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The Washington times., 1908-11-08
RAPID TRANSIT DATA
COMESFROM EUROPE
State Department Gets In.
formation for Street Car
Company.

The District Electric Railway Com
mission received yesterday, through the
State Department, a large amount OF
data relating 10 the operation of street
cars in European countries. This in
formation was sent by various United
States consuls in response to a request
made of the State Department. 1t
comes from many cities in England,
Germany, France, ireland, and Scot
land.
1t viii be carefully considered by the
commission, especially such of It as
relates TO the prevention Of oveFcrowd-
ing Of street cars. This is a matter
TO which the commission will devote
considerable time in the future.
Special Committee.
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Lane and Clark have been appointed a
special committee 10 represent the COM
mission in dealing with the District
Electric Railway Commission relative 10
the operation OF street cars in the Dis
tTiCt of Columbia. Ali recommendations
OF the latter commission, in future, con-
corning the regulation OF such operation
viii be made through this special COM
mlttee, representing the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Recent developments in local street
railway affairs have BEEN exceedingly
gratifying to the traction board. One Of
the pleasing things was the decision of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company 10 run through cars to Bright
wood.
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NO MAIL-WOOD DO?

Now whenever a Parker comes. in. Mr..
Thomas says, gently like: What it's.
Bill; a letter OF ton of coal? Coal?
Thank you, Bill; call again. Letter?
There amt none. You come mighty
often FOR mail any way, don't youg'
Some Of the citizens said they didn't
know how the place would get along
without Thomas. lie prevents It from
freezing 20 death ia winter and keeps
the ice bag TO its throbbing temples
all summer.
J. r. Freeman is a migratory resident
Of the Park. distributing himself Ola
the installment plan. as il were. M
Freeman sells flowers downtown, re-
sides on George Gown Heights and main
tains a cherished BrightwOod Park in
Stituti0n In his greenhouses. He's aW-
fully busy arranging for the annual
flower show, TO be held this week, so 1
nassed up his ufe's history.
J. W. Reed. aged seventy-twO next
spring. "if ] live and don't anything
happen" was shoveling in a ton OF
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MISSED METCALF.

How we regretted missing Frank J.
Metcaf. president OF the citizens as
ISOLATION. who had gone somewhere up
IN Massachusetts 10 exercise the right
of suffrage
You'll know him by the satchel he
carries" said one Of his friends soon
after we anchored In the Park. said
friend not knowing Of Mr.. MetcalFs
stern regard for duty as a voter. De
pr I'd Of hearing his voice recite the
ills and blessings Of BTightwood Park.
and having no monographs record of
his association speeches handy. We did
the next best thing and borrowed a
photograph After which we wondered
how man with Mr. MetcaIfs whisker
crop could vote against a fellow Ike
Kern.
Other leading lights in the association
We're missing, in fact It seemed that
none OF the officers were on the lid.
with the exception of Raymond X
Cook, treasurer. So far as we could
ascertain, there wasn't any wild scram-
bic on TO pay Mr.. Cook honey, so we
presume he doesn't regard himself as
OVeTWOrked.
Homer Smith, Vice-president. and Z.
J. AyTes, secretary, were both among
the missing. Mr. Smith is said to have
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THREE KILLED IN RAID
ON AN ALLEGED TIGER
Birmingham Officers in Pistol Duel With Occupants of
House Said to Be Blind Tiger'-Baby
Is Victim.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. Special
Detective William NJ Little. attached to
the Law and Order League Of BirminG-
nam. a Mr.. Womack, and a small child
Of J. w. Harris We're instantly KILLED
and J. w. Harris. father of the infant,
was fatally injured as the result Of a
fusinade Of shots which were fired in
the raiding of an alleged blind tiger
at Third avenue and Eighth street early
tonight.
detective Little, accompanied by Pa
trolman Jones. had gone to the suspect
ed place, which is a private residence
with the intention of going through it
with a search warrant Little knocked
at the door and when Womacx. who
rented the property. opened il and saw
the officer. il is said, he began firing.
The officer returned the fire and both
were killed. Harris. VINO owned the
house. heard Patrolran Jones coming
from the front and it is alleged hs also
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WANT PAVEMENTS.

They would like to get Jefferson street
and Illinois avenue paved right away.
L presume the Commissioners know
about this. If they don't. it's because
they're deaf Illinois avenue, I found,
hadn't overlooked a bet in giving the
folks al kind Of scenery.
It's a constant question between the
valleys and the hills as to whose move
next" Numerous little guIIies, cute
little things. break the monotony as
YOU meander- along. These are real
handy for carrying of the water in
rainy weather Occasionally, we come
10 a sand bed. which would be handy
II there was a glass factory near.
Jefferson street crosses the avenue
and wouldn't mind being paved itself
II looks very much like they say Penn
sylvania avenue did on that memora BILE
occasion when President Jefferson rode
up 10 the White House on a horse which
had four legs, a name. and a tail.
Another thing the folks worry over
considerable is extending LongfelIow
street across Fourteenth. This has been
demanded, but hasn't been done vet,
but I learned thai hope springs just
as eternaIly out that way as voting
patriotism.
tried TO scrape up a relationship be-
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on TO Petworth and heard more about
Willie NICK. there. Ditto at Takoma
Park. il appearing that Mr. Clayton,
with true civic pride. had scattered
himself all along the Brightwood lice
in order 10 argue the better for i'm
proved street car service.
Willie NICK belongs to Brightwood
Park" said u p. NJ at the latter
place. He helps out these other places.
but he's really a member Of our asso-
citation and belongs here. It's a mis-
take if others have claimed him"
Inasmuch as The 2. NJ. handles the
mai, his word ought 20 be conclusive.
aud I have transferred the Silver
tongued one 10 3 p.
Discoursiug further on the case Of
Postmaster Thomas, plain William. ."
he assured me. learn that EIr
Thomas handled postage stamps for
two or three years and could never
make any profit on them. so ne added
side line, reading like this. Coal.
wood feed and grain"
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IN OUT most SuaVe tones.
GOES HOME TO VOTE.

NO, he's gone home to vote. I don't
think he wants any books or enlarged
pictures, anyway"
OF course, all Of them didn't stagger
US with that latter remark, Of they had
this could never have been Written) hut
they certainly did stagger us almost
everywhere we went by calling the roll
and finding some Of the leading citizens
missing
As 1 understand. after cOnsiderab BILE
talk with Postmaster Thomas. when
ever a President IS TO be elected, the
call OF duty pulls manfuIIy at the coat
tails Of about every BrightwoOd Parker
who holds a Government job. 1t makes
no difference whether he lives across
the line in Maryland or i'm Seattle or
San Antonio. he's going home 10 vote.
II this nation ever falls by the wayside,
IL won't be because the fellows out at
BrightWood Park didn't try to hold it
together. Heaven knows they've
travelled almost as many miles voting
as William Jennings B. has In trying to
get votes, which is speed-lawing some.
Naturally. confronted with such a
list Of absentees. II beloved US to get
very chummy with ali the men folk who
had stayed at home. / found the ma
tives most happy and contented. as a
whole. excepting in a few minor details.
which I shall enumerate with great care
and precision
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WORK WORKS.

William +. Work, called Works" for
short by the boys, is the town druggist
He was busy when we dropped III and
asked for something soft. and just at
Uhat very moment another prescription
came.
You'll have to wait awhile, Miss"
said Works" Then signing like:
Two ahead of you and one of them
twenty-four capsules" The little Miss
decided she would wait. which
thought a most wise decision. mas
much as there wasn't another drug
store in some umpty blocks. Then TO
take the druggists mind of his bust
ness worries, the artist spoke up: Are
there any other popular bachelors out
this way besides yOurseIfT''
Huh % said the doc. Been married
i've years myself Don't believe there
a bachelor IN the place"
The Brightwood Park Works has
recently Joined the Maccabees, Bright
wood PARK Tent. No 5, Commander Z.
W. Shoots, chief initiatOT.
Let us hasten TO the bustling person
age OF Howard :. OmohuudrO, who
COmmutes back and forth between his
downtown fashion emporium and a B.
p. cottage. Whenever the boys want TO
stand of OmOhundrO for a suit of
clothes, he's "Oh, you ONO" He's IN
favor Of the Citizens Association, of
which he is a member, passing resolu-
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TILLER DISCOURAGED.

/ grew real discouraged about here,
and just asked cor the names Of a few
who were still coming down 10 a home
breakfast. They said J. c. Ergood,
who has a grocery business in Wash
ington. was a real happy commuter, as
was A. n. COndTa, foFmer. president OF
the Citizens Association, who had re-
Gently laid down the ardaous position.
The inner man Of Brightwod Park de-
Ponds upon A ". FeIka. grocer and
town baker, and J. G. Osborn. brother
OF .. l., who also feeds people a few
blocks further up Georgia avenue alias
BrightWOod avenue. L these two fell
lows haven't got it in stock. of course,
you can come into the city and ind it
maybe. but not much
I found a lingering suspicion that the
people hadn't been treated right in
changing the name of Georgia avenue,
OF which 1 had previously received an
inkling at Petworth. It's real hard to
have nice, hOmelike name in the fam
Ily for a number OF years. and then
have some Senator get up and decide his
state needs other h0uors than his reDre-
senting 1t, wherefore he demands a
street. That's what happened 10
BTightwOOd avenue, and those com
muters who have grown to cherish II.
Much property out that way / was
told is owned by George White, whose
family wasn't averse 20 buying uD a
little land occasionally in former years
thoughtful ancestry and derive great j0y
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until they read the postscript to the
order
as-you-enter-cars," Will be the
password.
Thus we see the passing Of our old
friend, the conductor. and the van
quishment of his nemesis who would
take his spite out on corporations IN
general b. forgetting TO pay when he
of the OutstTetChed hand came around.
An. these days OF reform. After awhile
il will be impossible TO roll a baby
carriage along unless il has a head
light a license number, and operates
under the block system
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the Thomas coal when we came to his
residence. Feeling that an explanation
was necessary for such labor. Mr.. Reed
rubbed n lame knee and said work
helped his rheumatism Asked as il
we'd ever tried IL. Told him we hadn
tried the rheumatism. but if twas any
worse than the work we'd been steered
up against he could have both jobs.
He wore an Eva TangUay Il don
care expression. Mr.. Reed has a
cigar store downtown, and it really wor-
ried one TO see a capitalist pushing a
ton OF coal over the landscape in q
wheelbarrOw.
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DAVIS IS EX-MILLER.

/ close with the case Of James Davis,
ex-miller, who says he had tc quit
making -four thirty years ago because
the asthma wouldn't let him alone. Mr..
Davis IS the parks oldest citizen, being
mere eighty-One years. He used 10
be familiar figure about Georgetown
before his retirement We found him
trying to correct a smoky parlor crate.
indicating that even Old folk have their
troubles
Mr.. Davis talked 20 us after he ha5
sufficiently punished the refra ctOry fire.
place Although he hated to discourage
those younger than himself candor
compelled Mr.. Davis 10 say that we are
liable 10 have TO put up with these little
domestic Inconvenience till we got
eighty-One, TOO.
All me, his. indeed. be a hard world.
Come go committing with US some after
noon If you doubt Il, Percival, dear.
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began shooting Harris was fatally
hurt and at the same time his infant
suffered death b. a stray bullet.
II is said that the inmates of the house
were just sitting down to the evening
meal when the raid was made and that
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MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION.

The heiress is to meet me at the
dock"
''WeH. duke2''
but how shall ! know herr"
Write her to have a million dollars
I'm her left hand. kansas City Jour
nal.
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ALL GO AT ONCE.

asked the pOpulace if it wasn't a
rather dangerous practice To allow all
the association officers to leave home at
once. The populace didn't seem wor-
rled and I noted there seemed 10 be a
kind Of feeling of security in the knowl-
edge that Willie Mex. Clayton was al
home. and likely To stay there now,
inasmuch as Bryan is defeated. We had
previously heard OF Mr.. Clayton. sill
Ver-touEued Democratic orator at
BrightWOud proper, that suburb claim
ing him for its own. Later, we went
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Reporter TiiIer
Discovers That
Frank Metcalf Is Gone,
Too, and He Is PreSi-
dent Of Big ASSOcia-
ton, of Citizens.
By THEODORE TILLFR.

- HERE is so much patriotism al
large around BrightWOOd PARK
that nothing save etiquette pre-
vents the using Of small Ameri-
can flags for table napkins.
By patriotism, do not mean that
everybody is hunting for a scrap with
the japanese, nor even that they are all
veterans OF some of our most cherished
wars. The real dope is that they are
voting patriots-toilers for Uucle sam
who obtained a weeks absence to go
home 10 vote a few days ago with about
the same complacency that they would
order a shave.
We had a terrible time finding any
body at home in BrightwOod Park.
Spotting a nice. juicy residence, we de-
scended gracefully upon it and fondIed
the door hell. Nearly every time we
were met by Mrs. Brightwood Parker.
rs Mr.. Brightwood Parker at home2''
in our most Suaye tones
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taken an upper berth and hIed him
self ali the way out 10 Iowa Surely
virtue like this viii be rewarded with
a 20 per cent Increase
Mr. Ayres had 10 go 70 New Jersey
toivote. Beyond the fact that ne saves
the country in New Jersey, nothing can
be said against Secretary Ayres, and
You can't really blame a man for being
a. native Of the State. for evidently he
diIUL pick iL our himself
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tween LOngfelIOw street and the poet
who used 20 come when he. was called
by that name, but a matter-of-fact
Parker set me right It seems that most
any old name with three syllabIes will
suffice for a street in the Park. Here's
the way il works; evidently somebody
lay awake nights figuring it all out:
Down around Petworth the street
names begin with words Of two sylla-
bles. A to L. inclusive. namely. Ran
dOlph, Upshaw, Webster. Varuum. and
anything else lying around loose Hav-
ing exhausted street names Of two syl-
tables we ride into BrightwoOd Park,
confronted with something like this;
Allison. Gallatin. Hamilton. Ingraham,
Jefferson. Kennedy, Longfellow, Madi-
son.
See how nicely they are arranged?
All three syllables and in alphabetical
order too. It's easy, when you get used
to it. and although not a single person
in Brightwood takes a thing. all a con-
ductor would have to do to straighten
out any night wandereF would be TO
whisper:
Two OF three syIabIes. pard, and
what letter.
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Mr. Omohundro, asked to interpret
and dissect his name, said it was
brought over by a Scotch-IrIsh gentle
man many years ago, the only one 10
land in this country Therefore, he as
sured us, if We found an Omohundro
anywhere from Bangor. Ne, to FL
Paso, we might 90 10 bed and sleep
sobndly, confident mat he was a relative
OF his
Jake Kimball, who votes in Cleveland:
A. w. Decker. VINO does TIE same;
Edward Kirjan. ditto: J. +. Morton,
who daiies with q Minnesota voting
machine; p. P. Brown, OF Cleveland;
W. F. Walsmith, Of Pennsylvania. and
c. F. Runge, Of New York. were among
those for whom I cried out loudly, and
who were of doing what the SUE
fragettes want to do.
/ heard Of others, but didn't want to
advertise the place as being entirely
without male inhabitants, so / choked
off the informant, who seemed Jealous
because he'd been born IA the District,
and had never had a chance to vote for
anything except whether the crowd
would take mint iuleps or beer.
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lust AS EASY.

Even If a man couldn't pronounce the
name. tbs easy to see he'd be put OF
at the right place Can you beat IT?
Move out, all you who don't belong to
the White Ribbon Recruits.
Speaking Of conductors, / am moved
to tears by a little piece I read in the
paper the other day, which spells that
this cherished institution may soon pass
away out on the BrightwoOd line. It
seems that the street car management
after bearing in more or less tense
silence for some years the kicks Of
Petworth, BrlghtWood Park, Bright
wood proper and TakOma Park, has
finally decided on a through service.
The natives chuckied, cOmmuter like,
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And Artist Curtis
Presents a few Snapshots
William Work Alias
Works, Works in a
Drugstore, and Jas.
Davis Is Pioneer.
ONLY ONE LIKE 1T.

tons calling for the patronizing Of home
industries. Moral: Obvious
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-10-23

Continued on sixth Page
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-10-23
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Of each usouth
County Oefsc0es.
taunfy .srs aud k~cor,t.r ! M.ri-,.
fs.xssty Treasurer. Annie Issvu~y
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County Assessor. A. Thosass
County survssyor o. n Aisine
toanty Attsrney. II. r ~ayp
toDsty Judge. .t,en hesbeslnsrsn.
Gs.nfy sutresinienas-st \ s.- 1.ueIia johnson
no.niy tor,nor. Dt. \. j Hystt
County Commissioner I-t District. N.toiiIss
fonnty COMMISSIONER Bud bistr,ct. J. =. 's~ssr
g.asty Commissioner ard District. g l.. 0siset
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
NFWBURGH TWICE
REBUkED BY COURT
Ruef's Lawyer in Furey Bribery
Case Goes Out of Way to
Insult CabaniSS

Even the unpublished and unrhetOricaI
Lawyer Newburgh has not hitherto
sIrayed 50 lar from ordinary courtesy
in court proceedings as he ventured yes
tercay, when he twice went out of his
way 10 insult Judge Cabaniss during
the cross examination Of Joseph E.
Green az the hearing OF the Furey
bribery charges against Abe Ruef.
The attorney developed a bad temper
at the courts suggestion 10 hurry up
q little, which caused him 10 sput-
ter when he talked in even more vivid
imitation than usual OF a human sprin-
king cart. To appease his feelings
Newburgh attempted 10 slur the name
OF Francis J. Heney, who was not
Cabaniss sustained the objections OF
Assistant District Attorney Ward on
the ground that Il was & matter utterly
Irrelevant 10 the case.
'Oh, you have no right 10 criticise
me-" stormed Newburgh. You're en-
titled 70 your opinion, and I'm entitled
10 nina Why don't you call Eeney
down when he talks about the appellate
court?"
IF I had heard Mr.. Heney or any
other lawyer criticising any court i'm
properly here. rest assured I would re-
buke him., returned the judge warmly.
Now keep still and go ahead"
Newburgh broke out again when an
other OF his questions was overruled
as bearing no relation TO the case.
All right said the lawyer, III re-
frame the question-with no comment
from the court"
See here" replied Judge Cabaniss
an alarming mildness in his voice.
Who stunning this court-are you? A
judge always has the right 10 critlcise
any attorney who goes too far"
"Oh. III apologize" cried New
burgh.
"Stung again" said a delighted spec
tator.
Green's cross examination was con-
cluded and this morning G. H Umbsen
viii explain his transactions with Ruef
and the payment Of $4,000 TO him 10
secure the Parkside franchise.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
MISSION BUSINESS
MEN ON EXCURSION
Members of Promotion Associa-
ton Are Guests of Ocean
Shore

More than 800 members OF the Mis-
sion promotion association, their
wives and friends. made merry yes
terday al Granada beach as guests OF
the Ocean Shore railroad. The excur-
sion was given by the road in order
that the businessmen OF the Mission
district might gain a first sight knowl-
edge OF the rich territory tapped By the
line which terminates in the Mission
The visitors left the city in a spe-
cial train and, arriving 81 the beach
shortly after noon, were served lunch
under q bower OF clustering trees on
the shore. The remainder OF the after
noon was spent on the broad beach
OF Halfmoon bay. many OF the jolly
excursionists dofhng their shoes and
stockings 10 wade in the cool surf.
Returning. the party reached the city
az o'clock.
Mounting one OF the broad tables
under the shade trees at the conclu-
sion OF the luncheon, James Rolph IT..
president Of the Mission promotion
association, made q short speech of
thanks in behalf OF the visitors. He
then called for three cheers for J.
Downey Harvey. president OF the
Ocean Shore railroad Harvey re-
sponded with & few words OF vel
come. explaining what had so far been
accomplished By the road and an
nouncing that the contract had already
been let for the 81 mile stretch OF line
yet TO be completed IN order 10 con-
meet the road 10 Santa Cruz
The visitors were slightly shaken up
on the return trip at Farallone station
when the excursion train collided head
on with the regular down train from
san Francisco. The trains were each
slowing 10 stop at the time and no
one was seriously injured Mrs.
James de Succa OF 34e3 Twenty-sixth
street was slightly hurt by flying glass.
The arrangements for the excursion
were tn charge OF q committee con-
sisting OF r ]. Churchill. Henry Feige.
II. Clark, A B. Ma guire. P. Broderick
and Glen Miller. Among the prominent
persons who were among the excur-
sfonfsts were the following
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30

The Australian government viii erect
five wireless stations along its coast