The Washington herald., 1920-03-23
New York City
By o. o. McIntyrs

New York. March s2.--rhe old
lHaymarket dance hall at sitxh ave.
nue. and Thirtieth street Is to be
torn down. It is musty with age
and a mere shambles. A colorful
spot In New York's underworld
night life was the Haymarket In
the heyday of its pride and splen-
dor. 1t was a "joint" but the best
people in town went on Summing
excursions there to see the seamy
side of life.
At 9 in the morning the dance
hall was always packed and big
BILL" the bouncer with caulihower
ears, stood at the brass rallied en-
trance ready for someone to start
something. The balcony booths
were filled with folk from out OF
town. Whiskey was quarter and
beer 10 cents. (Out with the hand
kerchiefs. boys)
| Maud and Pearl and Ruth and
| Ruby-the girl who drank carbolic
acid in the middle of the dance
floor one Saturday night and died
in the arms of her lover. the trap
drummer-were there. Also big
May" Chicago Sadie" and Gold
Tooth Lena" The girls would stand
at the side door upstairs .at mid
might waiting for the patrons to
drop quarters in their stockings.
| Outside stood Amato the old pen
Gil man. who was being kidded one
night by a half-intoxicated girl
whom he recognized as his daugh-
ter. And early the next morning he
jumped OF a pier leaving a pathetic
note. One or two of the old girls
of the Haymarket. are still to be
seen around Broadway. faded mes
mentos of the past.
| The batted old hackmen who
hung out in front are, gone where
coupes are unknown. They used to
accost emerging stragglers about
dawn with an offer to take them to
see the. twelve wonderful Japanese
diving girls"
The Haymarket was disturbed by
very few raids. Girls sat at spa
cious tables inviting strangers to
buy them food and drink. Now and
then they administered knockout
drops and a gay young blood from
Trenton would be found sleeping II
OF in an alley nearby.
New York will never see the like
| OF the Haymarket again. The me-
tropolis has improved. 1t would not
stand for such a place now. So the
dissolving woodwork and stone may
appear to weep as II Is rent by the
impious hands of a generation that
knew not Jacob.
A gentleman with a high sound
ing French name has opened up the
most exclusive jewelry store in
town on Fifth avenue. Not a sin
~ RI faIn Of Tau to
And nothing Is sold for less than
$4,000. The clerks look more like
members of Parliament in their
frock coats and white silk ties.
| They wear silk hats to and from
work. A lady went into the store
| recently to get an emerald ring.
They showed her one for $4,000
oh" she said. 81 only want to spend
$1,000" There was an awkward
pause and the clerk finally said:
well. Madame, we do not sell a
ring for that price. You might get
IL further. down the avenue at
Blank's"S7and he named one of the
Oldest and''best jewelry establish
ments% in New, York in the patron
izing manner that he might use. to
designate a five and ten cent store.
There were some amusing slants
to the chase for the elusive
Mickey" Arnstein. When he was
near the police tolls he was hailed
as the Master, Mind of Ithe huge
Wall Street bond. thefts but when
the police were foiled at every
turn. they announced that he was
only tool and his arrest was rei-
atively unimportant. Thre detec-
tives who went out to search for
Arnstein with his lawyers were
missing for ten days and the news
paper reporters referred to them as
the lost battalion" In the mean
time Fannie Brice. the Midnight
Frolic star. is capitalizing the pub
licity she has secured as Arnstein's
wife and il is said that her salary
has been doubled and the crowds
were never SO big as they are now
at the roof resort. In typical New
York fashion she was hailed as a
heroine