Evening star., 1937-05-16

q room In tenement, or get a tire
f1xed, there'd be no way out OF it but
to lease costly apartment flrst and
carry on from there.
The thing can get even more ex-
pensive In instances where nations are
involved. Mr.. Conrow tells about an
expert who went to England during
the war to study their excellent camou-
flaging methods. Wired back that the
basis Of English camouhage work was
"scrim." The American Army prompt
ly ordered 40 carloads of scrim. It
arrived here in Washington. The
officer who received it called up Con-
row and said What are we supposed
to do with 40 carloads Of lace cur
tains?"
Turned out "scrim" in English Eng
lish Is sort Of burlap. In American
English, 1t Is lace
Got a snipe? (American slang)
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CONCISE.
Our Mr.. NeUn,dn Sudduth. ,Dho
is responsible for all the art work
that appears on The Stars drama
pages, sometimes prous restiue
uhen he can't find any one around
the office to tell him uhat pictures
are ,uanted for the merit day. Oc-
casionally there are days uhen the
entire drama department is scat
tered around toUn looking for Gin
ndmon toast or something, and Mr..
Sudduth has to uait and Uait.
No wdster OF lpords, he went into
the drdmmy Office on one such day
this Week, scribbled little note
that couered the subject quite
thoroughly:
"Gentlemen," he wrote, "art is
sloU, ETC."
TECHNIQUE.
WHAT makes pickpockets pick on
w certain theaters in Washington
and leave others more or less alone?
Headquarters detectives think they
have the answer (they often think so).
1t lies in the pitch of the floors, the
asles. When man walks down a
slope. say the sleuths, the motion
slacks the tension across his hip
pocket, his wallet therefore becomes
so much the easier to pluck.
Also. point they forgot to mention,
he is usually concentrating so thor
oughly on trying not to fall down In
the dark that an expert could swipe
his hat, coat and gloves without the
/ victim realizing what had happened
until he stumbled into seat.
MONUMENT.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
- ICKES, who is vigorously opposed
| to the construction Of the proposed
Bennings slaughter house, was hold
ing press conference. 1t was the
day of the cornerstone laying at the
LangstOn housing project, not far
| from the slaughter house site. A re-
porter asked Secretary Ickes II he was
going to lay a cornerstone for the
abattoir.
Yes" Ickes said, "and I have .
name for the slaughter house, when
and if it is built. 1t will be known a.
the Tydings-McCarran Memorial"
Senator Tydings and McCarran are
among the legislators who have ap-
peared to be in favor Of the abattoir.
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TRAILED.
Larry Linthicum, the church
! neUs editor OF The Star, had a
risitor walk into his Office the other
day NTH an item, for the church
| page and stand about talking it oper
teD minutes The Office door
| opened and in Ddlked q lady,
1ohereupon the uisitor began to
blush, stammer, hem and hdU,
finally ducked out the door.
| The lady said to Mr.. Linthicum:
"Who is that nan7" She Dds told.
| We'll, he Jolloped me down
Eleventh. street as Das coming
here and tried to flint Dith me. He
kept passing me, stopping at show
uindo,os Uhile / Uent by, passing
again, and all that, and once he
almost spoke. 1t certainly neuer
occurred to me he tDas on his ,oay
to this Office"
Il don't think he believed you
,Uere coming here. either" said Mr..
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