Evening star., 1927-09-07
PRESIDENT TO GIVE
SWAN SONG" TALK
Win Address Rapid City Citi-
zens on Eve of Depart
ture for Capital.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
staff Correspondent Of The star.

staff Correspondent Of The star
RAPID CITY, S. OAK, September
7.-when the citizens Of this town
assemble Friday morning in front OF
the High School, in which President
Coolidge has conducted the business
of the Government since coming to
the Black Hills, TO pay their respects
on the eve of his departure for
Washington. the President will make
a speech and with Mrs. Coolidge and
their son John will pose with the
crowd for a, huge panorama photo
graph.
The Presidents speech on this i'm
pressive occasion is expected to be
in the nature of a swan song" 1t
was not learned until today that the
President would address the gather
ing. In fact. he was not requested
to do so by those arranging for the
demonstration. They said they would
be satisfied if the President would
come out on the street and show him
self and pose with the citizens for
the photograph.
President Coolidge. although not re-
quested to do so. has decided to make
speech. His associates in announc-
ing this today explained that he has
! been deeply touched by the friendly
spirit shown by the people OF this
section during his stay in the Black
Hills and thought this a fitting oCca-
sion to make some expression of his
appreciation of the treatment he has
received and of his high opinion Of
the Black Hills country.
Whole Town fo ParficiDate.
According to the plans for this DEM
onstration, all of the business activity
of the town will close down for one
hour to permit every one to lay aside
his or her work and participate in
this homely and old-fassioned tribute
to the Executive, who has lived and
worked among them for the past three
months.
There also will be an impressive
demonstration at the railroad station
Friday evening. when the presidential
train pulls out for the East.
From all accounts. the whole town
and many persons from the surround
ing countryside will be on hand to
wave and call a fond farewell to the
President and the members of his
party. This demonstration will be
purely fmpromptu, but it is under
stood the citizens are eager to give
| the departing guests an enthusiastic
send-off. 1t is thought not unlikely
| that the President may deliver a brief
| speech from the rear platform of his
observation car.
| President Coolidge remained away
from his office in Rapid City today.
| principally on account of its being
| the twenty-first anniversary of the
| birth of John Coolidge. Mrs. Coolidge
| has arranged little family party for
John, which will be featured by few
surprises such as she arranged for
the Presidents birthday party July
last The President also expects to
devote some Of his time at the lodge
today to giving instructions to those
/ who will pack up the family's per-
sonaf belongings preparatory to re-
turning to Washington.
| Band to Give Concert.
One of the features of the birthday
I celebration will be a concert to be
given this afternoon by the 7th
| Cavalry Band from Fort Meade, near
here. Following the concert the
| President and Mrs. Coolidge and John
| will go to the camp of the troop
from the 7th Cavalry, which has
been doing guard duty at the Game
Lodge all Summer. which is located
about a quarter of a mile from the
! lodge. ..t '.<.... =-t
| The President has expressed con-
siderable concern about the disposi-
ton Of some of the many animal pets
which have been presented to him and
Mrs. Coolidge since coming to the
hills. Some Of these very hkely will
be left behind. He has grown very
| fond of Kit, the mare presented to
| him by the Custer Boy Scouts on his
birthday, and would like to keep her,
but he has indicated that he will turn
her back to her donors. He doubts
IL he would have time to do any horse
back riding in Washington.
| Mistletoe. the other horse presented
| to him, as well as the donkey and
| two baby burrows presented to Mrs.
Coolidge and the pet mountain goat
will he left behind. The two prize
sheep presented to the President last
week, while attending the county
! fair at Nisland. S.. Oak, probably
will be sent to the Presidents farm
in Vermont.
All the other animal pets. including
Rebecca, the raccoon; the collies and
the new Chow pup, will be taken to
the White House. The young coyote
probably will be sent to the Washing
| ton Zoo.
Caller Discusses Tariff.
The tariff was discussed with the
President yesterday by Samuel II.
Bober of Newell, s. OAK, leading alfal.
ia grower of the country. who easily
| gained an audience with Mr.. Coolidge
as one who last year furnished alfalfa
| seed for the Presidents farm in Ver-
mont.
Mr.. Coolidge talked enthusiastically
about the luxuriant crop that resulted
from the use of the seed.
Through Mr.. Bober the Black Hills
Seed Association asked the President
to increase the tariff on alfalfa seed
The association feels that alfalfa seed
production constitutes one of the big
industries of the country and ought
10 nave more protection. The duty
on grass seed should be twice the
present tariff. according to Mr.. Bober,
The President was represented by
Mr.. Bober as having replied that he
wanted to give the farmer all the pro-
lection possible under the tariff, and
as having recalled that he raised the
tariff on butter and flax.
A controlled market or a McNarv-
Haugen law would mean very little to
alfalfa seed growers when foreign seed
could be dumped on our markets anv
time to compete with us and depress
prices" said a statement of the Seed
Association submitted by Mr.. Bober.
The latter told the President that the
members Of his association are so
little couroruad with fhe. %ou4..--- =