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Show r Why He A bused, Herbert? On one day, last week, President Hoover shook hands with 1 775 "accrcdiated" callers; ami, when he got through, his hand was so numb as to be almost useless. Herbert, there is no reason why the president of the U. S. should submit to torture by the curious, or those who want to go back home and brag aboul having grasped the presidential presi-dential hand. Of course, your semi-weekly public receeptions are on the line of demonstrating democracy. So is the er;;wd about the monkey's cage of a traveling menagerie. Cut out the circus effecs, Herbert. Set a precedent founded on common com-mon sense, (live 'em a kindly nod, instead of a hand shake! r You are going to need all the power of that hand to write "Yes" and "No," sharply and distinctly, Herbert. It should be kept in good condition to reel in trout, catfish, sharks, or whatever else is biting, too. |