Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-18

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our collars wilt, a lady came up
and started telling US about her
new silver cocktail shaker.
81 squeezed lemons and lines,
and l poured In the liquor" she
Ssid, land then 1 filed II full
of, Ice and I shook II until my
arms were ready TO fall on.
land then I poured them out.
They were nice and creamy and
we all had n cocktail. And
when We tasted them, we looked
at each other. That was when
remembered. I'd forgotten to
clean the silver polish out of the
shaker"
She went away giggling as
though il was the most delightful
thing that had ever happened
That happened about a quarter
of an hour after another friend
had been in my office saying:
- Listen. don't use any names,
ut I've got about the best
watch dog In Detroit. I betcha.
He's bitten FIVE people already.
Well, yesterday somebody stole
his new harness and license"
He exited laughing, too. Don't
ask me why, but | repeat. Just
watch and see if that isn't the
way. IT works. Soon'S the weather
gets hot and humid, people start
to laugh. S one OF the best things
sboV. Detroit, il is.
I am entirely too lazy 10 get
philosophical about this, except to-
comment on Germany. as regards
a sense Of humor.
The greatest strength that any
body. or any country. can have Isl
a sense Of humor. Even when the
Germans were bombing the roofs
off half OF England, the English
startled making jokes.
The Germans, though. never
seem 10 think anything is funny.
The Germans are wonderful
fighters as long as they are win
ming. or as long as they think they
can win. After that they crack up
Germany wouldn't lose any wars
at all. except for one mistake She
insists on getting into wars with
nations that can have hell wal.
Hoped out of them, and then laugh
about IT,
NOTES AROUND TOWN:
The other days reference In
a.
poems in Hobo News brings n
card from Hobo Skeets Sim
mons who says he sells 5000
month OF the Hobo Newses In
Detroit Detroit must have
an itching foot. Simmons adds
that with all the whOopee about
rowing vaudeville, he thinks he
rfSGy 20 back into II. He used
>t1De In vaudeville several years
Ioday's psychology lesson AT
kitty's behest, was chasing from
store 10 store trying 10 find one
of those paint sticks. the kind the.
ladies use 10 apply artificial
stockings.
The stores were out of them.
But not a clerk tried 10 sell me
something else. The way for a
man. TO avoid being sold something
else is 10 start out by saying. MY
wife told me 10 get" Clerks
know IL is useless 10 argue with a
husband who has been told by his
wife 10 get something, so they.
SAFE their breath.
a. note from Jim Welsh. who
haSmade friends with Indians all
over the continent, tells how the
REGIMEN are going into battle for
America.
1--WE been looking over some
LETTERS" he writes. Eyes, the
ndians do a fairly good job of
correspondence. Jack, and keep
In fairly close touch with them.
.."Chief Jerry Blythe of the
Ch<rokees In North Carolina, re-
ports a score of their young men
in.uniform and he says proudly,
They all volunteered
"Chief Fred EttawBgeshick Of
the Michigan Ottawas, reports
that their annual ceremonial
will be staged In Petoskey In
August, but: As we chant our
ancient prayers To our tribal
gods. some of them will be for
our boys In service, for many
of them have gone and more
will CO.
From Manitoulin Island, the
Ojibwas - that's MY tribe. -
have sent a good many OF their
youngsters into the Canadian
forces. Chief Joe Jacko reports,
n They have shown ability a.
snipers and marksmen.'
"And out In New Mexico IL
the ancient walled pueblo of San
Ildefonso, a walled city more
than a thousand years old, and
ruled overs now by grand old
Gov. Julian Martinez, his badge
Of office a silyer-headed cane
presented TO an earlier governor
by Abraham Lincoln.
ION the adobe walls of the
10-foot square governors palace
hang photographs OF Indian boys
In uniform-the sons of Cover
nor Julian and his wife, Maria.
Yes, Jack, the Indians are COM
Ing through"