La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 01, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAT (fe ntttw Jbtttttttt CITY EDITION THE WEATHER Portland (AP) Oregon! Fair tonight and Thursday, warmer in the went. VOLUME XXIII. LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 227 July 16 To Be Pioneer Day in City E Wed and Gone 322 WIS JAPS I! MARINES In Their Flying Togs I fj L I1SK ( 4;1t 1 CONGRESS ENROLLED IE III III SCHOOLS Figures for Union County Compiled by Super intendent Sayre GRADUATES 138 IN SIX HIGH SCHOOLS Two Hundred Eighty Eight Students Ready to Take Up Last Four 'Years Work This Fall. Total enrollment in the high schools in I'nion county timing- tho 3 U -4 -2 5 term was 11122, according to figures recently compiled by K. A. Hnyre, county Hchool superin tendent. Six high schools an represented, l,a Grande, I'nion, North Powder, Cove, lmbler and Klgln. Pupils attending and living outside of uny high school district were 246. "Annually the county court levies a high school lax on all property out Mi do of high school districts to pay the t nil ion of pupils coming from outside. The funds from that source this year will be $19, 4t;5,t7, provided tlie taxes are all paid. This fund will he appor tioned to the several high schools of the county to pay this tuition of those 24fi pupils. That amount of money ts $79.12 per pupil,' Mr. Hayre status. Figures Gheri. According to the annual reports of the clerks of these six high schools, it has ,rost the different high schools per pupil as follows: ji Grande. $92.90; I'nion. $12.2: North powder, $Mi.7t; Cove, $123.75; Jmbler, $117.17; Elgin. 9U3E.JU. This report Cora not Include transportation, .interest on current warranli and Interest on invest ments in the high school building which, according lo the lust legis lature, will bo added next year. Number Attending. Pupils outside, of any high shoo' district und attending different high schools are as follows: I .a Grande, 91; I'nion. 3fi; North l'owder, 31; Cove, 12; lmbler, tS; Klgln 311. These districts by their own re ports show that they ve made donations to tlie outside pupils this year as follows: La Grande. $1 23.9 8; I'nion, $M 37.801 North l'owder. $2096. N4: Cove. $'i3'.6i; linhler, $1145.90; Klgin. 1506.22. Tax levy for schools In there Hs trlets Tor 1923 follow: 1 Grande, rule mills, 20.3; I'nion, '2U.fi; North J'owder, K.9; Cove. 5; lmbler, 17.2; Elgin. 15.4. i;tH Graduated. The total number of high school (Continued on Page Five.) preparations are now completed for the Hccond summer open air band concert which will be held this evening on the vacant lot be hind the New Koley bul'-ling at 8 o'clock, barring thunder 'onus. Many musicians bollev-i that, the program I i rector Honey haw an nounced for tonight will be one of I lie most effeeilvn given ut a con cert of this kind in I,a Grande. Authorities will rope off n cer tain areu about the handstand and no ca rs will be a 1 1 o w ed to m o ve within this .pace alter the con cert starts. BAND GDiyCERT HERE TONIGHT Portland Visitors Will Be Guests At a meeting of the entertain ment committee or the chamber of commerce yesterday, plans were outlined for the entertainment of the members of the Portland cara van upon their arrival In this city at 4:45 o'clock Friday evening. The plans call for a stop of the caravan along the menlc highway at Gung loff park to secure a view of the clly from that point. The caravan will proceed from the park to the Elks temole which has been turn ed over to the party by the mem bers of the lodge to enable, the caravan members to clean up be fore the dinner, which will be (serv ed ut the Methodist church. Dr. W. P. MeAdory will be toast, master of the dinner meeting, whhh wtlt be at S p. m.. in or der to eniilile the visitors to fol low out their itinerary which calls their leaving Oils eltv nt 6:.1(. L E. Cvolidge will deliver ,Ue ad Annual Picnic to Be Held at Riverside Park; Mrs. Williams in Charge. The Hons and daughters of Pio neers met yesterday afternoon at the city hall for the purpose of making arrangements for the regu lur Pioneer Day celebration which is observed In l.a Grande each year. The date set for tho annual all-day picnic to be held ut Jtlverslde park was Thursday, July IS. Everyone Is invited to attend, each one to bring a basket for the picnic dinner which will take place at noon. The events of (he day have been arranged the same as usual, with u si cial morning, u banket lunch at noon and a program in the after noon. Mrs. Sherwood Williams was ap pointed chairman of the program committee by Mrs. Julius Koesch, president of the association, and Mrs. Jack McCarthy was chosen chairman of the dinner committee. These women will choose the other members of their committees. No definite program has yet been arranged but will be announced later. Many Sign Defense Day Pledges in La Grande In order to make the signing of the Defense day pledges easy, .Major Kiilph Huron, In charge of the observance of the day in La Grande has had the lists placed in practically every prominent busi ness house in t ho city. Many have already signed the pledges and others may do so bo fore Saturday. Tho pledges urn now at Perkins garage. Standnrd Oil Service station, Htue Moun tain ga rage. Wee Its and HI ac k, Wilson's Tailor Shop, Foley Har b r shop. The Tiffin. Pete Trakas' Shine parlor, Clint's Clothtery, J. H. Penrc and Son, Newtin Hook More. I,. & t. Drug store, Glass Drugs, Club Cigar store, Coolldge I 'atnt store, Lit Grande Electric company. Observer office; Moon Drugs, Fitzge raid's Haiber shop, Cundy Shop. Prcacott Drug stor-. Men's Wear, Ellis Hurber shop. Molel Som titer, Westenhaver and Gilbert, Iai Grande Investment company, IVjel's Harber shop. Hallway News Stand, Home Plat., Ked Cross Drug store, G. I,. Dut ton's office. The Toggery, Silver thorne and Wright. Noyes Ha--ber shop. Currey Press. George Currey Heal Estate. City Halt. ,Iai Grande Printing company and Nelson Printing company. Drunk's Punishment Is "19 Days, Nine Dollars" It. I' Peterson, convicted of drunkenness, drew a somewhat pe culiar fine in the city court last e ventng. Judge J. D. Slater fined him $19 and sentenced him to ser ve nine days In the city jait. Home and Two Cars Hum. M A It S H K I E I, D. Ore, The George Hronson home at Hig creek was destroyed by fire t oget her with the contents. Two cars were burned. Fire Warden J. A. Walsh had his car badly scorched in th1 fire. The loss was several thou sand dollars. K HA I NEK Till US SlICIDi; C1H AGO (A P) Walter K'ra int er, who a few days ago. fatally stabbed Hernard Grant while the two were eonNned In I he county Jail, Gran'.- awaiting execution for the murder if o, policeman nnd Krausv awaiting a new trial on the same charge, Tuesday attempt ed to commit suicide In his cell in the jiiil l.-y setting fire to his cloth fug. He was seriously burned be fore prisoners and guards succeed ed In reaching him and smothering I the flames. at Banquet dress of welcome and the chamber of commerce miartef will render several selections. There will also be one or two short talks by the visitors. In Kpeaklng of the dinner. Dr. MeAdory state,) that the public was cordiully Invited, and urged to at tend. There will be ladles In the parly and it ts hoped that the I.a Grande men will bring their wives. In order that the Methodist ladles caj be prepared, it Is asked that everyone planning to attend call the office of the chamber of commerce us soon as possible and make their reservations. E. N. Weinbuum. of the Port land chamber of commerce, who ts chairman of the committee on ar rangement nnd reservations, tele phoned Earl lte noldfl lair last evening und advised that then were 115 reservation made for the party. f V. ' iKi5 ' 'i . . J iii s t SI ' Another HullywWMl mnrrlugc, Helen I'Vi-gtiNon, movie nctri'ss, nnd William Hussell, act or, were mari-itil ami on their way to Honolulu belire many knew n li mit it. The couple aiv sjilllng on their own yacht, "Helena.". -RUMOR FALSE '.- Humors' to. the crrect that a charge of $5 will be made to vis itors at Wallowa lake on July 4th wre classed as absolutely erron eous today by officials of the Wal lowa Wonderland corporation. There will be no charge for peo ple visit Ing d tiring the day for luncheon, picnic or similar purposes although I he usual charge of 50 cents will be assessed for ovor night campers, the same charge that is 'made to tourist campers. All cabins and tents have alrcady been reserved for the week-end. " Heporta from Portland are that lift persons have signed tip for the caravan to Wallowa lake, which will pass through Ea Grande Fri day afternoon, and that ten or fif teen more are expected to Bwell the total. The entire population of Vnlon and Wallowa counties has been invited to attend the Fourth of July celebration ut Wallowa lake. Auto Smash Reported Near Island City Heports, vague and lacking in details, of an automobile wreck between Island City and Cove last night were received here this morning. An attempt was made to report the matter to the sheriff's office by telephone but all t hat could be learned was that no one was injured. The two cats were badly smash ed. H Is reported. State Traffic Officer Dunn h-ft this morning for Elgin and expi-cis to investigate the collision. County Court lo Name And Map Market Roads The county court met in regu lar monthly session this morning with rommisstunerri John Wells of Alice!. W. W. Stevens of I'nion, and I'. G. Couch, county Judge, present. During the current session the commission w iH consider bids for the const met ion of a bridge across the Grande Eonde river at low.r "ove, A not her ma Iter to come i Is the designation of the market roads in the county to comply with a law passed at the l'.::5 session of t he Oregon legislature requiring all market road In the stale to be mapped and named. 1'II.HCi; INVITES U 11,111 It SAI-EM. Ore. Governor pierce and Senator McNary repeated the telegraphic invitation to Seiiiiiaiy of the Navy Wilbur to attend the ceremonies in Portland Friday, wh-n I he battleship tregon is turned over u. Hie slate. Hope that the s"cretaty might b" able to at I end was st rengl he tied by pr'js reports thai Wilbur would I"' on the coast at that dot". A reply had not been peet ed. Captain Hubert T. M-1111..I of the I'nited Statin navy, who com manded 1 he ( tregon in Its trip from Hremerton to Portland, will he premnt to take pat t In i he ceremony Friday, navy officials in fvruietf thtf tfovviuvr. HIGH CHARGE NEW LAW- Friendship for U. S. Cited But Immigration Pol icy Questioned RULING'S EFFECT IS PLAINLY SEEN Immigration Commission bays "Breathing bpell Beneficial; Arrivals of Higher Type. TOKIO (Hy the Associated Press) Two patriotic, meetings were scheduled for today, the first anniversary of enforcement of the I'nited States immigration law bar ring Japanese, hut the Pacific Civ ilization Society cancelled its ses sion out of sympathy for the Santa Barbara earthquake. At a meeting of the Taikos4ia so ciety speakers emphasized the pro motion of existing friendship be tween Japan and the t'nlted States but urged that the I'nited States make a change in its immigration laws affecting the Japanese. The meeting was attended by 200 per sons and a heavy police guard. AN OPPOHTI'NITY. NEW YOltK (Hy the Associated Press) "The most desirable effect of Uncle Ham's new Immigration policy has been its gift to the American people of an opportun ity to get acquainted," Commission er Ciyran said today when asked the sum results of one year's op eration of tho new Immigration law. "The fruits of tills national breathing spell might not be appar ent to casual observers, but they are already being seen by those closely In touch with the prob lem," the commissioner said. . lmproM'ttlcnt Seen. ' .Marked improvement In the quality of Immigrants was the chbtf effect noled by Curran In the flow through Kills island. He declared that the Individ uals are of a higher type and gen erally younger In years. FEZ. French Morocco (Hy the Associated Press) Violent Hifrian attacks upon French outposts have been beaten off with very great enemy losses, states a French com munique today. The It If flans were ordered into the engagement with threats of punishment If the offensive lulled. P.-T. SCHOOL Arrangements for a short course of Instruction In Parent-Teacher work has been compiled lo be he,i in Pendleton July -!, In clusive, with Miss Frances H. Hays, national field secretary, as instruc tor, according to announcement to day. Miss Hays has every branch of the work at her fingertips and I is also tin excellent upeaker, re ports Indicate. Similar schools are ! being held In Portland, Eugene, (Continued on Page Five.) Buying A Valuable Combination Some ndtcrtlsett In some iiun mmillie me aide to buy m1 quantity of Herniation, and other Iiimc only quality nail able. One re pre riil only (he num ber of Hlters ilMrlbilled the other rcpn-enu (be liilcre-. of rentier tn r crrlt Ing I bo paper-. The Obrrwr glw tdh iif lhce nl an efeniel) low reader eiH. Erfhleni adver tiser tint -Mrr the coitihiiiitt hm iikM valuable. "OlwerTrr Advertising A M ere hand bdntf Scrrlce' BIFF ATTACKS ARE REPULSED WILL BE HELD U CITY Four Hundred to Arrive in Santa Barbara Tomorrow MAYOR APPEALED FOR ASSISTANCE Recheck Shows that 10 Were Killed During Earth Shocks; Proper ty Loss Mounts. SANTA BAUBAHA ( Hy the As sociated Press). Four hundred United States marines will arrive here early tomorrow for guard duty In the quake stricken zones. It was announced today. The marines will come in re sponse to Mayor Anderas' appeal to naval authorities for forces, which will centralise guard con trol efforts and be of a material aid to reconstruction forces. hi:-chi;ck shows io ii:ai SANTA HAHHAHA ( Hy the As sociated Press). A ro-check of the losses due to the tarthq'iake indicated thu death list as ten. this number of bodies having been; found; the Injured list ut 30, and property loss between $20,000,000 and $15. OOU. 000. The official denlh list follows: Mrs. Charles E. Perkins, Hurling- ton, la.; Hertram H. Hancock, Eos' AnRelea: lr. James C. Angle. San- ta Harhara; Merced leon. Santa Harbara; Penthlos Storier, Santa Harbara; Margarinia Mien nest fde, Santa Harhara; John Shea, Sanlu Harbara; ilerrado Churls, San' a Harbara ; and It. M. hltchflel J, Santa Harbara. t HA K Kit, Ore. (Special) All. of ficers were re-elected and decision made to proceed with the construc tion program of approximately $ 1 2r,04Hi In 10125. at the annual stockholders' ami directors' meet ing of the Ka.stern Oregon ltght and Power company, held yester day In this city. The following officers were re elected; j. p. pulliam, president; J. P. I, oft ridge, vice president and general manager; A. A. Smith, sec retary; 11. C. McKay, treasurer and assistant secretary, and M. A. I'reiaz, asHistant treasurer. In ad I It ion to the above officers with the exception of Mr. Prelsz. the fol lowing men were re-elected to (he hoard of directors: A. S. Shock - ley, John Schmitz and D. W French. A report nf the company's af fairs was presented which showed that afii r the general depression of la.tl fall and winter, the revenues of the company were Improving and that Indlcat Ions now point to the n-milts of 1925 btlKinesH US be ing neuer man inosn or J-J.'f. lie- en ue ui huh Knowing, inc com- pany is no. emailing improvement ufinn in 1 1 u n praKi am win im'-u at- ' ' , , ' IM', . , aim wmen was reaiiirmeo ai "lie . .' ., ,, , , , Jt i lit i k u.e. ., ,r Ul- year n worn hi'1 power piani no- provenients, including the construe- Hnk r steam plant building $L'M ooo; gas plant Improvements, 1?,- Kio; tran.HmiHHlon lines including the rebuilding ami enlarging of 'he I'nion lo 1 4i Grande hl-line, $2K,- i; reconstruction and extensions for ivw hu.slnepH $:t3.MMi; improve ments to strei-t lighting sy.stemtt, $ ;r : voltage regulators for I'n ion KMHi and miseellanioiis im provements $ 1 2, ban. Subdued Rainbow Hues Latest in Men's Wear LONDON. (Ity the Associated ImPH 0 VEJnENTS WILL CONTINUE Press) Hulls In subdued ralnbuT World says today In a aerb s of tn IHK S, "backb'SH" waistcoats tid " i vie ws with prominent nu n on guy or faun colored d.rl.l-K are their childhood discipline. J oil u among the bot weath. r novelties' D. Itoekefi-ll-r, sr.. on old friend for men tn the brighter clothes rem tea, frit the paternal palm with nniv-i!i"iilH. A new HIhIi twe.-d. Ironnbh-raMe frequency. John I so lightly spun that it Is nearly i ransnarent. come n dustins training but also received ib color and what Is calbd French grny, wild a thin Hllrpe of pale lil ue ii iid green. Tliis material Is very much In demand for the flap py "elephant leg" trousers now eifeeb-d by young men. "The backless waistcoat' Im double breasted and is held In pta by braces worn uerotts the Inn U. It is worn with an tmllm d loiiHi'ly fitting jacket. For slilrta "ice colored" silk Is I be latest. The material Is excep tionally i ti lit. a bluish grey und - D-w.-:...-,,; to2s,r JiLst before the MacMillnn-Navy Arctic expetlitloii saihtl from Wlscasset, Me., Lleiitenniit M. A.J Shur, San Diego, CalU., and Chief Hoatswiiin E. H'Ihi tbmneil for tho cmncrnnuui Hid miIin I bey will wear In flying over tho Aix'tlc wastes when the Mtlnr ivglons have been reacbexl. DAtTON T GHARb Lt3 DAYTON, Tonn. (Hy tho Associ ated Press) The town of Dayton Ren of "publicity seeking" and Its repudiation In connection with tho Scopes evolution trial, ' Dr. Georjce, W. Hapployeu, orig inal prosecutor of Scopes, declar ed tn tho AHKoeiated Prpss that a jpul)IUni.a relort which said ho in- tlB.u. d thn evolution clmrKeH for publicity purposi'S w" without foundation or truth. P A It I S (Hy the Associated i NEGOTIATIONS NOT FAB AWAY, tress) It Is understood that the ester Klllott today ImsiiinI a wnni Freneh government will soon in- fl)K to vncnlloiiislH expecting to form the Cnlted States of its de- spend .Inly Fourth lit tho wihmLs, sire to open negotiations in Wash- railing their attention to the law Ington for tho settlement of the against throwing away lighted flm French debt. ! crackers, or other lighted material Instructions to this effect may , forest land, roads or railroad be sent by Foreign Minister Hrland .right of way. (D the French ambassador nt Washington. Anxious consideration Is being given at the foreign office and tho finance ministry as to what can he specifically proposed or accept ed. Si;U,S TIIHOA'IS FOH $10,000 IJ.OOO, Minn. (AP) Tnn Knos Hacon, pastor of a Kel- Hev. logg church, said he had sold hi"' i wo I aroaia io me irn inn fit association for I (1.000 for delivery after his death. He has two sets of vocal chords, deep bass und so prano. Doheny Given Story of Naval Leases in Times VFAV YOKK. ( Hv the Assoclat . pP1,, n, kj..w Vmk TimeH .n,liv .....,.,. (.,,vrtirht Inter- I it i,iu , ,.t . ,,, .... w-.t i,w,u fs, illHclosed what he indicated us .... , ,t.,.i a great, military secret. KM.llkihK I1tulllHt COUnsel'8 lid ( . u ii,.i....,,r .i ' .' . .. Xn'ni t nnv -t- h.iw. been an Kilt Hills leas", nor would bis company have undertaken the Pearl Harbor naval oil base, had not Hear Admiral Hoblson, chief of thtt naval bureau of engineer ing, convinced him that a great war In the Pacific threatened the I'nited SfatfH In 121, and that the Hawaiian base was the link In the defense chain on which depended victory for the I'nited States. iu:mi;vi:s in hoh NKW YOKK (AP) Spanking has been an lustltuiloii tn the Hoekefetler family tor years, the jr.. not only fell heir lo his fath- Xpert ministrations of his grain! lather. RirWJn-HlAnn Mill Hum I Ire. HF.ND. re. Fire (n the fuel bouse at t he Shevltn-Htxon com pany sawmill called out the fire department. Fire worked lis way back through t he conveyors from the burners to the fuel house, ue.. cording to officials or the mill. Mill waste Ih stored In t he fuel hoiiwi and carried on conveyors to the burner XTRA II A Ml ItOUIIKIt HI I or VA.NU)l'Vl;lt, U'wh. (AI-) I. i. Tliomnsi'ii, 21, of Caillun, On'KOii, wm slmt and Kssllil' fa tally uoumlol by IiiKlinay uinl mnil Williams lu-rt' lutliiy nfli-r 1 luiiiutMMl mailn NiHvlacnlur lint lilted Slain National Hank. Thomn sen loekcil the bank force in tho rear room and oiilcnil the t'Ofihler lo open (ho vault. The cashier told lilin tho vault hail n time lock ami ctiiiht not lio oprnetl. Thorn itsen fletl nml Williams gave cIikkc oiitl Bhot ,, ,, ( B prit,. TWO Klf.l.KII I MHI ( K POHTLANH, rv. (AP) Willi am KtM-nlg, H'2, n contractor, and Mlss Margaret llaffcy, ST, wcro killetl early today In an automobile accident mi the Powell Vi,V:' (tifil Itear lien. Authorities bellevo that n pile of dirt from n sewer excavation cuii-scil the Kocnlg car to upset. WAIlMMt issri:n HAI.IvM, Ore. (AP) Slnto For niAKTF.it m;iTKi;n TOPF.UA, (AP) Tho Kiinsas charter Ixwrd totlay refiiMtl a charter to the Knights of tho Ku Klnv Klnii, n corgla coriKirntion. CoiK'iirrlng In nu opinion prepar ed by Attorney Uencrnl irlffltli, Die iMmrtl declared lite klan Is not doing charitable and benevolent K..t,.,i i,, itu ..rHihii. fur minilsslon (o tho state us a coriwr- Half-Year Licenses Sold at Court House The Hherlff's office at the court house looked like u dry goods store at the opening of a sale, this morn ing. Motorists from all over tin county arrived In numbers to get automobile licenses at the half year rate. Sheriff's deputy, Hugo K I Ingham mer, was drafted into service and with the otiice deputy, Amos Helm, and a stenographer, were btmy all morning helping th applicants fill out tho license blanks. KelalHes Await Word. MAKHIIFlFl.li, ore. Mrs. Lu cille Hunt, visiting here, and Will iam Strong, passing through on the way to Nome City, are resi dents of Santa Harbara, and were unable to get any word from their families. Many others here have relatives; from whom they are un able to hear since the cart h-liiake. Oklahoma And Vermont Were Both Remembered (Hy baric p. siewnii) I noma being n very doubtful state WASItlNO'l ON (NKA Special) (politically, with H senator to elect - ('ooHdi;e has forgotten Okla- next. year, not to mention eight bonia." This was getting to be I ult i' a Hloiiiin among "sooner stale" Itepubllcans. Job alter job had eonte up in Washington to be filled, but no oklahomans wre picked to fill any of them. Again and again they thought they had a dandy candidate. Time alter time it looked as If their man wan sure to win out. .hint as regularly, somebody else nosed In ahe.id of hint at the liust minute. This went on until i klahoma l(c pui tllenu ism began to show signs of considerable fractious. U'.si, yuI-'U way ulurmiug, Okla- FOR HELP Columbia Basin Irriga tion Project to Be Briskly Pushed FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION ON President Harvey Lind ley, in Opening Address Outlines Plans for the Next Move. PASCO, Wash, (ny the Assoc! -rriws) Kccrrtury or (lie Interior 1 1 illici t Work, KoakliiK hero to day at the annual mecUiis of tho Columbia iurar Irrluul Ion league, pointed, out tlio htiiuen.su scoio of tho Columbia Hlver basin If dcvcl 0HM to tho full extent of Its irrl Kntlon and oir resources. "Tlo Columbia river and Its liasln ill a lioteiitiul emiilre," lie said. PASCO, W"ash. (By the Associ ated Prcftn) President Harvey l.lndley of the Columbia Basin Ir rigation league In his address open tng the fourth annual convention or the league here this morning de clared that tho next move of the league will be the presentation in of a bill asking tho foderal gov ernment to finance the construc tion of thu project. Reporting on work of the league he said "everything has been ac complished up to this time that wo could have hoped to bo done." "Tho government engineers have made a most favorable report which Is now in tho hands of the secretary of the interior," ho Bald. "The next move will be the pre sentation in congress of a hill asje- lng them to finance the construe- tlon. A (Jroat Offer. "Wo are offering tnn peoplo tho greatest reclamation dry land proj ect that has ever been proposed at a cost that guarantees real farm ing at a reasonable profit. Almost 2,000,000 acres of land as good aa ts to bo found when sufficiently Irrigated. "Along with this reclamation of land is also the possibility of de veloping a large amount of power. Some engineers estimate that tho proceeds from the development of this water power will In time pay (Continued on Page Five.) TND1ANA POMH. (Hy the Asso- ciuted Press) One child out of ev ery 11 In the public schools oC American cities and ono of every seven in the schools of the rural districts In tho I'nited States have such seriously defectlvo vision aa to be handicapped In their school work, says a report presented to day to the National Education As sociation. The report entitled "Conserving the Sight of School Children," is the result of more than a year's study hy tho Joint Committee on Health Problems In Education of the National Kducatlon Association and the American Modlcal Associa tion, with cooperation of, tho Na tional Committee for the Prevent ion of Hllndness. The study, conducted under the direction of Dr. Thomas D. Wood, of Columbia 1'nlversUy as chair man, extended Into 375 cities and rural dlstrtcts including every state in the I'nion. It was participated In by the school authorities end health officials of all these cotn iitunltlcu and by nearly 100 of tho (Continued on Page Five.) congressmen. Hut Coolitlge hadn't forgotten, lie simply was watting for a duly nualiftcd Oklahoma candidate's name to be submitted to him for a nice federal appointment. When, finally, such a candidate did turn up. the president prompt ly named him assist ant attorney general In charge of government land litigation. He's Hert M. Par menter. The mysterious quallflcatlott Oh. he's a native Vermoiiter. bethel's his "old homo town" FAULTY VISION AT HP II (CoutluueU oa Pago Vive.)