Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-07

OF TWO pottles OF VINE instantly mulNphed
their hospitality who never had Il before.
and they had lots Of 1t. II was a big night
Moore rented apartments for which he
paid 5000 per year. a modest sum for
him. But, as he said. he believed In keep
ing the expense for necessities within
reasonable bounds While Moore was max.
ing his conquest on Broadway he spent on
an average OF 500 a night for champagne
alone He had his cigars made specially
for him. and he paid a small fortune to a
florist to create a freak flower so that no
one else In the world could have a hOuton-
Mere like his.
! AT his bankruptcy hearing Moore told the
! court of his marriage zone afternoon, +"
he said, II awakened in my apartments
and found woman sitting by the window
with an air Of one who owned the place.
! What's your nameY / asked her. Mrs.
Moore, she said, without batting an eye.
who are your / demanded. Your wife,
OF course she answered And do you know,
she really was my wife She proved to me
that I'd married her the night before"
Moore didn't remember anything about
the wedding. but the ceremony had been
performed legally enough. His wife was a
rather pretty woman whom he had met in
some cafe and who was willing to contract
marital obligation as Mrs, Moore, Her
obligations, in this case, were to help her
husband spend his money She proved her
self capable companion and assistant
! One of the most picturesque of the
| Broadway money dispensers was Prince
hunvah of Korea. The prince, who had
: been a good boy at hSme. was permitted
by his amlable parent, the potentate. to
come to the United States for vacation.
The young mans father thought $4,000 an
| ample allowance for princes sojourn In
New York. Perhaps the royal youth
thought so. too, at first but It was only
few weeks before he was trying to levy
against the honorable exchequer for adj
ditlonal funds.
The princes activities were not con-
fined entirely TO Broadway, although he
undoubtedly learned some new wrinkles
In the money spending game along the
Great White Way. The first thing his
royal hghness did upon hitting town was
to invade a tailor shop and order clothes.
He bought himself eighty suits In
various patterns and designs These he had
sent to his apartments He wore a diff
ferent costume for every few hours he
remained in this country. He purchased
waistcoats, hats and cravats to match, and
dozens and dozens OF each. He rugged him
self out like shop window and sailed
forth to get acquainted with the town. He
found any number Of citizens who had
the willingness and the leisure to play
with him, so long as he paid the bills
Some of the most noteworthy episodes
of his short career here occurred at Coney
Island. The simple mind of the Korean
delighted in the 'ultra-civilized" pastimes
to be enjoyed there. He was so naively
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wished to share his joys with every one
He ran through his money with true
oriental carelessness, and then his parent
sent for him to come home. The results
of the princes little outing in New York
were not so serious as many others have
been, for the reason that his cruel father
called a halt
As It has been limited before the lady's
face on the dollar should always be shown
conspicuously, for, as a symbol. II means
everything on Broadway A sort OF silly
vanity is the trouble of most unruly
spenders. They desire to be admired OF
women and, somehow. they believe that
the furious dissipation of coin will en-
gender that highly to be wished for re-
suit.
Whether royal good fellow" really ex-
cites any emotion other than contempt In a
woman. good bad or worse. is a question
which no man is qualified to discuss. II
j is only known that there are always
women who will permit and encourage
youth to spend money. Most Of the
fortunes which have been squandered on
Broadway have been squandered for some
woman or women.
John Campbell Smith, a poor clerk. who
inherited s15C0,000 might still retain a
portion Of his fortune If he never had heard
the siren call. Smith leased twenty
room house and kept yacht. His money
lasted nearly six years Graham Policy,
another victim Of the Broadway fever,
gave woman house valued at $4,000.
| Walter Farnsworth might be alive today,
If he had not attempted to toast every
woman on Broadway. Malon Walton Rus
sell spent $4,000 in New York in three
weeks. Harry X Thaw, who went to the
asylum, and j. Waldere Kirk who went
broke and returned to the west, are we'll
known victims of the Broadway complaint.
There was the singular character, James
Rhodes, who flung money up and down
| the Great White Way sor months. His
browning exploit occurred in London, where
he went to finish spree. Rhodes dropped
into the Prince of Wales theater one even
ing while the orchestra was playing God
Save the King" From hls pox he ordered
the leader TO render '"rhe star-spangied
Banner" The musicians ignored him, and
Rhodes drew a six-shooter and began shoot
ing out the lights. He went to jail for a
while. When, a little later, he returned to
| New York, the remnants of his fortune had
disappeared.
They have been a numerous band-these
Broadway wasters-and they ell OF them
have paid the penalty of their excuses
But there are always others to take the
places Of those who are dropping out. The
gang which paves the way never is lack
ing in recruits. The work goes on and on
day and night, never ending. The money
flows increasingly. And in the midst OF 1
all there may be found places near the
very hub of extravaganza where you ma.
buy substantial meal for % cents or
suit Of clothes for $3.50. These. too. do no
lack for patrons.-New York Press