San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-27
Men and Affairs
BY r. T. s.

Copyright, 1874, by Consol. Press Assn.
There was more point to the story
told by President Frank B. Noyes of
the Associated Press on President
Coolidge at the a. P" luncheon in
New York last Tuesday than Mr..
Noyes himself perhaps imagined.
President Coolidge was facing for
the first time the editors and pub
fishers of the country. All through
the luncheon they had been watching
him with an appraising eye. And
they noticed that although be Was
seated between Mr.. Noyes and Mr..
Melville Z. Stone, two Of the most
widely travelled and entertaining lunch
con companions in America Prssidecc
Coolidge was mainly silent 80 z1ch
so. in fact. that both Mr.. NOyes ant
Mr.. Stone visibly lapssd into the sane
mood. About half way through 1As
luncheon. President Cooiil.s 81 L
cigar and pulled away AZ j. us,iI-l-
lively as the last courses vs-s os1.
served.
Mr.. Noyes tod the scr! Il rs tesr
style.
She Lost Bet.
1T is related in WaskEgran- IL
said, that a year or 50 zE7- &c.
tain very high official q the r5Tsru-
ment, with a reputation fo- rs-ies1.t
that had become almost Eo-t1-VisLe-
was seated at dinner with q vs-y II
vacious lady as his partner The LsfT
turned to the gentleman in question
and told him that it lay within be
power TO win or lose for her a quite
desirable wager. She said she had
wagered that no matter how silent he
might be with others, the very high
official would certainly converse with
her."
There was a measurable pause"
continued Mr.. Noyes. "and then the
gentleman laconically said, you
LOSE"
The story made a great hit with
the big luncheon audience and the ef-
feet was heightened when Mr.. Cool
idge with grim little smile playing
about the corners Of his mouth, declar-
ed that. like many other reports eman-
ating from Washington, this 6pe was
without the slightest foundation
President Coolidge listened with
real interest to Mr.. Noyes' exposition
of the purposes and ideals of the As
sociated Press. But in no way did
the president of that organization bet
ter illustrate its efforts to be non-par-
tisan and non-interpretatiye than
when he turned TO Mr.. Coolidge and
said:
j have, you realize. Mr.. President.
no commission from the members Of
the Associated Press authorizing me
TO give their views on any contro-
verted question. Accordingly l cam
not say to you that they agree with
you in your stand on the surtaxes or
any other question now occupying pub
lie thought. although L do feel war
ranted in at least a guarded approval
Of your Thanksgiving Day proclama-
tion."
Sir Esme Howard. the new British
ambassador to Washington, laments
the fact that he has no great orator.
ical powers, although those who have
listened to his simple. earnest talks
since he has been in this country. are
inclined to disagree with him as TO
his effectiveness, especially as an aft
er-dinner speaker.
AT the dinner OF the advertising
section of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association in New York
Thursday night, Sir Esme was
apologizing at the outset of his adj
dress for his supposed forensic insult
ficiency.
Perhaps" he said, Il can best
make you understand how l feel by
relating TO YOU story told me by
Charles Schwab, coming over on the
Olympic not so long ago. mr.
Schwab, as you know. owns a very
fine herd of Jersey cattle. A farmer
one day offered to sell him another
COW.
quired.
No. sir. not exactly
Well, does she give a lot Of
No, sir. not a very great deal,
Then if she is not a Jersey and
not a particularly good mixer. why
should ] buy herT said Mr.. Schwab
somewhat petulantly.
Well. sir replied the farmer.
she is a good. kind hearted cow, and
she will give all she can"
Junius b. Wood of Chicago. war
correspondent and reporter-extraordin.
AIRY, who has been in the Far East
Tor the past three years. tells an inter
estlng story Of a young lady school
teacher from the Southern part of the
united States who set out for China
70 devote her life to educating the
heathen Chinee.n The young lady
was particularly fond of peanuts-a
product OF her native state. and her
one thought in going 10 China was
what she would do for peanuts.
She thought to solve the problem.