Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-02
COOLIDGE
NEAR END
OF Term
President Remains Enig-
ma to Washington Politi-
cal Circles.
REFUSES TO TALK
Washington's Farewell
Address Sufficient For
People, He Declares.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
Omitted Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March !. - The
sun sets tonight upon the admins
tration Of Calvin Coolidge, the last
Of the Yankees.
Herbert Hoover, the fairhaircd
son Of the new machine age, the
world famous engineer and admins
traitor, who eight years ago was so
ignorant of politics that he said he
did no, know whether lie was Re
publican or Il Democrat. moves into
the White House Monday noon.
With Hoover comes Il new period
in American public affairs. Mr..
Coolidge, the economical, cautious
footed New Englandcr, applied "A
cold towel TO the head of a nation
still suffering a hangover from in
toXication of the World War.
Now comes Mr.. Hoover with great
projects fer advancing the strength
and glory Of the nation such as his
project fer Il new canal across Mica
ragua and the development of a sys-
tenn of internal waterways. his plans
for restoring the farmers to normal
prosperity.
The change of administrations,
nearest thing to coronation this
Democratic nation can stage, will BE-
marked this time by a greater dis
play of pagcantry than in many
years This despite the simple Quak-
rr tastes of Mr. Hoover and his re-
quest for modest inaugural ccrc.
mouv. Washington already is crowd
cd with visitors.
Temporary stands have been built
over most of the downtown side
walks and - fcstooncd "court Of
honor" constructed of pine panks
and c.rcuS seats. hat been thrown
up in front of the White House.
Congress. grinding through drcary
night scsUons while individual
members squahhlc over whose petty
private measures shall get through
the las. minute Jam, will adiouI II
Monday noon only to come back
within month or six weeks to un-
dcrta';c the momrutous tasks OF Iv-
yising the tariff and cnacting farm
relief legislation AZ the direction of
Mr., Hoover.
Coolidge Still Silent
The silent little man from y. W
England, refusing to make "farc-
well address to the American
people because, he told friends this
week George Washington made on"
that Is still adequate, viii board =
train immediately after his successor
is sworn in and 90 back TO his small
- a month rented duplex house
in northampton.
Mr. Coolidge leaves Washington
the same cgnlmatical character
which has piqucd the curiosity of
This gossirs' heaven for eight years.
Asked yesterday what had been the
greatest accomplishment Of his ad-
minstration, Mr.. Coolidge made
known he believed it was that he
had been consistently successful in
minding his own business.
Now in his place comes the M
TONS most famous globe trottc,.
When Mr.. Coolidge was entering the
Massachusetts legislature in 1907
starting his slow climb up the poll
tical ladder, Mr.. Hoover, two years
Younger, had spent several years as
81 mining engineer in China and
Australia, and had just set up as an
independent consultaut with offices
in London, New York, San Francisco
and was supervising projects frcm
Australia to Alaska, in Burma, Rus
sia, China, Wales and other places
Mr.. Coolidge has held public Of
flee almost continuously since hang
ing out his shinglc in Northampton,
Hoover never ran for office until
last year.
Coolidge let his cabinet run lis
administration. Hoover will be his
own cabinet, He intends to make
many reforms in the government ad
ministIation. 1t is Mr., Hoover :
hope that the federal machinery
which he regards in some respects
as belonging to the prc-automobilC
age, cauHe brought up to date
TO many familiar with Woodrow
Wilson, rcSemblanccs are seen in
Hoover. Washington expects many
surprises and the mystery over the
last announced cabinet member MI
Lamont, is typical of the expectancy
which Mr.. Hoover has aroused as
to his entire administration.