Life — June 15, 1922 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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T may not be an instance of cause and effect, but just when there's fresh trouble in Ireland there’s a shortage of bricks over here. aL A boom has been started to run Hearst for Governor of New York. On the Yellow Ticket? aL The next contest in order is one for the most pop- ular revenue officer. Wayne Wheeler names a Massachusetts Congress- man as one hundred per cent. alcoholic, but fails to mention his proof. aL Ching has a Christian general. We wondered what they were fighting about. JL Lloyd George may not be the greatest prime minister who ever lived but he has the largest collection of luggage labels. -L Mr. Hoover is investi- gating the coal supply, and here’s hoping he gets at the rock bottom of it. aL The roll call shows where a Congressman _ stands, and the Congressional Record shows where he lies. JL It is reported that Will Rogers, the popular movie artist, has been trying his hand at writing verses. A veritable poet-lariat ! -L The Board of Directors of the Hall of Fame has decided to admit women. Such temerity ought to make mem- bers of the Board eligible them- selves. IL Before long, no doubt, they will actually permit the women to smoke. “Marshall Field Buys Emotion for $25,000."—New York Herald. It isn’t the initial cost, it’s the upkeep. LL The only thing left for Dr. Sun Yat Sen is to sell his name to a biscuit factory. DRAMS FACTORY A Director of the Fine Arts With the Senate having an average daily attendance of twenty, you can figure what the cloak-room privilege is worth. . JL It seems as if everybody holds up mail trucks except the traffic cops. aL Statistics show that college girls are growing taller. But statistics are unnecessary. Anyone can see that they’ve outgrown their skirts, Detroit may soon rival New York by erecting in front of it. City Hall a statue of Henry Ford, culled Fliy. vic Virtue. aL Distances at sea are decepiive. Out- going tourists assert that the first three miles seem the longest. LL It looks as if we'll have a series of stories based on “The Sheil” till the George Sands of the desert grow cold. JL Estimates that New York will have 37,000,000 peo- ple by the year 202 shouldn’t worry apart: ment-house dwellers un- less they only have nine- ty-nine year leases, aL If the Irish and Chinese don’t stop fighting, how can they ever expect to get ready for the next war? ae Mr. Fordney often speaks as foolishly as if his name consisted of the first syllable only. -L Manufacturers of hair pins declare that they will be ruined by the craze for bobbed hair. They are unnecessarily alarmed. There are still hundreds of thousands of desk and bureau drawers to be opened. Scientists who went to look for the plesiosaurus in Patagonia will be surprised to learn on coming home that the extinct Bull Moose has beer sighted in Pennsylvania and Indian WL Gifford Pinchot’s victory was no! without its bitter side when it’s com sidered that 75,000 trees were chopped down to furnish wood-pulp for explaining just why Pinchot wor the nomination, comicbooks.com