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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
BY WILLIAM S. ODLIN.

Il ASK me another" might well be the
III motto of the Publications Division
n of the Department Of Agriculture.
No one knows just when or how
it started, but there Is abroad in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
THE NARCOTIC CURSE

More stringent laws and control of the drug
traffic in the United States is being promised by
legislators and men high in the affairs of state
While millions of dollars are being used in a
futile endeavor to enforce the prohibition laws of
the United States, comparatively small has
been used to curb the narcotic evil, which in its
effect upon its victims makes alcoholic liquors
like soft drink.
1t is estimated that there are from two to three
million of narcotics in the United States to-
day and with the ease of smuggling the drugs
because of the smallness of the package which
contains the dream producer, the traffic is
tinually spreading out and new victims being Sc
cured and quickly dragged from life of honor to
one of degradation.
1t would seem about time that something was
done to curb the drug traffic and some of the
millions of dollars used in will-o-the-wisp en-
deavor to enforce prohibition be switched into a
channel that is more menacing by far to the ma
ton than the liquor habit has ever been. even in
its most diabolical form.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02

presently find way to reach into
the same gold mine.
If Hoover means business, he
will add to his survey board of ar
my officers a quite different COM
mission of inquiry. This second
commission will be made up of ex-
perts on industrial wages and cost
of living, who will draft a general
old age pension bill, to replace all
the war pension schemes that now
reinforce the demand for bigger
appropriations for the army and
navy. Once the country is faced
by a constructive proposal to
grant pensions according to need
and social service-the service of
workers in industry quite as much
as the service of technically train
ed men in uniform-a main prop
of militarist extravaganza and
waste will have been pulled away
There will be no such bitterness
and intrigue as the Hoover state
ment is now likely to create among
the tens of thousands of army.
officer families in Washington anC
in all army posts in the United
States.
But Herbert Hoover will mo-
consider old age pensions fol
workers in industry; he's for "self
help. & v
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
JOB HUNTING IS
NOT NECESSARY

Positions are not scarce for grad
yates of Dakota Business College,
Fargo. Employers welcome work
ers who are accustomed to O-hOr
days and 6-day weeks, who have
had ACTUAL BUSINESS train
ing Copyrighted - unobtainabs
elsewhere
Before finishing their courses,
OIL. Void was placed with the
Rural Credits Dept, State Of MIN
nesota, L. H. Moon with the n
w. Telephone Co. Nellie StricL'
Ter went direct to LIST Natl Bank
Minot. Follow the Successful
Aug. 10. Write F. L. Watkins
Pres, 800 Front ST., Fargo
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
COUNT YOUR NICKELs

Another summer is rapidly passing and we won
der if anyone has noticed any graveled highways
being built in Sheridan county by the State High
way Commission. True there is talk of
contract being let for construction of few miles
i'll the future if all goes well, but in the mean
time the auto owners of Sheridan county who are
paying Scent tax read in the newspapers
of the state about vast highway construction TAX
ing place in their districts. Three years have
passed since were told that the state tax on
gasoline would give us graveled highway in this
county, and up to this time not a foot has been
graded and graveled here. Three years is not q
lifetime, but even during that time many people
have moved away who have contributed to this
fund and it would look like perhaps many more Of
the Sheridan county populace are doomed to dis
appointment if they expect to have any road worl
done by the highway commission in the near fut
ure.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
THE ROOSEVELT COUNTY SEAT

The Producers News carries story from the
Froid Tribune anent the county seat question of
Roosevelt county that will interest the readers of
the Producers News in Sheridan as well as Roose-
welt counties.
The endeavor to move the county seat from
Wolf Point was foregone conclusion, as soon as
the citizens of that county had made up their mind
that Roosevelt county was to remain as it is and
not be divided.
Everyone will cOncede that the logical point for
a county seat is as near the center of population
of county as well as the geographical center, and
in these respects Culbertson is ideally located.
That the movement now started will not end
until the issue has been settled is also foregone
conclusion. The resident of the eastern and north
ern section of Roosevelt county have had their ex-
perience in travelling long distances to county
seat situation in corner of the county and
they are strong for change.
1t would seem that practically every town of
any size outside of Wolf Point and Bainville were
IN favor of the proposition, and it is doubtful in
the minds of the delegates present that Bainville
was truly represented by the delegates present
1t may be that of the business men in
Bainvile figure that they may garner little more
business for themselves by the present arrange
ment but when it comes to the rural population
it is doubtful that they would prefer to make the
long trip to Wolf Point rather than Culbertson.
1t is hard for outsider to see where farm
er who has court business and tax matters to at
tend to- and nearly all of them have some time
during the year, should want to spend hours on
the road or on train to get to the county seat,
when he could have the county seat much closer
to home and lose little time in reaching his destin
alton.
No, it would seem to us that if the question of
the county seat in Roosevelt county ever comes to
a vote of the people of that county, would find a
practically solid north and east vote for more
centrally located county government.
Times have changed since the vote on the CONN.,
ty seat of Roosevelt several years ago. The cues
ton OF dividing Roosevelt county was then major
issue with several eastern town hoping to capture
the seat of government after the county had been
divided
The sentiment for dividing the county has
changed since that time and permanent county
seat centrally located viii receive far different
vote than at the election which decided for Wolf
Point.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
Soldier to Dog In Italy Now

Florence, Italy = (FP)-A few
years ago Italy was full of priests;
now it is full of soldiers. The
guide who had conducted us all
day through 18th century monas-
teries and churches filled with
priceless art treaures, shrugged
his shoulders. $50 many uniforms
you can't remember them all. On
top ii. e. specifically Italy is
now up high; it seems prosperous,
and is admired by other nations,
but underneath it is boiling all the
time"
This was strictly private con-
versation between me and the
guide, whom l had been carefully
cultivating all day. He admitted
that he took chances in what he
said. But when we left, and /
expressed the hope that he would
keep on boiling underneath" he
shook his head and said.
"No, Miss, if l was young and
alone, I'd run away to England but
I have a family of seven, and
when you have family you want
peace, not trouble all the time.
Anyone who has been willing to
talk at all about "the system" has
frankly admitted it is impossible
to criticize by speech or press, so
strict is the spying and censorship
of the ubiquitous blackshirts.
"You could go out in the square
there" one hotel proprietor told
me. "and shout that Mussolini was
crazy. Nothing would happen to
YOU. for you would be considered
the crazy one. But if you tried to
hold a street corner meeting OF
wrote to the newspapers to pro-
test against the system you would
he stopped-perhaps arrested. For
Il Is only the ignorant workers
who want to change things, and
+hev should not be allowed to talk
lie lie that. All the intelligent peo-
,, cav the system is very good"
These ignorant workers." he
claimed were never SO well off.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
UNRELIABLE CROP FIGURES

One of the recent statements, says the Helena
Independent, from Washington in regard to farm
hoard plans said in part:
Stastics relating to virtually every
phase of the agriculture problem and
staff of nearly 1,OOO experts are to DC
made available by the agriculture depart
ment to President Hoover's farm board.
If these 1000 experts of the agricultural depart
ment had any practical ideas for the benefit of the
farming industries, they have failed to demon
starte them to an impressive extent In the mat
ter of crop statistics, particularly the national de-
partnent of agriculture never has made an effort
to secure complete and reliable statistics. Com
plete and dependable statistics on crop production
easily could be secured without much expense,
through cooperation with the states, and the
states readily would do their part if the request
was made
Guesswork during the growing season serves no
useful purpose. The supplies are what they are
in the final analysis, and not what the guessers
thought they were going to be. 1t would help 10
discourage manipulation, on the other hama, TO
have complete and reliable figures after the crops
had been harvested and production definitely
known Such figures never have been available
for any grain CROP in any year, and no effort ev-
err has been made to obtain them. Guesses are
more easily manipulated than actual production
statistics.
It would be simple and inexpensive require
ment to have each farm producer report his actual
production after harvest, to have these reports
tabulated by counties and states and then passed
along to the national government. That system
would provide crop statistics entitled to respect
and would give them quicker than they could be
secured in any other way. One of the farm boards
first steps should be to discourage periodical
guesses for the benefits of spectators and mani
pulators. The next step should be to secure re-
liable crop statistics in a rational way, after har
vest, instead of depending upon guessers dealing
with small proportion of farm fields AS re
Election of statistical efficiency, the existing sys
tenn is a farce
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02

Construction work was going on
in front of the hotel; at state ex-
pense, buildings were being moved
to enlarge and beautify the square.
"These Iaborers are getting a.
bout $1.50 a day." he said, mot
much perhaps, but with their little
farms outside the city to piece out
their livings they are contented."
Knowing no Italian, could not
ask the Ignorant workers" what
they thought about it. though 1.
saw their wives toiling in the hot
sun to scrape living off the ter
raced, rocky hillsides.
The ordinary tourist in Italy
takes what he sees without much
question. He is bent on Roman
ruins, or Florentine art, or Italian
lake scenery, and so long as his
train runs punctually (and it does
now) and he has comfortable hotel
accommodations (which may be
had for the price, he doesn't wor-
ry about what's going on under
meath"
"The more curious inquire about
the many soldiers, and learn that
the admiral's-hat kind are Kings
gendarmes; that traffic police are
those in olive green uniforms are
purely municipal officers, and
that those in olive green uni
forms are "Mussolini's men," I'M
der their smart coats are the
blackshirts, and they are adequate
ly and openly equipped with guns
and knives. One shape of hat in
dicates customs soldiers, another,
the internal police, and a cascade
of green rooster feathers repre-
sents still another rank.
The more observant traveller
will notice that never do you see
King EmanueTs picture in pub
lie place without one of Mussolini
beside it, that the royal head APP
pears on one side of the coins and
the Fascist symbol on the other;
that stencil likenesses of Musso-
lini's face are painted on many
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02

determined that it would not allow technical points
10 override great public issues involved within
reaching acknowledging to a parity and
reduction in naval ornaments
NOW will come the test of the American navy
9mgolsts who are always harping about larger
navy more battleships, etc. 1t will be found up
on investigation that these jingoists have some
thing to gain by inducing Uncle Sam to build
more and larger battleships to be paid for by the
people OF this country-among them are included
the huge steel trusts which furnish the ornaments
and number of other trusts which equip the ships
for sea-going service. Of course there smaller
jingoists, but these mostly echoes of the mas
ter minds, who having no real thoughts of their
own take up the propaganda from newspapers and
magazines and make it their own.
Great Britain and the United States have the
two largest navies in the world and if an agree
ment be reached between the two countries,
it will be big boon to the peace-loving and tax
payers of both nations.
But the problem is not easy one, there are
still men of great influence in this country who
would like to supply material and build warshps
The admirals and the experts of the navy will con
tinue to prepare their scare stories about wha
may happen to the United States if do not buil'
more cruisers. There are senators and representa-
tives in congress who will support the corpora
tons that wish to make money out of the construc
ton of cruisers, and who in the last congress wer
not willing that this country should arrang
that the president could easily suspend navy cor
sruction in case it might seem wise to do so.
If Premier Macdonald will continue his cleal
cut course and if President Hoover will decline
yield, there may yet be worked out great wor
blessing.
The list congress will have much to say in tn
regard and may be sure that the naval cor
mittee will be ready with its budgets that wou
still require that the United States expend billie
dollars year for its army and navy.
The backbone of President Hoover will be p
to test.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
The WASHINGTON SCENE
By LAWRENCE TODD. Federated Press

1t is $53O,OOO,OOO a year more than
for the average of the three pre-
war years. In addition, the fed
eral expenditure for war pensions
and other maintenance of war vet
Grams is about $820,OOO,00O year.
Further increases are contemplate
ed in many bills now pending in
Congress. He might have added
that. as certainly as the years
pass, service pensions for all vet
Grams of the world war will be
voted by Congress-as soon as the
organized veterans go after this
bounty. The claim of a perfect
ly sound veteran of the Spanish
American or Philippine campaigns,
against the federal treasury under
present laws, is worth loan OF
about $4,000. And now we have
the Citizens and Officers Training
Camps system, turning out reserve
officers by thousands, who vii
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1929
ICHABOD

JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
So fallen. So lost, the light withdrawn
Which once he wore.
The glory from his gray hairs gone
Forevermore.
Revile him not, the Tempter hath
A snare for all;
And plying tears, not scorn and wrath,
Befit his fall
Oh, dumb be passions stormy rage,
When he who might
Have lighted up and led his age,
Falls back in night.
scorn, would the angels laugh, to mark
A bright soul driven,
Fiend-goaded down the endless dark,
From hope and heaven.
Let not the land once proud of him
Insult him now,
Nor brand with deeper shame his dim,
Dishonored brow.
But let it's humble sons, instead,
From sea to lake,
A long lament, as for the dead,
In sadness make.
Of all we loved and honored, naught
Save power remains;
A fallen angels pride of thought,
Still strong in chains.
All else is gone from those great eyes,;
The soul has fled:
When faith is lost, when honor dies,
The man is dead.
Then, pay the reverence of old days
To his dead fame;
Walk backward, with averted gaze,
And hide the shame.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
AW.WETSEL'S

The United States emerged from
the World War a creditor nation,
and aided by a new and more elias
tic credit system, soon became a
world leader in industry and finance.
Coincident with this turn OF affairs
there came new methods of trans
portation and communication, rev.
dictionary chemical processes, me-
chanical devices propelled by
electricity, and scientific manage
ment. We have embarked on new
economic era.
The upward trend in stock prices
since 1924 has been due chiefly to
changed economic conditions, SCI
entific discoveries and an accelerat-
ed demand for common stocks.
Through the operation of Invest
ment Trusts, Investment Counselors,
and Employees Stock Acquisition
Plans, American investors and
workers have become part owners
in industry instead of creditors and
mere labor.
Our investigation of this situation
leads to three interesting conclu-
sions. First, it is significant that
the greatest bull market of all time
cannot be explained by the usual
cause of rising commodity prices
and imitation of credit On the con-
trary, the trend of prices has beer
down or in a horizontal position
since 1925, and the nations credit
structure has actually been Dictated
to the extent of several hundred
million dollars.
Again, it is found that rising
stock prices up to this time are du,
to basic causes of a rather perma
nent nature which should tend t
sustain the average at a high leve
even when the trend has run it
course.
l Finally, the fact that the bu
: market was unaided by rising com
{ modify prices-having occurred i
j the face of declining prices-woul
u suggest that a new impetus ma
v soon be forthcoming from tn
+ never-failing source. Indication
d now point to a rising trend fl
d commodity prices as a whole. ]
O this event some imitation of IL
4 credit structure would be inevitabl
f Still higher stock prices would /
h the natural outcome, with many II
i dustries such as oil, sugar, textil
- fertilizer, leather and others emerl
Z ing from their long depression.
Copyright. 1924 by Wetsel Market
" Burean fne
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
Owen Young Pleads for
Wall Street Rule

vities have been exposed durir.a
past year by the Federal S ae
Commission. t'sCs
The Capital Traction Co DID,.
ting that it is asking for q "ul'
crate increase in car fare sss IOO'
reading of this speech by Y0n S
whom it describes as "a fionsa
world eminence." And the Ss q
ment proves to be a plea for S NV
er fares, private ownership y,
an attitude of respect and tb. aug
fulness by the car-riding r~Sn.
toward its street railway cOro,.
tions. F''a'
"Let US provide ample credit q.
our transportation companiass
says Young. "Let US give tSs,
sound fares. Let us demand f,o. -
them adequate facilities. Lei ~
build up a situation where we o y
sufficient capital to meet all of S S~
transportation needs, and let rs a. a.
it quickly in order that the hOrriSs
congestion which now exists \
some of our great cities, which /,
not uneconomic but immoral. sbsH
be abolished from this co,mtrr ,
which is rich enough to provide Il.
cent transportation facilities for i,
people"
His admission that private ente,
prise has failed to furnish enOuCl
street cars and lines does not bS
der him from insisting on priyab
ownership of street RAILWAYS. n
makes the deliberately and signif
cantly false statement-fOr YOw
is an expert on public and privgt
finance-that street railway SCI
vice cannot be handled any chesl
er by public capital that by privai
capital. He knows that any city
state, or federal government, G;
borrow money more cheaply III,
can a street railway company, al
hence can operate utility on
lower capital charge.
This propaganda pamphlet, in
dentally, was laid before the Fl
eral Trade Commission during
investigation of the use of fun
. by the utilities trust to head
t movements for public Ownershi
, 1t discloses Owen Young,
much touted benevolent emplO
5 of an army of non-union men,
: author of pamphlet built upU
n fundamental lie as to public own
n ship finance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
THE BORDER PATROL

Col. Charles L. Sheridan, Collector of Customs
in charge of this district, is not missing oppor-
tunity to get his name in the papers lately, and
all sorts of stories, evidently emanatng from his
office finding their way into print with such
remarkable regularity to suggest that maybe
some of the fine imported ten dollar for quart
stuff that the great warrior tells about confis-
eating along the border that one else ever hears
about, is being efficiently and effectively used
that seized stuff is great help in getting inspired
stories into the papers. One would judge from the
amount of space that the Colonel is getting in the
Great Falls Tribune, that he has taken barrel of
it over there to destroy.
No doubt if his confiscated stuff holds out, the
Colonel will be able to get himself slipped into
Scott Leavitts shoes next fall if Scott finally de-
ci6es to annex Sen. Walshs toga. A little of that
good stuff goes long ways nowadays.
We are interested in hearing that Col. Sheridan
and his Susas Band patrol has actually intercepted
a cargo of Canadian liquor if only that the press
boys could have nip. We were surprised, how
ever, to hear of the alleged seizures. There is a
long line of border between Sheridan county and
Canada, along which his "cute" patrol boys has
never been able to get anything yet, though. it
crosses in cargoes every day.
The Colonel is candidate for re-appointment as
Collector of Customs, and we take it all of the
boys are for him. We reprint story appearing
in the Great Falls Tribune last week, that is 2
ulua Read it,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02
Friday August 2, 1904

craftsmen to replace
ones 2" the Ola
In Florence, the treasu,r
Renaissance art, there arc ury Of
only about 35 skilled mo, now left
sale workers, mostly Older 'O VIZ mo-
one man told us sadly. men, 50
"The young men don't like =. !.
money too little" He himssII. the
a mosaic worker for over 9N was
until his eyes gave out " yeas
conducts tourists around wv w" b
leries showing them the ~,s gal
his 18th century prede Ssss 4
"Italy's art is dying" he asa'.
sadly. "Susa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02

walls. along with 'Viva il Duce,
never anything derlslve' ana sa,. ena AZ
the well informed tourist re1ef .saa ~
the Duce as ''Mr. Smith" or MI IL
Jones,''-otherwise he might DC
overheard and followed, and even
perhaps, have, his mail inspected I,,
Fellow travellers who have been
in Italy before tell me that trans
are more punctual and less crowd
al that the cities are much clean
er. with improved sanitation, and
that construction is proceeding
more rapidly. 49,, =
"But," said one, "tneir genius =
being crushed out. This dlsclplI ie
is making Italy more comfortable
to live in, but where are ne"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-08-02

Washington - (FP)-Press cor
in the capital have
lust received from the Capital
Traction Co., one of the two local
street railway systems owned by
the North American Co. and now
seeking a 1O-cent fare, printed
speech by Owne d. Young, chair
man of the board of General Elec-
tric. This talk was delivered last
September in Cleveland, before the
convention of the American Elec-
trio Railway Association. This
association is dominated by the
groups, whose propaganda actl-
General Electric and insult power