Evening star., 1934-08-11
HOOVER TURNS GO;
SILENT ON ISSUES
Never Felt Better, Former
President Says-Greeted
by Thousands.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PALO ALTO. Calf, August IL
Sunburned and smiling. former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover declined TO dis
cuss national issues with tnterviewers
on his 60th birthday anniversary yes
terday because the interesting things
are those we can't talk about"
Author of a book soon to be pub
nshed under the title The Challenge
to Liberty" Mr.. Hoover would not
say whether he had further writing in
mind. 1t is understood the book will
deal critically with Communism
Nazi-ism, RECOMMENDATION" and other
timely issues.
Il never felt better in my life" said
the former President as he walked
through the garden of his Moorish
type home on San Juan Hill OF the
Stanford University campus.
Facing battery Of news and mo-
ton picture cameras. the former
President remarked as he agreed to
pose:
Looks Much Better.
Anyway. nowadays 1 only have to
do this once or twice year"
Those who had seen Mr.. Hoover
here soon after his return from Wash
ington agreed his appearance today
was decidedly in contrast with his
weary. almost haggard expression in
those days
He seemed IN the pink Of condi-
ton
We had just received thousands OF
congratulatory kilograms and letters
Friends and neighbors had called to
pay their respects. His garden was
abloom with a profusion of flowers
and his favorite dogs, Pet and Veg
gle, trailed him as he moved about.
Some Of the birthday greetings
were from West Branch, Iowa. where
the Nations thirty-first President was
born August 10, 1873.
Mr. Hoover remarked somewhat
proudly he had caught the limit of
fish each day on a recent piscatorial
adventure into Yosemite National
Park with former Secretary Of Agri-
culture Arthur M. Hyde.
No Cake on Table.
A family dinner last night filled
out the birthday program. Asked
about a birthday cake, Mr.. Hoover
said there was none.
I'm afraid there is nothing to talk
about" said the former President,
half apologetically, to the group Of
reporters.
But there are lots of interesting
things if one would speak Of them, -
said an interviewer.
That's just the trouble" Hoover
replied quickly. The interesting
things are those We can't talk about" /"
Mr.. Hoover is going fishing again
next week with DR.. Ray Lyman Will
bur, president of Stanford Univer-
Sity. DR.. Wilbur was Secretary of the
Interior under Hoover
During the posing for pictures, Pet
a police dog, and Weegie, a Nor
wegian elk hound, growled at each
other, apparently over which was to
be closest to the former President as
he sat In wicker chair.
Secretary TO Marry.
Among the callers were Lawrence
M. Judd. former Governor of Hawaii.
and James Garfield, son of President
Garfield. The younger Garfield was
Secretary of the Interior in Theo-
dore Roosevelt's cabinet.
Besides the birthday activities, the
former Presidents household was
busy with plans for the Forthcoming
wedding of Miss Mildred Hall, secre-
tary to Mrs. Hoover, and Allen Camp
bell, son of former Gov. Thomas E,
Campbell of Arizona.
The wedding will take place on the
Stanford campus August 18, with Mrs
Hoover heading the guest list. Mrs
Hoover was at home, but did not take
part in the appearance before news
men and photographers.