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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
CALLED BY DELEGATES TO
NATIONAL CONFERENCE

The North Dakota Conference
was called by the delegates who
attended the Washington Confer
ence last December. While re-
turning from Washington, D. c.,
to their homes in North Dakota,
these delegates organized them
selves and chose P. J. Barrett of
Sanish as chairman of the Call
Committee and instructed him to
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

ter conditions for themselves and
their families. Taylor gave freely
of his great fund of experience in
organizing the United Farmers
League and his assistance contrib
uted greatly to making the con-
ference the success that it is.
Friendly members and employees
of the legislature gave the call
committee names of people whom
we could call on to help the farm
ers hold their own conference.
They were asked to send us the
names of neighboring farmers
who would be interested in this
conference. In this way we soon
/ built uu a list which now consists
of 5000 or more farmers all over
the state.
HAD So TO START WORK
! When the committee in chargt
of organizing the conference ar
rived in Bismarck they had SO tx
start work with. A small meet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

wants a sample copy.
L. M. Widstrum, Cokato, MINI.
subscribes, four points.
A. Schlemmer, Chisago, City,
Mimi, sends two renewals, four
points.
H. Halderson, Newman Grove,
Nebr., subscribes, four points.
Louis Negaard Portal, N. ID.
renews for anither year, eight
points. eve are battling here
the same as you are. SO let rs
join hands and fight together,
and we will eventually win" he
/ writes,
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Continued from Front Page)

l 4AQAA A0AAS = gse3NI
tention.
The sale involved an so acre
farm home of Lester Simpson,
about 7 miles northeast of Aber-
deem.
REFUSES TO EXTEND
NOTE
A committee was sent to confer
with the mortgage, Mr.. Mason,
asking for an extension of time
for one year. He positively re-
fused.
From his window, however, he
could see the crowd at the court
house from his office window. He
made a proposition to the commit
tee. He told them how bad off
Mr.. Simpson was and said that if
the committee really wanted to do
something they should go out
among the crowd and raise SAC
which he would match with a like
amount.
He was promptly told that thai
was not the issue. He again re.
fused TO put off the foreclosure.
SHERIFF RELIEVED OF
PAPERS
The court house steps and thu
entrance were packed when thu
hour for the sale arrived. The
sheriff was allowed to get thrV
the crowded entrance and com
menced to read the notice. Ate
the second or third line he wa
told that that was enough. Tn
papers were quietly taken away
from him. He could go no fur
Their.
The mortgage came out anC
asked the sheriff why he did nc
go through with it. He said h
could not, without the papers. TIL
mortgage threatened prosecutio
because the sheriff had bee
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
PRESENTS NATIONAL
PROGRAM

A direct hit for the FARMERS Ma
tional Relief Conference was also
scored when Paul Dale, National
Committeeman of the Conference,
asked for the floor to present the
militant program which was en-
acted at Washington, D. c., by the
representatives of thousands of
farmers who are uniting and are
struggling against social disinti-
grafton which is being forced upon
them by the bankers, profiteers,
and monied interests.
Farmers expressed their opinion
on the demands of the Farmers
National Relief Conference, and
the plan TO stop mortgage fore
closures and evictions by united
action, by whole hearted en-
thusiastic support.
TAKERS LEAVE MEETING
The mayor and his committed
seeing that the sentiment of the
farmers was against their leader
ship and tactics left the meeting
leaving it TO Dale who was called
upon by the farmers to speak fur
Their on the program of the Con
ference. A great many copies O.
the pamphlet, the Farmers Max
! Their Own Program, and Specia
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
HAVE NO COLLATERAL

They advised the farmers to Sc
cure feed and seed loans from the
government, but admitted that this
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
Editorial Page
and
Features
SOUVENIR HUNTERS

DlDING a hobby is one of the favorite
~ forms of amusement for the Ameri-
can people, the type of hobby having var
lous forms. Some play golf, some work
crossword puzzles, others collect auto
graphs, stamps, or coins and still others
collect anything that is not nailed down.
These latter come under the head of
souvenir hunters and they are not always
to be hampered by nails in their desire
TO collect. They are perfectly willing
to remove the nails.
Nor are they particular what they
collect. There is not tragic accident
that does not attract a horde of SouV-
enir hunters, the same as molasSes at
tracts flies If an airplane crashes. the
hunters will do anything in order to get
a piece of the wreckage or anything
else connected with the disaster, the
term anything else" being used to cover
things better left to the imagination
than expressed in words.
So it is when a great fire, a murder
a railroad wreck or any other incident
outside the ordinary routine of life hap
pens-the souvenir hunters are on the
job.
That they will stop at nothing to sat
isfy their desires is forcibly illustrated
by the present visit of the venerable fri
gate Constitution to Los Angeles.
Here is shrine of American patriot
ism that sends thrill through every
lover of his country. One would think
it would be considered as sacred as a
cathedral. Yet the Los Angeles contin-
gent of the souvenir hunters seems to
consider it sort of a public grab bag
Marines stationed aboard the old ship
have been kept busy guarding its equip
ment and fittings from the hunters Old
cutlasses, powder horns. Delaying pins
and numerous other articles were saved
from the clutches of the hunters only
because of the vigilance of the marine
guard. Visitors even tried to snip
thongs from the ships cat-o-nine-tails
The high priest of the hunters was found
making away with an iron cannonball.
One wonders what sort of queer men,
tai Quirk it is that makes otherwise
sensible persons act in such a manner
They would stoutly deny a charge of
theft and would be hurt if they were told
they were ill-mannered or deficient in
good breeding. Such tendencies can be
overlooked somewhat in youngsters but
when grown persons exhibit them they
are extremely annoying, to express it
mildly.
Conducted properly souvenir collect
ing is as upright and as honorable as
any other form of collecting. When it
oversteps the bounds of decency it can
only be condemned and deplored.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
tCopyright. 1882. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
you?" asked Mr.. Longears.
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS

you? asked Mr. BOngearS.
Yes" growled the dog, Il could
mt help hearing them as I was
curled up under the pile of car
rots. I growled to tell you I was
coming out as soon as I could
get the door open. But it was COW
cred with snow and stuck bit"
"Oh, SO you have been under the
pile of carrots ever since the snow
fell and covered them, have you?"
asked Uncle Wiggily.
Yes" barked the carrot dog, Il
have"
What for?" Uncle Wiggily want
ed to know while Baby Bunty gave
the dog few pats on the head
which he liked very much. wagging
his tail faster than before.
Il was watching the carrots, -
was the answer.
''Oh, then you are a watch dog!"
exclaimed Bunty.
No, I haven't watch, not even
one I can wear on my TAIL" said
the carrot animal.
L mean," said Bunty, you were
watching the carrots so no one
would take them. Oh, dear! Unkie
Wig and I hoped we could have
the carrots to share with a poor
rabbit family that has none"
"Ha! Ha! Hal" laughed the jolly
dog. Take all the carrots you wish.
My master told me to stay here to
watch the carrots so they wouldn't
blow away. That was early in the
Fall when he had so many carrots
he didn't know what to do with
them. He put this pile in the field
and told me to stay here and if
any rabbits, or animals like that,
came along and wanted the carrots
to let them have them. So take all
you need"
"Oh, that's fine!" said Uncle
Wiggily. Il suppose your master is
a farmer?" he asked the carrot
dog.
Yes was the answer, "and now
that my watching is over and you
are going to take the carrots, I can
go back to the farm. Good-by-good
luckl" And with that away ran the
dog. Uncle Wiggily and bunty found
where the dog had built himself a
little kennel house under the pile
of carrots to live in while. he watch
ed them. In the kennel was a fire
so the carrots weren't frozen and
soon Mr.. Longears and Bunty took
the vegetables all away and shared
them with the poor rabbits.
So that ends the story. But if the
match doesn't build fire in the
iceboX to boil the bottle of milk,
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily's long slide.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
Attends Dakota
Alumni Banquet

Mrs. Bertha Judd, head of the
Americanization department of Cen
tral high school, recently attend
ed the banquet in Los Angeles of
the alumni of the University of
North Dakota.
At this banquet were a number
of noted figures: j. F.. T. O'Connor,
head of the Roosevelt and McAdoo
campaigns in Southern California
and associate of William Gibbs
McAdoo; Major General Farms
worth, second in command to Gen.
eral John j. Pershing; E. P. Rob-
ertson, president emeritus of Wes-
ley college; Dr. ,Westergaard of the
history department. U. S. c.. Thom-
as D. Campbell, whose exploits in
large scale farming are famous,
and others.
Each member of the association
gave an impromptu talk and Mrs.
Judd, in responding for Imperial
Valley, not only spoke of its charm
but presented the greetings of an
alumnus, j. S Cameron of this
city, who was unable to be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
, chre q Jolly Old dog

That's So" agreed Bunty. But
the other two Bad Chaps growl.
so they dol" admitted the rab-
bit gentleman. I'll get ready for
them!" and he began to make
some hard snowballS.
Again the growing noise sound
ed and Bunty whispered.
1T seems to come out of the pile
of carrots"
Surely it does Uncle Wiggily
replied. Dear me! This is quite a
surprise!"
L hope it turns out to be a jolly
surprise spoke Bunty. do you
think, Unkie Wig, that one Of the
Bad Chaps might be hiding in your
pile of carrots?"
They aren't my carrots as much
as they are yours, Bunty," said I'm
Gle Wiggily. You found them first.
But, as a matter of fact, I think
these carrots belong to neither of
U.S. I wish knew whose they were
so could get some for the bunny
family"
Once more the growl sounded and
Bunty cried out:
"Ohl Oh, dear! Oh, dear mel"
Come out of that pile of car
rots, whoever you are!" ordered
Uncle Wiggily in a brave voice.
mo more nonsense now! Stop your
growing and come out! I'm ready
for you!"
Mr.. Longears had a hard snow
ball in each paw ready TO throw If
one of the Bad Chaps should
come out of the snow-covered pile
of carrots. Baby Bunty, standing
near her sled, was ready to run.
But there was no need. All of a
sudden what seemed to be a door
opened in the lower side of the
snow hill of carrots and out came
jolly old dog wagging his tail as
friendly as could be.
"Oh, hello!" growled the carrot
dog, that being his manner OF
speaking so he really didn't growl
because he was cross. Hello, Un-
Gle Wiggily, and you, also Baby
Buntyl"
"Oh, SO you know our names, dc
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

qualities of his mustache an un-
trained observer might guess that
a mass of flowing white hair
crowned the inspectors venerable
head. But when he takes off his
police hat, which he seldom does,
10, barren expanse stretches it.
self before the aStoniShed eye.
Officer Headley says he had
charge of all bonus camps but one
and that one was where the riot
ing broke out that memorable July
%. The negligence of his superiors
in not assigning him also to that
camp was given by the inspector as
the nirect, chief and contributory
cause of the riots.
There will be other armies TO
come" he says, "after the new ad-
ministration comes in. Well, let
them come! I'm ready for EN-"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press =

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. U.P)-
The enemies OF all hunger march
es', bonus armies and related
Washington visitors, says Inspector
Albert J. Headley OF the Metropol-
itan Police, is Albert j. Headley.
Had T. said the inspector, 'heen
placed in charge of all the bonus
army camps last summer there
would have been no disorders. no
shooting, no calling of the troops" !"
Headley's tall straight -igure was
q familiar sight during the bonus
army occupation. Next to Brig.
Gen. Glassford, his chief at the
time, he was the principal in po-
Icing the army. He is a police
man of the old school. Hugely
bristling white 'handle-bar" mus
taches adorn his lip and bushy eye
browS beetle above a pair Of creS-
cent shaped pince nez. From the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
ARTILLERY To
ENCANP HERE

Ell Centro is to be the deStina-
tion of the 63rd coast artillery
when its annual practice march is
made' about March /, according to
a communication received today by
the Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce from Captain Ben B. Blair
acting adjutant of the regiment.
Captain Blair states that the 63rd
coast artillery (anti-aircrafD of the
regular U. S. army, which is now
stationed at Fort Macarthur, San
Pedro, will make its annual prac-
tice march from about March l to
March II, using Ell Centro as the
destination of the regiment. They
desire to encamp for one or two
days in FL Centro, expecting to
arrive here about March or 8.
The strength of the regiment will
be approximately 18 officers and
240 enlisted men with 65 vehicles,
and their encampment will be a
sight which has not been seen in
Ell Centre since the war days Of
1917
Preliminary arrangements are be-
ing made by Captain Blair for the
accommodation of his regiment
and the chamber of commerce has
conferren with Phil knights, city
engineer, with the result that ar
rangements have been made to
have the encampment in the city
park, in the belief that this site
will be more agreeable than would
a camping site on the outskirts OF
the. city.
In his communication Captain
Blair states that members of his
organization look forward with in
tereSt to visit to Imperial Valley
and that he believes the arrival OF
this regiment will be interesting tt
the people of Ell Centro and Other
valley cities. From this informa
ton it is believed that the publ,
will be allowed to inspect the in
campment at certain hours during
the stay of the regiment in thi
| city.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

in the Troutmans suit against
Mrs. Orelie Keep-Haller, in which
Judgment was given for Mrs. Keep,
HaIler in the sum of Sl0.84 ana
costs.
Hugh S. McKinnon, attorney tor
Mr.. and Mrs. Troutman, listed new
evidence. errors in law and insul-
ficiency of the evidence to justify
the verdict as the grounds upon
which the motion will be based.
Mr.. and Mrs Troutman flled
suit against Mrs. Keep-Haller Tor
damages arising when they assert
edly were forced to move from
house they had rented from her at
CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
Cook Acquitted On
Tresposs Charge

E. S. Cook was not trespassing
when he entered upon his own
property, Judge Herman A. Con-
ger held yesterday afternoon in
dismissing a charge against Cook
filed by George Bratsoulis.
Judge Conger was acting for
Judge I. Mayfield, who had disqual-
ified himself in this trial as preju-
diced.
Evidence indicated that Cook
had acquired the property former
ly owned by Bratsoulis from the
owner, who secured it through the
foreclosure of a trust deed given
by Bratsoulis. The latter contend
ed that the person who foreclosed
the mortgage informed him he
could remain on the property.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
s. p. Defendant
In Damage Action

For injuries suffered when the
car in which he was riding was
struck by Southern Pacific switch
engine ar Heber January Is, Max
Marcot yesterday afternoon filed
suit for damages totaling sl735 and
costs of the suit
Marcot named as defendants the
Southern Pacific company and the
conductor. engineer and fireman Of
the train.
The damage complaint charged
negligence on the part of the COM
pany and train crew in failing to
give any warning as the train ap-
preached. the Heber intersection,
travelling south. Marcot was riding
in an automobile driven by Frank
Seiz, going west.
Marcot suffered a broken jaw
and numerous cuts and abrasions,
the complaint said. He was con-
fined to a hospital for nine days
and TO his home for "A days.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February "a, 1918

Two meetings were held last night
in the interest Of making an end
to the teaching of German in the
nigh school and as result no more
German classes will be held in
Central Union for the remainder
of the. war.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street. El
Centro California. w. C. Costello. business man
ager. Telephone &C. business office 700, editorial
department Full leased wire United Press Asso-
ciatlona
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

Two new sheep corrals are being
built at Holtville by the Holton
Interrurban company. Each cor
raj will be SO by 60 feet and will
be used to house sheep awaiting
shipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
CARROT DOG

Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty
were looking at the big pile of car
rots hidden beneath the snow when
they heard a noise, as told you
in the story last night. The rabbit
gentleman and the orphan bunny
child had made a wonderful find
Of "a lot of carrots beneath, the
snow out in a field and Uncle
Wiggily was going to take them to
his bungalow to share with poor
rabbit family when the noise hap
pened.
What was it?"' asked Bunty
getting ready to run away with her
sled.
1T sounded to me like a growl,
said Uncle Wiggily.
II think so, too spoke Bunty
"Oh, I do hope it isn't the Fox, the
Wolf or the. Bob Cat"
THE Bob Cat doesn't growl
he news whispered Mr.. Longears
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

Grape producers in Imperial
Valley will meet soon for consider
alton OF plans to improve the quail
ity of grapes and increase the dis
tribution.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
TEN YEARS AGO
February "a. 1922

Several citizens have complained
of a new type of automobile pest,
consisting of crafty persons who
enter private garages at night and
drain gasoline tanks in automobiles.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
LOWDOWN on HIGH UPS

WE FEARED it was coming Mrs Dolly
w Gam is going to write a book. As
there is only one field in which Mrs.
Gam has had sufficient experience to
provide material for book, her volume
will be on society Washington society.
In fact it is to be the ''lowdown" on
Washington society.
As official hostess for her brother,
the Vice President of the United States
Mrs. Gam is eminently equipped to write
of Washington society. She Just about
turned the nation upside down in her
battle to prove that she was entitled to
be second only to the Presidents lady,
in official Washington society.
For time her feud with Mrs. Alice
Longworth over the matter of social
precedence at the capital swept interna-
tional politics, tariff squabbles, even po-
litical patronage, into the background
In making the announcement that she
is to write book Mrs Gam lets it be
known that for the past six years she
has entertained or has been entertained
six days out of every seven. That es-
tablishes long distance record for en-
durance that makes "Shipwreck" Kelly,
the pole-sitting champion, look like
piker. Even the sun-dance of the In
dians pales into insignificance beside it.
Mrs. Gam is evidently proud of it.
Among other things, she promises, the
book will touch on climbers" in society
In this field she should be preeminent
When this phase of the matter is consid-
cred it must be admitted that Mrs. Gam
has more climbing" ability than a noun
tain goat.
Mrs. Cams book should be highly en-
tertaining. Possibilyit may be instructive
though on this, perhaps, it is best to re-
serve judgment until it is published.
We hope that Mrs. Gam will make it
possible, somewhere between the preface
and the appendix, to make mention of
Mr.. Gam. Thousands of his fellow
countrymen would like to know little
more about him than the mere fact that
he is.
q
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
TrOutn1ans Will
Seek NelU Trial

Citing the usual grounds, counsel
for Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Troutman
Yesterday afternoon gave notice of
intention to move for a new trial
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

Idaho growers harvested a crop
of 178,000 bushels of peaches last
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

A German scientist has made bread
out of wood pulp. Going to turn the
human race into beavers or woodehucks?
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

The Long Long Trail in Louisiana
seems to be particularly pugnacious
one.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

Jackson Barnett has been married for
l3 years and it is taking the government
Just that long to get him unmarried.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
February "a, 1913

At last the city is about at the
point where work of laying pave
ment on the streets will begin with
vigor. The contract was let last
night for s99,28l,6O
From every part of the valley
come reports of magnificent crop
conditions, the late warm weather
having brought everything forward
in splendid shape and the rain
having had beneficial effect all
along the line.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-24

Moulton's head is the first to be lop-
ped off. Who will be the next one?
Evening star., 1933-02-05

begin at o'clock and dancing at $3.50
o'clock. The worthy matron. Mrs. Ma
della Smith, has elected the committee
on arrangements, including DR.. Ray
mond Hutchinson, general chairman,
and Miss Mabel Vanice, secretary
Card tables and prizes will be handled
by Past Matrons Mrs. Augusta Thomp-
son and Mrs. Florida Nettleton. Past
Patron Mrs. Elgin Smith is in charge
Of publicity. while Past Patron Blair
Mckenzie will head the reception COM
nIttee. Floor arrangements will be
handled by Past Patron MIR. Herbert
MitrhelI
Evening star., 1933-02-05

mer E. Hawkins, Mrs. w. w. Griffith,
Mrs. E. w. Hanvey, Mrs. ]. w. Lee,
Miss Clara L. Noyes, Mrs. Margaret
Walls, Mrs. John Brayshaw, Mrs. Will
liam e. Hettinger. Miss Hortense Evans,
Mrs. Jessie Porter Wood, Mrs. Willard
"A. Pollard, Mrs. w. E. Bradley, Mrs.
c. Collins, Mrs. Carlton Van Emon,
Mrs William Walters, DR.. j. G. Lewis,
DR.. Robert Carmody, DR.. G. Perry, DR..
Joseph Passlaiqua, Dr. w. Lyles. Miss
Zella Zell, Miss Agnes Sheedy. Mr..
William Needham, DR.. H. A. Wood. DR..
C. Caylor. Mr.. Brown. Miss A. Gala
han, Miss Cruickshank. Mr.. Seaton,
Miss A. 2. Winters, Miss A. M. Den
Evening star., 1933-02-05

from 2 to 4:30 o'clock by the Board of
Lady Managers of the hospital. Mrs.
Martha j. Vaughan, president of the
ladies' board, is chairman Of the card
party, upon which great hopes of sue
cess socially and financially are based.
A partial list OF those taking tables
includes Mrs. G. F. Schutt, Mrs. Will
liam Henry White, Mrs. L. P. Steuart,
Mrs. Martin Hysong, Mrs. j. P. Kern,
Mrs. William H. Lyles, Mrs Perry
Browning, Mrs. Mary Malloy, Mrs Harry
Landrus, Miss Mary Horton, Mrs. How
ard j. Gaylor, Mrs. William H. Rowe,
Mrs. Frederick Yates. Mrs. Fred Re-
petit, Mrs. Adolph Bowdler, Mrs. vii