Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-13

Vacations have never meant very
much in the life of Herbert Hoover, so
the cancellation of his trip TO the ma
tional parks sayors neither OF the SEN
sational nor the unusual. The PreSl-
dent comes pretty near TO subscribing
10 Bernard Shaw's who's Who dernl-
ton of his recreation" Whlcn reaoS'
Anything but sport" Medicine Dali
which is more of an ordeal than
game, is Mr.. Hoover'S sole sport, unless
the art OF meditation called f1shlng
comes within the category OF play. Inc
President does not ride, golf, swim, play
tennis, hike or motor as paStlme'
Probably the Californian's fondest hob
by is contemplative conversation In
small circle of intimate frienos. III
such an environment, with pipe In
his mouth and leg thrown over tne
arm of a chair, Hoover can SIT by the
hour and enjoy himself. With an aV.
craze of three days and nights week at
his camp on the Rapidan, the Chief En-:
gineer has decided upon that kind OF
a 1880 vacation. Constituted as he Is
it's the ideal sort.
Discussion naturally has promptly set
in as to whether the Presidents decision
not to 20 West is good or bad politics.
Opinion Is about equally divided. Inc
consensus is that, on the whole, Hoover
Is wise not to cross the MISSISSIPPI q!
this time. In many respects, he would
find 1t q brickbat zone. Bustness-ootn
in town and country-is bad. People
are erouchy. The President personally
comes in for a tremendous share OF the
blame, as is always the way Wnen the
times are out Of Joint. Hoover might
undoubtedly would-get respectful
welcome in the open spaces. But IL
En- Eo 10
cordially, had he tempted fate at TINS
particular moment. That would have
been a circumstance which the Demo-
Gratis would gleefully exploit in the I'M
pending congressional campaign. Alto-
gether, the hard-boiled politicians IN
both camps feel, the hour Is not meet
for q Republican Chief Executive 10
wander so far afield from the White
House fireside as the embittered ana
embattled reaches OF the Rockies. There
is, OF course, positive political ad-
vantage in Hoover's remaining at nome.
He is sticking to his job in order ac-
lively TO direct droueht-relief actiVltleS.
There never was any real danger OF
zoe" Robinson's defeat for renomina-
ton In Arkansas, which yesterday gave
him a handsome vote of undiminished
confidence. The Senate Democratic
minority leader has been aware, ever
since the 1928 presidential campaign,
that q concerted opposition to him was
by way of crystallizing. 1t sprang from
ultra -dry, anti-Catholic elements which
considered him faithless for running IN
the same ticket as AL Smith. The Tom
Campbell primary nomination at no
time, however, had anything but null
sance value, as far as Robinson was
concerned. Fighting Joes" enemies
thought they had new and crushing
issue against him when he accepted
naval conference service at London
under Republican President. But
Robinson's 4-to-l victory over his pri-
mary opponent indicates that Arkansas
is satisfied with its senior senatorial
representative at Washington and proud
of the premier position he occupies in
the councils OF the Democratic party
and the Nation.
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, re-
doubtable chief of naval aeronauticS,
is the proudest sailorman in the United
States these days. His eldest two boys,
both graduates of Annapolis-one in
1928 and the other in 1930-have just
completed, with honors, their prelimi-
nary training In flying. The older son,
of course, Is farther advanced than the
youngster, who quit the Naval Academy
in June. But both are now definitely
headed for an aviation career. Admiral
Moffett has one more boy, lad of II,
whose wings are also sprouting.
X
Will H. Hays, motion picture car
who is just back from a sevenweek
fruitful sojourn in Europe, sends word
to Washington friends that he's en-
route to Cody. Wyo., for the first vaca-
ton he's had since the war. -Four
years ago." writes the former Postmas-
ter General and G. o. p. chairman, II
told Bill Hays, then aged 10. that II he
would 20 TO Culver Military Academy