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Edenbower Crossing is Scene
0f Miratuiuua i--vr-
From Instant Death.
ONE MAN IS INJURED
oU, Occ..li.ts ' th Machine re
Thrown out and ""
Engine Where They Kode
(or Some Dintanee.
in sccldent which, miraculously.
,not fatal in reditu, occurred this
SJreooD shortly before 1 o'clock at
fb, WenLower railroad crossing
Lh.B IlKht engine struck a Ford
5 demolished It. and threw the
Sams onto llo cow-catcher and
Sthem for some distance be
gins engine. could stop his eu-
''rbe truck was driven by I. J. El
der sad in the seat beside him was
to named Ray Martin. They had
fort driven out of the Standard Oil
stent where they had obtained soma
Sine, and was directly on the
railroad track before the boy notlcoi
the engine approaching and headed
north. The lad yelled but the driver
tould not make the machine respond
d with a crash the big engine
mushed into the truck and tossed It
biih Into the air. Engineer Ben
Rvan sounded his whistle Just as the
engine struck the auto, according lo
the driver, and he slated the warning
arrived a second too late. The two
men in the truck were thrown clear
of the wreck of the machine and
Elder landed head first on the cow
catcher, where he managed to hold
on while the young boy was thrown
beneaih the boiler of the engine,
just how he managed to stick there
without falling and being crushed
beneath the wheels, he says he can
not eiplaln. Ho was the only one In
jured In the accident. A gash In the
top ol bis head and a long bruise on
lite AouWer was caused by his foree
lul contact with the engine. The en
gine carried hltn about 40 feet, ac
cording to B. L. Hyland, of the
Standard Oil company, who was an
eye witness to the accident. A re
markable stop was made by Engineer
Ryan, he states, and It was extreme
ly lucky thai the engine was travel
ing at slow rale of speed.
The men were placed In Hyland's
car and brought to this city, where
the toy was placed under the care
of a physician. Several stitches were
necessary to close the cut In the
boy't head, lialph Quine, another
employe of the Standard Oil com
pany, also witnessed the accident and
insisted in caring for the injured.
Elder states that he had Just had
the brakebands on the car tightened.
Ai he started to cross the tracks he
lowed up, but did not see the engine
approaching. He declares that no
warning signal was sounded until the
engine struck the truck. The sud
denness of the affair startled him,
and even though he attempted to in
crease the speed of the truck and
make It across he was unable to d
so on account of the tight brake
bands. It was very fortunate for
both the truck occupants that they
were not killed instantly.
Both Elder and Martin reside - at
Vlnstons. and have been employed
on the Bradburn place. In speaking
of the accident late this alternoou
Elder said: "When the engine struck
1 didn't remember a thing until
the engineer had nearly stopped and
then I came to on account .f the
Jet of the engine boiler against my
oot. When I was thrown out my
woe was torn off. my foot and I
Iwded on a little Iron stool at the
tide of the cow-catcher with nothing
is the world to hold me on. The heat
ttiinst my bare foot aroused me and
I realized what had happened. I
Urted reaching for Ray, the boy
with me, and ssw him huddled up
"elow me under the head of the en
Ine'a boiler. Just then the engine
topped and we crawled out."
Had there been a bell at the cross
es' Is thought that this accident
would have been avoided. The Eden
wer crossing is the center of a
jreat deal of (raf(lc dajly nd Jg
winded on one side by the Eden
Mwer Jr and on (h(! o(hi by the
Mand,r,l Oil plant. A reu aignal
Jould be installed at that point by
" '"''li.e against any like
ldenis which occurred today.
Situation is Same
In Roseburg
l MmLANn' 0r- " S-J-AaWand..
i"0!Wlth """ otnr railroad
jvs on-poim towns throughout, the
tiniVk. . ' ,he r'oad payroll
. ? ' ,he "Meri.y of the
"d Z '"I"! ,he nD" ' ho rail
I '!,,nd ra,e iMrense turmoil.
A'h,n wl" have lo
t... i-tv ,ncre9 looso in
' tx on. paTdty . wUys , month
will more than make up fnr flight
Increases In prices of commodities
cmiwd by higher freig.it rales na far
ns I he average prosperity of the
average citizen Is concerned.
Oakland to Have
A Flouring Mill
Good now lo Oakland citizens
and the people and farmers generally
of this community and the whole or
northern Douglas county Is the tact
that the Umpq'ua Valley Flouring
Mills la soon to resume operations
'In this city, saya the Oakland Trl-
njune.
George Eggleton. an expert flour-
Ing mill man, who Is well and very
favorably known here, has secured
a lease on the mill property from
Louis Kruse, the owner, and will
start the machinery Just a soon as
possible. He expects to bave every
thing In readiness by the first of
September. In the meantime Mr.
Eggleton will thoroughly renovate
the mill and have everything in
shape to run it to Its full capacity
of 50 barrels per day. Mr. Eggle
ton will conduct It as a suctom mill
and will pay the market price for
wheat. He promises a good grade
of flour sflch as he has always had
the reputation of making and In-
vitse the farmers to bring their
wheat and other grain to the mill
should they wish to exchange for
flour or mill feed.
Ira S. Cannon, a brother of R. I..
Cannon, accompanied by his wife and
stop-son, Eddie Eades, are here en
Joying a visit at the Cannon home
on Deer Creek. Mr. cannon is now
located in Modoc county, Cal., where
be has served as county commission
er for the past 18 years. At one time
he lived In this section but along in
the 70's moved away and located In
California where be has since re
sided. After concluding their visit
here they will go to Coos Bay tie-
Core returning home.
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American Aviators Stationed
in Protection of Warsaw
As A Last Resort.
CONSULATE IS CLOSED
Official Leave Tonight Govern
ment Prepares to Move on Short
Notice In Event Bolshevik!
Forces Reach the City.
(By Associated Press.)
WARSAW. Aug. . With the de
fensive lines of Polish troops east of
Warsaw pierced In several places by
the Russian bolshevik! forces, cap
ture of the city by the enemy is ap
parently not a remote conclusion of
the campaign. That the government
fears this result is Indicated in the
nrenaratlons being rushed to move
on short notice, although hope is still
entertained that the Russian army
advance will be checked somewhere
east of the .Vistula river, preventing
fall of the Polish capital. Koschiusz-
ko's air squadron, composed mostly
of American aviators, has been trans
ferred from the south to the front
nearest Warsaw, and It Is hoped they
will be able to prevent the bolshevikl
from taking the city In event the de
fensive lines are crushed. The Unit
ed States consulate here closed to
day, and Consul Rankin will leave
tonight. Most of the official records
have already been moved, and the
American legation plans to move
soon.
Ray Belshevlkt Defeated.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 6.
Russian bolshevikl forces In the
south were severely beaten, accord
ing to reports reaching here. The'
antl-bolshevikl troops captured many
prisoners and a lot of war material.
Roumania Preparing.
PARIS, Aug. 6. A Geneva dis
patch declares that Roumania,
alarmed ovpr the bolshevikl success
in Poland, Is concentrating troops In
Bnssarabia in anticipation of attack
from the Russian bolshevikl menac
ing Poland.
Good For Five Years.
WASHINGTOV, Aug. 6 Military
experts here assert that Russia can
wage war on the present scale for
five more years without additional
munitions.
Con wider Russian Reply.
LONDON'. Aug. 6. The British
cabinet today deliberated upon the
Russian soviet reply to note con
cerning Poland, which 'was received
late yesterday, but there Is no offi
cial Indication as to what course
will be taken. It Is understood,
however, that although the reply
from Moscow was not wholly satis
factory. It will be accepted. The
Russians assert that the Bolshevikl
Is ready to conclude an armistice
with Poland, provided reasonable
guarantees are given. It says the
sola obstacle in the way of oegin
nlng negotiations Immediately Is
the abssnos of Polish delegates.
Report is Filed by the County
Nurse Concerning Rob
erts Creek Building.
OTHER REPORTS LATER
Deplorable Conditions InJer Which
Children Are Compelled to At
tend Hchool Are Made Iub
lie by Investigation.
Going about the county In her
work of organizing nursing classes in
ihe various school districts. Borne de
plorable housing conditions for
school children bave been brought to
light by Emily Hammond Smith,
county health nurse. Miss Smith was
requested by County School Supt. O.
C. Brown to inspect various school
houses when convenient, with a view
of finding If any conditions exist
which would impair the health of
children, and which could be reme
died. So far Miss Smith has reported on
but one school house. No. 37, In the
Roberts creek district. This Is not
the first time that conditions in that
district have been made public, but
no steps have been taken by those in
that section which would mean Im
provements. There is no law by
which a school district can be com
pelled to build or Improve their
school house, lo matter how much
damage is cauB"d the children. The
Roberts creek district is well known.
and there are no financial reasons
why a tax should not be levied for
the purpose of building a new school
house. According to the opinion of
many, criminal neglect is responsible
for the conditions existing. There
are ten or twelve other buildings In
the county which are to be Investi
gated by Miss Smith at a later dnl.
The letter written by her to Mr.
Brown concerning the Roberts creek
school follows:
-- Roseburg,- Aug.-2, 1980,
Mr. O. C. Brown, Supt. Douglas Co.
Schools.
My dear Mr. Brown:
In reply to your letter of July li'Jtn
regarding the school house No. 37
Roberta creek. I went out there to
investigate the conditions and found
the building In a most dilapiaateu
and unsanitary condition.
Lighting very poor and directly In
front of the children's eyes, muking
difficult reflected light for the
children to study by and a cause of
eye-strain, headache, and upset (11
gestion.
On a bright sunny day with the
door closed the room was dull and
It would have been difficult to con
fine one's self to cfose application to
books. I cannot imagine what it
must be like In Hie winter when
there Is very little sun and a great
deal of danmness also, to make con
ditions worse.
There 1b no possible proper ven
tilation and the odor In the room
very bad, a peculiar stale, penetrat
ing odor which causes one's throat
to contract and muBt surely have a
dellterlouss effect on the teacher as
well as the pupils.
With the cracks In the floor anl
walls and the dust and rain circulat
ing freelv causing dampness, tho
health of the children cannot but be
undermined and resistance egainst.
disease lowered making communi
cable diseases easily transmitted and
serious.
I will be auite frank and say that
if I were a teacher and saw the place
first, that I would not take chances
with my health. If I had agreed to
take the school, I would never return
after the expiration of my first term.
If I were a parent I would not taKO
the chances with my cnnuren s
health today, or more short-sighted
still, the future health of the citizens
ot America.
It is considered money well spent
in nrotect good stock and avoid dis
ease, and when It comes to thorough
bred stock huge sums of money aro
spent for protection, propagation and
prevention ot disease, ana our cuuu
r.,n more valuable than the most
valuable thoroughbred lheKiock and
absolutely dependent on the aduit
for care, protection and a ngm to
good health and equal opporrunltlc s
for competition in the world pf af
fairs, can be placed In surroundings
which tend t make them more or
less unfit to compete with the best
health and brains in later life.
The parents and the scnoois are
the great builders of our future citi
zens. We are after better stock and
better farms: let s De sure io naei
the best citizens, and not Just let
them "grow" like Topsy. and have
.infective eveslght. ears, lungs, bodies
and minds because their early sur-.
roundings were not conducive to gd j
"'should think that It a new build-!
Ing were Impractical at present, that j
transportation must be arranged for,
consolidation In another district. !
It seems to me tht a communllyl
that has such a school hous does not
fully appreciate Its obligations to tho
community or county or America iu
the quality of Its future citizens.
As Individuals we are each under
moral obligation to our neighbors,
and anything affecting the present or
future health of out future citizens
is our responsibility Individually,
and' every effort should be made by
each one to secure tho right condi
tions and surroundings for Ihe child
ren. Every child has a right to good
health, and every parent has a right
to demand that surroundings be con
ducive to good health, and every
community has a right to provide tho
best conditions possible for good
health. The moral, mental and phy
sical condition of every individual is
largely affected by the health of the
Individual.
As I have never before seen such
a school house, I have used this as
an Illustration In my teaching, and
have advised parents againBt such a
condition In their communities. I
have been told that that is not tho
only unsuitable school house In
Douglas county, but that it is about
the worst one.
I would recommend that In Sep
tember the children of that district
attend school In a district which has
provided a good building for its
chlldrdn.
Trusting that this answers youl
questions satisfactorily. I beg to re
main, Yours verv rruly,
i'jEMtLY H. SMITH,
A. R. C. Instructor.
LIFE THREATENED
Perdue Resident Claims That
Someone is Continually
Shooting at Him.
SON HAS A CLOSE CALL
Bullet PaKses Throuuli Clothing ot
Boy but No Injury lU-Milt
Asks for Protection or the
ItlKht to Protect Self.
' Charging that some person is con
tinually shooting at hliu and that his
small son's ololhiug was penetrated
by a bullet last Sunday evening, Koss
Stiltner, of Perdue, has written, lo
District Attorney Neuner and Sheriff
Quine asking that he be given the
right to protect himself and family.
Mr. Stiltner is located on a homo
stead In the Perdue Bectlon and
states that he has made a number of
Improvements on the property. Re
cently another person filed on his
property In the preference right
list and Stiltner states that he is
quite reluctant to give up his prop
erty to the newcomer without receiv
ing a sum of money for the amount
of improvement work he has accom
plished on the homestead. Judging
from the letter received from linn
this morning, he is of the opinion
that his life Is threatened by tho
present owner of the homestead.
"Several days ago a bullet whistled
by me," writes Mr. Stiltner, "and it
didn't miss me halt a foot I could
feel the rush of air as it passed me.
Several different times this has oc
curred, and last Sunday evening :iiy
boy was around the place and was
shot at. The bullet passned through
his trpueers. I would like to know
what can be done about tnls matter.
I want the right to protect my fam
ily, and I am getting tired of being
fired at all tho time." -
Sheriff Quine at onee 'phoned to
his deputy in that district and In
structed him to visit the homestead
of Mr. Stiltner and ninke'nn Investi
gation. No word bad been received
from him late this afternoon.
The officers thought It best to
make an Immediate Investigation and
prevent a tragedy. This Is the first
trouhlo which has been reported by
homestead squatterss, all hough con
siderable misunderstandings between
the squatters and those who have
lately filed on the lands were ?x-
Gasoline Jumps
Sky-ward Today
"Someone Is ulwnys taking the
Joy out of life." and today comes
the announcement from the Stnndnrd
Oil Co's agency that gasoline today
I'-aped skyward 3 eents. making
the retail price to quote 35 cents.
'The rise in price Is In accordance
with recent advances made bv oth-
oil companies on the Pacific
coast." says Manager Hylarid, "and
has been exacted for slme time
owing to the fact that crude oil suf
fered an Increase about two weeks
ago. The supply also mighty
scarce and no relief Is expected for
several days."
Miss Earhsrt. from Virginia, was
a vls'tor In Ros'hurg for a short
time today. The lady Is visiting st
the home of her slter. Mrs. Arker
man, of Drain, who also was In nose
burg this morning. The southern
ladv xpresed her delight for Oregon
scenerv snd climate. They rtnrn
td to Drain on tb afternoon train..
FOREIGNERS OUT
Five Thousand Compelled To
Flee From Illinois Coal
Mining Town.
TROOPS RESTORE ORDER
Murder of Two Boys Cause ot Dis
turbance Japanese Take Kx-ix-tiHM
to Statement of
iCougrtMiaiiian Johnson.
(Tho Associated Press.)
WEST FHANKKOKT. 111.. Aug. t.
Following a night of rioting, in
which five persons are believed to
have been killed during the street
lighting and a score more Injured,
comparative quiet was restored to
day. Approximately five thousand
foreigners, against whom the rioters
directed their attack, have left the
town, and this fact, coupled with the
nlrival of troops, tended to bring
about order.
Enraged mobs attacked the for
eigners, who fled In all directions in
terror. The homes of about fifty
foreigners were set on fire and tho
residents beaten.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6. A mob of
3000 In control of West Frankfort,
111., last night Is said to bave killed
seyeral persons, wounded 40, burned
scores of homes and to be driving tho
foreign population from tho town.
Five companies of Illinois Infantry
have been ordered to West Frank
fort. The rioting startod yesterday af
ternoon when two suspects were ar
rested In connection with the murder
of Ainlcl Calcalrrra, 19, and Tony
Hempel. 18, whose bodies were dis
covered Wednesday.
At 10:30 o'clock Inst night the
mob began setting fire to the homes
In the Frankfort Heights, a section
occupied by foreigners, according to
reportB reaching here. Other homes
also are being fired, it was stated.
-.Automobiles laden with armed
parties are reported arriving In great
numbers. All city officials and Sicilian
residents are said to have been
given 24 hours to leave town.
Jng Are Rolled,
TOKIO, Aug. 6. The statement
of Congressman Albert Johnshon at
Taconia, on August 2, that thousands
of Japanese were smuggled Into the
United Slates from Japan each yeai,
gives evidences of a tendency to In
crease the feeling with regard to
America created by the arrival of the
recent note from the Washington
government, and the subsequent
newspaper attack against the United
Stntes. The Japanese foreign office
in a statement issued todny expresses
surprise at the Johnson charge, and
declares that the scheme of entry, as
outlined by tho congressman. Is fan
tastic and most Improbable. The for
eign office alleges that Japan will
cladly co-operato with the United
States In exposing nny such Illegiti
mate and underhand system of gain
ing entrance to that country. Johnson
charged that many Japanese wero.
brought to Mexico and then smug
gled Into California, where they wero
kept on farms operated by their
countrymen, and after five years they
were able to establish, their resi
dence Blots In Denver.
DKWER. Aug. 6. Fear that tho
street car strike rioting which start
ed yesterday and last night resulted
in the death of two men nnd Injury
to thirty-four others will be resum
ed this afternoon or evening, was
expressed In official police circles
this morning. The trouble was pre-
cjpltate yosterday afternoon when
street cars manned by strike brea
kers passed a arado composed of
kers parade their sympathizers. The
peaceful parade was Immediately
turned Into a frenzied mob, which
wrecked severnl of the cars and
then attempted to set fle to ihem.
Not content with attacking the com
pany property, the mob raided tho
offices of tho Denver Post, whl'li
opposed the strike, and partially
wrecked the plant, throwing wren
ches Into tho mechanism of presses
nnd linotypes and destroying the
forms. Every window In tho Post
building was broken, tho pressos
hnmmered and sand thrown Into
the Ir.k and on tho press rollers.
Tho fighting at the car barns, where
the mobs attempted to burn the
buildings, resulted in two of the
strikers being shot. Last night
Governor Shoup, Mayor Dalley and
other officials, held a conference,
at which time they decided not to
call out troops, but Instead will re
ly on special police an volunteers to
ouell riots. Up to noon today no
further attempts bave been made
to operate car lines.
Roseburg Cirl
Goes To Alaska
Miss Dolly Smith, a well known
resident of this city, left last night
tor Alaska where she expects to
maket her permanent home. Miss
f'.mlth has taught several terms of
school lu this county and for the
past three years has been employed
in the Salem public schools, it Is
rumored that Miss Smith has en
gaged a school of .one ut Junean
Alaska, and the report is neither
denied or substantiated by her fain
lly. Her marriage to William Mc
Dowell, of Juneau, ia expected to
take place shortly after her arrival
there. Ha Is employed as a ul"U en.
glneor at that place.
VXrSUAA STRAWBERRIES.
An unusual example of what Pro
gressive everbearing strawberries
will do with the proper care Is being
shown at the offices of Lawrence and
Cordon. The plant on exhibition Is
eight months old and has been plant
ed In a Jardiniere like an ordinary
house plant. It is as large as a small
rosebush and has blossoms, green
berries and ripe ones at the present
time. The plant was grown by Dr.
C. Hagar at his place on Deer creek.
He has a large number of them, all
of which are almost as large as that
on display, and with luscious fruit
of unusual size.
The August Schloemann innch at
Glide has been sold to Cluronce A.
Farnham, a recent arrlvnl here from
Colvllle, Washington. The deal was
mndo by the Iiwrence-Cordon real
estate company. It consists of 5110
acres ot Improved land, and 1b fully
stocked and equipped. Mr. Fan-
ham- expects to take possession at
once and the former owners will
probably move to this city.
lllti UXJAMIKKHY CHOP,
SALEM, Ore., Aug. 5. Logan
berry yards within a radius ot ten
miles of this city will place 6.600.
ono pounds of berries on the market
this season Is the announcement of
J. L. Van Doren local fruit broker.
Tho crop will return approximately
$8 SO, 000 to the growers at the pre
vailing price of 13 cents a pound.
AGE LIMIT IS '
TO BE ENFORCED
New State Auto Law Requires
That Drivers Be Over'
16 Years Old.
NO SPECIAL PERMITS
Impression Has ion.s Out Tlmt
Minors Can Get Permission to
Drive Cure. Is labelled as
An Erroneous Report.
Secretary of Stuto Kozer, In a
statement gotten out regarding au
tomobile laws, says there has been
a misunderstanding on ono or two
points. Regarding the ige of a dri
ver of an automobile, whieh Is an
Important point, the follownlg is
given out by the secretary of Btute
as authentic,:
"The belief has developed In cer
tatln seel Ions of the state that per
sons under 16 yoars of ape may,
under certain circumstances, obtain
licenses or permits to operate mo
tor vehicles. Such Is not the case.
Tho Operator's Law (Section 4.
Chapter 3. Laws Special Session,
1920) specifically prohibits tho Is
suance of a llrense or permit lo any
person under tho age of 16 years,
whether or not such person ho the
owner of a motor vehicle, and the
anmA anlf..,. tiirlhn, nnarl. th.lt
Vn noron hn Is the owner Or
riiKtofllun of any motor vnhlclo,
Khali permit any ponton who In Ichh
than 11 yearn of aKo to operate or
drive any mirh motor Yehlcle or em
ploy any pornon to opnrato or drive
any urh motor vehicle vhn in Iph
han 18 yearn or ajre anl a licens
A operator or chauffeur.
"flection 5 of thfn law provldnH
for the iKiuanco hy the Bpcretnry of
Ptato of npeclul HrenHefl or permit
to perHoiiH who are phynlcally Inca
pacitated, and tho term "phvfllciilly
tncnpncltnted" In' defined to in
clude "any penum who has lout the
line of one hand or one foot, or
whoso eywlght or hearing aro greatly
Impaired." The lmprenHlon kpotiih
to exists among some that under the
terms of section 6, a special llcenfle
or permit may be Ignited to a perton
under 16 yearn of ace, tt the attor
ney general ha held that nurh a
conclusion Is erroneous. In no p;irl
of 1ho law in there any authority
Klven to the secretary of state or
any other officer to Issue to a per
son less than 16 years of ace a I'
cense or permit lo operate a motor
vehicle, under any clrcu instances
whatever.
Professor A. O. Smith, superin
tendent of the Ttoselmrg schools Inst
vear, arrived In the city from Ku-
pene and Is arranging for the trans
portation of fa Is household goods
from this city to Eiireee. lie hss
been appointed "high school prlnrl-
pal at that place for tho ensuing
year.
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REPORTJS FILED
Financial Standing of Schools
or uousias County Are
On A Good Basis.
MANY STAY IN SCHOOL
Large Increase In Xnuiuor Finishing
Mglilh tirade u shown This
Yeai ,Imtk Intreass of
Cuhlt Uu Hand. '
The annual report concerning the
standing of the schools of Douglas
county has Just been comnleted and
placed on file by Conty Superintend
ent O. C. Drown. The form is filled
out every year and forwarded to the
superltendont of oublio Instruction.
It suews the schools of the county to
"o in excellent condition, both from
tho standpoint of finances and num
ber of pupils attending.
An unusual clrcmstance this vear
which has caused the county school
superintendent and other educators
touch satisfaction Is the tact over
78 per cent of the pupils that enter
ed tho eighth grade at the beginning
or the yar finished and received
their dlp.omas. While this may not
seem astonishing on the surface,
when taken In comparison with the
record of other years It sets a new
goal for the efforts previously ex
pended to keep the children In the
schools. The eighth grade is the
hardest year tor pupils, and the
year in which more quit than any
other. If they are safely carried be
yond that period, In nine cases out
of ten they will complete their high
school course. This year, of the 405
pupils enrolled In the eighth grade
during the year, diplomas were pre
sented to 817. For the 4290 pupils
registered In the county, 271 teach
ers were employed, ulmost all ot
these Instructors holding certificates
based on graduation from standard
normal schools or standard colleges
and universities-,,,.
Tho financial statement Is also
eminently satisfactory, showing an
Increase of the cash on hand this
year from the annual report for last
year. The cash on hand following all
disbursements In 1919 was $41,
034.43, and In 1920 Is I43.930.r6.
The total cash on hand for this year.
Including the sums from district tax.
county school fund, stnte school
fund, tuition, sale of bonds and war
rants, library fund and other sour
ces, totalled $269,392.83. The total
amount . of disbursements for the
year, the largest amount of which
enme under teachers' salaries, for
which $1 S2.ri04.87 was Bpent, was
$2'.'n,4C2.27.
Tho n mount of bonded Indebted
ness of the schools of Douglas coun
ty Is $140,200. Outstanding war
rants totnl $130,r.38.62, and other
Indebtedness $2,804.80, making a
total debt of $273,43.42.
The estimated value of the school
house! nnd grounds at the present
time Is $.ri3ri,977, and the estimated
value of school furniture and appar
atus, $97,622. On this the amount
of Insurance carried Is $327,780.
Tne average mnnthlv salary now
being pnld to male teachers is $120.
and to femnle $Sl..r,0. The average
for tesrhers In one room bnildlnes
Is a little lower, being $81.42. The
average monthly snlary of assistant
tendiers In building of more than
one room Is $91. The averazo for
principles Is $14". 25 per month anl
for superintendents In districts of
Mile firniriHS. Iiiu Hlliiunu,.
A material Increase la oIpo seen
in the library department of the var
ious schooln. A number of hooks
totalling 2.03 jrere purchased dnr
tnir 'he vear, making the total num
heh or Hbrary Ihkm on hnnrt 2;i,r00.
Supplemental Plan
Referred to Atty.
Tho supplemental agreement con
cerning tho Improvement and con
struction of miles of tho Tlller
Trnll ronil presented to the county
court yesterday afternoon by a dele
gation' from Tiller ami this city bas
been placed In the hinds District At
torney fXcuner for his inspivttlon,
The county court Informed the dele
gation that thev were ulso very anx
ious lo see the work started but
must first ascertain where the nec
essary funds aro to come from. In
the event the appropriation can be
made the work will be started In
""entember as a road crew now em
nloved hy the burenu of public rosdi
ts nt the rreent time ready to com
mence operations on the project.
fnmo beautiful snectmens of gla
dio'ns are being displayed In the
windows at ihe Casey Land Com
pany, anil am aiirscnns tiih .......
,ment. They were grown oy airs,
nnn.T Kinney, who tskes great rare
;f the flower and who achieves om
wonderful results.