The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-07

clan. who set out so jubilant
in Chicago. Death accompani
KANSAS CITY-A 15-minute
stOpOVer here Time to send
out . few cards, q telegram or
two. We walk outside and
survey with awe the impressive
memorial cenOtaph with the
flames tOnguing their way out
Of the tall tower. An eternal
fire. Walking back we study
the magnificent facade Of the
huge railroad station. cal
most as gorgeous" murmers
Director Mitchell Lessen, 'aS
the balcony scene in Metros
Romeo and Juliet.
CHILLICOTHE- Fifteen miles
past here, the roaring Chief
ScreecheS to q dead halt. There
is a faint buss discernible-for
this is close to 5 in the morning
and the passengers are asleep.
Something is wrong but those of
us who awaken lack the ambition
to go out Half an hour passes
and slowly the train starts on it's
way. Later in the dining car as
we pull into Chicago, we catch
fragments of a conversation ..
We learn the cause of the delay
-. AT crossing past Chilicothe in
a district known as Ransom, two
men in an automobile have at
tempted to beat the train to the
pasS-and lost. The half hour
halt is necessary to clear the
tracks of the wreckage--and to
gather the fragments of what
were two men going places in an
automobile Death rides the
Chief this trip.
CHICAGO-The large pent-
house suite atop the Sherman
has been placed at the disposal
Of our party for the few hours
StOp-Over here. We shower and
then invade the barber shop.
Sitting in the adjoining chair is
q familiar figure Of Broadway
...Swifty Morgan, immortal
lied in Damon RunyOn stories
as the Lemon Drop Kid, IA
vOred by many cOlumnary para
graphS-"I'm on my way to the
Coast. Il pick wrong on the
Derby-I amt alOne-it's a
freak. Pm in New York and
Jack Warner slips me three
hundred fifty bucks because of
RunyOn'S Lemon Drop Kid
Me, you know, and there's a
note. Come to the Coast, we
can use you. So what 1 got to
lOSe?. L go to the Coast and I
become an actor. Nothing
wrong with that. Give my re-
CARDS to the guys back East. :.
Mrs. Charles Correll phones. .
Wife of Andy of Amos n Andy
80. We'll, it looks as if we're set
to become native Californians -.
Charlie and I have just bought a
beautiful place in Palm Springs
and now we're going to get a place
in Beverly HillS-and maybe we
can spend six to nine months a
year there. If it wasn't for the
radio we could spend all our time
there-maybe the boys can fix
some arrangement so they can
broadcast from the Coast and not
have to pay all the wire charges
out Of their pocketS-that would
be heavenly" Mrs. Correu signs
as she ponders the glorious pros
pect...
Lanky Abe Lyman drops in
-. "Lissen, put it right in the
paper where they can all see
me, I'm strictly for Broadway
II love it. Pm hOmeSick for
it They got me booked for
two weeks in Cleveland and two
weeks in DetrOit-but you know
what I'm doing. Il wire that
III take maybe one or two or
three One-night stands-On the
way back, get that? On the
way back. To Broadway, 1 say,
where can you get anything
like the kick you get Just walk
ing along Broadway? Has HOI-
lywOOd got it, I ask yOu?-You
ought to know. Has the Loop
got it?-pfeh'. No, don't ask
me to go to the station with
yOu-I'm crazy enuf to hop
that train just the way 1 am
go back with you. Say. why
don't you try flying? That's
the way to go. You get on the
plane and before you can sing
a chorus of June in January
(thiS for the benefit Of MeSsrS.
Ralph Ranger and Leo Robin,
who are among Lyman'S audi
tOrs)-zip-yOu're there. Moth
ing like it."
Harry Richman telephones.
"What do you mean you can't
come overflow far do you think
the Seneca is from the Sher.
MANI. Get those guys together
and come on. This is Rich
man-you w-the one and
only Richman-your pal, the night
clubs pal-everyone's pal. Me
come over there?. You know
what it is-yeah, 2 o'clock.
Migodd, Mister, that's night time
I'm still aSleep-come over and
watch me Sleep.
Miss Maxine Smith, Of the