Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1935, Page 28

Washingto n Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. NEW “NUMBERS" GAME. HE “numbers” game has hit Arlington County, and resi- | dents are getting headaches playing it. This time it is not the gambling racket, but a concerted scramble to change house numbers in accordance | with the street renaming program adopted by county officials. The run on stores which sell house numerals has been so great that supplies of many stores have been exhausted or depleted. Even Washington stores have felt the rush of business and, caught off guard, have sold out their stocks of certain popular numbers, especially ones and sevens. | Some residents in desperation are going from house to house to collect discarded numerals that are needed to form the right combination. Meanwhile, during the transition period confusion reigns for postmen and delivery men, baffled by mixtures of old and new numbers and by no numbers at all. HIDDEN COLLECTION. The only complete collection of State flags extant belongs to the Post Office Department. They formerly hung in the glass-ceilinged court of the old building, but have been tucked away since the depart- ment moved into its new quarters. A suitable means of displaying the banners has not yet been decided upon. ¥k ENTREPRENEUR. A Tenth strect shop has a store- wide sign across the front. The center is occupied by the firm's name. while a panel at one end announces “Used Furniture We Buy.” A matching panel at the other end says “Antiques We Sell.” * ok ox ok SHARING THE WEALTH. | TH.ROL'GH Frank Schaffer, a White House chauffeur tfor 15 vears, comes this story about President | Roosevelt While in the mountains on the road | to Marion, Ohio. some time ago, where | the President was scheduled to speak, the brakes on the executive car be- came overheated. Farmers along this particular stretch of road keep buckets | | Lv. washington__s7%0 Pxt of water in front of their houses for motorists to eool their brakebands or fil! steaming radiators. The car stopped before a couple of those buckets and their contents were. sluiced over the hot drums. The Pres- icent tossed a half-dollar into cne of the buckets. Said Mrs. Roosevelt: “Now some tramp will come along and take that money. The farmer will never see 1t!” Said the President, tossing another half-dollar in the other bucket, “Drive on. There's a half for the tramp.” * ok ¥ % QUOTATION TROUBLE. BACK from a swing around the circle, one of the Washington corre- spondents tells of a narrow escape an Eastern orator had while addressing a gathering, “out where the West be- gins.” 4 After complimenting the Westerns on their great and growing country, the orator said: “I love the West. I like her self-made men. I admire the great open spaces. The farther West I travel the more public men I meet, the more I am convinced of the truth of that old biblical saying, ‘The wise 16-Day Excursions Niagara Falls FRIDAYS-SATURDAYS July 5. 6, 19. 20 August 2, 3, 16. 17, kLl September 13, 14, 8 Round $16.80 Trip Eastern Standard Time Fridays Saturdavs 7:45 A M. Tickets good in Pullman cars on paye ment of usual charges. 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Christened “William Meyers Col- mer,” the nameplate on his door in the House Office Building car- ries a dreezy “Bill Colmer.” * K Kk % NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT USE. TH:! horseman was in s rather aad plight. He had been dismounted and, further, his steed evidenced no N A Gantner "BO'SUN" Shorts 2,95 | —Self-adjusting web supporter and Gant- ner belt. . Resilient wool, Street Fidor, # £ /‘\ g"\ S Pioneer and Hickok SPORTS buttens. "BELTS 1.00 —Cleanable leathers and cords. All white, | white and black, white and brown. 32 =°2.95 —Genuine Panamas from Ecuador. wcven and hand-block- ed in the newest styles. Street Floor. 'B.V.D. "SCANTS" Short- Shorts 50: ~—FPeather _or tan checks on _.white grounds. Siges 30 to 46. No _¢h for _altera- fonn , STAR, WASHINGTON, desire to let him get back into the along the Mount Vernon Boulevard, just north of Alexandris. The ex- rider reached for the reins to make another try, but the equine tossed his head and trotted gayly down the road. ‘Then along came a park policeman in a car. Yes, he would help. He drove ahead of the horse, stopped and reached for the reins. The horse waited until he was almost caught and then turned and trotted into the park- way. This process was repeated a half dozen times, to no avail to the horseman or the policeman. At last the railroad crossing was reached. Maybe it was just & co- incidence, but there in front of that traffic signal light the horse allowed 'l Be a COOL “4th’ D. C., MONDAY, been watching the parade up the high- Way. 'r'ho only thing wrong with the trafic light pleture is that the light ‘was green. Hikers to Test Own Shoes. 8hoe factory workers of White Rus- sia and the Ukraine are arranging cross-country hikes to demcnstrate which plant produces the best shoes. ‘They will enter in the conterts sport enthusiasts from their ranks as repre- sentatives. The hike in White Russia will be from Minsk to Gomel and re- turn, and that in the Ukraine from Kiev to Kharkov and back. JULY 1, 1935. 25,314 MARRIAGES FAIR JUNE RECORD 57 Cities Covered by Statistics Showing Only 549 Fewer Than Year Ago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 1.—Dan Cupid checked up on his rush month's business yesterday and announced his markmanship was just about par with 1934. Reports from 57 vities over the country indicated marriage licenses issued totaled 25314 for June, or only 549 under the high figure piled 1 MEN'S STORE ¢ O S 28 g 3 d at last made the leap, for the big gains, Local conditions aided in many spots this year. In Wyoming the Legislature gave ipid & boost by canceling a five- day-delay law which was in effect in 1934. The result was 48 weddings at Cheyenne in June this year against 16 in 1934. e People of Germany are increasing their life insurance. § : ASSURES And Pictures Here Some of the Most Popular Ways to Do It! 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