The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09
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A DOLLAR SAVED
WAS SIX SPENT
Captain Myers Bought
Scalper's Ticket, But
Never Again.

OF frugal mind and German lineage is
Capt. William Myers, assistant secre-
tary to the Board Of Commissioners.
on these two facts hinges a story which
the captain, approaching a joke even
though IT be upon himself. is telling
Having occasion recently to make a
railroad journey, Captain Myers decided
to put a small dent intO the octupus
by purchasing a scalpers ticket
"A dollar saved is a dollar earned.
quoth he. THE company does not need
the money, whereas 7 have use for it."
In buying his ticket. however. the cap
tain made a fatal mistake by acquiring
a pasteboard which bore the name Of
one Dennis Mullhancy.
He was absorbed in a magazine when
the conductor approached, and ne handed
him his ticket iu a. nonchalant manner,
indicative OF an untTDubled conscience.
rs your name MullhaHey?' inquired
the official IN a voice ia which there
was more than the suspicion Of a
brOgue.
The captain glanced at the conductor
and saw at once that the ticket-taker
WAS an Irlshman.
'Mullhaney, YOU said your name
WasT' repeated the conductor
Yes, sir replied the captain en-
deavoring 10 assume an indignant ex-
preston.
''AfuIlhaney Is ut."'saId the conductor.
well, OF Hiver had the pleasure OF
DiuHiE' acquaintance. but YOU look no
more loike him than OF DO loike Bill,
tn Kaiser. Six dollars and thirty Cints,
place
To DR.. William T1udau. secretary TO
the Board Of Commissioner Is given
the custody Of the seal Of the District
of Columbia.
The seal" says the doctor. was de
signed when Gen y. =. Chlpman was
secretary of the District Of Columbia.
iu 1871. The design was the result Of
conference between the secretary ard
Hen Henry A Cooke, then governor Of
the District. and was adopted by the
Columbia by an act approved August 3.
ISL The seal was engraved by an old
German seal-uaker, OF Baltimore, and
was recUt by Herman BaumEarten, Of
this city, about six years ago"
DIT. William TindaU and Daniel E.
Garges. chief clerk Of the Engineer De-
partmeut have had their evening clothes
pressed. The reason for this is that
the season Of the bahqueJs given by the
ciJiZeuE' associations CO the District is
at hand DT. IIncall is always an
h0nored guest AT these functions and
Nj Garges IS frequently among those
present.
Dr. Wilbur LeeCh, of the Health De-
Dartment. is numbered among the atl-
letes Of the District building. Dr. Leech
several years ago was considered one OF
the best. If not the best, amateur pitcher
iu the District Of Columbia He was az
one time seriously considering joining
the Washington ball team, but decided
10 make medicine irste Id Of baseball
his life work.
DR.. Leech was @ member Of the Com
missioners' team the year IL captured
the peuUaut in the Old District League,
but has not devoted much OF his time to
baseball during the past lew years.
Commissioner West is recovering from
the effects OF the operation which ne
recently underwent I'm Providence Hos
pItal. The Commissioner viii probably
remain in the hospital until the latter
part of next week, and IL will probably
be another week before he returns
to his office.
Daniel Donovan, OF the Auditor S
Once. has returned TO his desk after
a short siege Of the grip,