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WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY AJFTERNOON, JANUARY J?, Wl#,
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iMAli PADDIFD
50,000 Are Homeless
Paris Asks for Aid? Buildings
' Are Collapsing, the Seine is Ris
tensely Gold in Citj.
A REIGN OF HORIIOR ^
Pmrl?. Ju. 28. ? P?rl? ly In tS?
throws of a reign or terror. The flood
calamity gain* In horror hourly.
Buildings are collapsing; the 8etne
1? rising, the scehes of the alege a#s
being dup)j?Ated. and . despair has
awept th/ terror-stricken "* millions.
Thirty thousand troops were ruahed
trom the provinces to4ay to aid the
wornout heroes who have been bat
tling aglnst the implacable river.
From the starring provinces half a
million peasants hare flocked to the
metropolis, adding to the seriousness
of the situation. There Is not food
enough to supply one-third of those
within the city limits, and stricken
' Parte has been compelled to aak aid
from the -world.
Americans can form an Idea of the
damage done by the fact that the to
tal Is greater today than the loss im
the San Francisco lire.
At dawn the river, higher tha^ever
before In htatory, was rising; snow
and rain were fslllng and the cold
rlvep were higher; there was no sign
thatXhe hoped for crisis would come
* today -
In the provlncee hundreds of Ihcs
bar* been lost; In the city, scores.
Mof than 260,000 persons are home
lecs In France; 60,000 in Paris have
been unable to find temporary refuge.
As a result of the walls of the Quay
De Orsay collapsing this morning a
wall of water was turned looae In ona
of the most populous qusrters of the
city, sweeping ell before It with the
for^e of a broken dam. In darkness,
the p:(li I -stricken innabitanta fled S4
best they could. A boat patrol, quick
ly established, saved ..many, but sev
eral are believed to have been drown
ed.
All night long a thousand men bit
tied to save the Louvre and its price
less art treasures while the water
rose relentlessly.
Before dawn It had become an
r'w could save the famous galleri^j I
T^Vsjrom heavy damage.
The ?harp explosion of bu rating
?ewers or collapalng. subways shook
the whole quarters and spread panH:
today. The collapae of the D'Araay
m'lroad station walls early tht*
morning was followed within a short
time by the caving in of the Bercy
autr?ay station. Several .persons are
missing:'
Every Inch of high ground In the
city proper and the suburbs la nom
the Site of a camp of refugee. Mont
Mart*? rising to a height of 400
feet, the highest pplnt In the city, and
Belleville, 220 feat at Ita greatest al
titude. are the centers of the refuge
cam pa on the north of the river. On
the eouth, Montagne St. Genevieve's
every houae harbors the destitute.
The circlet of hllla without the city
Cloud. Ifeudon, Vlllejulf .llont
Valerlea ? are packed with shivering
maaaee Who clamor for food and fuel,
and beaeoch the soldiers and police
for relief.
Not one of the 28 bridges acroea
the Seine today could be declared
Immune from theldanger of being
Mown HQ fn prufinf thfi fnrmsHnfj nf
dame that would *dd to the borers.
At each army engineers and sappers
stood .guard, with mines -planted,
ready to blow up arches and Aotaam
at once.
Even the historic Notre Dame ca
thedral. whloh hah withstood the
floods *bf centuries, today was a
source of anxiety. The water was
almost^overlspplng the quays beelde
It at dawn. Never had the ancient
cathedral looked down on Paris in
such a plight. The Inundations of
1612, of 1208, of 1886. and of 1876
? horrors sll ? have been outdone.
It would take a Victor Hugo to
describe the mighty light of men
against the steady encroachments of
"the ^rfter. Police snd soldiers, ex
hausted by lnceesant struggling, to
day were reinforced by organised
bodies of cttlsens. At' a score of
^points thousands of men labored to
throw up dykes. >
flacks of sand, bales, earth filled
with wagons, csrs of all kinds, are
IS HELD UP
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Relievetl Him of Watch and
Seventeen Dollars.
Mount Airy. Jan. 27. ? The atari
loutu mail carrier from Dobsop 1.0I
city w?:s hold i;p this ??itemoon |
about 6 o'clock by tjjree unknown n*
tiroes nnd ribbed of all his personal j
effects, consist lug of a watel^and f 17.
The. hold-up occurred just outside
of the city limits in a dense wood
and nearly frightened the mail car
a road the three negroes explained to
the -carrier that he would have to
change his usual route on account of
-a bridge being unsafe aAd'tbis neces
sitated his taking the road that lead
[through the woods. The negroe^ield
i?gun in his face, dragging him from
his buggy and relieving him of his
watch and money. He came to this
city and reported the robbery to the
I sheriff, who, with a posse of mi
went to hunt the robbers. The post- 1
master has wired the Poetofflce De-I
partment and it may take a hand In j
apprehending the. criminals. It *
a bold crime and, while the mail was|
unmolested, it Is a serious offense.
HEAR THE
ITALIAN BOYS
Appear at the School Auditorium
Tonight.
Tonight at the school auditorium i
appears the Italian Boys, which is
the closing number In the Lyceum
course for this season. This weO
immu viuun?iuj ? awwaieii tmn tmt
season and proved to be one of the
moat attractive numbers In the course
and for this reason they were secured
again this season. Tickets are now
on sale at Brown's Drug Store. The
prices are, reserved seats, 75c., gen
eral admission 50c.. children 25c.
The ^oors will open at 7:45 and
the .performance will, Commence
prlmptly at 8:30.
The performance this evening bids
fair to be the best of the series and
it is to be hoped a large number will
avail themselves of the opportunity
of hearing first-class music.
OS K OV THAW'S AIJKN19TM
CHARGED WITH I4ARCEXY.
Pittsburg, Jan. 27.? Dr. C. C.
Wiley, one of Pittsburg's prominent
physicians and an alienist for Harry
K. Thaw during his first trial, is un
der $1,000 bond to answer the
hy a- Miss Dora Pedder. Dr. Wiley
rwas arrested by a constable on Jan
uary/ 18, but the fact of bis arrest
was not generally known until today,
when he was summoned for a hearing
before Magistrate Klrby tomorrow
morning.
In her complaint to the magistrate
Miss Pedder. asserts she entrusted
Dr. Wiley with 81.400 worth of Jew
els two years ago. and had been un
able to get them back. She finally
appealed to the detective bureau and
the arrest followed. Miss Pedder
disappeared from her home immedi
ately after the (tutor's arrest and
the story only came out at police
headquarters upon "her return today.
ixmwa HAND.
Bll!l Mm Meda With Accident at
Prank Coletrain, a young man 15
years of age, while out hunting yes
terday afternoon on the farm of Ifr.
Charles Arch bell. In some way dis
charged the gun he was carrying and
the contents entered his right band,
shattering it so the physicians had to
iputate It. The doctors apprehend
nothing snrlmiB frnm tha is aim < mm
less blood poisoning sett la. '
And from the heavens and the
branching rivers more water comes
to wash them away or eat through
them and gain the city's greets.
Scarlet (ever has made its appear
ance. following the fitat signs of ty
phoid. It* is an uphill light by the
health authorities. Not only Is the
water brackish and in msny cases un
fit to drink, even after boiling, but
the cemeteries are flooded. Mauso
leums hare been burst open by the
flood, graves hare been laid bare.
And there Is. no- place to bury the
dead. Pere achaise.L tile most fa
mous cemetery. Is a Iske, except in its
highest parts. The morgues are filled
with bodies that cannot be buried.
Every public building that Is not
In danger of collapse today Is in use
aa a hospital or a place of refftge.
Thousands' are crowded Into them.
Fifty thousand others, marooned in
flooded homes, on .housetops,- or In
the open, onvy them. *
The authorities collectively and in
dividually are making a heroic st rug
but the Mtii Jitlon la too <
too sorions
WirwMB
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JF LIVING
Sec'y Wilson Speaks
Declares That the Fundamental
Difficulty Is That People Are
HigherThanio Other Countries.
THE FARMER OVERLOOKED
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Philadelphia, Jan. 27. ? "It costs
more to get the common necessities
of life in the United States today than
In any other coantry In the world."
This startling statement was made
tonight by tones Wilson. Secretary
of Agriculture. In an address deliv
ered before the Manufacturers' Club
of this city. Secretary Wilson dis
cussed "The Present Food Crisis," In
a way that was original and forceful.
"8ome people," he said, "tell us
that if we repeal the present tariff
law to let In foreign products free of
duty, the present difficulty will cease.
I do not believe It. Eggs are S5
ecnts a dpsen In Canadian cities and
60 cents a dozen in some. American
cities. Thfe duty Is 8 cents a dozen.
What difference would It make
whether you took off that 3 cents or
not?"
The Secretary further stated that
he believed the American people are
suffering at present not so much from
high living, as from the cost of Uv
ln?, hH lwln?:
"It has been said that the Amer
ican Is the best fed, best clothed, best
educated and beet housed man upon
earth. We shall have to add now
that he Is the most expensively fed."
Secretary Wilson pointed out that
the fundamental difficulty was that
the people are leaving the farms to
such an extent that there are not
enough remaining to produce" the
food of the Increasing population.
The boys and girls Of the farm, he
asserted, are being lured away to the
cittfes, to ^the factories and to the
mines, and to too . great an extent the
agricultural resourced ??f the country
are being neglected- He said he wss
convinced thf t the combination of re
tailers, wholesalers and the like were
responsible In great measure for the
keeping up of prlcea. and that that
same Influence would be sufficient ta
control the prices of products
brought from other countries, even
- Etattretary Wilson, after declaring
that the record made by the manufac
turers of the United States is a good
one, said "the education of the farm
er, however, has been overlooked.
The young farmer has been educated
away from the farm and from the
production of food for the people."
~ WJX8 PRIZK.
Mrs. James R. Wynn won the prlsA
at the Gaiety theater last evening.
This is- the second time Mrs. Wynn
has been successful at the Gaiety.
M ATTN KB TOMORROW.
There will be a matinee given at
thf Gem theater tomorrow afternoon
,at 4 o'clock. The auraes are allowed
to be admitted with the children. At
tractive program arranged.
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The Anaconda Mining Co., Has
Increased Capital Stock.
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.New York, J?n. ??.? Prdttulnarv
steps were taken today to Effect the
long-looked-for merger of prin
cipal copper producers of **e coun
try into que gigantic corpora 'In
Wall street another blllloA dollar
company was frequently mentioned,
but the more conservative believed
final capitalisation would be closer to
$560,000,000.
The Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany officially announced lata^ht* af
ternoon that at a meeting iof the
board of directors' yesterday' it had)
been decided to call a special i
ing of the stockholder in
Mont., on "March ti. to pass o*i
posal to Increase the capita^;
from $30,000,000 to $150,4
"for the purpose of acqnlr.
property of other companies
in the Butte district." ? The ,
mated Copper Company owai
cent of the Anaconda stock.
Following the merger of th* Butte
properties, which include the Amal
gamated Copper Company and Its va
rious holdings, namely the Aaiioonda
Copper Company, Boston & Meatona,
Butte ft Boston. Washington, v Tren
ton and other subsidiaries, ahd the
North Butte coalition. It is oKfscted
that the new Aqacondfc with Us In
creased capital of $150.000,0p9 will
merge with the Guggenheim, ItaMln
and other copper Interests, thju ef
fecting a corporation which win not
only control the copper output the
United States but will influence the
copper msrket of the world.
Concerning the plan to merge the
various copper properties In the
per Company, in a statement Ifsued
this afternoon, says:
"The reasons for. proposed increase
in stock involve consideration of dif3
ficult and complicated legal questions
as well as those relating to the eco
nomical and efficient management of
business operations of the different
companies. \ .
"Some of the operating features
which have been considered in favor
of the proposed transaction are eco
nomies which will result from work
ing all the mines in accordance with
a general system of development, tyus
relieving owners from necessity* of
maintaining numerous e* pen sly'? JtPbi
face and anderground plants Tiece?-|
sary under present condltlohs of aep- j
arate ownership.
t. "The Anaconda Cotnpany. because
of its size and its location. Is regard
ed, as the local company toAbecome
the purchaser of pro^rtles of the
to call a special meeting was the first
toward submitting the matter to
stockhofders of different companies
for their consideration. "
MRS. KTONKWjUj, JACKSON .
WAS IS SENATK GALLERY. I
Washington. Jsn. 26. ? Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson, of Charlotte, widow pt
the famous general, was a visitor at
the Senate gallery today and, at Pres
ident Talt's request, occupied ? the
President's reserved seat In the exec
utive gallery. -When her Identity be
came known, she wss forced to bold
an t Impromptu reception, senators
leaving the floor and going to the
gallery to pay their respects to her.
Mrs. Jackson wss a guest at dinner
at the White House last night.
Home Building &
Loan Association Hold
.
Their Annual Meeting
The regular annual meetlng^of the
stockholders of the Home Building
and Loan Association was held at
the banking house of the Savings and
Trust Company. Yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. The stockholders pres
ent were F. C. Kugler. W. E. Swin
dell. J. L. Mayo, B. W. Baylor. John
O. Bragaw, Jr.. ?. ft. Willis. ,F. H.
Bryan, B- O. Moss, E. R. Mixon, F. J.
Berry and John B- Sparrow. The sec
retary, Mr. John B: Sparrow, made a
detailed statement of the condition
of the association at the close of busi
ness January 3, 1910, and of the re
ceipts and disbursements for the year
1*00. The tfe port waa duly approved
a>id ordered 'made a part of the rec
ord. v The stockholders then proceed
ed to the election of nine directors
for ike ensuing y*ar. The following
gentlemen were declared duly elect
ed: P. C. Kugler, W. E. Swindell. P.
H. Bryan, B. O. Mom, F. J. Berry. E.
k. Willis, Jqkn G Bragaw. jr.. E. R.
Mix on andUohn B. 8parrow. Imme
diately after Ub meeting -oC the
of i
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. President, F.'C. Kugler.
Vice President, W E. Swindell.
8ee<5nd Vice President, F. H.
Bryan.
Secretary and Treasurer. John B.
Sparrow. ? ? \ ? v
Finance Committee: F. C. Kugler,
John G. Bragaw, "Jr., and F. H.
Bryajh'
The amount of authorised shares
of the Home Building and Loan As
sociation* Is $500,000, and the par
value of each share Is $100. The
number of shares* In force at the be
ginning of the year was 722 and the
number of shares subscribed during
the year were 294. Number of
shares cancelled and matured' were
$46. The total disbursements during
the past year were $14,838.75. The
Home Building and Loan Association
Is doing a work In Washington, daily
that means much indeed for the ad
vancement of the city. This Is an en
terprise that should hare the en?our
it of every citizen^ for It has
~ " * to the people in
Thaj affairs ot
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HUNKS TIRED
m MEMBERS
LOOK FOR ENO
Pinchott Case Dull
The Prosecution Not Zealous
Nor the Defense Spirited- Mem
f\f f^rtnoTf fir Will Ka 1 nfj
VviS VI tiUOgfCSS tv III Uv VjuIU
When Investigation Ends.
TO ELIMINATE CANNON
Washington, Jan. 27. ??? Deadly dull
starts the Bellinger investigation
The incident that wrapped the capi
tal In a flame three weeks ago has
simmered to a spark,
, Interpreted by the letter and
spirit of the first day, there Is neither
any particular zeal In proeecutlon nor
any special apprehension In defense.
Plnchot has been lionised by his
friends, applauded by two national
conventions, flattered by the appoint
ment of bis disciple to succeed him
and abundantly salved as to his own
wounds hy the presidency of the Na
tiooal Conservative Asaoclation. Ev
erybody Is gldtf of these things, but
everybody thinks they are enough to
satisfy any map and any man's
friends.
And for the rest. Congress will be
glad to be through .with the Ballln
ger Investigation, because Congress
Is pervadlngly anxious to go home.
The picture of personal Interest and
of almost dramatic pathos In Con
freM_ls that of old Joe Cannon
ghtlng. defiant, yet hopeless, against
his inevitable fate. Yesterday Fow
ler, of New Jersey, a Republican of
the speaker's own household of faith,
introduced a bill to reorganize the
committee on rules by leaving off the
speaker entirely, adding four Repub
licans and one Democrat instead of
two Democrats and two Republicans,
with the speaker, as It Is now. This
would make the committee consist of
six members of the domlnent party to
three of the minority party. Bad
qpough for the m'norlty, apparently,
but it would be at least thr ule of
an elected majority against lUa pres
ent autocratic rule of a ?ar. .
** T7)Wisv iafnoriionindr niw Stsim!
will hardly pass but some similar hHfr
of the same purpose wilt undoubtedly
go through at an early date. One In
exorable requirement of the bill will
be to eliminate Joe Cannon and Joe
Cahnonism from the future of the
House. The demand is universal.
Even from tne rar .\ew EngTRmT
States comes ttye word to New Eng
land representatives that if Cannon
should be perpetuated they will sure
ly be eliminated.
One of the very strongest and
most popular of New England con
gressmen said today that his reelec
tion absolutely depended upon the
eradication of Cannon and what he
stood for. This same congreissman
declared that every element of the
Republican party had agreed upon
the necessity of slttlnk down hard
and finally upon Its Uncle Joe.
Even the President recognise It
as an absolute party necessity and is
giving (he power of his Influence to
make It sure. Within a month, aaid
our New England friend. Mr. Cannon
will be compelled by irrlstlble forces
to bow bis he*a<t- In acceptance and
walk out of the situation of his own
accor<%
There has never been such a wide
spread revolution against an indi
vidual In our public life since Aaron
Burr presided over the American sen
ate after he had shot Alexander
Hamilton to death. -
But at thla writing the game old
,lnt"r nt la Iindannted and
defiant. The cigar points still to the
celling, his Jaw Is firm, and he Is pre
paring, It Is said, when the bill for
the changed rules comes up, to step
down- from the^chalr to the floor and
makH llie-fafters ring with an im
passioned defiance and defense.
Night after night the leaker Jollies
at' banquets and Jests at assemblies,
and. like Charles the First, fronts his
fate with a dauntless courage that
half redeems his fame.
But It is all In vain. His end is
at hand. His career is ended.
SPEAKING AT OLD FORD.
Professor Allen J. BarWick, of tho
Department of Education, Raleigh,
and Professor R. J. Peel, County Sup
erlnteijent* of Martin county, will
?pMTk at Old. Ford Wednesday night..
February S. y*
All persons are Invited to be pre*'
?nt and bear these speakers The
speaking will take place in the Caro
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CONDITION NO BETTER.
Large Qpra Attend v
^Farmers Institute at
Court House Yesterday
Never, in the, history of Beaufort
county wau there a more' enthusiaiw
tic meeting than the Farmer*' Insti
tute held in the courthouse yesterday.
| It was largely attended by farmers
from all sections of the county and
the benefits they derived cannot be
told. It Is more than grail tying to
the management of the- Daily News
to know, as, intimated by those ai
tendin?\the Institute, that it was
through the liberal space given In
this paper that Induced so large' a
number to be resent. As one farm
er said this morning. "The Dally
News certainly left no stone unturned
tp conspicuously advertise this Farm
ers' meeting, and the number present
on yesterday convinces ine that the
pbople read the Dally Kawa. Beau
fort county should rally to your pa
?per, for It is the best medium of
news yet afforded our people." Such
expressions as the above goes to show
that the efforts of the management to
publish a' paper abreast of the times
Is being appreciated.
The Institute was advertised to be
gin at 10 o'clock, and long before this
hour quite a large number of repre
sentative farmers were on hand.
These Institutes are being held in
this eastern section of North Caro
lina and wherever they have been
held the result has been more than
satisfactory.
Mr. T. B. Parker, director of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Raleigh, bo well known to the farm
ers of Beaufort county, was'the first
speaker. Ke spoke on soli improve
ment and commercial fertilisers. It
I- n.'-dk-aa In atatr. that kfl liruveti
himselt more than equal to the oc
casion. Mf. Parker Is thoroughly
enthused ^nd whenever he appears
before a body of farmers he never
fails to drop ideas and thoughts that
if followed will be resultant of good
and be beneficial. From the begin
ning to the end of his admirable talk
he held the closest attention of his
hearers. Mr. Parker holds a warm
place in the hearts of the farmers of
this- section and a warm Welcome
will ever be hlB whenever he desires
to return.
Mr. Parker was followed by Mr.
\Y\ N. Hull and Mr. Everette. Both
of these gentlemen gave those pres
ent" something to think about and
ipender over.
The morning and afternoon ses
MRS. SWEET ?
I AND FAMILY
Carried the City by Storm Last
Night.
Mrs. Sweet and family at the Gem
theater last night were highly en
joyed by all present. At both per
formances the theater wan crowded.
Mrs. Sweet and her family were the
recipient of the highest compli
ments. Their sayings and doing were
laughable from start to finish. The
benefit was given for the benefit of
the Episcopal Church and was i^rder
the supervision and direction of Mrs.
J.* B. Moore. Her entertainments al
ways^carry with them Interest and
amupTment. In addition to Mrs.
SweeV the pictures were first class
and highly appreciate^
JACKODENS
9TH BIRTHDAY
Delightful Afternoon Spent by
the Young Set.
Master Jack Oden. the bright and
Interesting son of" Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Oden, celebrated his ninth natal
yesterday, entertaining about ninety
?f his playmates a?d friends from
3:30 to 6 p. m. Master Jack Is one
of the city*s most popular young en
tertainers and on yesterday he proved
himself par excellence In this role.
Many games of amusement were
indulged in. One of the features of
the occasion was numbers placed In
ground pea hulls, one tied with blue
ribbon and the other with pink. The
bogs were give the hulls tied In blue
and the misses tho?w* fastened in pink.
When opened the corresponding num
bers found were to be ihe partners
around the festive board of the little
hoat. It la needless to^tate this fea
ture was highly enjoyed. Delicious,
and tempting refreshments were
served. No afternoon among the Ju
vlnile aet was more pleasantly *|>ent.
May Master Jack hare many happy
and Joyous returns.
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?? IMU'IW ?UIBl^ ?? ll?l H?J
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hIohk of the Institute were all that
was advertised. The meeting is des
tined to accomplish much good, and
every one present feels that his call-,
tag. provided ho takes advantage of
the ideas advanced, is to be greatly .
enhanced. ? _
The corn judging was an interest
ing feature ? of ? Hie ? TtTsttfiita Mjv ?
Parker stated that the exhibit would
have done credit to any State in the
United States.
It was regretted that the Women's
Institute watt not a success, this was
due to the fact that Mrs. Sue V. Hol
lowell. of Ooldsboro, who was expect
ed to lead th? discussion, .was not
able to be present on account of ill
ness. She is suffering with an' at
tack of la grippe. Mrs. Hollowell
was to speak on the Influence of the
woman in the home, the Importance
of home sanitation and the purpose
and value of the Women's Institute.
It Is to be hoped that at no distant
day Mrs. Hollowell will be able to
pay a visit to this city and afford our
people the pleasure of hearing the
wholesome advice Bhe wishes to offer.
Last evening at the Chamber of
Commerce, there was a good crowd
present to hear Mr. T. B. Parker and
Mr. W. N. Hutt. The speakers of
the evening were presented by the
president of the Chamber. Colftnel H.
Churchill Bragaw. in words of appro
priateness. Mr. Hutt occupied most
of the time directing the major por
tion of bis address on the cultivation
of the pecan. Said this was one of
the most profitable Industries In the
South today and was becoming more
so naeh yoor, Hu mdmt?A him
to i?y more attention to this and he
guaranteed the result would be to
them more than satisfactory.
Mr. Parker followed Mr. Hutt. He
prefaced his remarks by congratu
lating the citizens on the success of
the Farmers' Institute, stated that It
showed the people were becoming
more alive all the whil? and that this
section was destined to be the banner
one. Spoke of the many advantages
to be derived from the holding of an
Agricultural Fair. Gave those pres
ert many ideas that if carried out
will help no little to the successful
consummation of the proposed -
|cheme,
Both meetings Were In every way
successful and the outcome Is
tined to pan -out good.
ADVOCATES USE
0FTHE?0NV4CTS
Mayor Sterling Gives Views on
Paving the Streets
Mayor Sterling In a conversation
with the News representative advo
cates the use of convicts" In the build
ing of the Improved streets. In view
of the fact that the city pays about
one-half of tl\e oatlre tax collected by
the county we see no reason why the
suggestion is not a proper one. and
as the convicts are to be brought to
Washington soon as done with the
work in Richland township it would
save the expense of moving them
again If the improvement will be pre
pared to begin work without delay.
After the work now contemplated is
completed the News is of . opinion the
County Commis&loners would co
operate with them and render any
assistance looking toward th& im
provement of our town and county.
BENEFIT A SUCCESS.
The benefit performance given at
the Gaiety theater last evening for
the hanaflt.nf the Washington Home ?
Company was a great success. The
theater was packed and those pres
ent were more than pleased tftth the
performance The music of the or
chestra was appreciated.
A VAST IHPRRKNCK.
"Why's a bachelor a bachelor?"
"It depends; but It Is seldom for
the same reason an olt maid Is an old
man." *
New Advertisements ^
in Today 'sNews ?
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Washington Drug Co +
Washington Light and Water ?
Co. ? Welsbach Lights. +
Garfield Clemmons ? Barbecue. ?
C. D. Parker ? Insurance. ?
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