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ALEXANDRA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. January. IA
(Special).-A meeting Of business
men of the city was held this morn.
Ing in the rooms Of the chamber of
commerce. when plans for a white
way on King street were discussed.
1t was announced that the prospects
for the installation of a white way
on King street from Fairfax to Pat
rick streets, distance of seven
squares. are now more favorable than
ever before.
The meeting was presided over by
William A. SmOot. president OF the
chamber of commerce. A report was
submitted by E. A. Feldtkeller, su-
perintendent of the Alexandria County
Lighting Company. that the oro""st-
tion has the approval of the four
public utilities that nave puies on
King street, including the Western
Union Telegraph Company, Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company,
Washington Virginia Railway Company
and the Alexandria County Lighting
Company. The plans for the white
way provide for the elimination OF
many of the wires and all of the un-
slightly wooden poles on King street
where the white way will be. In place
of the wooden poles uniform sized
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iron poles. thirty-flve feet high, will be
substituted, and there will be a less
number Of poles under the new plan
than there are at present.
Arrangements are rapidly being
completed for the loan exhibit which
will be held in the parish hall Of
Christ Episcopal Church January 25
and 26 under the auspices Of the
patriotic societies of The city to raise
funds to have Alexandria represented
at the Virginia historical pageant in
Richmond the week of May %. Among
the Washingtonian women interested
and loaning from their own collec-
tions of heirlooms are Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson. Mrs. Larence Washington.
Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Mrs. Rose Gouver-
neur Hess, Miss Anna McGill Fauntle-
roy, Mrs. William Beverly Mason. Mrs.
H. Rozier Dulaney. Mrs. Buchner
Randolph, Mrs. Henry Daingerfield.
Mrs. Herbert Fairfax Leary, Mrs.
Rolfe Boiling, Mrs. William Nelson
Page and Mrs. Thomas Taliaferro.
Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, at a
meeting held yesterday at the home
Of Mrs. William ]. Boothe completed
arrangements for the chapters par
ticipation in the exhibit show. Mrs.
George Uhler was elected delegate to
the congress of the national society
in Washington, and with Mrs. u.
Mauchlin Niven will represent the
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chapter at this meeting. This chap
ter has planned colonial costume
ball February 20 in the auditorium
of the Elks' Home.
, Miss Jennie NJ. Richards. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Carlin Rich
ards. of 213 South Royal street. this
city. and Richard Joseph Dwyer, for
merly of Leesburg, Va, but now Of
Washington. were married at $50
o'clock this afternoon at the parson-
age Of st. Mary's Catholic Church
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
l.. F. Kelly. assistant pastor. The
couple were attended by Mrs. w. j.
McCaffrey and w. Burton Richards.
Following the wedding. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwyer left for a northern bridal
trip. Upon their return they will re-
side at ala South Royal street, this
city.
Announcement Is made that the
Alexandria Playground Association
will. on February %, In observance
of Washington's birthday, sell arti-
fetal cherries on the streets, the
funds derived from their sale to go
to the Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds
It is announced. will open in March,
that Is. the Friends Fairgrounds on
the north side OF Queen between
Washington and Columbus streets. 1t
is expected that additional play
grounds will be opened early during
the summer.
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A little more than $500 was realized
from the aale of ChriSfmaa seals In

from the sale of Christmas seals in
this city, it was announced at meet
ing OF the local Anti-tuberculosis
Society, held at the residence of Mrs.
Thomas W. Robinson. president Of
the society. 42S North Washington
street. OF this amount SIS per cent
will be retained by the local organi-
zation for work In this city. and
the residue will be used for the con-
tinuatiOn Of state work.
James r. Cation at 9:45 o'clock to-
morrow morning will address the
Henry Field Bible Glass of the
M. E. Church South. His subject will
be THE Voices That Are Still, Yet
Speak and Influence Our Lives"
Judge Barclay will address mems
meeting at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon in the Westminster building.
under the auspices of the Westmin-
ster Bible class of the Second Pres
byterian Church. There will be sing
ing by a mems quartet and solos by
Kenneth w. Ogden and others.
Rev. DIR. d. H. Martin. pastor of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
will take for his subject at the serv-
ices in that church at 7:t5 o'clock
tomorrow evening, 1.-The Second
Beast-Japan."
Frank f. McCravy. Laurens, S. c.,
will be in charge of the music at
the revival meeting at the Del Ray
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APPROVES DEATH FINDING.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, January H.
The death sentences Of Otto Stevens.
Tom Christmas, Charles Petre and John
Mcclure, convicted of the murder of
George Lewis of Knox county in for
est of Anderson county, May 80 last,
were affirmed today by the Tennessee
supreme court. which fixed the date of
execution as March l.
Lewis was a companion Of Andrew
Crumley of knoxville, driver of an au-
tomobile which had been engaged by a
party OF strangers in Knoxville to take
them to Clinton. At an isolated place
in the woods. in Anderson county, the
passengers, at the point Of pistol. took
possession of the car, tied Crumley and
Lewis to trees and cut their throats.
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JUSTICES DENY RULING.
Realty Decision Commonly Be
lieved Was Not Made.

NEW YORK. January 14.-Justices in
the appellate term of the supreme court
declared in a decision handed down in
Brooklyn today that they had never
ruled, as was commonly believed. that
rented real estate was invariably. the
proper figure.
Supporting a municipal court jury's
decision cutting in half a IS increase de-
manded of tenants under the 10 per
cent theory by Insoff of Medford, the
judges declared their ruling had been
that the percentage of return justified
depended on 1.-The condition of the finan-
cial market"
A part of the decision was quoted,
asserting that ''if building of houses is
to be encouraged, investors in real es-
tate should get at least as much income
from real property, with all its attend
ant trouble, as investors in mortgages
and realty franchises"
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GUESSES HE'D BETTER
GOTO HOSPITAL AFTER
BEING SHOT NEAR HEART

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 14.-LonE
islanders are establishing q record
for hardihood and stamina.
After the adventure yesterday
of the switchman who crawled
through the East river tube. dodg-
ing trains, while suffering from
broken bones and internal injuries.
there came to light today these
two Incidents:
James Bannester of Westbury,
mysteriously shot below the heart
at his home, remarked to a guest
that he guessed he'd better go to
the hospital. cranked his motor
car and drove two miles to the
Nassau Hospital, where his con-
dition VISA pronounced critical.
George w. Cooper, ninety-four.
Of Riverhead, who recently tum-
bled over a chair, discovered that
Tor several days he had been walk
ing about town with two broken
ribs.
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Baptist Church. which opens tomor-
row. A children's chorus of seventy
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The the
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Hobo Day, October %
BOARD OF
Advertisement

October Il, 1922
The Board of Education net in
special session with all members pres
ent.
This meeting was called for the pur-
pose of making a final settlement
with the Wold-Mark Construction Co.
Motion was made and seconded that
the balance of S1S6.7S due the Void
Mark Construction Co. be paid. All
members voting aye, motion carried.
Motion was then made and seconded
that the bill of Pollard, Cuickstad and
Paulson for $778.2S for auditing books
be allowed and warrant drawn for
same. All voting aye, motion carried.
Motion was made and seconded that
the report to the Board by Pollard,
Quickstad and Paulson in regard to
the auditing of the Wold-Mark Con
struction Company's books and the
Clerks and Superintendent accounts
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are seeking the post Of active leader
for their party. Administration sup.
Nat Cap. Gal.
porters are trying to clear away the
distractions being placed in the path
of President Harding by those who
call themselves the new progressives,
and who are aided in their opposition
to the present Administration by the
American Federation Of Labor and
other dissatisfied organizations. While
most Of those who are talking poll
tics" in Washington are certain that
the Administration is very popular
throughout the country, they have not
such short memories as to foget how
President Taft started his political de-
cline during the Congressional cleo
ions two years after he assumed office.
"Of purse that won't happen again."
you hear them say. But on the other
hand one always finds croakers to
mock the prophets.
1t has been announced that General
Pershing will join the increasing
throng Of memoir-writers, and a his
tory Of his achievements will eventual
ly find its way into public print. Gen.
eral Pershing's official duties are
light, and no doubt the gallant
leader Of the American forces in the
war chafes under the restraint
too much social life in Washington.
A weathered warrior like Pershiag
it next to impossible to enthuse
over afternoon teas"
Inquiring patrons at postoffice win
have frequently ~"stumped' the
postmaster-but not for long, because
in every office there is a little black
book that furnishes a ready answer to
every question. But postal laws are
like human nature inasmuch as they
are subject to amendment. There are
now 7SS Of these changes, and in con-
sequence a book is being COM
piled. 1t will include many acts passed
by Congress during the last ten years.
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vOLGA

From the TrIbune:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Ryger of Brook
ings and Miss Helen McGivern Of Mil
bank visited with Mrs. Hattie Horton,
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nyman and daugh-
ter, Miss Elsie, and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Peterson were V er to attend the meet
ing Of the Eastern Star last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. e. Dill Of Arlington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall Of Brook,
ings visited Mr.. and Mrs. Haas Sun
day.
Ed Samis, the popular cattle buyer,
states that within the past few weeks
he has bought over six hundred head
of cattle in Brookings county and has
sold the whole amount to people liv-
ing within the county.
Grandma Bandy enjoyed the rare
experience Of celebrating her nine
tieth birthday last Thursday. 1t is
customary for as many members Of
the family as possible to come home
for the occasion but circumstances
prevented any Of the children from
coming this year, except Stewart Of
Sioux Falls and George OF Huron.
Probably about seventy-five car
loads Of potatoes have been shipped
out Of Volga this fall and about that
many more are to be shipped. There
is a shortage of cars and many are de
layed from shipping on this account.
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fight, the popular clamor has been
that the President should interfere. A
positive, aggressive man in the White
House appeals to popular favor. This
has been made evident SO often in re-
cent years that is has grown to be re-
garded as perfectly right and proper
that the executive power should be
increased whenever new tasks of Gov
eminent are undertaken.
Seven years ago Washington had a
population of about 100000 people.
This has increased to more than AGO.
600. There was a big exodus follow
ing the signing of the Armistice, but
when the war workers left their places
were taken by people who have be-
come permanent residents of the Cap
ital. Apartment houses and residences
hat will house thousands of people
are now springing up everywhere in
ing boom. One of the contractors said
the other day: There are 1000 car
penters in Washington and yet they
are so scarce that | can't get II of
them" Bricklayers are getting $11 a
day and wages of other mechanics are
proportionately high. While all this
building is going on rents remain at
the old wartime peak. But there is a
rush to get most Of the new buildings
done before the last of the year. After
that the Rent Board, which is trying
to protect the residents Of the Capital
against extortiOnate rentals. may find
that the element of competition due to
a visible supply Of places in which to
live will help to reduce the cost Of
living-which is now higher in Wash
ington thar it is in most cities of the
United States.
In Congress and in the State legis-
latures the members present their
bills" Webster defines the meaning
of this kind of bill as "a document
containing a petition or prayer In
the last session Of Congress there were
4,757 bills introduced, and the number
of prayers answered" vas 295, since
that number Of laws finally came out
of the public machine. In the State
legislatures there are usually from one
thousand to two thousand bills, Of
which less than ten percent are en-
ected into laws. Thus it will be seen
that Congress and the legislatures are
engaged principally in killing proposed
legislation. That which finally gets
by is by-n no means new legislation. II
is, intact, mostly made up Of amended
laws, or new shapes for old laws.
One might suppose that Washington
would welcome a political moratorium
inasmuch as Congress has laid aside
it's work in order that it's member.
may engage in the great national de
bates incident to the Fall elections
Not so, however! The elections THU
Fall will doubtless have a strong bear
ing on the presidential conditions tw'
years hence. A half dozen Democrat
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
BY j. E. Jones.

10y ~ IL SohSS
The early presidents Of the United
States we're given limited powers. Very
few of them disregarded the narrow
construction Of their authority and
struck out boldly as leaders. Between
Jackson and Lincoln there was a per-
iod Of presidential Decline; and after
Lincoln there were several presidents
whose names are minus OF thrills.
No matter what has been the theory
regarding the non-interference of the
Executive with the legislative branch
of the Government the fact remains
that Lincoln, Roosevelt and Wilson
made their names household words"
because they grasped the reins of lead
ership and drove the vehicle of State
in the direction they wanted it to go.
In the closing days of the present
Congress President Harding upset the
expressed conviction of a large ma
jority of it's members by vetoing the
soldiers bonus bill. No n COM
planned that this was "usurpation" Of
power, as the common viewpoint wOuld
have been before the Roosevelt regime.
A still more pointed illustration Of the
growth of executive power" is shown
in the new tariff law. There are four
thousand items in the law, and only
one of them is beyond the Presidents
power of alteration. D~yestuffs alone
are fixed both as to their rates and
the method of assessment upder the
American valuation.
Ever since the passage Of the Nc
Kinley law there has been a demand
for a more elastic method of operating
tariffs. Commissions and Boards have
been formed, but they did not last be-
cause Congress was unwilling 70 sur
render it's rights in framing tariff bills.
The tariff schedules usually existed as
long as the party making them con.
continued in office.
1t has happened that a majority OF
the same members of Congress who
decried Executive interference" to de
feat wisconsin," have for the first
time in American history placed the
tariff schedules entirely in the hands
of the President. 1t was an ~expediency
on the part Of Congress. When it came
to a choice between commissions
boards" or the alternative OF great
er executive power" the latter meth
cd was quite naturally chosen. 1t /:
always easy to pass on added respons
Utilities to one like the President wht
is the acknowledged leader.
So marked has the tendency beer
towards the extension Of executive
power in the Federal government tha
but little attention has been arouse
by the constant transfer Of Legislative
functions to the President. The reason
is plain enough. The people have de
manded leaders; and whenever there
has been a strike, or even a priz'
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Pollard, Quickstad & Paulson, Public
Accountants, WATERFOWL, S. d.
september 20, 1922.
The Honorable Board Of Education
Bookings City Schools
Brookings, South Dakota
Gentlemen:
The report in brief form of the aud
it's made by US at your request are as
follows:
We have audited the accounts and
records Of the Wold-Mark Construc-
ton Company pertaining to the New
High School Building, scrutinizing in
every detail each and every charge
made by the contractor to the Board
Of Education on account Of material,
labor and expense in connection with
the construction Of the building; and,
with the exception Of a few minor
items now pending settlement, we
have found all such charges to be
proper and that sufficient credit has
been given for all refunds, rebates, dis
counts and SO forth. The contractor
has been unusually careful and CON
scientious in his accounting to the
Board.
We have also audited the books and
records of the Board Of Education for
h past three fiscal years and found
the finances OF the schools to have
been handled properly with the excep-
ton of the usual borrowing by one
fund from the other, a matter which
will be corrected in the future. For
all expenditures we found receipted
bills with the O. X. of at least two
members of the Board affixed. War
rants were properly issued, signed and
countersigned, and on the whole the
routine of school district accounting
was admirably handled. A marked
improvement for the last year was
shown by the various school activities
in their accounting for the proceeds
and expenditures made. We were
very favorably impressed with the in
terest in the welfare of the schools
taken by the members of the Board
and the superintendent, and are sat
istied that no effort is or has been
spared to insure to the taxpayers an
efficient administration Of their
schools
Pollard, Quickstad & Paulson,
By G. 0. Quickstad.
A complete detailed account in book
form of several hundred pages con
tanning the audit of the Wold-M Mark
Construction Company's books in con
nection with the new high school
building, also the Clerks and Super
intendent's accounts with the school
are open for inspection and can be
found at the Superintendent office
in the new high school building. Any
one interested may call at any time
and look this over.
p. j. Erie, G. II. Atkinson,
Clerk. President,
Advertisement.
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DR.. Bal.
account Cash Dsburse- DR.. Bal. CT. Bal.
Over CT. Bal Receipts ments (Amountl Cash on
drawn Previous (Ths (This overd'wni Hand
Previous QUARTER Quarter) lQuarter)l at end Of End OF
IQuarter). tQuarter). QUARTER.
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many cars shipped from here next
week. The yield is fair and quality
good. The market Thursday for Ohios
was % cents per bushel and whites,
20 cents.
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for a higher market a little
company assumes no responsibility on
freezing and the shippers must ship
their w risk. but there will Se
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be published in both city papers. All
voting aye, motion carried.
On motion Board adjourned.
=. j. Erie, c. II. Atkinson,
Clerk. President.
Advertisement.
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OF AUDIT

Pollard, Quickstad & Paulson, Public
Accountants, WatertOwn, S. ID.
September 20, 1922.
The Honorable Board Of Education
Brookings City Schools
Bookings, South Dakota
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NtHIt OF SOUTH DakOta,
County OF BrookinEs. IS
G, ID. Alton, Auditor, being duly sworn,
doth say. that the Treasurer's exhibit hereon
is a true and correct statement OF the fnan-
Cial condition OF Brookings County, as APP
pears by his books and that the Auditors
exhibit is a true and correct statement of
all the warrants drawn on the Treasury
during the quarter. and that the statement
of assets and liabilities is true and correct.
c. d. Alton.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
11th day OF october, 1922.
Elton Shank,
(SeaD Notary Public, South Dakota.
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CITY COMMISSIONER

City Hall
City OF Brookings, October 9th, 1922.
City Board of Commissioners met
in regular session with Flittie, Math-
ews and Ray present. Minutes Of last
regular meeting were read and ap
proved.
On motion Board adjourned.
Il. |. Flittie,
Attest: Mayor.
G. II. S~toddart,
City Auditor.
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City Han
G. II. Stoddart,
City Board of commissioners met
in regular session with Flittie, Math-
aud Ray present. Minutes of
last "egular meeting we're read and
approved.
On motion Board adjourned.
T. |. Flittie,
Attest Mayor.
City of ~Brookings, October 10th, 1922.
City Auditor.
Advertisement.
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AUDITORS, AND TREAsURERs
Detailed Exhibit of Receipts and Disbursements in the County Of Brmklngst for the
Quarter Ending Sept 80 1922
TREAsURERS EXHIBIT
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Less Accounts Oyerdrawn

and correct Statement of the financial CONDITION OF ETooklngs county, as II appears py
his books .o " H. "ech"
Elton Shank,
(SEAIo Notary Public South Dakota
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CENTRAL CONFERENCE
SPEAKING CONTEST
Representatives Of High Schools
Will Meet Here Friday and
Saturday Night; First
M. Z. Church

The representatives of the hlsa
schools Of the central conference W.il
neet here IN Guthrie Friday nirai
10 measure forensic ability Ia an cx-
tcmpore speaking contest The con-
test viii De held Ia ,he ist Methodist
church aud viii be.in at b m This
contest promises 20 be one Of the mo /,
Interesting OF an the central c,nfe
eaee activities. since it q a de.artufc
from the usual custom of glyinF se'
speeehes Further Il is oue OF the
riosi valuable of an contests
Ths local elimination contest tooS
place yesterday az the hiehsehool Tho
contestants wsr Wayne r. tor Cl,ds
Dacr. Ralph Baird and Orl Houston
The Toys all did welt. ana thcu
speeches bowed that they had SPENT
considerable time and effort tn
first holors however. wcnL 10 ora
Houston, who VIZ repress sni the Guth.
rte High school in the contest Fr da
night The hiEh school orchestra vii
give a few numbers preceding IN,
speaking. an admission OF sc will b.
'harsed iP ordtr to defray exseusss.