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Show Farmers Protesting Against frenna Bill WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. Pro:ests against the Gronna bill, which seeks lo terminate at once tho existence of tho United States grain corporation, were heard by the sonate agriculture committee today from western farmers' farm-ers' organizations and associations of grain traders. The bill would have the offect of we: ten lug the guaranteed prico on wheat, the witnesses said. Farmer representatives urged new legislation lo extend the $2.20 guaranteed price for a year or more beyond June L "You can bang Barnes for al' we care." John A. Simpson,' president of the Oklahoma Farmers' union, to'.d tho commltloe, referring to Julius Br.rnes, wheat administrator and head 'if tho grain corporation. "But wo want the guaranteed price to remain. We fig ure that there are 100Q co-operative farmers' elevators full of wheat now, on which thore might be a loss if this bill passed." oo |