The Washington herald., 1916-09-04
NEW YORK, DAY BY DAY
BY o. o. MCINTYRE.

speSaal Corr~spondent q TIE wsshsnStoy H-xh
New York, Sept. 3.-sometirpe, a.
happens that the Black sheep return,
and shows up the rest of tn. ooc.
James W. Douglas was the dark spot
on the family escutcheon. He va,
sent TO college to learn minins-su AZ
his progenitors were miners ana ts.y
had made fortunes at Il. But pous-
Las, IL appeared. frittered away hi,
time in other pursuits.
And then he began to lead a no
madic life-here today and tomorrov
in Europe. Two year. ago he dissn.
pesred from the haunts Of Brosdv,y
HIS cronies drank their libstion. 70
him and then shook their head, tn.
story was told that he stopped into .
small town in the West and for IN,
want Of something to do, he went into
church. The minister read: We
have left undone those thinrs which
we ought to have done, and we hsv.
done those things which we ourht
not to have done"
Douglas dropped into a pew with
sight OF relief and muttered: THANK
heaven, I've found my crowd at last"
me truth was that Douglas was
vending his way Westward and ,top-
ped on at Jerome. AriE. He s~ok. TO
his possibilities and put his mining
education TO use. Not long ago h.
returned to New York His old haunt,
saw him no more. Life in the west
had tempered him and brought out hi,
true mettle.
He secured capital and bought tn.
United Verde Extension copper mine
for 100000. The other day Il wa,
reported that he had been made an o1er
OF 100000 for the same mine.
And with Douglass has risen another
genius in George Graham Rice, who
learned his lesson in Wall Street after
heartbreaking difficulties. Two month.
ago Rice and W. B. Ridgely. former
comptroller, took over the affairs of
the Arizona Coppperfields Company.
The market value OF the stock Ia now
reputed to be worth more than sis,-
10000. And thus # is that 1t 10
just as possible today for men who
have hit the bottom to come back
with a wallop as ever it was.
John Nicholas Berrel. lately OF "a.
Evening Sun, has been home in Illinois
this summer writing & novel. but lie soon
expected back among his comrades in
Gramercy Park. Be1Tel sometimes write,
verse. both the full rugged and the one
legged kind Years ago he was home on
d vacation. just AFTER breaking into q
Chicago newspaper with his FIRST ''pone
Proudly he showed the clipping Of thu
poetry 70 an old-fsshioned aunt
She read the lines diligently. John"
she said finally, do they print thes.
things for nothing IL you send EN- in-"
Samuel Untermeyer. one Of the Iersl
brilliants was once retained with Joseph
NJ Choate in famous law case m New
York. After the case had been won, IN
termeyer decided on the fee that should
be presented Jointly by them
Choate booked II over and thought Il
was entirely too small He urged Inter
meyer to permit him TO present the bin
in person, believing that a much larger
fee could be secured. II was agreed.
The next day Choete returned and
slapped a check down on Untermeyerss
desk. II was for three time. the amount
that Untermeyer had first suggested. He
looked at II for several minutes and than
looked at Choste
That almost persusdeth me to De
Christian he said
At the beaches now the women srs
painting their limbs. There is an ordf-
mace against bRthers going stockingIess.
so paint that would not wash or vas
secured and they are being worn BIZ
hundreds. A chemical solution after tn.
hath removes the colore
The motifs are IN light blue shades OF
stripes, bars, and plaids, depending on
the idea which the fair one would wish
70 eXpress-the bars giving the limb an
appearance Of plumpness and the stripes
OF leanness.