New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

While the exhorted American Public
remained indifferent, men of BRITISH
blood responded, not for the first time
in history, either. Yesterday some
dozens of them added lustre to the
flag on which the sun never sets by
solving the Great British Joke, where
their American cousins failed.
The problem is represented below,
followed by the solution submitted by
"A. w. c." first on the field in defence
of British humor.
A club smoking room-,?:3i:: entsr ss first
ter second page. Mr.. keatnge True,
though almost too happy to be true.
"Mr. Hitching," "a. w. c." explains.
"is being PACED by a Cockncy boy,
hence the mute III Itching is fre-
quently caused by an insect from which
is derived the verb to fee. Wide
"Rhyme and Reason" Lewis Carroll.)
Heating kills them. Heating is an in
sccticide that has been manufactured
for many years and is known all over
the British Empire. Hundreds OF tons
are, | believe, being used on all the
Allied fronts. and it is quite possible
that some of your own splendid sol
diers have reason to bless the name of
Kcating.'
We arc mailing "a ". c." one copy
of "The London Daily News" the prof
fered reward, in perfect condition save
FOR the removal of one British B joke.
"Jt is as if Won were to say Mr.
prickly Heat is followed by MIR. Mr. Men
men," submits "Constant Reader an
other Englishman. who saw his duty
and the joke.
Despite discomfort, almost as strong
as if we needed Mr. Keating's aid. we
pluck up sufficient courage to agree.
If the above had been published yes
terday morning it would have saved
countless Britons, jealous of their sense
of humor numberless stamps. But the
linotyper into whose hands it fell was
so overcome by the jest and its mas
tcrly Interpretation that he didn't get
it set until long after press time.
While they are distributing CroiX de
Guerre abroad who is public spirited
enough to recognize the heroes on our
own UOOESlcp DeteCLlNcS &OIucS, NIO-
min and McGlynn, while investigating
violations of the excise law in the
Italian table d'hote district, each ate
twenty-five meals with wine" in the
last three days.
If Harry w. Brookss cell in Clinton
prison had not been built against a
solid rock wall he might have escaped.
But the coll was thus built and Harry
didn't escape, SO why, his lawyer asked
Justice Tompkins in the White Plains
Supreme Court yesterday, should that
be held up ag. inst him, now that he
wants q communication of sentence?
"Brooks did not try to escape" the
lawyer asserted. "He simply pulled out
q couple of bricks from the cell wall
and then struck solid rock"
"What would have happened if the
rock had not been there" the justice
inquired.
"Well"-- hesitated the attorney
and said no more Decision was re-
served.
The French are teaching our soldiers
their language and the troops are teach
ing them ours. sometimes with little
expurgation. The "bonne" in a little
hotel in village used as a rest camp
recently placed dish before a grave
and reverend chaplain with the sprightly
remark:
"Prencz garde, monsieur. Eet's
damned hot"
To the we'll known and justly famous
British censor: Greetings
After theatrcgoers in practically
every city, town and hamlet in these
United States laughed with varying de-
grees Of inmoderateness at a farce en-
titled erwin Beds the announcement
was made with due gravity in England
that the play would be presented there
on March 80
The play will, but "Twin Beds" won't
The censor has said it,
1t wasn't that he exactly objected, the
censor explained. He just didn't like
the title
Whereupon the producers puckered
their brows in thoughtful cogitation
CALCULATED finally, "Right-o!" and said:
Lets call it "A Pair of Beds"
( And they will. The censor has said Il