The Washington times., 1911-06-07

Many old residents of washington re-
member Mehitable G. Trowbridge, sis
ter of former President Garfield. who
died in Los Angeles yesterday at the
age of ninety years.
Washington visitors who have re-
Turned from the celebration of Cardinal
Gibbons jubilee in Baltimore yesterday
pronounce it one Of the most impressive
occasions they have ever witnessed.
It begins to look as though the public
spirited citizens of Washington would
have to come to the rescue of the con-
tagiOus disease sufferers, pending ac-
tion by Congress, just as they did when
the Straus Laboratory was threatened.
The automobile has not yet supplanted
the horse to such ar extent that there
will not he Il broad field for the twenty
five graduates from the school of veteri-
nary medicine of George Washington
University who have Just received their
diplomas.
The wholesale trade committee of
the Chamber OF Commerce should carry
out its plan to send special trade train
through the neighboring States. The
enterprise was a great success a few
years ago and could well be repeated at
this time.
The plans for the three new Govern
ment buildings to be erected on land
north Of the Mall have been approved
by the President, ard the work Of
making that beautiful section of the
city still more attractive will go for
ward RAPIDLY as soon as the Fine Arts
Commission has placed its Endorsement
on the plans. which call for an expen-
diture of 100000
Secretary of War Stimson has already
demonstrated that he is a man of cour-
age. Instead of simply issuing instruc-
tons that army officers shall be vacci-
mated as a safeguard against typhoid
he goes ahead and sets the example,
like the great commanders who take
the head of the column and say. Fol
low me-"
Maj. Gen. A. w. Greely has sailed
for London. where he/xill act as naval
aid to the special ambassador to the
coronation, John Hays Hammond. The
King, who was known as the sailor
prince" Will give a cordial greeting TO
the man who endured almost unparal-
leled hardships during his arctic serv-
ice in the early eighties.
It will appeal TO the average person as
Bensibly humane to inquire into the
sanity of Thomas J. Collins, the man
charged with setting fire to a dozen
buildings lust to see the horses run"
Justice Wright has come IN for some
pretty severe criticism of late, but his
action in the Collins case cannot but be !
commended. 1t does not seem possible |
that a sane man would do what Collins |
Is accused of doing.
An important piece OF channel dredg- |
ing work will be started in the Eastern
branch on July l, when the big dredgc, |
Pittsburg, will begin the removal of |
100000 cubic yards of mud from the |
rivers bottom. The soil taken from |
the Eastern branch will be dumped on
the Anacostia flats, and will materially |
hasten the desired time when the flats
will be brought above high water mark |
Washington has waited long and pa
tlently for the reclamation of the Ana
costa fats, but eventually will be
rewarded.
1t is doubtful IL the Board of Educa-
ton could have made a better selec- |
ton for assistant superintendent of
schools than 1t has made by choosing
Ernest L. Thurston for that RESPONSE
BILE position. Mr.. Thurston is a super
vising principal who has grown up in
the public school organization of Wash
ington He knows it thoroughly, and
has the desire and the ability to pro-
mote its interests. He will bring to the
assistant superintendency executive alb
fifty, knowledge of the details of school
administration, appreciation of the ac-
ademic phase of public school educa-
tion, and a broad social perception. His
selection will be commended by thous- |
ands OF Washingtonians.
The unique suit brought in the Federal
Court of Virginia to test the right OF
the Commissioners to restrain prison.
ers on soil outside of the District NAV
be necessary in order to settle the oues- |
ton which has been raised, but il is |
certain to strike the layman as an |
other example of the too common prac- |
tice of lawyers to resort to technicaIi-
ties to save persons Of whose guilt there |
IS not the slightest doubt. No pretense |
IS made by the attorney in the case that |
the two prisoners In whose behalf suit |
~ brought are innocent. 1t Is proposed |