Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

David Lloyd George has taken a Leaf
out OF Herbert Hoover's 1928 campaign
book One OF the Presidents big talk.
erty." The Little Welshman'' is or
the verge Of fighting the approaching
British general election on liberal
platform adorned with a rose called by
another name, but smelling as sweet
elimination of unemployment" Soon
after Hoover was elected last November
it was revealed that one Of his principal
remedies for joblessness Is stabilize
ton of prosperity" by carrying out COM
prehensive schemes of public works in
seasons of widespread unemployment
The President Identifies himself with
the theories expounded in 1.-THE Road
to Plenty" the arresting book recently
written by William Trufant Foster, econ
omist and Waddill Catchings. finan-
cier. Lloyd George thinks John Bulls
chronic unemployment situation can be
cured by a vast program of national
road building, financed with Govern
ment funds, on lines almost identical
with the Foster Catchings plan which
extorted Hoover's Endorsement.
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With Congress about to vote farm re-
lief, it's timely to note the extensive aid
the Federal Farm Loan System is al
ready rendering to ailing agriculture,
1t is set forth in the annual report of
the Farm Loan Board Under the Wig
orous direction OF Eugene Meyer. farm
loan commissioner, the entire system
during the past two years has been re-
organized, with beneficial results to the
farmer, as we'll as to the Treasury.
Public confidence In the system has
been increased and supervision of the
land banks has been made more ef-
fectiye. Special emphasis is placed on
the last-named phase of the work be-
cause examinations constitute the prin-
cipai channel through which weaknesses
or improper conditions may be discov-
cred and corrected. Since Congress
created the land banks In 1923 they
have advanced to farm cooperative
marketing associations, upon warehouse
receipts or shipping documents, $685.
409,l 25. With renewals Of original loans
total of $426, $50 was advanced
Altogether IS "co-operatives" were as
sisted, accounting for membership of
1850 900 individuals and representing
cotton, wool. wheat. rice, beans. tobacco,
fruit, vegetables and miscellaneous crops
Like lesser mortals, Herbert Hoover
now and then sends his hats to be
blocked and cleaned. At present the
President literally has one Of his lids
in the dry dock--the silk topper he
wore on Inauguration day. It's the
one he bought in California for the
South American goodwill tour-the
same that was drenched sopping wet
during the drive up and down Pennsyl-
vania avenue on March 4. Evidently
a. 60 1xan oh IN vIykito
House, Mr.. Hoover has autographed his
name inside in indelible pencil. The
chief engineer wears 7is size hat. He
hasn't needed bigger one since last
November.
Former Senator Atlee Po.nerene,
Democrat, of Ohio, is still GONZALES
cent at Emergency Hospital, Washing
ton, following a protracted Illness with
an annoying internal complaint. He
was seized in Washington early during
the past Winter, when here on legal
affairs connected with the wind-up of
the Governments oil prosecutions. If
President Hoover Is planning to put
some distinguished Democrats on the
law enforcement inquiry board, Pome-
rene is considered an ideal choice. Out
in Ohio he is credited with wet in
clnat;onS, though not of the moisture
of those with which AL Smith ct al. are
identified.
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The big broadcasting systems, like
private enterprises in general, keep
reaching out for men who've made their
mark in Uncle Sans service. The other
day the Columbia chain drafted Sam
Pickard. former Federal radio commits
sioner and Department of Agriculture
official, and made him its vice president.
Now the national chain has elected
Frank M Russell, assistant to the for
mer Secretary of Agriculture, William
M. Jardine, one Of Its staff of vice presi-
dents Russell. known because of his
old-time newspaper Affiliations as
Scoop" will be stationed in Washing
ton as contact" and policy" man for
the National Broadcasting Co. He is
an Iowan and was brought to the
Capital by the late Henry c. Wallace,
Of Agriculture In tia Hard.