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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03
POOL TOURNAMENT
PROVES INTERESTING

The Home Plate Pool Hall is con-
dscting pool tournament this week
which is proving very interesting with
tho fourteen players and also q num-
her of people attending the games.
70 date two series have been played,
another 0ne will be played this eve
ming and the last one for the week to-
morrow night, when the individual
with the highest score will be given
q prize, as will the second highest.
The standing Of the contestants to
date, with two games played lis as
follows:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03
BOTTINEAU VS.. ROLETTE

"A basket ball game between the
Bottineau American Legion team and
the Rolette Town Team will be played
at the high school gymnasium next
Wednesday. The game viii start at
q o'clock promptly, 50 as TO allow ev-
eryone attending chance TO see the
American Legion picture. SThe Face
at Your Window" at the Grand.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03

Mr.. H. J. Hanson, ..~~s,.
Landa, N. D.
Sir: t4.
Your letter of Dec. 90, 1920, ad-
dressed to Mr.. Leon N. Estabrook of
Washington, D. c., and inquiring
about the ability Of Mr.. Hatfield Of
California to produce, or induce, pre-
cipitation, has been referred to this
Bureau for reply.
] am sorry TO have to tell you that
none Of the many schemes proposed
for the production Of rain has any
worth whatever. Several of these
schemes have actually been tried and
gave no results.
The whole process Of rain formation
is perfectly well understood, and all
who do understand this process know
that none Of the so called experiments
Of Mr.. Hatfield can alter the amount
Of precipitation. =
Yours truly,
-... G. F. Marvin,
Chief of Bureau.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03
Enrolment

Enrolment
The enrolment figures prior to
1918-19 are difficult to make out ow-
ing to the fact that elementary school
pupils in the local schools taking man.
ual training once a week, women tax
ing sewing once week, etc. were
counted. Only bona fide students who
pay fee are counted in the figures
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03

lJU( SCHOOL OpSuCU.
'19l9-192O 223 64,444.35 = 28S.98
From the foregoing table it is seen
that the peak of enrolment at some
schools has been reached in former
years. Mayville, in 1909 with a total
of 316; Glendale in 1914 with 347. AS
to amount of investment per student
enrolled, Mayville reaches the highest
with $2,515.38; Glendale next with
$2,272.63; Wahpeton with $2,119.19,
Valley City with $1,38O.79 and Botti-
neau with only $288.98, about one
tenth the investment of the other in
stitutions.
The Bottineau school has not by
any means reached the peak of it's
development. There is a territory of
forty miles north and south and at
least one hundred miles east and west
that can yield to this school contin-
ued growth of enrolment for several
years to come. All that is required is
that the school continue to carry on
the work Of the past two years and to
make this work known thoroughly to
the people within this four thousand
square miles of territory.
The State Needs More Normal Schools
On page 1T Of the Survey of the
Higher Institutions of the State made
in 1916 by the United States Bureau
Of Education is found the recommen-
dation that not only should there be
an additional normal school estab-
lished at Dickinson but there should
also be another one somewhere in the
western half of the state.
The state now trains about one
tenth the number of teachers needed
each year. More young people must be
recruited for teaching. Each normal
school center is RECRUITING CEN
ter for teachers. It helps very much
in building up sentiment in favor Of
TEACHING as worthy and desirable
field Of service.
According. to the United States
Commissioner of Education, if all the
teachers that have graduated from all
the normal schools in the United
States since the first normal school
was founded were alive and ready to
begin teaching now their number
would not be sufficient to fill all our
schools with trained teachers.
On page 102 of the North Dakota
Survey it is stated that state is bet
ter served by number Of small norm
al schools than by few larger ones;
that there are well defined limits as
to the size that q normal school can
advantageously become. The coun-
tries Of Western Europe limit their
normal schools to about 100 students.
Not only is it desirable that teach
ertraining be small from the point Of
view Of good instruction, but it is al
30 necessary because Of the limited
practice teaching facilities. The NUM-
ber Of teachers . normal school can
turn out IS limited BY the number Of
children available for practice teach
ing. Judd and Parker IN their Bulle-
Tin 1915, No. n % the y. s. Bureau
fS.A1se .Ss-xAg0os
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03

? = 78 223 = 142
kindergarten children 81
During the remainder of this year
and summer term, the enrolment in
cluding Hndergarteners will likely
reach 265. ~t.
Geographical Distribution of Enroll
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03

firm before he could beg copy OF the
report. -..@
That partly tells Of Twitchell's rea-
sons for journeying to st. Paul. 1t
was Vogeps demand for the names Of
those who guaranteed TwitchelPs
fund that stampeded the Iva flock and
brought the boss bellwether out Of the
chair and on the floor.
The excitement arose out of the at
tempt Of the I. ". A. bosses to jam
thru the house their bill to pay Bish-
op, Brissman Company $4,000 for
their alleged services to the state, or
rather to reimburse the private guar
antors.
Needless to say the information de-
manded by Maddox and Vogel, in,
formation that belongs by right to the
people Of North Dakota since they are
paying the piper and not Twitchelps
guarantors, was denied. 5
Also the demand to see the contract
made with Bishop, Brissman has also
been refused and the state is put in
the position Of paying something for
nothing. But the Senate is still in ses-
sion and so is Governor Frazier, and
the Cass county caucus is not yet the
whole state of North Dakota.
Railroads Pay Taxes
On the 28th the railroads gave up
all hope of winning the suit that was
being prosecuted against them by At
torney General Lemke and Tax Com
missioner Wallace threw up the
sponge and paid to the state treasur-
er $1,233,88O in back taxes due for
1917 and 1918.
In spite of all this enormous saw
ing to the state, however, the l. v. A.
bosses still refuse the Attorney Cen
eral an emergency appropriation OF
only $4,000 which amounts to only
two days savings he has made on
freight rates alone, with which to
fight the railroad rate case and grain
grading suit, both Of which will soon
be up in the higher courts.
Not only are the standpatters thus
practically aiding the big corporations
in their attempt to shunt off on the
masses Of the people. the entire burden
Of taxation and falling prices, but they
meeringly advise Mr.. Lemke that il
he needs money so badly he can take
it from, Commissioner Wallace's de-
partment and others, when they well
know the other departments have no
money to spare, even if the law al
lowed them to transfer their funds
at pleasure.
Il is written, "by your works shall
We be KNOWN" and if the people will
remember this simple Injunction they
VIII soon have the I. Y. A. bosses
number.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03
MORE ABOUT HATFIELD

Following is letter received by
Mr.. 81. ]. Hanson in regard to q let
ter which he wrote to the u. S. De-
partment Of Agriculture.
u. s. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau
Washington, D. G.. 4
January Is, 1921.
Mr.. H. J. Hanson,
Landa, N. D. .-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03
tuti0ns

The nature Of teacher training work
Is such that a number Of normal
schools Is the best plan. The nature
Of the care Of patients III asylums Is
not such as 10 require such distribu-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03


part of teachers and improve her
showing in the matter of the training
of her teachers. Most of the teachers
Of the state have NO professional
training.
Another Important Service to be
Rendered
There are many young men and
young women of college age who have
not had high school opportunities.
This school renders Invaluable service
to them through the Commercial De-
partment, the Short Courses, and the
Three Year Normal Course. It is we'll
known that most of these young peo-
pie will not go far from home to en-
ter an institution of learning. To get
them interested in further schooling
requires intensive cultivation Of a
small territorial district. Much person.
al work among them is often neces-
sary to give them sufficient encour-
agement to induce them to go to
school.
Moral Tone of the Community
A wholesome moral environment is
an important consideration in the
question of the location Of a school.
Without going into detail as to the
situation in other normal school towns
it may be stated very frankly that
comparison is very favorable to Bot
tineau as a school center.
Temporary Conditions Should Not
Cast The States Future Policy
The Strengthened financial condition
OF the state at present will have
passed before the end Of another year
probably and the future educational
development Of the state is the import
ant question to be borne in mind.
Concentration Of Charitable Insti-
tutions
The nature Of teacher training work
IS such that q number Of normal
schools Is the best plan. The nature
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-11-23
MANUALTEXTBOOK
BEING PREPARED
BY ACOMMITTEE
DEALS WITH OPERATION POST
OFFICE DEPT.-HOPED TO
BE STUDIED IN ALL
U. S. SCHOOLS.
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Nov, 23-A
manual textbook, dealing with the Oh.
Grafton OF the entire postoffice de.
partment and methods of utilizing
the gigantic postal system, is being
prepared by committee here, for in.
production in the grade schools OF
this state with the hope of ultimately
establishing this book in every public
educational institution in the United
States. 1t is hoped to instruct child
rem while they are young how to use
the postoffice, in an effort to lessen
the mistakes which are costing the
government millions of dollars.
Phillip E. Carlson, of this city,
president of the Minnesota Education
al Association, is head of the commit
tee which is drawing up the textbook.
Approval of the undertaking has
been given by Postmaster General
Will Hays, who, after the manual is
completed, will give his and the de-
partment's authorization to use the
book in the public schools, according
to Postmaster E, A. Purdy, of Mime
apolis, president of the National AS
sociation Of Postmasters.
The National Association of Post
masters is pledged to the move, the
head of the organization announced.
Mr.. Carlson declared, that not
enough attention was given to the
postal subject at educational meet
ings, and he announced that at the
next annual convention of the organi-
zation, this subject would hold an i'm
portant place.
LACK Of knowledge of how to use
the postoffice properly is costing the
government millions of dollars" said
Mr.. Purdy. "The instruction which
this book proposes to give, will obvi-
ate, to a great degree, many Of the
improperly made money orders, reg
istered mail losses, improperly ad-
dressed letters and packages, destruc-
tion of merchandise by faulty pack
ing, and the like"
Completion Of the book probably
will be after the first of the year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-11-23
No Definite Declaration
Of Policy Announ-
ced Today
FRENCH PREMIER
is SATISFIED
With The Discussions
Made In Today's
Session.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. -~ The
delegations Of the five powers went
into the first executive conference on
land armamehts today with French
group hoping the negotiations will
be pressed to the point Of formal ex-
preston Of some character before the
departure Of Premier BRAND for
France. Just what direction such an
IMPRESSION could take at the present
stage Of the conference is uncertain
even IN the minds of the French
themselves and they took their places
at the tables prepared TO shape the
details of their program in the light
Of the suggestions from the other de-
iegates,
The delegations Of the five powers
discussed land armaments today but
no definite declaration Of policy re.
suited. None Of the powers, II is
understood, presented any proposal
toward concrete pronouneement sup
porting the French attitude toward
army reductions as outlined to the
full conference Wednesday by Prem
Ter BRAND.
Despite the failure to make joint
declarations of policy, the French
Premier expressed general satisfac-
ton with the direction Of the discus
sions taken at today's sessions.
The decision was reached to APP
point subcommittee to deal with
such subjects Az air planes, poison
Gus gases and other auxiliary means
of warfare.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-11-23
REARRANGEMENT
OF SHIP REPAIR
Allotments Been Found Practical
Naval Retrenchment Put Into
Practice.
Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Nayal re
trenchment is being put into practice
with the utilization of naval repair
ships in the salvage of old battle.
ships and otherwise materially assist
ing in the countless Jobs which ordi.
narily have gone to navy yards,
1t has been the custom heretofore
to allow repair ships to undertake
small necessary jobs for the fleets
only when they were anchored far
from navy yards or other land bases,
Through the rearangement Of ship
repair allotments, 1t now has been
found practical 10 have these indis-
pensable mother" ships do much
more than was formerly required Of
them, So henceforth they will spend
long periods in the navy yards and,
ii is expected, effect economies in
naval work.
The Prometheus, Atlantic Fleet re-
pair ship, and the Black Hawk, flot-
lila repair ship are lying in the New
York navy yard after having epgag-
ed in dismantling the pre-dread-
naughts which cruised around the
world in 1908 and are now lying out
Of commission in the Philadelphia ma
Wy yard.
Machinery, motors, blowers, search
lights, telephones, copper cable and
even furniture, which may have fu-
ture usefulness, have been removed
and brought here from Philadelphia
to be used In the outfitting Of the
Great Northern as flagship Of the AL
lantic Fleet.
Extensive alterations are to be
made by the Prometheus, with a
force Of $50 artificiers. This work
will be completed In time to allow
the Great Northern to leave for the
winter manouevers early next year.
The Prometheus, Of 10000 tons
gross, was converted from collier
in 1915 to a modern repair ship. It
is equipped to handle heavy machine
and blacksmith work or such fine
tasks as adjusting of ehronometers
and binoculars. II is commanded by
Captain Paul Foley.
1t is expected that another source
Of economy will be the establishment
of reclamation store at the naval
operating base, Hampton Roads, Va.
There, all salvaged material Of fur
ther usefulness win be stored and is
sued.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-11-23
NEW ORLEANS COTTON LETTER
(From Jno. F. Clark Il Co.
by Abe SiIyer.)

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. %. - AL
though Liverpool yesterday had ad-
vanced about rs points more than
due, she shows this morning another
strong market with futures 38 to As
up against 20 to "a up due and spot
prices are adjusted on the two days
gain in futures by suoting them up
rs at d crack, sales 5000 bales.
This action is convincing that things
must look brighter ON the other side
or at least the market had been dam
gerously oversold with customers re-
alizing the change in statistical and
ginning prospects that is head. Scar
city of spot offerings and difficulty
in buying spots helped to make an
impression in the foreign market.
Overnight news from Washington -
again good. World critics are astoun-
ded at the fast, determined and defi-
mite progress made in the leading
problems at teh Washington confer
ence. Then there is the good news
that the English premier is expected
to sail for Washington ON December
ora as lTlSH ucEOtldtiOHS LOOK SUCH
an Unexpectedly favorable turn. There
is advice from Washington that the
Senate will adjourn sine die tonight.
The administration decided not to
press the railroad refunding bill as
funds can be obtained cheaply in the
open money market.
The strength at Liverpool, more
confident feeling on notice day devel-
opments next Friday and on things In
geeral could cause a further advace
in the market but ON any larger rise
today disposition may be encount-
cred not to push anticipation too fast,
to realize partly on longs.
There is one feature In the situa-
tion which is in favor Of conservatism
and that is the general policy Of
down over the end of year
period which is again brought out in
the latest dry goods report which
says that although cotton marekts
were firm and rising, cotton goods
market continued dull and easy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-11-23
Thanksgiving Game
Win0na VS.. Greenwood

The Greenwood High School Foot
ball team will clash with the Winona
High School team on the local grid
iron tomorrow afternoon.
The dope on the comparative
scores gives the local boys a slight
edge but the hill town lads have beer
prepping especially for this contest
and will be full Of fight in their en-
deavor to break the long string Of
Greenwood victories.
Coach Keithley reports his team
to have entirely recovered from the
grue1ing contest with the Clarksdale
heavy weights, and that they will en-
ter the contest with the best team of
the season.
A good game should result.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-11-23
ROTARY MEMBERS
HAD GREAT DAY
festerday-So Busy Handling I'm
mense Volume Business, But Few
Attended Luncheon.

Yesterday being Greenwoods Dol
lar Day and due to the fact that sc
many Rotarians were SO busy hand.
ling the enormous volume of business
being done along about Rotary Lunch
con time, it was impossible for them
to be present and in consequence
there were more absent members yes.
terday than there has ever been in
the history of the club. However,
those present had good time as usu-
al. They knew that the absent mem
bers were with them in spirit if not
| in flesh.
1t is said that music hath charms
to soothe the savage beast, and with
this in view the club deemed it wise
to purchase a piano which they did
and it will remain at the hotel dining
room to be used by the Rotarians
every Tuesday. There are two can
didates for the position Of pianist, Ed
Myriek and Joe Lanham, and next
Tuesday votes will be cast to see
which one is to have the honor. The
defeated candidate will be allowed to
turn the music for the victor. It is
hoped that another Caruso can be
discovered with the aid of this piano
as there are some Rotarians who lay
claim to "voices" and with sufficient
practice quartette composed of
Messrs. Frank Wright, Will Hammer,
VIII McBee and George Wade, with
President Pollard as director and Ed
Myrick as pianist and Joe Lanham
turning the music, should be drawing
card on any stage In fact without
practice they should be headliners in
most any burlesque show.
The Dollar Day did not keep Horace
Moore away and he is not going TO
need a piano, because President Pol
lard stated the new boy he has at
his house would provide all the mu-
sic needed by Horace.
George Wilson and Lorainne Craig
promised the club bird supper all
last season but the birds never ma
terialized and Jack Quinn voiced the
sentiment Of the club yesterday when
he stated that he thought it about
time that these two take their trus-
ty shot guns and bring this long de-
layed event to a conclusion.
DR.. Riley Moore had few words
to say in appreciation Of the thought
fulness of the Rotary Club to him
during his recent illness. DIR. Moore
has had a hard time of il and it is
certainly great pleasure to see the
marked physical improvement he has
made even since the last meeting.
The only guest present yesterday
was Mr.. Robinson, Il brother Of the
one and only "Spec."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-11-23
List Of Fatalities
Continue To Grow

BELFAST, Nov. 23.--Belfast's list
of fatalities as result of the fac
tional rioting began to grow early
today, one victim being added almost
at the outset to the thirteen killed
in the outbreaks attending the as
sumptional of governmental powers
by the new Ulster Parliament yester-
day. The man killed today was shot
by snipers when engaging laborers
for the ship yards,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-11-23
CIVIL GOVERNOR
RETIRES AFTER
A SHORT TERM
OPPOSITION BY PEOPLE CAus.
ED OFFICIAL TO STAY IN
OFFICE ONLY THREE
DAYS.
Associated Press

PEKING, Nov. o. - Opposition by
the people of the Province of AMI
wei TO their new Civil Governor has
caused that official to go into sud
den retirement after only three days
lin office, according to official re-
ports received Id Peking from the
capital of the province.
Objection Of the Anhwei people to
the new GovernoE one Ii ao-ehen,
was due to his gfsat age and the fact
that Ii has, in the past, been connect
ed with the pro-Japanese Anfu party.
So the students, gentry and mer-
chants of Anhwei arranged for a re-
eeption committee which was to give
Ii a warm welcome on his arrival
at AnlSing on September 30,
Ii, however, got advance word of
the welcome that was being planned
for him and SO travelled to Anking,
the provincial capital, on gun-boat,
He landed at point below the town
with strong body-guard and, enter
ing the city through little used gate
reached his official residence while
the reception committee" was still
waiting at the regular landing stage
and wondering why he didn't arrive.
1t is learned here, however, that
the reception for Governor, or ex-Gov-
ernor, Ii was postponed, but not can
celled, and that on September % the
aged officials departed for places un-
known because the reins of govern
ment in Anhwei got too hot for him
to handle.
Peking is now looking for another
Civil Governor to send to Anking,
and this time, it Is said, the Govern
ment will first consult the people of
Anhwei.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-11-23
coMMIssI0NER,s SALE.

By virtue of power vested in me by
the Chancery Court Of Leflore County,
Mississippi, by decree in cause NO;
3757 Floyd Bowles ct al, against
Courtney Bowles, ct al, rendered at
the April term 1921 of said Court ana
entered on page $40 Of Minute Book
No. 7 Of said court as modified by said
conrt bv decree in said cause at the
October term 1921 Of said court en-
tered on page 90 Of Minute Book No;
I If said court, will, within legal
bours. in front Of the south door OF
the court house of said county, on the
10Th m day Of December, 1921, sell at
nuhlic auction to the highest bidder
Far cash. Lot No. Seven t7l IN BLOCK
Na NJ twenty-six (26) in the Henry Ad-
d;tion to the City Of Greenwood, IN
said County. Said sale will be made
Ia divide the proceeds thereof IN par
t;t;on amongst the owners OF said lot
u M provided in said decrees. The title
i believed to be good but ! Will con-
reg T. onIv such title as is vested in me
witness my signature the 2Srd day
q NoVeh0ei A. r. BEW.
Commissioner.