Evening star., 1938-01-26

in animated discussion of the legisla-
tive log jam. A woman member of the
group, who was meeting the Speaker for
The first time. remarked She once seen
the glamorous Tallulah play Camille"
in London. The conversation was almost
exclusively political, but when Mr. Bank
head walked away, the one thing he said
in parting was addressed to the woman
who liked his daughters acting. Thank
you he smiled, for that nice thing you
said about my little girl!'
It's an interesting coincidence that
the two Midwestern Democrats whose
names sound so much alike when the
Senate roll is called-Barkley of Ken
lucky and Bulkley of Ohio-should both
suddenly be faced with stiff fights for
denomination. The Senate majority
leader has Gov. Happy" Chandler of
Kentucky on his hands. Bulkley con-
fronts the no less formidable opposition
Of former Gov. George White of Ohio.
Mr.. Roosevelt may find himself astride
Buckeye dilemma. Bulkley and White
are both New Dealers. but the President
has grateful recollections Of the Gov
ernors conduct Of the 1920 Cox Roosevelt
presidential campaign as Democratic
national chairman. The similarity In
names Of the Ohio and Kentucky Sena-
tors led to an amusing episode at the
Barkley home in Washington four or
Ave years ago. Bulkley's first wife had
recently died. Late one evening the
Barkley telephone rang. Mrs. Barkley
answered. To her astonishment she
heard reporter inquire: rs there any
truth in this story that the Senator is
going to remarry?" AS soon as the popu-
lar Blue Grass hostess recovered con-
sciousness, it developed that the news
hawk wanted to confirm that Widower
Bulkley was planning second matri-
monial venture, upon which he shortly
afterward happily embarked.
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Joseph P. Tumulty, invincibly loyal to
the memory of Woodrow Wilson, has
just broken fresh lance for the World
War President by taking crack at Emil
Ludwig, current biographer Of Franklin
d. Roosevelt According to the pub
lished excerpts from that forthcoming
tome, Ludwig asserts it was due to Will
sons ancient enmity" against Theodore
Roosevelt that the colonel was denied
the opportunity of organizing a volun-
SSSi oASAoAOAA All oSA NASS IA amy -
a devastating letter to the New York
Times, Tumulty cites chapter -and-verSe
evidence from the biographies of Gen.
Hugh l.. Scott first World War chief of
staff, and Of Gen. Pershing, which clearly
establishes that 1t was exclusively and
directly ON the recommendation Of Sec
retary of War Newton D. Baker that
T. r vas not given authority to realize
his ambition for military glory in Europe.
II
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge was a recent
overnight visitor to Washington. She
was motoring to Northampton from her
favorite winter resort at Tryon, N. c..
and stayed quietly at small hotel with
her friend and travelling companion, Mrs.
Adams It is one of the rare occasions
on which the grs cious Grace has tarried
in the Capital since leaving the White
House in March 4, 1929. Two uncon-
f1rmed reports persistently dog the foot
steps of Mrs. Coolidge-one that she
contemplates remarriage, the other that
she has become a convert to Roman
Catholicism.
At one of WAshngton's big movie
houses this week belly laughs are the
regular order when . popular vaudeville
monologist named Senator Ford has the