I hate narrow-minded men
Who look out through little cracks;
I hate those who snicker when
Others, slandered, turn their backs;
I hate bigots, profiteers,
Toadies, sycophants and cheats,
But I wish to ask for cheers
For the hero who retreats
From positions that are strong,
When he learns that he is wrong.
—S. E. Kiser.
' George Bernard Shaw’s claim that
a vegetarian is more ferocious than a
meat eater reminds us that once upon
a time he picked Carpentier to beaf
Dempsey.
Keep Your Eyes Open, Folks
The movie people are threatening to
desert Hollywood. If they do it there
ought to be chances to get some( fine
palaces at bargain prices.
W e suppose they advocate a joint
city and county building on the theory
that one joint is better than two.
The year will be over before the
city commission quits telling about its
New Year resolutions and gets down
to business.
Wc see the Sunday supplements are
carrying pictures of Jackie Coogan
and hi.* mother eating soup. We pre
sume the victrola records also will
soon be out.
The White House ran* with
laughter one morning during the
hollda/8. It Is reliably reported.
The laughter with which the
White House ran* was that of the
president, according to the same
authority. Parenthetically, let
doubting Thomases be Informed
that there are doubting Thomases
In Washington, too. \
If calvln Coolldge laughed aloud
It Is certain that he broke, a rec
ord which endured throughout his
entire previous life In Washing
ton.
jho New York Times, on the
morning in question, printed a
story in which the home town of
Secretary Slemp was referred to as
Turkey Cove, Virginia.
