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MEDFORD. 0KE00X, "WEDNESDAY. JANUAKY . 7. 1925
NO. 243
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NEW CITY
REGIME IN
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Speed and Efficiency, Motto in
City Affairs Present Heads
of Departments Retained
Name Council Committees
Transact Routine Business
Without any fuss or fouthcrs the
now city administration Inst night
launched Itself Into formal activity,
and dug down into city business at
once, with the new mayor. O. O. Alen
derfcr, at Its head, and with the only
one new councilman, Dr. Bert H.
Klllott, as Paul McDonald, the other
new councilman elected last Novem
ber, has served for some Ume by ap
pointment in place of John 11. Butler,
who resigned, and Robert Hammond,
who also filled a vacancy by appoint
ment for months past was also elect
ed. . The other councilmen, who were
all re-elected, are as follows: E. H.
Janney, A. J. Close. A. C. Hubbard,
B. W. Paul and J. W. Jacobs.
On the city council convening last
night with Slayor Alenderfor presid
ing, that body at once plunged into
transacting routine business and lis
tened to tt delegation of citizens prcs
1 cnt on various matters affecting their
neighborhoods.
Mayor Alenderfer then announced
the majority of his appointments,
which had all been approved by the
council at an Informal meeting held
the previous night, and the other
appointments will be made by him at
the next council meeting. The new
mayor announced his committees, and
somewhat briefly outlined his policy,
and that which he wished the council
to pursue In cooperation with him
during the next two years.
In announcing his appointments
Mayor Alenderfor stated that In milk
ing them ho' -was Influenced by the
fact that the voters of Medford had
had expressed by an overwhelming
majority at the- election that they
wero satisfied with the policy of tho
administration just ended and wanted
that administration continued.
Mayor Alenderfer urged greator
dispatch and efficiency In transacting
city business, and to this end an
nounced a new departure in city af
fairs, with the unanimous cooperation
of the council that hereafter all re
ports of council committees and city
officials regarding proposed munici
pal Improvements, changes and alter
ations must be submitted to the coun
cil In writing.
Also that he would require that a
daily written roport be made out to
himself by the chief of police and the
chlof of tho fire department as to the
dally doings in those departments.
The mayor reasons that the requir
ing of such reports will tend to
greater efficiency and tend, to pro
mote harmony In those departments,
and enable himself to keep in inti
mate touch every day with both de
partments. The mayor then announced the fol
lowing iippolntmonls, which' continue
in office the Important appointed of
ficials of the old regime:
City attorney, John II.' Carkln:
superintendent of tho water, streets,
' lighting, electrical and building de
partments. Chas. V. Davis; chief, of
police, Chan. Adams: chlof of tfio firo
department, Roy Klliolt: electrical
and building Inspector. Harry Rina
bargor; health officer. Dr. E. JJ.
I'lckel: traffic policeman, Oeorge
Troscott.
This means that the present police
force with Chas. Adams at its head
will be continued, although there had
been somo opposition before tho
mayor the past week or so to Adams'
reappointment, headed by a petition
to tho mayor to appoint Traffic Offi
cer Prescott to be chief.
However, after much consideration
and consultation with the members of
the city council Mayor Alenderfer de
cided to retain both Adams and Pres
cott m their old positions, although
there were five applications from men
outside the poiice department for' the
traffic offlcor position. Tho mayor
will Insist on harmony in both tho
police and fire departments, with the
chief of each taking his orders from
himself and the council, and being in
(Continued oti Page Eight)
SEEK PARDON. HAVE
KID 10 TALKED
OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 7. Ray (Scar
finger Ted) Snodderly, 16 year old
boy "hobo" since ho left his homo two
cars ago, who talked himself Into a
26 year penitentiary sentence, after
applying at the Council Bluffs. Iowa,
city jail for lodging one cold night re
cently, will be taken from Council
Bluffs to Anamosa prison today to be
gin his term for confessed robbery.
Snodderly entered a "full and vol
untary confession" to a robbery com
mitted In Council Bluffs In which two
men were shot and represented him
self as "Scarflngnr Ted", and as a
Radio Employed to
Find 'Lost Identity'
Of "Mystery Man"
NORFOLK, Va., .fun. 7. Radio
will be Invokod In a novol on-
tieavor when it carries from a
broadcasting station hero today
the voice of Norfolk's "mystory
man," who has baffled all other
means of establishing his identity.
Found near Cape Charles two
months ago and now beliovod
to be a victim of aphasia, the
Individual who' will speak over
tho air has In turn been a charge
of immigration authorities, local
police and lastly of charity during
fruitless efforts to determine his
Identity.
The most puzzling feature of
tho case Is the man's language,
which has led to uncertainty
among linguists.
Persons Interested have ar-
ranged to broadcast his voice
from station WTAR at 0 P. M.
OF
DRY LAW FARCE
Gov. Al Smith Says Statesmen
Talk Dry and Act Wet En
force Volstead Law, Without
Passing More, Urged in
Annual Message.
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 7. Gov
ernor Smith told tho .legislature in
his first message today that tho Vol
stead act must bo enforced, but that
no stato legislation was necessary in
this respect. The legislative pro
gram of tho republicans, who control
the legislature, includes a Btato pro
hibition act to take tho place of tho
Oage-Mullin law which was repealed
with tho approval of Governor Smith
in a previous administration.
"Any sensible man or women can
readily realize that we have law but
what was lacking is enforcement,"
said Governor Smith.
"After pointing out that every peace,
officer and every official of tho state
charged with the enforcement of the
law should enforce tho Volstead act
as vigorously us he would any state
statuto or any mandate 'of the consii
t li lion itself," Governor Kinitli said.
"Tho wholo question of enforcement
of the federal act sustaining tile '1 Kth
amendment is Imbedded in insincerity
and hypocrisy. We are suffering from
too many statesmen who talk dry und
act wet."
Governor smith said hn was in
hearty accord with the proposed fed
eral child labor amendment to the
federal constitution but he ,'dvorntcd
a referendum on the iiiueiv.linent lo
ascertain the wishes of tho people.
Other recommendations ini.luded
abolition of uiutlon picture cciiHotViiip
removal from the laws of all unjust
discriminations against women, and
restoration of direct primarl's.
STATE
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7. State
Treasurer Kay announced today that
ho has changed the active depository
of the state from tho First National
bank of Portland to tho Lodd and
Bush bank of Salem. Jefferson
Myers, Kuy's predecessor in office,
when ho was appointed treasurer Inst
March by Governor Pierce, moved tho
active depository to Portland, tho first
time it ever had been outside of Salem.
His reason was that Portland, as the
financial center of the state, should
be tho seat of the active depository.
ALIBI FOR HOBO
SELF INTO PRISON
member of a gang of bandits operat
ing in and around these two' river
cities, and subsequently was sentenced
by District Judge O. D. Wheeler to 25
years In prison, the only alternative
under the law. Since, however. Sher
iff Percy Lalnson has obtained what
he says is a positive alibi for the
youth, and declarer that the lad wns
in Kansas City the night of the rob
bery. An effort will be made to have Governor-elect
John Hammill of Iowa
pardon the boy nftor he takes office
next week.
HYPOCRISY HELD
MAIN
CAUSE
DEPOSITARYtWISCONSIN CAMPUS
WAR DEBT
TALK WAITS
U.S. VIEWS
Allied Finance Ministers Meet
for 40 Minutes Experts to
Draft Program Dawes Plan
Approved Issu e Commu
nique On a Conversation.
PARIS, Jan. 7. (By tile Associ
ated Press) Tho conference of allied
finance ministers called to consider
the distribution of fiernian reparation
payments and kindred subjects, open
ed its scries of inootillgs today with a
session lasting forty minutes. Tho
proceedings wero confined to an ox
change of formal addresses, tho rep
resentatives present, ., among whom
was included an American diplomatic
delegation, being welcomed by Etien
ne Clemcntel, French minister of fi
nance, to whose address Winston
Churchill, British chancellor of tho
exchequer, replied suitably. The
delegates adjourned until five p. m..
tomorrow to give tho members time
to study tho mass of reports and doc
umentary points of views submitted
by tho vnrious countries.
Experts who have beon active In
work under tho Dawes plan were
Riven the task of drafting a program
to bo submitted tomorrow. They iwli
recommend tho procedure to bo fol
lowed and outlino generally what
questions should be taken up first.
PARIS, Jan. 7. (By tho Associ
ated Press) A highly important
talk between Finance Minister Clem
cntel of France and Winston Chur
chill, British chancellor of 'tho ex
chequer, held today in advance of
the opening of the finance minister's
conference,, served once more to bring
out the tendency of all Europoan debt
discussions, no matter what their be
ginning, to veer towards Washington
before they have progressed very far.
A communique, issued threw little
light on tho discussion, ineroly de
claring there had been an official ex
change of views on tile general aspects
of Ujo inter-alllcd debts. It is under
stood, however, that Mr. Churchill
opened the discussion by setting forth
tho well-known British standpoint
that Great Britain must receive from
her war debtors sums equivalent to
those she must pay the United States.
The French finance minister's re
ply was that the French wero obliged
to take oxactly the same attitude
that France likewise could not for
give her debtors while obliged to pay
hor creilltors.
Up to that point. It appears, the
convorsation -was easy In tone. It
grew more difficult when M. Clem
cntel began to pluco responsibility for
the diminution in reparation pay
ments which France may expect for
Germany, charging it to tho other
allied and associated powers. Franco.
In his view, had yielded to the de
mands of tho British and tho Ameri
cans in ucceptlng a reparation set
tlement which reduced her share by
mure than hslf without obtaining any
absolute ussuraneo that she would be
able to collect even that reduced
claim.
Mr. Churchill averred In substance,
it is declared, that Dawes was freely
accepted by all the allies as a neces
sary measure to bolster the economic
situation In Germany anil Europe and
that France was not the only power
that miido necessary concessions.
E
MADISON. Wis., Jan. 7 (By the
Associated Press.) F. X. Barnard,
32 of Hibbing, Minn., is dead und Miss
Laura B. Palmer, 28, a university, ro
mance language Instructor, whoso
home Is In Lacrosse, Wis., is dying
at a hospital as a result of a double
shooting today In the receiving room
of the French house.
The French house is a boarding and
rooming house occupied by university
women students who are tuklng the
romance language course at tho uni
versity. Barnard was found lying dead on
the floor by Mrs. M. Hanson, a cook
at the French house, a moment after
she heard the report of the pistol. The
bullet holo was In his right temple
and a .32 caliber pistol was clutched
In his right hand.
Miss Palmer, after being badly
wounded by two bullets which took
effect in her abdomen and In hor
right arm, called for help and col
lapsed In Mrs. Hanson's arms.
Paslorn ;ive Blood. ' .
BAITIMORE, Md.. Jan. 7.
Twenty-one ministers have volunteer
ed to give their blood to save the life
of the Kev. Walter O. Traujy, pastot
of South River circuit. Methodist
Episcopal church, who is HI at Johns
Hospital. Dr. Tronty will roon under
go his seventh blonii transfusion ope
ration and volunteers were asked.
'FAST SET' RUINED
sodirs DOMESTIC
I!
E
AU'HENA. Mich.. Jan. 7. -With
Mrs. Kdna Jttuios Scott preparing to
gather additional ovidem-o ill her de
fense against tho divorce action of
Congressman Frank I). Scott of the
eleventh Michigan district, and Mr.
Scott himself resting here for u few
days before resuming his duties at
Washington, Alphena today was re
turning to u semblance of normal.
The suit which begun last wee,
was adjourned yesterday until March
II) to permit Mrs. Scott to obtain addi
tional depositions.
Mr. Scott who charges his wife with
extravagance, last night denied that
the plcturo of gay, bizarre parlies
among congressmen as painted by
Mrs. Scott, is an accurato one.
He said their married life hud been
happy for eight years, a circumstance
ho attributed to the fact thai tney
I moved among congressional circles
(avoiding what he described as "the
I fast set" of Washington. Into which
he charged, his wife was later pre
1 clnltated.
When Mrs. Scott left tho stand at
noon after more than two clays of
questioning, her attorney. Ward Peck,
announced his case was complete
with tho exception of a deposition
taken from Dallow which would be of
fered later, perhaps at the afternoon
scsslson.
Pock also announced that Mrs. Scott
had received two threatening letters
since the case began. Both letters are
signed. One warns Mrs. Scott not to
mention tho nnme of a certain Con
gressman in connection with shipping
bonrd Interests.
tt wicn wash.. .Tan. 7. When
Amos J. Berg of Portland, ycBterday
-n.uiBj Viiu ,Min,,a nut the mouth of
the Columbia, river Into the Pacific
ocoan, Jib conipieteU a trip, by canoe
in mid-winter from the source, of the
Columbia to its mouth. Much ot mo
distance he battled with ico noes
f,wirin itifturcR were made of his ar
rival at tho end of his hazardous
journey.
Oregon News
in Brief .
SALEM, Ore., Jan. '7. J. C. Perry,
a Salem druggist, was last night
crowned as King Bing of tho Chor
rians, succeeding Al N. Plerco who
has held tho office for tho last year.
Tho following now members were
Initiated:
Arthur J. Jtnhn, C. A. Downs. Bert
Ford, Hollis Huntington, C. B. Irwin,
flack Klllot, C. F. Geisle. A. C. Koff.
Keed Rowland and Lester Sclilosberg.
prrrtTLANI". Ore.. Jan. 7. -Ex
change ot 097.000 acres of prlvato
land to be Included In the Umatilla.
Wallowa' and Whitman national lor
ests, for lands now in tho forest areas
but loss valuable for timber purposes
which was provided in a bill whlcii
passed the house of representatives
Monday, has been npproved by C. M.
Granger, district forester In Portland.
KALKM. Ore., Jan. 7. December
was an unlucky month for bobcats.
Throe hundred and sixty-eight were
killed in various parts of tho state,
and at $3 each, tho stato gamo com
mission was called upon to pay over
$1100 In bounties, according to vouch
ers passing through the secretary of
state's office. This is believed to be
a larger number of tho cats than ever
before wero killed In a month's time.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 7. Horti
cultural InvcHtlgntl'Ins in Washing
ton and Oregon formed the subjects
of talks today before the eleventh an
nual convention of tho Northwest
Canncrs association here by B. C.
Johnson of the state college of Wash
ington and J. T. Jardinc, Oregon Agri
cultural college.
Dr. F. F. Fitzgerald, manager of
tho American Can company labora
tory at Chicago, Is to speak this aftor
noon on proper uso of containers for
different products. This morning's
session' was devoted to consideration
of canning of tree fruits.
KALKM. Ore., Jan. 7. Tho state
fair board will meet here Monday,
and one proposal that will bo taken
up will be thut of holding a mid
winter poultry show in tho poultry
pavilion at the state fair grounds.
Promoters of the show held each year
at Hubbard for Marlon and Clacka
mas count exhibitors are said to be
anxious to have tho show brought to
the fair grounds because of the first
cluss facilities there for the exhibit.
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 7. The republi
can presidential electors of Oregon
will meet horo Monday to make a for
mal canvass of the presidential vote
cast in Oregon at the election of No
vember 4. and to elect one of their
number as messenger to deliver the
note at Wahrington ut the meeting of
electors are Daniel Boyd of Knter
the eleiitorKl cnllege. The Oregon
prise; M. C. George of Portland: A.
W. Gowan of Buifii"; Harriet Ijine'
Richards of Portland and J. O.
Stearns, Sr., of Portland.
CANOE TRIP DOWN
COLUMBIA ENDED
E GRUDGE
HELD BY JURIST.
ROBE
Deaths of Dr. Oscar Olson and
Mrs. McClintock to Be Sub
ject of Scientific Inquiry
Shepherd Says Lies and
Buncombe.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7. The Investiga
tion of the death of William Nelson
McClintock, "millionaire orphan,"
caused by typhoid fever, according to
pathologists, who examined Ills ex
humed body, today was extended into
nn inquiry into thelcath of Dr. Oscar
Olson, Ins physician, three years ago.
as a result of testimony by Hurry
Olson, chief justice of tho municipal
court, ut tho coroner's inquest yester
day. .ludgo Olson, who instigated the In
vestigation of McClintock's dentil de
manded I he exhumation and examina
tion of the body of Dr. Olson, his
brother, who was vlsiled, lie said, a
short time before his death by Wil
liam D. Shepherd, foster father of
McClintock and principal heir to his
Il.u00.000 fortune.
In his new story to the coroner's
jury. Judgo Olson declared that the
death of his brother occurred under
circumstances demanding scientific
inquiry that the death In 11)09 of Mrs.
McClintock. mother of tho "million
aire orphan", occurred In such a man
ner as to' cause him to refuse to be a
pall bearer, at hor funeral, and thut
the state's attorney had not followed
the case of McClintock's death as
scrupulously as was warranted.
The inquest, which was expected to
close yesterday was continued, at
Judgo Olson's request until January
20. when It was announced that any
witnesses that anyone wishes to sub
poena will be heard.
Mr. Shepherd who was resting In
Albuquerque, N. M., when tho Inquiry
was begun and roturncd thero after
coroner's chemists reported their
findings in tho autopsy, lssuod a state
ment (here last night In which he
called Judge Olson's story "lies," and
buncoinb." ' 1
Robert H. Stoll. his law partner,
said Shepherd would return to insti
tute legul proceedings against Judgo
Olson who was attempting ho said,
"to injure tho character of a man
against whom ho has had a grudge
for 20 years."
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Jan. 7.
William D. Shepherd, foster father
and principal hoir of William Nolson
McClintock, "millionaire orphan,"
said today that ho Is considering fil
ing 'charges of criminal conspiracy
against those who are responsible for
the McClintock death investigation
nnd for the new reflections concern
ing the death of Dr. Olson, a brother
of Judge Harry Olson of the Chicago
municipal court.
"Judgo Olson's reasons for starting
an inquiry into tho deuth of his bro
ther ore absolutely groundless," Shep
herd said. "His statement thai, I
visited Dr. Olson for tho first timo in
nine years shortly heforn his death
Is aflso. I had been In tho habit of
vlsllliig Dr. Olson about four tlmos a
week. Tho fruit ho says 1 brought
Into tho room a short time boforo bis
brother died was bought by T. A.
Nowmnn, a Chicago publisher. This
was explained lo Investigators when I
was In Chicago. The wholo thing Is
ridiculous. . '
Mr. Shepherd arrived hero last
night from Chicago to finish his visit
Willi friends of Mrs. Shepherd which
bo Interrupted to return to Chicago
when the McClintock investigation
was started.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 7. County
school superintendents ot Oregon at
their concluding meeting hero yes
terday, adopted a resolution urging
tho legislature to restore tho county
Institute law as It wus prior to on
amendment by the session ; of ! 82 J
Prior to 1923 tho county superin
tendent was required to call a three
day Institute each year, and teachers
were required to attend. If they din
not their certificates could bo ro-
vaked. Senator Strayer of Baker
county. Introduced an amendment
which would have exempted teachers
In districts of the first class. Dis
crimination, which it was feared
would bo unfair, wus seen in the
amendment, so it was farther amend
ed to exempt all teachers from com-
pulHory attendance and relieved school
boards of tho nocesslty of dismissing
school for the three days. While this
amendment, which was passed, did
not repeal the county Institute law,
It had that effect, since no teacher
was required to uttrnd.
Pork Bills Reported.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Tho $289,-
000,000 annual naval appropriation bill
end the $157,000,000 deficiency meas
ure, the first of the session, were re
ported today by the senate approprla-'
Hons committee.
m
FOR
NEWP
COUNTY INSTITUTE
LAW IS URGED
Sen. Dial Retracts
His, Cruel Words
About Davis Defeat
WASHINGTON', .Ian. 7. After
a tongue lushing by leaders of his
party in the senalo. Senator Dial,
democrat. South Carolina, today
withdrew from the senate record
tho address ho made lust Satur-
day blaming democratic members
of congress for tho party's defeat
last November.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas.
tho democratic floor louder, de-
flared Sonutor Dial's speech
socined a "deliberate affront to
his colleagues, a dishonoring oC
the constituency which honored
him with election and a befouling.
of his own nest."
Tho debate, the fourth, intra-
! party squabble in the scnato in as
many days, shifted when Senator
Dial asked permission to correct
the record of his speech In certain
details. Sonator Robinson nnd
Sonator Smith, tho othor nifmber
from Soul It Carolina, suggested
that Mr. Dial might do well to
withdraw tho ontiro speech.
WEIRD CASE OF
SPiRlTSJS TOLD
Brother and Sister Under In
fluence of Nightly Visitor
Neighbors Dance and Pro
fessor Says Religious Frenzy
Causes Condition.
SANTA CLAitA, Cul., Jan. 7. Stu
donts of psychic phenomena wi' evi
dencing Interest today In a weird case
which hus affected two children of
a family within the dreamy shadow
of tho mission Santa Clara, wliiirc a
boy and a ghi huvo been reported
under the spell of an occult Influ
enco. ,
Tho children, John Snnlos, IS, and
Adellno Santos, 10, brother and sis
ter, last night were reporfe I taken
into tho hallowed adobe walls of Mis
sion sunta Clara where they were
scheduled to remain until morning.
The parents of tho victims nf the ap-
parltiun have refused to permit their
children to be seen since Interest In
lliolr queer situation has extended be
yond tho community.
Neighbors, however, verified a re
porl that for seven nights Adellno and
John have fallen under the control of
an apparition. The boy says ho is
under tho spell of an old gray bewhls
kered figure whllo the girl is caught
by tho uppearanco of tho gUost of an
old departed friend, linking thut
prayers ho suld for the Improvement
of his stundlng In the hereafter.
Bellovers In Ihe spiritistic influence
turned to the poltergeist theory of
spirit operation and gnvo It Is an ex
planation for tho Unusual situation.
Tho poltergeist theory Is ono whoroin
tho spirit Influence operates through
tho medium of a child, according to
the recognized authorities.
Residents of the community visited
tile Santos homo lust night and took
turns at dnnclng in tho belief that
Ibis might ward off tho ghost coming.
The apparition did not uppour to the
visitors. j
Dr. Joseph Catton. Sun Francisco
psyrhlulTist, wus culled hero last
night by 'friends of the Sunlos family,
but wus refused admission to tho San
tos home. Ho said:
"This community Js n hotbed of re
ligious enthusiuron dud the condition
of tho Santos children was due prob
ably to religious frenzy. Such cases
are contagious and this explains why
brother and sister swooned at tho
samo time, part of this hysteria was
caught by tho attending throng which
worked Itself Into a frenzy."
LADY OF THE GOLD
TLSCON Ariz.. Jan. 7. When tho
body of MIhh Nollin t'aHliman In low
ered into it froznn earthen vault In
Victoria, It. C.t today, the career of a
woman who commanded the reHpect
of that rough and ready element that
projected for Rold from Arizona, to'
tho ArctU: nylons of Canada and Alas
ka, will have been finally cloned. ,
W hllo tho Bervlccs are helnic-eon-
ducted thousands of Arizona pioneers
Home nf them now millionaires
who knew the plucky adventm-CHH of
the gold field days will Hend countless
thoiiKht waves of affectionate nympa
thy to the one who ha K"ne.
rrlends today recalled the days of
1877 when MIh Caahman first came
to Arizonafollowing thn lure nf the
Kold. In tho early 'eight it she Rrub
Btaket several of the state' present
CHILDREN
AN
OF PROSPECTORS, IS BURIED TODAY
HIGH SCHOOL
601 ISSUE
DISCUSSED
Board Meets With Civic' Club
Representatives, and Ex
plains Project Decision in
All Angles of Question De
sired. On tho invitation of the Craters club
a group of interested men and
womcii gathered at the public .library
yostorday aftornoon to study tho pro
posed high school project. The meet
ing consisted of. representatives, ot .tho
Kiwanls club. Rotary, Craters, Pnrent
Teachora' Council, Greater Medford
club nnd the city plunnlhg commission.
All ot tho members ot the school
board were present, with tho excep
tion ot Chairman Philips, who was
detained at his office owing to pres
sure of professional business.
At tho request of the chairman of
the nicotine,, Mr. Miller of the school
board discussed in dotal! tho proposed
now high school and set forth that
$19G.1 IS Is the limit that Mcdt'ord can
still bond itself for school purposes.
Tile present proposal Is to buy tho
property located at the cornor o( Sixth
and Bartlott streets for $7500; tho
cost of the first unit of buildings to
be erected Is estimated at $114,000;
the balance of the Issue Is to lie' used
for now equipment suclv as.-furhUure,
fixtures, etc. Under the pYeseut "plan
tho present high school ;is' toe-left
as it now stands' and -used 'as -'classrooms
until tho lust unit is 'built.
The main ohjoction raised to the
plan by those opposed was that the
proposed site is, deemed by them to
be not a proper or a logical one for
a high schoo.. It wag argued strongly
that the business section is not a good
one for school purposes, and it was
the Bouse of the meeting that any ono
of numerous other sites, removed from
the business area, woudl be far prefer
able. (ius Newborry, attorney , for the
school board, was called upon for ex-'
plunntlons' of certain legal iihases. At
the close of his remarks he was sub
mitted to a now experience, exchang
ing roles nnd becoming the victim of
cross-examination, especially at the
hands of tho ladles from the two
women's clubs. They particularly de
manded to know why the ' election
must carry with It determination of
sito and type ot buildings, asking tho
attorney, if it wore too late: to vote
merely upon the bond Issue alone,
leaving the question of site and archi
tecture for later decision by tho board.
Mr. Franklin objected to this, stating
that the board wished doclsiuq on tho
entire quostion, and adding thatrdf the
people voted against this new project,
tho hourd will try somoliiing elss. f Mr.
Newberry also stated that it wiis too
late lo chnngo tho issues or the' elec
tion. It was then suggested that the
election Itself be callod ofr and k inew !
Btudy made of tho entire situation; but
the board would not accept this.; .'
It was plainly developed , at tho
meeting that tho board has worked
hard at this problem, going Into cv!ory
anglo of the question, even, securing
legal aid to nssuro the legality of
every proposed step. The mooting was
unanimous in Its praise of the Indus
try and zeal shown by the directors,
but firmly opposed tho propositq site.
Reduced to simplest terms, the re
sult of tho meeting was tl)lH,: Both
hoard and meeting wore agreod upon
tho immodlato nocesslty for relieving
tho school situation; board and moot
ing agreed that the bond Issue should
be votod; otherwise thore was no.
agreement The board's proposal is
(Pnnttnund on PagA T3lsrhM
FIELDS, BELOVED
millionaires on the Ramble triat they
would find a "Mriko" In Tombstone,
Ariz., Roldfield. '
Tjiter he used tho money returned
by these men to finance her JonK trip
to Alaaka whero sho fitted nnd "mush
ed" Into the interior and ugain (twos
gold she waa seeking.
Ono of the firut of the daring band
of women to enter the prmtoii un
charted field of Alaska, ahe- served
as nurse to many mining campn. at tho
same time prospecting nnd staking her
own claims. -,
U was recalled that only l-iit y.Mir
when she had reached the allotei ago
of three scorn and ten. the "cham
pion woman mustier of the Avar Id,"
mushed her way from Koyukuk to
Seward, Alaska, a snow trail that
stretches over a distance of 750 hillea,