Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-18 | Page 4 | M'devitt of Wilkesbarre Enjoys His One Day as a Millionaire, Though the Expense Leaves Him Broke in New York

M'DEVJTT OF WILKESBARRE ENJOYS HIS j ONE DAY AS A MILLIONAIRE, THOUGH THE il EXPENSE LEAVES HIM BROKE IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Jan. 17 John Ja McDevltt, of Wllkesbarre, Pa., who wanted to know how It feels to be a millionaire and decided that he could get the feeling by coming to New York in a special train for a brief 6tay at the Waldorf-Astoria and a night at the theater, has had tho experience. ex-perience. It left him broke, and after a fow hours In Now York he was uncertain un-certain about how he would get back to his Pennsylvania homo. Dut he was certain It would not bo In a special spe-cial car Indeed, ho implied that It would be on tho trucks of a freight train or on the bumpers. His trip from Wllkesbarro to New York wan all ho had planned and expected. Ho had a secretary, a valot and a physl- IjfcBj clan. He also had various things to ' iSiiiit drink nnd to smoko. Ho got the mon- ,. jh-, ey for tho splurgo by withdrawing ft' SJr from tho Democratic ticket nftor he - $iii had been nominated for treasuror cf iiitfe Luzorno county, where he lives. Ho l VS thinks maybo ho will get some moro JjjS money by staying in or getting out of .)?!, politics. k-n