Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30
HEARD AND SEEN.

, tion board headquarters ono day last
week.
The faithful work being done by
members OF the legal profession In
| tionnaires IL . phrase Of selective serv-
ice work which will 60 down in that
unwritten history which 10 always
greater in extent than the written.
A registrant claimed exemption because
he already was in the audience depart-
ment" OF the Army
Poker reasons" were advanced by a
Iregistrant who claimed exemption. and
when asked what he meant he replied:
Full housewife and five children"
| Smart alexis" form one Of the hardest
elements with which legal advisers and
| local board officials have to deal They
are usually Harmless" Of course, but
| succeed In wasting lot OF valuable
time.
Experts. are developing over night.
| II would seem, from a consideration OF
exemption claims on account OF in
dustrial grounds. OF course. Industrial
grounds are well defined by the new
selective service regulations. but does
l that bother the man who wishes to
\ mako claim when he has none? Not
bit OF IL
! Il am an expert buss boy" wrote one
registrant.
| Il anRn expert shammier." declared
tanother.0He meant that when IL comes
to polishing up the bright work" on
an automobile he was In class all by
himself.
The divorce courts are being helped
out wonderfully by the new regulations.
II is averred. Many men are providing
regularly for wives and other de-
pendents who never were too good
| providers" before IL Is alleged.
Some OF the men are conscientious
to degree in answering the questions.
One man, answering the question.
+, What was your total income during
the past twelve months. in cash. in
tnth hir0 nf a1,.o fr.rr I'D 80
answer to the second part the fact that
he was the proud raiser of two pigeons.
~
| II wonder il it is more than coinci-
dence" philosopher said to me- that
the first shortage brought about by the
| war which the people should feel is that
relating to heat.
Both sugar and coal. of which Short
age has been acute. are forms of carbon
giving Off heat in combustion. Sugar fur
nishes heat to the inner man. coal TO the
outer.
Coal and sugar are children of the
sun The dark brother stores the suns
ray far beneath the ground: the light
brother. in beets just beneath the sur
! face and cane above it, conserve heat
after their fashion.
Truly we live in the light of the sun.
and without. 1t We are lost. II you don't
listen to the walls about coal and sugar"
|
| A great many people in this busy. fight
ling world will have sympathy with a
Washington woman I heard about re-
Gently.
She and some friends were discussing
the war.
"Oh DEAR" sighed this woman isn't
this war awful? / think it is just dread
full
! She sighed again.
lit"
Why women should be given the vote
was demonstrated over at the old build
ling of the National Museum the other
afternoon.
Workmen were putting I'm place an air
plane to preserve there forever one OF
the early models. You will find Lang
Iley's folly" there. now known by its
right name, Inspiration"
Visitors noticed that the planes were
minus engines. and inquiry revealed that
the engines are not mounted with the
lplanes. I don't know why that is. but
that Is the way they do it.
About this time along came Hubby and
Mrs. Hubby.
How marvellous these machines are"
said the man. He explained the craft in
detail, and ended up by saying:
And there's the engine"
| 'Where% asked Mrs. Hubby.
Right there" said her husband.
| =! don't see it." came the reply. It
II see 1t all right said Hubby.
Which one ought to vote!
/ CHARLES E. TRACEWELI.