The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
New York, Day by Day
BY O. o. MCINTYRE,

Special Correspondent n The Washington Herald.
New York. July THE red tape
that hampers a normal life in this
metropolis is appalling. 1t is come
to such a pass that a man cannot
wrestle with a Zoo buffalo without
being interfered with in some way.
Bert Harmon. who. when not in New
York, ropes cattle on the Texas border,
crashed head on with these restric-
tions the other day.
He was looking around town with
his friend and brother lariat twirler
Sid Bullock. and in trying to amuse
couple OF pleasant chaps they met
In the Bronx their entire day was
ruined.
The New York persons involved
were seated in low. rakish looking
automobile when the two cowboys
staggered along and asked how to
get to the Zoo. They said they wanted
to see some buffalo "afore they were
all gone cause they was the noblest
beasts that ever scooted over a
prairie"
The upshot OF II was that they were
invited TO ride to the park in the
New York persons automobile. Later
a keeper saw n huge man wrestling
with Captain. the biggest buffalo in
the enclosure. The keeper called aid
and the big man was taken awav
from his hazardous and self imposed
talks II was Mr., Harmon.
"1 wouldn't hurt that big fellow
for the world he explained. 'T was
Just showin' the boys how friendly
they he with a bunkie as knows 'em
Shucks' you can't have any fun in
New York" s-.-.-
And the keepers. admitting that
New York IS an awfully odd place
| stood around and heard and liked
some OF Mr.. Harmon's range stories
He apolosized and so did they.
Two hundred funny men who con-
tribute daily to the eaiety Of the ma
tion, business of blushirg) attended
the annual convention Of the Ameri-
can Press Humorists In New York
the past week. They came from as
far west as San Francisco and the
city was theirs. Theaters passed them
In free. cafes refused to take their
money, and all the hotels scrambled
Tor their patronage. Claire Briggs,
Rube Goldberg. Roy X. Moulton.
Franklin P. Adams. and X. c. Beaton
acted as n committee on entertain
ment. and at one OF the private per-
formances Goldberg introduced his
"Sillysonnets" cartoons that have been
set 70 music. As a result the song
was popularized, and the demand for
It has whooped the sales to such a
degree that Goldberg will clean up
another fortune Goldberg Is strong
for these humorist conventions.
He Is a young man only recently
out Of Princeton. His father Is a
millionaire, and the young man
starred in athletics. His parents went
to the Orient on a trip. The young
man fell in with a dancing set in a
Broadway cafe. A dashing and reck-
less blonde captured his affections.
He began to go the Broadway pace.
tIc forged his fathers name for large
"r--'rNts and then the names Of his
f. IS friends. His fling on Broad
", cost him SsO.OO0. The other day
he learned that the siren had a hus-
hand. who was living in splendor of
the money he gave her. The young
man drank acid. but his life was
saved. It is all Just little page
from the book of Broadway.
A Broadway cafe. with imported
Partisan atmosphere. has a Masked
/ Hostess. who in reality is chorus
girl, but who the management says
is an heiress out for an adventure.
The newspapermen have been having
lot of fun over the mystery"
Rennold Wolf. Of the Telegraph,
printed under the head 'rVindication
Note" the following item the other
morning: Yesterday the press agent
| escorted his Masked Hostess through
the Institute of the Blind. and not one
person recognized her." Masked
Women are old time publicity tricks
but just the same the cafe is secur-
ing a lot of patronage by resorting
TO the ancient coup.