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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-06

financers and bankers who have de-
MED support to the farmer, 80 as to
enable him to secure a reasonable
price for wheat, but right now are
iorcingS the farmer as far as lies in
their power to sacrifice from SO to
IS cents on each bushel of wheat
sold to meet maturing obligations in
the hands Of u~nfriendly bankers and
money lenders.
The farmers ask the anne kind of
protection a is noz afforded t. other
industries and to favored and pro-
,tected corporations. They ask no
special privilege. They need financial
aid on long time loans st reasonable
rates. In farm crops a turnover
comes only once a year. while on stock
a turnover comes only once in four
years on cattle and two years on
hogs. The business man has a turn
over every thirty to sixty days or, at
most, on his heavy machinery once a
year.
A Protected Graft.
From the best information now
available, the farmer believes that the
three Northwest States must pay on
unnecessary SPECTATORS profit of not
less than $%50,000.000 on the 13,000,000
tons of Pennsylvania and Obi coal.
presumably contracted for to supply
Minnesota and the Dakotas. With
such q protected graft and ~exorbitant
price demanded Cor coal, which
should not cost to exceed So to $12
per ton, nov selling at SIS to 20.
the farmer feels thLt there is needed
legislation to assure him a living
wage when he assumes all the risks in
producing wheat, corn or cotton crops
or at least that the law of supply
and demand shall be made nom
effective by q few SPECTATORS in the
necessities Of life. The farmer objects
seriously to being continuously rob-
bed by a needless privileged Class as
parasites on the labor of society.
They demand that the present system
of gain trading on options, OF short
selling" in wheat hat the seller
never owned nor had a real equity in,
which will never be delivered, and
bona fide transactions, shall be done
away with.
1t is said that on the Chicago Board
of Trade and Grain Exchange there
is sold in one year more grain than
is produced in the entire United
States. Probably ninety-nine bushels
wholly speculative for each bushel of
legitimate business. Certainly this
amount of option selling or hedging 10
unnecessary. Study the rules Of the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
and the Grain Exchange or Chicago
Board of Trade and see wha. show
the farmer has at an open market
for his wheat or cattle, or whether
truly farmers cooperative elevator
organization a have a seat on one
of these bodies. Take the Minneapo-
lis Chamber Of Commerce, for ex-
ample, established under a law en-
acted in 1892 under Governor Pills
bury, which gives exclusive right to
deal. in grain to this body. This or
ganization will not admit a farmers
truly cooperative organization into
its membership, and if they were
members they would soon be ex-
PEELED under present rules, for they
apparently are not the right kind Of
thieves to rob the farmers. is there
any such thing a. real competitive
buying n selling under a monopoly
franchise of this kind, ex-,pt as
speculators provide for and regulate
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-06
which 1t added are in many instances
1T the tnre.war levels.

which 1t added are in many instances
at the tpre-war levels.
The formulation of a national agri-
cultural policy will be undertaken,
federation officers said, with the view
of preventing q recurrence Of the cen-
dition which they described as now
confronting the farmers. A feature, OF
the policy was expected to be a sys-
tenn Of cooperative marketing, which
will bring the producer and consumer
into closer relation and restrict the
activities Of middlemen.
Organized agriculture's attitude to-
ward national legislation also will be
determined at the convention Among
the important measures. which it was
announced will be considered are the
Capper-Volstead, bill, exempting pro-
ducers' organizations from, the anti
trust laws. the French truth-in-fabric
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-06
requiring manufacturers

bill. requiring manufacturers o.
wooden goods to label their products
g the consumer may know the per-
centage Of virgin wood and sh9aay,
the Kahn wadsworth bill, authorizlhg
the government to operate t tns.
Muscle Shoals, Ala, nitrate plant Ior
producing commercial fertilizer, Inv
the bill granting $1,000, 00o,ooo ~. 2.
government credit to lol
g.lking purchases Of food and raw
materials in this country.
Speakers, who will addres the con,
include men Of international
nrominence, their subjects relating 10
finance, transportation and other mat
tiers directly affecting agriculture
Among these speakers on the pro
gram are, Governor Harding OF the
federal reserve board, Herpert
Hoover, former food administrator
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-06
ACRICULTURISTS.
MEETING TODAY
In INDIANAPOLIS
-
Three Day Convention is
Started; Second Annual
Convention.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 6.-Leading
agriculturists of the ountry are meet
ing here today for a three-day SON
vention, the second annual gathering
Of the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton.
The principal question to be decid-
ed. according to an announcement
from; the convention headquarters, is
to devise means for ending soon the
depression-now felt by the tanning in
dustry, and toward this end plans will
be discussed for moving large stocks
of grain. wool and cotton left in the
hands of the producers. The an
nouncement declared that effort
would be made to check falling prices,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-06
BY E. r. LADD.
United. States Scnator-esect from
III EG949 IS Moth nnEOAn 49,

I go to the United States Senate to
become q student or national legis-
lation, and On a small way to en-
deavor to interpret as see 1t the
needs and demands OF the farmers
and the, common people, with full
confidence that our national legisla-
tive bodies are pust as anxious, when
they understand and know The needs
Of the farmer, as l am to give theEl
just legislation to afford the same
protection to the great industry Of
agriculture with its thirtyfive million
rural population S Is afforded to
other Industries.
We all recognize that agriculture is
the basic industry upon which our ma
ton has developed and beef made
prosperous and that today agriculture
no longer keeps ace with 4he de-
nlands made upon it. To say that be-
farmer needs not the help Of former
days is at best to admit a lack of in
innate touch with country life and its
problems. With land enough to feed
a population many times what we
now have we shall, under present
conditions, ere long find our people
facing a lack Of normal food supply
and that which we do have will. under
existing conditions. be largely con-
trolteu ny spectators ana gamblers
in the necessities of life. \
Our people by lack of possible ma
tional Legislation this year have been
forced to pay not less than one bill
lion dollars for the benefit of food
spectators. in the one article. sugar.
On the other hand, the farmers Of the
grain belt lost one-half billion dollars
on wheat alone and his to the spec
ulator and gambler in foods, appar-
entity headed by a certain group Of
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ARREsTEn SECOND TfadE..

IN noiored, who was discharged In
noIice court when charged with lar
ce1vS was picked up again late Satnr-.
dav night. Robinson told the court
that he intended to go to Portal for
"a little game Of poker" He wa. slow
about leaving and the police arrested
him on a ,vagrancy charge. Magis.
trate Lynch will order him Y 81
town when Robinson Is arraisned to-
day.
Herald Want Ads Bring Resulta
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EVENING EDITION.

Governor Harding Of Iowa, 7. n. Nc
l1onald. Chief OF the federal buyeau OF
FOOD roads, H., q. Shirley ofsthe feds
eral highway council,ss9Ci Clifford Thorne
Of Chicago, transportation expert and
Henrv Wallace Of Des Motnes.s
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III. p. +. Ladd Has Extensive Vic,vs on
Legislative Needs of United States

The statement by Dr.. r. r.
lAdd which followA was written
81 The request OF the New York
Times, and was Published In that
paper. The cditnr. Of the Times
: ktndly Hscs permisa4on to
Evening star., 1920-12-07
ARTICLE X REPEAL SEEN
AS INDUCEMENT TO o. S,
Special Dispatch b tn Star.

Special Dispatch b The Star.
OTTAWA. Ontario, December 6.-HA.
cause 1t is q step toward bringing the
United States Into the league Of nations
erty. Canadian minister Of j1stice. sTo
strike article x from the league OF ma
lions covenant" is commented on Vide.
~ in Canada today. There arc many
editorials. and. generally speaking, the
PROPOSED motion is approved. The OF
the Meighen government and always
did to the Borden administration,
says tonight:
although President Wilson re-
garded this clause as the heart of the
league and was willing to have the
entire treaty smashed. 30 far as the
United States was concerned, rather
than abandon 1t, Robert Borden. Mr..
Rowell and Mr.. Doherty were doubt
ful of it's wisdom from the first"
1t is recalled in political circles here
how puxzling article x has always
been both to Canadian politicians and
United States senator's, the journal
ADDS. The inevitable consequence has
OF ahs United ass ssRss asPso1 as
ting all about article KIN which
sought peace, concentrated upon ar.
ttcle x, which apparently sought war.
"And just because IL fs never likely
to operate, just because It Is antago.
nistfc to the spirit Of the covenant.
because It says fight while the rest
of the league says confer because
It IL most superfiuons. because IL has
already led to Misunderstanding and
is likely to lead to more. and finally.
because it is q step toward bringing
the United States Into the league. an
event which would In itself be of vast
value to the world, the deletion OF
this article appears wise"
Evening star., 1920-12-07
JUSTICE GOULD RULES
ON ExCUslNG JURORS
only One Reason Win Free Busi-
ness Men From
Service.

| Justice Gould Of the District Su-
preme Court today took judicial no.
tice Of the Christmas shopping rush
lonly to warn prospective jurors for
the December term Of court that 1t
would not be accepted as an excuse
from service. No business reason
would be listened to. he stated. ex-
had no help. was called and his Jury
service would cause the closing Of
Three hundred talesmen appeared in
court this morning in response to
summons from the jury commission.
tempt to secure 1o4 men to serve rs
jurors until January next The
court suggested that the time Is un-
usually short because OF the inter-
vening Of the Christmas vacation of
Twsnsy-two letters were received
from unwiliing jurors by Justice
the court that 1t would be impossible
for the writer's to serve. To these. OF
course tho court gave no considera-
ton. Others sent doctors certificates
showing their physical condition
would not permit Of service. These
were excused. Nearly every other
possible excuse was contained in his
Each Of these was determined on its
merits.
A notteeable feature Of the jury list
this month was the presence OF the
name Of Clarke or Clark. A total Of
thtrty-thfee members OF this "clans
| II per cent Of the total panel No one
was prepared with reason why SO
many OF the same name should have
been selected.
Evening star., 1920-12-07
NEW "FIRST LADY" SEES
INSIDE OF. WHITE HOUSE
1rs. Harding Is Tea Guest Of Nrs
Wilson and Visits for Hour
and Twenty Minutes.

Mrs. Warren G. Harding. wife Of the
President-elect, was given an oppor-
tunity to make q close inspection of
certain sections Of her home for the
next four years. when she was the
guest Of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson at
the White House yesterday afternoon,
She had been invited by Mrs. Wilson
earlier in the day to be her guest at
o'clock tea. an occasion which was
decidedly formal and which appeared
to be highly enjoyable to both Yomen
the memory of the oldest inhabitants
that first lady of the land enter
tained at the White House q mex,
first lady Of the land.
After Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Harding
had chat.ed a while they walked
about the White House. through the
green and red rooms and the state
ing will be called upon to preside
after next March 4. Mrs. Harding
did not meet the President. who had
retired to his study. on the upper
floor. to read, nor was she shown over
the White House kitchen.
Mrs. Harding prepared to depart
after spending an hour with her
hostess. and had progressed as far
as the front doorway when Mrs. Will.
son, suddenly recollecting details OF
the White House household organi-
cation which she had forgotten tc
impart, invited her back. and they
withdrew again to the blue room
where they talked for another twenty
minutes.
Upon leaving the White House Mrs
Harding remarked that she had hac
"a very pleasant visit, indeed" but
she asked to be excused from an
swering any questions as to hel
visit. This was her first meeting
with Mrs. Wilson and her first visit
to the mansion over which she soor
| is to preside.
Evening star., 1920-12-07
SEES AN "lMPOSSlBLE"
STREET CAR SITUATION


'The operation Of the two street
car systems in Washington has
created an impossible situation" said
Representative Mapes. chairman Of
the House District committee. upon
his return today. It has been gen
orally understood that the proposed
merger OF the street car systems In
the National Capital was dead issue
for the present short session. Chair
man Mapes, however, made It plain
today that he haS no intention Of LETT
ting conditions continue, even though
he may not be able to get any posi-.
tive legislative action at this session.
I'VE are facing q condition and not
q theory" said Mr.. Mapea The sit
ustion must be relieved. Undoubtedly
there stould be q merger OF the two
street car lines, and II they do not
merge 6svoluntArily they must be
forced by Congress to do DO"
Mr.. NApe1 says that he has been
studying the merger pFYblew vefy
carefully, and intends to advise with
his committee on the subject at the
earliest possible moment. Represent
ative James p. Woode Of Virginia, q
member OF the District committee,
has Q bill drafted proposing to rem
edy the street car situation by a.
method Of taxation 50 ~ to relieve
the public from repeated increases
in charges for rides. He expects to
have action by the committee on this
bill at one of its early meetinga
Evening star., 1920-12-07
|R|NERS:HARB0RS
CONGRESS TO meet
Commissioner Boardman to
Welcome Delegates Tomor-
row-1,O00 Expected.

Registration Of the delegates who
win attend tho sixteenth annual con-
vention Of tho National Rivers and
Harbors Congress was begun at the
New Willard Hotel today. and fully
1000 men and women are expected to
be present when Commissioner Mabel
congress to Warrington ct the open
ing session at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The meetings will continue through
out Thursday and Friday, and In
scope OF work undertaken and repre-.
the former conventions Of the organ
txation. Women will have q more i'm
portant place In tho sessions this
week than ever before. three Of them
having a place on the ofhcial pro-
gram.
Three Woman Speakers.
Miss Eaardman will make the hrst
adoI CO. and the other two who will
be heard later are Mrs. Sarah willard
stUut Of Portland. Ne. president OF
the women's National Rivers and
Harbors Congress-, and Mrs. Maud
Wood Park. president Of the National
League Of Woman Voters
Secretary Baker Of the War Depart
ment and Secretary Alexander Of the
department OF commerce Will be
heard at the first session Of the con-
gress tomorrow, their topics being. re-
rspectively. waterways. From the
War Department Standpoint" and
finland Waterways ana the Merchant
Marine" The first session will close
with the annual report and address
of Representative John H. Small OF
North CRa0lina, president Of the con-
gress.
The chief event Of the week will be
the annual banquet. on Thursday
evening, at which Mayor J. Hampton
Moore of Philadelphia win act as
toastmaster. The speakers on that
occasion will include the ambassadoE
from Argentina. the ambassador from
Brasil, the charge Of the Netherlands
legation. the commercial attache o1
the Swedish legation and Senate,
Heflin Of Alabama.
Among the addresses which win be
heard with especial interest II that
by c. II. Markham OF Chicago. presi-
dent Of the Illinois Central Railroad
dent Of tho Illinois Central railroad
and the Waterways" and that Of Maj
Gen. Lansing n. Beach, chief Of the
engineers Of the United States Army
on "The Trouble With waterways and
tho Remedy"
Evening star., 1920-12-07
DRYI..AH!APn]ES;@: !! !:
T0AtIU:S SHIPS
Internal + Revenue. Bureau
Bound by Solicitor Gen: :. :
erals Opinion, : !, : !:

A statement of the governments
policy regarding the sale OF liquors on
American vessels wifi be- made tonight
or tomorrow, It was stated by Com
missioner Williams Of the internal
revenue bureau.
The statement will result, 1t is un-
defstood, from an opinion Of Solicitor
General Frierson holding that the sale
Of liquor on American vessels is pro-
hibited by the brohibttion amendment.
and that both the amendment and the
enforcement act apply to those on
board American ships, whether in
American waters, on the high seas OR
in foreign TaterS
Ohicials Of the revenue bureau said
this opinion was binding on the .bu-
reau, and. that consequently the pro-
jected ruling was expected to pro-
hibit the sale Of liquor on all Ameri-
can craft.
Revenue officers said enforcement
of such an order would be difficult,
but they are of the opinion that
masters Of vessels eohlu be held re-
sponsib1e for any law violation on
their ships American consuls in
foreign ports would report violations
OF the prohibition acts on American
craft In their ports, it was said, and
prosecutions would follow the return
Of the vessel to the United States.
Sale of liquor on government-owned
merchant ships was prohibited by the
shipping Board about year ago, but
board officials said today the board
had no jurisdiction over the sale of
liquor on prixately- owned vessels...
Evening star., 1920-12-07

Two. appointments Of assistant sec
retaries of the Treasury have been
made bya President Wilson, Ewing
Laporte Of st. Louis Mo-, succeeding
Jouett shouse and Angus Mclean OF
North Carolina succeeding Albert
Rathbone.
Mr.. Laporte, though his legal resi-
denoe il In Missouri, was born in
France, Of American parents, but was
reared in Wyoming and Missouri. He
was graduated from the law school OF
George Washington University in
1916. and was admitted to the Dis
trict bar. He interrupted an academic
course at Yale to enter the military
service, and in June, 1913. was made
an attache Of the American legation
at The Hague. A short time later
he resigned to take q place In the
office Of Mr.. Shouse, whom he has
now succeeded. In his new position
Mr.. LAporte viii have charge Of the
bureau Of war risk insurance and
the public health service.
Mr. Mclean, who fs democratic ma
tional committeeman from North
Carolina, has for more than two years
been managing director OF the war
finance corporation, and member Of
the Federal Reserve Board railway ad-
visory committee. Before coming to
Washington he was interested in
farming and cotton mills and was
president Of a short line railroad.
Evening star., 1920-12-07
MRS. A. M. SWIFT, NOTED
SUFFRAGE WORKER, DEAD
Also One Of First Women to Hold
Public Once in
Mississippi.

Mrs. Anita Mckee Svift, wife Of
Herbert A. Swift who was one OF the
pioneers Of the woman suffrage move
ment In the south. died early yester-
day morning at her home, 210s 18th
street northwest
Mrs. Swift was one Of the first WON:
en- to hold the ONCE OF receiver OF
public moneys In Mississippi. She
was appointed to this position by
President BENJAMIN Harrison. In 19s6
she was an honorary delegate to the
national republican convention that
nominated President Mckinley. and
she is said to be the first woman who
ever attended . convention - IN non.
orary delegate.
Born In New York city. Mrs. Swift
was a graduate Of Vassar College.
and until q year ago when she moved
Ia washington she made her home In
Jackson. Miss. Formerly she was tho
widow Of Brig. Cen George c. NO.
Kee, at one time representative from
Mississippi. and J. B. Graves OF MIS-
The deceased IL survived by four
daughters, Nrs. Rosalle Mckee 6hel-
ton of washington. Mrs. MariettA
Southeriand OF Dallas. Tex: Ars. o.
Gather Of Norfollk, Va. and Ars. An
ME Pace Of Dalias. Tex.
FUNERAL services viii be held Thurs
day morning from her late hoanA. S10e
18th street, and iukefmant Vtn - N
Arlington cemetetys
Evening star., 1920-12-07
EX.ROADS SUPERVISOR
GETS YEAR FOR THEFT
Richard Evans, Cabin John, Con.
victed Of "Padding" His Ex-
pense Accounts.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, December z (Spe-
cial).-Richard Evans Of Cabin John,
formerly supervisor Of roads for the
Bethesda, Potomac and Rockville dis
tricts, who was re6ently found guilty
by q jury in the circuit court here Of
defaulting the commissioners for this
county out Of 3S4. and who subse-
quently pleaded guilty to three in
dtctments charging similar oftenses
and involving total of $1s5, was to-
day sentenced by Judges Peter and
Worthington to one year in the Mary
land house Of correction.
The punishment was imposed in the
case in which the defendant was
found guilty. In the other cases sem
tence was suspended. In passing
sentence Judge Peter reviewed the
evidence and declared that the act
he said. that the defendant knew bet
ter and was not influenced by the
need OF money, aggravated the Of
Tense. He asserted that the defend
ants act had wrought on the men,
lers OF the board Of county commits
sioners who employ him, and under
whose direction he worked. an injury
which could not be repaired in a life
time. Judge Peter further stated that
the court could not sit day after day
and send persons convicted Of petty
larceny to the house of correction and
the penitenttary, and then be expected
to be lentent with q man like Evans.
Before sentence was passed John A.
Garrett, Evans' attorney, made an
earnest plea for leniency for his
crime.
The specific charge against Evans
was that In his capacity Of road SUI
pervisor he padded his account and
thereby collected from the commits
Sioners more money with which to
pay men employed by him on road
work than was actually due. His de-
tense was that while his accounts did
show more labor charged for than
was actually performed. the items
complained Of REPRESENTED expense
Incurred by him In tho line Of duty
for tools. automobile hire. repairs.
etc, which were charged to his &C.
count ~ labor BY direction Of the
county commiss'oner under whom be
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