Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Heard and Seen

Did you ever see a checkrein on
dog?
Well. the nearest thing 10 one you
ever saw made its appearance on a
street car one afternoon last week. It
already was on the dog.
Poor critter!
II there ever was a time when a
Teller needs a friend" that was It.
The dog. a Boston hull, sat On the
seat with his mistress. He was just
an ordinary dog, with no par
ticular traits TO distinguish him from
others of his kind. except for a most
melancholy countenance.
And no wonder. Protruding up
from his collar was a fringe Of hair.
each hair perhaps two inches long.
Sticking down from his collar was
another complete fringe of long hairs.
Thus the helpless dog sat adorned
with this two-decked affair bristling
out in all directions. It made the poor
fellow look silly. and he knew It.
You can't fool a dog on a thing like
that.
Some of the women on the car
seemed to think the collar looked
cute" but most Of the men regarded
It in a different light
at don't know whether they made
that collar for a certain purpose OF
not. but. anyway. II certainly accom-
senger to another. "See that upper
and lower fringe? Notice how II
prickIes into his chin and chest?"
Makes him keep his head up all
right" commented the Other ,
that nothing so adds to their appear
ance as a cockily-held head. ears
erect. eyes bright. But to have dog
that way naturally is one thing: to
attempt to induce IL by an absurd
On any ground. no self-respectinE dog
ought to be made to wear a collar
like that.
Prof. Willis Luther Moore. chief Of
the United States weather bureau
from 1895. to 1913. arrived in wash
ington from the south last week just
in time to inspect the havoc wrought
by the tornado at Silver Spring.
The trip recalled to Prof. Moore the
inspection he made after the great
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Pine scantlings shot through iron.
and straws neatly driven into trees.
| were some Of the phenomena OF that
great deva station.
While the former chief of the
| weather bureau found nothing at
Silver Spring to equal in any way
the former memorable tornado. which
his bureau had predicted at the time.
he was much interested In going
ouar naarby scene
Prof Moore. in his book published
last fall, THE New Air World" pays
a neat compliment to former Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson. When Presi.
Prof. Moore from ONCE Here is the
way the latter speaks of the incident:
prof Moore claims the honor OF
| having been the first presidential APP
pointee to incur the displeasure and
receive the public condemnation of
woodrow wilson"
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a'You meet some funny folks in
this mans town." he said. Now take
that woman I inadvertently stumbled
| into as I was getting on the street
car. / apologised in my best manner.
but do you suppose she smiled sweet
| lyy She did not! She merely glared.
And how about that old lady who
9lares balefully at me ever time I
dare to SIT down beside her in the
car? II she doesn't like me, we'll. !
don't like her, either, so we ought
to be even.
Now I never done nothin' to that
old lady, except maybe jostle her
once and awhile when the car stop
ped sudden. But got my revenge.
This morning the conductor came to
the front of the car and informed the
woman that she had omitted to drop
in her token. ..-...-
"Well, If looks could have killed,
there would be one less street car
employee in Washington today. All
the passengers looked at the lady,
and am',.s she iooksd-unhappy' And
CHARLES e. TRACEwELL.