Life — December 15, 1921 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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HE meat packers are going to re- duce wages. At last the working- man is getting the choice cuts. JL Looks as though the dove of peace had a real chance at the Disarmament Conference, with Dr. Koo as one of the delegates. JL Japan must know that the yen is might- A word can be sent around the world in one-seventh of a second by means of the new wircless,station on Long Island. But isn’t it considerably cheaper to use the customary method of talking to oneself? JL “History is bunk,” says Henry Ford, who has dealt quite extensively in the latter. “All we have done is right,” a con- gressman declares. He evidently meant “write.” aL At a late hour last week Ireland was nine refusals ahead of England’s offers, and still going strong. aL The Ancient Order of Hibernians— “Whisky and Soda.” aL ier than the sword. aL The Japanese situation is Nip- pon tuck. JL Popular government is of the people, by the people, for the people. But it isn’t always pop- ular with the people. aL Dr. Bowlby (of Blue Sunday fame) describes his Lord’s Day Alliance as “the sure sword-arm of the church.” Another conclusive for disarmament! JL Listening to some political speakers is like aiming at a tar- get. Allowance has to be made for the wind. argument aL Dr. Copeland’s Diet Squad marks the first municipal dem- onstration of girth control. ‘ aL “Isn’t that the limit?” said the “I got off something fine this morning.” “What was that?” “The Mauretania.” At the current quotations it is estimated that Germany would save $312 a mile by ying its streets with marks instead of asphalt. aL Postal service has speeded up under Hays’ administration. The mail trucks now turn all corners on high. aL Judging from the business done by New York’s “Little Church Around the Corner,” it should be called a union depot. LL “Loafing causes the wave,” said a well-known Police Commissioner recently. Whose loafing ? crime All the world’s a stage, and must people merely innocent bystand- ers. LL Professor Starr, the anthropol- thirsty passenger as the out- ward-bound Atlantic liner passed the three-mile buoy. wi Congress makes its mistakes, but it seems to be in no danger of pulling a bonus. aL If the Navy stops launching battleships, how are Congressmen’s daughters to get their pictures in the paper? aL Also among the yearned-for possibili- ties should be a Conference on the Lim- itation of the Number of Prohibition Wheezes in one musical show. IL. * Burglary insurance is one of the lux- uries that hard times have eliminated. Burglary insurance is a necessity today. A Texan found a piece of rubber tire in his hash. The auto is displacing the horse everywhere. L Someone has figured out that 85% of all elopements end disastrously. But the only reason the percentage is so high is that elopements so often end in matrimony. -L Where there’s a will there’s an inheri- tance tax. LL Germany claims to be unable to meet her reparation instalments and naively suggests that each country pay its own way. Now we know where the Dutch treat originated. ys there are no beau- tiful women in America. Now that long skirts are coming back some of the men may be able to disagree with him. aL Doing away with armies and navies will not prevent nations from making war. This, obviously, is why the Allies did away with Germany’s army and navy. aL Just now it’s a case of Hughes Who in America. aL The rate of exchange on Christmas presents will remain about the same +L Banner Hunting Year is Predicted for New Yorkers.—Headline. Especially for those seeking apartments. 3 comicbooks.com