National Affairs: Timber

"You're Presidential timber! You're a candidate for President!" cried American Farm Bureau Federation delegates, last fortnight in Chicago, at General John Joseph Pershing. General Pershing's teeth flashed but he said nothing. Newsgatherers followed him to his hotel. Said he: "What can I say? I do not talk politics and there is no statement I can make."

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