Evening star., 1921-07-17

lomat came with diGnified rhTem nom
the White House. where the lsss ,sar,
by Willie Jackson, Lsddie Rey''l valet
dc chambre. Profering his riehS paw
/, he said: II have consented 10 Dc IN, m
/ owe the public. and while ! am
establishing a precedent. ! tfss{ that
in the years to come y Will not
be called upon again to discuss any
|, public questions. The position l oc,
: eupy is a most Pecniiar Sns; kIas a. i
thing 1 do, Tor, as you afG4 wen
| aware, I not only attend A cabinet
meetings, but also, enjoy manyAp ours
Of the Presidents company hnA while
no member of the cabinet hAs.As yet.
asked my opinion on matterS WI ma :
tional Importance, yet therS have
been glances from time to afna4 that
indicated TO my mind that Sheys " ould
like to know how viewed asferent
matters. LNN,St
"Owing to my recent advent inss. pub.
lie life and as this is my nesS s!t0pniy
interview 1 intend to give perhaps II
would be better for you ts interrogate
me as 10 matters which yep:dessEs me
to discuss" 3 .rAe
The foregoing words were uttered in
a calm, dignified manner. quite in keep
ing with the custodian Of weighty mat
ters, There was, however,, ..in I.addie
Boys manner a slight difference, and
50 in order to put him at lease l COM
menced the interview with Few per
sonal questions. the first Query being:
.It is rather a superfluous question, per
haps, but I am sure that the public
is interested in knowing II you are
pleased with your present surround
ings."
countenance he replied: II consider my
self most fortunate. the chief ond the
first lady are wonderfully hind anu
one could not be other than happy. hav-
ing two such loving friends. The mate
rial side of things is most satisfactory.
my quarters are all that one could de-
sire. the cuisine is excellent and the
service of my valet, Jackson. Is sans
created a good deal Of envy. and this is
best shown when 1 say that the chief
ard the first lady have received nu-
merous communications from citizens
throughout the country asking permis-
sion to send them st. Bernards. coliies.
Boston bulls. pugs. pekinese and other
members of the canine Kingdom. Dut
am most pleased to say that all these
offers have been refused. and II correct
department on my part Will assure & my
being the sole mascot of the White
House. will be here as long as my
dear friends are"
l<duulc bOy wnS oohSu -
wv there was any feeling against the
pets of the former administration.
namely, the White House sheep. he re-
piled: mot at all, but as you brought
up that matter. I want to say 1t brings
TO mind a rather unique economic prob
lem. The sheep that were here before,
or rather their counterparts, when dis
posed Of by their owner, generally bring
about two or three dollars, but when by
process Of evolution two Of the chops
taken from their bodies they are priced
at from ninety cents to one dollar on the
hotel menus. This is one Of the eco
nomic problems that confronts the chief
and his cabinet. 1t is problem, how
ever, that 1 think will be solved ere
long" F.
1t was then suggested to Laddie Boy
that he give his impression as to char
acteristics of the members Of the cab
met and also voice such suggestions as
he deemed fit and proper. After a mo-
ment's hesitation he said: 'Mr. Hughes
might publish a monograph on the orr
gin and derivation of the word zap. a
subject which has occupied rather q
prominent position in the worlds affairs.
The word does not come from 'yip. yip.'
which is a canine derivation used by the
younger members of fthe race. He
might also. in order to be consistently
humane. put up barrier against the
Mexican hairless. because II the immi
grafton of this species B permitted to
continue the danger Of pulmonary ,trou-
bles will be greatly incteased, for orr