Medford Observes "Oregon Products Week" parting Saturday;
Medford Mail Tribune
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Wettest yesterday 77
Coweta this morning 37,
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Twenty-eifrhtb Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1933.
No. 187.
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By PAIL MAIXON
(Copyright, 1933. by Paul Mallon)
Fooling
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. The In
siders believe Mr. Rooeevelt'a latest
magic dollar trick la Just about the
slickest ever' conceived.
They see It aa a new psychological
Inflation atunt to raise prices with
out disturbing the hidden roota or
his aound money principles.
t .rU.r, tn have been thought
out along the aame Unea aa hla Ilrst
alelght of hand trick In going oil
the gold atandard. Then he had
most of the gold In the world aa
reserve for hla currency. He atlll
has It. He went off 6old In theory,
but he kept the gold. '
Now he la dovalulng the dollar
in theory. But he la still keeping
the old value of It hidden away In
the treaaury gold vaults.
in other worda Mr. Roosevelt to
keening the aound baala for the dol
man trying to have Inflation at
the aame time.
. you have to be a magician to do
that.
Roots
The average man need not be wor
ked about hl failure to
It all. No one doea entirely. tnclud
L Mr. Roosevelt. Only the basic
'general purposes appear to have
been very carefully thought out.
"S. only thing It can be Ukened
to in a psychological way to , .
who aweara off liquor and yet keeps
his cellar full. He can advertise
Mou.lt tee-totaler and reap
the advantage of auch an d'tlse
ment. But he personally knows n
doe. not need to worry about where
he is going to get the m'1",
Mr. Roosevelt 1. advertising himself
a dollar devaluationist In theory
but he la keeping hla aound mono
esaentlale esfe. '
Theory
The devalutlon theory works out
like thla: M
By blddlng-up the price of gold.
. Roosevelt make, dollars lea. v.l
liable in terma of gold. . It takes
more dollars to buy the aame amount
"Thedea ls that all other com
! imw the nrlce of the
SrnSl gold. A, Mr Rooae
velt bid. higher and higher J;
commodity prlcea are supposed to rise
tommensurately.
That la devaluing the " "
tlnuoualy and progressively. It
almost the aame aa If Mr. Roosevelt
dlrectlv ellmlnirted a gold grain from
the dollar instead of bidding up gold
''There Is Just one difference. That
1,, he can always get out of the gold
price method without trouble, while
the direct elimination of gold grains
Is forthright and final.
In other words, the gold price
method Is temporary, while the dir
ect devaluation method la final.
Ornnnlng
Those who have dollars or dollar
values do not agree that It la fun
to be fooled this way. They want
to know definitely where they are
"u'appeara very likely that the
next month will witness a crafty
game between them and Mr. Rooe.
relt. They will do everything pos
sible to squeeze a more definite
commitment out of him.
They will have many btslc argu
ments for their cause. One la for
eign trade. No foreigner who buya
here wilt know what to pay or how
to pay unless some protective detalla
are worked out. It may be necessary
to Insure each purchase against Mr.
Roosevelfa altering the gold value
of It while It la in transit.
Also, auch a shifting system of
valuea rr.akea It almoat absurd to
try to talk to the British about war
debt paymenta or to talk tarltta
.with anyone.
Mavbe they can arrange payment
In Mr. Mellon'e aluminum. That la
about the only sacred price atlll left.
Only last week the theretofore
aacrosanct price of steel raila was
readjusted, and now It la gold.
Wage
The current talk about taking, the
dollar away from the International
peculatora makea good reading, but
that la all.
Mr. Roosevelt handed the dollar
over to the speculatora when he went
off gold. He did It deliberately to
let them hammer It down. They
did. for awhile, until they found out
he waa using them to get prices up
here. However, the domestic In
flationary psychology played out
about a month ago. When the dol
lar went lower, prlcea here did not
go up.
The truth la the International
money epecu'.stora have aerved their
purpose In Mr. Roosevelt's echeme
of things. He haa now discarded
them. '
p If he haa anything legitimately to
be held against them, it ll the fact
that they treated our dollar too re-
(Contlsued, on. Pag Pout) .
FAMOUS FLIERS
AVOID FANFARE
BY SECRET HOP
Crowds Unaware Of Pres
ence As Pair Make Way
Hotel After Flight From
Scotland In Evening.
PARIS, Oct. 37. (P) Colonel and
Mrs. Charlea A. Lindbergh, allpplng
Into Paris to avoid another tumultu
oua he'ro'a welcome, traveled today
over familiar atreeta, completely un
observed by Parisians, whose cheers
six yeara ago abashed the modest flier.
No crowda awarmed at the doorstep
when Lindbergh left the Hotel Crtl-
lon guardedly and wen by automobile
to Lea Mureaux to Inspect the plane
which brought the couple through a
storm from Inverness, Scotland.
Crowds Oblivious.
Mrs. Lindbergh likewise rode up
the bustling Champa Elyseea, packed
by a work-a-day throng despite leaden '
skies, without even the chauffeurs
In the surrounding traffic Jam recog
nizing the eagerly-peering young
woman aa the famoua ocean-fller'a
wife.
She waa the curioua one thla time,
watching the oblivious crowds on
either side of the famous tree-lined
thoroughfare, which glistened with
rain.
While Mrs. Lindbergh waa a lunch
eon guest at the home of Mra. Nelson
Dean Jay. wife of a member of the
Morgan banking firm here, the colonel
had lunch with two acquaintance at
the hotel, where hla Incognito let no
Inkling of hla plan escape.
Plane Needs Repair.
. During hla visit to Lea Maureaux,
Lindbergh examined a pontoon stay
rod which waa repaired in London,
and decided to have a more thorough
job done by mechanica here. Airport
attendants were lnstrucwo. k reiui
the plane and keep It In readiness
for departure at any time.
Llndberuh gave a five-minute al
most allent Interview to 50 American,
British and French newspaper men
and posed for photographs at the
American embassy.
Mrs. Lindbergh atood In the back-
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Pear Markets
NEW YORK, Oct. 37. (AP) U. 8-
D. A.) Pear auction prices, hiujmi
slightly weaker on California stock,
steady on other stock. 3 cars arrived;
6 California cars, a wasnmsion un
loaded; 4 cars on track.
Oregon Boscs: 2875 boxea, extra
fancy 2.00-2.35, average 3.14: fancy
1.70-2.20. average 1.98; fancy and bet
ter. 1.90-2.40. average 2.03.
Oregon D Anjoua: 1440 boxea. fancy
1.70-2.10, average 1.89.
California Bartletts: 1990 boxes,
1.90-2.45. average 2.13.
California Bsca: 1390 boxea, 1.40
2.20, average 1.78.
California Cornice: 640 boxes, 1.00
1.45, ave-.age 1.30.
Washington Boaca, 1145 boxea, extra
fancy 1.65-2.00, average 1.81; unclas
sified 1.55-1.85, average 1.71.
CHICAGO, Oct. 37 (AP) (U. 8. D.
A.) Pear auction prices: a Oregon
cara, 3 Washington, 1 California, 1
New York, arrived; 15 cara on track;
3 cara Bold.
Oregon Boscs: 292 boxes, extra
fancy 2.10-2.25, average 2 29; 949 boxes
fancy 1.95-2.25, average 2.15.
California Bosca: 760 boxes, 2.00
2.30, average 2.14.
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Repeal Assured
By Iceland Vote
FBYKJAVIK. Icrland, Oct. 37.
(AP) Repeal of constitutional prohi
bition waa assured for Iceland today,
Returns from 16 districts in last
Saturdays election gave 12,350 Totea
for repeal to 7.390 against.
The votes have ' not been countd
In 11 districts but the more nopu
lar centers were represented In those
already counted.
Birthday of Roosevelt
Remembered by Nation
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Oct. 27. f AP) was such a strong supporter of the
To a big house where a woman In i navy.
black lives there came today mes-1 .-He loved tne ntTy more tnan
sages from far and near for It was I . , f . , ..m
the 75th anniversary of the birth 0f ,'nytnln tH nU lif'' hU WldoW "W'
the late Theodore hoosevelt. She apoke yesterday to a group of
Mrs. Roosevelt, the widow of the
former president, who died In 1010,
spent the day quietly, receiving the
tokens of remembrance and devotion.
Heading a delegation in an annual
pilgrimage. Brig. Gen. Lucius R. Hol-
brook planned to place on the grave
a wreath sent by President Franklin
D. Rooseve!t
The nation celebrated navy day 1
today because Theodore Roosevelt1
Ford Near Showdown on Refusal to Sign Code
WIARKETCONTROL
Secretary Wallace Signs
License Order Binding
Area Effective . Saturday
Whirlwind Drive Staged
All Under Code
All fruit ahlppers In the country
are now under the new code whe
ther they have algned on the dot
ted line or not. Thla la the news
brought to Medford today by Paul
Scherer of S.O.S. and recently
elected president of the Northwest
Fruit Induatrlea, Incorporated.
A wire was received today thatl
Secretary of . Agriculture Wallace
haa algned the code license provis
ion which places the entire Indus
try under the new regulation. It
la believed that the new code will
go far toward atablllzlng and Im
proving the pear Industry thruout
the northwest.
WASHING-TON, Oct. 37. (AP)
Secretary Wallace today algned a li
cense which binds those affected by
tho Northwest' tree fruit marketing
agreement to observe lta conditions.
The agreement, covering the mar
keting of apples, peara, plums and
other tree fruits in Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho and Montana, was algned
by the shippers aome time ago. me
licensing order becomes effective
about noon tomorrow.
The fruit agreement Itself wss put
Into effect several days ago.
Applies To All
The licensing order, offlciala aald,
applies to all shippers of tree fruit
In the nine producing dlatrlcta in
the four states where a large pro
portion of the shippers have entered
Into the agreement.
The farm administration aald tnat
shippers, who signed the agreement
represent about 83 per cent of the
volume of tree fruit marxeiea m
the area. They asked for licensing,
the announcement said. In order to
prevent a minority of shippers from
defeating the purpose of the agree
ment. Licensing Strengthened
"The recent granting of an In
junction against a canner license un
der the California peach marketing
agreement atrengthened the demand
from the northwest ahippera for H
cenaing," J. W. Tapp, chief of the
special crops section, aald.
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GENTJVA, Switzerland, Oct. 37.
( AP) The disarmament conference
yesterday adjourned until December
4 after hearing friendly references
to Germany during the aesslons'g dla
cuasiona. The adjournment decision waa In
line with a recommendation of the
steering committee which met yes
terday. Captain Anthony Eden. Brit
ish forelgtf office undersecretary, aald
during the discussions that It waa
quite clear that the withdrawal of
Germany could not be without ef
fect on the wcrk of the conference
and that It would cause aome dlalo
catlon. "But,1 he added, "the British
government feels this should not be
allowed to stop the work of the con
ference. We must look forward and
not Indulge In recriminations."
school children at Roosevelt house.
New York city, telling trwfm stories
of her days in the White House.
When President McKlnley died and
the Rooaevelt moved Into the White
House, she said, they found It sad
1 place,
"Mrs. McKlnley had been quite an
Invalid." she said, "and there had
been no children Uvtn there. It
seemed all shut up and dark.'
RETAIL MARK UP
BESETNEXTWEEK
Minimum Price Provisions
On All Sales To Be Man
datory On All Lines
Under Code, Is Word.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.
Hugh S. Johnson, recovery admin Is
trator, said today at a press confer
ence, the retail authority set up un
der the general code wTilch becomes
effective next 'Monday, would fix
during the first part of the week
the amount of "mark-up" to oe
charged 'in all retail sales.
The minimum price provisions,
when fixed, he aald, will be manda
tory on all lines of trade coming un
der the code. This statement waa
made in reply to a question as to
how phraseology of the code, which
states that a retailer "aho.:ld" charge
an allowance for labor in his prices
on top of the invoice coot of goods,
was to be interpreted.
Not Afraid of Court.
Johnson repeated la previous state
ment the allowance above Invoice
would be approximately 10 per cent.
saying the one advantage of this fig
lire waa that It definitely did not
Include any profit to any merchant
whatsoever.
. To a suggestion chain Interests
might go to court is the markup was
made mandatory, Johnson said:
"That's all right, we are not afraid
of anyone taking It to court."
In reply to questions as to whether
food or groceries sold m drug stores,
department stores and other estab
lishments not coming under the food
code handled by the farm adminis
tration would be covered by the loss
limitation provisions of the NRA re
tail code, Johnson said:
Must Follow Code,
"I am going to insist that a store
go all the way under a code and
that its operations not be split up
under more than one agreement.
He promised to appoint an author
ity of three members for the separate
drug retail code as soon as possible,
probably Monday or Tuesday.
WILL BE SELECTED
FROM RELIEF LIST
Recruits for the CCO camps In the
Medford district, to be selected by
the Oregon state relief committee,
which In this county Is represented
by the Jackson county relief commit
tee, are to be chosen in the near
future, It was announced at the CCC
district headquarters this morning,
although no date for enrollments has
been named.
Applications are to be made at the
relief offices, and not the CCC offices,
It was pointed out. Only those regis
tered at the relief committee are to be
considered. The date that enroll
ments will be made, is expected to be
announced In a few days.
Of the 83 men to be chosen be
tween the ages of 18 and 25, twenty
of the group will be named from
Jackson county the quotas show.
According to counties, the selections
will be as follows: Douglas, 14; Coos,
17; Curry, 2; Josephine, 7; Jackson,
20; Klamath, 20 and Lake, 3.
A total of 115 experienced woods
men are to be chosen for work in the
Rogue River national forest, with
headquarters here, and the Siskiyou
national forest, which has Its head
quarters in O rants Pass. Sixty-eight
of the men will be stationed In the
Rogue River forest, and 47 in the
Siskiyou forest.
The local forest service office an
nounced this morning that woods
men will not be selected by them,
until names have been presented by
the Oregon state relief committee.
This has not been done as yet.
Between Hovember 1 and 15, there
will be 208 CCC recruits from Illinois
arrive for this district. Ninety will
come to Medford, to be stationed at
the Lake o' the Woods camp, 110 to
Grants Pass for Rand Ranger station,
and 08 to Marshfleld for the Cape
Sebastian camp.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 27. AP)
The congregation of the First Presby
terian church here last night ac
cepted the resignation of Dr. Harold
lonard Bowman, who has accepted
a call to the pastorate of the Ptrst
Church of Chlcag,
Huge Gash Torn in Cruiser
' A Riiptng hole una ripped In the bow of the V. 8. S. ChlcnRo when It was struck by .the freighter
Sllvcrpalm (lower left) off Point Bur, Cal during a dense fog. Three naval men were killed and one Injured
as the freighter plowed Into the scouting force flagship. Vpper lertt: A tlosrup of the 40-foot hole In the
crul.ser. Right: Looking art on the. Chicago reveals 1U tangled prow. The freighter's how rammed halfway
through the vessel, tearing through tne living qunrters of the cruiser. Arrow Indicates dnmage done to the
Sllverpnhn. (Associated Press iho0)
U TAX REFUND
IF
Jackson county yesterday received
from the treasurer of the United
States, a check for 34, 587.05 fifty
per cent of the amount due under
the O.-C. land grant tax refund.
Segregation of the money to the
various county funds has been made
by the county treasurer, 123,276.11
being altoted to the general fund,
10,090.60 to the school fund, $3.74
to the city of Jacksonville, and
(1216.60 to Road District No. 7, in
the Butte Tails area, the only road
diatrict In the county last year to
vote a special levy last year.
The O.-C. remittance is lower than
In previous years, It formerly ranging
around $120,000 per year. "Economy"
in the 1031-1032 budgets reduced the
total this year to 100.174.10. The
federal government In the interest
of economy, ruled but half of It could
be paid this year.
The same mall that brought the
government check, also brought a
notification from State Treasurer
Rtifus C. Holman that the last half
of the state taxes, amounting to
74,144 84 were due, and calling at-
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CHICAGO, Oct. 27. (AP) Six
methodical killers assassinated Patsy
Damato, 30, today as ,he sat in his
North Side cafe playing cards.
Suddenly six men at the bar turned
toward him as If by signal. One of
them said: "You dirty double cross-
er, you won't get avrtiy from us this
time."
One of the killers fired and Da
mato fell with a bullet wound In the
head. Three more shots were fired
into his body, then the gunmen fled.
Police said Damato probably had
incurred the Ire of gangsters by op
erating gambling concessions In the
cafe without paying for the privilege.
SALEM HIGH STUDENTS
PAY PROPERTY DAMAGE
' SALEM. Ore., Ort. 37. (AP) Pay
ing for sins of their predecessors, the
Balem high student body aent Albany
high achool B50 to cover prc-perty
damage Ltnn county rootera sustained
at a football game here last week.
Locally blame Is placed on former
students and otitsldera for Inspiring
the cap-anatrhlng and window-breaking
demonstration, but the Salem
blg,1 student body aent an apology.
Golfing Partner
Must Pay $3,433
7 For Loss of Eye
COVINOTON, Ky., Oct. 27.
(AP) A verdict for S3.439 dam
ages for the loss of his right eye,
struck by a golf club that slipped
from the hands of his golfing
partner, P. E, Reusch. has been
awarded J. B. Bertke of Coving
ton by a Jury In Kenton circuit
court here. Bertke sought U
17fi damages. '
FLASH
Medford scores and converts In
third quarter.
KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 27. (AP)
Klamath Palls and Medford high
schools fought to a scoreless tie In
the first half of their football game
here this afternoon. Showers greet
ed the large crowd of fans from both
cities on hand to see this struggle
between traditional rivals.
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FOREST ROAD WORKER
CUTS FOOT WITH AXE
Lester Phillip was brought to the
Community hospital this afternoon
for treatment of a severe cut In his
right foot received in a minor acci
dent on the Umpqua divide road,
where he was employed by the for
est service. The axe wound In his
foot was described as deep but not
dangerous. He will probably be In
the hospital for several days.
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GRANTS PASS, Ore., Oct. 27.
(AP) The Josephine county tenta
tive budget, published here today,
made no provision for payment of
old age pensions. County officials
said they had no legal means of
raising the required funds and would
expect action by the special session
of the legislature.
Fascism Hope of World
Mussolini Informs Italy
ROME, Oct. 37. (AP) Fascism ll
"the hope of the world." Premier
Mussolini aaya In a message to the
black-shirts which Is to be read In
every town In Italy tomorrow on
the eleventh anniversary - of the
Fascist march on Rome.
The measage reada:
"The eleventh year of the regime
close with in Imposing balance of
works and events.
"You have seen them day by day.
One of them la the decennial aerial
cruise which haa been the exalta
tion of the revolution In the aklea
and over twice across the ocean and
demonatrated of what atuff la this
new Fascist generstlon.
"The world of doctrines, sgslnst
which even from March. UI9. as-
During Fog
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DEATH OF HIKER
At a coroner'a tnqueat held at the
Perl Puneral home thla morning by
Deputy Coroner Herb Brown, a ver
dict etatlng thnt the accident In
which an unidentified hltoh-hllter
waa killed waa unavoidable, and that
Vaughn Stone, driver of the car,
ahoulct not be held responsible.
The accident in which the man,
about 40 or 45, waa fatally Injured,
occurred about a mile and a half
south of Medford on the Pacific
highway, Wednesday evening at 8:30
o'clock. Blinded by the lights of a
car that had Juat passed, stone, driv
ing south on the highway, did not aee
the man he atruclt, hla testimony
ahowed.
Testifying at the Inquest were Dr.
W. O. Bishop, Dorothy Slead, Ray
mond Ward, Vaughn Stone, Ruby
Stone, P. M. Corliss, Will Hansen
and Lieutenant A. O. Dunn of the
atate police. .
Mr. Corliss waa in the car directly
behind the stone car when the acci
dent occurred.
The Jury'a verdict stated that the
acldent waa unavoidable, and that
there waa no evidence of criminal
negligence on the part of the driver
of the automobile.
Members of the Jury were: Jama
Stevens. Lee Watson, Lee Bishop,
Ruasell Semon, Roland Hubbard and
Robert Strang.
Deputy Coroner Brown aald that
thres people had come to the parlors
In unsuccessful attempt to Identi
fy the man. .
GOLD PRICe'iS FIXED
22 CTS. HIGHER TODAY
WASHINGTON. Oct. 37. (AP)
A price of 131.78 an ounce for re
construction corporation purchasea of
newly mined gold waa announced to
day at the treasury, 32 centa higher
than that of yeaterday and M centa
above the London quotation.
elam rose. Is retreating and cspltu
latlng everywhere: In Italy It Is now
far away and aquelched even In
memory."
"The Italian people." the message
continued, "are pressing ever closer
around the Ideas and - realities of
the revolution and face with abnega
tion and discipline the hardships of
the present.
The levies of youth, atrong In
spirit and muscles, rise up without
uncertainty In their hearts and are
ready for a call to whatsoever sac
rifice.
"We march Into the twelfth year
of Fascism with full fervor and en
thusiasm of the' propoaltlon more
dclslv( than ever."
NQUEST VERDICT
DICTATOR'S ROLE
IS ANGRY REPLY
Case Will Be Turned Over
To Attorney General Says
Johnson Autos Not
Wanted By Government.
WASHINGTON. Oct. S7. (AP)
Presldrnt Roosevelt rrcards tht
Industrial recovery act aa forbid
ding novernment purchaaea of
proclucta manufactured by con
cerns not under the NRA auch aa
automobile! made by Henry Ford.
Thla ruling mil be followed by
the administration. It waa mad
plain today at the White Home,
unlesa the comptroller general
Interferea.
DETTROIT, Oct. 37. fl"u-Th.
Motor company today described aa an
"act of lnjuatlce" the statement of
Hugh 8. Johnson, recovery adminis
trator, that he would "turn the oue
over to the attorney-general tf Henry
rwa una to auomit figures requested,
by the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce, under the terms of the
NRA code.
Charging Johnson with assuming
the" airs of a dictator," a company
statement said that Johnson "ahould
fortify himself with evidence that
Henry Ford haa refused compllanoe '
wun government requlrementa."
Evidence Needed.
The atatement read:
"Mr. Johnson's vocabulary has ot
him down again. Before aaaumlna the
alra of a dictator, he ahould fortify
nimseii witn evidence that Henry
Pont haa refused compliance with
government requlrementa.
"The public has known the Ford
Motor, company for 80 yeara and la
not dependent on Mr. Johnson for
information concerning It.
It la an act of Injustice tor Mr,
Johnson to intimate that any re
fusal haa been made of any proper
demand on the Ford Motor company,
especially alnee Mr. Johnson knows
that even his original algnera have
not had time to file their reports.
which he ctuuves thla company with
refualng.
W esuggest a code of fair publicity
for Mr. Johnson's Interviews."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 37. (API-
Hugh S. Johnson aald today that If
Henry Ford fails to submit figures
requested by the National Automo
bile Chamber of Commerce within
the time aet, "I'll turn the case over
to the attorney general."
At a press conference, the NRA
executive Inlmated the deadline
would be November 7, but cautioned
he was not definitely certain that
date would be the one fixed.
However, he aald, while a violation
of that kind probably would be con-
(Contlnued on Page Five.)
WILL-
ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS, Cel., Oct.
26. Jesse Jones of Texas has
started in buying gold for the
government, so get your old
wedding rings ready. It's go
ing to he a great thing for a lot
of these Ilollywood females.
They got buckets full of 'em
and if gold gets to $40 an ounce
I got some old teeth fillings
that will go. I would love to
see the loot that Jesse gathers
in. There will bo many a one
of these old hunter gold watch
cases. Gold headed canes Is
another commodity that will be
resurrected.
IS we had just thought of all
this five years ago when every
paper headlined the daily mil
lions and millions that was go
ing out. Wo have some great
ideas but most of 'em come too
Into to do lis any good.
. Villi MMHlkt(7a,lHt4wlM.