Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

Two members Of the cabinet-Secre-
tary of Agriculture Jardine and DIR.
Work, Secretary of the Interior-are
now on the firing line in the West
striving to allay the farmers discon-
tent with the failure of the admins
tration to furnish farm relief. DR..
Work appeared this week before the
Colorado State Agricultural College at
Fort Collins. and Secretary Jardine is
scheduled to address the Country Life
Conference at East Lansing, Mich,
on August /. Other talks at other
places along similar lines are in pros
pect before the Summer ends. DR..
Work, in his Fort Collins address,
summed up the administration view
point in this fashion: Remedies for
the so-called, much-discussed farm re-
lief is a subject which has occupied
Congress and on which the President
for two years has been calling into
conference men thought able to advise
him. This problem has had more cab
met discussion during that time than
any other without a tangible agreed
upon remedy being brought forward
by invited counsel that would apply
locally, much less to all farmers, or
stand constitutional test in court. The
President is now in the heart Of the
vocalized rural area and undoubtedly
much additional information will find
it's way to him. Through discussion
all points of view may eventually be
harmonized for concerted action.
am hopeful that constructive good
will come from Congress at its next
session."
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Current press dispatches from Rapid
City recounting the aggressive cam
paign being Waged there against the
bootleggers serve to throw the spot
light on E. l.. Sem, South Dakota's
enforcement officer. Long before the
present episodes Sem was one of the
most talked about officials in his
State. He formerly ran little paper
at Deadwood, and announced he was
going to dry up the town. He pro-
coed to say pertinent things about
people who profess to believe in the
law, Tut connived at it's defiance. He
hurt the feelings of many Deadwood-
ties. One night some one broke into
the newspaper Office and welded a
sledgehammer on the press and the
linotype. Sem managed to get out
his paper, however, and tackled the
law breakers with greater yehemence.
Another night he was waylayed and
beaten up. But he continued his
fight. Finally, however, he welcomed
| the offer of Senator NorbAck to make
him Federal enforcement officer for
South Dakota.
Thomas E. Campbell, former Cover
nor Of Arizona. now United States
commissioner general to the Seville
Exposition" has just returned to
| Washington from a visit to Spain,
where he conducted various prelimi.
naries incident to the acquisition OF
| site and to plans for the buildings
which are to house the American ex-
hibit at the exposition, which Is sched.
uled open in October, 1928. In this
| instance Uncle Sam Is killing two
birds with one stone, for the buildings
which we are to erect at Seville for
the exposition are intended to become
the permanent American consulate
there after the show closes. 1t is
planned also to establish permanent
| American library in one wing. Besides
forr1," Gov. Campbell, the members
of the United States Commission for
Seville are Judge Roderick N. Mat
son of Cheyenne, Wyo.; George I.
Cameron, publisher of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle; Miss Agnes Repplier
| or PnlIauGlDTld, MIS-. T1cicH I1dH Up
ham of Chicago and Miss Helen Varick
Boswell of New York City.
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Official maps of the United States
will henceforth have the name Grace
Coolidge Creek in place of the more
primitive Squaw Creek that now APP
pears on the maps of South Dakota.
The United States Geographic Board
has just received the official resolu'
ton of the South Da..ota Legislature,
which, on motion of a woman men,
Der, Mary Kotbra, changed the name
of this pure and beautiful mountain
stream" to that of the first lady. The
resolution declares that whereas
South Dakota Is not more honored
by the temporary residence of tie
President than by that Of his tai
ented, cultured and attractive wife
who has already firmly established
herself In the affections Of our reo