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THE VOICE OF
Broadway
By Louis Sobol
Diary of a Colyumist's
Pup!
("Whiskey” rattles a few more
skeletons.)
Tuesday— “ Well,” says Hawk
face over his orange juice, “Comes
the Revolution and I’m all set!”
The Lady says, “What now?” and
he says, "Look at this card. I am
now a Supreme Knight of the
Road and this letter from Jeff
Davis says I am now a full-fledged
hobo with all the privileges!”
The Lady asks, indifferent
like, “Well, who’s Jeff Davis?”
And he answers scornfully,
“Davis is the ‘King of the Ho
boes,* and he writes me, ‘Fakes
and impostors got out the re
ports I was dead or defeated at
the election of the Hobo Conven
tion and some said I was in jail,
but I have never served time in
prison or in jail. Every method
has been used to slander me,
blaspheme me or ruin me in the
eye of the public by those who
could not get the Kingship, but
would destroy he who has it.*”
The Queen giggles and says,
"O, so now King Davis of the Ho
boes has made you a Supreme
Hobo Knight. Isn’t that some
thing?” And he glares at her and
'says, "Well, what’s wrong with
that?” And she shrugs her shoul
ders and says “Nothing. Only last
year the porter in the hair-dressing
shop where I go to was made a
Kentucky Colonel, and I think you
two should get together. Some
thing may come of it.”
Wednesday—l bumped into that
Bedlington honey this morning
and she didn’t seem so icy like she
has been, but the Queen kept tug
ging at me and snapping, “Now
Whiskey, I don’t want you to get
into any more .lights.” Well,
what are you going to do with a
woman like that who can’t see the
difference between wanting to
fight and wanting to romance so
I give it up this morning, but I’ll
get my chance because that baby
sure is sweet and has a manner.
I’m not making any bones about
it, dear diary. I’ve fallen.
When we get back to the
house, Fuddenhead has his snoot
deep in a fancy magazine, and
the Queen asks, “What are you
reading?” And he says, “Oh,
this is an advance copy of Town
and Country. There’s a wallop
of a piece starting by Francis
O. French”...“Who,” asks
Beautiful, “is Francis O.
French?” And he says, “He’s
Tucky French’s pappy, who mar
ried young Jack Astor—l mean
she married him, and he says
his snooty son-in-law says to him
if you write your book, only the
parlor maids will buy it, but not
the chauffeurs; so French writes,
‘Why should my story appeal to
parlor maids but frighten away
the chauffeurs?* and goes on to
say he once drove a taxi himself
for two years.” The Queen says,
“Didn’t Tommy Manville drive
a taxi, too?” And Rainface says,
testily, “Yes, what of it?” The
Queen says, “Nothing—but may
be if you had driven a taxi I
wouldn’t have to go on my knees ,
every time I want to buy a petti
coat.” And he snaps, “Don’t
exaggerate; you haven’t worn a
petticoat in years.”
They fire back and forth at each
other and she sees he is going to
fly up, so she changes the subject
and says sweetly: “Wasn’t that
Noel Coward grand last night?”
He says, "Yes, but Gertrude Law
rence was tops. That girl’s gone
away up in my estimation—l
didn’t know she had it in her.”
The Queen titters and says, “Won’t
that please her—knowing you
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Your Figure, Madame!
Dancers Are Ra ted‘Tops ’
For Lovely Legs
By IDA JEAN KAIN
Dancing legs are lovely, and whenever the most beautiful
legs in America are picked you will usually find dancers in
the majority.
Among dancers, the best-*
turned calf and ankle measure
range from the 12%-inch calf
and 8-inch ankle, for 5 feet 4
inche of height, to the 13-inch
calf and B’/s-inch ankle for 5
feet 8 inches of height.
Check your calf and ankle
measurement against the follow
ing:
HEIGHT MIJ ANKLE
S ft. 12% In. 7% in.
5 ft. % In. 12% in. 7% in.
S ft. 1 in. 12% in. V* in.
5 ft. 1% In. 12% in. in.
5 ft. 2 In. 12% In. 7% in. t
5 ft. 2% in. 12% in. 7% in. <
S ft. 3 in. 12% in. 8 in.
5 ft. 3% in. 12% in. 8 in.
5 ft. 4 in. 12% In. 8 In.
5 ft. 4% in. 12% In. 8 in.
S ft. 5 in. 12% in. 8 in. v
5 ft. 5% in. 12% in. 8 In. ‘
5 ft. « fn. 12% in. 8% In. t
5 ft. 8% in. 12% in. 8% in. .
5 ft. 7 in. 12% In. 8% in. &
5 ft. 7% in. 12% in. 8% in. C
5 ft. 8 in. 13 In 8% in.
These measurements were s
charted by Wanda Bowman-Wil- t
son, a leading authority on figure
proportioning and corrective gym- j
nasties.
Structure cannot be changed, c
but muscles make the curve. Un- c
derexercised legs rim to extremes f
in form and are either too thin
or too fat for beauty. Exercise,
therefore, is of the utmost value
in re-contouring legs.
To slenderize thick calves, leg- 4
stretching exercises are per
formed with the heels pointed,
and the leg-developing exercises c
are taken on tiptoe.
The following exercises were t
devised by Miss Bowman to untie
knotty calf muscles and to slim p
down thick legs:
Position y
Stand approximately twelve
inches from the wall, hands braced f
think she’s okay?” And he says:
“Opinions of people like me are
pretty important to people like
her.” And she says, meeklike,
“Yes, darling. I know. Mr. Cow
ard and Miss Lawrence go down
on their knees every night, I bet,
and say, ‘Dear God, please have
Mr. Sobol like me, please!” He
growls, “Don’t try so hard to be
funny at this hour of the morn
ing. It ain’t becoming.”
Thursday— He’s reading her a
letter from the Coast he’s just re
ceived and part of it says: “Jerome
Storm, who used to be a $5,000-»
week director of Charlie Ray
pictures, is now an extra at $7.50
a day—some days.”
The Queen sighs and says,
“That’s why I’m always telling
you to save your money.” And
he looks at her with a glare and
snarls, “What money?” And
then he goes on reading that
now the Los Angeles newsboys
are carrying neon signs on their
fronts and that Joan Crawford’s
barber got careless and bobbed
her hair to almost half an inch
of the scalp. “And get a load of
this,” he shouts. “Remember
Jerry Wald, who was practically
my office boy once? Well, it
says here he was offered the job
of a producer, but Warner’s took
up his writing station again, so
he couldn’t take it. Can you
picture Jerry a producer? And
Paul Yawitz has just been signed
for another year by R.K.0.”
The Queen says, “Doesn’t it say
something about some romances?”
And he says, “No, only about
Miriam Hopkins and Director Lit
vak are sizzling more than ever
and that Clara Kimball Young—
remember her? —what a star she
The leaflet “Leg Normaliz
ing Exercises” will be sent to
you upon receipt of a self
addressed, stamped envelope.
Address your request to
Miss Ida Jean Kain in care
of The Washington Times.
Ask also, if you are a new
reader, for “Dodging the
Calories—Material for Begin
ners.”
against wall, finger tips touching,
arms at shoulder level.
Movement
Keeping the heels on the floor,
bend forward to touch the chest
to the wall, keeping the body in a
straight line. Feel the pull on the
calf muscles? Push back from the
wall with the muscles of the upper
arm to reduce flabbiness of the
upper arm.
To exercise the calf muscles,
have the heels on the floor
throughout the movement. In
crease the difficulty of the exer
cise by gradually standing farther
from the wall.
Position
Sitting on floor, shoes removed,
legs apart and both knees straight,
toes pointed.
Movement
Bend right knee, grasping Inside
of the heel with the right hand so
that the elbow is on the inside of
the knee. The foot will now be
about 12 inches off the floor. Now,
extend the right leg until the knee
is straight, or as nearly straight as
you can make it.
The heel should be about three
feet off the floor. Bend the knee
was—well, she’s so eager to make
a comeback that she practically
begged them at R. K. O. to let her
take a two-line part in “They
Wanted to Marry.’ ”
The Queen says, “Isn’t that
pathetic? Aren’t you glad you’re
not in Hollywood?” And he
says: “Say, with what I’ve got
to offer them out there, there’d
be nobody throwing benefits for
me.” And she says: “Yes, dar
ling. I think you’re wonderful—
don’t you think?” And with
that I run out on the porch be
cause I know its no place for me
then.
Friday— They’ve seen a picture,
“Lloyds of London,” and the
Queen is very impressed “You
wouldn’t think they could take
sue' a dry subject,” she says, “like
insurance and make it seem so
romantic. It was so beautiful, his
falling in love with that girl after
that trip in a rowboat across the
Channel. Heaven, if it was me
I’d be seasick all the way. And
she married to such a scoundrel.”
Frozenface almost cracks a
smile and he says: “Well, if that
ain’t a typical review of a pic
ture from a woman’s angle. I’ll
have to send it on to Zanuck.
Got any more smart thoughts
like that which I could use?”
Saturday— Well, I got something
of a break today. The Queen is
talking to the florist and who
should come along but my Bedling
ton honey. She gets herself all
tangled up in her leash and she’s
very embarrassed so I come close
to her and give her a little bark
and say, “Well, Bibsie, how’s
things?” and she looks at me and
finally says with that funny Bed-
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 193«
back until the heel is again 12
inches off the floor, then repeat
exercise. During the exercise the
other leg remains straight out on
the floor.
Perform six times with one leg
before changing to the other leg.
This is a self-protecting exercise,
however, and may be repeated as
many times as you can extend
the knee.
The difficulty of the foregoing
exercise may be increased by rais
ing the height of the starting
position of the leg. When you
can extend your leg as high as
your head, try it from a stand
ing position.
This exercise not only unties
knotted calf muscles, but stretches
the hamstrings on the back part
of the thigh. After you have
mastered this exercise, you will
have no trouble at all in bending
over to touch the palms of the
hands to the floor.
The exercise taken from a stand
ing position is a favorite of Elea
nor Powell’s, whose dancing legs
are famous.
Exercise to bring your calf and
ankle to perfect measurements.
The new leaflet, “Leg Normalizing
Exercises,” will help to reduce fat
legs or to give contour to skinny
legs.
BALANCED REDUCING MENU
BREAKFAST
Calories
Oran ire Juice, % (lax, 50
Toaat, 2 thin allcea 100
Butter, % pat so
Coffee, clear
200
LUNCHEON
Toaated bacon -egg aandwich (No
butter on toast—fry egg In but
ter—l strip crisp bacon) 275
Sliced tomato (vinerar) 25
Glass skimmed milk 80
380
DINNER
Roast lamb, lean, 4 os. (1 piece,
3%”x3%”x1%") 2<HI
Green peas. % cup 100
Celery filled with cream cheese... 75
Fresh fruit salad (fruit dressing).. 150
Hot roll 100
Butter % pat .’ 50
875
Total Calories for Day 1255
Your Dietitian,
IDA JEAN KAIN.
lington accent: “Have we met
formally?” but I can see she’s
all upset about my talking to her.
I say to her, “I’d like to know you
better” and just then the Queen
starts walking off, pulling me with
her. Now I’ve got to figure how
can I get on the loose because I’m
certainly falling hard for this baby
but the way I am—tied down al
ways, it looks like no dice.
Brookhart to Speak
On Court, Constitution
Former Senator Smith W.
Brookhart, of lowa, honorary
president of the Washington
Open Forum, will address the
society on “The Constitution and
the Supreme Court” at a dinner
meeting Friday evening at 7
o’clock in the Kwong Chau Restau
rant. 135 B St. S. E. There will
be no admission fee and an open
discussion will follow Mr. Brook
hart’s talk.
tOO Under Arrest
After Policy Raids
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Dec. 3.
Raiding parties struck simultan
eously here to qrrest more than
100 persons involved in Westches
ter county’s five milliion dollar
policy racket. State troopers,
deputy sheriffs and local police
united in the drive on racketeer
ing centers in White Plains, Port
chester, Tarrytdwn, Mount Ver
non, Yonkers, New Rochelle and
Dobbs Ferry.
The Human
Side of the
News
By EDWIN C. HILL
Men who ought to know tell
this writer that we are approach
ing another boom comparable to
the run of pros
perity which
came to a disas
trous end in
1929. One in
dication of the
return of good
times appears
in the recent
melon-cutt i n g
by numerous
corp orations
and the $600,-
000,000 which
iwent out to
more than
3,000,000 share
holder s. An-
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other is round in the action taken
by five big industries in raising
the pay of 1,200,000 workers by
$200,000,000 a year. That’s real
money spread over a lot of terri
tory.
So vast a distribution of cash
means, obviously, a definite stim
ulation of business: more and bet
ter clothing, a more generous
larder, happier living conditions,
long-denied travel and diversion
and an opportunity to put some
thing by for the “rainy day”
which, usually, comes along. The
symbols of a new and flourishing
era are especially evident in the
diamond business, the so-called
“luxury trade.”
Diamond merchants say that
the present demand for precious
stones is 20 to 25 per cent ahead
of any year since 1929. They say,
too, that for the first time in
the memory of the oldest dealers,
foreign diamond marts are regu
lating their prices by the demand
in this country. And the Amer
ican demand today is for the rich
est gems available. And don’t
overlook the interesting fact that
there is a marked increase in the
sale of wedding rings, especially
those set with diamonds.
GOOD INDEX
Night club patronage is ac
counted to be an excellent index
of the possession of money and
the willingness to spend it. If
this is true, such establishments
in New York are evidence that
things must certainly be on the up
and up. Not in years have their
customers been so numerous as
now, or so lavish in expenditure.
Ohe club, during a recent Satur
day, took in $15,000. The patrons
of another totaled 115,000, truly
the population of a city, in eight
weeks.
Wholesalers and retailers
throughout the country see the
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amplified beyond their most hope
ful calculations. So great is the
current demand for cotton goods
that deliveries are eight to 12
weeks behind hand. Similarly, de
liveries of furniture and house
hold wares are lagging more than
a month.
Were another omen of a boom
needed, it is to be found in the
success of the thirty-seventh an
nual automobile show in New
York. More than 300,000 persons
looked over the glittering new cars,
and so many were the clients that
salesmen found their order books
filled before they realized it.
Only eight years have inter
vened between 1929 and 1937.
But what a different world it was
eight years ago! The United States
was reveling in fairy-story affluence
and happiness. Fortunes were
mounting. Midas was not an indi
vidual but a population. In New
York State, for instance, the in
come tax reports totaled more
than $81,000,000, an increase of
$20,000,000 over the receipts of
the preceding year.
Prohibition was a disgraceful ex-
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periment in mass regimentation.
President Hoover was said to have
his eye upon reelection in 1932,
with a ringing promise of “a
chicken in every pot.” King George
V was emerging from an illness
which came near taking his life.
Soviet Russia had begun its
vaunted five-year plan, designed
with overweening confidence to
rescue its millions from the sloven
liness and despair of centuries.
Father Coughlin, now conspicu
ously silent, was just beginning
to make his personality and influ
ence felt in a nation wide radio
hook-up.
EIGHT YEARS AGO
Jimmy Walker, now, in his own
words, a “private citizen,” was
Mayor of New York, an office he
graced with a rare charm of in
dividuality and ready Irish wit.
Betty Compton, later Mrs. Walk
er, was a featured actress in a
Broadway musical comedy, “Hold
Everything.” Adolph Hitler, at
present a dominant, egotistic fig
ure in the drama of Europe, had
gone into comparative obscurity
following the failure of his anti
republican demonstration of 1923,
but was diligently at work organ
izing the National Socialist party.
Bishop James Cannon, jr„ a
shining light in the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, was dis
covered, by a bucket shop investi
gation, to have taken certain fly
ers in the stock market. General
Hugh Johnson, of the late NRA,
now a newspaper columnist, was
a business associate of Bernard
Baruch. Vesuvius was in terrify
ing eruption, blotting out lives
and wide areas of orderly land.
Babe Ruth was still King of Swat,
idol of millions of fans.
Huey Long, Louisiana’s irrepres
sible “Kingfish,” fated to die by an
assassin’s bullet, was governor of
his State, energetically gathering
the power which later carried him
to the United States Senate and
national attention.
Cries of “soak the rich” and
“share the wealth” had not yet re
sounded in the land, nor had tech
nology burst upon an indulgently
amused world. Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh and Anne Morrow were
r>n their honeymoon, vainly seek
ing avoidance of the impertinently
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