"Chief Trouble Maker "

When a sharp tongue takes to soft words, good nature prospers. Pat Harrison of Mississippi, Democratic whip of the Senate, wrote an article which appeared in The New Orleans Item. He referred to Dr. Harding, the President's father (who recently visited a reunion of Confederate veterans) as the " human, bighearted, broadminded father of a distinguished and thoroughly human son." He also dilated upon the warm reception given by the President and Mrs. Harding to 200 Confederate Veterans whom he (Harrison) had taken to call at the White House. His remarks did not go unnoticed. President Harding wrote to him:

" In your capacity of chief party trouble maker in the Senate you have said some things which have made me lay down my newspaper and turn to a fresh pipe of tobacco for consolation. This very generous and considerate article has antidoted all things that have gone before."