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o WF.rFOT?T MATT, TRTTVTXF. MFPFfrtD, OUFCiOV. ST'VDAV. OfTOP.r.R 11. paok fjvn TT Ram blinds of a Foot Creckcr of t-oursf you -ny, "imomiuiIo. Uoii'i liuvu mi l-' jnt I am wru ItilT uiuuiig the I'ij- tree uf tho lUB :U;itc of L'alinmi. ami if you hul Men the lti; uiu' that niiuu into iny lent 1 1 1 utlu-i- luot you w.uhl have tbvucht he iua only bad a t.iil hill Ibal it wan a lurk ' rd tail mu that lu uUu ha. I htii n.s and hoofs. ln't sy. "T d'-n't built ve it." when a tulifurnian it'll you uny- tllilllC. It liluhnhly Is irue if lilt' speaker i heth intelligent auU honest, and hnie of them are one, or maybe both. They will uysuro you that all thu sluti's Oil the Atlantic eons', from Aluine to Virginia run be pin into (.'uliloriru, and ill thete would he riium enough left to put in Texas too if Texan wasn't so pe.-l;y big It wouldn't because California is too Miiall. Tlu'ii ihey U'U about their hhjM mount iilns, Whitney. Lu.s.tii and Shasta, the highest peaks in the I'nited StuU-.s why, they reach up among the stars when the stars (jet 1 1 uiu tin;; aruuiid mute leeli lcssly. And the big trees, the highest Jn all Ihe world, they icarh clear up among the clouds when the clouds roll in from the otean right along uu the ground. A n J then there are the big fish they tateh here, some will say ay big us -lint pounds; others an; a little doubtful about the size he lug lUO poiuidij, but all are agreed that they have the biggest fiMi that were ever eaughi walking on diy land, sinkers, they call them. They come from the east. Keeently 1 have learned about making a big fuss and trying to ut'i him to refuse to drink the polsnil. enuld have gyiJen ollt of it. i, lily O In yy,in 1 lI lh'' wry b ast thing llial w as wrong. Spi he tried to eheer them up by telling what fzuini time lie was expet-tiiift! rt the next wnrlil, A nd wt n the sheriff i-ftine in with the heml.Mk lie drank it -'if just a.- if he liked it. Tlu-n 1 he.nd . s.iuiethim; . 1 buiked up. 'and there was I h.l mo .-quit u vuli at: around in my tent. 1 guess I'm not a philoso pher. I wished 1 wasn't there and uld Soe was in my place. itut 1 didn't scream. Yuut-e 1 couldn't. I ivajs Just scared stiff. I just lay and yvaiclu d him. Ili'd keep sailing around l-ump-ii.g the top of the tent as tlm he was trying to gel out. I Jut he didn't fool me one hit. 1 knew he -foil Id go out at the door where he got in. Wasn't the lantern burn ing? Couldn't he see tile dnor if he warned to'.' Uf course he could, lie was playing Willi me like a eat with 4i mouse. Kvery littb- while he would swoop down part way to me and I'd think, "Now he'll get ine." a,ml up he'il go and bump the top of the tent some more. Do you remember that siory ot Puvid Livingstone when the lion , took him by the shoulder and shook him like a dog shakes a rat-.' Then the hon lay down by . him licking his Jaws and seemed to be trying to decide where to take the first bite. It was the first mission- uiy lie had ever had, and he .seemed doubtful about the proper ei n,uet ie. Livingstone had no ' pain, strange as it seen is, and was pe,ncetiy conscious.. So he was wondering where the lion w ould decide was the juiciest spot to be gin. That's just the way 1 was won dering about the niosuito. When Jie got done tormenting me would ho eat me there in bed? Would he ke uu- hy the throat and carry 1 f.'h M.ni In v ii . i ..f ii I'ul'.in i;ili i-iilflt liuvu iliinciil' loiil luiU'.l -in t i;i ii-l:i i liiur Aiiii'rii';iii aUvyi'UK'1 -!:;,!'-- inl'i Sliani-h. i':i. ! Tin George Pcppcrdinc. left, prcsid.nl of tlc Western Auto iii:p;-'y Company, and Mat Baiter, general manager, arc shown inspecting out of tc new, improved Western Giant balloon ';-cs wl :ir' no, being sold At t lie local Western Auto store. I lie man" 'tied set.' lion how a the center traction tread, an outstanding lecture of tln nevt tir another big1 animal, the biggest f In all the world. In this section; uf ihi: Hlfile the animal is. tut Id lu lne to the 'top of one of th-se big trees'.' W ould he bore a hob- clear into my In-art and suck all my l'louri.sh In its finest glory around Los; Angeles, excellent speeiniciiu can even be found on the city h(u,i streets bulls t hey are called. lint they never boust of their big niosquitos. and us I um not a t'ahforuian. only u vuauir ner Would he leave anyt hhig for my poor wife to hold a funeral over '.' Or would lie liut t here's no use going furl her. ttottiloek ami lions! Shueks.' It tak I can tell the truth about it. and tjjr,,,-,, ;iM,,uito to do the job when i say this, is tlic talc of t"1' (nice. ' - biggest moiullo that I ever saw. J;ulf ,uM Ih.u ,,,11,, little niosiiuilo. or was it a big one and said gently. I'lil firmly, " If it was a big on- 1 thought I it is a little one." rould safely assume that I had had , hVK:iu :il ,.,. (l,n lM, ln an unusual experhmee and would ,, ,(l-f(i svt'inu: what was do. not have any more like it Hut if hl., ,,,.,) ;ilM ;,.,1 what ii that was only a littb- one for Tali- W;S flty j ,.,.,,.,( intend to foinia. how ei.tlld I hope to .-rape tH,Xl. f tliil 1- if a big one eame along. hnIl, In,lf,MllM ),;tl can I e.. et I kepi pondi rhig the question tliK -,, I1IV -r,.;it r Until the Vegetable peddlar stopped , ;INSUnM ,,!, "O, that kind ; near my tent, ami 1 prompHy went .,uiess, why we watch here for " hint. 1 1100 fellows, and when we find an "How long ha e you live, I in California "I w as born here." 7lo you know anyt hing about extra good specimen We capllll and luvak it for a lading horse you will nee that it fits in wth UIOSIUlt(i pened: iny wife awoki Willi one felt. the size 01 me stale ami us oui- K:itH.v sllt. lnuJi j ,H. situation, or atock. ete. saw my danger and that I was Hut when I say this was llu-; ,l0Wrl.iess to move. Springing from biggest mosquito that ever saw. ((u, jH.(1 hv ,..,1,1,1 nK. jI)ie w don't nshume that 1 am a novice Hiu, aWJlV.s keeps ready for night about mosquitoes. 1 huve lived m!,nii(irM, broiiglil that mosquito lu New .Jerwey, and Jersey mo.s-j u bff and dnq.ped him to the quitos are world-renowned. 1 ground. Insplrni by her example have also lived in Klamath Co., : my 1)(U.alysis vanished. 1 grabbed Oregon In lis irrigated section. ;l rIK, jumped onto the mosquito and if any one says that thos j IU1(, .Kilu tl tie his legs as fast as are a very mild and gentle breed. ctlU(. There seemed to be about he simply don't know. AVhy. Ihev fillv uf , i-m. but I finally got once ran uwuy with my hore. tm,,.,,, all lied light. Then I put -Well. 1 1 want to snow you s,.,- , ),,.inK the lent peg: V mi ea n i mac itie in nd w hat a joke I had 011 in;, - . scared. I drove lown oiue more, leinniieii to May ami see n 1 LKiici1 l uidn t go the t alilornian ou' California think so." one." I went and untied the mosquito threw it over my shoulder am staggered around lne tent in ine ),ei and il my hopes w ei peit.liar. 1 want 10 Know 11 tins ijed of catching an unusual! big one. KIM)t, M,ecini''ii I would use it i an airnlano. Why not".' lr. S, This stoi y is about a n a quito. It contains some fietio- aetuall . m w and pen . l1 14I 1 the Meld ,.t low -pi i- -i'! u.oulh. inti uilu-. i d t. Hire,- molllh ag-c s.:id M. M, t'oplan, manager 1 AS'Uor Co.. b-c il .le,,, 1 mi. 1 ess of thir. ear b.i passeil eVell the high ep of its executives when ill. tar ua: launched. '(ireeled by th A oo i 1. an publh Willi ;. ntliil-i .-in w :u it iinmcdi -ately caused lh" company to en large their produciivc i.niliti..; m an effort to meet Its demand, the liynmuth's rapidl.s gi ow inn bu -mg has necessitated further plain .1: ; a!!gcmeiils and . on iiiet ., blv en large 1 iien t of its ) rid net ion." A I '. I-ra.er. sa l- mi a a gi r 1 or ; ho i 'hrysler 1 ouip.in , a u ribttte. the pli. -iiomenal Mlceess the I'lym--oulh Is enjoying to fix e primal y M'li'iv These art- its di-tillctie .1 ppearance. large size, rctiiai ka Lie I'd i 01 n: nice c.i paeily. b. cu e with wliieh il is built timb r lis -company's tandardr.e. tin.iliiy piinciple, ami its eti-eim-l, mod. t p:ice, '"The riinouth differ m,.teri.il-' l froto other . ai s in (be low -price Held. It i the taigesl ear in that Held' IIS pel l-.ri.iall' e ril.,1, ;y i.v Midi that il 'p. rates s.noo'.hly at 1 mi y : peed up t,. its hum mum. which, with the road.-toi. is w.lt 11, . M't.fs of lit) miles an hour. h is :!ie onl car in l field eqtilpp.-d w U h llltci n. 1 1 expand lie; b d: .1 u lie 1 tour wheel brakes, w i(Ji lh. 11 c.01 quciK freedom 1 10 in dll t. dllst and Witter, 1; is completely tm-i--!ied in dolail including such fea tures as many draft prevention dc- x ic.s. Us engine is t hoi .h insu lated against (be 1 ia itsmission of '"'d ; hock-. r.mv.,1 by oligll f roads, and is standard c,iiipp.d wnh the 'Silver home' high com nrcssion principle, rw bit h combines, with high compression an ability' lo prod 11 ce it from an v grade of' gasoline. ' llher leal Ui eS new to the low - lieved I ' , ; " ' , " ,MM' '. ""I'ue t- ! 1,1 ""-'ii-' 1. siiiooi- pronto radia tor, arched windoxV .silhouette, air ; i;ij7 CH1-;V. COAC w uig lemiers. , ,.,,..), ,, 1...1 - 1,.,.. SmaM Wu'&t z'&fment Easy on Terms Jo Eeomicat Trtmporlmtimn 1 rtiiVi." 1 I Sic (hesf used cars today! You can get the car of your choice at an exceptionally low price and yon can buy it for a small first payment and on easy terms. These cars, carrvini; the red "O. K. That Counts" tag, provide you with a definite assurance of hon est value, dependability and satisfaction because they have been thoroughly checked by expert mechanics and reconditioned for thousands of miles of satisfactory service. Ciime in and make yotirselection today while stocks are complete. P A few of our exceptional Used Car values "with an OK that counts" We Trade, We Buy, We Sell lti.fiuishi.il I'.UT l'oltl) TOl ltlN'i; First tin.vi ' l!i:' l"OJtl KOADSTER Goc Will, ( I IKllil I II s Mil M OMilll ss, tiros inili'iii. Ni'v isr. . (Ml till' 'Hl' I1IMV. Pll.'llK" All ill lH'iii'i-l sijsfi.oti Mliapi1; new paint. lit A 'jiooil b $275.0 tin1 rlid of I hr ruin my stioul- '. sli'iil yuuil till nuirniiiK. l-ut whi'il I u i'lil- ni-M il:iy f ivns vitv nun:li ilisturlii-il liy a tiltstiun Hlilih Ii:. nut -! mi-: Wiik 1 Inn ti iillun llll'll Mini a few llilll'llCll tin- for ftr Chrysler - design l 7,1 ;" "Silver-Dome" Tiich-rompression pngine, ii::inp any grade gasoline. JpU' uniool hnc and quietnesc of opera tion at cvrry oprtxl. 1CU' was clusinir a Rim- ami thi'.v lit tlii-lii'il lilm .so wiviiKi'ly Unit l;,,.,. ail ihiiKi-il him nut uf lh ran away anil till' niu.sqlllloH i,u,t unj ,M ihr rupc In a I rue. with Mm. Anil I have llvinl in Alaska. Oil. luiy: talk alunit niw ililiUM 1 will li-ll yuil ahout oil'. uf llicnl. Mv lirutlicr l'slii' livi'U with um ilii-re in tin- villus;!' i.f liuinah uloiiK Uu ori-alli - l(o waM-.walkiim'i nloiiK tin. lunili wln'ii lu- saw a, miiMlllitu L-uiuln.u. He Miw that he eiiuliln't leaih the hnuse. What euuld lie llu. Me iw a 1.1k lr' kettle wliieh the Imlians hail heen iisIiik tu fry nut liiiiini; oil. lie inn tin- that, turned II ever, and diuked under It Just before the iiiosiiulto ill'iipped on it w.th a thump. "Ilii! I heat you to It. didn't I old buy." Kill lie laughed too nuun. -yn ominous .-.omul nid KUn. Iliivi' you ever wateheil liluelismtlh horlnir a hole thru u piece of Iron? That was tliei sound he heard. The uio.-Muilo was liorili!.- for hin. What shnuld' he du now. lie pieki d up a loek and waited. As soon as the auK"r lam: went the i'"iK- lliure ipli'li .loie:l' nuirer eiMid anil fast. Air;iln me lirother laughed: llu. llu! old iioy. what do you think of il now. Hut the mus'liiito wasn'nt done with hlin yet. i After lnaliinK sure that he had ilone (,-ood Joh mill tlm nmsiiullo eouliln't net loose, my brother! deeideil to bo to the house, for iny rifle. 1 had a I."' repentlliK I w'illi-lli-tlT. and he fiulll'e.l that Willi i few shots lie eollld kill l'1" lieust. So he lifted up one side of the kettle and elawliil out. 'Vlie kellle seemed In lift verv easily, fomi llow. and as he turned to make sure the mostilill uliln'l KOt nwav. what do you think lie Well that beast was flyini; liver the lull of Hie forest e.ll- lyliiR that keltle Willi him. While he slood wondiriliK un 1 ml ill II eame aloim and seelll'd to bo lookiUK for soniethini;. "Mr- do von know where mi line kettle is? It olmllt to rlulil here." Itelni: iKIIorilllt of the Indian ways he veiy lll noeenlly told the who)- story. Immediate the Indian demand" i eil that he pay for the kettle. Of ionise' he protested. Hut the In, il ih n vsuied him tli.it Unit "as tl'ielr way, mid if he didn't pav lie would (Jel Hie whole tl ibo at- i U'l llilll. There MCeniid to be no eseupe. and as he tinned uveh tlie money lie thought he hoard somethiim snicker lie looked up. und there un top of a trie was tin- mosiiuito MvlnBini; that kettle and laughing fit to kill. Now! Do you wonder that I was seared when that California mosquito sailed Into my tent I the bius-ust t ever saw? 1 will tell you about It. This pbue Is known to the I'ost office department as ,,Hel wood Park." At Sin ruiiiento. it is called ".state lied wood I'ark." lineally it is Kilierally known as ItlB ltasin." while the heailiiiiar ter.i within the park is officially known as "('iiivernor'M l'ami." In tills I.Ik state. In this tile park., with so many name", where the trees mow so tremendously but. , what eould be expected but that Mosquito. would B''ow biT too. . It couldn't lie otherwise. i Soon lifter I came here I ' lyinc In my tent one niKht un able to sleep. .o ! lit iry lamp and was readiliB. As it happened I was reading about the trial and death ot that old Greek philoso pher. Socrates. V"u remember h. friends were stnndni; around hitu ' is a little mosiiuito ni- lle was busy Willi a eusl'Huer just then, hut two ladies valliilni by heard my question, line of them M threw a (,'iame In lu inrei-iimi. ,,, lhl. ,.VI ,. ,,,.,, ,ul. and with ah expression on lu-r mcasun-.l ;!-! liiches. face whicli said. "O you poor boob. w.l. fAKI.l:. how iKUoi-ant you are" replied. Knin- Itiver. Hi "It's a little one." And lii'-y walk- . ed on without even lircakinn slep. Itu-ia Spares Itml I'll It Alio A'i -Amerii an aiel r i:urnpeiiu aulhiuiiies on tho oui- nloyiiieui of ili.sical disi uvi i i.-s. I i ml ml In the x-iuy and ulliavin . let ray. in th,. n, ..it,, nut ,,r dis , ist'f. will Ink,. ,,it 1 the third eliniial r.iimress mi l'hysi,.il Tlnr. "I'! lu re I letnber ,s- I :l. lien th . Aliieriellll t'olleue of I'liysl.-al 'I'hi iapi lias iis annual mtelinn. lili"sj,i In bi-iiii; nut the new- liC'T TY IMC ITIllli t'Ol l'i: W'ii wlleels. new uiiliolsterin; Ml per cent liros 1 at I cry li;n; huuipers front anil read '''I 11)21) fllKV. TOI'lilNtl- liefinlsli etl: niolur ruarauleeil. This car 1:1 one of the very latest lilji; models :".H).ii'l IIILTi t'UKV. t'OAt'll Dvei hauled refinished; worth the nionev asked $.'i;ia.no 1 19r roill) TOl'RIN'G Halloo; tires, now curtains. All In Rood shape -...$163.0 Uil I'DItD TOUnjNO r-Now palu WOI K ClinU'lO of several Kurds new ton; new tlrea; ovorlmnl anil CT eviuleis all in riiuiiini; ed .. - $135.0 shape, til-oil tires, tup and till-. isli. timid hiuitiiiK and tisliiim 1'JUI l-'OMO ROADSTER--ThlB ha ears. All under $75.00 . lots of miles In it $lS5.0l I suppose my -l.-li-l- must nave .l 1 is 1 1 1 il-i Mil let Kiissla 11 1 si - i 1 -11 1 i I j - il,,ii i,, .lilln ttlrneil pale I'm- when the potiillur li'lmrr tnlerales the '-spatlkiliK" "f In tin- t real tiieiit nf eiimi.r uiu! turned to me lie s.-elned quite syiu- i-liiltl nil. ivh.i may invoke the a! t ill i.-reu b.sis Willi tlx. lit. savim: palllelie. anil be took lime 10 l"ik of aiuhnrlt n-s ii parents insist ..11 and health ivlni,' hjiht ras hale the iiinsquiln over ea I efu 1 1 . Tlu-ii applying tin- 11. i. I'hisii-al plltti-h- ' 1 a'rali'-ed. I "u -1 1 1 -r u i Ii s he looked me squir.- ill III'- face ill Is link ' n ill. s.-lliii'ls. lional lueellliKK dealing Willi Hied- USED CAR LOT 8th at Bartlett-Phones 150 and 941 Pierce-Allen Motor Co., Inc. 112 So. Riverside Telephone 150 Dependability, Satisfaction and Honest Value nediialed Jlie new Snick is the new Stifle Value 9 in the field sa w ' up Carle. he be luirfnrnmtlrr liril - lianrv. f 1 a Il i Tt Z (jetaway.aslonishinc power and pickup with marked economy of ga.i and oil. '(( type riil)lor insii liil ion of rnginc, new-lypr invar-slrtil pis ions, nrw-lvpe cranktasc ventilator, rtr. AV'"'.v'"'Ih, h: ciraultr inlernal lirnUrx with moulded brake lining, divine in flan t and HfiienUrM stoppinK in any weal her. (H' slender-profile radiator, new IhiwI lype lamps, with beautiful rowl lamps and fowl bar, all rhromium plated. Voii' ridin? qualities from lone resilient sprinpsand hvdratilirshork nbsorlM-rs, front and real. t'W roominess in he. Imiu I ii w - h 11 11 1 seirtinK live adults .A i.,ii with surplus of roiiilorl. oit' richness oflnlerlor I a ppi """ 1 villi hinh-iirudc mohair for rlosed cuts and (jenuine leather. piakin irrain, for open models. A eir nrched ludow sil- Iw.nfite. new air- wiiiL' fenders, new i litirm inn lor i iillllilllili'-. t of low-priced sixes i i i' j Tlic greater value. afTorded by the new I)e Solo Six lias been instantly recognized and gener ously rewarded. Its heritage of Chrysler s land a rdized qu ali t y i n M..n,.m ,,mparv point of style, beauty ami comfort is appar ent at first glance and a ride reveals per formance abilities never before attained in six-cylinder ears of comparable price. tartan. tK; Rmiirr Kspmiof. ?; Slan Cnrhr. ft 13: Cup HiutneM. ! Cupr Hr l,ujn. t1S Snlan, .;,- Wnrl tlr l.njn, fir,;. All prir.rn J.o. It. I'rtrn t. 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