The Washington times., 1911-09-12

to pull for local improvements down
that way.
II Ross Andrews makes as great a
success Of the Retail Merchants AS
eociation banquet as he did Of the paper
mems convention, the occasion will be
a notable one
The Eagles, who played a successful
game OF baseball against the knights OF
Columbus, have been presented with a
sowing cup. It's almost big enough to
catch a baseball in.
II isn't cool weather so much as the
opening of the theatrical season which
ofhcially marks the coming of fall.
With oysters added, there Is no reason
why we shouldn't be happy.
There will be $1,000 downcast hearts in
I Washington next Monday. On that day
the new school year begins. AS usual,
there viii not be room enough for all
the children, and 5000 will have to at
tend as ''part-time pupils"
The Washington Gaslight Company
has grown SO accustomed to thinking
It owns Washington that no one should
be surprised at its appropriation of a
few streets and city squares to its
own use.
Joy riding on the deadly motorcycle
has reaped its logical and inevitable
harvest of death. There seems to be no
division of opinion that in careless hands
this particular form of Juggernaut is
more dangerous than the fiereest man.
eating automobile,
Few men in Washington had a wider
circle Of acquaintance than Can't. John
H. Mills, whose death is mourned nv
many. A lifelong resident of the Dis
trict and a Mason, Captain Mills was
widely and favorably known through
out long business career here.
',Drowsiness," said Solomon. CLOTHES
q man In rags" One man lost SI1
while asleep and another saved $S5 hy
waking up just in time to frighten the
burglar. OF course, 1t might be possible
to enforce the vagrancy laws and clean
out the burglars entirely, but that Is
another story.
Takoma Park is up against the same
Old trouble which agitates the aver
age suburb: namely, the 90 neighbor's
chickens. II the new regulations are
enforced, prohibiting the keeping of
live poultry closer than seventy-five
feet to the dwelling of other people, the
price Of hens will be high.
The suggestion that express or
Through" suburban cars be tried in
Washington, which comes from the
District Electric Railway Commission,
Is q good one but there is little hope
Of any real transportation reforms un-
til some of the legislation now pending
before Congress is enacted into effec-
tive law.
OF course, the children are interested
IN the site of the new playground to
take the place of the one which
is to be closed at Fourteenth street and
Columbia road, but 1t is safe to say that
just at present they are much more
enthusiastic about that new automobile
which has just arrived, dedicated to
their special use.
That the piano dealers of this city
stand high in the estimation Of the Ma. |
tional Piano Merchants Association is
indicated by the fact that e. H. Droop
has been made chairman Of the legis-
lative committee and named on the ad-
visory committee, while Percy s. Fos-
ter Is chairman of the resolution COM
mittee.- Mr.. Droop Is also State COM
missioner for the District OF Columbia.
President william s. Duvall and the |
members OF the Automobile Club Of |
washington viii hold out the glad hand |
TO the good roads advocates Of the |
American Automobile Association. who /
viii hold their annual good roads con-
vention in this city when Congress con-
venes In December. President DuvaIl |