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riIimSl)AY, JA.NMTAIIV S, 1920. THE BPMtfOFIHLI) NEWS Uncle Ted's Ded-Ttme Stories JACK'S GRANDPA AND THE CUMMINS DILL. Itiith iiihI Jin l( wiili llii'lr mother ii ii '1 father liml Jiini tit ii ri i fl from spending ( 'In I m t inn h way out In Hid riiiinlry wild their only k itndfal her. Of course, I'iitIm - I wan there loo iiihI they Inn! ii wondei ful time "I'wle Ted," spoke up .lark, "what was ( i in 1 1 1 1 it ho inail about tin- day you ami Dad writ talking with lilm. , "We will- I a lit In k uliout tin4 rail loud ii, Jink and wti.it would be dotin with tin- 4 ' ii in in i ii h hill to t t u III tlii'in to their owner. Hut l U re I run tell ou why your grand. a I t wan no angry I in ii m t explain a fi-w things Von will i i iiH iuln-r a Ioiik time iiko I told you and Itulh ahout the I'lilinli ) 1 a ii wlih h would give tin railroads to tin- iiH'ii who run tin- trains, nuik I n K Hi" t j I . of the lulled .Slati-H av for lln-m Then, not no Ioiik ago I told you all u I if hi t IhlK ( 'iiiiuiiliis ,MII. named after Senator Albert II 'urn id I ti m of Iowa who Hpi'tit iniiiitliM liml months t r 1 1 1 K to get ii hill writ (ti whli h would make It possible to turn tin- niilroitdH hu k to their own its and put a Mop to tin- v in tn i'ii t I Milium.: Ih. -in It l-i hv far tin- best trill that has been wrltti'ti to take earn of tlmt situation. Orio pnrt of It, called the. null strike clause, I a I ho explained. Thin clause would make It Impossible for two or more rallroHd nu n to tilke. that Ih. quit work, with a view to tying up transportation and causing ntnrvaltoii and Hiif fi rliiK for Inck of trul tin with which to carry food " "'iin they no that now?" nuked i Jluth. "Yen, they ran. There Ih no law Jo Mop t; hut with this part of the Cummins hill made a law they could not And I he Cummins hill furnlnlicH a mi u li more fair way for the railroad men to settle till tludr troubles. It provide for ii 'commit tei of wages and workiiiK conditions' and three. 'ri'Kloiial boa nl h of adjustment ' l.n- hor Ih represented on all them! com mitters n nd the men would have a much better chance of gelling Justlee than under the old plan or striking, not to mention the horrible suffering n in 1 1 road strike would cause. The senate talked about tlUs bill from lleci.mber "nil to December L'Otti when It was passed by a vote of 4i to ."10 It passed without any rmjior tant chaiit'i-s from the way l was written by Senator ('iimmlim und those who helped lilm There wan a big f Ik lit over the atitl strike lause though. The ml I road men didn't want that, of course, and nave as their ex cuse that it would make It Impossible for men to ijult work. Tbat Is not true. There is iiolhltiK in the bill to MILK CONDENSERIES PAY FARMER HIGH PRICES Tin inn nu fur lure of condensed milk In I 'tah Ih confined to but one county ("ache county the Utah Condensed Milk company operating plants at Jllchinond, Blyrutn and Hmlthfleld, and hte Itorden Condensed Milk com pany operating' u plant at Iigan. The Importance of thU Industry to ( in lie county und to the c-nitre stale cannot be overestimated. Krorn a small beginning It has grown to such an extent that Its product may be found In many parts of our country, and large quantities have hoik: oversea. The establishment of the condensed milk Industry in Cache valley has been the means of placing th dairy business upon a firm foundation, and has been the means of making the dairy farmers of thin valley among the most prosperoua In the land. The products are everywhere recognized to be of good quality and for which at ail tlnicH there in a ready sale. Milk for rondenserleM Is purchased upon a butter fat basis, and the prices paid average from to 24 cents higher than the prices paid by cream eries and cheese factories. Total output of the condensed in ilk factories In I'tah In 1917 was 37.80B,. 070 pounds. In 1918 if was M.'.'A.A, 012 pounds. mif vrslitta of r ba rily iJrlyt and ai-rutim and tk mult it that vtty imtfr rMil rttM-ndil urra ought to W ml to oiakt yp fur (he lairr ru'dtoBi ibvitaDly du to tht war, nd tm pttmrr the rail r4'ii ( wrvi 4rquaUly tl iTrd Iralftr thruuf bout h .vuntr. WAl.kKH U. IIIN'KS. Work more Produce more Save more Hut we can't continue increasing our production unless we continue increasing our railroad facilities. The farms, mines and factories cannot increase their output beyond the capacity of the railroads to haul their products. Railroads are now near the peak of their carrying capacity. Without railroad expansion more en gines, more cars, more tracks, more ter minals there can be little increase in production. But this country of ours is jjoini: to keep riht on rowin and the railroads must tfrow with it. To command in the investment markets the flow of new capital to expand railroad facilities and so increase production there must be public confidence in the future earning power of railroads. The nation's business can grow only as fast as the railroads tfrow. Jh& advertisement iA published by (be Shsociathm oft&u'licajj Lcieaili'CJL Thalr lieiiring information eonerrmng tHr ruilrmul itn ation mail nht,iin 1,1, riilure by writing tit the Ataocia lion of liaituay I'.itTUtirrl, 61 BroaJuay. Sew York. prevent u man from quitting his work any time and any place he wants, but It ilfies provide piinlKhmi-Tit, an it should, for two or more men to Ktrike and tie up the railroads. Senator Uoliert M l.n Pollette, of Wisconsin, spoke against the bill for days and jlays and again spoke for four hours .on the day it was passed. He finally tried to get a bill of his own passed in pla e of the Cummins bill but it was defeated by a vote of fi", t() U. His bill would have kept the ruilroads under govern men t control for two more years." "Is the bill a law now?" asked Jack. "No Jack, the bill Is now being talked over and worked over by a body of men from both the senate and the house of representatives, to adjust the differences between the CummiiiH bill and the railroad bill passed by the house called the Ksch bill. named after Representative John J. Ksch of Wisconsin. Now, to answer your first question, Jack, as to why grandfather was angry, that day. Your grandfather is a farmer and like the majority of the farmers of the country he is against the gov ernment owning or running the rail roads. He was Faying that the fanners have been quoted as being in favor of government ownership of the roads, which is not truo and he fears that during the meeting of the I men I Just told you about the im portant anti-strike clause may be taken out."' "Who said the farmers were against the Cummins bill?' asked Jack. "Men who make it a business to claim to represent groups of men lu .Washington, und who say they have the interest of the farmers at heart. They do not represent the farmers. There is an organization known as the National Grange, claiming to have a membership of more than 1.000,000 farmers which really does epresent the fanners. The man who repre sents this organization in Washing ton, I'rof. T. C. Atkeson, says the farmers won't have anything put over ELKS' BAND CONCERT AND DANCE EUGENE ARMORY THURSDAY FREE-CONCERT-FREE PROGRAM: March "National Emblem" Bagley Overture "The Flatterer" C. Corvers Selection "Faust" Gounod Waltzes ("C'est si liger l'amour"! Kruseman Intermezzo "Wedding of the Rose" Jessel Selection "Woodland" Gustav Luders Characteristic "Piccolo Pic" W. L. Slater Mr. F. V- Radollett Medley "Songs of the Roys in Blue" Arr. Tobany "Star Spangled Banner" Concert 7:30 Dance 9 P- M. Dance Music By Entire Band Dance Tickets . .75c Ladies War Tax . . . .10c . . Armory will be well heated. The Pride of Eugene The hit of the season at Albany on them. The week before the bill passed the senate, twenty-seven men went to the white house to protest against returning the railroads to their owners for at least two years. The stories that were printed in the newspapers at that time said that these men were representing union la- by which it future is assured.' "Another organization which has the real interest of the fanners at heart is the National Board of Farm Organizations. The secretary of that organization, Charles A. Lyman, says that the majority of the members are absolutely opposed to government bor and the farmers organizations, j ownership and want the roads turned Prof. Atkeson says, "This is a fallacy,' (that is. a story.) and that, 'There was a large number of union labor men there, all right, but only two men claimed to represent the farmers of back to their owners. So you can see now. Jack, why your grandfather was angry." "I don't blame him," said Jack, "and I hope the Cummins bill is made the country.' He says also that the j a law Just as it was written great farmers' organizations are for the most part heartily in favor of the Cummins railroad bill, and bitterly opposed to the govennient keeping the railroads. Before the bill was voted ou, this man sent a letter to Senator Cummins in which he urged that the railroads be turned back to their ownes as soon as possible. This same man says that the persons who have tried to make people believe that the organized farmers favor government ownership are 'not farmers them selves and do not represent any con siderable proportion of the men and women actually engaged in farming.' Iast November this same fanners' organization at its fifty-third annual session at Grand Rapids, Mich., adopted a resolution which shows where they stand. I will read it to you. 'We declare our opposition to government ownership and to nation alization of business and industry unless clearly required in the public interest. We favor the safeguarding and protection of every right of priv ate property on the broad ground that only by the full development of the right of pivate property can there be perpetuated the full measure of individual initiative and emulation upon which a democracy is based and "Yes, Jack, the interest of the more than 100.000,000 people of this coun try is greater than the Interest of any one group." Do you live in Springfield and do your banking in Eugene? If so, it is not necessary for the First National in Springfield will take care of all your interests as well as any bank could. EXPECT TROUT PRODUCTION TO BREAK RECORD THIS YEAR A report' recently made by Carl D. Shoemaker, state game warden, gives out the facts that the hatcheries of Oregon hatched and liberated more trout last year than all the rest of the hatcheries in the Union put to gether. Due to the fact that the Klamath Falls hatchery will devote Its entire time to hatching trout, this year's trout production will be much larger than for the past year. . The sum of $1008 was spent outside of the state for trout eggs and $7027 was paid to the railroad companies for hauling trout to various parts of the state. Butterwraps and Job printing neatly done by The News. Il T Qba,! -its pift-reeT night I lit THere'S oncy onc kinpct-, Z HOME WNJLM e"'y" I : ; iT'gg? MtRT 5 SWEET jSTlWtN. SSPW HOME 1 J il E MetLO PeTt! QOeS VTLLMUiS j lit A FOOT, MR. 7 OP OUR EARS A BIT -HOW L y. yWicjratv' at a FOOT.EKf H T 0idjm ' aIf I ll-.V.WKM, JTOPM 53'V7"f ''Vul' - 'if: