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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Jail S Answer to Relief Demands
Successful May Day
Demonstration Held
In Palisade, Mimi.

Palisade, Mimi, May s. The
May Day program was very we'll
attended. In former years May
Day was observed here by few
Finnish families. This year, how
ever, the community was well rep
resented, all nationalities taking
part. Comrades Walter Harju and
Mike Miller of Superior were with
as. Both spoke at length on the
origin of May Day and on the
program of the Communist Party.
COmrade Miller represented the
Young Communist League and he
appealed to the young people
Comrade Irja Traast of the local
YCL made a speech which was un-
usually we'll delivered.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
JAPANESE TROOPS
MOVED TOWARD
SOVIET FRONTIER
CAPITALIST PRESS EXPECTS
EARLY ATTACK ON SOVIET
FRONTIER

All available craft on the Sun
gari River in Northern Manchuria
have been seized by the Japanese
for a huge movement Of troops to
the Soviet border. Scores of river
craft, including sidewheel steam
ers, are towing scows laden with
Japanese troops down the Sungari
River toward its junction with the
Amur River. The Amur River is
the boundary line between the
Soviet Union and Kirin Province,
Manchuria.
To the northeast of the Sungari
River scores of crowded Japanese
troop trains are rushing along the
Chinese Eastern Railway towards
Hailin, a Manchurian town 125
miles from the Soviet border a
that point. japanese troops are
reported pushing beyond Hailin tt
the Manchurian town of Pogran'
ichnaya, directly on the Sovie
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13

farms. All are hard pressed.
Many who last year raised vege
tables will grow none this year as
they feel there is no good in
planting seeds only to see their
products rot. The dairy farmers
are about ready to quit as the
milk dealers are getting all the
profits from the production of
milk.
Many farms in this section
have already been lost to the
money lenders. One banker a few
years ago owned a big tract of
muck land favorable for vegetable
growing. He parcelled out about
half of this tract and sold it to
poor workers who came out from
the city to try to make a living
on the soil. These workers al
made substantial down payments
but when the economic crisis came
down upon them they were unable
to continue making the install
ments. Now this banker, who is
a good Christian and a member Of
the Farm Bureau, owns all of the
original land and he has the
money Of these poor workers a.
well. The workers have beer
turned out into the cold to beg
starve or steal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
MEET AT HOBART,
WASHINGTON, WINS
20 NEW MEMBERS

Hobart, Wash, May 5.-A pack
ed hall greeted Comrade Elbe on
April "a to hear him explain the
program of the United Farmers
League. He pointed out the cause
of the present crisis, ard told the
farmers present that they must
organize in their own Organization
so that they can, in solidarity with
the industrial workers, prevent the
capitalist class from placing the
burden of the crisis on the backs
of the toiling masses.
The farmers present were very
much interested and about 20 indl-
Gated by a show of hands that
they would join the United Farm.
ers League and several stated
that they were going to try anC
organize UFL groups in their re
spective communities.
The sale of literature was vrr.
good and a collection of $6.4O wa
taken up to aid in the organiza
tional work. ARCHIE YOUNG
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
WIN SUSPENDED
SENTENCES FOR
FARMERS WIVES
JAILED WITHOUT WARRANT
BY SHERIFF ON ORDERS
OF COMMISSIONERS

BAGLEY, Mimi, May 9
One thousand workers
and farmers demonstrated
in Bemidji on May a a
gainst the brutal arrests OF
three of their comrades who
had demanded relief for the
destitute families of the
county. Due to the great
mass protest, the jailed com
rades had their sentences
suspended. The arrested COM
rades were Mrs. Hannah, Mrs. Ed.
Bauman and Otis Daigle, an un>
employed worker. On May 3, a
committee of the Unemployed
Council of Bemidji called on the
County Commissioners of Beltrami
County to demand relief for the
starving families. The commits
sioners flatly refused to provide
any relief. The following day the
committee called on the commits
sioners again with Mrs. Hannah
as spokesman. The commissioners
called the sheriff and two deputies
and Mrs. Hannah was thrown into
Jail. They also jailed Mrs. Ed,
Baumann and Otis Daigle.
When comrades Ed Bauman and
Hannah called on the county com
missioners to find out why Mrs
Hannah and Mrs. Bauman ano
Otis Daigle had been arrested they
were told that the commissioners
had filed no charges against then
and that it was up to the sheriff.
When they called on Sheriff
; Johnson he said that it was up Il
the commissioners. The thre,
prisoners were arraigned befor,
Judge Bailly but were released
, without bonds until May 6. o.
May 6, at 2 p. M, each prisone
was handed warrant while in tn
courthouse. Mrs. Hannah wa
: charged with disturbing the com
missioners meeting. The warran
y was served by Commissioner Paul
n son. Mrs. Bauman and Otis Dai
d gle were charged with resistin
e Sheriff Johnson and deputy shel
Il iff Cayhill during the arrest @
Ie Mrs. Hannah. All were foun
e guilty. Mrs. Hannah was given
/ days and Mrs. Bauman was sem
} enced to 10 days.
In both cases the sentence wa
suspended due to the mass demon
y stration of 1000 workers and ia,
5 mers who had demanded their II
- lease on May 4. The United Fa.
mers League of Clearwater Coul
ty sent truck load of farmers
Bemidji as a committee of actio
to demonstrate with the worker
and farmers there against the a
= rests. The truck got into Bemid
at midnight, however, too late
y participate in the demonstrate
which was held on the streets.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
nine WORKERS
.MOWEDDOWN BY
CHICAGO THUGS
POLICE, LEGION, GUNNER
UNITE IN BRUTAL
ATTACK

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 8-Hun-
dreds of unemployed and employ
ed workers were lined up against
wall Friday in Melrose Park, H..
and sprayed with bullets from ma
chine guns and revolvers In the
hands of city police, American Le-
gionnaires and gangsters.
Nine workers were severely
wounded by bullets, many were
dubbed and over sixty were ar
rested. The wounded men are IT.
the hands of the police and details
are lacking as to the extent of
their injuries, but the capitalist
newspapers report that three are
probably fatally wounded"
Workers report that shots in,
side the jail have been heard
! Screams from the arrested work
ers have been heard in the stree
outside.
Investigation and the eyidenc,
of the workers at the Metros
Park meeting shot up by polio
machine guns Friday, prove abso
lutely that the police stories ar
lies and that the whole affair wa
! a deliberately planned attempt a
massacre of the unemployed.
!, Protest Meeting
The meeting which was fired o
was called for Friday, May 6, e
2:30 p. M, by the Unemploye
; Council and International LabC
. Defense, to protest against tn
. attack by police on the May Fir.
: demonstration held in Metros
( Park, and to protest against a 81
ries of kidnappings and brutal a
. tacks on workers by police in Il
: days following May Day.
Lined Against Wall
= A hall had been secured for IL
Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
FARMERS WIFE
ASSAULTED BY
COMMISSIONER
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REFUSE RELIEF FOR
FARMERS. JOBLESS

BAGLEY, Mimi, May g
A cowardly attack on one
of the representatives of the
workers and farmers was
the answer on May 3 of the
county commissioners to
the demands for relief for
the destitute masses of the
county. During the course
of the May Day meeting
here on May first, a joint commit
tee of the United Farmers League
and the Unemployed Council was
elected To demand road work from
the county commissioners for the
unemployed workers and for the
destitute farmers.
The county commissioners met
or May 8. On the same day the
committee elected by the United
Farmers League and the Unem-
ployed Council met IN the court
house. Seventy militant farmers
attended the meeting. The de-
mands to be presented to the coun-
| ty commissioners which were
drawn up at this meeting included
road work or relief for the unem
ployed workers and the small far
mers of Clearwater County anC
that the teams of small farmers
be used instead Of machinery TO,
the road work.
Comrade Ed. C. Baumann,
small farmer, and county organic
er of the United Farmers League
was elected spokesman. The meet
: ing was adjourned and the com
l mittee went downstairs to tn
, county commissioners meetinI
which was being held in the sher
ifs office. When Comrade Bau
5 man presented the demands, tn
banker controlled commissions
Hugh Pattison, jumped up
!, throw the spokesman from tn
courthouse. Pattison has neve
done anything in Clearwater Cour
ty but exploit the workers an
farmers. When Pattison jumpe
up Mrs. Bauman stood by her hu!
band. Hugh Pattison grabbed an
hit her, swearing as he did S
. Good damn you, I'll put you oil
y tool" She defended herself ar
4 the farmers came to her rescu
When Pattison saw the fightir
spirit of the workers and farme
n present he sat down like the COY
, ard that he is.
Comrade Bauman asked Il
commissioners if they were goi1
to accept the demands of +. &
workers and farmers. The cor
lie missioners all said "No" with &
ID exception of commissioner Holt,
* Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Three Militants are Released Thru
Protest Of 1000 Workers, Farmers
Protest Arrest
Of MiIitants
FARMERS SEND RESOLUTION
TO COUNTY OFFICERS

The following resolution was
presented to the county commits
sioners, the sheriff, and the coun-
ty attorney of Beltraml County
on behalf of the organized farm.
ers of Clearwater County III pro
test against the arrest on May i
of Comrades Mrs. Hannah, Bau-
man and Comrade Otis Daigle.
Bemidji Mimi, May S, 1892
Be it resolved:
We the Committee of Action,
representing the 800 organized
farmers of Clearwater County.
Mimi, hereby protest against the
arrest of COmrade Mrs. Bauman.
who is the wife of a poor farmer
living in Clearwater County, who
was sent by us to Bemidji, MinT.
ON legal business, and while in
the company of ier friend and
COmrade Mrs. Hannah was un
lawfully and with no just cause
arrested and thrown into jail BY
the Sheriff of BeItrami County
at the order of the County Com
missiOners of Beltrami County.
We further protest against the
brutal assault and arrest Of
! COmrade Otis DaigIe, an unem
i plOyed worker of Bemidji, MINI.
and the arrest and falling of Mrs
E. w. Hannah. These comrades
were guilty of no crime and wer
only demanding relief for hIngr,
workers and children, and de
handing the right to a seat il
the County Commissioners room
which is a public place In a pub
lie building where all citizen
have a right to be.
We further demand the imme
: date release of these comrades.
, ANDREW PORTER,
: Chairman of Committee of AC
: ton Wf Clearwater Co., MinI
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
| U.F.L.. CONFERENCE
| SET FOR MAY 2S
CONFERENCE WILL DISCUSS
METHODS OF ORGANIZATION
USED THRUOUT COUNTY

Virginia, Mimi, May 8. = The
St. Louis county conference of the
United Farmers League is going
to take place on May 20 starting
at 10 a. m. at the Roma Hall.
The conference was to be held
on May Is but due to some other
important matters coming up the
date had to be change at the
board meeting of the United
Farmers League of st. Louis coun-
ty.
Every UFL local in this county
as well as Beltrami and Clearwa.
ter must take note of this and gel
their delegates elected. Other
farmers organizations that are in
terested in the militant program
of the United Farmers League
should be held in every UFL To-
cal and also the other farmers
organizations that are interested
in the UFL on proposals from
their locality for the conference
In this way the conference will b,
able to find out just what are tn
problems that are facing then
and also on their method Of or
ganization that they have use,
in their locality in mobilizing tn
farmers in the United Farmer
| League.
RENO TANTTILA,
st. Louis County Organizer
United Farmers League.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Us PARADE May
DAY In BACLEY
SIX YOUNG FARMERS AND
WORKERS IOIN Y. C. L.

BAGLEY, Mimi, May Cone
hundred and twenty-five unem-
ployed workers and farmers de
monstrated here May first. They
paraded the streets of the town
singing revolutionary songs and
carrying banners demanding the
release of Tom Mooney and all
class war prisoners. The parade
went to the courthouse lawn where
demonstration was held protest
ing the brutal frame-up Of Moo
ney.
After this the workers and far
mers marched back to the Ode
Fellows Hall for a mass meeting
The red flag was displayed here
for the first time in a public meet
! Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Farmers Union Warns of RevOlu.
tiOn

tiOn
"The capitaistic system is on
trial for it's life" says the Farmer
Labor party. It's blood brother,
the Farmers Union, gives assent
to this analysis and warns of
revolution. To "avoid revolu-
ton" it will be necessary to Orga-
nize third capitalist party on a
national scale. The task of this
party will be to provide "construc-
tive reform" This party will be
frankly and boldly opposed to the
(present) economic system"
This "frank and bold opposition"
to the capitalist system is but a
repetition of the radical" phrase
ology of the preamble of the Far
mer Labor platform. What il
amounts to in the practice of the
Farmers Union is the milking OF
the farmers for the business strug-
gle with the other gamblers on the
board of trade and in the farm
markets. In the practice of thu
Farmer Labor party it means car
rying thru the attack of the CAPT
talist class with a little more dem
agogy but just as ruthlessly is d.
the other capitalist partles thru
| out the country.
Among broad sections of tn
) working class, turnout the country
+ there is arising militant deter
mination for mass struggle a
q gainst the misery and terror o
!. the crisis and the capitalist elias
which is responsible for it. Thi
: rising struggle for relief means
: determination on the part of tn
;, toiling masses to resist she a.
tempt on the part of the capital.
i class to make them pay the burde
: of the crisis.
: A Third Capitalist Party
st This rising militancy finds e.
n preston also in the growing real
J. cation among the workers al
d farmers that both major parti,
le are organs of the capitalist cla
. in the exploitation and oppressiC
le of the working class. The pla
r form and propaganda of the Fa
% mer Labor party in Minnesota
n. designed to divert tht militancy
the workers and farmers of Mi
nesota into third party cham,
S, This Farmer Labor party in j
Of theory and in it's practice is not
Il ing but a third party of capt.;
Of ism. Its radical" demagogy
RS only a cover to conceal it's prs
v teal activities in support of t
he capitalist class and it's system.
IL addition to radical" demagogy
re injects issues into the elect
as struggle for the purpose of dive
tic ing the masses from think
"a about their own immediate pre-
e" lens.
I'M
&c What the Farmer Labor pa
does on a local scale in Minneso
the "progressives" attempt to
uN on a national scale under
~. name or another. This "progre
Isl ivism" is nothing but third ca
" talist party progress in deceivi
~ the masses into continued supp
az of the capitalist system, progr
10 in diverting the militancy Of
"a masses into channels which n'
TO guaranteeing to the capitalist CT
'ii its plumber and loot, and its ri
lOI to exploit and Cypress the toll
on 81, Of city and farm.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-08-18
Firemen's Convention Being
Held at Keyser

Two dances, the Firemen's Conven-
ton ball Friday night, August 10Th,
in the Potomac gym, and the closing
dance Saturday night, August oath,
in the K. of P. Armory, where the
winner of the Plymouth automobile
will be announced, head the list in the
week of entertainment at the Fire
mems Convention at Keyser. The
Society Ramblers of Cumberland, will
furnish the music. A square dance
will be held Friday night in the K. of
P. Armory.
A novel event has been added to
the card. Saturday morning a fox
chase will be held through town with
twenty-five of the best fox dogs in the
country chasing Reynard. There will
be two parades, band concert; a
band, drum and bugle corps and fire
company drill contest; an air circus;
two baseball games; a Tournament
and coronation of queen and a huge
midway with concessions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-08-18

at other times. The American News
paper Publishers Association in a
recent survey found out these in
teresting facts among others:
Four tobacco manufacturers in
creased their advertising space in
1881 and three showed gains, the
fourth showing a slight loss over the
previous year. An automobile COM
pany which increased its newspaper
advertising outlay SO per cent in
creased its earnings 40 per cent.
An outstanding showing was that
made by a manufacturer of electric
refrigerators, who spent 100000 in
the newspapers and increased the
number of dollars taken in by 400
per cent.
Going back to the tobacco compa-
MES, their total expenditures for
newspaper advertising were increased
from $20,O00,000 in 1880 to $26,000,-
900 in 1881 and their aggregate earn
ings increased from $105,20C,000 to
Sill, 100000. Four other tobacco COM
panies decreased their newspaper ad-
vertising space in 1881 and these
showed a falling off of As per cent in
net earnings.
If you have a real message to offer
in the advertising pages it will "get
over" The indications of the last
two weeks have shown that the pub
lie is beginning to "loosen up" with
it's money. Those who realize this in
time will make money out of that
knowledge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-08-18
COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN
J. H. CARTER,
Resident County Agent,
Meat Stamp Is Harmless

Meat Stamp Is Harmless
Inquiries have come to the Extern
sion Department concerning the prac-
tice of butchers in trimming the IA
miliar purple neutrality-suspicious.
from fresh meat at the time of sale.
This is entirely unnecessary, depart
ment specialists explain, as the fluid
used in marking meat is made accord
ing to a Government formula from
harmless ingredients-as harmless as
fruit juices.
Formerly labels were attached to
the meat that had been Federally in
spected and passed, but this proved
expensive and otherwise unsatisfac-
tory. The purple stamp provides a
safe, clear and permanent mark of
inspection for the benefit of the meat
buyer. Its presence signifies that the
meat came from an animal that
passed thorough inspection by men
trained in the work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-08-18
NEW GERMANY

Sunday school this Sunday morning
at the Reformed church followed by
preaching services in the M. E. church
at 1920.
Quite a large crowd attended the
Holy Communion service held at the
Reformed church last Sunday morn
ing. Eighty nine members were pres
ent and communed, while the follow
ing united with the church: Freda
Broadwater, leila Otto, Helena Stark,
Baine burst, Dale Broadwater, julius
Otto and Ira Stark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Kamp and
family, Rev. A. M. Wright, Charles
and Jennie Jenkins spent Sunday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Otto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Wampler,
Salisbury; and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Wampler, Cresaptown, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. Wampler on Sunday.
Misses Eileen Otto and Helen Ramp
are spending week visiting their
aunt in Johnstown, Pa.
Mrs. Louis Murphy and friend, of
Frostburg, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Warwick, on Sunday.
Miss Mary Otto visited Hilda Ste
phens on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brenneman,
Orvil Glotfelty, Bittinger, spent Sun
day at the Ralph Jenkins home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Broadwater and
daughters, Freda and Mabel, and
Homer Broadwater spent Sunday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Broadwater, at Avilton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-08-18
Beyond the County

In Montreal, Can, the area affected
by the eclipse of the sun on August
81, will be nshrouded with pale light,
by special lighting system, to in
sure the safety of traffic.
At Houston, Texas, a hurrican
which swept the coast, caused the
death of at least 40 people, damaged
the crops of cotton and rice and
wrought damage estimated at mil
lion dollars.
At Fairmont, W. Va, the property
of the Four States Coal Company,
consisting of 5000 acres of Pittsburgh
coal, was sold at public auction for
$4,000, including all equipment.
In Baltimore, post Office receipts in
creased in July nearly $1,000 as COM
pared with the some month in 1881,
the increase being attributed largely
to the one cent raise in postage.
In Los Angeles, a high school girl
was awarded $1,000 damages because
a doctor, whose windows had been
escaped" by her caught her turned her
over his knee and gave her a good
spanking.
In Germany, Prof. Pickard, after
flying in a sealed globe ten miles
through the stratosphere, being half
frozen and nearly asphyxiated, is
preparing for another attempt.
In Baltimore, the health authorities
have listed sixty persons alleged to
be typhoid fever carriers, who are
said to carry the disease to others
by touching the food the victims eat,
although they are not at the time
suffering from the fever themselves.
In Chicago, shabby recluse, buyer
of rags, bones, old hats, bottles and
other unconsidered trifies, whose place
of business was push cart, died last
week leaving a fortune of a million
dollars.
At Lynn, Mass, two years ago, a
small daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. La
rose died of pneumonia, this week a
four-year old son died, and Wednesday
Mrs. Larose became the mother of
twins-a boy and a girl.
In New York a hundred billion dol
lar commodity sterilization pool has
been worked out and its formation
will be made before the end of this
| week, which will attempt to stop
defation of commodities.