Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-05


ter 10 Dr. Gina Bennett. prcsi-
dent Of tho Detroit ring.
Or. Boris Hoia a Saginaw den
fist. did a trick rarely seen
tying a knot IN a white sash,
and then making tho kno, van
ish, 10 be replaced 10y a Splotch
Of red. Guy Stanley Of Utica
did the Chinese linking rings
trick. And 50 on.
But the magician who did the
snake trick Zone that many De
,troiters have seen Russell Swami
J J-We1i, those Who We're at the
meeting know the man I mean.
They NAV not know what hap
pened 10 him on the way Ia the
meeting.
He went by bus. The snake
trick depends on having "A snake
rise out of basket, holding
card in its mouth. It's "A very
striking trick.
II was 10 times a. striking on
the bu>-When something went
wrong at Ienkcll avenue and the
snake pushed it, head out nf the
basket. The Magician hoped off
the bus and got the trick snake
back in the basket. hut not he
fore there was some IuSty
screaming from the startled pas
sCngerS.
Magician, aren't above using
some AZ The Conm0ncr tricks
though Harry CCClI tried one
81 me oldest ~ pfacrcai Jokes
on Abe Warsaw az Grand Rap
IDS Offered h.m an exploding
ClCaf.
AaF-aN tis.f
There are more magicianS
than you'd think-theV support
four national magazines, and the
international Brotherhood il the
second magic society In Detroit.
NJ Car0>clli now being engaged
In planning the annual dinner
Of tho society Of Detroit Mari-
clans at Webster Hall this
month.
SIGN. ~ the War progrrs>c,.
NoI keep seeing signs oi
It's progress Po.n'lcS> things.
maybe >tIi YOU notice them
On Il bus coming down Third of
20 notices and ads nine We're
bout tho war People boa>upG
- bout the Things they are board
IT, and Larry Gentle. IN m,
contrary boasts that hc Ia, not
more than - pounds o( sugar on
the house Thai'> something
more worth Boosting about.
Md a couple OF daNS AGO
s'll another sign group Of
wounded soldiers the FIRST SUCH
that | have heard about. were
IN Detroit.
For ono reason or another the
old Brass Ran on Michigan ave-
ruc has become q pet ConCrcCaf-
inC place for service men. and
You rarely pas, by without see
Ing tHrco or four different AMI
form RCAF. Australian. '>cw
IcalandcrN soldiers sailors or
what have You
The wounded men. now about
ready 10 co back 10 duty. hoy
told Joe Freedman were Brit
lNn engineers and az least one
had been decorated FOR oNCcp-
tIonal courage. Their uckhsh
job is handling bombs tnar don't
-CAplndG- either dudS-ur-d aAcd=
action bombs
Whether correct or not. a good
many service men have gained
the impression that they aren't
especially welcome NJ some
night spots. I doubt II this has
much basis in fact. hut many Of
the men feel that they haven't
much money TO spend and are
sensitive about IL.
Freedman, though. has gone
out Of his way Ia tell them that
he doesn't care whether they
spend only dime or - cents.
and the men have tried Ia renip-
rocate nv making sure that
everybody behaves properly.
They have an invisible police
forcc-not military police. hut
Must an unofficial agreement that
g'if anybody gets boiStcrouS. the
men will case him out theu-
selves.
The result il that almost no
trouble j. apparent. Nor DO
civilians step out of line In IN, ir
contacts with service men.
There's story that II happened
Just once. The service men told
Joe. NO. there won't De any
trouble i'm here" and there
wasn't.
But the invisible police" just
happened to leave when the
civilian left. Very curious coin