The Washington herald., 1914-10-24
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
By o. o. M'INTYRE.

CSpecisI Correspondent Of The Washington Hs1IdJ
New York. Oct 23.-WiH Johnson, for
years the Sunday editor Of the World. |
is back on the job again after a siege. as
he .-ys, Of everything from bunions TO
berri-berrf He has been away from his
desk nearly a year, and the aspiring crop
of young writer's have missed him greatly.
johnson has never, since he reached an
important niche in the local journalistic
field, forgotten that he had hard fight
for a place, and any young writer can
see him, and best Of all, can get his
sound, wholesome advice He was a.
particular crony of the late o. Henry, and
the other day recalled an amusing story
about the famous shOrt-story writer. o.
Henry always retained his whimsical
sense of humor. One time he called on
the cashier Of a New York publishing
house, after vainly writing several times
for a check which had been promised as
an advance on his royalties.
u am sorry," explained the cashier,
''but Mr.. Jones, who signs the checks, is
laid up with sprained ankle"
But my dear SIR" expostulated the au-
thor, 'does he sign them with his feet?"
Sloane Gordon, the magazine writer,
used to wrestle with editorial duties on a
paper in Hamilton, Ohio, before he came
to New York. He says there were times
when subscriptions refused to come in
and he fell on lean days indeed. His
clothes were getting just a trifle shiny
around the elbows and his trousers bag
ged so badly that he had an amusing
experience wit them one day while |
standing on the street corner waiting for
a car. A passing citizen stopped and |
watched him with interest for two or
three minutes, taking especial note Of
the baggy trousers, and then said:
> well, why don't you jump?'
Billy Ireland. the cartoonist, has been
in New York taking in few Of the new
shows and lOafing with the newspaper
BOYS along the Great White Way hang
outs. Ireland has a summer home out
side oS Columbus, and has a neighbor
who has the habit of feigning deafness
when he wants to avoid answering an
awkward question. Ireland went over TO
him and said: I'D like TO borrow your
cart this morning for an hour or so. Mine
is having a spring mended-"
You'll have to speak louder" the old
farmer answered. I don't hear very well,
and I don't like to lend my cart, any
how"
It is the opinion Of Charles Edison, the
Evening Mail humorist. that the Gar
is getting ready to put the throne in his
wife's name And not to be outdone,
Bide Dudley tells of Bronx dentist, who
manages a picture show as a side line,
and gives taffy candy with each ticket
New York is building her new subway
bcautiously this year. The city has never
forgotten the awful season when the sub |
way was first started and the chaos that |
followed. The streets were impassable |
and hundreds of shopkeepers found them |
selves ruined financially. Many of these
merchants are just now getting back on |
their feet, and others have been unable |
to rise above small clerkships since the |
crash hit them. An organization Of mer- |
chants known as the Broadway Associa-
tion is keeping close watch on the sub !
way contractors to see that they do not |
needlessIy interfere with tfafic on Broad |
way. Contracts for the new subways
were explicit in requiring contractors to !
Infiict no unnecessary hardships upon the
public
Harry Lauder is coming back to
America this year for his annual harvest
He will appear in New York on Decem-
Der and will remain as long as the pub
lie wants him, and then will tour the
larger cities. The Scotch comedian will
have a real playwright looking after his |
advance work Jack Lait, who wrote |
ls.Ielp Wanted" has been engaged as the |
ksuder advance man.