The Washington times., 1908-10-25
All Other Grievances Are
Small Compared TO the
Car Crouch.
PROTEST REGISTERED
ON GEORGIA AVENUE
Citizens Popular Definition Of
Transfer Not Found in
Webster.

Chamber OF Commerce. You would
think that any man with a soft job like
that would want 70 turn over his pay
envelope to somebody every week, but
then he doesn't StlH, there are those
who have hopes.
William Guide, former president Of the
Citizens Association, former secretary
Of the Chamber Of Commerce, and all
the time a florist. is another sterling
PetwOTth product NJ GUIDE decided rails
ing flowers was easy compared 10 get
ting a car service. so he stopped worry
ing and gets back and forth the best he
can.
Edwin A. Newman is the p. P.-Pet-
worth Politician. Mr.. Newman is ma
tionai committeeman from the District.
and is now engaged In appealing for
funds TO help elect Bryan. He was one
OF two District men who got his name
IN the paper for contributing over 500
| 10 the Democratic cause. Mr.. Newman
cOughed uD $3.50 and felt much relievoS.
Next 10 boosting Bryan Mr.. Newman Is
principally concerned with squelching
the CaTr-Darr faction in District Demo
cratic politics. Every four years there IS
a debate between the Newman crowd
and the Carr-Darr crowd as TO which
IS the regular faction. Mr. Newman
speaks and debates and does other press
agent stunts with the facility that an
eel would exhibit IN going through the
average sluice gate. Mr.. Newman owns
much Petworth property and built the
original block there.
Gas AcceIerator"
Col Edmund Claxt.0 thirty-six years
with the gas company uptown, now has
charge Of a machine which boosts
the gas on to Takoma Park. "Ac-
celebrating the flow" he called II. Alr.
Claxton knows nearly everybody in
Petworth. for most Of them have
moved in since he came, he says. POpu-
latiOn has jumped from a mere 40 TO
more than 1000 in two years, he told
me. The walls Of Colonel ClaxtOns
Petworth station are adorned with
formidable relics; the nippers placed
on Guiteau; q rife used Ia the war OF
1872, the battle Of Waterloo, and the civil
war; the first model Colts navy revolver
and other instruments of death and de-
struction are his midnight companions.
Clarke Mayne is studying chemistry
in George Washington University
Meanwhile he and DOC" Campbell have
compounded something TO make the hair
grow. The baby has been named See
hairagain." Pretty classy. isn't Il?
Parker Anderson and Dick TuTpin are
sumner commuters. Like birds Of pas
sage, they migrate back and forth &C
cording to the frost Both are firm be-
lever in the five-blOCk walk and the
Fourteenth street car line Both tickle
d telegraph key in Washington BY day
and by a relay alarm clock system are
able 10 get up IN time 10 get down 10
work. TURIN is fair and scarce twenty
but married. Anderson has been mere
longer and is going 70 remedy the little
matrimonial oversight soon.
/ c. tse with a brief reference TO VII
liam NevaTTe Cromwell, president OF
the Citizens Association, and James
Particle, former secretary, whose ar
duous duties are now performed by c.
L. Gable. Suffice Il IS 70 say that these
gentlemen are mainly engaged ia put
ting NapOleOns famous question:
What has he dOae2" TO General Har-
ries. They paused for reply and echo
answers.
Mr.. Particle. however, has other
things 10 think about now, principally
how he escaped being killed in that
Sand Patch wreck on the Baltimore
and Ohio, in 1872. He gave such a
graphic description of the tumble DOWN
the mountain side, how he lifted the
debris from himself and other mail
Cle4k companions, and how he blurred
of bunch OF mOuntaineeT hooters. that
forgot 10 ask him what he thought
about the BrightwoOd car line. Kicking
became too arduOus, he says. when 4
member Of the +. Q. A. He's now with
the PostOffice Department. after hav-
ing ridden half a million miles within
the past fifteen years as a postal mail
clerk.
If the company don't make them pay
two fares, in consideration OF a prob
able through service, you ought TO so
out there and see Petworth some time.