Show bour I 1 I 1 our washington I 1 I 1 weekly chat I 1 MM M CAPITAL CHAT IT IS TO SMILE in III business circles there is much amusement over the action ot of the pt post office department recently in calling a number of business men into conference with a view to dev sing plans for the improvement of the mall mail service complaints of poor service have been general and continuous during most of the six years mr burleson has been in charge there was little evidence of a d tion to consult the pain patrons mis of the mail service until demoralization had reached the limit of endurance the 1 post office department blames the railroad administration and the railroad administration denies the allegation perhaps the post office department hopes a committee of business men will nill decide the controversy in its favor 0 0 0 KOOMS you FOR KENT BENT it is announced that within the next days the administration wil w 11 complete the housing project on oil which it has spent millions of dollars f tor or the housing of war workers here in washington large and expensive rooming houses were constructed tor for the use of clerks brought here tor for i war ar work but the construction waa vias commenced so late that mat the could riot not be made ready for or occupancy until the vaar ar was vas over the work of construction is now near rg ng completion and it will be interest ig as to observe how longa long a time will m I 1 13 between completion and the inn ine ement of the tearing down ios io aroot s judging by the speed achieved in the past the houses may be torn iopu loy n by the time they are needed for tile the next war |