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Evening star., 1933-03-15
COMMODITY PRICES
SHOWLARCE GAINS
Jump of Nine Points in Index
Is Greatest for Many
Months.

By the Associated Press.
Wholesale commodity prices showed
a Jump of nine fractional points during
the week ended March IL, as the change
was calculated by the National Fern-
li1er Association-the largest gain In
many months. The associations index.
which is based on representing ls26-2S
prices of ats individual commodities as
100. now stands at 56.7 as compared
with 564 a month ago and with 62.7 q
year ago. IN
The weeks increase extended over all
classes of commodities excepting the
fuel group, which declined slightly De-
cause, of lower petroleum prices.
OF the IA main groups comprising the
index, 7 were active, representing b
gains and l decline. Largest gains were
in the groups of foods, grains, feeds and
live stock and in fats and oils. Other
gains were shown by textiles, metals
and chemicals and drugs Fuel Whlch
includes petroleum and its products,
declined
Important commodities that advanced
during the week were cotton, cotton
yarns, lard, butter, practically all vege-
table oils, eggs, sugar, pork, flour, corn,
wheat, cattle, hogs, copper, lead, silver,
turpentine, rubber and camphor. Rather
sharp gains were shown in the prices
for wheat, silver, butter and lard.
Evening star., 1933-03-15
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, March Is CP.-Butter
had firm tone at the resumption of
trading on the Mercantile Exchange to-
day, but eggs were quiet and only
slightly higher. The March delivery of
butter opened ss cent a pound higher
at l7H. but later eased off to near the
close of March g. Eggs for March de-
livery started "a cent higher at 1924
cents dozen. Later they were quoted
at 121a cents.
Evening star., 1933-03-15
DOLLAR LOSES GROUND
IN TRADING AT PARIS
Sv the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
PARIS, March l5-The dollar weak
ened today under a wave of selling, ap-
parently by interests having accumu-
lated their needs in francs.
It f1uctuated widely between Is. SO
and 25.2O, the latter quotation being
21la centimes below yesterdays official
close.
Transactions below the New York
gold export point were freely made be-
cause the American embargo prevents
the outflow of gold.
Bankers said offers were taken by
shorts in covering and said there was
no short selling because future discounts
of 20 centimes for one month and So
for three months make it improbable.
Evening star., 1933-03-15

Sales OF Stocks on New York Exchange.
i'oo - o4OOOO 1900 Noon. 22O 900
A'' f-N .l'oso'ooo 2:10 PM. 100000
rates given in the are the annual
oaseo on the latest quarterly hayeary declarations
A n q traanf less than 100 shares
sock PAYABLE in cash ses liz stock Plus
stocS Paid last Plus 5e n stoct
Parable -~' NAAN' 90 III S'ocA
Evening star., 1933-03-15

s ~ Davega Stores (h3. 4.
AZ Dawson -Chen'iral. 80
~ 6M Deere 80 OPT tcec).
Evening star., 1933-03-15
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

BY the Associated Press.
Treasury receipts for March 13 were
1856, ,394.56; expenditures. s27,078,-
80921; net balance, $l04,170. .03S.96.
Customs receipts for the 13 days were
$3,363, ,020.03.
Evening star., 1933-03-15

In drive on the estate of Earl Cav
dor, near Nairn, Scotland, recently.
1000 white hares were killed and give,
to the poor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

Continued from Front Page)
share choppers in a common strug-
gle against evictiOns, foreclosures,
forced pooling Of cotton and illegal
seizure of livestock and crops.
In view of the tremendous OPP
portunities facing the Share Crop
pers Union it is therefore especial
ly important that all farm groups
come to the aid of the Negro
farmer sitting in Jail in Alabama
with no charge placed against
him, because he is guilty of no
crime. His offense is that he be-
longs to the Share Choppers
Union and is organizing to- pro-
tect himself.
Protests should be addressed to
Governor B. M. Miller of Mont
gomery, Ala, and to Sheriff Bob
Stay at Lafayette, Ala. The Farm
ers National Defense Bureau which
is defending Finley asks that all
copies of protests be sent to 1t at
1922 Fl Street, N. w. Copies of
your protests should also be sent
for publication IN the Producers
News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
LEAGUE CALLS FOR
PROTEST TO FREE
THREE NEGRO BOYS

The International Labor De-
tense is calling on working class
organizations to demand the re-
lease of the three Negro youths
who are sentenced to die ON Aug.
% as the result of framed up
charge of murder growing out of
the Logan Circle Park case in
Washington, D. C. last year.
The three Negroes were tried on
a charge of murder following the
fatal beating received by Park
Policeman Milo ]. Kennedy, a Ne
gro-baiter.
The United Farmers League
calls on all of its members and
sympathizers to draw up protests
signel by themselves and their
neighbors, to be sent to Chief
Justice George Martin of the
Court of Appeals, District of Co.
lunbia.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

called farm leaders opposed a
moratorium as unconstitutional
He strOve vainly to divert the at
tentiOn Of the farmers from the
burning issues by holding out the
false hopes of salvation through
the Farm Board, marketing acts,
flexible tariffs, acreage reduction
and what not. He pleaded that
the farmers should wake up, say
ing, ooh dear, oh dear, when will
you wake upl"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
In
Arkansas
(BY R. NJ

(BY R. NJ
Along the Arkansas River, muddy
and wide,
In this state there is great di-
vide, these e.sniles90 sa'
A division of races, white and
black,
Each with the landlord on their
back;
Whom they slave for from early
till late
In order to get their johnnie
cake.
It's been this way for years in the
past,
The troopers for THEM share dare
not ask.
But they have heard that in many
a place
There is not prejudice by one
race.
So they want the Producers News
to read,
That says regardless of race il
creed" -
wy,
We must join hands in the great
fight,
All farmers and workers, anC
show our might;
From the landlords and bankers
our chains to sever
And declare our freedom from
them forever.
Well build our organization work
ems style,
Where the leadership comes from
rank and file.
To hell with the Jim Crow law o.
the past
Invented to divide the working
class.
Only organization alone today
Will prevent US from having t
live on hay.
So fight like hell and do you,
best,
Get more subs to the workep
press.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

the work of the Holiday in various
EQUITIES. The result has been
lack of united action, and now
when farmers are facing life and
death problems, nited action is of
the utmost Importance.
We have learned that the farm
ers themselves were alone respon-
sible for passage Of the mora =
forum law over objections of in
surance companies and banks, that
we alone can enfirce this law. This
requires a solid united front of all
Nebraska farmers. We must pre-
pare to fight to uphold this law
both I'M courts and in counties
where bankers, greedy for profits
are attempting to forestall the
will of the farmers.
MUST PROTECT RENTER
We must struggle to extend the
moratorium to include chattels,
livestock, farm implements, and
other debts incurred by farmers
in trying to make an honest liv-
ing for their wives and children.
In this we shall be fighting es-
pecially for renting farmers who
got mo protection from the real
estate moratorium, but who is es-
pecially oppressed by burdensome
debts on his chattels. Without
these chattels he cannot even rent
a farm but will be driven down
the road to the poorhouse or soup
lime.
Finally, the farmers today are
faced with a much more serious
situation than we faced last win
ter. Conditions which caused us
to organize then have become
worse, not better, and the threat
of foreclosude, even hunger ard
starvation has become a more dan
/ gerous sword hanging over our
heads, a more grim vision of mis-
cry and despair.
NEED STATE COMMITTEE
A state committee must be set
up to formulate policies and give
leadership to the organization. No
small group shall be al owed to
control its policies; on the con-
trary, the leadership must repre-
sent the will of rank and file
farmers. Must represent those
farmers who most need the Holt
day-busted farmers, mortgaged
farmers, renting farmers, militant
farmers - all those who would
rather fight than starve.
Each township on precinct local
should elect one delegate for each
10 members. Only delegates thus
elected and carrying membership
cards of the Madison County Plan
and fratertnal delegates invited by
the call committee from affiliated
organizations shall be admitted to
the floor of the convention. Write
to the temporary office, 1925 Sum-
ner ST., Lincoln, Nebraska, for in
formation.
TAYLOR WILL ATTEND
1t is understood that Charles E..
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

We must tell Mr.. Talbot that
the farmers are waking up. We
will not continue forever to be
misled by demagogic phrases and
radical words. We want action.
We are Learning to Judge men by
their deeds and not their words.
We are turning for leadership to
the U. F. L. which has a definite
program always in the interest of
the farmers. We know that united
action is our only salvation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
DOings of the
Advance Guard

There is something wrong the firing line oa
don't know just what it is Our subs have not come in
the way they ought to, and getting to point ey
we need more of them and need them bad. where
Here is from Minnesota who writes tbo+ ca,
rich farmers of course, take of themselves and e
small are all broke. That's just it, the rich ta e
Of themselves them we don't have to worry about Il care
little have to look after, they got to take COS e
themselves too otherwise the rich going to %
them up. e''oe
Folding our hands and waiting for the Roosevelt NJ
gan Co. to help out is not going to get us anywbe
is all right for the weltodO to do, but for us small Ina
we must get together and solve troubles obo
thye not going to be solved at all. 'i"lSe
But we can't get together and get lined I'm for a.
do without being organized and having our own pane W
have the paper the Producers News but we must % we
the farmers they read it, ee' 10
Spreading the paper and getting more and moro OIL
scrbers all the county the job of our Advance
and right the paper and the farmers need von Jar
more than ever Don't lay down the Job but 90 ft e
harder than ever so we can report better showing no
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

Taylor, former senator Of Mon :
tana and national chairman of the
United Farmers League has been
invited to take part in the confer
ence. Taylor has been enthusiast
tically received in many counties
of Nebraska where the Holiday
Association arranged a series of
speaking dates for him together
with Harry Lux and Rob F. Hall,
edition Of the Farmers National
Weekly. These dates will end Just
before the state conferenc.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
Sidney Howard, New York City,
subscribes for a year.
Fred Anderson, Yellowstone Co.
Mont, pays for 100 papens pei
week to be sent.
A. Starr, Ward Co., N. OAK,
sends one sub.
w. E. Matthoei, Wells Co. N
D., subscribes for a yean
THE RICH TAKE CARE
OF THEMSELVES
Carl Lund, St. Louis Co., Mimi
sends us one sub and writes;
EVERY small farmer is broke, the
rich of course take care of them
selves"
H. ]. Burg, Tnaill Co. N. Oak.
sends us another sub.
Robert Kirrno, Burleigh Co., N
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

you have heard about the Bolshe-
visits in the Northwest" Yet not
long ago Talbot warned the farm
ers about reds and Bolshevism.
Rebel The only time we have
heard of you rebelling, Mr.. Talbot.
was when the farmers proposed to
cut a slice off your fat salary as
they did at the State Convention
at Bismarck In the fall of 1881.
Talbot went on to say that the
six million farmers organized"
could set a fair price on their pro-
ducts. He said, eve could starve
them until they would give US a
fair price" He didn't explain that
workers are starving now and
cannot buy the farmers products
at present prices on at any prices.
He forgot to explain that these
conditions are the result of the In
herent contradictions OF a capital
list system and can be remedied
only when the system is removed
and replaced by a system I'M
which these contradictions do not
exist. He further stated that the
Farmers Union was the first orpa-
ni7ation I'M the state of North Da-
kota to propose a moratorium.
FALSE HOPES
He forgot to tell us that the
United Farmers League proposed
ard fought for a moratorium on
all farm debts. against the high
taxes and against forced sales
and evictions Of farmers at a
time when Talbot and other So
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
NEBRASKA HOLIDAY ASSN. TO
HOLD STATEWIDE CONFERENCE

Continued from page one)
has been no close connection be-
tween Holiday Associations of diff
ferent counties with no centralized
leadership to coordinate and direct
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
ORDER A PACKAGE
OF UFL PROGRAMS

Distribute the new United
Farmers League programs to
your neighbors. For 25 or
more, A cents each; for 100
or more, 3 cents each, plus
postage. Order them now.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
TANTTILA SPEAKS
AT MINI. LOCAL
Pass Resolutions Con-
demning Companies for
Not Paying Taxes
(BY r. Ky

Orr, MINI, June AT the
United Farmers League meeting,
held here in the Workers Hall to-
day RENO Tahtilla, county orga-
nicer for the League, reported on
the taxes which the Steel Trust is
trying to avoid paying. 1t was
decided at the meeting that a reso-
Luton be sent to Governor Olson
and to the county Board of Com
missioners.
A mass meeting was decided on
for June %, to take place in the
workers hall.
The sub drive for the Produc-
ers News was then discussed. Our
quota is five subscriptions. Emil
Uutela, Albert Nelson, Leonard
Takkuhen, RENO Kamppi were
nominated to carry on the drive
for the subscriptions for the Pro-
ducers News.
Four delegates, Victor Maxi,
Sam Kamppi, RENO Kamppi and
Leonard Takkunen, were elected
to attend the county conferences
of the United Farmers League
which will take place on June 25
MINING CO.'S MUST
PAY TAXES
The resolution adopted to be
sent to Governor Olson and the
Board of County Commissioners
was as follows:
We the members of this orgahi-
cation go on record demanding
that the United States Steel Cor
poration and other mining COM
panies of the Mesaba Range pay
the last half of their taxes with
out any reductions.
ave condemn the actions of the
steel mining companies for threat
ening to refuse to pay their taxes.
They are in position to pay their
taxes having made millions Of dil-
lars profits out of the sweat and
toll Of the miners. OF these mil
lions they should turn a part back
to the state in the form of taxes,
for the purpose of the upkeep Of
our schools. roads. etc.
Resolved that this resolution be
sent to Governor Olson the Coun-
tv Board of Commission ers. and to
the press.
Signed: Chairman.
Retro Kamppi. Secretary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
CO.
CHIEFS ARE ON
MORCANSLIST
J. P. Morgan Preferred List
Includes Heads of Metro
poIitan and N. Y. Life

Among the preferred" on
J. P. Morgan's lists were rep
resentatives OF sCoia of the
largest insurance companies
in the country. The insur-
ance companies, just ike the
banks, are p ar. of the IL
nancial sys t e m controlled
from Wall Street. 1t is not
surprising to find on Mr.,
Morgan graft list The name
of some of these insurance
capitalists.
Three lists of preferred clients
have been made public thus far
those relating to the sale of the
stock of United Corp, Standard
Brands, Inc, anil Allegheny Corp
METROPOLITAN LIFE
F. H. Ecker, president of tht
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, the largest life insurance
company in the world, was on al
three lists. He was given thu
right to buy one thousand shares
of Standard Branls stock. These
favors meant tens of thousands o.
dollars in graft for Ecker.
H. A. Fortington, financial sec.
rotary of the Royal Insurance Co
Ltd, and director of the Globe In
demnity, Newark Fire Insurance
Company, and Royal Indemnity
was given the right to buy 5O'
shares each of these three issues
J. Henry Roraback, director O.
the Aetna Casualty Co. was on TO,
1000 shares of United Corp.
L. Edmund Zacher, president O.
the Travellers Insurance Co. wa
one for 500 shares of STANDARD
Brands.
NEW YORK LIFE
| c. N. Bliss, former treasurer O
the Republican party and director
among other things, Of the New
York Life Insurance Company wa
ON for 1000 shares of Alleghan
Corp.
Charles d. Hilles, Republican
Nstioral Commit .eman frcn
New York, and like Bliss, a direc
tor of the New York Life Insur
ance Company, was also ON tn
list TO buy 1000 shares of ALE
ghany Corp.
This bond between J. P. Nor
gan and the great exploiting in
surance companies, which was re
vealed at the Senate investigator
is but one of the ties by whic
Wall Street controls the entire fl
nancial and economic destiny O
the country and the lives of tn
working people.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

OAK, sends stamps for b,tndl.
papers. VI
Harold Peterson, KandyOh ca
Mimi, sends for back comics
Edwin Pfutzenreuter, Brown n
s. D. nemits for papers and suh
cards. ''O
FARMERS SAY 1T Is
GETTING WORSE
J. E. Fry, Jefferson Co.
Colo, sends one sub and saws
for bundle. Farmers here
are working early and late
thinking they will come ont
all right, but as l travel over
the country the farmers tell
me things are getting worse.
but they don't seem TO under.
stand the cause, he writes.
0. L. Alley, CerO GOrdO Co., Ia,
wants a copy Of the paper.
Bill Mckenzie, MissOula Co.
Mont, subscribes.
Frank Murtland, Beltrami Co.
Mimi, sends one more sub.
John w. Marshall, Columbia
Co., Ohio sends dollar on account
SOren Kristensen, Sheridan Co.
Mont. renews.
Pete Wagnill, Sheridan Co.,
Mont, relnews.
Matt Haugen, Adams Co. N. D.,
wines for 200 copies.
Mrs. o. M. Duffy, Jerome Co.
Idaho, renews her sub for an
other year, also sends us an
other One year sub and pays
for one hundred papers.
Rudolph Nelson, Sheridan Co.,
Mont, renews with dressed chick
ems.
GETTING CLOSE TO HOME
John Boulds turns in the follow
ing subs and renewals from Shen-
dan and Roosevelt counties: ]. G.
Ryder, r. A. Harbo, E. ]. Dubner
Andy Abbott, A. F. Kanning, VIM
Weiss, Andy Lind, A. X. Kazeck
Jim Evenson, Chris MOlden, Ellie
]. Martell, Norris Parlin, W. H
Haley, VIM. Fay, Jens L. Larsen
S. E. Harlie, Walter Rasmussen
VIM. Andersen, Norbert Porter
Edwin Gobbs, Carl Hansen, Henry
Swendsen, Arthur Ryder, J. P
Millen, E. F. Luebke, A. E. Priebe
DINER Olson, J. w. Wulf.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
I'm A REBEL

Talbot said "T'm a rebel and a
red radical. I'm everything that
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23
C. C. TALBOT PRESENT

State President C. C. Talbot was
present at the meeting. He comp
limented Ward County as one if
the banner counties of the state.
He told the farmers how much he
liked them and what a privilege it
was to be fighting their battles.
He said the farmers had done
more for him than he ever hoped
to be able to repay-among which
might be mentioned the $1,000 a
year job for himself and numer-
Gus other soft jobs for members of
his family and the frequent jaunts
to Washington, d. c., where he
has carried ON the farmers bat
ties, without any results.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

MinOt, N. D., June 1S.-The
Ward County Farmers Union held
their quarterly convention Wed
hesday, June z. Among the bust.
ness transacted was the decision
to make a flag with which to
lead the Farmers Union Parade at
the Ward County Fair end to OBJ
tain stickers which Union men,
bers are to carry on their cars.
This is about the gist OF the ac-
tivities which the Farmers Union
Of Ward County plans for the near
future.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-23

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HOLD NEGRO WHO
RESISTED EVICTION

Continued from Front Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-10
Fistic Battles

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Bep Van Klaveren,
Holland, outpointed Phil Rafferty,. New
York 90; Eddie Holmes, Connect
cut, outpointed Gordon Donahue. New
York 80.
LEEDS, England.-Larry Gains, To-
ronto, Ontario. stopped Paul Hoffman,
Holland 90.
HOLYOKE, Mass. - Lou Brouillard,
Worcester, outpointed Horatio Velha,
Hartford, Conn. Q0).
CHARLESTON, S. C.-Bob Goodwin,
Daytona Beach. Fla. outpointed Eric
Lawson, Brooklyn, N. Y. Q0.
NEWARK, N. J.-Young Terry. Tren-
ton. N. j., outpointed Jack Rosenberg,
New York Q0): Cowboy Owen Phelps,
Phoenix, Ariz., outpointed Roscoe Man
ming, Newark Qo).
TERRE HAUTE. Ind-Jock Roper,
Los Angeles. knocked out Paul Pantaleo,
Chicago 3d. Jimmy Kelly, Dayton,
Ohio. outpointed Pat Murphy. Danville,
Ill. 90.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.-Dewey Kinney.
Charlotte. and Les Kennedy, Long
Beach. Calf. drew Qo).
NEW ORLEANS.-Eddie Flynn. Phil
edelphia, knocked out Tommy Jones,
Atlanta 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-10
40 HORSES NAMED
IN TROTT|NG STAKE
Cracks of Light Harness
Racing Eligible for Rich
" HambIetonian.

BY the Associated Press
- OSHEN, N. Y, January TO-
Forty 3-year-olds, the crack
" trotters of light harness horse
racing, still are eligible for the
rich Hambletonian as the result Of the
posting of fees of $3.50 each by their
owners on January /.
The number, six more than last year,
will be further reduced before post time
when the owners will be required to de-
post starting fee Of $500 the day
before the race. The date and loca-
ton of the sports richest event will be
announced the latter part of this
month, according to Will Gahagan, Sec
rotary of the Grand Circuit 1t was re-
newed over the Goshen mile track in
1881 and 1882.
The Hanover Farms Of Hanover. Pa.
have named five for the race Included
in the list of eligibles are Spencer
McElwyn, the champion 2-year- old
trotter with a mark of 2:04H, owned
by w. H. L. McCourtie Of Dallas, Tex;
w. N. Reynolds Mary Reynolds, 2:05%
Of winston Salem. N. c.. and Allan j.
Wilson'S speedy Sir Raleigh, 2:04A, of
Boston.