Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-17
Decides, After Conference,
Not to Accept Secretary's
Resignation at Present.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
OF OFFICE HELD REASON
Believe Definite Announcement
Will Be Made When Commerce
Head Reaches California.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG,
StaY rnrrnrnnndenf of The Star

SUPERIOR, Wis, July l7.-PreSldent
Coolidge has reached two important
conclusions since Secretary Hoover ar
rived at the Summer White House. One
Is that he Is not going to accept Mr.
Hoover's resignation from the cabinet
until some time after he arrives In Cali
fornia, and the other Is that the Re-
publican nominee is a much more ex-
perienced fisherman than he is.
In letting 1t be known today that he
was going to postpone for the time being
the acceptance of the Commerce heads
resignation, the President made 1t clear,
however, that this should not be taken
as an indication that he was undeter-
mined in the matter.
Some Business Unfinished.
The President was represented as
having definitely decided to make 1t
possible for MFR. Hoover to be free OF
his departmental duties so as TO give
his entire time to the conduct OF his
campaign. His reason for holding up
the acceptance temporarily Is for the
purpose of having MIR. Hoover person.
ally settle some Commerce Department
matters relating to the Pacific Coast.
1t was explained that these matters are
not vitality important. but the Presi-
dent thought it best that Mr.. Hoover
personally attend TO the matter before
retiring.
It was added in the Presidents be-
half that he has been advised that this
Pacific Coast business will no doubt be
disposed of very shortly after Mr..
Hoover arrives in California and that
the acceptance win soon follow. In
quiries at the Presidents office failed
to develop what business there Is on the
Pacific Coast sufficiently important TO
stand in the way of the Secretarys re-
tirement at this time. George Akerson,
Secretary Hooverss secretary. suggested
that Ii might have something TO do with
fishing problems along the coast.
Admits Superiority as Fisherman.
There evidently Is no doubt In the
Presidents mind about Mr.. Hoover
knowing more than he about angling
Tor trout. He said to friends today that
he found this out yesterday when they
locked horns on the Brule, but he would
not give his reasons for being 50 posi-
tive about II.
The President indicated today that
he has not yet decided just what he
personally will do In the campaign as
q means of assisting the Republican
ticket. an answer TO this question ne
was represented as recalling that ne
had been fairly successful during the
wears he had been q candidate for some
public Office or another, and that thus
far he had been fairly successful in
maintaining his retirement.
The household at Cedar Island Lodge
was UP early this morning, and by 3
o'clock the President and Mr.. Hoover
were on their way to Superior. where
each had a number Of engagements at
the executive office. At the Schoolhouse
several hundred persons had assembled
about the front to catch glimpse OF
these two men. Both tipped their hats
and smiled In acknowledgment of the
handclapping as they walked through
the lane of people to the Office en-
trance.
VIII Continue West.
They left for the lodge shortly before
IL o'clock after putting In a busy three
hours. They separated upon reaching
the Office. the President giving his at
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Mr.. Hoover occupied the anteroom
which was used by Edward r. Clark,
the Presidents personal secretary, dur
ing the time he was here. Upon the
completion of lunch at the Summer
White House the Hoovers will take leave
OF their hosts and will resume their
tourney to California. They will motor
to Superior, where they will be met
by committee Of citizens from Duluth
who viii act as an escort to the party
on visit to that city.
BY one of those peculiar condolences
SO typical of American life, the Re-
publican nominee today enjoyed with
the President OF the United States a
pleasure denied him some 15 years ago
when he was plain Herbert Hoover. un-
known TO the world.
Mr.. Hoover told the President that
he had lifted trout out OF the Brule
when he was employed here as an In
conspicuous engineer
Ibid you fish here?" asked MIR.
Coolidge.
"A mile or SO distant" replied Hoover.
MY neighhors then were exclusive"
The story Is told here that Hoover
was denied entrance To the inclosed
preserve 10 which he was welcomed yes
terday by the President.
Hoover Out-silences Coolidge.
MIR. Hoover showed plainly while
posing with the President yesterday
that he can out-silence him. The army
of cameramen had been shooting them
In different poses at different points
about the place. Finally they were
posed sitting beside each other. They
looked stiff. unfriendly and disinter~
ested.
do some talking" one of the pho
tographers shouted
Make believe you are conversing, Mr..
President, 1t viii look better" another
photographer called.