The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
Walter WiHlcheu
Ia NezO York

NOTES OF A NEWSPAPEMAN
They were discussing Charles Mi
ehelsun, the White House Boswell,
whose 'sThe Ghost Talks" is click
lng In the book shops.
Just what" asked a critic, did
Nicholson ever write for the Presi-
dent that rated salary Of $685.
900 year,"
Martin, Barton and FISH" was
the snapper.
John Wise, an attorney who with
drew from the hearings of the trials
now going on in washington, stayed
around to argue two previously filed
motions for his former client, Rob-
ert Edward Edmondson. He said:
isn't it a pity that the attorney
general is bored?" latter Assist
ant Prosecutor Rogge sought to
halt Wise'S argumenD.
To which the judge leaned over
and sarcasmd: For your informa-
ton, the court is bored, tool"
When Thaddeus Stephens, the
famous aboitionist, was in the thick
Of his great campaign in behalf of
slaves, he met one OF his bitter
opponents on a narrow plank side
walk. 1t was raining hard and the
street was a Quagmire Since
they were headed in opposite d.
rections, it was obvious one would
have to step off the walk and de-
tour through the mud
The opponent said stiffly: Sir, I
never yield to skunk"
"Sir," said Stephens, II ALWAYS
dor And detoured.
Add Good Reporting: From Times
recent page on the mystery dis
appearance of the Princess from
India: Eat the end Of last week
Capt. Cronin missing Persons Bu-
reaU was baffled saw only
one really possible answer - his
old enemy - the river :. II she's
in the river, maybe we'll know,
he said. We're just getting our
December bodies up now. But they
come up quicker in the Springtime
men face down-women face up.
If she's in the river maybe We'll
know In May. If there's a thunder
storm we'll know before that An
odd thing, the way thunder will
bring them up"
A recent issue of Newsweek Of
fered an article about Charles
Lamb, Coleridge, Hazlitt and other
renowned English writers, News
week revealed that one member
of their set was Crabb Robinson,
who kept a diary of fact and Cos
sip from 1911 until his death in
1867 at the age Of 90, thereby max
ing the work of many historians a
Winchellian delight"
In short, yesterdays gossip is to-
morrow's history.
AInOng others who will be sent a
special print Of warmers film
about Mark Twain Ito remind him
Of this incident) will be Winston
Churchill In 1900, when he
was q young statesman, Mr.. Twain
attended a London dinner where he
met Churchill They retired to
drawing room for an after-dinner
smoke, and Sir william v. Harcourt
observed that the first of the pair to
start the conversation would prob
ably monopolize it-since both en-
joyed Cabling.
When Churchill and Twain re-
turned, Harcourt asked Churchill
If he had enjoyed himself. yes, ,
was his enthusiastic reply -.
Turning to Twain, he put the same
query Twain hesitated.
Il have had" he said, "a good
smoke"
RED Face Dept! Oh, we know
the convention hasn't even started
and all that sortathing, but II
Dewey isn't the Republicandidate
up to now-who Is? The follow
ing editorial is from the esteemed
Waterville (Maine) Sentinel OF Jan.
%, 1914: walter Winchen has an
nounced that Governor Dewey OF
New York Is positively a candloate
for the Republican nomination for
President, which just about eiimin-
ates Dewey from the picture"
In Albuquerque, this ageless gsN
is CONFUSING the citizens. About the
New York go-getter, who spotted an
Indian chief Laying near his tepee
''Why don't you," asked the
stranger, get yourself job in a
defense plant?" 'Why?" grunt-
ed the Indian "Oh." said the
New Yorker, ''if you work hard and
save your money you would soon
have q bank account. Wouldn't you
like that?"
The Injun iitoned: "Why?"
4Oh, fergoodnessakes," said the
exasperated bore. with big bank
account you could retire. And never
work any more"
ME-" said the chief waddling
away, mot working now"
Henry L. Mencken has his favor
tie paragraphs from The Smart Set
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