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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

The State Conference OF the
United Farmers League in
Washington, which was to have
taken place On Aug. rs and ~
has been smashed by the mi
itia and other forces of "law
and order" under the NEW
DEAL.
The II. F. L. Conference was
smashed because the bankers
realized the UFL would build a
United Front of the impOver-
isRed farmers with the agricul-
tural workers against exploit
ers OF both groups.
Casey BOskaljon, State Orga-
nicer Of the United Farmers
League, is reported held m
Solitary confinement. Har-
old BrocEway, another militant
UFL organizer, is also reported
IN jail.
Demand the immediate re-
lease Of Boskaljon and Brock
way and al other farmers who
have been arrested Wire your
protests to Governor c. Marin
at Olympia. Washington and
TO ske Sheriff at Yslima. Wash.
Watch for the complete story
az rssIs terrorism N next weeks
Producers News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
SEIDLER SPEAKS AFTER
RELEASE

Upon his release Seidler spoke
to $50 workers and farmers wait
ing for his release, outside of the
bastille. Seidler pointed out that
at is always the boss class that
starts violence against the work.
ers and farmers"
Without a lawyer. Without
bonds or a trial, Solder was re-
leased beeause es The mass IN
dignation and pressure Of the
workers and farmers.
Paul Solder Is awaiting trial ON
two charges, IN Aberdeen next
month, arising out Of the strike of
relief workers in July. He is
charged with speaking without a
permit" and obstructing traffic. >
This latter charge Is based on the
fact, that when SeidIer was ar
rested, he was caught talking to
TIVE strikers on the street. He is
out ON a 500 bond, furnished by
two farmers, Martin Tveit and
John Sumption Of the United
Farmers League.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
DAKOTA FARMERS AND
WORKERS VOTE ON SALES TAX
AND BEER ON SEPTEMBER y
FORTY PEASANTS IN
POLAND MURDERED;
PRISONS ARE FULL

Warsaw, Aug. 22.-Recent re-
ports indicate that 40 peasants
were killed by government forces
in the revolutionary actions in
Gal cia. The number of police
men killed was Is.
Mass arrests of peasants are be-
ing made throughout the entire
district. The prisons are crowded
with arrested peasants and even
army barracks are being used
since the prisons are too crowded.
Official reports st7te that peace
has been entirely restored in Ga
lacia, but in reality the peasants
are still organizing to defend
themselves against the govern
ment md rs punitive expedition
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
Bismarck, North Dakota
August 80, 1888

August 80, 1888
Special to the Producers News.
The conspiracy of the bankers and bondhOders of Wall
Street to fasen the Sales Tax the back of of the mpOv
ershed farmers and destitute workers of North Dakota
ceeds apace.
Gov LANCER Saturday afternoon, August H. affixed
his signature to proclamation ordering Special Elec
ton in North Dakota, Friday September %, to vote
the Sales Tax Bill introduced in the Legislature at Bis
marck during the closing days of the Session last winter
by Sen. Erickson of Kdder county at the Governors
behest and ammed thru the House during the clos
ing hours under the Governors lash in the form of
circular threatening to call Special Session if the
Bankers Bill not passed, and promptly signed by
him. but held up until passed by the voters at special
or general election held thruOut the state by the mme
date filing of petitions by the people under the Refer
endum Act Langer's proclamation provided the special
election.
The Sales Tax Bill plovides for tax practically all
sales of from oneeghth of cent to two cents each dol
lar Seventy cents of each dollar raised by this tax
to the bankers and rich holders of the North Dakota Real
Estate Bonds payment of interest and prncpe % cents
dollar goes into the State Equalization Fund which
is used to maintain the schools of the state.
The Is per cent for the destitute school districts the
camouage under which the Sales Tax being fosted
the people for the benefit of the Wall Street bankers who
the sponsors of the Bill and for whose benefit it is being
nut over by Governor LANCER tho he elected governor by
farmers and workers of North Da-
(Cntfn rage T
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
WAR AGAINST SOVIET
UNION ADMITTED AS
AIM OF FASCISM

Danzig, Aug. 29.-Dr. ROs-
enberg, Hitler's 'private for
eign minister" today renewed
the war cry against the Soviet
Union in a speech before the
German Labor Front. He re-
peated the war program pro-
claimed by Hugenberg at the
London Economic Conference
against "Africa and ASIA"
"Our mission" said ROsen-
berg ''is to be the pioneers in
the battle of The white men
against advancing Africa and
attacking Asia That is the
new Germany"
The aims of imperiaIist Ger
many under Hitler are the en-
slavemeht of the wOrkisg peO-
pie of Africa and Asia re-
capture of the former Ger
man colonies in Africa and the
division of the Soviet Union.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
MONT. FARMERS
FORCE RELEASE
OFROP, STOCK
Bankers Agents Attempt
to Victimize Militant
Holiday Leader
(BY M. o.

Geyser, Mont, Aug. Pa
On Tuesday, Aug. %, about
200 farmers, members of the
Judith Basin County Holiday
Assn. interviewed in the sher-
Tiff sale proceeding of a wind
ham, Mont, elevator against
John Clark, a farmer.
The sheriff had seized Clarks
herd of milk cows and moved
them about 10 miles, depriving
Clark and his family of their
livelihood. In spite of a cold rain
and muddy roads farmers from
all parts of the county gathered al
the scene and through an elected
Committee of Action compelled
the elevator manager to let Clark
keep five cows and this years
crop, in order to give Clark and
his family a chance to exist.
The balance of the cows were
then sold and the proceeds applied
on Clark's debts as agreed to by
the parties interested.
John Clark is the secretary Of
the Holiday Assn. and was ACTIVE
on behalf of another farmer anC
no doubt thus drew the wrath O.
the creditors on his own head
Thanks to the solidarity of farm
ers this was one occasion wher,
an active and militant farmer wa
not sacrificed for his courageous
action for others.
This is the first time the Holi
day Assn. of this county has bee
in action since it was organized i
March of this year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
BREAD QUALITY
BEING LOWERED
Roosevelt Administration
Admits Tendency to New
Price Raising Scheme

Washington, Aug. 81
Lowering the quality of the
bread is the new program by
which the bread trust is at
tempting to raise the price to
the working people. This has
become so serious that the
Roosevelt administration has
been forced to mention it.
ALREADY there seems to be
a tendency on the part of
some stores to discontinue
higher priced brands and
substitute lower priced Ones
said DR.. Howe of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Admin
stration.
"This substitution suggests
! the introduction of poorer
quaIity-a form of prOfiteer
ing as injurious to consumer:
as unreasonable price In
creases.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
FLYING BOAT
BEING TRIED OUT

Washington, Aug. ia new
flying boat for war service is
. being tried out under service .
conditions al AnacOstia, near
here, for the Navy Depart
nfent.
The plane which is called
Type P2-Y2 has superior sea-
worthy qualities, enabling it
to land and take off in rough
= water. 1t is from 10 to Is
: knots faster than existing
models.
= 1t carries bomb racks and is
equipped with machine guns.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
HOG PROGRAM TO
AID MEAT TRUST
Processing Tax on Hogs
VIII Cut Out Small
Producers
(BY E. P.)

Hecla, S. D., Aug. 30.-A farm
er who has been selling pork in
town the last few winters reports
that he will not try it this coming
winter if the proposed processing
tax on hogs goes into effect. He
says people will not be able to buy
pork here at the increased prices.
1t is said that the red tape con-
nected with the processing tax is
going to make it practically i'm
possible for small professors to
continue in business showing that
there may be a good deal of truth
in the charge that one purpose of
MIRA is to squeeze out small
businesses. "Little fish for the
big fish"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

kilograms were dispatched to
Gov. Berry by the Unemployed
Council protesting against this in
vasion of civil rights on the part
of the police of this city. The In
ternational Labor Defense in all
parts of the state wired to the
governor and to the mayor of
Mitchell.
LAWYER BACKS OUT
The workers and farmers visited
the Chamber of Commerce, the
County Commissioners, demanding
Soldiers release. Benson, local
lawyer was secured, but when the
police informed Benson that they
had found some kind of "red"
cards on Solder, he backed out.
Nine o'clock Saturday morning
found the workers and farmers
streaming toward the city hall
When it was announced that the
court had postponed the case un-
til Monday the crowd became mors
indignant than ever and began
clamoring for the immediate and
unconditional release of Solder.
Groups Of city officials, Of the
county commissioners, and relief
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
WORKERSCAN'T
BUYFARM CROP
MINI. Farmer Feeds Fine
Apple Crop to Hogs,
Workers Without
(By a Farmer)

Lake Elmo, Mimi, Aug. 21.-A
few days ago we questioned Mrs.
George Metzger, Rural route New
port, Minnesota, about her apple
crop. She said eve have a fine
crop of apples this year but it is
So hard to sell them. We went to
the st. Paul City Market, paid So
cents market fee, and we did NOT
sell S5 cents worth of apples. The
working people have no money, so
they cannot buy. One thing is in
our favor, we can feed them to
the hogs.
"How about your MILK" 1--WE
get 2 cents a quart here, the peo-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
Meat Packing Trust Viii Run Proeron1

Washington, Aug 29-The New Deal for the corn-hog
farmers into effect Aug. % when the federal hog
buying program started in six mddewestern livestock
eenterS Other terminals and markets opened up for
federal hog buying on Aug. %.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration plan calls for the
buying maximum of 100000 pigs pounds
and 100000 weighing not less than 275 pounds pro-
gram holds good until the 100000 pigs and have been pur
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

pie in st. Paul pay 8 and 8 cents
a quart. The middlemen get the
largest part of the 8 cents. Reno's
Holiday was called off for 80
days, that is the last we heard of
it and we get no more for our
milk"
Unless the farmers and workers
organize and put up a United
Front and fight, the farmers and
workers will all be without their
own homes. United we stand, di-
vided we fall. We urge all dirt
farmers to join the United Farm
ers League. Set up your own dirt
farmer officers and keep out law
yers, doctors, preachers, and the
merchants. Let's go.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

chased or until Oct. 1.
So pressed arr the hog raisers
of the middle west that extraorti-
rry heavy receipts Of pigs weigh
ing less thar so pounds were re-
celved at the first six terminal
points to go into the buying PC
gram. AS a result buying at
these points had to be closed down
from Aug. rs to Aug. %.
TO WASTE 1,2Oo, 900, 900
POUNDS OF PORK
The new dealers estimate that
the supply of hogs being marketed
during the fall and winter markets
will be reduced by between six
hundred and seven hundred million
pounds of live pork through the
operations of the program. The
slaughter of pigs and hogs which
could be fattened up and of sows
which are potential source of
.t-..atiru0d n, I,0,ra Tpol
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
Big Pay Farm Leader
Supports Allotment Plan

Four years ago, Charlie Talbot,
the $4,000 per year state president
Of the North Dakota Farmers
Union, went into every farming
community in North Dakota, pro-
claiming and acclaiming the Farm
Board Act" just passed by the Re-
publican Congress and signed by
the Great Engineer Hoover as the
salvation of the American farmer.
The Farm Board and the Coop
eratives it was sponsoring, and a
pegged price for wheat, would
solve under capitalism, the prob
lens of the farmers; get him "cost
Of production plus a fair profit"
iOr his grain and cattle, and thus
bring him prosperity.
Talbot indirectly appreciated
Hoover and thhe Republican adj
mnlstratiOn, and lauded Alexan-
DER Legge to the skies, telling the
tanners with great confidence and
intimately, that tho Legge was
lead Of the International Harves-
Ter Company, ]. P. Morgan con-
Germ, Yet he was alright, for his,
iaIOots, wife had gone to school
together with him in the same old
red school house, and she knew
mat Legge was the farmers friend
ana the man who would bring him
prosperity, ard that Legge being
N the farm machinery manufac-
turing game, he was interested II
me farmers making money so that
'ney could pay him.
North Dakota farmers remem.
Der this line well.
SUBSIDIZED LEADERSHIP
Several of the high PRICK
Farmers Union leaders were ap
pOlnted to government jobs will
sAiaries of $1,000 to $4,000 De
year attached. Pres. Talbot him
n was subsidized if not directl,
oez sn indirectly, as were man!
''ner farm leaders,"
Inc Farm Board Act" proved
% be a bankers and sSooIsIo+o,s
StOgram, just as the Producer
e"s said it was when the &C
vas passed. But Charlie Talbot
Sle the farmers the Producer
N news was wrong. He said ths
sas Ne ram Board Act was in fact
"a, honest, Farm Relief Act
Farmers. "OuiO reneVe Tn
p, wei, Talbot was right and tn
,s, USuOcers News was wrong; II al
w Sneve the farmers; Il relieve
mem Of an they had left IN Il
% sOrld' What Il relieved. q
turner's Of, It gave to the banke,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
Is Per Cent to Schools
IS Per Cent to Bankers

Under Camouage of Raising Funds to Provide Schools
for Children IN Destitute Districts, Bankers Would Put
Over "Sales Tax" to Wiring Money From Empower
ished Farmers and Unemployed Workers to Pay IN
terest and Principle on State 'Real Estate Bonds"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
7 Measures Will Be Submitted

Sales Tax, Beer Bank Receiver, WorIkmans Compensa-
ton Bureau, Sunday Movie Bills, the Referred and
Initiated Measures Concurrent Resolutions Regard
ing Elections and Terms of County Officers and Read
ing Bill IN Legislature the Constitutional Amend
ments ,...
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
"Sales Tax" Unmasks Gov,
LANCER as the Bankers Man

"Beer Measure Yoked With "SaIes Tax in Slick
Scheme Slip Bankers Relief Measure Onto the Back
of the Consumers, UnnOtced, in Hi-hOo-ray Beer
Campaign in Which Voters VIII Be Told to Vote
eyes" on All Bills .
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
WITHOUT LAWYER, TRIAL, BONDS
FARMERS RALLY UNDER u F. [. TO WIN FREE
DOM FOR SOUTH DAKOTA UNEIM-
PLOYED ORGANIZER
Seidler Faces Two More Charges
MavOr Promises New Relief Arrangements Win Be
Made; Organizer Was Arrested on Orders From
Politicians Grating off of Relief
fRY ]. M. AND ]. So

Mitchell, S. D.. Aug. 21.-Returning from committee
meeting of the Dawson County Labor League Aug 49,
Paul Solder state organizer of the Unemployed Councils
arrested on the streets and taken off to jail On Thurs
dav NIGHT Seider had addressed the local Unemployed
League here presenting program of militant action of re-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

posture due to their grating
off of the unemployed. Hence
Soldiers arrest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
LANCER Calls Special Bankers Relief Election
Production Of Pork for Coming
Year to be Cut 1900, 600, 900 lbs.
Under New Deal Hunger Program

NEW DEAL IN PORK MEANS STABMIZNG STAR
WALTON FOR WORKING PEOPLE JUST AS
THROUGH WHEAT ACREAGE CUT
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
United Mass Pressure Frees S. Oak. JobIess Leader

AS the officer and Sediler passed
down the street numbers of the
unemployed fell into line and fol-
lowed them to the City Hall.
Within a minute a large crowd
had gathered in the City Hall and
on the lawn in front of the build
ing demanding the immediate re-
lease of the prisoner.
UFL FARMERS STAND BY
UNEMPLOYED
The farmers who have Just been
organized into the United Farmers
League were notified of the arr :
rest. They came into town and
together with the unemployed
workers demanded his release.
After some time the crowd was
informed that Seidler was being
held on a vagrancy charge and
would be given a hearing the next
morning at 8 o'clock. The news
Of the arrest soon spread among
the workers tfruout The city and
into the territory. Agitated and
excited groups of workers gath
cred about the streets and discus
sed the matter late into the eve
ming.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
Pork Sales Tax Will Reduce Consumption

Farmers Forced to Market Hogs Through Lack of Feed
Sales Tax at Expense of Working People VIII
Mean New Slump In Mass Consumption
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

League HtIO, pICoCIIOIII5 p
lief.
It is said that certain poll
ticians are afraid of an ex-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

The Producers News 50 a year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
GLAD TO GET SUBS

GLAD TO GET SUBS
ct is the best I have seen
since the days of the old
Appeal and the Rip Saw"
writes B. P. Zuver of En-
mons county, North Dakota.
evil be only too glad to send
some subs"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
every FARMER SHOULD
E' ~ READ 1T

.The Producers News should
- in the hands of every
e e. says Roy Anderson,
70 20 Aitkin county, MINI.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
HISTORICAL SOCIETY

OF MONTANA.
HELENA
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

farmers and workers OF Nortl
CONTINUED on rage Two
Evening star., 1933-09-26

Referee Garfield Charles. The Metro
politan Life Insurance Co. Of New
York, holder Of Q lien amounting to
almost 100000 against the hotel.
was believed to be behind the manage
ment company.
As a result the sale price probably
included only the name. good viii and
such physical property as was pos
sessed by the Whitestone Management
Corporation, operators Of the hotel.
The purchase price was subject to such
other liens as may exist.
In circles close to the hotel It was
intimated that Benjamin. n. Marshall,
Chicago architect, holder Of stock In
the old hotel company, probably would
be named president, and that Edwin L.
Brashiers, one of the purchasing group,
would become general manager.
The hotel began experiencing fipan-
cial dimculties about Q year ago. when
It Was thrown into receivership by the
life insurance company, followed sew.
eral months later by bankruptcy.
Evening star., 1933-09-26

restriction that their compensation be
cut to S6 Q month unless 1t Be Tor q
combat injury. The D. A. v. asks treat
ment for men in Veterans Administra-
ton hospitals" the commander said,
for the organization Of q permanent
medical corps, In the Veterans Admins
tration, and for priority OF disabled
benefits over bonus payments. Veterans
marches or any kind OF communistic or
subversive movements are deplored BY
the organization. he said, and It Il
uated in the centers Of disabled veteran
population.
In all its fighting, however. Comdr.
Mcqueen called upon his organization
to fight "fair."
Thomas Kirby. national Legislative
chairman Of the D. A. w., bitterly scored
veteran cuts in the economy act as
brutality, savAgery and cruelty" and
predicted that the extreme injustice OF
this act had started the pendulum
swinging back again in favor ct the
veteran.
For the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
James Van Zandt, national commander,
pledged cooperation with the D. A. v.
He urged breaking Of the hornets
nest" to '1et the politicians know we
mean business" and predicted that
about the flryt Of January there's go
ing to be a lot Of fire In Washington.
Veterans from all over the country were
getting worked up over the matter, he
said, and at the next session, he pre-
dicted 1--WE will be making it most too
warm for those who double-crossed us
at the last session of Congress" It
was high time, he said, to return the
Government into the hands Of the
people.
Story by Brobeck.
The Hornets Nest" was first intro
duced to the gathering In the form Of .
story by q. K. Brobeck, vice chairman
Of the Legislative Committee of the
v. F. w. I'VE are facing a common
enemy" he told the gathering, pledg-
ing cooperation.
DR.. c. L. Kline, regional medical off,
Ger Of the Veterans Administration, ex-
planned the disqualification situation
here had been greatly restricted through
curtailment Of the number of avail.
able beds from 1,700 to 311, all of which
now are at Mount Alto Hospital.
Pledge of cooperation from the
American Legion was brought by Ed
ward L. Marthill, speaking for former
Senator Rice w. Means, department
commander Col. Means, the speaker
said. was in favor Of outright repea
of the economy act provisions curtailinl
benefits to veterans.
James F. Kehoe, acting commander
Of the District of Columbia Department
of the D. A. ", presided Among other
speakers were Ralph Chambers, ma
Evening star., 1933-09-26

tional rehabilitation chairman Of the
d. A. ": Z. Claude Babcock, past ma
tional commander Of the D. A. ", and
now president Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Federal Employees: Frank
Haley Of the New York ONCE Of the
D. A ": Dan Campbell. commander Of
the District Of Columbia Department,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, and Oscar
Jones Of the United States Employment
Service.
Capt Herbert Church was chairman
Of the Committee on Arrangements for
the mass meeting last night, and music
was by the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Band. conducted by Alvin Laurig.
Evening star., 1933-09-26
$4,000 CASH OUTLAY
IN DRAKE HOTEL SALE
Chicago Hostelry, Bankrupt, Goes
After Months Of Diff.
culties.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 26.-The Drake
Hotel. along Chicago's "0old Coast, /"
was sold In q transaction that involved
. cash exchange OF only $4,000, and
today the purchaser, the Drake Man.
agement Co., was in control.
But behind the deal was Q tale Of
financial difficulties that led up to yes
terday's bankruptcy sale by Federal