The Washington herald., 1922-09-13
The Spotlight
In Washington
By The Stroller.

ing. Who turns the streets over to
contractors and builders? That is
the question. Not so far out Six
teenth street construction work is
going on. From each side of the
street the builders have piled tile
almost to the middle Of the street.
Then several trucks back in end
ways and unload steel girders. For
an hour morning and afternoon the
street is worse than one-way
thoroughfare. At $50 every morn
ing the street is blocked far above
Scott Circle and below the Racquet
Club Why not pile the brick and
tile on half the sidewalk for the
time being? Any morning at $50
the nre department would be stalled
In trying to get out Sixteenth
street.
The gentleman CMr. Huddelston)
who claimed the House to be the
worlds greatest stage and said the
greatest farce was being enacted
there. seems to have some opposi-
tion from Senator Pat Harrison Of
Mississippi Pat puts on a show Of
his own every now and then and
mas just named the two "end men
in his minstrel show. according TO
that volume of weighty facts.
the Congressional Record. withou,
which no family should be. The
senator names the two END men"
in this wise:
Mr.. Harrison: There are two
men on the other side Of the
Chamber more closely allied and
who understand each other bet
ter than the Senator from Wis
consin (Mr. LenrooD and the
Senator from Indiana CMr. Wat
son). They walk arm in arm;
they think alike on many mat
tiers; they politically conspire
together; they ofttimes try, and
too frequently succeed, in
putting over" their political
schemes together. They never
are found at ross-purposes;
and so the Senator from Wis
consin on yesterday was play
ing one end. the Senator from
Indiana the other. but unfor-
tunately the Senator from In
diana let the cat out of the bag.
] am gently reminded by Marion
Forman that in this day and age
certainly am away behind the time
IL there is nothing about girls in
my strangers Club. True for YOU.
Marion. Now that women are in
ha a~rlYhdaa
Club. I welcome the following
from Marion:
One Add Strangers.
strange. strange girl
Is Harriet Fair:
She simply will not
Bob her hair.
4 strange. strange girl
Is Margaret letter;
She never. never
Knit a sweater.
A strange. strange girl
Is Susie Plumb;
She never seems to
Park her gum.
These be strange mortals. Marion
but we extend membership upon
your say-so.
Do your Christmas shopping early.
This is particularly timely advice.
For mine, a ton of coal, neatly
tied with a baby blue ribbon. will
be very acceptable. thank you.
For choice bits of humor YOU
should cancel your subscrfption IN
funny magazines and depend upon
the Congressional Record. Upon
taking up H. r. 10s74 which is the
combination" for "a bill to provide
adjusted compensation for veterans
Of the world war and for other pur-
poses" the Senator from Massa-
chusetts (Mr. Lodge) opened his re-
marks as follows:
Mr.. President, l realize how
anxious the Senate is to vote upon
the pending bill"
From this l CLEAN that His Royal
Codness has had some inside In
formation under his hat that none
of the rest of US were in on. The
Senate has been about as anxious to
vote on the bonus as you are to
get the income tax blank.
II the enterprising reporter who
pulled the Arlington-spooner story
exclusively in The Herald will take
hashlisht pan and camera with
him to Lovers Lane. where Il runs
on to the left from Massachusetts,
and Wisconsin avenues, he will
learn something to his advantage.