Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22

Shortly after Judge Strider told Attorney
Nc IS that he had heard him referred to as
the mayor of Anacostia the latter was pre-
srnted with a pig by Assistant Corporation
Counsel Pugh. Some of the attorney
friends were suspicious enough of the pig
tn rsaction to intimate that the gift was
merely made for the purpose of having the
mayor in court at some future date for
violating the pig law. This accusation the
prosecutor denies and says 1t was merely
a matter of friendship.
1t so happened that the animal was left
in barber shop over night for the Ana
&C sta man, and the BARRIERS, thinking they
were perpetrating joke on the prospective
owner of the pig. shaved it. The appear
ance of the pig was so much changed that
Attorney Moss failed to recognize 1t when
1: was turned over to him.
what breed pig is that?' was the in
quiry made when the shaved animal be-
came member of the Anacostia colony.
People looked at the pig in establishment.
and doubted that the animal
pig. Its new owner was willing for
them to imagine anything about his inter-
eSting-lOoking present. and the curious ones
were told different stories about it. Some
of them made Attorney Moss tempting Of
fers for the animal. but all offers were re-
fused. and the pig will occupy the spare
time of its owner this winter.
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local jewelry establishment has just
filed an order. given by the State Depart
ment for six big silver watches These
timepieces are intended for presentation in
the name of the President of the United
States. to half dozen chiefs of tribes away
down in the Philippine archipelago in COM
memoration of the signing of the treaties
The watch cases are deliberately engraved
and the gifts will undoubtedly make a big
hit with the native recipients. Each is
suitably inscribed, setting forth that it is a
present from the President of the United
States to the ruler whose name appears
thereon in bold script.
Each case was provided with an excep-
uonally nne movement. A unique feature
of the purchase was the fact that six extra
crystals were ordered to accompany each
watch.
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While strolling along Woodley lane last
Sunday said the Man Who Walks, 81 saw
something that has puzzled me ever since
About midway between Connecticut avenue
extended and Wisconsin avenue. otherwise
The Tenleytown road, where there is dense
forest on both Sides were two well dressed
young ladies, evidently of the upper ten.
one or them held light brown overcoat
IN her hands, and 1t was evidently the sub
Ject of their conversation. 1t looked to me
like a mans coat and seemed to be in
good condition. They were very attractive
looking, and when | had gone on little
distance l turned back to take another
look. What was my surprise to see the
young lady with the coat spread it out
carefully over the top of a good-sized bush
at the side of the road in such a way as to
make the garment visible to passers- by and
leave ii there. AS the ladies turned and
walked in the same direction as l was GO
ing was naturally precluded from making
do not E,1rx
Tor certain. l imagine that the coat had
fallen out of a carriage which had passed
that way, and was found by the young la
dies. who put ii on the bush on the theory
that the owner might come back that way
and see it. If that was their idea 1 doubt
Its success. for the road was thronged
with pedestrians that afternoon. including
several Seedy looking individuals who were
rot apt to overlook such an easy chance
of getting good unclaimed overcoat. So
far as | know. however, the coat is still
there.
Capt. jay ]. Morrow, junior assistant to
the Engineer Commissioner, during the aD
sence at the St. Louis exposition of the
three District Commissioners and Capt.
Chester Harding, senior assistant to Col
Biddle is perhaps the most 'be-titled'' per-
sonage in the national capital. His duties
during the Commissioners absence are
many and of varied character. but in the
opinion of those at the District building lie
is proving himself equal to the demands
made upon him.
Ordinarily Capt Morrow has two official
titles. those of captain in corps of en-
gineers. United States army, and assistant
TO the District Engineer Commissioner.
During this present week, however. Capt.
Morrow has six or seven official titles in
GLIDING the two ordinarily assigned to him
While the Commissioners and Capt. Hard
ing are absent from the city Capt. Morrow
is acting Engineer Commissioner He is
also acting for the entire board of three
District Commissioners. In addition to that
he is acting for the two assistants to the
Engineer Commissioner. and while he is
acting Engineer Commissioner he is as
sistant to himself.
While the District Commissioners are out
Of town all official papers of the District
government pass through Capt. Morrow's
hands. He says he does not known what
state of internal strife might be occasioned
II the went that he, assistant to the