Evening star., 1927-09-12

Every reportorial ear in Washing
ton will be cooked till further notice
for whisper. hint or suggestion from
Calvin Coolidge in amplification Of his
immortal, but indefinite, statement of
August 2. Does II do not choose to
run" mean II will not run"?-that is
the question. The President will be
politely. but persistently, pestered by
the news-gathering fraternity SO long
as he takes refuge in continued ST.
lence. Mr.. Coolidge sprang the original
bombshell without notice. 1t is well
within the range of probabilities that
his next utterance will be equally un-
heralded. Meantime, there's only one
topic of interest from the standpoint
of the Fourth Estate, and while it re.
mains an unclosed incident no rest
will prevail in that inquisitive realm.
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Friends of the President declare he
returns to the White House in no light
state of indignation over the imputa-
ton that he is playing smart politics.
They assert no real admirer of Calvin
Coolidge can attribute to him the "bad
faith" of which he might be accused
if he consented to be drafted" in
1928. The Presidents two bosom COM
rades, Chairman William M. Butler
and Frank w. Stearns, are described
as writhing in high dudgeon over sug-
gestions that they are the archpriests
of the draft Coolidge movement. All
that can be said with positiveness,
until finality issues from the oracle, is
that the overwhelming majority of
Republican leaders takes Coolidge at
his chosen word. It believes he is out
of the picture completely. But there
is an impressive minority which thinks
he would not resist a summons If he
conceived that national welfare and
party good alike demanded his re.elec-
ton.
Col. George Harvey, editor, diplo-
mat and President-maker, has put
the finishing touches upon his first
book. It is biography of the late
Henry G. Frick, financier, steel mag
nate and potent Pennsylvania poll.
tician. Harvey and Frick were close
friends. His biographer considers
that Frick was a power in big busi-
ness and high finance, of stature
|'equal to that of Pierpont Morgan or
Ebert H. Gary. Harvey had access
to all of Frick's papers and letters,
particularly those dealing with the
ironmaster's less we'll known role as
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Pennsylvania. Confreres who had
opportunity of looking over the
coloneps shoulder during the pro-
duction of his Life" of Frick predict
for it high place among the growing
library of works dealing with the stel.
lar figures of American Industrial
times.
An untold yarn about Vice Presi-
dent 'Tom" Marshall is spun by the
Rev. George f. Dudley, rector Of St.
Stephens, Washington. DR.. Dudley.
being of that distinguished clan known
as Hoosiers, enjoyed the friendship of
the Democratic sage. Dudley" re-
marked Marshall one day. why
don't you write a new Epis.
copal prayer to include the Vice
President of the United States?"
The rector replied that the prayer in
common use called for divine guild
ance for the President and all others
in authority" Whereupon Marshall
rejoined: That's just the trouble.
The Vice President hasn't any
the Indiana G. o. P. boss who
achieved fame as "Blocks-of-F Five"
Dudley, but that didn't prevent the
rector from being invited to deliver
, the prayer at a session Of the Balti-
| more Democratic National Conven-
ton in 1912. 1t was a blistering hot
afternoon. Dudley's invocation lasted
exactly as seconds. His "Amen" pro-
| voked a tornado of cheers-a tribute
| to his brevity!'
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The other day a letter arrived in
| Washington from Philadelphia, adj
dressed District of Columbia, Wash.
| ington, d. c." The Post Office re.
turned it to the writer undelivered,
marked Unknown"
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J Friends throughout the Army are
much distressed over the affliction