Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

porters must pay for this cooperation
is a reformation of the con0uct which
resulted in the somewhat disreputable
appearance of old room ~.
There must not come TO him In the
future, the inspector said, reports OF
activities without the sanction OF the
LIQUOR laws of the land in the press
room.
It remains to be seen whether the
police reporters will become journalists
in the press room at 49, louisiana ave-
nue..
the pressroom as q copy boy six years
ago will never grow dim, peeped into
old room 10 last night and saw only the
ghost of tradition.
pressroom was bare and deserted-even
Oscar, the pet presSroom mouse had
abandoned his hole in the floor.
Cubs First visit to 10.
This cub reporter will never forget
his initial visit to old room ID.
Three reporters sat at their respec-
tive desks pounding out police stories
for their papers. Another lay Is II
dead on the top Of desk.
ANY copy?" said the boy to be-
speckled and nervous man who has
since died-the cub reporter saw his
picture on the wall last night and be-
low it, In a penciled scrawl, were the
words I'm Memoriam to one OF the
Capitol's best police reporters"
And that man answered mo, but
we might get story out OF the dead
man on the desk"
with mouth agape and trembling Q
bit the copy boy looked at the prone
body-a slouch hat half covered the
face
The bespeckled man and his COM
panions soon arose and ordering the
copy boy to watch the body ex-
It was q trying five minutes the boy
waited-then suddenly and without
warning the body arose from the desk
The boy made q Decline for the door
but it was locked. He tried to scream
but his screamer failed to work.
Then from the darkness came Q
realistic yawn and q sleepy voice said
How close is 1t to press timer"
Wouldn't Take the Tip.
Some years back, as the story goes, q
group Of reporters sat about table
playing cards.
A police sergeant who now Is lieu
tenant, came In with the announce
ment that man had just jumped frorz
the Washington Monument.
Tell IL to the well known Marines,
said the all-knowing scribes.
well, I tell you that q man has
Jumped from the Monument and Il
happens to be the first case in his
tory" retorted the sergeant.
"Boloney," jeered the reporters and
continued with their playing.
They played through two editions
and the sergeant returned.
you think I'm kidding he
said, "well give the morgue q buzz"
Somebody cid just that and 1t wasn't
two seconds later that the press room
was nearly as deserted as 1t Is today.
Then there's the story that concerns
one familiar with the press room even
before the war and q man, who used
to be o newspaper man himself and Is
now working in Legislative circles.
Better Lack Next Time.
It seems that the veteran scribe
with few under his belt came down
to cover the police run and with him
he brought weapon nearly IS big -
himself. The other figure In the story
was calling the precincts on the police
telephone.
The veteran scribe became playful
with the gun and 1t accidently ex.
| ploded-the shot missing the other!
head by inches and tore o large holt
In the wall.
For many years the words ''bettel
| luck next time" were printed over tn,
hole. But to the regret Of the veterans
1t was repaired and painted.