The Washington times., 1911-06-01

with "Ty' Cobb looking at them.
With the President in attendance
upon today's game, knot holes in the
fence will be worth at least three
agate taws apiece.
That was quite a storm yesterday.
It not only blew down a large limb
in front OF the White House. but
killed seven people in England.
It doesn't seem that Washington is
so hopelessly wicked, since st.
in order to accommodate those who
still go to church.
Major Sylvester says he is in favor
of traffic laws like those of Paris.
Isn't that the place where the pedes-
trian is arrested for allowing him
self to get run over by the vehicle?
II Tax Collector Rogers could have
a few more days like yesterday, when
$4,000 rolled into the District cof-
fers. we could come pretty near tell
ing the Federal Government to go
hang.
Now, If Secretary Buck was a Con-
gresham he could have a forensic
speech printed with interjections OF
(much applause), (cheering), trench
duous applauseJ, applause from the
gallery, etc.
DR.. Howard. of the Bureau of En-
tomology, says there's no reason to be
afraid of the seventeen-year locust.
was no reason to be afraid of trusts.
What is one to do when doctors dis
agree?
Campbell Darlington and the MEM
bers of his family have the sympathy
of thousands of citizens of Washing
ton today as a result of Mr.. CARING
toms sudden and serious illness.
Campbell Darlington is one of the
best known men of the District, and
is one of the most popular members
Of the District bar. His host Of friends
wish him a speedy recovery.
The men who are investing their
money in the projects of the Washington
Sanitary Housing Company deserve the
thanks of the whole community. To
make it possible for The family of small
income to live cleanly and decently is
an example of fine civic duty. No one
will begrudge these men the per cent
interest they make on their money SO
invested. They add ten times that to
the wealth and health Of the city.
The dream of Washington college men
for a quarter of century is to be real
ized and the Capital is to have another
handsome clubhouse addition to its
rapidly increasing number of costly
buildings. Mcpherson Square is glory
ing in the fact that it is to be improved
by the $30O,0OO home of the University
Club, and the lady friends of the college
alumni are just "tickled to death" that
a section Of the edihce is to be conse-
Grated to their use.
Another famous Washington land
mark will pass when the old Riggs
House is torn down to make way for
a more modern structure. The last
meal in the historic hosiery was
dinner last evening" Col. o. G..
Staples, for years the genial pro-
prietor, turned the building over to
the contractors today. The house
which has harbored some of the most
famous ana most PROMINENT HlSh III
American history for the last half
century will soon be no more.
The first local case of infantile par
alysis has proved fatal, and 1t is an
nounced the Health Department is
powerless to require other cases to be
reported, and to demand isolation of
patients suffering from the malady. for
the reason that the new regulation per-
tanning to infantile paralysis does not
become operative until June 9. After
June 9. physicians and others must re-
port infantile paralysis as they now
report the more common contagious dis
eases, the Commissioners having re-
Gently declared this disease contagious.
Just why should they wait until June 9
before putting their new regulation into
effect? Why not put it into effect
today?
Whether or not the House District
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