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Show WHERE "PEP" WAS NEEDED Secretary Daniels, Discussing Efficiency, Effi-ciency, Relates Story of Gin's Advising Ad-vising Beau to Kiss Old Mare. Secretary of the Navy Daniels Is a linn believer in speeding up. Efficiency Effi-ciency Is the watchword of bis depart-menl. depart-menl. A big navy can't be built fast enough for him. And he was dlscuss-Ing dlscuss-Ing efficiency and high ipoofl. Ho wants to cut out red tape. "Ulacuaeloo Is well and good," snld Secretary Daniela, "but the main ques- t: hi is whether It Is Idle tnlk or not. Is it practical or Is It foolish? Is It like Torklns and his girl? "Torklns, hv the way. was out with his girl during the days before the automobile, au-tomobile, when a young man who wanted to he popular would call on his girl with u horse and buggy to take her for a drlv. Y'ou know, the faster the horse the better the Impression. "Torklns, on. his first cnll. took the girl for a long drive, ami when they found themselves m th,. midst of a country road he ventured for a kiss. '"A kiss? naked the gM, -What good would a kls., do?' " 'Oh,' replied the embarrassed youth. It WOUld make me feel gay nnd lively." "'Well, Charley,' the coldblooded, unemotional damsel retorted, 'If It Is us you say. and we expect In get uny-wbere uny-wbere before It's time to return home, you'd better get out and kiss the old mare once!' " |