Show WALTER WINCHELL Exclusive Bit of News Conformed Confirmed by Welles Meeting All Comers In a Free for The Tho Best Is Yet one of the the new best sellers by noted barrister M. M Ernst is of exciting brevities dealing with greats in the capital of the nation and several who think they are arc But the theauthor theauthor theauthor author neglected to include one of his very best It concerns the time of State Sumner Welles was wa demoted after a series of tiffs with Mr Hull and Mr Ir Ernst was concerned that Mr Welles Velles would suffer from melancholia melancholia melancholia melan melan- So the famous champion of civil liberties hurriedly gathered 40 of Mr Welles' Welles intimates at a Vador suite where a dinner was attended by the well who assured Mr Welles Velles they would continue continue con con- fighting for him Seated next to Welles Velles was the publisher of a famed New York newspaper 1 During the dinner he said Why dont don't you ou write pieces for my paper 7 Thank you said the discharged statesman statesman statesman states states- man but I couldn't write for it so long as So-and-so So writes for it Mr Welles Velles it appears blamed a columnist for most of his unhappiness unhappiness unhappiness un- un happiness while serving the state dept The chit-chat chit between the publisher publisher publisher pub pub- lisher and Mr Welles Velles was duly recorded in this colm 15 hours later The publisher was in indignant indignant indignant in- in 1 He phoned author Ernst and said Now I am convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced that Walter Valter Winchell is what I have heard he is is sible It never happened How do you imagine he got such bunk 7 1 Host Ernst was flabbergasted and embarrassed He said hed he'd try to trace the source of the misinformation misinformation misinformation mis mis- information and he tried hard Next day he phoned the publisher publisher publisher pub pub- lisher I have been thinking After the party we all went to 21 as you know We Ve later dropped them at their homes No No- I body went to the Stork Club where Winchell lives so I am as puzzles as you are I am very Winchell is so careless I ki how you feel The publisher was not appeased Eec He pressed the matter Hi H was going to find out by golly how such an erroneous thing cou could get into print 1 He fin finally lly telephoned tell tele phoned Sumner Welles Velles and said Did you see that silly thing t it Winchell's column Morris anc an all the others swear they say It and you know it never hap It makes me angry But butted Mr Welles don donl you remember You did offer mla ni ml a job writing for your eJ at the dinner table I do not knoll knori Winchell and I didn't tell it to an anyone any one either I am very sorry yea y yare OI are upset but Mr Winchell had i II 11 word for word j jAt At any rate the following post postscript postscript script was by the ad ag agene which pays us a phone phone c salary every week and so long i u IJ your boss thinks you are your wages what else matters matters' Wrote Bob Orr of Lennen an aal Mitchell for our sponsor Dai Dea Walter Valter The consensus in Ne Nei l York is that you are doing o od CM outstanding piece of reporting an siA commentary on the conference |