The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14

Senator CumminS was regarded as an
extreme radical upon the railroad cues
ton. His ideas with reference to Gov
assailed by the conservative press as
destructive" The principal points
which he secured in the enactment Of
the EsCh-Cummins law we're demanded
other progressive states" But pro
gressive politics jump so fast that the
new progressive, Colonel Brookhart, is
now sure that the author of the rail
tionary. Therefore he would "expung''
it. 1t makes no difference that the
transportation act is very big and a
very long and a very broad law, deal.
Nations greatest problems. It's re.
peal would not be unlike "%expunging''
the laws with referance to agriculture,
finance, or foreign commerce, or by
does not answer the bill with regard
to States rights" child labor" or
some other economic desire.
The Esch-Cummins law can never
be repealed until a new code Of rail.
road regulatory laws are set up to re,
place this piece Of legislation. 1t took
a great many years to create the trans
I%)rtation act, as well as one may under.
stand by looking at the number OF
pages it fills in a law book. No Con
gress-no matter how elected, would
consider "expunging" the law. But
very naturally the law will be amend
ed and changed in many important
particulars by the next Congress. And
many other changes will be made year
after year to meet the conditions that
exist in the country. Facts that are
made for poor men point out very
clearly that this is bound to be so.
This little giant called radio is blaz
ing its trail around the world. Jazz
MONDAY concerts, market reports anC
an occasional opera concert broadcast
ed through a few hundred miles OF
that mysterious thing called the ether
Of space, lend interest and spice tC
the affairs Of life. But there is some
thing more than joy in the radio voices
is being demonstrated in most EN-
phatic ways. The radio corporation OF
America is the leader in the develop
ment Of radio communication. j
carries a heavy traffic in communi
cation with England, Germany, France
and other parts Of Europe. The com
pany is putting in great broadcastins
stations in the United States to sup
plement those 1t already has in opera
ton, and in addition three new sta
tons are to be Duilt in Contra.
America to be operated in cooperation
with the United Fruit Company's in
terests. The new plants each have :
broadcasting capacity Of more thar
1000 miles. All of America will bs
connected by means of operation o.
these stations. The Swedish govern
ment has recently awarded a con
tract for the building Of a great broad
casting station in that country to the
Radio Corporation, and this will insure
direct communication between SwedeI
and America. In fact the whole world
is rapidly being linked together il
radio or wireless communication
The Radio Corporation is the grea
vitilizing force in the industry, an
while millions Of our population hav,
been playing with and studying tn,
new discovery, this firm, linked witt
the General Electric, and other grea
interests, has been busy with problem
Of development on a worldwide scale
in order that the commercial and scier
tific advantages of wireless may b
realized by the public in as broad
manner as the telephone, the TELEGRAPH
and the ocean cables.
The personal affairs Of Washington
leading citizens, Warren G.. Hardin
and Woodrow Wilson are always G
acute interest in the National Capita
They stand in about the same relation
to the people in that city as do mayor
and ex-mayors in the ordinary con
munity. The frivolities Of the Hare
ings on the Mayflower and in their 81
cial connections are always morsel
for the gossips. The Woodrow Wi
sons appear almost daily in the indu
gence of automobile trips and on Sa'
urday nights at Keith's %vaudevill
shows. They are always enthusia!
tically received by the populace, an
there seems to be a steady determine
ton to let the ex-President understan
that I'VE love you STILL" Washingto
is ~non-partisan enough so that tn
same people give their applause I
both Harding and Wilson. Mr.. Hare