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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

spend days and nights sitting on
a chair and walking in his cell.
He did not dare to lie down for
the bed was extremely rotten, fill
thy and infested with vermin of
all kinds.
He was finally released after he
had been, able to secure bonds.
The seven defendants are to ap-
pear before Federal Judge Miller
OF the Minot, N. D., federal court
forthwith" The date of the trial
has as yet not been set, but it is
supposed to start within the next
few days. A any rate, there is
little time to organize the defense.
United Front Defense
A United Front Defense Council
is being organized. The United
Farmers League, the Farm Holiday
Association, the Farmer-Labor U.s.
employed Council of Divide county
and the Farmer-Labor Council of
Williams county are participating.
Arrangements are being made by
the International Labor Defense.
Collection lists are being circulat-
ed to raise the funds necessary
for an adequate defnsee OF unese
farmers. Protests of all farmers
and workers organizations and in
dividual protests are urged to be
sent to Judge Miller, federal court,
Minot, N. D.
Hans Hardersen, state secretary
of the U. F. L., Montana, states
that the case is similar to the Sis
seton, S. D., trial where II farm
ers were charged with melting to
riot. There as here, says Harder
sen, the bankers, with the help of
the state AID federal governments,
are trying to break down the re-
sistance of the farmers all over
the country against foreclosures
and sheriff's sales. "This accomp-
lished," the secretary states, mo
farm home of any poor or middle
farmer in America will be safe
from the claws of the money
hawks"
He calls upon all impoverished
farmers and workers all over the
country to rally to defeat the gov
efnment's efforts to railroad these
seven farmers to Jail.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01
Bill to Abolish Liquor
Permits Passes Senate

HELENA, Jan. 26.-The indi-
Naual liquor permits are to dis
appear, it seems, after the senate
Yesterday passed house bill No. 3,
%h'ch eliminates the permit clause
don the state liquor act.
The public morals committee
Whlch had the bill under discus
s.iOn' could not arrive at a ma
IOrlty conclusion. Two of the five
members wanted the permits alb
@nshtd, two others wanted the
price reduced to so cents while
s ne NTH member was against the
VII on account of the revenue. 4"
II Is expected that the bill will
oe passed in the ths,d reading by
ire senate Tuesday and will be
T su by the governor Thursday,
Inc house had passed the bill 1OC
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

In line with the general persecution of radical farmers
and workers organizations all over the country five faS
ers ana one worker arrested Wesby and Pentywood
last saturday and Sunday All charged with conspir
acy to defraud the United States of America when thew
were taken prisoners by u S. Deputy Marshal j. T. Earl
Through the efforts of the United Farmers League the
prisoners, Victor Nelson Alfred Helm Ed FERGUSON Elmer
odn and Carl Chrstofferson all of Westby and Simon
swanson OF Plentywood, Immediately provided with
bonds. None of them was taken to iail
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01
COMMERCIAL CLUB
WANTS GREATER
MILITARIiZATION.
Protests Are Urged Against
National Guard
Unigt Here

The local commercial club is
making strenuous efforts to have
a company of the National Guard
stationed at Plentywood. The re-
cent meeting of the club has adj
vised Sheridan county's legislative
delegation to do everything posi-
bic to bring such a unit here.
Montana recently h as been
granted additional federal flu DIS
for the maintenance of its army,
because the war department is
rather anxious to see that as many
mtn. as possible receive military
training in the near future.
And of course, the Plentywood
commercial clue wants to partlci-
pate in these efforts OF milltariza-
ton. AT the same time, members
OF the club hope, the guardsmen
may be effectively used in combat
ting the "red menace" in Sheridan
county.
Farmers and workers should send
immediate protests to the state re-
representatives. and senator and to
the governor, demanding that all
National Guard funds be used for
improvement of the educational in
situations of the state.
The commercial club is not in
terested in the future of our youth.
The better and more they can be
nlilitarized and instilled with the
spirit of hurrah-patriotism, the
better these club members like it.
1t is up to the farmers and
workers of the county to prevent
the National Guard from being
established here.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

o, A. Aspeland was admitted TO
the hospital Tuesday for medical
treatment.
Richard Johnson, son of w.
Johnson of McElroy, was brought
to the hospital last Thursday with
a fractured leg.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Norbo of Medicine Lake on
Jan. %.
Mrs. Lawrence Ruth of Flaxville
was operated on for appendicitis
Jan. 26.
Mrs. Louis Pierce of Plentywood
was operated on for appendicitis
Tuesday morning.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

The American housewife is pay
ing 22.2 per cent more for her
food bill than she did two years
ago.
Each year in the United States
alone, approximately 10000 chill
dren die of tuberculosis despite tire
fact that it is durable and prevent
able.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01
Eedi cine Lake Project
Finally Wins approval
FYr:,. Necessary 80 Have
y.o.a Done By Local
labor
=, HAM RASMUSSEN

Il Ass zen reported that the
l.v.: o. the Medicine Lake pro
a.s has been approved, which
sRc.o X i reasonably SURG that
else rove nnle.t intends to go thru
gic,. liz project. But no doubt it
has u % thru . lot Of red tape
set. ;nc ii is no use expecting the
gala . be started over night, and
pro,ayly &. best it will not be
.st.,, q. It all this winter.
Il IL not make any difference
whist We arc, led, white, blue or
yeloy. We all want The project
10 ,e Z reality It is a united
f:c Ne can d, got together on,
agrec on and work tor.
Is nct 50 much the big body
Of re. er we are interested in; that
too lie would like to have, and
ra''2e It viii be q great asset to
thi eou.try in the years to come.
Wat we are mostly interested in,
rigFi It this time is the work, and
th"n a"ain, it is not so much the
wOrl, itself but the pay that goes
with it. We wart to make a liv~
inr, ard q good living. We want
to hive money to spend; the more
We can spend the better we like
it, Hnd others like it better too; "
is to their benefit as well.
No Contractors
W!'"t we got to get together on
now is to insist that this work be
done Nv day labor in the county,
and not bv contractors. That wag-
es he as high as possible. that the
wn"l- itself he supervised ard done
by or'' own people under the sup
er'-i-'nn If the government.
~" I'll know this Job can be done
qu'r'-or w contractor with bie
mN@n~n r7a"hirerv. hut the quick
ness "f the thing is not what counts
in 'N'T r"s". If the JOB itself is
eO"'"'eted in one year or two years
m"'-o- no difference to us, ror to
an''""dv else. n fact, we want to
hav" t last as long as it takes
our own people to do the work.
contractor could come in here
and "io the caral from Reserve to
tn" '"l'H with a big steam shovel
an" h@f a dozen men. Probably
this is the best and most modern
way of doing that kind of work,
but that would not keep the rest
o. n from starving. And then
again. it is very doubtful that the
work would be done any cheaper.
We Rave seen highway work con-
racted here at figures higher, and
done by up-tO-date machinery, than
our local people could have done il
for with local machinery and hors-
es l have in mind the highway
be'wee~ Antelope and Medicine
Like. let for 27 cents per cubic
yard. where the fill was later sub
let to some of our local people fol-
IA and IS certs per yard.
We have plenty of people here
who can supervise the work anC
ple"tv who can do the work anC
build the Medicine Lake project
Let rs form a united front ard in
sist en- that these people do the
wnk ND that good wages he paid
And we need not stop with the
N'.r'"H lake project either
While billions are being spert fol
r''''''' works, let us pet as much
as W. an<out of it. Onlv in few
r'H""- &c Il wooded as much as il
S'N''dan county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

The bonds were set at $500
each by E. E. Belansk, U. S. COM
missioner at Plentywood. Bonds
men, two for each $500, were found
during Sunday and Monday morn
ing. The deputy marshal recon-
mended bonds at $1,000 for each
defendant. He said that this were
his instructions. Judge Belanski,
however, thought $500 bonds to be
high enough to assure the appear
ance of the six defendants in fed
eral court.
Charges
All six were arrested on a Joint
warrant. According to the war
rant, the defendants are accused
of, "that they did wrongfully and
feloneously combine, conspire, con-
federate and agree together to de-
fraud the United States of Amer
lea in violation of Section 81 of
the federal penal code on or about
the 10Th day of September, 1888.
and did commit overt acts IN con-
summation of the said conspiracy
and carrying same into effect"
These terrible sounding charges
are construed by government law
yers out Of a Sears Roebuck farm
sale held in North Dakota, IL miles
south of Westby, in September,
1888, when Victor Nelson's chattel
were sold. More than 600 farm
ers were present at this sale.
Victor Nelson, a young farmer
owed the Minot Credit Company
the sum of $475 ON a loan includ-
ing $50 for stock he was forced
to buy when he received the loan
When he intended to leave North
Dakota he Offered to pay the com.
| pany $425 in cash, the sum he
owed, but not the $50 for stocl
he never received. The banker re-
fused to accept this proposal but
later agreed to take the proceeds
of the sale as payment Of the
debt.
The sale was conducted by Holi
day and u. F. L. members anC
brought $2.44. No article, machin
cry and cattle included, was solc
at a price higher than 5 cents. A
the close of this sale another sal,
was held for Nelson was leav1nl
the country.
How the federal government en-
tiers into this affair is so fa
rather unclear. Nevertheless. TIL
above chafees have been construe'
out of tn happenings at this sale
Jail Filthy. Full of vermin
Thorvold Nelson. also of West
by and a brother to Victor, wa
also arrested in connection wit
this case. He was pointed out Z
| federal agents in Westby on Jar
is. He offered to be arreste
then and to be given a chance {
provide bonds. TIE agents refuse
to take him then, but nabbed hir
the mirute he crossed the Dakot
line on his wav home. He wa
not given a CHARGE to provid
bonds and was inme diately take
to Crosby and thrown into iai
4 The following dav they took hir
to Minot where he was forced t
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01
CONTRIBUTE no DEFENsE

Alfeady large expenditures have
seen made in the Conspiracy trial
S S.lu more are to come. The de-
.enuSnts are unable to contribute
Gums Su,ns large CROUCH for adequate
o Vel Therefore, collection lists
ans neing circulated and farmers
II. workers are urged to contri-
e. e. 70 keep their seven fellow
; ;sr from being railroaded tc
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01
Wheat Allotment Meet
at Courthouse Saturday

A county meeting will he held
IN the Sheridan county courthouse
on Saturday. Feb. 2, at 1:30 o. M,
at which time the 1885 set-up for
the wheat allotment program will
be presented by District County
AGENT Carl Fl. Peterson. He will
also discuss the corn-hog set-up at
this time.
All wheat grows who are able TO
attend these meetings Gre uroed
to he n~esent to pet a better nm
Outstanding of any chances in the
1885 wheat allotment program.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01
charges Construed Out of Sears Roebuc Farm Sale In
Which 600 Farmers Took Part in Sept, 1888; All
Defendants Out On $500 Bond Each
United Front Defense Set Up
Case Is Compared With Sisseton S. D., Trial as Effort
TO Break Resistance of Farmers Against Farm
Foreclosures and Sheriffs Sales
BULLETIN

STANLEY, n. D.-As the paper goes to press reports
from Stanley that the trial of the seven farmers is
start most likely ON Monday Tuesday of next week at
the federal court at MinOt ~ -
The Ward County Holiday Association has called meet
ing Oh all farmers OF Ward county take place ON Monday
afternoon at the courthouse in MnOt N d. Several of the
0efendants will speak there at that time
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

Warlen James Holohan is
the big boss at San Quentin
jail in California where Tom
Mooney has spent many years
of his life on a framed charge.
Recently the warden was kid
mapped by escaping convicts
and forced to ride in their car
for several miles. He was re-
ported dieing from the attack
but recovered. He's a bitter
enemy of Mooney.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

The WORKERS. BILL, H.R. 2S2T
Beneficiaries: Includes all occu-
pations, Industrial, agricultural,
domestic, transportation and pro-
fessional workers.
Administration: Insurance COM
missioners of workers and farmers
under regulations prescribed by the
secretary of labor. No private
plans for industry are included.
Amount of Benefits: Equal to
local average wages; in no case
to be less than $40 a week plus
So for each dependent. Rates to
be increased as prices rise.
Waiting Period: None. Payment
to begin Immediately upon enact
ment.
Length of Payment: For full
term of unemployment.
Sources of Funds: The federal
government and by taxation on in
comes above $4,000 a year.
Protection: No discrimination
Trade union standards fully COW
cred. Part-time workers fully COW
cred; Negroes. foreign-born, youth
and women included.
Residence Requirements: No res
idence requirements or previous
employment in state.
Present Unemployed: Full bene-
fits to the present more than IT,
100000 ur employed workers.
ID on page q
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01
What Farmers Demand
and What Roosevelt
Offers On Insurance

Sweep aside all the shining trimmings the WagnerLes
Unemployment Reserves bill the administration stands
revealed fraud chat grants penny present
of the unemployed
form OF unemployment Insurance. and the entire
backs of those workers who under its provisions
Farmers not at all considered under the bill
beggay starvation odage PENSIONS aots average
$4,000 week to each state for child provides leg
tive machinery for the complete abandonment employabes
The Workers Social Insurance Bill HR. 2S27 pending
the house committee labor provides full benefit payments
workers. whether of the army unemployed sick aged
crippled those strike otherwise unemployed through
of their
comparison of the two bills follows:
For the aged the WagnerLew plan of Roosevelt grants its hun
American citizens who
in the state Having received this bggay hunger hand
so cents day, his DEATH the property
lien under rather complicated provisions.
dependent children" the federal provides
state with of $56 week. provided the appop
funds under each of its political Subdivisions
The provisions for mothers assistance crippled children
and Child welfare gm fa inadequate they scope
Hearings this Roosevelt "Soca Security" bill will
irg the coming The National Joint Action Committee which
Washington Unemployment
the Unemployment ourcls will delegations
ings Every farmers and workers organization every
local. al groups that represented the national
press called wire their demands
house ways and committee and to the
Lob
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

The ROOSEN ELI BILL
Beneficiaries: Industrial work
ers only, farmers and agricultural
workers left out in the cold. Sub
iect to state laws. Leaves way
open for widest possible discrimin-
alton.
Administration: :. Machine con-
troll through capitalist political
parties and agents in the govern
ment and the establishment OF a
huge bureaucracy. No workers
control whatsoever. Private plans
permitted though not specified.
Amount of Benefits: Sets no
figure. Allows state to place bene-
fits arbitrarily at any figure. Does
not guarantee any specified am
! cunt.
/ Waiting Period: State law to
specify Roosevelt committee pro-
posed four week waiting period.)
Leaves way open for widest dis
elimination.
Length Of Payment: Sets no
| term; state law to specify. (Koose-
welt committee proposed for not
more than Is weeks).
Sources of Funds: Wage taxes
under approved" state Plans
which taxes are passed on 10 the
workers in the form Of pay cuts
and higher prices.
Protection: Does not protect tne
trade union standards. Does not
specify against discrimir alton ION
when Effective: Jan. l, 1885, al
very earliest. -
! Residence Requirements: RESI-
dence. ETC., to be specified IN ssate
laws. Laves way open for "ioes'
possible discrimination.
Present Unemployed: ! NOT OF one
rennv to the present 15,OOO'OOO un-
employed workers. <c4.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-01

Washington gossip says
that FERA Chief Harry L.
Hopkins (above) will soon be
appointed to a commission to
spend the S4,0O0,00O, 900
which the president asked of
congress for work relief pro-
jects. Handling large sums
is nothing new for Hopkins,
for he's spent billions during
his term of office.
Evening star., 1935-03-01
THREE AMERICAN U. GIRLS
WIN DEBATE WITH MEN
District College Students Victors
Over Emory Law Scholars
in Atlanta.

Three girls representing American
University defeated a crack mems de-
batting team from Emory University,
Atlanta, Ca, on their recent Southern
tour, it was learned today upon return
of the local students to their campus.
Miss Ann Henderson of Chicago,
Miss Harriet Reed of Chevy Chase,
Md, and Miss Mary Lesta Wakeman
of this city, the victors, upheld the
affirmative of the question: Resolved.
That the Nations Should Agree to
Prevent the International Shipment
of Arms and Munitions" The three
men, whom they defeated were from
the Law School of Emory.
The Emory team is understood to
be the same one that has been chosen
by the National Student Federation
of America to represent the United
States on a tour of Europe, beginning
IN April. 1
Evening star., 1935-03-01
MAN STABBED TO DEATH

Lee Jackson, IS, colored, 1400 block
of Church street, was stabbed to death
last night by another colored man
at house in the 1900 block of Ninth
street.
Living at the Ninth street house,
police said, was Jackson's wife with
whom he had not lived for the past
eight years. Dewey Williams, "a,
colored, of the Ninth street address
was arrested and held for investiga-
ton in connection with the killing.
Evening star., 1935-03-01
MARYLAND MANS
INJURY PUZZLES
Police Seek Taxicab Driver Who
Brought E. w. Chapel
to Hospital.

Believing him the victim of an
automobile accident, police are trying
to clear up the mystery surrounding
the possible serious injury early to-
day of Earl w. Chapel, 80, of Ard
more, Md.
Chapel is in Emergency Hospital
with a possible skull fracture and
other head injuries, having been
taken there by taxicab driver while
unconscious.
The hacker, who told hospital at
taches Chapel had been struck by
an automobile, but left before giving
his name or telling where he had
picked the man up, is being sought.
Three persons received slight head
injuries in other traffic accidents dur
ing the past "a hours, street cars be-
ing involved in each.
Mrs. Sarah Davidson, 80, of 1448
Park road, was treated at Casualty
Hospital after the automobile in
which she was riding was struck by
a street car and forced into another
automobile at Fourteenth and
streets.
The others injured were E. R. Reed
SO, of 1911 L street. hurt when he is
said to have walked into a street car
late yesterday at Eleventh street and
Potomac avenue southeast, and Byron
McNamee, 81, staying at the Tran
sient Bureau lodge, who was hit last
night by a street car while in the 3OC
block of G street.
Evening star., 1935-03-01
HIGHER WAGE URGED
ON HAZARDOUS JOBS
Agriculture Department Person.
mel Director Explains Need at
Sirovich Bill Hearing.

Twenty-Five per cent increase in
salary to Government workers em-
ployed on hazardous jobs was rec
commended today by DR.. w. w.
Stockberger, director of personnel, De-
partment of Agriculture. as a witness
before the special subcommittee con-
Quoting hearings on the Sirovich six
in-one civil service reform bill.
DR.. Stockberger indorsed generally
the Sirovich bill and urged the sub
committee to bring it before the House
for action as early as possible.
DR.. Stockberger spoke in favor Of
optional retirement for the Govern
ment workers and declared in favor of
mediation and conciliation proceedings
for Government workers who are dis
satisfied with treatment accorded
them by administrative officers before
their case is taken to the proposed
United States Civil Service Board of
Appeals.
Evening star., 1935-03-01
INTERIOR BUILDING
P.W.A. FUNDS FOUND
Ickes Discovers $11, 900, 900 Un-
impounded and Experts Work
. in June.

= Out Of the chaos in the Public
Works Administration due to i'm
pounding Of its $23S,OO0.0oO in un-
obligated funds diverted for relief,
Secretary Ickes today found solace in
one discovery.
A careful check by aides revealed
that the $11 100000 made available
for the new Interior Department
Building has escaped impounding SO
far. The funds had been transferred
to the procurement division of the
Treasury, P. w. A. officials said, and
for that reason were not included in
President Roosevelts order.
The supervising architects Office of
the Treasury announced yesterday it
expects to start excavation in June
for the new Interior Building at
Eighteenth and E streets.
Evening star., 1935-03-01

mission had of the kiosks and pylons,
which are ornamental in character,
was when news stories about them
appeared in the press, a Planning
Commission spokesman said.
This is another example of letting
contracts before first submitting plans
to the Commissioners and the Plan
ming Commission" said Thomas S.
Settle, secretary of the commission.
The kiosks and pylons received the
Endorsement of the Fine Arts Com
mission when they were submitted by
the supervising architects Office, Pro-
curement Division, Treasury Depart
ment. The planners had no objection
to the kiosks and pylons. which will
mark the entrances to the triangle,
from an architectural viewpoint, but
Mr. Settle pointed out that his Or
ganization must look at these prob
lens from a city-wide viewpoint and
consider traffic and other features