White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-01
LIGHTS , 9 & x1sTEs
Of NEW YORK

cal hotels and little eating places. Da-
mon Runyon calls this block Dream
Street." but think that almost every
street in New York might be called
that; even the fashionable ones. This
is city where people come from all
over the world, and often their bag
gage consists Of the little dreams, and
the lonesome dreams, and the dreams
that they thought were truth; the
DINNER dreams of the older years, and
the golden dreams Of youth. New
York's famous skyline is the result
of the dreams of boys from the farm,
or ranch, or little town. There is tan
gible proof of that in such structures
as the Woolworth tower, or the Chrys-
Ter building, or Madison Square gar
den.
One of the proprietors of the stand
for out-of-town and foreign news
papers, at Broadway and Forty-third
street, put two of his brothers through
Yale, and one of them is now teach
Frank Daniels is an old-time comic
opera star who never will need any
benefits. He cleaned up on real es-
tate on the East river and in Rye.
There are opportunities in New
York. One man ran a two-cent stamp
into $2,OOO,OOO. This was e. V. P.
Ritter, who saw the land where the
Grand Central Palace now stands and
conceived the idea Of air rights, over
the tracks. His investment was a let
ter he wrote to Mr.. Neuman, then
president Of the New York Central.
Mr.. Ritter got an appointment, sold
his idea and got finacial backing.
Later he sold the building to the Du
Points. 1t is now owned by syndi-
cate. Since that time numerous big
structures have been built over the
tracks. One Of the latest to be so
constructed will be the new Waldorf.
A car, parked at the corner of
Forty-fourth street and Sixth avenue,
In some manner caught fire under the
hood. A helpful passerby turned in
an alarm. Now call from this dis
trict-the hippodrome is there's au-
tomatically three alarm fire. from
all directions apparatus came with
changing gongs Three engines; three
hose carts; three hook and ladders;
deputy fire chiefs in red roadsters; all
rushed to the scene. Last to arrive
was the fire tower, which made swell
two-wheel turn and drew up in style.
Meanwhile, someone had put out the
fire with a pail of sand.
Leslie Thrasher is reported to be the
highest paid cover artist in the coun-
try. They say that his original con-
tract called for 81 900 cover and that
his new contract calls for $1,000. The
illustrator who probably makes the
most money is Russell Patterson. He
is just now on the crest of the wave,
and nets as much as even the most
famous of the cartoonists.
Some time ago, Wallace Morgan,
often called the illustrators illustrat-
Or. broke his ankle. 1t was lad
break and the surgeon who mended
1t took professional pride in the Job.
He had all sorts of X-ray pictures talk
en- and the breaks in the ankle showed
up splendidly. One day the surgeon
showed these pictures to Jack Dun
can, the painter, as exhibits we'll
worthy Of admiration. Mr.. Duncan
looked at them critically.
81 think" he said emphatically,
"that they flatter him"
Riding short distance in a taxi
cab, David Wallace, playwright and
producer, offered dollar bill for
fifty cent charge. The driver pro-
tested that his last passenger had
taken all his change, hut offered to
match, dollar or nothing. Amused,
Mr.. Wallace took him up. Tipping
ten cent piece. The driver called and
lost.
"Here." said Mr.. Wallace, take the
dollar. There is fifty cents on your
clock and don't want you to lose It,"
Don't try to patronize me. just be-
cause / am driving a taxi" said the
man, II own - of these blasted cars"
Bobs and safety are going out to
gether. Strange hairpins found around
the premises are once more respon-
sible for lot Of trouble.
Frieda Mueller, who runs a flower
shop on the East Side. used to be
gardener and table decorator in the
royal palace at Potsdam. Part of her
present business is decorating tables
for large dinners and banquets.
Claremont inn, on Riverside drive,
was once Washington's headquarters
during the Revolutionary war. Now
n ia rim aS q restaurant nv tho 70