The Washington times., 1934-01-19
Thar's Gold In


Thar's Gold In
Returning from California
recently, local scribe brought
with him a cherished posses
sion, a watch of the old key.
wind variety, willed to him by
his grandmother.
Believing it to be in fair con-
dition, he took it to a local
jewelers. store and was told that
it could be made to run with q
moderate bit of repair.
Said the jeweler:
eve will buy this watch from
you. 1t is a very unusual time
piece"
The newspaperman answered
that he knew it was an excellent
watch.
The jeweler announced:
"Oh, we don't want the works
but we will give you SIS to get
VIC SOAu III Cnc case.
Is 1t a "Hot' Seat?
Immediately prior to his
nomination for the presidency,
the ill-fated Warren G. Harding
occupied a senatorial seat a
short distance to the left of the
Senate rostrum.
Today, that same seat is oc-
cupied by Senator Charles L.
McNary, floor leader for the
Republican minority.
Perhaps it is for that reason
there is some speculation as
to whether MAC" may be in
the race for his party's nomi-
nation in 1896.
It's Sometimes Done
Herman E. CASTOR, public re-
lations director Of the Treasury
Department, has the knack Of
making friends by reprimanding
them.
He severely criticized a re-
porter not so long ago, and the
next day that same reporter
was heard to say to a group Of
people who were speaking un-
flatteringly of CASTOR:
Hes Okay. / know of one
man who came to town broke,
and was given a job because Of
CASTOR, although he was a total
Stranger!"
Sleep Singer
Many a husband has carefully
listened to the phrases spoken
by his wife in her sleep, and q
few more wives have probably
cupped an ear to hear the words
some spouse let fall while
Slumbering.
But the wife Of James e.
Jimmie" Chinn, veteran news
paper reporter, thinks she has a
novel complaint.
The other night she awoke.
Jim was singing in his sleep!
And for many a moment
yodelled bar-room ballardS!
Pavement Patter
May Hauck, that attractive
buyer at a downtown store, as
well as efficiently performing
her duties as a business woman.
has taken over the enjoyable
task Of supervising the affairs
Of her lovely new home on
Woodley Road-Mrs. Ray Baker
and Helen Lee Ames Dough-
erty won't be present at the
Presidents Birthday ball here
although they cabled orders for
tables at $1,000 per table, but
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose Will
occupy hers after paying that
price which does not include
even one canape-the 5000
birthday parties which are eX-
pected to be given throughout
the land for the President are
expected to net $2,0OO,00O, by
the way-Florence Dell says
that her grandmother, Mrs.
Florence Hampson, is an active
secretary despite the fact that
she is 79 years old and goes to
work each and every morning
at 8 o'clock - Margaret LIE
Hand is becoming increasingly
popular with times passage
and from all reports there is
a widespread hope that she will
be as much in charming evi-
dence at the next Bachelors
Cotillion as she was at the last
one-Mary G. Whiteman, styl.
ist at Jelleff's, was one Of the
busiest business women in town
the other day when Amelia
Earhart appeared at the store
to discuss clothes and things
with the feminine sex Of the
village-of all the stunning wo-
men at the William Niller'S din
ner party at the Shoreham the
other eve, none was more so
than Mrs. William B. Andrews,
the former Mrs. Ross Cannon.
with her gorgeous diamone and
emerald pendants and bracelets