The Carbon County news., 1931-08-06
Taken by the Helms News Service

adds that this is not an isolated
instance, though he remembers
none where "the percentages were
so astounding" This is a salts
factory explanation of the growth
of organized propaganda in favor
of good, bad and Indifferent bills
before Congress.
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The battle between Republican
and Democratic leaders over the
tariff took on new phases when
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah,
chairman of the Finance Commit
tee, in an open letter to Senator
Walter F. George, Democrat, of
Georgia, challenged him to speci-
fly his objections to the tariff law.
At the same time there was a
clash of statements between Sem
ator L. J. Dickinson, Republican,
of Iowa, and Senator Pat Harri-
son, of Mississippi, ranking Dem
ocrat on the Finance Committee.
Senator Dickinson also called on
Senator Harrison to name the
rates to which he objected and
charged Mr.. Harrison with incon-
sistency in his tariff votes. He
asserted that the Mississippian
was willing to allow the industrial
rates in the measure to go through
if he got tariff on long staple
cotton. The statements of SEN
ators Smoot and Dickinson were
given out through the Republican.
National Committee.
If, as is reported, Vice Presi-
dent Curtis has decided not to be
candidate for his present office
again, it is not at all improbable
that Senator Jim Watson, of In
diana, will be President Hoover's
running mate in 1882. Mr.. Hoo
yer probably will not want Jim
Watson as his colleague on the
ticket, but President does not
always have his way about who
shall run with him. Watson is
now an avowed candidate. He is
a shrewd politician and he has
many friends in the Old Guard
of the Republican Party. There
is probably no one whom that
element in the party would delight
more to honor with a vice presi-
Dental nomination.
Chairman Fletcher of the Tar
iff Commission has been persuad-
ed by President Hoover to remain
two additional months at his post
to complete important tariff adj
1ustments. The former American
Ambassador to Rome previously
had announced that he had plan
ned to terminate his services
with the commission September
16. At that time, he said, he had
nothing in view. A White House
statement says President Hoover
believes that the commission, I'M
der Fletcher, had proved at can
and will make all proper and nee
essary adjustments" in tariff
rates. ''The President appreci-
ates the willingness of Mr.. Flet-
cher to remain another two mon
tbs" tn estatement said, "thus
giving the commission the benefit
of his fine Abilities"
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The Department of Commerce
will occupy its new $17,500,OOO
building on next January /, it
was definitely announced by NAL
colin Kerlin, executive assistant
to Secretary Lamont. The moving
of equipment will be in charge of
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, di-
rector Of public buildings and
public parks, and Mr.. Kedlin
estimated that the tremendous
task will not be completed for at
least two months. All bureaus of
the department, with the excep-
tion of the Bureau of Standards
and Census Bureau, will be moved
into the new building at the be-
of the year. The great
est task in the moving line will
be the transferring of the Patent
Office equipment. Mr.. Kerlin
believes that this will not be ac-
complished within so days. The
is understood to be about
SO percent completed.
The Woman Voter, edited by
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson of Chevy
Chase, in it's August issue endor-
ses William Gibbs McAdoo for
President in 1882. Nearly every
State has many capable citizens
able to fill the highest office in
The nation with credit, and it
would be difficult to mention
that would not be pre-