The Washington herald., 1916-12-20
New York, Day by Day
BY o. o. MCINTYRE.

Special Correspondent OF The Washington Herald
New York, Dec. 19.-Bibe Dudley used
to write short stories out In Denver be-
fore he came to Gotham. One he wrote
had as many thrills as Diamond Jim has
jewels That was years ago. Now 90 on
with the story. l.
Dudley and a friend were having q
midnight meal on Eighth avenue. Two
newspapermen at a nearby table were
talking. One remarked about a vaude-
vile skit he had seen the night before
on Broadway. Then he began to relate
the story in detail
When he had reached a certain point,
Dudley walked over to the table.
Pardon me-" he said, would you
mind II finished the story for YOU"
1t surprised them, but they acquiesed.
So Dudley took up the tale.
After he had finished It was admitted
that the story ended just like the vaude-
Vile skit The next night Dudley went
to the theater and saw the plsylet. 1t
was the story he had written years ago
In Denver. But the trouble ives that he
did not know in what magazine 1t ap-
peared
He wrote to various editors, who knew
nothing Of 1t. and then he wrote back
to his mother in Kansas, who treasures
his stories as only a mother can. She
found the story in an old trunk and sent
1t on
Dudley hunted up the producer. who
at first denied 1t and then later acknowl-
edged the corn. After several confer
ences Dudley was given a check for $500.
/ don't know any more about the game
OF golf than the man who said when
asked II he knew much about the game
that he didn't even know which end of
the caddie to use. The other day saw
sign in the window of a department
store. which read Golf Hose" / won
dered II the hose is used for serving the
tee. All OF which is a pretty bum
wheeze. but 1t takes up some space.
John Philip Sousa believes that the way
TO wake up the country to the fact that
preparedness is necessary is to give them
the idea in music. Accordingly he has
introduced the song Wake Up, Ame1-
ca at the Hlppodrome at each perform
ance and then has the audience join in
the chorus. The singing can be heard
clear over on Broadway every afternoon
and night and at the conclusion, when
big American flag is dropped. many
throw their ats away. 1t is stealing
George Cohan's stuff-but they get away
with 1t nicely at the Hip.
There is much speculation as to what
will be done II the movies close on Sum
day in New York. The argument is
made that the better movie theaters
could get along without movies BY that
IT is meant that their large orchestra
Of 15o pieces bring the crowds.
The Rialto and the Strand are the best.
And II they cannot exhibit pictures, Il
may be that they will give Sunday after
noon and evening concerts like the
"Rursaals'' In Ostend. where a tremend-
Gus orchestra gives the best music to
capacity audiences.
Music lovers argue that the success OF
the Rialto and Strand is due 30 per cent
to music and 10 per cent pictures.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has introduced
course in New York on How to Become
a Book Agent'-it seems that statistics
show that men who have been successful
selling books make the best type of sales
men in any other line. The idea being
that II a young man can go out into the
cruel world and sell books his future is
absolutely assured. There is, one book
agent in New York who still canvasses
from door to door but is said to be worth
a million. He has an average OF six sales
to every ten calls.