South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 306, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 2 November 1919 — Page 13

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

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AGRICULTURE Farmers Dominate Ontario Legislature Political Upheaval in Canadian Province Has More than Local Significance.

j A new political movement has developed in thr Canulian province f Ontario. At a rrtfnt election the I'nltd Farrmrs' organization re-j turned 57 active farmers to the Ick- i iIatiire out of a total membership j of ill, apain't a former representation of 17. A farmer'." administration is not unlikely. Of tho 57 only 1 were elected on old party tickets.' o r-trorm has !,een the feelirtff that' Mfcriculture ha not ben receiving 1 a fair share in the government. ; "It was truly a people's move-' rnent,' writes F. M. Chapman, editor of th Farmers' magazine to the Fi-j ri.ir.clal I'ost of Toronto. "Tie ur-j lan centers Hwunir off from their ac-j i uMorned moorings and labor is joining hands with the farmer. Tho: movement is one that will commend ityejf to many lovers of sound rovrnment and the stability of capital ;md nronerty. The farmer is essentially a believer in property rights j Mis view., are capitalistic rather' than socialistic. The elected members are of the rugged honest type." 1'avor XMiMIe Ownership. The. F. F. O. of Ontario favors public ownership of certain public lit'Iitles under evident and economic! tontr.t .such as will stabilize Invest-! merits and encourape and protect ''Ultimate private enterprise. The party condemns granting cla.s adi.intaRP. The members-elect belipv thtv have the ability and! lToad-niinilrdness to form a cabinet :.nl to Klve all interests of the province due attention. No body of lectors could be. more disinterested, ihey maintain, In answer to the riticisjn of class control; none could be freer from unfair discrimination or handle affairs with more inteüiirence. The Canadian farmers' movement uains added significance from the vt-rtures made by labor to the farmers in this country. Whether labor ultimately seeks a dual political control, or merely wishes to enlist support for collective bartjalnlnsr .and the "inalienable riht' to strike, perhaps even tho labor leaders themselves could not say. "ertainly the farmer nnd the. laboring mar havu no real alHnity except as puruintr vocations that requires manual labor. Their viewpoints are essentially different. Ifetween the farm and factory hands there :s. of course, a direct community of interest. ItreiimcTit Flames I fish. The farmers' resentment toward speculation and price manipulation on the jrrain exchanges has flamed hfirh during the recent sensational decline in corn. But it should be remembered there are bulls as well is bears. Just as the latter depress prices artificially, the former unduly elevate them. In peneral the evchanse- performs a service by providing an open market for Rrain.J subject to world-wide influences of production and consumption, which finally determine all prices, and by protecting the farmer against arbitrary price fixing1 by country clea tors. i'ontrary to prece lent and reversing conditions hitherto prevailing, bog prices In Iominlon yards have ijiioied at a premium of a much as i cents a pound over American hogs, which they usually follow. Kei lpts have been unusually light and roinpetitive buying held, prices firm. The Canadian farmer has not crowdd the market. BUSINESS OUTLOOK Labor Situation From present indications induiri.il unrest is coming to a head with possibilities that cannot wisely be i l: no red. Hasiness men are ;ism whether a period of black depessinn is in store. The situation created by the industrial conference must be remedied or more open opposition berween capital and labor may deelop. The coal strike and threaten d railroad strike, not to mention bints of a general drike, supply reason for pessimism. The radical lenient, quick to t..ke advantage of an opportunity, are redoubling rhir efforts. The result of a breakdown in industry would be stagnation ami even semi-chaos. Tiie president is taking a deided stand. The public stands xoitdly behind him in h!s declara- ! ;ion that no class interest shall triumph in American democracy! iT.d that Inderinitc suspension' of coal. mining will not be. tolerated. The public fortu-i rately represents a vast majority t,f i American citizenship. It unites the ia-st and strongest elf men! in every' occupational class farmer. professional, employ r and !lar , Herein lies assurance ft.- the fu-' ';re. The nation is j ;, f airainst :eolution and demoralization bee.euse its heart is m-'v. Sanity; ;.nd wisdom ultimatelv err. RAID PARIS STORES AND REDUCE H. C. L. PA BIS. Nov. 1. The raids of the "high cost of Jiving'' police on one of the largest department stores of Baris, and tho numerous summons to appear I fore the courts w hich have been delist red to the staff of ' he More running from managers .f departments, stockholders and Ürretors to mere cl rks. has had a - tlut.iry effect in the prices in the other big stores of Paris. In some es the prices buve been reduced ij per cent.

Review of

Activities hi Vtuiviv: Mnv:-:

STOOiS. Speculative issues showed persistent buoyancy in face of the coal strike; rumhling Indicative of a, ra'Iroad strike, and other dispjht-. ing factors In the labor situation.. Advances were marked during the' early wftk. Traders found cheer int the president's deeded stand to-j ward the coal miners. Total sales! ran high. larger earnings of thi United States Steel corporation for the third quarter strengthened the list. The market was under considerable pressure, following the midweek, and the tone was nervous and unsettled at times with prices fluctuating. The impending coal strike could not be utterly ignored. Tall rates were erratic, arying between live and fifteen per cent. I2xchange continued weak. The trend in corn was mainly ward tinder the influence 'of weather, car shortage, light upceipts. buoyancy in the stock market, and other factors. The reported extension of credit on a birg scale to central Furopean buyers proved a stimulating influence. while upturns in tlrr? hog " market figured prominently. Oats followed corn. BUILDING AND REAL ESTATE New Construction Shows Customary Seasonal Decline, While Still Maintaining High Level Boom Foreseen Next Spring. Iiuilding operations havo shown the customary seasonal decline Incident to the approach of winter. Not only was the September total below August, but construction during the week ended Oct. 18 as reported to the American Contractor aggregated $7,000,000 lcs.s than the $7 4,000,000 worth of contracts awarded during the week of Oct. 11, while 'still $4,000.000 above the weekly average from Sept. 6 to Oct. 11. Contemplated projects fell from $88,000,000 to $76,470,000 between Oct. 11 and IS. The peak of building activity was reached In July and August. Nevertheless building maintains a high level. Construction work is actively progressing In the south, as heretofore. Minneapolis expects the most extensive winter building in the city's history. Chicago building permits for September set a new high recoj-d for tho month in total cost. September was likewise a busy month In Canada, outstripping all other months this N year, with building permits at 33 cities reaching $12,000,000. During the first nine months of the year these o3 cities issued building permits for a total of more than $50,000,000, as against $29,000.000. last year. l'orsw lllg Dcinnml. "While retail lumber buying has diminished, many commentators foresee an immense demand, not only for lumber, but for all building materials next spring, and a veritable boom that will require capacity production at the .mills and elsewhere. The one doubtful factor, which conditions all building activity, is labor. Strikes have delayed operations in many centers like Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, and the present outlook Is not bright. Shortened hours and decreased individual etliclency have reacted .adversely upon building operations, and contractors encounter grreat difficulty in making estimates. when contracts are merely tentative and whkp demand follow one another in bewildering succession. Building materials prices have been fairly stable, but show little disposition to recede as they are well sustained by wages. FOREIGN TRADE International Co-operation

ino iniernauonai auu- .o,,4e eu.e llauffhter M. A. Patterson, in ElkKhould inaugurate an era of lntrr-!ha WtMnrsla v. national cooperation, unsurpassed j lfleinoon ivcn lv allied cooperation m the, . for the balance of the week. Mis war- , , t Jean Gammick and Miss Mildred Cooperation was the knut, of !xnvr- are attending the teachers' the conference, where real breadth . lnRtUute in Indianapolis, of vision was displayed. Credit cx- Mrs WiUiam Hoffman visited in tension s-em5 assured and may wardsth.jr(? Wednesday, provide- Just the community of in- EK.ction of officers will be held terest. so conspicuously absent. that,iy tnp (;loan.rs ?atvirday evrnnsr. will reunite the allied countries in Nqv 1s( a, mt.mbers rr(Ji:rsted a common spirit more enduring than to j,e j,rrsont the bonds of war. The common j Mrs Louisa Seifert w as verv ,;.tM-cst in reconstruction should be, p:can.ly Mirpr;5,.(i on h,.r h!rlha twin force w ith the common peril j da. Wednesday ovening by her f two years ago in holding P.ng-j brothers, sister, nephew and nelccs lard. France. Italy. Japan, and the of SolUn Tjonti and Mishawaka.

! - tf.l States to.'i thtT in friendly; -- -. r'a".ons and founding securely the I.e-ik-i.e cf Nations, or a League of Na'ions that will materialize the dream of ages. j .. ri-.li.m ir, Ho r fn.'.i-n tr,1e Wh ich : would surely alienate her former al-: lie-. The world awaits a dcmonstra-! tion in peace oi mo' i pier.o n t motives so p . i. iy n t : . :n "-ar. : Tili; l"sl.V.M M itil.DA. S.unt K Ida. a in re a -v.reless t taui was placed during the war, ;s the moM remote of the Hebridge. the nearest land to it being vlrlminlh Point. North n-t. 40 miles away. The present population Id about S( persons, who are (.taicsoeaking crofters.

the Week

uvjr.HK. ilogs trained r.vw life in .he pro"-! 'es of "otnpar.ttivf ly smy.il reco p's ard quclatior.s mooi upA.iri!. The "prrad narr :"!. ",lv.y :orr.p'ti- : tion between small packers nnd spce'.il.'i tors, higher prices irr the west, and upturns in provision futures and cash pork products wer' factors. Top cattle sold at 5 1 1. 3 0 on! occasion, nut in general tn traue was unsettled or slow. Largo receipts depressed the sheep market, but some activity was noted later. with higher prices COTTON. The r ni in cotton was mainly

upward during the fore part of thcf.rai

week under the stimulus of bullish spot and crop advices, as usual, firm cables. unfavorable weather. a strong stock market, and a more

'.vet i optimistic view of exports. Irregu-re-'laritv and hesitation with lower

prices then developed, due to the menace of a coal htrike. The special government crop report, placing condition at 51.1 a decline of S.T during the month, was more favorable than had been expected. BUSINESS Coal Movement Has Been Large Railroads Face New Wage Demands Upon Return to Private Ownership Steel Operations Approach Normal. The bituminous coal movement has been unusually lare ol late and the country is better fortilied against a strike than had summer level been maintained. Director llincs on Oct. 12s reported an arage weekly movement since early September of more than 11,000,000 tons rnd a newhigh record during the week ending (Jet. 11 of 11,5?.", 000 tons. Cnor-ganizc-d production does not account for more than 5 or 10 percent of the total output. Preferential distribution and maximum prices, below those hitherto prevailing, have been recommended in case the government assumes control. The strike menace has stimulated the purchase of coal In a degree. Business men hold consistently that any coal strike at this time must fail. The stock market has displayed remarkable confidence in view of the critical developments In I labor. The opinion is wide-sproad that labor trouble have about reached their peak and that more stable conditions are In prospect. To many onlookers, however, current evidence suggests a ciisls more acute than any yet recorded. Should government authority avert si strike, it must still be remembered that the president will soon lose his war powers and the same old conflict may arise between coal miners and operators unless steps are taken to abate the opposition on each side. The outlook has been good for enactment of wise legislation to safeguard the railroads- Both house and senate have labored diligently to afford that measure of protection necessary to attract investors. Tho railroad managements face new wage demands upon return to private control. It remains to be seen whether they will fare better than did the government. Stiel operations are approaching ! normal and even labor leaders ad mit the strike a failure as regards indefinite stoppage of production. ;ii.xc;i-:n. Oct. 30. .1". C. Ray and wife entertained their son, Traverse, and wife, of Three Oaks, Mich.. Saturday and Sunday. Thomas Klder nnd family, of Mishawaka, took supper at the home of Mrs. K. B Shaffer Sunday evening. Mrs. Clarence Kizer entertained Mrs Frank Bucha 1 and Mrs. Nelson, of Mishawaka. "Wednesday. Alex Kemlcy and wife, of Mill Creek; Jacob Hochstedler and wife and Keith Jones, of New Carlisle; Mrs- William Warren and Mrs. May Word, of South Bend, visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bemley Sunday. Mrtf Incnnr SCmitVi 'ic if a1 Kai -ri...,- ... - , r-i, k ill t i ' j i;i Tin. i lie - v present. i fiing was spent with music and j games- Supper was served and an . enjoyab'o evening was spent JAPANESE COLLEGE BOYS I K T A I W f I M h M AS h IJ I I A I N 1 N . i T."KIO. Nov. 1. - School rcpu'a- j v.rrs just promu'gatca at the (join-me-cial industrial s.-hnol of ICeio nr.ivt rsity advised the young men to lo k upon innen as th ir equals, -ci! inem vith con Ai.lera'ion. and ho(5,- their wives with a view to altlnitics. The K io university has recently h-n opened to women. ( Tor the first time. also, women are ; I cing emploed in the department J of foreign affairs for typewriting.

IU. S. PROSPEROUS

DESPITE SL1E October Reports Show Strong Demand for Various Commodities Throughout Country. r. .r(vi&red Pres- : WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 Despite disturbed industrial conditions great prosperity obtains generally over the country, according to reports for October received by the federal reserve board from its agents in the revdistricts. A strong demand for commodities, varying ut times upon recklessness in buying was noted in practically all sections. Summarizing the reports, jhe board in a statement made public today said the labor situation accupied a position of primary- importance with an increasing degree of general unrest over the countr. , Stevl Strikt Near Km!. "The steel strike, which has been long- drawn out though with production well maintained." said the summarv, "is apparently approach ing its md. The strike had not in recent weeks seriously hampered t production. j .More serious, perhaps, m its possibilities than other labor disturbance is the coal tnine strike. "Hopeful indication in the labor dilliculty is the fact that in some districts a small number of actual strikes, or a smaller number of men out Of work as a. result of strikes, is reported. "A troublesome factor in the industrial situation is seen in the existence of a widespread condition of Industrial and social unrest and j while disturbances growing out of j strikes have not increased during the ' month, prospects for a growth in , this direction have been mich as to cause some anxiety. j "Crop returns were reported as, good in most sections and even i where decline in output has brought j tin total yield below forecasts, rec- ! t erd prices have augmented the money returns in spite of the decreased volume." ;k.m vir:w. Oct. 30. j Mr. anl Mrs. Claud Iiausbottom j and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kaushot-j torn motored from Martin, Mich., j and spent Krioay night with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bausbottom, of this place. Ioran Avers visited Saturday with relatives at New Carlisle. Mrs. (leorge Clark, of South Bend, i was u Sunday guest at the home of Mr- and Mrs. M. 1. Bunyan. Mrs. Claud Bronson. of South Ben 1, visited Wednesday with Mrs. Ira Bottorff. Mrs. Fd Krill and son. Nicholas, visited Saturday with her sister. Mrs. A- Andrews, of Iipaz, and on : Sunday accompanied the latter and motored to 4 Bremen. Ind., where they visted with relatives. Mrs. Clem Kay lor and son, Willlam, were Tuesday guest9 at the home of Mrs. Ina Fevers. Charles Berry Is ill. Mrs. Ira Bortorff, who has been 111, Is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson motored to Inwood Sunday and visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Deacon. Mr . and Mrs. Oren Sisk and children spent the week-end with Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Tyler, of Importe, Indiana. Mrs. C. E. Matteson entertained the S. S. C. E. at her home in outh Bend Wednesday at 12 o'clock luncheon. Covers were placed for 15. Devotlonals were led by the president, Mrs. Cllen Carpenter, at 2 o'clock. The next concuration meeting will be hold with Mrs. I Clyde (laleonor, of this place, the first Wednesday in December. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yoder were Sunday callers at the home of Mrand Mrs. Ira Bottorff. Mrs. W. I). Krill and Mrs. C. Smith, of South Bend, were Friday visitors of Mrs. Ed. Krill. Mr. and Mrs- Herman Hostedder were Sunday guests at the home of Mrs. Ella (Jever. Try NEWS-TIMES Want Ads

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