Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-22

Metropolis from nay TO nay.
William Loeb, jr.. recently shunted from
the White House to the collectorship OF the
port Of New York. displays at his new post
the habits Of action acquired during the
seven years he served as secretary to the
president. New York papers say he is
strictly Rooseveltisn in disposing Of callers.
One day last week a typical crowd OF bug
GERS filled the lobby benches. Only a
favored few got as far as his private office.
The others we're disposed OF in rapid-fire
interviews of an average Of one man a
minute. In twelve minutes fifteen men had
met the collector, mumbled a word or two
and slid out. Glad to see you said MIR.
Loeb. shaking hands with the first man
and before the latter had a chance to say
anything Mr.. Loeb shook the hand OF the
second man, and continued about the room.
while a one-sided dialogue was ratified off
as he went by the %sitters. Glad to see
you. Yes, goodbye" he said. Then MIR.
Roosevelt's former secretary went back to
his office and the room was cleared OF
visitors.
Among the Taft enthusiasts who made
the pilgrimage from New York to Washing
ton to march through snow and slush to do
honor to the new president, relates the
Tribune. was a youthful smploye Of one OF
the big department stores, who went as one
OF the musicians In a Juvenile band. John
had left no one in his department in ignor-
ance Of the part he was to play in the In
auguration ceremonies. and as be was leav-
Ing work to start for Washington one OF
his superiors said TO him. by way OF a final
bit of chatting. wei, John, don't forget
to give my regards to the president" The
members Of the band had the honor Of
s~erenading the president in the east room
at the White House, and when the music
stopped he expressed his thanks for the
compliment. Then out stepped John from
the ranks and said. with only one or two
ouavers In his voice: Mr.. President, Miss
Blank asked me to remember her to YOU
Miss BlankT' said the president. "who is
Miss Blank" why" said John, "she is
the head dressmaker at Blank q Blanks"
Even the presidents gravity was upset for
an instant. Then he recovered himself and
said: "You will please thank Miss Blank
and say to her that the president sends her
his best regards" So, on his return John
proudly delivered the presidents message.
and he insists II there lie any joke in the
incident 1t isn't on him.
A thin man with some hair and a fat
man with scarcely any sat opposite. each
other in a subway express train. At
Seventy-second street the thin man poked
the fat man one on the shins with a cane.
II see you've grown a new hair since
we met last" he shouted Helps business,
I suppose"
You're a liar" beloved the corpulent
individual. II don't know you. We never
met. and I hsin't got a new"
"Oh, yes, we've met before" INTERRUPTED
the other. You tried to sell me a patent
electric hair brush in 1903 You had six
teen hairs for'ard and three aft then. Now
you've got seventeen"
But the semihairless one had fled to the
station platform.
A woman dressed in a close fitting tailor
made gown entered the Wall Street en-
trance TO the Mills building, a little after
3 o'clock Thursday afternoon followed by
a large crowd, attracted by the cry OF a
street gamin that the woman was wearing
a sheath gown. The crowd continued to
grow long after the woman had found ref
uge In the building. Vt filled the hall Of the
building and extended out into Wall street
far enough to interfere with traffic. The
police stepped In at this stage and helped
the attendants of the Mills building TO
clear the hall. while the woman stayed in
a telephone booth near the Exchange
place entrance. After the crowd had been
pushed out into Wall street II lined up on
both sides OF the street. men and boys,
and a few women on the outskirts and
waited for the temperance OF the woman.
The woman who was the unwilling OBJ
ject OF the crowds attention did not again
appear on Wall street, but escaped from
the building by another entrance. Mean
while the policemen good naturedly stood
by until the crowd dwindled away.
Among those who took part in the cele-
bration of the Irish saints day was one
resident of the East side, who marched
under the green flag because he lost a
wager a year ago, when the Jewish feast
the Purim was celebrated on 81. Patrick's
day. One OF his Irish neighbors agreed then
to celebrate with him IL he would return
the compliment, and the man who got
tired" first was to join the other this
year, when the festival days did not come
on the same date. Tho Russian was no
match for his Irish friend in the way OF
celebrating. and. anticipating his appear
ance I'm the parade he received for some
time before all kinds OF st. Patrick's day
decorations, some Of which he wore. "I1l
get my revenge in 1913" said the loser, for
then there will be a Purlm parade all over
the countryside festival falls that year
on February o."
Announcement has been made by the
editors of the Messenger that this maya
zine will be replaced in Easter week by a
new periodical, which will be a Catholic
review under the title America. The new
periodical, it is announced, proposes to
preserve and expand the popular features
Of the Messenger" Among the editors and
contributors will be John J. Wynne, Prof.
Francis c. Betten of St. Louis university.
Lewis Orummond and Vice President
Michael ]. o'connor Of Creighton uni