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wasting time. They only repre-
sent what he as a general rule
would like to be. Incidentally
though no one ever made mil
lions either by laboring or farm
ing so it's up to that class to
perfect system that will protect
themselves. AT the present
Wall Street and their spokesman
in politics are attempting to tell
the farmers how they shall work
out their economic salvation.
Enlightened farm opinion as rep
resented by, the Farm Bureau
and other farm organizations are
overruled, CURLY told that their
demands are ridiculous; that
was the essence of Coolidge's
speech at. Chicago. 'Selfishness
being the dynamics in trade it
is only natural that farm relief
must be worked out at home.
Reversing conditions and putting
the farmer on top, would the big
manufacturers and bankers ex-
pect the farmer to tell them
what to do? Naturally not, It's
human nature to look out for
yourself, and we are all human,
| suppose, even though the far
mer is generally bought with gas
and sold for gold.
Under our present system the
farmer is doubly dictated to,
once when he is buyer and again
when he is seller. Prices are
twice FIXED against him, yet he
is told that it is ridiculous that
he should attempt a little price
fixing. Why so? Every manu-
facturer fixes the price of his
products, the national advertisers
even fix the retail price, the
Federal Reserve Banks fix their
re-discount rates, the Esch-Cum-
minis railway law fixed rates and
guaranteed a profit, the indu-
strial laborer through his unions
fixes the price of an hours toll,
the oil refners the price of gas,
Ford the price of his cars, and
so on down the line. Why
shouldn't the farmer fix the price
of his products?
Coffee is sold by the pound,
gas by the. gallon, and cloth by
the yard. These measures are
immutable, and the merchant
who buys and sells by them
makes his contract In perfect
faith. But suppose they varied
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friends to visit them once in six
weeks, with a guard at the side
hearing every word that is said,
all letters censored-that should
be enough for anyone to stop
and think twice before commit
ting any deed that will cause
them to enter the prison gates.
Think of the four young men
from Superior, who robbed the
Finlayson bank and were sem
fenced to. life Imprisonment at
the trial in Pine City. That
brings the story close to home.
One of them young man of 10
likely not realizing the conse-
quencesI will have many years
in which to ponder over the
,company he kept and the one
deed he had a hand in perpetrat-
ing which took away his liberty
and caused him to live life
where he is but number. Yes,
it is sad, the lad is human like
the rest of us. He has parents
and other relatives to whom it
is terrible blow and means
broken hearts. It might have
been otherwise.
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FARM ECONOMICS

W M
In the Jan. 18th issue of the
Askov American under the ar
ticle, Remedies for Agriculture
Mr.. Won Schenk says in part:
"Our present economic system
is on sound basis and that ap-
plies to agriculture as well as to
other industries" That of course
lis rather a wide statement be-
cause agriculture does not oper-
ate under the same system as
other industries do. 1t in fact,
does not operate under any
known economic principle, but
is merely a hit or miss game, in
short huge gamble.
Analyze the situation and in
stead of saying that prices are
governed by the law of supply
and demand we find that they
are governed by the following
conditions,
/. Ability of the consumer
to buy.
2. System of distribution.
3. Incentive to grow or pro-
duce the various farm products.
4. Method of production.
5. IVGiation in production,
due to diseases, climatic condi-
tions, etc.
The three main sources of
wealth are OF course land, labor
and capital. Although the far
mer represents part of two of
these sources, he cannot hold his
own, resulting in at the present
time, according to government
statistics, that the wealth Of the
nation has been concentrated as
follows: go of the population
control $3.50 of the wealth; 1870
of the population 1919 of the
wealth; $50 control thesremain-
ing so, and are paying interest
on 500 ,of it all in order to
operate. y
Roughly the go represent
capital, the 1870 represent the
middle men, and the $50 the
socalled independent artesian and
the industrial laborer. Apparent
ly the farmer has no quarrel
with the laboring man, nor has
he any quarrel with the middle
men, because they are hardly
holding their own and justify
their existence because they take
care of distribution. Neither has
he necessarily any quarrel with
the capitalist. It's the system
that makes them that needs
remedy. Most every man of
sound mind would become a
capitalist providing he had the
brains, and the opportunity
should present itself. The fell
low that raves against the men
of wealth as persons is merely
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from year to year, the pound
ranging from ten ! to twenty
ounces, the yard from twenty to
forty inches and so on, such a
system would paralyze industry
in no time. The merchant who
bought by a short yard and sold
by a long one would accumulate
a fortune. Wouldn't he? Yet
that is exactly what happens to
the dollar, our most important
measure of value; and under
stand, contraction or expansion
of our currency is equivalent to
a change in every weight and
measure employed by commerce.
Apparently then the fellow that
can initiate or debate our curren-
cy can make a lot of money, and
that is how most of it is made.
A debated currency caused the
hard times of 1893, 1907, and the
crisis we are gradually emerging
from.
Continued on Page g.
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THE MONUMENT is STILL
THERE
Duluth Herald)

One of the modern writer's of
sensational, short-waisted matter
for immediate consumption lately
has succeeded in getting on the
front pages Of the newspapers
by an attack on the good name
of Washington. The impress
sion he seeks to give is that the
first president was frivolous, pro-
fame and addicted to small vices
or what would now be thought
vices.
This alleged investigator was
perhaps stimulated in his work
by reading of the British writer
who, not long ago, felt it his
duty to smirch the reputation of
the great Gladstone. He should
have noticed that this criticism
did not shake the fame of the
famous commoner.
These attacks on the distin-
guished dead are foolish. The
public is not concerned with
them. 1t knows, for instance,
that Washington was a great
patriot who rendered great SER
vices to his country in war and
peace. 1t knows that he was
diligent in business. 1t knows
that-as a youth he pioneered in
the then unknown West. 1t does
not care to hear that he was
merely a lover of wine, women
and song to the extent of dis
sipation. 81
Furthermore, the average man
knows that standards vary in the
passing years. Washington,
with the habits of his day, could
say and do things not usual nor
permitted now.
There are few who will not say
that Benjamin Franklin, Alex
ander Hamilton and Thomas JEFF
ferson were giants In their time
and did much, each in his own
way, to serve and benefit man.
kind. And yet it would be easy
for any little digger of today to
find and cackle over faults which
they had or might have had. A
great man or woman may have
wart, a mole or a freckle. Why
talk about them?
When the recent attack on
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Washington was brought to- his
attention, President Coolidge,
with one of his disarming smiles,
looking from a window of the
White House, said: But the mon
ument is still there"
Aye, there it is, and there it
will be! What the world loves in
Washington and other worthless
is what is great and exceptional.
1t does not care to hear too much
of the little faults they might
have had. These are too COM
mon. They are not news, nor
new. They are but fly-specks
on the monument, parts Of a
common, although miserable,
heritage of mankind.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-04
GIVES INFORMATION
ON STATE PRISON

]. G. Wright, special represen-
tative of the Minnesota Prison
Industries and publicity man for
the institution, who spoke at the
parent-teachers me citing in
Askov on the evening of Jan.
%, gave an interesting and in
structive talk which was listened
to attentively by a good sized
audience. He said in part as
follows:
The Minnesota State Prison is
located on a plateau, Il miles
south of the city of Saltwater.
The first prison was built in 1851
on a site known as Battle Hollow,
mile north of Saltwater
Early settlers state that the
site derived its name from
decisive territorial battle fought
there between the Sioux and
Chippewa Indians. The new
prison on the present site was
built in 19O8-191O. The grounds
include 1000 acre farm with
live stock and it's own creamery.
The prison wall encloses % acres.
Prisoners are graded as first,
second and third class. The
first grade prisoner eventually
becomes trusty.>
Visitors are permitted certain
hours all days except Sundays
and holidays.
Inmates spend $50 of their
time in cells and work 8 hours
a day.
The prison has it's own print
shop where the Prison Mirror is
printed weekly with inmate help.
It has a library of some over
$4,000 volumes, tailor shop, and
laundry. Inmates are given a
shower bath once a week or
oftener if necessary. The pop
ulation on Jan. 21st was 1923.
Thirteen prisoners were admitted
in one day the week before. The
main floor of the auditorium has
a seating capacity of 1926 and
the balcony 800. Four are seat
ed at each of the tables in the
dining room.
Minnesota is the pioneer state
in using inmate labor for the
manufacture of binder Irvine.
The prison manufactured shoes
at one time and is now also ext
tensively engaged in producing
farm implements such as binders,
mowers, dump rakes, and combi-
nation side delivery and tedder
rakes. The output last season
was approximately $4,000 ma
chimes which are used largely by
Minnesota farmers. These lines
of industry save farmers very
materially on the purchase price.
The taxpayers as a whole are
greatly benefited through the
fact that the Institution is self
supporting. This means a saving
of many thousands of dollars an.
nually.
The sisal fibre used in the
manufacture of Irvine is secured
from Central America, mainly
Yukatan, and also southern Afri-
ca; MANILA fibre from the Philip
pine Islands. Five hundred of
the inmates are employed at
Irvine making, working two eight
hour shifts. Eight other state
prisons also make Irvine. The
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A. marriage license clerk of st.
Joseph county, Mich, is present
ing all applicants with "ten
matrimonial commandments"
giving out some good advice.
The third is: Don't live with
relatives"
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Buy Chicks near home. They're
stronger. Easier to raise. Fiji
teen nationally known purebred,
heavy laying, Specialized Strains.
Customers win prizes. 1000 pre-
paid delivery. Low prices.
Matching done, SIC per egg.
Free catalOg. Lakeland Hatch.
cries, ChisagO City, Mimi. 22-2Ot
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Minnesota prison last year pro-
duced 100000 pounds Of Irvine
while all the other prisons to-
gether manufactured 100000
pounds. The sale of Irvine and
machinery continues good and
last year the prison was obliged
to limit the sale of Irvine to the
state.
Of the over LOO prisoners 135
have life sentences. The pay
ranges from 26c to CSC per day
and if the prisoners have de-
pendents their money is used to
partly care for them. Every in
mate physically fit must work.
Good schooling is provided at the
prison.
Inmates are allowed half
hour of visiting twice a week
while eating. In the summer
time there is little recreation
in the way of base ball occasion
ally for first grade prisoners.
They are then given freedom of
speech for the time being. Pris-
oners are allowed visitors from
the outside once every six weeks.
Religious services are con-
Quoted every Sunday morning,
alternating Catholic and Protes-
tant, to which all who wish may
go. An orchestra and band are
maintained from among the in
mates, the latter with mem
bership of about IS.
Six months employment and
good behavior is required for
prisoners to gain higher grade.
Only about Z out of every 100
prisoners go back to their old
rough way Of living after being
given their freedom.
J. J. Sullivan, the warden, is
recognized as one of the best
chrimonologists in the United
States. He was asked by Presi-
dent Coolidge to attend a world
conference of prison heads In
Europe last year but did not go.
AS man who travels extern
sively over the state, visiting
many homes and institutions, and
naturally familiar with crime
conditions and causes, Mr..
Wright also dwelt some on that
subject. He stated that Illicit
liquor is the cause of many going
to the insane, asylumns.
Mr.. Wright has been with the
prison the past three years, and
previous to that was a farmer
in Washington county and as such
is in position to- determine the
needs of agriculture. He farmed
on the same place where he was
born and raised and which was
purchased BY his father from the
Federal government in 1854
Years al UCSd11lC
territory and before it was a
state.
While the Minnesota prison is
a model of it's kind-the inmates
are given good food and care and
much is done to make them bet
ter citizens and get a proper
vision of life so that when they
leave the institution they may
live a peaceful and useful life
yet, nevertheless, think of what it
would mean to be confined with
in its walls. It may sound like
they are comfortable and should
be satisfied but think of that
one great item-liberty. Given
two half hour periods a week for
visiting and allowed relatives or
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American want ads do the
business.
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Continued on Page g.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
ILLINOIS Nine TOPS
BIG TEN TITLE RACE

CHICAGO, April 81 R).-1llinois is
out in front, with Minnesota and Wis
consin close behind, as Big Ten teams
move through the third week of the
Western Conference base ball season.
The Illini clinched the lead by TAX
ing it's second game Of the year yes
terday, defeating Iowa.
Wisconsin and Minnesota each have
won u single game to tie for second
place.
The Purdue Boilermakers are fourth
with three victories and one dc feat.
Ohio has won twice and lost once
and Michigan has broken even in two
starts.
Northwestern has lost three and
won one game. Indiana lost in the
Hoosiers' only confer nee tilt to date,
and Iowa and the Chicago Maroons
have each lost two games.
Evening star., 1926-04-27

ship trophies will consist entirely OF +
And every one of the American
must not be ignored when 1t comes
chances OF winning the cup now held
Barnes, a Cornishman, who has
years, brought the cup to the United
not cross the ocean to defend his title
Macdonald Smith, a Scotch product,
who has lived in America for many
years, Is said to be nursing resent
ment over the behavior of the gallery
at Pre- stwick last year, who dealt
with the Californian In manner
which, to say the least, was not
Sportsmanlike.
At the time Smith said he would
never take part in a British cham
pionship again, and so far as Is
known he has not changed his mind.
The homebreds who have booked
to cross the Atlantic include Walter
Hagen. Gene Sarazen, Bill Mehlhorn,
Leo D!egel, Johnny Farrell, AL Els
pinosa and Emmet French. They
comprise q group who should cor
tainly give the British a lot of trou-
BILE
It was only as recently as 1921 that
the first big company Of American
pro golfers went to England, their
expenses betrayed out of q public
fund. English golfers were interest
ed, but held no idea that the invasion
meant anything more than the ap-
plication of that interesting favor
which international competition pro-
vides.
AS it happened, one of the invaders,
Jock Hutchison, won the open title
and four of his compatriots landed
in the first II.
Since that time an American has
won the cup every year except in
1923, when Arthur Havers came
through TO prove that the British
lion still had at least one claw left.
And as for the colonies, Joe Kirk
wood came from Australia and con-
vinced the British that their far-f1ung
sons had learned about all there is to
learn about the royal and ancient
sport.
But even If the United States has
taken the lead in proficiency in the
game, the British have at least the
satisfaction Of knowledge that golfers
Evening star., 1926-04-27
HARD WORK IS FACED
BY GLENNA COLLETT

LONDON, April 81 P}.-Glenna
Collett, the Amer can woman cham
pion. is in the upper half of the draw
for the British Womens golf cham
pionship tournament. where also are
q number of other star players, In
cluding Cecil Leitch, who was de.
feated last year by Joyce Wethered
and Mile. Simon de Ia Chaume, the
17-year-old French champion.
Miss Wethered is not entered in the
tournament, which begins May 10 at
Harlech, Wales. Miss Leitch carried
Miss Wethered to 81 holes last year.
Last Saturday with q half.stroke
handicap. Mile. de Ia Chaume defeated
W. y. Murray of the British Walker
Cup team up.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
1gue Champions Syn Hitting: u
SENIOR GOLF BODY
MEETS TOMORROW

Members Of the Senior Golf Associa
ton of the Chevy Chase Club will
meet at noon tomorrow in the assem-.
bly, room Of the clubhouse to elect
officers and discuss business of the
association for the current year.
The association is made up of
members of the Chevy Chase Club of
81 years or over.
a schedule of tournaments, to begin
has been arranged by the association,
while ringer tourney will be held,
beginning tomorrow and ending
October 30.
Evening star., 1926-04-27

New applicants for membership
are:
Charles II. Dexter. rs Bryant street;
Anthony Christopulos. Fifteenth and
U streets; Eliot Young, 1914 Jenifer
street; Thomas Walsh, 104l Lawrence
street: James Christopulos. Fifteenth
and u streets; Meyer Gordon. 1000 Il
street southwest; Walter Raymond
Ward. Garrett Park, Nd.
Bernard Thomas, 2207 Thirty-flfth
street; Barry Sullivan, 3lo5 Thirty
fourth street: George McKiblin, 1414
v street: John Haerer, 1l24 Eighth
street northeast; Frank j. Wahl, 121
Baker avenue, Colmar Manor, Md;
Charles Bowie, 200 Daniel street, Col
mar Manor, Md.
Thaddeus $. and Harold r. Hess.
jr.. 36 Eighteenth street southeast;
Jack Wilson, 1408 v street; Joe Car
rett, 1880 E street southeast; Gloss
Worthington, ass street southwest;
Edmund w. Smith. Clinton, Md;
James Dixon Hospital. 44c8 Seventh
street; James NJ. Dolan, so K street
northeast; Raymond Curtin. 81 =
street northeast.
Evening star., 1926-04-27

mately ball players will find their
level. and if they happen to be i'm
proving it will be little higher level
than III a preceding season. but II
they have reached the top they will
turn the other way.
Cubs Exceeding Expectations.
The big surprise of both races is the
work of the Cubs. a. team with less
to start on than any other in the
major leagues, except as to its bat
terieS. The cubs have actually struck
the first division because they have
manager who has been outplaying
other Western managers and fooling
them to a Standstill with the little
talent he has on his team. Whining
by unexpected plays and by uneX-
pected manipulation of weak batters,
he has shown that the other man
ayers had better keep d weather eye
on him.
Evening star., 1926-04-27

round with card Of 30 for six holes.
Other tourney results follow:
Second f1ight-Miss Phyllis Keeler. Wash
ington. defeated Miss NJ. c. CHM, Chevy
Chase, ] up.
Third fiight--Miss Dorothy White. Wash
ington. defeated Mrs. K. B. Cummings. CO.
lumbia. . and l.
Fourth fIight-Mrs. S. +. Colladay. Column
tha. defeated Mrs. Burton Leary. jr., Colum-
Fifth flight--Mrs. c. +. Thompson. War
College defeated Mrs. NJ. Z. Miller. Ban-
nockburn. / up.
A. Won Steiner. Indian Spring.
Second fight-Won by Mrs. G. A. Slater,
Indian Spring.
:. Third fight-Won by Mrs. Thorne strayer.
War College
Fourth fiight-won by Mrs. Frank Tom
Fifth fiight-Won by Mrs. C. B. Stewart.
Washington.
Adoption of uniform system of
registering cadd:es and assignment of
caddies to players in regular order
was recommended at special meet
ing Of the District Golf Association
at the Racquet Club last night
Evening star., 1926-04-27
~ Tbe Gbening Star
~ BOYS CLUB
Conducted by ROBERT c. MCCLELLAN
Conducted by ROBERT C. MCCLELLAN

hitter you're playing for. Different
pitchers mean different hitting, de-
tending upon whether the pitch is
high or low and whether it crosses
the inside or the outside of the plate.
At bat stand with feet spread and
even with the plate. Step into a fast
one straight ahead II ball is in middle.
Ii an outside corner, step inside and
ahead. Grip the bat slightly up and
tight.
Whatever know about base ball
owe to the oder fellows who taught
me, either by word or by their play
ing. I never missed an opportunity to
watch good players working and 1
tried to observe their form and to
copy them. l always appreciated u
word of advice and never let an older
fellow get an idea that l thought L
knew it all. No fellow knows it all.
New plays and new tricks come up
daily.
Who Is your idol in base ball? had
three heroes-Rube Marquard, Christy
MathewSon and 'Home-run" Baker. !
watched all three play and got good
pointers from them.
n. NE
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WILL COACH DARTMOUTH.

HANOVER, N. H, April 27.-James
p. c'Brainy') Bower has been ap-
pointed coach Of the Dartmouth
hockey team, taking tho place Of
Harry Densha. AS an undergraduate
Bower won letters in foot ball, hockey
and base ball. Since graduation he
has coached base ball and hockey at
Evening star., 1926-04-27
BY DICK cox,
RrOoklyn Nationals

TINE first thing | do on entering
| the base ball park before a
L game is to look at the flag to
see which way the wind is blowing
That's an outhelder's business.
Never loaf on a ball. Know the
wind and be in position to run either
in or out, according to the hit. Take
the catch so you will be in position
to throw, being on balance at all
times.
Get to know the type OF batting of
every hitter The first time you see ain.
play. Keep this in mind, so that youli
never forget how to play for certain
man. For example, some batters hit
to the left field; others to the right
etc. You must know, too. how the
pitcher is working on the particular
Evening star., 1926-04-27
BRITONS ARE BEATEN.

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. V, April az
The Oxford Cambridge lacrosse team
was repulsed yesterday when the St
Stephens College twelve triumphed
"a, after 10 extra minutes of play
The British team led until almost the
final minute. Rogan shooting the ball
into the cage from a sharp scrimmage
in front Of the goal TO tie the count
Stolp and Weeks scored in the extra
neriOd
Evening star., 1926-04-27
D. c. ROLLER SKATERS
SCORE AT HAGERSTOWN

Washington roller skaters recently
defeated Hagerstown's best in a series
of races at HagerstoWn. In mile
races T.. NJ. owen won from b. Kline
in 3 minutes 80 seconds. and w. Fer
"uson defeated j. l.. Smith in min.
uteS 33 seconds.
Owen and Ferguson defeated Kline
and Smith in Il tWo-mile relay in
minutes 1922 seconds.