Evening star., 1925-07-23
RUDOLPH TO SEE
PRESIDENT TODAY
Commissioner Simply Making
Call of Courtesy at Swamp
scott, He Explains.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
staff Correspondent of The Star.

Z SUMMER WHITE HOUSE,
ssWAMPSCOTT. Mass, July 23.-
sCuno II. Rudolph, president of the
Board of Commissioners of the Dis
strict of Columbia, had an engage
Ement to call at White Court this
afternoon at o'clock. Mr.. Rudolph,
who with Mrs. Rudolph is spending a
part of his vacation at Magnolia,
about 90 miles north of Swampscott,
informed the writer this morning that
no significance should be attached to
his call. as it is merely for the pur-
pose of paying his respects.
The Commissioner amplified that
he has no intention of touching upon
any business concerning the District
government unless the President
makes inquiries.
Commissioner and Mrs. Rudolph
were guests last night at dinner ut
the Summer home of Baron Won Malt
zan, the German Ambassador, at
Magnolia.
Have Rough Voyage.
President and Mrs. Coolidge braved
a rough sea. with a terrific north
wester blowing a gale, yesterday after
noon while on a cruise aboard the
Mayflower. The President, who has
never deried that he belongs in the
front ranks of the ''landlubber" class,
demonstrated on this exciting trip that
he is an all-weather sailor. He had
nothing on Mrs. Coolidge, in this re-
spect, either. She was right up on
deck during the hardest of the blow,
except when a rain started, accom-
panied by lightning and thunder.
The trip was made for the purpose
and Pemberton on Boston Bay, where
the Coolidges spent two very happy
Summers while Mr. Coolidge was
lieutenant governor of Massachusetts,
and to permit him to attend the an
nual picnic Of a large drug company
at Pemberton.
Gale Is Brayed.
The real excitement of the expedi.
tfon came when the President and
his party were transferred from the
Mayfiower to the Presidents barge.
and the journey from the Mayflower
to shore was made. A 50-nile gale
was sweeping these waters and the
little barge did some fancy high diving
and rolling, but successfully rode the
waves and the landing was made with
out incident. The trip back to the
Mayfower- was even rougher
The presidential party remained
ashore less than an hour. With Mr..
and Mrs. Coolidge were their son
John, Secretary Sanders, Senator Cur
tbs Of Kansas and Col. S. A. Cheney,
military aide 70 the President.
The first act of the President when
they reached shore was to lead the
way up the hill to the little cottage
where they used to live. Several neigh
bors came up TO greet Mr., and Mrs.
Coolidge.
AS he left the cottage, the President
was greeted by Louis K. Liggett. head
of the United Drug Co. He escorted
the presidential party to the Pember-
ton Hotel, where the President greeted
number of delegates to the druggists
convention.
Writers Get Thrill.
The Presidents outing furnished the
newspaper men stationed at Swamp
scott with thrills they will never for
get. To fulfill their assignment on
following the President they char
tered launch at Marblehead and
trailed him down the coast. The
launch did not ride the waves so we'll
as the big yacht, however. and two of
the party were very seasick before
Boston light was passed. On the re-
turn journey conditions were worse
the launch for all, and most of the
newspaper men had to take the thun-
derstorm and the rain standing
AT the height of the storm, it is
estimated, more prayers were uttered,
per capita, than on any other voyage
of newspaper men.
In going TO Pemberton, under such
adverse weather conditions, the Presi-
dent was paying a debt of gratitude to
Louis Liggett, for many years his
personal friend and lieutenant in
politics. On election night, in 1919, it.
was Liggett who telegraphed to "a
Republican leader in Connecticut, I'VE
have elected the next President of the
United States Governor of Massa-
chusetts, by a majority of 125, 1000"
Last Summer Liggett was Senator
. Buffers chief assistant in the i'm
portant work of raising the campaign
fund.
Senator Butler of Massachusetts was
at White Court when the party ar
rived last night. He remained over
night and left early this morning
with Senator Curtis.