Show HOOVER URGES lEGGI LEGGE E TO STAY aN fARM BOARD AAD President Believes Chairman Doing Good Work but Job Only Half Finished By PAUL R. R MALLON fALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Feb 1 16 UP UP- UP President Hoover HooYer has dispatched emissaries to Alexander Alexandcr Legge chairman of the federal fed ral farm board in an effort to p. p persuade him to change his mind about retiring it was learned here today on on competent authority The president according to 10 these curc s considers that is doIng do do- Ing a good Job which v is on only ony half hal finished hed He would like l L-egge L gge to re remain remain re- re main until his task is further along the road to a definite setup it is said The action of orthe the seeking seek seek- ing lag to retain one of his big business friends In comparatively paid low-paid government service ice r became known following publication of or additional reports that Leggee wants to return to private life aft after r March 4 Legge L-egge as chairman of the International International Harvester ester company is be believed believed be- be to have o drawn a salary of about a year ear In the government government gov gov- service he lie received but 12 While his personal fortune might permit him to remain indefinitely judd indefinitely i at the smaller 5 salary his friends say his understanding with Mr Hoover was vas that his chairmanship chairmanship chairman chairman- ship of the farm board was to be only ont temporary He was to get the machinery well uell organized and then turn the tho operation of It over o to someone someone some some- one else He believes his plan Is in full operation and is ready to lelin- lelin it to other hands |