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Newspaper Page TextMe The Weather Talr tonieht and Thursday. Not Much chunge in temperature. DFOK Diily ttty -fuuitb itir. rtit Jl-titMh War. Dtt j A TaTTf W'W3'WW1 6TlkTTP3 Temperature Ljh Jwih lL -i,1! L. . w"- Uils liKH'iiliiK 44 mi J- , ..,.., ,. . MEDFORD. OK KG OS, WKDNKsDA V. SKl'TKM I'.KU' 1 1, lii-'i). ' ,. 1 uuay :unm. iniuiv By Arthur BfUbaae ! ,; 1110 Tfi Ain' As You Watch the World. lUtfl Y 1 1 1 jlll I Bears, Wait a While, j j "llU I U iWU t Russia Buys Factories. nrnnOITfinO (Copyright hy JLUig Feature tiymllcute, luc.) Several events interest you, as you lake care of your own corner of the world, and wnteh what Roes on elsewhere. A Rritish airplane fk-w at the rate of 308 miles an hour, add .in; "(1 miles an hour to the highest speed on record. That is progress. f- Australia's government in defeated, and will probably re sign because of an attempt to do away with government, arbi tration in labor disputes. At the same time Britain tries to establish arbitration to save, such fright fill losses to workers and emulovers as oe- arred in, the recent cotton strike. In Ninth Carolina, organized bodies o f m e n, scurryim: through the .state in automobile caravans, made raids upon un ion labor headquarters. They they were "hunting: for red sympathizers." Public sympa thy, there, is not with union la bor. If you are a bear', waiting for that "big smash in stocks" that is to make you rich, post pone your hopes awhile. Onr commerce department Kys everything is going admir ably. For the last quarter of this year, net earnings of cor porations will run 25 per cent .head of the same quarter in 102S. That means not a little Money, but BILLIONS. We do things on a big scale. With everything from lunch counters to steel mills incorpo rated, corporation earnings re fleet national prosperity. Russia's povernmrnt, in tin' hinpuawo of the late "T;i.l(" about "as crazy as a iox." bus bought lip two Anii-rioau fan tnrie.s, one for watelies, one for elocks, and will move them to Russia. .The blessing of the ' dollar Jateb" is to be bestowed upon the peasant and the proleta rian mechanic. This country may wonder whet tier it is pood to make temporary profit, sending ma chinery to other countries to be used with cheap labor, and cut down our exports. Shoo machinery sent from the Tnited Stales to the Ary.cn- (Continued on Pace Konr) n. . full.- ftl rainei sultn fer men. hut what I'm fully; ep-otlii nnyday ts IslngUiv drotes I' wotm-n. Veil lo renirmlHTtii' i hovr nmnr mlnrlrw you've ot corn In' to you fer supir. the ImnleM ' ililnx ! Ityln lo kivp Ijousc u' be u iNtudiu ? R AIITHnRI7Fn! ki M4YS 1 J. 1 ' T. ' ' A I I 35U VOU I i low .h?$g3bllft ba I jackal WkI I Vl I V Captured Bank President of Telluride Tells Motive for Bilking Gotham Banks- Assumes All Blame Glad! When Officers Appeared Wants Immediate Trial SEW CWSTbK, Wyo., Sept. 11. (.-') i'. IX Waggoner, president of the liank of Tvlluride, Colo., ai -i-.Htt-d lu-re in connection with the transact inn hy which he obtained tf.Oo.iiijo eivdlt from New York hanks on aui bonzed telegraphic irdtrs from kIx Dwiver hanks, said today he engineered the ileal in tlit- hope of protecting depositors uf his hank in Telluriue. "1 knew exactly what I was do ing," said WugKoner. "There Is no huh to htuine but myself. I was the. one who scut the fake tele grams nut of lenver to the six New York correspondent banks, and neither my wife, my family, nor any if ihe officials of the hank had any connection with the trans action. "The bottom had dropped out of things in Telluride and a desper ate move wa necessary. "At one time the honk had de posits of $1,750,000. Then condi tions in the town went from bad to wo rse. I wanted to get some money and put it in the Telluride hank .so that the banks' of New York couldn't possibly get it back." Nothing to Gain Wngponer Haul that he was thinking only of the creditors of hia bank when he planned the ij-annction, and that he knew he Im.l unihliiK to (,-iiin and everyiliinB ! ite sahl he had ' left Lincoln. Mice iQ ,"e Uir b,li,,"'' al :.h.. lr.st Friday, the dny after he . which the committee laid before 'had been wltl his wire. j the chiefs executive the protest I "Since then 1 Imve been drivint' against the doing away with tlou . ihrouirh .Vehraska. Minnesota, ble parking and making half-hour .North and Smith Dakota and V.'y-i parking limit zones instead of one oiuiiiK. he snld. "As a matter of fact I really was ratner Bind when tne oiticers ac- crstel me. I suppose thru J shall v.o to jail fc.r thf vest of ir.v life." Wjifcfmif' iO whk u'illinir tit j;i 10 New York if the ainhnrii-ies liiere waul him. "I will ask an immediate trial, he asserted. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. Acting t'hief Inspector Zimmer man of the poi office d pattment said today no authority had heeu fclwn the Denver post office or any po.st oifiee to intercept mail des tined for tin Telluride, Colo., hank in connection with the financial j i r;i usaetions of Its president, Waggoner. Zimmerman said that there was no evidence that the Telluride!' . 1 ... .... . ' fi hank had violated anv po,tal law 'J! 11 fr 1 u,ted J , if " ami that until such evidence was ! V . Jt"1" V? Vf1 V1"8. PVr" produced there was no authority dressed 10 it ' " Cnlorarln m.thnrlf le nn,! V..w Vork authorities are both seeking collateral which a New York hank mailed to the Telluride bank after obtained funds ,, i, ' Zimmerman wuh informed idnv;fulr trial ' any Change Was fay; that ail mail addressed to the Tel- I luride bank was being delivered the state bank examiner, wlirt ti.-j, WHO n. is been placed in charge of the insii tutlon. new administration building will be coiistiurifd at (.'rater like u;itiotial paik next season, accord-: ttig to word rercived here from l.t rk headquarters. The new struc t ure will co.-t appt'oxiinateSy $ 1 S,- Otlli. The picturesque style of arrhi-t-'eture which has been ndupted, for the park huildinKs will p fo- .1. SI. me will be used for the! e while loKs will probuiily com- the tinner nart. The native stune w;m used this season in the; construction of the cafeteria neve- ral ranger s cottages and general eonstructton work. The building will be located nl lake instead of Hover ninent t amp, present headquarter. and!T when comideied n tl nark of flies i will be moved to the rim. Offhes if the iiertnientent, clerks, i lib ra nter. and sei-reLiri-s will be ii the n w buildiiiK. Confirm Hooscrrlt. WASIIIN'iT'jN. .Sept. 1 1 . Py , The nomination of Theodore: lloot-evelt io be L'M-riior of -rtu i Kie'i ;,s eulo'inned today jV the MC Dill! niMP fl Ntf IU IIUMIUIIILLU iSSIirnniTrn i i.r1 izr n i ui i lu nuLi Ml UIf1ILI LrtlL Ur Mail ! Set New Record, 693,062 Pounds mi WASHINGTON. Sept. II." UP) The Air mail set1 a new record during August, carry-. 4 iriK aiiS,0t;2 pounds of mail, an ! increase of 59, foil pound over. 4 July. ' 4 I'ostmnRter-OIeneral Brown said today the dally average 4- for The month was l3.2tiK pounds t'ompiired to I'u.ouil v for July. 4 The chienBo-Snn Francisco route with 1 !!,:!$ f, was first. The New York-Chicago route with 1 0 3 . r. S 4 pounds, second, ' and the Salt Lake Oity-I-os A n k If s route with C 9 , Oo fi pounds wan third. IV v jtJ: J--,LjLj,t J? i Committee of Retail Mer chants Call On Executive to Protest Against New Traffic Ordinance Coun cil Will Consider Matter in Special Session Friday Eve. Following a conference this fore noon between Ihe committee of the Retail Merchant' nnsoelutiou and Mayor A. W. Pipes in the latter's hour onen, adopted by the associa tlun at its meeting last Monday night, me mayor announced that he would coll a h pec la I meeting meet hit: of the cltv council next Vriilnv niL'ht tit niwIHur lliu nuu. tinti. The members of the committee. .lohn fV Mmin I.olnn.t ltn.i.liv n,wl i R. K. Harh. made it nlaln that the . merchant and oilier bUHiueHK men ! .were unanimnu in their demand l 1 flint dniihlo mirl.-imr nn.l nnu.li.xir limil holies he restored. Business Suffers I They asserted that the new reg. ulHtioiiH Injure business generally In f..et will rirlva mitol. ) 1 1, 1 rQ(nn v,.. .i,,. Ai, t that the old Hystem of half-hour made In the htislnosB section and allowing the loading of purchases 0f BlipplIeB MllO OafU, (lOea not Cie ate an acute traffic hazard. rue discti.sBion between the corn- Imltteo aud mayor was a friendly I one. Mayor Pipes thought the new regulations ought to be given , , ...... I " I"IBRIUB 11 J ,ttm "mi "enner ; iiiinnen 11111 lie Illy CUIIIK llllieu, II! i o..,i.. . i. . . I H lO HUlVe Hie -TOIgeSieil I ...... ,. ... ... . .. : liailic prooieui IIJ Hie nilsmCHS (IIS- trlct. for the general good of Urn! greatest number, wanled to work anv i:i rilxliln nil t Ua mnn.hmiiu i lie pointed out that the traftic roblem down town hart become a I serious one and must be, remedied I in some way, and the proper hdIii ir'ii room oiny e rcucueu oy iry- j ing out various MiKgested remedial , changes. I He explained that (he city off)-j eta In had given many hours of dix- ; cussion and study to the traffic problem, and especially to the new ! ot d itta tice d ra w a n p by t he city j , iuuuiiih IIUIII1IBIU1I UIM1 p.isseu . lout 1 1 r n-1,1,-1. 1 1 i nun u tun utiij unii'ff'1 (tlln -ItW NnlnFrtnv II.. IaI.I S... 1 committee that the cotiucilmeii had I been urging for Home time past tnnt the douhle parking eliminatii fConlinued on Vouo Two) li-ocla nml ion, WfierejiH toiiMUTuw '"m,"'r hl' '".nn set ns Medford Iny at the .lack T w,n f--"nty fair and whereas ,hf" Medford Businessmen's ! nwition has already voted to !loSft esiahlishmentn for np-alf day. In-ginning at 1 "'flc'lc. I hereby prot!Mirn a hatf-hididny for the cltv of -""'oru. it is my urgent ''' that every citin of Medford w.ll avill them- iwlvfl of ihe opportunity of visiting the fair tomorrow, on th day st Qlde for them. t nnu t-e me Kreatet fair In v the history of J.ickon county A Mayor of fit W. Pf PEH. of Medford. MHMHHM a ni nnuinn !Aal IVIAiUK 10 RESCIND MO ROLE GREAT POWERS IN f.c-' is VJrri.i pira mot at Tha Haaue lor (in:il disposlllon ol aroj:U tai-io In forojiomid are prominent figurec: 1, ur. btresem.inn, Franco: 3, Ch,-.n:ollor Pliilio Snowden, Criat Uritaii, whose demandj ennuitics orcsipitated a cruis. PlPllirl OUIBSlOO PROGRESS! IS DROWNED FOREST FIRES FOR COAST ROAD; jSAYS CfnERjCURRHOUiYjCyTOlTjURVEY Report That Tracks Found Discounted Forest Too: i Dry to Give Evidence Is i Belief Search Is Con-J tinned By Posses. j IT. W. 'Conper, coroner, helirvcs I that Jhn Wright, missing fisherman, was drowned in tin, ragiiiK waters of the upper Hogtte rlv er a wek ago, and "places no.tlHnv wended Its way up the hills .stock" in the report of ihe utuh have h that tracks found in sv hriiHh m-ar where Wright was last seen. 1 Longer nam huh aiun noon that owllltf to the Under iliy '" oC tlltJ trt 1,1 ll"H lll,u' it woll(J bp impossible to track a; i-erfeneed In forest fire fighting, Me cites his own epe-)have been holding the ('lames to last week with the" first; a standstill. ,M,Ml- Heme if-earching parly of or 0 tnen.j (who hpenl two days on the scene. "I was unable to foilow t ue , I searchers by trucks, but was t lot ce(t to lolloW DIU.eH on trees. . It is impossible to tra-k a man.' I ne iiai K miu iwigs are aa uiy tliuliT n'W. I tried to Hack the I party, aiol ijouUI not." I Coroner Conger believes that the j tracks found by u mccoim! groups I of searchers were made by the : j first pose In their hunt last weck.j The official further declared. ' tliat "the new party is sincere, ; jjiiid hoiu-stly believe they found I Wright's track. They urn en- j tilled to their opinion and art on the ground, aud better able j j to draw conclusions than myself, j t Hut I believe that Wright was drowned." Prosneei s-.id , . ' over I be te enbone b s a I ternoon. , . ' , ... , . ! that tin sea re h for r i'h u as i . . under way. with 1.1 men heal-j((( K "M! 1 11 , n" M n,"K '""' i.tL-i. vnn ..o nun me " " "MM1 " ' ' ," ! brush and heavy timber, and that l It would be impossible to Havel ! I fotir or I'Ki' mlies wiihotii coniliu.'! to a road. The resort keeper Maid that If Wright was not drowned.! I ho finding of h,s body would be "by the nief-st chance," owing j to the roughne:iM of the terrain. The residents of the Prospect district, are divided on the fate ( that befell Wright. Some con -1 tend he was drowned. Others '"ai lie lie 0, , lnr. astnes", or w likened and da.ed. limlessly about the is wandering labyrinth. ' FRUIT FLY FIGHT WASHIXOTON. Sept. II. rp.-iirman Wood of the lunive up pro pr la t Ions cominitte mi id after a f.i M nl the White Mouse today that I'loi citrus ki 'n-rs "w ill have to make a much better show inn" before he would be willing to support an add it to mil X:'ti.auo.iMMi to ciny on the eiiinpiiiiMt of eradi cation ;iKalti:-t the .Mediterranean fruit !!'. This sum h:i! been recommend- rd l.y the fei jeiary u nee(.- to ewrrv of afc-rP iiinti e on the tt-tr aK-iitct the pest Wood said he had lold !Videut Moover thiif oh (lie huMi' of pi- j- em inoic.n if. ok. I lits v. ii a ni'ir niuiuy lltuii hu Uclmvcd lieceaiy. REPARATIONS MEETING AT HAGUE Coos and Curry Worst Situation for Help Are Sent Out j Eden Valley Also Mas Bad! Conflagration. ! filtA.VTS PASS. Ore. Sept. 11 (, IKidid with equipment and j fomi f(,r w.OI.eB of Hied fire fiKht- a train of mountain hurros i,,;,tiinK into Kden Valley forents. where a lire is r.ing. j Trucks left yesterday for West i fork where the cargo was to have j heen transfe' rert to the pack train. : deports reached lure today lndi- eating that scores of logger, ex- All fires are expected to be under control within the next few days. I o I Tl .AVI ). Ore.. Scot. 11. UV) f,...i ..nin.-i.iit.- ,f in rem fires i., t-tJU nd Curry counlhs on lheIlaU. .aVy freluht rates for ocean Oregon rtinst sent new crews of j cltrnoes of fruit. The haul to Port fire ih;hLers Into that set or lo- Mnd or San Krancisco would ho nay lo attempt to cope Willi the. ( oliminated. most iR-rlous silualioii yet reported, j The commltteo is also receiving The lire warden at Marshfleld ! endorsements from civic clubs and said ii was possible a call would be made for the state national) The Williams Creek cut -off fciiard unless the danger was soon question is expected to go before averted. 1 1 no- Mate highway commission for The fire was raging In ihe Hock consideration before spring. Creek forest area between Coos j lien c. Sheldon, former member Hay atid liosehuif! in Cam:ts val;of the triiita leuiHlalurc, aud active ley. This morning the flames; in securing legislation for the I. . r ti..!h mm,m" m , , . ! lllli'Sl nr lllin i oii wiii.iu ., , .. . . ....:.. ni.i IIIUImT III UIOOIMiei. I inn -i- . ... . .. . , i I "lg 'He IlUee nail lieen no i.-un- o , Jin, (,,iUrt wrt. fni additional help from Coos and ! ti- A slight improvement In the;"' "selfishnesH" by the sister cliy sltualloii itl Uane and Marion conn-! "f !nintft Pass, were vital f.tctj.r.s ties Willi (ported from Kugenc and Snlem. inveriior Patterson today :oied a forma I proclaim! I ion .lending the deer hunting m . hiis I ioii ! it a a precaution against f till her spi-ad oT fire. The ban Is to be el It etive until the first gener .1 rain. s N' I ) W V f 1 ( K . l-'e t. II ftV) rulli.ih en I husiusm was at fver pitch ai-am In today's stock mar ket. Lowering of ihe call money j rare from 9 to per rent coupled (with the announcement of the tor in.i'i"il of several latKe invest men1. ' I runt h which Wall street regarded as an expression of confidence by ; (he hankers In the Kncral outlook, foi inert the baekuround for the ud - ! 4 vanee. which ran from one to eli;h: J pojnN in mot of the active Issui j and lit lo I'd point jtl ;i spi inkling 'of hith priced ppeeia i ie. I (', Mn.res attt.icttd (he bulk ft . rhf. purr -hii dtlii ordett. Ht.indatd ! if ew Jeiey re.nh'd a j j to w high, and up almost clx point. j i Tlie rate for call btans dripp'd ! to 7 per lent fn ih atielli'ion. Tl" Mini kei eb"i d Htl'oiiL'. Tolal rab upju uJtiiuaUd 4,1U,UU0 ihuien, reparations prooltm. Cioupfd t-ermany, t, nrantr ", for a larger thare in German Reportj Chamber Committee Receiv - Calls ; ing Support From Valley Granges and Civic Clubs Data Compilation Indi cates Need. flood protfre.vfl (H belnff mnrte hy stll,t' "iKhway comintiwion ur- ' CiiKuifi in mannhm a route" . fn. the proposed WilllaniH Creufr- ', cut-off road for the purpose of lurnb.hliig the Central and upper liogue Itiver valley with u short route to the coast, and to give the residents of the William Creek val- i ley a long delayed route to both isectloiifj. A report was inado to this effect at the meeting of the j roads and blnhways committee of (the chamber of commerce, last week. I The committee Ik oojleetlng data (showing that the road would be of I imniciiMe economic valun to t he j liogue Itiver valley, providing a 'road to water, and hips. The ;roud, with tiie development of the ! Crescent Cltv harbor, would nllm. ; tii anges of the Hogue Hiver valley, - .u lmi,..,ii,..i ... .hi . Z ... . ... u'iiiini,i; iiiiiioiiiUM. Ltu.u - iiKr tii. i.,w....a i i..i .....i ..,.....! ml ! nnuu , .n, "iu'u io wan u jrHndy batile for the building of "i" raeiflc highway, and that this euy ami county, so often accuse.! in s-eurmg the milling of the highway throiif;!i (liantu I'uss. The Mieldon arllcle, i Kiiutina ( Ive ,M'1 bMoi icnl. will be pi iuted In 1 1,1:1 paper at an early dale. ATHLETE IS ASSERTION CLE V MLANT), Hept. in Pi i lialph Viii'.e, coach nt John Car roll I niverslty mday charged thaij onin Niato trniversliy offered free. OHIO UNIVERSITY LURED (loom, board, tuition and a Job tojl'in between the years of ISUtl and j lied HoseqiilMt If he would ndln-j I The, number of depositors j quu-h his position as star tackb has Increased from Saiiti In 1!:'S to n the farroll team and play on the ciMo Htate squad. j Oregon Weather j Olefin: Fair teniKbt and ThurH lay, not much channe In temttern- tere, moderate northwesterly winds on the coast. 4 WII.I, ISSI'K l PI ;it l-.AIll.V I'll I USD A V This paper will be printed nt noon. Thursdiy. Hept. K'th. Medford hay nl the Jackson County J-ir. to enable the employeen lo nttend the fair, Advei tiding copy for Thins dsvs paper tnurt be In this Office t.y Wo, I ity,;t y evening Justice Peace Had Big Store of Drinking Liquors ! CIUOAflO. Sept. 11. (yf1 Henry F. Dalunlman. a Will coumy Jusdci' nf ihe pencf-, 4 l;as been arrested by federal uenis for violntion of f iiroliiltitiiin law. In a ruid at hin home tito itK'iitH ie.(irtt(l seizttm of u 4 ennsidialtle tinanttty of f'unu- 4 I iliitn wlilskoy, iitiiuiisliiiii', at- I cnhol unit law whiskey aKt'int;- ! In barrels, u well an i-minter- feit ('aiuull.iii and American revenue 'stamps. Call Upon League to Con vene General Disarma ment Conference Regret) That So Little Accom plished in Eleven Years Since War Ended Prob lem Is Political. OE.VKVA, ept. 11. (V) The leaguo of Nations today was called upon by the Irish free male lo convene n general disarmament conference of the- powers. Pat rick Mcdlllignn, foreign minister, made the propositi. ' llo expressed regret that 11 years after the close of the world war so little I had been done to remove tho weaiions Yif war. The keynote to tho Kolullon of t he problem of world dlsarma ment, iMcOllllgan said, was struck by the representatives of tho Unit ed States at tho meeting of the preparatory disarmament commis sion when he declared "the duty of each nation Is to examine the Utiest on lo sre what concessions can bo offered." Tho freo stale foreign minister insist od the problem is a politi cal one and for that reason his government had repeated Its de mand of last year that a confer ence he called In order to ee what concessions can he made by all parties. It was also reported today that lord Cecil, on behnlf or the lirit fsh delegation, would Introduce a resolution urging the preparatory disarmament commission to hurry with Its work ho that a general d I mi r ma m e n t en n fere nee might bu culled nl the earliest possible mo-, ment. The Medford schools will In few d.iVH undertake Ihe program nf educational thrift, through the school HiivitiKS system, which has heen used for four ptevloitH years. Htutlsllc.N availnbbi coMcerufng (lit! growth of school suvhigs lu the last four years show the incalcu lable value of the Hystem to the I students. 1 Tho following ffgurcH show Ihe amount of money deposited In the hunk, minus the Hummer with drawals: HW 2,217 m'7 ft, I Ml V.m M.2II PC!) 25.4 IS This shows tin Increase of .Tsui) to l!ri. The Kystcin N being conducted In this city, along with a lurge number of schools throughout the riiitei Slates. Hm well as au out standing system In Belt? i nut. My conducting Ibis Hystem fu the schools students learn the values and methods of regular hanking. Tic.! local hkh school holds the dlsi Itn tioii of being nnu' nf three hMi schools on the Pacific const that has 100 per cent hanking ekly. :recn Head 1. S. V. V. TdiNVKIt, Colo.. Sept. II. oPt" Fred W. flreen. governor of Mlch liiin. nn attorney, hanker and man iif:icturr. was idccted cominnnder--tn-chlef of 111- Pnlled Hpi.ebh- "''iic:in war vutcraiiB tbU afternoon. IRISH MOVE FOR PEACE OF NATIONS SAVING SYSTEM, RE-OPENS SOON, CITY'S SCHOOLS I J A A I I A A I rk 4 SCHOOLS IN HE FOR irnin urtMnn Tolo, Meadows, Willow Springs and Anderson Creek Have 100 Per Cent Attendance Records 3000 Children in Parade Greatest Crowd Ever Present On Opening. Thursday, September 12U& M.Miord Day 9 a. m. Judging In all de partments. 1 :H0 p.m. 0 r a n d s t and, Med ford Klka band. Knees: 2:20 trot Purse $300. 2:16 puce $200. Running 6 furlongs $100. Hunning 4 furlongs, $100 Klks Derby. Zerado troupe In aerial acts before grandstand, also Man uel Murclas on tight wire. Dove Anderson's roduo as a filler between races. . 4:30 Browning's carnival and midway. 6:1C Cleveland's orchestra In Merchants' building. 7 :o Grandstand. Modford Kile hnnd. Dove Anderson's rodeo. "Kerado troupe. , Manuel Marcias. (Irand display uf fireworks, Jlltt Fireworks Co. Ovir 3000 school children look part and -4 rural anil city schuola woro reprexoutoil lu the his school clilldrcn'H parade at the fair K i'u u ml h thiH ai'teinoDn, wltnenaod hy aeveral thousand' uiifclatoru, tho lui'KHHt crowd ever present at a JacltMon county fnlr on an open. iuK day. Competition wan so cop that four rural1 schools tied for flrat place, each having 100 per cunt attendance, but the winners will he separated Into flrM, second and third places lute this after i.oon. It Ik prohahlo first place will o lo the Tolo district, believed lo have a larger enrollment than tho Meadows, Willow SprliiKa and An dutsun Creek .districts, tho other three winners. The enrollment was lo he carefully, checked this after noon and the announcement of thn official winner will he made Into this afternoon. f The urule lieifan on schedule at IMS aud continued for approxi mately one half hour, tho students nurcliliiK lu double file, accompa nied by tli.dr feucheis. The pro cexslon was well ori;anl?.ed und marched to music furnished by Ihn Ashland band and by the Modford American Legion drum corps. Tho following schools were rep resented: Talent, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Roosevelt, Washington, Jackson and Lincoln of Medibrd: Itoxue Klvcr, Central I'olnt. Mead ows, Hutto Kalis, North Trail, Lau lelburst, Utile AjjleKale, ost Creek, Missouri Flat, Agate, Inde pendence. Howard, Antelope. North I'hoeiilx, Andersou Creek, Tolo, (f'onllnued on I'nxe h'lve) Will Rogers Says; BKVERIiY HILLS, Col, Sept. 11. Tlu-y. nre having Hb(ti( Itf difiVi-eiif red tapp. invcsliiilidiiH dm to "why tin Heropliinn should run into n storm. " Why don 't they find out ' why it ship should run into one-?M" Why t o w n Nhouht run into one? "Why an in- (IiviiIiiiiI should be nllnw lo vent iiro mil when In knws lliorff is ono nt lnrire some ipIiico!" In fin't, let's nil jji'l lojfol lior onil by tin niil (if our rlliunlicfs of pom iiieivp, jihss a resolution de nouncing HtorniH. Yon can only defeat the elements by oi'Kiinizntion, so let all rov enuiienl and eivie bodies pet tojjelhor with the real old fitfhtinu spirit and show Old Man Thunder and Lightning where ho stands. Yours, WILL TtOOERS.