Evening star., 1914-02-04
HIS $1,000 FADES away
AND STATUE IS SPURNED
Butch McDevitt Thinks President
Wilson Is Actually Jealous
Of Him.
Promises to Stir Up Some Excite
ment Before Leaving Capital
Tonight.

Most of his 5000 spent. and refused
the honor of placing his bronze statue of
himself in Statuary Hall in the Capitol,
Butch McDevitt, the "millonaire-for
a-day, who descended on Washington
yesterday in a blaze of self-bestowed
glory and well-paid-for music spent the
morning in bed at his hotel amid a throng
of admrins friends. He promised to stir
up some excitement this afternoon, how
ever. and as d preliminary asked for a
police permit to speak at 4:3O o'clock this
afternoon at 7th street and Pennsylvania
avenue
Spurned by the authorities at the Cap
ltol. and its future undecided, the statue
for which Butch posed two long weeks
occupied place of honor beside its
black derby. on its nose were .Butch's"
spectacles and about its shoulders was
the coat OF the McDevitt.
Approach Speaker Clark.
While Butch" was enjoying himself
luxuriously in bed this morning, smok-
ing 25-cent cigar, his two Confidential
secretaries for a day-were in
terviewing Speaker Champ Clark about
the future of the statue. The Speaker
told them that the states decided on the
men they wanted to honor by placing
statues in the Capitol and that Con-
gress had nothing to do with it.
But can you get Congress to pass
bill Immediately allowing Butch to speak
this afternoon from the Capitol steps?"
the secretaries asked the Speaker
You probably can get a bill intro
duced,' replied the Speaker. You can
get a bill introduced to buy the green
cheese from the moon if you want it.
But it will have to go through the regular
routine"
Believes Wilson Jealous.
Il believe President Wilson is jealous
of me and is trying to get me out of
Washington" yawned "Butch' when he
Was tod the results of the mission. Il
thought the people of Washington would
fall all over themselves to get that
statue"
buried in the Potomac Another said it
would be good thing to hold a funeral
for it. But the idea which pleased
Butch most was that he buy plot of
ground to erect 1t on.
one theater wants me to put 1t up
in their lobby. and an amusement park
wants it." said Butch. But that
looks too commercial for me. Some
one would say 1 was making money
out of it. hate to take that statue
back to Wilkes Barre, but maybe L
will have to-"
Gee. I wish had some real money!"
he exclaimed. Then l would cross to
Ireland. They would take it. Or maybe
1 will find an island somewhere and
make myself king of it. The natives
can worship that statue
Policeman Makes Call.
A policeman from the first precinct
called on McDevitt while he reposed
in bed this morning to learn his program
in you." said the policeman. He wants
to know what you are going to do"
Butch assured the policeman that he
would obey the law in all his actions,
and the policeman went away looking
less uneasy.
The entrance Of the McDevitt into
Washington was accompanied by pornp
and ceremony. All the newsboys in the
city and many others gathered to well
come him. He paid 81 for one paper and
distributed small change freely. The sec
ton of the Marine Band which he had
engaged played its best, and as the pro-
cession marched up the Avenue Butch"
had continuous ovation. incidentally
there were hints that the Marine Band
might get into trouble for taking part in
the affair.
But "Butch's" speech from a window of
the Sterling Hotel was the best event Of
the day. He told how he was not jealous
of Gen. Grant, compared himself to
Napoleon and few other celebrities. and
wound up by quoting Homer and Mark
Twain. Last night he attended two the
aters. He is preparing to return to his
native heath tonight But he will not go
on special as he came.
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