New Britain herald., 1924-06-21
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

lery, cussing himself for not staying
 home and listening in on the con- vention over the radio so he would
 know what was going on. 16 q. m.-Band strikes up side
 walks of New York" and Georgia
 Crackers leave the hall because I"Dixie" wasn't played first. 1O:15 a. m.-Pack of wild St. Ser naris escape from Larry Stevens hot
 dog kennels and bite the North Caro- 1 lima deelgates before being muzzled
 and returned to the pound. ! 10:30 a. m.-McAdoo agents, tear /. ing a leaf from Doc O'Leary's man. ual of politics, announce they have everything sewed up. i 10:45 a. m.-Committee on reso- lutions reports that all the delegates have broken their New Years resolu- i tions and are therefore eligible for the convention. i II a. m -Klan delegates move that everyone be compelled to don hoods and robes before voting. ! 11:15 a. m.-Thirty-siX more klan { boys led out in wooden hmonos. 2 11:30 a. m.-Judge Thoms sitting tight and giving out no interviews. ! 11:45 d. m.-Steering committee re- ports delegates are as wild as steers because the Long Island Scotch hasn't I yet arrived.
 l 12 m.-South Carolina delegate dis i cusses Nordic supremacy with Davy | FitzGerald of New Haven who asks him if the A. o. H. is strong in his town.
 12:15 D. m.-One-eyed Connolly, notorious gate crasher. sneaks by out | side guard, disguished as King Klcagle.
 1e:S0 p. m.--So much noise in the half, favorite Sons can't hear them selves talk.
 D, m.-Rumor spreads that Yam
 kees are going to play a double-header at the stadium.
 lSO ?. m.-Rumor about Yankees | verified.
 1:45 p. m.--Conyention moves in a : body to Yankee stadium having de- i cided to postpone the nomination of president in favor Of the more inn portant mission of seeing Babe sock one on the nose.
 ? D. m.-Harry Stevens, the hot dog breeder, leads his pack Of yclping aircdales to the Yankee stadium and Madison Square Garden is as empty as pre-war rye bottle. And now ladies,----" the lecturer said as he began to warm up tos his subject in n local theater this week, But he never finished. The theater was crowded with women and girls-the film was being shown exclusively 10 members Of the fair sex. Interest in picture was at high pitch and the lecturer was being listened to attentively.
 Suddenly there was a scream. fol- lowed by another scream, followed by a chorus Of screams.
 Women jumped up on their seats. Others hurried into the aisloS. The voice Of the speaker was drowned out Tn the general tumult.
 strollinR mp one Of the aislos with all the dignity Of John Drew, and stopping 10 twitch his mustache oc. casionally, came a mouse. 1t was a small mouse, not much bigger than a beetle, according to tho Observers in- dormant But it could have been as large as an elephant and caused no more eonsternation. shrill faisAttos re-echoed from all parts Of the thea tor.
 After noting with satisfaction the unroar he had caused Mir Mouse dis appeared, not with too much haste but with all tho dignity beGtting lone mouse in a theater filled with females
 The lecture was resumed and all was well until Mr. Mouse decided there was more fun in inc theater than there was in his hole. So out he came again, did few jazz steps in the aisle to attract attention and constcrnation reigned again. The screams that were uttered at thr ani- malls first appearance were feeble compared with what followed. Again evcryone mounted the seats.
 Tho lecturer Eazed al inc audience and threw up his hands in disgust
 The mouse went away.
 The film continued to unwind-but most of the eyes in the theater spnet the rect of the afternoon searching the floor.
 Although many so-callrd exports are casting smu1ge over the indus trial and commercial outlook. there are more enconrag ging signs which in- dicate that business is not expected to continue at lowsr levels for very long.
 Two of the most hopeful signs are The extra dividends declared by the