The Washington herald., 1911-12-24
By JAMES FRANK LYMAN.

Nv JAMES FRANK LYMAN.
Veil. now th,.t the season OF Santa
.us and shopping has passed. what
/ we do with this years snow:
Remember last year? Heavy SNOW
up streets-Commissioner
'lnston begging for 100000 cash to
ar away the mess-President TAFT
h no less vigor talking about the
lger of an attack of Presidential
.unonia occasioned by a short walk
ng Pennsylvania avenue-conter-
es-Gehenna!
)h, it was a lovely time they had
wear. Commissioner Johnston was
ng deprived of his job and Com
,sioner Judson was trying to mid
teen different reasons why it should
be dumped on him. 1t was lovely
n after the sun had done what
rshington street cleaners had failed
do and the amphibious citizens were
only ones who could come to work
hout being drowned.
SNOW AGAIN A PROBLEM.
hat will we do with the snow this
+?
4. it's all fixed up. Com" what may,
g are enough suggestions from
minent Washingtonians to save the
and prevent the arctic limitations
were in our midst last winter.
irman Ben johnson. Of the District
Imittee, Is all full of ideas. Com
~ioner Judson and Commissioner
lolTh have collected sufficient sOlu-
: of the snow problem to fill several
volumes-as they probably wilton
subject.
Ie massive minds Of the Congressional
riot Committee and the Board of Dis
Commissioners are Interested in
propositions:
- How to keep snow from falling.
y How to heap II up after il has
en-.
- What to do with il after it has
I beaped up.
p>J comprehensive Of all of those who
been thus faI seen on the subject
now. snow, beautiful snow. is Rep
ntativc Johnson. who is imhuvd with
economic idea Of using Congressional
'ory us a weapon with which to fight
enemy
IT DcnevoIenj and bedevilcd District
Imitte, chairman was in the inner
I Of a series Of sanCtumS when |
ied him VIII npd tfi4a fi4Quair1Siff uair1Sifa EShat hatoR Re s
Ls,KiuC himself against the wall
Johnson .pattcd himself on the chest
cII"idat,.d
)ratory.' he said. plain. solid warm
-Ory.
pp.lrnrv. replied. is impossible.
)raturv." he replied. properly plp"d
.atn the navtngs Of this handsome hut
aU.bat narassinC city will forever
...rr the daugcr oT piled up snow and
,l., a temperature like that OF
ny March DAY.
MctaphOres Little Mixed.
owly the idea seemed 10 grow. We
-ched il. he and !. as it Tapped its
gs and crOwcd defiantly.
Heretofore" continued the District
irrnan Congressional oratory has
p largely devised for the purpose of
ng pages upon pages of the Congress
nal Record. 1t has been splendidly hot
tory. Take Representative SuIzer He
,er makes remarks on the Russian
atty without creating an average tenn
-ature thr0 IChOUt the building Of Nc
yrecs. They turn off the furnace VIII,
izer talks.
Or there is Star SpangIcd Roberts. Of
vada. He never gets up without eS-
,Hshing condition besides which the
ator is as P"ary's copyrighted north
e. Wfv should this go to waste
Why. indeed" I replied. -
No expense, no worry. no nothing
said euthusiastically. as he tossed III"
ition Of a citizens association into the
ste basket "AIl We do is 10 connect
ings through the streets Of the city
I let the boys talk. Then when the
wv falls II strikes this solid agglomcr-
on Of canned verhiage. breaks its
lrt, and Sneaks away to some lily
ere it belongs.
Tint Idcn Kept Busy.
Good night" said. and walked |
from the room. while Idea. !
Il flaprinE its wings. climbed upon the |
ngreesman's desk and S-inned am!ably.
Of the notion were carried |
me to the office Of Commissioner |
lnstOn. After ] had lodged nineteen |
cried officials. slid by Ralph Pratt. |
o is the official CerehrUs. and walked |
half mile OF circular track that leads |
the ValhaIla OF the second ranking |
I put the proposition up |
Brig. Gen.-no. COmmish-JohnstOn |
asked what Ia thought the President |
Ild think of it.
he Commissioner rubbed his mustache
ughtfully.
II gives the citizens of the District
much" he complained at last.
As TO how
Why" said ne. III the citizens Of the
triCt once get this heated piping |
yll expect to have running water and
II for nothing. I'm no stiCkler when
'omes TO rights, but We cannot make
Central Union Mission out of our
utiful city. II is impossible"
What then" ] demanded, will be the
mate solution Of the snow. snow,
utiful snow"
Snow. snow. beautiful s."
Yes; snow, snow"
Duet Dies Gradually.
e began doing it together The Com
sioner had rather a good voice and
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