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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-03

This is virtual decision because these steps have
been submitted to the home governments concerned
by the delegates here, and only final words of APP
proval from some of the governments is necessary
before they are put into definite shape promulgated
to the world and formally adopted.
GREAT DECISION REACHED
DURING NIGHT CONFERENCE
These great decisions were reached informally IN
a two-hour conference last evening between the Big
Three" of the United States Great Britain and ia
pan-Hughes Balfolir and Kato
Thus to be solved the most important questions before
the limitation of armament conference. These steps
by the great world statesmen that the menace
Of the AngoJpanese alliance to the United States is to be
removed that between the United States and Japan
be made nearly impossible and that the Hughes plan for
limitation of naval armament is to be definitely accepted
The understanding between the United States, Great
Britain Japan and France is to have two main parts the
United Press is informed as follows
THAT these great powers pledge themselves to OBJ
servf and maintain to the best of their ability the
peace of the Pacific and the Far East.
2-To further that end and to lessen the chances of
conflict among themselves these powers agree the
non-fortification of the Pacific isles.
Admiral Baron Kao chief of the Japanese delegation last
night Immediately after the conference of the big Three
Tokyo asking authorization to accept the 60 per cent naval
ratio for Japan the above stated conditions.
HUGHES SECOND BONIBSHEIL
AWAITED BY ARMS FARLEY
Conditional acceptance said to have been given by
Kao in the conference of the big Three Kato is under
stood to stressed Hughes and Bafour the necessity
point of national security without guarantees such
non-ortfcaton the Pacific islands and the Pacific
understanding.
The entire plan to be up to Tokyo and Japan
pected to accept reply will be few days coming from
Tokyo
The next penary session of the conference will be al
momentous one 1t is then that Secretary Hughes is
pccted accomplished fact the understand
ing the four great to take the place of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance.
This will be Hughes second bombshel the expected
the great of the Pacific and the Far East However
this will differ from the first bombshethe drastic pro-
posa for cutting the great navies of the word that the
foreign delegations concerned will know about it and will
have agreed upon it in advance.
NO WARLIKE CLAUSES IN
QUADRUPLE AGREEMENT
Hughes probably will preface his expected speech with
the if this is not made beforehand that not
only Great Britain but also JAPAN the doubtful power has
accepted the 553 capital ship plan of the American pro-
gram for limitation of naval armament which gives Japan
navy 60 per great that of the United States and
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.YECCS GET.
$4,000 In.
BANK BONDS
Batter Way Thru Vault Roof
and Escape With
Rich Loot

BELLINGHAM. wash. Dec. a.
Robbers smashed their way thru the
three.foot roof Of the vault In the
Nooksack Valley State bank Of Ever
son. 1s miles north OF Beilingham.
early today. wrecked safety deposit
boxes with an nx and escaped with
Liberty bonds estimated 10 total $780,.
600 In value.
Nine hundred dollars In silver In
side the vault IL gone. but the rob
bers did not molcst the safe contain.
ing the bulk Of the banks cash.
The theft was discovered when Of
ficials opened the hank this morning.
Entrance 10 the bank was gained by
prying open a window
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WILL AID J0BLESS!
Home Brew

Greetings. Felix's. Tonight Is
Take Bath Night.
Our idea of real college spirit Is a
University OF Washington student
betting even money against Penn
state.
whats the matter with the Seat
tie Boxing comishf They didn't
have anything to sny about the
worlds champion billiard tournament
In Chicago.
Throw q little coal la. pop, pop. pop.
Steam Is In tive radiator. mop. mop.
mop.
Fatty Arbuckle's friends are hop
Ing that the jury Is not taking anti
fat medicine
benevolent Capitalists Needed, :"
says headline in The star. Ha'
Hal
There are now 1000 unemployed
IN seattle. not counting lot hold
ing down Jobs at the City Hail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-03
URGES BANKRUPTCY
TO TAKE WATER OUT
OF RAILWAY STOCK

WASHINGTON. Dec 3.-Bank-
ruptcy as means OF debating
fictitious railroad capitalization
was the sensa tional suggestion
made today by Frank j. Warne,
railroad brotherhood statistlcian,
before the senate interstate com.
merce committee.
THE suggestion would not be
so terrifying as the railroad repre-
sentatives would have the public
believe" declared Warne. In com
menting on the recommendation
II bankruptcy proceedings urged
oy an attorney for shippers In the
,ase of the New Haven system.
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Stringer Trial to
Be Started Monday

Trial Of John Stringer. former
King county sheriff. charged with
grand larceny. Is scheduled TO begin
Monday In superior court.
Stringer. who preceded Sheriff
Matt Starwich. IL alleged to have con.
yerted 10 his own use while In office
si.i4i.3s OF county funds. The de.
pariment In which the case will be
heard is to be decided Monday.
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Postal Savings in
Seattle $3,OOO,OOO

Postal savings In the Seattle post.
office reached the $4,000, 900 mark
during November. according to Post.
master Edgar Battle.
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Island Fortifiications
TO Be Disn1QntLed and
Nauies to Be Limited
Kato Agrees to Plan and Final Authority From Tokyo
Is Now Awaited; France Included in Understanding;
Hughes Has Another "Bombshell" Coming Up


todavnn ipheau uthnrtv
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fATTY'S
Fate IN
BALANCE
Jury Resumes Its
Deliberations in
Debate on Yer
dict for Actor
ny ". ID. TRACY

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec L.
>inctcrn hours ending soon after
n n IN. toslsy had failed to bring
from the jury any decision in
the guilt or Innocence cf Roscoe
CFaityl ArbuckIe. famed film
comedian. ON trial for man
slaughter
Arbuclsie spent an anxious
morning. talking To groups Of
friends. smoking eignrcts and
walking about the corridor with
big policeman. Ills wife. Ninta
Durfee. remained quietly in the
court room
Refreshed by nights sleep az
hotel. under the watchful eyes OF
squad Of baiilffa. the jury rcturne'
to the Hall OF Justice shortly befor
TO a. m. today TO resume Its delibei
atoms
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COMMUNITY CHEST
WEEK AT CLEMMER

Community Chest week"
opened Saturday at the clemmer
theatre. which has agreed 70 do
nate 7 per cent Of It's gross re-
ceIpts for the period TO the mu-
nicipai fund. Herbert Rawlinson,
starring in the film "fhe Mil
lloualre." rs the attraction.
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THE JURY SEES
MARSHAL FOCIl

IL hesitated moment on the way
to catch a glimpse of Marshal Foch.
who arrived in San francisco early
and headed great parade up Mar.
ket street.
In that particular. the Jury and
the defendant. Arbuckle. did the
same thing, for Fatty's car rolled
down Market street and stood min
ute unnoticed while the big comedian
DOTTED his hat 70 the hero OF the
great war.
Il had n good rest" Arbuckle
told the United Press.
There was nothing on my mind
which would prevent H."
He laid aside the faithful blue
Norfolk In favor Of black.
Most Of the crowd which had been
attending court followed the example
OF the jury and defendant, with the
result that the court corridors we're
almost cleared Of people during the
early hours Of the morning for the
first time since the trial opened.
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JURY MAY BE HELD
DURING SUNDAY

Rumors continued TO ny thick and
fast. They stilI had II that one won.
an wns holding out for conviction,
and the other members Of the jury
were for acquittal. But there seemed
10 be no conceivable way for such IN.
formation TO leak out OF the jury
room, and IL had to be put down as
rumor-or propaganda.
Many believed the jury would
agree this morning. But the major
ity were talking about "A Disagree
ment and plans for new trial.
Persons close TO Judge Harold
Louderback. presiding at the trial.
expressed a belief that the jury
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Homlcides In the u. $. during 1920
totaicd 1900. Yes. and II they got
the fellow who invented the put-and'
take top there would be s.o0i.
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Perhaps Japan win ccmpro-
misc BY letting US use her Pa
eific ocean Tuesdays and Thurs
days.
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Eggs" adyertises Seattle grocer.
Wholesome Cold Storage Eggs TO
20 with the Ham, and which, II used
promptly. can hardly be detected
from Fresh Eggs-55 cents q dozen"
Procrastination Is the thief OF
flavor.
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seren doxen orchids.
A bHsheI Of ttolefs-
Fragrant incense
And a shin aner Of
Dazzling hucs.
It's an odd chap
Who cannot smile
In the face Of the
Morning sun.
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take top there would be s.o0i.
BETTER, THANK YOU
Screen doSeH orchsds
A bHshel Of rsolefs-
Fragrant incense
And simmer OF
Dazzling hHes.
It's an odd chap
Who cannot swifs
In the face Of the
Morning sun
Mr. Anon
They're forming an amateur hook.
sy team in Seattle. Imagine anyone
playing hockey without getting paid
for IT,
Bartus b. woor. dog editor. as-
sesses US s. for his Christmas fund
He evidently didn't look up our
standing at the banks.
Barkus says we should give some
thing TO atone for all the suffering
we've caused in this colyurn-
Heavens. woof, we're not a million
aire.
Can you tell me who in the Y.
holds the record for strong inngsg--R- C.
Have you tried the city eounehF
And let's have Take-a Week-off
from These weck.Weeks.
CHANCE or A LIFETIME
Enoch Bagshaw turned to sub
stifute at the University this morn
ing and remarked: BE sure and
have your wind In tiptop shape to-
day. Its our biggest game. Chances
are, well let you blow the pigskin
up"
What IL the disarmament confer
ence doing about the Second Looies2
she had those great bio dreamy eyes,
The kind that makes US Guus
HedUe dOhs.
And then she rose and left the bor,
The naps all turned as cold as rocks.
WOOL SOX.
Have you bagged any hunters yet
this season.
Some sport experts insist that
Georges Carpenter and Mile. Leng-
len are entitled to places on list OF
French notables attending the Peace
Conference. Their showing In Amer.
lea certainly justifies their selection.
why don't Don Join a football fedmr
You'd boot the ball TO Nome
Friend toiIe to0s judging by rhe t1dv
lie Kicked uhcn he toas home.
Eggs adyertises a Seattle grocer.
wholesome Cold Storage Eggs TO
20 with the Ham, and which, II used
promptly. can hardly be detected
from Fresh Egga-55 cents a dozen"
Procrastination Is the thief OF
flavor.
a Seattle man reports that he has
a second crop Of raspberries. HUH
Most of the councllmen have raised
four or five crops OF razzbcrries In
the past year.
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a Seattle man reports that he has
a second crop Of raspbcrries. HUH
Most of the councilmen have raised
four or five crops OF razzberries In
the past year.
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CHANCE or a LIFETIME

Enocb Bagshaw turned to sub
stifute at the University this morn
ing and remarked: BE sure and
have your wind In tiptop shape to-
day. Its our biggest game. Chances
are. well let you blow the pigskin
up
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Have you bagged any hunters yet
this season?
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Can you tell nc who in the Y. ~
holds the record for strong lungs II G
Have you tried the city councilf
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-12-29

ia, 1000 iii Minnesota and 500 in South
Dakota. The Minnesota membership Is
just finding its stride under the direc-
ton Of j. S. Jones. The present men,
bership, small when compared to $500
in Illinois and 5000 in Nebraska. is
nevertheless remarkable when it is re-
called that active organization has been
in progress only seven weeks.
In North Dakota, where last sum-
mer, 5000 members were obtained be-
fore the harvesting, threshing and
marketing seasons, solicitation has
been resumed. Reports from Williams
county indicate farmers are solidly be-
hind the movement.
The last active week Of 1921 netted
the farmers company 2,195 members.
OF this increase, 437 came from Iowa,
465 from Nebraska, 224 from Mime
sofa and 247 from North Dakota.
Work early in 1922 will be of un-
usual Importance, because farmers
must join before January II to par
ticipate in local, congressional and ma
tional conventions that will be held
in February and March.
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HIGHLAND

Mrs. Roy T. PIERCE. Correspondent
M. and Mrs. E.. F. Kinney and Pat
O'COnnor autoed to Bookings Monday.
Miss Fannie McMahill returned home
from school Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Etting drove
to Brookings Thursday.
Merwyn and Muriel Peirce came
home Thursday. They have two
weeks vacation.
The children in district No. "a are
enjoying a weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Doner spent
Christmas in Brookings.
John Evans will have two weeks va
cation before returning to high school
in Elkton.
Miss Helen Kramer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Kramer, was united in
marriage to William Hardin of Elkton
on Tuesday, December goth, at the
Lutheran church. After the ceremony
a supper was served by the brides
mother. These young people will be
at home on the John Holland farm
aIler Mdrcn ISL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Karstens cele-
brated their t~wenty-fifth wedding an
niversary at their home Sunday. In
addition, the occasion was also a
shower on Miss Sophia. who is to be
married soon. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Karstens, ST., of Hull, Ia, came to the
party as a complete surprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Etting and the
Peirce family were visitors at the
Frank Maloney home Christmas after
noon.
Harry Lorden ate Christmas dinner
with the Edw. F. Kinney family.
Francis Towey of Brookings, and
Margaret Towey of Lake City, are both
home for a two weeks vacation.
Francis O'Connor and Janora Kin.
rey went up on the train Friday even
ing to Brookings and will visit until
Tuesday with Agnes O'Connor.
Edith Kinney is home for a weeks
vacation from ST. Mary's school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Krctsinger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stamp spent Christ
mas day with home folks at Lake Ben
ton.
Mrs. G. Kurtz and children went tic
Elkton Saturday to spend Christmas
with her folks.
The Maloneys and Peirces spent
Christmas evening at the Etting home
julius Wiese, Chris Risch and Roy
T. PIERCE go to Brookings Tuesday as
proposalmen from Richland.
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ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK MARKET

Hogs and sheep have scored uneven
advances during the past week under
the influence Of light receipts and a
fairly healthy shipping demand. Bulk
of good butcher hogs today $500,
choice light sorts $7.25, heavy packers
$5.75 to $500, being 25c to so higher
than a week ago. Lambs and yearling
weights are closing soc to 75c higher,
sheep strong to soc up. Good and
choice fat lambs $9.75 to $1O.35, fat
ewes $3.50 to $3.50, yearling wethers
$3.50 to $3.50.
Although cattle receipts have been
light, demand has been even lighter
due largely to an increased consump,
tion of poultry which is usual during
the winter holiday season and this
has sharply lessened the demand for
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-12-29
ALTON

MIS-. j. ID. Mcmillan. Correspondent
T. G. Couplings and wife. E. Lenocher
and wife, Chas. Potter and son Donald
spent a social evening at the ]. D. Nc
MILAN home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Mcmillan and
son Robert of Hardwick, Mimi, were
Christmas callers at his faith ,r's and
brothers homes.
The high school pupils from White
and Brookings are at home for the
holidays.
Mrs. Chas. Potter and son Vernon
returned home Thursday from Hartley
and Primgar, Iowa, where they have
been visiting
d. r. Mcmillan and family were
Brookings visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Vertus Huebner was taken
quite i'll at her mothers home in Bush.
nell the first of the week. but Is re
ported better at this writing.
Miss Ida B. Nelson returned to her
home via volga Friday evening for q
two weeks vacation.
Miss Olga Oleson Is spending the
holiday vacation with home folks.
Frank Mclaughlin and Otto Oleson
have been Smelling corn this week.
Wednesday, the stock market day
the farmers from this vicinity sold
nearly . carload of hogs.
Mr.. Alderman made q trip to Gettys
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dressed beef, which has been reflected
in the live markets, most beef steers
and butcher she stock showing losses
of Csc to soc during the past week.
A few fed yearlings sold at the close
from Sc SO to $500, with bulk of beef
steers going at $4.75 to $500, very
few higher.
Butcher COWS and heifers sold at the
finish largely from $500 to $4.75, with
a very few of the better offerings go
ing at $500 to $3.50 or somewhat
higher. Gamers and cutters have
shown some strength due largely to
demand from the country for some
thin cows for feeding purposes and
these are mostly Csc higher than last
week, bulk selling at $500 to $2.75,
a few cutters $500. Bologna bulls
closed at $3.50 to 1925. Veal calf
prices established a new low mark for
the year on Thursday when bulk of
best lights sold at $500. The market
rallied soc on Friday but is still $3.50
below a week ago. Better grades of
stockers and feeders have held up well
this week, closing steady to Csc lower,
with common and medium grades 25c
to soc lower. Bulk of sales at the
close ranged from $500 to $500, with
some few good to choice grades $5.25
to $3.50, strictly choice being quotable
up to around $500.
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PRESTON
Mrs. O. T. Lee. Correspondent

Mrs. ". H.. Lee, NOFTtspVhutht
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Dyball and family
of Volga, spent n day the first Of
the week at o. u. Cotton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke, who reside near
Shell Lake, Wis, arrived about a week
& and are visiting in the home OF
the ~latter's mother, Mrs. Eliza Foster,
and with other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Cotton spent
Christmas in Brookings with Mrs. Cot
tons mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Cunning
ham.
Miss Edna Olson departed Saturday
morning for her home near Florence
to spend her holiday vacation with her
parents and other relatives. She ex-
poets to return within a week to re-
sumo her school duties in Preston
No. l..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Pickering and
son and Mrs. Jennie Pickering of
Bruce, spent Christmas at Z. r. Kin
ney's.
Mrs. G. G. Ribstein and children de-
parted last week for washington to
spend Christmas with relatives.
Howard Walston of lakewood Wis
tied a few days the first of the week
at o. I. Lees.
Mrs. J. w. Carbine very pleasantly
entertained the members of the Pres
ton choir in her home Monday evening.
c. w. Kinney, G. G. Ribstein and
o. T. Lee were county seat visitors
Tuesday atteding the county proposal
mems meeting.
Miss Bernice Cotton spent Sunday
in Volga visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Heilig entertained
a number of friends at a party in their
home last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Mealy and daugh-
ter and Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Appel and
family, all of Volga, were guests last
Sunday in the A. j. Appel home.
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EAST M EDARY
Mrs. LOhr Dancer, Correspondent
Phone II Blue

inOne IL Blue
Mrs. n. G. Ibach is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Miller, north OF
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corbett Helm of Brook.
ings, spent several days Of this week
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
w. O. Halstead.
Miss Lora Dancer of Brookings, Wis
tied with home folks Monday of this
week.
Several from here attended the
Christmas exercises in Brookings
Christmas eve.
Mrs. Gum gave an entertainment
and basket supper at her school house
Wednesday night.
Miss Ann Beiver who has been at.
tending high school in Bookings is
spending her vacation at her home
here.
Miss Ruby Richardson who teaches
school near Watertown is home fol
Christmas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Simmons spent
Monday evening at Earl Fry's.
The members Of the Poland China
Pig Club and several of their friends
had a %sleighride party Tuesday even
ing. after which all enjoyed an oyster
supper at the home of Marie Dancer
Delbert Simmons delivered hogs in
Brookings Monday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.. Fry and family
attended the wedding of Mrs. Fry's
sister. Miss Gertrude Hayden, and Mr.
Ernest Brickbiel on Wednesday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Jones moved
to the Sinjum farm the latter part o
the week.
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FOUNTAIN
Mrs. A. j. Engel, Coz respondent
Phone IL Blue

Mrs. A. j. Engel, Cor respondent
Phone Is Blue
Mrs. Gail Seas spent a few days
last week at the James Bane home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Lundeen and
son Perry spent Christmas at the home
of their son and brother, Glenn Lun-
deem.
Bert Jessen and Floyd Engel were
entertained at the home of Louis Eber-
lein on Sunday afternoon.
The teacher and pupils of Fountain
No. 7 are enjoying a weeks vacation.
Lucille Engel spent Monday after
noon with her friend, Beulah Sanders.
A large party of friends and neigh
bors attended the Christmas dance
given at the Jay Sanders home on
Thursday evening. An excellent lunch
was served and a fine time reported.
Frank and Miss Charlotte Eberlein
visited in Brookings on Sunday after
noon
George Mcmillan Of Hardwick, Mimi.
arrived at the James Bane home on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steffen and
Mamie ate Christmas dinner at the
Chris Jensen home, east Of Bushnell.
Misses Gertrude and Lulu Buettner
aer spending their vacations with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Seas entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Duff and family
of Brookings at Christmas dinner.
Helen and Edward Dupraz visited
at the home of their sister. Mrs. Thos.
Murphy, nea White this week.
A party of about ninety friends and
neighbors attended the dance at the
F. c. Buettner home on Monday even
ing. Refreshments were served and
a most enjoyable time was had.
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GROW IN 1921

The wane Of 1921 saw the U. S.
Grain Growers, Inc, ready for 1922
with 1929 members and $40 elevators
pledged to support the movement. This
growth, far surprising that ever made
by any other farmer-owned sales
agency, is the result of organization
ranging from seven months in some
states to seven weeks in others. In
all sections plans are ready for a re-
newal of activities after the holidays.
OF the aggregate membership, ap-
proximately $500 are in the three
northwest states-5,OO0 in North Dako-