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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
GOING TO A DANCE.
Is CAUSE FOR NOT.
GETTING RELIEF.
Radio and Attendance of
Dance Are Luxuries,
Case Worker Says
By EMO KRAPU
Y.C.L. District Organizer

Watford City, N. D.-Having
radio or attending a dance is suf-
flcient cause to refuse relief. A
RELIEF official made this fact per-
fectly plain at a mass meeting of
$50 farmers of Mckenzie county
at Watford City on Dec. 1. The
farmers recited cases where fami-
lies had been Disseminated against.
One case was especially stressed.
One of the young starvation
experts" got up to explain the
case. He stated that upon enter
ing this farm house he found the
radio playing and he had learned
that the daughter had attended a
dance some, time ago. This ne
thought was sufficient proof that
they were not eligible to receive
relief. They were not destitute"
enough.
According to these officials, the
farmers must sell their radios that
they have bought with hard-earned
money. But the statement of the
daughter attending a dance is even
more vicious. Tt means that we
are going to be reduced to the
level Of the MEDIEVAL serf, with
no chance for recreation or asso-
citation with other people, which is
rot any too frequent on prairie
farms. Such attempts must meet
the stubborn resistance of all the
farmers, both young and old.
Today the only allowance to tbs
farm youth is 50 or So per month
on the family budget. We mus
fight to raise these allowances
w NEST demand q luTap sum x
each farm youth with which tt
buy his winter clothes; clothe:
that will be good enough to wea
to dance. AS it is, we are fac
ing the winter without adequat,
clothing to even protect us from
the cold.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07

HELENA, Dec AFTER minimum wages for relief
workers had been abolished by the federal relief amnstra
or recently Dr. Butler Montana relief director announced
today that the forced labor provision has been adopted
the official policy Of the state administration
Any person relief, Butler stated at meeting of the
Montana relief commission last week. who refuses to accept
legitimate job will hereafter be cut off the relief rolls
The commission went record approving this policy.
Butler failed to explain what is understood by "egit
mate job. According to experience to determine this is
left entirely to the local administrators who in the past
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
Its Aim Is To Wreck the
Producers News by Any
and All Means

In its editorial policy, especially
during election time, the Plenty
wood Herald is staunch support
er of the Roosevelt administration,
its new deal" program including
NRA, AAA and all the. other al
phabetical concoctions. The Her
aid is not only editorially support
ing the NRA, but it has also
pledged itself in its business poll
cies to abide by the rulings of the
NRA code, the code of the Graphic
Arts industry, of which the Her
aid is a full fledged member. But
when it comes down to dollars and
cents, and also perhaps for other
reasons, the Plentywood Herald
does not give darn about the
code, 1t does not care an iota about
its pledge. Business ethics, as
some might call it, or ANYTHING
like it is unknown to the Herald
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
Relief Is Refused
Bee ause arBmer Spent
S. for Barn Repairs
Amy and All Reasons Are Good Enough to Garry
: Through RooseveIt's Relief Cutting Poll
Cies Regardless of Need
By HANS RASMUSSEN

On one of the dried out farms in the Dagmar community
lives the Carl Tyson family. While they were eating up
their allotment money they were taken off the relief Doc
bills and other obligations also had to be paid besides
the eats so the small allotment didn't go very lar. When
the money was gone they furnished receipts Tor every penny
spent and again applied for relief They needed food cloth
ing and coal and had no money to buy it with.
Finally case worker was sent out there to snoop arou
and after asking all sorts of foolish questions the Tyson
family was allowed small food ORDER amounting to about
the same as the case worker received in mileage Tor gong
there On clothing and coal they were turned down. Inc
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
A South DQ.kOtd Farmer
Sees the Soviet Union

It is wonderful to think what
workers have built for themselves.
The nursery at one time was the
house of the owner of the factory
before the revolution.
Nov. 81 went to church here.
They have a big church in the
heart of Leningrad. A delegation
Of four arrived from Norway, IL
from Sweden, four from Denmark.
Half of the delegation is staying
here in Leningrad for the celebra-
ton here, the rest are going to
Moscow. 1 am leaving for Mos
cow today.
Nov. 6.-The great enthusiasm
which / was able to witness dur
ing my stay in Leningrad and al
the demonstration yesterday on
Nov. z, the 18th anniversary Of
the Bolshevik revolution, is for me
the deepest impression of my life
To see over 100000 persons
workers, in the parade, army anC
all that goes with it. Air fleet
the Cork airplane flying overhead
playing the international. This
cannot be expressed in words Of
writing.
When we see the enthusiasm Of
the workers here, they have a flu
ture. The gain can be seen from
day to day, fixing of roads, streets
building of factories and homes.
Have not had a chance to visi
any farms yet. Gave my frs
radio talk last night from Moscow
greetings from the American farm
! erS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07

'"sOn given Tor TINS was that Cne
Lysons had committed the crime
Of spending about $500 of their
allotment money for material with
which to fix up their barn.
Refused Four Times
Carl Tyson was sick in bed with
me flu, and Mrs, Tyson made four
erips to the relief station begging
,Ot coal. After being turned
Oown the fourth time by Mrs.
Cobb, she went before Mr.. Fender
ssSt end stated her case to him.
@r. Pendergast is sitting in a
well heated room and don't know
snere coal comes. from and how
" feels to be without it. He is
On cash relief, gets plenty Of it
sno takes his orders from the fe-
male shoppers.
Before this man Mrs. Tyson sal
~ more than an hour, Begging
sl9 CRYING and insisting that sh'
u sci to have coal. She left hi
Suice all nerved up and crying
~. without coal. When he coul'
ss' I'D Of her in no other way
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
DECREASE In HOG
SUPPLY LAMENTED
BY DEPT. OF AGR

WASHINGTON.-Hog numbers
in many important hog surplus
countries have decreased during
1884 and a further decrease in
some of these countries is prob
abla In the next six months, ac-
cording to the. bureau of agricul-
tural economics reporting current
ly or world hog and pork pros
poets.
Recent estimates are that there
were fewer hogs in Denmark in
early fall this year than last. A
slight decrease in numbers was re-
ported in most provinces of Can
ada in midsummer of 1884. In
the United States the number of
hogs at the beginning of 1885 will
be much smaller than at the be-
ginning of. 1884, says the bureau.
Smallest In 20 Years
Supplies of hogs for commercial
slaughter in the United States dur
ing the 1934-S5 hog marketing
year will be the smallest in 20
years, and hog prices are expected
to average materially higher than
the level of the last three years,
the bureau states.
/ This statement becomes more
significant when it is considered
that 20 years ago the United
/ States had population of about
95,000,000 while now it has more
than 125,OOO,0OO. a difference Of
more than 80 million. The same
rumber of hogs that was sufficient
for the population of 20 years age
/ is of course very insufficient TO-
day, and the department of agri-
culture does not explain how thi:
insufficiency arises. 1t forget'
that it is largely artificial anC
that its own policies have caused
the shortage.
Millions of sows have been des
troyed by the AAA this spring
Farmers have BEEN forced to Gu
down the production of hogs an,
, now the AAA is lamenting tn
shortage and is trying to push tn
: responsibility upon "the drough
) and unfavorable relatio- ship be
!. tween hog prices and corn prices.
; Hog prices are now soaring to tn
> ton and the greet masses of tn
American population will be force
to 90 without pork this winter. A
j the same time the farmer is nc
: benefitting by the high prices be
}. cause he has no hogs to sell.
S In its own reports, the depar
t rent of aoriculture is manifestin
= the greateet inconsistencies an
contradictions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
SCOTTSBORO BOYS
MOTHER APPEALS
FOR LID. SUPPORT
By MRS. ADA WRIGHT
Mother of Roy and Andy Wright,
ScOttsbOrO Boys

AS the mother of two of the
Scottsboro boys, I want to make a
special appeal to the readers OF
the Producers News for support
to the International Labor Defense
campaign to raise funds to carry
on the defense of our boys.
You will understand what it
means to me, the mother of two
of the boys who have been SEN
fenced to death, who have been in
the shadow of the electric chair
for three and a half years, and
who have been saved from death
only by the campaigns of the
LID.
want to ask the mothers of
other boys, the white and black
working class mothers of the
United States, and all mothers, and
fathers too, to help in this great
cause. Think what it means to
face a horrible death for a crime
you didn't do. Think what il
means to the hearts of we mothers
whose boys face that.
1t isn't only our nine boys, eth
er. It is your boy, too. They
don't want to burn our boys. They
want to start with our boys. Tehy
want to burn our boys so they car
continue the oppression of the
Negro people, so they can increase
the number of lynchings, so they
can break down the wall of de
tense which the LID. has bull
up.
The boys Of white mothers ar,
in danger, too. The lynchers try
to 'keep the Negroes in thei,
places" so they can exploit anc
I terrorize the white workers, too
They want to break the unity O
the white and the black.
The LID. needs money RICH
away for the legal and mass cam
paign to save our boys and Ange
10 Herndon. Rush funds for tn
Observation-Disclosures fund to th
LID. room 61O, 80 East 18th st
New York City.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07

atting off this farmer. She dis !
,overed" a herd of Is head of
,atle in the farmers possession.
Although. It was known to the re-
IL office throughout the year that
Sa farmer had these cattle, now
,ftef election when TIE Roosevelt
,iministration gives out orders to
4igiten up on relief, these cattle
ave sadlenIy sufficient cause to
lsDriTo. the family Of the few dol
bp reli + allowance.
Told To Sell
gre re-a. work T tod the farm
r ih.s ',e 'eitNer had to sell the
,sttle az else heavily mortgage
hem before his family could be
pot back on the relief roll again.
n>fe~rs~ refused to do it, argu-
m. ms RI. Rad raised this herd
IN years of hard labor ard that
sev wer,. Ills only means Of get
thg hack on his feet again where
& -arl1 NJ lorger he denendont
on "your cock-eyed relief"
In order to get the position of
ths relief administration very
dear he also asked that in case
he would sell his cattle and spend
the money any way he pleased Sc
that his family would become "des-
dtute. enough" would he then be
placed on relief again? The case
worker could not deny that.
Evidently it is the policy of tbs
Roosevelt government to deprive
the already impoverished ant
jrOuoht-etricken farmer of his last
means Of ever again making his
own living. With his last few
head OF livestock being taken away
tho farmer will never again have
chance TO become Independent.
GCortinued On page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
BIB Of Relief Office Is to
Make Farmers Destitute
Before Handing Out Relief
Policy Of Administration to Take Last Cow Away From
Drought-Stricken Farmer to Deprive Him at
asst Chance to Get On Feet Again

Relief offices to have received orders to rob farm
If their last and their last horse before they
% elecon-consider them eligible destitute enough
= thew call it, for receiving relief.
farmer of Dooley had been receiving relief all sum-
NOR long because he and his family ieeded it. Due to the
uOht he had income from his farm he had received
N allotment check, no feed seed loans.
All of sudden this family cut off the relief roll.
M he month of November relief received and none
: forthcoming for December. Miss Randall the case
worker who had been out there, has found reason for
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07

unfit. They have to work accord
ing to the wilkins of a Mrs. Cobb
or their family will be without
any means of existence.
There is no difference between
forced labor camps in Germany
and other fascist countries and the
reli5f n',7aiei0teatiasa 81 Abe Tinted
States. The recent bankers con-
ference decided to cut down on re-
lief and the bankers executive
committee at the White House is
carrying out orders quickly.
Announcing the new rule, Butler
stated that "abuse of relief in
Montana has been negligible" but
still the order Of the bankers had
to be carried out.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
Of $1,432,OOO Fed.
Relief Money, County
Does Not Get Share
$4,000 Has Been Allotted for Sheridan County for
Dec, While Average Distribution Should Com
mand SAP 900; Where Does Money Go?
By HANS RASMUSSEN

For the month Of December the federal government
sending into the state of Montana $32955 to be dst
buted relief The state of Montana appropriated $780,
600 for the year Cor S625OO per onth for the pu
pose That will bring the total amount to be spent for
In last weeks paper showed how it costs $4,000 in
Sheridan county to distribute $4,000 in relief Now
will try and show that the people here not getting
half of what they entitled to- according to the amount
of money annronriated
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
RECEIVE MEXICAN FUNDS

@NOA1A II HAA4~~-@AAN Il ~ 49,
MEXICO CITY.-As on of his
last acts of office, President Rod.
riguez, who has been succeeded by
General Lazaro Cardenas, ordered
the payment of 100000 pesos
(about $5,6OO,OOO), most of which
will go to British and American
oil trusts.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
REFUSAL OF JOB WILL
RESULT IN LOSS OF
RELIEF, BUTLER SAYS
Montana Relief Commission Officially Approves Forced
Labor Provision at Last Weeks Meeting After
Minimum Wages Had Been Abolished
Any Job Is Legitimate

Provision Is Means to Cut More and More Families Off
the Relief Rolls; Is Another Stgep in Direction
Of Fascism In the United States
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07

=. Your NeighbOr to
! ~ 'II..cr;be to Your Paper
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
TWO POLICEMEN
BADLY WOUNDED
Bystander Also Shot as
Three Gunner Fired
and Made Escape

New York, May 4.-OUP)-Two
policemen and a bystander were
shot and seriously wounded to-day
by three gunner who escaped.
Patrolmen Lawrence ward and
William Brennan approached three
men acting suspiciously In front OF
a tenement house. Brennan seized
one, but the other two ran into a
hallway, Ward In pursuit. A few
moments later, "a series of shots
camc from the building. Brennan
released his prisoner to run to
Wards assistance. He found him
on a stairway, shot three times.
Brennan ran into the street for
help just al the two men emerged
from tho hall of the next building.
They had crossed over the roof.
Before he could open fire, he was
dropped by four bullets. A half
block away, the running men met
Ernest Krahenbuehl, barber.
Apparently they thought he was
going to try TO stop them. He was
shot twice.
Hundreds OF police were thrown
into the district. because Of the
desperate methods OF the gunner,
II was believed they were wanted
for a serious crime, possibly the
staying OF Detective James J. Gar.
vey and The wounding OF COM
rade three weeks ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
WOOL MARKET


Boston, May a.-(Up)--Poor
demand continued In tho Boston
wool market to-day, but tho small
sales being made were Interpreted
~ indicating increasing resistance
to price cutting. Quotations were
nominnlly unchanged but reflect.
ed fairly stondy conditions.
The U, y. agriculture DEPART
ment snid:
"Sales OF wool In tho Boston
market continue 10 be very limited.
Some efforts 10 buy, however, IN
dictate quotations remarkably firm
considering the comparative In
activity OF trade hero for the past
two months. Few snleH have re-
suited MS buying limits were gem
orally under asking prices. Good
French combing GAS and finer ter
ritory wools In original bags are
held mostly at around s. cents,
secured basis. An occasional lot
OF this kind Of wool IL available o.
S0.Si cents, but the supply offered
In this range an limited"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
AIRMAIL EBACK
WITH The SAME
OLD COMP ANIES
Postmaster General Far.
ley Awaits Contracts
But at Lower Rates

Washington, May 4 - (UP) --
Contract awards by Postmaster
General james A. Farley today
vested control of the nations air
mall In virtually tho Same COM
panios which lost tho business by
last February's cancellations, but
at much lower bids.
Within 30 days tho Army viii
turn over routes to tho private
com panies.
Farley said tho now system would
cover more mileage than the old
routes and save tho government
approximately 5000 10000 n year.
Ton Of tho 10 eontractS went 10
air limo interests that hold every
major route previous TO cancolla.
ton, but reorganlEed under now
names and purRod OF officials who
participated In the "spoils confer.
enoo" OF 1929.
United Air Lines, Inc, was award
cd Newark to Oakland, Cal; Seat
tic TO San Diego; and salt Lake
CITY 20 Seattle.
American Air Lines, Inc, was
awarded Boston to Newark; Fort
Worth TO Los Angeles; and New
ark 10 Chicago,
Two was awarded Newark To
Los Angeles.
Eastern Airlines, Inc, was award
cd Newark to Miami; Newark 10
New Orleans; and Chicago TO
Jacksonville.
Central Airplanes, Inc, was
awarded Washington to Detroit;
Long and Hartman, Inc, Armillo.
Texas, to Brownsville; General Air
Limos. Inc. Salt Lake City to. San
Diego: Pacific Scaboard Airlincs,
inc, Chicago TO New Orleans; and
Wyoming Air Service, Inc, Chey
emo 10 Pubic Route.
Bids were asked on the follow.
ing routes:
Boston to Burlington, W, ~
Paul and Minneapolis to Omahu
Charleston, =. c., to Cheyenne,
Wyo; New Orleans to Houston,
Texas, Pubic TO III Paso; Daytonu
Beach, Fla, TO 81 Petersburg, New
ark to Fort Woth; Chicago to Fort
Worth; Boston to Cleveland; Cleve'
land to Nashville; Detroit to MIL
waukce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
YOUNG FRANKLIN
D. ROOSEVELT in
MYSTERY ARREST
Supposed to Answer to
Speeding Charge But
All Are Silent

Stafford Springs, Conn, May A.
(UP) - Whether Franklin ID.
Roosevelt, Jr, Harvard freshman
and son Of the president, had real
iy been summoned 10 appear In
Union justice court tonight TO an.
swer n speeding charge, was mat
ter Of considerable speculation to.
day.
Monday the motor vehicle do
partment ut Hartford announced
a tcietype message from state po.
lice barracks here stating young
Roosevelt had been summoned by
through Union Sunday night at %
two other Harvard students
Roosevelt was not required to post
bond, the report said, and war
permitted TO continue to Cam
bridge.
To-day a great silence sur
rounded the case. At the local po'
lice barracks there seemed TO be
no record of tho summons. what
SummOnSY' was the COuntefQucs'
ton when officials were asked u
Roosevelt would be In court to.
night. Justice Paul Rizner. n
Union, was equally at a loss Il
clarity the situation. At state pc.
lice and motor vehicle depart
ments ut Hartford-more silence
Trooper Foley was unavailable
patroliing the highway. A motor
vehicle department inspector. said
to have been with Foley when the
summons was issued. appeared
not 10 exist.
The Roosevelt name has 0p.
peared twice on Connecticut police
blottors since February. Early II
the year a cousin. Robert DeIano
Tarrytown. N. y. paid fine here
with a check signed by Franklin
Jr. on a speeding charge. In Marcel
Delano jumped a $50 bond al
South Windsor after being sum
moned for speeding by Constable
Moses Stone. He also Is Har'
ward student.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04

New York, May 4.--(uP) -
Tlrming tendencies were In prog.
Fess on tho stock exchange until
tho last hour today when prices
receded from their highs.
A break Of 5 "a points 70 a new
1894 low ut IS a.4 IN J. I. Case and
a decline 10 q new low on the
movement at around liz, against
previous close OF ia IN Ameri'
can Telephone were unsettling In
liuenceB.
There was no explanation for the
Case drop which cafno In tho face
OF substantial rise In grains with
wheat up more than a cent n
bushel. In the case OF Telephone
many traders were unloading IN be.
lief the company would be forced
10 cut tho dividend now that rates
are being forced down In various
sections OF the country.
Utilities as q group were moving
contrary TO the trend In tho zen.
cral market most Of the day. The
New York state Utilities we're un.
able TO respond to the Arm trend
in the remainder OF the list on ex.
pectation Of higher taxes and rate
cuts. Others were barely steady.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
GERALD dunno Is
GIVEN DIVORCE
Rich Greenwich RealatOr
Gives Good Cause to
the Court

Bridgeport. Conn, May A.
UP) Dunno, wealthy
Greenwich real estate operator.
who testified before Superior Court
Judge Alfred C. Baldwin his wife
had such an uncomfortable tenn
per he was forced to eat In the
kitchen with servants. today was
granted a divorce on grounds OF
intolerable cruelty.
His wife. who lives at New York
city, he said, was an excessive
drinker. refused their two children
mothers affections and fire.
quently hurled objects ut him when
they dined together.
Dunno. who was said to have en-.
tertained Babe Ruth and other
celebrities at his extensive estate.
was given custody OF the children.
Gerald and Desmond. They were
married In September 1898 and
Dunno said his wife left him dur.
Ing the weekend of the Yale.
Princeton football game last fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-04
WAR RAGING ON
RED SEA COAST
AMONG TRIBES
Fierce Fighting Going on
as British Planes Roar
Over Scene

Alden, Arabia, May 4--(UP)-.
on numbering camels, arch necked
Arabian horses, desert ponies and
In death splitting armored cars
Arabian tribesmen of Arabia
saudi and Yemen fought to-day IN
she blistering heat OF the Red Sea
coast.
Troops OF Sultan Ibn saud OF
Arabia Saudi, fantastic Moslcm
fun0amentalists, advanced relent.
lessiy against the III equipped
Yemonitos and Imam Jehya VIVA
suing UNNECESSARILY for peace.
An occasional British bombing
nirpiane from Alden ronred over.
head observing tho fighting, and
three British shlps--a cruiser, ID
sloop and an ancient little freight
or, were busy evacuating Euro
peams from Hodeidah, Yemen's
principal port on tho Red Sea TO
the nearby island OF Kamnran.
A persistent report was that the
Imam had been assasinhtcd by
rebellious tribesmen who invaded
his palace at his capital OF Sana'
A cablegram Agned with the
1mam's name, however, went ou'
subsequent TO this report.
WAT nA0 t0UB UBtH tAptStSN W.
tween saud, understandable Mos.
lem leader, and the Imam. Both
tribal ana religious differences
have made them enemies OF ~
years standing.
Ibn Saud, leader Of n band OF
Wahabi tribesmon, fierce fighters,
foliws the belief Of the 18th GEN.
fury reformer fbn Abdul Wahhab
who when his soldiers went to bat
tie gave each written order on
the gate keeper OF Paradise to ad'
NIT him without question.
Tho Ibn Sauds were believed In
tho Koran literally, forbid all cer-
emoniai forms of worship in ia
vor of the simple faith, and are
against all forms of luxury. par.
ticularly wines.
Saud's main forces were report.
ed In the Zohra area to-day after
taking Medi. They seem certain
10 take Hodoidah.
I.ooting by Bedouins at Hodei'
dab, led to reports that advance
guards OF the Wahabis already
were ut the gates Of the port. Sea-
men from the sloop PeDzanct
landed and halted the looting.