Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

she knows men best. In. an
interview the seemingly ageless
symbol Of sex said there is a
possible exception to her APP
praisal OF the male species.
That would be the gentleman
who telephoned her in the
presidential suite of the st.
Francis Hotel yesterday and in
formed her that CHS cancelled
her Observation-Disclosures for
tonight-on television's Person
to Person" show.
Show TAPPED in Advance
The show was tapped earlier
in her luxurious Hollywood
apartment. In it the famed
show business star responded
to questions by Charles
Collingwood, subbing for Ed
ward r. Murrow.
She said a CHS official, whose
name she didn't catch. told her
certain parts Of the show were
questionable" In Hollywood,
q network spokesman termed
them as too hot to handle"
II just can't imagine why
they would cancel the show"
Mae told San Francisco news
men. 1.-THE gentleman said
when he called that he hoped
I wouldn't be disappointed.
Well, of course-but I'm sure
my public will be more dis
appointed"
In her place tonight will be
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mason,
film folk. Mrs. Mason COM
mented:
MY husband will be de-
lighted to hear can stand in
for Mae West"
Mae said the cancellation
was a complete surprise. She
had come to San Francisco to
plug her latest book-her mem
oirs: Goodness Had Nothing
TO Do With It."
She said that in tapping the
show she merely had replied
to Mr.. Collingwood's questions
relating to the book, giving
honest answers"
In New York, CHS ran
through the tape for newsmen.
She was modestly CARRIED in a
full-length black gown with a
wide white yoke collar.
She opened the program by
assuring Mr.. Coillingwood:
ASK me anything the law
allows and I hope I'll give you
the right kind of answer"
Miss West told the familiar
gag about the girl who susled,
"Goodness!" over her dia-
monds. The girls reply pur-
portedly was:
Goodness had nothing to do
with them, honey"
Many Mirrors Explained
The cameras then followed
her into the ornate bedroom Of
her Hollywood apartment where
Mr.. Collingwood commented on
the many mirrors.
They're for personal obser-
vation," Miss West told him.
II always like to know how
I'm doing"
Mr.. Collingwood asked if her
apartment attracts unexpected
guests, and Miss West replied:
"Oh, many, many. I had to
have two steel doors put in. I
suppose now somebody will
come up with a blow torch"
Mr.. Collingwood then sug-
gested they discuss such seri-
Gus topics as foreign affairs, to
which Miss West commented:
I've always had a weakness
for foreign affairs"
Advice to Teen-Agers
Asked for her advice to teen
ayers, she simpered and said:
"Mmm! Grow up"
Mr.. Collingwood then led
her, with some prompting,
through a recital of some OF
the remarks for which she is
famous, starting with:
cts not the men in my life,
it's the life in my men,"
In conclusion, Miss West told
him:
I'm glad you liked my dem
onstration of progressive edu-
cation"
After the showing of the tape
to newsmen, a CHS spokesman
said nothing specifically was
Objectionable but that parts OF
the show might be misinter-
preted." He said the decision
to cancel was reached by the
program department, without
any pressure from sponsors OF
anyone else on the outside.
1t was Mr.. Collingwood's