The Washington times., 1911-07-25
ARTILLERY COMES
TO THE FRONT IN
GLEN ECHO WAR
Mayor Witkowski Adds an
Automatic Pistol to
Ordnance Outfit.
81 WILL NOT RESIGN"
is HIS ULTIMATUM
And by the Great Seal of Glen
Echo, He Will Not-News
From Firing Line.

Empty purses and full hearts pre-
dominate in turbulent Glen Echo today.
And while Mayor Louis C. Witkow-
ski is enjoying a sort of satisfied feel
ing which stole over him with the
lclink of shekels which dropped from
the pockets of the amusement park en-
ployes to the tune Of something more
than 5000 in fines, he is planning with
ghoulish glee fresh little surprises for
the faction, said to be headed by John
A. Garrett.
Mayor Witkowsd had a new bit Of
armament this morning, for the mayors
arsenal has been augmented by an au-
tomato firearm of marked persuasive
tendencies. He bought it, he says, be-
cause an ordinary shepherds crook Of
the sylvan variety is no implement
with which TO herd the ''angora" to
which the mayor says he has acquired
all right, title, and equity when former
Mayor Garrett became peevish Sun
day night and staged his little mob
scene at the Glen Echo amusement park.
Developments Come Fast.
Developments are coming thick and
fast in the rough realistic rural drama,
replete with heart throbs, in which Wit
kowsd is taking the nerilOus part of
reform wavelet dashing against the cor
pOrate niniOns of a palatial pleasure
park. ard which is staged under the
little. SO says the village Wit, Of Water,
hYnter Everywhere. but Not a Drop to
Drink"
The curtain Of the rural war drama
rose this morning with the mayor up
stage" holding in one hand a nice au-
tomato pistol. and in the other a COM
1nrnication from the town council. bear
3ng the great seal of the town of Glen
EcBo, demanding his resignation.
Fnter p. l.. newspaper man dis
EIised as a war correspondent.
The mayor turned, the corporate pur-
ttv of Il3 souls who people Glen Echo
weighing heavily on his brow.
u will not resign" he said. NO con-
6ition can make me rehnquish my Of
lice until peace is restored" continued
the war muyOr. or until the people of
this town get a square deal
That is the final word from Mayor
Witkowski.
From j B. schloss, manager of Glen
echo Park, whose treasury was quite
depleted after the visit of Sheriff Niett
and Police Justice Reading last night,
more was CLEANED this morning, how
ever.
To Contest Blue Laws.
Manager Schloss and the company be-
hind him will contest the Maryland blue
laws under which they were fined for
operating the park on Sunday. and ,un-
der which the war MAYOR attempted TO
cut of the water supply.
: Manager SChlOss termed Mayor Wit
kowski'S course sensational proceed
pre" He hintcd that the mayor is con-
templating little strong arm work On
a niche in the Hall of Fame. He said
vi u-ith a.
Observation-Disclosures Most OF the
people in Glen Echo are in favor of the
Operation of the park We pay between
81 200 and s., 800 in salaries to the people
OF this town every season"
Witkowski Acts.
The visit of Mayor Witkowski to
Rockville yesterday morning, when
he obtained warrants for a whole
passel of folks who have to do with
the operation of Glen Echo Park. and
some OF whom were present and ac-
counted for when the War-Mayor,
single handed and alone, made flank
movement and entered Glen Echo
Park by way of the wall after the
gates had been closed to him, only to
be repelled brought rapid results.
, Without word or warning, Sheriff
Niett Of Montgomery county, and his
autOm Obile court appeared at the
amusement park last night Police
Judge Reading was there, too. the
sheriff also took the precautions to
bring along deputies who were not
residents OF Glen Echo, and who were
mot engaged in lines of Christian en-
deavOr which might interfere with
their serving court papers on the
management of Glen Echo Park.
Such warrants as Mayor WitlIowsKl
had obtained yesterday morning were
rapidly exhausted. Then Judge Read
tng spent a few we'll chosen moments
making out additional warrants.
Then most of the employees of the
park, including the soda water girls, and
the owners of the Japanese concession
were marched up and paid their fire But
the fact that the col" n"ession man is a
subject of the Mikado didn't bother
the sheriff a little bit. Glen Echo was
always strong for the international al
fairs ever since two or three diplomats
were pinched for speeding on the Con-
6uit road.
Eighty-five fell into the tolls. And as
the pockets emptied. the hearts filled,
until the whole amusement park pull