Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-07

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Whip tho Hun
cow SKINS AND TowNLEYfssf
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Mr. Towniey was In Washington
ID g. on May / and requested IN
Senate Military Affairs Committee 4
give him personal hearing 10 clea
up the charge that the leaders OF th
Nonpaftisan league was ;ilsioyal. Tn
official report OF that interview con
fains the following;
The Chairman DO you adyecat,
an Industrial democracy ia the uait
ed Statesf
Mr. Towniey - most assuredb
The Acting Chairman. WIN you
define itf
Af. Townley AZ nearly as / can
do So yes. sir by an Industrial
democracy. I undcrstand II to be an
Industrial condition that produces
raw material and delivers II to the
consumer without anybody on the
way taking unjust profits. either for
necessary or unnecessary service.
The Acting Chairman. THAT Is
What they tried 10 do In Russia and
thar Ia what you eommendcd7
Mr.. rv-nley.---I understand this
IL what they we're trying 10 do IN
Russia. This IA my Interpretation OF
their activity over there. II you viii
permit me. | Viii state that | have a
brother in-law 10 Minnesota. saw
him the other day and talked 10 him 1
ife had a calf and the calf had died I
He took the calfs hide into the mar |
net and got. think, 50 rs for the
hissr Now, a set OF harness costs /
him nearly tfeo He fed that calf /
hay at cost OF tib a ton. That Is
not Industrial democracy
Senator Wadsworth. How old was
III. ealf7
Mr.. Townley The hide weighed
about sax lbs.
The Acting Chairman w hat
would be Industrial democracy as APP
piled 20 that ealfg tt.augh,ev)
Mr.. Townley Wen. that IL Just
the way 10 Ket a H. We used some
time ago to be able 10 take a calf's
hide from the farmer. pay him Ave
or sir dollars for Il, and manufacture
II Into harness. aud get the harness
back Tor se5 or $50
Senator Reed when did you get
s. Tor a calf's hlde3
Mr. roWnley Well Their H.
large difference between calves
Senator Wadnworth Was this the
ralf's skim
Mr. rowniey Let rs apply 8, to q
fail-groen steer.
senator Reed They DO not take
4 calfs skin 90 make harness
Mr. To~nley Well. let US take a
steer
Senator Reed You talked about
and getting the harns 81 back for $40
By $50. iu the nrst place. every.
body kaoaE that YOU do not make
harness ont OF e ealf's skin Al what ,
,eriod % the worlds history wax thas
ruef
Mr. ToWnley / have not the cx. 3
,ft nxurea 70 discuss this thing def. .
uitely and say as 20 either nov or
20 years ago However. this caif's
hide - made into harness. shoes. or
'cne Kind Of leather goods G
senator Reed When WAS Il that 4
roa could SEE 81 FOR SALTS hide aud
he harness would cost sg5 60 $50.
SIR To~airf n the hearing is ex. J
landed unfii tomorrow might be- =
shlr 60 dis up some definite infofma- h
ton
The Acting Chairmsh Wasn't
hat rather a reckless statement. 4"
Mr. To~nlef Let as amend e Il
hen.
Acting Chairman How would you :
'mend ~ q
Mr.. Towpiey i would amend Il x
y sayink that two or three or four \,
fafs ago calf's hide would brlnx
bout ~hAt Il eriaxs nov. or more y
y iess but that the products made a
at Of the calls hide would sell 10 4,
he people for nearly 50 per cent %
hat thr people are paying nov Take u
he matter OF shoes Tor Instance
senator Reed II think that 4
4fe statement, because you say the Il
airs hsde tso ef three or four years
70 xoald bring the same as NOW ~
aore or less nj
Ar. To~niry ~ am sorry we got
o talking about the calf. Let US =
ak about xheat know something "a
tcut wheat
senator Weeks move that We y
ury the calf. tf.Auxhtsrl n,
The Nonparsisan leaders seem TO
- this calf aud COW skin business
> stock argument. We have heard -
all over Idaho. Every organizer
nd lecturer and soap box orator Ia -
s- state has either sold the skin -
insef or had a brother or some
slatise or nelghbcr sell a. IL would IN
eem from the number sold by these
absters that there 4 such an over -
appiy Of COW skins a. 20 depress the "
'srke,s: that these orators and their or
eiatives are either Ia the stock bust
ess rather extensively. or have been
ding some "rnstling" on the side
jch nein 6ott Hoch der Kaiser ~