Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-30
SHOES AND HIDES
PUT ON FREE LIST
Western Senate Block Strikes
Back in Tariff Row As B0arh
Heads Independents.

Heads Independents.
Washington-Western senators. as
Q congressional block, denied their
demand for a higher tariff on hides,
struck back at their opponents and
swept shoes and leather back to the
free list where they have reposed for
two decades. Several attempts had
been made by the western senators to
raise the duty on hides above the
schedule carried in the Hawley-Smoot
bill but eastern Republican and south
ern democrats were too strong against
1t.
Immediately Senator Borah of Idaho,
leader Of the western Republican
Independents who had voted for a
higher hide tariff, was on his feet
with proposal to deny duties then to
hides, feathers and shoes. With the
support of the southern Democrats it
carried, 46 to %. Twenty Republicans,
all from the west, stood with the Ida.
hoan.
So another major tariff issue goes for
settlement in later conference with
the house, whose bill provided rates of
10 per cent on hides, from 1914 to 80
per cent on feathers and 20 per cent
on shoes.
Party lines divided on all three roll
hcans, 25 Democrats and the one Far
mer-Labor Senator Shipstead of Min
nesota, supported it, and "a Repub-
licans and four Democrats against 1t.
$4,300,0 900 Available for Buttermakers.
Minneapolis, Minn.-A loan which
may exceed s4,3OO,OOO has been made
by the federal farm board to the Land
o. Lakes Creameries here in an effort
to stabilize butter prizes, it became
known here. The action makes Land
o Lakes the official agency of the
farm board in the butter market, the
board looks to this organization to
handle this problem for it. The money
will be used to aid cooperative cream.
cry associations in a widespread at
tempt to hold butter from the market
until prices go higher. The Land O.
Lakes Creameries is designated as the
clearing house for the dairy cooper
atives Of wide area, and is instruct.
ed to aid creameries not affiliated
with it, as well as member creameries.
Train Hits Bus, Kills 9 Children.
Cleveland-Crash between a school
bus and New York Central train cost
the lives of nine small school children
and bus driver at the Sheldon road
crossing near Berea, Ohio, Is miles
from Cleveland. One child was in
5ured seriously. The speeding train
demolished the bus and strewed the
bodies of the children along the right
OF way. Twenty-three children were
IN the bus. The dead numbered as
many as three from one family. The
bus stopped for the crossing. according
to witnesses, and then without ap-
parently seeing the approaching train
the driver drove right in front Of the
flyer. The engineer said he did not
see the bus until the engine struck it.
y. s. Tackles Illinois Terror Reign.
Chicago-The Federal government
Is investigating the disappearance and
rumored killing of two Melrose Park
policemen and the wife of one of
them. The federal government took
steps to get to the bottom of the
trouble when United States District
Attorney George E. @. Johnson con-
ferred with members of the Melrose
Park village board and with the police
chief. The federal governments in
terest lay in the fact that the disap-
pearance of Passarella and Ristau
came the day before the two police
men were to have testified before q
federal grand jury.
Walter Hill Defends 100000 Suit.
st. Paul, Minn-Walter ]. Hill, mil.
lionaire youngest son of the late
James j. Hill, st. Paul railroad mag.
nate, was named defendant in a $780,
600 alienation of affection suit filed
IN Ramsey county district court by L.
M. Hoffman OF st. Paul, for the al
legged dishonor, humiliation and dis
tress of body and mind. Hoffman asks
Judgment Of 100000 together with
costs of the suit.
Fire Destroys Home Of Senator.
Washington-Ridge Lands, beauti-
full Washington home of Senator Key
Pittman, Of Tonopah, Nevada, was de-
stroyed by fire here. Both Senator
and Mrs. Pittman were in the house,
a spacious 1S-room mansion, when the
fire broke out. but escaped without in.
Jury. Damage was estimated at $780,
900. Three firemen were severely In
5ured fighting the blaze.
Home Of Chicago Politician Bombed.
Chicago-The home OF Morris e.
Ter, city collector and political chief
Of the "bloody twentieth" ward-was
bombed here. Eller and Mrs. Eller
were shaken but unhurt.
Banking Legislation Is sidetracked.
Washingf0n-The sanate hankiny