Evening star., 1933-08-22
Significance Attached to
Meeting With Mrs. J. Bor-
den Hartman.
COAL CODE PROGRESS
PLEASES ROOSEVELT
Expected to Sign Measure Tomor.
row-Chief Executive Plans
Return Here Labor Day.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Staff Correspondent of The star.

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President Roosevelt's conference at
Krum Elbow with Mrs. ]. Borden Har-
riman, Democratic national committee
woman for the District of Columbia, Is
expected to have an important bearing
upon the solution Of the long standing
problem Of selecting successors to Com
missioners Reichelderfer and Crosby.
While there was nothing said at the
Summer White House today to the
effect that Mrs. Hartman is to be
offered an appointment as Commis-
sioner of the District, there Is reason
for serious speculation. This prominent
Washington resident, who has devoted
many years to the interests of the
Democratic party, as well as having
been active in social and civic circles,
is not scheduled to arrive at the PreSi-
dents vacation home until after lunch
con. No time limit has been put on
her engagement and it is thought likely
that she will be with the President for
at least an hour. Besides discussing the
appointment of the Commissioners,
with the President the selection Of a
successor to Leo Rover, as United
States attorney for the District, and
successor to Miss Katherine Sellers,
judge of the Juvenile Court.
Definite Action Expected
Mr.. Roosevelt has indicated that he
is about ready to dispose of this Wash
ington patronage matter and it is
thought that his talk today with Mrs.
Hartman and similar conference with
Postmaster General farley, his patron
age dispenser. to follow very shortly,
will serve to bring about definite action
by the President 1t is not yet definitely
known when the President will confer
with Postmaster General Farley, but
upon reaching here the other day Mr..
Roosevelt intimated that he would see
Farley within the next few days.
Mr.. Roosevelt is not faced today with
any special program of work, aside
from a morning devoted to answering
letters and reading mail, and his con-
ference this afternoon with Mrs Harrf-
man and a chat with Norman H, Davis,
ambassador at large to Europe. he has
nothing particular to prevent him from
resting and relaxing OF course, the
first thing he did upon reaching his
study was to talk over telephone with
Gen johnson, recovery administrator,
program. He is understood to have
been greatly cheered by the formers
report on the progress Of the negotia-
tions on the coal code. Mr.. Roosevelt
expects this troublesome code to be
ready for his signature not later than
tomorrow night
There was no indication at the
Summer White House today that the
recovery administrator would fly to
HYDE Park with the coal code, as he
did two weeks ago with the signed
settlement of the coal strike in the
bituminous coal fields Of Pennsylvania
Sits for Portrait.
Heavy rain and a raw wind swept
over the Summer White House today.
A large log fire was built in the library
Of the Roosevelt home and, considering
the chill in the air. it was welcome to
all The President found time today
to give another sitting to Mrs. Emmett
Rand. the portrait painter who yes
terday started the painting of an Of
fetal picture Of the President, intend
ed to be hung in the White House
later on.
Ambassador Davis, with Mrs. Davis.
arrived at Hyde Park in time for
luncheon and will remain throughout
lilc MIS ILOOScFCiG yOiilCQ
her husband here late yesterday after
an inspection trip in the coal regions
of West Virginia.
Secretary Of the Treasury Woodin
and Mrs. Woodin were to have been
overnight guests at Hyde Park, but at
noon the President received word from
his Treasury head to the effect that he
was being detained in New York by
an important business matter and
would come here next Thursday night
if convenient to the President
The President tomorrow will visit
Boy Scout camp at Ten-Mile River,
near the Delaware River about 80 miles
distance from Hyde Park.
Plans Return Labor Day.
The President will conclude his stay
here on August 81 and board the yacht
of Vincent Astor in the Hudson River
for a cruise to Washington.
He will arrive in Washington on the
night of Labor day or the following
morning. No particular course between
Hyde Park and Washington has been
mapped.
Two destroyers will trail the yacht,
but the President will have with him
on the Nourmahal only intimate
friends-the same group which accom-
panied him on the Nourmahal last Win
ter in Southern waters.
The guests will include, besides Mr..
Astor, Judge Frederic Kernochan OF
New York City, Kermit Roosevelt, a
son of the late President Theodore
Roosevelt: George st. George OF
Tuxedo and Dr. Lester Heiter Of Mobile,
Ala.