Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-06

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three of them
are better than average COM
panions in off hours. Some re.
ceive more publicity than others,
due chiefly 10 circumstances
which bring them into contact
with Broadway newspapermen,
but there are dozens of others
who do their work quietly, eff.
GENTLY, draw no columnar or
news page mention but 60 right
on with their business at no
great shakes OF salary.
I hare heard of many cases Of
their kindnesses 10 the very
men they have tracked down
and landed behind bars. Only
the other day I picked up
copy of the magazine with I
long title, Special Detect
Cases." and had my memory reg
freshed about the Michael Fla.
| schetti case. Detective Fla.
schetti. assigned 10 bring Mike
Casalino, suspect In double
murder on Long Island, stalked
his prey for two years before
he caught up with him, then
worked, ate and slept with him
before wringing the confession.
Casalino was found guilty and
sentenced 10 die in the electric
chair.
Then 10 Was that Fiaseheffi,
obeying what seems 10 be an un.
+ written law among detectives
who snare their men under pre-.
tense of friendship. pleaded
with the Governor 10 spare Cas-.
alino's life. The plea was re-
| jected Detective Mike saw the
condemned man before the exc
cution, had a long talk with him
during which he made prom
Use. To this day. twenty years
later, Detective Fiaschetti still
I helps stippe+t-tle-Npif aRd-chil.-
dren of the man he helped send
TO death.
AmonR the Manhattan glitter
salons, none is so widely bally.
hooed as the Stork Club. This
is due chiefly 10 the personality
OF the boniface. Sherman Bill.
Kingsley, an Oklahoma ex-drug.
gist who made good as New
York Saloonkeeper - and as
much 10 the assortment OF
beauty which assemblies nightly
al the club. Cinema queens,
society blossoms, stage beauties,
pert debutantes. soft.eyed mo-
els. lissome showgirls. Durihx
the years. Billingsley has com.
piled his own list OF the women
he considers the most glamor.
Gus in America. II you argue
with him on this point, he will
counter with his opinion that at
least they are the most charm
ing patrons OF his grog.shop.
Among those uhOm he selects
are: Elizabeth Altemus Whitney,
until recently the wife OF multi.
millionaire John II. (Jock)
| Whitney; Gloria Swanson,
Marie Hartman, wife of w.
Averill Hartman, millionaire
railroad executive, sportsman
and. diplomat; Alva Gimbel,
wife OF the department store ty.
coon. Bernard; Barbara Hutton.
Woolworth heiress; Airline
Judge, ex.wife OF Wesley Rug
giles and OF Dan Topping: Mrs.
William Randolph Hearst, Jr.;
Gertrude Lawrence, star OF the
stage; Sonia Henie; Mrs. Steve
flanagan; Dorothy Lamour.
Genevleve Travers, sports
woman; Helen Hayes, actress;
Mrs. Richard Berlin; Anita
Colby, magazine cover beauty
dllu dlluldl DdIlhIlcdus
The fallesf morie usher in
Manhattan is at the Music Hall
he Is 6 "a 3 inches high. The
shortest is at Roxy's--4 IT. 3 In
ches low. The average age of
New York's ushers Is 10. They
have a sign language OF their
own. At the Music Hall, / am
told, a hand stiffly pointefx,
across the body signifies: "tha
way, please" A crooked arm
with a closed hand on the hip
indicates double" or two
seats together. Four fingers
upright mean two doubles"
Hands brought sharply together
with the fingers interlaced
means CLOSE In the line" or
former ushers who moved on
to screen Jobs were William
Haines, Eric Linden and Jeffrey