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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20
ANOTHER COOP.
FOR PRICE CUTS.
Darigold Plant "Sliding
Scale" Scheme Means
Wage Slash Also

Bellingham, WISH, Jan. s.
The Darigold Plant is circulating
a petition among the farmers here
calling upon them for support for
the introduction Of a sliding wage
SCALE" (The Darigold is a social
led Farmers Comparatively
The workers here see in this
move plan to first cut the wage,
then cut the price to be paid to
the farmers for their products,
while at the same time the Coop.
will retain its same margin of
profit.
This is convincing the workers
here that this Coop. is a smoke
screen for private industry thru
the organization of stock holding.
1t is quite significant that the
chairman of the Coop. is a re-
firing member of the county
board of commissioners who have
cut the amount of relief at every
opportunity until now the workers
in Whatcom county are suffering
from all the misery of a starva-
ton program.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20

they settled for $50. The other
farmer saw the solidarity of the
other farmers and so he accepted
the money. Steve sold one Of his
cows and few chickens to paw
the debt. So Steve lives in his
farm again and the neighbors
don't bother him any more.
After the sale was settled the
farmers met in hall and drew
up resolution to present to the
county commissioners demanding
no more sheriff's sales. A collec-
tion Of $685. was taken up to
help the work along. All the farm
ers present pledged to continue TO
protest all sales and voted to sun-
port a state farmers relief confer
ence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20
SHERIFF BETRAYS THE
FARMERS

Following the settlement of the
agreement the sheriff cried the
sale and received bid of SIS, and
the man stepped up to show his
money. The sheriff asked if there
were any more bids and received
none. "Well" said he, eff there
are no more bids, the Old Line
Life Insurance company bids S.
500, and / hereby declare the farm
sold to the Old Line Life Insur-
ance company as the highest bid
der" This is an outright betrayal
of the owner of the farm, as well
as a betrayal of every farmer in
the county. 1t only goes to show
that tn sheriff are an integral
part of hits rotten capitalist sys-
tenn, and faithful servants of the
bosses, the rats that have gotten
all our money, and now reach out
with greedy fingers to take our
homes, our means of livelihood
and our very lives.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20

any longer and what was he going
to do about it. He told them in a
very few words that he was going
back there and live, as it, was his
place and he had signed no mort
gage-which was true.
At this trial two doctors and the
jury found him sane.
So Steve Mulner went, back to
the home that was no longer his.
They had a sheriff's sale on il and
William Lege, lawyer in Belling-
ham, was the highest bidder. He
got the property for $451.51. They
must have come to an agreement
for Steve remained on his place.
When William Lege died, Attor-
ney Bixby bought the mortgage on
Steve Mulner's place and has held
1t ever since. He says he will not
foreclose, but poor Steve, who is
now IS years old, had trouble in
store for him again. Here is how
it happened.
Steve was old. He hired a man,
another farmer, to do his spring
work for him. The man worked
seven days with a team and he
charged Sc a day-a total of SAP.
Steve didn't have the money at
the time and planned to pay him
out of the proceeds of the crop.
But the crop didn't yield much and
prices went way down. Steve, like
thousands of US farmers, was un-
able to pay his debts at this time.
FILES A LIEN
The other farmer wouldn't wait
He filed lien against Steve's
property, and Mr.. CASTOR, who is
constable of Sumas, served papers
on Steve. AS soon as Steve found
out what it was all about, he went
in the house and got his shotgun
and ran CASTOR off the place. He
was able to hold the county depu-
ties off the place for two weeks
but was finally captured and taken
to the county seat and jailed.
=
In the meantime the farmers
around here have realized the dan
ger of losing their places and have
been forming committees of ac-
ton. They decided to come to the
rescue of old Steve Mulner.
The sale was set for December
"a, 1882. The day of the sale
dawned cold and rainy, but that
didn't stop the farmers. They
came out 800 strong from all parts
of Whatcom county to stop the
sale which was to take place at 10
o'clock. Somehow the officials
seemed to know better than to
show up, so there was no sale.
A committee went to see the
sheriff to make him go through
with the sale, but he was sick
The committee then went TO the
county attorney and demanded he
cancel he sale. He said he would
throw it out Of court. providing
the two men could come to an
agreement. Well, Steve and the
other farmer talked it over anC
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CONTINUED from page One)
OF the Clark County FLA had
known about this case for some
time. He had notified the sher-
if that the FLA would not per-
NIT the moving of this man in
the middle of the winter. The
sheriff then appointed MIR. Cold
heimer to look for another place
for Dir. Tesmer, and take care
of the details Of moving him,
SO that the sheriff would not
have to bother TO come up and
evict him.
Mr.. GOldheimer accepted the
task.
Now, we of the United Farm
ers League regard such action
as rank strike breaking on the
part of the Holiday leadership,
In as much as the FILA has been
organized and has reached it's
present strength in this county
mainly because it has told the
farmers that it stood primarily
for the saving of the American
farm, and keeping the American
farmer ON it.
When these facts came out al
the farm of Mr.. Tesmer, there was
talk of tar and feathers for Mr.
Goldheimer. His policy of insist
ing that he is the only one in the
county possessing the proper au
thority and knowledge for stopping
a sale is losing for him the con
fidence of the farmers in this
county. 1t is only natural that
they should feel this way.
We of this county have been be
trayed by so many fake form OF
CARNATIONS, so many fake farm
leaders and so many fake polite
ians that we distrust any man wht
shows the least tendency to re-
strict any form of democracy il
our organization. The farmer
are not content to follow leader
unquestionably any more. They
are exhibiting the very health.
tendency of insisting on having
finger in the pie themselves. The.
are beginning to see that if the.
want a thing well done they mus
do it themselves. When all TIL
farmers in this country learn thi
one little fact, then they will b
ready to unite to take back tina
which is theirs by right.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20

Aug. Jacobson, New York Mins.
Mimi, sends US a sub and sr5er
for bundle.
Stanley Christensen, Of Powers
Lake, N. OAK, renews for anstAer
year.
Anton Gladish, Catawba, Wis.
sends dollar for another six month
sub.
DR.. V. V. Logan, Livingston,
Mont, subscribes for a year.
Alfred Tiola, Makinen, Man.,
sends one sub.
Osmo Helm, Ashby, Mass, pays
for a bundle.
Isaac Johnson, Owen, Wis, sab
scribes and sends one more sub.
Robert Kirmo, Frederick, 8. D.,
sends US three more subs.
WANT TO GET OUT AND
HELP
Mrs. Matte Carpenter, Oakland,
Calf, sends for sample copies. 'T
want to get out and help to or
ganize the farmers and establish
a workers and farmers govern :
ment. The farmers ought to be
easy to organize now as they are
all broke, but they might be bee
hungry to think" she writes.
F. C. Wilson, Ocean Park, Calf.
orders a bundle Of Is papers for
the next three weeks.
Erik Sweet, Bonetrail, N. Oak,
brings in two subs.
VIM. Biemler, Sandusky, Ohio,
subscribes for six months.
A. F. Jones, Okemah, Okla,
sends dollar for sample copies to
be mailed to farmers.
! L. A. Bjorndahl, Of Arlington,
Wash. sends two dollars and wants
a bundle of papers for that SUM.
Fred Whittier, Dagmar, Mont,
renews for another year.
Albert Lewis, Hayward, Calf,
sends for copies Of different dates.
Alex Erickson, San Francisco,
Calf, subscribes for six months.
M. Haskell, Johnston, N. T.,
wants sample copies.
F. L. Edwards, Hettinger, N. D.
sends US two subs.
Anton vogler, Renton, Wash,
renews his sub.
Edwin Pfutzenreuter, Hecla, N.
lDak., renews his subscription and
lpays for card.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20
JUDGE PROMISES NO MORE
FORECLOSURES, EVICTIONS

Finally the Circuit Judge, Mr..
Crosby was interviewed. After a
long talk with the delegates, he
consented to call off the sheriff,
promised that there would be no
more forced sales, or mortgage
proceedings or eviction proceed
ings going through his court until
the Democrats had an opportunity
to show what they will Or will not
do for the farmers.
This concession was not gotten
from the circuit Judge because of
the kindness of his heart. 1t was
gotten because the people of this
county showed Enthusiastically that
they would not stand for this
wholesale robbery any longer. On
the last day of December, 1882,
the farmers in this county staged
a demonstration in which they took
possession of the courthouse and
held mass meeting in the court
room. Even the town chairmen
are beginning to line up behind
this movement. This is the signal
for all petty politicians to ride
into power on the wings of hot air
and radical phrases. Let the peo-
pie beware. Fakirs in politics in
this movement is one of the surest
indications that the organizations
will be shortlived. Guard against
this danger by sending the fight
ers of the rank and file into office.
In the organization itself, guard
against any attempt at autocracy
by snuffing it out at the very be-
ginning. Don't ever let it get a
start, because then it will be to-,
late.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20
FLA PRESIDENT EXCUSES
THE SHERIFF.

Mr.. Goldheimer, at the meeting
following the sale, at which most
OF the farmers present attended in
troduced a resolution protesting
this action by the sheriff as illeg-
al. The resolution was accepted
with enthusiasm by the farmers,
as was also a proposal to prose-
cute the sheriff for taking Illegal
action in this sale. Mr.. Goldheim-
er, however, far from censoring
the sheriff for coniving in evicting
this farmer, made excuses for him.
telling the farmers that it wasn't
the sheriff's fault, that he was only
doing his duty. He said "Let's
not blame the sheriff, men. He is
a wonderful man."
AS to the sheriff being a won
derful man, here are a few facts
to show what kind of a men he
really is. His name is VIM. Brad
ford. Everyone knows that he is
under the influence of LIQUOR a
great deal of the time. He has
often been in an inebriated condi-
ton while on duty. "Give Billy
Bradford a drink and he'll be all
right" is a common saying in this
county. Of such stHff are our
guardians of the integrity of the
law" made. The farmers in this
county know the true purpose for
which sheriffs are used. They know
that they will be used against the
farmers and workers here as well
as they are in other states in
this "land of the free" They will
not be fooled by a few silly and
fancy phrases by the head of the
holiday association. They realize
that just because the sheriff han
pens to be a friends to the Holt
day Association president, that he
is no less the enemy of the rank
and file
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20
SOLD DOZEN-GOING
AFTER MORE

Casey M. Baskaljon, Eatonville,
Wash, orders a bundle of ten un-
til further notice: "Have sold a
dozen or 80 sub cards and expect
to sell more next week or two,''
he says.
Jake o. Salo, Rochester, Wash,
renews for another six months.
c. Hyvarinen, Chrisholm, Mimi,
sends us a renewal.
SCARCE AS HENS TEETH
A Schlemmer, Chisago City,
Mimi, sends a renewal and two
new subs. "Cash is almost as
scarce as hens teeth" he says.
Lee Cary, Manahga, Mimi, sent
stamps for bundle of papers.
Roy Miller, Frederick, S. OAK,
sends us one renewal for a wear,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20

AS far as the writer himself has
been able to ascertain, the presi-
dent of the FILA has done ac-
tually no organizational work hav-
ing to do with stopping sales. He
has not notified the heads of the
Town Units of the FILA, he has
done nothing to organize action
committees of the farmers in each
town, has done nothing to teach
the farmers how to resist sales
when he is unable to attend them,
and has insisted that when a sale
is to be held, he Goldheimer,
should be the man to handle it. He
has insisted on Investigating sales
himself, and taken charge at every
SaIo
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20

make them all read it.
DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
John O'Neil, Billings, Mont,
sends stamps for balance on sub.
'Will try and catch sub now and
then" John says.
Aug. Wanhala, Kimball, Mimi,
sends us three more subs.
Mrs. o. Raumael, Cooke, Mont,
renews for another year.
Pat Kavanaugh, Carlton, Mimi,
renews for six months.
S. Mutanan, Hurley, Wis, sends
one more sub.
R. A. Wooten, Bladen, Ohio sub
scribes.
Sine Hill, Gackle, N. D., wants
a receipt book so he can take sub
scriptions.
Fred A. Wagner, Ray, N. D., ex-
tends his sub another dollars
worth.
Harry Lux, Julesburg, Colo, or
ders bundle of papers and sub
cards.
Frank Walters, Sioux City, Iowa
sends another dollar for bundle.
Fred Anderson, Billings, Mont,
wants 25 copies of back numbers.
Frank Murtland, Bemidji, Mimi,
sends dollar for bundle of ten per
week.
Hungarian Daily, Cleveland, o.
subscribes.
Frank Brown, San Jose, Calf,
wants ten copies Of the paper.
John Gould, New Plymouth, Ida
no, sends dollar for four Is cent
subs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20
RESIST SALES

Besides being active in stop
ping foreclosures and other
forced sales, the UFL has been
very successful in organizing ac-
ton committees of farmers to
investigate all sales in their re-
spective townships and to orga-
hize for resistance and for fur
Their struggles. This action COM
mittee idea has been greeted
with enthusiasm by all farmers
in whose vicinity they have been
organized. We have nothing but
praise for the way In which the
action committees have been
functiOning.
In he meeting in the Courr
house following the sale both Har
vey Witt and 1 spoke On the Farm
ers National Relief to which VIZ
had been delegates. We told Of
the treatment which had been &C
corded US when we were with tn,
Hunger Marchers. We explained
the work of the conference, wha
had been accomplished by it, an,
the setting up of the Nationa
Committee for Action.
After hearing our story of tn,
murderous attack on the Share
choppers Of Alabama who had beel
represented at the conference tn,
farmers ar the meeting decided t.
send a telegram of protest to tn,
Governor of Alabama in the nam,
of the Clark, Marathon, and Woo,
county Farm Holiday Associations
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made no payments on it, the court
foreclosed on him. They ordered
him to appear in court, but he re-
membered what they did to him
the last time, and he refused. They
came and got him. This happened
in 1920.
SIGNED NO MORTGAGE
When the court asked Steve Null
ner about the mortgage, he said,
Il know nothing about it. never
signed any paper" He told the
court this through an interpreter
as he cannot speak very much
English. Then the court told him
that they had foreclosed on his
farm, that it didn't belong to him
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20
FARMERS STAND BY

The farmers are standing
ready, In case the Old Line Life
Insurance company attempts TO
evict the farmer whose home
they got under such crooked cir
cumstances. They are standing
sOlidaly in a strong, united front
against all evictiOns.
THE ROLE OF THE UFL
At every sale that has taken
place in this county during the
past three months, the United
Farmers League has taken an
active part, not only In assuming
leadership, in organization, but
also doing practically all of the
organization work in stopping
sales. The United Farmers
League was wholly responsible
In stopping the first sale in the
county. They took the leader
ship IN action at the sale, and
were wholly responsible for or
ganizing the farmers who were
ont to stop this sale.
The sale on December 81 wa.
the first sale of real estate held il
this county since the organization
OF the FLA. Here again, mem
bers Of the United Farmer Leagu,
took the initiative in organizing
the farmers to stop the sale.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20
BETRAYAL
Wis. FARMERS

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FARMERS AND DELEGATES
TO COUNTY SEAT

Farmers elected two men as
delegates to go to the county seat
with Mr.. GOldheimer the follow
ing day to settle once and for all
the fact that this farmer stays on
his farm regardless Of the sheriff
and his laws. The delegates were
John Hetts and Lester White.
They interviewed the district at
torney, and were severely censored
by that offer for interfering with
educ process of law" and accused
of being unfair to the "poor"
Farme Sales and Holding Com
pany who had legal right to their
property. The district attorney
fatty refused to do anything to
delay the eviction of the farmer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20

bid on the farm, and was there
fore allowed to conduct the sale.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-20
DISAPPOINTMENT
OF Wis. SALE

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Steve Mulner Will Remain:
Nelghbors Prevent Eviction

CONTINUED from page one)
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SHERIFF WARNED

The sreriff was then warned by
the delegates and the officers. of
the FILA not to start any shoot
ing when attempting forced sale
or eviction. 1t developed that he
had received orders from the dis
trict attorney to evict Mr.. Tesmer
from his farm at all costs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-18
.NORWEGIANS PULL
 FOR LUND TO WIN
 NATIONAL HONORS

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 18-A husky young Norwegian named Francis
 Pug" Lund promises to give Min nesota's predominant Scandinavian population it's long awaited oppor- tunity to cheer for national star dom for one of it's own ancestry. The University of Minnesota has
 lad it's share of all-America grid. lers, but the Norw gians and Swedes have not been represented
 )n the mythical elevens.
 Still, some of the Maroon and Colds finest players, just short oi all-America calibre, have been of Scandinavian stock.
 Lund stood the test last season
 when he did most of the Gophers bunting and passing and more than
 his share of ball-carrying, while 1erving as quarterback. Pug" has
 ] twisting, driving way of running | that gained much yardage with very ordinary assistance last fall. Others who lend strong Scan- dinavian flavor to Bernie Bier mans 1893 lineup include Capt
 Roy Gen, Butch Larson, Phil
 Bengsten, George Svendsen and
 Stanley Lundgren.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-18
ANzAC SPRINTER BETS S1,0O0 NE CAN BEAT T0LAN

SEATTLE, Oct. IS. = Winooka the new wonder horse of Aus tralia, isn't alone from way Down under seeking laurels in this country.
 The famous equine sprinter is accompanied by Austin Robertson, professional foot racing champion of Australia.
 Robertson only recently arrived in the United States and came to Seattle to join the Winooka party and place himself under the man. agement of Rufe Naylor, manager of the league
 T not only have the greatest and fastest horse in the world, but I have the fastest human runner as well, and stand ready to post $l 900 for race for Robertson ' boasted Naylor.
 Robertson, who in our country is admitted and conceded to be the fastest sprinter on foot, wants match race against Eddie Tolan. the American Negro who won the 100 and 200-meter events of the 1882 Olympic Games. Robertson is in training, and we stand ready to post $1 ,000 to cover our end of a match race at either of the sprint distances. We would like to inset Tolan in Chicago
 "If the Olympic champion does not want to accept the challenge, then any sprinter in the United States is welcome to the offer"
 Robertson, Naylor said, has run 100 meters in 10.4 seconds and 200 meters in 21.3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-18
GIVEN BOOST
Association Will Send Up Splendid Crop of
 Pitchers

ST. PAUL, Oct. 18.-The stun- ming success Of Johnny Moose Marcum as a big leaguer has caus- ed American Association experts to predict that other graduating pitchers from that circuit would cut important figures in he ma jors next season.
 One other has already won his spurs as a staring hurler. He Is Monte Pearson, picked up from Toledo by the Cleveland Indians. In general mound work both Pearson and Marcum, who got two five-hit shutouts in his first two starts with the Athletics, ranked in the association below such fling prs as Paul Dean, Clarence Heiese and Bill Lee, all of the Columbus club and all slated to ''go up."
 Lee was sold to the Chicago Cuos and Dean and Heisee will report next spring to the St. Louis Cardinals training camp.
 Another association chucker rat ed the equal of Marcum IS Les Munns. who won 19 games for St. Paul Munns, like Dean, is a fast ball flipper and is big and strong. Several scouts reported favorably on him but the Yankees are be- Iievad 10 have first call.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-18
CAN'T MAKE II 1T
Home Runs of Hauser Fail to Get Him Into Big
 Baseball League

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 18 = He hasn't said 50 publicly, but Joe Hauser probably is wondering just what fellow has to do in the big minors to get a tumble from the major leagues.
 Hauser now is transforming with some of his old Minneapolis Amer ican Association teammates, and reports indicate he still is getting his homers, out where there are no fences and where hitting for the circuit really involves putting the ball away
 Joe is 34 years old, but Associa- ton critics, after watching him blast 71 homers last season and set a new lop record for total
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-18
:
 SLANTS
By ALAN GOULD

The clarion voice of another newly crowned boxing executive has been raised in objection and protest against the so-called dom ination of professional pugilism by the managers of champions or near champions.
 It remains to be seen just how much this crusading spirit will ac- complish in the form of definite results, for number of obvious reasons, but Edward c. Foster, of Rhode Island, the new presi- dent of the National Boxing Asso- ciation, agrees with Colonel John Reed Fitzpatrick, new mogul of Madison Square Garden, that something should be done about the managerial mess"
 It is all very well to set up a loud outcry about "chiselers" and "racketeers" who may infest the boxing game and lower its sport ing standards to the decadent in fluence of back-room bargaining in other words the "fix." Certain aspects or features of pugilism are subject to seasonable control oi inoculation. Yet the very sport itself. sprung from fugitive foun- dations, is such that the separa- tion or elimination of it's several clements might prove fatal to near al all concerned, including the purifiers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-18
BRAVES, PIRATES AID REDS WIN IN BOWLING M AT CH
Teams of National League Rowled for First Time in.
 Present Tournament

Six teams of the National League bowled for the first time in the current Elks' Bowling Tournament last evening on the Elks' Club alleys.
 The three winning teams in the games were, the Braves, with l493. the Pirates with 1888 and the Reds who totaled 1850. High score for the evening was made by Kaufmann of the Cubs, who totaled 554 and H. Saoin, of the Braves made second high, with 549.
 There will be no games tonight and tomorrow evening six teams of the American League will bowl. Individual scores made in the games last evening were: