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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Plentywood, Mont.
Feb. %, 1884.

To the Stockholders, Friends and
Readers of the Producers News:
For the past several weeks,
Charles E. Taylor, former editor
of the Producers News, has car
ried on a consistent campaign Of
Islander against members of the
Board Of Directors of the Peoples
Publishing Company. He has
stated both at Plenty~ood and at
meetings throughout the county
that the board has "sold out" to
William Hass, rich farmer who
holds mortgages against small
farmers.
We characterize this statement
as a malicious lie, and we can see
in his insistent repetition Of this
lie only one purpose: to discredit
the Board of Directors and the
PRODUCERS News, with the result
of crushing the only paper in the
Northwest Montana which fights
in the interests of the farmers
and workers against capitalist
robbery and oppression. For this
reason, his attack against the
Board and the News becomes an
attack against the workingclass
and small farmers.
The SANDER revolves around a
debt of $3.50 owed to William Hass
by the Producers News. The debt,
originally incurred by Mr.. Taylor
himself, was accepted by the
Board Sept. ID, 1929 in lieu Of
monies which Mr.. Taylor claimed
the Producers News owed to him.
Mr.. Taylor himself at that time
characterized this debt as ga just
debt"
For this debt. the Board gave
Mr.. Hass a note, payable in 13
months. Because of boycott of
the Producers News by the BUSH
ress people of Plentywood. the
Board was unable to nav this note
when it fell due. In January Hass
proceeded to sue the Producers
News for the payment of this note.
For thn Roard +No~o ---~rc ~ev-
eral alternate paths open.
1. We could fight the collection
in capitalist court where we could
not expect justice.
2. We could give Mr.. Taylor a
labor lien for back salary which
he claims as his due. This was
Mr.. Taylor's proposal.
8. We could renew the note fol
two years longer, giving Mr.. Hass
a second mortgage as collateral.
We dismissed the first method
as being expensive and &c holdine
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
New Zealand Workers
Protest Scottsboro Frame,,r

NEW YORK.-Tnternotio
of white, black, brown and S'' ToII SOEdarb
in the Pacific Islands is expr ssaOw WOrkss
luton of protest against tHSS S IN n~
lynch-verdicts passed by the s'I wS SSOtttsbb SS
tense Organization of New TTO[kers D.
ceived by the international TaHo ~a0d n
here for forwarding to the AIsS.dDef es
thorities. NAlaOarna a.
The voice of protest and
action by the workers of the ,D organize
beats against the shores of tbs SOrd az
land in the Southern Pacific , roa, Two l.
100000 descendants of EurO Opula'ed b
$4,000 Maoris," the resolution .o pea@ I'd
"The beatup racial luminosity h ~~y a. N Pat
lean ruling class and their hired ~ as. ana
viewed with CONSERVATION by tS S I tsas b
Maori and Paheka-in the 'far ,.f UOllefS~
post of British imperialism; ~ 9 c&
paign OF oppression, starvation and MD Ia can
OF white against black, yellow o s'nS EplEuAg
Is understood by all sensible s ~,T OfoN
people to be the frenzied wells Of H. n lone
ing master class and their rotten NC .. ueCay
be it American, British, German nan" o. S'I Tasl
neSe. VI dapa
1--WE are watching away ont h..
we will do our part under the SLOGAN rr' ~ a
Scottsboro boys shall not die for Eth t5o VI ~
ing class never forgets." '' "0'E
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Local Brevities

Close to downtown stores. Beau
fort Hotel 112 3rd Street South,
opposite Federal Building, Mime
apolis 75c, 81, $1.5O per day. Park
ing next door.
Martin Isaacson of the south
Comertown country was Plenty
wood caller Tuesday.
90
William Goff farmer near the
Blue Trail, was a business caller
here Thursday.
A number from here motored to
Redstone Wednesday to attend the
funeral of Hans Madsen's daughter
who was stricken with q heart at
tack Sunday.
Jack Bennett left Sunday for
Helena where he will confer with
CWA officials.
Several carloads of hay arrived
here this week and MANY farmers
have called for their share.
Ed Black had the misfortune of
losing his big team this week. 1t
it supposed the cause Of death was
from musty alfalfa hay.
Christ Christensen has left the
employ of the Mint Cigar store
and says he may try farming once
more.
--0O-
John Madsen has been employed
at the Marion ranch this week as
Vern Little, the forman. has been
on the sick list this week but ex-
poets to resume his duties the last
of the week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
WILL CASTOR OIL
LAX THE BLADDER

No but juniper oil, buchu leaves
etc., will. You can drive out inn
purities and excess acids that
cause the irritation which results
In bladder weakness, backache, leg
pains, getting up nights and burn
ing. Juniper oil, buchu leaves. etc.
is pleasant to take in the form of
BUKETS, the bladder laxative.
Use a regular 25c box and if not
satisfied your druggist will return
your money. You are bound to
feel better after this flushing and
you get your REGULAR sleep.
2. |. MILLER, Druggist, say
BUKETS is best seller.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
INCREASE CWA
FUND IN WASH
But Roosevelt Lops OFT
Money Designed for
Direct Relief
By Herbert Barnes

Washington, D. c., FEB. 10:
President Roosevelt found
that he couldn't dodge the
5000 letters a day, the dem
onstrations, and the Washing.
ton unemployed conference all
of which protested cutting
off CWA workers. Today,
therefore, he added $3.50, OOO,-
900 to the fund allotted for
Civil Works projects. This
brings the total CWA fund to
$3.50, 100000.
While this will not continue the
work beyond May l, it will make
the "tapering-off" process a little
slower.
The joker in the deck however, is
the fact that Roosevelt took this
extra money out of the $6OO,OOO,-
coo appropriated for direct relief
There is now only $45O,OO0, 900 for
direct relief to unemployed, OF
which at least $15O;OOO,OOO will be
spent before the end of the year
Since the appropriation was made
to cover two years, this leaves
only $300,00O,OO0 for 1885, which
everybody, even government Off
Gals, realize is not enough,
The result is that many govern
ment officials and bankers are
worried over the outcome. They
see that Roosewelt's war budget is
being thrown out of gear some
what and believe that extra taxa
ton is In store for the country.
Arthur Krock, Washington cor
respondent of the New York Times
in a dispatch to his paper today
believes that the government viii
be forced to use Section A of ",
Thomas Amendment, and call OF
the Federal Reserve System to buy
government paper. The law pro
vides that he may do this to The
amount of three billion. This il
another inflationary step to which
the capitalist government is forced
And of course it means higher
prices for workers and the small
farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
RESERVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Strandskov enter
tanned group of friends at dinner
last Wednesday evening.
Oscar Opgrande checked the ac-
counts at the Farmers Elevator on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley drove to Mi
not last Thursday returning Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lund entertained a
group of friends last Tuesday eve
ming.
w. H. Westergaard of Williston
attended meeting of directors of
the local bank here last Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Andy Hansen left for a
months visit among relatives near
Towner, N D. last Thursday.
Nels Larsen arrived by train
iasC Friday morning after spend
ing the winter in Iowa. He plans
to farm on the reservation again
THIS year.
Mrs. Henry Williams returned
from a two months visit with re.
latives near Kansas City.
Three cars of hay consigned to
the Sheridan County Relief Com
mittee were unloaded here on Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Lars Angvik entertained
the Contract Bridge club at a /
o'clock luncheon Saturday. High
score was made by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larsen. and Mr.
and Mrs. Asved spent Friday and
Saturday in Brackton the guests
of George Andersen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Romberg left fol-
Minot Monday to attend the I. H
C. show.
Andrew Grambois of the Quit.
meyer district was called to Fort
Totten last Thursday on account of
the sudden death of his seven yea,
old boy, who was attending school
there. He returned Monday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
OUTLOOK

A surprise party was rendered
to Mrs. Louis Becker last Tuesday,
the occasion being her birthday.
A number of pioneers met at
the home of Miss Title Efferty
last Wednesday to help celebrate
Mr.. Heiser's birthday.
John Ladd Jr. entertained his
parents to a dinner last Thursday
evening in honor Of his mothers
birthday.
Mrs. John Ladd, ST., entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rooster, Mr..
and Mrs. R. o. Nelson and daugh-
ter Marjory last Sunday, the occa-
sion being three birthdays in the
group. Mrs. Ladd served a very
bounteous dinner.
The Outlook basketball team lost
to the Dooley team 1928 in their
last game at Dooley.
Miss Mae Hass entertained
few girl friends at the home Of
N. ]. Nelson's last Friday evening.
Mae is a real entertainer and all
those present report a very en-
joyable time.
A bridge party was given at the
VIM. Hass home last Friday. A
very nice time was reported by all
present.
Louie Ripley and Robt Fitz-
gerald motored to Minot last Mon
day. They were accompanied as
far as Plentywood by DIR. Bolton
who was returning to Glasgow
where he has dental office.
Mrs. Charlie Ross entertained a
few ladies last Monday.
Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Ray Morris
had a party at the P. J. Scott
home last Friday night.
Mrs. Lundeen entertained a mum
Der of friends at her home last
Wednesday.
Mrs. John Emilson entertained a
group of ladies at her home in
Outlook last Tuesday afternoon.
The Outlook basketball girls
team discontinued their playing
last Wednesday for this season.
Misses Hansen and Dadidson have
been coaching the team.
Amund johnson who has been
ailing most Of the winter and who
was better, is now again on the
sick list.
Henry Berg is quite i'll at his
home In Outlook.
Grandma Allen is visiting at the
Ellis Hurst home this week.
A Sure-cure for Corns
Rub lightly several times a dav
and before retiring at night with
turpentine. For two or three davc
the corn will be quite sore hu,
will stop the corn.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

the present boat yard barracks.
Specifications for the building
require contractors to begin work
within Is calendar days after day
OF notice to proceed and the entire
program is to be completed with
in 15O calendar days. Buildings
viii be complete, with plumbing
and fixtures.
Construction of the new $4,000
volt power line from near Great
Falls to- the dam site is indicated
soon with the announcement that
bids will be opened March / for
construction of two electrical sub
stations, one at the Rainbow dam
near Great Falls and the other at
Fort Peck. Power Is to be trans
mitted from the Rainbow dam by
the Montana Power Company.
viii Drill Tests
other major contracts include
bids to be opened Feb. rs for the
drilling of 224 test holes On the
dam spillway sites. A Geographic
invitation for bids on drilling 80
test holes at the site of the pro-
posed diversion tunnels has been
issued.
Although temporarily stopped be-
cause of wet ground caused by an
early thaw, work on the railroad
grading was conducted part of the
week.
The first shipment of ties for
the Wiota-Fort Peck railroad ar
rived last Thursday and track
LAYING was started early the fol-
lowing morning. Engineers esti-
mate that .aNout 100 cars of ties
will he used in the work. The lew
no Is progrcssis~ towards the
Milk river, where the Minneapolis
Brid0e company Is r,c'-ir~ oo@-
structicn in order 70 ~iv-o . +em-
nora-y crossing early in March.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
CONSTRUCTION OF
FORT PECK TOWN
BEGINS APRIL |
227 Buildings VIII Cover
Fifteen Blocks, Officials
Claim

GLASGOW, Mont. Feb. 27-
Bids for 227 buildings to be erected
on the Fort Peck townsite near the
dam will be opened in the division
offices in Kansas City, March IL,
1t was announced from the office
of Maj. Thomas B. Larkin. Fort
Peck district engineer. Actual
construction Of the town of Fort
Peck should begin soon after April
/, officers here stated.
The buildings to be constructed
are of all sizes and shapes. from
two-room dwellings to mess halls.
Two permanent homes and two
wings of the proposed administra-
tics buildings are included in the
plans. All structures are of wood.
The area to be covered is equal
to Is city blocks.
Other plans are going ahead
which will cause a small civ IN
rise on the prairie within a period
of six months. Bids for grading
and construction Of streets in the
TOWNSHIP will be opened March 8,
as viii others for crawling.
Located on Bench
The location of the town is on
the bench above the main valley
of the Missouri, north of the new
electrical substation and west OF
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

Of the production control associa-
lions will certify to representatives
of the Farm Credit Administra-
ton the names of any farmers who
while not signisg acreage control
contracts, are cooperating by not
increasing their production con.
trary to the acreage control pro-
gram"
Where county councils have not
been set up, Farm Credit Admin
stration representatives will be in
structed to make no loans to farm
ers who are planning to increase
production, stated Myers.
= ~ the time being, according to
Governor Myers, the va.ious re
gional emergency crop loan off
ces will handle the applications for
loans from the $4O,OOO,OOO fund.
and these offices will be under the
immediate direction of the Emery
ency Crop Loan division, which is
placed under the supervision of the
Production Credit Commissioner, S.
NJ. Garwood, and the Governor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Austrian Delegation
Sneake Into New York

NEW YORK CTTY.-A trade delega-
ton of five Austrian industrialists arrived
in New York Monday to visit president
Roosevelt and leading American cities in
quest of trade for AustrI IN business. The
delegation, fearing demonstration by the
American workers protesting The fascist
attacks on the heroic Austrian workers,
sneaked quietly into the city.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Set Up Machine
Gums In Seamen's Strike

BOSTON, Mass.-Machine guns were
set up on the docks at Boston and cordons
of police stood guard as four ships crews
out on strike were joined by the crew OF
the S. S. Severance. The strike is spread
ing rapidly and the strike call Is issued to
many ships from bridge as coal ships
pass through.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Socialist Workers
Back Hathaway

NEW YOKK.-SOclallst WOrkers at a
meeting at the Brighton Beach Workers
Center pledged solidarity to Clarence Hath
away, Communist leader who was beaten
by Socialist officials at the Madison Square
garden meeting last week when he attempt
ed to speak for unity between Communists
and Socialists in the fight against fascism.
Bernard Mishkin, leading member of the
Young Peoples Socialist League has issued
a statement criticizing the SociOlist Off
cials for their attack on Hathaway.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Negro CWA Workers Fined
for Circulating Petition

ATLANTA, Ga.-Three Negro. CWA
workers who circulated petition demand
ing removal of Forman Jack Anderson
have been fined $40 and costs in recorder y
court. They arc ]. D. Tyler, VIM. Jullzs,
and Frank Clark.
Thirteen other CWA employees were
arrested on the same charges. but were
dismissed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Lenin Picture

NEW YORK.-Artists of many orga-
nizations are protesting the destruction of
the mural painting by Diego Rivera at the
Rockefeller center here. The painting was
covered up at the order of John D. Rookie
Teller, Jr., when it was discovered that the
Mexican artist had painted the head of
Lenin, leader of the Russian revolution in
the mural. The news that the painting has
been destroyed has recently been received
and has caused storm of protest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Large Munitions Shipments
Through Canal

CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone.-Unusually
large shipments of nitrate, necessary for
the manufacture of munitions, were re-
ported passing through the Panama Canal
en- route to the Azores for reshipment to
England, France and Japan. Twelve ship
ments of nitrate have passed through the
canal since Feb 1, according to officials,
making total of $4,000 tons this month.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Roosevelt Disturbed
at High LIQUOR Prices

WASHINGTON, d. G. = Although
President Roosevelt is content with high
prices charged to city workers for groceries
he is upset by the high liquor prices, and
has urged the administration to take &C
ton against high liquor costs, and against
bOOtleggers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Gangsters Recruited
to Break Hotel Strike

NEW YORK CITY. - Hotel owners
have recruited gangsters, many with long
prison records, in an effort to crush the
strike of hotel workers now going on in the
city. The strike continues despite efforts
of the officers of the Amalgamated Union
to stampede the rank and file back to work
under the old conditions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
British Fascists Bid
for Farmers Favor

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-Britisa D ~
Shirt Fascists- seeking to utilize Ins LIN N
content of the British farmers 60 : O Il.
their organization, are taking part u :
"tithe war;" ,oA
Eighteen of Sir Oswald Mosley ,t hun
shirt gangsters were arrested at "Ol ..,srd
Suffolk, yesterday, where they were re- sttth hs
ing livestock seized by bailiffs Tor Ins :. tts
which is a state tax for the support y
church. rha
The Black Shirts did not resist w.
police arrested them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Polish Fascists
Gather Forces

WARSAW ct. |. STA nor NJ,
Fascist Party has been organized wbi sUl Y
cruits it's members from the rant ",, ~ n e
recently dissolved anti-labor and anti u ~. ns
tic organizations ROZWOJ and OP f,ISi1TSI'
The financial hackers of this new r y VI
mIent which boasts luvuriously FURNISHES I,J'S
large headquarters in the center IF ~" aH
are not known. Definite signs pOint III Il ~ d!
direction of Hitler GERMANY, F''''' Ill VIZ
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Vigilantes Attack
Strikers Camp

Ell centric, Calif.-Armed ''vigi-
lantes' organized by rich farmers and the
canning companies, attacked tent camp of
striking pea pickers, tearing down tents
and brutally beating women. The ranks of
the 10000 pea pickers are solid, however,
and the Agriculture and Cannery Workers
Industrial Union announces that the picket
lines are successful in preventing entry of
ScabS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
City Board Endorses
Workers Insurance Bill

BERKELEY, Mich.-The city commits
sion of Berkeley, at the insistence of the
Unemployed Council members, unanimous
ly endorsed the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill, now pending before Con-
gress as H. r. $685..
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Nazis Intensity
ANTI Catholic Drive

4NdzlS intensity
Anti Catholic Drive
DUSSELDORF Ct. 1. S.).-Folloum,
orders of the Nazi Dictatorship. ali mr. "o,Is
OF the leading Catholic Mork,1s1 orci inv
tVns m the RhinelanG, including Iar@
p":n; ng r'ants, build 0gS, &c, has bs~
seized and put at the disposal Of the pr ,ss
sian state The Official prosecutions Of %
German Catholic are daily assuming sr.s
propOlt:OiAS. Police deashnents -disscveI
the Catholic Workers Unmn "Sain. MIc6.
aeP' at Ulm which lead to serious CLASHES
between the embattled workers and raid.
ers. An attempt of the police to arrest
the leader of the union was frustrated BY
the workers furious resistance. Several
workers and policemen suffered injuries
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Farmers Who Refuse
Join Crop Destruction
are Denied Crop Loan
New Emergency Crop Loan Bill Awaiting Roosevelt's
Signature Forbids Any Aid to Farmers who Fail
to Assist Government In Starvation PROGRAM

- WASHINGTON d. C.-The new emergency crop loan
BILL which has passed both house and senate and which hv
the time this is printed will probably signed by Roosevelt
torbds loans from the $4OOO0OOO fund to any farmer who
cannot prove he took part in the Agricultural
program OF crop destruction and acreage reduction
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Vegetables, Potatoes
and Flour Demanded Of
Gro by ComertoWn UFL
Destitute Farmers of Community Must Be Provided
With Seven Carloads of Feed Grain and Ten
Carloads of Hay, Resolution States

COMERTOWN, Mont-A demand for an immediate in
in groceries and clothing orders and for carload
each of flour potatoes and vegetables made by the
ing also went record demanding carloads of feed
grain and ten carloads of hay to prevent the further starva-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Andy Mellon In
on Air Mail Graft

Andy Mellon In
on Air Mail Graft
WASHINGTON, D. C.-An aviation
company owned by Andrew Mellon, altho
it had never flown plane, came in for a
share of the gravy in air mail contracts,
according to story told the Senate In
Vestigating Committee by former postmas-
ter Walter F. Brown. Brown admitted that
he himself had joint stock market &C
count with Joseph Bagley wealthy financier
who represented air lines holding mail con-
tracts.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Red Flag Over
Town Hall IN Spain

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 15.-Ths
red flag with hammer and sickle flew over
the town of Castellsera in Northern Cats-
lonia yesterday as Communist workers
seized the City Hall.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Anglo-Soviet Trade
Agreement Signed

MOSCOW, Feb. 18.-The A ag9a;sb For
trade treaty was signed at the B Ss TTIaisN
eign. Office Friday by Ambassador f S th'
and trade representative OzersAy iforeic
Soviet Union, and Sir John simon s'bsairp1
minister, and Walter Runclrnal britain
of the Board of Trade, for Grea1 Dr.