Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-08-26
NEBRASKANS Join
OMAHA BLOCKADE
New Picketers Take Posts as
Iowa Farmers Cut Strike
Forces.
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ty farmers expected to attend con-
ference with Council Bluffs and county
officials regarding a request that At
torney General John Fletcher should
be asked about the ACCESSIBILITY Of send
ing deputies with the strikers in order
to preserve order and to make more
effective the stopping OF produce-laden
trucks bound for market.
Trucks on Way Home.
Large trucks carrying holiday adj
herents from Northwestern Iowa coun-
ties were rolling from the camp few
miles out Of Council Bluffs, scene We'd
nesday night of major engagement OF
war" during which advancement
officers used tear gas and revolvers to
dispense the pickets temporarily.
At Sioux City SO men arrested for
picketing were released after habeas
corpus proceedings had tfen brought IN
behalf of one of their number. Joe
Francis of Salix. Picket lines were main
tanned on incoming highways.
South Dakota farmers have expressed
Overwhelming sentiment" in favor of
the non-selling campaign, Emil LorlkS
of Arlington, secretary of the State unit,
announced at Huron. Directors OF the
State unit were to meet today to make
final decision as to their participation.
Members of the executive board OF
the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
issued a statement deploring the farm
strike movement, while John Steffen,
Chairman of the Pipestone County Holt
dav Association, announced that plcKets
would be placed along highways Leading
into Pipestone Monday. H. M. Harden,
ST Paul, director Of the State Holiday
Association, said, however, the State
group does not favor picketing.
Guardsmen in Readiness.
iowa National Guardsmen were IN
readiness for movement into any part
NJ the state to prevent disorders in
connection with the holiday. me
Guard is in annual encampment at Des
Moines. r-.
township chairman Of Des MONIES,
Louisa, Lee and Henry Counties, IN
Southeastern Iowa, are to meet MONDAY
to consider joining the strike move
" Threats to place 1000 men along
highways leading into Spencer Iowa,
unless farm produce dealers IN tnat
citv suspend business were mace py
Addison Parker, counsel for the Des
Moines COOPERATIVE Dairy Marketing
Association, conferred with Don y.
Howard, Polk County holiday chalrman'
in an attempt to learn II plcketing Was
imminent about Des Molnes. Parker
said there was some 1ndication tiiaC
picketing might possibly begln Iooay
with men from Boone on the roauo.
Milo Reno of Des Moines resigned
c1a+o oh Of the FARM
ers' Holiday Association to oeVote ms
entire time to the duties OF national
chairman, association otflcerS an
nounced in Des Molnes.
John Chalmers of Boone Will become
State chairman.
Blame Lack of Cooperation.
The committee of eight at Council
Bluffs. who refused to permit puonca-
tion Of their names, said, I'VE consider
the arbitrary stand taken by the sheILl
of Pottawattomie County responsive
for the blood that has been sheo our.
ing this affair and for the acts Oh
violence perpetrated during TINS strlke. :,
In explaining their stand, they salo
officials made no attempt 10 cooper
ate with the men involved III tiie
strike They contended mat SEM
ING deputies OuG WAN SA'S i
to picket would have avertSo any 'rou-
ole H. q ooo ,,,eo
I'VE think that with the 1000 men
ve brought into Council Bluffs we over
came a great obstacle" one OF the leao-
ers said, I'VE showed the world that
we could raise an army II necessary
We are going home as fast as we can,
feeling confident that the pickets VINO
remain will be able to achieve the Cd
jective of the strike. ,.,;.,,
I'VE have reached the agreement WIN
officials that we have the right to plcKe1
peacefully" He added that by peace
| full picketing the strikers mean S.op.
ping of trucks and urging the drivers
| to return home
Only a handful of men remained az
the Highway "a post at 10 O'CLOCK thE
/ morning.
The first fatality resulting from inc
| holiday occurred at Council BUNS yes
terday when Claude Dahl, one OF the
| approximately 200 deputies sworn In py
Sheriff Lainson was fatally Wounos;o
when a sawed-off shotgun accloentaliS
exploded. The gun was being demon
strated to the new deputies by Deputy
Ora Kinsell. Joe Ludwig, another Dep
uty. was less seriously wounded.