The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-20
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS


 gas: As moral supporter of any worthy cause, your correspondent is all for the just-organized Asso. ciation for the Prevention of Tax. ing of Hats in Elevators. My ere. dentials haven't yet arrived from Washington, so the A. P. T. O. H E. will pardon me for having al. ready fulfilled the obligation of my membership.
 It was in an elevator at Radio City. "This car up," parked the starter and four ladies, two gen. tlemen q hope) and a lad in Etor pants and collar piled in for ar express ride to the Rainbow Room. Hastily, I prepared myself for 8 service to humanity, pulled q felt hat down over my forehead and fortified Q quaking spirit.
 Pioneers Must Suffer
 It was at about the thirtieth floor that the elevator operator turned his head slightly and calmly but sternly said, Remove your hat pleasei" was going to let him have 1t sharply with, Not until tho ladies remove their bonnets. Per. haps you don't know that I am about to become a member of the Association for the Pre-"
 But there wasn't time enough. AS the words formed, the car had reached its destination. "You know, the operator said while he released the gatestop, Radio City passen- gers take their hats off when they ride up with ladies'" Again, I tried to voice a challenge but was hastily frustrated when the boy in Eton getup glanced up at the lady with him and murmured haughtily Lets just ignore him, mater"
 So I've had my baptism of fire. Note on Nomenclature
 According to the gangSter talkieS gunmen are pretty whimsical about the names they assign to their henchmen. Nor is this merely Holly wood fiction. Scan the testimony in the Charles Lucky" Luciano trial and you'll find that most of the monickers mentioned come right out of Q Damon Runyon story.
 Here, for example, is Q brief ver- sion of one witness testimony:
 Dave, the Dip felt insecure af- ter prison sentences had been handed out to his fellow racket eers, "Cockeyed" Louie and Nick Montana and he mentioned it to hoodlums higher up. They re. ferred him to the protection oi Little Able" but a couple of days afterward he was held up on side street and told to scran1 out of town, after communicating with "Crazy Moe" He also had some business with "Jersey" Ralph Charlie Spinach, man called Spike, and later with a "lady" nam- ed 'Cokey Flo" Then the Law caught up with him.
 Seen From the Balcony
 The only female house detective I know about works in the Hotel McAlpin and you'd never know she was a private sleuth unless some. body pointed her out. She doesnr wear derby and she don't smoke Sc cigars. Her task is specialized and requires the utmost tact. She's as' signed to keep a close vigil in the lobby over the mingling of the sexes and to prevent "pick-ups." Her post of observation is the mezzannint lounge and she never interrupts g casual tete-a-tete herself. Jus' phones the desk.
 There are various versions oi George s. Kaufman's latest quip but I'll settle for this one, No. 1,234 The famed playwright was walkint down the street with Jane Cow who had @ magnificent silver fo' draped about her shoulders. Int fur went awry at every step ant when the actress threw 1t bacl around her neck. brushed agains her escorts elbow. Finally. the co author of "Once in Q Lifetime, 70 Thee I Sing" and numerous hits gave up. "Some Day. Jane," he said "that silver fox is going to wak' up and drag you halfway down thu block"