Evening star., 1931-12-07
FINISHED MESSAGE
RELIEVES HOOVER
President Turns Attention to
Accumulation OF Rou-
tine Work.

With his annual message to Congress
completed and ready TO be communi-
Gated to Congress probably tomorrow,
President Hoover was able today to give
his attention again to the ordinary
routine of his Office
Mr.. Hoover appeared greatly relieved
when he reached his desk and settled
down for the days business. For weeks
he had been absorbed in the writing of
this message. in which so many vitality
important subjects are expected to be
treated. For more than q week he had
given virtually his undivided attention
TO the finishing of the document He
seemed happy that this great task was
now out Of the way.
Work AccumuIates.
In the last week the President re-
ceived few callers Also. in the mean
time, the routine work was piling UP
and today he is buSiy engaged in dis
posing of these papers, With the view
TO reducing this accumulation he made
few engagements today. Among the
few persons he received we're Secretary
of Agriculture Hyde Senator Robinson
of Indiana Representatives Underhill
Of Massachusetts, and Fish of New York,
former Representative Fort of New Jer-
sey Gov Judd of Hawaii. and Daniel
w. ODonoghue. recently appointed as
sociste justice of the Supreme Court
OF the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Hoover will not 90 to the Capt.
tol 10 personally read his message to
the joint Congress. The personal de-
livery of presidential messages, so pop
ular with Presidents Wilson and Hard
ing and occasionally reSorted to by
Calvin Coolidge. has never been followed
by Mr.. Hoover. He apparently prefers
to entrust this formality TO a White
House sttache.
Affixes Final Approval.
The Presidents final %. X was
sfnxed to the printed proofs Of his mes
sage during the forenoon yesterday and
late in the afternoon sufficient printed
copies were delivered to the White
House from teh Government Printing
Office for distribution among repre-
sentstives of the press in Washington,
After giving his final approval yes
terdsy morning to the finished proofs
the President, accompanied by Mrs,
Hoover, attended services at the Friends
Church. In the afternoon the Presi-
dent and Mrs Hoover went for motor
ride, which carried them to the Capitol
and included an inspection tour of the
Federal construction projects south OF
Pennsylvania avenue. The Presidents
visit to Capitol hill was a rare one. He
did not enter the big building where on
the morrow would open the seventy
Second Congress. He merely looked
upon the progress Of the construction
work in that immediate neighborbood
This included view of the nearly COM
pleted House Office Building addition
From there the President drove to the
new Botanic Garden conservatory. ris-
ing near the foot of Capitol Hill From
that point the White House car drove
into Constitution avenue and moved
slowly so as to permit the President
sn opportunity to look upon all that Is
being done in the construction work.
Views Commerce Building.
The car paused in front Of the new
Commerce Building, which the Presi-
dent as Secretary of Commerce assisted
in planning and IN hich he takes an
especial personal pride. Next came a
visit to the Arlington Memorial Bri6ge
and then a drive through Potomac Park
before returning to the White House.
Prediction was made today that
President Hoover would carry Indiana
in the national election were it to be
held tomorrow, by Senator Robinson
after calling on the President Sena-
tor Robinson stated that regardless Of
reports TO the contrary, the President
has many friends in that State and
that he will again carry it.
I'm 1928" the Senator stated, 1.-THE
opposition to MIR Hoover was so loud
and noisy that many people believed
that the outcome was in doubt and only
the most optimistic would concede that
Mr. Hoover would carry the State by as
high vote as 80 1000. But the noise
died down and when the votes were
counted 1t was found out that he had
carried the State by 100000"