Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-15
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. O. Mcintyre

+ poneS an expected treat. But ma
"ooned somewhat during the elevat-
or strike, 1 salvaged it from its
niche. Goodish, as Arnold Bennett
might say, yet I found myself cock
ing an off ear to a yodler on the
radio in the next room. Open
helms The Great ImperSonaCion"
and Arthur I1oche's "A Scrap of
Paper are two of dozen beating
it all hollow. And for sheer excite
ment no book touches Everything
is Thunder" And if your reading
has grown tedious pick up "Huckle-
berry Finn" again. A grand eve
ming. l promise you.
Journalizing in Percy Hammond's
and Clark Gable Cadiz, O., as re-
ported III the Cadiz Republican:
Mr.. and Mrs Dwight Birney, of
Malvern. visited c. C. Dickerson, of
Cadiz Township, who has been Ill
following a fall, over Sunday.
One of the towns famous dogs
has gone for its Elysian romp. When
a whimpering puppy, it was picked
up in a West 47th street gutter one
dusk by Dorothy Parker and NeySa
McMein. From their car, they say
a drunk cutting it and stopped and
took it into their car. They were
on their way to the Herbert Beyard
SWopes, who then lived in Great
Neck. The Swopes adopted it. That
was Is years ago and the pooch be-
came a favorite with the army OF
celebrities who have long made the
SWope home a rendezvous. AND IL
was dubbed Amy Parker McMeln.
Among Amy's honors was poetic
panegyric to her loyalty by Miss
Parker. included in one OF her VOL
umes Of verse. And Amy was a reg
ular model for Miss McMeln. one
posing turned out so auspiciouSly 1t
was elaborated into a regular oil
study, which an artist, upon near
ing of the dogs passing, ordered re-
vanished and presented formally 10
the Swopes. Amy was a mixture
of sheep dog, collie and airdale. A
lineage Booth Harrington calls mis-
cellaneous, but which has produced
the WiSeSt dogs.
90
The roaming of S. Jay kaufman
has drifted finally to London Where
he intimateS he may remain. III
was in London years ago that, While
doing a reportorial Fleet street ap-
premiership, he met the late Arnold
DAILY, became his manager and IN
innate. Those were the days when
Daly's fine actin won the approba-
ton and several plays from George
Bernard Shaw. kaufman has been
one of the Broadway jack of all
trades-and master of a number.
He introduced a number OF innova-
tions in newspaper columning that
are in use today. He has produced,
acted and Writtne vaudeville Skits-
Billy GaXton starred in one two
vears-promoted night clubs, served
as master of ceremonies, staged
floor shows and served as press
agent for a dozen different amuse-
mentS
90
The eternal hunt for successor
to Will Rogers strikes me as the
most futile of all quests. One hears
that this one or that one is likely
to fill the cowboys shoes. Anyone
trying that would be a Tom Thumb
in Seven League boots. One may
as we'll look for another Mark
Twain Kipling or even ShapeSpeare
A Will Rogers does not come to ev-
cry generation or in cycles. There
was only one of his kind. That is
why he became so great and why
he will be remembered SO long.
I'm wondering what will happen
to the male garter business. Most
OF my friends, as we'll as myself, USE
elongated hosiery with woven elastic
bands at the top to hold them ir
| place. King Edward kicked the idea
onto the first pages when he reveal
ed a garterleSs calf at an induStria.
exhibit.