The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-19
besides drink tea and ento,4.
Hoover's guests. vain Mrs.

Secrecy Abolished
"Much of the secrecy aTorns
White House press conferencau Inc
been abolished and the presidoS. mas
become the first of modern nToI!, has
to talk for quotation to the n rrtIefts
"All Of which has been possible l.
cause Mr.. Hoover came to tb rlO W, BE-
House thoroughly trained for bi "altt
having been a member of the 40 IO1'
dents cabinet for eight wears p'eSl
had to waste no time learninr i; he
around the White House offinS."a way
$50 far as his own direct osS:
are concerned, Mr.. Hoover has lions r1
decidedly favorable impresS;oni mace
Washington. There has been cen" On
criticism of his oil conservation SOlue
and some minor inevitable comno otuef
But the honeymoon has been "1iS'
cess so far as the capital is conco sue
ed. '''ell>
Other Problems
However, there are other cor.;,
erations yet to be determined wb;oE
will affect the judgment of the " couS
try upon Mr.. Hoover. The stock rar
ket break is being blamed unon ~.
action of the federal reserve boous
restricting credit for speculative T nn1
poses. 1t is not known that Mr. Hon..
er has had anything to do wif6>tSo.
policy. 1t is not known whether ' az
! favors it. Yet the president alwors
, is blamed for many things, includin~
t the weather. No administrator boss
easy sailing when the stock market
e goes down.
Dry Precedent
D ut is generally felt in WASHINGTON
/ Mr.. Hoover will have to face the I nro
n hibitiOn issue more squarely than anv
e of his predecessors. However. nns
e favorable sign has appeared here. M
r and Mrs. E. B. Mclean, social lead.
a ers of Washington, have set a pre.
: cedent by making their Easter SIM.
|, day breakfast dry this year. Wash
e ington society never has taken prob.
n bitiOn seriously. When the $50 guests
; including some of the highest off.
e Gals of the nation, arrived at the Me-.
|
e dry, there was amazement.
d "The McLeans are among the first
g in the first rank society here to take
:. Mr.. HoOver's law enforcement 70.
marks seriously. Their example i
@ expected to have a profound effect in
# bringing about more general observ.
e ance of prohibition in Washington 50.
s ciety."
v Northwest Agricultural Foundation
id Senator Schnitzler has interested
If himself much in the Northwest Ayr.
v cultural Foundation, comprised Of
to men from the four States of North
c. and South Dakota, Minnesota and
IN Montana. This organization is very
~ active at present in Washington, not
at alone in helping to frame the new
ep farm bill but also in the advOcatiOn
is of revision of the tariff as it ef.
Is fects agricultural products. The fol-
he lowing editorial tells of this organi
eel zation's activity:
81 GETTING DOWN TO FIGURES
(The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader)
The Northwest Agricultural Foun,
wv datiOn has made public the tariff
nd changes that it considers advisable
tn These suggestions will be present
&c ed to the proper committees in the
of hope that they will receive the at
he tention Of the special session Of
Ter Congress.
ny 1t is an extensive report that the
at Foundation has made and the first
er really constructive move of this
no nature. General comment about the
ITS tariff has been frequent. This is
ms specific; it lists the commodities
tic with the present tariffs and the
lat proposed tariffs. This review
be should give Congress a base upon
tn. which to start its deliberations
els That Congress will make changes
nd in the schedules is a fOregone con-
re- clusion. Congress would never ad-
e. NIT that any suggestion offered to
it was entirely correct.
lat The interesting feature of the
eff. schedules submitted is their revela-
to ton of how the farmer can be bene
SIS fitted by tariff increases on the pro
rm ducts that are imported and sold
ill in the United States in cOmpetl-
He ton with the products of his farm.
,op The items include cattle, milk eggs,
nd flaXstraw, alfalfa seed, sheep, swine,
The poultry, cheese, corn, flour, oats,
on Oil-bearing seeds and a multitude Of
nat others. By-products are not over
the looked. They have been in the
Jhe past. The result has been that raw
NO products have been imported in fin
nat ished or by-product form with
be consequent evasion of import charg'
IAN es. The Foundations schedule
the seeks to avoid this.
Ia The flaXseed tariff is practically
lay doubled in this schedule. The alfalfa
Jay seed rate is increased so per cent
ich So is the charge on potatoes. Shee.pp
out are increased from 81 head to %
ire a head. Suggested cattle increases
average about so per cent. 1--we
poultry is increased from thTes
elf cents to 10 cents a pound. The wI
M on oleomargarine and Otner butIsI
substitutes is advanced from elgn'
AN cents a pound to Is cents pounO'
ak Butter is increased frmO II cen5s
to Is cents. Tie corn rate IS MAJ.
zen 80 cents a bushel instead OF % !,
cents. Wool is increased from o
zen cents to SO cents a pound. The sug
ess ar rate is changed from 22 cen"
a pound to three cents pound
,ed These suggestions will, Of co9 c.
meet with violent objections IN C l
aw gress. Industries, already prO,te~ r.
md ed, will fight as they always nav
of this additional protection for agir
Try culture. They will counter by sesa .
err ing increased tariffs. These IN