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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03
RAIL TREASURES BULGE WITH
ENORMOUS PROFITS
By Leland Olds

Railroad employees of % of the country'S
Al leading carriers will turn over to their
bosses profits of more than $40 on each
500 of common stock, according to esti-
mates by the Wall Street Journal based on
the first months of 1926. These gener-
Gus profits will remain, after deduction of
all interest charges paid each year to
money lenders who hold heavy mortgages
on the railroads. They should make it diff
ficult for arbitrator to refuse railroad en-
ployes share in this prosperity.
Further analysis shows that Is of these
railroads will hand stockholders profits of
more than SIS on each $10O, while will
make more than 20 per cent on the par
value of their outstanding common stock.
A majority of the railroads will show big
gains in profits per share compared with
1925. Baltimore & Ohio gave its common
stockholders return of 12.1 per cent in
1925. This year it will be 16.5 per cent.
New York Central has increased the return
from 1877 per cent to 14.3 per cent; Lehigh
Valley from 1872 per cent to II per cent
Santa Fe from 17.2 per cent to 23.1 per
cent.
Figures showing the 20 railroads earn
ing the highest profits per 500 par of
common stock are:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03
THE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Daniels county citizens are circulating a
petition to the County Commissioners ask
ing that body to call a special election to
vote upon the proposition of a County High
School.
1t looks as if it will carry almost unanim-
ously.
There are many young people in that
county ready for high school and there are
not sufficient facilities to accommodate
them. The ScObey school district cannot
accommodate the students of the entire
county. The High School is already crowd
ed to the limit and more are clamOring fOI
admission. The grade school facilities are
taxed beyond capacity something must
be done, and the people up there are going
to do the thing that must be namely
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03

Near 40 years ago this year, the ruling class got,
stewed with fear, and hanged by neck till they
were dead four labor men because they sed, that
working stiffs should get real gay and boiler for
the S-hour day.
We've made such progress here of late that
Sacco and Vanzettis fate is not to be killed off
by noose but by the swift electric joose.
The worst old crouch must now confess that
this here world does sure progress. If all US
workers start to fight, and organize both day
and night, I will predict in 40 years the moose
and joose, will cause no tears In that far
day, if Pm no use, they'll bump US off with le-
thai gas.
So if you trust to evolution, woun get that
sort Of solution.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
By LAURENCE TODD

nounces Mayfield on various counts,
but especially because he voted for
the Watson-Parker railroad labor
mediation bill and for the McNary
Haugen farm relief bill.
This shot at the farm relief bill,
made in the name of the cotton far
mers of Texas, is likely to prove a
boomerang. Cotton growers are now
in the same trouble that has afflict-
ed the wheat and corn growers Of
the middle west and northwest in
recent years. Prices are too low.
They have Joined with the grain far
mers in a relief plan. Blanton finds
himself outside the lines, and he has
left no convenient way to get back
again.
President Coolidge desires it to be
known that Sen. Fess of Ohio is not
,, to be his mouthpiece at the capitol
since Butler of Massachusetts is gone
from the Senate. Fess is Obsequiou:
and reactionary enough, but Coolidge
desires the rank and file of the par
tv organization to believe that h
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03
TWO MORE D. B. c.
BANK CASHIERS

Two more graduates of Dakota
Business College, Fargo, recently
won the title of cashier in banks
they served as clerks. Fred Hanne-
man at First State Bank of Merri-
court; VIM. Hurley at Pettibone
State Bank. Nine Fargo bank Off
GERS, 219 others are 'Dakotans"
proving that D. B. G. actualbnsiussS
training Copyrighted unObtainable
elsewhere) leads to success.
About 700 banks, nearly all Fargo
wholesale houses, leading law courts
employ ''Dakotans." Watch results
each week. Follow the Success
full" Write F. L. Watkins, Pres,
800 Front St., Fargo.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03
WHY THE FARMERS COMPLAIN

Since the World War mu1murings of
discomfort have been heard from time to
time among the farmers. They contend
that the prices of farm products have not
risen fast enough to keep pace with the
cost Of living.
Some figures recently made public by
the National Industrial Conference Board
indicate the farmers are correct in their
contention.
These figures show the farmer owner
operators, taken as group by itself, and
allowing them out Of their farm income a
return of five and one-half per cent on
their investment-whic is the lowest
rate their money would earn if invested
in farm mortgages realized but $40 per
farm owner-OperatOr as the return on la
Dor and management during the crop
year 1925-1926.
This is less than half the tenant farm
er's average income and less than a third
Of the average annual earnings of other
Occupational groups for the same period.
In the following table are given the in
deX numbers of the average return to
farm operators, owners and tenants COM
bined, on their labor expended on the
farm, compared with the average earnings
of workers in other occupatiOnal groups,
including industrial wage earners, rail
road workers, clerical help, public en-
ployees, clergyman and school teachers
and the effect of the cost of living in city
and country as affecting the purchasing
power of their respective earnings:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03

The income tax reports has shown us, how few
is them rich guys what own US. These cusses
pay their board and hunks with only fifteen mil
lion plunls-that's income, mind you, what they
got-their principal was lot.
But talk about the country's poor, I bet it
wrings your heart for sure, to know that sum five
thousand buns got only hundred thousand sums.
Those funny loOkin' tables show that smaller
as the incomes grow, the larger is the crowd what
get 'em, because there amt enuf to let 'em all
grab it like the stiffs top, who the factory,
mine and shop.
And when you reach the bottom row, there amt
no income there to show.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03

erful offender escapes Anything that
helps to bring about this opinion IN any
way is hindrance to good government.
whether Fall or Doheny are innocent or
guilty of the charges against them, II IS
time these charges were given a thorough
airing.
Mr. Fall says he resents deeply the hui
initiation Cf being compelled to appear be-
fore any jury on such a charge"
Impartial observers resent equally deep
ly the delay that has attended his appear
ance on such a charge.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03

At last the great enigma has been solved: :
why did Howard Lewis build the high
board fence?" The question has been pro
pounded to every nut cracker in this city,
to be finally solved by Carl Bull. Carl says
that it is Towards Bull Pasture" where
the attorney exercises the animal and keeps
him tied when not in use. This explana-
ton is quite satisfactory and is reason
enuff for the fence.-b-u-l-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03

WIN A PRIZE.
WATCH THIS PAPER
NEXT WEEK FOR
DETAILS OF OUR
SLOGAN CONTEST
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03

The country generally Should Degln 70
realize pretty soon how truly our farm
ing industry is the basis of our national
prosperity and of most of our business in
small towns
The figures given here are significant.
The farmer faces a condition, not a theo-
ry.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03

deals directly with the leader,
elected by the party caucus & e-y
branch-Sen. Curtis in the 4 S saea
and Rep. Tilson in the House pa..
regularity is the keynote Of IN a,.s
nomination campaigns. This -. u
tends to embarrass Curtis in anv i. y
ton that would assist Frank 49, 81
TO win the nomination.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03

Class l railroads combined had a Sep
TENDER profit of $145, 134,536 bringing the
total so far in 1926 up to $887,905,918.
These figures compare with S134,251,O54
in September and S798,O0O,839 the first 9
months of 1925. The September return es-
tablishes a monthly record in rail history.
1t makes the September proportion of an
nual profits at the rate of 6.51 per cent on
the huge S21, ITS, 100000 railroad valuation
now assumed for rate making purposes.
Results for the three quarters" says
the New York Times, "have convinced the
financial world that the railroads will set
new high record for all time in the cur
rent year in both gross and net.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-03

Read the ads over carefully IN A..
paper-they will save you MONEY
The Washington times., 1926-01-23

progress toward better business
methods and ethical standards we
shall be able to carry the entire
rank and file OF the business with
US.
I'm the building up Of its mem
Der boards to higher standards of
efficiency, the national association
serves as a clearing house. Its
library. which is RAPIDLY growing
department., is a reservoir for IDEAS
and methods collected from all of
our member boards and given out
to them again for their USE
Nothing has pleased me more
during the year than to note the
eagerness which member boards.
are responding to the associations
leadership in the establishment, of
real estate education as a going
concern. In the long run the.
status of our vocation must de-
pend not upon license laws or.
catchwords, but upon sound train
Ing for the men end women who
enter 1t.
.sThe real estate courses planned
by the association with the uni
versities and the X. M, G. A..
schools and the Institute for Re-
search in Land Economics are be-
ing set up in various communities
with great rapidity and now num-
Der more thar 200.
I'VE have found that r,' 90.
not attend the classes and 1t is
for the benefit of these largely that
the association has issued It's
correspondence course in real estate
practice.
In conclusion may / say that
I have enjoyed my years work and
am happy in the new friends that
have made. 1 hope<for my sue
cessor, Mr.. Jamison, nothing better
than that he shall have the same
cooperation and help from realtors
everywhere that / have received.
IF he receives this, as / know
The Washington times., 1926-01-23
G D I'VE n I IONS
HELP REAL

.svVashington should welcome
every convention that It IS possible
to obtain declared ]. n Crutch
field. sales manager for Maddux,
Marshall, Moss and Mallory, today
Every convention that meets
here. Mr.. Crutchfield continued
CONTAINS potential additions 70 ahe
ultimate million or more population
that washington Is certain 70
enjoy. Even those that do not
buy homes ana locate here 90 away
with ! good impression cf the
Capital ana sense of the steadily
increasing values OF real estate ~
washington and its suburbs. and
they may influence others to come
here to locate.
take the National Education
Association convention that comes
here soon, for instance Most o.
the $4,000 delegates are school
teachers, OF course and few Of
them could afford to sacrifice their
careers to come here to live.
IsuI remember that the school
teacher Is & power in the com
muniky, and that what the teacher
SAYS will receive earnest attention
from the leading people Of each
section And In every section there
are men who are independent. able
to live whore they will and who
are looking for the ideal city ~
which to locate.
a word from the local school
teacher will fall on fertile ground
The Washington times., 1926-01-23
Moore q Hill have recently
completed this attractive row Of
brick homes, located In the 400
block Of Trinidad Ave. y. ..

form illumination and miuimizes
the variation In the intensity of
light caused by the irregular dis
tribution OF light sources.
SIT is apparent that when g 30
called wIite paint II applied over q
black surface the brightness Of the
painted surface win depend to large
extent upon the capacity and thick
ness OF the film.
'With very thin films or relative
" transparent paints g considera6 pie
amount OF the incident light VIII be
transmitted to the underlying dark
surface and will there be absorbed
30 that the brightness viii be low.
"As the thickness OF the Tim OF
white paint is Increased by increas-
ing either the number Of coats or
the thickness of the Individual coats
less and less light is transmitted
and the brightness Of the painted
surface increases until finally q
point Is reached at which practical
Nv all Of the incident light II either
reflected or absorbed by the paint
film itself.
When this point is reached fur
Hther increase in the thickness OF
the film produces no measurable in
crease in brightness. The bright
ness Of such an opaque film Of any
particular paint may be termed the
ultimate brightness Of that paint.
"A number Of investigators have
found that when q small amount
of dark pigment such as carbon
black or Prussian blue, is added to
q white paint the increase in the
hiding power of the paint Is very
much more pronounced than is the
decrease in brightness. Adequate
explanation Of this phenomenon Is
1aClxiu - ~
The Washington times., 1926-01-23

Showing how the most complete
hiding power" can be obtained at
least cost, the Cornell investigators
have developed formula to ex-
press the relation between the
brightness of film of white paint
and the thickness of the film.
Experimental evidence in sup
port OF this formula is advanced,
and the effect OF the addition of q
small amount of black pigment IN
increasing the hiding power OF q
white paint Is explained.
1.-THE opacity of paint may be
defined as the ability of the pant
to obstruct the transmission Of
visible light" the summary says.
This property is of very great i'm
portance to the user, since upon
the opacity depend the quantity
and the number of coats OF paint
required to obscure the surface
over which the paint is applied.
ITO obtain complete hiding with
a paint Of low opacity a large
quantity of paint and a large mum
Der of coats will be required. SC
that both the cost of material and
The Washington times., 1926-01-23

- II &. y
the cost Of application will be high.
{ BY some authorities 4 distinction
has been drawn between opacity
or degree Of obstruction to visible
light, and hiding power or ability
to obscure the underlying surface.
This distinction is not a valid
one: the two terms are simply two
methods Of expressing the same
property. All our so-called white
paints absorb at least al small
amount Of the incident light, so
that the amount OF light reflected
by the painted surface is always
less than the amount OF light Incl
dent to that surface.
I'm other words, white paints
are really gray instead of white
The ratio between the amount of
light reflected by a given film OF
paint and the amount OF light in
cident to that film may be taken
The Washington times., 1926-01-23
1000 REAL TORS
At FARLEY

About 1000 realtors from every
section Of the country are IN New
Orleans attending the mid-winter
meeting OF the National Association
OF Real Estate Boards. This is the
largest session In the history OF
the organization, and business men
think it the important gathering
In this historic city.
The annual report OF the acttvi-
ties for 1926, showing progress and
rapid growth, was made by Presl.
dent Charles G. Edwards, OF New
York-the report follows.
At, the close OF my eyear's serv,
Ice as your president. am able TO
report to you that our national as
ISOLATION is stronger In numbers,
more united in thoughts and pur-
pose, more efficient in its function.
ing, more fully prepared to under
take the great tasks that lie before
&C in the future as a result OF cur
ectivities during the past twelve
months.
During my 81 years experience
IN the real estate business there has
never been a time when realtors
were more eager to discover and
to use the collective lessons of
Experience, more alive to their
business obligations. more aware OF
their duty to society, more eager
to establish professional standards
which we seek for our vocation.
Our national association has been
able to provide the means througa
which we have been able to- collect
and assess experience. It has led in
the formulation and establishment
of those principles OF action which
express the collective conscience of
cur vocation.
able to do something to achieve
these results. much of the total
must be credited to the growing
body Of realtors who serve upon
the associations committee and in
the many divisions. ] cannot ade-
quately review in detail the accom-
plishments of each COMMITTEES, OF
each officer and of all OF that great
number of realtors who served US
individually.
Before touching upon some Of
the items in the years work which
have come especially to my atten-
ton, wish to express my graft
tude as well as yours to the $50
good men who through sacrifice of
time and effort have served our vo-
cation on committees this past
year.
In its numerical strength. the
association continues to make RAPID
progress. 1t now numbers SIS men,
Der boards, net gain of 20 during
the year 1926.
'tOn the membership rolls of
these boards there are approximate
~ $4,000 active members who are
designated as realtors. There are
IN addition, more than 10000 af-
fiIiated and associated members in
our boards. 1t can properly be
said therefore that the national as
ISOLATION represents an aggregate
OF more than 10000 men and wom-
en- engaged in the real estate bust
ness.
II feel that growth such as this
enables our association to represent
our vocation more authoritatively at
the bar of public opinion and
guarantees also that in our
The Washington times., 1926-01-23

az the measure Of the brightness
Of the film.
The brightness Of a white paint
Is of great practical Importance,
particularly in the interior paint
ing of residences, office buildings,
and factories. The intensity of IL
Elimination with a room depends
not only upon the amount OF
light entering the room, but also
upon the extent to which this light
Is conserved by reflection from the
walls and furnishings.
Rooms painted with 81 white
paint of high brightness will show
much greater average intensity of
illumination NTH the same input
Of light than viii rooms painted
with paint of low rejecting
power.
moreover the use or paint OF
high rejecting power facilitates uni
The Washington times., 1926-01-23
SPEEDY WORK or FIREMEN
SAVES JUSTICES HOME

Speedy work by the Hyattavllle
and Bladensburg fire departments
last night saved the residence Of
Justice OF the Peace Herbert i.
Moffatt, at Central and Seh1ey Ave
nues, HyattsviIle.
Fire was discovered on the second
floor Of the Moffat home By Truth
and Heller Mofeat, the judges
daughters. Miss Helen Moffatl. IN
an efdeavor to extinguish lie
flames. was burnt on the head and
fa..e. but not seriously The fire.
II was said. was caused by an over
heated lafrobe. The damage u essl-
mated at about 81 600
The Washington times., 1926-01-23
WHITE PAINTS
ARE GRAY

White paints are really gray,
according to r. H. Rhodes and j.
s. Fonda, Of the research labor
atories of Cornell University, who.
in a summary of the results Of
tests made public through the
American Chemical Society, reveal
the factors which determine the
brightness and opacity of white
ps.. nts.
The Washington times., 1926-01-23

he will, he can build, upon the
foundation his predecessors have
laid, still nobler and loftier real
estate structure in the future. We
build upon the land and the land
il under all /"
The Washington times., 1926-01-23

C. H: SmalPs latest offering
ID the newly completed row of
semi-detached brick homes To-
Gated on Legation Street in the
41OO block, Chevy Chase.
Center Douglas & Phillips
are offering this attractive style
semi.detached home, built Of
brick, located in the 1900 block
of Varnum st. N. w.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

Europe
Mediterranean. Egypt
Ten separate, perfectly planned
tours with escort, departing Jan
uary, February. March. Prices
range from 81, $40 TO 1885. No
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tours have ever been offered. Send
for booklet "Tours to Europe.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
ALLEGED FAKE FABRICS
SOLD AT HIGH PRICES
Paris Discovers "Real American"
Velvet Was Manufactured by
French Textile Concern.

French Textile Concern.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 2.-Guaranteed as
real American velvet" imported ex-
pressly for the comfort of wealthier
Parisiennes, a certain brand of cloth
has been selling at. dollar prices on
the boulevards during the holiday
shopping season with great success.
Now. however. the truth has come
out. The expensive fabrics, labeled
American" In. order to justify the
price. is the product Of u we'll known
textile firm of Amiens, in Picardy
This house, by means of contract
with a New York concern. had merely
shipped it's cloth to America and then
had 1t transshipped to give its origin
an American flavor.
Made in France" propa Gapdists
are up in arms over the affair, and a
vigorous press campaign has been
started against such processes. I'VE
wonder who is more to blame" writes
one indignant critic, the house which
concluded this peculiar bargain or the
little snobbish Parisienne who will
rush to buy this velvet because It
bears the Made in America tag"
Evening star., 1926-01-03

able facilities which are available. The
present building contains approximate
ly 10000 square feet of floor space, in
Guiding q small drill hall containing
5000 square feet. The rotunda of
the Pension Office Building would be
suitable for drill purposes and storage,
and Office quarters could be had in
other parts of the building. 1t would
not be essential that the entire build
ing be devoted TO the National Guard.
but only such space as Is necessary
to care for present organizations
Earnest consideration Of the request Is
asked.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephen. and Col.
Lloyd NJ. Brett, U. s. A, retired, ad-
jutant general of the District of Co
lumbia Militia, 1t was announced at
Guard headquarters. will go to ST.
Augustine. Fla, to participate In the
annual convention of the National
Guard Association of the United States
to be held there January IA, 10 and 16.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
South AmeFica
West Indies Cruise

The seventh annual cruise tour
over this route visiting Cuba,
Panama Canal. Peru, Chile. Argen-
tina, Uruguay, Brasil, British West
Indies and Porto Rico. The specially
designed cruising ship, Essequibo.
sails from New York January q.
Rates from 1,a60.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Teeth Lost Seeking Beads.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January "A
string of pearl beads caused Mrs. G..
B. Newman of this city about as bad
an half hour as ever the ill.omened
Hope diamond caused it's unfortunate
owners. In her anxiety to retrieve
the beads when the string broke she
placed her handbag on the running
board of an automobile parked at the
curb. While Mrs. Newman was pick
Evening star., 1926-01-03
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Independent Tours

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Booklet "The American Traveller
in Europe. For Independent Tours
in the United States, Mexico. West
Indies, ETC., send for Booklet "Win-
ter Vacations"
Evening star., 1926-01-03
cAmerican Express
WINTER AND SPRING TOURS


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reservations for any sailing. any
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hotels. sightseeing. return pas
sage. Send for Bermuda Booklet.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Mediterranean Cruiss
s. 8. Rotterdam

Two wonder months-visiting
Madeira, Portugal. Spain, Algeria,
Tunis, Italy. Greece, Turkey, Pal
estine. Egypt, The Riviera, France,
England and Netherlands. Most
popular ship for shorter cruises.
the SIS. Rotterdam, sails from New
York February 2, Rates from $500.