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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
REDUCE SOVIET
HOURS OF WORK
WORKERS RECEIVE BENEFITS
OF TREMENDOUS PROGRESS.

According to a decree of the
Council of Peoples Commissars of
the Soviet Union the workers will
have their hours reduced from 61s
to 6 hours a week beginning De-
cember 1. On that day also the
workers thruout the country will
work on a six day working week
basis instead of the continuous
work week which was previously
used.
Under the continuous work week
the factories worked every day In
the week while the workers holi-
days occurred on different days.
Except for cooperative stores
dining halls, transportation anC
other agencies of service to the
cultural and living needs of the
people, the holiday for everybod!
will fall every sixth day.
1t will not fall on a fixed da!
of the week, however. and Sun
day will be recognized no more
than under the present regime
The sixth, 18th, 18th. oath anc
Both days of the month will be thu
holidays.
A gradual change to the longel
and uninterrupted week had beer
in progress in various sections O.
the country, particularly in tn
large industrial centers, sine
Comrade Stains speech last jun
in which he said a number o
faults had been found in the five
day, interrupted week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
Medicine Lake Pioneer
Dies Wednesday, Dec. 3
At Memorial Hospital

Martin Fossum, one of Medi-
cine Lakes earliest settlers, died
at the Sheridan Memorial hospital
on Dec. 3rd, the cause of death be
ing Edema Lungs.
He had been ailing for several
weeks, but his condition did not
become critical until December 2.
He was then taken at once to the
hospital.
Mr.. Fossum came to Medicine
Lake in 1906, where he took a
homestead, ~ miles east OF
town. He lived there until the
time of his death. He was g
bachelor, Sc years of age, was
born in Rice conunty, Mimi, June
18th, 1875. He leaves a sister
Mrs. Edward Stubban of Medicine
Lake and three brothers, Albert
Fossum Of Medicine Lake, Ole
FOsSum of New London, MINI.
and Andrew Fossum of Grants
burg, Wis, two half brothers, Viii
ne and Magnus, and a stepmothel
at Lansdale, Mimi, to mourn hi
passing.
The body will rest m the Full
SersOn-Nelson slumber rooms a
Fientywood until Sunday, when i
viii be taken to Medicine Lake.
Services will be held Sunday a
L:OO o'clock in the CONGREGATIONS
church.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
Build Your Fighting
Organ---Write for the
Producers News Now

For the press of the bankers and
of the exploiters this is not
news" For them every sign of
the class struggle is something to
be suppressed, something to be lied
about and mutilated so that it
will not rouse other masses to
struggle. For the press of the
toiling masses this is the basic
news, this news of their daily
struggle.
This news will build our move
ment, this news will build the
United Farmers League, this news
will organize and strengthen the
struggle of the toiling farmers
against the robber gang for a de-
cent living.
BUILD THE UNITED FARM
ERS LEAGUE. SPREAD THE
PRODUCERS NEWS. WRITE
FOR YOUR PAPER. ON WITH
THE STRUGGLE,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04

Since we have become editor
Chats why we're using the edi-
torial "we") we have met quite a
number of the farmers who have
dropped in to see how the paper
and the editor were getting along.
We have talked about the Red
Cross racketeers, the feed loan
discrimination, about the various
other ways in which the agents OF
the bankers and of their govern
ment are prosecuting the farmers
and also Of the ways in which the
toiling farmers are organizing to
resist this attack.
This is the material on which
our paper, the organ of the milit-
ant United Farmers League, must
be built. BUT A GOOD MANY
OF THE FARMERS DON'T
REALIZE THIS, DON'T REAL
IZE THAT 1T is THEIR DUTY
TO SEND THIS NEWS IN TIC
THE PRODUCERS NEWS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
MILITIA STANDS BY AS
ITALIAN TOWN HALL is
BURNED BY PEASANTS

PARIS, Nov. 30.-The peasants
in Roccacasale, Italy demonstrate
ed against the fascist municipal
authorities and against the intol-
cradle burden of taxation. The
town hall was stormed by the
peasants and set alight. The fas-
cist militia refused to obey the or
ders of its officers and took nc
action against the peasants. The
military detachments had to be
called in from other districts II
order not to aggravate the situa-
ton the authorities have made M
arrests.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
- 3duce


DICK stomachs, sour stomachs and
- indigestion usually mean excess
acid. The stomach nerves are
over-stimulated.
Too much acid makes the stomach
and intestines sour. Alkali kills acid
instantly. The best form is Phillips
Milk of Magnesia, because one harm
less dose neutralizes many times its
volume in acid. For 50years thestand-
ard with physicians everywhere.
Take a spoonful in water and your
unhappy condition will probably end
in FIVE minutes. Then you will always
know what to do. Crude and harmful
methods will never appeal to you. Go.
prove this for your own sake. 1t may
save great many disagreeable hours.
Be sure to get the genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia prescribed by
physicians in correcting excess acids.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
MONTANA FARMERS
ARE ORGANIZING
Bankers, Dealers and Businessmen
Have Fear that Farmers Will
Put Up a Fight.
(By a Farmer Correspondent

(By a Farmer Correspondent
Avondale, Mont. - We are or
ganizing the United Farmers
League here. Some of us secured
the big school auditorium for our
first mass meeting at which Mo-
ther Bloor spoke to an intensely
interested audience. Eighty per
cent of all the farmers present
joined the United Farmers League.
One can see how the terror is
working against US out here on
the prairies in a similar manner
to that in the cities by the fact
that a committee elected at this
meeting was refused the right to
another meeting in the town school
house at which Mother Bloor was
to speak on Russia. However, a
local barber who runs the local
show house at Opheim where this
meeting was held gave US the use
of the theatre. This second meet
ing was ten times bigger than the
first and over two hundred farm
ers attended. They passed a reso'
luton demanding the school house
for the meetings and ordered the
committee to present it to the
school board at its next meeting
Many more joined the United
Farmers League at this meeting.
Border Patrol is Boss Agency
These local kulaks and farm
machine dealers are afraid tina
the farmers will refuse to pay in
terest and taxes and make thes
parasites carry their share of tn
burden of the crisis hence this de
nying the farmers the use of thei
own school house in which to meet
They also keep the border patro
officers Immigration around on
meetings and ask our speaker
where they were born, etc. an
many other folish questions tryin
10 find some excuse 10 stop on
meetings, but the farmers will g
right ahead and organize.
Farmers and workers, let's OF
ganize and show these little ii
!, horn capitalists that the schoC
houses belong to us. colin
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04

o.onocon. Mich, Nov. "a
IInn6red farmers under the
IN g r of the United Farmers
leaue 1,a demonstrated in front of
Lea96G ntonagon County courthouse,
the ING against the sheriff's
PROF. pro- If Emil Hofstrom's farm of
Sale severed at is my official
ne a atorm and cold weather the
Ine crowd of farmers stood over
8ig 5onr and cheered the speakers
81 + t exposed the county Off
= :o,c and the sheriff in their at
CIT eiS,1 TO rob the mortgage ridden
s vper of his farm and home.
Il" nntonagon county sheriff, Jo-
N I Schon read the notice of
s5p sale at l O'Clock. AS he be-
S w n read the legal document"
8 tbe sale, our speaker interrupt
VI VI him by asking "Can you do
o - to prevent the sale?"
o. answered 1T is my official
I ~ :" care you afraid of losing
uou1 lob as sheriff if YOU refuse
y I execute the sale?" The answer
y possibly, yes" This answer
fnilv exposed to the big crowd OF
formers that Mr.. Schon, the sher-
n was carrying out the instruc-
CONS of the Federal Land Bank
# 81 Paul, Mimi, instead of the
;rterests of the poor farmers.
Sneakers Expose Tax Robbery
According to Claw" a sheriff
.oIe must be open for bidders fol
an hour. During the hour, foul
sneakers explained to the farmers
Inv the officials of the count!
are not representing the poor far
mers and workers who always pa!
The biggest taxes while the lum
Ser companies, paper mills, bank
and all the rich owners of land g
sImost tax free in comparison t.
the farmers.
The mass pressure Of the farm
ara turned out to be a complet
victory against the forced sale
When the hour was over the sheI
M announced that the "sale wa
called off, there was no bidders.
Yes. there were no bidders an
why? The militant mass of fal
mers. led by the UF'L committe
of action. scared the officials I
mch a degree that they didn
dare to put the sale across, alth
several armed state police stoo
in the next building taking it "a
in" apparently at the disposal
the sheriff if necessary.
Resolution Adopted by Farmers
The following resolution We
adopted at the meeting by tt
farmers present.
Whereas, the situation of tt
farmers through the County h;
become such that they are unab
to pay their taxes and mortgas
payments, due TO the severe cris
the country is in at the present.
Whereas, the county Sheriff
carrying thru sheriff sales eve
where farmers have done the
utmost to keep their payments u
tO-date, as in the case of N
Hofst1om who had the money
was abe to get together return
BY the Federal Land Bank becau
It was not sufficient to cover t
whole sum of the payment.
Therefore, be it resolved that
We, gathered at this meetil
to-day in protest against the fol-
closure sale of Mr.. Hofstron
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
FARM BOARD IN
REPORT SHOWS
III UCE LOSSES
LEADERS OF GRANGE, FARM
ERS UNION AND FARM BU-
REAU IN LEAGUE WITH
BANKERS.

The operations of the Farm
Board revealed in the inquiry be-
ing conducted by the agricultural
committee of the senate show
clearly that the fake scheme of the
capitalist class and its agents not
only has not prevented the steady
worsening of the crisis for the
farmers but has resulted in a loss
of $177,00O,000 by the Board,
which has been squeezed out of
the toiling masses of the country
thru taxes. In the wheat opera
tons the Farm Board has lost
$102,000,000O and has lost $751;
100000 in its cotton operations.
The Farm Board still controls
about 190,0O0,O00 bushels of
wheat and 100000 bales of cot
ton which it will use to the best
interests of the spectators and in
! preparation for the attack on the
Soviet Union.
Board FavOrs Cooperation"
The board stated, in it's report
that the development of coopera.
tive marketing is it's long time
undertaking." and is, they state
"the best approach yet offered tx
bring about permanent improve
ment of American agriculture.
The bankers agents at the heaC
of the Farm Board know that i
they can mislead the farmers int
following the wild goose chase o.
cooperative marketing they cal
prevent them from organizing ;
real struggle against exploitation
and against the system that i
represents.
They are trying to mislead tn
struggle of the toiling farmer
against sales for taxes and agains
foreclosures.
At the hearings Senator Brook
hart, progressive" demagog cri
ticized the farm board for havin
/; confined its operations principall
wheat and cotton and for not hav
ing gone into corn, oats and live
stock. This faker wants the fan
mers of the northwest to believ
that if the Farm Board had gon
into these other commodities tn
crisis could have been STAYED off.
The capitalist press reports tina
!; "Store said the board, by return
! ing to the market, had saved tn
. country from possible collapse @
its credit structure, and that
had continued sterilization activi
J ties long enough to let the farme
| adjust his acreage"
) Try to Save U. s. Credit Structur
The head of the Board admit
E here that the aim of the FAR
Board operations was to save I'll
bankers from a possible collaps
of the credit structure. This
one of the chief fears of the cal
italist class at the present tim
They fear that the rapid weaker
ing of the credit structure, whiC
} can be seen in the continued fai
ure of banks turnout the countl
IS and which is undermining the el
: tire credit system will result
Il the collapse of the entire stru
/ ture.
e Stone brazenly states that Il
le aim of the Farm Board has n
5 been helping the toiling far
r masses to gain a decent living
10 this present crisis but forcing the
lie to reduce their acreage. The ia
De mers know that reduced acrea'
n will mean cutting their miserab
A. income even more.
10 Takers Form United Front
With the, worsening of the Girls
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
REFUSE RELIEF
TO CHILDREN IN
RED CROSS WANTS SCHOOL
TEACHERS TO DECIDE IF
CHILDREN NEED CLOTHES.

The following vicious notice was
published in the Daniels County
Leader on THANKSGIVING DAY
It is the answer of the Rec
(DoUble) Cross to the starvinl
and ragged farmers of the droutl
areas where the charity" of tn,
Red Cross is being dispensed.
NOTICE
To the Red Cross BenefactOrs
The Relief Committee has de-
cided that it cannot furnish new
clothes or OvershOes to adults.
We will continue the purchas-
ing of new articles of wearing
apparel for school children when
request for same is recommend
ed by their school teachers.
Regarding Overshoes for men,
we suggest that a curtailment
of automobile and truck opera
tiOn will be more in line with
Red Cross activities and the
saving made thereby will more
than provide Overshoes.
DANIELS COUNTY CHAPTER
RELIEF COMMITTEE
By Sid Bennett
The Red Cross addresses tn
toiling farmers who need thes
clothes as "Benefactors" - A
BEGGARS.
The Red Cross refuses absolut,
ly to give any clothes to the ia
mers and to their wives and adu
children. Children will get cloth,
only if recommended by the
school teachers" This is beir
done in order to prevent the farr
ers' children from getting any r
| lief. The teachers and not Il
parents are to be the ones to d
eide whether the children net
clothes or not. This is being dol
by the Red Cross in order to pr
vent the parents from demandir
relief from the Red (Doubl'
Cross. The Red Cross is using Il
teachers as its tools in order
do this dirty work of preventi1
, the children from getting t
clothes they need to keep the
. from freezing. The teachers W
be told not to approve the deman
: for relief.
Tell Farmers to Walk.
They are trying to force t
) farmers not to drive their ca
: This, when hundreds of farme
, cannot run their cars because tn
) have no gas. They want the ia
mers to walk into town to get t
: miserable rags for their childrt
"THIS WILL BE MORE IN LIN
WITH RED CROSS ACTIN
: TIES"
r Farmers of Daniels County. P1
5 test against this vicious activi
of the Red Cross. Force them
: revoke this decree. Dema
t clothes for the impoverished far
t ers and their entire famili
Smash this attack of the r
t Cross on your very existence a
j that of your children. by organ
ed protest and mass pressure.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04

Look for the name Bayer and the
word genuine on the package a.
pictured below when you buy
Aspirin. Then you viii know that
you are getting the genuine Bayer
product thousands Of physicians
prescribe.
Bayer Aspirin is SAFE, as mil
lions Of users have proved. 1t does
not depress the heart, and no harm
full after-effects follow its use.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04

Of official who restricts the con-
tents Of that letter.
With love to you all.
SADIE.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
ASPIRIN
beware of imitations

Bayer Aspirin is the universal
Gtidote for pains of all kinds.
Headaches
Colds
Sore Throat
rheumatism
Neuritis
Neuralgia
Lumbago
Toothache
Genuine Bayer Aspirin
is sold at all druggists in
boxes of II and in bottles
of "a and 100.
Aspirin is the trade
mark of Bayer manu-
. facture of monoacetic-
acidester of salicylcacid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
Barnard's Death Casts Pail
Over Griff Camp at Biloxi

sioner Of base ball remarked to Crit
nth that he had seen Barnard in
Florida and was alarmed by the lat
ter's sickly appearance TRY and in
duce him to go to the Mayos' clinic,
Griffith was urged by the judge, base
ball cannot afford to lose man like
Barnard"
Since he resigned from the presi-
dency Of the Cleveland club in 1927 to
succeed to the $4,000 a year job of Ban
johnson, Barnard had taken a leading
part in the councils not only of his
league, but that Of all organized base
ball and was regarded as one of the
ablest men the sport ever produced.
The duties of the presidency auto
matically viii devolve upon Vice Presi-
dent Frank j. Nayin. owner of the De-
troit club, until such time as sue
ceSsor to Barnard Is elected by the
leagues eight club owners. 1t is be-
lieved the most logical candidate is
William Harridge, the leagues secre-
tary during the administrations Of both
johnson and Barnard
President and Mrs. Griff1th, intimate
friends Of Mr. Barnard and his wife
for many years, planned to entrain to-
day for Chicago to join Mrs. Barnard
pending completion of funeral arrange
ments. Following the obsequies, Crit
fifth probably viii so to Chattanooga Ia
await the arrival there Of the Nationals
April s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
LA BARBA REVENGES
DEFEAT BY FRANCIS
0utpoints Boxer Who Trimmed
Him in France and Now Looks
to Shot at Title.

NEW YORK, March % P).-Fidel
La Barba, Los Angeles veteran, has
evened his score with Kid Francis of
Italy and is steaming ahead at full
speed toward a shot" at the worlds
featherweight championship.
The one-time hyweight champion of
the world fought a well planned, cagey
battle to whip Francis decisively in a
10-round bout in Madison Square Gar
den last night, though the 1900 cash
customers didn't like it. About two
years ago in Paris Francis punched
out a decision over La Barba in IS
rounds.
La Barba popped Earring left into
the Kids features in annoying fashion
all evening. pounded him bit as they
came to close quarters and then tied
him UP firmly or held on when Francis
attempted to get in a few socks at
the body. The crowd hooted, but the
verdict of the referee and two judges
was unanimous.
The Associated Press scorecard gave
La Barba six rounds and Francis two,
with two even.
La Barba scaled 125 pounds; Fran
els, 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
TOURNEY BASKETERS
IDLE UNTIL TUESDAY
Five Teams Reach Finals During
One Night-Montrose Girls
Victors in Thriller.

The echoes Of flying footsteps and
basket swishes died away last night In
the Tech High gymnasium, not to be
resumed again until Tuesday, but the
few remaining basket ball teams in the
District A. A. u. tournament are well
coming the rest with the championships
dangling before their eyes.
Five division finalists were developed
last night, but the feature tussle was
the only one that did not produce a
f1nallst. After a bitter fight, the st.
Martins five bowed to Potomac Boat
Club Scholastics.
Onalene Lawrence tipped In a two
pointer in the last 20 seconds to win
for the Montrose girls, 38 to 36, over
Hyattsville High sextet.
Boys Club Optimists hung up a 28-
to-22 victory over Olmsted Grill to adj
vance into the 130-pound semi-final
round .saHra.
Sam Farhood's scoring rampage,
which netted 16 points, was the victory
margin OF the Colonials over the Cres-
cents in a semi-final in the 145-pound
class
Mount Rainier's basketers were no
match for Charlottesville flves and
dropped a 38-to-13 game, while the
Rockville girls upset the Alexandria
Buddies, 38 to %
Because Of the A. A. u. boxing cham
pionships, play viii be postponed until
Tuesday.
]. C. c. Arrows scored over Nativity,
SO to 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
SEMI-FINALS TONIGHT
IN D. C. BOXING MEET
Four Bouts on A. A. U. Program at
Rockville-Exhibitions Also
Are Scheduled.

A battle between Jocko Miller Of the
Jewish Community Center and Leo
Coveleski of the knights of Columbus,
old rivals, in the 147-pound division is
figured as the high spot Of the semi
final battling in the District A.. A. u.
boxing championship tournament to-
night at the Rockville, Md, High School
gymnasium. The card, opening at 8
O'Clock, will comprise four champion
ship matches, two exhibition ring en-
counters and wrestling match.
Miller, undiSputed District title holder
last year. will be making his debut in
the 147-pound ranks. He has met Co
veleski four times, and on each occasion
extra rounds have been necessary to de-
eide the winner, though Miller has won
three of the battles.
Other championship semi-final bouts
are scheduled as follows
ILig T -6heiaVyweight class1[LeRoy, Bordeau
Fsatherwelght class-Mike Tardugno o. C.
lightweight .class-Robert BOYLE Cunat-
tachedl VS.. Bob Coleman Rockville A. AZ
Exhibition ring matches are listed
among Boys Club members in the rs
pound class between Angelo Pappas and
Bill Colomaris. and in the 100-pound
division between Willie Seay and Harry
Thompson.
c. Barrett Of the Central Y. M. c. A.
and G. Silverman Of the j. c. C. are
listed to have it out in a wrestling
match.
Tickets may be bought at Spaldings,
1888 G street. All seats are 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-28
MICHIGAN FAVORED
TO WIN TANK TITLE
Qualities Largest Delegation for
National Collegiate Final
at Chicago Tonight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 28. - Michigan
ruler Of the Big Ten waves, today stood
out as the heir apparent to the national
collegiate indoor swimming champion
ship.
Displaying the same fine team bal
ance that enabled them to win the Big
Ten title, the Wolverines last night took
big lead in the race for the national
collegiate crown by placing two relay
teams and seven men in six events.
Rutgers, led by the husky George
Kojac, looked like the closest rivals to
the Wolverines In the final tonight.
Kojac surrendered his title in the $50
yard backstroke in last nights prelimi-
narieS and Stroked Rutgers to best time
in both relays-the 400-yard relay and
the 300-yard medley-as well as a per-
sonal best time in the 100-yard free
style.
Minnesota ranked second to the VOL
verineS in the preliminaries as far as
placing f1nalistS was concerned, but was
not granted more than q slim outside
chance to upset Michigan tonight. The
Gophers landed its 300-yard medley
team and six men in four events, most
Of them turning in comparatively slow
time.
Princeton placed both its relay teams
and five swimmers in four events;
Northwestern, 1880 team champion,
landed its 400-yard relay squad and
three men In as many events; Southern
California placed three in three, includ-
ing the fancy high board diving event,
which Mickey Riley, the artistic Rus
sian with an Irish name, appeared q
certain winner; Stanford got two places,
as did Iowa and Georgia Tech.