The Washington times., 1934-09-11

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British view
point might
do to the pet III
nickname of Helen Essary
the emotional Senator from
Louisiana, particularly if the
words "self-styled" were at
tached to Kingfish, as is the
usual custom in the American
press.
The foreign editor Of the
Times, however, was not salts.
fled with the simple facts OF
his correspondents cable. He
had read something more vivid
about Huey's name than the
American gave in his stories. So
he himself thus blithely pre-
sented an English version OF
Louisiana AmericaneSe:
"Huey Long, self-styled King
of the Fishes"
Now that Newton D. Baker
has come out in words of one
syllable for the New Deal, the
folks back in Martinsburg, w.
Va, are remembering that
when Newton was a little boy
he never, never used such lit
tie words as he finds satisfac-
tory for his mature converse
ton. No, sir. small Newton al
ways talked in really elegant
language, with great big words.
Newton's father was a phySi'
clan. DR.. Baker was proud Of
his smart young son and took
him beside him in his buggy
when he went to make sick
calls. Often his patients would
persuade the doctor to bring
his boy in. They loved to hear
Newton talk. They said:
There's a little fellow who
will go far in the world"
When the Home Town Boy
did make good, Martinsburg
felt a proprietary interest in his
success.
Here is a cry from an honest
heart:
"YOu know, my dear, how I
adore Mrs. Roosevelt. / think
she is charming and sincere and
. great force for good in Amer
lean life. Butt can't tell you
how soothing it has been to my
lazy, trifling spirit to have her
off the record and ON a vaca-
ton, so that there was no news
of her good works to prick my
conscience"
A Boston matron now residing
In Chevy Chase, Md, says she
has heard of Southern chlvalry
all her Yankee life, but not until
she hastily called in members OF
the Montgomery county police
force the other day did she be-
gin properly to appreciate it in
all its shining perfection.
During the recent scares IN
Chevy Chase, when a lunatlc
was roaming the streets at night
pursuing unattended women, one
woman ran screaming to the
Bostonian's door. Bringing in the
frightened victim, Mr.. Boston
ian hurried out again to catch
the william. Mrs. Bostonian imme-
diately phoned for the police.
Three big members of Mont
gomery county'S force arrived:
Listened politely to. the still
trembling woman tell her story.
Discussed with each other the
problem of what made ANY guy
act that way" Wondered VINO
he might be, but made no move
to hunt him out.
After listening to about 10
minutes of conversation OF this
sort, Mrs. Bostonian remarked
that since her husband was the
only person actually hunting
the villain, it might be a nice
idea for the police to at least
wander outdoors and see if he
was lurking behind a nearby
bush.
The police agreed with Mrs.
Bostonian. Thought the plan
was swell. One of them asked
If he might use the phone before
he left the house. He said:
"The trouble is, I've got a
date with my girl. 1t wouldn't
be treating the little woman
right to keep her waiting any
longer without telling her the
reason"
He called his girl. Gave here
a detailed and amusing account
of the adventure to date. Said
she had some swell plans for
Catching the nut" And cheerily
concluded:
Don't worry about me, honey.
we won't run into any trouble.
I'll be along SOOn."
Thus was chivalry served.
And the villain! Mercy, he got
AWaV.