davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
.HELP KEEP CHICAGO CLEAN

"HELP KEEP CHICAGO CLEAN.
The above slogan again appears in
the form of the Annual Cleanup
Week.. The first week in May has
been set apart for the yearly house
cleaning period for Chicago and the
hearty cooperation of every man,
woman, and child is necessary if this
week shall be made one of profit to the
City at large.
The City Hall again heralds the cry
Remember Cleanup Week" and Mr..
A. w. Miller, Superintendent Of
Streets, feels that the citizens will re-
spond as never before.
Chicago has not met with success
along this line as have the other large
cities, and whether this is due to a
lack of pride, or carelessness, is diff
cult to say. 1t may be that the City
has not made its campaign with the
flourish and blaze that is necessary to
arouse the interest and cooperation
of its people. In the last few years
the Bureau of Streets has made won
derful advances in methods and ap.
pearance of its street cleaning force.
Modern apparatus and uniformed men
now take the place of the old equip
ment, and all of this will be paraded
through the Loop District in order
to start OFF Cleanup Week" with a
vim.
The Bureau of Streets fervently re
quests that you
Clean up your yards and vacant lots
Plant seeds, start gardens and grass
plots.
Burn dead weeds and leaves in some
safe place, but watch the fire and dom
leave it to cause trouble.
Paint the old house, barn, fence
etc.
Whitewash that dirty, smelly eel
lar and discard all old material sucf
as rags and old furniture.
Gather up the old tin cans, for the!
breed disease and mosquitoes.
The City will cart the rubbish away
Don't pile the rubbish in streets ant
alleys. Put it in some convenien
place, adjacent to the place of collec
ton. Place it in a receptacle if pos
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
Brief Bits Of News and Comment
On Men and Women.

Washington, D. C.-For the benefit
of delegates soon to be sent to the Re
publican national convention at Chi
cago, it may be well to recall that, in
1912, Justice Charles E. Hughes said:
"The Supreme Court must not be
dragged into politics, and no man is
as essential to his country's well-be-
ing as is the unstained integrity OF
the courts" Since this is the kind
of statement that is not conditioned
by time limits, it is one to be reck
oned with now. The Republicans OF
New York City who once tried to In
duce Mr.. Hughes to be candidate FOL
mayor, against his will, found that he
could not be coerced by so framing the
issue that his refusal would make diff
ficulties for them. This sort OF tao
tics traps many men, but evidently
not this jurist.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15

OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT
Etc required "a 1872 OF TILE hoD
AK published weekly Chicago Illinois, for April !, 1916
of ninoisl Go
County Cook o.oo o,d .onntv aforesaid
for the State ana county
r. denose publisher and owner OF the Inc
his knowledge ano oee e
Of the ownership the aforesaid puonoion io
required py the Ae' u
embodied Post and Regulations
0 Post office address
Publisher julius Taylor 6532 ST. Lawrence Avenue.
F. Taylor, St. Lawrence Avenue
Managing Editor F. Taylor, 6532 St Lawrence avenue
Business Manager F. 6532 St. Lawrence Avenue
and addresses OF ndu o"ner 0
o1nng or holding l per total amount of stock)
julius F. Taylor, St. Lawrence Avenue .
other security holders
ing or holding of total amount OF ond mortgages OF
securiie None
o'n'- o $500 T. TAYLOR,
N ANDERSON,
Notary Public
commission 1860
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
MISS MARION II. DRAKE.

Sible.
Don't wait until the last day to be-
gin. Start the first day and plan to
do some particular part each day.
Here is a chance for all good citi-
zens to cover themselves and their
City with a glory of cleanliness and
beauty.
Telephone your friends and ask
them to help you.
Join with your neighbor in making
your block the cleanest in your dis,
trict, and try to continue the good
work throughout the year.
If you would keep the doctor away
keep your premises clean.
If you wish for cleaner, healthier
and safer CHICAGO, help your MUM
cipality in this much needed work. Il
this is done you will reap the benefits
which are
Fewer flies and mosquitoes during
the hot days.
Less typhoid and Summer com
plants.
Freedom from disgusting odors.
General improvement in appear
ances, and a valuable advertisement tt
your property and your City.
So, with the LIST day of May RE
MEM CLEANUP WEEK"
A little of your time, with the ali
of soap, water, paint aud polish, viii
make Chicago spick and span.
Your hearty cooperation is solicit
ed.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
ALPHA SUFFRAGE CLUB.

The Alpha Suffrage Club listened to
a report of the reception given by the
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association to
the visiting suffragists from the east
made by Mrs. Barnett, its president
who attended this reception in the
Tower Building, Tuesday afternoon
The club also took action on Mrs.
Barnett's report of the insult offered
to its president at the Women's Civic
Meeting held at the Institutional
Church last Sunday night 1t was
voted to send letter to all the clubs
explaining the affair and asking an ex-
preston from them. Plans for the
parade are going forward at great
rate. Already more than two hundred
women have signified their intention
marching with the Alpha Suffrage
Club.
IDA WELLS BARNETT, President.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE.

NEGhO f61LOW On41 ha<a0SA.
The Negro Fellowship League will
have its program furnished by the
Wendell Phillips young men and
women Sunday afternoon April Is at
three o'clock. The public is cordially
invited to be present and encourage
these young people. Among those to
make an address will be Miss Bertha
Moseley, brilliant young race woman
who is making such splendid use of
her talent for the benefit of the young
people of our race Meeting to be held
at Reading Room 3005 State st.
Last Sunday a most interesting
students Conference" was held at
the Reading Room. The splendid dis
cussion by the earnest young people
and their parents showed that all felt
the need of work among ourselves for
our own benefit. Everyone present at
this crowded meeting realized that ii
marked an important crisis in our
advancement. 1t means that the
young school boys and girls them
selves want to take hand and that
they are going to do so. By their OWL
vote Mrs. Barnett appointed a com
mittee of five to arrange for a perma
nent organization among themselves
This committee will report Sunday.
JOHN E. HUGHES, Secretary
The broad ax., 1916-04-15

ATTORNEY AUGUSTUS L. WILL
IIAMs THANKS IBIS FRIENDS
FOR LOYALTY STANDING BY
HIN IN HIs CONTEST FOR DEL
EaATE TO THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL. CONVENTION FROM
THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.
The following letter speaks for IT.
self:
Chicago April 18th, 1916.
Mr.. julius F. Taylor,
6532 st. Lawrence Ave-,
Chicago, Ill.
Dear SIR
Please accept my sincere thanks Tor
the support that 1 got through your
paper in the last primary fight Tor
the Office of Delegate to the Republic
an National Convention. Also ]
would be pleased for you to extend
through the columns Of your paper
INV hearty thanks to those two thou
sand citizens OF the t1rst Consresslon
al District mostly white for their cour
ageous effort given me at the polls
and if my people would have been true
to themselves and the welfare of the
race, there would be no question but
what we would have representation II
the National Convention from I'LL
nois. You may also say for me thai
this fight for justice and equality &C
cordipg to the proportion of the vote
of which we represent in this partic
ular District has just begun, and II
the future I shall ever be at the helm
fighting only for. justice. Noth1n:
more we shall ask for nor nothing els
we will stand for.
Sincerely yours.
AUGUSTUS L. WILLIAMS
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
CARDINAL GIBBONS SPEAKS.

CARDINAL GIBBONS SPEAKS.
Baltimore, Md.-While strong ad-
vocate of Temperance and Local OPP
ton, Cardinal Gibbons today in en-
phatic terms declared his opposition
to the Statewide prohibition bill pend
ing in the Legislature. The Cardinal
made his position clear to a delega-
ton of business men who called upon
him. 50
"Gladly, gentlemen, will 1 give you
my views" he said. 81 am strongly
opposed to any Statewide prohibition
bill passed by the Legislature, because
I believe that such a law is impossl-
BILE of enforcement in city the size
of Baltimore and its environs. Such
being the case, a law of this kind in
terferes with personal liberty and
rights and creates hypocrisy in the
people.
sHThe history of the world down to
fact that people always have INDUCED
and always will indulge in the use OF
intoxicating liquors. Further, l am
opposed to the passage of such a law
because it would deprive the State OF
a large revenue without accomplishing
results, and that, too, at time when
both the city and State are very much
in need Of the revenue produced.
However, am heartily in favor OF
temperance and whenever it is my
pleasure to confirm class of boys,
always exact from them the pledge to
abstain from the use of intoxicants
until they become Of age. I am firm
believer in local option, and whenev
er a majority of the citizens of coun
ty or any portion Of the State want
to vote on the question of local option
their wishes should be gratified.
do not hesitate to say that 1 contrib
uted in no small measure to the sup
pression of the sale of intoxicants in
st. Mary's County. In this case was
satisfied that the local circumstances
demanded 1t.
Furthermore, it is true that the
use of wines and liquors is often
abused and leads to lamentable re
suits. This I have observed from q
long observation in the ministry, YET
the best commodities are liable to
abuse. What is more harmless, fol
instance, than the tongue? We al
know the social and domestic joy and
utility derived from constant CONVEX
sation, and yet the bad use Of the
tongue daily leads to lying and mis-
representation, to Quarrels and Sian
der, to bloodshed and often even tc
murder.
ct is a favorite practice Of some
friends of prohibition to charge their
opponents with being subsidized by
the liquor interests. That is most
grievous charge and often without the
slightest foundation. But would we
be justified in putting a paddock on
our mouths because of the occasional
misuse Of the tongue We should reg
ulate the use of intoxicants as we
would regulate the use Of our tongues
by proper safeguards and restraints"
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
THE PHYLLIS WHEATLEY wo-
MANS CLUB WILL MEET AT
THE HOME 1856 RHODES AVE.

Wednesday, April 10, 2:30 P. NJ.
Program-The Value and Responsible
ity of our Newspapers in the Molding
of Public Opinion. Speakers: Mr.. JUL
us F. Taylor, Mr.. r. s. Abbott, Mrs.
s. B. Turner. Executive Board meet
ing, 1:30 P. M. Visitors are welcome.
ELIZABETH L. DAVIS, Pres.
IRENE COINS, Cor. Sec.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
NEGRO ELECTED ALDERMAN OF
EAST ST. LOUIS.

East st. Louis, April, Specials. 3.
Wheat, q Negro, was elected alderman
from the Second Ward, here today, de-
feating the candidate. on the Taxpay-
ers' Protective Ticket 300 to "a votes.
Vheat's name was not on the ballot.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
L. KRUSE THE UP-To-DATE
LADIES AND CENTS TAILOR.

Recently L. Kruse opened a ladies
and gents tailor shop at 6456 st. Law.
renee avenue. He is also an expert in
cleaning, dyeing, pressing and repair.
ing of ladies and gents garments.
Worked called for and delivered to
any part of the city. Suits made to
order, good. fit and workmanship guar.
anteed. Phone Englewood, 1916.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
ERNEST II. WILLIAMSON, THE
ENTERPRISING UNDERTAKEN
LATELY BOUGHT A FOUR THOU
SAND DOLLAR AUTOMOBILE
FUNERAL, HEARSE.

Ernest h. Williamson, 502S-5O30 s.
State street, phone Kenwood 455, re-
Gently bought new automobile fune-
raj hearse, which cost four thousand
dollars and it is one of the finest in
every way in this city.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
CHIPS,

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lincoln Hall,
have removed from ass E. 32nd st. to
3749 s. Wabash avenue.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15

to the Negro, go thou and do thy
duty Editorial, The Tuskegee Stu
dent, April IL, 1916.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15
WHY NOT ELECT 4
| BUSINESS MAN?
Candidate For President Should
Have Commercial Training
GOVERNMENT is A BUSINESS

Set Back Professional Politicians, Horn
Blowing Orators and BriefIes. Law.
yers and Place at the Head of thu
Biggest Corporation In the World an
Experienced Man.
The broad ax., 1916-04-15

rATHY can't we have a business
. man in the Presidential
w chair next time, is the que
r Of prominent New
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-12
FIRST CONCERT
OF GLEE CLUB
Moscow Music Lovers Has Rare
Treat in Store for Them at Concert
to be Given Friday Night at Uni
versity Auditorium

A real treat is in store for Mos
cows music lovers Friday evening
when the University glee club will
present it's first concert of the year at
the university auditorium. The club
will leave on Monday for its annual
northern tour and it's members have
already acquired that polish which
made it's concerts SO successful last
year.
Three soloists are boasted by the
organization this year. Miss Evelyn
Cox, the charming soprano, more than
captivated her audiences last year and
if her work at the chamber of COM
luncheon Tuesday may be look
ed upon as anything of criterion she
will be even more of an attraction
this season. She will sing the Waltz
Song" by Arditi at Fridays concert.
H. C Heard is we'll known locally.
He has a splendid baritone voice of a
very pleasing quality and will add a
great deal of strength to the club. The
will 'O-the- -Wisp" song he will rem
der Friday is said to be among his
best selections.
Raymond Pittinger, Nampa stu
dent, is the clubs violin soloist. His
playing has great charm and power
and those who were disappointed at
showing recently will be
delighted with his work.
The new quartet, composed of
Messrs. Gerlough, Storer Johnson, and
Luvaas, will make it's debut Friday.
TO Lou," a syncopated melody that
will make almost any audience want
o dance is their feature number.
The whole club has several note
worthy ensemble numbers. One of
hem, beautiful arrangement of AN
lie Laurie" is sure to make big hit.
The clubs management hoped to
lave a big crowd out for the local
concert in order that its members may
ret off for their northern tour with
good start. Don't miss this con-
ert. 1t is, as billed, the Entertain
nent Refreshing"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-12
COUNTY BOARD
GRINDING AWAY
WORKING ON CURRENT BILLS
AGAINST COUNTY AND ROUT-
INE MATTERS
Auditor and Recorders Fee Report
Filed-ROad District Boundary
Line Changed

The board of county commissioners
now in session are engaged in audit
ing and approving bills against the
county of which there are many and
will be engaged in routine work of this
character for a couple of days.
According to the quarterly fee report
of H. E. Estes, auditor I'D recorder,
the total fees received in the office
belonging to the county amounted to
$1326.85. This is divided as follows:
Clerks fees, $29840; auditors fees,
$28.05; recorders fees, $1000.40. The
state fees collected amounted to $84
and federal fees, Sc.
The board today announced the ap-
pointment Of John G. Miller to be
justice of the peace of Mountain Mea-
dow precincet, (Deary)
The board ordered Eli Harris, a
contractor in charge of work on a
county bridge, to make change in
the location of the bridge which he is
building in road district No. 5, north
east of Genesee to conform to changes
that have been made in the road.
Henry Whitted, overseer of road dis
trict No. S, was before the board seek
ing a change in the boundry line of
his district The board ordered the
boundary line moved north a quarter
of mile.
w. NJ. Thompson, a Troy merchant,
was before the board with an applica-
ton for permission to extend priv
ate telephone line in school district
No. SO along the public highway
across Little Bear ridge. The board
took the matter under advisement.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-12
ENGLISH CLUB
IN WILDE PLAY
"The Importance of Being Earnest"
IL, IL. he Staged at the University
Auditorium Sase. 4-y W12..snee and
Evening-Dr. Fl. E. Moore Directing
Rehearsals-

The Oscar Wilde who wrote THE
Importance of Being Earnest" the
play which the University English
club will produce Saturday afternoon
and evening, January Is, at the uni
versity auditorium, is a strikingly diff
ferent Wilde from the beauty-wor-
shipping poet he earlier tried to be.
Wilde had incontestably established
his reputation as. buffoOn; and once
a buffoon, always buffoon.
OF the four society comedies which
Oscar Wilde produced in rapid sue
cession after his establishment as a
playwright, THE Importance of Be
ing Earnest is possibly the most diff
ferentiated, and surely, the most ad-
mirable 1t is characteristic of Wilde
that his most important comedy was
cast in the most frivolous form. It's
point of departure from the other
three comedies is its titular pun; but
it's real purpose could not have been
better expressed than in the subtitle:
"A Trivial Comedy for Serious Peo-
pie" 1t is a brilliant farce-cOmedy
an epigrammatic extravaganza, writ
ten in the light French style, based
on the absurd complications arising
from the endless employment OF
aliases.
Although the play is written by an
Irishman who makes Englishmen pa
rade themselves seriously in order
that he himself may enjoy a spectacle
which is always exquisitely comic to
the Irish, it is. by no means foreign
to u.s. The sparkling speeches are
quite as adaptable to the American
stage as to the English; the whole
comedy is thoroughly modern and up
to- date.
The company of players includes
Mr.. Milton Emmett in the part OF
Algerman Moncrieff, Mr.. Oscar Knud-
son as John Worthington, J. P; MIR.
Helm as Kew. canon
yhasuble, DID,; Mr.. Ernest Poe as
Merriman, butler; Mr. William Hunt
,r as Lane. Manservant; Miss Burd
Wall as Lady Bracknell; Miss Gather
ne Chrisman as Hon Gwendolen
Fairfax; Miss Valborg Kjosness as
yecily Garden Miss Helen Denecke
is Miss Prism, governess.
Mr. Carl Melugin and Mr.. q B. Par
ons are directing the management OF
he play DR.. H. E. Moore of the de-
,artment of English, is acting as re-
earsal director. Those who remem-
er DR.. Moore's work in other years
will have confidence in her latest ef-
ort.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-12
HARYESIER||BOARD
NAMED OFFICERS
j. ]. DAY REELECTED PRESIDENT
AND G. p. MIX REELECTED SEC
RETARY AND MANAGER
Fred Veatch Elected Vice President
and T. A. Meeker Treasurer
Bright Prospects for 1916

| At the initial meeting of the newly
elected board of directors Of the Ida
no National Harvester company held
yesterday, jerome ]. Day was re-
elected president for the ensuing
year. Fred Veatch was elected vice
president, T. A. Meeker,. treasurer,
and G. P. Mix, secretary and general
manager
The officials of the company are all
we'll known business men of Moscow.
Senator Day is we'll known through
out the state as a keen business man
and his reelection as president will
meet with the approval of the stock
holders of the company. Mr.. Veatch
has been a resident of Moscow for
many years and is held in high es-
TEEN by the citizens of Latah county.
He is head of the firm of the Veatch
Realty company T. A. Meeker is
likewise one of the most substantial
citizens of the county and is general
manager of the Moscow Telephone &
Telegraph company Mr.. G. P. Mix
has been identified with the harvester
company since its inception and it is
because of the able direction of the
company's affairs and the excellent
showing made that his reelection oc-
CURED.
At the board meeting yesterday
the general business of the past year
was gone into fully and plans out
lined for the conduct of the business
for the following year. Members OF
the board last night declared that the
showing made by the company during
the past season was far beyond ex-
pectations and expressed view that
the future outlook was even much
brighter.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-12
SNOW AT PORTLAND
the United Press Associations.

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 12.-Eight
inches of snow covers the ground and
is still falling this afternoon. 1t be-
gan early last night. 1t was the cold
est in seven years this morning, the
mercury standing at 13 above Ice
is delaying traffic in the Columbia
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-12
SCHOOL AFFAIRS ). (
ABLY OUTLINED
SUPT. CHARLES HENRY DELIVER
ED AN ILLUMINATING AD-
DRESS YESTERDAY
Told Chamber of Commerce Members
Of Present Conditions and What
Future Had in Store

That the enrolment of twelve hun
dred and six pupils in the Moscow
public schools indicates the need of
several more members in the teach
ing corps if the standards in the
Moscow schools is to be maintained
in the future in keeping with the
growth, was one of the interesting
Superintendent Henry in addressing
the members of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday.
Owing to the congested conditions
in the schools, it has been necessary
for the board to rule that no new
pupils be admitted at the beginning
of the second term. The enrolment
in the high school will be so much
increased at that time that it will be
necessary to set seats in double rows
to accommodate all the students in
the assembly room.
In discussing the financial problems
of the district, Mr.. Henry called at
tention to the fact that in the local
school district the ratio of school at
tendance to the valuation of taxable
property is unusually high, so that
the largest possible income of the dis
trict is low compared with the nor
NAL expenses of a standard school
system as large as it is necessary to-
maintain here. The need of a revis-
ion of the laws governing the school
funds that will base the allotment of
funds upon the distribution of school
population rather than upon that of
property values is apparent. -1
Under the present laws it will not
be possible to increase the income for
the support of the Moscow schools
very much, and how provision will be
made for accommodating the normal
growth in school attendance during
the next few years is perplexing
problem. The law passed at the last
session of the legislature, providing
that tuition should be paid for stu
dents from families residing outside
of the district, has been source of
some relief this year, the income from
such buttons totaling about two thou
sand dollars.
During the past year, the board has
improved the Whitworth building at
an expense of about $4,000 without
increasing the bonded Indebtedness
of the district. In the case of that
building a peculiar condition exists.
A few years ago, bonds were issued
to take up the original bond issue
that provided funds for constructing
the building. no provision for retiring
nose bonds by the gradual accumula-
e;on of a sinking fund having been
made until within the last two or
three years. Now an old building
with a heavy debt upon it, has a new
addition that was paid for in full.
With regard to the course of study, |
Mr. Henry said that the plans of the |
board must be governed by the needs
of the community and by the funds
available, and that the courses should
be planned to accommodate as many
as possible Changes in the courses
of study have been arranged, and in
the high school the students are to
have choice of subjects,
Realizing that the schools belong
TO the people, and that he and the
board have been chosen to serve the
people in managing them, the super
ntendent said they seek suggestions
and discussions of school affairs.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-12
BRADY IMPROVING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. = Be-
cause of his serious illness due to
heart trouble, United States Sen
atOr James H. Brady of Idaho has
abandoned hope of Joining in the
senate deliberations His condition
today showed an improvement. He
Will take the oath of Office and
then go south.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-12
TRAGEDY IN LOVE AFFAIR

By the United Press Associations.
SAN FRANCISCO, jan 12.-Lloyd
Peyser shot and killed Mrs. Margaret
Ray, who refused to marry him, kill
ed her mother, fatally wounded her
sister and then committed suicide.