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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04

. Four million "unemployables"
will be taken off federal relief and
given over to the localities, Hop
kins declared. The rest of the
nineteen million on relief will be
dependent entirely on work relief,
according to the Roosevelt plan.
The scale Of wages" on the
work relief plan was not announc-
ed, but undoubtedly it will be main
tanned at subsistence levels. Re-
Gently the minimum wage of thirty
cents an hour on federal work re-
lief was abolished by order of the
Roosevelt administration. TIE work
relief plan announced by Hopkins
is aimed to aid the wage cutting
campaign, since the wages of work
relief workers will be extremely
low and will tend to cut down the
whole wage standard.
/ Economy" To Be Stressed
1t was made known yesterday by
Roosevelt spokesman that Roose-
welt will stress economy" and
balancing the budget" in his mes
sage to congress. This me ans that
Roosevelt is: rapidly carrying thru
the program of the bankers laid
down at White Sulphur Springs
of drastic relief cuts and a gem
eral attack on the workers and
farmers living standards and de-
NAL of federal unemployment in
surance.
Seventy per cent of all relief
costs are now met by the federal
government and the cutting off Of
100000 on relief lists will sharp
ly cut down the starvation rations
of the unemployed all along the
line.
Whereas in the past abandon
ment of the "unemployables" by
the FERA and the Roosevelt gov
eminent has been going forward
quietly, yesterdays announcement
blatantly stated that all "unem-
ployables" would be cut off federal
relief after Feb. 1.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04

SA4G NV~A4VFs |AI SFCu I4ISSS 1ASN4SS
Of Mr.. Butler are not quoted cor
lectly by the Herald.
/. "Simplifies" Statement
The statement of the Helena of
flee is so difficult to understand
that the Herald preferred to "sim-
plify" it in order to better deceive
its readers and the farmers of the
county. Instead of printing all the
three columns of figures as con-
tained in Buffers statement, the
Herald only printed one column
and let it go at that, never ex-
plai-in9, Of course, why an exact
copy Of the figures was not made.
We shall reprint Buffers state
ment again at the end of this ar
tlcie exactly as we received it and
as it was received by the Herald
: November Not Included
In last weeks issue, the Produc.
ers News pointed out that the fig,
ures as compiled by the certified
public accountants of the relief ad
ministratiOn at Helena did no
contain any reference to the montl
OF November. While we estimates
: the administration expenses on tn
basis of data for November, tn
data Of the Helena accountant
has no reference to the month o
November whatsoever.
!. Deliberate Deception
The statement of the Heral
that Complete Audit of Relic
Commission Reveals Low Admir-
istTative Cost" is a deliberate d.
ceptiom to the Sheridan count
public. But the Herald has neve
been interested in setting that til
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04

drought-stricken farmers are pro-
perly taken care of by the govern
ment. Only when its beloved ad-
ministration is charged with vast
ing money does the Herald come
to the fore. with statements" con-
corning relief. Only thourgh the
fight of the farm organizations
and through the efforts of this
paper has a comparatively high
standard of relief been established
in the county, while the Herald,
on the other hand, has done every
thing to keep relief distributions
as low as possible.
AS we stated last week, the ex-
PLANTATION of the low percentage ar
rived at by DR.. Butler is as fol-
lows: During 1888 and also dur
ing part of 1884, to which time the
administrators figures refer, the
relief administration of Sheridan
county was run by very few per.
sons. Most of the work was done
by keymen, voluntary, unpaid la
Dor.
Charge Unimpaired
Our charge that about $4,000
was expended to administer $20,00t
relief during the month of Novem
her still stand unimpaired. We at
tempted to receive the correct dat
from the local administrator VIII
bluntly refused to give it to Us
We were then forced to draw on
own conclusions. Salary for 8
people employed by the county ad
ministration we figured at $4,000
j CONTINUED on page FOUR
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
Why Poverty?

American factories in the main
industries could more than supply
the worlds needs, even if all other
sources closed.
The earth can easily support a
population four times as great as
at present, or about 5000, 100000
people.
In the past century, industrial
machine power multiplied $40
times in the United States.
Everyone in the U. S. has eight
slaves, in tire form of machine
power. to work for him and bring
! him ease and comfort.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
Strike Of Relief Workers
Likely In Williams County

to ask everyone to do so. Every
one is to put in an equal time
working out back relief and pres
ent relief. If there is anyone who
doesn't want to do what Mr.. Thor
stenson claims he has no authority
to make him do, he will promptly
be cut off from all cash work.
This makes it sound as though the
request is not so polite after all
At any rate, the farmers. and
workers are not satisfied. They
feel that working twice as long
for the same pay is an outrageous
demand. Recently they held a
county meeting in which every or
ganization in the county took part
and decided to protest the order.
A resolution was passed and a new
meeting was voted on for January
to decide what is to be done
about it.
The feeling at this meeting was
that no back relief would be work.
ed out. A strike on the FERA
jobs may be called unless the re-
lief office comes to its senses. Al
ready the U.F.L. and the Farmer
Labor Council have endorsed the
move. Other organizations may
follow soon.
In the past many concessions
have been gotten through the mil
liant action of the Williams coun-
ty farmers and workers. Last
summer they defeated proposed
ware cut by walking out on the
relief jobs. The same can be done
. again.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
Spy Only Out Of Curiosity
Says Co. Relief Investigator

information was turned into the
office as part of the official report
of the case worker, he stated.
"Well, maybe it's done out of
curiosity"
"Do you mean to tell me that
case workers go around and ask
questions about farTler's polite
al affiliations just out of curiosity?
Do you mean to say that only out
of curiosity the answers to those
questions are put down in the Of
fetal reports turned into this Of
flee 2"
Mr.. Thompson had no answer
He knew of no case of that kind.
The head of the office demanded
to know the names of the cases
in which case workers had handed
in political reports. She did mol
learn them.
Administrator Refuses Answers
When the interview was abou
at an end, Mr.. Pendergast, the 10
cal administrator, appeared on tn
scene. He asked the case worker
"Has this man any questions re
garding relief applications ?" Vine
, he learned that the Producer
! News representative had no sue
> questions to ask, he said, applyin
full volume to his voice: eff 20
n have no such questions, you hav
a no business here" And he mad
4 certain motions toward the door
The reporter: ooh, hello, M
/" Pendergast. Perhaps you can al
d swer me this question why cas-
It workers inquire into the polite
d activities of relief applicants"
A. ct won't give answers to any
is your questions" said Mr.. Pende
h CAST, and politely opened the doc
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
Power CO. Concocts Scheme
To Quieten Dissatisfaction

company has its ears close to the
ground. Those gentlemen know
that the dissatisfaction and anger
of the people, resulting in a hear
ing and investigation, might bring
about real lowering of the rates.
This they want to avoid. Cleverly
they split the camp of all dissatis-
fled consumers. The well-to-dc
get their rates lowered while the
big majority of the people, those
who use from 10 to 20 XVIII per
month, pay more in order to maxi
up for the reduction.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
Walter Carter Has
Opened Beer Parlor

In his place of business next to
the Grand View hotel, Walter Car
ter started distributing beer on
New Years morning. The place
has been fixed up with an up-to-
date bar. On the other side of the
big room is the lunch counter
where Arnold Fellon is serving
coffee and short order lunches.
Mr.. Carter is we'll known, not
only in Plentywood, where he has
resided for a number of years, but
also among the farmers. He will
no doubt get his share of the trade
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
Montana Gets More
That Million u. S.
Money For Road:

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Yes-
terday $3.50, 449 of federal aid
funds were apportioned to the state
of Montana for highway construc-
ton during the fiscal year begin
ming next July 1.
Altogether, $125,O00,OOO is being
allotted to the states by the fed
eral government for highway con-
struction. Wyoming is receiving
! $1,559,444.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04

In its last weeks ISSUE the Pentywood Herald exclaimed
big seaer its front page that the charges of
high relief expense in the county quashed However,
Masres house organ fails to bring proof for it's state
ment
The Herald characteristic of it's attitude of supporting
the administration under all circumstances quotes from
Of the state relief administrator trying to show that
the expenses for relief administration in the county are but
366 cent of the amount of relief allotted the peope of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
ALL 'UNEMPLOYABLES'
CUT OFF IN ORDER TO
BALANCE THE BUDGET
Harry L. Hopkins Makes Announcement After Confer
ence With Administration Leaders; Rest of Needy
to be Dependent on Work Relief Entirely

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 29.-Federal Relief Admin
sraor Harry L. Hopkins announced Thursday that he had
already issued orders cutting down the federal relief
rolls 20 pc cent choppng 100000 people off relief by Feb
ruary 1.
The statement was issued by Hopkins following con-
ference with President Roosevelt in which Secretary of the
Interior Ickes and other Roosevelt administration leaders
took part. -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
New Rates Rob Majority of
Customers of More
Than Before

In order to forestall opposition
and to avoid an investigation into
its outrageous rates, the Montana
Dakota Power company has con-
cocted a scheme to satisfy" the
people by cleverly deceiving them.
In a folder sent out to all its
customers, the company says:
"Here is an opportunity for which
you have been waiting. Electric
service available at a price so low
that it is no longer necessary to
deprive yourself of the many con-
veniences of complete electric SER
vice."
+ When you first look at these new
rate figures you cannot help Won
dering whether it really could have
been possible that the power com
pany had change of heart and
had given us lower rate just be-
cause some petitions are being
circulated.
For the first so XVIII per month
the new rate is 6 cents per XVIII
, For the next $50 XVIII the charg'
is 3.75 cents, and above 200 KWE
r the rate is only 2 cents. Tha
sounds fine, but after you tax
your pencil and do little figur
; ing, these rates are not as attrac
tive as they appear at the frs
glance.
: Joker
} Of course, there is a joker. Tn
new rates are for residential cleo
tricity only and it is provided tina
we must pay SIPS each month i
addition to whatever electricity W
" may use at the quoted rate. Flo
the SIPS we get nothing.
At the present time the rate
IL cents per XVIII and our mir
e imum is 81 per month, But fc
It the So we get II XVIII. Unde
the new rate system, we are onl
# going to get 12.5 XVIII or almoI
five less than we got before.
A. our average light bill runs belo
\ $3.50 per month we are going
> be worse off than before if v
!? accept the new rate.
"A Below 81 XVIII You Lose
80 The great majority of people a
e using from 10 to 20 XVIII p
f. month. And exactly these peop
do not benefit one bit by this ne
= scheme of the power company.
= the contrary, they lose. Your SO
NJ NJ ing, in comparison to the old RAJ
81 starts when you use at least
90 XVIII. The saving in such a ca
81 would amount to one cent. Or
iO' the big users of electric cure
those people who live in sw
rs houses and can afford to have pie
,ut ty of electrical appliances, v
To- benefit by the new rate.
The You have the choice of accept
er: either the new rate system or ST
re- ing with the old, but either v
len you go it holds good for the n
ers IL months. The company g
lch states that if you find at the I
ing of the year that the new rate
you not benefited you, they are "
ave ing to pay you back the differe
ade at the end of the year. With
or. offer the company admits it.
Mr.. that all of US are not G. ttirg
an opportunity you have been wait
.ase for" It is a scheme to quiet d.
ical dissatisfaction, to make petit
!" seem unnecessary and to fores
, of Investigation.
der Coming out at this time '
DOR. a new rate system shows that
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
POTATOES DISTRIBUTED

The relief administration of
Sheridan county is distributing
potatoes this week. The potatoes
have arrived recently and are be-
ing distributor quickly because
storage is difficult. Families are
advised to get their share immed-
lately.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04
.HeraId,s Efforts to
Refute Charge Of High
Relief Expenses Fail
Unable to Prove Statement That Relief Administration
Cost Is $3.50 Per Cent 1t Tries to Fool People
With Streaming Headlines
Herald "S1rnplifies" Figures

Helena Figures Are Ridiculous, a Deliberate Deception
$780,. of the People; Charge of the Producers
News Stands Unmpaired
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-01-04

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, 1935-10-20
Mitin De Club
En- I'm Plantel
De Brownsville

II club de ESpahol. conocido con
e. nombre de "Cervantesr se reu-
MO por primera vez el viernes Ola
ID del presente en- los SaloneS de IA
EScuela Superior de esta ciudad.
La Sra. Profesora Pauline Goode.
preside Ia reunion.
Durante la aSamblea Sc verified
Ia election de la Mesa Directiva de
dlcno club, 0cupandO los pueStOs los
slguientes j0venes: Presidente. Juan
Champion. e-Presidente. Gallie
Bogel; Secretario. Ernesto Sierra.
Tesorero. GuStavo Cara. Repor-
ters: Petra Noemi Cortez J Frances
Lawrence.
Los siguientes jovenes y senoritas
son miemoros del Club:
Gladys Armstrong. Librada Bali
WenceSlao Betancourt, Call BoEei.
Juan Champion, Crawford Cofer
Petra Noemi Cortez, Ana Maria
Gonzalez. Gustavo Cara, Trances
Lawrence. Gloria Lerma, Eyteban
Roberto Ramirez y Ernesto
Sierra.
FL club referido, el cual tiene DOR
ooJeto fomentar Ell estudio = ell
desarrollo del idioma espanol en-
tire los eStudiantes de IA Fscuela
Superior de esta ciudad. celebrara
81 session ordinaria. una vez cada
dos semanaS en- uno de los saIones
de Ia Escuela Superior.
, 1935-10-20
Prohiben La Caceria
En- La Frontiers

Informes que sc recibieron en- esta
ciudad hacen saber que Ell Gobierno
de Mexico IA prohibido que los ciu-
dadanos extranjeros. incluso los A
mericanos, no podran ir de caceria
en- In IONA que 81 encuentra dentro
de un Unite de 325 millas que ha fl
Iado dicho gohierno en- In frontera.
Ademass &c recibieron informes de
que no Sc permitira que pesquen en-
aguas Mexicanas que sc encuentran
dentro de Ia zona referida.
Fran pocos los Americanos que
iban a cazar q Mexico. pero 81 iban
muchos a pescar en- aguas Mexicanas.
IN In CAmara de Concrete de esta
ciudad v algunas de las organizacio-
mes de Matamoros. han hecho vigo-
|rosas protestas ante ell Gobierno de
Mexico, para que derogue In DISPOSE
ci6n que ha sido girada.
No pudimos entrevistar hoy al Sr.
Antonio p. Orta, Encargado de Ia O.
ficina Forestal v de Cara v Pesca de
Matamorus, acerca del asunto, pero
'trataremos de entrevistarIo para dar
a conocer In disposition q que nos
referimos.
&c dice que Ia disposition afectark
sacramento FL turismo a Ia region,
pues muchos de los Americanos que
residian IN Ell norte venian a esta
ciudad con el fin de cruzar q Mata-
moros, pagan 81 impuestS c~orresp0n-
diente . h de cmcerin " IA pescar nn
terTltcriu MeEacan0.
, 1935-10-20
Una MUJER
HERIDA EN-
MATAMOROS
La Policia Logro La
Apreh ension Del
Presunto Agresor de
La Herida

N~N"A E@A@ ~
MATAMOROS, lamps, Oct. l9-
Una mujer de la vida galante fue re-
mitida a Ia Comandancia de Policla
de esta ciudad por ell Policia que We
encuentra de punto en- In SeRunda
Demarcacion Czona de Tolerancia)
La muler presenta una herida, en- Ia
mano izquierda, nj perecer de arma
punzo-cortante.
Una yea en- Ia Comandancia. de-
claro la muler a las autoridades que
mientras ella sc encontraba dur
miendo en- su h~abitaci0n, Sc habia
presentado I'm indiViduo. cuyo NOM
bre 9 a la policia, v que le habia
tiradO TN na~va1azO, ~habiendole infe-
rido la herida en- La mano, poruue
ella * defendio. Que despues de que
Ia hirio Ell individuo habia huido.
Siguio diciendo Ia declarante. que
habia pedido auxilio a la Policia, ha-
blendo acudido inmediatamente el
Policia que sc ~encontraba de punto
en- Ia Demarcacion, pero que ST. agre-
Q habia huido, " que q pesar de los
~esluerz0s que habia hecho Ia Policia
nc habian lOgrado localizarlo.
Se did parte al Agente del Minis
terio Publico. y AL M5dico Municipal.
quien acudio a atender q Ia herida.
FL Sabado por Ia manana, Ia Poll
cia de Matamoros. logr0 detener al
indtviduo, quien sc dice es el presun-
to responsible de- la herida Gle Ia mu-
ier.
i'll individuo referido se encuentra
detenido mientraS se hacen las ave-
riguaciones correspondence.
, 1935-10-20
LEGO
CIUDAD Ell
a Inspeccionar
Las Oficinas De La
immigration En- La
III. Matamoros

Fl Sabado a avanzada bora, lego
a la ciudad de Brownsville Ell Score.
tari0 de Gobernaci6n de Ia Re-
publica Mexicana, Lie. Silvmnr
van0 arba Gonzalez, habitndo hecho
III viale ~ esta ciudad y h0rd0 dm
su automovil. ~procedente de Ia cIu-
dad de San Antonio.
Ell Lie. Barba Gonzalez. se en-
cuentra en- esta ciudad. pero pasarA
a MatamoroS esta malana. con Ell
fin de -inspeccionar lie Delegation Go
Mi8racion ala, de In cual es Jefe
Ell Sr. Manuel Gandnra.
al pasar IN MatAm0ros. serh rn-
cibido vi alto f~uncinnari0 dpi CO.
blerno de Mexico por al Presidents
Municipal R. Munguia Cavaz0S NM
por el General Gabriel n. Cervnrn.
asi como por miembros de Ia c.
mara de Concrete y de otras agru-
paciones.
Sabemos que sera agasajado en- Tn
ciudad de Matamoros.
Mlembr0s de i'm Canaan de Co.
merci0 de Brownsville, invitarAn nl|
alto funcionari0 del GObiernn MUxi-
cano n que viste el sitio del PuertnN
Gle Brownsville.
La semana pasada visit0 Ell Lie
Barba Gonzalez. Ia ciudad de Nuevo
Laredo. donde ~conferenci0 o el
Ministro de Comunicaciones v ObrnE
Publicas. Sr. Oral. Francisco L
Mugica, W con XII Executive Tamauli-
pecO. ~. Ing. Enrique Canseco.
Permanecera en MatamOroS nl-
RunOs diaE.
, 1935-10-20
Fallecio Ell Sr. vi.
Cuzman Ell Sabado

III sabado en- Ia mafiana A liam
1913 falleci0 en- Su ~reSidencia nn
eSta cluuad. El 5r. MeIchnr tsrIK-
man, "a la edad de 72 amos.
L. Residential de Ia familia CfuH-
man ~ ~encuentra ubArada en ln
Gale Adams, entire las dc q v l0
FL ST. Guzman. era originario Dc
San Fernando de PresaS. lamps.
Nacio en- aquella ciudad el dfa q de
Enero de 1868. POGO tempo desnues
Gle haber TenidO IA Brownsville.
c0ntraIO matrimonio con la Sritm.
RefugiO Gonzalez.
I'LL Sr. Guznan Se dcdirn al CO.
merclo Gle legumbrGS. teniendo Eu
eStablecimientO en- el Mercado nn
Brownsville. Atendio dichO estable-
ciniento por mas de so amos.
lie S~Cbreviven Su viuda, Ia sra
Maria del Refugio Gonzalez de Cur
man, u hijos Antonio. Santiago
Ernesto, Guillermc. B-ltazar. Adolf
Ky W Jose, Y hijos politicos W 0truu
parlentRS.
III sepeli0 del cadaver 5e verifl-
cara hoy "a laS cuatro lie la tards
paTtiendo el cCrtejO flnebre de In
Residential del finado. tr~asladandose
el cadaver a Ia Iglesia de Ia lima
culada Conception donde Sc lie ha-
ran las exequias. e lnhumar. EN- eI
Panteon Antique.
Los padrinoS SerRn ln6 siRulentnE.
Jorge Conner. jose R. ManAmnnr
Geo. Krausse. Antonio L Marquee,
Crist0bal LOng0ria W Manuel Villa
rreal.
Fl hnado era miembro del Cam
pament0 Ebano No. 1904 de los lie
nad0reS del MundO."
, 1935-10-20
NO EXISTE
PROBLEMA
EN- SONORA
FL General Bobadilla
Dice Que Sc Trata
De Una Banda De
Abigeos

MEXICO. d. r. Oct. 10. AT
Rectificando las noticias tenden-
ciosas que han sido dadas n la III
bllcldad. 81 81. Oral. Luis Boba-
gina Jetc de EstadO Mayor ne In
lSecretaria Gu Guerra " Marina, de-
clar6 10 ~dguiente:
NO hay problema Militar aiRu-
no. en- Sonora. La actitud rebelde
que han aSumido Varios individuoS
qulenes encabeza ell llamado bene-
raj Luis Ibarra, no tiene important
cia alguna, pues deSpues de los a.
tentados que cometieron err Gra-
nados Sc dispersarun por las Sc
rraniaS, 10 cual ha dificultado aipo
81 persecution por parte de las
fuerzas federaleS. en- cuanto a los
aviones de que 81 habla fueron en-
viados deSde haee una semana,
constitutlendo este solamente una
escuadrilla que tiene su base en- Ell
puerto de HermoSlllo, v a los cuales
Sc les han dado ordenes para que
cOOperen en- In busuueda dc Ibarra
v los hombreS cue 10 acompaian-.
Igualmente manifesto ell Oral.
Bobadilla, que eS inexacta Ia noti-
cha publicada con reSpecto a que
una partida de rebeldes haya inter-
ceptado Ia via del Sud-Pacffico de-
teniendo I'm tren de paSajeros. n
nadiendo ademaS que ninguna no
vedad de eSa n~aturaleza ha ocu-
rrido en- Sonora. v que las Was de
communication eStan expeditas v
debidamente resrT1ardadas nor las
tropas federales.
, 1935-10-20
FRUSTRARON
LA FUCA DE
Los PRESOS
Habian Hecho Dos
Horadac e En-
Las Celdas De La
Carcel De Mats.
Especial para = Heraldo)

MATAMOROS, lamps Oct. i9
-Debid0 n In oportuna intervenci6n
de las autcridadeS policiacas de esta
ciudad, se evito In fuga Ell viernes
por In tarde. de I'm buen numero de
reclusos de la carcel publica de Ma
tamorOs, quienes trataban de lograr
la hbertad, hacienda unas horada-
clones en- dos de las celdas lie Ia car
eel.
III Alcaide de Ia Carcel. Ignacio
Villarreal, notifico al C0mandante
de Ia Policia. ST.. Pedro Cara san
cheb. de 10 ocurrido. habiendose no
tiflcado al c. Agente del Mlnisterio
P"blico. ST. Lie. Ramon b. ArguelleS.
quien deSde luego Sc traslado en- CON-
pania del Comandante. All interior az
ia Carcel. "a levantar el acta CORES
pOndiente.
Manifesto ell Comandante AZ la
Policia, que sc habian encontrado dos
horadaciones en- las Ceidas No. I v
II, las cuales habian hecho los pre-
SOS hacienda uso de unos fierros v
otros Instruments que les fueron
recogidos de dichas celdas.
DespuGs de haber tornado los da-
toS correspondence. Ordenaron laS
autorldadeSS que w cambiara "a los
reclusos a otras celdas. con FL fin de
evitar la fuga.
Fl Agente del Ministerio Publico,
Se e%ncuentra hacienda Ia investiga-
cion correspondence para aclarar
quien Is Ell autor intellectual de Tn
fuga frustrada.