Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-28

The President is carrying high hopes
of being able to spend July and August
at his home at Palo Alto. Plans for the
California trip are still wholly tenta-
tive and conditional, but none the less
Though the date Of congressional adj
journment Is still problematical, all con-
cerned are counting on q shutdown of
the legislative mill by the end Of July.
Naturally enough, after the pressureS
and perplexitieS of his first year In the
White House, Mr.. Hoover longs for. q
rest and change Of scene Of more Sub
stance than week ends on the Rapidan,
and his eyes are turned to the Pacific.
The President is determined to steer
clear Of any participation or embroil-
ment In the Summer primaries and the
Autumn elections, and one of the minor
problems of his California vacation
plans Is how to twice traverse the
country without speeches and receptions
en- route. II Mr.. Hoover shuts himself
In private car and crosses the CONT
nent without stop he disappoints mil
lions Of his countrymen, yet II he stops
to shake hands and ride in parades, or
to speak, he Is uravoidahly immersed in
local political situations Meantime the
President is booking no engagements
whatever for the Midsummer.
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One invitation that Mr.. Hoover quail
fledly accepted this week is to address
the convention Of the American Legion
in Boston In early October. Massachu-
setts this year celebrates the tercen.
tenary anniversary of the founding of
the Massachusetts, Bay colony. The
Bay State folks have been pressing the
President to participate to the extent
of at least q days visit and q speech.
The Legion wants speech and presi-
Dental review Of their parade. Mr..
Hoover hopes to make one visit and one
speech cover both invitations Gov.
Allen of Massachusetts, and National
Commander Bodenhamer of the Lee
days ago and both went away happy.
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Almost coincident with the hanging
up of new transatlantic record by the
new German liner Europa on her
maiden voyage from Cherbourg to New
York this week Postmaster General
Brown announces the award of an
ocean mail contract to the United
States Lines, conditioned upon the con-
struction Of two vessels that shall
equal, If not excel, in speed any ships
now operating in the transatlantic
service" These steamships call for an
"a pOO,UUO'OUOs anu GQudA,
or excel, the English and German ocean
greyhoundS will tax also the skill and
ingenuity Of American ship designers
and shipbuilders. For as 1t looks today
1t is hull design quite as much as mo-
tor power which gives that small
amount Of extra speed that counts for
record.
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Dr. Alfred P. Dennis, vice chairman
Of the Tariff Commission, speaking TINS
week before a college audience in Con-
necticut on the complexities and dim
culties of tariff making, notes that the
present tariff bill includes 10000 items:
In excess of 100000 words, which MI
1890 pages in the Congressional Rec
ord, were spoken in the Senate alone.
Eleven hundred and thirty witnesses
were heard by the House ways ana
means committee and i,2S2 witnesses
by the Senate committee. The evidence
and the briefs Allied 1900 CLOSELY
printed pages. The written and SPOKEN
words which have figured so far III C.,e
framing of the present tarin olll are
enough to I'LL two sets of encyclopedias,
"a volumes to the set, 1000 pages 70 Viie
volume, according to Or. Dennis
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iva pFOrnineat members OF tue Ame<e