Evening star., 1932-09-02
.FARMERsPRESS|NG
STATEsF@ ACTION
Governors Asked to Back
Blockade of Markets
Pending Pariey.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DIES MONIES, Iowa. September a.
peace reigned along all fronts of the
now suspended farm strike today. while
Leaders OF the movement sought glher-
Material aid to further their Asht for
higher produce prices
Procaamattons from the Governors oe
Iowa. Nebraska, South Dakota and
Minnesota. calling upon farmers 10
withhold their produce from the mar
ket. were suggested to the executives
Of the affected States by woodbury.
County members of the Farmers Holi-
day Association. who offered to with
draw their pickets from the highways
II such action 10 taken.
The suggestion was made to Milo
Reno head Of the Holiday Association,
in a telegram, copies of which we're
sent to the Governors. Reno approved
the idea and said that the gubeFnator-
tal pfoelamattons and withdrawal OF
pickets would do a lot to prepare for
west states September g."
Cherokee Tension Ended.
The Governors conference, which is
scheduled to be held in Sioux City,
Iowa, will seek means to settle differ
ences between farmers and produce
buyers over prices and bring the holiday
movement to a conclusion. To date
Gov. Turner Of Iowa. Gov. White of
OHIO, Gov. Olson of Minnesota and
Gov. Shafer of North Dakota have AI-
Aiao Tod hnk r.x1TT afS hn
resented at the meeting.
Near Cherokee, Iowa, farmers who
previously declared they would stay on
highways until details of q mysterious
shooting affair In which a pickets were
wounded were settled today were leav-
ing for their homes.
Yesterday there were 300 or 400
picksts there, but this morning only
approximately 1870 rema med and the
situation was described by deputies a.
quiet
Decision of the strikers" to abandon
their picket stations came after two
conferences with CheTokee County At
torrey r. G. Rodman-
RodmaH said that the shooting early
Wednesday. when nine men in speeding
automobiles raced through picket hEes.
hurled tear gas banfbs and opened fire
with shCtgtms and rites, was discussed
at the meetings with picksts. The
attorney said he was net yet ready to
announce the results of the sessions.
Trace Clears Omaha Reads.
Elsewhere the strike situation was
/ quist, with the exception Of one arrest
at Omaha In connection with pieketing
activities. A limited amount of picket
ing was reported from Sioux City. but
a. no. t~xan nkta e. -.
highways were cleared as result Of the
recent decision Of strike leaders to can
truce pending the forthcoming Gov
ernors' meeting.
Near Omaha the signing of truce
came In swift and dramatic fashion
last night. 1t followed a hastily as
sembled meeting Of $50 farmer pickets,
at Elkhorn, Nebr, where Otto Pfetffer
Of Elkhorn, president of the Nebraska
Iowa Cooperative Milk Producers As
sociation, suggested withdrawal Of all
pickets.
The meeting was called after Sheriff
Charles Mcdonald of Douglas County,
operating With q ar1oree of 100 men. had
arrsted Clarence Dreason, Elkhorn
picket. on charges Of dumping milk
from q truck.
Pfeiffer asked the crowd: "If per-
suade the sheriff TO release this man,
Will you stop picketing?"
There was chorus of approval and
Pfeiffef made arrangements with Me-
Donald for Dreasorl's release.
There we're no protests and the
pickets quickly left the highways.
Milk Strike Closed.
Even before the truce was arranged,
Sheriff Mcdonald and Sheriff Marion
Sutherland Of washington County.
north Of Omaha, had routed many
picket camps. They said discourage
ment was evident In the remaining ones.
Other Developments were:
The milk strike at Austin, Mimi.
ended Thursday when producers and
distributors agreed on price Of $1.5S
per hundredweight, q 2o-cent increase
over the old figure.
At Oklahoma City, Okla, r. L. Rick
erd, president of the holiday associa-
/ ton that State, warned members
agair i violence as he proceeded with
organiSa alton activities.
Possibility Of extension of the strike
into Northern Ohio wss seen In an an
nouncement Of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Self
o. Union Hill that a mass meeting
would be held today to discuss organi-
zation Of the holiday movement In that
State.