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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
Even 5-Year Old children
are Forced to Help
In Fields
By a Farmer Reporter

M'GUFFEY, Ohio.-It is four
weeks since the onion workers in
this section went on strike against
miserable living conditions, long
hours, and pauper wages, and the
strikers show no signs of weaken
ing. More than TOO are on strike,
demanding an eight-hOur day at
35 cents an hour and no discrimi
nation against strikers.
At the time of the walk-out men
and women were getting z to IL
cents an hour, and children to
5 years old were getting 40 to 80
cents a day. Two days pay each
week was deducted as rent for the
company-owned shacks. The out
rageous conditions Of these shacks
can be seen from the following
statement, made by Erwin d. Can
ham, a writer in a capitalist news
paper:
81 have never seen a howell in q
western European country of so de.
grading a nature. / should hks
to emphasize these conditions be,
cause they are factual, and there
can be no two interpretations o.
their degradations." The shacks
are ten feet square and house from
five to eight people each.
Work In the onion fields is TIT
most backbreaking type. The work
Iers must crawl on their hands an
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
THREE LITTLE PIGS
WENT TO MARKET
FOR Sc EACH

CORTLAND, In.-Mrs. A. Mos
back, struggling to make a living
from the farm her husband left
her, wondered today if it wouldn't
have been just as well if her 20
little pigs had stayed at home.
The little pigs went to market
and she received a check for IS
cents, about cents apiece.
The pigs sold at the height Of
the drouth when the hog market
was being flooded, actually sold
for $12.22 at the rate of Is cents
hundred-weight.
The packing company had to pay
the government 1925 a hundred
pounds, three times what it had
allowed Mrs. Mosback.
The stockyards in Chicago took
$3.50 for use of its pens, scales
and runways, IS cents for the corr
the pigs ate.
An insurance company collected
$1.45 to insure them again injury
and fire insurance and trucker
got $S.67.
The commission house claimet
SO for the sale and the meat boar,
got z cents.
The RESTS CENTS-went b
Mrs. Mosback.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
Driven BY Misery, 700
Onion Workers Strike

knees in the broiling sun, from IL
to IL hours a day, pulling weeds
from onion rows. The entire fam
lily is compelled to work because
Of low wages, and it Is no uncOm-
mon sight to see children 4 or 5
years of age working beside their
parents. Frequently a mother can
be seen, crawling along the onion
rows, on her hands and knees, with
a newborn baby strapped to her
back.
The onion workers are predomi-
nantly native-born American stock,
coming here from the mountains Of
Tennessee and Kentucky.
Many of the most militant lead
ers of the strike have been arrested
and jailed. One striker was given
80 days in Jail because he had a
small nail in his pocket when he
was seized by the cops. Al woman
was arrested on charges Of tres
passing. Edward Lamb, attorney
for the international Labor De-
Tense, defended many of the strik-
ers and did such a good job that
that the sheriff threatened to "bust
him in the mouth"
The strike was organized pr :
marily by the workers themselves.
Since then, however, the workers
have been drawn into the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor and these
officers are officially in charge of
the strike. Attempts to water
down the militancv Of the workers
have failed and the strike seems
to be marching on to new strength
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
FOOD PRICES ARE
RISING, WALLACE
FORCED TO ADMIT
Food and. Feed Down to
Lowest Point In 30
Years, Is Report

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-As
prices of food products are rising
rapidly on the exchange, with eggs
setting record high of 81 cents
a dozen, with peak prizes of $5.36
a hundred for hogs and wheat
reaching a new high of SIPS, the
Secretary of Agriculture, Mr.. Wal
lace is finally forced to admit that
food prices will Be materially
higher"
In 1885 people will not have the
customary supply Of sirloin steak
and pork chops" Wallace explains,
as II 1t is "costumary" today for
the IA million unemployed to have
steaks and pork chops. But appar-
emily he means that there will be
no pork chops and steaks at all.
Warning of impending food
shortages and steeply rising food
prices was given recently by Gov
ernor Landon of Kansas. Landon
was forced to admit that "the
country does not yet realize the
full potentialities of the drought
as a menace to the standard of
living of the American people" He
predicted an early run-up Of prices
of meat, butter, cheese and milk.
On August 8, Senator Capper
stated: "There is no question that
food prices in the nation will gC
up"
Lower than 80 Years Ago
Thirty two principal crops vii
be % per cent below the averag'
of the last Is years, according t.
, yesterdays estimation Of the LIE
partment of Agriculture. Foo
and feed supplies are down TO tn
lowest point in 30 wears. the Ad
ministration states, apparently t
console people with the fact tina
such a thing has happened befor'
I That the population of the natio
has increased by 50,000,OOO durin
the last 30 years is not mentione
in the report.
! Wallace, Of course, blames tn
drought. And nobody will b
greatly surprised if he is shortl!
going to tell the people that tn
r New Dealers never had any inter
ton of destroying and limitin
crops.
@Prices will NECESSARILY l
materially higher" says Wallac
: but ''the essential problem is sti
8 the city problem Uf effective char
: nels of distribution" He addt
e that he will prevent possible
: speculation and profiteering
e food stuffs.
! But already the spectators al
r profiteers are reaping huge hal
Is vests on the exchanges.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
MOTHER" FILM OF GORKPS
NOVEL SHOWN ATPLENTYWOOD

picture as an Outstanding film"
and gives it four AS (AAAA).
The picture is being shown thru
out the northwest and is playing at
the present time in North Dakota.
It will be in Plentywood only one
day.
There is quite a difference be-
tween Mother" and the last So
Wet picture Shame" that was
shown here. "Shame" was cut to
pieces by the scissors of the censor
and there was very little and often
no connection between the differ
ent scenes making the entire pic
ture hard to understand. The
film Mother" on the other hand,
Is not cut and its scenes are CO.
herent. Mother" is based on a
different subject matter than is
Shame" it plays during the year
1905 during the days Of the first
Russian revolution and shows The
ordeal and sacrifice Of a workers
mother.
One more difference we like Il
point out. The dialogue, the talk
ing will be in English and not il
Russian.
News Reels
AS an added attraction there vii
be shown news reels of the U.F.L
Convention Picnic in Minneapolis
last June and of the Finnish Fed
Grafton Festival at Mesaba Park
MINI.
Martin Kuusisto, the representa-
|. tive of the Workers and Farmer
Cooperative Unity Alliance VIII lie
ture on q vital, timely topic.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
U.F.L. Calls United Front
Demonstration to Demand
Feed Supply, Cash Relief
Demand Immediate Shipment of Feed, Fruit and Veg
etabIes; Payment of Feed Loans, Cash Relief and
Work; Cash Relief Is Paid in Divide Co.

The State Committee of the United Farmers League
calling upon League members and all other farmers in the
county to gather in powerful demonstration at Plentywood
Tuesday, September to demand fodder for the drought
stricken cattle cash relief for supplies and Clothes and an
1sAoS Te1ep94 9q 10 SooInosSI S4 10 5uuIn4 slgIps
ment to real drought relief program.
with unabated vigor the drought is still raging in
Eastern Montana the UFL State Committee states and
little is done to relieve the situation
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
THREAT OF FAMINE
FORCES AAA. TO
CHANGE IS PLANS
War Time Vigilance Over
Food and Feed Is
Planned

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-Fear-
ing that its crop destruction plans
together with the drought are ac-
tually resulting in a serious famine
the Roosevelt government an
nounced today that a wartime
vigilance" over the nations food
and feed supplies is planned for
the coming fall and winter. This
may mean that food will be va
toned out as it is done now in
Germany.
The official government esti-
mates predict that this year will
see lower crop production than
80 years ago. At that time the
country had 100000 less people
ITO feed. The AAA is now start
ing an inventory Of the food and
feed on hand and is going to use
this as basis for its planning
next year.
There will not be a Is per cent
reduction in wheat acreage FOL
next year, the AAA announced
calling for the same acreage as
planted during the years 1929.
A higher acreage for the plant
ing of cotton than was allowed
this year is being permitted mex
year. While under the Bankhea,
Act production Of cotton wa
forcibly limited to $4,000, 900 acre
in 1885 production Of $4,000, 900 {
IS. 900, 900 acres viii be allowed.
These changes IN the planned
scarcity" program clearly sho'
that the AAA Is q complete fail
ure. At the moment when chr
the threat Of a famine IL become
! evident how ruthless and outrigF
4 criminal the Roosevelt destructio
program is. even the Brain Trus'
: ers have TO suggest importar
! changes thereby admitting Il
: utter failure Of the complete DR.
q gram.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
CUT FOR
MONEY RECEIVED
AT CATTLE SALE
Veal Distribution Refused;
Calves are Shot Next
Morning
By e. L. BOlIand

PIERPONT, S. D.-Farmers who
have been selling cattle to the gov
are being refused relief.
They have been ordered to give an
account of this money and if any
of it is spent "foolishly" they are
expected to paddle their own ca
noe, for they will get no relief.
On a government day" at the
local stockyards recently II nice
veal calves remained after the con-
demned cattle had been taken out
to the gravel pit and shot.
Two farmers asked to get one Of
these calves to butcher but were
told that not more than a quartz
could be given to one man and a.
there were no other farmers pres
ent at the time they had to go
home without any meat.
The next morning the II. calve
were taln out toe the gravel pi
and shot.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
Compelling and Fiercely
Moving" Says N. Y.
Herald Tribune

Mother" a world famous novel
Oy Maxim Cork, a world famous
director, Pudovkin, united to pro-
luce a world masterpiece Of films.
The United Farmers League and
the Workers and Farmers Coopera-
i've Unity Alliance are bringing to
me Farmer-Labor Temple on Fri
'Say, August "a for one evening
only the famous work Of Cork
and Pudovkin in connection with
me. jeint lecture and motion pic
ure circuit organized as part Of
@er educational activity in the
United States.
In the picture you will see the
famous Russian actress, Vera Bar
El0vskaya, depicting the emotions
! GOrh's Mother of the world
FAMED book of the same name. You
VIII see Batalov who played the
.Ole Of Sergeyev, the teacher of
Wad children in Road to Life" in
greater role than before. The
picture is all sound with English
dialogue. The picture has been
erected with thunderous applause
wherever it has been shown. The
Ie"spapers and magazines of
america say Of it: "V. l. Pud
S w, greatest picture" Nation;
~ 40 let up in interest" N. Y
l'u*s; Compelling and fiercely
moving screen work." N. Y. Her
Sd Tribune; Mother is stirring
90 aod expert story" New Yorker
One Of the finest things from
Ss'etseas," N. Y. Telegram; "Mas
Post.
InorntOn Delehanty Of the Me-
. .SIk Post, June 4, says that 'Pud
Am has taken a heroic story an
ssnslated into terms Of visual e.
-. %ent. One cannot see Il wit
= Oemg deeply stirred. The play
~. q Vera Baranovskaya as III
A. 'ner and Of Nikolai Batalov .
1 son are supreme examples {
va screen acting should be-"
IN. me Literary Digest" in 4
10th issue characterizes tn
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16

The Anti-War Congress will take
Olace on Sept. 28-29-3O at Chicago
and has found the support of the
workers and farmers Organiza-
tons, Of churches, women's, peace
md youth organizations all over
he country. Over 2,616 delegates
took part in the first congress last
wear in New York, thousands more
are expected to participate this
year.
The U.F.L. Safe Committee
emphasizes what the call points out
that "in every capitalist country
the menacing rise of the forces of
Fsscism threatens to destroy the
last remnants of democratic rights,
as the prelude to unlooSing the
horrors Of a new world slaughter. "
Recent events in Europe and in
particular in Germany and Austria
have shown that the world is much
closer to a world war than twenty
years ago and that only the mill
tant opposition of workers and
farmers organizations is keeping
the ruling classes Of the nations
from starting another blood bath
To increase this opposition tt
War and Fascism and to organize
it on as broad a basis as possible
iSthe purpose of the Congress. The
U.FL is calling upon all farmers
organizations, women's clubs anC
churches in Eastern Montana Il
support this Congress and to SEM
delegates to Chicago on Sept. %.
Grsntham Co. Organizer
The State Committee also con
sidered the calling of a count,
UFL convention but decides
after some discussion to leave thi
unfil October. Otto Grantham wa
appointed county organizer to fl
the position temporary until tn
job can be filled by election.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16

ever had any experience in print
ing or setting up a newspaper we
went to see Pat Wallace. a friend
Of mine.
eve asked him if he would help
US little to get lined up. and also
being that he could better put up
editorials dealing with state poll
CONTINUED on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16

The call is signed by A. N.
Wankel and Emil Moe. Under
the auspices of the Holiday
Association these two gentle
men are calling a convention
for the establishment of a
"new county political party"
on September 1.
Fearing a victory of farmers and
workers on the Communist ticket
two years ago, the politicians and
wire-pullers played similar trick
on the farmers of Sheridan county.
They succeeded. By bringing in
the socalled- Liberty Party-they
accomplished a split in the votes
Of the farmers and workers and
small businessmen who were then
opposed to the county administra-
ton and to the old political par
ties.
1t is impossible for Mr.. Polk
who so very much likes to be the
political boss of the county, to
bring in the Liberty Party again
this year. But, after having be-
trayed and double-crossed a mum
Der Of their political friends By
turning democrats, the old repub
lican politicians have to do some
thing to avoid being thrown on
OF the courthouse by the indigna
ton and anger of the farmers II
the county. This is so much NOR
necessary since they cannot evel
count on the support Of a certain
number of democratic voters WI
] feel cheated and betrayed by tn
politicians who stole their part
away from them. The chair warm
ers in the court house apparent
also fail to get the support Q
many republican voters who reser
the double cross and are going I
: vote their own ticket.
I When they faced a similar cor
dition two years ago Of being pI
r out OF the court house, the brougl
Pat Wallace into the comfy
; launch the Liberator, the campaig
: paper of the Liberty Party. II
S paper was printed by Mr.. Polk
d Plentywood Herald and Robe
II Larson, Of Dagmar, officially b
'. came editor.
;o Larson, in a letter to the Pr
ducers News, vigorously deni
re the Importance Wallace played
% launching this sheet. However,,
it states:
John Shoal a member OF t
County Committee and myself W
3. chosen to see what we could
he to get such paper printed, a
ne made the best bargain ID w
! the Plentywoo0 Herald to pri
n the paper for US. 1 was cons
rs cred to be editor and Mr.. Sh'
a. its business manager. Being Il
neither Mr.. Shoal nor myself b
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
RELIEF OFFICE
PLAYS JOKE ON
FARM FAMILIES
Distributes Leaflets About
Gods Loving Money
Rule"

The relief office lately has been
playing miserable jokes on the re-
ceivegs OF relief in the county.
Profound irony was expressed in
tract which was contained in
fruit jars distributed by the coun-
ty relief administration.
In a most impertinent pamphlet
families. who for their existence
are depending on relief, are being
urged to 'tithe," ito set aside sys-
tematically and regularly one-tenth
of your increase if a farmer or
merchant (before taking out your
living expenses), or one-tenth of
your wages and income if wage
Garner, professional or salaried
man or woman" and give it to
God.
The shameless tract is head
lined Goods Loving Money Rule
for your Financial Prosperity" It
starts by asking the following
question: "Do you wish to sue
coed and retain success? God
promises you prosperity if you
faithfully carry out his loving COM
mand to 1.-THE"
"Open your financial account
with God," the tract states. One
dollar out of every ten, they want
and "God's love will teach you tc
profit" To really religious peo-
pie this should sound like sacri-
lege.
The pamphlet tries to convinct
; people with 38 Bible quotations, K
, give one out of every ten dollars
to the missions and churches. 1
contains nine personal testimonie'
q of how tithing made some people
! prosperous. One even keeps
careful itemized tithing account.
a care you poor and struggling
$ irving TO make both ends meet !?
r the pamphlet asks. "Try God
{ plan and see how HE provides 70
e you IN the most unexpected an
$ wonderful ways. No matter hoV
poor, tithing win help and bles
a you"
: Here is perhaps the reason VIII
n this propaganda is distributed b
the relief office: If you try It'll
ing you Win no longer need relic
:, "The writer Of this leaflet Is
Il merchant :" And we thought
L. was Harry Hopkins, tia fedora
; relief administrator or sons less
4 light.
K In distributing these pamphlet
the relief administration has &c
a. tainly fallen upon an ingeniO'
rs method to fight the depression al
&c decrease the relief roll. Wheth
it will work in Sheridan count
however, seems rather doubtful
Us. There are too many RUNE
farmers here who do not belle
:. in Goods love that teaches US
" profit" while others may think
to be outright blasphemy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16

Our herds which took us plenty
of money and years of work to
build are being taken away from
US for next to nothing. Most of
the money paid by the government
for cattle goes to the bankers and
mortgage holders while we are
forced to hold the bag. We de-
mand that the full price be paid
the farmer and not a cent be
turned over to the banker.
Feed and Cash Relief
"Our remaining cattle are still
starving. Feed loans have been
granted but no checks have as yet
arrived. We demand that money
be forwarded at once and that the
feed be shipped into the county
Immediately in a sufficient large
amount.
"We insist on the payment of
cash relief and demand work at
so cents per hour for "a hours
per week. In Divide county, N.
D., so per cent of the relief is dis
! tributed in cash.
"More than $50 children in the
county are undernourished, accord
ing to the reports of the county
doctors. The county administra-
ton has done nothing to relieve
this situation. The need for fresh
vegetables and fruit is increasing
with the failure Of garden crops.
In other parts of the country the
farmers are unable to market any
fruits and vegetables. We demand
that vegetables and fruit be ship
ped into the county Immediately
and be distributed to those ir
need"
During the first two weeks II
, September and In particular on
September IA, drought relief dem
J onstraiions are taking place all
over the country. This date wa
set by the United Farmers League
!, Convention at Minneapolis ant
! U.F.L. locals and other militant
farm organizations have ENDORSE
: the drought manifesto issued by
CONTINUED on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
Medicine Lake Baby
Receives Severe Burns

Mary Charette, 10 months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Peter
Charette of Medicine Lake was
badly burned Wednesday when she
upset a boiling coffee pot, splitting
the contents over her face and
BODY. She was taken to the hos
pital Immediately.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16

Chas. Steele. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Campbell, who live in the
Wolf Creek community. had the
misfortune OF getting his hand
caught in a combine chain Mon
dav. At the hospital four fingers
on his right hand had TO be ampu-
fated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
MONTANA U.F.L. ENDORSES
ANTI-WAR CONGRESS, CALLS
FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES
Congress to Take Place at Chicago, Sept. 283O; 5000
Delegates Expected from All Over Country;
European Events Show Necessity

The call for the Second u S. Congress Against War and
F was discussed last week at the meeting of the State
Committee Of the United Farmers League. The Committee
unanimously decided to endorse the call of the American
League Against War and Fassm and to elect delegates for
The Congress at the county drought march on Sent 4
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16

Douglas Holmquist, 14-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Holmquist,
broke his leg when he slipped from
horse he was riding. He was
brought to the Plentywood hos
pital.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-16
.ainstreet Gets
Up Fake Party
Afraid of Losing Office Manstee Politicians With Help
of Holiday Leaders Launch New Liberty
Party" September

Through their agents. the Manstreet politicians and
dictionary businessmen calling for the formation of
political party in Sheridan county, the official call in Main
streets official organ the PentywOod Herald revealed last
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-30
COURT GRANTS
PROBATION TO
EX-POLITICIAN

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. so. U.P-
Dillworth E. Sumpter, former Ari-
zona congressional candidate, was
free to renew his teachings of So
cialistic doctrines today after re-
ceiving a years probation on a
charge of attempted bank robbery.
Sumpter was paroled to his faith
er-in-law when he admitted a plan
to rob the First National Bank at
WinSlow. Sentence was postponed
a year by Superior Judge P, A.
Sawyer.
Sumpter was arrested few nights
ago as he was preparing to tunnel
under the bank. He admitted his
intention to rob the institution.
81 was hungry, broke and couldn I
find work because of the money pa
pers and capitalists, he told Off
GERS who jailed him.
Sumpter was defeated in a spe-
cial congressional election last fall
by Mrs. Isabella Greenway, Demo-
crat. He polled more than double
the vote of his Republican rival.
The politician told Judge Sawyer
he had the promise of a mechanic IS
job at Boulder City, Ney.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-30
Subpoena Adams
And Mark Rose

Citing him to appear in WASH
ington February II, a subpoena has
been served on j. d. Adams, of this
city. in connection with a federal
investigation to be made into power
company activities relative to pub
lie projects in Imperial county. it
was learned today. A similar sub
poena was also served on Mark
Rose, director of the irrigation dis
trict.
A preliminary investigation into
this matter was made here last
May by investigators of the federal
trade commission. 1t was further
learned today that no official of
the Southern Sierras power COM
pany here had received such a sub
poena for the Washington meeting
and it was said at the local office
of the company that they were un-
able to say whether or not any Of
flcial Of the company elsewhere
had teen SO served.
The two men served with the sub
poenas are to appear before John
w. Addison of the federal trade
commission in Washington.