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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-08
Private Armies

Private Armies
James Lord, president of the min
ing department of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, said some things at
the recent Denver convention which
can not be said too often until private
armies are thing of the past in
America:
"There is no other country in the
world" declared Mr.. Lord, "where the
owners and directors of business are
allowed to have and control armies of
privately hired killers as they are
now doing with IMMUNITY in some
parts of the United States. It is
doubtful if in any other country men
whose sole recommendations are that
they will commit murder or any 9TH
er crime for pay, are allowed by the
government, and with its full knowl-
edge from it's own Investigations, to
supersede and displace constitutional
government. True, our government
does not advocate this, but strangely
tolerates it.
"No man-hired killer, coal opera
tor or corrupt government official has
been brought to trial and convicted to
this day."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-08
Labor in 1919

LABOR In 1919
Census figures on manufacturing in
1919, now available to the public, give
a direct lie to the anti-labor state
ments SO common in that year and in
1920. Immediately after the armis-
tice a concerted drive began on or
gained labor and there is, as vet, no
signs Of let up.
In 1919 manufactures to the value
of 621a billions were created, or two
and one-half times more than the
value of manufactures in 1914. Of
the amount in 1919 labor, which pro-
duced the goods, got a little less than
10 billions, or Is per cent of the
values labor helped to create.
This means that for dollars worth
of goods ready to go out Of the fac
tory labor got Is cents. And we
might compare this figure with the
80 to IS cents which the farmer gets
out of his product. Why need we be
surprised, therefore, that workers
and farmers can not exchange their
products in full and that we must
have panic every four years because
Of the alleged surplus.
The owners of the factories IN this
year 1919 took a profit Of l22 per
cent.
There has been much said about
how factory wages increased unduly
during the war. These wages in
creased 100 per cent and this was
much less than the increase in the
cost of living. The rawt materials
used by the factories increased 200
per cent. And manufacturers pro-
fits instead Of doubling once as wages
did, doubled several times.
Whenever big business and it's press
starts any general propaganda
throughout the country, one can
safely assume from the beginning
that it is just the opposite of the
facts.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-08
| they want.

they want.
Another danger is that disarma-
ment has taken a superficial phase.
Many are talking it the way they
talked democracy during the war and
they do not realize that we can not
have real disarmament or be safe
from war until we abolish monopolies
at home. Let us hope that disarma-
ment will not fare as badly at the
hands of its new friends as did demo-
cracy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-08
Modern PROPHETS

The writer imagines that if pro-
phet were to come among us here in
the Northwest he would tell US just
about what John Lind, ex-governor of
Minnesota, told a gathering of 200
people in Minneapolis who had assem-
bled to boost the sale Of North Dako-
ia bonds recently.
That for a long time we have been
ruled by a doctrine Of despair. That
we follow the doctrine of the survival
of the fttest in business and assume
that those who survive are the fittest
for society That as a result we are
ruled by greed and cunning and that
it is this greed and cunning, the law
of the wolf pack, which has brought
the world Close to ruin. That it is
preached as certain that people can
do nothing for themselves because
others want to use them for this pur-
pose.
All this is obvious, Of course, be-
cause our business is corporation
business and the corporation has only
one object profit. A corporation
man, great or small, can do only one
thing-boost the net profit Of his soul
less corporation.
Greed has had the dominion and it
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-08
IN THE WAKE
OF THE NEWS
Simonds' View

F rank II. Simonds, well-knovn
conservative writer on the war while
it was going on and since. predicted
in an article last week that big bust
ness may prevent all future wars.
AS a sign he sees where MIR. Hughes
and MIR. Hoover are very frankly
shaping our foreign policy in conform
lty with our economic and ti1,aneial
interests"
The theory is one we have previ-
ously stated in these columns. Gen
eral war is a clash between rival cap
italistic interests. Give one group,
such as an Anglo-American banking
group, domination over the rest and
there would be only petty wars to ex-
tend its tyranny Or TO put iown re-
volt from within. Simouds sees world
affairs shaping up this way under a
new super-government called the AS
ISOLATION OF Nations.
But let US not rejoice too soon and
wish Godspeed to Hughes and Hoover,
to Morgan and kotllschild. There are
things worse than war, as we admit
our revolutionary forefathers proved
slavery to financial clique Is one.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-08
What Engineers Think

The report of q committee of the
American Engineering council, an or
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-08
The Farmer Referendum

The Farmer Referendum
. The referendum vote taken by the
Farm Bureau federation on L. IS
sues now before the farming public
is splendid illustration Of how &C
curately the Nonpartisan league farm
er publications have sensed the needs
and thoughts of the farmers.
Farmers of Minnesota are voting
10 to / against the sales tax and 20
to l in favor of continuing the excess
profits tay. Readers may recall that
the Farm Bureau federation leaders
wobbled badly on these two issues at
first and that we gave them a pretty
stiff write-up because Of it. There
was never any doubt as to where the
farmers interests lay, and it was not
necessary to wait for a referendum to
know how farmers would feel about
the matter.
They are voting as high as 200 to
l in favor of the Great Lakes water
way, which the Nonpartisan Leader
was the first magazine OF paper in
the Northwest to back up with strong
est arguments. A numoer Of others
had treated it specifically.
They are voting 178, SIG to 1862 for
establishment of means to enable
farmers to get bank credits on pro-
ducts stored in bonded warehouses.
This has been on of the chief points
advanced by the Nonpartisan league
and was one of the chief reasons for
establishing the Bank of North Da-
kota.
The one vote we do not agree with
is that indorsing move for a consti-
tutional amendment to forbid the is
suance of tax-exenpt securities by
154,36O to 24,118. Farmers have not
had this issue before them to any ex-
tent and it is played up as means
of aiding millionaires to escape in
come taxes. We believe that the real
purpose of this move is to strike a
concealed blow at government own
ership. Without exemption from
taxes it would be harder to sell state
bonds for bank, mill and elevator
or cold storage plant. Federation
leaders have always been on the
wrong side Of the public ownership
issue.
Recall how the bankers have fought
exemption of federal land bank bonds
and you will get new view Of the
exemption agitation.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
NEW QUARTERS
FOR LEGION
NEARLY READY

The American Legion local pos,
VIII soon be Installed In their nov
quarters In tho basement OF the
Main street court house also the
Rcd Cross, the Women's Auxiliar,
and Miss Lydia 70. Frickc. county
health nurse.
Tho basement has bccn thorough.
y cleaned and disinfcctcd prepar.
ntory TO installation Of furniture
and other equipment. The WON.
ems Auxiliary. the Rod Cross and
tho county health nurse quarter,
viii be on the north side OF the
building while the Legion gymnas
ium. assembly room and other
quarters win be at the east end.
Electrical wiring Ia now all In
for the lighting arrangement. A
few alterations are stiii necessary
for the placing OF the equipment
such as cloak. billiard and card
rooms. The date for the house.
warming" has not been set by the
post officers. but II In said that the
quarters will be dedicated early Ia
December.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
YANKEE TARs ESTABI.IsH
NEW GUNNERY RECORD

LOS ANGELES. Nov. rs. - A
worlds record In gunnery was estab-
iished by the gun crew of turret No.
4 Of the U. S. s. New Mexico. in
practice off the harbor here. accord
Ing TO officers OF the flagship. In
short range direct practice five
shots were fired from three fourteen
inch guns OF the turret No. 4 In one
minute and IS seconds. all direct hits
at 5000 yards. The previous record
was one minute and +2 seconds.
Another shining example Of marks
manship was seventeen out OF twenty
direct hits at 5000 yards. LIieuten-
ant Lyle Morgan Is commander Of the
record gun crew and Ensign Atherton
McCombray. second In command,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
OVERSEAS CARS ron
MILITARY UNITS OF q. A. e..

CORVALLIS. Nov. 25.--oversea'
caps viii soon replace the cadet caps
now worn by students in the military
units OF the Oregon Agricultural col.
iege. according to wor from high au-
thoriy. Thirteen hundred overseas
caps are due In corvaiicr before the
Chrisim holidays. ~ ia planned
to have the o. A. G. coiors on the
cap. but there viii be no expense to
the students In any way. The new
head gear In said TO be more comfor-
table than the present stiff caps.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
CONTEMPORARIES YIELD
TO LURE or CUPID

BALTIMORE. Nov. 2J.--Thc
conductorettc IL n rapidly vanish.
ing quantity In Baltimore. and
like the bison OF the western plains
viii exist only In the fables told
to their grandchildren by old men
who lived herc during the world
war In 1913 there were i57
women and girls working on the
lines OF street railway. In 1890
h. number was greatly decreased
md today but ~ OF these conduct.
oicttcS ar. to be found on the
widely scattered lines OF the city.
Romance was directly rcspons-
ible for some OF them desert,ng the
cars. Love affairs sprang up be-
tween conductorettcs and motor.
men. with marriage as tho result.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
FOUR BOXING BOUTS
ARRANGED FOR DEC

'"e ooAihs program prepared TOT
'''e'"oer . !" mcpo"aId . nan wiz
DO popular priced a'air' rinss'de
seats 10 DC so'd AZ 's'so ana gen
era' admission 10 Dc si'io' An er-
IRA Sn'round exhibition between
boo Ross ana BOD Alien, VIII %
staged besides three regular events
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
FARMERs AFTER PRIZES
At HAY AND GRAIN SHOW

CHICAGO. Nov. 25.--Thousands OF
farmers Of twenty-four states and
half q dozen Canadian provinces are
matching skin for the $4,000 pre-
MUM list offered by the Chicago
Board OF Trade for tho best samples
Of corn. wheat. oats. barie1. rye.
seeds and hay grown during the cur
rent year. The decision will be
reached at tho third International
Grain and Hay Show which opens
here today.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
UNIVERSITY HAS
09.YEAR.OLD
ALUMNUS

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Nov. 25.---
Brown University lays claim to hav-
Ing tho Oldest graduate OF any Ameri-
can college. John Hunt. OF Spring
field, o.. % years old on Oct. II, was
graduated from Brown In 1s&2, near
ly two decades before the Civii War
began. He was born In Lowell.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
prRIAL GROUNDS OF GIANT
RACE UNCOVERED BY RAIN

DOUGLAs, Arlz., Nov, so'---Re'
cent heavy. rains in the vicinity OF
Rsddington, near here, have uncov.
cred the burial grounds OF race OF
n,opre who are thought to- have lived
thousands of years ago, according to
August Ealey. q miner, who has been
employed In the Reddinston district
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

and Kid Linkenback OF this city
are scheduied for a four round
match. both boxing best as light
weights.
Kid Vincent. Of San Francisco
and Red Moore. light-weights Of
this place will meet In four
round preliminary.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
EARTHQUAKES SHOCK
FELT IN SIsKIyOu

sIssoN, siskiyou Co, Nov Se'-
A slight shock, believed TO Dc an
earthquake. was felt here at il'4o
n, m. Tuesday. Tho shock was OF
sufficient Intensity to rattle windows
but apparently did no damage
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
A TRYING SITUATION

- wish my name wasn't Adaiin'
Moore" complained that little girl
TO her mother one day.
why. dear . think II IN u pretty
name"
81 used TO. but now the children
In school havo nicknamcd mo Post
script
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
VINO BOUGHT WER AND now
MuCB DiD uE PAY

Dead Fall Cor. iiilluboro. o. Gazette
Several from here attended the sale
of Mrs. Alice Mccoy last Thursday.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
QUITE so

Now they are advocating u flied
pay Tor married women"
THAT will interest husbands who
hand over their entire salaries"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

Another good way to force Japan
,o dIsnrm-- give her our wooden
,hips. uurgcsts II. Y. Calkins.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

klamath Falls has one of the most
efficient telephone services In the
United States. ,says v, T Ludden.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

Don't over shower your infant with
baby talk There will be time enough
for ,ha, whom sho grows up and se''
a beau.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
tA.rD LIKE To SEE IT

Now. II Fatty. who found his eel
lar OF booze intact when he returns
home. would only send a blueprint
Of It's construction here for o'''c"'
inspection.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

Roger, tho little son OF one OF our
readers. had been asking his mother
about God. and she explained that
lilo lived In the heavens.
The next day the youngstcr. notIc.
ing an aEoplane come out Of the
sky and make landing nearby. rush
ed to his mother and exclaimed.
Come out quick, Ma, and uoc.--God's
rot a flat tire"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

n. l.. Johnson says In war the gum
do tho talking; In peace. the rear
admirais.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

Prof. william Dchn. OF University
NJ Washington. says that the human
romach manufactures alcohol, Just
try that excuse on your wife some
night.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

Wanted. few old ladies' bikes. -
Northwestern Daily Mail.
nut II mus surely he only a few
old ladies' who ride bicycles.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

It's hard TO say whether ma"
I'M, a harder time ''tecthing wh'ie
n baby or getting used to false 'ee'"
when he grows up.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

Hardins's numerous trips are q
matter of habit; as a newspaper pno'
Usher he believes In wide e'rcu'a'
ton,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

A, So MIR. Rockefeller proposes 70
,,y. 10 he 100. IL means n lot to Dc
rid OF financial Worries
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

n would be much easier to locate
escaped criminals II the detectives
were fired and bill collectors h'reo
In their places. says John Foster.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving time has come again.
And the fields are brown and bare.
The bins filled with harvest stores,
And the cellars, with treasures rare
The corn has been gathered with careful hands,
And the apples are heaped up high,s
The sheds are filled with cracking wood.
For the winter, that is drawing nigh,
The pumpkins are gathered aud placed with care,
For the pies like mothers made,
And the turkeys pescefully roaming the field,
Ere their heads on the block laid.
Tho blessings OF God, are spread oer our homes,
That built In this land OF the free
Prosperity and plenty 60 hand In hand,
From the center all round to the sea.
We thank, Tuee, Oh God. for Thy boundlsss love.
Guide our footsteps lest stray y IA
May our hearts be full Of kindness and truth, hN
On this our Thanksgiving Day. M
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26

The following David Ellsworth for The
Herald and should have been
eve but was mislaid. II much is
beautiful away and SO
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-11-26
ny JUNIup
SHE WASN'T HUNGRY

said delicate girl from silver Lake,
To tho waiter. ~ really cant take
a full meal. so instead
bring me coffee and bread.
bnckwhcnt cakes. ham and eggs and
u steak"
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-04-14
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD MEET

Friday May 18th is the date set
for the Second Annual Black Hills
High School Field Meet to be held
at Rapid City under the direction
of the South Dakota State School
Of Mines. All high schools in the
western half of South Dakota are
invited to send representatives, all
of whom will be guests of the
School of Mines during their stay
in Rapid Cy.
Keen competition is expected to
determine which high school will
win the meet and hold the big sill
yer cup which was taken by Lead
High School last year Gold, silver
and bronze medals will again be
awarded the winners of first, Sc
cond and third places in each ev-
ent, while cups will be given in
the relays. Student committees at
the college are already getting ur
a program and making provision
for the entertainment and comfort
of the contestants.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-04-14
CHICAGO MEETING ADOPTS
COOPERATIVE PLAN

The grain marketing program
as outlined by the Committee Of
appointed by President
J. r. Horward Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation was ad-
opted unanimously by the lot del
egates representing the grain
growers Of the United States at
the meeting in Chicago on April
5th to 7th. The organization will
be known as the United States
Grain Growers Inc, and contem-
plates the organization of a ter
minal sales agency warehousing
facilities at terminal markets, a
finance corporation, an export
corporation and marketing news
service. Each grain grower who
pays $40 may become member,
and his grain will be marketed at
actual cost. 1t is left optional
with the grower whether he will
market his grain by direct or in
dividual sale to the local elevator
or by pooling, but in either meth
cd, he will have to agree to mar
ket his crop through this channel
for period of five years.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-04-14
CONGRESSMEN ASSIGNED
ON HOUSE COMMITTEES

The House of Representatives
completed its assignment of COM
mittees last Saturday. Congress
man Christopherson remains on
the Judiciary, one the exclusive
committees. Royal Johnson re-
mains on Indian Affairs, Rules and
Expenditures in War Department.
William Williamson, the new con-
gresham from the Third District
west of the Missouri River has
been assigned to the Committees
on Mines and Mining, Irrigation of
Arid Lands, and Expenditures in
the Interior Department. The first
two committees are obviously inn
portant assignments IN his dis
trict where there are large mining
interests and thousands of acres
under irrigation. He drew good
positions on all of these commit
tees.
The Expenditures in the Inter
ior Department is matter of con-
siderable Importance as this de-
partment includes the General
Land Office, Indian Affairs, Pen,
sions, Education, Geological Sur,
vey, Reclamation Service, Bureau
of Mines, National Parks and &
number of other important depart
ments and divisions.
Much work has already beer
done in the way of shaping legis
Iiation. 1t seems certain that the
resolution declaring a state o.
war with Germany will be repealed
at a reasonable early date in full
fIlment of campaign promises; al
so that the Emergency Tariff anC
Anti-dumping bill will be speedil!
Ienacted. Much work has been don,
on the general tax bill, but thi
promises to give rise to som,
warm fights in both House ant
Senate, and it will take time be
fore it can be in shape for pas
sage. The Ways and Means Com
mittee has been holding hearing
for weeks on the permanent tar
iff bill, and this is gradually tax
ing form. 1t is hoped that thi
may be in shape for passage in tn
early sumemr.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-04-14
HURON MEETING OF FARM
BUREAU FEDERATION

The South Dakota Farm Bureau
Federation session ~at Huron on
Mondya voted that a marketing
committee should he appointed
with an executive head to cooper
ate with other farm organizations
in pushing the marketing propo-
sition in this state in line with
the United States Grain Growers,
Inc, as devised by the grain mar.
keting committee of seventeen.
This action was taken following
an address by j. Nj. Anderson of
St. Paul, member of the committee
of seventeen and member of the
temporary board of directors in
the newly organized farmers
grain marketing body.
Mr.. Anderson said that in spite
of some differences as to compul-
sorry pooling, the lot delegates at
the recent Chicago meeting voted
unanimously to support the plan
by the committee of seventeen.
He said further that already ten
or fifteen million bushels of wheat
were already pooled in the Pacific
! Northwest in advance of the or
ganization work. The farmer now
has the option of pooling, straight
sale or consignment, but. it is ex-
pected that in the end the pooling
arrangement will be found most
satisfactory. He gave the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau federation the
most credit. for making possible
the development of this plan which
he said is the most important adj
vancement in agricultural progress
of farmers and by farmers.
4 The new plan, he said, does not
contemplate price fixing, but ra-
, ther price stabilizing. Although
it provides for a finance corpora
tioon, it does not intend to go in
, to the banking business. Thous-
ands of bankers are welcoming
the assistance they will get, and
all bankers eventually will be for
: the plan. He asserted that millers
were already showing desire to
cooperate and to deal with this
big farmers organization direct.
He showed the value of truthful
! news service on marketing and
that legitimate hedging would
stand. With proper stabilization
: the farmer would this year have
been receiveing about So bushel
for his wheat. The fact that there
are about .140,000,0OO bushels Of
wheat still held on our farms, he
said, is sufficient testimonial that
farmers will pool voluntarily. This
grain is really a pool. He urged
farmers not to get too impatient
, and expect everything to be ac-
complished at once.