Evening star., 1921-10-23
Heard and Seen

Henry L. West. former District Gem
missioner. has never forgotten his ysars
in the Newspaper nsld. whsnsver he
wants to nnd out something hs still re-
sorts 70 Newspaper logic"
That II. he puts two and two together.
a. the saying ID. and usually arrives at
the correct solution Of the problem. One
day last week. Mr.. West had eocasion
to try the nasthod again.
A travelling dog box had besn ssnt 20
his homo here from the country. When
the box did not arrive the family BE-
oame apprehensive. There was no dog
So Mr.. West paid q personal visit TO
the Washington city post offcA
II have Q suspicion" he told officials
there, that the address tag dropped OK
the box somewhere In transit. and the
OUTFIT is reposing in your inquiry Sec
ton"
Sure. enough. there was the box.
which Mr.. West easily identified. and
bore away with him, all through pos
sessing the ability 10 reason out what
might have happened under such and
such circumstances.
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Although Postmaster General Hays
has At last taken TO . central office
in the middle Of officss on either side.
he has lost none Of the cordiality Of
manner which nrst characterized him
In his role OF cabinet member.
Mr.. Hays has moved from the big
occupied by former Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson. to the smaller office
used by former Postmaster General
Coftelyou.
Thus two large ante-rooms are on
S.ins hs se ,o nsn. OK.
side, and the chief clerk Of the de-
partment to the other. and next 70
them being outer ofiices occupied by
lesser officlals.
but this change has been made for
the Postmaster General 10 becoming
any less democratic In his ways. In
fact. he 10 more than ever the marvel
Of the administration in the way Of
being Just q human being"
During q certain number OF days
ONCE, and here ali may get to him.
Whensver one known to him comes
through the swinging door. he IL sure
to wave . hand to them, no matter
to whom he is talking.
tH
Something new In apartment house
lighting was witnessed last week in
the apartment building made famous
recently by the "anti-phonosraph"
leases submitted to tenants.
Those Objectionable clauses were re.
voked. but the janitor has been play
ing hide and seek with the lights.
with strange results. One night the
lights are on over the steps. Another
night, according to the tenants, the
lights are out At the ends Of halls.
One woman. becoming tired Of re-
strike matches to nnd the keyhoie in
her front door. evolved Q novel
scheme. She placed q small table in
front Of her door and placed thereon
. lighted candle.
X
Perhaps every homo has somewhere
within its walls . trained hy. This
is the fellow left over from the sum
mer. which has escaped the swattss
and 10 endeavoring to prolong its
life over some warm radiator or
register.
While the scientists say this lone
fly must be hunted down mercilessly,
there is something fascinating about
the way 1t sticks to this mundane
life. inhabiting the ceiling, mostly,
where the air Is warmest.
Some of these last flies Of summer
arc really trained creatures. Although
their vigor is waning, they are mar
velously speedy in getting away from
the vtgilant housewife.
They no longer dart away when the
hand OF doom 10 a yard away. Now
they wait until the swatter is within
three inches. But they make their
getaway Just the same.
CHARLES e. TRACEwEIL.