Show 1 Dont Quote Me Ir i 0 thy OJ United Press 0 0 0 ton These worth words are the ones most frequently heard by Washing 0 t correspondents Items which never in the thc appear regular dispatches diS dis- patches and little lillIe intimate pictures or of pUblic appear in this column from characters win will time to tim time e. e i WASHINGTON March 18 18 I tary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams is not a betting belting man At least if he is is none of his friends has heard about it But he ic surprised newspaper men one day br by br offering to make a little wager with them Adams left his office and started up the stairs to the thc navy cafeteria known to officers as the thc Racket club The secretary member of a prominent New England family and descendant of presidents eats nav navy beans for lunch and carries his own O tray He met a group of pf newsmen on the thc stairs and paused to lo talk The Thc conversation con con- concerned the thc front page story of the thc day the day thc search for baby Charles A. A Lindbergh Jr From his pocket the thc secretary produced produced produced pro pro- a bright copper penny Ive got just one cent he said I smiling that says the thc baby will be returned alive and well O 9 I There is something about the navy general board that awes visitors to its offices in the rear of the navy department overlooking the Lincoln memorial The Thc board is made up of or haired gray admirals each havin having an m individual office just of off a large room where the thc members meet to discuss and determine determine de de- termine naval policy Whenever the board is convening there is an air of secrecy in its office and a negro attendant s stands guard at the door to ward off intruders All AU in all all the thc board is considered quite sacred to the thc navy Word came to the department that an official naval photographer would t come to the capital to photograph thi th board In session There W was u considerable doubt that thai thai such a picture could be made But Bu permission was obtained and the photographer pho pho- was told to be present at al 10 a. a rn m. m o on a certain day daj r Exactly nt at atthe the time set the board members took their places around the thi long Ions mahogany table and waited One n hour later r laA-r the admirals were still waiting Cigar and ashe were scattered on the thc floor noor The tardy Photographer Photograph his hair bait tousled and face flushed rush through the door im m so sorry gentlemen sorry he said I T I was unavoidably detained Please gies accept my most sin sincere apolo apolo- to No reply came from the thc admirals In Tn In fact they were forced to wait walt 15 U more minutes while the picture man mat set up his tripod and camera The Thc incident brought no official re rt percussions The photographers photographer's de dc was that he took the best shot ever made of the thc group |