Show BY R RADFORD MOBLEY washington BUREAU special to the park record washington D C november official washington again prepares to send out the seasons greetings from the nations capital but there Is one man who cann cannot 0 t afford to send christmas cards even to his intimate friends the man denied this pleasant holiday privilege Is herbert hoover the reason no one Is going to receive a card from the famous residence on pennsylvania avenue Is obvious it if president and mrs hoover began to send out cards there Is no telling whore where it might stop it would take a busy squad ot of secretaries to address greetings even to the thousands of high party of officials flici als and leaders over the united states tho the president might begin with the supreme court but where he would end would be di difficult to say it it became known know n ill that a t christmas cards would issue from the white house it Is certain that every member of congress would have an extensive list of friends he wished to be favored before all requests were gratified president hoover would undoubtedly be called upon to send out millions of cards the expense of course would be enormous and it would probably take the white house secretariat many weeks to fill all a small mail part of the demands li although it sends no cards the white house receives p probably the largest and roost me S t interesting Inte collection of greetings in 1 the world from all parts of the inhabited globe messages of good cheer pour into the executive offices for many days before and after december 25 days are required to open pl 1 1 l of the cards and arrange them for president hoovers inspection spec tion some of the greetings which the pre aide and his wife will receive on december 25 will be elaborate and expensive pen sive perhaps hand painted costing several dollars others will be plain simple pi e from some tiny place in a fardis far dis t tant nt state all AH of cf them are handled with e equal respect by the white house secretariat reta riat lat iego two years apo ago before they entered the white house president and mrs hoover sent to their close friends a small card on which was engraved in red script the names herbert ferbert hoover a and n d L lou 0 u henry the card also bore the names of the two sons end and ura mrs herbert hoover jr end and the two hoover grandchildren it was neat and tasteful needless to say those on the hoover list at the time now those little cards very highly the joyous privilege of designing another such card was denied the hoovers last year and will be this year the white house does however respond to those who send christmas cards to the president shortly after christmas a renly card stating simply thank you tor for the christmas greetings Is mailed to the senders 0 probably more christmas cards are handled handed through the house office building Post postoffice office than through any similar postal unit in the united states the postmaster in the building Is unable to make an estimate of the number of cards tie be Is handling the total runs into millions last year during the few days preceding christmas an average of fifteen sacks an hour were handled by the house building postal employees who were kept busy until ten at night with incoming coming and outgoing mail christmas cards for senators and representatives senta tenta tives are purchased through the stationery rooms of the capitol it was estimated last year that approximately cards were obtained through the house document room alone the cards cost from cents to eleven cents the average being about three ahree cents a card rep robert L bacon of new york has probably the largest mailing list of any cn cc gressman last year he sent out more than christmas cards many representatives exceeded the mark probably the most elaborate card from the capitol during recent years has been sent out by edmund F erk secretary to former rep stephen 0 porter of pennsylvania each year mr erk has sent cent out a card which Is really a beautifully e ene n raved booklet he has made a careful r tudy study of some phase of government life or history and reproduced its spirit in his christmas greetings two years years ago erks eries card contained a reproduction of the fundamental documents of our government ern ment last year he emphasized the friendly treaties the united states has made with other countries to point out progress in attaining peace on earth and food will toward men this christmas mr erk will sit as a member of congress having been elected to office after the lamented death of rey rep porter he will probably be high among t those hose members who use christmas cards to express affection and appreciation to their constituents AN old fashioned man Is one ulio still etall asks ailts the women Bli ether they mind it if he smokes ohio ahlo state journal 00 s 46 RUSSIA Is said to lie be getting ready to export a lot ot of salmon balmon when millen it gets to the united states no doubt the am will advertise it as russian red bed salmon ealmon tor for american pinks NOW that china has suppressed her home grown reds she bhe shows symptoms ot of pacing some attention to moscow imperialism in manchuria BIan churla which may illustrate anew the of hitting a fellow when he be Is down lest tie lie may aftem afterwards ards get up diluted THE estate of the soup millionaire ulio ile it lett it must pay a tax thinning it a bit tor for the heirs cleveland 1111 plain baler so bo youve put fred off till december yes yea I 1 told win him I 1 give him a 96 definite answer till then why not till then 1 I want to wait and see how he be looks atter ter the football season is over 0 0 o V 4 mrs Bilge water where have bava you been unta this hour mr budgewater BUge Bilge water working at the my dear 1 I 1 l lh mrs biro budgewater BUge water then you must be made ol of asbestos the building where your office Is burned down at 10 W what makes you order ice cream for or the first course and soup tor for the last well my stomach Is upset so I 1 eat my meals backwards aw 0 o 40 ho how w w waa a s it that Snub bers bought back h his as ol 01 old d car paying more than he sold eold it for Sol asido the auto salespeople wrote such a glowing description in the tha newspaper that felt he rould could not afford to miss the bargain aw aw aw rich so many men want me only tor for my money I 1 tear fear poor darling so BO little do I 1 care tor for money that I 1 can honestly say ive never earned a cent to in my life r first relative the idea 0 of olt sneezer willing all hla his money to vea mausoleum over his bla remains willful waste 1 11 second relative huhl huh 1 I 1 1 wasteful will 1 0 I kind old lady do any of your friends ever come here to see you prisoner no maam all here wit me i an aged woman approached harry stephenson Stephen aou county judge and asked ased 1 I aro are you de judge of reprobates the judge smiled and answered 1 7 wn a tho the judge ol of probates maybe it answered the th WO wa man well you see my husband died ie e Ce tested and left five little infidels and I 1 1 want to get esek appointed as their t executioner abs post |