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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-20
SEATTLE NEEDS
MORE SCHOOLS
Prof. Kirkpatrick Declares
claSSrooms 0vercrowded
nY sTEYE ARNErr

What - 10 become OF Seattlo's
school childrcnG
This question Il asked by Prof.
Charles kirkpatrick, head Of tho de.
pariment % mathematics az Frank.
lin hiRn school. aud also by other
widely known educators OF tho city.
Professor Kirkpatrick states IN a
detailed account which he has pre-,
pared that 1880 more s~Aool chill.
dren were registered this year than
last and that TO care Tor them -
more teachers have been added-
over 200 pupils 20 each instructor
This. according 60 Professor Kirk.
patrick and 7. r. o'connor. president
OF She High School Teachers league.
has crowded classes. lowered 81,
fieiency and brought about an alarm.
Ing increase ia failures.
$1,000 CHILDREN
IN SEATTLE SCHOOLS
There are now over $4,000 children
I'm Seattle schools. says Professor
Kirkpatrick. lie further points out
that Seattle children remain In
school In spite OF the handionps. for
n greater number OF years than do
children in other cities. For ever
100 children who enter. 80 are stiil
attending az the age OF ~. as against
SO out OF each 100 in other large
Western cities.
seattle's high school population Is
much larger In proportion 10 her
entire school population than In
other cities OF tho same size, accord
ing 20 Professor kirkpatrick In
this city. 20 out Of every 100 school
children ara In hlgh school An aver
age OF the Middle States shows that
"a OF every 100 are In high school.
ENTITLED TO
MORE TEACHERS
These facts all 80 10 show" hayu
Professor Kirkpatrick statement,
that Seattle Is entitled TO more and
better paid teachers. II they are not
supplied tho children VIII pay"
According to the statement. 81 per
cent OF all taxes which so 10 the
public schools Of the city are used In
teaching tho three Rs other large
cities erpcnd 80 per cent az the very
highest. says the professor.
we arc doing our best under
handicap. Further cutting or 70,
ntric,ing win result in n Gripping OF
Seattle schools said o'connor Mon
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-20

who shouted until they were black
In tho face about a five cen, fare
have run 60 cover ana the submls.
sion Of tho question has been do
fcated.
TO pass five.ccnt fare ordi.
nance that would last until the cleo.
ton was over has never been part
81 my program. II Il rumored now
that making up the deficit by taxa.
ton may not be popular. There Is
certainly enough sentiment for Il 20
justify submitting Il 10 the people.
II NOT GOING TO
HIDE BEHIND OPINION
Il ala not support the fIye.cent
fare ordinance 20 Try an experiment.
but 70 set a flvc.ecnt fare and keep
Il II possible. And I am not going
TO hide behind an opinion OF the cor,
poratlon counsel TO Justify any hack
Ing and filling. The corporation eoun.
sci gave his opinion 10 the supreme
court. but n paid no heed. II might
disregard hts Interpretation again.
zone candidate for the city coun.
ell, and others about the city hall,
are demanding a war In the courts
about the car line on the impossible
contract theory. have no sympa
thy with that program. tough, the
car line deal az long and hard as
possible, But after tho deal was
closed took OFF my cea; and helped
superintendent Henderson 20 make
tho best % a bad bargain. have
tried according to my lights TO helr
solve the problems that have bcsei
US since taking over the Stone s
Webster properties. The everlasting
turmoil about the car lines has in
Jurcd the city more than they cost
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-08
twenty-five Years Ago
From the REGISTER

? = 4 @
Jonas Ostroot was down from Lake
Preston to spend Sunday with his
family.
Or. and Mrs. w. II, Everhard and
Robert Henry Of Volga, attended the
whist party at the Masonic Temple on
Friday evening.
X. II. Williams, the pioneer mer-
chant, is making some needed improve
ments on the interior of his store build
ing. A fresh coat Of paint is being
added.
George T.. SeXauer, proprietor Of the
B~rOokings Roller Mills, took Monday
mornings passenger for Rochester,
Minnesota, where he will enter the
hospital for treatment.
w. j. Tucker departed for Chicago
Saturday. After spending a day or
two at that place he will go to Stock
ton, Illinois, for a two weeks visit
with relatives and old acquaintances.
Lieut.. p. e. Trippe and family will
'''H ''l'"lN va lhdllodS, "IlpIt lltN
will make their future home. The
Lieutenant asked for and received {
transfer to one of the colleges in tina,
state.
jenkins & Farrell have been making
some improvements in their office
rooms over the First National. The
latest addition to their office furnish
ing is a new book case for their Ii
brary.
|. d. Aldrich, county superintendent
OF school Of Grant county, was in the
city yesterday and today. Mr.. Aldrich
is here with a view of securing some
OF the talent at the Agricultural col,
lege for a summer school to be held
on the shores Of Big Stone Lake dur.
ing the summer vacation.
Citizens Of South Dakota sympathize
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Local and Personal

Buy your magazines at Taylor's.-
Advertisement.
Blocker & Blocker, chiropractors.-
Advertisement.
For auto livery call 159. Geo
Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Bartlett were Wis.
itors in Sioux Falls Monday.
Mrs. L. II. Patterson is on a buying
trip to Chicago and Milwaukee for her
millinery store at Grimm'S.
Mrs. Arthur Hickman of Athens.
Ohio, is visiting at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Prof. ard
Mrs. c. c. Gullette.
liver O. Dybdahl left Monday night
for Minneapolis, Mimi. to attend the
auto show which is attracting big
crowds in the Mill city this week.
Mrs. d. NJ. Gardner left last week
for Kansas City. Mo-, to spend a few
weeks visiting her sister and from
there will go to Denver, Colo, where
she will make her future home.
Mrs. II. J. Miner and little daughter
left Sunday night for Minneapolis.
niiin, u name 'Helr nome alIeF Spehn
i"9 ire Winter III bI"ohIhR7 at the
!''",e VI uie l"IlieI , nloIheI' MIS-
Jerde.
George klaSs, ViOlinist, will appear
in concert next Tuesday evening Feb
ruary -, AT the college auditorium,
as the !'St number Of the State col
leSe artists course. All music lovers
should take TINS opportunity to hear
n or the flnest. vlolinlsts in the
country, Advertisement
Alex. Culhane, Howard Murphy and
Tom COughlin of Huron. came oyeT
Friday night TO witness the basketball
game between State college and
Creighton. Mr.. Culhane is a former
! State college basketball star and was
assistant basketball coach after his
graduation. He now owns and oper
ateS the Huron Milk Depot.
Chas N1artipson snort loo. Tb,r
dav and Friday al ipvoicir,
tho erocerv etcro which no ounod -
rartnersbin with Frank po1mor nro
n~aratorv IN turning II ovar to rob,
Bowling of DaSmet who
if last week Mr. Palmer who man
aoed tho ctore at hoe 20
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-08
Few Everyday Bargains

with the people in the east who are
buried in snow drifts and are being
tossed about by billiards.. While they
are in a sad plight and deaths are
numerous, our folks are enjoying the
fines weather to be wished for and
not enough snow to cover the ground,
in fact in this locality there is no snow,
Just a few patches of ice here and
there.
George II. Larrabee, for a number of
years the able correspondent for the
Register from Aurora, has purchased
the Aurora Times. George has a
nose" for news and when sufficiently
initiated into the mysteries of the art
p~reservative, ought to make a first
class man for a country newspaper.
The Register extends the right hand
OF fellowship and wishes Mr.. Larrabee
and the Times every success.
On and after February Is, the firm
Of Cheever and Hall will be augmented
by the addition of w. M. Cheever and
George p. Hall. both practicing at
torneys. The former is a son of j. p.
Cheever, the senior member, and the
latter a brother Of Philo Hall, the
junior member. Roth are we'll and
favorably known all over the county.
The large and growing business of this
popular firm has made this nov q
pocoscity
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-08

Buy your magazines at Taylors.-
Advertisement.
Dr.. B. II. Sayre, local veterinarian
Advertisement.
II. F. Wiley left Monday for Min.
neapolis, Mimi, to attend the auto
show.
Mrs. w. H. Harvey left Tuesday
morning for Marshall, Mimi. for a Wis.
it with relatives.
c. O. Quail left Sunday night for st.
Paul, Mimi, on a buying trip for the
Columbia clothing store.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. SeXauer are re-
joicing over the birth Of a son on
Monday, February 5, at the Deaconess
hospital.
Rev. b. A. Benson left Tuesday
morning for Sioux Falls to attend a
meeting of financial secretaries of the
Lutheran church. He returned that
night.
Wauted-Lady desires to rent
warm room in vicinity of North Main
street. References. Replies will be
confidential. Address Box 177.-Adver-
tisement.
\. T. Dybdahl and ID. X. Dayton left
Tuesday by automobile for Minneap-
oils. Mimi, to investigate the offer of
farming land in Minnesota which the
government is offering to disabled
veterans.
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The Carnation Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. r. j. Korte on We'd
nesday, February IA. Picnic lunch.
To create more interest in forensic
work among School Of Agriculture stu
dents at State college, and to aid in
training Aggie debate teams. a loren
sic association has been organized re-
Gently with the following officers:
John Nord, Milbank, president; Theo-
dore Schultz, Hetland, vice president;
Erwin Peregrine, Mud Butte, secre-
tary-treasurer; Prof w. r.. Hall, fac
ulty advisor. The association will al
so do some work along dramatic lines.
a select group Of students of the
secondary School Of Agriculture at
State college tried out their ability
as journalists by issuing a special
Aggie edition of the Industrial Col
legian, the student weekly at the col
lege. The staff consisted of the follow
ing: iierbie Will, Detroit, Mich, ed
itOr: Elyie Duryee, Webster, associate
editor; Howard Doner, German, bust
ness manager; Peter Bergland. Scot
land; Harry Winner, Frankfort; Jas
per Fairchild. Elbon; Edna Bezner,
Highmore: Charles ParshaIl. Colome:
Ross Cummings, ~BroadIand; Francois
Gillette, Hayti; Ward Barber. Onida,
and Emma Lundeen, Springfield.
h orou,d hoo sboy,od ov,roordir
ariIv good trdgmont last Friday v,bor
unop ~digcovaring tho epn ,,,s .bining
and his shadow was in.aneo ne doya
anotbnr civ vooLs r., eooror ,h,n no
d-isannaorad inf, hio hole ,bo ~to,nnoro
ure hogan ia dror reaching q noint
"a doaraas hn,ov zero , etrnng wind
mad. the cold worry nonatr,ting and
il was diricuIt 70 keen nuiIdings warm
Tho dao,agn was moi dome here how.
ever, but in the sunny south. where
people were not expecting the cold
wave. Fruit crops ana cattle suffered
losses IN Texas ana olher southern
states from the extreme cold and
other southern states from the extreme
cold ana
Seven hundred soven hoye and girls
os south Dakot, uor. cproIlod il g,
corn cl,bs in tho yaar 1909 accordiro
To ,bo .,r,,l ronnr, of cInh loodore -,
state colIoga There vero z21 hive
and 1-c iris in ,baeo c1rbe Tn,o
hundred ffty-two carriad ,n tba Good
eoIactior dan,onstratiop 1co Good s.or
ing 24o eaad testing and 2oG CORN crI
tivation Ona undrod o,arty- ri,o
members renorted 7A5 acres NJ cnrn in
their demonstration with an svaraoo
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-08

n. Buehre was a business visitor II
Elkton Tuesday.
II. G.. Hauff left last week on nj.
semi-annual buying trip to New Yorl
city.
Notice to misunderstanding party
February 18th. Bring your lunch
Coffee will be served. Committee
Advertisement.
Dance given in Aurora Hall Friday
evening, Feb. 8 by Catholic Ladies
Guild. Music by Schaller's 3 piece or
Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Joyce Vessey, daughter of r.
F. Wesley Of this city, is home indef.
initely from Eastern Normal at Madi
son, where she was a student. She
was obliged to give up her school work
on account of health, a nervous trou-
BILE having developed which may ne
ceSsitate an operation.
Attorney Philo Hall left Tuesday
morning for Clear Lake on matters of
business. Mr.. Hall recalls that just a
year ago when he made a similar trip
to Clear Lake his train was stalled in
the snow near Toronto for thirty
hours. The passenger coaches lacked
heat and it was a period of the keen
est physical discomfort that Mr.. Hall
ever remembers Of experiencing.
Readers of the Register who enjoyed
the serial, Bulldog Drummoud' which
was published in this paper viii be
pleased to learn that the story has
been dramatized in movie form and
will be shown at the Fad FRIDAY and
Saturday Of this week. II was one Of
the most exciting stories the Register
ever published and in the movies it
should be a thriller. Don't fail TO see it.
Miss Ruth Atkinson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Atkinson Of this
city, who is teaching in the high school
at Ashton, had the misfortune TO lose
all Of her belongings i'm a fire which
destroyed the home in which she
roOmed. The fire occurred while she
was at school, we understand. and the
only property she saved was the
clothes she was wearing at the time.
The Bookings Parent-TeacLer- asso-
citation viii hold their regula" meeting
Tuesday, February Is, at the now high
school building at 4:1J D.. H.. Miss
LisOn Of the industrial rehabilitation
department at Pierre, will be the prin-
cipal speaker on the subject. Proven
ton Of Accidents and Rehabilitation. -
Virginia Alexander also has "a place on
the program with a reading. MusiC
Will be furnished by school children.
There will be ushers at the main en-
trance and a nursery in charge Of Girl
Reserves to entertain the small child
rem.
Lewis Smith and Willard Hammond
both won first prize on their corn eX
hlbits at the state Corn and Grain
Show at Mitchell, in the club and anna
teur classes respectively. They raised
this corn as home project work il
connection with their agTiculture
course in Brookings high school. Lew.
is has shown this sample IN three
shows now and il has won him $17.OO
Elaborate plans are being made. for
the first annual meeting OF the South
Dakota Automobile Trades association
which will be held at Sioux Falls Feb
ruary Is and 16. liver Dybdahl OF this
city, is a member of the board OF
directors of the association, assisting
in the directing OF the plans OF the
meeting. The auto show at Sioux
Falls will be held during the same
week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-08
The Best Dailies

1000 Sunday papers. early and late editions, on sale
Saturday and Sunday as follows: Sioux Falls Argus,
Leader, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Herald Examiner,
Minneapolis Tribune, Minneapolis journal, Sioux
City journal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-08
Fountain Drinks

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-08

We carry a complete line of smokers articles, bars,
boxes of candy, gum, Life savers, fountain drinks,
Evening star., 1923-08-16

NEW YORK, August 16.-Following
IS an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket TODAY:
Evening star., 1923-08-16
R. L. DOLLINGS "BROKE,"
HEARING DlSCLOSES

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 1e-R
L. Dollings, promoter and organizer
of numerous companies and corpora
tions, a number of which have gone
into bankruptcy recently. was a mil
lionaire three years ago. but now is
completely broke"
This reformation was disclosed at
hearing here before Charles T.
Greve, referee In bankruptcy. Dol
lings was put on the stand by coun-
sci for his personal creditors in an
attempt to determine whether he had
assets other than listed by him in
his personal bankruptcy schedule. in
which he listed stocks which were
alleged to be worthless, and a small
tract Of land clothing and watch.
A report from Bradstreet's Mer-
camille Agency was introduced to
show that in 1920 Dollings had a net
personal wealth of approximately
S1.200.0O0.
Asked if he owned anything else
at the present time that was not list
ed in his schedule. Dollings replied:
NO; ! am completely broke, and have
been for a year"
Efforts of counsel to connect DOL
lings with the ownership of various
properties were unsuccessful.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
, NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

coyery which was resumed at the
opening. Anthracite stocks were
active and higher on the feeling that
with the agreement reached to aoan-
don the 'check- off system at the
miners and operators conference now
in session the outlook was brighter
for a settlement of the other ques-
tions in dispute.
Glen Alden Coal was the leader
running up almost points to ~.
Stocks like Lehigh Valley Csal Sales
and Delaware and Lackawanna and
Western Coal. which had been neg
Iected for some time, were dealt in
at or slightly above the last selling
prices. The demand for short account
was large. Advances occurred in
Midvale Co, Dubilier and National
Supply. Cleveland was the leader of
the motor shares. In the mining
group CorteZ Silver made new high
for the present movement. above 20.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
ABRUPT UPWARD
TURN ON THE CURB
Gains of From One to Five Points
on High-Pricsd
Oils.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. August 16.-An abrupt
turn for the better occurred in oil
stocks on the curb exchange today
and under the leadership of Standard
Oils substantial advances were made.
Gains of from l to S points occurred
in the high-Driced oils. while the in
dependent shares rose fractionally
OF the Standard Oils the Indiana
shares were the most active and sold
up to about 523s, an advance of about
points. Prairie Oil and Gas gained
points to III and Buckeye Pipe rose
a point to 81. Vacuum Oil and Stand
ard Oil of New York stocks registered
substantial advances.
There was much improved under
tone in the independent oil section
and trading was more active.
In the industrial group coal stocks
showed special strength, with run
up of about points in Glen Alden
to ~. D., L. & w. Coal, Reading Coal
rights" and Lehigh Valley Coal Sales
, Gid better. Renewed buying of these
shares was due to a more hopeful
outlook for coal peace.
The rest of the market was more
active and firmer, but price fluctua-
tions did not measure up to those for
the oil and coal securities.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
j. p. Morgan & Co.
Harris, Forbes & Co.
Lee, Higginson & Co.
Bankers Trust Company

:?s :
Evening star., 1923-08-16
CHICAGO POTATO PRICES.

CHICAGO. August 16.-Potatoes
slightly stronger on white stock,
steady on early Ohios; receipts, AZ
cars; total United States shipments,
4S4 cars: Kansas and Missouri sacked
Irish cobblers U. S. No. 1, 2.00a225
cwt.; mostly around 2.15 cwt.: Ne
braska sacked early Ohios, No. l, 200
ohios. partly Graded Graded, 1.5oai.55 eWt ~
Minnesota sacked early Ohios. 130a
$50 cWt
Evening star., 1923-08-16
Non-redeen,able except for Sinking Fur

NOH-Tedeend0te efcepS FOr SinRln2 FUnd
the through cumulative sinking
The
shall redeem the requisite of Dor
semi-annualy al par
Evening star., 1923-08-16
$26, 900, 900 TO U. S.
IN TRADE BALANCE
July First Month Since Last Feb
ruary Showing Exports
Exceed Imports.

favorable trade balance Of se6,-
on the country's exports and imports
for July issued today at the Depart
ment of Commerce.
1t is the fir st month In which ex-
ports had exceeded imports SINCE
last February. Exports in July
totaled $S10,000,o00 and imports S2S4,-
100000.
Showing Made In July, 1922.
In July, 1922, exports had amounted
to sS01.l51,335. and imports, s25l,-
771.SS1.
The total value of exports for the
seven months ending with July was
S2.255,6s6. while the value of imports
was s2,371. .920.O79. Thus for that
period the balance of trade against
the United States was sl15.990.3S3.
For the corresponding period in 1922
the balance in favor of the United
States amounted to s450,5S0.S6s.
There was marked increase in
the imports of gold in July as COM
pared with the month before, the fig
ures being s27,929,447 last month and
$l9, ,433.539 in June. Exports of gold
in July were s522.S26 as compared
with s45s,4s4 the month before.
Total of Gold Imports.
For the seven months ended with
July gold imports totaled sl5e.s61.-
907, as compared with s165.9s9,422 m
the corresponding period OF the year
before. Gold exports for the seven
months were s22,S14,376, as compared
with s10.7SS.1S3.
Imports of silver also exceeded ex-
ports last month, the comparative
figures being s10,066,463 and s6,233,-
1853. For the seven months period i'm
ports were s39,09S,s25 against SAL
a s4i,ssS IN the same period Of 1922.
compared with $3S,429,826.
Evening star., 1923-08-16
Nsu, Issue
$2O,O0O,OOO
Kingdom of Norway
Twenty Year go Sinking Fund Ext
Dated August Is, 1928
Due August Is, 1913

s.
oo
Evening star., 1923-08-16
BY WILLIAM f. HEBFERNAN.
Received by Private
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. August 16.-The ac-
eion of the Governor of South Dako-
ia In raising the state price of gaso-
line cents a gallon after the dras-
ito reduction in that territory recent
1y caused Il sharp rebound in Stand
ard of Indiana on the curb market
= this morning.
Hurried short covering resulted in
an advance well above 50, against
Wednesdays close of 501a. Others
of the Standard group were slightly
higher, notably of New York, Prairie
Oil and Gas, Vacuum and Buckeye
Pipe Line.
Aside from the Standard Oils the
best grade industrials led the re-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-23

I DR.. and Mrs. j. E. D. Sllcox and
son. Charles. and guest, Mrs. Roy
Epperson, of Gailsburg. ILL.,, are
spending the weekend at Atlantic
City. Dr.. Silcox is representing the
Medical association at the annual
meeting now being held.
The regular meeting of the bor-
ough council will be held Monday
night.
The Mems club of the Reformed
church held the final meeting for the
summer on Thursday night when the
Mems club of the Middletown Re-
formed church was entertained for
the evening. A delightful program
was given under the direction OF
Professor Willis E. Bilderback, Ken
meth Gelhaus and Hon. Joseph D.
Bedle. The program included songs
and stories by Harry Brown, Fred v.
Croes, George s. Hyer, Professor w.
E. Bilderback, George ]. Craigen, c.
s. Ackerson, Joseph Lovett and
George B. Rockwell. A social ses-
sion followed and refreshments were
served by committee in charge. No
further meeting will be held this
summer.
Mrs. s. z. Triton, of Brooklyn, Is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-23

Mr.. ana Mrs. George Slower MO.
tored to Red Bank Wednesday ito
visit relatives there.
Harold AprIeby visited friends az
Trenton Thursday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold ufesE were
Perth Amboy shoppers recently.
Mrs. Austin Apologize ana son
Alfred were shoppers at Perth AM
boy yesterday.
Mrs. Fred Wellnan and children
and Robert Wellman wers out Ct
town visitors Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Roiier
and daughter spent a few days with
relatives at Freehold.
Mrs. Robert Nichols vas an u
of town shopper Wednesday.
Mrs u. Magee. of Pleasant Plains,
Long Island, and Mrs. William
Campbell. of Perth Amboy, spent a
few days with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Judson Green. in Soum
Old Bridge.
Mrs. Mary Schnuck and daughter
Helena and son Leroy. of Cheese
quake, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Benson Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Green, OF
Weston Mills. spent Wednesday with
Mrs Green's parents, MI. and Mrs,
J.. K. Dill. :