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Evening star., 1916-04-24
JUDGES ARE AT WORK
ON THE PRIZE ESSAYS
The Stars Educational Campaign in
Interest of City Sanitation Brings
Lively Competition.

The Stars great clean-up-paint-up
prize essay contest Is closed. The bell
rang at midnight Saturday night. and
no essays received later than that hour
will be given consideration in award
ing the prizes, which aggregate 800 in
cash.
Hundreds of essays were received
during the contest. and the task of
reading them and deciding upon those
worthy of prizes will be big one.
The work is being complied as rapidly
as possible, and 1t is hoped the winners
in the great educational contest may
be announced by the close of this week.
Widespread Interest Shown.
Interest in the contest has been
widespread. Essays have been sub
mitted by men and women employed in
every department of the government.
They have come in scores from pupils
in the public and the high schools of
the District. Employees Of both
houses of Congress have entered es-
says In the contest. and clerks and sec
retaries of senators and representa-
tives are also among the contestants.
Clerks in department stores, employees
of street and steam railways have
Joined the ranks of the essay writer's:
in fact. no section of the District and
no portion of the population of the Ma
tional Capital is without its repre-
sentatives among the contestants.
Judges Begin Work.
The judges of the contest have begun
the work of reading the essays. sort
ing them out and passing upon the
is going to require time. for the reason
that every individual essay is to be
read-and judged conscientiously. The
three judges who are to decide as to
the winners will do all they can to ex-
pedite the work. but contestants are
asked to exercise patience. The prize
winners and the awards will be an
nounced as soon as possible. and the
substantial cash prizes will be distrib-
uted Immediately thereafter. while
from time to time during the cleanup
-paint-up campaign the winning es-
says, and probably others not quite up
to prize-winning quality. will appear
in The Star.
Evening star., 1916-04-24
PACIFIC FLEET SHOOTS WELL.
Naval Officers Gratifed at Showing
Made by Vessels.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. April 24.-Naval Of
ficers here expressed qualification to-
day over records made by vessels of
the Pacific fleet at elementary and bat
tie practice this year. In the recent
tryouts the Maryland scored 16 hits out
of II shots in elementary practice and
the Cleveland Is out of 16 shots. In
battle practice the Cleveland made 80
hits out of 40.
1t was announced that in torpedo
practice Friday off San Pedro the de-
stroyer Stewart scored two hits in as
many shots while steaming at a speed
of twenty knots. The range was be-
tween $500 and 1000 yards. Other ves-
sells of the fiotila also made good aver
ages. Tho Stewart probably will be
awarded the trophy pennant for 1875
l6, according to the naval ofncera.
Evening star., 1916-04-24
Cleaning Up the Suburbs.

Clean-up-paint-up activities are not
confined to the District this year by
any means. Several of the Virginia
suburbs nearby have inaugurated or
are planning clean-up-paint-up cam
paigns of their own, and across the
District line in Maryland all of the
nearby towns and communities are en-
gagged in campaigns that are minia-
lures OF the one now going on in this
city and the District.
The agencies at the head of the 1916
campaign, including the Master House
Painters and Decorators Association.
the District health authorities. The
Star and the scores of citizens and
civic organizations and associations
engaged in the work are laboring in
telligently and comparatively to make
the present campaign the best and
most thorough the National Capital has
ever carried out. and the beneficial
results on the health of the community.
its civic pride and the material bene-
fits. which include increased property
and rental values. are certain to be
manifest long before actual summer
weather arrives.
Evening star., 1916-04-24
BARD'S WEEK IN GOTHAM.
Celebration Begins With Placing of
Tribute at Base of Statue.

NEW YORK, April 24.-The 300th an
niversary of the death of Shakespeare
will be celebrated all this week by
ceremonies and exercises in the pub
lie parks, Fairgrounds, recreation cen
ters. churches and educational institu-
tions here. These exercises include
plays, readings. dances and games and
will end Saturday with a Shakespeare
concert in Central Park.
The celebration began yesterday with
the placing of a wreath of evergreens
and flowers at the base of the statue of
Shakespeare in the Central Park mall.
Evening star., 1916-04-24
Arthur G.. Merriam Dead.

LOS ANGELES. April 24.-Arthur G.
Merriam. son of Homer Merriam,
founder of the Merriam Publishing
Company of Springfield, Mass. is dead,
a victim Of heart trouble. at his sum-
mer home at La Jolla, Cal. according
to advices received today at Pasadena,
Cal, near here, where he has resided
for the last thirty years. Mr.. Merriam
was dfty-three years old. He was an
auther, poet and composer. He leaves
his wife, . son and daughter.
Evening star., 1916-04-24
Junk Man Wants Them.

Don't send these old materials to the
dumps. and don't burn them in the
range or the furnace. Save them and
dispose of them to the junk men, who
will pay real money for them. Thus
the cleanup work can be made to pay.
in actual cash. a part of what IL costs.
Evening star., 1916-04-24
Now

Place your work with a
member of the assocla-
ton and rest assured that
it will be promptly and
efficiently done.
H. p. Amos.
w. F. Andrews.
l.. Barr.
j. F. Battenfield.
Chris. BeiIstein.
Thos. A. Brown * Son.
w. NJ. Cleland.
H. c. HoIther.
j. o. Lerch.
r. S. Mackey Co.
A. H.. McGhan.
c. MacnichoI.
George II. Markward.
Jesse Mann.
A. 6. Neubelk.
NJ. F. Nicholson.
Pennington & Taylor.
George E. Russell.
Thomas Sheahan.
A. Steinberg.
w. A. Thomas.
Associate Members
The w. H. Butler Co.
f. J. Murphy Co., Inc.
Dyer Bros.
Geo. F. Muth & Co.
Hugh Reilly Co.
Evening star., 1916-04-24
Results Apparent Everywhere.

The real point is that more people
are actually cleaning up and painting
up this spring than ever before. That
is something that any one who travels
about the city can see for himself.
People aren't talking and joking about
the campaign this spring as they did
la year ago-they are really working.
They are cleaning up their homes and
business places, inside and out; they
are getting rid of unsightly and in
sanitary accumulations of rubbish.
they are disposing of winter accumu-
Iations of such materials afford ideal
breeding places for flies. mosquitoes
and the like. They are destroying
thousands of happy homes of rat fam
lilies and are thus eliminating a great
source of danger to property. because
rats are among the most active dis
seminators of certain diseases well
as ever-busy destroyers Of property.
Residents Of the District have come
to a realiZati tion of the fact that clean
ing up and painting up go hand in
hand. If the front and back yards
of home are thoroughly cleaned up,
all piles of ashes removed, all ac-
cum la tions of rubbish, trash empty
tin cans and the like removed. the
pointing of the house and it's interior
decoration naturally follow. on the
same principle mems sana in cor
pore sano-a clean mind in clean
body clean. freshly painted and at
tractively decorated house in clean.
neat, well-kept grounds is on the same
plane"
Evening star., 1916-04-24
CLEANUP, PA|NT-UP
ON SECOND WEEK
Results of Campaign Visible in
Every Section of
the City.
RUBBISH ACCUMULATION
is DISAPPEARING RAPIDLY
Maryland and Virginia Suburbs
Have Taken Up the Work With
Excellent Effect.

The 1916 n-up-paint-up cam
paign in Washington started on ITS
second week today. with recruits join
ing the anti dirt, anti -dinginess armies
every day Never before in the history
of the city has such an interest been
taken in a spring an-up-paint-up
campaign, and the results of the war
fare against dirt. rubbish. insanitary
conditions and shabbiness are plainly
visible in every part of the District.
1T isn't a noisy. hip -hip-hurrah sort
of campaign" said A. H. McGhan.
chairman of the Master House Paint
ers and Decorators committee, today,
but it is getting results just the same.
OF course thousands of persons are
wearing the n-up-paint-up but
tons distributed by the committee OF
which / am chairman, and more than
$500 of our clean -up-paint-up signs
are being displayed on delivery
wagons. autos. vans. store fronts and
the like But these are merely Incl
dental features of the big campaign
that is going on. as are the colored
slides that are being shown in many
of the motion pictures theaters OF the
city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31
Methodist Mention.

Fairly good services all around Sun
day. The sermon Sunday morning by
Rev. Abe @. Jones in the interest of
the Missouri Home Finding Society
was unique and appropriate. The one
at night by Rev. M. NJ. Wolf, pastor
of the Winsor Memorial Church, st.
Louis, was a very forceful and correct
presentation of the much disliked sub
ject Of "Christian Stewardship"
At the League business meeting, Ed.
Masterson was elected President, Miss
Mary Gregory, Vice President, Anna
Farrar, Recording Secretary, Leona
Baldwin, Treasurer, and Mrs. Ethel
Hanson, Corresponding Secretary.
Mrs. Hanson was also confirmed as
Junior League Superintendent.
Union Church's Ladies' Aid elected
Mrs. A. I. Willard President, in place
of Mrs. s. 3. Jelly, resigned to go away
for the winter. Mrs. Jno. Conway
was elected Vice President to fill the
vacancy caused by the removal OF
Mrs. Peck to Bismarck.
The morning sermon will be at
Union, and the evening at Fort Hill,
Mrs. Jas. Duncan will lead the prayer
meeting at Fort Hill, and Mr.. Willard
at Union. The pastor will attend the
Centennial celebration of the organi-
cation of the Missouri Conference
which is being held at Fayette thil
week,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31
School Clean-Up Day.
IRoNToN, Mo-, August 2sth, 1916.
To Teachers, Patrons and School Of

IRoNToN, Mo-, August 2Sth, 1916.
To Teachers, Patrons and School Of
ficers;
Saturday, September 2, has been
designated by the State Superintend-
ent of Schools as official cleanup day
for the schools Of the state.
All patrons, school officers and
teachers should on this date join forces
in making the school premises neat
and healthful for the boys and girls of
Missouri.
The school yard should be cleaned
of all weeds and rubbish. The out
houses, should be whitewashed or
painted and repaired and a supply of
lime placed at the disposal of the
teacher for di~sinfecting purposes. The
drinking water should be carefully ex-
amined, and If it is not found absolute
ly pure the well should be thoroughly
cleaned out and fresh water hauled.
The well-top should be put in such
condition that waste and surface wa
ter will not run back into the we'll.
The yard fence should be repaired
and missing window lights should be
replaced. The schoolroom should be
cleaned and scrubbed and blackboards,
window shades, damaged desks and
seats should be put in good repair.
Cleanup day should be observed 80
thoroughly and we'll in every district
that the entire school premises will be
a source of pride to patrons, pupiis
and teachers.
Very, Respe ctfully,
G.. w. HANSON,
County Superintendent Of Schools,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31
From Arcadia Heights.

The Baptist Assembly closed here
August goth, after two weeks session.
1t may be truly said that it was one OF
the best Assemblies ever held in this
part of the State. The interest, as
we'll as the attendance, was somewhat
short of what we had anticipated, ow-
ing solely to the threatened railroad
strike. But after all, it is very ap-
parent that q very profitable work
was accomplished. Many persons,
who came to the Assembly with very
little religious enthusiasm, went away
very much r%ejuventated and with a
very much more definite conception
of what their real duty as a Christian
really is. This fact, alone, is worth
very much to those who profess to be
Christians. The order that prevailed
throughout the whole two weeks As
sembly was the best that ever char
acterized a meeting of the same scope
and length of time. The writer knows
whereof he speaks, for he was on the
Assembly grounds twelve hours out OIL
every twenty-four. 1t is a fact very
remarkable that there were very few
il any, attractions of the rules and
regulations Of the Assembly, by those
who came from a distance. This Ger.
tainly speaks well for our waiting
friends.
The Supply Store and restaurant die
everything possible for the con-
venience and comfort of their custom.
ers, and at times when we are very
confident that the expenses very
much over ran the profit. Mr.. Ringo
and his very accommodating clerks
worked early and late; not solely fol
the money consideration, but largely
because they felt that the comfort of
those whom they served depended
very much on the service rendered
them. This is a fact worthy of note,
and we make the statement without
fear of contradiction.
There are now only a few people or
the Heights, and they will remove to
their respective homes between now
and September 10Th; after which al
will be as "quiet as the silent Tomb
But to those who came and went away
the memory of the time spent at the
Assembly will, In future years, lie al
oasis on memory's tablet that time
can never efface.
We had quite an electric storm here
Saturday night, accompanied by q
good rain. Corn, in many places
was blown down, and in many places
broken off at the ground. While the
rain came too late to help the corr
crop, it will help very much to revive
the pastures, which we're very nearly
dead from want OF moisture.
Arthur Francis and family are visit
ing relatives In Piedmont.
Mrs. Nary Croker visited Mrs. ]
I. Patterson Saturday Of last week.
Mr. Teschmacher left here last weel
for his home in st. Louis.
The Misses Gordon OF near Russell
vile visited Miss Stella B~eardsley las
Thursday afternoon.
Nicholas Allgier visited J. 7. Patter'
son last week.
Dave Morley of Annapolis was il
J Ironton Monday. p.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31
Belleview News.

DR.. Conway Bates of Munger was
here Thursday.
David Lasater returned Wednesday
from a months visit in Oklahoma
City. Mrs. Lasater and children will
remain till cool weather.
Mrs. Annie Hogan, of Warrens-
burgh, is visiting her sister, Mrs. w.
e Bell.
Mrs. VIM. McClurg and daughter,
Miss Blanche, of Bismarck, were
guests of Mrs. Il. e. Chambers last
Thursday.
Mrs. Everett Hughes, of Bismarck,
returned home Monday after a week
spent with Mrs. w. A. Townsend.
Mrs. B. P. Durham and children
spent last week with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. Gentry Meyer.
Miss Florence Hatley returned last
Sunday from H%arrisburgh, Ills, where
she had been called to the bedside oil
her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Bell were in St
Louis the first OF the week.
Mrs. r. q, Johnston returned re-
Gently from a visit to her daughter in
Chicago.
Mrs. w. B. Bynum returned last
Thursday from a visit to friends and
relatives in Mississippi county, and IN
Clinton, Kentucky.
Mr.. and Mrs, Hal Bell left Sunday
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31
PERSONAL

VIM. Blue, Jr., was in St. Louis last
week.
R. A. Knapp went to Poplar Bluff
Friday.
Mrs. ]. L. Baldwin went to st. Louis
Friday.
W. R. Edgar, ST., went to st. Lo uis
Saturday.
j. H. Keith was a De Soto visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. Jno. Strickland went to Poplar
Bluff Sunday.
Edgar Graham went to Cape Girar-
deau Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mccain went to
st. Louis Friday.
Earnest Peck of Bismarck was in
Ironton Saturday.
Mrs. George Davis came from Pop
lar Bluff Sunday.
Miss Jessie Holloman of Hogan was
in IroDton Monday.
Rev. e. J. Blankemeier is spend
ing a week in st. Louis.
Harvey Imboden, of Arcadia, left
last week for Akron, Ohio
Mrs. f. P. AXE, Eli Philip and Mary
Saline are in st. Louis this week.
Mrs. j. P. Gillian, Mrs. L. G. Wood
side and daughter went to Bismarck
Sunday.
D. E. Fletcher and W. N. Knight of
Arcadia motored to St. Louis last
Thursday.
Miss Velma Sutherland, ccom-
panied by her brother, Ray, were in
st. Louis Tuesday.
Miss Alma Kendall is home from
Cape Girardeau, where she has been
attending the Normal.
Miss Louise Schultz, after spending
several weeks with relatives in the
valley, returned to st. Louis Sunday,
Miss Alta Kindell, after spending two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kin
dell, ST., returned to st. Louis Sunday.
A. ]. Langdon, S. w. Andrews, A.
Roehry and w. r. Edgar, Jr., motor
ed to st. Louis in Mr.. Langdon's car
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Will Thurman and nephew,
Dwight L. Hulsey, accompanied by
Chas. P. Left, of Leplanto, Arkansas,
are visiting Mrs. Rachel Left.
Mrs. Marshall Calvert will leave
this week for Montana, where Mr..
Calvert has employment. They will
make their future home there.
John Madigan came owe from Lead
wood Saturday night and returned
Monday, taking with him his daugh-
ter, Miss Ida, who will visit friends
in the lead belt.
Mrs. Julia Carter, who has been
spending the summer with the home
folk, left for Louisville, KY, Monday.
Mrs. Andrews left with the grand
children Friday.
Thos. C~heatham, wife and children
of Poplar Bluff, Mrs. Rose Day and
Miss Grace Carter, of St. Louis, spent
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Andrews, returning to the city Mon
day.
Mrs. H. o. Davis went to st. Louis
Sunday, where she met Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry E. Blood, of Easton, California,
on their way to New York. Mrs.
Davis will visit Mrs. Kuehle in Muir
phyboro, Ills, before returning to
Ironton.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Bells, of Los
Angeles, California, who have been
spending the past month or more
with Mrs. Bellis' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 7. O'Neal in Frankclay, left
Monday for home. Jesse O'Neal, of
FranBclay, and Miss Florence Brown,
of ST. Louis, went with them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31
Order of Publication.
In the circuit court of Iron County,
Missouri, October Term, 1916.
Mary e. Brashears. Plaintiff,

In the circuit court of Iron County,
Missouri, October Term, 1916.
Mary E. Brashears. Plaintiff,
against
George F. Brashears, Defendant.
The State of Missouri, to the above
named misunderstanding
You are hereby notified that an
action has been commenced against
you in the Circuit Court of the County
of Iron, in the State of Missouri, for
the purpose of obtaining a decree of
divorce from the bonds of matrimony
heretofore contracted and now exist
ing by and between plaintiff and de-
PENDANT, which said action is returna-
BILE on the first day Of the next term
Of said, Court, to be held lat the Court
House in the City Of Ironton, in the
County of Iron and State of Missouri,
on the 23d day of October, 1916, when
and where you may appear and defend
such action; otherwise, plaintiffs PEE
tition will be taken as confessed ,sand
Judgment rendered accordingly.
J. M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
"A true copy from the record:
Witness my hand and the
(sEALA seal of the circuit court here
unto affixed, this 2Sth day
OF August, 1916.
j. M. HAWKINS, Clerk
OF Circuit Court, Iron County, Mo.
AA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31
State Of Ohio. city Of Toledo. !

1uCdS county,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he IL
senior partner of tlP firm of F. ]. Cheney
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j.. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D. 1886.
(SeaD A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Advertisement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31

ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Smith, and her sister, Mrs. R. H.
Stevenson.
The Holiness camp meeting will be-
gin here next week. Rev. Allie Quick
and brother will be the evangelists.
Rev. Baxter preached at the NJ. E.
church Sunday and Sunday night.
ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31
The Lutheran Church.

Divine Services at the Lutheran
Church of Pilot Knob next Sunday,
September 3, will be as follows;
Sunday School at 200 p. M. Sermon
(English) at 2:30P. NJ.
All interested in our services are in
vited to attend.
III. 9. HARTINa, Pastor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31

for a two weeks visit in Beardstown,
Ills.
Our valley was very graciously Wis
tied by a fine rain Saturday night and
Sunday.
Harry Russell had a fine mare and
colt killed by lightning last Saturday
night. ALPHA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31

For Sale-Two fine Jacks, one Stall
lion, four work mules; priced to move
at once. M. ID. BLANT0N & BROS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31

Buy Prince Albert every
Where tobacco is sold in
topPy red bags, Sc; tidy red
tins, IOc; handsome pound
and haF-pound Fin humi-
dors-dnd-that corking fine
pound crystal glass humi-
dor Oith sponge naoistener
top that keeps the tobacco
in such clever t~rim--aiways!
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04

Varying Wind Pressuree
The wind pressure on wires ~
sn poles is estimated at bali y
On fat plates Of equal area
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04

have weekly clock-golf tournaments
and also a tennis tournament at the
height OF the season have provided
a place for the audience where nei-
Their rain nor sun can reach them"
The Clarendon ball viii take place
on Saturday evening, January S, COM
mencing at 800 o'clock. The regular
Clarendon orchestra of eight pieces
under the direction of H 4. Tucker.
viii furnish the music, while the new
grill orchestra of three pieces win
entertain those who seek refreshment.
Invitations for the ball have been
mailed and the management expect
a goOdly number in attendance.
Dinner is TO be served from $50
70 $50 o'clock in the main dining
room The steward and chef viii
make an extra effort in producing a
/ fine menu
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
PONCE DE LEON Oh
THURSDAY, JANUARY !

ST. AUGUSTINE, Jan. s.-Wla :
opening of the Hotel Ponce de =
which viii be a feature neae
Thursday, January s. the busy '0~,
season may be considered on =
swing. Manager Robert MURRAY
his assistants have been busy ~ !.
eral weeks past getting this
hotel ready for the formal ~ q.
and the reception Of guests anu
making reservations for large -
Der Of opening bookings. =
The opening Of the TOURIST -.
is most promising and all indlc1s. :,
point to future prosperity for thp i.
and its people. The city auln,
are entering upon their fscA -
With broad and comprehensive
for much development The Gu.
of commerce also starts the nc. =. 9.
with many plans afoot for tne 4,
growth and development OF us
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
CLARENDON OPENS
FOR GUESTS TODAY

Assistant Manager c. ]. Root ar
rived yesterday at the Hotel Claren-
don. He is quite as optimistic as E L.
Potter concerning the coming season
In talking with a News representative
he said. at is my belief that the
terrors of the old-fashioned winter
viii ravage the North and literally
drive vast numbers of people to the
Florida East Coast A great epidemic
of grippe and colds is already sweep
ing New York, Boston and Chicago.
The management of the Clarendon
will give the annual ball TO the hotel
crew tonight in the main ball room
The orchestra of eight pieces is SEIZED
uled to arrive this afternoon and viii
furnish music for the dance. Ninety
of the hotel force reached Daytona
Sunday and more are expected during
the week
Among the guests who arrived TO
day are Mrs. Clarence Dillon and hel
two children, from New York; Mr.
and Mrs Matthew Bender, of Albany
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen, of Akron