Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-03
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS.

Most American newspapers spell 1t
"Coste" but at least one metropolitan
journal in the United States, the New
York Herald Tribune, insists on "Costes,"
which is said to be the preferred
Partisan spelling The flyer, himself, is
quoted as saying he does not know
whether the final So should be there
or not and that to avoid being in error
he "just makes a wiggle at the end"
Dispatches from France say the name
is variously spelled by persons who
bear It.
Political cannonading on three fronts
may soon be expected now that the Re-
publicans have established campaign
headquarters in New York and Chicago.
Representative John @. Tilson, majority
leader of the House, has charge in the
East of the battle to keep that body
safe from the Democrats, while Repre-
sentative Will r. Wood, Indiana, chair
man of the Republican Congressional
Committee, commands the Western
forces. The Democrats have established
their base in the partys national head
quarters in Washington "Old Hickory"
Wood as friends of the Republican
chairman endearingly term him, has a
100 per cent victory record for the three
House campaigns he has conducted
This years job he regards as the hard
est of all in view of the unusual efforts
being put forth by the Democrats to
gain control.
If the Anti-Saloon League of the
State makes good its threat and places
third candidate in the United States
Senate race, Illinois is apt to monopolize
the political spotlight this Fall. Lottie
Holman O'Neill, the States first woman
legislator. is regarded as the logical
choice of the dry organization. Her
career is comparable in color and
achievements TO that of Representative
Ruth Hannah Mccormick, the Repub-
lican nominee. Mrs. Mccormick paved
thC way for an opponent in her own
party when she announced she would
abide by the outcome of the Statewide
liquor referendum. This aroused the
drys, who instantly focused their eyes
on Mrs. ONeill, militant w. c. T. U.
worker, who was elected to the Illinois
Legislature at the same time Mrs Nc
Cormick won her seat in the National
House. Former Senator j. Ham Lewis,
Democrat, whose elegance and whiskerS
have inspired critics to refer to him as
1.-The bearded lady," may be compelled
to oppose two woman candidates instead
of only one.
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Next step in the administrations
drought relief program will be con-
ference in Washington of the chairmen
of the 10 or IL State committees formed
in the stricken area following the White
House conference of Governors 1t is
significant that the banking members
of these committees were summoned in
conference ahead of their chsirmen.
This again stressed the administrations
view of the Importance of credits i'll
the rehabilitation plans, view which
| first was emphasized when President
Hoover named four representatives of
| finance as members of the National
I Committee OF Eight as against two rep
| resentatives OF agriculture. The pro-
gram puts on each State the response
bility for solution of its own credit
/ problems. and under 1t the country
| banker becomes the principal factor IN
| the relief situation, for on his decisions
will depend the application OF relief
measures.
The State Committee chairmen, when
| they confer with Secretary Hyde, who
| is national relief chairman, no doubt
will approve the program formulated by
| the bankers and sanctioned by Mr.
/, Hoover, Notwithstanding their earlier
hope, which was shared by some of the
Governors, that the Government could
| offer some direct aid in the emergency
Enthusiasm for the plan may be lack
ing, but the country has come to believe
that administration spokesman are on
safe ground when they declare that
none of the various laws touching the
situation permits the use OF Federal
money except on a sound credit basis.
| 1t is more than a coincidence that the
| principles of the drought relief program
| are the same as those which the Con-
| gress, on the insistence of Mr. Hoover,
wrote into the agricultural marketing
| and Farm Board REORGANIZATION, CO.
operation and self-help.
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Three costly fires in eight months,
upsstting budgets and requiring unfore-
seen expenditures, are too many accord
ing to the administration pledge TO