El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-22

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It, but its the same old plant. though
a bit sictly even under glass up here
in this humidity and winter cold.
Everything Is now in blossom and
In fuli leaf and II plant can grow
more luNuriously anywhere than in
washington, il has TO show some
speed and some luxury The great
spreading branches often lap over the
wide streets and it is possible to mo-
tor beneath the shade for many
blocks. Every yard has a lawn OF
blue grass and practically every street
has parkway. There are play
grounds enough for a city several
times as large.
A JOB Wen Done.
II George Washington, who laid out
the city. could have lived to lay out
every city IN the land. he would have
been more revered than he is today,
for he certainly exercised some won
oerIul taste and In later years Boss"
shepherd came along and carried 10
fruition what the father Of the couu-
try had planned when he surveyed
the original capital. Both men de-
serve big places in the hearts OF their
countrymen for making the national
capltai such beauty spot
The only thing you can blame
washington for. IN laying out the
city, was IN the naming OF the streets
They are numbered one way and
initiated another. but every once in
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fellow said about the conundrum-an
avenue named for a state was
switched IN between some Of the al
phabetical streets. That's a mere
detail. however.
Wasn't superstitious.
The old gentleman was evidently
NOT superstitious as some hotel own
ers are who eliminate the 18th story
entirely. for he put In a 18th street
and then. II he didn't do Il. some
body else did later, for a 1SA street
was added for good measure.
At least one hotel IN the eoun-
Try didn't sideEfetp IL That e.
the BfcAIpin in New York. II has
q 18th floor and 3 room No. 1913
A lot Of hardened travelling men
often ask for it they say. Many
hotels however jump the 13's
entirely and skip from the 18th
noor to the 18th in their NUM-
berinE.
Washington was not uarred much
By the war. although It was neces-
sary TO erect hundreds OF temporary
buildings for official use Most Of
them were erected on streets that
are not often traverssd BY the wish
tor. True. a score Of concrete build
ings occupy the space between the
capitol and the union station, but
they are not bad looking structures
three stories with basement-and
probably viii stand for years
Many Temporary Buildings.
II Is a sight to stand at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and eth street at 40
come piling up 9Th from the tenn
porary three-story buildings erected
on that thoroughfare for the war and
still in use. You'd think all the girls Z
and women IN the world were working
here The buildings look comfortable I
and are rather neat in appearance for I
war emergency structures but II IS I
generally said that they cost enough i
70 look as well as they do II not I
setter.
Temporary buildings were erected
Everywhere during the war and the
government commandeered every
that was vacant at the time
iostilities was declared. For instance.
handsome exclusive apartment
louse on 18th street at P was taken
lTer for the headquarters Of the
ilien property custodian and Il Is
itiu in use. Karl Greene formerly 4
y FL Paso, chief clerk OF the claim
livision, has an office IN what was
10 have been the kitchen Of one Of |
The apartments Files occupy the i
sink board and the china cupboard /
IS used for the same purpose.
Blunt0n A Kfckin'.
Many OF the temporary structures I
erected for war use, particularly those /
built for troops in Potomac park and /
hose for an engineer school at the I
Methodist university, are being torn
lway.
A lot OF buildings were erected and
never used Some Of them are not
being used now. although the gov
'rnment IS paying rent on buildings
Ii over the city for departmental use.
In the house the other day when the
iundry civil appropriation bin was
lnder fire, congressman Thomas
3lanton. OF Texas, took e fling at the
appropriation for a new roof for the
department. The al propria-
ion said Il was TO provide addi-
new roof
The Congressman wanted 10 know