The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
By DWIC
1he painy day olab.
BY C. O. M'IyTYRE.

New York, July ll!-There Is
nothing more exasperating unless
1t be a hang-nail-than a homesick
elephant. To this statement yard
men of the Long Island Railroad
and employees OF the Richards Cir
Gus of Coney Island will attest in
dividually and in chorus.
Gwendolyn, one of the largest
elephants OF the herd. believes most
firmly that her place is in the
home. That is why she didn't start
for Wisconsin the other day. That
Is also why she will probably not
go at all until the railroad builds
an elephant proof box car.
In Wang" IL one can remember
back as many years as De Wolf
Hoppers third wife. the peasant
begged the king for an elephant,
and then wished he hadn't. Gwen
, dolph was something like that.
Trunk to tail. with Gwendolyn
leading, the Richards herd lurched
down to the railroad yard the other
morning, and there, before a box
car specially fitted with mooring
chains. her associates told Gwen
dolyn goodby, warned her TO lie
careful of fresh drummers and her
complexion, and TO be sure to tip
the porter. and then tearfully
tramped back to the park.
Gwendolyn was led abroad the
car by her trainer. and submitted to
being tied fast. Then the door was
| closed and the trainer fed. pursued
| by indignant trumpeting.
A telephone call reached the park
before he did. and he retraced his
steps to see Gwendolyn standing
beside the ruins of the boxcar. with
an "rm-not-going-to-w Wisconsin ex-
preston on her face.
She rubbed the tip end OF her
snout on the trainers arm and
seemed glad to see him and her
eyes roved over to where a group
| of rough railroad men were stand
ing, and she gave them a naughty
I'm a lady" stare. There was
| nothing else to do so the trainer
led her back to her companions and
then went over to drink his break
fast.
The Raines law hotels that honey
comb the Tenderloin have fallen afoul
the law. The district attorney raided
100 Of them In one evening recently
and confiscated the registers. In the
roundup were many married men
who had registered under assumed
| names. In one hotel near Columbus
circle there were fourteen John
Smiths and wives" and the last man
to register had merely put ditto marks
under John Smith and wife on the
| line above. The police. unable to stop
vice conditions in these hotels by ar
resting clerks and proprietors. are
now going to hale the guests to court,
and they believe that the disgrace
that will follow will eventually clean
| up these resorts.
Thousands Of walters in New York
| have been forced out of employment
| by the new "work-or-fght' order
The problem of securing garcons has
| taxed the ingenuitey Of the hotel men.
| Women cannot, under a New York
law, serve drinks, consequently the
| large hotels cannot employ women.
Copeland Townsend, a leader in hotel
| activities, has started a movement to
ask for a suspension OF the contract
labor law so that Chinese walters can
\ be brought into tie country to serve
| food. II is more than likely that with
in few months all big New York ho-
tells will be employing only Japanese
and Chinese as walters. The roped-
with-gold doormen have disappeared
from in front of the carriage ell
frances. Nearly all hotel elevators arc
run by women. The war Is indeed
bringing about some strange changes
in Gotham.
Seen around town: "A little Italian
mother carrying three children across
the street. A former get-rich-q'ick
man turning hapjacks In the window
of a cafeteria A woman driving a
truck loaded with bricks.
Birds Of a .feather-protiteers and