The Washington times., 1925-02-02
A DAYS
WALK
With jim RING

eff I'm Not Inquisitive.
Our genial Dramatic Editor, Mr..
Phillips (Iarold, to friends, has
recently put the query: What
has become OF the Inqniring Re-
porter?
If anyone can find an Inquir-
ing Reporter will he please COM
municate with this department.?
Is it possible We. may have a
question or two to. suggest? Or
don't you think so?
Is it barely possible that we
might tell the young man TO hunt
up somebody to answer the fol
lowing:
We having personally seen four
of the gentlemen Entrusted with
clearing away the snow and. ice,
what became of Morris Hackers
noble Four Hundred? 81
Has the grounding ever been
admitted to the American Asso.
citation OF Physicists? If1not,
how did he ever qualify as a
weather prophet? <..*.s.4
When will women realize that
golosi1es are aWfully- unbecoming
to the feminine foot and ankle?
And when viii goloshes be pro-
nounced correctly Instead OF as
the plural of "goulashT?
When will this doggoned cross
word puzzle craze die?
And when will l find a word
in six letter-the second letter
is 81 and the fifth is To-
meaning, Russian equivalent
for applesauce?"
The lot of the Inquiring Re.
porter is hard.
Ye Ed used to be one in
younger days. Exactly, four
years ago. Maybe five.
The way to accomplish this
terrible task is to round up ones
friends, who will stand for being
quoted, and go after them with
a single question.
Let us suppose the proposition
is: do you think it will rain
any more?"
Well. old Dick Cocaeola ought
to be good. Cali him up.
THE little barometer in my
window. seems to think So says
Dick. That's fine. Now for
four more,
Please get somebody else" say
the next three. -E.. /-@,..
II don't like that kind OF pub
licity," say four famous pub
licity hounds.
In the course OF an hour, two
answers are obtained. either by
telephone or by personal visit.
At this juncture, the InquiripS
Reporter gets impatient. He
thinks of an old school friend,
writes down his name and ad.
dress and. reckIessly, follows with
an answer. improvised by him
self. Generally, the invented
answer is much better than the
real. solicited one would be.
He thinks Of a friend who owes
him money. and another who viii
be out of the city for six months,
and writes their comment, un-
known TO them.
Then he snaps his fingers at
days real work
We recall young lady who
was entrusted. one time, with the
Tnquirinr Reporter job.
After many vain efforts, she
DeEAIIle uiSSuSleu. duu~~ IlIStdS w
names and comments.
Now. ii happens that the cues
ton OF The day was: What is
your definition Of a good fellow"
The young lady, who was a
very promising journalist. and
still is getting along nicely with
her writing. made up a name and
called the fictitious person a
nurse. She wrote, after the
name. II think a good fellow is
one who always has bottle on
his hip" 49,,
In less than twenty-four hours.
the coincidence was complete.
A wild woman with a dangerous
umbrella flared into the office,
threatening and scattering copy
BOYS in her fiery path.
She claimed the name. She
claimed the profession of nurse.
But, oh, how she did disclaim
that answer
1t was a chance in q million,
but reporters are instructed never
to take chances. Under pressure
of a threatened libel suit the
young lady lost her job. And
got, somewhere else, a consider
ably better position.