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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press Staff Correspondent
World Copyright, 1881, by the


TSITSIHAR, Manchuria. Nov. 20.
delayed by Censor)-The frozen
road to Tsitsihar today bears mute
but vivid testimony of Japan's
crushing victory over the Chinese
in the most serious battle yet fought
in the Mancnurian warfare.
This correspondent the first for
eigner to enter Tsitsihar after its
occupation by the Japanese. saw
scattered along the road the relics
of war-cloth caps. steel helmets,
coats, canteens and extra hoots cast
away by sturdy Chinese soldiers and
cavalrymen as they fled in panicky
retreat.
Along the rolling, jagged roadway.
swept by winter wind from Siberia.
the correspondent followed the Jap
anese troops northward from
Anganchi to the ancient walled cap
ital of Heilungkiang province which
the invading soldiers occupied after
smashing the defense Of General
Ma Chan-Shan.
The powerful army of General
Ma, which had been concentrated
south of the Chinese Eastern rail-
road to turn back the Japanese adj
vance, was battered to pieces under
the general offensive by infantry,
artillery and bombing planes. The
Chinese soldiers and cavalrvmen-
powerful men and expert horsemen
who were awesome a few DAYS ago
as they assembled along the bat
tlefront-fled in distress.
1t was impossible to estimate the
casualties in the battle, although
they were obviously enormous. l
saw more than 80 Chinese corpseS
on the road alone, while others
could be glimpsed frequently on the
prairies, protruding from the grass.
Peasants roamed the scene in
search Of plumber. Several were
carrying carefully sliced horse meat,
intended for an evening delicacy.
Two miles from Tsitsihar. the cor
respondent passed a farm house
surrounded by stone wall In the
courtyard a company Of 80 Japa-
nese soldiers. muffled in their uni
forms with steel helmets. knapsacks
and rifles, half frozen and stopped
with exhaustion, guarded wounded
japanese while the bodies of four
Chinese lay neglected in heap.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21

meeting the new competition of
fered by A T. and T. Their Joint
service. practically identical to that
opened today, will start December !.
Charges for both services will be
on the same basis, the time con-
Sumed and not the number of words
transmitted Officials estimated
that from 100 to 1870 words could be
transmitted during the three
minute minimum period on which
all charges will be based.
Service quite similar to that now
offered the general public has been
in use for years by newspapers and
news services, brokerage houses,
banks and the telegraph systems
themselves. Their lines, however.
were private systems not controlled
through a general switchboard.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
Harvard Beaten
By Albie Booth

HARVARD STADIUM, CAM =
BRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 81. U.P)-
Little Able Booth dropped back to
the l4-yard line late today when
there was only three minutes to go
and booted over a field goal which
gave Yale a 3 to 0 victory over
Harvard.
1t was the 50th meeting between
the two teams and Harvard had
been favored
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
Girls Held On
Check Charges

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 81. up
Two young girls, one of whom is
said to be on probation from Ala
media county for worthless checks,
were held by police today after as
sertedly issuing nearly so checks in
Southern California for which
there was insufficient funds.
The girls, were jeanette Roberts,
%, and Ruth Hudson, "a Police
said Miss Roberts was on probation
on similar charges in Alameda
county. The checks were asserted
ly issued on a San Francisco bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
AUTO CRASH FATAL

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Nov. 81.
U.R)-Mrs. Elizabeth Reed. l108
Ethel street, Glendale, was in
stantly killed early today when the
automobile in which she was rid
ing with her husband struck a
truck on the Ridge route. F. H.
Reed, her husband, was not SER
iously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
GRID RESULTS

West Virginia u, 10; Penn
State, 0.
Fordham. 10: Bucmell, IA:
Illinois, o; Ohio State, 40.
Army, ga, Ursinius, g.
Michigan, 6; Minnesota, 0,
Duke. 0; North Carolina, 0.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
@KM!nLlL-.e
Wy 'SOyS:

SEATTLE, Nov. 20. (SpeciaD
I was just handed a special
press dispatch by the Centralia
Daily Chronicle at Centralia,
Wash, that China and Japan
had agreed to an armistice in
Manchuria.
I told you if I went over there
I could have the boys out of the
trenches by Christmas, but I
didn't think I could do it by
Thanksgiving.
I already have learned to pro-
nounce two towns and one gen.
erals name, so I am not going
to turn back now. Besides, I
will just get there for the after
war prosperity" Remember
ours?
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-21
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Present Day club, 8, 436 San
dalwoOd avenue.
Fox Imperial theatre, II Like
Your Nerve"
TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
VeSper services, 4:30, Presby-
terrain church.
Clubhouse opening, Barbara
Worth Country club.
Tennis tournament, all day,
high school.
Fox Imperial theatre, ply
ing High"
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, 1890. Bar
bara Worth.
Twice Told Tales, $3.50. ga
Wensley.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
TOILING FARMERS!
Be 'DICNIFIED And PROPER"

The Mclean County IN d. Independent in
its issue of Nov. II makes appeal for the
"opinion" of its readers regarding questions OF
the day. whether they of local, state nation
al Importance" "Bat the Language Must Be Dig
nified and Proper" Just what is it that the Nc
Lean County Independent wants? What is it that
the Producers News asks for when it asks for
farmers correspondence? The Mclean County
Independent is owned, so its mast head tells US,
by farmers and BUSINESSMEN and what it
Hants is what the BUSINESSMEN want 1t
wants Opinions" because the capitalist class and
its press would like to get the toiling farmers to
express their miitancy in letter writing and not
in struggle against exploitation and in resistance
to attacks of the exploiters. That is why the
Language must be dignified and proper"
"Dignified language" means not calling the
banksrs-rObbers; not calling the political repre-
sentatives of the bankers-enemies Of the toiling
farmers; and not calling the reactiOnary leaders
Of farmers organizations like the Farmers Unien,
the Farm Bureau and the Grange-traitOrs to the
poor and middle farmers. "Proper language"
means not exposing the misery and degradation
that exploitation by the bankers and the capitalist
class means for the toiling farmers.
The Producers News, the official organ of the
United Farmers League in the northwest, calls on
tons in their territory in any kind of language
that will express best the monstrous brutality In
which the capitalist system expresses itself in the
agrarian sections of the country. The Producers
News calls en- the farmer correspondents to re-
port the class struggle on the land, the meetings
the conferences, the militant actions taken by the
farmers to repel the attack Of the bankers who
want to drive the farmer who cannst pay his in
terest, off the land into which he has put the
sweat and blood Of himself and his family fol
years, the resistance of the toiling farmers II
sheriffs' sales for the milestone taxes thru which
| the capitalist class robs the agrarian masses.
The Producers News calls its correspon
dents to write of and for the class struggle of tn
toiling farmers against their exploiters. TIL
MacLean County Independent, like the rest of tn
capitalist press, wants the farmers to leave tn
struggle in order to write opinions" The Pre-
ducers News calls the toiling farmers to writ
for the struggle.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
Positive Proof
of Ford ECoNoMY
City of Detroit purchases 137 new Ford cars
Hundreds in prove low cost of operation

THESE 137 new Ford ears represent one
of the largest deliveries ever made to q
municipality at one time.
Fl radiO-equipped Ford scout ears were
traded in ON this purchase. They had been
operated day and night for two years In
heavy traffic and all kinds of weather.
Their individual records ranged from
78,434 miles to 143, 723 miles with grand
total of 2,28S,O97 miles. The operating
cost of the 81 cars was 1924 cents mile
- less than 2 1/S cents. This cost included
all fuel, oil, tires, repairs and every other
item except depreciation and insurance.
Of SIT Ford cars in Detroit City service,
the 800 in the Police Department Travelled
a total of 6,591 1897 miles during the past
fiscal year, at an average cost of 80 cents
mile.
Many claims have been made ON Operat-
ing costs, but here in the carefully kept
motor car records of the City of Detroit lie
positive proof of Ford economy.
In the paragraphs above, it is seen that
q Ford scout ears averaged less than 2 1/3
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27

fraternal societies and at great
mass-meetings, hundreds of thous-
ands of workers and poor farmers,
white and negro, native and for
eign born, men, women and young
workers, have elected delegates
and instructed them to proceed to
Washington and place before Con-
gress and yourself. their program
and demands. These delegates
will represent not only those who
have directly participated in their
election. They will represent the
interests and needs of all who suf-
fer hunger, privation. fear of in
security and premature death be-
cause of the unemployed problem.
Poverty compels these delegates
to undertake the additional hard
ships of a long march, on meager
rations, in all kinds of weather
and to brave possible attacks by
hostile local authorities. They are
determined however, to carry out
the important mission which has
been entrusted to them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27

"Our' observers are in Manchuria preparing the at
tack on the eastern frontiers of the Soviet Union
While we dwell in peace with all men, the prep
arons for war 90 on at an intensified pace murder
weapons are perfected new gases and aircraft more
terrible explosives are devised The naval forces are
extended under cover of hypocrtca announcements OF
cuts in the naval budget This peace IS the preparation
for the attack on the workers and farmers or the OoVet
Union the attack on the workers and farmers OF the en-
tire world This peace is
"The Measure of Passing Adversely Which Has
Come Upon Us Should Deepen the Spiritual Lite OF the
People, Quicken their Sympathies and Spirit OF Sacrifice
for Others and Strengthen their Courage Yes, Hooey
Hoover this passing adversely has been passing toI
two years now passing deeper and deeper levels OF
misery for the toing This crisis will quicken
the sypathes and the spirit of sacrifice OF the masses
1t will strengthen their courage fight to the bitter enc
against this misery; stand against the armed forces Of
Hoover and his class win concessions from the rob
bers 1t is this spirit of courage and determination tina
you will see Mr. Hoover when the 800 hunger marcher
arrive in Washington on December 7th to present th
demands of the toing masses of the entire country 70
immediate relief and unemployment insurance to Con
gress This is the courage and determination OF the toll
ing masses such you and your armed hirlings hav
= never know. Mr.. Hoover.
This is the most terrible Thanksgiving Day that tn
workers and poor farmers of the United States have
known. The toiling farmers must determine that tn
starvation shall not ast-that the expoiters will be for
, ed to grant them adequate relief
II Build the United Farmers League Answer
o the hypocrisy and hunger program of Hoover
with organized determination of the masses of
the toiing farmers to beat back this robber
gang.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27

SIXTY FRESHMEN have reported for rifle
practice at Montana State College. Turnout the
country the capitalist class is increasing the en-
phasis nrifle practice. Every summer the Citi-
zen's Military Training Camps try to give the
young workers and young farmers military train
ing. This rifle practice in the colleges and in the
summer camps is not for rabbit shooting. This
rifle practice is for the attack on the militant
workers and farmersl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
Hoover's
Thanksgiving Insult

While the toilng masses of the United States are
forced to endure prvations and misery unprece
dented scale; while the present crisis drives down the
living standards of the American people to the hunger
levels of the Chinese and Indian masses President oov-
er and the governors of the fortyeght states have
their Thanksgiving proclamaons offered the most bra
zen insult the ong of the United States This
insult which has been made yearly, is the more vicious
in this present crisis than it has yet BEEN
The messages this year proclaming Thanksgiving
Day as holiday carry each of them the outrageous
attempt msead the in the United States from
realizing the full significance of the present crisis ano
from struggling in united million masses against it unde
the Leadership of the revolutionary fighting organization
of the toing masses. The messages attempt OF
the part of the capitalist class to force the submission
the masses to the terrible horrors of starvation
disease without militant and determined resistance
With these messages the capitalist class is carrying
its attempt the rise of the determination of tn
masses to resistance against the starvation and pre-
grams of the capitalist class that determination fo
millions millions of the working population of tn
world.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
Friday, November u, 1881
GOV. OLSONpS RELIEF"
PROPOSALS

ACCORDING to the Farmers Union Advocate,
the organ of the reactionary American Federation
of Labor leaders in St. Paul, Governor Olson has
taken the lead in compelling enactment Of legis-
ilative relief measures" The very editorial which
+supoorts Olson's proposals admits their demagogic
character. The Union Advocate after stating the
two chief points of OlsOns program to be reduc-
tion of taxes for the farmer and small home own
er and the cut in the interest rate on farm loans
made by the Rural Credit Bureau, continues as
follows:
lit is now up to the Governor to call
, the legislature in special session and force
action from the representatives. When he
has done this he has gone far as he can
with the materia lin hand"
The Union Advocate paves the way here for
absolutely nothing for the farmers When Olson
"has done this"-if he does-called the legislature
into special session-"he has gone as far as he
can with the material in hand" and the farmers
will be just where they were before in worse
situation The rest of the editorial is designed to
rally the workers and farmers to follow the mis-
leading demagogy of Olson.
The capitalist class will give concession to the
telling masses only if they are forced to do so
They can be forced into concessions only thru the
the militant leadership of the United Farmer
League. Toiling farmers-jOin the United Farm
ers League 10 carry toward the struggle againS
evictions and foreclosures and for immediate re
lief for the poor and middle farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27

and before President Hoover the
following demands:
1. Unemployment insurance E.
quail to full wages to be paid for
by the government thru special
taxes if necessary. They will de-
mand that Congress pass the I'm
employment Insurance Bill brot
there by the last Hunger March.
2. Special Winter Relief of $15o
cash in a lump sum and $50 addi-
tional for each dependent.
8. Seven hour day without re-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
UNEMPLOYED COUNCIL DEMANDS
SHELTER FOR HUNGRY MARCHERS

Washington, D. c. The Wash
ington arrangements committee
for the National Hunger March Of
which Herbert Benjamin is in
charge, has written President
Hoover demanding, provisions for
feeding, lodging, placing of assem-
bly, and arrangements for address
ing congress with the program for
Unemployed Insurance in behalf Of
the National Hunger Marchers.
The letter follows:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27

duction in wages; feder.,
Of furnishing r work to Il t5dp r 'geas
at full wages; abolitioU' ne IOble
and discrimination again.t u teno
and foreign born workers negroe
4, Special demands for r "a.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
New Freezing PROF..

Utilizing intense cold .. :.
grees below zero, a Uro a. % 4
been perfected by which e IS ha
bic foods are frozen so tL PERISH
retain their original fresh S. , the
en- state. :" ftua
Meats, seafoods, poult,r
tables and fruits are ban. 'egs
cessed by the new method Re
ing to the inventor. the fo aee0fl
frozen so quickly that no nus y
chemical or organic chan.sa 'at
take place in them. q
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
HUNGER MARCH

Confined trsn Trent Page)
egates of unemployed workers in
every city of the United States
will be in Washington Dec. 6 and
z.
NATIONAL HUNGER MARCH
DEMANDS
They will place before congress
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
DEMAND FOOD. SHELTER
FOR DELEGATES

We have been instructed TO de-
mand in behalf of the Hunger
Marchers, that you, as Chief Ex-
ecutive Of the nation. shall see
that those representatives of the
nations producers, are provided
with all essentials during their
two day stay in Washington.
These include warm lodgings, food,
a place of assembly and the oppor-
tunity TO address Congress and
yourself.
Our committee will meet with
represent you may authorize to
represent you in these arrange
ments.
Washington Arrangements Com
mittee, National Hunger March
(Signed) HERBERT BENJAMIN
National Field Representative
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
SUFFERING DUE TO
CAPITALISM

You, Mr.. President, are well a.
ware of the indescribeable suffer
ing which has been imposed upon
the toilers of this country in con-
sequence of the present industri-
al, agricultural and financial cris-
es. The prevailing system of
economy and production, which
concerns itself only with the profit
interests of the bankers and man
ufacturers and ignores the well
fare Of the masses of producers,
is responsible for the present in
tolerable situation. The workers
and poor farmers whose toll has
created the great wealth of this
nation ARE starving in the midst
of plenty. The employers and
bankers who have alnassed great
fortunes frem their toll, now tell
the workers and poor farmers
that they have produced TOO
mach and must therefore starve.
CRISIS WILL CONTINUE
The end of the present crisis is
nowhere in sight. 1t will take
years, even if this crisis is over
come, before the many millions Of
unemployed can hope to be aagir
admitted to the factories. Modern
production methods, labor saving
devices, intensive spsed-up, etc.
totally eliminates millions Of
workers and leaves them to swell
an ever growing army Of perma
nently unemployed. The nliser
able charity relief, which yol
sponsor, and which is the onl,
form of relief afforded to worker
} who are fully able and willing t,
work and entitled to a decent live
lihood, in no way meets even til
most elementary needs of thes
workers.
The workers, unemployed an
employed, refuse to accept the sts
tus Of paupers. They demand tn
7 right to live. They demand an
Il are determined 20 fight for unem
H ploynient insurance which unde
II present circumstances is TIE onl
Il means of securing the right I
Il live.
H DELEGATES REPRESENT
II TOILING MASSES
Through tilelr Unions. unemplo,
III al owoous~o%fnum ~ A. ~hox,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27

cents q mile and 500 Ford cars IN al
branches of Detroit police work averaged
49, cents milei
Day and night, twenty-fOur hours day
these Ford cars are in operation. Few
branches Of transportation demand such
grueling service. The records show that
low fuel and oil consumption Is but one o.
the FOrd's many economies. Ford ms
terials, simplicity Of design and aesurae
in manufacturing provide unusual strength
stamina and freedom from Replacement
and repairs.
The individual car buyer as well % ID
purchasing department of = city or bus.
ness cannot afford to ignore the proves
economy of the Ford ear.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27
President Hoover,
White House,
Washington, D. C.

President Hoover,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
In order to place before Con-
gress and before the whole coun-
try, their demand for enactment
of a system of Federal Unemploy-
ment Insurance that will conform
with the needs of the millions OF
workers who have been denied the
opportunity to earn a livelihood,
representatives Of unemployed and
employed workers in all sections
of the United States are under
taking a Hunger March to Wash
ington. These Hunger Marcbers,
numbering approximately 1.500.
will arrive in Washington on Dec.
9th 30 address congress when i
convenes on the 7th.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27

President Hoover proclaimed November 70 Thanks :
giving Day in message that fairly drips with hypocrisy
and deceit The message begins with enumeration OF
the why our country has for gratitude to
the Almighty
we Have Been Blessed With Abundant Harvests.'
This to the farmers of the drouth stricken areas of
North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana where there
is enough of harvest to feed the stock - where
thousands of cattle have been buchered because they
could not be fed.
Despite the drouh of the past year there is enough
and more than enough of wheat, cotton, etc. to
supply amply the entire population of the country with
food and clothing. Yet millions starving millions
are clothed in rags while the granares the elevators the
warehouses are stuffed with grain and cotton that is rot
ing ..t.--
1--WE Have Been Spared From Pestience and Ca
lamities The Health of Our People has Increased.
To this well fed stuffed bankers hound the thousands
of children in the Kentucky mine fields who are suffer
ing from fux starvation disease that makes the ntes-
tines bleed suffering from pestilence. Their
health has increased He and his masters the bankers
and the robbers HAVE been spared from Pestence and
g caamtes. THEIR health has increased
In every city and town turnout the land the hospi-
tails are choked as before with diseased farmers and
workers and their Children while of thousands
refused admission these abodes of charity and mercy
because they pay not enough to death
Il The farmers children of the Northwest are show
e ing the results of your hunger program Mr. Hoover
The flu strikes frequently due to the under
/ lnourshment that is slow starvation
" "Our Institutions Have Served the People,. "Oul
Institutions the mailed fist of the capitalist class, have
served the tong with tear gas with clubs witt
cassack brutality Strikers and unemployed have beer
dubbed and beaten The militia sent with cole
steel against the farmers of Iowa who mitanty resisted
the TB testing of the Meat Packing Trust Our insti
x tutons have sentenced nine innocent Negro children il
Scotsboro the electric chair Our institutions hav
ed depored thousands of foreign born from the Unite
States and death the hands of fascist
ID TONERS in foreign countries. Our institution tn
dungeon of San Quentin holds Tom Mooney for the lot
year. Your Institutions the institutions of the Capitals
to Class, have served you well, Mr.. Hoover.
eve Have Dwell in Peace with All Men," w,
the capitalist class of the United States leading tn
en- mperiaist front against the Soviet Union. Our ger
y Iera Macarthur, chief of staff of our United State
army reviewed the troops of France, Jugosavia and RI
mania this past and met with the general staff
of those countries for the purpose of working out the
tails of the attack the Soviet Union.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27

FIGHT AGAINST DISCpn,,,.
TON IN RED CROSS PFI ~
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WRITE OF YOUR STRUG-
GILES FOR YOUR PAPER-THE
PRODUCERS NEWS.