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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-04
FARM DELEGATION.
BRINGS PROTESTS
TO NEB. GOVERNOR
200 Voice Protest at Lin
coin Against Persecution
of Lux, Burleigh
By a Farm Reporter

LINCOLN, Nebr.-A delegation
Of 200 farmers from all sections
Of the state of Nebraska came to
Lincoln Monday to express their
indignation and protest against the
arrest and persecution of Harry
Lux, militant Holiday organizer,
and Robert Burleigh, unemployed
organizer of Lincoln.
From Knox county the farmers
came in a big truck, Is of them,
led by Louis Larson of Niobara, a
distance of $50 miles. From Sheri-
dan county, about 80 men, women
and youth, including Harry Watson
state chairman of the Youth Sec
ton of the Holiday, Frank Caddy,
county secretary, Carl Wiklund,
member of the state executive com
mittee of the Holiday, Mrs. Henry
Hopke and other farm women.
Farmers from Deuel. county, the
extreme western part Of Nebraska,
such as Carl Hallduist and Henry
Renquist, militant Holiday leaders,
travelled $50 miles. Paul Burke,
Arapahoe, came with two automo-
bile loads. Charley Hall came
from Maimo, Saunders county, and
Smith travelled 900 miles from
Wyoming to voice his protest
against the corrupt and scheming
politicians of this state.
The farmers filled the Federal
courtroom, listened to the argu-
ment of David Levison of the In
ternational Labor Defense in the
hearing for a Habeas Corpus fol
/ Robert Burleigh. From there We
marched through the street of
Lincoln Co the state capitol whert
a protest meeting was held and /;
committee was elected Of farmer
| and workers, to demand Of the
Governor that our constitutions
rights be upheld, that he endors,
the Workers Unemployed and So
cial Insurance bill, H.R. 1898 nov
pending In Congress, that he TAX
steps to restore to every farmer o
worker their farms and home
which have been foroclosed. tn
Governor tried to get the commit
tee in a discussion and held then
there two hours but they final,
pinned him down where he had t
, give an answer. He said he wa
in favor Of the workers insuranc
: bill, but On the other demands h
gave an evasive answer, saying h
had no jurisdiction.
/ A meeting was held on the step
3 of the capitol, addressed by Mothe
? Bloor, David Levinson, Harry Luz
E Harry Smith and other farmers
J, Mother Bloor pointed out that
e was the duty of every worker an
: farmer as citizens, not only to figl
3 for their constitutional rights 81
to fight for their homes and som'
3 thing to eat. The farmers passe
resolutions against the Roosevelt
e farm relief program, condemninI
Wallace and those who had invite
him to come to Nebraska to d.
s liver speeches. The farmers lie
t for their homes determined to o
r ganize the Holiday stronger an
o keep up the figh+ until thew ha
: won a complete victory over Il
r rohhing bankers ard crooked car
g talist politicians in the state Q
NeNrarlra
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-04
NAZI SECRET POLICE
IN FRENZED FIGHT
ON ILLEGAL PAPERS

BERLIN.-The increasing sp-
pearance of anti-Nazi leaflets and
illegal publications is spuring the
dreaded state secret police to few
erish action. All wholesale paper
merchants and commercial estab-
lishments have been instructed to
watch for buyers of large quanti-
ties of printing paper and other
suspect persons. Special police
circulars give detailed instructions
about the sale and delivery OF
paper. Unknown buyers must be
induced" to wait until the arrival
Of a secret police agent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-04
Sheriff Scared

Sheriff Scared
While the farmers were waiting
outside, committee of eight went
into the Sheriff's office to demand
delivery of the mortgage papers.
They found sheriff scared out of
his wits, surrounded by deputies
and border patrols, pleading for
sympathy.
What part do you figure l play
IN this affair ?" he asked the -ee,.-r-
ers. "Why, we are only a tool of
said.
This isn't a pleasure to me: Won
don't know how many sleepIess
nights l have had through this
case" he pleaded. "You SHOULD see
the letters l have received from the
attorney of the machine companv
1hey are accusing me of being in
coAnsion with the farmers, and vou,
THINK that 1 am taking SIDES with
the machine company" the Sheriff
said, playing the innocent boy. He
was soon to show his real colors.
Plays Dirty Trick
When GOnius Laursen, spokes-
man of the committee, explained
that Pete Andersen had a lust
claim, and that no farmer could
see why he should lose the COM
bine, on which he had paid more
than 1920, and have his property
mortgaged on top Of it for another
$1,000 just to satisfy the Unsuitable
greed Of a machine company, the
sheriff advised-the farmers 10 call
up the eompany's lawyer on long
distance telephone.
While the farmers were irving
to put through the call and had
guaranteed the sheriff that moth
ing would happen in the meantime,
and had received a similar promise
from Madison, meaning that he
would rot start the sale before the
! call came thru. the Sheriff got
good and ready.
| Continued on Page TwO)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-04

The complaint reads IN part:
"The plaintiff prays for judg-
mont against the said defendants
ss follows:
|. For restitution of said lands
and premises.
2 For a money Judgment again
the said defendants for the value
Of the rents and profits Of said
lands. from the 1st day of Novem-
her 1893 until the defendants va
cate the same, at the rate of Fifty
$780, Dollars per month"
THAT the said defendants wrong
fully withhold possession Of said
PREMISES from the said plaintiff,
and the said defendants have con-
tmued to wrongfully withhold pos
session Of said premises from the
said plaintiff, at all times since
the list day of November 1888"
"That many times since the LIST
day Of November 1888 the plaintiff
has demanded Of the said defend
ants possession of said premises.
Copy Of this complaint together
with a summons was handed to
Carl Hovdey and he was given
tine to file an answer until MayS
1lth.
Hass, who is holding a $500
mortgage against the Hovdey''
place, foreclosed on it some time
ago and is now desperately trying
to take possession of the farm
which is worth considerably NOR
money. The Hovdey family home
steaded this farm and is depend
ant upon it for a meager existence
HaSS, on the other hand, has NOR
land than he can farm, but he doe
not care whether he pushes wo
men and children down the roal
as long as he can increase hi
holdings.
Farmers who know Bill HasS
know that this is true; they knoy
tina. Hass has little or no regard
for human rights when his "rent
and profits" are not flowing II
freely. He does not care whethe
children have a place to sleep 3
long as he can collect that to whic
be has q legal title"
Can EViet Any Tine
The judge will probably CIV
bass The judgment he "prsys" fol
When he gets this judgment he ca
proceed with the eviction any tim
be feels ike it without specifyin
a definite time.
1t is reported that The Hovde
family will be evicted on Nav L
The Producers News has no info
nation to this effect.
The United Farmers League
calling upon all locals of the UF
and upon the Holiday Associate
and also upon individual farmel
ana workers to SEND protest rest
@ions to William Hass, Outloo'
%d to Judge S. E. Paul, imme
ONtely, demanding that evictiS
Proceedings be stopped, and farm
Us are asked to be ready on sho
SCVlce Ion a powerful demonstr
uOn at whatever time the evictit
axes place at the Hovdey farm.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-04

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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22
FIRE

TIRE completely destroyed the home
T of Mr.. and Mrs James Nesfield. No.
a Queen Street, yesterday afternoon.
While the carouse and the masquef-
aders WITH their stirring music were
going full blast in this city the siren gave
out IFS piteous wall and the
church bells began to ring. Thousands
of people rushed to the scene OF the fire,
among them Mrs. Nestled.
The Public Works truck arrived ard
finally tine fire was suodued and confin-
ed 10 the one house, two-room wooden
structure.
Mr.. Nesfield was on duty at the In
sane Asylumwhere the sad news reached
him.
Mrs. Nesfield said she did no cooking
Yesterday. In the early morning she
used small oil stove in the kitchen. A
bed room window on the south was left
open and il was just in that part of the
house the fire started.
The Nesfied's do not accuse any one.
but they assert that it is the act of an
enemy.
Whatever or whoever is responsible for
the fire the Nesfieds have lost their
house, their clothing. and all that they
possessed are now mass of debris with
nothing covered by insurance.
As at the time of the 0rigg fire. tren-
xied citizens rushed about yesterday de-
crying tne inefficiency Of The firejepart-
ment. hundreds of people asked our edi-
tor to comment on the serious situation.
We feel that further comment Is un-
necessary. The situation is fully under
stood by the administration and no at
tempt is made to establish facilities for
protection against fire.
Since theouiIdings in the city. with few
exceptions, belong to the residents
the members of the Municipal
Committee. now that the budget is be-
fore them should regard protection a.
xainst fire as q matter of major impor-
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22


Gently past johnson Bill is expected TO
bring j Inc Is On that date semi annual
payments on war debts to the U. ). are
due from foreign nations. D4bfs default
ters under the Johns or Bill are barred
from ootaining new capital hereafter
whether nations making token payments
June 18th will be classified under the
BIZ as defaulters, has not yet baan clarl-
fled.
Pari E 18th Mera, motion picture ac-
tres. TOOK her vampire ro.es 10 hel"t
so mIcn tnat she temp ed suicide. by
taking an everd IS of sleeciny DDtloN.
leaving note which said Il have played
TOO many roles as a bad woman am
convinced they have influenced ~
character" she is expected TO recover
WashingtonP President Roosevelt today
sent to Congress q message urging a
nation wide home moderation and re-
pair program. Fhe purpose of the pro-
gram. he said. is two fold. First to re.
turn mlny of the unemployed to useful
ano galofu occupations. Second 70 pro-
duce tangible useful wealth IN form
for when there is great social and eco
nomic need The President said that
many American homes are not III Tor
human habitatiOnS.
BeIleville, Ill. Kenneth Hunter. who
set an endurance flight record of b53
hours with his brother in 1880. was 10
a critical condition today, suffer- lg frJm
gunshot wounds inflicted by DR. Richard
Bullard, ST. Lculs. Billiard said he fired
at Hunter when he flier attacked him.
Hunter denied the attack.
, Washington: Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt plans 10 visit her now grandchil5,
Ruth Chandir Roosevelt. born last
week in Forthworth Texas. sometime
his sumner Unless rhe parents. Mr..
d Mrs. X posevelG, bring rne child 10
The Waite House before them If the
President makes the cruise he plans 10
Pa ltl K CO. the Virgin lsla1 Is. thu Pr
mama Canal. and Hawaii, Mrs. Roosevelt
will meet hun ON the Pacific coast she
said
Mexico City: Shots were fired an
three persons wounded TODAY in a elias !
between slpOorte 8 of the National re-
voiuliouary parry. the government pr
~. and crowd Of anti re-electionisss in
front of the lat er's headquarters il Jda-
reg street II was alleged the govern.
ment sup orters used a machine gun,
Inc clas1 occurred after The National
revolu lonaries organized a counter DIS
play to the opposition pary's demon
stration, Th- riot occurred barely half
block from he Stregis HO Ell WneTe
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22
Random Notes

The Friedenstha Moravian Sunday
School had its picnic on the Moravlap
Grounds yesterday
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22

lance and trim the budget so that pro.
vision cou'd be made for adequate eqli0-
ment for the Fire Department.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22

Mrs. F. Birka gave picnic on the
Quay yesterday AMI a dance in the
night. a large nunher of guests re-
sponded to the Invitation. Inc Tropical
Serenders played the lares: dance hils
and the local "favorites.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22

Fred Libert. leader of the rropic 4
Serenaders took i'll while playing in his
orchestra on the Ql4y yesterday and
was rushed 10 the hospital After few
hours he was out again feeling much
improved
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22
Shipping News

SIS. "Oritani" from New York is due
at Frederiksted tomorrow.
SIS. "Ornes' for New York is due at
Frederiks ed today.
IS. William Bunmer" from New
York is due FIRE. iarixstod tomorrow.
The motor boat vi giant" arrived from
ct. Emo mas al 6 - AS mornlng and Will
sail a 30 ?. VI 'lv.
The motor b rat ,4rlo' arrived from
FaJardo, Puerto r. - at 7.2O this morn
ing with mail and passengers: = Aic4diO
T. Enrique. Valiltin Navarro. Pedro AL
varez. Agaptio Avila. Frsdrico Martinez;
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22
Thought FOR the Day

Whit Tues. May q
Man is composed of body and soul.
a christian is competed of body, sou
and Holy Ghost. St. Cyril
H. M. PlGOTT Rector.
St. Johns Church. Christie nsted
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22

Martin Williams. 81. died at his
residence in Hill Street at 4:30 tots
morning. The funeral has been ar
ranged for 5000 clock this afternoon
Our condolence is extended to the De.
reaVed relatives.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22

There was music on the streets yes
terday morning and masquerading in
the afternoon
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-22
Radio News

Washington: President Roosevelt was
believed today 10 be moving to avert
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-14
Garden Club Has
Session On Bulbs
Mrs. E. R. Sutherland Will
Be Hostess March Il

The fifth meeting of the Hen
Jacksonville Garden club was held
in then city hall last night at 8
O'Clock, when bulbs, roots and tu-
bers were discussed.
An excellent talk on gladiolas
was made by H. C. Tate, a COM
mercial grower, of the Brevard
road. Mr.. Tate, who has had much
experience with this particular
bulb, gave many interesting and
helpful points, as to its propaga-
ton and care.
D. E. Trammel, who has a fine
collection of rare iris at his home
on the Chimney Rock road, gave
delightful study of many of the
iris groups. Mr.. Trammel has an
exceptionally wide knowledge OF
iris and it's habits.
A brief talk on dahlias and
their culture was made by P. N.
Zimmerman, Jr.
The next meeting of the Garden
club will be at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. R. Sutherland on
Fifth avenue west, March II at
8 p. m. Perennials will be the
topic for discussion. -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-14
INSURORS END
FIRST YEAR OF
ORGANIZATION
All Officers Reelected /;
Members Find Public
Receives Code Well

The annual meeting of the Hen
Jacksonville Insurance Exchange
was held Tuesday afternoon. This
completed the first year of this
new organization and Secretary j.
C. Morrow, Jr., reports that the
organization is very enthusiastic
over the fine response the public
has given to the code under which
they have been operating. All ac-
tive fire insurance agents of the
city have been members of the
exchange for the past year and.
therefore, have been members of
the North Carolina Insurance
Agents association and the Ma
tional Insurance Agents ssocla-
ton.
The collection plan put into eff
feet this past year, whereby all
policies must be paid for by the
18th of the month following that
in which they are written, has
been we'll received by the public,
Mr.. Morrow states. and the lnsur-
ance business in Hendersonville is
now being conducted a business
like manner.
The following officers were re-
elected for the new year: F.. A.
Ewbank, president; o. Y. Brown
lee, vice president; J. c. Morrow,
Jr, secretary-treasurer. Other
members of the exchange are
Station Insurance and Realty Co.,
J. d. Duff and Co., Henderson
Vile Insurance Agency, Lee and
Pullin, and J. H. Yelton.
Among plans for the new year
which were discussed it was de-
cided to hold regular round table
discussions on pertinent subjects
at each meeting.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-14
COUNTY BASKETBALL TOURNEY
WILL BE INAUGURATED NEXT
MONDAY NIGHT AT FLAT ROCK
EdneyviIe and Flat Rock Boys, East Flat Rock and
Etowah Girls Are on Opening Card
of Annual Event

On Tuesday night the Edney-
vile and Mills River girls will
meet in the opening game at Z
o'clock. This will be followed by
the game between the Etowah
and Dana boys, and the Flat Rock
and Fletcher girls.
On Wednesday night at Z
o'clock the East Flat Rock boys
will meet the winner of the Mills
River-Fletcher game, and the sec
ond game will be between the
Dana girls and the winner of the
East Flat Rock-Etowah game.
On Thursday night the semi
finals will be played and the
finals of the tournament will be
played on Saturday night.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-14
JURORS Find
STREWL GUILTY
Alleged Abductor Of John
J. O'ConneIl, Jr., Will Be
Sentenced Friday

ALBANY, N. Y, March ID. -
(UP)-Manning Strewl. former
Albany beer runner, was convict
ed last night on charges of kid
naping in connection with the alb
duction of John J. O'Connell, Jr.,
member of a politically powerful
family.
The jury deliberated only three
hours.
Thus the nations drive against
kidnapping advanced another step.
Young O'Connell, nephew Of the
powerful Albany county Demo
cratic leaders, Edward and Daniel
O'Connell, Jr., was released for
$4,000 ransom after being held
captive % days in New York
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-14
B. Il. SELECTS
new DIRECTORS
Laborers' Loan Assn. Sells
Much Realty in Year,
Is Reported

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Laborers'
Building and Loan association was
held in the office of the associa-
ton last night. The statement OF
the association was read by the
secretary and a report of the gen
eral conditions Of the ssociatlon
was given by the vice president;
1t was reported that a great deal
of real estate, taken over by the
association, had been sold during
the past year. The officers sug-
gested that those stockholders de-
string to dispose of their stock,
buy some of the real estate now
held by the company.
Directors elected by the stock
holders, for the coming year, are:
J. A. Fletcher, A. L. Davenport,
j. C. Drake, l.. r. Geiger, J. E.
Shipman, P. F. Patton, G. H. Val
entine, T. w. Valentine, j. W.
Nesbitt. w. K. Kirk, ]. l.. Albea,
r. H. Station, Carl Maxwell, j. G.
Morrow, Jr., and Alfonso Pace.
The first meeting of the new
directors, at which officers will
be elected, will be held next Tues
day evening at the offices of the
association.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-14
CREDIT AIDFOR.
INDUSTRIES IS.
PUSHED.
Conservatives Press Fight
Against Governmental
Encroachment
WALL STREET STILL
FIGHTS REGULATION
BY c. c. NICOLET
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March Id. =
(UP). - The administration adj
vanced it's program to give credit
aid to industry yesterday as con-
servatives pressed determined
fight to restrict governmental en-
croachments upon private bust
ness.
The pending tariff, stock ex-
change and communications bills
do not, specifically, offer as
dramatic a test between left and
right wing viewpoints as did such
emergency measures and the gold
bill.
Potentially, however, they are
perhaps more important from the
standpoint of giving government
authority over business than any
legislation since the recovery act
itself was passed last spring. And
that was an emergency measure
with time limit. Of the three
major business bills now pending,
only the tariff bill has a time
limit and that is subject to eX-
tension.
Business interests have massed
an impressive array of witnesses
to combat what they consider
dangerous features of the bills.
The industrial credit plan was
Tuesday by President
Roosevelt, Treasury Secretary
Morgenthau and Governor Black
of the federal reserve system.
Prospects are bright, Black said
later, for establishment of II in
termediate credit banks in the IL
federal reserve districts to extend
long term loans designed to per-
NIT industry to replace outworn
equipment. resume operations on
a large scale and thus provide in
creased employment.
He estimated that 100000 to
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-14

Trade War May
Be Intensified
Negotiations by Textile In
terests of Two Nations
Break Down

LONDON, March 14.-UP)-
Negotiations between Lancashire
and japanese interests broke
down today, it is feared perma-
nently. and it seemed certain that !
the Anglo-Japanese trade war will
be intensified.
The breakdown may cause a
denunciation of the Anglo-Japan-
csc commercial treaty of 1868.
That would enable Great Britain
to take tariff action against ia
pan. Britain is seeking a closer
community of policy with the
United States in the Pacific and
has improved her relations with
Russia, offsetting Japanese COM
mercial expansion.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-14
AUTOINDUSTRY
CALL
FOR HOUR CUT
National Auto Chamber
Would Also Increase
Wages

" DETROIT, March 14.-CUP)-
On the eve of the national labor
board hearing at Washington, di-
reetors of the National Automo-
bile Chamber of Commerce rec
commended to members that pro-
ductive workers hours be reduced
from 30 to SO weekly and that
wage increases be granted on or
before March 81, 1884.
Members Of the chamber COM
prise a major portion of the au-
tomotive industry. The Washing
ton hearing today will hear the
union workers demands on wages,
working conditions and the right
of union organization.
The directors took issue with
union organizers on their demands
concerning collective bargaining
of automobile workers, contend
ing that the manufacturers are
living up to the terms of the MIA
code on this point.
Following a meeting last night,
the directors issued a statement
which reads in part:
Labor unrest in the automo-
bile industry has been brought
about principally not by dissatls-
faction with wages and working
conditions, but rather has been
caused by artificial issues that
have arisen out of efforts to
unionize the plants involved.
"These issues involve the right
of each employe to deal for him
self or through a representative
of his own choice with his employ
er in the matter of wages. hours
and conditions of employment.
at is the position of labor union
organizers that if a majority of
the employees of a plant choose to
bargain through union labor Off
Gals or committees all the employ
es in that plant must do so.
at is the position of employers
that each employee has the right
to bargain with his employer in
dividually Or through a represen-
tative of his own choosing.
"It is the opinion of the employ
ers that the law, section IA of
the National Industrial Recovery
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