The Washington times., 1929-07-26
Washiugtonidns Contribute Much to
Current Issue of Mencken's s Monthly
Vice President Curtis In
spires Article About
Heap Big Chief"

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which appeared on the news
stands this morning, one
finds much Of special in
terest to the resident Of
Washington,
Outstanding in this month
W, sometimes dubbed the
newspaper mans Bible
although the more "ad-
yancedn 4 Of the writing
craft like to speak Of 1t
now as mid Victorian -
,a Washington correspon-
dent pays his respects to
Vice President Curtis in .
long article entitled Heap
Big Chief. /"
Evolution
The political and social eyO.
luton Of the Kansan is traced
and an attempt is made to get
AZ the motives deep IN the
heart Of the hero as he works
his way through to the elabor-
ate offices now occupied BY the
Vice President ut the Capitol.
According to the writer, the
Vice Presidential environment
sson the HilI," is zone Of the
most lascivious sights Of WASH
inpton. They are d cross be-
tween 1 big tribal wikiup and 9
sultan's seraglio.'
inscription
one interesting feature II the
inscription around plaque that
adorns the chair. the gift Of the
Original Curtis Boys and Matthew
Quay Giasser, which is IN the of
ficial salon"
In gold lettering one IL dazzled
by these mystical words: KO-TNA-
JJ-CA -SEIE-TI1T CE-XTSI.MOshO-
ONTHIA. .ETTO-N. Appar Intly
they are 4 secret code with .
meaning only to the Initiated.
Inside Stuff
The article il written yividly by
one who evidently really knows, at
least superfieialIy, his subject.
OF course, nothing could be writ.
ter ai,ottt the Vice President with.
out mentioning the social enlbrou-
n1ent In which his sister, mrs.
Gam, was involved.
However, the whole has . ring
OF truth until the end Is reached
with the story of Mrs. Ruth Hanna
Mccormick being rebuked Tor
calling the Vice President BY his
given name.
That story was very popular IN
Washington some weeks ago. And
Il may have happened, though uII-
doubtedly, if such conversational
exchange actually took place, the
Vice President was "only joking.
Transformation
Much ID made In the sketch Of
the Transformation Of the Big
Chief into q man Of exceptional
dignity, scarcely recognizable to
his former friends and associates.
At that the writer likes him
much better apparently than some
others he knows at the Capitol.
For he speaks Of Senator Dave
Reed, for instance, as q Snug,
nauseous type," and of Senator
Tom HefIin as the "Buffccn type.
John Garter
John Carter contributes to
Mencken's magazine an article
entitled "A Moral Crisis in Bank
ing." He has been in the State
I Department since last winter.
serving as economic adviser to the
division OF western Europe.
Before assuming this post Mr..
Carter had an interesting career
as a newspaper correspondent In
Rome and later for the New York
Times as police reporter, ship
news reporter and assistant editor
Of the Book Review. He is also
the author OK Man Il War" and
"Conquests: Americas Painless
Imperialism. .
when Mr.. Carter accepted the
position In the State Department
many OF his liberal" friends
Thought II amusing that he
should be serving in such . con.
ssrvative field.
Mr.. Carter In q graduate Of
Yale and ID married to an Eng
iish wom nan interesting
romance eliminating In his mar
riage to Tommy" e. she il
called by her friends.
Well Known
Nelson Antrim Crawford, who
was well-known in washington 8
year or two ago when he was
directing the publicity office Of
the Department Of Agriculture
has an article telling how 1--WE
Elect 4 Bishop" the result Of hia
observation at a general conven
ti0n OF the Episcopal Church
when the book of Common Prayer
was revised.
Mr.. Crawford and his charming
-wits went from washington to
Kansas, where the former Ii
editer of Senator capper's House.
hold Magaxins. He Il the author
ef several books.
~ 4
Mrs. Stimacn. Wlfe Of the Sec,
retary oe Gtate, has returned ia
their summer home ct Ions
Island, after spending 4 week Ia
Waslaington.
Tommy Ryan Returns
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas Ryan,
ir. have arrived in washington
and have taken an apartment al
Wardman Park Hotel. Before her
recent marriage. Mrs. Ryan was
Miss Josephine Fish. She had
previously been married to Count
de Bosdari. Of Italy, resuming heI
maiden name after her divorce