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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
North Dakota Farmer Is
Not at Home When
Agents Come
NFJGHBOR WARNS
IF. Gets Into Action;
Stops Tractor Five Miles
From Home
(BY E. 81

Bonetraill, N. D., May %.
A few days ago the farm
ers Of Bonetraill prevented a
machine company from TAX
ing a farmers tractor.
Oscar NOrlien, the farmer,
was not at home. His neigh
Dor, seeing something was
wrong, notified the United
Farmers League Committee.
In no time the committee
was in action. The tractor
had been driven about five
miles when it was stopped
and headed home again.
This proves that only through
mass action can the farmers eve
protect themselves from the ma
chine companies, the bankers, an
the iron rule of Wall Street.
This was our first experience
and we shall see to it that in tn
future nothing is removed fror
the farms.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
SMITH SPEAKS
ON Mich. TOUR
Hoodlums Hurl Eggs While
Audience Is Leaving;
UFL VIII Protest
(BY F. M

Custer, Mich, May 90
Around $50 people attended a
meeting in the Scottville
Community Hall recently, at
which Clyde Smith spoke.
Smith is out on bond in the
White Cloud case where he
and George Casper were ar
rested because they were
rallying the farmers against
foreclosures and evictions.
A collection of 81 was taken VI
to help the International Labor
Defense in the Smith and Casper
cases.
After the meeting was ovel
some hoodlums with saiWdust brail
threw eggs at the audience as i
was leaving the hall. The Unite
Farmers League will protest thi
outrage. The people at the meet
| ing were very much interested an
a lot of literature was sold.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02

This acquittal sends Tom Moo
ney back to- Jail without having
had legal opportunity to prove
to the world that he is innocent
of the charges for which he has
been kept in CalifOrnia's dungeons
for IL years.
The prosecution refused to offer
any case in order to prevent the
original frame up on Mooney from
becoming known through court
testimony in the new trial.
Mooney took an active part In
the trial. He pointed out that Dis
trict Attorney Brady had admit
ted his innoceice in letter writ
ten in 1926. The prosecution stated
that it did not have enough evil
dence for the trial. Mooney pointed
out that this, however, was thu
same evidence by which he hat
been kept in Jail by four Cover
nors, the Appellate and Supreme
Courts, and should be Offered t.
the jury.
Mooney then read a statemen
in which Judge Ward had himsel
declared that he should have
full trial. The Judge brutally re
, fused all of MONEYS pleas anC
; ordered the verdict of not guilt
prepared through which Moone!
will be kept in Jail ON the verde
of guilty made in 1916, robbed I
a legal chance to prove his inn'
y cence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
Individual Action of FILA
County Secretary and
Farmer Wins Nothing
SIGNS PEACE BOND
United Front Committee Is
Set Up By UFL, Farm
ers Union and Holiday
(BY ASHBEL INGERSON)

Flaxton, N. D., May 90
On Thursday, May Is about
500 farmers gathered at the
Ole Slotsve farm one mile
north of Powers Lake to pre-
vent the eviction of Slotsve
from the farm home that he
had hOmesteaded many years
ago and where he and his
family have lived continuous
ly ever since. The eviction
was to take place Of . p. m. in
the afternoon. There were
80 cars and trucks there by
actual count and a few ar
rived later, probably bringing
the total to a hundred.
GATHER TO HALT EVICTION
A court decision ordering the
Burke county sheriff to evict this
farmer from his home had been
issued by district Judge John Lowe
some time ago. All these farmers
were firmly determined to prevent
this fellow farmer from being
evicted, regardless of who ordered
it to be done.
However, the matter had been
settled by Slotsve and E. J. Marks
secretary of the county COMMITTEES
! ! of the Holiday Assn. without con-
!. sulting the rest of the Holiday
! committee, settled in a manner
Z that was not at all satisfactory Il
all of the members of the Farm
ers Holiday Assn. county commit
tee or to many of the farmer
present, although Mr.. Slotsve sal
that he had got all he had aske'
for. Some of the members of tn
committee and many of the farm
d CONTINUED on PAg1 Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
PROTEST MARTIAL
Law TO HERRING
Progress Being Made by
Ark. Farmers Protective
Assn. in Organizing
(BY M RA

WI w. ID.
GREENWOOD, Ark, May 21.-At
our last Farmers Protective Asso-
.iatlon meeting we had Roy Miller
AlN Mr., Fredericks. They report
sOme new organization and some
SrOgTesS being made. Our local
NO' 10 is not really doing much
0uI group appointed a commit
ee Ol i've to draft letter of pro-
~ - 70 Governor Herring on hi:
sse S. of martial law anC
ssslllng farmers in Iowa. We askeC
@e appeal of martial law and tn,
ts,ease Of the farmers.
u has rained so much here tina
, al, are getting badly benin
I'm ~ their work. We had a res
S's' shower Of rain today whic
WI" wi delay work several DAYS wit
~ UPS almost lost in grass ain
s eeOs' Some are having TO plar
S'n over, late as Il Is,
a, nank you for the three cOpi,
l s sae 2 News you sen
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
ARIZONA TEACHERS
COLLEGE FIRES IL;
20 PER CENT CUTS

Tempe, Ariz.-About one dozen
teachers at the Tempe State Teach
ers College will not have their
contracts renewed for the 1933-34
school year. Slaehes in wages
total some 20 per cent over last
years wages. Governor B. B.
Moeur has for many years acted
as godfather" of the institution,
and the sob stories told during the
election campaign related the his
tory of the help rendered by the
venerable doctor to the students
and teachers of the college.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
United Farmers League
National Headquarters
Changed to Minneapolis

In accordance with the decisions of the last Execu-
tive Council meeting, the National Headquarters of
the United Farmers League has been moved to Mime
apos. The new address is 511 South Seventh Street
The organization will begin to carry it's
work in an orderly and systematic way which has
been impossible in the past due to lack of facilities
1t is the problem of every one of us now to es-
tablish the locals of the United Farmers League
functioning, dues paying basis so that the National
Headquarters will not be hampered in it's work.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
JOBLESS GREET WISCONSIN
AND IOWA FARMERS

Port Angeles, Wash. May "a.
We the Unemployed Council
of Port Angeles send greetings
of solidarity to the striking
farmers In Wisconsin and Iowa.
Unemployed Council of
Port Angeles.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02

where his som or his friend was,
the guards poked him in the ribs
and made him shut up.
The farmers were put into the
Fair Ground buildings ard were
guarded with machine guns.
That was all the fighting there
was. 1t didn't last long. The
newspapers in Milwaukee salo
there were $4,000 farmers, but
this isn't true.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
TITLE TO BANK
Farmer Owned Quarter
Section Clear; Now
Faces Eviction
SYMPATHY GUSHES
State Holiday President
Gives no Advice When
Farmers Ask II
(BY ASHBEL INGERSON)


Flaxton, N. D., May 2O.-What
is behind the attempted eviction
of Ole Slotsve from his homestead |
near Powers Lake? AS near as
the writer could find out the farm
had never even been mortgaged ,
until about a year ago.
GOT TITLE BY TRICKERY
Mr.. Slotsve who is well thought
of AMONG his neighbors and is
known as one of the best and most
hardwoking farmers of his locality
had to go through bankruptcy two
years ago. In doing this, he was,
of course, to keep title to his
homestead which had never been
mortgaged anyway. However Slot
sve's creditors, among whom was
the bank at Powers Lake, got
some sort of title to the home
stead and forced Slotsve to sign
a mortgage.
The bank got the land and q
part of the crop last year, ever
though SIotsve had no contract as
a renter. Next, the bank got
court order from Judge Lowe or
dering the sheriff, Jim Doyle, tx
evict Slotsve from his home anC
farm By these means, in the
e course of a couple of years, Oh
Slotsve was transformed from
mortgageless farmer with a quar-
ter of land into a renter, a share
chopper, ABBOTT to be turned GU
s into the road without home.
y PREPARE UNITED ACTION
I'm the early part of April M
Burdick, the lawyer state pres
g dent of the Farmers Holiday As
- ISOLATION, held a meeting at Bow
Is bells. At this meeting Slotsve'
" case was brought up and tt
u Farmers Holiday Association OF
ficially took it over and agreed
protect him. Jim Doyle, the she
tiff, at this meeting expressed hir
sc self as being reluctant to eviC
OF this farmer as Judge Lowe h;
nd ordered him to do and offered
all give the secretary of the coun
IS committee of the Holiday ASS
RS Mr.. E. ]. Marks, several days n
re- tice before evicting Slotsve.
M And the sheriff did as he h
he agreed to do. He set 2 p. m. M
ZEN 10 as the time he would move
led carry out the order that Jud
Lowe had issued. Exactly we
M before May 1S he notified \
itb Marks as he promised to do, a
do Marks notified farmers all ov
and the county to prevent the evlcti
Uhe So far all went as it shor
inc Marks also sent kilograms to 9
in LANCER and t.; Burdick, ask
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
cuardsman Tells Of the Farm Strike in Wisconsin

mite the creamery. There was
never any dynamite found, and
never creamery blown up.
We never got any notice be-
fore we were called We were
called and few hours after
wards we were there. before
we knew what it was all
about. They just marched us
from the armOry onto the
train and away we went.
There was no drilling or no
saIutFng officers. We were
lust told to ego and get
them" That was all our or
ders.
Now we haven't even got our
paw yet. The county and state
are quarrelling over who is going
to pay for our work. They fur
nished us with automatics and
ammunition, but when we left
they took all the ammunition from
us up there. They didn't take the
/ guns away until we got home.
None of us knew what th'
farmers were striking for. We
would talk about it sometimes
Some of the fellows would say
they ought to get more for thei
milk. Some one would ask wha
they are getting now and nobod,
knew. Not even the officer
s-n.. 4t ye- IL t24 Z
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
Police BLOCK
RELIEF STATION
Refuse to Allow Farmers
Committee to Meet With
Wash. Welfare Board
lBY w. F. c.

Bellingham, Wash. = Whatcom
county farmers and workers gath
erer at Elisabeth Park in Belling-
ham between nine and ten on the
morning of May l. There a line
Of march was formed and we
walked a mile and a half to the
Welfare Board.
Here q speaker explained to the
people the reason for the May Day
demonstration and the conditions
facing the workers and farmers. A
committee Of 20 was elected by
the people to present their demand
to the Welfare Board.
MET WITH DEPUTIES
In order to get to the Board it
was necessary to go up a narrow
stairway. This stairway was
blocked with deputies who refused
to let our committee go up. W.
did not have the forces to force
the issue through.
After an hour of speaking In
front Of the Welfare Agency thu
lire Of march was reformed ans
We marched through town t.
where cars were waiting to tax
US to WhatcOm Falls Park wher
the rest of the day was spent.
The Welfare Board has con
sistently refused to meet with tn
farmers committee. They sa!
they have their program and W
will have to accept it and like /
/ am not so sure about acceptin
it and ! know We won't like it. II
only way we can break this Offer
sive against us and stop the col
dnual lowering of our living sta
dards is for every worker to con
out and do his share IN sol
united front against these fake
who say we have got to take VIII
they see fit to give us.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02

About 10 per cent or less of
the guardsmen didn't like what
they were doing, but most of them
Dragged about hitting the farm
eTs.
They told us beforehand that the
farmers had beat up ten National
Guardsmen and some deputies
They told us stories about how ter
rible the farmers were until we
were scared of them. Civilians
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
:. II. A. TURNED INTO
BANKERS FORUM

Since Loriks has done absolute
" nothing to activize the Holiday
Association in the interests of the
farmers, but has helped Reno to
sabotage the struggle of the farm
ers against the loan sharks and
insurance companies, they are now
converting the Holiday Associa-
ton into a forum for the oppres-
sors of the farmers. Thus the
Holiday Association becomes 9
weapon in the hands of the loah
sharks, under the leadership Of
Loriks and Reno.
The rank and file farmers arr
realizing that the one organiza
ton which is based upon the cor
rect fighting principles, is tn
United Farmers League. A move
ment is on foot to GUST LorlkS
from the leadership.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
HAVE SHAVED FOR OF
DECADES IN VAIN
Farmers Must Organize to
Run Own Affairs, Not
Let Money Sharks
(BY A. c.

Pittsford, Mich.-A large per-
centage of the farmers here have
not paid their taxes and cannot
pay them. l have talked with
farmers here who with their wives
have worked hard all of their lives
to get a home that they could en-
Joy in their old age and have
failed to get it. Some of them
are rs years old. Some of them
say that they will fight before
thew will allow the money sharks
to evict them from their homes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
MASS. ACTION FOR
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION

The farmers in every township,
county and state in this nation
should organize in the United
Farmers League and use mass ac-
ton for individual protection
against tax sale, foreclosure, evic-
tions. Then we can run our busl'
ness. If we depend upon none!
sharks to run our business mucl
Longer we will not have any t.
run. Yours for solidarity.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02

about fifty to sixty miles an hour.
The trucks were about two feet
apart. The National Guardsmen
leaned over the side and hit the
farmers over the head with their
clubs. The guards were also
shooting gas guns into the first
and second truck of the farmers
ahead of them. The farmers got
up ahead a little, and then stopped
when they saw they couldn't get
away.
The farmers jumped out OF the
trucks and started running across
the fields. The guards jumped ou'
of the truck about the same time
as the farmers and started attel
them.
Then they started beating the
farmers over the heads with
clubs. Some of the younger
farmers got away; but most
of them were caught. The
The older farmers got beat up
the most because they cOuiont
run away. One old man 90
years old got has head split.
! A couple of rocks were thrown
. at Us but there was very ht-
tie resistance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02

After they had the farmers all
rounded up, they put them in the
cantured trucks and the guards
Stood behind them with loaded
n;stols. The strikers weren't al
Iswed to talk. If a farmer asked
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
Mooney Acquitted to
Keep Frame-up Hidden
JUDGE. AIDS PROSECUTION IN NEW TRIAL;
ORDERS JURY TO ACQUTT

Through the connvance of Judge Ward and the prose
cuton Tom Mooney May "a in San Francisco pre-
vented from having trial. He found not guilty
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
BANKERS AIDED
|. BY FHALEADER
South Dakota Farmers Are
to Be Hog-Tied for
Bankers
(RY 7. 81

Sioux Falls, S. D., May pa
State Convention of the South Da-
kota Farmers Holiday Association
has been called June z at Huron,
according to the announcement of
Emil Loriks, Secretary.
Loriks says that either Milo
Reno, the betrayer, or Bosch of
Atwater, Mimi, National vice
president of the Assn. RenO's man.
Friday, will address the meeting
and take ga permanent part ii
the program"
The main object of the meeting
is disclosed by Loriks, when HI
says that a representative of tht
Federal Land Bank of Omaha, viii
attend the meeting to explain eth,
Federal refinancirg program fo
] faT-nnerS0
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
eco AND GET THEM"

There were many scabs among
the farmers, even though they
were on strike. These scabs would
soueaI on the other farmers. One
farmer said that his neighbor had
dvrlanite and was going to dyna-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
WILL BE THROWN ON
COUNTY

The Home was previously allowed
$4,000 a year for maintenance.
Now that has beeni cut to $500.
If we are put out of the Soldiers
Home we will fall ON the county.
Billions of dollars are now be-
ing used to build ships to slaugh-
ter the sons and daughters of the
farmers and workers in the hear
future. The veteran will be told
to beg at his neighbors back door
while many a soldiers wife anC
children go hungry.
This is something that should b
studied by the people.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
new DEAL HITS
WAR VETERANS
35 Ex-Servicemen In Mont.
Soldiers Home Cut Off
From all Aid
(By a World War Veteran)

Montana Soldiers Home, Column
bia Falls, Mont, May live do
not know where we stand at the
present time. Thousands of SOL
diers are being put out of the Ma
tioral Home, to be a burden To
charity and county commissioners
We will not know until July l.
1888, what is going to Mapped.
Thirty five here have been cut
off from all Federal aid, that is
their pension has been cut off
completely. Some are sickly ARK
crippled. Teri dollars was allowed
for each soldier in the State Hom'
by the Federal Government, TO,
his upkeep. This has been cut of
which means $3.50 that the tax
payers have to pay each month TO
the Montana Soldiers Home up
I keep.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
(By a Wisconsin National
Guardsman)

am one of the National GUARDS
men who was sent into Shawano
county to fight the farmers VINO
were on strike.
Ono afternoon we were sent out
after the farmers. Before we gO'
to them we started throwing gas
bombs from a distarAce of 70 teet'
The farmers turned their TRUCKS
around and tried to get away. we
didn't do any clubbing then. we
lust threw gas and hased 'ne
farmers from there.
Another officer came along anu
told us to go after the far ras
There were about $50 to 4OO la, ror
ers anH about 1000 of us-l' 0N
puardsmen and 500 deputies. wt
got ON the trucks and chased en s
farmers. Our trucks were muo.
: faster than theirs and we S'O'
4 caught up to them.
d THROW TEAR BOMBS
The last truck of the farmer
It and the first truck Of the NatlCnS
d Guards started fighting. l \
al guards threw tear gas bombs r \,
h the truck of the farmers. "
h drove up beside it and they tnIe'
ID several Of the gas bombs back I'M
at our trucks.
There was smoke between DO'
es trucks and neither the NaSion
It. Guards nor the farmers could >
anything. The trucks were gon
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02

RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
TODAY-s2 = year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
POULTRYMEN IN
CALF. ROBBED
Rich Farmers at Head of
cooperative" Decide
to Keep SIS, 600
(By a Petaluma Farmer)

Petaluma, Calf, May 1.-THE
Poultry Producers of Central
California received from the rail-
road companies $4,000 as a re-
fund ON icing overcharges on eggs
during the years 1925-1929. Many
farmers have signed petitions de-
handing that the money be re-
turned to those that shipped eggs
during those years, but the board
of directors declined to grant this
demand and instead decided to
keep the money as a reserve fund
FLOCKS TAKEN BY FEED
COMPANIES
The farmers surely need those
few dollars as with the prices %
feed rising almost every day amt
egg prices hardly moving at al
the poultryman is very hard pres
sed. Some of the poor farmer
| that have an interest in this re
fund were forced to give up mem
bership in the Association for tn
reason that their flocks have bee
taken away from them by the fee
companies.
But it seems that the rich farm
ers on the board of directors wit
their $4,000 year manager {
, not feel the pinch of the crisis ar
they need a reserve fund nlayt
to put up some expensive buildir
like the one they have put up
Sam Francisco.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02

wiuld come to us and say, well,
tomorrow you're going to get a
beating"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
INDIANA HEARS
UFL PROGRAM
Committee of Four Elected
to Prepare Next Mass
Meeting
(BY M. LIZ


Wabash, Ind, May 17-Three of
us were asked to come down To
Peru, Wednesday night, about 20
miles southwest to explain the
program of the United Farmers
League. One of US gave an out
line of the National situation, an
other the situation of the striking
farmers thruout the United States.
tried to sum up the U. F. L.
program.
The meeting rather broadened
out until we had questions on
Communism as we'll as on Soviet
Russia. l was rather surprised at
several farmer stating that we
would have to establish a workers
and farmers government here to
solve our problems.
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
FORMED
There were about Is present.
They formed an Organizational
! Committee of four, with the OBJ
iect of holding a mass meeting
later. They admitted they could
not hold on to their farms more
than a year or so under the pres
ent conditions.
We passed out several old issues
of the Producers News. We did
not succeed in getting any subs;
however, | think we will later. If
you have anything you think might
! help them out you might send 1t
alorg to them.
1912 QUARTS OF MILK
!, FOR $6.7o
n One farmer stated that he solC
e 1911. quarts of milk and receiveC
s6.7O for same. His milk goes T.
e Chicago. I think they sell it il
! Chicago for about ID cents
J. quart.
? It is reported that only 90 pc
r cent of the taxes in Wabash coun
It ty were paid this spring. Unem
v ployed relief is getting less IN wa
: bash, and they are trying TO &c
the unemployed TO accept withOu
ilanvn protest. Wabash county
trying to borrow $780, 900 from tn
N r. +. c. to carry chem throug
June and July.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-02
COUNTY EDITION

"YOur paper is the best way
to educate the people. Let
them read the truth and
facts" says w. r. Miller, of
Twin Falls County, Idaho.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-14
Quilting Party
Grand Success

Harris school auditorium was
filled to capacity last night, and
many persons were unable to be
seated, when "Aunt Dinah's Quilt
ing Party" attracted one, of the
largest audiences ever recorded in
this auditorium. This entertain
ment was presented under the
auspices of Temple No. 20, Pythian
Sisters.
The stage setting for the OPEN
ing number, a Gypsy camp scene,
was a gorgeous exhibition of
color, and true to scenic and
character portrayal.
Antique furniture provided a
proper setting for "Aunt Dinah's
Quilting Party" and those in the
cast were costumed in keeping
with the time. The tales of other
days told by those in the cast were
interesting, and were enjoyed by
many who had gone through the
same experiences in old Key West.
The program of songs, readings
and play as announced, were some
of the high lights in this greatly
enjoyed entertainment.
The handmade quilt offered to
the holder Of a lucky ticket was
won by Miss Rita Pinder.