Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-02
NOW HAS
HOUSE TOP GOLF
(By Dispatch A. +. Wire)

(By Dispatch a. L. Wire)
PARIS. May 29.-"House- Top Golf"
is the latest contribution of Paris to
civilization. six hole course on the
roog of a big department store in
the heart Of the city is giving tired
business men country-club recreation
lust around the corner from their
offices. AS yet there has been no
report of a sliced or hooked ball 60
ing out of bounds and landing on the
head of some pedestrian in the busy
4 street below, far out of range, of the
customary warning fore"
Everything is moving westward in
| Paris-even the Folles Berge~e,
Frances last word in up-to-date
music halldom. From the site near
the Grand Boulevards it has l0ccu-
pied for more than 40 years, the fol-
lies is following the westward march
of other theaters toward the Etoile.
1t has acquired a new site in the
Avenue de Wagram and it purposes
to begin building this summer.
Employees of the Cannes Casino
have split an 100000 franc melon
which grew from the tips of the
gamblers during the past four months.
This sum will provide record sal
airy to all of the employees. The
| casino books show that the receipts
for the past season were unprece-
dented The house percentage from
| the boule and baccarat tables amount
ed to 33,9OO,OOO francs two million
francs better than last year and nine
millions more than 1923-24.
The fact that the city of Cannes
receives but 100000 francs from the
casino while the employees draw 81
! O0O 900 francs, is causing much dis
satisfaction among the citizens. They,
! are urging the necessity of placing
/ all casino employees on salaries. AT
| the present time practically all casino
| employees draw no salaries but wait
until the close of the season, when
| the tips are apportioned. head
croupier under the present system
earns from so to hundred thousand
| francs a season.
The prevalent distaste for the ex-
change profiteering foreign visitor
oes not extend to foreign plays
Never have there been so many pro-
dduced in Paris as during the pres
ent season, both in the original and
in French translations.
! Pirandello in particular has cap
tured the French stage and at one
| time there were six of his plays run
ming simultaneously at different
| theaters. The adapters have now
gone through all his first-line works,
such as Henry W. and Six Char
acters in Search of an Author and
are now bringing out his lesser
known productions.
| Another foreign play which is
making a deep impression is Leon
Gordons white Cargo the story
of how the African sun dries up the
Aryan moral sense. First produced
in the original English by the Eng
lish players, a French version is be-
ing prepared for early production ut
the Odeon, the second state theater.
! There has been quite boom in
wireless sets in Paris since the gen
era1 strike in England, especially
tamong English speaking residents who
used them to get their strike news
At first there was considerable in
reference, but that passed away after
| the first few days and since then
the chief trouble has been the SINH
larity Of, wave lengths of two large
stations.
abatement, appeals to me-" says Mrs.
Pankhurst. THAT alone would make
me a conservative"
'Tt is generally believed she win
not long be politically idle.
A tattoo mark on Richard Clifton's
| left arm bearing the words Il Love
! Nell" has decided adversely suit
against him instituted by tailor to
recover bill contracted six years
ago
Clifton testified that he never re- &
| ceived the suit and said he had never
seen the tailor before. The judge
asked the tailor if he was positive of
C1ifton's identity. The tailor replied
that when he measured Clifton for
the suit he noted tattoo mark on
his left arm bearing the words II
Love Nell.''
The court ordered Clifton to bare
his left arm and there were the
words This decided the case against
the defendant.
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