South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-16
MAN IN THE STREET

The French president won't let
his wife accept a $4,000 hat. You
can't blame a man for Directing to
his wife being made a fool OF BY
people who are fools enough 20 put
into a hat money enough % feed
1000 French war orphans month
Keep this in mind: The United
States is an independent nation with
a government conducted for the
l.eneft OF Americans, all Americans
and none but Americans, and some
day the groups and bands OF aliens
who are forever trying 70 make /
this country "A wet nurse for their
overseas intrigues are going 20 think
a mountain has fallen on them.
A newspaper writer says a girls
surprise in getting her first kiss rs
TO ind that there IS no taste 10 II.
Taste indeed The palate is proper
" numb at such an impact. A kiss
isn't a matter OF flavor. II IL were,
the Lord knows there are onions
enough. Where there are thrill
tickle. throb. titllation and tremors.
who in the mischief can think OF
taste?
The s5.719,333 deposits in Mish-
awake banks and trust companies
is a mighty hard proposition for
calamity howlers 10 bawl against
especially when they are suffering
from tonsilits. leryngitis, bronchitis
and bellyachitis.
An Official of the treasury depart
ment says 10000. 900 old bachelors
each and fatten the treasury re-
ceipts by s50,O00.OO0 a year Sting
'em 500 each and make the rascals
pay the war debt. And we make
no exception in your case Mike Gill
In the Literary Digest poll, some
body records Douglas Fairbanks as
his first choice for president IT
wouldn't surprise us If somebody
were o. nominate Charlie Chaplin
on a custard pie platform.
Mr.. Waters of Washington City
has led Miss Wine 10 the altar
Changed Wine into Waters-which IS
something Of a PussyfoOt Johnson
operations and no miracle at all.
Orr experience and observation is.
the bitterness and rage OF the most
when ne moves swiftly in a Pack
ard on a smooth road.
The Wood and Johnson repub-
Leans are each charging the other
with robbery in New Jersey Well,
they are republicans, and probably
both are right.
A Chicago court has decided that
h -.
our notion IS. he can; but that ne
is a blazing fool if he does.
Nearly six millions on deposit in
AI.shawaka banks That is what
tine calamity howlers have started
I'm 20 talk against. and it shows
what boneheads they are.
South Bend automobile concern
S. sending us lots Of reading matter
praisins the car II is turning out,
clearly regarding Us prospective
purchaser. We may be putting up
Is very prosperous front. but this
concern would save its postage II
IL could ever see the Tightening
polish Of the seat of our pants
or course. there are some men
who say that the women viii vote
as their husbands do. but we can
supply them with the names and adj
dresses OF Mishawaka men who
. swear it isn't so.
one sunragist says when all the
women vote boss rule will be dead.
This is evidently some bachelor who
knows absolutely nothing about the
boss industry in this country.
How, poar,er chairman NJ the
ffiami County club golf committee.
sends us a pressing invitation 10 the
links. telling us 10 kiss our wife
goodbye before we come out. Harry,
what the devil do you mean? Is
golf as fatal as all that?
If shirts go much higher. men
will paint their hides. stick feathers
in their hair and turn Injun.
Mnady shop announces: 'wo-
mems Apparel Drops" How en-
barrasSlngi
Chorus girls now have to pay ST.
for tights that used 10 cost 50, and
the better quality costs $500 a pair.
The devilment in mems eyes will
never be suppressed so long as $500
tights are fully occupied in their
vicinity.
Somebody has offered a resolution
favoring the independence of the
Philippines in the house OF COM
mons. That was about as silly as
the butting in buncombe that the
United States congress has recently
INDUCED in.
II is said cure for idiocy has
been found through pumping air
into living brain. Then il looks 20
rs as II our automobile stations
might be even more useful for
awhile pumping air into fiat heads
instead OF into fat tires.
Maybe Mars is trying 90 commune
cate with us By mail. BY the Burle-
son way it would require some time
20 cover a distance OF $4,000, 000
niles
St Louis has a school that is
about 10 turn out a class OF 1000
stenos without powder. rouge.