The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-04
Walter Wimcheu Or BrOad1Cay.
CTado Mark Reesteredl cOpyris Daily irrOF Ina

os one author: "Ee exults in a 1la3r for the dramatic that is She very nfe-breath oc journalism" The nfe-breaSh of journalism, eh? Well, the N. Y. Times does all 1t can to avoid the dramatic and sen- sational, preferring to be cold, pro- saic and factual The amazing expose of the Brooklyn murder ring reveals that killings were bought for as low as $ and $10 each :. That isn't such a bargain when you realize that soldiers at war are engaged in mass murder at salary of $30 a monthl
 The weak business of the movie, "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," has con- vinced producer M. Gordon that the approval of 1t by Women's Clubs, Will Hays and other ght-thinking groups has no cash value :. Gordon is learning that you can't cash a ives" outside of Hollywood.
 From the esteemed PeriscOpe Dept of Newsweek magazine: "F1nanclal reporters were scooped on news that President Harrison of the pig Fed eral Reserve Bank of New York had been offered the presidency of the N. Y. Life Insurance O., because, after Harrison had taken great pains to keep 1t quiet, his bride let word slip to ladies in Florida, who immediately tipped Walter Winchell."
 That tip actually came from a guy on Madison avenue, whose tips usually flop, and why I risked an- other chance on him dunno yet.
 Notes of a New Yorker: The buzz recently that Lepke was thinking of singing, because other underworld CTS were-in return for 8 sentence shave-is denied by the gendarmes Within 10 days District At l torney O'Dwyer will arrest over 400 shylocks (loan sharks) in Brooklyn on info allegedly supplied by Abe Reles Geraldine Dvorak, the beauty, rumored as dead in Europe, is back in town prettier than ever The legend that Dr. Hauser would wed Garbo is comical to his intimates-and for the most amus- 1 ing reason! Sustaining artists on all networks are trembling. A Presidential campaign year means virtually all non-commercial time goes for speech h-making-leavjng nc room for ambitious singers, ct al Editors who have surrounded Hedy Lamarr's ex-groom with SC much mystery and so many mil lions-are que for terrific letdown The faces of society editors will be redder Warning: Beware of guy (with mustache and specs who tried to cash a check at Ls Martinique last night. He presented his card, which read: Edwin James editor of the N. Y. Times" ..
 Editor James doesn't have mustache or specs.
 Chic Farmer relays the one abou the bloke who was doing a rav' about a juggler, whose speciality wa
 amazing This juggler, ex claimed his booster, put two club under each arm-pit, a cannon-bal on the back of his neck, a glass o water on his head and then juggle' fifteen clubs in the air-aS he d1' time step!
 "You ought to go over to catcl
 his act" added the enthusiast
 And SO the listener went over to SC
 him Later that day he wa
 asked: "Isn't he wonderful?" "Hes not so hot" was the blahza reply, Ines merely the straight ma for another guy!"
 "Dear Waiter" writes Arthur Mef ford, editor for Real Detective mag azine, T just saw James Thomp
 sons newspaper, The Bracke
 Chronicle published in Augusta ; Ky., about 50 miles east Of Gin cinnati. Thompson is a real old , fashioned country editor, and tn slogan he uses for his weekly coui 1 apply to your column, to w1t 'Cussed by many; read by all!" Two Cubans have invented a n1e E boat for submarines.