(During the Past Week the Daily Press Gave Extensive Publicity to the Following Men and Women. Let Each Explain to You Why His Name Appeared in the Headlines.)

James A. Reed, senior U. S. Senator from Missouri: "As I stood in the doorway of the Daugherty investigation committee room, a messenger boy trod on my toes. Said I: 'I'm tired of having you damn kids tramp on my toes!' Said the boy, just as hotly: "I'm no more of a damn kid than you are a damn man!'"

Andrew W. Mellon: "I was approached by a newspaper photographer in Pittsburgh. Said he: 'We want to get your features.' Said I: 'They've changed that down in Washington now. They used to take our faces. Now they take our fingerprints!' "

Vincent Lopez, leader of the Hotel Pennsylvania (Manhattan) Orchestra: "I received word that my European representative had purchased for me in Paris a piano once used by Chopin. It was said that this would be a nucleus of a collection of historic musical instruments used by great composers, which I consider are now proper for the playing of advanced modern jazz. It was further stated that I am planning to obtain instruments used by Liszt, Beethoven, Mozart, and possibly George M. Cohan."

Frank A. Vanderlip, onetime President of the National City Bank of Manhattan: "Because of my voluntary activity in the oil investigations, I was requested by J. Horace Harding, a member of the board of the Continental Can Co., to resign as a director of that Company. I complied. Said I: 'The only thing I can say is that those who take that attitude will be very much ashamed later on!"

William R. Green, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee: "Publicity was given to the fact that I was so busy with the new tax bill in Congress that I was unable to make out my own income tax return and was obliged to ask for special dispensation permitting a late filing."

William Randolph Hearst, famed publisher: "My newspapers announced that the young pupils of Swimming Master David Gardella of Palm Beach had participated in one of the most successful water carnivals in the history of that resort. Miss Mary Pierrepont scored the greatest number of points (19). But my young son, Randolph A. Hearst was second (14 1/2). Other participants were Miss Ella Pillsbury, Miss Beatrice Breese, Master Charles Pillsbury, Master Jack Pierrepont. Said my New York American: 'Not the least interesting event was the pie-eating contest, which was won by Randolph A. Hearst, with Miss Beatrice Breese second and Jack Pierrepont third.'"

Vicente Blasco Ibanez, famed Spanish author: "Back from a world tour, I arrived in Paris, wrote a two-column newspaper story of my impressions, dismissed America in two lines. Said I: 'We crossed the United States at top speed. Banquets here, banquets there, newspapers, speeches, toasts, con-racts--then Japan.'

Rolf de Mare, famed impresario, also returned to Paris from America. Said he: 'Audacious works like The Skating Rink, by Candou les Maries, and La Tour Eifel, by Jean Cocteau, are beyond the American's narrow comprehension and slow wit.'"

Gutzon Borglum, famed sculptor: "In The New York Times were published summaries of the peace plans of a number of unsuccessful contestants for the Bok award. My plan was included, as were also those of Charles W. Eliot, Bishop Charles H. Brent, David Starr Jordan, Simeon Strunsky (editorial writer on The New York Times) Dr. M. Carey Thomas (President Emeritus of Bryn Mawr College), William S. Culbertson (Vice Chairman U. S. Tariff Commission)."

Ramsay MacDonald: "I and my friends erected in front of my former home in Lincoln's Inn Fields the statue of woman with arms outstretched to little children. It bears the inscription: 'Placed here in memory of Margaret Ethel MacDonald, who spent her life in helping others.' She was my wife who died in 1911, leaving me five children. The 'others' refers to charwomen and barmaids, whose working conditions my wife delighted to improve."

Ballington Booth: "In its issue of March 24, TIME, the Weekly News-Magazine, ignorantly referred to me as 'General Ballington Booth of the Salvation Army.' Although I founded the Salvation Army, I resigned in 1896 and founded the Volunteers of America, of which I have been General-in-Chief and President."

Tyrus R. Cobb, Manager of the Detroit American League baseball team: "Figures compiled by a baseball statistician show that I, during my lifetime in the American League, have played in 2,449 games and have had a batting average of .370. There followed games and batting averages of other leading players now in the American League: Sisler, St. Louis 1047 .361 Speaker, Cleveland 2182 .348 Ruth, New York 945 .347 Collins, Chicago 2310 .331 Heilman, Detroit 1128 .327"