Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-30
WHAT | HEAR.

l met former San Diego newspaper
man Yesterday who told me queer
trait of one of the editors there. 1t
happened during the last campaign.
Ny friend was friend of Bowers, and
his paper was supporting Murray for
the congressional nomination. One day
my friend was called into the ''old
mans" (every editor is '..the old man'')
room, and was asked if he was support
ing Bowers in his talk on the streets.
Eyes, of course l am" twas his frank
response. "My personal opinion does
not affect my work on the paper"
But it did though, for in couple of
days he found himself without a situa-
ton.
I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that
there is not another place in California
where the editor of a paper bothers
himself about the politics of members OF
his staff.
Mr.. Mckee Rankin was a surprise to
those who had not seen the gentleman
for some time, in the great skill and
force with which he played such oppo-
site roles as the Canuck and Arthur
Eastman. He should get Peniro, Be-
laaco or De Mile to write play for
him worthy OF his best efforts.
x*+
Miss Amelia Bingham, Mr.. Rankin's
leading lady, is also a surprise. When
she came on in the second act OF The
Runaway Wife, in her very fetching
low-cut gown, alt the eyes in the house
were admiringly centered on her. Her
acting shows her to be hard studying,
conscientious worker.
**x
How could that foolish report ever
have been started that D. Gilbert Dex-
ter had "sklpped.' Such good men do
not 'skip." Never! The person who
started the horrible story should be--be
well, there is hardly any punishment
severe enough to fit the crime.
K*x
Political jobs may come and they may
go, but the grand jury it experts on for
ever.
Mr.. Rees having called his honor the
mayor a slugger who hits below the
belt, and the mayor having in five col
umns of nonpareil type delicately told
Mr.. Rees that he is stranger to truth,
the world may we'll wonder if the sun
will have to stand still in order tofurnish
light for the combat which should
result at today's meeting of the council.
xxx
I hear good story about Ziegenfus.
Everybody who knows the least thing
about newspapers knows big, jolly row.
ing "Zieg." He is editing the Fresno
Republican this week; next week, how
ever, he may be in London, New York
or San Francisco. That's his style.
There is saloon in Fresno, so my in
formant told me, and he ought to know.
A few weeks ago Zieg was going home
at about 3 O'Clock in the morning, when
he noticed that the saloon-keeper had
closed his place and forgotten to lock
the door. Zieg thought he would lock
it for him, and opened the
door to get the key from the
inside. Once open he thought he might
as well take glass of soda water, 30 he
lighted up and opened bottle. While
doing so fellow strutted in and said,
"Gimme cocktail" planking down the
silver. Zieg remembered having once
read how cocktails were made, and
mixed the customer one. "Gimme
n'uther' was the result. Attracted by
the light, other customers walked in. |
Most of them wanted cocktails, in fact,
wanted several. Zieg collected each time |
and when the barkeeper came around at |
80 to open the saloon he found it full
Of customers, who were in the same
condition. All the stock of liquors was
and Zieg handed over the
returns from 49S cocktails, finished the
glass of soda he had started to drink
when he entered, and walked home. At
east Douglas White says so.