Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09
HOOVER TOLD IDLE
GET CROP SURPLUS
Grange Leader Tells Presi-
dent of Farmers Efforts
to Feed JobIesS.

While instructions to local Red Cross
chapters under which they may extend
unemployment relief next Winter were
being drafted today at national head
quarters here, Louis j. Taber master OF
National Grange, told President Hoover
that in some States the Grange, In CO.
operation with other organizations was
turning over surplus farm products 10
cities for use in feeding the unemployed
Mr.. Taber reported these SURPRISES
were given to city committees Tor use
and preservation after agreement that
they would not come into competition
with the products being sold by farmers
in those markets.
He said the method used was for the
farmer who had more than ne couio
sell or use to inform the Rellel COM
mittee in the nearest city. This COM
mittee sends for the products, mostly
fruits and vegetables, and transports
them to the city, where they are uSeo
or canned for future use.
Canning in Progress.
The Presidents Organization on I'm
employment Relief is also sponsoring q
Nation wide campaign to can surplus
vegetables and fruits, ana reports pelile
received at the organiZation's heaoquar-
tiers here indicate much effort is pelng
nut into the work. Canning demon
STATIONS also are being held In wash
ington schools this week
Mr. Taber said the farmer appar-
emily is realizing that he has plenty 10
eat and sees his own hard times III a
better light than heretofore Inc Leg
islative Committee of the Grange, ne
said. will meet here on September 20
to draw up program lot tne year
Al the national headquarters OF the
Red Cross it was said that John Ban
ton PAYNE. national chairman, was pre-
narinp a letter to all Red Cross chap
ters instructing them to use their own
funds for relief of the jobleSS II dis
tress swas not being cared for by other
agencies.
Scope Of Work Extended.
II was indicated that the letter will
hermit the Red Cross to play big
part, through its local chapters, in pre-
venting distress among the JobleSs, oe-
snite the traditional policy Of the ma
tional organization of combining its ef-
forts to disasters caused by acts OF
God"
Chairman Payne explained the in
strlctions would not constitute change
in policy for the national relief organ
ization He said it had been the policy
of the Red Cross to use national funds
ONLY for disasters caused by nature.
He pointed out that local chapters could
accomplish much in administering re-
lief without receiving funds from ma
tional headquarters, because most OF
the money raised in the annual roll
call is retained by local organizations.
The Red Cross has been criticized
severely in some quarters for its re-
fuSal TO extend unemployment relief in
the same way it deals with other
catastrophes Mr.. Payne has held,
however, that its charter would not
permit the national organization to
treat the jobleSS problem in the same
manner as disasters.
Taught TO Make Surveys.
The local chapters also are being
regions and report to headquarters
here. This will permit the National
Red Cross to get an idea of the prob
lem the Nation faces during the next
few months in caring for distress from
all causes
The letter will go to the heads Of all
the $500 chapters, but will affect the
policy of 10000 Red Cross units, made
up largely of chapter branches.
Walter S. Clifford, national relief di-
rector, today designated 10 additional
members of the Advisory Committee set
| up by President Hoover as representa-
tives Of their States.
President Hoover had previously an
| nounced that IA members of the COM
mittee would act as State representa-
tives, making "a in all that have been
selected.
Those announced today were:
Alabama, Oscar Wells, Birmingham;
Arizona, P. G. Spillsbury, Phoenix Del
aware. Pierre du Pont, Wilmington;
Georgia, John K. Ottley, Atlanta; ILL
nois, w. Rufus Abbott, Chicago: In
| diana, Warren C. Fairbanks, Indian
apolis; Maryland, Daniel Willard. Bal
timore: Texas, J. F. Lucey, Dallas; Vir-
GINA. Homer Ferguson, Newport News;
| Wisconsin, L. r. Smith, Milwaukee.
In announcing the appointm ents, Gift
| ford said his organization could best