectors. Mr. Linerberg has requested written report of the shooting up on which to base possible charges of suspenion. Neither of the two ■officer has yet been suspended, but both have been requested by the customs headquarters here to sur render to Koochiching county of ficials. Warned About Guns. The new border patrolmen, in cluding White, were counseled by Mr. Linderberg prior to taking their posts *in the careful use firearms, he said here today. They were instructed that the firearms were given them for the purpose of self defense. State Officers Investigate Koochiching county authorities also launched an investigation in (Continued on Last Page) PROMINENT PLENTY. WOOD COUPLE WED Plentywood friends of Fred Morck, well known real estate man of this city, and Miss Adeline Or dahl were agreeably surprised to hear of their marriage last Mon day at Bemidji, Minnesota. The groom is well known ■I in Sheridan county, having resided for many years at Antelope before coming to Plentywood, where he enjoys a substantial real estate and insurance business. The bride was one of our win some teachers the past year, and made a host of friends in this city by her friendly and accomplished manners. Mr. and Mrs. Morck returned Thursday evening from a short honeymoon trip and are now at home to their friends in this city. Wolf Point Wins Fight Over Missouri Bridge Road Location Approval of Protested Survey By Superintendent Eggers Is Deciding Factor. Long Drawn-out Controversy Ends Suddenly As Facts Become Known to Contestants. Special to Producers News. Poplar, Montana.—The Lalonde Construction company resumed work Monday on the federal and state highway that will connect the Macon bridge across the Missouri with the Roosevelt highway, or Montana U. S. No. 2 at Wolf Point. A protest in person made by a small body of Indians, June 4, against the highway being con structed across certain Indian al lotments caused a temporary halt in the work. An attorney for the Indians, Eric Mourn, and Agency Supt. Chas. Eggers went to Helena to get information on the legal as pect of the situation. ATTORNEY SUSTAINS CONTENTIONS Both Attorney General Foote and United States Prosecuting At torney General Rankin gave ans wers to the questions put to them which completely upheld the fed eral and state highway authorities and the officials of the Indian department in their manner of pro cedure with the highway project, I an d declared that Sheriff Ander son acted in the course of duty and within his authority in arresting the Indians who interfered with the work. COURT WILL DETERMINE DAMAGES The only question at issue is the n - "»t *» to * OUTLOOK MAN IS I SEC.-TREAS. G RA I N DEALERS ASSN. Havre Selected for State Conven tion Which Will Be Held 1930. W. T. Cowan Elected Piresddent. In Ila-vro, Juno ID.—Havre was se lected for the third time as the convention city for the Montana Farmer-Grain Dealers association the next meeting to be held ... Havre some time in June, 1930, the dates to be selected by the direc tors later on in the year. W. T. Cowan, representative of Hill county, was elected president of the association at the final ses-, sion held here Wednesday after noon. F. F. Lewis of Brady was selected as vice president and T. lu J. Larson of Outlook was elected secretary-treasurer. W. T. Cowan was elected as a new director and Ray Cross was re-elected as a di rector of the association. The speakers for Wednesday's sessions were J. E. Patton of the Patton-Kjose company of Great Falls, who spoke on the "Value of Organization to the Commission Man," and Tom Connally of Havre, who spoke on "Co-operative Or ganization." The three-day session was concluded here Wednesday night with a dance held in the Havre high school gymnasium. OLE GUNDERSON INJURED Royal Gunderson had a narrow escape from a serious injury last Thursday evening as he was côm i ng back to the city after taking par t i n baseball practice at the Nelson ball park. It seems that several of the lads were standing 0 n the back of a truck and that a barbed wire stretched above the gateway caught young Gunderson just above the eyes tearing open the scalp. * He was rushed to a doctor and several stitches were taken. He was able to return to his home after the wound had been cared for. T price to be paid for the right-of way. This will be determined by the condemnation proceedings which are on their way through the U. S. district court. The State Highway commission has posted a warrant sufficient to cover the cost of the land, and assure the allotees of their compensation. WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY. Both the bridge and the roads are making good progress and no further delay is expected. POPLAR COMMITTE MAKES STATEMENT The Poplar good noads commit tee a few days ago isuse the fol lowing statement anent the con troversy. STATEMENT We feel that in justice to our selves and those who have co-op erated with us in this matter, it is incumbent upon us to make a brief statement of fact. Before filing any remonstrances against the proposed road from the bridge to Wolf Point with the Federal authorities, a committee consisting of Erick Mourn, Fred Fear, L. M. Tinker, Fred Turner, Geo. Banta and W. L. Rose called upon Mr. Eggers and was inform ed by him that he had not ap proved the proposed road and nev ^ would approve of it unless com (Contlnued on Last Page) er Mr. and Mrs. Claus Jensen of Dagmar Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Claus Jensen, well known and highly respected farm ers of the Dagmar country, cele brated their 25th wedding anniver sary at Danish Lutheran church of Dagmar, Thursday afternoon and evening, June 13th. A large circle of friends, about three hundred in number, gather ed at the church to pay their spects to Mr. and Mrs. Jensen, at the celebration of a quarter of a century of happy married life. The silver bride and groom the recipients of a walnut buffet and many different articles of sil verware. The basement dining hall of the Dagmar church was beautifully decorated, and about three hundred sat down to a splendid supper in honor of the honor guests. Friends and relatives for some distance were present to congratulate the Jensens. Mr. Jens Christensen and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jacobson were the Plentywood residents who attended the feast. Mr. Jens Christensen of Plenty wood spent several days last week with old neighbors and relatives at his old home in the Dagmar munity. ic were com According to Montana Automo bile Association, there were 22 railroad crossings eliminated State highways during 1928. on President Hoover Signed Farm Relief Measure Last Saturday > : Congress Will Be Asked Immediately for Funds With Which to Assist Stabilization Corporations and Co-op eratives—Personnel of Newly Created Board to Be An nounced Soon—Many Names Suggsted. Washington, June 15.—President Hoover signed the farm relief bill today, thus making law the major part of his program intended to stabilize agriculture. Monday he will ask congress for $150,000,000 of the $500,000,000 revolving fund authorized for loans to as sist the farmer owned and controlled stabilization corpor ations and co-operatives. Simultaneously he will begin selection of the eight men to compose the federal farm board, which is to administ ter the fund and have authority in agriculture compar able with that of the federal reserve board and the inter state commerce commission in their spheres. Secretary Hyde will request farm organizations and others interested to suggest men for board appoint ments. Mr. Hoover hopes that within two weeks he can select a board from this personnel and that which al ready has been proposed to him. Thus far Mr. Hoover has made no definite selections, but it is known that two being considered seriously are James C. Stone, of Lexington, Ky., president of the Bur ley Tobacco Growers' Co-operative association, and Carl Williams, a farm paper publisher of Oklahoma, and form erly a member of the federal board of mediation. Rather definite information is available that neither Julius Barns, of New York, former president of the United States Grain corporation, nor Frank O. Lowden, former governor of Illinois, and foremost among the ad vocates of the equalization fee plan for farm relief, will be offered places on the board. Both had been mentioned. The president is understood to desire men who have had successful experience in the co-operative field and es pecially in handling basic commodities such as cotton, grain, livestock and tobacco. The farm bill is the first important legislation signed by President Hoover and its enactment ended one of the longest and most spectacular legislative and political controversies in recent history. Consequently far more than the usual formality at tended the signing. Grouped around the chief executive were Vice Presidnt Curtis and Speaker Longworth, who signed the bill yesterday after the house and senate had adopted the conference report; Secretary Hyde; Senator Watson of Indiana, the republican leader, and all of the house and senate conferees on the bill except Senators Nonas, republican, Nebraska, and Smith, democrat, South Carolina. These two senators were insistent upon retention of the export debenture plan even after the house had re jected it and so absented themselves. The other con ferees were Chairman McNary of the senate agriculture committee, Chairman Haugen of the house agriculture committee, Kansas, and Ransdell, democrat, Louisiana, and Representatives Purnell of Indiana and Williams of Illinois, republicans, and Kincheloe of Kentucky and As well of Louisiana, democrats. The president used two pens in signing, one of which he presented to Sentaor McNary and the other to Repre sentative Haugen. With one he wrote his first name and with the other his last. Producers News Now 8 Column Newspaper In keeping with the steady pro gress of the Producers News, this paper is appearing this week in increased size and extra pages. The Producers News will con tinue to come out with an eight column paper until increased busi ness agains calls for further en largement of this popular weekly newspaper. In making this change the people of Plentywood and Sheridan county may feel proud of the fact that there is not another city in the State of Montana the size of Plentywood with a newspaper being published in its midst which has many full length columns and home print as the Producers News. Though the Producers News has a reputation over the state as be ing one of the livest and best got teq-up weekly papers in the state, the farmers' paper is not content with this honor, but is forever striving to give its readers and ad vertisres greater value for their money and advertising Plentywood and Sheridan county with its met ropolitan appearing paper which extends to practically every state in the union and many parts of Europe, besides covering the home territory almost to a man. as Misses Effie Boe and Hildur Lundberg Trav eling In the West Miss Hildur Lundberg and Effie Boe of Outlook left Spokane, Wash., on Thursday of this week for a three weeks' trip in the west ern and southern states. Spokane they will go to Seattle and Portland where they will vis it with friends and relatives. From Portland they will sail "Admiral Peoples" to San Francis co. Stops will be made at Oak land, Kingsburg and Los Angeles, also San Diego and Tia Juana. They will then go to Williams, Arizona for an airplane trip over the Grand Canyon. They will stop in Nebraska, points in Iowa and Minnesota. Then they will go to their respective homes 1 Both young ladies are teachers in Spokane and will return there for the coming year. From on the Sam Goza, Jr., Joins Atty. General's Staff at Capitol Helena, June 18.—Sam D. Goza, Jr., of Helena, took up duties as an assistant in the offices of the attorney general Saturday to aid, for a few months, in handling con demnation suits of the Montana highway commission. A flood of requests for interpretation of leg islative acts passed at the last ses sion also has increased the work of the regular staff, Attorney General Foot said. * MASSEY-HARRIS TO HOLD MACHINERY DEMONSTRATION In Plentywood Tomorrow (Satur day) . New Pulverator and Com bine Promise Innovation to Those Present. Tomorrow (Saturday) morning commencing at 10:00 o'clock, the Plentywod Machine Shop, local dis tributors of the Massey-Harris line of farm machines, will, in conjunc tion with representatives of the Massey-Harris company, put on a Combine and Pulverator demon stration in Plentywood. The machinery will be put thru actual operation at a field just south of the Carl Bull home in the east part of the city and Messrs. Smith and Torstenson guarantee that those witnessing the demon stration will receive the surprise of their lives with the splendid work done by the tractor, combine and pulverator. The pulverator in itself is an innovation, inasmuch as it plows and pulverizes at the same time, being a combination outfit. It is an absolute new thing in farming and the local agents claim that it will revolutionize farming in the west. The Massey-Harris Combine will also be given a working demonstra tion and representatives from the company will be here to show the many superior points of the har vester-thresher as embodied in their combine. A large crowd is expected to wit ness the Massey-Harris demonstra tion tomorrow and the local distri butors are extending an invitation to everyone interested in the latest power machinery to be present and see them in actual work. COLE BROS. CIRCUS HERE JULY 8TH With the arrival in Plentywood of Jerome Harriman, contracting agent of the Cole Bros. Circus, ar rangements have been completed with the city officials and local merchants for the parade and ex hibitions of this old-time favorite in Plentywood on July 8th. Mr. Harriman carries letters from Chamber of Commerce orga nizations, Mayors and City Clerks of various cities where the show has exhibited, this season, endors ing the entertainment offered, and commenting on high-class person nel of the organization, in many instances, welcoming the show back at its earliest convenience. He is very emphatic in his de nial that circus parades have been abandoned, and claims that while one circus is too stingy to give street parade, his managers have taken the opposite view and have increased the street pageant of the Cole Bros. Circus until now it is (Continued on page Six) WORST TARIFF IN HISTORY HUNG ON NECK OF FARMER Corn Belt Fanner Denounces New Tariff and Subservient Congressmen As Worthy of Contempt. Scott Leavitt Voted Against Debenture and to Hang "Worst Tariff Stone" on Neck of Drowning Farmers. By PENMAN SLAVE (Washington Correspondent for The Producers News) Washington, June 16.—Having witnessed the defeat of those who sought to offer him the device of the debenture plan—water logged life preserver though it is, but which would have helped keep him afloat at least temporarily—the drowning farmer is now to have the mill stone of the coun try's worst tariff bill hung about his neck to insure his cer tain extinction. On the shore supervising the ceremony stand the official "friends of the farmer" whom less than a year ago he so confidently entrusted with the mission of his rescue. Ironically enough the fanner still regards them as his real saviours. He has not yet recognized them for what they are. He is still willing to let them go on with their The tale is not a pleasant one, but it must be told : program. * YOUTHS STEALING GASOLINE SET FIRE TO TWO PLANES Billings Boys Cause $15,000 Fire While Draining Airplane Tanks. Story of Affair and Motive Is Vague, Harlowton, June 19.—John Diltz and Lloyd Sannon, who were cap tured Tuesday night in Nash car alter their atetnpt take gas from Perry Moore's air a stolen to plane had resulted in a $15,000 fire, are in a cell in the Wheatland county jail. Katherine Ridgeway and Leona Schwartz, are in the sheriff's eus today at Ryegate. The boys are students at the Billings Polytechnic school. Miss Ridgeway is ings Normal student and Miss Schwartz a student at the Billings municative of the two, told the fol lowing story at the county jail Wednesday; The first of the two stolen cars in their posession was taken from Billings Friday night and driven to Ryegate. The second car was tak en Sunday. Ditz was vague about the boys' movements from that time until Tuesday when the four young people planned to drive from Harlowton to Hobson to visit Diltz's cousin. They planned to return to Harlowton that night and return the cars to Billings the fol lowing day. Diltz asserts that he wished to visit-his cousin who is «t the point of death in Hobson. His story makes no explanation of the fact that îhe boys were still (Continued on Last Page) Their companions, Redstone to Have One of First Three Test Wells to be Drilled First Location on Martin Olson Land East of Archer Is Scene of Much Activity. High Winds Delay Work of Building Derrick. Day and Night Crew Ready for Drilling Upon Completion of Derrick. Expect to Spud In Before Last of Month. In the news item of last week's issue of this paper covering the location of the first oil well to he drilled on the acreage blocked up by the Pleutywood-Redstone Hold ing Company in the vicinity of Ar cher, Outlook and Redstone, an nouncement was made that a sec ond test well would be located near the town of Archer. This is purely a clerical error and was not notic ed until it appeared i» the press. A representative of the company having the contract for the three well to be drilled, called upon the editor of the Producers News and asked to have the statement cor rected. The first location, which was an nounced in last week's paper is lo- ' cated on the Martin Olson land East of Archer, the other two lo cations are near Redstone and Out The first site selected by the drilling company was near the town of Redstone, but on account of the conditions of certain leases, the operating company, upon the recommendation of their geologist, chose the location near Archer, which is upon a separate structure from that at Redstone, and carries the same geology. The work of building the derrick has been delayed somewhat on ac count of the heavy winds during the past few days, making it too | look, The tale is not a pleasant one but it must be told: Temporary Life Preserver Not so many years ago an hon est farmer cleared a piece of land in a fertile valley, the richest and most adaptable on earth. He toiled long hours and endless seasons to draw from the earth its bounty. For a time he managed through privations and sacrifices to make ends meet. But soon out of the east a strong current descended into the valley. The.farmer battled to stem the rising tide but to no avail. The water grew ever higher and at last he realized that he must secure help or drown. Then it was that his pretended friends assembled on the shore, each -with his promise of as sistance. When is ' a man he is ready to grasp at any straw, (Continued on Last Page} „ Ql AV17I? CTIDÎVÎI?!? | üL/l 1 Juli Vf F F U f\iTlEiti riTT\T nmmi aBm-lPDfllll UlRI UVkN I llvll/ VlllVii ill f Lif | rif'imTrririxT/'ir! wat nDTOAII SENTENCE IN PRISON It will be recalled by readers of the Producers News that in Febru ary of this year, this paper carried an article relative to the death of Alice Vivian Gagne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Olson of Froid, which resulted from a beat ing administered by one Edward Clausen, at Gemmel, Minnesota on November 25, 1928. The case was tried last month at International Falls, Minn., and the defendant, Edward Clausen, found guilty and sentenced to a term of from ten to twenty years in the state prison at Stillwater, Minne sota. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Olson of Froid, and Elmer Olson of Minot were present at the trial. dangerous for the rig-builders to work at placing the heavy timbers in position so far above the ground. The camp houses are completed and the complete night and day drilling crew are on the ground ready to start drilling just as soon as the machinery is set in nh and the derrick completed. T will require another week if the weather is favorable, and the well will be spudded in before the last of this month. ace his PLENTYWOOD GOLF ERS DEFEAT SIDNEY The tournament held at the local golf links between Plentywood and Sidney tee artists last Sunday, June 16th ended with victory for the Plentywood golfers, the score being Sidney 809 strokes, Plenty wood 738 strokes. Plentywood win ning by a margin of 71 strokes. Low score for the tournament went to Vernis Nelson with 81 strokes with E. H. E. Helgeson a close second with 83 strokes. A large number witnessed the match and while the tournament showed keen rivalry a very high type of sportsmanship was display ed by the those participating in the match. V