New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-10


| opened Tor business in full view of The
DINERS and line of customers with
enecks to cash appeared. One Of these
yT'ea 70 cnsh a check signed by Frank
~. hitchcock. calling for fourth class
p"s'mastership. Payment was refused
S M ,y some delay in trying to identify
| num-. said the bookkeeper. "Why. he
nasnt had a nickel in this bank since
II was reorganized last winter"
chcck signed by Senator Wads-
worth on tho New York Joint account
nkewise was refused. The teller ex-
Planned that when Senator Wadsworth
oraws check Senator Calder telc-
phones to stop payment, and when Sen
Wordsworth stops it,
small check signed by Vice -Presi
cent Coolidge was rejected on the
ground that his account had been
crossed Tor him after he had drawn "a
rrlva'e secretary and ono chair at the
FOOT OF the table" Forgery was de-
' .eSted instantly when check signed
1hcroert hoover" and Endorsed "Hiram
'ohnson'' was presented. The customer
escaped before the police could arrive.
AN Individual representing himself
as political astronomer, accompanied
by student, appeared. Using an as
tronomical shart. the astrologer ex-
planned that "there are two great con-
ssteilations in the political heavens.
the right" said he. "do not revolve
around the sun. They revolvc around
Iaurus--the bull"
BULL must have great attraction. "
said the student.
Yes, sir; bull is absolutely fasci-
mating to most political stars"
me constituent elements Of the po-
/ II nfnll Al.
clared to be gas and crust.
The second constellation. it appenred
contained one great sun. That" the
! astronomer said, "is the new sun in the
pohntAl heavens, called Warren Gam
aiiel, formerly the Marion star"
out wabbling.' A
That" said the astronomer. "is d,o
TO-, g peculiar property it possesses
called 'normalcy.'"
1T attracts attention Instantly"
Yes went on the astronomer "aa
hlll Nye once said. the eye Of the
world is onto him."
around Warren Gamaliel were declaraaa
to be cabinet planets, though not necs,.
sarliy fixed stars
Read Robert Lansing's book on fall
ing stars, said the astronomer Tho
are held in their orbits by gravity
"hlch the astronomer said was another
name for pull" ut is fundamental
political, astronomical law" he went on
the pull s-'"V'1
Continuing his lecture. the astrono-
mer said that the way to distinguish
between the two constellat!ons' the
i Bull and Warren Gamaliel. was To use
/ q spectroscope, the light from the
Warren Gamaliel constellation show
ing 4 spectrum of violet, indigo, green,
yellow orange and red, while the light
from the Bull constellation shows
Just q yellow streak"
Coolidge Busy Travelling
"A little later silk-hatted gentle
man, carrying a portfolio of papers.
was rushed violently across the dining
room, only to retrace his steps in the
! same hurried fashion. After several
Trips ne was checked and required to
expose his business. He turned out to
be Vice President Coolidge. "TIe says"
reported club officer. that ne is very
sorry to disturb the dinner, but h. is
dolng his best 70 keep his engagements
between the Cabinet room and the
| Senate"
AS souvenir of the dinnep each
guest received little book Of Grid
IRON Fables and Wonder Tales" deal.
the famous guests present, each fable
ll!qstrated by c. X Bergman.
Besides the President. Vice -presi-
dent and Cabinet members. some Of
the guests were: The French, Bel
gan, lt~.liSn, Peruvian and British
-ambassadors, Messrs. Justice Pitney
and McReynolds, of the Supreme
Eourt; Speaker Gillett, secretary to
the President Christian Under Secre-
: tary of State Fletcher, Senator'S Brous-
sard OF Louisiana, Curtis of Kansas
" adsworth and Calder OF New York.
frellnghuycen Of NeT Jersey, Kellogg
OF Minnesota. Knox of Penns ylvania,
Lenroot of Wisconsin, Lodge of Massa-
chusetts, Mccormick Of Illinois, Nc
New of Indiana, Penrose of Pennsvl,
wanna, Shortridge of California, Smoot
Of Utah, Stanfield of Oregon and Wat
son Of Indiana, Representative Camp
bell Of Pennsylvania, Cannon Of uli-
nois, Chandler Of Oklahoma, Copley of
illinois, Mondell of Wyoming, Moore
OF Indiana and Winslow of Massa-
Kentucky; Commissioner Cuno II.
Rudolph, of the District of Columbia,
and Governor William C. Sproul, Of
Pennsylvania
Among the representatives Of the
army, navy and Marine Corps present
were:
General John =. Pershing, u. S. A.:
Iajor General John A. Lejeune. Z. S.
M. G.. Major General Charles y.
Humphrey, U. S. A. (retired); Briea
der General Smedley D. Butler, U. S.
NJ. c.; Brigadier General George Rich
ards, U. S. M. c.; Colonel Wilds p.
Richardson, U. S. A. (retired); Lieu
tenant Commander Arthur w. Dunn
IT, U. 5. N, and Lieutenant l.. White
Busbey jr., U. S. N.
Editors, publishers and writer's pres
ent as guests included:
Robert w. Bingham, Louisville
Times; Harry c. Black, Baltimore
Sun; George G. Booth. Detroit News.
Ralph II. Booth, Booth Publishing
Company; E. II. Butler, Buffalo News;
Robert J. Cuddihy, Literary Digest;
Cyrus H. K. Curtis, Philadelphia Eve
ming Ledger; Charles W. Danziger,
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph; Will
liam II. Field, New York Daily News;
Robert NJ. Gnter. Pittsburgh Gazette
Times; Charles r. Hasbrook, Richmond
s-Dispatch; Beale r. Howard,
Washington Evening Star; Il. M. Kauff-
mann, Washington Evening Star; Frank
K. Kent, Baltimore Sun; /. r. Kirk
wood, Kansas City Star; G. A. Lyon