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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-11-18
SCHOOLS OF STATE
IN Highest RANK
North Dakota PROVIDES Elements
OF Education for Every Per.
son Within Her Boro.rs.
OVER 5,ooo c0M.oM SCHOOLS
State Maintains Higher Institutions O,
Learning Including Ao7icult Irai
college-Schoc: System En-.
joys Special Land Grants.

one OF the first inquiries made by e
prospective ne" conner into a locality
Is regarding its educational facilities
North Dakota is proud OF it's scloo.
system and invites the closest scrutiny
and comparison. To every person in
this state. whether old or young. is
given the opportunity of receiving the
elements OF an education. North Da
kotans are not SO busy with their agri
cultural pursuits that the we. fare OF
Its future citizens in an educational
way are in the least neglected.
The Common Schools.
The common schools OF North Da
kota number 5.246. There are 1871
consolidated schools in the state; IS
of these are classified ) state higt
schools and rs as graded consolidated
schools. The state maintains three
normal schools for training teachers
the state university. the state agrl
cultural college. a scientific school. 9
school of fol estry. an Industrial school
a school for the blind and a schoo:
for the deaf and dumb.
Every child in TIE state. between
eight end sixteen years OF age. is re
quired to attend public or private
school regularly.
Special Land Grants.
The pubic SCHOOLS OF the state en-
JOY special land grants in order te
maintain nigh standards in teaching
and buildings.
Besides the common public schools
and the states educational institu
tons there are several sectarian col
leges maintaining a high standard Of
scholarship. Different denominations
maintain private academies and spe
cial schools. There are schools d!
business, of music and of art.
Some School Facts.
A comprehensive stat Lent fur
nished by Superintendent OF Pub ic In
%struction Taylor gives the present,
number OF schoo S in the state. enroll
ment thereof aud other va Vi be in.
formation on schco. matters a com
parison being made with the year
1904. From this statement the fol-
lowing facts are taken:
Number OF Schools in state in 1914,
SPAS: in 1904. 3.2S).
Total seating capacity of all school.
houses. 204.S5S in 1874: l22.732 in
1904.
Enumeration Of school children,
177,237 in 1914; lis So in 1904.
Enrolment of SCHOOL children, l4S,,
021 In 1914; 1921 in 1904.
Average daily attendance. 02,490 n
1914; 5s.4;2 in 1904.
Number OF teachers employed, Z,
oil in 1914; 5,3 s in 1904.
Average monthly salary of teachers,
$3.50 in 1914; s42.77 in 1904.
Amount paid teachers during year.
$3,440.663.4S in 1914: SILICA .46l 80 in
1904.
Total amounts Of warrants issued
during the year for all purposes, S.,
670,747.49 in 1914; $2.6S2, lO7.49 in
1904.
Total receipts for the year from all
sources. including cash on hand at
beginning Of year $9.476 GIL. 80 in
1914: 3,~045.63l.5S in 1904.
Total amount of cash in hands OF
county and district %treasurers belong.
ing to the districts. $1,000. OO9.7 in
f! 1914: $3.045.6 3 SIS in 1904.
Total value of sch%oolhouses. sites
and furniture. s1l.553,44 2.49 in 1914:
81 757 252 56 in 1QOA
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-11-18

There are now in the state peniten.
tiarv at Bismarck but a trifle over 100
inmates in itself an eloquent testi.
mony to the high standard Of public
behavior In q state Of over COG. 600 In.
hAbitants.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-11-18

1t may be said that the seasons in
North Dakota are shorter than the
seasons farther south. But II the sea.
IONS are shorter the days are longer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10

Both of these men are charter mem
berS of the League to Enforce Peace.
Mr.. Houston is a Vice-president of
Doubleday Page q Company, publish
ers of THE Worlds Work." and is the
president of the Associated Advertis-
ing Clubs of the World.
Mr.. Filene is the chairman of the
committee whose recommendations
form the basis of the referendum in
question. These recommendations
are:
That the United States Take the
initiative
1. In bringing about a confer
ence among neutral nations to
define and enunciate rules to give
protection at all times, TO life and
property upon the high seas.
2. In joining with other nations
in the establishment of an inter-
national court, to pass upon inter-
national disputes, where the ques-
tions can be settled according to
legal or equitable principles.
3. In joining with the other
nations in a council of concil-
iation for the settlement of ques-
tions that cannot be settled by
an international court.
4. In joining with other ma
tions, in an agreement to bring
concerted economic pressure to
bear upon any nation resorting
to military measures without first
submitting its differences to
court or council of conciliation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
RESIDENT OF
DAUPIIIN DIES IN ARIZONA
Special to The Telegraph

Dauphin, Pa, Dec. 10.-Word has
been received by Mrs. Mary Cofrode
of the death of her niece, Mrs Mary
Umberger Etzweiler aged 66, former
resident of this place, at RhoeniX,
Ariz., on Wednesday, December g.. She
is survived by two sons, Charles Etz-
weller, of Lewistown, and Albert, of
Phoenix; two daughters, Katharine
Etzweiler. of Harrisburg, and Minnie
Etzweiler, of Phoenix; three sisters,
Mrs. Lucy Traver and Mrs. Julia
Gettys, of Marysville, and Mrs. Mar
garet Cresswell, of Hershey; one
brother, Albert Umberger, of Harris
burg, and two grandchildren. Funeral
services will be held at the home of
Mrs. Mary Cofrode, in North Erie
street, Dauphin, Tuesday afternoon at
1 o'clock. The Rev. II. c. Lutz, pastor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
CONTEST
IS GOING FINE
Biddies Doing Nobly in the
Struggle For Supremacy at
Big Poultry Show

Attendance records at the annual
exhibit of the Central Pennsylvania
Poultry Association, being held this
week in the Kelker street hall, are
shattered each day as the crowds in
crease. Only one prize remains to be
awarded to the pen of hens winning
the egg laying contest.
S. w. Brightbill, of Penbrook, who
has already made a record in the
number of prize winners in the eX-
hibit, late yesterday added more
trophies to his collection by taking all
prizes for best entries in S. c. White
Leghorns, $. c. Buff Leghorns and
S. G. Anconas.
Totals for three days of the egg
laying contest, which closes tomorrow
night at the close of the show, fol-
low: Pen 44O. 5; AL, 6; 442, 1; 443,
2; 444. 3; 445. 4; 446, 6; 447, 10;
44S. 2: 449. 0.
The prizes awarded yesterday, all
in Southern Pennsylvania Breeders
and Fanciers Association follow:
Bun Rocks
w. A. Eberly, Dallastown, best cock,
best hen. old Forge Poultry Farm,
Spring Grove, best cock, best pullet.
Partridge Rocks
All to G. c. Blessing, Hellam, Pa;
Jacob Mohler, Penbrook, best cock,
best cockerel, best pullet; E. ]. Chand-
Ter, Kenneth Square, best hen.
White Wyandottes
w. A. Eberly, Dallastown. best cock,
best cockerel, best pullet; G.. E.
Brown, Camp Hill, best hen.
Partridge Wyandottes
e. ]. stiles, Red Lion, best cock,
best hen, best cockerel
II. G. Il. /. Reds
All to E. ]. Chandler, Kenneth
Square.
S. c. r. I. Reds
c. T.. Stiles, Red Lion, best cock,
best hen. best pullet.
s. G. White LeghoTns
All to S. w. Brightblll, Penbrook.
S. G. Buff LeghOrns
All to S. w. Brightbill, Penbrook.
s. G. Anconas
All to S. w. Brightbill, Penbrook.
S. c. Buff Orpingtons
Old Forge Poultry Farm, best cock,
best hen, best cockerel, best pullet.
White Crested Black Polish
All to Hill Top Poultry Farm, Get
tysburg
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
MONDAY
Academy Alumni to
Hold Banquet Dec. FL

The reunion smoker for the getting
together of alumni and undergraduates
of the Harrisburg Academy will be held
again this year for the third consecu-
tive year on Monday, December 27. in
the Academy gymnasium.
Two years ago the sons of the
Academy ushered this event into exist
ence, and it has already become one
that is looked forward to with much
impatience and interest. Delicious eats"
be provided for the % delectation Of Tfis the
Academy's guests. and committee on
arrangements will shortly be provided
to make out a program for the evening
Headmaster Arthur e. Brown an
nounces that II any one knows the
name and address of an old Academy
man who has Inadvertently been left
of the list of those invited, that he
would appreciate their calling his at
tention to the omission. 1t is planned
TO make the event this year OF far
larger proportions than ever before.
and fully 200 are expected to attend
>. > Rutherford will cater. Keep this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
Woman Had Many Rights
Two Thousand Years Ago

Women of two thousand years ago
has as many rights as the married
women of the present according to
DIR. Ward Pierson, of the University
of Pennsylvania, in an address last
night to the freshmen of the Wharton
Extension school on the Capacity of
Parties" DR.. Pierson based his state
ments on old law tablets discovered
in excavations at Nippur which dis
close these facts.
Second year members were given ex-
Rminations in advertising and indus
trial management during the last
week while first year students were
given examinations in money and
credit, corporation and finance, and
commercial alw
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
No SLAVES ON STTNnAy

Shaves on Sunday will be things of
the past after New Years day accord
ing to an announcement made by bar
bers in this city last night after
meeting earlier in the week of the
Master BARRIERS Association and the
Journeymen BARRIERS Union, Local No.
5s1.
After January 1, shops will open at
7.S0 and close at 8 o'clock during the
week, except Saturday, when they will
remain open until 10 o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
New Battleships to Be
Built in Navy Yards
Special to The Telegraph

Washington. Dec. 1O.-Secretary DAN
iels announce yesterday that contracts
for the construction of battlships Nos.
4S and A, authorized by the last Con-
gress. had been awarded to the New
York and Mare Island Navy Yards re-
spectively.
The bids were, New York, S7,690,925:
Mare Island. S7,413,166. The decision to
build the ships in the government yards
was reached at a conference between
President Wilson and Secretary Daniels
in the latter's office.
The bid of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard was almost half a million below
that of the Mare Island yard. League
Islands estimate was $6,916,427.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
Opticians to Observe
Anniversary With Sale

In accordance with their custom at
this time of the year. Rubin & Rubin,
opticians, at 420 Market street, are
conducting a specila sale which will
continue for ten days.
The event is held in conjunction
with the twelfth anniversary of the
firm, and during its conduct attractive
offers are made on spectacles and
noseglasses. Particulars regarding the
event are covered in the advertise
ment of the firm on another page of
this paper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
ERIE ASKS Row TO DO 1T

Prior to leaving last evening for Erie
English and Superintendent of Finance
L. L. Baker visited City Council for a
half hours session to discuss the city's
method of floating its bonds. Erie
plans to issue close to a million dollars
worth of bonds in order to begin the
proposed subway changes and construc-
tion of the Mill creek conduit in the
Spring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
EXHIBITS INDIAN RELICS

An exhibition of Indian relics was
made last night by William Numar at
the monthly meeting of the Brother
hood of Covenant Presbyterian
church, s. p. Bby president, has
charge OF the meeting. Devotional
services were led by Jacob Vert.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
ELECTED ASSISTANT CHIEF

Charels H. Ehman, member of the
Neversink Fire Company, No. 8, of the
Reading department, has been elect
ed assistant chief and assigned to
the second district of the city. Mr..
Ehman is frequent visitor here and
has many friends among Harrisburg
fremen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
HOFFMAN RETURNS FROM HUNT
ING TRIP

President Isaac S. Hoffman has re-
turned from an extensive hunting tHip
in Center county. lie camped with the
Woodward Club and during the hunt
the club shot three deer. Other Dauphn
countians who were in the party
were. George Whitman. this city and
c. c. Hummel Millersburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10

FIBRE SILK AND WOOL
NOVELTY SWEATERS -
in the desired shades-$5.0O
to $12.
ANGORA GAPS AND
SHAWLS TO MATCH-...l
colors-$2.5O per set.
SILK STOCKINGS - in
beautiful gift boxes-S1 90
per pair.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
RUNAWAY CEirs ion urpp

Walter Rogers, one of the runaway
last Saturday. night by the police. Is
still in Harrisburg. He is employed
as messenger boy for the Postal Tele-
graph Company. To-day he received a
letter from an aunt in HagerstoWn,
telling him to come to her home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10

have charge of the services and burial
will be made in the Dauphin Gene
terry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
w. s. EssTCK 10 SpEAK

Members of the Mems Bible Glass of
Ollvet Presbyterian church will meet
this evening. w. S. EssiclI will be
the speaker 3
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
erviceable Practical Gifts For Ladies

BATH ROBES-in all the
new blanket cloths-set in
sleeves and loose kimono
stylesE$2.95 to $3.50.
RAINCOATS-of Gabar-
dine, Parametta Cloth and
Priestlv Crsvanettes-$5.OO to
$500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
December's Figures
Boost Years Permits
to Million and Half

December's unprecedented building
activity has already boosted the value
of the years operations to nearly a
million and half dollars.
Ordinarily figures do not mean a
great deal until the data of previous
months or years is considered in COM
parison. And 1t is the December
issue of building permits for the
Christmas month to date as against
the December month for 1914 that
shows the wide difference in the
activities in building operations.
During 1914 the total amount repre-
sented in permits issued was $1,269,-
500. To date for this year the build
ing operations have amounted to the
wonderful sum of $1,424,4O0.
In December of last year the value
of permits totaled S17,100; to date in
December thus far the permits have
aggregated $104.000 The big boost
of course was the post Office permit
The addition of the second and third
stories meant an additional cost of ap-
proximately 100000.
MONDAY
All the standing committee of the
new Harrisburg Real Estate Board
will be announced by President Her
man p. Miller, it is believed, at the
meeting of the board on Monday eve
ming in the grand jury room of the
courthouse. The grand Jury room
was selected because of the greater
accommodations offered. The consti-
tuition and bylaws will be finally ap-
proved at the same time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10

Charming dress coats,
also coats for street wear.
Fiskin tweeds, wool
plush, zibeline, corduroy
and chinchilla; values to
$500. d.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10

Ladies and Misses
Goats in smart styles-of
zibeline, Scotch tweeds
and Shetland cloths, val
ues to S16.75.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-11-11
Commercial Club Notes

Secretary Scott has received several
Inquiries from England lately for lit
erature, twQwriters remarking in their
letters that they we're desirous of COM
ing to the northwest afer the war was
over. Another letter is from an officer
in the Philippines who will come to the
northwest after his term there ends.
One other foreign inquiry has been re-
ceived from Germany
Fears have been entertained that the
Oregon Lumber Company intends to
direct their numbering operations to-
ward Lost Lake and that that peaceful
retreat was in danger, but MIR. Early,
of the lumber company has given Sec
retary Scott assurances that they will
head south of the West Fork and high
up in the mountains where they have
timber available for the next Is years.
Mr.. Early says that if they happen to
strike on their way any timber through
which the proposed Winans road to the
Lake runs, the lumber company will
leave strip of timber along the road.
but that there is little to fear they. will
ever attack their interests around the
lake. MIR. Scott::notes that..W .PR. Win
ans, with all his protestations about
saving our scenery. skinned the land
on the east side of the West Fork
south of the Punch Bowl clear to the
edge of the canyon during the last
year.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-11-11
HOOD LOOP ROAD
SURVEY COMPLETED

The 20-mile road around Mount Hood.
connecting the Columbia river highway
with the Wemme road at Government
Camp. has taken another step toward
realization. B. j. Finch. government
engineer in charge of the Office that is
working out the details necessary to
the construction OF the road, has just
returned from a trip of inspection of
the completed survey.
The located road follows the East
Fork of Hood river and connects with
the road through the Hood River valley
near Mount Hood Lodge The road
reaches its greatest elevation at Ben
nett Pass, where il attains an elevation
of 1900 feet. From Bennett Pass the
road connects with the Wemme, or the
old Barlow road, by way Of the Barlow
Pass.
A remarkable feature of the pro-
posed road is that it will not be in ex.
cess of per cent in grade at any
point, and the average will be per
cent. ]. T. Schuyler Is the field engin-
eer in charge of the crew that has just
completed the location of the proposed
road. He is at work locating scenic
road that will get as near the mountain
as possible. It will join the road that
has been located near Mount Hood
Lodge at the other. This road. If con-
structed. will be one of the finest seem
ic highways.in the west.
Accompanying Mr.. lFinch on the trip
of inpsection were 7. H. Sherrard. su-
pervisor of the Oregon national forest.
and I. Warren.Allen, special agent
in the employ Of the United States for
est service.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-11-11
COUNCIL FAILS TO
ADOPT new CONTRACT

Failing at special meeting last
Saturday morning to adopt the new
contract providing for the administra-
tion of the local Carnegie library, the
agreement having been ratified the day
before by the county court and passed
on to the city officials, the city council
opened anew the breach that has been
existing since last year between the
existing library board and the county
court. The council stood divided equal
ly on the new contract, which provides
that the city and county shall each
select three members of the proposed
new board. these six members select
ing a seventh to be their chairman,
and providing for an annual minimum
taxation by each of S1,750 for library
maintenance and support.
The split came over the county's de-
mand that the city raise an equal
amount of the county in maintenance.
The councilmen, who oppose the new
contract, would have agreed to it, if
the city had been privileged to raise no
more than half mill annually as a
minimum figure. Mayor H. L. Dunn
BILE voted with the opposition, stating
that he did not wish to be instrumental
in forcing on the council, a contract
repugnant to SO many of its members.
In consideration for the city's &C.
cepting the new contract, the county
court had agreed to settle out of court
lawsuit instituted against them last
spring. when they failed to pay the
full contract salary of Miss Della F.
Northey, former librarian. At last
years annual budget meeting the court
cut Miss Northey's salary from $50 per
month to SIS, despite contract exist
ing between her and the board. The
board continued to present vouchers
for the full amount. This lead to the
notorious library suit. the first tilt of
which was recently won by the library
board in court before Judge w. l..
Bradshaw.
The old contract existing between
the city and county. provides for the
appointment of board of six men,
bers by the city council. This arrange
ment has been the cause of much COM
plant of rural residents to the effect
that the representation of the city is
not fairly proportionate. The county
judge and two county commissioners
are ex officio members of the existing
board.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-11-11
GRAND JURY COM
PLETES WORK QUICKLY

Never has grand jury completed its
work with such dispatch as at the pres
ent term of circuit court. After a
days deliberation the jurors filed re-
port with Judge Bradshaw and we're
dismissed. The grand jury returned
one Indictment. against j. Gardiner,
who was captured recently in the office
of DR.. H. L. Dumble. Gardiner, who
was held on charge of burglary, ad-
mitted that he had broken into the
Office in search of morphine.
The grand jury recommended that
the county court require road surveyors
to furnish more complete reports, des-
ignating in the same in as far as is
possible the portion of the district in
which the money Is expended. 1t was
also recommended that road supervis.
ors be supplied with tool boxes and
that all implements of the county be
kept under lock and key.
Members of the grand jury were: E.
o. Blanchar. foreman; J. H. Hebron
ner, W. J. Wollum. E. c. Brownlee, E.
E. Doane, G. w. Reed and J. M. Tay-
lor
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-11-11
P. P. |. E. NEWS

(From Oregon Commissions Bulletin)
: On Horticulture day, the opening of
Horticulture week, Chief Ravln and a
bevy of maidens fair gave away 4,23l
wine glass samples of loganberry juice
and !, 400 samples of good old Oregon
cider. If the Oregon horticulture booth
had been larger and the juice had not
failed they could have dispensed double
the quantity of liquids, for the Palace
of Horticulture was crowded through
out the day. Besides the juices the
Oregon booth gave potted ferns and cut
dahlias. 1t was very noticeable fact
that many stayed to enjoy the Oregon
exhibits of fruits, and not before has
the Oregon showing been SO excellent.
There is much fine fresh fruit from
various sections of the state and it is
displayed to splendid advantage. In
connection with Horticulture Week is
the fall flower show and here are now
on display great quantities of chrysan-
themums, roses. carnations and begon-
las - chrysanthemums eight inches
across, tuberous begonias beyond the
belief of those who have not seen them,
and hot house roses that certainly are
lovely.
To answer in general way many
specific inquiries. it may be stated here
that no fresh fruit awards have yet
been made. and it is the opinion of Di-
rector Ravlin that there will be no
awards made public before the end of
November. Just as long as any fresh
fruit of any kind is available the jury
of awards will be too busy to work out
the voluminous detail of the various
awards.
Spitzenburgs and Newtowns from
Mosier, the same from Gus Miller at
Hood River, and Golden Ortleys from
W. &. Parmalee, Hood River, are fine
new fruit now at the Palace of Hortl-
culture. According to half page an
nouncement in the San Francisco pa
pers, the sale of Hood River diamond
brand apples opened at 26 stores here
on the 2lst.