New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
The lnquiringC Colyumist
with bows to The Globc]
Every Day He Asks Five Persons,
Carefully Picked, Question
To.day's Question
To-Day QUESTION
Do you think this is a good world
Where Asked

Do you think this is a good world?
Where Asked
154 Nassau Street, New York
The Answers
1. Woodman Morrison 154 Nassau Street:
81 don't l think it's one hell of rotten
word.'
2 Harriette Underhill, Hotel Grenobe:
II don't. l think it's damned rotten
world"
8. Charlotte Ornstein, jamaica: "Some-
times. To-day I like it,"
d. w. j. Masters, 20 South 10th Street,
Newark, N. j.. II think it's hell of
world"
s. George T. Hughes, City Editor, The
Globe rs Dey Street: eyes. Finest world
I ever lived in."
A beer with 2.75 per cent alcohol de-
serves 49o collar at most
Considering again the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance, G. o. A. writes "I have lust re-
celved notices requesting payment of two
premiums already paid. And in the same
envelope was a printed slip, asking me to
disregard the notices if have already paid
them! If they don't know now, will they
ever know? l have receipts from them for
every payment | have made, but find that
they have never deposited for collection a
single check that have sent them No won
der they need money. l object to the free
usage of the term one thousand dollars
don't consider two hundred and forty
monthly payments of $5.75 the same thing
as one thousand dollars. 1t is worth not
over $500 to $500 to me- Now that the war
is over, I think l am entitled to truth rather
than fiction in government money matters.
They can have my back pay"
Elementary, My Dear Watson, Elementary"
Policeman Patrick J. Cavanagh, of the
18th Precinct, Richmond Hall, L. l., made
the arrest after DR.. Wilkins, shorn of his
whiskers, had been pointed out by re-
porter of The Herald.-The Herald.
He was first noticed, as he paced ner-
vously up and down the platform in front
of the gates leading to the $40 o'clock
train for Mineola, by Richard Conover. a
reporter for The New York Herald.-The
Sun.
He was cleanshaven, having dispensed
with his whskers, but was recognized bv
the detectives, who had been watching the
station throughout the day on a tip he
was to arrive in town.-The Morning
Telegraph
About o'clock a reporter who had
waited for later train saw man coming
through the gates who resembled closely
the descriptions sent out by the police, al
though he was smooth shaven-The Times.
An unidentified citizen then approached
Cavanagh and asked him if he didn't
think the man was DR.. Wilkins. Cavanaeh
said it looked like him and instructed the
man to take an adjoining booth, as he saw
wilkins hurry into a telephone booth
The Tribune
citizen. who gave the name of Richard
Conover, walked up and, pointing to an
old man limping across the room, asked:
Doesn't that look like DIR. Wilkins?"-
The World.
Policeman Patrick j. Kavanaugh, of the
Richmond Hill Station, was waiting for the
$40 Long Island train to that suburb
when man in dark overcoat, whose name
he did not obtain, approached him.
Look at that man. Isn't that a lot like
Dr. Wilkins?" asked the citzen.-The
American.
1t should have been easy to spot DR.. Will
klns. man who just has shaved off his
mustache is self-conscious; but the self
consciousness of man who just has jetti-
soned his mutton-chops must be enormous.
Rough Peace Draft Likely" headlines
the Globe. even that" ventures T., "is
preferable to slippery one."
The esteemed Washington Post records
the singing, in Washington, of Reginald
Warrenrath.
Winter Internationally surrendered this
morning, and the California climate hounds
who have regarded samples Of the Eastern.
or perfect winter refuse to be interviewed.
Hail, even gentler springl Even more