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VOL. XLVIII
Successor to the Semi-Weekly Tidings, Volume 43
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MITCHELL AGAIN
TAKES STA ND
ON AIR FORC
Appears as Thought Meas
ure Will Finally Get
Through
Says “ We Gan Blq
Ship Afloat Now J Clear
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out of the W ater’’
CONSIDERABLE DEBATE
OM Building!« W ill Probably be
U tilized iu
E stablishing
School H ere
SALEM, Feb. 20. — The Ways
and Means committee today ap
proved the following bills, cal
culated tq bring eight hundred
thousand dollars annually to the
state for use in meeting general
expenses.
A tax of ten per cent upon all
cigarettes, cigars and tobaccos,
snuff, cosmetics and the gross
earnings tax against all public
utilities of the state. The com
mittee also reported out the bills
repealing the quarter mill road-
tax for the suspension of state
aid to the industrial accident com
mission. and the repeal of the
appropriation for the battleship
Oregon.
Governor Pierce today vetoed
Senator Maglarkey’s bill provid
ing for the appointment of all
state officers by the secretary of
ataje, upon the grounds that at
present there is no necessity for
the bill. The senate shortly after
wards over rode his veto on the
bill. The kindergarten bill, pro
viding kindergarten for all school
districts of the state of the first
class was killed through indefin
ite postponement by < its friends
In the senate and the commission
of education.
The house this morning passed
a bill providing for the establish
ment of a normal school ad Ash
land, providing for a levy of one
twentieth of a mill annually for
the support of the school in South
ern Oregon.
But nine votes opposed the
Ashland bill, which was passed
after considerable debate, during
which it was shown that the Mon
mouth state normal school was
at present unable to provide the
number of graduate teachers re
quired by the state.
The Monmouth school, accord
ing to figures presented, has an
attendance close to 900, but has
practice facilities for only 600
students, and now draws upon the
schools of Monmouth, Independ
ence and five county districts for
school children, for embryo teach
ers to “practice on.”
The old normal buildings at
Ashland will likely be utilized to
a large extent
It was shown
that Oregon required between
1200 and 1300 new teachers each
year.
DEFENSES
(International News Wire Service>
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ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1925
NORMAL B I L L t e X A:;
PASSES H O U SE'a ,y 0 "— 5
BY 4 7 -9 VOTE
MODESTO, Calif., Feb.
20. — Mayor Sol P. Elias
announced today that Mo
desto's annual juvenile
government week be held
April 6 to April 11. The
purpose of the week is to
afford the pupils of Mo
desto’s grade schools an
opportunity to become ac
quainted with the methods
of procedure in the city
government.
Last year a mayor and
four
councilmen
were
elected by the students,
who manifested a large in
terest in the affair.
In
company with Mayor Ellas
and the other city officials
they made a complete tour
of Modesto’s civic institu
tions and departments.
Ward heelers are said
to be active in the local
schools, backing their re
spective candidates for the
position of mayor,
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jj Chief Figures in the News of the Day
S
f c
USELESS
Says O nly Sand F illed P rojectiles
Used in S in k in g B attlesh ip
W ashington
ÌO .Ì4 5
POSTOFFICE AT
For War Crimes
RUCH IS BROKEN
INTO, ROBBED
NEW MANAGER
APPOINTED FOR
A SSO C IA TIO N
Bandits Get $155 in Robbery
of Postoffice Near
Medford
Carl J. Brommer Takes
Charge of F ruit and Pro
duce Association
l
i
FINGERPRINTS
SO W
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ASHLAND CLIM ATE-
Without the use of medicine cures
nine cases out of ten of asthma.
This is a proven fact.
FOUND
Safe B roken Into, M oney, Stam ps,
and M erchandise R em oved by
B urglars
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. —
Hitting back fiercely at his critics
who for the past week have been
attempting to
discredit
his
charges, and ridicule him before
his investigators, Brigadier Gen
- *?•;
eral Mitchell today declared be
«
«
fore the members of the house
aircraft investigating committee,
WK
that the sole reason, why the bat
tleship, Washington, was not sunk
during the recent'vair bombing
tests was that no real explosives
were used in thoXmmbing opera
0 »
tions by tb$ navy airmen.
MitchelL,declared, and offered
proof that only sand filled pro
jectiles were used in the attempt!
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to sink the Washington. He fuN
ther stated that even these pro* s
jectilee, by their weight alone,
pierced the armor plate on the
Washington, the most modern of
^ / t u s t c - kt
3EHT. tJ W C . BOI2AHE
the American battleships.
Y O K g ’J S E N U i A A C , SHETtWOOD:
The Washingtoh was sunk off
a ,
k .
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the Virginia Capes two months
n _n
Thu K ..
K, v ’
WtBalon Churchill, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, has writ'en
ago. The big battleship, which i ptminee Minister elemental of France that Great Britain expects her
was ordered destroyed in order to! creditor nations in Earope to pay her annually as much as she pays t *
confirm with the terms of the first
Hntted States in liquidation o th er war debt. Henry Ford has be-
disarmament conference
with * ttn tbe manufacture of alLmetal airplanes at a new factory in Dear-
a “
« k T o conference, wlth-j
Mlch Untted Sute# 8enatoj. Winiam E Borah, of Maho haa
stood the attacks of a fleet o f , introduced a resolution In the Senate calling for the return or all prop-
navy planes for three days before e« y held by the alien property custodian. General Isaac Sherwood, of
she was finally riddled and sunk Ohio- eighty-oiue years old. veteran of the Civil War, has made nls
Mitchell declared that no explos-j ^ u r Z s V a iT t 10
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RepresenUtlve8 ln Washington. He
ives were allowed to be used in ' _________________________ ;_______________________ ___
the bojnbing operations, but th a t,
the aviators took aldft with the'
sand filled containers wlifch were '
dropped on the ship. These h e '
said pierced the big vessel through '
and caused her to sink.
Mitchell declared that no mat-i
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AMIENS, France, Feb.
20. — Nine German offi-
cers were today condemn-
ed by a French courtmar-
ttal by default for crimes
committed during the re-
cent war.
Lieutenant Borsmann was
sentenced to hard labor
for life for overriding the
opinion of a German doc-
tor and ordering the wife
of a French officer from a
house, although she was
so ill she died while be-
ing moved.
Twenty years at hard
labor and 10 years solitary
confinement were among
the other sentences im-
posed for crimes which in-
elude the pillaging of
houses and castles,
HAS MUCH EXPERIENCE
K nows M arketing Problem s, and
Is W ell A cquainted W ith Prob
lem s Now F acing Farm ers
MEDFORD, Feb. 20. — Rob
Carl J. Brommer of Medford
ber?— probably two— entered the
has been appointed manager of
Ruch postoffice and general store
The Ashland Fruit and Produco
at Ruch, 12 miles southwest of
association and has already tak
this city, Wednesday night by pry
en charge of the business.
ing open the front door with a
Mr. Brommer has recently
pick, and stole money to the sum
been connected with The Farm
of 3155 and a pair cf shoes and
Bureau Exchange of Medford and
u
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
other merchandise. The thieves
was very successful in his work
entered the safe by knocking off
ln connection with the exchange
the knob and secured $20 in
which has proved a successful
stamps! and $35 in coin belonging
l’
.uk between the producers and
» « x tx tx x a x x x x x x x x a
to the postoffice. They also secur
the markets.
ed $100 belonging to C. M. Ruch,
The i»ew manager told The
store proprietor and postmaster,
Tidings this morning that the
in the money till.
main problem the local associa
The robbery was discovered
tion
faces Is to get all growers
yesterday morning at 6:30 o’clock
of
the
Ashland district ln har
but according to the postmaster
mony with the association and
the crime was committed about 10
ts functions.
He sajd he was
-o/qlock Wednesday night, lights
sff^xlous
to
have
the producers
seen by pa-sersby in the Eastwood Gets 15 Years,
drop
In
and
get
acquainted
with
hulldifi|| at that time, while all
Elak 10 Years and Duff
him' and to talk over their prob
was darkness after 11. An auto
5 Years
lems.
was heard about that hour, but
Mr. Brommer, previous to his
Robert Duff, Roland Eastwood
as
cars are continually passing
Declares Auto in Which
employment
with The Farm Bu
nothing was thought of it.
and Steve J. Elak, who pleaded
Husband Plunged to
• Wnmediately following the dis guilty to robbing the Union Oil reau Exchange, was a farmer, liv
Death Was Hers
covery of the robbery, Postmaster station here last month, were sen- ing a few mile northeast of Med
Ruch notified the sheriff’s office tenced to long prison terms late ford for 15 years and thus knows
JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 20. —
and
postoffice department
by Wednesday afternoon by Circuit intimately the problems con
The testimony of Rose L. Page of
fronting the growers. His exper
phone. Po ital Insnector George Judge Thomas.
San Francisco, widow of Arthur
ience with the exchange at Med
Eastwood,
accused
of
being
the
Hougsen
and
Sheriff
Jennings
Page, reputed bootlegger who
and Deputy Forncrook went to man behind the pistol in the hold ford has given him an insight
plunged to his death November
the scene and secured a number up was given a 15 year term, into the problems of distribu
12, last, while driving a Chrys
of fingerprints.
Elak,
who superintended the tion of farm products and the
ler roadster that plunged over an
crime,
received
a ten year sent many difficulties of marketing.
No
tracks
were
left
around
the
embankment in the Slskiyous
ence,
and
Duff,
an 18 year old He contemplates the develop
building,
which
is
about
60
yards
was heard by Circuit Judge C. M.
from the Ruch home. It is thought boy who admitted he took the ment of a larger distribution of
Thomas Wednesday afternoon.
the crooks drove up to the front money from the station till, was feeds through the association to
Mrs. Page is seeking possession
the growers of the district, as
porch which stands high, and sentenced to five years.
of the car, and contesting the con-
well as the enrollment of m orefl
Hunger
was
given
by
the
trio,
thus
kept
off
the
ground,
which
(isoatory « t t o . of tke s t . . .
growers
as association cuUtomdh.
is
muddy.
as
the
motive
ii>x_thftir
crime
and
Oregon, under the transportation der and over the water line a
Mr.
Brommer
said that the
Postmaster Ruch said it would all told the court that their first
clause of the Volstead Act,
capital ship was, it could not hold Medford and Ashland High Tossers Ready for Opening take some time to check un on move following the robbery was farmers of the Ashland district
Mrs. Page, now living in San out against an air attack, saying
the losses, as every pttle while lie to eat.
could today purchase feeds at a
Whistle in Series Which W ill Decide
Francisco, claimed ownership of
“we can blow any battleship in
The
men,
on
a
pretext
of
buy
lower price than they could be
discovered
something
missing
the car, and testified that her
Championship of Section
the world, no matter how power
purchased in carload lots.
from
the
shelves,
and
the
theory
ing
gasoline,
entered
the
station,
husband was driving it without ful or well protected, clear out
is advanced that a supply of food and at the point of a gun, held
He is optimistic that the asso
her knowledge or consent A bill
BY TUT JACKSON
j ly If they want to keep the Ash-
of the water.” All methods of
was taken along..
ciation
will enjoy prosperity and
up
the
operator
and
rifled
the
of sale to her from a San Fran
With every member of both; land score down. Butter has a
protection from air attacks at the
cash
register
of
$16.
that
it
will
continue to prove of
cisco auto firm, and an insurance
present time are useless he said. squad; in tip top shape, aftd their j disconcerting habit of sinking
Elak
was
arrested
while
at
great
benefit
to the growers.
FORMER PRISON
policy in her name, and Califor
He added that overseas the final workouts a thing of tke past, baskets when they are badly need-
tempting
to
buy
a
light
globe
for
nia license cards, were introduc
WARDEN GUILTY
causualties from anti-aircraft gun the Ashland and* Medford High ed. In the Salem games, guard-
an auto, and Eastwood and Duff $400,000 PAINTINGS
ed to prove the contention.
operations were only one tenth of school basketball teams w ill; ed by two men, Butterfield broke
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 20. — were captured near the Jackson
Mrs. Page said that she stored one per cent of the aviators kill tangle this evening at the Armory '■ loose time and again to score.
ARE REPORTED GONE
Albert Sartaln, former warden of Hot Springs on the Pacific hlgh-
the car in the Tivoli garage at ed.
In the first of a four gamd series.
LOS ANGELES. Fob?" 20. —
Katzer, who has worked every
San Francisco, with oral instruc
The winners of the series will game at back guard will start at the federal prison here, and Law way, while walking to Medford by A nation wide search was launch
tions to her husband, not to drive
be adjudged Southern Oreglon the position, tonight, and thé rence Reihl were today found Traffic Officer McMahon, Game ed this morning for those respon
ANTI-CIGARETTE
it. She left for a visit with rela-
champions, eligible to enter the Medford forwards will find him guilty of having conspired to so Warden Parr and Chief of Police sible for the theft of art treas
BILL
IS
KILLED
tivps in Seattle ahd Portland,
championship tournament at about the toughest position to licit and accept bribes from the McNabb of Ashland.
BY LEGISLATURE state
prisoners of the institution, in
The hold-ups were en route ures valued at more than $400,-
Page to join her later, and move
Salem.
get around they have gone up return for “soft births.”
from Los Angeles to Seattle In Bn 000 which were stolen last night
to Montana, on account of Mrs.
The second game of the series against this year. Katzer has yet
SALEM, Feb. 20. — Despite
L. Fletcher, former deputy war automobile, and told the court from the palatial residence of
Page's health. Her first know
the vigorous fight made by Sena will be staged in Medford tomor- to let an opposing player get be- den was found not guilty. Sartain they had been unable to obtain Martin Weinschenck, noted art
ledge that the Chrysler car was
tor Garland in behalf of his bill row night. The teams will th en , tween he and the basket, and it was sentenced to 18 months and work In the south, and were collector.
used, was when she saw it in Ash-
to prohibit the advertising of cig skip a week, and on March 6, is a cinch the Medford forwards Reihl to a year and a day. Rethl’s “drifting north.”
‘“Boy Blowing Bubbles” by Ma-
MINERS ENTOMBED
arettes
in
Oregon
through
th
e
'th
e
third'game
will
be
played
on
(Continued
on
page
4)
will
have
the
time
of
their
lives
rillo,
and “The Vocal Lesson” by
BY BAD CAVE IN
sentence was lighter since he was
Judge Thomas in passing sent
medium of posters, paintings or the local ' floor. The following in trying it.
not an official at the prison, the ence urged the prisoners to “re Metsu, world famous paintings,
SULLIVAN. Ind., Feb. 20—
Bigns, the senate, by a vote of 17 evening the fourth tussle will be • Working with Katzer at the judge stated.
make their lives ln prison and valued at $175,000 were among
Medford.
Should a
to 11, defeated the measure when staged in
Fifty miners were entombed many
I
the paintings found missing when
other guard position tonight will
it came up for final considera fifth game be necessary to diecide tye Ramsey, the
(Continued on Page Four)
of whom may have been killed
the collector returned from Cata
other veteran POSTOFFICE CLOSED MONDAY;
the championship, it will be play
tion,
by an explosion In the Mine City
lina Island early this morning.
guard. Ramsey has a neat way
Monday, February 23d, b ein g '
Senator Garlgnd charged that ed on a neutral floor, at a date to of checking which fits in perfect
coal company mine here this aft
recognized as a national holiday j
there had been a, decided increase be set later.
ernoon.
All the 'rescue cifews
ly with the style of play being on
BRAZILIAN TRIP
account
of Washington’s
The Ashland tossers went
ln the use of cigarettes in the
have been assembled. A hundred
used by Hughes this year, and Birthday falling on Sunday, Feb-
MEMBERS ARE LOST
United States during the past few through a light workout last night ^ls speed makes him dangerous
and twenty men were at work at
urary 22d, the Ashland postoffice
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. — The
years, with the result that the at the Armory, their final practice ; (ill the time. He is one of the
the time of the blast, which wasj
will observe the same as a full
before
the
series
opens.
Coach;
Alexander
Hamilton Rice expedi
manufacturers had become weal
believed to have been due to an
i fastest men on the squad, and holiday. Service same as on Sun
Walt
Hughes
worked
the
boys
on
tion into the Brazilian interior
thy and financially able to carry
electric spark igniting mine gas.
knows how to use his speed to day. No city or rural delivery.
shooting fouls, with a light floor
to
study for tropical disea-es ha«
on
an
effective
campaign
of
bill
Six dead bodies had been remov
anvantage.
Short discussions of community
practice.
The Ashland mentor
not
been heard from for four
board
advertising.
ed by three o’clock. Two others problems, led by Sylvester Patter
was taking no chances on injur * The old reliable Tom Bryant
teen
days, according to a radio
were rescued from the shaft and son, old time resident of this
ing any of his men and having will face the Medford center when
message
today from Walter Hin
taken to the hospital.
section and V. V. Mills, business
them on the shelf for the big thé ball is tossed for the first
ton,
hydroplane
scout for the
A new system will be inaug
time tonight. Bryant has plug
man of this city, featured the
tussles of the year.
party.
An
air
search
for the mis
urated in the land settlement
w eekly' luncheon of the Ashland
,, Marske and Butterfield, the ged along in every game, getting
campaign in Oregon this year, ac sing party is now under way. The
Kiwanis club today.
forwards who have carried the a big share of the points in every
cording to Arthur Foster, field expedition plunging into the jun
Patterson chose as his subject;
load at the scoring positions dur game, and playing a wonderful
KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 20. — representative of the Land Set gles is meeting with cannibals
the water problem facing the city. I
ing the year appeared to again defense game. A lot of the fans The pelicans are here! And tlement department of the Port and war like natives.
He declared that the development
The rumor that a second fru’t be back in form after Marske’s rate him as the most valuable
of the Ashland Creek possibilit and produce association would be enforced layoff of about three man on the squad, for hi? cool spring must be just around the land Chamber of Commerce, whp
Just as the sun went! is to open an office here in the
ies for augmenting the water organized and operated here has weeks. The little forward over head has been a steadying influ corner.
down
last
evening a flock of the i »ear future.
Mr. Foster states
KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 20.— supply could be undertaken at a been emphatically denied by
matched
himself with some ence on, the team throughout the long billed, sqnawky things! that the gateway system will be J
In spite of councilmanic inter much lower cost than any other those who were supposed to have
mumps bacilli, and was out of the season.
ference, Mayor Fred R. Goddard development proposed. Several been taking a leading part in the
Chief Stratton, the battling swooped down on Lake Ewauna, used in getting in touch with the
two Salem tussles and the Grants
: examined the shore line for the tourists, who may be interested
and Chief of Police Harry Loucks members of the body spoke on the proposed enterprise, according to
Pass game. He appears to have guard and Wilson, forward are in old familiar haunts and land- ip locating in Oregon. Offices will
are assured the unwavering sup subject, and' asked Patterson
reports given today.
lost none of his speed or eye for fine shape, ready to step in if i marks, finally decided their reck-, be established here and at On-
port of the better element of citi questions concerning the matter.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.— Th »
Recently changes were made in ' the basket through his- illness, any of the regulars should be
zens in their announced deter
The subject chosen by Mills the management and directorship j and Hughes is counting upon him taken out. Both men have plenty i oning was, right and turned in j tario, where the Incoming tour- sharp clash in the next congresc.
mination to give Klamath Falls was “ The Chamber of Commerce
of ability, and ,(^Jn nicely in the i for the evening without givin g: ists can be met and, if interested. over tax revisions for the cour •
of the present frudt and produce, for plenty of basket? tonight.
1 a whoop whether the reception ’ directed to the various points of try, which is expected to spjit the
a moral cleansing.
as a Community Proposition/’ association? Following thia there
“
Butterfield, who has been high team play.
committee was out to meet them ! interest which might result in republican majority into two di< •
This was assured today when Mills described the chamber as
The tussle will be started to
were rumors that another asso point man in most of the games
or not.
getting them to locate. Quality, tinct groups waa made virtuall '
local ministers, without except the clearing house for community
ciation would be organized, but. this year, appears as steady as night at 8:15. A good prelimin
The
flock
was
not
large,
mere-;
m t quantity, is sought, he ex- certain this morning, as the re
ion, announced themselves as be booster and development spirit.
it is said, those who were figur ever, and the Medford gang will ary game has been arranged, ly the vanguard of more to fo!- plained, for settler? with a little
ing strongly In favor of the much- George Briscoe, president'of the
sult of President Coolidge flatly
ing on the new project realised have to watch him pretty close- starting at 7:30.
low. As correctly as can be learn- money ir e needed, rather than advocating the repealing of the
needed moral and social awaken local chamber took part In the
when they carefully surveyed the
ed the white pelicans who come to “those people who want to go to federal inheritance taxes.
ing and pledged themselves to discussion, declaring tha,t every
SCHOOL
Famous Ship Builder’s
field that the production in the
Klamath Falls for their northern work.
aid wherever and whenever pos member of the club should be an
Representative Green, chairman
MEASURE KILLED
Ashland
territory
would
not
just
The irrigated portions of South-jo f the way8 and means commlt.
visit
fly from the Gulf of Mexico
-
|
Home
Razed
by
Fire
sible to make this a better place active member of the chamber.
ify another company.
' SALEM, Feb. 20. — Senator,
northward. Great swarms of ern Oregon are to get consider-! tee today voiced h,g 8trong d|Rap
to live.
The club will send out cards to
Garland's
pet
measure,
providing
them are to be found during the able attention this year, Mr. Fos- j>rOval of the plan advocated by
The fight for an honest enforce- be used by residents, warning]
for
the
creation
of
a
commission
winter
months on the Mexican ter states. Last year 600 settlers the President.
1 ment of the laws and a cleaner peddlers to keep out of town, it
MAN EXECUTED
BRISTOL, R. I., Feb. 20. —
to
select'
certain
passages
from
-city has just begun, and with the was decided, by the members.
Lack of water facilities doomed coast. Ungainly in. appearance and ; were brought to Oregon and this
The proposal made by President
the
bible,
to
be
read
in
the
public
churches now ready to line up
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb 20-
the old Herfeshoff homestead, awkward as they appear the year a much greater number are Coolidge was for the federal gov
Carl Loveland Jr., Tuml?hed
their forces for a determined and the music for the meeting. The Just as the sun peeped over the schools of the state, was yesterday birthplace of the famou? ship pelicans are said to cover a? much ; expected. The irrigated lands ln ernment to get out of the inherit
lasting clean-up, the mayor and little fellow sang “Why did I Wassatch mountains today, Hen painlessly put to death in the builders at Point Pleasant, Pop- mileage in a day’s flight as anvj this part of the Btate are to come ance tax field, leaving the levy
chief of police are assured qf vic Kiss that Girl’’ and “Oregon”, ry Hett wag put to death by a fir house by tbe committee op health pasquash, Bristol, to destruction feathered animal. They fly high in for their full share of these, ing of this tax to the states, and
in the air.
The Ashland office will be opened the plan will probably ba in
tory in spite of any temporary the latter composed by his father. ing squad for killing a police ser and public morals, which recom by fire.
mended
that
the
bill
not
pa3B.
This Is an extremely early date as soon as there are enough tour- cluded in the Coolidge - Mellon
obstacles a reluctant council He received a real hand for his geant in Pierce on November 23A
Valuable antique furniture on
The
recommendation
was
adopt
,
for
the appearance of pelicans as ists passing through who show plan which will be presented to
might throw across their path. efforts.
11922.
the first floor was saved.
ed without deliberation.
far north as Klamath Falls.
an interest in locating here.
the slxty-ointh Congress.
MRS. PAGE IS
FIGHTING FOR
CAR OWNERSHIP
OIL STATION
R O BBER S ARE
GIVEN TERMS,:
FIRST GAME OF BIG HOOP
SERIES ON THIS EVENING
D ISC U SSIO N S
FEATURED AT
Spring Hath Come,’
Churches to Start
, Cleanup of City
at Klamath Falls
New Association
Development Here
Is Called Rumor
OPEN GATEWAY
SYSTEM TO BE
USED BY FOSTER
Pelicans A r r i v e
at Klamath Falls
President Favors
Congress Repeal
Inheritance Tax
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