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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04
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HOOVER IN IOWA;
FARMERS PROTEST
Thousands of Irate Rural Residents March
in Des Moines While President Enters
State to Bid for Western Vote


DAVENPORT Ia, Oct 4President special
at 55
Presidents He will speak tonight
Approximately 5000 greeted
they appeared the platform
the
At Island, Ill,
special stopped there and greeted
him with cheers he prepared o
The President made
train, thanking cheerers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04
TEMPERATURES TO HIT
SKIDS, is FORECAST
Sharp Drop Is Predicted; Wednes-
day to Be Fair, Says Arlington.
ByTnitcd Press

Furnace stocking may prove to be
popular pastime in indianapolis
today and tonight if the forecast
of J. H. Arlington, United States
weatherman, is fulfilled.
Sharp drop in temperatures,
ranging from 10 to IA degrees below
readings of Sunday and Monday,
will mark passing of a cool wave
extending over the central west and
south, Arlington said.
The mercury will sink today I'M
der cloudy skies and continued
showers. he forecast. Wednesday
will be generally fair, but cool, he
predicted,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04
BY CT. BusCHNIANN-

THE American Prison ASsocia-
Il ton, now in session here,
should include in its program "the
injustice of prison competition
with free labor" Being so deeply
engroSsed in prison affairs and re-
forming prisoners, these high
minded men fail to see the other
SIDE, this injustice.
In our Indiana penal institu-
tions are about 1000 prisoners
operating sewing machines. thus
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04
Farmers Stage Protest Parade

DIES MOINEs Ia protest parade cheering
striking farmers moved from the state capitol through
Mones today ay decorated with flags bunting the
today Of President
The farmers in trucks
the plaza capitol where thew
had chilling wind hour
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04

The following open letter to the
American Prison association in conven-
tiou here. is transmitted through The
Times hv c. l.. Buschmann. Of Lewis
Meier & Co. Eleventh street and Central
avenue
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04
INDICT TWO FOR KILLING
City Pair Charged With Murder in
Pawn Shop Owners Death.

Indictments charging Roy Love
and Stanley Parker, indianapolis
youths, with both first and second
degree murder in connection with
fatal shooting during robbery in
August Of Jack Warner, owner of a
pawn shop at 234 Indiana avenue,
we're returned today by the Marion
county grand jury.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04
Is FOIL DEATH
IN FOREST FIRE
Men Escape From Trap in
Flaming Timber.

By Lnitcd Press
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 4-Twen-
ty-five fire fighters, marooned for
twenty four hours in a burned-over
area, with fire raging through viz
gin timber all around them, escaped
to safety today.
The men had been believed lost
in the fire which has swept the
Coast Range mountains for more
than thirty-six hours, done millions
Of dollars damage, wiped out a
number of logging camps, and which
surrounded the town of Cochran.
principal community of the area,
today
By United Press
COCHRAN, Ore, Oct. 4.-Lives of
fire fighters were periled today as an
east wind lashed 15000-acre forest
fire westward from the Coast Range
divide into virgin timber which ex-
tends fifty miles to the Pacific
ocean.
Three hundred men were called
away from the vicious crown" fire
Monday night and set to the task
of saving Cochran.
With the fire hazard reported the
worst in twenty years, wardens
abandoned all immediate efforts to
stop the inferno, which advanced
westward twelve miles in a night
and day.
Giant frs were exploding" as the
flames leaped from tree top to tree
top at a terrific pace. The roar
could be heard for miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04
BANK TO BE REOPENED

Valparaiso Institution to Be Put in
Operation; Closed Jan. IL.
BIZ United Press
VALPARAISO, Ind. Oct. 4. -
Plans to reopen the Farmers state
bank which closed Jan. II, we're an
nounced today following the cleo
ton OF P. w, Clifford as president
TO succeed = A. Hughart, resigned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04

Revere beach, Boston, and was
present from his mother and sis
ter. Mrs. Ollie Matlock and Mrs.
L. T. Glidden, both of 1925 Gull
ford avenue. The pup was one Of
a litter of seven.
The sweater was knitted by
Mrs. Matlock to insure comfort
of the air-minded pup
The plane took off at 10:40
Monday night from municipal
airport and landed in Boston at
1918 this morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-04

New Outlook out today. Alfred e.
Smith, editor. All news stands.-Adv.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
SHERIFF CALLS ON GOVERNOR TO DECLARE
MARTIAL LAW; CAR PASSING THRU LINES
POURS TEAR GAS ON STRIKING FARMERS
Iowa Farmers Do Not
Get "Basic" Milk Price

The prices quoted in the capitalist press as the
price which the farmers have been getting in Iowa
for milk misleading. In Sioux City the farmers
have been getting $1.4O hundred for 38 per cent
butterfat content at dairy and SIPS for 35 per
cent at the other diaries.
But this price the farmer gets for only part of
his milk. From 35 to SO per cent of the milk is sold
as surplus" The only milk for which he gets the
base price is that which is bottled From the surplus
cheese and butter are manufactured. The surplus
has varied in price. For about half of it the farm
ers get 80 cents hundred weight and for the rest
only 80 cents. AS result of the surplus the farm
reported to have been averaging about 20
cents hundred weight for all of their milk
This is the way it works if the milk trust skins
the farmers by the regular means only. They have
irregular also In the first place the milk TRUST
decides what is basic and what is surplus" in the
milk the farmers bring in. And secondly they de-
eide what the butterfat content of the farmers
milk is, often in favor of the milk trust than
not. Ce farmer III South Dakota had a milk check
of $40 for two weeks milking of Is cows
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02

convention May %, and has been
speaking to huge crowds in behalf
of the Communist party in the u.
S. during the election campaign.
He was in Washington on the day
of the Battle of Washington, and
saw the bonus battle. He saw the
tanks and cavalry ride down the
defenseless veterans of the world
war, who were asking for their
back pay. He was arrested on
Hoover's orders and thrown into
jail, but was later released with
out charge. Ford has been twice
to Russia as delegate to important
conventions, where he travelled ex-
tensively.
Jams w. Ford is probably one
of the greatest-one Of the most
powerful speakers that have ever
visited Plentywood. Everyone will
want to hear him.
The Plentywood Pioneers will
sing and contribute to the pro-
gram.
Remember the time Monday aft
ernoon, September 5, Labor Day.
national holiday, at Farmer-Labor
Temple, Plentywood. Out every
body, every farmer and worker.
hear the great Negro orator and
labor leader present the program
of the Communist party.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
Farmers are Striking
association responsible. We also agree to
donate fee of so cents membership

The Association wants the farmers to be
guided by it in the strike settlement. This was
move to prevent rank and file control of the
strike, because rank and file control of the strike
would mean the strike would be conducted in the
interests of the masses of impoverished dairy
farmers, and not in the interest of the Sioux City
Milk Producers Association The Association lead
ers were too yellow tho, to risk anything in the
strike, and so the pledge which they gave the
farmers to sign contains the statement that Gin
the event that any drastic action must be taken
and we are forced to sustain loss, we agree not
to hold the association responsible"
The Association lets the farmers risk every
thing thru a struggle and warns them beforehand
that if the struggle become bitter it would not
stand behind them
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
Deputy Sheriff Aids
Strike Leader"

The attempt of the miseaders of the farmers
to break the picket lines of the farmers is finding
determined resistance in the ranks of the farmers.
Clinton P. Slavery of Logan, Iowa, one of the
Headers" in the move to boycott Omaha told the
farmers on August % in a meeting at Missouri
Valley, Iowa, that they ought to quit picketing.
He was ably seconded by Deputy Sheriff Harry
Walton who told the farmers that while the sher-
ifs office was in favor of the strike they would
enforce the law for the milk trust. Walton said,
"Y0u have no right to stop anyone or
destroy anything; the man who wants to
sell has right to sell; he has right to
use the highways; if he wants to get his
stuff to market we are going to help him
get it there" he declared.
Then Jim Hawn of WoOdbine stood up
and declared 81 am past so years old and
have lost everything but my tongue but
I'm going to use that. We are out to get
the cost of production and if we have to
go to the penitentiary five years to get it,
well do it,
Hawn's speech met with the vigorous approva
of the farmers at the meeting and Slavery again
attempted to get them to end their picket lines
The farmers however, decided to continue thei
militant picketing.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
Communist Convention
to be Held In Roosevelt
County Tomorrow

The Communist convention for
roosevelt county will occur at the
Ilm Ostby farm in east Roosevelt
county, tomorrow, Saturday, Sept.
0. The Reds plan on putting up a
complete county ticket and making
an active campaign.
The Communists of Cascade
county Great Falls, Montana, are
also holding their convention on
ene same day when they will nomi-
nate full slate of candidates.
IN Daniels county, the Reds are
also holding convention about the
MIDDLE of September when slate
Oh candidates will be nominated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
Farmer Writes In That CO-Opera-
tive Certificate Idea Sounds
Good to Him-Thinks Plenty OF
Certificates Could be Sold to
Put Project Over

Many farmers have commented
to the Producers News represen-
tative on the practicabihty of the
Buyers Cooperative as proposed
in these columns last week. Every
farmer agrees with the necessity
of such as institution if the con-
sumner is to have an even break IN
Plentywood in the price of things
he must consume. ave just can't
keep on selling our products for
the prices we are receiving and
keep paying the outlandish prices,
war time prices that the Plenty
wood merchants charge us for the
things we have to buy. Of course
If would not be wise to invest IN
buildings and fixtures to any ex-
tent. We should use every dollar
we could raise to buy staple mer,
chandise, so that the stock could
be liuuidated at any time, so the
holders of the cooperative GER
t;ficates could trade them In fol
merchandise at any TIME. In only
a few transactions the member O.
the Buyers Cooperative" woult
save the amount of his investment
+, The idea that the basement of tn
, Farmer-Labor Temple could b
. used for store room for the be
{ ginning is a very good one. Thi
Z would save some rent. Corpora
: tive certificates could be issued {
pay for labor in the making 0
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
MASS PROTEST IN
SIOUX CITY WINS
RELEASE FOR S8

(By Worker Correspondent
Sioux City, Iowa, August 90
Eighty eight farmers were arrested
here yesterday morning but were
released about four O'Clock. The
crowd of angry farmers and work
ers who were gathering at the
courthouse and Jail kept growing
larger so the sheriff decided that
it would be wise to release these
men before there was trouble. The
picket lines have remained I'M
broken during the night. 1t is ex-
pected that the bosses will ask for
troops today.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
PETER ERICKSON
DIED SATURDAY

Peter Gustav Erickson, promi-
nent farmer of the north Dooley
country passed away at the Plenty
wood hospital Saturday, August
27. following an operation per-
formed the day before in an at
tempt to save his life. He had
not been well for several days but
Thought nothing of it until his con
dition became so bad that he con-
suited a physician who found the
trouble was appendicitis and that
the appendix had bursted.
Mr.. Erickson was born in Swed-
ed. January 1, 1892, and came to
the United States in 1911 and to
Montana in 1916.
He lived in the DoOley- Conner
town territory since coming to
Montana in 1916 and was tire
LESS worker in the progressive
movement. He is survived by hls
widow and an IL year old son.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday from Comertown and
burial was made in the cemetery
at that place. Rev. Bailey OF
ficiated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
II Pickets Wounded By Gunshot
An Appeal
Farmers to the Rescue of The Producers News
(BY CHARLES E. TAYInRn

Farmers of Sheridan County:
.ron is my task and duty call attention
urge upon you the need to to its rescue today
=, Farmers; Monday did not the paper to get out
lift. We S1O7 nor tenth part of that sum
@ $ to f it. o ] and By 1a &s ws
at Frederick South Dakota $50; James Ostby of
money coming for job work Loyal Sheridan
county farmers acted in paying subscriptions quickly The
paid You SaVs Sf 5'f news GfR
week But the crisis is not hquidaed by long shot
NEWS! You look forward with its cargo of
equal opportunity beryhe full social value of their
toll You bigger better pass you
powerful your hands great struggle
Then Yns you: you must s do your our part!
PRODUCERS NEWS without something eat. Tho
It takes money for paper it takes money for food
know that times are hard and getting harder and
you will your PRODUCERS NEWS. Now what if some
day there were no PRODUCERS NEWS? Think of it!
But need not happen-if happen you will be
blame. 1t is and keep it going you but
all Of us act together
put the PRODUCERS NEWS over the hump in iiffy-Let
every farmer pay MS subscription or part Of it. the day he
lively out of the first money get would be lots
pay S. you pay 81; ST. shy dollar
then so censyOu surely have few
you Don't yOu under
stand that this would the salvation?
Now cOmrade farmers; This fight is This
the office The PRODUCERS NEWS is paper, your
weapon the struggle your defence Those in the office
the going the load their Shout
der they woodland they have been doing their best
had paper the PRODUCERS NEWS yours and
fighting your battle Are you going to do duty
towards going to find to hide behind
while hoping that neghbOr digs and the
that fights for and children well his Tell
Comrades
If you are going to do your part do today Tomorrow
late Do your bit! All bits together
heap victory! If have
bring in something that the force eat while it wOrhits
as good the money Bring in WHEAT! We get the
from TEN to TWENTY bushels of WHEAT for HIS OWN
PAPER PRODUCERS NEWS. Farmers, there lots of
Jim Ostbys among you! There lot of who get
out he DONE collect subscription
doing could do well he only realized your
of doing it he realizes and under
it. He is too, but he finds way He does not
90 searching for do his duty but lets nothing
him from doing it. There those among you who
ri bet Ostbys record. There OF
Sheridan county that beat the farmers OF Fred
erick South Dakota in their response.
Rasmussen out in the field organizing the cOec
When he along cooperate with him
with him to nelghbOrs- nlm FARMERS
nut on drives; three of you together collect sub
scptOn money subscribers money wheat fa1
and rush it in to the PRODUCERS NEWS quickly
There time to delay Comrades, have money OF
ready for these collection committees when they come
who have the get it to us at once
comrades In Sheridan county who have fOught witt
us fights for the farmers and workers for Is
your enemies the enemies of the farmers
workers everywhere dance on the of the PRODUCER
II NEWS, paper!
al s%S IN
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
HUNDREDS JOIN
ITFL IN FIGHT TO
DEFEND HOMES
Hundreds Already Evicted
BY Bankers and Their
Grafter-Agents
VOTE COMMUNIST
Work Outside of Farm Has
Practically Disappeared,
Farmers Left Destitute


Virginia, Mimi, Aug. 27.-Hun-
dreds of farmers of st. Louis
county have joined the United |
Farmers League in the past SIX
months. The reason for the farm
ers joining the United Farmers
League is that they see in the
militant program of the United |
Farmers League a way out Of the |
present impoverished conditions.
Most of the farmers in st. Louis |
county are dependent for a living
outside of the meager income that
they get from their farms, as they
cannot make enough from their
small farms to support themselves
and families. In the past years
the farmers worked in the woods
for the logging companies, rail
roads, mines, mills and for the
county and in this way were able
to exc out an existence. Now
when the capitalists have closed
the iron mines, have stopped log
ging operations, and when very
little county work is done farmers
are facing evictions from their
farms.
Hundreds Already Evicted
Already hundreds of farmers
have been evicted from their farm
because of inability to pay the
taxes, because the capitalists
no longer need their labor power
IN the industries to make profits.
They can no longer pay the bank
ers and other loan sharks profits
on the mortgages held by these
legal robbers and the prices of the
farm products are below the cost
OF production. In practically every
farming locality abandoned farms
are seen, buildings are falling
apart, fences rotting away, anc
the fields are covered with weeds
farms on which the farmer haC
tolled away the best part of hi:
life and that of his family. He
was forced to leave the farm by
the orders of the legal robbers
bankers and loan companies) whC
mad the sheriff (tool of these para
sites) tell him that: "get out, yol
are of no use to US any more, vol
can't make any more profits 70,
u.s."
Hundreds of farmers in Mime
sofa In the past couple of years
were driven off their farms b
these grafters and herded Xix
sheep with their families into tn
starving army of 100000 ur
employed in the cities. Hundred
more farmers will meet the sam
fate at the hands of these 100 pc
cent Americans unless they folio
the example of the 500 farmer
who joined the United Farmer
League in the past few months
hight against evictions, figh
against sheriff sales; demand ia
exemption for the poor farmer
prepare for the tax strike; carr
On the fight against the Who'll
system of grating and for
workers and farmers governmer
Farmers, VOTE COMMUNIST
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
Prepared Betrayal In Early
DAVIS OF Strike

In the early part of the strike the Sioux City
Milk Producers Assn. prepared for its betrayal OF
interests of the farmers by getting 500 farmers
it is reported to sign the following pledge:
sowing 30 the fact that milk dis
tributors at the present time are not Civ
ing the producers just and equitable
share of the consumers money, we, the
undersigned milk producers, hereby agree
70 be guided by the Sioux City Milk Pro-
ducers Association in the disposal Of our
milk and in the event that any drastic
action must be taken and We are forced
to Sustain loss. we agree not 10 hold the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02

ter. He is Negro labor leader.
His father was a steel worker. His
grandfather was lynched. He went
to public school and worked his
way through high school and Fisk
college. He is a veteran of the
world war. After the war he be-
came leader of Negro workers
and Negro people-a militant
fighter.
James w. Ford is a world re
nowned orator, known the world
over. One of the most powerful
and dramatic Negro orators in the
world. He has spoken to great
throngs in American and Europe
He toured Europe last year for the
Scottsboro boys. He was unani-
mously nominated for vice presi-
dent at the National Communist
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
FARMERS MAKE
MOREDEMANDS
in MINI COUNTY
County Officials Living Off
of Farmers Treat Them
Like Dogs
REJECT REQUESTS
Demand High Paid Officials
Get Reduction In
Salaries
REJECT REQUESTS

Meadowbrook, Mimi, August 10.
The following letter of protest
was sent to the County Board by
the United Farmers League today,
protesting the actions of the Coun
ty Board in response to the needs
of the farmers of the county:
To the Honorable Asmund Asby
and to the Honorable County
Board:
Gentlemen:
The farmers of Meadow Brook
and other neighboring townships
hereby submit the following state
ment to the County Commission
ers of the Seventh District and to
the County Board:
Farmers Receive DiscOnrteOus
Treatment
AS discussed in our recent meet
ings at Meadow Brook hall, The
farmers of this locality are yer!
much dissatisfied at the way thu
the commissioner and his employees
approach the farmers. We fee
that the county employees snoufC
have more sympathy for the poo
farmers as they, the county EN-
ployees are paid by the money re
ceived for taxes which the farm
ers pay out of their last penny
The following are a few of the in
stances which are actual facts anc
which should be taken under Sc
we're criticism and also which tn,
farmers in their United Farmer
League meeting discussed yer,
thoroughly.
Requests Laughed at
First of all the bridge on Ricl
road which is known as Olson
bridge, has been in very bad shap
all summer. Many requests hav
been made to repair said bridge
to the office at Lindengrove an
to Hibbing. At a certain tim
when a request was made to tn
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
ECLIPSE

Fhe solar eclipse, Wednesday,
was Was viewed by many of the in
niaioltants of the village thru the
S ~; reliable smoked glass or other
,nnprovised gadgets. The moon
nIcEed the western edge of the
suns disk shortly after noon
s.raG:ually passing across the ORR
sL sil at its greatest extent the
- covered little over hall
me que surface then slowly passing
y ave-: the eastern edge about one
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
Buyers Cooperative Idea Sounds
Good to Sheridan Co. Farmers

the few necessary fixtures. And
why could not the basement of the
Temple be used as sort of farm
ers market? l think that would
be worth thinking over"
Another man of considerable
CONTINUED on P~gC rwo)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
James Word
WILL SPEAK IN BRENTWOOD MONDAY
AFTERNOON, SEPT. 5-LABOR DAY

James w. Ford, Communist can
didate for vice president, will be
in Plentywood, Sept. 5, Labor Day,
speaking at the Farmer-Labor
Temple at o'clock in the after
noon.
Ford is an international charac-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
81 jailed in Council Bluffs

Sixty-one farmers were jailed in
Council Bluffs on Thursday. Aug.
%. Twelve of them were sent
enced by Judge Jack Dewitt to
500 fine or thirty days in Jail.
While the strikers were in jail the
sheriff threw a guard of heavily
armed deputies around the court
house to prevent any attempt on
the part of the strikers outside to
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