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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-16

made to hamper the inquiry by the
publication of an opinion of the at
torneys for the Millers National Fed
GRAFTON, the leading trade association
OF the flour industry advising that
any miller has a right to refuse to
answer the QUESTIONABLE, or any part,
and to afford no information unless
he chooses, but if he desires to accord
some information he can give it when,
how and as he pleases, but we would
advise that under no circumstances
the emissarles or representatives of
the federal trade commission, or any
outsider, be given access to millers'
books, papers or documents or be per-
mitted to take any information of
copies"
Miiiers Disregard Federati0n's
Advice
Although this advice was given wide
publicity practically every company
lSduCoISd, iliIiuuiHS JIc members OF
the federation, disregarded it and CO.
operated in sending in the data re-
quested, or in granting access to their
books and in assisting the commits
sions accountants in the preparation
of the reports.
/ When the commissions cost and
profit report form was sent to the
wheat flour milling industry certain
4 flour trade journals and some millers
complained of the expense and time
/ which would be required to compile
/ the data requested. A number of
companies having good accounting
records returned the schedules COM
pletely filled out, within few days
the time required for their prepara-
tion being reported as from 20 to AS
hours for one man. This CORES
ponded with the experience of the
commissions accountants in prepar-
ing reports for some of the larger
flour milling concerns.
Larger Mills Control Bulk of
Production
The number of merchant wheat
flour mills decreased from 5000 in
1914 to 4,800 mills in 1921 (the latest
census enumeration), a decline of 80
per cent; while the average produc-
tion per mill increased from about
$1,000 barrels to $4,000 barrels per
annum or 36 per cent.
Although there were about 4,8OO
merchant wheat flour mills in the
United States in 1921, few COM
panies produced large proportion of
the total output. In that year five
large flour milling companies, operat-
ing 49 mills and each producing in
excess of 100000 barrels, had an
aggregate production of over 25,000,-
600 barrels, or nearly % per cent of
the country's total; and eight COM
panies with 81 mills, each producing
in excess of 100000 barrels, had a
total production of almost 10000, 900
barrels, or 27 per cent of that total.
Flour Mill Profits Show Wide Range
Extensive data on flour milling in
vestment and income for the four
year period, 1919-1922, were secured
from 108 companies which produced
over 40 per cent of the total wheat
flour output of the country. The in
vestment and rate of return thereon
are shown on two different bases, (1)
milling investment, and (2) company
investment. The milling investment
includes the funds actually used in the
} milling business, while the company
} investment is that which the stock
) holders collectively, as a company
! have in the business. The milling in
vestment includes borrowed funds
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-16
Judge Rules Receiver Of
Electric Line Must Pay
Workers Living Wage

that there was no justification for any
such reduction as the receiver had
made. Several of the employees of
the receiver also testified as to the
nature of the work and the fact that
they could not meet their living ex-
penses upon the wages paid.
Workers Declare Wage Cut
Unjusfifed
The receiver and company intro
duced figures showing that the road
was being operated at loss and that
they could not possibly accord any
The employees took the position that
higher wages than were being paid.
the financial condition of the road
was immaterial; that if the receiver
wanted to operate the road he should
pay the regular going rate of wages
for the same gind of work paid in
the city of Chicago; that if he could
not operate the road and pay a fair
ard reasonable wage, he should close
down the road; that neither he nor
the bondholders had a right to
operate the road at the expense of
the men, that labor had to be paid
the value of its services regardless
of whether the receiver was poor or
rich; that the receiver had to pay
the regular market price for all sup
plies and equipment, and that he had
no right to cut the wages of the men
because the road was in poor financial
condition.
On behalf of the men legal authori-
ties were produced laying down the
principle that even though the road
be in the hands of receiver, fair and
reasonable wages had to be paid to the
men called on to operate it, though
no dividends were paid on the stock
and no interest on the bonds.
The decision by Justice Taft, when
he was one of the joint chairmen of
| the war labor board holding that
| financial condition of the company
was immaterial, was also cited by the
employees.
Judge Upholds Men in Every
Particular
Judge Friend handed down a de-
cision in favor of the men, sustaining
their contentious in every particular.
He laid down the board rule that it
j was a sound, logical principle that the
receiver had no right to ask the men
to work for less than fair and rea-
sonable wage simply because the road
was in poor financial condition; that
/ it was a wholesome doctrine that if
the receiver wanted to operate the
road he had to pay fari wage and
that if he coul dnot afford to pay q
| fair wage, then he should close the
road.
The court also held that since the
receiver had to pay the market price
for everything that he bought, that
he had no right to attempt to reduce
operating expenses by taking the
wages from the men simply because
that seemed the easiest way of re-
ducing expenses; that the receiver
had no right to operate the road al
Continued on page four)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-05-16
Low Wheat Prices of Little Benefit
To Bread Buyers, Says Federal Trade
Board In Report On Milling Industry

.Ebut excludes outside investments,
while the company investment in
Continued on page four)
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SELLERS KlearFront
See a Demonstration at Orr Store

We showing this latest cabinet idea We you and
every other interested improved housekeeping methods demon
This cabinet iz-Lag and kIednnt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-05

work for, il we adopt unsound
financial methods and begin to quar-
rel over the rewards of industry, we
can expect nothing but disaster and
distress. | do not believe we are
headed in that direction, but we shall
be unless we beware, unless we are
wise enough to be guided by the ex-
perience of other peoples in past his
tory. Every indication points to an
advantageous position of American
agriculture in the coming future. Our
country must not be given up entirely
to industrial development. It must
seek well roundabout, complete
and independent existence. A country
without agriculture is shorn of half
its strength and necessarily vulner-
able. The. key to successful agri
culture has always been its fiocks and
herds
Therefore, from the forum which
is provided by this splendid exposf-
ton of the live stock branch of agri-
culture, L make my pledge and my
appeal to the farmers of the Nation
My pledge is that your Government
Will do everything possible and prop
err for Government to do, to en-
courage and direct your striving to-
ward the goal of prosperity, stability
and security. Ny appeal is that farm
ers everywhere shall find ways in
which to organize and associate
themselves together in the deterni-
nation to employ effectively every
means of improvement that has been
placed at their disposal"
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them. When that time comes, our
farmers will look back with won
derment to the time when such
thing as agricultural depression, re-
sulting from overproduction, was
possible. No interest OF the Nation
Is entitled to look upon the future
with more confidence than our agri-
culture.
ut Is true that some sections of
the farming community have suffered
severely in recent years because of
the collapse In prices which followed
the period of overstimuiated produc-
ton during the war. Had it not been
for the women on the farms in many
instances the disaster would have
been complete. Their courage and
devotion saved the situation. But
the liquidation of the SURPRISES, both
in actual supplies and in current pro-
duction, has been carried far toward
completion. The worst of this hard
experience is behind us. The Amer
lean farmer can look forward hope
fully and even confidently to a time
when HIS will again be regarded as
the most Independent and secure sec
ton of our population. He will reach
this fortunate condition sooner, if
without delay he will avail of the
agencies and instrumentalities that
have been set up TO help him better
his position.
Farmer Needs to know Truth.
More than anything else, the
farmer needs to know the truth
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about himself and his business. He
needs to understand all the facilities
that have been created wherewith
he can help himself He needs to
study them, and to learn to utilize
and through cooperative organiZa-
lions in buying and marketing. The
time has come when the great farm
ers' organizations must be somehow
linked together in greater and more
effective corporations than have yet
been known.
Neither the Government. nor the
institutions of agricultural education,
nor the benevolent purposes of socie-
ty as a whole, can in the end do for
the farmers the things that only the
farmers can do for themselves. Ex-
perts and scientists may devise means
to cheaper and increase production.
But there will be no cheaper or great
err production unless the millions of
farmers shall employ these means
Masters of business organization may
work out plans for orderly production
and orderly marketing. But unless
the farmers will adopt these plans
they Will produce no advantages.
Start On New Era.
Every prospect seems to Indicate
that we are starting out on new
era. There will be prosperity enough
for all if we are willing TO work for
il and willing to remain on a sound
basis. If we give way to selfishness.
if we try to secure what we do not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-05
Conditions Arc Better.

1t is necessary to have prosperity
for an industry which is so great q
national asset. The live stock indus
try is on a better foundation today
than at any time since the price col
lapse of 1919 and 1920. The cattle
men have had a harder time than
any other group. For three years
gradual but steady liquidation has
been going on in the cattle industry
Now. however. many of the expensive
wartime loans have been paid. money
is cheaper. and the outlook for
the reduction of hog raising should
strengthen the market for beef.
conditions are not yet good. how
ever. in the cattle business. The
and Strengthening in 1922 and 1923
produced a competition which inev-
itably injured the market for beef.
Moreover, the great increase in the
number of dairy cattle introduced
another competitive element, for
dairy cattle ultimately go to the
market and compete with the more
expensive meats. This season has
seen a considerable reduction in the
production of hogs and indications
point to continuance of these con-
ditions the coming season. With such
reductions in supplies. the favorable
prospects for foreign demand, the
outlook for the pork raiser is more
hopeful. But the beef grower, with
practically no foreign outlet for a
surplus and with so much competi-
ton confronting him, seems likely
to serve himself best by producing
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Population Doubles In 90 Years.

The other day I received a letter
from an old gentleman who wanted
me TO know that he had voted for me.
He was approaching the century
mark IN age, and as l bethought my
self OF the changes that have taken
place in his lifetime. l wondered how
much the population OF the world
might have increased in that period.
On examination Of tn" best statistics
found that in 30 years the world
community has considerably more
than doubled in numbers. In the
same period the population of our
own country has heen multiplied by
more than eight. It is we'll within
the probabilities that millions of
people now living will read the re-
turns OF a census which will credit
this country with far beyond 200, 00o,-
900 Inhabitants. These will require
to be fed. We may, therefore. look
forward to a time not now very
far ahead of us when this country
will have ceased to be an exporter of
agricultural products. and will have
become instead q heavy importer of
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Standard. Arc Essential.

An essential preliminary to eff
ficient cooperation in mark citing is
the establishment of standards and
the education of live stock producers
to understand and appreciate the
value of these. The consumer is al
ways willing to pay more for what
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Looking to the future, the Gov
eminent must aid generously in de-
yeloping national agricultural
policy on broadly constructive lines.
It will support any sound program
to release the farmer from the in
divfduaiistic competitive conditions
under which agriculture has been
II must encourage order
" and centralized marketing as a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-02
JACKIE COOGAN'ScMONEY
BY Albert Apple

Jackie Coogan earning than half million doarss
it's claimed Yet his parents only paying him.
SIS week. He says Gas get older will be advanced
The idea of course, to make him appreciate money
should keep him from becoming Spoiled. Many par
ents will think $18 week is too much for lad of his
His vast earning and the luxury in which he lives
must be taken into consideration Everything relaye
and $8 isn't any Jackie than SO cents the
lad Jackie returned from Europe recently with q trunks
He talked to the reporters sensbly, intelgently.
The children of generation do not have enough
spect for money The who in boyhood thought penny
big house has who is insuted at n
offer of less than quarter. !
Maybe this is the root of what's wrong with moxSrl
youth in many =
child who isn't taught the ''vaue of money" will go
out into the world under great handicap It's worth the
cost of trip to New York just to take the children the
top of the Wcoworth building and impress them that mis-
magnificent structure the creation of proper apple
citation of the of nckles and Dimes Transactions
in dollars, profits in cents.
Jackie Coogan is said to have to work for all the
money he gets spend Whenever he figures an idea
for putting snap into his movies, he gets bonus Of
Is cents. For gag he is given half a dollar.
Here, again. is wisdom. 1t keeps Jackie the alert :
stimulates his mind He is absorbing the wholesome policy
of furnishing service for every reward
We know a shrewd father who has given his son
anything without making him it. If the boy wants
penny he must perform service though be
to movie must be earned by doing chore by keeping his
belongings in order for given PERIOD by being pror
at meals.
Honesty is in actually earning everything get And
cannot begin too early to get this idea into youthful
brains.
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will come to us. Jack was going to
see her the evening he wrote my let
ter. He seems to think that if she is
all that Ruth thinks she is, she will
be great help to .me-and yet
worry about it all. Taking a stfang-
err into your house is very serious
thing. / hope the girl will like me.
presume all this coming upon
me when l have had such discon-
certing letter from Jacks mother, is
the real reason why anticipate hav-
ing some unhappiness in the future.
Mrs. Prescott has written me a
particularly nasty letter in which
she tells me that Priscilla Bradford
has told her that I own half the lin
gerie shop and threatens to tell Jack.
You may think this is perfectly
ridiculous thing to worry about for
certainly wife that can earn as
much money as have earned in the
last year in an absolutely legitimate
manner, ought to fill her husbands
mind with pride.
l know, however, that Jack will
not like it and l am in for bad
quarter of an hour.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-02
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
ny OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

"By waterfall and lily pond.
Mcandcrs this old vagabond,
Abandoning from hill to hill,
Past farmhouse gate and Gathering
mill.
"He keeps right on, and never stops,
Not even on craggy mountain tops,
He struggles up and bravely over!
He's courage, has this wandering
rover.
''Hc has no roof, he knows no home,
He fingers not-he lives to roam,
He does not move and yet he runs,
Meath winter SHOWS and summer
suns.
"He runs right on through town and
city,
And never stops to look--a pity!
He hurrys by the castle wall
And never stops to gaze at all!
"Hcll guide you any place you're
going.
He'll take you there without you
. knowing,
He wants no thanks, he asks no pay,
For showing you the nearest way.
"He is posted for your guiding,
If you're walking-if you're riding,
The princes coach-the farmers
load,
He. helps each one, this kindly
"Well, should hope that | know
what this is" said the Crooked Man,
Anybody who ran crooked mile as
often as I have should know it,"
"Alack!" cried the Old Lady Ban
berry. "When I rode my white horse
to Banberry Gross, how could have
gotten there unless there had been
a good"
"Tut! Tut" said the Man Who
Owned the Gray Pony. II hope to
tell you that I know what the an
swer is. LOANED my pony to a lady
and she rode him through the mire
because there was IN 81 ZIP 'e'ns as
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"Wait, watt" cried Mrs. John.
"Mrs. Riddle Lady, what are we GO
ing to do about it? Everybody has
guessed it," .
Eyes. what are we going to do
about it?' said Doctor Foster. 81
know the answer perfectly. Why
shouldn't l, when was going to
Gloster and stepped in that puddle
and ruined all my clothes. When
YOU said winter SHOWS and summer
suns, you didn't say half. Mrs. Rid
die Lady, III beg to remind you of
April showers which are the undoing
of all dirt roads"
"Oh, oh, oh! Doctor Foster said
it," cried the Mother Goose people.
Doctor Foster guessed the last rid
die! It's road!'
"He didn't at all" said the Ban
berry Lady excitedly. 81 knew it
all the time
$50 did L." said the Crooked Man.
.."only was too modest to say So
$50 did II" declared the Man Who
Owned the Gray Pony. 81 have no
use for pushing people,"
"It was slip of the tongue,
assure YOU" said Doctor Foster with
bow. 81 am willing to do withou,
prize just to show how much
mean it,"
1--WE were only fooling,' said the
| Crooked Man and the Old BanberrS
Lady and the Pony Man.
And really, my dears, don't know
yet how they settled it.
| Ito BE COntinued)
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A friend warns her that she is to
be duped. She is offended at the
suggestion and accepts the inN3a-
ton.
BY Pickering candle light she is
shown musty old paintings. Candle
light and secrecy from the govern
ment - something romantic about
that.
Oui. Madame, a genuine Raphael!
And that, VOLTA! Corot!
Madame will take the Raphael at
five figures.
The cute little NORWOOD holes in
the frame were shot in with shot
gun. The picture is at least three
weeks old.
Angelo, Turner, Raphael. dc
Vinci, Botticelli, Corot-what clS,sc&
are committed in thy names!
VARIED millionaires strutting
their stuff before spurious copies Of
your masterpieces. Dull women seek
ing brilliance from musty counter
feits.
Money will buy anything for those
emptyheads-even reality for Il false
Madonna.
JAMES W. DEAN.
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New York, Dec. 1.-THE money
changers have entered the temple
of art St. Paul bows his head as
the throng passes in the Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art. He was bought
in 1921 for $4,000, under the repre-
sentation that he was born several
centuries ago under the genius Of
Luca della Robbia.
And now Jean VigorouX, noted art
critic of Paris, says that the statue
is fake. And further, that very
many of the paintings and sculptures
bought by the nouveau richie of AM
erica since the World War are
fakes.
BE not downcast, st. Paul! Even
J the blessed Virgin has been bartered
under false pretense!
In the south of France. At the
close of the war. An ancestral
chateau. An impoverished son of an
impoverished father.
In Paris. An American woman
worth millions.
An invitation to visit the chateau
at night. The government will not
permit art treasures to be taken out
of the country.
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LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO THE LITTLE MARQUISE,
CARE or THE SECRET
DRAWER, CONTINUED

Yes, little Marquise, | am sure that
Jack and Sally Anterior are greater
friends than Jack and l are. He
tells her things that he would never
think of telling me, and I am his
wife,
Before my marriage ] had Il deep
seated idea that man and woman
could not be lovers without being
friends or comrades. have come
to the conclusion that when man
wants u pal he usually goes to his
own sex and occasionally to another
woman.
The masculine ideal of sweet
heart is a woman sensuous at all
times instead of sensible. Conse-
quently after marriage when man
finds that his wife must be sensible
occasionally it upsets his whole
philosophy. A man gives his wife
the admiration of a lover but with
holds the much more subtle compli-
ment-the respect and regard of Il
friend.
Here go, little Marquise, analyz-
anu SllClClLIIIS tuc masculine ia
tune just after | have received this
satisfying letter from Jack.
Oh, cannot tell you how happy it
made me and yet all the while it
seemed too good to be true. If
should explain this reaction to Jack
he would say that | couldn't look at
things sanely in my condition.
OF course, little Marquise, you
7; never having been mother, cannot
advise, but l would like to know why
| everyone thinks that woman III my
| condition should suffer any mental
! or physical pains just now. 1t is 6
F.! perfectly natural condition, quite as
commonplace as eating and sleeping
! and quite as necessary to the prcser.
! walton Of the human race. Yet
| everyone always acts as though il
were something entirely new to tht
universe, something unique.
! | think it is a foregone conclusion
little Marquise, that Zoe Ellington