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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
Capitalist Decay Shown on
Railroads of United States
NATIONAL AND COUNTY
EDITION

Only one locomtive was put in
to service by Class l railroads in
January, according to the Ameri-
can Railway Association. This
represents the lowest level in
many years and compares with Is
put in service in January, 1881.
New locomotives on order Febru-
airy totaled S8, as against ga on
the like date last year.
Only 495 freight cars were plac-
ed in service in January, compared
with 1,344 in January, 1881. There
were 1850 cars on order February
1, against 8,799 a year ago and
SO, 294 two years previously.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15

debts hung around their necks is
now resorting TO open and mcon-
cealed appropriation.
The mass auction sales of 10000
farmers homes and lands in Mis-
sissippi on April mark a new
stage in the attack on the toiling
farm masses. They mark it in
tax deeds stacked mountain high,
a symbol of the oppression and
unrelenting exploitation that is
capitalism,a message from the
bankers written In sweat and blood
of the farm masses and stating
that to protect the investments Of
the bankers and to continue the
exploitation which they represent
the farm masses must be expro-
priated, robbed of their last pos
sessions, left homeless and penni-
less, so that they will become ten
ants. In this reckoning Of The
bankers those who become tenants
will be fortunate, for the rest
there is starvation in the great
army of unemployed in the cities
But there is another reckoning
) the reckoning of the tOilins
. farm Masses organized for mill
4 tant struggle. This is the power
that the bankers have not reckon
ed with-it is a power that the,
/, mast 81 s sssse Wiz sssk!s, ssssasiisiistxify.
. the farm masses are 70 nrofec
6 sheir very existences.
The program of the capitals
e class is clear. It is the robbing o
s tens of thousands of farmers o
n their land by "a sheriffs on Apr
" 9Th in Mississippi. It Is a pro
q gram of unqualified plumber an
i lpilla &c. But the bankers Nav
eireck pned without their slaves. A
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
UFL GAINS NINE
NEW MEMBERS AT
COOK, MIMI, MEET

Cook, Mimi, April 5.-Nine new
members joined the United Far
mers League at the meeting we
held at the Rice River Hall on
April 1. This makes the member.
ship thirty at present. Seventy
five farmers attended the meeting
which was held for the purpose
of demanding work from
county. A committee was elected
to see the road commissioner.
Comrade RENO Tantilla gave a
very good speech.-AIbert Finnila.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
(By ]. K.)

Corbin, Mimi, April 6.-The
farmers at Corbin are starting to
awake from the lethargy of in
activeness, to which they have
been lulled by the fallacious prom
Uses of the capitalstic politicians.
They are beginning to get their
eyes open, and see the necessity of
organizing.
A United Farmers League local
was organized here some time ago
when a few farmers joined. Now
we have almost fifty members, al
though the local Stuart Murray's
political boss has done his utmost
to prevent the formation and
growth of the U.F.L. He has
done his darndest to spread stories,
propaganda and vicious lies about
the U. F. L.
About a month ago we had a
meeting at the Corbin Workers
hall in which a resolution was
drafted and adopted, to demand
relief from the county and road
work. A committee was selected
to go and present the resolution
to the County Board of Commits
sioners meeting. But, when the
resolution was read by the chair
man of the county board, the at
mosphere got so hot for our Com
missioner Mr.. Murray that he left
his chair and went. He did not
dare to come back till an hour at
ter the committee had their say
so.
The resolution was referred u
Mr.. Murray so we didn't hav'
much hope for results. He sen
mis- overseer to interview 10 an'
the requested work was begun
The results obtained by the U. +
L. has awakened keen interest an
enthusiasm even in those poor fan
mers who have been so dominate
by a fear of the politicians tina
they did not dare to attend meet
ings of the U. F. l.
This is just the beginning. tt
League had a meeting again I
our Workers hall last Sunday a
ternoon, in which another resoll
ton was drafted containing d.
mands that the county hire on
farmers teams and trucks fl
road work, and that work be star
ed on new roads real soon. {
one particular road or propos'
~esA che ssxrse=e sss.-zss k.ssa=s- yss.szs.s
.ssss -sr sss--- ---.-.. 60 .cs
sust trail through The wood
Another farmer has to take
children with a jumper for ty
niles through the woods 10 {
road where they went for {
school bus. Our demands are
small ard reasonable that we e
pect TIE county to give them
TIE necessary consideration and
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
Ru DOUGLAS HOPE

Ashland, Mass. March H.-The
writer has Just attended the town
meeting held at Hopkinton, Mass.
Hopkinton is noted for its polu-
cal machine, which, like Tammany
Hall, revolves around the Roman
Church, andnit offers several lesC
sons for the farmers in the con-
duct of meetings. +.
A few days before the annual
meetings held in New England
towns the town report is distribut-
ed. This is detailed report and
it enables the farmers to deter
mine beforehand where the money
of the town is going. In Hophn-
ton. for instance. one has only &c
run thru the list of salary items
and look for expenditures of $1,000
or more, and he will find that one
of the Terry family is recipient
without a single exception. The
brother Of the road commissions
made approximately $4,000 of
the town last year.
Farmers should plan a meeting
Immediately that these town re
ports appear. They should stud!
these reports before this meetint
so that grievances may be brough
up and program of action pre-
pared. The program should in
clude the appointing of speaker
to take up specific items. Fac
of these speakers should be sup
ported by other speakers SO tina
the demands of the small farmer
can be built up to climax an
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
CHINESE RED
Continued from Front Page)

of ammunition, with the a
vowed intention of overthrOwing
the Marking Government"
The dispatch admits that the
League commission on its recent
visit to Hankow spent most of its
time investigating the growth of
the power of the Chinese Red
Army and the revolutionary work
er-peasant masses in the emanci-
pated Chinese Soviet Districts.
The presence of the League Com
mission at HanIow further ex-
poses the role of the League of
Nations in preparing the present
Japanese attack on China and de-
veloping the plans of the imperial
lists for armed Intervention against
the Soviet Union.
Direct armed intervention by
the United States imperialists a.
gainst the growing power of
the Chinese Soviet districts was
openly threatened yesterday by
the Shanghai Evening Post, an
American owned newsp a p er
published in Shanghai, South
China. The paper admitted
that the United States has been
forced to negotiate with the
Chinese Soviet Government Of
the observation-disclosures dis
tricts for the release of two
Americans. The two Ameri-
cans are Captain Charles Baker
who was caught transporting
munitions to the Marking
troops, and the Rev. Bert Mel
SON, one of the missionary ag-
ents of United States imperial
ism in China.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15

Mimi, is here again with one more
sub.
Henry Keinonen, Eveleth, MINI.
sends in one sub.
Ludwig Larson, Minneota, MINI.
sends a sub for three months.
NATIONAL AND COUNTY
EDITION
Theo. w. Gehrmann, Jerome,
Idaho, subscribes for one year. He
also wants to know what our coun-
ty edition look like so we send
him a copy. In our county edi-
ton the third page of the nation
al edition is left out and another
third page of local stuff put in its
place. Sometimes we also change
part of the last page. The Pro-
ducers News is not a new paper
1t has been fighting the farmers
battle here the last fourteen years
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15

Get the facts"
Again this year that
was the order. But this
time it went out to
skilled news writers,
trained for years to
get the facts" of hu-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15
These Reporters to bring you Interesting
Stories from lips of Iso-Vis Users

"|SET THE FAcTs.'' That was the order
" that went to our research people in
1880 and to the American Automobile
Association in 1881. "Cet the facts about
neutrality-suspicious. ndhow IsoYis
Ia Standard Oil product) meets them. -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-15

Agricultural Engineer
ing, interviewed farm
users of Standard Oil
lubricants.
Now you'll enjoy
reading these coIorful
stories. Look for them.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
AID
PLAN Of R.F.C.

Conferences held between Sec
retary Mills and members of the
New York committee of business
leaders set up to aid in recon
struction activities led to the
beliefs today that the Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation might
work indirectly through that
organization to the end Of credit
expansion and price stabilization.
The finance corporation itself
does not plan to set up stabiliza-
ton boards or organizations, such
as have been established by the
Federal Farm Board. However,
under the law it may loan to
responsible organizations to stimu-
late orderly marketing of agri-
cultural commodities and live
stock.
The Government, through Mills,
may bring about the organization
of stabilizaton corporations in a
number of the Federal Reserve
districts by working through the
local committees of business
leaders. These corporations then
would be extended loans by the
finance corporation.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
SHAKE-UP SEEN
IN PRISON QUIZ

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, July 25
(IN.SO.-A sweeping reorganiza-
ton of the Florida inspection
service loomed today as result
of the series of road camp scan
dals involving mistreatment Of
prisoners.
The Arthur Maillefert case, in
which the young New Jersey con-
vict died of Strangulation while
being tortured in medieval
Sweatbox, made State officials
realize something was wrong with
their prison inspection system.
When other convictS charged
camp captains and guards with
cruelty. officials became con-
vinced they would have to initiate
a new system.
The crowning blow to the pres
ent system came when young
Jimmy Dennison, of Philadelphia,
lay for six months in the prison
hospital at Raiford, helpless in
a plaster cast. and then charged
a guard tried to kill him when
he made break for liberty last
January.
Dennison'S story was brought
to the attention of Governor
Doyle E. Carlton by International
News Service, and the prison in
Spection service was forced to
admit it knew nothing about the
.caSe4
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
DOUMER KILLER
Bees To DIE

PARIS, July IS G.N.S)-While
Paul Gorguloff, assassin of Presi-
dent Paul Doumer, pleaded loudly
that he be sentenced to die, the
court of appeals today attempted
to decide whether he was the
paid agent of certain secret Or
CARNATIONS, as charged by the
prosecution, or whether he simply
is a madman irresponsible for
his acts AS defense attorney
contended.
While Gorguloff screamed for
death in a rambling political
harangue which the court was
unable to stop, his wife, about to
bear him a child, sat in the court
room sobbing convulsively and
begging that her husband be al
lowed to live to see his child.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
'FLO' MOURNED
BY ROGERS

LOS ANGELES, July q
G.N.SO.-Will Rogers, noted hu
morist, today paid deep tribute
to the memory of a friend
Florenz ziegfeld. He said:
"There's not much to be
added to all the beautiful
things that have been said
about Mr.. ZiegfeId. Everybody
has been lovely to his memory
and all Of us who worked for
him felt his loss deeply.
81 expect I worked for him
longer that anyone else-and
10 years is a long time. But 1
never signed a contract, nor
was there ever the mark of a
pen in our business dealings.
''Mr. Ziegfeld was his own
opposition. 1t never was a case
of whether his show was better
than anybody elSe'S, but whether
his newest show was better than
his last one.
"He suggested quite a few of
the little things around my
ranch. He loved this place and
liked to poke around it.
"I've lost a mighty good
friend"
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
HOOVER SPHINX
ON DRY STAND

NEW YORK, July Is U.S0.
President Hoover may decide to
keep the country guessing about
his real stand Gf any on prohi.
bition. But some of the man.
ayers of his campaign and other
national leaders have no inten-
tion of concealing their posi-
ton.
Unless the leaders of his party
who are determined to line up on
the wet side Of the argument
are stopped by Executive order
Cor something) they propose to
flood the country with prop
aganda designed to snare votes
with an enticing wet bait.
Several State leaders are not
even going to wait for Mr..
Hoovers' speech of acceptance.
Regardless Of the attitude of the
President, there is little question
but that State leaders who want
to elect their party candidates for
Congress an. subordinate offices
are going to undertake to prove
to the thirsty element that their
national plank will bring an end
to prohibition just as speedily as
the Democratic platform.
A comforting thought Of the
vets in the Presidents party is
that the plank adopted by their
national convention pledges reg
ulation of the liquor industry by
the Federal Government and the
protection of States which want
to remain politically dry.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
CHEVAL|ER SUIT
SATISFIES WIFE
IRENE BORDONI
Copyright, 1882 by International
News SerVice)

Copyright, 1882 by International
News Service)
CANNES, France, July IS
G.N.SJ. - Yvonne Vallee, pretty
French actress, still loves her
smiling and singing husband,
Maurice Chevalier, who has filed
suit against her for divorce.
She will not fight the suit, and
she will be legally parted from
the now world-renowned movie
star. She said today:
"Our love will be more lasting
without matrimonial falSehOOdS.
1 know it sounds paradOxical,
but it's the truth, and that's all
I'm saying now"
Madame Chevalier has lost
none of the wife's instructive de-
sire to take care of the man she
married. She arrived here from
Paris yesterday and went imme-
diately to La Bocca, where the
couple ha beautiful and costly
villa, and began to prepare it for
Maurice'S summer vacation.
She directed the servants re-
garding every detail to assure her
husbands comfort, and drew up
list of the proper food and wine
to serve him.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
YOUTH, TAKEN
SICK ON ROAD,
BEATEN
Prisoner From New Jersey IN
Florida Camp Reveals
Whipping He Received

Prison Capt. George w. CourSon,
under indictment for the alleged
torture murder of Arthur Mdtlle'
tert, NeD Jersey youth, in
Florida prison camp, admitted
hitting him a couple OF liceS"
but denied striking any other
prisoner. Lydon LGlly, another
conUict from NetD Jersey, charges
CourSon beat him Nth a rubber
hose two tDeekS before MGilletert
died in a StDedtboT. His charges
GDere reported to Coo. Doyle E.
Carlton, lDho ordered an inUeStt.
cation of them.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
Ostrich Chicks
Mothered By
Chimpanzee

DETROIT, July IS G.N.SJ. .
"You could have knocked me
over with a feathet-particu-
larly an ostrich feather" said
John Miuen. director of the
Detroit Zoo, today.
He referred to the strange
mother act of Susie, the chin
panzee, who.i is caring for three
beWildered baby ostriches who
thus far have survived the rigorS
of both northern weather and
the strange maternal attitude
of mother ostriches.
Abandoned by their mother
soon after they were Matched,
the ostrich chicks were taken
over by Susie.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
Ziegfeld Funeral Draws
Stars of Hollywood

Episcopal service and spoke 6
short eulogy. He said:
"He was supreme in his
realm, never OverShadOwed.
His life was dedicated above
everything else to the love of
beauty in everything. He leaves
the fragrant memory of q life
well spent, of talents wisely and
generously used.
"ThOse who loved him will
find comfort in the assurance
that he has not really gone.
He has just stepped behind the
curtain"
JOHN BOLES SINGS
Closing the service, John Boles
his old friend, sang softly:
"GOing home, going home
I'm just going home"
Carrying on the finest ira
dition of the stage, Miss Burke
will resume Wednesday her pic
ture work, interrupted when she
dashed, Friday night, to the bed
side of her husband.
Probably within a month She
will take the body of her hus
band back to New York for final
burial.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
MO OTHER
NEAR DEATH

CHICAGO, July 25 dN.sO-
Still unaware of the death of her
son, Mrs. Rosalie Ziegfeld, 83.
year-old mother of Florenz Zieg,
field, remained in a coma today,
Doctors reported her on the
brink Of death.
In her condition it would be
impossible to convey to her the
news of the producers death III
Hollywood Friday night.
Mrs. Carl Ziegfeld, the sick
woman's daughter-in-law, said the
parental home was being flooded
with messages of sympathy.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
BY LYDoN LALLY
Prisoner in the Sun Beam Camp
Where Maillefert Died

STATE PRISON, RAIFORD,
Fla, July 25 (I.N.S.).N was
beaten by George w. Courson
at the Sun Beam Prison Camp
two weeks before the killing
of Arthur Maillefert. He beat
me with a rubber hose, just
as he beat Maillefert.
was at work on the road near
the sun beam camp one morning
when I became sick. told the
walking boss I was sick and he
told me to go sit on a log in
the shade and maybe I'd get
better. While I was sitting there,
Captain Courson drove up in his
car.
Said He Was Sick
He asked the walking boss
what was the trouble with me,
and when the boss said I was
sick, he said he'd take me back
to camp and see if l. was sick.
We got to the camp and he
took out thermometer the doc
tor had left with him the day
before. He told Virgins, the yard
man, to use it on me. Virgins
told me he never saw one before
and couldn't use it.
Captain Courson said he
couldn't use it either. There was
a guard there named Simms and
he said he saw somebody use a
thermometer once and thought
maybe he could use it.
His Pulse Was "19"
simms put it in my mouth and
kept it there about half min
ute. He pulled it out and said:
There's nothing wrong with
him." w. -.
So Virgins grabbed my wrist,
and said: .....
'1'n take his pulse"
He held me a moment and told
the captain my pulse was 19 and
said:
"He's perfectly WELL"
I didn't know what he meant
by "19" but 1 let it go at that.
When Simms said I wasn't sick,
he told the captain he ought to
put me in the sweat box and tie
my hands above my head, put
stocks on my feet. give me a pint
of castor oil, and let me stay in
there all night. The captain told
Simms he had better remedy
than that.
Beaten With Hose
Courson sent a trusty after his
air hose. He had several sections
of different weights and thick
nesses. He took this piece the
trusty brought, which was four
feet long and about three inches
in diameter, and beat me with it
across the back. He hit me 20
hits.
Then he ordered me to return
to work and followed me down
the road, hitting me across the
back all the time with the hose.
When we reached the job, ne
stood me there in view of the
other prisoners and hit me 10
times more.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25

LOS ANGELES, July Is GN.S0.
In a vault at Forest Lawn Gene
terry today rested the body Of
Florenz Ziegfeld. With services
of quiet simplicity, it was placed
there yesterday.
The private services were at
tended only by his wife, Billie
Burke; their daughter, Patricia,
and two score of old and close
friends, including some of Holly
woods most famous figures.
Among them were Will Rogers,
Eddie Cantor, Leon Enrol, Harold
Lloyd, Ben Lyon, John Barry
more, Irving Thalberg, Marion
Davies, Norma Shearer, Bebe Dan
iels and Ethel Barrymore.
Episcopal Service Held
Through stained glass windows,
on which were inscribed Faith,
Hope and Charity" soft sunlight
filtered down on the mourners.
White roses and lilies blanketed
the coffin against background
of massed flowers.
Rev. Frank Gibson read the
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
CLUB STUDIES POLITICS

A discussion of the platforms
and programs of the two major
political parties for the coming
national election featured the
meeting of the National Political
Study Club composed of colored
women, at 1889 T st. N. w.,
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
BALL PLAYER HURT

William C. Fisher 25, of 1882
Kanawaha st. N. W., is at George
town Hospital suffering from a
broken leg received yesterday
while sliding in a baseball game
on the lot at Forty-firSt and Liv-
ingston Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1932-07-25
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

The Kensington town council
will meet tonight at the Arlnoly
to consider a $4,000 budget and
a street program with Mayor Al
fred L. Geiger presiding. Provi-
sion may also be made for the
audit of the towns records.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-22
HICKORY RIDGE
Near WOOdenhawl)

The WOOdenhawk Community
Club =. y. A. will hold its last meet
ing April 9th, Wednesday evening,
at 1880 o'clock. Everyone come out
and enjoy the program the young
folks will present. The date of the
social has been changed. 1t will be
in May.
Miss Rachel Smith and Louise VIII
son spent Thursday afternoon with
their aunt, Mrs. e. j.. Kratz.
Albert johnson spent Wednesday
evening with Nh and Mrs. George
Smith.
Miss Elsie Scott spent the week
end with her sister Mrs. Wilmer
Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. II. Wilson en-
tertained Sunday afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Wilson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Palmatory,
Rachel Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Author
Truitt, Mrs. David Williams and
son, Miss Louise Wilson, spent
few days last week with her sister
here.
Mi. and Mrs. John Williamson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Williamson
spent Thursday in Wilmington.
Todds Ladies Aid Society held its
monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. Rachel Smith Wednesday after
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-22
SEAFORD

Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Lawrence
have returned to their home in Viii
mington after spending some time
here this past week with friends.
Rev. N. C.. Clough and daughter
Elizabeth, of Ballston, Va, were Wis
itors here this past week. Rev.
Clough is aformer pastor of Mt.
Olivet NJ. p. Church.
Rev. w. Vaughn Moore, of Selby-
vile spent this past Saturday here
with friends. Rev. Moore was form
er pastor of the NJ E. Church here.
Miss Mayme Richardson had as
her guest this week Mrs. Alice Mer-
Ger and Mrs. Thomas Throm, of New
York City.
j. Wallace Woodford, of Dover,
Grand Master of Delaware Masons,
accompanied by several members of
his staff, made their annual visista
ton to Hiram Lodge No. 21, A. F. &
A. NJ, this town, this past Thursday
night: John W. Hastings, Master of
Hiram Lodge, and other Masons in
attendance officially greeted Grand
Master WOodford and staff as they
entered the masonic temple on High
street.
The Grand Master was accompan-
led by w. Steward Almond Jr., of
Wilmington. Deputy Grand Master;
George e. Vandergrift, Wilmington,
Junior Grand Warden; George r.
Horn, Wilmington; Senior Grand
Warden; Elwood l. Banning, Middle
town, Junior Grand Deacon; Harold
w. IT. Purnell, Georgetown, Grand
Marshal: and Howard l.. Wilhelm,
New Castle, Junior Grand Stewart.
Grand Master Woodford gave the
principal address, taking for his sub
iect "The Voice of Masonry, and
held his hearers spellbound as he
lauded masonry and its principles
in mastery talk. He was followed
in turn by each one of the grand
officers present after which Mas
ter Hastings called on w. b.. Thorn
burgh. superintendent of the Sea-
ford schools; the Rev. L. E. Wind
sor, pastor of st. Johns M. E.