The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
Nes., York City
Day By Day
Hy o. o. McIntyrs.

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ment against officlai blundering at
Ellis Island Is growing. Any Amer
lean citizen is liable to be held up
over night for no reason at all.
The detention of Isadora Duncan
was a striking example.
She Is FIRST OF all an artist Some
OF us may not thrill to her Terpsi-
ehorean odes to poinsettia or lily
yet there is no denying that she
has done much to upiift dancing In
America. Her private views. 50
long as she does not attempt to
spread unrest, concern only her.
More apd more are American pas
sensers on liners feeling the tight
snlng coil. Passing customs In
England and France Is mere
routine. done with courtesy and
dispatch. Here II IL developing into
prytng, inquisitorial ordeal that
drags out over several hours.
However. there IL one big i'm
provement at New York. Graft has
been eliminated. The passenger
who places q $50 bill In top Of his
grip or trunk viii more than likely
ride away from the pier In the
Black Maria. What returning
Americans are hoping for is a more
human and sympathetic atmosphere
at customs.
1t chiils patriotism to arrive
glowing with thankfulness at the
prospect Of reaching home again
only to be buffeted about and held
up for many hours while luggage
Is turned topsy turvy. There have
been many cases OF hysteria among
women at the local docks
Worn by Ions voyage and
anxious to see loved ones after an
extended separation, many women
have found custom regulation the
last straw and have given way to
frazzled nerves. A L,ue uniform is
not badge Of license but of pub
lie service.
There is a photographer on Firm
avenue who photographs men only.
He makes the fop look like the
hairy ape-rugged and red corpus
cled. He has studied so many faces
that he Is able to describe the
patrons parents. He tells me that
every face has a feminine" and
''masculipe'' side which never vary
In their deiineation of parental
physiognomy.
Leo Marsh. the Broadway chroni-
cler. tells Of q chorus girl who was
SO dumb. she thought daylight saw
ings was bank. She beats the
chlorine who thought Jersey was only
a sweater and also the one who al
ways magined mistake" was q
butchers daughter.
One by one go the illusions. On
a recent ocean crossing I selected
a four stacker liner. Most liners
have only three. To ride on one
with four struck me as being Just
perfectly dandy. Now have
learned that the last stack IL
just a dud and has no connection
with the furnaces. The biggest
liners of all. Berengaria. Majestic.
Leviathan are all three stackers.
That Is all the stacks they need.
1t was the melancholy OF a late
October dusk. in a street not far
from Grand Central. Walking slow
ly along the curb. hands clasped
behind him and pathetic droop to
his shoulders was a man whose
name stood for power in the
dazzling money marts. His posi-
tion was apparently secure and his
future as bright as freshly
minted coin. Then came the
typhoon. He was totally oblivious
of the world about him. An alley
dog came out of the shadows and
shifted at his foot. The men
stopped down to stroke the outcast
and when ] turned the corner they
were still there.e The man was
James Stillman. the banker.
Going into the Grand Central
watched the crowds waiting for a
western train. one man brought
along the family dog and parrot to
help welcome an arrival