The Washington herald., 1914-02-04
BUTCH enters
CITY QUIETLY Y
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street. where II halted In front Of the
Sterling Hotel. Here again Mr.. McDevitt
was forced to acknowledge the piaudits
!. Of 1000 persons who 3ostied each other
in front Of the hostelry. He managed.
however, to get inside with his statue.
eight private guards and the rest OF the
Wilkesbarre contingent without suffering
severe annoyences. But 20 insistent was
the crowd that, as soon as the statue
had been set up, in the lobby, ME- NC
Dewitt had to appear at secono-story
window and make short speech.
In the modest opinion of Mr.. McDevitt
himself. who has made a great many
similar speeches. II was one OF the very
best little speeches ever delivered Ger
tainly the crowd enjoyed IT immensely.
laughing and shouting and jeering. ITO
longed applause, however. failed to bring
down a shower of currency.
Residents of Wilkesba-re. Philadelphia.
and Wilmington, though. had an oppor-
tunity to observe the "Milionafre-for-a-
day in his most popular attitude earlier
In the day, for when his al-steei-car
special train was leaving Wilkesoarre.
Mr.. McDevitt scattered an armfui Oh
dollar bills like SO much corn to chick
ems The performance was repeated AT
PHILADELPHIA, but at Wilmington silver
halves and quarters were used on the
advice of Mr. McDevitts secretaries one
of whose Jobs Is TO see that enough OF
that q ooo remains to obviate the neces-
sity of walking back home.
Prime Publicfty Man.
Last cynical. incredulous folk conclude
that Mr. Mcpeyitt Is not 'all there, II
NAV be said for their beneht that ne is
crazy-like a fox. The patriotic, philan-
thropical, philosophical. preaching pub
fisher, as he calls himself. is simply
prime publicity man for himsef-and he
admits IL.
OF course. the bell hops and walters in
the Sterling, where Mr.. McDeyitt had
reserved seven rooms at S a day, were
reluctant to serve him. One noticed
that in the detected manner OF John' the
purple-faced and uniformed elevator man,
who brought a new wooden union SUIT
to Mr., McDevitt while he was hoeing MS
physiognomy with a safety preparatory
TO descending to the dinins-room for a
frugal meal of liver and bacon. Win
rolls and coffee. The union suit cost g.
and John got a bean for his" John
seemed to think that Mr.. McDevitt might
NOT need the rest of the change, but Mr..
McDevitt thought differently. As he
finished shaving Mr.. McDevitt explained
10 reporters that he never carried more
in his grip than a tooth brush and hair
comb, a habit acquired from rioins the
rods on long journeys Il
The fellow that made two ears OF
corn grow where but one grew before.
said Mr. McDevitt. was a pretty Dig
guy; but / feel that IL can make people
laugh twice where they laughed only
once before. I'm bigger than him. I'm
creature of vanity and crave publicity.
I want all the publicity can get because
I don't want to work. Tn too damned
lazy to work. and IL I get enough pup
Iicity don't have to work.
No Vaudeville for Him.
Vaudeville? Nav. I urned down
Hammerstein's offer of 200 week after
my famous trip to New York. Sure, "a
20 on the stage for a week or Two III
wa; broke. / publish my magazine home
in wiIkesbarre every time 80 proke-
A rnan1l do almost anything when he's
broke won't he7 But this Is not q com |
mercial venture. It's simply pleasure
trip. with fun as the main oo1ect-and
publicity.
eight private guards, two secretaries and
a dozen friends and newspaper men,
went to the National Theater and thence
10 the National Press Club. They turned
in early. for Mr.. McDevitt said all hands
would be busy trying to get his statue
accepted by Congress.
In the morning a committee formed OF
members OF the WHkesoarre party win
call on the Senate and find out whether
their leader will be permitted to make an
address from the Capitol steps and also
10 inquire as to what steps he must
take in order to have his statue pre-
scented. II the government will accept
the gilded papier-mache likeness Of HIM
self, he said, he will have a new one
made of marble for the Hall Of Fame.
Late last night the philosophical pub
licist announced that he would make an
address from the Capitol steps at 40
o'clock this afternoon, whether the au-
tborities like II or not. II they want to
.a,ir,ch,, him he said they can.