The Washington times., 1911-08-21
MARSH BIRDS ARE
EXPECTED TO Be
SCARCE THIS YEAR
Eastern Branch and Patux-
ent River Show Poor Pros
pect for Hunters.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANACOSTIA. D. c., AUG. q

with the season Tor marSn-Dlrd Snoot-
ing near at hand, gunners in the Dis
| trict have been observing The condi-
tons on the river marshes with view
to forecasting the prospect for the
sport this year. The season. which will
open onASeptember /, will, 1t is feared.
find a Scarcity Of reed birds, 'ortolan.
and bIackbirds, certainly in the Eastern
Branch marshes. at least. Thus far noS
one Of these birds has been noticed.
and each season for many years past
| they have been noticeable /on the
marshes at this time.
marshes is pronounced to De backward
and in bad condition. which may &C
count for the absence of the biros. put
reports from the Patuxent river: Where
the birds are usually very plentiul:
even before they arrive here. state tnat
practically no reed birds or ortolan are
on that river, although some DIacKDlros
have been arriving there. When the
cunning season opens in the District
Shooting is permitted only on alternats;
days after September l. while there VIII
be no cunning permitted al all soutn
Of the Anacostia bridge!
Nou that the District water mains
have been laid from Twining City
through Anacostia to congress
Beights. the Commissioners have or,
dered the installation OF iateral
branches in various streets In the
| Iast-named suburb. The citizens nave
been expecting the early installation
Of these water pipes as tney VIII nov
\ be enabled to connect theil PienS
Seven hundred and seventy feet of
S-inch main will be placed in Portland
street. between Nichols avenue ana
Eighth street; 2oC otas teet .trss1 IN EStned and
NichoIY avenue; 355 feet in Brothers
place. between Esther and Waclark
places; 395 seet in Fourth street, be-
tween Nichols avenue and savannah
street; 700 feet in Savannah street.
between Fourth street and Randle
place; 1850 feet in Fifth street, be-
tween Alabama avenue and Trenton
street, 45O feet in Sixth street be-
tween Alabama avenue and savannah
street
Clarence Herbert, nineteen years
! old, living at 1880 Naylor road, faces
a charge of petty larceny. which was
preferred against him at the eleventh
precinct station by Samuel j. Miles,
stolen from a shed in the rear of his
house, 1929 Twenty street,
several days ago. Policeman H II.
Tarmon arrested Herbert. who con-
fessed that he had taken the con-
veyance and had sold II for IS to
man named John Connolley. of Oxon
Hill, Prince George county. Nd. 1t
was delivered to the police by Mr..
Connolley when Policeman Dent went
after it. Herbert was released on
depositing SIS as collateral The We
hIcle was valued at $40.
Fire threatened the row Of frame
dwellings on Pleasant street between
Valley place and Thirteenth street,
north side, last night about s o'clock.
Miss Mamie Smith. who lives near by,
first noticed the odor Of smoke, and
went to the house Of James T. Simpson.
as to the cause. Flames were also seen
shooting from the basement of the
house occupied by John F. Daily. at 1892
The Anacostia and the Congress Heights
No. IS Engine Company. Of Southeast
Washington, put out the fire. The
damage was estimated at $500.
The Rev. DR.. Nelson H. Miller. FORM
erly the pastor of the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church, Junior vice COM
mander of the Department Of the Po-
tomac, and surgeon in John A. Logan
Post, No. IS, Grand Army Of the Re-
public, Is the only representative of
tional encampment Of the Grand Army
this year at Rochester, N. Y. He left
today.
n pal ~ VI AIAaSOoblo1 41CluOuLSlS VIII
leave tomorrow for a stay at Ocean
Grove during the camp meeting services
which are to take place there. Among
those in the party will be Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. ]. Williamson, Mrs William
Nicholson and family, and Mrs. Harry
c. Emo and family. They will be Joined
by others in the New Jersey resort.
Anacostfa stores, which are usually
open on Sundays for business, continued
their Sunday sales yesterday, despite
the knowledge Of their proprietors that
have committees at work circulating pc
titions requesting them to close. These
petitions have not been formally pre-
sented to each storekeeper yet, however,
for his assent or dissent to the PROPOSE
ton.