The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-06-21


Fate: In the World war he saw
much service in the front line but
came home without a scratch.
Shortly after the war he was fy:ng
with friend In the West. The mo-
tor went dead in d section where
Jagged rocks made death seem GER
tam. But the machine came down
IN a spot so smooth a perfect three
point landing was made About 10
years ago, while riding in the sub
way, he got up and gave his seat
10 woman. The train went through
switch and the woman and num-
Der OF other passengers were killed.
He was only shaken up little. At
Christmas time be was the only one
or five to escape unhurt in an auto
mobile collision on Long Island. Re-
Gently he moved to the country be-
cause he wanted more quiet While
ne was reading, a bronze bookend
fell off the bookcase and struck him
on the head. That was three weeks
ago and he's still in hospital.
Looking Backward: Josef Lhev-
lnne, pianist, the other evening told
the story of his first drink of cham
payne. When a lad he was touring
IN the Caucasus mountain areas. AS
was the custom of the grand duke
In whose home he was to give his
concert, he had to join in toast to
each of the guests with an additional
tumbler of champagne to the health
of their families.
when l sat down at the piano."
said Lhevinne, Il thought l was So
Der. / played the slow movement
ali right and then came more rap
id one. AS my hands raced over the
keyboard became dizzier and dir
zier. Finally 1 rose and apologized
to the Grand Duke.
Your highness,' l said, 4 am
sorry. / am not accustomed to play
ing a piano with two keyboards.'
Complaint: In a brief note, Eddie
Duchin means of his new travail.
The bandsman and ladies man, on
a tour of the Southland with his or
cheStra, murmurs petulantly that he
has lost his sunburn. He left his
sun lamp up north! Of all the baton
Wavers, Duchin is most jealous of
his tan. When Old Sol is truant
during his New York engagements,
he schedules his day to allow for an
interval with the violet ray In the
spring and summer he generally can
be found on the roof top of whatever
hotel he is playing, an athletic figure
in striped shorts. But he had the
i'll fortune to head south during the
cold snap below the Mason-Dixon
line. So Duchin quips: This south
ern sun is terrific! Even some of the
snow is melting"
Street Scene: Fifth avenue dur
ing the height of the shopping rush
Grand DANES haughtily enter
ing or leaving limousines =. u. Door
men bowling respectfully Win
dow shoppers gazing at $4,000 bar
gains in mink coats The heads
of women turning as if on pivots as
they walk on by some display that
attracts their attention Shop
pers, their arms burdened with bun
dies and worried expressions on
their faces A broken-nosed
grayhead chewing on cigar as he
regards with speculative eye Show
ing of diamond cuff links A
man lurches his way through the
throng Someone murmurS,
Another drunk" and women shrink
away In front of a glittering
window, the man loses his balance
and falls A policeman hurries
up ard makes a quick examination
Stand back, he's dead
and sudden silence.
Coincidence: Lily Pons, as
proud 'stepdaughter" of Connecti-
cut, made a one-minute recording of
a speech at a midtown studio the
other day for Governor Baldwin's
safety campaign. Then Miss Pons
hurried into a taxi to go to the
Metropolitan opera house for her re-
hearsal. On the way, the famed
coloratura was delayed-the car
ahead of her smacked into another
while turning the Fortieth street
corner.
End Piece: A bright young thing
came into a telegraph Office in Ra-
dio City and after addressing a mes
sage wrote one word, yes" Just
to be helpful, the man behind the
counter pointed out that she could
send 10 words for the same price.
Thanks said the miss, 'I'll just
send one yes. If l said it 10 times
he might think I'm too anxious"
(ReIl Syndicate-WNIy Service