Another Al Smith Story

The story goes that after the last presidential election Raskob decided that the criticism of Al Smith's East Side type of English had had much to do with his defeat at the polls, and that if Smith were ever to do anything in national politics he must get his English straightened out, so Raskob eurployed a fine young English professor to spend three months with Al and teach him better English.

LANGFORD W. SMITH IN EAST

Langford W. Smith, sales manager of the Red River Lumber Co., Westwood, is spending a month in the East, his first vacation in some years. He will spend most of the time in Washington, D. C'

At the eqd of a month Raskob sought out the young professo,r, and said to him:

"Professor, how is Mr. Smith's English progressing?"

"Oh, g-reat !" replied the professor, with much enthusiasm and gesture. "After de toid lesson his accent was poifect."

C. C. PATRICK LEAVES FOR PORTI..AND

C. C. Patrick. 'of the Patrick Lumber Co', Portland, spent two days in San Francisco recently on his way back to Portland from Southern California, where he has spent , the last couple of months.