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Views Of a Local
School Patron
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~ AA1i LAhtJ
deprive them Of their chance for edu-
cation by voting against a high school
But to notice other material con
sideration the prosperity and growth
of a community depends upons its
citizens and upon the sort of new resi-
dents it car attract. The citizens of
this community of whom it is most
proud are those who have chosen it
for their home, o those who some
how drifted here and have been I'M
able to leave. And, we should be glad
to draw here others like our best peo-
pie. while families having no concern
for their children would be less well
come.
Given, however. this valley with a
high school, and for instance. without
one. it seems fair to say that we
should probably be at some disadvan-
tage in the matter of attracting fami-
lies which were mt the same time seek
ing II new location and the educational
interests Of their children.
As to III own children. not to give
them a high school is to penalize
them for living i'm Saratoga or Platte
valley and the pe%nalization is none
the less definite. whether it take the
form of the Inconvenience involved in
going elsewhere to high school. or
whether by those who do not go away.
it Is realized later as a handicap i'm the
struggle of life. Whatever issues of
public duty may be raised by the pro-
posal to have n high school. it seems
clear that to vote in its favor is a Ter
Sonal obligation for all parents. at the
very least. Aud it is almost as diff
cult to see how IA high school could be
opposed by any good citizen.
Again, n high school presents the
young folks of the town with some
thing very definite to do during a time
when loafers are ordinarily made. n
time when they are rather wondering
just which way to turn and are rather
unsettled. 1t mea n better educated
community with the young and grow
ing generation better equipped to take
up the work when the older generation
is ready to lay il down.
, 1922-11-16

that it be voted unanimously, stating
that if it could be formed as planned
it would be the wealthiest High School
District in the State of Wyoming. In
view of all this, we have very grave
suspicion of the motives back Of the
article written by Mr.. Hays and pub
lished in the Encampment paper. His
advice to the people of his own dis
trict should carry but little weight
when arrayed against the opinions of
some of the most prominent educators
of the state.
, 1922-11-16

Mr.. Hays of Encampment. who had
~ column article in the Encampment
Echo last week disparaging the plan
10 form Il consolidated High School
District in the Platte Valley because
the plan provided that the school
should be located in Saratoga. we are
told was present at the meeting of
state teachers in Cheyenne when the
Platte Valley consolidation plan was
discussed and approved. Mr.. Hays.
we are told WAS present at the county
teachers meeting when the same mat
Ter was discussed at length and fully
approved as at present outlined. Mr..
Hays, we are told. has heard the coun-
~ superintendent of schools give her
unqualified approval to this plan for
consolidation. Mr.. Hays, to our GER
tain knowledge heard Mr.. l.. G. It'd
ball, state Commissioner of Education,
give his approval to the plan and urge
, 1922-11-16

1t is said that some voters of outly-
ing districts have been under the i'm
preston that the High School cOnsol-
idation plan would result in the cen
t%ralization of all schools in Saratoga,
to the detriment of their respective
districts. This is a mistaken idea. The
consolidation for High School purposes
would not in the least affect the num-
Der or efficiency of the country schools
in any of the affected districts.
, 1922-11-16
Working for Your
Own Best Interest
CONTINUED from First Page,

loODtlHlcu from First age
these few, the people of the upper val
ley can have no doubt as to where a
Platte Valley High School should be
and will be located. The people of that
section will not be working for their
own welfare If they vote their dis
trict out.
a consolidated district High School
is going to be built to serve this valley
and it is going TO be built in Saratoga.
II h -Encampmcnt district CHOOSES to
stay ont. very well. There will be in
sufficient territory left in the upper
valley from which to form another con
solidated district hat could provide
any considerable High School facilities.
and Encampment will be "out on II
limb" with a choice between sending
their higher grade pupils to Saratoga.
where they are within "A couple of
hours ride of home and the parental
hreside, or of sending them to Laramie.
Cheyenne or Denver, with opportunity
for a visit with the home folks at
Christmas tine, perhaps, if the family
purse will allow the expense of the
trip. Ninety-five per cent of them, of
course, will come to Saratoga. and the
E~ncampment district as a result will
be called upon to pay in tuition fees
far beyond the amount that its valua-
ton of $i33.153 would require it to
pay as n part of the consolidated dis
trict. As a part of the High school
district, it would pay annually 1886,
and for this amount would be entitled
to unlimited use of the Consolidated
High School for its advanced pupils.
At the same time. under the CONSOLE
dation plan. Encamunent would retain
its present two years of High School
Mt the expense of the Consolidated
district. Thus for $500 the Encamp-
ment district would benefit at least
$500 as a result of II free High school
Teacher. besides having its privileges
III the four-year school. Flo this rea-
son, E-ncampment has more to gain by
going into the consolidation than has
any other district.
If that district votes out. as Mr..
Hays imprudently advises, ten pupils
from Encampment attending the Dis
trict High School here would force
that district 10 pay in tuition fees not
less than $500 annually. And this
tuition money would have to be raised
by "A tax levy in addition to that now
being paid. Cannot Encamunent peo-
pie easily figure from his which meth
cd will give them real educational IA
%cilities and mt the same time make
their taxation lois?
Think 1t over seriously. people of
the upper valley. 1t requires no severe
stretch of the Imagination to realize
that You will really be out on a limb"
educationally If you do not vote to
have your district included In the High
School consolidation. Can you afford
to stay out?
, 1922-11-16

There has been some rumor aflOat
10 the effect that the Walcott district
may not vote favorably ON the High
School district consolidation plan. With
the Union Pacific railroad by far the
larger taxpayer of that district. the
voters should easily see the benefit Of
coming into the proposed district. The
Union Pacific should be granted he
privilege of helping to support the
High Schools of Carbon county. The
High School pupils Of that district
must attend Il High School somewhere,
andLhe district must pay tuition for
these pupils. With any increase in
the population of the Walcott district
h tuition would cost the small tax
payers Of that district more money per
year than they would have to pay as
their part of their expense of the con-
solidated district. Two pupils from
that district are now attending the
Saratoga school. and this will cost that
district $500 per year tuition.
, 1922-11-16
THE sun Is CORRECTED.

AS a result of the Observation-Disclosures
resulting ON election day in this pre-
cinct because the county clerks Off
cial list of voters did not check up
with the original registration list in
many ways. The sun ,made some rather
caustic comments in which the county
clerk and her assistants were given
all the blame for the lack of uniform
ity in the lists of names. Mrs. Knrst
now informs MS that the criticisms
were mmerited and that every effort
was made by the employees of her of
flee to have the voting lists rs nearly
correct as it is humanity possible to
make them. At the request of the
county clerk, we publish the following
letter ON the subject;
'Rawlins. wyo.. Nov. II. 1922.
Editor Saratoga sun.
Saratoga, Wyoming.
Dear Sir
In the Issue of your paper OF
Thursday, November 9th. 1872. find
an article In the editorial column en-
titled REGISTRATION A WASTE
OF MONEY In this article refer
cnce is made 10 certain mistakes In the
names appearing on the official regis
tratiOn list. and these mistakes were
credited to my office.
in behalf Of myself and deputies. |
wish 10 state that the certified list
made by me and sent to the Judges Of
election at Saratoga, Is n copy Of the
official List of Electors OF Saratoga
Precinct AZ same was returned To me
by the registry agents of Saratoga, wy
oming. on October 31st. 1927, aud IL
the list furnished 10 me by the agents
Is not n correct copy OF the names of
the voters rs obtained 10y them from
The registry certificates. the fault Is
due to the registry agents failing 70
copy the namcs correctly and to then
compare their respective lists, nnd II
their lists are not an exact copy OF the
list sent to me. IL IL no fault Of mine.
I'm Justice to myself and my office
force. kindly give this letter MS much
publicity ms possible.
Yours Very Truly.
"MALINDA NJ. KARST.
County Clerk
81 O.. 49,
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ABOUT THE SCHOOL ELECTION.
WHO CAN VOTE

WHO CAN VOTE.-Any qualified elector is
entitled to vote. 1t is NOT NECESSARY that you
be registered. To be a qualified elector you must be
p years of age, and have resided in the state one
year, in the county six months, and in the precinct
ten days.
WHEN.=Thes school election will be held on
Saturday, November Is, 1922, between the hours of
2 and 6 p. m.
WHERE.-The polling places for the school
election are the school houses of the several districts,
with the exception of Districts 9 and Is. In District
9 the polling place will be the Saratoga City Hall,
and in District Is the polling place will be the En-
campment City Hall.
HOW.-To vote on the High School question,
those in favor shall vote
For High School District"
Those opposed shall vote
Opposed to High School District
, 1922-11-16

Taking the Platte Valley as a whole,
it is a fact that it figures out less ex-
pense for the taxpayers to have the
Consolidated High School, than not to
have it. To have n poor High School,
or none at all, costs us just as much
in taxes, and we do without the edu-
cational advantages.
, 1922-11-16

Forty-ninc per cent of the pupils at
tending school in all the districts of
the Platte Valley are attending the
Saratoga school. Does that fact leave
any room for argument as to where a
High School should be located in the
Platte Valley?
, 1922-11-16

Saratoga is the largest town. almost
the geographical center of the terri
tory, and the natural point for a High
School If one is TO he established. In
fact, at the present time. n large num-
Der of pupils from the surrounding Ter
Fitory depend upon the schools II Sar-
atoga for their schooling.
THE primary building i'm Saratoga
was standardized by this comulittee.
and the one ut Walc1ts will be passed
n soon MS n few M, OF improvements
are installed.
a wealthy a county as Carbon. and
n territory with the wealth of the
Platte Valley cannot afford to be rails
ing illiterates-
This territory as n whole is four
times as wealthy. on the basis of as
sessed valuation per school child. as
is the poorest county in the state-Big
Horn. Eight Of the eleven districts
vote either ne local tax for school pur-
poses or less than l mill. Surely these
districts can afford TO furnish school
ing to their children.
Turning from the question of ele-
mentary education to that of High
School facilities. there are two dis
tricts Offering some High School work.
AZ Encampment $ pupils are enrolled
in the 9Th and 10th grades. and at Sar-
atOga 80 in the 9th. 10Th and nth.
Neither Of these are as yet accredited
for the work offered. Saratoga. with
possibly some minor improvements.
can he; at Encampment n %reorganiza-
ton would he necessary to meet con-
ditions required by the standards for
~accrediting less than four-year High
Schools.
ut can he stated as n truism that
most children Of High School age Sc
cure no more high schooling than is
offered I'm their immediate vicinity.
The cost Of going away to school. the
unwillingness Of parents to send their
children " High School age to distant
places. and the uncertainty OF proper
living accommodations IL these chill
dren 90 To other towns maintaining
High Schools. all combine to make this
solution prohibitive SO far ms the great
majority of the people arc concerned.
Saratoga must build. exclude out
side pupils. or give inadequate service
Ia the children Of its own citizens.
''rhc eleven districts concerned pos
sess an assessed valuation Of $5.509.-
iG5. This Is within one million dollars
OF that of the Rnwlins district. and al
most u million dollars more than
that Of the Hanna district.
1T can be said. without the POSSIBLE
ity ~ co~ntravention. that the Platte
Valley needs an accredited four-yenr
High School. organized 10 minister to
the needs of the local community, and
that 1t Is amply able to support such
nm institution.
THE cost to most Of the districts
concerned would be very little II any
, 1922-11-16
NOTICE.

Local trappers are hereby notified
to keep off the Meyers ranch on Lake
Creek.
l have leased the trapping privilege
on this ranch N will take possession
OF all traps and furs found thereon.
tf LLOYD Il. PULLUM.
, 1922-11-16
Excerpts from Report of Commissioner
of Education l.. c. TidbaII.

The report of Lewis C. TidbaIl. State
Commissioner of Education, who visit
ed the valley last week and made II
survey of all conditions surrounding
the proposed consolidation of districts
for High School purposes. was received
too late for publication in full. but a
few Important paragraphs are clipped
from his report and reproduced here
with.
, 1922-11-16
NOTICE.

Absolutely no fishing, hunting or
trcspassing on my ranch down the
river. John a. McFarlane.
, 1922-11-16

The sun to any address for $3.50
per year.
, 1922-11-16

The Sun to amy address for $3.50
per year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
MISSING BOY FOUND
Frank sykes, Cape May, Brought
Home bv Sheriff

Frank Sykes. the sixteen year -oll
farmer boy who disappeared week ago
and was thought drowned or murdered 4
returned to his home today at Cape
May In company Of Sheriff Mead Tom.
lin. Of Cape May County.
Sheriff Tomin. II IL intimated. will
not let the boy remain at home unless
given assurance that he will be treated
kindly by his father. Arthur Sykes. o
farmer at Fishing Greek. The Sykes
family formerly lived at GO3i Race
street, this city.
Frank. the son. according to Sheriff
Tomlin. ran away from home once be.
fore. The Sheriff refused from the first
to accept the theory that the boy had
beer murdered
Arthur Sykes. the father. says he had
many enemies in the neighborhood.
Other farmers living nearby say the
man is unpopular because during the
cunning season he guards his farm
against trespnsscrs with a shotgun.
Young Sykes disappeared after he
had been sent into the woods to cut
some bean poles. His axe. stained with
b'ocd. was found under some bushes.
The Sheriff believes the boy killed n
snake or u small animal with II before
he left.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
MAN, SHOT |NF|GAT,
I. DIES IN HOSPITAL
patroIman Has Narrow Escape
at Yocum Near Sixty
seventh Street
SUSPECT Is ARR RESTE D

Ono man was shot and fotally wound
sd last night when n group OF men en-
.oucd in n pistol battle Mt rocum street
near SiSty.sevcn;n.
A patrolman had n miraculous rs-
.o,c from death when one bullet struck
mis- badge and was DETECTED aside. while
onotbcr tore through his blouse without
injuring him.
Tile Grino. GI35 Yocum street. was
,bot through the abdomen and died
.srlv this morning in Misericordia Hos
n;toj De Nardn de Sino. 6731 HOcum
street, said to have fired the shot. was
arrested and held without bail for the
Coroner. &, -
Police believe that n vendetta be-
tween the De Sino and Grino families
was the cansc Of the shooting. Two
brothers Of 6rino. Daniel and Patsy.
rerc arrested. but are not charged with
tok;ng part in the affray. They were
hold in S25tO bail each as material wit
npssPs.
patrolmcn Morrison. Corcoran and
NcKcnna were the first to reach the
.cene on n motorcycle. As Morrison
,,cppcd from the sidecar several of the
mon directed their shots at him. One
hnIlet struck his badge with such force
tbat n corner Of the metal insignia
nierccd his flesh. Another bullet ripped
through the pocket Of his jacket. but
aid not injure him.
with that the men in the gun fight
fed with the patrolmen in pursuit.
There we're at least n dozen engaged in
the fight.
So many shots were fired that resi-
den,s summoned patrol wagons from
four rolicn stations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
WOMAN IS SAVED
BY FE|GN|NC DEATH
Man Who Later Killed Himself
Shot at Her Four
Times .
FIGHT ON CLEMENTINE ST.

A dispute that began when the
former owner Of n cigar store Mt 2G20
Clementine street refused to hasten his
removal. led to n suicide and an at
tempted murder early last night. ..-.
Mrs. Mary Proca. forty -four years
old. told police she bought the store
two days ago from Paul Chrinsk!. who
agreed TO vacate ut once. As he had
not done so last night. Mrs. proca re-
monstrated with him.
Chrinski had made all plans for NOV
ing from the house today with his wife
and two children and was taking the
screws out Of n medicine closet when the
argument started. His family had gone
for walk several minutes before.
WHATS the matter. are you nervous
because I'm still hcre?" Cnrinski IL re-.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
DRY AGENTS GET HIM
Saloonman' Who Laughed at Them
Three Months Aqo Held in $1,000

Francis McKeown. proprietor of n
saloon at 1901 Germantown avenue.
was held in $1,000 bail for court by
Commissioner Manlcy today. charged
with selling and illegally possessing
liquor.
Three months ago. when prohibition
agents were conducting raids in that
section. McKcown is said to have
laughed ut their efforts to obtain pvi-
dencc. Edgar A. Davis. special
agent. told McKeown ar that time. he
testified today. that his place would
ultimately be raided.
Frank HuineS. owner of a saloon at
Germantown avenue and .IcffersO,,
street. was also held in $1,000 bail on
the same charge as McKeown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31

ported to have said. "lf you are I'll
give you something to cure It,"
Then he suddenly dashed upstairs and
returned with a revolver. Standing at
one end Of the store he. fred four shots
at Mrs. Proca. who had the presence OF
mind to fall behind the counter and
feign death.
! 4 moment later Mrs. ProcG. crouch
ing beneath the counter. heard two
shots from the rear room and thought
that Chrinski had killed her ten month
old baby She screamed and fell uh-
conscious on the floor in a faint.
The womnn's cries attracted atten.
tion Of police, who discovered Chrinski
lying on the hoor dead with two bullet
wounds in his chest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
FINDS BABY'S BODY
Two. Month. Old Infant Dead in Un.
derbrush Near Ardmore

The body Of two months old baby
girl. we'll clothed and bcaring no marks
Of violence. was found on Monk Hill.
Gladwyn. Pa. near Ardmorc. by Harry
Hoffman. of Manayunk. early this
morning.
Hoffman. who was picking berries.
disco"ared the child's body. carefully
wrapped in newspaper. and hidden
among a rlump Of blackberry bushes
about twenty five feet from the main
highway.
According to Deputy Coroner wi
liam L. Frnnkcnfcld. of Ardmorc. the
child was apparently Of foreign birth
and had been dead for n day.
Police of Lower Merton Township be-
lieve the child died of natural causes
and the parents being too poor to bury
It, east it INTO the underhrush.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
2 HELD FOR GIRLS DEATH
Accuse Policeman as Accomplish In
operatjon Performed bv Woman

Following the death of Mrs. Myrtle
Evans. nineteen years old. of 5431
North Mascher street. in the North
eastern Hospital. yesterday. Mrs. Mary
Lang. Of North Seventh street. was mr.
rested on n charge of manslaughter. and
Policeman William Schall. attached to
the Germantown avenue and Lycoming
street station. was held ns an accom-
plice. Schall lives at 5441 North
Mnsrhcr street. two doors from Mrs.
Evans Each was held without bail
for action by the Coroner today.
Blood POISONING caused the death of
the young woman. following an opera
tion said to have been performed BY
Mrs. Lang on July 20. She returned
home following the alleged operation
and sent for her family physician. who
pronounccd her condition critical and
sent her to the hospital.
Schall is widOwpr with two chill
dren. lie has been on the police force
about six years. Mrs. Evans was said
to have been separated from her hus-
hand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
AUTOS VICTIM IMPROVING
william Ewing Is Injured When
Wheel Comes on RACING Car

William Ewing. 33G South Forty
second street. who was injured Sunday
when n wheel Of an automobile came
of near Doylestown. is reported as
slightly improved by physicians at the
Presbyterian Hospital.
Ewing was riding in the racing car
of Henry Newell. clubman Of Doyles-
town, when the machine attempted to
mss. another car near Gardenvillo. five
miles from Doylestown. A front wheel
was thrown of and both men were
hurled from the car.
Ewing suffered n possible fracture Of
the skull and internal injuries. Newell
was less seriously injured. Ewing will
be removed to the home Of his mother
at 41OS Baltimore avenue as soon as his
condition permits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
TO HEAR EQUITY SUIT
kirschbaum Company Brings Ae.
ton Against Union

Judge Rogers in Common Pleas
Court No. today announced he is
ready to hear testimony in the equity
suit brought b. the 4. II. Eirschbauin
Company. clothing manufacturers.
against tn" Amalgamated Clothing
Workers Of America.
The Court. July II. issued Il tenn
porary injunction restraining the assO-
cintiOn's officers. members and dele
gates from interfering with or intimi-
dnting the rompany's employees. The
association wants to unionizc the com
pany's shops.
The defendants include Sidney Hill
man. general president Of the nssocin :
ton: Joseph Srhlosber. general serrr-
tary: Lazarus MarcovitZ. y. Koslov
sky, AriSo ID. Cavalieri and Fillipo De
I.uicca.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
CITY HALL TEAMS TO PLAY
Water Bureau Meets sheriff's Office
In Ball Game Tomorrow

Who's who in baseball in city Hall
will br definitely settled tomorrow
afternoon when teams Of two depart
ments will cross bats at Cahill field,
Twenty ninth street and Indiana ave-
nue., for the championship OF the "mu-
nicipal league"
The team Of the Bureau Of Water
has won four hard games and admits
that it is now the best in City Hall.
Robert f.. I.amhcrton's team, sP-
lected from the Sheriff'S office, has
something to hr chcsty about in the de-
feat Of the crack Federal Building team
recently,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
UNABLE TO FIND BULLET
x.Ray Falls to Locate Lead In
Woman Who Was Shot by Husban

An ray examination yesterday at
1t. I.ukes Hospital failed to locate the
bullet hich william Erkert fired into
the left breast Of his young wife Sat
nrday night before shooting himself at
the home of his wife's parents, 1858
Staub street. The woman IN expected
TO recover. and Eckert also is believed
out Of danger.
search for the bullet will be made to-
day In the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam COull. where the shooting occur
red. In the thought II may have lodged
In the furniture after striking the
woman,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-31
Injured by Doctors Car

Louis Feeder. 1868 Mnrkle street.
Manayunk. is in the Memorial Hospital
with fractured skull and other in
iurics after being struck by an auto
mobile last night In Ridge avenue. just
over the Montgomery County line in
I'pper Roxboro1igh. Feeder stepped
behind a passing mOtorcnr into the rath
Of machine driven by DR.. s. f.. Bid
die. $500 Chester avenue.