The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-07-15
By L. l.. STEVENSON

an absence of six years, came back
to New York recently for a short
stay. Once a prominent part of the
metropolitan scene, now he Is de-
voted to his home, his 13-year-old
son and his gardens in San Fran
cisco. In the new Warner Bros. film,
Mission to Moscow" he plays the
part of Churchill and his remarka-
BILE resemblance to the British prime
minister afforded him no little
amusement during his stay here.
One afternoon when he left the Hotel
McAlpin and entered a taxicab,
the driver gave him a startled look
and instead of pulling down the flag
and starting off. sat as If his hands
were frozen to the wheel
why don't you move on?" asked
Malone.
Don't you want to wait for your
police escort, Mr.. Churchill?" the
cabbie asked in turn.
Relief: It wasn't so long ago that
the name Dudley Field Malone was
not only well known in New York
but many other places as well. As
an international attorney, he ham
died cases all over the world. He
headed many a liberal movement
and resigned as Collector of the Port
Of New York in public protest against
the failure of President Wilson and
his administration to urge the pas
sage Of the women's suffrage bin.
He assisted Clarence barrow In the
Scopes trial and believes that Oar
row was one of the greatest men
of his time. He fought the dry
amendment as If it were personal
persecution. During his stay here,
he visited many of his old haunts,
including the City Han where he
had staged numerous battles One
thing he said he missed-the elevat-
ed that used to pass the McAlpin. 81
liked the quietness after a train had
gone by my window" he explained.
False Alarm: A window display Of
clocks caused Joan Edwards the
other afternoon to recall the time
when she was with Paul Whitenian's
orchestra and frequently in hot wa
ter because she was late to rehears-
ais. One morning the posiman
brought her a package which she.
thinking it gift from some I'D
mirer, started to open. As she did
so. she heard a ticking. She couldn't
figure out anyone who would want
to. blow her up. nevertheless, she
was terrified. She wasn't too scared,
however, to hurriedly ell the BATH
tub and dump the package into It.
Then she called for help. When the
police fshed out and unwrapped the
package, instead Of bomb, they
found an alarm clock. II had been
sent to her by other members Of
the band in the hope that she would
be on time in the future.
Cost Of Living: The table d'hote
and the price fixed luncheon have
vanished from many of the better
eating places In New York. In
stead. everything now is a La carte.
Food rationing, Of course, is the
cause as waste is cut down since
patrons order only what they want.
Diners-out. however. find that the
new system has made quite a diff
ference in their expenses since no
matter how carefully they choose,
the total of their checks always
seems to run higher than IL was in
the past even in places which for
merly served lunoheons at 50 mimi
mum and dinners at S.. Neverthe-
less, on the word of various head
walters, there Is little II any COM
plant, the general feeling being that
saving of food is worth the extra
cost.
Information: Bob Hawk listened
In on a conversation between Ca
madam flier and pretty young thing
outside CHS. The gal was attired
in a light blue uniform and the hier
was endeavoring to find out with
what service she was connected. 'I
can see you're not WAAC or
WAVE, maybe you're an army
nurse" he guessed. The girl shook
her head. do you belong to the
lady Marines?" the fiier persisted.
mo, / do not" replied the miss.
"Oh come on" the Canadian
pleaded. what does your uni
form stand for?"
The girl relented. ''wen," she
said, "it's my company's trade
mark. We disinfect telephones"
Here and There: Debs and SUBJ
debs parading Park avenue on their
way to their pet war effort :.
Some In uniform and some carry
ing knitting bags An ornate
and fussy dowager losing some Ct
her haughtiness when taxicab driv-
ers refuse to see her signal
Bell Syndicate.-wNU Features.