Milford chronicle., 1935-12-20

&M 10 De SeuL, dloO BAN-
ing name and num-
Der of favorite
hymn. AS for
irwin &. cobb taxes, they're like
cOckleburrs - very
easy to pick up and almost impOs-
slble to get rid of, once you're stuck
with them. And as for what the
average citizen thinks OF the legis-
lators who gaily hang these rulnous
burdens on us so that politicians
may have more Of somebody else's
money to spend-well, you couldn't
print that!
Leisure of the Literati
C0CIAL note: Went to party.
- Among those present, the Fred
rlc Marches, the Bud Leightons, the
Johnnie RobinsOns, Gloria Swanson,
Hugh Walpole, Herbert Marshall,
Constance Collier, Frank Lloyd. To
be an evening devoted to intellec-
tual discussion of literature, drama,
the higher arts.
So all night we played a foolish
game called "WhO Am I?' When
the game was called on account of
sunrise, was at" still am. In
other words, while I have rough
ideas what I may be-yOu ought to
see some of the letters I get-it
remains deep mystery as to who
I am, II at all.
I'd rather somebody else gave
these big buffet suppers. Being host,
you can't go home when you're
bored, and, besides along toward
the end Of the second week after
the shlndlg, you do get so tired
of asplc jelly for breakfast.
An Unsung Genius
HAVE you ever read the novel
IL "Anthony Adverse" or even
held the hook on your lap until
your knees went to sleep?
Some quit and went back to busi-
ness after the fifth month. Others
gave up everything else for the
year and fought the good fight right
through to the end. After that, they
were ready to tackle something
light and chaffy, such as the last
six volumes Of the encyclopedia.
Anyhow, if you were not included
among those who bought this work
or borrowed it-and that would put
you in the minority, for 1t has sold
close to a million copies-the above
should give you a rough idea, so
that you may share with me In this
tribute to an authentic genius.
I've just met him. He's the d.
rector who has the job Of putting
"AnthOny Adverse" into eight reels
of moving picture film. Alongside
Of him, contend. the fellow who
engraved the Lords Prayer on the
head Of pin was just piker.
The Family Influence
ok members of the Virginia born
- Lady Astor's family are now in
the British parliament, If you in.
clude Lady Astor herself-and you'd
better. so hereafter her ladyship
can rest the voice occasionally and
there1l still be an AstOr to carry
on.
She's not like some equally de.
termined conversationalists, though.
When she speaks, she has some.
thing to say-And says it.
On the other hand, only three
members Of the Lloyd-GeOrge house
hold won seats at the recent Eng.
lish election.
Maybe it's a good thing to elect
q whole family group, by the crate
load, as it were. It saves having
to remember a lot Of different
names.
MYTH Ethiopia convulsed by
w war, with Brazil having inter-
nal spasms and China crumblIng
under armed pressure from within
and without, that faint squeaking
sound coming out Of Geneva, Switz-
erland, would seem to betoken CON
tinued plaintive protests on the part
of the only great world movement
which quit functioning before it
ever began.
Mr.. Interlocutor, why is the
League Of Nations like the elevator
in the average small European ho-
tell
Wen, Brother Bones. / really
cant imagine why the League of
Nations should resemble an elevator
IN a European hotel. Suppose you
tell us
Because, before they've even got
II finished, the proprietor has little
framed cards ready to be stuck up
on every floor announcing that ihla
is out Of order.
IRWIN s. cosH
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