Eugene, Oreron
V
City Edition
The Old Home Paper
WKATIII.IL
. OREGON: Fair lonlih' and
Saturday. Continued warm. Hu
Bildlly below normal. Mud-r-
la northwest wind aluiii the
coast.
Associated Press and United Press Telegraph Service
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1927.
Number 609G.
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M
AIR RECORD
BROKEN BY
2 GERMANS
Airplane in Air for
52 Hours and 23
Minutes
DESSAU, G.rmuny, Aug.
5, (AP) Cornelius Edzard
find Johunn flintier, brought
their Junker M-U3 plane to
earth at 10:13 o'clock thin
morning after having cntub
hVhctl a new world endur
ance flight record of 02
hours and 23 minuted. The
former record, 51 hour. 11
minutes 25 seconds, was
held by Clurence Chamber
lin and Bert Acostu.
Kdiard and Itlallrt began the
grind at 8: to o'clock Wednraday
uiornliiK and apent their Ion
houra In the air "ahuttllng" be
tween Keaaau and llpalr.
The. unrhlnt road perfect
landing. Holb Mara were cheer
ed wildly by a crowd whirl) hod
awum-d ' Inuncax -.. iMrunortlotu
nfler lha new spread through
lieasau that lha airmen had brok
mi lha record by tha Amcrl
rana. The record waa shattered
ol 9:0! o'clock I III! morning
when I he Junker plan had kern
In Ilia air U hour II minute
the amrt having been made at
5:00 Wednesday sno-nlng.
Ktprrt Atlantic Hop.
Now that the plane and the
motor have survived the arid
test, it I expectod tha first of
tha German transatlantic hoi.
will bt undertaken early ueitt
tot.
OTIilala ol III' Junker air
plane work flayed up all nltlr.
1 1 ivatco the cloalng hour of tlio
(Continued On Pago Eight)
E
1132 Foreign Cars Pass
Through Klamath Fall
Since July 1
j
From prnctleully every itlale In
Hie luliin and point In Catuidi
1132 rare have reglalervd at tht
Triple A. booth of the rlnnib-r
of ennunerce with Mr. Virginia
Hrhitipel alnce I ho flrat day of
July.
Till' wn rcvralod loilay when
a check of the weekly report
which Mr. He Imp po I mnlla to A.
A. A. headquarters at Portland
wu niado.
An average ot from SS to E0
cor Imvo ri'glaturcd each day at
the booth ami at Icaat two t hi nil
of thl number entered the Cru
ter hake Nutlnnal Park through
the Klamath entrance.
With allowance of two or more
pciiplo to each ear, connlderufl a
ronaarvntive estimate tills would
moan that no las than 3:196
pnojilo have vlalled 'thl city via
motor during the paat it duya.
Up until thl morning Jual 103
(Continued On Pago Right)
TIIIIITKKN 1,1'CKV ,
Number thirteen I a
lucky numlM-r, nl leant In
Hie opinion of William H un-
4 tlrlex (hi need of a pair
4 of lire alloc, Wanilrh'X,
hUiihIIhk alx fii-t eleven In-
4 die lull, and one of the
well known , young men of
this city, clinucctl to hin by
4 lleck' i Mnn' Hlurn w here at
special made) pair of uliooa,
also Number lit were vn ll-
play.
"I'll tiike those, tlicy rc
Just my (," lie smilingly
rcmiirknl, n lie ' milled
while the clerk wrapped the 4
4 alloc up. '
I
TOURISTS
REGISTER
EDITORS COME
TO ROSEBURG
BY AIR ROUTE
IWHKIIl 110, Ore.. Aug. t. (A.
P.I Flying (ruin Portland in on
hour and llilrly-two minute
Pacific roaal iranaport cabin
plane arrived III Koachurg ahort
ly after o'clock ihla morning
with Mn. Lola 1. Meyer of the
I'orilind Telegram. Itay Conway
of the Oregon Dintorlat. George
A. I'rltrhard or the Portland
Oregnnlun and Itoy Nurr of the
Oregon Journal a iaicnger.
The occupant of the ahlp caine
to llil city to allcnd the Urcgun
alale editorial convention whjn
opened here Ihla morning with a
record attendance. The plane
made perfect landing while
motion pli lure were nude of
the arrlral and the reception
given by the large group of edi
tor who assembled at the field
to welcome (he filer. The hlp .forerlng a total of U0(l acre.
" I'Holed by Vernon Hook- ybrrr . ,,,, ,ou mr , ,hl,
waiter. On the return trip to V-ctlon. ,nJ ,t noBed , orll
Portland, which wa. started at u,u.r ronlri ,h(, ,,,.
:.0 a. m.. the cabin was occu-l v1v. ,h,..rt .,,.....,. ,.
pled by
Mr. and Mr. Marshal'
Dal) l, of
orr.
Portland, and
""'I
MAODQX
nrT nniiTn inTi:!,u r" n""' b"n "w"," by
Lr I I Hiii I H ft I I iflr"- An i'"ou 101,0 acres
UL I IS! Ilia 1 iilll I lof timber flared up yealerday In
We.,1 UUII I IIIIU 1 l,w Orleana and llanpy Camp
Work Will Start Immcd
ictcly; $13,419 it Suc
cessful Offer
J. A. Maddox and J. E. Diyn
were low bidder for the clearing
and grading of the Hand Creek
road from The Pallet-California
highway to the Sand Creek en
trance, a distance of four mile.
'The contract call for the
work to be completed In 100
day, but It I the Intention of
(he contractor to hive tho work
completed within (! day, ac;
cording lo Mr. Madilox.
"Work will be commenced im
mediately and we plan to employ
at leaat twenty-five men. With
now uauolly on h ground In
Ihla aectlon by middle October
we are anxlou to complete the
work within tho coming two
mon'aa." he further remarked.
No detoura will bo neceaaary
during the construction work.
,POUTLANI. Ore.. Aug. S. (A.
P.) Thu national forestry aerv
Ice office here ha recommended
for award the bid of J. A. Mid
dux and J. K. llayan, Klamalh
Kulls, of $13,419 on tho Hand
creek-Crater lako entrance rond.
Oilier hid were: (1. it. Stehblu.
Kiamuth Kail, lit. 671: llonder
hellen and Pearaon. Medford,
lit. 056: Karl M. McNutt. Ku-
Itcue. 118. HJ. 50: Dunn and llak-
cr. Klumnth Kalla, $18. 445, nnd
('. V. Ithodca. (Irani Paa. 120.
43. ,
1
Board to Decide
On Tennis Courts
How many tenuis court will
he constructed and how soon
work will begin on tho courts,
will be decided by tho city park
liourd lit a meeting lo he held
early nnxt week probably Tiioa
day night it was announced to
day by Mayor T. 11. Witters.
"There will be some tennis
courts constructed, but how ninny
I cannot say." thu mayor said.
"Tho board will decide that at
their meeting."
The rourta will be erected on
the new city park properly do
nated hy tho Moore Interest.
Mayor Wattor and Itufit Moore
j Inspected progress of Improve
ment of the park thl afternoon.
Taxi Driver Fined
i $200 by Magistrate
' Ultimate coat to AI Suye,
White star Taxi driver, for hav
ing sold liquor, proved to .be
$200 when ho was fined that
amount by Justice of tho Pence
W. II. llarne.
With four othors, Saye was ar
rested early thl week In liquor
in Id singed by slute and feder
al officer.
Pleas from the rest of the four
defendants were expected this afternoon,
SISKIYOU
rnnroT o
I UMLU I U
HARD HIT
13,000 Acres of Tim
berland Afire in
California ;
VIIKKA. Calif., Aug. 5.
Around 11.00(1 acre of limber
are afire. In the Happy Camp
ItHatrlrt Inn, them tm i fire.
,,. ,, , ..... ,.r.
leans district, with a force of CO
J men fighting the flamea. Theae
fire atartvd a week ago by
j lightning, and the foreat men
I have been on the job ever alnce.
I In the Elk creek diatrlct,
known a the "Frying I'ill."
district. Fire burned during '.
the week In the (loose Nest area,
but are now under control. There
la one on the novih aide of Hum
bug, but Is In the brush ' and
grass and not looking dangerous.
FVw I'mler Control.
One fire In the Orleans dis
trict haa been brought under con
trol. Thla leaves one big fire
and several small one In the
section, while In the Happy Camp
district there are two big and
three small fires still burning.
Twenty-eight men were sent
out from Yrrka lo augment the
forces already on the fire lines.
Cloudy weather is reported In
the Orleana district, and It is
thought this will aid greatly In
fighting the fire. Fire on Clear
creek la still going strong, and
a bad fire exists two miles north
(Continued On Page Five)
CLOSE ELEVEN
Federal Padlock Placed
On Houses in North
ern California City
VltKKA, Aug. 6 While Weed
I not absolutely "dry," It a whole
lot nearer prohibltlun perfection
than it was two weeks, for 11
places of business have been pad
locked under the Volstead law
and they must remain closed for
a whole year under orders from
the I'nltj'd States court.
Deputy United States Marxhul
Fred S. Field cams up from San
franclsco Saturday and padlock
ed four plaits of business.
These were: Corner suloon by
V. O. Alfler; Optima cigar store,
Antonio Sburburo, and the Chick
en Coop, by Mrs. Nellie Muy .Me
Kinley. The sanio officer was In Weed
twp weeks ago and palocked
seven "soft drink parlor."
United Artisans
Meet in Seattle
8KATTLK. Aug. S. (AP)
Twenty-five hundred member of
thu United Artisans from Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington
who last night opened their 15th
annual convention here, spent to
day touring Seattle and vicinity.
The convention continues until
Sunday nlglil. One of the largest
delegations arrived In 100 auto
mobiles luU night. Tho caravan
started from Los Angeles and
gathered numbers In Mudford,
Sulem, Portland and Cent rail j,
Wash. .
KK.AI. "(It)I.K CLI H."
MOUNTAIN IKON, Minn., Ang.
5. A golf course established -a
half mile west of Mountain Iron
had been named the Mlr-Iron
public golf course
DIVES
T WEED
Lone W.olf Reported
on Klamath Marsh
Running Mate of 111 Fated White Sycan'
Marauder Evades Man; Carcasses, ,
Tracks Tell Story of Presence
Another killer Wolf the run
ning male of the famou While
Wolf of the Kycan I reported
lo be preying upon llveatock and
heep in the 'Klamath mint.
The predatory marauder al
raoat a counterpart of lifci U!
fated white furred rompaulon.
haa been een by only a few, bul
race of hi raid In the form of
ripped and torn carcaase and
track, till the tale of hi pres
ence. That the wolf I playing lone
game la apparent. In fart, trap
per firmly believe he I the
only one of hi -liuS InJbU see-:
lion of the northwest.
Oiieraiing at night, the big
gray slayer with high shoulders.
likened somewhat to a hyena j
displays uncanny emu at evaa-:
ing hi greatest enemy, man
A herd of cattle la atalked un
til the right moment arrives:
then the big gray beaat rochea
and another bead of livestock is
dragged to ground and death.
It Is understood that every at
tempt will be made by the Col-
ted Stales Biological Survey de-1
parlmenl of Oregon to trap the 1
marauder of Klamath. .
For several years, the Survey I
14-Year Old Girl Returned
Home; Located Near Malin
Wauderlngs of Clytie Vernice
Cottrell. daughter of C. H. Cot
trell. Lagoona street, came to
an end last night when the young
girl 14 years old, but giving
every appearance of being over
20 waa relumed -to her home
by Sheriff Burt Hawkins.
The young girl, accompanied
bv an older girl friend named
O'Day and the girl's brother, Joe
O'Day, aged IS, set out to see
the world In an automobile early
this week.
First they drove to Alturas.
(he sheriff said. Then, swinging
back uorth. Ihey drove to Lake-
Klamath Rancher '
Is Charged With j
Moving Building,
Charged with tearing down
and moving their building, and
refusing thereafter to replace the
structure, 1). K. Alexander, wci!
known Klamalh llvestockmnn.
'Was made defendant, In a suit
brought late yesterday In circuit
court by the Nassau comiWny.
Damage sustained by removing
the uild!ng was claimed to lc
$1'!'I0 .The act wu alleged n
rave Irm'.i committal July t,
19 2".
The plaintiff Is represented by
the firm of Manning, McCo'.lnch
and Drlscoll.
Circuit Court
Now Adjourning
Not until next month except
In case of emergency will cir
cuit court of Klamath convene' to
i hear any action. It was announ
ced today from the circuit court
clerk's office.
In accordance with the annual
custom of all Oregon conrls. tha
Klamath circuit court is now In
adjournment which will last
through tho month of August. '
Vacation plans of Circuit'
Judge A. L. Leavllt are Indefin
ite, he naltl yesterday.
Alleged Forger
- my D j J
I O Be Ket Umea
- 1
S.M.EM. Ore.. Aug. 5. (API
Governor Patterson yesterday .
granted a requisition from Call.,
fornla for tho extradition of Mr.
James L. Hill, alia Mem Pet -
era, who Is wanted at Riverside
on a forgery charge. She Is an -
dor arrest lu Porthiud,
trapper carried on a quiet tarn-
nalrn asalnal the White Wolf 1
of id Hycan. The atrange beatMain Office tO be Re-
hi fur wa of anrn a itgnt
grey that he wa called white
weighed to pound, waa five feet
long and atood three feet at
nta aboulder. '
Leaving behind him a trail of
death, the Sycan wolf etruck
time and time again in cattle
herd and iheep flock of north
ern Klamath and Lake countle.
A reward waa placed on his
bead. Kvery Ingenious method
known to man wa tried to
ralrb him, but alway he evaded
(tne traps ana ponton set toiing me election oi wni-mm
; bring about hi end. board announced that the main
Finally. Klmer Williams, Bio-,
logical Survey trapper, after a
careiui siuuj oi in oeaai a nao-
It, laid a trap line in northwest-
ern I-ake county in the Sycan
I country. For once and that
! once was one too many the
1 While raider relaxed . his vigil
jance. 1 The aleel jawa anapped to
gether on the foreleg of the anl-
ma! and a short time later the
murderous forays of the beast
were ended forever by a bullet
from Williams' gun.
view and from that point jour
neyed northwest to Crescent.
"At the latter point." the
sheriff explained, "it appears
that the girls were 'ditched.
They 'got a lift to Klamath Jails
and bad made their way south
aa far as Mslln when we located
them." ,
Immediately after the girl's
departure, the sheriff's office-was
requested by Mr. Cottrell to
instigate a search for the mlss
inr sirl.
The O'Day girl was also taken '
in custody but the sheriffs of-1
flee does not know what to do
with her.
Extend Invitations
To Witness Hanging
Of Willos, Kelley
SALEM. Ore.. Ai
Invitations to the
ig. 5. (API
execution ot
Jantea Willos and Kllsworth Kel
y who are to be hanged at the
stale penitentiary Friday, August
IS. at 8:30 a. m.. have been sent
out by Henry WT"Mycrs. super
intendent of the prison. The two
men were Involved In the prison
break ot August 12. 1923, which
restilted
In tho killing of two
guard.
Medford Baby is
Killed in rat,
I
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MEDFORD, Ore.. Aug. B
( A.
P. Viola Cnrollno Merrill, 19-montbs-otd
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Merrill, was Instantly
killed late yesterday when she
felt from the fire escape ot a
local apartment house. Medford last year was one of J
The tot In play ran on the the "hottest" towns In the lea- "It's a boy."
first escape from a hallway a.id I gue with tl:s Pear Pickers on top This was the statement made
before the mother conld rjscue'Of ha ladder. Interest waned ' many times throughout the day
her. she ' slipped throtiKli the ihls year when they dropped to- I by K. M. Igl of Lorenx and Corn
guards and toppled three stories I ward the cellar, and fouud the go-.'r)r he passed the cigars and
to her death. The father is said
to be employed In a lumber
ramp near Keedsport, Ore.
. THK WKATHF.U
The Cyclo-Stormagraph at Vn'
iler wood's Pharmacy show a
slightly higher barometric pres -
l,re toosy nut as yev hu inwn-
tlon of any marked change In
weather conditions.
Forecast for next 24
Fair and warm,
The- Tyco recording
, uometer registered maximum and
: minimum temperatures today
, follows: ..
! High-St, low (1: relative hu
. uiidlty 11.
SCHRAMM
STATED
BANK
HEAD
moved from Port
land to Salem
SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 5. P A.
A, Schramm of Corvalli waa to
day unanimously elected by the
state banking board aa atate sup
erintendent of bank to an. reed
Frank C. Bramwell.
office September 1.
He will take!
Simultaneously with announc-iBot
office of the banking department
will be removed from Portland to
Salem
Schramm was formerly with
the Ladd and Bash bank in Sal
em for a number of years. Next
he served several years aa a atate
bank examiner under former
Superintendent S. G. Sargent.
Since retiring from the latter po
sition be haa been cashier of the
Corvallis State Bank. '
When Hramwell resigned Wed
nesday of this week he offered
the board his services If at any I
time aflrk .6r . intormatlon is;
needed from him alter bis retire-.
ment. He recommended that the
board elect his successor as soon
as possible, explaining that delay
would work against the banking
Interest i of the state.
It is understood thafa new
policy will be adopted by the
banking department in that the
members of the board, who are
the governor, the secretary of
state and the itnte treasurer,
will keep In close touch at all
times with the official a-ts of
the superintendent and nis pol
icies will he subject to the ap
proval of the board. . Heretofore
it has been the policy of the:
board to allow the superintendent i
practically full authority.
LEAGUE NOT TO
IE
D
j, , jo D 'ne '-,al aeeident which ended
rviedrora ana Urants rass ,he i1Ie of Robert Shaw, crescent
Decide to Remain in : City youth, on the Ashland-Klam-I
, iath Falls highway on hair pin
o
The Southern Oregon baseball
league will finish out the season!
in spite of the announced desire I
of the Medford and Gants Pass
teams to disband for the year.
This was assured last night when I
President A. C. Nlninger of Ash-
land telenhoned officials of thel'onal quietude in crime. District
Pelican club that all matters had
, been straightened out.
Medford and Crants
Pass
wanted to call It quits, apparent
ly because their clubs bad been
. .. . .. ... . . ...
iiiriiiir mi m i v 11 inn n.nr . nr .an.
land and Klamath. But the
other directors refused to permit
! the other two clubs to draw down
their forfeit money, so rather
than lose this amount th club
. have decided to continue In the
. race and make an effort to
! strengthen their clubs.
Ing too rougfi.
Van Duser Will
Head Commission
SALEM, Ore.. Aug. S. (AP)
C. E. Gates of Medford and Rob
jert W. Sawyer of Bend, members
ui in, Binte uiKiiwny commission,
have agreed to elect Henry B.
I Van Duser of Portland, tho third
hours: ' and senior mombcr ot tho com
( mlsslun. oh chairman. Thu dec
t her-1 tlon will tnke pliee at the next
J meeting of the commission which
will ne held in Portland August
30. The agreement on Van Duser
was announced by the stato high
way department today.
AGRICULTURAL
I RELIEF WILL BE J
GREAT ISSUE
SIOUX CITY, Aug. 5. (AP)
hdrawal of President Cool-
from the 128 presidential
race will not miterlally affect
the campaign plans of the demo-
tcratlc party, Charles W. Bryan,
former governor of . Nebraska,
and one time candidate for the
vice presidency on the democratic
ticket, ' believe.
"The campaign In 1921 will be
agalnat the republican party as
a whole for Ita failure to .pro
vide adequate relief for the agri
cultural west, rather than against
any individual.'. Mr. Bryan aald.
Mr. Bryan expressed the opin
ion that the campaign would be
j along economic lines. "It will
i be the east against the west."
I he aaid. "Any candidate, la order
to be elected, must be from the
middle VMt. 'Th farmer are
WB,t he
iCOInei from.
;
10-
IBEOBW
10-Year-Old Youth Land.
Big Trout in 10 .
, Minutes
Catching a 10-pound trout, at
the age of 10 years, in'ten nrln-
utea time Is the record made
! yesterday by Home Knight. Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Knight, Sr.. of this city.
The trout, which measured
IS H Inches, and a 15-inch girth
measurement, waa landed with a
Wilson Wabbler In the middle of
the' Williamson river by the lit
tle fellow who spent the day on
an outing with his father.
After Homer landed the trout,
he was forced' to rest on the
bank, completely tired out from
his experience, but thrilled be
yond words.
p r C.,,,0,,
to
Sentenced Tomorrow
Sentence of F. C. Sweeney,
Olene merchant, convicted late
j yesterday on the charge ot reck
' less driving, will be pronounced
i tomorrow afternoon by Justice of
the Peace W. B. Barnes.
! Sweeney waa convicted of reck
I less driving In connection with
, curve. 2S
,'ath Falls.
miles west ot Klam-
m.r.TT.
Yf llltam Duncan
T L-
I akeS Vacation
Taking advantage of the sea-
I Attorney William Duncan, accom
panied by bis wire ana sinau
boy. left this morning for a brief
vacation In California,. Mr. Dun
can is expected back at his desk
I In rln l-a
Business ot the dis-
'l
lrlct attorney's office will be
I conducted by Deputy District At-
, torney Bolvln. v. s. riaueniyne
nd Wilson S. Wiley.
I I
Son Born to Mr.
And Mrs. E. M. Igl
candy
The new son wa horn to Mr.
and Mr. Igl last evening at the
Klamath Valley Hospital and
weighed 7 3-4 pound. This Is
their second child, both boys.
Vanguard of Wild
Ducks is Arriving
Vanguard of the annual inva
sion of wild ducks from the
northland has arrived. District
Game Warden Marlon J. Barnes.
"The gsme birds mostly pin
tails are being seen la con-,
stantly Increasing number on
the lake ana marshes," the game
warden commented,
i
L
IGH7NING
CAUSE OF
206 FIRES
Hundreds of Fire
Fighters Wage Bat
tle Against Odds
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug?
5, (AP) Hundreds of fire
fighters today were waging
a grim battle against forest
fires in national forest pre
jerves of the northwest.'
' Most of the fires were
started by electrical storms'
during the past w'cek, un
accompanied by rain.
Latest reports available at the
federal district forest office here
showed that about one hundred
fires were burning In the Col
umbia 'national -forest,', southern.
Washington and 10S fire on th
adjacent Rainier forest.
One fire., covering 100 acres,
waa burning uncontrolled - on.
Railroad creek In the Chelan for
est. Wash.
- Sixty-four fires have, bu re
ported In the Wenatuhee na
tional forest In the -past, five
days. , ' '
The largest" fires !n tne Col
umbia ' reserve are In what Is
known a, the Yacolt burn, an
area ot 300.000 acres burned
over In 1902. The old fire left
thousand of anag standing,
trees killed, but only .slightly
burned. . Foreat official keep a
constant, guard over the area,
tearing the day when a blaze
would get started In the tinder
like timber. At present there
are four large fires sweeping over .
the old burn. All e.'forts ere
being directed toward surround
ing the tour. fire, with no at
tempt being made to save tha
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REV. Will
Former Pastor of Catholic
. Church Renews Old j
- Acquaintances '
Rev. William McMillan. S. jr..
who wa pastor of the Catl"?llc
church In this city from irt
to 1915, paid his frlenda in this
city a surprise visit when he, ar
rived here this, morning on the
Cascade limited. For the pait
nine years Father McMillan has
been located In Alaska, where
he looks after the spiritual "uf
falra ot the Catholics ot Cor
dova. Valdex and La Toucke are
also Included In his territory.'
This Is the first visit of Father
McMillan since leaving hera In
1915. . The changes that have
taken place since then are so
pronounced that the city seems
like a strange place to him. . r
Groat tlmnge.
"Klamath Falls has changed
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IMSAPPOlJSTKD '
TRBKA, Calif.. A -. .1.
4 (ieorgti Leslie Ritlitian,
4 23, caine to Yrrka from
Narnpa. Idnlio, hoping to be
4 niarrieil lnt Sat art lay to
Miss Kmlly Ksther Ijimb,
1ft, of Klamalh Kail, but
wa halted under the pmvU
alons of the new niaTtaa)
law, which requlr- a three
day' notice before a license 4
may lie obtained.'
"Ah. can't vow ' date' It.
back, nr something?" plead.
txt Kidman, when County
Clerk W. t. Mellon rrfswetl 4
to issue the license, t
"No air," re)Hindel the
authority, "It ran'l he do.
4 Come In next Werlnemlay nr
any tlmn after that date."
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