Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-05

| President Hoover'S disclosure Of the
Federal Governments building activi-
ties is designed to dispel the widespread
view that the administration Is doing
nothing TO provide jobs for the unen1-
ployed. A construction program which
viii find $500, 600, 900 worth Of public
buildings under way by next Fall does
not, Of course, deal O mortal blow at
| ioblessness, but It Is all to the good, and
1t comes pretty nearly being about all
the President can do, pending fur-
ther congressional authorizations. Apart
from the actual dollars the program
sets roIling-for construction activities,
materials, transportation and otner IN
cidental expenditure-the White House
sees in 1t a valuable example to private
enterprise In other words. the thought
Is that if the Federal Government keeps
plunging into large and regular ex-
penditure Of money Tor new buildings.
the country at large may be spurred to
70 and do likewise. Outside OF WASH
| ington the view persists that unneceS-
sary red tape systematically hampers
the carrying out Of projected construc-
| ton by the Federal authorities. AS
matter OF fact, local real estate rivalries
are often the cause Of delay, with this
or that political faction pulling In one
direction or another for post ONCE site
A, B or G.
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There are two or three men In
| Washington who still rank as con-
| fidantes Of Calvin Coolidge and none
| Of them takes seriously the suggestion
of Col. Coupal, the former Presidents
medical adviser, that the vermonter
| is in receptive mood for another NOM
nation. These friends are convinced
! that Mr.. Coolidge has definitely dedi-
| Gated himself to private life. They
| are in the habit of seeing him more
| or less periodically at Northampton and
invariably come away confirmed in the
| opinion that the calm and cautious
son Of Plymouth has had his NIL OF
| White House glory and travail. Mr..
and Mrs. Coolidge are known to cherish
q deeply personal and poignant reason
for not wishing to resume their resi-
dence at the Executive Mansion. In
cidentally. Col. Coupal Is suspected OF
having been fraternizing in Minnesota
with Senator Schall, Republican Pro-
gressive. The blind Statesman'S love
for the Hoover administration Is not OF
the perfervid type, as will be revealed
| in the Senate next Winter when q
Minnesota Federal judiciary appoint
ment comes up for confirmation.
When the officers and midshipmen
| OF the Argentinian training ship Presi-
dente Sarmiento were received by
President Hoover yesterday. everybody
| at the White House remarked their
| striking resemblance to q regiment of
| Annapolis middieS. One associates
dark compilations and 1et-black hair
with the people Of the tango country.
But many Of Comdr. Lajous' young
sters might have been fair-haired
Yankees, 50 Anglo-Saxon are their
physiognomies and features. Boyd, the
| Argentinian who recently competed
| here in Davis Cup matches, is an un-
rnistakahIe redhead. The explanation
| is that there are constant intermar-
riaTes between Europeans and Argen-
| tiaiAns.
Tuesday, August IL. Is going TO be
Atlantic City day at the Republican
National Committee. On that date, I'M
der the leadership Of Representative
Isaac N. Bacharach. who sits for the
| shore" district In the Lower House Of
/ ConRress q Citizens Committee from
the worlds Playground" win entertain
National Committee ofaciAls &C lunch
con In washington. The brief speaking
program win consist Of q public broad
casting Of Atlantic City'S superior viz
tues as @ convention place. With an
auditorium seating $4,000 persons and a
Il host OF hotels ventilated by ocean
breezes, the Jersey seaside town con-
siders Its claims unsurpassed and I'M
Isurpassable. The booster delegation
that is coming down 70 SELF the
Boardwalk 70 Chairman Tess and his
colleagues viii include Representative
Bacharach's brother, Harry. mayor Of
Atlantic City.
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