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W'asbinstOD. p. C. April 14.? 1:
Cmuoi reports show that In 1909 p
there were 24,000,000 children ln ?
the United 8tatee of school age, but c
that only 17,600,000 were entolled p
la the publl cschools. This would ln- ?
dlcate that there are several million n
children who are deprived, for one P
reason or another, from obtaining a
an education, and there la no doubt r
that-a large number of thoee.are pre- e
vented from atteifding school on ao?
P count of bad roads. Furthermore, a
I j"" nunj schools in the country districts h
I V are closed for'varying periods on ac- p
count of the Impassable condition I
of the roads, and many of the schools g
which are not closed have a nominal r
, percentage of attendance. t!
While It is true that various fao- r
tors contribute to increase or de. h
crease the attendance at sohools in ?
given sections of the country, it is 1
worthy of oomment that in the states t
having a high percentage of lmprov- d
ed roads, a much larger percentage p
of the students enrolled, regularly t
attend (M ecnoois tnan in the states
hairing a small percentage of Improved
roads. In five Eastern and Westera
States which hare a large mileage
of Improved roads, the average
attendance of enrolled pulpils in
1908.9 was 80 per cent; while In x
four Southern statoe and one northwestern
state which are noted for
bad roads, the average attendance
the same year was 64 por oent?
? 80 per cent In the good roads states
** against 64 per cent in ther bad
^ road states. In the states first named.
85 per cent, of the roads have
-been improved while in the latter
gronp of etatea there are only 1 1-8
per.cent, of the roads improved.
That improved roads would benefit
our conn try school system, there
would seem to be no.doubt. Improved
roads make It possible to consolidate
or centralise the schools and
to establish graded schools in the
rural districts. Sash schools cen.
. trally located will accommodate all
of'the children within a radius of
from four to five miles. In many
communities having the advantage of
Improved roads, commodious buildhim
Pino CAOTCD
uliUD DHOlull
DAJP WED.
\ The Helycon Club wUl give its
regular Easter dance at the Elks'
Hume tomorrow evening. Dancing
H expected to begin promptly at 9:80
o'clock and will be directed by the
leader of the club, Mr.Edmnnd Hardingl
The music will be furnished
by Forbes* Orchestra. The Easter
_ dances given by this well-known
dob are always anticipated with
pleasure by those who tip the light
fantastic and this year there will be
no exception. Several visiting ladles
and gentlemen are expected to
grace the occasion with their preset
ce.
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Annua1 Exhibit Pi
WUhbe Heh
To the Editor:
Please allow me space enough in
your paper to announoe the annual
exhibit day in oar city schools. We
tfhall be glad to have patrons and
fMends to oall Friday, April 17.
from 8:80 nntll 8:80. Some work
from each pupil in the school wHl
be shown in the class room, and it
wlU be a good opportunity for pa-!
rents to see the kind of work their
child may be doing. Regular class
room work will be done and we shall
endeavor to show the patrons the exact
workings of their schools. We
trust oar patrons snd friends will
tak# advantage of this opportunity
to get In closer touch with their
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ags have been provided, more cometent
teachers have been Employed, '
nd modejrn facilitiea tor teaching
a ring been supplied at a minimum
oat. For Instance, since the Irarovement
of tho main 'highways in
Durham county, North^Carolina, the
umber jot school bouses have been
educed trom 66 to 42, ol which 17
re graded and have two or more
ooms, and employ two or more teach
rs.
There are )at the present time
bout 2,000 consolidated rural
chools in the United 8tates. It apears
that Massachusetts, Ohio and
ndlana have made the greatest proress
along these lines, and it' is
ather significant to nqto that in
hese states about one.third of the
oads have been improved. Accord- j
ag to statistics of the Agricultural
lopartmeat, there was expended In
899, $22,116 In Massachusetts for
he conveyance of pupils to cahsoliatcd
schools, but In 1908'the exendlture
for this-purpose amounted
0 $292,212. In Indiana, tho expenltnre
for this purpose in 1904
mounted to $86,000, while In 1908,
"180.000 wu expended. This expeniture
ror transportation reflects. In
general way, the extent and. pro.
Teas of this new educational movettent.
It must not be understood
hat this is an additional burden,
s the expenditure thus made saved
n other directions?that Is by the
tecretfse in the number of schools
Aid economy In their operation.
In Indiana. Massacb-usotts. Ohio
other states, the one-room, oneeacher
schools are being replaced
>y central school houses, with a halflosen
rooms and as many teachers.
RTagons are sent out every day to
gather up the children and to take
item homeagain In ihe evening. All
>f the children with In a radius
>f several mtlee are thus provided
prlth the most modern school facilities.
In some of these schools,
:ourses in manual training, agricuL
ture and home economics have been
ntrodoced. sclentlflc apparatus utilised,
and teachers having special
inallflcations and training employn
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GREAT SHOW
IRE llEADfi
MIGHT
The drees rehearsal for the Mikado
at the Armory last night \r&a a complete
success and Insures a fine performance
tonight. Miss Rhodes as
the disconsolate katlsha, Is going to
be a distinct success and the "Three
Little Maids from School" by Misses
Joynor, Carter and Carrow are tho
personification of grace and melody
and all the parts are well taken.
Tho R*le of seats is large, but there
are still somo good seats left, which
doubtless will be sold today.
The curtain will go up promptly
at 8:80 and the opera closes at
10:45.
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uhlic Schools
1 Friday, April 17
talk with anyone and answer any
questions thoy may wish to ask.
Also allow me this opportunity to
call attention to the series of ser.
mons on education now being
I preached by the several pastors of
| our city churches. It is not necessary
to arguo with Washington people
upon such an all Important question.
I believe they are too cultur
ed to need any argument to realist
the Importance of public education
I trust the people'of the city wll
take advantage of these sermons, no1
only attending themselves, bnt urg
Ing their children to attend.
Thanking you for your coutesy.
Very truly yours.
C. M. CAMPBELL.
Superintendent.
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WASHINGTON, N. <
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AND FAULT
if lii
Return to Their I'ormer Home
. Eurekii, Mont. Have Been Uts'
idents Here For Fast 2 Years
Their Departure Regretted.
Mr. A. H. Phillips, Mrs. Phillips
and three children, left this morning
via the Norfolk Southern train for
Eureka, Mt., to make that town their
futuro home.. It will require five
day a and nights to make the Journey
to their far western homo. Their
first stop will bo Norfolk and from
there they take a train to Columbus,
Ohio, thence toT^hlcaifo and St. Paul
where the last railroad change will
be made. The distance from Washington
to Eureka is approximately
four thousand miles.
About eight years ago Mr. Phillips
and family maved to Enreka, where
he engaged in farming, having a 160
tcre ranch under cultivation. Upon
this farm Mr. Phillips raised all X
kinds of crops without using fertiliser.
,
- Two years ago Mr. Phillips and
family returned to this city and since
that tim? have resided, much to the
delight and gratification of their nu_
merous friends. Mr. ^Phillips has
been connected with the well-known
firm of O. A. Phillips A Bro.
Although this Is his .birthplace
and his tier here are strong be feels ^
that hit Interest in Montana demand
se
his personal attention so he has doelded
to once again try his luck w)
tilling the soil. Tho news of his ^
determination to again cast his lot
in the far wdst will he learned with ^
universal regret. Oeninl and Jolly a
In disposition, always smiling and I
nrfcanc. his familiar face will be II
missed from our streets. He and "
family carry with them to their distant
homo tho wish of the entire
city that success and long life will
ever be their portion.
Mr. Phillips is a brother of Messrs.
George A. Phillips, John L. Phillips
and Fenner T. Phillips and Mrs.
James L. Mayo. * /
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO T
MEET THIS EVENING IN
REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION.
The Chamber of Commerce will
?b!d Its regular monthly meeting at
the chamber In the Bangham building
this evening dt 8:30 o'clock. As
. business of Importance Is to be tranb.
acted nil the members are urged to
be present. Any Interested citizen
Is cordially invited.
PffllT
MTMCTIM !
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The "Playhouse" or "Floating
Theater" will return to Washington t
ttys week and will give performances t
at the foot of Reapers street on c
Thursday, Friday and Saturday i
nights. %The opening will be: "Un- I
der the Western Skies." Friday 1
night tho company will present "ML c
ner'a Son," the attraction for 8atAday
night will be: "Why Girls i
Leave Home." Mr. Adams and his I
company aro now exhibiting at Auro- <
ra. Mr. Adams, since the completion
of his novel playhouse here; has 1
met with great success and the news l
of his return here for three nights i
will be haile'd with pleasure. i
iTiiidren Love Washington Park.
PA88ES THROUGH CITY.
Miss Mildred Howard, of Belhavon.
N. C-, waa here this morning en .
route to Bay 8ide, N. C., where she
Is teaching.
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MOVING STOCK.
I
t The firm of Cutler ft John, who
. have been running a branch store at
the corner of Union Alley and Main
street, are today moving the stock
to their main store at the cqrner of
Main and Market streets in the Rodman
building.
N D
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: Rain tonight and probably We<lt
C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON
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U.S.BIRL
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Jew Army Scot
A Test
Tho United States army has gone,
IU UIIUMUU mutu uvoyt;! IUBU ID
nerally known. It has a fully
ulppcd aviation fleet. housed in a
ng row of hangars which rcsemc
a barracks. This is located at
e Pensacola aviation yard and prents
a very formidable appearance,
ao of these blrds-of.war is equipped
Ith a cannon In it's noso which can
i trained in any direction. The
in die
wiih1iji
confession
ook Only 39 Minutes For the
Electrocution. Near Collapse
as They Went to Death for
Murder of Rosenthal.
BECKER INNOCENT.
"So far as 1 know Becker had
nivuiuig w ud mm iuc t.w, ucclurctl
"Dago Frank," before going
to tho electric chair in Sing
SiUjf prir-on curly yesterday
morning for the muidc-r of HoKostnthal.
Osslning, N. Y., April 14.?The
our gun men convicted of the rnurer
of gambler Herman Rosenthal,
rere executed at Slcg Sing prison
arlj? yesterday. It took Just thlrtyjr-ninc
minutes from the first time
be shock was given to complete the
ob.
"Dago Frank'' Ciroflcl was the
rat to die. "Lefty Louie" Rosen urg
was the last of the four protounced
dead.
"Whltey Lewis" (Jacob Seldensh.
ter) was the only one to make o
tatement In tho death house, an<3
lone made a confession. Seldensh
ter declared the witnesses against
lim perjured themselves and swon
le wasn't guilty. He was the sec
>nd to be executed.
"Gyp the Blood" (Harry Horro
vits), who was the third that wen
:o death, was terror stricken, an<
ipparcntly on the verge of collapse.
"Dago Frank" went to the ehai
with a piece of "host" bread, typi
fylng the body of Christ In hi
mouth, held a crucifix in each ham
snd didn't make a sound as he wa
strapped in the chair.
"Lefty Loulo" was the- h&rdei
to kill. The preceding three me
bad been given two shocka each, bu
four were necessary before Roset
berg was pronounced dead;
One of the few spectacular fei
tures of the execution was provide
by Rosenberg In the sjdeath housi
Each of the gunmen on leaving hi
cell tailed out "good-bye" to tt
other prisoners and each shook tti
hands of Head Keeper Mclnery, an
Warden Clancy. Rosenberg, hot
ever, broke down as he paased tt
warden on the way to the deal
chair, threw his arms about Clam
(Continued on ?ag* four.)
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AILY
leeday, Warrnor.
APRIL 14, 1914.
^~oFair 1
El
it" Given
Before Officials j
latest addition to the fleet Is an aircraft
built by Aviator Glenn Martin,
of Los Angeles. It In referred
to as tho new *>rmy scout" and
Judging from It's nanio Is to bo fur
reconnoltering. The above photoj
graph shows the new craft. Martin,
the inventor, is shown in front of
the machine. The machine lias Just
been given a test flight before army
I aerial officers at Pomona. Cal. j
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YESTERDAY
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Recorder Sends One Violator
to the Roads for Six Months
Mayor Fines Several For Being
Intoxicated.
The city courts, both the mayor's j
buu iciuiuri o, ?cib uiui e luou il?v.
l.v yesterday and the result Is that
tho treasury of tho city Is better off
today between 35 and 40 dollars,
made so by the offenders being fined
fur their violations of the city ordinances
while a new member was
sent to the county chain gang for a
term of six months,
i The major disposed of h!? cases
1 yesterday morning and Recorder
Wlndley meted out Justice in tho
afternoon.
The following cases were disposed
of by the mayor:
W. S. Thomas, drunk and disordcr^
ly conduct; guilty. Fined $10 and
' cost.
W. S. Thomas, assault; bound over
L to the recorder.
* Charles Rue, drunk; guilty. Fined
$5 and cost.
Gas Clark, drunk; guilty. Fined
$3 ard coct.
Frank Alllgood, drunk. Fined $5
* and coat.
pfth Clark, drunk; guilty. Fined
r 53 and cost.
Henry Moore, colored, drunk.
I F'aed 95, and cost.
* Charles Hagan, colored, drunk;
8 guilty. Fined $5 and cost.
HaVry Harvey and Lewie Brown:
larceny. Bound over to ttla iren
corJer.
Rufus'Morris and Henry Ward;
l" mutual assault. Bound ever to the
recordor.
l- Yesterday after/toon tho recorder
* tried Itufus Morris and Henry Waid
B- and the judgment of the court was
l* that Morris serve a term of eix
16 months cu the county roads. W2*d
' was adjudged not gnllty.
^ T)i# i .t ar cases bound over to the
r* record* r by the maydr will not Ve
ie disposed of until tomorrow,
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sy WAXTKW?TWO CARRIER BOYS
Apply Daily News office.
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NEW
RALEIGH WINS
GAME FRC
\ Derailment of
Freight Cars
Last Night
Causes a fcr<
Diw^\
In cons, qui nce of the derailment
>f Uvo freight eais on the turoughj
roight Lound from Norfolk to Italigh
on the Norfolk Southern raiload
this morniug at 1:55 o'clock
it Money Pod Siding, near t-la city,
he passenger train bound from Norolk
to Katoigh and due to arrive
tore a; 2:15 a. in. was delayed over
our hours. All tho passengers had
o bo transferred here. Both tho
talelgh and Norfolk passenger trains
luo to pasB here, stopped In Washngton,
each returning to ttolr re.
ipectlve starting points. Tho cause
if thl? derailment can not be ac ounted
for. No one was injured by
ho accident.
Dinrn rnn
Diiiufiu run
I11RS.
A class of orphans from the Oxford
Orphan AEylum will give an cn.
tertainmcnt In the auditorium of the
Public School on Thursday night.
n?e performance la billed to begin
M 8 o'clock and tho price of admission
will be: Adults, 25c.; children,
15c. The class is composed of
Lwenty-four numbers. They come
to Washington under the auspices of
tho Masonic Fraternity and during
tbolr stay hero will be entertained
by the Masons in their homes. The
present tour of the orphans is one
of the best in tho history of the Institution.
It is to be hoped' that
tho citizens will give them a crowded
bouse. The cp.ueo Is a most worthy
ouo
- WILL HF. GALA DAV.
Mcmorinl day In Washington this
ycoi. promlt.cu to be one the <xiual of
former occasions. As usubl 'the la.
dies will serve dinner to tho veterans,
fn fnct, the entire day program
will be one of interest not only
to those who wore the grey, but the
visitors as well. Elaborate preparations
are row going on under the
auspices of the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Kg
WM
Tho local Amman's Christian Tem
peranco Union is conducting a week
of prayer for babbath observance
! The first meeting for tho week was
he'd ct the home of Mrs. E. T. Stew,
art.on East Second street and was
well attended. The mooting was
charmingly led by Mrs. M. E. Giles
Tho schedule for the entire week wai
previously published through th<
columns of this paper.
ANOTHER SHOW HILLED
FOB WASHINGTON DURING
ALL OF COMING WEEK
Washington is without a doubt i
most popular place with advanc
agents for traveling shows. Th
Shank Ten Cent Show is billed fo
this city tho week oommcncing Apr!
20. Tho attraction has a big con
pany of players and it Is ropute
that all the members are said to b
straight-forward people. The she
i is giving performances in Greet
ville this week, where they are n
reiving good patronage. Thoy wi
. exhibit on the Atlahtic Coast Lit
property, under their own tant.
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IM THE LOCALS i
SCORE WASlwO
TO ONE IN FAVOR
OFTHE VISITORS
Weston and FoulKee Cocaf Battery.
Did Great Work. "Hard
Luck" the Locals Portion. :
lUiuigL won tu<. g.imo irom Washington
ye->tcruay uficraoon at Fleming
1 ark by the close score ot 2 to
i. liut for a wild throw In the eleventh
inning a different story mlglit
oe written. However, the game was
spirited and hotly contested and not
itn.il tiie lu. t man crossed the home
jug v.-lth victory perchotl upon his
banner Hid the spectators know who
would be the victors. The game was
an old time pitcher's battle, In
which both mound artlBts, Weston
for Washington and Weathers for
Raleigh, divided honors with the
lionars for the home man being on
his side. Weston "did the trlok"
to the visitors until the seventh when
their first run was made and the second
winning run was tnado in the .
eleventh, due to a wild throw over
second, enabling the runner to cross
home r.lnt i> Hnfplv. Washington
in ado her first run in the second. A
large number witnessed the Initial
contest of the season and interest
was at feveg^heat from start to fln.
ish.- To use a rough expression, it
was sinipdy "who and who."
Weston's Bpeed was great and he
wag admirably supported by Fouehee,
tho back-stop. Jam * Howard,
in left field; Dave at
third and Fred Moore at short-stop,
were there "with the goods" and
grabbed everything coming their
way. Although Raleigh won the lo.
cals played the better game; hard
luck was their portion as Is the
common lot of all some times. The
locals go to Tarboro tomorrow,
where they rross bats with the High
school team of that town and on
Friday they will face the Btrong
Rooky Mount team at Fleming Park.
| The game yesterday was umpired by ^ Jj|
I Mr. L. C. Warren. Tho local high
school hid fair, judging by their
work yesterday, ,of giving a good account
of themselves before the season
is over.
FMT ciinw
IIUUI UIIUVV
IEWIHE1TE1 1
; LIS! M ]
Tlie opening performance at the
New Theater last night, "Fun In a
Diuk Store," was all that could be
asked for. The house was packed
to its doors. Through some misunderstanding
the play last night was
j produced here last week under the
( name of the "Pharmacy Girls." The
J management of the house was very
, | sorry that this occurred, but neverI
the-lcss every one present seemed
to enjoy it over again. The chorus
with this troupe last night was ex_
ceptionally good. On account of the
homo talent play at the New Thea;
tcr tonight, the Lanvale Girls Com.
pany, will go to Belhaven for a one
i night's engagement. For tomorrow
. night the management assures every
> ono that the musical number to bo
( produced, "Fun in a School Room."
will be an entirely new program, one
j that has never boen played here be3
before. So everybody can attend tomorrow
nlght^jjJthout thinking that
they will see something that they
have seen before. Together with
this class of amusement, and the
excellent pictures that this house Is
offering their patrons, it la all that
a could be asked for the price of ade
mission, 10 and 20 cents.,
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r VISITORS TO CITY.
u Among the visitors to Washington
d today are F. 8. Windley, city clerk;
o S. J. Peel, merchant: Rev. Mr. An.
w derson. pastor oI the Prebeyterlaa
i- church, all of Belhaven. They re*
e- turned to their home on the afterII
noon train. *
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It's Restful In Washington Park.
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