Show A WASH WASHINGTON I N BYSTANDER I. I H I IBy By KIRKE L. L SIMPSON WASHINGTON Shouting and tumult Over oer the extra ses session lon problem lem enlIvened an otherwise dull holiday hol hol- iday rec se con for Washington Borah conducting a pro extra session crusade and a a good many of his Republican colleagues colleagues col- col leagues on the other sido of the fence a lively and enjoyable time was had by all By coupling up with this and some other matters the te 1 change in plans plan that curtailed President elect Hoovers Hoover's Hoo- Hoo vers ver's good journeying in Latin America to rush to Washington for conferences political sp speculator ula tors found a delightful field ot of activity during the lay Mi l Hoover er being the only source of authority to convoke a special session after aftel March 4 next obviously obviously ob- ob all the gabbling about it had value only as it might or influence his point of view COOLIDGE CLEARING DESK There have been a goo many things to IndIcate that PresIdent Coolidge and some som Republican stalwarts stalwarts' stal stal- warts warts' on the bill had no intention mIen mIen- lion tion of leaving over o to the new administration administration ad- ad ministration any unfinished busl- busl peas ess that possibly could coul bo be disposed disposed dis- dis posed of before Mr l leaves office The farm relief bill for In- In stance has been urged for or mime- imme- passage in such form as to win a signature by no less lessan lessan an authority than McNary of Ore Ore- germ gon coauthor of the McNary-Hau- McNary gen measure That means a a. bill shorn of the equalization fee financing ing plan for control of the marketIng marketing market market- Ing of crop crop surplus McNary talked this idea over with President Coolidge weeks ago It seemed then to have found favor at atthe atthe the White House There were rumblings rumblings rum rum- that both were vere quite of a mind to round things out in the Interest of the Coolidge e administrations administration's ad- ad ministrations ministration's record on the books I and not contrIbute to anybody's Idea dea that farm relief was too tough a L nut for the incumbent authoritIes tIes lea to crack That of course was ivas lust just gossip but It seemed unusually unusual unusual- ly y well ivell founded at the time BORAH GETS ACTION Whatever the fact may be plans to Lo hustle through the farm bill In some somo form this session reckoned without Senator Borah HavIng de- de lared for an extra session during the he campaign he was still for it after election Just as soon as congress contress con con- I tress gress hut hut down for the holidays I and md there was a chance for hi his olce to be heard he began sayIng so 0 right out loud Borah is a remarkable fIgure in Washington's public ur life Since the league eague of nations battle in the senate sea sen- ate ite he has developed to hl high h efficiency effi- effi a personal technique in getting get get- ting big things done his way The mot moist effective publicity machinery in town Lown aside from the White House press ress conferences Is the Dorah Borah pit rate vate press conference system lie lIc alone among the senators enjoys the lie distinction or of regular meetings with those of the press gallery who ore cale to He knows when to be completely complete complete- ly y frank and permit himself to be bc quoted and when to be just Live U but unquotable If you doubt It t look at the extra sessIon row Lt It was just along until Borah decided to stir thin things s up Then rhen it began to boll boil And that upset even Mr Hoovers Hoover's Latin Latin- American merican good will schedule |