Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-20
WASHINGTON HUTEL
men RAISE RATE

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Special
The hotel men OF Washington con-
fessed Moc day that their rates for il
auglraton week were al least 6ou-
bic their usual rates. and that In
stead OF allowing the public 10 choose
the length OF time they would use the
rooms. have specified that no one
than one whole week This comics
sion VAS brought out by the johnson
resolution adopted BY Congress
Although Washington Is no Eohe-
milan place Of living. so FAR az eX~
pense 81 concerned curing the inau-
guration. % is the moot joyous Out
and indoor sport 20 swing the festive
harpoon into the hides o. the visltorE-
The visitors. Of course. know that the
harpoon Of prices "a being polished
up during the four-y ear Intervals and
is ready and waiting for them. but
eaeh year ~ is a shock
The Johnson resolution took notice
90 this fact ana resolved that no no
Tel boarding house or roomlng house
/ t.e allowed 10 raise their prices curing
inauguration week. IN the pream bic
10 notes that visitors have heretofore
4 been neeced So thoroughly thai the
f city Charitable institutions have been
flooded for days after inauguratlous
with those people who came 20 Wash
luEton with money enough 10 carry
. tberE through almost anything. but
which they have transferred into the
pockets % Washington patriotic bus
iless men. This year. there being no
Inaugural ball, the ueeclug D. going
. 90 ~ more thorough than ever.
While they are shocked and moru-
. fed over the attitude u Congress al
tackiug ume-hOnored institution.
the hotel keepers viii NOT he hurt
financially. The larger hotels nave
been booked up for inauguration VI eek
FOR months and az prices that MAKE
the urlgauls 81 rev YORK seem Ike
plkers- The boarding houses may bs
frightened into selling Z5-cent nea
az a. lltlle as 81. and the sraldatanc
privilege Will not EeL the patriot WAS
. secured the concession for $4,000 NOR,
than $4,000. bot the hotels Wlil 3,
. their Joyous way and reap a ner est
The saloon men have an additions
. crouch because The WomeD's Chris
tlan Temperance Union Or going o. Do
Tsp "a ccnce stand ia frOlt % each o
the nfry -seten bars. before which TIA
. 4 parade viii pass and olfer free 10
| coFe.. 10 every man who starts in q
f get q drink Aul tEey VIII not mere
Lr Offer lt rncer the tutelage % MEs
f, Harrie Armor. who is called - be
I admirers The Georgia Cyclone" the
? viii nave e line 81 arguments agalns
Z the demon rum that vii maze an
2 man think before ne takes his lickei
Those who VIII DO re arpgmentaiio
: w1E BE picked Tor their beauty. an
= keep the inalEuratlon crOwca soDe
:, - nay De shat they VIII have eject
The SlTragetfea were thrown irto
= panic TO-DAY when infy heard that a
~ artl-R1Hga gette pageant WOAic
y 4 rfz2ea TIE afternoon before the
h mfRhty pageant would There was
~ good deal ~ husflinE around. and
IL + vas found that therc WAS a. moFemcI
- FOR qhs autis 20 put or = show but
~ had not been definitely arranged IL
runlcSec that the antls VII lae CNact
~ the arguments against Women's votir
lc as the egnraEettes are using again
~ some men having the ballot.
~ those Darades could happen or ~
. sane day the betting ~ that the
- would BE- some slight excitement wins
- their lines % march crossed.