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The following set of resolutions
were adopted by the WaahWtcn
Chamber of Commerce at a regular
meeting held Tueediy, TMolmber ttr.
Jngton and tho traveling public have
long endured great inconvenience
; and hjjdahfe on account of the this
erable accommodations affbrdefl by
/ ; the Norfolk Southern Railroad, due
r/-" to the inaccessibility. Inadequate and
filthy passenger station at Washing*
ton, and
g? WHEREAS, These conditions have
| become unbearable and no immediate
relief promised by the'said Norffw*
fblk Southera Railroad, therefore,
bo it
RESOLVED. That the Corporation
Commission be roqnested to investigate
this complaint and to better
judge the situation, they are requested
to call a public meeting In
the city of WashlngtofL at an early
; date. Be It also
RESOLVED, That a copy of these
resolution, bo emit to tbn Corporation
CommlMlon with the roqueat
.' ' ?- _ dint Unr lake Immediate action
thereon.
The a bore tet of reaolntiona were
eont Ul the Cuinere'tlon tfrmmleilnn
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On December 19th. Mr. Hynn.
secretary of the Ctajg^Mirof Commerce,
received aS*jflj5municatlon
trom tMm CommlM^|fcatin* that
the resolutions had bStT received.-*t
That was all. No mention was
made as to tne tommmiDu? mu{:
tude in the matter and nothing was
said about improving the conditions
/> h*r?
/|f \ . Why have they not taken the trouble
to Investigate the matter? Why
were they, at least, not courteous enough
to set some data when they
f would meet with representatives of
this city? We believe that the requests
made in regard to the improvements
of accommodations are
tea direct line with the work, that
Why them, do they not give Washington
just n small share ot their
valuable time?
It is true that we are not as large
as Raleigh. Chjuiotte and other cities
in the State, but we feel that we
I? "J* entitled to 80MB consideration.
^ The miserable shanty which bears'
PREST. WILSON THANKS DIR.
ANB MRSjJ. STUBDERT
Appreciates Compliment They Paid
Him In Naming Their Boy After Him.
Sjj~ Hen(b Beat Wishes fut aJHappy aad
Prosperous Life for Child.
f" Hon. Geo. J. Studdort is in re-"
cetpt of a letter from President
Woodrow Wilson, which wb publfbb
; below. In explanation, we might
-- - add that when Hon. JosephusDaniels
was her on May :19th, he named
the infant spn qt Mr. agd Mrs. Stud dert,
"Woodrow Wilson Studdort."
The White House,
gEFV May 17, IMS.
My dear Senator:
- * ". 'v nrvr?rpr-lftfo the rnmnll
ment wbiclr you and* Mi*. Studdert;
t little boy. He has my very beet
vlafcea for a happy and prosperous
uf?. /
Cordially mad tlncercly yonra.
WOODROW WILSON.
Hon. Goo.* J. Btuddert.
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pT HMI. BERNHARDT HAILS.
Now York, May !?.?After making
an attentive theatrical tour of
the utiled State* accompanied by
her eeapaay of twenty-five player.
Mae. Sarah Bernhardt tailed for
Vranee today. Divine Sarah renewed
a salary of It,00 a week while
Jbede TUB wttt probably bo bar taat
appaggaace la Aaarlea.
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No Satisfaction C
sent Fifthy Conditi<
hue at the Depot
the namo of a railroad station Is a
disgrace to the Norfolk Southern
Railroad. It is not half large en-jl
ougb, ts unsanitary and- I neon Yen-f
tartly locate^. . ;
' Good enough for Washington!'")
Is that-the Idea? ^Are theTe not i
as many passengers who travel to j;
unu irum wanningion as mere are t
from other cltlea between Raleigh i
and Norfolk? 1b there another town i
of anywhere NEAR its site which 1
'has such miserable accommodations
as this city? ( ,
nBorne few weeks . ago. a smooth i
tongued representative) of the rail- (
road was proruse in hiB premise re- t
warding tha-ax ten a Kit lmpfnvpmpn^
whlrb the Norfolk Soutlitrn intended ?
to make;?intended to make IMMEDIATELY.
We havo waited patiently but as \
yet, tfibtt* ia not the slightest sign
of any improvements.
Perhaps when the railroad or the
Corporation Commission wake up
and begin to take notice, thoy will
start doing things. Probably we are
npjnst in trying t^ hasten matters.
The Corporation Commission only
rccelfetl The resoTutlone vtr months
ago. It is a matter which requires ,
deep contemplation. Perhaps in a
fear yearn time thav will be reaJy~T5~ ~
TALK ABOUT THE MATTER.
W. A. Witt, superintendent of the ^
Norfolk Southern, to whom a copy 4
of the resolutions was also sent,
stated in his reply (dated Dec. 19,
1912) that "the .matter will hare my *
Immediate attention and handled to ,
We can almost see Mr. Witt smile
bsc he dictated the above clause to
his stenographer. That "immediately"
was six months ago. We begin
to see now what the station agent
imean.s when he says, "the train will
ibe here immediately."
I In the meantime, there Is only
lone thing to do, and that is for pasIsengers
to avoid using the present
[depot. If the railroad refuses to
cater to your wants, why should you
iVako yourself uncomfortable I>y putting
more money in their pockets?
to this city.
The. \ Corporation Commission is
without doubt properly named and
really would do much for the peopTe
were its members named by the
railroads.
TOURNAMENT
-AT-?UNXLLIfiL
To Be Held on July 4^h. Special
Prises to Be Offered for High Score*.
A shooting tournament will be
held by the Washington Gun Club ou
the afternoon^ of July 4th. There
will be five events and the shooting
will start at one o'clock. *
Thfi^ ari^ngement committee Is
working hard to make this one ofTBe"
best affairs of its kind that has ever
h?a held in thin section of the
State. .There will be several profesolnnsl
anH xranlr aKorn ahnntAra nm?.
ent and an interesting infest may
be expected. Special prizes will also
be given for high scores.
The grounds will "He cp?n from 9
v ^ p^anh M a to permtt
those, who desire to practice, to
do so.
- - LEARMlf^GOLR,
A young woman entered a sporting-goods
store one morning, and
the polite clerk went forward to meet
lieri ; , . ^
"I want," she said, "to see some
golf clubs."
"Certainly," replied the clerk.
"Aboet how many do you want?"
"Well, really/' she responded
slowly, "I scarcely know. You tee,
I am Jost learning to play golf, and
1 /to not know muck about it as yet.
Why, I don't even know which end
of the caddfe to use. '?June Lippin Ott'L
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WAMHN nos. -.NORTH C.
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Vtoie to Both the
Obtained From
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AKD I'K Tl'KKS
AT LVBIC THEATRE TONIC.HT.
lirhnfd.son and Bernard. Clever Coui". edlaiw
to Appear uu St??
Ttmight. r
Richardson and Bernard, funny,
asclnating and frivolous. Will Bu J
icen at tho Lyric tonight In* a notv, |
lovol, neat and natty talking, singng
and dancing act. New sours.
lew jokes and new costumes are a4
feature of their act.
The pictures, which appear on tonight's
hill are sure to please and
tttract. In short,- it's going 4o b? a
rood program. Meet your friends
here. v
ii girl in pink
roioiw hit
at aiit0ri1
HISS ADA RHODKH TO PLAY THK
I.KADf\(; ROLE IX MCB1CAL
C30M11DV WIIOIMIOW XIOIIT,
HImh Rhodes Will Play the Part of
1 Dolly" in the Play Which Is to Be
jJiven at the Aaditorium for Benefit
>f Public Library.*
'Where are you going piy pretty
nqtld?" '
'I fear I can't tell you Just yet," she
said;
'I'm out in my automobile which is
Kran.l nan.
Ind I'm- not quite certain what it
may do"; - ?
'But if you're otwearth until Friday
night.
[ hope you'll come witness a wonderful
night."
She was gone, with a toss of her
her head and a wink.
Twaa no. one else but "The Qlrl In
Pink."
Miss Ada Rhodes. who^is the
"Girl" in the "Girl In Pink" show,
la one of Washington's prettiest and
most popular young ladies and as
he was born and raised in the city,
she has hosts of friends who will
turn out en masse to see her in the
difficult role she will play In this
production. Everyone can remember
the success she made with tho
part of "Elsie" in Slumberland, but
that *e 99 esmpasinnp fn the part nf.
"Dolly" in this new play. Mies
Rhodes has a great many llnois and
a lot of_ the singing to do and wel
know that, if possible, she will add'
many more to her long list of adihirers
when she appears as the leading
lady of the "Girl In Pink" show. j
Tickets for the performance have
been selling fast the past two dsys
and there will be a good sized audience-who
will, witness the play Friday
night.
The Greenville, S. C.'. Dally News
of September 9th, states in a writeup
of' the Girl In Pink show, that
it vraa'k "Militant^ Mcceaa," "performance
at Grand last night greeted
by a large and thoroughly delighted
audience, matinee this afternoon and
nnnOicr nprformanr.e toniaht " "The
pectatlon*." :
We can recall how lir. Foote preMUd
his Slumberland ahow here
some f$w weeks ago and with what
success he made with the great oast
of some three hundred people upon
the stage. It was known then that
the first nights performance exceeded
anything ever given here before
both In an artistic and financial way
apd we have confidence In* the gentleman
to the ' extent that we are
willing to believe he will give as a
good show and one that will 1m worth
>the price of admission charged.
As we mentioned before, this will
be the last in the theatrical line this
season and as the play Is given for
wtol'l.N'A. THUlttBAY Arimm/M.
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T. A. Wright, attorneyjind bus
one of the men direfting af
Exposition Planned for Who
?f
The country le facing grave prob- |
lems, the colution of which must,
come from a clear understanding of .
conditions, and immediate1 action, j
The..work 6f man in dealing with
the forests and soils, which were
- given for uoo, and not for^abuaSr ,
. may aptly be compared to the work |
of smaller forme of life, suoh as the j
boll-weevil and army worm. The
great creator probably views it in I
this light. Devastati^ laT^parent '
on every hand, In deduced Nil* and
--tailed and .CullMMPu- \
For thie reaeon and Tor many !
others the National Conservation j
exposition to be held at Knoxville
KEY. H. B. SEW
nrTlinilan rnnii an a SIT a
nciunncu mum ailama
. Re". H. B. Searlght returned last
night -rain the Presbyterian-convention
at Atlanta. Mr. Searlght, after
the convention, stopped for a few
days at Acworth, Ca.. where he has
a sister living.
He states that he has had a most
j enjoyable and interesting trip. He
was unable to attend the commenceIntent
exercises at Davidson College,
| at Charlotte.
a worthy cause, we advise every one
to secure seats for "The Girl In
Pink" and make the last play of seay
nmym ww warn
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Keeping On Being
Successful.
Would So and So keep on
advertising -his bats or Such
and Such hia shoes if what
they have t? sell wasn't backed
by the right kind of quality?
Merchants and mMnitrfni-. I
ers who come out and-tell you
all about their product wouldn't
keep- on being successful
unleRB they supported their adThis
is why you are nearly
always safe in patrdnlrlng a
business that advertises. Now.
and then some voracious individual
or firm tries to "put
one over" on the public, but
the sueeesa of Such a house usually
in short-lived.
If you see a manufacturer
or a retailer advertising stead ily
and consistently la the best
papers you may. be sure his
business ie successful. If hie
II business la successful his prod|
net moat ha good. Therefore
|| watch the advertisements and
|| buy accordingly.
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"cQKSERVATtOH EXPttStTrON
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iness man of Knoxville, wbo is '
fairs of South's great show.
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le People and for Posterity v
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next fall will mark, a most impor- i
tant stept in the world's work.
The Exposition is of nation-wide
Importance, and tlmlTy. It *111 not I
'be a celebration, like other large I
exposltlona. It looks forward? I
pointing th? w?r tg twtttr
vanced thought of t^s day. It will
stand eecond to no enterprlie of
recent years ae an agancy for thepromotion
of the general welfare.
The great plana and purpoeee of /
thie exposition are being carried
out for the benefit of the whole people
-otwlr-ja* <pegjerity-?From statement
made by W. M. Goodman, Director
General of Exposition.
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WBES SAY
ROOSEVELT IS.
mm
Claim That His Has Never I teen Under
the Influence of Intoxicating
Liquors.
The principal event in Col. Roosevelt's
suit for libel against Editor
George A. Xewett, was the examining
of witnesses who had known the
Colonel for many years. One and ail.
they testified that1 the ex-president
not only was a drunkard but was
notably and extremely temperate In
the use ofTntoxlcants. lt would have"
been Impossible, the witnesses said,
for Colonel Roosevelt over to have
been under the influence of liquor
without the fact becoming known to
his associates.
10 HOLD REUNION
AT JACKSONVILLE,
Jacksonville, Florida, was yester- c
day awarded tho honor of enter- i
taining the 24th annual Confederate I
Veteratfs' Reunion,' which will be 1
held next year! Comraander-in- i
Chief General Bennet H. Young, of f
partmental commanders were re- s
elected to office. 1
-Yesterday marked the last lmpor- i
tant business session of the conven- ?
tion at Chattanooga. Today ia the '
last day of the reunion.
OVER TWO MILLION8
FOR GOOD ROAD8. <
Washington, D. C.. May 29.?Dr. <
Joseph Hyde Pratt, of North Caro- 1
lina, who was here last week to see i
the President about drainage mat- )
ters, stated that North Carolina
counties had passed favorably upon ,
the issue bonds aggregating $2,100.-1
000 lor good roads la North Caro- |
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BAfTLESH^S
MON^NT
UNVEILING
KITIO.VAL MAIM-: MOXIMKNT
WIL*. UK INVKII.K1> IX XEW
V? >H k Cm TOMORROW,
MKMOKm. 1?.\V,
CUBAN WARSHIP ARRIVES
Into ' < iaiu<kd In_ _N"c\v York
I iai-Iwtr Em-Iy Today Willi . it Armed I
I -'orrc uf Soldiers Who Will March in
lilemorlut l>uy Parade.
I New York. May 25'.?The* North
I ^thymic fievt orrivud today at the
l^mbrot-e I.i^litwltji> n. G o'clock th>
no ruin j??ro participate in the cerenonies
ir.ruiont' to the unveiling of
ho National Main" Monument on
Memorial Day. . Admiral Badger in in
lOniniand and extension preparations
liave been made for the entertain^
cent of his staff while-here. Police
escorts will be provided for all officers
of tfc-? fleet who i-otne shore. All
dans in connection with'the line of
narch have been perfected by Com*
nlse'.oner Waldo.
*uba l>an?Ls Armed P'orcc in New
York.
The Cuban warship -Cuba--Inmfctlu
New York harbor early today
with on armed force of sailors.
No alarm, however, is felt by local
authorities on account" or the
anding of this battleship as the crew
rill march in the Memorial parade
onnected with the dedication of the
lAine .Monument on Decoration
lay.
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IB BEHELD fll
. IREJJRIC
IA.NAGER H. (j. HP ARROW HAS
ANNOUNCED THAT NEW FEATURE
WILE BE ADDED TO
THE LYRIC THEATRE.
t 1? Expected Tliat the First A ma
eur Nisht Will He Hetil Within the
(est Week or Two. Prize* to Re Ofered
for liwt Act* Each Week.
. .JH%_Q,_SjWUTOwt manager of the
.yric Theatre, has announced that
eginning in the next week or so. it
a hl^"* intention to run ' Amateur
Cight" once a week.
Mr. Sparrow is certain that the.
teopleTK-Washington will appreciate
hi3 novelty. The talent on these
light, will ,^e purely amateur and
omposcd of well known people in
.Va&hington' or the neighboring
owns.
Here's a chance that the amateur
lomecs and Juliets have been waitng
for. It will he the best of trainit
g-for-ail -^ato-hava .the ambition to,
ro on the stage. Many a present
lay star has made his or her beginliog-at
Amateur Night. Others have
>een raked from behind the foot
ights with that appendage, termed
the hook."
Manager Sparrow will give a first,
econd and third priae for the best
icts each evening.
"TOOT! TOOT! TOOT! T<X>!" _
That heading sounds like a Xornll
fn. a
Tossing, but that Isn't what it's
neant to be. It's the way that peo>le
get in communication with the
3ath droc?77 Company. 2222 is
heir telephone number as can be
teen by glancing into the directory.
Rather startling for Central whan,
someone garbs the receiver, shakes
the hook up and down a few times
ind then, in reply to her inquiry, ex:itedly
shouts "Toot! Toot! Toot!
roo!" .
Tb? management should have givsn
this number to some ship yard or
marine establishment.
Una. and that the Legislature has authorised
a vote on good roads bonds,
between 19.000.000 and 910,000.000
to be voted upon during the year.
He said that authorised bonds had
been sold easily and he had a demand
from the counties for more expert
engineer* In road building than
be could supply. - - ~
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AStOR HOUSE 1
TO RE RAZED; J
WORKSTARTS
JUNE 15TH
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AHOVK DATK.
HOTEL FAMOUS WORLD OVER N 1
Bin-. H' HM'il ?, >1 >;a'c?i's,
I [Duke*. I^iriis antl <Hlu*r K&uiour
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J l*ut (',!iaM?l i?y. City. Other Half H<w
j lung* t<? Astor. .
oicTwI *"rl?" ~'J*?Th.t r.nrous Jfj|
1 aum mnflaiu iiq?m? '? .v-.L-ri.n
| rrid, which linn sheltered presidents
li.ncl senator*. dukcn and lord^. cov- 3
LcrBprj. and many other noted char- ^3j
IJn.-ieie parses Into history today. The
City of New York lias,decided :<? pay . Vij
SiidO.OOO for the southern haJ.f of j
the building to be used as ar euse[ment
of the' new Uroadway .vjbway.
The rontract becomes effective today
and the work of razing that part of V-Oi 181
the building will begin abou: June
" 'tuc liortTiefn iralfornrciroTP!"&<*="
longs io William Waldorf a*t-r. who 9
lives in England and i? a British
subject. Unless he comes to an agreement
with the manager* of John
Jacob Astor's estate he will find w
himself with half a hotel ant! a few*
stores on Barclay street. The city
will shear off the southern haif of
the building, leaving open ended hallways
and rooms split through the . 1 jaM
mitldb?. Perhaoa William Waldorf
Actor wifrtferide to put tip a building
on the Barclay street halt laaving
Vnunnt Astor and, the managers *
bf his tatnot"* enratft to tin mint tttei
please with their property.
The gray stoned old Astor Kouae
probably has more history, tradition. .1
tragedy amt~comedy associated with - ?
lit than any other building in NewYork
f'ilv Short!v Bflor Ihu
lulioiiarv War Rufua King, once
minister to England, had his Colon irl
homestead and garden on the
plot where the Astor House now .
stands. One of his neighbors was
Cornelius Roosevelt of whom Col.
Roosevelt Is a) direct lineal descendant.
John Jacob Astor. the founder of
the Astor family in America, bought
tho houpe and ground from King
and while he lived there entertained
al! thf. authors and scholars of th?
day. lie bought.. up.jUl..o?..tliii. Llotlc *3
betsveen Vesey and Barclay streets. and
in the early '30s decided, much
to the alarm of some conservative
old Knickerbockers, to erect there ( 3
the finest hotel on the western continent.
Ifl
The cornerstone was laid or. July*
4. 1S34. and beneath It was bi.ri^d a
silver casket containing copies of*
the daily newspapers of the uay previous.
a silver tablet and a full
length portrait of Lafayette, who
was a mighty popular figure :u this
country even at that date.
It. took three years to erect the '"fS
building, and the original cost was
$70,000. The opening ceremony was presided
over by Mayor Cornelius W.
Lawrence. . j
Perhaps there is no place In
America where during the march of'
years so many celebrities from every
field of epdeavor have gathered.
I There has been murder, theft uud
(suicide between those grin; stone
?' OIB- KiUori;*
cal campaigns of American history
have been planned there.
Ask ua regarding our.advertlslng
and subscription rates. You will
find that both are reasonable.
Advertising is to a merchant likff.
a rifle to a hunter.
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LIST YOUR TAXES.
' - ' 'AM
Notico Is hereby given to ail persons
in Washington Township* required
to list property or poll for
taxation, who have not listed will - <3
find me at the Court House on Prf- -1
day and Saturday, May 30 and 31,
: for the purpose of receiving their
liat. After the above dates the tax
list will be closed.
Attention is also called to the fact
that failure to list will result in yotoy ?being
double taxed. >
Respectfully, W.
?. STANCILL, * ^51
Uat Taker for Washington Town*
hip. S-tt-3tc