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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17

SCI Is stamps for bundle to be dis
t, 1ted at meeting.
!. 7. Kron, LOup City, Nebr.,
sends US two subs.
DOING SOME FAST WORK
Julius Walstad, Claire City, S.
Oak, orders his bundle increased
from 80 to so a week. 81 am
having good luck organizing the
u. +. L. l have Is committees
of action in Roberts county" he
writes.
Hazel Kainu, Great Fails, MeRt.
sends us three new subs and one
renewal.
Geo. S. Smith, Zoder, Wye, re-
news for another year.
Workers Book Shop, Toledo, O.,
orders a weekly bundle.
Nick Vukelich, Spokane, Wash,
pays for bundle and increases his
order to 80 per week.
F. C. Wilson, Oceanpark, Calf,
sends one sub and pays for bundle.
FARMERS READY FOR
ORGANIZATION
Irene HOugh, Richmond, Ind,
orders a bunt.le Of Is papers.
can opportunity is opening up
to get the farmers around here
organized for the first tine,"
she writes.
Miss Violet Fix, Ventura, Calf.
sends one sub.
Frank G. Wilson, Ocean Park,
Calf, pays for bundles.
Frank l.. Ecklor, Everson, Wash.
also pays for bundles.
L. Vomocil, Somcrton, Ariz., re-
news his subscription.
Harold Broclway, Sumar, Wash.
sends one dollar for copies Of the
paper.
G. Hooking, Gainesville, Fla,
sends stamps for sample copies.
DOING GOOD WORK IN
EAST
c. A. Holman, Chambersburg,
Pa, renews for six more weeks
"Send me your valuable little
paper. / think &c 10 fine Just
keep the good work going. If
our eastern farmers would only
take a stronger hold, but we are
doing some good work already"
he writes.
Elsie Hasse, Anacortes, Wash,
/ renews her subscription.
Arthur Timpson, Gleason, Wis,
send us two subs.
c. A. Hershaw, Arlington, Wash.
subscribes.
Harry Pivick, Raven Rock, N
]. subscribes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
AMERICAN PIONEER
WRITES OF SOVIET
UNION CELEBRATION

PetrozavOdsk, U. S. S. R.-Dear
Comrade --, received your
letter about a week ago and have
delayed answering it because Of
the October Revolution celebration
in which I took part. I am q
drummer in a kids band which
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
KICKING IN WRONG
DIRECTION

The farmers were kicking some
what then but their kicks were in
the wrong direction. There was
some reason for kicking that time
but they got the foolish idea in
their heads that it was the worker
who was robbing them. They had
to pay a harvest hand S. a day
and board, so they thought they
should have $1.5O a bushel.
Now old timer, have you dis
covered who robbed you. If you
haven't I will tell you. The rail-
road, the food trust, have robbed
you.
If a man had pointed out the
truth to you, discontinued farmer
30 years ago, and had tried to gel
the philosophy of Karl Marx into
your head, you would have called
him an anarchist. If he had beer
unfortunate to have been b9rr
across the sea you would have toIc
him to go back to where he came
from. No, fellow farmer, l don't
know how much your wages viii
be under a socialist society, but 4
would guarantee every man, wo
man and child everything that 9
nation can afford.
In conclusion, ! am glad to see
the farmers starting to move II
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17

the question Of whether we are
too radical or not. The bankers
will make an effort to get the
leadership of the unemployed to
wrangling among themselves.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
Editor to Correspondent
WE REALLY DON'T THINK
THESE BLACK SPOTS EXIST

Bethel, Mimi, Feb. 3.-To the
Producers News, old timers, and
readers, I intend this letter for
the farmer who has been living
30 to S5 years on the place and is
faced with sheriff's sale. In
Teddy's time (Roosevelt) the farm
er was getting 81 a bushel for
wheat. Taxes were about one
fourth Of what they are now. Now
wheat brings about so to so cents
a bushel.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
WIDE INTEREST
IN SOAK. MEET
Delegates to Conference
VIII Represent IS
Farmers Each

Widespread interest is being dis
played by farmers from all over
the state in the Farmers State
Conference to be held at Pierre
on February 20-22.
Many locals of different farm
organizations have already elected
their delegates. Many others are
writing in to P. o. Box 200 at
Aberdeen for information and dele
gates credentials preparatory to
electing their delegates.
With foreclosures and evictions,
low prices and high taxes staring
the farmers in the face they can
no longer wait for Santa Claus
to save them, but are taking mat.
tiers into their own hands.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
TEN FARMERS ARE ARRESTED
FOR STRIKE ACTIVITIES ON
MARKHAM, MINI. ROAD WORK

tor would get so stiff that 1t could
not be started until spring. The
truck IS how il the garage in spite
CT the atter.pts of sheriffs TO take
it away
STRIKERS ENTHUSIASTIC
The farmers have elected a
strike committee CT rs. They have
elected pull -City food, and picket
ing commit ees and are conducting
she strike in fire, orderly fashion.
The lief. wing Cooperative Store Of
Markham is giving its full suppol t
to tbs strike and the basement of
the store has been made head
quarters for he strikers.
There is fine spirit of en-
thusiasm among the strikers and
they are determined to fight until
they win their demands. They
have already elected two delegates
to represent them at the workers
and farmers relief march to the
State capitol, Feb. 20.
DEMONSTRATE FEB. 16
Young and old farmers, women
children, and especially the youth
of the community are playing ar
important role in the strike. The
farmers from neighboring com
munities have joined the Mark
ham farmers on the picket line
and are helping the strikers il
every way possible.
Plans for spreading the fight
all over the sixth commissioners
district are being formulated. The
Strike Committee has called {
demonstration at Commissioner
Koski's office for February 16 a
2 p. m. to demand recognition o.
the farmers grievance committee
1t calls on farmers thruout thu
county to join in the demonstra
ton, support the Markham farm
ers, and follow their example.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
REPULsE SCABs

On Feb. l the "scabs" made the
most determined attempt to get
the truck but were repulsed by
the masses of farmers who had
gathered at the garage. The men
elected by the farmers committee
went to work with the result that
deplvty sheriffs were sent down by
Koski, the garage was padlocked,
and the truck taken to Biwadik,
neighboring village. Koski ex-
pected to have a crew from BIZ
wabik 90 the work but in this he
failed, for as soon as the Biwablk
crew took the truck into Mark
ham territory, they were hailed
The garage was opened by one Of
kosk's representatives who saw
tha: the farmers were not to be
fooled with, snC that if the truck
were not placed in the Markham
garage they would drain lie
water auc let TIE truck stard oIt-
doors with the result that the mo-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
CANNOT USE ARMORY
AGAIN

The meeting was held in the u.
s. Armory. The adjutant told the
unemployed that they could not
have the use of the armory any
more.
The unemployed have not made
any definite plans Of action or
drawn up any demands to be made
on the city or state or federal
governments. This will follow
later.
The unemployed are divided over
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
CONTINUED from page One,

work or action committee. At the
same time Kosd had appointed
his own committee for Markham,
composed of only his active sup
porters in the election campaign.
When the committee elected by
the farmers went to demand rec
ognition, they were refused it, but
Kosli, seeing that the farmers
were determined to stand behind
their committee, gave them per-
mission to distribute the work I'M
til Feb. 1. Several times during
the month, however attempts were
made by Koski's committee to
place their men on the job, but
the farmers were on the alert and
prevented the "scabs" from taking
possession of the truck and the
garage.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
WILL ACT ON RESOLUTION

All farmers are urged to arm
their delegates with resolutions
which will be submitted to the con-
ference resolution committee. We
farmers are driven to the last
ditch economically speaking).
If we were not we would still
be looking to our big business men
bankers, Legislators and high sal
aried farm leaders for relief. Be
cause we are broke, it is doubly
hard to carry on this work as well
as doubly necessary that we do.
In the administration and orga :
nization of this work no one is
drawing any salaries or wages but
in order to get it advertised in all
counties in Sogth Dakota, and as
wide support as possible some
funds are absolutely essential for
gas, office, stamps and stationary.
Therefore we urgently ask all the
farmers to send any sum they feel
they can spare for this cause.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-17
NEB. ATTORNEY GENERAL TRIES
TOHLNDER STATE CONFERENCE
THE FARMERS OPINION

Continued from Front Page)
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make it still better instead Of him
oerlng 1t as they do in the states.
ADS BRING PrcIrI re A
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REPRESENT AT LEAST Is
DELEGATES EACH

OCNSSaSCo W LnC COIl1CA C1lCC
shall represent group of net less
than Is farmers. The committee
has estimated that an average of
Sc per delegate will be sufficient
to cover expense including eating
and sleeping accommodations. The
committee will arrange for these
details as economically as possible.
In order to economic on gas and
oil it, will be necessary for various
delegations to cooperate so as IL
have four or more in a car. There
will be registration fee of 81 fol-
each delegate. This money will be
used for such items as office and
hall rent, paper, stamps, ink, etc.
The call committee has elected
legislative committee consisting
of E. L. Bolland, Pierpont; J. w
Rystrom, Frederick, and Arnold
Meyer, Andover. This committee
duty will be to formulate some
legislative bills relative to a mora
forum, deficience judgment, grad
uated rental tax on large land
owners and other subjects of great
Importance to all farmers. These
bills will be introduced into the
Legislature some time prior to Feb
Is, but will not be acted upon un.
til the conference is in session. Al
that time these bills will be fully
discussed and each delegate will
have a voice in developing these
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
TWIN IS FIRST.
JULY 4 VICTIM

The first Fourth Of July fatality
reported here came with the death
today of Joseph Simmons, 26, Of
Mitchellville, Mo-, who was
fatally injured late last night with
his twin brother Lyle, when they
were setting off dynamite near
their home to celebrate the holi-
day. He died in Sibley Hospital.
Joseph and Lyle began expert
menting with dynamite last night
when their supply Of firecrackerS
ran out. After placing a stick OF
it in an iron bar, the men poked
a missile in the tube and the dyna-
mite exploded.
Both Joseph's hands were
blown off, he suffered a COM
pound fracture Of the left leg,
deep decorations on his chest and
facial burns. Lyle's left forearm
was amputated and it was said he
may lose the sight Of his right
eye. He also was severely burned.
The men were brought into
Washington for treatment by
three friends who were among
the party celebrating the Fourth.
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
I Princess Sues For Freedom
From Artist-Convict
G ~

The beautiful Russion princess,
Ada Ivanova Karamzin, today
had on file in Pasadena, Cal, a
suit to annul her marriage to
George LandSman, local artist,
whom she married here in 1929.
The princess lived in the 1900
block Massachusetts Ave. N. w.
Four years ago, the princess
and LandSman married here
after two preachers had refused
to perform the ceremony. Lands
man holds to the Jewish faith,
while she is Russian Orthodox.
Finally Judge Robert E. Mat
tingly made them man and wife.
Mother Blocked Honeymoon
The princess mother, however,
overruled the judge, and instead
of Ada going on a honeymoon
with Landsman, she went on a
trip to California with her
mother on her wedding night.
The princess, whose father,
Col. Ivan Nicholas Karamzin, was
killed in the World War. wants
to take up stunt flying-that is,
as soon as she has had her mar
riage annulled.
The princess now resides in
modest Pasadena bungalow with
her mother.
LandSman is serving a one to
15-year term in Mansfield (Ohio)
reformatory for grand larceny.
Veteran attaches at the inStitu-
ton, however. declare they believe
the youth, who is about % years
old, sis taking the rap" for some
body.
May Be Granted Clemency
Young landsman has been in
the reformatory about year. The
State parole board considered pos
Sible clemency for him last month
and continued his case until
October.
Landsman is listed in prison
records as coming from Cleveland
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
GALES HOLD Up
BOYD FLIGHT

A hurricane raging northward
over the course he had intended
to follow in his dawn-to- dusk
flight from Haiti to Washington
today kept Capt. j. Enrol Boyd,
wartime and ocean flier, at Port
au-Prince, awaiting more favorable
conditions.
Flying the famous Bellanca
plane, Columbia, in which he
made a nonstop flight to Haiti
June II, Captain Boyd will try to
make the trip in 18 hours to land
at Washington-Hoover Airport.
He will be accompanied by Rob-
ert G. Lyon, former Navy flier,
who will act as copilot.
On their arrival here the fliers
will be met by the Haitian min
lister, Dantes Bennegarde.
Captain Boyd has recently re-
covered from an attack of tropi-
cal fever contracted, it is believed,
when he was forced down 80
miles from the capital city of
Haiti on his southern flight.
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
DOGS WOUND
CLUE FOR
POSSE
Bloodhound Found SIashed As
Pursuers Close In on
Fugitive Pair

Travelling slowly and pains
takingly through the brush
near Pohick, Va, today a
posse of 40 men armed with
rifles and shotguns are search
ing for two convicts who
escaped last night from Lorton
Reformatory shortly after Dis
trict officials had inspected
the food served at the institu-
ton.
The men at large are John
Kendrick, SO, who was serving an
eight-year term for carrying dan
gerouS weapons, and Robert E.
Gales, 43, under sentence of seven
years for housebreaking and vio-
lation of the Harrison narcotic
act, -..--E j
bloodhound Wounded
Superintendent A. c. Tawes
telephoned from the reformatory
early today that he had not heard
any word of capture but that
he believed the men must be
surrounded by the posse, as one
Of the bloodhoundS used in the
search was found wounded, pre-
sumably when he caught up with
the escaped men. The dog had
been Slashed with some sharp
weapon.
The posse is composed Of
guards from the prison and a
group Of nearby residents, who are
intent on receiving the $25 reward
that Is a standing offer for the
capture Of any escaped prisoner.
Unrest Laid to Heat
Gales was to have been trans
ferred to Leavenworth peniten-
tiary soon with other narcotic in
mates as a result of reports that
dope" was being smuggled into
the Lorton institution.
The intense heat of the past sew
eral days which set the prisoners
nerves on edge was advanced to-
day as a strong factor in the un-
rest that caused the disturbance
over the food last Saturday.
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
MARY BUR|ES
GR|EF,G0ES
To RACES
Awaits Word From Doug, Now
In Europe; Pickfair, Big
Estate, Belongs to Him

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July
4 G.N.S.). - Will Douglas
Fairbanks make a thrilling
and sensational dash from
Europe to Hollywood to effect
a reconciliation with Mary
Pickfordf
Although Hollywood today ex-
citedly discussed such a startling
climax to the marital rift which
has brought the film capitals
most famous couple to the brink
Of divorce, all admitted such a
denoument was remote.
No Such Hope Hers "a
No word has come from Fair
banks and apparently no such
hope was held by Miss Pickfora
as she prepared for her first
public appearance since the an
nouncement that a separation
was contemplated between her
self and Douglas.
This afternoon, as the only
American honorary ace," she
will be guest of honor at the
national air races. She will fly
from United Airport to the air
races in a new cabin plane,
piloted by D. w. ("Tommy")
Tomlinson, one of the famous
"Sea Hawks" and escorted by a
squadron Of Army planes from
March Field.
Although almost prostrated by
the shock OF the separation be-
coming public, Americas Sweet
heart" true to tradition of screen
and stage, will "go through with
the show" carrying out all of
the parts Of the air race program
planned for her long ago.
Due to Speak
She will break out the flag at
the flag-raiSing ceremony and
will occupy a box during the
afternoon races, as well as speak
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
TRIES
TORESC(JE
ECONOMIC
PARLEY
Americans Concentrate on
Plan to Raise World Prices
Urged by Roosevelt
By GEORGE R. HOLMES

IONDON, July 4 (l.N.S.).
The World Economic Con-
ference approached a state Of
"suspeneded animation" to-
day as desultory efforts were
made to keep it alive despite
the stunning blow dealt by
PRESIDENT Roosevelt in reject
ing currency stabilization.
Scarcely any attempt was made
to conceal the fact that for the
present at least, the parley has
cruised into hopelessly stagnant
waters.
Delegates Study Message
The only action worthy Of note
occurred at Claridge's Hotel.
where the American delegation
convened to scan once more the
historic message despatched by
President Roosevelt rejecting pres.
ent stabilization moves and chas.
tlSlng the conference for diverting
its aims from the main purposes
for which it was assembled,
Secretary Of State Hull urged
members Of his delegation to 1oin
with him in attempting to keep
the conference from dying a
natural death. The parley must
proceed, he said, concentrating on
efforts to raise world prices, con-
S1dered by President Roosevelt its
most necessary task.
Prof. Raymond Moley, Mr..
Roosevelt's special envoy at the
conference, was present at the
delegations session. With his
colleagues he discussed the whole
situation in the light Of the
Presidents manifesto and found
the delegates in agreement that
the parley must proceed with its
major aims.
Adjournment Discussed
sa This desire for continued &C.
ton along the lines dictated
from Washington did not ap-
pear to be reflected in the con-
ference hall at the Geological
Museum.
There virtually all work ceased.
The steering committee met for
an hour under Craftsmanship of
Prime Minister j. Ramsay Mac
Donald, and all the members
agreed it was useless to disguise
the fact that for the present at
least the conference has failed.
The committee discussed pos
s1ble temporary adjournment.
The full presiding bureau Of
the conference is slated to meet
at 6 p. m. The conference is
expected to wind up with a
plenary session on Thursday at
which permanent commissions
will be appointed to keep the
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
SWEEPS
PAST FLORIDA

MIAMI, Fla, July 4 QN.SO.
Leaving Is persons dead in its
wake, the tropical storm that
swept through Trinidad and west
ern Cuba today continued its
march through the Gulf of Mex
leo with latest reports locating
1t $50 miles south of Pensacola.
Weather observers believed
danger to Florida from the trop-
ical disturbance definitely has
passed, since the storm is well
out at sea and moving in a North
NorthweSterly direction.
Trinidad, where the storm
originated, counted toll of 13
dead, and IL persons were re-
ported dead in Pinar Del Rio
Province, Cuba. with heavy prop
Srty damage in both places.
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
Vault Receives Body
Of Erskine, Suicide

SOUTH BEND, Ind, July 4
Q.N.S0.-The body of Albert Rus
sell Erskine, who for 18 years was
president of the Studebaker Cor
poration, today lay in a receiving
vault in Highland Cemetery to
await transfer to the family
mausoleum in Huntsville, Ala,
where ErSkine was born. The
family and friends attended a fu-
neral ceremony yesterday. The
industrialist committed suicide
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
Government Accepts
Nen National Park

MORRIsTOWN, N. j., July 4
Q.N.SO Title to the new
Morristown National Park, head
quarters of Gen. George Wash
ington during the winter of 1779-
80 and an important American
military base throughout the
revolution, was formally accepted
today by Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. IckeS. Legislation
creating the park was approved
during the closing days Of the
SeYentY-Second Congress.
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
ASKED
. BY PECORA,
FLETCHER
Committee May Quiz Banker
! As to Basis Of Charges
! Against FinanCiers
BY International News Service

A Senate investigation of
the charges of Herbert R.
Wilkins, Detroit banker, that
Wall Street interests engi-
neered the national banking
holiday to embarass Henry
Ford was considered today by
members Of the Senate Bank
Ding and Currency Committee.
Senator Fletcher CD of
Florida, committee ch air m a n,
said he favored an investigation
of the wilkins charges in event
the Detroit banker was able to
furnish proof.
He intimated the whole Detroit
banking situation might be
probed when the committee re-
sumes its national banking in
quiry next october.
$65,OOO,OOO on Deposit
wilkins charged Wall Street
interests forced the bank holiday
to tie up Ford's funds in two De-
troit banks that failed to survive
the vacation period. Ford was
repotted toshaye had $65, ,000, 900
on deposit in the two banks. :
The investigation would be
launched, not to find out what
New York interests do to Ford,
but to learn whether Wall Street
bankers use their financial power
to injure industrialists.
Ford long has been at war with
the New York banking interests,
since they imposed Objectionable
terms upon him a decade ago
when he sought loan.
Proof Demanded
He rejected the terms, financed
himself, and has been doing so
ever since. Fletcher said:
eve might go into the whole
Detroit banking situation in Oc-
tOber. 1t depends on the devel-
OpmentS this summer.
"I've read wilkins charges
and they have been brought to
the attention of the committee.
If he can furnish proof, we will
investigate them in the fall, but
we cannot go into haZy charges
where no proof is available"
Ferdinand Pecora, the commit
tees special counsel from New
York, also studied wilkins
charges.
PecOra Impressed
at would be a pertinent in
quiry to make. / have noted
the general charges and will
give the subject study. It GER
tainly is within the scope of our
investigation and wilkins may
be called next fall"
The banking inquiry will be re-
opened Thursday for Pecora to
wind up his investigation of af-
fairs of the Pennroad Corporation,
which Kuhn-Loeb & Co. helped
the Pennsylvania railroad to
finance in it's rail war against the
Morgan-supported Van Sweringen
Brothers.
Henry H. Lee, president Of the
company, and Frank E. Taplin,
Cleveland banker, have been called
as witnesses.
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
Ruth Nichols Hops
From ALbuQuerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, July
4 Q.N.S0 Ruth Nichols, noted
woman flier, took off from Albu-
querque airport at 7:45 a. m.
today on a belated flight to Los
Angeles, where the national air
races are in progress. Miss
Nichols, an entry in the Bendix
Trophy cross-country race, was
forced down here by motor
trouble last night, after being
delayed at Wichita, Kan.
The Washington times., 1933-07-04
TODAY'S SCRATCHES
LATON1A


FIRST RACE-Legality. Teddy M,
Blind Brook, BangObar, Spring Station
Golden Ray, George. Balancer.
SECOND RACE-Smear, Pass Order.
Big Moment, Spill, Bill Lutz' Wise
Eddie.
Wee, Yankee Waters, Prevail, Bril-
liant Rose, Garb, Regis Play Little
Fourth RACE-sis Agnes, Dusky
Dame, Cara DOmus, Plumage, Golden
Ruth.
Water. Star Brook, Fulfill.
EIGHTH RACE-Prince Farthlng,
Gibby's Choice, Lady Gibson.
ROCKINGHAM PARK
FIRST RACE-MuskOday, Bad Axe,
Big TOney.
FOURTH RACE-HOpe to Do.
FIFTH RACE-Sea Fox.
SIXTH RACE-The Doctor, Epidawn.
SEVENTH RACE-Everfair.