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|B S if f J , H - g 1 1 ~ ' Mayor Citiz |r? ?- T " Designates "Clean L Respective CHILDREN'S rrxrfc r*T vjuwx/ v-rx v Three Grand City P; Smaller Prizes U to the Wi MAYOR HARDING'S TO TtfE CITIZENS OF WASIII: In compliance wtth he custom hit ignate the following days as "Clean I First Warch?Mofidav April 22. ^econcl Ward?Wednesday April Third Ward?Friday April 2f>. Fourth Ward?Monday April 29. I most earnestly request and ui white and colored, on these days, in that their premises are thoroughly and Inflammable Material of every placed^ in Btceptacles where the city clock A. If. ou the day following "CI I would suggest after this gencr citizens of the First Ward place tbei of the Second Whrd o? each Wedne each Thursday; rind those of the Ft suitable boxes or barrels just within , uiay get them eoirreuictitly. I desiro further to call the attei that it Is unlawful to dump trash 01 Ut ok all jui? fa, ?V 1w tovhu* ' " Below is but * "brief and Imperfect be v outline of what may develop into m' a great movement for the Citjr of ^ Washington. ' . The first principle for which it w) stands, of cdorse. is a most import- M ant one; vis:- CLEANLINESS, and gi every school boy and every school girl 'are Urged to take part in It so that it may be a great and consplc- as tioub shceess In every way. ot CHMren's Garden Club at Jhis week and next week it fa the of purpose .of a committee selected for the purpose to organise what is to be called a "Children's Garden Club" bt at the Public School Auditorium, fo Early in the fall after the City pub- 1 11c schools open It is planned to bold as a genera) exhibit and public demon- cb st rat Ion by the club In the auditor- ui fum of the public school. At this demonstration the children are expected to show whatever vegetables ax and flowers that are seasonable at al that time, pnd prizes will be award- v? ed to those whd kept the best, clean- oi est back yards and to those who have to produced the best vegetables and oi most beautiful flowers. , 'oi This will he a day whon all the ^ are interested in this movement, will w children, In fact, all the city who cl i be present to seq the close of the 'qt flrtt season and see tho prises award- k< | ?d to thqee who have won them 't1 through the summer. Thero will be of course, on tbtB occasion ptibltc vi speeches and other appropriate ex- tl crcises. * / 'lo Purpose of >Clnb. ej The purpose of tho club are three oi fold. First: to keep back yards In the homes of the city thoroughly I clean. Second: to raise vegetables of di 1 all kinds in garden plats. Third: to 'B raise flowers, growttg vines snd trel-j b i Uses of all kinds in back yards. ' s< Name and Membership. \ a The name of the organfsatloa la to li ' A?mtA?T BTEN<KIRA?'HKKt |j Mln. Lilian c'.mpb.ll who hu ban in |r?t?n> Cnrelta. for th. put ? aefaril fluwtbi hu rntofMd to th4 y rdmteiOMnnt rt.noir.phrr MM. CTnmpb.ll * .r;^: M? n? ?' , nr. (U4 to know nh. hu Ntttra^, f . A tirl tea b. nMHnmnt.i ma' ibMt t)w way aha acta fMtei. ' c k . ASHI] " . 1 8HO >Wn H. H ens to Ai Tp" Days For the | Wards.' Garden iganized ? p rizes and Sixteen > he Awarded inners. bi " i: 11 PROCLAMATION I l N'GTOX berto inaugurated I hereby cteaJp Days" for the city: K d 24. C ai ge the citizens qf Washington. ^ their respective wards, to sec c cleaned of all Trash, Ghrbago r kind, and to haw the trash * carts can reach them bv 10 o* jj can ITp P|y" in oacli ward. .r ml campaign, that in the future c r trash cm each Tuesday; those --lav : those of Tliir<l Ward on >urth Waad on each Friday in 1 their yards, so that the drays a * ' i n ation of the citizens to the fa^t b l the street. . * ? ?se.>ideiKr^rto>^ attractRespectfully, 1 GOLLTN H. JHLARDIXG. t "Children's Garden Club" and the 1 etnbershfp tn the organization Is to ? voluntary. It la to be hoped that I the children In the city from the uagest to those in the High School, ill seed the need for such an organltlon and help it on by joining and viiig it their enthusiastic support. ^ Prizes Offered. * Three grand prizes to be known >. first, second and third are to be a Cored. Blxteen smaller prizes are ^ bo to be awarded. four .to each one Q the four qi'ty wards- t Plan of Operation. o The plan of operation decided upi by the committee is somewhat as llowe: > I ?o subdivide each ward into 4 parts ^ nearly equal as possible. All the q idren In oho subdivision are to be one judge?a grown person, _ dy or gentleman. I The children in each, subdivision e to keep their back yerde clean I through the summer, to raise any igetables they can in their garden, - flowers, the object being for each s i strlvo as hard as possible to win le of the ward prizes, as well as one <> ' the larger city prizes. j The Jtidge in each subdivision j ill visit the yards of those In the t ub Ip his or her division as fre- ( nently as lt may seem necessary and j ?ep an accurate report through t ve whole summer. t The outline given for one subdi- , Islon Is sufficient to (explain. that ^ tere will be sixteen such, snbdlvis- , ns in the whole city, or foqr in , ich of the four wards all operated , a the same plan aa above described.. j Management. , This whole movement will be nn-, ?r the direction of the Woman's btterment Association, the mayor, j oard of aldermen and the public ; shools. They mayor and board of j Idermen will serve as Anal judges , tfthe contest. 1 ?**" : Mr. William B. KodBaa.fr.. relived ldrt erenlnc flfcb Richmond. Where** want to n*rMut th* Ouety o? Bo* a fort In the William J. Toyd eaee. BVorU wet* betnk *i*d* , y the defendant hater* Qoearner Uha of Vlrflata not to honor the eoelaltloa rape re leeued by Ooeeraor oeaty tomorrow. ; . . .' . *" %' ; . . \ t ' ' NGT< WAHHIXUTON, NDKTH CAHOi ' ' ' I " T ' ' WKHS THI8 AFTERNOON. FAT ardinq TJ d in Clea I0BS0N 11 I?10 WASHINGTON rice Concert Co. Will Be Concluding Number in Lyceum Course. The Price Concert Company will s the next and concluding; number i the Lycenta course for the present ?*son. The cqmpany Is to appear in fashlagton at thb Public School uditortutn on Monday evening, May . ' Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson* as to have been the concluding at actlon but OQ account of the date sing fixed Saturday night the comilttee in Charge of the course here eclded to cancel and give the Price oncert Company on Monday night s above announced. The Price Concert Company are luaical entertainers, presenting vion aolds. readings, cornet solos, Orhestral features, vocal numbero, i sadlng with obligato, 'cello boIob, ultar solos. The company is comosed of Stella Price, violinist, Emma ITalcott violoncello, Lucille Price, eadcr and piano, Chester R. Scott ornctitat. An exchange says: " It was real good. Tt was excelant. The Price Concert Company ave their second program here to delightful audience. The personel of this company Includes none ut true musical artists, whose every umber was applauded angl oncorstL he PnW'limi'Wt l^lnpw wilTbe Bore than welcome year following ear?as long as their services can ie secured^ for we like their enertainments. IR. RANKIN CRARmS BIS LARCE AUDIENCE Yesterday morning |n the Public chool Auditorium Dr. \V- S. "RanIn, of Raleigh. N. C., delivered a erjr Instructive address on Public [qaltb and Citizenship tfo a fair u'dlence. Last night at 8 o'clock in he Auditorium Dr. Rankin delivered n illustrated lecture .on Preventable Hseascs to an appreciative audnce. Both addresses of Dr. Ran;ln will be the means Of accompltshng mfch good In the community, le Is doing a great work in North 'arollna and the fruits of hie labors re yet In their infancy. HE HISTORIES ARE SELECTED Ipeclal to the Daily News. Raleigh, N. C., April 18.-r-White'B 'Beginner's History of the United States," published by the American took Company, was re-adopted by he state text-book commission, yeaerday, and "Our Republic," a new listory by Riley. Chandler and Hamlton,.#roplaces Chamber's History of he United States, which has been ised for a score of years. The text3oqk commission and the aijb-conin!salon mef pursuant to agreement rod Adopted these histories without nuch effort, most of the work on the looks having been done' while tho ;wo commissions were here last summer. f White's History has been in uso n the public schools for the past five rears. "Our Republic" is a new hie:ory and is published by the Thomplon Publishers Company of Raleigh. Its authors hall from Mississippi, Virginia and North Carolina, Dr. Hamilton being professor of bifctWy In the University of North Cgro ?* nAronnmfl to mn Th* DaafDtA* Ct.nfed.r*c, wiu mrn >t th? CKJ unarm fcfUr?d6n ?t "?TtO o'ctoe*. Srr?rfcl of the mimbefB will r?fc???l>?r? ft UlkMf to'tl* TvUl. of eanok me _)N. D > - 1 j ' UNA, THl'KSDAY AFTERNOON', APf K AND COIjDER FRIDAY IN EXTREM . Wges \ ning City SOU'" (F RES IEI ' Kill -M i Takes Place This Evening. O. M. W infield Deputy Great Sachem. The district meeting of the second district. Improved Order of^Red -Men. takes place in the town of Belhaven 'this evening. The hosts will be the Mechle Pungo tribe No. <9. The district includes the following cosntfes: Bearufort, Martin, PlttXJCravon Carerst and Lendlr. The district meeting occurs three times a year. Mr. O. M. WInfield Is the district Deputy Great Sachem and will be t^e pre siding officer this evening. The. del* ogabes from Tau Tribe No li, this city are Messrs W-. W. Loggett. J. R. Proctor and H. C^Wiufleld. Quite a number of Others,* members i>f the locml tribe, will attend. All tlfe delegates and visitors left this afternoon via the Norfolk Sonfi^ern train for Belhaven. They will return tomorrow morning. A great meeting Is anticipated. ? ' f ni BIDES Iltp IN Illffl Mr.M. G. Singleton who *sfdes. about two miles from this ctuLjkad ago while on his way hofne from the city. He was riding along the edge , of the public road on his bicycle and Vhen he attempted to pass a wagon ; drawn by two mules one of the mules , deliberately and without warning to , Mr. Singleton let go his foot with the result that Mr. Singleton was struck On the leg and knocked In a ditch containing at least two feet .of water. Mr. Singleton was talmn rnrn nlntolv hv cnrnrltn UThiln cn,f_ Iferlpg with a l^rae limb he iq congratulating himself that he escaped without further and more serious InW> . , RIFLE TEAM ROME FROM GOLDSBQRO Tlfo Rifle Team of dompany "0" composed, pf ten members, returned home laqt night via the Norfolk Southern train from Goldsboro where they -wont last Sunday to take .part in the regimental rifle meet In that tov;n. The boys report a fine trip i Unfortunately for them they, failed i to bring bach with them anjf of the) prises offered in the contest. It Is j to be hoped that they will make a better showing next time., Tho team! was in charge of Capain R. B. Cow-j ell. CONFERRED DECREE Messrs George J. Baiter and Fred . W. Ayers reurned this morning from Williamston where on last evening they conferred the Royal Arch degree of masonry upon several candidates in that town. After this a banquet was served to tho visitors by tho local lodge and was much enjoyed. / SERIES CONTINUED II The study of the sermon on the I Mount ** continued last evening at the First Methodist Church at the prayermeetlng service. The sabject of the pastor Tor the evening was "The 8tralt Gate." The exhortation i was much enjoyed. ANKTB WAHAB fUOHE : The nchooner Annie Wnheb, CapI Uln CumU Wlllleme In eoanuil, < nrrlred la port thin morulas from I Ocrneoko lnden with Oermedto 'oyet4 ere sad Oh. y, SjhjpK*. I Mtan Lillian Bo.nner, of thm eltr, r hw MMftMd n poeltlon "with a hurtI neu arm fa U.rmodlh, ft-, j . ,v::; AiLY IIL M, 1012. B PORTION v MODRHATK WENT } i ram nit f sunn mm 4r. Bradford Knapp, of C Washington, D. C.. Will Deliver Annual Address. * IEV. IF. SMITH! 1 PREACHES SERMON Committee In Charge to be'Pi Congratulated In Their Choice. The speakers for the coming comnencement of the Washington Pub- of ic Schools ha're been annonnced and hose in charge of the City Schools ac ire to be congratulated upon their j vise choice. Mr. Bradford Knapp, son of the 8t ate Dr^S. A. Knapp. who delivered EC he address . before the graduatng " lass of the city schools some years 8 jack, is to make the literary address J it the coming commencement. Mr. Knapp succeeded hfs late distinguish- m >d^ father fn change of thtf Farmer's ac Cooperative Demonstration a Work In J?e United States Department of Ag- ? rlculture. . He la reported .to be a 8 ipeaker of magnetism and his select- 0E Ion is hailed with pleasure by the se fcntire city. The address will be de- ls llvered on the-evening of May 10. rE ; The sermon to the graduating class jtc Is to bo preached by Rev. Claudius 1,1 F. Smith, rector of Christ Episcopal Church. Elisabeth City. The la lermon will ho delivered eithor Sun- L' Uy or Sunday night preceding JLlle ot regular commencement exercises on cr Thursday tfnd Friday nights, May 9 m anil 1rt Rev. Mr. Smith 1$ a preacher of 8' State reputation. As a platform 81 speaker, thinker and orator he is 81 the peer of any in his chtfrch and h< bis selection by the committee to 01 preach the annual Bermon before the ec graduating class is .a most happy one. tG I. FRANK WARNER ! WEDS KISS WALL",; , "" Mr. J. Frank Warner an employe b; on the Norfolk and Southern railci way and Mies Annie Wall were hap- t< plly married at the reftdytce of the u bride's mother, Mrs. ?ary Wallr on East Sixth Street last evening at 2< 9 o'clock. The ceremony was lm-L; press!vely performed by Rev. R. H. c, Brdom, pastor;of the First Methodist1 w .Church in the presence .n3fv,a few | n! friends and 2 relatives. After the1 marriage refreshments were served. jj Mr. and Mrs. Warner will reside with! p the bride's mother, Mrs.* Man* Wall.! p The Daily News extends congratu- q lations aijd best wishes. ! :? jp XEARING COMPLETION. The store building formery occu-j pled by the Palace Berber Shop on' n Main Street which has been under-: A going repairs and improvements is' hearing completion. It is to bo oc-! cuplod by Mr. K. John. Mr. T. J. j Harding has the contract. ANOTHER SERVICE ; WAS ENJOYED : , ... J? JunmiFT hiTviru snjuyaoiswat, ,1 held at tho First Baptist Church last I J evening. Ttye pastor. Rev. H. P. Dal-1 1 ton, again delivered a discourse full J vi of thought. Quite a number were |'H present. A, series of meetlngB be- pi gan in this church last 8unday even- | Ipg at 7:45 o'clock and considerable j interest Is being foanlftiited. There | will be services again tonight at the | usual hour. All invited. I. . r HAS APPKN DKHTTH I 1 Miss Martha Cherry was successfully operated on at the Washington Hospital this morning for appendiurts. 1 1 1 1 11 1 $ MAKING IMPR0VKMBXT8. I MU> Ada OMftr Is ?laaiaa ? HU I m attrwtlre lroa free# la treat of I Mar 1 reWreWt Mnija? Bm?l o [it M a docldaf lammtreret ( \ K-'rr . . ? VI.VDH. s * IIKER HOPE T OF RESCUE IS ABANDONED. arpathia Expected to Ar- Mi rive in New York Tonight or Friday. ORE THAN 1300 Ffi WERE DROWNED. rominent Passengers Are Fc Still Among Those That Are Missing. New York, April 18.?Thousands Sp? hopeful hearts are now turned to j ellnga of despair by the news that tlt\ > new names could be added, to the f{ri it of the saved from the steamship |np tanlc. Wireless flashes the awful dri ory that more than thirteen hund- nia d perished in the disaster and that U)| rther hope of rescue has been |n ?andoned. The steamship has on- Oio 705 persona aboard Instead of rec 18 as first reported. The death list foi ay increase. No word yet received 8ei :ross the oceanways telling the true 0f( ory of the Titanlc's fateful plhnge. 0ftj tie Carpathia's wireless Instrument tiv kept busy sending* tidings to Jpved ,0 ie? of their safety. Prominent pas- del ngera still among the missing. It expected that the Carpathla will am nd in New York late tonight or early n;e morrow mornir.g with passengers vol ,a*- were saved. evi In faint 'ouch with the Sable lend Wireless station the Cunard jrj ner Carpathla. with 868 survivors Be| ! the suken Titanic aboard, was ^ eeping down"'the coast yesterday ty aklng as good time for thia port as pr, ggy conditions would permit 0f feeding up the coast toward Rescue ?g, lip, hoping to get in wireless c0] leaking distance of her before many tjj( lurs had passed, were the Bcout |at uisers Salem and Choster, orderI by the government at Washing- ^ m to mane an naste in Dreaaing tne ? , al of silence which has kept o{ irvivocs on the Carpathia from |n taking known to the outside world, crj le thrilling story o? the Tltanlc's st hour* afloat and the momentous appenings nfter she took her two lie plunge to the hpttom off the ! Dg inks of New Fouudland Monday. i The injection of%the speedy scout gt ruieers into the situation seemed |. > afford ihe only hope of opening cl( n communication with the Carpa- th lia until she reaches the wireless >ne off Nantucket. Tbaj. more than jrt llrtcen hundred passengers and v ew had gone down with the Titanic Lo as the belief that grew Into an al- i p? .Qit positive conviction as the hours aascd. _Ij, is estimated approximate- J r tha? one hundred and fifty mem-! , 1 *1 el: (rs of the crew were saved, their ; respnee 40 man the boats bein^ re-1 u>d ;o Insure the passengers safety.-. n estimate c* four hundred steerage j J assengers saved completes the total | ^ r ?0S which the Carpathia made 1 ^ newn she has aboard. 11,1 HERIFF RICKS !S \* TO RETURN FRIDAY:: m Sheriff George E. Ricks, who left ni ere several daya ago for Lynchburg.1. 'a., to bring back 10 the county Wll-!n, iom J. Floyd-who .escaped from the ounty chain gang In February last,si nd who was located in Lynchburg. of i to j expected *0 return tomorrow morn-I ! Pt ag with his prisoner. The sheriff rould have returned earlier but forjee omo irregularities In the requisition ai pen. ' tl[ ? i MR. JOLLY INDMP08KD )>'- i0 i. i i The friends of Mr. J. H. Jolly, rho resides on Seventh 8treet, will egret to learn of his indispositon. F le has been quite alck for the past w everal days. * \ sc i * - rc RON. H. ft. WARD TO 8PKAK *< Han. H. ft. War*. of this city, one If f the most attract Ire speakers In ff UM* U*hl on nest Monday It nobb. i? Will HMk OB tk< politic.1 lOBUBB * UN 4u. 'A'iml traat IB Ib Km or tko 'po6#l? ef Ptu oouBty. "JScUlr.*jssj "jM&'i V" Wiwrni'^W 'r~ NO. 143 T *' ' * / '' -,i * " /. 1 39 nsr 1 PRIAIT TAKES PLACE FRIT. 1 altitude of Candidates For Office Have Caused Fight. 1IENDS OF CLARK ARE STILL HOPEFUL >rerasters Confess They Are at Sea as to Outcome. ; ecial to the Daily News. Lincoln, Neb., April 18.?The tuullid^x of candidates for public ofs? in Nebraska closed'their speak; tours today and the lines were iwn tight for the Statewide prlry tomorrow, which Is to deterne the complexion of th? ballots the election next fall. In the priiries the voters of all parties will :ord their preferences for nominees Presidency, for the United States tator, for governor and other State leers, for nominees for reprecenIcers, for nominees for repre=entaes at-large and district dejeeates the national conveniens, for preslrikal electors and for minor officers. In addition, five constitutional lendments for adoption as party osures. will be submitted to the . .J ters. The ballots are the Iftr^est n used in Nebraska. The constitutional amendments ; to be voted upon by each party jarately to determine- whether or t they will be Indorsed by the parThe vote on presidential and vice ;sidentia] preferences, the'election I national committeemen" and delates and alternates to the national " ~ nventrons, are additions made toie primary ballot b>' the last le?ls ;ure. ; 3 Forecasters generally cov.f-ss / emselves at sea*and unable to give the presidential preference vote either the Republican or Demo Btic .party. The uaYnos of Taf( % | :osevelt and LaFollette will appear ' ?. the Republican ballot and those of ilson. Harmon and Clark oA the friiorratlc ballot. Nebraska is a strongly progressive ate nnd the Taft people, Htille pe.'ul. are not making any definite ^ Liras. Their chief reliance rests-on e possibility that th? strength of nator LaFollette may draw heavily ' >m the Roosevelt vote. The Roosclt managers, on the other hand, are undent that neither Taft nor La>l!ette will head off a solid delega- #_j in for the former President. On the Democratic Fide there is so little basis for a clearouj and adily defensible forecast on the ^^3 eeldency. The Clark managers S >pear to be the most optimistic. On** . teresting phase of the situation is e position of William J Bryan. Mr. -van is named as a delegate on all e (1cl:ets. as p. special honor, but s friend* are a little apprehensive a; with tl. radical strength split tweon Clark and W'llron nnd the >. s. vvrr-vc Democratic vote br.rlied didly behind Harmon, the Ohio an may possibly win on plurality id thus give to a smiling political orld the spectacle of ^lr. Cry an co5 to Baltimore instructed for Heron, whom he bitterly oppose. To add to the complex pni:**e?! (nation in Nebraska, the Socialists the State are planning this year i wage the tr.ost aggressive ; atntfgn they have ever made. They ive noijjjjpatcd a full State ticket. j indidates for United States senator id congressmen and candidates for le State legislature In many of the llstrlcts. MISSION READING CIRCLE * <9 Thp Uiailnn D..AIn? Cl?1. ? r . u _ ? CI ?J-0 I"VII*lr?t Methodist Church will meet 1th Mrs. R. H. Broom at the Parmage of the M. E .Church tomor?w afternoon at d o'clock. A. full vj tendance to desired. ijffl EW CABBAGE, STRING BEAN*.' J Cucumbers, Tomatoes. Bell Pep- i vM P?n> lc. tan. Buuu 1**. io?D. Oran,?? California flooJl? Mt ?oooa. fnib Oaodr otowo. Ikoao 4*0. Doa't tottat A the salted peaautc. I \-tW .. '/A V
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