The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-27
In New York
Rv PAUL HARRIsON

seldom miss a trick when the streets are jammed with hurrying shoppers. The other afternoon 6 youngster was shouting: Extra extra! Eighty-sfx people swin. dled! Extra! Eighty-six-" Martin Ross bought a paper. The boy dashed on through the crowds yelling: "Eighty-seven peo- pie swindled! Extra!"
 Classic I Hollywood maintains dozens of \ scouts along Broadway to attend the new plays and musicals for movie adaptation. Naturally the scouts pay no attention to reviv- als of old plays, knowing that scripts of them are available any, | where.
 But one of the boys got repri- mand from his chief about "L'Aig- lon," in which Eva Le Gallienne is starring, and in which Sarah plain why you haven't reported on l 'L'Aiglon'," read the wire. Also rush script. Also determine with- out committing us whether author Edmond Rostand would be inter- ested in writing for us."
 
 Fare Enough i Since lamenting the near extinc- tion of hanson cabs and hack- men, I've heard little story about the tactics used by some of the drivers in earlier days. One old fellow in particular used to boast that he had made $100,000 with out ever carrying a single pas. senger. l Every evening he'd park his cab and decrepit horse outside Jacks place, or one of the lesser restau- rants, and would watch the door until some well-dressed druuk reeled outside. Pretty soon the cabby would enter, approach the drunk, and ask whether he would have t6 wait much longer for the gentleman" There always would be an argument, but the cabby usually convinced his victim that he had just driven him around Central park three or four timess The fare would be $10 or $15, and a tip besides.
 Topping on story.
 An ill-wind was blowing atop the Rockefeller Center skyscraper the other day. At first, it seemed to be a beneficient wind, for 1t brought together a girl and a man. Her hat blew off and he retrieved it after a mad dash along the ob:
 servation balcony. Flushed and laughing, he brought it back to her, and they fell into convcrS sation that lasted for hours.
 It Was freakishly warm day for November. and as the pair strolled arm arm along the par- apet it was obvious that they had become more interested in each other than in the view. As fianh- ing sun dipped into New Jersey and purple shadows began creeD- ing over Gothem, the man appar- ently decided that it was time for some sort of declaration. At any rate, he removed his hat, looked tenderly into the girls eyes, and seemed to be on the verge of says ing something very important.
 Just at that instant he clapped a hand to his head. Too late. His toupee had blown off.
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 Another little weather story. | LnlS one dDOuS AO6' SOiAiS SeDSA@- banites were motoring home from the theater when they encountered one of those extremely dense fogs which flow in now and then. AS they were fairly creeping along the highway another car passed them at a brisk clip. It's driver seemed to know where he was go- ing, SO the slower car speeded up; using him for guide by following his tail-light. Everything went along splendidly until the Heading car turned abruptly to the right. The second car turned toos and there was a crash. It had fol- lowed the unsuspecting citizen
 right into his own garage, and had knocked him through the rear wall.
 Hotclman Mills 2
 You may not know that Ogden Mills is in the hotel business. Is. in fact, head of the midtown Mtils hotel, which is a sort of halfway house for men going up or down the road of success.
 Unlike the dreary fiophouses-s
 which have rows of beds, dorml- tory style, the Mills has private rooms-1S95 of them--on its thir-
 teen floors. There are about 5O men who have lived there since the place was built in 1903 oy Ogden Mills grandfather. Ihe rate is 60 cents, and no reduction by the week or year. MT Miils se.s.