El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-22
By C A. MARTIN


what It meant by additional aecomo-
dations."
aAre We going to make more
room for this army Of unneces-
sury clerks employed during the
war and still kept on the payrOIf'
he asked.
why not use some Of the buildings
OF labor and never used-stiil stand
ing idle?" he asked.
Where are they2" asked congress
man Foss. who had the bill In charge
cont here BY the iaiI.s replied .
the Texas congressman.
IT an not ns familiar with the
jail rs the Eertleman from TtIss,5
said congressman FOsN-
Then he explained that the treasury
department had to have a new roof
and that when Il was put on. room
OF several hundred more people and
he thought II worth while to make
the room
But back to parks. Why can't Fl
Paso plant a lot Of grass IN wash
in there to eat it, They would amuse
and entertain the chiidren-f the
custodian could keep them from being
stolen. am moved to this suggestion
BY seeing the sheep on the white
house lawn.
The president bought a few
seven, II was I believe year
ago and put them in on the lawn
and there are now a score OF these
sheep and they attract more
people than any other one thing
IN Washington People stop along
Pennsylvania avenue and watch
these sheep by the hOurs-the
800 49, .r1-EsTt,r- t-Frf-Frr- m
their heels. or eating the tender
Ernsas the old ones browsing or
lonlnG lEzily in the shade.
It is a beautiful pastoral sight
within the heart Of q great city
President Very Sief-
The white house grounds Are closed
to visitors and nobody can set in ex-
cept to the executive offices The
president is never seen in the grounds
or on the porches and Is generally
supposed to be q very sick man
Washington believes he is sicker than
the public has been led 10 believe and
they say medical men have said he
will never be able to walk alone for
any great distance again The cor
respondents herats the white house
for falling 70 be perfectly frank as
10 the ailment and exact condition
OF the president, but they generally
believe that Mrs. Wilson has been the
cause OF II L45X soy lAAcl nI-A1A1
secretary Tumulty would tell exactly
what is the trouble II he could but
they think Mrs. Wilson has dictated
the policy OF silence
Washington has the skipstoP sys-
TEN for its street cars and don't
ike Il any better here than 1 did IN
e Paso nor any better than New
Yorl-'s adaylizht saving" faIlacy.
In New York they have the day
Eight saving" as a municipal meas
IRE and all the trains run In and out
N standard eastern time The re-
5ult Is that you are mixed up about
Is badly as we used to be IN e
7aso when We had three times to
operate under You 80 TO a theater
Il night before II Is dark and you
get up in the morning before Il Is
light, even on q clear day, but il Is
seldom clear.
New York Is a great place
this time Of the year for q lazy
person and Warrington f. almost
as bad, for IL Is cloudy almost all
the time and Eainini Oftener than
it shines. The result Is that yOu
cnn sleep into any hour Of the
day without being disturbed By
too much light.
A woman Commenting on this
daylight saving" thing in q letter
10 the Washington Times reflects
What seems to be the majority sen
.iment- She says:
IF the daylight fiends (golf play
BIS. sh0rt-hour workers. and ioafers
IN their jobs) can put II over by
Using the argument making gar
lens how about the millions who I
i've within the confines Of New York I
sity? Do gardens grow on paved /
streets? And in the suburbs, do
women dig gardens2 How many. or
-ather how few, men make their own /
gardens? Are they In the majority? I
know q woman who paid for $50 I
worth Of hired help to make her 4
sarden and realized about SO worth ]