The Oregon statesman., October 17, 1923, Page 1, Image 1

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RECEIVE IB
IOFOUTION
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NEW POLICY
TEXANS MEET;
WOULD REFORM
AND BE GOOD
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Agricultural Division De-
Sheriff and Constable ! in
xnands Pledge of Members
Against Any Violence
Southern .Town Exchange
Shots on Public Streets -
TO SNOW ML LOSS
DEtUlDCHAGY IS
IDW IN PERIL
: SAYS BRITON
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IS EiODSED
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ITh TTuTTP
DING
FOR VETERANS
JiOVILt
ADVOCATED
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Vire anu Diiutry uscu oy
Hcldup Bandits Was Stol
en From Oregon 'City
Camp September 9
REWARDS OFFERED
TOTAL $7800 EACH
Hodge Brothers Eliminated
From List of Suspects;
Still Want A. A. Hodge
ASHLAND. Or.. Oct. 16. TIe
most Important., announcement
made by those In charge of the
bant for the bandits who held up
Southern Pacific train No. 13. in
the Siskiyou and killed four train
men last Thursday -was that the
battery and insulated wires used
in blowing; up the mail car was
stolen from a construction com
pany at Oregon City on the night
; Daniel O'Connell, in charge of
.the investigation, today also an
nounced that officers detailed to
visit Oregon City to obtain infor
mation in connection with the
theft had uncovered other Infor
mation that might prove valuable
la fastening- the responsibility for
the crime.
Forces Augmented
Additional reinforcements tj
the detective . forces engaged li
'the man hunt were received to
day with the arrival of Chief Spe
cial Agent C. Cain and assistant
from the general offices of the
American Railway Express com
pany at San Francisco. '
Rewards for the capture of th
Vmllti now ITiniV. If.
O'Connell said. '
Chief O'Connell said that the
Hodge brothers have been entf e-
ly eliminated from the list ot us
pects. They are, however, ctiill
iocilag for A. A. Hodge,, who ,1s
not a, member of theMrshtield
Hodge family. , -
OS PUT OUT :
DVEIIDS
Many Stations Out of Conr
mission Here Toll Lines
Disconnected ,.
Approximately ISO telephones
- were put ' Out Of commission in
Salem yesterday as result of the
high wind, according to W. H.
"fcaacy, . manager of the. .pacific
Telephone Telegraph comnanjr.
Idviees" received by the compihy
Vers to the effect that the wind
was general along the coast, and
last the Astoria-Portland ( line
was disconnected five times by
falling limbs. Toll lines between
Salem and Mill City and Salem
asl Tillamook are . out of com
ci3sIon, due to the same cause.
: ; Clectrlcal service was Interrupt
ed Tuesdy afternoon and Monday.
V. M. Hamilton, manager of the
3IL&P company, said yesterday.
A crew of four men was out Mon
day night engaged in "trouble
shooting,"- end was at work yes
terday In various portions of the
city. Elevator service in the city
was halted for nearly two hours
Tneedsy afternoon. .
Limbs broken from trees oy
force of the wind are reported In
deferent sections of the city. Men
own town yesterday had some
iifflculty in keeping jthelr .hats
on wnue women. wen n
rather windy for them, especially
those attempting to carry umbrel
las during the heavy showers
Which accompanied tne wtna.
LIVES LOST
M. .
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct.
II. One man is dead and five
Others are believed to have lost
their lives In m cave-In at the Utah
Apex In Bingham, Utah. SO mile
vest of here.
THE WEATHER
; OREGON -Wednesday -cisional
rain. ' '
LOCAL WEATHER
(Tuesday)
, Maximum 5.
. Minimum 43. M
-River. 1.2 stationary.
Rainfall, .24 inch.
oe
J "Wind, south.
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Staggered by Greatest Flood in History of State
And Isolated From World Citizens Wait
For North Canadian River to Go Down
Two Known Dead to Date.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 16. (By Associated Press.)
Staggered by the greatest flood in the history of the state
and virtually isolated by rail and highway, Oklahoma City
tonight sheltered her little arm of refugees and waited 'for
the muddy,! turbulent expanse of the North Canadian river
to recede arid reveal the damage it has wrought.
Although the river had fallen approximately two feet
from the 25-foot crest that swept , down on the city at 5
o'clock this morning, the swift rush of the waters was still
swirling through streets heretofore considered immune from
the ravages oi tne iittui stream.
More than 2,000 of the 15,000 persons who fled before
the on rush of the water still
are quartered in halls and churches throughout the city.
The remainder of the host had returned to their homes by
means of vehicles that passed, often hub deep, through
streets still f illed with backwater. .
mm
UNDERWAY
Campaign to Raise $13,000
Budget Begins Busr u
ness Men Working ;
-Kick off! of the TMCA cam
paign for S 13,000 to carry on the
activities of the year was made
at the TMCA i building Tuesday
noon. with 4 3 campaigners pres
ent and ready to go. In com
menting? upon the. start of , the
drive Wj I. Staley, general man
ager, said it was the finest start
that the association had ever had
in- its financial efforts. I'"
Tea was the shout that went
up from every throat In reply to
Mr. Staleys Inquiry as to whether
the campaign could be put over in
three days. t A great amount of
enthusiasm was manifested in the
remarks of the rarlous team cap
tains. A short address endorsing
the TMCA was given by Rev.
Blaine E. Kirkpatrick.
The business part of the city
has been divided Into districts and
every team of 10 men hs Its dis
trict, witli instructions to see
everyone in ; Its territory, T he
teams will meet for lunch every
day at 3 p'clock at the YMCA
building-. i .
Following is a list of teams and
captains. ' ? i , .-t -
James H. Nicholson, captain
George King, Rev. W. VT. Long,
Cross. R. MUes, ; F. B.- Brown,
IL Morris, W. HerUoe. Cooke Pat-
ton, Rev. H. W. Johnson. -
Joseph II. Albert, : captainJ.
Dusenbury. O.i Dyer; O. Paulus, R.
Melson, T. Gilbert, B. E. SIssoh.
William McGllchriat, ; Jr.. C. M
Roberts. W. f LI Phillips, Carl
Webb, D. B. Jarman. -- ' -i " ' I
(Continued on page 3)
K DEFE
Various Divisions in County
of Marion to Be Heard
Last of Month
Hearings on proposed budgets
for various divisions within the
county will not be held by the
Marlon county tax supervising and
conservation commission until the
last of October, according to 8ey
moor J unea, cnunoau ui iue whu-
mission. Other members are E
W. Powers and J.' j; McDonald.
The commission met yesterday
and transacted a small amount ot
business. One of the things which
was taken care of w (he decision
as to how much was needed tto f I
nance the commission Itself, which
amount will be added by the Mar
ton county court to the county bud'
get. ; i : A '- - -
Provision for several groups to
file their budgets late was also ap
proved formally. This wilTtakf
care of a number of communities
felther that were not familiar with
the law or dld-not have It within
Cheir power to complete the bud-
ret within the required time. An
other meeting of the commission
will be held next Tuesday, t:
BUDGET HEARINGS
BRED
were homeless tonight. They
:
The Known . dead list stood at
two. but city officials and mem
bers of rescue crews ueclared It
probably would ' be greater wntii
the. receding waters make possible
a thorough search of the flooded
areas. " .
Th? , dead . thus far . known art
Mrs. - XI. IT. Loose and her daugb
ter Clara, S years old, who wer'e.
drowned when a boajt in which
they, attempted to gain land after
tarryfng jp'an effort to says theii
personal etiecis, was ; caught In
the mill race at Wheeler Park,
municipal resort, .' and capsized.
Loose and another daughter, Be
sie.J0. were resuced from the top
of a large tree into which they
had climbed when the boat went
over. They had been there , 13
hours when a skiff driven by two
oarsmen ; finally nosed its way
among the trees in the park and
bronght, ihem to ; safety. ; Loose
was taken to X hospital where his
condition was pronounced serious
At the city reservoir, where a
break in a retaining wall precipi
tated the nnprecedented flood up
on the city, the water still was
falling tonight with tbe2.00 0-acre
reservoir nearly two-thirds drain
ed. ; i j
Damage Great J i
No estimate of the damage
could be made, but the city of
ficial said that it will "run Into
the hundreds of thousands."
With the . lake draining, pumps
today were turned directly into;
tho river and the city water sup
ply was maintained.
The city garbage department to '
day began the cremation of the .
bodies ,of hundreds of head of
livestock that were washed into
the city. Fifteen hundred head of
hogs r were lost by one shipper
alone. . ; ..
' ; Many llerorn , ;.. ; :
Many, stories of heroism were
recounted as tho work of rescuing
the marooned continued. One of
the most vivid, perhaps,, was that
of Gordon Chapman, city fireman,
who gave : his place in a rescue
boat to a sick woman while' ne
remained in the path of the flood
and took bis chance on being
picked up. .With two companions
he had rowed far Into the eddy
ing sea that had engulfed Walnut
Grove, one of the lowland dis
tricts. Discovering the woman in
a house alone, he placed her in
the boat and! his companlonss re
turned with her to shore. Chap
man swam to a two-story frame
school house, the highest building
in the district, and went to the
second floor. The rising waters
soon : forced him into the 'attic,
where he found an aged man,'
The water continued to : climb.
and with the waves running knee
deep where he Stood, ;' Chapman
hacked a hole in the roof with
his pocket knofe, assisted the aged
man through and together they
straddled the ridge of the roof
until a rescue squad sighted them
and brought them to land. ,
ORGANIZE IN AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG. South Afri
ca. Oct.' 18. (Canadian Press.
Cable.) A sensation has been
caused in labor circles here by the
announcement that the meeting
of the' South African Mine Work
ers union recommended that a
proposal to admit natives to trade
unionism and organize them tor
that purpose, should -.be placed on
the agenda - for ' consideration at
the next annual general meeting
with a view to the alteration of
the Union's constitution in order
to permit of the formation of a
, I negro section.
Lloyd George Tells 'Chicago
Audience That Five Years
After Victory Autocracy
Sweeping World
FRENCH AND BRITISH
TO STAND WITH U. S.
Former Premier of Great
Britain Given Great Ova
tion in i Chicago
CHICAGO, Oct 16. (By the
Associated Press) -Five years af
ter the World jwar. democracy
which in 1918 won a great vic
tory over autocracy, is in peril,
Davil Lloyd George, the war-time
premier ot Great Britain, declai ed
in a luncheon address here tod) y.
A wave of autocracy seemed to te
sweeping, over-theworld, he sa d,
but against it' the United States
Great Britain and France will
Stand together.
, "Russia threw over democracy
tew months after starting the
experiment,' the former premier
asserted. ".Italy, Spain. Bulgaria
and now Germany is talking about
a dictatorship. Democracy is in
peril, in peril riye yesra afer the
greatest triumph democracy h
ever had.
glow Bat Sore.
"Why is democracy more sure,
ana saierr xt js slower to pe
gin, it does not bring Its forces
into notion In the way perhaps an
autocracy does, but in a struggle U
is the heart that tells, and democ
racy sustains the heart, and what
happens is that democratic insti
tutions alone 'can produce a
train men that are able to appeal
to nations, to rise to those heights
of sacrifice which are be last cit
adels of freedom In all landsi
"Now, when, democracy h$ in
danger, when I can see the' throne
of democracy tumbling in one land
after another, here you have a
land of democracy. Britain is the
land of democracy, and France, I
believe, will stand by democracy
and whatever happens these three
great lands together will stand
against this wave of autocracy
which seems to be sweeping over
the world."
, Reception Given
The arrival of the distinguished
visitor in the city was marked by
a great demonstration. Met at the
Station by a reception committee
headed by Mayor Dever, Mr. Lloyd
George was taken on a .drive
through the loop section, preceded
by a band from the Great Lakes
naval training station and an es
cort of cavalry and flanked and
followed by mounted police and of
ficial cars. ;
Arriving at the LaSalle hotel,
Mr. Lloyd George went Immediate
ly to the luncheon which was ten
dered him by the Chicago Associa
tion of Commerce, where several
hundred more applauded his ap
pearance. It was in response to
official speeches : of welcome In
behalf of the city and of the citi
zens by Mayer Dever end associa
tion officials that he delivered his
address of the day.
: Later, Mr. Lloyd George went to
his headquarters at the Drake ho-
(Continued on page 2)
BRO WN ROT ML BE
STUM CMEFDLLY
As a result of a plea put before
the federal department of agricul
ture by United States Senator Mc
Nary In behalf of the prune grow
ers Of western Oregon, D. F. Fish
er, pathologist for. the department,
will arrive In Salem today and will
make a study of the brown rot, sit
uation in this district.
' ? Damage Periodical ?
From authoritative sources Sen
ator McNary has obtained : esti
mates, indicating that the prune
loss due to brown rot in western
Oregon this season will total 20,
000.000 dried fruit pounds. Un
favorable " weather conditions is
the cause. ' k ::
"Periodically for several years,"
says Senator McNary, "when sea
sonal conditions are propitious,
the growers of . Italian- prunes in
the. northwest have suffered se
vere losses on account ot brown
rot.. ... ' ' '
Climate Caused Rot 1
'The climatic conditions this
year were favorable for the devel
FARGO, N. D., Oct. 16. The
agricultural workers' branch of
the Industrial Workers of the
World in its 16th annual national
convention today adopted a reso
lution requiring every i new mem
ber to sign a pledge against vio
lence and the destruction of pro
perty. Instructions i were also
given the agricultural delegates
to the national convention to be
held at .Chicago November. 12, to
push the same resolution for adop
tion at the national meeting..
This action was taken, accord
ing to the resolution, because "the
press generally ' gives out the
wrong Impressions of j the organi
sation ad leeause persons who
favor violence are thereby led to
seek' membership."
t The resolution takes the form ot
definite action and is effective
from this date on, F. Mann; na?
tional organizer, declared.
Raised yooden Platforpi at
tatevand Commercial
1 Is Pfpposed
A safety tone at Commercial and
State ptreets to consist ot a raised
wooden platform where those wait
ing for 'street cars or getting off
the cars may be protected, is pro
vided for in the traffic ordinance
which passed , first I and second
reading' of the city,! council Mon
day night. j - , '
' This traffic bill will if passed
repeal the present traffic laws and
provides not only for", .proposed
changes which were included in a
previous bill considered but also
makes provision for several other
suggested changes. The traffic
bill which has been in committee
for several weeks was reported out
unfavorably Monday night by the
ordinance committee, and City At
torney Ray. Smith was called upon
to explain the reasons for the rec
ommendations which consisted of
an explanation of the new bill
which was later introduced and
read twice. ( -
The new bill provides that cars
shall be parked within lines paint
ed op the pavement and curbing
at an angle of 45 degrees, which
is a change from the former pro
posed angle of 30 degrees. -Cars
which are discharging passengers
or merchandise may stop outside
of the line of parked cars for not
to exceed five minutes it the driv
ers are during that time engaged
in unloading .passengers or mer
chandise. '-
"At the request of Sam Kozer,
secretary of state and custodian of
the state house and grounds, the
parking regulations were extend
ed to include Court and State
streets on which the state house
ground borders. This is to do
away with .the congested parking
area; around , the state house
grounds. This was included In
the first ordinance. s
opment of . this j infestation, and
from the best authority available
I believe that the losses of ' this
year's crop- may; be placed at 20.
000.000 dried fruit pounds. r
" "The infection of the prune area
is so great that it will Injure next
years crop unless measures are
taken to control and diminish It.
I thought the conditions were such
as to warrant the United States
department oi agriculture to placo
some expert in the field to study
the -:true situation and ; assist in
prescribing corrective methods.
Infestation Not Newr
"The Infestation is not a new
one,: nor is it sufficiently severe to
cause any worry to the future pro
vided modern methods are - em
ployed to prevent periodical recur
rence of the loss from brown rof.
- "Oregon f : Agricultural, college
has made a study of the subject,
and I believe its work in cooper
ation with that; of the government
will make easy the control of this
infection.' . -
SAFETY ZONE
IS PROVIDED
Hospitalization Without Re
gard to War Would Be
Given Ex-Service Men
Under Flan Proposed
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
READ TO DELEGATES
Chief Executive Congrats
lates Legionaires on Ttieir
Work and Purposes
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 16.
The fifth annual American Legion
convention marked time here to
day while various committees en-
deavored to work out resolutions
and recommendations that would
be, acceptable, to the entire mem
bershlp of the legion.
The second day session was ad
journed tonight without a report
from any of the various commit
tees reaching the floor of the con
vention. The entire day was de
voted to the annual parade, ad
dresses, presentation of cups and
medals and the reading of regrets
from many prominent persons who
could not attend, including Presi
dent Coolidge.
Trophies Won
The D'Olier trophy cup was pre
sented to Pennsylvania .and the
MacXider trophy cup was present
ed to Georgia in honor of the past
commanders of thelegion. Medals
for 100 per cent membership were
presented to Georgia, Arizona,
Idaho, Utah, Arkansas, Washing
ton. South Carolina and New York
states, i! . " - - t
Frank T. Hines, director United
States Veterans' bureau, principal
speaker of the day, stated that the
bureau was rapidly reaching' tha
point where it could .go before;
congress and 'advocate 'a more lib
eral policy regarding hospltaliza-:
tion. This policy, he stated, would
include all ex-service men. regard
less of the -war and regardless of
the date . that their disability oc
curred.' I ! r .; r:" - . ' l":
Col. T. A. .Starzynski of Poland
addressed the convention, statin?
the convention had the support of
every pole in America.
Commander Alvin Owsley read
a letter from President coolidge
in which the chief executive of
the United States regretted his in
ability to be present at the legion
convention. "It has .been a great
satisfaction to me to mark the
success which is attending the
patriotic efforts of the American
Legion and to feel that there is in
existence si large a body of our
citizens associated for the purpose
of promulgating, protecting and
defending "American ideals,' Pres
ident Coolidge said in his letter.
-i Commander - Owsley, on behalf
of the government of France, be
stowed upon . Major Charles H
Kendrlck ot San Francisco the
order of the Legion of Honor or
France. : 2 '
Count Made . By Superin
tendent Hug at All City
Schools Yesterday
An Increase over last year of
nearly 200 pupils is reported by
Superintendent Hug for the Salem
city schools, i The total enroll
ment now Is 3773. The Increased
attendance is found in the elemen
tary and high school classes while
there is almost no increase in the
attendance at : , the junior high
high schools, Mr. Hug reports.
The enrollment at the ' high
school last night had reached the
890 mark as against 802 for the
second term last year.
The regular report of the su
perintendent filed with the county
superintendent last week, showed
that 360 pupils had registered last
week for the first time this' year,
showing, according , to Mr. Hug,
that an unusual number did not
register the first week of school
Registration to date in the var
ious schools Is as follows: high
school, 890; McKinley junior high
188; Washington junior high
584; Grant junior high, 240;
Grant elementary, 63; Park,' 276;
Englewood, 221; Garfield, 400, in
eluding three primary grades
housed in the senior high school
building; Highland. 367; Lincoln
SMDLlg
287 and Richmond 257. ;
MARSHALL. Tex.. Oct. 16.--
Sheriff B. B. Rogers and Consta
ble W. R. Proctor met on nnn of
the main streets of Jefferson.
Marlon county ' seat, : this evening
and shot each other to death, i
No words were exchaneed, a
the. two officers met in front of a
store in the business section, ' ac
cording to witnesses and both
men died Immediately without
making a statement. ! .
According to reports to the no-
lice, the trouble Is said to have
been caused by court papers not
being served after being given to
the constable and resulting in a
fine being imposed on the sheriff.
Parent-Teacher Association
Starts Investigation of
'Violation
Cigarette smoking among boys.
dealers selling cigarettes to min
ors and what policemen and city
councilmen' should , do .to prevent
the evil, w?e discussed at an en
thusiastic meeting held last night
by members of the Lincoln-McKin-
ley ParentrTeacher association.
Here is what was said: I
Cigarette smoking . is too : com
mon among boys.
Some dealers : are selling: boys
cigarettes.
Police will not make arrests un
less a- complaint is sworn out.
- Wfll Interview Officials
And then to get action,, it , was
moved, seconded and carried, that
is.-A. Rhoten, president of the as
sociation, appoint ,a committee of
three to interview the mayor and
chief of police about it. .
Parents of pupils going to the
McKinley school want a play Shed
and want it bad. While girls may
play in the school rooms during
rainy weather, they do not think
it right to make a live energetic
boy sit around during recess when
he should be ' out playing. ; '
And to bring the matter to the
attention of the school board, e,
committee was appointed consist
ing, of T. M. Hicks, Mrs. . John
Harbison and Mrs. La ' Moine
Clarke to interview, the. school di
rectors. ... r '
Play Facilities Needed
P. M. Gregory, member of the
school board,- expressed himself
in favor of proper play ground
facilities for children. The Lin
coln school parents feet that the
school ' should have at least sev
eral swings and other play ground
apparatus. - ' V '
The McKinley school folk also
want more shrubbery v planted
around the building. - Any one
having an extra supply of shrubs
might help conditions by ? giving
them to the McKinley school, it
was suggested. . - i
A Parent-Teacher association
for the high school was proposed.
It developed that there are only
two Parent-Teacher associations
In the city, one at Highland and
the other at Lincoln-McKlnley.
COVELL TRIAL SET
FOR OCTOBER 19
Crippled Astrologer W i 1 1
Have Jury Trial Is Deci
sion of Judge Kendall
MARSHFIELD, Or., Oct. 16.
Arthur CovelL crippled astrologer
who had previously pleaded guilty
to the murder of Mrs, Ebba Covell
ot Bandon, will have a, Jury trial
at Coquille Friday morning. Judge
Kendall decided today when Covell
was arraigned before htm.' i
The "Judge said he would accept
Covell's plea except for the fact
that . the gravity of the case re
quired a trial by .. Jury. 1 Claud
Giles of Marshfield was appointed
to defend Covell. . ... i; ,
Lucille Covell. 14-year-old .niece
of Arthur- an sister -of Alton Co
vell, the. 16-year-old boy who con
fessed to committing the murder,
was in the court room today and
when her uncle, was carried from
the . roonl she affectionately held
his hand While walking beside the
cot on which he was carried.
BOT SMOKERS!'.
ARE DEPLORED
Lincoln- McKinley Psrcnt
Teacher Association Fu!!y
ApjjroYes Building on
Capitol Street
COHDlTIOrJ EXPLAINED
BY SUPERINTEriDE'IT
Board Claims' Right to Pro
ceed, But Pcputo Ap
proval Is Wanted
- i - .v..
Plans of the school board for
the erection of a junior t!z
school building on North Capitol
street on the four blocks offered
the board- by the city, received
nnanimous endorsement at tta
meeting of the LIncoln-MeKInley
Parent-Teacher association hell
last' night at the McKinley Jun
ior high school building!
The vote was taken after
George .W. Hug, superintendent of
the city schools, had explained
the desire ot the school board 1 3
build, first a junior high school
building on North Capitol, street
Instead of two separate junior
high schools, and later junior
high school , building in South
Salem.. "
More Money Not-Afiied
In referring to the plans of tha
school .board, and the election to
be held early next month, author
ising the school board to use part
of the school, bonds voted last
May, Mr. Hug said: .
."The school board Is not till
ing for more money. Instead, it
Is planning for central junior
high, school building on the lots
to be purchased on North Cartel
street ..instead' of build.'ag twa
Junior high school buildings, est
on a corner of the Grant sclocl
property , and the other on tha
Washington school site, adjoin
ing the present Washington tui'd
lag. , ' I : "J
Wfll itelleve ConsesHoa"
"At the bond election the
school' board was authorized la
time, to invest $500,000 in r;w
school buildings and lmprcTa
ments. We have spent about $70,
000 on erecting, an addition to
the high school building.
'The lots on North Capitol are
the geographical center of the
Grant and Washington school dis
tricts. . By building one large
junior ; high school building, wo
will relieve congested conditions
at Grant, Washinston, HishUnd
and at Garfield buildings.
"With the building of the pro
posed junior high school, children
in' the elementary grades living
near ; Washington and Grant
schools,, as well as Highland and
Garfield, who are now being sent
to distant schools, will be sent to
their nearest school. Conditions
would ; also "be relieved at ' Tiri;
and Richmond -schools.
"The- new junior high ecL
building would be only five tlo.
from the Grant school, four bloc,
from the -Washington, and the ata
ctic' field would be only one block
away. ' . ,
:.: - Schools Nearer Home.
"The general plan as now Out
lined by the school board provides
for : the : erection of one central
junior high school for the north
ern pan oz tne city, and later, the
erection of a junior high school
for the south part of the city.
"With this plan, all primary or
Intermediate grade children could
be sent to schools nearer their
homes. The high school building,
where three primary grades are
being sent, could be used entire
ly for high school purposes.
. "Many parents are aware that
mcir jbdk cwiaren are neing
sent to distant school buildings.
The problem can be solved by the
erection of a junior high school
on North Capitol street." .
ropular Approval Wanted.
'Mr. Hug explained that people
would be asked to vote on giving
the school board authority to go
ahead on the new plans, rather
than the one provided tor at the
last election. That while th
school attorney's opinion was that
tho board could ga ahead and
change the plans as voted on at
the bond election, yet the school
board felt morally bound to let
the voters give the board endorse
ment. '- -
It was at first thought that tha
election would be held October
30, but due to delays ia gett!r-r
out election notices, the data
inot be until early i-i Novcr, -,