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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
LID RAISING BAIL TO SAVE
HERND0N FROM CHAIN GANG

+. NEW YORK.-rUnless $4,000 is raised
and posted by August 8, Angelo Herndon.
heroic young Negro fighter for the white
and Negro unemployed, will be sent to the
chain gang August 4.
With this fact squirting the greatest
efforts, the international Labor Defense
thruout the country is being swung into &C.
ton to raise the necessary sum in cash or
Liberty bonds before this date.
Certificates guaranteeing the return of
sums loaned for the purposes of this bail
nave been issued by the LID, and will be
issued by the national office on all loans
!: Meanwhile, every effort is being made
TO complete the necessary papers and briefs
TO bring the case before the u. S. Supreme
Court with a writ of certiorari for its re-
view, and the mass campaign around the
Herndon case, which has so far prevented
execution of the sentence so far as the
chain gang is concerned, is being intensi-
fled everywhere.
A stay of execution of the sentence for
30 days was obtained ON June Ia, after the
Rev. John Hudson, assistant solicitor in
Atlanta, had announced his intention of
sending Herndor TO be murdered ON the
Georgia chain gang even pending the an
peal to the u. S. Supreme Court.
4 Cash and liberty bonds for the Hern-
don bail, as well as contributions for tbo
expenses of the appeal, should be rushed
Immediately TO the national office of the
LID, Room 4S0, 80 East IL St.. New York
City. -" AO'A
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
1000 SCABS SHIPPED
TO FRISCO

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Bergoff Ser
vice Bureau, notorious private detective
agency, started preparations today to send
one thousand guards" to the strike area
at San Francisco. The detective agency in
sists that these gunner are to protect sqife
and property and not strike breakers"
1t is hard to believe that these Chi.
cago gunner are being sent to protect the
NE OF the strikers. Their task will be,
as it has been in the past. to try To hreal
the strike by the use of the most brutal
Terror. we have an idea that these gun
snngers VIII DE heartily welcomed by the
government forces and police. wv
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19


Movement. This study equips the
student with an understanding Of
ground of the Militant Farm
the most important farm organiza-
tions, their purpose and principles.
The organizational course. Pro-
blems of Militant Farmers Organi-
cations. starts right after dinner.
Here the students learn about the
principles and tactics of militant
farm organizations. In theory and
practice they are being taught how
to organize new teErority, how to
develop organization and keep To-
Gals alive, the preparations ard
carrying through of struggles, how
to use the capitals press and the
source material, how to write, to
draw up leaflets. how to make a
speech, etc.
The student body is divided up
into four brigades which function
as lit+le seminaries and put much
Of the theoretical knowledge
learned into practice.
An hour in the afternoon is re-
served for sports and the evenings
are largely used for discussion OF
certain problems, for singing OF
other doings Of common interest.
1t seems that all students are
quite enthusiastic over the instruc-
tors, they like them and they like
the comradeship that is being cul-
tivased at the school by teachers
and students alike.
The entire school will attend the
Farmers Annual Picnic at Brush
Lake on Sunday. Art Timpson'
one of the instructors and Nationa
Organizer of the United Farmers
League, will be one Of the mar
speakers, also some of the stu
dents will make short addresses
The Farm School will also pro
vide entertainment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19

Continued from page II
he relief orders. If this is being
done it will become quite evident
to every farmer that the cattle
buying proposition of the AAA is
nothing but a scheme to beat the
poor farmer out of his cattle with
out giving him even ANYTHING
in return.
Mr.. Burleigh explained that it is
not the duly of the social work
ers to tell families exactly what
articles to buy on their clothing
orders, they are only to act in
advisory capacity"
However, it remains a fact that
blanket clothing orders will no
longer be given out. When asked
for the reason, the manager ex
planned that by this method they
tried to counteract the tendency
in some families to give m0.e
clothing to ga favorite child" and
neglect others. In other words
| the government is going 20 as
sumo authority TO see that every
member of a family is treated
equally"
Specified Clothing Orders
Another reason for the lnCrG'tuc'
ticn of this new mcthOo was a'St
! pointed out by K. z. BurlCigh, anC
to Us this seems to be The rea
and important reason. The relic!
administration by giving out specl
fled clothing orde. 5 knows ex-
actiy for which member Of thu
family and wneu 4 pair Of shoe
or pair of overal!s have beel
issued. By knowing this, !: icy vii
detef me wn>'l tie reec aries
this member of the family to ge
another pair of shoes.
There will be no specification
in food orders, Burleigh stated.
Apparently the government
wants TO go easy in order tina
people may get used to being tol
what to wear before thev begil
telling them what to eat.
Ne Work Above Budget
The interview also revealed thu
/, a number of small work project
like painting and cleaning scho'
. houses, and certain road worl
{ have been applied for.
/ People employed on these pr'
} iects will be paid in cash, VIII:
amount the relief manager was VI
able to tell. "In no case less tina
1 80 cents" are his instructions, l
8 says. The amount Of work give
= to a person will be equivalent
the budget established for Il
: family. This means that if a bu'
o get for a family is $15 per mont
+ a member of the family will wol
q on these projects until he ma
: earned $15 and will then give h
1t place to the next fellow. until h
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
FRENCH COMMUNISTS AND SOCIAL.
lists UNITE AGAINST FASCISM

PARIS, July 16.-The French Socialist
National Council last night accepted the
proposal of the Central Committee Of tbe
Communist Party of France for united ac-
ton in the struggle against faScism and in
defense of labor and democratic liberties
Within few days leaders of the Com
munIst and Socialist parties will meet 10
lay down concrete plans of action and WORK
front. ~ ''-' u'''''A
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
FRISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WORRIED OVER COST OF STRIKE

The San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce seemed to be greatly worried when
it announced that the general strike is cost
ing the city" about one million dollars
day in the expense of police protection"
and like items and in lost wages. Decreased
sales by stores and general business de-
crease, taxes and interest on idle prop
erty, the chamber says, would probably be
double that figure.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
100 Per Cent in Six Years

He must make his payments on
interest and principal just as
promptly. He must pay one per
cent within a year from the date
of the agreement. He must follow
this with 212 per cent in two
years, 21a the next year, per
cent he next year and 5 per cent
the next year. The remainder must
be paid the following year, six
years after the date of agreement.
Interest of one per cent on the
appraised value must be paid each
year.
This means that a amount equal
to 81 per cent of the appraised
value must be paid within five
years and that the remaining sum
must be paid in the SIXTH year
! Of course Mr.. Frazier tells us
that in six years the crisis will
be over and hat we will all be
living on the fat of the land.
/ But facts do not support Mr..
Frazier's rosy promise.
The unemployed are not being
put back to work ard the misery Of
the workers and farmers continues
to grow. The effects of the pres.
ent disastrous drouth will be fell
for years to come. There is NJ
reason whatsoever to think that
Wall Street can patch up capt al
ism and bring an end to the crisis
The only conclusion left to US
therefore, is that ruined farmers
will not be able to keep up take
interest and principal payment
during the five years. They Ger
tainly will not be able to pay dow
the balance at the end of the sixt
year.
The Same FnturS
5 This means that SIX years froI
5 now, if not sooner, the farmers
who were eligible for settlement
n under the Farm Bankruptcy Ac
: will be homeless and their familie
scattered. All that the combine
!. efforts of Messrs. Frazier-Lemke
r Long have done is to keep thes
: farmers from joining militaI
struggles against foreclosures an
t evictions and for cancellation o
f debts.
What is really in the minds {
the friends of this act, however,
the Roosevelt-W Wallace plan of sui
!, sistence farms. They hope tina
6 the bankrupt farmers will willin,
! ly let majority of their farms
= to the mortgage sharks and col
- tent themselves with a house al
al a little strip of garden. This fl
II in nicely with the AAA because
will take these farmers out of Or
! duction and put them to work {
I. these starvation plots.
rs 81. r. 1867 Cancels Debts
l. We have only to compare tn
bill with the Farmers Emergen'
Relief Bill, H.R. 1857. to see he
e, hopelessly it fails to guarantee
at curity to the farmers, how effe
K lively it blindfolds the farme
, while the government prepares
OF foreclose them. At the same til
pit we see how HR 1857 stops fol
to closures and evictions, canc'
debts and actually insures
lie working farmers possession
er their land and equipment.
in -,
m The job before the milits
all farmers is to expose the IL
all "Farm bankruptcy act" and bril
ais forward HR 1857, the real far
,rs ers emergency relief bill.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
1000 GERMAN STUDENTS RISE
AGAINST HITLER

GOETTINGEN, Germany, July 70 70
One thousand students of the UNIVERSITY
here clashed with brown-shirted memDslss
OF the student body, defending their ngas
as students and their special lDerNe q
against the Nazi students. The hoses 49, =.
the fire department were unable to stop s nv
fight which was finally quelled BY pcIx,
Ten ringleaders were arrested for inCi'iHS
to revolt"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
HITLER PROMISES MORE
MURDERS

BERLIN, July 14.-In his statement
to the puppet-Reichstag which convene
yesterday, Hitler declared Everyone is W
know for all future times that if ne raises
his hand for attack against the state GER
tain death viii be his lot"
In his address Hitler did not touch upon
any of Germany's burning problems DC
appealed to his followers for continued
blind obedience"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
Subsistence Farms Is Goal
Of Mr.. Fra1er's Farm Act

WASHINGTON.-One of the
last acts of the 73- Congress was
the passage of the Frazier-Lemke-
Long bill amending the farm bank
ruptcy act. You will hear a lot
about this act when the Congress
men get home. But you will not
hear the truth.
The gentlemen will claim that
this bill guarantees the farmer
the possession of his land through
"hberalizing" the bankruptcy law.
Actually, the act requires stepped
up payments each year for six
years, at the end of which the
farmer must hvae paid the total
amount of the appraised valuation
of the property.
When one digs into the heart of
this act, he can see that here is
another measure designed to lull
ruined farmers to sleep while the
banker class goes ahead in its
preparations to evict them.
PrOlOngs the Suffering
The Frazier-Lemke-Long Farm
Bankruptcy act should not be con-
fused with the Frazier-Lemke re-
finacing bill, which was not passed
by Congress. Like the original
bill, however, the new law pro-
longs the suffering of the debt
ridden farmer and turns him over
in the end, to the bowling pack Of
mortgage wolves just as surely as
would the original Frazier bill.
The form in which the bill wa:
passed was as an amendment to
the bankruptcy Act of 1898
1t provides that ruined farmer
who is dissatisfied with the bank
rup' cy settlement afforded him b,
the courts may petition for a nev
settlement at the time of the frs
hearing.
He must set aside all exemption
allowed him by S ate law if he
to stake advantage" of the rev
settlement. An appraisal is the
made of ALL his property, by ar
praisers designated by the court
even down to the last setting her
Either the farmer or the credito
can appeal for a change in the az
praisal of land values.
A referee appointed by the coul
shall then order that possession @
all or part of the property shall
remain in the hands of the farm
er, subject to control of the cour
AS can be seen from the abov
the referee is not forced to allo'
the farmer to retain possessions {
all the property; he can confin
him if he wishes to a house and
garden strip, or less. At the san
time, the farmer is subject to "tl
control of the court" which wi
undoubtedly mean the same pr,
ing inquisitiveness, debating, an
bureaucracy which marks the des
ings of the AAA and the farme
who have signed reduction col
tracts. zr~ 900
Can Buy Farm Back
After the settlement is mad
the act generously" provides tn
the ruined farmer may buy BAG
parts of his property at the al
praised value. The act does n
say; however just how a bankru
farmer is to obtain the money
|, buy back his place.
Great emphasis is laid on Il
fact that the bankrupt farm
. keeps possession of the farm
other words he is allowed to cC
tinue working it. However,
crops grown and the increase Of
livestock. as well as any rent
received, must go to the credits
! or the trustee as security for
payments which are due.
At the same time. the farm
] must pay all the taxes, and defa
, will mean that he is kicked off
farm and the vultures return
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
SLOVAK FARMERS GET
LONG TERMS

PRAGUE, Czecho7Slovakia.-ybo ,ez
Ukrainian peasants (Carpathia) che aHt
with violence" against superiors of f Soa
state, IN connection with a months in imn S;s
onment and hunger march, have boa on oa ~
victed and sentenced to 1872 wears and S SOs
in addition. Fourteen were DISMISSED sea- 'AiSu
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
THREE BILLIONS. VOTED IN
FRANCE FOR WAR ..,.-~ -sr.f'

-'f.g PARASITIC Chamber OF Depu va.
voted to approve Premier DOmergus, - p ~.
posal for 3,OOO,OOOOOO franc suppls suudi.
tary appropriation for military S SoH and
lures This amounts to $l9S,VVVV SIraady
is in addition to the appropriations al ''''
made.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
NAILS SOLVE"
UNEMPLOYMENT

KOENIGSBERG, July Compulsory
Labor Commissioner Hierl recently re-
vealed the Nazi scheme for relieving" I'm.
employment: 100000 men, he said, were
ready for the beginning of compulsory la
Dor service while the previous voluntary"
labor service had succeeded in enrolling only
$4,000.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-19
LETTERS OF FARM
SCHOOL STUDENTS

CONTINUED from page y
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new METHODS FOR
RELIEF APPLIED

Continued from page y
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BUNTYs
BURN

After Fourth of July in Woodland
when all the puff ball .firecrackers
and torpedoes had been shot csf
without any harm to the bunny
children, and then the skyrockets,
made of lightning bugs soaring high
on the backs of grasshoppers, had
faded away, everything was peace
full and quiet. Just the way Uncle
Wiggily wanted it.
Now we shall begin to have a
lovely Summer" he told Nurse Jane.
Are you going to take the fam
lily away for a vacation?" asked the
muskrat lady housekeeper.
IT think we shall go to the sea-
shore as we have done before said
the rabbit gentleman. But I must
ask my wife"
when he had asked Mrs. Long
ears, the lady rabbit said: -
why, yes, I think it would be
lovely to go to the shore again. But
I can't get ready until next week. .
THAT will be all right" said
Uncle Wiggily. And in honor OF
Fourth of July being over and IN
thankfulness that none Of our child
rem got burned in celebrating the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
Don't Quote Me-
, By United Press

down almost to the street before
the engines arrived The resultant
excitement made excellent holiday
entertainment for guests of the Will
lard hotel, across the street.
The union leaders at blue eagle
headquarters are putting on con-
certed drive for members among
National Recovery Administration
clerks. They contend that people
who work for an outfit which
encourages unions ought to be
members of union themselves.
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson. doesn Y
particularly object to the NRA un-
ion, even though he did fire its
president, John Donovan, on charg-
es of insubordination.
Donovan associates, in any
event, have pickets around the COM
merce department building ano
make point of leaving organiza-
ton blanks on all NRA desks. Only
about half of the clerks have join
ed. The rest seem to think it woulo
be the better part OF valor to re-
main unorganiZed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
A FINE PASTOR AND MAN

Departure of Rev. w. E. Malan from
this city will be regretted not only
among the members of the First Meth
odist church, of which he has been pastor
Tor the past four years, but by many
others who have been privileged to claim
his friendship during his pastorate here
Rev. Malan is high type of minister,
having the proper high regard for his
calling, but at the same time using it as
magnet to draw his fellow-man to him
rather than as a cloak to shield himself
from them.
His activities in Ell Centre, while con-
cerned principally with the affairs of the
church in which he is ordained, have not
been limited by sectarianism, and he has
lent his support to many undertakings
tending toward a better Ell Centre.
He has recognized and practiced toll
erance as one of the finest assets any
minister can have. Faithfulness to the
tenets of his own church has not blind
ed him to the good in all churches nor
prevented him from according to those
of other beliefs wholesome respect for
their viewpoints.
During his pastorate here Mr.. Malan
has made weekly visits to The Press
office. Sometimes his calls were more
frequent. Whatever the hour or howev-
er busy the staff might be, it has always
been a pleasure to receive him and ex-
tend business contact into a friendly
conversation on topics of mutual inter-
est.
1t has also been a pleasure to cooper
ate with him in that part of his church
work having to do with newspapers, for
the greater part of the cooperation has
come from him.
In leaving Ell Centre for a larger field
in Phoenix, Rev. Malan takes with him,
not only the best wishes of those of his
immediate flock, but of men and women
in all walks of life, and of varying shades
of political and religious beliefs. From
humble and sincere leaders such as he,
the church, whatever the denomination,
derives its strength and wields its power
for good.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
BED-TIM STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
fCopyright, 1894 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

eggs, some vanilla flavoring and
big spoon to scoop up the clean
snow at the bottom of the little val
ley where the sun hardly ever Shone
and so the snow didn't melt until
after the Fourth of July.
a. Milk From Plants
Uncle Wiggily needed milk to
make snow cream, but there were
many milk weed plants growing in
the woods.
"Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!"
shouted the rabbit children as they
reached the woods and Uncle Wig
gily got ready to climb down into
the cleft Of the rocks to get some
snow to make the treat. All of a
;sudden, as they were cheering again,
a loud banging noise sounded and
Baby Bunty jumped up in the air
| and screamed.
whats the matter?" asked Un-
Gle Wiggily. -.,
I'm burned! I'm burned!" Sob
bed the little orphan rabbit. Il
stepped on something on that stone
and it went off with bang and it
burned my paw. Oh, dear!"
81 know what happened" said
Buster looking at the stone, which
showed black powder marks. There
was a real torpedo and Bunty step
| ped on it and it went off and burned
her.
"That's DIST whaS happened.
Some boy had left a Fourth of July
! torpedo on the stone. Not seeing it,
Bunty had stepped on it.
"Oh, dear!' she cried. "It hurts.
What shall I do?"
Snow Stops Burn
"I1l soon fix it for you," said I'm
Gle Wiggily. Quickly he climbed
down into the deep, shady, little val
ley. so cold that the Winter snow
in it had lasted until Summer
Scooping up some of the snow with
his spoon, Mr.. Longears put it on
Bunty's burn. The cool snow stop
ped the hot burn and soon Bunty
was laughing again.
Then Uncle Wiggily brought up a
lot more snow and put it in a pan
Into the snow he stirred cream from
the milkweed plant and some sugar
eggs and vanilla flavoring. Soon ne
had made a lot Of snow cream, al
most like ice cream, and the bum
ny children had fine treat. Oh, il
was lovely!
Now try not to let the supper table
| M u,o1Lipo around the room or
three legs like lame dog and II
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily''
] paper cap.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
SHERIFF DIES
BY OWN HAND

SAN LUIS OBISPO, July 5. U.P)
Sheriff Jess P. Lowery, 35, young
est sheriff in the state, shot and
killed himself in his home here late
last night, Coroner R. F. Richard
son declared today following an in
vestigation of the death.
Richardson found the sheriff with
q bullet through his head, pistol
clutched in his hands, when neigh
bors summoned the coroner to the
Lowery home last night.
Mrs. Lowery, the widow, was
Frustrated with grief. Friends said
she had only recently been recon-
ciled with her husband after hav-
ing filed a divorce suit in Oakland
charging that the sheriff at one
time had tied her in bed and fired
gun at her.
Coroner Richardson, who auto
matically becomes acting sheriff
pending action of the county board
of supervisors, said that the peace
officer had been brooding over his
political future. He said the sheriff
had failed to file for the fall pri-
maries.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-05
MUSIC
INSTRUCTORS
AT SAN DIEGO

Preceded by a welcome serenade
by the Bonham Boys band, and
the registration of delegates, the
oath annual convention of the
Music Teachers Association of
California being held in San Diego
was officially opened this morning
with the singing of the M. t. A..
song.
Interesting features of t h S
mornings program included an ad-
dress on "The Nature of Religious
Music' by E. H. Wilcox, secretary
of the International Bureau for Re
| ligious Music, and piano recital
consisting of numbers by Brassin,
Poulenc, Ibert and Chopin played
by Mrs. Russell Bennitt, Ell Centro
pianist.
This afternoons program fea-
tured violin numbers by David l..
Burnham; an address, "The Harp
of Life' by L. Deborah Smith of
San Diego State college; recital by
Franklin Riker, tenor; and an ad-
dress by John M. Williams, nation
al authority on piano teaching
| methods.
At 4 O'Clock, an organ recital at
Balboa park will be presented by
John Doane of New York City, and
this evenings program has as its
chief item of interest the recital OF
Polyphonia, capella choir un-
der the direction of DR.. Earl Ros-
enburg.
Local teachers attending in adj
dition to Mrs. Bennitt are: Mrs
Marie jenkins, Mrs. Oria Kenah
Mrs. Hazel Baker, Mrs. Lee Lam
derman. Mrs. Edgar Hargrave.
The convention will continue un-
| til SATURDAY. afternoon