The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-15
)SM6RT SET" SUBSCRIBERS.
RANGED FROM JOHN JACOB Aston
TOR. ZIEGIELD.
And Among Them They Put Up S2O.7'n
I'm Less Then 4 icar-Iaif TO wooster.
Who started SchCmc-Hasne DOT
w, 100 Dcucl Explains some More.

,ov the business methods employed by
M, -, ietv Editors Association in getting
All, "Am,riras Smart Set" and Tho names
or the persons who subscribed for the book.
Tho information was obtained from the
b,,,ls of the. .ociety, which were produced
bv " l.. Daniels, secretary Of the Society
rditors' Asso ation, who was sup9naed
~. Assistant District Attorney krotel.
The record, show that in little over
wear $50, 700, in sums varying from 500
to $1,000, was subscribed by well known
rssftjsnts of this and other cities or the
total subscription moro than hall went
n Moses Ellis Wooster who in partnership
with Charles Stokes Wayne. editor of Toun
Tones, started the scheme. If the records
are 10 be believed the first chapter Of the
hook which has been published, cost very
u,tls in comparison with the amount sub
Erbed.
7, addition to the we'll known persons
uhoso names were on the subscription
ban,s found when Charles H. Able, a
.oIicitor for the Society Editors Associa.
ion was arrested, these other subscribers
nut ND the following amounts:
] Aston. the first subscriber on the
hooks $500 on July 80, 1904, and $500 more
four months later; W. B. Leeds, $500; j. B.
Eayrin $500 Mrs. f. G. Dun, $500; W. F.
Hayeneyer. $3.50; Mrs. j. l.. Riker, $500;
sanford White, 500; James Gayley, $500;
Thomas F. Walsh. Of Washington, $500;
Mrs Howard Gould, 81 900; Ogden Armour,
$500, Mrs. f. G. Hubbard $500; L. NJ. Water
hurry $500 Harold Mccormick Of Chicago.
$500; James Hobart Moore Of Chicago, $500;
Mrs Henry s Black, $500; Theodore P.
shonts $500; Frank Tilford, $3.50; F. Zeigfeld,
500: ex-Judge E. H. Gary. $3.50; Isaac Gug-
senheim, $3.50; Clarence Mackay, $1,000;
James j Coogan. $Aco; Edith Hanan, $500;
James W. Gerard, $3.50.
The books show that Of the money sub
scribsd by these and other persons $l3,72l
has been paid to Wooster. Wayne got
g.. 400 and to Daniels went 81 800. In his
talk with Mr. Krotel, Daniels announced
that he had severed his connection with the
Society Editors Association yesterday.
He says that the association still owes
him $500.
The solicitors for the book, including
Able, l.. NJ, Morris and R. r. Rowe, have
received 50 900 odd in commissions. These
are some of the other disbursements which
the association has made Photographs,
drawings and designs, $2e3.5o; Gilis Press,
which got out the first chapter, s2e3 so;
rent. telephones and stationery. $2,l0o;
stenographers and help, $3.50
It is said that j. j. Coogan paid 500 for
q seven line notice in the first chapter, en-
titled, Society at Newport" Many of
the subscribers, it is understood, paid
u proportion to the write-ups they got
in the book 1t has taken a year to get
out the first Of the twenty chapters.
Able was arraigned before Magistrate
McAvoy in the Centre street police court
Yesterday and held in $500 bail for trial.
The witnesses against him were Edwin
NJ Post, the stock broker and Detective
Bernard Flood, who arrested him, Mr..
Post told the story OF how ne had been
lions he had with him up to the time he
had him arrested. Abe Levy counsel
for Ahle. wanted to know why Post didn't
90 to Wayne of Tom Topics after his inter-
views with Able.
Be,ause | wanted to bag the whole lot
OF them, he said. II wanted to expose the
whole thing and the people behind him."
Magistrate McAvoy wouldn't let Mr.. Levy
inquire of Post whether there was any scan
da he wanted to conceal. After Mr. Levy
had waived examination, Magistrate Nc
Avoy held Able for the Grand Jury.
District Attorney jerome Intends to
make an investigation into "Fads and
Fancies" the biographical work for which
$4,000 has been subscribed, but which
has not beer, published W. L. Daniels,
was asked by Mr.. Krotel yesterday to
produce the books Of Town Topics showing
the names of the subscribers for -Fads
and Fancies." and what has been done
about producing it. With some reluctance
he promised to bring them.
hn thpor trfin AZ Ea1c
and Fancies had been closed, Daniels said,
Wooster had received about S3s 900 of
his share There were still twelve or
thirteen subscriptions out, and Wooster
asked Col. Mann If he didn't want to buy |
Col Mann wouldn't have anything to do |
with it. Then Wooster came to me. and |
paid him s. SEQ for the share corning to him. |
The net profit on Fads and Fancies'
wa, 10000 About S45 900 went to Toun !
Tror,c'; and the rest to pc sons in Town
Topics; $50. 600 was TO he paid for getting |
out the book. There was an agreement |
existing between Wooster Col. Mann and |
Justice Deuel."
After Able had been held for the Grand |
Jury, the reporters sought more information |
from Justice Deuel.
Il want to say" said Justice Deuel. that !
everybody connected with ToUn Topics
is honest. II you will read our issue of !
this week you will see inserted there a
notice 70 the effect that Topn TOPICS does !
not stand for b ackmailers, and that Toun |
Topics will gladly prosecute anybody who |
is found going around and matchmaking |
people in the name Of the paper.
1t might have been good thing to have |
Inserted such a notice some years ago."
suggested a reporter.
How is that" asked Justice deuel..
Because there have been rumors in |
existence for long time that the name of |
Ioon Topics has been Used to get money
from people"
! never heard of it, said Justice deuel..
Mr.. Post swears that Able told him
and Detective Flood was present-that
Toun Topics had made most of its money
In lust the method employed by Able" |
said the reporter
we don do business that way" said |
Justice Deuel.. Let me toll you-and |
there are many instances similar OF what |
happened once when | was present. l |
was in the Office of Col. Mann when a man |
came in and said he understood that Toun |
Iop"e was going to print something about |
him the next day. Col. Mann asked the |
stranger his name and he gave it. Col. |
Mann did not recall that there was to be
ANYTHING printed about this particular
man, but to make sure he sent for the
dummy sheet 1t was discovered that a
small paragraph about the visitor was to
Re printed. When he saw it he said that
II wort n e, mn to hin, IN hava /, l,crt