The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-02-19

ers who have been in conference
with Secretary Wallace, is based on
Mr.. Wallace's ever-normal granary
plan. 1t would operate on these
four stages:
/. Soil conservation payments
would be continued until production
balances demand.
2. When surplus in any COM
modify is grown, the government
would offer farmers loans at mar
ket prices for storage of the COM
modify in bins.
8. If the surplus continued, soil
benefit payments for removal of
acreage from cultivation would be
| increased.
4. Should SURPRISES increase to 10
or IS per cent above demand the
government would impose taxes on
excess production to force acreage
reduction.
Officials said no definite plan of
taxation has been worked out.
IN ESCRIBING it as a flood con-
~ troll measure, Senators Albion
w. Barley of Kentucky and r. j.
Buckley of Ohio introduced bill in
the senate designed to create seven
federal authorities" with powers
similar to those of the Tennessee
Valley authority. Together with the
IVA, these would cover the entire
United States. The measure is in
accordance with the Presidents sug-
gestions for regional authorities to
coordinate flood control, power, rec
lamation and rehabilitation work.
AS for the current flood, the people
in the stricken regions were turning
to the task of rehabilitation. Self
supporting residents of Cairo who
had been evacuated were permitted
to return to the city, and martial
law was lifted from the southern
counties of Ohio and Indiana. The
levees along the lower Mississippi
were standing up well under the
strain.
Contributions to the American Red
Cross flood relief fund were nearly
up to $40, 100000, twice the sum
originally asked.
n OMESTIC manufacturers per-
- sistently refuse to offer bids on
the steel that the navy needs for its
warship building program. Pres
ident Roosevelt wants to know why
this is, and so far he has found
out that the Walsh-Healy govern
ment contract law is to blame. That
act requires that all manufacturers
filling government orders in excess
of $4,000 shall comply with mini
mum wage and maximum hour
standards.
Since the act became effective
last year, the navy has advertised
for bids on 25,000,000 pounds of steel
but has been able to place orders
for only 1000, 900 pounds.
Spokesman for the Navy depart
ment indicated no further bids
would be asked until the industry
has recorded it's position or unless
the Labor department moves to re-
lax the labor standard provisions
| of the law.
THE house passed and sent to
Il the senate a resolution extend
| ing for three years the Presidents
power to negotiate trade treaties
with foreign nations irrespective of
congressional approval. Some DEM
ocrats voted against the measure
and were applauded by the little
body of Republicans. The revolters
were led by w. P. Connery of Mas
sachusetts, who halls from textile
city, and ]. Mark Wilcox of Florida,
whose district is noted for its vege-
tables. Both said the opposition
was based on complaints from their
| constituents.
n UT of San Francisco bay divers
" were dragging the bodies of
victims of the latest aviation dis
aster. A transport plane of the
United Airlines crashed into the wa
ter when only short distance from
the air field, and all its occupants,
eight passengers, two pilots and a
stewardess, persisted.
A German military plane fell in
a busy street in Berlin and five per-
sons were killed.
The bureau of air commerce in
Washington recommended II new
safety measures to be taken by air
lines in an effort to prevent future
air crashes. The recommendations
were based on findings made by
the recent conference on air safety
which was attended by pilots, air
| line representatives, and members
| of the bureau.
CEEMINGLY confident that his
~ government is now safely estab-
lished, President Lazaro Cardenas
of Mexico issued decree grant
ing amnesty to all political offend
ers, under arrest for or accused OF
rebellion, sedition or other subver-
sive activities. Under special pow
ers given him by congress he
ouashed 3,841 court proceedings
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