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TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE welcome TflKE |T OR _ , MR: FARMER LEAVE fT RU^£. 'i*-- • I'LL.Gl\)£ YOU . BUT IT WILL COST >- • |1(4&T Per UB •fk '«* 'ST lJ*1 \ 7) V.J '*r~r .rte,h« j""-" ike profiteer gets him either „«y. The p "ifS hl 1 0 i^anl to£ thr^ nrf!.nr tfmTa LwY f P ^/ markei, the packer gives him 12 cents a pound. But if he tries to buy back some of that pig as pork, the price pt to be three or four times what he got for it. But, of course, the packers don't think their.business ought to be interfered with through government regulation! WHAT THE ORGANIZED FARMER IS DOING SHORT NOTES ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES IN LEAGUE STATES MINNESOTA IDAHO will •jyind up the series of meetings COLORADO NNOUNCEMENT of a state RGANIZED labor and the or with a big rally at some central place wide campaign to get slush ganized farmers of the Twin in the county. Walter Thomas Mills RGANIZATION of a political funds to fight the Nonpartisan will be the speaker. league of workers, similar to Falls country joined hands in that effected in Minnesota, A league in Minnesota is being * * * O a great massmeeting recently O Dakota and other League made by the "Loyal Voters' associa and pledged their support to each oth The Triple Alliance, which is in this states, has started in Colorado. The tion," an organization similar to the er for political and economic reforms. state the railway brotherhoods and the North Dakota Independent Voters' as Workers' Nonpartisan league of Col The Idaho Labor league was organized American Federation of Labor joining orado has been formed as the result sociation of odorous memory. "Lieu and pledged support to the farmers, hands with the Nonpartisan league, is tenant" Dan -E. Richter, former pro of efforts made in that direction last who in turn unanimously indorsed sup organizing rapidly. spring at the convention of the Colo «*•»» fessional agitator for the North Dako port of the principle of collective bar ta bund, is secretary of the new or WASHINGTON STATE MAN rado State Federation of Labor. The gaining and the machinists' strike now AGER. workers will affiliate with the organiz ganization and is asking for donations in progress in Twin Falls. of anything from $10 up. ed farmers for political action. The • * * platform of the new force in Colorado • * * ' MONTANA The $50,000 suit of Ray - McKaig, politics includes declarations favoring t John Meints of Luverne, testifying League lecturer, against the Boise ROM all parts of the state peti collective bargaining, minimum wage in his own behalf in his damage suit Statesman and Frank R. Gooding is tions for a referendum on the laws, compulsory education laws, res against 32 business men of the town, now being tried at Boise. A jury has killing of the Montana primary toration of the right of free speech, **;1 -» Flaw by the legislature are pour following a tar-and-feather party a been selected and several witnesses free press and peaceable assemblage, year ago of which he was the victim, for the complainant have been exam ing in upon the state League head and the amehdment of the state in identified Rev. H. W. Bedford, former ined. Rev. W. W. Deal, master of the quarters. Not dismayed by the be dustrial commission law. / pastor of the Luverne Methodist Idaho state Grange, virtually exploded trayal by the copper-colored legisla • * * r if church, as the man who beat him with the charges of the defense which ac ture, which slaughtered the primary In an effort to rob the potato grow a rope after he was tarred and feath cused the Leaguers of being Socialists, after 40,000 voters had demanded its ers of Colorado of their own markets .*? ered. Meints said he recognized the and I. W. W.s. Rev. Deal, himself a retention, the farmers and workers and force them to ship to commission gentleman of the cloth because a hand former organizer, testified that he had are laboring with greater zeal than men at the latter's own dictation, the kerchief which th^ latter used as a been a Republican up to the time of ever to defeat the odious "emergency" commission men of the state have pre mask had slipped from his face. his joining the League. primary bill murder. sented a petition to the state utilities * * * * * * EDITOR IDAHO LEADER. commission complaining against the Precinct meetings throughout the "injustice of distributing cars to grow • r The Minnesota Society of Equity is facing a serious fight with the ap state were scheduled to be held on ers that is now practiced by the San WASHINGTON November 22. Delegates appointed at proach of the annual meeting this Luis Valley railroad." The San- Luis ALTER THOMAS MILLS, the precinct meetings will gather at a valley produces about 4,000 cars of month. Colonel R. A. Wilkinson, the noted economist and county conference to elect representa former state president and leader of spuds a year, and this season, through lecturer for the National tives to the state conference, which co-operative methods, the farmers of the reactionary forces of the society, WNonpartisan league, is will name the state ticket. A second reported be a the district were able to obtain cars is to conducting clan quickening the League spirit among county conference will nominate coun destine campaign, framed up to oust and with them the full market for the farmers in the state of Washing ty officers. ' their produce. President A. C. Welch, elected last ton by some large daily meetings. * * * spring, at the convention. EDITOR COLORADO LEADER. J * * * Intense enthusiasm is being shown • * * Yakima county has determined that at the series of meetings in the north NORTH DAKOTA The Working People's Nonpartisan the politicians shall not rule that ern and eastern parts of the state be Political league will undergo its first county or the state after the next elec ing conducted by B. K. Wheeler and RAND FORKS has been test of strength , in Minneapolis when awarded the state mill and tion, and they are going to have a A. Budden. Both farmers arid workers terminal elevator to be erect that city votes> on a street car fran series of meetings covering the county are attending in large numbers and G ed by the state mill and eI-: chise, advanced to give the company thoroughly. They are appointing com all evince a firm determination to "go evator association, it has been an power to raise its fares. The politi mittees from each district to look after over the top" in .1920. cal league is opposing the franchise. nounced _by the state industriaV^^i that district and see that each and EDITOR MONTANA NONPAR mission. This means that the big1;: EDITOR MINNESOTA LEADER. every one attends the meetings. They TISAN. : mother plant of the state system will PAGE THIRTEEN asiai .