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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Collect $675,5S3
Delinquent Taxes

The King county sheriffs civil de.
iartment collected Ss75.js3.51 in 1924
z delinquent taxes and interest. nc
eortling 70 a financial statement Is.
sued Saturday b. Sheriff starwich.
VI this amount. the largest slng.s
sgm vas the 1856. 279.45 representing
he 1918 taxes on the street railway
'ysiem from the Puget Sound Power
{ Light Co.
Back taxes collected totaled y4ls.-
-s.O5: interest was t25s.s55.4G.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Nicholson Starts
on New Position

Los ANGELES, Jan. 3.-Gcorgc
D. Nicholson former port engineer
FOR Seattle. assumed tho duties ~
chief hBrGor engineer here yva'et,
day lie VIII receive $4,000 a year
A. present Los Angeles harbgr do.
partmrnr hHs no assistant engineer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Says Wife Bought
Car With Another

Charging that his wife Lucinda
DunninF. formed a partnership with
Clarence Dewey Arnold and bought
q Chevrolet automobile" Roy W.
Cunning late Friday filed suit Tor
divorce and custody Of their three
small children Arnold and Mrs Dun.
ming spend much time riding around
in their car while Cunning cares for
the children he complains IN his
cruelty allegations.
The Cummings were married In
Billings. Mont. IN 1917. Tho children
range in ages from ca years 10 6
months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Japanese News Men
to Climb Mountain

MI experienced mountain climb.
ers. nine Japanese newspaper men
left Seattle for Mt Rainier Friday.
After spending the night at Long.
mler. they were to hike to Para.
disc Valley on Saturday. and will
he Joined by Hoinie Fuher. the
swiss guide. for the final climb
The party Is composed OF a. Azu.
ma. OF Scattlc; X. Furuya and r.
lmuzuka OF Portland and Or. Koi.
tabashI, 8 Todo and r. Tamura. OF
Japan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
N. P. Appoints New
Agent in Shanghai

TIE Northern Pacific railroad has
created a new position in the Orient
eiih appointment OF r. J. Tozer %
chicago as general agent o. the
rad al Shanghai He VIII have
charge Of all freight and passenger
business matters In China, Japan
aud the Philippine islands, il was
announced at company headquarters
nere Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
MAN CAPTURES
AUTO THIEF
Finds Him on Way TO Re-
port His Car Stolen

a. q Convey. 3217 FRANKLIN ave,
found Friday uighi that his au'omo.
bile had been stolen from iiH park.
ing place In front OF his homo lie
wyug TO the police station 20 rDruri
the matter ON his way home he
uv John Valentine. II. repairing a
blowout on CgvcyE machine, az
EaHlaka ave. md Denny way
Convey held Valentine until pos
NerrAu arrived 20 take charge OF
him Valentine IL held in tho city
jail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Barkhuff Goes on
Months Trip East

with his yearly salary Increased
from $1,000 to $4,000 q year Street
Superintendent w y. Barkhuff was
late Friday granted a leave Of alb
sence for "A trip East to last month
or six weeks. Barkhuff told the
council that he intends to attend the
national roads convention al Chica.
20 and conference Of national sani.
tation authorities His reappoini-
ment Is slated for Monday at the
next council meeting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03

tSots. church notices must be In
the hands Of the Church Editor by
Friday noon % each Wsykl
BAPTIST
second swedish, Goth ave y. w
and W fgrd REV Eric y. Land
holm. pastor sts %. m :, s. II
%. M morning worship swedish
6 p. NJ Young Peoples meeting. re-.
D. m. English s"rViec.
Bethan, REV Antrim n. Nickel
pastor ~ a m. "Eg'lAlnE "a Spirit.
uaI Home. 7ss0 p. m. Rev. Axel
Wall will preach.
Dunlap. s. Klein. pastor II
A. m Things That should Die With
the Old Year. 5Eo .. m. The Day
OF Decision "
Frcmont-A religious education
viii Hse held in this
church January 70 II under aus
plcra OF the Western Washington
Baptist convention Further notices
later
First Swedish. Ninth and Pine
Rev. Emil Frlborg, pastor 9t' a.
m, s. s.: II a. m Law Enforce.
mont." Hon. Il. T. Collins: $50 p.
m. II. Y. +. L.. 7.5o p m. spiritual
Conflicts Swedish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
PATRICK WARNS
Air Chief Says We Gould Be
'Wiped OIL the Land

WASHINGTON. Jan. Without
more adequate air forces In this
country. an enemy fleet equipped
with aircraft could walk into New
York. Maj Gen. Mason Patrick.
chief OF The army air service, t.stl-
fed before the house appropriations
committe. Il was disclosed when the
annual war department. appropria
ton bill was reported 20 the house
III you want 10 defend yourself
properly. you must have aircraft.
Patrick told the committee III sou
lack it you viii be wiped OF the
land
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Southeast Storm
Warning Hoisted

warning OF a southeast storm for
all washington points and oregon
points at and north Of Newport
was hoisted by the United States
weather bureau here nj a. M. Sat.
urday. The disturbance Is off
Queen Charlotte island and moving
eastward..2 Strong southerly winds
are likely 10 increase 10 gale force
saturday afternoon and evening,
shifting 10 southwest with thick
weather and rain, the warming
atnfea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
1924 Auto Toll in
l.. A. County Is AL

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Jan. a.
Los Angeles county maintained it's
record Of many automobile accidents
during the year just closed when
al persons were killed In motor
crashes, according TO the coroner's
report. announced today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Poe's Greetings"
Sent to Taxpayers

TACOM,'. Jan. New Year
greetings" 10 10000 persons in
washington and Alaska have been
sent out by Burns Poe, united
states collector Of internal revenue.
some 10000 more greetings" will
be sent out in n few days.
Burns IL asking the greeted" TO
remit to Uncle Sam the usuad per.
centage OF income for 1924. First
are due In March.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Two Vets Sue u. S.
for Compensation

ne United States Of America was
20 By two ex.war veterans Friday
~ back compensation. Glen y.
armstrong asks 34.427. alleging the
..gyernment has refused to pas him
s''.so a month for the loss Of a leg
= battle at Scissors, France. in
July. 1915.
oharles Ralph Game asks 1854
,gr permanent injuries from X.ray
"afns sustained In an army hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Ice Halts Ferries
Thruout Two States

All ferries ~ Oregon and Wash.
ington. cast OF the Cascade noun.
tains, are tied up because of the ice.
reports the local Automobile club.
But wish the present weather. which
is reported to extend all over the
state, Il is expected that by Monday
or Tuesday most. II not all Of them,
will be running again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Portland Hit-Run
Driver Kills Man

PORTLAND. Ore. Jan J-Po-
lice today were trying 20 find clues
that would reveal the identity Of a
hit.and.run driver responsible for
the death last night of John
Brown. s5.ycarold laborer.
The hitter was found nearly dead
in the middle Of the highway a
few miles east OF here Bloody
marks for more than 200 feet indi.
Gated that his body had been car.
ried song way. Lack Of skid
marks indicated to authorities that
the driver had made no effort 10
sop.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
T axes Poison After
Party, She May Die

LOS ANGELES. Jan g.-Mrs.
Dorothy I'M, %. attempted suicide
in her apartment here. early to-day.
shortly after she had hidden a say
adieu 10 a party or friends she was
entertaining. Persons In adjoining
apartment rushed in when they
heard her moaning
she had awallnwed lyBol. and re.
ceiving hospital physicians said her
recovery was doubtful.
Mrs. Hin and her husband. V A..
Hin. have been separated for a
year. She was formerly a resident
OF Lake Bay. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
METHODIST

Green LaIc-Rev, r. Vt. Hi,
pastor: 1880 p. m, sermon: THE
Flnpper Of the Ancient World and Of
Today"
First Methodist Episcopal - Fifth
at Marion, Rev. J, Ralph Niece.
pastor: II a. M, sermon by Bishop
w. o. Shepard LID. or Portland,
Ore: 4.30 D. m. organ recital; p. m.
solo by Archie Smith. also string
quartet and gospel service; Break.
ing or Keeping Resolutions, viz, the
Inner Personal Fight
First Methodist Protestant Rev.
George W. Beck. pastor; II a. m.
communion service: 1880 .. m,
"Life's Story Book"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Chicago Dry Chief
for Los Angeles

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-W v
Anderson. prohibition chief al Chi.
cago. has been transferred 70 los
Angeles. Cal. in the same capacity
the prohibition bureau announced
today. A. c Townsend OF the pro
hlbltIon forces al Minneapolis wiI.
replace Anderson a. Chicago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Power Co. Asks Cash
Return on Franchise

Attorney James H. Howe. repre-.
senting the Puget Sound Power &
Light Co, Friday afternoon asked
the council finance committee TO fos.
ter movement 10 pass nm sl1. 300
refund ordinance on the company's
franchise deposit claim. The claim
has been pending since 1919. when
the city took over tho company's
street car system Action was dc.
luySd week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
s5,857,899 Moved
Thru City Streets

IN armored car moved j5,s57.sso
'FTu Seattle streets In safety Friday.
Tie securities were taken from the
National Bank OF Commerce to the
Baxter Horton bank The bonds and
Treasury notes were those given By
city banks % the city as security for
ely money lent them. The transfer
Ess accomplished without a hitch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
u. S. Marines Land
in China Raid Zone

SHANGHAI Jan. 81 drtlch.
mont u United states marines u1N
been landed az Nanking. 10 guard
the foreign residents. u was report.
cd here ycatrdny. The order fol.
lowed lootinE by the bodyEuard o.
Gen. Chi shieh Yuan. causing loss
OF $500. 900. Chi Ia a refugee here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Funeral Today for
Aged Tacoma Bailiff

TACOMA. Jan. 3 -Funeral ser.
vices were held today for Foster
Halfpenny, 10, who had been a
balliff in Pierce county superior
courts for 81 years. IIalfponny
served three years in the civil war
He leaves widow. n daughter,
five brothers and a sister.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
LUTHERAN

ST. Johns Danish mission-2ith
and y Spruce; Rev. Alfred p. Scr.
ensen. pastor. 10 a. M. Sunday
school: If n. m. worship Danish),
communion: =. m, Young Peoples
meeting. illustrated lecture.
Ballard First goth ave. y. w. and
W. G5th st.. Rev. o. l.. Hawk.
pastor. 0.3O a. m. Sunday school and
Bible classes; 1920 n. m, English
service; fl q. M, Norwegian service:
1870 p. m. Cantnta. THE story Of
Bethlehem" and sermon,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Weather Too Cold
for Hot Springs

BccouHc Of The cKtrcmc cold
weater. Scenic Hot Springs hotel
has been closed for three weeks. but
expects to be open In time for some
SKI parties by January 10.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
HAYWOOD NOMINATED

WASHINGTON, Jan. president
Coolidge today sent 20 the senate the
nomination or Charles u. Haywood to
be postmaster at Berkeley. Cal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Portland Veterans
Hospital Is Urged

WARRINGTON, Jan. Erection
new veterans bureau hospital
Portland. Ore, Is provided in a
~ introduced In the senate yeHer-
.iy by Senator McNsry. Oregon re-
tublicsn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
PKESHNTERIAN

University and 18th n. H..
II a. m. "rhc Power Of Recovery"
by Gordon y. Watt Of Glasgow. Scot
land; 1880 p. m. "Thc Cloud"
Twclye.day Bible conference. Gordon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
~ y P. Shanghai Agent
1oes With Trade Men

!" .. Tozer. new general agent
= ~, 'nh Northern Pacific at shang.
s' WI soil Tor the orient January
WIN the Seattle trade delegation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
LIBERAL CATHOLIC

St. alban's-l0GO T.. Thomas St. II
n. m. Holy Eucharist; sermon by
Rev. Ray wardnll p. m. address:
THE Plan OF the Great Gardener"
and bcncdiction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
WATER sHUTOrF NOTICE

Water viii be shut Off on W.
Massachusetts st., from Railroad
ave. =. 10 tho East waterway. on
Sunday from a, m. TO y. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Sunday in the Churches

T. Watt ~ A. January 8 20 lc;
sun4lyE. n a. m. aud 1850 y. m,
week days, q. IN and $50 p. ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Driper Apologies fnr
Causing an Accident

II s. COLE az thn Olympic near having heart
L. failure when small truck small sedan 40 tho corner
knocked ha sedan into
aHHU touring Coles excitement caused bg Tine collision
pBnCurei 0Et
ri and f orumpIrI fender
walked che reifn
blame Then
going 20 the bo touring Doe aDooEzfa for causing him me
OF walking until be- repaired
"Ncyer anything uEa before
"a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
EPISC OPAL

For the Deaf--at ~. Marks Ep's'
copal church. Harvard ave and
Seneca st.. special service. , p. m.
-. Johns 49, California and Han
ford st.. West Seattle: Rev Maurice
J. Bywater. pastor. Service: Sermon
tonic, Courage. by Rev. Bywater.
Trinity Eighth and James.
Rev. william II. Bliss. rector: a,
m. Holy communion. 9:i5 a. m, sun
day school and Bible class, II a. m,
Holy communion and sermon, "chrisi
and tho GentileE': 6 .. M. Young
Peoples Fellowship. Third monthly
musical program with pageant Of
Three Wise Mon and Candle Lighting
ceremony, 7:3o p. nj.
Trinity chapcl-l0th ave. \. and
Aloha. 9a5 q. m. Sunday school
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
COAST DEFENSIsS
10 III AUGMENTED

w Ut II hhisN III
In recommending SsNslNi5 FOR
ssacoast defense, tho committee exc
planned that most items were rpu-
tine, with the exception OF the con
trucuon on thr Pacific coast ot "a
firing position for q tt-iuCh railway
gun. tGe continuation OF rouHtruc-
ton 1t "a l6-incb gun battery 3t the
Panama canal continuing the con-
Nructiou OK carriages for uss IN The
I6Inrh gun program. and o. anti
aircraft guns Tor the canal and
thr production ut ammunition Tor
The canal and Hawaii ZONES
In addition 10 an appropriation Of
gzg.TssIs6 Tor the national guard
the committee recommended the rc-
~ 81 100000 u uurN.
pended balances from 1894 For the
organized reserves ta,2sstts was
recommended
To provide Tor the training ~
% 900 civilian. Ss.1.o. 600 was recon-
mrudyd Tor citizens military train
Ing camps
While providing sufficient FUNDS
for the maintenance 81 an enlisted
p-rrouuyi u $4,000, the COMMITTEE,
explained that the actual strength
xuuld probably average IiN55o iusn
and II.s@s officers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03

department Of Justice Tor action iu
eases whrre the war department
cannot make collections
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-08
MAN GOES TO DEATH
WITH HIS LIPS SEALED

NEW YORK, July 8.-Kefucing
to divulge the name of the man
who shot him. although he ad-
mitted he knew who did it. Chris
topher Regain, twenty-eight, OF IS
First avenue. died in Bellevue Hos
pital of gun wound in the abdo-
men. He was shot in a fight on
East Forty eighth street, between
First and Second avenues, Satur-
day morning.
Thomas Cotter, thirty-eight, Of
1884 Second avenue, who suffered
a badly lacerated scalp in the same
fight, the police believe, is held
in $1,000 bail for examination as
a material witness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-08
Anglo-Japanese Bonds
Are Close, Says
Prince

LONDON, July 8.--Anglo-
Japanese relations are the best,
according to Prince Chichibu,
second son Of the Japanese En-
peror, who arrived in England
today to attend Oxford Univer-
sity.
The young prince referred to
the cooperation of British and
Japanese during the Chinese
strike troubles and said his
presence in England was itself
and indication of the closeness.
of the bond between the two
countries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-08
u. S. GIVEN SIX
LODGE ART
OBJECTS
late Senator Owned Portraits
by Trumbell and Stuart
Depew Makes Gift

A number of important paintings
and statues, among them collec-
ton from the estate of the late
Senator Henry Cabot. Lodge Of
Massachusetts,. have been received
by the Smithsonian Institution and
turned over to the National Gallery
of Art, it was announced today.
The Lodge collection. presented
by John Lodge, includes two pieces
of sculpture and four paintings, as
follows:
A white marble of the Libyan
Sybil, little larger than life .ize.
by William w. Story; a life size
bust of Napoleon. sculptor I'M
known: a portrait of Alexander
Hamilton. by Trumbull; portrait
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-08

Of Fisher Ames, by Gilbert Stuart
river landscape, with cattle, by
Trcyon, and a stable interior, by
George F. Herring.
A bust portrait in OIL of Chaunccy
M. Depew. painted by George Bur.
roughs Torrey in 1921. has been
received as gift from Mr.. Depew.
Mrs. Marshall Langhorne, daugh,
ter of the late Ralph Cross John
son, has loaned to the gallery for
the summer eleven old masters
from the famous Johnson collec-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-08
.HOARD|NG HABIT
PARALYZES
INDIA
Habit Formed in Days of
Famines Persist and
Stunts Progress
By ROBERT s. THORNBURGH.

| BY KObERT ,. THUNNBUACUh.
Contrasted with those prodigAl
nations whose undoing has been
attributed to lavish gayety and cx-
travagance is the vast country OF
India, whose excessive economy
boarding and frugality have para
lyzed commerce and industry.
Untold wealth in gold and sli-
yer, Is hidden throughout India.
while banking, agriculture, manu-.
featuring and the government are
gasping for want OF capital, accord
ing to Emmett A. Chapman, CT
the far eastern division of. the De
partment OF Commerce.
almost every phase of India 3
economic life is adversely affected
by the. century.old habit OF hoard.
ing" Chapman said .'Millions of
rupees worth of gold and silver
are stored in hiding places by the
people"
Most customs have their origin
in economic necessity, Chapman
pointed out, adding that this habit
of India Is no exception.
BOARDING NATURAL"
/ In years gone by India faced an.
nually the possibility of widespread
famine. II the monsoon, or rainy
season failed, either partially or
wholly, disaster was sure to follow.
Owing to lack of transportation
and the almost constant conflicts
between the different native
chiefs, one area would be in a
state of famine, while another
would have a surplus of foodstuffs.
Under such conditions. Chapman
said. it was only natural that
boarding should develop.
THE band OF silver or gold
placed around the ankle or arm,
the string of coins hung about the
reck or buried in the ground, after
a season OF plenty, meant food FOR
an entire family during the year OF
famine which might follow" Chap
man said.
While the reasons for such safe
guards have long since been re-
facilities, relief associations and
effective control over foodstuffs,
the custom remains. Tt may he
decades before it will be overcome
to any great extent"
LACK OF BANKING CREDITS.
Chapman pointed to the lack Of
sufficient banking credits as a
severe handicap to importers and
exporters. Besides the Imperial
Bank of India. there are only
eighteen exchange banks, sixty
nine joint-stock companies and
seventy nine cooperative banks "A
total of 1877, or one bank to 2,000.-
900 persons-througho the In
dian Peninsula.
Some of these institutions main
tain several branches, but the total
number Is said to be altogether
too small to take care of the credit
demands of country with 3d.
00O, 900 persons and ranking as
among the first seven countries of
the world in aggregate value Of
it's foreign trade.
PRESSED FOR FUNDS.
Exporters are pressed for funds
during the season Of moving
crops" Chapman contineud. These
months are always accompanied by
stringency in the money market,
and shippers experience great diff
Guilty in securing sufficient bank
credits to carry On their operations.
LAS result shippers arc unable
to take advantage Of market condi-
tons by holding off for better
prices, and the bulk of even the
margin must be disposed of as
quickly as possible regardless of
current prices"
ADVERTISEMENT
SAY IT WITH Ell OWERs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-08
AnVERTlSeMFMT

ADVERTISEMENT
SAY 1T WITH FLOWERS
Guides home grown beauties, OF course
212 F. ST.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-06-05

Cantilever shoes ''perfectly
comfortable" A. w. Lucas
Co.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-06-05
PAGE TWO
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

State Of North Dakota, County Of
Burleigh.-ss
!, Frank J. Johnson, County Audi
tor of Burleigh County, North Da-
kOta certify that the following is a
correct list of the bulletins and cir
culars which are available at the
North Dakota Agricultural College,
publication of which is in accord
ance with Chapter of the 1915 SEES
sion Laws.
Witness my hand and seal this
5th day of June, 1925.
FRANK J. JOHNSON,
County Auditor. Burleigh Co,
North Dakota
The following publications., issued
by the North Dakota Agricultural
College, +. o. Agricultural College,
n. D., are free to citizens of North
Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-06-05
CIRCULARS. EXPERIMENT
STATION

SUBSTATION REPORTS
EdgeNy, 1913, Bul. las (19l4 to
1920
Dickinson, 1913, Bull. l31 asa to
1919
Williston, 1903, 1913, Bul. 1873
U914 to 1920
Langdon. 1909, 1912, 1913, Bul. 145
192O)
Report OF Substations for 1914
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-06-05
N. D. LIBRARY
SERVICE GOES
OYER STATE
Now Reaches Every Town and
Hamlet; Provides Farmers
With Books, Pamphlets

The growth Of the state library
commission has been large since it's
establishment in 1907, according to
Lillian Z. Cook, commissioner. Some
indication of the steady growth is
the fact that in April Of this year
total Of 1920 books, pamphlets and
other material was sent out as com
pared with 1926 in April of 1924.
Starting on a small scale the COM
mission has now extended it's service
so that it reaches every town, ham
let and rural community where the
local needs are not served by Ii
brary. An important part of the
commits sion's work is the travelling
Libraries which reach farmers far
from cities and towns where Ii
brary is maintained the commits S ion
er said.
The cOmmissio ion also provides club
women with material for discussions
and meetings, grade schools with
supplementary readings through it's
reference department. high schools
with material to be used in debates
and declamations, and SO supplies
teachers with texts and data for
further study
The work Of the commission is
taxed during the winter when it re-
ceives calls from Libraries for refer
ence material to be used in schools.
During the winter, also, farmers are
at their leisure. Since 85 per cent
of the population Of the state is agri-
cultural no great demand for reading
material is made in the summer.
While fiction still tops the list
there is growing demand for voca-
tiOnal books, the commissioners said.
Recently farmers have been asking
for books on bee culture, demand
caused by the large increase in that
branch Of agriculture in the state.