The Washington herald., 1914-12-03
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
By o. O. M'INTYRE.

New York, Dec. 2-Now that Herbert
Corey. the Globe correspondent, has been
arrested by the British military author
tiles. Irwin Cobb, who is one OF Corey's
boon companions, is rather hesitant
about going back TO the other side to
resume his war writings. Cobb came back
on account OF his wife's illness and is
now ready to return.
Cobb and Corey. when they are in New
! York, assemble each afternoon in the
grill of a downtown hotel where they
divide honOrs in telling amusing stories
and il is said that Cobb makes them
up as he goes along.
Those who know Corey best believe
that his arrest and subsequent release
was brought about by some criticism
he had made in letters 10 a newspaper
syndicate in America. However, nothing
has been discovered by the editors OF the
syndicate that would be jusufiable for
an arrest-but II Corey had formed mis-
opinion after a careful array OF the facts
had been presented. the British army and
navy could not change it.
Down in front OF the Hotel Astor the
other afternoon the sidewalks were al
most completely blocked by crowd of
pedestrians. In the center was a well
set up man who was chiefly distinguish
bare clothing. He was amusing the
crowd by doing a dance step, imitation
shadow boxing. and other monkey shines.
Several prominent actors passed and he
hailed them and all returned the sal
utatIon. Two actresses, now starring on
Broadway, also greeted him, and this,
OF course, aroused the curiosity OF the
crowd A traffic officer came over from
his post and whispered kindly 10 him to
move on and he did, disappearing in the
fashionable Stanley restaurant. The
crowd packed around the door expect
ing to see him hurled out in q tiffy, but
instead, he was gently led out by the
head waiter.
1t was learned that the individual was
a one time prominent Prize-fighter,
known from coast to coast, but had gone
from bad to worse with whlskey anu
drugs. He has spent a fortune along the
Gay White Way and for that reason
when he emerges. drug crazed. from the
slums and appears on Broadway he is
treated kindly. AS one man said: He
might have had a million by this time
II he had lived a different life"
The much maligned Sing Sing is to
have a millionaire warden. The warden
ship has furnished the New York news !
papers with a nice bunch OF scandal
each year for some time and the pub |
lie will watch the work of the new ap- !
pointee, Thomas Mott Osborne, with in |
terest. He is a prison reformer and a !
and has always fought
Tammany
Osborne attracted wide attention 10 |
himself in the fall OF 1918 by secretly
having himself committed to Auburn |
Prison. For a week he lived with the .
convicts, studying their mode OF life AMI .
habits
He has already announced that he
will not be present when a death chair
sentence is inflicted. He was told that
the law required the warden's presence
but he said significantly: There is a
way out" He will support any move
ment to abolish capital punishment.
When the news reached the prison Of
Osoorne's appointment IT is said that
held a secret tollification as ne
IS very popular with them.
The six-day bicycle riders at Madison
Square Garden-a hardy crowd indeed
upset few theories about diet, tobacco,
and beer for athletes and the like In
TACT. the medical sharks simply could not
e&plain any phase OF the devious prac-
ices OF the bike riders. There was, for
Instance. Joe Fogler who insisted nuon
'uning big black cigar whenever he
vas resting and he also liked a glass OF
beer now and then. Several OF the other
1ders simply would not go into the race
intil beer was promised.
freddle Hill was also there with an
appetite and ate three dozen eggs, four
pounds of steak, and four pounds of
amp chops day with all the trimmings.