The Washington times., 1933-03-03

and made rewrite twelve times so that not one
word or idea of my original masterpiece left. He
went that way for months he exasperated everyone
who worked for him to the point of tears And at the
same time he conducting series of interviews in
which he actually made the heads of the Allied
hons say something of Importance. He was short,
bearded had wooden leg, smoked cigarettes
stantly and down to an Invisible stub and had the
grandest flow of reminscence I have ever heard
Not 7. R.
He lost his leg in minor action of the Spanish
American War and was specially pleased to tell two
stories about the event. spread that Theodore
Roosevelt had been shot, and after Marshall was
placed in tent hospital hundreds of men, chiefly
Rough Riders came by, tiptoed in, his face and
crying OUT cts not Teddy, hooray walked off with
out word Of sympathy. The other episode led to
special edition of great American Delrious,
his stretcher Marshall kept singing On the Banks of
the Wabash and this circumstance, reported at home
used by the publishers with picture of Marshall
on the cover
He was essentially news-makng more than news
reporting correspondent. Like most of in England
during the war; he something of propagandist and
in the confidence of Lloyd Georges kindergarten of
secretaries be in thinking that both types
are dying OUT am pretty certain they are vanishing
from international affairs, if they not from
local. Seeing the Importance of is becoming
important than creating news; and correspondents
abroad falling less and less under the spell of foreign
governments. AS matter of experience, it not
from the foreigner but from the expatrate American
that most of the prejudice against America always
distilled-for American consumption.
One More Raid
private sources
favortes among speakeasies raded the other night
In it you could always find certain number of actors,
actresses writers and wts-even dramatic critics. The
proprietor nice person. the walters swift and friendly
the atmosphere little cool to the outsider, but on the
whole agreeable The place had been running for several
years and this the first raid 1t seemed superfuous
Another six months of what is cynicaly called proec
ton" would have pleased everyone just as much.
The raid timed to close the doors against the after
theater patrons friendly taximan stood by and as
you rang the bell shouted "Hey Cap, you can't get in
there" After brief explanation he added Stick
around. He's going to open tomorrow night-maybe he'll
open tonight, too The proprietor by, smiling,
shook hands with sympathzers shrugged his shoulders
let himself into the place. No took the event seri
ousy Up the street half dozen other speakeasies did
ten or fifteen per cent business One OF them deeply
regretted the outrage-it did not want anyone eses
customers.
Raidng Partners
have not discovered whether the place was opened
the next night It hardly matters In recent months the
effective raids all directed against speakeasles
owned by two people-say Morton and Egber The rea-
son for this was that Morton and Egber having been
raded instantly split Like the amoeba, they grew by
fissure and presently Morton took partner east OF
the avenue and Egbert took partner west
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