The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, September 8, 1919, Page 12

t | 1 { { ADVERTISEMENTS ARMY GOODS We have just purchased from the United States government $100,000.00 worth of army goods, consisting of harnesses, saddles, blankets, comforts, tents, knapsacks, haversacks, belts, granite cups, humane metal collars, leather collars, tank pumps, force pumps, harrows and other articles too numerous to mention. The army tents are pyramid shaped. 16 feet square, 11 feet high, made of 12-ounce duck, equip- ped with hood and ropes, and cost the government from $85 to $100 each. Our price, while they last, only $27.50 each. New high-hipped rubber boots, $6.00 . per pair, and new leather jer- kins, $6.00 each; Also good army cots. All of the above goods were bought by the government for its different camps and cantonments, and we can sell them at a fraction of their original cost. Barrett & Zimmerman Midway Horse Market, St. Paul, Minn. League of Hog Raisers “Send for sayE Booklet e, Sy ¥ President Wilson says: “We A have been a great producing nation, but a very wasteful one. The time has come when we must give more thought to savmg not only our nation but every industry in it. Saving does not mean going without. = God knows we all have gone without enough, but it means what is not wasted we have to buy comforts with.” A League of Hog Raisers using Hog Motors can raise 25,000,000 more hogs on the same amount of grain as now being fed. Don’t be- lieve it? Try one and do your own figuring— we will let you. HOG MOTOR COMPANY 439 Pierce St. Minneapolis, Minn. New Way o Blks to Bale , z “Men Less Baled 43 TONS in 10 Hours! We claim only 2% tons per hour with only 4 men— but one user baled 43 tons in 10 hours! And you need not choke it to get big capacity! Think of it! 2 men saved! No bale ties—just straight wire! No blocks! No one needed on fee! le or for back wiring. That’s what the Blockless Threader Press means to youl Save $100 or More Now! Yes, sir! Save $100 to $200 or more quick on price. Get my startling offer. This is the year for hay and straw profits! Make big money baling your own and for yonr neighbors. Your Blockless Threader Press will make as much money as acres of extra land! BooK FHE Get the Threader Press book free by sending your name on a t cu'd nl‘ ln n lett.tur now. Let m show you what othera sa; our amazing, eye- opening price tnrrou L tl astylc mlchlnn you want. miss the facts an ottom prices. Send your name now. o not WILLIAM A. SEYMOUR, General Manager Threader Press and Manufacturing Company 2059-A Ottawa St. Leavenworth, Kansas, 2y, TUBES Ah 1 8;!!'8 no ute fiuunhod for 8000 Miles 4 ew Tube FREE. A Revelation of Qumy. Our low prices will astonish y PIONEER mz and - UBBER CO. RESLESS Pre - War Prices ! Save Blg Ifimey ondFrea':l“New res. GUARAN'I'EED 3.000 MlLEB —will’ run 10 ooo e pay the war tax. itil y TIRES FREE es".‘:.'::asn.:::v:sgz': OfF WALTER DRVID. RUBBER CO. )L berenias A i Armour Throws a Boomérang Quotation Brought Up by Packer to Diseredit Trade Com- mission Shows How New Zealand Protects Farmers Washington Bureau, Nonpartisan Leader. FFORTS by the packers to prove that the federal trade commission is, in- juring American com- /| merce abroad, and to use this against the pending Kenyon-Anderson bill for federal regulation of the meat packing industry, are proving a boom- erang. These efforts have so far been suc- cessful only in showing plainly that it is the packers themselves who, by their manipulations and shady “con- duct, are casting undeserved suspicion on all lines of American business en- terprise in foreign countries. Here is a specific case: On August 6 J. Odgen Armour sent a letter to every member of the senate and house protesting against the gov- ernment’s attempt to restrict big busi- ness by “such arbitrary power” as is embodied 'in the Kenyon bill. By means of these letters, he wrote, he hoped to convince the legislators o6f the. “injustice and danger” to the packers contained in the licensing bills. He cited, therefore, “an actual occurrence, which, by its very fact, should be much more convincing than any mere ex- pression of opinion: “1. As to the damage done to Amer- ican industry and American invest- ments in foreign countries by the fed- eral trade commission, and “2. As illustrating by actual occur- rence the probable workings of a li- cense law, such as that proposed in the above-mentioned bills.” The packer chieftain goes on to tell of his recent annoying experience in New Zealand, where a few months ago Armour & Co of Australasia was re- fused a meat export license by W. D. S. MacDonald, the minister of agricul- ture of New Zealand. Under the laws of this. British colony every meat ex- porter must be licensed through the minister of agricylture or suffer heavy y. The minister of agriculture, the Taw. states, “may in his absolute discretion grant or refuse the license as he thinks fit.” In the case of Ar- mour & Co. of New Zealand a license was formally refused by Mr. MacDon- ald “after perusal of the -official summary of the report of the federal trade commission on the meat packing industry, appointed by .the United States government.” PACKERS IN ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT COMMISSION Referring at some length to this in- cident Mr. Armour informs congress, through his circular Ietters, that his license in New Zealand was withheld “SOLELY BECAUSE THE OFFI- CIAL CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF GRANTING SUCH LICENSE HAD PERUSED THE SUMMARY OF THE REPORT OF THE FED- ERAL TRADE COMMISSION.” That this statement of Armour’s does not conform with the truth and was made only to discredit the federal trade commission and the pending Kenyon-Anderson packer regulation bills was brought out by Commissioner Colver before the senate agnculture committee. Mr. Colver read to the committee a confidential report to theé state de- partment from the American consul general at Auckland, New Zealand. In this report, sent months before the summary of the federal trade commis- sion’s report on the packers had ever been printed in this country, the consul general, Alfre@ A. Winslow, told of the fear and distrust of the great American packers felt almost univer- sally in New Zealand. He pointed out that the farmers of that British colony had never permltted a food -trust to as an argument - . undying enmity of the Big Five. dominate in their country and hinted broadly to the state depaitment that they had no intention of making a bad start in the case of the American packers. Mr. Winslow wrote in part: “I have the honor to report that the meat producers of New Zealand are quite seriously disturbed as to the ef- fect of the American meat trust on their exports of fresh meat. * * * This subject is now being widely dis- cussed by the farmers, the co-opera- tive societies and. even in parliament. Armour & Co. have an agent at @hrist- church who has denied that the cotn- pany has any idea of dominating the meat industry in this part of the world. However, the farmers are very jealous. They point out that competi- tion is now open and above-board and they want it to remain so.” TRADE BOARD REPORT CONFIRMED SUSPICIONS Which is pretty conclusive proof that the report of the federal trade commission only served to confirm very healthy suspicions about Mr. Armour’s overseas branches which had existed in the mind of the New Zea- land farmers for a long time past. The American consul general at Auck- land will probably be admitted as good authority that Armour’s license in that faraway country was not re- fused “solely because the official charged with the duty of granting such license had perused the summary of the report of the federal trade com- mission.” : But the commission, as every farm- er knows, has told the truth about the packers and has thereby earned the The commission has demonstrated the ur- gent necessity of federal regulation of this industry, and is backing the Ken- yon-Anderson bills for this end. An amusing sidelight on this inci- dent is seen in the fact that it was only through the exertions of Senator Sherman of Illinois, one of the , staunchest “friends” the packers have in congress, that the confidential re- port from Consul General Winslow was made public. In an effort to dis- credit the federal trade commission, Sherman juggled through the senate a resolution demanding that the com- mission turn over all its correspond- ence and files for examination. Mr. Winslow’s report, which had been turned over to the commission by the state department, was included in this material. By the-Sherman resolution the confidential nature of this com- munication was automatically ended, and the gentleman from Illinois, who is known round the capitol as the “elder packer twin,” the younger be- ing Smoot of Utah, now finds himself in the embarrassing position of having given -aid and comfort to the enemy , at a very crucial time. ROUTS ARMY WORM ATTACK ‘When army worms recently made an invasion on a La Grange county (Ind.) farm, the entire neighborhood, at the call of the counsy agent, made a coun- ter-attack, and the result of their work | is ap outstanding example of what real neighborhood "co-operation means in controlling insect pests. After hearing a talk by tl:: county- agent on how to fight the worms through the use of poisoned bran bait and the plowing of furrows around the infected areas, the farmers set about the task, and by nightfall of the day after the worms had been found their advance was entirely stopped. Though prompt measures were taken to control the army worms, and their ravages were confined to a limit- ed area, they destroyed 25 acres of rye and half a pasture. Organized effort prevented extremely heavy loss. ADVERTISEMENTS 5,000 Mile Guarantee Tires AT Y4 THE USUAL TIRE COST EVERWEAR DOUBLE TREAD TIRES are made doubly ‘durable by our secret reconstruct- ed process used in the manufacturing, and have double the amount of fabric of ordinary tires, which make them practically puncture proof, and rarely any blowouts. any owners of EVER- WEAR TIRES get 5,000 to 10,000 miles of service. Look these prices over and order while stock is complete. SATISFACTION GUARAN- TEED OR MONEY REFUNDED. Tires Tubes TxH 13.25 RELINER FREE WITH EVERY TIRE. Your first trial makes you a customer as long as you drive a car. When ordering, state whether you want a straight side or clincher; plain or non-skid tire. Send $2.00 deposit for each tire, and $1.00 for each tube ordered. Balance C. O. D., subject to examination. - We allow a special discount of 5 per cent if you send full amount with order. EVERWEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., Inc. Dept. L. L., 3935 Washington Blvd., Chicago, HI. Reference: Madison & Kedzie State Bank. Pendergast Fence Book Just off the press—a complete treatise on selecting, buying and erecting wire fence. Sent free upon request. We sell full gauge heavy galvanized fence and barbed wire direct from factory 4t first cost. Why pay more? United Fence Company OF STILLWATER 306 Main St., Stillwater, Minn. 257 Front St., Fort Madison, Ia. Send Yur Name and We’ll Send You a Lachnite DDN ’l‘nnd-pnnny Just send your name and eay Send ite mounted in a solid gold ring on lO dn 8’ Ire- trial. ” Wo w'll scnd it prepai d nl t to ho! deposit $4.76 with po. dia I( {lut if yon duld.n to buy it us $2.650a mont.h untfl Slfl 76 has been paid. ! Write Today lolld znld o fi'flczflé s ] (ladies’ or men's). send finger Harold Lachman Co mN chhlx-n Av .Deptbo(\s +Chicago Sell Your Timothy, Cloversand Other Seeds to Us FOUR REASONS why you should: (1) We are close to you—easily reach- ed by telephone. (2) We have just finished the most up-to-date seed cleaning plant in the West. (3) We can pay more than you can get elsewhere. (4) WE PAY YHE FREIGHT. Free sample envelepes on request. The Adams Seed Co. Box 3 DECORAH, IOWA. WE WANT , CREAM LIVE POULTRY Squab, Beans, Veal, Salted Cattle ides, Horse Hldes. Dry Hides, Pelts, Skins, Tallow, Furs, ete. Prices are hlgh and market booming. Write us for quotations, tags,-etc. Where your shipments bring most money. THE E. COBB CO. e ST. PAUL, MINN. Established 1883 U. 8. Food Administration License G07178 Big Type Poland China Spnng Boars for Sale Sired by Hillside Dale Jr. and a son, of Col Jack, ~the $10, Mention the Leader When Writing Advertisers PAGE TW'ELVE -2 S o R S