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The Washington times., 1933-08-22
Weather Sets Back
Laurel Boxing Card

Inclement weather has caused
the poStponement of the weekly
boxing show at Twin City Arena,
and the card will be staged to-
morrow night instead of tonight.
as originally planned, according
to Matchmaker Charley Cornell.
The original bill of 30 rounds
of boxing will prevail tomorrow
night, with eight-round bouts
between Charley Van Reeden and
Mickey Genaro and between Carey
Wright and Charley Conner top
ping the list.
Henry Irving-Big Boy Smith
clash in a six-rounder. Two fours
involve Pete Bevens and Carl
Phillips in one and Doug Swet-
man and Harry Groves in the
other.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22

many races over the jumps from
professional riders and his fame
has been. something to treasure
fondly and take home to hang on
the living room wall.
But now the boys are beginning
to wonder about that. If they
"shooed in" poor Mr.. Mckinley
the other day, what have they
been doing to Mr.. Bostwick all
these years? Frankly, not even
Mr.. Bostwick knows about that.
The only thing anybody can do
is conjecture and speculate. In
deed, the average man around a
race track finds lot of things
that seem worthy of conjecture.
But all he can definitely know is
that anybody who tries to beat
the racket must have a frayed
cuff lying around loose in his
family closet.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22

BookleS and players al1Ke nave
been caught in the middle by
these operations, the beneficiaries
being a favored few and no out
slider figuring to the extent Of
even a minor "cut in"
So it seems that some Of the
bookies are quietly closing up and
a lot of the proxies" are coming
home on the thumb, the hitch
hike language of the hard and
unfeeling road. Not all of them
are haircut-meney players, either.
The story, in fact, is that one
book went for $4,000 trying to
pay off on horses that didn't
figure until the numbers went
up and that a certain underworld
"hero." who was not in on the
good things, was taken for $40,0 900
before he left for an unknown,
though healthier, destination.
The Checks, 1t Seems, Bounced
He left q little hastily, it
seems, because he discharged bis
obligations with series of
checks, made payable to the club
house books, and these turned out
to be "sleeve garters." That is
to say. they we're resilient. They
snapped right in your face. They
bounced.
So he, obviously. was not one
of the operators and, while many
doubtless have their suspicious in
this connection, nobody is saying
what they think owing to the
fact that audible thinking is
liable to be a little unfashionable
in the circumstances. Nor have
these so-called operations been
confined solely to the Saratoga
season.
According to all you hear, "buz-
ZerS'' ere used promiScuously at
one of the local tracks during it's
last meeting and the murder that
was committed at the time is said
to have outraged even the horse
players, which is three under par
for the course. A horse player
is usually Shockproof. That is,
as long as you don't hit him over
the head with a piano stool, he
thinks everything is just splendid.
The recent wi0 of Cito up there
in a jumping race that wit
messed the barring of two riders
must have been ludicrous, be-
cause the books refused to take
any more money on this horse
after he had been backed down
from even money to 1-3. The
horse md his rider, r. Mckinney,
won innocently, the latter being
a millionaire gentleman" rider
who it seems was unwittingly
"shoed in"
Mr.. BOstwich Enters Scene
This has caused some talk, by
the way, of confining the So
called jump-up races to hunts
meeting which are exclusively for
gentlemen who ride. It also has
called some attention to the
record of Mr.. "Pete" Bostwick,
the most famous of all gentlemen
who ride. Mr.. BoStWiCk has won
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
Pick Ups and
Put Outs

Charley Pop" Kelcher, vet
eran st. Louis Cardinal base
ball scout, points out that the
depression is a great boon to
baseball. by chasing the kids
back to the lots because Of
work shortage. Sam BucOlO
smiles at his recent good for.
tune. al Bakhsh, local wrest-
Ter, suffered a broken thumb in
a match in Annapolis. "Rup-
pert's beer comes to Washing
ton," reads an advertisement
:. let's hope it's more potent
than his Yankees. Dick Oliver,
the AS pitcher, has returned
to his true name of Barrett. {. .
one of the competitors in the
swimming meet at the Glen
Echo pool last night complained
of the rain. fancy that.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22

Miss Crother took top honors
in the women's division by shat
tering 1876 out of a possible 200
targets. She succeeds Mrs. H. E.
Grigsby, Of Oklahoma City, Okla,
as champion.
Complete Doubles
Today, the North American
doubles championship, which was
carried to the halfway mark
yesterday, was to be completed
with the firing of the second 100
targets. B. v. Christie, of Hous-
ton, Texas, was leading the anna
teur contingent for the first 100
with a score Of 95, while Clyde
Wells, Of st. Louis, Mo-, topped
the professionals with 96.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
GOLFERS DRILL
FOR WESTERN

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Entrants
in the thirty third annual west
ern open golf tournament were
sampling No. / and No. 4 courses
at Olympia Fields today in prep
aration for the tourney play Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Walter Hagen, defending cham
pion, cannot return from abroad
in time to enter; Denny Shute,
fresh from his victory in the
British Open, is expected to COM
pete, however.
Three hundred or more entrants
are expected.
Horton Smith, a member OF
1888 Ryder Cup team, sampled
the No. / course and found it to
his liking, returning with a 50,
one under par.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22

Rain again forced postpone
ment until tomorrow of the wona-
ems national tennis championship
matches scheduled for this after
noon at Forest Hills for the sec
ond successive day.
Weather permitting, the singles
semifinal between Dorothy Round
and Helen Jacobs and the doubles
semifinal between Mrs. Moody
and Rlizabeth Ryan and Dorotny
Round and Mary Heeley will be
played tomorrow afternoon. Finals
are scheduled for Thursday.
"I'm not thinking of Mrs.
Moody just now. Dorothy
Round is the girl I'm cOncen-
trating on. She's plenty tough
enough to beat without my
worrying about Mrs. Moody.
"But don't think Betty's
taking a set from Mrs. Moody
means she is any easier to beat
than she has been all along.
Betty played marvellous tennis
on Sunday; Mrs. Moody did
very well to beat her at all.
I'd never seen Betty play so
WELL"
Being on the subject Of the
great Moody, Miss Jacobs thought
she might just as well Scotch the
story.
That Queen Helen has the
Indian sign" on her.
That's all nonsense, Of
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
DIPS To 7O.8
AVERAGE IN
IOROUNDS
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
AL Houghton, Kenwood Country
Club pro, is, fast becoming a
golfer who plays the other guys
course as we'll as his own.
Golf numbers many exponents
who are meteors in their own
back yards but their light pales
when wandering elsewh er e.
Houghton seems not a member
of this group.
Figures for 10 rounds disclose
that Houghton has not only
scored low on the last four
courses he has visited but has
also stuck to the pace of fast
company. He has averaged 70.8
for these 10 rounds and has been
four under par for 180 holes, q
mark of distinction.
Topped Sectional Trials
His run began in the 36-hole
Middle Atlantic sectional qualify
ing trills P. G. A. sectional quail
flying trials at he Suburban Club
in Baltimore the latter part of
July. There he set the pace
with rounds of 66 and SO for
1876, five under par. Next he
skipped up to the Bedford
Springs Pa.) Open where he
nabbed first money with a pair
Of 70'S, four under par.
Houghton then journeyed to
Milwaukee for the national P. G.
A., championship where he tied
for fifth in the 36-hole qualifying
rounds with 70 and 50 for 141,
one over par, only to be side
Swiped by Paul Runyan in the
first round of match play, 6 and S.
Runyan fired Sub-par 66 at him
in the morning round of 18 to go
6 up and Houghton couldn't
gnaw this deficit in the afternoon.
His latest outburst was tie
for fifth money in the Canadian
Open at Toronto last week. He
finished the 72-hole route with 292,
four over par and 10 strokes back
of the winner. Joe Kirkwood. His
rounds were rs, 70, 72 and 70, but
Houghton feels he could have
shaved a few strokes off his total
with more accurate putting over
the first 36 holes.
His Next Expedition
The Kenwood pros next expedi-
ton will carry him to the Glen
Falls IN. " Open and the
Hershey (PaD Open, both of
which are scheduled early in Sep
tember.
Houghton is also the national
P. G. A. representative for this
region, primarily to interest clubs
in open tournaments with cash
prizes at stake, for the paid clan
would rather say it with coin than
trophies.
The club need only put up the
cash and Houghton's duty will be
supply the competitors by noti-
flying the P. G.. A. tournament
bureau, meanwhile acting as
laison between the club and bu-
reau. The P. G. A. has similar
representatives scattered in other
sectors laboring in behalf of the
famished pros.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
ROSS To START
WORK IN \. !.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Barney
Ross, Chicago Hebrew, who will
defend his worlds lightweight
boxing championship against Tony
Canzoneri at the Polo Grounds
September IL, is due to arrive here
tomorrow.
He will train for few days at
Stillman's Gymnasium and will go
on several New York city sight
seeing tours. Permanent training
quarters then will be arranged for
him at Lake Swannanoa, N. j.
Records show that Ross, in
fighting the man from whom he
took the title in his very next
bout, is the first to do so since
Billy Papke. Papke won the mid
dleweight championship from
Stanley Ketchel by knockout in
the twelfth round of their bout in
Los Angeles, September 7. 1908.
Two months later, on November
26, Ketchel knocked out Papke in
the eleventh round at San Fran
cisco.
POMPTON LAKES, N. j., Aug.
22.-Tony Canzoneri. who battles
Barney Ross, of Chicago, here
September IL for the lightweight
title he recently lost to the Chica-
goan, expects no trouble making
weight for the bout. He weighed
1876 pounds today.
Mickey Scalpa, Chicago, and
George Reilly, Detroit, joined
Tony's camp today to act as SPAR
ring mates.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22

The boy is Ned Lilly. of Stan
ton, Mich, and the girl is Miss
Alice Crother, of Chestnut Hills,
Pa, the daughter of Steve
Crother, who himself has hung up
a notable array of shooting rec
ordS.
First Junior
Lilly, who is the first junior
ever to accomplish the feat, won
the national clay target title yes
terday by breaking 1919 out Of a
possible 200 targets. His only
miss was on his 127th target
when a sudden gust of wind
caught the clay into a dip.
The boy star also successfully
defended the junior championship
which he won last year, by break
ing 100 straight.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
FIELD IS SOGCY.
MEET DELAYED

With the ground in a soggy con-
dition and rain threatening, the
playground department has post
poned until tomorrow its annual
track meet which was to have
been held today.
It will be held at the Central
High School Stadium with more
than 1000 children competing
with the first event beginning at
10 a. m. They will represent SO
Fairgrounds. Rosedale is the de-
Tending champion. Led by the
National Training School Band, a
parade of athletes will precede the
game.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
Racing Racketeers Extend
Scope to N. Y. Tracks
Bv DAVIS J, WALSH

NEW YORK Aug. 22-Unannounced and without benefit
of Federal attention. la Arlington and Chicago the rackets
learned authortatvey today have moved in on New
York racing and making of grim and humorless jest
An organized clique they say has fixed racing means
support style to which they became accustomed be-
fore beer running and dope pedng folded and left them
flatter than hat check The result is that sponging,
bribery and "rngng are understood be commonpace.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
The FMes Schedules
Central as Opener

Central Highs 1893 football
team will open the season for
Charlottesv.-> -chool for Boys
on the night of September % or
the following afterool4, accord
ing to word from Charlottes-
vile.
The Elves, as the Charlottes-
vile team is known, won over
Central last year, 10 to IL, and
in 1921 took a 26 to 6 verdict
over the CentraliteS.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
LEVINSKY MOVES

HICAGO, Aug. 22.-King
Levinsky, the Chicago heavy
weight, today was moving his
training quarters from the worlds
fair grounds to Grand Beach,
Mich, where he will begin three
weeks of heavy drill for the bout
with Jack Sharkey, former heavy
weight champion, here on Sep
teInber Is.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
BASEBALL CAR
ACTS IN GRAY
CASE TODAY
(By Times Staff Correspondent

(By Times Staff Correspondent
DETROIT, Aug. 22.-President
Clark Griffith, Of the Washing
ton Griffmen, is in Chicago to-
day to learn whether he must
pay Pitcher Sam Gray for the
remainder of the season or
whether Gray will remain with
the st. Louis Browns.
Before departing Griff asserted
he would not add Gray to Man.
ager Cronin's pitching staff even
though Judge Kenesaw M. Lam
dis might rule that Griff must
accept the pitcher.
It would cost the club a bundle
of additional dough" to carry the
hurler around, counting his hotel
expenses, meals and transporta-
ton.
HurIer's Arm Lame
Griff, however, feels that Judge
Lands will decide in his favor and
compel the Browns to take Gray
back because his arm was lame, a
fact hidden from Griffith when
waivers were first asked on Gray.
Lands has a jig-saw puzzle to
solve as officials of both clubs con.
tend their point of view is correct.
Griff, before entraining, had
several interesting things to say
about his ball club, which at the
present moment is leading the
American League race with plenty
to spare.
Praises Present Team
"It's one of the best, if not
the best Washington ball club
ever assembled" he stated.
"And that takes in every de-
partment of its makeup. The
infield is composed of four
splendid performers in KuheI,
Myer, CrOnin and Bluege; the
Outfield has few superiOrs with
Manush in left, Schultz in CEN
ter and GOslin and Harris alter
mating in right, while the pitch
ing department has held up in
fine style, particularly with men
on it like CrOwder. Whitehill
and Stewart, sure-fire starters,
and fellows like Weaver, Russell
and Thomas as minute men,
"Then you could not ask for
a better man than Luke Sewell
behind the bat, while the re-
serves, including BOken, Rice,
Kerr, Berg and Bolton, are
players any team in the league
would like to have hanging
around.
"It's been collective effort that
has produced the teams sue
cess this season, coupled with
the marvellous spirit Joe CrOnin
has been able to generate. But
another thing, the team has
received fielding as well as
hitting and pitching. Take our
work in the recent St. Louis
series, for example. Every man
played his head off in that
series and came up with plays
the likes of which I've seldom
seen in the past.
PLEASED WITH BOYS
"Yep, I'm pretty pleased with
the boys and, although 1 won't
be pinned down on prediction
for the pennant, I think they
have the swellest chance ever,
especially with Schultz hitting
and fielding again as of old,
Myer playing a bang-up game
at second, BIuege showing the
way for the third basemen, and
KuheI, Manush, Cronin and
the rest going on all cylinders"
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
ARMY POLO|STS
PLAY TEXANS

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-El
Ranchito, of Texas, and Fort
Sheridan Army team meet today
in a semifinal contest in the
national 12-goal polo champion
ships at Oak Brook.
The winner will oppose the
Miami Valley Hunt and Polo
Club, Of Dayton, Ohio, in the
final Sunday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
CROFT FIGURES
IN SWIM UPSET

George Croft, of the Shore
ham. and Rita Augusterfer, of the
same team, are today respective
1y men and women's D. C. A. A.
u. 220-yard free style swimming
champions. They won the titles
last night in Crystal Pool, Glen
Echo, when each registered clean
cut victories.
Groff's victory came as a dis
tinct surprise, but Miss Angus
terrier was favored to win before
the titular race.
In winning his title, Croft out
swan Ernie Boggs, favorite to
win, and finished with plenty to
spare in the fast time of 2 min
utes 4012 seconds.
Miss Augusterfer won her title
in minutes / 3-5 seconds, with
her teammates, Caroline Cox and
Annabelle Whaler finishing in
that order behind her.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
WERWICKS DESIRE

The Warwicks are after un-
limited opponents. Call Ev Lucas
at Atlantic 2310 between 6 and
p. m.
The Warwicks have won six
games out of seven played this
season.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
CUMBERLAND ENTRIES

FIRST RACE-Maiden two-year-olds
and three-year- olds; purse, $500; about
5 furlongs.
Rollick ........115Aizle ...........11O
Merry Miss .....11OMiss Field ......1o%
Pretension ....1O6Horatio Hugh ..1O6
Scotch Age .... .104IDona DulCin ...10S
Also eligible:
Porterette ......11OlBeIfolon ........1O6
Dunwin .1O6IUltra Play ......115
Amusement ..1O3IJennie Grant ...103
SECOND RACE-Mafden two -year-oIds
and three-year -olds;; purs, $500; about
furlOngs.
Naynay .......1O3IWhirry .....1Os
Baby Rox ......11Ol Sand Flight ....106
Karonite ...... lOS Darktown ......lo6
This Play ......10SIIda Thatcher ...103
Also eligible:
Clique 1O31sIy Haste ......103
Trapoli ........115ISue w .........10%
Veritas .1O3IEspino Queen lilo
THIRD RACE-Queen City Hotel.
first division; 3-year-olds and upward;
claiming; purse, 5000: about Ga fur
longs.
xRoyaI Lassie ..1O9I Royal AL .......115
xHelen's Albi ..1O5l Grandwood .....117
xGolden Prime 1O2 Spunky .........117
Main Mint ...119jxstarry .........1o4
Red Cliffe .....119lxHappy Lope ...1O4
Berber .........117! Vacant ........117
Handley .1l4I GayIy Boy ..... 10
FOURTH RACE-Queen city Hotel
upward: claiming; purse. $500: about
6h furlongs.
xSee Myrtle ...1O7l xNemerc .......1O3
xGay Pal ......112. xSeaworthy .....112
nf1STG' xBiiiiant Girl - Rodrack :::..:..i17
Also eligible:
Wise Kid 114 Mordrom .......117
Quadroon ...... III Top Cloud ......117
Firm RACE-Three- -year-olds and
upward; purse: $500; about furlongs
Wandering Jim. 1l5 Nora Grace. .11O
RadiaI .........11OlAda Wan.......11O
Houssain ......115l Hagerstown ....115
Marie GetZ.,... 100 ConSiderate so~..106
Also eligible.
aAga Caron... 115 Mizzenmast ....111
Axentea .......115 High Lady......11O
Steelton ........ 10 aUpset 'Em....115
as. b. Arnold-O w Blunt entry.
SIXTH RACE-Three- -year-olds and
upward. laimng; the P. A. Rendes
purse; $500; about one mile and six
xLight Breeze. 1917 xFIageolet ......1o7
xDunair .......1O5lMy Fergus. .....115
Madame Snob. =. 105 xAella ..........1"2
xThymon ......110IRuby Keller. .....1l2
Also eligible.
Blaze White....1
SEVENTH RACE-Three- year OIds and
up claiming; the Kelly Springfield
purse; purse, 5000; about one mile and
furlOng.
x.cLenox Ave. ..11OlxFrances Cooper %
xEpidawn ......113lSMiss Catalan..1ln
Fusco ..........11Oix,aE .".'.ii"
Electric Gait. ...110 cSandbell ...''Ilo
Also eligible
x,aNoisy Miss. .1O511rey BelIe....'''l1S
aRandolph-Fe entry.
cMrs. Hall and r. A. Hall entry.
Weather. clear; track, fast.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

*StandinYs a year ago this date.
fGames behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
New York. 3; Chicago, 3. Called enc
eighteenth inning, darkness).
Philadelphia, 12; Detroit, Z.
Cleveland. 10; Boston, /.
(Only games scheduled.)
TOday's Games
WASHINGTON at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
Boy and Girl Gain Titles
In Vandalia Shoot

VANDALIA, Ohio, Aug. 22-Aged bowed to youth today
at the thiryourth annual Grand American Traphoong
10 M mere as BOY and 22yar0d girl
"blue ribbon shooting classic.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
MUTUALS SEEK

The Mutual Life Insurance
nine seeks unlimited games.
Phone Manager Harry Shurman
at Lincoln 0814.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22

course" she concludes. II
sometimes don't play as we'll as
usual against Mrs. Moody, but
it's because try too hard"
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
EAGLES BOOKING

Anacostia Eagles are looking
for unlimited games. Call At
lantic 3679-W.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
DERWOOD SEES ACTION

Derwood A. C. plays Wheaton
nine, Sunday, at 3 o'clock, at
Wheaton, Md.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
Moody Isn't Slipping, Says
Tennis Champion

FOREST HILLS, NJ Y, Aug. 22-Helen Jacobs doesn't t
think the great Moody is slipping
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Chlcago-New York. Rain).
Clnnati-Philadelphia. (BOth games
rain).
(OnlY games scheduled).
TOday's Games
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
RUNS BATTED IN
FOxX, AtnletlcS.. ...sss.....ssssss 1E6
Klein, Phillies.. .................... 1O4
Simmons, White SOx. x............... 1O4
CRONIN, MATS. S.................... 90
RUNS
Gehrig, Yankees. .................... 1O4
FOxx, Athletics. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. o.
Martin, Cardinals. ................... o.
MANUSH. MATS. Observation-Disclosures. 91
HITS
Simmons, White SOx.............. III
MANUSH, MATS. ..................., 10
Klein, Phillies. ..........s......... 1853
Gehrtnger, Tigers. .....s..o...o... 159
HOME RUN DERBY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
FOxx, Athletics. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
Ruth, Yankees. ....s................ 20
Gehr1g, Yankees. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 22
LaZzert, Yankees. .................... 16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Klein, Phillies. observation-disclosures. 80
Berger, Braves. Observation-Disclosures. Fl
Ou' G!anIS .........'...'"' ...I7
DaDe herman CuDs .............. IL
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-16

dtOns and to acquaint their employees with the PLAN
Higher will be paid Higher prices for wOOens and
urs in effect due to the signing of Codes in THOSE in
dustries The result it affects and YOU that
can't be bought at price for days and then PRICES
WILL HAVE ZOOMED UPWARD! Therefore we says
when present coat stocks gone August Coat
Sale must end"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-16
When Our Present Stock Is Gone
PRICES MUST GO UP!

wv BELIEVE that customers should know the truth
w about present conditions in the wholesale coat market
land how it will affect them. Frankly, then the
situation is this: Just few days ago the Coat anufac
turer's Code approved and signed. Immediately all
manufacturers stopped work for period of days order
to reorganize their shops according the working con-
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-08-09
Adritt
With
FRANKLY SPEAKING

The shop assistant wrapped up the
customers parcel and deity handed
II to him.
There you are, sir" he said, "and
If the goods are not just to your Tx.
Ing we will cheerfully refund the
cash."
Farmer Giles smiled.
Don't tell me sech a yarn. young
man." he replied.
"Eh? WhatY" exclaimed the as
s~lstant, ~momentarily taken off hi;
guard.
aye might gle me my money back
said the farmer, "but faint human
nature TO be cheerful about it.-Lon
don Answers.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-08-09
The Old Coot

Mazie-I'm afraid I'm not going
to like my new job.
Mabel-Why. not. dearie7
Mazie-The boss told me he didn't
mind my being pretty, but he
wouldn't stand for me looking Into
my mirror to see II my nose needed
~powderlhg. when | should be looking
into the dictionary to see how words
should be spelled.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-08-09
ALL FOR NOTHING

She watched the door Of her new
establishment open to admit her tirst
client. Business had startedi A
good impression must be created
upon himl
Hurriedly she grasped the tele-
phone receiver and became engaged
In an animated conversation Then'
an appointment having been ar
ranged, she replaced the receiver,
and. beamlng IN her customer asked:
"What can I do for you, sir?"
A moments pause, and then:
"If you please. ma'am, I've come
to connect the telephone !"-London
Tit-Bits.