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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04
PERSISTENT FALSEHOOD

A few days ago a letter was re-
ceived from a reader in which he bit
terly attacks Herbert Hoover, charg-
ing him with having done the wheat
farmers vast harm during the World
war by fixing the price Of wheat.
This falsehood has been reiterated
SO often that a great many believe
it without taking the trouble to in
vestigate.
What are the facts? In the spring
Of 1917 the allied governments, bid
ding against one another for the last
of the United States wheat crop Of
1916, forced the price up to 1925 a
bushel. The farmers got little or
of this exorbitant price, for
long before that they had sold most
Of the wheat on the farm at a nominal
price The Allies in order to prevent
the recurrence Of this abnormal price
their purchasing agencies
into one organization. Henceforth they
would not bid against one another.
In Europe the grain buyers under
this arrangement were paying their
farmers $3.50 bushel on the farm
In Australia and Argentine they could
buy even more cheaply. However the
matter of shipping gave the United
States an advantage. A freighter
could transport three cargoes of grain
from our port to Europe in the time
it took to carry one cargo from Aus
tralia or Argentine. In letter to
President Wilson, Hoover reviewed
this situation and stated his opinion
that the prices which the allied buy
els offered were unjust to the Ameri-
can producer, and recommended the
appointment of u commission with
farmers in the majority to determine
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

ready has had most of its natural re
sources and the revenue from them re,
served by the government, to tell II:
how to handle our God-given resour-
ees of the forest and stream. But
while you were speaking of electric
power, you did not tell why in youI
own state of New York the average
cost of 100 XIV hours of electricity
for use in the home is $40. while the
same amount of current here in Mon
tana woyll cost $3.50.
You spoke here last night. You
har aseal an audience that crowded
II Sar -mple. But what did you
tslS SO E.? Did you, in the entire
ea.sse - your speech, say one CON
s.rat1i thing, offer one constructive
idea. 30. True enough you told your
crowd lot about the faults of the
i2an administration of the past
ight years and of the overt acts of
2epubliean office holders during part
ii the Harding administration.
H4f. Governor, your party in 1924
sader the able leadership of John w.
9avis made corruption the issue.
What was the answer of the people {?
Mr. Davis, most distinguished citi-
zen and lawyer. we'll qualified for the
nigh office he sought, received 1856
electoral votes from the solid south.
No, Mr.. Governor, your invasion of
the west has not been a success. You
have equivoeated on the McNary-
Haugen bill, the only real issue that
YOU have talked about on your present
trip. You have remained silent on
prohibition. You have given no ex-
PLANTATION for faring so poorly with
the farm voters of your own state
nor have you satisfactorily explained
your position en- the st. Lawrence
You may wire your chairman, Mr..
Raskob, 4 came, l saw" but unlike
Caesar. You must conclude it with
these sad words, but I did not con-
quer. Montana Record-Herald.
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an ase thoroughly shielded are be-
coming quite a problem to the repair
man. Whom the old type of set
would "eo bad' the repair man had
merely t. leaove the set from the
cabinet and aee OFT The arious cir
CUTS and connections. Now, how
ever, most of the wiring and the parts
themselves are concealed in tn
shielding so that it is impossible .
get to them for testing, especially
while the set is in operation.
Now the only method of making
most of the tests is through the tube
sockets. Even this is difficult to do
except for the experienced radio man,
though very handy testing kits are
being manufactured for this purpose.
These enable the repair man to plug
the testing board into one of the
sockets of the receiver. The tube
from the receiver is then used in a
socket provided on the testing panel.
In this way, by means Of the meters,
the set can be checked while in opera
ton, even though it is pretty well
shielded.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04
AN MA STEESE
RICHARD 8 ON

great opportunities gripped the wei.
coming crowd and it turned quiet.
In simple, direct language some one
congratulated Mr.. Hoover and told
him how glad his old friends were
to see him. With equal simplicity
Mr.. Hoover replied that he was glad
to be back.
Then ensued silence until Mrs.
Hoover stepped forward. She recalled
that in their student days, just me
phrase had been generally used at
Stanford to express indecision as to
the next move. She seized upon tho
old slogan:
"Well, do we ride or straggle?"
Shouts of laughter greeted the Il
miliar question. The ice was broken.
The awkward moment passed. The
Hoover neighbors pressed toward to
offer their congratulations.
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a fair price.
In August, 1917, President Wilson
called together II men eminently
representing ali the domestic later
ests affected by the price of wheat
two labor leaders, six executives of
farmers associations, two economists,
one business man. One of these men,
by the way, was DR.. Henry j. Waters,
president of the Kansas agricultural
college. One was DR.. Harry A. Gar
field, son of former President Gar
field, eminent lawyer and scholar and
president of Williams college. Others
were Mr.. Taber, head of the National
Grange; Charles S. Barrett, president
National Farmers Union; Mr.. Short
hill, secretary of the Farmers CO.
operative Elevators Association, and
Mr.. Funk, president of the Corn
Growers Association
The commission spent two weeks
in close conference and hard debate
and finally settled on 1920 a bushel
for the basic grain. The labor leaders
stood for price far lower than that;
the farmers representatives stood for
n price slightly higher than that and
the economists stood for a slightly
lower price than that finally agreed
upon.
Garfield, Tabor, Barrett, Shorthill,
Funk and Waters all had made public
statements that Hoover had nothing
to do with fixing this price.
President Wilson. announcing the
price to the country, put into his
statement this line: "Mr. Hoover, at
his express wish, has taken no part
in the deliberations of the committee
on whose recommendation I determin-
ed the governments price, nor has he
in any way intimated an opinion re-
garding the price"
To say that Herbert Hoover fixed
the war price of wheat to the Allies
is to say that all these men were
liars and that President Wilson was
a liar.
Still, the lie will still be peddled.-
Kansas Farmer.
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SMITH LEAVES MUCH UNsAID

Governor Smith, your furthest point
west in your invasion has been passed
and you are now turning eastward.
To date you have spoken in Nebraska,
Oklahoma. Colorado and Montana.
At Omaha you made a wonderful
straddle on the McNary- Haugen bill
You endorsed what you conceived to
be the fundamental purpose of that
measure. You thought that your hear
ers would forget your former state
ment on the equalization fee principle,
the very heart of the bill. You are now
IN a position where you must come
ont four-square for the entire Nc
Nary-Haugen bill with its equaliza-
ton fee principles or you must state
to the people of the east that you OPP
pose it. You may take either horn of
the dilemma you choose, but take one
you must.
You spoke in Oklahoma. A speech
that was neither dignified nor con-
structiye. Unfortunately there are
whispeI., there is intolerance, and in
tolerance is to be found on both sides.
Your opponent, Mr.. Hoover, the OBJ
iect of much whispering also, has
taken sensible stand by refusing to
dignity it.
You spoke at Denver on public
ownership of water power plants. You
came into western country that al
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Political Headlines From
Our Exchanges

Hoover against intolerance as cam
paign issue. Candidate indignant in
denouncing circulars reported to be
sent out under G. o. p.
Penney sees Mr.. Hoover as farmers
hope.
Hoover fits in. says Henry Ford.
Hoover to have united support of
Ohio synod.
Leayitt believes Montana for Hoo
yer.
Hoover praised by Brookhart for
aid to farm.
Religious stand of Hoover is conf
mended by Roosevelt club.
President tells Massachusetts G. o.
P. nation should continue republican
administration.
Would ban religious issue from G.
o. P. fight. Republican national cont
mittee takes steps to keep church
question out of its literature.
Coolidge makes strong bid for Hoo
yer victory.
Hoover managers are assuring cont
tinued protection against Cuban sugar
imports to guard growing sugar beet
inductry in the Rocky mountain re-
giOns.
West Virginia democrats join in
battle to defeat Smith.
Flat denials hit. Bruce's Whisper"
against Hoover.
Nationwide straw vote favors Hoo
yer, to 1.
Houston delegates now backing
Hoover.
Woman's party sends out Hoover
speakers.
Hoover has edge in South Dakota.
Borah to tell Hoover's stand on
farmer aid.
William H. Hill, New York state
newspaper editor-publisher, and Her.
bert Hoover campaign manager, de-
clares G. 0. P. harmony insures VIC
tory in New York state.
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lunication board of the islands 4

munication board of the islands. &C
cording to report to Washington.
The Philippine boards stand is
based on the belief that to license
private radio stations in places where
there is an established service Of the
bureau Of posts would reduce the
revenue of the Philippine government
and cause interference through the
operation Of numerous short-wave
stations.
The Philippine government has in
vested a considerable amount of
money in the establishment of radio
stations as part of the insular tele-
graph service. And as new stations
are being established as the needs of
the service warrant, it is pointed out,
it would be poor policy on the part
Iof the government to license more
privately owned stations at points
where the government has a regular
service.
Shielded Receivers Bring New
Testing Problems
The newer types of receivers that
are now becoming popular, those that
are built into cast aluminium chassis
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

MRS. HooVER'S quick wit and ct
Iva will stand her in good steaf If
she succeeds Mrs. Coolidge as rst
lady of the land. This incident pro es
the point:
Well known as. are the Hoovers in
Palo Alto and friendly though tn y
have always been with the faculty AMI
students at Stanford University, when
Mr. Hoover returned to his old home
In July, candidate for the highest Of
flee at the command of the American
people, a natural chasm seemed to
open up between him and his neigh
bors. In spite of bands, ana college
songs and university yells, at sight OF
him there swept over the crowd sud
den realization that before them stood
the man chosen by the Republican
party to lead it to victory. The thought
Of his new responsibilities and MS
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04
A WEAK ALIBI
(Whitefish Pilot

Personally, we are fond of Gov
ernor Erickson, but it rather peeves
us when he talks about an "unfriend-
ly legislature" for if governor ever
received consideration and court
eous treatment at the hand Of a leg
islature, he has from the Montana
legislature-and at the same time
two-thirds of the members were of
the opposite political party.
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What Montana
Editors Are Saying
HOW STRANGE!
(Choteau Acantha)

How strange it is that the demo-
cratic party which tried its best to
take Herbert Hoover into its mem
bership eight years ago because of
his acknowledged ability now should
attempt TO tell the country what an
error of judgment it made.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04
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SOME RECENT MONTANA HISTORY
MONTANA AT WASHINGTON

ORMER Senator and Governor Jos. M. Dixon was
nominated at the July primaries for reelection
to the United States Senate, receiving more votes
in the primary election than any other candidate
for senator, on either the republican democratic
tickets.
The people Of Montana have faith in Joe Dixon,
by reason of his long and faithful service to them
in the past
His record as U. S. Congressman, U. S. Senator
and Governor of the state has given him stand
inc both hera in Montana and at WASHINGTON that
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04
DIXON PROPHECY
(GlasroM Conrierl

Governor Dixon told them down at
Washington several days ago that
Herbert Hoover would carry this
state by 10000. Others predict about
1900 as the Hoover majority.
Whether it is by 10000 or less Mr..
Hoover is going to get very nice
majority in this state, and you can
just lay to that.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

The only difference between the
girl Of yesterday and the girl of to-
day is the difference between swoon-
ing and passing out,-Orange Peel.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

Look here, Carbon, it may not kill
you when All hit you, but you'll starve
to death bouncin!'- Virginia Reel.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

Employer (sternly): There are two
shillings missing from my desk, and
you and are the only ones who have
a key. What about it?
Office boy: Well, sir, let's pay a
shilling each and say nothing more
about it.-Old Maid.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04
The Lucky One

Perhaps they call him the best man
because he escapes after the cere-
mony.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

Does your Chinese cook speak good
English? 2"
mo, he speaks broken china, >
Stevens Stone Mill.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04
Radio Commission Outgrows Old
Quarters

Radio Commission 0utgrows Old
Quarters
Business must have been picking
up" for the radio commission as it re-
Gently became so overerowded in its
old quarters in the commerce depart
ment that it had to move. 1t has now
left the offices which it occupied ever
since its creation, for more spacious
quarters in the interior department
together with the radio division Of
the commerce department. Here it
will have the necessary space and
facilities for carrying on its steadily
expanding operations.
British to Have Regular U. S.
Programs
The reception Of short wave broad
casters by the English has been 50
definitely improved that all Of the
short wave WGY programs are to be
rebroadcast. This comes as result
of extensive experiments carried out
at Chelmsford by the British Broad
casting company.
The great success Is said to be due
to the spaced aerial reception method.
The short wave signals from the
American station is to be picked up
at Keston, Kent, and relayed from
2LO at London, 5XX at Daventry and
other British stations. This brings
American programs to even the crys-
tai set listens Of England.
Philippines Curb Private Stations
Establishment Of private radio sta
tons in the Philippine islands will be
confined to points where the govern
ment has no regular service, under a
policy just adopted by the radio COM
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

5y r. Nj. SHERRlLL, Radio Engineer
copyright 1927 Bonnet Brown corpO
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

Writer says sweetness and innocence
are no longer considered beautiful,
and that modern girls strive for a
and satanic charm. Hell's
bellies, as it were-Arkansas Gazette.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

President tells Massachusetts G. o.
p. nation should continue republican
administration.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

Would ban religious issue from G..
0. P. fight. Republican national cont
mittee takes steps to keep church
question out of its literature.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

Mr.. Tunney is giving up prize
fighting to take bride. Sort of hit
or-miss polcy.-Dallas News.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

William H. Hill, New York state
newspaper editor-publisher, and Her.
bert Hoover campaign manager, de-
clares G. 0. P. harmony insures VIC
tory in New York state.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04

Religious stand of Hoover is conf
by Roosevelt club.
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BURGLAR SUSPECT
HELD FOR INQUIRY
Man Accused of Entering
Apartments-Part of Loot
Reported Found.

Identified as having committed thefts
in two apartment houses Herbert Allen
Robertson, % years old, and reputedly
admitting six burglaries of this nature
in the past week, who gave his
address as Clarendon, Va, is today
held at the fourteenth precinct while
police attempt to connect him with
several burglaries committed in the
Cleveland Park section of the city. He
is held for investigation. Robertson, the
police said, explained that he needed
money on account of recent operation
and his inability to find work since re-
covery. He is married and his wife is in
want he said
Robertson was captured yesterday
afternoon by Precinct Detective James
and George Weaver when he emerged
from an apartment house at 2807 Con-
necticut avenue and started to drive
away.
He had in his possession a pair of
opera glasses and some change. Police
say that he admits taking the glasses
from an apartment in the Newark
Apartment House, 1921 Newark street,
and the change from child'S bank in
the Connecticut avenue apartment
house.
A resident of the Newark Apartments
yesterday called the police and told
them that man had entered two
apartments. Casey and Harmon re-
sponded, arriving just as the man drove
away. They were unable to catch him,
but got his license numbers and sent
a lookout for him. A short time later
the same policemen saw the machine
parked in front of the Connecticut ave-
nue. address.
In the meantime Weaver, too, had
seen the car, so whcn Robertson came
out he suddenly found three pistols
pointed at him.
When first arrested, Robertson is said
to have claimed that he was selling
Christmas cards. When he could pro-
duce no samples and the opera glasses
were found on him he is alleged to
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Mountain Valley W .ster Co.

2I2 Colorado Bldg. Phone Met ~pOiit
Open until o PM
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C. OF C. DISAPPROvES
ARCHITECTURAL CURB
Directors Make Unfavorable Re.
port on Plan to Give Arts
Group Power.

An unfavorable report on the bill to
give the Fine Arts Commission regu-
latory power over the exterior design
of private buildings erected within 200
feet of Government parks, buildings
and reservations, was adopted last night
by the directors of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce
In accepting a report from its COM
mittee on parks, Fairgrounds, highways
and bridges, submitted by James B.
Henderson. chairman. the directors dis
approved the bill in it's amended form,
holding that the proposed measure was
too far-reaching in its scope. The
parks committee at a recent meeting
disapproved the plan.
The chamber directors approved a
bill to give the District Commissioners
authority to close certain streets and
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the green light, and the six passen-
gers who came to court said they no.
ticed no evidence of excessive speed.
Louis Brown, colored, was convicted
OF leaving after colliding and operating
without permit, and sentenced to
serve los days in jail He was captured
streets southeast, in which another car
was badly damaged. Brown was driv-
ing borrowed machine at the time.
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Planes Displacing Dog Teams in Alaska,
Report Asking Increase in Funds Says

ice in Alaska was partially responsible
for the request.
For the past year and a half ad-
vantage has been taken of special air
plane trips operated for passengers and
freight, thus saving many days, and in
some cases weeks, in time in the de-
livery of mail and at cost in most
instances similar to the rate paid for
other means of transportation, he said
The postal official added that there
were "a good many airplane companies
operating in Alaska with very good
success and making a lot of money"
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Leaves $33s.ooo Worthless Stocks.

NEWARK, N. j., December 5 LP).-
Worthless oil, mining and railroad
stocks totaling more than 1888 900 were
contained in the estate of John Camp
bell Maben of Atlantic City, the final
accounting of which was approved by
Vice Ordinary Church in Prerogative
Court yesterday. The total of the re-
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BY the Associated Press.

Airplanes gradually are assuming the
burden of Alaskan dog teams. bearing
passengers, mail and freight distances,
making trips in hours that would re-
quire weeks for the dogs to travel
through the SHOWS.
W. Irving Glover, Second Assistant
Postmaster General. asking an increase
for the appropriation for mail trans
portation in Alaska, told the House
post Office appropriations subcommittee
that the demand for airplane mail serv-
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BUS DRIVER is FINED
ON SPEEDING CHARGE
Judge Holds Six Passengers "Hon-
estly Mistaken" in Tes-
timony at Trial.

Expressing the belief that six passen-
gers of Chevy Chase bus were "hon-
estly mistaken" in their testimony
Judge John P. McMahcn yesterday
fined George w. Werner, driver of the
bus, SIS for speeding
The driver was accused by Policeman
v. v. Vaughn of travelling from 80 to IS
miles an hour between P and K streets
on Sixteenth street Werner pleaded
not guilty, contending that the only
time he did any speeding was at a
few crossings when he tried to beat
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In order to get latest news Of prices,
weather reports and the best fishing
grounds, fishermen on the east coast Of
Scotland are installing radio on their
vessels.
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siduary estate was fixed at $279.571.
Mr.. Maben was a descendant of Gov.
Spotswood of Virginia and a cousin of
Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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highways found unnecessary due to
changes in the highway plan.
Ivan c. Weld, Chamber president,
was authorized to name a committee
for the annual Midwinter dinner meet
ing of the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-05

Los Angeles Commuters School is
sponsored by the Los Angeles County
Council for Adult Education.