The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-19
In New York
By PAUL WHITMAN

Tt. Worth, Tex.-The thought oi my sinch-hitting on Q Broadway column, with me thousands of miles away in It. Worth, makes me realize anew how far we have progressed since the good old days"
 Today distance is measured by gallons of gasoline and I am able te get this of from the Frontier Fiesta on the eve of the deadline in New York city. Instead of handing this copy to Q hard riding pony express man merely drop 1t into the mail box, and presto-it's in Gotham few hours later
 We have our own Broadway in Ft. Worth. The Broadway part is the same, but the people are differ ent. Down here 1t is "Howdy stranger" In New York it's, T wonder who that guy iS?" This quotation Is made with reservations Most time New Workers don't take time to wonder.
 International Harmony
 But New York or Texas, 1t il ali one when 1t comes to beautiful music. Back in the days when ] was playing the violin in the Sar Francisco Symphony Orchestra and trying to make up my mind about this "new.fangied" rythm, I gave considerable thought to the language of music.
 As I glance at the catalogues is- sued by the distributors of record ings, find one of my fondest dreams and ambitions growing into a reality. Among the names of or. chestras listed I find English French and South American mu. sicians. Jazz Is becoming universal at last. b
 The people of Texas as well ai those of New Yofk understand good music. The same classical works oi Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Mozart and other musical greats that we hear in New York are appreciated and loved in every corner of the Lone Star state. .u | A9shsS AsWhhhVhB
 Of course, just as in New York a lot of gossip goes the rounds iil Ft. Worth. The only difference ii that 1t has been cooled with na. tural air breezes of the plains and not with e forced draft. For in. stance, the other night when got home to Shady Oaks Farm from the Frontier Fiesta, Mrs. Whiteman toit me that Betsy was expecting the blessed event.
 Socially speaking Betsy has tho best of Guernsey blood surgine through her veins. Betsy is mol in the Blue Book, but she's regis. tered with the Cattle Mems Asso. ciation and traces her ancestry back to the Roman roads in England.
 We also have our full share oi rumors. Some of them are true anc others are false, just as in New York. One of the false ones wa. that Ft. Worth had a singing wood cn Indian in front of cigar store Rudy Vallee, who. was here las week, can vouch that this is ( downright mis-statement of facts Personally, think that it was Bill, Rose who started the story, bu that's neither here nor there. Th' fact remains that the Indian doe. not sing. Why, she hasn't even { change of expression.
 
 Fair Enough
 As for comings and goings, Texal gets more than it's full share O visitors. There is hardly a day pass es that the register at the Fiest, doesn't contain the names of Holly wood celebrities. Last week 1t wa Ricardo Cortez, and he was, O course, visiting Dallas.
 Incidentally, there si positively nl truth in the statement of rivalrl between Ft. Worth and Dallas be- cause of theor fairs. They have theil fun and we have our fun. Mayb, they might feel a pang of jealous, when they count up the box offlcl receiptS each night. but if hasn'