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Show Twill Rogers says i Ry Wil l ROGERS (Famous Oklahoma Cowboy x. and Motion Picture Star.) SOM KW'l IERK IN THF: WHITE HOUSE, July 2- After thanking Penrose Pen-rose for all his favors to me and complimenting com-plimenting him on sneaking Harding over. I asked him. how can I g?t the renl rcrtvaYice Information on this Democratic weegee seance? Pen said "Well, they are doing a lot of knocking and asking questions out in 'Prlsco. but If you want to go where the answers to the knocking ar. coming from, why go to the While House." ' I said. "Rut President Wilson is sick. He can't be their control during dur-ing this seance " 'Say, I was supposed to be sick, too," said Pen, "but I put it over, didn't 1 ? He has as good a telephone as I had.' I said: "I have a letter hero from Colonel House that might help me seeing him " Pen said "I wouldn t mention It, if I were you. " t I raid. "I believe he will see me He used always to come to hear m j jokes when I was with the JolUes and; laughed at them too especially the one on Republicans." Pen afctd: 'Why shouldn't he ee I you'.' You are not a Republican sf nntor." So. when I arrived at the Whale House, all I could 6ee was some men putting in telephone wires There wasn't an of fic Sf. ker In sight 1 met Admiral Doctor Crajaon coming com-ing out I SSKSd him. How is the president0" Admiral said. "1 don'l know as the doctor has not come this morning " Then 1 met Tumulty, our president during most of his administration. I 1 said to Tumulty; I want to see Mr., Wilson utul 1 don't want u single, office or a favor. Tumulty grabbed me and rushed mo right In and said. "You are the j only person who ever called here that, didn't Want something. ' The president seemed glad to see me' when h' found I was not looking for, .in appropriation and said, '"Well, will i you cell me the latest Republican joke'.'" 1 s.xid "I know a good one. Nine-tenths Nine-tenths of the Republicans DOVej OVen heard it until Chicago Harding" V I asked Mr Wilson. "What do you think of Bryan 'a chances this seance?" Mr Wilson said. "I think they are Just aa good as they ever were." m I asked him: "Mr. Vil90n, they say you caused Senator Delegate Jim Bet I to be unseated, is that so'.'" I The president s.iid: "I didn't unseat him: I simply phoned the ushers not I to let him in." a J said to him "Do you think vou will run ?': He said. "Well, if I don't 1 will put the boy in " 1 said: "What do .vou mean, 'the boy ?" He said: "Why, my bov McAdoo ' 1 said: 'Rut the boy said he wasn't running." Mr. Wilson said "Of course not. At , the start let Palmer and Co. get jdeadlick-ed like Wood and Lowden. ; Then I will phone them to stick the boy in." ' I said "Ah. you mean to put him over a la Harding." The president said: "Well, you stick with me during this vvt-egt-c .-wnv en-it en-it Ion and you will be on the right end of tho phone." t 00 |