The Washington times., 1911-05-09

That bill to purchase the Straus Milk
Laboratory has again turned to clabber.
Hannibal and Napoleon are among
the warriors bold in the House Of Rep
resentatives.
The lawn on Sheridans statue is not
half so picturesque as Sheridan's statue
on the lawn.
What is a dish of ice cream?" may
now become as serious a question as
What is whisky"
The minute the town joker found out
that the second name of Mt. Rainier's
new mayor was Theophilus and his last
name Plant, he dubbed him Theophilus
Thistle.
Belasco patrons last night saw an
unusual if not unprecedented sight.
President Taft and Vice President Sher-
man occupied adjoining boxes, and both
spplauded FRITZ Schefs trills heartily.
Our old friend. the Congressional Di-
rectory, has been frank enough to
change its mind about Congressman
Akin being a Democrat, and has begun
TO circulate among the general public.
Representative Konig of Baltimore
announces in his biography in the new
Congressional Directory that he IS
married and lives with his wife"
which, in some circles, is worth men,
tioning as unusual.
President Taft had announced that he
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June day upon which occurs his silver
wedding anniversary and now fifty boy
hood friends announce that they will be
in town that day to help him celebrate.
Brother Warner rises to remark that
while Washington is the imperial city"
its citizens have too little respect for
the Sabbath day, and so joins forces
with that member of the Supreme
Court who recently raped the Sunday
dinner and its frivolities.
Among the most prominent residents
of the District is John G. Capers, Of
South Carolina, who has just been
elected president Of the League of Re-
publican state Clubs. He is a native Of
eouth Carolina and enjoys a wide popu-
lsrity.
A rare case of heroism, where no re-
ward and no glory was expected, is that
of Miss Alice Taylor, the trained nurse,
who herself a victim of diphtheria,
kept It secret In order that her stricken
baby charges might not be deprived of
the care they so badly needed. Not
until the physician discovered it and
ordered her to the hospital, did she
have her post.
The SIS, 900 which the Y. NJ. c. A. of
Washington must raise within sixty
DAYS in order to get the $4,000, which
Julius Rosenwald, of Chicago. has
offered to contribute toward the new
Y M. c. A. building for negroes has
become only $4,000 in the last three
days Two subscriptions of $1,000
each have been received. At this rate
It won't take anything like sixty days
to meet Mr.. Rosenwald's conditions.
The success of the National Capital
Horse Show. held in the city last
week, demonstrates what can be done
when a dozen determined, public-spir-
ited citizens get together, do little
work and put up a little money in a
R0OQ cause. lie SUO" WAS a u6ClO6O
success in every way and its net re-
cefpts were sufficient to pay back
half of the guarantee fund of $1,000
subscribed and provide enough money
for another successful show next
year.
Another evidence of the scope of
the work of the scientific branches of
fbe Goyernment is offered nv tho an
nouncement that DR.. H. F. Moore. of
the Bureau of Fisheries of the De-
partment ot Commerce and Labor,
will represent the United States at
the International Fisheries Congress
at Rome, May IS to 81. Delegates to
such meetings acquire information
that sooner or later is of benefit to
thousands of citizens.
When the District Health Depart
ment selected DR.. Hubert Young to be
chief inspector, to succeed the late
T. Nelson Conrad, it picked a young
man who is pretty sure to give good
account of himself in his new posi-
ton, DR.. Young is well qualified for
the work and brings to the office
thorough knowledge of his scientific
and administrative duties, having
formerly been assistant to the chief
inspector and at the time OF his ap-