The Washington herald., 1916-07-07
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
By o. o. MCINTYRE

speeA cou~~pondsnt q n. wssdns1. HsaH
new York, July 6-Charles Merz, who
halis from SanduslCy, Ohio, hks a new
ioea TO end the world series IN Europe
II is simple and scfntfllAttns For ten
months prior TO the last final easp of
Harper's Weekly, Mr. Merz managing
edited that publication
After the burial, be became a part sno
parcel Of the Progressive movement IN
the capacity OF publicity dh.eminator
or course when Hughes was nominated
that meant another funeral on his hands
i wish" he said before departing for
that dear Ssndusky, for the sake Of
humanity. that somebody would rive me
job as press agent or manager for the
European war. II would probably end In
a month"
Basing his work on past performances
II would seem that he could in that length
Of time complete the trial OF successes
Speaking Of press agents. it is told on
Broadway that one ambitious young man
recently tried to secure a Job as press
agent for the Kaiser in America
There is a pompous nouveau richie. who
has just moved into a gilded and white
palace on upper Fifth avenue He runs
10 flashy ssrtorial creations and his wife
is adorned with Jewels LFe a chandelier
He is notorious for disowning poor rela-
tons
The door opened by a magnifcentIy
powdered and pushed footmsn the other
afternoon. He looked in dismsy on tho
disreputabie intruders.
rs your master in jack asked one
Joker
No" he is not" said the indignsn,
nunky-
Not In7'' he said with an air Of dis
appointment which was also conveyed bv
the byplay Of his friend.
We'll when he comes home youn-
man. tell him as how his two brothers
from the poorhouse called 10 see him.
According 10 the New York Tribune this
is the way every woman reads the cur
rent news OF the day TO friend husband
- see by the papers that President
Roosevelt has been out walking with
King Agag II is simply wonderful how
that man hob-nobs with royalty. and the
common people just adore him. too.
7 do hope the MeNicans won't sink
srv more ships with Americans on board
Wouldn't it be a calamity II we becaU-r
embToiled in this awful war after all
Secretary OF War Bryan certainly took
the bull well in hand during these c~iticsl
times. hope they renominate him"
J. y Goodrich. of Columbus. Ohio. be
ueNes IN preparedness lie came 10 NV
York with a hundred-dollsr hill tucked
away in the toe OF his sock. He Uss
snoozinr in his apartment at the Ma
jestic when g chauffeur backed vacuum
clesner into the room.
Come right on in" said he drowsiIy TNe
honest toiler began 20 make things spot
less. Suddenly there was veil and NJ.
Goodrich did a fve-foot leap 10 the
center Of the floor
Turn that heIlish invention OF quick 90
he shouted. In the NAV Of the cleanc-
was looked like might be spot o.
blood. II wasn't Il was the southessr
corner OF the gentleman-s sock. He pull
eG and ysnked and finally il came out
The century note was torn IN too.
What happened after that in the VA
of choice and select verbiaEe Will never
be known for the Vacuum chauffeur is 4
Scandinavian and understands English
poorly.
To Many Anxious InoUirers- No an
not the Mysterious o. O. mentioned in
the Rae Tanner case. Just because a
man has foolish initials Il IL no reason
why he should be maIgned and always
under a cloud Of suspicion