Evening star., 1932-08-17
HOOVER TO RETURN
FROM TRIP TODAY
President, Finding Fishing
Enjoyable, ProIongs Cruise
Few Hours.

President Hoover is expected back at
the White House late this afternoon
from his brief vacation aboard the De-
partment of Commerce inspection
yacht Sequoia, cruising about the lower
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay.
The radio message to the White
House from the Presidents boat in
forming his associates about his return,
said also that the boat anchored last
night in the Patuxent River not far
from Solomons Island and that the
President again rose before sunrise and
hshed until breakfast and later went
back for more sport.
Mr.. Hoover's delight in the Patuxent
River fishing and his luck in landing
hardheads and rock fish caused him to
change plans made last night which
would have landed him in Annapolis,
Md, in time for the White House auto
mobile to get him back at the Execu-
tive Mansion for lunch today.
Cars Go to Annapolis.
The last message from the Sequoia
this morning said the President has
prolonged his stay for a few hours and
LnaL he need not be expected until
some time later in the afternoon. In
the meantime five White House motor
cars have LETT Washington to be wait
ing at the dock in the Naval Academy
grounds in Annapolis to be on hand
when the President and his party
arrive.
Although it was the Presidents in
tention when he left Washington last
Sunday afternoon on this cruise to
not linger long at the White House
upon his return, but to hurry through
his mail and then proceed at once
to his fishing camp on the Rapidan
River in Virginia, associates of Mr..
Hoover at the White House today were
not at all certain that he would carry
out this original plan. 1t was explained
that considerable will depend upon the
amount of work the President finds
awaiting him.
Fisherman is Drafted.
During the fishing yesterday after
noon IN Tangier Sound. in the lower
Chesapeake, President Hoover had as
his guide in locating the choice fishing
grounds John Crockett, a grizzled,
Weather-beaten Tangier Island fisher
man. When Crockett was drafted he
was fishing alone in a small age-worn
rowboat. He was hailed from the
Presidents boat and asked If he knew
where the fishing grounds we're in that
vicinity, and, if so. would he mind
directing the President of the United
States.
Crockett readily responded and very
shortly took the President to what he
considered the best spot in that part
of the Chesapeake. and from the Presi-
DENTS of oy.l
ent that the Tangier fisherman knew
what he was talking about.
Crockett told newspaper men in a
little boat following the President that
he was glad to be of service to the
President; that he considered Mr., Hoo
yer good fisherman and very
pleasant
Mr.. Hoover granted his first inter-
view to the newspaper men while he
was fishing yesterday. As the news
paper men came within hailing dis
tance, one of them called to him and
asked him If he had had any luck. Mr..
Hoover looked up from his line and
repiled that he had a good catch"
and was feeling fine"
While the President was fishing In
Iangler Sound, several members of his
party visited the quaint settlement on
Tangier Island.
Late IN the afternoon the Seouoia
steamed away and at sundown dropped
anchor in the Patuxent.
Executive Office Painted.
When the President returns he will
md that during his absence the ex-
ecutlve office, which forms the extreme
west wing of the White House Build
ing. has been completely painted inside
and out. A dozen painters started on
this work the first thing Monday morn
ing and the job was completed this
morning.
Frank B. Kellogg, former Secretary Of
State. now judge of the World Court,
called at the Executive Office today to
pay his respects.
To newspaper men Mr.. Kellogg ex-
pressed keen satisfaction with the de-
velopment of the Kellogg BRAND peace
pact. Mr.. Kellogg, then turning his at
tention to politics. said that he felt
pretty sure of President Hoover's re-
election. Regarding the Presidents
prospects in Mr.. Kellogg's State, Min
nesota, the latter said:
Did you ever see Minnesota 60 DEM
ocratlc? Well, it won't this time"