The Washington times., 1911-04-23

PRESIDENT TAFT mas been asked Dy
kentucky father to furnish names for
recently arrived tripIets, a boy and
two girls. Why not call the boy Cy and
the girls Res and Pros?
April % must be the anniversary of
some great domestic tragedy known
only to prospective brides and grooms.
Not a single marriage license was is
sued in the District yesterday.
Louis Znkhan, generally looked upon
as likely to succeed Warden Mckee IN
about two months, has an unusual motto
applied during twenty-nine years of
prison work. 1t is: Let them forget
they're locked up"
The bakery wagons have been de-
veloping some very vicious tendencies
of late. If this thing of running over
people keeps up some of the victims
had better be sent to the Pasteur In
stitute for examination.
There is nothing remarkable about
the request Postmaster General Hitch
cock received from a school girl ask
ing his aid in changing her name except
the fact that it was her first name in
stead of the last she objected to.
AdvQcates of the merchant marine
will soon be drawing a moral from the
fact that consul reports that he has
just seen the United States flag afioat
for the first time in a syear, and that
by the casual passing of a private
steam yacht.
A wealthy philanthropist is reported
TO have authorized the President to
announce when he thinks best the en-
Gowment of a laboratory in this city
for aeronautiC research in Washington.
The public confirmation of the report
may come at the dinner of aeronauts in
New York on Thursday.
There's pertinent paragraph in the
report of the District Health Depart
ment for the week ending April Is. 1t is
this: When one disease germ is found
in outdoor air. eight are found in indoor
air" This. in reality, is the secret of
the good health that comes to those
who live in the open. 1t is not that
outdoor air contains remedial properties,
but that it contains practically no in
furious bacteria. The moral needs no
ClucidatiOn.
To the men and women who have been
instrumental in continuing the operation
Of the Straus milk laboratory the thanks
not only of this community, but of the
entire country, are due. Through their
efforts the country will doubtless have
in the National Capital means of de-
termining just what is the best food for
infants, a problem as yet far from So
luton. The plants usefulness will be
far greater than that of furnishing food
10 80 Washington infants whose pa
rents are too poor to buy it, great as is
that service.
It's back to the desks again tomorrow
for the 5000 children and 1000 officials
and teachers of Washingtons public
school system. The Easter vacation is
over, and the long period of spring and
early summer work begins. This is uni
versally recognized as the most trying
part. OF the school year on children and
instructors alike. Children are restless,
and teacher is likely to be irritable.
Parents who give teachers lift during
the next two and half months by
looking after the conduct Of their chill
dren will be rendering much appre-
Ciated kindness.
AS the new Congress grows older the
District of Columbia is, almost daily,
receiving additional evidences that the
new House of Representatives proposes
to do some serious legislating for the
ten miles square" which constitutes
the Capital of the Nation. The latest
evidence was the conference yesterday
afternoon between the District Commits
sioners and Chairman Ben Johnson, of
the District Committee. If the District
Committee continues to display the H.
terest in Washington that has marked
its course thus far, good results are
hound to be achieved.
Never in fiction from the Far East
did jewel plucked from the eye of q
Buddah- scintillats with such misfortuns