The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-27
WASHINGTON
 l0G YEARS AGO
 QUAINT PLACE
Famous Names Listed in Directory; Addresses
 Approximate
CITY THEN GOVERNED SELF
Many States Represented Only by "Delegates;
 Lotteries Allowed

WASHINGTON, March 27.-A viv- id, perspicuous picture of the ram shackle village that constituted the nations capital century ago is DOT trayed by a Washington city direc- tory of 1922.
 The ancient volume, it's pages tinted a deep yellow by the passing of time, affords the opportunity of contrasting the Washington of today, the city beautiful" with the Wash ington of 100 years ago, typical of the modern day "one-horse town" a picture rather difficult of visualiza- tion.
 The book, listing 2,228 names, con- tained the addresses of permanent residents, which were approximate rather than specific as seen in the city directory of today. It also had the residential addresses of United States Senators and Congressman, most of whom lived in humble board ing houses.
 Gives Prominent Names
 Persons listed in the book who subsequently became prominent in Americas history included Martin Van Buren and Rufus King, United States Senators from New York. They lived at Pecks Hotel in George town, a suburb of Washington to- day. Peck's seemingly was sort of political headquarters for national legislatOrs, among the members of the House listed as residing there being Samuel Edwards of Pennsyl- vania, Benjamin German of Mass achusetts, Lewis McLane of Dela- ware, Charles F. Mercer of Virginia and Henry R. Warfield of Maryland.
 The directory shows that as late as 1922 several States were repre- sented in Congress by delegates They included James w. Bates of Arkansas, who lived at "Mr Handy's on Pennsylvania Avenue near 18th Street," MT. Fernandez, initials and residence not given, and Solomon Sibley of Michigan, '1ocated with MT. Tucker, opposite Center Market
 Governed Itself
 Washington, the target today for considerable badinage because it's citizens are "voteless," was not gov erned by Congress in those days, the book disclosed. The city in 1922 boasted of a mayor, board of alder men and a common council.
 Not only were latteries permitted at that time but they were partici- pated in by officials who sought to raise money for public uses, the di- rectory revealed.
 Precautionary measures against fires were taken through naming of three official chimney sweeps by the mayor They were paid by the householder, 10 cents a floor for each flue cleaned.
 The mayor also appointed wood corders and measurers, who received six cents for each cord of wood they measured and half a cent for each bushel of coal measured.
 Had Traffic Problem
 Even at that early date Washing ton had it's traffic problems. The directory listed regulations govern ing the parking of public vehicles, which were required to stand lengthwise" with the street, midday between the curbings. The driver was to occupy the seat of his ve- hicle or if standing beside it, hold the reins in his hands. He was for bidden from "cracking his whip to the annoyance of pedestrians or the frightening of horses, and from be- coming overly boisterous"
 Directory figures placed the Dis trict of Columbia's population in 1922 at 33,0S9, mere handful when compared with the more than half million now living in the District The book gave Washingtons popu- lation as 13,247, divided into 9,6O6 whites, 1896 free colored persons and 1,945 slaves.
 A section of the directory devoted to taxes shows that male slaves, be- tween 15 and 45 years of age, owned by city residents, were taxed s2 a head, females at half that amount.