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The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-04

moTfOW at Sl. MARY SdtnOllC CnurCn.
A heavy rain Tuesday morning did
a vast amountof good to crops in this
section.
The Leo-Greenwald Vinegar Co on
filed application for increase
of its capital stock from $3.50, 900 to
$1,000, 900.
Don Riiey's Motor Inn. Storage and
best repair department In city. La
dies rer't room and free check ruom
in connection Seventh and Juis--
Ad.
j. d. Highsmith of Clerk Grouse
office. with his wife and son, have
returned from a motor tour Of South
west Missouri.
william c. Lykins. a farmer resid-
ing a short distance east OF the city.
died Tuesday morning. The deceased
has lived all of his life-73 years-on
the same farm, where his father lived
and died.
Miss Meta Censor lost a diamond
ring valued at $3.50 in one of the
Robidoux wash rooms Sunday.
DIR. George e. Ford, the dentist.
was on Monday sued for divorce by
his wife, Pauline v. Ford. who al
leges cruelty and neglect. She wants
her maiden name back, and incident
ally alimony.
NOTICE-Save all rags. iron. books,
magazines and all kinds of waste
paper. as prices are very high. Don't
sell before you call US. or write,
American Paper Stock Co.. Main 36Ss,
so2 South sth st. (Advt)
Henry j. Schultz. a well known
farmer living just north of the city,
died Sunday. -.
The federal court for this district
will convene Sept 20. There are So
liquor cases for trial.
w. B. Johnson of 1913 Corby. while
asleep In a near beer joint at Fourth
and Sylvanie Sunday. was robbed Of
his watch and SIS. He recovered
the watch.
The Barnum & Bailey and Ringling
Bros. combined shows. like the
Yankee Robinson outfit, failed to give
street parade Thursday. and disap-
pointed thousands who thronged the
streets to view it.
The parking ordinances beginning
Saturday were suspended for a week.
Four-year-old ovid Adkins, who
lives in South st. Joseph. barely es-
capped death from bee stings. A hos
tile swarm attacked him Wednesday,
from which attack he was with diff
ficulty rescued by his father.
City Counselor Stigalrs motor car,
which was stolen Tuesday, was re-
covered at Skidmore Thursday. where
two boys, Virgil KaIatzer and Vern
Guthrie. who had stolen it, were cap
tured.
When he touched a live wire in the
quarry of the Metropolitan Paving
Co. near Krug Park Thursday. Ear
Mattox was SO badly shocked that fol
time his life was despaired of.
Building permits for August aggre-
gated fifty-four. and the total value
was s42,32O.
4 AA1h pNAg otNNA'h manu- a.
the employ of the Great Western
filed suit for $50, 900 damages, Thurs
dav alleging he had been injured
when one of the defendants motor
handcars jumped the track.
Mrs L. W. Smith. 10 years of age
fell down stairs at her hoRs, ESQ
North Eighth street, Thursday an,
breetSse her right arm and one rib.
DIR. C. r. woodson gave chicker
dinner to ninety members OF the Blu
chanan County Medical Society at hi
home Wednesday night.
Mrs. Salee Kranskurs filed suit 70
$4,000 against Walter Herschenrede
Thursday, alleging that he struck an,
knocked her to the floor in a Difficult
ty over a cracker deal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02

were discharged Immediately when it
became known that they were no
company" men.
One Of the first things Adolfo de Ia
Huerta did after taking his oath as
governor of the state Of Sonora was
to have q law placed on the statute
books which prohibited working these
men the customary long hours and
firing" them at will. The only way
an employee now can be discharged is
through a board of Cancellation, one
third Of which is made of employers,
one-third of employees and the other
third Of state appointees.
To this board also must be referred
all disputes between employers and
employees. As a consequence, since
the boards existence few men have
been discharged or even taken to the
board for decision, because the law
says that when a company fires an
employee without the consent of the
board, the company is fined three
months pay in favor of the employee,
This the company pays gladly rather
than to have some of its inside work.
ing aired.
Another law passed by the Sonora
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02

legislature was the disability compen-
sation act which compels employers
to pay their injured employees certain
stipulated sums when they receive in
juries while in their employ. For in
stance if an employee loses an arm he
is awarded $50, 900 if his salary was
.$24 per week, and the company is
compelled to give him employment in
such capacity as the injured employee
can fulfill after the injury is healed.
The companies doing business in
Sonora says that the state officials are
l: w: VS., socialists, reds and bol-
sheviks: To my observations they
are endeavoring to find out the best
remedy for the amelioration of the
masses in Mexico.
The majority of the officials sur
rounding Adolfo de la Huerta are
liberal thinking acknowledgements
who spent years in the United States
public schools and colleges. One fed
eral official even keeps up his dues in
the Machinists union from San Fran
cisco. These persons know by ex-
perience the schemes and objects of
the American monied men and as a
result they are abused by the Ameri-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
WHITE COLLARS JOIN UNION

Lond"n.-.An ep"chul or:a,iza, ion
OF all the nonmnnlml workers in
Grent Britain has been ACCOMPLISHED
here IN the establishment Of the Nh.
tionnl Federation Of Professional
Technical, Administrative and Super.
visory workers. Its purpose is to fed
crate all the societies Representative.
Of snlari"l workers not engaged in
manual toll.
More than ~ II these >nrIr,ie> s,n,
delegates I" The inaugural meeting
over which q, H. II. Cole, we'll known
Guild Socialist. presided.
tivit SERVANTS. local government
board officers. journalists. law clerk,
actors us well ~ scientific, technical
engineering and chemical workers
were all represented ut the confer
ance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY

Louis kraSsin, Russian represent
tative in London, who has been ne
Eotiating about establishing trade
relations with England, has evidently
learned u good deal about diplomacy.
English representatives who have
been conducting propaganda to have
England's debt Of $4,OOO,OOO,OOO to
America forgiven" were ragpinr
him about Russia's failure to meet
her international obligations. And
krasSin replied that Russia would
assume these obligations if the al
lies would fulfill the secret treaties
made with Russia and would charge
OF the expenses incurred in putting
down revolutions stirred up and sup
Ported by the allies on Russian soil,
Practically, Of course, the offer
means nothing, for Russia is not in
any better shape to pay debts than
her former allies, but it puts what
diplomats call the moral burden on
them. Constantinople and other Black
set territory now appropriated bv
England and France was promised
Russia. She was also guaranteed
territorial integrity and a slice of
austria Hungary. \ rush by the al
lies to fulfill their Sacred" obliga-
tlons toward Russia is hardly to be
expected. And il Soviet Russia is
not to get what was due the cars
government, can the allies morally
demand payment Of the cars debts?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02

(s"eh as North Dakota now has)-,n
/ short. the farmers Of other states may
not agree with or approve any of the
policies or measures that the farmers
| Of North Dakota have enacted or are
about to enact; in fact, those policies
may he Objectionable, or not adaptable
to other states. But that is not the
question. The question Island no
manly American should refuse to face
1t in manly way and answer it in a
manly fashion-have or have not the
farmers Of North Dakota, Minnesota,
South Dakota or Nebraska (if they
have n majority Of the votes) the right
to adopt such policies and enact such
laws as they see proper so long as
those policies and laws are in accord
with the state and national constitu-
lions?
Protest Against SANDERS.
take it that no decent citizen of
another state will for Il moment aues-
ton this right-unless his mind is un-
balanced by vicious and false news
paper propaganda. Then do not the
farmers Of states other than those
mentioned owe it to the farmers of the
northwest to stand by them in their
exercise of this right, and not to join
in the hue and cry of the profiteering
interests against them? Is it brutherly
ar becoming in the farmers of other
states to rountenance or in any way
sanction the villainOus campaign of
Wholesale misrepresentation, vile SLAM
der and malicious abuse Of the farm
ers OF the northwest that the corrupt
business and political interests are
carrying on through their newspapers?
What are we to think Of newspapers
that hold their columns open and free
to every profiteering Slanderer, who
seeks to brand us ''disloyal' and "un-
pntrl0tic' the farmers Of several
states. simply because those farmers
are seeking in constitutional way to
1ree themselves from thieveries aud
oppression? What are we to think of
tn" constituencies profiteers ana pOli.
ticinns, who, through servile press.
ar" constantly trying to poison and
infl;'me the minds Of the soldier bows
against the farmers of the northwest.
simply and only because those farmers
nre opposed to the economic and polit-
lcai policies Of the crooked in,erestsP
For my part, do not intend to allow
myself t" he carried away and nv com.
mon sense to be drthronet by news.
paper propaganda against any man or
set Of men whose measures and poli.
lies (whether practical or impractical,
desirable or nndcsirable) are bnse,l
lp"n our governmental machinery for
heir realization. Whatever such the
'rieS may he. they certainly are not
lnnrchiStir. for the anarchiS, does not
believe in E"Nrrn"!ynt 1T all rs We
government: if they are
"rlallSt!r. they certainly are not bnse,)
NJ force or revolutionary methods. for
hey q" not seek to destroy our gov
'rnment. hut on the contrary, plnce
increased dependence on our estoh.
l>hrd government. They certainly are
lot the views Of The bulslevist or tho
. W. W., for they do not employ direct
elton (phys!cal f"rce) for their reuli-
alton. hut On the contrary rely wholly
p"n the American principle of peace
III political rule of the majority ex-
reS>i"n through the ballot box.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
CAPITAL DOESN'T
LIKE HUERTA
Written fer The Federated Press
BY Albert FODDER,
Editor, ArizC ma Labor Review

Hermosillo. Sonora, Mexico.-Dur-
ing my recent trip to Mexico have
taken pains to find out the cause why
the American capitalists are calling
dt Ia Huerta. who had 'een governor
of this state up 10 the tim" Of the
recent revolul ION and who now is pro-
NiSlonal PRESIDENT Of Mexico. an Il. w.
W"
1t Is no secret that the Copper
Queen. the arre>t copper company in
Ari"ona, and which has 'arr,' hold
lng> in tanaEca. about so mil.'S Souih
from the American border, had its
own way up IL the time do In nuerta
MAS elected governor.
The workers in the mines &c the
I nnan'a company were used p'uctic-
ally Is slaves. the poems being paid
'tNr "agcs and made Ia work long
h"unS. while the imported Americans
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can press-which they are delighted
to read.
Hermosillo, for instance, has q large
union of workingmen and still larg-
er communist party. These organiza-
tons hold weekly meeting at which
the affairs of the country and the
world are discussed and which are
attended by high officials of the state
and government as members. Since
de la Huerta got in power the press is
free and not a single arrest has yet
been made of "agitators" or "deport-
ed" as criminal aliens as happens in
the United States.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02

Washington, D. C.-Pledges of CO.
operation were made to farmers in
annual report of the executive coun-
Gil of the American Federation of
Labor before the convention of Am
erican and Canadian labor delegates,
meeting in Montreal.
A vote by the convention of 29,O59
to 8,349 indorsing government own
ership of railroads surprised and
scared opponents of government own
erShip.
During the year just closed" said
the councils report, there was an
increasingly harmonious relation
with organized farmers and an in
creasing understanding of their mu-
tual interest in the great problems
confronting the nation. There has
been keen realization among both
farmers and Wagc-carners of the
fact that they suffer alike from the
malpractices of the profiteers and
gamblers, and from Embellishments
of the machinery by which necessities
Of life are distributed. They also
have a growing appreciation of the
fact that farmers, no less than wage
earners, suffer from the incompetence
of political representatives, and from
the unwillingness of those representa-
tives to carry out in their work the
wishes of the great masses of the peo-
pie. During the year representatives
of organized farmers hav participant
ed with the representatives of orga-
nized wage-earners in conferences
dealing with some of the most vital
questions of the year, and with most
gratifying results.
eve recommend that instructions
be given the executive council to con-
tinue the development of friendly,
harmonious and cooperative rela-
tons with the great bona fide body
of organized farmers"
An instance of cooperation be-
tween labor and the organized farm
ers' movement is found at another
point in the repOrt-the section deal |
ing with the "Meat Packing Monop-
oly."
1t recites that Congressman John
M. Baer, elected by the League, in
Produced the bill aimed at this COM
Dine, which was drafted by the Amer
can Federation of Labor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
THE COAL CRISIS

The coal situation becomes steadily
worse, and the public should realize
that the coal miners have nothing to
do with it. The coal miner can not
dig coal, no matter how willing he
may be to serve the public or how
anxious he may be to provide bread
for his family, unless the employer
says Go down and dig it." Many
thousands of miners throughout the
United States are now idle against
their will because this order has not
come from above.
And another interesting fact about
the matter is that every one of any
prominence in business or politics
knows where the hitch is, but such
is the regard for public welfare at
the present time that gross privilege
has free hand. In March many
coal operators thought that IS a ton
at the mines was too high and coun-
seled lowers prives as being best for
the trade. Some time after the price
rose to 81 and this last week quota
tons in the big fields range from
$3.50 to $11 a ton.
Why is it that these prices, which
promise enormous profits, 10 not
produce the coal? Because, as the
politicians in Washington we'll know,
the output of coal is limited by trans
portation facilities and there is a
deal between the railroads and large
operators who make up the coal
trust whereby the railroads get their
coal supplies on better terms and in
adequate quantities, in return for
allowing the coal trust to hog the
supply of cars. Many mines, there
fore, can not produce at all, ana the
big operators who are getting the cars
are allowing only small quantities to
reach the public to force up the sum-
mer and fall prices.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
CANADA MARKETS WHEAT

Reports have been received here
indicating that the Canadian govern
ment plans to continue it's wheat
board for the next crop season.
During the last year this board
handled all Canadian wheat, paying
the farmer $2.15 a bushel throughout
the year at large terminal points and
giving also participation warrants on
any margin made over cost of handl-
ing. About two months ago the board
announced that the warrants would
be worth at least 40 cents bushel
and probably more. This makes the
net price paid at the big terminals
for all Of the past year at least $2.55
bushel.
1t appears that the wheat board
has handled this great business eff
GENTLY in the past year, and it is
likely that the farmers there would
have received more than they could
have gotten through the spectators if
farmers rather than r1illers and other
buyers had had more to say about
fundamental policy.
The reason assigned for continuing
the board is one which would make
the above possible. European coun-
tries are buying in American and
Canadian markets as a unit and the
Canadian government declares tho
sellers must sell as unit to meet
them. With an open speculative
market the foreign agent could ham
mer down prices until he had loaded
up with what his government wanted. |
The Canadian wheat board decision
represents an attempt ut solving the |
marketing problem more radical than !
the proposals Of the League farmers |
our our Northwest and It Is worth |
watching.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02

POLICY ON GERMANY SETTLED
For many months a vigorous de-
bate has been going on in allied coun-
tries between those who believe that
the business welfare of the worl,l de-
Ponds upon allowing Germany to re-
habilitate her production and general
business, and those who believe that
the defeated country should he milk
ed as dry as possible. Those who held
the grst view were not moved so
much by considerations Of what
would be fair play, or we might say
the best means of creating good feel
ing, as by the consideration that if the
German nation was removed from the
world market, business could not be
as good as it was before. The Amcr-
can farmers would lose vast market
for cotton and pork products, wool
and other material. The British do
minions and colonies would experience
a similar loss the market of 6S,OOO,-
600 civilized people. English trade,
on the other hand, would lose much
on articles which it could not make
so well as the Germans
Those who held the latter view be-
lieved that Germany should he hieu
white to relieve allied peoples of some
of the war burden and especially to
destroy German competition with :,l-
lied manufacturers and ocean ship
ping.
Latest atlvices from Europe would
show that the latter group have won
their point and that Germany will not
only be kept out of ocean shipping
and be saddled with an immense pa
per debt, hut will be forced to turn
over vast amount Of real goods, sucl,
as locomotives, railroad cars, steam
ships, coal, farm produce and dye
stuffs, in addition to supporting a
large army of occupation.
The near future will show whether
the imperialists or those who counsel
business recovery for Germany have
served allied business better-not to
other than business consid-
which should have weight in
u civilized world.
WOULD PUSH LAKE FREIGHT
Clifford Thorne, well-known rate
expert for shipping associations in
heir struggles against railroads, has |
that the so to go govern
nent transports now on the Great
lakes be used for grain carrying. He
brought the matter to the attention
u Lne interstate commerce commits |
sion while testifying before it in be-
1alf of the National Farmers Grain
Dealers association on the ground
hat it would relieve rail freight con
<estion somewhat and result in in
'reaSed transportation.
1t is probably news to most people
hat the government has such a fleet
lvailable on the Great Lakes, and ev-
ny 20 tons which this fleet could car
y from Duluth or Chicago to Buffalo
would mean freight car relieved of
bout 500 miles of rail haul.
The Duluth-to-the-sea plan which
would, when deceloped, allow ocean
hips to take freight from lake ports ,
o any port in the world, is meeting l.
igorous opposition from railroads ,
nd New York interests. Before ad-
burning the last legislature of New -,
'ork adopted resolutions condemning
he plan as Canadian and therefore
n American, although it is the Joint l
'ork Of the two countries. No points I
gainst the practicability of the plan {
ave SO far developed. I
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
MEN w MED TO s E L l.
GROCERIES

Selling Experience Not Necessary
One Of Worlds largest Grocers,
(capita not over 1000, 100000 wants
ambitious men in your locality to sell
direct to consumer nationally known
brands of an extensive line of gro
ceries, paints, roofings, lubricating
oils, stock foods, etc. No capital re-
quired. Write today. State age and
occupation. John Sexton & Co., 352
w. Illinois St., Chicago, Ill. 3-t1
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
WASHINGTON LETTER
PLUMB PLAN, FARMER ALLIANCE
ENDORSED BY LABOR FEEDER ALTON

Annual Convention in Montreal Votes 49 for Govern
ment Ownership-Freight Car Manipulation Keeps Down
Coal Suppy-Canadian Wheat Board Will Continue Market
ing All Wheat-Strong-ArmP Policy With Germany Wins
Transportation Expert Advises Using Government Trans.
ports for Lake Freght-Russa Will Pay Debts Allies Make
Good on Secret Treaties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-18
WILL DISCUSS PROGRAM.
Arts Club Meeting to Consider
Coming Winters Activities.

Details of the activities planned
for the Arts Club for the coming
winter will be discussed on the night
OF August 80 by the activities COM
mittee and the Arts Club Players.
Last season twelve one-act plays
were presented with great success.
The roster of players for the COM
ing season includes Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Beck, Mrs. Francis Alton Con-
molly, Denis Connell. Clifton Clarke.
Miss Edith Goode, Miss Edna Ellis.
Miss Virginia Hardy, Theodore
Hardy. r. Edward Hale, Miss Anne
Ives. Maud Lee, Mabel Kipp-Lewis.
Finley S. Hayes; Marx Kahn, Edward
J. O'Brien. Miss Harriet Murphy. Maud
Howell Smith. Charles Shutterly,
Florence Winter, Alexander Wood
burn. Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Jarvis
and Lawrence Downey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-18
SECRETARY MEREDITH
TALKS TO TEXAS LADS
Their Cheers in Appreciation Al
most Rock Agriculture
Buildings.

THE future and permanency of
agriculture rests with you boys and all
the boys and girls throughout the
United States said Secretary Mere
dith of the Department of Agricul-
ture in an informal talk yesterday to
the $50 young Texas farmers who are
visiting this city.
Il noticed that you Texans took
first place from the Iowans in agri-
culture. and l congratulate you. for
we have some judges of live stock in
my state he added.
The boys responded with a series of
school yells and cries that rever-
berated throughout the building.
bringing the CLERKS to the window
and interrupting the general ouietude
of the offices as they had never been
reused before.
Dr. F. g. Pernoud, director of first
aid. Southwestern Division. American
Red Cross, who has charge of the health
OF the party. assisted by Mrs. Irene
Claghorn, Red Cross nurse, stated
that cases of exhaustion among the
boys had been high. but that there
had been no injuries or accidents
among the 162 members of the per-
sonnet. T. o. Walton, director of ex-
tension work for the A. and M. Col
lege of Texas, and Walton Potee,,
manager of the agricultural depart
ment of. the Texas Chamber of Com
merce. are in charge of the young
farmers. who represent the prize win
ners in 100 counties comprising 10000
boy club members
The boys left Washington last night
for Luray Caverns, Natural Bridge
and Roanoke, Va.