The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-02
POLICE CHASING
STREET L0AFERS
Women Without Escorts Often In,
suited in Washington.
ONE USED HER UMBRELLA
NAMES OF The MEN KEPT OUT
OF THE PAPERS.
Especial to The Herald)

Washington. Oct. War against the
Extra policemen have been detailed TO
watch fashionable thoroughfares by
day and popular districts by night.
There is TO be no street corner loafing,
or dallying, but men must keep moving.
Such a regulation was brought about
in this Wise. On Wednesday of this
week "a lady of this city used her Um-
brella over the heads Of several young
men who had followed her about the
streets until her patience became eX-
hausted. Her experience is only what
many other women undergo in silence.
Few women have the courage or be-
come so exasperated that they in1ict
such highly deserved punishment as
was given in this case. Washington
has more than d fair proportion Of this
class OF well dressed men who prowl
about the streets following women. on
h street il an occupation for some men,
and they can be found there during the
day hours as easily as the average man
IN his office. II is the duty of the police
to break up this practice, and they have
set about doing it. Ia the case of the
umbrella incident the woman's name
was thoroughly paraded in the papers
while they refrained from mentioning
the men. 1t will probably be asking
top much OF the police to arrest, fine,
and publish names.
Building Improvements,
There are some very fine building inn
provements going forward on the
square bounded by Thirteenth and
Fourteenth and c and D streets, and
an appropriate name is desired for the
square. There is the fine new district
building, the Southern railway offices,
the Washington Post home. the new
Times office. all of fine architectural ef-
feet. What this name should be-
whether personal or impersonal, ma
tional or local is a matter of consider
able interest Foremost among the
names discussed comes that OF Len
FAINT, TO whom we are largely indebted
for the plan of the city. Then comes
that OF Shepard, whose regime Ia Wash
ington Identification belongs to the
same order as that of Baron Haussman
in Paris. Among the impersonal names
occur those of Federal Square. Square
Of the Republic. Union Square. National
Square, and so on. To LEnfant the
city has no adequate memorial. and
this would seem a behtting and
euphonious name.
Proposed Change of Date.
As chairman of the national commit
fee on the proposed change of Inaugural
ton day, Commissioner mcfarland has
called Il meeting of the committee for
Wednesday. November g. at which the
manner OF the presentation of the sub
iCct to congress at its coming session
viii be considered. IL is believed that
there will be Considera bic representa-
ton of the foTty-One governors OF states
ana territories who have accepted ser
vice on the committee, as we'll as the
fifteen District of Columbia members of
the committee. Two questions i'm par
tiCuidr are to be settled. Whether the
committee should advocate the SeieC-
tiOn Of any particular day, as for eN-
ample, April go George Washiugton's
Inauguration day, or the last Thursday
in April. the day named in Senator
HOars resolution, which passed the
senate unanimously two years ago and
was supported by this committee as the
day 10 which the inauguration should
Doe changed. The second question u.s.
whether the committee should make
any recommendation 10 congress as to
any change in the time Of the meeting
OF congress,
Rumored Engagement.
\ rumOrcd engagement. which 50 far
las failed to materialize. is one ex-
pccted from the home of the speaker of
tHe house of representatives, Uncle
Joe Cannon. j. g. Thompson. an as
sistant attorney i'm the department of
justice. has long been known to be de-
voted 10 the daughter of the speaker
who is her fathers graceful and tactful
hostess. Miss Cannon is not young, be-
i-g on the shady side of So. She is fat
and jolly and enjoys her freedom linz
mensely. She runs over TO Europe for
g few weeks as often as the notion
takes her. adOrts her father. and looks
not with desire upon any cncUmscribed
manner of living. II is a suitable"
lsatch, but things never seem to pro-
SCcss beyond a certain point, ana that
point is not the announcements Judge
Thompson is a. wldoWer with one
daughter, plenty OF good Jocks. scores
Of friends, and fine man generally.
lie comes from Miss Canuons own
town I'm Illinois. and he has known her
ever since she was Il child.
White House FaVorites.
The sons OF famous generals viii be
closely associated as aides at the