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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
10000 FARMS
ARESOLD NPA.
Can't Pay Debt When Milk
Brings Only Two Cents
a Quart
(By a Farmer Correspondentl


Franklin, County, Pa There
have been lots of sheriffs sales
here, some paying as low as five
cents on the dollar. Most of these
sales have been farm renters or
troopers. Practically half Of the
land is rented for half the grain
raised, and quite a few renters
pay the road taxes.
There were 81 properties sold at
the court house last Friday, Feb.
10 at a sheriff's sale. There wers
over 10000 farms sold in Pennsyl-
vanla last year at shcriff's sales.
GETTING POORER
My income has been about ole
dozen eggs and one gallon cf milk
day this winter to pay expenses
and keep a family Of ten, SC you
see we haven't got much to go ON.
We live ON a 100 acre farm and
didn't raise over 500 bushels of
grain last year. The average
farm is getting poorer and ex-
penses are getting higher all the
time.
One farmer told me he got 90
cents hundred for his milk last
month. That is about two cents a
quart. That same milk sells fol
10 and IL cents In the city.
didn't sell any milk all winter.
GET BEAN CHECKS
There are several hundred un.
employed in the county. Some arr
working for the state and are get.
ting what we call bean checks fol
pay. These checks are good al
stores for certain goods, abou-
enough to keep from starving
Everybody is complaining but no
body doing much.
A few of Us are trying to ge
the people together to stop som,
of this robbery. It is a hard job
/ tlel them it is our own fault an,
the sooner we get together TIL
sooner we will have better con
ditions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
LOANS FOR SUMMER
FALLOWING

Provision is made for loans
within the maximum allowed per
fa1mer-for the purchase of ma
terials and spraying and busting,
to protect crops from insects and
diseases; for payment Of water
charges, electric power, etc., nee
essary to crop production on irri-
gated land; for production expense
including employment of hand la
Dor, on sugar beets, sugar cane,
hops, and rice. Loans may also be
made this year for summer fallow-
ing, not to exceed $3.50 an acre
for acreage not in excess Of that
planted in 1882, provided a first
lien is given on all crops growing
or to be planted, grown, and har-
vested in 1888 sufficient to cover
the advance.
In addition to the reduction re-
quired this year in acreage of the
cash crops, borrowers must agree
TO plant a garden for home use
and a sufficient acreage of feed
crops to supply feed for their live
stock.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
FARM BOARD HEAD,
STONE, TO RESIGN
FROM JOB MARCH 4

James C. Stone, who has been
chairman of the Federal Farm
Board, since the resignation of Al
exander Legge, has handed in his
resignation to President Hoover
to take effect March A.
In the letter containing his res
ignation Stone pointed out what
wonders" the Farm Board had
accomplished. These wonders
cohlsist mostly inh.making loans to
cooperative"
He neglected to mention the fact
that the farmer have been ruth
lessly plundered by the Farm
Board for the spectators, and
have never received any benefits
from it.
This makes another well paiC
| job open for some worthy Demo
crat, who will take his turn fool.
| ing the farmers.
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HOLIDAY BUSINEEMAS
is DEPUTIZED

Among the deputies there, were
four slaves from Froid, several
from Bainville and from practical
ly every town in the county. Mr.,
Peter Moe of Poplar, the garage
man that the Holiday Association
seized a repossessed car from,
was there with a sawed off shot
gun and blood in his eyes, also
deputized by Sheriff Lowe. The
only nervous and scared people
there were the sheriff and his
deputies.
The sentiment and feeling among
the farmers was very strong
against Judge Paul, for granting
the foreclosure. Mr.. Fryling is 3
hard working Industrious yuonp
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lien, will be passed on first by
county advisory committees. If
the county committee and the field
inspector certify the application, it
will be forwarded to one of the
several regional field offices for
final approval and disbursement.
The location of the regional Off
ces, and the states served by each,
is as follows:
REGIONAL OFFICES
Washington, D. c., for Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Is
land, New York, Pennsylvania,
Michigan (for all counties east OF
Lake Michigan), Ohio, New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
West Virginia, North Canolina
Sodth Carolina, Georgia, mad Flor
ida.
Memphis, Tenn, for Alabama
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Tennessee.
st. Louis, Mo-, for Indiana, Hi
nois, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas
Oklahoma, and eastern Colorado.
Dallas, Texas, for Texas, New
Mexico, and Arizona.
Minneapolis, Mimi, for Iowa
Minnesota, Nebraska, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Montana, Michigan (for thost
counties included in the Northern
Peninsula), Washington, Oregon
and Idaho (north of and including
Idaho county,.
Salt Lake City, Utah, for Cali
fornia, Nevada. Utah, Wyoming
Idaho, (portion south of Idah,
county,, and western Colorado.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
IOWA BANK CLERK
is HELD, FARMERS
BID $45 AT SALE

Lemars, Ia, Feb. 11.-Earl Err
nest, employee of the First Ma
tional bank, was pinioned today
while farmers bid in several hun
bred dollars worth of chattels for
$45 at a mortgage sale.
Ernest, acting as clerk of the
sale, was held for more than an
hour while a score of farmers de-
manded the bank make a settle
ment with Farmer w. J. McKib-
bin.
Farm machinery went at 10 cents
an item, horses at so cents and
cows at 20 cents.
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and told the farmers that he was
secretary of the Cab Committee
which had called the conference
and that the farmers had come as
delegates to the conference.
Il ask all of you farmrs who
want to go ON with the united
front Conference as it was cal
led to raise your right hand"
Every hand went up, except
three.
Rosenberg then asked all OPP
posed to the conference to raise
their hands.
Parmenter and his accomplice
Croker raised their hands.
The delegates finished register
ing and the Conference came to
order at II o'clock as scheduled.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
CABINET PICKED
BY ROOSEVELT
New Cabinet VIII Garry on
Policies of Wall St. as
Hoover Gang Did

The Roosevelt cabinet has been
picked and will be appointed after
March A. 1t is a cabinet of mil
ionaires and their most servile
tools.
1t includes the following:
Secretary of State, Senator Cor
dell Hull of a rich land owning
family Of Tennessee.
Secretary of the Treasury, Will
liam FL. WOOdin, big capitalist,
president Of the American Car and
Foundry Co. He is also Oh the
board of many other big wage cut
ting corporations. Woodim has
been, according to the capitalist
press, ga Republican of the more
conservative type" His choice is
made to assure Wall Street that
the program Of Mellon and Mills
will be continued without break
by the Democratic administration.
Attorney General, Senator ThOs.
]. Walsh, one of the two Montana
Anaconda Copper Co. twins in the
Senate. The other is the "pro-
gressive" Wheeler. He was the
choice of the Roosevelt forces for
chairman of the last Democratic
convention there he helped Roose-
welt get the nomination. He is be-
ing rewarded with this job.
Secretary of War, Governor
George Dern, of Utah. Mining
capitalist and politician.
Secretary of the Navy, Senator
Claude A.. Swanson. Outstanding
advocate of big navy.
Postmaster General, James Far.
ley.-- Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee and the New
York State Democratic Committee
He is also chairman of the corrupt
New York Athletic BOOKING
Commission, which regulates" the
prize fight racket for the benefit
of the promoters in New Yorl
State. He is also president of the
General Builders Supply Co. il
New York and a salesman for The
United States Gypsum Co. He
was the go-between in getting the
delegates at the Chicago conven
ton lined up for Roosevelt.
Secretary of the Interior, HarOlC
l.. Ickes. Ickes is lawyer and ;
"reformer." Ickes used to be /;
Republican and was selected at tn,
request of Senator Hiram John
son of California.
Secretary of Agriculture, Henri!
A. Wallace. Wallace is the son o.
the Secretary of Agriculture il
the Harding cabinet. He is also
progressive" Republican, espec
tally useful to the Democrats be
cause Of his ability to think VI
farm "relief plans to fool tn
farmers. He is one of the origina
sponsors of the hunger allotmen
plan. He runs the Shiny Wallace
Farmer, published at Des Moines
Secretary of Commerce, DAME
G. Roper. Has held many politica
jobs in Washington. He is par
ticularly good at telling big cor
porations and the rich how the,
can have their income taxes Gu
or refunded. Roper was chosen a
a bargain with William G. Nc
Adoo, Senator-elect, of California
who was the agent between tn
Roosevelt and Garner forces at tn
Chicago convention.
Secretary of Labor, France
Perkins. Perkins is Industrial
Commissioner in New York. Sh
has covered the miserable condi
tions of the workers in New Yor
with masses of statistics and ere
form" programs.
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DOings of the
Advance Guard

We are all set for the big race. Who is going to
get the prize for the month of Marcha The winner will
get Georgia Niger, novel written by John L. Spivak
or any other book not costing more than $3.50
In our last paper we said: The biggest number of
yearly subs in during TIE month is what counts
This was mistake and we want to correct it. You get
the credit for eight Is cent subs you do for one
81 SUBJ Of course the dollar subs give the least
amount of work and we like them the best
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FAKER TRIES TO
DISRUPT MEET
Holiday President Makes
Vicious Attempt to Smash
Conference
lBY b. ID

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 20.-Some of
the big boys tried to disrupt the
Nebraska Farmers Conference.
Parmenter, president of the Ne
braska Holiday Association, and a
half dozen stool pigeons came into
the All building at the State Fair
Grounds and spoke to the farm
ers.
'You men don't have to register.
You farmers came here to con-
ference. Just elect a chairman" he
said.
Parmneter got up and talked
half an hour. All he said was,
'MilO Reno gets $4,000 a year
and ne sent me here to help you
farmers"
Then A. o. Rosenberg got up
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
SALES TAX BILLS
IN LEGISLATURES
IN TWENTY STATES

Sales tax bills have been intro
duced in twenty state legislatures
already. The states in which such
bills have been introduced are:
Arizona, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, I'LL
nOis, Indiana, Kansas, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska, New Mexico, Ohio, Ore
gon, South Carolina, Texas, Wash
ington and Wisconsin. The rates
of taxation vary from 1 to 8 per
cent.
Sales tax bills are also expected
to be presented to the Legislatures
of Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana,
New York, North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Virginia.
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1000 FARMERS
PREVENT SALE

CONTINUED from page One)
for more talks of that nature al
though Mr.. Horsford was the only
speaker there. Sheriff Lowe then
asked for permission to speak to
the crowd. Shaking like an earth
quake he mounted to the truck
and told the farmers that he was
glad to see so many of them there
but he was there to enforce the
law, the law had sold his farm on
the same doorstep, and farms al
ways have been sold under any
government and always will be.
COMMITTEE OF ACTION
The farmers smiled and said:
"This is once that capitalist tool
did not enforce the law" AS
many as could get in retired TO
the court room to transact bust
ness and appoint county commit
tee of action.
They also called in the secretary
of the Central Relief committee
and cross questioned him in regard
to the handling Of the relief, de-
mahded relief until such time,
If there ever is such time under
this system when they will be
able to provide for themselves.
They also demanded cash relief
there are approximately 900 get
ting relief in this county now.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

The Sunrise National Bank Of
Baldwin, N. Y, resources sos. 551
and the Citizens National Bank Of
New Brunswick, N. J., resources
81 1862, 769, both national banks
closed their doors on Feb. ID.
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ence go on record as supporting
the demands of the unemployed
worker for immediate cash relief,
Be it resolved that the Farm
er's Relief Conference go on rec
ord as absolutely opposed to all
imperialistic wars and therefore,
we demand that all military forces
of our government be immediate
ly removed from any foreign land
and also we demand the immediate
transferring of all war funds to
relief and educational purposes.
Be it Resolved that we demand
a law to be passed to the effect
that those who advocate imperial
istic war must serve actively Oh
the front. Those people who are
opposed or have no desire to par
ticipate in any i1nperialistic wars
to be exempted from active Ser
vice.
Be it Resolved that the South
Dakota Farmers Relief Conference
now assembled in Pierre, South
Dakota, go on record as siren
uously opposed to the "Corey'
gross income tax bill now before
the present session of the legisla.
ture.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
Illinois Bank Closes

The First National Bank of
Lumberton, Miss, resources $685.
871 and the Nakomis National
Bank of Nakomis, H., resource osf
$1,O18,817 closed their doors on
Feb. z.
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QOlldf SUBS give US the least
. them the best.
Toward winning the prize
they are also the ones which
count up the fastest, so get
as many of them as you can
but never turn anything
down if the amount is ever 50
small.
The report in the Advance Guard
is always week or more old. Il
ends on the Saturday before the
paper is printed. This week it
ended on Feb. 25.
Now let US all do our bes+ and
see whowill get the honor of win
ming the prize for the month Of
March.
DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
Raymond Rowe of Strandburg.
S. OAK, renews and pays for
sample copies.
Clint Brown, EversOn, Wash,
subscribes for six months.
Victor Rydeen, Great Falls,
, Mont, sends one sub.
R. w. Arvidson, Aitkin, MINI,
sends one sub.
John Husa, Plentywood, Mont,
got US one sub.
Louis Wallin, Van Hook, N. D.,
sends us three more subs.
NJ. Vedvick, Williams Co, N.
Oak, sends us five subs all in one
lump
GOT FARMERS INTERESTED
]. E. Fry, Edgewater, Cole,
subscribes and says: 81 distribut-
ed quite a few papers in east
ern Colorado and got farmers
Interested"
Martin Novak, Bull, Idaho, re.
news.
Con. Schaefers, Grants Pass.
Ore, subscribes. eff l can get
enough interest around here then
we may be able 30 do something
for ourselves" he says.
Geo. Hercugonjo, East StanwooC
Wash, wants a sample copy.
John L. Str1d, Memo, S. Oak.
' sends one sub.
II Hans Larson, Memo, S. Oak.
orders a bundle of 20 papers.
Il Effie Kjorstad, Williston, N. D.
/, sends a six month sub.
5 F. Corinth, Chicago, Ill, send:
3 stamps for sample copies.
FARMERS ORGANIZE WELL
= Casey M. BOskaljOn, EatOnvilIe,
Wash, sends two dollars for a
years sub. Farmers are Orga-
nizing well in this vicinity,
the future looks bright for the
u. F. L." he writes.
j Frank Walters, Sioux City, La
sends dollar for another hundre
q papers.
: Workers Center, Phoenix, Arii
: orders bundle of so.
Villa Mattson, Marengo, Wis
v sends dollar on account.
q S. Falkowski, Fruit Port, Mich
1 pays for bundles.
Frank Murtland, Bemidji, Min
sends one sub and orders bundle.
r Marvin Kuivinen, of Ottertai
e Mimi, subscribes for six month
Arthur Timpson, Gleason, Wis
f sends three more subs. He want
two more receipt books.
Erik Sweet, Bonetraill, N. Oak
sends one sub.
Joe Fish, Ranch Creek, Mont
renews for six months and send
one more sub.
7. E. Williams, Reserve; An
drew Espen, Comertown; Hans
Olson, Plentywood, and Andre
. Haugne, Westby, Mont, renews.
Louis Myer, Littlefork, MINI
renews.
VIM. Helm, Boyd, Mimi, sub
. scribes for one year.
. Frank Arvola, Hancock, Mich
subscribes.
S. A. Witherspoon, Puyallu
Wash, WANTS sample copies.
g farmer and has large circle {
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DEMANDS
RELIEF

1. Cash relief. Today on thou
sands of South Dakota farms is
no cash with which to buy clothes
or fuel, or repair drafty, leaky
houses. Whole families aEsetins .iy
clothed and badly fed andtuwhen
these conditions bring sickness
there is no money for medicines
or dental care. Cash relief must
Immediately be appropriated to
cover the needs of all such fami-
lies during the period between now
and when the legislature convenes
again.
Relief in kind. Much of the re-
lief required by both farmers and
city unemployed is food products
and supplies. These should be
bought directly from the farmers
at price above the cost Of pro-
duction. The processing and the
transportation of these food pro-
ducts and other relief supplies and
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transportation companies during
the period of the econmoic crisis.
8. Administration of Relief for
Farmers. We demand that the
determination of how much relief
is needed by each family, and the
administration Of that relief be
placed in the hands of local COM
mittees must be selected by mass
meeting of all farmers needing re-
lief.
4. Source of Relief Funds. In
answer to the statements made by
professional relief organizations
that it is impossible to raise the
large sums necessary for relief, we
demand that among others the
following sources of funds be tap
ped:
a. Heavy tax on big incomes.
b. High tonnage on all minerals
mined.
C. Diversion Of funds appropriat
ed for the Farm Bureau to relief
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RESOLUTIONS

Resolved that this body go on
record as favoring the retention
of our present primary election
law.
Be it resolved that the bill now
pending before the present ses-
sion of the legislature providing
for maximum high school fee of
$3.50 per month be endorsed.
Be it resolved that the Farmers
Relief Conference demand the i'm
mediate repeal of the two cent
gasoline tax diversion to the
Rural Credit Fund, and that the
1.-TWO cent diversion" be used for
the maintenance Of the common
schools and for immediate cash
relief.
Be it resolved that this confer
ence go on record as being op-
posed to the direct buying of live
stock by packers.
Be it resolved that this confer
ehce go on record in favor of any
and all measures that will loosen
the grip of the power trust and
give power rights without restric.
ton to the people of the State.
Be it resolved that this Confer
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

William D. Gordon, Secretary IF
Banking, has announced the clos
ing of the Chester County Trust
Company, West Chester, Pennsyl-
varia.
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MEAN HIGHER TAXES

The bills are being introduced
under the guise of supplying funds
for unemployment relief. Actually
they are measures to put ever
more taxes on the working popu-
lation.
Even if all of the money were
used for unemployment relief it
wuold mean that the capitalist
class is supplying relief out of the
meager earnings of the workers
who still have jobs and the farm
ers. Unemployment relief must
be forced out Of the capitalist
class who can and must pay high
er taxes out of the billions they
have robbed from the farmers and
workers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03
FAIL TO STOP
SALE OF FARM
Committee of Action Is
Caught Mapping; Won't
Make Mistake Again
(BY W. FL

Olympia, Wash, Feb. 15.-We
had about 400 farmers and city
workers assembled at a mortgage
sale on the court house steps
here.
The day was bad one, showing
hard, ard so the people went in
side to get out of the cold. Farm
ers who had % to so miles to
come were on time and ready for
action. but those who lived hear
came late. Altogether it was a
poorly disciplined crowd.
ATTORNEY BIDS PROPERTY
Phe committee of action kept
separating and it was impossible
to get together to do any bust
ness. The sheriff stood on the
steps and the prosecuting attor-
ney bid in the property for the
mortgage and full costs, while the
crowd filled up the doorway anc
prevented the bunch from getting
outside.
However, the owner of the place
and his wife had taken a home
stead on the place and cannot be
evicted for year, anyway.
MADE A MISTAKE
After the sale we held a meet.
ing and decided that we had made
a serious mistake, and on every
hand it was acknowledged that wt
had been caught mapping. The
committee of action also agreed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

J. N. Peyton, Bank Commission
er of Minnesota, has announced the
First State Bank, Gary, and the
Farmers State Bank, Waconia,
closed.
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South Dakota Farmers
Make Basic Demands
State Relief Conference Rallies Farmers for Relief,
Security and Better Living Standard

The demands adopted by the rank and file
to Dakota Relief Conference
which held 1922. The conference which
was held less Nebraska State Relief
Conference took Preamble the Nebraska demands
its of m TACT we nave
not printed South Dakota Preamble.
DEMANDS
We farmers ere making three basic demands
l. We demand speedy relief from the present dis
tress
D. We demand security of farms, stock ma
chinery and household goods
g. We demand rise in our standards of living by
a fair participation in the national wealth.
Grouped under these heads demands follow:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

The First Bank of North Bend
Nebraska, with resources of $313,-
631, closed up on Feb. 8.
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that they had not acted correctly.
In fact, we all got in and accepted
in true spirit the criticism of our
action. Having recognized our
mistake we will not make the
same one again.
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RISE IN STANDARD OF LIVING

prices to consumers and raise
prices for all farm products sold.
A. The defeat of any legisla-
ton attempting to raise farm
prices by putting an increased
load on the consumer, leaving
middlemen their usual swollen
profits.
5. Enactment of legislation sup
plying production credit to al
farmers so as to insure a basis
for national consumption at nor
NAL levels. This credit must moi
be restricted to those farmers who
still have collateral. It should be
administered by local committees
of rank and file farmers.
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1. Abolition of the state militia,
the funds for its support to be
transferred TO the public schools.
2. Reduction of license fees to
SO on cars and trucks whose as
sessed value is under $3.50, no re-
duction for cars or trucks of great
er value. No license fee on trail
ers that are not used for CONNER
cial purposes.
8. Recognizing that when farm
ers sell their crops, and when city
consumers buy food supplies, that
both are robbed there should be
formed a price-regulating body Of
actual consumers and farmers
whose duty shall be to reduce the
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mortgage payments, interest and
rents for all farmers living on and
operating such farms.
8. No Deficiency judgments
We demand the unconditional re-
peal of the deficiency judgment
law, covering all cases dating tc
July 1, 1881.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-03

farmer and has a large circle Of
friends.
1t is rumored that several hun
dred dollars was spent for depu-
ties, etc.