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Evening star., 1927-04-29

The horse is the only living one.
toed animal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
JUDGE McELROY RE-
PLIES TO PROF. DICK

Editor, Producers News:
In his letter published in last
weeks issue of the News, Professor
Dick, writes as follows: "He (mean-
ing me) says that the children Of
his community were used without
the knowledge and consent of their
parents" Now it is possible that
proper wisdom was not exercised in
the case of the Plentywood drive"
So the learned professor is backing
down from the position he took up
at the beginning He now admits
that the consent of the parents should
be obtained. And he knows as well
as I do that very few parents would
consent to have their children go out
on a cadging errand for a denOmina-
tional institution which has Whole
army Of professional panhandlers on
its payroll.
am glad that the Professor has
come into camp and is now against
using the children for begging pur-
poses without the knowledge anC
/ consent of their parents" We bOtE
agree now. Professor Dick has, by
his letters, helped me to turn the
spotlight on reprehensible practice
which I think it will take some nerve
to repeat. In that way, Professor
Dick has rendered a great service t.
the young children of Sheridan anC
adjoining counties.
Yours very truly,
JOHN J. McELROY.
Plentywood, Jan. 31st, 1927.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
POLITICAL EDUCATION

Although this paper has been In existence 1or
over eight years and has published the uncensored
truth during that time it is surprising that there
are still so many people in Sheridan County whose
political education is so limited.
Day after day the editor is confronted with peo-
pie who think the sole function of the radical move
ment is to prevent persons from splitting on the
sidwalk, or seeing that somebody's husband doesn't
take flapper to a dance; or Ordaining that the
Sheriff should spend three quarters of his time
keeping from getting drink,
Then there are others who think that the sole
function of a radical newspaper is to keep crowd
OF office holders perpetually on the public payroll
of CLOSING over their faults and extolling their
virtues and building up a new job holding bu-
roucracy within the shell of the old"
More there are who think that the truth should
be given to the mainstreeters and rabbits In mild
doses; that the American Legion should be petted
and the Commercial Clubs and Uplift OrganIza-
tions should be backslapped along; that the truth
about such monumental takers as Bryan and Card
NAL MERCER should be kept from the natives and
that the public should be kidded along with
sugared doses of grandiliquent rotarinaism.
Sometimes some animated piece of squirrel food
asks the editor to give the public some education"
]
peddled by Haldemann julius, DR.. Frank Crane,
John Rooch Stratton, DR.. Abrams, Bernarr McFad-
den, addresses at Kiwanis Club Conventions and
advertisements in the popular magazines about
mail order home-training courses whereby, without
deserving the soda-fountain, young he men may
become finger print experts, dancers mailcarriers,
realtors railway mail clerks volinists evangelists,
aviators and managers of tea rooms.
From now on we intend to give those who read
the editorial columns of this paper some real in
Notwithstanding that will remain with them
long after the passing events have faded from
their memories. Week after week we expect to
publish chapter of the Elements of Political Ed
ucation" which the old as well as the young should
read and study. We hope day will when
school boards will insist that these fundamentals
will be taught the rising generation in the schools
This is intellectual dynamite-it will blast fake
ideas out of the brain and open the way for con
structive thinking. 1t will show the person who
reads and assimilates it, the difference between
realism and sham in politics 1t will lift the mint
of the reader higher than the petty squabbles O
the day and open before it a vista of how a new
and better society can be constructed and main
tanned
The readers of the Producers News are fortu
nate in being able to come in contact with sucl
essentials of fundamental education.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTIONS o.
POLITICAL ECONOMY
WHAT is POLITICAL ECONOMY?

Political Econmy is that science which investi-
gates and explains the laws of the economic life
of capitalist society. It illumines those human
relationships which arise on the basis of capitalist
production and exchange.
There exists an opinion that political economy
is science investigating and explaining the laws
OF mans economic life in general i. e. independ-
emily of the character of these relationships Ac-
cording to this opinion, political economy must
discover the motivating forces of human society
for the whole Of history from primitive commun-
ism to socialism, inclusive. This opinion is in
correct.
The conditions under which the production and
exchange of the necessities of life are carried on
are different at different periods In the primitive
epoch, when men engaged in hunting the knew
nothing of exchange, there existed certain reIa-
tionships between them. Later, when men began
to engage in agriculture and private ownership
of objects, products and men slavery and serr-
dom) was established the relationships between
human beings changed; and finally when the
machine replaced hand labor and became the
property not of him who runs it. but of him whC
owns it, when even the labor power of the worke
itself became commodity, then the relationship
between human beings changed again and yer,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
PROFITS ON REAL ESTATE, INSUR.
ANCE AND UTILITIES BLEED
HOME OWNERS
ByLELAND oLDS, Federated Press

The exorbtant prices exacted from wage earn
ers who attempt to buy homes are again revealed
with the publication of the 1926 profits of H. 0.
Stone & Co., real estate operators in Chicago and
vicinity. For the last years the tolls squeezed
by these sharks from prospective home owners
have Melted them an average return, not of 10
per cent of rs per cent even so per cent but OF
more than 300 per cent on the par value of their
common stock.
The 1926 profit amounted to $1OO2,948, or to
S25.66 per $40 share on the common after paying
preferred dividends and taxes. The 1926 profit Of
S1232,829 meant return of S4O.29 a share for the
common stockholders In 1924 their return was
S2572 a share. Here is total return of $91.67
share for the years. This means 3-year profit
of more than 900 per cent.
The Stone concern is just one among hundreds
of real estate operators Throughout the country.
Most of them are firms whose profits are not
made public. But the rakeoff Of a company like
H. o. Stone affords a glimpse of the millions Of
dollars the country is paying as penalty for
turning over the development of its homes to pri-
vate exploitation.
The $3,616,172 profits of the Fidelity Phenix
Fire Insurance Co. in 1926 suggest that home
owners are paying further excessive toll for in
Sufln9 Cnelf homes aLCer running the gaunCeC OF
the real estate operators. This profit gives the
insurance company a return of $18.08 per $25
share. This is more than 72 per cent.
The profits made by this fire insurance com
pany during the last three years total $11 1871 SIT
nearly $50 on each $25 share of STOCK g.
year return of about 238 per cent.
Cash dividends paid by Fidelity-Phoenix il
1926 totaled $1399994, the annual rate being q
per cent. In the last three years the owners hav,
received $3,799,982 in cash or 1870 on the pa
value of their stock In 1926 the company ais
declared 1000 stock dividend
Labor governments in Australia have prove
that insurance can be handled proftably by tn
state at a great saving to the beneficiaries an
policyholders.
Another drain the modern home owne
swells the income of privately owned utility com
panies. This shows up in the $14,554, ITS profit
of the Electric Bond & Share Co, the great MOI
gan utility trust associated with General Electric
After paying preferred dividends this profit give
the owners of common stock return of 1921
share.
The profits of Electric Bond & Share have bee
steadily mounting. In 1922 they were S3,741, 46!
1924, $S,455,791; and in 1925, $12, SO2,3 1885, Alt
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
WHY WHEELER'S SILENCE ON
CHINA?

Whv is Senator Wheeler beating the drums
about Nicaragua at this time and saying nothing
about China, where the British are trying to re-
tain control, so that they may sell more opium 10
the unfortunate Orientals? Has Col House, agent
of the British foreign office, again called at Une
$4,000 mansion and touched the itchy palms OF the
Junior Senator. When England wanted the world
court, Wheeler was there to serve her. When
British imperialism wants smoke screen to COW
err its moves in China, the faithful servant is
again at work
But the sound and fury Wheeler is trying to
raise about Nicaragua is not detracting the atten-
ton of the people of Montana from the fact that
American gunboats are illegally assisting the
British navy in its attacks on the neutrality OF
China.
While the British government pays its tools in
the United States well, it overlooks the intelli-
gence of the American people.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04

Contempt for law-everything TAX
en- for a joke is the going thing.
Even in churches, they have got to
have their Santa Claus, to make a
joke of Christ. But Paul was not
ashamed of Christ and Him crucified.
Thanks to Prof. Dick for the racts
he wrote as an answer to Judge
John McElroy." Don't get into the
way for those that want to rescue
helpless children, John.
Then we have another element
helping lawbreakers: those men pos
ing as criminal lawyers taking Oar
row as a model. The criminals de-
pend on them for rescue from the
law. We had some saddle thieves
years ago, but did the lawyers heIE
| justice? Oh, no, save the criminals
SO we have something to do.
We read about certain booze case
in Plentywood and we read "Bab-
cock sampled it." Ha! Ha! Another
joke.
A certain writer (Korr) is describ
ing the women of this country: "Bob
bed hair, shingled, knee pants, shor
dresses, smoking cigarettes, taking
moon" They are out at nights IL
the autos. They are using silk O.
the most transparent kind, meat col
ored stockings, low gray Charleston
slippers. Dresses are ringed out TO
chest and back, princess arms, shor
dresses not reaching the knee, wher
stocking and boomers are parting
carrying the vanity box, using it eve
on the street. The fashion wome
promise to come out in still shorte
dresses till they can get along wit
some shoe-wax or a &c stamp owe
the naval, etc.
Compare this with the prohibitio
of Norway.
Is not the picture of our wome
an insult for our respectable ladies
j. 0. BRENSDAL.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
BRENSDAHL FLAYS
OTTO POLISHUS

Antelope, Mont, Jan. 26, 1927.
Editor, Producers News.
Dear Sir:
have been waiting for the Sons
of Norway to answer in the Pro-
ducers News the article written by
Otto Polisshus, December 81, 1926, in
regard to the failure of the prohibl-
ton in Norway. just want to ask
what the Sons of Norway stand for,
if they let such articles pass by with
out comment.
l wonder what Otto Polischus got
for selling his propaganda to the pa
pers of this country.
But what seems funny is that the
whole nation of Norway turned so
bad because liquor was forbidden. My
advice would be to reverse the law,
maybe they all would turn "totalist"
none drinking.
Every evil following booze is
shown up and all are lodged against
the forbud (forbidden). Where the
joke comes in is after the article
tells US of women and children rush
ed to the hospital on account of the
poisoned booze Ito use the stomach
tube and pump them out). The same
article tells US that Norway is the
soberest country in the world. How
do we in this country look now?
Norway is getting wised up like
county officials in this country.
knew Sheriff of Day county, S. D.
He had in his power to seize moon
shine by Waubay lake, but he used il
on his own table. Maybe there is
more like him.
We need another E. E. Lobeck, the
greatest temperance speaker of the
Norwegians. He wished for Oregon
largest tree as a pen-holder, the
largest steel plate from Pittsburg
! Penn, as a pen, the Atlantic ocea1
as an ink bottle and the sky in heav
en- for writing paper. Then woulC
he write the condemnation of the sa-
loon across the horizon as a warn
ing. (He knew because his father
was a drunkard.)
heard an argument the other day
He wanted the Volstead Act repealed
because so many broke it. Hal ia
I shall ask that gentleman, Though
being in business, to repeal the iav
against murder, please, because II I
violated, or every other law, thel'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
By 70 to 0 the senate has demand
ed that the u. S. government arbi-
trate the controversy with Mexico.
Washington (FP)-Strong pres
sure upon Pres. Coolidge and Secy.
Kellogg to arbitrate with Mexico the
oil lands issue was exerted by the
senate foreign relations committee
when it adopted a resolution to that
effect. While it is true that this
resolution contains a clause requiring
that Mexico shall not injure Ameri-
can property rights in Mexico pend
ing the outcome of arbitration, its
spirit is one of peace and of rebuke
to the administration for bullying
the Mexican government.
Resolved" says the resolution as
adopted, chat while by virtue of SOW
ereignty the duty devloves upon this
government to protect the lives and
property of it's nationals in foreign
countries, which duty is not to be ne
| elected or disregarded, it is neverthe-
less sound policy, consistent with the
honor and best interests of the Unit
ed States and promotive of interna-
tional peace and good will, to submit
to an arbitral tribunal which shall
apply the principles of international
law the controversies with Mexico re
lating to the alleged confiscation Of
impairment of the property Of Am
erican nations and corporations il
Mexico; the arbitration agreement u
provide for protection of all Amer
can property rights pending the fina
outcome of the arbitration.
"That in good will and friendlines
efforts should be made and persiste,
in to effect arrangements which vii
commit the two governments to tn
policy of abiding by and executing
awards that may be made in consv
quence of such arrangements to arbi
trate."
Sen. Frazier of North Dakota, pro
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Bv LAURENCE TODD FederatedPress.
-CE TODD. FederatedPress.

gressive Republican, on the same Gay
offered resolution designed to pre-
vent any employment of armed for
ces of the United States against Mex
leo on any preteXt in connection with
the oil dispute. He proposed that
the senate declare that the president
should not send any armed forces IN
to Mexico, or mobilize on the border,
or assemble naval forces off the Mex
lean coast, unless he first summoned
congress in special session and gives
his reasons for such proposed mill
tary action.
Danger that the American naval
forces in Chinese waters will soon be
involved in actual war with the Chi
nese people, if Chinese mobs continue
to attack American and destroy their
property as was done at Foochow, is
limited by Kellogg, following a con-
ference with secretary of the navy
| Wilbur.
In reply to a request by Rep. Vain
wright of New York, who wants the
government to use force against thu
Chinese if American property is in
jured in the Chinese revolution, tn,
state department has made a repor
on the American interests in China
1t says that there are 10000 Ameri
cans in China, of whom 1,200 ar
American born Chinese, 1000 mis-
sionaries, 2,100 children of mission
aries, $500 business men and thel
families, $50 professional men, 365
American government service, etc.
American business properties i
China are worth $69,300,O0O, Will
all American investments there an
cunt to about $15O,OOO,OOO. TIL
United States has 20.5k of the in
. port trade and 1496 of the expol
trade. 1000 Americans are in Shane
hal, 1000 in Tientsin, 1900 in Har
kow, 1000 in Marking and 800 ]
Canton exclusive of the America
citizens of Chinese race.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
PASTOR FACES TRIAL
ON MANN ACT CHARGE

Portland, Ore, Jan. 27.-(AP)-
The defense Of Rev. w. G. JONES'
charged with violating the Mann act
by transporting Mrs. Pearl Lee, one
of his Pensioners, from Portland TO
Fort Worth, Texas, will be insanity,
his attorney, w. o. Sims, told Fed
eral District Judge Bean Thursday
The court named DR.. William House
to determine whether Jones is sane
enough to go to trial.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04

gether in the last years this Morgan IruSt mas
taken profits totaling $46,523,16O 5-year return
of more than 100 per cent on the common stocK'
After paying generous dividends the company mas
accumulated surplus profits of Scoops 49, nearly
IL times the common stock, out of which it can
eventually declare stock dividends.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04

Letters intended for publication In
News the fore part OF the week. They
should not be long and should bear the
name and address of the writer. Com
nunications written over a nom de
plume will be published only If accom-
panied with the name of the author.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04
INSURANCE MAN
TELLS WHENCE
CAPITAL COMES

By Leland Olds. Federated Press
An answer to one of the most per
sistent arguments against socialism
appears readymade in an article by
Arthur R. Marsh in the annual econ
omic survey of The Annalist. Writ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
ZONE LAW UPHELD
!. IN SUPREME COURT
Decision SustainS ConstItu-
tionaIity of Setback
Provision.

Constitutionality of a setback pro
vision in coming ordinances has been
sustained in decision handed down
nv the United States Supreme Court
in a case arising in Roanoke, Va.
tCorieb vs.. Fox, United States SUI
nreme Court. 7qlN The decision over
wbelmiugly sustains not only the IN
djyidual statue involved in the case
h,t the general principle or the Nailu'
itv of laws establishing setback lines
The decision IS in effect an extern
.{o,, Of the recent important DECISION
Of the Supreme Court SUSTAINING the
general principle Of zonlng laws
1.-THE uclid village case, Village {"
Euclid. Ohio. vs.. Amber Realty Co..
1925. &, Sup Ct, ia.
Other decisions Of the Nation
highest court on the general princl'
ME Of zonins laws have been made IN
The Ninneapolis case Estate eX rel.
Enerv ~. lioushton. l@21. lbf Mimi.
SO IN. Y NJ. aG9l. and the Wiltshire
,>enne case ,llecIor NJ. /ahn anu \.
" Ross vs.. the Board of Puhhc
Works of the City Of Los Angeles
.qea. cal. 234: Pac.. 1851.
The property owner in the Roanoke
case attempted 10 build store IN the
residential district projecting OUT 10
The street. although under the local
ordinance all OF the other buildings
in that block were required TO set
back to a line corresponding with
tho existing house line of other build
ings in the block. The Common
Council was given power to permit
exceptions and had made such an ex-
ception granting a permit to the store
requiring a setback somewhat less
than that of the other buildings.
The decision of the Supreme Court.
setting aside the contention that the
ordinance Contravenes the due process
Of law and equal protection clauses
of the fourteenth amendment to the
Federal Constitution, is based on the
main question of the validity OF laws
establishing setback lines and com.
pletely sustains this validity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
u S. INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
ADOPTS NEW CODE OF ETHICS
Relations of Members to Their Employers,
to Contractors and to Each Other Are
Defined in Document.

which WASHINGTON was represented
10y DeloS Hamilton Smith, reads in
part. as follows:
THE relation Of an architect 10 his
client is one depending upon good
faith An architect will explain the
conditional character of estimates
made before final drawings and spec
ifcationS are complete, and will not
by careless statements mislead Il
client MS to the probable cost of a
building. II the architect guaran-
tees an estimate he becomes legally
responsible. and he should not make
any guarantee which affects the
quality of his advice.
The contractor depends upon the
architect TO guard his interests as
we'll MS those of the client An archi-
tect will condemn workmanship and
materials which are not in conform
ity with the contract documents. but
il is also his duty to give every rea-
sonahle aid toward a more complete
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
REAL ESTATE MARKET
SHOWS HIGHER INDEX

Real estate market activity for the
country as n whole for July is indi-
Gated by an idex figure of 1871. accord.
ing to the compilation Of statistics of
real estate transfers and conveyances
made monthly by the National Associa-
ton o. Real Estate Boards. The in
dox is compiled from official figures
&c transfers and conveyances recorded
in al typical cities.
The July figure is 4 points higher
t.Ian the index for Iune. 1t is Q points
lower than the index for July OF 1926.
In the associations compilation the
average number Of transfers and con-
vcyanccs recorded during the cores
~ ding month of the years 1916-1923
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
NEW JERSEY REMOVES
SIGNS ON COUNTY ROADS
Boards Authorized to Ban All Un-
orthodox Markings-State High
ways Also Goal.

Removal of all advertising or other
sign boards from any county road ex-
cept such signs as may be placed along
the road or at the road intersections
by the county board for the informa-
ton of travellers Is authorized by Il
law which has been enacted by the
last n92O session of the New Jersey
Legislature. The county board is au.
thorized to remove all signs not OF its
own erection, whether advertising
coutionary or directory, that shall be,
erected within the limits of any county
road.
THE feeling OF this State has been
strong against soaring OF public
highways" the New Jersey Associa.
ton Of Real Estate Boards reports to
the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards. The Mercer County
Hoard OF Freehollers. late in June,
conscated many signs along county
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17

understanding of these documents so
that mistakes may be avoided. He
will not call upon a contractor to
make good oversights and errors In
the contract documents.
THE American Institute of Archi-
tects has set forth schedule or
guide by which the proper profess
sional charges may be determined.
The architects charges for his pro-
fessional service shall be made to the
client only. and he will not receive
commissions, fees. gifts, favors or
any substantial service from a con-
tractor. or from any interested per-
son other than the client. He will
NOT knowingly compete with fellow
architect on a basis of professional
charges.
Relation to Associates.
"An architect in his Investments
and in his business relations outside
of his profession must be free from
financial or personal interests which
tend to weaken or discredit his
standing ms an unprecedented hnd
honest adviser. free to act IN his
clients best interests.
"An architect will not falsely or
malicciously injure, directly or indi~
rectly. the professional reputation.
prospects or business OF fellow
architect He will not attempt to
s,ipplant another architect after don"
Mite steps have been taken by client
toward his employment; nor VIII ne
Il commission for which
another has been previously en-
ployed until he has determined that
the original relation has been fairly
:. nj rrnpnrlv termiNntpd "