The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-03
numerous REPORTS |
OF VIOLENCE HEARD:
SHOEMAKER EXCITED
Minnesota congressman Says
Farmers Organizing Mill
tary Units
ALABAMA DAIRYmEN STRIKE
Wisconsin Deputies Use Tear
Gas; Clash Occurs Near
r. Sioux City
ALABAMA DAIRYMEn STRIKE
by the Associated Press)

by the Associated Press
Unanimous sentiment to continue
the farm strike, called off by Arnold
Gilberts, state president Of the Holt
day association, was expressed by 500
members Of the Holiday association
and the Wisconsin milk pool at a
mass meeting In Madison Friday.
The group took an advisory vote
on motion Of Walter M. Singler, head
Of the milk pool, and subsequently
adopted motion by Singler to dele
gate one member from each OF the
30 counties represented to meet with
the executive boards Of the Holiday
association and the pool.
At this meeting official decision
will be made whether the strike will
be resumed Friday night. There were
strong indications 1t would be con-
tinued.
Belief was expressed by Leo T.
Crowley, chief advisor to Governor A.
q. Schmedcman Of Wisconsin. that
the anti-selling movement had Great
&c conditions IN Wisconsin which he
doubted could be abolished "evcn II we
called the militia out"
Crowley,s statement was contained
IN q message addressed to the gov
ernor and read by President Roosevelt
in the presence Of other governors at
the White House Thursday night To
consider q new farm price-lifting plan.
There were numerous reports Of
violence In wisconsin Thursday. One
cheese factory was bombed. Deputy
sheriffs dispersed one picket group
with 80 tear gas bombs.
Dynamite blasts wrecked creamer-
les In the villages Of Krakow and
Zachow
The blasts were the fifth and sixth
bombings since the start Of the strike
In Wisconsin.
Picketing was resumed in Nebraska,
Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Nebraska pickets said truck drivers
were In sympathy with the move
rnent.
Shiver IN Cold Wind
Farm strike pickets in five states
shivered along highways Friday as
cold winds swept the prairies.
Proponents Of the national farm
embargo gathered q large force near
Sioux City. blockaded highways with
railroad ties and halted livestock
trucks.
AS truck drivers were forced to stop
picketS unfastened end gates and cat
tie and hogs wandered away from
their owners.
Violence broke out in Woodbury.
county when Vern Mcfarland and
Ward Libby were severely beaten by
a group OF pickets. They were stop
ped about two miles cast Of Neville,
while en- route to Sioux City with q
load Of livestock.
Truckers were busy rounding up
livestock which was released from
their trucks near James, Ia. by farm
pickets late Thursday night when
they attempted to run the Farm
Holiday blockade placed around the
Sioux City market.
Pickets clashed with non-strike sup
porters at the Plattsmouth. Neb.,
bridge over the Missouri river result
ing in an appeal by TED Lee. Glen
wood, Ia, trucker to Gov. Charles
Bryan Of Nebraska for help. Two Of
the anti strikers were hurt. The pick
cts were finally induced to return to
their homes.
Reports Of picketing were received
from South Dakota. Minnesota. and
northern Nebraska. /.
Violence llared In wisconsin Thurs
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