Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-05

When President Hoover tarries In
ohio, Indiana and Illinois during the
middle of the month he's destined to
find the farmers of those regions in the
best humor they've experienced for two
years. It's the prospect OF excellent
1891 crops, according to word reaching
Washington, that cheers them up. In
havoc with harvest hopes. This year
Jupiter Pluvius, especially recently, has
been ,on the job and rained down his
blessings plentifully throughout the
Midwest agricultural belt. OF course,
nobody knows what market conditions
for farm produce are going to be. Good
prices, rather than big crops, are what
warm the bucolic heart, but the GER
tainty that farmers are going to have
something. to sell Is q psychological fac
tor of favorable Importance. The
President will hear much of this as he
skins across the Allegheny .coun-
try, bound for the Harding Memorial
dedication and coincident engagements
in neighboring States.
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There was an interesting reunion,
after the lapse Of IS years, in Washing
ton the other day, when DR.. WI, Chi
nese Minister to the United States, re-
ceived a visit from Col. Henry Breckin-
ridge, former Assistant Secretary OF
War and now distinguished member
inridge were fellow pupils at Force
School in Washington. The ENJOYS
father, the famous WI Ting Fang, was
imperial China'S Minister to this coun-
try and Col. Breckinridge's father, the
late Maj. Gen. Joseph Cabell Breckin-
ridge, was inspector general of the
United States Army. The diplomat
and the soldier-lawyer had a grand
time checking up on District of Column
bia school days in the gay COS.
Capt. Joel T. Boone, U. s. N, Presi-
dent Hoover's medical aide, has just been
immortalized by his prep school alma
mater, Mercersburg Academy, as its
most honored and decorated alumnus."
In the Alumni Annual, just published,
accompanied by the aforementioned
bouquet. The picture is a copy of the
canvas which adorns the assembly hall
on the picturesque campus in the foot
hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains Of
Pennsylvania. Capt. Boone, who won
the Congressional Medal at Chateau
Thierry, Is a member OF the academy's
board Of regents and president Of the
Alumni Association. Mercersburg has
QcC1ucO W SOCK u S4,OOO,OUV
ment fund for development of its build
ing program. It's traditions include the
fact that Calvin Coolidge's sons, Herbert
Hoover's nephew and Mrs. Warren G.
Harding's grandson all attended Mer-
cersburg.
"Tom" Helm, yellow vest, cream
colored linen suit m everything, turned
~ k1a fn1 - for tho
recent Jefferson Davis statue dedication,
doing duty for Dixie, as OF yore. AT
luncheon In the Senate restaurant,
many former colleagues of Alabama's
biggest noise accorded the Pope'S arch
foe cordial welcome. Heflin has, by
no means abandoned hope that the Nye
subcommittee, headed by Senator Hast
ings, Republican, of Delaware, will yet
see justice done and Senator Bankhead
undone. Ever and anon Washington
hears that Helm has been offered lu-
crative theatrical contract, which would
call for combination OF lecture and
storytelling stunts. AS a spinner Of
Negro yarns, Tom has few equals and
no superiors.
One Of the members Of President
Hoover's Memorial day party in Ph1la-
delphia and Valley Forge was Gen. w.
w. Atterbury, president Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and, until he resigned,
q. o. p. national committeeman from
Penn,s Woods. II Mr.. Hoover talked
depression with Atterbury, the soldier
executive might have impaired what
the Pennsylvania Railroad is doing to
grapple with existing conditions. The
management has decided to spend $175,-
600 900 on "betterments and additions"
It did so on the basis that trade recov-
cry Is certain and because the road
wants to be ready bettmes TO handle the
business It sees coming. To that end,
Atterbury and his co-directors intend
spending In az years the expansion
and Improvement fund 1t was first
planned TO spread over four years.