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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1927.
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ROSEBURG, OREGON,
( - COLLECTING
In its reluctant approval
Z with an attorney to collect, on a commission basis, $50,000
';' in delinquont personal taxes, the county taxpayers' league
i. has, so to speak, made a virtue of neoessity. The legue
made it plain that it did not like the transaction, but, -either
doubting its power to have it
i barrass the court by interference, it has wisely submitted
to a situation which at this stage would only have been made
: worse by active opposition. There will :be general endorse
ment of, the league's declaration that the collection of all de-
.: Jinquent taxes is the duty of
. ly elected officials. Unquestionably the county court is of
the same mind and would have insisted on official action in
- the present situation had not better results at Jess cost been
f .assured by the employment
should be no uncertainty about this matter in the future,
; however. If the officials involved are beset with difficiil
; ties in attempting to collect personal taxes or are handicap
. ped by lack of allowances for special assistance, they should
; make such things known for prompt adjustment. Letting
'. personal taxes lapse for years without valid reason is a re
flection on official competency, unfair to taxpayers who
are not delinquent and an unnecessary loss to the revenues
of the county. . s - , - ;
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The controversy between the Southern Pacific and Ore
gon Trunk railroads over the construction and operation .iof
railroads in the Klamath basin brings to the surface once
more ,1jhe. discussion about an , east-and-west , line, across
.dreg'on. . .Tliisjs.good news to Roseburg, citizens as such a
road would cross through Douglas county, making the, coiin-'
ty seat the' hub of two great line's! ' ''-'-'' 1 - j
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'J 1 fhelfirQiIdrs who, arejf orced to join f lie' Hot -Stove (League
tTuring -the rainy season' will'- take View 'if ettrt-with' the tyn-l
Doimcement of the'Rpseburg Country Club that grass greens '
audi. faii-Wii.Vs' n)iiy, ,bfc! installed
rain cloud has a silv'ry lining.
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Douglas county is rmiflg
in is season
3 season as (in former .years and we sincerely hope tihat
i-tMrd 'receives 'a; three'-iihil-ds 'ih-ice1. ! I ' '. i
one-
! " .':The't'eiribl6is lii Ctilexreb'aiid exfcMi'make-j'b-pdsstlile
for the boys in that wet and topply district to 'revive the
slogan, ;"Let's shrike' fqr tlie drinks." , . ,', ' ,' , ' ;
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" ' One tiling to be thankful for the New Year is starting
Kit without Aimee or Ormiston in the headlines.
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.,P0I!'t forget Roseburg hns its chin stuck out and de
termination in its face. . .
, A few more days like this
back in the moth balls.
mm in i
PUNISHMENT.
A man is pinched for grievous crimes, which are the
scandal of the times. In court at last he takes his place, a
jury of his peers to face. Week' after week the trial drags,
v-
r and turn bleak faces to the sky. "There is
no justice now," they wail; "we might as well tear down the
jail, and of our courthouse make a rink, for law is badly on
the blink. When such a criminal goes free, who should
adorn the gallowstree, we might as well capitulate and let
' the sinners run the state." I'.ul there is justice stark and
grim, although the law has fooled with him. The man ac
quitted leaves the court, and Joels much like a dead game
port; now he'll resume the pleasant ways he followed in tlie
good old days; he'll mingle with his old time chums in pleas
ant joints where ragtime hums; he'll strut along the street
once more, admired, respected, as of yore, ttut now those
friends, though kindly souls, won't touch him with their te-n-fQot
poles. They fail to see him stop and stand, accosting
them with outstretched hand. They don't invite him to their
shacks, their wives on his wife turn their backs. He is an
outcast where of late he swaggered with a lordly gait. Ho
gets his punishment severe, though justice may have strip
lied a gear.
C. E. SPENCE ILL AT
PORTLAND HOSPITAL
Word lias been received in Huso-
burg that C. V. S ,., state
market agent, Js very ill in a Port-
land hospital. '
Mr. Spence gave up fanning in
ClackaKtas county mid beiuie
l?reslueut and Manager
Secretary-Treasurer
May 17, 192u, at the post office M
tne Act or Marcn z, 187.
.14.00
. Z.00
1.00
.60
.50
2.00
year .
FRIDAY, JAN. 7, 1027.
THE TAXES,
o
of the county court's contract
nullified or unwilling to em-
and should be made by regular-
of a, special collector. There
:trf theicourse.i ' Thus eviery
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about pneTthird the broccoli
and we'll put the red flannels
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niliindP i
until tlie jury wilts and sags. Week after
week the people read the story of each evil
deed, till they exclaim, "Now, by tlie Grail,
this man should spend his life in jail!
There is no depth of vice or sin, it seems,
he hns not wallowed in." Week after week
the man accused sits there in court, serene
amused. He has no fear of prison cells, he'll
soon win freedom, wearing bells. He has
great lawyers lo defend, and he's acquitted
in 11, ....t nl 1.. 1 - i .
I'uupiu iifnvu a weary sign
Pie
administration. Ho wns
master of the statu Uimige a few-
t"'' aK"
Mr" hvmte l" 'll" Mrth.
having been raised .In tlrey county,
province or Outario. He has been
active I u furuiersj, progressive
movements for mum years. Mrs.
PRUNE
ICKIN'S
GOOD EVENING FOLKS C ' "
Guv Walt Pierce, who is toon gonna go bach) ' f
To his bald-faced calves, today says that V-s
The newspapers are the bunk and then in the
Next breath says he may turn a lotta bfk
Loose from the pen as his last official szt
And we are wonderln' rf Walt hasn't purchased ,
A large crate of sour grapes and Is bawlilike
The calves do back on the Eastern Oregon (Unch 7
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DUMBELL DORA AND STUPID SARAH THINK
A coijy.atcher is fellers whoOork at the slaughter houses.
FASHION NOTES.
Stockin's are bein' rolled shorter than ever, bein' held
up by the ankles. Waists will be shifted to just below the
shoulders and the skirt hems will be two inches tighter
around the neck.
ff-
Our heart goes out to the bozo who got ten years at hard labor
for holdln' up a Scotchman.
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Douglas county is often called the "boardiri houses
friend" on acct. of the large number of pnines raised here.
The nW8 trickled into our sanctum this a. m. about one of
the prominent villagers who was wont to place a coupla bottles of home
brew In the pantry window to keep 'em coot and lo and behold some
wise guy lifted the refreshing liquid and now the doctor (for that was
his profession) Is anxiously waitln' for a call 'cause he knows dern well
that the feller who stole it can't live long.
Life is what you make it, Roseburg is what we make it.
Death comes ready-made, so don't worry about that.
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'I WONDER WHY?
I wonder why so many do
Such very foolish things?
For Instance, why a tenor who
Can't sing at all, still sings?
I wonder why a boarding house
Serves prunes and raisin pie?
Why college boys wear socks that fall, .
And why some girls wear none at all? ,
We smile at things thai would appall
Before! . . . .u vl wonder why? .
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I .wonder why life's got to be, (
A swift bewildering swirl?
1 ' ' ' ' 1 wonder why that Boy I see
' ' Turns out to be a Girl?
' 'I wonder why young people dance - , :
'' With gears thrown into high?
Why orchestras put care to rout i
- By turning all the scores .about- . . .
mi. And throwing all the music out? ,
r , i I say ...... I wonder why? , ,
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i ... , - - , I ,wonder why, when people wed , ,
i . , i . - - t . ' They .straightway steer a course '' '
... - . . By Custom's Compass, dead ahead ! 1 ' ' ' ' ;
- . t ' ' i ' To founder on Dlvoroe? - 1 1 I ' .' 1 1
"'"' There' is no sense to half the things ' 1 I i -:
' ' 1 ' t - i ' V ponder and decry; . i . - -. i . - i .1 . , ' i ,
' ' : - I do- not worry much, because j , - - . ' ,
1 ' t- 1 ' i f I'm dumb on Evolution's laws, , - r :
And yet these tangles give me pause '. ' I J " ,
ii,' . , , , , And mako me' wonder why! ' . ' ' 1 ; i
! 1 ' I ' I J . I ' i J ! M'f; ,f,,,, I,, , - I - !
1 1 Gol'dmtg, we liave gotta few friends imthis ;ol' loorfd.
after all. 'Oidy yfi'f tidily, a) kind-hearted indhlid-uil walhhd
ihdt ide'd heltir Mfk land ,?fp d$,-a?fd wen. .V tye
peered froii' lten(dl'li.tle "iwsk we saw him handing a hunk
of jerky toward-s'us 'Tain't siich 'd, bad world after all, '
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Hot puppies! How's this' for balmV weather? A' coutila
more' days like this and 'we'll'
of commerce to Pdseyyillel j
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Afltr 'the first of the' year, when, the boss. has already
informed you, that there'll be
dern hard to hmyh .' heartily
before. . .
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LAFE PERKINS SEZ
"To some fellers Sunday
clean shirt." '
Special Trains 1 Dollar
By Wlckes Wamboldt
I heard n man 'raving the other
day becHUMe uitlrtmds are haul
ing the spi't-ial train of Murle of
Houiuniila for $1.00.
"Outniginus,'' ho ruijr-d, "contri
buting to u rlrli rnynl party a sum
so large as that railroad fare would
amount In. Hallroad companies
should make thorn- people pay and
give Unit money to the poor."
Kven though tlKo railroad com,
paules t-hurged full price for haul
ing tjueen Marie's train, those
ronipaiik-H would lint give that
money to Ihe poor. TIioho same
roads have luti-ii Known to charge
It's gittin' so our laws hain't ,
nothin' more'n detour signs. They ;
row us down, but titer's alius a !
way around. Who remembers when ,
nothin' but woodpeckers bothered :
telephone poles? j
Copyright National Newspaper j
Sexvitu.
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By BERT G. BATES
'vipive
move 'tho Los Angeles chamber
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no increase in your salary it is
at his bum. jokes as you did
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just means a day to put on a
Tull price for snaking other spe
cial tjiulns around the country but
there Is no record of their having
contributed that money to tlie
needy. -
One often hems the argument
when money is spent for this, or
Hint, or the other thing, that It
should have been given to the poor.
A great banquet Is held. "It should
have been Riven to the poor." An
elaborate decoration is done. "It
should have been given to Ihe
poor." A big celebration is held,
"it should have been given to tlie
poor." A huge monument is erect
ed. "Il should have been given to
the poor."
When people spend money In a
way that seems to other people
foolish or pernicious, il Is bei-auso
they think they have a reason for
so spending It. They tliluk they
are getting something they want.
If the proposition did not make a
strong appeal to them, they would
not turn their money loose for It.
It usually takes something at mo
tive to part a mnu mid his money.
The Idea of the banquet, tin- de
coration, the celebration, the monu
ment, attracted some persons p.ow
erftiily or the money woiill not
have been forthcoming.
. The idea of hauling queen
Marie's tiain all over the country
for Sl.Oli attracts some railroad
companies strongly or they would
not tlo it. If asked why they do
it, the railroad managements would
reply that the poor could not ;lve
them uiiytlilnis lii return, while
tiueeu Marie can. She gives tliein
publicity. The railroads that are!
Juiiilnig the royal party for $1.00
feel that tliev a:i helii!- Kiit'Hi-i.ttii.
ly paid In one way or another; or I
they would not do it. They are not
philanthropic luxtiiuiions.
Things xhould lie given to the
poor, but not everything. The poor j
come in lor their shn:e. but older I
propositions have a share, too. 1
Hack youtler about 1900 years ago '
u certain gentleman , made a cri-'
lleism to the eflet t thai the lavish
ly spilled contents of u cert.tu ula-!
bastar box should have been Mil;!,
and the money given to the po,n
aud according to my recollection I
he W2t caliti down bald. i
Your Boy and Your Girl
BY ARTHUR
The Pent
Dr. Pean will answer all signed letters pertaining to parents'
problems wlU -their boys tuid girls. Writers' name jtre never
printed. Only questlous at general Interest &unwred In this
column, but all letters will be answered by mull If written in ink
and a stamp, selt-addressed envelope Is enolosed. Address Arthur
lean, in care ot The Is'ews-ltevlew. A -
A New Year Innovation girl I kuow and has a wonderful
Contributor's day hereafter will personality to go with it. But,
be duvotud to publishing "From Me when 1 first. saw her she guve me
to ou" -correspondence between aa entirely different impression
young people of Jpk'th sexes on 1'rom what -1 now have. ISbe looked
problems ot life, "iving, loving, to me like a 'pretty good party' to
thinking, believing and acting as put it cold. Our annual -big dance
the young people see them. One was coining up pretty Boon and &
day a week we .will have an "open it was going to cost me quite a
forum." We elder folk will listen i bit ot gold twenty two dollars al
!n to "Sweet Sixteen" tell "Silent I together 1 figured that I wanted
Bill" that "you will never get a, a date. that would give me a pretty
girl by talking evolution. ' to "Col -
legiate" intorming "Seventeen
Winters" "1 never saw a girl who
would not pdt"; to "Senior High"
that "It is my conviction that It 1b
wrong for a girl to correspond
with a man she bus never met," to
'Fighting Sixteen," the boy with
the "1 think that the small talk of
a dance aiid the Betting which
goes on in the autos outside the
hall is a waste of precious time;"
to ' Sob Sister" who cannot get in
to a sorority because "the crowd
at this high school won't look at a
country girl;" to "Conscientious"'
who Holds "a young person needs
religion in these duys as never
before."
Instead of me attempting to an
swer all those letters through tha
column, let, for example, a girl of
Seventeen'summers" reply to the!s,hf ,Y1fu t Uolug because she
boy of "Seventeen Winters" and
prove "that he's a cold proposi
tion." Let's see whether "Silent
mil" can be elected class presi
dent by the girl vote. And why does
aoD Bister - get the black ball?
Newspapers have "Lost and
Found" columns and "Exchange
Lists" in their advertising papers.
Why not once a week of "Lost
and Found" ideas and exchanges
of "From me to you" ideas and
ideals - (there is a difference be-,
tweeu the words). I'll be the um
pire and the older folk must Bit in
the bleachers for one day a week
and remain seated. No slugging of,
umpire allowed. Let the boys ami
girls play this game. . ... ;
Remember, players, Ujat in addi
tion a fictitious or "pen-name" is
lo be signed in order that we read
ers will be able to refer to "Six-
teen," boph" "Twenty Two,'!
Bashful," etc., In the replies and
discussions. Don't limit your-
seir . j petting party material. .We
(because I am as young. as you arp
sometimes at least) want to give
the older folk an impression that
we can talk and think , about - re
ligion,' vocations, .marriage, paren
tal responsibility, etc. For a -long
time I've been telling the. grown
ups that you .young people were (b.
K. Now let's prove it, to. them by
the clearness of our ' expression,
the cleverness ot our answers, and.
line owei, lettouutiujeuesu
thought.. . , ' : j
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of our!
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,1 "Dear Dr. . Bean : l do jiotj know
whether, you remember , imy , first
letter to you. You published part of
it. 1 his time. 1 m writing on an, en-1
lirejy ttllterent, subject; that or
th iitlitmln nf li-lw tou-Mi-il nnf.
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u"g. ; i . , -. . - , .
"I nm now attending collegers going to get her .answer pub -
and am pledged to the A. B. C. fra
ternity. 1 am a sophomore mana
ger on our College Daily, and also
president of our class. Not boast
ing, Just giving you an idea of who
I am. . . .
"On a dance committee on which
I served was one girl that particu
larly struck my fancy, we'll call
her Ruth. She is as pretty as any
FIVE KILLED, 17
HURT WHEN TRAIN
HITS STREET CAR
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
SUPIiltlOR, Wis., Jan. 7. Five
persons wero killed and 1.7 injur
ed, five perhaps fatally, when the
Gopher Umit-ed on the Great North
ern railroad ploughed through a
stalled street car last night.
Witnesses said that tlie car had
started across tlie railroad tracks
when tlie crossing gales descended
knocking the trolley pole down
aud stopping the vehicle. As the
engineer's headlights gleamed into
view there were shrieks us tlie
trolley passengers darted for the
exits.
Only two pnssengers managed to
gel out of the car unhurt before
the collision.
D. K. Nicholas of Klamath Falls
was in this city visiting Thursday
and overnight.
For sale, dresser with extra
lnrge glass, $17. 9x12 rugs only
slightly used. Used Congoleuin
rug. Used ranges as good as new
at low prices. See these at Powell
Furuiture Store.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT
U.. S. Weather Bureau, local of.
fice, Roseburg, Oregon, 21 hours
ending 6 A. M.
Relative humidity .5 p. m. yes. 77
Precipitation In Ins. and Hundredths
Highest temperature yesterday 52
Lowest temperature last night 36
Precipitation, last 24 hours 02
Total precip since 1st mouth.. 2.23
Normal precip. for this month 5.70
Total precip. from Sept. 1,
1926. to date 1S.45
Average precip. from Sept 1,
1S77 ..- "15.11
Total excess from Sept. 1,
1922 3.31
Average precipitation for 44
wet seasons. (September to
May, Inclusive) 31.13
Unsettled with occasioual rnlns
tonight and Saturday; moderate
temperature.
ARTHUR W. PUGH. Meteorologist
DR. NERBAS
DENTIST
Painless extraction
Gas When Desired
Pyorrhea Treated
Phone 4S8 Masonic Bldg.
DEAN, 6C. D.
Counsellor
vj
1 swell time. So 1 dated Ruth up,
"Along came the night of the
dance and I called for Ruth. Did
she look wonderful? Well, i hope
to shout, she -did! On the way to
the dance 1 offered her a cigarette.
: She said she didn't smoke. Well
that rather surprised me for she
looked like she would smoke. Dur
ing the dance we naturally went
out for some punch. The punch
was "spiked" and she wouldn't
touch it after the ilrBt sip. Her
stock Just naturally soared with
those two surprises. I -drove home
one-handed, but that was the ex
tent of nny advances on my part.
"Last night was my fourth dute
with her. This time we rode in the
back seat. When 1 tried to put her
head on Jiiy shoulder she wouldn't
even consent to that. 1 know mat
didn't like me, because she had me
around to her own house the night
before to an informal dance Z. Y.
Z. society. Also 1 know a fellow
'that has known her for a good
many yours and ho says that she
isut a party girl.
"Now there Is at least one girl
that doesn't have to cheapen her
self to get a date. In fact she is
one of tne most popular girls in
the cluss, going out with the class
president and the chairman of an
important committee, among oth
ers. She haB a vivid personality,
beautiful features, fine figure and.
can dance par-excellence. Possibly'
my opinions are a bit wanped, us
concerns lier but liow could I give
an unbiased opinion of her at the
present? '
"My feelings -toward her at the!
present don't prevent -me from
Baying one thing that is entirely
i true witn most auv one I know.
A girl thai iB too good will tempt
fellow to cheat on her just as
sure as I am btire of anything.
Weil, Dr. Dean, a ueliove you have
the love story of yours truly to
date bo that's that. j - -
' ?'Kut why in the , Sam Hill
wouldil't It apjlly to most any fel
low and girl? 1 don't think that I'm
so very much different rrom many
others. ; 1 ' - "Class of 1929." .
"P. "S.f To" be "very "practical; T
used different tactics !w-itli lluUi
than I've used with other girls. Soi
Spmivybe 9slieisSdsirig' fttrfc&fc twitUjfaanghteri of: Mrs. iddorge; (Btiiiuu pit
me, .-too.?
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Now play ball. Hore's' ari Iritelll -
eelit- lad. - evidently nonular' as :ifl
i shown 1 by college . recognition;
whose use of current phrases will
I delight' the bleacher warmers. He
1,.. , a . i...t
uinngo .liiiu -oLiLiuiucuL iiuiu -iitjuuaiiu seiiuoi alter, an auseueu Ul
challenging. What is it? what girl
lished ; Start your reply, "With
i-eferenoe to '1929' I want to say "
(that will identify lier reply with:
the letter she is answering), lie-!
member-folks, space is too Jimitedj
to review this letter of '1929' when
the published answer comes out.
So remember its contents, or bet -
ter still clip It for future reference.
ivpiEiii uuuu uum w,
For sale, large kitchen cupboard,
height 6 feet, $12.50. 3-burner oil-
If'0 7: .Jr "Jidied ab .1, T s
dressers, used beds, spriuga, and!Uleu "uuul SI montus ago. 1 ue , was experiences ine mayor re
. . . j surviving brothers are Claude, i ceiving a bare majority for his ap-
...H...uau ub
ell Furniture
-.luupiuijr, oo -
Jackson St
1 Bottle,
4 3t OOROUr. f DLO r.tit. ""V- to, 1 K 1 i i iLOt-'! t ? 6
Dr. A. Freiiiicich tesR-d liquor found in the bottles shown,
of persons brought to Bellevue Hospital, New York City,
. test showed the presence of deadly substances. -
Mel-O-Maid
Butter .... I
Ask you grocer for butter that IS fresh.
We supply your grocer with fresh butter every morning.
Why buy ordinary butter when you can get Mel-O-Maid
for the same price. '
MADE BY
Douglas County Creamery,
Makers of Mel-O-Maid Ice Cream ,
PHONE 340
PASSES AWAY AFTER
;;::iLBilLLISS
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Miss Lucy Grimm, aged 19 years,
fNorth- Jaokson street,, passed, away.
; last , night altera long Illness.
IMifca t'rrb'inS ih'er-aifiiS 3ll JvwVhf Rf;ir-
flet' fever three" years ago vhilb' at-
tending high school, and, her heart
i was left weakened, : .She returned, f
'1 . .. ? '..t. -a ..J. r -
year, and completed her course
1 there, graduating last June. A
few weeks later she became ser-
lously ill again and, her condition i
gradually grew worse until last
night when her death, occurred., ,
She was born in Gaieton, Penn-
sylvaula and caino to Roseburg !
j with her parents when one year of j
; age. She attended the local pub-:
lic. schoolMa'nd- the lilgh - school
aim was very popular among tne
younfr people with -whom she was
j associated,
She leaves a mother, four broth
ers ana two siBiers. iter miner
Harrv. Jrvln anil tov. 11 11 nr llosn -
iburg, and the sisters are Mrs.
Viola Churchill and Mabel Grimm.
25 Drinks; 25 Drinks,
of Roseburg. ; '
The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon at: 2 o'clock, Rev.iH. E.
Mow, ot the Christian church, : M-
I ficiating, and interment .in the
Masonic' Cemetery: - J
The 'bbdij isi at" the osobih'g '
del-taking Parlors
era! will .take, place.
- GRANTS PASS, Ore., Jan. 7.
A shake up in tlie personnel of the
city police and street departments
was ertected last- night when May
or George Fox tbbk office, succeed
ing Isaac Best. The new city ad
ministration has Issued instruc
tions that petty traffic violations
by visiting tourists .are not to
bring fiafc'S as in the past. For
;Beveral" years considerable adverse
sentiment has linen nronsod hp
by the arrest of many tourists
during the summer season, in
discriminate searching of cars also
will be barred. Some opposition
i nointtiients wli eh c-mhi-nnml
complete change of the
! force.
police
1 Coffin
till of which were in possession
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