The Washington times., 1911-07-11
Sunday.


The number Of complete and perfect copies
of The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month of June was as follows
Iune une - OK az Iune Ture az
Total for month .........-...lSS. 81
Sunday average for month ............ 47.13f
The net total circulation of The Washington
was S1e. ali copies left over and returned
by agents being eliminated. This number.
when divided by 4. the number OF Sundays
during June, shows the net Sunday average
for June TO have been Al, 1,TOs--
Entered at the Postofice at Washington.
.. c., second class matter.
Washington mapping.
Even the Postoffice clock must have
had a private Tip" on Atwood. for it
stopped work suddenly at $40.
The Treasury Department is issuing
an increased number of dollar bills
to meet the demand for vacation tips.
The Washington Florists Club will
fairly revel tomorrow out there on a
"bank where the wild thyme grows.
Some Of the little parklets over be-
yond the Corcoran Art Gallery might
look more inviting If they were some
what improved.
It seemed like a pity to disillusion
the people who thought they saw At
wood and Hamilton pirouetting over
the city yesterday.
John Hays Hammond is in bad with
stiff-necked conservatism. He actu-
ally nudged the King with his elbow
at Sir Edward Gray's dinner.
Rockville is collecting enough fines
from speeders to employ quite a
number Of additional detectives, who
in turn will collect more fines, etc.
Surely Dr. Sawtelle will fix the
number of licensed cats in some
ratio to the number of maiden ladies
and right there he will get himself
I'm trouble.
Takoma Park takes another big stride
forward. The city council has author
lied the installation of electric lights to
replace the old oil street lamps and a
heavy expenditure upon street improve
ments TO be made at once.
Please, may l put my feet on your
grass" the appeal of the barefoot
city urchin for bit Of country free
dom, can be answered for some poor
child by a response to the summer out
ings committees appeal for support Of
Camp Good Will
The Saengerbund's recent action in
presenting gold badges to President
Lepper and Secretary Brauner, the oc-
! Casion being the fiftieth birthday anni-
| Versary, was a tribute earned by many
years Of deep interest shown and hard
work done to improve the organization.
The decision of the officers of the
local Boy Scouts not TO send a delega-
ton to the proposed national encamp-
ment of the organization at Coopers-
town, n. Y, will find favor with the
parents of the lads in the Washington
corps. Jimmy West sizes the case
up about right when he says: The
/ danger is too great and the body too
unwieldy to take care of with safety;
drowning or two and the whole value
/ of the organization would be lost
! Once more the efforts of The WASH
! ington Times to obtain an improved
public service for the people of the Dis
trict of Columbia have met with sue
cess. The directors of the GEORGETOWN
Gas Light Company. in response to pub
! lie sentiment crystallized by The Times,
have voted to reduce the price of gas
in the big territory west of Rock
Creek Beginning December l the rate
will be IS cents instead of 81, and 1t
will apply also to users of gas in Mary
land.
Citizens Of the District are watching
with interest the development of plans
/ CT the WASHINGTON Ad Club to land the
next convention Of Associated Ad Clubs
OF America in this CITY The stunt of
the local ad 'lubbers in going to the
Boston convention in automobiles and
booming Washington ought TO attract
sufficient attention among delegates
and visitors to give Washington clear
sailing. Incidentally. a convention held
here would be a good thing both for the
association ami for tie Capital.
The Government employe who is wise
In his day and generation Will not wait
for formal orders to visit the exhibit OF
time and labor-saving devices at the
Union building 621 G street northwest
This novel show is held under the aus
pices of the Presidents economy and
efficiency commission, and is primarily
for the benefit of the people in the
Government service. Groups of en-
ployes are detailed every day 70 attend
the exhibit, but there's nothing to pre-
vent any clerk going without being de-
tailed.
Director Ralph, of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. has set an ex-
ample that other Government officials
could we'll emulate. Postoffice inspec-
tors have Just finished checking up his
accounts and have found that his books
square without the loss d even a one
cent stamp. That this Is an unusual
and commendable record is attested by
the fact that the bureau bundles about
100000 stamps a day. Furthermore,
ifs accounts have never been one stamp
out of the way since Director Ralph