The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-05

Andrew B. Duvall, the Attorney for the
District, returned to his office yesterday
after months leave spent in New Eng
land, northern New York, and West Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Duvall is very enthusiastic
about his trip and enjoyed himself a good
deal in the land of wooden nutnegs and
the States made famous by tha iafty pine
and imperishable granite.
The affable attorney. who spins opinions
on District matters much as voluminous
writer's do the regulation fiction. appears
to have profited by some practical OBJ
servations on his trip which made an i'm
preston on his mind. For one thing he
has returned a confirmed proselyte to the
shirt waist idea, and proposes to use his
| great influence in helping the new and
comfortable fashion into vogue. Mr. Duvall
did not take the bit in his teeth yester-
day and appear in the presence of Com
| missioner Ross in his shirt sleeves, but it
is an open secret that he has been prac-
! ticing in the mountains and on the sea-
shore during his absence and has become
entirely acquainted with the new costume
and II is reported that IL he can obtain
! suitable support he will adopt the shirt
waist at once.
Mr.. Duvall also has dreams of a COM
| Portable residence in the country, apart
from the distractions of the city and the
a
| successful lawyer with a large practice
While in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Mr.. DuvaII
visited big peach farm on several oc-
casions, and besides eating heartily of the
finest specimens Of Hale's Early and Craw-
ford. the attorney enquired very partic-
ularly into the cost of a peach farm of
similar proportions and into the reasona-
bic profits 10 be derived from. the owner
ship and wise management of such ranch.
After meditating upon the matter on the
homeward journey and during a short trip
into West Virginia Mr.. DuvaIl is of the
opinion that it would be a good thing to
invest some OF his modest earnings as
Attorney for the District in a peach Or
chard of large proportions and quit the
toll and the mol of the law. II is by no
means impossible that the learned legal
adviser of the District Commissioners in
another year or two may be metamor-
phosed into country gentleman with the
encumbrance of peach orchard which he
viii swan for the lawyers office Indeed.
1t is evident TO careful observation that
the sun-browned yisage OF the farmer
which Mr. DuYall has acquired has been
augmented by the farmers way of talking
large about the crops near Polghkeepsie
F. W. Follett. Of 139 D Street south
east, recently entered complaint with the
Commissioners Of the annoyance caused by
the opportunities of the hucks.ers who
ring the doorbell at all hours of the day.
AS a householder in this city" he says,
i have been greatly annoyed by the huck-
sters, who continually ring the doorbell at
all hours. Wishing to stop 1t, I recently
put small sign by the doorbell, saying
that no hucksters are wanted. In spite
or this they continue TO ring as before and
several OF them have been impudent and
annoying to my wife in my absence, stat
ing that they propose TO continue TO ring
the bell.
I'm fact. they claim that, having a IL
cense, they have a legal right to ring our
beli whenever they see fit, notwlthstand-
ing the fact that they have been told TO
keep away, as we do not propose 10 trade
with them. II is done for pure malice and
for the purpose of causing ANNOYANCE.
What wish to know is II they have any
such legal right. II not. shall take meas
ures to put a stop to 1t forthwith.
~ cannot believe that a woman is
obliged TO submit to the brazen impudence
of these pestiferous fellows in the absence
OF the male member Of the family, for they
are careful to act IL that manner only
when no man Is around.
'Will you kindly inform me whether or
not hucksters have the legal right TO con-
tinually ring doorbells after they have
been told TO keep away?"
The complaint having been referred to
the Police Department for consideration
and report, the Superintendent sent It 10
Lieutenant MeCathran, of the Fifth pre-
cinct, requesting him TO take such action
ae would pat stop to the annoyances