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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
harvesting By Night
Astonishes Peasants of
Soviet Caucasus
By Jessica Smith

Maslov Kut, Russia-(FPl- The
harvest bulletin of the Rnssisr Pa
construction Farms, the American ag-
[Icultural demonstration center in the
Caucasus, says:
Ihreshlng by electric light is the
latest miracle of modern science in
Maslov Kut to undermine peasant
Ialth IN the old gods. With 1890
acres OF wheat lying out in the fields
harold Ware put the question nm to
raul Kupchick, the newest member
Oh the unit, and Abe Cory. In q few
Gays they had fixed up an old dynamo
turned over to the organization with
the junk pile left on the old czarist
estate, attached it to a motor on
wheels, and rugged up three sets of
electric lights out in the field.
For the first few nights rain inter
Tered with the efficient working of
the plan, but then a series of clear
Gays and nights enabled them to fin
Ism the big 20O0-acre wheat field.
The record of the night shift was
iozO bushels. Each shift worked 10
hours under the special ruling of the
i0No. uepdrCnenC permitting this eX-
ceptlon to the 8-hour day during har-
vest season, which is amply compen-
stated for by enforced idleness when
the weather is bad.
The combine harvester-thresher as
tonlshed the neighborhood by moving
over the fields by night as well as by
day turning out 60 bushels of grain
an hour until the dew or rain got the
better of it.
The duoble shifts on both combine
and threshing outfits were made pos
slble by the student program through
which sufficient men have been train
ed to handle the machinery. While
the student program has meant econ
omic loss in some respects, it proved
an important factor in the productive
program in this case. A few of the
students decided they were "econo-
mists," and that what they really
needed was office experience, and
they laid off on a Sunday when ev-
eryone else was working to get the
threshing in on time. They are be-
ing sent back to their university mu-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
TWO AUTOS SEIZED.
LIQUOR CONFISCATED

Seizure of two automobiles, one
near Eureka and the other near SEQ
hey by customs border inspectors last
week resulted in the confiscation of
936 quarts of Canadian liquor, accord
ing to Col. Charles l.. Sheridan, col
lector.
The first car seized was a Dodge
touring car driven by George Harvey
who arrest was made north of Eure-
ka on Sept. 5. In the car were SAG
quarts of liquor. Harvey was later
bound over to district court for trial.
He was arrested by Ole Berg and C.
S. Gould, customs border inspectors.
The second car, a Buick touring
was seized near Scobey, Sept. 8 by
border Inspector C. H. Olson. 1t CON
tanned 744 pints of Canadian beer.
Ernest H. Paradis, the driver, was
arrested and will be tried later.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

not the few who criticize legislation
coerced by organized groups temper
arily in control, but rather the con-
gressmen whose vote on important
measures, is swayed by personal con-
sideration, and the lobbyist or group
of representatives whose threats OF
punishment or promises of reward
however yelled, are a means of influ-
encing the cOngressmen's votes.
"Those who would force tyranny
upon us want to make us subjects OF
the nation. We are not subjects. We
are the sovereign rulers of the coun-
try.
Because a measure is adopted anC
put on the statute books by those
who misrepresent us does not NEAR
that we must obey. Because the PEG
pie defy law of which they do not
approve, l am not alarmed into be-
lieving that the nation is crumblins
and that we are headed for the scral
heap of nations. We are not lawless.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
Farm Land Drops, But Price
Is Above Pre-War Valuation

Farm land throughout the United
States has dropped between A and )
per cent in value during the last -
months, it is indicated by study of
the results of an investigation lust
completed by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
The investigation shows the trend
OF farm values since 1918. 1t is based
on reports from every section of the
country and is regarded as unusually
accurate
Taking the country as a whole.
farm land is worth this year about 10
per cent more than in the pre-war
period, according to the official re-
ports. Last year values showed an
increase of "a per cent in comparison
with 1913 and in the year previous an
increase of 27 per cett.
The peak value was reached in 1920
when land was appraised at approx
mately 90 per cent more than in 1913.
Since 1920, values show a steady de-
cline.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
Chrysler Car Opens
International Highway
North Carolina Official Makes Record
Run from AshevilIe to Quebec to
Pioneer Scenic Route.

According to advices received by
the Plentywood Auto Company the
honor of officially opening the new
international motor route from Ashe-
vile, n. c., to Quebec, fell to a Chrvs-
Ter TO" roadster, which was driven
by It's owner, R. P. Harris, state au-
tomobile inspector of North Carolina.
over this latest addition to Americas
scenic highways two weeks before the
spectacular tour which has lust been
completed by giant motorcade OF
lOO car over the route.
Accompanied by Mrs. Harris and a
mechanician, and bearing letters of
greeting to Canadian officials from
the governors of North Carolina. Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania, and other IN
fluential citizens of the United States.
Harris covered the 1909 miles between
Asheville and Quebec in Al hours and
70 minutes. At the end of the drive
ne was welcomed at the Chateau
trontenac, in Quebec, by representa-
tlves of the provincial government.
who assembled to greet him and 70
extend official recognition of the on
enlng of the new connecting link be-
tween two neighboring nations.
Detailed reports of the pioneer trim
received by the Chrysler Corporation
show that Harris and his party were
obliged to overcome a series Of han
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
DAKOTA WHEAT
FORECAST TOO
BIG, Is CLAIM
Official Challenges Federal Figures:
Says Report Has Dropped Prices.

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 2O.-Chal.
longing the accuracy of crop es+i.
mates made by the federal depart
ment of agriculture, ]. A. Kitchen
state commissioner of agriculture and
labor, blames the recent federal esti-
mate of the wheat crop for the sbarr
break in wheat prices.
The federal reports, Kitchen So;5
are subject to psychological hazard
which 1t apparently is impossible r.
overcome. Without doubt. he sold
the federal government tabulates o.
curately the figures which are 90
ported to 1t and does the best it can.
Dut the trouble lies deeper than that
Kitchen said. ''-' 'iif'''
HIS experience, he said, is that per-
sons reporting on crop conditions to
Che FEDERAL government make tbei,.
reports as optimistic as possible. CIV
cry crop reporter knows that every
other crop reporter is loading his es-
innate to permit his own particnIar
district to make a GOOD showing and
80 ne does 1t, too" Kitchen said.
Bankers and farmers who own
iana want to give their district the
pest possible reputation and thew load
Chelr flgures little. 81 was a cron
reporter from Golden Valley county
Tor years and l did the same THING
because knew the others were doin@
IT, AS a result, the federal govern
ment gets figures which are optimis-
TIC rather than otherwise"
Farmers thrOuCbo,,+ A. -
complained to his office recently he
sad Sa that the federal estimate of 126-
OOO,OOO bushels of wheat for North
Dakota had operated to force down
the wheat price right at the time
"hen the wheat crop is being market
ca. The farmers resent this Situation
Kitchen said, because thew feel fiat
publication of huge crop forecasts has
bad effect on price nos
hltchen recently estimated tba
North Dakota wheat crop at OK OOO
OOO bushels and insists that final fig-
ureS Will show it nearer that figure
IMAM the l26,OO0,O0O bushels recently
estlmated by the federal department
of agriculture. f'''- WI eii'
same Condition in Montana
several reports have come into tbe
PRODUCERS News to the effect that &c
the threshers begin to shell out tbe
wheat that what appears to be 30 70
~ bushels to the acre fields are nro.
duclng no where near that number
OF bushels per acre. The rust and tba
frost have taken their toll. whicb i
now being realized The wheat fore.
cast has not taken this into consider
atlon and consequently those now
hauling their grain to market are
taxing a lower price on a fictitious
statement of an excessive Weld Mucb
wheat from the north has been seri-
Gously damaged and will grade very
low, while tn eheavy frost of the first
OF the week will no doubt play havoc
with the Canadian crop, which was
still green in many places.
Crop estimates based on STANDING
wheat is bound to be inaccurate and
the injury done to the farmers in
lower prices based on guess work is
very serious and should be stopped.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

Trees are like folks-rOne mans
meat is another mans poison" and
the scientists of the Boyce Thomp-
son Institute for Plant Research
are devoting unlimited time, employ
ing careful technique, aad using the
most modern equipment for deter
mining the growing and reproductive
needs of different plants. All this
is with view to increasing agricuI-
-tHrL and horticultural prosperity
of every kind. and speeding IND pro-
dnction in constructive way.
Indeed, having due regard for the
Individuality of the plants and not
resting on past theories or too broad
concentrations leads to important
discoveries ia the plant world the
economic results of which often
seem out Of all proportion to their
Gimn6ci4r.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
ORGANIZE NORTH
AND SOUTH TRAIL,
A CITATION
Will Boost Highway from Moose Jaw
Canada, Via Opheim and Glasgow
to Jordan and South.

Glasgow.-S.C. West of Jordan and
J: E. Hanson of Ingomar came to
Glasgow last Sunday and accompa-
MED Leo Coleman and S. L. Rugg to
Chinook, where they conferred with
the officers of the state highway
commission concerning the proposed
road north and south from Moose
Jaw, Saskatchewan, passing through
Glasgow, Opheim, and Jordan. They
discussed with the commissioners par
ticularly the building of a bridge
across the Missouri river at the point
where this highway should cross.
The committee organized as a
North and South Trail association
and elected officers. They intend to
put on an active campaign at once to
promote the building of this road
which will do much to stimulate tour-
ist travel from Canada through Mon
tana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
1 TN9Sr;S SUPREME COURT JUDGE FLAYS WEAK
'iID CONGRESSNEN WHO OBEY THE LOBBIES

lI Saioago, Sept. ia Justice in tbs
too H., supreme court, in con 81 tlls
Cbic.unacS address last night told tbe
Tois 1so Bar association and the 1 TTs
that 3 3Ga Of the American i Revoiut tIlI
he p naI safety valve for self % SoV Uevgn
said IN in.tnile a rebel if YOU pIease .
IS tim es' lt Floyd E. THOMPSON at
hind leo strong men got up on their
the V ss,,,e cannot praise a law and -
law s-if |. time effect its iI repe ana 9 1f
attses.d i considered bad. + tep mns+ IL Il
fes6ig's ana war cannot be ''"T made De
laws : n, honor our fathers who doe;oa
but " aey regarded as % "nOre ae sil,a
uader " shout treason to oppressive pre ha
presses A 81, to repeal law ' wbieb VINO nT
m . our pet intolerance, winch eA-
traitors to our governments are
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

port made public yesterday on cotton
Officials held that although tbt
long range indications were beInfu'
TO farmers, they also might be put
TO harmful use otherwise in market
speculation and that until the publiC
mas ben better educated to the pur-
pose OF the statement, the part of wis
dom dictated that they be discon-
tinued.
Secretary Jardine was at his office
early today to meet a barrage of pro-
tests from the south on the action Of
the bureau on issuing the report. He
called IN men who had part in the
formulation of the document before
gong to the White House for the cab
met meeting.
While the cabinet meeting was in
session, Mr.. Jardine's secretary mt in
his appearance at the White House.
1t was indicated that a statement
should be made on behalf of the sec
rotary during the day.
The bureau of agricultural econom-
les was flooded with protests by
southern congressional members and
kilograms of inquiry concerning the
validity of governmental crop price
forecasts after the cotton report caus-
ed the New York market to register
loss of $3.50 bale yesterday.
At the same time Senator Harris
OF Georgia and other southern con-
gressmen indicated that an investiga-
ton by congress might be sought at
the next session in the authority of
the department of agriculture bureaus
under the law to make any price pre-
dlctions. The Georgia senator de-
clared that the forecast had cost the
southern cotton planters S1OO,OOO.OOO
by the break in the market and char
acterized the author of the forecast
as either fool or a knave."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
RAs Boyee Thompson Iasesswes
for Plant Rsse0rch

DeinS lOcaIlZeo ra1ty, threatened
each year with being literally strip
ped bare or torn up by the roots.
The scientists are shy of giving out
particulars at the moment because
without due attention to detail. some
folks have made premature efforts to
raise a holly tree of their own and
failed. But it appears that one of
the secrets of success is to make the
cuttings and paintings in the fall
from the first year or older wood.
Again peat moss seems the best mate
rial for the beds, though further
work may show that sand will do.
And a third important point is to
cherish the cuttings carefully the
first six weeks, with special atten-
ton to keeping them constantly
moist. Attention to points like these
means the difference between saae-
cess and failure.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
Indiana Political Uproar
Breaks Forth Anew

Indianapolis, Ind.-Indiana's poll
teal uproad broth forth anew TO-DAY
with DIR. E. S. Shumaker, anti-saloon
league superintendent, and Senators
James E. Watson and Arthur R. Rob
inson disagreed over whether an at
tempt was made to influence su-
preme court action in the Shumaker
contempt case.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
Worlds Lowest
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ton loads over all types of highways
-. or whether you need haulage
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30
NAY STOP ISSUING
FARM REPORTS

blitr@ SttIlngt;On'Sept. 16.-In all proba-
burss.'n me department of agricuiture's
rsnor ru Of economies has issued its
was ~; "a . me trend of farm prices. it
tarv Jars Today at the office of Secre-
narks satg June as a result of the wild
''As' fluctuations caused bv a rel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

performance never equaIled in a
lOw>priced commercial car!
Here is a type of construction once
undreamed-of in truck at this price
-ruggedness, strength and modern
design which assure you the long
time, overall operating efficiency that
has made Chevrolet the worlds most
popular gear~shift truck!
"Ton>Tnile cost is the cost of TRANSPORTING
ton of material one mile--or its equivalent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

Looking at the April pampered gar
gems, on the way to the office this
September morning, we agree with
the scientists who claim plants suffer.
Many not only suffer-but die
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

scum as relics of the old education
system in Russia when the Special
lst" was taught he must not work
with his hands.
The governments campaign against
locuts was so successful that now
only few lonely survivors are to be
seen in the fields.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-09-30

Polson-Concrete is poured for new
Poison hotel and store building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
PRICES ARE FIRM
IN BOND MARKET
GainssRecorded in Numerous
issues Today Despite"Re-
cent Advances,
ny GEORGE IT. HUGHES.

SpcCal dispatch 10 Inc star.
NEW YORK, January 14.-Not
withstsnding the continuous advance
in the Bond Market since the first
OF the year. prices were uniformly
firm again To-Day and gains recorded it,
numerous individual issues.
If there was any disappointment
at the failure OF the New York Fed
eral Reserve Bank TO lower its re.
discount rate Yesterday it did not ap
pear in the course OF prices. A few
OF the more speculative bonds sui
fered some reaction, but they were en-
tirely those which had enjoyed the
largest rise earlier in the week.
While the buying today appeared
in all groups the higher yielding de.
scriptions were the favorites. For
eign bonds were conspicuous in the
days dealings. Italian rs set up "a
new high record for all time Again
the advance on the day was only
fractionally, but the turnover was
heavy. Next to the Italians, Brazilian
issues were the most prominent. The
6Hs held their advance OF the prev
iouS day. while the IS went on into
new high ground for the movement
other features included a duplication
of the previous high by Seine IS and
a new top by Austrian Is, 3h points
above the callsble price.
In domestic bonds some of the oils
were very strong. The leader being
Sinclair 6l2 s which had rapid rise
of over d point. Sinclair IS went
along.
international Mercantile Marine IS
sold no TO a new high on the recov
cry. large blocks changing hands on
the advance. Erie General Is stood
out in the railway list with a gain
of a point at 1919. Chicago. Terre
Haute & Southeastern refunding IS
reached new high at sc and Inter
national Great Northern 6s jumped
nearly a point. On the other hand
realizing sales appeared in st. Louis
San Francisco income bonds and they
| yielded fractionally.
There was little change in high.
| grade first mortgage railway bonds
| An interesting incident in the United
! States Government class was the
( fourth Al Liberties selling at it's previ
! ously established record for all time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
WHEAT HAS SETBACK;
PRESSURE is LIGHT
Big Shipments From South of the
Equator Have Bearish Eff
feet on Market.


CHICAGO, January 14.--With Iiv-
erpool quotations lower than looked
for and with shipments big from
south of the Equator. wheat turned
downward early today. Pressure to
sell on the decline. however, was light
Opening unchanged to ssc off, wheat
soon underwent moderate general
setback. Corn. oats and provisions
were firm, corn starting unchanged
to 14c up, and later gaining slightly.
A feature in wheat was the fact
that Argentine and Australian ship.
ments together this week were fig
ured at 5,153,00O bushels, compared
with only 1871 900 bushels last week
Advices also were at hand indicating
that wheat exports from Argentina
during January and February will
average at least 100000 bushels a
week.
Persistent scantiness Of arrivals of
wheat at domestic primary points,
however, encouraged some buying
Today's primary receipts, S04 900
bushels. although larger than a week
ago. were well under those of a year
back. a fair amount of export bust
ness in United States wheat over
night was acknowledged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
by EDWARD G. STONE.


BY advancing 10 ITO yesterday
Baltimore and Ohio common stock
touched it's highest price since 1919,
while the preferred at the same time
attained its best figure In 10 years,
Baltimore and Ohio common has nd
vanced steadily each year since dis
continuance of Federal control In 1920.
During the same length of time earn
ings available for the common stock
have shown a. consistent increase.
Since 1920. when the stock went Off
the dividend list and "a deficit was re.
ported, 1t has shown IA market APP
probation of about $50 share.
This means that the 5000 or 30
owners of the common stock, many
of whom are Washlngtonians. have
seen their holdings increase more than
$l26 100000 in market value.
10 New Directors Elected.
The following 10 new directors were
elected at the annual meeting OF the
International Exchange Bank yester-
day: Hugh w. Barr, Peter Borras,
Gustave Grifoni, John Daviny, Joseph
T.. Heffron, j. Edward Lewis. Frank
+. loZupone. Jerry Maiatico, .. IL.
Miller and Hilleary l.. Offutt, jr. The
directors who were reelected were
Joseph Schiavone, Joseph Aronoff, ID.
del Necchio. DIR. Salvatore F'loria. T..
J. Mills. DR.. II. NJ. Prospect, Alfonso
Tana, John Vaccaro and John Zanier.
The board of directors met at once
and declared the usual 3 per cent
semi-annual dividend, payable Janu-
airy 20 to stockhotiers of record on
December "a.
Assistant Cashier Elected.
At the meeting of the board Of
directors of the Columbia National
Bank, held late yesterday, Albert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
RAILS ARE LEADERS
IN STOCK MARKET
Lehigh Valley in Van of Ad-
vancing Shares, With Other
Carriers Following.
BY STUART p. WEST.
Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK January

special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, January Ia
Strength in the rails. accompanied by
uncertain fluctuations in the indus
trials, WAS the principal characters
tic of today's stock market. The idea,
suggested yesterday, of competitive
buying in Lehigh Valley made a wlder
appeal and the stock was very strong
again 1t jumped forward the way a
stock does in which there is an lnsls-
tent demand without adequate means
of filling it. The merger negotiations
involving the Northwestern ROADS
were reflected in somewhat hlgher
prices for the stocks concerned. But
Wall Street wanted to see TO what
extent the news had been discounted
hv the rise in the Northern group
during the last week or so.
Reading was very strong in sym
pathy with Lehigh Valley. Pennsyl-
vania was holding around its top
price for the movement. and New
York Central and Delaware and Hud-
son were both of them up.
Baltimore & Ohio. eX-dividend, was
about the same most of the time.
Changes in Southern Raffway ana
Southern Pacific were fractional ana
the same was true of Atchison. After
Yesterdays upturn, oils felt the effect
OF DGOilL IdhiIiS. IitN "NAN HNN
offered down: on the contrary, most OF
them were higher. But there was no
big forward push.
STANDARD of New Jersey held it's
gain. Amerada Corporation, allowing
for the dividend, was up over point.
Houston ran up abruptly and Pure
oil was notably strong, as it had been
the day before. The steels were less
conspicuous. For quite a bit of the
session stocks like Republic, Beth
lehem and Gulf States varied only
fractionally.
United States Distributing broke
sharply because of the failure of any
thing to come from the merger ru.
mors which were the incentive for
the recent advance in the stock.
Postum Cereal ran up sharply. Con-
solidated Cigar was lower. Chicago
Pneumatic Tool, selling eX-dividend,
continued to move forward sharply
on what was purported to be pool
operations based on the narrowness
of the new refrigerator of which the
company expected soon to begin the
sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

NORFOLK Va, January IA Dr.
The Peoples Bank & Trust Co. at
Goldsboro, N. c., failed to open it's
doors today, according to information
received here. President James KYLE
cause of Withdrawals and consequent
inability to meet liabilities the board
of directors had ordered the bank
closed" He added that he believed
all .depositors would be paid in full