Herbert Hoover: “The Comptroller's report on matters connected with the Shipping Board relates to transactions mostly several years ago…”

My dear Mrs. Bird: I am deeply grieved to learn of the death of your brother, the universally beloved Father Francis P. Duffy.

I earnestly hope that this may be done.

So much of the order of June 8, 1926, creating Reservoir-Site Reserve No. 17, as affects the lands hereinafter described is hereby revoked

There is another phase of the bill as passed which is disheartening.