The Washington herald., 1920-06-15
New York Cry
By o, o. Melntyre

New York, June 1T pick 'em
young. treat 'em rough and tell 'em
nothing" This was the philosophy
Of Broadwayite Of many conauests
at Long Island divorce trial. He
was frankly admitting some OF his
gay amours in the land OF the al
| night cafes. He seemed quite proud
OF his liaisons and even had
leather case full of photographs Tor
reporters-but none were printed
and the account OF the divorce was
not even dignified by his name.
He is a man who has made money
In some mysterious way just like
the rest of the Dyak head hunters
/ Of Broadway and whose life Is spent
in pursuit OF the ''fapper." He de-
lights in being seen in public places
with fresh looking young girls while
he pays the checks with a flourish
They seem to represent a distinct
type.
Stout. mostly bald,,a little creaky
in the knee joints and grotesque
looking on account OF the puny lit
tie bags under the eyes. They are
the little rays of sunshine In the
! grill and they like to be told they
are just as young as the young col
llege boys who drift into town over
Sunday and never take wink OF
sleep.
| They never seem to realize that
their sole attraction Is money. u
is pltiful to see them come shiningiy
lresplendent from the manicure and
barber, their lapels adorned with
fresh carnstion. At some care
buoyant young thing Is waiting TO
have her breakfast purchased. She
will exchange puffs of ffattery for
solid nutriment. And later she joins
the real hoy of her affectlons-per-
lhaps with brand new 500 bill
tucked in her purse.
This little trick she affects not to
see. 1t would be embarrassing you
know. Every ten-years a new crop
OF the old spenders arrives on
Broadway. Then they pass out OF
the Broadway life and may be sit
ting in the windows of the bachelor
clubs nursing fine grouches ana
cases of gout.
The most distinguished looking
/ men to be seen in New York may
be found as night cashiers in the
cheap lunch places. The procession
seems to have passed them, al
though they show all the signs OF
former affiuence. They are not a
dissipated lot; rather athletic and
forceful appearing. The employ
ment agencies say that this kind
OF work is selected by men who
do not care to meet the friends OF
better days. The pay Is fair and
they work all night and sleep all
day and disappear in a most ef-
fectual manner.
The hopeful soul who rushes TO
Ellis Island any of these early
summer days expecting to carry
of 100 or 1000 harvest hands for
the Kansas wheat crop Is doomed
to disappointment. The alien ar
rival is not to be swept OFF In this
wholesale fashion by proposals.
however alluring. or appeals, how
ever suppliant, from the labor
starved wheat growers OF the West
The immigrant has been schooled
before he leaves home. Through
friends he has a job waiting for
him either in New. York or Podunk,
and he goes straight to II.
Another new way of defeating
prohibition is found in private
homes in the Tenderloin district.
They are being turned into restau-
rants but no signs are hung out.
They have all the atmosphere OF
quiet cheaper class boarding houses.
Only those who are known person
ally by the management may enter.
As the wine is good and the cock
tails fair they have no trouble in
establishing a steady and trusted
clientele from the start. One may
not even enter by a letter of rec
Ommendation from a patron. A per-
sonal introduction and then an In
vestigatiOn by the management
form the modus operandi.