The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
By O. o. MCINTYRE


sPsci.l Cor--pondsnt Of The wasaiprou Hsun.
NeN YORK July S.-ls Oscar wilde
at Sing Sing? For some tinns tb,,,
has been a midget rurnor tbat m,
poet is still alive. s. jay Ksufrnsn
OF the Globe, who was visiting al
sing Sing and who has met wilde
somewhere in Europe during his 4rsv-
els met man at the prison the other
day who looks exactly like him.
Frank Harris, who has written .
book about Wilde. ridicules the idea,
but just the same he 10 coming East
some time soon and look UP the man
at prison. The same rumors have been
ooboing up from time 10 time and IL
would appear that the prison man
asement would make some statement
that would clear up the matter, but
this far they have ignored the stories.
is rumored also that Thomas
Aott osborne is going to return 20
sing Sing as warden. While his wings
have been clipped, he will have pretty
much the same authority, 80 the ru-
NOR goes. We saw Osborne in a
hotel the other afternoon. Tn. firht
that has been made against him bs,
given him worn look and a STONED
appearance, but he seems TO have IN.
same old light OF battle in his eye
This is New York. the great me-
tropolis. II you don't believe Il asy
any New Yorker On your own
streets, you have no doubt barrs5
fakirs who sell rsttlesnake oil. Vet
one was selling the same Old oil down
on Houston street the other evening
under a torchlight- He wore a snake
around his neck, a leather coat,
sombrero and talked through hi, nose
And the Houston streeters bought too
New York sport writers are com
planning that the baseball press boYes
are occupied as hanR-outs for eyerv-
BODY but newEpaDermen. The other
1ay IN one box there was an actor.
who once made them tear up their
seats in Harrisburg: a waiter who
once got so cent tip from Home
Kun Baker: a barber who had once
shaved Johnny Evers. and a tailor
who had made suit for John Nc
Graw
Grantland Rice stepped into the box
Helo fellows" he said cheerily.
Could I squeeze in here some place 90
No answer. no moving. but just a shuf-
fling Of feet And then Mr Rice got
busy. He grabbed the barber by the ns De
Of the neck and implanted one kick that
will assist the barber at his daily en-
deayors He Will be unable 10 cit down
for a week
Inv Tthl OF IDe CROWD EnGNleC out z md
the baseball writers trooped in There
will be no more visitors Tor a While. Il q
expected.
An ambitious merchant has placed this
announcement on the front Of his retail
store in Harlem: The man who looks
into my window is sold before he enters
the store"
Nothing could be fairer than that
The Rislto hears that the press agents.
| following in the steps OF the a-tors are
! going to form a union. They believe that
they are underpaid and that their
hours OF lS out Of - are entirely too
strenuous Then again the police and
| IRE departments refuse to Cooperate
with them in pulling off special stunts
to get their actor and actress clients
| into print In fact. II IS a rough life
at best and they believe that union
! Iizing will make their work easier.
Broadway theater hax started {.
| new stunt Between acts girl ushe~s
| furnish real red lemonade to the pa
irons. Another theater across the
street has a smoking room for women
and they furnish any kind OF Cigar-
ettes the ladies may desire free. sun
at s. seat which is about the price
| for most shows. they can afford 10
give something away and stiu be. far
ahead on the transaction