The Washington herald., 1914-11-04
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
BY o. o. MCINTYRE,
By o. O. M'INTYRE.

SpeciAl Correspondent Of he wishinEton Helld-
New York, Nov. 2-Big Babe MacDon-
aid, the handsome trafic cop who han
dies the maelstrom OF trafic at Broadway
and Forty-second street with the non
chalance that distinguishes him, was ap-
preached by a big, raw-boned individual
leading a rosy-cheeked young girl the
other day. The couple wedged their way
through the crowds, dodging autos, street
cars, and horses, and were apparently
unrufiied by their experience
'Oh1cer." said the man, ''me and my
wife here are Iookin' for the principal
part OF the city. Kin you direct us?"
The incident reminded Macdonald Of
what happened to him this summer In q
little Kentucky town where he spent his
vacation. The second day he was there
he walked out of the little hotel and up
the main street, where he saw the con-
stable coming out of the bank. Wishing
to be pleasant and to open conversation.
he inquired;
Constable. what Is the population OF
the city hereF
The mighty arm Of the law squinted at
the New Yorker, let go Of a thin spray
of amber Juice, and replied: Count 'em
yourself, you've got as much time as I
| have"
Bill Phelon, the sporting editor Of the
Cincinnati Times-Star, has stage aspira-
tions, just like a great many others In
fact. stage aspirations are apt to appear
| in the most unexpected places-yiz, Hank
Gowdy and George Stallings. A vaude-
vile agent has received a letter from
Phelon suggesting that he be booked in
the theaters to tell how he picked the
Boston Braves TO win the worlds cham
pionship.
c. NJ. Payne, the "Smatter Pop car
toOnist, came to New York by the way
OF Pittsburgh, and recently q friend Of
his from the Smoky City dropped in on
him. 1t seems that the friend had been
undergoing an attack OF nerves" He
simply could not sit still. Payne got
along with him all right during the day
by showing him around, doing a lot Of
walking and street car riding.
At night when they retired the nervous
guest took an adjoining sleeping room
He was up and stirring around every half
hour or so. He took chair and slept
awhile in the bathroom. then sat up on
the side of Payne's bed and dozed awhile,
and then leaned his arm on the mantel
and stood up and slept brief SPELL
Finally, in the gray dawn OF morning,
Payne saw him sitting on the edge Of the
window sill. He sat up in bed and IN
tone OF evaporation said:
BY George. old man, / am going to
have you fixed up tomorrow night am
going to put a trapeZe in the room"
Red-haired, freckle-faced boys make the
best office boys! That is the opinion Of
Walter H. Seeley, president OF a moving
picture concern on West Forty-second
street He advertised for an office boy
and 100 redheads swarmed into the build
ing. One of the boys went up on the ele-
vator with Seeley's wife and the minute
she stepped in the car he took on his hat
and stepped to one side. She aided her
husband in selecting the boy, and when
she saw the polite lad he was given
the job. Mr.. Seeley declares that red
haired, freckle-faced boys are never con-
ceited and that they are always hard
workers.
How do you know?" asked a reporter.
How do know?" was the reply.
"wen, I have a red-headed wife and
four red-headed. freckled-faced children,
that's why I know"