R The Weather
Enrera-t: Tonlftht and Sunday
I cloudy; continued inllil.
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Medford mail tribune
Temperature
Highest yesterday 64
Inmost Oils morning1 38
Precipitation:
To 5 . m. yesterday. 00
To 5 n. m. this morning K1
jwenty-Fiftli Year
MEDFOUD. OliEttON, SATURDAY. MAY IT, IfttO.
No. 56.
APPARENT 'VICTO
mw
PLURALITY lr JUDGE ENGS
(M 2500 U DISAPPEARS:
1 PREDICTED Bf IN OAKLAND,
orblad Second, Corbett
Third Bailey Leads Wil
bur for Democratic Choice
Williams and Pierce
Committeemen Choice.
Pf JUTLAND, Ore., May 17. (P)
Aon the basis of 1674 precincts
ported unofficially out of the
lu2 precine
Aurge V.
Mo entered
ecincts in the state, Senator
Joseph, Republican,
red the Oregon guberna
torial primary on a platform of
Which vindication was the founda
tion," today loomed the apparent
Victor over a field of five other
ftcpuhlicans, including A. V. Nor
Mud, incumbent governor.
T(iovernor Norblad, on the basis
ftoin the same number of precincts
Continued running second best, but
tin outlying precincts trickled in
Out down Joseph's lead of 4!l(M
ptes until political observers said
Joseph probably would win the
aominatfon with a plurality of be
tween 2500 nnd 3UQ0 votes.
The 1674 precincts gave Joseph
7.1)35 and Norblad 42,131. Hurry
(jjorhett, Republican candidate for
ie nomination, ran third with
t1.329; Charles Hall, 885;'J. 10.
Bennett, 3472 and John A. Jeffry,
J linilcy Lending
if Of the four Democrats seeking
Vie nomination, Edward F. Bailey
led the field after 1406 precincts
imported unofficially. His lead
r (leorge R. Wilbur was 804
mounted steadily as precinct
i.st of the Cascade ' mountains
nine in. Bailey polled OlitiB and
nibur 8411. A. C. Hough trailed
Cd S. Piper; Hough polling 2488
fcml Piper 358G. -.
Senator Joseph, whose an
nouncement of bis intention to
nter the primaries followed that
p( all others, began his political
feneer in 1910 when he was elected
to the state senate from Multno
mah county on his nutl-assembly
Ifsue. At' the end of the term he
did not seek re-election and it was
pot until l'J20 that he again be
come candidate and was elected,
terving two terms. During the
Interim he practiced law.
Stormy Career
His career in the senate where
was somewhat of a stormy
petrel was marked, not by Intro
duction of laws, but by the opposi
tion to measures which he con
tended were opposed to public In
terests. !$ Joseph next came into the public
Joints about one year ago when
ihc alleged feud between him and
liomas Munnix, Portland lawyer,
Imp to a climax. The feud had
p Inception In differences grow
ing out of the IS. Henry Womme
' state. During the course of the
Quarrel, Its scope won. broadened
'fernd Involved two justices of the
tate supreme court. Joseph, pub
licly charged that there was ulleg
d undue association between
Mnnnlx, the two justices and oth
ers. A committee of lawyers was
appointed by the state supreme
miri to review the charges against
one of the Justices. Later Joseph
tiled disbarment proceedings
in a Inst Munnix and Mnnnlx retal
ated with similar charges.
Consider Disbarment
But two months ago the com
mittee recommended that Joseph
",)e disbarred for life and Munnix
(Continued on Page 8, Story 1)
Abe Martin
Tl0 tlnimliMf Gnnunlllin
f -wm Ik I
t Lnmi
of u bavin' n doorknob come
Vn your hand. Lilc Kile uux
jtown tiHiny ns full us n prlxm.
iXJ (Copyright John K. Dllle.Cn.)
Off ,
III
Associated I'rrw i'hulo
Christian Keener Cagle, Army
football ace, after graduating from
West Point will resign from tha
service to coach at Mississippi Aj
and M. college and accept a busil
ness offer as well.
Tuesday Flight Will Include
Mrs. Mary Pierce of New
York South American
Woman Seeking Passage,
Lacks Success.
FUIIODRICIISMAFiiN, Germany,
May 17, (A) Several Americans,
some of them veteran Zeppelin
fliers, will he on the Graf Zeppelin
when the great German dirigible f
heads over the South Atlantic Tues-j
day on Its trip to South and North
America. 1
George Crouse of Syracuse, N. Y., I
who lias crossed the ocean before!
on the Graf, will he on board to
morrow when the big ship takes
off lor the tirst stop in the journey.
Seville, Spain, and it was reliably
reported here today that Mrs. Mary
Pierce of New York would join the
airship at Seville.
Mrs. Pierce participated in last
May's ill-lated voyage, when the
Zeppelin became crippled over
France and had to land at Coenrs.
Her husband and relatives were
much against her taking the flight
and even attempted to have the
American ainhussudor tulk her out
of It. Hut she went and her hus
band said If alio ever took another
airship trip he would go along.
Another American to be on this
vovaue is Cant. Harry K. Shoemak
er of the naval air station at Lake-J
hurst. N. J.
Still another Is Karl Von Wei
sand, correspondent of the Hearst
! newspapers, who accompanied the
I dirigible on its ..round-the-world
I flight last summer.
I One woman anxiously attempting
j to hook passage will have no luck
I unless someone previously hooked
i drops out. She is Mrs. Hocky Hani
Imer of Kin Janeiro, wife of the di
rector of the Condor Aviation syn
dicate. OUT OF PEN S00N
I'OKTI.ANI). Ore.. March 17 j
l'i Di finite word was received .
here today that a certificate of!
parole for J. K. Wheeler. Frt-j
land, who was sentenced in r.l2S
to serve three years at McNeil's,
Island upon conviction of con-j
splraiy to defraud the Nortnwest
...n v.iional bank, has been for-
warded to thf prison today by dc-,
turtmeni of justice
The pnrole is expected t
take
effect when th
pnpers reach the
prison.
Wheeler probably will go to
Cincinnati where Mis. Wheeler
a waits him.
riliAXTrf PASS. Ore.. May 17. (F)
ipi Voters In the city of Grants,
....... ..i . i.- voti.il 1400 0O0 to ;
AMERICANS
COMING ON
GRAF TRIP
be used in providing- a municipally counar in nis nasura. mier tne -owned
water system. .animal was treed and killed. 't
Bribe Trial Halted While
Thousands Scour Area in
Search of Missing Jurist
Overwrought By Strain
of Long Trial.
OAKTAXD, Cal., May 17. (P)
Three former deputy sheriffs and
one alleged bootlegger indicted by
the Alameda county grand jury on
charges of bribery and conspiracy
in connection with an alleged boot
leg ring, were found guilty on the
conspiracy charge today. They
were former Deputy Sheriffs J. L.
Davis, J. J. Collier and A. K. Shrut
leff, and Jack Cordelia.
The case was given the jury at
6 p. m. yesterday by Superior
Judge Kdward V. Kngs, who dis
appared from Iris home yesterday
while ill and In a supposed deliri
ous condition.
OAKLAND, Cal., May 17. (flV
After one of the most Intensive
searches in the history of the East
Hay district, Superior Judge Ed
ward V, Engs of Oakland was still
missing today as thousands renew
ed a hunt that begun yesterday
when ho vanished at the critical
moment of an important graft
trial.
Oakland police, Alameda coun
ty officers and citizens were con
ducting the search on the ground
while a dozen planes from the
Oakland airport soared above the
region where hewu, last seen, -The
hunt centered on the wooded hills
adjoining the Jurist's home and
took in Lake Te mescal In the fear
he hnd wandered into the water.
Over-wrought nnd near delirium
from the strain of a long graft
trial, Judge Engs disappeared from
his home yesterday morning after
Mrs. Engs, who had nursed him
through the night, lay down to
rest. The disappearance was re
ported by bis son. K..W. Engs, Jr.,
after the trial in which, the Jurist
hud presided for the last several
weeks, had been held up as the
Jury awaited instructions.
Shortly after the search began,
police were told by two persons
that Judge Engs had been seen
wandering aimlessly near his home
early yesterday. Later a quarry
worker reported seeing the judge
wandering dazedly toward the
hills.
GREGORY ELECTED
S.W.KM, Ore, . May 17. (TP)
1'. M. iriKory, business nian of
the Hollywood district of Salem,
was elerted mayor of Halem yes
terday over Kilwnrd KoHteln, re
tired. Hosteln has extensive prop
erty holdings in Salem and Ku
Kene. I!y u majority of over 2 to 1
the city voted to acquire by aml-
cable purchase or condemnation
tne plant or me ureRon-wnsninK-ton
water service company nnd
operate it ns a municipal utility.
LANGANDCO.TO
POItTLAND. Ore.. May 17. (?)
I. Lang, who established the Lang
& Company buslnesn In t Portia ml :
in 1K3. announced today that the
compUny would go Into liquidation
hortly
The business of Lang & Company
at Kugene. Ore., has Iipen purchas
ed by I. Iang and will be known
In the future as Lang-Kugene, Inc.
Likewise, he announced, the busi
ness of Lang A Company nt Af-
torla has been purchased. All of
the Une Interests In the Hakx-r:
flrocery company have lieen put-;
chased.
. I
Merchant Ilcx.
LIQUIDATE
PORTLAND. Ore., .May 17. UP Mrs. Sarah Thompson of Now
Julius I.lppltt. 79, merchant of (York laid a huge wreath of laurels
I'alouse country In en.itern Wash-; of white lilies and red carnations
Ink-ton. died here In a hospital ye-!0" ""nh of the unknown soldier
terday. lie was a pioneer storej"' Arch de Trlomphe.
wner of Colfax. I
ASTORIA. Arthur
Calhes. ga
raue man. was confronted by a laote
What The Candidates Say
Harry T. Oorlietl "My Dear Senator Joseph: 1 slmvrely con
gratulate you over the results of the primary elcetion. 1 liuvo thor
oughly enjoyed the tuniNtigii. I liiion you w ill administer the
stale's uliairs in the Interests of the ienp.e."
J. K. Bennetts "I wish to sincerely thank the people of Oregon
who voted for inc yesterday. 1 have never hurt occasion
(o doubt his (Joseph's) ability nor his honesty."
;eorge W. Joseph "I thank tlw iteople for their confidence
In me. as shown by my nomination. I will carry out the prom
ises made In my camitalgu. It will be my endeavor to assist In
placing the stale in the vanguard which the development of re-souri-es
will Insure."
(.over nor Norblad, after a sleepless night, retired will, orders
not io be dlsturlHMl.
nnnnn nrnnnTolnnnniinTO uiii
uuruu PiLrunioriuuuuio will
GOOD INCREASE
FOR PAST YEAR
Customers of Company In
creased 10.53 Per Cent
Is Shown Additions
Made to Service.
The annual report just made by
the California Oregon I'ower com
pany revealed an active year, show
ing a marked Increase ill retail
business and total number of cus
tomers. A portion of the report Is as fol
lows: Retail business served, or con
nected load. Increased from 18,677
kilowatts to 101,070 kilowatts, or
18.10 per cent. The totul number
of customers, both electric and
water, served by the company In
creased from 28,133 to 31,095 dur
ing the year, a gain of 10.55 per
cent. This includes a gain of 2,
478 users of electric service and
484 water users.
,i Net expenditures for constiiuc
"(ten'iit,.pise ' to ':pifoVlte" heifc -facilities
for serving the public
cessitaled the Investment of $2,221,
14S. The major construction item of
the year was the building of line
20. a 110,0110 volt transmission line
extending I'rom Dixonville to North
Bend, Ore., a distance of approxi
mately 05 miles to connect the
system of the California Oregon
I'ower company with the system of
the Mountain States Power com
pany. A 10,000 kilowatt addition is now
being made to the 5000 kilowatt
capacity Coos Gay steam electric
generating station of the lattor
company, which is to be ready for
service July 1. 1S30. This plant
has been leased by this company
from the Mountain States I'ower
company.
The completion of this new pro
ject is expected to improve service
in the territories served by both
I companies supplying a dual source
I of power through 'the interconnect
led transmission systems,
j Another Important development
i in tills connection was the rclusu
lation of line 12, extending from
the 1'iospect hydro-electric gener
ating station to Springfield, Ore.,
ja distance of approximately 123
miles, raising the voltoge from 60,-
000 volts to 1 10.000 volls.
AT
The town of Phoenix has a pop
ulation of 864 people, according to
a report received today from dis
trict census headquarters at
Kugenc. Tho population of J'hoe
nlx was not shown separately in
1 Jt20. The population Included
the enumeration of 85 farms in the
section.
The south precinct of Central
Point, outside the city limits, has
a population of 300 nnd Included
the enumeration of 32 farms. The
total was not Hhown separately In
1 lt'0. There were five farms
enumerated in the Deter precinct
which has a population of 1U9.
- - -rr.. t.tl-
Gold Star Mothers PayTribute To
Unknown Soldier Dead of France
t).,,lo , ..
' A"'S. ance. May H.- fll-
',' , , " "'
niiM niiiicu ill riiiiMtT ytmtriiiti
j to vlsti the uvea of their sons
today paid trlhiite to France nn tl-
ies world war dead.
ouriouuunm ner hi ink siiiiio't
ceremony were the members of the
first gold star pilKrlmaite nnd a
lnrs;e crowd of sympathetic Krench
many of them Rold-jtar mothers
hemselves. w
BE DISPLAYED
IN SACRAMENTO
Development Assn. Given
Space for Southern Ore
gon Display at Trade
Conference.
Simon M. J. Luhln, president
of .the Sacramento Kegion Citi
zens1 council, has Informed the
JsTorthern California-Southern Ore
gon' Development association that
it 'can have whatever space Is
necessary during the Pnn Amerl
cun Reciprocal Trade conference
at Sacramento to exhibit products
of northern California and south
ern Oregon.
Some time ago the association
requested space in order that an
exhibit of products may he main
tained at tho trad conference
during the week of August 25 to
30, and the assurance that tho re
qutmt Is granted means that con
siderable publicity will be given
C. E. dales, president of the
development association, has ap
pointed Sam H. Halter of (in wits
Pass chalrmun of a committee to
make arrangements for- the dis
play. Serving with Mr. Baker is
Glenn Ireland of Crescent City.
Purpose of the Pan-American
Iteelprocul Trade conference in to
develop markets for California and
Oregon products and In attendance
will - be representatives of all the
countries in South America.
According to Mr. Baker the ex
hibit of the Northern California
Southern Oregon Development as
sociation will contain only those
products which are marketable in
South America. Agricultural nnd
Industrial Interests in the terri
tory of the development associa
tion are now being canvassed In
order that the exhibit shall bo
truly representative of northern
California and southern Oregon.
over nnd above those from
South America the exhibit will be
viewed by thousands of people
from all over the Cnlted States.
GENERALLY FAIR FOR
NEXT WEEK, OUTLOOK
SAN FItANClSCO, May 17. IV)
Following Is the weather out
look for the week beginning May
IK:
Far western states: Normal
temperatures and generally fair
weather, but with widely scattered
showers in the plateau and Pa
cific northwestern states.
Oregon Wen l her.
Oregon: Fair in cast and cen
tral and cloudy in west tonight
and Sunday; continued mild. Mod
erate west and northwest winds.
LA GRANDE WILL ADOPT
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
LA ORANDK Ore., May 17.
La Grande will set its clocks uhud
one hour nnd operate on daylight
savings time, beginning next Mon
day. Most of the Krench were there
: out of sympathy and not curloidiy.
j Many were dressed in black and
one carried Mowers. After Mrs.
Thompson had laid the official
wreath on tha tomb, tho other
! American mothers filed paHt and
laid thereon their own persinl
i tributes.
I Others at (he ceremony were Ihe
color Kiiard of I'arls l'ost No. 1.
American tuition; General (iouraud
of the Krench army and his staff;
;and Col. It. T. Kiln) and Col. (i. (J.
illaftlclt. In "harno of the pilKrlm-
iaK, with their attached officers.
FEDERATION"
WILL ELECT ,
LATE TODAY I
I ,
! Installation Ceremony at
Grants Pass Sunday
Arts Revue Tonight Will
Climax Day for Business
Women's Convention.
Flection of officers Tor tho com
ing year will he tho chief business
transacted at this afternoon's meet
ing of the Oregon Federation of
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs at the Klks temple. Women
chosen to head the stale federation
next year will he installed at the
cerumony at Grants Pass tomorrow
morning. Following the business
session at the Klks temple this aft
ernoon the delegates will attend
the informal district dinner at Mo
tel Medford, where invitations for
HUtl convention will he received.
The dinner will be followed by the
grand finale of the Medford pro
gram. The Three Arts Kevue, "Two
Feet High," which will be slaged
at the armory.
Today's program opened with the
emblem breakfast at Hotel Medford
at 7:110 a. m. and has continued
without a noticeable interval until
this hour. Mabel Mack, chulrman
of the hreuklast, presented un lute-resting
program for entertain
ment of the guests. Tables wore
decorated with lupine and Califor
nia popples. Dr. Luctta Smith of
Kosehurg, state vice-president, pre
sided. Enjoy Program
Numbers cm the program were:
u'ul,!V2Jo.ly Mariiunrt Arnold.
piano hoio Dy nenevieve iirowu unu
vocal solo by Maurlne McClnrc. Im
mediately after the breukfaut the
club members adjourned to the
Klks temple, where the emblem cer
emony was conducted by Mrs. Lluke
and Mrs. Dorothy Haucom. A beau
tiful and impressive interpretation
of the moulting of tho emblem was
given.
Interesting uml Instructive, round
table discussions filled the time
elapsing between tho emblem cere
mony and the international lunch
eon at Hotel Medford ut 1 o'clock
for which Mm. Winnie Weishaur
was chairman. Flags of every
country in clusters with lupine nnd
other spring flowers formed tho
table decorations for this occasion.
Report Given
Mrs. Julia K. Webster, second
vice-president, presided at the ta
bles. Report of the International
relations chairman was given by
Fvnngelino Philblu of Portland In
tho absence of Mozell Hair, who
was unable to attend the conven
tion because of illness.
The remainder of tho program
was presented In the lodge rooms
of the Klks temple, where an Il
lustrated lecture of countries bor
dering tho Pacific was given by
O. S. niunchurd. Mrs. U 10. Mc
Daniels entertained with a Scotch
song and a dance and Miss Nellie
Hayes with a solo.
Business and professional wom
en from nil sections of the state,
city officials of Medford, and the
Cavemen, boontor organization of
Grants Pass, filled the main dining
room of Hotel Medford to capacity
last night to greet M Iss Marlon
McClench of Ann Arbor, Mich.,
president of the National Federa
tion of Business nnd Professional
Women's clubs, nt tho banquet
(Continued on Page 8, Story 2)
SAVED BY WOMAN
j OltANTH PAHH, Ore., May 17.
(A') Raymond Frost, 1 1 year old
j Josephine county boy, was recov
, erlng today after- having been
1 dragged from a stream by Mrs.
, Teil Taylor who was forced to
dive several times to recover the
. youth.
Falling to revive Young Frost
after bringing him to the surface,
Mrs. Taylor rushed him in her
automobile to a nearby school.
FOR WEEK-END FISH
OrtANGi:, Va May 17. iffy
Accompanied by 13 Kuests Presi
dent Hoover arrived at his Virginia
fishing camp at noon today for a
weekend fishlnit trip.
I- PRIMARY
ALFOROAND
j 1 BILLINGS IN
P m pi nor pApr
AitMncwttut l'ni.i l-ttuta
Marc Connelly s play "Tha Green
Pastures" receives the 193 Pulit
zer award.
I
IN TEXpi
Negro's Body Dragged Be
hind Truck and Burned in
Front of Church at Honey
Grove.
HONEY CI ROVE, Texas, May 17
(A) I'suul quiet, today reigned
In this section of northern Texas,
whorw yesU'rOuy; th second mob
to form within a week burned tho
body of n negro who previously
hud slain 10. F. Fortenbcrry. 60,
a land owner.
Martial law still 1b In force at
.Sherman, Texay, 00 miles distant, j
where a week ago a mob killed
Oeorgo Hughes, confessed negro ,
attacker of a white woman, burn-
ed the Grayson county court house ;
and destroyed property In tho,
negro quarter. i
Several thousand persons Into
yesterday look churgu of the body
of (leorge Johnson, 30, after hu
was killed by officers when ho re
sisted arrest on charges of shoot
ing Fortenbcrry.
The negro'H body was fastened
to the rear of a truck, dragged
two miles to Honey drove, and
then burned In front of a negro
church after being suspended from
a tree. Hevernl hours later a rain
storm caused tho milling crowd to
disperse. Tho body was recovered
and burled. u
Tho crowd here yesterday made
no attempt to molest other negroes
and no property was damaged.
AWARD CONTRACT FOR
roilTLAND, Ore., May 17. (P)
V. I- Turner, pretritlont of the
OreKun Kieetrle, announced today
that tne llauaer CotiMtruetlon com
pany had lieen awarded tho con
tract for clearing, Kradlng nnd
hrldKlllK Iho flrnt xeetlon of the
Linn county extenHion of tho rnll
road. Nine contractu hid on this fii-nt
unit nnd the Hauner flKiire, he
aald, wax In cxcchh of $200,000.
Actual work will Htart within tho
next few days.
LOS ANGELES PAPER
CUED IN CONTEMPT!
l.OH ANOKUSH. May 17. (P)
(,'ontempt of court churgon weio
filed against the Ixm Angeles
Kvenlng Itecord, a fivrlpps-Cnn-fleld
publication, iu editor and
publisher, In superior court today
by the 1jh Angeles I.!nr associa
tion. Thirteen counts of con
tempt were listed for the news
paper's editorial criticisms f
court actions, the county grand
Jury and the district attorney.
JACKSONVILLE MAN
INJURED BY WEDGE
JACKHONVIIXE, Ore.. May 17.
(Rpeclul) Jim Cantrall suf
fered an injured hand flunday
morning when a piece of steel flew
from a wedge while ho was split
ting wood. Tho hand required
medical core.
(IE
FOLLOWS
MOB
VIOLENCE
Incumbent County Commis
sioner Leading by 158
Votes Norblad Sweeps
C o u n t y Washington
School Site Wins 2 to 1.
Itccapifulntlnn of (lie fltcure In
llie race for oinmlKNloiier at :l
o'clock Klves the rollouiiu; rcMill:
Alfonl 1950
HHIillKS 1HIU
Alrunl'g majority I.Vt
With only tour of the 68 pre
jclncts of Jackson county missing
this afternoon at press time George
Alford, Incumbent, had a narrow
lead over Ralph Billings of Ash
I land for county commissioner of
&d votes.
Hillings carried Ashland by a ma
jority of 41)1, gurnering CD 8 votes to
Alford'a 147.
Medford returned Alford a ma
jority of 574, the vole standing:
Allotd 1092
Hillings r18
In the rural districts Alford won
by 52 votes, on the following fig
ures: Alford 720
Hillings Gtf8
The combined total vote is: -
Alfoijl ... ; 1849
Hillings ,. ..... 1794
Alford's majority 55
Precincts Btlll unaccounted tor
could swing the reBult to either,
and In any event the official count
will be necessary Jo. decide.
Norblad Sweepe County ' "
In the. race for governor, Norblad
carried the county by 669 over Cor
bett, his nearest competitor.
The vote, five precincts missing:
Norblad 1786
Corbett 1128
JoBopli 092
Hall 274
Jeffry . . 68 '
Bennett 02
School Site Carries
The Washington school site for
the county court bouse site carried
over two to one over the Armory
site, as follows:
Washington school site .... 3410
Armory site 1650
Medford precincts voted: -
For Washington site 1483
For Armory site 85D
Majority 628
Ashland preclnctB cast the fol
lowing vote:
Washington site 640
Armory site 185
Majority .'. : 455
Kural precincts voted:
Washington site 1237
Armory site 610 -
Construction Favored
The vote showed a strong senti
ment throughout the county, city
anil country tor consttruction of a
new court house and the vote
stood:
Kor construction ... 4644
Against construction 336
..Majority for 4308 .
(Continued on Page Five, Story 8)
Will Roger Says:
HKVERIr IUIiLS, May
17. Democratic leader of
the Iioiiko, John Garner; of
Textis, and ordinarily . a
m i g h t y
mniii't m a n,
wants to di
vide Texas
into five1
states, giving
it 1 0 sena
tors, so it
would give1 us folks in the
South a little more equal
representation. Instead of
getting eight more for ,'tlie
South, I w6uld' trade 'all' I
have for Senator Gruudy.
('Help Joe would fix us up a
tariff down below that Mont
gomery Ward line that
would soon have us so well
off we would all turn Repub
licans. Numbers don't ,get
you nothing. It's individuals
that get you something. ' 1
Yours,
WILL ROGERS.