High Prices of Shoes Held Due to Profiteering
Washington reports by the federal trade commission blame the high shoe prices on excessive profits across the industry from 1914 to 1918. Pack ers, tanners, manufacturers, and retailers are cited for unwarranted price increases and large returns on investments. The commission urges firm anti monopoly enforcement and consumer price transparency as relief.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Commission
Wilson
Wheat and Corn Crops Hurt By July Weather
Washington August 8 The Department of Agriculture reports July weather reduced the national corn crop by 27 052 000 bushels and lowered August forecast to 2 788 378 000 from 2 815 430 000 bushels Wheat production drops 221 000 000 bushels from July forecast with winter wheat off 124 000 000 and spring wheat off 97 000 000 bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Resume Drilling Operations in Tri City Well
Drilling resumes at the Tri City well in the Woman's Pocket as the Roundup oil field stays active. Two new firms, Victory Oil and Federal Oil, are incorporated. Men from Butte, Billings, Baker, Ha rlowton, and Wyoming are securing leases and options on land not yet leased.
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Tri City
Woman’s Pocket
Victory Oil Company
Federal Oil Company
Butte
Billings
Baker
Harlowton
Wyoming
Quality of Truth in Liberal Views
A reflective note on balancing generosity with restraint in belief systems. The speaker argues truth has many facets and warnings against dogmatic systems, urging openness while maintaining discipline in interpretation.
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Rylanve
EXPECT DROP IN PRICES OF FEED
Fergus County Farm Bureau met at the courthouse with about 125 farmers and stockmen to discuss the hay and feed situation. Government Marketing Bureau representatives could not attend due to ongoing investigations east of the county. The meeting, led by Theo Hogeland with H P Gramley as secretary, concluded stockmen could survive winter and hay prices laid down here would drop later. a committee of J B Rauch Odin Romanstad and Joseph Vanek was named to study hay and feed.
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Fergus County Farm Bureau
Court House
Government Marketing Bureau
Here
Theo Hogeland
H. P. Gramley
Fergus County
Messrs
J. B. Rauch
Odin Romanstad
Joseph Vanek
Clearing Office Aids Montana Stockmen In Drouth
The Montana State College and U S Department of Agriculture opened an emergency office at Billings to help stockmen and farmers buy or sell feed stuffs cattle and sheep. Prof Arnett invites sellers to provide stock details and delivery terms as buyers’ lists will be forwarded and lists of feed and grazing lands shared. Shippers with less than a carload should join with neighbors to form uniform cars to attract buyers.
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Montana State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Billings
C. N. Arnett
Montana
Death of Andrew Carnegie in Lenox Mass
Andrew Carnegie steel magnate and philanthropist died at 7 10 this morning at his Lenox summer home Shadow Brook after a bronchial pneumonia illness of under three days. His daughter Mrs Roswell Miller could not reach his bedside in time. His wife and private secretary were with him at the end.
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Lenox
Mass
Andrew Carnegie
Shadowbrook
Roswell Miller
Will Probe High Cost of Living in Montana
Helena August 7 Edward C Day United States district attorney for Montana announced an investigation into alleged profiteering in Montana on orders from Attorney General Palmer. He will enlist county attorneys statewide and focus special attention on Butte where he plans a personal visit.
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Helena
Edward, C. Day
United States
Montana
Palmer
Day
Butte
The Go Slow Method and Wages in Industry
The piece argues that riveters in a shipyard slowed production from 295 rivets in eight hours to 73, driven at seven minutes per rivet, illustrating how wage costs and living costs can cause a cycle of reduced output and higher prices. It warns that without value for value in goods and labor, a general smarter era is unlikely, urging workers to give full effort and manufacturers to avoid excess profiteering.
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America
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