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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

him doliar-a-year man and gave him commits
sion to buy up all of the surplus corn" OF the
lat years at cheap a price as possible, no
doubt, and store it against the lean years that
were coming-seven of them. The upshot of II
was, that during the lean years, this smart young
Jew who got into jail for resisting Potiphars wife,
cleaned up pretty penny. The Egyptian king was
20 pleased with this wisdom" of Joseph that ne
invited all of "God's chosen people," the brethren
of Joseph, who had sold him into slavery because
lie was such fool and had dreams and visions, TO
come to Egypt to make their home, which they
lid and prospered for many years. Old Pharaoh
was so pleased with a man with an idea, that he
wanted his whole tribe in his land, in hope that
maybe some others among the brethren" would
"see things"
Anyway they called Joseph wise and he is con-
sdered wise even until this day.
Now wheat, in these days can also be stored,
dream or no dream, seven fat years are usually
followed by seven lean ones. In the fat years the
farmer sells his wheat for less than cost, in the
lean ones he buys it back for seed at huge profit
&c those Hebrews who still store grain against the
lean years, though maybe we are no more conscious
that it is being done than the poor farmers along
the Nile were when Joseph was turning the trick.
All ONcISuPPly Ol WHedI over pSI4OU u Icu
years is absolutely impossible. The land on which
wheat can be raised is limited: the yield is limit
ed by natural causes. The United States govern
ment can set reasonable price on wheat, buy up
all of the surplus of the fat years against the
shortage of the lean years, and make big money
on the transaction.
1t would be wise to do so-it would stabilize ag-
riculture 1t would promote business. 1t would,
if handled right, make the country prosperous.
But the Josephs who buy and store wheat against
lean years profits don't want the people to do this
thing for themselves, so they say the idea is a
"falacy," that it would ruin the now already
ruined farmer.
Naturally it would spoil their racket"
The last six weeks demonstrated Just how wise,
our wise ones are.
Would it not be happy now, if the crops of last
year could have produced surplus in the way of
money to tide over this year? Would lot not have
been better for labor for manufacturer, for mer-
chant, for railroad, for banker, for everyone?
The theory of increased supply as a result of
increased prices does not nor never did apply to
wheat
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26
THE MYTH OF OVERSUPPLY

AT the time of the rains in the latter half of
May and IN face of the finest crop prospects in
the history of American farming, the bottom went
out of the price of wheat-it brought Coo per
bushel in Plentywood.
The special farm relief Congress was in session
framing legislation calculated to stabilize farm
ing. The debenture proposed. The president
OF the United States who has some reputation for
wisdom, declared that the plan was a fallacy that
IL would, instead of helping, ruin agriculture
that the raising of prices would increase production
beyond all ability of the people to consume end
ng in making the bad matter of "over production"
worse. Our economists could see the entire Unit
ed States planted to wheat every year, producing
4O bushels per acre. literally flooding the land
with wheat Under this very gloomy vision the
price of wheat went down. The last years Gear
~ over DOGGY man Frustrated the grain dealers
with fear when viewed in the prospect of the i'm
pending crop-no the debenture would never work
said the wise men, and most people were persuaded
1t must be so, for how could these so wise men
We mistaken? 1t was impossible.
Hoover defeated guaranteed price
Every so often we hear of this catastrophe
over-production' of wheat yet never man has
lived to see bushel destroyed just to get it out
OF the way-lt has always been consumed
Maybe the wise men don't just know what thew
are talking about Maybe they are generalizing
on data that does not pertain to the subject Nav
Oe their ideas would be true in regard to potatoes
or fruit, or to some perishable CROP not subject
TO the natural limitations of wheat production.
Since the bottom in wheat prices was strucl
the entire situation has changed Instead of the
largest crop in the history of the nation there will
De one OF the smallest-in fact there will be no
earryover next spring when seed wheat will be
scarce and costly. The crop in Canada is less than
nan normal 1t is falling every day throughout
the world Wheat prices are climbing every day
ano Will continue to climb all the year
The short crop and the high price of wheat will;
limit the acreage next year, and maybe the limit
cd acreage next year will produce small Weld
per acre-Just as likely to as not The history of
wheat production over decade proves that bare
" enough wheat is produced to feed the neonIe
Inc population is increasing while the area of
."i,u on which wheat can be grown is decreasino
so we wonder if our wise men are really 81
very wise ie"iy 80
III Gays OF DID, the Bible tells us. that a fellow,
named Joseph Hebrew slave in Egypt. interpre-
'eo tne kings dreams, to mean that seven FAT
years were to be followed by seven lean ones The
KING was sold 100 per cent on Joseph's nternreta-
'iOn' and took such fancy to him, that he made
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26
CAPPER PESSIMISTIC
(FrOm the LewistOwn Democrat-News)

Senator Capper of Kansas is always in more
or less of predicament by reason of his natural
impulse to be progressive and his desire to play
ball with the old time regulars of his party in the
senate. AS one of the godfathers of the farm bloc
he mas been very busy trying to get through some
sort of legislation for the industry which is pre-
dominant in his state. AS sometime regular he
would like to go along with the boys in their
tariff revision program but the germ of progress
sion will not permit him to do so with any sort
of whoehearted enthusiasm.
After his return from Washington to his native
heath, he sadly admitted that if the new tariff
Dill should pass the senate in its present form ana
be signed by the president it would more than
counterbalance any possible advantage the farm
ers OF the country might gain from the new agri-
cultural aid law.
Many other republican leaders are giving
thought to the historic fact that the worst beat
ings their party ever suffered have followed ef-
forts to do exactly what the present majority in
the congress is trying to do nflict an indefensble
tariff bill upon the country. They are becoming
so alarmed over the outlook that it is not difficult
Tor President Hoover to reason even with the most
stubborn of the leaders up at the capitol.
The announcement has been made that these
leaders are entirely willing to rewrite the tariff
bill to suit the president. There are reasons for
the belief that the bill which will receive the okay
OF the White House will be far from meeting the
desires and expectations of the industrial centers
whence flowed, as ever flows, the bulk of the
money spent to elect republican presidents and con-
crosses.
The democrats aren't saying much. Rather.
they are lying back whilst ndulging the fond hope
that the republican leadership will commit their
party to policy of suicide.
We have the notion that the minority leaders
are due to be somewhat disappointed Hoover NAV
not be skillful politician, but no one has ever
accused hlm OF lack of hard, common sense and
that quality is pretty certain to assert itself when
he comes to fixing the most important tariff
schedule.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26
THE AMERICAN TEMPER RANCE
LEAGUE

A. o. Townley, and others associated with him.
has launched the American Temperance League.
with slogan of Temperance by Persuasion In
stead OF Coercion" The purpose of the League is
TO revise the 18th Amendment giving Congress
the power to- and to pass a law, to establish a
federal dispensary to distribute Intoxicating bev-
erages to the people under strict supervision in
original packages. 1t is the contention that this
policy will promote temperance where nrobibitionl
has failed, besides doing away eventually with the
bootlegger, the moonshner and "the crime wave -
the fruits of prohibition
The American Temperance League. while a no.
htlcal and educational organization. is nonnartisan
III It's activities. 1t will have no candidates of
It's own, but will work for the election of episIat-
ors and congressman who avow themselves for
The idea, and against those who are npnosed 70
the substitute for prohibition" on anv and all
parties, until the 18th Amendment has been re-
Nsed and the dispensary law is passed bv Con-
gress.
When this job is done, the work of the orpani-
zation will be completed
a :. Iowney, himself dry person who once
supported prombllton, is known as probably the
sie"'es' poiiClcal organizer in America He is
gong 70 lend his genius to "culling the cancer Of
pronloiuon'' out of the body polite. It is q ;ob
worthy OF his efforts, and he can put II ovar #
anyone can-his worst enemies will grant that
1t is work well worth doing.
Inc organization is based on membership o,d
VIII De supported by fees, and donations and e,;f+s
from publlc-spirited citizens who realize +bo ne
cessity for change.
Is the 1irst organization proposing the repeal
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

NAV demand the privacy from pry-
ing public opinion which is suppos-
ed to be accorded by the constitu-
ton. Perhaps Cannon as business
man even attempted to avoid the
attention of Cannon as bishop.
To Carter Glass, Cannon wrote
in October, 1923: 81 have bought
and sold stocks and bonds and 9TH
er kinds of property for many
years making full or partial pay
ments on same, just as other bust
ness men do" To the New York
Evening World he wrote: "I have
bought and sold stocks and bonds
and any other kind of property
which l thought furnished an OPP
portunity to make a legitimate
profit. Certainly no one will dare
assert that it is criminal, disre-
putable or dishonorable to buy and
sell stocks. If so the majority
of the American people are engag-
ed in criminal, disreputable or dis
honorable transactions.
In his latest statement follow
ing the government raid on Kable
& Co., Cannon asserts that he was
engaged i'll such speculative activi-
ties for 40 years in the course of
which he has openly bought and
sold houses and lots, timber
stumpage, coal, cotton and bank
stocks, and stocks and bonds list
ed on the New York stock ex-
change. In his deal with Kable
& Co. he had authorized the firm
to buy up to $4,000 worth of Sc
curities indicating pretty clearly
his ability to secure his pie right
here on earth.
1t is not the intention of this
article to raise the question wheth-
er it is ethical to speculate in land
or industrial securities. Where
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26
Canada Russia Pact IS Likely

months studying the situation in
Russia, appeared in Ottawa, and
told the Labor members and doubt
less others that the Soviet regime
had every appearance, Of stability
and that in face of great Difficult
ties, Russian industries were MAX
ing creditable progress. What was
more, the Russians were frankly
facing and seeking solutions for
problems other countries were
lodging.
Recently series of syndicated
articles on Soviet Russia have APP
peared in the leading Canadian pa
pers. They were written by Hen
ry Somerville, who has represented
the Toronto Star in London for
many years. The Toronto Star is
a Liberal party organ, but the
Somerville articles have appeared
in such a high tory journal as the
Montreal Star. Somerville tells
Canadian readers that "the work
ers of Russia are not going to let
down the revolution that has rails
ed them up"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26
By C. Mckay

Ottawa (FP)-The Mackenzie
King government which followed
the Baldwin governments lead in
breaking diplomatic relations with
Russia, may not follow the Mac
Donald government in right
about-face with equal dispatch.
But with the impending U. S. tar
iff likely to create for Canada a
need of looking for some new mar
kets, change in the governments
attitude to Russia in the not dis
tant future would not surprise any
one.
During the last session of par
lament Premier King was prod
ded by Progressives-whose opin-
ions are of importance to the gov
ernment-to resume diplomatic re-
lations with Russia. The premier
said the matter would be taken
into consideration; he made no
defence of the present policy.
During the session, too, a repre-
sentative of the Canadian Pacific
Railway who had spent some
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26
Wheat Growers Extend Scope

Grand Forks, N. D.-Action
tending to widen the scope of the
North Dakota Wheat Growers AS
ISOLATION was taken by members of
the organization here on July 10th
when the eighth annual member
ship meeting took place. A rep
resentative attendance from ali
parts of North Dakota and Mon
tana took part in the sessions.
Articles of Incorporation of the
association were changed as to in
clude handling of flax and other
small grains in addition. to wheat.
Membership in the wheat pool
now totals 27,658, an increase of
more than 5000 over last year, it
was stated by A. J. Scott, secre-
tary, in his annual report to the
members. Geo. E. Duis, president,
and R. L. Taft, cashier, addressed
the members on federal farm leg
islation and its effect on north
west cooperative groups.
Name Changed
The organization will be known
as the North Dakota-Montana
Wheat Growers Association in the
future, the members deciding I'M
animously to make this change in
respect to the large membership
which the organization has in
Montana. Operations were extend-
ed to Montana in 1926. Confirm
alton of the recently elected direc-
tors In the ten odd numbered dis
trlcts completed the work of the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26
VOL Soviet Yarn Stirs London

London = (FP)-Matthew Vol,
president of the Natl CIVIC Fedora
ton and one time president of the
Photo Engravers' Union need not
continue to lose sleep. If and
when Ramsay Macdonald, labor
prime minister of England, goes
to the United States it will not be
for the purpose of seducing AM
erica into recognition of Soviet
Russia.
Recently news dispatch-bear-
ing every evidence of being Sin
spired'-declared that Macdonald
when he visits Washington Gas a
part of his mission will dis
cuss the Soviet situation with
Pres. Hoover" The whole tone of
the inspired story suggested that
Macdonald intended going to the
United States carrying a special
plea on behalf of the Soviet gov
eminent.
When officials of the Labor par
ty were shown copies of the story
they expressed the greatest sur
prise at its tone. Each in turn
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

10 of the 20 directors were pres
ent and opened their session on
Tuesday afternoon.
MIR. Duis' Talk
Let US not be deceived" Mr..
Duis said in his address, "by the
propaganda circulated by interests
inimical to agriculture as to the
worthlessness of this farm legis-
lation. l maintain that the legis-
lation enacted is of such vital i'm
portance that it will bring pros
perity to the farm again.
1T will increase the value of
your land and your holdings. 1t
will make the farm home a better
place to live. 1t will bring happi-
ness and prosperity to agriculture.
i say, congress and the presi-
dent have paid their debt to agri-
culture. In so doing, a request has
been made that you and every 9th.
er producer unite in forming an
association that will be able to
orderly market and determine, in
large measure, the price you
shall receive for your products
based on fair return on your la
Dor and investment.
DO not think that you alone
can speculate and control a mar
ket in which there are millions of
sellers and but few buyers. If
you are going to meet this condi-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

branded the whole outlook of the
story obviously unfounded on fact.
Keen regret was universally ex-
pressed that the circulation of
such news story should endanger
the naturally friendly feeling
which the American labor move
ment would have toward MacDon-
aid when he visits the United
States as England's Labor prime
minister. Persons prominent in
both the trades union and the Ia
Dor political movement declared
they had hoped the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor would aid in Civ
ing Macdonald a warm welcome
and so far as was possible aid him
in achieving success.
The news story which troubled
the British labor leaders was writ
ten by Chester M. Wright and was
circulated to numerous American
labor papers. Attempts to secure
an official comment from "No. 10
Downing Street." the residence of
Prime Minister Macdonald were
unsuccessful.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

ton, it can only be done by CO.
operation and when you do that in
an honest, intelligent way, the gov
eminent will back you with ample
funds and support you in every
necessary way so that you may Sc
cure fair return for your eff
forts.
"Our organization" Mr.. Duis
said, "has been untiring in its eff
forts to obtain for the man who
grows the crop, equality with otn
er industries"
In concluding his talk, Mr.. Duis,
said, 1--WE must redouble our eff
forts in our own behalf but, in adj
dition to that, we will have a SYM
pathetic and loyal friend in the
federal farm board that is now es-
tablished at Washington. That is
one great agency which we have
failed to have with us heretofore.
/ hope that every farm in North
Dakota and Montana may have the
good judgment to intellectually
back our efforts and establish in
dependence for themselves by con-
trolling the product which they
produce by thorough cooperation"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

of prohibition that has ever yet
come forward with a program.
We guess that the organization
will meet with spontaneous su
cess as a great majority of the
voters are manifestly ready for a
change.
And those ready for the change
feel that Townley can and will
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

o.;va them their moneys worth in
the way of fight.
The work, while started in Mon
tana, is national in its scope and
will be carried on as rapidly as
possible to other states until the
nation is encompassed.
Nav it succeed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26
Has Unsuitable Desire
For More Than Pie In Sky
By LELAND oLDs, Federated Press

That a prominent bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church turned
from speculation on pie in the sky
to speculation in land and indus
trial securities is just another
proof of the decay of the church
as a religious institution its trans
formation into a handmaiden of
the capitalist system. According
to the founder of the Christian re-
ligion, it is impossible to serve
both God and Mammon, which
would certainly have been inter-
preted by the early devotees as
precluding the quest for gamblers
gains.
Determination of the exact ex-
tent of Bishop CannOn's specula-
tons through Kable & Co., alleged
bucketshop, is not SO important as
the revelation of his point of
view as expressed in his own apol-
ogy. The fact that he was allow
ed to make purchases involving
as much as SlU,UUU on an lnSlg-
nificant margin is probably signi-
ficant only as showing that a
churchman of such prominence
was considered a desirable custom
er giving the firm a certain APP
pearance of trustworthiness.
Cannon says and reiterates that
he knows no reason why he should
be called upon by a newspaper or
by any one else to make any ex-
PLANTATION concerning his private
business transactions. In a sense
this means that the good bishop is
somewhat of a DIR. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde, a dual personality. In the
role of bishop he may be expected
to live a life which will bear pub
lie scrutiny. In the role of canny
business man seeking profits he
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

Rapid progress is being made on
construction of new State and
Federal highway between Dillon
and Butte.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

members and they adjourned Tues
day afternoon.
All officers were reelected and
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1929-02-12
ENGLISH GIRLS FIND
IT. s. GIRLS SERIOUS

LONDON, Feb. 12.-One OF the
chief impressions brought b c k
from America by the members Of
the girls debating team who have
JUST completed series OF con-
tests with American colleges, is
that they surprised Americans by
revealing that English people have
A sense OF humor.
Three girl graduates chosen by
The National Union of Students
constituted the English team They
were Miss Nancy Samuel. gradu-
ate Of SomeryiHe College. Oxford;
Miss f. Lockhart OF Girton. Cam
bridge, and Miss Marjorie Sharp,
OF Bedford College, London
Miss Sharp, discussing the tour,
said IL is a stock story in Ameri-
ca that ono dare not tell an Eng
lishman a joke on Tuesday for
fear he should laugh in church, the
following Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1929-02-12
HOOVER ENDS
FISHING TRIP
Comes Ashore from House
boat Leaving Remainder
of Party On Board

PfNTA RAS5A, Fra, Feb IL.
Herbert Hoover has disembark-
ed from the houseboat Saunterer
and has started back for his
Miami Beach preinaugural head
quarters, by automobile.
Mrs, Hoover, and Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Ricard remained aboard
the boat with the intention OF
proceeding aboard it 81 Miami
Beach.
No explanation is forthcoming
for Hoover's unexpected move nor
leaving the rest of the party be-
hind to make the 4Shour boat
trip.
Hoover planned to undertake
a two-day fishing trip along the
West Coast but at midnight, word
was sent back from the Saunterer
that the trip would probably be
abandoned.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1929-02-12

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. II.
Five landing fields in Nicaragua
have been named in honor OF Unit
ed States marine aviators who lost
their lives in service during the
last IS months.
Four of the fliers were killed in
Nicaragua. The fifth, Captain
Robert James Archibald, was kill
ed last November near Langley
Field, Virginia Captain Archl-
bald had served is months in the
air service here. and under his di-
rection nearly all of the. dozen
fields in this country were select
ed.
The fields which have been OF
ficially named by marine headquar-
ters. follow:
Archibald Field, Managua, when
is the western base for the twenty
planes now in use in Nicaragua
Byrd Field, Puerto Cabezas, Mic
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1929-02-12

THE audiences seemed to APP
preciate the English style of de-
batting very much They always
expressed great surprise at find
lng English people with sense
of humor.
Apparently they expected us
toNbe frightfully severe and stand
offish.' and We're very relieved
when we were found to be quite
normal people.
American debating is an ear
nest business. They rely almost
entirely on facts and statistics.
and often bring more facts than
thought into their case. Their
debating teams are coached to a
very high pitch. Our speaking, on
the other hand. was largely extern
poraneous and altogether lighter
in character
THE result was that the de-
bates were very like duels between
rapier and cutlass."