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HONDO! LAUDS i PAST RECORD 1 OF COOUDGE Says Nomination By Con vention Ratification of Choice of People , Washington, (!• TThe full text of tne address of Frank *W. Mondoll, of Wyoming, permanent chairman of the republican national convention, formally notifying Pres ident Coolldge of his republican nom ination for the presidency and deliv ered here Thursday night, follows: "Mr. President: » "In conformity with long establish ed and approved custom we are as sembled here as a committee repre senting the states, territories and possessions of the United States to make formal announcement to you •of your nomination on June 12, last, Iby the republican national convention assembled at Cleveland, for the of -flce of president of the republic for fthe term beginning March 4, 1925. "To be selected by the representa tives of a great historic party as ftheir first and only choice for the bhlgh office of the presidency Is In deed a distinguished honor, but such (selection has a peculiar significance land dignity when, as In your case, the ,action of the convention la In the (nature of a ratification of the choice (of the people freely and emphatically •expressed In the manner approved by Saw and custom, in every quarter of Ithe republic. "The choice thus made by the peo ple was consummated with enthusi asm In a convention which will long be remembered (or the splendid char acter of Its membership, the fine spirit of patriotic purpose which per fvaded its sessions, the pleasing at mosphere of cordiality and good will which marked Its deliberations* and ‘the sincere harmony and perfect de corum which characterised Its pro ceedings. “In such a gathering of patrlotlo •men and women, consecrated to the highest Ideals of public service, free -from the selfish rivalry of personal ambition, the claeh of conflicting opinions you were given your commis sion of leadership, under conditions that left no wounds to hgal or dif ferences to compromise, that held no taint of self seeking or of question able endorsement and support. "The platform adopted at Cleve land by practically unanimous vote, in frank and courageous fashion de clares the party faith and outlines the party purpose, and we antlolpats with pleasure and confidence your In terpretation of that faith and pur pose as applied to present problems ■and conditions. * "The country awaits with lively In terest your charting of ths party -course, for you speak by authority on behalf of a great party with a matchless record of faithful adher ence to sound principles and of (prompt and honest fulfillment of plat form pledges- Armed wtth this high and honorable commission, you speak from the wide experience of long and (honorable participation In Important public affairs and a personal re ■cord of unwavering adherence to the highest Ideals of party faith and pub lic service. These are the elements which justify faith and confidence In political announcements and lack ing which, declarations, pledges and promises have slight claim to accept ance or consideration. “Your nomination and election aa vice president four years ago was in recognition of public services of the highest character and value, and the modesty, fairness and good Judg ment with which you discharged the (Important duties of that office won rwide and general commendation and approval. Called suddenly to the president's! office you were soon ■confronted with problems calculated to tax to the utmost your courage, fidelity and Judgment. You brought to the consideration of these import ant questions, the splendid qualities •of mind and heart and conscience which have ever guided and controll ed your private life and public ser vice, and in their settlement strength ened and confirmed the public faith |1n your eminent fitness for the vast responsibilities of the presidency. “Mr. President, the call to contin ued leadership and service which we bring has come to you “Irom the offi cial representatives of the party un der, whose standards you have so long rendered Ideal public service. We believe it has the approval and Will.Receive the support of vast num bers of right thinking people, with* out regard to party, who, recogniz ing your unselfish devotion to the public welfare, your steadfast cour age and unquestioned honesty of purpose, have gven you their con fidence, in a measure rare if not un precedented in our recent history. "The American people know that this confidence Is well deserved. It has the sound and substantial basis of your faith In American principles and Institutions, your confidence in the will and capacity of the American people to solve f)41 their problems In harmony with our constitutional scheme and plan of government. It rests upon your lively interest in and your sympathetic attitude to ward every question and problem of the day and your desire to be help ful in securing their permanent, and satisfactory settlement, but most of all it is based upon the knowledge that in all things your single pur pose is that of serving the public interest unmindful of the effect upon your personal or political fortune. “We recall with pride and gratit ude our great party leaders of the past, and we glory in the national and world wide recognition of their virtue# and their statesmanship. We recognise in you, Mr. President, a worthy sueoeseer of these great itles. Under your leadership ws look confidently forward to a contin ued opportunity for service to the honor of the republic and the prog ress and prosperity of its people. Coolidge Pleads for “Honest Government” (Continued from page two.) campaign through the appointment •f a competent Senate committee vested with ample authority. The republican national chairman bas al ready volunteered to file sworn re ports of both income and outgo, in full' detail, at such regular intervals as the committee may deem service able and practicable. "The statutes provide for publi cation of the names of contributors and of amounts contributed. But a deficit at the end of a campaign In part defeats this. Ths budget will cure that defect. So far as the re publican party is concerned, I have mads an absolute requirement that our committee shall live within its means. I hope it will have a sur plus on election day, but It must not have a deficit. "I would make clearly and defin itely one other requirement, that no individual, or group of individuals, may expect any governmental favors in return for party assistance. What ever anyone gives must be given for the common good, or not at all- Con tributions can be received on no other basis. Urges Women to Vote. "For the first time, after having opportunity fully to organize, the women of the nation are bringing t\e new force which they represent directly to bear on oar political af fairs. I know that the influence of womanhood will guard the home, which is the citadel of the nation. I know it will be a protector of child hood. I know it will be on the side of humanity. 1 welcome it as a great instrument of mercy and a mighty agency of peace. I want every wo man to vote. "'White we are discussing some ot the problems of the day, some of the changes we propose to meet temporary conditions. It Is also well to remember that It Is equally nec essary to support our fundamental Institutions. We believe In our method of constitutional govern ment and the Integrity of the legis lative, judicial, and executive de partments. We believe that our liberties and our rights are best preserved, not through political, but through Judicial action. The consti tution Is the sole source and guar anty of national freedom. We be lieve that the safest place to declare and Interpret the constitution which the people have made Is In the su preme court of the United States. Hits Government Monopolies. "We believe the people of the na tion should continue to own the property and transact the business of the nation. We harbor no delu sions about securing perfection. We know that mankind is finite, and will continue to be under any sys tem. But that system Is best which gives the individual the largest free dom of action, and the largest op portunity for honorable accomplish ment. . Such a system does not tend to the concentration of wealth but to the diffusion of wealth. Under our institutions there is no limita tion on the aspirations a mother may have for her children. That system I pray to continue. This country would not be a land of op portunity, America would not be America, if the people were shack led with government monopolies. "Under our Institutions success Is the rule and failure is the exception. We have no better example of this than the enormous progress which is being made by the Negro race. To some of Its Individuals it may seem slow, toilsome, and unsatisfactory, but viewed as a whole It has been a demonstration of their patriotism and their worth. They are doing a great work In* the land, and are en titled to the protection of the con stitution and the law. It Is a satis faction to observe that the crime of lynching, of which they have been so often the victims, has been great ly diminished, and I trust that any* further continuation of this nation al shame may be prevented by law. As a plain matter of expediency the white man can not be protected un less the black man Is protected, and as a plain matter of right law Is law and Justice is Justice for everybody. Hopes For Child Labor Law. "Our country has adopted prohibi tion and provided by legislation for Its enforcement. It Is the duty of the citizen to observe the law, and the duty of the executive to enforce. I propose to do my duty as best I can. "Our different states have had different standards,k or no standards at all, for child labor. The congress should have authority to provide a uniform law applicable to the whole nation which will protect childhood. Our country can not afford to let anyone live off the earnings of Us youth of tender years. Their places are not in the factory, but in the school, that the men and women of tomorrow may reach a higher state of existence and the nation a higher standard of citizenship. “I am in favor of national de fense, not merely as an abstract state of mind, but as a concrete mode of action. I favor not i merely talking about It, but o'o i ing something about it. I do not want the safety of my country to be imperiled in its domestic or foreign relations by any fail ure to be ready to preserve or der or repel attack. But I pro pose to work for voluntary ob servance of law and mutual I covenants of peace. "The government of the United j States represents the public. It Is j its business to protect and advance i the general welfare. It wants every one treated fairly, and expects ev eryone to do his duty. It must be impartial, but it ought to be hu mane. It wants to establish Justice, equity, and mercy. It desires to set adequate returns both for capital Invested and for work dons. It be lieves In protecting health and la cherishing education. It Is opposed to the domination of olther wealth or organised* mtnorUtoe and' 1*-com mitted to the free rule of all the people. Submite Cause te Pee^te. "We are likely to hear a great deal of dlecusston about liberal thought and progressive action. It Is well for the country to have lib erality In thought and progress In action, but Ha greatest asset Is com mon sense. In the commonplace things of life lies the strength of the nation. It Is not In brilliant concep tions and strokes of genius that w# •hall find the chief reliance of our country, but in the home. In the school, and In religion. America will continue to defend these shrines. Every evil force that seeks te deae crate or destroy them will find that a higher power has endowed the people with an Inherent spirit of re sistance. The people know the dif ference between pretense and reali ty. They want to be told the truth. They want to be trusted. They want a chance to work out their own ma terial and spiritual salvation. The people want a government of com mon sense. •These, Mr. Chairman, are some of the beliefs which I hold, some of the principles which I propose to support. Because I am convinced that they are true, because I am satisfied that they are sound, I sub mit them with abiding faith to the Judgment of the American people." LIGHT, POWER WITHOUT WIRE English Experimenters Say They Have Solved Big Problem London. — Transmission of light and power without cables or wires Is clalmsd to have been accom plished by J. J. Dawson and F. J. Milner, two young engineers and In ventors, of Southend. They claim that when their sys tem has bsen Improved and devel oped It will bo possible to generate electricity, say, in New York, and send it by wireless to Washington, Philadelphia, or even San Francisco. Recent teste carried out at South - end proved .that their invention can be used up to a distance of *#0 yards end over at present, and that,' with the nss of greater power and improved instruments, this distance can be greatly extended. At the tests a small dinghy was rowed out to sea, with the receiving end of the apparatus and a number of electric lights, fans, dynamos and bells on board. The transmitting apparatus was placed aboard a yacht moored to the shore. On the current being turned on aboard the yacht, the lamps In the dinghy Mt. the motors revolved, and the fans and bells worked. Interviewed after the tests, Milner claimed that it will be possible to light up the whole countryside by broadcasting electricity. . “By our system," he said, ‘it will be possible to have a central gener ating station that will provide elec tricity in the ordinary way. The electric current will tnen be sent Into the air by means of an aerial, and can be received at any building wired In the ordinary way by using a special receiver. "The current is absolutely innocu ous. to the air. Our Invention is worked by means of direct current and not alternating current. On the apparatus there is nothing moving, nothing glowing, and there are no velves. There are no costs oi cables. The only wiring is within the house and on the aerial. The receiving box is only six or eight Inches square, and the receiver itself acts as a meter. I have already transferred current from oue room to another, and if J erected a station here at the present moment I could light and run all the road traffic by means of wire less electricity, and in lees than six months it should be possible to sup ply from a generating station, enough current to light all the houses and run all the machinery in a whole town. “ft • was Just toy accident that we hit on the whole system. Experts who have seen it state that it Is contrary to all tneories of elec tricity.” A prominent Engllsn corporation has arranged to develop and fi nance the invention. Expect Pacific Radio Show To Draw Thousands of; Fans San • Francisco. — Manufacturers, dealers and distributors of radio ap paratus from throughout tlie,-United States, as well as scores of radio technicians, are expected to attend the second annual Pacific Coast ex position to be held In the Civic audi torium here August 16-to 21, Inclu sive, under the direction of the Pa cific Radio Trade association. Special trains will be operated from the east and from Lds Angeles to bring the trade leaders to the ex position, plans for which Indicate It will be the greatest of Its kind ever held. Trade meetings will be held It. connection with the exposition. Herbert E. Metcalf, of Oakland, president of the association, and A. S. Lindstrom, of San Francisco, chair man of the executive committee, are in general charge of the affair. TURKS FIGHT WEEVIL Constantinople. — The authorities at Adana, In Asia Minor, have Is sued. a call to the population to mo bilize and destroy the .Insects which have attacked the cotton crop. The failure of the crop would entail con siderable unemployment and hard ship In the town, many thousand* of people being employed In the «M~ tea spinning factories there. i LIVED 72 YEARS ON SAME SPOT Council Bluffs Woman Relates Experiences of Pioneer Days Council Bluffs, la., Aug. .. (Spe cial)-—Mrs. Mary Pfelffei rf this city who Sunday celebrated her nine tieth birthday, has passed 72 years Of that time In the Identical spot . where she Is now living. In the dells •f Glen avenue, the well known hill 'district of Council Bluffs. That the family had an idea for the picturesque In locating a home when they came here and hewed a spot out of the forest of native trees that had grown up on the hills, la mani fest even now. “That street out there,” Mrs. Pfei ffer said pointing to Glen avenue, ."was all haxel brush, weeds and trees. All that ground over there across the street was a ravine. Ther“< was nothing but a cow path—or deer path—through the weeds, running up to the top of the hill. I was afraid of Indians. They were everywhere then. They used to bother me a lot coming to my back door and asking for things, usually food, and by plac ing their faces against the window panes and leering In. Mrs. Pfeiffer does not take to the movies and says they do not amount to much. She says she enjoys an auto rids occasionally and spoke reminiscently of how they had to ferry across ths Missouri river when they wanted to visit Omaha. Of bobbed hair she wae a bit cautious. Bhe said “It doesn’t look well, only on a few." Mrs. Pfeiffer has reared thirteen children. I CARROLL ODD FELLOWS HAVE THRIR OWN FARK Carroll, la., Aug. V-The lodge of Odd Fellows here cialms to be the only lodge In the state of Iowa to own and operate Its own recreation park. A deal has been closed where by the lodge becomes the owners of Rainbow park, a resort near Lake City. The Odd Fellows plan to build a number of cottages In the park, which has a large frontage on Coon river. There are 20 acres In the tract and the price paid was 1100 per aore. • New gravel roads are to be put In -eennecttng the present primary roads with the resort and gravel or con crete driveways will be put in the park, and a large community bouse erected. ROCK RAFID8 PREPARES FOR FAIR NEXT WEEK Rock Rapids. Ia., Aug. "'V-The Lyon county fair which opens here neat week, for ftve days, promises to be one of -the bddt 'ever held. This year there -will be dye days Instead of the usual four-day show. A. 8. Wood, superintendent of the racing program, states that the rac ing'entries are filling up and he has good prospects for a fine string of racers. The track is in good con dition at the present time and is being worked down every day. The exhibits of live stock and products of the farm will be especially large. - I SIOUX CITY MAN OWNS IOWA CITY ADDITION Iowa City, la., Aug. \ (Special) A thirty-acre tract, divided into lots of fifty-foot frontage, was admitted Into Iowa City under the ownership of George J. Hofner, of Sioux City, Tuesday at a special meeting of the city council. The ••Mornlngside Ad dition” comprises the land formerly owned and occupied by the Johnson county fair association. Considerations Involved In the transaction were not made public, but real estate men here have esti mated the property as worth more than $30,000. It was formerly owned by thb McGregor Subdivision com pany, conipdsed of former Attorney General H. M. Havner and A. B. McGregor of Des Moines and A. W. McGregor of Cedar Rapids. DAVIS TO SPEAK ' IN DES MOINE8 Des Moines, la., Aug. *V—J°hn W. Davis, presidential nominee, will speak In Des Moines the first week In September, Clyde It. Herrin*, na tional committeeman for Iowa,, Is ad vised. LIGHTNING CAUSE OF HEAVY FARM LOSSES sloujt Center, fa., Aug (Special)1 —-Lightning has been -uncommonly destructive in this section of coun try In recent jftortnS. In the storm, Monday, lfghthffig struck a Targe barn of'the fatm oT Fred Hais, near here,"and the lft-6'resulting destroyed the barns and slid/ “The barns had just been filled with hay. There was small insurance. Last Saturday lightning killed eight head ef cattle on the Fred Brant farm near Rock Valley. • CHICAGO MAN HEADS THE HORSE DOCTOR8 Des Moines, la., Aug. L-—Dr. L. A. Merrill of Chicago was elected president of the American Veterinary Medical association for the ensuing year, at the closing session of the convention here, Portland, Ore., was selected for the next year’s conven tion city. CHEROKEE TO HAVE DAVIS-BRYAN CLUB Cherokee, la., Aug. 1. (Special)— Probably Indicative of the plan of the democratic national committee to or ganize for the cantpalgn In Iowa, F. F. Huber Is In receipt of a communi cation from Chairman C. L. Shaver, designating him as president of the Cherokee Davls-Brjran Victory- club. Mr. Huber la empowered to appoint vice president, secretary and trea surer. GRAIN MOVING AT RAPID PACE Burlington Railroad Reports Heavy Shipment* From All Its Line* Lincoln, Neb., Aug. *—(Special) —Grain movement in Nebraska over tha Burlington for the last month has averaged well over SSO cars a day. The loading on the Lincoln and Wymore divisions Wednesday was well over 100 cars each: Omaha di vision, 63 cars; McCook. 130 cars. Most of this latter came off (he St. Francis, Kan., branch line, where the crop was unusually heavy and is be ing moved us fast as It can be loaded. The traffic front that branch for the last two weeks has been of main line proportions and most of It has been wheat. NELIGH NEWSPAPER HAS STAFF CHANGE Nellgh, Neb., Aug. w -The Ne llgh Leader announces mat A. A. Pagel has become associated with C. J. Best as one of the editors and publishers. This Is the flrat change In the Leader’s editorial staff In more than 39 years. Up until last November, when the senior editor. F. T .Best died, the paper had been published by F. T. an<T <5. J. Best. Mrs. F. T. Best, feeling that aha was not In a position to carry her share of the burden of conducting the business, considered It best to sell her interest to Mr. Pagel. who is a young man and has grown up In this community. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF WOMAN’S DEATH Omaha, Neb., Aug. “V—Authori ties here have decided 10 hold no further Investigation of the death Thursday of Miss Catherine Ford, of Santa Barbara, Cal., who leaped eight stories to her death from a hotel. Miss Rosa Cavallerl, nurse who was taking her from Santa Barbara to Independence, la., was released from temporary detention. SELL THEIR HOGS DIRECT TO PACKERS Benkelman, Neb., Aug. f (Spe cial)—Hogs bought direct by a St. I Joseph packing house have been shipped there. The* were purchased from F. M. Bosell, who furnished four cars, and Jones and ShurtlefI and A. O. Rogers, who furnished one car each. The price paid was nine cents a pound at Benkelman. Boswell re ceived $6,700 for his. HAVE CAMPED TOGETHER FOR THIRTY YEARS Pawnee City, Neb., Aug. ""*• >— Three Pawnee City men who wave spent their vacations together for over 34 years, opened camp last Friday on the banks of Nsmaha river, near DuBols. They are Milt Hedrick, M. O. Meek and Ed Carter. Fred Condon and Wllmer Meek, who have regularly been members of the group, were unable to be pres ent this year. The camping outfit which they used Is the Same that they have usai) during the 30 years that they have been camping together. ■ The boat, which is used for the trip eacn year, was made by Mr. Hedrick in 1894, and It has never leaked a drop The colTee pot was made by M. O. Meek In 4892, and the nine cups were made by him two years later. CHURCH VOTES BONDS TO IMPROVE BUILDING Fremont, Neb., Aug. "^-Bonds of |15,000 were voted by me First Congregational church at a meeting last night to pay for Improvement! In modernizing the church, now In progress. ' The old efiUrch spire, which was' the highest In 'Fremont, was torn down and replaced by a modern belfry.' The church audito rium and basement werd enlarged. ■ . , L .iS A i 1 WELL GRILLES STRIKE A REAL GUSHER Ivanhoe, . Minn., Aug. C* -Well drillers on, the Erickson farm, .While drilling at a depth of 1#3 feet, en countered an air pocket which blew out their drilling tools and sent a four-inch stream of water 70 feet into the^ air, , r , , ’The stream fizzled and, hissed, with the escaping gas like a huge soda fountgjn^ Sand and J>ebbl?s came up and ralnei? ahouT the well and people from grpund came to* view the gpectgcle. She> gusher ceased to operate*.*after the casing in the well became clogged ?4,hours after Ita first putbregk. •, t GAME PRESERVE ON SHORE OF LAKE SHETEK Slayton, Minn., Aug. " . (Special) —A game preserve of over 6^0 acres has been established by the; sta(e game warden on the east shore of Lake Shetek. The petition for the preserve was signed by all the Jand owners affected. The jireserve will last for a period of five years. SEVERE STORM DOES DAMAGE NEAR SLAYTON Slayton, Minn., Aug. " ;Speclal) —A severe electrie storm mst night ripped up a few residences and barns In this county, but caused no fire losses so far as known. A num ber of head of stock were killed. Most are covered by Insurance^ UNIVERSITY PARTY IS BACK FROM SURVEY Lincoln, Neb., 'Aug. * „ (Special) —Chancellor Avery, of the > stats university, and a party has return ed from a aurvey made of agri cultural schools and experiment stations. He found great optimism In the wheat growing sections. Corn looked flourishing except In a num ber of hailed sections and a few dry places in scattered spots, par ticularly in the extreme northwest ern part of the STATE OFFICERS DO NOT AGREE . Debate Advisability of Using • Completed Part of New Capitol Lincoln, Nob., Aug. «.—(Special) —State officers are holding a Joint debate over the question of whether they should move Into the completed part of the new capitol or wait until all of the old building can be vacated. Land Commissioner Swanson, cus todian, saya he will not favor spend ing the $17,000 extra for heat that will be necessary to keep the two buildings going next winter when the legislature, for which no quarters have yet been built, meets. Others object because they think that If they take their old furniture into the new offices a hard-headed legislature might refuse to buy new desks, chairs, cases, cabinets, etc. Those who favRr the move say that this will enable the state to cut off the teLOOO a month rental It Is now payln*f for outside quarters for three departments. LA FOLLETTE MAN WANT8 NORRI8 TOO O’Neill, Neb., Aug. «. (Special)— M. F. Harrington, ONelli attorney, who has been agreed upon as perma nent chairman of the convention of supporters of Senator Robert M. La Follette, called for Grand Island, Tuesday, to nominate Mr. La Follette as an Independent candidate In Ne braska, announces that he will favor the nomination also of Senator Geo. Norris, republican, who is seeking re-election. At the same time he i said he would oppose the nomination of a ticket of candidates for state office. , PROGRESSIVES A^E NOT AGREED ON DISBANDING Lincoln, Nab., Aug. \—(Special) —A meeting of the progressive state committee Is to be called for next week to pass upon ths resignation of Rev. J. L. Beebe, state chairman, and to consider his suggestion that its usefulness having been destroyed by sundry politicians it should be dissolved, annihilated and burled. Secretary W. H. Green is opposed to this, and thinks that a majority of the committee Will agree with him. The party having held a primary, there is no known legal method by which the candidate nominated at It can be made to get off It, but the committee can refuse to make any campaign for it. This will not worry the nominees, as they are all demo crats, and they will have a campaign committee behind them anyway. IMPROVE PLANT POWERCOMPANY Grand Island Concern Asks Permission to Issue Bonds ' Lincoln, Neb., Aug. "i. (Special) — The Central Power company of Grand Island has asked the state railway commission to grant It authority for issuance of $250,000 first mortgage bonds and $50,000 common stock. The principal use to which the pro ceeds are to be j)ut Is to pay for the local' gas plant which It Is Just taking over,' Tlid company has a water, power plant near’ Boelus, and is uslnn.ab6$ 40 per cent, of the cur rent , dqw developed ffrom Nebraska rivers. Offlcqrji of the company 'tell the commisaiop that water power Is too. uncertaby U* Nebraska, and that most of .the deve.lppment Is now of steam plants. The waters of the state furnish only 8.7 per cent, of the current nowuged^ilj. «f"' CAR COMPANY WOULD 8ID*E8TEP DAMAGE SUIT Lincoln, *&eb..s Aug. (Special)— The Omaha ,& Council Bluffs street railway company has appealed to the supreme court for a .ruling that the person who'la ridlug in an automo bile by .invitation of the owner is! negligent if be. or she sees the dviver - backing into A position or danger wnd does not warn him. Jda Kalernrt, an Omaha Italian girl, se cured *a $5,000 Judgment against the company for injuries received whei) he? father Urteked- in front of a street car moving rapidly-toward that spot, and ond ’df ‘ttie rulings denied the company was/hat u>s to the contrib utory neglifcetlce of the girl. AGED OMAHA PASTOR ° DlfS AFTER LONG ILLNESS Omaha, Neb.. Aug. —The Rev. John Williams, rector of St. Barna bas Hpiscopwl church here for 3T years .lied Friday night, after an W ness of several years. He wa 89 years old and had been retired from active church work >lnce 1914. VET MAIL CARRIER MAY LOSE 8IGHT Hartington, Neb., Aug. Hana Schager. veteran mall carrier, 60 years old. playing with the postoffice baseball team, will probably lose the sight of his right eye as a result o£ an injury received when he was struck by a ball. Mr. Schager, who was at bat, struck the ball and It glanced off and ran up his arm, striking him la the •ye. A profuse hemorrhage stHl continues.