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Newspaper Page TextROSE BURG MEWS- WEATHER DAILY TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday 90 Lowest last night Od 6U In Which is Included The Evening News and The Roseburg Review OF KOHKHUllU RKVIKVV nunuiiUMU, OliKlKt.M, TUESDAY, Al'lil'ST 17, l!MO. VOL IX, NO. 201 OP THE KVfcVING NEWS iKI MCtRE ARRESTS Imposing heavy ln8.. Fines on Auto Speeders EXCITEMENT PREVAILS tshcr S Officer Are Jut Picking , Few and Arresting Them -Wants " Knmv How Tliey Caa Prove Speeding. -Tin Roseburg police Bhould be ;.j ..- ,h.,ir mnnv arreBts of Sr. asd other violators of the 'ordinances," said councilman I'laon at the meeting last evening, reuon i tnnur whv thtf -Knl 1 W0U1U it"-" , ..,. ju, nnt Inmose heavier 1W0:1" Jh; r continually C brought up charged with th. lame onenBe m P.. oMAiirh in h't them Lot they have been somewhere In r .j .to Hula two or three dollar r'eaa ui ic ....... levlew against them on each oc- luion." No sooner uau torder Whipple clashed with him ud challenged "u """ - . . i.a kun ImiwRpH nn old f fttt noes uu ! . " n..n ranlled that th ItiieDaeri. vi"- ----- --- fciiter had been reported to him by itf city police, mis uisimutiiivo m lit council session caused no small mount of excitement ana wnue me It between treason ana wnippie tha remainder nf the Bicmaai "- tjuncll leaned back In their chairs End grinned enjoyment. No sooner nau uu cAwirmnn ileted down than Councilman Fish- toned In another monkey-wrencn "Tho nfTlepm fthoilld ar- rest til the speeders Instead of pick- out one or two eveiy . un. ..an the nffieers nrnva Lai anyone Is speeding, that's what i lite to Know. Officer Rhambrook threw his hel rt Into the ring at this point and ;4 I'Vnn',, mtctnlran when vnn HRV Kit'we're picking out just a few and Lmntfnr them. We arrest everyone JL. A. A vlnl.llnn iYitt 1 fl tr MnVAf fmllton was one of those arrested it so long ago." I "Yes and he was fined J7.60," fcroke Is Recorder Whipple, "which I J so light as has been charged here m evtaniig. "Wpll. I'll tell vnn flhoilt mv case tl speeding," said Mayor Hamilton, Iter sll eyes had been turned on liui. me iaci in 1 wtujll I BiJerruiuB, Bob going about 12 or 13 miles an im. i naa no way oi provinR ii, iough, as 1 had taken off my speed mer to have It fixed. After this . 'u au uri i ii mrci itn.o hit lim Ml unless the speedometer Is in run- F-.S oiiakn. A juhl Ullll,u pa of guilty and paid the fine." L"ur u entirely too low, statea Fher. "It's a mighty hard Job to pp I car below that mark, espeo- at'lllT When elimhlnp. nnmA nf the "traveling 16 miles per hour, In 1st way could you prove that he u violating the speed laws?" "e uo not arrest 'or mat vioia- "". nBwerea snaniDrook. "very rtdon Is a man arrested unless he lj hlltlng it up at about 20 miles, ni when anyone is going that fast !' is n easy matter to notice It. In tend of increasing the speed limit I fttlln . . .. . , m . uKKf(ti mat it De lowereo to fl mtlM - t , -..rp vvl i:our ana mope running U miles per hour be arrested." ouowmg a general discussion of ipeedine RUhloet lh pnnnll H- iitrned. Ball Player Dies, Skull Fractured has ' AUK- 17 Raymond 'im -"""isiop ior tne uieve C v ",(,n. '"ho was hit on the 1'iriTi. .iT 1 i"lt"i oy uan Mays Tori l 'attlB hera wlth the New H . 7 yesterday, died Z l 'rom the injury. His as rractred. a in .inin,:" ot Chapman took ) dnrf.. ' Bl attempted W,1 'i"1 underhanded curve ' TV. f, -"-" i.'W -i to .v"1"'"1 P'"yer was remov bl. enu!Rl wher8 Physicians "ion r ; vr "er,ou"' Con- atp. aI. r braln anl bemor 'lo , n!l0IHd an,i Physicians assarT operation might be h i ll nT1 .",rllre v t . i,rBl man rs had iprvpn. .. "ttle n.k : " Pi'cn 1 h'Hr, i, h ?n'1 hspmsn tried to " bre,'," ; In line with f 'i18 baM a " true 'Matar. ..a? w, "O '"Od that t Tn.p,.yBr" "nought It hit b di, T11 bounded back on ' "d tMM "t8" Pltcher-s I hird base, ,n1 ntcher Mays, unaware he had injured the battor, fielded the ball to first base to retire him. The short atop dropped in the hat tor's box and Umpire Connelly, real izing Chapman was hurt, seriously, called for doctors, and several in the stand attended the player. He re- sponed to treatment, and sifter sov ; eral minutes started for the club- 1,n Qav5 Recorder IS Not they bad crossed the diamond he reaSOn say " . . jagain collapsed and war. carried to ..the clubhouse. 60 Schools Are Without Teachers According to County School Supt. Brown, over sixty schools In the county are at the present time with out a teacher for the coming school year. The teacher shortage has grown to serious proportions, the su perintendent states, and although every effort has been made to secure Instructors, It seems almost impos sible to get any of the contracts signed. In the event any of. the school districts now without a teach er are successful in getting someone to nil the position, the auperinten dent asks that his office be notified at once to avoid any duplication. MONEY IS AI'PUOPIIIATKD. The Douglas county court has ap propriated siuuo to be used for the Improvement of the South Main street entrance to the Pacific high way. At the present time the road at that point la almost Impassable and the 11000 will be used to grade It and provide a regular 6 per cent grade. When finished this will make the southern approach to the city In m: sable condition. It is not known when the work will start. The mad master of that district states that it is Impossible at present to secure the necessary labor and it will probably be November before anything defi nite Is accomplished. R. M. Jennings, manager of the Douglas County Light and Water company, and wife left for Portland last night, where they will remain for several days. Mr. William Poll man, president of the local company, accompanied them on the trip. Mrs. C. L. Hall and Mrs. E. W. Hall and two small daughter, Bernlce and Stella, spent the day in this city doing their shopping. Mrs. C. L. Hall is from the Sutherltn Sani tarium. FAILS TO PASS AT II Aviation Bond Ordinance Goes Down to Defeat Account pf Two Opposing Votes IS TO BE RECONSIDERED McCllntock Asks for Another Vote at Next Meeting One Vote Short Last Night, to Put Ordin ance Over the Top. An ordinance carrying an emer gency clause and providing for the selling of $7000 In bonds for the pur chase ot the Hanan field for a park and aviation landing site, was up be fore the city council last night ror the third reading. When the roll was called for a vote on the ordinance, Councllmen Creason and Fisher vot ed "no" and Councllmen Lindsey. Nichols, McCllntock, Powell and Kohlhagen voted "yes." The ordin ance was lost, according to the opinion of City Attorney WImberly. who was present at the session. "It Is necessary that six affirmative votes be registered in a case like this," he said, "therefore the motion is lost." The opinion landed in the session like a "whiz-bang" and a free-for-all discussion resulted. Arguments for and against the proposed purchase of a park site and aviation field flew In every direction, and with this new pep and Jaxz in stilled Into the council session the proceedings assumed an Interesting aspect for the casual bystander. "Personally I do not favor the ,. .? SaM " snid Council man Bill Powell, "but the peo;i voted In favor of It and I vou- yes because I am representing my con stituents." ."It don't make any difference to me how the people voted," said Councilman Creason. "I'm against It and I'll vote no until the last count." McCllntock Jumped to his feet and said, "I serve notice calling for a reconsideration of the ordinance at the next meeting of the council." In the event the affirmative can summon an extra vote the ordinance will probably pass at that time. Councilman Seely. who has bean quoted as favoring the aviation site purchase, was absent last evening. 10 BE Northwest Reclamation And Development Congress is To Have A Meeting. HAS 10 MILLION ACRES firwit 1eai of lnd Which Should lie Iriguted at Once Noted Of. firlals and Ituslness Men to Address the Convention. SEATTLR, Ahg. 17. In the be lief tbat If the states of Montana, luano, Wyoming, Oregon and Wash ington get together on a sound, ag. grcssive program for the develop ment of arid lands of the North west that national attention can be focused on possibilities of this great section and advance the time when the development will proceed rapid ly. a Northwest Reclamation and Development Congress has been cabled to assemble at Seattle Sep teniber 16-17. There are ten million acres of arid lands in the Northwest which should be Irrigated at once, states the exe cutive committee which was com posed at first of representatives of the Chambers of Commerce ctf Port land, Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane, and which now Includes represent atives from the five states. Tho final details for the congress will be arranged at the conference to be held at Boise, Agust 20, to be nt 'ended by representatives from the cities of tho five Btdtes. A general Invitation to attend has been extended to 6000 men from 'he ITi vo states who are known to be interested in a straight-forward irrigation program. The Republican and Democratic parties havo been tsked to have their presidential r I didates or men high in party councils speak at the congress. Sec retary of the Interior John Barton Hayne la expected to attend if offi cial business does not prevent. Her bert Hoover has been asked to ox press his opinion, of what the gov- eminent should do towards Increas ing the future production by re "laiming arid lands In the North west, and Arthur P. Davis, chief of the United States Reclamation Ser vice of the government was In Seat- le this week to fruther the con gress. The executive committee gave this message: "It Is a national necessity that these lands be made productive to become the homes of our ox-o.'rvlce men and women and made T3 sup port a dense population. It will be a second line of defense against all enemies and Insure us a place on tho Pacific and a proper sharo In tho commerce borne by her wators. "A hungry-nation Is not a con ent and hippy one. Ways for In creasing Tood production must be found. The quickest, the surest, the easiest wav; the way that has in unblemished record oif success Is the watering of our arid lands. With a Southwestern League of States advancing the Colorado basin project and a Northwestern League nreaentlng the potentialities of Its ten million acres, national pride and Interest will be deepest In the great empire comprising the states of the Rocky Mountain ana Pacific set- board country, and national thought will be quickened to the strategic need, from considerations of na- lonal defense, of an Increased popu atlon and enlarged production in this region." Pitcher Mays be Barred from League nr ARHnelnted FrenH. BOSTON. Aug. 17. Players of the Boston and Detroit clubs of the American Lengue prepared today to draw a petition asking for the ban ishment of Carl Mays, or tne New York Americans, who pitched tho ball In the game yesterday which re sulted in the death of Raymond Chapman, shortstop, whose skull was fractured. Harding's Speech Ddhbr ethic Lzbot nr AmMH-latrtf Prrw. MARION, Ohio. Aug. 17. Sena tor Harding's Labor Day speech is to be delivered in Marlon to a gather ing of the Central Labor Union, it was decided today In a conference of party leaders and the republican nominee. . o Henry Conn has Just finished threshing and reports an everag-f yHd from 60 acres of wheat of 4 2 bushels. This l pretty good and shows that good fanning metnons still bring results In the Umpqua val ley. ' Information was received here this afternoon to tho effect tbat two freight cars loaded With dynamite exploded at White Point, south of Ashland. shortly before noon. Konuu- ately no one was Injured and the dispatcher's office stated that the tracks would be cleared within an hour and? a half af- ter the arrival of the relief train. The cause ot the explo- sion was not stated. In tbe event the debris is cleared 4 away at once the delay in the arrival of the night trains will not be over halt an hour. - CONTEST NEAKS END. Tomorrow, Wednesday, Is the last day of the airplane essay contest. Better get busy Rnd fire in a few linos and take chances on winning one of I lie three free rides in the plane. The contest will close tomorrow evening and the winners will be nnnounced in Thursday's paper. Essays of all sorts, sizes and de- script Ions have been arriving hourly at this office and the Judges will have a migTity hard Job In picking out the best three. Write 250 words on the subject. "What benefits will Rosoburg and Douplas county derive from the airplane?" Do it now. Hum of Motor In Darkened Sky Announces Arrival of Lieutenant Ayres. MAKES A FINE LANDING Automobile Light Illuminates Field, Making It Possible for n Safe Landing Stunt la of a Daredevil Tyiie. Like a huge bat in a jet black sky, the airplane "Roseburg" arrived in the city last night at 10 o'clock piloted by Lieutenant Ayers. The plane was brought from Riddle, where It has been doing commercial flying for the past week. Tho steady hum of tho motor announced Its ar rival here last night. Considerable excitement was aroused owing to the lateness of the hour, and when the lieutenant arrived In the valley he was at an altitude of 7000 feet. "I tried to locate the North Rose burg field but couldn't do It," said Ayers today. "I lost my altitude in big spirals and was hoping all tho time that some auto would drive to the field and stop, which would give me a chanco to get my bearings. ' itckllv that is Just what happened. Fred Langenberg motored to the Meld and stopped at the lower end or it directly In the center. Ho flashed his lights, and I started on a rapid "to'cent and negotiated a good three point landing. "It wni certainly a beautiful sight coming down from Riddle in the dark. At, the men aiutuoo i couia see forest fires flashing in the dis tance. The trln from Riddle con sumed about 30 m'nuts. but I was In the air nn hour owing to the necer,- sity of maneouvering here to locate the field." The plane will remain In the city a week for passenger carrying fights. During the stay nt Riddle, Lt. Ayers had as passengers nn old 'inn 0 8 ven" nf ne and a baby of two years. "They're ail getting tho b'jg." said Ayers today. Ml Abble Arzner. of Riddle. hM decided to take up a eolrse In pilot ing and will arrive here this week to tnrt on her Instruction lesions. Her father. John Ar?ner. a well known resident of the Riddle district, has decided to mirchne a plan" and V'sw Arzner will bo his chauffeur. His -on Ted will take a course in air plane mechanics and will handle that end of the Business. Amateur FiayeT Dies of Injuries Sr anclntfT Pra. KALAMAZOO, Aug. 17. Carl Jagei, nn amateur ball player, of Plainwill. Michigan, died today from Injuries received In a game Sundnv when hit by a ball thrown by the pitcher. Concussion of the brain re sulted from the blow. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Fredericks and son left on this afternoon's train for Spokane, where they will visit with friends and relatives. AIRPLANE ARRIVES LATE IN EVENING STEPSTAKENFOR Report of Deputy Fire Mar shall Read to Council and Action is Taken. PURCHASE EQUIPMENT Member of Kira Commission Asks City Dads to Furnish the Fire Boys) With lOOO Feet of Hums and a Life Net. The report of State Deputy Fire Marshal Stokes, who recently In spected the fire equipment and water supply of the city, was read to the city council last evening by Recorder Whipple. The report, which was printed several days ago In the col umns of the News-Review, recom mended many radical improvement-, included in which Is tho Installation of about 25 fire hydrants, the pur chase or additional fire fighting equipment and the Improvement of the city water supply In order to ob tain a heavier pressure. Following a short discussion of the report by the councllmen In which tho majority favored immedi ate Investigation of local conditions to reduce lire hazards, Mayor Ham ilton referred tho report to tho lire and water committee, with tho re quest that some report be rendered at the-next meeting of tho city body. Councllmen McCllntock and Lind sey emphasized the point that the public schools of the city were not sufficiently protected from fires and stated that more hydrants should be installed at once hi tbe vicinity of these buildings. Sam Sykes, of tne fire commission, addressed tho council concerning tlio urgent needs of the local fire depart ment. "11 cannot be denied that our lire fighting apparatus is pretty small for a city the sizo of Rose burg," ho said, "and it is useless fur the city to spend money for salaries of the truck drivers if we cannot furnish them with anything lo ilnlit the fires with. It Is truo wo imiy nut need any of this equipment fur months, but again we may nave need for it before morning. We need 1000 feet of 2t4 inch hose. Wo have only 1600 feet at the present lime and that Is not enough in the event of a big fire. We have had exper ience to that effect lately. Tbrco streams of water on a building is the best wo can do under present conditions. This also does not givo tbe boys a chance to hang up the hose aftor a fire and drain it, fur there is no telling what moment they may be called out. We also need a life-net. The Portland department were caught without one the other day (luring the big Elton court fire. Had they had ono several lives could have been saved. We should be pro pared for those emergencies." Mayor Hamilton and the council- men voted to have the deputy Are marshal's report referred to the Are and water committee. Thev wqre authorized to make any purcnniies they deemed necessary for the bot terment of the fire protection system. The hoso will bo purchased, they stated, and other apparatus recom mended. The report of the fire and water commltteeo was received at tho pron ent time and Ihey recommended that three hydrants be Installed at onco, one near the Benson school, another near the Rose school, and another nt the South Pine and South streets In tersection. McGraw Wants to Prove Innocence Hv Aoeln1-t Prn. NEW YORK. Aug. 17. John Mc Graw. manager of the New York Giants, today demanded, through his attorneys, that ho bo regularly In dicted In order that he might, have opportunity to establish before a competent tribunal of Justice hl3 In nocence of any pnr'!c!patton In tho nltirles to John C. Siavln, tne actor. who was found a week ano In an un conscious condlti-.n in front of Mc- Graw's homo. Irish Agitator is Guilty of Sedition nt n" Jgm- 4f) liy Moelnt,M! Vrrmm. CORK, Aug. 17. Terence Mc Sweeney, lord mayor of Cork, Ire land, was deported to England today aboard a destroyer, after having been found guilty of sedition by a court martial yesterday. Reorganization of Immigration Dept. Pt .tMnelat-41 Pf. WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Reor ganization of the bureau of Immigra tion has been ordorod by Assistant Secretary of Labor Post. This ac tion was taken, officials said, because of the conditions indicating utter dis organization of the bureau. Teachers Can Have Licenses Revoked Teachers who have contracted for positions In Oregon schools and who resign without the consent of the school boards within sixty days bofore the openlug of tho school term, are sbjoct to the revocation of their license to teach according to an announcement received here today from State school superinten dent Churchill, who received numer os complaints tfrom school boards through the state. "A teacher's violation of the terms of her contract Is to be de-i plorod," Churchill declares. "The! school law provides that when a teacher resigns her position with out (he consent of the board within the sixty day period or during the term contracted to bo taght. It be comes my duty upon due notice from tho Bchool board to revoke tbe cer tificate of the teacher and ro dls ouulify her from teaching In Ore gon for the remalner of the year." Last year 17 teachers certificates were revoked by Superintendent Churchill upon complaints, by school boards for violation of contracts. Many complaints are now reaching b(B office he states, among those ono from William Woodward, a ir.ember of tho Portland board, who protests tho resignation of ten teachers who had been elected to positions In tho Portland schools for tho forthcoming term. AIHPLANI3 TAKES IRO. Aflcr a fall of 4000 foot In Btnrt ins a fire patrol trip from Eugene to Portland, .1. J. Jaoobson, forest patrol ohnorver, crawled from th" wreckage df his machine In a field aoveu miles from Springfield. Ore went baek to Eugene and made the flight with another pilot yetuerdny, fliftcovering seven forest fires en- route, Janohflon, with E. D. Arndt as pilot, left Eugono yeHterday morn- ln.tr at 9:30 o'clock for Portland, but engine trouble developed at a height of 4000 feet and a swift des cent was made. The pilot kept the mnrh.no In control and managed to land in a field near Thurston, but in 1n.ndlt- he hit a'fenco and the ma chine crumpled. Both occupants fitcaned serious Injury. Undaunted, Jarobson then got J. L. Walker to take him on hla daily trip in an other airplane. City Council Refuses to Make Additional Appropriation For the Construction PETITION IS PRESENTED .Nino llutidi-ed Residents Sign Peti tion Asking That City Uo r0-.'iO Willi the t'omily mid llulld Itrldge Acros I'miHitm. H. G. Wilson, representing the residents of tbe L'mpqua Park addi tion, appeared before tho city council Iii3t evening and pivia-nted a petition bearing 900 names of local taxpayers and nt'kliig tho city fatners to so D0 511 willi the county authorities in the building of the bridge formerly known ns Alexander's. The. city council bad previously appropriated 5D0U0 for this work ui.d later In creased the amount to JTIiOO. This money has been provided and Is nt present iii the county treasury ready fur Immediate une. The latest pre renal by the Umpriua park msld'-ntj that the city make another Increase nd sh:vre half of tile experl.te of the bridge construction with the county, did not make a decided hit with the eouncd last niitht and they informed Mr. Wilson that II would be Impos sible to make any further appropria tions. Tho city council expressed thonifielves, however, as very desir ous of seeing the bridge constructed but did not feel that the treasury of Roseburg could stand for such a laruu expeiiuiiuV-?. ,i.u..u. Mr. Wilson In bis presentation of the petition stated that It was Im perailve that the bridge be construct ed before winter. The fact that a large number of children of school are reside In tbat vicinity was cited by him. Other Inconveniences were named, such as the difficulty in haul ing wood to the addition. JI de clared that every effort wis binK made to raise the amount necessary to the brlilr construction. The $7500 already appropriated by the city will stand but no other sum will be added to It locally, according to the dr cree of the council members last evening. ADDITIONAL SUM IS NEEDED FOR BRIDGE T TO LEAVE FJ English Labor Representative ;is Not Wanted Is Invited . To Leave Paris COURT SAFE IS ROBBED I ah. AngelcM Police Court Strong Box Kails to Hold $23,000 role Are HI til lUiltluig Varmv, According to ICeportii. . By Amtoelatrd PrM PARIS, Aug. ll. William Adam bou, labor leader of parliauieul, aud .tarry Gosling, leader of the English transport workers, representing the tirliish council of action oi the triple alliance of labor, have been re quested to leave France. Falling to obey the request, the men will be ex pelted by the French government. Adamson aud Oosllng arrived hero today for a conference with French socialists. Court Safe Robbed. LOS ANUELKS, Aug. 17. The safe in l'ollco Court Judge Chcso oru's court room in tho central po lice station was robbed last night of approximately $25,000. Discovery of tho theft was not made until the openlug of court this morning. Will Uot-OLTiilze tjovermiieiit. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 17. Presi dent Wilson Is ready to recognize the present Mexican government, pro vided the latter agrees with the terms laid down in the proposals re cently received from Secretary of .State Colby, according to a message sent President De La Huerta by the Mexican high commissioner, Fernan do Culderon, says tho Excelsior to day. Colby's proposition, according to the story appearing In the paper, calls for the respect of American lives and property, indemnities for foreigners who suffered during the Mexican revolutions of recent years, and thnt Carranza's decrees found to lie confiscatory be abrogated. - Poles Hold Warsuw. LONDON, Apg. 17. Warsaw Is still held by the Poles, and so far as the dispatches disclose tbe latest soviet communique .does not claim they have captured the city. Reports of the city falling to the Russians, announced Sunday by the bolsbevikl alalf, according to a Kovno dispatch to the Times, are unconfirmed. These reports are virtually discredit ed by the Times. Warsaw Pressure Relieved. WARSAW, Aug. 17. Russian pressure upon Warsaw has been re lieved, according to official advices. The statement issued states that Cioneral Pllsudski directed the coun 'cr Btroke that forced tho Russians back. PostMncs Action. NAS HVIL1.K, Aug. 17. Tho low r bouse ot the Tennessee legislature adjourned this afternoon until 10 clock Wednesduy morning without taking nctlon on ratification of tho federal suffrage amendment. Succeeds Governor Ciuitn. MEXICALI, Aug. 17. General Louis Salazer will succeed Colonel (Oslaban C'atitu as governor of the northern district of Lower Califor nia tomorrow morning, lt was an nounced today By authority of cantu. I'lKhts Shy of Sudrago. RALKIOH, Aug. 17. Tho senate if tbe Novth Carolina legislature to day voted to postpone action on ratl- ticallon of the federal woman's s.'ff- rnge amendment until tho next regu lar session of the general assembly. Denies Story. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Recog nition has not been promised Mexico under any conditions, It was authori tatively stated here today. ' I'oies Successful. PARIS, Aug. 17. The French for eign office tonight reported a suc cessful Polish counter offensive from Thorn along tho entire southern ?ront. School Building Grounds Improved Extensive preparations are being made under direction of the Rose iitiiK school tuuid for the opening of the public and high schools In this :liy i,d Si pt. 13. At the Benson tcboril a new eencreto walk has been put in along the front of tbe prem .ses and other improvements made. At the high school the grading haa nlet.-d and the rrnunds were being rolled to'day v.iiffTiiii tteam roller. It Is planned to add a heavy coating of river sand and silt and then seed tho grounds with lawn grass. At the Rose schorl considerable grading has also been done and this Is nl.o to bo rolled down. The roof of the lloie school building is being given a heavy coating of roof paint. It has also been decided to put a new roof on the Kullerton school building, and this will be done nt nnco If the necessary materials can be secured. The buildings will all be put In first class condition for tho optulns of the coming school year.