T H E ST. H E L E N S M IS T . F R ID A Y P A G E E IG H T RATE GUARANTY REPEAL ASKED BY FARM BODY 10:30 a m. All member« de*lring G H . 4 N G F bolieve it economically unsound. M E E T I N G 111 ' I ’ O M l l W I'onuMia tiranne of t’olumliia comi to attend the national Krnn^e should ; u> unjust and governnii'iitally »sent and take the fifth dourer ty will meet with Fern Hill urtUK*' he pres inexpedient. the — Steyuian sellimi house, .. south A 11 T A U B E M Mastei sau*s tax l i f t would iliu m , shift s in n ! in ........... •-— . "T h e r iior.il sales ■ i -i -0111 interne ■ ; ' ■ : " ' ■ Q' ■ and excess profits to a tax on funda , • • ,iis such as food, fuel, clothing Nitiionnl F< •!■ i i t i o i i « ( Bur au* II !•'« P r o v itlo ii' I n f air in Fat«' <>f I all- \ orotic effort has beer, made to in*; ('<»1« Fl«'wh«*re. T a r iff on repeal the execs* profit tax. but as . better way for raising an equal Food Products lU-> • nun.mil'll. at >unt of r venue has been found the federation opposes Its repeal ent with (Published by Arra 1 miller Needs Aid. Portland "M ore than $16.000.000,000 in se- 4.— W ith W A S H IN G l uritii s now escape a federal tax. 1 he the adjournment o. the executive ,it:o: reeiuuniSi ds to congress an Farm committee of the A: 1 f ’ > ! j submit to the several states a Pureau federation weeks' session, some definite recom ing the issue of alt tax free securi mendations of cr- the agricultural industry have been ties. "Recent experiences have detuon- placed before the administration and - rated that the farmer is not being congress ud quately financed through our The committee recommend* the present system When he avails him-1 abolition o f that section of the trans self of tho present short time com portation a.'t .1- d ' t " i' :’i mercial credits he jeopardizes Ills return to the railroads Tir feder welfare. M ation demands e.;-:al pr «'Ion by- > imp' >ve this situs “ >tt the tariff on agricultural product*. American Farm Bureau federation It is oppos d Uefir.i*• ■> and aggres urn s 1 - Halation which will provide sively to the general >.il* ' ’ ax t:ie proper authorization for commod ity financing based upon warehouse \»k* Ft-ci- Lumln-r. The bureau demands free lumber receipts also for cattle financing and free fertilizer nrd _-r iter lib- ha-ed upon the proper pledge and for erality in the m atte r ..f : dit to the personal rural credits secured by tHe lt also prop t Insurance features. Federal Reserve bank Among those v i m o -or - i-. ' v. >h así s tbat tli» profits derived from ilurinc federal reserve batiks be nado a the American Farm bur se-oion In rev ilvltr; fund which may be us* d to the executive co- mitt, forming a legislative p ■ cy ",.e -tec- pr o de working capital during the interim between the time when re- retarv Hoover. S- cre •. rv \4 *■ aes's for money are received and Governor W. P G ...ir'.-ng, of the Federal Reserve b.-afl' > F I.ev. r, ti .. sale of debentures. It Is sug- o f the Farm Loan bank: T ' >n i ; Mc- p si ,1 that these debenture# be made ,-ible for - l i e in federal reserve Donold. chief of the bur : of put - kg ir in the open market. It le lie roads, and Edgar E. Clark chair man of the ir.tersta'e comm**:- •' com 1 - . sugr sted that the federal re- - rve urd be given proper author- mittee. ation to so classify rediscounts that Th.ese. together with many other official# of the executive depart prlr, iry production may he given .ei.-'.deration. The feder ments, gave considerable co-o; .'ra adequa't. tion in the discussion of the 1 —is- ation re. .mi . »nils legislation which will make it possible for th-? federal lative program. An authorized summary of what farm loan banks to increase their was accomplished a' this conf'—euce maximum .oan fro >nt $10.000 to $2 5.- in d ic a te # among other things, the 000 and it urges all the country fo llow ing: at ks to Join the federal reaorve ! banks. Fairness Is Urged. PU(>nP Increase« Hit. "T h e Am-rican Far::. P ,re,u f-1-. coniUiittee Uas been appointed eration believes that , . .ads must ,.rate ,wtU the Washington ot- render adequate s. v e but they J (he iederation ln making a should receive a - -mo . ra “ ■ t a le ful study, setting data, securing return based upon fair and Juat ral- Jf* Ixperts and formulat- uations M e realiz. ' r v -he farmers measur« as wtll meet the Millions pei . d i p . have i . i t t i e t l T r a v e l e r s Cltei|ucs to cvci v nook and cranny ot the earth. Inexpet tenecil travelers .ts well as veteran Kiln- trotters have found this form ot self, .-untying tr.ivel funds essential to their c o m fo rt. When y<»ii huy Trevelers Clieques at this hank u im v e i t yuttr travel money into a form of i in i envy whir h is readily negotiable anywhere, ann yet which can he spent hy no one but you. I'ravclei s Cheques are popular with tourists In cause they positively safeguard travel fund*. I hey are p quilar witlt liotcls and railroad and v.unship companies because tfiey are not al ien , l o o t to thieves and because they elitnin- ate embarrassment and hazards incidental to cashing personal checks. W e u ;aul the sale of this international cur rency as one of the most important phases of • air complete hanking service, lt costs little to insure your funds against loss hy purchasing Travelers Cheques at this hank. First National Bank si Thc Sign of a Service M.'Oihsr ( I I 4 S M i l l NS, « IM F . F-ilsrsl lt«s«rv» i .It 4 II 4 M, 1 ’ r iw l.l. n l. s .n In*;.. m ill I lias k in g \ t r u u n l« At First-class G arage* II .Amom 4 l I I 11 MS I Mdd. r S n f. l j Mr|»..«it llo tr , American Express Travelers Cheques For Sale ami oilier Dealer* ness to the carrier« and we desire to unancial needs of agr culture as out- It i - p. ■» lit 1 tliat lari f ipnp ous public utility corporations such “ The transpo’datlcr. the American Telephone 4c Tele- contained a provision w to compel the Interstate eomr (x l cr . ¿rap!) company by use of .subsidiary commission to make rates sufficient . corporation® are enabled from the to produce a minimum net return of public, where aubsidlary corporations * 5t£. 6 per cent or more above all expenses and taxes on the preset vice in such a manner that the public . value of American railr !». " * rv‘ce ‘••ommt-su.n is unable properly "T h e American Farm Bur . u fed- « « regulate rates, we recommend eration believes this pr-. ' Ion is pat- o-.at our attorney be instructed to ernalistlc class legislation, as It at- !i*ke such action in all case* as m tempts to make a govern’ i . nt g laran-1 llls opinion will .-ecurc relief for ty on the cost plus basis. This pro- members of the lariu buteau and it. vision has caused the rnnm l- ;ion to public generally. establish excessive increases in rates The American 1-arm Bureau fed- which have served to paralyze Ameri- -ration, believing it is contrail to can industrv public's Interest is opposed to placing . a tariff on lumber, either rbugli or Hus ,\t G ssrsatee. u l , comn . ted to ., del “ They have conic at a time when iriit«, constructive foiest preserva- other lines o f business are reducing aB(j reforestation policy, their charges. The federation there- -The federation also declared Yore I • against t »riff on fertiliser.” mediately the guaranty provision in . ........ . „ , .... section 15A of the Transportation Act. and to instrnst th< « pointed to make a readju-’ ment of railroad Tlrown, India: a; \\ . G. Jamison, < ol- rales back to pre-war basis in har- »rado, am; < hes'er H. Gray. Mis- mony wltk ot] souri, to make a study ol Muscle j f TH E U . S. R O Y A L C O R D A famous tirp— ar.ci r famous tread. A c k n o w led ^ «! ami>nsf motorists and dealers alike as the w orld’s forenv st example of Cord lire building. A l ways delivering the ante i»peated economy, tire after tire, and season alter season. T h e stripe around the sidewall ia registered as <i UaG»-in;iik in the U. S. Patent Otlu-e. Cïf Jlcaw you can measure tire value In îcm revising our tariff lav. the sixtv- to Hire nee. ary engineers, and re-j seventh congress will levy duties port their findings to the executive upon imports, not upon a revenue committee. basis only, but with a view to the [ "T h a t federation recommends that I protection of American industries. ’ here should be necessary legislation “ The American Farm Bureau fed- ' ..merning the meat packing industry | eration urgws and deu nd for igr! ; restock • to ft culture treatment that will afford the livestock producers aga;r.«t unfair American farmer a protective ta Iff practii W e reaffirm our previous upon farm product- equivalent to the -■•«olutioi. a-king for fair and just tariff upon products o f the factory. I a c.ag legislation whether such tariff be imposed upon "M •• believe any regulatory control a spec tic or ad valorem basis, and we should be vested In the t nlted States urge that no eilusive shuffling of department of agriculture rather rate schedules or other methods be than in a "parate commission employed to obscure this general "T h e federation reaffirms our principle. former stand in opposition to the 1 “ W e r e c o g n iz e that in arriving at a per cent federal excise tax on land, fa ir n c .. dif- formerly known as the Nolan bill ference in co-- of production be-¡and Instructs our Washington office thi« and fore ’ , i j c actio® known to con- countries must la the primary factor «tress.” ln the process. Evil« o f Constipation. N e w Point Raised Pcrhap the most serious o f the “ In arriving at the American labor dl-.-ase- caused by constipation is ap cost of food and other farm prod If you would avoid this ucts we demand r n h o u w a g ' bn«. | pendicitis I r both for the farmer and bin help, d.-.-igerou disease, keep your bowels For this purpose Chamber that shall eompor* w-itii the hourlv regular wage ,-,f equally skill 1 In f o r ir man lain's Tablets are excellent, easy to •ake and mild and gentle in effect ufacturing and o*hcr indusfri-s. " W e fu r’ her call attention to the Silverton —Construction work on important and differing factors that] must he considered affecting f o o d ' new post office to begin at once. products from the American farm In Other new Improvements for Silver- their relation ;p to .mports of like ton being planned. products from foreign countries. "Our center o f production from the farm of food products is some where in the Mississippi valley, while Doe* Your Car Need our renter of consumption o f food products is in the populous areaH of the East, many hundreds of miles away from the center of production. "Ocean rat.-« from competing coun tries are so much lower to our con- suming centers than are the exhorbi- DR up to the minute tant and increasing freight rates from \ our own farms to our own consum Auto Repairing ers, that we urge a consideration of come to our shop— this very Important condition now menacing the farmers o f *ho South. West and Middle W»#t. W e also carry a full Hale« Tax Opposed. line of Tires, Tubes, A u “ Agriculture neither asks nor de-! mands any sp e.’al favor- In the re to Accessories, etc. vision o f th<- tariff nrd will tolerate no unfair dFcrii naDon a-rain--' It for the benefit of other branches Battery Recharging o f industry. and Repairing. " T h e committee highly commend ed the section of th" president' mes sage in which he said, 'The country does not expect or will It approve a shifting o f tax hur-ten« ' The com mittee recogtiizes very little value In the great amount o f prop —inda ti it has been rarrled on dttrln • the ia-.t GARAGE year from the shifting o f taxation Hou|ton ; Oregon from Income to const mptio-i l . d R e p a irin g ? F H A RD IN ’ S A F T E N it’s surprising' the number o f different tire views that coma out in a chance talk at the curb or in O ¡pa the leisure of a friei Almost every day y ucorne across the man human amut h to believe he can outguess the cut-price tap on “job- lots,” “discontinued lines ' and “ surplus stocks. ’ "Any fi ñ U S Tim universal f u // - m on « y ' « Witlt ii H is opposite is the hard- pan car owner w h o sticks year in and year out to a s t a n d a r d brand as the un:y rational economy. country to at other to “find a market/ Them nr. - 9/. U.S. Factory Branches. Each f.ne t > : , its share o f U . S. Tires. 1 here is a broad, constant, even dis tribution of U. S. Tires a lw a y s going on from the.«- B ra n d ie s to ttie dealer. Buy a U . S. Tire an yw h ere — in a community o f 500people or even ]< , and you get a f r e s h , l i v e tire of c u r r e n t f rodi tion— with all the orig inal rvice and mileage the factory put into it. .3 " M an y will remember the scarcity o f Ll. S. Tires last year. A hardship at the time, but a bene fit now. There are no U . S. Tires to he worked o ff— no accumulation — no f o r c e d selling o f any U .S . bi *. -d — no shipping of tires from one part ot the United States C O P E L A N D A U T O CO.. St. Helens. Ore. D L L R IS L A N D G A R A G E , Deer Islaml, Ore H A R D I N ’S G A R A G E ,.......... Houlton. Ore! i lie ow ner of a medium or light - w eight car stands on equ.i! ground with everyother car owner. Anv United States T ire is a uni- • fuP money . w o rth — hacked up of ' i / u u l ' ’ convenience and price for e v e r y b o d y . " Th tum ss Tires Rubber Company C L. W l K S I R O M ,........... .Scappoose, Ore. ; ! NONIA GARAGE, LUND, — - - V»® Ht 'I"* t Hi ............. . * * iU muk O (*•*• Vernante, Ore. W .irren, Ore. •