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The St. Joseph observer., 1920-01-24
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration, upon the estate Of
Phoebe jamie Saxton, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned, by
the Probate Court of Buchanan Coun-
ty. Missouri, bearing date Of the 9Th
day of May, 1919.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within six
months from date of said letters. or
they may be precluded from any benz
eft of such estate; and II said claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date OF the publication of this
notice. they will be forever barred.
A true copy. Attest:
MARY A. WILLIAMS,
(SeaD Administrator.
II. c. Girard. Clerk OF Probate.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-01-24
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration. upon the estate of
Sarah L. Jones, deceased, have been
granted TO the undersigned. by the
Probate Court OF Buchanan County,
Missouri. bearing date of the l4th
day OF January, 1920.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to eNhitit
them to me for allowance, within six
months from date Of said letters. or
they may be precluded from any
benefit Of such estate; and if said
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date of the publiCa tion
Of this notice, they will be forever
barred.
a true copy. Attest:
PETER A JONES,
(SeaD Administrator.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-01-24
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors and others interested in the es-
tate of Donald F. Duncan deceased,
that L. John A. Duncan. administrator
OF said estate, intend to make Final
Settlement thereof at the next term
OF the Probate Court of Buchanan
County, State Of Missouri to be held
at the court house in St. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, on the first Monday OF March,
1920.
JOHN A. DUNCAN,
Administrator
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-01-24
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters
OF Administration, with Will annexed,
upon the estate of Frank NJ. KEEP
linger, deceased, have been granted to
the undersigned, by the Probate Court
of Buchanan County, Missouri. bear
ing date of the sth day OF January,
1920.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within six
months from date of said letters. or
they may be precluded from any ben
eft OF such estate; and if said claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date of the publication Of this
notice, they will be forever barred.
A true copy. Attest:
(SeaD
OSCAR l. KEPLINGER,
Administrator with VIII Annexed
Fred NJ. Wanger, Clerk Of Probate.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-01-24
NOTICE OF FINAL sEITLENfENT

Notice is hereby given 10 all cred
itors and others interested in the es-
tate of b. G.. Stuart deceased, that I,
George h, Williams, administrator Of
said estate, intend 10 make Final Set
tlement thereof at the next term Of
the Probate Court OF Buchanan County
State Of Missouri. TO be held at the
court house in ST. Joseph. on the first
Monday OF March. 1920.
GEORGE T. WILLIAMS.
v,-- -.. Administrator
The nonpartisan leader., 1920-09-06

branch of farming are there as many men in pro-
portion with more than ordinary education in the
fruit country. College these
apple and cherry ranches. Men from many walks
of life in the cities-physcians, professors from col
leges, who have been successful in other walks
of life-have tried it.
And all of them up against the same stone
wall of the markets and the market masters
At the Nonpartsan league state convention in
Yakima talked with some of these men, Let me add
here that most of the men of this type of which l
speak, the educated men, ardent Leaguers. Com
ing up against the solid facts of the case they have
almost without exception, seen that the only way
out of the wilderness for them lies in political action
One of these with whom talked has been a
college professor In fact he has been president of
the University of Oregon. He has been high
salaried editor on Portland paper.
He came to Yakima as delegate from Cowlitz
county, down in the southwestern corner of Wash
ington This is an immensely fertile valley on the
west side of the Cascade mountains
He went there to raise cherries. He planted his
trees and cared for them until they into bear
ing. 1t was hard work. and into the venture he put
long hours of work and great deal of money
Then he began to market his cherries. But there
was no compensation for the years he had spent in
bringing the orchard into production. There
no compensation for the money he had expended in
the venture. There was barely enough to meet the
cost of harvesting and packing the cherries and
sometimes not enough for that.
In the fruit markets of Washington cherries are
glut on the market. They are usually so at this
time of the year, yet in the East they bring 35 cents
a pound. The cherry grower saw all these things.
The orchard to which he gave his time and his
The nonpartisan leader., 1920-09-06

the worst sort. But the Fruit Ship
pers' association members are not
Bolsheviki. y.
They are not shippers at all.
They are the buyers of fruit, the
commission men and the brokers.
Surely, there may be a farmer or
two, but without an effective voice.
And who controls these brokers and
commission men? 1t is the pack
ers again, who have their own
brokerages and commission houses
in connection with the American
Fruit Growers, Inc, body formed
something more than year ago,
with Charles J. Brand, former head
of the bureau of markets in the de-
partment of agriculture, as man
Continued on page 14)
The nonpartisan leader., 1920-09-06
While Five Closes Markets
and Takes Over Farms Competition With Small Producers

energy. is now neglected The trees are no longer
sprayed the ground is no longer plowed between
them. The ranch is given over to an attempt to
make it into a dairy farm, because cherries didn't
pay
And why didn't they?
The answer of another fruit raiser, the owner of
apple orchard in Klickitat county, one of the south
ern tier of counties which border on Oregon, might
no irrigation. The crop this year will be good.
Conditions have been ideal for the fruit men. Yet
they looking forward to big loss their crops
FRUIT GROWER IN GRIP
OF THE MONOPOLIES
This grower, with whom talked, has fought the
market in every way he dared. One year he made
money. How? Let me tell you He took his ap-
ples-carloads of then-1,8 800 miles to Minneapolis
There he rented a vacant store on the corner of
Sixth street and Nicollet avenue and sold his fruit
direct to the consumer. And even then he ran into
the hands of the market masters, who didn't want
him to set a bad precedent
He tried to advertise his fruit in the Minneapolis
Journal their weekly home market page. He
contracted for certain amount in certain posi-
tion. He got half the amount of space for which
he contracted and his ad never did get on the home
market page.
This year he is facing the problem Of how to
market his apples on paying basis. He will have
to pay vastly higher freight rates, that the rail-
roads may approach profit Of per cent on their
$13,00o,0 900 Of watered stock.
He is facing the problem of buying boxes, when
the fruit box supply in Washington and the entire
West is in the hands Of a monopoly. And this
monopoly is in the hands of some five concerns in
Chicago, whom A. Mitchell Palmer refused to prose-
cute because he believed they meant to be good!
This monopoly is the packers
He is facing the problem of getting paper to
wrap his apples. Paper too, is in the hands of
monopolies.
He pays higher for potash and nitrate for fertiliz
The nonpartisan leader., 1920-09-06

The larger picture is that of one Of the numerous
government irrigation projects in the fruit coun-
try of the Pacific Northwest The smaller picture
is of the harvest in Pacific Northwest fruit or
chard in good year (infrequent enough when it
pays the fruit farmer to harvest all his
crop and offer it on the privately con-
trolled and juggled market.
The nonpartisan leader., 1920-09-06

Among the folks of the Middle West
fruit is becoming almost a prohibitive
luxury. Though IAN apple day keeps
the doctor away" if we are to credit
some homely sage, it is cheaper to call
the doctor than to follow the prescrip-
ton.
Yet in the West, golden land of op-
portunity," apples are rotting, or will
rot, and bending boughs, loaded with
cherries, are never touched by the
hands of the picker. 1t isn't worth
while The canneries will not pay
enough for cherries to cover the labor
cost Of harvesting the crop. But in
Minnesota and North Dakota, in Wis
consin and Nebraska, these same cher
ries are bringing 35 cents pound.
The nonpartisan leader., 1920-09-06

ing, he pays higher for chemicals for spraying, he
pays for his machinery, for these also are
nopolized. But the market masters pay no more for
apples for the apple market also is in the hands of
monopoly monopoly in effect if not in actuality.
There is nsistent propaganda in Washington
now for cooperation as means of combating the
political organization of the farmers To those
back in North Dakota and Minnesota who remember
the Equity fight, the assertion that the old-gang
newspapers preaching agricultural cooperation
may sound ridiculous, but it is fact
Cooperation has been tried. My friend from
Klicktat county has tried it. local growers asso
citation was formed. There are many growers as
sociations throughout the state of Washington.
Each Of these cooperative enterprises is employ
ing highsalaried sales manager and perhaps other
statesmen. But they are not getting anywhere.
The man from Klickitat who was one of the NOV
ing spirits in his organization, perhaps the first
to withdraw, and few years later saw the whole
organization collapse
The nonpartisan leader., 1920-09-06
BY CHESTER w. vONIER

Wash.-Of all the branches
Of farming, none is more highly spe-
cialized than the fruit industry. A rigid
routine of care is enforced if the grow
ers are to keep their orchards in bear
ing condition. Perhaps in no other
The nonpartisan leader., 1920-09-06
SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION
NOT FARMERS BODY

- ne saIesman 1of the growers sells the fruit
of the association whom he represents. To
whom? To these same commission men and
fruit brokers, for there is no other place to
sell.
The matter of price is fixed at the begin
ming Of the season by the Fruit Shippers as
sociation The name would indicate, then,
that the shippers, or growers, had something
to say about the price of their fruit. But you
are not misled. You who live on the farms
know this would be against the rules Of the
game, and the growers who had the temerity
i to fix their own prices would be radicals Of
The nonpartisan leader., 1920-09-06

1t collapsed because co-operatives have been
found to be futile. The individual fruit raiser
sells his fruit. Unless he wishes to market it
himself, as did the grower who sold his prod
uce at retail, he must dispose of it through
brokers or commission men.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
SH|PSTEAD WILL
talk TO PEOPLE
Billed With Ma|lon and Sullivan
to Address Mass Meeting
Here Tuesday.

The city committee of the Mime
sofa Working Peoples Partisan
leauge has made complete arrange
ments for the big mass meeting at
Woodman's hall, Twenty-first avenue
west and First street, Tuesday even
ing, June IS. Addresses will be de-
livered by Henrik Shipstead, candi-
date for governor; Capt. Mallon, can
didate for lieutenant governor, and
Thos. Sullivan, candidate for attorney
general.
"Reports from every part of Min
nesota assure the nomination of Doc
tor Henrik shipstead, farmer-labor
candidate. for governor at the pri-
mary election, said Henry NORM, Sec
rotary Of the local committee, yes
terday.
Sentiment also Is reported exceed
ingly favorable for. the nomination on
the Republican ticket of all other
candidates for state offices running
on the ticket with Doctor Shipstead.
1.-THE remaining week of the cam
paign will see increased activity on
all sides. Doctor Shipstead is head
ing one group Of farmer-labor cam
paigners now at work in northern
Minnesota
Another group IS headed by. Cap
tain George Mallon, Minneapolis,
candidate for lieutenant governor; and
a third group is led by Thomas ".
Sullivan, st. Paul, candidate for at
torney general.
"Great crowds are attending all
meetings."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
WORKERS ANNUAL TOLL
IS 100000 YEARLY

NEW YORK, June :11.-There arr
100000 industrial accidents in thu
United States annually. Each Of
more than 200, 900 industrial workers
loses more than four weeks every
year as a result OF industrial acct
dents. There are at least 22,500 in
dustrial deathAg enRRe||Xu in 1th1st ddou9s 3;
year $1,000 worknen suffering from
permanent disability. These figures
are given to the Journal Of the Amer
lean Medical association by r. M.
Little, Of the Safety Institute of
America. The United States bureau
Of labor estimates that 100000 900
days time is lost every year by 6o,-
100000 workers in this country on
account Of sickness.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
STAGE HANDS DO RIGHT
BY VETERAN SECRETARY

Peter Nelson Of the New Garrick
theater returned Saturday from Cleve-
land where he attended a special con-
vention of the International Alliance
Of Theatrical Stage: employees, called
for the purpose Of taking action OF
certain jurisdictional disputes between
the alliance and other unions.
Charles Shea, secretary of the alli-
ance, was voted $4,000 by the con-
vention and told to take two years
leave Of absence. then to return and
he could have his old job back again
Mr.. Shea is in poor. health. He has
been secretary for a number of years
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
FEAR JAP COMPETITION;
URGES TARIFF ON BEANS

- WASHINGTON, June ia bill
has been reported to the house favor
ably by the ways and means COM
mittee that increases the tariff on
beans ESQ per cent, from nj eq1t4 to
$1.2o per bushel. The nGe1sure Was
opposed on the ground tliat:itswCuld
increase the cost Of living. The plea
of the bean growers Of California is
that unless they are given the pro-
aeetion named the Japanese growers
will put them out Of businesS, :,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
FooDSTUFF PRICES ARE
STILL CLIMBING higher

WASHINGTON, une >11.-Coinci-
dent with additional reports OF ma
tion-wide price cutting, the depart
ment Of labor's bureau of*lahpr sta
tistics announces that food ,stdh
prices between March Is and April
Is showed, the greatest increase Of
any 3-day period since April; s115.. =
Reports from retailers in 81 cities
the bureau said. showed. that In the
80 daysadatins from March s. price1
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12

for 20 common: articles of food ad-,
vanced per cent and reached the
highest point on record.
The bureau reported an average
increase during April of more than
4 per cent In wholesale prices of vari-
Gus commodities: Cloths and cloth
ing was the: only group showing a.
decrease.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
GRANTED: 81 AN HOUR:

JAMESTOWN. N. T., June 11.-M
a result of negotiations between rep
resentatives Of: the: Plumbers union
and the contracting plumbers the lat
ter have conceded. the former an in
crease to 81 an hour: The members
of the United Textile Workers union
employed in the four mills here have
also had wages advanced is per cent:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12

requires mindreader tobng to light the that fei
Thoughts turned toward wash goods and linens The effe
table, her wardrobe is OILY logical that women should
come this Glass Block June selling. .-..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
DEMAND AN, INCREASE.

MADISON, Wis, June 11.-Press-
men and .pfassfeeders employed in
the vssfEaeaAAeq f2nf1@afgeiahh o1RP FFinptiPPe]
plants are out demanding an increese'
of IS week over the present wage
rate Of 81 for feeders and $36 for
pressmen. They are also demanding
the unionizing Of the various plants.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
JENSEN ON OARSs.

John e. Jensen, president Of the
Federated Trades assembly, address,
ed the Carpenters union Tuesday
Nvening4 in behAlf Of. the candidacy Of
W: L.. Garss for congress: He was
well received. $+z- 49,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
MULLEN A HUSTLER.

John J. Mullen of the Plumbers
union Is visiting the Range cities this
week In the interest Of The Labor
World. Mr. Mullen is sending down
a good bunch Of new subscribers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
ATTEND THE CARNIVAL.

Every good union man ought to-
attend the Po1ack shows tonight and
tomorroW: The net proceeds go to
the ssTAaes> assembly. You will be-:
helpinEMoh labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12
TT Is NOT A CRIME.

Judge skemp at ,cloquet has ruled
that it is not a crime to call a man
a "scab." the case against the strik-
ing timberworker who was arrested
on sue. h charge was dismissed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-12

A judge should not represent
any interests, class or faction. Un-
less he is free to do what he thinks
is just, he cannot properly perform
the duties of his office. He should
be absolutely free, fair and i'm
partial. If you believe in this doc
trine, vote for
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20

ism stands against prohibition and
stands for the open saloon. Balleyism
stands oppnsrd to woman suffrage
Bailcyism stands opposed to the federal
farm Loan law that pat $50 Goa 0O0 IN
the pockets ~ $4,000 farmers IN Texas
Balleyism is opposed 90 tho federal r..
serve bank law that tid"d NJ through
the war and makes II Impossible Tor the
money sharks of Wall Street Ia bring
un u money panic. liailryipm stands
opposed a. parcel post law. IN rural mail
delivery. 10 the child labor law that pre-.
vents cold corporate greed from coming
into dollars the life aud blood Of little
children Bailcyism ~ opposed o. the
great Democratic Administration II
seven Years IN peace ana war. Bailey.
ism Is opposed a. Woodrow Wilson aud
all he has dome Bnil'yism II opposed
Ia the San Francisco National Demo.
cratic platform Railsyism is opposed
Ia all the things that Cox. the Demo.
cratic nominee fur President, stands fur.
That h what Baileyism H."
HOW CAN HE NOW ASK ron
YOUR VOTE TO BECOME COVER.
NOR on TEXAS?
McLENNAN COUNTY NEFF
FOR GOVERNOR CLUB
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20

SHOP Is "a false issue. ~" seeks a.
scare the farmers. lie ~ In favor 81
excluding bv law all union men from
employment? Or. Is u n0n-union men,
II his open shop excludes either class.
then h he not IN favor 81 a closed shop?
II he mean That employees may de- ns
they please under contract with either
union. non-union ur both. then duos he
not know that the law allows that now.
and That H. could not change II II he
wuuldy
\. Mr. Bailey II TEMpERMENTAL.
LN UNFIT u b. Governor lie acts
ana talks ~ II his mind uycrtops the
world lie says he never changes His
mind IN already made up lie is. there.
fore not judicial and will not bc amen.
able Ia evidence either Tor ar against
the laboror ~ employer. ought Gov.
efnur not be- appruachable with eyi.
d'nco hy any class of pcpnle?
=, Last summer he nppcar,d In Gov.
ingion. Texas, and later In Fort Worth.
cruelty CKlTlCISlNG THE DEMO.
GRATIS of the Nation and the state.
Readers of the daily papers know that
h. and Jim Ferguson were IN suhstan.
tinl agreement ut the time. HALEY.
en'all' ! American Marty. put IL un the
dool step. and Jim ran away with II
10 PARTY DISAGREEMENT II
Hailcy'r chief right Ia distinction. lie
said M wichita Falls that there was not
On" single achicvem' nj NJ the Wilson
Administration that met his approval.
Bailey has opposed every Democratic
President since the Ciyil War ~" op.
pos Il W. ! BRYAN who was thrc, times
standard bearer ~ the National Demo.
crate
~. lie has NEVER YOKED HIS
NAME WITH ANY GREAT CON.
STIlCTINE LEGISLATION. ~. posed
as statesman and has fooled some
good men I'm and out 81 Congress They
have thought uf him ns an eagle. hut
later found hc WAS peacock. good %
look at. hut mostly feathers. Docs the
cno'ism m any man In history match
That uf loc Bailey?
- When you think of the PAN.
ANA CANAL you wonder why Bailey
joined ihr uanEcCntinontal railroads In
opposing IT,
20 when you think of SENATOR
luHlMER. YOU wonder why Bailey
should make q great speech defending
l.orimcr. I.urimcr. however was tx.
PEELED from the Senate. II II not singu.
lnr that the jewellers In the basement ~
the under world II the hack alleys ~
the saluun districts of Chicago should
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
McLennan County Neff Club Gives IS
Reasons Why Ballots Should Not Be
Cast for Bailey in Coming Election

hlsn have felt TINT l.ormer was ca.
titled to remain IN the senate
~. After the European war was ~.
scniially over and our boys were nearly
all home. Bailey began L. critics.. the
conduct Of the war In most unjust
and cruel fashion. During the war h.
KEPT Ills MOUTH SHIT. He said
h. did suppose all other American
citizens had Kept their mouihs shutG
~ H. said he bought some LIB.
El;Tf BONDS. hut did not advise his
friends Ia buy them for fear they would
lore money. Was that loyalty? We
ask him, AZ We ask his friends. did he
make any war.wurk campaign spc.Chcs
or contribute Ia the funds ~ the Red
Cross. Y. NJ. e. A., 90 Salvation Army?
10 ~" said that the conduct ~ the
waE GROSSLY ENTRAVAGANT. Was
there ever a victorious cheap war
fought Does h. not know that Der
unit ~ military strength the Spanish.
American War tundcr Repuhlicansl was
infinitely more costly than the Ameri.
can War with Germany under Demo.
Gratis?
~. lie said ONE MILLION MEN
WE'RE ENOUGH ~ have won the wal
ON the contrary the military and naval
experts IL the United States and the
European Allies said II would take four
ar more millions. II. during the war.
he had amde this statement 81 the en-.
cnuragcment uf slnckers would he rtnh.
ably not have been locked up?
Is. How could he hold his mouth
shut when Germany ONERRAN Rel.
GlUM AND RAPED NORTHERN
FltANCE2 How did he keep his IA.
ticncc when war zones were drawn
around Great Britain and We were told
that United States ships painted ~ bir.
Der poles might ~ once a week 10 Eng.
land without passeng,rsY WHORE was
his fighting blood when Germany con.
snired with Mexico and agreed 10 give
hack Texas. New Mexico and Arizona?
We're newspapers excluded from him
when the submarines sent 10 the hot.
tom many ships bearing our citizens and
their property? Was he blind when the
Lusitania' went down? Had ne lost all
sense at comfadeshin when all his Eel.
low citizens uf the United States were
boiling with intense loyalty and q rag.
ing desire Ia clean the world from
kaiserismf How could he keen his
mouth rhut? lie admits himself that
he did.
This Is contest ~ "Dcmocracy W.
Baileyism." All Democrats know what
Democracy means, The following II
Baileyism:
'Baileyism II egolism gone 10 seed
Railevism IN reaction I'm motion. Bailey.
ism is locking backward Bailryism IL
stagnation. Bailcyism N the blocker of
twentieth century civilization. Bailey.
ism was opposed Ia any man In America
aiding In selling Liberty Bonds. Bailey.