The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-02
New York
DAY by Day.
BY O. o. M'INTYRE.

New York, Feb. IA page from
the diary of a modern Samuel Pepys:
Lay late and had coffee brought TO
my bed my idea of top.notch luxury.
Then came r. Brinkerhoff, the linn
uer, and Tom Hogg OF San Antonio
and we talked of this, that and the
other.
Thence out in the town and met
Billie Burke, who invited me to see
her new play, which l intend to do,
she being an actress OF great charm.
Sat awhile with Blind George, the
news vendor, and then home again
to my stint for several hours.
\ light snow falling. I donned my
great coat and with my dog to walk
around the reservoir and a fellow
struck me for shilling. which l gave,
out asked why he must beg and he
said because he had lost self respect.
\ fair answer and a pity.
In the evening to Fred Landeck's s
to a sparerib and sauer kraut dinner
and a gay gathering. We did inter
pretative dances with jolly moekery,
but fell and tore my breeches leg
trying to master the flea hop. and
had to wear an apron. So to bed.
New York has more than a hun
dred one.man STRAIGHTFORWARD by
dubious pulpiteers. They have a Ger.
tain personal magnetism which they
use to attract the simple minded and
emotional. They exact a certain per.
centage of the salaries, which they
use themselves. The meetings are
held in obscure halls. There are no
charities or other functions of the
regular churches. The pastor Is
given to frock coats, boiled shirts and
patent leather shoes and usually an
18-karat charlatan. Some OF them
hold street meetings, II the weather
perrnits--thelr fayorite meeting place
being around the washington Heights
section
n n an odd assortment OF human
ity that clots about the chalked bull
l<Sn boards along Employment Row
on Sixth avenue. Most OF the appli-
cants are men who are chronic drift
ers--drifting from Job to job. The
bulletin board tells of jobs open for
lunch counter men, pantrymen, cooks,
dishwashers. porters. delicatessen
clerks, elevator operators, doormen,
teamsters and the like. The crowds
stand together at the curb. but rarely
converse. There Is a tight-lipped
silence about them that IL rather de-
pressing. Few of them want to work
more than a month at a time.
In the midst of the Job hunting bub-
bio one finds a school for bricklaying.
A rather gaudy sign reads: Brick
lsying--Prsctical day and evening
classes. Our graduates go direct to
Jobs upon receiving diplomas"
The numerous Bowery barber col
,eses are interesting. too. The stu.
dents are taught the tonsorial art
by practicing on Bowery buns.
shave is S cents and hair cut III
In the colleges.
In Pell street in Chinatown there
is a kindergarten for children OF the
quarter. The classes are conducted
bv an American teacher. II Is quite
interesting to hear the Chinese chill
dren sing America" in pidgin Eng
lish.
Around the corner in Chatham
square is Beefsteak Johns eatery
Tho floor is carpeted with sawdust
and the pine tables are without
cloths. Three hard-boiled walters
with stubby pompadours do the serv'
ing. The patron must pay IN al
vance for his food. There Is fillinE
meal for IS cents. but the Two star
special is 25 cents. The Original
peefsteak John has gone the way oi
all flesh. lie is said to have amassfo
a rizable fortune at his stand. There
IRE quite number Of small lnnch
stands on the Bowery where coilee
and rolls are served for 3 cents. And
rear Rrookiyn bridge IN one thai