Milford chronicle., 1935-11-15

NOR hath It that
very few Of the gen.
tlemen In perma-
nent residence there
are entirely satis-
fed with Alcatraz irwin s. Cobb
the life is too con-
6ning. for one thing-but, even so,
my guess is that Mr.. Al CapOne,
snug as a bug in a rug, is kind Of
glad about one fact: that long-term
policy of health and casualty insur-
ance which Uncle Sam issued to
him-with the clause permitting
travel eliminated-stin has quite
some time to run.
Borah for President.
DILL ALLEN WHITE says Sena-
ID tor Borah Is good presidential
timber. Well. the Republicans
might go further and fare worse
they probably will.
Once was sure most Of the smart
tricksters were naturally Republic
ans, Just as most of the honest i'd
lots were naturally Democratic.
Lately, though. the Republicans
have borrowed many Of the ster-
ling half-witted tactics Of the op-
position. Where there's choice Of
two ends. they'll take both.
Besides, to any set Of party
bosses. BOrah. as a candidate. woule
be absolutely hopeless. He makes
up his own mind. instead of send
ing It to some reliable old guard
laundry. He says what ne believes.
When he talks, he talks about Is
sues, not about Borah.
Pisskin and shespskfn.
NNCE the student sought the col
" lege. Now the O. Ilege seeks the
student Preferably her scouts
seek the lad who perhaps Is mus
cle-bound from the neck up and
may have a head shaped like q
pineapple cheese, but. II sinewy
and supple otherwise, he brings
deathless fame to dear old alma
mater BY making the all-Ameriean
and graduating with the degree Of
PFP-perfect forward passer. So
it's watch the pigskin, boys. and the
sheepskln viii take care of itself.
Many a jerkwater university has
been made immortal by one noble
cub built on the general lines OF a
piano-mover. And with a whole
team Of such scholastic prodigies.
she can hire a coach at four times
the salary the prexy gets and
amount to something as an educa-
tiOnal center.
What This Country Needs.
A LADY writes in. wishing I'd
"A know what this country needs
the most.
Would 1t be more citizens WHOM
quit cussing the kind Of govern
ment they get, for long enough to
go to the polls, just once, and voter
Or more patriots who'll quit wav-
ing Old Glory long enough to help
smoke out some alien enemy hid
ing In the folds of the flag he
hates?
Or fewer of those Roosevelt
ties who still go on the apparent
assumption that when the Presi-
dent promised to give business a
breathing spell. he meant sneezing
spell?
Or fewer Of those pro- ROosevelt9
ties who still think any honest crit,
iclsm of the man in the White
House Is just the same as breaking
the second commandment?
But, lady, since you're asking me,
say what this country needs most
IS a Mae West joke to end all Mac
West jokes
The Horse and Buggy
RRONT pages come packed with
4 tidlngs to stir the pulse-war.
earthquake. a famous woman dler
in a crash; death for men in high
places; another Cuban hurricana
making up; a tragic finish for 4
great cartoonist whose wit and skill
gave Joy to millions. It's as though
fate had her grim wash day. too.
Even so, the budget Of news seems
strangely incomplete. Let's look the
flaming headlines through again to
see what's lacking. Oh. yes, this
must be It:
None Of the younger Roosevelts
got pinched over the weekend for
speeding or even for violating traf.
tie rules. Possibly the returns from
the back-precincts aren't all 10 yet.
Anyhow. the President has 10
cause TO complain that the boys
belong to the horse-and-buegy age.
IRWIN S. c0ga.