White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-15
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who can guess the ages of persons by
hearing them speak. She rarely II
over year out Of the way.
Yet this is not so unusual. Most Of
those who have been blind for some
time can Judge not only age, but char
acter by voices. Often it is harder tc
fool the ear than the eye. The an.
swer may be that beauty parlors do q
lot for faces, but cannot iron the wrin.
kles out Of voices.
Many of us, because we do see,
rarely consider how many impressions
we get from sound. If we hear an un.
familiar noise, we usually 60 ito see
what 1t u.s." Yet, not only words, but
| the tone of voice can rouse various
emotions in US. Words, for example,
may be respectful, but their tone i'm
| pertinent. We get definite Impressions
from a voice over telephone, where
we are forced to depend entirely on
the ear.
To the deaf life is silent movie
To the blind, 1t is a radio performance.
The growth of the radio naturally
has resulted in many experiments and
discoveries as to sound effects. The
National Broadcasting company here
in New York has found that 1t is
necessary to be just as careful in
casting plays for the radio as it is
for the stage. It is necessary to find
speakers who possess parallel quail
ties to those of actors. They must
have acting voices; voices with
dramatic possibilities. Over the radio,
voices take on physical Characters
tics.
With the passing Of the James boys
and their followers, it might have
been supposed the holding up of trains
had grown obsolete, but notice the
fashion has come In again. Once
more the girls are growing old enough
for long dresses and it is possible to
of stepladder. The carpet sweepers
so far appear to be confined to eve
ming wear, but, even in the daytime,
the evident tendency is downward. 1t
looks as If such shows as have un-
draped choruses would soon be 9
treat again.
New York men who employ secre-
taries grow to be more dependent on
them than a ships captain on his com.
pass.
Charles Francis Coe, for example,
the man who wrote "Me, Gangster,"
1.-THE River Pirate" Votes" and all
those other novels, dictates his sto
ries, as we'll as his letters. The other
day entered Mr.. Goes writing room,
in Broadway Office building, to find
him sitting at his desk, gazing discon.
solately at an epistle which he had
picked out on the typewriter himself.
1t seems that he had lost his secre.
tary by marriage or some other catas,
trophe.
Got stamp?" he inquired.
l assured him that was unarmed.
"Well," he said. Il don't know what
am going to do. This is an impor.
tant letter and I haven't any stamp"
Suddenly he was struck by bright
idea. He smiled happily, picked up
his telephone and called an editor in
Philadelphia. 1t took only moment
or two to get the connection and Mr..
Coe explained that he had written a
letter, but hadn't mailed it, and re.
cited the gist of it's contents. Then !
heard him say:
"No, don't wait until you get the
letter. can't mail it. l haven't 9
stamp"
later learned that the charge on
the telephone call was $780, And all
because Charlie Coe was alone in New
York, without a secretary or two.
cent stamp.
New York has so many visitors
landing at it's piers or it's railway sta
lions that Its hotels are almost al
ways crowded. This is especially true
of the more fashionable hostelries. AS
a result many wealthy men, whose
business brings them to the city fire.
quently, not wishing to be bothered
by making reservations or waiting for
rooms, keep suites at hotels all year
around. Their rooms are always
ready; clothes hung in the closets;
toilet articles in place; perhaps their
own furniture. Thus they travel with
little baggage A number of rich New
Workers own country places on Long
Island or in Westminster, Conn.,, or
New Jersey and also have apartments
in town.
In an eating and drinking place in
the Fifties, there is an old-fashioned
bartender who is intensely fond of
fishing. When he is not dispensing
liquids, he usually is talking concern
ing his exploits with rod and line.
Not long ago he was telling of the
N Of front ho had co,1uht ~, opo