QUi the Jfr? hi nsintc
Extravagance 4? the root of the
high cost of living,
v So' say those who know, those nu-i
who have investigated many foK
into the conditions of the Great
American Dollar and have found its
". capacity yet wanting.
' -, E'en so.' Extravagance it is. So
mote it be I Godspeed thee, rabble,
but latest dispatches from Diamond
Kings testify that the great masses
of working people in the United
States are the prime buyers and pur
chasers of the valuable stones.
And yet these stones are to mount
in price, for the authorities posi
tively state that the greatest source
of the sparklers is rifnning dry. The
outh African diamond mines are
nigh unto exhaustion. '
J But still, the aiipry mob cries;,
')ovn with the" profiteer. Kill cap
ital. 'Slay big industry. " We must
have a living wage."
1
It Can't Be Done.
' ; And they turn around and buy
diamonds. A4right. . Let 'em buy.
But also let 'em take stringent means
to make Little Income, which really
tipeans the best salaries 'ever paid to
humans, stretch far enough to meet
;the necessities of life while dia
monds may be .bought without a
. himper.
Here are a few sug'gestions to aid
in the great war for food and cloth
ing and diamonds.
; From the eminent police force of
he city comes the tiding that if one
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spOSsMe it yyV Scire fhis ieMecip-yeeF'ttie rc?sex yrt'f Ah ye cvofmr Jlml WvC
tlie secit Jn your trous- to ra? on to -trer specie, YYiiie tie sAM mB1RJ JVWNS
ers. You never Aedrd of sex x car? eat, c?rr . encore with tAeir oose cAdifa y mWK'y mJik Amsk
The Omaha Sunday Bee
10 -B
OMAHA, SUNDAY. MORNING, JANUARY 18.. 1920.
YYcilM on your fiands, it
yy7 save stoe ec?tAe:
Not prcictcc or
Yfomeft)
Lef fingwell Places Spirit
Higher Than Value of Gift
Brings Coffee Cake Home On Wedding Anniversary
Hears Scandalous Story About MrsJTwostep and
The Cockroach Lurking. Under the Pie Crust
Begins a .New Era. v
T?e Aird yo stayed
himsef tAree trffes r?
one day e?r?d sayed
seyefftfyrye cer?ts.
cort home with every customer to
forestall the possible-mbarrassment
of having some economical high
OmetAcfr grocery m 'en' ' Acjve ' decided ifo economize &y
&ddw:7n tfrmed.'jsctrt frame trMerry customer
Md&: .sahnfr jAe customer tfie em&tirrassment of
fic7Vr& S6me ec6i7mC?A6A jjacker pluck him on'the' -way home.
" ' r a q . With the demise of John Tarheel
, 1 T-l - 1 C 1'
frj-u 'ft 'S! il y in S, Z-MT
illCU J-l fcllCHI IISIVC us w
stands up as- much as possible, the
seating of the trousers may be ma
terially saved, thereby beating the
clothier.
Again, while loitering about
Cupid Stubbendorf's shrine in the
c,ourt house the other day, the dis
cussion of Leap Year was opened,
and freely entered by everyone
''among those present.".
"Here is a sure chance for us
poor males to save a dime or two,"
cried one.
"How's that?" cried another.
They Have Already.
"Simple," gloated the one. "Let
dinner and then to the theater, and
on through the eveningto a little
supper where we can shimmie and
tango. And then, instead of letting
us pay the taxi bill at the end of
the evening's jubilee, pray, may the
"wild women" step forward and
say,. 'Nay, Gerald, 'tis e'en Leap
Year. Allow me to stand on my
rights and meet the expense.'"
But an even better suggestion has
been offered. Why not argue the
Omaha grocers into a decision' to
economize by sending an irmed et
Barleycorn, some
economy in drinks.
thought. Ten years ago one could
get a real slug of licker for two
bits now he must pay JO years' in
terest for one measly souse.
Then, too, there is the fellow who,
when the barbers decided to boost
the pot a bit themselves, and raised
the ante for a shave, determined to
shave himself. Occasion, one day,
forced him to "shave three times,
and he saved 75 cents. But the doc
tor made up for that in court plas
ter, covering over the little mistakes
he made with that "safety" rator.
The government took a hand to.
lower the1 price of shoes and threw
army produce on the market. Some
got in on it, some didn't' Those
who didn't, can rival their leading
economists by walking on- their
hands, and . saving perfectly ' good
shoe leather. Of course, this is
hardly a fitting suggestion for wom
en, else there might be numerous re
currences of the" riot.
Here's th Best One.
The prize suggestion, however,
comes last. The best is ' always
saved .until last anyway. And this
suggestion, strange as it may seem,
came from Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Door,
eminent occupants of apartments.
It was received with somewhat of
a shock.
Sh! This mustn't get out
Keep it as dark as you can. Tftey
will, it s sure. '' t !
Bnt it has been rumored, from
apparently authentical sources, too,
that Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Door, the
aforesaid eminent occupants of
apartments, are going to patent
their suggestion which is:
That patriotic landlords, bless
their hearts, there are so many of
them, present their enterprising ten
ants with one month's rent, free
No, it's a fact .That suggestion was
really made. And the rumors are
busy stating (no, not roomers, ru
mors) that some of Omaha's Lead
ing Landlords have already taken
such action under advisement (just
tike Governor McKelvie took the
hearing of Cole and Grammer under
advisement, and Governor Burn
quist took the extradition of the
Finn brothers the, same place.)
But then, if no one tries out these
suggestions they will -be of no use.
Some one always must be the. pio
neer of any great movement
And it may as well be in Omaha.
Mrs. Lefflngwell ws busy with'
her weekly house-dusting carnival,
when Mrs. What's-Her-Name vol
planed over with an airy grace and
a lot to say. As she dusted along,
her mind kept step with reminiscent
thoughts suggested by. the objects
from which she removed the motes
of time. She dusted a framed crayon
portrait of Henry Lefflngwell, the
primate of the temple. It was a
picturization of Henry of the period
shortly after their hymeneal negoti
ations, showing him as he appeared
when he parted his hair with dis
criminating care,- waxed his mus
tache on Sunday morning and took
her to singing school on Monday
evening. It was her wedding anni
versary and, as she continued her
work, she vondered whether Henry
Would commemorate the day by
bringing home a 1 thick steak 'for
the family or a new collar for the
dog. She knew there was no tell
ing what utilitarian impulses he
might display, because she recalled
that on their last anniversary he
brought home a new clothes line.
Henry was practical, if not prodigal.
Secret to TelL
"Mrs. Lefflngwell, are you there?"
was the interrogative announcement
of Mrs. What's-Her-Name as she
bounded into the Lefflngwell kitchen
like Katie of popular song lame, the
difference being that the moon was
not shining o'er the cowshed in this
instance. Mrs. Lefflngwell was
forced to admit her presence, so she
bid the neighbor enter, occupy a
chair and otherwise make herself at
home.
"I have something to tell you,"
the neighbor began. Mrs. Lefflng
well feigned a mild expression . of
surprise, ' just as the democratic
party did when W. J. B. galloped
up from Miami a few days ago with
a monkey-wrench.
"Yes, I must tell you, and I know
that you won't tell anyone, will
you?" she continued. "Mrs. So-And-So
told Mrs. Twostep that she
believed I had eyes like skimmed
milk, and I just know that she is
jealous, because I have a new vac
uum cleaner. She keeps the blinds
down at her yindows on my side of
her house and her little girl puts
her tongue out when she saw my
little girl with a sack of candy.
Mrs. Lefflngwell was amazed and
amused over her neighbor's refer
ences to the pale milk and to the
little girl who projected her instru
ment of articulation toward the
other little girl.
"My advice would be to show
yourself above such trivial matters,
by manifesting a charitable spirit," '
Mrs. Lefiingwell replied.
Lifts the Crust
"I just felt like throwing dead
cat into her yard," the neighbor
said, adding: "I know something
about Mr. So-And-So. Every titn
she eats pie in a restaurant sne '
raises the1 top crust and looks for v
a cockroach. Well, goodbye, Mrs.
Lefflngwell; you won't say a word
about this, will you?"
And then came Lefflngwell, the
lion-hearted, home from his work,
carrying a package under his arm.
Mrs. Lcffingwell, Willie and Mary
eyed the package with curiosity.
"It's only a coffee cake," Lefflng
well announced. "It is the spirit,
the-thought, rather than the remem
brance itself, that counts. It is th
same all through life. We should
remember the story of the widow's
mite. A glass 4f water given with I
smile counts for more than the
benefaction of the rich man, given
grudgingly."
"I see that we won't be able to
give a glass of cider without being
pinched?' Willie chirped.
"Sometimes a smile has an ines
timable value and a cheery word
timely spoken has more power than -
money," Lefflngwell continued. ,"A
rose to the living is better than cost
ly monuments to the dead."
"Say it with flowers, dad, say it
with flowers," Willie again broke in.
Beginning New Era.
"Well, Henry Lefflngwell." his
wife said, "I trust that the presenta
tion of this coffee cake marks the
beginning of a new era for you. If
you keep this up, you may remem
ber us with a chafing dish some of
these days."
"What I want to know," inquired
Willffe, "is when are we going to eat
the coffee cake?"
"Henry, it looks as if you are be
ginning to get some real sense and
I hope that yot4 will not go to slip
ping again like some of those girls
I have been reading about," Mrs.
Lefflngwell said in conclusion, as""
she placed spare ribs and kraut be
fore her chieftain.
Yes, the Check! '
One evening Miss Muffet, alotie in a
buffet,
Bought drinks that she never could
pay for.
Along came A. Snider and satdown
beside her
Now guess what she allowed him to
stay for?
Cartoons Magazine.
:
Bouquet of Live, Human Interest Stories About People
"Hobbies Is Hobbies" But
This, Almost Became Frenzy
Union Pacific Official Disillusioned as to Salt Lake
I ,: Climate Hunts All Day to No Avail Home
With Frozen Physiognomy Lone Rabbit Boldly
Darts Through, City Disgusted? Read On !
I. B. Gray, assistant advertising
manager o, the Union Pacific," has
two hobbies. One is the climate at
Salt Lake City, his former home;
the other is hunting in general, and
rabbit hunting. in, particular.
Since he came to Omaha he has
taken every opportunity to tell of
Salt Lake City's "wonderfuU,' climate
and "excellent" rabbit hunting. Two
weeks ago he visited Salt Lake, but
before leaving he arranged for a
rabbit hunt during his visit.
He arrived at the Utah capital
in a blinding snow storffl. The
temperature hovered well below
zero. But even these discouraging
circumstances failed to cool . his
ardor for the rabbit hunt.
He procured a team of horses
and two trusty friends and set out
early the next morning., The snow
storm continued and Vision was
poor, but his hopes ran high. Rab
bits, had been "known to jump into
a hunter's wagon and give them
selves up in the Salt Lake vicinity.
But after traveling half the day
without sighting so much as a sin
gle "jade," even Mr. Gray became
discouraged. His friends complained
of frozen feet and noses and even
Mr. Gray's "weather-beaten coun
tenance" began to smart, he says.
After floundering around in snow
drifts for a time the party ..succeed
ed in getting their, team started
tpward the city and finally arrived
at their starting point, half frozen
and rabbitless. ,; .
Two hours later, after absorbing
a large quantity of heat and food,
Mr. Gray went for a stroll In the
suburbs of the city. As h& walked
he meditated on the shortage of
rabbits and Xhe ichange in climate.
Suddenly a small white object
scurried between his feet and fled
up fKe street. A dog,' barking loud
ly and steadily losing ground, fol
lo'wed it. It was a rabbit!
The life story of General A.
Stinger, who has 'announced his
candidacy for president of the
United States, is concluded with this
installment.
After his romance had been shat
tered byjtheVude conduct of the fa
ther of her upon whom his affec
tions were ixed, General Stinger de
voted himself solely to his work.
He took a prominent part in poli
tics, always being oq the. side of up
rightness. Twice he offered himself as a can-
Black Man Makes Big
Drstinction Between
Fetish and Witchcraft
A clear distinction must be made
between fetish, and witchcraft, says
a writer in the current Wide World.
The former is regarded by the black
man as perfectly legitimate; the lat
ter he looks upon with hatred, and
all over Africa summary methods
are used, as in olden days in Eng
land,, with witches. One or other
of the law-god-cult societies those
secret' societies bearing such names
as Purroh, Oru", Ukukiwe, etc. in
tervenes, and a trial by ordeal fol
lows. In fact, anyone can claim that
right. A say o B: "Y6u're a
witdxJ! "I'm not!" ejaculates B,
who immediately takes .a calabar
bean and swallows it. B dies, or is
very sick; therefore he is thev guilty
person, and .this long before the
elaborate mechanism of the law so
ciety has heard of the dispute. If
.'B wants to have a bigalaver. and
run himself and his accuser into a
lot of expense, be has a right to
call in the aid of the society; but
erneedn't Witchcraft is dan
gerous word to utter in an African
village. Miss Kingsley relates that
you -have only to shout "Hot" at a
man or woman in Calabar, or "Ndo
tchi" in Fjort-land, and-flie whole
population, so good-tempered the
moment before, is turned blood
thirsty. But, mind you, the ordeal
must prove tht guilt first, before the
t:. it.. .
U(B a iiici mjt. W'tt wj H'twi . J
Says Iowa Governor, .-.
Is a Real Good Loser, But
Mighty Poor Better
Governor Harding of Iowa is a
good loser, but not a good better,
according to W. Lincoln Byrne, who
attended a Kiwanis dub banquet
in Des Moines -recently. The oc
casion was the receiving of a char
ter by the Des Moines club. Gover
nor Harding was the first speaker
and Mr. Byrne followed. , The gov
ernor knew that he would be fol
lowed by an Omaha 'man named
Byrne, but he did not know that his
first name was Lincoln.
Ed Pettis, secretary of the Lin
coln Kiwanis club, said to the gov
ernor of Iowa:
"I'll bet you $1 that Lincoln fol
lows you on the program."
The governor looked at his pro
gram and observed that Omaha fol
lowed him, having in mind , the
names of cities' rather than men.
When "W, Lincoln Byrne" was
introduced as the nextspeaker, Mr.
Pettis reached over and claimed
the $2 and the governor laughed.
Later in the evening, when Gov
ernor Harding and Mr. Byrne' at
tended a political meeting, the gov
ernor related the incident to Wilf
Hays, chairman of the republican
national committee.
Mr. Byrne is secretary-treasurer
of the Nebraska-Iowa -district ""of
twania ciuofc - - . 2. . :
r A. 8TINGBRV j ' n
GENERAL STINGER SAYS
HIS ARRESTS IN PAST
OJILY "FRAME-UPS''
Answers .His .Political .Enemies
Who are Trying to Injure His
, Candidacy for President.
, A Closed Incident
didate for justice of the peace in
Snaha. Once he polled 87 votes
t of a total of only 19,635 cast.
The second time he ran, he showed
nearly double this strength. - Both
times he ran on an independent
ticket and the. vote he received
shows the universal regard and hon
or in which he-is held. '
He has served as clerk of election,
acquitting himself with honor.
So it will be seen that he is, by
nd means, witnoufexperienpe in the
political field and can draw on past
experience in the great race for the
presidency which he is ahout to
make. . ,
'y His Secrets Tramed." r
Scurrulous stories have been Cir
culate about the general by his po
litical enemies.
His arreM some years age on a
charge of chicken stealing has been
dug" up, her was gothing. to this
charge. The general denied it at
the time. It is true that he was
found guilty and fined $10 and costs
and ordered to return the chickens,
which he did rather than have any
scandal about it. But not a single
witness was found who saw him
steal , the chickens, not one. The
incident js now closed.
.Two other times General Stinger
was arrested on the same complaint.
LODGING
The General's Apartments.
On one of these occasions he was
discharged, absolutely no proof be
ing found against him.
"There is no evidence here that
Mr. Stinger stole these chickens,"
said the police judge in discharging
him. "I see no evidence on which
I can hold him. I therefore dis
charge you."
General Stinger was completely
vindicated on this occasion. He at
tributed the affair to the efforts
of his political' enemies. s
Another occasion, when he was
arrested for petit larceny has also
been revived by political enemies,
iealous of the national prominence
into which the general has sprung.
That is about all there is to it. Gen
eral Stinger, who is absent-minded
at times, like 'all men of genius,
merely picked up a gold watch that
was lying on the counter of a
jewelry store. The clerk was not
looking at the time. -
The affair has been given promi
nence, altogether out of proportion
to its importance. The watch was
not a very valuable one, , anyway,
being only a gold-filled case.
The short term which Mr. Stinget
served in jail at that time amounted
tp nothing, and there were many
who believed that the authorities
had been too strict with him.
. Home Life.
GenerarStinger oday is the only
candidate ' for the presidency from
Nebraska (unless Mfc JV, L Bryn
concludes to run also.) It is be
lieved that, even if he does, General
Stinger will be favored by the Ne
braska delegation. Bryan has been
beaten three times for the office and
Gneral Stinger has never been
beaten for this office.
, General Stinger lives in a hotel
on East Douglas street. His apart
ment there is comfortable without
ostentation. In fact, he lives in the
simplest manner.
Up to a month ago he resided in
another East Douglas street hotel.
He removed from there after the
proprietor had insisted, in a very
rude manner, that he pay his rent a
week in advance. The general's
feelings were hurt and he imme
diately removed to another hotel.
Such is the high character of the
man .who will make he race for
president on "the people's ticket."
General Stinger will be the work
ing mariS friend." His platform is
such as every voter will favor,
namely cheaper living expenses and
higher wages.
Oh, to Live in Johnson County!
(Johnson, County Joutnftl.)
On Saturday night a party cf
about 40 friends went to the
home of M- G. O'Laughlin,
north of Tccumseh, to charivari
Mr. and Mrs. John J. McNamee, ,
, who were married last Thurs
day. The crowd was treated to
cigars and candy and told to re-j
turn Tuesday night. The inviti-'
tion was accepted and at the ap-
pointed-time all were on hand.
They were invited into the houje
and treatd to a fine oyster sup
per, after which they were en
tertained until after midnight.
(S
The One-Wheeled Car.
"Think what the making of 100,
000 axles means, the making of 100,
000 frames, 100,000 engines,- 100,000
clutches and 100,000 transmissions,"
gushes an advertisement for Max
well cars.
A Little Thing Like That Wouldn't
Keep Lova and Gladys From
School.
(Stromsburg Headlight.)
Lova and Gladys Haneline
had a very narrow escape last
week when returning home from
school. Their horse became 1
frightened at some paper along
the road and proceeded to run
away, the buggy was over
turned in a ditch, dragging the
girls beneath the buggy top un
til the horse broke loose and
; ran home. .The girls ' were '
bruised, scratched and lame,
but still able to attend school.
"Bring Back."
(Stromsburg Headlight)
Twenty-four Years Ago.
December S, 1895. .
Markets Corn 15; oats 10 to
12, wheat 44, rye 21, barley 21,
hogs $2.85, butter 10. eggs 15,.
gotatoes S0j onions
Cleo Doherty Irish as
Dihty Moore; Has New
Sign On Film Room
Leave it to Cleo Patrick Doherty,
official bounder at the Pathe film ex
change, to initiate novel schemes.
Cleo is as Irish as Dinty Moore, but
as yet hasn't reached the $1,000
mark in the purchase of Irish re
public bonds, he says.
When wallow-eyed movie oper
ators call for their pictured scandal
at the exchange, it is Cleo, also
known as Mickey, who shovels out
the films.
It is Mickey who oversees the
shipping of out-of-town pictures.
And it is Mickey who watches with
panther-like eye over the film in
spectors in the rear of the joint.
During his spare time, which is
not more than 12 minutes a day,
Mickey is scheming for better effi
ciency in the general run of affairs
in his dpeartmentXAnd he schemes
well.
Employes worried . him for . a
proper name for tlve fire-proof room
for the storage of "films.
"T'other mawning' " when his un
derstudies came to work (shortly
before noon"), thev-'doubled in front
-of one another in an effort to read
the following sign that Cleo had
placed above the entrance to the
room:
"Dohertv's Dog House
Keep Out." . ,
It is well to know that Mickey
doesn't bark. - )
"Now they won't call it a gam
bling den," he said. (-
Etherizing Rabbits
A New Danger ' for
Saw-Bones Artist
"Stenogs" Form Anti-Slang,
Pure English Association
"Darn," "Darn It," "Gosh," "Jimmy "holy Smoke,"
"Ye Gods," "Confound It" Are Some of the Choice
Words On the Taboo List.
a promising saw-
in his tunior year
Jay Collins,
1.a.. qrfict tinw 11
at Creightori Midica! college, would
rather drill holes in the bottom 01
pkit bottles than play with an an
aesthetic over the nostrils of a 'Bel
gian hare. -'.''''
Not lore' ago when' an experi
mental operation was about to be
performed on a rabju't. Jay was in
duced to put the pet asleep. Hi
gang ia the class room advised him
against using a wheel spoke or his
left heel, so the promising young
medical student found some ether.'
Jay, himself, doesn't like the es
sence of ether, he says.
The rabbit was tied to the minia
ture operating table and Jay let the
essence play about the pet's breath
ing apparatus. The stuff played a
little farther, however, and Jay lost
his vision for a few seconds.
Unconsciously, he held a wad of
cotton, soaked with the ether, near
lvs own nostrils. If it hadn't been
for Messrs. KubichA". Broz and a
few more of Jay's dancing friends,
he would have fallen a victim of
somnus.
Jay doesn't believe in, deep sleep
by ethereal essence any more, rather
The County Court AntirSlang
and Pure English association was
organized last week by five stenog
raphers in the office of County
Judge Crawford. .
" Miss Pearl Sundblad is president,
Miss Clara Pakiser, first vice pres
ident; Miss Helen Maxwell, seco.td
vice president; Miss Helen Peters,
secretary, and Miss Ethel Wallin,
treasurer.
"What is the object of the as
sociation?" Miss Sundblad was
asked.
"O, gee, 'it's "
"A penny in the box!" exclaimed
Miss Pakiser.
"O, darn it " said Miss Sund
blad. "Two cents 1" called Miss Max
well. And Miss Sundblad went to
the treasurer and gave her 2 cents,
which was duly deposited in a box.
"The object," 'Miss Pakjser ex
plained, "is to discourage the use
of unladylike words and to en
courage as far as possible the use
of such forms of lofty diction as
have been authorized and endorsed
by the best dictionaries."
"That's the idea," raid Miss Sund
blad. "Etymology and the pro
nouncements of such authorities as
Holmes, James "
"You mean Sherlock Holmes and
11 Have to Believe v
Iras btory, Anyway;
But Can You Beat It?
the J antes Brothers?" was inquired.
"Good gracious, no. Oliver Wen
population. He said the army m
dell Holmes and Henry James we
mean, and other good . English
Uvritcrs. They are our guides."
i uo inc iirst aay 01 operation tile
association treasury was enriched to
the extent of 56 cents. The second
day showed receipts . of 43 cents.
Since then the daily receipts have
gone down steadily, as the quality of
English used has gone up.
The words on the taboo list are:
"Darn," "darn it," "gee," "O gee,"
"gosh," "Oigosh," "jimminy," "jim
iny crickets," "holy smoke," "ye
gods," "confound it." i
Such wordsas "good gracious,"
"dear me," "heavens," "O pshaw,"
"sugar," "fudge" and "O piffle" are
not subjectto fine or imprisonment.
' And there are no words that cost
more than 1 cent. Of course, these
young ladies don't use any -words
that could be subject to a greater
fine than 1 cent.
Double words are subject to the
single fine. For instance, "O gee, O
gosh," a favorite expression of one
of the girls, is subject to the straight
1-cent fine only.
The proceeds of the treasury wll
not go to the home for sick mice.
On the contrary, they are to be in
vested in boxs of chocolates. I
"Speaking of the big snow, we've
had this fall reminds me of some of
the snows of the early days in Oma
ha," said John Harberg of the
Wright & Wilhelmy company.
"We used to get real snows in
those days. They would fall earlv
m the winter and lie there ail
through till spring sometimes.
j"I remember one winter when the
First Lutheran church stood at Thir
teenth and Douglas streets where
the Millard hotel now is. Rev. Mr.
Kuhns, father of Paul and John and
Rev. Luther Kuhns was the pastor.
"Several deer came up Douglas
street, walking on the crust of the
deep snow drifts. Several citizens
started chasing them. The deer be
gan running and broke through the
crust of the snow and the men just
ran up and killed them witfl clubs.
There was plenty of venison then
and no high cost of meat to bother
the people.
"The climate, certainly "seems to
have changed. We don't have the
long, cold winters now tfiat we did
Bryan Felt Freer to
Talk to Republicans
Than 6 His Democrats
W. J. Bryan, who spoke here last
week at the Auditorium, got a laugh
when he told a story on the lawyers
He, said he understood there were
republicans in the audience, which
reminded him of a lawyer frienrt
who said he had misgivings when
defending an innocent man because
he assumed an awful responsibility
to keep the innocent client from be
ing convicted. He had no qualms
in defending a guilty man, because if
he were convicted, he could dismiss
the matter from his mind by think
ing that the matf deserved to be con
victed. He drew the application by assert
ing that he felt freer to talk tore
publicans, because he knew that he
could not hurt them and might do
them some good; whereagtn the
other hand. Tie feared that in talking
to democrats he might hurt them
and he knew he eould not do ihem