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Commodity Futures.

New York markets. compiled by the
Associated Press:
STLVER-Futures closed steady. 5
higher to 10 lower sales, 100000 ounces.
July. 49, 65b; September. 4670b; October.
4e.s5n; December 47I6b; January.
4735b; March. Az Ssh
ulsr. 1917 lower sales No. l standard.
1860: October, - 79n; December.
30; May. 15.65n. Smoked ribbed spot.
zrNc-Futures closed easier. 1-5 lower.
September. 4.32h October. 4.35b; De-
cember. 4.41b; January, 4.44n. Sales.
LEAD-Futures closed steady, "a lower
September, 3.62b: october. 3.66b; De-
cember 370b. Sales. 100000 pounds.
COFFEE-Spot easy: Rio No. Z. 9; San
tos No. 4 10H. Rio futures closed quiet;
sales, 1000 bags. July. 7.6ln September
r.65n December. m; March. 7s5; May.
To3n. Santos futures steady: sales. IL
900 bags. July. a.70n September 10 3n;
December. 1o.27n; March. 1O.35; May
RAW s1LK-Futures closed irregular
IL higher To "a lower; sales. 320 bales
July. LA; october. 1.1612b; December,
1.171z-1s. Open market quotations (60-
per cent seriplane 20-22s. 1.45. Canton
double extra a. 1416s. 81. Japanese
special crack double extra 81 per cent
eeriplsn 13-15s. 1.1sh.
Bid Nominal.
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SUGAR BEETs HARVESTED.

NEW YORK, July II R.-Haryest-
ing and slicing of the 1884 crop
Of sugar beets has begun, with the
Spreckels Sugar Co.'S Manteca, Calf,
plant the first to start operations.
according to Lamborn g. Co.. sugar
brokers, who estimate the country's
current crop at lists, 900 short tons.
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JUNE AUTO SALES RISE.

CHICAGO, July II R. - Retail
sales of automobiles in June exceeded
any month since May, 1881, automo-
tive industries estimated, with 271,-
900 units dehvered-235,0 900 passenger
cars and $4,000 trucks.
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Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

Wash. r. & E. 4s-$1 900 at 9734;
$1,000 at 9734.
Wash r. & E. pfd.-10 at 1905; 10
at 100ls; at 100ls.
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
Farmers Ready. to Storm Jail
to Free UFL Secretary, Wife
and Ham; Bond Is Set
at $4,000
BY ERIK BERT
Special BIZ Wire to The Producers News

Special by Wire 70 The Producers News
CHICAGO ILL.,, Jan. 23-Alfred ITALIA, national secre-
ary of the United Farmers League his wife Viola Tal
and Jesse Ham, young farmer arrested Saturday at
Warsaw, Indiana leading fight to prevent sherifs sale
on the farm of Clarence Gearheart at Leesve Indiana
From Warsaw the prisoners were taken to Goshen and
it later rumored to Michigan City, to prevent the angry
farmers from raidng the Jail and freeing them It
ported that they held under 900 bond but later
report stated that the amount required for bond
No one is allowed to see the prisoners.
Several thousand farmers gathered at the Leesve farm
prevent SALE and refused to dispense when dep
utes attacked with tear gas Local authorities then
cruted police squads from Goshen and Ehar and held the
sale behind closed doors in the courthouse at Warsaw
heavily guarded by wel-armed cops.
The International Labor Defense has already begun
work on the case and Attorneys Benta and Block have been
assigned to defend them The United Farmers League and
organizing nationwide campaign to win the release Of
the prisoners and to demand end to foreclosures and
IevictionS
The national office Of the United Farmers League urges
every state and local farm organization, whether United
Farmers League, Holiday Farmers Union to join the
to free these prisoners and to win end to fore
ures and evcons Protests should be sent to President
Roosevelt to Sheriff Harley PERSON Warsaw to the circuit
Judge at Warsaw and to Governor McNutt at Indianapolis
Every telegram letter should contain not only demand
fer the unconditional release Of the Taas and Ham, but
end foreclosures and evctons Funds for the defense
needed at and should be sent to the UF National
IOffice 1917 s. LOOMS St, Chicago NJ
/ Alfred ITALIA and Mrs Tiaa were on speaking tour in
Indiana in the interests of the United Farmers League and
the drive for $4,000 for the Farmers Weekly Jesse
Ham is farmer Syracuse Ind and delegate tc
the Farmers Second National Conference at Chicago.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
Events Of Week Confirm Danger
Of Approaching World War

1t is pretty clear that Roose-
velt's proposal to lower the gold
content of the dollar down to so
per cent is an attempt to under
sell other capitalist nations in the
world market and thus grab the
profits of foreign trade for the
American bankers and Industrial
lists.
This trade war inevitably leads
to military war. The United
States is rapidly approaching such
a war, and the events of the past
few weeks confirm this view.
The Roosevelt budget message
called for s7,724,000,0OO, of which
about six billion can be diverted to
immediate war expenditures with
only a scratch of the pen. More
than $3O0.O00,000 are asked for a
continuation and expansion OF the
CCC camps, already recognized as
training schools for young cannon
fodder.
The MIRA has already gone far
towards mobilizing labor like an
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
Indian Women
Man. Handle
Agent Walker
FORCE AGENT TO GIVE
RELIEF ORDER TO starry.
ING RESERVATION
FAMILY

POPLAR, MOnt-A delegation
nf Indian women showed C. l.
Walker, Indian Agent ON the
Fort Peek reservation here that
they hsvent't forgotten hOw TO
fight.
The women, led by MrS. Framk
Spindler, Mrs. Rufus Kicker, and
Mrs. MeLamme, went to Walker
to demand relief for an Indian
and his tsmiIy of seven, WHO
were practically starving. Walk
er refused to discuss the matter
vita the delegation and turned
to walk away.
The enraged Indian women
seized him by the collar, tore his
coat off and threw him to the
ground. Walker decided not only
that he had better talk to the
women but also that Il wOnld be
. good thing to give relief sr-
derS to the starving family.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
HOLDERS OF FARM
BONDS PROTECTED
BY new DEAL ACT
Senate Authorizes Guaran-
tee Of Two Billion Re
finance PapaE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-Ths
senate today passed tha house bill
providing government guarantee
for the authorized &2,o00, o0O, 600
of farm mortgage refinanciAa
bonds. 49,
There was no record voAe.
Ths measure, urged By President
Roosevelt to speed up rsfinancing
of the farm debt, now goes back
to the house for action ON sanate
changes.
The principal senate amend
ments provide no farm mortgage
loans can be made after Feb. 1.
1886, and reduce tia number Of
members of the proposed Federal
Farm Mortgage corporation from
s to 8. composed Of the governor
of the farm credit administration,
the secretary of the treasury or a
TIRE asury officer designated by him,
and the land bank commissioner.
The present law guarantees only
the interest Of the bonds, but the
administration takes the position
the government is morally obi
gated for the full amount.
The purpose Of the act Is Il
guarantee profits and principal t.
the big bankers and financiers who
make up the bulk Of those holding
| federal bonds.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
PA. FARMERS FORCE
CIVIL WORKS HEAD
TO GIVE TWO JOBS
Refused Work for Militant
Activity, Put on When
Mass Action Taken

KINGWOOD, N. IA victory
Of the farmers Of the Kingwood
Local Of the United Farmers Pro-
tective Assn. over the CWA Off
Gals of Hunterdon county, N. j.,
was won today. Two busted mem
bers Of the militant farm organi-
zation, previously refused jobs,
this morning were at work.
A delegation Of fighting farm
ers from the local quickly caused
Major Alien, head Of the district
CWA to grant their demands.
:: "TOO Old"
One 80-year-old farmer of old
American stock had never missed
paying his taxes. Even this year,
when his life savings to tide him
self and wife. over their declining
years have been swallowed by a
bank failur, he met his taxes. But
that took his last cent and poor
farmers have no income. He ap-
Piled to the government he has
supported all his life for a CWA
job. They told him he was too
old. The farmers demanded that
he get relief and told Major Allen
the man was not too old to starve,
In the other case, the father OF
farm family of IL had beer
granted work. but his oldest son
was refused by the Major himself
with the words, zone in a family
is all that can have a job" Fiji
teen dollars a week will not sup
port IL. The farmers demanded
that one of the older sons be
given a job. Major Allen called
in a clerk and signed up both the
farmers in presence of the deleg.
cation.
The farmer delegation met in
Pennington at ten in the morning
walked up to the CWA headquar'
ters in body. They asked to SCI
Major Allen but were informed BY
q clerk that he was in conference
and could not be disturbed on any
account.
AS the delegation could not b.
put off by this ruse the major tolC
the farmers to come right up, h
would be delighted to see them
The spokesman for the delegation
informed the major that their or
ganization was the one which haC
stopped sheriff sales and evictionl
in Eastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. They had carried through
the now famous Hansel sheriff
sale. where farmers bought up thu
whole works for $1.18, took a col
lection to pay it and then turned
to Hansel and gave him a 99-yea,
lease on the property to proven
the bank putting a deficiency iudg
ment on it. The banks were no
in hurry to sell out poor farm
ers after that.
Major Allen had heard enough
He called in the clerk and couldn'
get the men signed up quick enuf
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

than April Is II Hopkins daAM
that four million men are nov eaa-
ployed by CWA is correct. Thore-
fore, even a more drastic "tapag-
ing Off viii be followed IL ~
fund is to be stretched to May l.
What are you going to do With
these million ON Nay =" q maMw-
paper man asked Hopkins.
"Well, God can't predict tAA
thing" he replied. II think Hhat
there is going to b a step-uR IN
employment in industry, "a . ~
suit of the recovery prcgrNnA-
Every one has his own gueas. IN
any event, the show 10 gOing n
close on May l."
Cuts Hears h Hall
Hopkins bad already instruEkaa
alt relief agencies to cut down -
hours to "a houra q week in EitSw
and TO Is hours a week In ANAL
towns and rural sections. OnD
hundred million dollars remains la
the CWA fund ct present.
Hopkins did not mention the faea
that while Roosevelt has asked
only $3.50, 600, 900 for uAemptOy-
ment relief through the CWA, h
has asked congress for about ssvsM
billions for RFC loans to the banks
and for war preparations.
And although Hopkins claims %
have faith in recovery by spring,
he must have known that even the
Department OF Labor was forced
to admit that payrOlls and employ
ment for December decreased
from November figures.
From New York, the National
Committee of Unemployed Coan-
ellis, which has called the Confer
ence against Unemployment In
Washington Feb. Is, attacks thu
announcement Of Hopkins and
scores the government for refus-
ing to hire more workers and de-
mobilizing CWA employees. "The
CWA work was an attempt to fool
the unemployed workers and stop
the growing fight for Unemploy-
ment insurance" the statement
said.
The National Committee has
called for an increased fight up
and down the line for the enact
ment of the Workers Unemployed
Insurance Bill.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

army. More drastic legislation, for
bidding strikes by law and putting
more power in the hands of the
state and the industrialists, has
been proposed. However, recent
instructions to governmental de-
partments are going ever father
towards mobilizing industry for
war. These departments have been
instructed to cooperate directly
with the nations largest industries
to speed production of war equip
ment.
The merging Of government and
big business, always a step in war
preparations, has begun in earnest.
Rear Admiral Paul Dungen, until
few weeks ago industrial man.
ager at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
win be transferred to inspector for
the Navy Department at the Beth
lehem Shipbuilding Plant March J.
Rear Admiral j. ]. Rahy has been
transferred from the Charleston
Navy Yard to the Navy Base at
San Francisco.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
ITALIA IS JAILED LEADING FIGHT ON INDIANA SERFFS SALE
FiUe Morn1ons
First Delegates
to F.S.U. Meet
MANY ORGANIZATIONS TO
BE REPRESENTED AT MA.
TIONAL CONVENTION
NEW YORK

NEW YORK-The VERY first
cre6ez1bials to come In foa the
first national convention Of The
Friends of Soviet Union, 10 be
held here Jan. rs, q, and Is,
came from five Norman farm.
ers in Ogden, Utah. These
farmer delegates were elected at
a framers' mars meeting In that
city. They have already started
east In an old Ford.
Three Numbers of q Demo-
cratic club IN New York City
have been elected as delegates.
A minority group In an Amer
lean Legion Pest, Nave elected
delegates to the FSU cUaveD-
tion after a bitter fight within
the membership, during which
time chairs and heads ALIKE were
broken.
Many ether organizations win
be represented at this cOnven-
tlom, dedicated 10 defending the
first socialist republic from tha
attacks OF imperialist nations.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

The United States has concen-
trated battle ships in Cuban
waters, ready to land troops the
moment Mendieta, the Wall Street
tool who is now president, makes
the request. But the battle ships
serve a more strategic purpose
here. They are in striking dis
lance of the Pacific waters where
the conflict with Japan may take
place.
At the same time, Great Britain
is sending a fleet Of battleships to
the West Indies, to Vancouver in
those waters. The ships are sup
piled for three months.
The United States has scheduled
naval "manoeuvers" in April off
the Pacific coast. A mock war
fare with planes, destroyers and
submarines, will be held.
This is all explained by an in
ternational situation which is as
taut as an old violin string. A
slight touch, and the string viii
fly apart.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
Membership Limited to
patriotic White Citi-
zens of u. g."

JACKSONVILLE, FLA new
Fascist organization, national in
scope, boasting of a 100000 MEM
bership has just been launched
into the open with Jacksonville, as
its headquarters. The name of the
organization is the Nationalists,
and its Commander-in-Chief is
Colonel William Joseph Simmons,
founder of the Ku Klux Khan.
Secrecy is Abandoned" an
nounces the first issue of the orga-
nization's official paper, "The Ma
tionalist," published in this city.
The leading news item states:
"The headquarters of Florida
division of the Nationalists, a
great militant organization Of
white American citizens now num-
bering more than two hundred
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
Ex-kIan Head Launches
Fascist Group in South

thousand American men, who have
quietly organized brigades In the
chief cities Of the United States,
announces the first public meet
ing IN the United States.
"This organization, formed with
the greatest secrecy during the
past IL months, now has a brigade
in Florida that will throw off its
secrecy and make known to the
American public its aims, purposes
and plans the organization adj
mits to membership any truly pa
triotic white American citizens Of
good character"
The fact that membership in the
Nationalists is limited to men and
to whites, indicates clearly that its
chief purpose is terrorist acts
against the Negro people and
against militant workers of all ma
tionalities. The platform states
plainly the organizations opposi-
ton to Communism.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

Japan is preparing for aggres-
sion against the Soviet Union.
Newspaper accounts just a couple
of days ago related how an ar
mored train bearing high Japanese
military figures spent several days
on an inspection tour along the
Soviet border. European states
men have been quoted in the cap
italist press during the past few
days as confident that Japan plans
an attack on the Soviets by spring.
Hints of a Hitler Jap alliance
against the Soviets have been
made.
The attack will be made IN spite
of the Soviet Unions consistent
peace policy. This peace policy
has been so marked that even
William C. Bullitt. American am
bassador to Moscow. was forced
to admit it in a speech delivered at
a banquet given in his honor by
the Philadelphia Chamber of Com
merce.
Continued on pag. y
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
IMPERIAL VALLEY
TERROR PROTESTED
Farmers National Commit.
tee Sends Wire to Rolph
of Calf.

RI. PHILADELPHIA, PA tele.
S os'. Protesting the arrest and
i ~ of the Imperial VAL
~. agricultural workers in strike
sso ~ demanding their release was
forS;. 20 Governor Rolph of Cali
Can.N a and to the sheriff at Ell
cOn uO' BY the Farmers National
rssn. nl'tee of Action. The tele-
S' a. said in part:
Not;nt The name of the Farmers
w vSslOnal Committee for Action
pOrto orr NATIONAL program is sup
gsni.as oy $4,000 militant and or
cornte1 farmers throughout the
tbs nv We emphaticalIy protest
ImDs "tr1st and persecution of the
mtt;. iai Valley strikers who are
.decsn4s up a valiant fight for =
riebt tt - standard of living and the
use Sc. - 70 organize. We consider the
srsi o. armed a force and terror 70,
tssE ln a these strikers a direct ~, 1T.
and and 1 against all oppressed farmer farm e..
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
CUT IN WHEAT
FAILS TO MEET
GOVT. ESTIMATE
Acreage IN Winter Planting
Was 23 Per Cent Over
AAA Figures

WASHINGTON, D. c.
The movement to enact legis-
lation forcing all farmers to
reduce acreage under the A.
A. A. went forward here this
week as the failure of the
wheat reduction program to
come up to expectation was
admitted by officials of the
Department of Agriculture.
The announcement of the de-
partment revealed that the earlier
claims Of Roosevelt and Wallace
of the popularity of the "New
Deal" among the farmers was far
from the truth. The acreage In
winter wheat paintings was %
per cent larger than the govern
ment had expected and in nine
states there was an actual increase
in winter paintings over the 1929
81 average.
The government in the early fall
had given out statements to the
press ballyhooing the "New Deal"
in agriculture and making ex-
aggerated claims as to the popu-
larity Of the program among the
farmers. The government econ
fidently" predicted reduction Of
4,263,0 900 acres in winter wheat
paintings over 1929-31. The ac-
tual fact, now that a check-up has
been made. is that the reduction
was only S,267, 900 acres.
The greatest difference between
estimated reduction and actual re-
iC0otinued on last pager
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
STRIKERS HOLD
RANKS DESPITE
TERROR REIGN
Reward Posted for Leaders
of Imperial Valley
Farm Workers

Ell CENTRIC, Calif.-More than
100 strikers are in jail in the I'M
perial Valley lettuce-pickers strike
and a reward of $1,000 has been
posted by county authorities for
information leading to the arrest
of the strike leaders.
Attorney johnson of the Inter
national Labor Defense was put
in Jail for attempting to defend
those already arrested. Clubs,
guns and tear gas have been used
in an effort to break the strike.
A child died from the effects of
gas hurled during raid on a
striking workers meeting at
Brawley.
In spite of this terror, however,
5000 remain on strike, and their
strike leaders, Hancock, Dorothy
Raw and Pat Chambers, compelled
by the terror to work underground
are keeping in close touch with
/ the situation.
One of the leaders spoke to a
meeting of 500 strikers, and In
spite of the thousand dollars or
his head, was untouched.
The police travel in mobs OF
100 or more, fully armed. TneS
are aided by the American Legior
/ in maintaining reign Of terror
exceeding even the conditions o.
I 1880.
The strike is led by the Can
merry and Agricultural Workers
Union. affiliated with the T. q. o
IL. The union has called for the
support of the small farmers fol
/ the workers in their strike agafns'
the bip landowners.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
SAMPLE ISSUE
GIVES AID TO
WEEKLY DRIVE
Another $500 Copies OF
Issue Ordered as Amnu-
milton for Campaign

CHICAGO, nl.-During the
week ended Jan. 20, $500
copies of the sample issue of
the new Farmers Weekly
were ordered and paid tor as
farmer = boosters throughout
the country prepared to uti-
lie this issue in putting over
the drive for $1,000 by Mar.
LIST.
This number, added to the first
batch Of orders, 1880, makes q
total of $4,000 copies paid for. II
orders continue, the staff expects
that reprint of the issue will BE-
necessary.
Subscriptions are coming IN
more rapidly as the farmers
armed with the sample issue sci
out to get subscriptions from theil
neighbors and fellow members OF
their locals. Extra help will bt
put on at the office here early
next week in anticipation Of th'
rush of orders from Michigan
Minnesota, and Wisconsin, as a
result Of the Farmers Weekly
Sunday which will be celebrated Il
that section Jan. %.
On Field Trip
L. M. Lerner, acting ASSOCIATE
editor is on ten-day tour of Wis
consin with Jack Witt, state sec
rotary of the U. F. L., in the in
terest of the campaign. Johl
Miller, business mangaer, has jus
returned from Minnesota and an
Continued on last page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26
CUT DOWN RELIEF
WORK IN HILLHEAD
Graft, Corruption Every
where South Dakota
Farmer Writes

HTLLHEAD, S. D.-The relief
work is bunk. There are new or
ders nearly every day, mostly cut
ting down relief. The CWA Is
about all there is.
Graft and corruption can be
seen right and left. It Is gen.
orally known that we are going
deeper and deeper to destruction
instead of getting the country
built up again. There surely are
many around here who believe
that the only thing is for farmers
and workers to set up a govern
ment for the benefit of all the
people.
am sending $2.75 for subs to
the Producers News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-01-26

country
A letter Of protest has been sent
= Secretary of Agriculture Wal
laCA
ArttmBs Slower of Dublin, Pa,
uad Lm Harris, executive secre-
taEy. have addressed ballots to all
members Of the dairy committee
calling for a full meeting of the
usnmittse in Chicago In March,
jON prior to the neeting of the
ns6Onal committee, which is to be
hid in Sioux City. Members of
he dairy committee will vote on
Wbethsr the meeting 10 to be cal
leA
Immediate action Is necessary,
according to the committee, be-
cause within the next several
weeks, Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace seeks to inAugurate a
Hsw milk control program, similar
. the old program in its discrimi-
RatOn against the small dairymen,
bOs different in that It Is more
ELASTIC. Cuts In prices TO the farm
efs, the destruction Of mich cows,
I'D higher prices to city workers
~ the Roosevelt initiation program
Eets under way, make immediate
mobilization essential.
For United Front
Tia National Dairy Committee
va excited at the Chicago Con.
france to coordinate the strug-
EtsC Of small dairy farmers, anC
farm organizations in the nations
reat milk sheds into one unite6
nent fight for better conditions.
The committee proposes for dis
osSSlOn at the two-day meet, tn
question Of joint committees witt
Tie milk drivers, and consumer
groups, and a fight against tn
criminal policy of killing off tn
Oews.
The committee has undertaken
1e publication of a dairy pamph
ht Tor wide distribution.
In fighting against the nev
federal MIX policy, the Philadel
phia Regional Committee fo< Ac
oOn and the United Farmers Pre-
ectrve Assn. have sent a shar
!etttr to Secretary Of Agricultur
wallace, attacking the proposal @
q state milk board.
The letter says in part:
We wish to call your atten.
sOn to the position and proposal
u the great majority of the
garry farmers of this state or
@e proposed new agreements
with the Federal government on
NE formation of a State Min
Board.
HE organizations which we
Continued on page p