The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
New York
DAY by Day.
Nv @. O. M'INTYRE.

New York, Jan. 81 have just
talked to a man whose life Tor ~
wears has been pitched In the nuriy'
hurlv of Broadway. He is news
paperman and a shift of management
sent the '.old ball and chain around
the eefioe and he found hlmselr Jop'
lesa
there are not so many newspaper
iobs in New York these days so ne
decided TO try for a place on news
paper he lett in little southern town
TO come to New York. There was an
immediate reply for him to pack the
kitbag and come on.
He was the most abiect picture OF
woe | have ever seen. To MIN lhe
world had come to an end. he couiu
not garner one gleam of JOY In re
turning to peaceful community wnere
he had real friends and could enjoy
peace and happiness.
New York has a way OF hypnotiz'
ing its sons and daughters. The Dig
ness charms them as the snake
charms the bird and after a while
they begin to believe there Is no
place else but Manhattan II Is the
kingpin of foolish reasoning.
once they get away and break the
spell they rarely come back. Ihey
find there is more genuine living TO
the SQUARE inch in towns west OF the
metropolis than they ever founo
nossible here. They have 10 real
friends there to one fair weather
friend here.
Unless a man has an enormous IN
come it is almost impossible to own
a home here unless he buys one out
where the pavement ends In some
struggling suburb. In the smaller city
II he is thrifty he soon becomes
home owner.
People there accept him for what
he is and not because of we'll
tailored suit or because he can call
some stage star by first name
whether he knows him or not. AS
place for the hustler to make money
New York grades high but as
place to live 1t totals zero,
There IL much talk of abandoning
Manhattan transfer-that odd place
that boasts only a depot and
which has given millions Of new
comers the first thrill of arrival
1t is only . few moments away
from the big terminals. Manhattan
transfer has long been the butt OF
comedians who refer to themselves
as being mayor Of the place.
New York tailors are now making
pickpocket proof clothes. They ap.
peal especially to subway riders. Sc.
cret pockets are installed under the
armpits and are so devised that they
cannot be found save by the owner.
One man Is said to have his pock-
cts picked SO much In the subway
that for a year he had been wearing
pocketless trousers.
Down In the Turkish quarter they
sell native perfume for 10 cents a
bottle. And 1t Is the same perfume
that a certain gilded perfumery on
the avenue sells for SO for the same
sized bottle. On Allen street lady
Of my acquaintance bought dress
for s65. She has friend who
fashionable dressmaking district on
West Fifty-seventh street for 1882.
Values in Manhattan are largely
geographical. And as long as there
continues to be suckers 1t will remain
that way.
'rhe other day with New Yorker
had bite to cat in one OF those
nnt-and.run places. The walter
brought the change with flourish
and said Here you are, pal" The
New Yorker was astounded. He could
not understand why did not re.
buke him and also report him to the
management, The waiter was merely
being kind. according TO his light.
In fact rather admired his friend
iiness.
And where is the old-tlmer who
used to call the stranger "Buddie?"
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