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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
SOVIET VESSEL
VISITSFRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO.-The Ma
rine Workers Industrial Union, TO-
gether with other workingclass
organizations ha prepared a
rousing welcome for the "Karise,
a Soviet ship which will dock here
Jan. 5. An entertainment has
been arranged for the crew and
officers.
The Karise will be the first ship
flying the red flag to enter the
Golden Gate. Workers have been
invited to visit the ship and see
\ how Soviet sailors live.
The Karise was bought by the
Soviet government il Seattle
where it was reconditioned. From
Frisco it will sail to VladivOstOk.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
NAE GUILTY
IN REICH FIRE
Kr@
hrnational Commissions
Faces Guilt for Arsoa o.
HitleFs Lieutenants

lOND0N.-Tke Nazis were d.
rsctly charged with the burning
q the Reichstag by the Legal
Commission Of Inquiry into the
burning of the Reichstag in its
report ISSUED Wednesday, Dec. 20,
% the close Of its second series
Of hearings. Included in the re-
port was a statement that it "con-
sders its duty to proclaim that
IN these circumstances a sentence
q death against Torgler would
constitute judicial murder"
The Commission is composed Of
internationally famous lawyers
VINO have taken testimony from
scores Of witnesses unable to tes-
niy at the Reichstag trial either
through fear Of death or because
pey were barred from Germany.
The report, which was rushed
immediately to the Leipzig court
%ntalned six points; that Van Del
INooe could not have set the
Ielehstag on fire; that all evi.
Snce shows that the Nazis ar,
responsible for setting the Reich
Is "a on fire; that Torgler, Pop
VI Dimitroff and Taneff are no
Oniy innocent, but that they hac
sether direct nor indirect connec
u SOn with this act of incendiarism
~ mat retroactive application o
uie renal Law Of March % I'm
%Shg the death sentences in cas-
arson or high treason would b
violation Of an International
%sNOsnzed principle Of justice; an
the convictions of Torgle
we accusation against the thre
. ssed Bulgarians having bee
aGHraWnl will doubtless an
satly give rise to a universe
lOsest' and finally, that a SCI
9se Of death would constitut
Adieal murder.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
UFL STARTS BALL
ROLLING ON CWA
Organize Farmers Working
on Projects for Better
Conditions
By w. e. Broker

OWEN, Wis, Dec. 27.-Gravel
haulers on CWA project in
Beaver township, Clark county,
hauling IA yards to a trip and
having to make three trips a day,
which required about nine hours,
only get paid for six hours work.
They were told by the boss il
they didn't want to make three
trips they had to make their boxes
big enough to haul az yards, 81
as to haul Az years in two trips
which still would require 6 hours
TO make the trip. IS
The UFL stepped into the pic
ture and called the farmers in l
meeting, where the following de
mands were formulated:
| l. That they would only haul
liz yards to load.
2. That they would only make
two trips a day, which would b
within the six hour day,
.; That In the event 1t too
longer than six hours to make
trip on longer hauls, they woulc
not work longer than 80 hours
week.
A. That every hauler would g
back to work after Christmas. wit
the IL yard box on his wagon.
4 A committee was elected, {
Visit each hauler and get his sis
nature on the demands.
The next day the committee g
J the signatures, and then went
J Mr.. boss to present the demand
: When he saw the demands he h
on the table with his fist, until
jumped off the floor, and said ]
wouldn't listen to them. But Il
] committee was not to be bluffe
I and mister boss had to list,
: and he had to accept them.
The result was, the farme
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05

J0bn m1ller, business manager
of the new paper, came from Chi
cago to be present at the meeting.
He gave q splendid analysis Of the
tasks of the Holiday organization
in building up and distributing
their own paper, how to make it
strong organizing force in every
community. He stressed the re-
sponeibility of the state commit
tee for carrying out the concrete
plans for the consolidation of the
new farm paper.
John Miller is an experienced
organizer. For years he has been
active in the workers and farm
ers movement and has been man.
ager of cooperative stores in the
militant cooperative movement. He
didn't just arbitrarily say to the
committee members "You must do
this or that'-he showed them
concretely HOW to do it.
ALP the members of the COM
mittee expressed the opinion
that amalgamatiRg the Farmers
National Weekly and the Pro-
ducers News was great step
forward and pledged TO carry
out the plans proposed By John
, Miller.
A youth committee of three
young farmers was appointed to
? organize active committees of tn
young farmers throughout tn
state to lead the fight for specia
youth demands. The commute
will work closely with the unite
! front youth committee establishe
at the Chicago conference.
NJ The state committee voted II
i hold the second annual eonventio
q Of the Nebraska Holiday Associs
ton at Grand Island, Neb.,
March. II will follow close on th
meeting of the Farmers Nations
y Committee for Action, schedule
! for Iowa early in that month. II
arrangements Of. the cenventic
are entirely in. the hands Of Il
state committee.
/, Mother Bloor, who has just con
4 pleted tour speaking under Il
9 auspices Of the Holiday was asks
al to report on the recent Congress
40 against War in New York Cit
Is She complied, and also repCrte
~ on the campaign now being ma
es against the increased war Apr
e priaticus of the government. I
n resolution being circulated by t
at American League Agairs. "
zee and Fascism (printed on page
Id of this issu:) was unanimous
adopted.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05

men. swatch the sunuxagun and
count his pigs carefully
Some of my readers may feel
that even Tor these rnpltifold tasks
$4,000 persons means a large,
cumbersome and expensive appa-
ratus. Perhaps so, but the De-
partment of Agriculture doesn't
worry about the expense. Chester
Davis, director Of production fo1
the AAA estimates that reduction
payments under the cornlhog plan
will involve $S5O,0OO,OOO, during
the next is months. This sum il
being taken out of the hides Of
the city workers, Of course,
through a processing tax Cor sale
taxi on pork amounting to 81 ;
CONTINUED on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
GAUS,ROEBUCK
SALE IN DAKOTA
LAWYER Withdraws Bid
When Farmers Threaten
Plunge in Water Tank

HARTFORD, S. D.-About ESQ
,,ron0. farmers from this section
gstbered near here on December
q and conducted a Sears-Roebuck
ak. The circuit court had or
Sered a sale to satisfy the 1868
Judgment against Fay AldGich,
Hartford farmer.
Nine hundred bushels Of corn,
g tons Of hay, and three loads OF
ToOd brOpght a total of so cents,
A lawyer from Sioux Falls, jerry
Nsher, bid SO cents a bushel on
The corn but withdrew the bid
when it was suggested that he be
nven a cold plunge in a water
tank. lawrence Green, a deputy
sheriff, got such a scare that n
became slightly Ill.
Attorneys are threatening to tr!
b set the sale aside as illegal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05


attempting to stop free distrlbu-
ton Of milk to babies and invalids.
Raise Fake Cry
The Milk distributors, alarmad
that their huge profits are being
threatened, have persuaded the
Board of Health to raise the b1w-
a-boo of milk dangerous for hn-
man consumption. The farmers
and their children have been driAk
ing this milk all their lives. No
dire results have taken place, but
on the contrary, farm ehildrea
seem to be ideally healthy. Ths
Board of Health, in its protesta-
lions of concern for human rights,
Is very indignant. The farmers,
in the words of Shakespeare, think
the Board of Health "doth pro-
test too much"
! The Board of Health should tail
the public what the farmers Al
ready know very well, that chil-
dren of wealthy parents have beea
gwen unpakteurized whole miIk
for, years. The farmers, In dis.
] tributing this milk, are conferrins
| a good thing to the public It I
"a great deal better milk than TIL
public can purchase from the Die
ltribntors. The farmers are willina
to have the Board Of Health, max
an accurate analysis Of the mn
distributed at any time. The farm
ers themselves have such inspec
ltions and analysis all the time.
The Milk Drivers Union and th'
farmers have formed perma
nent joint committee, which meet
every two days and which VIII
continue after the strike to PlGI
and execute joint action Of driv
! ers, farmers and workingclas
E consumers, for better conditions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
BANK STOCKHOLDERS
GET IS MILLIONS IN
DIVIDENDS IN 1892

NEW YoRK.-The five largest
banks in New York City paid out
$S5, 900, 900 in dividends to their
stockholders during 1882, it was
anrounced recently by Clinton Gil
bert, Wall Street company,
This huge sum went into the
pockets of handful of wealthy
stockholders, not exceeding a thou.
sand in number, it was said.
Two banks paying these huge
dividends are the Guaranty Trust
morgan controlled), Chase Ma.
tional (Rockefeller).
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05

promised the Unemployed Coun-
ellis Committee that it would con-
slider the matter. Forced by the
mass protests of the workers, II
finally decided to lower the price
to 10 cents a quart. The Council
however, is carrying on the fight
for a 9 cents quotation. The MIX
Dealers are already beginning to
retreat on this, selling 3 quarts
for q cents, with all smaller pur-
chases at 10 cents quart:
The Unemployed Council re-
vealed that the rising prices Of y
milk do not benefit the smail
farmers here in the vicinity since
they do not get any part OF tne
increases.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05

DUBLIN, Pa, Dec. S1s-Farmers here decided to me-
Billie their forces to aid the milk wagon drivers now On
strike in Philadelphia after hearing the report of repre-
sentative of the strikers Friday ~ -,
Lewis c. Bentley president of the United Farmers Pre-
tective Assn, stated that Milk drivers are fighting for
decent living against the milk trust forces which
have kept the farmer starvation level We believe the
milk wagon drivers will win and we are ready to support
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
Workers Force Dairy Trust
to Reduce Price Of Milk

un S.uuar,ESRIoR, Wished by the
spnol plOyed Council here the con-
min nils succeeded in forcing the
q On a.; companies to reduce the price
oman ~,llk from IL to 10 cents Der
Aron.SS council circulated a petition
nei ossut the working class
pSsstpO.rnOOds, getting over 500
SW. a which read as follows:
uilk demand that pasteurized
east Grade 'A', containing at
@ so, 40 per cent butterfat shall
quar- u AT, az no more than 9 cents !
This - WIN at least so per cent Of
he r n e > to the farmers who sell
Milk Dealers Association
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
Negro Sharecrcpper Sheets
Landlord in Self Defense;
Now Faces Death Sentence
North Carolina Tobacco Farmer IN Danger Of Lynchins
orExecution Because of Quarrel Growing Out
Of His Refusal to Be Robbed

RoXBoRO, N. C.-Charged with
murder because he shot and killed
his landlord in self-defense, Eman-
uel Biddings, Negro tobacco farm
er, faces lynching or a lynch YER
dict of death when he comes up
for trial Jan. IL.
The International Labor De-
tense, investigating the circum-
stances of the case, has uncovered
the full story, revealing the direct
relation between the lyncn-charge
of murder. and the oppression and
robbery of the share-croppers by
the white landlords of the South.
Biddings raised a crop of to-
bacco on halves with his landlord,
Clayton. The tobacco was placed
in a barn in the field. Biddings
went to Clayton's house to tell him
he was going to take his share
out so he could sell it. Clayton
being out, Clayton's wife told him
to go ahead. Biddings took his
share and brought it to his house
Soon Clayton arrived and told
Biddings the tobacco must either
be returned to the barn, or PLACED
in the pack house. There h
found tobacco belonging to Clay
ton strewn all over the floor. Whel
Buildings asked the landlord Il
have the tobacco moved so tina
he could bring his in, the landlor'
refused and ordered the Negr
not to touch it himself.
Biddings returned to his house
and began to store the tobacco i,
the loft of his cabin. his childre
passing it up to him. Clayto
soon arrived and Knocked the to
bacco out Of the children's hand.
Epushing one boy against the wal
Biddings' wife. Mrs. Katie Bid
! dingn, called to him:
"You'd better come downstairs
I Mr., Clayton is fighting with Il
4 children"
! AS soon as Buildings came dow
a stairs and spoke to. him, Clayte
called TO Mrs. Bindings:
2 81 want you to come and hear
% the last words / am going &
tell this god-damned niger be
o bore 1 blow his brains OUT A
3 the same time he put his hand
into his pockets as though &
= draw a gun.
: In self defense. Buildings tos
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05

State committees, county CONS
mittees and township committees
were being formed in the corn
and hog areas during the past two
weeks and something like 1b0, 600
persons-rich farmers, politicians,
farm leaders," county agents,
commission nler and other para
sites-have been drawn into the
machinery, as committeeman, to
apply and enforce the program.
Of course 10000 committee
men are not necessary for the acA
tual administration Of the pro-
gram, The Department Of Agri-
culture, in all Of its present work
is using what it calls farmers
psychology" which, in our good
old everyday language means
"hoodwinking.'
HOodwinking the Farmers
In the present case, their "psy-
chology" consists in drafting the
outstanding "respectables" of the
community, especially the well-to-
Go farmers, putting them on 9
committee and then announcing
that this committee is Gin charge
gof the program. The rank anC
file farmers are supposed to b.
very impressed by the fact tina
these leading citizens stand baci
Of the government program. /
they had any doubts about th'
crop-destruction program an
show me a small farmer who doe
rot have well-justified doubts
they are now supposed to b
thoroughly ashamed of themselve
for their momentary lack Of pa
triotism and join in with contritio
: and humility.
r Wherever the farmer ale not IN
clined to kick over the traces, th
! AAA has arranged to have thes
! committees elected. This gives th
farmers the feeling that the
= themselves are running the sho
: and allows the government to II
! peat the old fairy tale Of a ''vc
!, untary" crop reduction. In almo
every case, of course, the commi
tees are Just putty in the hans
of the county agents and fpllo
his instructions very faithfully.
The corn-hog committees, liz
5 the wheat committees, will
valuable to the Administration
other ways. With the help Of 6
e local newspapers, they viii 9
= tempt to mobilize public opini
: against any farmer who refus.
n to sign up. During the wor
Il war, the government found So
a. local committees Of rich farme
~ ard business men defense Co
. mittees, they were called mo
q useful in persecuting those mi
!. tant farmers who opposed the "
I'd In the present campaign, the sal
of old terms of patriots" 2
A. "slackers" viii be called into $
ed vice, you can be sure.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
In self defense, Biddings tool

went to work the morning after
Christmas with the liz yard box
and made only two trips a day,
thereby winning their demands.
This is another example of what
a real dirt farmers organization
and mass action can accomplish.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
5f,te Committee Of Nebraska
goIidav Assn. Sets Quotas for
Zach County In Weekly Drive
Convention Of Madison . County Tt, Plan mo- 4rs'ni1'
"" Miller Speaks on Paper

,rrwuAN GROVE, Nebr.-A quota for Subscriptions
and donations for rn the Weekly 6y
'Tnttee of the Nebraska Holiday Association (dadi
a'9 c CUrr Pan) meeting here on Dec. 80.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
Washington Opens Campaign
to Sign Up Farmers Within
Corn-Hog Reduction Program
Agricultural Adjustment Administration Plans FOL
Pyramid Of COMMITTEES, Including $50, 600 IN all
to Administer Plan for Destroying Pork

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec 2a-The campaign to sign
up farmers for the Cornog reduction program was slated
begin about January according to Dr. A. G. Black chief
of the New Deals corn-kog section
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05

eight other
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mup About worker we OF
TraU
President
Dan Of the o
the unons to
DANISH
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05
PA.FARMERSBACK
STRIKE OF MILK
DRIVERS IN PHILA.
United Farmers Protective Association Takes Lead n
Modifying Farmers for Active Support of Greet
Transit Workers Strike

Milk Trust Uses Board of Health as Tool to Forbid d.
tribution of Raw Milk to Strikers Hospitals and
Needy on Grounds of Health"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-05

The corn-hog committees viii
also be used as spies, "Thou art
thy brothers keeper" the gov
eminent says to the committee
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-22
Today's Recipe
Minca Meat

Minco Meat
Two pounds lean beef, y pound
beef suet, 1 pounds apples, 2 pounds
seeded raisins, / pound cleaned cur
rants, pound shredded citron, y
pound candied orange peel. X pound
candied lemon peel, 2 pounds light
brown sugar, quart sweet cider or
tho equivalent In fruit juices, cup
molasses, cup boiled cider, / cup
meat stock, 2 teaspoons salt, nut
meg (grated), tablespoon ground
cinnamon, tablespoon ground cloves,
2 teaspoons ground allspice, / cup
preserved cherries.
Any part Of the beef that Is lean
can b used. Some people prefer the
tongue to any toher part although the
neck and heart and other cheap cuts
can be used. Boil meat until tender,
adding III teaspoons salt when half
done. When meat is tender boil rap
idly to reduce stock to one cup. Let
cool In stock. When cool remove
from stock and carefully trim away
any bits Of fat, bone or gristle. Put
meat through food chopper and strain
stock. Pare, core and chop apples.
Chop raisins and suet. Put all in
gradients except preserves into pre-
serving kettle. Bring to q boiling
point and cook over q low fire for
about two hours, stirring to pre-
vent sticking. Add preserves and
bring again to boiling point. Pour
into sterilixed Jars and seal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-22
FOES OF WATERWAY
M0bILIZ|NC FORCES
TO DEFEAT PROJECT
lessenlng Of Opposition by Re-
cent Election Seen az
Small Advantage

washington, Nov. 22.-E7-The
foes Of the ST. Lawrence waterway
have not given up hore; they plan
to fight.
Defeat in the recent elections and
primaries of eight opponents OF the
treaty with Canada has not improved
chances Of ratification, in the opin-
ion OF several returning senator's who
helped reject it last session.
President Roosevelt has ordered
negotiations with Canada looking TO
slight changes in the pect Admins
tration leaders have expressed be-
lief the revisions, coupled with the
election results, would improve the
treaty's chances when 1t goes back
tc the senate next session.
Opponents said Thursday, however,
that fundamental differences Of
opinion still would exist II the treaty
were modified along the lines sug-
gested by Mr.. Roosevelt.
They also asserted the seven Re-
publicans end one Democrat who
Joined the AZ mo" voters last March
and who lost out in the recent ballot
ing hail from Atlantic and Mississippi
Valley states where the opposition is
centered. It would be erroneous, they
said, to assume all the successors Of
these men would favor the treaty.
Even If they did. administration cap
tains still would have to pick up q
half-dozen or more votes among op-
ponents on the original roll call, the
senators urged A switch OF eight
votes would fall far short Of the two
thirds necessary for ratification.
Democratic leaders, however, are
counting or the enhanced prestige
and power Of the president to swing
a favorable vote.
The presidents assertion that the
treaty would not be radically changed
and that he would not agree to d.
version Of water from Lake Michigan
beyond that fixed In the treaty IS said
to have stiffened some Of the opposi-
ton, notably in the Mississippi Valley
and Chicago area.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-22
AIR route lights
BY FIRST Of YEAR
IS AIM OF BUREAU
Fargo-SeattIe Route Of 1,274
Miles Added to System
Thursday

Washington. Nov. 22.-(R-Officials
of the bureau Of aeronautics, com.
merce department, said Thursday
they hoped to have the lighting sys-
tenn on the Fargo-Seattle airline
completed by the first Of the year.
The route, Of about 1,274 miles, was
one Of the new lines added to the
air mail system Thursday. PoGtmas-
ter General Farley said operation Of
several routes. including the Fargo
Seattle line. was dependent upon the
completion Of lighting systems.
Department officials said the entire
line has been surveyed, construction
work has Teen started and lights
already were in operation on part
OF the line between Fargo and Bis.
marck. They said work was proceed
Ing as rapidly as possible and while
they were DESTROYS Of having the
entire line lighted by the first Of the
year, weather conditions in the Sec
ton traversed by the route might
slightly delay the installation Of
lights.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-22
GARRISON FARMER
KILLED IN hNSHAP
Ole Klippen Found Dead We'd
nesday Beneath 0verturn.
cd Automobile

Garrison, N. D., Nov. 22.-Ke0le
Klippen, 81, farmer near here, Was
instantly killed Wednesday night
when he lost control Of his a1ltomo-
bile which went into . ditch and
overturned.
The mishap occurred five miles
west Of here on Highway No. -. A
shacklebolt became loose and caused
the driver to lose control.
Paul Ziegler, farmer west Of Gar
rison, discovered the accident shortly
after 1t occurred. Klippen was dead.
K1ippeh had resided in Mclean
county for 80 years. He leaves his
widow and two children.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-22
scouts CHALLENGE
VETERAN SPONSORS
Contests Between legionnaires
and Their Charges to
Feature Meeting

Members Of the boy scout troop
sponsored by the American Legion
will entertain the veterans Friday
night with an athletic and musical
program, the occasion being their an
nual appearance at q regular meeting
Of Lloyd Spetz Post No. I.
Although number Of boxing
matches between scouts are sched-
uled, the principal athletic endeavor
Is expected to find the veterans pit.
ted against their youthful charges.
A picked team Of scouts has chal-
lenged q veterans squad, captained
by J. r. Fbrtenberry, to q rooster
fight" . contest where skill and
agility counts for as much as weight.
There will be eight on each side.
After that, scout group will take
on veterans crew in q cracker eat.
ing contest, the Legion representa-
tives to be captained by Ed Trepp.
There will be four on each team.
John Karasiewicz, Legionnaire
scout leader, said Thursday the con-
tests were intended to be even but
that the odds should favor the young
sters.
Boxing matches will bring together
Ted Lampman and Charles williams,
ir an encounter billed as "the two
playful Kittens" Bud Bartole and
Don Medder will engage in fisticuffs
under the title Of settling old grud-
ges." Other pairings are Don Knoll
vs.. Don Baty: Andy Wingerter vs..
Sunny Snyder and ]. Entringer vs..
Sunny Snyder. Vic Westbrook and
Tony Snyder will stage q wrestling
match and two masked marvels will
present boxing exhibition.
Proving their versatility, Bartole,