Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
HOOVER ABANDONS
QUEST OF TARPON
Weather Forces President
Elect to Start on Return
Trip to Belle Isle.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Staff Correspondent of The Star


PUNTARASSA, Fla, February H.
Herbert Hoover's luck deserted him to-
day, and he is now on his way back
to his pre- inaugural home at Belle
Island without having tried his hand at
tarpon fishing in the west coast waters,
as was his original intention when he
left Belle Isle last Saturday.
High winds and decided drop In the
temperature caused him to abandon the
fishing plans he had made for the next
two days. He had counted greatly on
the fun he was to have fishing for
tarpon, and his disappointment at hav-
ing to beat a retreat was plainly evident.
Met by Secret Service Men.
Mr.. Hoover came ashore at this pic
turesque old port from the yacht
Saunterer, on which the President
elect and his party have been living
since leaving Belle Isle, where an auto
mobile was awaiting him to take him
back to Belle Isle. He was met at the
dock by Joseph E. Murphy, assistant
chief of the United State Secret Serv-
ice, and one Secret Srvic operative,
who were Mr.. Hoovers companions on
the 170-mile ride to Belle Isle.
Mrs. Hoover remained on the Saunt-
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Isle. With her are Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Rickard and Mr.. and Mrs. Jremia n
Milbank, the latter being the hosts OF
the party on the yacht.
Hoover Does Not Explain Haste.
1t was not explained by Mr.. Hoover
whether there was any pressing nuSl-
ness awaiting him back at Belle Isle
that caused him to make the hurried
trip back to his vacation home. 1t is
known that he has been in communlca-
ton since leaving on this expedition
with Lawrence Richey, who remained
at Belle Isle to run Mr.. Hoover's tenn
porary office. Twice while visiting at
the Edison home yesterday, where he
and Mrs. Hoover were participants IN
the electrical wizards eighty-second
birthday anniversary. ne engaged In
telephone talks with Belle Isle.
when Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover left the
Edison home yesterday afternoon and
boarded the Saunterer, 1t was the
President-elect'S intention to head the
Yacht for safe harbor for the night
and this morning to go aboard small
fishing launch and 60 to some OF the
preferred fishing grounds IN the
Caloosahutchee River or San Carlos
Bay Puntatassa was chosen for the
anchorage.
AS the high wind started last night
MIR. Hoover said he would wait until
this morning to see what the weather
was like before abandoning his fishing
plans. Instead of subsiding, the winds
increased.
Herbert Hoover, jr., Leaves Party.
Herbert Hoover, jr., who joined his
parents on the Saunterer Sunday morn
ing, remained behind yesterday at the
Edison home. He was an overnight
guest and early this morning left for
Washington by airplane with Capt. Ed
ward M. Haight of Fort Myer. They
expect to reach Washington before
night.
President-elect Hoover will on Friday
morning leave Belle Isle for two-day
inspection tour of the Lake Okeechobee
district, which was the scene Of such
devastation following the hurricane last
September. Maj. Gen. Jadwin, chief
Of Army Engineers. will accompany him
on this trip, as will Gov. Doyle Carlton
of Florida.