m- ?
Generous Uncle E
Advice to' His ]
Nie
In a remote hamlei back East lived
a demure maiden and a baahrul man.
who had for some year* been living
with but one and the same obiect be
fore them. Both were hopeless vic
tims of "lore microbes," tha^ were
t doing the moet effectual work under
I the direction of Cupld*himself. .Final
ly Harry suddenly "wofce up" one day
and decided that procrastination was
the thief of time and bliss, he 1mm*
V dlately set about to bring matters to
a focus. Very soon there was a wed
ding. and it waan't much longer be
fore their Uncle Bill Taylor, of Wash
ington . wrote effusively of what he
termed "grit." and proposed that if
they would locate here, he would
start them up In life. Very soon they
began to bid loved ones Adieu, and
were soon speeding in this direction,
i. When the train. pulled In. genero\ia
Uncle BUI was at the depot to greet
and welcome the much elated young
couple, and after hearty congratula
* dons, conducted them straightway to[
the Latham House. ' It was at break
fast the next morning while partak
. ing of a tempting menu, that waa be- 1
Ing politely served, thai Uncle BUI]
first unfolded his plans to the|
appreciative uewcomers, obligating
himself, first of'^H, to build and fur
" nlsh for the ma m<fciern home. "But
f' -ln th# Aeanttme," hV "you will
And this a pleasant shjd moat agree
able place to live, slncte it is well
known a a oifc of Washington's well
appointed and a most sealously man
aged hotel and a favorite with the
'Knights of the Grip* under the good
management of Mrs. J. B. Latham,
an amiable hostess who personally
t looks after the welfare of those so
?Jonrnlng under the roof of the La
tham House.
"Come," Mid the generous uncle,
rifting from the breakfast table, "the
V pleasure is now mine ttf t Introduce
you to oaf town, ydbr future home.
Then, too, I want to arrange to build
the n$w house right away. And. of
.course, it is important that we select
a pleasant and healthful location,
^w^ere we may have agreeable envir
onments about us." Uncle Bill was
soon astir, and the young couple were
eager and beaming with expectancy.
"First, we- will go In and confer with
W. M. Kear, our well informed, and
where Is always listed the best resi
dence and bu sines properties In town,
or ta the country about, who will
honestly represent same." Just a lit
tle later the trio Were courteously re
ceived at the office, and it wasn't
long before Mr. W. M. Kear had a
check. for an attractive residence site,'
on which Uncle Bill will st once have
erected a handsome residence.
"Now I am a^pea." said Uncle Bill.
"It beau all how they bu!Ut houses
these days, considering tl)e way they
bqllt them fifty ears sgo. Why, the
modern houses of today have con
velenclcs and 'comforts that one of
time never dreamed of. But I
know who can help us out of this di
lemma." said he. suddenly remem
Ing L C. Congletoa as a man abreast
yf the times In this branch of busl
ness, and a man of original Ideas and
og^orm tastes la practical areliltec
ture and building, also as being ac
tively aqppciated with the building ln
plans ready for s pretentions |6,000
residence for the bride.
The exterior Is a renaissance of
gothlc effect, symmetrical In appear
ance and commodious to a degree in
Its interior arrangement* an<J Is Just
what the bride had longed for. The
conetructlon of which will at once be
"Good lumber and good material
go hand In hand with good workman
ship when It comes to building a
good ' bouse.'' said Uncle Bill, and
much depends too upon the quality
of the mill-work used In obtaining a
finished effect. Now abo\$ the, lum
ber, mill-work and sundry requisites
coming under this heading. I am go
ing to see B. O. Moss, our live and
best known exponent of lumber and i
building material here. The yards,'
sheds and wareroomt are always
filled with rough and dressed lumber
of all dimensions, and the manifold
requisites in building msterlal, ade
quate to mee the demands of an ex
acting public." It Is needless to say
that Mom Planing Mill Co did fur
Blah the bill of lumber and every
Item for the whole Job. Uncle BUI
? 1 ? 1 '
UNO ENDS HERE
Jill Gives Timely
Mewly Married
;ce.
tlsan, that augments the attractive
ness of both the exterior aad Inter
ior of the home, rendering it pless
1ns and Inviting."
"Then." Interrupted Uncle- Bill,
"111 take no chances on fcotchery.
but I'll see Chas. F. Harris about the
.paintng, who Is sn artist with the
brush, employing all the time com
petent mpn, who wield the brush !
with dexterity, and If we. give the
painting, paper hanging. .and decorat
ing to Chas. F. Harris, we can rest
assured of getting good warkmanshlp
and a well-furnished house, pslnted
aad decorated In ship-shape, and on
time too. at a reasonable cost.
"In my earlier days." remarked
Uncle Bill, "the practical use of elec
tricity was unknown. It did not enter
into tl? construction of btilldlngs %t
all, but the convenience It affords are
manifold. Now about the electrical
equipment for our new house. I am
going to see J. H. Bryan, superinten
dent of the City Electric Plant, who
will wire the house. Install the fix
tures. put on the door?bells. snd give
us chandeliers and fixtures exquisite
In taste snd appropriateness, and do
up everything right. I expect Hettle
; will want' electric curling Irons and,
flat Iront, too. Mr. J. H. Bryan doe*
[everything eleetrical and la equipped
for subserving the best interest of
fhe people as an electrical engineer
had can tractor, and also-as-deafer in
electrfc supplies aqd fixtures In many
unlque^apd classic designs and ef
fects.
"Well. It to me to furnish
^?aur nsw residency," remarked Uncle !
BilVv "and It shall be furnished In
Just abygood taste and as completely
as your geod Judgment and tact will
permit or dictate." "How grand, she
exclaimed, beaming with Joy and ex
pectaney. Uncle Bill then bade the
young couple to come with blm to the
Jefferson Furniture Co., ou*-llre ex
ponent Of fiirnltufo and well Inform
ed house furnisher where is handled
everything that is Bmart, useful and
dainty, needed to fit out \\Ae cottage
and mansion, on whatever/scale Is de
sired. The trio, .politely received at
the store, where after conferring
ifl'th the conversant and assiduous
management. Hettle soon selected
some exquisite furniture for her par
lor and her lhrlnfc room and bed
diulug room and
kitchen furniture, also fine carpets,
rugs and mattings. H$r purchase, in
fact, included all essential requisites,
hence the progressive Jefferson Fur
niture Co. got the order to fit out the
house from top to bottom. The
bride said she was surprised to find
each a complete and well appointed
furniture store In Washington.
"Yes, I did promise you a nice
itch and silver serrlce," quoth
Unele Bill to* the bride, emerging
Horn the furniture store. ^
Then he directed them to R. Lee
Stewart's Jewelry store, where he
soon acquired himself of the obliga
tion adding to the above a handsome
clock, and aome exquisite articles of
cut glass ware. Hettle seemed to be
ta ecstacy at the thought of so many
useful dainty and essential articles
for her new^-home. "Thla jewelry
house." remarked Uncfe Bill as they
again entered the street, "always
shows 'artistic and seasonable effecta,
and has ths distinction with Its wide
acquaintanceship of being the most
reliable and best appointed Jewelry
house hereabouts. R. L Stewart
never holds out false lights to' make
sale, either," concluded Uhcle Bill.
Before leaving Uncle BUI handed his
watch over for repairs.
"By the way," said Uncle Bill, with
evident seriousness. "Ince he have
spent all this money in building and
furnishing this nice house. It would
be a grave oversight for us to delay
the matter of Insurance. I think we
had better go post hoste and see Win.
Bragaw ft Co., who will relieve us of
all apprehension and suspense, who
reperesent many of the beat and
stauncheet fire, health and accident
companies in the world, from whlcli
we msy choose. Wm. Bragaw ft Co.
arq the alert an dwRTe-awake under
writers who write yearly a large
volume of business In the respective
branches of Insurance from which we
may judge that every polloy has been
dealt with in a fair anl liberal way
(in the Judgment of all honest
claims." Before the trio left the
office Wm. Bragaw ft Co. wrote a pol
icy fully covering the. new house and
contents, as well as a polley for
$2,00 on Harry'* life in the.iPenn
Mfitual Life insurance Co. |
TOM SETTLE
TO LAND JOB
To Be Made Assistant Attorney
General of U. S
Salisbury, N. C-, Feb. 4. ? The Sal
isbury Poet, with apparent inside in
formation, publishes a statement to
the effect that Hon. Thos. Settle, of
Ashevllle, will within a few days be
named as assistant to the Attorney
General of the United 8tates. The
position is one of tpuch Importance
and carries a salary of |V000 per
year. Thit it Is to fall to a North
Carolinian seems certain.
who sold us the builders' hardware,
paints, oils and hardwood ftiantelB. ,
etc.. some weeks ago," remarkhd the!
liberal Uncle. "There ybu can flVogt
your culinary department on what
ever scale you wish. The stock Is
large and .the collection of utensils
and wares is Indeed cosmopolitan. I
know of no better, more reliable or
agreeable house 'to patronise. Its
customers come from All points of
the compass, accordingly about every
thing needed for the kitchen was
purchased from Mc Keel-Richardson
Hardware Co., our busiest hairdware
and sporting goods and house fur
nishing establishment here, he added.
"By-the-bye," said Uncle Bill, "you
want a nice gun and some ammuni
tion." And it wasn't long before
McKeel had sold^Harry just what he
wanted.
"There Is just one thing that Is In
dispensable to furnishing my new
home complete," modestly suggested
Hettle. "What's that?" asked Uncle
Bill promptly, who thought he had
gotten everything. "A sewing ma
chine ? aSInger. Yes. that's a fact,
hut we? wlll -flx- that -very- soon- with
Mr. Q. E. Edwards, the alert and
wide awake City and District Man
ager here for the Singer Company,
and he Is a pleasant and reliable fel
low to deal with, too. I hear that the
Singer Is used In over 75 per cent, of
the homes of the civilized world. It
is a favdrlte with all Intelligent
housewives because x>f Its ismpllcity
and beauty wind marvelous arcom
pllshments K either pl^in of fancy
sewing. Come with me to the office."
uid Uncle *B111. "I'll pay for the lat
est model." And he did.
"Next I must have some table and
bed linens, and portlers and things,"
reminded Hettle. "That's the fact,"
rejolnod Undo Mil apologetically. I
suspect you will want to replenish
your wardrobe, too, anh your Intro
duction to our town won't be com
plete until you have visited our best
ordered and most popular dry gdods
establishment. This Is It now," said
Berry's, who handle everything for
everybody. Here they found the store
Oiled with eager purchasers, among
whom were many fashionably attired
ladies. Hettle had no difficulty in
finding just what she wanted. She
said the Idles in each of the respect
ive departments were so varied and
select, which Included t^e newest
creations and daintiest effects, as
well as the most staple goods. It is
most satisfactory and a real pleasure
to trade with Suskln & Berry, said
Hettle as she left, and the prices are
so reasonable, too.
"I'll see you make some preten
tions to dress well yourself," remark
ed Uncle Bill to Harry. "Now Tor
smart clothing and men's furnishing
goods I'll* Introduce you to J. K. 1
Hoyt's, where I trade. It's a most re
liable clothing and men's furnishing
goods house, and has the confidence
of an enviable share of the discrim
inating class of trade, too. ? men ifrho
know and appreciate good goods and
correct patterns.
"The presentable and well stocked
premises at once mirror the business
tact of J. K. %oyt, and bespeaks the
volume of business that is tendered
that establishment.
At this Juncture Harry complained
of saw edges on his collar. "Oh, yes.
Uncle, I want you to recommend a
reliable laundry" aald Hettle. "Har
ry Is positively cranky about his
linen." "All right," replied Uncle
Bill, as he lsughed heartily, "If you
will call up or send It to Alderman
Capeheart Laundry Co. you need
have no further apprehenalon. It's
been doing my work for a long time,
and J find It the best and promptest
laundry In these parts. The busy
delivery Wagons are seen scaling cor
ners at a double quick gait all over
the town every' day, gathering up or
delivering Its work to a world of cus
tomers. faultlessly laundrled. Be
sides, Messrs. Alderman ? Cape heart
are ever aje^r-a^d pleasant |,n man
aging the bustnemra (fairs. "
"By the wajr," remarked Uncle Bill
as thsy reached the street. "Ml go
over to the First National Bank and
get another check book. Come along
with me and meet the cashier^ aad
president as this hi f "
sixty?
BODIES TAKEN
. FROM MINE
Another Explosion
.
.Thirty-two Other Victims Are
Buried in the Debris of the
Explosion Which Was Caused
by a Cigarette.
* ?
THE INTERIOR WRECKED
San Antonio, Tex., t Feb. 3. ? Slxtj^
eight bodies have been taken from
the Paula mine, in the state of Coa
hull, Mexico, acroea the line from
Eagle PasB, and the reacue work was
pushed today. Thirty-two other vic
tims are burled in the debris of the
explosion which wu caused by the
lighting of a cigarette, there Is no
hope that any of them are alive.
These remaining bodies lie far in the
shaft, in almost inaccessible posi
tions. The total deatti list Is 99 and
the property loss fSOOiOOO.
Of the 100 trapped In the mine,
only one got out alive. He died with
in a short time but not till he had
given his story
He told of the circumstances ofl
the explofelon. Smoking in the mine]
prohibited. It seems a new min
er, not knowing the danger, smug
gled tobacco and matches into the
shaft and when he went to work he
struck a match to light a cigarette.
Immediately the explosion followed,
burying aHve the 100 men.
-Frantic-efforts -were made- by -the
mine superintendent to rescue the
men but the shaft was so filled that
it took hours of work to reach the
chamber where the men were con
fined. The explosion wrecked the
entire interior of the mine
Some of the bodies of the men
were horribly mangled. Those-wfte
escaped death from the. effects of the
explosion were suffocated, all air
chambers being stopped up by the
falling Walls. The Paula mine is one
of the Musqulx group belonging to
the "CoalftrlliL" Coal*" ?Catalan y,
American concern. It was the best
equipped coal mine in Mexico and
had all the modern provinces for safe
The loss of the property will bej
more than $500,000.
ix Honor of miss pvgh.
Last night Miss Julia Mayo enter
Miss Pugh. of Baltimore. Md. Re
freshments were served. Those pres
ent were Misses Pugh, Bsitimore,
Md.: Isabella Carter. Mildred Davis.
Wilson, N. C.; Elisabeth Mayo, Ade
line Mayo; Messrs. I^ee Davenport,
Henry Moore, S. Etberidge. Lindsay
Warren, Herbert Bonner.
THE OLDEST ODD FELLOW.
Mr. George Botham.of Kent, who
is said to be the oldest Odd Fellow In
the world, has Just died. He was 90
years of age and had been a- member
of the order for 72 years. It Is
claimed that North Carolina now ban
the oldest living member In the per
son of Mr. R. J. Jones, of Wilming
ton. He has been connected with the |
order for a period of 62 years.
CHAMP CLARK BOOM.
Oklaboaaa Town Start* a Clnb to|
J Room Minority Leader.
Jfaal^lngton, D. C.. Feb. 2. ? Rep-|
Yese native Champ Clark, minority |
leader of the House, has been Inform- i
ed that the first "Champ Clark for
President Club" has been organized
In Enid; Oklahoma. An official noti
fication to that effect has Just reach
ed him. Telegrams from Tulsa, Okla
homa, have been received by the mi
nority leader, nominating him for
Speaker of the next Congress and
then for President. Mr. Clark Is not
committing himself Just now, as to
his candidacy for either office, he
?ays. ,
8ER THE SHOW.
T^e big botse show now going on
[in the Rodman building. South Mar
ket street, Is being well attended each
afternoon and night. The largest
horse in the world is on exhibition.
He Is certainly a marvel in horse
flesh. The show also has Tom Thumb,
the smallest horse in the country.
Jessie, the cow with the human 'skin,
is attracting considerable attention
from those who are visiting the show.
Blue Bell, th* strangest hors^ In the
Srorld, certainly bears out her repu
tation. Don't fail to see Paddy when
you attend, said to be the handsomest
donkey on earth. Although the exT
hlbition is well worth .ifMt^rice of ad
mtelon. jUturtir Imrt
? v> i , : w* . f
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vlJ ail -j hi i 5 % -u ti * A
HALCYON CLUB
GIVES GERMAN
Another Delightful Dance it die
Elks' Hone Last Night.
The Halcyon Club gave another de
lightful dance at the Elks hall last
evening. There were a large number
participating aa well a a quito a num
ber of-alaltora. The mualc waa fur
nished by the Waahingtou Concert
Band. Thoae dancing were:
Miaa Elisabeth HU1. Ed. Council.
Hamilton; Miss Tlllle Haughton.
James Cordon; Miss Matilda Morton.
Ed Darden. Hamilton; Miss Marcia
Myers. Frank Bryan; MIbb Bessie
Conoly., D^ M. "Carter, Jr.; Mi88 Maud
Windley, Edward Clark; Miss Julia
Moore, W. . 8. "Wolfe, Orangeburg. S.
C.; Mias Muse Blount. Will Elllaon;
Miaa Pattle baujfnam, Harry McMul
len; MIbb Katie Moore. E. M. Short;
Miss Claudia McCullero, X. L. Sim
mons; Miss Ruth Pilaon, C. E. Betts;
Miss Katie Banks. J. D. Callala; Miss
Pugh. Baltimore. S. Etheridge; Miss
Elisabeth Warren, Edmund Harding:
Miss Reba Dumay. John Mac Lean:
Miss Mary Clyde Haasel . Willie
Knight; Mies Winifred Nicholson. C.
U. Hill; Miss Msry Carter. Dr. A. C.
Hoyt; Miaa Isabella Carter, Herbert
Bonner; MIbb Mildred Davis, Wilson.
LIndsey Warran; Mias Mary Belle
8mall. James EIUbou; MIbb Evelyn
Jones, J. H. Bryan; Miss Julia Mayo.
Lee Davenport; Miss Alice Roberta,
Wiiaon, John Qorham; Mias Hamp
ton', Plymouth. Dr. Dissoway. Ply
mouth; Mrs. C. D. Parker. C. D.
Parker.
Stags: Roy Hampton. Plymouth;
Walter Windley and Henry Moore.
| Chaperonea: Mrs. Herbert Bonner.
Mrs. A. M. Dumay. Mrs. J. Bi Moore., \
Mr*f J. H. Small. Mrs. P. A. Hatton.
Mrs. Justus F. Randolph, Mrs. F. P. j
t Whitney, and Mrs. Margaret Hoy*-. -\
I Kills Girl Because *
Love Was Scorned
Baltimore. Md.. Feb. 3.? Leaving
behind him two rather rambling and
Incoherent letters, Elijah Baba Badal,
a Peraloti, 31 years old. a student 'at
the University of Maryland School of
jjedlclne, this afternoon shot and In
stantly killed Miss Mai^e Lcvjen, 24
years old. of Portland, Mal.~-\ a stu
dent of dentistry at the san: ? institu
tion. and then shot himself, dying
shortly afteiwaid. The letters, which
were enclosed In an envelope ad
dressed to the suicide's brother. X.
E. Badal, iyj West Ninth street,!
Des Moines, Iowa, were found in an
Inner pocket of Badal clothing. One
of them bcre date of January 19, and
-Lhe other thaL of January? ?v? ? They
told of Badals' love for Miss Lewsen,
and his belief that she reciprocated
it fully until her inind was poisoned
against the Persian by a boarding
house mistress who came between
them, the letters stated.
The tragedy occurred at a board
ing house in West Fayette street. Just
after the pair had finished their mid
day luncheon. Badal formerly at
tended the Harvard Medical School, i
and M iss Lewsen at one time was a
| student at a dental school In Chicago.
Conflicting stories regarding the
?relations of the couple to each other
were set ftloat. Badal became en
amored of her, friends of the slain
woman say, but she resented his at
tentions. although it Is said their re
lations were" outwardly pleasant un
til today when at breakfast and
luncheon a marked coolness wan ob
served in their maaners toward each
other.
Some time after the shooting the
police found a letter written by Badal
telling of his Intention to commit the
deed. He declared that he had loved
the woman and that she loved him
and encouraged him to continue his
attention. Then suddenly she appar
ently turned against him and without
giving him sny reason refused to
-have anything more to do with him.
Badal wrote that he carried the re
TolveTTor ' iofie TDneT Intending 16'
slay her, but he could never summon
the nerve to do It. A close girl
friend of the slain woman said this
evening that Badal was deeply In love
with Miss Levpen, but that she did
not care for htm at all. and often
made light of him. Badal spoke Im
perfect English, which amused Miss
Lewsen. who. It was said, used to
anger the man by laughing at his ef-^
forts to talk English fluently.
Fellow students of Badal knew lit
tle about him save that he was of a
serious disposition and very religious.
It is understood that he, came from
Persia to get an education In this
country that would fit him to return
ito his native lanA as a medical mis
sionary. He was such a devout
Christian It Is satd. that his s?al ap
proached fanaticism.
MKVTlVn TOXUJHT
A full
?tmua?w.. ? .?
pM. ItfUftlM* of tepertft&cfc It to be
transacted aid considered.
of the
roSET
i!* 3 H I
WILL SWEEP I
1 THIS STATE J
SAYS Plf
Congressman Sanguine
Representative from the Seventh
District Believes that a Solid
Democratic Delegation Will Go
Up to the 62nd Congress.
ROW AMONG REPUBLICANS
"Washington, Feb. 3. ? Representa
tive Page, discussing the result of the
election in the sixth Missouri congres
sional district, and the Republican
political situation in North Carolina,
said today:
"The iri-annual pilgrimage of riv
al Repblican leaders to the White
House Is on. The President is ti>ld
by Mr. More head, the new member of
the Republican congressional com
palgn committee for the State, that
North Carolina congressional dis
tricts are fallow ground from a Re
publican~standpoint and predicts the
election of Ave members of the ,
House from that State at the next j
election. This was yesterday. To
day Mr. Duncan or Mr. Adams will
assure the President that they are
certain of six Representatives from
the 8tate.
"The fight is on between the rival
Republican factions for two things:
patronage and campaign funds. Giv
ing these gentlemen credit for being
at le?st moderately well informed as
te- -political probabilities in - North
Carolina, they must know as does
every well-informed person, that the
fifth district will as surely elect a
Democrat to succeed Mr. Morehad
as will the first district elect one of
that faith. It is equally as plain that
with conditions existing in the tenth
district over the distribution of pat
ronage that that district will elect a
Democrat to succeed Mr. Grant.
WMje the returns from the sixth
Missouri district where a Democrat
wis elected to bUioeed the lamented
"De Armond by a majority 2.000
greater than that sta)wart Democrat
had nt the last election, shows the
drift that will leave Mr. Cowles at
-home after the next election, and
send to the Sixty-second Congress a
solid Democratic delegation from
North Carolina to participate in the1
organization of a Democratic House
and the enactment of Democratic
doctrine In to law."
GHOST l?ARTV.
There will be a "Ghost Party"!
given under the auspices of the
Ladles' Aid Society of the First Bap
tist Church at the home of the pas
tor. 316 West Second street, tonight.
From the preparations that have
been made It appears that everybody
Is going to have a good time, married
and single, old and young. All the
friends of the society are Invited to
come ami bring their friends.
H.MOKKR TONIGHT.
Remember the smoker to be given
at the Elks hall this evening by that
order to Its members and invited
guests. -It la announced to begin at
9 and end at 1 1 :30.
HALLEY'M CO MKT SIGHTED BY
RANDOLPH-MACON PROFE88OR
Ashland. Hanover. Feb. 3. ? Hal
ley's comet was sighted last nlgbt by
Dr. Messick, professor of astronomy
In Randolpu-Macon.
The astronomer today said: "From
the figures published In the Scientific
Amerioan and the Upton's Star Atlas.
I located Gin position of the comet,
and then sighted it with the telescope |
after a few moments' observation.
"The comet was lats night a little
northwest of Saturn, Its right ascen
sion being the same as tfiafoT Beta,
Andromedae.
"The telescope shows a distinct
nucleus, but no tail is yet visible.
The comet will not he visible to the
naked eye probably till March, and It
will not be very prominent till It has
passed Its perhellon. It is now mov
ing toward the west."
Professor Merrett Nolley caught
sight of the comet with his field
glass, after learning its location from
Dr. Messick.
RKgi KHTKl) TO MEET.
All those Interested In the organl-|
xatlon of an orchestra for the JHeth
odist Sunday school are requested to
meet Professor Will E. 8mith In the]
church annex this evening.
OTHKR HPEAKERH.
Professor N. C Newbold and Mr. |
H. E. Hodges were among the speak
ers si tke rally at. Old Ford J
Mr. Editor:
I had intended to pay no attention
any criticism that might be made
In the paper, but you have made
three statements tl^t are both mis
leading and unfair, and that the un
biased public should know the facts,
I will take tbein up t>ne at a time.
Flrat, In an Issue of your paper
about a month ago. you hold up your
clean hands In holy horror at what
you termed the light punishment of
one Maud Martin, the warrant charg
ing her with "drunk and disorderly."
There were four or five witnesses,
and all testified that the troiihl* >w.
ISSUE
curred on Third street only, no .evi
dence of any disorder in any other ?
part of the town, was tried and fined
the full amount under the^ordlnance
violated. Now If you had wanted to
be fair and unbiased, you should have
had a reporter at the trial, or made
some inquiry regarding the case
from the police records.
Second, In an issue about the first
of January under the heading "Held
Indignation Meeting." you say the
Board of Aldermen held an Indigna
tion meeting Instead of attending to
the town's business. Again 1 say if
you had wanted to be fair and un
biased you should have either been
present at the meeting of Board or
had a reporter there. The facts are
these: AfterWhe business had been
transacted, and before the Board had
adjourned. 1 called their attention to
the public criticism of the officers re
garding their failure to break up the
illicit sale of whisky, and I asked
them to make an appropriation and
allow me to employ some extra police
-to -the -end- that -something in 1e$V un
done. In the discussion something
was sild about your article also re
ferred to. and some spectator sug
gested that it might be contempt,
whereupon one member asked the
city attorney If that was so. He re
plied. no. That was the end of it.
Third, in yesterday's issue under
big head lines "Chief of Police Tried
For Failure to Perform His Duty"
you say the Mayor refused to let him
know who his accuser was, stating
such proceedings struck at liberty of
citizens. Now you must know that I
said I was responsible for the hear
ing, and was of course the accuser,
and the letter referred to was evi
dence and certainly more damaging
than any testifying to, and you must
admit that it is in ray province to
withhold any evidence or witness I
choose In any prosecution. If I had not
agreed to wlthold that evidence I or
the public would not have known
anything about it ? l~could -hoar- It- ?
hinted on streets that some people
could force their way In houses and
curse and fight the resident and noth*
ing done with them, therefore I used
every efTort to get at the facts. You
will remember you stated In your
paper you Intended to publish facts
without any preference. Do you and
others not think it Is time to do as a
gentleman told me sometimes ago,
"That we fought it out aj the ballot;
you whipped us out, and now he
thought it was time for all to get to
gether for the good of the town" and
stop whining like a whipped cur?
If you have space. I ask you to
publish the above In Justice to all.
Respectful!?,
C. H. STERLING.
SOCIAL FO8TPOX ED .
On account of the Inclemency of
the weather the social that was to
hare been given at the residence of
Mrs. W. D. Woolard this evening for
the benefit of the ladles' Aid 8<jMety
of the Chrlstlsn Church, has b*en
postponed.
the gem matixef.
The matinee at the Gem theater
that has been running so successfully
for the past Saturdays will be g'lven
a*aln tomorrow afternoon. Fine- pic
tures are to be shown. Nurses will
be allowed with young children.
Don't forget the price Is r? cents to
all, grown people as well as children. ^
Doors open at 4 o'clock.
^ New Advertisements
? ' in- Today's News
? J. K. Hoyt ? Underwear.
? Jos. F. Tayloe ? S^eds, Etc.
? H. Goldstein? Arrival of
? Spring Samples.
? Washington Light ? Water Co.
? ? Gas.
? A. C- Hathaway ? Real Kutate.
? Washington Park.
? Chamber of Commerce ? Me>t
? ing.