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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-20
George A. Scott,
Statistician.
- y - = a - ~ - - 49,
Note :.

About July tenth this oficie will is
sue a report covering the acreages of
flax, corn, potatoes, and beans; and
forecasts of production of all the
principal crops for Montana. based
upon condition July 1.
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INFORMATION CON-
CERNINC ADJUSTED
COMPENSATION

rvTFD STATES VETERANS
BUREAU
Minneapolis, Mimi
June 4, 1924.
Imnoltant To Your Community
n. information contained in the
,-.qc6ed article is of interest and
r~r-ical Importance to every eX-ser-
+. han of whom there are many In
YOUR community.
Ne therefore, wish to make a
s-sral request that every newspaper
rBi,b this as it viii answer the very
rs,tions that the former service men
are asking.
We shall greatly appreciate your
Generation in bTOadcasting to your
readers this timely information.
Respectfully,
C. D. HIBBARD,
Manager, Dist. No. 10,
EncL U. S. Veterans Bureau
Owing to the fact that various in
tspretations have been placed on the
method BY which the World War vet
ean can compute the amount of his
ud up twenty-year endowment in
urmca purchased by the adjusted
service credit under the provisions Cd
tie Adjusted Compression Act, Gen
a Frank 7. Hines, Director Of the
United States Veterans Bureau, has
released a statement of factors anC
astuctons which will clarity this
situation.
The Director called attention to the
fact that the p per cent increase
a added to the adjusted service cred
: before applying as a net single pre-
mum to purchase the endowment in
Er1ce as called for by the Act, hai
lIeady been incorporated in the fac
T and should NOT be added to tn,
alasied service credit before multi
Fyng by the factor. The table O.
factors and instructions follow:
Factors TO determine the
amount Of paid up 20 year en-
doWment insurance purcrased by
TIE adjusted service credit, as de-
nnad 1n SOC 0nT ,e ~ 80
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SEE 1 to myself, SEE I, The Produc-
ers News is the paper to buy!
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The area seeded to oats this year
in Montana is estimated at 100000
acres. of a Z per cent increase over
last year. The average for the 1919
% (5-year) period was $4,000 acres.
The condition rating Of sc on June 1
forecasts a probable production of TO-,
$4,000 bushels, compared with b.
, 1924-03-21
70 be continued.


London. March 18th. The House #
Commons tonight defeated by BAT to Is
q motion by LabuurS left wing to reduce
the army to $50, GOO n en- as a protest
against what the movers regard as he
militaristic trend of the Governments
army policy. The supporters Of tie
motion urged that disarmament was Tie
only way to secure eace. The Cavern
ment speakers appealed to the movers
lot to press The motion 10 a division,
arguing that disarmament could only be
attained by international agreement.
The debate was interesting cnly as show.
Ing now few Labour extremists were PIE
pared openly to oppose the government.
Sacramento, tai, March l7b.-The
three army blplanCs, which viii maxi
. SO, coo miles journey through the air
lanes of the world, visiting tWenty-three
countries before they return to their
starring point. Glover Field, Santamon-
ca California, reached Mather Field this
afternoon on their t3st lap of their
globe girding.
London. March 18th.--An earthquake
was felt at Batna, Algeria, on Monday
morning says an AIgIers oeSpatch to the
Daily Mail. A girl was killed by the
collapse of a house and several buildings
were damaged.
TOXIC, March l8th-Many houses were
demolished on Saturday evening by a
severe earthquake which rocked the Sau-
thern section Of Saghalien Island off the
east coast of Asis. Several persons were
injured, but none were killed. The
shocks are continuing and the inhabit-
ants are in a state of terror. In places
eight foot assures have appeared in the
earth.
, 1924-03-21

Chairman. In the budget for the cur
rent fiscal year the sum of S4,Q00 was
appropriated for the purpose Of building
a c|isterr; the site has been selected and
purchased and during this time We have
had in this Municipality Commander K.
NJ. Warield, &C. Z. c., u. S.. ~, he has
great e perience in planning a0d install
irp water systems all over the world.
lie stated that the capacity Of the pro-
posed c'stern would not permit the inn
pounding of sufficient water to supply
the needs for C~hristiansted. He stated
further that it would be a matter OF
economy to provide for a larger storage
capacity, say one million gallons. To do
this it was found necessary to introduce
a money bill to provide for q storage Of
approximately one million gallons. The
money bill before you as introduced by
Government is to give Christiansted an
adequate supply Of water.
The Vice. Chairman remarked: As
this matter is not on the order of the day
will take the vote as to whether 1t
should be furthered.
Government Secretary (ZaHe) remark
ed: Mr.. Vice-Chairman. For the IL
formation of the Council | miQht stare
that His Excellency the 3overnor feels
that as the next Colonial Council meeting
will not be held before April IA, and to
avoid calling an extraordinary meeting
If was necessary to hurry this matter
through in time 10 place it before the
Council at this meeting.
It was put to the vote and unanimous.
" adopted hat the money bill be fur.
thered.
End Member for Christiansted Town
(Caneqata) remarked Mr.. Chairman.
believe in being an opportunist and |
believe today is a very good opportunity
for Christiansted. We are all glad to
have this amount to increase the water
supply. The plan and site have been ap-
proved and it is only a question o. in
creasing the proposed quantity. | hope
every member will vote for this bill.
and thank the Governor for 9Iac-
ing this amount at the disposal Of ST.
CrOiX.
LIST Member for Frederiksted Country
District (FIemjng) Mr.. Vice-Chairman: |
would like to ask If Frederiksred will be
treated in the same name as Christian
sted. and why 50 much Federal fnnGS is
spent in Christiansted Town for a els
tern and not for the Country?
End Member for Christianstod Town
(C0neqat0 in reply to the last speaker
said,-You cannot start everything at the
, 1924-03-21

and one of them sent tan arrow through a Spanish BuckIr which resulted in the death
of the SpanHrd two days afterwards from the poisoned arrow. There isl rather al
legorca picture painted by o. Graef and called:
THE BATTLE O SANTA CRUZ"
The first bOOdshed in the New World.
which most graphically depicts thec Carlo women in the melee as much if not more than
the men
ITO be c0ntmed)
, 1924-03-21


same time. The project is already begun
in Christiansted.
4th Member for Frederiksted Country
District (AnderSenl remarked: Mr.. Vice
Chairman. Admiral Coontz says put
your most important needs down fist.
! leave it to the Council to decide. what
is most necessary TO make the island
produce.
End Member fer Christiansted Town
(COnegata) proposed that 1st discussion
be closed.
End Member for F~rederiksted Country
District (Curyy) seconded the members
proposal.
The motion was put to the vote and
unanimously adopted.
lst discussion closed.
With Government and the Councils
consent End discussion opened.
No one requesting the word End dis
cussion closed, the Secretary read the
Money Bill and the Vice Chairman put
same to the vote.
II members voted foI 3 against.
The Vice. ChdjrmG1t) remarked: The
Money Bill is adopted and goes 10 Gov
errment.
Item 5.
s.. Colonial Council Bill No. Is.
Fourth Council, First Session.
Introduction of and discussion on
Resolution introduced by LIST Mem
Der for Christiansted Country Dis
trict J~Jessen) providing for the APP
pointuent of a Commission of
members to revise the existing Po-
lice Regulations.
The bill reads as follows:
Colonial Council Bill No. rs.
Fourth Council, First Session, 1923 1921.
RESOLUTION.
Be 1t resolved By the Colonial
Council for st. Crojr IN session as
Scm5ied::
l. that a Committee Of seven
C7 members be appointed by this
Council to revise the existing Police
Regulations of Both January 1915,
and to draw up new rules and re-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
OWNER OF OTHER MEMS JOBS

EV7HEN HENRY FORD adopted the suggestion of James
l Couzens that minimum wage of S. be the
Ford plant Henry assumed responsibility for the
and mental webeng of his employees thus down with
sudden and unexpected wealth
Henry wanted to know what his wormen going to do
with that S. day. and they didn't spend Henry thought
ought to be spent such part of Henry thought
ought to be saved why Henry simply didn't such wormen
around his plant.
Now the great manufacturer goes step So far
his employees assumes responsibility for
strict enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment
companying Volstead act
Of course, Henry ism policeman He isn't prohibition
enforcement officer He part of the enforcement
chinery Government But Henry is an employer And
he likes the Eighteenth Amendment Vosead act and
while ne can't arrest empOye caught with the smell of
wine liquor his BREATH his person. his home
Henry punish such offender just the He
him. he can imprison him; but he hm-whch might
be punishment than fine temporary mprson
ment.
And Henry Ford knows his power. He knows that firing
empoye from good job tough the empoye-and maybe
tougher still the employees wife and children he has
family.
possible Also his own private notions as
to how all people ought live Having power of life or
death employees job position to regulate the
lives of his employees And when that any
ploye will be fired who caught with the smell beer wine
liquor his BREATH of the devil on
his person his home Henry knows position to en-
force the National laws and his own laws we'll.
would be the Henry should take notion
didn't like the smell tobacco thought his employees would
be better of they didn't smoke While there Federal
State law prohibiting tobacco Ford can make law of
his and make effective by firing employees who don obey
Ford laws.
Being the of another mans job with great
power that mans life; and when the owner Of
thousands of jobs which take away any preense
that is satisfactory himself that autocra of lit
tie kingdom with far greater the lives of his
ec than any ruler of civilized world anywhere the world
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FARM ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

the farmers of tomorrow coming from? This is
Nv question discussed by older residents of dis
trcs Some folks beginning to wonder where
food supply future from the influx of farmers
into cities continues.
Bright lights lure pleasure seekers the metropolis where
they veke their fellow artificial existence
oyng which require nearly all of their
ings.
Unemployment is inevitable Agriculture which is the back
bone of all industry deserted After of city exist-
ence aborers unwilling go back the long
low wage of the country.
As result have hundreds of of untitled land
tenant houses farmers crying against the
quo many of them in bankrupcy small country banks
closing mortgages tight money market and shortage of food
stufs
And all the while of country friends declaring
eff they to live let em back and help produce
products we are.'
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HIGHWAY FACTS

IF William II. Remy Marion county prosecutor is looking
for data for in his investigation of the equipment
division of the State Highway Commission he would do well
turn to the files of The indianapolis Times of May June
1922 and those of other subsequent dates
In 1922 The Times the first time that there
irregularities in this division 1t did the facts
included the report of the State board accounts at the
time it included facts revealed in the
port of which expected reviewed subsequent
report.
When The Times articles printed on subsequent
occasions the equipment division receiving Washing
ton large quantities of surplus TO these
materials had nothing whatever do with the construction
highways Nearly all of these articles firm in
Indianapolis without competitive bids
AT that time the highway department tried to explain away
the receipt of this material the ground that the Federal Gov
eminent required the department accept it order get
trucks from the Government This was denied
Washington.
There explanation for the fact material was
being sold without competitive bids For time Immediately
following The Times revelations bids asked and
ceived. But this practice abandoned
The Times at that time failed the State board of
accounts and other law enforcement officials they had been
interested then they the operation of the equip
men division the State probably would been saved thou
sands of dollars.
newspaper reveal facts concerning public affairs but
1t not make criminal prosecutions This matter for the
duly constituted law enforcement authorities Why the nvestga
ton was delayed two hard understand It was
tain the authorities derect their duty at that time
They could at least have Investigated facts when thew
handed to them by The Times
Nevertheless pleasing to know that such things event.
sslly edFae home to roost. i Alaaxtt.s
W
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In Ne1U York
BY STEVE HANNAGAN

NEW YORK, July 30.-Any state
ment that mentions poor fish" is
good for laugh any place in New
York. except the Aquarium, in Bat
terry Park.
The chamber maids who care for
the fish on display take their work
seriously and resent all fish jokes.
The Aquarium. by the way, does
a big business during the summer.
Admission is free. The visitors, for
the most part, are tourists. those in
tensely interested in Histology from
a scientific standpoint. and park
bench-warmers who have nothing
else to do.
A Californian sea lion has held
the center attraction bowl at the
Aquarium for eighteen years. On
many occasions 1 have seen the lion,
and never once have I seen him rest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

Newspapers all over the world
are now printing articles about how
the earth will attempt to communi-
cate with the planet Mars next
month, when Mars will be closer
than at any time since 1909.
Since that date there has been
great progress in science and the
possibilities of communicating with
Mars, assuming that it is inhabited,
have greatly increased.
If race of reasoning beings does
exist on Mars, they are not likely
to be similar to those of the earth.
There is a great difference in the
atmosphere of the two bodies. A
Marian would find the worlds at
mosphere so damp that he could not
live in it.
There is nothing unreasonable in
the theory that human beings live
on Mars, and the question of how
to communicate with them is the
scientific topic of the day. Many
plans are being proposed. Some of
these will be tried. The first signal
recognized as such. from Mars to
the earth will be the most thrilling
event of all history.
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HE HAS NO
FAITH IN
PREDICTIONS
Reader Gives Some Sound
Facts on Prediction
Dope
To the Editor Of The Times

To the Editor OF the Ifnes
EV7 E SEE in the papers that
IWI some political writers are al
. ready predicting thus and so
in regard to the next election.
A few years ago, just before
presidential election, two Democrat
ic and three Republican pre- election
guassers, so to speak, who never
had failed" to predict just how the
election was going that fall, utterly
failed to predict correctly.
Large crowds coming out to hear
the candidates-espe new ones
speak don't count for anything
either Just think of Hughes and
Bryan's crowds. Straw votes don't
count for anything either, as some
communities are this way or that
way politically just as some conmun-
tiles or some States are settled po-
litically.
Neither do early election returns
always foretell who is winner. Just
think back in 1916 or to Hayes and
Tilden in 1875. The Democrats in
some places had bonfires to celebrate
In the fall Of 1876.
In reading political news OF any
kind one should always consider who
writes the piece, to what kind Of po-
ltical editor it is sent, and that it
is printed in a paper corresponding
with the views of the writer and the
editor.
What is the use of predicting or
guessing? It takes the final count
of the votes to decide who is winner
A TIMES READER.
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LuILabieS
BY HAL COCHRAN

The worlds known a million, or
maybe trillion, of songs in the past
fifty years. Some tunes make. you
glad or perhaps sort of sad as they
move you to laughter or. tears.
Consider the list of the ones
you've not missed. No doubt there
are thousands you've had. But
there ne'er was song half as sweet
lam I wrong0 as the lullabies sung
by a dad.
He snuggles a tot and he sings
tommy-rot, but his chanting is ever
SO sweet. Such music, it seems
lulls a child into dreams and though
foolish, it's really a treat.
Its ''ta. de, de doll" and it's fol,
de, roll, roll" The words every little
child knows. Dad sings 1t by choice
at the top of his voice and he makes
up the tune as he goes.
It's certain it's pretty, most any
old ditty, though music and words
may run wild. The words he may
sing never have meant a thing, but
the song means a lot to g. child.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc,
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variable star and the time 1t takes
to go from it's least brilliance to its
maximum and then back again to
its minimum is known as its period.
Astronomers have made a careful
study Of Delta and find that it has
a period of days s hours AZ min
utes 80 seconds. 1t is a remarkable
and amazing fact that this star is
so accurate in its changes that 1t
could be used as a clock.
At it's minimum it has a magni-
tude of 40. At it's maximum 1t is
three times as bright, having a mag
nitude Of 81.
Variable stars are divided into
four groups by astronomers today.
The first is known as the eclipsing
variables. This type of variable is
In reality a double star. The change
IN brilhance is due to the fact that
orc Of the components is a dark
body or a star whose light is slowly
dying out.
The second type is called the Cep-
held variables because the star Del
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

FRIEDRICH WILHELM BESSEL
ia in the constellation Cepheus is
the most famous one of this type.
In the Capheids the variation in
light is believed to be caused by
Some change III the star itself.
It is pointed out that sun-spots
upon our sun increase and decrease
regularly through an eleven-year
period. Some large scale disturb
ance Of a similar nature taking place
rapidly upon the surface Of these
stars might cause the change in bril-
lance.
There is also an opinion that the
Cephelds may be stars in an un-
stable condition which are expanding
and contracting with a regular pull
sating movement. This might &C
count for the change in brilliance.
However, astronomers are not sure.
and the Cepheids are still one of the
chief puzzles confronting astrono-
mers.
The third type is known as the
irregular variable. These vary only
slightly and have no constant period.
They are all among the largest stars
in the heavens, the so-called giant
red stars.
The last type is known as the long
periodic variables. These stars have
periods ranging from So to 500 days.
Some astronomers think that the
long period variables are in reality
dying stars, that they are growing
so cool that crust is beginning, to
form over their molten surfaces.
Such a crust would dim the light of
the star. However, the gases i'm
prisoned beneath the crust would
rise in temperature and pressure
until they broke through. This
would cause an increase in brilliance.
The study Of variable stars was
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ing. He just keeps blowing
through the water of his circular
tank. The fish fed him are cleaned
and dressed.
The shark sucker, a small fish
that cHngs to the side of the man
eating sharks. by suction and fric-
ton, is the LATEST of fishes, They
will not swim stroke, making the
shark pull them along.
Funny fish are the angels, who
are made up like black-face come
dams and circus clowns. After one
glimpse at them you'll be convinced
that although "hsh may not per-
spire," as a vaudeville song goes,
they do have circuses.
The most conceited fish evidently
are the red and blue parrot fish.
They have a mirror in their tank
and they spend most Of their time
adjusting their fins before it.
There may be many poor fish"
in New York. but none of them are
at the Aquarium. Those fish have
hot and cold running water in their
hotel rooms. equipped with electric
lights. Their meals are served
promptly. They don't do a bit of
work and are never leased with
hooks.
Mike, misnamed tabby cat favor
tie of the Brooklyn postoffice, is
dead, a victim of poisoned cakes
strewn about for Mikes aged enc
mics, mice.
Six years ago the cat appeared at
the postoffice and displayed signs Of
remaining. A thoughtless postal
clerk named the cat Mike"
A few weeks later Mike led troop
of kittens in defiance to her name
down the corridors of the postoffice.
In six years Of revenge Mike has
produced ninety-nine gkittens in
seventeen lltters.
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patent is to employ an attorney to
file proper application.
Under normal conditions the appli-
cation comes up for investigation by
patent office examiner in about
eleven months.
It may then be rejected because
the examiner decides it comedies roo
closely with a patent already grant
ed, or that it will not be practicable.
1t is then up to the attorney to
file an amendment to the application
in an endeavor to prove the exami-
ner wrong. If the attorney Is sue
cessful, the application is again
placed on file and another eleven
months roll by.
The examiner may then reject the
application a second time because
of some other point, not mentioned
in his first report.
One complaint against patent Of.
flee efficiency and delay, made by the
League of American Inventors,
through President Alexander J.
Wedderburn, is that this perform
ance may be-and often is-contin-
ued indefinitely.
"AlI Observation-Disclosures
Commissioner Robertson, however,
doesn't appear the least bit worried
about all the fuss.
why he says. II requested the
secretary. of the interior quite a
while ago to appoint a committee to
investigate conditions in the patent
office and recommend any changes
it saw fit.
1--WE always have been glad to re-
ceive suggestions. And we always
give them careful consideration
This talk about favortism and in
timidatfon is all nonsense. There is
none of it around the patent Office
that know Of"
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begun by David Fabricius, a Dutch
astronomer, in 1896.
At the beginning Of the nineteenth
century, three Of the most famous
astronomers devoted much Of their
time to the study Of both double
and variable stars. They were
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, F. G. w.
Strive and Sir William Herschel.
Bessel, a German astronomer, was
the first to measure the distance
from the earth to a star. Strive
was a Russian astronomer. Her
schel, Of whom we have already writ
ten, discovered the planet Saturn.
Next Article: King Cepheus.
Copyright, 1924, by David Dietz)
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Tongue TIPS

Anthony H. Quoting, Chamber of
Commerce, Philadelphia: II found
that Germany, where an inflated
currency Is rapidly becoming sta
bilized, is the highest market in
Europe, and Paris, in a great many
respects, is the cheapest"
Senator James Couzens, Michigan:
Lots of times L think / am a rot
ten Senator from the letters I re-
ceive. And, from some of the ed
itorialsa read. am convinced that
l am "a rotten Senator"
Henry Collins, in a Detroit hos
pital with a fractured skull: 81 jes
got behind my balky mule and
pushed. What happened? I dunno.
Here is"
R. A. Edward, farmer and cattle
man, Reno County, Kansas: There
are barns in Kansas that have no.
been painted in nine years.