Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-18
Famed Humorist Not Enthused
by Wilson World Plan; Be-
never in Preparedness Eter-
nal Peace Not Yet.
GIVES HIS IMPRESSIONS
Wit Of Famous Writer Bubbles
Forth Constantly; Work Of
Organizations in France; the
Yanks Should Be Modest,

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Yanks Should Be Modest.
Irwin 5. Cobb, who arrived in Boise
today for his lecture Monday. is a true
American--one OF those real scarce be-
ings whom 1t Is n pleasure to meet
one with firm handshake. q SMILE a
love for humanity and strong per-
sonality that fascinates one. The rea-
son for his popularity is clearly evil
denced-in person as in his writings,
he is intensely human.
He had Just emerged from breakfast.
A Capital News representative met
him as he entered the hotel lobby and
had his first taste of the subtle Cobb
humor first hand when he wished to
buy some cigars. Not being familiar
with the brands on sale he asked to
have one recommended. The reporter
chose a popular brand and suggested
1t. Quick as a flash he retorted:
Nothing doing, old man. They're
putting union suits in that cigar. and
you can taste EN- for two days."
After we We're seated, the reporter
asked Mr.. Cobb this question:
What, of the war, is most vivid in
your memory"
His answer was again "Cobbian.''
"Cootiesi"
GERMAN INVASION.
Then he said: while their memory
is very green In my mind pastures, the
real thing that / shall never forget was
the German invasion of Belgium. Hour
after hour, ! watched thousands of
gray-clad Germans tramp down the
street to disappear constant stream
OF them III column of squads marched
by until / wondered if the worlds pop
ulace had been melted up and poured
into soldiers clothes. The steady
tramp tramp, tramp, was interesting
for couple of hours then palled. Then
came the terrible realization to me
that the world was on fire."
To-day" he said, with a keen twin
kle of his eyes; THE most OF that
million of murderers are fertilizing the
shell-torn fields of Franco"
Mr.. Cobb, l have read with interest
your wonderful writings and have my
own opinion as to the best one you
ever wrote. What do you consider OF
Your writings your best effort % asked
the reporter.
MY first story, Tho Escape OF Mr.,
Trim, he said. Il know the one
You have in mind-the tale that helped
TO put a certain politician out OF the
running and kill him forever with the
newspapers"
Irwin Cobb. worlds most famous hui
morist, Will remain here until Tuesday.
being billed TO give his lecture on the
Impressions he cleaned from the war
at the Pinneg theatre Monday evening.
lie is q jovial, not fat but Well rounded
mortal, who fairly bubbles over with
humor. good nature and wit And the
best part of him is that he doesn't
put on lugs'-his wonderful success and
brilliancy not making his head too large
fer a common, every day No. hat.
NEWS "VUETURE.s
He broke into the newspaper game
as q news vulture" some ten years
ago. His human interest stories and
keen shafts of humor attracted the at
tention of New Y DIRK papers. and in due
time, he became Il resident of Gotham
and a worker on the staff OF the New
York World.
lie was with the World as a re- write
man, reporter and feature writer for
seven years. Eight years ago he took
his first "whir" (as he expresses it, at
the magazine game. made an instanta-
neous hit with The Escape of Mr..
Trim" and has been a world famous
character and quoted and beloved
writer since
He does not fear to express his views
on subjects of world wide interest, eli
Their in person or in his writings. and
haRa IpaFped 10 1pftan1 nm him