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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19
NEW ORLEANS,

NEW ORLEANS. January 1S-The cot
ton market had an easy undertone
throughout the week and bears were
easily in control. Prices closed at a net
loss of - to 81 points. The high prices
: We're made Monday and the low prices
Saturday. At the highest the trading
months We're :: to 10 points under last
weeks close: at the lowest they We're
points.
Liquidation of the long account and
pressure from the short side almost con-
tinuOusly applied We're the reasons for
the decline. 1t was the argument on the
bear side that long downward reaction
was in order and that the market still
continued a large and unwieldy long in
terest. The week proved that the mar
strong enough to stand punishment of
rather an ordinary character.
Bears expected to see a break in spots,
as the future market neared the &c
level. but they were disappointed in this.
Spots held well throughout the south, the
bulk of the cotton sold being hedged in
the future market. the owners sustaining
no loss when they let it go.
The softness of stock markets In this
country and the unfavorable turn taken
by the Balkan situation worked against
cotton. At times during the week oper-
atOrs In stocks were said to have been
heavy sellers Of cotton. Very little sup
port was offered the market by bulls at
of prices was checked by the desire of
short sellers for profits. At the end of
the week the market held a considerab BILE
scalping short interest
In the spot department prices lost 4
Of q cent. middling closing at 1915. against
1224 last week and 95s this week last
year. Sales on the spot amounted to 266D
bales against 1862 last week and $3.50
this week last year. Sales to arrive, 2,59:I
bales. against Eli last week and 1854
this week last year.
There was a decline of to points in
cotton futures at the opening of the
market here today. Gables were about as
due. but the ring had a fairly large
volume Of selling orders to fill. and the
demand was none too good. The market
closed steady. at net decline of ID to q
points.
Bull support appeared to be lacking
and buying came principally from sellers
of the early part of the week. who wish
ed to even up over Sunday. The weather
| map showed considerable rain over the
cotton belt This was considered favor
able by the short SIDE
Around the middle, of the morning
shorts were heavy buyers of covers tc
realize profits and their purchases put
prices up to within 2 to points of yes
terday's closing level The small upward
turn tempted fresh selling on rather q
large scale. and toward noon prices were
sent to new low levels. At the loves,
trading months were IS to % points unde,
yesterdays final prices.
Spot cOtton-Quiet, unchanged; mid.
ding. 121a; sales on the spot 30 bales
to arrive, go.
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Gold for Expectation.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. January 1S.-Wheat-SpOt
firm: No. = red. LOB elevator and Ito f..
O. h. afioat nominal; No. I northern Du-
luth. LOIS, f. o. b. afloaI. Futures were
barely steady on early cables and under
Iiauidat ton but rallied on covering due
to export sales of IS loads. closing 1>a14
net higher May 80 11-16a1 TO 1-16, closed
~ 1j-16: July closed. 911s. Bonded wheat:
January closed 1.U11s; May closed 37ss:
July closed aS=i. Receipts, 2S1.OOc bushels;
shipments 1S6.eGO bushes.
Corn-Spot easy. export, j6a4 {. o. b..
afloat Receipts. $500 bushels: ship
ments. $1,000 bushels.
Oats-Spot quiet: standard white. 39a:
No. 3. ;;s1a: No. 4. IS: natural white,
;;1r.a3g.: white clipped. :slAa411.. all on
track. Receipts. 1900 bushels: ship
nents COZ bushels.
Cottonseed oil-Firm: prime crude
southeast. 50oao-O1: prime summer yell
low. 62?aG.:i-: January, c2:' March. 6.1S;
May. Or
Petro!eum-Steady refined New York
Larrels. so: refined New York bulk, 4.S5;
Philadelphia barrels. SO: Philadelphia
bulk. 4.>,.
WooI-Steady domestic fleece XX Ohio.
3laS2.
Resin quiet: strained common to
good. go.
Race-Steady: domestic 3s.a6; patna.
Glsatiii-
Moasses-Firm: New Orleans open
kettle. ;i5aJ,.
Kaw Sugar-Steady: muscovado. 50
Jest. IBIS: centrifugal, 96 test. AS; mo-
lasses sugar. 81 test. > Is: refined sugar.
steady; cut loaf. 80: crushed, 30:
mold A. 4.95; cubes. 49,: NXNN pow
dered. 40: powdered. 40: granulated.
fine. 46U: diamond \, 40, confectiOners'
IN
40: No 1, 40: No. =. AZ: No. u, 40:
No. .. 4-0o: No. =. 400; No - 30: No.
10, $50; No. IL. 3.s5; No l.. $50; No. 13.
30: No. IA. $40.
pound sacks. 2:'.50a2400: standard mid
ding. 1eo-pound sacks. 400: city. 100
pound sacks. 24JO.
Hay-Quiet: standard GOAL %; No I,
J.07I2a1. 10: No. - 3Jal 90: No. 3. sOa9O.
Hops-Steady: state. common to choice.
1"l2,- 23a:5O: 1911. 12a15: Pacific coast,
1917. 1Ia2;; 1911. 13a16
Hides-Steady: Central America. IS;
Eogota. 2712a2S1e.
I.eather-Firm: hemlock firsts 2Sa29;
seconds. 2Ia2s; thirds. 24a25: rejects,
Iaa2O
Pork-Steady: mess Is. 75a1ao5: family.
@1.5Oa2300; short. clear. II. JOa2;;.OO.
3eef-Steady; mess. 5O.OOa21 90: family
otCOa2500: beef hams. 30OOa32.OO
cut enthusiastically: picked bellies 10
to II pounds. 10: picked hams. H.
I-.rd-Firm: middle west. pSme. 10 Is
al0.2,: refined. firm; continent. 1910:
South America. 11.io: compound. 7I2a7a4.
Tallow-Barely steady: prime city hhds..
g.: special. SIS: country. I7saSss-
Flour-Dull and without change: spring
patents. 4.40a46-,: winter straights. 40
a4.Gi: winter patents. 4. tOaJ1O: spring
clears. 4.2;ta+4J: winter extras No. |,
I.Uta41,,: winter extras No. - :..:Oa4.O0:
Kansas Straights. 4 lOa42J. Receipts. 81.
csl barrels: shipments. 900 barrels.
f.jr a.,
-: choice to fancy. :;@Da4.OO.
Buckwheat flour Quiet: 30 per leo
pounds.
Cornmeal-Steady:. fine white and vel
low LEA 81, coarse. Ia 80: kiln
dried :.lJ
Rye-Quiet: No. western, 61a6s. elf
Buffalo
Barley-Steady feeding Ga. elf New
York; mailing. G0a1U elf. Buffalo.
Potatoes. cabbages. peanuts and freights
unchanged.
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NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. January 1S.-The state
ment of the actual condition of clearing
house banks and trust companies for the
week shows that they hold 81 10000
reserve in excess of legal requirements
This is an increase of $685., 900 from last
week.
The statement follows:
Actual condition.
Loans, s1,956, $4,000; increase. sso.9os.-
Specie, 1851 .O36.OU; increase, s17.7sa,-
600
Legal tenders. ss5.s77,OOO: increase. So.
jtS.GOO
Net deposits. $3.50. 392, 600: increase,
$46.516.OOO
Circulation. $46,GO6.oOo: decrease. s151,-
600.
Banks cash reserve in vault, $685.. $50,
Geo.
Trust companies cash reserve in vault,
So SOS, $50.
Aggregate cash reserve, S436. 313 900.
Excess lawful reserve, 81 ,1O4 800; in
crease. 81, 96I. 600.
Trust companies reserve with clearing
house members. carrying % per cent
cash reserve. $47.032.OOO.
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panies i'm Greater New York. not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans, ,303. $40; decrease, 1854,
900
Specie, $50. 455. 400: increase. $221.7OO
Legal tenders. s7.s24,Oo0; decrease.
Total deposits, s619,243, 400; increase.
S2.21S,j 800
The Financier says today:
The remarkable flow of cash into the
New York clearing house banks, which
has amounted since the opening Of the
new year, to more than SOL .OOO,O0O. this
exclusive of the 100000 of gold which
has been exported to Europe, continues
in undated volume. the gain for the cur
rent week having amounted to $1j, 1S1 600.
This accession of cash, which has brought
about a condition of extreme ease in the
money market in strong contrast with
the firm conditions prevailing toward the
close of last year. is reflected In the eX-
panding volume of loans and a cOrre-
spending increase in other items.
Loans for the week, taking the state
ment of actual conditions as a basis, in
creased $32.9OS.O0O. This was the result
of new bond financing. and in part was
due also to the fact that the banks are
taking over commitments placed with
other institutions. while reserve cOndi-
tons were low. The expansion III loans
i'm the last three weeks has amounted ap-
proximately to $50. 800 COO
In consequence of the heavy loan eX-
pansion deposits rose S46,516OOO for. the
week. The expansion in the deposit item
since January last has been $131 ,OOO, 900.
increase cash reserve ST, So. O0O the pres
ent excess above the % per cent minimum
standing at $2l, 1O4,3W
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and loss will be accepted with courage


and resigna tiOn
The market meaning of this prophecy
of returning calmness Is that the STOCK
market may be on or close to bottom.
At curre<at quotations Investments In the
bulk 'of sound and safe securities aver
age per cent or better. and that is a
good return on capital as matters now
stand. A great deal of substantial in
vestment money is finding It's way into
the stock market for the account of peo-
pie of small and moderate means. as well
as the Wealther element The Very rich
are interested mainly at the moment in
protecting the general situation against
unreasonable depression and panic. their
larger interests being on that side. AL
though perhaps honestly. and earnestly
fearful for the future. under the auspices
of the incoming political administration.
their sober judgment tells them that the
solvent interests Will be safeguarded
through all the agitation.
The New York Stock Exchange does
not like the .'gaff' 1t had grown into a
lordly and arrogant aggregation of imam
cial warfare and had learned to look
,rpon the public as legitimate field for
exploitation. The exchange holds itself
above and beyond the law in many in
stances and its practices and policies
have been grounded on the theory that
whatever they do is right and must be
accepted. The result has been that the
exchange finds itself a target for uni
versal attack and that it is in a fair
way to be subjected to long-merited and
long delayed discipline. 1t seems clear
that the organization will be obliged to
incorporate itself and to admit itself
subject to the laws that govern the rest
of the people and that regulate corpora
tons. The day is not far distant wnen
the new order of things will go into
effect a conclusion which will eventu-
ally greatly enlarge the usefulness of
the exchange and multiply its business
1t will then be in position to gain
and hold popular confidence.
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Slump in National Telephone.

The feature of the week was the sluml,
in National Telephone stock. which fell
from III to 1o9 after the announcement
of the decision of the railway and canal
commission awarding the company
62.576.320 for it's system. which passed
into government control January I.
Marconi shares were also weak on the
select committees report on the gov
ernmentS contract with the company
and fears of competition.
The. American section was depressed
by the fall i'm the price of copper and
fears of tariff legislation. and although
trading was quiet throughout the week,
the market closed at losses ranging
from ! to points.
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RECEIPTS ARE INCREASED.
Business of Washington Post Office
Jumps 1915 Per Cent in Year.

The increase in the receipts of the
Washington post Office during the year
ending December 81, as compared with
the previous year, amounted to S202. 80
or 13.15 per cent. the total receipts for
1912 being 81. 739. 654. 73, against s1.537.
1883 for the previous year.
The receipts for each month of 1912
showed a substantial increase as compar-
ed with the same month of the preceding
year, the largest increase being i'm May.
amounting to SIG lo6.6s. The next
month i'm rank was April, the amount Of
increase being x21.2il.3S.
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LONDON WOOL SALES.

LONDON. January 1S-The offerings at
the wool auction sales consisted of a su-
perior selection OF 1880 bales which sold
readily al hardening rates. The continent
and the home trade We're spirited bidders
for their various requirements. and Amer
leans paid high prices for suitable parcels
of crossbreds and merinos Next week
$3.50 bales will be offered. Today's sales
follow:
New South Wales. 2.7OO bales: secured.
Is i2da2s I'D: greasy. Si4da1s ii2d. Queens
land. 100 bales: secured. Is 1da2s 3Iad :
greasy 3daIs Sd. South Australia 100
bales: secured. Is 2da1s 9i2d: greasy. 1Oda
Is Id. West Australia. I. 100 bales; greasy,
Sda1s lid. New Zealand 1.20o bales:
secured. nil: gDeasS 7da1s I'D. River
Plate. 200 bales: secured. 71sdals Sd.
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CONDITION OF TREASURY.

The condition Of the United States
Treasury at the beginning of business
Working balance. $S..373. 726: in banks
and Philippine treasury. s29.S2l ,217
total of general fund, $136.O.O.0iS; re-
ceipts Friday, $2.O77,4 40: disbursements.
$1.l14,273.
The deficit this fiscal year is s., 4OS.
S7S, as against a deficit of $2S,3J0.316 last
Year.
The figures for receipts. disbursements
and deficit exclude Panama canal and
public debt transa ctionS.
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. January 1S.-Close. Cattle
Receipts. 800 head: market steady: beeves
!J.SJa9 20: Texas steers. 4.7OaJ.7O: western
steers. 5.4Ga715: stockers and feeders,
4.SOa7GO: cows and heifers, 2.7oa7.40;
calves 7OOa HOO.
Hogs - Receipts. 1900 head: market
strong to &c: light, 7.3Oa7.5712: mixed
7.:Ha7 80; heavy. 1.10a7 60 rough 71Oa
7.25: pigs, 6.OOa1.45; bulk of sales. 74Ja
1..rI
Sheep-Receipts. 1909 head: market
steady: native. 4.G3a6.2o: western Asa
6.25: yearlings. G40aS.13: lambs. native,
610a9.00: western. 6.75a9.O0.
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NEW YORK CATTLE.

NEW YORK, January 1S.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 2CJ9 head; none .on sale. Feeling
unchanged. Dressed beef slow at 9lh to
13 per pound for native sides; Texas
beef. SIC to 10.
Calves - Receipts. 156 head; steady.
Veals sold to 1880 per 100 pounds
culls Z: Indiana calves, $50 to $50 per
100 pounds: city-dressed veals, IA to 1872
per pound; country dressed do, 10 to 1872.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. 1,22O head
sheep unchanged; lambs dull and barely
steady. Good Ohio lambs sold 50 per 100.
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C0TT0NSEED OIL.

NEW YORK, January 1S.-Cottonseed
oil was tirmer on covering prompted by the
firmness in lard, small offerings of crude
and an improved consumptive demand.
closing generally to 9 points net higher.
Prime crude. 3.OOa5.O7: prime summer
airy. 6.16; March, 6.1S; April. 6.f9: May,
623: June, 623; July, and August 6.27.
Prime winter yellow. 6.3Oa7.OO: prime
summer white. 6.4Oa67J 80.
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KANSAS CITY CATTLE

KANSAS CITY, January 1S-Cattle-
Receipts. 100 head; no southerns; market
unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000 head market
steady to &c lower; bulk of sales, 7oOa
7.4O: heavy. 7.3Ja7.42 packers and
butchers 7oOa7. 40: light, 7.10a725: pigs
6.O0a6 10
No sheep.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. January 1s.-The gray
cotton goods markets were steadier for
the day. Prices will be named on fan
nelettes for fall Monday. Purchases of
blankets for fall have been large. In
qu.ries for ginghams are increasing Job
bers report a steady trade Of better pro-
portions than a year ago.
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NEW YORK METAL MARKET

NEW YORK. January 1S.-The metal
markets were dull and nominal as usual
on Saturday. Lake copper. 16.S711a
l712E; electrolytic. 16.621aa16.1o; casting,
1850. Iron quiet.
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FRUIT MARKET.

NEW YORK. January 1S-Evaporated
apples. quiet: fancy. 7a4aSs4; choice, 61s
az; prime. JIa5a. Prunes steady; april
cots quiet: peaches steady; raisins dull.
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Importance of Tariff.

Dispatches from Washington that are
published i'm the newspapers give an
entirely inadequate idea of the .mpor-
lance of the battle which is now being
waged there, with the Underwood COM
mittee as a center. This is no fault of
the Washington correspondents or of the
newspapers Tariff literature does not
make popular reading and does not get
under the scare heads. Dog fights,
woman suffrage conventions and the
fistic encounters of the plug uglies have
preference in the news columns. The
campaign Is on none the less, and Wall
street is at last beginning to feel the
impact Of the oncoming force. Tardily
awakened comprehension of the real
meaning of the campaign is disturbing
and is giving the financial representatives
of the great industries of the country
much food for anxious thought. Their
uneasiness is reflected on the tape in the
record Of shrinking values. That is what
has been going on for the last week or
two The business interests are quite
likely to regain their courage and to face
the future with greater firmness than is
now displayed. These nervous spasms
usually run their course. and what looks
as though it might spell future disaster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19

: 1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds OF situations are
filled through them.
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BERLIN.

BERLIN. January 1S.-PriceS were
very weak on the bOursc today.
PARIS.
PARIS January 1S.--Prices closed
irregular on the bourSe today.
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No Recurrence of Acute Weak
ness During the Day.
MOVEMENT is UNCERTAIN
Market Offers Better Resistance to
Pressure. However.
RENEWAL OF BEAR SELLING
Early Rise Is Checked for Time.
But Before the Close List
Advances Briskly.

NEW YORK. January 1>--AlthOugh the
movement of stocks today was uncertain.
the tone of the market was better. and
there was no recurrence Of the periods
of acute weakness which depressed
prices during tho week to the lowest level
since the fall of 1911. The Improvement
was largely negative and while the
market offered better resistance to pres
sure it gave no Indication OF sustained
strength.
Prices moved upward after tn" open
Ing but the advance was interrupted by
a renewal of bear selling. The attack
WAS less successful than simiIa~ tactics
earlier i'm the week. and before the close
the list advanced briskly. Tho general
movement was narrow. Some of the
specialties which have been depressed
recently made substantial gains
Big Increase in Loans.
Further shifting of loans from out-of-
town banks to local institutions. which
was chiefly responsible for the increase
of more than StHCOO.GW in loans last
week. was reflected in today's bank state
ment The actual table showed a loan
increase of S;;,UWHfD The cash gain
of sIIGG0COD was in line with eXpecta-
liens.
Although satisfactory gains in business
o*er the corresponding period OF iast
wear were reported by the mercantile
agencies, it was noted that the coming
revision of the tariff was Responsible TOT
a feeling Of conserve tism Large sales OF
copper were reported today and 1t was
said that the cut in the price or the
metal had stimulated the market AT
east temporarily.
Gold for Expectation.
Engagement of small amount of gold
for exporta ton to South America was
without effect upon the money market
in its present condition. Shipments to
South America in connection with settle
ment of European obligations are not I'M
usual at this period of the year.
The bond market was quiet and irreg-
ular Total sales. par value. $500 600.
United States Is declined Il and the Is
i on call on the week. Panama is ad-
Vauced Il.
The Washington times., 1913-03-20
WOODROW QUITS TO
GO TOPOST IN WEST
Pastor of First Congregational
Church Accepts Call to Place
in st. Louis, Mo.

Washington Congregationalists view
with regret the prospective departure
from this city of the Rev. DIR. Samuel
Fl. Woodrow, pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church. who has accepted
call to the pastorate of the Pilgrim
Congregational Church of st. Louis,
Mo-. one of the largest and most influ-
entail churches of the denomination in
the Middle West.
Dr. Woodrow was informed of the ac-
ton Of the Pilgrim Church last night
by a telegram. a committee of fifteen
of the pastorate of the st. Louis church,
Of which A. w. Benedict. a prominent
retired business man. is chairman, de-
cided on DR.. Woodrow. Mr.. Benedict
for more than five months was a resi-
dent of Washington and while here at
tended services at the First Congresa-
tional Church.
Mr.. Benedict knows DR.. Woodrow per-
sonally, and so does Judge William b.
Homer, another prominent St. Louis
citizen. Through these two men the
pastorate Of the Pilgrim Church was Of
fered the local clergyman.
Dr. Woodrow has been pastor of the
First Church for six years, having come
here from Springfield, Mass. in the
spring Of 1907.
DR.. Woodrow has twice before re-
ceived calls from large congregational
churches In the far West, but has never
felt that his work in Washington had
been sufficiently completed to justify
considering a call to another field.
When he came to Washington II was
with the expectation that he would set
tie in this field for the balance Of his
active ministry.
The Washington times., 1913-03-20
HOPE GIVEN UP FOR
BLACKS RECOVERY
Death Of Former Governor of
New York Expected at
His Home in Troy.

TROY. N. Y, March 0-Following a
sudden turn for the worse last night,
Frank s. Black, former governor OF
New York, was given up by his physl-
clans today. Death was expected a;
any hour.
Only a year ago former Governor
Black announced he had made $500. 900
in law practice and that on March g..
1918, his sixtieth birthday, he would
retire from active practice and live on
his income His retirement took place
as scheduled and a few days afterward
his illness Of heart trouble began.
In announcing his retirement Black
said 100000 would supply an income
enough for any man and his family.
The former governor is one of the
most prominent Republicans in the
State. He is a native Of Maine, a grad
uate Of Dartmouth, and former news
paperman. From newspaper work he
entered New York State politics, becom-
ing the leader Of Rensselaer, county,
and going to Congress. He became gov
ernor in 1906.
In discussing his plan last year to re-
tire to his farm at Freedom, n. H., the
former governor offered a philosophy
that apparently he did not put into
practice until too late.
Men sit at their desks year after
year and trade their vitality for money
they don't need" he said.
The Washington times., 1913-03-20
SAY NEW BANK PLAN
IS BACKED BY WILSON
Financial Circles Stirred by Re-
port That President Is Au-
thor of Guarantee Idea.

Reports that the Administration is
back Of a plan for legislation to bring
abot Government guarantee of bank de-
posits have caused a great stir in bank
ing circles.
While the Administration disclaims
any such purpose. and Senator owen.
as chairman OF the Senate Banking and
Currency Committee, denies there is
any concerted action, there is no doubt
the subject is being given consideration
at each end Of the Capitol.
Should there be a serious attempt to
put through a bill. 1t will doubtless be,
not for a plan to make the Government
itself responsible to depositors, but for
system whereby the banks will be
forced to unite to insure depositors
against loss.
Senator Owen, in the discussion Of the
emergency currency measure In 1903,
made an extended speech in favor Of
such plan. Several Of the Democratic
members of the House Committee on
Banking and Currency favor Govern
ment guarantee of deposits. Secretary
of State Bryan is committed to the
principle
The Washington times., 1913-03-20
Clean City Campaign
Will Begin April IA

The clean city" campaign for 1913
will begin April Il. according to officials
Of the Clean City Committee of the
District. A proclamation will be issued
in few days announcing the date and
asking cooperation of all citizens.
The citizens associations, the school
children, all civic bodies will be asked
to lend support to the 'spotless city"
movement, and II is expected that the
campaign will be more effective than
ever before.
The District Street Cleaning Depart
ncnt, Director OF Fairgrounds Martin,
and N. R Ready, District refuse con.
tractor, are planning to aid In the work.