Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-23
Lights Of WAITE. :,
NEW YORK TRUMBULL

patrons or auction sales of cut-glass
diamond rings and brass watches.
Yes, everybody's forehead looked as if
the champion knOt-tier of the navy
had been working on it, and they tell
me it was the same right through
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. You
might start to talk football or col
lege humor with some citizen. and for
moment the worried look would
leave his face. But then he'd go right
back to saving the country.
l Just wonder whether this broad
land Of ours knows how many times
it was saved during the campaign.
There was scarcely a citizen who was
not willing to rescue the United States.
and the North American continent in
general, If it took his last vocal chord.
Some Of them put in lot of valuable
talking time rescuing South America
and the European nations. Everybody
was confident he had the only course
which would bring the ship of state
safely through the storm. He was, to
be sure, also wearing his life preserv-
er. just in case There sure was lot
of worrying going on.
It probably still is going on. but
it's different Nobody is worrying
about the country any more. Each
voter figures that he has done his
patriotic duty. and, If there is any
further worrying to be done concern
ing our fair land. let Franklin Roose-
Welt do it. Isn't that what he was
put in for? Sure it was. Just try
to get some friend or acquaintance,
someone who was doing the lOudest
worrying, to corrugate his brow over
the country right now. He won't even
listen to you. He is too busy worry
ing about whether his favorite player
was overlooked on the All America. or
whether his golf score will be lower in
the spring.
If you were asked to name the most
beautiful woman in New York. you
would have hard job. New York is
full Of beautiful women. and beauty.
as they say. is in the eye Of the be-
holder. Every moonstruck youngster
would vote for his own girl. But. If
you were asked to name this city's
handsomest women. it might be easier.
The chances are. for example. that
most of us would agree on Fannie
Hurst as one of the handsomest wOm-
en- Of Manhattan. She is JunOesQue
figure. attracting instant attention. no
matter how softly she may enter any
gathering.
Manhattan business man. who had
attended one of those late banquets.
started home in his car The streets
at that hour were empty. and he did
pretty well. He lives outside the city
and his house has a driveway. He
made the turn into that nObly, but
when he had circled around to the
back yard. all his efforts had made
him very tired. so he stopped the car
and went to sleep. Some time later he
woke up feeling somewhat refreshed.
but not knowing whether he had
slept an instant or an hour. Nor did
he know exactly where he was. This
perhaps was because it had started to
rain and the windows were so wet he
could not see out of them. He started
his engine and his windshield wiper
In a moment it became evident that
it was a good thing he hadn't slept
any longer. for there. close ahead Of
him, in the glare of his headlights was
another car. It seemed plain that he
was in traffic. He waited patiently for
the car ahead to move. but there it
stayed. Finally he blew his horn.
Still the car didn't move Now he
really was annoyed. so he put his
finger on the horn button and held it
there. He held it there for full min
ute. Then he heard noises like win
dows going up and sound Of raised
voices. He climbed out to see what
was the matter. There were lights in
his house and also in those of his near
neighbors. The car ahead of him was
his wife's coupe. which she apparently
had left for him to put in the garage
He has found some difficulty explain
ing just how everything happened.
Frank Mason recently discovered
something concerning Japanese who
works for him that he didn't know
before. He wanted to wear blue
suit, but found there was button off
the coat. He asked the Japanese
whether he knew how to sew on a
hutton and could do it in a hurry. The
man said he could. In few moments
he brought the coat back. The button
was on all tight enough. but it looked
bit startling. The Japanese had
used bright red thread. Inquiry de-
velOped the fact that he was color
blind.
G. 1898. Bell Syndicate-wNU Service.