Show what 15 thinks Cobb about departed spirits ANTA MONICA CALIF S SANTA continued failure of mediums to claim the rew reward ard off offered ered by the late harry loudin who provided a test for proof of communication with the spirit world makes me think of a thing that happened at the first ever held down in my neck of the woods the operator was summoning the spirits ol of departed dear ones to order A lanky youth 0 out t ot of the bottoms desired to speak with his father presently a shadowy vy figure appeared between the cabinets A dark curtains W and a voice uttered f s muffled sounds Is that you P paw inquired the seeker yes son an irvin S cobb the voice paw air you in heaven se seemingly em angly startled the ghostly apparition par pari i tion hesitated a moment before giving what might be taken for an affirmative sound paw air you an angel demanded the son again an embarrassing delay then a diffident mumble le A regular angel with win wings gs and everything once more a low grunt say paw cried the youth pe perking rk up do you measure fr from orn tip to tip matrimonial adventures some of the authorities H heretofore ties have held that the first two years were the hardest in matrimonial adventures but the peak of the danger period for married couples is now set at the sixth year by los angeles city attorney on the side he runs a bureau for ha handling the funds assessed for family support again against st separated or delinquent parents so he ought to know about it if anybody does well personally I 1 always did have the theory that no woman could stand any man for more than five years unless she got numb after that its just a long distance endurance test on her side and perhaps sometimes on both sides senatorial shifts AMING no names a little bird NAMING just in from washington whispers that one senator under the in fluence or of alternating psychic waves or something already has shifted three times on the plan to make the supreme court over first he was against it then for it then aga against dinst it again and is now threatening to change once more be taking bets on him at lloyds next once in a while we get a statesman who reminds you ot of a hunk of country butter in an icebox takes the flavor of everything near nea r by but not improved by any one ol of em maines statesmen is but one answer to the THERE attitude assumed by both of maines alaine s senators who show a pronounced inclination to balk a at t whatever the new deal calls for in congress and especially at the p plan I 1 an to mold the supreme court somewhat closer to the boy scout model if these here foreigners dont like this country why dont they go back where they came from 0 0 the game of poker OALI CALI FORNIAS attorney general decides that draw poker unless played as a percentage game is not gambling had he gone deeper into the sub leol he might have ruled that draw poker as generally played nowadays is not even a game what veteran wo would uld call it anything except a sacrilege against an ancient and once honorable sport when folks are free to introduce at will such abominations as deuces wild or one eyed jacks or barbers itch or spit in the ocean to draw honest cards to try to play the other fellows chances as well as your own to try to figure when to raise and when to call and when to quit to try to pick the right moment for bluffing since the bluff is the real soul of 0 the thins thing th ka t poker my masters an american born pastime hallowed with age ennobled by usage belov beloved ed of the fathers IRVIN S COBB IS 0 service |