The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08

Is made Of old ship tirnbefs and
ID one Of the show places OF
the suburb that George nj. Cohen
irnmortalized in his "Forty-five
Minutes from Broadway"
There Is a Kelly pool room, 4
big flower conservatory. swim.
ming pool and q huge studio room
with an open fireplace in this
house that laughs built. Briggs,
Of course, 10 q small town prod !
uct and was born In Reedsburg,
Wis.
Jean Knott, the penny ante
sketcher, lives in Clayton. NO..
the county seat Of st. Louis cOurl-
ty, but spends part Of his time
In New York. Almost any sun
NY day you can find him loung-
ing with the Ioafers about the
courthouse. It il difficult to ret
him to motor into town - not
even to see Eddie ''-unIess you
suggest a game Of penny ante.
He loves the game. and Why
shouldn't he? It's gentle stimulus
has taught him the art Of living
in plenty without toll.
II. A. Bushnell resides in CIeve-
land. Bush began life ct hard
labor, but his unusual talents
were soon recognized. He is shy
and different and avoids cIiques
and back-slapping dinners.
RUBE FOR BROADWAY.
The only dyed-in-the.wCol New
Yorker / know among the comic
artists IL Jack Callahan. who first
saw light Of day in Brooklyn.
Rube L. Goldberg was born in
San Francisco, but seldom goea
back any more. Although he
owns apartment houses there. he
says the old town is changed.
He thrills to his view Of Broad
way from the Times Building at
which he works.
He stormed all the newspaper
shops when he came to New
York with no success. and was
about to return to the Golden
Gate when he got q small chance
to do his stuff on the Evening
Mail. He has developed into one
Of the highest-paid cartoCnists In
the world.
He, like Briggs, Is a boyish. un-
spoiled young man. He works
with a furious intensity but plays
just as hard. He is at home in
a hash house where prizefighters
loaf, as well as the Ritz. It
would be difficult to call Rube
''Mr. Goldberg" I think he wouId
resent 1t.
Fontaine Fox is a tall, slender
young man with a short light
mustache-English fashion. From
Louisville he migrated to Chi
cago, and then the usual stopping
place - Manhattan where his
original drawings and ideas won
him a national following. He is
rather quiet and unassuming, but
withal extraordinary. He was
born IN Louisville, Ky.
Al Frueh, the caricatuFist, IL O
droll-appearing young man. He
halls from Lima, O., but has spent
the larger part Of his life in Paris
and New York. One might find
his double in front Of the village
drugstore almost any summer eve
ming.
ALL REGULAR FELLOWS. d.
Herb Roth is a Californian Of
short but athletic build. He has
blond, curly hair, and the most
distinguishing feature is what
Wells terms his button
nose" He lives In Gramercy
Park, a few doors from TIE Play
srs, and his off moments are spant
canoeing or playing handball. He
Used to chew tobacco, ana once
grew a beard that was the de-
spair Of his friends.
There are others-too numerous
perhaps to mention here-who,
however, add just as much TO the
gaiety Of nations. And they COM
pose an unusual group Of small
:own boys. who have made good in
he big city.
Their salaries are always big,
'ut success has not turned their
heads. They are homeloying,
aw-abiding and Just regular Eel.
ows.
They proved their sterling worth
Turing the recent world war.
Copyright. 1898. by tbs McNauaht
Syndicate. Inc.)