PAOT THREB À M P A N P PATLT e r a m n » Pierce Platform . ». - . « .« ' Nears OPENING ÀI CRATER LARE The Path« Exchange, Inc., of San Francisco and Seattle, has been Interested in film ing com­ ing spectacular news events in Southern Oregon, by The C alifor­ nia Oregon Power * Company. News reels w ill be made locally daring 1926, to be shown throughout the entire United States, as indicated in the fol­ lowing extracts from letters pave- lng between the .Copco offices and the Pgthe f ^change.' On February 23, The C alifor­ nia Oregon Power Company wrote the Pathe News at San Francisco as follows: “Southern Qregon w ill have a number of very attractive fea­ tures this year, which -trill be well worth photographing from a news value standpoint, and we are pleased, to Hat below gome of these eevnts: follows: . , ■ " I t was s greet pleasure to r e ­ ceive your le tte r explaining the coming spectacular news events la Oregon. W e are. certain they w ill make wonderful stories, as they ere real novelties, and I am, aura .we can do something big w ith them,— at least givo Southern Oregon a lot of pub­ licity. Mr. L. C. M utt of Seattle will take care of all new« events breaking' in tbs* territory. “Thanking you * for your trouble In tracing down these stories, we arò, ■ ■ , Very tyhly yours, P A T H S NEWS,” On March 17, Mr. H u tt of the Seattle office of Pathe Exchange advised the Copco office as fol- 16w*> “j Mane* 'received your W q r re la tiv i , Id ¿the' different stunts . “Ceremonies attending annual te take p laeejte the near future, opening of Crater Lake National and w ill certpfnly be’ please^ to these stun'fa J for Park w ill be held about June pbetograph Pathe Nekra.” . J n - 30. These ceremonies-are-highly interesting, showing the arrival The fa r reaching scope of of the “ advance guardf’ of the Pathe News films brings the thousands of tourists who an­ events pictured te the attention nually visit this scenic wonder, of countless thousands. I f this and w ill afford an opportunity activity is carried out as con­ to get some fine “shots” of the templated,, excellent publicity w ilt spectacular -scenery in and result for one of Ih la section’s around the Park during the sea­ most popular resorts and for son of bloom, of full waterfalls, Southern Oregon generally. — • and receding snowlines, while the W hen this event is staged , at. deep snow Is still on hand. A Crater Lake, it is also planned* trip to Medford to get pictures to have Copco cameramen pres­ of the Crater Lake Country wllj ent to take moving pictures of be well worth m aking.” this Interesting tàrtare. fdr show­ On March 4, Pathe News ac­ ing throughout the field of- Cop­ knowledged Copco's letter as co service. LOB ANGELES, March 23— ( U .F .) — The ancient apt) Ethio­ pian game of craps is the most popular of. gambling diversions in Lop Angeles, according to City Proseoutor Friedländer. ♦« , The prosecutor made a check ofi gambling violations, .which revealed a total of 1,473 arrests the past year in raids on dice contests. Lottery was next with 907 offenses, and draw poker third w ith 741 arrests. There were 24 arrests of