"Names make news." Last week these names made this news Back to Manhattan, after working four months in Hollywood, went Author Ben Hecht to put his play To Quito and Back in rehearsal. Said Author Hecht: "When

I was a poor newspaper moujik in Chicago 15 years ago I quit one day and announced I was out to make a million. Now I've got 50 grand and I'm satisfied."

British airplane maker and yachtsman Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith &

wife visited Manhattan's Police Headquarters. They were accosted by Deputy Inspector Hugo Wunsche. Asked he: "Do you remember being arrested in New York for speeding 25 years ago?"

Answered Mrs. Sopwith: "Why, certainly. I remember. It was a very famous story in London."

Suddenly recalled Mr. Sopwith: "By Heavens! Why you are the very man who arrested me." He remembered that he had paid a $5 fine, was informed that the same offense now carries a $25 fine. Exclaimed Yachtsman Sopwith: "That's fine. Conditions are improving."

The Georgetown, D. C., home of James Roosevelt, first son of the President, was looted in his absence. Stolen were a valuable pair of cuff links and a watch given him by his grandfather. Scattered about the upset rooms were whiskey, wine, and liqueur bottles, emptied by the thieves during their activities.

Sophisticated Playwright-Actor Noel Coward, attending a premiere in Toronto, Ont., advised: "There are many young playwrights who become utterly fascinated with the contents of the dictionary. They should learn to tell the story in as few and as short, simple words as possible. The sophisticated play never can hope to outrun the play best described as having simplicity."

Six years ago Rev. Arthur J. Watson, of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Pawtucket, R.I., wrote and published two love songs--Longings and A Persian Love Song. This summer, on his vacation at Narragansett, R. I., Mr. Watson made a point of meeting Nudancer Sally Rand, who suggested he send her copies of his songs. When he got back to Pawtucket, Mr. Watson promptly dispatched them to her, said she could use them without charge in her act. Commented Mr. Watson: "I found she is a most maligned young woman: I don't know whether she is a college graduate or not, but there are few college graduates who can speak as well as Miss Rand. She is most modest."

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