trch 28, 192S, 



IS IN 



TRICTS 



4FERENCES 



ith Executive 

 and I. A. A. 

 to Talk Over 

 1 Problem* 



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CULiTUllAL- A 



ILLINOIS FARMERS RESPOND NOBLY WITH CASH FOR NEIGHBORS 



PROGRAM CONTINUES 

 ROMP INTO FAVOR 



' Gat Tax and Revenue Amend- 

 ment Gain Ground; Tice Bill 

 Now Ready for House Vote 



lative program. Volume 3 



U for re-coding 



ling bovine tu 



on, the Cuth 



i bill, and the 



the State Con-. . 



renue changes;.^ THREE-LEGGED LAW 



g problem; co- 

 ot farm prod- 

 situation; the 



oultry and egg 



lese and other 



iportance made 



a the farm bu- 



rences held at 



itly. 



of farm bureau 



bureau advisers 



i In 11 Congres- 

 the following, 



, Wheaton. Du- 



Febb. Joliet, I.A. 



eeman ; 12th dls- 



ounty, G. F. Tul- 



jttve coramittee- 



Bushnell, Mc- 



H. Moody. Port 



imitteeman; 15th 



. H. Taylor. Rap- 



Tiitteeman. 

 Pekln. Taiewell 



it. Varna, execu- 

 17th district-, 



n county. F. D. 



utive committee- 

 Danville. Vermll- 



irr. Iroquola. ex- 



in; 19th district 



Ity. J. L. Wlils- 



cecutlve commit- 



. Carllnvllle. Ma- 



1 Sorrells. Ray- 



nmitteeman; 22d 



3t. Clair county. 



. executive com- 



1 district. Salem, 

 L. Cope. Salem 



man. 



Iwued Every Other Saturday For 63,000 thinking Farmers — April 11, 1925 



No. 7 



MERSIN 

 • HEARINGS! 



ts of the Illinois • 

 iation recently 



RSTO 

 \ASM FOLKS 



the first of the 

 dio talks over I 



start the ball 

 Dn "Making al- 

 'er grow in Hen- 

 1:40 P. M. the 

 leak on "Saving 

 in Henry coun- 



advisers' radio 

 arranged by the 

 adio broadcasts 

 series for Aj)rll 



M.. A. A. Olsen. 

 irm Bur«au livu 

 ociation." April 



Checkley, "When 

 -" in Logan coun- 

 complishments of 

 Farm Bureau." 

 [,. T- H- Roberts. 

 eh yields-" April 

 Madden, "Testlne 

 Lse In Sangamon 



. "Essentials in 



the farmer sees 

 P- M.. Dan G- Da- 

 litteeman In place 

 idviser. on "Com- 

 Kane county." 

 W. A- Herring' 

 on County Farm 

 ojcct:" 8:40 P. M 

 r marketing in 



program for 

 need In another 



That three-legged legislative 

 platform entered in the General As- 

 sembly derby by the I. A. A. Racing 

 Stables is a good boss upon which 

 to bet your money. If the indica- 

 tions of April 1, when two of the 

 legs were up for examination (the 

 gas tax and revenue amendment) 

 do not turn out to be an April Fool 

 joke in keeping with that day. 



Under the command of Stable 

 Master Frank D. Barton, chairman 

 of the legislative committee, the 

 bin for the two-cent gas tax with 

 proceeds to be used in place of 

 county highway taxes and the joint 

 resolution providing for amending 

 the revenue section of the state con- 

 stitution to permit a lessening of 

 the burden of farmers, was un- 

 wrapped for the legislators to look 

 uponj 



Committee on the Job 

 Groom H. E. Goembel, I. A. A. 

 vice-president and also a member 

 of the legislative committee, busied 

 himself with bandages and applica- 

 tions of Farmer Brand Liniment 

 while Jockey A. C. Kveringham of 

 HutsoBviUe, the third member of 

 ■s' interests in * the legislative trio, sandpapered his 

 )iications before I riding breeches and snapped his 

 rce Commission \ quirk preparing for the great Gen- 

 1 telephone rate eral Assembly Derby which will test 

 )anie8 suffering? the real strength of the I. A. A.'s 

 et storm during' three-legged legislative platform, 

 inance, account-; Baftdage Boys and Rubbing Doctors 

 epartments ap-! stood handy to help the legislative 



commission in'f committee, 

 atrons. I Gas Tax Recommended to Pass 

 ^_ * The Cuthbertson bill, which em- 

 bodies the I. A. A. stand on the gas 

 tax, was due for a hearing before 

 the Committee of Revenue on 

 -April I. Because of the limited 

 farm adviser in time of the committee and the large 

 number of proponents and oppo- 

 nents wishing to be heard. Senator 

 Cuthbertson asked that a hearing 

 trr TTTi.- A . be had before the Senate as a com- 

 ^l-^y^'Jt^l'it'l mittee of the whole. Upon his mo- 

 tion, the bill was voted out of com- 

 mittee with the formality of the 

 recommendation that it pass. The 

 bearing is to l>e April 22. 



Revenue Amendment in Favor 



The Lantz resolution, which gives 

 the General Assembly broad powers 

 in saying who shall pay the taxes, 

 and which is the third leg of the 

 I. A. A. legislative platform, en- 

 joyed a rather one-sided hearing, 

 also on April 1. The text of this 

 resolution was decided upon fol- 

 lowing a series of meetings during 

 the past eight months of a commit- 

 tee representing nearly a score of 

 organizations- It has the support 

 of most of them with the exception 

 of the Illinois Manufacturers Asso- 

 ciation. 



John C. Watson, director of tax- 

 ation add statistics for the I. A. A., 

 was on this committee and conse- 

 quently the farmer's tax plight was 

 not forgotten. This resolution calls 

 for an amendment to the revenue 

 section of the constitution and will 

 make possible a much more equit- 

 able distribution of the whole tax 

 costs. 



A Far-Reochlng Measure 



It is considered the post far- 

 reaching of any measure proposed 

 in the state legislature this year 

 because it has the possibilities of 

 bringing Illinois' public money- 

 raising scheme up to date. Taxes 

 are now based on a state constitu- 

 tion adopted in 1870. If the Lantz 

 resolution passes both Senate and 

 House, it will then need to be 

 passed by popular vote to become 

 ' effective. 



(Continued on page 3, col. 3.) 



1 was reported 

 the Agrlcnl- 



with amend- 

 1 and gbctf-day 

 attle made for 



wired M. H. 

 Springfield as 

 int to press. 



i 



)f the Illinois Ag 



raised (302-61 ■ 

 Committee- 



"We All Look to I. A. A. 

 For Leadership," Says 



New A. F. B. F. Secretary 



"We look to the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association for leadership in 

 many things from ail parts of the 

 United States," said Frank Evans, 

 secretary of the American Farm 

 Bureau Federation since February, 

 in a talk to the I. A. A. executive 

 committee in Its meeting of April 

 3. Mr. Evans was invited over to 

 get acquainted. On Monday he vtas 

 also the guest at an office confer- 

 ence of directors and officers. 



"However," Mr. Evans stated, 

 "there are good things in other 

 states from which you, too. can take 

 patterns." 



Mr. Evans was formerly legal 

 counsel for the Utah Farm Bureau 

 Federation and was successful in 

 assisting with the establishment of 

 marketing organizations in that 

 state. His title with the American 

 Farm Bureau Federation Is "mar- 

 keting counsel," but he holds the 

 chair of secretary. 



LAUNCH REINSURANCE 

 BODY FOR PROTECTION 

 OFALLFARMMUTUALS 



Asso ci ation of Mutual Insurance 

 Companie* and I. A. A. 

 Complete New Plan 



A plan whereby local farm mu- 

 tual insurance companies can rein- 

 sure in a state company has been 

 worked out by representative lead- 

 ers of the farm mutual insurance 

 companies of the state and the In- 

 surance committee of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association. 



The Illinois Association of Mu- 

 tual Insurance Companies approved 

 the general proposal of a joint com- 

 mittee at its annual meeting at 

 Springfield, Feb. 10-11. Numerous 

 conferences have been held the past 

 six months considering various 

 phases of the problem until at the 

 April 3 meeting of the executive 

 committee, the plan as agreed upon 

 was ratified. 



The principal object is to provide 

 means for local mutual Insurance 

 companies leveling out their risks 

 in such a way that all companies 

 will be protected. 



Work of Joint Committee 

 A joint committee representing 

 the Illinois Association of Farm 

 Mutual Insurance Companies and 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 worked out the definite plans for 

 launching the reinsurance company 

 which will function in accordance 

 with the general principles agreed 

 upon by the two associations. It 

 will be known as the Farmers Mu- 

 tual Reinsurance Company of Illi- 

 nois. 



A teinporary board of directors 

 has been selected as follows: Wm. 

 B. McFarland, Hoopeston; Geo. F. 

 Tullock. I. A. A. executive commit- 

 teeman, Rockford; C. A. Asf>Iund. 

 president, Illinois Association of 

 Mutual Insurance Companies, Or- 

 ion; E. J. Carmody, Towanda; Ev- 

 erett H. Tripp, Belvidere; I. N. 

 Hosford, Hamilton; Otis Kercher, 

 farm adviser, Vermilion County 

 Farm Bureau, Danville; Frank 

 Troeckler, Mitchell and H. A. Cress, 

 HiUsboro. 



Wm. B. McFarland was desig- 

 nated as secretary-manager and R. 

 A. Cowles, I. A. A. director of fi- 

 nance, as treasurer. 



I. A. A. Financing Company 



The I- A. A. will assist in pro- 

 moting the new company in much 

 the same way as the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Co-operatives Associartion, 

 auditing and business advisory serv- 

 ice for co-ops, was launched and 

 (Continued on page 4. col. 5.) 



FARM REUEF SUPPLY DEPOT 



FARM REUEF SUM 

 REACHES $103,732.17; 

 68 COUNTIES ACTIVE 



Many Counties Over Quota; 

 Much Money Being Held Un- 

 til Drives are Completed 



This is the supply depot at Batton, Franklin county, ftnly a feu: miles out 

 of the tornadoes path, where clothes, food, cooking utensils and the like have 

 been given out by the Illinois Farm Relief Committee. Several carloads of 

 things have gone through this depot, most of which has been from If'LS listeners. 



Use of Radio on Farm 

 Doubles in One Year, 

 /. A. A. Survey Reveals 



That radio is getting more 

 Mixi more ix>|.ti,ui uu the tariu 

 is shown by a snn'ey made by ^ 

 the I. A. A. in co-operation with 

 county Farm Bnrean advisers. 



A survey conducted by the 

 I. A. A. in March, 1924, showed 

 that there were over 20,000 re- 

 ceiving sets on farms in 73 Dli- 

 nois counties. A rough but con- 

 ser^'ative estimate just com- 

 pleted brings out the discovery 

 that radicbsets on nUnols farms 

 Just about doubled since the • 

 survey a year ago. 



"While radio is mostly used 

 for entertaining," declare the 

 farm advisers, "it is proving of 

 great value by way of market 

 information and lectures on 

 farm subjects." 



TORNADO SWIRLED 

 $1,338,000 OUT OF 

 FARMERS' POCKETS 



Average Loss Per Farm Is $2,- 

 330 with luMiranee Dwincted; 

 Ultra Conservative Fjtimatf 



Probe Judge Who 



Threw Dairy Co-op 



Into Bankruptcy 



The dailies have been giving re- 

 ports of the progress of the special 

 congressional committee investigat- 

 ing the office and official conduct of 

 Federal Judge George W. English 

 of East St. Louis, for the purpose 

 of determining whether impeach- 

 ment proceedings 'should be insti- 

 tuted in Congress against Judge 

 English. Evidence of a bankruptcy 

 ring has been presented to the in- 

 vestigating committee in the form 

 of a report of investigators from 

 the department of justice. 



This report indicates flagrant vio- 

 lations of the law in bankruptcy 

 proceedings in the Federal Court 

 at East St. Louis. One of the bank- 

 ruptcy proceedings which was basis 

 for severe criticism was the case 

 against the Illinois-Missouri Co-op- 

 erative Milk Producers Association. 

 A few dissatisfied producers with 

 small claims against the association 

 got into the hands of those associ- 

 ated with the bankruptcy ring, a 

 proceeding was filed, a receiver ap- 

 pointed with only a $2,000.00 bond 

 and the going business of the co-op- 

 erative was closed. 



Beside the death blow to the 

 business and the loss of thousands 

 of dollars to the dairymen in the 

 district it cost the company over 

 120,000 to get the property of the 

 association back in the hands of the 

 Board ot Directors. 



Six hundred and sixteen "cases" 

 of farms caught in the tornado 

 were recorded in a farm-to-farm 

 survey made by the Franklin. Jack- 

 son. White and WilUamson County 

 Farm Bureaus in their respective 

 counties and by mutual assistance 

 in Hamilton county, where ther^ is 

 no Farm Bureau. 'This county was 

 handicapped in many ways because 

 it bad no farm organization. 



The total net loss by counties, 

 with collectable Insurance deducted, 

 was as follows: Franklin. $416.- 

 22g; Jackson, $224,850; Hamilton. 

 $221,726; and White, $475,196. 

 Only six farms were hit in William- 

 son county. The total farm loss in 

 the four counties was $1,338,000. 

 Collectable insurance amounted to 

 between 20 and 30 per cent. The 

 average loss per farm was $2,330- 



This amount is regarded by the 

 farm advisers in these counties as 

 ultra conservative since the farm 

 canvass could in no accurate way 

 determine losses on the more in- 

 tangible properties. 



The detailed figures for Jackson 

 county are illustrative of the rural 

 conditions in the other counties. 

 In this county. 107 farms were se- 

 riously damaged: 506 farm peo- 

 ple were affected; 23 killed and 

 104 injured. Ninety-two farm 

 houses, 29 barns and 91 sets of out 

 buildings were demolished com- 

 pletely. Fifty farms had sets of 

 farm implements totally destroyed- 

 Thirty-one cows, 26 horses and con- 

 siderable other live stock was 

 killed- A great number were in- 

 jured- Under a miscellaneous 

 classification, Jackson county also 

 had losses posted for entire fencing 

 systems, fruit bearing orchards, 

 silos and windmills. 



Eight farms near Bentoh in 

 Franklin county were reported as 

 having no ' owners or relatives of 

 the owners available from whom 

 to get information. 



"Our farmers are catherlng sup- 

 plies, such as plows, horses and other 

 needed farm materials, to help in the 

 cyclone district. We are planning to 

 conflne our help to Hamilton and 

 White counties- If you have any sug- 

 gestions please let us have them-" — 

 C. T. Hufford. Wayne County Farm 

 Bureau. 



Farmers all over Illinois are re- 

 sponding nobly to the call sent out 

 by the Illinois Farm Relief Com- 

 mittee for funds with which the 

 farmers In Ihe tornado area can be 

 at least partially supplied with ma- 

 tPrial and equipment so vitally nec- 

 essary if they are to get back into 

 business again. 



Tuesday morning April 7. the 

 total amount of money received by 

 R- A. Cowles, chairman of the com- 

 mittee representing farmers' ele- 

 vators, the Grange, farmers' insti- 

 tutes, insurance mutuals and the 

 farm papers, had risen to $10S.- 

 732-17. Sixty-eight counties had 

 reported some activity or turned in 

 funds. In some counties, the aw- 

 fulness of the tornado has not been 

 realized and the need of money for 

 permanent rehabilitation has not 

 been taken seriously. In others, lo- 

 cal agencies collected money for 

 emergency relief, which makes 

 money for permanent relief harder 

 to get. 



Definite arrangements have been 

 completed whereby all funds placed 

 at the disposal of the Illinois Farm 

 Relltf Commitee will btr fcxi>^ndod 

 through the Red Cross- The money 

 win be ^en the Red Cross as 

 neededr* 



.4 Humanitarian Project 



Some objections have been raised 

 to the 1. A. A- and the Farm Bu- 

 reaus losing their identity In ad- 

 ministering the money, but those 

 in charge, after careful considera- 

 tion, point out that this is a hu- 

 manitarian project of all farm in- 

 terests in the state- Even if any one 

 agency, such as the I. A- A-, has the 

 personnel to actually make the 

 awards to the stricken families, the 

 Red Cross can do It much better 

 because of experience and trained 

 workers. 



An executive committee baa been 

 appointed from the ranks of the 

 Illinois Farm Relief Committee 

 which Is actively supervising the 

 work. The executives appointed by 

 the whole committee are: B- S- 

 Crebs; Dean H- W. Mumford; EM- 

 gar L. Bill, director, WLS; E. A. 

 Eekert. master. Illinois State 

 Grange; R. A. Cowles, chairman; 

 R. K. Loomis and Curt Anderson. 

 1- A- A, executive committeemen. 



Produce Not Wanted Now 



Offers of all kinds of produce 

 such as seed com, poultry, setting 

 eggs and the like have been re- 

 ceived by Chairman Cowles, He 

 states that the best thing to do 

 where such things are offered is to 

 hold a public aytction or ship the 

 goods in a larg^ Tot where they can 

 be sold. The cash is much better 

 than the goo4s, Mr, Cowles states- 

 The Illinois Farm Relief Com- 

 mittee will furnish a man to ac- 

 company each Red Cross case work- 

 er when the farmers are visited to 

 make sure that practical farm 

 points are given the right consid- 

 eration before actual awards are 

 made. The farm bureau president, 

 farm adviser and one other farmer 

 will act as an advisory committee 

 in each of the tour counties where 

 awards will be made- 

 Following are the contributions 

 received by the Illinois Farm Re- 

 lief Committee by Wednesday, April 

 8: 



Adams - I SOO.OS 



Bond 1S1.SS 



Boons l,4t».t$ 



Brown !•».•• 



Bureau »^T4.4» 



Cass !.•• 



Champaign tS.M 



M (Contlnyed on page t. col- t.) 



