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ia nights ago to investigate ah ugly rumor that gambling was going on in s downtown hotel, As they stood in the corridor, lis- tening for the clink of chips or something, a furtive fellow ap- proached and began talking. Were they newcomers here? Yes, from Arkansas, Were they. interested in making money? Sure, who wasn't? Having thus established them as right guys, the fellow sald he was a “pattyfooter,” which he defined as one who sneaks into hotel rooms and robs “plushes,” or drunks who go to sleep with their clothes on. ‘The rookies expressed great interest but pointed out the riak of going to jail. are stupid,” said the patty- footer, “besides I can spot them @ mile away.” Just then Officer C. F. Stoker Passed by to see how his pro- teges were doing. He looked at them and went on. “That's a cop,” said the pattyfooter. “How can you tell?” asked Schmidt, “His feet,” was the reply, “all copa have flat feet— “Naw, cops name.” He then demonstrated his art, meaking into a room and emerging # moment ijater with & wallet containing more than “Well boys,” he said triumph: aritly, ‘if you'd lke to go into ‘Dusiness * Matt Weinst Mistaken identity © . 3 Rookie Policemen 8. 0, East |. enson and K. Schmidt,.in plain + we know informs us that if you clothes, were detailed a few with me‘ I'E take - you in.” 2 °No thanks,” said “instead I. think we'll batteiiaigh they did. i | | that’s the way they get their Schmidt, { take you . And Really reaching aos, A statistically minded man hed, bet $2~don’t ask us why— . on every horse with @ name end- ing in “k” (Speedmark, Widow's Peak, Paula’s Luck) at Holly- wood Park you would have laid out $238 and won $406, a profit of $168. One horse, he admits, Paid $204, bringing up the av- erage, If he geta to “I” we'll ask. him what he found there, Voice of the mob ‘A ‘Santa Monica postcarder puts it this way: “I am in com- Plete accord with the general Republican sentiment re chang- ing Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam. By all means let us cali it Hoover Dam and let us put Hoover into it.” Ode to science Hard-working scientists, * we. rf note, Have found an A-bomb anti- dote. Some day ere long we hear them gloat: - “We've neutralized the antl- dote!” then perhaps they may contrive Some way to help the sworld survive. PRED MYERS, Citizen and taxpayer In its campaign to make the Public rodent and pest con- - scious, the Health Department placed an exhibit in the lobby of the City Hall. A placard has the slogan, “Make Yours a Pest Free City.” . . Underneath somecne wrote, “They can’t deport me—! constitutional.” = ock | ‘sum: Ace cream, though known iff’ _ Europe before. it appeared in’, the U. S., is generally credited to Dolly Medison, wife of Presis, . . dent James Madison, who served att it in the White House. Now ; ae Savarin St. Sure, the epicure, | | wo UR finds evidence that in 1808, a ~ * yeat before Madison took office, 3 this advertisement appeared in the Louisiana Courier, New Or« . Jeans: ¢ - “ “Notice. Ice cream msy be . had at the Coffee House every . day between the hours of 12 and 8 o'clock p. m.” . Around town 5 ‘The druggist at Melrose and. Kilkea became weary of inauita to his coffee. So he posted a | sign, “Coffee 5 cents, With criticism 15 cents." Stopped the ‘beefs .-. . Many months ago the sides of the Second Street Tun- nel were cleaned to a height of about 10 feet, disclosing gleam- . ing white tile under the smudge, ° Now the gleaming white je smudging up, giving motorists and pedestrians some idea of what they breathe when they venture ‘eral months ago is now solid}: entrenched, So much #0 Jocal boys, very irritated, sa) ‘the town isnt’ bi enough for both ... Saw a pre-| view of “The Killers,” » lemingway great short story of the same . name. That reminds us, having” | stated Hemingway {s we to defend rmust be prepared self