The Washington times., 1934-07-27

SeZ What you want to see him
about" and the lawyer SeZ II
want to see papers bearing on
the suchandsuch case" which is
a case the judge has sat on and
is to come up again. He seZ moth
ing but goes rummaging around
and finally he brings back the
papers and the mouthpiece
fuses about, copying off some
thing. Then he turns and sez.
You know, maybe if you was
to read them while write, it
wouldn't take so long" Don't you
think this high and mighty
Judge Valente went ahead and
did just that. I'm hot-ain't
it hot?" seq the lawyer, "You
imagine I could get me a drink
here? "You mean water?" asks
the judge. Eyes. I would very
much like water?" So the judge
goes out and brings back
glass of water which the lawyer
drinks and goes on with the
copying. You're all right" says
. the lawyer, after he finishes.
''Well, I guess the old wheeler
meaning the judge, Of course)
amt got it so hard with nice
obliging fellows like you
around to help. It amt so bad,
you think, to be right up there
on top on that bench!" So the
judge takes the empty glass
from him and seq, "Wouldja like
me to get you another glass of
Water?"
They tell me "Beale Street"
o novel by George w. Lee is
something of heavy seller as
books go and I suppose it is
and informative, too, because
I've learned something about
poker from it that I never knew
and I'm willing to bet you never
did either. It's the paragraph
referring to the card tilt be-
tween Mine Tongue, New Or
leans cross-eyed gambler" and
''Mac Harris. 'colored. one of
Beale Streets greatest card
sharps" and this is what hap
pened:
Each man put up $1OO on
j entering the game. Nine Tongue
dealt Mac Harris o hand that
was o pat-club flush. Mac bet
hundred dollars Nine Tongue
called it and raised it $3.50.
Harris checked. Nine Tongue
bet $500. Harris called, and
Nine Tongue exhibited hand
that consisted of three queens.
It was the second time that
Harris had been beaten during
his long career at cards."
1t seems to me I have a lot
of money coming back that was
taken from me by guys who
held flushes against my threes.
Big six-footer F. Maurice
Child. Black Watch Canadian
vet, is a striking figure around
Broadway-when he's on Broad
way-when he's on Broadway.
And colorful too. War hero,
principal in many narrowing
adventures, the fellow now runs
q mild little tea-room in Kent,
Conn, and is happiest about
/. one thing, his one lone bid to
/ theatrical fame, a venture into
the theater which he prizes
above all other epochal events
in his life. He was given the
part in one of the Chariot Re-
vues here-and for weeks he re-
hearsed it. During a feverish
lull, his big moment came. From.
the back line, he stepped out
each night and roared "On-
IONS"
Still another variation of the
old reliable is offered by Jerome
Mann. who reports the case of
the ham actor who left his
newly-wed actress bride be-
cause she insisted upon signing
her name in the marriage reg
lister in bigger letters than his.
"A vOlIey Of ancient eggs
greeted members of the Crosby
High School baseball team when
they attempted to hold q pa
radG In NaUgatuCk in celebration
of their victory over the Nauga-
tuck team on July 4. Rivalry
between the two teams was long
and bitter. Louis SObOI, now q
famous New York cOlumnist,
was manager of the Crosby
team. He telephOned to Nauga-
tuck for permission to hold the
parade and it was alleged was
told that the Crosby team
needed no permit to go through
the town. BOrO officials said
later they did not understand
that there was to be a parade.
"Chief Schmidt, of the police
department, however, mustered
his men as If for q parade and
gave them instructions not to
allow the Crosby celebratOrS to.
90 through the center of the
town. A crowd gathered in the
meantime and Captain Malone.
of the bOrO force stood, like
HOratius at the bridge, at the
corner Of Main and Maple
Streets and awaited the merry
makers. Soon they appeared,
Mr.. SObOl riding in q touring
car illumined with red fire,
which was followed by q truck
containing q crowd of cheering
fans. The cavaIcadA was routed