Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
HEARD AND SEEN.

I hear it. Loose tracks are full OF
Shimbleshanks and Jinjibo. In my
sleep / dream it. At this typewriter
now my fingers are going in correct
accordance with the way that cute lit
tie page boy called IL. When Presi-
dent Wilson calls the first half million
men to arms. all | expect to hear are
those accursed words:
MIR. Shimbeshanks, Mr.. Jinjibo.'
Little Brother Stuart, whom they call
"the Collie" because he is so tough
and playful, writes that Panama Is a
terrible place to live and that every
now and then he sees targets being
towed in from battle practice, which
scares the people resident there in be-
lieving fleet of submarines is coming.
His house. he says. is infested with
all sorts of large growing animals and
an eagle has his nest on the roof 1t
rained few days ago, and such rain
it was. Instead of coming down in
streaks Il seemed to rise from the
ground, like the tides In the Bay OF
Fundy. 1T was a tidal wave in fact but
the Panama folks simply looked on IL
as a spring shower.
1t rained all through the Collie's
house. The water came through large
cracks in the roof. through which the
eagle had peered in at the Collie from
time to time. 1t rained in through wide
spaces in the walls, and utterly
drenched the house and it's furniture
Il cannot move to another house
very WELL" writes the Collie 'and Il
wouldn't do me any good anyhow. for
they are all like that. I spoke to my
landlord. and he simply yawned and
said that after a while. with a few more
good rains. the cracks would swell
together and no more rain would
come in"
JEFF McLemore, the Texas member Of
the House who has the quietest de-
meanor southwest of the Great Kama
wha- is the man who started the only
real riot of the previous Congress by
| his innocently worded resolution to
warn Americans from the ships of the
belligerent European nations. As has
been observed by other publicists. Mr.
McLemore at that time was baby
congressman. and yet he managed to
raise more fuss than any other full
grown member of gigantic girth since
the day that previous Texan. Buck
kilgore kicked hole in the door. en-
prevent a quorum. That was in the
Reed day, however.
To get down to facts Mr.. McLemore
was recently married. and one of the
first startling eXeriences was the bill
received for some of Mrs. McLemore's
shoes. They cost about sI4 a pair
which was considerab bly, more than JEFF
thought they should be. Whereupon he
took considerable interest in the hide.
leather and shoe trades. and after
| working at the problem for week or
two he went to the Office of his
friend, Attorney General Gregory
Shoes cost too much he said
And with that text he prevailed
on the department TO start a little in
quiry into shoe prices. and. perhs ps.
some day ladies' footwear will descend
in price to the level where it was in
| the good old days.
| Two well known suffrage leaders sat
down in the cafe of hotel here.
| The head waiter approached them.
[ DO you expect any gentlemen he
asked.
Certainly not" replied the suffra-
gists.
Then you can't be served here"
about their rights. and some one whis-
, pered TO the head waiter that they
were suffragettes of national fame:
That makes it all the worse" said,
the head waiter. Here's one place
where they don't get vote-or any
thing else unless they recognize the
great and overpowering superiority of
man, and go as far to bring one in
with 'em. Good night, ladies'"
EARL GOODWIN.