The Washington herald., 1922-09-14
The Spotlight
In Washington
rom Nv Home-Rremed Dinrr.
By The Stroller.

engines that chew up gravel and
cement and pour the whole out as
buildings. The engines are work
ing at Connecticut avenue and De
Sales street. back of the Stonleigh
Garage. The thousands Of workers
who 80 up and down Connecticut
avenue daily see these odd con-
trivances but ! wonder how many
stop and dwell upon their opera
tion. Thousands OF square feet OF
this stun have been poured into the
bottom OF the pit being dug for the
Walker Hotel and Engineer Whip
tells me thousands more are still to
go in. for two floors OF the hotel
are TO be below ground
Many curious things have been
taken out OF this ground in the
digging. Whip tells me. Perhaps
the Smithsonian Institution folks
are overlooking something here.
Round and about are lying stumps
of trees taken forty feet out of the
ground. They are as hard as iron
and tremendous formations. You
must remember that regular sized
trees have been taken of the sur
face Of the ground as they stood
when building operations were be-
gun. Whip says these older trees
must have been there maybe ten
thousand years ago or perhaps a
million years ago when that part OF
the town was under the ocean. The
stumps taken far down in the earth
are much larger than the stumps
Of the trees standing on top of the
earth. so il stands to reason IL
took them some time to grow back
in another age. ] pondered upon
these things long time and gave il
up.
Building methods of today puz-
zled me much. Steel girders were
all about and these had been bent
and turned to the right dimension
before placed in the concrete the
machines poured out. Long lines
OF waiting negroes. singing most Of
them. wheel loads Of gravel to the
grinding machinery-and out comes
the stuff of which the building is
made. Man does many strange
things. at least they seem strange.
but who can tell about the stranger
things. the things to which man
gives little thought? Those iron
like tree stumps for example.
In strolling on I came upon a
baseball game. on one side of which
were FilipinOs playing beneath the
shadow of the Washington Monu-
ment. Our dusky friends knew most
Of the approved modern baseball
slang and urged on their fellow
players in modern American style
7 thought how rapidly these boys
were becoming Americanized and
'how helpful a thing is that could
make men of different climeS play
together. ] gave thought TO the
time il takes to bring these condi-
tions about. but was heartened
when I glanced across the street
at the Pan-AmeriCan Building.
Again I gave il up and sought SOL
ace in the wonder OLIVER forma-
tions just over the little bridge be-
low the Polo Field. Beautiful they
were in the sunset. giving promise
of another day.
Henry Sweinhart. the well-known
scrivener. having caught the eye Of
the teacher with raised hand. stands
up to say that the Hall of Fame for
famous Bills must not he closed. He
comes to bat with two nominations
as follows:
BunaIo-
Sykes
Here indeed are nominations that
should stand well up on the list
before the polls are closed. once
for-all. on the famous Bills, let
there be one last call to the Elect.
Aug. Becker. jr.. sends me this bit
Of information from the want-ads
and says the head on IL should read:
when a feller needs a friendly
Briggs"
MOTHERS. Have rs remodel fathers or
elder brothers out-grown clothing into
an up-to-date suit for your younger son.
The little notice almost makes
me hear the school bells ring again.
The situation as to Andy Gump,
running for Congress, on the back
page. is not what / thought 1t was.
There seems to be some of the
opinion that he should be elected.
Showing you never can tell. Early
votes shows the women are for him.
This despite the fact, that Min has
bobbed her hair. The prevailing
opinion seems 10 be that with a
bobbed-haired lady in the Congress
sional set, certain husbands can be
won over. The poll being taken
throughout the city and parts OF
Georgetown will be thoroughIy