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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-06-07
mont. TFL STATE CONVENTION
PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETED

the farms and factories.
On Friday evening there will be
entertainment by the Dagmar U.
F. L. local and others. The speak
ers will be P. J. Barrett. of Sanish,
N. D., Arwo F. Husa, of Belden, N.
D., Ashbel Ingerson, Flaxton, N. D.
and other fraternal delegates from
other states. The committee hopes
that it may be able to also secure
Julius Walstad, U.F.L. State Sec
rotary of South Dakota, and Casey
Boskaljon, the Washington State
Secretary. julius Walstad is well
known through his prominence in
the Sisseton U.F.L. Injunction
case and Casey Boskalion is the
man who not so long ago fell into
the hands of the vigilantes.
The last day, Saturday, will be
devoted to reports from the Youth
session, women's session. to dis
cussion on the Farmers Emergency
Relief Bill, to the report of the
resolutions committee and to dis
cussion. The new program of the
United Farmers League will be
discussed and also its bylaws. The
Convention viii criticize them, il
necessary, and will take a vote OF
it.
At the last session the dele
gates of the United Farmers
League will elect their leadership
a State Secretary. a State Com
mittee and State Executive Coun'
ell.
| All delegates are urged to brint
whatever food is possible for then
to bring. A kitchen viii be set III
to provide satisfactory meals TO
all delegates. Everyone is aske'
: to bring sufficient blankets. Upo
registering at the Convention ever
delegate will be required to pay
: SO registration fee to take care o
. his upkeep and the Convention ez
I penses.
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This letter speaks for itself, for
the man who wrote it and for the
Board of Commissioners for which
it was written.
MIR. Olson has asked us to state
that he alone is responsible for
the letter, that he had written it
at home and that the other COM
mlssioners had never seen it be-
fore last Monday and therefore
could not be held responsible for it.
We gladly print this statement
OF Commissioner Olson and hope
that it is satisfactory. We are
sorry that we cannot fulfill his
wish to cut out the paragraph re-
garding his suggestion for lower
wage scale and a more conserva'
tive standard of living. This para
graph is our only reason for print
ing the letter. We feel that TIT
people of Sheridan county should
know such particular suggestions
Of their commissioners. To us Thu
paragraph is so important that
we had IL set in holdface type.
CONTINUED on page ~
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Three Young People of
Raymond Badly Hurt
In Auto Accident

On their way to the dance at the
Stoner barn Saturday evening, Z
young people of the north Ray
mond country riding in small car
on which there were no lights at
the time, had the misfortune of
running off a bridge about half
way between Raymond and Out
look on the road south of the rail-
road track.
Three of the seven occupants OF
the car were taken to the Plenty.
wood hospital, where Gertrude
Hoffman is now in a serious con
clifton suffering with a broken hip
both wrists fractured and interna
injuries.
Chris Zeitner also was seriousl,
injured when a bolt or rod wen
through his body. Clarence Elk
stad received three broken ribs.
The car, which belonged t
Merle Wankel is reported as bein
totally wrecked.
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200 DEMONSTRATE
NATL. YOUTH DAY
AT WILLETON, ND.

Two hundred young people from
the farms and towns at ended the
National Youth Day demon stratiOn
held at Williston, North Dakota,
May 80.
There were 81 from Sheridan
county, one truck from Raymond
was entirely packed. There were
other groups from Roosevelt coun-
ty. A truckload from the Unem-
ployed Council and the United
Farmers League in and around
Bismarck, N. D., a carful from
Larson and Columbus, N. D., and
several from Max.
These people came a long way
to demonstrate their hatred
against war.
The speakers included Elmo Kra-
pu, District Organizer of Young
] Communist League, who pointed
out in particular how the bosses
today are preparing for another
war to slaughter millions of tn,
working class youth so that the!
may make a few more million dol
lars. He showed that war is tn
capitalist way out of the crisis.
Krapu explained that the cap
italist system is decaying and tina
the people no longer believe in a
the demagogic talk Of how the
"New Deal" is for the "forgotte
man." that in order for the Dos
class to keep in power they ar
. going to resor to more opel
brutal and terroristic methods fc
the oppression of the people {
home and preparations for wal
abroad. He pointed out that til
Young Communist League fight
against another Imperialist VIZ
and for the overthrow of the cal
: italist system, for a classless s.
ciety, for a Soviet government.
Other speakers were Axel Star
representing the Communist Par
Of District IL; Arwo Husa, Sta
Secretary Of the United Farmer
= League of North Dakota, and
d C. Miller of Williston. Melv
: King, a WillistOn high school st
dent was Chairman.
~ About so copies Of the You
:, Worker were sold, and many copi
, of the magazine Slight, copies
the Daily Worker, and sever
II pamphlets entitled "Where Poppi
Is Grow" Manifesto Against W
lc and Fascism, and others.
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q,,o,obt Relief, so Cents Cash Per Hour for Relief
Work; Investigation of Unemployment Office are
Demands Presented by Raymind and Conner
town Farmers
WOMEN SENT TO ROCHESTER
Wouldn't Be Fit to Be Commissioners if they Would
not Work for Bankers, Tango Explains; Excuses
of Oscar Collins Fall Flat Farmers Demand
His Dismissal
BULLETIN

BRENTWOOD, June County Commissioner A.
j. Olson reported at The Producers News office last
night that arrangements have been made by the Board
to have Mrs Kreger and Mrs. Skaggs sent to ROcheS
ter They to leave PlentywOOd Friday morning.
The Commissioners also stated that the task to in
vestgate the practices of the Unemployment office will
be given to the Unemployment Committee of three and
that this committee will have full authority. He also
stated that he had received telegram answer
from T. T. Wheeler, promising recognition of county
Emergency Drought county within two days.
PLENTYWOOD June 5-A second demonstration, also
organized and led by the United Farmers League and similar
character to yesterdays demonstration, took place today
when farmers from the Raymond and Comertown comuni-
ties filled the courthouse here protesting the inactivity of
the County Commissioners and the relief officials and de-
mandg immediate drought relief and cash payments at GO
cents per hour for relief work They further demand m
ygaOn of tie practices of the Unemployment office by
the Commissioners firing of the manager of this office and
INSISTED that the Board of send two sick farm
women to Rochester immediately
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Demonstration on
Tues. Wins Relief
and Hospital Care
Co. COMMISSIONERS.
AGREE TO EXPLAIN.
FAVORITISM SOON
Producers News Represen.
tative Presses Case of
Collins In Meeting

FLEETWOOD, June 4.-The
county commissioners today an
nounced to a mass meeting of
Dagmar farmers at the courthouse
that the Board would soon make
answer to charges of favoritism In
the distribution of road work,
made by The Producers News in
its issue of May IS.
The representative of this paper
explained the charge of favoritism
and discrimination to the commits
sioners, advised them of their duty
to investigate charges of that kind
made by a newspaper as the repre-
sentative of public opinion and in
sisted on the right of the public
and in particular of the farmers to
receive an answer from the Board.
The Commissioners were obvious
ly embarrassed and were unable to
explain why they had not taken
any action.
When Commissioner Olson stated
that he hadn't heard of the charges
yet, the farmers in the crowded
court room started laughing. They
could not believe that anybody in
small town like Plentywood and
especially one of the men held re-
sponsible for the discrimination by
the Unemployment office should
not have heard of the charge.
Commissioner Tango brought
forward a more subtle explanation
: for their failure to issue state
ment.
eve haven't had a meeting yet,
he said, land we couldn't very wei
have a special meeting since thost
meetings always cost the count,
I money"
This explanation sounds a ittL
more sensible even if it is not an
more the truth than the excuse o
, Mr.. Olson. '"To save money 70
the county" always sounds big
especially when one does not cor
slider that the county looses man
times the money than the Count
Commissioners meeting would cos
= through the corrupt practices o
" the Unemployment office.
Commissioner SpOklie, of coWs
= had nothing to say and perhap
: the county would really save SON
q money if he would never atten
any meeting.
- The commissioners were final
- forced to state that they would i
vestigate and issue a Statement
soon.
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Organized We Win!
By Hans Hardersen, U.F.L. State Secy.

By Hans HdTUtISeH U'F'I4 oCdC5 sly
"When we need food for families, hospital
care for our wives, dental attention for the children
when we need clothing, feed for starving cattle we
can get it if we organize and demand it.
Farmers and workers have right to all those
things they have right to the best things life has
to offer because they the people who produce all
the wealth on earth. And that is enough to de-
mand when we not given the opportunities or when
things are taken away from us.
"But only organized demand, mass action is eff
fective AS individuals are lost Therefore, join
the United Farmers League the militant organization
of all impoverished farmers"
For information write to United Farmers League,
Plentywood Montana.
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JOBLESS HARNESSED

PASADENA, Calf, May %.
The Roosevelt Relief Admin
stration is Harvesting unem-
ployed men to plows in "com-
munity gardens" at Alhambra.
In Arkansas recently, where
this was done with convicts, an
outcrv resulted in the method
being abandoned. However few
objections have been made here.
Forced labor, or peOnage with
the government as the master
il becoming the rule in Cali
fornia.
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ORGANIZED BY U.F.L. LOCAL
Olson's Own Letter Exposes County Commissioners as
Wage Cutters; Want Living Standard of Farmers
and Workers Still Furthered Lowered Even
FERA Wages are too High

BRENTWOOD, June Organized and led by the
united Farmers League, farmers from the Dagmar Com
muny damned the courthouse here yesterday and forced
the Board OF County Commissioners endorse their reso
ton Tor immediate drought relief for higher wages on re-
e work. and for cash payments Mass pressure also COM
PEELED the commissioners to send urgent kilograms to the
State Relief administration and to the Montana
delegation requesting the immediate shipment of 100 car
Dads of grain and hay into Sheridan county for
among the drought-stricken farmers
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Commissioners Forced by
Farmers Endorse Demands,
Wire for 100 Cars of Feed

Courtroom Crowded Dagmar Farmers Present Reso-
luton Demanding Feed Cash Relief, Recognition
of County Emergency Drouth County and
Full Payment for Cattle
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Dagmar Meet Saturday

Dagmar Meet Saturday
More than $50 farmers crowded
into the hall of the Dagmar Store
last Saturday, following the call of
the UFL to discuss the drought
situation and to prepare action for
relief.
The meeting was opened by Mag
nus DanielsOn. local secretary of
the UFL, who was also elected as
chairman. He briefly stated the
purpose of the meeting and then
turned the floor over to the farm
ers. A vivid picture of misery, of
starving and dying cattle, of de-
stroyed crops and pastures, of dust
blown fields and hoppers was
drawn by the farmers. They spoke
of their inability to provide for
their families, they criticized the
county relief administration and
the Board of County Commission
ers for inactivity in getting relief
appropriations and feed and they
finally decided to go down to
Plentywood and call the relief Of
ficials and the commissioners on
. the carpet. -
A resolutions committee was ap-
pointed which went to work i'm
D mediately. The resolution worked
, out by the committee was discussed
in detail from the floor, was re-
= phrased and finally unanimously
adopted.
Resolution
\ We farmers of the Dagmar vi
entity gathered in large mass meet.
ing at the Dagmar Store, on June
= 2, pass the following resolution:
Drought and hOppers are de-
e strOying our crops. Dust storm.
J. have turned our fields and pas
( lures into waste lands. We hav,
4, no feed for our horses and cattle
Y. they are starving and dying by tn
}. Score. We are not going to wal
m until they all drop dead and mus
IS have drought relief immediately.
re We demand that the Federal
C. State, and local governments q
y once assume responsibility to ne
&c lieve the situation and designate
III Sheridan county as Emergenc
IN Drought county.
M We must have feed right no.
e and demand that sufficient graf
20 and hay be shipped in by the fec
eral government to be distribute
oe by elected local committees q
Tn farmers.
s. We demand that gOvernmer
cy payments fOT lost and sIaughtere
le cattle go directly to the drought
IS stricken farmers and not to NOR
ne gage holders.
- We further demand that all II
e drOught-stricken needy farmers
=. put ON the relief roll of the FER
Immediately and that we be give
work at so cents per hour cas-
= for "a hours per week, if no VOL
70 can be found we demand an equ
lp' amount of direct cash relief.
! Magnus DanielsOn,
~ Chairman Of Meeting
ng On Monday the courtroom WI
en- damned to capacity. every cha
up was taken and big crowd wa
FOR lining the walls and filling II
red back Of the room. Dagmar far1
ION ers had come to see that action W
cry taken on their resolution.
a After the commissioners al
Of some Of the relief officials hs
ex- been brought IN, the meeting W
(Continued on page -
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All OF their demands were
granted by the three commission
ers except that they again refused
70 endorse the demand of full gov
eminent payments for lost and
slaughtered cattle to the farmer.
When the meeting was opened
oy otto Grantham, of Raymond,
and the resolution Of the Raymond
farmers was read, the commission
ers presented copies Of the tele-
grams they had sent to Helena and
Washington:
Telegram
Drought conditions critical, cat
ee dying for lack of feed-County
must be Immediately certified as
emergency area (stOp) Fifty cars
each Of hay and grain needed at
once (stop) Human needs very
urgent Extensive Work program
needed.
board of Co. Commissioners.
Inns wire was sent to T. c..
Spauldlng, relief director at Hele-
ia and to the Montana senator's
ana congressman at Washington.
Inc demonstration of the Dagmal
farmers had finally pushed the
commissioners into action anC
while this meeting was in progress
promising answers came back from
nelena and Washington.
Inc resolution of the Raymond
farmers was somewhat more force
iul and more explanatory but i
drought forward the same demand
a the one Of yesterdays demon
@fanOn. The commissioners facinl
. Dig crowd Of farmers for the
second consecutive day, were nov
Que willing to endorse a so cent
wage rate, paid in cash, and 2
uOurs work per week.
sure, We are in favor of eve
more than 60 cents" they sale
while the day previous they ha
Sanged the resolution to read 5
IS'ead Of 60 cents before the
signed Il.
Gets SIPS Per Month
0tenehjem was asked how muC
.slef ne was getting. He answere
vat ne had no kick coming ar
mat ne received SIPS per mont
ne then expressed his displea
ure against "agitators."
complains About AgitatOrs
Il We wouldn't have them, v
".Gldnt have any trouble" b
You give US s125 month al
We wouldn't need to agitate al
ssnize," some farmers replied.
"hen the commissioners CO
.ently refused to sign the res
LIONS as presented one farmt
eOs up and questioned:
am a worn out farmer; Il
sy broken down system h
y. everything away from n
like 70 know why you f
s are opposed to do anythi
!Ooatinued on last pagcl
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east. This is the main reason for
passing resolutions against the
plan.
Another good reason for turn
ing down the Goodwin Plan,
and one not given so much pub
Lefty, but in the minds Of most
newspaper publishers, is a dis
like for that sort of merchan-
dising principles. The editors do
not like to see church organiza-
tions used for this purpose, nor
do they wish to be party to
such practices, either directly
or indirectly.
Most publishers have a rather
high regard for their advertis-
ing columns and for business
practices concerning advertis-
ing. They believe thoroughly in
straight, legitimate, intelligent
advertising through their col
umns, and while they occasional
ly "bend" for some advertising
schemes, are not easily rushed
off their feet by various schemes
that are constantly being con-
cooked by high-pressure adver-
Using students. They want to
protect theor own ethics and
policies by endorsing plans as
will be of benefit first to the adj
vertiser. If to his benefit, then
they will be of benefit to the
newspaper also.
The refusal to join the Good
win Plan" should meet only with
commentator for t h e various
Chambers of Commerce, news
papers and other bodies refusing
to be a party to it.
Chehalis Bee-Nugget.
This is the plan which was
under consideration by local
churches, who, after considera-
ton, decided not to become a
party to it. The Washington
Press Association also turned
thumbs down on the proposition
as it gave outside manufacture
ers too big an advantage over
Northwest industries. Loc al
dealers have shown that the
deal works to the decided disad-
vantage of the ultimate consum-
er also.
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ming in honor of "Grandma" Lamp
sons 8Oth birthday anniversary.
Mrs. w. II. Witt is quite sick at
the Linn hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Mcclure OF Ho-
YER were dinner guests at the G: A.
Rupp home in honor Of Mrs. Mcclure
and Mr.. Rupp's birthday anniversary:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Lampson and
Thee were Prosser visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Leslie Mitchell returned Sum
day to her home at Tacoma, after
having spent the holiday season at
the home Of her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Motter.
Mrs. Mitchell was formerly Miss
Alice Schnell and made her home here
where she has many friends.
Mrs. C. E. Hunt is quite sick at
the home Of Mrs. Bertha Mouda.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. v. Osborn have
moved into the house formerly owned
by E A. Miller.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Dick
inson December 81, son at the
Pasco hospital.
Miss Ruth Goodnight is visiting in
Idaho this week, while Mrs. Good
night anad LATE are in Portland. i.
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PLAN NOT ENDORSED

3 i
About every so often some
kind of smart promotional
scheme flashes across the coun-
try, that without close analysis
catches the public fancy. New
schemes to sell merchandise of
various kinds are constantly be-
ing Matched, some perhaps with
merit, many without. One of the
latest such schemes is the So
called Goodwin Plan" In brief
this merchandising plan pro-
vides for scheme of organic
ing church societies in various
communities to push the sales
of certain agreed products, upon
which the churches would get
back a certain percentage of the
sales. Tieing in with this the
newspapers were to be touched
with an appeal for advertising
of these products, for which the
newspapers were to get their
regular rate, and in turn the
publishers were to cooperate
with the variou s church organi-
cations in their district to keep
the organizations functioning
and the sales of the products go
ing.
It sounded pretty good until
thoroughly analysed, when it
was shown that most of these
products would be eastern manu-
featured goods, since the plan
originated in Chicago, and the
promoter is close to agencies and
manufacturers in eastern CEN
tiers.
A few Of the church organ
izations, not analyzing the
scheme fully fell for it. The
newspapers did not jump at the
bait, but let it simmer for a
while. Recently in Chehalis the
merchants, through the Cham
Der of Commerce, turned down
the plan. Similar action occur
red in Tacoma and elsewhere.
Now the Washington Press As
ISOLATION has passed resolutions
against the Goodwin Plan," and
sent them to all members and to
merchandising institutions. The
w. p. A. calls attention to the
fact that the newspapers of
Washington want to see north
west products advertised IN d
sales pushed, an d do not want to
lend their efforts to bringing in
competing merchandise from the
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be published in this paper. Ac-
cording to the plans, the adver-
tiser will explain in detail the
detectives, methods and details
of operation of his organization.
So much misinformation is an
nually spread that some author
lied source of news is sorely
needed. The organizations plan
to publish fully authentic state
ments is what has repeat
edly been urged. It should re-
suit in nothing but good for the
entire district as well as the ad-
vertiser.
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Vale Grange hall Saturday. Gilbert
Clodfelter, one of our local members,
was installed Master of Pomona for
the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Humes were week
end guests at the Edwards home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. v. Heberlein and
Irene were Yakima visitors Thursday
and Friday.
Miss Ruth Mueller was an over
night guest at the Larkin home Tues
day and the Simmelink home Thurs
day.
Mrs. C. r. johnson has been q
house guest at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. NJ. v. Heberlein.
Roy Larkin is on jury duty at
Prosser this week.
Don't forget the pie social at Lo-
Gust Grove hall Saturday, January
20.
Word comes from Seattle Of the
marriage of Earl Magelson to Seat
tie girl. Mr.. Magelson is former
Locust Grove resident and the nephew
wedding occurred in May.
Mrs. F. M. Simmelink returned
from the Pasco hospital on Tuesday.
Mrs. M. A. Maupin entertained the
Royal Neighbors club at the j. e.
Mulkey home Wednesday afternoon.
j. n. Siegfried returned Saturday
evening from Bend, Oregon and q
tour over the P p. & L. Oregon prop
erty.
Miss Esther Hatch is a dinner
guest this evening of Miss Lena
Mains at the Ronald Hatch home on
Avenue A.
The get-acquainted club will meet
at the home of Mrs. w. j. Preston on
Thursday, January 25, at an all day
meeting.
Mrs. Louis Carpenter and Mrs. r.
E. Hatch were luncheon guests Mon
day of Mrs. Warde Johnson at her
Highland home.
The OAR. met Monday with Mrs.
p. o. Stone for dessert luncheon. In
teresting papers were read on ma
ti0nal Defense News"
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Without in any way endors-
ing this or that selling organi-
cation, we wish to call particu-
lar attention to a series Of adj
vertisements which will shortly