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Show The Herald-- J ouimal. Grain Range Mav July Kept BT UNIITD PRESS Open High Low 571-- ... .59 ... 2 1- Number 65. TODAY 15y Hyrum may lore road work unPage less sett loir. mt is reaihod. one. column three. With which are combined the Cache Valley Daily Herald, the Daily Herald and The Journal Volume 23. 1 Close 57 7 8 55 7 8 57 7 8 59 .59 2 .58 2 61 2 Todays News Arthur Brisbane 1932) 'Copyright, I ollowmg the suicide of Ivar Kreugei, the great Swedish industrialist, driven to despair and death for laik of money that would have relieved t mporary there comes anemtiarrassment. other death infinitely more sad,c that of George Eastman, the pun-hspirited manufacturer and philanthropist of Rochester, N Y FOLKS! A Sad Death. One Peace Guarantee. un-of- e TEACHER -- li CAST SELECTED FOR NEXT PLAY Berkeley Square," John Baldcr-stos brilliant London and New York sure3s has been chosen by Professor Chester J Myers for 'he fifth play of the Little Theater season The play will he presented by Theta Alphl Phi, national dramatic fraternity This will be the seconu production of this group during the year The ca.t selected to appear in the comedy includes- Irene Randall, Gladvs Hobbs, LuDran JenBeatrice sen, Marion Anderson, Hogenson, Marie Anderson, Oralie Rebecca Ririe, John AnCragun, derson, Parley E Kilbnrn, Paul Monson, Floyd Morgan, Harold Peterson, Orville Winkler and Boyd Pulley The play is sihedulcd for April 7 and 8 n PROBLEMS TOLD conditions and diseases influencing canning crops were discussed before 150 Cache county pea and bean growers, and others Interested, at Niblv hall WednesThe theme was day afternoon. treated by Dr A4 D Kadihaueh research director of the American ran company or cnicagn Southfield A W Chambers, Canpresident of the ning Crops association, presided at the assembly Dr Radibaugh spoke also on various stundaiiis used in grading vegetables, paiticularly peas anu He beans in the United Slates referred to the juice pres grading svstem employed hy the Utah Backing corporation which operates the Smithfield pea cannery largest in the world, as the most outstanding system he has seen in any state in the union Lee Vanderlinden gave a report on general factors influent mg quality and yield by use of fertiliser fertilizer is Phosphate for use Oi. hiefly outstanding canning crops such as peas and Other kinds of beans, he said fertilizer are mostly too expenuse for this in section sive The use of fertilizer brings the the greatest number of pods, greatest number of peas in the pod, he said The relationship of the press grading system to the various sugar and starch content factors of peas was discussed by P 4 Dix, agriculturist for the Utah Packing corporation. H P Anderson of the South Cache high school faculty brought Its class in vocational agriculture to Logan to hear the canning i i ops discussed Soil Utah-Idah- o POLICIES - FUNERAL SET FOR YOUNG BOY Funeral services Wayne son of Dr MerFish, lin W and Mrs Edith Williams Fish will be held in the Fifth ward chapel Saturday at p m The child died in Chicago, Tuesday, of pneumonia loilowing an operation for brain tumor Surviving him besides his parents are his brother, Richard 5, snd his grardparents, Mr and Mrs E W. Fish of Logan, and Mr W V. Williams a former resident of Logan fur De 1 EAGLE CAIGHT ALBANY, Ore , March 17 (1 Pi A g eagle was captured alive here The bird, of an undetermined spefctes, measured seven feet, two inches from to tip of its wings. Its beak is 2tip inches long lamb-killin- olivr It):!: OF MAJOR HOOltE Egad, folks, I am warning nu To he forwarned Is to hr lorearmed Cancel all your rnguee-ment- s for next Thursday Might What, you haven't heaid about Well, by jove, then 1 break the news to you Um, folks, I know vou will be delighted to learn that on Wed nesday the most astounding blink and definite agreement for the state highway through Hjruni to go via the South ( ache high s hoot was reached at a meeting of H) rum residents, members of the Logan 4 h.iiubcr of Commerce roads committee and the Cache eounty commission Thursday afternoon. The Hvrurn people agreed to donate the county share of work necessary for construction of the road whieu eiuad a fill east of the high school leading into the Hjrum business section. , i ne agreement ends a controversy over the route of tne new state soenn-riar- v road which has been carrud on all winter. A M c whiteho cmiedums have w ever t ep p e d behind the footlights will appear at the Capitol theater in Logan God bless era, wall see it in the afternoon ami the grownups in tho evening ,s this is not some traveling troupe barnstorming the eountry Egad, no' Far better than that' You see, folks, there are a few bteadwin-ner- s in our beautiful citv who have been foreed by the anti pro.s perity period to remain idle for an extended time The larder has run low and there are many mouths to be fed Bless you folks, to help provide food for these s families that noble group of known as the Logan Employment Council have been doing its utmost. Ahem! Its strange but nevertheless true that it takes money to Teed hungry people. So when the council ran out of funds to keep the hungry folks from starving the members began to wonder what to do for more money. Haw.mlads, there's where the interesting thing comes in As they looked around, their eyes fell on the winsome countenance of Lewis Edwards, the efficient manager of the Edwards Furniture company Egad, heaven bless 'em They remembered Lew knew more about the staging of a real minstrel show and an entertaining vaudeville than anyone who had ever felt the touch of burned cork against the skin By jove, they talked to lew and he set to work gathering one of the finest groups n comedians you ever saw. He has been directing them for several weeks and they are now ready to spin the homemade gags on the fat ones f the town. Lew Edwards has had eharge the staging of the entertainment and Jodie Smith of Providence ha3 had complete control of the music end Egad, these two have worked hard and faithfully, folk3. until now they are just about all 3et to give you the thrill of your life Come out next Thursday night and see for yourself No how matter blue you feel when you leave home, you'll laugh yourself into hysterics when you see and hear Lew s and Jodie's group Because Hyrum residents are divided on the question of which of two possible routes should be followed in grading the link of the state secondary highway. District Attorney Lew W. Beason of the state road department has suggested that state and county road work along the highway be carried on only to e the forks of the road His suggestion was made at a meeting with the Cache county commissioners Wednesday afternoon. W J, Funk, state road supervisor for Cache county, was also present at the meeting COUNTY HEADS CONSIDER MOVE The county dads concurred in the suggestion of Mr Beason that no road work be done further than the forks of the route until the controversy raised by the Hyrum residents is settled. One group has sent tr committee before the county commissioners with the request that tho road e be run from the road due west through Hyrum's Main street thence north from the Third ward chapel In Hyrum then west to Wellsville. This is the present traveled road from Hyrum to Wellsville. Tho other group would have the road pass through Main street due west past tne South Cache high school thence northwest to Wellsville Iti order to carry out the latter proposal a fill will be necessary near the South Cache high school This is onp of the major points raised in tfle present controversy Engineer Beason discussed the matter of the fill recquired and the controversy with commissioners at the meeting with them, of entertainers They're a scream! Wednesday HAVE AGREED ON ONE ROUTE After a committee oi Hyrum FUNERAL SET citizens appeared last fall before the commissioners declaring that the majority of Hyrum residents FOR IDAHO MAN (Continued on Page Three) eiti-zen- Hyrum-Welisvil- Hyrum-Paradis- honest-to-goodne- Logan-Paradts- IS CHOIR TO GIVE MINSTREL SHOW As their share in the general ward program to finish paying for the new ward recreation hall, the Seventh ward choir has arranged a gypsy minstrel to ba given in the new hall Friday evening Every organization in the ward has a part in the finance program for the new hall and this is the contribution of the choir The choir gypsy minstrel will be such a delightfully colored affair with many strange and beautiful costumes that all who can should patronize this event to the fullest extent. A great variety of music with appropriate jokes and stunts will please all The choir officers, in charge of the affair, are- Calvin Fletcher director, Martha Mehr, assistani director; Reginald Broberg, accompanist; Evelyn Hanson, organist; J L Montrose, president; Ellen Bindrup, secretary and treasurer; Idona Schow and Preston J L MontAffleck, librarians; rose, Ellen Bindrup, Litho Jensen and Wallace Langley as the attendance committee - PRESTON -- Sol H Hale Imal business man, rancher and construction worker died at his home in Preston Several Tuesday months ago he slipped and fell to the sidewalk severely in Hiring himself His neek was partially dislocated For almost two years he has suffered from a similar accident and complications ot this miury resulted in his death Mr, Hale was born at Provo May 30, 1864 He moved with his parents to Bear Lake and liter to the Soda Springs country where he engaged in the livestock business In 1875 he moved to Gentile valley later aiding in road construction work He married Generva C Nowlin December 8. 1886 Eight children were born to them of whom seven are living Thev are Klca H S Meyer, Seattle, Washington Charles Hale, Vancouver, Wash ington, Libbie H Parker, Port land Oregon. Nowlin H H ilc Preston, Idaho. Noel H H lie, of Nathan R of Butte, Montana. Grace, Idaho, and Geneva H lie of In addition he is York survived by the following brothers and sisters- Hattie H Thatcher Preston; Heber Q Hale McCall Idaho, and La Venna H Cannon, Los Angeles California The funeral will be held Fridav at 2 p m m the Fourth ward chapel. T - j THREE GLUES I BLASTED IN On i BABY LOSS INFORMATION AS TO THE WHEREABOUTS OF E.W.FmpiKi T Carry 11 new Price 5c WANTED BY May Grade Only Up To Forks Unless Is Settled OVL0CK EDITION Wide Hunt for Lost Baby Reaches Logan TIP LATEST will unquesfour. Hindenburg in the i tionably be election one month hence .or-o- w CANNING CROPS 17. HERES THE Dangerous Bolder. The next excitement may be trouble between Japan and Russia, although tho.e nations should be wise enough to avoid it An exchange telegraph message from Harbin, Manchuria, via London, through the Associated 1ress, says u Japanese airplane crossed All those that knew Mr Eastthe in border, flew over Russian terfailing man, who had been hralth for a long time, will feel ritory vithout permission, and was certain tnat weakness causing surrounded by Soviet Russian mental disturbanee. piompted the planes and forced down At Manchuli on the Siberian rut that ended mi (if i.nd border, Japanese stores have been With the deepest sympathy, and undimmished ad- looted, and oneA Japanese of merthe iivision miration for a good man, friends chant killed Japanese army has been sent to will read his last words, written a few moments bcfoie death see about it. To my friends: Thu wiiter is n possession of "Mv work is done Why wait?" photographs of murdered JapaDeath is only an incident, hie is nese men, women and children, so the real thing, and the wmld dreadful that thoy could not be will tui n, from the sad incident described, mui h less printed The of Mr Eastmans death, to the mutilations to which th women had been subgloiy of his long, useful, gener- in the photographs jected, before or after death, are ous careei. He began work as a boy of four- entirely beyond the conce ption of teen, for a sal u v of three dollais a civilized being These killings, accompanied by a week, sixty throe years ago, and built up the giealest enter- fearful atrocities, may have Deen of Chinese bandits It prise of its kind in the woild He the work by Chinese, peremployed habitually 20,000 men at may be suggested are that they photograons good wages, which meant that he haps, for had given hundreds of millions of corpses especially preparedJaoa-nesbv he propaganda pui poses of (lavs work to his fellow men offito be will sent nad They givOf his own fortune he cials in Washington, that n.ight en away more than seventy-fiv- e Japmese law formillions in useful and aJmuable be interested bids the publication of such phophilanthropies tographs in Japan His gifts were gigantic, his set vice, to American industry wete magnificent But the most DRAMATIC LEADER was his of achievements important his work IN ITSELF PROVES Perfecting and simplifying photography, he added to the value of every journey, making fleeting hours of happiness permanent Miss Lutie Bancroft, well known He enabled motners to keep a in Logan for her work in amateur iccoid of 'heir children's early dramatics both m high school and in motion at the Utah State Agricultural collives, at rest and Thanks to him, millions can look lege, is proving herself as a teachand hack, actually SEE happy er of dramatics as well as a studays, gone by dent According to word received here Hndenburgs personal victory, by her parents, Mr and Mrs John foreseen by all that know the E. Bancroft, Miss Bancroft's stuGerman people, is hailed by the dents at the Malad nigh school nations, as a guarantee of peace won almost a clean sweep of first had honors-Hitler, young, energetic, Idaho tn' southeastern intimated hat he would avenge school contests held last week 'the wrorgs of Germany, in conThe Malad students won first nection with the 1914 war and place in dramatic readings, exthe Veisallies treaty, just as1 temporaneous speech, oratory, and 1 ranee for many years before had been promising to avenge national constitution oratory The Malad entry in the humorous readthe wrongs of 18,( The avenging protesd may have ing placed third This is Miss Bancroft's first year to come, sinie men are still But it ought to be rea- as a teacher, following her gradusavages ation from the USAC last spring sonably postponed Four candidates ran against and while he did Hindeiiburg, not have a clear majority over all JIUUH LOGAN, UTAH. THURSDAY. Police Admit Failure Of Latcht Loads In Mystery Liberal Ideals IX I.s ANGELES Mu 17 t D Pledging him sell to airv m u the ioolsti ps of lus own fttlui and ol the lat. )t H (infold E Y S ripps, nev. him mm Uie bo, ml ol the i ipps-C.Mold lod i (t . i ,n j a new'sp ip"t n m win In incnt oil luu i i lit oli lw In inl nd- - to puisne Sulpps atifnld newspapers lost an ablt executive and iditoi when h 11 Canto'll died.' til new ill oi oi n, e mi Suki death oi mi iilui Jam , u Scrijips, Mr (.ut.fie'd hud tho iMiimu unwind Ills id als mu ambition. u ii .elite il a viiy ni.i, type of juuiiiuli.nl ore t xistuig in .ew luv.sp.p i mg u la day LIBERTY isHH.I) Am li at si Ii R "Mr (unfit Id font, hi injuslm He fougl and oppii.sion In liberty sail justne, "i the .ighl of cveiy man and woman m ih, country lo have a tiee vokc in our govirri'nuit "Mr Canfield valiunt'y niaimpia-ethe principles oi James G Scripps and he Knight for tin in in many battle i Often, h- sa dnea much to uphold the cause vil ch he believed to be right CHAS. i u A.LiDBERGH,iP OF HOPEWCtL, N. J. j SON OF COL. CHAS. A. LINDBERGH I ' , is only natural that I ' DESCRIPTION:' ' ; months Maud, 20 curly Age, " Hit, Eyo darh Mas Weight, 27 to 30 lb. Complaala, light ,, Height, 29 inchoa Deep dimple fa contor of cMa , a eovoraH night wit Drossed In ALL COSSUBICATIOH COG H. N. SCHWAKIKOTF, AOOKCSS COL, CHAS. A. LINOBEBOH, Alt cany J Tctrroa. - ' ' tho baby. It was a poster such as tho one pictured above that caused the detaining of four peoplo with f. baby In Tennessee and started the wild rumor Sunday that tho Lindbergh infant had been found. -- - By " United Press TOMATO CROP Pi MEDFORD, Oie , Mmh 17 This southern end. of the Rogue River valley, f imed fur ds piars, will Hiso produce one of the iarg eat crops of tomatoes in its history lids emrimg season, growers One Ash'ai d eannerj clone expects to pa k Vi,i0 coses ( SPEAK AT U.S.A.C. :l, MOMWOJL, M. A Flashes NOVELIST TO u TO out the United Slates, giving every chief of police and sheriff accurate information about of the 1 ho Ion)- - tentacles search for B ibv I harles A l.- imlberqh, Jr, spreading a tq; lit m t ork ni" toe entin world, real lied !,iuan this week v hi n tho aln.u postei reieived ill the office oi m, Sheriff Jefl htoweil Tho poster lias been mailed to morn than lino law endivisions through forcement ripps-Caniie- SALARY CUTS WASHINGTON, Mar 17 (I Pi -House leaders have decided to sponsor a general federal salary reduction bill, Chairman Byrn3 of the appropriations committee told the United Press todry Or TWINS IEWISTON, Me, March 17. (UP) Mrs Charles Poulin of this city Ml RDFR TRIAL H P' 17 u the mother of four sets of twins. MEMPHIS. March here Tnal records were bioken ROOSEVELT LEADS recently when a jnardi r timl inBISMARK, N D, Mar 17 (UJt volving five men lasted for 4 dav3 and thp cot to the state Governor Franklin D Roosevelt of Four New York had a maiority of was estimated at $7,9no one 15 8 77 votes over Governor Wil- convictions were obtained, of 0''lHhoS tnaa' IaiTI man bring freed la returns from two thirds of .o.iiicts in North Dakotas i.yz AIL ON SAME DAYBOSTON, March 17 it'Pi Mrs presidential preference primary toM irv and her three day rJirulmn ihildren all celebrate their birth The riavs on the same day. ORGANIZE ORCHESTRA mothei was born Man h 2, l'"6 Tenn , March 17 MEMPHIS, was born March 2, l'V5 (I 19 Ri'a Students at Evergreen priRobert and Putiard, twins, were mary .school here have organized born Maich 2, 1929 an orihedra of 26 members ranging in age from four to ten They GIANT FLANK have toy on hestral instruments UPi-A and hold daily prai tires of thirty DETROIT, Match. 17 I giant airplane, believed the irg imnuU . ea h est land plane ever constructed BOHN N V W E ItYY has been cornplelp in the am ra'l ONGYR. Faux, March 17 il Pi plant of the Ford Motor comTwo lifelong fin nds, Mrs Char pany, Deatbotn Officials plan a test flight in the irnriiedi lie fu lot to Slanwav, of this town, and ture Mri Both Orel of Bukmoie, a in igbbunng village, were born on In s line day 75 y irs ago, died C. M T AIPI.K ANTS it tun an hour of each other and VANCOUVER, Wash Mireli 17 U Pi -- With ire buried at the same hour. the annual cilicn I military period raining camp three months awav, appln dun , id of candidates arc lire to ahead of last year, with m; h' on and more file 'i linn ready cxpci tail "'irrv - college March the announcement A head of at the thp assembly committee college Mr Andn m i considered as the single hletary giant of thp present ago hy many leading rrthra His literary influences is of international scope and he lias contributed materially to national tradition Among his most hooks are known prominently Park Laughter Marching Men" and Windy MacThersons Son" Mr Anderson is at piescnt makhis first let ture tour m three ing Besides being a great years author, he is one of the really interesting lecturers in the country, as indicated by comments of (ritus v.herever he has appeared Students of the tolltge and lot a! people arc being given a real opportunity to listen to a literary gt nufS, whose work is bussed with as Mark Twain tin h authors and Walt Whitman to AGED MILLVILLE WOMAN IS TAKEN MILLVILLE -- Mrs Margaret Humphreys, 70, wife of Jesse Brigham Humphreys, died at the . family home here early ting mornShe had suffered fui some-tun- e ing from stomat h trouble Funeral airangements have not been made The body is at the Lindquist mortuary t inpci in Logan Mrs Humphreys throughout her life had been a Nve in L. D, S. church work. She was boi n Dei mbcr 11, 1861, in Weber county, a daughter of Robert and Mary Ellen Reed GraBhe had ocen a resident ham of Millville I Ol R SETS 7 Uhetwood Amlronn, piominent Ancncan novelist hai been eti to irMiir in a bpciel gpgd hrpurn ntitnht at the Utah Stat9 8 Agnoultuiaf ,5" VrtU. M tKMtt M BOWSCM COt, H. MMHMM tttmMMM Aral SWt. COMMWNICATKMS ; ' ona-pioc- the banner now In assuming the impottant position and rcsponsi bildies of chaitman of the board of Si r.wspapers, shall make no cnanges in the policy o. pirsonncl Oui newspi-per- s will catry on the tight ag nusl corruption and nuffuienry tn public office and injustn es of every character fn p rforuiing this duty, our papers will recognize on di3tinc tioi between rich and poor, high ami low' The ide ds of old nrwipapits endure Tin v an devoted to pub Ik service It is my ambition and determination to diret them to grexlei hi luivi mrids in this came E W Snipp., i gtandson of the late F. W S' i ipp . who fojndid the vhi tons tii ripps newspapers, to t lie u hairman hip of the tinaid of the Ur ripps Canfield d the ibath of Call newspaper field last wtrk 1 lie Set ipp . Can ficdd cham publish 12 ne.v .papers m II cities am ordmg of Pr N Aviator u This child was kkltiapad from Ms horns in Hopewell, N. JL between 8 and 10 p. m. on Tuesday, March 1, 1932. ..mu "It Wnrld-Fam- HOPEW ELL, N J, Mar. 17 LP State point reported today new discouragement and the blasting of what had seemed to ba three promising lends o the kidnapers of little Charles Lindbergh, Jr The forenoon bulletin to the press was eutitely nigative. State police acknowledge a the failure of three more Ji ads vvhii h police have trieaithed in tho investigation of the kidnaping. C. L Light foot of Franklin Park N. J , reported that he had found th rhisel whn h had been missing from his tool chest and which police thought might have been used by the kidnapers. State police, while not defiutely abandon 11!,, evuif m e offered by LIghtfoot, imiu ated they did not consider this lead of great importance. hia Lightfoot had reported chsel disappeared the night of cir.he kidnaping aadcr cumstances The hope Ihut tlio lirby held in Preston, Iowa, might be the missing Lindbergh b'.by was def.mte-l- y disprove The Lindberghs received telegraphic dcsuiption3 of the baby held in the Ioza city and it had birthmarks which the Lindbergh child does not have. I I jears giest-gran- di IMPRESSIONS OF CLUB ARE TOLD j v Tournament Scores 59 Besides her husband, she is survived bv the following sons and daughters Joseph Robert y Humphreys, Trenton, Angu3 revs, Humph Collrge ward; Willard Hains Humphreys, Ogden, Hazen Archie Humphreys, McGill, Nev ; James Roscoe Humphreys, Raymond, Alta., Canada, John Riisreil Humphreys, Hyrum; Mrs Bertha Keail Yosf, Bancroft, Idaho Dunyne F Humphreys, Millville Mrs Ruth Albston, Logan, Mrs Eila Ewing, Smith-iieiMr- - Oresaa Burrows, Downey, Calif , Ihilo D Humphreys, l'lv, Etv, 36 grandchildren, five lid Iren, gnd two signers, Mr- - Miry Freeman, Salt Lake City, and Mrs Amelia Fo-Idaho. u, Roistiilo, j TmprrMi'Mi . of vanoui per.'n if Uotaiy ho w'il. Interna tnni! vm toM lo member of the regular the locil livih rntpfme in tin H tel Icles today by Pn v finiib, prominent Ftu-- d of rit A u Mr LnhhU ihitf dr! t publish ! ol a( o.o r j! read an inter- it Something" r.otri club of J"h U Ji v The im i 'hi unbr the di-UK. fir DRV I YU linn of ii'in Andirson, chair-M- SALFM, Ore, Mmh 17 'I lnfoi naf 'on of thi p ibUt Hop growers of the Williim'l'e trio from lT?AC (oi imtu? valley have organized to 1 in-- on IV i! M iimn, thp spot' politicians wliu ire LOGAN 37 jliawk v- A1 (By United Picssl V wet and poSUn i'I ' di , 24 eral lo u id bU NEW YORK Railroad shares The hopmen oppose the Amici son I'd a substantial rally on the bone diy law of the Oregon code aloik exihange this afternoon with 20 KEVV KYI E Chesapeake and Ohio the feature on 'he uptuin NORFOLK. Vu. Mir 1" IP 16 Ji Earlier in the s ssinn we.kness The master and ire v nf the I TAH Fair south, unsettled rhooner Ruth Mildred were in the rails biooght the v hole Login will meet Hinkle) in tne north, probably r.m northwest and brought safelv isiinre Ud'1- fremi 'oaraet down Chesapeake Ohio was dm, n to a re ord low their i raft whuh nigh fi o inu third round ot the tournament iu portion tonight and Frid.iy; little F humid to the vv i i s idge ,or the present vea at 17 8 rids). change in temp . Jure. Final Score liICKNELL hinklky UINTAII ( and 1 n- The Weather -- - 1 Here's Some Reasons Why Federal Farm Relief Never Reached The Farmers By L E. NELSON I.ogan Attorney In the light of recent agitation to reduce government salaries, particularly local and state, it might be of interest to the readers of the Herald-Journto learn of some REAL SALARIES that are being paid to the officers of the Federal Farm Board and to its The other day, when the names of two members of the Farm Board were before the United States Senate to be confirmed for some interesting reappointment, facts were revealed The Board has been in existence and operating about two years and during that period of time there has been paid out as' salaries about many of the district officers receive $24 000 to $25,000 a year It was stated upon authority, and not disputed during the discussion, that the salaries ranged all the way from $15,000 to $50,000 per annum. MANAGERS GET Isn t that a nice scandal to reHIGHEST WAGE veal concerning a government orIt was disclosed that the man- ganization that was intended to ager of the cotton industry re- offer farm relief? It was receives a salary of $75,000 a year, ported in the debates that the the manager of the wheat Indus- average farmer for whom this try receives a salary of $50,004 a farm relief was originally intendyear, the treasurer of the board ed, receives an average income of about $32,000 a year and that $500. On that basis, the manager if the cotton industry who receives $75,000 per annum is making as much as 17)0,000 cotton producers The manager of the wheat industry, who receives $50,000 per an num, is making as much money as 100,000 wheat farmers And these farmers who we-- c supposed to be the object of this farm relief must pay their ov. n telephone bills and are not tax free STATISTICS TELL SAD STORY facts Aiso, contrast statistical with the fabulous salaries above mentioned Th report of the of Agriiulturc for last Tunuarv indicates that for the goods the farmer bns he was paving $1 23 'hat could have been purchased for $1 during the period from 19(19 to U'M On hand, he was receiving products during that mon'h hut 63 rents for which ho received $1 during the i ) period This proves that the purchasing power of the farmer has been reduced by about one half since s 1909-19- 4 era to mv nothin; the '619-19- 3 hkcwis1 if of tlie other tiis-e- s It i fected thit tbe (mint. rui a) population of th constitutes 44 per cen' of our ti al reduce these but other high to not exceed $9490 From tho sentiment as shown bv the senators who expressed themselves on the sub191 smre Therefore, population ject, the bill referred to by Senr the buying power of 44 pior Brookhart has a good chance of our population has boon grad of succeeding u illv rrduied by one half, whuh M KEEKERS in itself can very easiiv an mint REYL for a irge part of oui pm sent YKE KYRMEKN economic depression It is certainly a travesty on Senator Borah referred tn these good government that such graftami salanes as legalized graft" ing should be permitted in the that very organization thHt was inSenator Brookhart stated there was a bill pending to not tended to help an industry thit 1 - oniv givcrmuent salaries, deserves help but which was in fact tied up outside while th graftere ami p ilitic inns proceeded to eat up the bounty that was intended 'o put farming Oil a parity with industry taxpayer Every farmer and should urge their senators and congressmen to proceed to clean up t1 is mess and watch their vote on these important questions. If it is not in harmony with their expressed views, their votes should be for the other fellow in tne coming election. |
