Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08

It's Just too bad, to lapse into slang
of the day, that the O. Q. +. seems
doomed to get one bad break atter
another. Stock crash, business depres-
sion, unemployment, agricultural as
tress. tariff turmoil and now the
drought, are bad enough in themselves,
Jointly or severally. But along comes
Internecine strife to flll the party's
cup of woe to overflowing. Yesterdays
meeting of the Republican National
Executive Committee reflected the lugu-
brious state of affairs. Called 10 pury
Claudius, and not to praise hlm' the
meeting naturally was heavily shrouoeo
in gloom The cheer customary prev
alent when political good ielloWs eet
together was conspicuous py lts az
sence The atmosphere was funereal'
In addition to the pail cast by the
Huston mess, there was the new SHADOW
of the Horace Mann insurrection IN
the South. ADMINISTRATORS poon-
nooh the Dixie schism-call 1t the
vawn of disgruntled patronage seekers.
ant there's a ring of fight and oe-
fiance in the Mann manifesto that
BODIES no good for G. Q. r. harHiony
two wears hence. 1t may just De thaU
DR.. Bascom Slemp, whose pIese.C
NAV have to be recalled into con-
smItation as q specialist in Southern
delegates.
CIaudius Hart Huston leaves the ma
tional Craftsmanship sore IS the pro-
verbal pup, but determined, ms IrleLo 10
saw. to be a good soldier ana Jake I l,is
punishment without mutterlng. ms
managing personal devotion 10 rreol-
dent Hoover probably lies az tne ootUonl
nj this resolve Categorical stories cur
rent month ago that If Huston were
dumped overheard he would not go
under without dragging some otner
eminent Republicans with him are des-
tined to remain stories and nothing
else The malevolent motives attributed
IN him included an alleged intention 10
spill some Sensational beans about men
in the immediate vicinity OF the hoover
throne In his present state OF MIND
YOU can never tell what may happen In
the future-Huston purposes swalloWlns
his medicine, going back TO the private
Knitting he never wanted to leave ana
letting bygones be bygones.
~
Smedley Butler Is said to have han
kered to be commandment Of the Marine
Corps in order to dry 1t up. But HOO
yer has decided that the Marines should
get Fuller.
Hail, Tom Thumb golf rs savior OF
the economic situationl At least so says
the Wall Street Journal. which quoth:
| AN economist OF distinction lately de-
plored with rhetorical SobS the probapll-
| ity that there were no more stimuli lett
| in the world for American trade. Al
WAYS before, he said, some magical new
! thing-the automobile, the movies, the
radio-had come along, picked us up
out of the slough Of despond ana given
us vigorous push into new era OF
prosperity Even as he wrote new
stimulus was being incubated. Tom
Thumb golf has taken the Nation by
storm. The entire overproduction OIL
| city lots bids fair to be absorbed within
| the next so days by miniature golt
| courses. Millions of Americans are
playing the game and paying for 1t IN a
| veritable flood of cash. Thousands OF
contractors have found opportunities
| for activity and tens OF Thousands OF
men Jobs In making and running the
courses A hundred industries are feel
| ing the revivitying effects Of orders for
! material and equipment for the courses
| It's little game, but 1t has kick.
Los Angeles is reported to have. at the
hour of going to press, 1900 Tom
Thumb Fairgrounds.
| X * X
ultimatum on the big life insurance
company which last year elected him
a director. The former President re-
fused to take q salary without the OBJ
legation to render service. The COM
pany canvassed the possibilities. II
finally decided to make the VermonteI
the boards supervisor general Of
agencies. Mr.. Coolidge has already
made one tour for the purpose OF
popping up the company's solicitors
and will swing around the circle peri
odically on the same mission.