The Washington herald., 1922-08-21
TIE Spotlight
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champion bug battier. has nj,
men out every morning now with
their spraying machines going after
the insects. They have 10 Join IN.
sunrise Club to get started before
the streets are filled with psopls
who do not like the stun LAnhsn
shoots all over the trees. Neither
do the bugs. Due to Lanham's .f-
forts and those Of his father befor.
him Washington has the larfe,t
tree population OF any city IN the
world. II you wanl 70 know where
there IN a vacant space along a
curb in which a tree can be planted
Lsnham can tell you in a little less
than one minute and ten seconds.
He has a collection OF tree maps OF,
the city that are wonders. y
III you wan 10 get q uniouS
view Of the Lincoln Memorial stroll
around any evening to the side on
which the Powhatsn Hotel throvs
the spotlight mot thi, one. their
own). Do not stand in thu glare
yourself but get on to one side ana
see the shadow effects from the
spotlight on the big columns. Just
give a few minutes TO this ana then
wonder why people spend their
good money to travel TO Rome 20
see something that can't touch
what We have right hare In town.
-As near - can nrurS ont
says Harley Morton IN comnsntinr
on the latest baseball scandal.
-shuffline PIN Douglas tried 70
deal from the bottom OF the deel
In Arizona they shoot 'sm for less
than that
In the Trinity Protestant Episco-
pal Church over at Cambridge.
Nd. Is the velvet cushion on which
Queen Anne knelt at her corona
tion. according to H NJ Thorn. who
tells me the old place 10 worth |.
visit The church was built prior
to 1880, OF brick brought from Eng
land. The Queen slso presented the
church. with a communion service
but that has not been seen since
the civil war.
Here IL good news. folkA They
are resurfacing Connecticut avenue,
The populace is almost overpow-
cred because for several years now
stretches OF the avenue have been
much more fun than any shot-the-
chutes about which Glen Echo can
brag. The road reminded you OF
the old corduroy road days whe n
they laid the logs crossways. In
fact all you needed 20 do Connect
cut avenue with success was q good
set Of shock absorbere and a
prayer. And the shock absorbers
were OF little or no use.
Have you seen the auto around
town with a crew of three men and
lot Of Misunderstanding thing,
across the back sest7 Maybe they
are testing the RELATIVELY OF the
price Of gasoline to John De birth
DAYS. You know. at his last one
. they said John d. was 50 and gas
soon would be. Stretching Il a
bit. perhaps" according to Jack
Goddard, director general Of tn
right OF way At the stoneleigh h
Garage" but stranger things than
that have happened. but now that
a committee on something or other
has taken the matter up everythins Z
J will be Jake.' as we used 20 cay
in the army"
The Herald has a corps Of Open
Court correspondents Of which We
are Justly proud. The Herald has
another feature which the Stroller
has just found time 20 skim over
during the past few days. That is
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. THE
Beautiful and Damned" now run
ming serially. II there are any
, Herald readers who neglect this
: feature Il is time they woke up
. Three worthwhile works Of fiction
! have been published IN the United
. states recently. One is Main
street" the other Is Three Sol
diers," and the other. We say Q;
|. without hlushing. IS The Beautiful
and Damned" Mr.. Fitzgerald will
! be read and remembered Ions
after the present generation is IN
; its coffns, for he is exactly what
: he describes one Of his characters
as beins-'rhe Thackeray OF Amer.
lea
In the days when Gus the Greek
7 ruled the Gas House Gang ther'
: was a little rat-faced youngster
. who was acclaimed for his PROV
, ess as a killer. They called him
/ "Snipey" and his exploits are still
, recounted in the soft drink and
pool parlors OF Cherry Hill. "Snipey
, fell into the laws clutches anc
. went up the river" for Ions
: stretch. When he came out death
ly pallor had set in and friends gave
a racket TO raise funds TO send hin
to Arizona. And new figures cams
to occupy the spotlight among th'
eangsters. Last week "Snipey re
turned to New York. He remained
only for two days and took bach
with him as his bride a yount
school teacher in a settlement house
She encouraged iSnipey" TO gc
: straight when he left Sing sins
: and wrote him letters Of hope sns
. faith while he was recovering hii
health in the West He Is now q
tanned. broad-shouldered fellow
; and the foreman OF a big rsnci