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Trade and Pay-Up Cam paign umtinuvs Until * cur nary loth CbLUMS n—NUMBER ?7. s HAS WASHINGTON GOT A it AW DiAL FkuJvi uU v ujiiM ok; . • It Apuears They Have a &Qit Share of Hard Surfaced Roads j The Sun-Journrl oI New Bern and the lMxly News of Washington seem to nw the proposed shipping bill from apposite directions. The Sun- Jouroat has made four guease» as to tta motive of the Waahington po sition. We tit willing that tney h&ve ttaour guesues, and whetner rignt 01 wrong, ue have no disposition to en ter iuu their controversy. £ut taking Washington* position k- stated by tne DaUy iew 6) we are, \ put it in "U»e uuiuvot wuy,' sui priaeu. They have us con done that their position is for a bloou warned democracy, th keeping out ev ery maifum of oentrsnaed denioc racy. And at the same time they ' urge in its Head, a one or two mil lion dollar subsidy; that is for the stale to walk up and pitch in the la), of big interests, the sum of one 01 two minion dollars of the state's goot. n money and have nothing mote to d- * wW» it. * * _H We may not know democracy when we aae it, but our understanding that* •DiMMiy m only a plant that can grow ia tne field of radicalism, and that It is just opposite in spirit and prta trumi La dtmocrtrv fPy Tr la ether it is the taking o* tat people's money and rights and giv- AffauV brffth#', rpmfinbef tnf same govei-nor that you so has ia less than the two yeai» past, a»»- ppintftd a com Jill ssion to fli fWliiOfi pf the Stale's money, lutj ray it is constitutional anu is work taw Well. havs nparu ot 119 O*U, and not many an il pugnt be tna( tutu a r geeu noaesv * ■too OOUUI I*9 IVWHM- A"U U Htv, couid way >o and go ou ami «e»»v the Mates intetest anu seep mi., heads out 01 iwuku* lap, we c*.. no grave dagger. Idons than n»i. the uouoie we nave bad ui sunilai. •WW ,tow ' T*»i lit« auiMtiuol !UuU| iIMS ixorui vMT plina raiiroau, lias neeu um tiium. jf uie cute • u.n;*eo.b n»v? »»u --{prety |''m ptJilAy.Wp «uot» tutu tlUklyt.. ' pi tne big interest*, u tu«* gyveiptn ■W W* W!f»-»*tuit v*n uiHiji*. that gang, itoe.e is no danger 01 trav •ling enter tmm ot tne *oiusn. t>u., for us, give it a urnw, ana not u t ». bonus to tne present uiceie*ts 01 u.e,. 'successors, but straight irom the IfevJluli fcnjl inland' of ran by, on Oi Mf the principle involved. Want Nancies oi tne Confederate Navy Veteians The following communication is sell explanatory, aad is published for the fcp*i}t of interested; to county and City Superintendent*: AiOUial A. O, Wright, L. C. v., has rsisptly paid * TW| *» d **P»tss fd hi# great iigfrest preserving the history of the Confederate veterans who served ia the Confederate navy. The veterans who served in the army have their records preserved by their itltti The records of the sailors who served in the Confederacy were de stroyed when Richmond was evacuat ed. Therefore, ther? is little informa tiea at hand to the atory those paUotf who rendered fuch gallant ser V*» *» *H ***• I am very much interested m Ad Mind Wright's effpr*s to preserve the history ef thia class of our gallant he rraa. lam requesting you to make iaqpiry among the patrew of your •chool and through the newspaper., oi any veteran ia your community who ' served ia the Confederate navy, a he lives, give us his name and ad x dre*e aad such other information as \ye« My ■ecure from him. If he. is hot living, secure as much reliable in foliation at you can from his aear eet Watives. We are especially in teifiw il any documents pertaining | sfaeWely kopp you will iatf re t ypar iwd friends ia this mat Uf wbajtever information you te forward it to me here at • ftalMgh and it w«U reach the proper par|ia> it ankf that thi* record m» y »ft ■ Very aiaeeraly yours, j ; E. C. Brooks, State Snperintendent v « Public Instruction. CM (Iricfcljr Believea a CokL | k ; r - ■'» . v , • ,• _ THE ENTERPRISE IHKKK TIMKS AROUND Tli£ VvOKLU, UIS RECORD »hv> kHikufi, Jan. 24. oevei.veeu years m the service and tnree times around the world is the record of John bameis, chief boatswain s mate, who passed through here yesteiday, re i turning to his station at the Hanip- I ton Koads naval base* from forehead ' , wnere he visited his parents, Mr. jumes A. Dau.ei . the sa>l y. miu ut Wuen a ciuioOi, o* i.sway aruunu tne globe wita ue At iunuc ueet, dropped mto Uie hurboi 1 ui nenuion seventeen years ago. I w«s tus nrst tune around tne gldlie. ( iii.ce then, he has made two othei trips. , TAX EXEMPT BILL fAhSta IN HOUSE - Would Stop Issuance of Ail the Tax Free Securities WASHINGTON, Jan. The Green resolution proposing an amend ment to tie constitution which" woulu* prohibit 1a it her issuance of tax ex empt securities was adopted tonigiu by the house. The propoosal, which had been urg ed by President ilarding and becie tary Mellon, was put through alto an unusually bitter all day wrangle by a margin of seven votes, ot tne resolution required a two tuiruo vote aud the roll call stood 22J to W. ivepubucans >V and Dviuo vlUvs supporting it sput about even, *0 ueuiOcials joiiung aunuiustrauoi. ueauets wiuio 24 repuoluuns broite uw«y 110111 party Unoa and voteu jt. inefoui* now', gyu® ..,e seaoie, uuv some house r ...uk«.y eA|>ip-t!u utf upiiuon tus. ums»« was not mutn cnance 01 its e.. Mvvtiltui Ml UiUi btb^iUU, * v .* " luVWUI i i ti lu W . Ml, and-' id is. v». t,. Uobersou eu 4i>siue>i me veaktieik 01 rami tale, ia|iey s nan, and Mulben/ Miami. | *euoou emturUay mgnt anu bun^ay. A 1 • s tfiies ntlttie b|>vmv Miß Vvee.. end wiui Mr, mis. asu *r. ahd h|rs. J. i 4. Mixens «uid >*">- jly spept humlay witn Mr. anu mrs. uisco iKggs uear bvemiis, ftlrs. Geo. \v. bmitn and cinidien nn Monday for hi/aui caiunni. to oe Vila Mrs. binith's latner w.io in with innuenxa. rj 'J- - ' MUaOs ti«ie tuillui, Uiuan I'eel, Lll - iiaiuiaun and Co; J Itob-1 Cf-avn, J no. A- iiu«d sun, Jo*. U, V«l Wi' ana iiubert urdim, weie the guesu. j pt Mis Kosa Gtitfin Momay even-, *+ : Miss Mattie Coitrain entertained alt: the ypuug~f»eople of tlils comniupity Tuesday evening. }'aem Ufa achpol closed li»es day on account of the "llu." Of Uniith regret very much to know tliat he has the j "flu." it is hoped that he will soon be out again. _ -Miss Elisabeth Phelps left for her home in Cnpwelll Wednesday. to be with her parents until our.-rliool re opcpa again. llessrs. 4. P. ami John Har (Ji>vn wedt to Williamston yesterday j to attend io business. Kr W. r t a Wngton went to Wll- yesterday on business. - • Mr. Joe- Gray Corey is progressing j very nicely with his business as lo- j cat representative for the Washington Motor Car company.* Selling is his motto. >. I WHISKRY STILL SEIZEO ' JAMjP»VILLL Seven sulfa sad Hrar Operators |s the Itfcwrd pf Knfofwmint OB c?ra Here Rsceatly „ t ' "" 4 Revenue Airent W. J. M&nning and Sheriff Kohrrsoa captured & ptili np.i Jamffcvill* Wednesday even.>«. There eras, no beer nor liquor found, but t the still, a large number of barrels,' measures, tools and equipment of all kinds were seised and destroyed. lie maiiM Toree in' this section have captured seven stills and four operators during the past few weeks. =.' ■ m m - 1 - WILLIAMSTON'. MARTIN COtNTV, NORTH CAKOLINA. rRIDAY, JANUARY 2«, l»2«i ■|-■' ■ V - 1 COMMITTEE i ANTI Baggettsßill is TUrnea uown r>y Juaiciary r>ouies , . ... ..»• «*e Uitoiun; lUu appttieitb. u..,i.iutn ao lis to luect Uiv pi Ok ai w niook 01 the Oojettois^/Ui^ I t»vojoui4..iu t cotiiuutvees ol Uie scr, I ' 1— jo.ni seosion Vv eunesuay vole- j uo»ii a motion n.ude oy Senator bajj- j gevt io upon favorably as amenueu I »u* imL proiiibiung tne weaning ox inasas m pub.ic. rrtponenU of tin.- biu am .lot deiuanu a division and tne re wk. no recorded vote. action loliowed a hearing u> moie than an hour during which nuineious outsiders asked passage 01 the bill while the only objection to the bill in tot© was made by Senator Uiveis i>. Johnson, of Uuplia, who made a fervid speech praising the present day-Ku Multian The cow mittee adjournetl immeliately after action upon the bill and no noUco ol a minority report was given by Senator Baggett, but such notice is iioi under the vulcs uud it is considered probable that proponent: ot tne measure will take it to the tloor of tlie senate and obtain vqU call vote, » betere taking final action the com mittee rejected a motion by SCnatoi Sqaues to substitute the federal stu tute hist passed in it>o« and ainieu at me original ku kiux kian, which makes intent to deprive some person I ox rights insured under the conau j vution and e.senual part ol tne yt- j »en«e. a'vpted Ueit»i v ' me unl wus nnaiiy r«yvt Vo»t inciuuo. a invipottsgi by nicks lessen 1 uig me ouense irom a leiouy to a mis tifiiieaaar; *iid a b«nut, 1 AltMheiUs adding theaincais to u. Ojvvtiipuoiis uiiue tne bui and (i(\ t ,, fMHWcU'-ll *ou( iviiuuc., m pcniiun iiistricv, 1 otop IrfWumnnli i.lid you Mop the hu lviuv nlau Kvideutly t,.e hicmkij Ku V Yfiry ' tit the purpose 1. pernaps vfctj'K . 'i. And we see log - uiiituies i.;i! ti u.ti ~,10 lu* ovei : kiSB, yrT Tn g.r; andThgut uu-. : ow>t . w v vKKh *4 v "¥ 'Y V', r. i'.t'V (')» U't o wui.,. ( ftc v.'".,"CvU ior live yeai. the ivian will be gone. iue iwtwn wus ooiu ior want o. tow euiorceinent. Vt hen rich wui«a- Uiid poOi Willie tola* linu U. b , ~' It I. and uuie negroes an anke at the nor ot justice, and aime are l>pt«»re tn? b(ir 01 anq people live a lutie neaie. 10 the laws 01 God ami livun, (hen t" >vu lv»an will disband. \jn wmiy their course caiuiot be ju-~ 1 tdied beeouse it is not in accordance 1 with law In all particulars, and 110 I.man or body of men can properly ai- I minister law who do not ptnd* by the I law ['. ' r. HAMILTON LOCAL ITKMS win t m;n in Mrs, S. .& twell and Miss Ruth J'ippin spent Thursday in William ston, "S —■— I** Mr. Kennedy of .Weldon spent the I week end here. Frank Wilson Was here from Oak Ci{y Wednesday. Mrs. W- U. Urimes left Frilay foi hei home ih Albany, Ga. Mr. G. E. Hines has accepted a ! position near Hertford. Mrs. G. B. Slade and Miss Amiie Jones have returned from Richmond ' where they spent several weeks. ; • . '~i j Miss Delia Purvis spent last week in j liobersonville. | Miss Cody Purvis entertained a few ' friends on Tuesday night- Tlve hun dred played after which deliciops refreshments were servfl, On Wednesday evening Mrs. P. T. Matthews entertained several of her friends at a bridge party. ■ ■ 1 S, \ Mr. and Mrs. C. D, Perkins and chil dren and Miss Codie Purvis spent Sunday ia Greenville. ' Mr. W. A. Olson spent the week end in Roper with his parents. " Mrs. J. P. Boyle and Miss Ruth Pippin were in Williamston Thumb-, afternoon. DELIVER': OF COTTON^!> TUE COOPERATIVES IS 'V CONTINUING TO BE v.O«) L Cooj. astive heaui)uai>ei D 1 « Weekly Delivery of Twelve Hundred Bale. RALEIGH, Jan. 25.'—Cotton contin ues to be delivered to the North Car olina Cotton cooperatives -at the rate of about twelve hundred bales week-' ly, according to announcement from the headquarters here, j It is expected that all pools will be j closed around March Ist, and it 1 : expected that member* will complete* , their deliveries before that time." More than 130,WW bales of cotton have been classed by expert graders and it is believed that the associa tion will get at least ten thousand bales moo re before the season closes. With the exception of the Mississipp Ion;; Staple association, this will be the largest number of bales handle* ' by any southern state association this Season, C' .-cks totaling s2,7st>,(KX> have been sert to members for the second ad 'vaTT of 't2B per"KSle on all cdttbh delivci-ed prior to December Ist, ac cording tot General Manager U. B. Blalock, \Hio states the first distri bution has been practically completed. Members receive an advance fifty dollars per bale who® eottod is de livered, Preparatory to beginning an iw\iv> campaign ff organizatipv- commun ity locols in every cotton growing county in the state, comity meetings are being held at county seats. Se lection of improved seed and methods of combatting the boll weevil are' | among the important subjects to re-1 j ceive attention. , : CUT THE COST WJHAiMiNLMI Maie Caie bhould Be i wuea oi iViacmaery Kjik r arm ine second Co VjiwWeis i'viution, Was i,i M tie to un its OMtuiMU 11. uie oiu ooit 01 iNoitu varoiiiia and vn tiina on iuodday, a^iitm^ W luo aiiiiouuceiiieiik mauv at t. e mevtu.g Oi mo l>vt>m VI Uuevt ui>» in i»'UUH«imh i_ ««iou».Ung to M)tU|, Uailvii Vlt'iu viiotilumfctu ItuiU an ti»\> w-uououses oi ine ao. iu 111.: orient tobacco oeit 01 i, estem «*t>rtn .vui'Oiiiiu aim lust Mouaay. Inis payment brought tne total di.-- uuiaeiiiems 01 u|ic t»ap ii^,uVO t t»titi ly datfafci* .i ne tnud cusii uieut of the 'IV urowera Cooperative assucia- UVI» WMI be matte to the orgatnseti siowers of South Carolina about *eb twury iolh, accoiuing to last weeks ! announcement of the director*. Alore than. Sz7,OOO,OUj in tne value of the Nuitli tarohna to- I'afCU clop ia due cinelly to cuopeia tive marketing, according tv A. Norwood of Gol4.ybovo, president ot tlie 'i'ohaoco Growers Cooperative as sociation. . ~ r ~ pieaiiieut Norwood while m Raleigh for the combined confeience of cotton and tobacco cooperatives pointed out that in spite of the enormous increase of 54,000,000 pounds in this year's state production, tobacco has risen in ' price. Practically other farm crop except the two great organized crops of cotton and tobacco have shown de cided slumps in price wfterever a sur plus was dumped on tlie market this year, according to the latest bulletin 01 the North Carolina Crop Report ing service. The following markets of the To bacco Growers Cooperative association will close for the season on February 2ndt Ahoskie, Ayden, Bailey, Clin ton, Fremont, kenly, t'inetops, Mays vilie, Laliratige, Nashville, Roberson | vjile, Snow Hill, Spring Hope, Tarbo 1 ro, Wallace, Warsaw, Williamston and i Windsor. I The directors of the association a»e urging members to complete their de liveries at these cooperative ware houses before their closing date. SERVICES AT BAPTWT CHURCIi A. V. Joyner* pastor. Sunday schoo. #:46 a m., J. (3. Anderson, superin tendent. The Sunday school i> the church teaching the Word. Come and be a blessing and receive a blessing Sermon by the pastor at 11:00 a. m. At 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, the pastor will preach at Biggs school house. Jr. B. Y. P. U. at 9:45 p. m. Sermon by pastor 7:30 p. m. Pray er meeting Wednesday evening at 7:3 Sr. B Y. P. C. Wednesday pvening 8:15. . You are cordially invited to attend all these services. . ~ BIG SAVING MADE BY PAYING CASH FOR FERTILIZERS Price Is Practically Cut a Third When Bought On Cash Basis' One of the big prob'jina i>r farm ( eis of tins section to face is' buying fertiliser for this year s crop. Just as usual the moneyed man can J buy at a reasonable price, "but the *, poor man who has no money, bas to j pay an exhorbttant price. 11 The contract price to all persons,' I whether, they be farmers or merchants J for car load lots or more is $25 per I ton at the factory, with freight added I making it cost $27.70, delivered at Williamston for spot cash. The farm ■ jer or merchant who has to buy on time pays |a6.00 with 6 per cent in ; .terest after May Ist, When the dealer pays tlie'bill, he 1 gets for his service 10 per cent, off of the bill, which is only a modest 1 cßarge for his work and responsibili ty. The whole load finally falls on the user, which figures fifty ptr cent in terest that the buyer 011 time has to pay; this rate upplys to 8 months time. Of course, when payments are made in less than S months the in ! terest rate is more and when the time is longer than months the rate ot ; interest is less. This difference in i cash and time is not shared by our neighbors, but goes to enrich the mon- I ey lowers, if the south would suc -1 seed, it uvust buy and sell for cash. liiltisONAL, NEWS Or &AINUI laUGE Mrs. J. R. Jones and children spent Saturday uigfit with Mrs. N. S. Cher ! ,ry. 4/ir. and Mrs. M. (1. Junes spent Sun day with idr. and Mrs, R. D. Joneg. «ii«s Rowland Uodard spent Wot I , ut»day night with her aum, Wis, O. V\. Contain, 1 ine ii. Y. P. L . met at liiddick s 1, Ufove last Saturday at 'J :ao* o'clock. j itev. R. M. -Chambers add ran sed tne ouiiuj ividge school Monday morn- T " tU. , | Mr. and Mrs. W, L, Manning en . teitained a host of their ftemds Won nvsday night, 1 ■ Miss Eva Pate spent Saturday night with Miss Kannie itobersou. 1 Messrs. Beacltam ami Grittln were tlie guests of Misses Vera Askew ant| ; Helen Croften Tuesday evening. 1 Mr. J v l). Riddick went to town Men day on business, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jones spent 1 I Sunday afternoon with the former's ; brother, Mr. R. D. Jbnes. — 1 Mrs. H. C. Roboersou'ti friends will > ( be glad Ui learn that she is improv -1 ing after a serious illness. .; ' K ■■> Mfssrs. Joe Hardison and N. ■S. > went to WiU Siding Monday on bu"i aess. 1 ■ _____ s Misses Helen Crofton anil Vera As - kew visited Miss Louallie Riddick 011 Tuesday nightt I.* ■ r - 1 Misses Gladys Roberson, Mamie - Hopkins and Messrs. Green Coitrain and Hirshal Daniel spent Saturday - night in Oak City with friends. 1 - Mrs. J. H. Riddick spent Wetlne - day with Mrs. H. C. Roberson, who - ia UL v HAD NEGRO ARRESTED. lj CANT RECOVER DAMAGE f KINSTON, Jan. 24.—William Islei, - a South Queen street druggist, today - 'stood to lose the cost of o big store | window because the police said, he stood Upon the "old dispensation." 1 Robert Peace, a negro, shoved Or • pheus Gray, another -negro, through the window. Isler found Gray re-em 6 erging from the aperture. 1 The police arranged to get damages from the window smashers. I«ler de- L manted a worrant, and Gray was ar '• rested. Peace said that he would • testify that Gray was blameless. The - police said the evidence exonerated • Gray of any criminal act. His ac quittal in court means that Isler would be out the cost of the big window, which waa considerable. i ' Ml Cons LaGrippe. j VETERAN'S' BUREAU CHIEF COMING TO WILLIAMSTO.N ' * / ___ ' J V. F. Williams, chief of cooperation of the L nited States Veterans' bureau for the eastern half of North Caro t lina will be in Williamston on Thurs -4 February Ist, at the court house tor the purpose of interviewing claim ants of the veterans' bureau and aid ' in* them in the effectual prosecution . of their claims. Mr. Williams was formerly an adjuster of claims in the central and district offices, and is vis j iting a number of towns in the east ' em half of the state for the pui - ! po.se above mentioned. STARTLING FACTS ON CHIME IN U. & 1 ; Sir Basil Thomson Says Slow Courts Are Chief Cause (■REENSBOKO, Jaiu 124. —-Sir Basil ibompson, k. C. 13., regarded as the otTfcTiTal SHei"fOck Holmes, the world's greatest detective, the most noteu 1 criminologist in the we/11, who dur ing Uve World war was at the h«au oi tiie British Seciet Service nient and ia now head oi Scotland 1 a I'd, England 's great police and de tective agency, lecturing here last uight revealed some startling facts, comparing British and American iig ■ ures, Last year in the United States there were nine thousand, live hundred mur ders ; in Englanl sixty three. Ot the sixty three all but eight were clear ed up and tne newspapers of England are demanding why they were not. In one penitentiary in Illinois, at Jo liet, there as many prisoners as in' all the prisons of Canada, attributed the much greater am ount of crime m the United States than in England to delafs in metiug out punishment and to under-polic ing. Preserved Meat bound in tomb 3Job Years Old > Ll\lK, Egypt, Jan. !4. —What is believed to be the oldest specimens oi calmed beet in the world have been L dMeovered-fey excavator* in the tomb ot lung Tutenkhaniin. While it was . not wholly palatable, being ii, 3st> years old,' the meat is iu. Jul. excellent stai* ot preservation. . lite meat had !>eeii embalmed ana was contained in elliptical Vecepta cies resembling huge Easter agg.., 1 j foity ot whie hwere removed I'rom the tomb amid the deep interest ot a crowd of tourists. Still other meats 3 iound were haunches of Venison, trus ' »ed ducks and joints of game. They were packed in wooden boxes shaped according to the nature of the con tents. Noticeable amongJitis discov ery was a giant duck. The excavators kd*o removed lour c brotue candlesticks of great beauty. ' One ot them contained a perfectly preserved candle. ' Some of tiie cold , storage eggs " get these days appear to liave been I kept about the sajue length of time !as [he Egyptian king's meat, judg ing fiom the taste of them when serv " ed on the table at sonie of the big city restaurants. We should think that if the packers -would take les sous from these discoveries they would 1 have better success in storage of food today, and the public would not be compelled to grin and endure the hu -8 mtliation experienced every day in 1 J all parts of the country, Vi, . ■ I'ROCEEDINUS OF MAYOR'S COURT FOR THIS W^iK Li William Lathan, colored, found guil ty of .lighting, fined $5.00" and the costs. J I Cornelius Bryant, colored, found I guilty and fined $6.00 and costs. . » Ben Reeves, found guilty y | of fighting, fined $5.00 and costs. y I Hezekiah Uriley, coloml, foilnd B j guilty of fighting, fined $5.00 and the » costs. * ' TROOP ACTIVITIES Williamston Troop No. Two held its regular week!}' meeting on. Thursday b night, Januury 25, in the new acout hall over H.» D. Peel's jewelry es tablishment. Scoutmaster Lilley call- I ed the meeting to order and called for e a report from the program commit ,l tee. The chairman was absent, et> . Scout William Harrison was detailed d to go to the home of the chairman and get the program. After the program -was read we adjourned to meet again - the following Thursday night. TIM Scribe! * * . . . • ' Trade In William ston Be One of the Lucky Ones. SSOO Given Free! ESTABLISHED 1899 NEW BERN PAPER FLAYS THE PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON Ridiculing- Compliments 'Apear In * Great Volume We tt.p/oduce the following com ment on Washington's attitude to ward the proposed state boat line, - • from the New Bern Sun-Journal, which we believe pictures the senti ment of Martin county, as well as that of the Craven county publication. The article is as follows: Much speculation has manifested it self locality relative to the attitude taken by our neighboring city of k Washington on the state owned boat * line project. Washington seems to be linad up solidly against the governor'a prop osition. In view of the faifct that Washington would benefit directly through the operation of the line, her position in the matter is rather puz zling 1 , to nay theTeast. T~' "We are not opposed to a boat line or to the development of our water way transportation facilities," a prominent citizen of Washington, Saturday afternoon. "Don't misunder stand us on that point. But we ARE opposed to the plan as advocated by Uovernor Morrison, for we feel that the appointment of a commission and control of funds should rest in the hands of the legislature, and not with the governor." Such sentiment must awaken in the * hearts of everyone a feeling o fdeep-/ est admiration and respget. Just think of it! Washington stands a chance of securing a boat line, of havin gher docks and wharves im proved, of having her freight rates lowered and of enjoying many other --* privileges. But some one steps for ward and mankes tiie announcement that perhaps the system employed ia bringing about all these developments has certain shortcomings. Instantly and without the slightest hesitation Washington renounces her right to develolp her waterway transportation .and to enjoyy the benelts resulting therefrom. Shi tells the world that she will have none of-it. « Doesn't it sounl noble and inspire ing? Doesn't it sound wonderfully unselfish? .. —it does. It —also -sounds—rather fishy. , Our experienceJ/faa been that when-' ever a town rejects something that would be'to its distinct advantage to accept, there is a colored gentleman concy ned somewhere in the woodpile. Therefore, while we greatly admire Washington, while we consider hei one of the finest towns in the coun try and while we look upon her peo ple as among the best in the world, we can't stretch our imagination and powers"of belief to a sufficient extent that would enable us to accept her ' present attitule at its face value. In the first place we don't believe that Washington is oppoosed to the governor's plan at all. The opposi- tion thus far seems to have been voiced by an organized majority. A set of Hesolutions were abopted at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce rooms last week, condemning the boat line. There were men at that meet ing who hadn't given' tha Chamber ' of Commerce a single thought in the past two or three year# and who evi dently attended last week's meeting inerelyy to express their antagonism to the boat line. In 'the second place, Washington is strongly anti-Morrison. If Max Gard n»r had been" alecM and if he had advocatel the boat line, we are in clined to believed that Washington would have been solidly behind tha project. , in the third place, aome of tha business men of Washington recently invested several thousand dollars in a boat line of their own, which wouldn't be of much usa if the gov ernor's project went into effect. In the fourth place, tha railroads are fighting the state owned boat line and it may be that some of their influence has been exerted over in Washington. s Whatever may be tha reason whether one of tha above named or some other which haa not yet coma to lijfht— we cannot help but feel that things over in Washington are not aa they appear to' be on the surface. But, of course, we have no prooof to batV up our suspicion. Therefore tha only thing for us to do, regarilesa ot these suspicions, is to commend Wash ington for her stalwart principles of 1 justice ith dfaimess; to place upon gj| her alabastar brow tha Grown > Righteousness and to inscribe" in gold en tatters upon tha breast plate of" her shining amor? "M Pluribus U num." , J jfc ' « , ''M * Or -awtMag liha ttaatl , -
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