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The Weather
Forecast: Tonitfhi and Tuesday
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tonight.
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Temperature
Hlghi'st yesterday 45
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To !i a, in. today ,o
Twentv-Fifth Year
MEDFORD, Oh'KCOX. MONDAY. DKCKMUKl
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By Arthur Brisbane
Palaces for Uncle Sam.
France Worries Italy.
New Yorkers Live Longer
Bad Money, and Beer.'
Copyright King Feature! 8ynd Inc.
The glorious and prosperous
Vnited States is spending $1,
0(10,000 of of the.public's money
to buy a very fine palace in
Berlin to be the home of the
f'nitcd States ambassador there.
It spends $1,250,000 on an am
bassador's palace in the Argen
tine. ,
Is that expenditure neeessa
ryl Is it democrats?
Would it. seem wise to the
gentlemen 'that founded the
country?
It is all very well to give men
that cont l'iliutc to campaign
funds, or otherwise make them
selves useful, ij chance to meet
kings and queens abroad, and
hear themselves called "Your
excellency."
Rut is it necessary to add a
$1,500,000 palaqc to the treat?
Benjamin Franklin did very
well in France, and also Eng
land, without any such palace.
Wouldn't it be better t)
spend that money on a few
miles of good roads in the
I'nited States, thus ercat'ng i
few jobs?
The building of five new.
fortresses on the island of Cor
sica alarms Italy, according to
reports from Leghorn. The
"Telegrafo" says that ships
from -France are .-unloading
rjfles, machine guns, munitions,
armored cars, field telephones
and ;eannon and "arming Cor
sica in a formidable manner."
The Italian, Napoleon Bona
parte, starting from Cors'ea to
the miltiary school in France,
finally ruled the French, and
conquered much of Europe. It
would be strange if France re
turned by the Napoleon road
to Italy through Corsica.
There is trouble in India
also, troops again called out to
stop riots. Hindus don't like
cloth made in England. When
a large truck loaded with such
cloth appeared, the Hindus,
who have ideas about fighting
that are very nn-Engl'sh, lay
down in front of the great truck
to slop it. It killed one of
them.
To win liberty with "fight
ing" of that kind will take a
long time.
Health Commissioner Wynne
of New York says the average
New Yorker lives 15 years
longer than he did in the last
generation.
Preventing and curing dis
continued on Page. ElirhO
Abe Martin
Frank Hawks It some annihilate
or o' distance, but Father Time is
tmathin' all records between
Toanktflivln an Christmus. Ther't
even a nice way to chew terbacker.
L
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DESIRABLE
ON
Emphatic Majority for NewjJ
Building Plan Tomorrow j
Will Mean Added Value!?
for Bonds Local Labor!
Will Benefit, Pledge.
Residents of Medford will go to
the polls tomorrow afternoon to
vote for the proposed $265,000 bond
Issue and school building program
which, Mince its recommendation
by (Superintendent K. II. Hedrick
and tho city school board, has met
with approval whih has only been
ofimtllod by provision for tho Med
ford airport.
Tho polls nt the Junior liifih
school building will be open from1
2 p. m. until 7 p. m. The ballot
will carry the' question of "Bonds!
Yes" or "lionds No,' and in ad-
dition the qnt'stion of approval ofi
the building program, which has
been published -several times by the J
the ballot tomorrow.
Must. lie Taxpayer.
To vote in the school election
one must be 21 years of age, a resi
dent of this school district for 30
days, and a taxpayer, as shown hy
the last assessment or the holder
of shares of stock In any corpora
tion or firm which Is assessed in
this district.
The building program to he voted
on tomorrow has been endorsed by
all Medford newspapers, the local
hanks, all service clubs of the city.
the Chamber of Commerce, realty!
hoard, the California Oregon Power
company, and nil other important
firms and lending taxpayers of the
city.
Xo known opposition to the pro
gram has been reported. Assurance
of the passage of the bond Uvuie.
however, lies In getting the voters
to the polls. Supt. E. H. Hedrick
stated this afternoon.
v "No matter how meritorious the
issue, no matter how favorable it
looks, there is' dnnger of It not
passing unless all the votoro go
to .the polls," he added, in issuing
a call for all residents of Medford
to remember tomorrow is election
day.
Will Aid Hond Sale.
"Another reason why a large
vote ir? desirable Is .for the effect
it will have on the sale of bonds.
An issue of bonds passed by a big
(Continued on Page 6, 8tory 1)
OF POWER FOR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (P)
The family on the far away ranch,
the miner, the rural housewife and
the metropolitan listener would
have equal radio reception ad
vantages under recommendations
made today to the radio commis
sion. In a report recommending that
20 of the 24 stations be permitted
to increase their power to 50,000
wntts. Kills A. Yost, commission
examiner, held "the rural and
small town listener Im entitled to
receive better radio broadcasting
than It Is possible for the local
and regional stations to provide.
All nre entitled under the law to
radio broadcasting service, both
of transmission and reception,
equal to that provided the metro
politan listener."
R E INCREASE
RAD 0 STATIONS
Pomp Marks Marriage of
Mafalda Capone, Sister
of Chicago Gang Leader
CHICAOO, Dec. 15. tP) Wed
ding bells rang for Mafalda Ca
pone. IS. sister of Alphonse Ca
pone, nnd John J. Maritoto yes
terday, but whether the gang chief
was cloe enough to hear them re
mained an unanswered question.
There were unconfirmed rumors
Capone, ltd No. I in Chicago's
roll of "puhlic enemies.'" was
amne tho present, well protect
ed by Kiia nte. None. ho ever,
cttuld be found who wmi!d arlniit
h;ivlns j'n him.
The weblinit took place amid
ctn. nf pomp 'n t. Mary's Cath
oie ch-irch in fuimritan Cicero,
jammed with 4. aim pr?on, while
nnoi her tlnnj.-.ind or more tood
outride in the mow and lu.-h to
ca'ch a glimpse of the at:Vitlef.
Five men. cirryinL' p.ftnls, wre
arretted by uni'0,;ed dete'tiveti.
Firemen Scatter
Before Barrage
of Wild Bullets
HOCK S V It I N J S, 'yo.,
Doc. Ki.-1- Firemen rush-
inn t fifiht a blnze in a one-
story frnme striK'tnrp wm"p
Ki'ppU'd by a btiiiane of
shotH. Spectators, too, won?
kept nt hay by wild flyins
bullets. . Neiirly 4UU0 rounds
of ammunition w i ro ;dls-
churned In the nieU-e that
ensued.
Tho fire was in a building
ncvuplod hy C. H. Cox and
his I'hootin- gallery. Kleven
dinks and 17 turkeys, which
he was offering as prizes,
nddod their shrill sereet hes to
the confusion. , 9
Excursionists Leap Into Sea
When Flames Follow
Blasts Aboard Glass Bot
tom Boat Rescue Crews
Save 125.
MIAMI BEACH. Fin.. Dec. 15
tP) An explosion and fire on
board the excursion boat. Eureka,
II, yesterday forced 135 persons
to leap into the surging Atlantic
they had been observing through
the craft's glass bottom, but val
iant rescue work by both fishing
tugs nnd luxurious yachts brought
125 of them safely ashore.
Three bodies had been recov
ered and seven persons were un
accounted for today ns the mas
ter of tho vessel headed a sal
vage expedition into tho marine
gardens 15 miles south of here
where the Eureka II burned and
sank In ten feet of water.
Confusion Seen.
A scene of wild confusion, at
tended by phouts of women and
children and tho muslo of a
three-piece orchestra, which Hied
courageously to stop the panic
was sketched by survivors of the
capacity crowd that jammed the
two decks of the 1 05-foot boat
Smoke from the engine room, on
the craft's return trip here, they
said, first gave notice of the mis
hap and was followed by three
explosions.
Two of the dead were Identi
fied by police as II. C. Grimm. .
MeCook, Neb., a passenger; Clar
ence Vine, 30. Haverhill, Mass.
u deckhand. The body of a wo
man, between 50 nnd 60 years
old. who wore a wedding ring,
with the initials "W. V. h." had
not been Identified. Authorities
also had Information that among
the missing were Frank J. Keefe,
Providence. It. I., J. 3. Haig, Po
mona, Calif., and Harry Holler,
Milwaukee, "Wis.
Heroic Hepucs.
Heroic ntorles of the rapid res
cue operations wore numerous
Sighting the fire through binoc
ulars. P. W. Miller, retired gro
cery executive of Cincinnati, aban
doned a pleasure trip and brount
83 of the survivors ashore on his
yacht, the Lois Ann, He related
how his guests nnd crew "worked
like troopers pulling men, wo
men and children nboard."
Some estimated 20 to 25 chil
dren were passengers on the Eu
reka II. The crew of the yacht
Dorothea, which nicked up 30
persons, took n baby from the
nrms of a father who said "save
my baby" when he -learned the
Dorothea could not care for ft""1
tionnl survivors. A child was
tossed to the deck of a fishing
tue and brought here and re
united with its parents, rescued
by another craft.
I A hue wedding cake, estimated
to have co.nt l.loo, vu ferved. H
contained cubic feet of nut rl -i
ment.
It was a cosmopolitan crowd at
the church, which was flowered
I with white chryanth :num. with
I bowU of p:nk nnd white carnation
' at the altar rail. Here was n day
laborer in blue hlrt. Many others
wore diamonds snd expennlve
clot hs.
Mafaldii wjis nttlrel In an ivory
himnierinic satin gown, with train
'I'T) (4.ot one The grnon wa at
tired in the heicht of fahinn.
Ralph Capune wore n silk hat
find w.i otherwise appropriately
drewd for thp ocajtion. As one
commentator remarked, "practical
ly every tteni of the enembe J.tw-d
m ith the custom of N rt h Shore
familiffi In sendirtK their datiirh-tei-s
to the altar."
TEN DROWN
IN DISASTER
OFF MIAMI
MARY PREPARES
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Beverly Hills, home of many film stars. Is living up to its slogan,
"one thousand decorated living Christmas trees." Mary Pkklord, chair
man of the trees committee, assisted by Betty Newling, decorated the
firal living tree as shown here.
COPCO INTENDS
Budget of Standard Gas and,
. Electric Co. Carries Funds
for New 40,000 Kilowatt
Plant.
John J. O'Brien, provident. '.of the
Standard Gas & KlertVlftH4t.; an
nounced today that the company's
coiiHtrurtion budget for H3l will
total $43,596,257.
The construction program includ
ed In this amount provides lor a
peiiornting unit of Itn.OOO kilowattH
at the plant of tho Northern States
Power Co. in MinneapollH, a hydro
electric atation of 40,000 lillowatts
capacity to he built for the Cali
fornia Oregon Power Co., nnd two
transmission lines connecting the
Minnesota Valley Kteam plant nt
('runite Falls, Minn., with other
parts of the Northern Slates Power
Co. 8ytem.
The new hydro-electric plant in
the California Oregon Power Co.
sVKtem will not be in nervice until
1!;.
These are projects now in pro
cess of construction at properties
In the Standard system amounting
to $12,91 1.G&5 which will no com
pleted during IJiao, costs for which
are included in tho total budget
figure of $43,596,257.
Information as to location of tho
new Copco hydro-electric plant is
withheld until completion of Indi
vidual budgets, it was stilted.
4
DKNVKfl, Dec. 1 fPi The
statt supreme court ruled today
that certain changes made In the
constitution of the Woodmen of
the World with headquarter in
Denver, intended tr change insur
ance rates, were not byaity
adopted.
"The decree of the district court
in effect, left the Woodmen of
the World and Its membership in
the mine condition n nd with the
same rights and duties as though j
no amendment had been attempt-1
ed," said the court's decision in ;
affirming the judKinrnt of the
Denver district court.
I.ISP.ON. Per. 1 iV) Major
Ramon Franco, noted Spanish avi
ator who was one of the leaders
in the revolt of aerial force at ;
Madrirl today, landed t-.nik'ht at ;
AveffMt airdrome nnd surrendered'
to Lieutenant Prltu Paine of Ih" j
poituyijeoe air force, .after at-
tempting to flee. j
I-tte this afternoon three more,
p!utie were sighted from th" ft"t-'
tier, one landed at Am.idhi.i and
e vi officer whose name were n"l
irlven were takttn into custmiIv.
Guards were placed over I he ma
chine Tho second machine crashed nt
Mop. i. but it was rot knoun if
the oerup'nts w'te Injured. Po
Ilf e proc cded to the spot.
10 BUILD LARGE SLAYS ASHLAND
HYDRO STATION BEAUTY EXPERT
FOR CHRISTMAS
; v a i
ELDERLY MATE
Mrs. Audree Magoon, Who
Left Recently to Wed Big
Game Hunter in Africa Is
Victim.
Agill.ANl), Ore., JtC. 15. (Pi
i''s7ularee".MiiRuV.nT 'Mnln" m
t'mtall, fMHithorn Ilhodesla, flat
urday, lived In Ashlnnd, where
she operated a beauty piirlor until
threo months a wo when h1h left
for Hoitthern Af'ha to marry Air.
.Magoon. Reports state Dr. 11. I'.
Maroon, dentist nnd big game
hunter, killed hi wife and then
committed suicide. ,
Friends of Mrs. Magoon said
she operated u beauty parlor wince
obtaining a divorce from her tor
mer husbiind. Mr. Trobce. Khu
sold her property, and left Hep -,
tenibor 3 to Join Ir. Mngoon,'
whom she hud known In the eastj
before her nuirringe to Tiobee. !
.Married n Mouth.
Friends stiid the pnnnlso of Dr.
..MtiKOon to place hi-r two dnunh
teiH, Jean and Pntrh-in, in a pri
vate school in Knuhind persuaded
her to mnko' the long trip to
A friea to wed her former suitor.
They were married about a month
ago and acquaintances here had
not learned of any rift between
tho two. They sahl I Jr. Mnxoon
wim much older than hlH wife.
They were unable to explain, how
ever, why the children were not
pluced In a London school, They
lived with their mother in Ithod
ey'ln." Mrs. Magoon is survived by her
ex-husband, her mother and a
sister, all reported living In Ies
Angeles.
SAI.KM, Cre ., Dec. 1Ji. A) That
1axe collected n motor Vehicle
fuelM durinK l30 will run well
over $ d.OOO, Oaf) Ih Indicated In a
report for the first 10 months of
the year, says Secretary of State
IIohh. For the period from Janu
ary 1 to October 31 5.H02,:WUI.7S
was Collected, of which $&.((;!,
44K.&0 kocs to tho stato highway
fund. The 10 months' receipt
were In excess of those for the full
year of mil by over $1,200,000.
IS CONSIDERED CRM
PARIS, Dec. 1R. Dr. Iiiils
Roldln, who had vlstied Raymontl
Piincnrn at six p. m. was hasttfy
Hiinifiinncl back nnd nwitln arrived
nt Hie home of the former presi
dent shortly after 0 o'clock. He
refiiHd to make an statement.
Ills presence was interpreted ns
Indicating that Polncare's condi
tion had Krowu worne.
(licgfin Weather,
rn.cltltd I'oiiuht :nnl TiH'j-dtiy,
Itlol, nlily Klin,' In the ve..t 'r
i li n and-niiw In the mnnnuiliiH;
u-iiriniT iti .the wi-nl purllon t"-nlirhl-
Kreh .milh. Imm oinlnir
went wind on the i.onMt. O
jnuiuun 10!
mm m z 4 m . -x
3RD COUNTY -tfQfo
IN GROWKfill)
Census Report Shows Gain
of 61.3 Per Cent Klam
ath and Lincoln Lead
Ten Counties Show De
creaseState Gains.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 15.
Oregon is Hearing the million mark
in population.
As shown by the HKiO census, the
total population of the state Is 953,
7tiS. This represents a Kit in of
170,397, or 21.S per cent, over 19110.
I he largest city, of course, is Port
laud with 301.SI5 inhabitants, prac
tically one-third of the entire popu
lation of the statu. The smallest
city is Bourne in Maker county,
with but one inhabitant.
The census report includes tho
following statements and observa
tions: In every census period the popii;
hit ion has shown u rale of Increase
grealer- than that of (lie l iilted
States as a whole.
Total land area of Oregon is 9.V
607 square miles.
Average 10 to Mile
Average number of inhabitants
i per square mile in 1930 was 10.
' Multnomuu county, smallest in
the stato iu area, has the largest
population with 33K.241, with den
sity of 779.4 per square mile.
Largest county in aren, Harney,
comprising 9933 square miles, has
the smallest population density,
with less than one person to the
squuro mile.
Of 3G counties, 26 increased and
10 decreased in population between
1920 and 1930.
Klamath whs the most rapidly
growing county in tho state vUh
incroasu of 183.9 per cent. Lin
coin was second with 62.8 per cent;
Jackson was third with gain of 61.3
per cent. ,'
Jefferoon Decreased
.lefrerson county snows doorcase
of 2&.7. . per. vcunl, . Jiiui -Ulan man -a
loss of 22.2 per cent.
Portland is the largest city In
the stato with 301,815, an Increase
of 43,527, or 16.9 per vent. Halem,
the capital city, is second with a
population ol' 26,626, gnln of 8.587,
or 48.6 per cent. Kugeue Ih third
with 18,901, increase of 8308, or
78. 4 per cent. , ,
Klamath Falls shows the highest
rate of increase or any city In Ore
gon with population of 16,292 for
a gain of 235.2 per cent In the pnst
t decade.
4
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. lli. ()
Robert F. Jackson of Kugone,
grnduate of the University of Oro
Kon, nnd Fran tin I Coleman of
Portland, Itoed college mun, lire
the two Oregon students to be
awarded Rhodes scholarships this
year.
Tho announcement was made by
Dr. Frank Aydulotte, president of
Hwarlhmoro college, and American
secretary of tho Rhodes trustees.
The awards will enable Jackson
nnd Coleman to study throe years
at Oxford university.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. W
Tho senate Interstate commerce
committee today approved four of
President Hoover's nominations to
the power commission, but post
poned action on tho fifth, Frank
R. McNinch, of North Carolina.
TboHe nppioved were George
Otis Smith, Maine, chairman;
Ralph II. Williamson, Washington;
Marcel Oarsaud, Louisiana; and
Claude I. Draper, of Wyoming.
Children Burn To Death
In Home While Father Is
Serving Bootleg Penalty
IIK.VD, Ore., Doc. IT.. (!)
fttark. bleak tragedy hovered on
dark wings over ashes ol' a Bend
home today.
HneneVH, 1 year old, nnd Kslel. 3.
rhlldren of Mr. and Mrs. Kred K.
.MfDanlel, burned to death when
their home was destroyed by fire.
The father wns In Jul! In Portland
on llcpior barges. The mother, art
er lurking (lie children in bed, was
visiting friends next door.
names shot from the building.
Firemen fought their way to the
bedroom. The children hart died
In t heir sleep, physicians said.
Farm Medal
JssffCt'ilei! ft tat Photo
Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson of
A Ibia, Iowa, is the first woman to
receive the distinguished service
medal from the American Farm
Bureau federation.
JOB RELIEF
Tentative Agreement By
Senate and House Con
ferees to Speed Huge
Work Fund, Meets Op
position From Sen. Dilh
WASHINGTON, Deo. 15.
yPj The first nt the gnvem
iiiciiCh annual supply ineus
iircs tho trcuMiiry iHwtoflioo
appropriation hill was pussed
today by tho senate.
WASHINGTON, lee. IB...
WrV TIio Iuiiiho toiltiy rejected "
a move to aiitipeiul tho rules
ami mim the :iO,000,000 nd
inlulNi in t Ion drought rcllor
program. Tho vole wan 205 to 150.
It requires a two-thirds ma
jority of those, votliiff to
suspend tho rules.
Hy Francis M. Stephenson
WASHINGTON, Deo. 15. (TP)
In the fact of a plea from Senator
Borah of "For Gnd'n tut It n pot
somethliifc done to feed tho people
wno are mingry," the senate today
set aside the tentative agreement
of the senate and house conferees
on the emergency $11(1.000,000 em
ployment appropriation.
Some democrats had bolted the
leadership of Senator Robinson, to
demand that the senate insist upon
Robinson's amendment taking
away tho power of President
Hoover to spend the fund as he
saw fit In an emergency.
Robinson Agrees
The tcntatlvo agreement of the
senate and houso conferees, reach
ed at an Informal meeting Satur
day before their appointment, pro
vided for the elimination of the
Robinson nmondment. Ho today
told tho senate ho did not feel
Justified In Insisting upon the
amendment at tho expense of de
lay In getting tho appropriation to
workers. Hut Henalor Dill prompt
ly moved to Instruct , tho senate
conferees to insist upon tho Robin
son amendment.
After a long wTnnglo, Chairman
Jones, of tho appropriations com
mittee, promised not to ngreo to
the informal report on tho emer
gency bill drafted Saturday with
out again bringing the sennte
amendments to tho senate. The
storm subsided.
HERMIST0N GIRL DIES
WHEN AUTO TURTLES
l'KNDLF.TON. Ore., Dec. 15.
(A1) FrncAtinc Islckson. 16, of
Hermlston, wim killed last night
when an automobile driven by
Walter Norqulst was ovoiturncd
10 miles wewt of hero. Tho girl,
a passenger, was crushed. Four
others In the muchlno escaped erl
ous injury.
"I don't believe It! I don't believe
It!" the stunned father exclaimed
when word of the tragedy was brok
en to him In his cell In Portland.
"Iltieneva would have been one year
old tomorrow."
lie will be permitted to attend
the funeral. Last tieptemhnr he
was fined tJoil and sentenced to
HO da on Honor charges. He had
no money nnd said he would "lay
it tho fine."
lie was penniless and out of
work, ho said, so he had sot "P a
fitlll.
SOURS
DAMPER
B
LAST AND
FILM star:
Eighteen Fine Homes in
Fashionable Malibu Beach
Colony Lost When Blaze
Follows Mysterious Ex
plosion at Early Hour.
LOS ANGELRS, Dec. 15. (IP)
FusMnnnble Malibu Beach, Arca
dia of film start! and wealthy bui
ness und prufeusional folk, was
Hhuken hy a myftterious blast and
raviiKeil by fire early this morning,
and 18 residences, an well as many
expensive automobiles destroyed.
In tho ravaging flames that
swept from one end of the stylish
colony to the other, creating an
ushy havoc with damage estimated
at more than $800,000, tho homes
of many leading film stars and
other Holly wuod celebrities wero
reduced to tinder and the stars
themselves, with a long list of
week-end guests, driven Into tho
biting morning cold.
(Continued on Page 8, 8tory 2)
GOES 10 JURY
TODAY BELIEF
KLAMATH FALI.S, Ore., Doc. IS.
'Of) The trial of Laverne Car
ter, real estate man, on first de
gree, murder charges In connection
with the fatal beating of his bride
of two nioutua, Anuett Carter, Sep
tember 7, was pxpected to open In
circuit court tomorrow morning,
providing the Jury hearing the case
of Donald Nacker, also charged
with first degree murder, returns
a verdict by that time.
The case of Nacker, accused of
shooting Fred Dunbar on Labor
day, was expected to go to the jury
today. ,
Donald Chambers, who was In
the Carter apartment the night
Mrs. Carter wag alleged to have
been severely beaten, will be the '
chief witness for the state.
TAKE LAURELS
NEW YORK, Bee. 1 5. () A
soprano from Dayton, Ohio, and a
New York baritone were recog
nized tod ii y as winners of the
fourth national radio audition.
Miss Carol Dels and Raoul R
Nadeau won first prizes tn the
women's nnd men's classes last
night In the finals, sponsored by
the Atwater Kent Foundation over
the National Broadcasting system.
Each was awarded 15000, a gold
decoration and two years' tuition
in a consorvatnry. Miss Dels sang
"India Hull Bong" and Nadcnu
"Vision Fugitive."
WILL
ROGER?
P4Qys:
SANTA MONICA, Ca!., Dec.
1"). When Homebotly pulls you
"iiHinos" and there is no truth
in it mid you know thnt every
body knows there is no truth
in it, why you linttimlly don't
I'uy liny attention to it. You
just Iiiutth It off. . But if whnt
they eiill you is hitting nt the
truth nnd kinder getting you in
your wenk spot, why you stnrt
hollering nnd denouncing nt
once. Well, Inst week, 5fr. Hoo
ver sn ill : "The boys in the sen.
nte nre playing polities at hu
man expense." Did the boys
laugh it off? Xot quite. So
figure out the nnswer yourself.
fit fc?
NACKER TRIAL
EASTERN AIR
IN RADIO SONG
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