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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
scarcely keep from tripping.

scarcely keep from tripping.
''Why those instead of chains? % asked.
Reminds them when they wake up in their
hunks that it doesn't pay to run away" said the
guard. Every time they turn in their sleep they
have to wake up and raise their legs"
| remembered Commissioner Stanley telling
1--WE have no spikes in Georgia
But now | knew better
had heard of the sweat box. When first
saw one it was standing in the sun beside cage
Stood there like upright coffin, with its long
shadow etched on the red soil of the Stockade
1t was soldly built of implanted pine and its
heavy wooden door was wide open. A revolving
stencil was over it.
A convict had just been taken OUT He lay
on lower bunk in the cage, his eyes closed
moaning 1t was two hours before he was able to
talk. He told me what had happened from the
time the thick door of the pine box was opened
AMI ne was thrust in and the paddock snapped
shut
1t was dark inside except for small snot
OF light entering two by four inch air hole in
the top. The box was too narrow to turn around
is and he stood mOtionless, living mummy in
the upright coffin The tropic sun beat upon it.
His tongue was dry, thick, swollen 1t was hard
to breathe
He became dizzy. He opened his mouth for
air Precipitation ran down his chest and LEGS.
The striped suit chung to him. His head ached,
mosquito entered through the air hole and
fastened on his neck despite his spasmodic Jerks
to dislodge it. Flies whirred and droned about
his head.
Sometime in the afternoon he could no longer
restrain the demands of his bowels and bladder
and his excretions dribbled down his THIGHS
The humid, sitting air in the sweat box
llli .e with slcKenlng stencil. Flies and mos
the air hole. W.
That was all he remembered
merclful blanket of Inconsistencies had
covered him. -''s'0 'A"O
concluded next weekly
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INSURANCE AGENT
SIGNS AGREEMENT.
Farmer Whose Land Was
to Be Foreclosed on VIII
Remain for Year
lBY A. H

Howard, S. Oak, May April
II a foreclosure sale of the farm
of Ole ]. Rye was to have taken
place. Quite number of farm
ers met up, terms were secured
whereby Mr.. Rye retains his farm
for this season and is given an
other chance. The attorney for
the insurance company made up a
contract which was signed by him
and Mr.. Rye in the presene of the
gathering.
Ore of the locals of the Service
Exchange, a farm organization in
this locality has a meeting every
month. The children give a short
program then some speaker will
discuss farm conditions and the
still successful attempts at
farm relief. Most of the farm
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
Roosevelt Plea Shows War Is Near

Washington, May 16.-President Roosevelt
today made a demagOgic plea for peace to 81
countries, including the Soviet Union which the
United States has seen fit not to recognize yet
This plea is intended to create the impression that
the United States wants peace, so that if war
breaks out Roosevelt will be able to repeat the
phrases of Wilson in 1917. His statement really
indicates that war is closer than at any time
since August 1914.
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Roosevelt Plans HUGE Sales Tax

Washington, D. c., May 1.-THE Roosevelt
administration is planning to introduce an all in
elusive sales tax of over one per cent under the
guise of providing means for public works pro-
gram The tax is to provide the interest of $780,
100000 to the bankers on the public works bonds.
The sales tax will be called Unemployment tax"
to deceive the working people. The public works
is a screen to get through a sales tax.
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Washington, May 17-It was revealed today
that the public works program of the Roosevelt
administration will be war program. One hun
dred million dollars will be appropriated for naval
construction. The "big navy" lobbyists in Wash
ington have pointed out significantly that Roose-
velt's plea for world peace did not mention either
naves of ships That means preparation for war
on the high seas.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
New York Dairy Farmers,
Take Note

Lake George, N. " May 11.-GOvernor and
Mrs Lehman have leased an estate near here
for the summer. The property comprises 81
acres. There are twelve master bedrooms and
seven baths. The dairy farmers of New York
state who are being crushed by Governor Leh-
mans milk board should appreciate what an agent
of the milk trust and of Wall Street can afford.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
Tariff Truce and Economic
Warfare

London, May 9.-Prime Minister Macdonald
told the House of Commons that there was every
prospect of an agreement with the United States
on the tariff situation. He said, however, that
this would not prevent the British government
from negotiating separate tariff agreements,
which means that the tariff truce is only cover
for more intense International economic s1ug-
giles.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
Pacific Coast Fishermen Strike

Seattle, Wash, May 12-FishermOn strik-
ing against the low prices paid by the canneries.
The strike has spread rapidly to the Columbia and
Oregon rivers, with more than 1000 boats tied up
in the Columbia River. A Filipino Cannery Work
ems Union has been formed in Seattle to carry
the strike forward on this front.
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RoosezeIt's Az to Veterans

Washington, D. c., May 11.President Roose-
welt, in an attempt to whitewash his attacks on
the veterans, has decreed that they be allowed
20 enter his reforesting war preparations camps
&c the number Of $4,000. He again declared his
opposition to the cash bonus which the new bonus
march now in Washington is demanding.
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Three Farm Worker Brothers
Murdered

The two remaining brothers of August
Bassy, agricultural worker of Bankau. Upper
Silesia, Germany, who was killed by Nazis
before the eyes of his wife, have been muir
dered in the same fashion. All three brothers
were members of the militant Agricultural
Workers Council on the BanIzau estate.
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100000 Apartments Empty

New York City, May 12.-Of the 1,4O1,O78
apartments in New York City, 2O1,4O6, or 14.4
per cent, are nroccupied. This is nearly $4,000
plore empty apartments than a year ago. Still
thousands of families are being evicted weekly,
and thousands of jobless workers are forced to
sleep in the parks, alleys, and elsewhere.
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Only Communists Oppose Polish
FascisT1n

Warsaw, Poland, May S-Dr MOsciks WSs
today elected president of Poland for the SecOn.
time by the National Assembly. The only oOlo.
candidate was a Communist whose votes We.
declared void. The rest of the parties, ncuu, =.
the Socialists, Nationalist, Peasants ana - =
Ukrainians, neither put up candidates nor VV'''
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
MINI. Moratorium Declared
Unconstitutional

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 16.-District Judge
Selver to52y ruled that the Minnesota mortgage
o.a,-ru.i law violates the United States and
Minnesota constitutions. The farmers of Mime
eota will see that only united mass action can
their homes not empty proclamatiOns of
Governor Olson.
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Declaration of War in South
Aroa,1ra

BuenOs Aires, Argentine, May 1O.-Paraguay
today formally declared war Bolivia. The fight
ing which has been going on for months as part
of the British United States struggles in South
America has already resulted in $4,000 soldiers
being killed, wounded, or imprisoned thus far.
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When Is a Salary too High?

Washington, May PA stakeholder of the
American Tobacco Company has brought to the
Supreme Court the question cf whether the presi-
dent of the company is drawing exhorbtant
salary. His salary is $2,5OOOOO a year. The
court is also asked to decide if vice presidents
with salaries of from 100000 to $1,5OO,OOO re-
ceive too much.
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Hitler Gives WorkingcIass Phases

Berlin, May 1O.-The labor congress which
had been drummed up by the fascist press turned
out to be repetition of Hitler's May Day speech,
full of empty phrases. The New York Times re-
ports that Hitlers "lOng speech contained not a
single specific statement concerning the matter
=. T.. of what the new organization meant to Ger
man labor i. and even his illusions to it were
vague"
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Fascism Raises Head in Chile

Santiago, Chile, May 8-Fifteen Thousand
fascists were reviewed by President Anessandyi
yesterday. The government is giving every su,.
port to those capitalist mercenaries in order 10
crush the rising spirit of revolt among the Chilean
workers and farmers.
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Thirty Dav Farm Relief Promise

Washington, D. c., May 14-Secretary Wal
lace has promised the farmers definite accom-
pliehments" within 80 days after the passage of
the Roosevelt farm relief bill. This sounds like
the Hoover so day prosperity prOphesies made
three years ago.
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Double Guard for Senate

Washington, May 1.-THE special police
guard of the Senate will be doubled after July
according to a bill passed by the Senate today.
The Senate has sixteen special policemen
and an officer for the group The bill provides
for an additional Is at a cost of $22,1 ITS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19

Rome May 11.-Ugo Traviligla, employees -,
the Ministry of Marine, here, was shot N nj
back by marine firing squad at Fort Die.
this morning at dawn. A special military al ~
found him guilty of selling military secrets !"
Jugo-Slav and French governments.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
RockefeIlers Dislike Lenin

New York City, May 10.-Diego Rivera, noted
Mexican mural painter, has been stopped from
completing his work in the new Rockefeller Center
because he included the picture of Lenin in his
work. The oil family objected to what seemed
TO them like the handwriting on the wall.
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UNITED FRONT DEM.
ONSTRATION

This May Day demonstration is
the result of the combined effort
on lie part of Farmers Committee
of Action, Unemployed Councils Of
Aberdeen, and unofficial represen-
tatives of several trade unions.
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France Launches New Cruiser

St. Nazaire, France, May 9.-The fast new
cruiser Emile Berth, of 1886 tons, was launched
today She has an estimated speed of "a knots
and will carry two airplanes
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Grinding Out Law and Order

Chicago, May During the past legislative
session of the American legislatures 100 bills
were passed. Over $4,000 bills were introduced
compared with $4,000 introduced during 1881. And
the conditions of the farmers and workers are
worse than they were a year ago.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
DEVELOPMENT of Fascist Culture

Berlin, May 1O.-In thirty universities thru
out Germany today thousands of books were
burned by fascist students. Liberal, radical, and
Jewish authors all suffered the same fate in this
exhibition of fascist culture.
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Munich, Germany, May 8.-After an nVssI
cation the Munich Chamber of Commerce ha
been forced to admit that there is widespread
boycott of German goods thruout the world as
result of the Hitler terror regime.
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French ImperiaIist Conference

Paris, May 1.-THE Franco Colonial con-
ference which opens here Thursday will attempt
20 tie the French colonies closer to France as
part of the world economic struggle in which the
French imperialists are engaged.
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INSURANCE COMPANY
JUDGE ACTS

Hastings, attorney at Crete, di-
rector in the Crete State bank and
the Crete Building and Loan Asso
citation, was named to act as the
Judge by the county commission
ers to try this case. He admitted
in opening the case that he was a
large landowner and that he was
representing many mortgage hold
ers i'm foreclosure proceedings,
practically confessing his interest
in the case, and his bias. Never
theless he proceeded to try the
| case.
County attorney John Mekota,
small town lawyer and local poll
tician, who is sometimes Demo
crat and sometimes Republican
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VIZ, Debt Raroaining

Paris, May 1.-THE French government l..or-
agreed to ask the Chamber of Deputies to aul-
ize the payment of the December interest,"
ment on war debts due the United o''
Roosevelt win cancel the rest of the deD@
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Roosevelt Against Revision of
Versailles Treaty

Washing on, May 16.-Speaker of the House
Rainey, declared today that ROOsevelt's speech
fer was directed against Hitler. 1t is di-
rco.l. ,ainst the revision of the Versailles
trea,y which Hitler is demanding.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
u. S. Ambassador Warns
Hitler

London May 9.-Norman H. Davis. sDecsl
ambassador for Roosevelt told Hitler's ambassa-
cor, Dr. Rosenberg, that the United States gov.
eminent didn't like the way Germany was dis
rupting the arms conference
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5000. 900 JobIess in Germany

Berlin, May Tn a speech at Kiel Hitler
admitted that there are 100000 unemployed in
the country. Two million of these have never
been included in the unemployment statistics.
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MILITANT WORKERS
SPEAK

The parade ended by marching
into the municipal auditorium. A
free lunch was served to all. This
had bGn prepared by the Unem-
ployed Councils of Aberdeen.
Speeches were given by several
who have proven their militancy in
the struggles of the farmers, the
workers and youth, as Clarence
Sharp, Julius Walstad, George
Maxi, John Blondoe. The essence
of their speeches was the sig
ificance of May Day, the inter
national situation, what the youth
are facing today, necessity of fur
Their organization. The speeches
were we'll liked.
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els know now that they cannot
beat the game by getting up
earlier working harder ard longer
hours. From now on it is hoped
that they viii rest their backs, use
their brains, ard read the Pro-
ducers News.
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by the workers of Aberdeen and
fully accepted by the farmers
present. Some Of the demands
were cash for all work, minimum
wage of 80 cents an hour and 80
hours aweek. No definite answer
was given by the officials. The
committee was told to wait until
the next County Commissioner
meeting.
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FINED SlOO AND
COSTSON MAY z
Judge Gives Highest Fine
Possible, Calls it
'Ieniency"
(BY R. H.

WILDER, Neb.-Harry M.
Lux was fined $10O and costs
by Acting Judge Robert r.
Hastings in the Saline Coun-
ty Court on May 2 on a
charge of unlawful assem-
bly," This is the second
charge arising out of the
meeting at the Court House
last March IA when Harry
Lux, together with other
Holiday farmers and unem-
plOyed workers from Lincoln
assembled here and urged
Sheriff Shimerda to uphold
the state moratorium law and
refuse to foreclose on the
farm of Joe Neuman.
Attorneys for Harry Lux APP
pealed the case to the District
Court and Harry was released, aft.
er much needlss delay, on a S4OC
bond.
A fine of $3.50 ard costs on &
charge of contempt of court" is
pending in the supreme cour
where it was appealed following
conviction by Judge Proudfit il
the District Court last April.
JUDGE KOHOUT, RAIL
ROAD ATTORNEY
County Judge Ben v. Kohout
former attorney for the Burling
ton railroad, opened the trial o.
May 2. 1t was Judge Kohout
owner of 600 acres in Saline ooun
ty, who ordered a tear gas bonn
thrown into the farmers assembl
ON March ID.
County Judge Kohout was force
to vacate the bench on the motto
of the defense lawyers whic
charged that he was prejudice
and had disqualified himself by hi
participation in the so-called rio
Judge Kohout did not leave tn
bench, however, until he had rule
against several motions filed b
the attorneys for Lux.
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A large Committee went to see
the R. F. C. office to present de-
mards, which had been prepared
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Aberdeen, S. D., May 6,
Delayed About 450 farm
ers and workers participated
in a MAY DAY demGnstra-
tiOn and in the stopping Of a
foreclosure sale on May l.
Starting at noon, ii militant
parade, led by the United
Front May Day Committee.
marched through Main Street
Aberdeen. The marchers sang
Solidarity" and carried BAN
ners, denOuncing Hitler and
Fascism, against imperialist
war, for immediate recogni-
ton of the Soviet Union, etc.
Part CT May Day program was
the stopping of a farm foreclosure
sale at the county court house, 10
o'clock in the morning. The Con-
necticut General Life Insurance
company made a settlement which
was satisfactory to Mr.. Schlickting
the owner of the farm.
PRESENT RELIEF DEMANDS
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Park To- Park
Booklet For Area
To Be Re-lssued

Grady Hunt of Ashevillc and
w. +. Holcombe of Dallas and
New York, but who has been
making his home in Ashevillc,
were i'm the city today in the in
tcrest of a second edition Of the
Eastern National Participants
booklet, published by Mr.: Hunt
last wear with the cooperation of
Chambers of Commerce in Wes-
tern North Carolina.
The booklet, issued the first
time last year, described points of
interest along the crest OF the
Blue Ridge route and the Eastern
Park-to-Park route. comprising
around 538 miles Of highway
through Western North Carolina
Extensive information concern
ing Hendersonville and its tourist
attractions were given in the first
issue of the booklet. Among the
points Of interest mentioned were
the new 18-hole golf course in
Laurel Park, which will be in con-
dition for play in July; kanuga
Lake. conference center of the
Episcopal church: Camp Grey
stone for Girls at Tuxedo, and
other points of interest.
Interesting information con-
corning Asheville. Blowing Rock,
Lemon, Marion, Brcvard. Waynes-
Vile and Highlands was also
given in the booklet.
Mr.. Hunt said today that the
booklet, which has been diStrlbut-
ed through the Hendersonvillc
and other Chambers of Com
mercc in the section has met with
wide popularity and that large
numbers of them had been mailed
with successful results to the mid
western area of the nation.
He plans a revised and en-
larged issue this year.
Mr.. Holcombe who has become
associated with him in the project
this year has been connected Vi! Lh
Hollands, the Magazine of the
South, for some time and for a
considerable period was the New
York representative for that pub
LEGATION.
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BEER CONTROL is
WORRYING S0L0NS
CONTINUED from page one)

Continued from page one)
closed are Alabama, Arkansas,
Maine. Idaho, Indiana, Montana,
New York, North Dakota, Oregon,
South Dakota, Ntah, Kansas and
Washington. The Ohio legislature
is in recess.
Since the legislatures opened in
January, efforts have been made
to lower taxes and balance bud
gets. As a whole, the legislatures
have reduced state government
expenditures by more than $780,
100000 whereas the cost of the
sessions was only between SILL
100000 and $20,000,000.
Among the legislative highlights
for the last eek were:
COnnccticut:-DCbatcd Ov g +
form of beer bill, the state remain
ing peerless meanwhile. Gov.
Cross launched a radio and news
paper campaign hoping to obtain a
three-man central board to control
beer sales.
Pennsylvania: - Appropriated
100000 for immediate uncm-
plOyment relief. Reduced teach
crs salaries. Agreed on a beer
control measure, giving counties
the major authority.
Oklahoma: - Decided to allow
people to vote July II on 50 beer.
Gov. Murray vetoed a chain store
tax bill, bill cXempting home
, steads up to $4,000 from tax, and
an old age pension bill.
Texas Passed beer bill con-
tingent on passage of amendment
to repeal 18th Amendment.
Nebraska Advanced beer bill
to third reading.
Missouri: - House passed bill
giving doctors unlimited liquor
prescription privileges. Both houS-
es considered appropriation bills.
California Passed 60-day NOR
atOrim on real property tax pay
mcnts. Passed . cents per gallon
tax on beer. Localized pari mu-
tuel betting to obtain revenue.
House passed budget providing /
per cent reduction in expenditures
South Carolina:-Passed unre-
strictcd beer sales bill in time for
! Gov. Blackwood to sign on Good
Friday. ..
North Carolina Both houses
adopted $83,O0O,OOO appropria-
! tions Dill and house ordered COM
mittee to re-write limited sales
tax. - fes
Alabama Adjourned Saturday
! after hard but unsuccessful fight
| for beer bill. Passed economy bill
reducing salaries a total of $500
900 yearly. Called 18th Amend
mcnt repeal convention for Aug
uSt.
Colorado Advanced pari-mu-
! tuel betting bill.
Iowa:-Legalized 81 b c +.
| Probably will adDoI,,.n Tuesday.
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Daring Drama AT
Carolina z Days
Gabriel Over The White
House" Is Attraction

Those who look for motion pic
ture entertainment pCrmcatcd with
the tense, authentic mclodrama OF
actual headlines in today's news
will find Gabriel Over the White
House," new Cosmopolitan-Mctro-
Goldwyn-Mayer production open
ing today at the Carolina theatre,
one Of the outstanding talkic
events of the year.
This picture was adapted from
ono of the most daring exposes Of
Washington ever written. It's an
Onymous author knew his politics
and at the same time wcayed into
his story Of United States prcsi-
dent who steps out and docs some
thing about current problems an
unusually gripping human theme.
Headed by Walter huston as
the president who overnight is
transformed from an insincere,
back-slapping politician to a man
of iron. the distinguished cast Of
Gabriel Over the White House
includes Karen Morley, Franchot
Tone, Arthur Byron, d G k G
Moore, c. Henry Gordon, David
Landau, Samuel Kinds, William
Pawley Jean Parker and Claire
Dubrey.
The drama, laid in the historic
background of the national capital
with authentic scenes of the eXecu-
tive mansion, the two Legislative
houses and various other Wash,
ington locales, starts with the in
auguration of the simple, back
country man, Jud Hammond, who
becomes the Hon. Judson Ham.
mond, president Of the United
States.
He fires the secretary Of war
and asks for the resignation of his
entire cabinet when they hesitate
to support his moves to relieve the
unemployment army. He de-
mands that congress give him the
power Of a dictator. He fights
directly with the king" Of the
rackctccrs and through a federal
police force wipes him out. He
forces an international debt con-