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Aboard the Amundsen was no police dog, but Mr. Aldrich demonstrated at a Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce luncheon that he did have power. Believing no newshawks present, he remarked cheerfully: "In their absence I can speak very freely and off the record." Thereupon Mr. Aldrich delivered himself freely and frankly on the subject of the Roosevelt Administration. When the luncheon broke up some conscientious Chambermen told him that the Press had actually been present. Cried Mr. Aldrich: "Leave all that out."
Harry Chandler of the Times, E. Manchester Boddy of the tabloid Illustrated Daily News, G. G. Young of the Examiner, other Los Angeles publishers, saw to it that Mr. Aldrich's free speech was left out.
Last week Mr. Aldrich had another exciting experience with the Press. Just as the Chaselings were leaving Dallas for St. Louis and Manhattan, Publisher Amon Giles Carter of Fort Worth swooped down, gathered up the whole tourist group, whisked them back to his Fort Worth estate. There, as he always does, Host Carter proffered decanters and panatelas, fed his overnight guests on turkey. But he did not have time to stamp in the broad-brimmed hats he presented to each guest the customary legend: "'The latchstring always hangs outside.' Amon G. Carter, Shady Oaks Farm, Fort Worth, Tex."