Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
MARsHALL's FUR COAT
Former Vice President Declared It
Was Constructed Of chautauqua /
skln-WhIms Of Wash.
IRstenians :
= BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DUNPUY

i. BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DUPUY
THEY are telling around Washington these
= days q good story Of former Vice Presi-
dent Thomas Marshall.
That genial gentleman used to wear an
ovcrcoat around town which was By no
means as dapper as the comparative gar
ment worn by that sartorial idol, Senator
dim Ham Lewis. In fact, the Vice .Presi.
dent made that mistake of the multitude Of
buying an overcoat with velvet collar. An
overcoat with a velvet collar gets shabby
In one-fourth the respectable span Of one
with a plain cloth collar. The nap wears
on the velvet, and grease on it shines out
conspicuously. A velvet collar is probably
the greatest folly in all clothes construction.
But when Mr.. Marshall came back to
washington not long ago after much tour.
ing OF the tall grass regions where he had
lectured to apprec.ativc throngs, his DC.
nmded velvet collar was not in evidence.
Ills whole shabby coat had disappeared.
IN Its stead was an imposing creation Of
FUR which carried the impression of luxuri.
ance, of self-indulgent comfort.
May l ask ventured an old friend,
the nature Of the fur from which this very
nobby garment is fabricated?'
That" said Mr.. Marshall, "is Cbau-
BARNEY FLOOD, Deputy Police Com.
- missioner Of New York, was tho most
matte story teller on liner recently coming
over from Europe.
ID. NJ. Delmas, the San Francisco at.
torney,. according to one Of Mr.. Floods
yarns, was trying case in which hand
writing expert was being examined. 1t de.
veloped that the expert had been born in
Germany and had come to the United States
How long did you live in New York;"
asked Mr.. Delmas.
Six years." was the answer.
did you reside there?"
= Seven and half years." said tho ex.
And Hndoh how v,l, long did you live in st. Louis"
And you have spent the rest Of yJur
residence ..N in America in San Francisco?"
Now, Mr.. Handwriting Expert" said
the lawyer, please tell the jury Just why
dence there"
II object" shouted the prosecution.
objection sustained" ruled the Judge.
But the jury brought in a verdict Of not
guilty, and 1t was stated that 1t did 30
because It considered the handwriting expert
a discredited witness,
Just why did this man leave 81 Top,s,,
Mr: Delmas was afterward asked.
Il haven't the slightest idea" he renlied
MR. GEORGE HARVEY, the American
Ambassador to the Court of st. James,.
Is pit OF an ungarnished Yankee, but
wheh he arrived in London. he was willing
70 make a few concessions to convention
among other things he engaged an Eng ish
valet ", VINO mad long held that position IN
tne service of peer and who could be relied
NAL occasions, ~ -''
Harvey had not been in London long be.
iore an invitation came to formal gather.
ing Mt windsor Castle so important MS to
teave the understanding that it called for
fuil Dress decorations and everything.
me Ambassadors new man exercisco
great care In getting his master ready.
flnaily he ventured a suggestion,
POSSIBLY there are decorations which Won
priatc.' w 4u''e "PPFo-
The Ambassador thought for moment
I'm the tray of that old stcamor .runl ),
he said, 'you will find my only medal r.
was given me upon the occasion ~ NV
MinnSg w 1Ssg bicycle race in Elyria, ohio bacS s
[ ,oLoNEL WILLIAM HAYWARD.
- United States District Attorney of Nov,
lork' commander overseas Of the lannon's
negro regiment, gives an odd illust ration NJ
the viewpoint that those who break tho
laws may have of those same statutes '
banker friend of Colonel Hawaii s,u,
he was approached by a bootIegger Of ny,
acquaintance The bootlegger stated that
ne succeeded in floating in some fine old
stosga; &c sfao would the banker like some of it
The banker stated that he was stockod
up on Scotch. thank you. ''''Ne"
Ihe bootlegger said that he had s,,,.
aged and reliable rye which had come cal al
the the WAY %sykar IRON .d Kentucky by truck Would
no: he said, he had no taste for ~.
III tell you what would like tbo"., :,
he volunteered. II would like = cnN,, Uusu'
glasses of absinthe" 'o"pe VI
LORD, no. calculated the bootle,o.r
1T Is against the law to bring that stuff
Absinthe,. you will recall, was prob;bitod
by an old law which antedates probibition
WAYNE WHEELER. of the ANTI .so,,o,
~ League. was going down in one of Tho
senate elevators operated by an nged amd
venerable recipient Of political patronage.
This elevator man recognized tho nrohi-
bition advocate. He stopped the machine
short, right there between two floors.
You have no more right" he said OK.
cltediy; TO say to me that NAV not TN.
drink when ! want it than you have 70
tell me that ! cant eat meat.n '' ~
'Old man. said Mr.. Wheeler. ouiet;ro,r
did you ever hear of anybody diving ron,
eating meat?" N'"e tion'
pRlNCE TOKUGAWA, of the japanese
l. delegation to the Washington Confer.
ference, occupies in his own country DO.
sition which. in relation to his fellow.
citizens, Is quite formal and aloOf. nor 20