Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-03

The suggestions are heard in admin
istration quarters on Capitol Hill that
President Hoover might at this juncture
take a leaf out of AL Smiths political
notebook. The suggestions refer to the
Presidents desire that Congress shall
not take an all-Summer recess until it
has pledged itself to an early vote on
the tariff bill when it reassembles. When
Gov. Smith found himself blocked, as
he usually did, by the Republican New
York Assembly at Albany, he was ac-
customed to take the air and tell the
people of the State by "raddio" exactly
what was what. AS the governor gen.
orally had the public with him, and
made it see that his programs were be-
ing stalled by hostile politicians in most
cases, Smith seldom failed to achieve
the reaction" he wanted. Members Of
the Assembly invariably heard copious-
~ from the folks back home after one
of AIS sledgehammer broadcasts. So the
thought is that II the President got the
Nations ear on a countrywide hook
up and let the people know how Con-
greSs to date has played ducks and
brakes with his farm and tariff pro-
grams, Mr.. Hoover might wake up next
day to find that Capitol Hill had seen
the light.
X X y \
Mabel Walker Willebrandt, now en-
route to Washington fronlf, the South
west, Is being deluged with offers from
newspaper syndicates and magazines to
narrate her experiences in the Depart
ment of Justice. One or two PROPOSE
tons suggest that "Portia" can prac-
tically write her own ticket, SO far as
remuneration Is concerned. The low
down" on prohibition, of which she
should know an earful, is the subject
on which Mrs. Willebrandt is chiefly
asked to spill the beans. She may de-
eide to swallow some of the fiattering
financial insults which have been Of
fered her, but how far she would feel
herself at liberty to go in exposing
state secrets is something else again.
Mrs. Willebrandt, by the way, will not
exclusively work for the Aviation Cor
poration. The latter is just her first
client She purposes hanging out her
single in a Washington Office building
as sign that other clients worthy OF
her steel will be thankfully received.
II tentative plans now maturing are
carried out, one of the minor broad
casting stations in the District of Co
lumbia may shortly be hailed into court
on a libel action. 1t will be one Of
the first cases on record involving al
legged SANDER by radio. The offenSe
which will be the basis of the action,
II any, consisted OF repeating over the
air as news a story which had been
published in q newspaper. Counsel for
the prospective complainant thinks the
| country would take unusual notice OF
| the suit because 1t would establish a
precedent respecting libel over the wave
| lengths.
Volume Nv of Indian Law and Trea-
| ties, compiled by Charles j. Happier,
Washington attorney, under authority OF
! Congress, is now on the press at the
Government Printing ONCE. It brings
up to date all laws passed by Congress
| and all executive orders and proclama-
lions relating to Indian affairs from
December 1918, to date. The volume
also contains several unratified Indian
treaties upon which are based recent
acts OF Congress sending claims to the
Court Of Claims. and list of Indian
treaties adjudicated by the United
States Supreme Court. Perhaps the
4, most important feature of the COM
pendulum is Title 25--Indians-ann
tated, United States Code. together with
indexes TO the four volumes now pub
lished.
| There's assembled in Washington to-
day a gathering Of people interested In
about the most important problem be-
fore the American people--how to pro-
tect life and limb on the highways
The meeting is held under the auspices
of the Highway Education Board, OF
which Thomas H. Macdonald chief Of
the United States Bureau of Public
Roads, is chairman. The big feature
of the day is the honoring of q teacher
and a pupil whose contributions tc
street and highway traffic have wor
for them distinction in the education
boards national contests. To Miss Amy
M 6triley, teacher, of Beverly Farms
Akask~ viii h gaysn o pgaza Tor MEttinG