The Washington times., 1911-10-18
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER IS, 1911.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1911.
If the worlds series lasted all the
season there wouldn't be a sane fan
left.
The District Health Department pro-
poses a pamphlet campaign against
rats. But suppose the rats can't read ?
The railway surgeons nov in session
here leave the impression that am and
-heggs are about the safest breakfast
food.
After twenty-five years membership
in the East Washington Citizens AS
sociation, Thomas w. Smith has re-
signed. His counsel will be missed.
Whether it's "babes in the woods or
the girls Of larger growth, "Cy' Cum
mings may be counted upon to render
any assistance that may be necessary.
Naturalist Hollister, Of the Smith
sonian Institution, Is back from British
Columbia, where he secured some very
valuable specimens, including nine hun
dred birds and mammals.
Chief Probation OFFICER Dillon is
making good" from the start. He has
succeeded in winning the confidence and
esteem Of the boys, and that is the most
important point to be gained.
Tho army aviationists will soon be
on their way to the South, where they
Will conduct their winter experiments
Washington will miss the thrills these
daring officers have thus far afforded
her.
The Petworth Citizens Association has
Joined In the general movement for uni
versal transfers, and will lend consider
able strength to the movement which
is securing support from SO many quar-
ters.
The four hundred Masons who sat
down to their annual banquet last night
presented an inspiring scene, and their
happiness was made more complete by
the fact that they were allowed to
bring their wives.
Rabbi David Marx, Of Atlanta, who
Is In the city to take his thirty-third
degree as a Mason, is among the most
gifted scholars of the South, and q
man whose popularity among all creeds
has but few parallels.
Even divorces must recognize the
high cost of living. A situation was
revealed at Juvenile Court in which q
woman lives in the house with her di-
vorced husband though neither has spo-
ken to the other for two years.
BY cutting out chicken from the army
ration a saving of more than So, 900 has
been effected during this year, but
the soldiers feel that they would de-
ploy to much greater advantage with
the aid of drumstick now and then.
Raymond Riordan, a former WASH
tngton school teacher and night school
director, is the second Capital man
whose services have been enlisted by
Ebert Hubbard for his school at East
Aurora. H. w. White left a month
ago to go there.
The Junior Order OF American Me-
chanics of the District will ask Presi-
dent Taft to attend Thanksgiving
services at Wesley Methodist Episco-
pal Chapel. The services are to be held
on one Of the Sunday evenings near
Thanksgiving day.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Cabell is a man of courage. Ardent
baseball fan that he is. yet in the midst
of that exciting ninth inning yesterday
he deserted the score board to do five
minutes work in his office. Some
achievement, that!
And now 1t has been arranged to
make Seventh and Ninth streets great
white ways, in the same manner as
the Avenue. Lights Of 2000-candlepower
placed at intervals of 100 feet will
make an effective illumination, and the
entire plan is worthy of the Capital
City.
Miss Clara Barton, founder of the
American Red Cross, has returned to
her home at Glen Echo after a severe
illness. 1t is highly gratifying to her
many friends. not only here but all over
the country, to know that her condition
has greatly improved, and 1t Is hoped
that she will SOON be entirely restored
to health.
Whatever methods may be employed
I'm the way of benefits to raise an
adequate pension fund for the firemen
and policemen will meet with the
heartiest cooperation on the part OF
the people of the District. Instances like
that Of the two firemen who recently