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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
FARMERS UNION TERMINAL ASSN
EXONERATES CHAIRMAN LECCE
Business Organizations of Farmers Union Think the
Federal Farm Board Fine and Dandy-Say Business
Enterprises Need Not Separate from Union.

The business activities of the
Farmers Union, composed of the
Farmers Union Terminal AssOcia-
ton, the Farmer Union Exchange,
the Farmers Union Live Stock
Commission and those state organ
izations which they dominate, and
other related business institutions,
all borrowers from the Federal
Farm Board funds and nearly all
drawing fat salaries directly or in
directly from the Farm Board, or
ganized a committee after Pres.
Simpson of the Farmers Union
made his charges against Legge,
and junketed to Washington to in
vestigate and bring the facts back
to the boys on the farms. The re-
suits of this investigation. obvious
before the committee left was
a report evidently prepared
by Legge himself and last week
the Farmers Union Terminal Asso-
citation released the same under a
st. Paul date line. It follows:
Special Committee Report
st. Paul.-After a thorough in
vestigation, a committee repre-
lsenting the business organizations
and the other state organizations
of the Farmers Union in eleven
northwestern and other states is
more solidly behind the Federal
Farm Board and its marketing
program than ever, the Farmers
Union Terminal Assn. asserts II
its weekly review.
| Whitewash Committee Reports
ga committee of which C. A
Ward, president Of the Kansas
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30

Did you notice that over in the
Normal School at Dillon, special
courses in spelling and reading have
been provided for the embryo teach
ers. Some long haired professor got
an idea lately that school marms
ought to know how to spell and read
if they don't know anything else.
don't know about this! First thing
you know maybe the marms will
take notion to learn the kids
how to spell and read too, and that
would be a great strain on 'eIn.-
the teachers l mean and maybe the
KIDS too. It's an old-fashioned idea.
It's been a long time now since or
binary kids were taught reading and
spelling. Now if the kids dad has
means to send him to an institution
OF higher learning he can learn TO
spell, but if his dad is poor he has
TO Just get along someway without
AhoWlng how to do such things.
aaSSS
long, long, long time ago, they
USED TO teach kids to spell and read;
Shat was when they had red school
houses and one teacher used to teach
tIIty TO sixty huSkies in all grades
from the 'A-B-C" class up to rule
three" and some country oratory
Oh The side for thirty-fiVe dollars a
month and board around. That was
OeIore girls took to teaching for
sonlethlng to do in between when
sney quit school until they can find
solhe sap to marry-When teaching
was was a noble profession. In those
uays they taught ''readin," ''writin''
ana rithmetic." Now they teach
sne Kids to cut out paper dolls and
NV 10 Kill time, when they aren't
uihklng up some way to fitch an
Ne1lra dime out of the kids dads.
~ course, in those good old golden
Gays it was not necessary for the
finish. A1A " N"i'
- IN those by-gone days, they USED
t w each the kids the difference be.
Zen vowel and a dead cat. Willie
vea about consonants, and while
a.. quite young was told of the
500, that letters represented
ovtSSnus, in fact had significanc,
10 Hfs"et than being funny marks, anC
co,, me scholar" as they used t
tsI,o EN- looked bright the teaches
behl him that sounds made sylla
SIS S and syllables made words, anC
blLo"ed him how to sound the sylla
49, and the words, and that Their,
tba. system in word building, s,
No. ,%. now and then a boy or CIR
UI develop so that when he saw
vonuiIiloer of letters together he coul,
KjSS1ilze them into some meaning
tbo os used to enjoy it when they go
me knack of it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30

whether the farmers of Arkan-
sas are hungrier than the farmers
Of other states or whether they are
more rebellious we do not know.
They have had their quota Of bank
Continued on last page.)
Evening star., 1931-12-13

charm. Mrs. Benson win be accom-
panied by Miss Villa SempIe, whose fine
musicianship is well known Her num-
bers will be The Answer" by Robert
H. Terry, and the popular ballad, Com
ing Home"
The current events section of the
Women's City Club has arranged din
ner for this evening at $50 o'clock.
when Miss Janet Richards will be guest
Evening star., 1931-12-13

Miller, Miss Jessie May Olin, Mrs. vir-
ginia White Speel, Mrs A. B. Stewart
and Mrs. Frank @. Stewart.
A musical program will be furnished
by Mrs. Regina Rambo Benson, soprano,
a native of Georgia, where she is very
active in musical circles. Though she
has been in Washington but a short
time, she has already been recognized
as a singer of unusual versatility and
Evening star., 1931-12-13

invited guests are Sonora de Ynsfran.
wife Of the Minister of Paraguay; Mrs
Ida Benson, Sonora Rivas de Macmil-
Ian and Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley. Mrs.
L. II. Mattingly. chairman of the Mem
bership Committee, win be In charge,
and win be assisted by Mrs. William
Lee Corbin Mrs Henry T. Rainey, Miss
Myrtle L. Bum, DR.. Edith Seville Coale,
DR.. A. Frances Foye, Mrs Virgil c.
Evening star., 1931-12-13

tee on Arrangements, with Mrs
Charles T.. Morganston as chairman,
has been successful in obtaining
large number of prizes from local mar
chants. The children Of the center will
entertain with dances. The admission
will he a donation of any non-perish-
able foods and a small fee, the food to
be turned over to the District Commit
tee on Employment for distribution
Evening star., 1931-12-13

Students of oxford, England, have
been ordered not to hire a taxicab for
longer than one hour unless they havs
received special permission from the
dean of their college.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Community Center Party
Unique Entertainment

The Macfarland Community Center
IN the Macfarland Junior High School,
at Iowa avenue and Webster street
northwest will hold "tacky' costume
dance and entertainment on Friday
December 1S. at 8 pm. The Commit
Evening star., 1931-12-13

A woman who, with her third hus-
band, attended Southend, England,
memorial service for World War VIC
tins, wore six medals, won by her two
previous mates, who had been killed in
the war.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Club Women to Hear
Musical Talent at Tea

The Women's City Club viii give
tea this afternoon in honor of Miss
Lillias Cropper, Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel,
Mrs. Bancroft C. Davis, Miss Sara K.
Lippincott and DR. Alice Stone Woolley,
newly elected members. Other specially
Evening star., 1931-12-13

of honor and speaker. Mrs William III
Chamberlin, chairman of the section
viii preside
Evening star., 1931-12-13

among the needy this Winter.
public Is invited.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
Pint of Rum Broken
Over His Head,
Policeman Saws

Charged with assaulting a
policeman with a pint bottle of
liquor, Raymond L. Oliver,
whose address was given as 327
Twenty-second st. N. W.. today
forfeited $40 in Police Court.
Policeman John r. Lefoe, Of
the traffic bureau, said he
stopped Oliver at Fourth Street
and Florida Avenue Northwest,
and that the man had in his
possession several bottles of al
legged liquor. The policeman
started to take the bottles,
counting them as he did so.
Lefoe droned:
"One-twO-three - four
five"
Here his prisoner interrupted:
"Six."
And Policeman Lefoe declares
that the sixth bottle descended
on his head, Showering him
with liquor.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
BALKAN STATES
ACCEPT GRAIN
SALE PLAN
England, France, Germany and
Italy to Purchase Surplus Of
Wheat From SIav Entente

BUCHAREST, May S U.SO
A plan whereby France. Italy,
England and Germany agree to
purchase their grain from the sur.
plus supply of Eastern European
\ states yesterday won the approval
OF foreign ministers of the little
entente, gathered in conference
here.
Foreign Minister Aristide
Br1and, of France, is the author
OF the plan. It was submitted for
the consideration of the confer.
ence by Foreign Minister Voyislav
Mar1nkovitch, of JugoSlavia For.
elgn Ministers Edouard Benes, of
SzechoSlovakia, and Ghika, Of
Rumania, approved it.
Old Plan Dropped
Following approval of the
Br1and plan, Mr.. Benes withdrew
MS own proposal relative to the
surplus grain stores in Eastern
and Balkan Europe, a situation
tnat has confronted the three ma
lions Of the little entente with a
serious economic problem.
M. Marinkovitch was appointed
10 speak for the little entente
IN favor of the BRAND plan be-
tore the League Of Nations coun-
Gil meeting this month.
Rumania yesterday broke off ne
EQUATIONS pointing toward a Ger.
man-Rumanian trade treaty.
The action was taken because
OF pressure by Foreign Minister
BRAND, Of France, and DR.. Ed.
uoard BeneS, foreign minister of
Czechoslovakia, who convinced
Foreign Minister Ghika at an
important conference of Little
Entente diplomats that Rumania
must look to France rather than
TO Germany for leadership.
Germany Is Firm
It is understood in Berlin, &C.
cord1ng to word received here,
that despite Rumania's sudden
reversal Of attitude, the Wilhelm
straSse has stiffened it's back and
Is determined to carry out the
Austro- German pact in the face
Of French opposition.
What part King Carol played
In Rumania'S switch from the
aegiS Of Germany, only recently
adopted, to that of France is
\ undetermined. but it is know that
the King wished to break away
from the Little Entente and ally
Rumania with Germany and
Hungary in trade matters. It is
believed that Foreign Minister
BRAND was the deciding power
in closing German-Rumania nego-
tiationS, although Carol met King
Alexander at Buziar to discuss
the trade agreements.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
Republican Women
ActiUe in Arlington

Plans for the conduct of an
aggressive campaign from now
until the election of county
officers in November were made
at a meeting Of the League of
Republican Women of Arlington
county last night.
At least one meeting month
will be held. Mrs. C. w. Harris,
president, said she will complete
her committee assignments
within the next few days.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
TURKS REFLECT KEMAL

LONDON, May U.N.S0
Mustapha Pasha Kemal yesterday
was unanimously reelected Presi-
dent of Turkey, according to an
Exchange dispatch received here.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
PEARL BAY ASKS DECREE

LOS ANGELES, May 5 QNS).
Pearl Bay, film actress. yesterday
filed suit for divorce from Tom
Bay, cowboy stunt actor, alleging
cruelty.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
TIUO DrGIU Up Rules
On Garden Contest

Rules for determining which
residents OF Washington have the
finest gardens are being drawn
} by Miss Margaret c. Lancaster
and r. w. Rogers of the Maryland
Park and Planning Com lisSion.
Cooperating in sponsoring the
contest are the Bicentennial Gar
den Committee and the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
NEWS
In Today's
CLASSIFIED ADS

ROOMS WITH BOARD-Attractive
vacancies, near Dupont Circle, are
now available. Price of $40 per
month includes room with two
meals per day.
RPRING is HERE-Landscape gar
deninR, sOdding. grading and rich
soil planting; estimates tree. Use
this service in fixing up for sum-
mers
PEERLESS COUPE-Peerless Gus
1nu1-bufIt Convertible Coupe, with
rumble seat; five new tires, disc
vSheels; will sacrifice: any demon
StratiOn; $500.
APARTMENT FOR RENT-O st.
x. w, near 18th St.: two rooms ON
1irst floor: convenient to downtown
section.
aTrMMER COTTAGE 49, Five-rOOm
0ottagP for sale; near baySide:
|oOdern cOnVPniences; reasonable
price.
RkasS Gre "SideIiOhts" on some Of mdRV
;.tsrrstin1 advertisements vou nil find IN
1od0v's Times and Herald Classified Ads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

were wanted at Long Island studio. 1t took
almost all their united funds to reach the
studio where they discovered that AZ girls
were in the line from which two were to be
chosen.
1T was so nervous because the money meant
so much to us that coughed," explains Norma
"The cough attracted the directors attention
and he chose me. Wasn't that luck?"
When Frank Borzage was in Ireland making
scenes for the John Mccormack picture, he hap
pened to go to a Dublin cafe called the Silver
Slipper" At a nearby table group Of young
society people were dining, among them Maureen
OSuvan, daughter of an army officer. Now
and then Mr.. Borzage caught snatches OF Maui
reens delightful brogue.
There's the girl for our pictured" he cried.
in the words every girl dreams Of some one
saying concerning her. And he right
"It's no use!" was Ruth Chattertons reply
to Ralph Forbes suggestion that she take q
screen test. Her husband had held out the
hope of role in Josef Won Sternberg picture.
Not wishing to be disagreeable, however, Ruth
made the test, was found to be mot the type"
said IT told you sol" and returned to the stage.
Three months later Emil Jannings watched
reel after reel of tests run while he searched for
an actress to fill difficult part. Ruth's test
was the last one run-numbered 80. 1t was a
case of the last being first, though, and Ruth
hasn't left the screen since.
Nancy Carroll couldn't get past the casting
directors in Hollywood, so she settled down to
be a wife to Jack Kirkland when Luck stepped
in Nancy stopped at the studio where Jack
was a scenarist, to take him home to dinner,
and was waiting in the lobby when Anne Mich
OILS, then casting her play. "Abie's Irish Rose"
came out droopingly. She took one look at
Nancy, the droop vanished, she muttered, my
Rosel" and clutched the girls arm
hat
being kidnapped she found herself signing a
dotted line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

IGNORANCE of the importance Of high execu-
] tives accounts for the lucky breaks of more
than one now secure IN Aim inches
Bill Boyd had letter Of introduction to
Cecil De Mile when he landed in Hollywood.
Ordinarily such a letter would have been sent
by the gateman to the directors secretary. who
would have put it in the files. But Bill
wheedled his way past the gateman, marched
into the secretary's Office when that sharpeyed
person was out, saw an open door before him
and walked right in to C. B. De Mile. HIS
impudence amused the director, who gave him
a small part in his current picture and con-
tinued to give him bigger and better parts until
he reached stardom.
Then there's Helen Chandler, who decided to
augment her income by picture work. Accord
ingly, she hied herself to the Fox studios A
long car parked at the curb bore the initials
w. F. on the door.
civilian Fox Is in!" she gloated, not know
ing that film aspirants did not see that gentle
man. roomful of hopefuls were ahead Of her.
Helen noticed that those who asked for the
director were sent to the assistant; those who
asked for the assistant waited. So when her
turn came she announced: ITO see Mr.. Fox"
She was Immediately ushered to Alan Dwans
office, where she won her chance.
And there's Dorothy Christy, who made up
her mind between lunch and dinner one after
noon that she'd go on the stage. Marching up
to ziegfeld's Office that sultry July day she
found the inner door open in hope Of a breeze.
Instead of a breeze in went Dorothy to discover
three men in shirtsleeves
IF any of you are Mr.. Ziegfeld," quoth Dor
othy, 'I'N work for him."
II am and you can," laughed ziegfeld and
engaged her at 500 a week as show girl.
THAT was easy" thought Dorothy. Maybe
I can do better" So she went to Schwab g.
Mandel, bluffed her way in and came out with
three-year contract. Then she telephoned
Mr.. ziegfeld that she thought she wouldn't be
a show girl after all!
II Evelyn Brent's alarm clock had gone or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-01
MACHINE FARMING
NEARS CENTENARY
Second Era of Agriculture
Dates From First Reaper
Tried Out in 1881.
Nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1-Mechanized agri-
culture today neared the beginning OF
its second century.
For it was on a July day 100 wears
ago in a Virginia wheat field that Cyrus
Hall Mccormick successfully cut strip
of grain with his reaper. That crude
machine and those of other agricultural
eXperimenters were forerunnerS OF the
speedy, motor powered combines now
harvesting the great 1891 crops OF the
American wheat belt.
Before the reaper harvesting was
mans most arduous task. Prior to that
July day (the exact date has never
been ascertained) from the dawn of
civilization only slight betterments had
been made in the important work Of
and cradle had been added to mans
harvesting equipment since Ruth
CLEANED the fields Of Boaz in biblical
times
Rival Makers Enter Field.
McCormick's first reaper was watched,
as it cut clearly through the ripe
wheat, by members of his family, in
Guiding his father, Robert, who had
tried unsuccessfully to perfect such
machine. The witnesses included, also,
few scythemen from adjacent fields
whose occupation was wiped out within
O few years by the reaper.
Mccormick did not patent his reaper
until 1884 and did not start marketing
it until 1910. In the meantime other
inventors developed similar machines
and the rivalry their products en-
gendered kept up for many years. This
keen competition brought many i'm
provements in the original harvesting
machines as each firm strove to Guido
the other
1t was McCormickS machine that
Secretary Stanton, head of the War
Department in Lincoln'S lbinet,
testified rendered great service the
Nothern cause during the Civil War
He asserted it released regiments of
men from the grain fields to the fight
and assured the Union States food
supply during the conflict.
Greater service to the world was
claimed for the machine by others who
credit 1t with banishing mans fear of
famine. From the time of Josephs
feats in Egypt until the nineteenth
century, apprehension that food suf-
ficient to its population might not be
harvested held the world in fear.
Europe experienced widespread fam
Inc as late as 1915, and lack of food
stuffs led to bread riots in New York
in 1887. UnciviliZed and backward ma
tons still suffer from dearth of food
stuffs, grown and garnered by hand.
Motors Bring New Problems.
Machinery. taking mans place in the
worlds major grain fields, eliminated
the fear of famine In a few years
among progressive peoples, but the
rapid spread of motor-powered nipple
ments in recent years has left instead
another problem-the proper distribu-
ton of hugh grain surpluses.
The first reaper merely cut some 8
to 10 acres of wheat in a day, with
threshing to follow The combines now
In common use. in a single operation.
harvest and thresh some 80 to 10 acres
a day.
Mccormick died in 1884 lie had
built his reaper factory in Chicago and
developed a great business still engaged
in the manufacture of farm machinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-01
OVERSEAS WOMEN URGED
TO WORK FOR RELIEF BILL
Miss Faustine Dennis Reports on
Work Done in Capital at
Convention.

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, July Members
Of the Womens Overseas Service
League. holding their eleventh annual
convention here, was urged yesterday
to work for the relief bill In Congress
for overseas women.
Miss Faustine Dennis of Washington.
legislative chairman. reported or the
work done to promote interest in the
bill, which would provide hospitaliza-
ton and compensation for women who
served overseas with the Army and
Navy.
Mrs. G. T. Taubles of San Francisco,
president, reported a total of $l.O75,
made in three loans and two grants,
during the past year by the national
fund for Disabled Women Committee.
Mrs. Guy H. Kinney Of Brooklyn, serv-
ice chairman, reported 9 requests
for aid, Is loans by the National Com
mittee and $50 recipients Of assistance
from local units.
DR.. Joseph Fort Newton. in an ad-
dress, pleaded for peace and urged the
league members to help make the peace
pacts of 1928 "a living reality" Presi-'
dent Hoover's moratorium proposal was
characterized by Rabbi H. Fineshriber
as 1.-The high water mark of world UNI
derstanding."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-01
SLOW BOATS SHIFTED
TO GULF OF MEXICO
Coast Guard Will Use Faster Craft
to Patrol Great Lakes
District.
3y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July Too slow
20 catch the speedy rum-running boats
which ply Lakes Erie and Ontario these
days, ten 30-foot cabin picket boats,
used by the Coast Guard in ,nis sec
ton several years, start today on a
2,50c-mile trip to Galveston, Tex They
will be used in the Coast Guard service
70 prevent smuggling from Honduras to
the Texan coast
These boats can attain a maximum
speed of rs miles an hour. The boats
used by the rum runners in this yicin-
ity make 80 to As miles an hour.
Rum runners IN the Southern waters
of the United States, particularly In the
Gulf of Mexico, are using slower boats,
according to the Coast Guard, and Gov
eminent boats making Is miles an hour
are fast enough for patrol work out
there.
The feet will carry crews totaling 20
men. It will travel by way of Lake
Erie. Lake Huron. Lake Michigan. the
Chicago Mississippi Canal, the Illinois
River and the Mississippi River to the
Gulf of Mexico. The journey probably
will require three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

mother, Mrs. Harry dFeenbauTi, at the
Ambassador Hotel. Atlantic Caty.
Mr. william jacob motored to Attain
tic City Friday to join Mrs. jacob
and daughters, where they have an
apartment
Miss Winifred Stern is spending sew
eral weeks in New York, accompanied
by her neice, Miss Mildred Berman of
South Boston. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin M. 0ensberg and
two children are at Virginia Beach
where they have an apartment for the
Summer
Mrs. william Ogus is in Atlantic
City. where she is spending several
weeks.
Mrs. A. Sigmund and daughter, Miss
Marjorie Sigmund, have returned from
10-dayS stay at the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel, Atlantic City.
DR.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Bass were
hosts at bridge supper party. Covers
were laid for Is guests 70 celebrate
their second wedding anniversary.
Mrs. David Blum and son and Mrs
Maurice Kafka and daughter are In
Ocean View, Va lUr two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Kadden left
yesterday for Ocean View, Va, TO
spend two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Goldsmith,
the latter formerly Miss Phyllis Kron-
heimer, have returned to their home
in Philadelphia from wedding trip to
Bermuda.
Mrs. Melvin Gusdorf and young son
left last night for Ocean View, Va, to
spend several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
OF Personal Interest
To Washington Residents

Mr.. and Mrs. william Illch were
hosts at dinner dance on the Shore
ham terrace Wednesday night In honor
OF their house guest. Miss Ruth Fr1eh-
Itch Of New York, entertaining ~
guests.
Mrs. Alexander Wolf and her son,
John Wolf, are at The Breakers, At
lantic City. Gnd were Joined there this
week end by Mrs. Alexander Wolf. jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Wolf and
children left yesterday morning for At
lantic City, where they have taken an
apartment.
Mrs. Lee Baumgarten was hostess at
luncheon last week en- the Hotel
Washington roof. Covers were laid
for IL guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Myers have re-
turned from a two weeks stay in Bal
timore, the guests Of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Peyser and
their young son left Friday for Atlantic
City. where they have taken an apart
ment fer the rest of the Summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton Brylawski and
Mr. end Mrs. Mark Goldnamer motored
to Summit, Me-. last week and are
staying at Summit Springs Hotel.
Mrs. Leonard SchloSs and daughter,
Miss Evelyn Schloss, motored to OK
ford, Me-. to visit their son, Mr..
Emanuel Schloss, who is a counselor
at Camp Kohut. They are guests at
the Summit Springs Hotel
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph M Fishel left
yesterday for Atlantic City where they