The Washington herald., 1917-06-23
New York, Day by Day
By o. o. MCINTYRE.

Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald.
New York, June 22.-It was an in
teresting sight to wander around the
town on draft registration day. The
were all sorts of persons, ranging
from those who were wildly enthusi-
astic to those who were more of the
other. and even the busy registration
clerks were forced to smile time after
time.
Some wanted TO 60 right over the
next day and begin active trench work
and otheres had engagements here in
town that they thought might keep
them indefinitely. at one place an old
and decrepit Russian wandered in and
stated that despite the fact he looked
he was only thirty.
What year were you born in?"
asked one OF the clerks.
Il don't know" answered the old
man, but 1 remember that II was
one winter that was colder than all
the Others"
Near Fifth avenue a huge young
man, reeking. with health. and clad
in excellent clothes, and wearing sew
eral large diamonds, was asked II he
claimed exemption. He said he did
with al his might, and was asked
upon what grounds.
We'll" he answered, I'm not feel
ing so very good. I feel kinda numbed
ali over. / don't know what il is. but
don't think / could fight much. Be-
sides my folks amt got a nickel. I'd
have to sell my car and everything.
Great salty tears poured down the
faces of the listeners, splashing in
fine spray from the floor. Three hum
dred young mentor personaItor war
time reasons-were married on, regis
tration day. The chief clerk still
maintains the opinion he formed early
In fha 1nI.inR
young man, and expressed it in full
on Der Tag" Briefly he doesn't
care for them.
The New York Municipal Court has
taken the cheer out of chiropractors
by deciding that they have no right
70 collect Zee, however chiropractical
It may appear to them to do so. CHR
opractics, for the benefit Of those who
feel pretty fair, is somewhat similar
to osteopathy, only it's rubbed in
more. The operators have no license,
all night or otherwise, and they have
10 massage living now at their. own
courts decision, may pay as he enters
or not at all. depending upon his own
system Of conducting his financial AZ
fairs. There are quite large body
Of chiropractors in Gotham, and they
seem to be prospering for they oc-
SSNRJ Va ehO AAAOsl IfanO6Olno Oh
fees in town. They declare that the
medical profession is the cause Of them
being annoyed.
He has studied art In Munich. He
Is an American. He knows automo-
bifes. The war came along. He came
to America and learned ali about
trucks, met him, at the Majestic
where he said his career had been
abandoned, He is on for Neu Zea-
land to teach them how to use trucks
then Java, the Philippines and cuba
Later he viii go to Russia where thou
sands Of machines are war brokcn -
want to help these men TO get those
machines right and how 90 keen them
right. They need them al the front
Perhaps It isn't patriotism Of a high
degree. but IN doing my BIT ana am
giving up what / love most IN fhe
world-my ambition to be q painter"
Then too there are three well known
artists and a famous cartoonist in
New York who are abandonjng 20.
reers to so to France.
An actress and her bushsra we've
discussing. Sarah BernhardFs Illness
II was afraid she was Roins to dia
here, said the husband. "Isoodness .
said the wife. she Is 10 deyotcd -
France It would kin her TO die anv.
where else" Ne any