Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
HOOVER TO STUDY
Jobs WITH CLIFFORD
President and New Head OF
Commission to Discuss
Situation at Camp.

President Hoover is devoting the
greater part of his week end to further
study Of the unemployment situation
and discussion Of plans for putting in
motion the new relief organization
headed by Walter s. Clifford.
The Presidents mountain retreat IN
Virginia viii be the scene Of this study.
Mr.. Clifford came here from New York
early today, going directly to the White
House to accompany Mr.. Hoover to the
Rapidan camp this morning.
Fred G. Croxton, who has been acting
head Of the Unemployment Committee
created more than year ago and who
will serve as Mr.. Gifford's assistant in
the new organization, also win be a
guest at the camp.
Response Good.
President Hoover was especially graf
lied today at the quick response from
nearly all Of the go prominent citizens
invited to serve on the advisory COM
nittee, which VIII function as an adj
junct to the new relief organization
ready have accepted. OF the other
eight, two declined because Of illness
and six have not yet been heard from.
The President also was elated at the
kilograms received from individuals and
organizations engaged in unemploy-
ment relief work last Winter. The ma
ture OF these communications left no
doubt in the Presidents mind that his
newly formed relief set-up VIII have the
S<H
vate, municipal and State organiza-
tons throughout the country in its
relief program.
The communications also convinced
the President that there is widespread
resolution to meet the situation success
fully.
II cannot speak too highly Of the
work already done by these organiza-
lions" President Hoover said. 'I am
happy to have their support and CO.
operation in the work to be done in the
future"
Cites Nations Health.
Evidently for the purpose Of answer
ing critics contending adequate relief
measures were not taken last Winter,
the President cited the state Of health
OF the Nation as strong evidence Of the
efnciency Of the work done
1t is Mr.. Hoover's contention that
the condition Of public health Of the
country constitutes the best test Of the
efficiency and adequacy Of relief
measures.
To determine this. the President, In
picture Of the problem, recently re-
quested Surg. Cen. Cumming Of the
U. s. Public Health Service to furnish
data on the comparative state Of the
public health during the period of dis
treSs last year as compared with SINH
lar months in 1928, q period of full
employment.
The Presidents opinion is that the
final test Of success or failure Of eff
forts to meet distress is in the relative
volume of sickness and death.
Surg. Gen. Cummings answer re-
vealed that general mortality, infant
mortality and the amount Of sickness
was less during the distress period last
Fall and Winter than during the period
Of full employment in 1928 and 1929.
The Cumming report cited statistics
from Is States with q population of
43, 000, 900, showing that during the first
five months this year the death rate
was II per 1000, as compared with 1877
for the same period in 1928. There was
slight influenza epidemic in 1928, he
added, but the death rate for the same
month in 1881, with the deaths from
these causes excluded, was smaller than
III the corresponding periods Of any Of
the three previous years.
Push Building Program.
Mr.. Hoover also pointed out that the
Government has been doing everything
possible to advance its construction pro-
gram so as to increase employment.
He said that at the beginning of the
depression the Government had 10000
employed on public works construction.
It now Is giving employment to
zoe, 900. He added that he expected
that from $4,000 to 100000 more will
be given employment within the next
four months.
The President expects to return to
Washington Monday morning. At that
time, it Is believed that he and Mr..
Clifford, aided by Mr.. Croxton, win have
whipped into fairly definite shape the
plans for starting the machinery Of the
relief organization.
It also is thought that quarters for
Mr.. Clifford, who viii temporarily lay
aside his duties as president of the
American Telephone q Telegraph Co..
and his assistants and office force win
have been decided upon. Already 1t has
been determined by the President to
have these headquarters in Washington.
The President also has invited small
party of friends to be his guests over
the week end. Among these are Sec
rotary Of Agriculture Hyde, who has
Just returned from . visit 70 the
drought-affected States: Assistant Sec
rotary of State Rogers and Mrs. Rogers,
Townsend of Delaware and
Miss Lyla Townsend, Clarence Wood OF
the House Appropriations Committee.
A. II. Kirchhofer, editor Of the Buffalo
News. and Mrs Kirchhofer: A. M. Nor
rison, editor Of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger: Miss Mildred Han. one of Mrs.
Hooverss secretaries; Theodore Josiin,
one a. the Presideneia secretaries, and
Capt J. T. Boone, Wliite House ply