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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
WOODEN GOODS.

October saw the strongest improve
ment of the year in the wooden goods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
Acreage Increased.

While some growers gave up and
either sold out, moved away or ceased
to plant cotton and tried other crops.
others, undaunted, increased their
acreage. Not only have growers eX-
tended the area under cultivation, but
sections which never before attempted
to grow cotton have been attracted by
the lure of high prices to see what
could be done to meet the emergency.
This has been particularly true west
of the Mississippi River. In northern
and western Texas, in Oklahoma, in
Missouri, in both Arizona and New
Mexico and on the Pacific Coast cult
walton Of cotton is expanding.
From 34,000,000 acres planted in
1922. the area increased to over 49,
900, 900 in 1923, above AZ 900 900 in
1924, and to the record acreage of 49,
44S,0 in 1925. Never before in the
history of cotton cultivation has so
concerted an effort been made to raise
a crop. That O. harvest Of over Is.
900, 900 bales, compared with only
about 10000, 900 in the years 1922 and
1928, measures the success of the COM
bined efforts of farming communities
of 16 States. when contrasted with the
Is 900 900 bales raised on only about
! so per cent as large an acreage in
1924. shows how much the final re
suits fell short of what could be de-
sired.
Fears Of just such a disappointing
outturn actuated the grower long be-
fore weather had become mild enough
. to permit him to get on the land. Dur
ing the Winter months he had ordered
more fertilizers than at any time since
the outbreak of the war. Regardless
of the greatly increased cost Of chemi-
Gals, a spirit Of generous competitive
endeavor to raise a big crop and meet
the needs Of the world seemed to pre-
vail in all Southern communities.
Boil WeeyiI Spreads Out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
Price Stability a Feature.

The outstanding feature of both
1924 and 1925 has been price stability
within a range Of a few cents a most
welcome change as far as tho con
sumner was concerned, and. in the alb
Sence Of depression below the cost of
production, generally advanJa geous To
the grower.
The average market price of mid
ding cotton during the year ending
July 81 was 24i4 cents, and. as the
crop averaged middling, the Southern
planter enjoyed one of the most pros
porous seasons on record. While the
crop of 1925 is turning out consider
ably larger than that of 1924. the area
planted WAS the largest in the history
of cotton culture. and, though some
sections produced the best yield per
acre in many years. other regions suf-
fered almost a complete failure
From a speculative point OF view
the wear has been chara cterize0 by the
normal rather than the unique and
with the exception of semi-monthly
days of excitement produced by total
" unexpected Government reports.
the market has moved steadily for
ward TO its predestined end Like its
predecessor, 1924. the year contained
the usual crop scares. when days Of
anxiety resulted in temporary price
advances. but evidence of "A liberal
out-turn was so overwhelming that
the process of discounting a large
rather than a small crop carried
prices To a level of IS cents in Octo-
her. This compared with q cents.
the low figure of the previous year,
and was less than half the price pre-
VaillnC in November. 1873.
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more world consumption of American
cotton promises to reach a new record
for all time in the season of 1926.
While the spectacular course of Sc
curitieS has completely overshadowed
commodity markets the past year, the
fact that the expectation of eight and
a quarter million bales of cotton dur
ing the II months ending July /, 1925.
returned TO the United States about
81 600 900 900 has been one OF the most
important contributing factors in the
general prosperity.
This enormous expectation Of raw
cotton was made possible by the pro
duction of $500 ,000-bale crop in
1924, and, followed by q yield of IL, 500.
900. estimated by the Department of
Agriculture for 1925.
A review OF the year, from u stand
point of events in the course of the
market itself. presents a striking con
trast with many recent eaSonS when
fluctuations of $50 and $75 in the cost
of q bale of cotton We're of frequent
occurrence. Five years ago cotton
sold from 40 cents down to 10 cents q
pound. From 10 cents in 1921. prices
had advanced to 81 cents in the Fan
of 1928
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
Boil WeeyiI Spreads Out.

Even granting that the basis for
these extensive preparations was self
interest and price level that rendered
cotton growing most profitable. above
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
Drought in Carolinas.

in western sections OF the Caro-
linas and in northern Georgia q
drought developed in July of such
severity that the water supply of
large cities was threatened and power
companies were compelled to restrict
mill operations. The deficiency. aC-
cording te official records, exceeded
ANYTHING experienced in 81 years.
Then in early September two weeks
of reCord-breaking heat prevailed
east Of the river, when day after day
two-thirds OF the reporting stations
had temperatures above 100 degrees
and many of them as high as 10 de
grees But the plant was so far
advanced that the bulk of the lower
and middle crop had already matured,
so the damage was confined mainly
to the smaller top bolls.
The first general and heavy precipi-
tation OF the year set in during the
latter part of September and in mark
ed contrast to the ideal picking
weather of October, 1924, The Fall cost
the South tens of millions of dollars.
In six weeks, from the middle of Sep
TENDER to November l. more rain fell
in Texas than during the entire six
months from January to July. AS
though this had not been enough, one
Of the earliest freezing spells on rec
ord appeared the latter part of DC
tober. bringing temperatures of 20
degrees in Oklahoma and North Texas
and carrying the frost line almost to
the Gulf of Mexico.
What these six weeks cost the grow
err will never be known, but damage to
grades alone changed the whole char
acter of the outturn. From what
promised to be a high-grade crop of
excellent staple, the quantity of low
grades produced has made the aver
age one Of the lowest in the past seven
years and threatens to leave many
hundreds of thousands of bales to be
carried over at the close of the cur
rent season.
Though the yield is so much larger
than in the previous year. the Depart
ment of Agriculture states that it is
possible the quantity grading above
middling may be actually less than in
1924. Some of the low grades dam
aged by weather, however. are of such
good staple that mills are discovering
their intrinsic spinning value and the
low price is a factor working toward
eventual absorption in commercial
channels.
Crop One of the Largest.
AS result of record acrea sc. an
early start, generous use of fertilizer.
intensive cultivation and uniformly
dry, hot weather that checked insects.
the cotton crop of 1925 is one of the
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31

Fewer than 2n00.000 of China e
=. .y.v. uge peooie Wear Leather shoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-31
Crop One of the Largest.

AS a result of record acreage, an
early start, generous use of fertilizer.
intensive cultivation and uniformly
dry, hot weather that checked insects.
the cotton crop of 1925 is one of the
three largest ever grown. In 1914,
the yield turned out 1914 900 and
sold at an average price of IL cents,
while the yield in 1911 amounted to
10, 692 900, which was sold for an aver
age of about 912 cents.
Had there been no disaster in Texas
or the Piedmont and an open Fall
similar to last year, it would be diff
cult to estimate what the crop might
have been. Certainly many hundreds
of thousands of bales above any pre-
vious production. This would have
caused much lower prices and, in the
end, worked great hardship to the
grower. Many million bales were sold
above 90 cents in September. and dur
ing the first four months of the sea
son, beginning August /, over 10000
900 bales had already reached the
market.
How eagerly the cotton industry
has absorbed raw material is shown
in the fact that during these first four
months spinners took nearly a million
bales in excess of the previous season,
though the total last year aggregated
14.750,000 bales. Not all of this cot
ton taken last year was consumed
since both domestic and foreign mills
bought for a rainy day and attempted
to bring depleted reserves nearer a
normal basis.
Neither European nor American con-
SumerS have\ as yet restored their
stocks to pre-war figures, though the
worlds textile industry now is in the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02

That is excellent news. Bothethe
Postmaster General and president
Coolidge are to be congratulated
on their effort to establish real fly
ing in the United States.
Flying machines owned by aliens
will be barred by the Postoffice
authorities, as we bar alien ships
in coastwise trade.
In Chicago, Robert Preston, only
twenty-one, jumps to his death IN
the lake. First he shot himself,
and all because "life was a fail
ure." The probability is that ne
was entirely mistaken.
A little more patience and cour-
age might have brought him real
success. Some of the ablest men,
and most successful, have contem-
plated suicide at one time or an
other. No man can say he is
failure until death comes and gets
him, and even then he can't be
sure.
Diving on the Island of st.
Helena, Napoleon said that II ne
had had the good fortune to die
in Russia, he would have been
called one of the worlds greatest
generals, and great success.
He thought he was a failure.
hooo,sa he was the prisoner of
England. Now everybody knows
that he was the worlds greatest
general and a most extraordinary
genius in the accomplishment OF
his desires.
It is all right for the Maharajah
of Jodphur to bring native SOL
diers from his State to act as SER
wants while he plays polo. But
what does President Coolidge think
of sending enlisted men from the
United States army to play lack
ey's part in England? Is that
what the farmers pay taxes for!
Is that the work for which Amerl-
can young men are invited to en-
list?
Chicago 4 is trying to select
among her boys one that can hope
to be the. I. ! useful citizen OF
1850. Such ;aSseiection is impossl-
Bile. The b6y~ with the best brain
in Chicago may seem the dullese'
least promising today.
NewtoB sBe greatest mathe-
NAUTICAL mind ever born on earlh'
was called dull when, as a mere
child, he was working out .matRe-
NAUTICAL problems that would have
puzzled his teachers.
Gibbon, before he wrote his
great History of Rome, was con-
sidered a gluttonous, umpromlslng'
semi-military person.
Washington, as a young man,
after he had undertaken important
tasks, declared himself a failure.
Demosthenes, greatest of orators
suffered and stammered as
Youth,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02

a queer vet fascinating manner.
There were moments when II van
ished entirely only to reappear with
illogical ahruptness. three or four
times as big as It was before. He
had haen calculating the possibilities
of a sudden dash. he believed that
I.eftv would succumh to swift at
tack. # only Denver were not hover
ing about as potential rescuer. Yet
when Lefty hogan TO assume va
r,etv of shapes and sizes he was not
So certain His elusiveness TO the
eve was disconcerting
Then he was conscious that Lefty
had assumed normal proportions
again He was strolling around the
camp. his rifle dropping from the
hollow IF his arm Sally was sitting
ny. doing her hair with the aid of a
nttlc mirror that proclaimed the ad-
vance of the feminist movement In
Montana She was smiling at the
Week
PGve good si-ep7" she asked
'Hvss Steep" haven't been
as.e.r Maybe ! closest my eyes a
n,'"a,e. tut was just resting err
Then they've had good n IT,
f!-n.y ~ t,-~n awake for an hour
auc .h-y'v" heen. closed all that
time
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02


tisis"Whats time fssit9" ~
almost sundown.'
He stirred himself. AND :grfnned
sbeepish!y. s'~s s'H
Whats been going on. anyhow.
] he asked.
~ don't knew. except, that tss
:" ,t4y}sahSNosey and ;Denv..
aren't here. asked Lefty where
they were and he said they'd been
gone for hours, and that it was none
of my business. anyhow"
The Wreck studied Lefty with an
appraising eye.
they might go to the fiivver and get
some sandwiches. He seemed inter
ested in the sandwiches and signifled
that they could go under escort. They
went, returning to camp with Sally's
parcel of provisions. Going and com.
ing. Lefty followed them. He ac-
cepted a couple of sandwiches with
a grunt of acknowledgment, ate
them with apparent approval, but
OlQ not relax his FiSiidHSS.-
1t was dusk when Nosey and Den
yer rode into camp and dismounted.
Lefty grumbled something about be.
ing left alone all day and was told to
shut up. Then there was a confer.
ence. The Wreck and Sally missed
most of it. but gathered that Nosey
had decided that it would be safer
for all hands to remain where they
were for ANOTHER night. Something
was said about the sheriff. but they
could not catch that part.
"I'll be doggoned if I'll stay here
another night" said the Wreck 20
Sally.
SSH. We may have to-"
"But what do they want with us?"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02
Ebezail
W5OYoeOpI
John

If I was a modern bandit
which of course I've never been
I'd be takin' some extra
chances Of bein' too. dead to
skin. For the country's aroused
here lately, the officers shootin'
straightforward they settle with
Mister Bandit, his remains is
ready to cratel There amt no
fool debatin' when the sergeant
salutes a yegg, nor the sergeant
amt got no notion of pluggin'
him in the leg. = The safest
crooks a dead one, accordin' to
caps decree-which if I was a
modern bandit, 1t wouldn't ap-
peal to me! There has been
times reckon, when robbery
seemed to 'pay-when the swag
was we'll wuth takin' and twas
easy to get away-But, to run
the resk of stoppin' a soft-nose
forty-five, it seems to me that
the hold-up bug amt right in
line to thrive. So, if / was
modern bandit, as I limited at
heretofore, I'd refrain from
takin' chances on a trip to the
evergreen shore.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02

A. B. Chaplin, one of the best
human-interest cartoonists in the
United States, is now drawing car
toons for this newspaper. His car
toons. come to us through the
Publishers Autocaster Service, OF
New York, whose franchise we hold
exclusively in this territory. Chap
in made his great reputation on
the Kansas City Star, st. Louis
Republic and Star, and With the
Curtis Publications in Philadelphia.
Look for Chapin's cartoons every
week in this paper. We are sure
you will enjoy them.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02

Postmaster General New an
nounces that all the foreigners
will be encouraged TO organize fly
inc machine routes end allowed to
carry 1ne'l uHder Crve~r~>ent con-
.,
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gs1 80
Try Your Luck With This Deep One


AaSSsH"@es@N'''FS*"
MIS- Ybeman gets credit for the puzzle this week you'll nd
outside of that
puzzle wodd all the maximum enjoy
week We are going to give you puzzle
thought would warn
order dozen reference books from the
library.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02

AS for the ignorant man who
says more population will reduce
wages" ask him how it happens
that, when there were only four
million people in the United States,
wages averaged less than forty
cents q day, whereas with one
hundred millions they average
close to four dol!1--s?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02

Up was IIlaQ, una lHdI WOhS HlS
, But now I'm drowsy again. I'm
{ going to make any break from
re until / get some sleep, and I
Mt care IL the sheriff walks right
1 on u.s." so =
Denver motioned that Trey eorF'
,fp themselves to breakfast. 1t was
It very inviting. All that Sally
.anted. was a cup o. coffee. THE
however. ale heartily.
Sally found a fairly comfortable
ut under q tree and stretched her
e for q nap. She advised The
sex tos dofthe serne.
IN sit alongside of you," he said.
ID keep an eye on things"
:aetttF Get sonie sleep yourself"
IN. not sleepy. I can't sleep. I'd
to bust"
cs.h." said Sally.
three minutes she had dozed Off
IN ten her slup1ber was deep.
Wreck propped himself against
rree. drew up his knees, folded
: .r,as across them and directed
+!'ly stare at Lefty The latter.
a., lis rife at his :eet. did not seem
81. Disconnected. He did not, in
appear to display much inter-
n the prisoners, beyond an eye
,eir security.
2 y; !. Wreck was determined to keep
-. El&ot lookout for opportunities.
..., 8 little while he observed what
r.cA nim as singular phenome.
:ae figure Of Lefty was Under
90. ...,ne strange distortion. 1t
as Hit swelled; sometimes it
1f - float in the air, again sink
ground. The image trem-
s,nced before his eyes. In
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02

Henry Ford has started his first
reg flying machine route. The
first al metal monoplane of the
air route arrived from Dearborn
in Chicago last week making the
trip in two hours so minutes.
Crowds cheered the arrival OF
the airship, and we'll they might.
Having built that one, you can reiy
on Henry Ford and his son to
build 10000 more.
Those 10000 airplanes wili wake
I'D capital, including capital invest
ed in railroads. The American air
shin problem will be solved and the
country will have the protection 1t
needs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02
Bpi:IH HERE TO-DAY

rlir. v,,,lnx ..~,-i ner. is driving Sally
:.,rc... !,----. hei fath"r's ranch to
h., .,-'~n vh"T they run out OF
-. - ~" :, )int of gun the
sfS,..L So, ss'S gallons from a
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02
5000, 900 MORE OF US.
FORD'S FIRST AIR ROUTE.
OUR POLO LACKEYS.
YOU CAN'T JUDGE YOUTH.

The population of the United
States has increased by eight mil
lions during the past five years.
There are 113,OOO,OO0 of US now.
When the ill-informed suggest that
population will outgrow the coun-
try, don't worry.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02

AGENTS WANTED EvERYwHERH
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-02

The State of Texas alone, under
intensive cultivation, could feed
easily two thousand million human
beings about four hundred mil
lions more than there are on earth
now.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-26

with Amter following as tran
slator, and Comrade Fisher in
defense of his being seated.
Comrade Bedacht took the floor for
10 minutes opposing the motion of the
majority report Of the Credential Com
mittee to seat Comrade Askeli as fra
ternal delegate from the Tyomies Fin
nish daily paper. After an appeal from
the chair, a vote of 81 to 20 gave
Comrade Cannon the floor to defend
the motion.
Cannon Attacks opportunlsn.
One of the main duties. If not the
chief duty, Of this convention, declared
Comrade Cannon, was to wage a deter.
mined and united struggle of all Com
munist elements against right wing
deviations such as those represented
by Comrade Askeli. which the C. /
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-26
BERRY Brings
GU|ST TO HIS
own BUSINESS
Uses Union Funds for
Private Ventures


This il the tenth Of a series Of ar
tIcies exposing the record Of the
notorious strikebreaker "MaIah~ Geo.
L. Berry, president Of the Internation-
al Printing Prsssmen's and Asst
anita Union. 'ss.
ARTICLE X. q ~
9h
The conference passed q resolution
which stated that the unions affiliated
with II would not turn over to the In
ternatIonaI union the funds held I'M
der the laws Of the organization until
the following conditions were COM
piled With:
/. Restoration of the popular voting
system.
2. Restoration to the old-age pen
sion fund of moneys Illegally diverted
from it.
3. A complete report Of the finances
of the international union based on
an audit made by certified public
accountant who has not been previ-
ously employed on the books Of the
union.
4. Resumption OF the publication of
the secretary-treasurer' reports quar-
terly in the American FRESHMAN.
8. Relief of the death benefit fund
from excessive overhead charges.
6. Just adjudication of all legal
claims against the international union
now held by local unions.
| The following questions were also to
be referred to the membership on a
referendum VOTE
(a) Shall we continue to maintain
the home?s
(b) Shall we continue to maintain
the sanatorium?
(c) Shall we continue to maintain
the technical school?
(d) Shall the technical school be
removed to centrally located city?
(e) Shall the administrative head
quarters of the union be removed Il
centrally located city?
The experience Of the pressmen with
their capitalistic international officers
should be warning signal for the
membership OF other unions whose
officials use the funds OF the organi
cation to float business ventures
Unions cannot fight the capitalists ant
be interested In profit making enter
prises at the same time. Labor banks
and investment companies are becom
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-26
CROOK SOUGHT
WHO SWINDLED
N. v. farmers
Finance Wizard of N. p.
L. and SI35,OOO Missing
Especial to Tn. Daily worker)


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. "a
The northwest Is being combed for
Jack Hastings, for alleged embezzIe-
nnent Of $1s5,ooo, together with four
associates, In connection with a bank
at New Rockford, N. D. Jack Hast
nas Is we'll known as the financial
wizard Of the Nonpartisan league
"wreeking crew" which organized and
wrecked a long string Of economic
enterprises In North Dakota and some
in Minnesota, costing the unsuspect-
ing farmers millions Of dollars.
Long SwIndle Record.
Hastings was also the promoter Of
1.-THE Listman Service" and "Federat-
ed Finance Company" of Seattle,
Wash. This swindle blew up at Seat
tie, causing many workers to lose
their all
Jack Hastings was the confidential
secretary to A. c. Townley when the
Nonpartisan league was first started
He discovered George t. Webb, who
is now vice president Of the Brother
hood Investment company of Cleve
land, Ohio. Hastings also brot out
Henry A. Pallock, who is now general
counsel of the Brotherhood Invest
ment Company, and with whom he
was indicted several years ago for
the looting OF the Scandinavian-Amer
lean bank OF Fargo, N. d.
Saved by Statute.
The statute of limitations stopped
the prosecution OF Hastings and Pad
dock, the latter being attorney fol
the defunct bank. II is thot that
Hastings has left the country for Mex
leo.