The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, July 8, 1918, Page 19

W”O WiLL BE OUSTED Ay E vexy ;(_,” Flectronp\ 29 HaHA = 2 : 4\ 6 ? PRICES OF FARM MACHINERY Although congress has not given the administration power to fix the ,prices of farm machinery, the new regulations announced by the presi- dent-will probably have that effect if " they can be efficiently carried out. Secretary Houston recently declared that .“it is ‘unquestionably true that * -~ the power. to prevent unfair commis- sions, profits, or practices may in-.. ‘directly. materially affect prices.” o Again, although' the food control act expressly exempts retailers from the licensing = requirements, - Secretary Houston. says that “retailers will not . 'be -allowed : to ' profiteer,” and the means used will ‘be to keep retailers ‘engaging in such practice from get- ““ting a supply of farm equipment. German ships; 839 alien enemies at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; 432 alien ene- mies at Fort Douglas, Utah, and be- tween 2,000 and 2,500 prisoners taken from German merchantmen, at Hot Springs, N. C., at present under the department of labor. : These official figures: effectively dispel the wild rumors to the effect that a large number of people of Ger- man extraction' living in this coun- try have been interned.. Practically all of those so confined were directly in the service of the German:govern- ment. ; FEDERAL FOOD SURVEY Notwithstanding the "remarks of the kept press to the contrary, the ‘continuous food survey work of the . federal' government is probably very- ~ valuable.’ . It enables the fo i i track od ‘admin- tration, to ; ence over other states. originate, but strictly on their merits. The Leader pays $1 for all amateur cartoons used. Qwing to the large num- ber of cartoons received each week it is impossible for me to correspond with or re- In mailing cartoons be sure that they are Nonpartisan ‘Leader, Box 575, St. Paul, Minn. turn unused cartoons to the senders. addressed as follows: B. O. Foss. Send one in, as we are going to have another full page soon, ' AHOW—I—Ybu‘thful. Cartoonists Ring the Liberty Bell = Y V7|1 Y17\ ) '\\\A L3 News From the Lates’.cl Official Reports of Federal Bureaus a deficit and so that what we can spare for Europe can be accurately determined. The: country and the allies, therefore, need not be at the mercy of the hit and miss activities of the big middlemen in what is called, by courtesy only, our “marketing system.” Again, the food administra- tion can use the figures so obtained to swat the excuses of middlemen for advancing prices.. The one objection- able feature of the food survey is * that it is carried on under the direc- tion of Charles J. Brand, chief of the bureau of markets, whose one-sided: attitude. on the federal grain grades makes him' subject to grave suspicion by all farmers of the Northwest, PROSECUTION OF FUEL s VIOLATORS “ The fuel administration “has re- \ 'l’l"," A ‘ o (L] o, of AR ORI AT Jui11, 7R HOR R PNV u,, Y { Then ‘We’ll Stick.’ f‘er;'e'gl" approximately 200 cases in- “volving. vjq ations. s ord: " no red tape—get & Nol ALLLWaANT IS WHATS CoMmine ¥ A ) 'f Iw 1 { ”:"\v 7 5;0‘:““" ”J,.‘.; I “ \ A"" A ) \ “ W' w LR (\W7 (e, Do you know, kids, that this country seems to be chock full of coming cartoonists? This week we are using four of ’em, all from amateurs. Walla outrage. Look it over carefully, it needs no explanation. Wesley Hoeft, Connell, Wash,, sent it in. Wesley says: “There are many members in this part of the country. When I am a man I shall join the League. Cartoon No. 2 is by Idella Jenc, Sauk Center, Minn. In explanation Idella says: “The name of the picture is ‘Swat Bad Flies, Now Is the Time.”” The farmer is swatting such flies as the Profiteer, Kept Press, Trusts, Big Biz and the Unnecessary Middleman, I’ll say they are bad flies. Morris Wagner, Newark, S. D. explains itself. .Number 4, by Michael Snell, Greeley, Neb., shows how the enemies of the organized farmers are using unfair and dirty methods to fight the League. I think all of the above cartoons are good and well worthy of the award. You will notice that the above cartoons are well scattered as far as states are con- cerned. Washington, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska are all represented. Now to make this department a real success we should have cartoons from Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. Get busy, you kids in these states, and let me see what you can do. My asking for cartoons from these states does not mean that they will be given the prefer- All cartoons are judged, not by the locality in which they Cartoon No. 1 is on the Walla I am 15 years old.” , is responsible for cartoon No. 3. Morris’ cartoon Attention, B.» 0. FOSS. The majority of the cases are jobbers who have made a profit in excess of that prescribed by the fuel adminis- tration. Most of the overcharges, ac- cording to its report, were apparently. made intentionally in the expectation’ that they would escape the attention of the authorities. Aside from these - cases there have been a large number of violations discovered in which the profiteer has escaped by accepting the decision of the fuel administration. Evidently this department of the gov- ernment is pursuing a policy of even- handed justice, and the prosecution of so many of the “big fellows” in the coal trade may explain in part at least. why the kept press tells the people that Fuel Administrator Garfield is “incompetent” and otherwise - unfit for the position. ) TR - Easy- to buy,. convenient to handle, ; VAR SAVINGS: