The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-31
THE ROARING TWENTIEs (When Mark HellInger and ". w.
 Were Sweet 16l

@N@% = A-~N~ l(When Mark HellInger and ". w.
 Were Sweet 16)
 Frank Tlnney, one of the filnnief comedians of the day was sending his wife weekly alimony checks !, :. In the stub (where you record the reason for the checl) Tinney al- ways wrote down: Because was e fool" When Harry Thaw was released from Philly place for silly-willies, reporters covering the night spots on Broadway asked Thaw what he thought of Daddy Browning. who was just becoming famous for being Broadway Cues tion Mark "Confidentially, {" whispered Thaw, T think he's a little crazy" One of the big stories of those times (which sty- mied the Y1ewspapers) was the re- ported fist fight in Reuben's be- tween Gene Tunney and Jim Far ley, then chairman of the N. Y. State Boxing Commish :. Every body knew that Farley had thrown one" at Tunney-but nobody on the papers could learn any more about 1t =. Even the columnists' fav- prite walters suddenly went deaf and dumb which is why the incident remains a mystery to the public ito this edition.
 Damon Runyon first put us hep as to how the phrase "carryin' the torch" got into everybody's type writer <. It was in a ballad Tommy Iyman sang, entitled: Gee But It's Tough When the Gangs All Gone, 1" and had the line: When your thoughts start to scorch and you're carryin' the torch" |. In those days "Baby Face" was big song hit. In 1899 other song writcFs call 1t Baby Me" j. Texas Guinan bless her memory, did more than any other single person to fill Marks column and ours She was the only girl on Broadway who bull dozed gangsters, instead of vice versa. She never even removed their cover charge for them All suckers looked alike to Texas. It was Texas who warned us: Broadway is where they first shake your hand--and then shake their head"
 Harvey Deuen, the Daily News Managing Editor who died Sunday was counselling newspapermen Never knock down the other fel- 'ow's story: wait until 1t collapSes from its own weakness-and then knock his brains out" Alan Dale was the critic for the New York American, and his complexion was the pastiest in town. In short, he looked like a critic =. Gladys Glad who later became ziegfeld's most fa- nous showgirl and Mrs. Mark Hell finger, won a beauty contest in At lantic City. The judge was Mark Heliinger, who chased her all over town until she caught him.
 Red Dolan (Harvey Duell's pei reporter) was assigned to fly tc the rim of civilization in the Arctic After red flares had been re- ported where Nungesser and Coli the French flyers, were believed tc have crashed. Almost as soon al Dosan's plane landed near "the North Pole,p he telegraphed Editor Deuell for $1,000 expenses To which Deuell replied: "Am send. ing $500. Since when, did the Els. kimos start running clip joints"
 Another newspaperman yarn o4 the period concerns Gene Fowler managing editor of the New Yorl American. The trade paper, Editol and Publisher, requested an inter. view on his theories about success! An interviewer called with . caineraman, and Gene, putting hi! feet on his desk, made a sententiou observation to the effect that Il you do nothing and work hard al it, you're bound to be a success The following issue of Editor ant Publisher contained . photograph of the informal pose, accompanies by Gene's remarks In as shor . time as was respectable, Gen, was given .. reportorial assignment in Egypti .
 For many months after Rud, Valley made his debut, will Os' borne, Bert Lown and other envi' ous rivals complained that Rud. was pirating their style. One of th'