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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-08

Plans are being rapidly matured
for a federation of mems clubs OF the
protestant churches of the city. Sever
al preliminary meetings have been
held and next Thursday evening re-
nresentatives of the several clubs will
meet in the offices of Phil G. Warnock
to perfect the federation. To date
clubs have been organized in the
Methodist, Congregational, Baptist
and Christian churches.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-08

ward with a program for delivering
the national resources, the transpor-
tation, the storage and markets, and
the finances of the country from the
hands of the great monopolies and
placing them in the hands Of all of the
people. He maintained that that pro-
gram is now in successful operation
in North Dakota. a
Mr.. Mills frequently addressed him.
self to the business man, saying that
while the nonpartisan league is a
farmers organization it is in no sense
antagonistic to the small business
man. The retail merchant he said is
just as much a victim of the present
capitalistic system as is the farmer
and the interests of the two are iden.
tical. He urged the business men tc
organize and join forces with the
farmers. .- .sa.
The speaker predicted that the
nonpartisan league, linked with the
railroad brotherhoods, and the labo,
unions, under the banner Of the triple
alliance, will sweep the state at the
fall election. He pointed out that
there are approximately $4,000 voters
in this state and the full voting
strength of the three organizations
comprising the triple alliance is 210,
600.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-08
DOESN'T EXPECT
FEDERAL FUNDS
r. X. Tiffany Says People Should
Plan to Finance Their Own
Irrigation Projects.

Evidently r. K. Tiffany, who re-
Gently resigned as manager of the
Yakima reclamation project, has but
little hope that the government will
undertake any reclamation work in
the Yakima Valley very soon. His
parting message to the people of
Yakima was that they should pattern
after Kennewick and begin to devise
ways and means for financing their
own projects. The Yakima Republic
quotes Mr.. Tiffany as follows:
Don't wait for the government to
make appropriations for reclamation
work, but solve the problems of finan-
cling the work at home"
"This is the parting advice given to
Yakimans by r. K. Tiffany, local pro-
ject manager Of the Reclamation ser
vice, who will leave Yakima soon for
Spokane, where he has accepted po-
sition as manager Of the Spokane VAL
ley Land & Water company.
"Mr. Tiffany declared yesterday
that he regretted to leave Yakima,
where he has lived with his family
for 10 years and made many friends.
He feels little elation over parting
with the many projects with which he
has been so active and intimate.
Nevertheless" he says, cit looks
as if the next few years will see little
active reclamation development in the
valley, and the projects to which /
have become so attached, may be at a
standstill unless the people take care
of the financing themselves.
According to present indications,
little hope can be expected from Wash
ington. The people of the valley
might get behind the financing of
their projects by the issuance of
bonds, and if the government comes
along later with a few millions, the
bonds could be retired"
"Mr. Tiffany then pointed out that
the bond market at the present time
was not very active, but expressed the
belief that even under the circumstan-
ces that way of raising the money for
the reclamation projects held out more
hope of immediate success than patient
waiting for government appropria-
tions which might take a long time in
coming.
The Kennewick project which it is
estimated will cost between $4,000,-
900 and $5,OOO,OO0, may be financed
by private capital if plans now being
formulated by the directors for bond
sales materializes. Mr.. Tiffany said
and he suggested that the Yakima,
Rosa and Kittitas projects might be
handled in the same way.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-08
FIRST GRASS.

3 To Chas. E. Peter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. A. Peter Of the Valley goes
the honor of bringing to market the
first of Kennewick's 1920 asparagus
crop. Charles brought in pound and
"a half Tuesday which was bought by
the Home Grocery for 20 cents a
pound. Mr.. Peter has one of the finest
asparagus beds in the valley and has
established reputation for growing
and packing quality stuff.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-08
KILLS LYNX.

E. E. Bender, of Horse Heaven, last
week brought to the Office of County
Commissioner r. E. Pratt, the skin Of
a lynx which he killed near his farm.
These animals are not common in
this district, especially in the hills
but Mr.. Bender reports that several
have been trapped in Horse Heaven
this spring.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-08
NEW HIGHLANDS HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Frazier and
children arrived in Kennewick the last
Of the week from their home in Ora
ham, Va. Mr.. Frazier is the owner
of one of the finest apple orchards on
the Highlands which has been de-
veloped from sagebrush by J. B.
Yost. Mr.. Frazier has already let the
contract for and construction has
already started on $4,000 dwelling
house on his place.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-08
NEW PASTOR

Rev. E. S. Messerlie, of Edgerton,
Ohio has been called as pastor of the
Bethlehem Lutheran church in this
city. The new pastor will begin his
pastorate next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-08

is seldom if ever very popular man
with the grower.
The proposition as outlined to the
Commercial club will be presented to
the Highlands club Friday evening
and at the Valley club house at an
early date. 81. a. -5a ra
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-08
NEW YORK SPEAKER COMING

Otto Mayer, Of New York, one OF
the national speakers for the Inter-
church World Movement, will deliver
two addresses at the annual Benton
County Sunday School convention
here Friday of this week. Mr.. Mayer
will speak in the afternoon immediate
" following roll call and again in the
evening. The district conference OF
the Interchurch World Movement
will be held here Tuesday OF next
week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
WAYNE C00KS0N
RECEIVED INJURIES
IN RUNAWAY

Bainville Tribune: Quite a serious
accident happened in the sand hills
the middle of last week in which
Wayne Cookson was seriously in
jured. 1t appears that some of the
Cookson and Moothart families went
picking cherries in the sand hills, and
the team which they were driving
was rather on the spirited order. In
the wagon were a number of small
children who were left there after the
team had been tied while the older
members went in search of cherries.
Shortly afterwards the animals be-
came frightened and started to run
away, and Wayne Cookson who was
in charge of the team caught hold Of
one of the horses in an attempt to
stop them and was knocked down and
badly trampled and bruised about the
body.
The children who were still in the
wagon were rescued without any
serious result, but Wayne was so
badly hurt that medical aid was at
once summoned. DIR. Darland was
called and attended his injuries, and
at this writing Wayne is rapidly re-
covering from the effects of the acct
dent. Had the wagon been overturned
it is likely that some of the smaller
children would have been seriously in
jured or perhaps killed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
Palm Unemployment Spirit
to Humble Organized Workers

New York, IN. Y.)-The produce
more" scarecrow which has been held
up to brighten labor into speeding up
to produce quick profits, has not been
abandoned for a new DOGGY. In pre-
paration for laying off thousands of
workers just after election, the en-
ploying interests are now busily in
forming the public that the world is
threatened with grave over-produc-
ton.
In q statement just issued by the
Guaranty Trust Co., claimed to be has
ed upon the reports Of Representatives
all over the world, it is declared that
most of the principal markets Of
Europe, the Far East and South
America, are now overstocked with
imported goods. The reasons for this
oversupply are given as the unfavor-
able foreign exchange, INABILITY to
buy, and q "wave of economy"
The fact that the world war stop
ped production almost dead for nearly
1--WE years is lightly dismissed by the
Guaranty Trust, which asserts that
nobody has counted on the speed Of
labor-saving machinery, especially
textile machinery.
It is admitted, however, that the
wave of overproduction may be over
shortly. This allows for a change of
tactics when organized labor has been
sufficiently humbled by the planned
unemployment, to 60 back in meek
spirit.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
COAL IS HELD
FOR SPECULATION

New York City-Enough coal has
already been mined this year to sat-
isfy the country's normal require
ments, Clyde Atchison, member of the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
testified here at hearing Of the
Senate Committee on reconstruction
and production.
Aitchison denied the statements of
railroad men and coal operators that
a real coal shortage exists. He de-
clared that if the railroads had begun
early last spring to haul coal for this
winters needs there would not he a
serious situation calling for numerous
priority orders now.
Goal has Undoubtedly been held for
speculation" Aitchison said. "Such
re-crossing and double-cross-
ing as has been practiced is almost
inconceivable. Operators, wholesalers
and retailers have deliberately held
coal for the spot market"
Operators assertions that they cot
only 60 per cent car supply were de-
ceptive, Aitchison contended. 1.-THE
bituminous mines were greatly over
rated by the railroad administration"
he said. IF the bituminous mines
worked at their rated capacities the
country would be glutted for coal. A
60 per cent car supply is ample. The
mine ratings would give 1900, 900
tons weekly, while $4,000, 900 is quite
enough and as much as has ever been
mined"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
Injunction Suits Block
Minimum Wage Law

Bismarck, N. Reinforcement of
the minimum wage law for women,
which provided q bottom limit Of
$3.50 per week, has been blocked by
injunction suits filed by the North
western Telephone Exchange Com
pany, the North Dakota Independent
Telephone Company, and the North
Dakota Laundrymen's Association.
The law was scheduled to become
effective August II. Judge A. T.
Cdye will hear motion for a perman-
ent injunction September 2. The tele-
ph1ne and laundry heads contend that
$141D il 4 luxury wage.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
TEAM MEETS
DEEAT SUNDAY

Westby News: Westby again suf-
fered defeat on the Alkabo diamond
at the hands of team composed of
Divide county men, yes sir. we be-
lieve every one was from Divide coun-
ty, and to tell the truth Alkabo had
picked out some pretty good players.
There were no scores made until the
fifth inningw hen Roy Broadland for
the locals stepped up to the plate and
cracked out q home run, followed by
Hans Larson with another home run.
These two home runs made the ALL
Divide County team look rather peak
ed but they rallied in the sixth and
brought in six scores, "Hub" Wirtz-
berger making a home run.
The opponents made another score
in the first Of the seventh, while
Westby made two more in the last of
the seventh, the score standing 7 to 4,
no scores made in the last two
innings.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
PORKER PRICES
DROP AT CLOSE
CHOICE HOGS STEADY AT SIS.
OTHERS LOWER.-CATTLE

Unoin Stock Yards, South St. Paul,
August 23.-Top hogs ruled about
steady all week, choice loads selling
at SIS but bulk Of sales closed about
Csc lower generally. Most sales were
made at $14 and $14.25 at the finish,
as against $14.25 and $14.50 at the
high time. Low end dropped to $3.50.
Stock pigs cashed at $14.50 and STATS.
Receipts at $4,000 were the smallest
of the year but this condition failed
to have any beneficial effects on
values. .
Cattle trade continued dull and I'M
evenly lower with sellers rating the
deal Is and 75c off for the week,
though buyers maintained little diff
ference in dressing costs. Receipts
showed a big increase but quality was
plain throughout. The failing pas
lures as result of the drought are
sending many native cattle to slaugh-
ter. Later sales showed little bust
ness above $40 in the steer line,
though choice stuff would command a
much higher figure. Bulk of steers
sold at Sc and So with butcher cows
and heifers at $3.50 and $3.50 mainly
and few at So or higher. Gamers and
cutters are cashing at 81 and IS
mainly with bulls at $3.50 and $3.50
and top vealers at $12.75 or 75c less
than q week ago. Stocker and feed
fer trade was slow and Is and 50c
lover with choice kinds lacking. Dairy
COWS were nomii.atly steady. l:e-
ceipts totaled 29yOGO
Sheep and lahio :r.nle is failing to
show much improvement though the
market strengthened some at the fin
with culls down to 81. Yearlings are
quotable around $3.50 and s. and
weathers at 81 and 81. Fat eve trade
was registered at 81 and $6.75 with
bucks at 81 and IS. Feeder and
breeder trade is light so fer but
should pick up soon. Receipts were
$4,000.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
WHEAT CROP IS
DISAPPOINTING
THRESHING RESULTS ONLY
ABOUT so PER CENT OF
s sEARLIERes ESTIMATES OF
YIELD-RUST EXPLAINS 1T.

Fargo.-Cass county's wheat crop,
which gave promise of a rs bushels
to-the-acre yield earlier in the season,
is being threshed out about 10 bush
els to the acre, according to A. E. VIII
son county agent of Cass county.
Threshing has started in Cass county
with the greatest Roadway reported
around Casselton. BY the latter part
of the week every machine in the
country will be running, is the opin-
ion of Mr.. Wilson.
A yield of 16 bushels to the acre
threshed out near Davenport Monday
is the best crop reported yet. This
wheat was not touched by rust and
looked like 20 bushel grain. The in
tense heat and poor wheat weather
during ripening time cut this yield,
Mr.. Wilson declared. Ten bushels to
the acre is the average report coming
in throughout the country.
While the hot weather has cut all
wheat yields to some extent the real
damage is caused by rust which came
almost at the last minute, staging an
eleventh hour rally, which resulted in
more than so per cent decrease in
the wheat production Of Cass county.
Oats, barley and, rye are showing
good yields and are turning out as
early season signs indicated. Oats
thresher are going 40 bushels to the
acre, barley will yield 20 bushels or
better and dye slightly under 20 BUSH
els to the acre.
Flax is doing well in the county,
but grasshoppers have appeared on
several fields. Only quick action by
the county agent saved the flax crop
of Landblom q Nysetter, few miles
oct of Fargo. Poison bait prepared
by the agent for the owners was
spread over the field and killed the
pests by the thousand. As many as
80 hoppers were found dead on one
square foot. it was reported.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
Protest Against British or
CANADIAN Intervention

Winnipeg, Man.-Protest against
British or Canadian intervention in
Ros sha, was yeeea ey 500 co.,
Lloyd George government declares
war on Russia. it is certain to call for
cooperation from the Meighen gov
eminent ct Ottawa. In that event
the Canadian Labor Party is certain
to act in unison with organized British
labor In opposing the war.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
DANGEROUS TO READ"
SAYS SUFFRAGE PAPER

In these days Of the capttnlistic
press, when the vicious aud subversive
interests carry on their subtly poison
GUS propaganda through the pages Of
the daily newspapers, there Is grave
danger in learning how to read. The
constant perusal Of falsehoods results
In biased attitude of mind, and, since
much Of the matter that meets the
eyes Of the average American ut his
breakfast table is without any founda-
ton of truth, 1t might he well for him
to abandon the gentle art Of reading
in order to keep his mind clear.
1t will be Of interest to the readers
Of the Maryland Suffrage News to get
the straight facts included In this
issue regarding the Farmers Nonpar-
tisan League, for the garbled state
ments chronicled by the daily news
papers In regard to this organization
are so wide Of the truth.
The opponents of the Nonpartisan
League, like the opponents Of suffrage,
use as their principal weapons the
venomous darts of falsehood. They
accuse the Nonpartisan Leaguers Of
being Bolshevists, Free Lovers, I. w.
VS.. and the like, but they consistently
fail to adduce any proof of their accu-
satlons. They also attack the patriot
ism OF the members Of the League, and
claim that they are pro-German, Or
pro-Japunese, or what not. All OF
which is urrant nonsense, but very
convincing when seen in print.
While the American newspapers are
permitted without penalty to print
such malevolent untruths, the only way
out seems to be to fall In with the
present educational standards In Mary
land and to refuse rising generations
the opportunity Of learning how to
read.
PIunderbundinQ.
To upholders Of existing economic
injustice all proposed changes loo}'
alike. The proposition may be sound
or unsound, fundamental or superb.
cial, desirable or undesirable, IL back
Of 1t is a sincere desire to relieve vic.
Tins of predatory privilege, the plum
derbund will fight it. And In fighting
the plunderbund IL INSCRIPTIONS. In
New York state it fights with equal
vigOr and venom the timid "welfare'
measure pushed by the League OF
Women Voters, headed by Mrs. Frank
Vanderlip, and the voters Of five legis'
lative districts who have elected SO.
cialist representatives. In North "a.
kota it fights the Nonparttsan League
In Minnesota it also fights the Non.
partisan League, and happening tC
have the power, does not scruple tC
prosecute speakers and writer's. In
California 1t fights the single-tax
amendment, and in order to gain itz
point, strives to deprive the people Of
the initiative and referendum. And
throughout the nation it Is actively en-
gagged in stirring up ignorant preju
dice against radical thought Of I'LL
kinds, and waging a formidable and
dangerous fight to turn the United
States into a duplicate Of Russia under
the Czar.-Muryland Suffrage News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
Sailors Refuse to Work
Until Companies Cease
Anti-Russian Activities

New York, IN. Y. Bureau)-Un-
qualified refusal was given to officials
of the Anchor Line by the 50 strik-
ing sailors of the Calbria, who quit
work as a protest to anti Russian ac-
Invites by their employers, when
terms were offered them by officials of
the company.
Not until the Anchor Line desists
from all traffic with enemies of Soviet
Russia will they board any ship, no
matter what port it is plying to, the
men emphatically declared.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27

Internal evidence would seem to be
against the forgery claim and would
seem to point to Scandinavian exprc.<-
alton of America wider than is CON-
monty supposed. The stone was found
not on an island but on a knoll sur
rounded by swamp which probably
was lake over 500 years ago, and the
white men would naturally choose an
island for protection from the saw
ages.
A forger could hardly have hit up
On the phrase, "rde with blood" to de-
scribe scalp victims. The ancient
prayer for aid is Catholic prayer,
whereas Scandinayians Of tdoay are
generally Protestant. Again the voy-
ayers would naturally come to the
stones location from the southern
tip of Hudson's bay, via Lake Winni
peg, a water route all the way except
for small portages.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
"As OTHERS SEE US"

"Bennettsville, s. c.,
June 18th, 1920
Mr.. VIM. Lemke,
Dear Sir: l have just had the
pleasure Of looking over the industrial
program published by the North Da'
kota commission. It Is just about one
year since was In your state making
speeches in favor of this program.
am greatly delighted to see how much
you have accomplished In the face OF
the bitter and interruptions methods
employed to poison the public mind
l believe that the Nonpartisan League
Is being better understood and its aims
and purposes more highly appreciated
than they were one year ago by those
outside the state. noticed a very fair
article In the Outlook Of last week.
Sincerely.
JNO. L. McLAURIN,
Former U. 8. Senator
from South Carolina
Nan II the only animal that blushek
i-op mazda tn-Muear rrwnin
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27

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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27
eqslf Ma ,ies a.. 81
THE WEEK
Reserve Banks Plays With
Market Men w..
Recognition of General
Wrankel s,. H..
Lloyd George Scolds Labor
Labor's Money for North Dakota
Wine Grape Raisers Prosper
Were Mortimer in Minnesota

Notice by the federal reserve bank
to the effect that rural loans will have
to be cleaned up directly after harvest
ought to be great eye-opener on the
relation between business and poll
tics. Bankers and press writer's have
some nice reasons ready for the &C.
ton. One has to have q little selling
talk to sell things these days. But the
fundamental reason is this:
Northwest farmers are likely to
hold back their crops 9 little more
than usual this year. They have done
q lot Of thinking on the monthly trend
Of prices. The big SPECTATORS, on the
other hand, want the stuff rushde on
the market and they know that they
can create the rush if they can get
the banks to call the loans. They have
always succeeded in this before
through connections With the big GEN.
trail banks and many local banks. But
now we have the federal reserve sys-
tenn, and these market men don't be-
lieve in playing ten-spot when they
have a joker; they are not men to do
things in small way.
So they have whispered few
things to official Washington, and this
is a campaign year. The farmers in
general, on the other hand, are sup
posed to be too ignorant to realize
or resent the fact that they are thus
being turned over to the market pro-
fiteers. Perhaps this time the market
men and the politicians will find that
the perfect play was disastrous one.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-08-27

Recognition of General Wrangel as
constituting the de facto government
Of South Russia by France must have
surprised even the general himself.
He is leftover from the evapora-
ton of the Denekine expedition and
has his toes stuck in the mud Of the
Crimean peninsula. Two weeks ago
England appeared willing to guaran-
tee his surrender as part of general
peace terms, a point which shows
how little chance this refugee has Of
being Of use to the allies.
The recognition brings into bold re-
lief the break between England and
France on continental policy. France
has always been the big continental
Eng land has followed her until re-
Gently, when Lloyd George under ook
peace negotiations with the Russians.
The act is probably warning that
France will not give up her claim to
be first on the continent. Some OBJ
servers think that the United States
is back Of France in the matter. s