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| the sheds are Just ahead. Mr.. Snagg
clears his throat He hopes that the
crowd will not become unmanageable
1 in the station. Mrs. Snagg and Beulah
dash final dab of powder on their
noses.
The train stops. Mr.. Snagg steps
| imposingly from the platform, followed
| by his family.
Garry your baggage, boss?" says an
obsequious redcap. Mr.. Snagg mods and
| leads the way to the concourse. Six
persons are standing at the gate wav-
| ing Mr.. Snagg waves back. He is
rather embarrassed at the discovery
that they were signaling other passen-
| gers.
"Taking a taxi, boss?" inquiries the
attentive redcap.
NO" replies Mr.. Snagg in q pecu-
liar tone.
They enter the waiting room. Little
! Julia notes a soda fountain and cries
for drink. Mr.. Snagg, joined by his
encourage, takes Julia to the counter.
where the soda jerker is waiting on a
lady customer.
young man. where is the House
ONCE Building?" asks Mr.. Snagg.
The young man is drying the counter.
| at said where is the House once
Building?" persists Mr.. Snagg.
! The youth dicks stray thread from
his shoulder.
Mr.. Snagg is visibly perturbed, and
says: TIM Congressman Snagg Of the
third district"
''Oh, yeah" said the soda jerker.
What did you say, lady-a chocolate
sundae or a strawberry soda?"
7 TITLE Julia downs her soda and the
youth directs Mr. Snagg to the
House once Building. It's strange that
no one met them. Mr.. Snagg is sud-
denly staggered by the possibility that
they arrived earlier than anticipated.
Perhaps they had better wait q while.
If the committee on receptions and ar
rangements were to come and find them
gone, it would be notifying, to say the
least.
The Snagg family find seats on a
bench and wait for half an hour. Oc-
casionally Mr.. Snagg goes outside to
reconnoiter Ahead of him he sees the
Capitol. 1t is bigger than he thought.
firing of waiting. Mr.. Snagg halls a
taxi and the family is driven to hotel
cOAnC OAkC u1ChtNOnC0 W AZ lk1c
desk he signs the register, Amos Snagg,
M. c., and family"
The clerk is not impressed and casu-
ally inquiries If Mr.. Snagg wants two
or three outside rooms and bath or
suite.
Where are the reporters and camera
men? Merely taking pictures of the
latest rum-running car accident.
The next morning Mr.. Snagg decides
to visit the Capitol. He pauseS be-
meath the dome for q few moments and
regards the height with considerable
emotion. He feels unusually small in
the place.
A uniformed man directs him to the
House side, and Mr.. Snagg walks to-
ward the halls of his coming triumphS.
He halts before a closed door. by the
side of which kindly old man sits.
do you want to see somebody" the
elderly gentleman asks.
"Oh, no." responds Mr.. Snagg I'm
the new member from the third dis
trict"
"Oh, yes?" says the aged sentinel of
the gates.
/ Amos Snagg now has a nice Office
overlooking the court in the House
Building and lovely secretary. So far
he has made no speeches and has not
agitated bigger and better post Office
building for Municipalville. He expects
to meet the Speaker of the House some
day, and in the meantime Is wondering
why he hasn't even been assigned to a
| C )mmittee so far.
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members). To the shackled we offer
liberty; to the free we contribute OPP
portunity applause from the Speaker.
And yet, gentlemen of the Congress,
with all our benificence, n0twithstand-
ing our wealth, and despite our great
open national heart and purse, We have
failed to construct adequate sized post
Offices applause by the pages and
uShers).
Can we point with pride to the
disgraceful looking structures in our
American cities and exclaim TO the
world 'ThiS-this Is a manifestation OF
our national opulence?' The answer
thunders, NO Gentlemen, tell you,
our children and our children's child
rem will rise to level the fingers OF
3corn at us and denounce us as traitors
to our oath.
I'm my own city Of Municipalville,
our post-ofiice building is an eyesore
in the community For thirty years it
has been assailed by mighty gales; for
three decades 1t has barred its weather.
beaten shingles to the merciless storms.
It's beams and pillars are suffering the
ravages Of decay and dissolution. AS
the representative of the glorious and
intellectual citizenry of MuAcipalville,
I demand that Congress erect on Main
street a structure commensurate with
| the importance of the great city OF
Municipalville (Cries Of Hear! Hear!).
I therefore"
| A T this point Amos Snagg was rudely
a awakened by the porter asking, rs
you-all changing cars here in Chicago?"
Mr.. Snagg cherished his dream as he
alighted from the train, followed by
Mrs. Snagg and the Misses Snagg. In
the meantime, Mrs. Snagg had been do
| ing q little personal dreaming. Already
| she had dropped In to see Mrs. Hoover.
| Beulah had an engagement to go TO
| the movies with the first secretary OF
| the Patagonian legation, and 1t was be-
| ing whispered about in congressional
| circles that their troth would soon be
plighted. Some said blighted. Already
Mrs. Snagg was writing letters to friends
in Municipalville about her visits with
the First Lady of the Land.
Mrs. Hoover has arranged everything
| In the White House so comfy and home
| like, and she said to me only yesterday,
Mrs. Snagg or shall call you Mary q
do like the intimacy Of first names). 1t
| Is so lovely to have you drop In and
take potluck with u.s.
The elder Miss Snagg was likewise
dreaming. That handsome young gen.
eral was crazy about her, but somehow
she could only sense q platonic friend
ship for him. She said to her mother,
IT like that dashing young ADMIRAL
mean ] really, actually do. He IS so
swank in his dress uniform. And a
| Navy wedding, Mamma, Is the bees
knees"
Tiny Julia was too tired to be both
cred. She and the canary bird were
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MARKETING BY FARMERS

| the powerful Dairymens League was
| formed which expanded until 1t had
nearly 100000 members.
| With the supply fairly well cornered,
! these farmers insisted upon greater
price for their milk, price which
and investment. The dealers denurred
at paying more and the first milk
strike" occurred. The results were
somewhat disappointing to the farmer,
who was forced to curtail the feed to
his cattle and naturally to dry of the
supply of milk. This strike lasted for
| 10 days and by that time the herds had
been SO tapered off in production that
1t was impossible to stimulate them to
their former yield.
This experience taught the farmers
bitter lesson and they began gradually
to build to meet a similar emergency
when again they should face test of
| strength. In the meantime, the argu-
mentS Of the distributors were broad
cast throughout the territory, argu-
ments to the effect that the dealer was
protecting the consumer in the city by
| opposing higher prices. Any increase
granted the farmer would Of necessity
be passed on to the inhabitants of the
metropolis and picture of the suffer-
| ing Of the poorer classes, II the cost OF
| the essential milk were increased, was
presented to the farmer. The farmer is
a generous and kindly individual as a
rule and this argument had its weight.
It became necessary to find some
way of added profit without too great
| an increase OF cost, so the farmers next
step was toward economy In production.
!, The biggest item on his bill was the
| cost of feed. The tons and tons Of feed
| he consumed and the small balance
! that he carried home from his milk
| check after paying his feed bill seemed
an adequate place to start economic
| ing. Naturally cooperative buying OF
| feed suggested itself and soon the
league became purchasing agency.
This was followed by the entering
of the league into the manufacturing
! field, the production of condensed milk,
butter, cheese, ice cream and other
| products.
This did away with the big problem
! Of the surplus production that INITIATED
| against him In obtaining good price
an outlet for his milk should another
strike become necessary. And with
| these steps, the farmer, so Tar as the
dairy industry was concerned, reached
! the goal Of real cooperation. He had
a central selling and manufacturing
agency and he had cooperative buy
ing agency that obtained feed by the
| thousands of car loads instead of thou
sands of individuals purchasing ton
or SO at time.
tits this movement among the farm
ers which Is growing year by year and
bringing about revolution OF the farni-
| ing Industry. It Is heading it toward
the same efieient production system
/ that has marked the progress Of the
manufacturing interests Of the country.
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brown one with the pleats. She had 1t
made especially for Washington use,
and when her photograph is published
in the Municipalville Leader the folks
back home will see that she is en- rap
port with the fashions. What an
epochal day for the Snaggs!
Having breakfasted, the Snaggs re-
turn to the Pullman to wait as pa
tiently as possible their arrival. The
luggage is piled in heap. Mr.. Snagg
looks at his watch Mrs. Snagg is rest
less. She wishes the ordeal over with.
She is beginning to suffer the penalties
of greatness. After all, how futile 1t
isl Would that she could return to the
sweet and delightful obscurity Of MI
nicipalvillei Oh, no, not at all!
The porter now enters and begins to
pick up the luggage.
"Yassah," he says, well be there In
few minutes, sab"
The train is moving more slowly and
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mind? Would he go into consultation
with the President at once or wait until
he was settled? What was Mr.. Snagg's
favorite slogan of success? Did he wish
to make any statement to the press re-
garding his views on the foreign debts?
And he would answer:
well, boys, until I have had a talk
with the President. I have nothing to
say. Anything that is said must come
from the Presidents spokesman. Our
country Is on the verge, may say on
the very threshold, of an astonishing
prosperity. The throb OF industry is re-
verberating throughout our great and
glorious land. I shall have more to say
on this subject next Wednesday week on
the floor of Congress
Pencils scratch frantically across note
books and envelopes The cameramen
ask the Snaggs to pose. VIII Congress
man Snagg hold the canary cage? Click,
click. Nov please shake hands with
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Snagg NJ c., Dreams Of Throngs Which Will Greet Hin
Back in Municipalvle Leading Citizens and Brass Band
Give Him Foretaste of Sensation He Will Create in Con-
gress-Legsative Coups All Arranged in Advance.
He Now Hopes Some Day to Meet the Speaker and
May Be Able to Do Something for Home Town.

veal of our great land. The third con-
gressional district and Municipalville
say farewell" (Applause from the home
folks.)
MIR BABSON and the Century Glee
Club moved to the car steps and
sang, 81 Heard a Thrush at Ev'ntide,"
Gil Houser's bass predominating. Two
local camera men clambered to the
roof OF the depot as Mr.. Snagg re-
moved his hat and addressed his
compatriots.
MY fellow citizens and neighbors, !"
he began, 'the words Of your chair
man have touched me deeply. Jap
plause.) AS gaze upon you see the
faces of old friends, those who made
possible our victory last November.
(Applause.) Today begins q new chap
ter in my life and the lives Of those
near and dear to me.
ct am very like the fellow who fell
from the roof of a skyscraper. AS he
passed the thirty-third story, he ex-
claimed, Well, everything's o. K. SO
far Gaughter.) AS your representa-
tive in Congress, pledge to keep the
faith you have reposed In me, and to
contribute my humble talents to the
well being of our people. (Applause0
Let me say in conclusion that the latch
on our door will be On the outsid, and
we will welcome you at Washington.
prolonged applause.) I bid you fare
WELL"
Several women wept. Up forward
there was a Shrill toot from the engine.
Mr. Merkle shook hands with the Snagg
family. Prof Schmalz began Should
Aud Acquaintance Be Forgot" accom-
panied by the Glee Club, and the train
started to move slowly from the station.
The cheering was repressed as the
crowd waved handkerchiefs and flags.
The Snaggs remained on the platform
until they became invisible. Municipal
vile had sent its famous son away.
Slowly the citizens wended their way
homeward, each declaring that the
Hon. Snagg would focus the eyes Of the
world on the old home town.
Let us now follow Mr.. and Mrs. Snagg
and the young Snaggs. 1t was with a
sigh of relief that Amos entered the car
with his family. Already he had &C.
quired a congressional look. He had
never been in Washington. In fact only
once had he been as far East as Pitts
burgh, and that was the occasionAof a
national fraternal convention.
AS the train sped on its way, Amos
visioned his name in the Congressional
Directory, and the biography that &C
companied it. He knew 1t by heart for
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social ASPIRATIONS, gaZed unseeingly
through the windows, while little Julia
poked her finger at the Snagg canary.
Congressman" exclaimed the jovial
conductor who had known MIR. Snagg
when he was mere citizen, How are
your"
Mr. Snagg replied that he never felt
better in his life. Curiously enough,
he had never noticed how tight his hat
Snagg began profoundly to ponder on
the responsibilities of the high office to
which he had been elected He would
represent 100000 citizens Of his district.
He possessed an adequate knowledge of
their needs and was familiar with every
town and croSs-road in his territory
One of the very first things he would
do when he arrived in Washington
would be to rise on the floor of Con-
gress and demand a new post Office for
Municipalville. The speech would be
printed in the Congressional Record
and distributed to his constituents back
home. His maiden effort would bring
the House to its feet and an ovation
from the galleries The next day, the
world at its breakfast table would in
quire, Who is this fiery Congressman
Snagg?"
Next he would direct his attention to
bill proposing the construction of q
dam in the Cutshaw River on the out
skirts of Municipalville. Then there
was the plight of the poultry raisers
In the third district. Something should
and would be done for their immediate
relief. Quigg had failed them, but
Snagg would crash bill through the
House; it would be approved by the
Senate, and the President would sign 1t
in a couple Of weeks.
It was getting dark. The train was
rushing on through the twilight. Mr.
Snagg did not notice the crimson sun
set or commune with the stars, for
he was doing. AS he dozed he dream
ed dream. The galleries were pack
ed. The Honorable Nicholas Long
worth was on the rostrum and men,
bers sat in attentive silence. Mr.
Snagg arose. Slowly his eyes apprais-
ed the House and then he spoke:
"Mr. Speaker and gentlemen Of the
Congress: AS gaze on yonder majestic
emblem of our glorious nation, my eyes
behold her vast wealth and untold re-
sources, I am profoundly stirred Gap
plause from the gallery. We are 9
rich country. our mineral deposits fol-
the year 1928 alone aggregating the
colossal sum Of $3,998. 49,, 659.77 Gap
plause from the press gallery. We ex-
pend millions for our valiant Army and
Navy and distribute not a cent of tri-
butte applause by Republican mem.
bers). We are the worlds greatest
creditor. We are the first to succol
those in distress, aye, first in peace
Our ears are attuned to the clarion
cry Of those who seek our protecting
bosom applause from the Democratic
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THE widespread growth of the CO.
operative market movement among
farmers was emphasized in recent ad-
dress of Chris L. Christensen. economist
of the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, In which he pointed out the
value OF group action to the farmer.
The growth of the cooperative has
been a gradual thing, starting some SO
years ago and advancing steadily until
about 10 years ago, when the co-opera-
tive buying and selling by farmers be-
came fairly generally accomplished
practice. With the advance OF the CO.
operative, the movement reached a
point where still greater steps are be-
ing taken and the co-operatives are now
consolidating into Supergroups, protect
ing the farmers interests.
The new movement Is divided into
two classes, the federation and the CEN
traliZed larRe-scale association. MIR.
Christensen cited the federation OF 450
cooperative creameries in Minnesota
and Wisconsin. :.
There are IS cooperative live stock
commission agencies, operating IN ID
centralized markets, Mr.. Christensen
pointed out, and this year they are ex-
pected to handle live stock valued at
$500, 000, 900.
In California 220 local packing house
units are consolidated into the Califor-
mia Fruit Growers Exchange. which acts
as selling and distributing agency, and
Is large scale cotton marketing agen-
cies, which are establishing local units
and becoming more nearly like fedora
tons.
The importance of the co-operatives
| to the farmer has become more and
more apparent as the farmer turns from
the general farming of the past to the
specialist of the present.
To take the dairy farmer for an ex-
ample. the nature of his work Is such
that he Is left little time for general
farming and limits himself to the care
of his herd and the raising of hay and
ensilage. He probably has small gar
den for his home use, few chickens
that are left largely to shift for them
selves and may raise q few pigs, but
nothing that he produces other than his
milk is marketed. 1t is not at all I'M
usual to see dairy farmer buying vege-
tables and even butter In this day, for
l1is time Is centered on the maximum
production Of milk, and that Is q suffi-
Gent task to take about all Of his time.
AS the farmers income became more
and more dependent upon his milk and
he curtailed his other activities. he
began to see that something had to
be done about the question of price for
his product and economy in production
The milk distributors In the past had
been IN the habit Of saying: I'VE are
paying so much. Take it, or leave it, !
and the farmer, lacking any weapon,
usually took It. Leaders, however, began
talking about uniting the farmers to
insist upon fair prices, and this move
ment grew until in the territory adj
jacent to New York City, for instance,
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I'VE are proud, indeed, today of him
whom we have all called friend and
neighbor. Proud of his achievements
and of his ascent to those halls in
which the eloquence of the ages has
echoed down the corridors and rever-
berated from the rock-ribbed coast of
Maine to the golden slopes Of the Pa
cific.
LAS the mantle of night draws near
our illustrious neighbor will gaze out OF
yonder window on the crimson sunset,
he will commune with the stars in the
blue sky above and in the glory of his
new fame see therein the colors Of the
nag of our Nation.
Mr. Snagg, on behalf Of Municipal
vile and its loyal citizens, bid you
Godspeed on your epochal journey. May
the might of your intellect and the elo-
quence of your voice contribute to the
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he had carefully prepared it. 1t read:
Amos Snagg, Republocrat, of Munich
palville, Quincy County, born Septem-
Der 16, 1879; lawyer; graduated from
Municipalville public schools and Out
land College. Was city solicitor for two
terms and county attorney for four
terms; married Miss Mary Sprouts in
1894 and has two daughters, Beulah
and Julia" There wasn't any more he
could say for himself, as his activities
had been confined locally.
X 4 X
1t had been hectic day for the
Snagg family. Mrs. Snagg, as result
of the excitement, was fatigued, but the
anticipation of honors to come aroused
her from the lethargy usually induced
by the monotony of train riding. The
elder Snagg daughter, spirited with
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Mr.. Longworth, who came to the sta
ton to greet you" Click, click. Don't
push, boys, you'll all get a chance to
take the congressman's picture. A nice
title will be, Speaker Longworth greets
the Honorable Amos Snagg at Union
Station From left to right, Miss Beu-
lah Snagg. little Julia Snagg, Speaker
Longworth, Congressman Amos Snagg
and Mrs. Snagg." The Marine Band
has just arrived and plays THE Star
Spangled Banner" Representatives of
the diplomatic corps now approach and
welcome the Snaggs."
X
RY this time Mrs. Snagg has awak-
ened, If indeed she even slept, and
concerns herself about what gown she
will wear. She decides to don the
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fast asleep as the train sped on through
the night. Long before dawn Mr.. Snagg
became restless. He tried the expedient
of counting telegraph poles, but was un-
able to regain Inconsistencies. The
National Capital was but few hours
away now. He would soon be at the
scene of his future trtumphs. Washing
toni Magic word, magic Capital!
Mr.. Snagg rose from his bed and
went to the Mushroom. The colored
porter was the sole occupant and he
cided to look his congressional best
when he arrived in Washington. The
Capitals first glimpse of him should be
agreeable. if not impressive. The cam
eramen from the newspapers would be
on hand and the reporters would dog"
him. He would greet them affably.
What bills did Mr.. Snagg have in
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BY THORNTON FISHER.

ME long low red brick structural monSroty known the
Municpalyie depot rembed and shuddered this Spring
platform that from the freight office to convergng tracks
at the far end.
which led to the station gay festooned
the mukyookng buildings that thanked the thoroughfare
their folds violently though they
OCCASION citizens had been depuized
which
threatened the customary order of the county seat
morning flowing into Main street
the direction tracks brass band under
baton Prof Schmaz stood at the of the platform
and waited the big biggest moment indeed that had
Evening star., 1929-10-04

son, who was acquitted in Franklin
Circuit Court Wednesday Of charges Of
accepting a gift from text book pub
fishing company.
The wreath and the vase were pur-
chased with contributions made by both
Democratic and Republican State en-
ployes. The presentation was made In
the State reception room by Thomas
Bulloch, 50. night watchman a,,a.t OF the tn,
latory affair.
In expressing his appreciation. Gov.
Sampson pledged himself "to continue
to work for a greater Kentucky"
Evening star., 1929-10-04
DIVORCES HER HUSBAND.

SEATTLE, October 4 R-Mrs. Char
lotte Webster, the former Charlotte
Polly" Baldwin, social favorite of Homo
lulu, has been granted divorce from
Frank G. Webster, I'd, New York,
nephew of e. s. Webster Of the Stone &
Webster Co., Eastern utilities operators.
Neither of the principals were in
court. When the decree was granted
yesterday Mrs. Webster based her suit
for divorce on 'temperamental incom-
patibilitv
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Credits Wine for Age.

BY Cable to The Star.
HAVANA, october 4.-Don Bernardo
Castillo y Suarez, 80 years old and mar
ried three times, yesterday received his
degree of doctor Of laws at the National
University after studying eight years.
Don Bernardo attributes his unusual
mental capacity to moderate living and
wine drinking. He expects to practice
law at Cienfuegos.
Evening star., 1929-10-04
BORDER GROUP NAMED.
BY Cable to The star.

BY Gable to The Star.
CARACAS, Venezuela, october A.
A boundary commission Of two engi-
neers and physician has been appoint
ed by the government to act in con-
junction with similar group named by
the Brazilian government, to determine
the exact boundary line between the two
countries. The boundary will be set in
accordance with the terms of the treaty
signed in Rio de Janeiro July "a, this
year.
Evening star., 1929-10-04
Editor Plans Voyage.

BY Cable to The Star.
RIO DE JANEIRo, october 4:-Dr.
Diniz. ir.. director of the afternoon
newspaper A Moite, will sail for Europe
on the S. S. Cap Polonio october IL,
it was announced yesterday. DR.. Diniz
will visit Portugal and other parts Oh
Europe.