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...corner. Down through the heavy tracery of a chandelier "The Eye of God'' painted on the ceiling was fixed upon the grey Hoover head as it bent to its task. Around the mosaic floor stood Senators, Representatives, Cabinet members, military aides, clerks and bodyguards silently watching the 31st President perform his final duty, wind...
This week Democrat Davis called on Governor Roosevelt, told him what was what abroad. If anyone could possibly restore harmony between the 31st and 32nd Presidents, it was Diplomat Davis. C. Last week President Hoover went holidaying over Christmas and New Year's. Sunshine and blue skies met him when he detrained at Savannah. His guests: Supreme Court Justice Stone, Vermont's Senator Austin, Political Pundit Mark Sullivan and the ubiquitous Dr. Boone and Detective-Secretary Richey. Aboard the Sequoia, Department of Commerce inspection boat, and surrounded by a small flotilla carrying newshawks and bodyguards, the President...
After two hours the Red Room door swung open and Secretary Mills and Professor Moley walked out. For ten minutes the 31st and 32nd Presidents were left alone in private conversation. Then while the White House secretariat was issuing a curt communique reporting "progress," Governor Roosevelt drove to the Mayflower Hotel. There he ordered and consumed tea & cinnamon toast while dressing to dine with the Washington correspondents at the National Press Club...
...glibly called him the head of the Roosevelt "brain trust." He compiled data from which Governor Roosevelt composed his speeches, supplied technical advice, kept modestly out of the spotlight. Last week Professor Moley boned up on War Debts before accompanying the President-elect to the White House. Before the 31st and 32nd Presidents was this international situation: Britain. France, Belgium and Czechoslovakia had formally asked the U. S. to suspend $118,436,438 in debt payments due Dec. 15 and simultaneously to authorize a reconsideration of their total $8,443,000,000 War debt principal. Because he was going...
...Forest, British Amateur champion, did very little better. They lost to Gus Moreland (in vited to join the U. S. team while he was winning the Western Amateur last fort night) and huge Charlie Seaver (Stanford footballer, who plays golf because his father wants him to) on the 31st green. Jess Sweetser and George Voigt beat the Hartley brothers, Rex and Lister, 7 & 6, after Rex Hartley had admitted being made bloodydamnedmad by one of Sweetser's drives which started out of bounds, hit a tree, bounced back toward the green. The closest match of the day ended...