Evening star., 1934-03-28
ROOSEVELT SAILS
OUT TO OPEN SEA
Declines to Comment on
House Action as He
Starts Vacation.
By the Associated Press.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, March %
President Roosevelt sailed out to open
sea today for a weeks vacation from
the cares of Office.
The familiar white yacht Nour-
mahal of Vincent Astor weighed an
chor at 1920 and pointed down the
st. Johns River for the ocean.
Standing by the rail, Mr.. Roosevelt
waved his hat in response to rous-
ing farewell from a crowd on the dock.
His eldest son James was by his side.
A glance at the morning papers was
as close as the President came to
attention to national affairs before
starting out. After one of his busiest
days yesterday. he set aside his time
upon leaving Washington last night
entirely to vacation freedom.
Sticks Out Jaw.
Mr.. Roosevelt's Jaw stuck out when
mention was made of the House vote
overriding his veto of the veterans
pay bill, but he declined any COM
ment upon it.
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morning. the President drove through
cheering lanes of citizens over the D.
mile route from the station to the
dock. He was accompanied by Gov.
Dave Sholtz and Mayor John T. Al
sop, jr., who greeted him at the sta
ton.
Vincent Astor welcomed the Presi-
dent at the yacht and then took the
bridge to direct the vessel out to sea.
The destroyer U. S. S. Ellis, under
command of Capt, White. picked up
the trail behind the trim Wnlte Nour-
mahal and in few minutes the Presl-
dent was out of sight on his long
planned vacation cruise.
A powerful radio on the yacht Will
hermit the President to keep constant
contact with land
Gus Gennerich. personal sodyguard,
and Robert Clark of the secret serV-
ice. were the only ones associated with
the President at the White House
aboard ship with him.
Marvin H. Mcintyre, secretary,
accompanied Mr.. Roosevelt here and
proceeded to Miami to establish con-
tact headquarters there during the
cruise.
Wears Light 0vercOat.
A chilly wind and murky skies
forced the President to wear a light
oyercoat as he sailed from port.
Those accompanying him were:
Kermit Roosevelt. son of the form
er President Theodore Roosevelt'
Judge Frederick Kernochan, NV
York; DR.. Leslie Heiter, Mobile;
George T. st. George, William R.
Stewart and Lytel Hull of New York.
President Roosevelt preserved de-
termined silence today about the
House defeat of his veto on veterans
and Federal pay. Apparently all his
thoughts were on vacation.
Before he pulled out of Washington
last night for his long planned fish,
ing trip, he had a short talk with
Senator Byrnes of South Carolina,
and Postmaster General Farley.
While he said. nothing, intimate
aides pointed with emphasis to the
words in his veto message in which
he said no way of raising revenue
had been provided to meet the s228,-
100000 budget increase the veterans
legislation would entail.
Senator Byrnes agreed that the
fight in the Senate on the question
of sustaining the veto would be close.
Presidential aides were convinced that
If the veto is not sustained, some ef-
fort to raise the additional funds will
be made
Mr.. Roosevelt slept soundly last
night after one of his busiest days.
Before he left, he had done much
work on four major problems.
Railroad labor executives assured
him of a determined effort to settle
their wage dispute: arrangement was
made for return of the airmail con-
tracts to private concerns by open bid
ding; the labor dispute in the auto
mobile industry was settled; and,
finally. he had spoken his views
against the increases in veterans and
Government workers pay allowances.
Weary, But Smiling.
Weary, but smiling. Mr. Roosevelt
heaved a sigh as he sat down in his
private car and started southwark
from the Capital late yesterday after
noon.
Before leaving the White House,
Senator Robinson of Arkansas. the
party leader assured him that Con-
gress had plenty to DO in the 10 days
of his absence and outlined a program
satisfactory to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Despite the crowded last hours at
the White House the President was
able to steal away for a few minutes
to visit his youngest son, John, who
is in the Naval Hospital after an
operation for appendicitis.
John assured his father he had the
doctors permission to leave next week
and the President left the hospital
smiling.