The New York herald., 1922-11-12


sophie taxicab man discussed with a
rent topics: Henry Cabot Lodge and
pronounced lil<ker), Harvard and
some OF its recent contributions TO
racial discussion, Smith College and
the days when the president used to
invite all the girls to Sunday night
supper, mc''on picture censorship, the
influence OF foreigners C'furriners")
Upon American life, and Coolidge in
many aspects. All this in less than
half hour.
Elected Seventeen Times.
"s funny thing bout CAL" said
The gas jehu. "They never could heat
him, somehow. Know how many
times he's run FIR office? Seventeen,
that's all; seventeen! Always win
easy. There's sumthin' about Cal at
people like. He's kinda quiet and
cam and he don't go round aclappin
folks on the back, but that don't make
him an icicle. He's warm hearted,
Cal is. He likes people. Dry fellow.
too. Says things that don't maybe
sound much at first, but that make
you pop your sides next day."
This was produced as progress was
made perilously through Smith Col
lege campus, where probably 1000
Young and very peppy young women
were getting into action, swarming
like bees all over the walks and the
sreensward. The philosopher at the
wheel had to drive with exceeding
care to avoid being run over and OBJ
fa1 ~, tv,fn fn-
males of the new day.
Great gals" he said handsomely
"They raise 'em different nowadays
DANCED f they amt as able as the
boys be-
The car eluded the last whirlpool of
the feminine swirl and turned into a
New England side street of elms and
NAPLES and white Colonial cottages
slowing up as it neared two family
cottage.
THAT halfs Calls" the driver indi-
Gated with a wave Of his free hand
He's been livin' in Northampton bout
twenty-five years, most OF the time in
that house. Understand they raised
his rent last year. Costs sumthin' to
live nowadays. Calls payin' s32 a
month for his half. Yes, it's early, but
he's an early riser Allus was"
InfnlIibility Is shown.
Here again was infallibility demon
strated, for ring at the annunciator
brought first the housekeeper. broom
in hand, and then the Vice President
himself. He came down flight OF
stairway buttoning his vest, quietly
hosptable. There were the customary
civilized greetings, mingled with cleo
tion condolences whereupon Mrs
Coolidge appeared and waited her lord
10 breakfast.
Very thoughfully the Vice-Presi-
dent provided his visitor with light
reading matter. A brisk little volume
entitled History of Massachusetts"
and oren at the witchcraft chapters, a
volume OF Harvard lectures by Charles
Francis Adams and the Springfield
Pcpub'icdn were all that was needed,
certainly. to start the day right.
But there was little need OF this
courtesy for Mr.. Coolidge spent less
time than q bird at the business of
eating. He was back and set for dis
course in less than ten minutes. There
was hardly time indeed to note more
than the positive features of the living
room-as simple and modest n living
room as can be found in TO- 900 middle
class cottages of the modest sort, a
few framed notices on the WALL
double deck mantelpiece supporting
vase and an old pewter teapot:
center table holding the Bible, a box
of cigars and odd volumes of digni-
fed literature: another table bearing
gifts from the people, mostly gavels
of variegated woods with which to
fubdue a clamorous Senate; a deep,
unbeautiful but extremely comfortable
looking Morris chair i'm which the
Vice-President sank almost out of
sight, and two or three rockers" also
comfortable; bookcase of perhaps a
hundred volumes that had known
hard service; Brussels" CARPET be-
loved of the American people: that
was about all.
Glad to Rest at Home.
The President surrendered TO
ease and n cigar. with some remarks
about the happiness of being able 10
relax In ones own home after weeks
OF speechmalSing tours and life in
noisy and elaborate hotels. He ad-
vanced these ideas very deliberately.
seeming to weigh every phrase.
There's no nurrying Mr.. Coolidge
When the Willard Hotel was afire
some weeks ago the Vice President
did not appear from his endangered
apartment until every last button had
been buttoned and his hair had been
brushed with Its customary reatness.
Cataclysms or vast natural forces in
savage revolution might Upset Mr..
Coolidge's measured habits. Trivial
occurrences fail utterly.
He pondered now for some minutes
over a newly lighted cigar. and then
ono gathered from tho fall Of occa-
sional words that his mind seemed to
turn upon some present extTavagant
manifestations Of our young people.
He seemed to be turning crime over
in his mind and to be seeking con-
nection between crimes of sensa-
tional character and the possession OF
100 much easy money. When nc vas
uut1e ready. when the words had been
selected and the phrases arranged to
his satisfaction. he became vocal
obviously there is an abnormal
amount Of crime tinged with scandal"