The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-07-30
By the National Editorial Association
Especial to The Herald)
The Reorganization of
Govt Offices Talked

Ln6y really mean BUSINESS. "A Sell
ate leader has declared that plac-
ing the government on a scientific
basis would save 5000, 600, 900 annu-
ally. There has been so much talk
and so little action about these
changes in the Federal service that
the average citizen is a bit skepti-
cal. Observers say that true econo-
mics can be worked out by giving
constructive thought to the problem
rather than discuss the subject nois-
lily and specifically.
Hoover Again Active
It is to be noted that the talk of
reorganization of the government
comes from administrative offices
rather than the legislative branch.
The prime mover in this remodel
ing process has been Secretary of
Commerce Hoover. He has, how
ever, encountered many pitfalls and
made little Roadway. 1t is now pro-
posed to place the matter definite
w in the hands of Congress for
there is a limit on the authority of
the president to transfer n bur-
eau to another department. That
Congress must give serious consid-
Grafton to the subject of economies
in the Federal service is indicated
in the demands of the organized
farmers for better business methods
in the Post Office Department. Tes-
timony was presented to a special
congressional committee this week
to the effect that the Post Office
machinery could be o%verhauled and
by the adoption of business princi-
Piles the Department could be nearly
self-sustaining.
Evolution in National Politics
Official Washington is rather dull
during the summer months. The
prediction made by the writer last
week that the Tennessee evolution
trial would soon find its place in
national politics and in proposed
legislation has been amply sustained
by the developments during the last
few days. At the conclusion of the
Dayton trial Congressman Upshaw,
of Georgia, a typical reformer, an
nounced his advocacy of legislation
of this sort. He was followed by
Congressman Blanton, Of Texas,
when a government clerk filed a
test case in the Courts Of the Dist
riot Of Columbia to determine the
Bibles place in the school system.
AS a result Washington will now
be the center of religious turmoil
for the mar bringing the test case
has declared himself an atheist. The
question naturally arises as to
whether this Federal employee is
seeking a determination of the le-
gal issue or just r~esorting to a
cheap trick in obtaining notoriety.
At least it is keeping Washington
on the front page of the daily news
papers.
Van Sweringen Merger
Back of the cut and dried tech
meal discussion before the Inter
state Commerce Commission here on
the gigantic railroad mergers put
over by the Van S%weringen Broth
ers, of Cleveland, Ohio, there is a
true business romance existing. In
stead of interesting financiers and
railroad men exclusively, the Fed
eral inquiry into the circumstances
surrounding these railroad CONSOLE
dations would be more fascinating
than fiction if the real facts were
disclosed each day. The minority
stockholders of a railroad purchas-
ed by the Van Sweringen Brothers
are trying to show that the New
York Central Railroad practically
two bright young men and
then used them for tools in high
finance. The lawyers are going in
to the personal history of these
young men but are apparently
shooting wide of the mark. 1t was
claimed that these financial wizards
had planted an original investment
IF $4,000 and made it grow to
BIS, 600, 900. Later the official re-
cord was corrected showing that
figures had been exaggerated.
These men started out selling real
estate and branched off into build
ng and buying railroads. During
he testimony of o. P. Van Swerin-
zen he resented the efforts made
~ opposing counsel to show his ]
tremendous profits. 1t was brought
,ut that these clever young men in t
various transactions had
haggled about prices but were !
to leave the matter to a
,oard of appraisers and then usual
Y made a profit. They were on t
transferring their holdings
nd building up a great organiza- ]
ion through clever financing I
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