The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-09
What's What in New York
(BY HERBERT COREY)

, fore he gets through he's apt to
spend most OF his waking hours as
far forward on the edge OF a chair
as he can get, and to wake up sew
eral times during each night to re.
volve violently in the sheets. Be-
cause, as heretofore stated, II there
ever were an amusing business
Well, one of the producers audited
six months business the other day
and found that he had gone more
than half a million dollars in the
hole in that time. And another ex-
amined into one phase only of his
business and found that this single
phase had been gallowsly losing
$4,000 week for several months
without that fact having been dis
covered.
The OLD Ways the Best WAYS.
One thinks sometimes that possibly
just possibly--we have become SO
very efficient and up to date and all
that sort Of thing that we are really
falling to knock as many persimmons
unwieldy Instruments. There is the
case of Nicky Arnstein, for example,
Nicky does not really amount to
shucks. He is generally credited In
criminal circles with Just that amount
Of stufing above the collar that enables
him to decide with certainty whether to
wear his Palm Beach suit or the Scotch
ulster. He has been u part of the seem
cry which various gangs Of rough
workers have used about these parts.
really first rate mob of confidence
men would not trust Nicky to check a
trunk.
But Nicky has been charged with
being more or less mixed up in the
have stolen some millions of dollars
worth of liberty and other bonds from
underpaid boy messengers for banks
and brokers. Some hearty joker called
him THE Master Mind" and for time
every one thought of him as a criminal
giant OF intelect--not understanding
that Nicky could function happily in a
rose bowl.
Then Nicky ran away and refused to
come back. In the dear dead days
wanted to find some one. he used to
make a noise about 1t. The wanted
persons features would be pastered all
over dead walls and the papers would
offered and circulars vent out and de-
tectives would rush MOSTLY In and out
of places and an air of activity would
be manifest. Very often the wanted
person managed to elude the searchers
but, on the other hand. very often he
as Trinity church. Now and then a
representative intimates that II the au-
thorities promise to treat him very. very
kindly, he may come in and give up
Other times. other manners.
Rockefeller and Bears.
Now John ID. Rockefeller has fallen
for the black bear lure. He has ISSUED
a warning to persons travelling IN the
neighborhood of Pocantico Lake." ac-
cording to the secular press. that two
black bears are roaming in that Sec
ton. Mr. Rockefeller's neighbors at
Pocantico Hills" according to the news
report do not go out at night unless
there are three or four IN the party"
a mouth like the Mammoth cave and
lungs like that aera of depression that
often hangs over the Great Lakes, that
this black bear myth might be, COM
petently cachinnated out OF existence.
Let 1t be repeated once more that black
bears have never been known to attack Z
q man. !
Emphasis stun: Black bears have
never been known 70 attack a man.
And that one of Mr. Rockefellers pa
per vests will afford him all the pro-
lection he needs at night. Anyhow,
black bears are no longer good first
page material. The bear horror was
completely used up by the Gould fam
''quickened his steps" at the sight near
her home of black animal which may
have been a bear.
i. Son more careful reading of
me Dlack Dear story IL appears that II
was young Mr.. Rockefeller and not
the elder garage hand who issued Or
ders about the black bears.
on Competent Side. Stepping.
This Is the finest story on side-step-
ping | have heard In many a day.
Joseph $. Auerbach, who keeps a hud-
die OF tame trusts In a window box
In his Nassau street law offices. is the
teller.
"Once upon time" said he. "a man
died whose life had been wholly indie
His best friends had no good