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with the Sheriff's conduct of a
legal sale of property"
Threatened wit h foreclosure,
Neuman, a farmer near WILDER,
asked help from Governor Bryan's
new moratorium law supposedly
outlawing such sales. His app:
cation for a stay was thrown out
of court, kcw-yz- =" - !; i:.+a5
2:.rc::*t:.cx q Saline county de-
= 4 action.
They called on the UNEMPLOYED
workers of Lincoln for an expires
sion of solidarity. The farmers
provided trucks and "a workers
came. Together they crowded into
the sheriff's office, sang holiday
songs, and demanded a stop of the
foreclosure sale. Judge Kohout
deputized a number of men and
ordered them to clear the court
house, although the workers and
farmers were orderly and sought
to injure no one. To incite the
crowd, blank cartridge was fired
painfully burning a five year ole
girl. Assisted by the judge, the
deputies began mauling men anC
women injuring a number of them
The sheriff was also injured by
| the deputy's shot.
NEED H5LP
In a statement explaining the
real issues of the WILDER case, the
Defense Committee of the Work
ers Unemployed Council declares
'This united action of workers anC
farmers against those who are re
sponsible for this depression hal
made the bankers and their poh
ticians frantically attempt to
smash our organizations by falls,
charges against our leaders. Pro
test meetings should be held ant
kilograms and letters of protes
sent to Governor Bryan with
resolution that they be called t,
the attention of the Attorney Gen
eral of the state. Money for tn
defense is urgently needed. Con
tributions should be sent to Mrs
D. R. Burleigh, 5120 o St.. Lincoln
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
THE LAND OF PLENTY
(BY HOMER AYRES)

Huge piles of flour made from cheap wheat,
Coolers overlooking with all kinds of meat;
Loads of potatoes, lots of beans and peas,
Great tubs of butter and hunks of nice cheese;
Big bales of cotton and bullying sacks of wool,
To be made into cothing-our warehouses full
Plenty to eat and plenty to wear
To feed us and clothe and plenty to spare;
Plenty of gold in the Wall Street banks
Plenty of oil in the Standard Oil tanks;
We have plenty of everything for you and for me,
So we're starving to death in the land of the free"
"Here is little verse (printed above) that made VI
little year ago which printed in my fathers
paper The Dakota Free Press at that time" H. A.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
GOVERNMENT IS TO
LIOUIDATE LOANS
Collateral for Loans of Co
Operatives VIII Be Sold
to Cover Loans

H. E. Babcock of Ithaca, New
York, has been appointed by
Henry Morgentha1, head of the
new farm credit administration, to
assist him in marketing the large
quantities of agricultural commo-
dities taken over by the Farm
Board as collateral security for
loans to cooperatives. The amount
Of these loans totals $751;, 236,323.
I'm addition to liquidating the
commodity loans of the Farm
Board Babcock will liquidate those
of all other farm credit agencies.
These latter are being consoli-
dated in the new farm credit ad-
ministration under Morgenthau.
The commodities which Babcock
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
WAR MANOEUVERS
In MAY PREPARE
NEXT WORLD WAR

AS a part of the preparations
for the next imperialist war the
War Department is planning the
most elaborate manoeuvers be-
tween planes and ground forces
ever held in the United States.
The manoeuvers will take place in
the vicinity of Fort Knox, hear
Louisville, Kentucky, from May Is
to q. One hundred and thirteen
planes and a large part of the
army's anti-aircraft forces will
take part in the exercises.
The preparations for the next
war are being carried on just as
vigorously under Roosevelt as un-
der Hoover.
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letting these farmers around
here learn what is going on"
THEN he sends stamps and a
list of names for some sample
copies.
Ole Manager, N. Dak., sends US.
a dollar for six month sub, four
points.
Mrs. o. B. Snuggins, Montana,
turns in another dollar for a re-
newal, four points.
VIM. Allikas, jr., Wisconsin, is
here again this week with two
subs, nine points.
Senior Announcer, Montana, re-
quests sample.
HAS NO TROUBLE SELLING
THEM
Harry Gulbank, Wisconsin sends
US two subs, four points, and or
ders a bundle of 20 per week. II
think we can easily sell Them" he
says.
Frank Murtland, Bemidji, MINI.
sends another sub, four points. He
wants another receipt book.
Carl Pearson, White Earth, N.
OAK, subscribes for six months,
four points.
Martin Bush, N. d., also sub
scribes, four points.
Erik Sweet, North Dakota, sends
US a renewal for a whole year, 8
points. 49,
Anton FlattOn, Minnesota, sub
scribes for year, eight points.
! Floyd Sharp, S. d., one sub, 2
points.
James Allan, N. Oak, is go
ing hitch-hiking and wants
100 copies of the Producers
News to take along.
K. Belko, Washington renews for
six months, four points.
Ami Granroos, S. D., sends US
$3.50 for last bundle of papers re-
ceived.
C. M. Westerly, Montana renews
with butter and eggs.
C. C. Thompson, PlentywOOd,
renews with a load of coal.
Alfred ITALIA, Minnesota, or
ders bundles amuOnting to 825
copies to be send to differ
ent parties.
Bruce Taylor, Minnesota, sends
two subs, two points, and pays for
bundle.
Louis Rick, S. OAK, sends q
dollar for bundle to be used at a
meeting.
Oscar C. Garne, N. Oak, sub
scribes, one point, and sends list
of names for sample copy.
Sherman Now, Mont, subscribes
for six months, four points.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
DELEGATE TO BISMARCK CONFERENCE CALLS
1T A SPARK TOUCHING OFF PRAIRIE
FIRES OF ORGANIZATION

that touch off the prairie fires"
of organization.
PLENTY OF ENTHUSIASM
would say that the most of the
people that attended the Bismarck
Conference learned more in three
days than they learned in their
entire previous existence-that is
about economies. They also APP
peared to get as much enthusiasm
as a new "holy roller convert" l
am well pleased with the results
and | am not one that would kid
themselves in such matters. We
have to learn by our mistakes so
we must keep a sharp look out.
1 went to the conference with
the bunch from Hettinger. Old
Tobia Koch, the fighting little man
from Bucyrus was along. On the
way home he was telling Of the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07

will sell will fall far short of Gov
ering the loans made by the Farm
Board to the cooperatives. These
cooperatives will therefore still be
in debt to the new credit admin
stration.
Thus ends the great financing
activities of the Farm Board which
were to provide relief for the
American farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
DOings of the
Advance Guard
Hurrav for VIM. AIIilas! He is the

Murray for VIM. AIlilxas! He is the winner of III.
Georgia Niger and he deserved it. They beat him
I'D and threatened shoot him for taking subscription,
for the Producers News the best farmers paper going
and he kept just the The hoodlums couldn't
stop him. He deserves the prize and is going to get
as soon as we can get it mailed to him.
Back here in the office we have been all nerved I'D
about it the last few days. Ruth Bert with her 46 points
had withdrawn from the race But then there were ALI
kas with 81, Mrs Snuggins with SO, Haaland 35 and
Miller with 80. Then Mrs. Snuggins jumped in with
dollar and raised her points to 40 and looked though
she was going to be the winner But shortly after Ali
kas was here with nine points, which brought him UP
along side of Ruth with 46 points That is the way the
things stood at the end of March. Vim. AIkas ir is
the winner.
Now we are starting another race for the month of
April Who is going to win the Georgia Niger" this
month";
This report the first day of April and a couple
have already got good start Frank Denk and Mrs Snug
gins each started with 10 points the very first day.
your eye On the last day of March he jumps in with
I20 points, and he had four in the week. If he
keeps that up April the rest of you will have 90 some
to beat him.
Then they are mobiizng their U. F. L. forces in st.
Louis county, Mnn for the sub drive That's gong to he
interesting too Other u F. L. getting ready to do
the thing The for April is going to be hot one
Let all get in with the intention of being the winner
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
GET GOOD START
WITH AZ MEMBERS
Organize Protective Assn.
in Ark; Interested
Crowd
(BY MRS. M. E. b.

Greenwood, Ark, March 81
am writing to tell you how much
/ appreciate the services rendered
to our community by Roy Miller
of South Dakota and Hugh Gore
of Mena, Ark.
They arrived at our home ON
Tuesday morning, March % where
we had a small crowd of earnest
listeners to whom Mr.. Miller spoke
in clear tones and plain under
standing words to the satisfaction
of all present. Miller explained
the purpose and workings of the
Farmers Protective Association
and also of the conditions of farm
ers in many parts of the United
States which are just about the
same as here.
START WITH AZ MEMBERS
They remained with us until on
Thursday evening at which time
we had a very nice crowd to which
Mr.. Miller made another very able
talk which was very much appre-
ciated. After that Hugh Gore also
made us q good talk and organized
the Protective Association. We
adopted the platform of the AssO-
citation the same as Mena, Arkan-
sas. Our organization numbers ~
members.
/ think it takes real heroes Il
undertake the task those two
young men have and I wish hem
and our cause all the success that
is possible.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
SHERIFF THREATENS
FARMERS AT SALE
WITH NAT. GUARDS

Elk Horn, Iowa, March rs
Threats of Sheriff George Jensen
of Harlan to ask for national
guard troops made 700 farmers
leave the scene of an eviction re
Gently. The farmers had gathered
Tuesday to protest the eviction OF
Christ LANCE from his foreclosed
farm.
The farm was leased to L. W.
Johnson.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
TODAY-e2 q year.

For information about
the United Farmers League
write to National Headquar-
ters at Box "a, Superior,
Wisconsin
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
DEMAND RELIEF
OF MINI. STOCK
Farmers Protest Attempt to
Give Feed for Stock
on Loan Basis
(BY H. c.

Shevlin, Mimi, April 1.-The
state appropriation of $50, 900 for
feed relief for the impoverished
farmers of Minnesota was one Of
the direct results of the state re-
lief march to st. Paul on Feb. 10
20. Stock in all parts of Clear
water county have been unable to
get up, starving from the lack of
hay and feed.
On March II, three hundred
farmers met in the Bagley court
house, determined to get feed re-
lief. By six o'clock that night, R.
A. Trovatten, head of the Mime
sofa Department of Agriculture,
had mailed letter to the Secre-
tary of the Farmers United Front
Committee of Action, with appli-
, cation blanks for the farmers
needing relief.
$50 AT MEETING
The Committee of Action then
called a meeting of the farmers
for March "a. Over $50 farmers
participated. The Committee of
Action asked the county agent to
act as one of the committee that
would pass on the applications for
free feed. He told the farmers
that this relief would be in the
form of a loan and would be pay
able next fall.
The farmers want mo such ere
lief" They made out their appli-
cations for free feed and sent
them to R. A. Trovatten, with the
demand that the feed be in the
county by April A at the latest.
If the feed does not come in Gov
ertnor Olson will be held RESPONSE
BILE for every head of stock that
dies of starvation.
r. F. C. AGENT A. w. o. L.
Miss Floren, Governor Olson's
personal agent on the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation relief
outfit, saw fit to be out of town
when the farmers were meeting.
The relief office is becoming 6
very paradise for the relief fax
ers. The relief given out amounts
to about A to cents day. The re-
lief agents are going to try Il
make the farmers work out theil
relief in advance on the roads. Thu
farmers are not allowed to bu!
feed for their starving stock on
off their relief orders. They ar,
forced to buy all their groceries
from the local stores and are pre-
vented from buying many necessi
ties.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
REFUSE ORGANIZER
RELIEF

The relief takers are trying to
break the organization of the
farmers by refusing to give re-
lief to the organizer for the
United Farmers League. The Com
mittee of Action, however has
forced them to give the organizer
some relief. The farmers are not
going to allow anyone to be brow
beaten by that gang of political
hypocrites.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
NEVER At such A CONVENTION BEFORE

march to the statehouse. Said he,
II just took my banners and put
them right down in front of that
old woman speaker there. She
sort of craned her neck around
and said, Move them to one side,
that's rather confusing
81 just told her that think
this body has been confusing YOU
for two months and thirty minutes
more won't make any difference. 4"
AS DEAR AS HIS MARRIAGE
CERTIFICATE
lobe pulled out his red dele
gate card and remarked that he
thought as much of that card as
he did of his marriage certificate
l understand that they are eoino
strong up around Hettinger now
They mustered an army of 4oC
farmers to stop a sale at the court
house lately reported in the PRO.
ducers News of March BY AT
the activity was the result Of /,
call sent out to a farmer, he sem
out a call to other farmers ans
so the "fire" spreads.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07

An enlarged meeting of the Executive Council of the
United Farmers League in Minneapolis March % and 20
discussed in very great detail certain of immediate
problems in raying the American farmers for struggle
around their immediate demands.
The most important discussion of the two day
session revOved around the question of the role of
the United Farmers League in the United Front
struggles of the farmers and the specific form
which the United Front has taken in the Local
Committees of Action and in the State and Ma
hOnal Committees for Action.
AS result of the discussion brief statement
adopted to be published in the Producers News
a guide to all members of the United Farmers
League in their united front activity. This state
ment will be enlarged in series of articles which
will be published in the Producers News and later
issued in pamphlet form.
The representatives of the various states reported
the organization status of the United Farmers League in
trer territories On the basis of these reports and the dis
cusson around them specific ace given to each state
representative how the United Farmers League work
should be carried out in the immediate future.
The reports showed that there locals of the nter
Farmers League existing in seventeen states with contacts
and interested farmers in practically every state in the
country agreed that the development of the work
turnout the country depended the effective functionng
OF the National Office
Certain minor changes in language were recommended
for the Draft Program which to be issued Immediately by
the Producers News in pamphlet form
Ire present membership cards in the League will be
changed to membership books and dues stamps will be issued
to be placed in the books decided further that the
Executive Council be authorized ossue special Contrbu-
ton Stamps extraordinary conditions should make it
essary for the National Office to have additional funds
Charters will be issued to the Individual locals from
the National Office at low COST All funds from this source
will go to the National Office.
United Farmers League button is be distributed by
the National Office to all members who wish to purchase
them.
The questions of National Convention of the United
Farmers League and the training of organizing forces
placed the order of business of the Executive
Council meeting.
The absence of any funds has been hampering
the work of the National Office very seriously The
enlarged Executive Council decided that an imme-
date appeal should be made through the PrOduc-
News for contributions from members and
sympathetic farmers to enable the National Office
to carry out the many immediate tasks with which
it is faced
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07

l am 76 years old, was born and
raised on a farm near Mortified,
Minnesota, July IL, 1857. There
in 1874 the great CD Carlton col
lege was built, where a preacher
or two a year could be turned out
"free" CD so that our GLORIOUS"
state constitution could be carried
out, which provides that said Carl
ton College would be exempted
from a taxation of it's properties
and monies.
My father volunteered in the
war of '61 to fight for the Carl
ton College outfit and to change
chattle slavery to wage slavery,
for the black and white farmers
and the black and white workers
of the whole nation, now called
wage workers.
Sole 80 years ago we came to
Minnesota as did all these farm
ers of the west under the home
stead act, owing practically not a
dollar, built and improved every
thing, and here we are, out on the
streets and by-ways without a
dollar and in rags.
COLLEGE TAX FREE
In southern Minnesota we have
three charitable" colleges, Carl
ton, st. Olaf at Mortified, and
Seabury at Fairbault. They have
over $3,OOO,0O0 loaned out on farm
and working mems homes, draw
ing from to per cent interest
and do not pay one cent of taxes
It costs about $1,000 a year pei
head to get an Education" a Ia
Wall st. and Steel Corporation
Some charitable institutions.
The concern at Fairbault is g
military school, under the super
vision of Wall Streets war de-
partment. In one building they
teach "Thou shalt not kill"-thi'
is an Episcopal institution-and il
another building they teach then
and train them to shoot to kill.
In the southern part of this
state there are hundreds of bank
and private money sharks WIKI
have hundreds of millions of dol
lars loaned out on farms and OF
working mems homes at from
to z per cent interest and do no
pay a cent of taxes, and haven
for over 20 years.
WORSE OFF THAN
IN 1899
l have before me tax receip
issued to me for 1899 which show
that for that year 1 paid $7.13 o.
80 acres. Of the 80, 40 was O
sugar bush from which that sprin,
We sold $50 gallons of maple syrul
at 81 a gallon. That same yea
we had 30 acres of the other Al
into winter wheat for which w,
received 90 cents a bushel an,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07

DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
Harry JUL, Minot, N. D. sends
one sub, one point, and pays for
bundle. 80.
Louis A. Kurtz, Chicago, ILL.,,
sends a dollar for bundle of
back numbers. "The copy
received was read by about 20
people," he says. We are sorry
but we run out of that back
number.
Joe Palezewski, North Dakota,
sends a list of names for sample
copies and money to pay for mail
ing.
Frank Witty, N. Dak., sends US
two more subs, four points.
Mrs. Anton Harstad, N. D., one
sub, four points.
J. ]. Walstad, S. OAK, pays for
500 U. F. L. cards.
Alfred ITALIA, Minnesota, sends a
sub, two points, and pays for a
bundle of 100.
Otto Wallin, Wisconsin, RENTS
$3.50 for bundles.
E. E. Bunch, California orders
a bundle of 100.
E. M. Kjorstad, N. OAK, also
wants 100 papers for meeting on
April 1.
Sigwill Wulff, California is an
other one ordering 100 papers.
Alois COLI, North Dakota sub
scribes, one point.
J. w. Eustis, Idaho, sends one
sub, two points.
Henry Fields, Idaho, subscribes
two points.
John Hubel, Nevada, subscribes
for six months, four points.
Jacob Polo, Oregon, renews, foul
points.
August Schlemmer, Minnesota
one sub, one point.
0. o. Jurva, Minnesota, renews
for six months, four points.
ALASKA HEARD FROM
AGAIN
Otis G. Berry, Alaska, gets u
two subs, one for a year and ont
for six months, IL points.
Frank Witty, North Dakota
sends five dollars to. apply on &C
count.
Elmo Hill, North Dakota send
another three subs, three points.
4 Harry Sans, North Dakoti
subscribes, one point.
H. N. Tvedt, North Dakota send
one sub, two points.
Clifford Logan, Minnesota send
one sub, two points, and says
"Here's hoping for success of you
paper"
WANTS TO TELL THE
FARMERS
B. C. Hagglund, Minnesota,
writes, 81 am interested in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
Friday. April 7, 1888
Weekly Report from the
Executive Council
United Farmers League

An enlarged meeting of the Executive Council of the
United Farmers League Minneapolis March % and 20
discussed very great detail certain of most immediate
problems in rayng the American farmers for struggle
around their immediate demands.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
SHOOT FARMER IN
MINI. ROAD STRIKE

Continued from Front Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
LID. APPEALS
LUX CONVICTION

Continued from page one)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-02-24
Stage Seats, If Needed
Preparations to Accommodate Over
flow Crowd at kreis!er Concert

Harold S. Dyer, head of the
University music department,
said yesterday that he had re-
ceived word from Fritz Kreisler
authorizing him to provide seats
on the stage, for the concert
Monday evening, if the main
floor and balcony were not ade-
quate to accommodate the crowd.
The sale of tickets thus far
indicates that the house will be
sold out" said Mr.. Dyer. "All
the balcony seats have been TAX
en-, and the applications for the
main floor seats continue to come
in. But we are going to find a
place, somehow, for everybody
who wants to hear Kreisler, and
so we are prepared to place
chairs upon the stage"
Applications for tickets should
be made at the music depart
ment office.
(The Kreisler program ap-
pears On another page.)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-02-24
Want to Keep Tamblyn
Students Petition That He Be Kept
AS Presbyterian Pastor Here
cOurthOuSes

University students who have
a t ten e d the Presbyterian
church in, the last few months
want Rev. Ronald Tamblyn re-
tanned as the pastor, and they
are presenting to the authorl-
ties of the church a petition that
he be kept in Chapel Hill.
1t was made known recently
that Mr.. Tamblyn had gone to
Lawrence, Kansas, on a two
weeks visit, and that he was be-
ing considered for call there.
During Mr.. Tamblyn's resi-
dence here" says the students
petition, "he has shown himself
to be capable, tactful and de-
voted, and a thorough leader and
scholar in both religious and in
tellectual life. AS we under
stand that he is now being con-
sidered by another church, we re-
spectfully request that you con-
slider him at the earliest oppor-
tunity. We deeply believe in
him and feel that we, the Uni
versity, and the state, as well as
your church and the local com
munity, are in need of him"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-02-24
"RObin Hood" March 2
Dekoven's Famous Comic Opera to Be
Presented in Memorial Hall

Robin Hood" the celebrated
comic opera by Reginald DeKov-
en-, will be presented by the Bos-
ton Light Opera Company at
80 next Thursday evening in
Memorial hall.
This is one of the offerings in
the University entertainment Sc
ries. For persons who do not
have season tickets the admis-
sion price is 81.
Since it's first presentation in
Chicago 33 years ago, robin
Hood" has enjoyed a vast popu-
larity. Often called America s
finest comic opera, it has been
produced all over the English
speaking world. One of the we'll
known songs in it is Brown Oc-
tober Ale"
Among the singers in the cast
here next week will be Raymond
Simonds as Robin Hood, Melvin
CrOWell as Little John, Robert
Henry as Friar Tuck, Genarro
D'Alessandro as Scarlet, Marion
Aubens as Alan-a-Dale, Norma
Erdman as Maid Marian, Hud-
son Carmody as the Sheriff,
Yvonne DesROsiers as Anna
belle, and Eugene Conley as Sir
Guy. There will be a large Choir
us.