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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
STOP EVICII0NS FOR ONE YEAR
IN MICH. COUNTY; FARMERS OF
FREDERICK, 5. D., SAVE A TRUCK
MORATORIUM
FOR 80 DAY PERIOD
ON CO. TAX SALES

Newman Grove, Nebr., Nov. 10.
On Monday, November Z, about
125 members of the Farmers Holt
day Assn. drove to Madison, the
county seat of Madison county. to
demand that delinquent tax sales
be stopped.
The farmers had a long session
with the county attorney and coun-
ty treasurer during which these
office holders had to hop nimbly
around at the bidding of the farm
er taxpayers for the first time
since their term began.
Delinquent taxes in Nebraska
carry IL per cent year interest
and represent one of the most bar
barous practices of capitalist ex-
ploitation-that of kicking a man
when he is already flat on his
back. The farmers told the county
officials that when statutory law
conflicts with the moral right to
live, then law must be set aside.
The farmers forced the treas
urer to promise not to write de-
linquent tax sales for a period of
80 days, regardless of what the
law prescribed.
This partial victory of the farm
'ers won considerable comment
from capitalist newspapers. How.
ever, all papers avoided giving any
ecredit to the militant Farmers
Holiday Assn. of Nebraska which
had been able to effect this re-
spite.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
FREE FAREFOR
ROAD WORKERS
Crews Working on Road
for County Relief De-
mand transportation
(BY V. HAINES)

Bellingham, Wash, Oct. 28.-A
committee of action, representing
three different crews of road
workers who are doing forced la
Dor tor county relief, placed de-
maSd before the court house to-
gay for free transportation to the
place of work. They also de-
handed the establishment of sew
eIal central points located at con-
'enlept places where workers can
g to report fer road work instead
u beng required to go to the
court house each work day.
At ten o'clock in the morning
me members cf the different crews
had to build a fire to dry their
clothing and get warm. In the
discussion that took place around
me lie it developed that some of
uOSe there had been walking as
much as five miles to the county
curt house to report for work, as
required at present. Then they
would be taken by a county truck
nght back to a place near their
homes to work.
This happens in wet weather
"nen workers don't have rain
proof cloJhing nor carfare to ride
VI the street cars, because the
.0unty pays in script at the mis-
Vaoly low rate of 50 a day.
Inc group which gathered by
Ie lire resolved itself into a com.
ru''ee Of action and proceeded to
we Office of George Elder. Elder
WIZ the crew that the city was
pOVldlrg flee transportation any
way as Its part in the "relief'
s,Osiam and he saw no reason
why they shouldn't extend it to all
'Urkels on county work.
he committee also demanded
tle establishment of several cen
~a points at convenient places
ne. uyie the workers could go to re
s''' ler work instead of wasting
much Of their time in going al
'e way TO the court house. ther
M M again to the job which otter
rs Sans that they go to where the
,o, ,'eu lr-m a couple of hours be
Other grievances which worker
Il. aSu.sed were free transporta
~" 4 lor those who are forced t.
Vial Z Ihe commissary for grocerie
VSi a the small amount Of scrip
fo, Is paid for the county
e. gO., labor program; wet wealth
81 If ~ ~ ming and new shoes instea
east w. broken down WORKOUT shoe
eoniless yet.
nn0Il,lcarity between those no,
show Used and unemployed wa
men oy the presence of som
On - AZ the court house who wer
iacsd ~ waiting list. They will /
sbsO !. with the same situatio
they do get on the job.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
FIGHT SLASH BY
BIG LANDOWNER
Agricultural Worker Union
Fights Cut by Democratic
Congressman-Elect
(BY BEBEL ALONSO)

Sacramento, Calf, Nov. 49,
For many years Frank H. Buck,
now congressman-elect on the
Democratic ticket, together with
the large landowners and banks CT
Vacaville, his home town, had al
ways decided just how many hours
and just how much wages his
workers were to receive.
The result was that it wasn't
long before Vacaville was noted as
the cheap scab town of northern
California. During the fruit sea-
sons and at all times when there
was work in Vacaville the work
ers would give it a wide berth
Even in so called good times, a
ranch hand in Vacaville worked
10 hours for the maximum (of
course this was in 1925.
The Frank H. Buck Co. of Vaca-
vile is also a fruit shipping con-
Germ. Here Frank also took his
slice out of the small farmer, who
buy shook for boxes, paper, etc.
and ship thru Franks company
Frank has a special rate on the
railroads, to ship the fruit to the
eastern markets, but Mr.. Small
Farmer always paid the full rate
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
GOOD TREATMENT IN
COLUMBITS

We found at Columbus that the
comrades had been watching for
us for several days and they be-
gan to arrive on the scene early
in the morning. They got busy at
once and got US plenty to eat of
the very best. They were Finnish
comrades and could be relied On to
do everything in a thoroughgoing
style. They were reluctant to see
us leave and insisted that we stop
there on our return and hold a
meeting. They also assured US OF
plenty of support and good eats.
Arriving at Billings, another
comrade and myself took a trip
down to the railroad depot and
while looking for the warmest
spot we saw sight that we had
seen in all the other big cities
Hooverville. These dumps will re-
mind workers for a good many
years of the greatness of our slave
Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25

United Farmers League, as out
lined by the UFL organizer of St
Louis county, and unanimously en-
dorsed the program of demands as
outlined by the striking rank and
file Iowa farmers, as the basis fol
calling of National Farmers Re
lief Conference.
CONTINUED on Page Twol
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
Forward to The
FARMERS NATIONAL.
RELIEF CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, D. C. DEC. 40
PORTLAND HAS BIG SEND OFF
FOR OREGON DELEGATION

$50 workers attended the rally.
A delegation OF unemployed and
Youth delegates from Astoria,
Oregon, left Portland that night
Immediately after the rally. On
tie morning Of November Ii an
other delegation of eight left by
truck to take part IN the send off
rally there.
Farmer delegates left November
IS, on their first lap to Buhl,
Idaho, where more farmers are t.
join.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25

Despite the mass Of propaganda
put out to save the county agent
rackets in North Dakota and Ne
braska, where many counties voted
on the question, the county agent
was voted out in seven counties
in North Dakota and in 10 coun-
ties in Nebraska.
The North Dakota counties
in which the county agent was
voted down, with the names of the
agents and the majorities by which
they were defeated, where such
are available, read as follows:
Adams, Ray Harding.
Hettinger, Walter Sales, 1877.
LaMOure, Wayne Weiser, 216.
Pembina, Howard Lewis, II.
Pierce, Theo. Kristjansen, $50.
Richland, A. M. Challey, LIP.
In Grant county, which has not
had a county agent since last
April, the question was made ar
issue, and was voted dcwn -four
to one.
The eleven counties which voted
to retain the agent, with his name
and the majority by which he wa!
retained are as follows:
Burleigh, H. o. Putnam, l,547.
Burke, E. M. Gregory, SO.
Bowman, r. L. Olsdn 100.
Golden Valley, C. A. Russell,
160
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
THE WORKERS HAVE
STRUGGLED

One thing is significant. The
working class can only expect
more starvation, more wage cuts,
and more misery from the Demo
Gratis. The Democrats and the Re
pubhcans are the same. 1t is the
left and right wing of capitalism.
The only workers party is the
Communist party. It stands for
the interests Of the workers and
small farmers. For the first time
in the history OF Vacaville work
ers have actually set the wages
for themselves.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
NEBRASKA FARMERS TO Be HOSTS
TO WESTERN DELEGATES

Newman Grove, Nebr., Nov.
indications point to a
banner delegation of farmers for
the Washington Relief Conference
from Nebraska. Meetings are to
be held every night to elect and
finance delegates.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
(RY paul, DALEl

Bull, Idaho, Nov. 49, am on
my way to the Farmers National
Relief Conference as a delegate
from Oregon. At present 1 am at
Bull, Idaho, where we had a very
successful meeting, about 200
farmers attending. Two of us
Oregon delegates came thru this
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
WILL WRITE OF THE MARCH TO
The PRODUCERS NEWS

way and are going with the Bull
delegation. Four delegates are
leaving on the Bull delegation,
and with US two making six alto
geether. More delegates are to
join US at Pocatella where we stop
next.
Will try and write you articles
along the route.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
(By a Farmer Correspondent

(By Farmer correspondent
Svensen, Oregon, Nov. 9.-The
srlall farmers of this district have
pledged their support to the Farm
ers National Relief Conference at
a meeting of farmers from the
Knappa-Svensen, Brownsmond and
Youngs River districts. About
80 farmers attended the meeting
which was very militant and en-
thusiastic. Several speakers also
threshed out local conditions in
Guiding threatened evictions due to
increasing tax delinquency, mort
gage foreclosures, etc., and meth
DDS of combating forced sales of
farm property through mass ac-
ton.
Enthusiastic support of the Farm
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25

We expect to house and feed the
delegates from Colorado, Wyo-
ming, Oregon and Washington the
latter part of this month. The Ne
braska delegation will meet here
and proceed to Council Bluffs or
Sioux City.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
STOP in MONT.
Pass Thru Idaho and Stop
at Columbus, Mont. on
Way to Bismarck, N. D.
FARMERS IN NEED
See Debt Burdened Farm
ers on All Sides; Work
ers Live In Tin Shacks
FARMERS IN NEED
(BY WIN. FERGUSON

On the March-Billings, Nov. IS
The Washington state delegation
to the Farmers National Relief
Conference is on the way. We
have gone through Occur D'Alene,
Idaho, Columbus, Mont, and are
on our way to Bismarck, N. D.
At Occur D'Alene the comrades
only received notice that we were
coming through on the day that
we arrived. They did all they
could on such short notice, but we
had considerably difficulty in hunt
ing them up as our secretary had
lost the address of the one whom
we should have seen first.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
(BY PAUL DALEY

Portland, Oregon, Nov. ia
big sendoff rally was held on
Nc1 ember 10, at the Workers
Center for the march of unem-
ploA ed, vete-ars, and farmers
march onto Washington, D. c. The
meeting was very militant, dele
gates from the unemployed, farm
ers, and veterans speaking. IRE
solidarity of the city and worke!
and farmer was stressed. Aleu-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
STOP SEIZURE
Unable to Make Payments
to Auto Co. Signs Away
Livestock
FARMERS OFFER $50
Auto Co. Head Accepts
Offer Because of Militant
Stand of Farmers
FARMERS OFFER $50
(BY ROY MILLER)

Frederick, S. D., Nov. 19.-The
Thorp Auto Co. of Britton, S. D.,
which attempted to take every
thing Casper Kronschnabel, farm
er near here, had, has been pre-
vented from doing so by United
Farmers League
SIGNED A MORTGAGE
Kronschnabel had bought a
truck on the installment plan from
the Thorp Auto company, and
when the payment came due ne
could not pay it. A nice talking,
silver tongued salesman went to
see Casper and got him and his 70
year old father and mother to give
him mortgage on 10 hogs, Al
turkeys and all their chickens.
At the same time he told then
that the company did not want this
stuff but that to make it look gooC
and show their willingness to pay
it was necessary to sign the paper
All the items were put on bill-o-
sale and the family signed it
leaving them without thing.
GET A SUMMONS
Several days later the sheriff
served a summons on the Kron
schnabels and told them that tn
next morning the company woul
take all the stock away and the
should have everything penned u
for them at 10 a. m.
Realizing that they would hav
nothing to live on this winter, Cas-
per went to Frederick where he
got in touch with some member
of the United Farmers League
who called the committee of actio
together at once.
76 FARMERS MEET
Casper told his story and he wa
told to go home and leave the res
! to the u. F. L. At 9 a. m. tn
next morning, 76 farmers held
meeting at the Kronschnabel place
/ They elected committee of Re
Miller, Art Witla, and Martl
Tveit to talk for the group.
! At 10 a. m. the agents of tn
| auto company showed up. The
, had a truck to haul the hogs IL
| crates for the poultry and a chal
to trail the other truck back
: Britton. When the truck driver
: saw all the farmers there he trie
: to get away but he was stoppe
4 and asked where he was going. +
: said that the sheriff was suppose
0 to be there and he was gaing a1t'
: him.
SHERIFF WONT SELL
He was told to park his tru'
fContinued or. Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25

Forward to the Farmers Ma
tiOnal Relief Conference, to be
held in Washington, ID. c., Dec.
z to 10.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25

the strike spreads. It looks as if
the workers will get their demand.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
ROBS FARMERS IN
SHIPPING co.

Mr.. Buck also charged Mr.. Small
Farmer Z per cent commission for
selling his fruit in the east at auc'
ton. Mr.. Small Farmer has to ac-
cept the reports of sales that
Frank offered him and like it.
Well Frank was always on the
safe side, in other words he not
only exploited the worker but ne
also exploited the small farmer.
This was the condition of Vaca-
Vile to just a few months prior to
the election campaign.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
DEMOCRATIC PROMISES

Frank was running for congress
en- the Democratic ticket and he
had to win. The standard wage IN
Vacaville was $1.25 for eight
hours, SO Mr.. Buck didn't have his
customary meeting with the other
landowners, but he paid S1.4O for
eight hours and told the worker
that if they voted for him he
would pay them 1925. The work
ers fell for this and some even
said, "Well now prosperity is com
ing back, Wen vote for Buck and
we won't have to wait much longer
for good times.
Many voted, Buck was elected
on Nov. 8.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-25
DEMOCRATIC ACTION

On the 10th he got together with
the large farmers of Vaca Valley
as usual and told the workers that
beginning Nov. IA, he would set
the wage standard Of Vacaville at
S1.25 and raise the hours of work
to nine.
One thing Frank didn't know
about. Some young workers from
Sacramento established union IN
Vacaville this last summer. This
union was the Agricultural Work
ers Industrial Union, and when
this wage cut was announced the
union called strike.
Everybody responded. And now
Frank H. Buck and the other big
farmers are meeting the rank and
/ file committee of the strikers. The
strikers demand $1.50 for eight
hours work. The funniest part Is
that these land owners can't ever
find scabs and as the days pass
Evening star., 1932-10-28
TWO MEN ACCUSED
OF Staying IN 1880
Federal Charges Preferred in
Disappearance Of Alleged
Rum Informer.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, October 28.-For-
NAL Federal charges were filed here yes
terday against Thomas Kehoe. alleged
st. Louis bcotlegger, and an unnamed
man referred to as "Swede" in con-
nection with the mysterious disappear
ance in November, 1890, of Louis
Cheramie, alleged prohibition informer
The charges of conspiracy to intimi-
date citizen" were brought after Fed
eral and Orleans Parish authorities had
returned from a search of the Missis-
sippi River near Donaldsonville, La.
where Kchoe said Cheramie's body had
been thrown after he had been taken
for ride and slain by the unidentified
"Swede"
Bones officers believed to be human
and glass flask brother of Cheramie
identified as one habitually carried by
the missing man, were found
The purpcrted informer's disappear
ance was one of series of climaxes to
the period of the greatest activity of
rum syndicate, for which more than 100
persons were indicted in April, 1881.
Evening star., 1932-10-28
GERMAN.AMERICANS
HOLDING MEETINGS
Representatives From Many Cities
to Discuss Their Mutual
Interests.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 28.-Repre-
sentatives of Gernan-Amerjcan organi-
cations in many cities met here yester-
day for . three-day session under the
auspices of the German American Con-
ference of Creator New York to discuss
their mutual interests.
The speakers included Victor F. Rid
der. publisher and head of the confer
ence; Charles F. Nagel of st. Louis
Secretary Of Commerce in the Taft ad-
ministration; Alanson B. Houghton
former Ambassador to Germany and
England, and Prof. r. A. Hohlfeld oi
the University of Wisconsin.
THE German element in this coun-
try" Nagel said, has SO far been
omitted from all high positions al
though the Americans of German ex-
traction have the intelligence, vision
and understanding for others to par
take In the high offices. It is not &C.
cidental that the German element is
not found in these high offices and it
is up to them to find way to proper
recongition."
Evening star., 1932-10-28
$177,0OO MAIL FRAUD
RESULTS IN CONVICTION
Man Accused of Trying "Pocket-
book" Ruse on Pittsburgh Woman
Is Found Guilty.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 28.-Frank c.
Davis was convicted by jury last night
on a charge of using the mails to de-
fraud Kathryn K. Beeson of Pittsburgh
of Sl77000
The jury, which reported after 1
hours and Is minutes deliberation,
recommended leniency
Davis was remanded by Judge Francis
G. Caffey for sentence today. His
counsel. Arthur NJ Sager. said he would
move to have the verdict set aside
Miss Beeson testified she was induced
by Davis and william O'Brien to sell
$177000 worth of her securities and
turn the proceeds over to them for
speculation in the stock market on the
promise they would divide $4,000 900 in
profits
Aldus H Turner, another alleged
confederate in the fraud, was arrested
last Sunday and now is awaiting grand
jury action.
Evening star., 1932-10-28
PAINT AUTHORITY DIES

ELIZABETH. N. j., October % lP.-
Henry S. Chatfield, who was an ad.
wiser of the War Trade Board In Wash
ington in 1917 and 1918 and was one
of the country's foremost authorities or
paints and varnishes, died yesterday at
his home here after a brief illness OF
pneumonia. He was SO years old He
was chairman of the Industrial Alcohol
Commission.
Evening star., 1932-10-28
U. S. to Recognize
Child's Kindness
In Official Note
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The kind heart Of little Mary
Ann Joy Of Brooklyn. N. Y. has
won for her an ofiicial thank-you
note from the State Department.
Mary read that American dele
gates to the Geneva Disarmament
Conference lived in an attic on a
rug. and with loud speaker their
only other bit Of furniture.
In a letter to the Brooklyn
Eagle, forwarded to the State De-
partment. Mary put a dollar to
start q fund so Uncle Sans
representatives in Geneva may
win peace for the world"
Mary will receive soon. on the
dignified stationery Of the depart
ment. a gracious thank you for
her solicitude. her dollar back
and the friendly notice the dele
gates aren't living in a garret.
Evening star., 1932-10-28
IS ATTORNEYS IN CASE

Judge Has Them Pin on Numbers
to Help Remember Names.
LOS ANGELES. October % (R.-
When Is attorneys appeared in court
to try one case yesterday Superior
Judge Myron c. Westover confessed he
was no memory expert.
He handed each one a card.
Pin those numbers on" he suggested,
"and I won't be bothered with having
to remember all your names
Evening star., 1932-10-28

The Fourth Of July celebration. held
100 years ago In a Boston church. wit
messed the first singing of America" "
and the famous missionary hymn, THE
Morning Light Is Breaking"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-05-16
DEATHS

Mary. Lewis Green. IS years. s244
Katherine e. Davis, rs years, 1919
Columbia Rd. N. w.
John Harding Higgins. ~ years. sOs
Seventh st. N. z.
Grace Brown. II years, Garfield Hos
pital.
Joseph " oMailey. 81 years. ST.
Elizabeths Hospital
Harry Barnes Tremaine. So years.
Wardman Park Hotel.
Joseph F. Byrne, IS years, 164s Park
Albert L. Moore So years, George
town University Hospital.
Allen B. Frazee. So years, S14 Sixth
Leila A. Jacob. SO years. 100 W St.
CLIFTON Ransom Lintoot. ST years,
654 F. St. N. e.
Jean T. I Elliot, s. y years. George
Mary Frances Harsoulas, 81 years,
40 Bryant st. N. W.
Irene Ennis. 40 years sibley Hospital
Ida Skinner, u years, Homeopathic
Lois Elizabeth Thrift months. 100
Fifth st. N. e.
Infant of John W. and Marjorie Belt,
hours, Columbia Hospital.
Julia Mercer. IS years, SIS Twentieth
Carrie A. Gaffney. IS years. Tubsr-
Frank Bowie. IS years, Casualty Hos
pital.
Isaac Hawkins. IS years. Gallinger
Hospital.
Clarence Landon. So years. Provi-
dence Hospital.
Addie Reed. 50 years, 80 Newhamp-
shire Ave. N. W.
Charles strother, 40 years, Gallinger
Hospital
Joseph Rusard, AZ years. Gallinger
Hospital.
Robert H. sneed. ~ years. Walter
Reed Hospital.
Pearl Moore, 40 years. ga Morton
st. N. W.
Thomas williams, 80 years. Tuber.
culosis Hospital.
Paul Campbell. 8 years, 1928 Sixth
ST N w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-05-16
ARTHUR C. LYERLY

The funeral for Arthur C. LIZ.
erly, who was killed Saturday
when he fell from the roof Of his
home, will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock at his residence,
1347 A st. N. E. Burial will be
in Congressional Cemetery.
Members Of the New Jerusalem
Lodge, No. 8, F. A. A. M, will at
tend the services.
Mr.. Lyerly, who was as years
old, was a native of Salisbury,
N. c., but had lived here the last
rs years. He was employed by
Armour & Co.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Katherine Lyerly, and a daughter,
Charlotte, Of this city. His mother,
Mrs. Charlotte Lyerly; a brother,
Marcus, and two sisters-Mrs
Dora Peeler and Miss Pearl Ly
erly-all of Salisbury, N. c., also
survive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-05-16
What's In a Name?

Our favorite news commentator
after Ed Taber, Of The Herald,
II. v. Kaltenborn, is a wisconsin
born gentleman with German
sounding name and an English
sounding accent. His accent gets
it both ways from the radio audi
ence. Here are two comments re-
Ceived on the same day:
cit takes an EngliShman to
give an American speaker les
SON in good speech" and II like
your dope on the news, but why
must you affect an English &C
cent?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-05-16
Busy Songstress

She's a cute little trick-this
24-year-old Helen Board, who is
one Of Columbia's busiest sing
ers.
!. Miss Board, an erstwhile mu-
steal instructor in a Louisville
school, is now heard in the Zieg-
field Radio Show each Sabbath
evening.
Also she sings Fridays with
Andre KoStaneletz'S orchestra:
Tuesdays on the Mardi GraS pro.
gram, and Thursdays on the
Daguerreo-type program over the
Dixie network.