The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

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ing about ths nsods Il TIE District
Of Columbia.
John Elston said he believed Con-
gress should provide for q WatsEside
park all the way up the Potomac, on
THIS side. All the way up to Great
Falls, that is.
Mr.. Dowel says that Psnnsylva-
mia avenue near the Capitol Is . dis
grace land 50 It isl, and that Con
Rress should DO SOMETHING with
the Botanic Garden, tear down that
iron fence and build something
SLIGHTLY in that neighborhood.
The news columns carry an an
nouneement that DAVID Z. MOVER
has been picked out By the 315th
Regiment at Camp Meade 70 point
out the Kaiser" Whsn the boys get
to Berlin. Mr.. Meyer has met the
Kaiser.
All of which Il interesting to
people who remember David Meyers
initial piano appearances. One Of his
friends sends me this reminder:
about 1908 there appeared ~
Chase's Theater . little boy who was
so small that he stood un TO reach
the keyboard Of the piano. rsmem-
Der that one Of the pieces be played
was Godard's Second Valse. Bis
name was David Earl Meyer. Re-
calling that small boy and his excel
lent playing makes the present news
Of great interest"
That bump in front Of C0MMIS-
SIoNER GARDENERS houSs Is
worse than ever. In fact al Of
Newark street hin Is q mass Of bad
paving.
If q Commissioner can't get his
own street fixed, what chance has
the rest Of Us?
Sayings Of WeII.knOWn Men.
COL. ROBERT N. HARPER:
We're going to have the best looking
bank in the world when the work
men get it done.
JOHN ABSOLUTE, zoos Park
road asks very pertinently:
Who remembers when you could
get an egg sandwich for i've cents,
and an Irish stew for ten eents?"
EDDIE ToVIAL says there are two
crying needs in Washington and that
one OF them is a writing room for
soldiers in the Union Station.
Soldiers and sailors can do their
writing, resting and reading in the
big Y. NJ. c. A. LIBERTY HUT right
In front Of the station, and II anyone
does not know about il, there should
be more publicity attached to the
HUT.
The other need, he says, Is to tear
down the unsightly fence about the
Botanical Garden. He is right.
That fence is hideous, unsightly and
TO my mind, cruel. II shuts IN a
beautiful park which should be as
free as air. There is NO need for
that fence, now that the danger Of
COWS breaking into the garden has
been eliminated.
ALSO put LOTS Of benches in the
park.
No greater booster for Great Falls !
development lives than ELIJAH e. |
KNOTT, and this is what he has to
say today:
/ congratulate you on your edi-
torial today: THE GOVERN
MENT WILL HARNESS THE
POTOMAC" That is the essence |
of sense and justice. Long may you
continue the genuine good upbuild-
ing influence you are utilizing to the |
greatest advantage to the people.
Il know what you say about Can
ada-particularly the development |
Of the Hydro Electric System In On
tario, that gets It's mother power |
from Niagara and then bitches wa
terfslls all over the province a. Gnx-
Hilary power. Electric power runs |
farm machinery, creameries, lights !
their houses, runs machinery In vii
lagos, towns and cities, and even
Is heating farm houses and villages
and town houses. all at about one
third Of what It costs here in wash
ington- We are certainly BloW."