Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14
HOOVER DECIDES
TO CUT VACATION
President Will Return to
Capital Saturday Night
Instead of Monday.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

LONG KEY, Fla, February 14.-Pres-
ident Hoover is today indulging in what
may be his last day of fishing on this
vacation. He announced suddenly last
night that he had decided to cut his
outing short by leaving here tomorrow
night for Washington instead of Monday
night as had been originally planned
Preparations already are under way
for the Northward journey and it is said
that the President may not find time to
do any fishing tomorrow. At any rate
he will have but two or three hours at
the most for this sport.
Mr.. Hoover has enjoyed himself thor
oughly on this outing and although he
personally has not had the best Of luck
he is content and would like to have re-
NAMED for longer period. His deci-
sion to cut short his stay was made
known last night following a visit to the
Saunterer by Capt. Allan Buchanan, the
Presidents naval aide. Who discussed
tonnage demands of France, which were
presented to the London conferees yes
terday, but there is reason to feel that
this had virtually nothing to do with the
Presidents shortening his stay.
Mall Transmission Poor.
There has been some little difficulty
in the transmission of mail and impor-
tant documents from Washington to
Long Key, and the understanding is that
this was one of the reasons which
prompted his unexpected decision.
Lawrence Richey, the Presidents
secretary, said that his impression was
that the President had no good reason
Tor remaining here over Sunday, in as
much as he would do no fishing on the
Sabbath. Moreover, the President has
had about his fill of it. He has been
able to indulge in his favorite sport to
his heart content every day since he
landed here early last Monday morning.
The rest and change and the exercise
in the semi-tropic atmosphere has
done both the President and Mrs.
Hoover a world of good.
The five special cars Of the presi-
Dental party will be attached to the
rear of the regular Key West second
Havana special of the Atlantic Coast
Line for the trip back to Washington.
Despite the fact that this regular train
has had no opportunity to have its
engineer or other equipment inspected
carefully during its layover in Key
West to determine If everything Is in
good running order for the journey to
Washington, the President preferred to
travel in this semi-public manner to a
private train. Mr.. Coolidge tried travel
ing in this semi-public manner once
while he was President, but he never
repeated.
Sailfish Have Been Scarce.
Sailfish have been scarce, or else too
willy in this section where the presiden-
tial party has been directing its atten-
ton. and for that reason the President
today shifted his attack to the fishing
grounds off Sombrero Key. about rs
miles south of here. The little flotilla
which has been housing the party in the
gulf off the west shore of Long Key
lifted anchors and set off at dawn this
morning for Sombrero Key. The Presi-
dent, Associate Justice Stone and Mark
Sullivan, newspaper and magazine
writer, are fishing from the cruiser
sloop Orca, under the command of
Capt. Hermann Gray, who has the rep
utation of being the most skilled deep
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