Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
Highways and By-Ways
Of Lii Or New York
By r M o Nd C A RR d L


NEW YORK, May 17.--Overtures have
been made recently to several New York
banking houses for an American loan Of
S100000,000 to Roumania. Gould there
be any connection between this proposed
loan and the spreadheads on the first
pages Of tho metropolitan PRESS an
nouncing from Bucharest that Queen
Marie may forego her coronation this
fall in order t. visit the United States r
was asked today. The dispatch stated
Invitations from friends and petitions
from women's clubs and civic societies
are pouring in on her so fast she finds
1t difficult to resist them" adding, how
ever the Roumanian government would
prefer the Queen receive a formal In
vitation from the White House in order
there might be no mistake concerning
her status. On the same ship with Mary
Gerden last autumn there came to
America young woman who said 1t
was her mission to sound OUT well
come for charming Queen Marie Of
Roumania.
William f. ("Bil') Clark, veteran stu
dent Of politics, was talking with Ernest
Harvier, also an oracle on state craft, to-
day in the Waldorf, and the question
came up as to the best method by which
an officeholder could keep permanently
In contact with the public payroll. Clark
said: First. know nothing. Second, do
nothing, and third, say nothing"
The motion picture popularity contest,
which closed last week with Billie Burke
as Queen" Melted the New York Associa-
ton for Improving the Condition OF the
Poor about $4,000, which is ample to
cover the deficit in the annual budget OF
this most worthy charity. James G.
p1ain Jr No fn6 Garland
D. Barnes is stage managing the affair
from l East Fifty Seventh street. said
this morning: TOO much praise for the
success of the drive cannot be given Mrs.
Barnes and our president, Cornelius n.
Bliss. 1t went through In the last inten-
sive hour and half, when 100000 was
raised. and two rival interests got bid
ding against each other. In other cities
than New York ! should say popularity
contests between society leaders would
do better than motion picture stars, and
success depends on getting friends of the
contestants to attend some closing affair
like ball"
Mary Carr, the Fox motion picture
star, who stood second In the popularity
contest, only falling away from the lead
by the avalanche Of votes cast for Flor
enz Ziegfeld's pretty wife. is the radiating
center OF Silver Wings" new film pro-
duction which has premier presentation
In New York.
In New York City there are about
forty Japanese women. I'VE have a club
OF our own" said Mrs. Yoze Tamura,
wife OF the representative in the
United States Of the South Manchuria
Railway Company, and meet from time
to time for discussion of ways to help
each other understand the great country
where we are living ! have my little
daughter at the girls school where there
are seven Japanese altogether. No, We
japanese parents do not care to have
our children segrated at school, for In
that instance they would learn nothing
of American customs and the English
language" 1t Is interesting to speculate
upon what the members Of the Japanese
womens club do talk about when they
meet. A shorthand report OF their
gossipinss would make good reading.
THAT man looks like bootlegger ~
eagerly questioned matronly woman
as a stout man with a huge diamond
In his tie made toward a table In the
Oak room OF a leading local hotel. Hes
only an oil millionaire from Texas"
answered her well posted friend.
The historic Oracle mansion, on the
crest Of Horns Hook. overlooking the
East River at Eighty Eighth street. Is
still in the absolute custody of the park
department of the city Of New York
owing to the failure of the State legisla-