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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
GET e ARATE
IN SPINACH FIELDS
Calf. Agricultural Union
Calls Workers to
Organize

Santa Clara, Calf, March 90
One hundred and fifty started to
pick spinach on one of the ranches
on Santa Clara road. The work
ers are getting the miserable rate
of two cents per crate. Since there
are only three horses to do all the
cutting, each gets about 20 min
utes actual work out Of every
hour.
Recently a group Of 20 workers
walked off the job. But the Agri-
cultural Union calls upon workers
to roganize a strike and not mere
ly walk off.
At another ranch in the Santa
Clara Valley, $50 Filipino workers
mostly members Of the Agricul-
tural Workers Union, refuse the
two cent rate offered.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
LID. APPEALS
LUX CONVICTION
VIII Also Appeal Cases of
Is Others Arrested at
Nebr. Sheriff Sale

Lincoln, Neb., April Appeal
Is being made by the International
Labor Defense and the Unemploy-
ed Councils against the conviction
and filming of 16 farmers and un-
employed workers who prevented a
farm foreclosure sale at WILDER
on March IA.
After searching through the
statute books, the farmers and
workers were charged with "con-
tempt of court and fined from
$50 to $3.50. Four farmers paid
the fines and were released. The
heaviest fine was drawn by Harry
Lux, organizer for the United
Farmers League of Nebraska and
Iowa. Other charges are also be-
ing sought with which to frame
him and put him out of the way
with a long Jail term in order to
halt the growing solidarity of the
unemployed workers and starving
farmers in their struggle against
bankers and landlords.
ANGER AT ARREST
Meanwhile, so much anger
against the arrest of the men has
been expressed by workers and
farmers in Nebraska, that the
state senate was forced to wipe
from the records a resolution by
Senator Van Kirck commencing
the officers Of Saline county fol-
quelling men who were interfering
CONTINUED on rage Twol
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
SHOOT AT FARMERS IN MINI.
ROAD STRIKE IN ATTEMPT TO
STOP MILITANCY; MJURE One
PRICES FOR 1892
POULTRY AVERAGE
1920 OF PRE- WAR

Fred ]. Jordan of Lambert,
Mont, reports that in 1913 he
shipped 24O pounds of poultry to
Chicago. 1t was sold for 20 cents
a pound. After paying express
and commission Jordan had 1880
net.
In 1882 he made the same sort
of shipment. It brought only 10
cents ptr pound, and this left him
$3.50 net.
Mr.. Jordan says he averages 20
per cent of pre- war prices for
poultry. =
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
STOP EVICTION
OF
u. F. L. Foils Attempt to
Dispossess Tenant Living
on Land 20 Years
(BY NJ. o.

Forbes, N. D., March 25.-On
March % Mr.. F. H. Barnard of
Aberdeen, S. D., agent for the
Middletown Trust Co., issued an
order in justice court, giving C. j.
and Gerald Ely three days grace,
after which time Mr.. F. H. Barn
ard demanded possession of the
premises on which Ely had lived
and tenenated over 20 years.
One day after notice was served
by Mr.. Barnard ON Mr.. Ely, the
United Farmers League committee
Of action was notified of Mr..
Barnard move and action was
taken accordingly. On March "a
the United Farmers League COM
mittee of action arrived on the
premises where Mr.. C. J. and Ger
aid Ely live in Mcpherson county,
S. D.
A few hours later Mr.. Barnard's
fieldman, Mr.. Simms, arrived. He
said he was just passing through
and said he had no powers to make
any agreements regarding the
farm.
BANKER ACCEPTS PRO-
POSAL
Since the u. F. L. committee
could get nowhere with him, they
appointed special committee of
five members to go to Aberdeen,
S. D., to see Mr.. Barnard in re-
gard to a renewal Of the contract
After an hours drive and wait
in Mr.. Barnard's office the CON-
mittee finally saw this agent for
the Middletown Trust Co.
Barnard said there was no
chance at all for Ely to stay on
the farm and used all sorts Of high
powered arguments 10 convince Us.
When his ammunition got low, he
asked us what we wanted to do 50
the u F. L. committee presented
their plan. After he listened to
the committees plan he approved
it and placed his signature on the
dotted line, signing a new con-
tract for another year. Mr.. Ely is
once more happy.
The United Farmers League de-
mands for a new deal eliminated
all cash payments except $40 pas
ture rent. Mr.. Barnard will re-
ceive shares of all crops and hay
produced ON the farm. During all
the foregoing years when Mr.. Ely
rented the farm he was charged
with cash rental. The U. F. L.
did a good job.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
MUST HAVE HAY
FOR Wis. STOCK
Elect Committee for Action
of 80 to go to Co. Agent
to Demand Relief
(BY F. J. & ]. HI

Mosinee, Wis, March 30.-At 9
a m. today a group of 80 farmers
representing every township south
OF Wausau, Marathon county, from
varlous locals of the Farmers
Union, the Farmers Holiday Asso-
Gatlon and the United Farmers
League, went to the county seat
70 see the county agent about get
ang free hay.
DROUGHT FOR s YEARS
On account Of the drought for
sne past three years most of the
farmers In this locality have run
snort of hay. Their cattle are
starving The committee forced
O ssa Agent Rogan to call the
Sll,ces OF the county Red Cross
ana make an appointment with
'nem for the committees.
r. cgan advised the local Red
- 'oUIOh TO telephone state
aeaoquarters and to do everything
SSlOie to procure free hav for
.nese farmers, for as he said. "a
iOus situation is developing"
FROM BAD TO WORSE
81 The farmers, under the leader
up up Of the United Farmer League
NJ: cn was instrumental in orga-
e. ENG the united front committee
NJ NJ action, are beginning to wake
spu snu take things into their own
s SSnds. They are getting sick Of I
nus Snls waiting business. After four
Az rs q Of waiting things are going
bsT m pad to worse. They must
nav nave relief for their children and
Tor their stock.
MI ms committee Is schedules IN
F meet again April s to hear tSs
avs sl report on what the county, NV
- s.t and the Red Cross intend -
10 for the farmers IN th. s,SsHo %
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
HOLD BIG MOONEY.
SCOTTSBORO MEET
IN PHOENIX, ARR.

Phoenix, Aria large public
united front mass meet for the
Tom Mooney and Scottsboro cases
has been set for April 8 at 7:SO
in the Plaza Park. There seems
to be a good possibility of secur-
ing many organizations to parti-
pate in this meeting. A confer
ence was held March 26 10 prepare
for it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
OKLA. FARMERS
WILLORCANIZE
1000 Farmers Picket Road;
Get 1OO-lb. Raised
to ST.
(Bv a Farmer CORRESPONDENT

(By Farmer Correspondent
Loving, Okla, March 25.-We
held a series of meetings in Okla
homa this week. They were very
we'll attended and l think that
much good was done.
The meetings were arranged by
Marion Fowler and the speakers
were Roy Miller, formerly of
South Dakota, and Hugh Gore of
Mena, Ark, who is the secretary
of the Arkansas Farmers Protec-
tive Association.
INTERESTED AUDIENCE
Miller was the main speaker at
both of these meetings. He told
of the conditions throughout the
country and told what steps were
taken to better the conditions thru
out the country and told what
steps were taken to better the
conditions of the farmers. The
hall was full at both places and
it has been said many times since
that never before had any group
of people in this community listen
ed so intently to a speaker. The
farmers stayed for two and a half
hours without getting tired and no
one left the hall. After the meet
ing was over they stayed and
asked many questions.
Gore spoke on organization and
the need of committee to get
relief. Every one was very much
interested in getting started. They
wanted the speakers to stay with
them for a while and help them
to organize. Owing to the fact
that other meetings were already
scheduled it was impossible, but
the speakers told them that by
getting the Producers News the
best organizers from all over the
United States would speak to them
every week.
| This part of the state is sold on
the plan of united mass action.
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
BEGIN MILK STRIKE
FOR 6 CENTS A OF.

Westchester, Conn, April Ia
group Of dairy farmers from half
dozen surrounding towns refused
to permit milk shipments to leave
Westchester station for New Ha-
ven today unless their demands
for sfx cents o quart were met
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
FORCE BANKER
TO DROP ACTION
u. F. L. Local Tells Banker
His Mortgage Was Unfair
to Farmer
(RY w. FL

-
Seattle, March 31.-At Glow
erdale we organized the United
Farmers League with Is good
members and have since got a
number Of others. This heighbor-
hood also has a good live commit
tee of action which has taken up
the question of electric lights.
Some of the members have had
their lights shut off.
FIGHT ELECTRIC LIGHT
RATES
The rates for lights are too
high. A dollar a month is the
minimum and Tx cents high cost
for lighting up to &c K. W. They
have decided to go TO bat with
the lighting company for the
following demands:
so cents maximum, mShthly
charge. A scale of cents
high charge, with a graduated
scale according to the odd
price.
The demands also include that
those who have been having lights
cut off shall at once be placed in
service. If the company does not
care to come to terms then they
will be invited to shut their juice
off, in which case we can have am
other fight with them and compel
them to come to our demands.
The Cloverdale local went to bat
with the Woodland banker also.
One of our comrades had borrowed
$3.50 from the bank and Of course
the banker also took a mortgage
on the cattle, furniture and tools.
Mr.. Hukkinen, being a good hon.
est farmer, started in to save the
money and got his note back,
marked PAID.
BANKER RETREATS
Naturally he declared that as
he had paid the note the cattle
were now clear and he sold the
cattle and took the furniture away
The banker found out the cattle
were sold and at once notified Mr.
Hukhnen to go and get the cattle
back again or it would be TOO bad
for him and his wife. He also
demanded that the furniture be
brought back.
/ called the CIoverdale commit
tee Of action together and we con-
vinced the banker that Mr.. Hulk
kinen was not going to Jail. The
banker finally agreed to drop the
charges and allow the couple 70
depart IN peace.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
STRIKECOESON
Ranks Solid Despite Terror,
Demand Recognition of
Own Committees
OUT TWO MONTHS
Call Relief Conference For
April Is to Support
Strike
OUT TWO MONTHS
(BY D. W.

Virginia, Mimi, April L.
A striker, Oscar Johnson, was
shot by a scab Thursday,
March 80, in the Markham
farmers strike area. A group
of about ten strikers, APP
preached the Scab to ask him
to stop work, whereupon the
scab opened fire upon the
strikers, and wounding Oscar
Johnson in the back on the
left side. The wound is not
very serious.
Deputy sheriffs who were cal
led came Immediately because
they thought a ecab had been
shot. However, on hearing that a
striker was the victim, no arrests
were made. The county prcsecu-
ting attorney, instead of getting a
warrant for the gun thug, has de-
clared that he will arrest the
strikers on the charge of unlawful
assembly.
1t is interesting to realize that
John Weiberg, the scab, is one of
the leaders of Halonen's social
fascist cooperative group in this
locality. The transition from the
social-fascism to open fasism-kill-
ing Of workers and farmers does
not take very long.
The Markham farmers have
been ON strike over two months
Their demand is that the Commits
sioner, Victor Kosli keep his pre-
election promise of recognizing the
farmers elected grievance COM
mittee. This committee would
have charge Of distributing county
relief work and this would insure
the farmers Of an equitable distri-
button. Previously deputy sheriffs
made % arrests. The strike Is
continuing as strong as ever.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
fBY K. H.l

Virginia, Mimi, March 80
The Markham strikers were fired
upon with rifleswhen on picket
duty yesterday on the county high
way. Monday a group of 3S farm
ers, mostly youth of the locality,
were put to work by the county
officials. The Markham strikers
after meeting with them and try
ing TO convince them that 10 scab
was against the interests Of the
farmers as a whole succeeded IN
CONTINUED on Pase TVoD
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
The United Farmers League
Is the Militant Section i'm
the Farmers United Front

The following statement on the relation of the
United Farmers League to the United Front of the
American farmers adopted at meeting of the
Enlarged Executive Council held in Minneapolis March
% and 20. The Executive Council urges all members
of the United Farmers League and readers of the Pr
ducers News to study this statement carefully. In
the next several weeks will publish in the PrOduc
ers News series of articles based this statement.
These articles will also be published in pamphlet form
for widespread distribution.
The United Farmers League is left wing orga-
nization within the farmers movement It's purpose
is to unity the farmers struggles for their necessary
immediate demands and to develop these struggles
toward the final aim of establishing workers and
farmers government.
The United Farmers League is distinguished from
all other farm organizations by it's policy of relying
entirely upon action of the farmers in the strug
gle for farmers demands and by its consistent mill
fancy in these struggles
The main tactic is the united front. The United
Farmers League appeals to other farm organizations
and to the rank and file of other farm organizations
well to unorganized masses of farmers to unite
for struggle the basis of demands on which all can
agree regardless Of political and other differences.
THE U. FLA PART OF THE
UNITED FRONT
The united front is accomplished through COM
mittees of action real united front committee of
action is one of which the members have been elected
at mass meeting or at delegated conference on
county state national basis in which the United
Farmers League is part and not the whole The united
front committee of action and not the United Farm
League or the United Farmers League local then
becomes the leader of the of the particular i'm
mediate struggle for the carrying of which the
United Front has been created But the United Farm
League in becoming part of the whole must never
be submerged to lose its independent Identity
Even in the united front the United Farmers League
must be brought forward its complete program popu
larized but this must not be done in manner to de-
stroy the united front.
The United Farmers League and the United Farm
League local must be alert to initiate the united
front The proposal for united front is not to be
proposed necessarily on the basis of the complete
United Farmers League program but on the basis of
able to the masses Of farmers to whom the appeal for
a united front is addressed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
BLOCKED ROADS

During the struggle, more than
1000 farmers had completely
blockaded the roads into York,
preventing the delivery of milk to
dealers. Police were armed with
gas bombs and hand grenades in
an effort to terrorize the milk
strikers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
PA. MILK RATES
RAISED IN FIGHT
Stay Two Hours in Hall to
Hear Speakers and Want
Them to Stay On

York, Pa, March 29.-Victorious
in their fight for $1.40 per 100
pounds of milk from the dealers,
dairy farmers today moved to ex-
tend the drive for better prices to
Hanover, Brilliant, Grayhill and
other receiving points.
Following militant picketing in
which a number of bootleg" milk
trucks were stopped and several
thousand gallons of milk dumped
along the highways, representa-
tives of the dairy farmers met
with spokesman for the IA local
milk dealers who agreed to the in
creased rate
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
MORTGAGOR ROUGHLY
HANDLED

Mr.. Green was roughly handled
by Wasniewski and others because
of his clever and vicious activity.
For this reason Wasniewski was
arrested, fined $50 and costs of
s10O3. However, the cops didn't
have the courage to come cut to
his farm and take him on account
of the militancy of the farmers.
It was only after Mr.. Wasniewski
went down to the county seat to
voluntarily pay his fine that he
was arrested and clapped into Jail,
Upon their return from Wausau
the farmers learned of another
forced sale to take place ON the
following day, west of Wausau
near Rib Hill.
POSTPONE SALE A YEAR
The United Farmers League
called upon the members of the
committee of action to get their
neighbOrs together and go to this
sale and help keep his farmer on
his farm. Members of the Farm
ers Union, Farm Holiday Associa-
ton and unOrganized farmers were
called upon to unite in a soliC
united front against the bankers
and the bosses to keep the Amer.
lean farmers ON their farms. The
Farmers Union and Farm Holiday
members responded enthusiastica
ly and several hundred farmers
were at the sale which was post.
pOned one year.
Editors Note: An article Civ
ing the background for these
actions appears elsewhere in
this issue.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07
UNITED ACTION
STOPS2SALES
IN Wis. COUNTY
Sales Held in Spite of Gov
ernor Schmedeman's
Moratorium
PUT FARMER IN JAIL
Sale Postponed Year by the
United Action of Three
Organizations

Mosinee, Wis, Marcr 3d.
The farmers here have been
aroused by two more forced
sales in this county, in spite
of the sO-called moratorium
which the Democratic adj
ministratiOn declared in this
state.
On March 81 at 2 pm. a sale
was called by Sigmond Green who
attempted 30 sell Jack Wasniew-
skis cattle. The sale started at
/ D. M, an hour ahead of time and
was held 10 days before the date
the mortgage was legally due.
However, the cattle went for only
S2.4O, due to the solidarity of the
farmers around here. The farmer
kept his cattle and forced Green to
sign papers saying that he was
satisfied with the results of the
sale.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07

The Producers News 50 a year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-07

UNITE THE DESTITUTE
FARMERS IN ONE
FRONT!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-22

Brightwood Merchants will practice sun
day morning at $50 at Brookside No
All players and tryoutS are requested 10
reports
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-22
48 Left In
Race Field
LadySman, Repaid Still Top
Winter Book Betting
on Derby.
BY THOMAS III. NOONE
United Press Racing Editor

NEW YORK, April 22.-The Ken
lucky Derby is no longer a wide
open affair and not more than
forty-eight of the original field Of
118 nominations warrant considera-
ton in forecasting the field for the
$4,000 added classic to be renewed
for the f1fty-eighth time at Church.
i'll Downs, Kentucky, on May 6.
w. R. Goes Ladysman remains a
solid faVorite at to in the east
ern books, and if successful in the
Chesapeake handicap at Havre de
Grace next week-the 1882 cham
pion is being especially pointed for
that mile sixteenth event to
be run on the closing day of the
Hartford Agricultural Associations
meeting-the son of Pompey-Lady
Belle will be reduced to less than 3
to l, betting in the winter books
now indicates.
The Quincy stables Repaid,
chestnut son of Kai Sang Granny,
which has been working out sensa-
tionally for his 1888 debut in a mile
and seventy yards overnight purse
at Havre de Grace today, still is the
second choice at 10 to l for the
forthcoming mile and a quarter
grind, while Charley O., Florida
Derby winner, is heavily backed at
odds of IL to /. F. A. Grif6th's
Sarada, which failed dismally over
a heavy track in Maryland Thurs
day, is unchanged at 20 to 1, in to-
days quotations. Odds against the
balance of the probable field range
from Is to 200 to /.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-22
3 CITY GIRLS IN FINAL
SWIM EVENTS TONIGHT
BIZ Times SnecinI

By Times Special
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 22.-The
trio Of girl swimmers from Indian
apolis will have its last chance to
land national A. A. U. women's
swimming title tonight when the
fOur-day meet closes with two
events.
Miss Lenore Knight of Home
stead, Pa, annexed her second title
by winning the 22O-yard free-style
crown Friday night, breaking Helene
Madison's world record for 200 yards
during the trip. The New York
Swimming Club won the 30O-yard
medley relay.
Helen Lee Smith, Mary Shively
and Marion Niles failed to qualify
for the 220-yard event. They will
compete in tonight's final events.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-22
Friday Fight Results

AT CHICAGO-Otto Won Porat lean
Norwegian. outpointed Hans Birkie. Ger
man heavyweight. in ten dull rounds. Tiger
Jack Fox. Terre Haute Negro. easily won
from Lou Scozza of Buffalo, eight rounds
frankie .O'Brien, New Bedford. Mass. won
the decision over Marty Sampson. New
York middleweight.
AT NEW YORK-Babe Hunt $50. Okla
homa. Knocked out Innocents Braiguera
200. Italy %. Lou Poster. 1856 Pottstown
Pa. knocked out Juanita Oliouibal. 1872
Spain ISL.
AT PITTSBURGH. Paddle kid
Wolfe. l46 Memphis. Tenn defeated
Tiger Joe Randall las. Pittsburgh ll0l
AT HOLLYWOOD-To Patrick. III. Los
Angeles. decisioned Frank Rowsey. 1854. Los
Angeles tl0l.
AT ST. PAUL-Jackie Sharkey. sl2s. Min
neapolis outpointed Wayne Short 1913, ST
Paul t6l; Babe Daniels 1885, Minneapolis
outpointed Johnny Stanton. 1873. Mime
apolis i6l.
AT DETROIT Mauer. Detroit
ieatherwelght knocked out Jack Stewart
Louisville veteran, IN the second round.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-22

Dave Mitchell, star South Grove
amateur, and Happy Alyea, Indian
Lake pro as the other members of
the fourSome.
Heinlein and Mitchell will pair
up, and during the match, Dale and
Alyea will use the eight-inch cups
on each green and Mitchell and
Heinlein the regular cups.
4 Il
The experiment will be of great interest
to the average duffer who has been won
dering ever since Gene SaraZen sprung
the large cup idea in Florida the past
winter how the new cup would aid in
lowering his score.
y y
HERE is some good news for the
l. Il pro who is not a member of
the Indiana P. G.. A. and the anna
teurs and golf fans who are inter
ested in seeing a state champion
ship open to every one.
We have been informed unofficial
ly that a mail vote has been taken
by Chuck Garringer, secretary of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-22
q u q
Breaks Are Divided

TINE swift and alert Ernie Smith
Il at short for the Millers guessed
wrong in the ninth when he fielded
Sigafoos' grounder Ernie tried for a
two-ply killing without passing the
horsehide to Cohen, second sacker,
and there was just enough extra
time consumed to permit Sigafoos
to reach first couple of steps ahead
Of the throw.
However, the Millers got similar
break in the sixth stanza when
White, Tribe short stopper, juggled
a roller and missed a chance for a
double play and allowed a run to
score.
Both Miller markers we're chalked
up in the sixth when Stuart Bolen,
veteran Tribe lefty, had a bad inn
ing. A single by MoWry, a double
by Ruble, walks to Camel and
Smith and an out combined to give
the champs their runs.
The Indians first tally was reg
istered in the second canto after two
down on double by Harry Rosen-
berg and a single by Riddle. 1t
was a tight squeeze at the plate as
Rosie made his slide under catcher
Glenn's glove.