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Show fl'filfli1 U B !-f"K,, U.- .. Notes of a New Yorkeer: Here is a sane way to handle men. . . . They tell it around the Pentagon Bldg. in Washington. ... A soldier was talking to a diplomat. Said the soldier: "In peace times, I personally personal-ly handled one W.P.A. project. I made it a point to ask each man about his job and its objective. I found the accomplishment charts soaring with no other incentive than interest and appreciation of effort. ef-fort. I believe that to be the backbone, back-bone, not only of discipline, but of an army's combat spirit." : . . The soldier was Gen. George Marshall, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army. ... The diplomat was Adolph A. Berle, Jr. At Judge Clark's -wedding President Presi-dent Truman wore a new suit which everybody admired. After the ceremony cere-mony Clark went up to the President Presi-dent and remarked: "You know, Harry, a suit like that would cost $500 in France." "That so?" chirped the chief executive. exec-utive. "With or without s vest?" Peter Donald was talking to Tommy Tom-my Lyman in Jimmy Ryan's when one of the phonies (who fought harder to stay out of the service than he did in uniform) strolled into the club in civilian clothes. Donald cracked: "He fought the war guarding guard-ing a coal-pile in Brooklyn. Do you think he got out on points?" "No," Lyman replied. "Angles!" What is perheps the best piece of political Oratory was being discussed dis-cussed by a group of politicos the other night in the Zanzibar. They begau by tracing the early speeches of citr leading politicians. Finally, Jimmy Walker said that the best piece of political oratory he had ever heard came from Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, who (finding himself him-self being considered for the governorship gover-norship of Louisiana) deadpanned: "I'm an honest man; I know nothing about politics." The-war-isn't-over-yet item: The London Evening Standard's litree critic used this simile to describe 8 tome: "It rasps the nerves like a Brooklyn accent." . . . Normalcy note: Sponsors are dropping some newscasters. At the same time they are waiting in line for an opportunity oppor-tunity to broadcast football games. When President Harding was once queried about American foreign policy, he said that foreign countries coun-tries were frequently confused by the fact that the O. S. had two foreign for-eign policies. . . . "What are they?" he was asked. "The Sec'y of State's," he said, "and Nicholas Murray Butler's!" Hobby Lobby of famous men: Paul Revere, of course, would live as a great silversmith; Thomas Jefferson as a great architect; Winston Churchill Chur-chill as a most competent bricklayer. bricklay-er. .. . In the last war Great Britain's Brit-ain's Chief Army Commander, Field Marshal Haig, was an excellent leather worker. A returning GI was anxious to bring back a Luger pistol as a souvenir from overseas. ... As the transport neared the dock the fellow fel-low became more and more nervous. nerv-ous. . . . Finally, in desperation he confessed his fears to a pal. . . . The kindly pal offered to trade packs and assume all responsibility. . . . The GI was vastly relieved and the switch was effected. . . . The luggage was not searched upon debarkation. de-barkation. ... A few minutes later the two met on shore. . . . The GI was exceedingly grateful. . . . "By the way," he said as they switched packs, "you must have a lot of things in your pack. It's awful heavy." "Yes," said the pal. "I have TWELVE gats in mine." Then there's the Colonel from Kentucky who was charged $50 for a quart of bourbon in Paris. . . . His buddy observed that it was sfu exorbitant ex-orbitant price to pay. "Not in my estimation, suh," said the Colonel. "It's th' fust time I evuh had th' privilege of payin' somewheh neah th' figgir I always considered it wuth." The Statue of Liberty, whose right hand holds a torch, but few are aware the left hand grasps a tablet tab-let representing the Declaration of Independence, inscribed "July 4, 1776." . . . Harlem's "hot-beds" serving three shifts of sleepers daily. However, not all of Harlem is a slum area. It also contains many lavish penthouse apartments. . . . Music lovers waiting in line for balcony seats at the Metopera, although al-though you can see only half the stage from the side seats. Uppity Park Ave. shops catering to a cosmopolitan trade. Many of the clerks are linguists. . . . The delight-eyeful Riverside Drive waterfront water-front sector. Most arresting at this time of the year, when the sky is a rhapsody in blue and cool breezes herald the approach of Winter. ... A bonfire of sunset spreading its glow ncross the morning sky as silence stands guard over the fabulous fabu-lous town. . . . Broadwnyites planted on street corners straining conversation conversa-tion through cigars, Idly Pving in an ocean of small talk |