The Washington times., 1918-07-07
HEARD AND SEEN
b. EARL GOD WIN.

| By EARL
Near slxtsenth and Columbia road
Is the Harvard street entrance TO the
Zoo"
Co down the entrance street and at
Lanier placs and Harvard street yoa
win come to q little circle.
II Il unkempt. The weeds are
several feet high, and the whole
thing looks IKE something from q
deserted village
Keep on a few hundred feet and
you viii come to another iIl-con-
ditIoned little circle. There are mere
rank weeds, and q white wooden bar
placed there to keep automobiles
from jumping over the circle has
fallen down on one end
Things like this have no place IN
a national capital. In fact, the
whole treatment Of that particular
entrance to the Zoo looks e. II some
one had forgotten II was there A
cheap ice cream and peanut stand,
acres Of clay and dust-the whole
business ought to be scrubbed and
cleaned ana made to conform with
the beauties OF the park atter the
unkempt frontier has been passed
Several people have written furious
letters to me protesting against
laundry charges and service. and the
best advice / can give il 10 grin and
bear Il, because fear the laundrtes
are not going to. reduce their charges
or make much improvement In sery-
Ice under conditions such as are
pressing on everyone It present
The Baltimore booze situation
nearly wrecked one laundry. 90 I
was told By q stockholder. One at
tetno0n, he said, the entire force Of
drivers Of his outfit felt a. irrisis-
tible alcoholic urge and an quit work
together and all went to Baltimore.
-Iaundrymen say they have more
work than they can DO. 50 there
you are.
tried out . few Chinese laundry
men. but always either lost the
aticket" or couldn't md the laundry.
Don't You think II would be q
grand idea to make the hard-Work-
ing Celestials who steam over the
wash tub place THAR names and adj
dresses On the ticket7
no tickee; no shirtee' Il an
aveIlY WE'LL but what good Is q
tickes II You have entirely forgotten
where the tickse came from?
There are about sfxty-fTe war
gardens In Potomac Park
How about utilizing the street
rafiwGy track at north end Of the
HiEhWay Bridge In such q way that
ears can get down to the park from
the city, and thus help war garden
era. and A HUNDRED THOUSAND
OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO
USE THE PARK?
The tracks at the north end Of
the bridge have an arrangement
known as q Hcross over" which
means that street cars from the
downtown section could Be shuttled
back and forth to the bridge Is
anything the matter with that idea2
"
Seeing CHARLIE TRACEWELL on
the street reminds me Of the old
time controversy Is to why q walt
ress In q white tiled lunchfoom
never remembers to bring your
coffee until you have asked twice
for IL
Charlie Tracewell maintains that
the young women mentioned have
enough to do without burdening
their minds with the addition Of
coffee.
However, YOU try II
Go to q white tiled lunch place
and give q substantial order (if you
can stand IT. and preface your order
with coffee.
See If you don't get your order
minus the coffee. Thereupon the
hard-working young woman who de-
serves q generous tip from you and
me and everyone else will place
your food before you and say in an
inquiring voice:
%CoReeT
Reference to the Congressional
Directory shows us that q we'll
known friend Of the Government
clerk Is headlighted under the cap
ton WILLIAM PATTERSON BOR-
LAND, which reminds US of a nation
wide search made some years ago to
find out Who hit Billy Patterson?"
In this case the answer is Old Man
Veto.