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I1RST STATE
(Continued from page one.)
ere was a great expansion of pro
;tion from our marginal lands
ring the war, and upon these
)fitable enterprise under normal
iditions can not be maintained.
:anwhile their continued output
ids to aggravate the situation,
cal taxes have doubled and in
ne cases trebled. Work animals
ve been steadily replaced by me
dical appliances, thereby de
asing the consumption of farm
xiucts. There are many other
itributing causes.
7he general result has been that
• agricultural industry has not
it pace in prosperity or standards
living with other lines of indus
There being no disagreement as
the need of farm relief, the
)blem before us becomes one of
thod by which relief may be
®t successfully brought about,
cause of the multitude of causes
1 because agriculture is not one
lustry but a score of industries,
are confronted not with a sing!'
>blem alone but a great number
problems. Therefore there is no
gle plan or principle that can
greatly applied. Some of the
ces working to the detriment of
riculture can be greatly mitigat
by improving our waterway
importation; some of them by
.djustment of the tariff; some by
ter understanding and adjust
nt of production needs; and
ne by improvement in the me
xis of marketing.
Ui effective tariif upon agricul
al products, that will compensate
; farmer’s higher costs and high
standards of living, has a dual
rpose. Such a tariff not only
jtects the farmer In our domes
market but it also stimulates
n to diversify his crops and to
>w products that he could not
Lerwise produce, and thus lessens
dependence upon exports to for
n markets. The great expansion
production abroad under the
iditions 1 have mentioned reu
•s foreign competition in our ex
rt markets increasingly serious.
jilt seems but natural, therefore.
' | that the American farmer, having
(been greatly handicapped in his
| 'foreign market by such competi
| tion from the younger expanding
I countries, should ask that foreign
|| access to our domestic market
U should be regulated by taking into
; account the differences in our costs
of production.
) The government has a special
| mandate from the recent election,
I not only to further develop our
waterways and revise the agricul
f tural tariff, but also to extend sys
tematic relief in other directions.
| I have long held that the multi
Ijxlicity of causes of agricultural de
I1 pression could only be met by the
filiation of a great instrumentality
clothed with sufficient authority
| and resources to assist our farrn
* ers to meet these problems, each
| (won its own merits. The creation
of such an agency would at once
transfer the agricultural question
' from the field of politics into the
; realm of economics and would re
sult in constructive action. The
administration is pledged to cre
ate an instrumentality that will
investigate the causes, find sound
remedies, and have the authority
i and resources to apply those reme
I dies.
Reorganization
A The pledged purpose of such a
* federal farm board is the reorgan -
fixation of the marketing system o;*
sounder and more stable and more
g economic lines. To do this the
board will require funds to assist
| in creating and sustaining farm:
| owned and farmer-controlled agen
| cies for a variety of purposes, suc.i
. as the acquisition of adequate
r warehousing and other facilities for
1 marketing; adequate working cap
> ital to be advanced against coin
ithodities lodged for storage; neccs
:Sary and prudent advances to cor
s porations created and owned uy
| farmers’ marketing organizations
| for the purchase and orderly mar
I ketim, of surpluses occasioned by;
I climatic variations or by harvest
¥ congestion; to authorize the crea
I tion and support of clearing houses,
I especially for perishable products.
I through which, under producers’
I approval, cooperation can be estab
Qj lished with distributors and pro
I cessors to more orderly marketing
I of commodities and for the elimi
| nation of many wastes in distribu
I ticn; and to provide for licensing of
F handlers of some perishable prod
ucts so as to eliminate unfair prae
, tices. Every penny of waste be
l tween farmer and consumer that
y we can eliminate, whether it arises
s from methods of distribution or
| speculation, will be a gain to both
l farmer and consumer.
In addition to these special pro
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LABOR LEADERS DEFY KIDNAPERS
Disregarding threats and defying a band which kidnaped them from
an Elizabeth ton, Tenn., hotel and then released them with a warn
ing, two labor leaders active among southern textile strikers have
returned to Eliza be thton. A third labor leader, J. B. Penix, above
lett, was saved from kidnapers when his sister, Betty, above right,
fired at men attempting to drag him from his home. Pair who were
kidnaped are* shown below : A. L. Hoffman, left, organizer for the
United Textile Workers of America, and Edward McGrady, right,
American Federation of Labor vice president. W. F. Solomon, cen
ter, has been appointed then- body guard by local union.
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visions in the direction of improved
returns, the board should be or
ganized to investigate every fielu i
of economic betterment for the
farmer so as to furnish guidance
to need in production, to devise
methods for elimination of un
profitable marginal lands and their
adaption to other uses; to develop
industrial by-jJroducts and to sur
vey a score of other fields of help
fulness.
No Tax on Farmer
Certain safeguards must natur
ally surround these activities and
the instrumentalities that are cre
ated. Certain vital principles must
be adhered to in order that we
may not undermine the freedom oi
our farmers and of our people a*
a whole by bureaucratic and gov
ernmental domination and inter
ference. We must not undermine
initiative. There should be no fee
or tax imposed upon the farmer.
No governmental agency should
engage in the buying and selling
and price fixing of products, for
such courses can lead only to bu
reaucracy and domination. Gov
ernment funds should not be loaned
or facilities duplicated where otliei
services of credit and facilities aie
available at reasonable rates. No
activities should be set in motion
that will result in increasing the
surplus production, as such will de
feat any plans of relief.
The most progressive movement
in all agriculture has been the up
I building of the farmer’s own ir.ar
} keting organizations, which now
embrace nearly two million farmers
in membership and annually dis
tribute nearly $2,500,000,000 werth
of farm products. These organiza
tions have acquired experience in
virtually every branch of their In
dustry, and furnish a substantial
basis upon which to build funner
organization. Not all these mai
keting organizations are farmer
owned or farmer controlled. In or
der to strengthen and not to un
dermine them, all proposals for i
governmental assistance should!
originate with such organizations
and be the result of their applica
“5*1- . Moreover by such bases of
organization the government will
be removed from engaging m fh°
business of agriculture
n^becul^^ ^ture can
™Mebl' Btbf SSS Tu1
their organizations can b?aLw
experiment, and 2 2, *,an
from our experience the wav “'o
Sfeiwfrha,the- We roust make*a
Wjt" the creation of a ctpai
instrumentality of this character
to tha/oM? and importance equai
ared h, Vrh°=e which we have cre
; , fG1 transportation and bank
f*le’ ,we glve immediate sssu-anc^
«£=* M JSS-;
In this treatment of this prob
ofmrh?/eC°,gni3e lhe responsibmty
the people as a whole, and we
shall lay the foundation for a new
day m agriculture, from which we
shall preserve to the nation the
gieat \alues of its individuality and
strengthen our whole national
fabric.
In considering the tariff for oth
er industries than agriculture, we
find that there have been economic
shifts necessitating a readjustment
of some of the tariff schedules.
Seven years of experience under the
tariff bill enacted in 1922 have
demonstrated the wisdom of con
gress in the enactment of that
measure. On the whole it has
worked well. In the main our
wages have been maintained at high
levels; our exports and imports have
steadily increased; with some ex
ceptions our manufacturing indus
tries have been prosperous. Never
theless, economic changes have
taken place during that time, which
have placed certain domestic prod
ucts at a disadvantage and new in
dustries have ccme into being, all of
which creates the necessity for some
limited changes in the sechedules
and in the administrative clauses of
the laws as written in 1922.
Consider Country’s Interests
It would seem to me that the test
of necessity for revision is in the
main whether there has been a sub
stantial slackening of activity in an
industry during the past few years,
and a consequent decrease of em
ployment due to insurmountable
competition in the products of that
industry. It is not as if we were
setting up a new basis of protective
duties. We did that seven years
ago. What wc need to remedy now
is whatever substantial loss of em
ployment may have resulted from
shifts since that time.
No discrimination against any
foreign industry is involved in equal
izing the difference in costs of pro
duction at home and abroad and
thus taking from foreign producers
the advantages they derive from
paying lower wages to labor. In
deed, such equalization is not only
a measure of social justice at home,
but by the lift it gives to our stan
dards of living we increase the de
mand for those goods from abroad
that we do not ourselves produce.
In a large sense we have learned
that the cheapening of the toiler de
creases rather than promotes per
manent prosperity because it re
duces the consuming power of the
people.
In determining changes in Our
tariff we must net fail to take into
account the broad interests of the
country as a whole, and such inter
ests include our trade relations with
other countries. It is obviously un
wise protection which sacrifices a
greater amount of employment In
exports to gain a less amount of
employment from imports.
Tariff Revision Needed
I am impresed with the fact that
we also n^ed important revision in
some of the administrative phases
upon a basis of higher salaries in
order that we may at all times com
mand men of the broadest attain
ments. Seven- years of experience
have proved the principle of flexible
tariff to be practical, and in the
long view a most important prin
ciple to maintain. However, the
basis upon which the tariff commis
sion makes it recommendations to
the president for administrative
changes in the rates of duty should
be made more automatic and more
comprehensive, to the end that the
time required for determinations by
the tariff commission shall be
greatly shortened. The formula
upon which the commission must
now act often requires only months.
Its very purpose is defeated by de
lays I believe a formula can be
found that will insure rapid and ac
curate determination of needed
changes in rates. With such
strenghening of the tariff commis
sion and of its basis for action many
secondary changes in tariff can
well be left to action of the commis
sion. which at the same time will
give complete security to industry
for the future.
Furthermore, considerable weak
nesses on the administrative side of
the tariff have developed, espciallv
in the valuations for assessments of
duty. There are cases of under
valuations that are dificult to dis
cover without access to the books of
foreign manufactures, which they
are reluctant to offer. This has be
come also a great source of friction
abroad. There is increasing ship
ment of goods on consignment, par
ticularly by foreign shippers to con
cerns that they control in the
United States, and this practice
makes valuations difficult to deter
mine. I believe it is desirable to
furnish to the treasurv a sounder
basis for valuation in these and
other cases.
Other Measures Vp
It is my understanding that it is
he purpose of the leaders of con
press to confine the deliberations of
the session mainly to the questions
of farm relief and tariff. In this
policy, I concur. There are, how
ever, certain matters of emergency
legislation that were partially com
pleted in the last seslon, such as the
decennial census, the reapportion
ment of congressional representa
tion. and the suspension of the na
tional origins clause of the immigra
tienact of 1924. together with some
minor administrative authorizations.
I understand that these measures
can be rounder taken without un
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PLUMBERS AT
WALLEN MEET
Election of Officer* Sched
uled Wednesday; Rey
nosa Dinner Tonight
(Special to The Herald.)
McALLEN, April 16.—The Texas
Association of Master Plumbers. In
session here today, opened their
conference with a report from dele
gates to the last national conven
tion at Memphis, Tenn.
Immediately following this was
an address by Dr. J. R. Mahone,
president of the Texas Association
of Sanitarians.
V. M. Ehlers then spoke, after
which correspondence telegrams
and announcements were read.
A short adjournment for lunch,
held at the Cafe de Palmas, came
next.
The afternoon’s program was to
be featured by committee reports
and talks by the Hon. H. O. Green,
member of the ntaional board of di
rectors of the association, and John
R. Denning, representative of the
Plumbing and Heating Industries
bureau. Tuesday night, a Mexican
dinner at Reynosa was to be one of
the outstanding events of the ses
sion. along with the election of of
ficers Wednesday afternoon. Ses
sions are being held at the First
Baptist church.
The first day session closed Mon
day night with a dinner dance at
the McColl club house east of town.
All the attending delegates and a
number of Valley friends attended
the function.
The session was opened by Frank
Dawson, president of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Association of Mas
ter Plumbers, who called the con
vention to order. Following the in
vocation, A. F. McClain, president
of the state organization, was in
troduced.
Welcome to McAllen was extend
ed by Mayor F. E. A3bom and A. J.
McColl. he Responses were by
Geo. W. Winburne, Jr., president
of the Wichita Falls zone associa
tion and Mrs. H. E. Hertner of
Amarillo, vice president of the aux
iliary.
Routine business was attended to
and Joseph F. Leopold, manager of
the Southern Central division of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce delivered an address on “Pres
ent Day Business Problems.” He
urged continuous and united efforts
for the betterment of business con
ditions.
Only 85 delegates were present,
the attendance having been reduced
bv heavy rains in up-state points.
Nearly all of those present drove
here in automobiles.
DRESS CONTEST
VICTORS NAMED
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Three Girls Awarded Right
To Compete In State
Meet At Dallas
Winners in the girls' clothing
contest of the Brownsville high
school were selected late Monday
after two hours of judging 40 can
didates. and Mary Jones. Cherrille
de Bardelefcen and Ccrrine Walker
were selected to gt> to the state
meet in Dallas.
The winners in three classifica
tions. school dress, travelling cos
tume and street cr church cos
tume, were selected from 40 en
trants who previously had been
chosen from an original class of
115. „ . .
The work of a number of girls
not chosen as winners will be sent
to Dallas to compete in an exhibit
where workmanship will be judged.
Entries in this contest are to be
selected later.
It was announced by Miss Anna
Mary Small, teacher of the class,
that in the event any of the first
place winners are unable to go to
Dalles, second place winners will be
permitted to represent the school.
The party will leave for Dallas on
the night of April 30, the contest
there being on May 2, 3 and 4.
The winners were:
School dress—Mary Jones, first;
Helen George, second; and Mar
garet Huffaker, third.
Travelling costume—Cherrille de
Bardeleben, first; Maria Robinson,
second; Etta Carol Thomas, third.
Street or church costume—Cor
rine Walker, first; Shirley Stover,
second; and Dorothy Ann Schmidt,
third.
The judges were Mrs. A. H. Fer
nandez, Mrs. John Hunter and
Miss Mary McCollum. Physical hy
giene of the entrants was consid
ered along with the costumes.
Funds with which to defray the
expenses of the contestants and a
chaperone were realized from a
benefit picture shown at the Queen
thater here last Friday. Miss Small
and Miss Myrtle Jennings, who as
sisted with the arrangements, ex
pressed appreciation to John Fan
ning, manager of the theater for
his liberality in permitting the
school to raise the fund.
WOMAN FINED $25
IN ASSAULT CASE
Grabiela Sanchez, charged with
aggravated assault upon Constable
John Martin, of Precinct No. 1, was
found guilty in the county court
Tuesday morning and fined $25.
The assault occurred April 9 when
Martin called or the woman in an
attempt to settle the affairs of an
aged relative. She was alleged to
have cursed and attacked Martin
when he had asked her to act as in
terpreter for him.
bogus prince caught
BERLIN—Posing as a refugee
Russian prince, Otto Gloerchen was
arrested for swindling business
men. _
duly extending the session. I rec
ommend their consumation at being
in the public interest_
Rats .na mice
® w Easily killed by using
Stearns9 Electric Paste
\lso kills cockroaches and waterbuga
Sold everywhere, 35c and $1.50.
MONET BACK If IT FAILS
Potato Shipment Is
Expected to Reach
Its Peak Tuesday
Brownsville shippers expected the
potato movement to reach its peak
ruesday with 100 cars rolling. This
would better the mark set up last
>ear of 97 cars on May 18.
Prices are holding up well, grow
ers receiving $2.50 per hundred.
Shippers state that cabbage, beans
and potatoes are in big demand.
Shipments from other sections
seem to have fallen off due to
rains and nearly all the cars are
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sold before they are started rolling !
from the Valley now.
The potato movement is despite
a large stock of old and cheap pota
toes stored in the large centers, it
is said.
NEW HIGHWAY CHIEF
WARS ON LICENSES
Fred Hickman of Corpus Christi,
who has succeeded J. F. Kneitz as
chief highway inspector in this
section, was in Brownsville Tues
day in connection with the use of
dealers’ license.
Hickman, recently named to the
new post, is conducting a drive on
illegal use of dealers’ license. He
points out that the law requires
that they be used for demonstra
tion purposes only.
He states that there is consider
able laxity in regard to this reg
ulation and he hopes to obtain the
cooperation of dealers along this
line.
DAIRY JUDGES BUSY
TRAINING FOR MEET
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(Special to The erald)
McALLEN, April 16.—The McAl
len high school dairy judging team
was busy today training for the
state contest to be held at Texas
A. and M. college April 22.
This team will enter the state
meet as a result of their victory at
Kingsville Saturday ‘a the district
events. A silver cup was the tro
phy of this contest, it being award
ed Saturday night at a banquet.
Members of the team are Royal
Bates. Frank Allen and Melvin
Dunbar.
GIVEN 30 DAYS
Vicente Morales was sentenced to
30 days in jail for carrying a pistol
Monday afternoon in a trial held
before Judge John I. Kleiber of the
county court.
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You will
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ALUMINUM DOUBLE
BOILERS
Just the thing for Valley
Vegetables
$1.00
PERCOLATORS — Four
Cups and Electric
$1.00
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4 Yards ^ | ~
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25c WOODBURY’S $ 00
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