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were no EN.e IAN forty or fifty
people living in its huddle Of small
houses.
You're a good-looking boy" said
the girl. where are you goingr'
Into the woods above Nose st.
Germans"
"Why don't you stop here a whilei
We're going to have a dance and q
party at our house"
The girl had dropped her cold and
naughty manner. There was that in
her tone which seemed to indicate
that she really wanted to get ac-
quainted with him. To Shad she
looked very beautiful.
I'm sorry, but have to see a man
who is at Kildare pond today" he
said. rs there a livery stable in the
placer"
Yes. It's just across the street."
"rll run over there a minute" he
said as he left her.
Shad make a bargain with the livery
man to drive him to Nose ST. Ger
mains Immediately after dinner. He
returned to Hubbard's store. The girl
now looked sad.
Il think that you have been crying"
said the frank boy.
"Yes, there's a lot Of crying here
among the wOmen-it's so lonesome"
she said. You get the habit. It's
awful to live in the woods"
II know what 1t is. I've lived in
the woods myself. I'm sorry for you"
Shad sat down there and ate part
Of his luncheon.
The horse and buggy arrived and
he set out with the livery man on
ten-mile ride up the sand plains to
the house Of Nose St. German. The
famous guide was at home. He had
left Colonel Blake and Judge Swift
In the woods. They were hunting.
Nose drew a diagram of the trail
for Shad to take with him. This IL
reproduction Of it, save the names:
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He told the boy to go straight to
Center pond where he would find ST.
Germans canoe. Then he was to
cross to big rock in the far edge Of
the pond beyond which he would find
the trail to Kildare. He. Nose, would
take the long trail around the pond.
Shad set out on the much Travelled
trail. He found the waiting canoe
and could see the rock of which Nose
had spoken, about quarter Of mile
away on the far shore. His treasures.
wrapped in his sweater. were now in
the pack basket. This he deposited
in the bow. A skillful paddler. he
pushed through a border of lily-pads
and out into the clear water.
He was well beyond the middle of
the pond when shot from the shore
behind him shattered the silence of
the deep vale and filled it with
echoes. Shad jumped. A bullet had
whizzed by his head and struck the
water beyond him, and ricochetted on
its surface. 1t had come from some
point on the shore he had left a bit
east of him.
A thought flashed through his brain.
He flung his feet over the stern and
dropped into the water, and none too
quickly. Another ball had whizzed
through the air above him, in a rush
of sound. Reaching up, he seized the
gunwale, and. keeping the canoe be-
tween him and the direction whence
the shot had come, swan with his
free arm. The shooting ceased. The
man whose rifle had been aimed az
him was no doubt seeking a more
favorable point of attack. Shad. with
the skill OF lad whose cradle. one
may almost say, had been a canoe in
water. made swifter progress than
his enemy had thought possible. He
got beyond the rock and ashore
seized his pack basket and crept into
the thicket, dragging 1t beside him
Now covered, he arose, thrust his
arms through the basket straps and
ran. He was about a mile and a half
from Center pond when he came 70
the abandoned lumber camp on Nose
st. Germans chart It stood in n
little clearing. His clothes, drained
and warmed by his exercise, were be.
ginning to dry. The first drops of a
cold rain were falling.
Night was coming on. He conl,
Just dimly see the outlines of the LOG
structure. He knew that its roof
covered with taxpayer. would protec.
aim. 1t did. In moment the A.,
seemed to be filed with the down.
pour of cold water.
Shad stood by one of the WINDOW
embrasures looking out at the storm.
The rain turned to sleet and stopped
suddenly. The clouds passed. . The
moon was peerlng through the tree
tops In the east. Shad had stepped
toward the door ready to go on his
way, when he saw man with a rife
on his shoulder stealthlly approach.
Ing the camp. He seemed man of
prodigiOus size-blgger than any one
Shad knew. The boys heart beai
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at seven o'clock. The sun shone warm
out Of a clear sky. 1t softened the
surface Of the frozen road and i'm
proved the wheeling. They reached
South Bolton, the end of the stage
line, at eleven o'clock. Shad went to
Hubbards store At a desk sat a
well-dressed young lady. She turned
from her task as the boy entered
Immediately Shad recognized her.
She was the girl whom he and Bony
had seen at the door OF Bumpy's
shack one Sunday-the girl with the
naughty manner. the handsome Neyes
and the glowing red cheeks. She was
much stouter than she had been.
Good morning!" she said with no
change in her countenance. ''What
can I do for yOu?"
Il believe you know Bumpy Brown"
Shad began.
"well, what If I dor she answered
coldly.
Shad told of his purpose. She
laughed In the Unconditional fashion
OF Bumpy's parrot, and asked:
DO you think that we can remem-
Der the numbers Of all the rubbers we
sell and the names of the men that
buy them? That's impossible"
Many things were impossible in
South Bolton. 1t was little hamlet
In the edge of tho big woods. There
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fast The ....--9Sr crOssed u ".ue
path OF moonlight that cut the shad-
ows. As he did so Shad observed
that his face was covered with a
handkerchief. The man was enter
ing the doorway when Shad leaped
through a window opening in the rear
of the shack and ran.
A conviction had come to the boy
that he was the man who had been
shooting at him. Else why did he
cover his face7 Shad reached the
trail. and ran like a scared deer. He
was soon at his destination mile or
so farther on. He felt sure, and with
good reason, that he had seen the
murderer Of Oscar Perry.
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/ gathered .p and destroyed or perhaps
hidden somewhere near the shack
Of Bumpy Brown. You know, the
thought has come to me more than
once that the revolver and cartridges
were planted on the old man."
"These are interesting speculations,
but they do not impress me-" said the
! judge. THE big man our young
friend saw may have got his bearings
and gone to his camp or he may be
coming here any minute and telling
of his adventure near Center pond"
In the moment of silence that fol-
lowed the judges words Shad spoke
out:
Hell never come here. He is the
murderer. He knows that know it,
Shad told them Of that moment
near the abandoned camp when the
moonlight had shown him masked
face.
"And did he not call out when he
heard you running away?"
"No, SIR" Shad answered.
"That is rather strange business, /"
said the judge "Why did he mask him.
self"
ut was cunning bit Of prudence, "
the colonel answered Suppose he
had come upon the boy lying wounded
in the trail. The stranger could then
have robbed him Of his treasures
without being identified. Or, again,
after dark, light might be flashed
In his face any moment. That indeed
10 what happened. A sudden light
out Of the heavens fell upon him.
Shad is not much wiser because Of II.
That beam Of moonlight showed M
only the blackness Of the mans SOU"
1T is a reasonable theory" the
Judge agreed
The colonel was examining the two
hats which Shad had brought in his
basket Suddenly he whistled and
exclaimed: "Welli What does this
meanl Look here, Judge"
Inside the sweat band Of the light
eolored SLOUGH hat some one had writ
ten with pen and ink those words:
ITO r. R.: It's a long head that
never turns"
~This Is undoubtedly the hat worn
BY the murderer" said the colonel.
IAN who saw him agree as to the kind
Of hat he wore, and it was found with
the handkerchief. This writing is that
Of young woman accustomed to the
use Of pen. She was playful per-
son Of some sort. Who is she and
who is R. RI"
Robert Royce, maybe" Shad prompt
ly answered.
Sure enough! There are the two
RS" said the colonel. "He was a son
Of Mrs Doolittle by her first husband.
He is tall. remember that he swore
at the examination that he closed his
shop at five o'clock and went up
stairs to read. He came downstairs
and let Cyrus Doolittle out Of his front
door soon after eight. He would have
had three hours in which to 20 to
Amity Dam, commit the crime and re-
turn to his shop"
He carefully wrapped the articles
which he had been examining, and
added: 81 shall take good care Of
these things and go out of the woods
tomorrow"
He took Shad's hand and spoke these
words, which mark a turning point in
the career of Sheridan MORRISON:
"Pard, l like You. I'm going to take
you into my office If you don't mind,
and try to make a lawyer Of you. I
guess we can get along together. I
want you to go to bed now and get a
good rest. You must be tired"
He bolted the door and put braces
In the windows. The two men and
the boy went to their beds above stairs.
Shad observed t'"t the colonel put the
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4 package mider mas pillow. ,ho -
had been much elated BY the colono ~
words.
The morning was chilly and ~.
clouds were threatening. The no..
set out with rifles and loaded noas,
soon after eight. The trusty old .n,s.
led them. As they neared the ahon
doned lumber camp, Colonel Rial.
said to the guide:
"I'll take. the lead here"
He walked slowly, looking intent,,
at the ground. In a wet spot near
deep puddle he stopped, saying:
Here are Shad's tracks and bo,.
are the tracks Of the man who FoI'
lowed him coming and going. He wor.
4, hunting boots"
The colonel took a rule from nj,
pocket and measured the tracks N.
Judge noting the figures.
"By jove" the latter exclsimoa
"They are almost identical with tbos.,
Of the rubber tracks Of the murderep
I am convinced that this man corIS,
have worn Bumpy's rubbers." q
"Yes, we're in deeper water than W..
thought" the colonel remarked as h.
folded his rule.
They followed the footprints TO IN.
very edge of Center pond. The canoe
was gone. They could dimly see 1t on
the far shore.
"He went out of the woods last nipb,-
and was in a hurry" said the colonel
| They turned back and made for tbs
clearing. Half a mile or SO back OF
st. Germans cabin the tracks of ths.
stranger were no longer visible. Az
some point, which they did not dis
cover. he had left the trail.
Shad and the two officials trained
over the lonely sand road to South
Bolton. About two miles below St
Germans they saw where team and
wagon had come of the plain inte.
the road and gone on toward the
settlement some time before.
At South Bolton they went to Hub
bard's store. Shad had told Colonel
Blake Of the attractive young lady
he had once seen at Bumpy Browne.
shack and who worked in that store.
The young woman had gone to Ash
field that morning. She would be re-
turning the next day.
"Who is this young woman and.
where is her homer Colonel Blake
inquired of the merchant.
"She is from Malone" the latter an
swered. Her name il Caroline De
Long. Robert Royce introduced her to
me in Ashfield one day about a year
ago. He had known her and her peo-
pie in Malone. She said that she was
not very well; that she had heard that
South Bolton was healthy place near
the edge Of the big woods and that
she would like to work in my store.
l needed help, so took her to work
here in the store"
"Have you been pleased with herr
swell, yes-pretty well on the
whole. I've found her honest and
good at figures"
IT have heard that she Is very hand
some and that she dresses WELL" Col
onel Blake went on.
"Yes, she's as proud as q peacock,
and my wife thinks that she dresses
too well for girl who has to work
for living and that she gads around
too much"
"Who does she CAD around withr'
swell, mostly Robert Royce. I
don't know as we can complain Of
that. Royce is a single man and I
kind o. think he's fond Of her"
"Do you happen to know old Bunny
Brown, the tinker who lives down on
the Racquette?"
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SHoE AND HARNESS SHOP 80.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-29
Demonstrate Against War May 1
Forty Per cent Drop
IN Minnesota Farm
Income In One Year

The cash income of the farmers
in the Ninth Federal Reserve Dis
trict, Minnesota and surrounding
territory in the northwest was 43
per cent lower in March, 1882 than
In March of last year. The de-
cline in income was due not only
to decreased marketing of grain
but also to the lower prices pre-
vailing this year than last. Prices
of all farm products of the North
west were lower in March than a
year ago with the exception of
Durum wheat, barley and rye.
Not only agriculture but all OF
the industry of the district is al
the lowest level of the crisis
Bank debts, which are one of the
important ways of measuring the
industrial activity, were in Marcel
at the record low levels establish
ed in November and February
Country check clearings were at 8
new low level for the present crisis
and "a per cent less than during
March of last year. Freight load
ings were 25 per cent less thai
last year in the first three week.
of March.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-29
COMMUNIST PARTY NOMINATES
LEADERS OF TOILINC FARMERS
FOR ELECTION In MINNESOTA
Rudolph Harju, National Secretary of United Farmers
League VIII Be Candidate

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn-Rudoph Harju, national
secretary of the United Farmers League has been nomn
ated by the Communist Party its candidate for Rail
road and warehouse Commissioner in the coming cleo
lions. John Lindman farmer of Embarrass, Mimi, an
active member of the United Farmers League, is the
Communist candidate for Acknowledgement.
The Communist candidate for Governor will be Viii
liam Schnederman Minnesota district organizer of the
Communist Party. Robert Turner, Negro worker, will
be the Communist candidate for Secretary of State and
Tom Foley, railroad worker, will run for Attorney
General on the Communist ticket
Workers and Farmers Election conferences will be held
in Minneapolis and St Paul on May 5th and in Duluth
and the Mesaba Range May 22nd in preparation for
the National Nominating Convention in Chicago. A
State Ratification convention will be held in Minneapolis
on June 18th A Southern Minnesota Regional Confer
ence will be held in Rochester and Northwestern Min
nesota Regional Conference will be held in Bemidi on
June 9th, to rally thousands of farmers for the State
Convention and to support the workers and farmers tic
ket of the Communist Party in Minnesota as well as the
Communist presidential ticket
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-29
Soviet Union VIII
Take Part In Science
Congress In Canada

Russia has accepted the invita-
ton to participate in the Fifth
Pacific Science Congress schedul-
ed TO meet in Canada in 1888 and
the Union of Soviet Socialist Re-
publics will be represented by at
least ten official delegates. The
congress sessions will be held in
Vancouver and Victoria, B. c.
Notification of acceptance has
been received by the national re-
search council thru which the Do
minion government extended the
invitation.
The delegates will include DR.. P.
Schmidt, secretary of the Pacific
committee of the Academy of Sci
ence of the Soviet. Papers to be
delivered by the Russian scientists
will deal with Pacific coast fish
cries, etc.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-29

and file organizers and Is auto
mobiles into the field at once, de-
clared the immediate building of
local committees rank and file
committees of action, etc., every
where was a prime necessity.
Guynn also pointed out the neces-
sity of establishing at once a re-
lief and defense apparatus, MAX
ing connections with the unempBoy
ed workers and connecting the beet
workers struggles with the miners
struggles (miners in Colo. have
last week been notified of a % per
cent cut in the Northern field and
40 per cent in the Southern field)
The Conference was marked by
numerous individuals taking the
floor and declaring their adherence
to the United Front Movement, de-
legates who had previously very
bitterly opposed the movement and
attacked it at all occasions. Out
standing among these was Rami-
Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-29
TOM MOONEY Is
DENIED PARDON
BY GOV. ROLPH
ONLY MASS PRESSURE CAN
FREE LABOR LEADER FROM
CALIFORNIA DUNGEONS

New York, April o. Throwing
Gordon of armed police around
the state capitol at Sacramento.
Gov Rolph, of California, yester-
day announced his long delayed
decision on the Mooney case. The
decision denies a pardon to Tom
Mooney, who is serving his 18th
year in prison on vicious frame
up by the California bosses, sup
ported by the reactionary leader
ship of the American Federation
of Labor, in reprisal for Moneys
militant activities in the interests
of the working class.
The frame-up nature of tia
charge against Mooney of throw
| ing bombs at a preparedness pa
rade in San Francisco to prepare
the entrance of the United States
into the world war, is generally
admitted as is the farce of th'
mock trial which originally sen
fenced Mooney to death. TIL,
death sentence was committed t,
life Imprisonment, following til
stormy protests of Russian work
ers in Leningrad in 1917. TIL
Judge who sentenced Mooney ha
admitted that he was sentenced Of
Iperjured testimony. The Wicker
CONTINUED on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-29
Japanese Forces
Start New Drive
Toward Frontier
WORKERS AND FARMERS THRUOUT WORLD
WILL RALLY FOR DEFENSE OF SOVIET UNION
[dPERIALIST WAR FLEETS CONCENTRATE IN
Annoy TO CRUSH CHINESE MASS REVOLT

On May first millions of workers turnout the world
will demonstrate against the imperiaist war danger and
for relief from the capitalist class Turnout the United
States the workers and farmers will demonstrate in de-
Tense of the Soviet Unon protest against the prepare
tons for imperast war; and for relief for the unem-
ployed workers and destitute farmers
On this May Day the capitalists pushing the attacks
against the Soviet Union The japanese reported by
the capitalist press having initiated new offensive in
Manchura which will the entire
Three bgad of Japanese soldiers moving against
rebels In the largest offensive undertaken by the Japanese
capture of Cnchow last December The revo laying
basis for the offensive Of the especially according
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gram Committee to draft a state
ment of policy, a finance commit
tee and an organization commit
tee.
The whole of the first day was
devoted to discussion by the dele
gates. The NEST varied of politi-
cal and religious opinions were ex-
pressed but complete unanimity on
the central questiOn-that of the
building of a united front against
the wage cut and for the protec-
ton of the beet workers. The
delegates represented every pos
sible type of politics and religion,
from Republicans, Democrats, Syn
dicalists, American Legionnaires,
etc., to Catholic, Protestants, Athe-
lists, Communists and Socialists.
A fraternal delegate from the
Spanish post of the American Le-
gion of La Junta, Colo, made a
vicious attack on the Communists,
as did delegate from the Con-
ference of the Methodist Church of
Denver. Rank and file non-Com-
munists delegates very effectively
smashed this attack. The repre-
sentative of La Prensa, influential
bourgeois Spanish daily, also at
tackled the Communists and "warn-
ed" the Conference of the "viol-
ence idealogy" of the Communists.
Other non-COmmunist delegates eff.
fectively answered these dema-
gogues.
Throughout, the Conference held
to a clear class line. The discus
sion of the delegates showed the
misery existing throughout the
field and pledged to stand with
the United Front Committee ir
Launching a struggle.
From the very outset the wide
spread feeling to strike was ex-
Ipresed. The refusal of the beei
workers to accept the cut and
their determination to struggle
was clearly evident.
Edgar Wahlberg, pastor of tbs
Grace Church of Denver pledged
the Conference his support in al
things just" and stated the bee
workers were doing the proper
thing now.
The speech Of Charles Guynn
representative Of the Trade Uniol
Unity League, was enthusiastically
, receive5. Guynn stated the wag
cut could ra defeated by a strike
but that a strike is dependent up
on widespread and intensive orga
IMITATION In the field, and recon
: lmended the throwing Of so RAM
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-29
MASS DEMONSTRATIONS FOR The
SCOTTSBORO BOYS ON MAY 7T#
World Wide Protests Organized by the international
Red Aid

New York.-Millions of workers
all over the world will march on
May 7th, the date that has been
set as International Scottsboro
Day by the International Red Aid
with which the International La
Dor Defense is affiliated. On that
day world wide mass demands will
be made for the release of the
nine innocent Scottsboro negro
boys, the LID has declared. The
international mass protest of
workers against the death senten-
ces given these boys, which re-
suited in the recent request on
the part of the United States
State Department for 'informa-
ton" from Gov. Miller about the
ScOttsborO case, is only just be-
gun.
Large committees under Inter
national Labor Defense and Inter
national Red Aid direction are Il
be immediately formed, and ur-
gent mass agitation developed
The entire gigantic resources Of
international working class soil
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darity are being modified in SUI
preme determined mass effort to
force the release of these innocent
workers whom the capitalist Ala
bama courts seek 10 railroad to
death on the false charges Of rap
ing two white girl prostitutes.
Most recent of the cabled pro-
tests is a demand upon Gov. Mil
Ter from 36 Cuban writer's and
newspaper men, including Ofolia
Rodriguez, Manuel Marsal, Jorge
Manach, Francisco Ichaso, Ramon
Vasconcolos, Paul Ortega, Ricar-
do Villares, Rafael Suarez Soils,
Fernando Rivero-the cable sign
ed by thirty six-which reads as
follows:
"The undersigned, writer's and
newspaper men of Cuba by this
cable message present to you
their most fervid protest against
the violation of justice TO the
ScOttsborO boys, victims of racial
and social prejudice. Their mas
sacre would constitute shameful
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REFUSES
AID TO SUGAR
BEET FARMERS
SUGAR BEET TRUST REFUSES
TO MAKE MINIMUM PRICE
TO BEET GROWERS

The Hoover hunger government
which can appropriate two billien
dollars for the capitalist class tells
the beet farmers like the farmers
turnout the rest of the country
that it can do nothing for them
against the attacks of the capital
list class. The beet sugar trust
has refused to grant the beet
farmers a minimum price fer their
beets for the coming crop year.
The growers had offered to accept
81 a ton, the lowest price they had
ever been given but the sugar
trust, thru the Great Western Su-
gar Company, had refused 10 &C
cept even this wretched price. The
prices which the beet sugar farm
ers will get for their crop this
year will therefore be much low
er than this minimum.
Hoover was asked by one Of
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