The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-12
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
By o. o. M'INTYRE.

! SPECIAL Correspondent Of The Washington Herald.
New York. Sept. 11.-Herbert Corey,
who is over lodging bullets and things
on the other side, Writs that Lord Kitten
ener is one OF the best blue pencil
artists he ever saw-and Corey has
worked on Park Row. Corey, says that
'Kitch'' likes a newspaperman about
as well as a jeweler likes safeblower.
When the cannon began to roar a'ong
the Danube, Lord Kitchener called in
all OF the Fleet street jourpalists-there
are no newspaper men therefor a con
ference" A number OF the journalists
decided that out Of courtesy to ''Kitch"
they would agree not to publish advance
information such as the movements Of
troops and the like. This is what Kitchen
err said 81 shall establish a news bu-
reau and through IL all the news Of the
war that the government wishes pub
Ilshed will be given out" The CONVERSE
ton went all to pieces at this point.
"Kitch" looked at the newspaper men.
They looked at "Kitch." BY and by
one OF them said feIlessly and in an
offhand manner just like that:
VERY good, SIT"
and II anything is published which
IL contrary to the desires of the govern
ment," added Lord Kitchener, we shall
take away the license to publish that
newspaper"
An interesting phase Of the war is the
effect on smokers. The United Cigar
Stores manager in New YOrk-who, by
the way. ought to know-declares that
sales in all Of the stores owned by his
corporation are increasing every day
since the war was declared. New York
ers are smoking more than ever before.
Several reasons have been advanced. The
cigar store people believe that smokers
are excited and naturally try to quiet
their nerves with the soothing effects of
tobacco. Another theory is that there are
so many men out of work in New York
as the result Of the war that they find
more time to smoke and. Of course, in
dulge more.
Lew Fields is in our midst again with a
new play called The High Cost Of Low
ing" A good title but a poor play. In
fact. the play Is about the poorest eX-
cuse that could be legitimately offered as
a play. but Fields, by the sheer force
OF his personality, lifts II into the eI-
cellent entertainment class. Fields has
his own press agents who say nice
things about him in case We may be
suspected Of getting a couple Of box seats
for this notice-but the truth is that Lew
Fields has a corner on popularity along
the IN OUt Ol NTlllGlsUlS q
dramatic editor referred to It as The
Lew Fields Club" and this is the pre-
else situation. They will always pan
the Fields play in the reviews as a
rule. but they never have anything but
praise for Fields. AS has been said. the
present vehicle has no excuse for exist
ence, but it will run for many a month
on Broadway.
II your grocer has jumped up the price
Of your sugar, here is a bunch. II comes
from a food expert and We pass it
along gladly and free of all duty to fell
lOw-sufferers. Honey is an excellent sun
stitute for sugar. Honey has not ad-
vanced in price as yet and is in plenti-
full supply. but inasmuch as the America
consumer apparently SCOTS at it. il might
be well to state few facts. Honey. now
being imported. is absolutely pure. It
can be used in place Of sugar to a GER
tain extent for baking purposes: IL Is
a grand breakfast food and extremely
nourishing for both adults and children
and preferable to sweets in many other
ways. Pure honey is selling in New York
wholesale at cents a pound.