Show National Men and Affairs A Genuine Coolidge Anecdote Vice President Dawes Puts One Over On Senate May Have His Eye On White House President to Take Vacation Soon By Dy RODEnT T f SMALL LIr Special lent of ol The 1110 Stan Standard Examiner lurI cr Copyright 1926 by The Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated dated Press Association 0 MANY anecdotal stories are SO wrongfully or erroneously ao- ao ac accredited credited to President Coolidge it itI itis Itla I la is positively refreshing to hear one direct from tho the throne aa as It were It has been supplied b by William C Culbertson minister to RumanIa and former vice Ice chairman eh of the United State Slates a tariff commission the body which la Is more or less leas In the throes ofa of ofa ofa a senate Bonato InvestIgation The anecdote Is contained In It a aletter letter written by Mr Culbertson to his closest friend William Al AI Al- Al Allen Alien len ien White when the former was still on the tho commission Mr Culbertson was detailing a II visIt to the White House and an nn in- in interview Interview In Interview with tho the president as to the application of the flexible provisions of o the new tariff act This Is la what he said eald Ho the tho president stated elated that he wanted the tho flexible provision to be ba used to reduce rates as aa well ell as to Increase them but he ha Indi indi- indicated Indicated that he ho did not think that cases Involving reduction were as Important as cases Involving In- In In Increases Jle put it this way ay U It ir a 0 man manIs manla Is 11 drowning he needs Immediate help but If he merely needs II a abath abath bath he can wait walt til UI Saturday night Which goes oes to 10 o prove that Mr Coolidge Is la well acquainted with at least ono one ot of the original seven Jokes of the ages Mr Ir Culbert- Culbert Culbertson Culbertson son Culbert-son son In his hia letter went on to re- re remark remark re remark mark I I retrained refrained at this point from remarking that tho the weather was extremely hot and It would In- In Increase In Increase crease the comfort of ot the people It ft theman the man didn't watt walt until Sat Sat- Saturday Sat Saturday for his hia bath Vice President Dawes certaInly put one over on his hia ancient enemy en- en en enemy cm emy the United States senate thIs week when by proxy he do- do de descended to the floor door and made a speech The Incident would have been extraordinary enough It if the speech had been Just n a a bit of pleasantry or formality but when It was permitted to be used for forthe the purpose of ot bolstering opposition opposition t tion on to the administrations administration's plan of agricultural relief official Washington Indeed began to sit up and take notice Putting Pulling him him- himself him himself self squarely on record as differ differ- differIng differing differing ing with President Coolidge on the form of farm relief relict the vIce laid himself open once more to the soft impeachment that he has s his own sharp eyes ees set act upon tho the White House This the doughty general denies Is his best denial manner with plenty of fireworks to add emphasis to the very pronounced negative He politics Insists he is through with 1 poll poll- tics poll tics once he gels gets his hl hi release from the sentence of presiding over the senate A sense of ot loyalty and always sticking to the Job for tor which he had been picked keeps keens the tho vice president Ht nt his capitol t tt k but aside aBIde from that he ho does not give Ive a tinkers tinker's cuss cusa word ord or even several of them for all the rest of ot Washington Many old time senators senator still are rubbing their eyes over the Dawes Incident which the tho unbelievers In- In Insist In Insist slat getto Is a II new Dawes plan to plan to get to the White House Out of ot the blue sky Senator Jim Watson Vatson of Indiana rose In his place and In inthe Inthe the course courso of n a a speech calmly announced that he wanted to reada mada mad ead a statement prepared by the vice Ice president Everybody sat back and took a tight hold for it was wall felt a new blast was nos coming at atthe the senators Nothing of o the sort Tho Justice statement was a plea for Jus jus- jus- jus tice to the farmers ot of o the country legislation and for the enactment of ot legisla legisla- legislation legislation tion that really would help them It was coupled with 1 correspond correspond- correspondence correspondence ence which frankly supported the kind of ot relief relict which was contained In the Haugen bill defeated In Inthe inthe Inthe the house of o representatives through pressure from tho the admin admin- administration administration Under the rules of th the senate the permitted vice Ice president Is not permit permit- ted to 0 make a speech at any other time than the occasion of or hIs taking tho the oath of office Gen General eral oral Dawes made mado full ise Lse of ot that ono one opportunity as may well be remembered But Dut through his hie friend Jim Watson atson who is a n truo true new found friend of nt the sons of ot the soil Boll General Dawes made a speech which was far more understandable and therefore far more effective than it If he had made it himself When the vice lee president speaks In proper prop prop- proper er cr person he Invariably explodes Senator Jim read the lice vico Ice presidential views in n a a calm dispassionate voice olce which carried dEep conviction with It The vice pres pres- 1 res- res president dent ident sitting pItting In the chair enjoyed the unique sensation Once the vice president tried addressing the tho senate through means of the radio Some Somo sen- sen senators senators sen or some friends of ot senators happened to meeting listen listen In and next day upon the meeting of ot the aug aug- aug- aug august vat upper body of ot the congress there was hell hen n Maria to pay and the vice rice 1 president said he didn't d all aU It appeared e meant Now that General Dawes r awe has found a satisfactory way o of mak- mak making mak ing senate speeches he be may be 0 heard from often orten Summer plans plan for the president theland tholand dent and the first lady of ot the tho land are progressing rapidly and adjourning tr if congress will oblige by adjourn adjourn- ing in the meantime n meantime a consummation consummation consummation mation to be wished wished- wished the Fourth of ot July ought to find th the Coolidge well on their way to their secluded retreat in the Adirondacks With this thia much of the live problem fettled settled official Washington is la wondering what hat Is Isto Isto Isto to become b come of ot Colonel Frank Stearns the tho White House guest but not Its spokesman Last year the president pre summered almost In the tho Stearns Steams front yard This year he Is to JO o be far away awny from the ocean billows billows billow which lull the Boston Doston merchant to sleep Bleep I The problem as to Colonel Stearns recalls the story ot of the distinguished party leader to whom the president recently ten ten- tendered tendered ten tendered dered a position ot of high trust In Washington The distinguished party leader who halls from the cool northwest pondered the appointment ap- ap appointment ap appointment and then 8 said You know Mr President I Iam Iam Iam am accustomed to a cool climate and I do not believe I could stand the summers In Washington Just tho the suspicion of a smile played about the unusually tight pressed lips of ot Jho ho chief executive executive tive i I I dont don't see seo why you ou couldn't I stand the summers he replied I Prank frank rank Stearns doesn't seem to mind them |