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Tuesday. August 9. 1939
TEXANS AT TOP
Texas and Texans never
loomed larger on the na-
tional horizon than they do
today.
Headed by Vice-President
John Garner who leads the
conservative element of the
democratic party the Texas
delegation is one of the most
powerful on Washington’s
Capitol Hill.
Texans hold key positions
on practically every im-
portant congressional com-
mittee. Senators Tom Con-
nally of Marlin and Morris
Sheppard of Texarkana
wield unusual influence in
the senate and don’t forget
that Garner’s gavel rules
that assemblage.
National news is being
coined daily by Representa-
tives Milton West of Browns-
ville Wright Patman of
Texarkana Martin Dies of
Orange Sam Rayburn of
Bonham. Hatton.W. Sum-
ners of Dallas J. J. Mans-
field of Columbus William
R. Poage of Waco and Mar-
vin Jones of Amarillo.
Less spectacular but in
there battling for their Tex-
as districts are Representa-
tives Lindley Beckworth of
Gilmer L. A. Johnson of
Corsicana. Nat Patton of
Crockett Albert Thomas of
Houston (who not long ago
was a familiar figure as a
prosecutor in the federal
court which serves the Val-
ley) Lyndon Johnson of
Johnson City Fritz G. Lan-
ham of Fort Worth Ed Gos-
sett of Wichita Falls and
others.
The habit of Texans in
returning their Congress-
men term after term is pay-
ing rich dividends in in-
fluence at Washington. Both
on merit and seniority they
have gravitated to high
positions on the important
committees which shape the
course of the nation.
Lyndon Johnson who
headed Texas’ NY A set-up
before going to congress re-
cently was offered the posi-
tion of directing the Rural
Electrification Administra-
tion. He declined however
saying he felt a responsibil-
ity to the Texans who elect-
ed him and would serve out
his term.
Few doubt but that Jesse
Jones of Houston head of
the government’s lending
agencies is one of the most
able men connected with the
present administration. Al-
though a democrat he was
drafted by the Hoover ad-
ministration when it origi-
nated the RFC. 15 hen fed-
eral lending agencies were
consolidated recently it was
obvious that Mr. Jones
would be named to the posi-
tion.
Possessing l-12th of the
richest territory in the
United States and only
l-21st of the population
Texas is a gold mine for de-
velopment and expansion.
Industry tired of working
the fallow slag-piles of
other sections is turning to
the virgin ore of Texas’ re-
• sources.
The value of Texas prod-
ucts last year was $1815-
562.000. and the surface
hasn’t been scratched yet.
If Texas were developed in-
tensively as Massachusetts
is. the state’s population
would be 145.000000 in-
stead of 6.172000.
Texas is in the big mid-
dle of Uncle Sam’s eyes in
all lines of endeavor—even
to the production of
“Oomph.” It took a Texas
girl Ann Sheridan to carry
off Hollywood’* "Oomph”
title several week* ago.
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BY rmtlMUUC 4. J AS Alb
A rwdtt can gal tba snsw« in
any question at (act by writ-
ing Tbs Brownsville Herald m
Valley Bvcnlng Monitor infor-
mation Bureau Frederic 4.
Haskln. Director Washington.
D O. Please enclose tbree (I)
cents for reply.
Q. How many President were
married In the White House? P. W.
P.
A- Only President Grover Cleve-
land hose ms mag v to Frances
Folsom was solemnised there in
ISM.
Q. Please give the history of the
Army transport Hunter Liggett L-
A.
A. Originally designed in
IBIS-19’I by the U. 6 Shipping
Be- _d and completed in 1922 by the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corpora-
tion the -easel has a length over-
all of 536 feet; deadweight ton-
nage 12600 tons; gross tonnage.
13.712 tons. Formerly serving as a
combination freight and passenger
vessel with the Munson Line. It was
transferred to the War Department
February 18. 1939. and converted to
service as an Army transport be-
tween the period February 1939 and
i April 1939
Q. Please explain the term a
cappella. E. C. P
A. The word cappella originally
reterred to a mantle worn by St
Martin Letter the word was asso-
ciated with a church The expres-
sion a cappella. as applied to a
choir refers to the fact that the
( singers do not have instrumental
accomplishment.
Q Are there many hospitals in
tne United 8tates r..*inumed by
churches? J. F. P
A. In 1938 there wrere 981 church-
supported hospitals.
—
Q What Senator introduced the
resolution to have Mothers Day
on the second Sunday in May? J.
H F.
A. senator Tnomax Hetlin of
Alabama introduced the resolution
I** 1914.
Q Are there pearls of dilferent
colors? J. H 8
A. According to an article in the
Scientific American by A E Alex-
ander of the Mellon Institute pearls
may be rose cream white gray
bronze black pastel shades of lav-
ender blue yellow mauve orange
brown or green s the more de-
sirable colors are rose cream white
and black. The temperature and
composition of the water and the
stale of health of the oyster are
thought o determine the color of
any given pearl. The appealing iri-
descence for which these gems are
prised is due primarily to the re-
flection and refraction of light
which take place on the surface of
the pearl.
Q. What is a Joshua tree? K.
H
A. i'he Joshua three < Yucca
breviloliai is a genu* of plants of
the lily family It has rigid sharp-
I pointed leaves and large greenish
1 white flowers borne in huge ter-
1 mintl clusters. Mormons ggve the
: plant Its name because it seemed
to point the w- • to tneir Promised
Land. It is also known as the Pray-
ing .'ee" because of it* many
; branches seem t~ be extended to-
ward Heaven in prayer. California
has established a Johu. Tree Na-
tional Monument including B25.430
acres where the plants grow m
abundance.
___
Q What kind 01 iood do chin-
chillas eat? W. 8.
A. Chincillaa do practically all
their eating early in the evening !
and during the night. In captivity
they are usually fed once a day. late
in the afternoon. Presh water
should be avallalbe to them at all
times. Their ordinary food consists
mainly of vegetable matter. They
are fond of rolled oats rolled wheat i
dned bread whole corn and wheat*
germ meal. They +iL thrive on
these «rain foods. if an abundance
of green foid als j’ven such as
alfalfa hay lettuce lawn clippings
dandelions carrots a d any kind
of weeds which they consume read-
ily.
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Q. How old was the President
when his father died? B. G
A. President Roosevelt was II
years of age at the time of his
lather s death.
Q. Please give some famous
poet's definition of poetry. L. W.
H
A. Robert Prost says: “A com-
plete poem is one where an emo-
tion has found its thought and the
thought has found the words.”
Q. Is there a tropical island off
the coast of North Carolina? G. D.
V.
A. 8mith Island a mile off the
coast is noted for its tropical veg-
etation This Is accounted for by
the presence of the Gulf 8tream
which at that point makes a sharp
swing toward the aoast.
Q. Was Bennett KUpack (Mr
Keen) the radio actor ever on the
stage? C. Y.
A. Mr. KUpack played the part
of Afife in Kismet and appeared in
Samson with William Gillette. He
also toured with 8ir Ben Greet s
Shakespearean players for some
time.
Q For what Sen-tor* beside*
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis were
funeral service* held in the Sen-
ate? T D L.
A. Funeral service* for the fol-
lowing Senators were conducted m
the Senate Chamber: Solomon
Foot John E. Kenna. Z B. Vance.
Isham O. Harris Edward C. Wal-
thall Marcus A. Hanna. William B.
Bate Augustus O. Bacon Theodore
E- Burton. Francis E. Warren. Lee
8. Overman. William J. Harris.
Thomas J. Walsh. Joe Robinson.
q Horn did the yard originate
a* a unit of measurement? T. E.
N.
A It 1* said that the yard was
originally defined by royal decree as
the length of the arm of King Hen-
ry I. The British yard Is now the
distance at M deg. F between
two lines on a bronze bar kept at
the Standards Office Westminster
London.
Science
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study of the mind the thing* the aver-
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world in which he live* You will find
in tht* helpful 4ft-p*ge booklet many
fascinating fact# whose ealstenc# you
have probably never suspected And
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B! Uft. MOKK11I VUHBE1N
The future of any nation depends
on the continued growth of its
population. If people marry and do
not have children obviously the
nation must seek elsewhere for its
population. Fortunately the desire
to have children Is a natural hu-
man desire and most people who
are married want children In their
homes.
Unfortunately some people who
want children and who are in-
deed anxious to have them do not
do so because of physical condi-
tions which prevent.
People who have a great many
children are called fertile. Ster-
ility is the opposite of fertility. It
represents the inability of a mar-
ried couple to give birth to living
children. The aoman may be
responsible or the man. and in
the vast majority of cases the re-
sponsibly is shared by both.
Of course some people make up
their minds early in their married
life that they do not want children
and take steps to prevent the birth
of a child. Nevertheless expert* In
these matters point out that the
practice of specialists in the condi-
tion* affecting women indicate
from S to 10 per cent of patients
asking questions as to why they
are unable to have children.
Indeed some experts ssv that
at least 10 per cent of marriages
In Great Britain and in the United
States are completely sterile. This
means that there is nothing that
can be done that will cause these
people to have children. On the
other hand there are a good many
people who are not absolutely
sterile but merely relatively sterile.
I The facts are interesting.
If 100 human couples who are
young and apparently healthy
! marry. »nd live a normal married
life without any interference in a
small number of cases the wife
will soon realise that she is going
to have a baby. In the majority
of cases the wives will realite
that they are going to have a baby
after anywhere from 10 months to
one year. In a few cases without
interference the wife will become
pregnant a year or more after
marriage. About 10 of the couples
; will always remain childless. Ninety
of these couples will however prove
themselves sooner or later to be
fertile.
• • •
However there is still a great
difference in the degree of fertility
in various marriages. In some in-
stances where there is a condition
which tiie specialists call "high
fertility" the couple will become
parents of many children and large
families result. Indeed in such
1 people even attempts at prevention
of childbirth which is as yet not
perfectly developed will result in
repeated failures.
In the average case however
the couple will be able to have
children when they want them
within a reasonable time and if
they practice ordinary methods of
prevention will be able to prevent |
a childbirth w’ith a fair amount of j
certainty. In the Instances in which
the fertility is low. there will be
one or two children born. and. after
that probably no others.
These tre conditions related to
the nature and constitution of the
persons concerned and bear no
element of shame or praise. They
emphasize more than ever that
'each of us is an individual with a
; constitution that is all his own.
and that we must live according to
the constitutions with which we
are bom.
Harrison
In
Hollywood
BY PAIL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD — Short takes;
When the standm# of the Rita Bro-
thers were offered 150 each for
fomr stunt doubling. Sam Cantor
one of the three said “For 50
bucks you can cut off my legs and
call me Shorty!”
William Powell bark at work in
"Another Thin Man: looks well
and is working full time in spite of
a five-hour dally schedule which
the studio had arranged for him
Asta works full time. too. and will
have 23 doseupe— which is a record
for animal actors The dog and a
year-old baby are threatening to
steal the picture; they have a run-
ning gag through the story in which
the youngster is always found
chewing on Asta1* favorite bone.
As a publicity stunt at a recent
premiere the preas agent arranged
for two ro-eds. who were supposed
to look like Myrna Loy and Joan
Crswford. to sweep up in a huge
limousine and enter the theater
■ without tickets Trouble was that
I they didn't look enough like the
. stars and the crowd around the
theater didn't give them a tumble.
Before the show was over though
the reaourcefull preas agent had
another idea: he had word circul-
ated through the waiting mob out-
side that one of the girls was Dons
Duke Cromwell And the clothes
were nearly torn off the pair as
they left the theater.
Apparently* everything has been
going along too peacefully at Uni-
versal. With more harmony and bet-
ter production on the lot than there
have been in a decade the studio
signed double-trouble with a co-
starring deal for Mae West and w
C Fields As if that werent
enough temperament executives al-
so are dickering with Marlene Die-
trich for a flicker . . . And Hol-
lywood is snlc .:'«g in r •‘•-e-
Uon of what may happen under the
agreement signed by RKO and Or-
son Welles the wonder boy of
Broadway and the radio. Welles is
to produce write direct and act in
a picture He'll be the absolute boss
And he may. of course teach Hol-
ly wod a lesson.
Both 20th-Fox and Warner Bro-
thers are going right ahead and
simultaneously with films toout
the lata Father Duffy lamed cha
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CHAPTER VI
^HE hadn't meant to blurt it out
like that His eyes stunned
and stricken were like holes in his
face as he gazed down at her. She
had hit htm a blow in his most
vulnerable spot—his work.
She rushed on “You Naval men
—Army men too—professional
war mongers—don’t realize what’s
going on in the minds of the rest
of us. That's what Marcia tried
to tell you that morning on the
field. These planes here drive me
mad! I read the papers I see the
danger our country’s in. I don't
want us to be dragged into war
I can t stand tha thought of people
being killed. But you're teaching
young boys how to kill more effec-
tively Jimmy! That's your work
and it’s part of you and I hate
it! So I hat# you”
She darted from hia arms her
breath coming fast. Sha ran into
the lighted room where people
were dancing. Peter spied her at
once. "My dance. Miaa Storm!"
Linda saw Marcia’s eyes raking
the room for Jimmy and sha was
fiercely glad that here she was.
right under Marcia's nose dancing
with Peter.
She mustn't think about Jimmy
—mustn't think about what he was
going through now. At last she
saw Marcia heading for the porch.
“I—I've had anough" she mum-
bled to Peter. “I've a headache.
Would you mind taking me
home?"
“Gosh I’m sorry." He led the
way to his car parked outside.
They passed Marcia and Jimmy
but Marcia's back was turned
Linda knew that Jimmy had seen
her. Her chin went up. She took
Peter's arm.
On the way home with Peter
driving she tried to get control
of herself. “Sure you’re all right?"
he asked once. “Perhaps we ought
to stop at a drug store and get
you a headache fizz."
“No thanks. I'll be fine. But
when you get beck to the club
please tell Mercia ... I forgot to
say goodby to her."
He hadn’t noticed the two people
on the porch as they left evi-
dently. "Be glad to" he said.
When Linda entered the house.
Marcia's mother was sitting under
a lamp busy with a piece of knit-
ting “How early you ere chil-
dren!"
“It’a just me." Linda said mis-
erably. “I—I didn't feel well."
“I'm aorry. la thera anything
I can do for you?"
"No. I—I’ll be all right"
• • •
'T’HE telephone rang. Mrs. King
rose to answer It She came
back quickly. “Lucky you hap-
pened to come in right now. That’s
long distance for you.”
George! Linda experienced a
surge of thanksgiving. George had
not written because he was so busy
getting ready to leave and now
ha was waiting to tell her *T11
be there day after tomorrow. I’m
taking the tram right now."
“Hello." she said into the phone.
‘‘Hello George."
“Hello. Linda.” How good it was
to hear his voice! Just the sound
of it brought back Queensville
and Daddy and home. All the safe
solid everyday things that had
been slipping away from her in
the confusion of these past few
days.
"George you’re coming down
aren't you?” she cried eagerly.
"Oh I'm so glad! When will you
be here?”
Instead of answering that ha
was asking "What happenad.
Linda? Your lettar sounded so
queer it alarmed ma. What's the
matter?”
“Nothing's tha matter. I just
missed you and I—I thought it
would be nice if you could come
and I—oh. George surely you can
leave the laboratory just for once!
Surely I'm just as important to
you as those experiments.”
“But why do you need me
Linda?” She had forgotten how
matter-of-fact George could be.
Forgotten tha solid common sense
which always motivated him.
"I miss you." she said despair-
ingly. “Isn't that enough? I—I'm
lonely here. I—I wanted to go
back but Marcia wouldn't let me.
Please come down George.”
"It’s out of the question Linda.
I can’t afford a jaunt like that now.
I'm up to my ears in work and I
simply haven’t the time my dear.”
"But. George I want you here!”
There was a silence. His voice
came at last "You know if there
was any urgent reason. I'd come
at once Linda. But this is silly!
You'ra ia a strange place and
you’re probably homesick. . .
"Then why did you bother tele-
phoning me at all?” the choked
“Why didn’t you Just throw my
letter into the wastebasket and
forget it? If it doesn’t matter to
you that I need you if you think
I'm silly—"
"Linda!” he cried. "Linda there
i* something wrong! You're not
yourself”
"Oh. I'm myself all right" she
replied swiftly. “And you’re being
yourself too. I see that now. Your
work cornea first it always has
I don't matter. All right stay
there. Go on with the experi-
ments. Never mind about ma. I’ll i
get along.” She took a deep
breath urged on by some malevo-
lent impulse she did not fully
understand herself. "Goodby
George!’’ Of Its own volition her
hand slammed the telephone back
on its cradle and she was getting
up walking unsteadily to her
room.
aa a a
W HEN Marcia cam* In hours
” later. Linda pretended to be
asleep. She heard the other girl
rap softly on her door. She heard
her whisper "Linda? Linda?"
Then the footsteps went down the
halt
In the morning Marcia's mother
told her over the breakfast table
"That long distance call came
through again last night. But you
didn't answer when we called
you."
Linda crumbled her toast "Did
it?" There had been nothing fur-
ther to say. George wasn’t com-
ing. and any excuses would only
make matters worse.
"What ailed you last night?"
Marcia wanted to know. "Peter
said you had a headache and asked
him to take you home." Her eyes
narrowed. "You're still just a little
seedy this morning. Want to go
back to bed?”
"No. I’ll be all right*
There was the sound of the tele-
phone again. "That's Jimmy I
guess.” Marcia smiled. But it
wasn't Jimmy. It was long dis-
tance once more for Miaa Linda
Storm.
She was glad the telephone was
in the foyer away from the others.
When she picked it up she felt the
same cold anger sweeping through
her that she had experienced last
night "Listen George if all you
want to say is—"
j "Linda!" George's voice was
excited different "Linda some-
thing terrible has happened. Last
night after you hung up on me 1
was worried about it a while and
then decided to go over and tell
your dad. He didn't answer the
door."
Her flngert on the instrument
stiffened chill foreboding clutched
at her. "Dad? Oh George quick!
Tell me!"
"I got in through the back way.
Ha was in the study. He'd had a
heart attack.”
"Heart attack?" she echoed
dully. "Why didn’t you call me
right away?"
"I did but I couldn't get you.
And I had no time to hang on
the phone. I had to go for the
doctor. There was so much to be
done!"
"How—how is he now. George?"
"They can’t tell yet Linda.
You'd better come straight home.”
"Yea. Yea I'm coming. I'm
coming on the first plane."
(To Bo Con tin Bed)
plain of the ’fighting »ih" Note
to exhibitors: There'll probet>.\ be
l*n>e similarity between these pic-
tures. but youd better not doub'e-
bill them.
Jeanette MacDonald and Metro
finally have made peace with a deal
for an unannounced number of
pictures over an unspecified num-
ber of years for tn undisclosed
number of dollars . . . After snaak
previews ths Lamarr-Taylor "Pury
of the Tropics" went bock to the aet
for retakes and more kisses. This
vehicle for Hedy has GOT to be
good . . . The colony’s gambling
fans suddenly have gone silly over
roulette ‘‘systems ’’ They sit around
In the daytime arguing and check-
ing notebooks full of recorded plays
At that they don’t seem to be los-
ing much more than usual.
Marquee signs of the week:
" Some Like It Hot—Completely
Air-Conditioned" . . . "Joe Louis-
Tony Qalento—Tailsptn
• • •
Nancy Carroll who couldn't get
a movie job six months ago. is
studying bids from three studios
now that she has returned from her
Broadway succeas in "1 Must Love
Someone ' ... Ail the film plants
hava clamped down on the visitor
problem more acute this summer
than ever before because of the
Worida Fair crowds In San Fran-
cisco. Only celebrities important
exhibitors bosses' friends and the
working press can get past the gates
without using dynamits-
An efficiency expert from the
east was sent to one of the studios
to assist 'he personnel department
in weeding out and replacing a lot
ot employea. For weeks hundreds
of salaried workers shivered in an-
ticipation of the ex. But It fell In
only one spot—the heads of the
personnel department have been
kicked out
A casting director was trying to
select a couple of babies about fl
months old As each mother brought
in a child he barked “Whale hia
name? . . . Hew old is ha? ...
What experience has he had?"
Barbs
Doug Corrigan was forced to give
up the traditional leather jacket
for a white sun at hu wedding
First landmark on the latest wrong*
way flight.
On Broadway
With Walter
Winchell '
New York Heartbeat
Facet About Town: George Jesse!
meandering past Loew s State— hit
toupee getung thinner every day ..
George White the glrlegahow pro-
ducer—the only patron permitted in
Chet Stork tans a necktie. Mrs
Bob Hope prettiest of the radio
comedian wives...Miriam Hopkins
a Sutton Place squatter toddling
out of an E. 6th St. grocery haci-
enda . Ruth Weston under a huge
red sunbonnet nibbling on a Tavern
lamb chop a dozen minutes before
making her entrance m The Am-
erican Way" two blocks away ...
Tullio Carminati the charm spec-
ialist and one of the few actors who
can kiss an actress’ paw without
looking silly—leading the cheerers
for Frltzl Scheff at the Diamond
Horseshoe ..Macoco. the Argentine
spender surrounded by a dozen pals
and gals at the Kit Kat—as though
it still were 1928 and 1929.. Van
Heflin. Katharine Hepburns lead-
ing man in Phiia Story" chatting
with reporters and asking them if
they think his interpretation of an
interviewer in the play is accurate.
Sallies In Our Alley: When May-
or Maverick of San Antonio was
here for the ‘Information Please
broadcast a newspaper interviewer
asked him what he thought of El-
liott Roosevelts severest critic ...
’Well” replied Maverick “it's too
bad that Elliott Roosevelt was crit-
icized for the only sensible state-
ment he ever made*...Elliott will
have to figure out himself if that
is a compliment or a dirty dig ...
Now that the Actor s Union has al-
lied itself with the Stage Hands
Union. Joe Laurie Jr. gags: "If an
actor is seen with a beautiful girl
his brother unionist uhe stage
hand) will probably demand that 1
he have two extra men!"
Memos of a Midnlghter: At Lil-
lian Emerson s wedding the cham-
pagne flowed from a fountain in the
reception room . The House of Ohan
on 52nd St. serves a “Zombie” cock-
tail—so potent they refuse to sell
you more than two.. Eddie Lough-
lin and Jeremiah Mahoney are
amused over the tiff report . Beat
of pals. etc. ..The Cotton Club cig-
gie girls report 20 per cent increase
in sales since they stopped wearing
dresses ..What have those Italians
got? Betty Shevlin Smith. Fernan-
da Munn and Cobina Wright. Jr.
of the uppah register are all inter-
ested in Fascist nobles . Buddy Ab-
bott snd Olive Nicholson of Streets
of Paris" are saving their francs...
If you've done any smuggling then
start worrying Mnny society smug-
glers will soon be exposed by the
Federal Grand Jury.. Arthur «ex-
Stork Club host* Brown (who is
single* in Reno—for a lovely rea-
son.. Peter Arno la not Brenda s
steady. He also likes a Continental
Theatre strip-teaser...Novelette in
the phone book: Tony Sarg. 54 W.
9th St ...Mrs. Tony Sarg. 112 W
11th.
Midtown Vignette: She’s a pretty
girl—in the ensemble of one of the
cafe floor shows Probably 17 per-
haps younger than that.. Her love-
ly mother contributed a lot of Zteg-
felds reputation for being the Mas-
ter Showman and few of us knew
that she had a child The mother
passed on a few seasons ago—and
the girl came to Broadway for a Job
.. Inheriting many of hew mothers
charms—ahe had no difficulty con-
necting.. But she won t go out with
any of the local loafers—doean t
drink flirt or smoke.. A novelty In
the Broadway Arena.. She Is loyal
to her sweetheart true-blue and all
that Her honey is thrice her age
...His last love was her mother!
Sounds In the Night: In the
Stork: "She's certainly Improved
She now goes around with a better
class of drunks' ... At Lindyi:
“Her husband lent her only lover—
he's Just her permanent one.. At
Bills Gay 90s: “Most fellers have
two girls. One who has a soft spot
In his heart and one who has a soft
spot In his head'...At Coq Rouge
“Her pretty figure cost him a pretty
figure*. At the Queen Mary: “Whst
a couple! Her morals are as loose as
his wrists'...At the Club 18: “He
worships the ground he walks on"
...At the Astor Roof: "The life she
leads makes the most interesting
whispers".. At the Onyx: “Hes the
sort of guy who goes around pinch-
ing babies' cheeks and saying: Gee.
what a cute mother you have'!”...
In the Famous Door: “He doesn t
go back on his word—he Just goes
around It”...At Mother Kellys:
• Does she know men? She's always a
step-in ahead of them."
What Gov. Dickinson Missed
Dept : A new business enterprise
clsims to hsve the yacht "North
Star." formerly “The Viking.'* and
the property of the late Oeorge F
Baker...It is being used for week-
end cruises. They furnish compan-
ionship. male or female.. The pro-
moter is located on West 28th Street
.. .The letters sent to prospects state
in part: “There will be 80 invited
guests Forty gentlemen and forty
ladles between the age of 25 and 45
cart. There will be no formality
id every arrangement will ba pro-
tided to assure an atmosphere of
charm pleasure and romance For
this reason it is necessary that we
have reasonable personal particu-
lars to be held in strictest confi-
dence. which will be a means of
protection for all concerned. You
can lounge on deck while a concert
la in progress later play bridge or
dance as suits the mood and a host
or hostess will see that you art not
neglected *
Circus folk have a language all
their own. To them camels are
humps elephants are bulls mon-
keys are old folk hippos are hogs
hyenas are gravet .ggers. and
ostrich* are big turkevs People
who take ‘n all the free sights but
never buy tickets ax# lot-flea* to
them.
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