The evening world., 1911-03-29
Young Lamh Promised to Pay
From Guests Subscriptions
to His New Project.
BUT HE LANDS IN CELL.
Mothers Lawyer Calls Him
Insane, but Magistrate Is
Sceptical-Wanted in Jersey.

n you havn't a cent in your pockets.
n your clothes are shabby and stained
and your linen OF ancient vintage and
a. the same time you want to give a
banquet 70 a score or more or your
friends IN any one of New York's
smart hotels. don't think ~ impossible
just 70 ahead and send out invita-
t~ions-dt's easy as rolling of a log.
Just how this feat may lie accom-
piished was explained before Magistrate
Herman in the East Fifty-sevcnth
Street Court to-day when young Wal
ter Chamberlain Lamb vas arraigned
on the complaint OF the management of
the Hotel 81. Regis after he had given
lust such a feast and had spent a day
and a night in the hotel. Young Mr..
JISamb's clothes looked as II they had
. known no other pressing save That
which comes on a park bench, his GUNS
were frayed. his hair needed cutting
and he had exactly $3.50 when he made
the arrangements for the banquet Mon
day night, but he entertained lavishly,
and the 81. Regis maitre d'hotel allowed
him 20 order as much as he pleased.
And Manager Gustavo Schmldts only
explanation to-day. when an Evening
World reporter asked him how such a
thing could happen. was this:
You've got to take n chance In the
hotel business-you never can tell from
their clothes what they may have In
their pockets"
He 10 a "Boy Promoter"
Lamb Is a tail, slender young man,
with dreamy eyes. the sproutings OF an
incipicnt mustache and an airy. nsin-
usting confidential manner that is recog-
nized ut once Rs the chief stock IN
trade OF the natural-born promoter.
According 10 the story he told the Even
ing World reporter in his coll under the
Yorkv1lle Court he has been n promoter
of sorts ever since he left high school.
and. In fact, It was his latest and most
daring project-a scheme that had at
tracted the interest of Curator Dittmars
OF the Bronx Zoo and several wealthy
men OF New York's financial district AMI
OF Newark-that inspired the banquet
and led to his present plight.
~ had formed a company which was
Just about to be Incorporated at $1,000.
said Lamb. land IL was TO be called the
Yucatan Expedition Company. | have
been Interested for a | Z time IN nat
ural history and recently while |
worked for Curator Dittmars, | formed
the idea TO lead an expedition into Mex
leo and Central America TO bring back
specimens of the fauna and nora OF
that region TO this country.
mi. Dittmars liked the idea. and he
was slated FOR dircctor-gcncral and
chairman OF the advisory board. II
would have taken about 5000 to 1T out
the expedition. and ~ u side line We
were going to obtain timber contracts
from the MEXICAN Government and also
bring pack laces and embroideries for
she New York department stores.
AUST an Annoying Detail"
TT looked gool--mighty good" he said
warming up to his subject. II got
Brady a Brady, No. $50 Broadway, for
my lawyers, and the articles of tncor'
poratlon were drawn up IN their office
Than ] decided to give an organization
dinner at which stock would he sub,
scrlbed for at SO Il share and / sent GU
the invitations.
lnls ~. regis lntlhtll II mercy hI
annoying detail he continued. stiilin.
a yawn. Il went there Monday and saw
the head waiter-a chap named lie.
Theimar-and told him ] wanted TO en-
terrain forty friends at a banquet, an
would pay him from the money whic.
would be subscribed al the banquet, "
said It was all right and went aheu.
with the arrangement.
"only nine men showed mp at TIA
dinner. but We had "a good time, an
N,-I made a speech telling Of the put
poses Of the expedition, and then hand
ed out the stock subscription blanks
Here are the subscriptions. Jane
Bronis OF Newark, four shares; W.lliaI
J. lie Compile, No. II John street. Nc'
York. three shares. r. . Black, N.
ia South Nintl street. NuWarl,. ou
share; Gregory Alon, 80, ~ CIR,
mercy Park, New YORK, 1--WE shares. am
! took fifteen.
But they weren't cash subscription.
AZ ] had eNpectcd-you see that was w
Observation-Disclosures 70. course / haau
enough money 90 pay trr the sprpJ,
That night / explained IL an TO Oh