The Washington herald., 1918-10-29

new York Oct 8.-The will Of the
late DR.. James Douglas has 1ust been
probsted in the Bronx At 70 he was
a ruined physician. an ex-professor.
a preacher and a rolling stone AT
the time he was 20 he had a rnedioor.
Job In an insane Asylum ana WA,
struck with the dreariness OF his
prospects.
Al 80 he died a clear-headed rpuItf-
mlllionaire. leaving an estate Of SO
Ooo'VV. II was a remarkable confes-
sion OF material triumph after the
DEAD line OF 20. According 70 the sta
tsucians the chances OF the man of
90 who has not already found him
self is hard upon the irreducibI.
minimum.
And yet history is repfete with
glsring exceptions Kent did an his
work after Is. Caesar re-msde inc
world at so past. Joffre. Foch. Pc
tain, Haig, Pershing and Others of
our military captains are old nnep
Hiudenburg was called from age re
urement and Darwin startled the
thinking OF a century al 50
He went 10 a little town in Penn
sylvania-this supposed failure-and
began life anew. Twenty millions
were alnassed in forty years. The
ratio Of men who actually achiev.
SZU.Vec,OOo by their own efforts in anv
gwen generation is two TO 10000
Dr' Douglas became a mining en-
glneer and he also wrote books and
ouht railroads-but his chief occupa
tlon was mining engineering. Hs
made his fortune from the natural
resources. His millions came out OF
copper deposits.
He thus. although starting in the
middle Of his life. belongs 10 fbs
pioneer class OF rich men and star1-
apart from such men a. the Agto--
who were enriched mostly BY resr
estate inhations. products OF a late
and more artificial form Of values
Nearly every community has tts
two-fisted millionaire who fought bfs
way from the mines. docks and the
like to affuence. riches and respect
but very few OF them can connars
I with DIT. Douglass record OF be-
ginning all over again al q
The highest paid chorus Eiri in the
world Is al the Winter Garden She
is Miss Jessie Reed. who was horn fr
( Houston. Tex, 2 years ago Miss
Reed has no fear OF forgetting her
part, for she does not have a single
line TO speak in the show. She Ia
merely in the chorus which is one o.
the outstanding features at that tenn
pie Of Broadway art Because Of he
striking beauty she is paid Sls- a week
the largest salary ever paid TO q
chorus girl IN New York. and conSe-
Quently the entire world She has
: been before the fOotliEhts for two SEA-
sons. She ls tall and slender and her
Z perfectly formed head is crowned
with wealth OF dark red hair. Her
dark brown eyes and penciled eve
orows stamp her a magazine cover
type. She has Spanish blood in her
veins.
He was one Of those walters with
brittle feet and an adenoidal expres-
sion Because there was no back 10
his head it was easy 10 tell he came
I from Germany. And yet the orchestra
/ played the national anthem and the
Z diners stood Up and sang lUstily-bui
/ even above the crowd could be heard
+ the German walters voice in broken
English. He was not satisfied with
that He walked over 10 the booth In
the cafe and subscribed for a 500
bond
I like 10 visi, now and then ore o.,
those rancid East side ''Iunchrooms O"
4 They are snuEEled IN sQualor and are
. the rendezvous for cranks. buns. men
: laborinC under the weight Of = cauE-
and men staggering IN haze or
booze. Busy Joe's' is the most co.
orfUI OF all II is on Allen street The
I other night met pickPocket, a re-
I formed confidence man and a Russia n
aEiJator. All had stories 10 tell mora
interesting than stories that are ever
told AT the Millionsires' Club.