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to the late President Harding, may
soon sever his official connection with
the Veterans Bureau and return to
Ohio to resume his medical practice.
Gen Sawyer was in conference with
the President today and. while de-
clining to discuss what came up, he
said to newspaper men that, while he
could not talk now. he hoped to be
able to in the future"
Gen. Sawyer would make no com
ment relative to the report that he
has been made manager of the Vet
Grams Bureau community at Perry
VILE. Md. other than to say that he
has been interested In the construc-
ton of that big plant.
President Coolidge today was for
mally invited by delegation of North
Carollnians to deliver an address at
the dedication in October of a monu-
ment at Bentonville. n. c.. a short
distance from Durham. marking the
spot where the last detachment of
Confederates surrendered during the
civil war. The exact date for the cere-
mony has not been set. The Presi-
dent told his callers that he would
be delighted to accept, but he would
like to take the matter under advise
ment for several days before making
a decision.
Those in the delegation were: Col.
Benehan Cameron. William Branham,
chairman of the republican state ex-
ecutive committee of North Carolina ;
Mayor Manning of Durham; NJ. E.
Newson, president of the Durham
Chamber of Commerce; Speaker Daw-
son and Representative X. o. Everett
of the North Carolina house of rep
resentatives; Gen. Julian S. Carr. for
mer commander of the Confederate
Veterans; Mrs. B. y. Duke of Dur
ham. and Profs. Brown of Trinity
College and Connors of the Univer-
sity OF North Carolina.
, Cobfers With Hughes.
President Coolidge held conferences
with Secretary Hughes and Charles
b. Warren. during which the negot1a-
lions looking toward the resumption
OF relationship with Mexico were dis
cussed; Henry NJ. Dawes. Col. Roose-
welt. acting secretary of the navy, and
Maj Gen. Hugh 8. Cumming of the
public health service.
Father John Burke, general secre-
tary OF the National Catholic Welfare
Council. called upon the President to
pay his respects.
President Coolidge Is highly graft
fed at the accomplishment yesterday
in the coast-to-Coast mail delivery
by means Of airplanes. He so express
ed himself today when Postmaster
General New called at the White
House to describe some of the de-
tails of the feat and to acquaint him
somewhat with the air activities of
! the Post Office Department.
Feat Is Recognized.
The delivery of mail by airplanes
from San Francisco to New York, in
thirty-one hours. Is looked upon by
! the President as really great feat
according to Postmaster General
/ New.
The latter said after his talk with
! the President that the experiment thus
far has been highly pleasing and sue
| cessful, but il must remain to be seen
| If air deliveries of such great dis
! lance and in the face of many haz-
ards can be continued with sufficient
regularity to make the service VAL
liable and really worth while.
Gen. New said relays of airplanes
will contirTe this coast-to-coast ex-
pertinent iof five days. and by then
! the department will be better able TO
| determine upon the advisability of
! installing this service as a permanent
| thing. Mr. New was greatly i'm
| pressed with the fact that yesterday
| flight consumed only twenty-nine
| hours and fourteen minutes