The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-10

16LIy D6Tgn01M0T, a 6W1SS WdCCnmak0T,
died, leaving will by which he dsnherited his and
daughter He gave it all to Mrs Woodrow Wilson, for
jewlery firm he once worked
The Laughing Jackass is an Australian
bird which mmcs the human voice and lives on fish and
reptiles while the post graduate Jackass American bird
who dsinherits those he brought into the world.
General Pershing is back from Europe.
and he the American ship George Washington
He sad Every patriotic American citizen should travel on
American ships You never Frenchman or Briton
sailing any liner flying his own flag
The American Bar Association, which
refused to Europe the George Washing
ton and chose British ship instead will hold meeting
and accuse General Pershing Of appealing The Mob
AS an incident of the religious intolerance
now raging in our land several people have been killed
In Pennsylvania When many things need fixing in this
world It would that gentlemen could find enough to
occupy them without fighting about the world to come
Maeterlinck, the Belgian poet has been
challenged to duel by Scan who thus seeks to wine out
certain literary attacks the Belgian made against Sicily
Americans took such things seriously they would shooting
at some foreign writer all the time.
It's easy to understand why Obregon
holds his job; he has the stuff in him. While riding to his
official residence in Mexico the onearmed President saw
rebel chief standing the street corner he drew pistol
and captured him.
New York divine refers to Washington
- terrible place for sinful practices It wouldn't be any,
thing to worry about conditions Washington were diff
1erent from the ordinary Of American politics. but they
ore not Every State capital and almost every county seat
IN the country has its little Teapot Dome
For our people to manifest surprise at
anything crooked in politics great affectation as if his
@o%om MnSn rhn
the aroma of sulphur.
And those politicians whose sole concern
Is the present Investigations for partisan rather than
national good are the afnities of the very crooks they
to despse
Billy Sunday thinks the modernists ought
TO be put out Of the church because they have gone
hell This is the least of their offenses He'll doesn seem
70 have many friends any any of the churches
President Coolidge pleases friends of con
servaon by dismising Director Of Reclamation Davis and
appointing Ewood Mead noted reclamation engineer Of
California AS this appointment the policy
tary Work. the latters resignation from the Cabinet
looked for.
Senator Borah comes nearer speaking for
the masses of his party when he welcomes any investigation
that exposes roennes than Senator Pepper does when he
makes fun Of such investigation.
And as Borah says, we will have crooked
Influence at Washington long both parties take crooked
money for campaign purposes This custom will end onlv
when the people themselves enough about their Govern
ment to take charge Of both old parties and drive the crooks
out.
Unless the people are willing to pay as
much attention to their Government they to poker and
golf they cannot complain Washington becomes the Mecca
Of thieves.
The professional "Americanizers" should
0f unnn 1o~r
enough to devise machine to keep the American people
awake.
No hunter has ever been able to take AMI
adult gorilla alive owing his great power ferocty but
young gorilla brought to this country Like other young
that have been brought in this will probably die as
result Of home sickness and change of diet.
Instead of letting little gorillas into the
United States should good immigrants in to live
and add to the wealth and power Of the country.
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