The Fort Peck press., 1936-01-02
ARGENTINA DROPS
wheat CUT PLAN
Pact Drafted Would Alter U. S.
P0Iicies-France Demands
Export Quota.


sion she will not accept the proposed
agreement to continue In effect dur
Ing 1895 reductions In wheat acreage
made last year. Her decision, baset
on the contention that the present
basis OF acreage reduction Is unfair
came after members of wheat's big
four-The United States, Canada and
Australia-had accepted In principle
the draft OF the proposed agreement
The basis adopted by the wheat com.
mission was Is per cent deduction In
comparison with the average Of the
last three years, but Argentina, rep
resented by Rodolfo Garcia Arias,
argued that the reductions should be
calculated against the average since
1914.
Tte South American nation assert
Ell Canada and Australia particularly
lave made their greatest increases
IN ncroaCe IN the last few years. I'm
der The plan proposed, the United
States would be required to make an
abrupt about-face In the agricultural
policies announced in August which
involved an increase Of 5 per cen IN
winter wheat sowing. This increase,
most OF which already has been COM
pleted, would have to be eliminated
either through corresponding reduc-
lions In spring planting or blowing
up OF wheat already sow or, per-
haps, cutting Of winter wheat for use
AS animal feed.
A bombshell burst in the confer
ence as France demanded an export
Quota-no provision having been
made for France In the commissions
estimate Of the world export demand
OF $780, 900 600 bushels. It was I'M
derstood France wants over 20, 000,-
900 bushels as her quota. twice the
amount the United States asked and
twice the allotment suggested for
Russia, In as much as her surplus is
estimated at 26,0 0O, 900 bushels.
~ Seed Brings Depletion Warning.
St PauI-Mrs. William Lintz of
Richmond, Iowa, who a year ago sold
her corn Il IL cents a bushel, sold
861 bushels of old corn on her farm
for an even 1851. Demand from
southern states for seed Is one Of
the factors that has combined with
the general corn shortage to boost
prices more than 800 per cent In one
UnoP Univ ara:fy To y~a 1nhnO oyfA4-
tiles cautioned against depletion Of
seed corn supply and urged farmers
to safeguard their corn for the 1893
planting season.
Germany, U. S. Zeppelin Trips In July
Friedrichshafen, Germany-Dr. Hu-
go Eckener announced that he pro-
posed to start a seni-monthly Ger
many-U. s. Zeppelin service IN mid
July. From July until October, DR..
Ecekener said, the new dirigible
LZ129 will leave Friedrichshafen ev-
cry two weeks for Miami and Lake
hurst, N. ]. It will make the west
ward run In SIS hours and the east
ward run In So hours. Tickets will
be 5000 each.
6-Ton Tank Runs so, go Miles an hour
Washington-War's latest weapon,
an eight-ton tank capable Of making
so to 60 imles an hour over rough
country, was tested by the wal de-
partment through Washincton's streets
and over the memorial highway to
Mount Vernon. Protected by three
quarter inch armor-plate, 1t is de-
to be the first of a feet of
war tanks to go into action ahead
Of the infantry.
Storm Wisconsin Office.
Racine, Wis.-The meeting Of the
county board was broken up
when a shouting. struggling crowd
Of unemployed persons stormed the
r. eeting DON More than a score
of police and deputy sheriGs was
necessary to dispense the crowd.
aulntuplct's Mother Given $25 by King
CallandeT, Ont.-Mrs. Olive Dionne.
mother Of the famous quintuplets is
friends a check sent to her
by = king. The check for five pounds
($25) carries the signature Of King
George V, and represents the royal
bounty for multiple births.
stIii Blast Kills Mother and Child.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF a still In
The attic OF her home, resulted In the
ieath OF Mrs. Ethel Kachikus, mother
, fnine children, and her 10-year-old
II nine children. Three other chill
lreu were injured when the blast
the house.
y. W. Representatives Ask &c Gas Tax
Crookston Rep1 es%entatives from
owns, counties and cities in north
western Minnesota recommended to
.he state citizens interim highway
conducting a hearing here.
hat one cent be added to the state
tax.
Roosevelt o. KS Birthday Ball.
Warm Springs, Ga.-President
cit gave his consent for a Sec
md nationwide birthday ball next
January to raise funds to fight para