Evening star., 1932-03-13
FARM SUBSIDIARIES
PAY IS HELD GRAFT
Borah Leads Attack as Sen
ate Confirms Three Board
Nominations.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Three long-pending nominations to
the Federal Farm Board were con-
f1rmed BY the Senate yesterday after
stirring UP storm of criticism OF the
boards policies and of salaries paid to
officials of its subsidiaries.
Despite torrent Of words, however,
William r. Schilling Of Minnesota and
Sam H. Thompson of Illinois--were ap-
proved without record vote.
The salary question was tossed into
the debate by Senator Borah, Repub-
lican, Idaho, who termed the compen-
sation paid TO some Of the officials of
organizations under the board as legal
lied graft"
Schall Lone Defender.
Condemnation of the salaries fol-
lowed from representatives of all fac
tions in the Senate and were defended
only by Senator Schall, Republican,
Minnesota.
Senator Norbeck, Republican, South
Dakota, opened the debate with an at
tack on the Farm Board and the aeri-
cultural marketing act under which it
was created.
In buying wheat and holding it over
the market, Norbeck said, the board
followed the worst possible method"
Of handling the crop.
The board should not have bought a
bushel of wheat unless it had some
place to put it, Norbeck said.
The South Dakotsn said two stand
ards of living could not be maintained
in this country, and that either the
farmers would have to be brought up to
the level in the remainder of the coun-
try or the American standard be aban-
doned.
Cites $4,000 Salary.
Borah said the pay roll Of the board
and its subsidiaries is $2,757,00 a year.
and called particular attention to the
salaries Of $75, 1000 paid to E. F. Creek
more, president Of the American Cotton
Cooperative Association. and $50, 900
to George S. Milnor, general manager
Of the Farmers National Grain Cor
poration
These salaries could not be justified
at any time or place" he said They
are unconscionable."
Senator Fess, Republican, Ohio and
Chairman McNary Of the Agriculture
Committee Joined in condemnation of
the salaries, but the latter pointed out
they did not come from Farm Board
funds. and said the board had no con-
troll of them.
Senator Schall said the yco-operatives
we're entitled to secure men capable of
competing with the private grain opera
tors and must pay the salaries paid by
these gamblers"
Law Declared "Inadequate."
Senator Brookhart, Republican,
Iowa. contended Congress was as much
to blame for the failure OF the Farm
Board as the board itself. He said the
law creating it was Inadequate" and
urged enactment of his bill to give
the board $500, ,o0o, 900 to buy up the
whole surplus.
. Senator King. Democrat. Utah, di-
rected particular criticism at Schilling,
who he said had been "a party TO
this maladministration." He sought
i the rejection of the Minnesota nom
/ inee as a protest against the boards
policies Schilling's appointment was
a denomination. The other two are
new members of the board, though
they are already serving under recess
appointments.
McNary and Senator Shipstead,
Farmer-Labor. Minnesota, protested
that 1t would be unfair to reject
Schilling's nomination when he was
| only one of the boards members.
If there Is one man on the board
who represents the dirt farmer" Nc
| Nary said. lit is Mr.. Schilling.'
Senator Howell. Republican Ne
braska. demanded legislation at this
session for relief of the farmer and
asked for enactment Of the equaliza-
tinn fee nrnnnsal