Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-23
BROWN TO EXPLAIN
POSTAL PROBLEMS
Postmaster General to Make
Radio Debut in Forum Ad-
dress Tomorrow.

| Walter F.. Brown of Ohio, Postmaster
| General, will make an important ad-
dress in the National Radio Forum, ar
ranged by The Washington Star and
broadcast over the coast-to-coast net
work of the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
| tenn tomorrow.
| With the development of the airmail
service and the tremendous increase in
| oceanic mail routes, along with the
great growth in the ordinary domestic
mail, the postal service presents at this
| time a number of vitality important
| problems. The major ones will be dis
| cussed by the Postmaster General in
| this radio address.
Probably no member Of President
Hoovers cabinet has made fewer public
utteranceS than has Mr.. Brown since
taking over the administration OF the
affairs of the Post Office Department.
His theory of public service seems to
have been SAY nothing and saw wood, :"
The magnitude OF The problems with
which he Is busily engaged in an en-
deaVor to solve to the satisfaction OF
the greatest number Of people relates SO
closely to the American home life ana
to the progress of business that the time
has arrived when the Postmaster Gen.
eraI thinks IL would be helpful, not only
to his department but TO the millions
Of mail users, that he discuss them
publicly
Interest Attached 10 Address.
The Radio Forum has been selected
for this purpose. and there is every rea-
son to know that what Mr.. Brown Is
going to say on this occasion Will be
looked forward to with great interest
throughout the country.
This will be Mr.. Browns debut as
speaker In this forum. With his radio
appearance. every member Of President
Hoover's cabinet then will have spoken
In the National Radio Forum. Mr..
Brown will speak from the studio OF
the Columbia Broadcasting System IN
the Shoreham Building. and is sched-
uled TO begin at $50 o'clock.
Mr. Brown has the reputation OF
being one of the greatest authorities on
business organization ana admlnlStra-
ton in the Hoover cabinet. 1t was while
engaged in working out plan Tor Inc
general reorganization OF the executive
departments some years ago, q TASK as
that MIR. Brown and Mr.. Hoover became
close friends Reorganization OF the
Government departments was subject
dear to the heart Of Mr.. Hoover. who
then was Secretary Of Commerce, ana
he strongly supported and aided Mr.
Brown in his work 1t is known that
Mr.. Hoover was favorable not only 10
REORGANIZATION but was perfectly agree
able to having his own department re-
Organized. something that could not De
said about most OF the other depart
ment heads at that time.
Became Warm Friends.
In their many conferences on TINS
subject the two men formed q strong
personal attachment for each other, and
il is believed that this was responsible,
more than anything else. for Mr.. Brown
being asked to take over the Post once
Department when Mr.. Hoover was FORM
ing his cabinet.
Although best known In this ad-
ministration as business organizer and
administrator, MIR. Brown is promlnens
| also in his native State as lawyer ana
Republican leader. He was born In
Ohio in 1869. In 1892 he was grad
uated from Harvard University, and two
years later from the Harvard Law
School. After graduation, Mr.. Brown
practiced law with his father. In 1908
| he became q member of the ilrm OF
| Brown, Hahn, & Sanger OF Toledo. In
| 1908 ne married Miss Katherine Hafer.
Mr.. Brown has always taken an In
terest in politics. In 1906 he became
| chairman OF the Ohio Republican CEN
| trail Committee, serving in that capacity
until 1912, when he became one of the
Roosevelt leaders in his State. He served
| as chairman OF the progressive OtAle
| Central and Executive Committee In
| Ohio during that memorable campaign
of 1912. He also was q member OF tie
| National Progressive Executive Com
| mittee.
| Mr.. Hoover Is known 70 have offered
MIR. Brown the position OF Assistant
Secretary OF Commerce In 1921. but The
latter was forced TO decline because OF
pressing matters relating TO his personal
law practice. Again in 1927 Mr.. Hoover
offered the Assistant Secretaryship to
Mr.. Brown, and the latte" accepted then
because it did not involve the abandon
ment of his legal connections over &C
long a period that they could not again
be picked up.
l. Mr.. Brown is the first Postmaster
GeneraI from Ohio in 65 years. at which
time Abraham Lincoln named William
Dennison.