The Washington times., 1911-06-13

There seems to be some question as to
whether "BilP' Otey is coming or going.
The board bosom Of the Potomac
in a storm is getting to be almost as
perilous as the great deep.
It sounds a little strange to speak OF
scorching on the river, but the Navy
Department regards 1t as a very real
menace and intends to put stop to It
Washington will have four more lieu
tenants after tomorrow, when that num-
ber of graduates from this city will be
commissioned at West Point. after four
years of study.
1t seems a little unnatural to have to
assume that the man who attempted a
disrobing act on the Avenue while the
thermometer boiled and bubbled was
necessarily crazy.
The number Of cases Of non-support
which have developed in the District
within the past few weeks indicate that
even a diet Of bread and cheese and
kisses is not always forthcoming.
ish and culminate in the prosaic at
mosphere of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. it is small wonder that
moonlight and roses are POSITIVELY ire
sistible.
Among all the thousands of guests
who will attend the silver wedding an
niversary of President and Mrs. Taft,
none will be the center Of greater in
terest and affection than Aunt Della"
Torrey, of Milbury.
1t is a matter of extreme regret to
everyone that Mrs. Taft's health will
prevent her participation in the White
House reception on the twenty-fifth an
niversary of her marriage. About 1900
invitations have been issued for Monday
evening.
A Washingtonian shares in the honors
of a presentation of medals by the Pres
ident to the heroes of the explosion on
the battleship Dakota last September.
Harry Lipscomb is his name; water
tender is his designation. but his medal
is just as big as any Of the rest.
It's been a good while since the
seriously presented by a corporation
representative in opposition to regula-
ton. Thanks to Vice President Atkins
of the Sugar trust, the old myth is
shown to be good for another trial
Poor Lo has come all the way to
Washington to ask the White Father to
give him a little taste OF representative
government. Lo should be made to
realize fully that the taste Of politics
is much more insidious than that Of
firewater and the habit much harder to
shake off.
OF the six heroes who received med
ais from President Taft today for dar-
ing service on board the battleship
North Dakota on the occasion of the
explosion in Hampton Roads, one Is a
native of Norway and two are natives
of Ireland. In the great melting pot
of America the heroic strain is left
unimpaired.
The last meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce for the season of 1g1O-1l will
be held tonight. Several important
questions are to be considered and a
large attendance of members Is es-
sential The Chamber has a valuable
seasons work to its credit, with every
prospect that a better season lies ahead
IN 1911-12
Having been in the spotlight on the
American political stage for nearly half
a century, it is not surprising that
Uncle Joe" has turned down the propo-
sition to appear on the merely profess
sional boards, where the spotlight is a
weak candle flame and the spectators
few compared with the glare Of national
publicity and the gaze of forty-six
States.
While the National Conference of
Charities and Correction is discussing
Industrial and farming penal institutions
for the confinement and treatment of
criminals, the District Of Columbia is
giving the civilized world a wholesome
example in this work. Down at Occo-
guam we have a colony that is doing
exactly what the experts at Boston are
advocating today.
Mr. Fred E. woodward will deliver a
lecture this evening on Books and Good
Reading" before the brotherhood of the
Bethany Baptist Church. corner Second
street and Rhode Island avenue, to
which the public IL invited. 1t Is in this
lecture that he has embodied his list Of
one Hundred Best Books. recently pub
ilnAad ta Tka TiraAG which has bAeu