Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-05
President Elect Anxious to
Reach Capital to Choose
Cabinet.
EAGER TO CARRY OUT
WEST INDIES TOUR PLAN
Wants to See Marines Work in
Haiti-May Not Be Able
to Go to Texas.

BY the Associated Press
u. S. S. UTAH, EN- ROUTE TO
HAMPTON ROADS. January 5.-Her-
bert Hoover faced this, his last, day at
sea, anxious to get to Washington to
tackle the next big job ahead-that OF
selecting his official family. He plans to
start right in with series of confer
ences with party leaders over the coun-
try, and especially those men who were
foremost in his counsels during the
campaign. He is hopeful that he can
get through in week in order to be
able to 60 to Florida for recreation and
fishing, with perhaps later whirlwind
tour of the West Indies, including Cuba,
Haiti, Santo Domingo and Porto Rico.
The last few days at sea have not
been altogether to Mr.. Hoovers liking,
as the Utah encountered couple of
squalls with stiff winds and choppy
seas, with more rough water in pros
pect for today as the ship nears Cape
HatteraS.
May beat Scne0Ue.
Despite somewhat unfavorable wealth
er, the Utah is still making good time
and will probably arrive at Hampton
Roads Sunday an hour or two head of
the scheduled time, 8 am, unless fog
Is encountered off the Virginia coast.
It was announced today that the
Utah's high frequency radio set, which
operated so successfully and efficiently
in transmitting to Arlington thousands
of words in press dispatches, will be
shipped to the u. S. S. Pittsburgh in
Asiatic waters. With its installation,
the Pittsburgh will be able to commune
cate direct with Arlington in handling
both official and commercial messages.
AS memento of the homeWard trip,
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover today received a
pair of brass candlestickS and brass
bonbon trays designed and made in the
ships shop. The presentation was with
out ceremony, Capt. Train handing the
gifts to MIR. and Mrs. Hoover in their
suite.
Photograph Presented.
Mr.. Hoover today gave the Utah
Wardroom officers an autographed
photograph of himself. The photo
graph was framed and placed in the
Wardroom along with those of former
President Taft and the late President
Harding, who once was guest on this
vessel. The photograph bears this in
Scription: ITO wardroom officers, u. S.
S. Utah, with kind regards of Herbert,
Hoover"
The President-elect will commence his
conferences on his cabinet selections
and other matters facing his admins.
tration in the National Capital on Mon
day, and after their conclusion he plans
to go to Florida for week or 10 days
rest. The West Indies tour probably
would require less than three weeks.
Mr.. Hoover particularly desires to
visit Cuba. He also is anxious to get
a first-hand observation Of what the
American marines are doing in Haiti
and to ascertain how Santo Domingo
has progressed since the termination of
the American occupation several years
ago.
The President-elect wishes to visit
Porto Rico as one of the most impor-
tant American insular possessions.
Under present plans for the pro-
posed trip Mr.. Hoover would stop at
Havana, Port au Prince, Santo Do
mingo City, San Juan and, If the Vir-
gin Islands are included in the tour, at
st. Thomas.
Although Mr.. Hoover has received a
number of invitations to visit Texas he
probably will be unable to accept them
before his Inauguration.