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f - J, As Well Be Without a Railroad as Lacking an Airport, Says Speaker Here; Surprised That Salem Is Behind Rest of the State "Vote Early" Is the Slogan for Friday; the Record Registration and the Long Ballot Will Make Counting Boards' Work Enormous Weather forecast: Fa.tr bnt for near th ywVbast; moderate temperature; moderate Believe it or not, but Captain A. I. Eagle has arrived at Vancouver, Wash., to suc ceed Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly as com 011 Jrrthwest winds on the coast. Maxim nm temperature yesterday 70. minimum 4. river 2.5, rainfall none, atmosphere part cloudy, wind west. mandant of Pearson flying field. gonian. SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM. OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS i I; - K Si t I county vane PUCES LISTED FDR PRIMARIES Location of Only Three Changed; One Is Pre cinct No. 9 in Saiem EARLY BALLOTING URGED Counting Boards' Work Will Be Stupendous If liters Do Not Come Early, County Clerk Boyer points Out Final preparations for tomor row's primary election were com peted yesterday and an urgent call sent out by U. O. Boyer, Mar ion county clerk, asking all voters to cast their ballots as early in the T as possible. "We expect a veryi heavy vote," Boyer stated. "Our registration for this election is rr ucu Heavier iuo lui nr ure-i. y vious election in the history of the jp county." t The polls will open at S a. m. ana ciose at 8 p. m. as usual. Three Changes Noted Changes in voting places have been made in only three precincts throughout the county. The new voting places are: Precinct No. 9, Salem, Domo galla building at 611 North Cap itol street. East Salem precinct. La Branche's garage at Four Corners. Croisan precinct. Livesley church. In Salem precinct No. 3 the vo ting: place is in the same building as before but the building itself is occupied by a different company. The place is at the Yale Electric Laundry company's office, 354 North 21st street. Early Vottes; Asked "In vnl pri An nnt hrln tn A cast their ballots until lata In the !WLday," Boyer asserted, "it makes It tHery bard on the counting beards. who will then have little to do in the forenoon and unusually heavy s work in the afternoon and evening. The complete list of voting places, by precincts, is as follows: Salem No 1. Portable School House at Washington school. Salem No. 2, first floor of Bun galow unrisuan cnurcn, corner 17th and Court streets. Sa' JjpjNo. 3, Yale Electric Laun dry. 354 North 21st street. .Salem No. 4, Swedish Tabernacle cotferr Mill and 15th. Salem No. 5. Richmond school. Salem No. 6. Yew Park school. Salem No. 7. St. Vincent De Paul school between Highland and Columbia avenues. Salem No. 8, Jason Lee church. orner Jefferson and Winter streets. Salem No. 9, 611 North Capitol (Continued on pace 4) s DIRIGIBLE HEADS OVER LENIN LANDt'SSiS NOBILE REPORTS SIGHTING VAST SEA EXPANSE Vessel to Be Moored Temporarily At Destination While Three Men Explore KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen. May 16. (AP) The dirigible Italia had Teft the bleak shores of Franx' Jwef Land behind it and was headed across the polar sea to little known Lenin Land (Nicholas II Land). At noon General Umberto No bile reported by radio to the sup- it I Ply hip, the Citta di Milano. in the harbor here, that its position ii. jras longitude 70:40 east and lati Vtude 82:10 north. At the time it was said thert' wk lltflo Hvri tjL,md and little difficulty was ex- pt-nea in mating L.enin Lasa oe- fore midnight. The sea beneath was a vast ice covered expanse, the brief radio message indicated, with little fog and visibility good for 100 kilo meters. At Lenin Land, which roughly peaking Is 30 degrees east of the last given position of the Italia, ad."i. just north of the Taimyr -Qfcnlninla, the -aorthern-nio3t point of the Siberian main land. It was planned to lower three men to the ground to cou rt uxpioraUons. An ice anchor will be used to moor the dirigible there temporarily. All In all. since leaving -Spitzbergen the Italia has experienced favorable flying- - weather.- Fog once just west of Franz Josef Land . impaired . .visibility . and. caused formation of Ice on the ga nvelope, decreasing speed, v (Contiaoed oa pact 4) SMITH BACKERS HAVE NICE STORY "LOVE A X D AFFECTION' CAUSE OF CONTRIBUTIONS Wealthy Quarter Donates SOO.OOO to Tammany Hall Stan Doe to High Regard WASHINGTON. May 16 (AP) Delving further into the financ ing of Governor Alfred E. Smith's campaign for the democratic nom ination, the senate campaign funds committee learned today that some of the governor's friends are willing to go to their last limit financially if called up on to help him win the presi dency. Blunt statements or inferences of that willingness came from four wealthy intimates of the gov ernor and all of them assured the committee that they had contrib uted to his campaign purely out of "love and affection' and ad miration for Smith and without any expectation or desire of re ward. In another two-session day of J Inqu,r ihe lcoImm,itt,?e 7"? told also by Rush L. Holland, former asisiant attorney general, that he . I umi yruucu (iv,vvv tu an el- fort to line up Bouthem republi can delegates for Herbert Hoover. Holland was held in the witness chair for more than an hour and then half a dozen supporters of Governor Smith were called be fore the investigators at morning and afternoon sessions. Four of them are wealthy life long friends of Smith and they frankly said they not only had contributed $90,000 to advance his cause, but were ready to put up more funds for that purpose. First came William Todd, the shfp builder who gave $5,000 to the Smith fund and who was de scribed as a republican except when Governor Smith was run ning for office. Next was William F. Kenny, New York contractor, who stated that while ;fftfriUba-f? h has given the Smith organiza tion had been a loan, so far as he was concerned it was an outright gift. Third was James J. Riordan, New York City banker who gave $5,000 and collected the $5,000 from Todd, and fourth was Her bert H. Lehman, investment bank er in New York who contributed $10,000 to the New York organiz ation and an additional $2,000 to the western states-" Smith for president" association. Tomorrow the committee will continue with the Smith and Hoover campaigns and hopes also to question Frank J. Hale of New York, publisher of the Washing ton magazine "Politics," an anti Hoover publication, which came under long scrutiny yesterday. Three of the four contributors (Continued on pace 4) CHAPTER OF D. A. R. SPLIT Eugene Group at Loggerheads ' Over Blacklist Protest EUGENE. May 16. (AP)- split over the much discussed "black listing" of certain persons and organizations by the national defense committee of the society, it developed today. Last week the chapter here de cided to send letters of protest to other chapters in the state after protesting the black lita in a letter to national officers. The chapter believed to be the only one In the country to take such action, Th vote s not unanimous, however, and several prominent members of the local group, in cluding Mrs. F. S. Gannett, state vice regent, have signed and sent a telegram to Mrs. William Sher man Walker of Washington. D. C. chairman of the national de fense committee, pledging their support and protesting the action of the Eugene chapter. HOOVER HAS ALL OF N. J. Candidates Strength Shows Strong er as Returns Come iu WASHINGTON, May 16. (AP) , The whole strength of New Jer sey's 31 delegates to the Kansas City convention was claimed for Hoover today by Senator Edge and Representative Fort of that state. Every member of the delegation elected yesterday Is either a Hoo ver, man ; by personal preference, assuming, that President Coolidge is not a candidate, or was elected under a . Hoover pledge. Senator Edge said. :..,.E f':.:;' Representative Fort explained that In several districts like J hi own, no preference as to.- candi dates .was, shown on. the - ballots which merely gave the part jfles- Tn some .cases Lovdcn j delegates 'had filed he aided, but there had Wn derated in eacV ense by a Rdover man. NEED RAILROAD E? T E Visitor Surprised That Pro gressive Salem Is Behind in This Matter OTHER CITIES EXAMPLES Eugene, Roseburg and Medford Made Mistake of Picking In. adequate Sites, Reports R. A. Ward at Luncheon Surprise that so progressive a city as Salem in other respects, is lagging behind the rest of the state in the matter of providing an airport, was expressed by R. A. Ward of Portland, the third "Airport Week" speaker address ing the Salem Rotary club -Wednesday. Mr. Ward had taken the trou ble to secure statements from other Oregon cities on their ex periences in connection with pro viding landing fields, and he pre sented them in substance as fol lows: Fields Not Large Enough Eugene Voted $22,000 for an airport and it has now cost $60,- 000. but it is found to be too imall for safe landing of the lar ger olan'es. and another site will have to be secured. Roseburg Voted $25,000 and put the airport under a special commission, but here too the mis take of selecting an inadequate site was made. Medford Secured much favor able publicity by being the first city in Oregon to provide an air port, but this one too is inade quate, and the city will vote on a 100.000 bond Issue In July to '"v Many Cities Active Twenty-two cities in Oregon are now considering establishing air ports, the American Legion tak ing the lead in each case, Mr. Ward reported. "The town without an airport is in Just the same position as the town without a railroad," the speaker declared. Portland's airport cost $450 an acre, and Salem is fortunate to be able to secure one at a low er cost, said Mr. Ward. Salem is also fortunate in that its landing field will not frequently be ob scured by fog. Mr. Ward's subject was the business man's relation to avia tion, and he showed that in view of the value of a busy man's time, the rapid transportation provided is of inestimable importance. Aviation Has been held back, not by slowness of mechanical de velopment but by the reluctance of business men in the United States to read the handwriting on the wall, he said. The speaker dwelt at length on the safety of flying, declaring that but one forced landing has ever . . been made by a triple moiorea plane such as those which are be ing used for regular passenger service. Salem will be able to draw the big planes here after an adequate and safe port is built, he said, pointing out that the coastwise plane stop at Tacoma, which is about the same distance from Se- ,tl .. salem is from Portland JOHN GIESY RECOVERING Will Completely Regain Health; Now Up in Wheel Chair John B. Gresy. ex-mayor of Sa lem and candidate for alderman from the fourth ward, is rapidly recovering from an operation at Dr. Robert C. Coffey's clinic hos pital in Portland, according to word brought to The Statesman by Dave Pugh. Mr. Pugh stated that In a con versation with Dr. McCulley. of the clinic hospital, who has been attending ' Mr. Glcsy's case, he learned that Mr. Glesy was up In a wheel chair, was recovering his health rapidly and that there was every indication that the recovery would be complete. WINSL0W EXPENDS $20 Tillamook Jiaa First to File. Casa P paiga Cost Account ; George P. WInslow of Tillamook republican candidate, tor -representative la the legislature for the 29 th representative ""district, has the distinction -of being the first person to file his expense account with the secretary of state in con section with the primary election to be held Friday. Mr. WInslow expended a total of f 20. DUALLY VITAL .'CAROL ARRIVES AT BELGIAN CITY PRINCE REACHES BRUSSELS ON TRIP FROM BRITAIN Dramatic Ruse Used to Elude Re porters and Photographers In England BRUSSELS. May 16. (AP) Prince Carol of Rumania arrived here just before midnight tonight. motoring from Ostend where the -4boat from England landed him. He hotel. is staying at the Palace DOVER. England, May 16. (AP) Prince Carol, romantic dis turber of Rumania's politics, de parted from English shores today, seeking a new sanctuary in Bel gium. The handsome young adventur er in his last hours In Britain stared a theatrical ruse in full keeping with the dramatic char acter of his brief visit here. He had reporters and eager photog raphers on anxious watch or in hot pursuit all the time. With Carol'-who left by Invita tion of the British government which viewed his intrigues with disapproval, went Mme. Lupescue, his lovely companion since the prince's renunciation of the Ru manian crown. From the Surrty country home of a fellow countryman. M. Jones- en, where Carol has been a guest, word was issued today to scores of watchers that he was leaving by way of the London railway sta tion. Early in the afternoon a huge automobile with curtains drawn, dashed out and speeded along the London hichwar. Most of the MrrMnnn!nta swallnwprf the halt oiled into their automobile and roared awav in nursnit. The chase."" ol lne iwrmer Austrian lega- continued nntil the London traffic!tion and strengthening Jam permitted the pursuers to see that the mystery car contained a decoy two children of Carol's (Continued oa page 4) CITY HALL LAWN WORKED Appearance'of Yard lsTFront Building to Be Enhanced "of It won't be long until people will fail to recognize the city hall from its surroundings, as E. J. Tucker, head Janitor is working daily on the front lawn, spading the ground around the shrubbery and trimming the rose bushee. The old lawn which was blessed with a sprout of grass here and there is also being worked up and a new green planted. Already, the work being in its Infancy, the hall looks much improved. The willow shrubbery on the north side of the building has been trimmed and the ground around them worked up. It will be some time before the work is ompleted as Mr. Tucker has only a short time each day to work on it. ATTORNEYS FAVOR RAND Straw Vote Taken in Portland Also Shows Rossman Strong PORTLAND. May 16. (AP) Attorneys of "Portland favor Jus tices John L. Rand and George Ropemon for reelection, according to a straw vote taken here yester day. Results were: Rand 4 22. Rossman 489. L. H. McMahan of Marion county 157. MOTORLESS PLANES DEMONSTRATED :.c-x.:v'"'; "'-''. - -X- A :'-: -w.-. ,.y.v. . . -v-v.1 i ' 1 1 "" ' i ii Gliding, a popular sport in Germany, is being Introduced in Amer- lea. Above is a glider in the air la another about to take oH- YANKS DRAWN IN AS FIGHT LOOMS FOREIGN SECTION OF TIENT SIN TO BE PROTECTED City of Peking Quiet as Capture by Nationalist Forces Appears .Imminent TIENTSIN, China, May 16. CAP) Companies of American and British troops who were be-1 ginning summer training at Shang hai-Kwan and Chinwangtao. have been ordered to return to Tientsin which is threatened by the nation alist advance. Preparations for the. defense of foreign concessions were progress ing steadily today. American ma rines, Italians and Japanese were barricading and placing sandbags at exposed points. TOKYO. May 16. (AP) After examining reports in northern China, the Japanese cabinet con cluded today that the foreign gar risons at Peking and Tientsin were sufficient to cope with the present situation. It was decided to avert part of the Nagoya division from Tsintao, if necessary, and also to do whatever is possible to prevent disturbances spreading in Man churia. I PEKING, May 16. ( AP) Peking, with capture by national ist soldiers thought comparatively near, was outwardly quiet tonight Larger patrols in the streets, both in the native city and the foreign concessions and strict enforcement of the ten o'clock curfew laws re vealed the real feeling here how ever. Throughout the day Japanese ?airs mignt De seen working iafctively providing quarters for several hundred troops in the vl 1 X !i M . m . , . hteir de fenses. Their leaders said only one additional Japanese company was to be sent here. The British legation has warned British nationals to be prepared to move to the legation quarter upon short notice and both Chinese and foreigners were sending valuables to' the Various legations for safe keeping today. Foreign troops to the number of 16,500 are disposed at strategic points in north China which has become the theater of what ap pears to be the decisive phase of the two year conflict between the conservative north and the revolu- (Centinned on page 4) C0NDIT DENIES CHARGE Former Aamsville Man Pleads Not Guilty; Sample Arraigned Appearing before Circuit Judge Percy R. Kelly yesterday after-j noon, Ross Condit entered a plea of not guilty to the statutory charge that has been pending against him for the past two years. Condit was formerly Southern Pacific station agent at Aumsville Trial was set by Judge Kelly for Friday, May 25, beginning at 9 a. m. Walter Sample, indicted on a imilar charge by the last Marion county grand jury, was arraigned before Judge Kelly yesterday and asked for time in which to enter a plea to the charge. He was given until Saturday at 10 a. m. ; Sample is represented by Attor ney Guy O. Smith. Condit has two attorneys, C. M. Inniiin and Ronald Glover. v at Rossiten, Germany, and below ' . f?4s 'V"' . . ,' vi ,msb T , , - yv INTEREST HP AS VOTING DAY DRAWS NEARER Record Balloting Forecast Though Airport Only Real Issue In Salerp NO POLITICS AT STAKE Only Five Changes Possible in Council, With No Opposition in Sight for Mayor's Devel opment Program Tomorrow's the big day for pol itics in Oregon. Primary elect ions j come two years apart, infrequent ly enough so that they create plen ty of interest when the day does arrive. Candidates have been put ting in their best licks for two months and in some cases longer, with especially feverish activity the last couple of weeks, and the otlng population is thoroughly ulive to the fact that Friday is election day. This interest is revealed in a record registration, against which is the qualification that the voters were thoroughly apprised of the fact that they must register be forehand or lose the right to vote; but it is also revealed in a not'ee ible slackening in business, duo to .he fact that political talk occj pies so much time and attention. Airport Only Issue The universal interest in this election is remarkable considering hat so many of the contests are o barren of issues. The airport is he only issue facing the voters in Salem; aside from personal pref erences, it doesn't make a dime's orth of difference who is elected o the city council. There cannot possibly be more than five changes n the councils personnel, and there is no danger that Mayor Livesley's progressive policies will e hampered, even though a con- iiderable furore is being created n certain quarters to that effect. There is certain to be a change for one seat in the first ward, one in the fourth, one in the fifth, and ane in the seventh. There could be change in the sixth. Policies Not Opposed But as a matter of fact, the may or's program for bridge and sewer construction has faced no breath or opposition in the council; agita .ion to the effect that it has, and .s being fostered for entirely dif Terent reasons. litre are the candidates for the city council, all substantial men (Continued on page 4) FIRE HITS LONG BEACH Business District Threatened; Most t of City Saved LONG BEACH, Wash.. May 16. (AP) The business district of Long Beach was threatened with destruction by fire this afternoon but hard work by the local fire men aided by the Ilwaco fire de partment, confined the blaze to two establishments. The Pacific bakery where the fire started, and Milton York's confectionery store next door were burned to the ground. Calls were sent to the Astoria, Ore., and the Raymond. Wash., fire departments for aid but the fiTe was brought under control be fore help arrived from those neigh boring cities. Early estimates placed the total loss at more than 125,000. DANCING TEACHER SHOT Spanish Instructress Killed in Her New York Studio New York: May 16 (AP) A Spanish dancing instructress was shot and killed in her West 57th street studio today by a rejected suitor who then shot and critically wounded himself. The slain girl was Miss Maria Montero, 27. and her alleged slay er is Horatio Columbrus, 37. a native of Argentina, who came here recently from France where he had been graduated from a medical college, with th Intention of entering Columbia university to STATE RESTS ITS CASE Prosecution Finishes Putting en v Evidence Against Hopkins ENTERPRISE, Ore.. May IS. (AP) The state rested today in the murder trial of Bert Hopkins, charged with the fatal shooting of Ferdinand Sanday near Flora oa December IS last. The defense has set up a plea of eelf defense REPORT BISHOP FOUND GUILTY DEFINITE RUMORS CIRCULATE FOLLOWING TRIAL Church Tribunal to Recommend Permanent Suspension to M. E. Conference KANSAS CITY. May 16. (AP) With the completion of the trial of Bishop Antoh Bast of Copenha gen before a court of the Methodist Episcopal church here tonight, re ports immediately jgained credence among delegates that charges of imprudent conduct unbecoming a minister, against the Danish pre late, had been sustained. There also were persistent rum ors that the church tribunal would recommend permanent suspension of Bishop Bast when the formal report is presented to the general conference of the church here, probably tomorrow. KANSAS CITY. May 16. (AP) A verdict has been reachc-d by the ecclesiastical court of the Methodist Episcopal church gener al conference here in the case of Bishop Anton Bast of Copenhagen. Denmark, charged with imprudent conduct unbecoming a minister. The nature of the verdict will remain undisclosed until announ ced before the conference assem bly, probably at tomorrow morn ing's session, it was indicated to night. Bishop Bast served a term in a Danish prison following hist con viction on charges of misuse of charity funds and was suspended by the church. KANSAS CITY, May 16 --(AP) Meeting the demand for home rule in the foreign missionary fields, the Methodist Episcopal fhurch today approved through its luadrennial general conference the election of bishops by central conference. The action, regarded as one of the most revolutionary constitu tional changes ever attempted by the church, would remove from the general conference the power to choose foreign bishops. The vote was virtually unanimous. Approval for the selection of na tive bishops by natives was given in answer to growing insistence from members of the church abroad that they be allowed more ,'oice in the conduct of their own affairs. Ratification by the annual ami (Continued on page 4) SHEEP, GOAT MEN MEET Ram Sale Planned at Fairgrounds Sometime This Summer At a meeting of breeders of thoroughbred sheep and goats held last evening at the Salem chamber of commerce, steps were taken for the holding of a ram sale sometime in the coming summer at the state fair grounds. Many of the leading breeders of both Marion and Polk counties present at the meeting last eve ning, ezpressedthemselves in favor of establishing regular sales of thoroughbred stock, especially as this plan has been carried out suc cessfully in California. Salt Lake City and in Pendleton In order to present definite plans, to confer with the Salem chamber of commerce, the Oregon Agricultural college and the state fair board, a committee was ap- ! nnntrl w On this committee are Henry Riddle of Polk county. A. E. Eoff of Salem and R. H. Thompson of Macleay. The committee will in form, itself of the best plans for the organization of a permanent body and will then call a general meeting of all owners of thorough bred sheep and goats in this part of the Willamette valley. TORNADO STRIKES TEXAS Two Houses at WeUingtou molished. Reports State De CHILDRESS, Texas, May 16 (AP) A tornado struck Welling ton, Texas, late today demolishing two houses, according to report? here. The tornado followed a general wind, rain and hail storm which swept northwest Texas and south ern Oklahoma and interrupted telegraph and railroad communi cations In thai section. YOUNG LAD TAKES CABLE j MarshfleM Boy Sells Section For oo cents; iMmage 9200 Marihfleld. Ore., May Iff (AP) Telephone communication with Eastalde, on the Coos river, Was cat late yesterday when a small boy cut away 20 feet of the marine cable across Coos hay. and sold the piece to a Junk dealer for SO cents. The cable was severed under a dock, being cat between ,the waterline and the inner edge of the dock. Repairs cost 9 a 00. U.S. BANK IN SALEM ACQUIRED Newly Organized Portland Firm Buys Control of Lo cal Institution EYRE REMAINS AS PRESIDENT No Change to be Made In Administration or Policies PRICE NOT TOLD Local Stockholders to Receive Both Cash and Shares In Purchasing Corporal i N, Announcement Indicates PORTLAND, May 16 (AP) West Coast bancorporation, new Portland $5,000,000 bank hold ing institution charteir rss than two weeks ago, today announced i the purchase of control of the . United States National bank of ! Salem. The acquired financial In stitution has almost J3.000.00f or deposits and assets totaling 3, 333,343. ranking as second larg est bank of the capital city and a one of the strongest in the stare. Price and other details of pur chase were not disclosed today hut it was said stockholders of the Salem bank would receive both cash and shares of West ("oftt bancorporation. This .purchase gives the ban, corporation .its third bank, the others being the West Coast Na tional of Portland. Combined cap ital, surplus and undivided pro fits of the trio of hanks approaf mates SI, 300, 000 and combined resources exceed $13. 500. 000. Policies Unchanged In announcing the purehsre. Edgar H. Sensenlch. president of the West Coast bancorporation and West Coast National, stressed the fact that the present success ful management of the United States National of Salem will In no way be disturbed. "D. W. Eyre and F. S. Lamport who have so successfully man a red the bank for years will continue to direct it with no change either in policies or personnel other than the possible increase of facilitleo for serving the enterprises and (Continued on pare S.1 ANIMALS PROVE NOT BIT "DUMB" FOUR FOOTED CIRCUS PER- FORMERS WIN APPLAUSE Al. G. Barnes Show .!juI.Ioihi Hearts of Youngster of All Ages Here The individual who, possibly several centuries ago, started the practice of calling animals "dumb," would have shed bitter tears of regret at the stupendous libel which he has perpetuated, if he had been present last night to iee Al. G. Barnes' strange pets perform at his big circus. There were performing horses, dogs, tigers, lions, elephaats, pumas, panthers, zebras, polar bears, black bears, sea lions, seals, water bison, buffalo :and the more horses and more elephants. Men and women, including a group of Lilliputians and the tall est man on earth, also had their part, but the Barnes circus is pri marily an animal show, and the beasts attracted a major share of the attention and applause. Neither are these animals always "dumb" orally, for there wa an elephant orchestra and a singing donkey on the program. Rivaling the marvels of the per formers, animal and human, was the magic of the circus itself: the teamwork and accurate tim ing with which apparatus appear ed in place and was cleared away again, performers appeared and departed, and hundreds of men, women and animals worked to gether to the fraction of a second. After two well attended per formancea, the ' circus people "folded . their tents like "Arabs." except that the operation I much- more involved And extensive, and the circus lot was bare and desol ate again at daybreak this mo ru ing. ;"", Circus day had come again and gone; many childish hearts bad been gladdened, and. older ones had lired again the simple joys of childhood. - ' ' V1.':;