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VOL. XVIII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 15. 1924
Hermiston High School
Commencement Week
CLASS MOTTO
TUNIOB FROM IS BIG
HIGH SCHOOL EVENT
Events Honors Graduating Class of
1924. Excellent Music and
Elaborate Decorations
MISSING AIRMEN
W A L U O SAFETY
In a summery setting ot floral de Plane Crashes Into Mountain
corations and greenery, the annual
Peak Shortly After Leav
Senior-Junior Prom of the Hermis-
ing Chignik.
* ton high school, which" was held
Saturday evening, proved to be a
Cordova, Alaska. — Major Frederick
signal success. The Senior colors,
green and white, were faithfully car-
Martin and Staff Sergeant Alva L.
rled out in the decorative scheme, Harvey, round-the-world flyers, miss-
whleh transformed the Hermiston
•*»«• Aprtl 30- when th®7 Ieft
hotel ball room Into a bower of bloe- Ch‘«ntk. Alaska, for Dutch Harbor,
soma and leaves.
ln tbe seaplane Seattle, walked Into
The event honored the graduating Port MoUer’ 100 mile8 west oi Ch*8'
class of 1924 members of which are B,k’ Saturday nl«ht- ^cording to a
Ellyn Ely. Bessie Hammer. Claude W
J reIesa m ,8“ ge T ’*."?, . ? ,rO“
Haddox, Herbert Haneline. Vivian tha*„ pO,nt T,a St Pa“‘ *8l8“d; „„
. . . . .
a. zu
a ww
The two men were in good hea’th,
.
° ra ° fc8
V6r
8r" thou<h exhausted, and reported that
ker. Madge Quick. Claude Smith. thelr pUne hgd been wrecked M
Ernest Addleman. Gladys Ware. Law- bour gnd g ha,( after they ha„ ,gft
rence Winslow, Gladys Whitsett. Ar. chlgnlk> when_ thelr vlsJon obgcured
loulne Robinson. Marie Pelmulder. by a fog_ tbe plane had crashed head-
Irma Buchner, Inez Hunt, Georgia on Into a mountain peak. Both Major
Reeder. Gladys Skinner and Arthur Martin and Sergeant Harvey escaped
Ruhner.
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unhurt from the wrecked plane.
The evening was spent In dancing,
They rescued a few of their records
for which music was furnished by and food rations from the debris and
Fletcher’s orchestra of Pendleton, started on a long tramp down the
and cards. A graceful feature dance mountainside toward the north Pacific
by Misses Lenore and. Alice Dyer ocean shoreline,
entertained the guests, and at the
After many hardships they finally
punch bowl refreshments were serv- reached a trapper’s cabin, situated on
ed by two little misses, Ruth Bensel the southern tip of Port Moller |ay,
and Grace Jackson who were dress- wbere they obtained food and a wkrm
ed in quaint Chinese costumes. Place to sleep. They were utterly ex-
About fifty guests were present hau8ed frora the seven-day tramp un-
Patrons and patronesses for the af der severe WRatber conditions and
fair were Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jack- they reated three dayS
tbe Cabln’
j son, Mr, and Mrs. L. C. Dyer, Mr. Saturday the flyers, feeling refresh
ed ln mind and body, walked to the
! and Mrs. Arnold Gralapp, Mrs Aug_
beach and were able to flash the first
ust F. Beisse, Mrs. George E. Briggs
message of their safety to the world
and Mrs. H. Loudermilk.
early Sunday after being reported
The Junior class acted as hosts.
missing ten days.
HERMISTON WOMAM
DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Robert B. McLane, a Resident
of the Hermiston Country
for Several Y ean
No. 36
FREIGHT RELIEF FOR OREGON NEWS ITEMS
FARMERSJS ORDERED OF SPECIALINTEREST
Interstate Commerce Commis Brief Resume of Happenings of
Mrs. R. B. McLane died suddenly sion Directed to Adjust Rates
the Week Collected for
"Excslslor"
at her home In this city Tuesday
Our Readers.
to Relieve Depression.
evening. Mrs. McLane was born
Class Colors:
Class Flower:
in Missouri in 1867 and came to
Green and White
Snowball
Oregon settling In Coos county in
Sweet Home has begun plans for Its
Washington, D. C. — Urged by the
J88’ - In 1883 8be was married to farm bloc, a Joint resolution was adopt- Fourth of July celebration.
J. F. Sneed and four children were ed by the senate directing the Inter- ' The Coos county high school field
born to this union, James T. Sneed, state commerce commission to ad and track meet was held at Myrtle
CLASS SOLL:
Mrs. Alice Mitchell, Ivan L. Sneed Just freight rates to relieve depres Point Saturday.
and Mrs. Mary E. Garden. She was sion In any basic Industry, particularly
A convention of Oddfellow lodges
Irma Buchner
later united ln arriage to Robert agriculture. It was adopted with vlr- of Tillamook county was held in Till
Marie Pelmulder
McLane
and
they
removed
to
Hermls-
tually
no
debate.
Senator
King,
demo-
amook city Saturday.
Ellen Ely
Madge Quick
ton ln 1917, settling on a ranch ln crat- Utah, alone questioning the wis-
Disabled war veterans from all sec
Claude Haddox
Georgia Reeder
Columbia district. After a short dom of tbe Policy.
tions of the state gathered in Salem
residence there they removed to
Farm relief legislation is an out-
Bessie Hammer
Arlouine Robinson
for their annual convention.
this city, residing here since.
standing issuo in congress with tho
Herbert Haneline
Gladys Skinner
The Tomato Growers' association
The funeral was held Thursday iarm bloc 8,andin8 against an ad
afternoon at 3:30 conducted by Rev J ournm,‘n‘ ““til 8<>me measure is en set out about 150,000 plants at Free
Inez Hunt
Claude Smith
Young of the M. E. church and In aCted to ald a8ric“>ture. The first water during the last week.
Vivian Nation
Gladys Ware
Injured while at work on the post
terment was made in Hermiston cem- ¿B t W“ i
made on the Mt’Nary-
etery.
Haugen bill, which will come to a road near Bridgeport by a rolling log,
Horatio Ogden
Gladys Whitsett
_____________
test soon. If this measure falls the M. Orsnic died in a Baker hospital.
Evert Parker
Lawrence Winslow
EVANGELIST DRAWS
bloc *8 prepared to champion the
District wardens and Inspectors of
Norris-Sinclair bill, while the Curtis- the state board of forestry will gather
LARGE CROWDS Aswell bill is in the offing and may
in Salem May 19 for a two-days' con
receive attention, although it has not ference.
Rev. M. E. Lewis Gives Interesting been reported by the senate agricul-
Eugene Masons will erect a new
CLASS OFFICERS I
Talk Saturday Night at the
ture committee.
temple at an estimated cost of 8115.000
Auditorium
The rate adjusting resolution was
if successful in raising 850,000 by the
Lawrence Winslow......................
President
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introduced by Senator Smith, demo- sale of bonds.
Rev. M. E. Lewis, who is known crat- South Carolina, chairman of the
Evert Parker ..........................................Vice-President
The 24th annual district convention
as the locomotive engelneer evangel- interstate commerce committee, and
of the Woodmen of the World waa
Madge Quick .................................Secretary-Treasurer
1st, spoke to a large^nd appreciative was 8Upported b7 Senator Cummlns-
held at Astoria with more than 200
audience last Sunday night at the | republtcan- Iowa, who explained the
delegates present.
Hermiston auditorium where the purpo8e of the resolution was to give
Bids for laying more than 10,000
Free Methodists are holding a camp the support of congress to the inter-
, state commerce commission to use the square yards of pavement within the
PROGRAM
meetlng.
limits of Oregpn City were let by the
Thor»
am some men who by their
. ’ authority now vested in It.
There are
Saturday, May 17
Definite decision to have the house city commissioners.
talk can grip and hold you hard like
consider the McNary-Haugen farm re
Since the first of the year build
Class Play, "Come Out of the Kitchen”
a spell. Such a man Is M. E. Lewis.
IT -
C O O IU U U
U U f c l C B B YV
IIP
lief bill at this O session
of l L congress
was
ing permits have been issued at Salem
High School Auditorium— 8:00 P. M.
th Vi i th *t ” eV° ry ay lansuage, reached Saturday, by republican lead- for 101 new homes. The permits show
tne kind that appeals to the average ers
the average cost to be 83600.
audience. You can understand the
The McNary-Haugen bill would
Mrs. Elizabeth Eliza Hawley, mother
points that he is trying to bring out | create a 8200.000,000 export corpora
Sunday, May 18, Methodist Church
of the late C. L. Hawley, state dairy
♦
EXPERIMENT STATION
tor he usee illustrations from hls , tion to buy farm products at a ratio
and food commissioner, died at her
Baccalaureate Sermon.................... ......... Rev. Young
♦
NOTES
«
own life and experiences to drive price derived from the average price home in Portland -at the age of 82.
i ♦
(By H. K. Dean)
♦
8:00 P. M.
them home to his listeners.
existing during the period from 1905-
Frank Donley, 40, a resident of
Last Sunday night the subject of 1914.
Dixonville,
in Douglas county, died
Paris.—Returns compiled at official his address was "Pulling Into the
of injuries sustained when his team
Coorado
Potato
Beetles
i
headquarters
show
that
France
in
Bun-
Grand
Central
Station.’’
For
eight,
Monday, May 19, Class Night
ran away while he was loading wood.
Potato beetles are becoming more day’s elections decided on a conslder- een years l,e was a railroad man and
High School Auditorium— 8:00 P. M.
Junior and senior classes ln life
prevalent each year and are already able change ln domestic policies and a good many of them spent as a
saving are being conducted success
so common that they must be con- on Important modifications ln the locomotive engineer.
fully at the Baker natatorium by the
sidered If profitable yields are to be ! method of handling her foreign affairs,
The address Sunday night was
Baker chapter of the American Red
secured. The adult females which
Premier Poincare’s majority ln the well received and considerable In
Thursday, May 20, Commencement Exercises
t Cross.
winter over In the ground are now chamber of deputies was swept away terest is being displayed In the meet
Washington, D. C.—The senate, by
High School Auditorium— 8:00 P. M.
At a recent meetlhg of the Silver-
active and are beginning to
lay ,n a violent swing of the political ings.
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a margin of one vote, refused to over
eggs. The eggs hatch In a week Pendulum toward the left and the
ride the executive veto of the Bursum ton school board a resolution was
Program:
Into s’ugs which do moet of» the 1 bIoc national, which formed the nu- YOUNG PULLETS SHOULD
pension bill, which the treasury de passed which makes it impossible for
damage during their two or three ! c,oua of tbat majority, was reduced
clared would require the outlay of married women to teach in the SHver-
Invocation .................................................. Rev. Young
HAVE PLENTY FREE RANGE
158,000,000 next year and of 8415,000,- ton schools.
weeks of exlstpnre. The larva pu- I to 8eco,ld rank ,n the party *roup8
Piano Solo .................................. Margaret Waterman
Feed and flour were heavy faetors
pate for approximately 2 weeks and 1 Premler Poincare and his recently
000 for the first ten years.
H. E. Cosby, Extension Socialist of
Salutatory ......................................... Marte Pelmulder
Senator Bursum, republican. New In the April freight movement from
then become adults so that the en reorganised ministry will step from
0. A. C. Calls Attention to This
Mexico, author of the measure, rein I the Port of Astoria terminals, with
Duet .................. .Anita Paulsen, Marjorie Pelmulder
tire cycle requires five or elr power June 4.
The premier Interpreted the ma
troduced
it almost at once with im- 1887 tons of feed and 42,984 barrels of
weeks
and
It
is
probable
that
we
Address ........................................................... Rev. Clark
Jorlty given to the parties of the left
H.
E.
Cosby,
Extension
Poultry
P°rtant
modifications.
Among theso flour being shipped.
have 2 and possibly three genera
Soprano Solo................ i............................. Miss Compton
In Sunday’s parliamentary elections as Specialist O. A. C., calls attention to were a reductlon of 812 a mouth from
An emergency hospital at McCredle
tions ln a year. The damage may
a repudiation of his government and
Valedictory ..............................................Madge Quick
be greatly decreased by spraying forthwith decided to resign. His de the necessity of giving young pullets the baae ponslon wb,ch was provided springs to care for injury cases of all
Presentation Eighth Grade Diplomas....Mr. Bensel
early to get the over-wintering adult cision was ratified at the council of plenty of free range. If they cannot ln the orIKinal bllb bringing the rate employes on the Southern Pacific Na
Presentation of H. S. Diplomas..................... Mr. Day
before they lay eggs. Two or three ministers held Tuesday in the palace be turned loose ln the whole orchard t0 ,S0 for v<’teran1P of aI> wars- exc,,pt tron cut-off work Is being establish
then a good big lot of it should be the world war’ and an aT',ra• ,, rfiduc ed by the Eugeno hospital.
sprayings will ordinarily suffice for of the Elysee ____
"Lovely Night” from '"Tales of Hoffman"........
under the chalrman-
Lincoln and Lane counties will enter
fenced off for the use o fthe pul tion of 85 a month In the rate proposed
the
spring
generation
and
about
the
j
ship
of
President
Millerand.
......................................................Girls’ Gleo Club
for widows ot veterans.
judging
teams in the contests to be
lets.
If
there
Is
a
good
cover
crop
same number for the second gen -1
_________________
Voting 53 to 28, on the motion to held in connection with the Jersey
In this range it will make it more
eratton. Arsenate of lead at the
override the presidential veto tho sen Chautauqua, to be held at the state
rate of 1 pound of powder to 25 gal W. J. BURNS QUITS POST valuable. Mr. Cosby states:
ate broke away from all recognizable fair grounds at Salem, May 28 and 29.
"If . pullets
are forced to live on party divisions. 32 republicans and two
,
RUTH AKERS CANDIDATE lons of water Is the most effective Department’s ln v * tig a tlo n Head Fol
William Grounds, W. Claude Mo
spray to use. For small gardens,
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618
pu,,ets have been fai-mer-labor members Joining with 19 tion and J. Robert Thacker, members
lows
Daugherty.
FOR STUDENT SECRETARY two-thirds of an ounce, or ten level
raised
many
times
before,
trouble
democrats
to
re-enact
the
bill,
while
. . .
| Washington, D. C. — William J.
of the New Zealand Dairy Products
teaspoonfuls of the powder to one Burng whose activities have been a may result. Soil contamination is jg democrats and 12 republicans voted
board, visited Portland In the course
The Wasco News-Enterprise gallon of water Is used.
storm center ln several senate investi the real enemy of Intensified poul- to sustain the veto.
of a tour of the United States and
try
keeping.
Perhaps
the
pullets
:
,
gations, has resigned as chief of the
Europe.
has the following to say concern
Community Club Meeting
Justice department’s bureau of Investi will get by Just another year on the
James Robert Horning, who ing Ruth Akers an ex-Hermiston
Portland, through Its chamber of
FUNERAL
IN
WHITE
HOUSE
same brooder yard soil— perhaps
The Community club will meet at gation.
commerce, will take no action on the
until last December was a resi
they
will
not.
Selected for the post three years
high school girl. “Miss Ruth the library May 20 at 3 o’clock.
East Room to Be Used for Services question whether Washington’s prin
dent of this city, passed away
What Is a brooder house? A
for Mrs. W ork.
Akers, of this city, has been There will be two interesting papers ago by Attorney-General Daugherty,
cipal mountain should be called Rain
I«ay 7, at the home of his daugh
— “Taxes” by Mrs. F. P. Adams and the world-famous détective has borne brooder house Is only a place to
ier or Tacoma, it waa decided by the
Washington,
D.
C.—Funeral
services
nominated
for
the
position
of
ter, Mrs. C. C. Vincent, at Mos
"American Sculptors” by Mrs. R. G. the brunt of much sf the criticism brood chicks ln until they are roost_
of the associated Gale. ,A11 women on the project are leveled at the administration *bf the ing and no longe rneed brooder stove ln the east room of the White House board of directors.
cow, Idaho. The funeral was secretary
were held Monday afternoon for Mrs.
Oregon leads all other states In this
held in that city last Friday student body at the University Invited.
chief he now follows into retirement. heat. A brooder house certainly Is Hubert Work, wife of the secretary
corps area ln point of relative strength
afternoon from the Baptist of Oregon. The students will
not
a
place
for
pullets
to
live
In
The Clean-up Day was the moet
of the Interior, who died suddenly of of its national guard, according to a
church.
and run over the same brooder yard heart trouble while on an auto ride report received from headquarters,
Alberta Province Goes W et.
vote on Miss Akers and one successful one yet undertaken ln
He was born of a pioneer other candidate for the position Hermiston. An unbelievable amount
here.
Calgary.—After eight years of al until they mature.
ninth corps area, San Francisco, by
Use of the executive mansion, Geurge A. White, adjutant-general.
family in Benton county, Ore- at the regular student bodyi of trash was hauled away. Now It coholic dryness, the province of Al When the pullets are old enough
is Incumbent upon us to make every berta woke up wet Monday. Last No to go without artificial heat they which, In the past, has rarely been
gon, December 4, 1854, the election.
Twenty-seven thousand gallons ot
day
a clean-up day and help our vember the voters of the province de should be taken out of the brooder the scene of final obsequies over any
third of a family of eleven chil
Because of Miss Akers prom town to gain the reputation of being . elded to substitute government sale yard and moved out on free range but presidents and members of their illicit whisky and mash were seized
and destroyed during the year 1923
dren, nine of whom survive. inence on the Oregon campus,
immediate families, was tendered to by tbe force of deputies working under
the neatest, most attracive looking of liquor for prohibition, which was ln movable range houses.
Very early in life he moved to she has an excellent chance to one ln this part of the state.
decreed by the people In 1915, and be-
There Is a lot of fresh air "out Secretary Work by President Coolidge Sheriff Hurlburt of Multnomah coun
Lake county where he engaged win the nomination. Miss Akers
Mrs. Christian had the honor of came effective the following year. The side” of many brooder houses in Ore becanse Secretary Work lives at a ty and 87 illicit stills were also seized.
in farming and stock raising, is one of the most prominent winning the prise for the best work act adopted In November was pro gon today. Many culls and much hotel, where it would be difficult for
Thomas Lee, working temporarily
disease are produced by leaving the the funeral to be held.
which he followed for more than young musicians in the state and done on cleanup d8jr A »««aMfui claimed to be effective Monday.
for the Coos Bay Lumber company in
pullets too long in stuffy brooder
North Bead, in place ot his brother,
30 years. In 1909 the family most certainly the best known tree will be planted ln her yard as
Exclusion Delay Again la Sought.
wbo wa8 m nie( death when he fell
Methodists Adm it Woman as Pastors. houses, when they should be out on
moved to Portland, where he woman- musican on the campus. ’ the reward.
Washington, D. C.— Further steps i against a saw. Hls heart waa severed
Springfield, Mass. — Ordination of free range. Fresh air isn’t put up
engaged in the real estate busi She has been active in many:
women as local pastors in the Metho In "pill’’ form as yet for poultry- were taken by the administration Wed and most of hls left side wax cot
LIBRARY NOTICE
ness.
student undertakings, and has! Beginning Wednesday. May 21, dist ministry was approved by the men to buy. This Is about the only nn8da7 to obta‘»» Postponement of Jap away.
ln 1882 Mr. Horning married prove” herself to be of the type; the Library hours will be from 1 to Methrdlat Episcopal general confer dope that Isn’t being advertised to an,'8P exclusion
Northwestern fruit shipping con
With the immigration hill embody cerns have telegraphed a protest
Elizabeth Owsley, daughter of ofOrecon student well qualified 5 p M • a" WPek day" except satur- ence here by a decisive majority, help the poultrymen out of trouble.
the e,trIu,'lon proyl,,lon pfin'“ n* *°r 1 against propoeed action of the" bi>nrd
Dr. W. B. Owsley, also an early to fill the office for which she d’ y> wh,n the7 **“ be 3 ‘° 6 and 7 Their admission to the Itinerary and | that In most c^ses he has produced ln*
to membership in the annual confer himself by not following a definite final action In the house, President of tariff appraisers to lower the duty
pioneer of Oregon. Early in life has been nominated. The secre- to * 80 P’ M-
Coolidge called into conference at I he on pitted and seeded cherries, pack
ence was almost unanimously defeat system of management.
Mr. Homing united with the
White House Secretary Hughes and ed in brine, from 5% to 2 cents a
ed.
of theasaociatedatudent
^^0«
the ranking house leaders of both pound.
Baptist church and lived a con body .« the moet honored poei-
Tb, Chrlgtlan
are
Methodist Episcopal Church
parties.
sistent Christian life. He leaves tion a woman can attain in Uni- held in rooms next to the Auditorium Mellon Recommends Veto ef Bonus
The annual track and field meet of
Sabbath school at 10 o’clock.
The president Is understood to have
D. C. — The soldiers'
betides his widow fourdhildren, versity student affairs, and Miss every Sunday at 11 od ock . Sunday Washington.
the
high schools of southern Oregon
Worship
at
11.
Baccalaureate
nd.
>
„
MBted
again
the
administration’s
blll wgg rwurned to tbe Wblte
Mrs C. C. Vincent of Moscow; Akers friends feel that she ¡s echoot at 10:15. All are cordially Hoage by Secretary of the Treasury ! dress Special music; Mrs. Kath-
that Japanese exclusion should was held at the Jackson county fair
Robert of Hermiston; Keith of entitled to this distinction. Miss ,BT,ted to attend. Wednesday eve- Mellon with the recommendation that
8",‘’rt-Cur«m will , l n , Mr. W be postponed until diplomatic negotia grounds at Medford with track teams
representing Roseburg. Grants Past,
It
be
vetoed
by
Prealdent
C
oolidge.
L
Ham,n
wH g,ve "
tions may be conducted with Japan.
Eureka, Utah, and Fred of Val Akera is a junior in the school of n,D,f meet,B« ,,rBt Wednesday each
i Klamath Falls, Ashland and Medford
Mellon’s
position
was
that
U
i
redne
°
”
r
church
’
C,M’
J
S""d
,y
I
month.
ley Ford, Washington.
music.
evening and we will worship with Lodge Proposes New World Court. contesting.
tion would be Impossible this year if
Death followed
an illness
Appointment by the governor of a
our brethren of the Free Methodist
the bonus blll becomes a law.
Washington. D. C. — A substitute non political committee to Investigate
which covered a period of sev
church.
Weekly
prayer
end
Bible
Closinf
at C o lu ta
.
for the Harding world court plun w»i and determine upon some plan look
eral years.
Congress May Q uit June 7 for Summor. study clam Thursday at 7:41. Henry lntro(, 0(.M ln , he senate by Senator ing to the reorganization of the stats
Lodge, chairman of the foreign rela-
Washington. D. C.—An agreement Young, Minister.
Tho Columbia school held their
i government on a more efficient busts,
——
—
—
—
tiens
committee. It authorises Presl- was the suggestion contained In a
waa
reached
by
republican
and
demo
HERMISTON DROPS GAME closing exercises on Wednesday vev.
Baptist
Chnrch
dent
Coolidge
to
cull
a
world
confer
eratic house leaders at a conference
letter written by Joseph N. Teal of
■Ing. May 14. at ( o'clock. Tho
TO UMATILLA
Will suspend their preachlag ser. emu at The Hague to ’organize an Portland, which was received at the
Wednesday with TveaMnut Coolidge to
program consisted of song*, drills
W
L
P et work for adjournment of
M i vices Sunday morning and evening international court of Jdbtlce entirely '.executive offices In Salem.
Hermiston dropped the game end a short play. Thursday morn 1’ '- i i..' ,T .J, 1,
to worship at the Methodist chur>h di. en nt from ths league of Natlous.
00 Jane 7.
5
0
to Umatilla Suuday by a score of ing tho school went to tho reser Umatilla
I at 11 A. M., Baccalaureate service,
' ’’ —
—
2
3
60
2 to 4. Urn ttilla plays here next voir for an outtxgL Refreshments. Herrn is ton
Be gentle with the defeatod man.
hour
tonight up
Io*
dsy>
*o<l
in
the
evening
at
the
Auditor,!
Stages
every
Stanfield
2
3
40
Including Ice
Sunday.
:Hs wife will say enough.
hack?
,um-
Creek.
tt
8 POINCARE LOSES IN
FRENCH ELECTIONS
SENATE UPHOLDS
PENSION VETO
J. R. HORNING LAID TO
REST AT MOSCOW
STANDING OF TEAMSIN
THE IRRIGATION LEA6UE
Echo
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