South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-06
VOLSTEAD LOVES
CHEWING TOBACCO
Feature Of Wet Propaganda
Is to ''Razz" Dry Leader
For Habit.

A feature OF the wet" propaganda
seems 20 be 20 make things as hot
az possible for Rep. Vols;ead. author
Of tho national prohibition law.
While Mr. Volstead abhors alcohol In
ali forms ne fairly dotes on chewing
tobacco and INDUCES in continuous
Jaw exercise. even when presiding
over the sessions OF his committee.
Every Indiana member OF congress
and. IN fact. every member OF the
house o. representatives has receiv-
ed by mail during the last few days
a small cut Of plug tobacco to which
was attached a tag bearing the fol-
lowing typewriter inscription.
Unfit for chewing purposes. Con-
tains one grain Of tartar emetic.
Please hand 90 Mr.. VOlstead."
II cost the price OF a two-cent
stamp 20 send every one Of these di-
miautive plugs 90 Washington from
New York where the pOstmark
shows they were mailed. AS there
are 435 members Of the house. the
postage bill alone cost the perpetra-
tors Of this little joke 1910.
Probably they will be satisfied,
when they receive the secret reports
Of the discontinue which they have
caused Mr. Volstcad At short inter
vals during me last few days ne has
been spOofed by members OF con.
gress who offered him the small
plugs with MOCK seriousness as If
they were under Instructions to do
50. Mr. Volstead IS a modest man
and bushes every time the subject is
mentioned TO him.
But the joke is not wholly on him.
A good many members OF congress
are as fond OF a good "chaw'' as f.
Volstead. but they are scared OF this
New York product with its tartar
emetic" label. AS a result a lot Of
perfectly good tobacco probably will
90 20 waste.
Curious Affair.
In the busy grind OK administrative
affairs some curious things happen.
For instance. Atty Gen. Daugherty
has just given an opinion that knocks
out an executive order Of his friend
and chief Pres't Harding. insofar as
that executive order might be con-
strued 90 appfy 90 soldier applicants
for postofice who are beyond 65
years Of age.
The recent executive order OF
Pres't Harding issued 60 govern the
appointment OF presidential post
masters fixes IS years as the maxi
mum age OF available applicants and
inferenuaIly directs that applications
from nersons beyond that age snail
not be received.
Applicant OF 30 Years.
Col Frank NJ Sterrett Of Troy. -.
who has reached the age Of three
score and ten, but is still fun OF pep
and enthused by a desire TO serve his
country In the role Of postmaster. en-
tered the list Of candidates and the
question arose as TO whether the ap-
plication OF a man 20 years old could
even be considered. Gable took the
matter up with the civil service COM
mission and the commission sought
the advice Of Atty Gen Daugherty.
The attorney general has given this
opinion:
THE law Of July II, 1919. giving
soldiers preference prevails against
any executive roder."
This means that the age limits for
presidential postma sterships are
waived for honorably discharged sol
diers. saifurs submarines
Ultra Hot Weather.
Although the weather in Washing
ton has been ultra hot. even for this
summer season. Pres't Harding
steadily refuses TO take advantage of
the cold wave that can always be
manufactured at the white house on
short notice.
II is a fact not generally known
that in the basement OF the white
house office building there is an arti-
fetal cooling plant. especially de-
signed 10 keep presidents Of the
United states comfortable in the
most torrid weather. This automatic
cooling system. regulated by air from
an ice chamber. was installed by
Prest Taft. who managed by 1t 10
keep cool and serene when the So
Ions on capitol hill were figurctively
frying in their own grease. The ice
chamber is right under the office
where rest Taft formerly attended
10 his daily duties and where Pres't
Harding now performs his daily rou-
tine while he fights the hot wave.
Mr.. Taft was the only president
who ever used the artificial cooling
plant II was never put IN operation
during the eight years Woodrow VIII
son was president. While Pres't
Harding refuses to be cooled by arti-
fetal processes ne has surrendered TO
the hot weather 20 the extent OF