Show jokes and their consequences some years ago an advertising agent sent copy to the chicago tribune setting forth the qualities of a certain brand of whiskey the advertisement verti was illustrated with a portrait that of a lady in iowa beneath alic pictures as a statement signed 1 the woman in question but alie portrait was not hen at all it was the portrait of a very prominent ion a woman in work alic makers of the advertisement thought it would be a good joke to present the picture of a prohibition advocate on a whiskey low i people recognized the picture the woman whose portrait had been so used brought suit against the chicago tribune alleging damages 1 ha iso was tried in the lower federal courts and finally was appealed to the supreme court of the united states at aery stage the plaintiff won judgement jud gement for damages the court of last resort has d the ruling the chicago paper will have to pay hcan damages to a woman simply because tho man who prepared the thought it would be a good ikc and lie 13 irresponsible it is another illustration of that same tv po of idiocy which induces a man now and again to telephone to the newspapers that a certain roan has married th a certain other man lias died or that a baby haa been bom to a certain named couple when tacio is no truth in cither no paper cin insure itself against the practical joker w lio lacks a brain the only way to do is to take chances be careful as possible perfectly conscious all the time that tho paper is when tho fools begin to fire republican |