The Washington herald., 1917-07-13
New York, Day by Day
By o. O. MCINTYRE,

Special Correspondent OF The Washington Herald.
New York. July I3-The day has ar
rived in this city when a gentleman
cannot obtain nourishment at a one
armed restaurant without having his
appetite and disposition bombed by
strangers. James Touhey, William
Ellsworth. and Gordon Fay have all
been fined IS each, charged with trans
forming a restaurant into a Crockery
rink
The complainant in the case was
William Slamme, who received three
of his namesakes west of the chin
during the battle which made the Lit
tie Star restaurant one of the most
shocking trenches in East Fourteenth
street. He was present to say that
the three defendants were restaurant
wreckers from the old world. They
had class.
These gents" said Mr.. Slamme, in
dicating the alleged Crockery crew.
came into my restaurant and asked
for ham and eggs to be ate on the
premises. They was heavily liquored
an | was just as right with them as
a golden guinea. They was just look
in for disaster. asst all three to be
quiet half a dozen times. an they
made me know that one more word
out o me and they'd do anything they
had in mind"
Here the court became impatient
We'll. WELL" said the court, what
started the quarrel?".
"NOthin, " said MIR Slamme. Just
plain nothin'. A kid that works in
the gas factory next door came in an
said he wanted three beef stews to
crn
and yells It: Out with three stews"
and the next I knew the place was
full of flyin' catshup bottles an cups
and things"
Dinner at a little cafe in the back
yard OF an old dwelling on East Tenth
street, Rigo. the Gypsy viollnist. was
there. So was the cafe cat. black and
hungry. The service by Blondy. a
cross-eyed waiter, was marvellous,
Madame. who owned the place. told
us of her husband. a German. who
has been killed in the war She IS
French. Her son is fighting for
France. Max Eastman. the Socialist
editor, was there looking very seri-
Gus. over at another table was Henry
Berkman, the anarchist, who hobbled
furnished the music. A fat singer
sang aire from Faust and got no
applause and then she did an imper-
sonation OF Bernhard that took the
diners by surprise. The manaser in
troduced a Hindu prince. He is i'm
poverished. Addicted to some Far
Eastern drug he often remains in a
stupor for several days with a tenn
perature of 1Oi. In the hallway prints
of the early Dutch settlers. 1t is
such places that make New York
worth while.
New Yorkers are rejoicing IN the
announcement that a hotel is to be
erected in the Longacre Square Sec
ton wholly free from the monotonous
pa acking case effect. Conforming to
the new building law. the structure
will rise to a terraced height of $50
feet.
No sheer canonlike walls will offend
or alright the eye. The first terrace
will occur at 50 feet. This and each
succeeding terrace will be covered by
hanging garden in the BabyIonian
style, until the top of the imposing
pile Of steel brick. stone and terra
SOlld' ldIleO Dy green OF SnruDS ana
dwarf trees, is reached. Oh. Para
disc.
From the top one may step off into
some approach 10 the celestial re-
gions. But probably few viii care to
wonder from such a palace OF bliss.
Yet one haunting question recurs like
the repeated motives Of tragedy in
Magnetism music: Will there be any
hat boys inside
Five hundred people have been ar
rested by New York policemen for
having faulty muzzles on their dogs.
rhe Cruger mystery was solved by a
woman after the shrewdest Of police
men bungled the job hopelessly. CYes,
4 own dog and was arrested-)