The Washington herald., 1918-03-23

Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald.
New York March 22.-It used to be
that when the pedestrian on Fifth
avenue heard the cry Home James,"
he looked about to see some gorgeous
ly gowned wife of a millionaire trip
ping into a tufted limousine. Now he
may see the wife OF a longshoreman-
they call them long but some are
short and fat.
This is indeed the day OF the down.
trodden worker. Broadway haber-
dasheries think nothing of selling a
munitions worker six silk shirts at
clip. Men who made SIS a week
formerly are now struggling along on
four times the amount. War. so far
as a large sector of the toilers is
concerned, is just the opposite OF
the description given by the late Gen.
Sherman.
Peace is the only thing that dis
turbs their dreams. Women servants
start to work dressed like show girls
Many servants are making SO a week
and their meals. In some cases the
mistress is borrowing the maid s
clothes and over on Riverside drive the
other day a washerwoman came after
the weeks wash in a taNicab. And
she let the meter speed while she was
in the house.
The youngster who blacks the shoes
Of the Broadwayite won't tell you
how much he's making. lie is afraid
of inviting competition. For irritat-
ing corns a few hours a day he is
making about $40 a week
Errand boys are practically extinct
Youngsters who formerly were glad
to get IS or IS a week for delivering
parcels at the wrong address are now
getting So a week In munition and
supply plants.
The day laborer may be seen any
morning leaving home with his trou-
sers creased to a fare you-well, his
horny hands that poets were wont
to describe encased in kid gloves and
! cigarette between his fingers. The
most careful scruntiny fails TO reveal
dinner buckets, pick. shovel or any
of the old side arms. They eat at
the Ritz, Claridge and Waldorf and
they tip walters the usual 10 per cent
Mechanics and laborers who still ad-
here to soft shirts and collars are
considered hopelessly underigueur by
members of their set 1t wont lie long.
il the war keeps up. until they will
be going to work in dress suits. Don't
pity the poor worker-pity the en-
ployer. The day of the worker is here.
Home James,"
He belongs to the old-fashioned
snarling school of city editors. He
whines in a sing-songy voice all of
his instructions. His type is also eX-
tinct There are a few who like him.
but most Of bis men despise him. He
fired one faithful old war-horse of the
copy desk on Christmas Day. 1t was
a blow and the copy-reader wanted
an explanation.
He stood at the throne and told his
story and as he talked on and on he
| finally gave way to tears. The city
editor was silent. Finally the report
! er in desperation said: well for God s
sake say something" There was a
pause and finally a snarling voice said:
"All right I'll say something. When
you go out don't slam the door"
That reveals his pitiless discipline.
The other day he sent a reporter TO
interview a powerful millionaire on
Fifth avenue on a subject that in
voived the millionaire I'm a scandal.
The reporter true to his trust. asSed
the question, and was tossed to the
street by two lackeys. Badly bruised
\ he called his chief and told him what
happened.
You go back there and ask him
again" he whined. I'm show him he
can't intimidate me-"
The baby carriage garages have
! arrived uptown. An enterprising man
has opened up one on the Grand CON
4 course and others are going up. The
| apartment house foyer is no place
for baby carriage. They interiors
with foot traffic and there Is always
the risk of collisions. The charge l:
small. and an attendant Is in charge
to prevent theft.
| Mary Cassatt, an American artist
has invented surgical appliances FOL
patients suffering from fractures
which have contributed to the com
forts and recovery Of the wounded II
: France.