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* CO0LIDGE OCTOR GREATLY SURPRISED! Coupal Recalls Ex-President Left Office Here in Ex- ecellent Health. WFrom the 5:30 Editdon of Yesterday's Star.) Dr. James F. Coupal, who was Presi- dent Coolidge's personal physician throughout his presidential adminis- tration, made the following statement “I am shocked and I am also greatly to learn of Mr. Coolidge’s death. The Nation has lost one of its greatest men and I have lost a friend ‘Wwho meant much to me. “Mr. Coolidge’s passing in this sud- den fashion is rather startling. He was always very rugged. He himself said he was in better physical condition when he left the White House than when he entered it. His blood pressure @&t that time was 135, which is rather good for a man of his age. “The form of any heart lesion or disease which kills without warning is, To the best of course, hard to detect. of my knowledge, however, Mr. Cool- idge had no symptons of heart disease ‘when he quit my office. “I only hope an autopsy will be formed. it, they will be doing a great service in stimulating public demand for such post-mortem determination of the exs act cause of death.” ‘Throughout his administration Presi- dent Coolidge, with the exception of an old-fashioned grippe cold which kept him away from his office only one day, was neyer sick. Mr. Coolidge, however, was susceptible to what come describe as hay fever or dust fever, but this affected him only slightly. His appetite was always good, and he generally ate without any stint and frequently between meals munched uts or hard candies. His habits were most ‘regular, but he seldom indulged in any exercise other than daily walks about the White House grounds or for a mile or so in the downtown sec- tion of the city. Mr. Coolidge was prevailed upon by his friends during his administration to take more exercise, and not being interested in calisthenics or the so-called setting-up exercises he introduced an electric horse exercising contrivance which became internation- ally famous. Mr. Coolidge said that this contrivance was beneficial inasmuch as it gave him a severe shaking up for a few_minutes. SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING, ing of stockholders of . Inc.. will be held at the office of the company. 815 16th Street N.W., Washington. . &t 10 o'clock a.m. on Fuesday. January 10, 1933 SHE ANNUAL MEEIT THE ST holders of the Mount Vernon Savings Bank of Washington, D. C.. will be held at the bank, corner of 9th st. and Massachusetts ave. 'n.w. Washington, D. 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C.. ary 9. 1933, at 12 o'clock noon. for the election of directors for the ensulng year and for any other business that may legally eome fore the meeting. Trs 1 book: will be closed January 30, 19 yuary 9, 1933, inclusive, ' ODELL 8. SMITH, Secretary. _ WOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT I WILL t be responsible for any debts or obliga- ns hereafter contracted or incurred b a0y person other than myself. CHARLES HEINZEL. 13th st. n.w. ‘WANTED—LOA * HOUSEHOLD ure from Durham, SMITH'S TRANSFER 1313 You st. n.W. e § WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR Al debts other than those contracted CHARLES L._JONES. 1768 Pa. ave. n. N. BYRUP. MAPLE: CANE, SORGHI oney. delivered. 7. C. CAMP. 1108 8th s e 2524-R. 6 n"bfl“h it mnb.:l % of ‘your ica SRV %G If the family will permit v by mysell - nw. 7% HEALTH, BUT iness. “Mall ad- all kinds. ACE Coolidg INTIMATES HOLD THERE CAN NEVER BE ANOTHER PRESIDENT LIKE HIM. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. EGARDLESS of what place in the history of American Presi- dents Calvin Coolidge will oc- cupy he will never be forgotten by those who were associated with him while he was President. For many years to come his odd per- sonality, his dry humor and some of the u'nmlng things he did while Presi- dent will be told and retold as White | House anecdotes. Looking over the history of former Presidents there never was one of his unusual personality and peculiar traits, and according to a group of his asso- ciates who were discussing his retire- ent to private life four years ago, | | “There never will be another President Just like Coolidge.” By this remark it was not meant that | there would not be greater or more | beloved occupants of the White House in the days to come, but that there Jjust could not be another man of his personality and characteristics elected | President. ‘ Officially he was every inch the Chief Executive, but behind the scenes, while with the members of his household and in his private office he was a mixture between a mischievous boy and the sage of a cross-roads general store.| Probably above everything else he will [be remembered by his former White House associates for his quaint humor, | his fondness for story telling and prac- | Itical jokes, and above all else for his | |1aconic replies to questions. All Respected Him. Every one associated with him about the White House liked and respected him. Some few feared him because of his sharp eyes, that seemed to miss nothing and because of his severe look and tone, which most of the time was affected by him “just for fun.” Coolidge was always fair and just |and reasonable in his requirements re- garding work, and if for no other rea sons his memory will always be cher- | ished by those who worked with him | during his administration, | In spite of popular belief, Calvin | Coolidge was no man of silence. He was cartooned and generally described as “Silent Cal” but, as a matter of fact, he was silent only when he thought the occasion demanded it or because he “just didn't feel like gab- bing.” To be sure, he was temperate and economical in words, except when he ‘was among those he iiked or in whom he had confidence. ife then would talk freely. He seemed to enjoy mak- ing funny remarks and to relate humor- ous stories to illustrate better his point. He asked questions incessantly. With him it seemed to be a desire to show real interest in the person to whom he was talking. ‘When he preferred not to talk, or was in a silent mood, it was a painful and impossible task for any one trying to make conversation with him. This economy in conversation was usually exercised at banquets or other social functions. Naturally on such occasions he was the despair of his host or hostess. Even Mrs. Coolidge couldn't break his silence. Regarding conversation, Mr. Coolidge once said, by way of declining to com- ment upon some public subject of the moment, “You can't get into trouble for something you never sald.” Made Many Addresses. Strangely enough, toe, Mr. Coolidge made more than the average number of public addresses during his occu- pancy of the White House. But in pub- lic gatherings, especially of a social nature, he disliked talking unless he really had something to say—something he wanted to impart or something in the form of a message. This trait was made evident once when he became stalled during the drafting of a speech incident to some not very important patriotic celebration. He put off the job as long” as possible and then sum- moned Erwin Geisser, his private stenographer, and after quickly dictat- ing about four paragraphs, turned and gazed out the window for several min- utes. Finally, he faced Geisser and, in a rather pitiful tone, said, “I have said all there is to be said and yet I am ex- pected to say about a thousand words more. Have you any ideas? No, Well we will call it off for today.” The next day Mr. Coolidge struggled along until he had strung the speech out to the required length. He was not proud of his accomplishment and as he concluded he remarked, “This is an awful waste of words.” But on those occasions when he was in a talking mood he had a real charm about it. He had a rare knowledge of human nature. He seemed to enjoy most talking on trivial and common- place subjects. Subjects one would not expect a President to be interested in, much less talk about. He never tired talking about his old home in Plymouth Notch, Vt., and about the good times of his boyhood; about his boyhood friends. He liked to discuss the history of Vermont and Massachusetts, his adopted State, and about the national figures associated with those¢ States. He loved to trace his ancestors back to old Capt. John | Coolidge, who landed on the Massachu- | setts coast about 10 years after the first landing of the Mayflower. He| doted on politics, but his interest seemed to be centered more in Massa- chusetts and the days he was running for office in that State, rather than national politics. Discussed Many Sabjects. This writer was with Mr. Coolidge many times when he was in a- talka- tive mood, and has heard him discuss a variety of subjects, among them be- ing things such as radiators and the piping of heat and central heating plants; the best kind of paint for cer- tain climates; trees, flowers, dogs, cats, wild animals, horses, cows, milking. cheese-making, farming and all that| goes with that life; styles of dress for | men and women; the price of clothing; fishing, hunting, bees, tin “dippers, maple syrup; all sorts of things to eat and the best way to cook them; In- dians, Indian arrow heads and beads, anc. the weather. | Most of these talks with the Presi- dent were in the press room in the morning before the arrival of the cleri- cal force or the customary gipup of ‘White House correspondents. geldom’ a week went by during his years at the | White House without a visit in the ‘White House from Mr. Coolidge. | During talks in his office, Mr. Cool- | idge usually sat with his feet perched on a drawer of his desk which he had | puiled out far enough to serve as a rest. | Always he was drawing calmly and | slowly on a long cigar tucked in a long | white holder. ~These talks generally | opened with something about the | weather. Then Mr. Coolidge would dis- cuss some piece of news on the front | page of the newspaper—a fire, suicide, | murder or automobile accident. Refrained From News. He deliberately refrained from dis- cussing news that had any bearing upon him as President. If he was questioned in such & way as to intimate that & news story was in the making, he would quickly bring the talk to an end. The morning following the national election of November, 1928, Mr. Coolidge | stood beside this writer's desk in the press room and for more than 20 min- utes discussed the outcome. This was | the first time during our many talks that he had talked so candidly and had expressed opinions regarding mgn and politics. It appeared to be a nice post- election story in the making if he only gave permission to use it. Mr. Coolidge sensed these thoughts and while right in the middle of a sentence he said | sharply, “Now don't you write any of this. We have been talking as man to | man.” | Assurance enough was given to re- move his fears and he resumed his dis- cussion. He frequently chuckled as he recounted various features of the Re- publican victory and on several occa- sions nearly laughed out loud, some- | bring well THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1933. e Personality be autographed. dent, who held it in his hands for a comment: “Pretty good.” mean anything you want it to mean. Unique ‘When J. Russell Young, The Star’s White House correspondent, sketched his own impression of the “Coolidge smile” he showed the result to some of the ‘White House attaches and they suggested that he send it in to the President to Instead of sending it in, however, he took it in to the Presi- moment, then laid it aside with the Mr. Young asked the President to autograph the sketch. The President took it and wrote: “Without recourse. Calvin Coolidge.” “What do you mean, ‘without recourse’?” Mr. Young asked him. “Can’t you understand English?” asked the President. “You can take it to reveal now that his cup of happiness on | that day was kept from being complete because his home town, Northampton, had gone Democratic. He finally dis-| posed of that disgrace by saying “North- | ampton is a peculiar town about poli- | tics.” Mr. Coolidge attached considerable | importance to the newspaper corre-| spondents who were assigned to “cover” him regularly and he always saw to it | that they were included in his personal | party on occasions when he went abroad and he always insisted that they be given everything within reason in the | matter of news. “ “There is. nothing about me or the goings on at the White House that I| want to be kept secret,” Mr. Coolidge said on more than one occasion. He did not mind in the least personal storles about his peculiarities. Even when these personal stories were some- times colored he raised no objection, and usually chuckled over them. Stories Aided Popularity. One of Mr. Coolidge’s intimates ex- | plained afterward that he had wisdom enough te see the value of these person- ality stories. Many think they con- tributed greatly to his popularity. There s o quastion about their humanizing ‘value. Mr. Coolidge had no hesitancy in let- members of the press know when Ne was not especially familiar with cer- | tain subjects occupying the headlines, but regarding matters of history relat- ing to Vermont, or regarding ages of his adopted State, he was ever | eager to display a profound knowledge. | This was demonstrated on more than one occasion while visiting various | points of interest in that State dunnx‘ the Summer of 1925, when he was spending his vacation at Swampscott on the Massachusetts North Shore. Mr. Coolidge invariably read up on the his- tory of some particular place to be vis- ited and when the time came he could impart the information correctly and | 1 1l a | Just how strongly developed was this | trait he displayed during a visit to Plymouth Rock, Mass. After viewing| the rock and listening to Mr. Coolidge tell all about its history and the landing of the Pilgrims the presidential party visited the burial ground on the blufl.| The newspaper men had grown a trifle | tired and probably bored after looking | at the scores of tombstones and had col- | lected in a little group some distance | away from the President. Figuring that the President was beyond earshot, | one of the newspaper group looked over | in the direction of the President, who | was pomnting out some tombstone to | Mrs. Coolidge, and then said to his as- | sociates “I wonder who that old bozo is | Cal is looking at now?” | The words had hardly been spoken | when the President turned and called | back in answer, “I am looking at the | tomb of the first Governor of Massa- | chusetts.” [ Never Played Favorites. ‘ Mr. Coolidge never played favorites in | the matter of news, and for that reason | he was liked, if not loyed, by all of the | newspaper men who' “covered” him. | He never gave exclusive interviews and he never resented any of the really| mean stories written about him. It may have been just his way of appear- | ing indifferent, but he freqhently said | regarding really ugly stories, “I don't| read them through. When I find them | getting disagreeable I throw the paper away and pick up something else to| read.” He is credited with giving this ad- vice to Herbert Hoover during the 1928 campaign when things were getting hot toward the end, and the opposition press was showing no mercy. Mr. Coolidge unquestionably enjoyed being President. His was a nature not to worry. He was not sensitive and no matter What great matters were under discussion at the time he could always enjoy his afternoon nap and could sleep through the night. Older associates at the White House agree that in their White House experi- | ence there has never been a more methodical or easy-going President. He ran his office and himself on a schedule and seldom varied it. He was systematic to a high degree. Part of his system was not to allow | himself to be bothered with details he considered unnecessary and not to do the work some one else was supposed to do. He delighted in having his desk clear. He would dispose of his routine business as quickly as possible, so quickly for that matter that he fre- quently sent word to his secretary to| in more papers. He succeeded in keeping abreast with his daily | engagement schedule when he received his callers, and in this respect he was a master hand at bringing audiences to a close. Generally in Good Spirits. He seldom felt indisposed and while he was generally in good spirits he was never jovial. Few men he addressed by their first name and only one, to this writer's knowledge, addressed him in public as “Cal.” ‘That was Tom White, an old Massachusetts political lieu- tenant. Prank B. Stearns, who was a close friend and spent many months at the White House, always addressed him as “Mr. Coolidge” and the latter in re- turn always said “Mr. Stearns.” thing almost unheard of for him. It would not be breaking In the case of Mrs. he gen- addressed her as “Mamma.” She ‘man when he became President, addressed him as “Papa,” but when speaking about him to friends referred to_him as “Calvin.” While Mr. Coolidge was generally in a good humor, he had fretful moments. These were most always provoked by | some trivial matter. Once this writer saw him angry. The President had gone to deliver an address in the audi- torjum of the Interfor Department Building and as he was leaving he could not find his overcoat. When he thought it was lost he became furious. He stamped up and down the aisle calling to the various attendants about him to| hunt for the coat. He announced an- grily that he was not going to leave the building until the coat was found. His mood changed instantly when the coat was found. Evidently having this in| mind he ever afterward was most par- | ticular in giving instructions about his hat and coat and if possible dur- ing a visit he would watch and see! where those articles were placed and would try to keep an eye on them. On one of these occasions he fretted all the way back to the White House because the fur on his high hat had become rumpled. On another occasion he held up = special train for nearly 20 minutes while several secret service men looked for one of his misplaced esuit cases. Mr. Coolidge was a nestly dressed uf his wardrobe was not extensive. But when he left the White House he was considered one of the best dressed men who ever ‘occupied the White House. During his vacation, in the Black Hills person- | of South Dakota in 1927 he acquired a fondness for cowboy clothes. This was especially so_regarding the 10-gallon hats of the West. He had been pre- sented with several and he loved to wear them, He brought these treasures back to the White House and although he never had the courage to wear one out in public he frequently walked about the interior of the White House wearing one of the big hats. Kept Regular Hours. His system called also for being punc- tual and keeping regular hours. He arose at 6:30 o'clock in the morning, hurriedly shaved himself and dressed and breakfasted and then went for a walk. Somctimes he walked merely about the White House grounds. On other occasions he would stroll about the business section. On the latter occasions he never failed to stop and peer into the shop windows. This was especially true when he walked down- town late in the afternoons. He de- rived & genuine thrill walking through the crowds during the evening rush hour. He was at his desk very shortly after 8 o'clock in the mommg‘. Luncheon was at 1 o'clock, after which he went to his bed room, removed his shoes and collar and slept for an hour before returning to his desk. He remained at the office until 4:30 or 5 o'clock. Supper was always at 7. No matter how much company was on hand he would excuse himself at 10 o'clock by saying abruptly, “It's my bedtime, good night.” As Dr. James F. Coupal, his personal physician, often remarked, “President Coolidge fell asleep the minute his head hit the pillow and slept like a baby the rest of the night.” Mr. Coolidge ate heartily and rapid- y. On more than one occasion while President he suffered from indigestion. He was fond of nuts and always had a supply in his desk drawer and in a box on his bed room bureau. Soon after becoming President he ran across a large sack of raw peanuts kept for feeding the squirrels and birds in the White House grounds. He filled his pockets and went to his office. He ate | some and soon he was put to bed by Dr. Coupal, suffering from stomach ache. Mrs. Coolidge and close friends pre- vailed upon him to take more exercise shortly after he had become President, and not caring for the daily dozen, he | installed an electric horse which pro- | voked a great national laugh at first, but which Mr. Coolidge insisted was beneficial. He took it with him when | he moved back to Northampton. Fished With Starling. Aside from Frank B. Stearns of Bos- ton, Mr. Coolidge had no real intimates while President. The closest to & real chum was Col. E. W. Starling, assistant chief of the White House secret serv- ice. They walked together, fished to- gether, and it was Col. Starling who interested the President in trap-shoot- ing during the Summer vacation in the North woods of Wisconsin in 1928. They kept up a correspondence after the President moved back to North- ampton and only yesterday Col. Star- ling received a long letter written by Mr. Coolidge with a pen. Mr. Coolidge cared nothing for card playing or other games. He had little taste for music. He seldom attended the theater and only occasionally base ball games. He enjoyed motion pic- tures and had the latest releases shown at the White House twice a week. Always when he went on a long jour- ney Mr. Coolidge had the motion pic- ture projection outfit and operator taken along. He could not be called & bookworm. As a matter of fact he read few books President. His preference was newspaper and magazine reading. The LONDON PRAISES CALVIN,CO0LIDGE: Many British Leaders Mourn | Passing and Laud Character of Ex-President. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, January 6.—The passing of | Calvin Coolidge was the outstanding item of the front pages of today's Lon- don newspapers, which printed lengthy obituaries, while several also editorial- ized. Tributes to his personal character were abundent. Views were also ex- pressed that he had not displayed or had not the opportunity to display great | political capacity. | The London Times editorially re- marked that ‘“singular good fortune™ made him President in a period of un- precedented prosperity. It continued: “He owed it more to his luck than to his wisdom that he had not occu- pied the White House in the succeeding years of misery and ruin. * * * This, ionely, inarticulate, simple, shrewd man | was not of today, but had the fine qualities of the best type of American | plain citizen of the past.” Sterling Virtues. The News Chronicle said: “It is impossible the people on this side of the Atlantic underestimated the real shrewdness which underlay his habitual taciturnity. An entire medi- ocrity does mot make the impression Coolidge did on his countrymen. It is almost certain, however, that they overestimated his qualities.” ‘The Daily Mail said: “Never faced with the necessity of making heroic decisions, his task was to keep the ship of state on an even| keel and admirably he accomplished it. History will credit him with all the | sterling virtues of a good New Eng- | lander " | ‘The Daily Express said: | “He was not a great President, but brought to the administration a rigid Puritanism and an unspectacular hon- esty. His reward for service to his countrymen is a too early death.” Leaders Express Sorrow. Premier MacDonald, at Lossiemouth, | said he was “deeply shocked” when in- | formed of the former President’s death, Sir Josiah Stamp, British economist, sald “Mr. Coolidge was a figure ‘Who would become historic " | Lord Howard, former Ambassador to | the United States; George Lansbury, | Labor party leader; Sir John Simon, | foreign secretary, and Sir Harry E.| Brittain, Pilgrims’ Club president and | Vice president of the English Speaking | Union, expressed sympathy. | Recalling _a _Pilgrims’ _anniversary | celebration, the latter said he found Mr. | Coolidge “most charming, humorous and cultured” and not the “reputed | silent” man. \; CRITICIZED AND PRAISED. Paris Comments on President Coolidge Takes Two Forms. PARIS, January 6 (#).—Criticism was mingled with praise in this morning's newspaper tributes to former President | Coolidge. The following were outstand- | ing comments: Petit Journal: “He deserved his prestige and was an ideal President.” | Echo De Paris (by “Pertinax,” Andre Geraud, the foreign editor): “Coolidge | did not know Europe. As concerns Prance, his ignorance and hostility un- | fortunately were fairly evident.” | Eree Nouvelle (organ of former Pre- | mier Edouard Herriot) : “Coolidge really | was the author of that policy which clashes with our taste for order and o The Marquis De Chambrun, member of the French Debt Commission to the | United Stetes, said he knew Mr. Cool- | idge before he was President and that i he often showed sympathy for France, | especially “by maintaining Ambassador Herrick at the Paris embassy.” | Former Premier Laval said he “par- ticipated in the sorrow of American citizens.” ROOSEVELT DIED JAN. 6 i Coolidge Also Passes Away Sud-| denly 14 Years Later. | | NEW YORK, January 6 (#)—The death of Calvin Coolidge lacked one day of being exactly 14 years after the death | of Theodore Roosevelt. | Former President Roosevelt died | January 6, 1919, at Oyster Bay, N. Y. His passing also was sudden. books he did read dealt mostly with history, governments and biographi Mr, Coolidge understood human na- ture and American politics and gov- ernment. He attached much impor- tance to the power of the press, which | mr;ughouz his presidency was friendly to him. Protect Pu Last Time Hoover Saw :Coolidge Was 1929 in White House Meeting Incident to Proc- lamation of Kellogg Peace Pact. The last time President Hoover saw former President Coolidge was at the ceremonies in the east room of the White House incident to the proclama- tion of the Kellogg peace pact in 1929. The two did not meet during the recent national campaign, although they were | secretary for eight years and one of | The country has lost its in communication frequently. President Coolidge has been credited with giving Herbert Hoover one of the real opportunities in public service started Mr. Hoover definitely up the ladder toward the presidency. That was when President Coolidge deputized Mr. Hoover, who was then Secretary of Commerce, to take over personally the direction cf the Mississippi flood relief work. The news of Mr. Coolidge’s sudden death was a shock not only to Presi- dent Hoover but to many of the attaches and employes at the White House, who had served during his ad- ministration and who had come in cloce contact with him. These old associates of the Tormer President were genuinely fond of him and look upon his passing as the loss of a real friend. PRESS CLUB GETS COOLIDGE CHECK Payment of Dues Received by Bas- com Timmons as Former President Dies. (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) One of the last copies of Calvin Cool- idge’s signature is contained on a check | received by the National Press Club today in payment of his yearly dues as a member of that organization. Bascom Timmons, retiring Press Club president, announced the letter con- 1mmng the former Chief Executive's| | check had been opened shortly before | news of his death was received. The Press Club will not attempt to cash the check, it was said, but plans to ask Mrs. Coolidge for permission to keep it as a memento. Mr. Coolidge had been a m. mber of the club since 1921. He laid the cor- | ner stone of the Press Building, April | 7. 1926. Members recalled that the last function he attended at the club was the jnauguration of Russell Kent as president in 1929. AMHERST CLASSMATES PROUD OF COOLIDGE Picture of 30th President as Stu- dent .Recslls Incidents Back in 1895, By the Associated Press. AMHERST, Mass, January 6—The picture of Calvin Coolidge the student, was recalled by Amherst College class- mates of the former President. As an undergraduate the man who, was to become the thirtieth President | of the United States was a keen stu- dent, a fine debater and close follower of sports. ‘The friendship of Calvin Coolidge and | Dwight Morrow was recalled. The two were opposite in disposition; Coolidge silent and thoughtful and Morrow, out- spoken and brilliant. When the class of 95 voted on which of its members was the most likely to succeed in later |} life, nearly every one voted for Mor- | row—but Morrow voted for Coolidge. YACINTH Bulb — start- ed, with roots. Pink, purple or white. In a glass holder as sketched. In- teresting to watch as i Compiete ... 50: J.H. 'A"'_‘. & SONS i blic Health By Checking Dangerous GHS Due to Colds Coughs and colds are dangerous . . . as well as annoying to yourself and others. Check energy-sapping coughs at their inception. Protect the health of your immediate family and prevent the spread of cold germs. colds. 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By the Assoclated Press. Calvin Coolidge died feeling his work | was done, having expressed this view | |only a few days ago in a letter from | Northampton to iward T. Clark, his his closest friends in Washington. “No_one,” Mr. Coolidge said in his | final letter to Clark, “can tell these days what a short time, or three or four years may bring forth, but, of course, | | which is accepted by many as having{I know that my work is done.” “That wasn't a premonition,” Chrk! sald today as he told about the letter. | “It was just a statement of fact. He | had worked hard, finjshed his work, and was getting ready for a rest.” Reminiscing, Clark recalled another | instance when Mr. Coolidge decided he had completed a job and refused to listen to anybody eise. That was when | he issued his famous statement: “I ?32;132 choose to run for President in | “He felt,” Clark said, “that his task | had been to deflate a war-time govern- | ment. No one ever knew Calvin Cool- idge as well as he knew himself, and when he decided that his job was done, | that was that. | “Some people say he was smart | enough to see what was coming. They | do him an injustice. That didn't af- | fect his decision. He had just finished a_job, that was all.” Hcwever, Clark recalled, Coolidge | hadn't succeeded in deflating things as | much as he would have liked to. “It was about that time,” Clark said, “that he made the speech in which he said, as I recall it, that ‘ths Govern- ment of the United States is costing | almost more than it is worth.’ "Then | he told me: ‘The people still believe in | economy, but they won't listen to me.”” Clark first met Coolidge at Amherst. The former President was graduated in 1895, and the following year Clark roomed with the son of a lawyer under gmm Coolidge had started working. e friendship between the two brought NIGHT and MORNING |/ Is the Time to Build in Home Convenienc An Attic Play Room Workbench or Den | w 30th & K N.W. A Sleeping Porch or Sun Parlor Dining Room — Corner Cupboard Warm Weather-Stripping + » » . %% (A3 " DECLARED ‘FIRST{CITIZEN BY JOHN BARTOL PAYNE Coolidge Services to | Red _Cron Lauded in Expression of Grief of Organization. By the Associated Press. Former President Calvin was described last night as the country’s “first citizen” by Chairman John Bar- ton Payne in a telegram to Mrs. Cool- idge expressing the grief of the Red Cross over his death. As President, Mr. Coolidge was presi- dent of the organization and upon re- tirement to private life was elected first vice president of the Red Cross. “The sudden death of ex-President Coolidge has shocked us beyond ex- pression,” Payne said. “The American Red Cross joins you in profound grief. first citizen.” Clark to Washington as secretary to the Vice President in 1920 and took him to the White House when Coolidge went_there. “The really greatest thing about him as President was his ability to get at the principle involved in any plece of legislation,” Clark said. “Oh, he wasn't a super man or anything of that kind, but he did have that insight. Having once gotten at the principal point, it was easy for him to make up his mind because that point either was right or wrong. “Incidentally, the stories about Cool- idge not talking just built up & myth. He would talk, always, with the utmost freedom to those in whom he had con- fidence. Of course, if A man just wanted to go out and say ‘the Presi- dent told me so-and-so,’ Mr. e usually had him spotted and said as little as possible. “As long as he was in the White House, he was President first and Calvin Coolidge second. He had the utmost reverence for the office of ‘the presidenc “Why, when his son died, he held the presidency above his own personal grief. Even then, he kept his emotions under centrol, not only on the surface, though it almost killed him. He was touched by the public sympathy, but the necessary White House functions went on. He would not let his private griefs be imposed on the country.” Looking out of the window in the tall office building where he now has a law office, Clark concluded: “He nad an uncanny ability to put himself in the place of the other man. That’s all politics is, anyhow. 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