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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1927
Page
12
On Armistice morning a call to silence across fields offices and stores. A tribute to brave lads resting in Suresnes Arlington and nearby graves who sacrificed in 1917 and 1918. Citizens are urged to offer a silent prayer for Security Freedom and Happiness and to face east in gratitude.
Dean Roscoe Pound of Harvard Law spoke to over 3,000 in Boulder Colorado defending creative legal reform. He warned fixed dogmas threaten progress and urged remaking social activity to fit urbanizing America. He cited a 1920 census shift from rural to city life and called for rethink reshaping.
Colorado voters in Denver district weigh two candidates over liquor policy with moral issues dominating the race. Democrats back a reformer open to modifying the Volstead act while Republicans back a bone dry rival. Voters see little discussion of experience or legislative ability beyond the wet dry divide.
Bertram Austin, a British economist, after a month in the United States studying capital and labor ties, predicts labor unions will become antiquated as cooperation grows. He and W. Francis Loyd previously coauthored The Secret of High Wages and found American industrial relations favor harmony over conflict. Austin now sails home to Europe after reporting that unions formed to fight are increasingly unnecessary.
The Kansas City Federal Reserve notes a slight rise in dollar value for the first 40 weeks of 1927 versus 1926 with crop values in Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma up 29.2 percent. It forecasts district crops will exceed last year in quantity and value, aided by farm income lowering loan pressure. Industrial activity remained strong through October with overall business near 1926 levels. Crops, livestock, wheat receipts, coal and oil output show mixed changes, while wholesale distribution remains large and retail sales improve in fall. Banking follows the year’s trend with rapid loan repayments but increased use of funds in securities and mortgages, and deposits fluctuating with fall buying.
The American Legion Auxiliary will serve a free chicken dinner to all ex service men at the Christian church at 12:15 on Armistice Day, a customary event for Sidney and Cheyenne county Legionnaires.
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