The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-08


"Your driver, Siegfried Blum
was chauffeur for the late J. P
Morgan"
With Just enough time to catch
normal breath after siegfriec
careened around the corner,
prodded Driver Blum for somC
tales about J. r., the elder. Prod.
ded isn't quite right. The Late
Mr.. Morgan's chauffeur Is not un.
willing to talk.
SPEEDY
MORGAN
A cap covered Blum's bald
head. A heavy Austrian accent
marked his speech. He served
Morgan for four years, from 1906
to 1918. After Morgan's death In
Italy, he drove for his daughter
Mrs. william Pierson Hamilton.
But he finally tired Of being In
another's hire, and invested In
the cab.
what was Morgan's chief &C.
centricity?" I asked.
Speed" said Blum. II could
never 60 fast enough TO suit him
My running record from his home
to his office In Wall Street was
10 minutes. Sometimes ] would be
stopped In traffic.
"'Ride on the sidewalk Nor.
gan used TO yell. And I did"
INHERENT you ever pinched?" ]
asked.
Listen" the driver with the
glamorous past retorted, III you
were o cop, would you arrest J.
p. Morgan9"
A seconds silence OF o Madi.
son Avenue red light and Mr..
Blum continued.
MAN OF
MANY EXITS
There were two cars In the
Morgan manor, RenaultS, worth
$4,000 each. Every Morning, when
1t was time for me 10 pick up the
boss, would call Belle Greene,
who ran the Morgan library. She
would then tell me which one Of
the seven exists from his Madison
Avenue castle he would use.
HE never used the same exit
twice In two days. He knew there
were too many people who didn't
like him. 30 II was like O game
10 me. Every time ! used TO 10y
bets with tho other chauReurs on
which door he'd pick. Even !
didn't do 80 good. But don't think
he was afraid OF assasginS. That
man wasn't scared OF anything
But no was cautious.
every Christmas he would give
me $500 and roar OF mo TO give
some Of II 10 my wife. Some Of
II, heckl She got II all All ! got
was my pay-ei60 O month"
The cab was running by Madis
son Avenue and 37th Street, the
corner OF the Morgan manor. The
driver for the late J. p. RevereTits
ly tipped his hat. Then no made
O right turn and stopped OF my
destination.
"It'S o. k" he said, II tell the
same story 10 about 30 paBBeEl.
gers o day"
DOUBLED
AND SCRAMBLED
Az O seasoned denizen OF the
main street, I've partly mastered
the most intricate Broadway
slang, can sling track Blanguage
with O bookio or comprehend 0
showman'S trade-gab. But doubles
talk Is elusive. Double.talk7 Let's
not 30 into II too extensively, but
here's o brief sample, upon meet
Ing o fellow double. talker on tho
street.
"Piease how ore you huh yeh
thanks screens"
The undiSputod master Of
double.taIk IA that handsome,
muBtaehioed MilaneSe, Jerry 90.
lonna, who speaks and writes IL
fluently and probably Is tho most
uIbGHlBADlv AtliJW bObWUOh AhOhV
and EBkImo-land.
30 advanced ID no In the tom
que that no has devised O variant
called scrambled talk" For OK.
ample, In English II would 90,
"Please pass the BEANS" In scraiiis
bled talk, " would DO amended
10, "TleaSe bass the peans." Now
Colonna can mako O systematic
hash Of O haif.hour speech IN
that wise without once suffering
or stumbling over his sentences.
On Broadway, they don't mere
ly double and scramble the Eng
llSh language. They fry ana turn
II over.
CHURCHILL
ADMIREH B0N.IN.LAW
From O letter from England;
although Winston Churchill
First Lord Of tho Admiralty, ID
one OF the highest paid Journal
lists In England and his son Ran.
doiph O close runnOr.up In writ
Ing income, Winston ID not the
biggest breadwinnor In the fam.
the American comedian, makes
moro than the whole Churchill
family put together. About $780,
900 O year. And both the Church.
Ills look upon Vic with admira.
ton. II seems 10 them that he
makes money the easy way"