| Show what what o bb d. d thinks about Reducing Auto Fatalities ANTA MONICA CALIF S SANTA Being Being revolted by our hideous record of mortality resulting from mad automo automo- citizen citizen citizen citi citi- as biting as what decent zen is not a not a gentleman writes in some pertinent rec rec- lie He suggests laws providing in addition ad to such other penalties as may toll follow ow a conviction con con- for drunk driving or criminally criminal criminal- ly reckless driving or run hit-and-run driving driving ing that the convicted convict convict- ed party part shall shaU lose his license for five tive I years that his automobile be sold and the proceeds used for tor the victims victim's victims victim's victims victim's vic vic- tims tim's heirs as the i case may be Irvin S. S Cobb Whilst were we're on the tile subject of the disgrace which costs America more lives every month than are being destroyed in 10 inthe inthe the Spanish civil war var in an any month heres here's another little tittle notion That a flagrant offender or a chronic offender shall shell be given a jail jall sentence without the option of paying a fine the only alternative from jail being his or her willingness willing ness to be handcuffed and chained before the public gaze through a period of hours or days at the scene of the accident for tor which he be or she was responsible That ought to make some converts con con- converts verts to the crusade for prudent driving dont don't you think Windsor Windsor's Musical 1 Proclivities T word is that the duke of LATEST L Windsor has taken up accordion accordion accordion accor accor- dion playing in a serious way after first toying with the deadly saxophone saxophone saxophone saxo saxo- phone and then doing some intensive intensive sive bagpipe Obviously the duke is in a fair way to estrange those who until now have faithfully faith fully lully supported him through his recent recent re reo re- re cent harrowing experiences Even loyalty can be pushed just so far tar Or maybe he has a lot of ol close friends who are deaf deal Or maybe Mrs Simpson is practicing practicing wearing earmuffs Or maybe she can wean him on ona ona ona a mouth organ organ organ-a a comparatively inoffensive in in- offensive Instrument Or he may just up and reform ot ol his own accord Or something Lets Let's not be too hasty in 10 our judgments i Jefferson and Ickes SECRETARY ICKES is sort of opposed op op- posed to naming the projected great national auditorium in 10 Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington after Thomas Jefferson Jeferson because because be be- cause it is proposed to hold sporting sporting sport sport- ing events there when the building is not being used for lor public gath gath- He invites us to imagine the feelings of Jefferson upon looking looking look look- i ing down on boxing ma matches or such like on goings-on under that roof root Well Yell lets let's carry the thing further fur lur ther then Can anybody imagine Jefferson Jeffer Jeffer- Jefferson son Imagining a Secretary Ickes Madame Perkins Perkins' Ambitions M MAYBE MAYDE Its It's not wise to add those new departments to the Presidential Presidential cabinet right now True Madame Perkins shows a patriotic willingness or or shall we say determination deter deter- not not only to look after her own portfolio but to snatch up such responsibilities as her fellow fellow- secretaries are so careless as to leave out of ol nights Still SUIT its it's expecting an awful lot lotof lotof of ol one weak woman that she should relieve two more members of ol their responsibilities duties and authority author It ity when the task of trying to take takeover takeover takeover over the other nine present jobs besides be sides her own already alread has taxed her strength severely And besides theres there's annoying talk that congress may actually oppose the madame's latest little suggestion that she be made practically the supreme power pow er in all labor disputes But Dut she needn't worry about that Who ever heard of ot guinea pigs defying a lady tamer lion The Floods Flood's Aftermath WITH the slackening of ol the torrents tor tor- rents the peak of drama out ot ol the scene Icene but the tragedy less spectacular but nevertheless desperate des Aerate lingers on the on-the the tragedy of ol destitution and ruin and sickness For the rebuilding of wrecked homes the rehabilitation of morale it is necessary that through the RedCross Red RedCross RedCross Cross we give and keep on giving giving- and I reckon we will We always have But nut there are certain things we need not give the victims for lor these be things they never lose and never will will their their courage and their sense ot ol humor We can still laugh at our personal misfortunes even while the world at large weeps for lor them I Iguess guess for our race that's the main saving savinI grace IRVIN m S s. s COBB e 0 Western Newspaper Union |
