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Show u d (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) A NEW STORY ON CAL COOLIDGE FROM CHILDHOOD Gen. Newto E. Turgeon of Buffalo had been a close personal friend of Calvin Coo-lidge. Coo-lidge. They were born in adjoining homes in Vermont, had played together to-gether as children, attended school and college together and remained close friends while they lived. When the Peace bridge across the Niagara river, between Buffalo and Black Rock, Ont, was to be opened, people of Buffalo wanted the President Presi-dent to attend the opening ceremonies. cere-monies. General Turgeon was sent to Washington to get him. "CaL you simply must come. Tha people of Buffalo will be terribly disappointed dis-appointed if you do not" said the general. "Who is going to be there?" asked the President "The lieutenant-governor of Ontario," On-tario," replied Newt "Who else?" asked CaL "The governor-general of all Canada," Can-ada," said Newt. "Anyone else?" queried CaL "The prime minister of England," said Newt "Will the king be there?" asked Cal. "No, but the prince of Wales will," answered Newt "Then I will send John," said Cal and he did. General Turgeon told me the story just after the Peace bridge was opened as illustrative of the Coolidgs taciturnity, and insisted that was the full extent of their conversation on the subject. It Is a Coolidge story which has never before been printed. COLONEL HOUSE'S STORY OF BREAK WITH WILSON PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT sent Harry Hopkins to Europe, presumably presuma-bly In the same capacity that of personal representative as President Presi-dent Wilson sent CoL Edward M. House during the first World war. I knew Colonel House and frequently fre-quently called on him at his home, a small six-room apartment on East Fifty-second street In New York city. My last call there was shortly after his return from the peace conference, con-ference, and I learned from Colonel House the reason for his break with President Wilson. On the way to Europe, the President Presi-dent announced to other members of the American delegation that he would do the talking when anything was to be said to heads of any of the other four delegations. When the peace treaty had been complet-l complet-l ed, the day for Germany to sign des-I des-I ignated. and the delegations arrang-j arrang-j ing to leave France, Lloyd George asked Colonel and Mrs. House to pay him a visit before returning to America. The Colonel and Mrs. House accepted that invitation. The day before the treaty was signed, Colonel House dropped into Lloyd George's apartment to ascertain ascer-tain what train they were to take and to make final arrangements for the visit While he was there. President Presi-dent Wilson called at Lloyd George's apartments and finding Colonel House present at once turned and walked out He did not speak to the Colonel after that incident Colonel House believed Mr. Wilson Wil-son imagined he wras talking to Lloyd George on some forbidden subject, but he was never given an opportunity to explain. "On my return to the United States," said the Colonel, "1 advised the President of my arrival and told him I would be glad to serve him in any way he might wish, but I did not receive any acknowledgment of that note." So ended one of the most unusual friendships in history. Mrs. Wilson has claimed that it was her efforts which turned the President against Colonel House, but the above is the finale of the Wilson and House association. MAGIC IN PANTS A PARAGRAPH for men only. Ever really sick, flat on your back for weeks that seemed like years, clad in only a short-tailed night shirt and with no opportunity to help yourself? Then came the time when you were permitted to sit up for a few minutes at a time, still clad in that night shirt and a blanket blan-ket wrapped about you. Later you were told you could get dressed in real clothes a shirt and pants socks and shoes and a necktie. You pushed your wobbly legs inside a pair of trousers and, oh boy! How good it did feel. You were a man again. You stood on your hind legs, looked the whole world In the face and dared it to do its worst. What curative magio there is in a pair of pants. FRIENDLY SMILES CLASS DISTINCTION can be prevented pre-vented by friendly smiles and cheery good-mornings from ont to anotlicr, strangers or friends. Smiles and cheery good-mornings are the rule, not the exception. In rural America, and class distinctions art unknown among rural people. A bit of cheerful (?) news for the citrus growers: llratll asks the United Unit-ed States to take 800,000 cases ol Brazilian oranges In exchange for American apples. |