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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
new MILL IS
NOW OPERATED
FIRST PRlvATE-OwNnD SAVING
CONCERN II sTARrED ON TnE
KLAMATH INDIAN RnsRRvA.
rloN-CAPAcITY 5000 DAILY

The ChiloQuin Lumber company b
now Q reality. and lumber At the
rate Of $4,000 feet per day 10 being
cut for domestic ~ well % foreign
markets.
W. I. Clarke. president Of the new
company. returned today from Chill.
oQuiu. He has been there complst.
ing arrangements for the carrying ON
Of the project. The nsw mill 10 To-
Gated about three miles north Of Chill
oQuin on the railroad.
The market for the product Of the
mill will BE- principally BY rail. Cal
ifornia and Eastern points. but . con.
tract has already been secured for
clears In Australia.
The railroad construction camp OF
Erickson 4 Petersen has been taken
over BY the new company. the nrst
private owned mill on the Indian res
ervatioo.
Il 10 the plan to log all winter and
run the mill whenever the weather
will permit.
W. I. Clarke is president OF the
new company. Incorporated . week
ago. and J. W. Newhart 10 general
manager.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
FERGUSON WILL
WORK HIMSELF
PROPOSITION no HIRE A BUNCH
OF sTENo0RAPnERs TO AC.
C0MPLIsn TASK DOES NOT
WORK OUT JUST RIGHT

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In the County Court Of the STATE oi
Oregon. for klamath County.
In the Matter OF the Estate VI Lucy
Loosely. Deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given By the IN.
dersigned. John Smart. sdmiaissratos
OF the estate Of Lucy Loosisy. d.
ceased. to the creditors Of. and ell
persons having claims against said
deceased. or the said estate. TO pre-
sent such claims With the proper
vouchers within six months from the
date OF this notice. Such claims mus,
be presented to said administrator In
person or sent 10 bis address, which
Is Fort Klamath. klamath county.
Oregon.
Dated this 32d day Of August, AID
1919.
JOHN SMART,
Administrator OF tho Estate OF Lucy
tooslsy. deceased. s.SS.s.SS r
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
EXHIBIT OF
PluMS GOOD
PINE GROVE FARMER BRINGS A
SAMPLE or TRE PRODUCT or
THAT REGlON THAT ArTRACTs
ATTENTION or MANY

On the ranch OF J. 3. Mills OF Pine
Grove. father OF Miss Myrtle Mills.
clerk to Manager n. c. Austin OF the
" cstcrn Union Telegraph company.
there grew enough plums on a Is.
inch branch to OIL = quart cup. q.
l.. Fountain OF this city captured the
branch and put Il on exhibit In mis-
once on Main street II Is the most
encouraging specimen for the "bask
to the farm" movement that has been
shown In the city since Elmer Apple
gate brought In . rhubarb leaf almost
hiG enough to make an umbrella for
~ elephant.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
WOMEN WILL
WORK At FAIR
ADVOCATES OF THE SUFFRAGE
MOVEMENT WILL HAVE BOOTH
AT THE BIG COUNTY SHOW no
ADVANCE THEIR CAUSE

There 10 to bs q meeting In the In
terest Of equal suffrage at the Libra
~ hall tomorrow at . p. m. Il 10
earnestly desired that all ladies who
are interested will attend and lead Q
hand. The time ID short now until
election. and there 10 much 70 bs done
In the way Of Advertising and solicit
Ing votes and funds.
II 10 proposed TO have Q booth 1t
the county fair. solely for the pur-
pose OF publicity. There will bs no
money making whatsosvsr In connsc-
ton with II. There will be ladies In
charge who will distribute literature.
campaign buttons and cards TO bs
signed BY voters. plsdgins their votes
for the cause.
The women argue that Oregon
should gst In line with her sister
states. California and Washinston,
and II the women will al take part
now It 10 almost certain that victory
viii result.
Il u urged that every lady OF
Klamath Falls bs present tomorrow
aftsrnoon and ready 70 AslD.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13

szesptoa Of of osAp. and coat .
Bulletin. essns Of Orssa un,y,r,,,
poat BY the sslscts tho only r.o,,
corrspoadsses Dspam Courses ar. os..
departments BOTANY Debating. Ecousocs Education r,.
Physical Edueston Physes rnSsoosy r.yhoiosy s
Write to the secretary sehoo ~
OF Oregon EuSsaa for afosaAocn aud catalogue
Courses R.sidsncs uaiys,y prspa. Tor tn. pro,..
Engineering. Journalism. La hsdins Teaching Fan ,.~
Tuesday September Address the .o
the College Of easinss the College Liberal A. NJ
OF Educaion. commsrss. In Msdiens aud Music
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and remained there but q few min
utes. when the return trip was made
to Ager. There Allen boarded .
south bound train. Although In.
structions had been received there to
arrest Allen. no movement was nads
to Do 20. but . travelling man. whose
name 10 not known. vas told that
Allen was wanted. and he was asked
to tell the hrst oflcsr hs met down
the line 70 place the young man In
cu0loAy.
Last night Sheriff Barnes received
. msssase from District Attorney
Hooper Of siskiyou county. stating
that Allen was under arrest In Sis
son.
Allen 10 well known In this city.
lie was born In this section. aad re-
esatly has achieved some fa,.e %
prissasAssr.
X. L. Smith. Who drove the auto
mobile h which Allen made his e.
cape from the city. returned here
last algAt.
Allen told ne that hs wanted TO
% 70 klamath Hot Spring. to ell q
timber claim" said Smith. when
ws arrived at the sprinss Allen said
that his man was not there. and then
peid Ne 70 take him on to Asse. and
eAsa to hornbrook. suspected
thees was somsthias wrong when hs
told ne that he had . cousin living
In salt Lake. and wanted to know
how to sst there BY the quickest
rosts."
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
BEDS ARE READY
FOR SCIENTISTS
CRATER LAKE HOTEL COMPANY
MAKES ARRANGEMENT TO IN.
7ERTAIN FOREIGNERS on RIM
on FAMOUS LAKE

Arrangements are under way for
the entertainment Of the party OF
distinguished scientists who will ar
rive at Crater Lake Monday after.
noon.
Automobile parties returning here
from the famous lake report that the
agents OF the Crater Lake hotel com.
pany are establiships . camp on the
rim. and have already taken there .
numbsr Of tents and beds.
No local arrangsmsnts have been
made here as yet for the entertain
meat OF the party In the event OF
their deciding to stop ovsr here on
their way 70 the main line Of the
Southern Pacific.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
LABOR UNIONS
FAVOR NEITHER
ROOSEVELT AND WILSON ARE IN
THE sAME CLASS, ID FAR A
ORGANIZED LABOR oonA n
REPORT SENT OUT

United Press Service
WASHINGTON. u. c.. Sept. IA
An increase In organised iabor's rep
resentation In congress 10 the keynote
OF the political program which will
DO announced tomorrow in . news
letter from the American Federation
OF Labor.
In this letter President Taft 10
scored. but neither Wilson or Roose.
welt is endorsed.
The political bulletin has been ap-
proved BY President 0ompsrs, and Il
Dalh - union labor to elect munici.
pal. county. state and eoaSrsssiona!
tsndidates who are favorable to
labor.
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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13

Notice Of Final Account
In the County Court Of the sots Of
Oregon. for the County OF Kiam.
ath.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF John
simmons. Deceased.
Notice Ia hereby given that u. q.
Grlgsby. administrator Of the sstst,
OF John Simmons. deceased. has len.
dsred and presented for fnsI settle.
ment, and nlsd In said court. his nnsl
account. OF his administration of said
estate. and that on Monday. the $50
day OF September. 1919. at II o'clock
= m. at the court room OF the said
county court. at the county court
house. In the city OF Klamath Falls.
klamath county. state Of Orcsop
which time and place has been sxsd
Tor tho hearing OF objections TO said
hnai account and settlement. any Der.
son Interested In said estate may ap-
pear and hle objections In writing 10
he said account and contest the same
Dated at klamath Falls. Oregon.
This 18th day Of August. 1912.
b. .. GRIGsBY,
administrator OF the Estate of John
Simmons. Deceased. s.I6.s.is,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
S|eHTSEERS ARE
MUCH FOOLED
A Few SCATTERED SHOTS by
FEDERAL OUrpOsTs rURNisH
TnE ONLY AMUSEMENT FOR
TnOsE WHO WOULD SEN WAR
Dnited Press Service

United Press Service
DOUGLAS. Aris.. Sept. iS.-Ths
federal garrison at Aqua Prista 10 In
full possession Of the city. the rebels
having Withdrawn at dsybrsak to
Csnissa Spring.. twelve miles south
east.
Il 10 reported that Rojas b seeking
water. and will return before night.
Dssultory nring by the federal out
posts marked the appearance Of tho
rebels late yesterday. No one was
hurt. There has been no arins to-
Gay.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
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wish to announce ,A., ,,. !
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buying. dssirs the best. | ,.,I
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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13

u always cheapest In The e1G Poor
land b dear at any price. /grsw up
on the farm. and know Sltttls sbost
land. II yep wast . I'm thas viii
pay come In II talk 7 ovsr.
Next to Americas H(osi. Phoae eol
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
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There are funds II The city trsasusy
for the rsdsmptioa se all vassssts
protested on or bseses Jsauary 9,
1910. Intsgsst will cease from date
hereof.
Dated at KlsAe.h RI. Ore. .A,.
Sd day Of ssptsm6\r. ~
j. W. sIEAEN cisy Treasurer.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13

A.. you 'a,srss..sfn KLAMATH
COUNTY, go. n the Stephens
Hunter R.:,t, NTs.' s.': con.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-09-13
Polytechnic College, Of Ash
!and, Opened September z

Three depsrtmsnts: Normal. Bpsi-
meas and Ensinssrins. The Neemal
furnishes strong course for ,<ssch-
'ers, ~ we'll ~ tsachers' rsvie& class
90 every month In the year; ne Bust
ness course contains bo(kkssping.
shorthand. typswritinS aDa all COM
merciai work; the Engine bring cours-
es are civil. electrical, mechanical
and mining.
Tue college 10 open (hs entire year
of twelve months.
Special tsachsss to each depart
m.nt.
Thoroushnsss In 4 lines Of work.
Graduates will b aidsd In securing
pm .tionss
Let youna men ~ young women
get ready forths wdndsrfui Develop
nent OF this aetioe Of the Paddle
roast.
For in'o'm's'oa aean.ss
PolYTtcns'bfollfet
Ashland N Oregon
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-24


The young ladies of the For
elgn Mission Society of the NJ
II. church, South. at this place
gave a very delightful lawn
party on the grounds of w. w.
Taylor's home on Tuesday eve
ming. Sherbert, cake and can
dies were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. f. Burgess
have rented the j. NJ. Hodge
cottage on Wood Aavenue and
have moved into the same, Mr..
Hodge having gone to Ply
mouth, Mass, to attend the
wedding of his niece and to
spend the summer with his sis
ter.
d. r. Littrell has again open.
ed up a general store Mt this
place n the brick building
owned by him at the corner Of
East Fifth and Wyandotte
Avenue, until recently occupied
by the Nickels Grocery Compa-
ny.
Don't fail to read Fuller's adj
this week.
Miss Sarah Long is entertain
ing n houseparty of very attrac
tive Young ladies at her hospit-
able home near the Southern
Methodist church. Her guests
are Misses Davidson andBrown,
of Wytheville, and MissThomp-
son, of Tazewell.
The ladies Of the Baptist
church will meet in the church
parlor next Thursday to make
preparations for the box they
are preparing to send the Buch-
anan Mission School. All mem
beers are earnestly requested to
be at the church each Thursday
afternoon at 400 O'Clock as they
will resume their regular week
ly meetings.
A. C. Hamrcik, formerly as
sistant express agent here, and
who is now joint operator at
st. Charles came in Saturday
night and returned Sunday,
Joining his family on their
journey to st. Charles after II
two months visit with friends
and relatives at Elk Park, N +.
@.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

r. d. Baker left Monday on
Ian extended trip to Eastern
Kentucky.
Mrs. r. a. Ayers, and Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Ayers and chill.
dren are spending several weeks
sery pleasantly on the Holston.
a Miss Mary Connor is the at
iractive guest of her sister, Mrs.
~ Ii, Pierpont, at her pretty
home on lmboden Hill.
Mrs. c. c. Long and Miss
Frances returned last week
from visit to friends and rela-
Dives in Smyth county.
l.. A Farrand, of Lebanan,
by, was visitor TO the Gap
one day last week.
= j. P. Kelly, of Bristol,
ewas IN town last Saturday.
Messrs. NJ. w. and j. w.
Marsden, prominent capitalists
pt Philadelphia, spent Sunday
en the Gap.
d. b. Wentz, president of tn e
9Stonega Coke and Coal Compa-
ny, and wife, of Philadelphia.
'spent n few days in the Gap
.the past week.
Miss Parilee Buckley, of this
place, Miss Ella Brown, of
Jonesville, and Miss Al Brown
and Miss Sauls, of Norton, left
saturday or Unaka Springs,
Tenn, where they will spend a
week or ten days.
Tate Kilbourn left Saturday
ON an extended visit with rela-
.tiVes and friends in Lee county.
Robert Amos and wife, of
.Jellico, spent o few days the
past week with relatives in the
There will be baptismal ser
y, at the Christian church
Thursday evening at the usual
hour. Two candidates will be
56aptised by the pastor, Rev. C.
b Liyesay.
Lightning struck a telephone
pole IN front of DR.. w. a. Bnk-
ers residence Monday after
noon, doing no damage, how
Rev. j. b. Craft completes
ms M third year as pastor of the
Baptist church at this place
next Sunday,
Mrs, Robert Pippin was up
from the Cove Saturday.
Quite a number OF young peo-
PIE vent over to Natural Tun-
Hei sunday and spent the day.
W s. Banner, of st. Paul,
ana U. d. Tate, of Coeburn,
We're among the bushes visitors
III town the first of the week.
n Henry Lane, clerk at w. w.
iaylor and Sons, spent part of
Su week visiting relatives in
Scott county.
= Willie Baker visited w.
:. smith, Jr., in Scott county
set week.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-24

AnASs \. - oHiJ anu Cliiuren
will go to Toms Creek tho first
of the month to be with Mr..
IGilly for the remainder of the
summer. The house they have
been occupying on East Third
Steeet which belongs to G.. G..
Cochran has been rented by j.
b. Dougherty who has been
living in the fiat above Mullins
store for the past year.
Miss Nellie Preston, of Seven
Mile Ford, was the guest of
Mrs. g. @. Cochran Tuesday OF
last week. Miss Preston is the
organizer of the u. ID. G. in the
southwest, and was pisascd to
find that q local chapter had
already been organized at this
place, on account of which will
be found in another column.
Miss Bumgardner and party
of friends went up to High
Knob Saturday, returning lex
cept those who missed the train
and had to spend the night in
Norton) Saturday night. Those
composing the party were Mrs
Dashiell, Miss Bumgardner.
Mrs. and Miss Caldwell, Misses
Willie and Lila London, Miss
Sarah Cochran, Rev. Smith,
Prof. Young, Mr.. Yarbrough.
a most delightful lunch was
carried and eaten on top OF the
Knob with marvellous appe-
tltes.
Miss Aline Armistead, of
Lynchburg, Va, who has been
the charming guest of Miss
Vera Willis the past two weeks,
left Monday morning for Bris.
tol where she will visit friends.
Mrs. j. G.. Hagy, of Bristol,
who, with her little son, Cor
don, has been the guest of Mrs.
j. NJ. Willis for several days,
is at present visiting ut the
home of Mr.. Hagy's brother,
DR.. Hagy, at Imboden, and
will remain there until Monday
when Miss AIable Willis will
accompany her home to Bris-
toll.
There are two very severe
cases of typhoid in town. One
of these is in Perry's Row, that
OF Harry Dykes, colored, and
the other is II. II. McClanahan,
who with his wife and infant
son are spending the summer
with his father.in-law, w. b.
Bounds, at this place. TO pre-
vent the further spread of this
disease, it is well to heed the
State Board of Health bulletins
which we publish weekly in
these columns, and begin tho
fight against this terrible dis
ease without further delay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hoge, of
Washington, ID. c., are the
guests of Mr.. Hoge's daughter,
Mrs. Robert Bruce.
Miss Mary Skeen, the accom-.
plished daughter of Judge and
Mrs. IL. a. w Skeen, returned
Monday from n visit to rela-
tiyes in Turkey Cove.
dee county is preparing to
erect two new school buildings
| One at Pennington Gap to cost
! $4,000 and the other at Keokee,
to cost $4,000.
Rows. Joseph Rcinmer and
son of Norton and Rev. Grn
ham of Big Stone Gap have
been conducting n very success
fnl revival meeting at the Holt
ness church hero for the past
week. Special services will be
conducted mt the church Sntur-
day.-Coeburn Journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-07-24

Miss Matte, sister of win
Brahe, who has been an inva.
lid for some time is quite low
and may not live longer than a
few days.
just received at Fuller's,
shipment Of white polish for
huckskin and canvas shoes.
G.. f. Jones left Sunday for a
business trip to Jackson and
other points in the rapidly de-
yeioping Eastern Kentucky
coal fields.
w. b. Kilbourn is able to be
out again after months con
finement to his home from in
termittent and bilious fever.
Harold and Gertrude Coutts
ana their sister, Mrs. Vaseur,
returned to their homes at
Clifton Forge last week after IA
visit with relatives here and at
Norton.
Miss Mary Kilbourn is visit
ing friends and relatives at
Pennington Gap and st.
Charles this week.
Miss Mabel Durham, of Coe.
burn, spent Sunday in town
guest of her friends, the Misses
Bruce.
Miss Sarah and Tom Cochran
left Tuesday for Charlottesville,
Va, where they will visit their
grandmother for several weeks.
Miss Ollie Ashworth, of Coe-
burn, was the guest of the Mis-
SEES Bruce last week.
Mrs. j. NJ. Durham, of Lee
county, spent t h week end
with her cousin, ID. IL. Bruce,
in the Gap.
Mrs. S. A. Weatherly, after a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. @. ID. Vaughn, in the Gap,
returned to her home in Louis
vile Tuesday night.
FOR RENT.-House known
as the Amburgy house. Per
manent tenant wanted. Can
give possession in August. APP
ply to either Goodloe Brothers
or Mrs. NJ. a. Willard.
Mrs. w. j. Horseley and sons
who returned last week from
New Mexico, went over to
Duilield Sunday morning to
spend several days with her
father, w. III. Nickels, who is
in poor health. Mr.. Horseley is
expected here soon.
The foundation for the sec.
ond of four new residences to
be built for j. Il. Bum in the
Baptist church square is ready
for the carpenters and the first
one is practically ready for oc-
cupying.
Mrs. w. h. Saxton and little
daughter have gone to Toms
Greek on an extended visit to
relatives.
There will be many bargains
at Fuller's during the Clearance
Sale.
John Taylor is in charge of
the pool room and bowling al
ley during the absence of Mr..
Benedict in Ohio, where he &C
companied the body of h is
brother.
Boone county, Kentucky,
holds the unique record of hay-
ing not cost the State one pen.
ny as witness fees in felony
cases in three years, and that
under the general belief that
there is no laxity in enforcing
the law.
Rev. Smith, a Presbyterian
minister, of Petersburg, Va, is
services on alternate
Sundays with DR.. Lloyd at the
Christ Episcopal church ut this
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BRlS I'll Bookkeeping
IlTY Higher Accounting
BUSINESS T f,s,,'Iur
COLLEGE Tolegraphy
BRISTOL. TENN.-v
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-16

was the most disappointed man Ia
town when he found out that the
rains lad made the appearance or
the Case racing creations impossible.
lie sought out the members OF the
auto racing association and did his
part towards making Sloan promise
TO bring his great team to Amarillo
later in the season.
The big lay-Eye-See car and the
Case machines are by no means the
only attractions with the Sloan rae
iny team. Another car OF worldwide
reputation included in his stable Is
the Simplex Zip. II was with this
machine that Louis pisbrow lower
ed Barney olGfield's speedway rec
ords recently In Los Angeles and at
san Jose in California three weeks
ago Disbrow established new world s
figures for Is. 20 and % miles.
Mr. Sloan best explains the racing
situation In Amarillo in his own
words
4 Rave been looking forward ID
bringing fast racing machines to Am
arillo for two years. In fact long
before I knew much about your city
had heard of your two mile TRACK
and the fast time that was possible
ever Il.
Barney Oldfield. the great driver.
first asked me TO get In touch with
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-16

than when made the second trip. !
did not discover TIE soft spots made
by the rain and snow OF the winter
lato In the afternoon | made second
trip to the track accompanied by n
committee from the Panhandle Auto
Fair association and we went around
tho course. Then II was decided best
TO postpone tie races until later in
the year.
Amarillo is certainly to be con-
graduated on the activity IL has
shown In the racing game. The pub
licity gained from the auto races
have done more to advertise TIE city
than Is generally believed. All over
America while one is travelling about
from place TO place the story is heard
OF Amarillo's track and the achieve.
mcnts OF the racing car
1t will give me 4 ireat deal or
pleasure to return 10 Amarillo later
IN the year with my big team and II
new records are not hung Up by my
cars and drivers, II will be because
gasoline has lost its effectiveness In
The speed world"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-16

the Amarillo racing association. II
was two years ago and We were plan
ming a trip across the continent. He
said at that time that he knew IL he
ever got a glance at the worlds dirt
track record over the Amarillo courss
he would be able TO slaughter sever
al OF the existing marks. ! was man.
aging Oldfield at the time and I'M
mediately got in touch with Mr.. Nc
Kinney. who was at that time inter
ested In TIE track But the date
never materialized
When | started 10 California this
winter wrote Mr. Vaughr asking
him II weather would permit my stop
ping here In the spring. | told him
then as | told the members OF the
racing association today that Il was
the chance OF driving on tho two
mile dirt track wanted and not
any great sum of money He wrote
me back saying that the weather In
the spring was ALWAYS more change
able than during other seasons of
the year. but | insisted on the date.
Now admit that the rains make the
holding OF the races In the spring
uncertain. especially with conditions
as they have been for the past montr
I'll over the country
When visited the track the first
time Yesterday was more hopeful