, 1922-01-18
AS Seen from the Water Wagon
Caroline Lockhart

are about as apt to join the League
as we are to become members Of the
sect known Is Holy Rollers. In fact,
less 80, for We have it upon good au-
thority that rolling is a wonderful re-
ducing exercise
Don Marquis says in the New York
Sun, says he presumes a part OF the
reformers' program is to force the
population to spend the Sabbath lis
tening to addresses by the Rev. VIII
bur Crafts and the flowing Bowlby.
Among the smile producers suggest
ed for Smile Week are groups of sing
ers who will go about in automobiles
singing and serenading. Must we con-
fine ourselves to smiles?
I'M
There are few numbers Of the Nee
teetse News which do not contain
items of more than passing interest.
From a recent issue we learn that
Charles Dillingham; of New York City.
is negotiating with JOSH Dean OF Nee
t~eetse, in the hope OF adding Josh's
name to the galaxy Of stars now ap-
pearing at the Hippodrome under his
management.
Josh's contribution to the evenings
program will be a recital of the coca
sions when he was freed by the Indi-
ans on Josh's Butte and scalped at
the Custer massacr Between num-
bers he will appear in costume and
bark like a coyote.
1fIS
The Methodist sisters gave us some
dirty looks last week for printing
]. d. woodruff's article upon the re
formers Of that denomination.
Since the Methodist Church Is aTou
eddy in politics we cannot for the life
of us see why it should be immune
from criticism any more than any
other political organization-the Non
Partisan League. for instance.
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Postmaster General Hays says 1t is
time the reformers stopped picking on
the newspapers. There may come a
time when the newspapers pick back
in earnest-then watch what happens
to the reformers!
The Postmaster General is opposed
TO what is known as the Walsh amend
mont to the Ramseyer anti-gambling
bill which would make it. a peniten-
tiary offc1se to publish racing news.
He a = Mis- connection:
1.-THE wh..e bill had better be de-
feated, in my opinion, than to add
this additional curtailment to the free
dom of the press. There has been a
very strong tendency of late in that
direction. an1 l am sure it is essen
tial hat such tendency be checked.
l am reminded Of Voltaire's state
ment: I wholly disapprove what you
say and l will defend with my life your
right to say it,
81 trust that section 5 will be strick-
en- from the bill
IG1T
Since reading exchanges has be-
come one of our varied duties we have
come to wonder il there is anything
about the publishing Of a weekly
newspaper which is fatal to husnor-
Does it ultimately darken the life of
an editor and break his spirit? How
else account for the solemn publica-
lions which reach us regularly?
We peruse them carefully in the
hope of finding a grin to lift the
gloom, a concealed giggle somewhere,
but. with the exception Of the Meeteet-
Sc News and the Shoshoni Enterprise,
our diligent search is seldom reward
ed.
Editor Ralph Smith has his lighter
moods. and Editor Hanes breaks out
sometimes in paragraphs so original
and funny that we break out o%urself,
but, mostly, We finish our job with the
feeling mi this is a vale Of tears, and
publishing a newspaper is seri-
ous business.
In reply to a letter relative to the dis
appearance OF some eagle feathers
Simultaneous with the departure OF the
guests from the Reservation who
came to the Stampede Ball. Simon
Bull-tail replied as follows:
Caroline Lockhart:
Dear sir:
"I received your letter some time
ago and l try to get those tails from
Goes-Ahead-Pretty and Bull-That-
Shows but they said they don't know
anything. nor Fights, too. II they
took them they don't tell me II any
my family got those feathers ! send
over because we coming to visit some
more and so don't want to steal any
thing from you.
"Your friend. Simon Bulltail."
dGHH
In addition to their Sunday Rest
Laws the Blue Law advocates are
asking for the government to establish
a training school for moral reformersl