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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20
Y TANKMEN WIN.

The Central Y swimming team defeated Ansonia Y Saturday in the local natatorium, S5 to az, tak- ing hrsts in every event.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20

Star Attraction-10 R Cocoa Kid, New Haven VI Semi-Final Attraction-8
 Steve Carr, Meriden vs Special Added Attraction-7 Al Gainer, New Haven vs
 6 Rounds-M Eddie Moore, Bridgeport vs
 6 Rounds-Light Sid Wheeler, Atlanta vs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20

quet of the bowlers Saturday night at Mike Ferrick's Lakeside Tavern Jim Kiely, statistician of the league directed the sweepstake event which was thoroughly enjoyed by all participants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20
Odds and Ends


 Although it may be little bayhoo for the battle of the Maxc i New York June s reported that Jack Dempsey will come ont of refinement Sharkey home Boston, and go trcueh three exhibition with Max Semeng Monday night April 10 at the under the auspices of Promoter Edde
 Mack Leo and Mickey Bishop of Taunton may hook up o of the prems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20
REDS

Tampa. Fla, March 2O-(UP)- Pitcher Frank Henry was the only Cincinnati Reds roster to-day. Out fielder Taylor DOuhit arrived in camp last night and signed hls 1883 contract. The Reds were given q holiday to-day by Manager Donic Bush. who feared they might become stale after 18 days of practice in brOlllng weather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20
WeekIv necorlI..

High Single-J. Colgan 135.
 High Three-G. Ronalter 355. High Team Single-Owls sos. High Team Total-Oowls 875.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20
BOWLING
Broadway Lights Standing.
Sena0n Records,

High Single-J. Colgan 135. High Three-G. Ronalter 355. 326.
 High Team Total-Oows 875.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20

There following sports throughout Mayor Joe Dutton of Bristol takes his iron hat them His the Newport ourna ent to the players organization of the cheering for Tommy boys distinct physiological factor their victory brought home the New England high school basketball title to add to Connecticut honor the week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20

High Singles-J. Colgan 135. High Three--G. Ronalter 355.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-20

There's of interesting angles the Yale swimming which Crosby disqualified from race which they would have them the championshp Lack or
 necessary space prevents their relation to-day but tomorrow another day.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
LETS FIGHT In ONE
MORE WAR, FOR OUR
SELVES THIS TINE"
FallOn, New.

@AA&4Ap 4NGWs
Dear Editor:
Enclosed find 81 for issues
of the PRODUCERS NEWS.
We are working hard to get a
large circulation of the paper.
The farmers are flattened out
in good shape, but the nieklea
are hard TO get. The United
Farmers League In this state
is slowly growing into an or
ganizatiou of struggle.
/ have read the story of
Shay's Rebellion in the PRO-
DUCERS NEWS which tells
of the impoverished farmers
and soldiers Of that time, and
that they said I'VE fought the
war, we won the war and
this country by right is ours"
My great grandfather fought
in the Revolutionary War and
took an active part in the
Whiskey Rebellion. He and
his son fOugh& in the war of
1872. His descendants fought
in the Civil War, and / was
a Spanish War volunteer.
Let's fight in one more war.
Only this war is to be fought
for ourselves this time.
q n
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
Away with the Parasites!

THIS CHART shows how the buying
/ power of farmers has fallen in the last
20 years. In 1914, eight sacks of wheat
could buy pair of shoes, barrel of flour
a chair, and a plow Since that time prices
of farm products have dropped so low and
prices for the things the farmer buys,
have risen so high, that by 1888 it took
% sacks of wheat to buy the same pair
of shoes, barrel of flour, chair and plow
In addition taxes and transportation costs
have increased two and three fold over
what they were in 1914
ONCE 1T takes almost three times as
y much wheat now for farmer to buy
things with as in 1914 we might reason
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
NEW IRRIGATION CANAL
OPENED IN SOVIET UNION

Stalingrad, U. S. S. Ron August "a
the main irrigation canal of the Wachscha
River-named the Stain CanalLwas com
pleted. The water of the Wachscha Rive
can now be conducted through the cana
for the irrigation of hitherto dry plans
Up to now this district has suffered from
continued drought and was therefore, very
thinly populated. This desert will now be
transferred into fertile country. Inc
Stain Canal is already irrigating HUNDREDS
of thousands Of acres.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
ANTI-FASCISM Is
GROWING AMONG
GERMAN FARMERS
They Are Resorting More
and More to Their Own
Militant Mass Action

Munich. Germany. - Reports
from South Germany all go TO
show the growing anti-fascist
feeling IN the farm districts, es-
pecially among the Roman Catho-
lies. The disappointment at the
failure of the Nazis to keep their
PROMISES with regard to the re-
duction and cancellation of taxes
is causing the farmers to resort
more and more to revolutionary
action.
At the village of Geigand, where
there is a strong anti-fascist feel
irg among the farmers, a farm
worker beat up Storm Trooper
so that the latter fell into the
water and was drowned. The
worker and 80 other farmers were
arrested. Thirty Storm Troopers
have been quatered in the village,
and the farmers have to pay three
marks per head daily to support
these. As there are only small
farmers in this village, this means
economic ruin
The severe measures taken
against the insurgent village have
aroused much indignation IN the
district. In all the surrounding
villages morey is being collected
for Geigand, as is grain and othel
! food.
At LangenzenteIbach, a rebel
lion broke out against the low
prices for strawberries paid by the
/ Nazi dealers. These dealers de-
clared that anyone demanding
more than 5 certs a pound would
be sent to a concentration camp
last year the farmers were paiC
IL cents. The enraged farmers
resorted to force, resulting in The
arrest of the mayor and fou
! farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
DEMANDING RIGHT TO CUT
TIMBER. FARMER IS KILLED

BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, Sept. %.
The peasants of the village of Krener =
the Malyan mountains in Serbia have nssa
in protest against the cutting off BY ~
government of their rights to cut tlinO'
in the forests. !,
One hundred and fifty peasants srlnsI
themselves and opposed the government.
commission. The military escort foI =.
commission fired at once. One peasant s ms
killed. Twenty-six peasants, includlng w
mayor of the village, were arrested.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29

ably ask, are the workers getting three
times as much as they did in 1914? We
vel know this is not the case. There are
II million workers out of jobs. There IS
hardly a worker in the United States who
has rot get heavy wage cuts III the last
few years.
THE LESS we busted farmers get for
l our products, the more is left in profit
fer the bankers and trusts. The less the
workers get in wages, the more is left for
profit for the bankers and bosses. We
are both being robbed and oppressed by
the same gang of crooks. Let's join hands
end heave them off our backs. Away
with parasites!
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
POLITICIANS MAKE
VISITS TO LINE UP ALLIES

In preparation for an impending word
slaughter, Central European kings, pre-
miers and politicians are earring on few.
erish exchange of visits for the purpose Of
gaining allies. Premier Goemboes of Hun
gary has just been to Rome, as has Chan
cellor Dollfuss of Austria; the Hungarian
Foreign Minister has been to Paris; King
Boris of Bulgaria has visited King Alexan-
der of Jugo-Slavia, and vice. Chancellor Won
Papen of Germany has visited Premier
Goemboes of Hungary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
"OUR FIGHT THIS
WHNTER'IL Be FOR
FREE HAY N FEED


Gleason, Wis
Dear Editor:
l enclose a dollar for 20 copies
of the PRODUCERS NEWS that
/ sold and four other copies 1 gave
away.
/ think you already know that
the drought hit Us hard. Our big
gest fight this coming winter will
be for free hay and feed for our
cattle at the expense of the state
and federal government.
The bankers get all the money
they need, and there is plenty of
money for war preparations.
County and state officials live in
luxury, drive big cars, while the
farmers face a winter of starva-
ton and hardships.
talked to the cheese maker
of our cheese factory, and he told
me that six patrons have already
overdrawn their milk checks, but
haven't taken out a cent in money
only a pound or two in cheese and
butter. This means that they are
producing less than for their own
use. The cows are drying up and
the winter has not yet begun.
One farmer showed me his cream
check of q cents, and there are
zine in his family. For this fam.
lily the United Farmers League is
demanding clothing for the chill.
dren so that they can nttenC
school. The secretary of the
United Farmers League wrote {
letter to the town chairman de
manding clothing for this finn
lily. AT first the town chairman
went wild about the letter and
threatened to send the secretary
where she belongs, because she
happess to be foreign born. Blu
after the committee made tw
calls. the town chairman promise
to get the needed clothing.
] Mrs. Vera Swirbul,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
BEEN WAITING TO
SEE WHAT THE new
DEALD DO FOR Us"


Greenwood, Ark.
Dear Editor:
l am a poor farmers wife. We
own 80 acres of clay, sand and
rock, timber, blackjack cedar.
| have been waiting to see what
the New Deal would do for as. So
far as l can see now in cold fig
ures it means hunger and naked
ness to US small farmers in this
neck Of the woods. / think the
prosperity talk is all bosh. This
year we have very little to sell on
the market. Crops are very light
indeed.
Most farmers here are blowing
up part of their cotton which will
knock some other poor person out
of a few pennies they might earn
picking cotton, while the govern
ment and the rich laugh at them
for being fools.
Cream sells for Is cents per h.,
eggs IL cents per doz-, heavy hens
6 cents, fryers z and 4 cents per
lb. Clothing has been out of sight
of real poor people and they say it
will be higher yet.
Groceries and feed are high toe
and it is said a tax win be levied
on all we buy. So far as l can
learn relief has been entirely
stopped and road work cut and
will soon be stopped entirely.
We have no hogs for meat next
year. Several others are in the
same row and some who have hogs
wish they hadn't for they won't
be able TO fatten them.
Please send me a Producers
News. l am sending a 8 cent
stamp for truth md Justice.
M. E. B.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
FLOODS DESTROY
20 PER CENT OF RAISIN CROP

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. N-As ~ ~
result of floods so to 70 per cent u "A
raisin crop of Polpones has been deSuO5S H.
in many towns and villages OF tne
trict great mass meetings have been 5 sr
by the small raisin growers, denSs A
immediate relief from the government. d
meeting in Series, demands put III II. me
by rich farmers were disregaded Dy m.
mass of the peasants in favor OF oeii'''
advocated by the Communists.
In Philiatra one thousand WV Its
peasants demonstrated in the man s S.rr
under the open leadership of the OOn''
list organization.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
GET CONSUMERS
TO SIGN THE NRA
BY INTIMIDATION
TietOn, Wash.

1leton, WASH.
Dear Editor:
Another scheme in the way of
mtimidating people with the Blue
Vulture was brought to light
quite Unexpectedly here a few
days ago.
One lady, a foreign born wo-
man and not able to speak Eng
lish very well, was approached by
one OF the house to house can
! vassers for the MIRA. This LADY,
was asked to sign the card for
membership in the NRA Nuts
Run America). Quite innocentlv
she asked, What is it," and then
tried to explain that she could not
read English and would not sign
1t until she knew what it was.
Then the woman canvasser said.
There are lots of Communists
around here who will not sign it."
Evidently with the idea of soaring
this woman into signing or either
be classed as a Communist. Al
the same time she let the cat out
OF the bag, by letting it be known
that those who do not sign the
cards for membership in the Blue
buzzard family are immediately
cAassed as Communists" radicals
or "reds."
This is the same old vorn-out
gag being played all over again
During the World war it was ueee
IN the sale of Liberty Bonds. Thoe,
VINO did not buy were classed a,
radicals" or in other words peo
pie who use their heads for some
thing else besides a hat rack
Then there was the case Of an
other farmer who was approache.
by one of these Blue vulture ped
olers. This farmer wanted Z
know how he would benefit by
signing it. He was promptly toi,
that it would help to keep the ]
W. VS. and Reds and tramp
away. Whereupon the farmer ex
planned that he was so far behin
m tax, water and mortgage nav
ments that he would probably b
evlcted from his home in the nea
future, and that then he would b
a tramp and a Red himself, 5
therefore he would not sign th
MA card because he would onl
be hurting himself.
these are only two of nan,
similar cases thruout this Yakim
vaiiey. 1t used TO be the wolf b.
nino the doorstep of the worke,
nome. Now It is the shadow {
tne Blue Vulture that darkens Il
doorw'v Of millions Of America
'o"es. A. J. P.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
LIKES THE NEWS
ORDERS A BUNDLE
PuyalluR Wash

Puyallup, Wash.
Dear Editor:
l cannot refrain from ex-
pressing my thanks and adj
miratiOh for the PRODUCERS
NEWS. 1t is a wonderful
paper, especially its editorials,
and correspondence. In these
stirring times we are living in
it is an inspiration to see the
great efforts and sacrifice you
are making for a great cause.
am sending you 81 for q
bundle of the News. This also
pays for the five / sold already.
&C. L.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
OLSON AND RENO
STOPPED PICKETS.
ENDED STRIKE

Hastings, Mimi.
Dear Editor:
| spent q few days nj thu
Minnesota State Fair meeting
brother farmers and DISCUSS
ing vital questions.
l asked Herman Len9 of
Bertha, Mimi, wha4 he gets
for a quart of milk. "About
Ia cents" was his reDlv.
Here in st. Paul it is sold for
8 and 9 cents a quart. eve
should get about 4 or S cents
a quart for that milk in order
to live right" / told farmer
Long that the Farmer-Labor
Governor Olson Is the Mr..
A. enforcement official for
Minnesota and that he might
help get the 4 or S cents for
the milk.
Hell no" said Long, @He
and Reno stopped our pickets
and called off our milk strike.
That Is the last we heard Of
IT, and our milk prices are no
better" "A Busted Farm,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
CROP REDUCTION
CUTS WAGES FOR
COTTON PTCKERS
Preacher and Congregation
Repent Flowing Up Part
of Their Cotton Crop
BY ]. w.

W
Honey Grove, Texas.-The price
of cotton is low, farmers are blue
and the pickers are starving. With
one third of the crop destroyed,
pickers are plentiful, and wages
for picking cotton are very low.
Many of Us viii soon be forced on
the relief list.
There are more signs of rebel
lion here than ever. The Baptist
pastor preached a sermon recent
ly against blowing up the cotton
and dictatorship. There was warm
response to his remarks. | heard
one man ask why the poor were
not given the money to buy goods
with instead of destroying the
crop. This preacher has plowed
up his cotton but has repented and
most of his members had also re-
pented.
There is TO doubt that if the
price Ct cotton doesn't go up,
radicalism will ircrease. 1 have
not seen such a ferment of revolt
since the nineties. When the
preacher shouted at will resist a
dictator with every drop of blood
in my VEINS" there was "Amens"
all over the house.
Let me say to the readers Of
the PRODUCERS NEWS that
there is no hope for the laboring
class unless they destroy capital
: ism ard usher in a new system of
society. Haphazard codes can only
benefit the rich and pauperize the
working class. LaboriRg men,
wherever you are, come from I'M
der the Rip Van Wrinkle drug of
capitalism and build a scientific
socialist system for the producers
on farm ard factory.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
DEMANDS WAR
BUDGET BE PASSED

TOKYO, Japan.-Leut. Gen. SadsO
Arald, the War Minister of Japan has de-
manded that the army and navy budgets
be passed regardless of tire financial crisis
facing the government. Serious risks Of a
crisis in the next two or three years exist
ne declared, and Japan must strengthc
her defenses, the navy completing its sec
ond replenishment plan and the army re
newing its equipment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29

Or Oddervise q guy like Pete
Would not take time to 90.
So ven de hoppers learn mes gone,
Dey start to cuttin' loose
Wit yumpin' here and yumpin' der
an spit tobacco yuiee.
Col darn, 1t make me so dara mad
| fight panther pack,
/ tai you IL ban fine to know
Pete Norbeck's comm bad.
Yust watch dose hOppers disappear
Ven Pete skal save de day,
Dey1l run to Minnesota
Nebraska, Tovay. -
He'll grab his old ven dfggin' SPADE,
An crack dem on de head,
An. boyi Ven Pete starts craekfn'
Old grasshOpper ban dead.
Dare Won't be no more hopper grass.
Ven Pete starts cutffn' bose.
Aldough dey chew tobacco.
Pete's TOUGHER, he chews snocse.
De farmers dey have an 20 bust,
We have no crops no more:
Ye godsl Wish dat Pete had tot
OF comm home before.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
RURAL SCHOOLS NOT FIT
FOR USE, REPORT PROFESSORS

NEW YORK.-After ten-year sur
vey of public schools, municipal and rural,
DR.. N. L. Engelhardt and DR.. George ID.
Strayer of Teachers College Columbia
University report that there are In the u.
8. thousands of rural schools that are UNI
fit habitations for children"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
New Deal Promised Farmers
12c a Pound for Cotton, But
They are Getting Only SC

to the farmers and left them un-
der the impression that if they
plOwed up their cotton they would
get IL cents a pound for their re-
naming crop. They are getting 9
cents a pound, and l am afraid the
hog reduction viii go the same as
the cotton.
/ am sending a few subs to the
paper and / am going to work
hard to get all / can.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
= &c.. IRA
mo EFFORT MADE
TO GIVE RELIEF IN
THIS PART OF N. D.

Powers Lake, N. d.
Dear Editor:
So far as is known to the
writer no effort is being made
to relieve needy farmers IN this
part of North Dakota. The
chances are poor for help and
most of the crops are spoiled.
Some have enough to last them
through the winter, and be-
cause some have enough crop,
There viii be no need of both
ering with the few who have
not" win be the cry, we fear.
j. Nj. r.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
1000 AUTO WORKERS
STRIKE AT GENERAL MOTORS

FLINT, misunderstanding a call for
strike, 1000 tool and die makers walked off
the Chevrolet, Buick and AC Sparkplug
plants of General Motors. The demands of
the strikers are for higher wages, shorter
hours, and recognition of their union.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
ANOTHER NEGRO
LYNCHED IN ALABAMA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Sept. A-Dennis
Cross, young Negro, who was free on
bail following unsupported charges made
by a white woman, was early this morning
taken from his home and lynched. HIS
body, found at dawn near the Tuscaloosa
Country Club, was riddled with bullets.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES
NEED FOR FREE DECENTRALIZATION

NEW YORK, Sept 25.-Because Of
greater unemployment and increase IN
sickness due to lowered standard of living,
there were more cases of free service rem
dered by the Manhattan Eye, Ear and
Throat hospital in 1892, than in any other
year of its existence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
RENEW
YOUR
crTDcrDwTTON
Peter Norbeck and the crasshoppers

This poem of doubtful origin was recited at
South Dakota u. F. L. Conference by C. J.
dersOn Of Dawson county,.
Grasshoppers just ban raisin' beck
But dey have had der day,
For Peter Norbeck il comm back
To fight dem so dey say.
Pete vent mp % Alaska
Wore der amt no sunbuxnt mex
An ven de grasshOppers learn he's gone
Dey start to raisin' heck.
Dey eatin' up de farmers reps
An yumpin over rails,
AM pick out turkeys feeders,
An chew off horses tails.
Dey scare de vimmens. fight de dogs
An tearin up de ground,
But dey would never do 4
IL dey knew Pete was round
But Pete ban beesy faIler
Bote summer, winter, spring,
Wit Rushmore Monument. Won knew.
AM all dat sort Of ting.
An dis here Taska trip he ta&e
Is big ting too. yOu know.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
TOBACCO TRUST
FORMED IN GERMANY

DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. S-b
order to insure the profits of the larVe
tobacco companies, and to increase these
profits, a tobacco trust is being formed
which will embrace the largest proceSsOn
in the country This will drive the small
manufacturers out of business and increase
unemployment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
FARMERS TO BRING
RELIEF TO STRIKERS

DOVE CREEK, Colo, Sept. "a
Farmers bringing truckloads of foodstuffs
they had collected for relief for striking
miners at Gallup, N. Mex, when stopped by
the sheriff and other reactionaries, threat
ened to shoot anyone interfering with
them. The trucks passed through on their
Journey of $50 miles to the strike area.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
ANTILYNCH SUCKERS
PASTED UP ALL OVER
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Birmingham, Ala. = Stickers
s Deearlng IN large type the words
Deatn to Lynchers" hive been
paced on thousands Of houses.
store fronts, public buildings and
telephone posts in this city.
IN one week Birmingham has
oeen piastered from end to end
win these signs-a symbol Of the
anger Of the masses against the
wave Of lynching ard terror in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
STRIKE LEADERS CHARGED
WITH CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM

HELPER, Utah, Sept. 25.-Charies
Guynn. Charles Whetherbee, and Paul
Crouch, leaders of the National Miners
Union, which is leading the six-weeks old
strike here of coal miners, are being tried
for criminal syndicalism. Their crime"
consists of leading and organizing the min
ers to struggle for better conditions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-29
LEAGUE OF NATIONS OPENS
SESSION IN SHADOW OF WAR

GENEVA, Sept. 25.-The League Of
Nations formed supposedly for the purpose
OF ending all wars, reOpened its sessions
here yesterday. With war stin being
waged by Japan in China, and still going
on between Bolivia and Paraguay; with
war clouds threatening to burst any day
over the whole of Europe, the League still
mouths pious words, but takes no action