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' Lights of New York
by L. L. STEVENSON
Chicanery: Here's the latest racket
being worked on Broadway?u revivul
of an old trick yet one that's
proving highly successful. A not
too busy drinking place is selected
and a cheater comes in as a stranger
to a confederate who is already
at the bar. The stranger gives a
demonstration of sleight-of-hand and
then, as a final trick, requests the
loan of a five spot from the till. The
bill is vanished und slipped to the
confederate who Immediately buys a
drink for himself. By this time, the
bartender is a bit worried over the
fin that has disappeared. So the dishonest
one tells him to look in the
register and sure enough, there is
the identical fiver, serial number
and all. With that, the trickster and
his confederate suddenly remember
important engagements and depart
on their separate ways only to meet
and divide their loot.
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C'est la Guerre t During a visit to
Bill and Dot down in Washington,
Dot's mother, Mrs. Louise Humer,
discovered that grandpa, the nestor*
and pride of Bill and Dot's turtle collection,
was not enjoying himself
because his particular delicacy, ant
eggs, was not readily obtainable in
the national capital. So when she
returned to New York, Mrs. Humer
visited a downtown pet store. There
she learned that ant eggs at present
are jndeed scarce because they ure
imported from Russiq and Finland.
Conditions overseas being what they
are, ant eggs have increased in price
from 75 cents to $3 a pound. Fortunately,
ant eggs are extremely
light, so two packages were sent
to Washington and last reports have
it that grandpa once agpin is enJoying
the delicacy that appeals to
him and thus is able to scorn
chopped steak.
Street Scene: Little mothers looking
after their charges in the shadows
of frowning tenements . . .
One of those horse-drawn, hand-operated
merry-go-rounds . . . With
a tired-looking steed standing patiently
. . . While the owner with
smiles and gestures Invites patrons
into the seats . . . The seats
are filled and the merry-go-round
man starts to crank . . . But only
for a moment . . . Eager youngsters
spring forward with pleas to
be allowed to do his work . . . and
while he rests, youth turns the crank
. . . and the little mothers, as
meir cnarges, gurgle and coo, smile
. . . While I, being an old one, am
reminded of Tom Sawyer and that
job of whitewashing a fence.
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Cat Story: Mrs. Lavelle G. Brown
of Glendale, Calif., in town with her
husband who was here on business,
told me of her cat Tony, a shorthaired
14-pound regular old torn with
a big head, but well beloved nevertheless.
One day Mrs. Brown missed
Tony and calls, endearing and otherwise,
failed to cause him to appear.
Fearing that he had been lured
away by some siren or a desire for
exploration, Mrs. Brown wondered
what ?h? would tell her husband
whom Tony always greeted with affection.
But, as she was preparing
dinner, Mrs. Brown opened the refrigerator
and out strolled Tony. -It
seemed that, being attacked by hunger
urge, he had gone inside in
search of refreshment, and the door
had been closed. But, as defrosting
was m process, no harm was done
and Tony greeted Mr. Brown as
usual.
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Swing: The ether night at Fiesta
Daneetcria. one of the suing b.tiuif
had juM :? !: the st.ir.d whin a busboy
cat tying a ti.iv of dishes ar.d
. silver fell down ti.e (light o! sta.i>
connecting ti.e upper and ; ue.
dance doors. He was unnurt bu*
there was a teintic clatter ot cLi.n.i
and knives ami fork*. I m. mediate.y
several do^en pairs tyif jitterbugs g
up to dunce while a more exuier
ant sw a.g-o i.ut jumped fr. m. I s
chair arid shouted. Boy. what an
arrangement 1''
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Redskins: liar'Id Lamston, ex
Broadway producer who turned fiveand-dinte
impresario, wanted a pair
of Indians m full regalia to symbolize
the nickel piece at the opening
of a new dmery. After several
round-the-town calls, he got in contact
with Harry Lec. booking agent.
First, Lee wanted Lamston to hire
the entire Indian tribe that had
worked at the World's fair. Finally,
working down from a rate of SIC
an hour, they came to terms and
then Lamston wanted to know if
the Indians were the McCoy.
' Sure." declared Lee. "These fellows
arc C. P. I."
"What's "C. P. I.'?" demanded
Lamston
"I thougut you knew." responded
Lee. "C P I trie arts Certified Public
Indians
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Sign Grows Too Empty;
Repairs Are Ordered
FlT.l . KRTON CALIF ? Tue
city . irud bem icd sort tr* rung j
hud > i.? d 11 ' no r. ' r :c '
s.gn th:.' - -upprs. ! ' * V.V1
con.o t I* .?jortnn i r.-'
letter went < ut and : n ., i
"We ci mo to Fuller!, n." Titer. ;t
became "We *o Fullorton," rtr.d '
finally, "We to Full." Then they
ordered repairs
Vital Gateway
< Closed To Italy
Suoz. fcfcypi.Tuly 30.?Britain 1*
holilluK ulrtlght control of this vital
Kate way ?>f world commerce. thus
tightening 'I'" noose al)out Italy b
African colonies and HtrangHuK hoi
attempts to transport badly needed
war materials and relnforcoinentb to
Ki Ilea, Italian Sotnalllund and LthloI>la.
The British contraband operations
are like a three-edited blade. I be
Italians ate prevented from getting
help via Sue/. Canal, shipments of
Italy-bound from the Far Fast are
blocked and far south along the African
coastline ships trying to edge
their way up Krltrea and Italian Sumallland
uro stalked hy British waiships.
Since Italy's entrance Into the war
none of her ships have passed through
the canal.
Naval authorities disclosed today
that the Italian steamer Verbanla, 6.poo
tons, carrying a oargo valued
at JtiOO.OOO Is held at port Said. Loaded
with foodstuffs Intended for the
Italian forces In Kthioplu, it was
seized In route from the Suez soon
after the Italian declaration of war.
The crew of 40 has been Interned.
British say their control of the canal
and wuters south of It has been
so successful that serious difficulties
have arisen In the Italian colonies,
where lack of supplies hampers Italian
operations and the guerilla warfaro
of Fthlopian tribesmen Is making
matters worse with destructive
rulds on military supply depots.
Bandits Flee
With $108,000
Asbury Park. N. J.. July 30.?Four
bandits armed with shot-guns robbed
two bank messengers of $108,000 hi
cash today and escaped In an automobile
after a mlle-a-mlnute chase
through the heart of this seacoast resort.
Pursued for several blocks by Sergeant
Vernon Bennett, or tltv Central
railroad of New Jersey police, tho
robbers made their getaway when a
New York and Long Branch railroad
train, passing a grade crossing, forced
Bennett to stop his car.
Police discounted reports that a
woman was driving In the bandit machine.
The holdup occurred In front of the
postoffice about 9:15 a. in. IK. S. T.I
when the messengers. Joseph Sturm
and Clarence Barton Stepped from
their car to mall the fund, consigned
from the Asbury Park National- ,Bank
and Trust company to the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York
Seven Youths Die In
Auto, Train Crash
Augusta, Ga.. July 30.?Seven young
pet/pie. three c*c in em m em be is oi a
prominent family of undertakers,
were killed Instantly today In a grade
crossing collision between their automobile
and a fast freight train.
The dead were R A Blllott, Jr.. 19.
and Helen Curtis Kllioti. 10. brother
and sister; Corlnne Blliott. 1G. Willi.
mi Wlim-leas. 20; Gerald Shepherd.
IP. and Julian Balrivvki. 19. ail of Aneu-c.i
and Kmma Kdith Baker. 1G of
A! ipaha. Ga.
I'.irtiiis of tin- Klliutt children opale
a futiet a! parlor lo re.
W'itm-ss.-s said the car was dragged
1 p"t feet <i UVI1 the Tt.O 1\ -by the ill1
>i t ii n i| Georgia railroad freight No
?>:v- on tlie train was injured.
U. org. Driggir.s. who lives nearby.
-,i?,i th.- c-ash ' sounded like a small
'Oitiado. but 1)? one screamed?just
the sound of the ?ar engine dragged.
Senator Sees U. S.
In Gravest Peril
< arnbride. Mass . July 3o.? Senator
P.-pper i I>-F1 a ?. long an advocate of
aiding Great Britain, declared tonight
the I'nited States was in "greater
physical danger than It has been since
It gained Its independence."
Iti a speech prepared for a Harvard
law school summer group, Pepper
added the Western hemisphere faced
its gravest peril since establishment
of the Monroe Doctrine He quoted
i high administration authority" as
saying "the wolf is really at the door
of America " Popper's address was
for deliv.-ry over the Mutual Broadcasting
system (8 p. m. K D T ).
"It is possible." he continued, "for
a combination of existing world forces
who have reason to desire our downfa;!
seriously to threaten our securi'
y "
"i y-ks of female elephants are used
he manufacture of billiard balls.
' >n.\> Dixon of Raleigh. N C . has
i-k. ! an injunction to stop dtstrjbusilen*
movie " I he Birth
, Nation " adapted from his notel.
I' lai.sinen " In a suit fil-d in
\ ..c ,i ,k federal disfrh : court at
i: . Dixon allege.* that Charles N
. . .\ Buffalo independent distrl-j
infringed <>n I ?uvl?l Mark Grif
copyright by making copies
... ::ie film available to theatres
Women Now Gel Pild
For Talking; They Lecture
As talkers, women are losing then
amateur standing. From the field of
chatter, where the jokesmiths have
misplaced them so long, they hove
risen to professional prominence in
the serious business of lecturing.
So declured Halph McCallister, director
of the Adult Education council.
Women, though not dominating
the lecture platform, will hold an
enviable place alongside men, he
declared.
"There Isn't any doubt that women
have come of age when it comes
to lecturing," said McCallister. Gone
is the feminine viewpoint that was
typical of the woman speaker of the
old days. Now her approach to a
subject is the same as that of a
man. She stands on her own feet
and discusses the same problems
that men do. *
"There are women lecturing today
who will talk politics, economics
and world problems as well as
any man. Books, literatura and personal
reminiscences are as much
theirs to talk about as Anybody's.
"They aren't yet in demand ag
much as men, but their prestige Is
growing. Although a woman is referred
to in jest as being a natural
talker, there is no doubt that she
gives public speaking more serious
thought and attention and study than
does a man.
"A woman speaker is more conscientious
than a man about preparation,
I believe. She makes more
of an effort to put herself across."
However, Mr. McCallister admitted,
all this does not yet make her
a dangerous competitor of the male
lecturer.
"Our men are still more in demand
than our women as lecturers,"
he said. "That's because
men's groups always want a man,
and women's clubs always insist on
a man as their speaker."
Mr. McCallister pointed out how
topics chosen by women speakers
have changed. Formerly * yoman
would speak on: "A Woman.? View
of Politics." Now it's: "What'* the.
Matter With Politics?" or a general
subject, "The Washington Scene."
Formerly, he said a woman might
appear to speak on "Your Children
and Mine." Now, with women assuming
as much importance as men
in certain fields, it is easy to obtain
a woman who can discuss "The
Psychology of the Adolescent."
Mr. McCallister believes, from the
Adult Education council's experience,
that about one of- five Important
lecturers today are women.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who is not managed
bv his bureau, he noints to as the
highest paid lecturer in the country
and one of the leaders in the
field of feminine public speaking.
Glass Now Can Solve
Also the Photo Problem
A new heat-absorbing plate glass
has been discovered to help solve
one problem of millions of amateur
photographers?not to mention professional
picture makers.
Although designed principally for
store windows in which perishable
goods are displayed, the new glass
known as "aklo" will reduce heat
rrom photo enlargers ? a major
source of damaged or destroyed negatives.
Placed between a hot incandescent
lamp and a fragile negative
in the enlarging process, the
glass absorbs so much of the radiated
heat that the negative scarcely
becomes warm.
Another use for the heat-absorbing
glass is to screen flood lights
during the photography of flowers
where fast work ordinarily is necessary
to prevent drooping caused by
the heat from the huge light bulbs.
Housewife Leads Students
Finishing high school 15 years behind
her class, after she gave it up
for marriage and a business career,
Mrs. Jewell Grimes, senior :n Marion
township high school, has been
notified that she placed first among
several thousand students in a national
contest in bookkeeping.
Mrs. Grimes' instructor, R. L.
Gallegly, was notified of her award
from the Business Education World
in New York which sponsored the
contest.
Mrs. Grimes, wife of a filling station
owner, returned to high school
to finish her course after a secretarial
career of several years during
which she served a year as
president of the Marion Business
and Professional Woman's club. She
pursued her studies with such diligence
that when she receives her diploma
next month she will have
completed the four-year course in
three years. '
Whale Back Warships
A new type "whale back" warship
with curved, armor-covered
decks and pill box gun batteries is
being discussed by the navy's designers
as a way of offsetting the
"temporary advantage" now held
by bombing planes.
The "whale back" deck would
completely cover all parts now exposed
to fire, including the bridge
and communications system.
Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison
told a press conference that a
general rev ision of warship construction
must he mart* to meet the "temporary
advantage" of borrhvs.
Edison emphasized that ine advantage
he spoke of wan not that
planes sink many war? hips, hut that
evplo-bng brerdc ]< '! t ;onnel,
silenc e guns ar i d..-.. pi < ltnunieations
on tnc exposed "i ... do" of
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