Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 29, 1920, Page 6

T NEW AMENDMENTS WILL . . PROVIDE FOR SCHOOLS —— Virginians Inidorse Women as Trustees and Compulsory - Education Laws Washington, Dec. 29.—(By Capi- tal News Service)—The Public School Protective league of- Virginia, which made an intensive; campaign prior to the November electjon for the adop- tion of constitutional amendments all aimed at the promotion of the educa- tional interests nounces the adoption of all of the proposed amendments, and by large majorities. 'Campaigns in Utah and Wyoming were alike successful. The text of the Virginia amendments, which are soon to be proclaimed by the state authorities, is as follows: No. 1—For amendment to Section 133 of the Constitution of Virginia, allowing women to serve as school trustees. % Strike out Section 133, Article 9, which now reads: Sec. 133. Each magisterial district shall constitute a separate school dis- trict, unless otherwise provided by law. In each school district there shall be three trustees selected, in the manner and for the term of office prescribed by law< And jnsert in lieu thereof the fol- lowing: Sec. 133. Each magisterial dis- trict shall constitute a separate school district, unless otherwise provided by law. In each school district there shall be not more than three trustces selected in the manner and for the term of office prescribed as school trustees in said district, and in cities and towns forming separate school districts. No. 2—For amendment to Section 136 cf the Constitution of Virginia, allowing an increase of local taxes of school purposes. Strike out Section 136, which now reads: Sec. 136 Each county, city, town, if the same be a separate school dis- trict, and school district is authorized to raise additional sums by a tax cn property, not to exceed in the aggre- gate five mills on the dollar ia any ona year, to be apportioned and ex- pender. by the local school authorities of said counties, cities, towns and districts in establishing and maintain- ing such schools as in their judgment the public welfare may requi: And insert in lieu therzof the fol- lowing: “Sec. 136 Each county, city, town, if the same be a separate school Jis- trict, and school district is authcrized to raise additional sums by a tax on property, not to exceed in the aggre- gate in any one year a rate of levy to be fixed by law, to he apportioned and expended by the local school au- thorities of said counties, cities, towns and districts in dstablishing and maintaining such schools as in their judgment the public welfare may require. No. 3—For amendment to Section 138 of the Constitution of Virginia with reference to the compulsory edun- cation of children. Strike out Section 188, which now reads: Sec. .133. The general assembly may, in its discretion, provide for tne compulsory education of childrea be- | tween the ages of eight and twelve| years, except such as are weak in body or mind, or can read and write, or i attending private schouls, or‘} are cxcused for cause by the district| school trustecs. | Aund insert in liew thereof the fol-| 138 The general assembly may, in its discretion, provide for the | compulsory education of children cf school age. | All Texas Diitricts Excepted ‘ Country school districts in Texas| are given power by the adoption of a new amendment to the state con-! stitution to vote such support for schools as they deem necessary. The form of the amendment is un- usual. The constitution limited the| district tax to $1 and each $100 of| 1 of the State, and assessments will have fairly adequate funds with which to hold good teach- ers in their schools. The tax of 7 mills for the schools of New Orleans provides an income by which proper buildings can be pror vided and adequate salaries paid the teachers. The permitted additional school money for the coun- try parishes to which the increase ap- !plies, but allows the voters' in a dis- trict or parish to raise the limit of special maintenance taxes to 8 mills, if they so desire. o Utah Doubles Contribution An amendment adopted to the con- stitution of the state of Utah, pro- vides for a state school tax which tends to equalize the burden of school support so thn} a poor school district may be able to give its'children eda- cational advantages as good- as those ‘afiorded in a more prosperous dis- |trict. The state’s contribution will | be nearly doubled. r BONES OF HISTORIC RACE Anthropologists Intensely Interested in Discovery of Indian Skeletons | in California. | | New indications that California was once inhabited by a race of gigantic Indians was furnished when sewer dig- | gers on Ferry and Howard streéts, in the heart of the business district of Martinez, Cal, uncovered an Indian burial ground, with skeletons meas- uring more than seven feet. 4 Several skulls and one well-pre- served skeleton are to be given over to the investigators of the anthro- pology department of the University | of California. The skulls and skele- | tons are declared to.be of highly fm- portant and scientific value. Discovery of the burial grousd has revived an old Indian legend that an jmmense treasure of gold nuggets was interred with a body of a chief of the ancient tribe of the giant In- | dians. So convinced are the residents in the truth of this legend that great crowds have throniged around the sewer diggers, largely hampering their activities, and more than a score of persons have applied to the municipal authorities for positions on the city’s sewer-digging crew. | According to the aneient Indian '\ legend, the vast gold treasure was | buried In close proximity to where the bones were recovered. Eight years ago William Alfman, curntor of the museum in Golden Gate park, San Franclsco, declared | that skeletons unearthed near Con- cord were the most valuable contri- | butions to the scientific investiga- tions of the state's prehistoric In- djpns. —_— | It Did Come Suddenly. | An unusually interesting communl- | cation was received by a New York life insurance company from the Dahl- strom Metallic Door company of Chi: cago. A letter, pointing out the ad- vantages of Insurance, was mailed to Mr. Dahlstrom on November 16, 1820. A part of this letter read as follows: “Have you ever thought that your increase of special|: maintenance taxes does not provide | . | | | | Though he recently inherited $60, D00 through the death of his uncle, Abraham Schneider, seaman on the V. S. destroyer Wadsworth, stationed at the Philadelphia navy yard, an- nounces he intends to “stick by thé navy.” He paused from his task of painting the deck of the Wadsworth long cnough to remark: “Life in the uavy just suits me. I'll serve out my present enlistment and sign-on gain.” He is the son of Mrs. Annie Schueider of Boston, Mass. He .will receive the income of the $60,000 until October 4; 1921, when he will be twenty-one, and tecelve the prl{nf:lpnl. A A A A A A AR AN A AN AP AAAAANAN The Real “Mother Goose.” “Mother Goose” was a real charac- ter, and not an imaginary personage as has been supposed. Her maiden name was Ellzabeth Foster and she was born in 1685. She married Isaac Goosse in 1693 and a few years later | became a member of thie Old South church;~Toston. - She dled in 1757, aged ninety-tivo yedirs. Thé first edl- tion of her songs, which were orig- fnally- sungsto hev grandchildren, was published in 1716 by her son-in-law, Thomas Fleet. . Appetite Not Quite Gone. Mary had reached tl.e stage of sa- tlety where she steadfastly refused all offers of “a little more turkey,” * bit more dressing or mashed potato,” or “another piece of bread.] Nothing apparently could tempt her to eat an- other mouthful., Finally, however, the nuts, raising and candies were passed. “Yes, I will have some,” said Mary, and then, apparently thinking her con- duct needed some explanation, she added: “I can still eat little things!” New York Statistics. For the various expenses of its own government, New York city rspends almost $500,000,000 a year—inore than neers. Geologists believe the; discovered _oil-in a Bolivian which is flanked on one mountains three miles high, inhabited by savage Indians. There are sev- |eral mil cessions i | They are wasted unless the engineers can outwit the Andes Mountains, or {the Gran Chaco. | {the east of the 2 | Bolivia, where the néw.oil field has Mbeen found. it once, they say. 1550. Congquistadorés. gentlemen have attempted the jour- ney since, but the Indians got ‘em. The Andes bulk from 15,000 to 17,- 000 feet high, S;athe west of the field, cutting off acc No railroads cross the range in this region. Tunnels are inipossible. But the world needs oil, and Anmierican “oil hounds” are on the job, and that, it is said here, means that the Gran Chaco, which has resisted white man grnm Pizzaro’s day to this, must now of the Gran Chaco would carry oil from the La_Paz field to. a point on |} the Pafana river, and from there it|JIH could be tanked to 3@ South Ameri- can Atlantie seaboatrd. government field men, who have re- cently say a sniall army would be needed to fight the Indians while laying . the pipe-line through that a constant guard would be nec- essary along its entire length to pre- vent destruction [] American oil field offer fewer trans- said here, have more cations of yield than the Bolivian dis- trict. representatives, after a of the territory, expreased the belief that an oil field great in area, but as, yet of unknown production, extends; H} the length of ‘South America just east | of the Andes. Explorers of a dozen; countries are scurrying the length and breadth of this lead, been maintained by American oil in- prospects and accomplishments. Gov- so. extensjvely scafter .through ev- turn may come suddenly. The answer to this supposi- tion, as written by some unknown per- He's dead. Returning letter and postcard. Can't forward. use this.” daig—" son, pride of place to those played by children. gcotch, for instance, s at least 2,000 years old. Some of the singing sames are of Norse origin, while tipcat was played 4,000 years ago. house. 18 as follows: “It did. Keeping blotter. = - . Anclent Game of Hop-Scotch. All mere men's games must zlvéy s regards antiquity Hop- — Curious Masterpieces. Literary et on a scrap of seaweed. Suppose it Can masterpleces have been written on strange mediums. Smart’s poem, “Song to David,” was written with a key on the walls of a made Coleridge once wrote a sone the JTapanese empire. It has 1,000 thenters, 1500 hotels and 1,600 churches. It turn3 out one-tenth of all the manufactured goods of the | country, one-fourth of all the printed matter, and one-half of all the cloth- ing. The annual output of its 38,000 factorles 1¢ worth more than $3,000,- 000,000 —_— Early Name for Cranberries. John Josselyn, an English traveler and naturalist who visited New Eng- land in 1638 and wrote an accoimt of its “Rarities,” says: “Cranberry, or bear berry (beciusé bears used much to feed upon them) is a small trayling. plant that grows in salt .| marshes that are overgrown - with moss. The Indians and English. use them much, boiling them with sugar for sauce to eat with their meat.” —— Subscribe for The Daily Ploneer. taxable property, but excepted from| the limitation all cities and towns| constituting separate and independent districts. The amendment just adopt-! ed excepts also the independent and! common districts created by {enerall or special law. The result is that the constitution still prescribes the lim- | itation, but excepts all the districts| in the state from its operation. | An exceedingly active campaign! was conducted “In behalf of the| amendment. A “better school “cam- | paign” was organized with state head- | quarters in Austin, a large quantity| of literature was distributed, end prominent speakers urged the adop-| tion cf the amendment in rallics all] over the state. | More Revenues in Wyoming ' Increased revenue to school dis- tricte for gchool buildings is provided by the constitutional — amendment| adopted in Wyoming. ~ Formeriy a school district, might not incur indebt- edness amounting to more than 2 per! cent -of the assessed ~valuc of the| property of the distri:t. In many| sections of the state debts to this ex-! tent have alredady be:n made. Levies Additional Schooi Tax | In Louisiana the amendment pro-| vides for an additional state :cnool! tax of 1 mill, which will yield about | $1,600,000. The moncy will be dis-| tributed to the several parishes on the basis of the aumbor of educable | children in each parish. | The additional 1 mill state tag, it js stated, will enable about two-thirds | of the country rar to gny their! teachers fairly adequate salaries and to attract into the schools' teachers of ability and training. The other| * one-third of the parishes will find it necessary to call elections and raise | the limit of special mainten:nce‘ taxes to 8 mills. When this has béen done the séveral parishes having lowl LINING for the Walls CEILING for the Stock Room A PARTITION to shut off an unused portion A VESTIBULE inside the Roller Doors and STORM SASH for the Windows —might give you as good Lumber Erices are lower . and you could do this ~ work yourself; would be % cost Bemidji Maybe a Few Dollars spent on your'Bam would make it comfortable this winter Let’s Talk It Over ST, HILAIRE RETAIL LUNBER COMPANY M. L. MATSON, Local Manager, have istrict side ion acres of American con- this rémete Bolivian field. The Gran Chaco is & wild region to| La Paz distriet of A white: man crossed But he died in ‘He was one_of the Spanish Other venturesome to the Pacific ocean. e forced to yiéld. A 500-mile pipe line across a neck * United States returned from this territory,|HH their territory, and Other parts of™ the new - South but none, it was portation difficulties, | ‘promising indi- ! United” States fovei'nment trade' ter a year's survey Wi région, with American companies ‘easily in the both in. the number of parties in the field and in the amount of acreage for which concessions have been obtained. : Great reticence and 'secrecy have terests about their South American ernment reports here indicate, how- over, that American concessions are efy possible field in uth America that wherever the “big gush” comes, oil men from this country will probgb- ly be in a position to control the largest acreage of any foreign group. ~All South American countries are chary of permitting outright sale to foreigners of oil land rights, accord- ing to information here. Concessions permit the holder, under govern- mental regulations, including a tax of a percentage of production, only to lease the land for a prescribed num- ber of years with rights of lease re- newal. ! THE PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS results as a new barn. so- -the small Minn. Chicago, Dec. 29.—Paotato receipts v 27 cars. thern whites, $1.40. to- $1.60; Idaho Rurals, sacked, $1.75. DEWEY TAKES COURSE AT SCHOOL FOR STAMMERERS | . Frank Dewey returned Monday from Indianapolis where he has spent the past three weeks at the Bogue| Institute for Stammerers. He claims that the course has done him much good and’ the impediment speech has been remedied to a great extent. for some time yet, he says, and feels confident that he will soon be able to speak without stammering. son. By far the -largest that this store has ever had. 'Also the entire year’s busi- ness will show an increase in sales of U. S.” Engineers Have Hard p— gance to be held ab e B, butble | wanTEDTwo girk - at- Vieksrs Problems in South - y the Bemidji lodge on FIdAY. SHCl) - notel. ) 2t12-30 X Cow hides, No. 1,1b....voneen scsge |ning. e afi%fi?’}‘fifl’cfififli‘:’: — 3 5 ; <8y w edo P = — Calf skins, No. 1 .6e-7¢ SOl NAR IR e o 4 e N t1-5 _ ¢ (By United Prp;a) A Deacons, each .60¢ meolmflf‘. ; ., smith. i £ 8 Washington, Dec, , 29.—The new|H0Fse’ bides. | is0a FOR NEW LAYER TRIAL| =~ 0 South American oil field inging } 5 : ity s gray hairs to.a group of U. S. engi- " POTATOES (By Uiited Préss) Phone 93. Market steady. No. 1 Nor- e in his He will ¢ontinue his study This store appre- /ciates very much f I:hg‘veryl rge teade- " it enjoyed the Christmas sea- more than 25 %. ue To the many friends and loyal customers we ex- tend our sincere thanks and if we can be of any help to - anyone or to help in any cause, call on us, We live to help each other. Ladies’ E'RE all jogging along . the same road—We all ' see the same sun rise every morning and set every evéning. And what happens in.between. the rising and the setting is about the same i for all of us—at least, in the . léng run, it averages up ! about the same. »|ELKS TO HOLD DANCE Annp\mce‘n}ént has beén made and invitations havé Been sent out.for a Bismarck, Deg. 29.—The 30 dayh "granted” by Judge Nussle for filing of affidavits in the motion by Henry: Layer for a mew trial lapsed today. Layer, now serving & 1ife sentencé in the state peiiitentidry, 15 alleged sldy- Wolt famlily last Sprig. Autborities. Havé a signed confes- sion by Layer in which he admitted the crime. subjected to .the third. degree and maltreated until he confessed. He asks to withdraw, his plea of guilty and have a jury trial, . Seven members of the Wolt family, P including the parents and ! dren and a hired boy were killed. Only an infant daugliter survivés. BRING RESULTS er of the Of Course des’ overalls, ages 5 to 15..69¢ ‘Boys’ outing flannel blouses, $1.00 value ............ Boys’ mittens, heavy leather, 1;nit wrists . ... ..o ....45¢ very pretty cal: Men’s, choppérs’, mittens, 22.98 endars. Step value .. ........ie- .$1.98 81,00 value ............75¢ 1 and get one Men’s lined mittens, $1.49 val- 98cvalue ..............79¢ 17-quart size, gray enameled dish pan ... e 8c Ladies’ coverall aprons, $2.98 grade ....... $3.19 outing flannel Ladies’ fast black hose. . . ..25¢c " Men’s heavy wool socks. . ..49¢c’ 4 36-inch percale, dark . .....25¢ Light, peryd...........22c - \_i;e Extend to One vand Alls Very Ha‘pi_)y New Year .. On Beltra mi Avenue ON NEW YEAR'S EVE REWZRD of $15 Will be paid for'the returs of @ brown festier handbsg with conténts’ Plote. | Lost de- . tweeg : Bemidjl .and. Movils 1ake. Finder return to Ploneet offiee. a2 50 3612-51 Now he-alleges. he was e nul n 1918, 71, 40,446; in 1917, &hfl- 687, and in 191! five; We are giving away to_the trade some c or drop us.a i card and. we will mail it to you. None giw'/- en to small children. 149 ..$1.89 "COURSE UT at this stage of the journey, we like to W hause a moment and ex- change a word of good . cheer with our fellow trav- elers. .. And so to you, who have helped to make the past year a happy one for s, we extend our wishes for’ R0y _AvflFPPY New Yegf : ,‘ BARKER’S DRUG STORE g 217 Third St. |, . Bemidji i