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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-13
Sworn Statement of Eyewitness Reveals That Yanko-
WITT Sugged to Death by Bestial
Camp Foreman
WITNESSES DECOYED
Government Officials Tried to Cover Up, Wyoming
Grand Jury Passed Over" Case, May Term
VIII Consider it Again
BY CARL REEVE

NEW YORK-The startling details of the bestial muir
der of 18year old CCC member, Abe Yankowz of New
York City in Montana camp last July by his brutal fore
man. have just been revealed to the Daily Worker by an
witness to the killing in statement sworn to before no
tary public
The story of the killing of Yankowitz backed by Off
cal documents here reproduced and by statements the
siam boys brother establishes conspiracy of government Off
George Santana, the killer An Indictment was evaded at
the last session of the Wyoming Grand Jury through the
decoyng by the u s. marshals office in New York of wit
nesses already enroue the story relates Santana is still
Tree man He released from Jail and put back on his
WITT to death ~ ~ O
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-13
IT'LL. Executive Council
Calls National Convention
June 1913 at Minneapolis
,,s.na UF.I Starts Preparations for Calling Farm
~. United Front State Conference, Committee
: of Three Put In Charge

DULUTH, Minn.-The meeting
4 ths National Executive C0un-
- tbe Uni,4d Farmers League,
~ Sau 4 here on March q, decided to
III IN me first National Convention
-. = The u. F. L. in Minneapolis on
Il Jane is, 16. II, 10.
n The call for the convention will
/. issued shortly. The draft pro
= lam and bylaws will be submit
~ for discussion by the locals
nd membership a few weeks be-
fore the cOnven ion.
Youth Conference
There will be also a Youth Con-
t.ranoe held in connection with
The National Convention. John
Hetts was appointed to gather ma
teial for a youth program.
The repor. on the activities of
the U. F. L. was given by H. Puro,
Acting National Secretary. Puro
revealed that many important local
struggles are being led by the
United Farmers League and that
the organization is growing quite
aDidly in some localities while in
others somewhat slower. A def
mite state organization with a state
leadership, a regularly functionine
state office, and regularly func-
tiOning dues-paying locals hav'
been established in 10 states.
In addition to this the Ohio
Farmers League and the Michigan
Farmers League (lower Michigan,
have in their recent conferences
decided to affiliate with the UniteC
Farmers League. The Nebraska
Holiday Association, Madison Co.
Plan, decided to work very closet!
With the U. F. L. and has electet
two fraternal representatives t,
tho U. F. L. Executive Council.
Women Against War
The Executive Council also de
cded to participate in the prepare
ton Of the organization of a
American delegation to the In
tenatiOnal Women's Congress
Against War which will be held i
Paris this coming summer. Rut
Bert, Educational Director of tn
U. F. l.. and Vera Swirbul, the \
3, c. member from Wisconsi
we're put in charge of this wor
gith The understanding that
broad anti-war campaign will b
carried on among the farm wome
in connection with these prepare
tons.
Montana Conference
The state committee of Il
United Farmers League Montan
met last Sunday in Plentywood ar
decided to call a Farmers Unite
Front State Conference soon.
committee consisting of Hans Ha
dersen, Emil Moe. and Grace M
GOwan, was put in charge Of Il
Preparations for this conferenc
The date for the conference h;
not been set but it will probab
lake place early in June befo1
ne National Convention convene
Exact date ad place of the Mo
eana State Conference viii be a
ncunced m the next issue Of Il
Producers News. The cali will
issued shortly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-13

The above letter Harry Yankowitz
yearOd CCC member claims that the the killing
Abe YankOwz by his foreman
session because the witnesses available The witnesses
New York the only when passed"
This quoted letter sent by the u s. District Attorneys office
from Cheyenne, Wyoming
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-13

How YankOwitz Was Killed
The case is scheduled to come
before the May term of the Wyo-
ming Grand Jury. The. eye-wit-
ness account of the killing, given
by Irving Steinberg, of New York.
fellow CCC member in the Mon
tana-Wyoming camp, 40 miles from
West Yellowstone, Montana, af-
fords smashing condemnation of
the CCC camps on the eve of new
enrollments by the government.
Steinberg. in his sworn state
ment to the Daily Worker, said al
was resting in my tent a little be-
fore one o'clock on the day of July
Ii, 1888, when l heard a terrible
screaming. When stepped out
of my tent, the sergeant of the
camp. George Santana, was beat
ing Abe YankOwitz. They were a
few feet away frOm me. The SER
geant slugged Abe a hard blow in
she jaw. Abe was Knocked to the
grOUnd, crying. The foreman was
big. He weighs about 200 pounds.
Abe Yankowitz was screaming,
Don't hit me, l can't fight you.
The foreman picked him up off Of
the ground, swung him around and
hurled him to the ground head
first. There was plenty of rocks
on the ground. Yanl1owitx's head
hit the ground with a crash. The
foreman walked sway and let Abe
lay there crying. Abe couldn't gel
up. Two fellows picked Abe ~
and took him 70 his tent. This
was around l o'clock. Il was time
Cor us to get in the trucks and e
to work.
No Doctor
eve went to work. We came
back around 4 in the afternoon.
During this time Abe was layins
, in his bent. There was only a
couple of first aid kids with him
and they didn't know anything
about what to do. When we CANT
back from work we heard Abe wa
very i'll.
There was no doctor in or nea,
: the camp. Abe had no attention
: from a doctor all this time. He
died about z o'clock at night, II
minutes after the doctor arrived
AS soon as we got back from worl
Continued on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-13

Above the death certificate of Abe Yankowz Although the
eyewitness story of Irving Steberg shows that Yankowtz
beaten death by his CCC foreman the Montana CCC
West Yellowstone the death certificate made "Cause
known"
The certificate admits that Yanowiz died from Cerebral Hem
hage duration hours and fractured SKULL duration ten hours
Stenbeg statement shows that Yankowz killed after
being sugged and thrown ground head first by the foreman
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06
PROFITEERING { New York Times ]

Food prices are raising and will continue to follow the commodity markets if the latter again advance But up to the present the consum- er's counsel of the AAA finds no justification for the charge of prof lteering. From mid-April (when some of the effects of the drought were first anticipated) to the end of July, Government figures show that the cost of months supply of fourteen foods for an average family
 increased from $17.75 to $13.26. The spread between these figures is re-
 garded as no greater than the rise
 in farm prices, the payment of
 higher wages and the processing tax
 would justify. There is as yet little
 evidence of "gouging"on the part If
 processors or distributors, and the
 present survey deplores exaggerated
 reports of food shortages and pre- dictions of wildly soaring prices. Such reports, it suggests, merely tend to create buyers panic and thereby to play into the hands of would-be profiteers.
 The AAA promises to keep the
 consumer posted concerning future ~NAe~AsSSo HI ACCoA pliCCS anu lHc>lf
 relation to prices actually received by the former. This information will be given out regularly through the press and radio. Officials of the
 AAA believe that it's publication will help to hold retail costs approx imately in line with the prices If
 rev materials. In addition, the Government has power to reduce tariffs on competing foreign food foodstuffs by as much as 50 per cent | and this authority might be used t, advantage in some eases in the event that widespread "profiteeringn ac- tually should develore.
 It also has been suggested that the Government invoke licensing
 powers against the distributors charging "unnecessarw high prices" :" But this is policy of doubtful wis ] dom. Anv attempt to enfoce licens- ing provisions in the case of in-
 dividual sellers in thousands of food
 markets, each essentially located in l complications compared with which
 enforcement of the Eighteenth
 A.mendmcnt would seem simplicity itself.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06
WEALTH FROM HILLS

Great news comes pouring in from the hills of Alaska. The gold yield of the territory this year will eclipse anything in her history.
 Literally millions are moving in a stream through such portals as Anchorage to the outside-moving in particularly heavy volume at this time of the year because of the ship ments from the fall cleanups following the intensive operations in placer and quartz mines.
 The numerous camps are pour ing out their streams of the golden wealth concentrating as they move down the main coastal route If commerce into Seattle like one great river of gold. Into this main artery flows the gold of the camps immediately tributary to Anchor age-W illow, Valdez Creek, Kusko- kwim, the Iditarod, Flat, Cache Creek, Good News Bay, Bear Creek, Hope and other Kenai Pen insula points. Then comes the camp, and the lesser camps of the koyukuk, Marshall, and others. IOH tHt Oldte OTcek lnlIeS, tEG Nabesna, the Fortymile, Eagle and the Copper River and Valdez Creek areas flow in other precious streams. Added to these are the big golden tributaries arising in the great Nome country and it's hinter- land-and then again the great and persistent golden outflow of the wonderful Alaska-Juneau mine-a a perfect mint in itself.
 With gold stepped up 75 per cen in value this year, Alaska's s golden gift to the nation for 1884 promises to total $18,000,000 to S20,000, ,000--an unprecedented fig ure. And if the government steps the price up to $40 or more -as seems hkely-Alaska will be on top of the world in more ways than one.
 The golden era Is here for Alaska and 1t seems it will glow brighter another year than dreamed of in poineer days-and persist indefi- nitely. Great news this laden With opportunities to those who have the grit and will to launch into the game. Anchorage Daily Times).
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06

For tine first time in a century there are newborn musk-oxen in Alaska, according to report to the Bureau of Biological Survey, U. s, Department of Agriculture. Two young animals were born April 29 in the herd transplanted to the Terr- itOry in 1850.
 < Musk-oxen, according to state ments by natives, disappeared from Alaska sihsut 100 years ago, and there seems to be no authentic re- cords of their existence in the Terri tory from then until the. faIL of 1930.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06
THE .SO4RDOIJGH

By Bruce E. Slater We blazed the trails thru ice and
 snow,
 Beneath Aurora's fitful glow, To meet here at life's ending row God 6lesSsthat man. the OldySOurdough. In barren Kiondike Carmack found, Deep down in frozen virgin ground, The gasd that set the world on fire, That draggd men from the throne
 and mire,
 To stampede with mighty rush, To scale the Chilcoot Pass and mush Across the frozen fields of snow, In re1ch the dirgingss down below; WhgrE men stark mAd ..ini fiendish
 lust Delved down into the frozen crust, And 0Eath the nigger- headed sod Kliere once Hhes shaggy mammoth
 fxod,
 Drag fuxth a treasure tEove untold Of glez1Bing, glitteri~ ,lacer gold.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

To all of Us mortals, there comes a time when the course Of events demand transition. To some. it is retirement, to others the realization of some secret ambition, and still to others the end of a hard fought trail. But all, eventually, find their places in the scheme of life; and for our part, the management of the Kusko Times is the first step for ward.
 The first publication of The Kusko Times was printed in McGrath, the type being all set up by hand. Mir. A. X. Grant, the Pioneer publisher, brought his printing outfit by dog team from Ruby. That was in 1921, and. few years later Mr.Grant moved the printing plant to it's pre- sent home, in Takotna. In 1927 9 Linotype, Model Five, was added to the equipment. The first Kusko Times was issued twice a week but since the paper has been located in Takotna, 1t has been a weekly and will continue under the present man. agement as weekly.
 The Times, of course, is not a political paper; it's chief aim will be to print news of interest to Alaskans Local Interior news will be given special consideration and to this end The Kusko Times invites contribu- ti5ns from it's readers. In sending the same, kindly sign your name as evidence of good faith.
 For the benefit of those not ae- quainted with the editor, I came to Alaska in 1882 from the Granite State Of New Hampshire Since com- ing to Alaska, have been working in the placer diggings at Flat. Hearing of Mir. Grants retirement, and with the encouragement of my friends it was my good fortune to be able to purchase The Kusko Times from Mir. Grant. This issue marks the first newspaper to be issued under the new management.
 Here also, wish to take this opp ortunity to express my sincere thanks to the many friends, old and new, who have so willingly aided and encouraged the publisher to make this start. Especially l want to tender my expression of grati. tude to MT. A. X. Grant. Despite the fact that MT. Grant was in i'll health, he delayed his departure tc the Outside so that the present editor could learn the essentials con- nected with publishing a newspaper Words alone cannot repay his kind. ness and advice, and it is not toe much to say that any success that The Kusko Times may attain under the new management, will be entire ly due to Mir. Grants kind considera- tion. Also among the many friends who have given special attention are Mrs. B. J. Boyd, now assistant edit. or The Kusko Times, and Mir. Harry Dennelley of Flat, Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06

Wiley Post. famous round world flyer, arrived in Anchorage rec entiy accompanied by Joe Crossen, well known Alaska Ace.
 Post came from the outside on the Aleutian enroute to the Interior to hunt big game.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06

The force, the mass of character, mind, heart or soul that man can put into any work, is the most im- portant factor in that work. A.P. PEABODY.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06
ALASKA NOTES
NINIICHICK.

NINIIlCHICK. = A mysteriuos malady is striking down the foxes owned by Ninilchick farmers, who are unable to diagnose the strange and fatal sickness. The animals are stricken suddenly, very short illness follows, the fur bearers dy- ing almost immediately after the first symptoms.
 Among those who suffered losses are Mrs. Alyce Anderson and Walker Jackinsky.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06

Souse-Now, look here, orman.it takes two to make quarrel.
 Friend-Yes, but I can see you've had more than two.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06
McGrah

Maid (haying dropped expensive vase)-Those colored bits will look lovely in the rockers, ma lam. -Opin- ion (London).
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06

Entered as second-class matter August 29th, 1923, at the postoffice at Takotna, Alaska, under the Act of March 3rd, 1879.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06

SEWARD.-- Nicholas Vavaliere, chief photographer on Father Hub bard's expedition this summer, who spent two years with Frank Buck in the far East, encountering pythons, tigers. cobras, elephants, and black pantisers, said today the animal mos. respected by him is the Alaska Bruxn bear
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06
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The Kusko times., 1934-10-06

Jumsan. Unless more adequate facilities for treatment of tubercu- lar conditions among the Indians of Alaska is made available quickly, the Eace lin the Territory will be decirnatcd within the next twenty five years, according to .a>declaration made at sJunean recently by Dr. F.. S. Fellows, director of medical re- lief for the Alaskan division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Doctor Fellows hassbeen transferred to duty in New Mexico.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06

JUNEAU Livingston Wernecke, consulting geologist of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, arr ived in Juneau on the Bellanca plane of the company from Seattle, after an absence of two months.
 Mir Wenrecke spent practically all of the time he was away in Oregon s4Hchasins and supervising installation of equipment in the Oregon King mina in Jefferson County. Oregon, in which the Alaska
 sanaz.u has a half interest. This property was acquired shortly after his arrival and is gold and silver lode mine
 This property, ,on which the AIlassss ,Sxaneau plans to spend from $50,o ,of0 to s100,000 on development work. E an old discovery. Little work has been done on it for the last 3a years at which time a shaft was sunk around 700 feet and ITO tons of ore removed.
The Kusko times., 1934-10-06

JUNEAU Howard Bailey, man ager of the Kadiak Fisheries at Kodiak, is in Juneau awaiting llans- portation south on cannery tende", having arrived here on the Yukon.
 An excellent pack was put up by the plant, operating with traps and native help, according to MT. Bailey
 There will be no wolf bowling at the dopr of Kodiak natives, sixty natives being employed by the can nery. They earned and were paid SS.Etf iu cash for he >eason's wars
 The Kadiak Fisheries operate. an- other cssunery at Shearwater, and during the past summer ITO natives were employed there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03


in
College their football
That the team tnat loSC
what
does Wei life funny and perhaps as the
found holding better jobs than the all
They learned to take and go back Tor more
n
TOUCHDOWN play always when eight click
n told the American
Philadelphia Saturday Pickup interference
shift through to block strong
plays Some have specific assignments he
pickup bodyguard for the
requires thinking blocking and certainly
eight click
play S touchdown play distance out
of Madison Square Garden
~ Rangers of the National Hockey League
Ching Johnson the Toronto Maple Leafs IN
Snyhe
offer thereby proving Hammonds opinion
Smythe Hammond
Will s35 1000 and Ching Johnson for Hoett and Jackson
over Smythe in refusing
placed a tag 0 100000 cash Jackson
Florida Satur
the tricks worked except
that worked The ball wound up in the hands
of player who for touchdown.
S The Irish left South Bend today
will be before proceeding
will Saturday The
capacity about 10000 expected the contest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03

According to reports, Londos has
been relying upon this pet" offense
in many of his recent battles. Hans
Kampfer, the powerful German,
gave up when I,ondos clamped on
the unconscious in Boston last
Thursday night. reral other OPP
ponents of the Gil k have been
victims Of the same ling.
The unconscious h1ld" is aid
to be a near approach to the
strange" which is barred in most
states. Londos admits it has all
the appearances OF the latter, but
claims it 70 be otherwise. He has
demonstrated this unusual hold to
wrestling commissions in several
cities in order that it would not be
classified as an illegal grip.
No matter what Londos has to
offer tomorrow night. it is taken
for granted that Coleman will rely
upon his punch-producing "kanga-
roo kick" 1t is with this style Of
attack that the Jewish star hopes
to kick himself right to the top OF
the ladder in heavyweight mat cir
cles.
Two strong supporting bouts are
on the card tomorrow. the first to
start at $50. Everett Marshall, Dick
Raines, Tom Marvin and Dorve
Roche will perform.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03
Former Third Stringer
to Captain Army Team
By United Press

By United Press
WEST POINT, N. Y. Dec. g.
From third stringer in 1888 to cap
tain Of the Army eleven in 1885 is
the march made by William R.
Shuier.
The Army end was elected cap
tain of next years team last night
by his team mates en- route to West
Point from Philadelphia, scene of
the loss last Saturday to Navy.
Shuler is from Ell Monte, Cal, and
attended California Institute of
Technology before entering West
Point He ranks among the first
ten in his class and is a first
sergeant. Shuler moved up from
third-string tackle of last season
into first-string end this season.
He clinched a regular berth with
his fiery play against Illinois.
He succeeds full back Joe STAN
cook as captain. Dwight Oliver
Monteith of Centerville, Ia, will be
manager of the 1885 team.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03
4 Major Grid
Contests Dot
Weeks Slate
Notre Dame Southern Cal
Tops Card; Many Titles
Already Decided.

BB United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The foot
ball season is dying, but not with
out final struggle with some OF
the most interesting games yet to
come.
Stanford, Coast leader, meets Ala
bama, co-champion of the South
eastern Conference with Tulane, in
the annual Rose Bowl contest On
New Years Day.
Tulane is certain to represent
Dixie in the Sugar Bowl game at
New Orleans, and Pitt, recognized
as the eastern leader, is in line to
furnish the opposition.
Down at Miami, the Orange Bowl
battle probably will bring together
other sectional leaders, or teams
near the top.
While the post-season struggles
will clarity the situation for some
other sectors will remain status quo.
Washington and Lee has the
Southern Conference title; Mime
sofa long since has clinched the
Big Ten; Kansas State is on top in
the Big Six; Colorado and Colorado
Teachers share the title in the
Rocky Mountain sector, and Rice
is on top in the Southwest.
Aside from the post-Season
battles, the only features of interest
on the football slate this Saturday
are
Southern California Notre Dame,
Tennessee-LouiSiana, Texas A. M
Michigan State, Texas Christian
Santa Clara, and on the following
weekend, Louisiana meets Oregon
in the last scheduled major game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03
Southern Indiana
Schools Organize
Conference Meeting Is Set
for Wednesday.
By United Press

By United Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 3.-Or-
ganization of the newly-formed
Southern Indiana High School Con-
ference will be completed at a meet
ing at French Lick Wednesday, c..
G. Katterjohn, New Albany, presi-
dent, announced today.
Bose, Central and Reitz of Evans
vile; New Albany, Bicknell and
Princeton already have joined the
conference. Vincennes, Blooming
ton, Linton and Sullivan have been
invited and they are expected to
accept at the meeting.
The conference will include foot
ball, basketball and track on it's
calendar, although it was formed
primarily for football.
M. L. Plumb, Evansville, is vice.
president, and Paul Wetzel, Prince
ton, secretary-treasurer, of the or
ganization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03
WestfeLd Hunlbles
Ripple FiUe, 1916

The Broad Ripple High School
quintet, unable to hold an early
lead, bowed to the Westfeld High
School cagemen at Westfeld Sat-
urday, 1916. The Rockets were
leading at the quarter, 6 to 5, but
half-time found them trailing, Is
to 7. The Westfield snipers opened
up a barrage of field goals in the
final period that netted Is points.
Schloot and johnson were best for
Ripple, while Showalter connected
for nine field goals and five free
throws for the winners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-03
9 Teams Turn in
Clean Grid States
Alabama Heads List With
Nine Victories. I
By United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Nine teams
finished the football season unde-
feated and united. Alabama, with
nine victories and 287 points scored
against 80 for opponents, heads the
list.
Minnesota, regarded by many as
the national champion, won eight
games and scored 270 points
against 38.
Augustana CID and Birmingham
Southern won nine games; Kinks
vile Teachers, East Texas Teach
ers and Tufts won eight; Trinity
Conn won seven and Upper iowa
six.