The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28

cheers. Silence. The girl tlnlSheo
her dance and went to her dress
ing room-expecting the worse.
She envisioned the axe falling on
her pretty neck. Nothing happened
except the arrival Of deputy from
the office of the police director
apologetically informing her that
the broadcast was a crack-brained
idea of an irresponsible French an
nouncer who had admitted that
he Thought most Of it up out OF
his own head" to create a senSa-
ton.
Newspaper Tragedy
The Public Notices in the H-Trib
offered a reward for the return
of an envelope containing a manu-
script by Richard Watts, jr.-pre.
sunably lost in the vicinity OF
Rockefeller Plaza. Watts is dram
mer analyst for the Trib and sails
for Europe and Russia today. The
manuscript was six columns pre-
pared in advance to be used while
he was away. On his way down
to the office he lost them. When
a man loses his wealth-pooh! But
six columns-prepared in advance
-Omigodd!
Post-Obituary
There was never a more re-
markable writer than Lewis Alien
Browne, who passed away In En-
glewood yesterday morning. He
worked with us on the Graphic.
He worked this way. Editor GauV-
reau would summo on hi m.
"Browne." he would say, "circula-
ton took a drop last week. l nave
an idea. Now So-and-So is in the
news today. So-and-So'S a soanoso
and YOU know it and I know it.
Get going" Within a week, the
energetic Lewis Allen Browne
would have written something ike
$4,000 words of hot, sizzling. sure.
fire fiction based on the life OF
So.and-So with composite pictures
provided that left no doubt as to
his identity. Browne could turn
out a complete novel within g
week. If hard-pressed, within tive
DAYS. Nothing faxed him. II
YOU had asked him to write a 10O,'
600 cracking novel based on the
rise and fall Of the binomial theo-
rem. it was a safe wager it would
be in your hands within the
seventh-nite. A remarkable fellow
I'm sorry he's gone.
Topical Tidbits
Charlie Morrison flew into
town to go trousseau shopping
with him arrived AL Woods,
cigar and spats, to get busy
on his forthcoming leglt pro
duction, Censored" Earl Lind
say. once famed dance director
barbara Stanwyck, Mae Clarke
were among his protegees) is stag.
ing dances again-although blind
Buddy Lehman (of the Cover
nor's CLAM and HeireSs ziegler are
studying a date in June. Success
story in the very mild fashion.
Peggie Page, who was captain OF
her high school girls basketball
team, swimming team, roller skat-
ing team and Girl Scout troop
was appointed captain OF the
chorus in the new Riviera tcan
nothing keep the girl down0 -.
Former Follies and mite CLUB
beauty, Mae Seiden is no longer
Mrs. Gordon Merrick. . Have you
noticed that most of the big stories
in the past few weeks have broken
on a Sunday. .Gedeon murder
Tiernan child slaying-1rwln &C
cused of Gedeon crime-Rocketel-
ler's death.
A Friend
He is for getting to you when
others are forgetting you. He
turns up, when everyone else turns
YOU down. He faces the music
with you, when the singing OF
your praises has soured. . He gives
YOU his hand, when the only thing
left to put in it is your own. :. ..
when you fall from the top, ne
breaks your fall at the bottom-or
his heart. He comes through Tor
YOU, after the others have gone
through you. He is your friend
for the balance of your life-and
not for the balance in your bank
book!
One Wonan's Folly?
H.