Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1929, Page 3

~ PEASANTRY STATUS * ORFARNER SEE ' Given Others Relief De- nied to Agricuiture. w‘..fnmm'”:? &:e ial session r spec on farm relief today they found on their desks a book them with hav- ing “camouflaged for political purposes the un:‘l:bxe basis of America’s vaunted iprosperity.” ‘The author, Lewis F. Carr, is a farm- er and writer who turned six years ago from the plow and went into 47 States to investigate the true seriousness of the agricultural situation. His book is ealled “America Challenged.” The au- thor says: "urgf lecp:}‘;:dns ‘of our 1a\lr'lmmu-nl population, ucing world crops on a world market, have been reduced to & condition of peasantry and to the average world wage of a peasant—35 cents a family a day.” Book Gives Statistics. “The American family farm is now $5,000,000,000 & year from being a going concern.” ‘The book is heavily documented with veferences and statistics, the author presenting first his own findings, then checking with the findings of other in- vestigators, notably those of the Na- tional Industrial Conference Board. The author continues: “Since the time of Washington agri- culture has been whipsawed by high costs and low prices. The present dis- parity between a deflated agriculture and a bloated and baseless industrial prosperity can be represented by the relative daily wage of 25 cents for the farmer, $4.95 for the industrialist. “The administration proposes to | “stabilize’ agriculture at that level. That s not_enough. The issue must be met. Some action must be taken that will raise the price of food. Refers to Rallroad Rates. “This can be done. Congress can do §t. Congress has repeatedly raised in- dustrial prices by tariff walls. It has raised raflroad rates 30 per cent and this at the height of the worst agricul- tural depression this country has ever seen. It has rhised the wages of in- dustrial labor by laws to prevent im- migration. “Only when asked to regulate cond!- tions to raise prices in agriculture, the country’s basic industry, has the Gov- ernment balked. “This issue must be met. - One way to raise farm prices would be to go back to the old McNary-Haugen plan and, if it still is objected that the Gov- ernment should not thus far engage in usiness, turn the plan with govern- __SPECIAL NOTICES. ______ WASHINGTON WAY & ELECTRIO tion Notice. To hnmen'fa'{:iv"a‘flh&.g;: (Railway 8.Elec- neral a; 5 Hce S Per Crnt Ten-year Gold Bonds (due jovember 1. 1933): NOTICE i8 | - | to sit in the House was sworn in. n | women were elected to the new Con- tee, | gree. The last Congres had five woman pany. as trustee. and as am lemental Indenture to the Becurity and Trust Company. dated July 1. 1924. to secure General and ' Refunding M SR A Ry & Bt ashington wa: the said company intends to redeem on 3ia5 7,350 ang on that date will redeem, the principal amount Refunding l‘l!‘" i ue_o 3 x Per General " the said indenture. The 1 mental assurances, over to financiers, to private enterprise. - That would work. “Unless this situation is faced and at- tacked our present one-sided and un- real prosperity will remain without foundation will certainly collapse. CONGRESS OPENS ITS 71ST SESSION FACING BIG ISSUES (Continued From First Page.) farmers ald in time for the crops of this year, ; commif considers -the tariff bill. It has_been intimated that the committee may need a month or six weeks to hold hearings and draft its amendments to that measure. Innovation in' House. An innovation in the method of swearing in the members of the House was adopted today. S Long- worth, instead of having the House membership sworn in State delegation by State delegation, administered the oath of office to the whole body at once. The entire House rose to take the oath. There were no “noes.” This method of swearing in the House mem- bers not only saved a great deal of time, but avoided an interruption the House proceedings due to the inter- jection of contests against some of the members. Speaker Longworth before swearing in the members of the House said that in the past he had noticed when the members were sworn in in groups, a State delegation at a time, there was confusion in the House chamber, which took away from the dignity and solem- nity of the occasion. For that reason, he sald he proposed to administer the oath to all the members at once who were prepared to take it. ~He asked them to rise and hold up their right hands. The whole w and with their right arms up heard the oath read by the speaker. At its con- clusion they responded, “I do.” 0ld Officers Elected. Following the swearing in of the members the House proceeded with the election of its officers. The old of- ficers of the House were re-elected, in- cluding the clerk of the House, ser- geant-at-arms and chaplain. Oscar DePriest, the first colored man to serve as a member of Congress in many years. took the oath of office along with the rest. ‘The galleries, both the Senate and the House, were filled to capacity with visitors for the opening of the new Con- gress. In the Vice President’s row sat Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister of the Vice President, and his official hostess. She was accompanied by a former lieutenant governor of Kansas, William Y. Morgan, and Mrs. Morgan. In the presidential row of the Senate gallery were an uncle of Mrs. Hoover, Mr. Henry and Mrs. Vernon Kellogg. Roll Call for Quoram. Immediately after the opening prayer in the House that body was called to order by the clerk of the House, William Tyler , who proceeded to call the roll by States, in order to.develop the presence of a quorum. ‘The largest feminine delegation !;:;r members. The three new woman mem- bers are Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick . | of Illinois. Mrs. Ruth Bryen Owen of Florida, and Mrs. Ruth Baker Pratt of New York—‘the three Ruths.” Mrs. McCormick was dressed in white. Her woman colleagues for the most part wore black, with the exception of Mrs, Nor- ton of New Jersey, who wore a light tan costume. Longworth Is Nominated. ‘The call of the roll disclosed a 3 quorum of the House with 402 members out ce: ere. te, | of a total of 435 answering to their se "ot | the election of & Speaker. eh | Longwort D. C. Peb: ,_1 ' 4 m‘:??’ir‘n . Treasurer. f_ Washington Railway & Elec- any_General and Refunding Mort- =lle F:q’:l ’Olnt) Ten-year Gold Bonds (due ovember 1. B U ITHER that the itk K NOTIEIED a3 holders of “t’a &!"lhic ‘l.l”d o i e o ¥ o s D eemselves ot ihis offer should re. it their bflndll% tAlu!;lar'Jn-‘#:l'(&" and st Company, trustee: ot b INGTON RATLWAY & ELECTRIC g’n’wmr. By A. M. ,_Treasurer. HEREBY GIVEN Eo'ncl 18 THAT is ing all assets and Listies of the Out Rate Pilling Station, WIL] PANY “To_holders of gric Com He- 241 irginia ave. 5.w. 6 pears to 'be so 7 | Well be delayed names. The House then proceeded to er th was placed in n tion by Representative Hawley of Oregon, chairman of the ways and means com- mittee. Representative Garner of Texas was nominated by Representative Ny | ing officer for the third time. . | three other men have served more than id | Kincheloe of Kentucky, chairman of the Democratic eaucus. ‘The vote by which Speaker Long- worth was elected over Representative c | Garner was 250 to 143, with one mem- Aftes ber voting “present.” r Mr. Long-, worth had been escorted to the chair the oath of office as Speaker was ad- ministered to him by Representative Haugen of Iowa, the member of the House who has had the longest continu= ous service. Speaker Longworth was introduced to the House by the Democratic leader, Mr. Garner, who characterized Mr. Lognworth as one’ of the best loved members of the House. ‘The Speaker, addressing the House, expressed his appreciation of the action of that body in electing him its prg:g- ly three terms as Speaker and five others have served three terms continuously. Favors an Early Adjournment. “We are called together by the Presi- dent of the United States,” said the Speaker. “in extra session to pass cer- tain legislation, the need for ‘which ap- pressing that it cannot until the regular session in December. Despite the importance of this session I can see no reason why OUR | its completion should be long delayed. t Targe flest of vans constantly iween all Eastern cities, Cal DAVIDSON TRANSFER & STORA( .| I am in favor of adjournment of this extra session at the very earliest pos- sible moment. “The legislative problems are only s | three, and one of them is really not & since 1860, Eonllltllell( ave. leveland 2204, 2205. ' v ¥ g e 8 points Souih. 3 |Smith’s Transfer-& Storage Co., 1, 1313 You St. North 3343, ASH, FLOOR SERYIS "c%i’um'mi Fvhe hanncd and Executed —with fine discrimination and skill. That's N. C. P. Print. The ‘National Capital Press 12101212 D St. N.W. Phone Main 656. Bedell Manufacturing Co. - Established 1873, 610 E Bt. N.W. Main 3631, STERILIZATION OF FURNITURE 1s the one certain of ext M ‘This ® do cha and the covers are not | EhanES SO%Fere 1s o TeupROISErInG e 3 tion or let ‘Bhone us tor full nformation o | B buthidre Taste.” R BETTER TAKE HEED Little leaks grow big ones, ‘with ruined m and fi 1§ plaster resuit. repair oot Eefbre blg stortis come. Bovare. 119 3rd St. S.W. Main 933 -to-date it 18 B¢ isoblor, bleach ' oF asa now, KOONS 8ty SPRIN . 8% peachment.” problem at all. The House in the last session took deliberate and affirmative action by a large majority on both the census and reapportionment bills. Had they: not been too long delayed in the Senate, they would both now be laws. “The other two measures to which we should devote attention are farm re- lef and modification of certain tariff rates, as few in number as possible, in my judgment, which are not now in line with changed conditions since they were imposed six years ago.” ¥ ‘The Speaker said he saw no reason why th ] require a great deal . that the existing tarif law was the most successful ever enacted, and that he did not believe it should be except to remedy cases of glaring consistency. - ——ee, TINKHAM DEMANDS LAW ENFORCEMENT By the Associated Press. Representative Tinkham, Republican, of Massachusetts, who has previously addressed President Hoover with a de- mand for attention to enforcement of fourteenth and fifteenth amend- ments to the Constitution, today made public a letter following up the same issue, but directed to Attorney General Mitchell. ‘The amendments are, respectively, those construed by him to withdraw representation from Southern States re- stricting N voting rights, for- bidding m;'::-tflcm rg l":nn& n;n race ground, and Mr. Tinkham in his letter declared that a President to enforci'.hm ‘was subject to im- * “The oath of office of the President enforce: the fourteenth and ith amendments he * ¢ * is subect to im- v IMESSAGE DELAYED. FORFINAL TOUCHES| Hoover’s Action on First Pa- ;,m R per to Congress Recalls Wilson’s Rule. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Somewhat as Weedrow Wilson used to do in keeping his messages till the Iast minute for painstaking revision of every phrase. President Hoover with- held his first message to Congress from advance distribution. . Mr. Hoover likes to take plenty of public. ments in his campaign and he worked over his' inaugural address for many weeks. The delay was mot entirely of ers have been numerous. Social obli- gaticns have kept him busy in evenings and there has been little time in which he could concentral ‘The message is important because it marks a test of the President's policy of dealing with the le tive body. Nothing more complica than farm relief and the tariff cculd confront a President nowadays and by com) it is reminiscent of the first message of Mr. Wilson on currency reform and tariff revision in the Spring of 1913. No New Formula Seen President Hoover is offering no new formula for farm relief. The Jardine plan of the last administration which was sidetracked by the McNary-Haugen- ites is now embodied in the Federal PFarm Board act, which the House com- mittee on agriculture has prepared for submission to the House. The measure got scant attention at the last session, but will be examined minutely now. It is bound to come in for attack in the debate and many of its provisions will be altered before final pas ssage. ‘The exact way in which stabilization | o, corporations will operate with the half- billion-dollar revolving fund will be in- quired into-carefully by farm - tions and those engaged in the export and import of farm products. ~Experi- ences with the Malitoba wheat pool and difficulties of getting all the farmers to join the co-operatives will no doubt be cited. Farm legislation may get through the House with relative ease, but in 'the discus- Senate there will be extended sion. As for the tariff the chances of any general revision are dwindling daily. The prospect of opening up the whole tarift has made business men somewhat un- easy and has already started a wave of unrest in foreign relations . Revision To Be Limited. ‘The Hopver administration has served notice that there is to be no orgy of up- ward revision. The burden of proof will be on those seeking higher duties, and very few schedules will be vouched at all. Only the acute cases can expect treatment in this session. The effort to limit Congress to farm t | and tariff questions has begun, but may not be of much avail in the Senate, where discussion is unlimited anyhow. If the Senate is estopped from action by an agreement of the leaders it will not stop debate. The administration can, however, block any action generally by close co-operation with House leaders, who need not brl:vx’ in any rule to con- sider a measure. Without the House the Senate could do nothing éxcept debate. And of this there may be an abundance, especially as the two major measures— farm and tarif—will pass slowly through the committees. (Copy. 29.) HOOVER TO DELAY D.C. APPOINTMENTS FOR FURTHER STUDY (Continued From First Page.) House in the matter of reports that C. Bascom Slemp, Republican national committeeman for Virginia, was being seriously considered for appointment as Governor of Porto Rico. It has been confidently established that the Presi- dent has accepted the r tion of Gov. Towner, who because ‘of ill health is anxious to retire as head of the Porto Rican_government. President Hoover will not deliver in rson his message to Congress, assem- led in extraordinary on, but will send it by messenger atnoon tomorrow. While the message will not establish any records in the matter of brevity, it is understood the document will be com- paratively brief. It is said not to con- tain more than 3,000 words. Two Issues Alone Involved. 'x;.h.e President wa:h aeprumced today as having confined message almost entirely to discussion of farm relief legislation and revision of the tariff, t.hfl &urpoui for which the session was cal He appeared refreshed after his week end of rest when he arrived at his desk in the executive offices just before 9 o’clock this morning for a hard day's work. Despite the fact the day was one of the two each week when he recetves the crowds of handshakers, the - dent made a number of business en- gagements. Among those with whom he conferred was Senator Bingham of Connecticut, chairman of the joint con- gressional committee investigating the %mg‘etc‘cl of & municipal airport for the apital. The Senator outlined to the President last week what the joint committee had been doing and what it proposed to do in the matter of solving the airport ggl:m He sald after seeing the ident today that by reason of the latter's deep interest in ‘Washington's problem, he wanted to keep him posted. Will Rogers Says: BOSTON, Mass—Today is a his- “-toric day. Mr, Hoover, all during his career, has had men almost lay down their lives to aid him in car- rying out some good work. That all ends today. Congress meets, and his faith in human nature will start waning before sundown. . He will find no tinge of Red Cross spirit on _that Hill. 3 Six hundred gathered there from all- over the country, just waiting for somebody to suggest something worthwhile, and then show him what happens to it. I can hear Alr. Coolidge laughing to “himself away over in Northampton, and say- ing, “Well, I'm glad I didn't try to the are | into The text of the.new House farm relfef follows: 1 placed nmamprepaflncuau-ulormmm He delivered few pronounce- |, his making. Interruptions from call- fods of distribution, advan kets and prevent such surpluses prices est practi the policy above declared. 8ix Members Put en Board. Section 3. (A) A Federal Farm Board is hereby created, which shall consist of a chairman and five other members to be appointed by the President, by | fourth year and one at the end of the sixth year, after such date. A successor to an sppointed member, except the chairman, shall serve for a term expir- ing six years from the date of the ex- piration” of the ‘term for which his predecessor was appointed, except that any person appointed to fill & vacancy in ‘the board occurring prior piration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be ap- pointed for the remainder of such term. The President may designate any ap- pointed member of the board to act as chairman in case of the absenee or dis- ability of the chairman. The board may function notwithstanding vacancies, and a majority of the appointed members in office shall constitute s quorum. Each appointed member shall be a citi- 2en of the United States and shall not actively'engage in any other business, vocation or employment than that of serving as a member of the board. Each appointed member shall receive a salary of $12,000 a year, except the chairman, whose salary shall be fixed by the President. Each appointed mem- ber shall receive necessary traveling and subsistence expenses, or per diem allowance in lieu thereof, within the limitations prescribed by law, while away from his official station upon offi- cial business. Office to Be in Washington. (B) The principal office of the board shall be located in the Department of Agriculture, in the District of Columbia, | associations and the board shall maintain such other offices in the United States as it deems necessary. The board (1) shall have an official seal which shall be judi- cial noticed; (2) shall make an annual report to Congress upon the adminis- tration of this act and any other mat- ter relating to the better effectuation of the policy declared in section 1, in- cluding_ recommendations for legisla. tion; (3) may make such regulations as are necessary to execute the func- tions vested .in the board by this act; (4) may appoint and fix the salaries of a secretary and such experts and, in accordance with the classification act of 1923, as amended, and subject to the other officers and employes as are nec- essary- to execute such functions, and (5) may make such expenditures (in- cluding expenditures for rent and per- sonal services at the seat of Govern- ment and elsewhere, for law books, periodicals, and"books of reference, and for printing and binding) as are nec- essary to execute such functions. ‘upon of itemized vouchers therefor. aj by the chairman of the board. Commodity Classification., Section 8 (A). The board is author- ized to designate, from time to time, cultural commodity for the purposes of this act (1) any regional or market classification or-type of any commodity which is s0.dif- or . marketing methods other such classifications or types of the commodity as to require, in the Jjudgment of the board, treatment as'a separate commodity under this act; or (2) any two or more agricultural com- modities which are so closely related in use or markel methods as to re- quire, in the judgment of the board, joint treatment as a single commodity under this act. (B) The board shall invite the co-- Section and-directed- (1) to-pn the and” to the ex- | purchase Bill Provides for. Federal Board, With Membership of ‘Six, to Be ‘Appointed by President, ‘With Wide :Powers.to Execute Functions; ‘and- Revolving Fund- of ‘$500,000,000, to Be. Used in Making. Advances for Marketing. ' | RDo00 000, whE” ehall e " maas avaliable by the Congress s soon . | board may from time to time (B) "Upon application €o-0p erative unod:g‘on the mk 8u- thorized be owned ‘only rative ag- AR b Al et g an (4) The corporation with the board to adopt such ;ml as “:rhc e, Thali” permattso-spersiive. associations e et Jecuit caopu corporation to become stockholders ar members therein upon: equitable terms. May Act as Marketing Agency. (B) The stabilization corporation for any agricultural commodity may act 2s a marketing agency for its stockholders or members, and upon request of the edvisory. commodity committee for the commodity the board is authorized to make advances to the stabilization cor- ration f capital to enable it to purchase, store, merchandise, or otherwise dispose of the commodity. Such advances may be for such period ; | or periods and upon such terms and | the Hou secure profits, but it shall not withhold any commodity from the domestic mar- the | ket if the prices thereof have become the | unduly enhanced, resulting in distress 5% - B 5 H 5 5 ;EE;?!’ gg8s e;g:gzg gR28s” ] 28E 4 g8 existing suitable cal marketing facilities. - Amortization Plan Provided. Loans for the construction or of such facilities, together with the interest thereon, shall be re- paid under an amortization plan over a period not in excess of 20 years. All loans under this subdivision shall be upon terms hereinbefore specified and upon such security and other terms not inconsistent therewith as the board of any eo- tive association handling an agri- cultural commodity or of producers of an agricultural commodity, the board 1s authorized, if 1t deem:‘ a\uh ml::i;n or pmflucm represen! ive o > modity, to assist in forming producer- controlied clearing house associations adapted to effecting the economic dis- tribution of the agricultural commodity among the various markets and to min- Imlm}x waste and loss in the market- ing of the commodity, if such assist- ance, in the opinion of the board, wiil be in furtherance of the policy de- clared in section 1. Such clearing house associations are authorized to operate under rules adopted by the member co- tive associations and ed by board. Independent dealers in, and h}:ennlm. dhmbu‘ tars ?‘nd mfit;re, the commodity, as well as co-operaf handling the commodity, 4) to domestic consumers. (D) The board shall stabilization corporation to maintain te reserves before it shall pay dit ds out of its profits. lln'inb’h reason of unforeseen conditions, a corpora! 3 President Given Executive Power. Secfiu:-'; Jl".hm board shlll.lin co- operaf any governmental estab- g‘ommzml; 7“'”"‘"‘ br:lcdh of the vel , inclu an; service thereof, at hcme odrm-'brocyd. avall itself of the information, data, services, and facilities thereof in order to &void pre- ventable expense or duplication of effort. The President may by executive order direct any such governmental establish- ment to furnish' the board such infor- mation and data as such governmental pertaining to by any governmental establishment with any yinwmnnon or data supplied by any person in con- fidence to the governmental establish- ment in pursuance of lnw law or'of ‘any b h the gov- ernmental estal ent. The board itory of department. agench or Do ,Or ' agency or polit- subdivision thereof, or W“.hpolny person. Section 8. (A) For expenditures in executing the-functions vested in the board by this act (including salaries and expenses of members, officers, and employes of the board and per diem compensation and expenses of the com- modity committees), incurred prior to July 1, 1930, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $1,500,000. No part of the moneys appropriated in g:rsu-nee of this authorization shall available for expenditures, including and advances, for the payment of which the revolving fund or insurance moneys are authorized to be used. Terms of Act Defined. (B) As used in this act, the term “‘co-operative association” tion of producers of agricultural prod. ucts,” approved February 18, 1922. When ever in the judgment of the board the producers of any agricultural commodity are not into co- operative associations so and corporations require any establish and | pot TEANWORKISSUE - SEENIN CONGRESS How Hoover and Legiélative Branch Will Get Along Causes Speculation. By the Associated Press. How President Hoover and the pre- SENATE N SESSON. ON.YJHNUTES Eulogy Is Made in Her- rick’s Memory. Sentors-clec ng. . eulony o the Jate a Ambassador Herrick, deuven% by Sena- dominately Republican Congress swept into office with him will hit it off is the attention of political Washington. Because of its restricted agenda, the special session launched today may fail furnish & conclusive answer, but even with the activities of the legisla- tors limited largely to farm relief and tariff revision some interesting possi- bilities present themselves. Priends of the President anticipate that he will have little difficulty with se because those in the leader- ship there long have been his mg;::z ers; because there is far better t! a safe party majority, and because the lr.ué‘::nan be invoked to expedite legis- Different in Senate. Quite a different situation is pre- sented in the Senate, however, for the Republican majority there is ly a paper one with a number of lown quantities entering into the equation of h domestic and foreign questions with which the administration an Conxr'us will have to deal during the next four years. In the view of most political ob- servers, one of the big guestion marks is Senator Borah of Idaho, chalrman of the foreign relations committce, even a more outstanding figure in Congress than heretofore, now that Charles Cur- tis has been elevated to the vice presi- dency. and “Jim” Reed of -Missouri has retired to his Kansas City law of- fice. The ‘1daho Senator was one of the first of the big party leaders to throw his suj t:ir:!oovg ;:r m&n City; camp: rous! through the farm belt and generally is credited with having had a weighty voice in the counsel which led Mr. Hoover to pro: ise the farmers the extra session of Congress to consider farm relief legis- lation. Issues Between Them. But Senator Borah differs with the Chief Executive on several matters of foreign policy and is just as likely to differ with him on domestic issues, he 15 an independent in legislative mat- ters and never supports a measure sim- ply because it bears the label of his Tty, Dl“ the outset, the President finds three formidable foes within his party fold in the Senate—Norris of Nebraska, who espoused the cause of Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic presidential candidate. and La Follette and Blaine of —_—— corporation, clearing house association, or commodity committee, or (2) for any director, officer. employe, or member or person acting on behalf of any such sssociation, tion, or committee, to which or to whom information has been imparted in confidence by the board, to disclose such information in violation of any regulation of the board. Any such association, corporation, or committee, or director, officer, employe, or member thereof, violating this sub- division, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. Transfer of Power Authorized. Section 9. ‘The President is author- ized by executive order, to transfer to or re-transfer from, the jurisdiction and control of the board the whole or any part of any office, bureau, service, division, commission, in the extensively as ; | to render such co-operative uwch“unu e e ot the furnishing to the marketing of modities. The order directing any such transfer or re-transfer shall designate records, (including mndzd tions producer-owned and producer-controll- ed and organized for and actually en: ‘board mmmmrugmormumm- Insurance Provision. (d) The board is authorized, upon plication of any co-operative asso- tions and of the advisol ww odity provisions of the civil service laws, such (10 the members thereof. Such agreements shall be entered into only if, in the opinion of the board, (1) coverage is not available from private agencies at reasonable rates, (2) the insurance will be. in . furtherance of the policy . de- in_section 1, and (3) the agri- commodity is ly traded exclusive section. construction, eleven five baths, first back stair- way, butler’s pantry, oil _ burner, electric refrigera- ~cars. Your inspection in-. tural commodity. No such associal or corporation shall be held to be ducer-owned and producer-con unless owned and controlled by co- operative assoclations as above defined and or by individuals as origi- nzld producers of the modity. (C) It shall be unlawful for any member, officer, or employe of the board to speculate, directly or indirect- ly, in any ral commodity or juct thereof ‘or in contracts relating or or subdivision shall upon be fined not more than $10,000, or im- ed not more than 10 years, or h .- (D) It shall be unlawful (1) for any co-operative association, stabilization tural com- | the property personnel and unexpel appropriation to be trans- ferred. Section 10. Vouchers approved by the equipment), balances of tiorr | the chairman of the board for expendi- tures from the revolving fupd pursuant to any loan or advance or insurance agreement shall be final and conclusive upon all officers of the Government: except that all finanéial transactions of board shall, subject to the above limitations, be examined by the Gen- eral Accounting Office at such times and in such manner as the controller general of the United States may by tion . Buch examination, revolving fund or pursuant to any loan or advance or insurance agreement, shall be for the sole purpose of making a report to the Congress and to the board of expenditures and of loan and ad- vance and insurance agreements in vio- lation of law, together with such rec- ommendations thereon as the controller general deems advisable. Section 11. This act may be cited as the “Federal Farm Board Act.” METROPOLITAN OPERA, APRIL 17, - SpvingilaRave and 1Ps Time-to Haid: Dupont’s TONTINE TINDOW SHADES Made to Order at Satisfaction Guaranteed Factory Prices one of the foremost questions drawing'day. The only ot tor Burton, Republican, of Ohio marked the opening session of the Senate to- her business was the adoption of the routine resolution of notification to the President and the House. Vice President Curtis hrought the ikotng it e e p i W] | 3 offered by Rev. J. n‘.w;u‘;' o York Avenue Presbyterian Church, who took the place temporarily of the Sen- ate chaplain, Rev. Z. B. Phillips. - Shipstead Ts TIL ‘The members sworn in today were 3 Remblinn. of 3 of New len, Republican, of Kan- sas. All of the other Senators-elect were sworn in March 4, except Senator Shipstead, the Farmer-Labor member from Minnesota, who has been ill re- cently. Senator Shipstead was unable to take the oath today. Senator La Follette, who was re- elected, was escorted to the rostrum by d | Senator Norris of Nebraska, Senator Cutting. who served for a brief time during the first session of the old Con- gress on a governor's appointment and who was later elected to the present Congress, was by terman of Colorado. ‘The credentials of Senator-elect Allen, who was appointed by the Governor of Kansas, to take the seat left vacant :’i: t“"ie fle“?:n of Senatcr Our;: g e vice presidency. were presen Senator Capper of Kansas. Curtis Shakes Hands. Vice President Curtis, after admin- Istering the oath, gave a hearty hand- shake to each of the three Senators. Senator Watson of Indiana, new ma- Jority leader, offered the resolution to Dot President Hoover that the Senate is in session and ready to receive communications. A similar resolution to notify the House was offered by Minority Leader Robinson of Arkansas, ‘Wisconsin, who were openly hostile to as | Hoover in the campaign. Others of the independent Repub- licans supported the Chief Executive in his battle for the presidency, but naturally there is conjecture as to how far they will go along with the admin- istration on economic issues other than that of farm relfef. Brookhart Position Clearer. Senator Brookhart of Iowa early de- clared for Hoover and in various dresses from September to November hailed him as “the best friend” the o o as To I & progranaief Soansiat go as far in a of aid for the farmer as the Iowa Senator would like to have him go, but Brook- hart is expected to support the farm bill embodying the plan outlined by Mr. Hoover in the campaign. FLAT TIRE? 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