The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-05
TROUBLES OF A DAY
Commissioners Sit On Grave
Problems Of State.
PIGS ON ROCKVILLE PIKE
inspector Hoover Takes Bitter Taste
Out of Mr.. HenkeFs FrOst-bitten
Potatoes - Mr.. COrdier Wants to
Know GasfrOnOmic Value of a
Mess of skinny Squirrels.

Good morning. Have you had your
frost-bitten potatoes|
That apparently is the matinal saluta-
ton In Washington southeast where the
spirit Of epicure seems to stalk brazenIy.
As a del!catessen to thrill the blase
palate the frost bitten potato has no
equal, judging from its apparent popu-
larity, for il is alleged that there is not
a potato sold in Washington that is not
frost-bitten, and yet there is only one
complaint thus far against the frost
nipped spud.
This protest. however, lacks nothing in
vigor. 1t opens TO the eyes of the Dis
trict Commissioners startling revelations
either of the patience Of the people OF Of
the popularity Of the frost-bitten tubers.
HenkeI Makes Accusation.
The man who makes the protest is
Robert Henkel. Of II Fourth street south
east. who says to the Commissioners:
I wish to cali TO your attention an
evil-nay. mere, a cTime-that comes
within the Jurisdiction Of your honorable
body to remedy. This evil or crime con-
sists in this: You cannot find a potato
TOT Satt AZ iflr ElUttlg EADlNa VI LtaE LIS
trict that has not been frOst-bitten; not
that they have been frosted in the gro
.ceryman's place Of business, perhaps, but
at the commission houses.
There is a cause for this. and the
cause lies in the greedy grasping for the
dollar by the commission merchant, who
fears that unless he keeps his potatoes
eXposed-that is, keeping them exposed
under the sheds down az the market-he
will miss sale; hence the exposure.
Hoover to the Rescue.
W Il. II. Hoover. an inspector Of the
health department TO whom the matter
was referred. stated that he has not had
any complaint Of frosted potatoes this
year. and that the produce commission
dealers keep their potatoes inside Of their
.storehouses and take proper care of same.
Upon rccOmmen datiOn Of Health Officer
Woodward. Mr.. Henkel was yesterday
informed IN accordance with this report
Il Is not recorded how this cheering in
formation was conveyed by ". H. II.
Hoover 40 Robert Henkle. or how the
glad tidings were received by said Henkle.
There can be no doubt. however, that
Mr. Hoovers reassuriug report took the
bitter taste completely out of Mr. Hen
kle's uotatoes.
4 Feast of skinny Squirrel
While on this subject Of gastronomic
delicacies, the Commissioners took up the
question propounded to them by Nj.
Cordier, Of Cleveland Park, who asks.
What can a poor. hungry squirrel
amount 20 on a table,
Mr. Cordier complains thar farmers,
with dogs and guns, have been trans
porting the poor. hungry squirrels from
the treetops to the stewpan, 10 simmer
and boil in company with a mess Of
frost-bitten murphies
The matter was referred 10 Mai. Syl-
v@stcr who states that he has been
giving the enforcement Of the game law
his personal attention.
Pigs on BrOOkyiIIe Pike.
Not matter Of diet. bat Of ethics,
equity, and hygiene. is the matter brought
Up by "a Resident" Of Brookville road,
d. G.. The complaint concerns pork on
the h0of. In the grunting, roofing stage
the offenders being fourteen. five OF
which are allowed To run about just where
they please" Whether the other nine are
restricted IN their movements by innate
modesty or by the size Of the hole IN the
fence is not brought out as clearly rs
might bee desired Those that do move
freely. however, root UP my front yard
and run anywhere they choose hc
writes. Il do not Ike 20 complain, but
cannot stand ii any longer. as l do not
think that this is very healthy"
Matter of Expert Testimony.
Capt. H. Schneider. Of the Seventh pre-.
cinct. reports that after making a house
toulouse canvass, the officer was unable
to find any pigs on the Brookville pike
and if the resident" will make himself
known. he viii be so informed. It has
not developed what Capt SchReider's
qualifications as a pig finder are, but II
is whispered out on Brookville pike that
perhaps a Resident" got his pig-fndine
training I'm the trying days of the civil
war. forty miles from the commissary.
Until A Resident gets a moving pic
ture demonstration Of the hogs in action
his statement that there are fourteen piss
at large on BrOokville pike. five Of which
are allowed to run about just where they
please" will be considered discounted
disproven. and disgraced by the fact that
Capt Schneider, after a thorough search
was unable to find any pigs on Brookvilly
pike.