Evening star., 1937-09-22
PRESIDENT READY
TO LEAVE TODAY
10.Car Train to Take Him
on TWo-Week Tour at 4 Pm.
Reporters MLectured."

y the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. T., September "a
President Roosevelt ordered hi,
heavy clothes packed today for 9
whirlwind two-week tour to Seattle
and back to find out, among other
things, what the country is thinking
about administration obiectives.
His 10-car special train, equipped
with public address apparatus. was
ordered to be ready to depart around
1 PM, E. S. T.
Mrs. Roosevelt a staff of White
House secretarial- aides, and a score
OF newspaper men were to accom-
pany him on the trip. which will end
either in Washington or Hyde Park
October 6 after appearances and in
formal talks in eight Northwestern
and Middle Western States.
The journey also will include an
inspection of many Federal projects
and good excursion to
British Columbia by destroyer.
Travelling the central route, the
train tonight will pass through Buff
falo, Cleveland and Northern Indiana.
and tomorrow through Chicago and
Southern Iowa. No appearances will
be made. however, until the train
reaches Cheyenne, Wyo., Friday morn
ing
Reporters Warned Of Guessing.
The President scheduled a pre-
departure conference with John D.
Biggers of Toledo, recently appointed
to direct the jobless census, and
officials said it was likely plans for
the unemployment count would be
announced after this meeting. Big
gers WAS due before luncheon.
Another forenoon caller was John
Montgomery, Minister to Hungary.
At press conference at the Sum-
nner White House late yesterday the
President advised the newspaper men
10 take along their 'heavies" on the
e,000-mile swing because of the cold
Northwest nights. He had in mind
particularly the reports of snow in
Yellowstone Park, where he will spend
Saturday and Sunday sightseeing.
The Chief Executive also took the
opportunity to admonish the trip re-
porters against guessing his purpose
In visiting certain cities and passing
UP others.
He had noticed stories that he had
arranged to pass through Nebraska
home State Of Democratic Senator
Burke, q Supreme Court bill foe, late
1t night without appearances, and
would make his first rear platform
talk at Cheyenne, home town of Sen
ator OMshoney, another Democratic
court bill opponent.
Not a Political Reason.
He said he was not passing UP
Nebraska for political reasons, but. he
explained, he could not work that
States projects into his itinerary with
out adding another whole day to the
already crowded trip.
He added he also had wanted te
visit Butte, Mont, home city of Sen
ator Wheeler, another leader of the
Democratic anti-court bill forces, bui
lOullu Ilc COuiu HOt w 81 AOi Illc odiile
fesson.
The press conference developed nj
comment on the charges that Associate
Justice Hugo L. Black is member
OF the Ku Klux Klan. Ofi1cials die
cav, however, that Black, returning
from q European vacation, had not
communicated with the President
since the charges were published over
q week ago.
P. W. A. Is Ended.
The President said the emergency
Public Works Administration, set up
ut the start of his first term to stimu-
late employment through construction
of permanent structures, had come to
an end with his approval of few
Anal border-line applications which
exhausted funds under the 1887 ex-
tension act.
The administrative phase of P. w
A., however, will continue for two
years or more, supervising Anal ex-
penditure and receiving remittances
On loans.
In place of P. w. A., the President
said, the Government would spend
s50O,oooo0o annually for Federal
building Improvements, but that these
funds would be administered by the
regular departments and agencies con-
eerned
He said he probably would make
. radio speech on the subject before
the next Congress convenes.