The Washington times., 1911-07-04

! the safe and sane idea for himself.
We can never have a noiseless Fourth
30 long as the Sixteenth street herdic
Is running in its present condition.
These nine speeches that Mr.. Taft
made Yesterday ought to be good for a
loss of at least twenty-five pounds.
We wonder IL Admiral Peary is en-
joying this spell Of weather? And, by
the way, has anybody here seen Cook?
Since It was almost as warm in the
White Mountains as it was here yes
terday. it should require no special ef-
fort to be philosophical.
Mrs. Mary F. Henderson, despite her
disclaimer of fame, will always be re-
membered in connection with the up
building of Sixteenth street.
Speaker Clark is losing $1,000 a week
because he can't get out and keep his
lecture engagements. But just think
what the Chautsuquas are losing!
Fifty new postal savings repositories
have just been DESIGNATED. while addi-
tional applications at the rate of forty
a day constitute telling Endorsement
Of the system.
Perhaps the automobilist is not al
ways as reckless as he is painted, but
the species which runs away after an
al abdent deserves to be brought to book
wit remorseless vigor.
Ar%- so passeth the bareback, for Ma
jor General Carter has reported that
the experiments in making fresh bread
for troops in field service have proven
thoroughly successful.
The former friends and supporters or
Mr.. James Jeffries do not need to be
reminded that this is in reality the an
niversary of the battle of Reno, with
! mere side glances at Independence Hall.
An increase of more than $500, 900 dur
ing June over the previous month in
the matter Of building expenditures in
! dicates a good. healthy growth in the
affairs Of the District. 1t is anything
but dull summer.
The cable announces that w. G. C.
Gladstone. of the English embassy here,
has been made Lord of Flintshire. Mr..
Gladstone is a grandson of England
great statesman, and his residence is
! at the famous Harwarden estate.
In the midst Of supposed inactivity it
! ts pleasing to note that the committee
/ Of one hundred, the conventions COM
; n1ittee, the more residents commit
tee. the commercial committee, the Re
tail Merchants Association, and others
are not dismayed by the weather.
One Of washingtons well-known citi-
zens, Jacob jacobson, a member OF
I the Old Guard and a veteran of the
civil war, in which he fought with the
Seventy-hrst Regiment, New York VOL
unteers, was one of the many who
were affected by the heat, and died
from its effects yesterday. Even the
seasoned veterans of many a campaign
are not immune from the high tempera-
tarS.
This is a good time for reflection on
, the part of those who knock Washing
toms summer weather. If they would
take yesterdays or todays newspapers
/ and sit down and read the weather re.
ports carefully, they would find lots OF
places in the country where the heat
Is more intense. Cities that haven't
nearly as bad a summer reputation as
Washington show up as bad as OF
worse than the National Capital in the
+ official records Of the Weather Bureau
II is refreshing to find one bicycle en-
tfusiast left among the host that used
to spend every spare minute and every
/ vacation pedaling over the country, but
which has lately. taken ur the snorting
more speedy automobile. We refer to
Mr.. Alvey A Adee, Second Assistant
Secretary of State, who has Just re-
turned from a bicycle tour of France
Mr.. Adee is a plain rugged. old-fash'
toned man, Of whom 1t is said, Tho
state Department can't be run without
him" Moderate use of the bicycle wal
wholesome recreation, and it is unfor
t,Inate that more men and women have
not been true to the faith that we al
swore TO uphold twenty years ago.
No wonder the air hereabouts 1.
filed with aviation talk! Two of ouI
leading financial lights, Charles J. Bell
president of the American Security ant
Trust Company, and William D
Hoover, president of the National Saw
ings and Trust Company, are enthu
siastic advocates for bringing the mex
international aeroplane race to Wash
fngton, ard one Of our most prominen
resi- estate men, Edmund K Fox, no