The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-29

u. e. as second-clhSs matter.
All-day attendance upon a Lorimer
hearing was calculated to sap the
strength of even a stouter man than
Senator Lea.
1t must be conceded that the manager
OF the local moving picture theater who
Is advertising scenes from Alaska hath
an eye to the main chance.
Testimony has been brought out IN
the local courts that the wages OF a
chauffeur are higher than those of Il
cook. 1t is sincerely hoped that the
cooks do not hear of it.
The ocean to ocean" tourists passed
through the city yesterday and received
a warm welcome. It would have been
even more hearty If they had brought
along a little Of the wind and the spray.
Aunt Della" Torrey will leave Wash
ington tomorrow afternoon with the
President and his wife. She must bear
in mind that the golden anniversary will
not be complete without her, and IT is
hoped that she will then be present also.
1
the District the playground of dishon-
est corporations" The children had be-
gun to wonder why IT was that their
rights were not looked after a little
more closely.
The number of protests against the
service rendered by the herdic line in
dicates that the people are becoming
thoroughly aroused on the subject. IT
takes something more than salt to
catch one Of the things, and when you
catch 1t you are sorry of It.
Col John McElroy thought that
Washington was not going 10 have a
Fourth of July celebration, and invited
members of the Chamber of Commerce
to spend the day at BaIIy McElroy. his
famous Virginia country seat 1t was
kind of the colonel. but the fireworks
have been ordered.
With every member Of the Washing
ton Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose
boosting" and the Chamber of Com
merce making an active fight. the dele
cation that goes TO Detroit after the
national convention for 1914. can be
counted on to make things interesting
for other cities in the race.
Washingtonians should take pardon
able pride in the honor Harvard Uni
ycrsity conferred upon Commissioner
Judson and Chief Forester Graves in
bcstowing the degree Of master Of arts
upon them, for the Capital feels a pro-
prietary interest in both of them and
IN the work they have done so well.
Capt. James B. Allison, who comes TO
Washington as the first appointee to the
position of instructor-inspector of the
District National Guard. has had thir-
teen years experience and is in every
way qualified for the important duties
he will discharge. The rapid develop
ment Of our citizen soldiery may be con-
fdently expected
With DR.. Frank Leech as president of
the medical staff of the Northern Dis
pensary and Emergency Hospital. with
DR.. Lewis J. Battle as vice president.
snd Dr. Albert ). Carrico as secretary,
the efficiency of the medical work at
the new institution is assured The hos
pital will be opened soon at 1921 Four
teenth street northwest and will pro-
vide a needed service for a large section
Of the city.
It is difficult to understand how there
can be any reason for further delay In
the installation of adequate all-night
street car service in Washington In
view Of the public demand for "owl
cars" and the fact that no other city
Of this size is without them. 1t is sur
prising that the companies have not
long before provided them in sufficient
numbers to cover the District and &C
commodate the traffic.
The University of Wisconsin, the Uni
versity of Iowa, and George Washington
University, all schools of the first order,
have engaged in a three-cornered deal
for heads of their law departments. En-
nest G. Lorenzen, dean OF the George
Washington University Law School. goes
to the University OF Wisconsin as head
of its law school. and Charles N Greg
ory, dean of the law school at the Uni
versity Of Iowa, comes to Washington.
We congratulate Wisconsin and COM
nliserate Iowa
The selection Of John H. Marble,
counsel for the Senate Lorimer commit
tee, for the important post as secretary
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
SIGN, seems peculiarly fitting in view of
eepecial fitness for the work following
his long connection with the commits
sion as counsel and examiner. Mr..
Marble has made a national reputation
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