Evening star., 1938-07-16
ROOSEVELT ENDS
LAND LEG,OF TRIP
Will Board Cruiser Today
for Fishing Jaunt Near
Galapagos.
Nv the Associated press

-
ABOARD PRESIDENT ROOSE-
VELT's TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO LOS
ANGELES, July 16-Salt air, big fish
and rest from many firing duties of
his office beckoned President Roosevelt
today to a rendezvous far out in the
Pacific.
The President. riding his cross
country special train, rolled down from
the high Sierra Nevadas this morning
to Los Angeles and the last leg of his
land journey.
Motor cars waited at Los Angeles to
carry him to ship-side at San Diego,
where the heavy cruiser Houston was
ready to weigh anchor with the presi-
Dental encourage.
The Houston, a sleek, fast ship in
spite of its 10000 tons. will take Mr.
Roosevelt to the haunts Of enormous
martins, sailflsh, barracudas and
sharks. Down where the Galapagos
Islands nestle below the equator.
The President will drop anchor
wherever his Navy fishermen advisers
suggest that 300-pounder nigh lurk
He will not head home until just in
time to reach the Panama Canal on
August 5. A four-day sail from there
will land him back in the United States
at Pensacola, Fla.
Will Keep in Touch.
While expecting to keep his fishing
line wet for most of the journey, the
Chief Executive will remain in what
he described as "5-minute touch" with
Washington.
He told an audience in an inland
Colorado town few days ago how the
Navy'S RADIO "b-a-Z-b-z-Z-zing day
and night" would permit him to keep
firm hand on matters of state despite
his great distance from Washington.
Mail pouches also will be sent to
the Presidents ship by Navy plane and
destroyer but White House aides in
dicated that only the most important
matters would be laid on Mr.. Roose-
velt's ship desk.
He thus will leave behind him an
immense amount of routine that either
can be handled by helpers, or await
his return to the White House.
Stephen T. Early, White House
press secretary who will accompany
Mr. Roosevelt on the cruise will
furnish daily radio dispatch to news
papers and agencies. No newsmen will
be on the destroyer that accompanies
the Houston. as there usually are
when the President leaves the country.
Sees Mountain Grandeurs.
When the President arrived back at
Ell Portal late yesterday after his long
ride, yellow-coated band broke into
the Soaring Eagle and a crowd
cheered.
Mr. Roosevelt paused before getting
out of his car to shake hands with his
driver.
I'm glad to have been with you"
he said. Il want to come back again"
In the park, on a day-long automo-
bile tour. the President had for COM
panions Senator and Mrs. William G.
McAdoo of California.
Going and coming. Mr.. Roosevelt
saw Bridal Veil Falls shower its mist
$40 feet down a rocky mountainside.
He viewed ajestic El Captain peak
which towers 36O5 feet above the
valley.
Besides natures grandeur. he saw
how his fellow Americans are enjoy
ing the country's parks. Thousands |
Of tourists ran down from tents. trail |
ers and cabins to the roadside to see
and cheer him.
After his car passed. bronzed boys
in swimming trunks dived back into
cool mountain pools Anglers cast
flies back into streams Women went
back to pots and pans at their roadside
camps.
A herd of antelope scampered down
ravine at one point, to the Presi-
dents delight, but not a single bear,
and Yosemite has many of them,
pOked his nose throuph tho fd.iaoe