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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-07-15
Intensity Fight for Relief;
Prepare to Garry Thru
Tax Strike
400 JOINED UFL
1O4 Farmers In Pike Town
ship Vote to March to
County Road Job

Virginia, Misunderstanding the
rejection of the demands of the
1900 farmers of st. Louis county,
who marched to Duluth, June 81,
the United Farmers League is &C
lively preparing local struggles 10
continue the fight for immediate
relief, and to put into action the
resolution adopted by the Farmer
Hunger Marchers to cali a tax
strike and refuse to pay taxes.
The UFL is getting ready to or
ganize farmers march on the.
county road job in Pike township
and demand work, and also the
recognition of the farmers Griev-
ance Committee. A mass meet
ing of LOG farmers from that To-
cality was held, and all but two
voted for the march. A commit
Tee has been elected to work out
the demands and draw up a leaf
let calling on all the farmers in
that township to the march; the
demands are to be presented to
the county foreman. Resolutions
have been sent to Commissioners
Dan Mckenzie in the 9th district
containing the farmers demands,
which include the endorsement of
unemployment and social insur-
ance at the expense of the state
and the employers. .
400 Join UFI4 In Month
During the first six months Of
1882, the United Farmers League
has taken in over 400 new mem
bers, and organized a large num-
Der of new locals and committees
of action.
The United Farmers League in
Beltrami and Clearwater counties
is also preparing for a Hunger
march. Twenty-six UFL meet
ings have been arranged in that
territory, where Comrades Bau-
imam, Murtland, and others will
speak. On July IL, there will be
joint 2-county picnic where John
Lindman, Communist candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, will speak.
On Tuesday, Aug. 2, a Farmers
and Workers Hunger march will
take place at Bemidji, to present
: demands for relief for the unem-
: ployed workers and poor farmers
: of Beltrami county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-07-15
MASS CONVENTION
SELECTS CANDIDATES, ADOPTS
PLATFORM FOR ELECTIONS
Mass Convention Unanimously Adopts Resolution Call
ing on Farmers and Workers of County to
Boycott Primaries of Capitalist Parties

The Communist party county
convention held in the Farmer-La-
Dor temple last Tuesday was the
best and most important conven-
ton ever held in Sheridan county.
1t was a mass convention, open
for everybody, but only those who
were in favor of the party plat
form and who pledged themselves
10 support the ticket in the coming
campaign were considered dele
gates and allowed to vote. The
number signing the pledge run a
little over the one hundred mark,
nearly all farmers and women
scattered all over the county repre-
senting practically every precinct
in the county.
County commissioner Carl Han
sen was chosen as permanent
chairman of the convention and
Art Wenkel as permanent secre-
tary.
The platform prepared by tis.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-07-15

the primary election were not
farmers candidates and every far
mer and worker should stay away
from this primary election.
Resolution passed at the Com
munist Convention held at the
Farmer-LabOr- temple, July IL,
1892.
WHEREAS, the candidates to be
voted on at the primary election
July 10 are all affiliated with po-
litical parties which are the par
ties of the bankers and exploiters,
enemies of the farmers and work
ers, and which are responsible for
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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STATE REPRESENTATIVES,
CHARLES E. TAYLOR, Plentywood
CONIUS LAURSEN, Dagmar
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
MACNUS DANIELSEN, Medicine Lake. "
Sheriff-EIANS E4ARDERSEN, Archer.
Clerk & Recorder, ERNEST GARRICK, Outlook.
Treasurer SELMER ESPELAND, McElroy.
Clerk of Court ALFRED HELM, Westby
Assessor LIEN, Outlook.
Supt of Schools MRS. ODIN LUTNES, McElroy
Surveyor HANS RASMUSSEN, Plentywood
Coroner HARRY WILLIAMS, Reserve.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-07-15
Unemployed Council Leads
Workers In Protest That
Brings Victory
MILITIA THREAT
City Fathers Fail to Show
up to Meet Jobless In
City Hall
(By a Worker Correspondent

Anacprtes, Wash, July 5-The
Anacortes, Washington Unemploy-
ed Council staged a mass protest
against the city water superinten-
dent Burke, and his shut-off policy
on June %.
The Unemployed Council t ock
issue to the discrimination prevel-
ant in the policy of the water de-
partment. Consumers who were
unable to pay water bills were re-
quired to fill out credit cards which
had to be signed by the water COM
mittee of the city council. This
water committee was the sole
judge of the applicant for credit.
If the would-be consumer was an
honorable citizen, worthy, needkul,
and applied in a respectable man.
ner his water was turned on again.
If the meter had been taken out,
however, it was necessary to pay
a five dollar deposit before SER
vice was renewed. This deposit of
course prevented many citizens
from getting water. Still others
were culled out because the man
of the house was incorporate. Nc
consideration was given to the
family of the worker who was dis
eliminated against.
Since many peaceful attempts
failed to bring the water superin
tendent into line mass action be
came necessary. Seventy-five med
5 bers of the Unemployed Council
5 together with enthusiastic onlook
:. ers answered the call of the need,
r and started their march about tn
r city intent on turning on water 70
f all who desired it.
S Burke Threatens to Call
e Out Militia
q The group was manipulating til
Z third connection when the Chief c
Police interfered. Water Superir
tendent Burke had summoned tn
officer and when sure that tt
officer was on the job appeare
himself.
- "This must be stopped, and wi
be stopped if 1 have to call OF
| the militia" was the greeting ,
the Water Superintendent.
Members of the Unemployt
Council nailed Burke TO the GRO
, with series of well directed hiss
and horse laughs, after whit
manipulation of another wat
connection began. The chief toe
a defensive position over the met
u box. More argument follows
~ which resulted in what the Uner
! ployed Council termed" our las
~ compromise" They agreed to {
> to the city hall once more to app
na for water with no discrimination
he City Council Committee
nd Fails TO Show Up
~ On the march to the city h
r. many more sympathetic citize
IN CONTINUED On P~gC Two)
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An executive committee was ap-
pointed, consisting of: Carl Han
sen, Art Wankel, Chris Heiberg,
F. E. Olson, Erik Bert, Rodney
Salisbury and Hans Rasmussen.
This committee was given the
power to fill vacancies if such
should occur and to complete the
ticket by filing candidates for
such offices as: District Judge,
county attorney, public administra-
tor, justices of the peace and con-
stables.
A resolution boycotting the July
10 primary convention was also
passed with applause. 1t was
pointed out that those running at
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-07-15
Change in Train Schedule

The Great Northern railroad an
nounces change in train schedule
on the Bainville-Opheim branch
line. The train going west to OPP
helm will arrive here at IL o'clock
a. m. and the eastbound arrives at
2:20 p. m. This becomes effec-
tive Monday, July 10. Residents
of this city will benefit by this
schedule as they will be able to
receive their mail at noon and be
able to send out mail before 200
o'clock. Remember the new sched-
ule, westbound, from Bainville, II
a. m. Eastbound, from Opheim,
2.20 n m
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26 are in Jail
JAPANESE MOVE MORE TROOPS

The japanese continued heavy
troop movements recently in Nor
them Manchuria toward the Soviet
borders. All civilian and freight
traffic on the Tsitsihar-Koshan
railway with the exception of rail-
way material has been discontinued
to permit the speedy advance of
the Japanese troops. Construction
work on the railway to extend it
to the Soviet borders is being
pushed with frantic haste. Japa-
nese troops have recruited the
forced labor of thousands of Chi
nese workers for this purpose.
Bombing planes continue TO ar
rive at Hardin, where a large fleet
of such planes is already concen-
trated. Hardin is also the new
headquarters of the japanese gen.
eral staff in Manchuria.
Demonstrate Aug. 1
The increased tempo of the Japa-
nese drive for war against the
Soviet Union follows on the ter
rifle sharpening of the crisis in
Japan and the call issued a few
days ago by the Japanese for 9
united front of the imperialist
powers to "crush the Soviet Union
The Japanese call met immediate
response by the French imperial
lists, with the French newspaper
Figaro" declaring that Francs
would support Japan in a war
against the Soviet Union ITO saw
civilization" and for the sale o.
@arms and munitions to Japan
The Salvation Army, from its in
ternational offices In London, ais
Continued on Page Twol
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Section Committee of the Com
munist party, after which it was
turned over to a committee of
nine for approval or corrections.
The platform was unanimously
recommended by the committee and
later adopted by the convention.
A list of candidates had also
been prepared by the Section Com
mittee of the Communist Party,
who had spent much time and care
full study on this part. They did
the best they knew how, taking in
to consideration the location and
qualification of each and every
candidate submitted for approval
After a committee of nine, appoint
ed by the chairman, recommended
the list approved, the convention
unanimously ratified this recon-
mendation without changes being
suggested.
The Communist candidates nomi
mated at this convention are al
follows.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-07-15
(By HANS RASMUSSEN

Next Tuesday comes the pri-
mary election, and we don't give
a rap how it goes, it is so abso-
lutely immaterial to us who wins
or loses in this primary fight,
it is not our battle and we abso-
lutely refuse to go and vote for
any of them, and advise every
body else to do the same thing.
Save your gasoline and time and
let them fight it out among them
selves. Don't waste your time on
voting for something you don't
want anyway, something that
would be no good to you if you
did get it.
Pie In the Sky
Of the whole bunch there is not
one who is not catering to the
votes of every crook and CRATER
in the country, who is not willing
to promise you everything under
the sun, including the Milky Way
and all the stars, if you will
kindly vote for him, and then il
they are elected they are going to
do as they please. And as far al
you are concerned, you can get
the pie In the sky when you die.
"EcOnomy'-SO-called
There is this Economy League
or whatever it is they are calling
it, which the Plentywood Herald
is praising to the sky. It is moth
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-07-15
ATTACK MINERS
IN OHIO WITH
GUNS AND GAS
500 Miners on Picket Line
Try to Keep Out Scabs
by Land and Water
MASS PICKETING
National Miners Union Tells
Miners to Take Strike
Into Own Hands

Bridgeport, Ohio-Powhatan mine
near Bellaire, held the limelight in
the eastern Orio mine strike last
week. Naval battles, air battles,
land engagements and gas attacks
featured the efforts of the workers
to keep scabs out of the Powhatan
mine. Great activity started after
the National Miners union held a
mass meeting in Bellaire. Bell
aire is the home of John Cirque
and Adolph Pacifico, leader of the
U. M. w. A. in the eastern Ohio
field. Six hundred miners attend
ed the MNU meeting where they
were urged to picket the mines en-
masse and keep the scabs out, in
stead of using the picket methods
adopted by Cirque and the sheriff,
whereby miners must picket In
groups of three fifty feet apart.
In practice pickets have often been
separated by as much as $50 feet
Under this system pickets have
been beaten up, framed, arrested
and laughted at by the scabs who
walk straight through to the mine
500 on Picket Line
! Aroused by the meeting the
miners put over 500 on the pickles
line. Some pickets took boats tx
stop scabs crossing the river from
w. Virginia. On the first day the!
were completely successful. The
second day national guard air
plane attacked the pickets on LAM
and on the water. The plane scat
tered the land pickets. Its whir
ring propeller came so close tina
men had to drop to the groupd.
It released a string of gas bombs
Under the barrage of gas deputie
dragged the scabs into the mine
The plane could not scatter TIL
river pickets.
The third day West Virginia pO
lice accompanied the scabs acros
the river on a river packet boat
The strikers lost this engagement
They are trying to figure out
way to reach the scabs on the pacl
let. The land pickets still hold tn
roads leading to the mine.
Big meetings held by the NM
still urge the strikers to take tn
strike into their own hands, forr
rank and file committees and cor
: duct mass picketing. The effort
> of UMWA officials to divide tn
strikers have so far failed.
rs are in Jail
At Amsterdam 26 Wolf Run min
ers are in Jail on various charge
{ from attempt to kill to riot. I'll
u men are in excellent spirits. "L'
the state feed u.s." is their sloga.
|, "Stay on the picket lines and tai
: care of the scabs. The Amste
r dam Women's Auxiliary voted
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EVERY UFL MEMBER
a a READER OF THE
p PRODUCERS NEWS
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-02-11
ANOTHER RECORD
FOR ELECTRICITY

During 1881, the electric industry
enjoyed a better year than did most
other businesses. Its total sales Of
power were but slightly more than a
per cent under 1880.
This record is pleasant for the in
dustry itself to contemplate and 1t is
likewise of Importance to the public
which is the principal beneficiary of
stable conditions within public SER
vice organization. Low priced power
during 1881 the rate continued to
drop, as In other years-is made pos
sible by the fact that the industry is
reasonably assured Of steady market.
It cannot lose any large percentage Of
It's customers as can businesses selling
a commodity less necessary to life as
we know 1t today. It is, therefore,
better able to uphold uniform level
of employment and wage scales.
This condition has likewise made
the electric industry a favored invest
ment. Its seasoned securities are not
usually subject to fluctuations as
violent as those of more speculative
types of business, and the fact that
utility bond and stock issues are sub
ject to public regulation, strengthens
the public's faith In their essential
soundness. All in all, there is cause
for general rejoicing that the electric
industry survived as bad a year as
1881 without more serious damage.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-02-11

car, and were very happy; how sud
denly things changed and there
wasn't any work, and they got
desperate because there were SO many
men down there without work; and
how they jumped In the funny old
car and ratified their way up to
Seattle: and how their money slowly
disappeared, and they gave UP their
car for a debt OF few dollars; and
how he got a days work here, and a
days work there, but not enough; and
how finally she heard OF us, and came
on the chance that we might have
something.
And though we didn't have much we
gave her what work we could, and she
stayed on, refusing to be pitied, and
keeping us all chcered up with her
optimism and her quaint humour, un-
til our studio closed, and the owner
went east,
Still the husband had no work, SO
finally with hospital bills looming, he
put his pride In his pocket and wrote
his father for help; and all he got
was a ticket home-one ticket only
with the promise of Job when he got
there. He debated, but the hospital
kept coming nearer and nearer, and
there was still no work here, so he
went, with the determination to work
and save, and send for her as soon as
possible.
And the baby was born without his
daddy to welcome him, but with his
mother happy and cheerful. So we
finally said good bye to her, and went
our various ways secure In the belief
that her husband would send for her
soon, and all Of their troubles would
be over
4 But the other day I learned from a
mutual friend that the Job had been
only on the condition that he would
relinquish the idea of bringing his
wife and baby eastl So he managed
to get few dollars together and rode
back on the bus, sitting up day and
night all the way from New York.
So I found them, with "Binker-
Boy" the baby. living in an old house
4 relic Of the 1905. And with them was
her younger sister, also without work
and with no other home to go to.
/ But they were happy. end more en-
thusiastic than ever He had work
now-day labor on the new postoffice
building only $3.50 a day, half time
work you know, but something to
count on" And the owner was let
ting them have the house for only 500
a month, with the privilege of fixing
1t upl Gle should have paid them for
Il - :
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-02-11
~ " y u u y y Il " u
DID YOU EVER STOP
TO THINK?
BY Edison n. Waite

Marvin e. Holderness. yicc-presi-
dent Of the First National Bank Of
st. Louis. says.
That whistling Is almost lost art,
When you and were kids everybody
whistled. Whistlers were poor, good,
better and best, but 1t was a useful
art and everybody practlced It, re-
gardless Of age, sex. color or locality.
There was the shrill whistle used for
signal or call purposes; the tuneful
whistle that carried perfectly the
notes OF popular melodies; the short
Or long explanatory whistle, denoting
pleasure. disappointment. fear, sur
prise, q note for every sudden change
In the gamut Of human feeling. Josh
Billings once said he could always go
down into the dark cellar much more
courageously II he whistled his way.
We whistled In the sunshine and we
whistled In the dark. Jimmy Jones,
as the champion whistler Of Dallas
county back In the eos, was Just as
famous as Dick Daily is today, even II
Dick Is captain and quarterback on
the Fordyce High, champions Of the
state.
A college professor in recent months
wrote derogatory and decrying edi-
torial on the practice Of whistling, but
1t is doubtful whether anybody took
seriously his outburst against the
simple and manly art. Surely no red
blooded American would ever concede
that whistling voices low mentality or
evidences an admission Of defeat. We
shall have to look further for the de-
cline Of the practice Have the radio
and the professional entertainers
made us ashamed to "puckerP" Or
are we SO materialistic that we are
getting far away from natures simple
joyful and profitable usages2
This is just one study on the SUBJ
ject Of living happy lives. The soon
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-02-11
NATIONAL TRAFFIC
SAFETY CONTEST

The National Safety Council has
announced that on January the
number of cities to enter its Traffic
Safety Contest had passed the 1875
mark.
Six of the 10 major cities-those
with more than 100000 population
have enrolled, as have II Of the "a
cities of between 100000 and 100000.
Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Balti-
more and Pittsburgh are among the
competing metropolises, and at the
last report local parties were working
to obtain the entries of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco
and Cleveland When all entries are
in about one-fourth of the entire
population will be directly affected by
the safety drive,
The contest is of inestimable benefit
to the communities participating. 1t
demands an accurate check of fatal
accidents, and stresses the Importance
OF adequate traffic law enforcement.
1t does an immense amount of good
by making the public generally cons
cious Of the responsibility every
motorist should feel and live up to.
Last year $4,000 people lost their
lives because Of carelessness, incom-
petence or recklessness at the wheels
of automobiles. This mounting record
Of death and accident has just forced
an increase Of automobile liability in
surance rates in IA states, based on
the average loss cost per car from
1927 to 1880, inclusive. Now RESPONSE
BILE motorists are promising them
selves to do their part to lower the
rate in 1932-and the National Traffic
Safety Contest will do much to keep
this pledge fresh in their minds.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-02-11

living In ~. There were no carpets,
no curtains, no picturcs--and no de-
cent walls TO put them on II here had
been, Only table, three chairs, and
couch, with q stove In the kitchen
--oh yes, and "Blnker- Boys crib,
with him bouncing up and down and
laughing, and "booing' at the strange
LADY,
But my friend wasn't visible, and
when ! asked for her found she was
III in bed Just recovering from a
touch Of the flu. Hearing my voice
she called me. and he ushcred me
into cold room where the paper had
been scraped from the wall. leaving
great splotches of stain, and the win
dows were great squares Of glass
with no curtains to soften them
Nothing In the room except the bed
and an old chest Of drawers.
And he brought In one OF the prec-
ious chairs for me. and I sat In the
cold while she pulled the covers up tc
her chin, and with her old smile
said 'There are great possibilities
in this place, don't you think2 We've
already done lot Of things; there are
lilacs growing all around the outside
tool' And looking out through thu
curtainless windows, beyond the stain.
ed walls, at the bare branches whip.
ping in the wind, she added enthu.
siastically, 9TH be slick when the
lilacs bloom"
| And came home rather soberly
wondering If on our shelves at homs
mightn't find few extra Jars Of
fruit, or some canned goods, or some.
thing to sort of ease things up a bill
for them until the lilacs bloom again
For that phrase has been ranging
through my mind ever since. popping
up unexpectedly between the happen.
ings Of the day--and ] wonder how
many of us in these stringent time
have the courage to look beyond thu
| ugly walls of our depression, ou
through the unsoftened windows O
the future, and smile, and say: "itl
be slick when the lilacs bloom!"
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t E GAL
Tucker g. Tucker
Oil Lowman Bldg.
Seattle, Wash.
IN PROBATE
No. 54138

.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court of the State Of
Washington for King County
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Richard
Hubert Copley, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has been appointed and has
qualified as Executrix Of the estate Of
Richard Hubert Copley, deceased; that
all persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby required to serve
the same, duly verified, on said
Executrix or her attorneys Of record
at the address below stated, and file
the same with the clerk Of said court
together with proof of such service
within six months after the date Of
first publication of this notice or the
same will be barred.
Date of first publication, February
II, 1882.
ANNA B. CoPLEY,
Executrix of said estate. Address
Oil Lowman Building, Seattle, Wash
TUCKER g. TUCKER,
Attorneys for Estate, Oil Lowmar
Building, Seattle, Washington.
LIST pub FEB. II, 1882.
Last pub. March 8, 1882.
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Of critics into good tlctlon.n

OF critics into good fiction"
But this is as 1t is--unchanged.
There were two girls in the studio
with me when I was in Seattle. and
We three were great friends, This IL
about one Of them, young married
woman. who wandered into the studio
one day hopefully and happily. and
cheerfully asked FOR the chance ia
make lampshades,
Her baby's advent was only a few
months off, her husband had been UNI
able to find work since arriving in
Seattle, and they needed money. So
we took her In.
It wasn't until just before the baby's
arrival that we heard the rest of her
story. Heard how, since she was not
the girl his domineering father pre-
ferred for him. they had married
against his wishes and come west to
California; how they found work, and
bought funny ramshackle little old