The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-10-21
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no age at which to rush lightly into
matrimony. There Is too much time
ahead in which one might repent.
Therefore, Mrs. Francola lie Vapresco,
of Staten Island Is giving careful con-
sideration to the proposal Of marriage
she received the other day. To be sure.
tn eproposal Is from friend Of her
childhood, +. Lindsay, of Baltimore,
and so 1t isn't likely any sudden ac-
workmanship; and as he Is 1O3, their
year sare quite suitable. Still, it's II
serious matter at best, and Mrs. lie
Vapresco is pretty busy doing family
washing and almost hates to be inter
rupted with outside matters like pro-
posals. She'll decide after proper re-
Election, she says.
Ny
One music house, just one, in Ne"
York City is said to have sold 1,465
saxophones, cash and easy payments
in single month. When you consider
the number OF music houses in cur
town and the number of months in q
year, you can grasp something OF
what jazz is doing to us and one rea-
son why we don't notice bowling cats
in our -sleeping hours as vi
used to do.
Ny
Our old friend ben Hur" is any
thing but dead. The copyright on il
has just been extended for another
fourteen years. The certificate OF ex
tension was issued to Henry l.. Wal
lace, son of the author of the famous
story, Gen. Lew Wallace, who has
been dead for many years. Mrs. Wal.
lace has transferred his interest, SC
far as ii relates to dramatic and NOV
Ing picture rights, to Erlanger. Dill
bingham 4 2iegfeld, the theatrica
firm Is said to have paid more than
100000 in return.
| Ny
When you are in politics it seems OF
dominating Importance. When you
get out, it's comparatively easy to lei
some phases of 1t slide. Here is "Al'
Smith, less than a year ago, Demo.
cratic Governor Of our state, onw
managing a trucking corporation in
which the chief owner is Fred Upham
treasurer of the Republican nationa
committee Other owners in the com
pany are friends of Mr.. Upham In Chi
cago - also Republicans And Thu
business goes harmoniously on!
Ny
There's mans side, too, to thi
matter of a wife's citizenship and it
dependency on her husbands. For tn
lpast few years, women's organization
have declared the arrangement entire
lly unfair; woman should be able t
choose her flag as independently n
does her husband, they insist. At las
there is a man who agrees with then
He is a Russian named Maier, VIII
wants to be an American But Justic
E. r. Finch has decided that since
woman must follow her husband
flag she must give her consent to tn
adoption of the flag. Therefore, whe
he Is about to naturalize any foreign
ers, he send work to their wives {
come along and agree to the process,
Maiers wife objected. Since his nat
uralization would make her an Amer
lean citizen, she declared that h
couldn't be naturalized with her con
sent land the Judge wouldn't let hir
be, without it. So poor Maier is SER
ously contemplating divorce for tn
saks of swearing allegiance to tn
Stars and Stripes.
Ny
Shoe-shining in City Hall Park
as exciting and uncertain for the own
ers fthe shoes as 1t is for the shin
ers. The boys have no permits t
shine there and are consequently out
laws from the police. They ofte
leave a customer with one brillian
shoe and one muddy one at the sig
of cop" meet me round the cor
ner," they pant to the startled custom
er. as they scoot for the shelter Of tn
Federal building.
Ny
Automobile thieves are becomin
more particular as wei las more nun
erous and successful. OF insured at
tos, 29S we're stolen in this city lai
month, with a value Of 100000, neal
! ly twice that Of the cars stolen in th
smae month last year. No one know
how many uninsured ones we're take
no thara ia M wav of checking thpr