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5,1! Page Three The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Wednesday, April 6, 1921 farmers Concentrate Efforts To Kill Speculator Tlie , . " Marketing JidPledged SByWallace ? department of Agri rci)lcnlture Should Co-operate With Pro ducers, Claim j1""" Chicago, April 5. The depart- -jnt of agriculture Kliould leu'i e same aid to farmers in mar flffting their crops as it does in eir production, Secretary Wal :e declared today in an address LTe before the Farmers Grain jn irketlng committee of seven 5g. "There is just as much rea a." he said, "why tlie deuart- l. t(nt should assist the farmer in veloping methods of marketing i crops efficiently as that it 'CE(ould assist him in increasing his rhuioductlou." nigStudy of the improved market ppjg methods as well as of condi- ma the farmer should under - . ind to pioduce intelligently and "djust his production to tlie needs fft consumption, ' tlie secretary 'id, "are proper functions of the partment." The department "should turn on m :B light," he continued, 'if there e IU9 points along the way at which ere is unnecessary waste, that ould be made known. If there e men along the way who are ling too mm ii toll for the sorv j, ) they render, that also should MOF made known. A plentiful sup r of food at prices which are jus! both producer and consumer is 1 al to our national welfare and J is a proper function of I he sn lment to do what it can to in retJ're It."' Grit is coming to he recognized," ' said, "that if prices are to he El!tisfactory, there must he a right justment of production to mar ting conditions." The farmer's right to organize ,o associations, co-operative or )Catterwise, for the purpose of mar ting their crops, Mr. Wallace wd, cannot be quest ioned "so long Itkthey Observe the requi remen : s lllour laws.' A denial of tn's H tht, be K' luting tin free farmers of the jilted State: in ,i coiidiiion coir able wilh ilie down I rodden l-gHapants or peons of less enlight ' ".d countries and would bring ton us all the griefs which those utries are hearing." jQiWhile noi discussing the com ( ttee's marketing plan in detail, e secretary said it appeared to La(ve Pr0e(1 practical experi ce of the past and to have avoid the weaknesses which hud 3ken down many previous ,ir , ,j nidations. II had tried, he said. EE Improve the present marketing 'ichinery and had not undertak- to Wipe it out. adding "m this 3 u have fceeu most wise." The JJ(nmittee, he asserted, was either attempting to create a mopoly nor to fix prices." Details of the plan preparer-, a(-ering nearly a year of confer ees, to market the majority of ...a farm products of the country J jjder the most favorable price 16 'hditlons were submitted to rep JJTjentatlves of tlie various farm ..Sanitations behind the proposal Sllvt BR" wa Snow Delays Opener. 15iSalt Lake City, rtah. April 6. 00 ;ie Oaklend-Salt Lake opening 15 ill game tor the season, sched uled for yesterday and postponed ;E itil today, has been further post-'ot-ned. Snow continued to fall here m- day but. the weather man pre ' cted that Thursday would be ir. "Wet grounds" was the rea n assigned for postponement. Maybe Jeff did this for the benefit of the owls, too. (Copyright 120 by International Feature Service, inc.) Trade Mark registered in the U. S. Patent Office. .v. The La Grande city commission n 18 engaged engineers and out ph tied the policy for building a new -ater system this summer. we can natural world w eyes ar function vision t. I an eye lot appreciate the beauties of the ! live in unless our performing their ; properly. If your is become impaired delay in seeking investigation at tbe hands of our optometrists. We will make for you glasses MHpl (it your vision and face. 1 siwcc Beew THe fCReMMO Of V SttWY'i titjM r roevere. GeT TO tee hiin'. THeRe He is mcvaj '. JEFF'.! tee hina'. THeRe He is 1 ON) A Ine DuaPinn" join us : ,r m MoT WORK By .NTCCMAM I SCAcRQU ' Farmers Meeting Will be Most Vital In World's History Ratification Conference On Cooperative Grain Marketing Opens In Chicago Today; Na tional Pool Is Suggested and Machinery for Handling Crops Is Outlined Chicago, April 6. The ratification conference on the co operative grain marketing plan submitted by the farmers marketing committee of seventeen assembled here today for "the most important meeting of farmers that the history of our country or any other country has ever recorded," in the words of C. H. Gustafson, chairman of the committee. Pool All Grain. The plan proposed by the com mittee of seventeen as a basis of action, called for farmers to con tract for the sale of all their grain as members of the national co operative organization. Several ways of disposing of the grain were offered. The principal one was for a national pool. Machin ery for handling the enormous quantities of pooled grain was outlined. This consisted in pan of national agencies for finance and for export. The proposed plan differed in some respects from that promted by the Wheat Growers Association fo America with headquarters in Kansas, and from the system al ready in operation under the Northwest Wheat Growers Ex change. The three organizations were united in aim, they reported, though not entirely in scope or method. Self Protection Aim. "The plan provides purely and simply for the farmer to enter up on a program of conducting his own business of marketing," said Mr. Gustafson. "It is purely a co operative plan offered in competi tion with existing unsatisfactory methods of marketing. We be lieve that, while recognizing and protecting the rights of the con suming public, it insures the farm er an equitable and just return on his grain crops by effecting sav ings, avoiding speculatiqn, pre venting needless duplication of ef fort and eventually stabilizing the market for grain crops. Speculators Attacked. "We are told that the farmer receives 3 4 cents of the dollar that the consumer pays for farm prod ucts. There is need to change that ratio. It Las apparently been the function of the farmer to produce and then take his chance with market fluctuations and with mar ket condtiions where waste, dup'. ; cation, manipulation and specula tion have operated to turn the law f supply and demand upside lown. "With all other farmerr, ; resenr he discovery that the just and quitable share of profits from my bor and the labor of my neigh- scene. bors has elected a brovvnstone front on Lakeshore Drive or out fitted a palace pleasure boat in stead of being returned to rne, wherewith to purchase the new dress that my wifje had been wait ing two years for, or to enable ins to give my girl some of the ad vantages that her town friends enjoy." girl Four Swimming Teams to Enter Tonight's Meet Chicago, April 6, Four teams are entered in the National A. A. U. 440 yard relay championship swimming race tonight and tbe National A. A. U. water pole championship, the Olympia club of San Francisco, the New York A. C., the Chicago A. A. and the Illi nois A. C. In addition there will be a 220 yard breast stroke race between Robert Shelton of the I. A. C, Steve Ruddy of the New York A. C, Walter Howell of the Olympic club and Andrew Brunh irt of tbe C. A. A. The San Francisco team won the water polo title last year. Void Warrants May Fall Back On Treasurer If Miss Lenore Powell, treasurer of Linn county, paid out money or void, warrants of which she had actual notice or of which she should have been advised by reason of her office and the circum stances in connection with the issuing and endorsement of such warrants she is personally liable therefor, according to an opinion written by Attorney General Van Winkle for L. G. Lewelling, dis trict attorney for Linn county. If, however, the opinion continues, the warrants upon which the ex cess payments were made appear ed to be regular upon their face and such that she could not have ( been advised concerning their ir regularity, she can not be held re sponsible for their payment. The opinion is based upon the payment of Linn county warrants concern ing which there appears to be some question as to the validity. Lockout Declared. London, April 6. A lockout has been declared by the factory own ers of Turin, the important Italian industrial center, and troops have occupied the factories there, says a dispatch to the Central News from Rome today. STARTS TO-NIGHT Disorders Grow In Mine Strike London, April 6. Disorders which began yesterday in the coal mining town of Cowdenbeath, in Fifeshire, Scotland, became more serious at midnight and Jn a series of melees with the police, a num ber of strikers were injured, ac cording to a Central News dispatch from Dunfermline. The message states that several policemen were wounded. The rioters repeatedly broke through the police cordon and cut electric light wires, throwing the town into darkness. Police rein forcements are being rushed to the LLOYD HUGHES of (HOMESPUJT FOLKS) and FLORENCE VIDOR American Reply To Huns Pleases French Paris, April 5. The reply of the United States to Germany on the reparations question has given the greatest satisfaction to French official circles, where it is regard ed as finally closing the door to all escape by Germany from meeting her liabilities under the treaty of Versailles. The newspapers devoted much space tod iy to the correspondence between Charles E. Hughes, Amer ican secretary of state, and Dr. Walter Simons, German foreign minister. L'Home Libre says: "America's reply was peremp tory and decisive. America's word brings us great consolation in the most difficult hour of our history." Hold Revival Meeting. West Salem, Or., Auril 6. Re vival meetings at the Methodist church are still being conducter. by Rev. Hawthorn. Tuesday even ing Mr. Nichol, a student of the Kimball college in Salem, occupied the pulpit. The attendance and interest appear good, interest appear good. Police Barracks Atttacked. Belfast, April 6. Sinn Fein forces made attacks during last night on many police barracks and police patrols in County Tyrone, northern Irciana. TT EE P supply of XV PEARL OIL (kero sene) on hand for use in oil cockstoves, heaters and lamps. Pearl Oil is clean and economical. Vour dealer can supply you. Ask for PEARL OIL. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY The Spring Shoe Sale Is a "Real Sale" "Honest to Goodness" Bargains are being offered in shoes and hundreds of wise Salem people are taking advantage of the bargains the two necessary factors for a suc cessful sale. Saturday is the last day, so you must hurry. 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