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The Senatorial convention for the i
Second District, pusuant to a call of
Chair0Mn Wiley 8. Rodman, met in
c? art ho use hers this morning.
After the convention was called to
ordef by the chairman. Colonel W.
O. Lamb, of WllHamaton. N. C.. was
named as temporary chairman and
the members of the press were calk
ed upon to act no temporary secretaries.
Mr. Lamb, after being es- <
- corted to the chair, made a ringing
ft old-time Democratic speech.
IUpon motion of H. L. Oibbs, of i
Pamlico, the temporary organisation
waa made permanent. There are
mtoi counties In this district, all of j
which were represented. The followIn#
conn ties had the following
strength la the convention:
(Beaufort, M; Dare, not represent- 1
ed; bat bad a vote of 8; Hyde, 14;
Martin. 18; Pamlico. 8; Tyrell. 8;
Washington, 10. It required a vote 1
of 88 and obe-'half to nominate a
M6?1?*1om b?lm o?U?d. and the j
p Talked To Death
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raw; ui ivivei
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Washington, D. C- July IS.?The
river ud harbor bill is in grave danger
of being defeated. "Talked to
death" mar be Its epitaph. and by a
former ehalrmaa of the river* and
harbors committee of the Hoese. Yet
there are those in the Senate who
still believe the bill will pass that
body at thia session, substantially as
It came from the commerce committee,
and one of these optimists la tho
distinguished senior Senator from
Michigan. William A Idea Smith,
whose name hen frequently, been
heard recently as a likely candidate
' . ; for the Presidency.
Senator Smith in reviewing tho
present ^situation In respect to the
river and harbor appropriation bill,
said: "Tho eob-oommtttee of the
^ commerce committee, which reported
B the river and harbor bill to the 8eny
ate, consisting of Senators Simmons.
of Norfb Carolina; Chamberlain of
Oregon; Raadell, of Louisiana; ~Nel*
eon, of Mlnnestoia; Burton, of Ohio,
and myself, spent nearly two months
going over, with govemnfent engineers
and experts, the House waterways
bill carrying, in round numhers,
forty-three million dollars.
"Hearings were conducted, vari.
, ous communities throughout the
country interested in particular wa*
terway projects were listened to and
all projects were gone carefully into,
and I cannot noVr recall any differ
of *07 special moment. We were all
la practical accord when the bill was
Anally presented to the Senate.
1 "Seme Qf the larger*; projects for
which appropriations had been made
from time to time, like the Columbia
Blear Improvement, were closed
by this hill and It was thought hy
the sell semailtlee that thla course
woud prove more economical than
the piece meal appropriations of
former hills.
"I cannot remember but one or
two lteme not recommended and estimate#
for by the corps of engineers
of the ermy. Those two items were
tbe Arcadia poject in Michigan, for
WMch 116,000 Is appropriated, and
the other, the Lake Contrary project
on the Mtseenrl River. The Arcadia
project ie located In a rural
commnalty entirely dependent on
water communication for marketing i
their crops. 8ome years ago 675,000 !
waa appropriated for the Lake Contrary
project, condltoned upon tho
raising of a like sum by local Internets.
The present bill eliminates
that condition. Scores of meritorious
projects were killed In committee,
while others wero not estimated
for at all and do not appear
in the bill.
"The system ot making appropriations-for
rivers and harbors may not
hare been scientific or wise when the
practice was begun, but in recent
years the moat careful and painstaking
scrutiny "has been observed.
This Is especially true since the creation
of the Intermediate engineer
hoard which la authorised and empowered
to review the recommendaR&
, tioas of district erfgiaeer officers even
after such projects have been approved
by the division engineers.
"I do not recall a single instance
in my own experience where ttila appellate
board has not exercised full
supervisory authority with conser
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ND MARK
I SENATORS
ATORIALDIST.
following were placed before the convention
: - V .
Mr. J. D. Grimes presented the
name of Mr. Harry W. Stubbs, of
Martin county, and Judge 8tephen
C. Bragaw named Mr. Mark Majette
of TyrrelL
Mr. H. L. Gibbs, of Pamlico county,
moved that H. W. Stubbs an?J
Mark Majette. be nominated by acclamation.
This motion provallod.
Mr. Stnbbs appeared before the.
convention and mode a soul-stlrrlng
speech of acceptance, agd as well ai
Mr. Majette, his running mate. Both
speeches were of the kind to bring
forth applause and approval from
those who have fought in the Demo
cratlc ranks for decades.
The following la the senatorial I
executive committee, as named for j
the coming two years:
Beaufort, W. A. Thompson. Hyde,
0. H. Carter; Martin. Clayto^ Moore:
Pamlico. John A. Carter; Tyrell, J.
O. Briotahouee; Washington, Van B.
Martin; Dare, A. H. Davenport
if n .
May oe
* And Harbor Bill
of Congress hare realised for several
/ears that an adverse report from
the army engineers virtually dooms
the project. And tfais course has
done away, almost entirely, with the
old practice of log-rolling,' which
was, many years ago, qnite commonly
practiced In securing local benefits
in river and harbor bills.
"There may be, and probably is,
improvement in rivers and harbors
not as necessary to communities today
as when . undertaken, bht that
system was not without its champions;
boards of, trade, chambers of
commerce, common councils and citisens
generally. They gave public
men no peace until their local ambitions
were initiated. The situation
Is entirely different today. And tihe
work of improving the rivers and
must now have the approval of the
expert engineers of the army before
it can obtain any standing before the
commlttoe of either house of Congress.
"I wish some better method than
the one now employed could be devised.
The Natlosal Waterways
Commission, hcadod by Senator Burton,.
and of which I was a member,
nor uiuaiuH ui cureiui siucy, la.U
down come definite rules of pro*
cfdure calculated to remedy many
of the defects of the old system. But
the plan Is far from compile now
and must -have further attention from
Congnps. In the meantime, partially
completed projects cannot be permitted
to languish without great
loss to the government and the communities
affected.
"The present bill Is constructed
entirely upon, these lines and I did
not know until the bill was presented
to the Senate that there was : vy
division among the members of the
-cummlttee of commerce ergarding it
"If It Js proposed to withdraw government
support from our national
waterways, this subject should be
canvacsed In all its various phases
and the future policy of the government
frankly and openly avowed.
Until such a change In the policy bac
been adopted the present method,
which requires tho approval of the
engineer corps, after careful Investigation,
is the only one which can
consistently be supported." .
WARMER WEATHER IS
PROMISED THIS WEEK
Weather Condition* Will Be Gradual
ly Pair Over the Whole Country,
la the Weekly Forecast.
Washington?Warm and geserall]
Calr waather over the whole country
was forecast last night by th<
weatber bureau for the first half o
the coming week.
"The next disturbance of Import
anoe to cross tho country," said th<
bureau report, "will appear !h thi
far west Monday or Tuesday ant
mAve eastward, eroaeing the grea
central valleys Wednesday or Thurs
day and the eastern States near th
end of thb week. This disturbance
will be attended by local Bhowers
thunderstorms and .cooler weather
There are no indications at thia tim
of a duatqrbance In the West Indies.
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN?Hore?
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HADE ASSIST.
JASflli
At the last meeting of the board
of directors of The Savings ft Trust
Company Mr. C. L. Payne was promoted
to the position of Assistant !
Cashier. For eight years Mr. Payne .
has been the efficient teller for this 1
well-known institution, and his long :
experience, intimate knowledge of i
the business, and thorodgh-golng i
business habits, render him eminent- <
ly qualified to fill this Important and l
responsible position. 1
JUST ARRIVED?SIX HUNDRED I
sheets popular music. New hits, 1
15c per eopy; eight for $1.00. i
Latham's Book Store. I
7-l?-t.f.c
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TENDERHEARTED.
One day I was in a country store i
when a sweet little four-year-old girl .
camo toddling in and bought a nickers
worth of candy. A little kitten
rubbed against her leg and purred.
She laid her candy down on a box
to' play with the kitten,. When she
tired of play, she went to get her
candy again. Bat It was gone. Some
one had stolen it. Her little face
became sad. Something seemed to
choke her. Big tears welled ap in
her eyes and rolled down her
cheeks. Poor little thing! I felt
bo sorry for her that I gave halt a
stick of it back to her!?August
Llppincott's.
Subscribe to the Dally News.
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NEW THEATRE
ON TONIGHT
The New Theatre still continues to
run the beet motion pictures that
they have had for some time. There
was another good crowd there last
night to witness the evening's performance.
The three reels that they ran last
night were among the best that they
have had so far. With the class of
pictures that this hoase is now runnlnl.
ttlAW fltlAlllfl ka VA a nAAlrflfl
house every night.
HAH RETURNED HOME.
Miss Neta O'Brien, who has been
on an extended visit to relatives and
friends In Vance, Oranvllle and
Wake counties, returned h.ome last
evening.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for In this office tor the week endlng^Juiy
25, 1914;
Gentlemen?Mr. E. A. Adams, Mr.
Harmon Busr, W. E. Belk & Bro..,
Rorbert Blount, Mr. James Dalley,
Mt. Joseph Hardy, Rev. J. H. McLaurin,
Mr. Elle Neal, Mr. Robt.
Nixon, Mr. Hennerson O'Neal, Mr.
1 Taih. Pitman, Mr. J. C. Parker, Mr.
Pledger Pullman, Mr. Jas. Rider, Mr.
' B. F. Randall. Mr. D. R. Bikes, Mr.
' William Smith, Mr. Yancy Thomas,
Mr. C. W. Thomas, Mr. W. A. Thomas
Mr. E. W. Whlber, Elder b. J. Ward.
Mr. Johnle H. Wattington, Mr. J. A.
Wright. Rev. O. R. Willis, Mr. Bid.
: Williams, Mr. J. N. WlnMeld.
Ladies?Mrs. E. T. Hardle. Mrs.
" Jennie Tucker, Mrs. O. B. White,
Mrs. Dlcn Williams, Mrs. Lucy
Wiggins, Mrs. Annie E. Willis. ~
f These letters will be sent to the
. dead letter office August Oth, 1914.
j -if not delivered before. In calling for
f the above, please say "Advertised,"
giving date of list.
HCJQK PAUL. P. M.
I PRAYER MEETING.
There will be prayer meeting services
in all the different churches of
o the city this evening at the usual
? hour to which fhe general pablle has
>a cordial Invitation to attend.
? FROM RATH.
Among the visitors to the Slty to ;
day are Meters. T. N. Tyre, T. M.
K Midyette and B. J. Draper, ?< Bath.
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
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msamm
UST HI
Mr. Q. E. Hankard, of Banyan,
N. C., after a lingering illness, due **
to tuberculosis, passed away at his
home last night at 10 o'clock. The m
deceased has been Indisposed for af
the past two years and for three *
months confined to his bed. He was M
sixty-four years of age. Mr. Tank- B
ard never married and leaves only
me sister, Mrs. J. J. Cutler, to mourn
her loss. He was a consist ant mem- Si
ber of the Episcopal chcrch and for <
many years was a vestryman In
Slon Episcopal church, Bunyan. He H<
tallowed the life of a farmer and was to
a prosperous one He was held In dc
the very highest* esteem by all who ea
knew him and his going is deplored
in Ma neighborhood. The funeral hi
will take place from Zton Episcopal of
church. Banyan, tomorrow morning- hi
at 9 o'clock and the Interment will rc
be In the churchward. ai
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AMENDMEVTB TO THE BIRD al
LAWS. h<
Amendments to the regulations for pi
the protection of migratory birds tv
have been proposed by the United gi
States Department of Agriculture to TI
take effect aa soon as the three 8i
months notice required by law has a
expired. This will be on October 1,
1914. In the meantime, copies of in
the regulations oan be obtained from br
the Biological Survey in the depart- w
ment. ? ol
The effect of onb of these changes <j|
is to permit on t%e Missouri and the
upper waters of the Mississippi, the
shooting of aU migratory game birds f]
for which there is an open season I
from October- 1, 1914, to January 1, ll
1%vB. After the latter date the prohibition
will-be-in force Again.
Other*amendments deal principally
with the closed season for water
fowl in various localities.
The new regulations provide for a
closed season in Zone No. 1 for all
water fowl from December 16 to September
1 next following. Bxcetpions
to this rule are as follows:
In Massachusetts and Rhode Island
the closed season shall be be- C
tweon January I and October 1. a
In Connecticut. New York. Penn- b
ylvania, Idaho, Oregon, and Wash- T
ington, the closed season shal be be- w
tween January 16 and October 1. t
In New Jersey, the closed season c
shall be tween February 1 and No- li
vember 1. *
In Minnesota, North Dakota, I;
South Dakota, and Wisconsin, the a
closed season -hall be between December
1 and September 7.
For Zone No. 2 the closed season >
Is between January 16 and October
1 with the following exceptions:
In Delaware, aryland. District of
Columbia, Virgtnia. North Carolina,
Alabama, Misslselpi, and Louisiana,
the closed season shall between February
1 and November 1.
In Florida. Georgia and South
Carolina, the closed season shall be
between February 16 and November
Sfc -?*** .
In Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma
the closed season shall be between
February 1 and September 16.
In Texas, Arizona and California
the closed season shall be between
February l and October 16.
BIO BARGAIN SHOE SALE FRIday.
Oxfords and pumpp for women
and misses In write, tan.
black, that formerly were marked
at $1.60 to $4.00 pair, will go on
sale Friday In J. K. Hoyt's Big '
Clean-Up Sale at the give-away
.price, only $1.00 pair. (See window.)
Let's build In Washington Park.
RANDALL WALKER DEAD.
Randall Walker, one of Washington's
oldest colored cltlsens and well
and favorably known among the
cltlsens as a result of a stroke of
paralysis, died yesterday. He was
about 78 years of age. He was the
soul of honor and did much towards
elevating his mcs. He wm burled
this afternon at t o'clock.
VICTORS TODAY.
Messrs. W. A. and A. 8. Cratch, of
Rover, N. C., were passengers on the
Washington A Vandemere train this
morning.
Aneltnt Irish Words.
The three most ancient words In tht
Irish language. It to said, are Tor,
tower; Ctr. a hound, sad Bo, ? cow.
AILY
JULY 29. 1914 ?
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INJURED III
ABTO RISHAP
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Elisabeth City.?Tom Madrin, the '
S-year-old son of "Caf" Madrin, of (
luthern avenue, while on an auto- ,
oblle trip In the country yesterdav
ternoon, ran his father's car lntu
telephone pole near the farm of {
. R. Fletcher, about six miles from 1
lizabeth City. The machine wai ,
tdly damaged and Mr. Madrin had
a nose broken. Mlaa Fannie Tin- (
e, of Washington, N. C.. was Beirely
cot In the face; Miss Janie
irdon auetalned some bruises and
erbert Thompson sustained Injuries
i one of his legs. Mlaa Josle Oor- (
in, the other occupant of the car,
leaped.
Mr. Madrin and party of friends
id been on a trip to the lower part ,
; the county and were returning
>me. In trying to avoid ruts in the
tad he lost control of the machine (
id it was skidding when the acclrnt
occurred. It wa3 speeding (
>out 25 miles per hour and was
lading for a deep ditch when one of (
'? "MWB.O nno ?utui IH A WIOione
pole. The pole was broken in ^
ro and the itump pulled out of the
round before the car was stopped,
bat the party escaped with such
ight Injuries la considered almost 1
miracle. ,
J. M. Weeks -happened to be passig
just after the accident and
ought the party home. Mr. Madrln
as taken to Dr. Zenaa Fearing'*
Ihce. where his wounds were
reaeed.
Hia
BLED NSW
ACCESSORY
The enterprising firm of Walter
:redle Company have Just installed
n unique piece of grocery furniture,
eing a Sanitary Display Counter,
here are twenty-nine appartments
ith glass doors and the entire couner
is both dust and fly proof. It is
onslructed of oak. handsomely polled
and addB much to the already
ittractive appearance of this popuar
grocery. It must be seen to be
ippreciated.
XKW8 FROM PUNGO.
IWe afe still having very hot and
Iry weather. Our crops are lookng
fine but need rain.
The Rev. Lollis, from Rlnston,
losed a twelve-days' revival meeting
it tills place Friday night with ?hlr:een
additions, two of which were
loving their memberships.
Misses Mary Johnston and Annie
f-eary,. from Roper, N. C., attended
the"f^vlvai -meeting at this place.
Mrs. Jos. M7~Hnrri's and children
from Roper, N. C., attended the re- '
rival meeting at J-his . place while
visiting their many friends and relaivee
here.
Mr. D. R. Paul, who is under the
smploy of J. L. Roper Lumber Company
at Wilkerson, was home to
Bpend Satuday night and Sunday
with his wife and child.
We are glad to note tbot preparations
are now being made to enlarge
our school building in District No. 1,
which goes to pjove that our people
are interested and enthusiastic In
education. Notwithstanding the fact
we already have- a fine creditable
building, we want to improve and
enlarge It and add an extra teacher
this winter.
We are sorry to note the continued
illness of Mr. J. E. Paul, who has
been sick for the past few days.
NRW BARBKR SHOP.
"The Red Cross Barber 8hop," E
F. Pressly, proprietor, is opening in
the W. B. Morton building. The
shop will be one of'the moat attractive
in this Section of the 8tate.
Everything la sanitary and up-todate.
A bath room 1s to be added.
Washington from now on will be
provided with two first-class white
tonsorial parlors.
IN THE CITY.
Among the visitors here today attending
the Senatorial Convention
era P. H. Johnson, of Pantego, and
D. I?oHr ot
r,r- V - % 4 '-V*^-TNEV
EUROPEAN NA'
NOW ACTIVEI
FOR CONTE
Vienna?Official notification or the
declaration of war was sent to Serbia
by the Austro-Hungarlan covernaent.
The declaration or war was gazetted
here late yesterday afternoon.
The text is as rollows:
"The royal government of Servla
not hawing replied In a satisfactory
manner to the note remitted to it by
the Austro-Hungarlan minieter in
Belgrade on July 23, 1914, the Imperial
and royal government finds
Itself compelled to proceed itself to
mfeguard its rights and Interests
ind to have recourse for this purpose
to fotce of arms.
"Austria-Hungary considers itself
therefore from this moment in a
itate of war with Servla.
(Signed)
"COUNT BERCHTHOUD,
'Minister Foreign Affairs of AustriaHungary."
Berlin.?An unconfirmed dispatch
'rou Oumblnnen, Eastern Prussia, to
the TaegliChe Rundschau says Rustla
has occupied Wirballen, Russian
Poland, with a force of engineers,
cavalry, artillery and two rcr'ni.a'.c
of infantry, while Russian guards
have been placed along all roads on |
the frontier. The dispatch adds that
a squadron of German Uhlans has
advanced to Erdthkuhnen, on the
Russian frontier.
Nlsh, Servla.?The Servian steamers
Dellgrad and Morava were seized
yesterday at Orsova on the Danube
by Austrians. The Servian colors I
were hauled down and the Austrian j
flag hoisted. The passengers were i
detained.
Vienna.?The Milltaerische-Rund
Rchau reports active movements of
both Servian and Montenegrin
troops, which are in close touch at
PrlboJ. near the frontier 0/ Bosnia.
London.?Austria-Hungary yesterday
declared war on Servia. The
announcement came almost Immediately
after Germany and Austria
had notified Sir Edward Grey, the
British foreign minister, of their refusal
to Join in a mediation conferMME.
CAILLAU]
ACQUIT!
Paris.?Mme. Henrietta Caillaux.
wife of ex-Premier JoscDh Caillaux.
was acquitted last night after a trial
lasting nine days on the charge of
murdering on March 16 last, Gaston
Calmette, the editor of the Figaro.
Yesterday's session of the trial of
Mme. Henrietta Calllaux came to an
abrupt end when the prisoner collapsed
during a cutting arraignment
by Maltre Chun, counsel for the
Calmette heirs, and had to be carried
from the court room.
Madame Calllaux had been growing
visibly weaker during the address
qX the Jury of Maltre Sellgman. another
of the Calmette attorneys, who
began summing up as soon as the
court convened. A hot water bottle
was placed beneath her feet and a
cushion at her back.
As the hearing progressed she be
came listless and apparently was un
conscious of what was occurring lr
court. Soon after Maltre Chenue be
gan a severe analysis of her actloni
on the day of Che tragedy she col
Public Hearing F
Harbor ]
H. W. Stickle, major, Corps o:
Engineers of the United States Army
with headqearters at Wilmington. N
C., pursuant to a request of Con
gressman 8mallfl for ? modlflcatioi
of tho harbor line at Washington
N. C . and for an extension of thi
harbor lines as far as the mouth o
Runyan's Creek, has authorised :
public hearing with a view to con
sldering the advisability or other
wise, of the change desired and o
such other changes in any part o
the harbor lines In this city.
In order that all parties lrftereste<
TOO RAISED.
The steam tug Darner. Which sun
at the wharf of the & R. Fowle <
Ron saw-mill plant last Sunday mon
lag. was raised yesterday and wl
with a few days be ready to reenm
her regular duties towing loge to tl
mill plant.
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No. US
HONS ARE ^
iY PREPARING
MPLATED WAR
^r - -,J
It la assumed here the efforts of
the European nations now will be
directed toward localizing the area
of hostilities.
The actual cause of Austria-Hungary's
declaration was the reply sent
by Servie to the former's note demanding
that the latter take steps j
to put a stop to the pan-6ervlan
propaganda on Austria territory and
also punish those Servians Indirectly
concerned In the recent assassination
of Archduke Francis Ferdinand,
heir to the Austro-Hungarlan throne.
In a semi-official communication
made public yesterday the AustroHungarlan
government said Servla's
reply was "filled with the spirit of
dishonesty.' ' * 'dMWJI
Italy and France had consented to
to Join their efforts to those of Great
Britain in a mediation conference.
Germany's refusal was in support of
her ally. In the contention that It
would be undignified for a great
power like Austria to appear beforo
a tribunal of the European powers
on the same status as the little Balkan
ration. ?
1 Austria-Hungary meantime had
I proceeded rapidly with the mobilisation
of her great army. The entire
railroad system was utilized for the
movement of troop trains, the telegraph
system waB vlrtualy monopolized
for government business and a
strict censorship was Imposed.
Servla also had mobilized her
forces and had withdrawn the garrison
of Belgrade, the capital, to the
Interior, as the chief city of Servla
occupied a position too vulinerable to
be held.
Every war office and admiralty in
Europe is occupied In preparations
for eventualities, even the smaller
countries such as Holland, Belgium
and Switzerland taking procautlonary
measures.
The attitude of RusBla was watched
carefully yesterday. The first belief
was expressed that Russia would
ester the lists in suport of Servla
as soon an fighting started In earnest.
( WAS
ED OF MURDER
lapsed and fell in a head on the floor
of the prisoner's enclosure.
Maitrc Seligman in his address
said:
"You have heard witness after
witness speak In praise of the late
M. Calmette. There has been only
one discordant note and that came
from M. Caillaux. What connection
with the rasp hiu the fortune nf the
i murdered man? How many millions
must a man have in ordef to permH
his being: assassinated with complete
Impunity?"
i "I will speak of nothing eucept
the assassination of M. Calmette,"
M&ttre Chenu was saying when the
f prlaonor swooned. "1 will ask the aci
cused whether when she spoke of her
i love for her daughter she thought
of the two children of M. Calmette,
whoso pictures never left him? I
shall not attempt to go into the
i biography of Mme. CaMsix. SheJ
- is a cool, sensible woman without
i emotion or pity. She has tears only
- for herself."
or Modifying
Lines Of This City
'
In the purposed modification or dei
siring any modification at other
points, the public hearing will be
- held in the Federal building in this
> city on Augcst 12 at 11:30 o'clock.
. All parties Interested *re cordially
9 Invited to attend the hearing. It la
f desired as far as practicable that
i arguments and statements be sub
mitted In writing. This is a very
- Important meeting for Wmahlngton
f and every cltlsen and business man
f should make It a point to be
present.
I ->
HAS RETURNED.
k Mm. w. H. C?ll returned horn*
' Isat evening tU the Atlantic Const
L.lne from Rocky Mount and TarII
bore, where ahe has beee vial ting
" relatives And Mends.