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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Railroad Workers Get no
Prosperity

WafhI gton, D. C., July 11.-Only 10000 adj
Cltional workers were employed on the Class
railroads of he country in June as compared with
May. The increase amounted to less than one
and half per cent. The total number of work
ers on the roads in June was 957, $780, practically
at the a-time low level. Thus behind all of the
false statements of prosperity returning there is
real decrease in he number of jobless workers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21

of the Chilean workers. A firm by
anne OF Louis Dreyfus and Co.,
which had been interested in the
loan, but which did nothing ex-
cept step out in favor of Kuhn,
Loeb and its partners, received
100000 additional.
Another 100000 or so, paid as
commission to the Wall Street
companies who finally sold the
bonds to the investors brought the
total rake off for Wall Street on
this one issue to close to a million
dollars-$925, 900.
Millions on millions of dollars
flowed into the Golfers of Kuhn
Loeb and Co. According to data
revealed at the investigation Kuhn
Loeb's profits on sales of bonds
and stocks for the five years 1927
o 1881, totalled more than $780,
100000. 1t must be remembered
that half of this period preceded
the crisis and half of it was dur
ing the crisis.
In addi.io'- to this part of Kuhn
Loeb and Co.'S business it also had
other sources Of income. In 1929
the PEN road company was orga-
nized by the Pennsylvania railroad
in order to gather il some PROD
critics thai the Pennsylvania itself
could not legally own. Kuh~, Loeb
and Co. are the bankers for the
Pennsylvania. In a period of l-ss
than five months-from July %
1929 to Dec. II, 1929-Kuhn, Loeb
made approximately s5.S40.000 out
of the PEN road deal.
PREFERRED CLIENTS
Like the House of Morgan, Kuhn
Loeb and Co. had their lists of
preferred clients. The way it wan
worked by Mr.. Kuhn and his part
ners differed somewhat from the
way in which it was worked by
Morgan. Morgan actually sold
secudities to his preferred friends
/ at bargain prices. Kuhn did not
go to the trouble of doing so.
Kuhn and his partner, Boveni-
ger, made up a list of their good
friends. These friends were sup
posed to help guarantee that any
particular issue would be sold. Ii
return for this they got rake
off. They never had to put NJ
one cent of cash and never in on,
instance did they have to back VI
their guarantee. It was just a
graft list by which big capitalist
participated in the loot from sell
ing securities.
/. The people on the list were tn,
presidents of big banks and rail
roads. The purpose of the list wa
70 pass around graft among tn
psople who could throw bushes
to Kuhn, Loeb and Co.
Among them was Frederic
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21

Milan, Italy, June 26.-At the prOOaV vl.n
fascist film in the Volturna Cinema ., ..rstrs-
June there was a great anti-fascist o os...tor
ton. The film "Luce" Qighs), giOIlnshs $50
fascism, was received with whistles y : srsps
spectators. A few fascists attemp'su .rsbs
this demonstration, but were powe,''su m.
the enormous majority cOndemning INC
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
zoo PEA PICKERS
STRIKE IN CALF.
Demand IL Cents a Ham
per or 20 Cents an Hour
IN All Calf. Fields

San LeandrO, Calif.-Two hun
oreo pea pickers are out on strike
mere to defeat attempts to cut
wages down to Is cents a hamper.
demands are IS cents a hamper
or 20 cents an hour for all fields.
The fight centers around the
nelds OF Cunha, big ranch owner
VINO paid is cents to those unable
to pick II hampers IN 8 hours.
most farm workers wree unable
70 mt that speed on the poor field.
Efforts are being made to spread
the strike to other fields.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Strike at Hollywood

Hollywood, Calf, July 17.-One thousand mo-
ton picture workers went on strike last week at
the Columbia Studios which had refused to accede
to the demands of 400 sound men for wage in
crease ard better working conditions. About 500
camera men, stage hands and technicians walked
out in sympathy with the striking sound men.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Public Works Have Aided
ONLY a Few

London, July 13.-Great Britain will NJ,
carry on any more public works programs As +,
means of ending the crisis, Walter Ruueims,
president of the British Board of Trade deca,.,
in the World Economic Conference TODAY =.
stated that in past years Great Britain has sper;
nearly $500 100000 on public works but that IA,
each 100000 spent only 1000 workers were en-.
ployed directly and 1000 indirectly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
City Employees Get 40 Per Cent
Wage Cut

Jersey City, N. j. July ia cut of 10 peg
cent in the salaries of about $500 clly employees
was ordersJ yesterday at a special meeting of the
city comnl;<s toner's similar reelection affecting
about 22OC employees of Huds9- county was
voted at a rceeting of the County Board Of Free
holders The city employees have slready hal to
take gu; of 10 per cent
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Argentine Trade Falls Sharnlu

Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 12.[Fv,.
from Argentina during the first six month. e s
year were % per cent less in value and neor 's
per cent less in tonnage than for the fi r.. q
months of 1882. The decline was due maiD1r y
smaller shipments of grains
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21

High Point N. c.-MOre than 5000 hosiery
workers walked out in strike today following a
mass meeting called by the Industrial Workers
Association. They denounced the manufacturers
hosiery code which sIashes the pay of skilled
workers more than half.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
1900 Storm Troops Imprisoned

Berlin, Germany, june "a conc. =,
camp near Wilsede, in the Luneburg Heatn W. -,
about 1000 communists ard social democrats -
incarcerated till a week ago, has now re', -,
other guests, the former prisoners having =. q.
distributed among Othep camps The present pr
oners are 1900 storm troops arrested fOr ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
New Deal SaiIboat In a Fog

New York, July I4.-"Our position might
be described as that of sailbOat in a fog"
reported DR. Sprague, ROOsevelt's financial ad .
WISER on his return from the World Economic
Conference today. CLEARLY the situation is
not at the moment ripe for satisfactory re-
suits" is his epitaph to the Wirl6 Confer
cnce.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Negro Mother Jumps to Death

New York.-Last Tuesday, the police found
the body of Mary Thomas, Negro mother of five
children, lying on the street in front Of her Har-
lem home She had leaped to her death from the
window, driven hysterical by fear her children
would starve.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Hitler Thinks Police Are SAT-.

Berlin, July 12-Premier Goering of pm.
has issued a decree today putting the noli.a :
charge of supervising the workers. This has /.
done because even in the National Socialist al
resentment is growing against the Hitler prOpr,w
The police are safer Hitler thinks than his o1-
fascist storm troops
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
LEAGUE PROGRAM

Distribute the new United Farm
ers League programs to your
neighbors. For Is or more, four
cents each; for 100 or more, three
cents each, plus postage. Order
them now.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
TantiIIa and Others to Serve
Sentence

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 16--The Minnesota
Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of Is
work rs and farmers arrested Nov 81 for the ac-
tivities in the National Hunger March. Reina
Tantilla, United Farmer League organizer Of St.
Louis county, is among those who viii have to
serve a 80 day sentence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Algerian Longshoremen Strike

Sidibelabes, Algeria, June 28.-TwO hundIs'
longshoremen, including $50 natives are on strlks
These work for IL hours and earn only IA franc
They arc now demanding an eight hour day,
francs day and drinking water. Seven pickles
have been arrested by the police.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Swedish Armored Cruisers Near
IL G 6 r

Warsaw. Poland, Jupe 29.-The two SWeGlsl
arnOreo cruisers, "Gustav v" and "DrOttnrng =.
tOria" arrived at Gdingia yesterday to via' -
Polish war fleet. 1t is likely that the que'1.-e
of joining action against the Soviet Union W.
be discussed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Kill Two Workers at Strike
Meetino

Warsaw, July 1S-Two workers were killed
and many wounded today when police attacked an
open air strike meeting at Bialystok Other fac.
tories in the district are also out on strike Twenty
workers and farmers have been shot by the Pc
lice in recent nbnths.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
British Trade Shrinks

London, July 12.-British imports durinv =.
first half Of the present year fell off II per -.
as compared with the first half of 1882 Evro-
declined per cent for the same period
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
1000 Radio Workers Strike

Philadelphia, Pa.-Four thousand workers are
reported to be out On strike at the Philadelphia
Storage Battery Co., joining the workers of the
Philco radio plant in what promises to be wide
strike nnovemen among workers in the radio
plants.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Disaster on the Pacific

Seoul, Japan, July 13-The steamer ChOsan
Maru rammed the Chinese merchant ship Tura
which sank off Shantung Point today. Thirty Of
the Tu- ans passengers and SO Of its crew Wer
rescued but Up persons are still reportey missing
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Standing By the New Deal

an Washington, Republicans, Democrats, So
eialsts. Frogressives and citizens who rarely AXE
the trouble tovOte at all are rushing about, :ry-
ing to coordinate the New Deal"-New York
Times elilor,al of July IL.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Colorado Labor Body Calls for
Soviet Recognition

Denver, ColO.-Urging recognition OF. the So
Wet Union to spur American trade an0 Demon
stra4e good will the Colorado State Federation OF
Labor closed itsmeetingh.re. 1t also called for
the release of Mooney and Billings
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Sell 1000 Pieces of City Property
for Taxes

Jersey City, N. j., July 11.-Tax delinquencies
have been mounting rapidly during the past two
wears N ;b. CITY. During the cop.irg week +.OGG
niocas of nropertv will be sold 1T auction for
taxes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
S. American Conflict Takes
Heavy Toll

BuenOe Aires, July 14.-Over 5000 dead and
$4,000 wounded are the cOss in the last four days
in the U. S.-Great Britain inspired war betwesl
Bolivia and Paraguay.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Natives DEFY French Rule

Marrakeech, ACKNOWLEDGMENT mountain
tribesmen are in rebellion against French Oppre1
sion, and although the French have sent in
strong army they have not smashed the Resistance
of the natives.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Business Men Favor Recognition OF
u. 6. s. K.

New York, July 12.-The A,nerican-kussian
Chamber of Commerce, which seven years ago
opposed Recognition of the Soviet Union, cam out
in favor IF recognition today in at rteting he
Bankers Club.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Dutch Relief Workers Strike

Amsterdam, July "A few days ss s.. 4
workers employed on the public works ST. =. sss
Appeldorn came out on strike. Inc
stopped About 400 workers are sffee'eo'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
MIXED DRY

The farmers have at last beer
MIXED dry. They planted nice
orchards. built nice homes. and
then came the crisis Farmers
and wives who have mt in the
greater part Of thei~ lives work
mo earlv and late. fird themselves
IN their old ape. with . rrort~aoe
on their land that they can never
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Raise Tariff Walls in Frame

Paris, July 11.-Existing tariff rates in :,
categories of imports have been increased 20 !.
$50 per cent by a law which was rushed tbron.s
Parliament on the last day of its present ses.i',
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Farmers In the Land of the Big
Red Apple Feel Effect of Crisis

hope to pay. There ale interest
and taxes, and water taxes, with
the warehouse companies sitting
around like spiders waiting for the
fly.
There is one good thing in the
whole mess of misery and ribDery.
The farmers as q whole, with few
exceptions, are desperate and are
looking for way out. Each one
knows that the only way out is
organization.
The farmers in this valley, and
! have spoken to a lot of them, are
unanimous in the opinion that a
farmers organization without CO.
operation Of the city workers-em-
ployed and unemployed-would be
worthless.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
Cut British Beef Importat;o,

london, July l1.-The present In -
cut in permitted imrortations of beet will n 'tt
creased to 1914 per cent in October TIL; ~ Z
help the big landlords in England cut the ey0 ~
market for U. S. and other foreign beet NpOH
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
(BY H. F.)

Missouri Valley, Ia, July g.
Squabbling among the top leader
ship Of the Farmers Holiday Assn.
of Iowa has led to an off shot,
k own as the Loyal Picketeers of
America, Inc, headed by ]. Saw
DRY. 1t is organized into camps"
in 10 southwest counties.
Formed as a secret organization
last fall during the Holiday strike,
it was later brought under the
wing os Reno and his boot-lickers,
ard considered as an auxiliary
with its own officers and dues.
fractional differences resulted in
a split, even tho Savory had been
offered the job as national orga-
nicer for the FILA. The rank and
f'le Picketeers turning against the
rackeHeer Savory, divorced his or
ganization from Reno manage
ment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
LIKE A PHILA. LAWYER
KAHN PAID NO INCOME
TAX

The inquiry was, therefore,
TUNED from an Investigation of
Wall Street bankers to an open
forum for Mr.. Kahn to tell the
country how the money system
could be reformed. Mr.. Kahn is
as good as a Philadelphia lawyer
at this sort of thing. In a day
long speech he told of the differ
ence between gambling and spec
ulatirg," between "bear raids and
short selling" is order to make
the working people believe that
Wall Street can be reformed so
that it wont be a plumber center.
Kahn thought it would be a
good idea to change the income
tax laws so that they could not
be avoided through fake sales. He
knows that he and the res. of the
capitalist class have made the full
use of this provision of the law
already. All of their losses have
been utilized to the full extent,
and now such a law could be used
to fool the people without hurting
the bankers.
The Senators present, and their
counsel, Ferdinand Pecora, aided
banker Kahn at every step in put
ting across this smoke screen in
order to avoid bringing out any
more Of the rotten details of Wall
Streets plundering.
The investigation has been adj
journed to October 8 at the very
earliest. Whether it viii ever be
resumed depends whether Roose.
welt thinks its effects then would
HELM to iniure the capitalist sys-
tenn and his New Deal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
SECRET ORGANIZATION

At a convection held here last
night with $50 farmers present,
Savory had a wril of injunction
issued enjoining any group of
farmers or individuals to hold a
meeting under the incorporated
mans Of the Loyal Picketeers. The
meeting was declared held under
auspices of the Holiday Asso-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21
CHERRIES 2 CENTS A LIB.

1t seems to me, after talking u
a lot of the Grange members that
they are Of the opinion that the
Grange does not fill the needs of
the farmer. The farmers here
seem to feel the injustice placed
on the worker in the matter of
wages. But consider this. They
are getting two cents a pound for
cherries. They pay one cent for
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21

Ecker, president of the MetropOli-
tan Life is one of the largest
purchasers of securities in the
world. Ecker got a little easy
for buying SECURITIES from
Kuhn, Loeb, and from Morgan IT
stead of from the other Wall
Street bankers.
KAHN PAID NO INCOME :.
TAX
Just like Morgan and Nor
gan's partners, Otto Kahn,
paid no federal income taxes
during the three years, 1880,
1881. 1882. In order TO ac-
cOmpliSh this end Kahn used
the same methods as were
used by MOrgan-fake sales
of stocks to create losses
which could be IGeduc ed from
the income tax.
On Dec. 80, 1880, the day before
the close of the income tax year,
Kahn sold a block of five stocks
to crea.e a bookkeeping loss of
SLY ,5S4. Kahn did not even go
to the trouble of selling the stocks
in the mark;l but sold them to
his daughter. This daughter, more
over, was ret even in the country
at the time. Her books and prop
ertys were handled by the same
group of lawyers and crooked ac-
countants who handled Kahn's owr
affairs and so what actually hap
pered was that Kahn sold his
stock to himself and avoided pay
ing income tax by this mears.
While the bankers and the rich
could avoid paying lakes by legal
methods the federal and state gov
rsnts were refusing relief to
the jobless and were levy.
ing additional taxes on the work.
irg people to balance the budg
ct"
The investiga- ion of Kuhn, Loci
and Co. by the State Currency ant
Barking committee showed a
definite trend away from rep al,
ing the line of inquiry used in tn,
Morgan investigation. They Git
not rgret he facts brought out il
the Morgan investigation. Tn,
Roosevelt administration feels III,
Morgan inquiry was very worth
while in bolstering the ILLUSION
among the people that the new
deal is for the forgotten man
and against the bankers. The,
did not want to repeat this wit
Kuhn, Loeb and Co. because the,
felt that there could be too muc
Of a good thing and that if tn
inquiry brought out too much
would have the effect-not O
boosting the Roosevelt administra
lion, but of intensifying the re
sentiment of thu people agairs
Wall Street and its political par
! fips
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-07-21

This was not the only rakeoff
that was to come out of the hides
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-03-03
THIRTY PER CENT ACRE.
AGE CUT REQUIRED
FOR CROP LOANS

Reduction of 80 per cent in
the acreage planted to cash
crops will be required this year
of farmers who procure crop
production loans, Secretary of
Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde
announced in making public
the regulations governing the
1888 loans.
In making available for crop
production loans this year
$90,000,000 of Reconstruction
Finance Corporation funds,
Congress specified that the Sec
rotary of Agriculture might re-
quire, as a condition OF any
loan, that the borrower agree
to reduce his acreage or pro-
duction on such basis, not to
exceed 80 per centum, as may
be determined by the Secre-
tary." The Secretary's regu-
lations, however, stipulate that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-03-03

acreage reduction will not be
required of farmers who, in
1888, plant no more than s
acres of cotton; 21a acres of
tobacco; 40 acres of wheat; 20
acres Of corn; 21a acres of
truck crops; II acres of sugar
beets; s acres of potatoes; 80
acres of rice; s acres of pea
nuts. Farmers seeking crop
production loans this year are
advised to obtain application
blanks and copies of the regu-
lations in their home counties,
rather than from Washington.
Field agents of the Crop Pro-
duction Loan Office are now
designating representatives in
each farming county to inform
prospective borrowers of the
requirements governing loans
and to distribute application
blanks and other necessary
forms. These agents will as
sist farmers in filling out APP
plications, without charge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-03-03
CONFERENCE TO CONSIDER
TEMPERANCE SITUATION

The Conference called to
meet in the Calvary Baptist
Church, Washington, D. c., on
March 7th and 8th, at 10:30 a.
M, to consider the temperance
situation is, by its sanctions, it's
opportunities and it's duties,
the most important and i'm
pressive meeting of it's kind in
a decade. Never before have
SO many men and women of
great influence in their respec-
tive communities come togeth-
er for the purposes of this call.
They are people of recognized
ability. They are representa-
tive of the membership of
thirty-five Christian denomi-
nations. The majority of them
have not heretofore participat-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-03-03
ed in the councils of the "dry"

ed in the councils of the "dry''
organizations.
In brief, they come together
to find out what is wrong with
the temperance movement in
this country, what should be
done about it and to do it.
They are alarmed for the well
fare of the country, determin-
ed in this time of crisis to serve
the American people.
The men who have contrib
uted their millions to the de-
struction of the prohibition
law in the name of reform
have contributed not one con-
structive. word or act in this
emergency.