The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-16
Is the Favorite Place to Scatter
 Surplus Money
TT FLOWS LIKE WATER
scorched Through the Great White Way, Left Their Mil- Hons nnd Disappeared
From the Chicago Record-Herald.

~@-NNN~-~--O stretch of the road you'll find that the surface is composed of hard, round, miled American dollars, and the bas re- lief of the lady always is placed up- permost. The greatest and streightest section of the highway is made up of a portion of Broadway, New York. There are other pieces of boulevard and ave- nue fin the world which, for some trend the same way, but 1t Is on Broadway that the paving gang works overtime and boss satan personally supervises the job.
 There is more money squandered along Broadway and a few adjacent alleys of radiance every day and every night than an able receiving teller could take in over a counter in month. Yet, singu- larly enough, while unnumbered dollars flow and flow, the ordinary citizen finds 1t extremely difficult at this point to defect much of the mighty current to himself. Unless you happen to be waiter or a hotel proprietor or a man. ager of a theater or chauffer of taxicab you might wonder what becomes of 1t all. It's as baffling as one of Herr mann's tricks; you have a heetfng glimpse of the coin as 1t passes from hand to hand, and that apparently, is the end of 1t.
 Nearly all of the fools who are troubled with clot of money in the breast pocket seek Broadway eventually.
 The roster of Broadway spenders is as long as the finger of fate. The names of new ones are being added each year
 Such names as Walter Farnsworth Baker. Graham Polly, J. Waldere Kirk, Harry E. Moore, James Rhodes. John Campbell Smith and Malon Walton Rus sell are recognized by but few persons today. It was but recently. as years go, that they were associated with the most reckless sort of prodigality. They startled Broadway for few days or months or years-these forgotten men. But when their money ran out they dropped back Into oblivion.
 Yet they were valiant spendthrifts- some of these youths. each of whom tried to stir. up a bigger commotion than his predecessor.
 The scenes of the erstwhile actiyi- ties are concerned with them no more. There are a few favorites and new for tunes ready for dissipation; fresh material Is waiting.
 Had Bales of Money to Spend
 There was Harry c. Moore, who one bright afternoon few years ago set himself the task of cutting a dizzy swath up Broadway. Mir Moore had money-bales of it-which he had ac- quired legally. If not laboriously. How much he had no one ever knew. He never stopped to count 1t. He was too busy in the department of disbursements.
 It was a dull month for Moore when he did not get rid of s20,000 or s30, ,O00 He wanted to set the pace for the Broad way prodigals, and he did. Moore was strolllng down Broadway one evening, with some friends, when his attention was arrested by display in the window of a jewelry store. With his crowd of hangers-on he entered the shop. He be- gan by buying $1o stickpins, bracelets and the like. Then he amused himself by purchasing articles for which he had no earthly use. His little shopping ex- petition became a saturnalia of spend ing He bought gold watches, solitaire rings, diamond brooches, gold flagons, jewel incrusted cigar cases, cut glass punch bowls-everything that caught his eye he bought
 Deliver nothing" said Moore. "what would I want with all that truck in my apartments? I'll take 1t with me.
 He and his friends loaded themselves with the stuff. This Is souvenir night on Broadway" said Moore. want the gang to have something to remember me by"
 From cafe to music hall and back again to cafe they wended their opulent way, even as Stevenson's whimsical youth with the tarts. At tables where gay women were dining with rollers not so high they left presents. Moore put gold watches into the pockets of casually encountered Johnnies, adjusted fine necklaces over the heads of pretty chorus girls, and placed diamond rings upon the fingers of women he never had seen before. Then he ordered cham pagne for everybody.
 Most Picturesque Figure
 One of the most picturesque of the Broadway money dispensers was Prince Hunvah of Corea. The prince, who had been a good boy at home. was permitted by his amiable parent. the potentate, to come to the United States for a yaca- ton. The young mans father thought 80 900 an ample allowance for a prlnce's so1ourn in New York Perhaps the royal youth thought so too, at first, but 1t was only few weeks before he was trying to levy against the honorable excheuuer for additional funds.
 Most of the fortunes which have been squandered on Broadway have been squandered for some woman or women.
 John Campbell Smith. 8 poor clerk. who inherited $1,0OO.500, might still re- tain a portion of his fortune if he never had heard the siren call Smith leased 20-room house and kept a yacht. His money lasted nearly six years. Graham Policy, another victim of the Broadway fever, gave woman house valued at S150, ,000 Walter Farnsworth might be alive today If he had not attempted to toast every woman on Broadway. Malon Walton Russell spent $2o,000 in New York in, three weeks. Harry K. Thaw. who Kirk, who went broke and returned to Broadway complaint.
 James Rhodes, who flung money up and down the Great White Way for months. His crowning exploit occurred in Lon- don, where he went to finish a spree. Rhodes dropped into the Prince of Wales theater one, evening while the orchestra was playing God Save the King" From his box he ordered the leader to render "The Star Spangled Banner" The musician ignored him, and Rhodes drew a 6-shooter and be- gan shooting out the lights. He went to Jail for 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 all of them have paid the penalty of their excesses. But there are always others to take the places of those who are dropping out