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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-09
.SCABS SHOOT TWO.
PICKETS In TRUCK
DRIVERS STRIKE
Military Terror Still RACES
Troops Arrest rs
Pickets In 2 Days
Trucks Smashed, Trucking
Reduced IS Per Cent,
Union Reports

Observation-Disclosures of the
military terror and the orders OF
the Farmer Labor Governor mill
tant pickle ing is continuing I'M
abated. Two pickets were shot on
Sunday by strike breakers who
are permitted to carry arms.
This shooting has created a high
tension among the truck drivers
and Olson's Brigadier General, who
is in command of the city, imme.
diately issued orders to the troops
to arrest any civilian found carry.
ing arms. The General is fearing
retalitory action on the part of the
strikers and huTries to protect the
strike breakers and thereby the
bosses.
Within two days last week, Wed.
nesday and Thursday, 125 strikers
were arrested by the troops. Sew.
eral were sentenced Immediately
by military court to from 80 tt
80 days of hard labor in the stock
ade.
In the more remote districts OF
the city where no large conting.
ents of troops are stationed, scabs
have a hard time getting through
More than 100 trucks have been
smashed up in the last few days
and many strike. breakers have
been beaten by the enraged strik-
ers. The union reported that with
in az hours last week trucking op-
erations had been reduced IS pei
cent. Under the protertion of the
troops the bosses had been able to
run most of their trucks for a
number of days.
Governor Orders Strike
Stopped
On Friday the Farmer Labor
Governor had made new move to
break the strike. He thought he
could just order the strike ceased
and set the deadline for the end OF
the strike for midnight Aug. 8
However, the order was ineffec-
tive since the strikers have recog.
nlzed Olson as a man who be-
trayed their confidence, as one Of
the worst labor takers there are.
In his statement Olson pretended
to scold both sides, employers anG
unions, threatening to recall all
permits for the operation of all
trucks and also drastic actor
against further picketing.
The leaders of the Central La,
Dor union are doing nothing to re.
inforce the strike by spreading it,
in the Labor Review, their official
organ, they are doing everything
possible to whitewash Gov. OlsoT
in his strikebreaking activities.
The Communist Party is initial.
ing drive to get mass delega.
tons, from unions and working
class organizations to see Olson
and placing before him the demand
to withdraw the troops and restore
the right of picketing and to re-
move the mayor and the chief OF
police. A statement calling upon
unions and workers organization:
for joint action in support of the
drivers and for withdrawal of mar
tial law. has been issued nv the
Communist Party and has been en-
doreed nv A. F. of L. and mum
erous other nations.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-09
BY ALFRED MORANG

sound of boots crunching on the
dry grass, blending with tangled
dream of Sissy and the cake she
had given him before her mother
died.
The table was yellow with lamp
light. Mr.. Keller looked at his
tea, slowly stirring. His fingers
let the spoon fall to the table top.
81 told Finn he'd have to get
out" he said. "Finn acted half
crazy. He looked at me and then
laughed said he might die be-
for he moved. The kids cried most
of the time l was there. Sissy
was chewing a stick"
"You can't let the farm stand
idle when that man from Elton
will move in the day it is vacant. F"
Mrs. Keller scraped a few bread
crumbs, her lips moving over the
words. 'It's too bad we have to
tell Finn to go. What will he do 20
She raised her eyes.
Mr.. Keller coughed, slipping his
tea.
"Other folks have been told to
go. Finn can find something
somewhere.
Mr.. Keller gulped the tea. He
did not wish to talk. The wind in
creased. On the window sill, the
leaves of a plant dropped like sick
hands, gray with dust. Pat looked
out of the window.
"The stars are hay. 1 can't see
them clear"
Hear the fool" Mr.. Keller said.
Looking at the stars"
Mrs. Keller wiped drops of sweat
from her forehead. The moisture
dried in the next gust of wind,
leaving her hand bone smooth.
Mr.. Keller tossed. The sheets
were heavy. His whole body was
aching from the heat. When he
did sleep, there were dreams, and
over all, the wind, hot as though
it came over miles of burning
fields.
The glow awakened Mr.. Keller
AT first, he blinked, staring at
the window.
"It's' the Finn place." he said,
cts ATTIRE"
Mrs. Keller sat up in bed, push
ing back struggling gray hair.
tits too bad you didn't tell them
to move when you first spoke of
it a week ago. Then the farm.
would have been saved" Her
voice mingled with the distant
cracking of the flames. Out on
the road, they could hear the voices
Of men running toward the fire.
Mr.. Keller did not go to the fire.
Nothing could save the house. The
wind lashing flames, carrying them
from house to barn, even starting a
fire in the field. When the first
daylight came, Mr.. Keller lay down
on the couch. People were passing
the house. At noon a man from
Elton came. He sat on the door
step, twisting his straw hat be-
tween his fingers. Mr.. Keller tried
to joke about the house burning
down, but his voice faded. When
he looked across the fields. the
wind burned his eyes.
"No one has seen the Firms, -
the man said. "Some say they
were killed, but no one can go near
the ruins yet" He paused.
"It's dead loss to me-" Mr..
Keller said. GA dead loss. If I
had only told Finn to get out a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-09

RENEW
YOUR
SUBSCRIPTION
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-09

they have proved themselves brave
and ready to fight for freedom,
Only this time they will fight to-
gether with the whites for real
freedom. This unity of black and
white will bring about the workers
government where the Negio will br
free to 10 and go exactly as any,
one else. There will Dc no col0rl
line and the races of the world will
be truly brothers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-09

week ago, the house would still be
standing" Mr.. Keller picket at a
vine. The leaves were gray with
dust. cts my good heart" he
added, 81 didn't want to drive
Finn ot."
at doesn't pay to be too good
hearted in the depression" he said.
"No, not too good hearted. Folks
say Finn was half starved and 60
ing crazy. Maybe he dropped a
lamp. A crazy man will do almost
anything"
Pat came up the walk, his feet
pushing through the dry grass.
There were beads of sweat stand
ing out on his forehead. Then he
spat, his whole face following his
lips. The man laughed. Mr.. Kel.
Ter grinned. Even if Pat was his
own son, he had to grin and
anyway, it is an act of fate, hav-
ing a half-witted son.
! Pat stayed in front of the house
all day. At times he would stand
up and leok toward the burned
farm, covering his eyes ana cry
ing. Mr.. Keller did not look al
him. He did not go near the
burned buildings. The wind dulled
even the sorrow about losing al
that money. His hands went thru
the actions Of chores in small me-
chanical motions. He wondered
dimly what was the matter with
Pat. but when he listened to the
wind the wondering died in tina,
breath, heat-filled, from across
acres Of sunbaked fields.
"It's too hot to eat indoors, y
Mrs. Keller said, "We'1l take the
things out on the veranda."
Mr.. Keller nodded. Pat sat on
the step, his eyes blank. When
Mrs. Keller poured the tea, Pat
banged on the table top.
They are all Dead" he said
Cali dead :"
Mr.. Keller frowned.
"What are you talking about p
who's dead?" His voice rose
into a thin whine.
Pat wiped his eyes.
"Finn's dead, and Sissy, and
Kate. I went over there last night
Mr.. Keller leaned across the
table.
You went over to Firms? What
happened?" His fingers pushed a
cup of tea, spilling a few drops on
the table cloth.
II took Sissy some apples. She
liked apples. And when 1 got
there it was dark" Pat paused
his fingers twitching, his eyes
closing. "I looked through a win
dow. Mr.. Finn was talking. He
said there wasn't anything left
they might as we'll die. Then he
killed the kids, like you kill pigs.
l couldn't move can move
when you kill a pig. He killed
himself, slit his throat. They all
bled a lot. Before he died he went
across the room. all bleeding. He
knocked the lamp over. The blood
most put the fire out, but not quite.
Il spread.
Mr.. Keller grasped the table
edge, his eyes staring.
"I left the apples" Pat said, al
couldn't bring them home. They
didn't have anything to eat. Sissy
was chewing a stick when he crept
up behind her and slit her throat.
The little girl was asleep. She
woke up when Sissy screamed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-09
Ashes in the Wind

Window curtains blew in the
wind. and a fine yellow dust set
tied on the white table top. The
white slices of bread became gray.
"It's enough to drive one crazy"
Mr.. Keller said, ''That wind, never
seeming to stop. It's blown for
two weeks
His voice drifted away. Across
the fields, heat waves quivered,
distorting distant farms into shape
like those seen through defective
glass.
Mrs. Keller busted the slices of
bread with a napkin.
"The wind would almost fry
meat" she said.
Her hands were moist. When
she wiped them on the napkin,
there were finger stains dust gray
on the white cloth.
The screen door opened. For a
moment Pat looked at the table
then he sat down, his face stupid
blank. his eyes wide and water
green.
"Mr. Firms out in the field. He
is looking at the crops that dried
up"
Pat thumbled his plate, grinning
at the finger marks.
"Finn has got to get out" Mr..
Keller said. ct can't have that
place idle. I've got to have some
money coming in"
His eyes half closed The wind
fell for a few seconds into faint
gaspings. The Films lived on a
small rundown farm belonging to
Mr.. Keller. At first Mrs. Finn
had sold eggs. In the winter, she
had contracted a cold and died,
Then the depression came, and the
prices dropped. People up and
down the road said the Films were
living on corn mush; that the
children looked spindling and half
starved.
Pat reached for a piece of the
bread.
SISSY is hungry" he said. "She
was crying, and Mr.. Finn gave her
a stick to chew on"
He paused, breaking the bread.
Mr.. Keller did not say anything.
The wind rose into a shill whining
under the caves. Overhead the
sky was yellow gray with dust.
In the afternoon Pat sat on the
running board of an old Ford, and
sang tunSless song. Mr.. Keller
walked across the fields. For a
long time Pat watched him, think
ing, his mind duly trying to pic
ture Sissy, hungry, chewing on a
piece of stick.
"She's nice" he said. "Nicer
than any one up and down the
road. Once she called me in and
gave me some cake. That was
when her mother was still alive"
The wind drowned the thought
Pat spat into the dust at his
feet. His whole face seemed to
follow his lips when he spat.
"She's a good little girl. hope
Pa doesn't drive her out"
Pat listened to his own voice.
The words were strained. Then he
laughed thinly. In the house,
Mrs. Keller was washing dishes
and talking to herself about the
Firms not PAYING their rent for
over a year. Pat dozed. A flv
settled on his face. and he did not
brush Il away. When Mr.. Keller
returned. Pat started awake. The
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-09
Wild OUR YOUNG READERS -:

Conducted by Mary Moryov Chill
dren'S editor, The Daily Wo.A 50
East 18th ST.. New York City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
to
Come to U. S.
Nobel Prize Winner Hopes to
Change Movies.
By Unjted Press

By UHjted Press
PRAGUE, CzechoslOVakia, Dec.
22-Luigi Pirandello, noted Italian
playwright and winner OF this years
Nobel Prize in literature, has an
nounced that he is going to Holly
wood and attempt a revolution in
the artistic value of pictures.
Il will attempt to give modern
films new impulse, making the
idea supreme over material super
fatalities" Pirandello said.
Il am convinced that the theater
need not fear the films, since the
films never will become one of the
chief sources of culture.
They will, however, remain an i'm
portant part of cultural life and as
such must be promoted
Il believe l shall in the United
States be able to make basic
changes"
While here, Pirandello attended
the Prague production of his play,
so Non Cosi''-"If Not Thus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

more than 1870 salary checks to
the film citys extras before they
finish shooting.
Marlene Dietrich's newest josef
Won Sternberg vehicle, Caprice Els
pagnol," a romance of old Spain
with carnival and parade scenes,
will require more than 1850 extra
players before the end of that film.
1t is to be noted that in these two
films alone more than $4,000 people,
actors only, will have benefited.
Many successive days have seen
more than 600 to 800 actors en-
ployed in each of these pictures. and
naturally films of such magnitude
give work to many technicianS who
are never among the extra pay
roll
Currently there are three more
pictures with enormous cast lists.
"Ruggles of Red Cap with Charles
Laughton, Mary Boland Charlie
Ruggles, Zazu Pitts and Roland
Young: "Rumba," with George Raft
and Carole Lombard, and The
Gilded Lily" starring Claudette Col
bert
From these three films it is es-
timated that more than $500 salary
checks will be issued to Hollywood
extras and bit players.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Movie Extras
Note Upturn
28,92O to Get Jobs from
Now to New Year.

a note of optimism was struck
today for Hollywoods motion pic
ture extras when a survey of ma
jor studio revealed that between
now and the first of the year,
28.920 film extras will be called for
work
At the Paramount studios there
are eight films in particular which
will require the services of thous-
ands of extras, it is revealed. This,
of course, is in addition to several
now before the cameras, wherein a
small number of extra talent is
needed
Lives of a Bengal Lancer which
has been in production more than
twelve weeks, will have paid out
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Apollo Books
College Film
Until Tuesday
Shirley Temple to Appear
in Bright Eyes on
Christmas.

One motion picture with college
background whose Authenticity
can scarcely be challenged is Fox
Films new photoplay. Bachelor of
Arts which heads the pre-ChriSt-
mas program appearing currently
upon the screen Of the Apollo Thea
ter.
Its author is John ErSkine, Co
lumbja Unjversity's celebrated pro-
lessor who has countless books 10
his credit. including The Private
Lii Of Helen Of Troy" "Galahad,
Adam and Eve" and many others.
The new film however, Will con-
tinue through Monday only, making
way for Shirley Temples new pic
ture, Bright Eyes" which viii open
Tuesday. Christmas day.
Bachelor of Arts" is described
as a light comedy romance. Perhaps
It's greatest quality is its sense of
humor and that of course stems
from the noted author himself, who
makes his hero and heroine face an
ad life as adults really do, instead
of in the 'Iah rah Tah' manner
which SO many films of college hte
have Gorc.
Tom Brown and Anita Louise,
said to be sweethearts in private
life, are seen in the two important
roles-the young campus sweet
hearts, whose romance is the theme
of the story.
There is an exceptionally fine
supporting cast with Henry B. Wall
thall appearing as the college pro-
feSSor.
AS his wife Mae Marsh is reputed
to have contributed beautiful per-
formance-her first opposite Wal
thaIl since they worked together
IN D. w. Griffith's Birth of a Ma
ton The campus is peopled by
such engaging young people as AR
line Judge, Frank AlbertSon, Frank
Melton and John Arledge.
Lamar Trotti adapted Ersklne's
novel to the screen and Louis King
is said to have directed the film
with splendid taste and feeling.
Supplementing the featured at
traction on the program is a two
reel comedy entitled IS m 0 k e d
Hams" featuring Daphne Pollard;
Fox Movietone News with Lowell
Thomas announcing and a novelty
reel entitled The Puppets Novelty"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Palace Will
Offer Special
Holiday Bill
Robert Montgomery and
Clark Gable Also in
Features.

Today LoeW's Palace TheateT an
nounces the programs which Will
entertain movie-goers for the holi-
day weeks OF Dec. "a and Dec 81.
For the Christmas week show
LoeWs has booked the highly pub
hcized goth Century special, The
Mighty Barnum,' which stars Wal
lace Berry in the role Of Barnum.
It Is said that Beery rings up
positive hit in the role of the world
greatest Snowman.
Cast with Wallace Berry are
Adolphe Menjou, Janet Beecher,
Virginia Bruce and Rochelle Hud-
son in leading roles.
Declared Outstanding
The film traces the lite of Bar
mum and at d recent Hollywood pre-
view was credited by the press with
being an outstanding production.
This picture will open Monday.
For the New Year attraction,
M-G-M's "Forsaking All Others" is
booked to open Dec. 81.
joan Crawford, Clark Gable and
hODeIb montgomery dI6 CO-SCdlI6u
and the large supporting cast in
cludes Billie Burke, Charles Butter
worth, Frances Drake, RoSalind
Russell and Ted Healy.
Midnight Show Set
The film, one of Metros top flight
attractions, is replete with beautiful
sets. and, according to report, is
clever and smart, with lot of
comedy action to offset the dra-
matte romance which is its theme.
A continuous performance will be
given Dec. 81, with the New Years
eve show scheduled for midnight. a
record New Years crowd is expected.
Currently at Loew'S is the double
feature program headed by Laurel
and Hardy'S Commute comedy,
Babes in Toyland" The second
fu1l-length feature is The Band
Plays On" collegiate yarn with
east headed by Robert Young. This
is f1ve-day run only and will end
tomorrow night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Movie Schedule

Circle = Feature begins at
11:4O, 1875, 1886, 5,45, TAO and
$40. Sunday feature begins at
/, 2:55, $50, $50 and 900.
Indiana - Feature starts at
IL, 1896, 2:38, 4:3O, GIG, 500
and 1901. Sunday fe ture
starts at l, 2:52, 4:44, $50, 1923
and 1918.
Palace-"The Band Plays
On" starts at 1875, 2:40, $50
and 9; Babes in Toyland" be-
gins at i, 4, 7:15 and 1925.
Sunday, Babes in Toyland" is
the first show at ] p. m.
Apollo = Feature starts at
11:47, 1:45, 3:43, Sal, 7:39 and
9:37. Sunday feature starts at
LAS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Berry Is Cameraman

Among the suitcases carried by
Wallace Berry in his plane, flying to
San Antonio, Tex, for location
scenes in West Point of the Air"
was his own special camera case.
Berry is an ardent amateur camera
man and plans to make scenes at
Randolph Field air base
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Knows Her Fashions

Kathleen Howard, featured with
w. c. Fields in Its a Gift is
recognized as one of Americas lead
ing fashion authorities.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-10
Gee YOUTHS ARE
HIGHLY PRAISED
SOME $50 BOYS COMBED WOODS
AND SWAMPS FOR BISHOP
WHO BECAME LOST

"CCC boys Of company 1246, GIMP
6, Glacier park, did good work in the
hunt for Bishop william F. Faber,
who was lost for three nights, and
two and q half days in the park before
his body was found in a creek. With
out their aid, the search would have
gone on for a much longer time. They
deserve credit for finding Bishop Fab
er's body"
So spoke Clyde Fauley, park ranger.
to Clifton s. jackson, educational adj
wiser for company 1916, in commenting
on the work of the Geo men. It was
Mr.. Fauley who first saw the bishops
body and who headed the search in the
field. Bishop Faber, of Helena, was
visiting at the chalet on Middle Two
Medicine lake. That evening he went
for a short walk, got off the trail and
became lost. No great alarm was felt
for his safety until the next day, as 1t
was thought he wa visiting q friend.
Search was made for him Saturday af-
ternoon and evening. Sunday morning,
long before it was daylight, the CCC
men Of camp GNP-6 were preparing ia
leave, and by the time it was light
enough to see nearly $50 men were In
the woods.
1t had rained the night before and
the grass and brush were wet. Before
long every man was soaked. Soon they
were wading swamps, with water some
times up to their knees. All day long
the search continued, and the men kept
at it until darkness made their efforts
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-10

Basin Goldfields, Ltd, recently ship
ped two cars Of ore that contained
about 81 dry tons ON which smelter re-
turns were A,568.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-10

INVESTIGATING LIQUOR DEAL
Yellowstone county authorities are
investigating activities of Clarence F..
Gorham Of Cheyenne, Wyo., alleged to
have solicited orders for case lots of
liquor.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-10

Boiled eggs can be distinguished from
unlocked eggs by a spinning test. A
cooked egg will twirl easily, while a
raw egg can scarcely be made to turn.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-10

An English railway connecting two|
towns two miles apart Is operated en-
tirely by one man.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-10

No age can be irradiated SO power
fully by the literature of a past age a.
it can by its own; for literature does
not come out OF literature, but out Of
common life.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-10

The Pictists were reformers in the
Lutheran church in the seventeenth
century.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-10
Bus Line Hearing to
Take Place Aug. FL

On the application of the Great Falls
Coach Lines company for a certificate
TO extend their services across the
northern part Of Montana from Great
Falls to Bainville, the state railway
commission recently announced it would
hold a hearing in Great Falls Aug. 81.
Hearing will be held at Helena Aug.
Is, the commission also announced, on
the application Of the Northern Pacific
railroad for permission to discontinue
passenger service on its Philipsburg
branch between Drummond and Phil
ipsburg.
This application is contingent on the
application Of the Northern Pacific
Transport company, a subsidiary, to
operate motor transport over that route.
The Yellowstone postoffice was re-
Gently swamped with 10000 requests for
first day covers of the new scent Vel
loWstone stamp. Thousands of orders
arrived for several days.
Of no further avail. Monday morning
every available man went to the woods,
The search continued this time in
tense timber and farther away. At
11:1O a. m. the body was found.
MI. jackson says that Camp Supt.
w. F. Sullivan, in speaking about the
hunt had this to say:
1.-THE Geo boys worked hard and
long. They should have great credit
Tor the success Of the hunt. The going
was difficult at all times, and great
a r had to be exercised not to miss
any spot. The boys stuck to it."