New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1925, Page 27

A Chief and Princess Buffalo Bear SIDE-SHOW spleler would describe it ebout es follows: “Step up, gents—right this way! “In this cool and airy mansion, sometimes nicknamed House, we have the greatest collection of odd and unyoosual characters ever gathered together on the face of the earthl #Look 'em over, gents, look 'em over—men and women of every race, oreed and religlon; sheiks ©of the Arablan desert and wild Injuns from the ‘Amertoan praries; Buddhist priests and South African pygmies; mats, potentates and high muck-a-mucks; freaks, curiosities and monstrosities; specleg of mankind, or what have you! NOT FAR WRONG #Don't push, don't erowd—get your tickets at the little red wagon, gents, and walk right The sideshow spieler wouldn't be far wrong. The men and women who come from the four cor- ners of the globe to pay thelr respects to the chief executive of the United States make a never end- ing parade of unique characters that would make the Jate P. T. Barnum quiver with envy. Look over a representative number of the call- erg who have left their cards at the White House during the past few months— George Auger and Harry Doll called on the president tbgether. George is eight feet eight inches in height and weighs 354 pounds. = INDIAN CHIEF the White mcholars and athletes; diplo- every type and Herry has to plug up all the cracks In the ficor of his home to keep from falling in and getting Sankeasme ralsiaid. He Is 82 Inches tall and weighs 37 pounds on the hoof. Then there was Chief Black Wolf of the South Cheyenne Indians, chief is a thoughtful soul, and strong for prepare He presented & bow and arrow to the president the White House, to use for protection of Next came Merwan A. J. Noble, merchant prince of Bombay, India. He gave the president the latest market quotations on hooded cobras and trained elephants, Followed Gempo Yar Buddhist temple, at Shidzuoke, Japan. Abbot Gempo gave a brief summary of misstonary work carrfed on by the Buddhist church, of which he is one of the most influential and powerful figures. The president was interested HAPPY JACK “Happy Jack” Caves of Boston dropped in to see the president in the course of the world tour he made with a duced himselt covered wheelbarrow. He intro “A fool who left April 1, 19 99,986 1 to o iles—ana new on ti stretch!” Happy Jack wore out seven wheels and three axles pushing his barrow around the world “Drys” from all parts of the world have been trooping In to visit the head of the greatest off Native W. C. T. U. workers Japan and cially dry nati from ( India honia, Kozal jent of the W. C. T. U ionary Soclety ot Japan on really stopped men from omen’s Home Mis: d whether prohib f and Princess Buffalo Bear dropped around Happy 5, cie ) -Caves to pay thelr respects. They are known as the best dresced couple of the Sioux Indian trite. Such a quantity of feathers, bead-work, buck- skin and bear teeth hadn't been seen in Wash ington since the day of Buffalo Bill. J. F. Giles and J. N. Long, Confederate veter- dropped into the White House together for a little chat. TELL YARNS Thay entertained the president for an hour with stories of the days when they fought together with the Forest Rangers of Tennessee during the Civil War. That is just & small cross.section of the constant White House callers’ parade—a mere squad in the lize of march. Indeed, one of the advantages of being presi dent of the United States Is in meeting strange and unusual people. Rulers of far off and strange provinces I accompiishments are unusual, Amer who stand out from others by reason of some service or of some peculiarity, sooner or later find their way to the White House. All visitors need not be unusual. Sor they're just old friends of the president. RELIEF But these, as well as those who excite the im igination and suggest strange climes and adven turous lives, offer an exhilarating relief from the constant stream of politicians and statesmen that must weary the chief executive. Calling on the president isn't such a difficuit matter as most people think. The nation's chief executive 18 vety accessible and & minimum of * Chief Blacl Wole? red tape must he unraveled in order to pay him a visit, Suppose Joe Gish of Warwhoop, Wyo., drops into Washington and craves to p at the White House. » his respects All Mr. Gish has to do Is communicate his ¢ s to Congressman Blatt, tves Mr, Gish representing his ct. Blatt then Gish a note of Introduction Wwhich presents at the executive off The secret service man in looks over the note and tells ) fntroduced to the pre usual time for such introd DOESN'T NEED PULL It Mr. Gish Is on bad terms with Co Blatt and doesn't want to him a favor, he can present himself at the executive offices with out any note. He is then questioned and “sized up” by the aforementioned secret service oper ative and, If he appears to he will get t 3ish looks like ally more or les ¥ told that Mr. President is too busy to sce any one. In this regard the secret service me %0 wrong. Long years of esperience have them pretty expert at reading character. T} also past masters Joe's chances of “crashing the g he Is the King of Siam or ambassa toland are very slim, Every now and then some stunt—or one very much like it—a secret » men know their w (Copyright, 1824, by NEA Service, Tnc.) No. 43 ame H, ozaki it wall. They must or the president would be run ragged by cranks, CRANKS TO HOSPITAL Once In awhlle some poor unfortunate afflicted with a slight teint of insanity—some monomaniac or super-crank—attempts to pass the guards and gain the president’s ear to air his pet peeve, Most of these are perfectly harmless, but if they show gns of mental disorder they are taken to er Hospital, operated by the District of Columbia, for observation. Th are usually held at the hospital for two then released if there are no alarming symptoms. weeks, ign notables and ar range for audiences with the president through communicate with the Department of State, and the department the rest. dignitaries usually their embassies. The embassies does Business appointments are made by telephone These are usually short and snappy, seldom of more or letter with the president’s secretary. n 15 minutes' duration Despite the great number of unusual persons that come to visit the president, it s almost un 1d of for any of them to depart from the d form of address. Even the most unique \ carefully conched as to what to say and how to say it. No Zulu has ever tried to rud noses with the chief executive, no European field marshal has ever tried to kiss him on the cheek. PRESIDENT GUARDED No matter who the caller may be, the president is closely guarded through the entire interview. Tho same precautions are taken with meek and humble Confuclan missionaries as with feroclous- looking Caucasus chieftains. The White House policy ls, “An ounce of pre tion saves a pound of cure.” You can't always tell by appearances. secret service men are always on the job. * The Tervan AJ.Noble President Guarded UARDING the president of it G United States against oranks, harm and unwelcome intre. sion is & 24-hour task the year round entrusted to the pick of the Bocret Bervice and a detall of the very finest of Washington's police. ‘When the chief executive goes out for a stroll or to church his body- guards accompany him. Most often they trafl in his wake or throw a cordon of unobtrusive protection about him. President Harding was always watched over by a dozen or more sleuths in his visits about the capl- tal and when traveling. ‘When he attended religious sor- vices, the two rows immediately be hind the presidential party were kept vacant. This practice, generally, has been followed out with every presidest sinos the essaseination of McKinley, Wilson, while he held offics, andl Toosevelt, too, sometimes “sneaked™ out the back door of the White House to avold the wetchful eyes of their protectors. ol CAN'T ESCAPR 1 Thoese guardlans never say "t your leave, sir,” nor do they as much as make an apology when picking up with their presidential boss and following him, whether he Itkes it or not, to soclal functions, teas, public meetings and all oveg the country. Should the president get awagl from this battery of sleuths eved for as much as five minutes, thé chief in charge of the detall is Nable to severe reprimand if his official head lsn't severed from the payroll as a consequence. No matter how much the presh dent may want to avold the protes tion of these guardians, he cannaf .o so. The secret service operatives ase signed to watch him are not et liberty to obey requests to leave. They can only leave the presh dent to himsel when he ie safely inside the portals of the executive niansion. ALWAYS PRESENT And, even then, their care of hm does not cease, for, with the blue coats of the capital polics and & detail of military, the secret service must keep up the vigll by constantly patroling the White House grounds at night. Other rulers of other natlons may ba more conspicuously guarded by brilliantly decorated troops and spe- cial life guards, as is the king of England and all the royal tamily. Bat, no head of any nation, It is eonceded, is more effectively pro- tected than our own president with his plainclothes squad from the Treasury Department. Little is known about the actual operations of the Secret Service, and the operatives in its employ whe guard the presidents mever appeas in public print with their (Jentities revealed. possible