The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Eugene Funk or DR.. Jardine
May Be Picked for the
Agriculture Portfolio.
By EDWARD W. PlckARD

AREACUk1OxC OEbAVAAVs
BY EDWARD w. PickARD
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE is said to
1 be, at the stime this is written,
nearly ready. to name his new secre-
tary Of agriculture, to succeed MIR.
Gore on March when that gentleman
becomes governor Of West Virginia.
For several days it was believed that
| John G. Fields of Oklahoma City, pub
Usher of farm papers, would get the
position. Then two more names were
brought forward, those Of Eugene
| Funk, Illinois farmer and brother of
| Congressman Frank 81. Funk, and Will
| liam M. Jardine, president Of the Kan
sas Agriculture college and member
| of the Presidents agricultural confer
ence. Mr.. Funk belongs to famous
| family of cOrn-belt farmers and is
himself not only practical agricul-
| turist but an authority on farm eco
Monies and the marketing of food
products. He is graduate Of Yale
and studied also in Germany. It was
believed he was just the kind of man
| the President was seeking.
Doctor Jardine had the united back
ing of the Kansas delegation in con-
| gress though 1t had previously in
| dorsed j. G. Mohler for the post. So
| far as the theoretical side is con-
cerned, his experience would seem to
| fit him to take the portfolio. Start
ing life as cattle puncher in Mon
| tana, he later ATTENDED the Utah Agri-
cultural college and in 1896 went to
| Washington as assistant United States
cerealist in charge of the grain work
in the West In 1900 he was made
director of agronomy work in the Kan
sas college and in 1918 became its
| president. Doctor Jardine was in con-
ference with the President last week,
and also went before the senate COM
mittee on agriculture to explain some
Of his recommendations in the agri-
culture conference He told the SEN
ators that agriculture in the United
States is only passing through nor
NAL postwar crisis and that 1t is GER
tain to recover.
A MEANWHILE President Coolidge Is
Iva formulating an agricultural pol
Icy for the nation, based partly on the
advice of Secretary Gore and the agri-
cultural conference and largely on the
ideas Of Secretary Of Commerce Hoov-
err. Its fundamental principle Is that
the country shall be self-contained in
the matter of production and consump-
ton of food and clothing, that it shall
raise all the farm products 1t needs,
including those now imported, but
shall cease to raise them for export.
Another purpose is to Increase the
buying power of the entire commu-
nifty so as to increase the consump-
ton Of farm products at home and in
turn warrant the increase, of produc-
ton beyond the normal accretion due
to the growth Of population. The fos-
tering of cooperative marketing also
enters largely into the plan. Repre-
sentative Dickinson of Iowa, leader, of
the house farm bloc, says attempts
are being made to "Hooverize" the
Agriculture department
INDER suspension of the rules the
~ house passed the Kelly bill pro-
viding for increases in postal salaries
amounting to $6S,0O0,000 year and
for changes in the mail rates that are
designed to add more than $62,OOO,OOO
annually to the revenues of the Post
Office department This is substi-
tute for the bill which the senate
passed and the house sent back. 1t
provides for about $21,OOO,0O0 more
revenue than did the senate measure.
and it makes the salary increases
retroactive to January.1, 1926, instead
of to July. !, 1924.
| ~ ENERAL MITCHELL'S fight for
NJ unified air service Is attracting
more and more interest daily, but
those who agree with his views do not
now believe they will prevail, espe-
cially since the official announcement
that President Coolidge Is not in favor
of unified service. The Navy de-
partment bolstered its stand by issu-
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