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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-12

GSPPOAS Va 0Ss 1uSGO dIG many
activities and struggles in which
they can join with us for our COM
mon good even if they are not
members Of our organization.
Great Events
Possibly the most outstanding
political event of the closed year
is the recognition of the Soviet
Government by the government of
the United States. Because of the
economic distress of the u. S.,
it would no longer hold out
against the necessity of grabbing
for the trade that the Russian
workers and farmers are able to
give it.
We welcome the recognition be-
cause it will bring some (even if
little) betterment in the conditions
of American workers and farm
ers. We welcome the recognition
because the workers and farmers
government will thus be enabled
to improve further the rapidly i'm
| proving conditions for the work
ers and farmers in the Soviet
Union.
The Friends of the Soviet Union
an organization of workers, farm
ers and professional and technical
persons, which has been inetru-
mental in securing recognition Of
the Soviet Government and has
carried on a continuous campaign
against war and Intervention, Is
holding a national convention in
New York on January 26 to the
18th.
This convention deserves oul
support. The National Executive
Council Of the United Farmers
League has designated two of it.
members, Arthur Timpson and
Henry Puro, to attend the conven-
ton as official representatives d
cur Axanizaticu.
The Friends of the Soviet
Union has asked the United Farm.
ers League to affiliate officially
with thin organization. This the
national office is not authorized
to decide upon. The matter is o.
such Importance that it will Fave
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-12

struggle against any of them un-
less the one is an open supporter
of our enemies. We welcome their
support of US. There are many
activities and struggles in which
they can join with us for our COM
mon good even if they are not
members Of our organization.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-12
FASCIST SEEDS IN
AAA PIONEERING

CONTINUED from Front Page)
Evening star., 1934-06-07

ular f1ssures. You will not find it Diff
ficult to identify this tree. The
scales, you will notice, are thin and
the bark is red, sometimes purple.
The wood Is little used for lumber,
though it is durable. 1t is somewhat
brittle, red and soft.
Sandy uplands and cold swamps ap-
peal to this pine What a wonderful
thing it is that all trees and shrubs
do not like the same locations!
From New Brunswick to Georgia,
west to Ontario and Kentucky, the
pitch pine does its bit.
II the pine looks too discouraged,
with its twisted limbs, sickly looking
foliage, squat forlorn- looking black
cones and general decreptitude, and
you yield to the temptation to end
it's troubles by cutting it down, you
will realize what a determined family
the pines are. Suckers are sent up
from the roots, family trait Of pines,
and soon you will have f1ourishing
green branches of pitch pine about
the stump. Winged seeds, floating on
q oO1Okl6 bANCLOb AoiA0 Al Gal OIL 70 Va
out-of-way places, too.
There is one place that the pitch
pine has been a real Samaritan-on
the island of Nantucket, where the
shifting sand dunes and barren
wastes make the place look hopeless
in the blazing sun and dreay, WIN
try weather. Cape Cod, too, has been
blessed with these trees, and even the
Spring tides fail to discourage these
dauntless pioneers
Pitch pine is rich in resin-the knots
are filled with it. They have been
called "candlewood," and In many
households, at one time, these knots
were used for candles. For coon
hunts they make excellent torches.
The ''pitchie kinde Of substance" Is
most Objectionable when you get 1t
on your hands. 1t gums up saws and
makes no end of trouble in the mills.
At one time, window sills and house
beams were made Of pitch-pine logs.
(Copyright 1891
Evening star., 1934-06-07

3 to S inches long, and a dark
yellowish-green. The sheaths that
hold the leaves tightly at the base
turn black.
The flowers, of two kinds, are to be
ones or Staminate flowers are short
They cluster in dense groups at the
base of the seasons shoots. The fe-
male ones are in rosy clusters. They
are oval and the scales have sharp,
recurring beaks. The buds are one
half to three-quarter inches long and
are reddish, with fringed scales
The pitch pine grows to be SO and
sometimes rs feet high. The trunk
is short and rigid and the branches
are rough. The bark is thick anc
broken into plates by the deep, Ireg-
Evening star., 1934-06-07
Uncle Ray

A FR1cA's pygmies usually keep
out of sight of "big people" but
now and then they are visited by
whites.
AS an example of such visit, we
may take the report of Miss Grace
Frandrau, who went into West-cen-
trail Africa with party of white
men.
A dozen pygmies came to the Bantu
village where the whites we're staying.
They carried with them small spears,
as well as bows and arrows. The
tiny arrows were made from reeds
and were feathered with leaves.
AL Of these pygmies were men.
They wore girdles of bark cloth, and
on their heads were little straw hats
Some had short boards which came to
q point. One carried sort of bugle,
formed out of the horn of an ante
lope. The average height was about
four and half feet.
They had broad foreheads," Miss
Frandrau states. Their eyes were
far apart, and their chins were mar
row. They looked at us earnestly and
then smiled"
How many people live in your vii
1age?" the pygmies were asked.
LAS many as the leaves on the
roof" was the reply.
Cubes Of salt were given to the
pygmies, and then they shook hands
with the whites, FIRST pressing our
hands, then seizing the thumb and
wringing that-a handshake which is
common all over the region"
Later the whites were taken to the
pygmy village, passing through a jun
gle of close-growing palms, ferns and
creeping plants.
Reaching the village, they saw men
smoking pipes which were five or six
feet long These pipes, they learned,
were made from stems of the banana
plant.
A musical entertainment was given
for them. Rattles were shaken and
drums were beaten, and there was a
good deal of dancing. The chief of
the village proved to be active enough
giving a solo dance in honor of
those who had come to see him.
The visitors had brought moving
picture camera with them, but feared
that the little folk would be too shy
to let their pictures be taken. AS it
turned out, the pygmies we're SO anx-
ious to get in the picture that it was
hard to keep them from standing too
close to the cameraI
For travel section of your scrap
book)
If you would like the new leaflet,
"Fifty-five Riddles and Answers, {"
send a stamped return envelope to me
in care of this newspaper
UNCLE RAY.
(Copyright 1934)
Evening star., 1934-06-07
gunmig (1emis)

THE Ludewig family can be traced
to the thirteenth century, when
they were citizens in the free I'm
perial City Of Hall, Swabia Ger
many. and to the Holy Roman En-
pire, when the line goes back to Herr
Johann Ludewig, born before the year
1902.
Johan Andreas Ludewig, born in
Wurttemberg in 1853, came to Amer
lea in TIT. 1t was then that the
name was changed from Ludewig to
the English spelling, Lewis. Johann
was an officer in the German con-
tingent in the American Revolution.
Evening star., 1934-06-07

CHECKED MOUSELINE IN CANARY
YELLOW. THE BROWN RUFFLE
IS ADDED BY WAY OF CON-
TRAST, TOGETHER WITH GAR
LANDS OF YELLOW AND BROWN
FLOWERS. SKETCHED IN A
WASHINGTON SHOP.
wool coat in the same color. It has a
small round collar and round shoulder
yoke extending down the front to
pocket depth. The two would be love-
ly for week end trip.
Going back to June nights once
more, there is an enchanting frock
of white mousseline with medium
high neck, short puff sleeves and
a gathered f1ounce starting half
way down the skirt. Now the fas-
cinating part is the use of three
rows of fine black val lace inser-
ton applied fatty on the sleeve
cuffs and through the upper part
of the skirt f1ounce. 1t is very
reminiscent of prewar days and
the idea is further carried out by
& black velvet ribbon around the
waist, tied in a bow at the front.
A VERY MODERN print that be-
n lieves in elimination of all essen
tials in the way of stems and leaves of
flowers is a design suggesting daisy
in silhouette which is well scattered
and repeated in many colors on a
white background. Yellow, blue, green,
red, violet and gray are the colors,
almost the whole rainhoW and vet il
is not a gaudy print at all. A wide
Evening star., 1934-06-07
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
That Word "Augur." "
THAT augurs ILL.," said characte

THAT augurs ILL.," said character
in a modern slapstick comedy.
when he might have said, "that's not
an encouraging sign" or that bodies
no good"
While this word is not common in
every day modern speech, we are all
familiar with it in writing and litera-
ture. We have the verb from the
noun, an augur, and that comes to
us from Roman antiquity, where the
augur was one of the official deviners
who foretold events. One of the most
important methods by which such di-
vinations were made was by observa-
ton of the singing, chattering, flight
and feeding of birds. Hence the prob
able derivation of the word, the first
part from the Latin avis, bird" and
the last syllable from the Sanskrit
gar, ito call"-to call omenS from
the action Of birds.
(Copyright 1Q34)
Evening star., 1934-06-07
Lyonnaise Eggs

. Cook one chopped onion in two
tablespoonfuls of butter for 10 min
utes. Add one tablespoonful Of flour
and cook until the mixture Is smooth,
stirring constantly. Gradually pour In
u cupfuls of milk and cook for three
minutes, stirring constantly. Season
with salt and pepper. Pour this sauce
into a deep, hot baking dish and
carefully break into it six eggs. Cover
the eggs with half a cupful of bread or
cracker crumbs and cook in a mod
crate oven until the eggs are set.
Evening star., 1934-06-07

ruffle Of the material edged with n
wide band of fine, soft mousseline is
gathered over the shoulders and
reaches to the wide-draped sash which
is shirred at the side and also edged
with white. 1t is frock that sug-
gests several colors of sandals and, in
fact, by its very simplicity and lack
of definite color in itself, is the sort
of dress you do not tire of easily.
White linen suits seem to be hav-
ing quite run just now, but do not
be misled into thinking that they will
feel as cool as they look on a really
sizzling day. Furthermore, they re-
quire no end of pressing. Linen is
better for resort wear than for the
city, at least in July and August.
Evening star., 1934-06-07
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Pitch Pine.

IN ITS youth the pitch pine {

TN ITS youth the pitch pine gives
great promise of beauty. However.
in old age it has the appearance
i of having made brave fight, and
the struggle to maintain its rights
has left scars that tend to make the
tree grotesque and ugly. Artists are
especially fond of this tree, after it
apparently has given up all hopes OF
defeating its enemies.
No tree is more ready to cover
burnt-over places. 1t has seemed to
know that the ugly, burned and
charred areas were unsightly, and
many pitch pine seed babies, borne
by the wind, drifted to the dreary
spot. Soon little, thrifty, green pitch
pines were hobnobbing together. The
youthful trees have rounded, SYM
metrical heads, formed of the success
sive whorls of branches. The leaves
are in threes, rigid and strong, from
Evening star., 1934-06-07
Virginia Okra Stew.

Simmer half a shin Of beef in a
gallon Of water until the liquid is re-
duced to half the amount. Add one
quart of fresh tomatoes cut up, four
small thinly sliced onions, two green
sweet peppers sliced, a pint or more
of thinly sliced tender okra, and half
a yellow turnip diced. Cover and cook
slowly until thick or for about four
hours. Remove the bone and cut
the meat in pieces. Season to taste
and serve with boiled rice, adding a
slice of lemon to each portion as
served.
Evening star., 1934-06-07

with green cylindrical buttons and
green belt buckle. The dress has short
straight sleeves and so well designed
and tailored that it would look just
as we'll without the coat. which is not
always the case In jacket suits.
An old standby for hot weather Is
blue dotted swiss. 1t is with us again
this year in little jacket frock with
big white organdy collar and bow
on the dress and more white organdy
on the jacket. The three-quarter
length melon-shaped sleeves taper into
narrow band.
Canary yellow eyelet embroidery
makes a clever little frock. Near 1t
was displayed a very attractive light
Evening star., 1934-06-07
Who Are You?
Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HAsKINS ELLIS,

He settled in Philadelphia, where he
married Maria Clingman.
The Lewis family Of County Kent,
English origin, has been previously
discussed in this series.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1934-06-07
Fat Folks Lose
Weight-Feel Fine
Lose Fat This Summer-Keep Cool
Look and Feel Younger

Mrs. Jessie Martin OF San Fran
cisco is happy because she has dis
covered the right. safe way to re-
duce-read her letter:
II have taken Kruschen Salts a
month and find great benefit. /
have lost IA pounds in that time
and would lose more il stuck to a
diet as should. i take them every
morning regular and hope others
will profit by them as / have"
We have letters from men and women
who have lost as much as 100 pounds
of fat-from people who have reduced
high blood preSsure-from folks who
have no more bloating or shortnesS OF
breath.
Kruschen helps stomach. liver. bowels
to function properly-ircreases physi-
cal attractiveneSs all while losing un-
healthy fat. Just take a half teaspoon
full in glass of hot water every morn
ing before breakfast-get it at drug
gists everywhere ere-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1934-06-07
~ n

laden with the scent of sweet honey
suckle and the fref1ies carrying their
magic lanterns from bush to bush
make the garden a fairyland. June
evenings are made for honeyrnoons,
Evening star., 1934-06-07
The Newest
Styles Notes

vIAT is so rare as a day
in June?" the poet asks
\ us, and our only answer
Y is perhaps a June eve
ming when the air is
Evening star., 1934-06-07

it's slo.baked to bring out the full goodness Of
the good things that 60 into it.
Slo-baking develops the full delicate Wonder
flavor. It perfects the tender texture. And it
seals in the freshness. You can depend upon
Wonder Bread to stay full favored and tender
whether you make the sandwiches at home or
Evening star., 1934-06-07

for music and dancing, for beautiful
dresses to make every one as lovely
as a picture. Fluttering chiffons in
delicate printed patterns, crisp NOUS
seline de sole, f1attering lace, the
more informal ginghamS that have
invaded the evening hours, all these
greet us now in greatest profusion for
Evening star., 1934-06-07

a PICNIC has to be perfect .. or it's no
"A picnic! Get off to good start by making
your sandwiches with the tenderest, fufiest,
freshest bread in town-slo baked Wonder Bread.
Two things make Wonder Bread the choice Of
thousands for picnics as we'll as for home. It's
made of the very finest America has to offer. And
Montana labor news., 1934-06-14
Auxiliary Unit Holds
Regular Social

The Ladies Auxiliary OF Carpenters
Union No. 222 held their regular mon
THY Social last Thursday evening, at
the home of Mrs. Joseph Richards, at
2143 Colorado Street.
Cards were enjoyed until a late hour
when a buffet luncheon was served.
Mrs. VIM. Tweedy, Jr., assisted the
hostess in entertaining.
Those enjoying the evenings activi-
ties we're: Mrs. Clara Amundson, Mrs.
Mimic Bouley, Mrs. Bessie Clark, Mrs.
Ina Davidson, Mrs. Miriam Harring-
ton, Mrs. Chas. Huddleston, Mrs. Ed
ward McGrath, Mrs. Hazel Lotveit,
Mrs. Sophie Jacobsen, Mrs. Duncan
Morrison, Mrs. Elsie Young, Miss Ro-
wena Gaffney, Miss Dorothy McBroom
Mr.. and Mrs, Jack Lundgren, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Tweedy, ST., Mr.. and Mrs.
Tweedy, Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Jose
phi Richards.
Nomination and election of officers
will take place at the next meeting OF
the Ladies Auxiliary of Carpenters
Union, Thursday evening, June Il.
1884, 8 p. NJ, at the Carpenters Hall
Montana labor news., 1934-06-14
lreat Lakes Steel Co..
Will Lose Blue Eagle
Labor Board Charges Two En-
ployes Were Fired Because of
Union Membership

WASHINGTON.-The National La
Dor Board announced that it had trans
mitted the case of the Great Lakes
Steel Corporation, of Ecorse, Michi-
gan, subsidiary of the National Steel
Corporation, to the Director of Com
pliance for removal of the Blue Eagle
and to the Department of Juice for
appropriate action. Complaint had
been made by two discharged employ
ees, members of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers.
The Detroit Regional Labor Board
held hearings on this case on Novem-
Der Is and January 3. The workers
appealed the decision to the National
Labor Board which held a hearing on
February q and rendered a decision
on March % unfolding the workers
contentious. The company having
failed to comply with the Boards de-
cision it was cited to appear on May
IA to show cause why its case should
not be referred to the Compliance Dir
ector and to the Department Of JUS
tice.
The Boards findings OF fact stated
that George Hynes, Treasurer of the
Union lodge, organized in August, was
discharged on September 6, and that
"the actual cause Of this action of the
company was his activity in the Union
lodge" A similar finding is made in
regard to George Richards, discharged
in November. "The actual cause of
this action of the company was his
activity in behalf Of the union and his
testifying before the Detroit Regional
Labor Board on behalf Of George Hy-
mes" the board said. "The company's
claim that he was laid off because of
decrease of business is negatived by the
fact that another man was hired in his
place."
The National Labor Boards order
to reinstate these men was disregarded
by the company. Therefore, the Board
found that the Great Lakes Steel Cor
poration had violated Section IA OF
the Recovery Law by discriminating
against employees for union activity,
thus interfering with employees self
organization.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-14
Sinclair Company Signs
Closed Shop Agreement
Check-Off System Established

WASHINGTON (FP) The first
national union agreement to be signed
by a major oil company is greeted en-
Enthusiastically by Pres. VIM. Green of
the American Federation of Labor and
Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate, as
marking a new era in the relations be-
tween employer and employed" and
eliminating industrial welfare" in
statements issued by the two.
The agreement, which contains anti
strike and arbitration provisions, was
signed by Sinclair, as chairman OF the
Consolidated Oil Corp, and represen-
tative of the Sinclair oil interests, and
the international Association Of Oil
Field, Gas Well and Refinery Work
ers, 1t affects some $1,000 workers.
Other big oil companies deal mostly
with company unions.
NO cessation of work through
strikes or lockouts" during the term
of the agreement, for one year from
June /, is one Of the provisions. When
disputes cannot be settled directly be-
tween union officials and the com
panies, they are to be referred to "the
chief executive officer Of the Consoli-
dated Oil Corporation and the chief
executive Of the American Federation
of Labor"
If company head and A. F. Of L.
head are unable to agree on a settle
men they shall agree upon a method
and procedure of arbitration for the
settlement Of such dispute or griev-
ance,' the award to be binding on both
parties.
A check-off arrangement is called
for in the following terms. Upon re
ceipt OF written request by any EN-
ploye, the employer agrees to cooper
ate with the association in the collec-
ton of dues by ~deducting from wages
due the regular monthly dues as fixed
by the local union The greement
also provides for one weeks vacation
with pay after Il years service, and
two weeks vacation after four years.
Commenting or ,hc agreement,
Green says that it provides machin-
cry for the settlement of disputes in
such a manner as to secure justice for
the workers without compelling them
to resort to strikes. Heretofore, Green
adds, the worker has been forced to
resort to militancy because that was
his only way to obtain a hearing be-
fore a fair tribunal"
Sinclair says that procedure is es-
tablished for the settlement without
strikes OF any disputes that cannot
be settled by direct negotiation. In
this respect the agreement is unique
After commenting on the arbitration
provisions, Sinclair concludes "Should
this procedure become a generally
adopted formula for industrial rela-
tons, it will mean the elimination OF
industrial warfare with its heavy toll
upon the workers and upon business
Montana labor news., 1934-06-14
Unions Aid Teachers

The newly organized Silver Bow Tea
cheers Union was benefited through the
united action of Labor, when a COM
mittee Of teachers, Miss Ruth MCGEE,
Miss Mary Thomas, and Miss Olga
Konarski, accompanied by a commit
tee from the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council, Paul ]. Erler, Pat De-
lougherty, and John H.. Driscoll wait
ed upon the School Board of School
District No. |, at a preliminary budget
meeting and petitioned for salary in
creases. They requested that action
be taken to adjust the salaries Of eigh-
ty-four teachers whose salaries have
not been raised for eight years. They
also asked that a five per cent increase
be given to the other members of the
teaching staff under that system.
Publicly, the Teachers Union wish
es to express its gratitude for the in
terest and support given it by the Sill
yer Bow Trades and Labor Council,
also the Members of the School Board,
who voted favorably upon the petit
ton.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-14
Statesmen Threaten
Union Organization

the
ordinary run Of statesmen are coming
to think of themselves as workers
rather than as embryo capitalists, was
indicated at the NRA hearing on whe-
Their or not Outside statesmen" should
be included under code minimums. The
very fact that representatives of about
a million statesmen demanded the scant
protection of these minimums, repres-
enting often less than a bare subsis-
tence, in itself spoke volumes about the
miserable earnings in this line of work.
Some Of the statesmen present spoke
OF union organization and even of IRA
deal action" if nothing was done to
better their conditions.
Bigger salesmen's organizations re-
presented at the hearing included the
Order of United Commercial Travel
ers, the Natl, Shoe Travellers Assn. and
the Natl. Council OF Travelling Sale
smen's Associations. Samuel Inter
meyer, New York attorney, represent
ed the last-named organization.
Untermeyer declared that whereas
prior to 1929 it was the custom to pay
both a salary and commission, and
about 90 per cent of the statesmen were
on a salary basis, now commission pay
ments are the rule and only about 10
per cent are receiving salaries. He said
the plight of hundreds Of thousands Of
statesmen was beyond description and
that they had been ignored and cast
aside" under the MIRA.
Untermeyer was embarrassed by a
round of applause from the employers
when he said that he knew Of no solu-
ton for "part-time" statesmen, and that
perhaps provisions in the codes should
be made only for full-time statesmen.
THAT sounds like | had struck the
wrong key" he said.
No exact figures were available as
to the actual earnings OF statesmen, but
even employers estimates revealed
ear%-starvation conditions. Alfred D.
Fuller, speaking for the Fuller Brush
Co., said his firm employees some 5000
statesmen in Us different cities. He
estimated that half of them average
about $50 a month, while the remain
ing half arr $27 a month. He said
that a four-month experiment with
salary rather than commission had not
increased salesmen's earnings.
Gen. Johnson, NRA administrator
took part in the hearing and cross-ex-
amined statesmen as TO their reaction
to statements that reduction Of en-
ployment would follow if statesmen were
given a minimum wage. None of the
statesmen would admit that this would
be the result, but Johnson insisted he
was convinced it would be.