The Washington times., 1908-09-27
If You Want to Live Long
Enough TO Forget 1t, Move
Across Eastern Branch.
MAYOR JULIE FOLSOM
TIRED OF KICKING
Liz Anderson Became a Policeman
in '61, and He's So Spry Now
He Knows Streets.

Girls know too much about Us
Can't keep e secret This side OF the
river" qu0th he. rather enigmatically.
Up stepped Arthur Simpson, q young =
man with embonpoint. and said he'd
married at home and was glad OF r.
Simpson comes over this way 70 work
every day. but the boys generally SEQ
one another at Sears pool room during
the early evening hours.
BY the way. owing 70 the fact that tbs
Masonic hall has been occupied by a
Kindergarten for many months. Ana
costa young folk have had nowhere TO
dance. I was told that they'd succeeded
in getting the kindergarten moved and
would trip the light fantastic in short
order now All OF which shows there
are difficulties in AnacOstia other than
those relating TO streets and fats
DOC has REFORMED, TOO.
/ or course. had 20 see Dr. James A.
/ Watson, president Of the citizens asso-
! citation Dr- Watson is a never again-r
/ err For five years. he says. he's fought
for the things that are not and now he's
Z tired
/ DIT Watson owns the only auto IN
Anacostia and admits a speed OF twenty
| Eve miles once upon a time. but dasn's
do 70 again. Incidentally. the doctor Is
la relic hunter. A bit OF iron from the
/ famous guuboat Maria Theresa props
/ his door; there's a cane 1O4 years old
cut from Long Bridge. bits Of the battle
ship Maine. a hinge plate from Cervera's
flagship. door knob from an ancient
/ Porto Rican palace and most anything
else YOU want % see.
After Dr.. Watson resigns from tho
/ Citizens Association he'll have unors
| tine for relics. Yes. the doctor. too
! said Anacostia was painfully hea---ys
from a professional standpoint De
ought 10 know
| Eugene Thompson IS another G A.
Man who doesn't fail 70 ask for what he
| wants. Some Of the neig5bors say IL
Nj Thompson got everything he asked
for Anacostia. and that part about his
house especially, would be a httl5
dream Mr.. Thompson is a rising young
Washington banker He comInutes each
day
THERE WITH HIS FIGGER.
Anacostia has a most popular young
! banker Of its own. one who stays %,
/ home. In Frank Isaac Frank pays esG
pecIaI attention 10 the ladies' departs
ment. IT'S said. and can figure discount
10 one Of the fair sex in something ike
an hour He comes across TO a man II
about % seconds
While ] sat talking TO Lieutenant Ans
ders0n. an exciting complaint came into
the police station Peace Omcer GilIotr
had offended one OF the neish5ors BY
running 2 horse which had the collie uP
and down ex-Jackson street, now .,
Said neighbOr reported that too muck
dust is being raised" A policeman was
sent out 20 ask the peace ofhcer 70 cure
y the cole by other means. as the neigh
bOTs were complaining
/ The peace officer, by the way, -
known as Fighting Joe" elliott
Funny. amt III a peace officer *
the old name for constable, al which
trade Mr. elliott has served his ap~
premiership
\ lust for Information. III call Of a
few OF the new streets Taylor now
answers 20 the name Of Sixteenth :
Washington IS an inCOEseQuentlal affair
called V Monroe has been "reminiscences
w John Quincy Adams answers press
eur 10 Fifteenth; Pierce 10 Eourteenths
and Jackson u l. etc Yes etc eN3
, presses AlaCOStia'S feelings
! GEE, IT'S GREAT TO BE CRAZY
Auacostia was laid out in the early
ffties by John Fox and John Van Hook
since then. the people say, the JOwEf
has been laid out IN another way bys
every Congress that ever did business
Dr. White Of the Government Hos4
pitaI for the Insane II Is alleged IS
/ about the only AuGcostian that can get
what he wants from the bunch On the
10 hill They don't see why Congress
S should do more for crazy folk than 1oE
tSane ones