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greater became his curiosity. He
waited and waited, but no one ap-
peared, and Peter at last began to
wonder If this was some trick or
joke on the part of Happy Jack. He
was beginning to get suspicious.
A faint rustic in the dry leaves
on the ground caught Peters atten-
tion. At once he turned to see who
or what had made that rustic, for
a rustic of the leaves may mean al
most anything, and never should go
unheeded. 1t may be made by a
friend or it may be made by an
enemy.
And so Peter turned toward the
sound. Close by an old log he saw
a leaf turn and a second later he
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19

caught a glimpse Of a dark gray
form as it disappeared under the
log. Then he looked up at Happy
Jack.
did you see him?" asked Happy
Jack.
who, that fellow under the Logo"
replied Peter "Of course I saw him.
1t was one of Miner the Mole's fam
lily. often see one of them over
here. guess it is one of Miners
half-grown children. Now, what are
you laughing at?"
What did l tell you?" cried
Happy Jack. jumping around mer-
rily. 81 said you had seen him
often. That was Short-Tail the
Shrew."
ut was not" contradicted Peter,
very impolitely. THAT was Mole
or 1 never saw one in my life. l
guess know a member of Miners
family when / see one"
Striped Chipmunk fairly hugged
himself with glee. Happy Jack
laughed harder than ever. In the
midst of it a sharp squeaky voice
demanded, whats all this fuss
about? Tell me so that l may laugh,
too"
That voice came from under the
old log where Peter had seen that
dark gray form disappear a couple
of moments before.
1--WE are laughing at Peters long
time mistake" replied Happy Jack.
g. 1888. by T. w. Burgess-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19
THE REBEL.
BY DOUGLAS MALLoCH

zach morning we arise at seven,
IL Step out and take look at
heaven
To note the day, IL wet or dry,
Then eat our breakfast, light our
briar,
And to a certain cell retire
Where duties wait US, mountains
high,
And buy and sell, and pay and bor-
row,
And know we'll do the same tomor-
row.
To some 1t seems life of virtue
To never rise and re-assert you.
To stand, get hitched, and then to
pull:
And yet I've often recollected
A horse | very much respected,
His bucking was so beautiful.
Yet here we are, the snug descend
ants
OF men who fought for independ-
ence.
Some day, l know, in desperation
I'll rise and break some regulation,
Assert myself and have my way.
Though some may say I've lost my
senses.
/ shall not care for consequences,
Or care what other people say.
What happens will be immaterial-
Some day I'm going to change my
cereal.
G. 1919, Douglas Malloch.--wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19
Kbartoum Siege Notes Sold

What is believed to be the last set
of siege notes issued and signed by
General Gordon during the siege of
Khartoum were bought recently by
Lord Butte of Edinburgh. Scotland.
The notes. consisting of slips of
gray paper with their values in
Arabic characters and signed in the
right-hand corners by Gordon, were
recently discovered.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19

the actual contact with the ball.
This means keeping the eye on the
sphere and forgetting about the
many things that might keep the
ball from sinking. Jones himself
is regarded as one of the worlds
premier putters. Bobby keeps the
clubhead travelling low along the
line in direct line for the hole. The
right arm is kept near the body and
he judges the speed of the stroke so
that the ball will die at the hole,
thus enhancing the chances of its
dropping into the cup.
g. 1888. Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19
PETERS LONG TIME
MISTAKE

THE more Happy Jack laughed,
L. the more uncomfortable Peter
Rabbit felt. He knew that Happy
Jack was laughing at him. OF course.
And he didn't like being laughed at,
especially when he couldn't see the
joke. 1t Is bad enough TO be
laughed at when you can see the
Joke, but when you cannot see a
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19
The Gray6sh

The crayfish or pollack, also called
"coal fish" or green cod," is about
3 feet long, weighs about 25 pounds
and is distinguished by it's greenish
color and projecting jaw. 1t has
commercial value, not only for its
flesh, but the oil In it's liver.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19

mixture until the sugar is dissolved,
then boil rapidly and not too long
to destroy the color and flavor. Add
one cupful of blanched almonds
shredded and pour into jelly glasses.
Let the mixture cool a little before
putting In the glasses as the nuts
will otherwise come to the top.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19
Turnip or Carrot custard.

Take one cupful of grated raw
carrot or turnip, mashed and cooked.
Beat two eggs, add the vegetable
and one pint of milk, one-half tea
spoonful Of salt, two tablespoonfuls
of melted butter and few drops of
tabasco. Mix well and bake in a
dish set into hot water. When the
custard is set in the center serve at
once.
G. 1888. Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19

Let US now check up on jefferson
at the ripe age OF 20 He is
Junior at a College which is trying
10 dispense knowledge and collect
Endowments. Through his member
ship in a Frat and because of his
natty Appearance he has been given
the principal male Part in Per-
formance by the Dramatic Club, and
he has learned that he is saturated
with Histrionic Ability. Therefore.
he has made up his Mind to be a
celebrated Actor. Already he has
been photographed in Costume and
is preserving newspaper Clipping
which says that in the Part of the
Hero he was adequate"
The Fact that the Local Sheet did
not go into any of the narrowing
details merely proves that more
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-19

g. 1888. Western Newspaper Union.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
LANCER PERSONALLY
RESPONSIBLE

And another thing, and l hold
you personally responsible for this,
why were those getting relief
made to sign notes pledging to
paw the amount of their relief
back to the township Cor city,
from which the money did not
come in the first place? Why
make these poor people work on
the road to pay back something to-
someone that they don't own a red
cent to? These people need to be
paid for the work that they do if
anyone needs it, and why should
they work for nothing? Those
getting relief can pay no taxes
and when they work for nothing
they merely save money for the
taxpayers (the bankers, the rail-
roads, corporations, business men
md weather. people who still pay
taxes) by thus doing work for
nothing that otherwise these tax
payers bankers, etc. would have
to pay for. 1t shifts the burden
to the poorest people. To me, il
looks like the ROTTENEST KIM
OF A DEAL = something like
Rooseveltie "new deal" I woulC
suggest that you don't allow /
to br7ppen. again.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

the tOihng people of a.
world"
Chris Kleie of Antelope, Mon,
renews.
Hilma Maxi, Pine county NJ.
sends inc sub.
Milo Clap, Muscatine countv :.
orders a bundle. q
OUR MOST VALUABLE
ASSET
Frank Murtlond, Beltrami nm.
ty, Mimi, sends two more srI'
pays for bundles. "Now the s;,r'
ton here is that there are mo-
small meetings in local townsb;,
Due to many calls in other cow =
ties l cannot attend half of y.
meetings that are being held. 4.
the Producers News is the ma
valuable asset in building n,
keeping the locals in the rCs
track want to have some at evan,
meeting with a Producers Man.
subscription book to urge 4,
farmers to read the most imDos
ant farm paper printed. | lno,
that the Producers News is a.
life of the organization. Pleas
send me three more subserinsm
books as l have three Other m~
helping me-"
Ed. Bauman, the fighting
farmer of Clearwater cOuntv
Mimi. sends us eigh, subs
81 am now back in the United
Farmers League work, and |
will be pushing the good Oh
Producers News, the Onl,
fighting paper the impOver.
ished farmers have"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
FARMER AND WORKER
COMMITTEES

In order that you will nave a
personel that will do this, | will
suggest that you appcin: as ad-
ministrators and on relief commit
tees in the different counties only
poor farmers and workers; pre-
ferably, only those who need re-
lief themselves; and that the re-
lief be administered in the town
ships solely by committees COM
posed of those needing relief Most
persons now needing relief are not
shiftless or good-for-notring, but
are honest industrious farmers and
workers who have been reduced to
their present conditions by our
rotten economic system. They are
the most capable and best quail
fled to properly administer the
needed relief. They are far bet
ter qualified for the work than are
comfortably saIaried county Off
Gals and contented well to do
taxpayers" or political henchmen.
A NEW LIMIT" NEEDED
You say that you 'shave gone
the Hmia both in the state and
in getting Federal Aid" / do
not see how this il. consider
ing the small amount ditrib-
uted compared with other
states, bus If it is true yOu
had better set a new limit
now. I would like to have
some more detailed Informal
ton than you sent In your
letter. How much r. T. C.
money have you on hand now?
How much was put out in
fhis state m the last year?
How much In the different
counties, etc.7
The Producers News has printe
my letter asking you about
your relief program so that i
you haven't adequate funds quick
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
SPECIAL FEATURES
THAT WE NEED

Hecla, S. D., Aug. 8.-We an
going to try placing the PrOda
ers News and other Literature a
sale here in a blacksmith and ps
eral repair shop. A carpenter i
donating his labor in making
rack on which we can display then
We don't expect any gralt ~
suits as nickles look pretty ns
here this year but it should ht
a little to educate the workers al
farmers.
Have you seen the New MaSu
for July? Chopper has n full pap
cartoon of a blue eagle, etc., IN Il
that strikes some who have sea
it as just about hitting the nd
on the head. So many are wan.
ing it for their windshields. sh
that l ordered 20 copies of ths
issue Of the New Masses so thu
can get it. Ut does hit the nd
ON the head, and we rscommEI
this blue eagle to our readers q
being far nearer the truth thai
RoOsevelt's version.-Ed).
l like to read your "What b
Read Next" column. l think 4
would be fine if the Produces
News could have a regular conf
strip and other features, too fO@
in the capitalist press that is 8
tractive to many readers. HOE
ever, these should have the ngS
slant and be good propaganda, u
course.
In this county there is about
per cent small grain crop and
per cent corn crop, possibly les
Corn has deteriorated greatly dS
ing the last week or two.
Editors Note: We MUST hiH|
the special features that our d"
respondent refers to. such as
comic strip, ETC., in order to bus
a circulation of tens of thOusann
This can only be done if we :
immediate support from all
our readers to increase Ol
circulation now. If you'll do w
part, friends, we win do ours
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
AVOIDS TELLING
WHAT HE HAS DONE

1--WE have gone the limit both
in the state and IN getting Fed
eral Aid" says the governor, but
he avoided stating just what he
had done to- get Federal Relief,
the relief provided in the X. +. C.
appropriation, or what if anything
the state has done, outside of his
promises, the extension of his
sympathies, to procure and pro-
vide any relief whatsoever. He
also carefully avoided disclosing
how much money he had procured
from the R. F. C. last winter, and
how much, if any, he had asked
for, for the fall and coming win
ter.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
A N AGREEMENT WITH
THE BANKERS

Where, in addition to the di-
rect government loans, there are
also Land Bank and intermediate
Credit loans, at will of course be
necessary for the Governmental
agency to which the check is pre-
scented for payment to come to
such an agreement for division of
the proceeds as will protect the in
terests of all parties to the claim
the holders of Land Bank and
Intermediate Credit Bank bonds
and debentures, the Wall Street
bankers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

ly available and better plans for
the distribution of them than were
used before, we farmers of this
territory may know how to better
and more quickly organize and act
to take care of ourselves. In or
der that they may know your
sentiments on the subject I am
sending your reply to that paper
for publication.
A few days ago / wrote you
a letter enquiring about a
speech that you made to the
Farmers Holiday Association
state convention at Devils
Lake. have heard so much
comment on that speech that
l am eagerly awaiting your
reply.
With best regards, / am,
Very sincerely yours,
ASHBEL INGERSON,
Sec. Farmers State
Committee Of Action
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
ROBBING FARMERS OF
CROP

These regulations provide that
the poverty stricken farmers must
use part of their crop to pay har-
vesting and threshing expenses can
only do so if a part of their crop
equal to the amount paid for the
harvesting is paid to the govern
ment in settlement of partial
settlement of crop loans.
The plan now works as follows
If a farmer requires 800 for har-
vesting expenses he must sell 5000
worth of grain. Half of this goes
for harvesting expenses and the
other half goes to the govern.
ment. If his harvesting expense:
amount to half or more of the
crop he will get nothing out o.
it at all for the remainder will b.
grabbed by the government if h,
permits it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
CONTINUED from page one)

Credit Administration. Where the
government is the only crop mort
gage holder the Farm Credit
agents are directed to endorse the
checks for payment. But here the
cotton farmers will only get the
endorsement after the Farm
Credit agencies have persuaded
him ITO liquidate a fair proper
ton of his debt providing clcum-
stances are such that he can do
So" They will be the ones to de-
termine the nature of his "cir-
cumstances."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

Wallace, blamed for the crash.
The only difference between Craw-
ford and the rest Of the gamblers
Is that ne went a little further
along the road than they did.
Wallace blamed Crawford in or
der to conceal The fact that the
entire stock market and grain
market prosperity" was built on
not air and new deal ballyhoc.
Leon A. strauss, president of
harper Strauss and Co., Des
Moines brokerage aud commission
house, was also spspended f.on
the Board Of Trade today
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
DOINGS OF LAST WEEK

DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
C. A. Morris, San Joaquin coun-
ty, Calf, sends one sub.
Howard F. Riddle, working in
Cascade county, Mont, sends us
three subs and RENTS for back
copies.
Wo-Chi-Ca (Workers Children
Camp Wingdale, N. Y. writes:
"We are very glad to hear from
you and to get the copies of the
Producers News. They are being
used in the discussions we have on
our small collective farm. Would
you like to have one of the chill
dren write short article about
the collective farm? The History
of the American Farmer by Moe
Bragin is very fine and we would
like to have the copies that carry
it. We are sending some stamps
to pay for them. Let US hear
frim you soOn."
Finnish Workers Club, Frenso
county, Calf, orders a weekly
| bundle.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

commissioners and county re-
lief boards that the r. y. C.
funds used would have to be
paid back by the tax payers
here. One could hardly find a
township keyman who did not
think this. They would try to
give the impression that the
ones who got relief were rob-
bing their neighbors who were
NOT getting It. OF course you
and l know that il does not
have to be paid back that way.
BUT why was that sort of IN
formation put out? II appears
inexcusable to me.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
INGERSON WRITES
ANOTHER "OPEN LETTER"

Sec. Ingerson, for the Farmers
State Committee of Action, after a
few days of studying, and think
ing In behalf of the impoverished
farmers, wrote a second "Open
Letter." in reply to Gov. Langer's
answer to his first letter. In this
letter, which is printed in this
issue, Sec. Ingenson discusses with
the Governor, the methods which
his agents use to prevent the
needy from getting relief and the
relief policy in general which is
one of starvation and robbery of
the impoverished farmers and
workers.
From Secretary Ingerson's let
ter it seems that LANCER does not
honestly try to take care of the
needy IN the state. It is plain he
does not wish to honestly admins
ter relief to those who need it. but
tAat ne Tries to prevent them
from getting needed relief by all
sorts of underhanded methods.
while tat the same time proclaim
ing at the top of his voice his
sympathy for the needy and his
determination to see that thew get
adequate relief.
All of which proves that LANCER
is just another capitalietic Wall
Street governor, posing as friend
of the farmers and workers in or
der to get their votes at the next
election.
Langer's answer to the above
letter Of Ingerson, If he answers
will be published in these columns.
Workers and farmers all over
the state should write Gov. LANCER
immediately about the necessity
for relief-ans demand cash re-
lief.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
CHICAGO BOARD OF
TRADE SUSPENDS A
GRAIN SPECULATOR

Chicago, H., July 24.-Edward
A. Crawford, grain gambler, was
suspended by the Chicago Board
Of Trade for Inability to meet
obligations" At the time Of the
crash last week Crawford Yves sup
posed 20 have had about 20, O0O. 900
Bushels Of grain under contract.
Crawford was me SPECTATOR
whom Secretary Of Agriculture.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
NO DEFINITE
RELIEF PLANS

In fact it seems that in the face
of the "black dispair" ahead for
thousands of workers and farm
ers, resulting from no fault of
their own, our heroic and demol
gogic governor has not raised a
finger for relief outside of MAX
ing promises and speeches-ano
it does not look as if he intends
to raise finger; for if he had any
such Intentions he would have
some definite plans which his
answer to the open letter clearly
indicates that he has not.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

Canada, sends his renewal for
another year. GAS this is my
birthday and I am 70 years
old, want to let you know
that l am living and in good
health. Your paper is enter
tanning to me since / lived in
Minnesota frsm 1866 to 1924.
l came to Canada as had no
home Shere. AS / am not a
Canadian citizen l do not get
amy old age pension"
Fred Bulauk, Lincoln county
Wis, sends $3.50 for renewal.
George G. Marcbay, Columbia
county, N. Y, subscribes.
MAKES USE OF THE
NEWS
NihOlai Nelson, Marshall
county, S. d., renews and
writes: 81 send the paper away
as soon ais have read it. The
Producers News must be in
trOduced into every State in
the u. S. 1t is the greatest
paper we have got now"
HI. F. Mathisen, Boyd Co.,
Nebr., writes: Enclosed find
81 for your good paper. Just
got to have il as l receive
news THAT more nf he rank
and file ought to have. | have
given my paper to others 10
read. They always ask if l
have received another copy.
We have been rather hard hit
in these parts. There is no
small grain, no gardens and
our corn crop was hurt by
the grassh0ppers AMI the dry
weather. The collectors viii
be thicker than flies after a
while so all / can see is fer
us to organize just a little
closer, as these said (pests)
collectors will come and take
the last crumb a family may
have. We here In Boyd cOun-
ty have been having fine
crowds at our Holiday meet
ing. We Eavrd a cream sepa.
ratOr for ore farmer. Another
deal was with a manager fur
a hardware company. 1t was
settled p. y. }. Dealx such
as these are what we need 20
make peap;e realize we mean
business, and that we will not
let any macaile company or
any other collector clean nut
a brother farmer"
Frank Murtland orders 81 wor
of Programs.
Mrs. ]. PetermOr. Renville
county, N. D., sends us three
subs and orders programs.
VIM. Biglow, Seattle, Was
sends a dollar for a weekly bu
die of ten Producers News.
Arne Jaskela, Butte county,
D., sends one sub and RENTS
bundles. ct will send an arti,
to the Producers News as soon
| get time to finish it."
John G. Soltis, organizer
South Dakota, sends four mC
subs from Butte county. eth
of these subs are in virgin ter
tory where I spoke Saturday,"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25

suffer, and made their wives
and children suffer, dire pow
erty and privation rather
than to swallow their pride
and suffer the disgrace" of
applying for relief - relief
that is inadequate if they do
get it.
Your Representatives also
fOstered the illusion in the
minds Of uniformed county
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
CHANGE TACTICS TO COLLECT FARM
DEBTS OUT OF ALLOTMENT BONUSES

Further plundering of the most
impoverished farmers of the north
west is being carried out now un-
der regulations issued by L. ].
Paulson, Regional Manager of the
Crop Production Loan Office at
Minneapolis.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
Advance Guard DOings

IS That
Advance Guard after subs
welre
getth
not
show them the and tell them what it
But
told That is ourA
effective We
getting results Sample should be followed up by con-
contac
make the biggest showing have Let
all after and shoWth what be done
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-25
APPOINTS STATE AND
COUNTY BOARDS

AS you appoint the state and
county administrators and boards,
I cannot help but think that they
act under your instructions md
that you approve of their actions.
If you didn't you would fire them
and appoint someone else.
Most of all county relief boards,
after they have been educated"
by your representative, try to keep
from giving out relief! For in
stance, at a recent meeting in the
county, that was advertised as q
relief meeting, the county agent,
who is a member of the relief
board, did his best and finally sue
ceeded in turning it into a dis
cussion of the Allotment Plan. He
did not want to talk of relief at all
He gets a good salary. Some
one reported your county admin
strator as saying that all was, well
except where agitators had orga-
nized certain town ships. These or
ganized farmers were made to ap-
pear dishonest. I know that there
were dozens of farmers who came
there to find how to get relief fol-
themselves. They went away rs
hungry as they came and are sup
posed to wait and suffer along
until their allotment arrives. After
they find what a miserable dole
the allotment is they will feel like
fighting and wont be fooled by
the county agent any longer.
You mention that you believC
that these drought md hoppe-
stricken rcunties will be takel
care of next winter.