Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
COOLIDGE INVITES
WILBUR TO PARLEy
President Will Discuss Plans
for Adequate Naval
Program.


RAPID CITY, S. Oak, August G.
The opportunity to discuss plans for
an adequate American Navy in view
of the failure of the Geneva confer
ence will be afforded President Cool
idge early next week, when Secre'
tary Wilbur arrives to be a guest
at the Summer White House.
The conference with the Navy
Secretary is one of several impor'
tant appointments arranged by Mr.
Coolidge for the week, which prom
ises to be significant as regards the
plans of the administration with re-
spect to it's policy in the next Con-
gress.
In addition to Mr.. Wilbur, the
President will confer with Secretary
Work of the Interior Department
concerning the Boulder Canyon Dam
and other problems. including the
proposal to place jurisdiction OF all
American insular possessions under
the Interior Department. Secretary
Wilbur arrives at the Summer White
House Monday morning for one
dav visit. and Mr.. Work will reach
the Black Hills Tuesday evening
accompanied by Gov. Fisher OF
Pennsylvania and a party OF rali'
road officials.
Nav Discuss Floor Control.
An engagement has been listed
Thursday for Representative Willlam
e. Hull of Illinois, who was expected
to discuss the Mississippi River nooo
situation with Mr.. Coolidge. Ihe I'M
nois Representative Is member OF
the House rivers and harbors com
mittee which will have an important
mart in any food legislation to come
before Congress. Mr.. HUI TOOK
leading part in the attempt last ses'
sion to frame bill for Government
manufacture of medicinal whisky ana
il was presumed he would have some
suggestions for the President In THIS
connection.
At the end of the week Mr.. Coolidge
will discuss the 1928 appropriations
with Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord,
Director Of the Budget, whose sug-
cestions may be the basis for the
Presidents recommendations 10 Con
gress.
The President also will have the
opportunity of taking up with Dlrector
Lord a number Of items OUTSIDE the
budget which are considered vital ny
some of the executive departments.
While these conferences will give
Mr.. Coolidge busy week. he also
has scheduled a meeting with several
score South Dakota editors, VINO VIII
be welcomed to the Game Lodge FRI
day afternoon. Wednesday the Presl-
dent hopes to make a few remarks
near keystone at ceremony when
will inaugurate the carving OF a
gigantic memorial to Washington, JET
ferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt.
Mountain Memorial.
This memorial, which is to be sculp-
tored by Gutzon Borglum, will be the
largest of it's kind in the world; the
faces of the four Presidents Will he
carved out of a rock mountain.
Senator Norbeck of this State will
preside and in addition to Mr.. Coolidge.
the speakers will include Senator
McMastsr, Gov. Bulow and Represen-
tatives Johnson and Williamson, all OF
this State.
Senator Fess of Ohio, who sponsored
he unsuccessful administration farm
relief bill, which last Winter was in.
ended as a substitute for the McNary-
rlaugen bill, has been invited to the
summer White House and it was ex.
pected that he would reach the Black
Hills some time next week.
Mr.. Coolidge did not come to Rapid
City today, it being his custom to
spend Saturdays in the hills. This
morning he went to Grace Coolidge
Creek for some fishing and spent the
balance of the day talking with Frank
V. Hodges, treasurer of the Repub.
lican national committee.
Reports of demonstrations in the
East, believed to be in behalf of
Sacco and Vanzetti, were relayed to
the Summer White House. While no
alarm is felt here, the usual heavy
guard which has been watching over
the game lodge this Summer was
alert night and day. The guard at
the rear of the lodge was increased
from one to three soldiers.
There was no prospect that Mr..
Coolidge would take any part in this
case. He considers 1t a matter en-.
tirely out of his Jurisdiction and Ii S.
louhtful that he has ever given the
Use any attention other than reading
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