The Washington herald., 1917-02-06
New York, Day by Day
By Q. o. MCINTYRE.

special Correspondent Of The wsshingtoo Herald
New York. Feb. 6-As Samuel Hepyi
mouid record In his diary; All mornins
at my stint. but accomplish little be-
ause OF the incessant 1anging OF the
.eiepnone which deem at times deviisn
invention. To luncheon at the Friar1
win 3. Dudley, the pamphleteer. and
see Carlyle Blackwell, the cinema
lhespian, who hath a fine new great
coat with a fur collar
Am told that he hath appeared In
eieven motion picture plays in eleven
montns and by curious coincidence the
eleventh play carries the title, THE
station to bid farewell TO s. Clark
and bride who ind the climate rig
orous and seek the warmth of Palm
Beach.
Lucky folks. methougnt. to fit
nitner and yon at the slightest whfm
ght of candied sweets for the
pride which cost me one pound won
TOT me kiss from the bride and Q
scowl from the bridegroom. A churlish
fellow indeed.
For walk through the town and
near nothing but talk of the Bis
Leak at Washington which ! know
little about such matters always being
TOO complicated for my feeble intel
iecI Meet c. Barnes the author, who
tells me Of fine homo ne has built
at Atlantic City. and yet. the time
was when We were glad to dine or
Tree vittles at the pubs in Cincinnati
TO dinner with v. Bowie, who
handles millions in gold as chief al
the Assay office. and we discuss oul
native heath and in especial w. Sibley
the editor, who hath a brilliant mind
and great knack Tor writing, al
though metropolitan journalism ap'
peals to him not one whit fine
friend he Is despite his fondness fol
the silly game of billiards.
James p. Sinnott is responsible fol
this story. A well-known card sharI
was standing in the lobby of ar
equally well-known hotel talking will
a just as well-known woman. A dis
tinguished looking gentleman passet
by. The lady inquired the mans name
That" said the sharp, rs John Doe
president of the ivory trust He's &
terrible sucker. 1 took fifteen hundred
away from him the other night will
a crooked wheel"
In a moment another prominen
looking man sauntered by. That fel
low there" volunteered the sharper
is one of the wealthiest men in thu
country. He's an awful boob.
grabbed a thousand from him on 4
4 poat oiSo Win u T1dThtu ueCh.
! They walked out on the street. A
they were about to step into a moto
a shabby looking individual saunteret
| by and bowed to the sharper. He wa
unshaven and his hair hung long. HI
had hungry look.
who's your friend?" inquired tn,
lady as the starter slammed the doc
OF the limousine. That" said tn,
sharp, impressively, was Poker Joe
the smartest man in the world"
| Napoleon Lajoie was in town thi
week on his way to manage the To
ronto ball club. The big Frenchmal
is just 40 and believes that he hai
many more good wallops behind hi
| trusty bat. At the hotel where h,
was stopping he was PACED as Mr.
Lagoo," Mr.. Lovejoy." Mr.. Lawjoey'
and Mr.. Lagee." In all the years h,
has been knocking about hotels he de
clares that not once has a bellbo,
pronounced his name properly. Their,
! is a concert singer in new York alst
who has never had his name spelled cor
rectly in the newspapers. Here goe!
for a try. His name is Reinald Wer
renrath