The Washington herald., 1914-12-28
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
By o. o. M'INTYRE.

New York. Dee E-RIchard Harding
Davis. tn" war correspondent. dropped
MI" 4 cafe in the Times Square dis
| trlct the other night for a midnight
snack. An elderly. shabby. EcnteeI man
! TOOK a seat opposite. Davis invited hin,
10 have bite to eat. being rather
touched by the mans appearance
The guest ordered modestly and asked
Davis how he was getting on. "Let.s
see-just what is Your line" he asked
Davis replied that ne wrote for a living
On. Aats So" said the guest and Da
Wis thought he noted a peculiar EIeam in
his eve.
L may need a little writing done soon
am going 10 Get married. And let me
tell YOU. sir. am the Rajah of Fez and
the little lady is 10 be my Rajahess.'
That's funny said Davis. ewing 5be
tront entrance. I'm the RooIsh or
SQUAT and my BOlah"ss is waiting OUT
side TO speak 10 me- Excuse me please
And away he went-iust as the keen
er came after the Rajah
Hear the jarbirds GayIy singing
| Meadows. is me bawth readv?'' Things
are merrily shaping themselves in H..
lives OF Convicts these DAYS. In 4 few
years one may Ser the prisoner leaving
prison pause and look back rerretfuIIy
SAYING: So sorry TO =" warden have
mad perfectly ChaW ming time"
In Sing Sing now savory blend Of
Java and Moch.I casts its perfume AT
breakfast time instead OF the old da1k
odor OF bootleg. movie pictures reign
Nhere once the solitary cells and thumb
hanging provided the only breaks in pris-
on routine
In Boston every little burglar. cut
throat or CUbozzl"r has a nice cute white
N fut
er $ care to make the prison have all rhe
comforts of home. In Connecticut the
harsh word. 'cOnviCts." is considered
shockingly de trOp. They are called in
mates. Five O'Clock tea may be expect
ed next.
kelcey Allen l. one OF the gay spirits
at the Friars Club He had Just finished
his soup at the dinner in honor OF Mayor
Mitchell Sunday night when one of the
committee on arrangements approached
him and said:
Mrs Mitchell will enter her box in
few minutes. Kelcey. when she comes in
start some noise
So Kelley ordered another plate OF
soup
Harry Kemp. the tramp poet Of Kan
sas. left France Just before the war
broke out The other day he was discuss
ing his hard luck on leaving Europe 50
early. lie said that il h. had remained he
would have Joined the French foreign
legion and faced the big guns il he
would have been sure Of being shot
through the foot and retired
"A slight ByroniC limp the rest Of my
life. Kemp said. would help boost INV
pOctical reputation"
People who charge that there ia n
Medical Trust will raise a chortIe over
the statement by New York's commits
sioner of health. DIR. GOldwater. Hear
him: We believe everybody should b.
examined frequently by qualified doctors.
This is what We are aiming at and when
we attain it the doctors will be more
prosperous and health improved" There
are a lot of people in New York who
do not use medicines and do not call
doctors when i'll. but rely on various
drugless forms of healing. They are
wondering where they come in.
DIR. GOldwater is not lacking i'm ability
to make the people believe who doubted
IL that there Is real medical trust
4 novel fan that resembles the usual