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KLAMATH FALLS'
"An Empire Awakening"
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Eighteenth Year No. 550i)
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1925
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TULE LAKE
CROPS TO
BE BIG
Sowing Operations Now
Being Projected by
Grain Operators
TiiIjiI crop iiriMliM'iliiii lit I hi' Tulo
kikn dim Hi t fur IIK it III en.sil
tlio half million IxikIii I r'Himl 1 it
vestrd In thU Nrriloti during: 1 1
IIKii Hcnunu, la lhi opinion of "'v
rr(K, incliiilliiK ('ninny Agent A.
llenilernnii, who luivc liin'rtrd the
H-Iiik grain sowing i-rnl Iixih dur
ing: I ho n( luo wn-ko.
, With weather condltloim !! I
and Inillciilloiu of ti good market
for their iniinlfi'st, the wheal tip-
eralors or southern Mnmutli ami
northern California liro sowing
maximum crop.
Probably Iho llRKt crop In ho
Inn lown by Iho Cox Ilrnther Inliir
e who nru now.lnu grain la 20ui)
acre of land on the weal side of
Tulo lake. Tlio now ln operation,
carried on with tbo aid of a b's
tractor, am continuing night and
Any In an attempt In g.t tho Urge
acreage Bowed nt the night time.
. . . Largo 'Acreage Howu
Othar Mueller along th went
Ida of Tula lukn are also actively
engagod In sowing grain. The largo
operator In - thl section are II.
Klabxutm of Miildi who hnrveMed
one ot the biggest . crop last fall;
'Cliy Merrill, who I on I several acre
'of wheat from a grain fire lust fall:
Hie Unnkina Drother holdings, to
whlch.240 acre. of (train has been
no wed and K. .M. llummond who
plana to-dovolo n large part of h In
acreage to wheat production. '
Although ittita onta la being aowu,
moat of tho.aocvlliiK Ih of wheat nt
. thla time. Outa and barley will be
owed lator thl spring.
Sowing Clime To Ijiko
The operator are towing aa cloae
to the lake ahore aa la possible
without miring their truck. Tulo
lake on the weat aide la now up to
within a abort dlatunce of iho weal
aide road. Aa evaporation brings a
gradual recession of Iho water, the
wheat operatora will aow either
grain or alfalfa In tlio noil na ex
poaed. Crop production In the Tulo lake
area, alnce It wna reclaimed, h;ia
been 'on the gradual Increaao each
year, 1-am year, wna ono of the
beat years yol on record, although
the maximum crop wna. not real lied
owing to rnlna which vlalted the
aoctlon during harveat tlmo'.
So Hoppers
Ono fnvorablo Indication thai
point to bettor crop conditions this
year, I tha report of no grasshop
per Infeatatlon In thn Tulo lake dis
trict. Cloag watch la being kept of
any hopper ogg bod that hatch nt
thl season. Two. years iiro, the
graaahoppor plague In Iho dlatrlct
did idnmngo to the wheat crop ostl
matod at ovor 100,001).'
SILK MANUFACTURER
HELD FOR FORGERY
NEW YORK, Apr. 12. D. 0.
Dory, president and principal own
er of tho B. 0.:I)ery corporation,
which waa one ot tho largest manu
facturers of Bilk In tho I'nllocl
Slates was Indicted tndny on n
charge of forgery In the third de
gree by a gonernl ae.islona grand
Jury. A bonch warrant for hla nr
roat waa Issued.
Sing Sing Warden
Of Man To Die In Chair Tonight
y" am 1
OSSINING, N...Y.,' April 30. John Faring who is to
be electrocuted tonight with Joseph and Morris Diamond,
brothers, for the murder of .two Brooklyn bank mes
sengers 1n 1923, was prevented from an attempt at sui
cide, Sing Sing authorities believe, when a keeper today
took from him a sharpened handle of a toothbrush,
which he had concealed in two oranges. ;
Farina, with the Diamonds, was being taken to' a cell
near the death chamber in preparation for the execution
when . his .keeper noticed that ho , was carrying two
oranges. After taking them from him, the keeper found
the oranges were stuck together With a bone .toothbrush
handle. The end had been sharpened to a knife-like point.
SERIOUS CHARGE
PLACED AGAINST
MAN AND WOMAN
tlliugcd it It It union the iiiiiIIm l
drfriiiiil, Mr. mill Mia. H. A. Hough
tnii' ni'ii-ali'd hint night by deputy
lu'ilfiM nt Hit, reiiieKt of the post-
riln ilepaitment of 1'iirtliiliil.1 The
tvuiiiiin ttii iIi'IiiIiiimI In the county
Nur house- mid lite iiiutt la lodged.
In Jail. Win i ant fur the couple wna
Itmli'd ludliy mill la liutv oil Ha liny
lo Klniuittli 1''iiIIn.
U.-puly t'lillrd Hinlca Miirliiil ('.
'. WrllH lenun tonight fur Klum
nllt Knlla lo take. Hie couple In
Pi.illmiil, it here (hey tt 111 he prone
ruled on the rhm-gc.
According; to the roiuplnliil
ngultiM Ihi'iii, lr. mill Mi'a. Hough
iirili'i-t'il 11 ,.litpmi'iil nf gouds from
M iUlgoillity W ill il & Co. of Imi.
I.i ml mid pnlil fur ilu-iii lii luo
'liii'ka 1111 11 IihiiI bunk of Rill nnd
$11 rii.iei lltoly. Ili-fore the gwiila
fi'i 111 rorihinil nirlnil In Klmiintli
Kiilla I he rliin ka tt i'i o retilriieil lo
'the .MiiiiIk mirry A Waul coutTiuiy
nun ki ll "no I aufrii'lciil fiimla," nr.
lonlliiK to Hie report.
The hmiiiI InipiH tor at I'onlmid
I hen luiiiwiltnlely uireil John Mr.
('nil to ih'lnln any peraon ritllliii;
fur die pw-kngifi nt (lie puntufflcc.
Veaterilny Mr. anil Mm. Hough np
M'ntvil nt the polorfhe for the
mkilgK anil ttrro Inillieilliiti'ly
Inken In ruaiiMly.
THEATER OFFERED
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
PROGRAM THIS YEAR
Harry V. Poolo today offered tho
rlno Tree theater for tho Memorial
I Day aervlcea If tho ro.r.'.nitteo In
1 churgu oT the program decides to
' atnge an luil;;ur aervlce. '
1.1 nn V. N'namlth, representing
the American Ix'kIoii, Arthur It.
WJlson, repruientlng the Spanlalt
War Veluiuna. and Hov. A. I,. Itlco..
representing tho mlniainrlui anaor lo
tion, met briefly today niisl dl.lcua
aed Memorial day plans.
The committee Is seeking a speak
er of alale'wlilo promlnenco nnd will
unnuunce tho nelectlon within a few
day. Preaent plana nro for nil
patriotic .ad offlllnteil organlia
tlons to Join In the Meinoriul day
aervlco.
GRAFT CHARGES
E
Ten Policemen Accused of
Taking Protection Money
From Vice Ring
niCXVin. Colorndo. April 30.--Charge
of graft nnd bribery, lodg
od against ton Denvor policemen, In
cluding nine members of tho "Hoot
leg'' squad, were contained In the
testimony of tho first wltneaa called
lo tho stand In tho ouster trlitl of
tho officer's, whlcll Blurted hero to
day beforo Mnnngor of Safety Reu
ben V. Ilcrshcy.
Mar Cohen, tho witness, testified
that ho had been engaged In illicit
liquor traffic until four months ngo.
During n period co-erlng throo
yours, ho said, ho paid S20 a month
to ono of tho accused officers for
"protection,"
Tho men woro charged with Riv
ing protection to liquor donlors,
gambler nnd houses of 111 fume by
Mayor llunjnmin V. Slapleton nnd
City Attornoy Henry May na nn af
tennnth of tho antl-vlco ra'la thai
began hero on Ciood F'rldny.
Stops Suicide
AIRED
"RUBE WOOD" IS
NAME GIVEN DOG
OWNED BY PASTOR
A nephew of l.uddle Hoy, con
stant companion of tho late Presi
dent Wurren (1. Harding; that la
tho distinction Juki i In I in to, and
properly by the Airedale pup which
Itnv. W. K. Hobbltt received Kunilay
from tho famous Dr. A. P. Dcucnn'
kennels at Willows, California.
While In the south, called by the
lllncsa of a dear friend, Mr. Doo
bllt, waa requested by Dr. ('. A. Mua
sey, to obtain a pup for hl:n ut the
Deucon kennels. Whllo looking
around, Hobbltt for.ned a aitlden at
traction for the little frisky pup
who rubbed hla brown kinky hair
tgalnnt hla trotuer leg, and ordered
Mr. Deacon Ip send him to Klamath
Fnlls na soon a possible.
"flubn Wood" arrived on the
Sunday nlc.ht train. Hobbltt wu at
the Southern Puclflc depot a unx
Iqus urllng when tho train pulled
In a If he worn to meet hla
flu men. And now "Rube Wood",
"Uubo" for short Is living at the
Hobbltt domicile and happily chew
ing on ruhbors and mom to hi
heart's content.
Thn name given the pup, Is an
odd one, and amused some Inquiry.
According to Hobbltt, ho obtnlnM
tho dog In fishing season, and hla
favorito fly la a Reuben Wood. And
so the pup was correctly given tho
nnmo nnd dubbed "Rube" for short,
and cftlmes referred to as thj nep
hew of the famous l-adile Hoy..
F
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President Coolidge Called
'Upon to Name 'Mew
' Solicitor General
i rt
WASIIINUTCkS', 'April 30. Ae
ccptar.co by President Coolidge of
the resignation of Solicitor General
Deck, expected to luk effect at an
onrly date, udna another prospec
tive vacancy to four others already
existing in Important offices, which
are receiving tho president's atten
tion. In addition tho executive nlso
will bo called upon soon to consider
tome reappointments In the admin
istration. Acceptance of Mr. Deck's resigna
tion, definite and forvmu announce
ment of which I expected in the
near future, had been delayed by
the president slneo It was submitted
at tho beginning of tho new admin
istration In March. Mr. Heck Is
planning a trip to Europo In May.
News Flashes
INDIAN JXDICTKD
rOHTiaXD. Ore., April !. The
federal grnnil Jury lute yesterilny
Indicted Iiiiula Knight, Millard
latng, Kllna Ihirrliiy, Klamath Kails,
on a elini'Re of possession of liquor
on the Kliinintli, Indian reservation.
(iOKS TO HOSPITAL C
I'l.YMOlTII, VI., April HO.
Culoncl John lldgo, father of
President CoollilKc. l't Plymouth
todny for Iloston, where lie will
uuilerHo lientiuent for his heart nt
Mii.vsncliuwtts (ieneral hospital.
, ' TltJ SINKS
AHKItllKK.N, Wnsh., April 30.
Tho tug Ityhn of the Allninii-lliib-ble
TuK Heat company sank' about
1(1 o'clock this morning Just off tho
(iinya Ilaiboi- bur, nnd nil four
mcmbera of the cretv nro believed to
hnvo been tout.
BOn JKWKIiltY TOItK
NKW VOltK, April ( Kite men
today held up Henry Flsher'a Jew
elry si ore In St. Nicholas nveniic,
Wiiahliiginn JlelKhtN, nnd escaped
with the nil Ire stoek of mi esll
iiuitcd value of 5t.i(),om, Tho pro
pi let or of the Nturo nnd two clerks
tvri'o hniinil nnd (jiikki'iI.
PORTLAND, Ore., April HO.
Ueriiimi llli'aidihei'K of Indo;M'iiiI
ence, Ore., bunker, nnd business
mini of thn Willmnetto valley mid
fountlei' mill president of tho First
Natlonnl bunk of Independence, died
imlny nt tho Iinpei'lul hotel, where
ho lind bron HI for about, it week',
lie hail been In poor health for
Homo time.
BECK RESIGNS
HILL LINES
8C0IEBY
R. C. Groesbcck, Counsel
for Strahorn Road, Talks
to Kiwanians
Stilling denunciation of Dinar
tvho oppoto the O. '. & K. in thb
city mill tlioae ului liii;iign ita
motive lviui volred at the noon
luncheon of the KittmiU club by it.
t (iuKubeck, attorney for the road.
Ilefore -the city, in behalf of the
northern linen, takes steps to hin
der the development cf the O. C. &
is., which has already spent largo
sums acre and which is'willlng to
spend more, it sJould demand that
the northern lines thcnisel?es do
something definite, or promise to do
something definite," GrocsbecU
mid.
"Tbo northern lincj bavo never
voiced their Intention to do one
definite thing In thin section. - Their
activity ha been confined to asking
that toe Interstate Commerce com
mission grant them common-user
over any lines toat might be built
fr.-'in Hend to Odell, and over any
lines that might be built from Odell
to Klamath Falls. Tho northern
lines themselves have never volun
teered to spend a nickel In this
section, yet the? persist In throw
ing obstacle in the way ot those
who lro8dy hjve spent money here
and who nro now asking to speod
more." V 1
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l'aajage cf k (ho O. C. & E. up
Link' liver would not and could not
battle up toe city, Groesbeck. de
clared, becau-e the routo along Link
river Is classed as a canyon route
and us such by government regula
tion automatically U thrown open to
tho uso cf any road desiring to
enter tho city. :
Groesbeck also denied that per
mission to cross Sixth street would
In any way lend to bottle up the
city mor6 than Is the case at pres
ent. "Tho O. C. & E. Is asking for no
new Inlets or cutlets," ho said.
"It merely wlsaes to provide
warehouse facilities cn lis own land
.within tho city limits )ind so situ
ated Oat no other railroad is In a
position to reach It." '
Charges that the Southern Pa
cific li backing the O. C. & E. were
also discussed by Groesbeck, who
said that, even so, the position taken
by the city was inconsistent.
"The city is asking toe S. P. to
construct tlio Modoc Northern. It
Youngsters To
See Ball Games
Free of Charge
Grade school pupils ot the age ot
14 years or under, will be allowed
to attend all baseball games In this
city, In wU'('n ,ho Klamath Falls
team participates, free of charge,
Manngor Fred Glover announced to
day. .
"A section of tho grandstand. In
tho extreme west section will be
ut'llixcd for this purpose," Mr.
Glovor said. "It ono section will not
suffice, a section nnd a hnlt will be
used." .. '. '
Mr. Glover has called on tho
county school superintendent and
the city school superintendent and
Informed llieni nt his plans ot allow
ing tho grade school pupils to attend
baseball games freo.
Certain regulations woro cited by
Mr. Glover: (1) that tho children
must bo pupils of tho grade school.
If a high school student Is 14 years
or under, they nmist pay their wny;
(2) ' the chll'Jron must, enter by tho
regular entrance, not over fences;
(3) the children must stay In Iholr
own section. It they movo Into any
ol hor .section, they will ho Imme
diately charged admission;' (4) tho
freo admittance holds . true t only
when Klamath Full plays on Its
homo ground. ,
"I want It mndd clear that the
free ndmlttnnco of children applies
to school children throughout the
county," not Just Klamath Fnlls
chlKlron," Mr. Olovol' explained
HQUSTON-DALTON
DISCOVERERS" OF
FISH HATCHERIES
One of the real "flh' stories to
reach the ears of eager Klamath
Falls sportsmen, who are 'jl vays on
the lookout tor devlnlbn from t lie
straight and narrow law by their !
fellow men, was found In the ac
tions of Fred Houston and Paul
tal:on, who did naught more or
les than to pull the proverbial
uttint ar.mnrl fle-'ltnv unaain ,h,it 1.1
buying toe fish and bringing them J
home to the wife. I
It went this way: Daltoa and
Houston took out, the line nnd
tackle to the murky waters of the
Klamath, below Keno. They cast
and they cussed and . no result.
Vision i of friend wives putting the
lnrd Into the frying pans. In an
ticipation of the promised fish feed.")
"Heigh O!" quoth Houston, "now
U toe time for all good men to
come to the aid of the party."
"Waicb, party,' 'said ' Dalton, who
was getting low In spirits, "the
fish party?"
Dut Houston Is not one to be
daunted by a little pessimism, and
association ot Ideas brings forth
one "urgent thought: To get the fish
for the parly. '
Enter the third member ot the
cast Henry stout of the famous
fish hatchery. And be credits
Houston and Dalton -with !4 worth
of the prettiest speckled trout that
ever graced any housewife's frying
pan.
Look on Stout's books, and then
look at tha sleek and contented
atmospheric conditions of the faces
of Messrs. Dalton and Houston, who
enjoyed, thoroughly," a fish dinner
this week. ". '
T
Superintendent of Banks
May Be Forced to Move
Back to Salem
SALEM.-Ore. Apr. 30. Following
a formal demand made April 6, Dis
trict Attorney John H. Carson to
day filed In the. circuit court here
a . petition tor an alternative writ
of mandamus requiring Frank C.
Dramwell, state Superintendent of
banks, to return the state banking
department from Portland to Salem.
The petition Is on relation or George
Putnam, Publisher of the Capital
Journal, who made the demand of
the district attorney, '
Sam A. Kcier, secretary of state,
is also made a defendant in the
case and the petition demands that
he furnish offices for the depart
ment In Salem.
The proceedings cite the law
'Which requires that the state bank,
ing department bove its offices In
Salem. The banking code was am
ended by the 1925 legislature, but
when the amended code goes into
effect May 28 will still require the
department to hare its offices In
Salem, only a branch office being al
lowed In Portlnnd under the am
ended code.
BILL IS VETOED
Governor Donahey Disap
proves Act to Enforce ,
Religious Training .
COLUMBUS. Ohio, April 30. The
Uuchanan bill passed by the recent
session of the Ohio general assem
bly to make a daily reading of tho
bible in all public schools ot Ohio
compulsory, was vetoed today by
G-overnor Donnhcy because "it op
posed the principles ot civic and
religious liberty which have made
our government . tho model for the
world."
The governor's 'disapproval of the
bill marks the end of one ot tho
bltteresti religious fights waged In
the Ohio legislature In recent years.
Tho 'measure sought lo crtmpol all
public school- tenchors of the state
to read 10 verses from 'the .bible, to
the pupils overy school day, It ulso
would have compelled every pupil
beyond tho fourth grado to memorize
tho toa commandments.
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OHIO'S SCHOOL
CLEWS
LACK NG
IT
Police Unable to Identify
Maimed Body of Girl
at Gary, Indiana ,
GARV, liul., April lloye of
solving tlio mystery of the deuth of
the girl tvhoiM niuiiuod mill burned
body wu found Kunilay nror here.
wus waning today tvhlln nuthorltlr
worked to find new rlettH and de
velop thn fctv already found.
The upper half of the woman'
lisle stocking and a burned bit of
paper bearing the name "H. Sch
midt."" were the latest clews found
late yesterday by Lux, a police dog,
which found a partly burned, shoe
Tuesday and led searchers to a hid
den lagoon. ,
Plans to drain the lagoon in ef
forts to find the missing legs and
arm of the girl have been aban
doned in favor of draglng It. ' Pos
sible identification of the victim as
Mrs. Gertrude Thompson, 27, miss
ing Gary shop girl may depend upon
finding the missing arm. Mrs.
Thompson had a finger amputated
on one hand.
The empty gasoline call found
near the girl's body was identified
yesterday by Paul Bishop, attend
ant at a filling station,' as one he
sold to three men whom he thought
he-could identify.
PRINCE IN CAPETOWN
Heir to British Throne Given Rous
ing Welcomo on Arrlvul In
' South Africa
" CAPJSTOWNVSo. Africa, April 30.
The Prince of Wales arrived here
today on the battle cruiser Repulse
foihls visit to South Africa.
The royal visitor landed at 11
a. m. and drove through miles of
cheering cro.wds - to the Grande
Parade where loyal addresses were
presented. '
WITNESS DECLARES
BRIBE OFFER MADE
IN SHEPHERD CASE
CHICAGO, April 30. Earl H.
Clark testified today in the resum
ed inquest into the'death of William
X. McClLntock that he had been of
fered a S3.000 bribe by an attorney
for William D. Shepherd, under In
dictment chargei with the murder
of McCUntock, by typhoid innocula
ticn to sign an affidavit which Clark
said he never had seen. '
Messenger Boy Tackles
Thief Who Runs With
$65,000 in Loot
NEW YORK. April 30. A J63.
000 security rebbery was frustrated
today when police captured Otto
Schmidt in the third floor of a low
er Droadway skyscrapper.
Schmidt had snatched a bag con
taining securities valued at S65.000
from Joseph Keogh, a twenty year
old messenger employed by Hellncr,
King nnd 'Goldman, brokers.
As Schmidt started down a stair
way at tho third floor he was tack
led football fashion by Josoph Kress,
a 19 year old messenger boy, and
luld low. Policemen arrested him.
LARGE ROBBERY
IS FRUSTRATED
Young Indian Convict Stabbed to
Death in Quarrel at San Quentin
SAN QUENTIN, Calif., April 30. Lawrence Mahach,:
an Indian boy, serving a term of 25 years for robbery in
Humboldt county, was stabbed to death in a wash room
of the jute mill at the state prison here today in a quar
rel with Andreas Gomez, who is serving, a sentence for
carrying concealed weapons in Sacramento county. ' .
George Miehling, "a guard, was attracted by the In
dian's outcry and fired three shots at Gomez in an at
tempt to shoot the knife out of his hand. Ona of the
shots went through the hand that the guard was aiming
at and lodged in Gomez's leg.
The men had been 'friends. ' 'Gomez refused to makes
a statement - - m.
RAIL GRANT
ISSUE IS
DEAD
Proponents of Strahorn
Crossing on Sixth Street
Must Start Anew
The Stiohi'ia Hixth street crows
ing Issue Is now dead, 1ty Attorney
J. If. Carnalian said today.
When the city council, nt lis last
sosion Monday uliihi. failed to art
pn Mnyor Goddiird' veto of ' the'
resolution granting to (ho Htraliorit
road permission to cross Hoiilh
Sixth street at Commer"'!!! street,
tho question became as dead nn If
it never nrose.
At the eounclt meeting of. April
the resolution granting tho O. C.
& E. road the privilege of creasing
Sixth street -was granted by - (he
council by a vote of three totwo.
Councllmen Dalsiger, Roberts and
Stuckey voted tor the resolution and
Councllmen West and Cofer again;.
Mayor Vetoes
One week later, April 20, the
mayor vetoed the resolution, Betting;
forth la bis veto message that tho
crossing grant was not to the beat
Interest of, tie city. , it.
Instead cf acting on the voti
tha council decided - to postpone
action till toe next council meeting.
At the. next meptlng, April il. thn
Strahorn Issue wasnof. called up
and .the meeting adjourned without
any action, taken.,,:,,,,,;;, At-V'
sr-u Rcaclutlott Killed )
This effectually kills the reju
lutlon, n..,the,j!pInion,.,ot. the city
attorney. : . - '
. It is believed that the proponents
ot the. crossing grant will probably '
revive . the issue . by incorporating
the proposed grant. Into tha form
ot an ordinance. It . toe . present,
line up ot the, council, re-nalns In
tact, the ordinance will 'sm defeated,
as a four-fiftl majority would bo
necessary - to pass the resolution
over the mayor's veto. Mayor God
dnrd has Indicated that his ' stand
on the cro3sing is unchanged. '
Resolution History . " .
Many months ago the O. C. ft E;
railroad asked for permission to
construct three spurs, tapping dif
ferent sections of town. Weeks of
deferred action and evident disap
proval cf some members ot .tho
council led the Strahorn interests
to concentrate upon the Sixth street
crossing at Commercial street. -Several
mont'i-3 passed, without ( any
definite acticn being taken; aad
then toe election ot three "new
ccuncllmen placed a different light
on the'l-sue. The rail crosslug reso
lution was again pressed and finally
passed by a close majority, only to
be vetoed by the maor. The rail
road coinnanv mujt start n-v .nn.1
Jin the light cf suggestions that an
ordinance would be the legal ageney
to bring the tnutier before tlis
council, will probably Incorporate
the petition for the grant in an
ordinance.
FISH HATCHERY TO
BE BUILT SHORTLY
PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 30.
Construction of a new fish hatch
ery on Rock Creek, a tributary, of
the Umpqua river hai been author
ized by the state fish commission. '
The hatchery win he ready, for uso
In the fall and will care for about
8,000,000. -