Evening star., 1937-03-06


ample. that at the recent Southern
Conference boxing matches at the
University of Maryland. four visiting
firemen got in by putting on turtle
neck sweaters and pretending to be
trainers, six walked in carrying .
water bottle in one hand and sponge
in the other. claiming to be seconds
to some fighter or the other. and five
lads merely entered the hall early
in the day, scooted under the ring
platform and sat there munching on
a pocekt luncheon until time to emerge
to watch the fights In the latter
technique we denoted another modern
note-the sit-down crash.
PESSIMIST.
While the populdce pent about
the streets singing like birds and
Dhistling all through the Spring.
like days OF this week, gloomy
iuindou-dresser in a doun torn
hardware store sneaked out and
put three snoW shouels in his shoU
,pindow They are still there.
grinllp crossed and ohouiish as Q
deaths head.
SLIPS.
"ILL the Department of Commerce
W grammarian please note that on
a large, handsome plaque in q glass
case just outside Secretary Roper's
ONCE there is the inscription, in both
English and Chinese, Presented by
the Chinese Commercial Commission
to the Department of Commerce,
U. S. A., as token Of appreciation
of the courtesy shown to them (sic)
during their (sic) tour of the United
States in the year 1915? We
wouldn't guarantee what the Chinese
says lit may be right as rain) but as
for the Kings English. how's about
it, plaque-masters?
VISITORS.
THE martyrs Of the week are Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard j. Rogenmoser
who spent four hours trying to have
a 15-minute tryst with some out-of-
town friends-an attempt in which
only Mrs. Rogenmoser succeeded. Mr..
Rogenmoser's friends were here for
a day, had q full calendar almost up
to the hour their train was to depart
at midnight.
In a telephone conference, it was
decided the Rogenmosers would meet
the visitors at Union Station at about
11:45, have a chat and speed the
parting pals on their way. The Rogen-
mosers arrived in their car, Mr. r.
turned the key to lock it. The key
broke. A small silver sticking out en-
abled him to get the key loose and
remove it. Then he started home to
get duplicate. Mrs. r. went in the
station. Mr.. R. said he would hurry
back
He took q street car, connected with
q bus, finally arrived at his home. on
Massachusetts, avenue near the Dis
trict line Went in the house, found
the duplicate key. and remembered
the last bus had left for town. Waited.
fumed, wondered how he might get in
touch with his marooned wife. Was
contemplating either . long walk or
an expensive taxi trip. when neigh
Dor returned home from . party and
consented to drive him to the station.
Mr.. r. found his wife at the station.
1t was only trifle after 3 am. He
asked, how were his friends She said
fine, and probably enjoying New York
very much by that time. The Rogen-
mosers returned home IN their neigh
bor's car, at least an hour before the
first cock crow Of morn.
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PUZZLE.
THE patrons Of dine-and-dance
spot over in Virginia have been
trying to figure this one out for weeks,
and finally have decided it must be
left to the imagination Of the individ-
ual. Printed on the menus of the
establishment, in bold black type. is
the Notice.