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The Delta independent., 1921-10-07
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| E. A. Browne left Thursday for
Denver on a business trip.
| Ray Zeldenthuis made business
trip to Hotchkiss Monday.
| Leslie Savage made business trip
to Delta Friday. returning Saturday.
| Harry Gingrich came over from
Bowie and spent Sunday with his
family.
Mrs. Frank Sweet is enjoying a
visit with her sister, Mrs Warner, of
Chicago:
School opened at Maher Monday
with Mrs. Nulph of Grand Junction as
| teacher.
Ed Pitts made a trip to lola last
| wek to get mule which had strayed
over there.
moved down Friday from the sawmill
on Black Mesa.
Tilden Trobaugh is very i'll with
kidney trouble. Mrs. Trobaugh is
also quite sick.
Miss Irene Wilson has been visiting
friends and relatives on Missouri
Flats the past two weeks.
| Miss Dora McKissen came up from
Austin and spent the week end with
home folks. returning Monday.
Mrs. Maggie Craig and son Merritt
| came in from Grand Junction Sunday
for aovisit with friends and relatives.
Will Sanderson and wife of Sapi-
nero are visiting relatives in Craw-
ford and vicinity the past two weeks
Mrs Tom Bowen and little son,
Raphael. and mother, Mrs Ward, left
Monday for Denver for an extended
visit.
Henry julius. in company with Mr.
Van Syoc of Denver, is buying up
hogs throughout the community this
week.
Mr. Krautwashl and family of
Somerset motored over and spent
Sunday afternoon in the Van Engen
home.
Mrs. Pearl Gingrich, who has been
suffering from an attack of appendi-
citis, is very much better and able to
be about.
The Rev Mr.. Gregg and family ar
rived Wednesday from Grand juno
ton and will be our pastor for the
coming year.
George Van Engen. George Flynn
and Earl Busby, who are threshing
near Paonia, spent Sunday in Craw-
ford with home folks.
Charlie Brewer and family moved
this week to the Laura Pace ranch on
Missouri Flats, which Charlie has
leased for the coming year.
Will Sanderson, who has been suf-
60, tn rfn
Saturday and had his tonsils removed.
He is convalescing nicely.
Will J. Wood, wife and boys, Scott
and Jay. were guests in the Sidney
Lunn home in Delta Sunday. Henry
julius furnished, transportation.
Miss Spaeth, Red Cross nurse. is
examining our pupils this week We
are very glad we were fortunate
enough to secure her services for our
school.
The Crawford school is building a
double tennis court, which will be
| completed soon, and no doubt will be
much enjoyed by all lovers of the
popular game.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Myers of Ru-
pert, Idaho, motored to Crawford and
spent the week end visiting Mrs.
| Myers cousin, Mrs. George Busby
and other relatives.
E. w. Gates, son Edward and
daughter Dorothy left for their home
at Crossett, Arkansas, Wednesday.
Mrs. Gates and her sister. Miss Maud
Kennibrew, returned sometime ago.
| Our eighth grade teacher, Miss
Ruth Crippen, resigned her position
Friday owing to her mothers i'll
health, and returned to Hotchkiss to
be near her. The vacancy has been
filed by Mrs. Ben Heilman.
Roy Strickland and wife and James
and Anna Nckerson came in from
Grand Junction Thursday, having
The Delta independent., 1921-10-07
Visiting Gets Home.

Mrs. Jane Chapin came in from AL
gona, Iowa, on Thursday last and Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. n. M. Gets
and family until Sunday. She is Mrs
Gets aunt and was on her way to
Pocatello, Idaho. where she will visit
son, and from there go to Califor-
MIA. This Is her fifth visit to Delta
and she says 1t almost seems like
home to her. On Saturday Mrs. Starr
Of Cory came down and stayed over
for visit with Mrs. Chaplin. They
we're old friends in Algona years ago.
Mrs. Chaplin is always delighted with
Delta.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
THE POOL IS
GROWING FAST

With more than quarter million
bushels of grain now signed up in the
Equity Grain Grower pool, the sue
cess of this project for helping farm
ers keep hold on part Of their 1921
grain crop seems assured. Farmers
are signing up in many sections, and
the facts daily being uncovered by
the force of field men, reveals the
dire need of this pool right now. Most
of the grain has already gone from
them. Spectators have got it. The
spectators bought it because they
expect to make money out Of it. 1t
is to be hoped they will. If they do,
the farmers who are still able to get
in on the Equity pool will likewise
make moeyn. That's what it was for.
Such grain as is left is being glad
ly added to the pool, which is mount
ing in volume daily. The disastrous
drops of the last few days, looping
off several cents a day on different
occasions has gone far to prove to
farmers that they must join this one
emergency effort to save part of their
crop value for themselves.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

Governor N. E. Kendall, in opening
the conference of middle western gov
erners, called for the purpose Of dis
cussing freight rates, the unemploy-
ment situation, interest charges, and
the cost Of construction materials, de-
lvered the following address:
II have assumed the province OF
inviting this conference Of midwest
erns executives because / believe the
financial, economic and industrial con-
ditions Of the country demand the
most serious attention from all those
in authority.
I'm all the states represented here
agriculture is the paramount industry,
and upon its prosperity depends the
well being Of the entire population.
True, we mine some and manufacture
some, but fundamentally our reliance
is upon the generous response Of the
soil to the energies Of those who cul.
tivate it. It is Of primary import.
ance, therefore, that those engaged il
that pursuit shall realize fair returns
upon the investment Of capital ane
labor which they apply to it.
ut is common knowledge among al
men that during the years 1920 ant
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

1921 the farmers Of the Mississippi
Galley have prosecuted their enter
prise at a substantial loss and the
consequence has been that everywhere
in the grain belt agriculture is pros
trate, manufacturing is paralyzed,
business is stagnant and idleness gem
eral. IS
1.-THE seriousness Of the situation
cannot be overstated. l may be as
sailed as pessimistic but in my judg-
men we have not sounded the ulti-
mate depths Of our depression. On
the contrary we are approaching a
crisis, which, unless averted, will be
unprecedented in our history for the
loss and suffering it will entail.
II have believed that this confer
|ence by the sober consideration Of con-
ditions as they exist throughout the
country, by the mutual interchange
Of opinion concerning remedies to be
invoked, by the candid examination
Of questions which vitality affect the
general welfare, might be able to con.
tribute somewhat to the speedy solu.
ton Of the perplexing problems which
confront u.s.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
Farmers Union Form
ing In Minnesots

Progressive farmers of Wright
county, Mimi, have been at work for
several weeks organizing the first
Minnesota unit of the Farmers Coop
erative & Educational Union of
America, and pans are now being
made for the first county convention
Of this organization. The Farmers
Union is the largest farmers organi-
cation in the United States, being
credited with membership OF 3,0oO,-
600 and has strong organizations IN
several states, including Iowa, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas,
Washington, Idaho and a number Of
other agricultural states.
The entrance Of the Farmers Union
into Minnesota was at the urgent re-
quest Of farmers in Wright county,
and not on the initiative Of the par
ent organization il is said.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
R. A. HASTE TO Lee
TURE ON FARMING
special to Producers News.

Special to Producers News.
r. A. Haste, editor of The Scientific
Farmer, and expert proponent Of the
Campbell System Of dry farming, has
been engaged by the Farm Bureau OF
Gallatin county to give a series OF
lectures on the subject in that terri
tory.
Mr.. Haste is considered by those
who know as perhaps the best man in
the state for such work and there
can be no doubt that his talks will
prove very beneficial to those who
hear him.
It is understood that Haste will
cover other portions of the state and
those who desire to have the advant-
age of his wonderful knowledge should
write him, care of Scientific Farmer,
Billings. Mr.. Haste ran for Secretary
of State last fall on the Democratic
ticket with League Endorsement.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
lists 90 more moderate in greed than
the American and he argues that Brit,
ish capitalism IL more open 10 demo
cratic ideas than American capitalism
q

Norway Approaches North Dakota.
While our Northwest is suffering
the birth pains of better system OF
rural credits and farm marketing.
with many of It's citizens so close to
the struggle that they cannot see what
is going on, the common people Of
Norway and Sweden whom so many OF
our residents Of the Northwest left be-
hind are making great progress to-
ward the New Day.
Many Of the things now agftated in
the Northwest are accomplished facts
in these progressive little nations.
Sweden has a state bank with rural
credit service; both have government
ownership of railways; and there are
many other similar things one might
mention
Norway, for instance, buys all the
grain needed by her people to prevent
profiteering in that necessity of life.
and her ambassador at Washington
has written the Industrial Commission
of North Dakota to learn whether
grain can be bought from the state
owned mill and elevator, thereby
eliminating the brokerage and commits
sions III unnecessary middlemen.
A gang of INSCRIPTIONS politicians
and boycotting financiers with some
what befuddled public, has delayed the
building of the great state-owned mill
and elevator at Grand Forks. Now
the bonds are at last sold, and next
year when it is open for business Nor
way and Sweden at least will be glad
to buy grain and -four which have not
been blessed" by the unnecessary
middlemen
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
PRESIDENT URGED
TO MAKE GOOD ON
AMNESTY PROMISE
Axreed to Consider Cases Following
German Treaty-Civil Liberties
Union Makes Appeal.

President Harding is urged by a
committee Of the American Civil Lib
critics Union to make good on his
promise to consider the release of Pc
iitical prisoners following the pass
age Of the German peace treaty. a
telegram to the President sent on the
day the German treaty was passed is
signed by Harry F. Ward, chairman
Norman M. Thomas, editor OF the
World Tomorrow, Albert DeSilver, at
torney, Helen Phelps Stokes Of NeH
YORK. Prof Robert Morss Lovett Of
the University Of Chicago, and Os'
wald Garrison Willard, editor Of The
Nation. The telegram reads:
1May we respectfully urge up
on YOU immediate consideration of
the release of the 148 political
prisoners now held in federal pris-
ons at Atlanta, Leavenworth and
McNeips Island, Washington. You
have indicated repeatedly that
the matter would be considered
after passage Of the treaty with
| Germany. We submit that the
time has long passed when the
country's, interest can justify
keeping In PRISON american citl-~
zens whose only offense was the
| expression of their honest opin-
ions on the war and industrial is
| sues. We believe that the gen
crosby and good will Of the
American people would approve
such action by you which has been
| taken by every foreign govern
ment in the war and by our own
government after preceding
wars"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

leased Tuesday of this week by the
Equity Cooperative Exchange to be
used in caring for the pooled grain
that is now accommodating at many
country points. The. lease runs to
August /, 1922 at which time it is
expected the pool will be closed and
ali loans from the War Finance Cor
poration repaid by the Equity Co
Operative Exchange. Several county
Farm Bureaus Of Minnesota are CO.
operating with the Equity Co-opere-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

Washington, Oct. 22.-In q sweep
ing decision involving the entire rail
road situation, wage scales, depres-
sion in industry and finances, the in
terstate commerce commission Satur-
day ordered the freight rates on grain,
grain products and hay throughout
the western half Of the United States
reduced by an average Of approx
mately Is per cent.
Notice was given the carriers that
the commission expected the reductions
to be put into effect Immediately and
by November 20 at the latest, and that
the low state Of railroad earnings
which led to the increases in l9ZO,
should hereafter be rectified by reduc-
ton in wages and prices and that q
downward tendency should be set fol
the rates.
Anticipated by statements IN otticia!
quarters bearing upon the strike cal
Of the railroad brotherhoods, the de.
cision was rendered in the cast
brought to the commission September
8 by "a western states and agricul'
tural organizations. The commission
unanimously held with the state peti
tioning for reductions, through con
ceding the difficult financial situation
Of the railroads.
Is Per Cent Reduction.
| The decision removes from Whea
and hay one-hah Of the increase Civ
en- the railroads in 1920 and on al
other grains fixes the rates at 10 Pc
cent less than those on wheat. Tn
commission further ordered new re
lationship built up on the rates O
grain products, including flour an
other commodities, to agree with tn
lower level on the raw material. Tn
increases given in 1920 gave the cal
riers a IS per cent advance in tn
i Mississippi valley and western terri
tory Is per cent advance within tn
mountain and Pacific territory an
80 1-3 per cent advance on commod
ties moving across the division lin
of which half is taken away.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
IN THE WAKE
OF THE NEWS
Railroad Troubles.

AS soon as the railroad men began
balloting Oh whether they would strike
against conditions demanded by the
railroad executives, our press OF GER
tain kind began a frenzied attempt to
discredit the railroad workers. And
we were sorry to note too that the
high officials Of the American Legion
began carrying water again for the In
terest opposed to organized labor. The
Legion announcements helped the
newspapers greatly in their task OF
preparing public sentiment. So it may
be dangerous to mention the bare
facts of the case.
The railroad executives have been
subletting their repair work to firms
in which they were interested as a
means of padding costs and Of defeat
ing the provisions protecting labor en-
gagged on this work in the Cummins-
Esch act. We are sure the public II
it knew would no. indorse such Jug
Cling.
+. On July l, 1921, the railroad work
ers were reduced IL per cent in wages
or $4,000 900 year and the rail
roads refuse to translate this reduc-
ton in terms of lower rates. They
now ask a further reduction Of 10 per
cent, promising now that this will be
reflected in lower rates.
The government is guilty of winking
at the violations Of the Cummins-Esch
act noted above, and its Labor Board
had no real power until last week to
act Railroads have been accepting
what they wished to accept Of it's find
lngs and striking" against the rest
The Pennsylvania railroad has been
defying this board for over 3 months
Railroad executives appear to vel
come the strike. It may be that they
hope with tie help Of the favorable
Harding administration . break the
railroad brotherh6ods. Or it may be
that their condition is such that 4
X6ald be a good time to have govern
ment control resumed with an outside
excuse.
Il tie government Will not force tn,
railroads to obey the law, BY wha
methods can railroad labor protect Il
Self; ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
|IO 94 F|| y &
mot El!|' I :! ! 20, SAYS
|4lRl|'GICuL IURA|ll CHIEF "a

~. Prorlracers News.

Special to the Producers News.
Helena. Oct. 26.-.The railroad
freight question is by no means
eoived bv this reduction" Chester =.
nav;s. sfatA commissioner OF agr1cm-
tnre. said Saturday in formal state
noent. commenting upon the gram ana
hav rate reduction ordered by the IN
@a,.c+oto commerce commission Tor
western states. He said:
ssThe cut in freight rates on farm
products helps, but it is not enough
ia restore the pre-war balance oe-
tween rates and prices by any means,
and ia lust that extent farm produc-
orc will continue to pay penaIty.
For example, wheat is down at about
the same level as obtained when there
was a 80 cent per hundred rate on
wheat. from most Of the wheat ship
ping points IN Montana Inc = redoe, ,
ton brings the rate to around ~ ano
43 cents hundred. -.
e"Since Montana is IN region tnat
nays the heaviest transpofta.lon
charge in the United States, and since
| the percentage increases that the rAi-
roads have put over in the last rev
wears worked proportionate greasei
hardship on the districts least FAVOR
ed. in which Montana is included, the
discrimination continues until the ad.
vances recently made entirely w1pee
out. ..,
tsThe CIT means three to four cents
a bushel to Montana farmers on thell
Grain. The reduction on hay IS no
Sufficient to ease the way for profit
able marketing Of the states surplus
in the east.
"The railroad freight question is b!
no means solved by the reduction
though it amounts to slight increas'
in the salvage which the farmer Est
for his crop when It Is p roduceda;; ~ y
the railroads to agricultural produc
ton needs united study and action
and unless l misjudge the sentimen
among the farmers, it is receiving thl
attention now"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
Farmers to Meet
for War Council,
Labor Is Invited

Washington, Oct. PA conference
of representatives of progressive
farm organizations from the west and
northwest" will be held! in Portland,
Ore. November IA and Is, the Farm
ers' National Council announced today
was Sin the nature Of a council Of war
on securing legislation and measures
needed by agriculture.
international labor organizataons
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
germany he saAflsarouns.

.'Europe aha the Next War" a 70
cent book BY Engelbret Graf, q Ger
man radical writer, appears to be a.
tracting widespread attention. Unlike
most OF the writer's on this subject
Graf. instead Of dwelling on the new
horrors Of war and mere politics,
writes chiefly on economic matters.
He sees Germany already 40 the
battle ground Of the capitalistic rival
~ between American and British
financial groups. There are today, &C
cording to Graf. two mighty political
and economic realms which have the
same imperialistc aim-the DONNA
ton Of the world. Their poles Of
energy or power are London and New
York. He sees them already crushing
against each other In Europe and Asia
and believes the British are on the de
fensive.
"The British are endeavoring t
erect a gigantic barrier against tn
American eapitalistic advance, EN-
bracing the Northern part OF the AT
lantic. the North and Baltic seas. The,
are also trying to form barrier 0
the Mediterranean and Black seas, i
order that Eastern Europe and West
ern Asia may be transformed into
new sphere Of British influence.
Germany is the gateway or breac
into these territories, and hence al
cording to Graf, each group will try t
control Germany. The German go'
eminent, tinged with socialism, Il
clfnes toward England, he says.
Strange as it may sound to Anne
team ears. Graf favors British capita
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

The Legion and Auxiliary are put
ting on the real dance of the season,
Ar1nistice Day, November 18th. This
dav is set aside to express the jovial
spirit and can so be expressed by COM
ing to this dance.
Don't forget the Big Dance ct the
lOrpheum, Armistice Day, starting at
300.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

and the American Federation Of La
hor have been invited to send dele
gates, the announcement said, SINCE
5the fundamental economic interests
Of all producers Of wealth, whether on
farms or in cities, are identical"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
Injunction Against N. D. Bank.

Injunction Against ". q. Bank.
An injunction has been issued BY
a state district Judge at Jamestown,
N. D., restraining the Bank OF North
Dakota from carrying on any business
until after November 3: A lot OF
foolish campaign arguments were
thrown together by q group Of un-
4Amed petitioners and armed with this
an attorney succeeded IL persuadiqs
Judge ]. 4. Conee. also president Of
thu Stutsman County Farm Bureau. to
grant this injunction tying up the bust
ness OF the state Of North Dakota.
The Injunction petition beara In
ternal evidence Of having been pre-
pared months ago 40 card up the
sleeve to be used In case North Da
kota should succeed IN selling ii
bonds. After the large block Of bonds
were sold to an eastern bond broker
age flrm, the injunction was brought
out before a Judge with the proper
amount Of old gang politics In him, 4
view 1t with favor. On October =
acting chief justice Birdzell dissolved
the Injunction and ordered Coffee t.
appear to show why order should no
be permanent.
It is also significant that the lawye
who did the trick was Ormsby McHar'
Of New York City, notorious through
out the country as political fxer. II
has been prominent in lining up tn
so-called colored delegates to reput
lican conventions from the South. II
was instrumental, for instance, /
| throwing Florida's colored delegate
| to Taft in 1912.
The injunction is not Dragged abou
| in anti-farmer circles Of North Dakot
| and it may in fact be direct frol
Wall Street move with subservleI
farm bureau leader acting as paw
against those he processes to repr
sent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

LosT-Dog with. name On d
or yellow, with a few VIZ
Notify August Eras
Mont, and receive resa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

Perhaps the many leading citizens
Of North Dakota who signed recall Pc
titions twice, are double-barreled pa,
triots.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

Washington hotel keepers at least
are optimistic about the coming dir
armament conference.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04
Equity Leases Minneapo-
LIS Terminal Elevator

Five 100000 bushel tanks of the
Electric Steel Elevator Company Were
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

tive Exchange in putting al
drive. This pool is not 4
with any membership drive
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

"a
TIE Producers New
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-11-04

Primes Albert Is
sold IN toppy red
bags, tidy red tins,
handsome pound
and half pound tin
ltu5,1idors and in the
pound crystal glass
h u m id or With
sponge n,oistenev
ton.