The Washington herald., 1917-05-10
New York, Day by Day
By D. o. McINTYRE.

Special Correspondent of The Waahinrtou HeraId
New York. May s-The Tin Wood
man is no more. passed the drab
Undertaking establishment where the
BODY OF Dave Montgomery was placed
until IL was taken to tho burial ground.
The most noted stars in stagedom
came to pay their respects and all
left red-eyed and weeping. The blow
falls the heaviest on Fred Stone who,
with Montgomery, made the trademark.
Montgomery and Stone" known all over
the world.
1t Is perhaps so that Montgomery
should not rank with the greatest come
dams of this and other days, but rank
ings are pretty much drivel anyway.
Dave Montgomery was the foil Of the
team. the lesser and reposeful member
who dun-colored background gave the
more brilliant partner his chances.
But his ability cannot be minimIzed
Without him Stone would have been a
truly great comedian. but he would not
have been Fred Stone. The Scarecrow
without his Tin Woodman to be oiled
through the funnel sat neatly in the top
of his head would be as incongruous as
Johnson without his Boswell Their
companionship was a sacred thing
Many offers were made Stone to leave
his partner, but he turned them down
coldly without even mentioning them.
Montgomery realized it, however, and his
sense of appreciation was all the more
keen. They were pals and gave a mar
velous exposition of give and take. Stone
will probably retire from the stage. He
Is one OF the richest actors In the world
a fact not generally known. He owns
skyscrapers. ranches, country homes
theaters and valuable stocks. Dave
Montgomery has gone to a higher real
fzation of life to walt for his pal.
Charlie Herzog, the Giants Croesus,
who owns melon farms in Vermont and
cornfields in kentucky, stopped off at
Hazard. Ky, on his way to meet his
fellow clubmen at the Polo Grounds for
the opening game.
In the Kentucky town a negro was
trying to drive a mule. The mule was
mulish and wouldn't bulge. A doctor
with his kit came along.
Say Sam" said the doctor. 'I'n make
the mule go all right" And he flled
his hypodermic syringe with a fluid and
gave the mule the full shot. The mule
started away on the jump.
Say doc" said Sam, what all you
Civ that mule to make him go?"
"Carbolic acid" said the doc.
How much?" asked Sam
"oh. about cents worth"
well, doc" said Sam, Jus Civ me
10 cents worth for myself. gotta ketch
him.
He Is a toothless organ grinder whose
wheezy airs, skipping some notes and
flatting others. regale the cliff dwellers
In the ornate apartments along Central
Park west. For years he has been tray-
cling up and down this thorouRhfare He
has smile for the well dressed kiddies
who give him pennies. The other day he
was playing his tunes across from the
Majestic. A mauve limousine stopped
and thin, anaemic boy in curls and
rich velvet clothes put his head out the
window and dropped a dime into the
waiting cup.
Poor man." said the boy to his mother
Poor kid" sighed the organ grinder
as the Limousine rolled away,
Red flags are waving on the East Side
and especially in Little Russia, It doesn't
mean anarchy and the police welcome n
The red flag Is the flag of the new Rus
sian republic, and It is even shown on
Fifth avenue. Many Russians are wear
ing tiny red flags entwined with the
American flag in their buttonholes.