Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
HOOVER EXPECTED
HOME TOMORROW
Party En- Route After Florida
Trip Ends Without a
Climax.
BY RUSSELL YOUNG,
stan CORRESPONDENT of The star.

ON BOARD PRESIDENT HOOVERS
TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO WASHING
TON, February l5.-After a highly en-
joyable, although not entirely success
full, fishing expedition in the waters of
the Florida Keys President and Mrs.
Hoover and their party of fishing COM
panions are tonight on their way back
to Washington.
The Presidents train will reach the
Capital Monday morning in time to put
him at his desk at his customary hour
and it is his intention to at once enter
upon an exceedingly busy day.
AS the party pulled out of Long Key,
which has been its operating base dur
ing this outing, the air was mild, and
the reports received of cold weather in
Washington when they reach there,
naturally made them hate to leave this
climate.
Mr.. Hoover caught very few fish on
this trip and only one sailish, but he
had a good time and a complete rest
from the arduous and trying duties of
his high Office. There is not the slight
est doubt about the benefits of this
outing. Both he and Mrs. Hoover left
the Keys saying that they never felt
better Both have been tanned by the
sun and brisk salt air and both are in
splendid physical condition to resume
their respective White House burdens.
Lieut. Comdr. Joel T. Boone, the Presi-
dents physician, said tonight that this
one weeks play in the open had done
both the President and Mrs. Hoover a
world Of good.
On Boat Six Days.
The first time either had set foot on
shore since arriving at Long Key early
last Monday morning was tonight when
they went aboard the train to carry
them to the North. Throughout their
stay in Florida they lived aboard the
cruiser houSeboat Saunterer. luxuri-
Gus 90-footer. Virtually all of the
sportsmen and other members of the
fishing colony as well as the handful of
natives were on hand to greet the dis
tinguished party as it came ashore to-
night, and to wave q farewell. The
President and his party spent the morn
ing out on the gulf stream in search of
sailfsh, but despite the many hooks of
the party that trolled the sea, no one
was successful. Not even a bite was re-
ported. A strong southeast wind was
= blowing, the strongest encountered by
the party during their outing, and the
sea was well whipped into a state of
real roughneSS. The little fishing boats
in the fiotilla bounced and tossed about
and there Is reason to believe that
nearly every one was glad to get back
to the calm waters of the Key where
their house boats were anchored.
Shew Of Superstition.
Like most good fishermen. President
Hoover Is Superstitious. He showed
this very clearly on this trip. One of
his superstitions is his constant chang
ing Of boats. Each day he would
select the fishing boat in which the
best catches were made the day before,
but this did not change his luck.
Today the President turned over his
motor Slope, the Orca, to the news
paper correspondents and news pho
tographers for the purpose of accom-
panying him. These presidential escorts
were far more concerned with holding
On TO the side OF the bouncing craft
than they were with hooking fish.
However, this trip afforded the pho
tographers their first opportunity to get
any pictures of the President angling
on this trip. They were not especially
fortunate because the roughness made
Photographic views of the President
in action extremely difficult.
Mrs. Lawrence Richey, wife Of the
PRESIDENTS secretary, received congratu-
lations today from all hands in the
fishing camp for her success yesterday
in landing two dolphins and three
large kingfsh.
Mr.. Hoover has been told by SPORTS
men who fish all along the lower Florida
coast that the best sailfish grounds
are in the vicinity of Palm Beach and
Miami, and although the President
made no commitments, it is thought
that the next time he comes to Florida
to indulge in his favorite sport, he
will 60 to those grounds for his sail
fish.
Blimp Bears Message.
Just as the President returned to
the Saunterer about lunch time this
afternoon large gray bIimp came out
OF the northeast, circled around the
palatial yacht couple of times and
then descended to within 20 feet of
the houSeboat, dropped a bag contain
Ing q message from the mayor of Miami.
This message to the President thanked
him for selecting Florida for his out
ing, and expressing the hope that he
enjoyed himself and that he would
again honor this section with his
presence.
During his brief vacation Mr.: Hoover
has done very little work and has de-
voted most of his time to play and
rest. OF course he has closely followed
the course of events back in WASH
tngtop and in London, and will be
fully informed Of developments in both
capitals when he gets back to his desk
Monday morning. He has been kept
advised Of the developments of the
naval conference and for the purpose
of more enlightenment and explanation
Of reports he has had the services Of
Capt. Allan Buchanan, his chief naval
aide, who was brought along on this
outing for just that purpose
Associates Of the President have en-
phasized the fact that the Presidents
departure for Washington two days
earlier than his original plan was not
in the slightest influenced by any news