Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

that 1t seems to be a standard happen.
Ing now in connection with liberty loan
campaigns here.
Last fall the liberty loan committee
had three motion picture stars rounded
up for a morning appearance in Lafay-
cite Square. That morning it had to go
and rain. of course driZzling, cold
rain. The circular stand was built
around Jackson's statue. all right, and
was right there when gang of ambi-
tious photographers showed up to wait
for the appearance Of "the stars
Pretty soon magnificent creature
came along the path. Surely she was
the star of all the stars expected that
morning, the photographers thought
She was dressed in leopard fur.
There was no doubt she was the one.
cameras and snapped away.
You are Miss--?'' said one, con-
fdently. as the girl came nearer
She wasn't. however
She was a Washington girl looking
for her favorite film" star.
Skip-stops on elevators will be the
next thing
Whereupon numerous worthy gentle-
men will froth at the mouth maybe. OF
course, elevators in some places already
have a habit of skipping floors, some
because their conductors have orders to
do so. and some because their conduc-
tors don't hear the bells in time
But there is. as yet, no general man.
date in effect throughout the city re-
quiring elevators to skip certain floors. II
there was a law, for instance. requiring
elevators to skip odd-numbered floors to
take on passengers. people on those
floors could easily walk down one
fight. Thus a great deal of time would
be saved in elevator transit.
But oh. elevator men, what a com.
motion such law would cause at first
But there is one prominent business
man of the city whom an elevator-sav-
ing law would not bother. He has a
way of calling to elevator men that is
all his own.
He punches the bell. Then, as the car
comes along. either up or down, he cries
out:
up! Down. Up! Down, Up, Down.
Three times. just like that.
The elevator man stops his car in dis.
may, the passenger gets on and away
they go.
Try 1t on your own elevator man soma
day:
Up. Down!
Malcolm Kerlin, assistant city posts
ought to know about this, any.
way, so here goes:
Kirk Miller, that angular fellow,
wants to know when bargain days in
parcel post went into effect.
Kirk says he had a package to send
to> friend in New Mexico the other
lay. so he took it around to a branch
post office early in the morning. -
How much will this take?" he asked
~ y,I NrI
weighed the parcel, looked through his
book for the zone rate. ani then an
Having but 80 cents in his poaissss
Kirk decided to postpone the mailing Of
the parcel until later in the day, when
could be replenished.
At lunchtime Kirk tried it again.
TSere was another clerk at the wins
low this time.
How much will this package taker
The clerk weighed 1t, looked through
mis- book and announced:
''Forty-eight cents"
Gee" said Kirk to himself, making
some mental calculations. I'll hold on
20 this until later in the day"
He faded away from there, bearing
he unmailed package with him.
That evening on his way homo from
work he stopped In again.
How much?" he asked.
he parcel, looked through his book. and
aid:
"Forty-one cents" u. -
Guess that's cheap enough" replied
dillers sxog can have y. .,..;.