Federal, Alta. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNITED FARMERS OF ALBERTA The ALBERTA WHEAT POOL AND OTHER PROVINCIAL MARKETING POOLS Vol. VII. CALGARY, ALBERTA, NOVEMBER 1st,, 1928 No. 25 News from the Wheat Pool Head Office Grain Trade's Fictitious ''Average' Prices The Rural Elementary School By Mrs. LEONA R. BARRITT The Power Trust Debauches the Press Further Revelations in U.S. Probe Cream Prices- --the Facts Dairy Pool Section The Contribution of the U.F.A. to Social Progress THE U. F. A. November 1st, 1036 $7,600.00CashPrizes/ WILL BE GIVEN AWAY BY The Nor*- West Farmer In Simple Fascinating Compttition FOR YOU! m-Can You Find The" Twins''?^ FIndrhvmt Survyvucaa* They •tM*ok attkc. y«u M^f WImm* NoiBoftitil They arc not sU dttfliftJ the turn* Many young ladU* look alik* and (hv rlghirvn on ihta p*f l*ok like evcli other, but the "TWINS" are dretaed eiarily the aame. like all real rwina Now look •O'n sbowc the hart? TriaunM^ U difTereni. Un't tt> Thaf'a Hh«rc the fun mme« In. ftndlng the Twlna It take* real care and cleverncaa to point out Che diflercnce ai»d ftii4 cIm twm f««l ''t'TNS,*' baOMM tw« and oal|' iwo ar« ManticaUy Uio aame. ' ' CLUES ' ' Ar flfsc ftlanca, all tba yomm* ladle* look alike •ut YOU ARE ASK.eD TO ftSB THE "TWINS" THAT ARE (XOTHtl) F.XACTl Y ALIKE. Now then, upon clo**r e&annlnatioH, you wlU Umd a 4iffcraace In their wearing apparel. Have ihey all earring* or necklace* t How about their Kata f Arc lhay trkcuned the aame ? Some ha«e band* on the brim aad crowaa; ethara kava Mt. MafW tiM tflffarenca la juat l4ia button-halea on the lapel af the coat. First Prize $3,000.00 MAXIMUM AWARD Thl> U en* »1 th« fniMt arrayt ol Caah Prize* that have tirt been offered la N»r'-Weal F*i Putxl* Canted. Thel • whai U li folkri- and >ou raa win a bit Caeh Prize. The prlxe* range lw»m CO (i.OM oa Think efitt > •« can win a* murh an Si.OOO. Yee. tir, t7.6M la Caah Prizee may IM «oa ta thla Inlemtinit puiile ronleiit. anJ will be awa.-drd promptly after January ilst, lt2V. There wBt ba tH yrlte winners, end the FIrif Priie, the golden epporluaily, ti,*M IN CASH. I.*0t polnii wine Firet Prize. We wlH )>lve you tlOt poiate for flndlnt the "Twtaa." Inamediaiel/ uyaa receipt of your answer ro the Twine, we will tell yeu hew you can ^Ala Lbe ceaaalning 200 po4au rcqutred la win a {3.000 First Prize or one of the ether priree. Now find the twins. kTwin puzzle coupon. Listed bel«w are 200 Puzaie Manager. The Nw'-Weat F( the maximum Hlnalp^ Canada. Prwesyoucanwin. " " Grand Prizes Number* . and are th* Tarta* that I ba>e faisad. If Che** are correct, plea** credit me with ike MO pa4nM and 1*11 toe how to gain the final 200 potaaa Co win ttwM Peti* 1st Prize 000.00 Priae. 175.00 ^ tJ. «lb and W.OOO.Ot IN CAM. )nd Prize ^ 1.000.00 7th Prize.. 50.00 ">•- Jrd 500.00 t(h Prize . .. MOO 4th 3*0.00 th PrUe . ... MOO »th Prize . ..^ 150.00 lOth Prize 50.00 P^OiBw. lllh lo iOih Prize*, each . .... »00 5isi le lOOth Prize*, each .... 15.00 lOlst to 125th Prizee. each. 10.00 Previa** - . Ukch to 200th Prtiee, each t.oo MAIL YOUR ANSWER PROMPTLY . Write the number* in the roupon above, fill in your aame aad coaaplet* addreee aad maH k (• th* Puzzle Manager. IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO ENTER. Get started promptly Im the Big Flrat Prte*. The Nor'.West Farmer JTSTJ! Nov«mbw i8t, 19^& (795) 3 DBBCRIPTIOIIft ADVEBTISraO On» Y»»r $2.00 Oommeioial Display 39o per agate line Siugla Copiea 10 oenta (S4.90 per inch) livestook Display (ratee on application) Make remittanoet by money ord*r or postal 6c per word prepaid note. W« cannot aecept retponsibility for our- Pablished on the lat and 15th of each month bf Classified renoy forwarded through the mai]. THE UNITED FARMERS OF AI^EBTA No discount for time or siiaoe Bailding Chance of Address—When ordering a change Loagbeed New copy must reach us 8 days in advance - ALBERTA of address, the former as well as the present CALGART of publication to insure insertion. addrssa should be given; otherwise the altenf Official Organ of No advertisements taken for liquor, or specu- tion cannot be made. THE ALBERTA WHEAT POOL lative investment schemes. None other than CIBClTLATIOir THE ALBERTA UVESTOCK POOL reliable advertisements will be knowingly accepted THE ALBERTA DAIRY POOL Readers will confer a favor by advising us promptly Average net paid circulation, siz months ALBERTA EGG AND POULTRY POOL of unsatisfactory dealings with advertisers. tmiing October 16th, 1928 488,17 THE THE ALBERTA CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Editor ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT A. M. H. B. O. H. SCHOLEFIELD, J. JESSE STSANO W. NORMAN SMITH W. 0. KERR. TURNER Vol. VII. CALGARY, ALBERTA, NOVEMBER let, 1928 No. 25 Principal Contenta Pagb MENACE OF UTILITIES RING Editorial 3 "The menace of the utilities ring is no idle menace. It News of the Oroaniiation 4 represents financial Fascism carried to the highest pitch. conbtitcenct f0rm8 debating league 4 It is the most expert plan yet devised to enable those who Reduced Rates on Seed Grain 4 live by owning to exact an ever-increasing toll from all Locals Urged to Collect and Send In Dues 5 other classes of society. In the United Slates, according British Labor's Banking Policv Means Nationalization . 6 to Senator Norris, 41 companies control .four-fifths of all Service at Cotrr in State Life Insurance Plan 6 the electrical energy developed. Thev have a total The Politics or Oil 7 capitalization of $10,200,000,000. Fighty-six million Do Albertans Want These Power Trust Methods? 8 Americans must get their electricity from these 41 cor- The Rural Elementary School 9 orations, or go without. For the past six years it has The Contribution of the U.F.A. to Social Progress 11 ominated the political life of the United States." —Aid. Failure or Kellogg Pact— And Task BtroRE Us.... 13 C. L. Gibbs, of^ Edmonton. Co-operatives . 13 Plan Grand Council of Labor and The warning of the Edmonton alderman is timely. If the 14 News from Alberta Wheat Pool Head Office people of Alberta wish to preserve their Province from the 15 Grain Trade's Fictitious "Average Prices" worst forms of "financial Fascism," they will undertake the 15 Why Don't Men Learn to Meet MenI development of electrical power as a public enterprise. Wheat Pool Field Service 17 Keep the Trust! 18 « * * Inierests of the United Farm Women 20 PEANUT STANDS AND JEWELLERY SHOPS Bernard Shaw's Views on Education 20 Before the enterprise was brought Members Urged to Place Orders Early for Cook Book 22 Ontario Hydro-electric into being, power distribution in the hands of a "The U.F.A." Pattern Departm*nt 22 was mainly few frant^hises Seasonable Recipes 23 large companies which had obtained from the public authorities. of had to be pur- U.F.A. Junior Activities 24 Some these enterprises Plan for the Winter Season 24 chased by the Hydro-electric commission, at greatly enhanced Suggestive Program 24 prices. Describing the purchases. Sir Adam Back, father of A Winter's Reading 24 the Provincial scheme, declared: "We gave away peanut stands, and bought back jewellery Alberta can profit Prop. Fay Writes of Wheat Pool Impkessions 2% shops." Misunderstanding Cleared Up 28 by the experience of Ontario. News from Alberta Dairy Pool Head Ophcb 30 • • * Cream Prices — Here Are the Facts SO DEBAUCHING THE PRESS Types of Co-operaiive Creameries 80 Debauchery of the press through advertising contracts was Correspondence 1 34 of the effective the power trust News from Head Office of Alberta Livestock Pool. 36 one most means employed by Governing Livestock Prices on Fou^ Leading Markets 36 in the United States in its attacks on public ownership of Board of Central Livestock Co-operative 36 electrical power resources. Eleventh Fortnightly Crop Report 37 This is what ex-Governor Pinchot, of Pennsylvania, has to To British Harvesters 38 say upon the subject, \n a survey of a portion of the evidence brought to light in the investigations into the operations of the trust: 1 "Naturally, newspapers were not overlooked by the skilled press agents employed by the electric monopoly. EDITORIAL In practically every state the electric utilities maintain a separate press bureau which sends out news releases, ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES clipping services and free 'boiler plate' to every daily and weekly paper in its territory." The free "news" appears the A letter from the Central Secretary which in service was supplemented by advertising contracts, and the importance of bringing Organization page calls attention to one of the trust's "contact" men testified that as the far possible before the close of the Locals up to strength as as result of the expenditure of $30,000,000 a year in this financial year on November 30th. We would urge all Locals manner, "newspapers that were unfriendly have become this send in all dues to take matter in hand at once and to friendly; helpful editorials have appeared in the state collected without delay. • • « press." • • • Resolutions received to date indicate that the Annual Convention will be called upon to reach decisions upon a Local secretaries and secretaries of District Associations are number of urgent questions of public policy.