The Washington herald., 1920-03-11
New York City
B, o. o. Mcintyre

New York. March ,1o-There was
the swing OF an Arthur somers
Roche mystery tale In the world
wide hunt for "Nicky" Arnstein,
Broadway naneur, who. as the hus-
band OF captivating Fanny Brice'
the Midnight Frolic star. trod the
rosy path of the White Way until
the police began to close In upon
him as the Master Mind In the $5,-
0oo. 900 Wall street Do~- .hefts.
Arnstein was q Beau Brummel--a
fellow who knew Paris, London
Monte carlp and Rome as well as
New York. He was always to be
found in the gay haunts. well sup
piled with money and surrounded
by the glcaneis. With Miss Brice
! he maintained an expensive estab-
| Ilishment in Eighty-second street.
where they were known as "Mr. ana
Mrs. Arnold"
Miss Brice, as a Follies star, made
5000 a week and she also had an
other big source OF income from
gown shop she owned In West
! ISeventy-second street. She knew
her husband was once given q
prison sentence in connection with
the arrest Of the Goudorf wire tap
ipers, but she believed he had
turned straight" Although she
admits he played the races and
made a precarious living.
Even Broadway, always eager to
gossip, admitted that he was de-
voted husband. Nightly he visited
the New Amsterdam roof to admire
his wife and take her home. Hand
some, polished and debonair he was
courted by. many OF the women of
broadway but he was always loyal
to Miss Brice.
They had been married two years
and had a six-months-ol son. Al
though he is supposed to have made
over $500,0OO in acting as fence
| for lootinE Wall Street messengers.
! Miss Brice Is believed to have been
completely in ignorance of his al
legged wrongdoing.
The night after the wireless
Kissed his description to every liner
at sea, after cablegrams had been
sent to Scotland Yard, Paris, South
America and the Mexican border,
Miss Brice floated out from the
wings of the Midnight Follies on a
billow OF applause. She Is come
dienne and she was never more
amusing. although a call-boy had
just Interrupted her inn a fit of
weeping to bring her before the
audience. And while she did her
turn, a half dozen Central Office
men looked on from the wings. No
message must reach her. They
feared a bunch of roses tossed over
the foot lights in which might be
hidden some message.
Chilliest of winter breeZes whip
ped up lower Broadway when a
pedestrian stopped suddenly in
front of a shop display window. Un-
mindful OF the cold he stood gazing
in admiration at the curious OBJ
ject. In New York fashion others
halted and Joined in observation. 1t
soon became a crowd and those in
the rear elevated themselves on
tip-toes the better to get a view
of the unusual spectacle.
What is it?" asked a mild little
man, a late conner. who was outside
of the possible vision.
"A pair OF shoes marked down to
$15.S9" said the man in front.
The craze for titles In New York
has it's amusing side. II Is not un-
usual to see a sign: The Apollo
Shoe Shining Parlor-Mike Giollito.
Director" But in a little dirty
spoon restaurant. with a sawdust
| floor. in the Fortles there Is a sign
re aiding: The Elite-John J. Casey.
Managing Director There are
three tables and enc waiter. Incl
dentally the cheaper restaurants are
announcing a reduction in their
menu price lists. Pie is now five
cents a cut and coffee is also back
to five cents a cup.
1t Is said that four of the biggest
restaurants got a financial start
from a young man who has made a
huge fortune in hotel and cafe hat
checking privileges. II was q bust
| ness proposition. He backed them
merely to get the hat checking con-
cessions-and in each case the in
vestment proved to be a good one.