Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-13
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.- President
Harding's peripatetic vacations. like the
one just begun at Atlantic Cityg are like,
the holidays of all busy men-more hon
ored in the breach than In the observance
The President Of the United States is
never of duty Unavoidably duty pur-
sues him. In Mr.. Harding's case he takes
duties with him, for there 10 hardly
one Of his periodical holidays anoat in
the Mayhower that is not marked by the
transaction of weighty affairs OF tsats.
week ago the President devoted large
part Of his cruising time to discussion OF
the 1922 budget with Slasher Dawes Last
weekend it was Mr.. Hoover and the un-
employment conference that usurped rart
Of the Presidents so-called rest Mr..
Harding finds he can get in more solid
ticks of work, because of the opportunity
for concentration when away from the
White House than in it. The Mayfower Is
equipped with wireless. It Is buzzing
busiIy whenever the presidential psnnans
is Tapping from the main mast Of the
yacht with Washington at the sending
end.
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Fred W. Upham, Of Illinois, the Hard
iugs' host at the shore. could have had
almost any Cabinet portfolio or sotheF
high Federal appointment he wanted
Not only has the chancellor Of the G. o. =
P. exchequer rendered yaoman service to
the party for years, but the Hardings
and the Uphams are bosom friends. The
President is particularly fond of 81 W.
Mr.. Cphams comrades say he cannot az
ford to serve Uncle Sam because 1t would
mean the REIMBURSEMENT of a six figure
income as president Of the Consumers
Company Of Chicago. "Cpham catches
Chicagoans coming and going" one Of
his Washington admirers said. he
sells 'em ice in summer and coal in win
ter" Mr.. Upham is the scion Of veneer
able Republican stock. His father %.as
once Governor of Wisconsin and he him
self has been knee-deep in politics for
the past thirty years. he began public
life as a Chicago alderman and later
made a fortune out Of lumber. The
Harding convention" at Chicago in
1920 was held under his impresarioship.
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Capital folk are wondering whether
Herbert Hoover and Hiram Johnson
collided anywhere on the Atlantic City
board walk during the week end. There
is no love lost between the Sc rotary OF
Commerce and the hre-eating Senator
from California 1t is understood they
do not speak as they pass by. Relations
between Secretary Hughes and Senator
Johnson are believed to be somewhat
less strained although nothing savoring
Of a Damon and Pythias affection ex-
lists there either. There was no danger
that Hoover and johnson might find
themselves in a presidential foursome at
the shore. The Secretary Of Commerce is
not a golfer.
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One Of Japan's inundated areas IN the
Pacific is now being explored by en-
American, but on a geological and not a
diplomatic mission He is Prof. William
Herbert Hobbs, director of the geological
laboratory Of the University of Michigan.
who has proceeded to the Caroline
Islands to study coraIs. Professor
Hobbs object is to settle q long stand.
ing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a coral island
begins at the bottom and grows up or
starts at the top and grows down. 1t
was the Darwinian theory that corals;
come from the mountainous bed of the
sea. Recently a Harvard geOlogist chal-
lenged Darwin and declared coral pro-
ducing polyphs begin at the surface and
work down. So Professor Hobbs recent
ly landed at True. the japanese naval
station in the Caroline Islands group,
and win try to evolve the coral facts for
himself The American geologist is only.
the second foreigner permitted to visit
the Carolines since Japan assumed man.
datory control Of them.
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Eleven Years With Woodrow Wilson"
or words to that effect. will be the title
Of Joseph P. Tumultys forthcoming vol
ume of political memoirs. The book Is
completed and will leave the press in
time to be a Christmas best seller. Mr..
Tumulty served as private secretary 70
Woodrow Wilson from the moment the
Princeton professor entered public life
until he left it. Revelations, not to say
sensations, are anticipated Mr. Tu-
multy Yields a trenchant, witty and sem
timental pen.-Copyright, 1921, by Pub
lie Ledger Company.