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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-02-14
Important Decision
Supresne Court Holds that Sisse>
ton Has Municipal Court

A telegram has been received
by E. j. Turner, attorney for
the municipal court case, au>
noucning that the supreme court
has reversed the circuit court,
and holds that the municipal
court OF the city of Sisseton and
Roberts county was legally 90.
tablished by vote of the people,
1t will be remembered that
Judge McNulty held that the
court was not legally established.
But the supreme court seems 10
reverse his decision.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-02-14
A Successful J.
School Sch Ne Meeting ! 8
Held in this City, last Saturday
Large Crowd in Attendance
and Much Interest Manifested.

A most successful teachers
meeting was held at the court
house last Saturday afternoon.
All present were full of enthusi
asm, and the interest never
tagged. In fact the closing hour
came all too soon. The total
attendance was 12O, of which A
were teachers, "a visitors and 50
children. Before the formal
program opened, Miss Bonnie
Andrews, in charge of the meet
ing, answered a number Of ques-
tions and gave some very sensi-
BILE advice on discipline and cor
poral punishment. She ad-
monished the teachers to
inflict corporal punishment only
as a last resort, as, if that fails,
there is nothing further, which
virtually means the failure of the
teacher. :
The first thing on the program
was the response to roll call with
current events. This was good, ;.
and following are some 5of the
items of interest mentioned:
The impeachment of Judge
Archibald; the ratitifcation by 3S
states of the income tax amend
mem, the bill prohibiting the
shipment of liquor into prohibi-
tion states; the fact that-a woman
carried the electoral vote of
Utah to Washington; the resump-
tion of war between Turkey and
the. Balkan states because of
the refusal on the part of Turkey
to give up Adrianople; President
Wilson'S forthcoming cabinet;
that the inaugural program for
March 4 does: not contain the
customary ball; probability of
impending eruption of Vesuvius
and volcanoes in Mexico; a bill to
make the term of president of
United States six years and
limit incumbent to one term; a
measure before congress for ap-
preparation of a large sum of
money for the erection of a
fine statue of Abraham Lin
coin in Washington city; the
Panama canal trouble, due large
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-02-14
.Anether Lyeeu1a Course

'-SSssSe AA1SSoaeAs ~OS1S 0O
Sisseton is one of the best lit
tie cities in the northwest for
.patronizing lyceums and educa-
tional lectures and this time it is
the Socialists who have charge
of a series for Friday evenings,
beginning Feb. 21st, 8 p. m, at
the Star theatre, preceded by
half an hour of picture show
without added charges. Two
remarkable features are notable,
theiF speakers are forbidden to
talk partisan politics, even their
own, the idea being that Social
ism is a new system of the
science of cooperation applied to
the government itself; next, they
make cooperation bring the
cost almost to zero. The entire
five lectures, by some of their
speakers of national prominence,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-02-14

tly to jealousy of certain railroad
interests. and. President Taftas
appointment to theschair of law
at Yale. The answers all show
ed that the teachers are reading
and keeping abreast of the times.
A paper was then read by Mrs.
Clara Wright on Preserving
Hygienic Conditions in the
Schoolroom," in which ventila-
tion, the tin dipper, the towel,
posture, eyesight, light, exercise,
ETC., were pretty thoroughly
gone over and many good points
brought out. Miss Collins, pri-
mary teacher in the city school,
here gave an exhibition of some
of her pupils in motion song and
also. her method of teaching
poetry to the little tots, all of
which was watched with great
interest, especially when she
stated that no special prepara-
tions had been made. Mrs.
Opal Otto gave an interesting
paper Interpreting Hawthorn's
Great Stone Face" which
showed much care in prepara-
ton. This was followed by two
songs by the following little
girls from the sixth grade, Miss
Jeffery's room): Dorothy Brown,
Eleanor Batterbury, Verna
Humpfner, Dorothy Olson and
Beatrice Teigen. They had been
drilled by Miss Gould, and they
sang very nicely. Then came a
pretty little drama of Red Riding
Hood with the following cast Of
characters: Red Riding Hood,
Marjorie Brown; Grandmother,
Fern Jackson; Mother, Alice
Rudie; Wolf, Reuben Allison.
These were second grade pupils
from Miss Hecht's room, and
each did 'splendidly.
The superintendent made the
following announcements:
Examination for second, third
and primary certificates will be
held April "a, July 24-25 and
October 9-1O.
For life diplomas, state and
first grade certificates Feb. 27-28,
March l and Aug. $3.50.
It was also announced that
Roberts county will join with
Grant county and hold a summer
school at Chautauqua Park, Big
Stone Lake, from June 80 to July
I12.
The next number on the pro-
gram was a motion song by Miss
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-02-14

costs only fifty cents a season
ticket and that half dollar goes to
pay for the subscribers choice
of some educational book or pa
per of theirs. Ask almost any
Socialist about it, for he will be
asking you, if you don't.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-02-14
H0lDUP AT 0R7lEY

just as we go to press
it is learned that a man
was robbed of $40 in one
of4Me restaurants at Ort-
ley yesterday. No par
ticulars are obtainable at
this time other than that
! hS coffee was doped, so
tits alleged, before the
robbing took place.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-02-14
NOTICE

The Board will receive bids on
county deposits, on March 5th,
1913, for all county moneys to
be deposited in the banks.
interest to be computed on daily
balance.
J: A. Ray,
(34-36) County Auditor.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-02-14

in
to
him
predicted his
ofgaaternr newiln afewva 3.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
P. G. GERRY UNDER KNIFE
Operated on for Appendicitis in
Fathers Home Here.

Congressman Peter Goelet Gerry, son OF
Elbridge T. Gerry, underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis yesterday at his
fathers home. No 2 East 6lst street He
was so strong when he came out OF the
an@sthetic that the physicians predicted
an early recovery.
Mr.. Gerry is thirty-six. He is a Repre-
sentative from Rhode Island and lives at
Warwick Neck, near Newport. The at
tack came suddenly last Friday when Mr.
Gerry and his wife were at Elbridge r
Gerry's summer home. Lake Delaware
Del No time was lost in getting Mr..
Gerry to this city. and an operation fol-
lowed soon after.
Mr.. Gerry was elected a councilman at
Newport In 1911, and a year later was
sent as delegate TO the Democratic Ma
tional Convention. On his return he was
elected To Congress In warm three
cornered fight He belongs to several
clubs, among them the Knickerbocker
and the Metropolitan Of Washington.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
FOR A BIGELOW MEMORIAL
Committee Has $4,000 AL.
ready. but 100000 Is Needed.

There will be an active campaign for
subscriptions for the proposed John Bise-
low Memorial Building at Union College
Schenectady. and 1t is expected that the
money necessary will be raised In snort
time. Already $4,000 is in hand. THIS
was stated at a meeting OF the Bigelo"
Auxiliary Committee OF Union Colless
Alumni held yesterday afternoon at the
home OF DR.. George Alexander. NO. "
University Place. DR.. Alexander Rch-
mond, president of the college and
member OF the general committee, made
the report.
The memorial building will contain ieol'
ure halls and rooms devoted TO the stud
les John Bigelow favored and there VIII
be a John Bigelow professorship OF poiu'
cal science. The entire undertaking Is
expected to cost 10000 Contributions
NAV be sent to the treasurer Of the COM
mittee, Oswald Garrison Willard, NO.
Vesey street.
Letters OF regret that they could not
attend the meeting were received from
Governor Joseph NJ. Carey, OF Wyomihs'
Conde Hamln and others. Some OF tnose
present were DR.. George Alexander. Ut
Richmond, Dr. Alexander Duane. Thomas
Feary. C. Laurence Mead and W. H.
Heydecker. secretary Of the committee
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
SAYS WILSON HAS
NO EMBARGO RIGHT
Horace White Questions Power to
Deny Mexican Revolution
lists Arms.

The legality OF President Wilson's Mex
lean policy is questioned by Horace White
I'm "The odd Lot Review" 4 Saturday.
Mr. White. who was chairman Of the
Hughes commission that investigated the
Stock Exchange. says the war scare is re-
yponsible for the present financial strin-
gencv. II the United States sends an
army across the Mexican border, he pre-
diets, the country and President Wilson's
administration will suffer "A lasting in
Jury. The logical step for President Ill
son is to let the Mexicans fight their
own troubles to n finish, according 10 Mr..
White This is his view OF II:
There Is no reason for putting an en-
barge on arms which supporters Of Car
rama wish to buy across the border 10
help the revolution. I know Americans
OF good judgment who are intimately ac-
quainted with Carranza, and the general
testimony is that he is a man OF ability
and sincere worker for the good Of
Mexico.
'Tf Washington would look 10 it's linn
itations ! think IL would find that in for
bidding the expectation OF arms To a for
eign country 1t is exceeding its authority.
| have been surprised that neither the
newspapers nor the partisans OF Mr.. Car
rama have made mention OF the decision
OF the courts against President lIarrison's
administration, when n similar position
was taken. Al the time there were In
ternal troubles in Chill. and the United
States authorities undertook 10 prevent
the shipment Of arms intended to aid the
revolutionists. The experts carried the
case into the courts, and II was decided
that the Executive had no right to pre-
vent such expectation. II seems TO me
that the principle laid down in that case
was a sound one. and that IT would be
good thing II Mr.. Wilson made his Mex
lean policy conform to IT."
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
HAS NEW TICKET PLAN
Opera Company Promises to
Prevent Scandals in Future.

The directors OF the Metropolitan Opera
Company are working upon plan 10
take the place OF the present system OF
selling seats 10 ticket agencies, which has
resulted In the recent scandal A director
made this announcement yesterday:
The Metropolitan Opera Company Is
now working out a plan whereby its SUD-
scribers will be protected from the trouole
they experienced this year through the
failure OF Tyson g. Co TO deliver ther
tickets. The opera company VIII see 70
Il that no such trouble will occur again
We have not yet completed our new pIan'
but we will announce 1t as soon as II
decided upon"
Many conjectures have been made as
to the nature Of the new plan, but notn-
ing definite was learned. IL Is known
that there are some persons who believe
that the removing Of all tickets from tne
agencies will mean serious financial loss
to the company: but the consensus
that the company cannot afford to con-
tinue its relations with the agents.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
They Fear Business System
Will Eliminate All
SinecureS.
POLITICAL WORKERS
SEEK INFORMATION
Question of How Far Governor
Is Planning to Go Causes
Them Much Anxiety.
rBy telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany. Nov. 22-Democratic Office
holders. particularly those Of the Tam
manv stripe. do not take kindly TO the
announcement Of Governor Glynn that he
wishes to appoint committee Of twenty
fve business men to devise business
system for the state government. They
gee in It the wholesale elimination OF
sinecures that were created both under
Governors Dix and Sulzer. Some OF them
with a weather eye on their Jobs are pre-
dieting that II the Governor loses favor
With the political workers" OF his party
the result will be disastrous for his am
bitions.
Democratic political workers" with
nrofitable Jobs at the capital are seeking
information from various sources in the
hone of learning Just how far the Gov
ernor intends to go. This yet unanswered
ouestion Is causing them great deal OF
worry. Patrick f. McCabe, who worked
hard TO secure the Governorship ncmina-
t,on Of Mr.. Glynn at Syracuse last fall,
"a silent as to his present attitude toward
the Governor. He still says the Gov
ernor is all right" but with more
r,ournful accent than two weeks ago.
Mr.. McCabe is Tarmany's Albany County
lieutenant.
The report that william r. Hearst has
q hand In guiding Governor Glynn In
mapping out his policies Is not In any
way decreasing the worry OF Democrauc
officeholders Then when they turn 10
the friends Of Governor Glynn for COM
fort they find their dilemma only made
worse. for here are some Of the recon-
mendations they are told the Governor
and his committee Of business men may
make:
Repral of the Levy election law, which
saddles on all the counties or the state
useless election commissions and addi-
tional expenses of hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars.
Abolition Of the 5000 Department OF
Efficiency and Economy, created by Gov
ernor Sulzer. the work OF which easily
could be done by bureau in the Con-
troller's office.
Abolition OF the expensive Conservation
Commission created by Governor Dix, the
chief object of which seems 10 have been
to provide patronage for the Democratic
party.
The appointment Of a road building
engineer as head of the Highway De-
partment, who won't have to have an ad-
yisory board of three $50 a day engineers
70 show him how to earn his $1,000 a
year salary.
The abolition of numerous unnecessary
Jobs in various state departments which
we're created for the only purpose Of pro-
viding patronage.
These are a few suggestions which men
close to Governor Glynn say will receive
serious consideration from any body OF
business men he may select 10 better the
efficiency of the state government.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
NEW WILSON PAINTINGS
One of Two Additional Pictures
Is Sold Quickly.

At the urgent request OF members OF
the Association OF Women Painters ana
Sculptors Mrs. Woodrow Wilson yester-
day sent two more Of her pictures TO the
exhibition at the Arlington Galleries. az
No. PA Madison avenue. These pictures
are additional TO three that she previously
had sent. The latter have been sold
One OF the latest pair was bought AZ
once by James ID. Phelan. former Mayor
of san Francisco, who is president OF the
San Francisco Art Club.
The painting purchased by Mr.. Phelan
is called "Old Lyme" and shows view
in Lyme, Conn. The painting still unsold
last night is entitled Afternoon"
The other three paintings were Autumn
Fields" purchased by Alexander M. Hud-
nut: "Ascutney." purchased by Mrs. c. r.
Kohl. Of Chicago. and Light and Shade,
which was purchased by New York ply
sician.
The proceeds from the sale OF Mrs
Wilson's pictures will go to the Berry IN
dustrial School, at Mount Berry, Ga
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
WILL WIN HYMN STRIKE
Pupils of Brooklyn School Cant
Be Forced, Board Finds.

The refusal of pupils attending pubic
school No. y, Schenck avenue and New
Lots road, East New York, TO sing hymns
has resulted in a situation that neither
Thomas ID. Murphy. the principal, nor
the Board OF Education can relieve.
The trouble began several days ago
when, at the morning exercises The
Battle Hymn OF the Republic was an
nounced. only a few pupils raised their
voices. on another morning the song was
"st. Georges Chapel" That is, it was
played. not sung.
Mr.. Murphy questioned some OF the
pupils. They told him they would sing
no song that extolled Christ Some of
them said their parents had urged them
to this stand
Mr. Murphy thought he could correct
the matter by suspcnding eleven schol-
ars. but II had no effect, for at subse-
quent assemblies the songs were given
the silence" When the matter was
brought to the attention of the Board OF
Education II was found that nothing
could be done.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
ICE HELD THE KARLUK
Letter from Stefansson's Ship
Tells of Voyage.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.


Seattle, Nov. 22.-Giving some interest
ing news OF their life in the icebound
wastes OF the Arctic and the progress OF
the exploration ship Karluk. with the
Stefansson expedition on board. John
Munro, one of the men making the trip.
has written to George Wise OF Victoria.
b. c. The letter took a long time TO
reach there from the place where the for
mer whaler was iceboUnd on August 5.
The Karluk left Point Hope on August
/. and with a fair wind made good time
until the evening, when ice was sighted
between Icy Cape and Cape Becher The
vessel steamed alongside the ice to the
latter point. but found it impossible to get
through. She steamed slowly along the
ice all night, and the next morning. Au-
gust 2, turned. and, seeing an opening,
made dash for IL. Unfortunately"
says Mr.. Munro, "the ice closed In on us
about forty miles from Point Barrow,
after us fighting our way that far"
Finally the Karluk reached Point Bar
row, and then proceeded. being reported
off Flaxman Island on August a.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
BROWN SWIMMING
THE PANAMA CANAL
Huge Locks To Be Operated for
Captain Same as for a
Big Liner.
IBy Gable 70 The Trlbune.l

Colon. Panama, Nov. 22.-Before a
cheering crowd of thousands OF per-
sons Captain AL Brown, champion
long distance swimmer Of the world
dived into the water at the Atlantic
entrance TO the Panama Canal early
this morning and started on his re-
markable swim through the canal 10
the Pacific ocean.
With slight current in his favor,
Captain Brown made fast time ami
reached Gatun Locks at 10 a. m. lie
was using the, trudgeon stroke as he ap-
preached the locks.
Colonel George Goethals shook hands
with Captain Brown before the. start
and wished him success in his under
taking.
A small launch is accompanying
Brown through the entire swim.
The huge locks will be operated for
Brown the same as II boat was pass
ing through. He will stay in the lock
chamber until the lock is filled with
water and will pass through when The
gates are opened, just as a vessel
would With a current in his favor in
Culebra at the Cucuracha slide Brown
expected to cover this part Of his swim
in record time and finish before night.
In making this swim Brown is realiz-
ing the ambition of his career. He has
long hoped that he would be the first
man TO get the opportunity. and as soon
as the water was in the canal from
ocean to ocean he lost no time in seek
ing for 1t.
Captain Brown. after completing this
swim, will go to England and will at
tempt to swim the English Channel.
II successful he will feel that he has
Justly earned his title, champion long
distance swimmer of the world, and
will retire.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
SHOT OF '76 is DUG UP
Old Cannon Ball Found on
Equitable Building Site.

A relic. apparently OF Revolutionary
War times, was discovered yesterday by
workmen while engaged In excavatins for
the new Equitable Building. at the cor
ner of Broadway and Pine street. II
was a cast iron cannon ball about four
inches in diameter and had evidently been
buried for many years.
Revolutionary War records. in charge
of w. II. Lockwood. Of the Title Guaran-
tee and Trust Company. show that one
Jacobus Stoutenourgh during the years
1875 and 1876 was custodian Of supplies
and munitions OF war, and held them In
a depot on the site Of the present build
ing operations This was the Family
home OF Custodian Stoutenburgh, and 1t
is thought that one Of the cannon balls
may have fallen into a we'll or have been
buried in some similar manner and re-
mained untouched until unearthed by the
laborers.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
GOMPERS HEADS A. F. OF L.
Next Convention Will Be Held
in Philadelphia.

Seattle. Nov. 22.-The American Fed
Grafton OF Labor adjourned tonight after
electing officers and choosing Philadelphia
as the place OF its next convention. which
will assemble on the second Monday OF
November. 1914 The officers chosen are
President Samuel Gompers; first vice
president, James Duncan; second vice
president, James O'Connell, third vice
president, Dennis \. Hayes; fourth vice.
president. Joseph II. Valentine; NTH vice
president John II. Alpine, sixth vice-presi-
dent, H. h. Perham, seventh vice-presi-
dent. John u. White. president OF the
United Mine Workers OF America; eighth
vlce-president, Frank Duffy. general sec
retary OF the Brotherhood OF Carpenters
and Joiners; treasurer. John B. Lennon.
and secretary. Frank Morrison.
In this list are only two new men,
White and Duffy. Second Vice-President
John Mitchell and Fifth Vice-President
William d. Huber retired voluntarily.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
PROFESSOR REFEREE
AS STUDENTS FIGHT
Four Hundred Form Ring and
See Georgia Tech" Stu
dents Settle Dispute.

Atlanta. Nov. 22.-Before four hundred
students and a handful Of instructors two
freshmen Of Georgia Tech" squared of
in an improvised ring this afternoon and
settled their quarrel with bare fists. Pro-
fessor w. +. Herman acted as referee, and
the principals we're his brother. Frank
Herman. from New Orleans. and "Bill''
Coney, of Columbus, Ga. 1t required two
hours Of hard work to put young Herman
on his feet
The return to old Rugby and Oxford
standards after the tradition of Tom
Brown was brought about by Professor
Herman who heads the modern language
department. 1t occurred In the class
room, when somebody threw an eraser
and struck young Herman in the head.
He thought Coney had tossed the missile.
and the entire class adjourned to Sleepy
Hollow. the professor leading. where the
fight followed The faculty is investigat-
Ing.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23

agents in the sections of Mexico where
the Constitutionalists are operating sus-
gest a revival Of a plan to seek recogni-
ton from the United States for de
facto government. claiming jurisdiction
by right of possession; the establishment
Of a capital and of an organized ad-
mnistration In all that part OF Mexico
north of a line drawn about due west
from Tuxpam or Tampico.
So far. however, the Constituuonahs'
representatives here are unwilling 10
admit that General Carranza would De
satisfied with anything less than con-
quest of the whole OF Mexico and the
elimination of General Huerta.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
PRIESTS DESERT ROME
Six Studying Here to Become
Protestant Ministers, It Is Said.

Deserving the Roman Catholic faith six
priests are now going through course
in Christ's Mission. No. 33I West 57th
street, 10 make them Protestants.
The Rev. DIR. w. Russell Collins. secre-
tary of the mission. refused to give the
names OF the men who are preparing TO
become Protestant clergymen. but said
that one came from a parish near this
city. Three of the priests are from Italy,
another from Syria and another from the
Middle West The Syrian was brought
here last July.
Two of the priests are studying at the
Bible Teachers Training School. Lexins-
ton avenue and 50th street. and another Is
In a theological school near Bloomfield,
n. J. The expenses of all incidental to
study are being borne by the mission.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
MERRITT'S SON DEFIANT
Blocks New Attempt to Search
Missing Supervisors House.

B. NJ. Freeman, receiver for Henry c.
Merritt. supervisor Of East Chester. who
has been missing several weeks, made a
second attempt yesterday TO enter Mr..
Merritt's home at White Plains, but
failed. Henry c. Merritt jr., son OF the
missing supervisor barred the receivers S
front steps.
Freeman purposes TO take an inven-
tory Of Mr.. Merritt's effects. At public
meeting in Tuckahoe Friday night Su-
pervisor Frederick p. Close. who has been
appointed in Mr. Merritt's place. issued
statement that the Town OF East Ches-
ter would be solvent. no matter what
shortage might be disclosed