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he The Weather Oakland and VicinityFair but with fog tonight and Thursday; moderate to fresh westerly winds. Exclusive Assoctated Oakland Service Tribune HOME Edition Tribune Edition HOME United Press Consolidated Press Association CVII-THREE CENTS- -SUNDAY, TEN CENTS-- OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Baby, Not Car, Skids But it was a harmless venture for BETTY MAY, 2-year-old daughter of MRS. MARTHA TUCKER of Hayward. The little girl was so unconcerned over her strange escape from injury that she played with "FRECKLES," the cat hospital mascot, when she reached Oakland Emergency hospital. Child, Hurled From Grandfather's Knee in Auto to Street, Unhurt The automobile didn't skid but Baby Betty May did.

She skidded right off her grandfather's lap this morning and landed in the- -middle of Grand avenue, "Mmm-m," said puzzled doctors at the Oakland Emergency hospital a few minutes later. "There isn't a scratch on her!" Five minutes after, her mishap I she was playing contentedly with the Emergency hospital cat "Freckles," while her fond folks were recovering from their fright. Betty May Custer's grandfather, ACCIDENT SHOT KILLS HUNTER Santa Rosan's Rifle Discharged When He Strikes Rock With Gun. LAKEPORT, Aug. shot above the heart while deer hunting in the rugged Horse mountain territory, Rudolph Wolf, 50, Santa, Rosa, died early today after he had been.

taken to a hospital, Wolf, who wa's hunting with his nephew, Don Dickinson, sat down to rest in one of the deepest and roughest canyons in the region with his gun resting between his feet. His foot slipped and the hammer of the gun struck a rock. Dickinson hiked eight miles to Prather mill, where forest rangers were sent to give first aid to Wolf. physician was summoned from Lakeport, 30 miles away. It took the ranger six hours to carry Wolf to an automobile road.

French Pilot to Bring Suit Against Levine BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE PARIS, Aug. Drouhin, French aviator, has had papers drawn up for a suit designed to compel Charles A. Levine to fulfill the terms of their tentative contract, signed early in July, and to sign a final agreement as provided a in the first arrangement. Drouhin is the aviator chosen by Levine to pilot the latter's monoplane Columbia in a return Atlantic flight from Paris to New York. "All that Drouhin wants is to have Levine deposit 300,000 francs in the bank for Mme.

Drouhin in case of his death; as the contract stipulated," of the flier's friends told the correspondent. Block to Command Warship California UNITED PRESS CASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE WASHINGTON, Aug. Rear Admiral C. C. Bloch, chief of the bureau of ordnance of the navy, was relieved today of his assignment and placed, in command of the battleship California, AUGUST 3, 1927 PROBE FAILS TO SOLVE GIRL MURDER Coroner's Jury Unable to Fix Blame in Mayer Mystery Killing; Accusation Put on Unknown Person Not.

Single Tangible Clue to Slayer or Motive Found by Police, Inspector States at Inquest Mabel Mayer, slain 15-year-old Oakland girl, came to her death on July 2 at the hands of a "party or parties unknown," a coroner's jury decided today at an inquest which failed to develop any clues to the Identity of the murderers and brought testimony from Police Inspector William Marshall that the police investigation of the case not been successful." The jury, which deliberated half an hour, found that death was caused by "suffocation from swallowing her tongue, with broken bones and rheumatism." The verdict further declared that "wecharge who caused her death murder." The, inquiry was conducted by Coroner. Grant D. Miller. Marshall, called as the police withes in the case, said that the investigation of the murder had been continued daily since the crime, and that every effort had been made to solve the mystery, but nothing has been tound that might lead to a solution. Marshall's testimony was folla lowed Reeves, by a autopsy statement surgeon, by Dr.

that the girl's death was not caused directly by the many blows on her head, but from strangulation brought about by hemorrhages and the swallowing of her tongue. There was no evidence that she was choked, Dr. Reeves said, and none that she had been attacked. The skull was not fractured, despite many blows with wooden sticks, and there very few body injuries below shoulders. SPECTATORS JAM INQUEST ROOM.

room in which inquest held was jammed with spectators, many; of them women who shuddered as the details of the crime were retold by Marshall, Dr. Reeves and other witnesses. Inspector Marshall told of receiving numerous anonymous letters offering "clues" in the case, but. a thorough investigation of each. one brought nothing that aided in the Investigation.

The police- inquiry will continue, he said, until something is found that will yield a workable clue. The first witnesses called at the Inquest were girl's brother, William, and her father, John Mayer. They were called jointly, and The boy was questioned by Coroner Miller about his sister, principally ILS to her age, her habits and her Dissociates. He was unable to cast any new light on the murder, testifying to the same things he previously told police. FATHER OF SLAIN GIRL SAYS NAUGHT.

During the questioning of the boy, John Mayer remained silent. His only word during the inquest was "No," given in answer to a question from Miller atter William had been questioned, in which the coroner asked the father if he "knew anything more." Mrs. Mayer, the girl's mother, was not present, nor was her uncle, Christ Mayer, 2417 Sacramento street, Berkeley, from whose home Mabel departed on her way home the night she was murdered. The Mayers were followed on the stand by L. Wilcox, 9920 Olive street, one of the two men who found the murdered girl's body on the morning of July 3.

Wilcox identified pieces of wood, used in the slaying, as having been taken from a garage he had under construction next door to the scene of the murder. Gehrig Hits 36th; Leads Babe by Two NEW YORK, Aug. Gehrig advanced his season's homerun total to 36 today in the second inning of the first game of a doubleheader between the Yankees and Tigers. Stoner was pitching and none was on base. The blow Lave Gehrig.

a lead of two homers over Babe Ruth. Grave Loaned Valentino Goes To June Mathis grave now occupied by RuHOLLYWOOD, dolph Valentino will be the final resting place of June Mathis, the woman who brought the late screen star to fame. you can stay there until they place me in Miss Mathis said as the body of Valentino was lowered into the crypt. The body of Miss Mathis, famous producer and writer, will ar. rive here from New York Friday and will lie in state.

George Ullman, who is handling the funeral arrangements, said that the body of Valentino would be removed and placed adjacent to the Mathis crypt. CHILDREN MANGLED IN AUTO CRASH Boy and Two Girls, Under 7 Years, Feared Dying, Mother Hurt in Collision; Driver Escapes Injury Other Car Leaves After Opator Leaves Card With Witnesses; Passersby Pull Victims From Wreckage Three children are believed fatally injured and their mother is severly injured as result of an automobile smash shortly beofre noon today at Fourteenth and Linden streets. The three childrenaged Josephine, 4, and Carmel, 3, were caught i in the wreckage of their car with their mother, Mrs. Gregoria Olboz, 32, of 124 Macdonald avenue, Richmond, when it collided with an automobile driven by J. C.

Stow, Ellisworth, accompanied by his wife Christine and their Frank Serna, 32, of the Richmond address, was driver of the wrecked car, but was unhurt. The Stow party was unhurt and their car was able to leave the scene of the accident after the four injured persons were taken to Oakland emergency hospital. FIRST THOUGHT TO BE HIT-AND-RUN CASE. Conflicting versions of the accident at first gave rise to the impression that it was a hit-andrun case. Mrs.

J. Horris, 1052 Fourteenth street," sata Stow gave her his card, which she handed to the ambulance driver. Charles Baucom also told Police Inspector Jerry Ring, who investigated, that he saw Stow give his card to the woman before he drove away, Believing Stow to be a fugitive from the accident, A. H. Hopkins, 1315 Filbert street, set out in chase and overtook Stow at Fifth and Market streets.

Stow accompanied Hopkins back to' the central lice station. Identifying himself satisfactorily, Stow was excused, to make appearance at the station later today to give his version of the crash. PASSERSBY RESCUE VICTIMS FROM WRECK. Passersby liberated the four 0c- cupants of the wrecked car, while -Bella Keltz, 1431 Linden street, commandeered an automobile, taking Mrs. Olboz and her three children to the hospital before the arrival of the police ambalance.

Warren and Carmel have fractured skulls and. internal injuries which may be fatal, surgeons said. Josephine has severe internal injuries, also of a fatal nature. Mrs. Olboz escaped with head injuries.

The motor vehicle department at Sacramento reported that license 545-527 was registered to James C. Stow, Ellisworth, California, and the legal owner was given as the Inland Finance corporation at Stockton. The license was issued for a Haynes brougham. Missions Will Release Haserot SAN FRANCISCO, -Wil liam H. McCarthy, president of the San Francisco Missions, announced today the outright release of Les Haserot, infielder, and the return of Carl Holling, pitcher to the Boston Red Sox.

The action is taken as indication of an expected shakeup in the Mission ranks. Although ranked strong at the season's pening, the club now is in second position from the bottom. Haserot joined the team a few weeks ago after graduating from Occidental college where he starred on the diamond. Auto Theft Charge Cause Suicide Try SPECIAL BY WIRE TO THE TRIBUNE CARMEL, Aug. prompted by his arrest on an auto theft charge, John Pierson, 35, tree surgeon and World War aviator, attempted to commit suicide today by taking poison.

He is said to be in a critical condition. Pierson was arrested at Salinas after 'it was charged that he had taken an auto from a Carmel dealer and driven it to San Francisco without the owner's consent, Admiral F. T. Bowles, Navy Builder, Dies BARNSTABLE, Aug. (AP)-Rear Admiral Francis T.

Bowles, retired, died early at his summer home here. today miral Bowles chose a naval career rather than the newspaper field, which had occupied his family since his founded the Springfield Republican. He played a large part in the transformation of the wooden navy to one of steel and gave the first twin screws to an American' war essel. American League Detroit 6, New York 5 (first game). Philadelphia 9, Cleveland 2 (First game).

Washington-St. Louis, game postponed, rain. Two games tomorrow. National League New York -Oincinnati game poned; wet Legion Insures Conclave Against War and Panics NEW YORK, Aug. of an insurance policy protecting the American Legion Paris convention against anything short of a universal cataclysm was revealed today.

A policy for $175,000 has been issued by Lloyd's insurance syndicate of London agreeing to pay in full any losses sustained due to marine perils, severance of diplomatic relations between the United States and any other country and France and any other country, a financial panic in the United States, also war perils and strikes. Frank B. Hall a broker, who said he was the agent who arranged the policy, declined to name the amount of the premium. The policy, he said, was taken out eighteen months ago. Compul.

sory insurance also has been arranged at a low rate against accident, sickness or death for those making the trip. SACCO TO HEAR FATE AT A P.M. Vanzetti, in Death Cell, Eats Hearty Breakfast; Pal Refuses Food. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE BOSTON, Aug. or death hung in a wavering balance for Nicola Sacco and Bartholomeo Vanzetti today.

While sympathizers of the Stoughton shoe worker and Plymouth fish peddler prepared themselves against the announcement that is to come from the executive chambers sometime after 8 tonight, Governor Alvan T. Fuller was putthe finishing touches to his momentous decision. TWO AWAKE. IN DEATH CELLS new trial. SACCO ENTERS 18TH DAY OF HUNGER STRIKE Governor Fuller's meeting with his executive council, scheduled for today, has been postponed until tomorrow at -noon, it was announced this morning by William L.

Reed, the governor's assistant secretary. The council must approve any recommendation for clemency. was said the postponement of the meeting would not delay announcement by the governor tonight Reed said that Governor ing Fuller. to postpone the meeting betelephoned him this morncause he would be occupied all day and that he wanted to sit with the council when it met. The two radicals, whose seven battle for life, presumably is drawing near an end, awoke today to their first morning in the death hotse cells to which they were transferred late last night.

With them, in a third cell, was Celestino Madeiros, convicted of another murder, and like them sentenced to die, in the electric some time during the week chair, August 10. It was Madeiros whose confession exonerating Sacco and Vanzetti from complicity in the south Braintree murders formed the basis of their final and latest and unsuccessful appeal for a He was given several respites in order that his testimony might be available in behalf of the other two whose own execution was postponed from July 10 to allow the governor a and an advisory committee more fully to review the lengthy literature of the trial and subsequent appeals. While the scene was being laid at the state house for the drama of the governor's long awaited decision, Sacco entering his eighteenth day of hunger strike. Vanzetti, who began eating on Sunday after two weeks of fasting, had a hearty breakfast. The governor did not appear at the state house during the morning and it was assumed that he was engaged in writing his decision at his hotel.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug. Grant Smith, United States minister to Uruguay, has refused a request by the Bus Owners' Association to transmit to his government its protest against the Sacco-Vanzetti sentence. He explained that the American government had no jurisdiction whatsoever in such cases, which are under the competence of the state tribunals, and that furthermore any such communication by citizens of Uruguay must pass through the Uruguayan representative in Washington, Mabel Normand Reported Improved SANTA MONICA, Aug. Mabel Normand, film comedienne, ill in a hospital here, today was resting comfortably, her condition having improved. what.

Attending physicians said that she was very sick as the result of a bad cold. Mabel Normand, the wife of Lew Cody, was brought to the hospital Monday Her Husband was. out of town on location and had not been summoned to her bedside. Lindbergh Winging Way to Pittsburgh CLEVELAND, 0., Aug. -Col.

Charles A. Lindbergh hopped off for Pittsburgh at 10:30 a. post- today after. two-day visit I Cleveland. IRVING HOPS TO SAN- DIEGO IN DOLE PLANE Oakland Entry in Pacific Race Testing Motor, Radioing and Instruments; Takes Off at Oakland Airport 16 Fliers Entered in Flight With More Expected in Mails' as Lists Close; Local Committee Formed Major Livingston Irving, the only Oakland entry in the Dole transpacitic flight, accompanied by Lieutenant H.

H. Edgar, maintenance officer of the flight, hopped off from the Oakland airport at 10:02 (to m. San today Diego. on a 380-mile test flight This flight and the return trip will be the final tests to be given the plane by Irving before the hopoff August 12. A radio set, drift indicator and a new electrically lighted sextant, just added to the plane, were tested for the first time.

The list of entries in the $35,000 prize race to Honolulu swelled today from 10 to 16, with a possible two or three more whose $100 entrance fees are in the mails. The entry list closed last midnight and fliers are reported grooming their craft for flights to Oakland in the next few days. BABY DAUGHTERS TAKE CHARGE. Madeline Irving, five-year-old daughter of Major and Mrs. Irving, came to the airport with her watch preparations for the flight.

father prep mother early today to They were accompanied. by Mrs. Edgar and four-year-old daughter and two children im.mediately took the, possession of the cabin section of the plane, while their fathers tinkered with the motors and made final tests on the instruments. would like to have stowed away in the cabin of wood and fabric behind the big gas tanks, and put up an indignant protest when she was removed to make room for Lieutenant Edgar, who will make observations. She became reconciled, however, when Honolulu told was that the San Diego destination and not of the flight.

A short hope like the one in prospect, did not appeal to her. GAS CONSUMPTION TO BE CHECKED. The flight today will give Major Irving an opportunity to check up on the gas consumption of his" plane and the distribution' of fuel, the one feature of the SmithBronte flight that robbed them of their chance to reach Honolulu. A gas leak that developed en route, probably caused by excessive vibration, forced them to land on the island of Molokai, some distance from their goal. The plane will be given a thorough overhauling upon its return to Oakland and then wheeled the line for the start of the race.

The words "San Francisco to Honolulu" on Major Irving's plane, have been partially painted out, leaving only "to Honolulu," indicating that he has decided to take off from the airport here and not from Mills Field as he first an- nounced. CAPT. IRWIN TO CIRCLE GLOBE. Captain William P. Irwin, one of the contestants plans a threemonth tour of the world after the Hawaiian hop, according to his personal representative, Fred Dealy, who arrived at San Francisco this morning.

Two meetings are scheduled at San Francisco tonight to take up the fast-growing volume of detail in connection with the air classic. Oakland chapter, N. A. last night organized flight committee composed of Edgar Le Buttner, chairman; William H. Royle, J.

L. Mortensen, Zook Sutton, L. S. Nagle, Hayward Thomas and 0. H.

Engblom. The monoplane Oklahoma, scheduled to hop off yesterday from Bartlesville for the bay district as the first leg of a California-to-Tokyo flight, was delayed by bad weather. The start was to be made today, according to despatches, with Pilot Bennett H. Griffin accompanied by Albert Henley, both Oklahoma City fliers. GIRL TO HOP OFF FOR HERE FRIDAY Miss Mildred Doran, 22, Michigan school teacher, is to embark for from San Oakland, Diego at accompanied 7 a.

m. by Friday her pilot, Auggie Pedlar, and Manely R. Lawing, Island aerographer. On Sunday the monoplane El Encanto, piloted by Lieutenant Norman Goddard, U. S.

naval reserves, with Lieutenant K. C. Hawkins navigating, will take off for Oakland. This plane is the smallest thus far entered having a wing span of 42 feet, or four feet less than Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis.

It will carry 350 gallons of gas sufficient for a 30-hour flight. An average speed of 110 miles an hour will be maintained, expects. Martin Jensen, Honolulu aviator, who came to the mainland to get a suitable craft for the $35,000 race, left San Diego yesterday and is en route here with the plane. He is believed to have mailed his entry en route. COMMANDER OF 477TH SQUADRON ENTERS, (P) of the National, Aeronautice association there.

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34 RUSH OF INQUIRY AFTER COOLIDGE 1928 STATEMENT "Choose" Means "Intend" in Vermont WASHINGTON, in Aug. Vermont or Senator Dale, on President Coolidge's indicated his own belief that Presidential race. "I do not that subject," he said. Responsibility Of 'Third Term' Placed on Party By DAVID LAWRENCE. WASHINGTON, Aug.

Coolidge literally means what he said when he announced that he did not "choose to run for the presidency in 1928," And this means also that he has placed squarely before the Republican party the decision of whether he shall be drafted at the next Republican national convention to be the nominee for the presidency. This is no sudden action on the part of Coolidge, startling as his words may seem to many who have not been aware of his own matterof-fact attitude toward the political world. Coolidge did not say that he would not accept the nomination if tendered to him by his party. He merely said he did choose "to run," and he is thoroughly sincere in refusing to use his office or his influence to bring about his own re-nomination. Between now and the.

Republican national convention in June, 1928, Coolidge will not lift a finger to forward his own cause in the convention. SAME POSITION TAKEN BY WOODROW WILSON. In this respect, Coolidge has taken exactly the same position which Woodrow Wilson did in his famous letter to A. Mitchell Palmer in 1913, when he said that presidents should not use their office to perpetuate themselves politically, and that so far as he was concerned he pledged himself to resort to nothing but public opinion in deciding his own attitude toward a second nomination. Charles Evans Hughes, while on the supreme court of the United States, definitely said he was not a candidate for the presidency.

Nobody ever was asked by him to obtain a single delegate or to organize a campaign. He was nominated in 1916 as the spontaneous act of his party. Coolidge has been embarrassed by the insistent criticism of his. opponents that it was his ambition for a "third term:" Senator Walsh, of Montana, recently returned from Europe and predicted that congress would adopt a resolution expressing its opinion against a third term. All this was assumed to be a direct attack on Coolidge's motives and desires.

MIDDLE WEST GROUPS EMBARRASS COOLIDGE. He has furthermore been embarrassed by the attitude of certain groups in the middle west who kept using the 1928 political situation as a threat, unless he gave his consent to a certain kind of farm relief legislation. Indeed, Coolidge has found that every act he commits as President is subject to political scrutiny. To regain the independence which he thinks a President should have, and at the saame time to free himself of any responsibility for what the politicians may decide whether they choose to draft him or discard him- the President has at any rate spoken the first word long enough in advance of the coming political session of congress and the Republican national convention itself to be able to point to his recent statements as his personal preference, ISSUE TO BE PLACED BEFORE NATION'S VOTERS. Coolidge- knew exactly what would be the varying interpretations that could be placed on his announcement.

He knew that if the Republican party did choose him by acclamation, the responsibility for the "third term" would be on the Republican party itself, and if the Republican party was victorious at the polls, representing in such a case the majority of the American voters, decision would be then the public opinion of United States expressed by the majority in a referendum. It would not then be Coolidge violating a "third term" precedent, but the people deciding that when they wished to give second elective term or a longer period of service than eight years they had the right to do so because there is no constitutional limitation on the presidential tenure. RID OF CHARGE OF SEEKING NOMINATION. What Coolidge has done is to rid himself of the charge that he is ying to get the nomination, and the same time has strengthened his position in the electoral campaign if he should be nominated. If he had not issued such a statement as he did yesterday, he would have been besieged between now and next June with requests for an expression of opinion, particularly in connection with those primary contests in which his name can go on the only with his written consent.

This cors respondent wrote sometime ago that Coolidge would answer some of the first for his consent by refusing to permit his name to go on any of the primary ballots. Coolidge's announcement makes it easier to write such letters when the time comes. (Copyright, 1927, by Consolidated Press Ann.) word "choose" is freand is accepted to mean "plan" of that state, said today in commentstatement of yesterday. Senator Dale Coolidge was definitely out. of the think Mr.

Coolidge is playing with EXECUTIVE'S WORDS MAKE WIRES HUM Large Stack of Telegrams Laid Before President as Result of Statement 'I Do Not Choose to Run' Determination Seen by Some to Avoid Campaign; Sen. Capper Says Responsibility Put Squarely Up to G.O.P, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE RAPID CITY, S. Aug. While the country speculated today as to just what was meant by President. Coolidge's statement that he "does not choose" to run for another term, the conviction he meant that he wishes to retire from the White House gained ground in Rapid City, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE TO TRIBUNE RAPID CITY, S.

Aug. 3. tremendous stack of telegrams was laid before President Coolidge today, attesting the widespread reac tion and surprise with which the country has met his statement that he does not choose to run for another term. They came from everywhere. and while were not made public, they said to convey there the expressions from political leaders and friends in virtually all of the states.

Coolidge had scarcely left his office yesterday after making his remarkable and unexpected statement before the wires into Rapid City started humming and soon the commercial lines were augmented by the President's personal wire from Washington with the fast mounting communications. McPhee, was sitting in the Angus, seat and Betty May, being just two years old, had crawled into his lap. Her mother, Mrs. Martha Tucker, whose address is F. D.

Box 112, Hayward, was driving, and had just reached the intersection of Harrison street when a milk truck emerged onto Grand avenue. The driver in front of Mrs. Custer jammed on his brakes. So did she. But not soon enough to avoid a rear-end collision.

The impact sent Betty May out of the car and onto the pavement, where she struck on her back. NEW VICE RAIDS NET 49 HERE 'Only Says Chief Marshall as Second Cleanup Drive Staged. Forty-nine men were arrested in bootleg and gambling raids. early today in a second series of raids by the reorganized "special service bureau," headed by Inspector Harry Orbell, swelled anti-vice raid arrests to the past 48 hours. Working with 'Orbell were Patrolmen E.

H. Philbrick and Fred Favero. The first place visited was at 1576 Seventh street, where Willis Smith was arrested on charges of having liquor in his possession and visiting gambling place. George Smith, Earl Gonzales and Chin Sing were charged with visiting a lottery, 24 CAPTURED IN GAMBLING DEN. Then the squad struck at 406 Jefferson street where John Wing was arrested on charges of conducting a gambling establishment.

John Moreno and nine others were charged with, possession of lottery tickets and Robert Gardner and 12 others with visiting a lottery. The third establishment raided was at 348 Second street and here Tom Jong was arrested as the alleged proprietor, Wong was charged with possession of lottery tickets and Harry Alfires and three others with visiting a. gambling house And then at 717 Webster street the posse took Sing Kee into custody as operator of the place and booked Lee Jim and eleven other' I. Chinese as visitors. The forty- man arrested during night's work was Paul Zarubi, taken into custody at Seventh and Center streets and charged with possession of liquor.

12 FREED ON $20 BAIL EACH. Kee Sing was released on $1001 bail and the twelve men arrested with him as visitors were freed on $20 bail each, Tom Jong was released on $300 bail. Last night's raids brought the total arrests by the new squad. up to 94 in two days, 45 men having been taken into custody during the previous night. Five places were visited then against the four last night.

COOLIDGE CLOSELY EXAMINES ALL DATA. In the midst of all this hubbub, Coolidge settled back into his accustomed, had way made of his saying statement, nothing apparently content to let the country such interpretation upon it as it chose. He was interested, however, in the comment his pronouncement had aroused, and he examined closely all data that came to him from various sources. Some of the messages which reached Rapid City were delayed immediately to the Summer White House, but the bulk of them was left on his desk for his perusal today. While the President withheld further comment, the summer capital was swept into a frenzy of speculation.

Far from the centers of population, where news is not readily accessible, members of the President's party contented themselves with discussing their own views of the unprecedented devel, opment, and with looking forward to what bearing the statement might have on the remainder of the summer here. FURTHER ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT FORTHCOMING. As the first news of Washington's' reaction to Coolidge's announcement began to trickle in, there was a general movement toward the executive offices to datermine whether these would not provoke additional enlightment. It failed to do so. There was in Rapid City a general, consensus that yesterday's statement would be all.

If the statement actually means that Coolidge Intends to retire from the White House, March 4, 1929, n0 matter: what pressure mart be brought to bear upon him, it was (Continued on Page 2. Col. 1.) that she will never talk about it, beeause it always has been her policy to remain in the back ground and not to engage in political discussions of any kind. Coolidge Not Swayed by Wife In Decision RAPID (P)-Whether CITY, S. Mrs.

Aug. Coolidge 3, had been previously advised of the unexpected. statement the president made today is unknown, but it is safe to say that her wishes, had nothing to do with it. And it seems further assured.