The Washington herald., 1922-07-26

Now that auto parking h TO be
censored. we. auto drivers must be
very careful So here IL the exclu-
sive on where TO go and get out Of
park police reach. You get out of
their reach because the city police
have Jurisdiction over this road. The
road turns on at the junction OF Wis
consin and Massachusetts, avenues ana
beary to the left There is not a light
on II for a mile and a half and the
roadside is heavily wooded. Night be-
fore last went out there and found
eighteen cars. all nicely parked be-
meath the trees and not a light ON
single one OF them.
There were lots OF cars in the $4,000
and $4,000 class and up Then there
was also a sprinkling OF medium
priced machines. but. much to my
qualification. since ! drive one. not A
hivver In the lineup
In one Of the high-priced cars,
parked very deep. was a glrf VINO
seemed shy. but In the others that
my spotlight could reach the gtrl,
all seemed pleased with the embraces
of their escorts. ] had a lot Of fun
on that trip with the old spotlight
and in one case IL brought threats Of
getting shot
All in all Il seemed a fine situation
almost within the shadow Of 81. Al
bans.
Just after turned into Connec,i-
cut avenue the other day saw q smil-
| ing-faced youngster run UP 10 a man
walking briskly out the avenue swing
ing a cane. The boy took or his
hat and said something 20 the man
while extending a book and pen. The
man smiled. then placed his cane in
position TO use IL for a chair. crooked
up his right leg and wrote something .
In the book. The boy thanked him,
both saluted. and the man Charles
Evans Hughes. Secretary OF State. who
has signed his name TO a lot OF Other
important things. was on his wav
up the avenue again. Mr.. Hughes NAV
| have signed a lot Of important
things. but venture he never
signed anything that made anyone
any happier than that boy.
big Ben" Reese. Of St Louis and
Joplin. both Of which are in Missouri.
sundayed in our fair city He also
]
at some Of the wonderful things De
saw here. He was most astonishcd
when he visited the Senate and founi
eight hard-working servants OF the
public listening to something or other.
Ben decided being a Senator was a
tough life. He also announced he
could trim any Of the Senatorial 81
pert golf players. Rem can ~
reached care Of The Spotlight II any
Senator is interested.
With the opening OF the new five
holes on the Potomac golf course the
fans are wondering why they cannot
pay on them until after O'clock IN
the afternoon The man or woman
with a little time could run down in
the morning and get in the twice
around plan for ten holes and get TO
the office in time for work But no.
the powers-that-be compel YOU 10
play the nine-hole course. which is
two rounds for a quarter. II YOU
only have time for nine holes the
mana cement is Just that much winner
for now they date all the tickets as
I Of day of use. Another thing the
fans do not like is the pop in all its
various brands at 10 cents a throw
when II is cents anywhere in the
( world but on our public golf courses.
They hand you a paper cup Of lemon
ade for dime, too. that would make
the circus people ashamed Of them
selves.
There are two unique things 10 be
seen at the National Press Club. One
is the view Of the new top on the
Treasury Building and the other Is
Mac waiter at the club Mac has
seen them build most Of the Treasury
Building. for he came to town over
the Long Bridge in '65. not behind
but right in the middle of the Union
soldiers. Mac" was barefoot and was
leading a pig. all the war left him
Mac" was free and the pig so-a
became so. Mac" has seen Wash
ington grow from a mudhole. for he
used to go frog hunting where the
Pan American Building houses Ii-
rector General Rowe and his co-work-
ers on matter South American.
Anyone know whatever happened to
the White House sheep? Some Of
them are on a farm out Olney way
in Maryland. Twins now bless one
OF the mothers and they are certainly
the look-alike youngsters. Two Of
Admiral Grayson's ponies use the
same shade, far from the maddinC
crowd. The sheep. once in the spot
light when they moved the White
House lawn for President Wilson.
seem just as pleased with the brand
of grass In Maryland orchards.