Oakland Tribune, California, November 19, 1922

I admit there are some who carry jazzing too far. BUT WHY BLAME JAZZING? IF THEY WERE NOT CARRYING THAT TOO FAR, THEY WOULD BE CARRYING SOMETHING ELSE TOO FAR. THE FACT THAT SOME HALF-WITTED BOOB TRIED TO SWALLOW A CARVING KNIFE WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT REASON FOR DOING AWAY WITH CARVING KNIVES.