The Washington herald., 1916-06-09
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
by o. o. MCINTYRE

Special Correspondent OF The washington Hrud.
New York. June S.-Arthur Bennett
globe trotteT, journalist painter. sports-
man, circus magnate, dog fancier. yachts
man. and big game hunter by turns is
back IN New York He is another
Masked Marvel OF literature
he is known 10 sportsmen. newspaper-
men. horsemen. and artists in every part
OF the world. and yet but few Of his
nearest intimstes were aware that Ben
nett, the blase wandereT and naneur nf
the bOulevaTds. the country clubs, and
the big tops was also l. p Yates
writer OF fascinating circus stories
He brought with him to New York two
bloOded dogs and six polo ponies. He
doesn't play polo. but he admires polo
ponies and while down South picked
them up lie just keeps them as pets
He has followed score OF picturesque
aNoratlons in every part OF the world
| He has CampaiEued his own stable OF
thoroughbreds on the French and English
turn Ia one season and press sgented an
! American circus the next He has heeu
a reporter. and elephant trainer. and a
race track plunger and made and lost
many fort tunes.
! His stories under the title Call Of the
CaIiioQe' have made him rich. although
he never thought OF magazine writing
a
/ day. h. wrote the first story II was
| accepted and more stories OF the kind
were asked for.
A gentleman who commutes 10 New
| York each day from Newark got into
his favorite JItney bus the other morning
and found A young man opposite him
who slouched in his seat He was short
and thin. His face was pinched and the
| olOr OF pie crust and his shoulders were
so rounded that they nearly formed
| closed. circuit
| Two fingers Of his right hand were
| yellow where they Erasped q cheap and
odiferous cigarette. But there was one
thing bri=ht and fresh about him.
| Finnrd TO the lapel OF his coat was 2
ceNuloid bsdEe about three quarters OF
an inch in diameter. II read.
NOT A MAN
NOT \ DOLLAR
| FOR WAR.
| Il is 2 good thing Leo Fest. publisher
| Of 4 DIDN'T Raise Nv Boy TO Be q SOL
dier." didn't For. mayhsp Col Feist
should have raised the youth To be an
! accountant for he Will need him Just
! now. The song was the most popular
] ballad Of recent years and VAS conceded
to be the battle hymn Of the peace sd-
! vorateS.
! Now alH-EeI t'IlaE " I4ltT Gltlllf > lAl.-
and SAYS he wrote the music and he
wants to share I'm the royalties II rC-
minds Broadway OF the suit fled against
! David Belasco who was accused of
! flching a play plot. Belasco produced
| the play as the playwright had written
it and the budding genius Was laughed
out Of court
| II may he that the claimant Of the SOL
idier song will he forced 10 play his COM
| position in court. Music publishers If
high class standing never plagcrlze. Thsv
realize that one act Of this kind would
forever destroy faith OF composers. ami
after au II is the composer who ma he s
the publisher successful
! Another EFFORT to secure moving pic
lures OF J Pierpont Morgan. tr has
failed. For months tho camera hounds
. have been making all sorts ~ endesvors
to show. the inancier At his desk.
| The latest attempt Was made by Lois
! Weber. = woman movie operator. In
vading the financial district was -.
| but when il came 70 charging the Gordon
Of guards about Morgsn.s Office Il was
| something else again.
! Then the operator and assistant waited
| outside for him. After two hours they
learned he had not been there all DAY.
| Register, Coises.