Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-25
WORK TOBE RUSHED
ON FLOOD CONTROL
Hoover and Aides Decide to
Take Advantage of Pres
ent Low Water.

President Hoover returned to the
White House early today after an in
MIGRATING week end in the Virginia
mountains and without delay plunged
again into a study of many problems
for which he is seeking early solution.
Both the President and Mrs. Hoover
appeared greatly refreshed from their
brief stay at their Rapidan camp, where
they enjoyed the novel experience of
sleeping under blankets after the torrid
heat of the past month. They motored
back in the cool hours of the morning
before the heat again began to descend
upon Washington.
Inland Waterways Considered.
Following his recent custom of devot-
ing each week end to the study of diff
ferent governmental activity requiring
special attention, Mr.. Hoover spent con-
siderable time during the past two days
to inland waterways and the work of
Federal fiocd control After confer
ences with the chief of Army Engineers,
Maj. Gen. Lyle Brown, who has charge
of such work. Secretary of War Hurley
and other officials who visited the
camp, the President decided upon ac-
celeration of the Lower Mississippi flood
control work and of waterway projects
already being developed. 1t was de-
cided to take advantage in this way of
the low water stages on most of the
rivers and particularly the Mississippi
In speeding up the work so as to stimu-
late economic conditions in the wide
spread territory affected by unemploy-
ment and the ravages of drought which
Is not yet broken entirely.
Work for Next Year Limited.
The rivers and harbors program will
be limited for the next year to the
most vital projects. Army engineers
consequently will concentrate resources
upon waterways which are expected
to prove of immediate value to the
country It was said the plan does
not contemplate any reduction of ex-
penditures, but, on the other hand,
rather wedding out of developments
of secondary importance.
Sunday devotions were observed by
the presidential party at the Rapidan
camp yesterday when all attended the
newly inaugurated religious services at
the Marine Corps camp nearby. It
was the first time that the Marine
guard had INDUCED in such services.
They were conducted by Lieut.. Comdr.
G. A. Neyman, Navy chaplain, who
came to the camp from Washington
especially for the occasion and the
Marines took part in the hymn singing
accompanied by an organ sent by the
Washington Y. M. G. A. Chaplain
Neyman preached a sermon and husky
Marine guard played the organ for the
singing.
Early Morning Program.
During the early morning the PreSi-
dent and his male guests loitered
around the camp while Mrs. Hoover
and the other women went for brief
horseback ride. Horseback riding and
hiking were taken up again during the
afternoon.
Chairman Fess of the Republican Ma
tional Committee was a guest at Presi-
dent Hoover's camp last night and
had opportunity to survey progress of
plans for party campaigns already I'M
derway. The Ohio Senator was invited
to the presidential retreat after return
ing to Washington Saturday from a
vacation on the Great Lakes. He re-
turned to Washington today with the
President