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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-19

FOR SALE-No. 1 Jersey COW,
fresh Jan. 10th; also some alfal-
ia hay, phone 2173. 38p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-19

FOR SALE-1OO-lb flour sacks,
s1.00 a dozen. Kennewick Bak-
cry. 26tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-19

FOR SALE - Saddle and work
horses, shoats and cars. Phone
Kirk, 1921, Richland. 38p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-19

FOR SALE-Marmon sedan. This
is real car. Come and see for
yourself. Very reasonable. Louis
Eichner. 37-8c
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-19

FOR SALE-at 1-2 price, Temple
Air column speaker. Price SIS.
Bert Plowman. $500
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FOR SALE Delicious apples or
what variety do you want? Call
1912. Alp
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-19

FOR SALE-Apples. C. R. Mckee
man, South Highlands. Call
morning, noon or night. Phone
1872. 38p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-19

WANTED We are IN the mar
ket for hogs and cattle. See us
before you sell. The Farmers Ex-
change. Stf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-12-19

FOR YOUR OWN Satisfaction and
investment, hear the New Phil
leo radio. Bert Plowman. $3.50
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18
HOOVER AND FARM RELIEF

Some of the Senators and Congressman are trying
to get through make-shift Farm Relief Bill in Con-
at the present short session. but it to be
the concensus of opinion that extra session should
be called by Hoover for the purpose of dealing with
the farmers problems. Those in favor Of an extra
session cite the fact that Hoover made promises of
relief for the farmers during the campaign and that it
was now up to him to make good, and that make
shift bill at this time is unnecessary unless would be
to the buck to Coolidge, leaving Hoover out of it
and the farmers with farm relief of doubtful value.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18
MAKING GOLD FROM BASER METAL

For hundreds of years tried to make gold out
of baser metals They had success. But the great
Krupp works in Germany have just done more than
that. They have made metal that sells for twice as
much per pound god out of such cheaper substances
carbon, cobalt and tungsten Better even than ma
king gold this metal is hard and takes such an
edge that it will cut through glass like putty and will
drill through cast iron four times fast as the best
tool steel. "Wdia" it is called meaning "like dia-
mond," and the name will be familiar as ray
that other remarkable modern invention of turning
wood into silk. Vida will make for cheaper autos and
airplanes by the speed with which it cuts and drills
steel.
The same day as vida was successfully tested in
America, word came from England of the perfecting
of eecropatng that makes cardboard or wood
as tough as iron. That wonderful progress in
arplane manufacture too.
This old world has advanced faster in the past score
of years than in all of it's previous history in scientific
achievement, but at just the beginning In the
next score of years greater wonders will be per-
formed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18

mortgagng the future when under the proper system
should be able to pay cash for the things we need!
This question met by shake of the head and no
ed himself by saying: Conditions have come to the
place where the producer is longer getting the
return for his labor that will enable him to live and
buy the necessities of life and of the more or
less uxuries without taking longer time than ne
afford to wait in this short life and still enjoy
himself he desires He is willing to take the chance
of paying for the article together with interest and
higher price because of not paying cash. p order that
he may partake of the spices of life well as his
more fortunate friends who able to pay cash. Of
he knows that he is mortgaging his future but
what of it-he is going to live. Old age must take
of itself Of course, he said, if the article pur-
chased is absolute necessity, such home, he
is less justified he is making an investment
which will tend to give him independence in his old
age But if the article purchased is something that
will last but brief period of time with money con-
tnuousy going into it for upkeep the radical ended
with retort when he is DID, you bet your last dol
lar the huge investors in partial payment loans not
going to look after him.
At the end of the old mans talk, for he was well
along in lfe of the younger generation spoke up
and said, well you have good argument alright, but
the partialpayment plan is here and here to stay.
don't know what causes it, but know we never would
have anything didn't use it, and the debate broke
up as the parties moved away.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18
MORTGAGING THE FUTURE

The other day we overheard discussion on +ho
merits of the instament plan of buying which is now
plays such large part in our mode of living
The argument waxed warm and the more conserva-
tive speakers voiced their dsapproval of the nlon
asking the question: where will it end this mortgapno
OF our future? The opposition stated that without Il
great many of would be without the pleasures of
lie and even some of the necessities The more con-
serVatVes argued that some day will no longer be
young and the result will be coloress old ape de-
prlved OF the comforts of life which have been
oeed In youth because of the chance to buy that for
which we have not the money to pay because of tbe
easypurchasing plan. The proponents of the
ment method of buying said that perhaps we wouldn't
nave saved the money anyway and instead of frtter
ing II away something is accomplished by buying
substantial article and succeeding in paving for Il IN
some way as the installments come due
inen the radical outsider asked the question: What
has brought about this condition that has made II a
most universal plan to purchase on nstalIments and
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18

The history of all nations shows that agriculture is
the poorest paid of all occupations That is how the
name peasant to be applied to the farmers of
European countries The word peasant, means poor,
ignorant and ill-bred person, boor, rascal sense
less hind Although producing the food of the world
they were obliged to eat the poorest of food and
the shabbes of apparel all because others controlled
the prices of their products and made fortunes from
specializing in the aggregate production. They were
treated with contempt by all other classes except
era times when they in rebellion against the con-
ditions that oppressed them.
The first great revolt of these slaves of an economic
system noted In history occurred in the year 1896 when
hordes of peasants along the Rhine men, women and
children, joined in tremendous revolt and MANY thou
sands of them slain by the troops of arstocracy
Another peasant revolt occurred in England in the
year 1881 due to heavy taxation of the farmers and
other oppressive means used to get the wealth pro-
duced away from them without giving an adequate re-
turn King Richard II induced them to dispense when
they first marched London by promising to grant
their demands. After finding out that his promises
were like the promises of present day politicians abso
lutey worthless, the peasants again rose in revolt but
the KING was able to crush and dispense the move
lnent with his soldiers, killing thousands
revolt of the peasants in Germany in 1524-25 over
ran that country for time but the aristocracy and
other classes able to subdue them with military
force, and by terrible cruelties
These revolts show that the condition of the farmers
or peasants as they called in derision was the
same In all countries. They were forced down the
scale OF industry until they the poorest paid of
ALL Huge so-called civilizations were built on their
production of wealth. yet they shared nothing but the
nard toll necessary to produce it. They were not even
entitled to representation in government Thew had no
remedy except revolt and with the military power over
them revolt proved useless They are still peasants in
European countries
Inc American farmer is on the road to the same
KIND OF -peasantry. Anybody that understands
the basis OF our economic system knows that If is the
same thing that made peasants in Europe and it is al
ready starting to bring the condition to the farm
ers OF this country Those that prosper by the very
reason of this sinking down of the scale of industry Of
the farmers of this country will try to aer them into
the idea that this is not So However nothing is moro
mmuable than economic law, and under the present
system of industry the farmers who cannot see the
late OF agriculture in the light of history is not
OF the facts VIII the capitalists of this country
'ne coming OF condition that has been proved inev;
table IN all past history under the present system of
industry! Win they do it? History says, "Nn..
Mile Laos Co. (Minn.) Times.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18
Articles
BY Leland Odds, Federated Press
Robotry Rampant

Fewer bosses and many more pay
rollers is the forecast of Editor Girls
void Of the Chicago Journal of Com
merce in a pithy article on the pre-
dominant trend Of production and dis
tribution. He feels that this tenGen-
cy probably STILES nd.V'lualism but
holds that it is highly essential, es-
pecially to the success: of this country
in competing with nations abroad.
This fits in the pessimistic view
expressed before Ene American Assuci-
alton for the Advancement of Science
by A. ]. Lotka, mathematical expert
for the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. Lotka contended that there should
be no concern over the difference in
fertility between the best and the me-
diccre or bad human stocks because
the modern tendency is toward cen
tralizing the management of human
affairs in the hands of relatively few
highly competent persons. Hence the
worlds need for exceptionally gifted
men tends to diminish.
Modern large scale production" he
said, "has brought it about that a rel.
atively few best minds are sufficient
to keep the machinery Of the modern
community running, not only smooth.
ly but on the upgrade. The trend is
toward an ever increasing concentra-
ton of the worlds significant tasks
in the hands and minds Of few. Why
then, should we take thought to i'm.
prove the proportion of best minds in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18
THE NARCOTIC TRAFFIC

Every few days comes reports of quantities of opium
morphine and other narcotics being unearhed by fed
era men and other officials of the law or of acts com
mitted by persons under the influence of drugs
When one considers that not over two or three weeks
ago one shipment of the drugs amounted to over five
millions of dollars, the habit-formng menace must
have gained large number of victims in the United
States.
The effects of drugs stated by eminent authori-
Ties is one OF the most deadly human beings have to
gnt once they become addics and the victims 90 to
tne lowest depth of degradation secure the DOPE
Every crime under the has been committed bv peo
pie under the Influence of different forms of narcotics
The users of drugs at the present time seem to
come from the rich and leisure classes who in their
desire for excitement become drug addicts the habit
becoming stronger with use
one reads of some of the pitiful stories ever
published, coming from the lips of innocent vouno
men and women led in their quest of adventure to mar
take OF the needle or ppe with the consequential re-
suits OF ruined and degraded life MANY of which
end with the taking of fe-both their own and others
we are fortunate in the small towns of the west IN
know very little personally of the narcotic evil and its
Wcums, but IN some of the larger cities of Montana
ALREADY has gained considerable headway as articles
IN the newspapers of those cities testify to in telling of
narcotic raids.
The penalty for peddlng dope is very severe. and
strong efforts made by officers of the law h nre
vent It's use but when reads of millions of dollars
worth OF narcotics being captured in one shipment
1t wondered how many millions of dollars worth If
uope gets by the watchful of the law TO debauch
the young men and women of this country.
sometimes we wonder if the life of the idle rich s
as peasant as it seems, if could see behind the
curtains as they fall upon the drama of life.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18
FRIDAY, JANUARY IS, 1929
SEEING Is BELIEVING

The Producers News is making no rash guarantee or
false statements, but claim circulation larger
than all of the other newspapers in Sheridan county
combined.
The merchant is not asked take this statement at
its face value Our mailing list is open to the public
and it is every merchants privilege, who plans on an
advertising campaign to investigate this list and other
lists in the county for the good of his business.
The Producers News is owned by 600 farmers in
Sheridan county and goes into practically every home
in the county well the homes of those bordering
Sheridan county in Daniels and Roosevelt This is
all trade territory tributary to Plentywood and most
of these readers make Plentywood their trading CEN
ter.
The merchants of this city cannot be fooled by rash
statements of newspapers claiming great or greater
calculations than the Producers News They know that
this paper has been in circulation in Plentywood for
nearly II years, that has taken several papers
in the county with their circulation and that it has
held the distinction of being of the foremost week
lies of the state They have the local postoffce
filled with sacks of newspapers to be distributed in
Plentywood the entire 500 line and east and
of this city. It's continuous growth has never
ceased Many small contests put by this paper have
drawn into the treasury $4,000 at time in SUBJ
scrpton money in two three weeks with the terri
tory barely touched 1t is almost an insult to the mer-
chants intelligence of this city to make claims of
greater circulation than the Producers News when So
Letting advertising, giving the impression that mere
contest could build up circulation from comparative
ly few subscriptions to Thousands when it is already
known that the Producers News covered this county
in practically every home.
But seeing is believing. Look over our mailing lists
see the territory covered give the matter serious
thought and you will then understand that another
hoax is being perpetraed by SOLICITORS who are either
deliberately trying to fool you themselves en-
trey ignorant of the situation which they profess TO
know SO much about and even guarantee-we wonder
what they by guarantee and what their guaran-
tee is worth when the truth is known.
Mr.. Advertiser, again claim circulation larger
than all the other papers in Sheridan county combined
and we welcome the opportunity to show you list,
and we know then that you will be satisfied And this
is live list practically all paid up covering Sheridan
county, and giving the merchants one of the best med
nms in the state for advertising their wares
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18
How Wall Street Affects


The connection between the orgy of
speculation promoted by multimillion-
aires in New York and the inability
of farmers to purchase fertilizer for
the coming crop year was revealed in
an address by A. w. Sheldon of the
National Fertilizer Assn. before the
annual meeting in Chicago of the
American Statistical Assn. According
to Sheldon the fertilizer manufacture
ers fear that the high money rate
which resulted from this profiteering
debauch will mean a material cut in
next springs purchases of fertilizer.
!. The greatest difficulty of the ferti-
hzer industry, said Sheldon, was the
instability of the farm industry on
which it depends. In striking charts
he traced the correlation between an
nual sales of fertilizer and crop val
ues in the preceding year. The dras-
tic deflation of the farmer in 192O-21
brought corresponding drop in the
quantity of fertilizer sold. From
more than 100000 tons in 1920 sales
fell 4,75O,000 tons in 1921.
OACluOn discussed the present S1tua-
ton largely from the viewpoint of
southern cotton buyers who buy
more than 500 of the manufactured
fertilizer. Farmer purchases of ferti-
iizer, he said, are financed to a con-
siderable degree through the inter-
mediate credit banks. These banks
float their bonds in New York and so
the New York money market deter
mines the intermediate credit bank
rates.
High money rates in New York, he
pointed out, had forced the Columbia,
). O., intermediate credit bank to
raise its interest rate from Az to 5%
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18

per cent. This forces the individual
farmer to pay about go on the money
which ne borrOws to purchase ferti-
lizer or other necessaries for next
years crops. The fertilizer associa-
tlon has never gone through a season
with money rates so high.
The tremendous power on the farm
er exercised by the credit lords who
control the federal reserve was en-
phaslzed earlier in December bv ex-
senator K. l.. Owen, speaking in Tul-
sa. Owen had an important part in
framing the federal reserve act. Re-
ferring to the deflation of agriculture
In 1920 and 1921 he said:
"By the process of contracting Gre
dit the gold dollar was increased in
much as it had done on the LIST of
January, 1920. Under the policy of
debating credit the value of agricul-
tural lands and property, including
stock, lost value exceeding $2O,OOO,-
100000 within about 2 years, bank
rupting hundreds of thousands of peo-
pie who were debtors and had to pay
back the debt in dollars which had
nearly twice the purchasing power 4"
Owen makes very clear the inter
est of all workers, whether on the
farms, In the mines, on railroads,
stores or offices. in the control of the
credit system. BY implication the
financiers who now control the sys-
tenn can manipulate credit to the
point where it virtually gives them
power to confiscate farms, factories
and business enterprises. AS has been
pointed out, banks and insurance COM
panies will own more land as the dol
lar becomes more expensive.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18

our midst. For there are even now
barely enough tasks for them to do"
Lotka asks whether the human race
is not headed for condition in which
a majority of robots, stunted in men
tai growth, will do the rough work of
the world for a small aristocracy of
best minds set aside for the creative
function. He sees as the alternative
such an arrangement of mass produc-
ton as will yield a greater surplus of
collective leisure.
These effects must be borne in mind
in any consideration of the long list
of mergers which characterized the
business history of 1923 and will con-
tinue as important features of 1929.
They are far more important to the
Individual worker and his children
than such other effects of rationaliza-
ton as elimination of waste, reduc-
ton of overhead, increase in efficien-
cy or greater productivity.
Control of the economic life of the
people is passing to few great banks
administering completely migrated
industries. This renders the social
cation of administration imperative if
an age of social degeneration is to be
avoided. The increased leisure made
possible by mass production must not
remain the monopoly of small mi
nority of idle MASTERS in whose inter
est the best minds drive a regimented
proletariat.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18
The WASHINGTON SCENE
By LAWRENCE TODD, Federated Press

Washington-(FP) = Political for
tunes are being made and lost in the
strange lottery of human caprice
which is the favor of Herbert Hoover,
presldent-elect of the United States,
as ne sits in his well-guarded suite in
the Mayflower hotel and listens to the
proposals of Republican leaders. Hoov-
er listens. He promises nothing. But
the politicians are not dismayed at
MS becoming one of themselves. They
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18

four years. He is, of course plan
ming on reelection in 1882. So he
deals with the Jim Watsons and Dave
Reeds and Doctor Works will be on
long-range basis.
First of Hoover's callers, when he
returned, was the lame-duck reaction
airy Lenroot, counsel last winter for
the power trust before the Senate in
terState commerce committee. Len
root was Hoover's personal counsel
before the credentials committee of
the Republican convention at Kansas
City last June. His name has been
whispered in connection with the job
of secretary of state, but that is alb
surd. Hoover will keep Lenroot on
retainer as a lawyer; he will not try
to appoint him to any office where
the Senate may refuse confirmation.
Hoover, according to the present
opinion of men who travelled with him
to Buenos Aires, wants to be his own
secretary of state. He will name a
man for that post who will answer
his summons by push-button, and who
will explain away any difficulty into
which Hoover may fall. Mellon seems
to have forced Hoover to keep him as
head of the treasury, while Donovan
is practically sure of the Department
of Justice, with its endless possibili-
ties of choosing injunction judges and
federal prosecutors who will satisfy
the big employers.
Selection of a chief for the Depart
ment of Labor has not been discussed
in the early interviews between the
president-elect and his advisers. There
is unwarranted talk of w. N. Doak,
vice-president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad trainmen, in newspapers that
are attracted by his record of hostili-
ty to public ownership and his friend
illness to big business. Doak is in i'll
health and could not perform the work
required of new head of the depart
ment.
Southern politicians, including Sen.
Simmons, veteran corporation Demo
crat who led the anti-Smith movement
in his party, are asking Hoover to
name a man from the South as secre-
tary of agriculture. The Hoover
crats," as the anti-Smith Democrats
are called, have three candidates from
North Carolina alone. There is Hugh
McRae of Wilmington, a wealthy
banker and real estate Spectator;
there is David Blair, Republican and
federal commissioner of internal reve-
nue., who is by marriage member of
the Cannon family, largest owners of
cotton mills in the South; finally there
is Stuart Cramer, mill owner and for
mer president of the American Cotton
Manufacturers Association. Cramer
wanted to be secretary of the navy,
but Simmons will propose that he be
considered for the Department of Ag-
riculture. 1t is to be noted that none
of these three candidates know any
thing about farming; they all qualify
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-18

as enemies of the Child Labor
ment and of trade unionism, amend.
= y
When Hoover asked the nro.
respondents on his ship to so% cor
he was impressed with the aI;i;. that
Ambassador Henry P. FIetcbor Of
had guided him around the Who
American circuit, there was ~ Latin
net appointment attached tn ~ SaOi-
quest. Fletcher was made or riaI re-
dor to Mexico by Woodrow W;1T SS
and then departed from the rJsO9--
career diplomats by taking the -, LOT
for Harding. He has been ricb IIsunp
warded by Harding and Cooi;,f re-
Hoover has now complimenteJ
The score is settled. Fletcher min 1ln.
turn to Rome. VIII re-
Jim Watson, majority leader - .
new Senate, calmly waits for E T, me
to bid for his cooperation. H OOvf
will bid.