The Washington herald., 1914-10-20
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
By o. o. M'INTYRE.

Especial Correspondent Of The washinzton Her,dJ
Ne" York, Oct ys.-Flint-hearted New
York has been touched by the 5000 evie-
tions-families turned out OF their bornas
upon the sidewalk with all their belong
ihss-during the lack Of employment
caused BY the European war. MunicfpaI
justice Hartman, with the Aid of the
East Side Protective Association. is trv-
ing 10 prevent such tragic incidents brt
sOihe OF the landlords long ago lost anv
sense OF sympathy they might have oncs
ndo- g1 Al one Of the evictions the other
uay sympathetic neighbor set IN IN.
SIa IaIIeo hitcnen table on the sidewalk and
ratified in the pan and then another ana
so on until the rent was paid The grasp-
ing landlord was on hand with a smile
ana hoped that the evicted family would
not consider him hasty. One OF the nejgb-
oors- who has no scrupIes at violence
stretched the landlord out full length on
the sidewalk with a blow behind the ear
Ihen he personally piIoted the family TO
neighboring tenement, where quarters
were secured
Buster Collier. young son Of William
Collier, the comedian, was taken nv he
aunt. Helena Collier. and his notber
Paula Mari. to a Broadway cafe for
lunch day or two ago. While the ladies
discussed various subjects he read book
AT one point the conversation turned To
the subject Of building on Manhattan
Island
What's going to happen to Manhattan
II they continue TO build steel skyscrapers
here?' asked Miss Mari.
I believe it will either sink and ba
hooded or will blow up" replied Miss
Collier.
Buster looked up from his book
That's a fine picture you're painting up
for me, isn't it,
Tony BasteIlo. the human onion Is in
our midst The ship-news scribes report
ed his arrival tearfully. Tony boarded
the ship as a stowaway at Naples, and
three days later was found unconscious
IN the hold with 1900 pounds Of onions
and n.0OO pounds of garlic-minus what
Tony had eaten TO keep from starving.
me ships surgeons. after plugging up
their nostrils and ears with sealing wax
were able to get within touching distance
OF Tony and found he was Ill with auto
intoxication due to too much onions and
garlic as diet Tony was stripped and
bathed, but the fragrant odor clunE to
him. Three methods OF fumigation were
tried, but found wanting. He will be sent
DdCh 10 1Ialy unless oscar HammerSteiD
captures him for q headliner.
The gentlemen OF the press have put
Boss Charlie Murphy on the tobogEan
again. This time he is to lose his power
in State politics. but is to retain a slight
control over New York City. Every year
about this time the newspapers begin to
unhorse Murphy, and IT is said that Muir
phy-who enjoys joke even II he doesn't
look the part-laughs as heartily as the
rest Of the people about his dethrone-
ment. The other day Murphy Is said to
have told a confidant: 'I didn't think I
could break into the newspapers with the
annual Murphy is Fired story this year
on account of the war but guess I am
not to be overlooked. There are two
things the newspapers are sure Of each
year, and they are Murphy to Co and
Croker to Return"
Eddie FOy got on a Broadway car the
other afternoon after the theater with his
six little children. What Is this" said
the jOcular conductor, AN orphans pic
nic?' No" snapped Eddie, they are
not orphans. and It is no picnic"