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has already been appropriated TO take
up the next maturing bond. The
original high school bonds bore 5 per
cent interest, but the Board of Edu-
cation took a favorable occasion four
or five years ago to refund these bonds
and sold in their stead per cent
bonds at such premium as to make the
new rate 1856 per cent
The time has now come when more
room is imperatively demanded by an
increasing enumeration as we'll as by
the need Of the introduction of sever
al new subjects Of instruction--par-
ticularly manual training, The mum
Der Of pupils enrolled per room has
now reached the embarrassing aver
age Of g. The management and in
struction Of classes so large is a teacher
killing operation, 1t is a high compli-
ment to the teaching force Of our pub
lie schools that the results under these
circumstances have been so satisfac.
tory But this is no excuse for the
continuance Of these conditions. IN
der the compulsory school attendance
law passed by the last legislature and
signed by the governor, the attend
ance Of the schools will be increased
Any further increase in attendance
will make it necessary to have two
school sessions--a part Of the pupils
attending in the morning and part
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!w Bank at WayerIy.

s OF Incorporation were filed
i Of the Waverly bank
oapitalIs25, 900 all paid up. The in
corporators are:
WIS Woods, Kansas City; James
lR. Tustin, Kansas City; Henry G
Neiderjohu, Waverly; John H.
WeSselI, Wayerly; Harrison Steele,
wayerly; James Z. Bray, Wayerly;
John Ernst Grand Pass.
They organized by electlug the five
last named as board Of directors.
These are all well known and
prominent men and will receive the
full support Of the people Of waverl,
and vlciRity.
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An Interestiug Meet.

A meeting Of the Gentlemen S Driv-
log Club of Lexington Tuesday morn
ing was enjoyed by about three
hundred people. The feature Of the
meeting was race between Swlnk,
owned by James Terhune, and bay
mare owned by Robert Horn. 1t took
five heats to decide the race, the
mare winning the first two heats and
Swink the next three. A number OF
horses went exhibition miles, among
them the noted Lon Kelly. Accom-
panied by a running mate he went a
mile in 2:23.
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arrived Tuesday afternoon. President
Wilson had been misinformed as to
the date. The local alumnae are
highly appreciative of his continued
interest in the school which he once
served so faithfully, and regret that
his thoughtful gift and words of cheer
came too late to be received by the
visiting alumnae On the occasion Of
the banquet last week
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Remembered the AIunuae.

President W, A. Wilson, Of Baylor
College Texas, formerly president Of
the Lexington College for Young
Women, sent large box Of Cape
Jassamine buds to be used in the
decoration az the Jubilee Alumnae
banquet Of the college. The box
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Toy Pistols and An Gnns.

The city council has passed au
ordinance forbidding the sale Of toy
pistols and air guns at any time.
The ordinance further forbids the
use Of fireworks and explosives in the
streets and alleys on the Fourth of
July.
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hour, as they had years past studied
the lessons Of the day. He assured
them that this would be the best
preparation for whatever the future
might have in store for them.
The superintendent then presented
certificates Of promotion from the
grades TO the High school TO the
following boys and girls: Mary Aull,
Edith Bayer, Mary Berrie, Mary
Brelsford, Nellie Burk, Jessie Father
ton, Annie Eggleston, Bessie Fanolio,
Lola Frazier, Ermine Gilmore, Frances
Haerle, Sallie Hufaker, Nellie
Limberg, Annie Mars, Bessie Price,
Mary Wallace, Katherine Wilson,
Matte Barnes, Freeman Afford, John
Bour, William Canning, Roscoe
Groves, Joseph Elton Greer, Arthur
Kriehn, Raymond Mayer, Virgil
Mitchell, Reid Moreland Benz.
Price, Milford Riggs, Charles
Sebastian, Carl Stalling, Conuor
Tunstal, Hubert Field.
Promotions to the high school are
made twice a year, at the end Of the
first term eighteen girls and fifteen
boys had been promoted, so that the
total promotions for the year has
been more than sixty.
The superintendent theuannounced
that the honors Of the class had been
divided between Miss Florida Stier
and Mr. Cleo Huffaker and that the
Washington and Lee University
Scholarship had been granted to MI.
Huffaker, who Will enter the
university next fall.
The programme Of the morning
was brought to a close by two
delightful piano solos by Miss 10
Hinesley.
CLOSING EXERCISES DOUGLASS SCHOOL,
The closing exercises Of the Doug
lass school we're neld at the Second
Baptist church Tuesday evening, May
80. The program consisted OF two
choruses, two solos and three orations.
The Graduates Of ths high school we're;
Airline Freeman, Lille Greene and
Glover Hawkins. Rev. A, A. Gilbert
of Zion A. M. e. church made a brief
address and delivered the diplomas
and certificates. The exercises of the
evening we're closed by short address
Of Rev. S. A. Norris of the Second
Baptist church.
At this term there we're eight promo
tions to the high school from the
grades. At the eud of the first term
there were twelve promotions, makitg
twenty in all. There were enrolled in
the bigh school (sll classes) this year
ffty-sevea students; in the grades 267
students. The total enrolment in the
Douglass school was S26. The number
OF teachers was four. This was an aY.
erage of 81 pupils to teacher--an
average much too high. Prof. George
Fl. Green, principal OF this school, is
thoroughly competent teacher and DIS
ciphnarain. de has done much to ad-
vance the course and quality of in
struction in Douglass school.
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BulIdlng Plans at CentraI cOIIege.


Work on the new $4,000 chapel
and music hall of Central College will
begin today. The work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible and the
building is expected to be ready for
use by the middle Of September,
A 5000 residence for the president
win also be built on the campus this
winner and is expected to be ready
occupancy by the first Of October.
be money for these buildings has
en given.
The work of securing the money for
third and much larger building to
jrrespond with the present main
3,uildlng and to be built next spring
)n west of the chapel that is, with
bhe chapel between the two main
dormitorY buildngs-haS been begun
I and about SIS, 600 has been promised
but not actually subscribed. This
building will cost $50, 900 to $4,000
The financial agent, Rev. H. c..
Garrett, and the board Of trustees are
confident Of their ability to raise this
sum by the end of the fall season.
A landscape gardiner has been
! lemployed to survey the old battlefield
and to map out plans for its pro.
gressive ornamentation and for tree
plantation. The battlefield is to be
made into private park for the use
Of the school.
The constitutional authority of the
Methodist church In Missouri has
formally declared for the higher
education Of women, and has formally
selected Central College as the
instrument through which it means
to work out its ideals No limit is
set to the contemplated expansion Of
the institution. 1t is the determina-
tion Of the church to put this school
at the head of the column of church
schools in the central west and to
keep it there.
This statement of facts is given out
by the authority Of the official board
In consideration CT the advantages
expected to accrue to the citizens of
Lexington from the presence Of the
contemplated institution the people
Of this city will shortly be asked to
subscribe about $4,000 for the
renovation and improvement of the
present main building to bring it into
harmony with the building now begun
aud the one to be begun next spring
\ The board will ask this chiefly for
two reasons, first, because it is
cult to secure outside suhscrip.
at this time for purposes Of
Innovation; and second, because
oppression Of appreciation of
and of what the Methodists
be are proposing to do here
1T easier to secure outside
egacies in the future.
be seen that the people are
asked to give $4,000 to
10, 900 improvement, The
scted to be done this summer
pit to $40, 900. The building
ted for next year will add
$50, 900 more, giving a
250 boarding students
spent upon the campus
e the permanence uf the
IS location here. There
in the state, Of the size
10, that would not give
Central College as II
bay and without It's
Two towns, at least, mol
Lexington have Offered
for it. What is asked
be very reasonable.
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OId WeII.

In preparing for the sidewalk
around the courthouse square the
workmen found a well near the north
west corner of the square which had
been sealed by large fiat stone.
The "oldest inhabitantn says that
the well was dug when the courthouse
was erected in 1915 and that it was
sealed up when cholera broke out
here in 1858.
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Friday night the Elks held social
session at their hall. A large number
of guests we're present, many Of them
being from out Of town Most OF the
time was spent in dancing. Besides
this many enjoyed cards and billiards.
The following literary and musical
program also was rendered.
Two Gentlemen OF kentucky y...............
Observation-Disclosures. James Lane Allen
Miss Abba Bishop
Lullaby .,...,.,........... ........... Dekoven
Mr.. Harry St. Clair
Caprice Espagnol. .Moszkowski
Miss Florida Stier,
Readings. ,......,..,....--......... ....Selected
Miss Susan Yates
Etude Op. 10 No. 5........,..............Ch Chopin
Miss 10 Hinesley
How Jennie Eased Her Miud........,..... ....
... ........ ...........T Thos. Nelson Page
Miss Lessie Bates.
Light refreshments were served.
Like all the former social sessions of
the Elks this occasion was a most de-
lightful one.
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Major A W, Allen who has been
connected with w. M. A. for a num-
Der Of years lsft for St. Louis We'd
nesday evening, where be has accept.
ed aposltlon with Buxton and
Skinner.
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lass school.
The following, as well as the fore
going statistics, should be borne in
mind by citizens and tax payers:
Enumeration, 1,747
Enrolment, 1,20O
Number of rooms, 10
Number Of teachers. %
Number Of pupils per room, 90
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PREACHER SUED ron 5000, 900.
The Rev. John Rose Asked TO Pay That
sum for Causing False Arrests.

BALTIMORE. Jan. rs William Hooper
and Virginia Hamilton, whowere yesterday
acquitted of charge OF conspiracy 20
defraud the Rev. John Rose in an alleged
bogus mining stock deal. instituted suit
against the clergyman In the Baltimore City
Court to-day. demHnd ding 500 900 dana es
for alleged false arrest and malicious pros
eoution. The amount sued for ~ said to
be the largest ever claimed in "a damage
suit in Che history OF the local bar.
Separate suits were filed by the two
plaintiffs, in each OF which the amount Of
damages claimed IS 100000. II Ia charged
that on July ~ last tho Rev. Mr.. Rose pro-
cured their arrest upon a charge OF con-
spring 10 delraud him and caused them
to be locked up.
The acquittal OF the plaintiffs yesterday
IL also reolted and Miss Hamilton declares
that by reason Of her arrest and the great
publicity given 10 it her business OF vocal
Instructor has been badly injured. Mr.
Hooper's suit IL identical in character.
Mr.. Rose ia o retired Protestant Episcopal
minister. and last July he purchased Q, 500
shares OF the stock OF the Cripple Creek
Gold Temple Mining Company from John b.
Lawrence for 81 share. The stock later
turned out TO be valueless Miss Hamilton
and Lawrence we're arrested The jury
convicted Lawrence and acquitted Miss
Hamilton and Hooper.
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obituary Nntns.

Major james Vignes. one OF the best
known sugar planters IN Louisiana. died
in New Orleans on Friday. aged 81 years.
He was a native OF P0inte Coupee.
In 1880 he went into sugar planting, and the
same year elected Shern He was re-
elected In 1850, serving until 1854 At the
outbreak of tho civil war he organl zed the
Poiute Coupee Artillery. OF which he was
Major. and was prominent In the defence
OF Fort Hudson, La. where he was capt
nred by Lieutenant now admiral George
the war aud made a competency. retiring
from business In 1902 aud moving to New
Orleans. where he lived up 70 The time Of his
In lSU2 and held a number OF other important
offices IN that parish,
Capt. l.. r. Sellers one Of the founders OF
the agricultural system OF Louisiana. died
Yesterday at Minden, La, aged 81. He rep
resented tho parish eight years IN the LOuisi-
ana Legislature and me Senator's district
organizers OF the Farmers Institute work IN
the South. which has done much to improve
agricultural condit ions there. and was hold
INK an agricultural Institute at MinCh.n when
hs died lie was president Of the North
Louisiana Fair Association AZ Calhoun and
prominent In the management OF the agricult-
ural station at that town.
Herbert Jerome Davis died yesterday M
the Hotel Carlton Ia London. lie was born
hfty-nine years ago In Hancock, Y. u As
a Young man he came to New York and went
into the mining and smelling business, lie
was president OF the Davis sulphur Ore COM
pany and Of the American copper Extraction
company. lie successfully worked the Davis
mine in Rowe. Mass lie was Il member OF
the Iotos, Down Town, Iilden and Lawyers
clubs and OF the Chemical Society. lie mar
ried twice the second time 10 Miss Sara
Stranahan OF Brooklyn. who survives him
He also leaves Il son by his FIRST wife Air
Davls's remains viii he oremated 10 London.
Thompson f. r Randolph died suddenly
on Friday night. at his home, $50 Central
avenue Plainfeld. y. J., AZ the age Of 70
years For nearly half a century he was
engaged in the -four business in New York as
the Eastern representative for the PillsbuTy
interests lie was a member Of the Produce
Exchange for mum Der OF years He IL
survived by a wife and Ave dan ghters
l. Oscar Hebert Sheriff OF Yermillion
parish La. died there suddenly yesterday,
a0ed only g. Starting in humble cIrcum-
stances as a stable boy, he rose 10 be
Sheriff when only p and held the once up
20 the time OF his death. being elected three
terms
Charles Carroll % years old a retired
merchant. Of Fas' Nnety-stNth street. ChnAr-
sic died suddeuly last night In hotel
uu RockawnY avenue. lie was a member
Of Grant Post. g. \. II. He leaves a widow
and one grandson
DR. Cor ieliH 4. Greene for over 0ftv Years
me- tea director OF saniiarlum 10 buNalp.
iii q ist NIGHT 81 the presbvterian HOsut Il.
sine cama here "a week ago Tor treatment and
underwent nm operation.
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LEMUEL ". WILES DEAD.
Wen known as a Landscape Painter and a
Teacher OF Art

Lemuel NJ. Wies, landscape painter,
known AZ teacher to many hundreds
of art students In various parts OF the coun-
try, died yesterday morning at the home
Of his son. Irving r. Wiles, the portrait
painter, lol West Fifty-hfth street. Of
pneumonia. He was in his seventy-ninth
year.
Mr.. Wles organized the art school In oon-
nection with the University of Nashville,
at Nashville, Tenn. some years ago, and for
many years he conducted q school for
art students at Silver Lake In western New
York, during the summer seasons, besides
having taught in various other places during
his long life.
He was born In Perry, Wyoming county,
in this State in 1920. His parents were
among the early settlers in that section.
He taught penmanship in Utica and Albany
before coming to New York to study art.
upon which he had early determined as
his life vocation, and later he founded
an art school at Ingham University, at I,e
Roy n, Y.
He was student in this city Of j. F.
Cropsey, at that time well known Ameri-
can landscape painter and he worked for
some time in Washington. A generation
ago he made trip 10 California, at time
when the journey had to be made, or could
best be made, by way OF the lsthmus OF
i-hudInd, ana on various nOTseDdCk
among the old Spanish settlements and
into the mountains Of the Pacific Slope
he made a series of sketches, studies and
paintings which are historically valuable.
In Artists of the Nineteenth Century
published in 1879, It was said OF bis works
on this tour: These are valuable as the
only studies in color yet obtained of the
old mission churches and cathedrals OF
those regions Which gives an inkling
or an echo Of the conditions OF travel and
Of American art development at that time.
He was for many years q regular exhibitor
at the National Academy OF Design and
at other exhibitions about the East and
South. and his early paintings found lodg-
ment in private and institutional galleries
which were then collecting American pict-
ures including the collection Of Cardinal
McClosiey Of New York, and q gallery in
Montreal.
He had studio In the old building of the
New York University at University place
and Washington Square, where =. F. B.
Morse and many other we'll known New
Workers. had their studios years ago, and
later moved uptown to the old Y M c. A.
building opposite the old Academy OF
Design, in Twenty street, only later
to follow the uptown movement OF the
painters further to Fifty-ffth street. but
he refused to follow the modern men IN
the changing style ofpainting His portrait,
painted by his son, has been exhibited and
has received medals in various cities Of the
United States and at Paris.
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TROLLEY SHOT FIREWORKS.
cars stalled: Flashes OF Flame: Loud Re"
ports and screams on Broadway

The northbound Broadway cars on the
section from Twenty-third to Forty-iifth
treet stopped running about o'clock
last light, and a long string Of them was
stalled, beginning in front of the Hotel
Imperial The trouble seemed TO he in the
trolley slot in front Of the hotel and gang
Of workmen was put to work on the channel
rail
They discovered that the current had
been snort circuited and they were
trying TO remedy the trouble when there
was loud report and burst Of flame
that made the lights Of broadway look like
fre1es
The flames ran along the slot to the
stalled cars. in which several women were
waiting They Jumped ont in hurry
and added their screams to the outcries
Of gang Of Italian snow shovellers, who
dropped their shovels and fed when the
fame burst out,
For several minutes the fame ran along
the slot, and there were explosions which
sounded like big guns. A Zig crowd was
attracted by the fireworks and the windows
of the Imperial were hlled with people
gazing at the display. After the Trss-lus
ceased the workmen got busy aga g. bu'
IL was twenty minutes before t. oars
we're running.
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Aavier 4. C.. by John Fogsi; Booklyn Central
Y NJ c A. by James &. Russell MetrOpolitans,
by Thomas II Smith Young Mems Hebrew
Assoclat ion. by Harry Sperling Orange
b. Is team. BY ". \. Miller, Bay Ridge Di-
vision oluuteer Life Sayers. by George A.
Thormau. kuickerbgckers. by o. Jensen.
East Side NC A. of New York. by c. i.
Miller Emanuel Honse OF Brooklyn. by G.
!. Jones lhyiucblrs, by ". +. Humnhreys;
West End Wanderers. by + A. Hamilton,
Mohawk A. A.. by a. j. ward. Wanderers
vi Brooklyn Welcome Hall. by A. III. Del
fuusse Atlas 4. C., by NJ Cohn ~ Aloysius
A. G.. by NJ 4. DOYLE. Gordon A. A. by c.
Ranges. YorkyiIles. by Theodore & jung,
and brooklyn Boys club. by d. +. Jaynes.
The spirit OF the meeting was that all the
teams should register. aud il was finally
voted that ". ~ Miller aud VI A. Doyle be
app Oluted temporary committee to meet
the teams ia tie vicinity OF Newark and take
up the matter there. Thomas II, Smith and
Harry Sprrling we're appointed to look utter
New York city, aud Immediately issued
call for all New York CITY teams TO meet on
Tuesday next ~ the Y NJ. G.. A. Ninety second
street and Lexington avenue, at =. NJ, 90
discuss the situation then, while the Brooklyn
contingent unanimously request ed Or. Fisher
20 assist them. and they viii meet FEB. 9, at
The Central y NJ {. A. Sol fulton street,
The entire assembly Is then to meet again
AT the Xavier club, on FEB. ., at O. clock.
and the indications are that on that evening
there VIII be Wholesale registration Of
Basketball teams With the A. A. fand the
movement TO overcome the present difiicul-
tirs3viil thrn be FAR on its way The system
Of registrai ION and the matter OF a largo
advisory basketball committee v'l then also
10 Disstd upon. All teams are invited TO Do
Wi-v~. on that evening,
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CHARITIES HoAr IN THE ICE;
Fidelity Stuck or Fort schuyler. WITH May
Other craft,

For the first time since Tuesday the
Department of Charities boat Fidelity
went from the Morgue to Harris Island
yesterday. with fifty bodies The boat
started back In the afternoon with Capt.
MoCassie In command Grew Of eight
men and two bodies that had been dis
inferred.
on Willet's Point the Fidelity was caught
in the ice, Capt. MoCassie got word to
Morgie Keeper Armstrong, and at 10 o clock
last night Armstrong telephoned to Fort
Schuyler 10 find out II the Fidelity was
still stuck. The guard was turned out,
and in about fifteen minutes Armstron
received this message;
There are so many boats stuck In the
ice on here that we couldn't tell the Fidelity
even II she is among them.
On the general principle that the Fidelity
would be at her dock. at the foot OF twenty :
sixth street. II she wasn't ioebound, Chief
Engineer Hamilton of the Department OF
Charities chartered the tug Nonpareil and
sent her to rescue tho Fidelity. The FL
deity had only small supply OF coal.
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WAIL4ND TR.4SK DEAD.
Went 10 Work at So 10 Pay OF His Debts.
and Nearly sucoeeded

Whvland Trask for many years member
OF the New York Stock Exchange. died
yesterday morning at his home, 422 West
l47th street. after being III week with
pneumonia. He was 81 years old.
Mr.. Trask for several years was head Of
the brokerage firm Of Maryland Trask &
Co.. with Offices at Nassau street. In
1898 the firm failed. aud good many OF Mt
Trask : friends who had been induced by him
TO take stock in an Alabama railroad were
hit hard Mr.. Trask was able TO pay. only
10 cents on the dollar, but his creditors
released him from his obligations 10 them
and at the age OF 81 he started In again
with the avowed purpose Of voluntarily
paying off obligations Of about 5000
He had an office at 40 New street and dealt
largely in railroad stocks. His attorney,
William o. Campbell OF IS Liberty street
said Yesterday that Mr.. Trask had paid
back Sls2 go of the obligations and that
he had left an estate large enough TO cover
the rest Of his Indebtedness.
Mr.. TraSk was born in Hartford, Conn,
and was married twice. lie is survived
by his wife and three children, two daughters
and SON Up 10 the tune of his failure,
he lived in Brooklyn. He was a member
Of the Brooklyn Aurora Grata Club. and
was high in Masonic circles, being thirty
third degree Mason.