The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-01-20

!. 10 levy on the MARVIN Jones
. four basic farm COM
modities Of wheat, hogs, cotton, and
tobacco, and on silk and rayon man
ufacturers' sales tar which, in the
case Of wheat, will amount to 200 per
cent Of the present farm price and
which. in the case of hogs, will amount
to nearly 80 per cent of the current
price of pork.
2 To give power to the secretary
OF agriculture to fix the prices of the
four commodities by determining their
"fair exchange value" and to deter
mine the "fair exchange allowance"
necessary to restore the purchasing
power Of the commodities to their
1909-'14 level.
8. To bring about imitation by hand
Ing to the farmer In the shape Of "ade
justment certificates" a negotiable Ger.
tifcate Of government indebtedness
secured by the tax revenues and re-
deemable by the government.
4. To give to the secretary Of agri.
culture power to control the produc--
ton Of wheat, hogs. cotton. and tobac-
CO by granting him authority to de-
termine the percentage Of production
required for domestic consumption; to
disburse adjustment certificates only
to those farmers who cut production
20 per cent: to decide how this cur
tailment of production shall be de-
termined, and to decide what use the
farmer shall make OF lands SO taken
out Of production.
Dairy products were not included in
the measure, though hard fight for
this was made In committee. It IL
provided that the measure be in effect
for one year. with the President given
authority to continue 1t for an addi-
tional year.
President Elect Roosevelt. as is well
known now, is opposed to a general
sales tax, but the domestic allotment
bill suits him. The manufacturers af-
fected have insisted that their indus
tries cannot absorb the tax called for
and that It must be passed on to the
consumer and the farmer.
MIR. ROOSEVELT, having turned
AvA the state of New York over to
Governor Lehman, is devoting most
Of his time to preparations for as
Stunning the Office of President. Thurs
day evening he conferred In New York
with the Democratic leaders in con-
gress and a program for balancing the
budget was decided upon. The Treas
ury department figures fixing the 1898
deficit at 492 millions were accepted
and 1t was agreed to effect an addi-
tional saving in the budget estimate
Of 100 millions. to enact beer bill
estimated to produce 125 millions, to
continue the gasoline tax / cent per
gallon to produce 1877 millions, and
to increase the income tax rates to
produce $50 millions.
DRESIDENT HOOvER'S program
for reorganization of the federal
government is being absolutely blocked
by the house Democrats who intend
tuut N1Is hOOStFeiL Siidii De emp0W-
cred to make such changes as he
thinks fit after his Inauguration. This
development angered the President and
on his return from Florida he told the
correspondents that all recent re-
organization moves on the part of con-
gress were merely make-belieye and
the proposals Of the Democratic lead
ers backward step. He asserted
that any real reorganization 'sensibly
carried out" win sooner or later en-
brace the very executive orders which
he Issued lately and which the Dem
ocrats In the house planned to veto.
These would regroup So separate agen.
cies into nine divisions. Chairman
Cochran Of the house expenditures
committee was unmoved by Mr.. Hoo
ver's protest. He said 1t would be
unjust and most unfair" to Mr.. Roose-
welt to make so many changes only
a few weeks before he takes office.