Imaginary Interviews: Aug. 6, 1923

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Roscoe C. Arbuckle, deposed cinema clown: " I engaged to act for German movies. Said ZwÖlfuhrblatt: 'The German film industry should be congratulated upon the acquisition of this great artist.' "

Vincent Richards, third ranking tennis player in the U. S.: "At Fifth Avenue and 37th St., Manhattan, my taxi skidded into a pole, throwing me through the window. An eight-stitch cut on the wrist and minor head cuts necessitated my staying out of tournament play for several days.

Gloria Caruso, three-year-old daughter of the late tenor: " I am summering at Deauville. A despatch said that I ' romp around in a little one-piece bathing suit, just like the big girls.' "

Evelyn Nesbit, former wife of Harry K. Thaw: "I was arrested. They raided the El Prinkipo Café in ' Cabaret Row,' Atlantic City, where I sing and dance. They seized considerable liquor. They held Alfred Macdonald and me as alleged proprietors."

Henry Ford: "Cruising on Grand Traverse Bay, I read in a paper how a Detroit woman had shot her husband dead because he bought an automobile instead of the home for which she was saving, and because he threatened to leave her and their three children. With tears in my eyes, I rose and went to the wireless room. By radio I instructed my Dearborn office to bail the woman out at any price. Friends, however, had already bailed her when my representative arrived."

Ambassador Harvey : " Howard Chandler Christy painted a portrait of me in informal attire (soft collar, pipe-in-hand effect); Mrs. Post Wheeler, wife of the U. S. Charge d'Affaires in London, hung it in her house and had an ' at home.' Many society folk came to have a look."

James K. Hackett, actor: " Golfing at Fontainebleau, I completely missed a ball, spun around several times, fell heavily on my right side, and broke my arm in two places above the elbow."

John W. Davis, former U. S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James: " King George and Queen Mary entertained Mrs. Davis and me at luncheon."

Lady Astor: " At English ' pubs ' the latest in drinks is the ' Lady Astor' (ginger beer and gin), named after me because of my bill forbidding sale of intoxicants to minors. The ' Lady Astor ' was invented and is consumed by young persons."