Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1931, Page 19

WRITER, 33, TELLS EXPERIENGES HERE W. H. Smith Desc}ibes Varied| Receptions Given Reporters at White House. Noge: The following was written The Brar 55 WOR "l s ts Believed ‘to ve Hews m he Veterans' He' resides 18 Perry place. BY W. H. SMITH. In my newspaper work I have made many visits to the White House in pur- suit of news, and on a few occasions my mission was of a political cast I thus have had opportunity to note the difference in manner of Presidents re- celving and m-tln’ newspaper men and their method of imparting infor- mation. I will say in the beginnin, that the most constantly genial and | cordial in his treatment of newspaper men and his freedom of giving out news, was President Arthur, and the most snubbish and churlish was Presi- d:nt Johnson. Perhaps it is due him say these visits to him were made vhen he and Congress were hammering st each other, striving to see which could hammer the hardest. My visits extended over a period of 30 years, covering the administration from Johnson to, and including the second of Cleveland. They were in the days before the introduction of the present system of the President recei ing newspaper men in a bun stated times. Bureau. In these earlier days it whom he talked more freely than he did to others. + Made Mollifying Remarks. I recall one occasion when I visited Menl Johnson and he opened vials of wrath and scattered mlnuha he devoted journal. When a I = l:’els came 1 reaci for my hat, and l"::ll:'lad “Well, Mr. President, I see my chance of getting information is. about as good as that of the House to escape a daily on from Thad Stevens.” This seemed m slightly mollify g‘nm’ and he ded, Tnade, but " poun or sugges! nnm ly. In fact, he was rather %n’@ be did reply it was the question of damages could then be considered. President’s Mouthpiece. wme Secretary of War “lived he was r ded as the mouth- of the President. er him Sec- - Hamilton Pish was the W. H. SMITH, Who at 93 is still writing news articles, has vivid memories of the men who served in the White House. FARD GAMIE VICTIM Mrs.. Blackhdge Claims She Was Innocently Drawn Into Swindle. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 24.—Mrs. Myrtle ‘Tanner Blacklidge resigned as collector of the internal revenue for northern Illinols today. It was the culmination of the $50,000 faro swindle of Springfield, Il; into || which she sald she was innocently drawn. In sending her curt relinquish- ment to Washington she brought to a close the Federal investigation into the charges made by Edward R. Litsinger, member of the Cook County Board of Review, that she was a party to a plot by which he was mulcted out of $50,000 which he had lent her. If prosecution is to be made as a result of Litsinger's accusations, it must come from city and || county authorities. Turps Bitterly on Litsinger. cmml innocence of any wrong do- I.“ any part in the swindle, llld mrnl.nl itter] Blacklidge downtown ital. hiding since Thursday. 3 She faced nlwlplper reporters and iphers in her room ‘“for no more five minutes, please.” Her chin was raised a bit defllnfly and she to smile as they-came in. But the smile soon disappeared. Her lips began to quiver and tears fell from rimmed eyes. Mrs. Blacklidge's statement, handed the reporters, began with a reiteration that, she was the victim of a clever || band of card sharks, and that “it is @ brutal injustice to claim_that I had | do with the criminals, ex- || anything to cept to be their victim.” Her part in the whole affair, she said, was a matter of her own poor judgement. Does Not Mention Names. She_did not refer to Litsinger by name. She merely said that the “un- founded. accusations from one .whom 1 had regarded as a friend added to the crushing humiliation and a blow which I recelved when I realized that I was dealing not with sympathetie friends (the card sharks), but with criminals. I have told the truth re- garding the purpose for which the $50,000 was to be used and I have told the truth regarding the arrangements | that the former friend who now at- tacks me was to receive $10,000 for the use of the '$50,000.” She referred to her statement to Springfield police Wednesday in which on Litsinger, Mrs. || ve out a statement from a || She had been in T red- || THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JANUARY :Economy at Its Height in This Big | | ¢ | she said she borrowed the money from || terms _pauenu who accompanied his Durlnl the lnvuuntlon of what be- came known as the “whisky ring” President Grant mkeh:lam'e fre:‘lly‘ 'l",h men than pre- mw I recall an interview I Litsinger, a fellow worker in the Re- m.lbllcln faction of Senator Charles 8. Deneen, to re-enter a faro game and collect $207,000 paper. -profits which she had won earlier. ,Robert E. Neely, assistant collector, became acting collector tonight, th Internal Revenue Bureau announced in accepting Mrs. Blacklidge's resigna. hunting to the White House when 1| Arthur occupled that historic building. The greeting the news-hunter received that he feit he was wel- Presis v eomu lnd not an intruder. dent | | Arthur went upon the principle that it storekeepers gaugers. find out is to make a general lhtlt of 1 would sug- be sent to_the middlé districts, and their places filled those M' in these districts where the ring is supposed to be at work.” Such a shift was made and the ex- posure quickly followed. The Secretary President Grant previously gave the credit of the exposure to the press. Spoke of His Town. Soon after Gen. Grant’s return from around the world ae made ‘tour through some of the States of | 224 ‘Middle West. At one point I was by him to join the party. found he could talk, and talk well on y swdjects. He told me much of it he Jad seen during his absence, and the conclusions he had reached as | to European policies. At _cne point in the Jnversation I asked him what he regarded as the happlest moment of his journey, and ‘was surprised at the warmth which he said it was when he landed again on American soil; that he had a feeling of deep thankfulness that the journey had been made withdtit an accident, and that he had come back more assured than when he started that the United States was the best country in the world. Of course the Civil War furnished s ic of conversation. He paid a high te to several of the general officers m had served under him. He was especially laudatory of Sherman, Sheri- dan and Hancock. He said that if he gave an order to either she“nn or Hancock to be in a certain lon at a ocertain hour, he could rest content, knowing they would be there. He told me a story of Sheridan which he said | was characteristic of the man. Wanted to Fight. He said that on one occasion while Sheridan was serving under Buell, in the presence of better cock, he said he could hit quicker and harder than any of tm corps com- manders except Sheridai Hayes was somewhat mon- cordial in t, but there s marked difference between the t Grant never said much, but what he sald was always pertinent and covered the subject. when mered talked volubly, but e setial oo | was good give news to the ‘We have had few Presidents with || the tact always shown by President Arthur. He delighted in saying pleas- ant things and doing kindly acts. One incident of this kind came under my own observation. receptions. A lady was introduced to him, when he said with a most pleas- ant smile: “I have a bit of news I am sure will give you pleasure. be the first to hear it. You shall ‘This afternoon It “was at one of his |/ I sppointed your husband to-another ception of newspaper men. This was 1| the case especially during his first term. He would, however, give out news, but it was seldom done in a pleasant man- ner, unless he was roasting some Sen- . On such occasions he talked with unction. My relations with President Benja- || min Harrison were on a different basis than that of any other newspaper man of those days. For years we had been personal friends, and during the cam- paign of 1886, when he was.a candi- date to succeed himself in the Senate, | and in that of 1888, when he was a candidate for the nomination and elec- tion as President, I had managed his |’ publicity bureau, and was in dally consultation with him. After his elec- tion he talked more freely with me than with the othes ind I often re- ceived from him ler information than he imparted to the others. Cold to Reporters. As a rule his reception of newspaper as not cordial He was not popular with the newspaper fraternity, largely owing to his coldness in re- ceiving and talking with them. There were members of the press gallery for whom he had a high regard and often || spoke of them in terms of high praise. Among these I might mention Rich- ardson of the Bal I asked him if he had any regrets on leaving the presidency. ‘“None what- ever,” was his reply. l real hlggy day since I entered it. First was the disappointment I had to ny of friends the Tm. President Cleveland was a little stiff | sometimes rather gruff in his re- || || eis, size 18x36; | ors, also white with colored RESIGNS 1.5, POST) | Floor. ‘Sl 9 Silk Flat Crepe, yd. 1 unbleached cotton, the grade | tress covers.—Street Floor. | ries in the popular new orchid and maize. — Street | 5% to 7.—Street Floor. | rregulars; sizes 14 to 17. | aprons in white, Otis checks 25, 1931—PART ONE. * Extraordinary Purchase of 500 New Hand ~Smart Back Straps —Long Handles —Zipper Bags —Single and Double Compartments Brand-new bags of real quality, some gepuine leather bags—at a surprising bargain price. 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