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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
PRICES SINK TO
3 YR. RECORD
Dept. of Agriculture Index
Falls to Less Than Half
of 19O9-1914 Level

The general level of farm prices
fell on Feb. Is 20 a new low paint
In the % years of statistical rec
ords of the Department of Agri-
culture. The mid-February index
was 40 per cent of the 1909-1914
average, compared with 81 per
cent on Januory Is, ard so per
cent ON February 10, 1882.
The United States average farm
price of hogs was 1924 on Feb. Is
or 10 per cent above the January
Is price. The advance, chiefly the
result of decreased marketings.
The smaller marketings are attrib
uted to severe winter weather thru
out the greater part of the Corn
Belt.
The average price of corn rose
slightly at local farm markets dun
ing the month ended Feb. Is, on
account of am increase in feed re-
quirements due to colder weather
higher hog prices, and a seasonal
advance outside the Corn Belt.
A slight decline in the average
farm price of wheat from Jan. II
. to Feb. 10 is attributed by the De
partment of Agriculture to dull d.
nestle demand and lack of an ex
port outlet, despite influence o
the poor condition of the white
, wheat crop.
/, Cotton prices declined durini
! the month largely because of
: lecline in export demand.
! The farm price of eggs average
Z IL cents per dozen on February l
: compared with 21.4 cents on jan
: Is. The sharp drop according
o the Department "may be accoun1
: ed for largely by the seasonal IL
crease in production early in FeI
= and a pre- seasonal rise in storaf
! holdings"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

price of the farm was $17,6OO of which we raid
$1,000 down and The bank assumed mortgage
for the remaining $500.
USELESS BOGS
We took possession Of the farm on Feb. "a,
1929 and as as the snow had MELTED we
found ourselves with rs acres Of plcw land and
1874 acres of useless marsh and bpgs.
Applications 70 the District Attorney, Ar
thur Thorson, who is a director in the afore-
mentioned bank, for warrant TO arrest the off
Gers of the bank and It's real estate agents were
denied, and only after pressure from the Gov
ernor's office had been applied did the District
Attorney tile an affidavit Of disqualification to
the Circuit Judge. The latter who had been .
b, rrOwer from the same bank, refused to appoint
a special prosecutor.
Subsequent to this procedure, the Real Es-
state Operators Board and tn. Banking Depart
merit of his state held nvas ga.icns which
proved nry charges, but referre me TO the court
for redi ess.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Elected Committee Con-
tains UFL, Bureau and
Unaffiliated Farmers
IF THIS BE RED"
Sale VIII be Postponed
Again if no Moratorium
Granted Farmers
(BY G. CD

Scottville, Mich, March 1.-The
farmers around here are organic
ing into a Committee of Action on
the basis Of the Farmers National
Relief Conference. They succeed
ed IN stopping three foreclosure
sales so far.
The last attempt to foreclose
was made by a closed bank. They
tried to foreclose on VIM. Mans
CONS of Eden township. The Com
mittee Of Action held a county con
ference and passed resolution de-
handing that the sale be post
poned until moratorium is made
legal, whenever that may be.
800 AT MEETING
About 300 farmers gathered al
the court house in Lu0ington or
March l and listened To a stirring
speech by Clyde Smith while Geo
Casper headed a delegation inside
the court house to lay the card!
before the sheriff.
When the time came to sell tn
place Sheriff COlyer adjourned tn
sale for 80 days anG SAID if tn
legislature wouldn't grant a mori
tOrium by that time, he woul
postpone it again.
UNITED FRONT COMMITTEE
The committee which Intervene
the sheriff was composed Of tw
United Farmers League members
ore Farm Bureau member and tw
unafflliated farmers.
In answer to the gossip that
was Red proposition the Far
Bureau member said he wasn't
Req but that we'd all be Reds
there wasn't going to be some !
lief for the farmers.
The secretary of the Count
Conference who was unaffiliate
to any organization other than h
township committee said, eff W
have to be Reds to stick up f,
our rights We'll be Reds. IT
National Committee has a soul
program and we should suppo
It."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
"15e Bullet Holes Can Yet be Seen in the House"

eturnable in 80 days, he extended it until No
-ember Is and again TO December Is.
We took our children to the doctor on Dec
} to have their tonsils removed and n the same
iay the sheriff sent letter to rs offering $1,000
f We would move by Monday, Dec. 5, noon.
COwARDLY ATTACK
On December 6, we arose about $50
a. m / took 500 candle power lantern,
milk pail and strainer, and went out to the
barn to milk. After having MIXED two eows
the cOwardIy sheriff and 10 Deputies opened
fire with machine guns and high powered
rifles, not on the barn, but on the house
which held my wife and two children. Hear
ing the shots, grabbed my shotgun out OF
che bull-pen and ran the gauntlet Of fire to
the house.
After the sheriff and his deputies had
fired over 1000 shots, 1856 Of which can yet
be seen IN the house, we surrendered and
the rest of the story is HISTORY.
They still have and hold illegally all
our household goods. farm machinery, live
stock, and all other property exempt by law.
The Milk POOLS and Farmers Holiday
petition 20 the governor have been met by
cowardice and we are unable to derive an
income from our IL cows and other STOCK.
Amy aid you may give rs will be-
assure VOC de@pRv appreciated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
UFL GROWS ON
RELIEF DEMAND
Producers News Stimulates
Organization of Mont.
Farmers

TrOutcreek, Mont, Feb. "a
We had good meeting last night
at White Pine. A committee of
five from Troutcreek, which grew
to be a committee of 20 before we
started, attended.
Our Troutcreek chairman opened
the meeting with a few remarks
on the United Farmers League,
after which the UFL program was
read and unanimously adopted.
The White Pine friends then
elected full line of officers. The
local demands adopted were the
same as those we passed at the
Trntcreek meeting.
DEMANDS ADOPTED
i. Cash for all relief work IN
stead of grocery orders on pri-
Vate stores.
2 Six hour day at so cents an
hour.
4 Distribution Of relief to be
carried on by a committee elect
ed by this organization.
4. County COmmissary.
8. No discrimination against
single men or anyone who has
been resident of this county
nor more than 80 days.
These demands are directe
against the policy Of the local re
nel agencies and politicians VIII
support the merchants association
YOUNG FARMERS ARE
ENTHUSIASTIC
MOST Of those in attendance wei
yOung farmers who have neve
uelore had any experience m o.
sanitation. However, they Shove
great interest and enthusiasm.
twenty members were signe
~ and We hope that with Il
Sl1 , OF the Producers News the
VII De militant fighters for Il
'erests Of the working class.
80 MEMBERS ALREADY
ms makes fifty members
So, united Farmers League an
mo, meeting coming up I
=" TOW We have no organic,
mru ,eaOer. This is a spontaneo
= ven caused by a few con-
u The Producers News. 0'p'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
HOLD UP RELIEF
FOR N. DAKOTA
County Commissioners Try
to Prevent Farmers from
Getting Relief Funds

Bonetraill, N. OAK, Feb. "a
The county commissioners have
done their utmost to hold back re-
lief in Williams county. At first
their excuse was that they could
not get money from the recon-
struction Finance Corporation
Now money has been received for
relief from the R. F. C.
They are now sitting tight on
this money. When questioned
about relief they say they haven't
got enough blanks. This means
that they don't want to give Out
relief.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
JOINT MARCH IN
ASTORIA, ORE.
DEMAND RELIEF
800 Workers and Farmers
Demand Increased Relief
and no Discrimination
PASSING THE BUCK
Workers Support Farmer.
In Fight to Save
Homes
PASSING THE BUCK

Astoria, Ore, March 1.-Two
hundred workers and farmers
marched to the county court house
where they were joined by over
500 workers in a militant demon
stration against the loss of their
homes and the further lowering of
their standards of living, yester-
day. -.
A committee of ten presented
the demands of the workers and
farmers to the county court, which
were:
Funds to be secured FROM r.
F. c. for relief purposes.
Adjustment of script system,
relief work to be paid in cash.
No less than eight days a
month of work at Sd a day to
each married worker, no less
than six days a month at 81
day to each single worker. If no
work to be had then equivalent
in cash.
Free seed for impoverished
farmers.
Cash relief and relief in kind
to be administered by local COM
mittees of workers and farmers.
Free hospital and medical aid
for workers and farmers and
their families.
Hating of mortgage fOreclos-
ures, tax sales, and evictiOns of
poor farmers and unemployed
workers.
Support of the National and
State Hunger March Demands.
During the time that the con
mittee was presenting the demar
speakers addressed the worker
from the court house steps expo
: ing the forced labor system whiC
9 prevails on relief work. Und
: the plan the workers receive tv
= to three days month work I
~ the county roads for which tn,
L receive script In payment. TT
: script in turn must be exchang
II at the local relief station for mi
cradle handouts of groceries. al
N old cast-off clothing and shoe
"a Discrimination is also practiced
IL the allotting of relief work. T
Is speeches were enthusiastically !
Ut ceived by the workers.
TRY TO PASS THE BUCK
The presentation committee
he ported the answer of the cou1
en- commissioners and judge to
lie workers. The county tried to p'
er the buck by saying they did ]
oh have the power to act but wo'
ep have to see the County Rel
ill Committee (of which the judge
re the chairman appointed by Gov
nor Meir), and they would have
al take more time to study the
of mands.
rid The workers decided to go he
and organize in stronger fol-
= and come again and again to
Tx court house until their demaI
were granted.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
NO THOUGHT FOR
CHILDREN

They don't care snap for the
farmers and workers children
who go TO school with very little
clothes. 1 can point out farmer
after farmer who has not enough
food and coal and clothes to keep
warm in this cold weather. Still
this ruling class can say they are
all getting along fine.
What would happen if capital
ism were wiped off the face OF
this earth? 1t would be a worlC
of peace and happiness.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
JUDGE VIOLATES LAW

Circs;l Judge E. B. Be;Gen and County
Judge Roscoe R. Luce, % snare stockholder OF
the State Bank, now started on their Ubiquitous
and unethcal Vaccinations. Foreclosure proceed
ings were begun against us in June 1881 Having
no money to retain legal aid and being cognizant
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Max Cichon Tells the Story of His Life

of the constitution guaranty of our state under
Section 9, Article /, appeared and answered
the complaint in my own person, setting up our
defense for fraud. Under our laws and pro-
cedure this makes it mandatory for the presid-
ing Judge to transfer the case from the equity
side IF the court to the fsct-for-jury side.
Upon my pleading the judge violated the
constitution under Section 20, Article z, and re-
fused to hear me sn6 entered judgment against
me INSTANCES and unethically appointed the plain
tiff the State Bank, receivers of our farm.
The following November this very same,
ignorant or crooked, Judge Z. B, Belden, IN con-
junction with and by application of that ner-
cenary and unethical County Judge Roscoe Il.
Luce, issued aud signed an unstatutory Writ Of
Assistance He repeated that very same illegal
act IN April, 1882. The shec.'s tried to execute
this writ on April IA. resisted, my wife being
III Chicago at that time.
TRIES BRIBE
Upon application by the sheriff in my pres
ence, the Attorney-General, J. R. Reynolds, and
his assistants Meesers Noia:k and Messers
Schmidt, ruled en-bloc that the judges actions
and the writ we're illegal. The sheriff held the
sale IN August Without first sreving us with
Sheriffs deed and without first having the
sale confirmed, the same Judge issued q WlM
Of Assistance On Sept. a. While this WIN '1
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Wisconsin Grange Master
Thinks Big Salaries
Should be Hidden
WHO IS SlNCLERa
Why Did He Call off the
Strike After Meeting
Gov. Schmedeman?
(By a Farmer)

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. 24.-We
went to a grange meeting last
night where Mr.. Ohde, the mas
ter of the Grange, talked about
the milk strike.
He said the men on the picket
lines did not look like farmers,
they looked more like hoodlums
and "Reds" and that they were
being paid 20 cents an hour.
l for one am red and am proud
of the fact, and / am for the
milk strike.
1t was suggested at the meet
ing that the Grange master find
out if the presidents of the milk
concerns are receiving big salaries
such as $4,000 a year. Ohde SAID
that he would find out, but he
laughed, and added that it ought
to be kept under cover so the pub,
lie would not know it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
ESTABLISH CANCELLATION
BOARDS

On the very day that the con-
ference opened, Governor Berry,
at the suggestion of B. w. Nc
Weigh, president of the South Da-
kota Farm Holiday Association,
called conference Of bankers and
farm LEADERS" While the farm
erS conference drew up the basic
demands of the ruined farmers
thruout the state, the governors
conference took up the question of
establishing cancellation boards"
The conference called by Gov.
Berry, was attended by represen-
tatives of ten large insurance
companies: McVeigh; E. M
Hammersuist, national vice pres
dent OF the Holiday Association;
Emil Loriks, and Hugh B. Nash,
association officials; E. FL. Ev-
ersOn, president of the Farmers
Union; I'll. B. Test, president of
the Farm Bureau; ]. ]. Martin
and N. E. Carl, officers of the
State Grange; w. G. Lusk. rep
resenting the State Chamber Of
Commerce and 81. T. Brisbine.
president of the Bankers Asso-
ciatiOh-"
The answer to this mice, Groom
ing lullaby" must be, according
to E. L. Bolland, executive sec
rotary of the State Committee TO
Action, COMMITTEES OF Action o.
ganized In every township, pledges
TO defend our right 20 stay on e.
farm and i've"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
TODAY-$2 a year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

way z and $50 gallons of milk
were spilled not by pickets.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
KEEPING THINGS UNDEF
COVER

Now you can plainly see how
this Grange 'leader" works to
keep this under cover, poison the
peoples mind, and keep them di-
vided.
We are making all these meet
ings in the neighbOrhOOd and
then we are going out to Orga-
nize the farmers for a strike on
a real basis.
l would like to get some dope or
that Singler and his conference il
Madison, Wisconsin, with the gov
ernor. (Singler is the president o.
the Wisconsin Milk Pool-Editor)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Sd. COMMITTEE
GIVES WARNING
Executive Secretary Shows
United Front of Bankers,
Farm Misleaders

The South Dakota State Com
mittee for Action, which was es-
tablished at the Farmers State
Relief Conference at Pierre on
Feb. 20-22, has sent a commuhi-
cation thru its executive secretary,
E. L. Bolland, to all the delegates
calling on them to "win mass sup
port" for the demands which were
drawn up at the conference.
It calls the attention of the
delegates not only to the attempts
made to disrupt the conference but
also to
''The united front" of bank
ers, Insurance companies, State
Chamber of Commerce and the
farm Cmis) leaders to erect a
deceptive apparatus, which viii
decOy the farmers into a situa-
ton giving them a false sense
of security, prepatOry to putting
the the squeeze on thin. In other
words, they seek to disarm
the farmers by taking away the
weapon which defended them in
hundreds of instances all over
the United States-their United
Mass Action"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
ABOUT THAT GENTLEMAN'S
AGREEMENT

l would also like to find out
about that gentlemen's agree
ment that he made there in Madi-
son while the farmers were on the
picket line day and night. They
are having all the hardsip, and HE
called off the strike, just when we
had things coming our way. Be
lieve me the boys are mad and
who wouldn't be.
Editors Note: We have no In
formation about Mr.. Singler ex-
cept his recent activities in the
strike, where the capitalist papers
played him up as a picturesque
figure" the time that he appeared
on the picket line. If any of oul
readers know of Mr.. Singler, hi
past and present, we wish the!
would write to us about him. Th'
only details we know of the con
ference of Mr.. Singler with tn
governor were given in las tweek'
paper. 1t was plainly a sell GU
conference in which Mr.. Single
also aided the governor in main
tanning the farmers illusions i
President Roosevelt by tellin
them that Roosevelt would d
something for them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
COUNTY EDITION

TO BUILD A LEAGUE
LOCAL, WRITE TO UFL
NATL. HEADQUARTERS
BOX 81 SUPERIOR, WIS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-23
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

Haines, Alaska, June 5th, 1883
 TO G. DANIELSON, and BINA.
 DANIELSON, their heirs, execut-
 ors, administrators and assigns,
 and to all whom it may concern:
 YOU, and each of you are here by notified by the undersigned CO., owner, that there has been expend- ed in labor and improvements on, and for the benefit of the "NUG- GET BAR" Placer Mining Claim, situated near the junction of Mug get Creek and Porcupine River, in the Porcupine Mining District, Ter ritory of Alaska, U s. Survey No 1864, which said Nugget Bar" Placer Mining Claim was located on June 11th, 1906, and the notice of location filed for record and re- corded at page 432 of vol. 2, of Mining Locations and Water Rights. in the office of the Re- corder at Skagway, Alaska, on June 18th, 1906, and an amended loca- tion was made on September 23th, 1922, and the notice thereof filed for record with the Skagway Re- cording Office, and recorded at page 235 of vol. 4, of Mineral and Land Locations on December 10th, 1922, the sum fo $380000 covering the legal amount of labor and inn provements needed to hold the title to the said Nugget Bar" Placer Mining Claim from the year 1907 to the year 1892 inclusive, and if within ninety days from .lie receipt of personal service of this notice, or within ninety days from the date of the publication of this mo- tice, you fail or refuse to pay your
 portion as co-owners, of the said $3S00.00. being S475.O0 for each of you as co-owners, your interest m the said Nugget Bar" Placer Min
 ing Claim will become the prop erty Of the subscriber and your co-owners under Section 2s24, Re- vised Statutes of the United States. and Section g, of Chapter 8s, of the Session Laws of Alaska, of the l year l93a.
 ] J. H. CHIsEL,
 Co-owner.
 First publication, June 2, 1893. , Last publication, Sept. 13. 1883.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-23

FOR SALE-Furnished house with two apartments. Furnace in base ment. Call at 530 Park St. after 6P.M. Before s inquire at Home Boarding House.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-23
200 PASSENGERS ABOARD LOUISE
Canadian Pacific Steamer Has l75 Roundtrip-
 pers for Skagway

With 200 passengers aboard. ITS of them round-trippers, the Princess Louise, A. Slater, captain, and A. c. Barker, purser, tied up at the Pacific Coast dock yester- day afternoon at o'clock, and left at Il o'clock last night for Skagway.
 Passengers for Juneau were MT. and Mrs. B. M. Baruch Jr., N. C.. Nelson, MT and Mrs. D. D. Shoen- field, Sister Mary Joseph and Sis ter Mary Florence.
 The Princess Louise is due back from Skagway at 6 o'clock Friday morning, and win spend three hours in port before proceeding south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-23
APPOINTMENTS FOR
 ALASKA TO SOON BE
 MADE SAYS ZEGLER
(Ketchikan Chroniclela

A. H. Ziegler, attorney, arrived home on the Victoria last. night from a trip to Washington, D. C.. He was assured at the National capital that Alaskan Federal ap- pointments are to be speeded up and that Republican holdovers will not serve out their terms, but will be replaced at once.
 MT. ziegler said that so far as he could learn J. w. Kehoe of Ketchikan has a clear field for appointment as District Attorney for the Third Division. He said that w. T. Mahoney of Ketchikan had the endorsement of the or ganization and a clean bill of health" as candidate for United States Marshal of the First Divis- ion. zieglsr said that it was generally understood that s. Hell lenthal of Juneau could be ap- pointed for another division. since reports made on him were favor able, but there was some ques- ton whether MT. Hellenthal would accept an appointment outside of the First Division, owing to the fact that his home is in Juneau.
 MT Ziegler said that he found favorable mention in Washington among those who knew George F. Alexander and his family tradi- tions that he would make an ex- cellent judge for the First Divis- ion in Alaska, and that he was supported by both Democrats and Republians in Oregon, his home state MT. ziegler very much doubts from what he learned that
 the entire slate in Alaska select ed by the Democratic organization will be entirely followed in the
 selection of Federal appointments He talked with Delegate A. J
 Dimond and also met Emil Hurja former newspaperman in Alaska now Farley's right hand man fol the selection of applicants fol positions. He says that Hurja is still the 'live-wire" for action that he was as a newspaper man ir
 Alaska. He will have the choice of becoming an Ambassador tc Finland later, Mir .zisgler said but Hurja is not certain that he wants it..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-23
F PASSENGERS 60 WESTWARD
 ABOARD YUKON

SEATTLE. Aug. 23. Steamer Alaska sailed at 10 o'clock this forenoon for Southeast Alaska ports with 148 first class and one steer age passenger.
 Passengers aboard, booked for Ju- neau, are Miss Ora Clark, Ruth Mason, Miss Susy White, R. M. Kidd, F. B. Stamm, Mrs Eugene Long, Mrs. R. F Taylor, MT. and Mrs. J. A. Scougall, MT. and Mrs. o. B. Joseph, w. s. Roberts, Miss L. Cradioline, no steerage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-23
KETCHIKAN WOMAN DIES

Mrs. Adda Dickerson, resident of Ketchikan for many years, passed away the other day in the Ketchikan General Hospital at the age of "A years. She is survived by a daughter in Ketchikan, Mrs Ivor Jenkins, and two grand daughters. One of the grand daughters is Mrs. William Fal- coner, in northern Alaska. An other is residing in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-23
1s sPAssENClERs
 ABOARD ALASKA FOR THIS PORT

The Yukon booked 12 passengers from Juneau for the Westward when she left yesteday at 5:30 o'clock They were F. s. Fellows, J. P Morgan, A. c. Black and Ike P. Taylor for Valdez; S. E. Austin, M. s. Wilson, Frank Smith and John Hitz for Seward; Mrs. M. c. Thompson, Flo Du Pree, and A. J. Jackson for Cordova; and Marylin Shy for Yakutat.
 The Yukon is due back here Monday.