The Washington times., 1911-09-23

Five thousand Washington people |
are RoinE to baltimore on October 16 |
to help celebrate the diamond ami
Versary Of Cardinal Gibbons.
There is something doing every |
daw with Superintendent Davidson. His |
latest care is the success of Mckinley |
Manual Training Schools lunch room.
Business High School leads the high |
schools this year in attendance 1t
has 1,O7O students enrolled. The total
enrolment Of the city's schools is
47,357.
Judging by the momentum the uni
vcrsal transfer movement is gathering.
the Capital Traction Company will
know 1t has been in a fight when it's all
over
Who says the cause of wonen's rights
is not progressing IN Washington?
Miss Marjorie Barnes is the first girl
to be editor of the Central High School
Review.
We have a new year among us to-
day The Jewish people are ringing
out the old and in the new-numbered
6G72-and thousands are participating in
the celebration.
The transfer of Capt. John z.
Brooks to be commander of Company
Z, Second Infantry, National Guard.
is eminentIy pleasing to the officers
of that organization.
Attorneys and many others rejoice IN
the appointment Of S. Kemp Edmonsron
to be clerk of the Juvenile Court. AL
ways courteous and considerate, he has
made many friends.
Maybe that tramp comet which the
Georgetown Observatory sighted is
nothing more than one of the stars
which escaped from J. Eads How's
recent hobo entertainment
If the United States Supreme Court
docket has 7S1 cases upon it now,
what chance will there be for hear
Ing Of the universal transfer suit by
the time that reaches the court?
PLAYGROUND Supervisor Martins plan
TO provide swimming pools at the play
grounds is an excellent one. The past
summer has demonstrated that the mu-
nicipal pools are entirely inadequate,
society columns these days is the proof
that everybody who has been visiting
Europe, the seashore, the lakes, and
the mountains.i is on the way back to
Washington.
The tendency to establish countH
estates in the vicinity of Washington
becomes more marked. Z. Luther Will
son, Of this city, has purchased ten
acres of land at Beane. Montgomery
county, for $500 an acre.
Congratulations are deserved by the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AssoCia-
ton on its determination 10 widen the
competition for prettIer homes. Thirty
prizes have been given for the best
lawns, bur next year other features will
be promoted.
Senator La Toilette may not be NOM
mated for President, but he has an
nounced one platform on which most
people will be able to stand: Dis
miss the plotters against the pure food
law. Solicitor McCabe, the bellwether
of the plotters, should be the first
to CO."
The political fight in Alexandria
county is beginning to warm up. In a
little exchange of personalities Attor-
ney James E. Clements shot up the
pavement close to the feet of Amos
Donaldson. and Amos is alleged to have
delivered some stunning arguments in
the vicinity of his friends solar plexus.
Yesterday was a fortunate day for
rising young Washingtonlans. J. H.
Collier was made head of the Wash
ington Postal Savings Bank; S. X. Id
rnonston was named clerk Of the Juve-
nile Court: Erwin H. Thorp resigned a
$1,000 Government place tor q better one
and George S. Paul was made acting