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The Washington times., 1903-01-14
DEMANDS PRESENTED
FOR RAILWAY FACILITIES
A Complaint Concerning Incorporation
of the Fourth Street Line.

Donald Mcpherson has sent to the Dis
trict Commissioners q long statement
relative to the charter duty of the Eek
ington and Soldiers Home Railway Com
pany 10 operate what is known as its
Fourth Street line. Mr.. Mcpherson
quotes extensively from the law incor-
poraung the road. and gives q history
Of the operations of the company since
that time He argues that the company
is legally bound 10 put the Fourth Street
line in condition, from Rhode Island
Avenue TO the Bunker Hill Road, and
operate cars thereon for the accommoda-
tion of passengers.
Mr. Mcpherson says that for four or
Eve years past the Fourth Street line
has been abandoned. from New York
Avenue northward, TO the Inconvenience
Of the people living in that locality and
to the hindrance OF Improvement in that
direction.
Attention is called 10 the fact tlat this
abandonment Of the line was not under
a repeal of any part of the charter. and
that the company still has possession
OF its franchise
Mr. Mcpherson says the population
along the line of the Fourth Street
branch is practically without street rail-
way facilities.
Mr. Mcpherson cites the authorities
which bear on the case. and urges the
Commissioners 10 take steps 10 compel
the company to stand by its charter.
Before replying to Mr. Mcpherson. the
Commissioners have referred the letter
10 The company for an expression Of its
views.
The Washington times., 1903-01-14
GEORGETOWN BARGE, DOCK.
ELEVATOR AND RAILWAY co.

The annual report Of the Georgetown
BARGE. Dock. Elevator and Railway Com
pany has been made to Congress by the
secretary Of that corporation, in accord
ance with the provisions OF The act un-
der which the company was organized
The report shows that the company is
controlled by the Mercantile Truss Com
pany of New YORK. which holds 485
shares cut Of the 500 comprising the cap
itaI stock Of the concern. The remain
ing shares are held as follows. William
H. Manogue, , shares; Thomas NJ. Gale.
Robert 3. Tenney, and Joseph c. Waters.
. shares each; Walter 5. Harlan. VIII
liam r. Hoeke, William Fl. Moses. and
James r oyster, 1 each
The report states there were no re-
ceipts or expenditures in the course OF
the year
The Washington times., 1903-01-14
BETTER HARBORS FOR
A GROWING COMMERCE
Board of Trade, in Annual Report, Says Widening
of Georgetown Channel Is Imperative

is constantly engaging increased st
tenJfou.
1T cannot be long before this power
viii be utilized for the production Of
electric power for street ears and IN
dustries that can be run by it. This
natural water power is said 10 be suf-
icient to supply the entire city Of
Washington with light heat and motive
power without the consumption Of
single pound of coal It is said that
a syndicate will begin this season with
a capital of $1,000 600 and 1.GG9 men.
operating turbine wheels with heaviest
dynamos, similar to the general Plan
in operation at Niagara Falls. Every
effort tending to the utilization Of this
great power should be encoura ged. This
viii solve th- vexatious smoke question
Washington is d unique city Unlike
most others il was laid out before il
was built. It has been sportively called
O city of magnificent distances. and was
not considered handsome until about
twenty years ago, when the original plan
Of L'Enfant was SO greatly developed
and improved upon by the genius Of
Shepherd. Ii has since taken on, to a
certain extent. the character of a con-
vention and excursion city. and has also
become great in architecture, art, lit
erature, and education.
The growing commerce calls fo-
deeper and wider harbors. especially in
the Georgetown channel OF the Potomac
and in the Anacosta River from its
mouth to the navy yard bridge Work
on the Anacostia River has been au-
thorized by Congress. The project re
quires more than a million dollars With
this Improvement the largest seagoing
vessels can reach the city
Washington as residence city is
unsurpassed by any in the Union and is
growing in favor every year It's eli
matte advantages are so well understood
and have been so well described by Wis
itors and journalists that further men
ton is unnecessary The city is unsur-
passed as q manufacturing center and
should be utilized ''
The Washington times., 1903-01-14
CIVIL SERVICE RULE
BEING CONSIDERED
Affects Employees Holding More Than
One Position.

An important ruling providing that
Government employees be prohibited from
holding more than one position. Is under
consideration by the Civil Service Com
mission Within a day or two. the
Commissioners will report their deeis-
lon 10 President Roosevelt, under whose
direction the question was brought to
their attention
The purposed ruling also provides thar
all Federal oficehoIders be restricted
from being a member of a local legisia-
tive bod. in order to guard against
perHicious dealings. The ruling was sub
mitted TO the President by the Civil Ser
vice Reform Association OF Pennsylva-
MA. and later referred to the Comnlis-
BloHerG fer a decision.
The Washington times., 1903-01-14
AN OBJECT LESSON
In q Restaurant.

\ physician puts the query: Have YOU
never noticed in any large restaurant at
lunch OF dinner time the large number of
hearty, vigorous old men at the tables;
men whose ages run from sixty TO eighty
years; many Of them bald and all per
haPs gray, but none of them feeble OF
senile?
Perhaps the spectacle is so common as
TO have escaped your observation or com
ment, but nevertheless it is an object
lesson which means something
II you will notice what these hearty old
fellows are eating you viii observe that
they are not munching bran crackers nor
gingerly picking their way through a
menu card Of new tangled health foods.
on the contrary they seem to prefer a
juicy roast of beef. q properly turned Ioin
Of mutton, and even the deadly broiIed
lobster is not altogether ignored.
The point Of all this is that a vigorous
old age depends upon good digestion and
plenty of wholesome food and not upon
dieting and an endeavoT to live upon bran
crackers
There Is a certain class of food cranks
who seem TO believe that meat. coffee
and many other good things are rank
poisons, but these cadaverous, sickiy
looking individuals are a walking con
GtnlEdlfOH OF their own theories.
The matter in nutshell Is that if the
stomach secretes the natural digestive
juices in sufficient quantity any whole
some food viii be promptly digested. :.
If the stomach does not do so, and Ger
tain foods cause distress, one or two
OF Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each
meal will remove all difficulty because
they supply just what every weak stom-
ach lacks. pepsin, hydro chloric acid, di-
astase and nux-
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do not act
upon the bowels, and in fact are not
strictly 4 medicine. as they act almost
entirely upon the food eaten, digesting il
thoroughly and thus gives much needed
rest and giving an appetite for the next
meal.
OF people who travel nine out OF ten
use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. knowing
tFem n be perfectly safe to use at any
time and also having found out by ex-
perience that they are a safeguard
against indigestion in any form, and eat
ing as they have to, at all hours and all
kinds of food, the travelling public for
years have pinned their faith to Stuart's
Tablets.
All druggists sell them at so cents for
full sized packages and any druggist
from Maine to California. II his opinion
were asked. viii say that Stuart's Dys-
pepsis Tablets is the most popular and
successful remedy for any stomach trou-
bic.
The Washington times., 1903-01-14

The twentieth annual report of the
Washington Board Of Trade mas been
issued. Contained therein is the re
port of the committee on commerce and
manufacture. OF which Robert y. Har-
per is chairman. The report of this
committee is interesting. and contains
much valuable information. as wen as
argument, in behaIs of Washington as q
commercial manufacturing center
The COMMITTEES directs attention TO The
increasing interest IN the cIty-s CONNER
oiaI welfare. The report says: 1T IS
desirable to encourage commerce and
manufacturing. Anything tending to in
duee manufacturers TO locate here should
be encouraged, and they should have
the earnest support and approval OF our
citizens. Having ihe legislative and Of
fetal government separate from the ac-
tive mercantile and commercial life Of
the nation, cannot be called altogether
q wise arrangement.
The board. though in favor OF doing
everything in It's proper line to en-
courage commerce and manufactures. is
not in position TO boom the city and
surroundings. and has no desire or in
tention TO do so. properly leaving 10
the individual members, capitalists, land
owners, and real estate men, all action
beyond giving information in an ac-
curate, careful and general way. The ad-
vantages OF Washington and portions Of
its suburbs are so many that = stranger
might with surprise inquire why they
are not utilized. The reply would be
that the beauty of Washington, its
great public buildings and resident sec
tIons must in no way be maTred by mill
and factory buildings, with TALL chin
neys throwing out great clouds OF
smoke. The cost of land alone would
prevent the fine parts OF the city being
eneroached upon, and every citizen is
opposed to any such desscration-
The great water power close to the
city at the Great Falls OF the Potomac
The Washington times., 1903-01-14
PERSONAL INIuRY SHIT

Hearing in the suit Of Ida L Rockwell
against the Capital Traction Company to
recover $4,000 as damages fol. personal
injuries, which was begun yesterday be-
fore Chief Justice Bingham, was resura-
ed this morning. Mrs. Rockwell was in
Jured in November while attempting to
get aboard Of a car Of the defendant on
the Pennsylvania Avenue branch of the
road.
The Washington times., 1903-01-14
STATUE OF SIGEL
PROPOSED BY WARNER

Colonel Warner. the only soldier nov
in Congress from Illinois, is urging the
erection Of a statute IN Washington to
the memory of Maj. Gen Franz Sigei
He has introduced a bill 10 appropriate
$50, 600 for the purpose. Colonel Warner
said todav:
There are several statues in the Ma
tional Capital to great French soldiers
who helped our country in the time OF
need. but there is 10 monument in rec
ognition of the heroism of the Germans
in the civil war. We should have a
monument to Gen. Franz Sigel."
The Washington times., 1903-01-14
BANK DIVIDENDS.

The Comptroller of the Currency has
declared dividends in favor of the cred
itors Of fnsoIvent national banks as fol-
lows:
A sixth dividend. 10 PEI. cent, in favor
Of the creditors Of the American Ma
tionaI Bank of Baltimore, making in all
80 per cent on claims proved amounting
to 1892. .Cg2 So
A final dividend. per cent. in favor
of the creditors of the First National
Bank Of Willimantic. Conn, making il
all 20 per cent on claims proved amount
ing to S293. .SI3.75
The Washington times., 1903-01-14
You Can Open Bank Account

70 excellent advantage with Union Trust and
Storage Co, 1914 r Street northwest. Interest
paid on deposits subject 70 check at will
The Washington times., 1903-01-14
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
HOLD BUSINESS SESSION
Woman's Organization Meets in George.
town.

Interesting exercises marked this
mornings session of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union. of the Dis
trict of Columbia, which began at 1913
O'Clock at Dumbarton Avenue Church.
Georgetown. a large number of mem
be1s was. present al the opening.
Mrs NJ Z. Cohen. vice presidential
large, opened the convention and con
Quoted the devouons. which followed the
report Of the annual convention. by Mrs
Emma Shelton, recording secretary.
Reports were received from Mrs ". E
De Riemer, corresponding secretary: Mrs
Charles P GranfeId. treasurer. and Mrs.
Henry Brian. The superintendent Of
departments Of work gave resume Of
their work, as follows: Press. Mrs H
4 GiHenwater, Scientific Temperance
Instruction, Mrs I. B. Fouts; Recent
Work at Army Posts Mrs Emma F
Randolph
At II o'clock an address of welcome
was delivered BY the Rev Frank Il
HaveHner, pastor of the church. Mrs. /
=. Williams, president Of Chaplin Union
responded. Short addresses were made
by Mrs c Z. Hunt, Illinois Superintend-
ent Of mothers work. and assistant 20 the
national superintendent, and several
other members These were followed by
the Cradle Roll conducted by Mrs. ".
Z. De Riemer, District superintendent OF
mothers meetings
Mrs. Emma Shelton and Mrs. Walter
Brown, treasurer Of the board of trus-
tees. made their report Ia regard to the
''rummage sale" which was recently
held. L was reported TO have been a
complete success financially. Mrs a S
Taylor and Mrs. N. L Cohen then talked
OF The Bill Board Nuisance" Mrs. J.
L. Amos followed with sn interesting
account OF the presentation Of the por-
trait Of Miss Frances Z. Willard 10 the
Blake Public School
At noon Mrs. C. " Gallagher. Dis
tries superintendent OF eyangelistic
work. gave q Bible reading and the noon
tide prayer an adjournment for
luncheon. which vas furnished by the
ladies Of Dumbaston Avenue Church.
was taken at 1890 o'clock.
The afternoon session OF the conven-
lion began al I:3o O'Clock. Mrs. CIin-
ton Smith opened this session. with an
organ voluntary by Mrs. Isaac Birch
and prayer By Mrs. Susan Y. Berzzee.
The reports OF departments. Young
wage -Earners Mrs Robert Adams
.Auti-Nareoeics, Mrs Ella Drew;
Flower Nilsson. Mrs. Grace Spencer.
>'Prison and Jail, AIrs. Car cline Foust,
''Firemen." Mrs. 8 H Martin, were next
received. Eivc-mIEute addresses were
made by 5Irs. Margaret Ellis. national
superintendent OF lae department Of
legislation; Mrs. Wubug f. Crafts,
worlds superintendent OF sunday school
work Niss Jennie Smith. national su-
perintendent Of railroad work; Mrs NJ
l. Wellcs, national lecturer, subject. "A
Backward GIanee. Mrs. Rosetta E.
Lawson national organizer, subject,
Some Lessons from the National Con
vention.
bIrs. Ella IL Boston, District super
.nteBdcnt Of work among the coIored
people, VIII give ne status Of temper
suce work she viii BE followed by Mrs
Rosa f Brown, District missionary
among the negroes.
Prayer viii be offered by Mrs II. G.
Foxweu, aad an adjournment viii be
taken At o'clock
The Washington times., 1903-01-14

Phone East 254EIz ER.,t. ggsrt bottles oi =.
for Poax Co.'S famous Golden Hop Beer
AOI DS~h' Cor 81 Delivered ualsttsrea
wagons-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-08
THE OLD ALMANAC.

Ain,auacs we're iu use lous before The
ara OF printing was di-cu'cred hut since
the advent ct the movabi, types aud the
printing press, their number aud varie-
ties have become legion. Millions upon
millions Of them are printed annually. aud
most of them for free distribution. Each
year they are made moro attractive and
published in greater Numbers, The call
eudaf,au Innovation OF recent years, was
popular for time, bat il eoald NOS sup
plant mat old friend Of earlier days-the
Aliaanac-uiih its astronomical csleula-
lions and i;s more OF less accurate wealth
er predictions
While the Almanac Of to-day Is issued
primarily tor advertising purposes, they
must % necessity contain interesting mat
ter and be made attractive in every way
possible. else they would not be read, and
the money invested would be money ~est-
ed. Chas. *. Fletcher's New York Alma
nae has ever been one Of the foremost iu
attrsctiveness. and the 1908 edition is 40
exception. 10 has handsome litno-
graphcd cover that almost says, Take
me home Win yaa.~ lt centaius the
I usual number Of ioSee, uuch valuable iu-
I formation relative to The care Of infants,
a record page en- blank tor haby's early
DAYS, aud problems that wili help % pass
away a many long evening. Here il one
( A child asked her father ho~ old he was
and the father replied, - am jusi -,
times as old a. you are, but iH twenty
four years you viii be onebali AZ old As l.
What we're their ages2
We understand thai this Almanac MAJ
be bad iog re asking, either al dTgs
storss or direct from Chas II. Fletcher
Nev York City.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-08
BUSINESS CHANGE.

PenIey aud johnson. who. Tor sew
eral months. have been running a
grocery store on the corner Of Wood
Avenue and East Fifth Street. have
sold their entire stock to G.. L. and
w B. Taylor. who will continue the
business under the firm name Of FAY
Tor Bros. This is an excellent stand
for a frst-cl grocery store, and the
purchasers being Young men full OF
energy they viii. no doubt, make a
success Of the business.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-08
JAKE" WILL BE
WITH MR.. NEWTON
As His Assistant in Managing
the iron and Railway
COMPANY.

KsoxvuLE, TESN, December 81.
Jacob Bewley General Agent of the
Knoxville. La Toilette and Jellico
Railroad. Louisville & Nashville. /
has rendered his resignation TO ac-
cept the position Of assistant TO Vice
President and General Manager John
b Newton. Of the Virginia & South
western railroad. The change is eff
fective January /.
Mr. Bewlsy was for many years
East Tennessee Law Agent Of the
Southern Railway.
Mr.. Bewley is we'll known in up
per East Tennessee. He spent his
boyhood days at Limestone station.
A miles southwest of Bristol, where
he had the pleasure of whiting
away many a goods box while en-
gagged in the gossip Of the times. In
those days OF dreaming big ideas
crept into his brain, and he has since
had the happy good fortune to put
them effect civ into execution. Mr..
Newton is to be congratulated on his
wise selection.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-08
ANOTHER RAILROAD RU-
NOR.

a lspatch from Bristol last week
says.
A persistent rumor has been ahoat
ia thss city tor two days to the effect
that the Norfolk & Western has pur.
chased the Virginia d Southwestern
road. The officials here either know
nothing regarding the deal or will
give out nothing. rs they decline to
discuss IT, The report is the talk OF
the entire city. just how It became
circulated is unknown. but it i.
strongly asserted that the deal has
been made.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-08
IMPORTANT CASE

Soon to Come Up for Rehear-
ing in the Federal Court.
1t is announced that judge Henry
G. Mcdowell will convene a special
term OF the Federal Court at Abing-
don on the 18th Of January. st which
time the case Of Henry q. King vs..
Joshua Justice. J n. Watkins ct al.
will come up for hearing. This is
an ejertment suit and involves the
title % a vast area Of coal and tim
Der lands in Buchanan Coanty, Va,
aad Mingo aud other counties in
West Virgins.
The case was tried some time ago,
out was appealed and later referred
back TO the Circuit Court for re-
herring Bristol Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-08

ott4@ ~ ~ ~a~n>oy 1t<<H.
Jonxeox Csrr. Dec. 81. l9o2.--
One Of the most delightful social
events in johnson City life WAS the
marriage on yesterday afternoon AZ
2 o'clock cf Miss Make Cox to Hr-
Nunssy Slack. The marriage took
place at her residence Of the brides
parents. This handsome home was
decorated throughout with the eolors.
green and white. Rev. A. n. jackson.
formerly pastor Of Mary Street
Church performed the ceremony.
The attendants were Miss Hattie
Cox. maid Of honor. and Mr. Oliver
Taylor, best man. while the other at
PENDANTS were Misses Georgia slack,
Stella HonakeF. Elsie Edmonds, and
Willie Cox and Msssrs. Thomas I.
Deane. Harry J. Ayers. James Cox
and DIR. +. e. Hamilton.
The happy couple were the recip-
tents Of many costly and beautiful
presents. While twas home we'd
ding a number Of guests wese in al
tendance from a distance.
East Tennessee boasts Of her fair
daughters, but there are none more
fair CT Of more smiable character
than the bride Of this occasion. She
is deeeuded from the best families Of
two States. being a daughter Of Hon.
j. b. Cox, a niece Of Gen. II. A.
Ayers aud granddaughter OF Col. J..
B. Richmond
The groom is the youngest son Of
the late Senator John Slack. who
founded the Bristol Courier more
than thirty-6ve years ago aud man
aged its destines up to the day Of his
death. Like his father, Mr.. Slack is
a successful newspaper man and Is
now the able editor and publisher OF
the Abingdon Nirginian.
THE SIX O'CLOCK DINNER.
The pleasing feature Of the occa-
sion was the six o'clock dinner given
at the residence Of DR.. T. W. Cox
bv Miss Willie Cox IN honor Of Miss
Make Cox and her wedding guests
Those present were. Misses Make
! Cox, Hattie Cox, Georgia Slack,
Stella Honaker. Elsie Eimonds and
Willie Cox, Messrs. L. Munsey Slack
oliver Taylor. Thomas j Deaue
Harry J. Ayers. james Cox and DR.
r. G Hamilton pr Cox acted a.
toastmsstcr and the following toast'
were responded 20: "Single Bliss.
Mr. Taylor; "The Marriage Vow.
Mr.. Ayers; "rhe Husband AND
Wife," Mr. Deaue.: "The Bachelor.
Mr- Cox; "Matrimony," MIR. Slack
Eight courses were served and th
color scheme OF green and white VS.
carried both in the ed.ble- aud deco
rations The affair was snjoyabl
throughout.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-08

A FIRE in Radford last Thursday
night destoroyed FIVE resident houses
belonging 20 the Virginia Iron, Coal
and Coke Company.
Miss Matte f. Cardozs. who spent
some time in the Gap visiting her
sister. Mrs. II. G. Barr, returned to
her home in Lunenburg. Va, last
Saturday
Miss Ruba Whitehead. Of Norton.
-pen, Friday night in town euroute
to Abingdon. where she Is attending
school at the Stouewall Jackson In
stitute
After a vacation Of two weeks the
Big Stone Gap schools opened again
Monday with a fun attendance. Big
Stone Gap has one Of the best schools
in Southwest Virginia.
Mrs. Laura Groseclose and Miss
Mamie Tiller. Of Barbonrsville. Ky,
are visiting relatives in the Gap. the
guests Of Capt Henry Taylor and
family.
Miss Mamie b. Slemp. bookkeeper
for the Tug River Lumber Company,
at Dufield. passed through town
saturday. en- route 20 her work from
"a visit to relatives in Lee county.
Prof r. NJ. Dougherty. Of Gate
CITY. spent a lew days visiting his
brother. c. VI. Dougherty, at this
place last week.
j. G. Muncy has purchased the
Kemper property near the L. IL y.
depot. and has moved his family into
same. Mr.. Muncy's son. J. 4. Muucy.
VIII open a stock Of goods at the L.
* \. soon.
o. VI Hill, who for some time has
been connected with the Colonial
Coal and Coke Company at Dorches
ter, has accepted a position a. book
keeper and stenographer for the I'm
boden Coke Company at this place
Mr.. d. T.. Hyatt. If New York
spent a few days Ia town che past
wcek visiting his hro,her-in-law, Mr.
ID. n. Mathews Mr. Hyatt is COX,
contractor for the Union Chain and
Steel Company.
r ". Wallace. a pittsbnrg. Pa.
capitalist. spent few days in tow
last week. aud while here he pur
chased from W. !. Horsley 100,
acre. of mineral land in Leslie coun
lay. Ky. whore he expects TO sinl
some Oh wells.
a nice second hand Chicken,
piano in perfect order aud tune. suD
fully warranted. at sacrifice Writ
The Hohbie co. Roanoke. for ful
particulars Immediately as this plan
must be sold at once. aud some on
win get a bargain
b Andy J.. Witt. who for a humble
lof wears has had charge of the tele
phone exchange at this place. has &C
e. ccptei position with the lnterstai
Finance and Trust Company. And
is a first class young nina ebd vii
no doubt. give satisfaction in his ne
position.
J. s. Smith Of Petersburg, Va
died az Wise on Sunday night froi
. the effect Of an operation performe
on him Wedns sday for sppeudiciti
j. Mr. Smith had been at Wise &,
some time representing an insuran'
company aud had won many frien,
who deeply regret his sad death. /
!. was about % years Of age