m
Women to Fight Tubercu
losis id the States.
A CAMPAIGN OF LECTURES,
THE WORK OF THE WOMEN
GOES T0 THE :>KAWIXU-HOOMS
O* THE RICH AN!> THE HOMES
of the Poor.?women baxi>
T04.KTHK11 TO VZ&HT DIHEA8E.
What women have Uoue In the last
four yeara In the campaign against
tuberculosis Is discussed In 4 an In
teresting report Issued today by the
National Association for the Study
and Prerentlon of Tuberculosis.
? Four years ago th&eniy active
wamen workers ic the'anU-tubercuftj.
sls movement were a little (roup of
about 30 women's clubs. Today the
figures reach SOO.OOO?women un
der the health department of tfe*
General Federation of Women's
Clubs ih every State and territory of
the United States are banded togeth
er against this disease, and over
000 clubs are taking a special in
terest In the crusade. Not lees than
$600,000 Is raised annually for tfts
tuberculosis work by them, beeldee
millions that are secured through
their efforts in State and municipal
appropriations. *Mrs. Rufus P. Will
iams to the chairman of. the depart
meat that directs this work. - ?
In addition to the work of the gen.
eral federation, the public health ed
ucation committee of the American
Medical Association. compoedQ very
largely of women physicians, has car.
rled on an educational campaign of
lectures during the paat year ta
which thousands have been reached
The Mothers' Congrees, the Young
Women's Christian Association, and
many unattached clube bring the
number of women united In the tu
berculosis war to well over a mill
ion. There Is not a State In the un
ion where some work has not been
done.
Through th# actiVlty of women,
sanatoria and hospitals for the treat,
ment of tuberculosis have been erect
ed; traveling libraries hav? been clr.
culated-r - posters, circulars and other
kinds of literature havp been distrib
uted to the number of millions of
pieces; thousands of lectures have
been given, large sums of mone? hare
been secured, hundreds of needy case"
have been .helped; tuberculosa .work
has been started in many communi
ties where no movement had exist
ed; and millions of women have
learned the dangers and methods of
prevention of tuberculosis.
Ths work of the women extends
from the drawing room of the rich
to the homes of the poor, and em
braces all classes, Including the fac
tory girl and millionaire. During the
coming year a special campaign of
lectures to women will be carried on
In all parts of the United 8tatee.
NOTHING UNUSUAli ABOUT THE
BOG TO THEM. BUT
Three Washington young men. G.
T. Whitley. Samuel Fortlscue and
Webster Alllgood. are employed in a
Jewelry factory in Pawtncket. R. I.,
and. being true-born Tarheels and #f
homing variety, all three board
same place. It happens, alsd,
as Is only natural with them, be
ing North Carolinians, that they are
the favorites from among a hoet of
boarders, with their landlady, and
she sprang a Surprise on them one
day last winter. Walking Into the
dining room, the amiable lady held
up an unusuaQy large egg. "See
what a large egg!" said she. The
trio' of down-homers pretended no
Interest whatever In the heufrult, and
with malice aforethought one of them
Informed her that It was certainly a,
small egg; why, If a North aCrolina
hen were to see t^at egg she would
grieve herself to death! Whereup
on the kind landlady apraag still an
other surprise on the party and dis
played the reverse side of the egg,
on ifkkJh wifcl writtfiiEiterk1 lleglWy,
"packed by Charlie Wright, Wash
ington, North Carolina," and the na
ture-fakirs paid ao attention * what*
ever td the jests of their feftow
boarders la thehr ecstacy over the dto.
covery. That the egg should have
came from their home town, and that
hundreds of miles away4 and that
they should have become the recip
ient of the egg dut of all a hungry
city's population', was indeed a sin
gular pleasur? to the home-loving
Carolinians. Mr. Wright, the young
man who packed" the eggs wlheh were
sent to Pawtucket. la employed by
the Walter Credle grocery, at Main
and Gladden t
the boo
at ths i
Mrs. W. J. Floyd hsa returned
from Norfolk fnd Ocean View, Vtu
t rruvii.
8AD1B
SUNDAY
K One of the. most plearant social
functions of the BeaKon wan given by
Miss Sadie WIbwuII last ovning Itfl
honor of her Sunday school class A
the First Presbyterian Church. The
party Went down the river for nbout
110 miles. Light refreshments were
(eerved and all present "speak In the
highest terms of the sail and the
[charms of the hostess. Those i-ro.s
ent were: ]
Myrtle Ecklln, Inez Thratt.l
Pearl "Dudley. Zitdsh Watsm, L'lanohe
Satterthwalto. Ada Batterthwolte. Ka.
tie 8atterthv. afte, Mattie Wiswall. 8a.
die Wiswall, Mary Fowle. Christobel
81*er. Bllta Branch, Margaret Cor
don. Clara Hodgoe; Messrs Alex Gas
klll, Charlie Harris. Fred Carroxvon.
Rev. Crowell, CharUs Brown. Jr.,
Frank 11 c Keel. John Mayo, Joseph)
ptfayo, Bel by Jones, Warren Shelton,
Woodle Miller, Joahua Shelton. Fra
sler McDevett, Edwin Rhode*, Dan
Bralttt, Pat Foreman. "J? . J. ? . *
PICNIC AT MORKUAI).
Atlantic Hotel. More head City, N.X3.,
August 15. 1910. j
A picnic party, which proved to
be one of the most enjoyable ones of
the season, waa given Friday at CiJC
I wick's beach. The party reeched'thb
rbeach about lyo'clotk, speeding the
entire day roaming on the sands and
enjoytag the sort. A pknic dinner
was eerved tn the pavilion. The fol
lowing composed the party: Mew
dames F. P. Morton. William Ma
hone. H. R. Bush, and Barclay, Mlas
ee Barclay, Dorothy Barclay, Mthone.
Bush and Meesrs. I^lnster/Falson.
Sharpe, Mallencrodt. Frank sad Joe
Morton and Mark and William Buqh.
Mrs. W. L. Kennedy, of Falling
Creek, waa again hostess at a sailing
party Saturday morning. A number of
ladles in the hotel were guests of
Mrs. Kennedy.
Mackeral fiahlng Is proving very
exciting. Mr. R. L. Holt, of Burling
ton. and party, are experiencing won
derful luck. His report after the first
day's-^port was that a pair of spy
glasses were needed to find them,
but after fishing a few more hours
ho reports that clubs mutt be* used
to keep tbem .from swamping the
boat. He had proof of this state
ment fcrvjrer one hundred marker^
el were..caught X. ^
rt*Y IMX*T"T1KA1>.
Washington isn't, a dead town, nor
even asleep; therefore, she ^doeen't
need to wake up.
Washington's needs are to "Get
Together," and step a little faster.?
fast enough to leave other towns far
behind In the race.
There arfe housands of ways to
Ifpcward a town'a Interests. Every
'man has some idea as to What he coa_
alders the best manner In which to
[proceed, though as there Is "nothing
'perfect under the sun." the Ideas of
no one man are hest. The suggestion
of one man may be the best sugges
tion that Is made at the meeting, yet
thai suggestioa Beeda commenting On
and added to by the others present;
then to be turned over to a com
mittee which searches deeper into the
proposition, and 'their findings seat
up to a subsequent meeting for a
further dlBcusslon, and In this man
ner some excellent plans are set In
motion.
AU Ideas conceived and presented
with the intention of benefitting a
[community, are good Ideas.
Every member of the Chamber. of
Commerce has Ideas, and It Is your
(duty to yourselves, your to^ra. and
your ohlldren that you put forward
theee Ideas in the meetings.
Tf each member of the Chamber of
Commerce will attend the meetings
some way will be found to show*and
prove to the outside world that Wash,
lngton. North Carolina, haa advan
tages as a- manufacturing and- dis
tributing. point. >
However great Washington's ad
vantages are. if we.-f4H to-'(riiprcsa
ourselves ~with -the importance of
?top Terr f?a?.
Lat'a *at together and at?p fMt "
ANOTHER BDDIK FO\ BONO, .
"Up and Down Broadway." with
Eddl* For, 8hubert'a ahow, at the
raalno, la PTaw Tork. (a boldln* tb#
crowd thu aummar Eddie Foy'a baat
it baa b? ?t*b the New Tork
Sunday World and wilt be dlatrlbu
tad by 0>?l M?Tie??P*P?r lorda and
[music ootoplete. wet Sunday. Watch
for It. It la *raat.
? ? . . . ? ?' " rrm . I., |
HOMWO MKKT1WG.
Rer. Robert Hop#, pa.tor of tha
Chrlitlan church,, la holding a aerie,
of maetlDC" at Bethany Church, In
Edcaicombe county. The meeting ?o
far haa beta very sueeeaafnl. ffj I
.
is
TOURIST-SILK!
IS THE BEST
Soft, Spot Proof HabutiaSilk
on (the market. Suitable for ?4 n'gt
mourn In j^or dress. Black only J" J u
HMtSAIIMPI
Latham Starts From Paris to Len
don in Monoplane.
$25,00? IS THE GRAND PRIZE
HKllllKUT LATHAM ATTKMPTH TO
Fl.V !''HOM PARIS TO UIKllON,
A niKTAMT OK MHK1, TO
MAKK THI1- W1THOCT STOI*.
ATTEMPT Or HAUV1TCDK.
Pari*. Aug. 17.?Hi/txrt Lathim
started to fly from Paris to London,
a distance of about 225 miles. In his
monoplane shortly before noon to
day.
The London Dally Mall recently
fared a prize of $25.odo for the av
iator making the flrat/trlp between
the two cities.
Merer before has an aviator at
tempted to coverauch a distance
without a stop. T*he longest tltght
made up to now was that of Henri
Farman In a biplane, on November
3. 1909. at Mourmelon, when be did
117% miles In fonr hours, six min
utes and 2$ seconds. Louie Paulhan
cam* next with 117 miles in his 189.
mile flight from London to Manches
ter for ?50.000.
The English channel has been
oeeed by three aviators. Louis Ble.
>t did It first oa Jnly 25. 1909. and
Charles Stewart, Rolls, the Engllsh
eltement.
man who was later killed, crossed
from England and returned without
alighting on June 2. 1910.
Count Leeaeps also made the dan.
g4tous flight.
]A* the word spread that .Latham
was to attempt the flight, erowds be
gan to arrlre on the field. They came
on foot, in motor cars, and In all
kffide af horse vehicles.
The public, has already gone mad
over the 489-mile cross-country run
|now tu progress In the north, and
ILatham's plans caused further ex
[cltment. C*
| When Latham finally set off. (Ully
JlO.uOO people were gathered about
the aviation field and the street.; in
Ithe outer district* were crowded.?
many parties even ascending Eiffel
torn to watch aim disappear.
1 Although he was unable to enter
lntu.the big oorma <oustry rat*- which
lis attracting much attention. Lath
am is something of an aviation Jiero
because >f his recent winning of a
$20,000 prise for flying over Paris.
| On August 12 lie flew across the
city, getting the Palco prize.
On Augu6t 6 he flew over part of
Paris and circled the Eiffel tower.
Beyond the. desire of winning tho
$25,000 prize Latham desired to fly
to London to compensate himself for
having failed to fly across the chan
nel before any other.man. He tried
g year ago. got half way, and fell
linto the sea. Before he could tfV
-gain the* bM.ori'gd gone to -another.
On July.27. 1909. he attempted It
again, got within tw.> miles of Do-'
ver, and /ell again.
DKPKW HKRO OP THE WAR.
Am on* 8euator Dopew 'a stories la
one about a veteran oa a street ear.
This veteran. In all the panoply of
his blue uniform, braes buttons and
white cotton gloves, wan on his way
to a fourth of Jul? picnic on the out
skirts of the village. A stranger
boarded the car and the veteran,
leaning across his wife, engaged the
man In conversation.
The talk soon turned .to warfare,
and the veteran said:
"Yes. sir; I've seen flghtin'. 1
got this gash across , the eheek at
Chlckamauga. My stiff leg. by gosh,
comCs from a ball In the knee?
Chsnrellorsvllle. Th,l? thumb natl
here was also shot off at Gettysburg.
I lost the tip of my ear at Bpottsyl
vanla."
"Dear me." said the stranger,
"bow Interesting! You hive. Indeed,
How did you get that long. deep,
daat down the aide of
your nose? A cavalry charge hand
to-hand engagement: eh?"
The vetefan frowned and Ignored
the queetlon. He betap to tplk about
the beat.. Bat his wife; jytiiiupi^.
"Qo. on.^Btfl," stte ssijk Impatient
ly to her hasbaad.* "Tell tbe gentle
man how yjfcf got- ihe dent In your
"You Shut ~tipr Hshftahl** said the
veteran. ' " ' ?'
?\l wo*'t. nuth?r." Mid the old
woman. "FcSr.lt Just rllee tbe skin
off me to bear you braggln' and a
braggln' about tba marks you gotslfl
the war. whilst you won't never open
your head about the Haest and most
noticeable mark of all?the one 1
frave you with the lira shoveL'*?
Washington Star.
WATERWAY CONVENTION.
Quite a number from Washington
will probably attend the snnual meet,
fng of the Atlantic Deeper Wat,er*a>
Association to be held In Providence
R. I., the latter part of this month
This meeting promises to be one ol
most instructive and interestinf
Bk. ;
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!? AUKLL.
PWffl SIAXHOI.HS ON MAHKJCT
HTREKT KCTORK 1-AVINO.
V?
It wa? HURgcr.ted Co a Newa man
thU morning by fe citizen that man
holes be placed on Market street be
fore the i?vm| ia completed. If thin
were done tub the i>ewer running
from the Fowle Memorial hospital to
the rlrcr oould be gotten to without
disturbing the Having. This Is a most
excellent *ufcge?tiun, and the proper
ones should consider seriously this
suggestion. After the paving la laid
nothing should'be done to disturb
it. The time to tpok out for auch con
ditions is now. VDon't wait until the
paving is cdln'petod to rectify de
fects. , y
A TREAT.
HETKBAIi HK^R M. KUGEXK BON".
NER PERFORM ON ORGAN.
Quits a treat waa afforded several
yesterday afternoon at the First
Mpthodist Church in bearing Mr. Eu
gene Bonner perform on the pipe
organ at the Ftrat Methodist Church.
No man of hia Age in this country
executes with ttbre skill and deft
neea on this poMtaf Instrument It
Is to be hoped Mat before Mr. Bon
ner returns to Uttltnore to further
prosecute his ftudlea In music he
can be prevailed upon to give an or
gan recital.
r \/
ROAD BUILDIHt EXPERIMENTS
Results of Tmmtt **do NMr Harris
buff, of Now Method*.
Important change* In the matter of
constructing state highways are likely
to be made as a "result of experiments
being conducted by the Pennsylvania
state highway department. They were
begun two years ??>, when It became
apparent that un#er the stre^ef In
creasing nutomohUe traffic tue ordi
nary standard macadam roods could
not be kept In iltvt class condition
without expensive repairs.
The various experiments havp been
made in the vicinity of Haniabyg. In
order to be frequently inspected The
first waa a piece of *>ad built on what
Is caUed the geadkmtion system in
1908. Upon the usual foundation wits
placed a layer of crushed atone, half
the thickness.of that ordinarily used
in macadam construction, and Into
the Interstices was poured an as
phaltic oil containing about 80 per
cent of asphalt The surface of the
road was then covered with dry atone
screenings and tbe mass rolled Al
though subjected to heavy traAc for
over a year, the road ahowa but little
evidence of wear and la nearly duatleas.
Two pleecs of road closely resem
bling the ordinary sheet aaphalt pav?
PITWMMfl JLSPKALTZO OIL
ment. which were.tool It last year, show
practically no evidence of wear. Tel
ford blocks, laid by hand, were need
aa a foundation, add on top of thla
waa placed a mixture of crushed stone
and aapfealt, mixed hot and rolled. A
surface 6t fine stone screenings and
aaphalt was placed *ver thla.
Another experimental road now be
ing constructed has a telford base,
upon'wtrifeh la placed layer of crush
ed atone and asphalt mixed with the
stooe cold and the aaphalt hot. The
Vf'it least
28 per cental thia fcxtra cost is ?p
noMd.(o bo more than compensated by
the reduced coat of upkeep.
The department is also experiment
ing with a duet layer for ordinary
macadam redds known aa gtatrln. It
is a byproduct of wood pulp making.
The liquid haa the coneieteocy and ap
pearance of tar. It Is aolnble In water,
and one of its pecuiiarittot la that each
succeeding rainfall teuewe the bond
in* or ce men tins quantise of the com
pound. A piece of road dreaaed with
k early this season la being carefully
watched by the department.
Snapping Turtle Egg*.
?napping turtio lays abont two
a efis. These are placed in damp
?and ta a boUow scooped out by the
turtle. The mother turtle almoat or
wholly burlea beraelf in the sand. Than
in crawling out she lets the aand over
her abeU fan upon the qn*? thua oor
ering them. The egge ate white and
almoat perfectly round and have a
eery thin, hard eheli.?St. Nicholas.
A Oiaet In Strength.
"How*g the baby getting on?- asked
WANTS JOB HIT
Cannon Announces His Candida
cy for the Speakership.
EXPECTS TO BE ELECTED.
CXOU: JOK SAVS HK Will, \OT
tilVK BP THK Kl'KAKKIt'S
CHAIR KOIt ANYBODY.?IK l)K"
FKATK1> WILL KKRVK IX (i. O.
P. HANKS ULiDLV.
Danville. Ills., Aug. 17.?Uncle Joe
Cannon will stick to the ship of state.
He does not propose to get out of the
speaker's chair long enough to give
anybody a chance to sit in it. ,
"My political fences do not need
fixing," he declared in an interview
today. "My friends do that for me.
And, furtheftnore, I do not believe
Mr. Taft Is going to throw me over
board, as the news despatches have
It"
The speaker said that "the men
mentioned as being most objection
able to Mr. Taft are the very ones
who have aided most in the passage
of the legislation Mr. Taft desired,
and I don't see very well how he
could throw them down.**
8peaker Cannon admitted that
there was a possibility of defeat, even
going so far as to say that the ma
jority might depose him.
"if they do," he said, "I will serve
cheerfully in' the ranks. However,
I am a candidate for the chair for
the coming term."
He declared that the Insurgents
w?re obstructionists and that Kansas
cannot help "doing things like that"
once in rfo often. He cited populism
and free silver and the later combi
nation of the two iBsuea in that State
and compared insurgency to It.
THK ltK.HT COVKSK. *
Washington. D. C.. has an up-to
date health policy. There is no con
cealment of vital facts relative to ex.
ifctroent of disease. When some in
fection 16 discovered, the public is
Immediately warned, and ensured
that proper stepH are being taken to
check its spread
Thia is a good example to the cit
tee. -which. In their ardw to*w*irtHe
population, conceal vital facts for
fear of "hurting the town." Artific
ial population iff not the goal to be
striven for. No town or city over per
manently injured Itself by the pursu
ance of an honest policy in matters
of this kind. ^
Just now typhoid has broken out
In Washington, and on the front page
of yesterday's Washington Times we
find the following:
"Tjphoid fever has spread to an
alarming extent within the last two
weeks, and the district health au
thorities fear an epidemic of the
dread disease In its lncept&n.
MA vigorous crusade has .fceen un
dertaken to stay the ravag^ of the
contagion.
"Twelve new cases of typhoid were
reported at the heatlh office today,
making a total of eighty-three In two
weeks." '
To this is appended the following
good advice, which could be followed
with equally good results In other
cities:
"Boll all drinking water.
"Eat no raw vegetables or oysters.
."Take every nreeautlon to avoid
infection and contagion in caring for
typhoid patients.
"Keep files out of the room where
typhoid patients are confined, and
carefully screen the house."?Char
lotte News.
PRIVATE CAR FOR IKXJ.
. r Few p?rsona there are who ever
have had opportunity and means to
fprovo that they were equal to the
do* in fidelity to a loved one. and
ipromptly availing th ernes Ivea of auoh
opportunity rose to the great height
attained by F. F. Drew, described by
la reporter of the New York Sun. as
"F. F. Drew, a lumbermen, who
Uvea In San Francisco."
i "H?," - wrote the reporter,, "got
here from Paris recently with his
wile, and decided yesterday to start
for the Pielfic ooaat. The Drews had
with theai a dog named Radium.
Mrs. Drew didn't want Radium to
[travel across the continent In a bag
gfjpvoaf, and It was against the rules
'of the eompariy to have the dog go
In a aloe per.
, "MT. Draw settled all this very
handsomely hy hiring the special car
Plymouth Rock, which was attached
to the Chicago special on the New
York Central which left at 12.40 yea.
tor day afternoon for Chicago. The
private car will be tacked on to a
Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul
train, then to San Francisco. All U
will cost Mr. Drew Is ?S.0Q0."
Of course that was very sweet in
Mr. Drew; who was probably doing
Just what Mra. Drew told him, Juat
as Radium would ftave obeyed her
orders. There are a great many alck
and hungry 0eopl4 in thisj country,
however, to whom the 92.0^0 would
have been of much greeted benefit
than hiring a private car t4r a dog.
PRAYRRMKKTIXG.
There will be prayenfceeting ser
vices in all the Afferent churchos of
the city tonight at t>* us*al honr.
general public ia cordial
?.oon KKtT.
?onigbt the Gem offer* Com
rades. on* of the inont realistic war
drama* ever n/oduced upon canvas.
There is a natural character to the
various ?ceae? that seem to stamp
thetn uk genuine. There are imtiio
scenes which a short time ago would
have be$ii considered marvels u/
motion picture production. Thi
scenes In the gorge, where chargo
after ?harge Is repulsed. Is soul-stir
ring. It \4 one of the most Interest-1
Ing. consistent and altogether pleas-1
Ing pictures ever produced.
Over tl|e cliffs la a beautiful ocean
drama produced by the famous Gau
mont company. It has all the quali
ties. both scenic and dramatic, nec
essary to bring out a picture full of
the deepest interest.
The I'nmailed letter is a 1.000
feet comedy by Sell*. Did you over
forget to mall a letter? If you have,
you will appreciate this film If not.
see this picture and accept It as a
waruh:g. Th? comedy features of the
film are very amusing.
Floral Studies, by Gaumont, brings
out much that Is beautiful in na
ture. The coloring has been admir
ably done, and no matter whether it
is the pansy with its delicate'uplift
ed face or the brilliant colors of
more pretentious Aowers. the effect
is equally pleasing.
VITAGRAPH MAHTKRP1KCK
AT THK GAIKTY TONKJHT.
An absolute feature bill will be
presented at tha Gaiety tonight, con
sisting of three full reel?, and will
be aura to please. By the Faith of
a Child Is without question one of the
[most dramatic stories ever released
*nq?'poos xjoa ojs euios 'pool ?j?
| the grandest portrayals ever made
In motion pictures. Some pictures
by the Vitaaraoh coranany. and one of
I this is better than either and a lit
tle better than the best.
The Flag of Company H is an
American war drama. During the up
rising of the Indians Company H ac
companied by its mascot, a fine bull
dog. Is eucamped on a hill. The finale
to this great picture Is one of the
moat wonderful scenes ever laid be*
fore the picture loving public, and
it will bp n marvel to all how it was
possible to obtain a dog that would
perform throughout this film with
such wonderful intelligence.
Before and After is a rapid-firing
comedy In which Max Under takes
the principal part. "Nuff ced"?you
inow know that you can't help laugh
ling: Other pictures will also be
shown that aro equally as good. Re
member. you always see the best ones
Iflrst at the Gaiety.
ARRRSTF.I) FOR LARCENY.
Deputy Sheriffs Lucas and Adams
arrested on Water street this morn
ing William Jones, coolred. charged
with the larceny of overalls, etc. He
was placed in jail and will be tried
before Justice of the Peace A. Mayo
| tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. |
AT THK GAIETY TONIGHT.
Another exceptionally strong bill,
| consisting of three full reels, two
of which are Vitagraph masterpieces,
is what the Gaiety offers tonight,
i A strong Vitagraph drama is the
first I nthe program, entitled. "The
I Soul of Venice." It is a pretty love
story of Venice In the sixteenth cen
tury, with picturesque and historical
scenes of great interest, a gem of
rare costuming and Venetian brill
iancy In scenic backgrounds.
Ito. the Beggar Boy (Vitagraph).
Is another one of those wonderful
Japaneso stories showing grandeur
of scenery in the heart of the flow
ery kingdom.
Those who witnessed The Love of
Chrysanthemum expressed it as un
doubtedly one of the best pictures
ever seen in Washington. Without
qustion Ito. the Beggar Boy. will
prove a feature tonight, for It Is
equally as good If not better, acted,
by the leading actors of the Vita
graph company, supported by a troupe
of real Japanese.
Other picture* will be shown that
are equally as good and interesting.
Don't fail to witness this double
header tonight.
THK COL'NTY HOME.
There are now 13 Inmates In the
county home, nine white and four
color**. Religious services gre held
there every third Sunday afternoon l?
the month, conducted by some pas
tor 'of the churches in the city.
HEAVY RA1X8 RBPORTKIt.
Visitor* to the citj| from different
parts of the county report a heavy
rainfall In their respective sections.
Unless there Is some change the
crop? will be considerably damaged.
Is the opinion.
THEEH RKMOVK1).
Several trees that interfere with
the street paving are being removed
on west Mala street. The street com
mtssloner with ft force of bands Is
now engaged in placing the West End
in a more preventable condition.
QUITE A OOKVKX1KNCK. '
The bay train dn. the Norfolk
Southern from Washington to Ral
eigh is p<-ovlag quite a convenience
to people in this section. Both going
and coming the train la crowded with
passengers. We congratulate the
railroad on their latest move towards
aldiM their natrons la tihs section
. 0. .
?3TW
mm REBUKEL
Sherman Named for Temporar;
Chairman in New York.
THE OLD GUARD DEPIANV
THE \YOOf>BVFP FORCES HAY!
IWWWX FIRMT IllXMHi?STAT,
KXEtlTIVK 4'OMMITTRE W1L1
ENDORSE HIM?SHERMAN T.
IIH TE?U*OHAltV CHAIRMAN.
Now York, Aug. 17.?A* noon a'
the members of the Republican Stat
committee gathered liere yesterda.
the warfare that has been brewin..
between follower* of Theodore Roos
evelt and of State Chairman Timothy
L. Woodruff came to a climax whe..
It was learned that Woodruff hat
been urged by the old guard to re
tain the chairmanship, 'lhe meeting
of the Republicans was called today
to Ox the date and place for the 8tAU
convention In the fall.
To strengthen Woodruff's position
It was also learned that the oppon
ents of Roosevelt had drawn up *
resolution endorsing the chairman In
hla work, and had arranged for tta In.
troductloD at the meeting. It was de
clared that If the resolution wer<>
paaaed It would be considered a re
buke to Roosevelt, who desires U
see Woodruff ousted, but it was alsv
said that if those behind the move
ment doubted lta failure, they woulc'
refrain from bringing up the reso
lution.
The strong supporters of Wood
ruff held a caucus at the Republi
can ?lub and decided to fight effort,
to make Roosevelt temporary chair
man of the Republican State conven
tion. by presenting the name of the
vice-president for that place.
Another seusatiocial devel >pment
was the securing of strong WoodruC
supporters a* proxies for absentees.
Lafayette 1). Uleasjn. secretary ?i
the Slate committee, and clerk of the
Senate. appeared as proxy for Jas.
J.. Bartlett as the State committee
man from Suffolk and Nassau coun
ties, which take in Roosevelt's homi
district.
Other absentee? were collector J.
M. Merritt. ^f Lock port, and ex-Uov
ernor Odell. James W, Wades worth,
speaker of the assembly, appeared
as proxy for Merritt, and Luther W.
Little for Odell. Both are ardent sup.
porters of Woodruff.
New York. Aug. 17.?The New
York Statu Republican campalgu
committee today chose Vice-Pres
ident James S. Sherman as tempo
rary chairman of the Republican
State convention. This was a defeat
for the faction which had advocated
the choice of ex-President Theodore
Roosevelt.
It was decided to bold the State
convention on September 27 at Sar
atoga.
OPEPING OF Pl'BUC SCHOOLS.
The city public schools will open
for the fell term Mondsj, September
19. at the usual hour, 9 a. m. All
patrons are requested to bear this
in mind and to have their children
enter the first day.
The students who were not pro
moted In May. and who want to take
the examination for promotion will
be given an opportunity on Friday.
September 16. This opportunity for
taking the examination Is given to
that no time shall be taken from the
regular school work when school U
opened. No examinations will be giv
en after Friday, the lSth. except for
reasons that are entirely satisfactory
All students who desire books w'/t
which to prepare for the examina
tions miy get them on Thursday
morning. August 18, between the
hours of 10 and 12 o'clock.
I ahall be In my office at the school
on that day. and will be glad to sup
ply the books wanted and make any
luggeetlons T can about the work each
student needs to do. Thoee students
who desire promotion ?en prepare
themselves. I feel sure. In the month
between now and September 16. Miss
Lillian Bonner will be glad to ar
range some time to aid those who
failed Iq music, and Miss Elisabeth
Warren saye she will aid those who
need help In other subjects. I hope
ill who can do so will take advan
tage of these opportunities and be
ready for promotion on September
1?. the first dsy of school.
Remember the dates: Books may be
gotten Thursday. August IS, 10 to
12; examinations Friday. September
16. 9 a. m.; schools open Monday,
September 19. 9 a. m.
N. C. NBWBOLD.
Superintendent.
August 16. 1910. . >
TOMORROW THE TIME
All those etudents who wish to
take examinations prior to the open
ing of the Washington Public Schools
can secure the books for same from
the superintendent tomortf>w morn
ing between the hours of 1$ and 12
o'clock. All thoee deetrlng to do so
can. meet the superintendent between
those hours.
HAS RETURNED HOME.
R?th