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MEDFOKD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1933.
No. 31.
The Weather
Forecast : Med ford, occasional rain
tonight and Tuesday. Normal tem
perature. Highest yesterday 60
Lowest this morning 47
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
TTE8E words are written at Weed,
wbose great sawmills still belcb
a little smoke from their stscks, and
where yellow pine logs still come
down from the hills In tralnloads.
But these great mills are running
en a slow bell.
Still, their owners are hopeful, and
are talking of slightly Improved prices
nd better demand to come.
Lumbermen are a hopeful lot. Dive
them a pat on the back for that.
IH THE edge of Weed, one Bees an
odd eight odd, at least, for this
country a colony of negro workers,
brought here by Long-Bell a number
of years ago. Little black pickanin
nies play In the sun among the yet
low pines.
Paul Bunyan and his blue ox never
xpected to see anything like that
tn the lumber camps out here on
the Pacific coast.
AT WEED, Bert Hall, a member or
the party, greets a taU, lean cat
tlemanname of Duke. Bert knows
everybody In this country.
Bert asks: "How's Tricks?" Duke
answers: "Well, I Just put In an ap
plication for rooms and a bath at
the poorhouse, and they told me
they'd all been taken by the sheep
men and the lumbermen."
" These cattlemen have to have their
Joke.
DUKE had a big ranch up between
Weed and Klamath. They tell a
atory of a boy from Dorrls who came
down there once with a bunch ot
eattle.
He got In late, Just In time lor sup
per and bed. About 3 In the morning
the cook routed out all hands lor
breakfast and they nad-to-shake the
tired boy awake.
"Good Lord" he muttered sleepily
it doesn't take long to spend a night
down here, does It?"
w fARRy LEON7 WILSON, the nov
Jri ellst. used to come to Duke'a
ranch usually going to Klamath
Falls, and out from there. Duke would
make him open all the gates on the
road out.
After opening a dozen or so one
day, they came out finally on a road
and Wilson sighed: "Well, thank
fortune those gates are opened."
Whereupon Duke turned off the row
and went miles out of his way to
naea more sates.
"I thought it was good for him to
get a little exercise," he explained.
PETER B. KTNEalso came to the
Duke ranch, and In time Duke
called on Kyne In Los Angeles. The
novelist was struggling with a Wild
West scenario for Tom Mix, and hav
ing no luck with It,
Duke sat down with a pad of paper,
scribbled for a couple of hours and
turned the result over to Kyne. Out
of the scrlbblings, Kyne got what he
wanted and completed the scenario
on time.
4( A FEW MONTH3 LATER," Duke
J relates, "a boy brought a cou
ple of keys to my rooms at the Palace
Hotel In San Francisco. The keys
fitted a brand new Packard, which
was standing at the curb down In
Market street.
"The car was for Mrs. Duke, and
was from Peter B. Kyne a trifling
little return, he said, for the scenario
I'D written the scenario, but the car
was for my wife, and I never gt to
lay a hand on It.
A lot of Justice there Is In this
world t"
BY HAIL AND COLD
Saturday's hsil storm and the
frost of Sunday morning did no com
mercial damage to the pear crop of
the valley, according to Lyle P. Wil
cox, county agent.
The hall was too small and the
rent any damage by Vie storm Wilcox
aid.
The frost Sunday did not get low
trees sufficiently leafed out to pre
enough to do any damage, the ther
mometers going up soon after light
ing was started.
A survey of pear orchard's through
out the valley indicates that the val
ley will have the heaviest crop In
history. Wilcox said, because little
damage has been done by frost and
bloom over the valley was as near 100
per ear a could be xpected
Persecution Claim
Appears Foundation
Of Case in Defense
EUGENE, Ore., May 1. (AP) Ju
rore accepted subject to challenge In
the Banks trial late today were as fol
lows:
Mrs. Madge B. Addison, Isaac J.
Yates. Addison Williams, B. Harry
Brabham, Charles Stephens, Nellie H.
Tyson, Thomas Pearce. R, H. Towns
end, J. A. Phelp. Rhoda Hampton.
Attorneys were examining the
eleventh Juror at 3 o'clock today.
Following the acceptance, of twelve
Jurors, they will be subject to twelve
chiil lenses by the defense and six by
the state.
EUGENE, Ore., May 1. (AP) With
the defense springing surprise after
surprise, the murder trial of Llewellyn
A. Banks, former Medford publisher,
and his wife, Edith R. Banks, got
under way in Judge Sklpworth'a court
today with "persecution to the point
of desperation' Indicated as its main
line of counter-attack.
The selection of the Jury was the
first business after the court was
opened and the defense put this im
portant work In the hands of Charles
A. Hardy, of Eugene, one of the best
known trial lawyers In Lane county
with a long experience and vast ac
quaintance back of him.
Add Legal Talent.
Also the defense added to Its bat
tery of legal talent, Frank J. Loner-
gan, of Portland, long-time member
of the Oregon legislature and speaker
of the house, who has a reputation
as one of the cleverest defense law
yers In the state.
It Is expected he will handle much
of the cross-examination of witnesses
on political phases of the drama.
This gives the defense five attor
neys Hardy, Lonergan, T. J. Enrlght
of Medford. W. E. Phipps of Med
ford, and Joe Hnmmersly of Portland.
Judge G. F. Sklpworth opened the
court; in a business-like manner and
the work of selecting a Jury was be
gun. The defense did not movo for
separate trials for Banks and his wife
and the two are being tried together.
The Jury may, however, bring In sepa
rate verdicts In the case. They are
charged with the first degree murder
of George J. Prescott, Medford con
stable. Questions Show Defense Basis.
As the questioning of the first Juror
was begun. Hardy Indicated the di
rection In which the defense counsel
will move when he asked ;
"If the evidence shows that L. A.
Banks had, over a period of time, be
lieved he was the victim of persecu
tion, and that he had labored under
that impression until It became un
endurable, could you as a Juror con
ceive a Benson being In that condi
tion and bring In a verdict accord
ingly?" The state objected to this line of
questioning, but the Judge overruled
the objection.
"The question," Hardy continued,
"is not whether Banks was right in
believing he was persecuted, but
simply one of what was In his mind
at the time."
Defensive Mood Theory. -
From this line of qtiestloning, ob
servers were led to believe the de
fense will attempt to show that Banks
wbs the victim of conditions which
left him In a defensive mood and
that he ahot Prescott, not. out of
"premeditated malice," but as the
defensive gesture of an overwrought
mind.
The courtroom was crowded as the
trial got under way. Eleht prospective
Jurors had been questioned and
passed by noon, but the state and
defense sre still entitled to challenge
the prospects.
TAX FORECLOSURE
JUDGMENTS FILED
Judgments for tax foreclosures on
328 tracts of land, for non-payment
of 1937 taxes, were filed with the
county clerk this morning.
The Urgent single delinquency was
$175607. and the smallest was 81
cents, with the bulk of delinquencies
running between $10 and $15. Most of
the landa coming under the fore
closure are abandoned plots of mar
ginal land, although there are seve
ral orchard tracts and river ranches.
FOR GOLD HOARDERS
WASHINGTON, May T ( AP) The
close of business at the treasury to
day Is the zero hour set by the gov
ernment for returning hoarded gold.
Those who fail to heed the order
may be punished by a 10.000 fine
and ten years In prison. Secretary
Woodin has Indicated that persistent
hoarders will bp prosecuted.
Approximately 1700 000.000 in gold
and gold certificates Is still out. the
Lbulk ot which la In the United State.
BASEBALL
National
R.
10
Grace; Collins,
H. E.
17 0
9 2
Moore,
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Bwlft and
LlskB, Butler and V. Davis, Todd.
American
R. H. E.
..161
Chicago
Cleveland
.8 10 3
nurhnm. Prnxlnr. .Murrav. Miller
and Berry; Hilderbrand and Spencer.
PORTLAND DEED
PORTLAND, Ore., May 1. (UP)
There's at least one bandit that be
lieves in duplication of his "Job" to
make sure he hasn't "forgotten any
thing." Paul Wakeman, night attendant of
a market here, was robbed early to
day. Police arrived and made the
usual Investigation.
But, as soon as they left, the ban
dit, apparently In hiding near the
scene all the time, returned and
forced Wakeman to drive him thru
town. He then refunded 50c of $30
he bad stolen from him. .
IN HEALTH PLEA
WASHINGTON, May 1. (AP) In
a child health day address, Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt today advo
cated "the use of all possible gov
ernmental agencies set up to give
11 people additional Information in
order that the children may not suf
fer."
"We should remember," she said
that aa far as possible the children's
housing should be heslthful and
what money we have ahould be spent
on rent, on food, leaving only what
money Is actually needed for the
minimum amount of clothing."
FRIENDS OF MAHATMA
FEAR FAST AS FATAL
LONDON, May 1 (UP) Friend of
the Mahatma Gandhi tonight ex
pressed fears that his new fastr to be
gin May 8, would prove fatal.
His announcement of hia mtendea
action, however, failed to occasion'
much surprise, for he had threatened
to go on another fast If his efforts to
eliminate the prejudice In India
against "untouchables" failed to pro
gress satisfactorily.
RIVERS AND HARBORS
BILL IS INTRODUCED
WASHINGTON, May 1. (AP) A
(98,750.000 omnibus rivers and har
bors bill embracing 130 projects and
designed "to fit In with a public
works program for relief of the un
employed" was introduced today by
Chairman Mansfield of the house
committee tiat deals with such leg
Islatlon.
SLAYS FATHER, MOTHER
AND COMMITS SUICIDE
TROY. N. T.. May 1. (UP) After
murdering his father and step
mother, William N. Mann, 30. village
"bad boy," took his own life on his
mother's grave It was discovered.
Snow Halts Trafflo
LA GRANDE, Ore., May 1. (API-
Highway offlrials here reported today
that the Old Oregon trail over the
Blue mountains west of here was
closed for several hours Saturday
night. Seventeen to 34 Inches of
snow fell and about half a hundred
automobiles were held up in the
mountains.
Retains Title
8AN FRANCISCO, Cal.. May 1.
(UP) Charles Beaver, "Gentleman
Golfer" from Los Angeles, retained his
title as northern California amateur
champion y defeating James Ritchie,
Stockton. 7 and 6. In the finals of the
tournament at the California club on
Sunday.
DENVER, Colo., May 1. (UP) A
state-wide search was undertaken to
night for Mrs. William E. Fisher,
prominent Denver society woman,
who disappeared mysteriously from
her home here Saturday.
WALLA WALLA. Wash, May 1.
(UP) Umpiring a baseball game Sun
day tn which his son was playing
shorstop, Henry Fot, 40, dropped
dead during an exciting play at sec
ond base.
ONE KILLED, THREE
SKIDS OVER BANK
PORTLAND, May 1. (AP) One
man was killed, a girl was critically
Injured, and another girl and a man
lesa seriously hurt when their auto
mobile skidded out of control and
plunged down a 500-foot embank
ment from Terwllllger Boulevard
near the Veterans' hospital here to
day. The accident occurred shortly
after midnight.
William F. LUeqvist, 30, of Salem,
was fatally Injured and died on the
way to the hospital. He was driving
a large car.
Ruth Brown of Rainier, sunered a
fractured skull and compound frac
ture of the ankle. Her condition
was critical.
Don Lundgren of Salem received
head Injuries, and Olga Ped. 30, of
Salem, suffered an Injured hip. The
condition of these two was not seri
ous, physicians said.
Police who investigated the acci
dent said- the driver apparently did
not see the hairpin curve and tried
to check the speed at the last mo
ment, throwing the machine Into a
skid on the wet pavement and caus
ing It to careen over the steep em
bankment. The four occupants were
thrown from the car after It had
plunged about 100 feet down the em
bankment. Llieqvtst, his head crusn-
ed, and the other three were found
lying on the rocky slope. The bank
was so steep rescue parties had to
use long 'ropes to move "the -Injured
persons from the ravine.
Another fatality occurred here yes
terday when Thomas P. Btrawbaugh,
38. enlisted man at Vancouver bar
racks was killed when bis motorcycle
crashed Into an automobile.
ARE NOT STUPID
BERKELEY, Cal., May 1. (UP)
Speed with which persons think Is no
Index of their Intelligence, two Uni
versity of California psychologists
announced today after a series of
mental tests.
Popular theories that a fast think
er Is a superficial one, and that a
person of slow mental processes Is of
low Intelligence were found untrue.
Caroline McCann Tryon and Pro
fessor Harold E. Jones reported the
findings.
The slow Individual Is not neces
sarily less Intelligent, nor Is the fast
one necessarily superficial," their re
port said.
"We gave a group of 100 students
an Intelligence test which depended
In no way on the speed of finishing."
OF GIRL LOCATED
NORTH ADAMS. Mass., May 1
(UP) An overnight bag and a keen.
long-bladed hunting knife were
sought tonight aa missing clues In
the brutal murder of Leah Lloyd
Johnston. 18-yesr-old nursemaid, who
was gsrroted and stabbed as she kept
a secret tryst here with an unknown
man.
The bag contained shoes and toilet
articles the girl had packed Friday
night as sha told her grandpsrents.
with whom she. lived, that ahe was
going to care for the child of Mr. and
Mra Samuel Berger. The Bergera de
nted they had engaged her.
PARIS. May 1. (UP) French vet
erans of the world war and their
families will ssll for a five-day visit
In the United States sboard the liner
Paris, from Le Havre, It was learned
today.
The excursion la being made In re
sponse to an Invitation to the veter
ans, extended by the American Le
gion. SALEM. May 1. (API In request
ing President Roosevelt to consider
construction of one unit or tne co
Columbia river hydro-electric project
Governor Julius L. Meier In a tele
gram today reminded the president
of bis promts mad In Portland last
September.
Select Jury
Trial of L. A. Banks (left), former
publisher, and his wife, Edith (cen
ter), for the murder of Constable
Geo. J. Prescott (right), opened to
day In Eugene on a change of venue
from Jackson vntinty.
Ivv, jr I s SI
BOMBING AND DISORDER
MARK MAY DAY'S ADVENT
CHICAGO. May 1. (AP) The
heart of Chicago's business district
reverberated with the detonations of
bombs toased with well-timed pre
cision early this May Day, causing
property damage unofficially esti
mated &t many thousands of dollars.
One estimate was 950,000. No one
was killed or Injured.
Attributed by the police to com
munists celebrating May Day, five
bombs in all apparently were thrown
from moving motor cars at tho same
time, damaging the establishments at
j-whlch they were filmed, as well as
smashing windows in surrounding
structures within a radius of one
block- In each case. All known com
munists were ordered arrested.
The plants attacked were the Mar
shall Field and company uniform di
PERU'S PRESIDENT DIES
BY BULLET OF ASSASSIN
LIMA, Peru, May 1. (AP) Peru
was under a state of siege today as
national mourning was decreed for
Prealdetn Luls M. Sanchca Cerro, who
was assassinated by a revolutionary
yesterday as he was accepting the
plaudits of the public at an army
review.
General Oscar Bcnavldes assumed
his duties as head of the state, hav
ing been chosen as permanent presi
dent by the constituent assembly.
Theatrical performers, movies, and
sports events and all kinds of public
manifestations were suspended
OUTRAGES AGAINST
CHILDREN CREATE
OF
KANSAS CITY, Kas., May 1. (AP)
Scores of frightened psrente guarded
their children today to the door of
the Abbot school near which was kid
naped 6-year-old Nadlne Vogel Love,
whose mutilated body was found yes
terdsy In a field near Bonner Springs,
Kas.
With fresh terror added to the
tragedy by the attempted abduction
of s, 16-ycar-old girl near the place
Nadlne' body was found, F. L.
Schlagle. superintendent of schools,
promised cooperation of all school
authorities to prevent repetition of
the tragedy.
He Instructed teachers to designate
older pupils to keep watch over
younger children enroute home from
school, to report any men loitering
near the schools snd asked pupils to
report any men who may speak to I
them en route to and rrom scnooi.
A posse of 300 farmers searched the
Lloyd A. Billings farm near Bonner
Springs today In a futile effort to
find a man who yesterday attempted
to kidnap Eunice Billings, 16.
SOVIET SENDS HOT
REPLY TO CHARGES
MOSCOW, U. 8. 8. R.. May
(AP) The Soviet vice chairman of
trhe Chinese Eastern railway board
has sent another bristling note to
the Manchuchtikuan chairman of the
board stating "It Is a direct He when
you talk about locomotives being held
without authorization in tha U. 8.
a. a.-
to Try Accused Couple.
vision at 434 South Wells street; the
Illinois Bell telephone company head
quarters at 313 West Washington
street; the Sprague Warner and Com
pany, wholesale grocers at 600 West
Erie street; the Hlbbard, Spencer and
Barttett Wholesale Hardware company
at 311 East North Water street, and
the Howard Wlllett Teaming com
pany at 323 East Grand avenue.
By the Associated Press.
' May Day, traditionally the occasion
for radical demonstrations, was moat
widely celebrated today In two "dis
similar nations In Russia, where the
communists ae all-powerful, and in
Germany, where the communists are
most hated.
A million persons, Including be
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throughout the nation, and every
where flags were at half-mast.
The new president recolved the Im
mediate support of the old ministry,
every member of which agreed to rc
main in office until the executive
has an opportunity to select a cabi
net of his own.
President Sanchez Cerro was killed
by Abelardo Hurtado da Mendoaz,
who was Immediately slain by guards,
Two soldiers were killed and six sol
diers and two civilians one of them
a woman Injured In a riotous out
break Immediately after the assasal
ntalon.
THOUSANDS SHEEP
PERISH IN SUDDEN
PENDLETON, Ore., May l-(AP)
Caught In a sudden, devastating oold
wave, several thousand head- of Uma
tilla county aheep perished In a storm
Saturday night and Sunday, It was
revealed today, aa word reached here
from the country districts.
Boylen Brothers of Pendleton said
they lost between 3B00 and 3000 sheep
In the vicinity of Lena, and other
Aheepmn In the district were trying
to count their Inns.
The sheep, recently sheared, were
unable to survive the shnrp drop In
temperature, which sent the mercury
to 44 degree or lower.
Many automobiles were stalled In
the mountain passes by the sudden
bllrmrd. Traffic was held up Satur
day night in the Blue mountains by
about 10 Inches of snow.
Most of the sheep lost In the storm
had Just been sheared and were being
taken to the ranges. Int his condl
tlon they were caught In the sudden
storm which brought on colds and
chills, from which sheep die so
quickly.
Many young lambs, lert without
their mothers, probably will die be
fore ranchers csn round them up.
NEW YORK, May 1. (AP) The
visible supply of American grain
showa the following changes In
bushels: Whest decreased 2.545.000:
corn decreased 1P1.0O0: oats depress
ed 1C9.0O0: rye lncresse 11,000 barley
Increased. 38,000.
CONGRESS HALTS
E
IS
WASHINGTON, May 1 (AP) The
ftrat week In June was set for the
adjournment of the special session of
congress In a talk today between
President Roosevelt and Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, the party
leader.
,.",We feet we, are progressing very
watls factor fly." lcl Robinson, "and
we are hopeful of finishing our work
during the first week In June."
The majority leader Indicated that
If some measures were not disposed
of by that time they would be put
over for the regular session.
WASHINGTON, May 1. (AP) The
600,000.000 bill for direct relief
grants to states was passed today by
the senate and now returns to the
house for action on minor amend
ments.
Senators Wagner (D N. Y.), La
Follette (R., Wis.), and Costlgan (D.
Colo., had appealed to senators to
speed the bill as reltof funds were al
most exhausted.
E
LB MARS. la., May . (UP) Na
tional Rtiardsn.cn established com
plete military rule tonight over Ply
mouth county and announced that
farmers convicted of participating
last week In an attack upon Judge
Charles O. Bradley would be court-
martialed.
The situation In the corn lands
was so tense that respected citizens
carried pistols In their pockets as
they attended church services and a
priest turned his sermon Into a fer
vent plea that there be a halt to
violence.
HOOD RIVER, Ore., May 1. (AP)
The Apple Growers' association
here, Wrhlch last season handled 700
barrels of whit cherries by the sul
phur brining process, will lncresse
the output this summer In case there
Is no demand for white cherries by
canners.
Plans this year call for pitting and
stemming locally, thus increasing the
payroll here.
Indications are that The Dalles,
where 10,000 barrels of Mhrasohlno
stock cherries werw pitted and stem
med last year, may double the out
put this year.
MISSIONARY FIELD
NEW YORK. May 1. (AP) The
Presbyterian board of foreign mis
sions announced touay mat sirs.
Pearl Buck had resigned as a mts
slonsry of the Presbyterian church In
tr.e U. 8. A.
Mrs. Buck, a missionary for many
years In China and now on leave In
this country, recently wbs criticized
by some members of the church for
doctrlnsl views ah expressed in a
magazine article.
M'DOHALD LACKED
. S. Officials Learn Early
That Premier No Longer
Leader McNary Plays
Shrewd Hand in Congress
(Cnpirlchled by MrCluro Newspaper
.Tnniraie)
By PAIL MAM.OS
WASHINGTON. May 1. Under.
neath all the ballyhoo on tha Roose-
veit-MscDonald conferences was n
unfortunate situation which prevent-
i r. ttooscvelt from getting what
wanted.
Otlr Officials found nut. aarli, lH
the game that Premier MacDonald Is
no longer the leader of Britain.
He was far from bslner th Vini
labor party premier who came here
j. KO wlin fix government
staunchly behind" him. He looked
the same. The only difference was
that his eye trouble seemed to bother
him. Ke wore doiible-thlr.tr 1n
his glasses. He seemed e ry tired.
prouaoiy would nave made no
difference If he felt he had a gov.
ernment behind him at .home.
The whlsner In RplfUH .iwi..
that If Mr. ROOSflVAtt. WsntAH tj MM
suit the British government he should
' ciuiea over wree ottier men:
neviue unamberlam, chancellor of
the exchequer: Waller Runclman,
president of the bonnl nf tMrf.
Stanley Baldwin, president of the
pnvy council, mess men are all
conservatives. Their views uaually
differ from MacOonald's.
They use htm as a front m.n
window dressing.
The conservatives mm .iMri. .w
Ing charge of Republican affairs in
congress.
The first breakawav fmm
was led by Senator Reed. He was
ooistercd ortrstage by Messrs. Hoover,
Mellon, Mills, others Joined In, but
the Initiative acnln.f. inflafiAH ...
furnished by that quartet,
The Inner weakness of tha stop was
clearly demonstrated by the result.
The nominal Renubltcsn iaHr Ma-
Nary, declined to Join the move. Th
shrewd position be adopted was to
vom ior ajj onanges in tha Roosevelt
program and then to fnvni tha. hm
on Its final passage. .
That la far mor kiirtii nniift
than was exhlhtori hv o-j
crowd. McNary will be sitting pretty
wy is goes., ii the program
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L
OF RELIEF FUNDS
PORTLAND. May l.(AP) Antici
pating congresslonsl approval of the
huge publlo works program through
which vast sums of money will be
made available to the several states.
Oregon I hopeful of obtaining funds
up to 190.000.000 for a vast develop
ment progrsm to give work to thou
sands of men and add materially to
the wealth of the state.
Governor Julius 1,. Meier has asked
the atste highway commission and
the several state relief organizations
for- recommendations as to where
Isrge sums of money can be best used
In event the fund becomes avstlable.
In order that It might be put to
work for the "rehabilitation .of the
Idle man power of the country, to
the end that there may be again,
established prosperity throughout
the nation."
SEVEN DEAD IN
YAZOO CITY, Miss, May 1. (AP)
Seven known dead, scores of In
jured and the ruin, of hundreds or
homes today marked the path of a
week-end tornado, which blew up
around Lake Village In southeast
Arkansas and leaped the Mississippi
river to strike at Yazoo city and
dreenvllle In West Mississippi.
The storm struck first In the plan
tation country southwest of Lake Vil
lage, late Saturday night. D. D. Boyd,
en. was killed as the blast carried
his home nearly 300 feet and flat
tened It.
Jumping the big river, the storm
struck again near Joneatown, shoved
several homes Into the swollen Yazoo
river and then moved on to the edge
I of Yazoo city. Three negroes were -
kilted here and many negroes and
white persons Injured. Approximately
200 houses were reported demolished.
HOOD RIVER. Ore.. May 1. (AP)
A general rain extending from the
fruit belt over the grain fiida snd
on Into the livestock country brought
smiles to tha laces ot ranchers on
May day.
v.