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9,15 PM.

The fnter-city match between a
girls team from the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's offices alleys in
Philadelphia and a team picked from
the Washington Ladies' League will
take place in the Quaker City March
10 and the return battle will be
fought out in this city a week later.
The Philadelphia girls are anxious
to redeem themselves for. the trim
ming the Washington girls handed
them last year and fully expect to
do SO. That they. have a good chance
to come out on top is indicated by
scores recently recorded by them on
their own drives. Edna Reynolds,
who rolled against the Washington
girls last year, holds the high set
record of her league, having games of
118, 1S1 and 1876. for a total of 3S4 for
the set. Sara Mecouch, another mem
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BANKERS DucKpIN LEAGUE.

National Bank of Washington rolled
the highest game of the season in
the league. of 5s3, and the second best
set of the campaign, of 1868. in TAX
ing three games from the Perpetuals.
There were many other good scores
during the past week, American
Security having 1910 set and Mil
Ter a 141 game and 1855 set in making
a clean sweep over the Lincoln team.
Washington Loan and Trust, after
winning twenty-six straight had its
streak stopped last Wednesday when
the Hibbs team took the last game
Of the set. There was much good
rolling In this match. Doying Of
American Security had set of 381.
and SchMetnhaut, teamuatss =
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CUNT PLEASANT LEAGUE.

Some exciting contests took nlaca
the past week. Triumph Cafe took
the odd game from the Mount Pleas
ants, thereby coming within one game
OF second place. Chesterfields took
to tighten up, the race. Hilltops won
two from the Castles Columbias
took two from the Firestones and
lost the third game by. margin of
two pins. C1iftons took the odd game
from the Savoys.
Next week will wind up the Sec
ond series and the teams will then
start on the third and last series for
the flag. Plenty of action will be
had coming down the old home
stretch as the first seven teams are
well matched.
with high set Of 422. He also is
high average man with 11f-4s.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL LEAGUE.

Joseph Phillips sprang a surprise
Monday night when it won all three
games from the Anacostia team,
which enabled 1t to move up hotch
from the cellar berth.
Tuesday night the Nationals beat
the Internal Revenue two games. ;,
Wednesday night the unexpected
happened when the Post Office quint
beat the Rathskeller team two ana
lost the third by three pins.
Thursday night the Regulars beat
the Linwoods two games, dropping
the latter to third place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

Sonian Institution archeolo-
|gist, to be of a type hither-
to unknown to science.
The primitive hooks were
used by the Saitekare In
.cians, a tribe which per-
shed in prehistoric times
at the hands of the more
powerful Paiutes. The re-
membrance of them still is
preserved in Paiute tradi-
ton.
An average specimen of
these hooks can be de-
scribed as follows: The
shank, one and a quarter
inches long, is composed of
a slender twig of hardwood,
one side of which was
.scraped fiat, and the twig
then doubled upon itself and
raoDed with nat;yo <,,,;,a
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SUBURBAN LEAGUE.

Handley, in defeating Brightwood
three games. rolled the high set for
the season In the league. LIS.
Pop Carter of Handley rolled high
game of 161 and set of 37S. Rock Of
Handley also had a set of 37S.
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PUBLIC DEPARTMENT GIRLS.
Standing of Teams,

Miss Parker of Registered Accounts,
has been the star of the league. She
has the high set record of 291 and
also the best game of 122.
Accounts holds high team game of
461. and also the best set of 1884.
Miss Preble of Registers, has the
highest percentage of S6.7; Miss
Klein Of Accounts is second, with $50,
and Miss Lohues, also of Accounts,
third, with $751;.
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BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE.

The race has sHttled down TO q
grind between the three top teams,
which are damned.
High game of 157 is held by John
Pillon of Rich.s team.
High individual set of 355 Is held
by Norman Leese Of NJ. A. Leese team.
High team game OF 549 Is held by
Woodward & Lothrop. which also has
the high set of 1885.
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The committee in charge of the
tourney has worked diligently for
the last six weeks on plans for the
event and is much gratifed at the
class of bowlers attracted. Five
games is quite a test for the ordinary
bowler and many in this class UNI
doubtedly concluded 1T would be
energy wasted to compete against
the scores of the top-notch performers.
show their wares on each of the first
four nights: eighty-four on Friday
night. which is designated as Balti-
more night, and sixty, majority be-
Saturday night.
Following is the schedule for the
opening night tomorrow.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY CLERKS, LEAGUE.

Since the return Of Burgess, Pur-
chasing has taken a brace and is
making it lively for the rest of the
teams.
Bernhardt was the star for the
week with a game of 1877 and set Of
259. L.
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INTERNAL REVENUE LEAGUE.

The ending Of the second series
last week found Annex No. / In front
with twenty. victories out of twenty
seven starts. A roll-off will be nec-
essary, however, to decide the win
ners Of second and third prizes. Cap
ital Stock finishing In a tie with So
licitors, each having sixteen wins to
their credit.
Capital Stock has been running wild
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NAUTICAL LEAGUE.

Blacksmith of Rock Haven reta ins
the high game and high set honors
with 159 and $50. V. OFT of the same
team has the high average of 10.
FL Dorado has rolled the best team
game. 612, while the high team set
of 1,713 Is boosted by the Potomacs.
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NAVY oU1NT LOSES HARRIS.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. February D.
Dale Harris, crack forward Of the Navy
basket ball team, will be out of the
game for the rest Of the season because
Of an injured knee.
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game Of 141. Barnholt. with 345, and
Clark, with 345, set the pace for
Hibbs.
Riggs No. l took all three from
District. Marx of the winners rolled
high game and set, 1875 and 1913.
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RIGHT OUTFIT ESSENTIAL,
FOR A FIRST-CLASS GAME
Racket Very Important and Must Be Well Cared For.
Balls That Have Lost Their Weight Should
Not Be Used for Practice
BY SAMUEL HARDY.

tennis other it impossible game
without the right
to the best possible
racket
highly susceptible o conditions. - "
racket when
excellent substitute) be kept
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

TWELVE weeks from Thursday field OF golfers will collect
the Washington Golf and Country Club the qualifying
round OF the first this golhng
that
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BOWLERS SET FOR START
! OF TOURNEY TOMORROW
, BY II. II. FRY,

is set for the opening OF Washington Duckpn
championship tourney the Grand Central
night The total number
Earl Stocking and his assistants expected
Baltimore
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Here Is Evidence That Angling
Dates Back to Prehistoric Era

How would you like to- try luck with
Humboldt lake Nevada
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of bird bone the
The attached the This curious
for difficult how caught
the
drawing the hook
conjecture for what kind of fish they intended
Richardson of Los Angeles Cal finder
plans to try his luck with them
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AGRICULTURE 1NrERBuREAu LEAGUE.
LEAGUE RECORDS.

LEAGUE RECORDS.
High team set-So-Kems, 1859.
High team game-Farm. 563.
High individual set-Nelson, 81.
High individual game-Gowan, LAG,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
POST FALLS

The Mid Valley fair has been
cancelled for this year ou account Of
the expense and the Stampede coming
so soon after at Alan.
Post Falls seems to have b. come a
center for Ku Klux Klan activities.
Another meeting was held Wednes-
day of last week.
School opens Sept. 8. The old
buildings will be used until the new
high school building is completed.
Paul Ulbright has quit the dray
business after twenty years and is
moving 10 Signal Point mountain.
b A check for $45, 900 arrived from
Boise in payment for the rural high
school bonds sold to the state.
f. @. Hubert, wife and son, and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Matlock picked
50 gallons of huckleberries in two
days above Clarks Fork.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
Third Party Convened.

The Progressives he'd their county
convention IN Wright's hall and
elected delegates to the state conyen-
tion at Boise, Aug. 26, pledged to
work for the endorsement or LaFol-
lette and Wheeler. Delegates are:
John Christ, Occur d'Alene; j. w.
Vetter, Mica; T. W. Barnes, Spirit
Lake, and E. c. Weimer, Rathdrum
Last Saturday "a precinct commit
teemen met aud elected A e Martin
chairman OF the county central
committee, and Percy A. Lackner.
secretary. These gentlemen of1iciated
at the convention Tuesday.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22

OF piece OF land 44S feet by 302 feet
for the county building site and VIII
apply to the government for patent.
The new county Jail is on the ground
and tits expected court house will
also be built there some day.
Sixty five gallons OF moonshIne was
DESTROYED last Friday at the county
iail by Sheriff T. L. Qurles and
deputies. The moonshine had been
taken in various raids during the past
month, and was dumped out on the
ground Instead OF thrown into the
sewer the usual procedure.
WAYNE Martin, 81, OF Athol, plead
guilty to charges Of contributing to
the delinquency of minor when
arraigned in probate court Monday,
and was sentenced 10 spend SIX
months in the county jail.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
Myth of the Aniazons
Older Than Greek Fable

The Amazons are best known from
Grecian mythology. The origin OF the
myth. however. is said to antedate
even the heroic age Of Grecian laole
and TO come from Asia Minor.
Far back in antiquity these female
warriors are said to have come iroin
the shores Of the Caspian sea ana con-
ouering Asia Minor, to have built the
cities of Ephesus. Smyrna. Myrina anu
Kyme, says the Detroit News Inc
worship of their Titanic queen, sors
of queen bee." was carried on WIN
barbaric ceremonies, even to the tine
Of authentic Greek history. :.
Always known as Ma" this arcn
pr,estess was said to be served py
5000 minor priestesses and by eunncha
without number.
when the SpanIards and Portuguese
discovered and settled the east COAST
of South America they encountered Oh
everv hand, from the Gulf OF Mexico 70
Paraguay. an Indian legend OF re-
doubtable tribe of female warriors VINO
hod their home somewhere along fne
hanks of that river, the Amazon, which
now bears their name-no doubt gwen
them by the European settlers, wno
we're familiar with the Amazons OF an
cient fable. =
L
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
Vote Cast Ia Primaries.

The highest republican vote It the
recent primaries ia K00teoaI couaty
was 1895 received by the caadId4ts
TOR coroaer. In the contests, GiyDR
received 793 votes t. Fields s27 for
sheriff, while 10 the attoTDev contest
Mcfarland received $40, KoadsOp
AT, Wearne 354 aud b. W. Reed 300.
On the one contest 10 the demo-
cratic primaries. that OF sheriff, the
vote was 28s for Roseboroukh 10 Si8
for Quaries.
The vote on contests in the pro.
gressiye primaries: State senator,
Rogers 295, Nelson 262; representa-
tIyes, Dahlyren 3I5, Most 345. Bsroes
s7o: sheriff. RuedI 27s, Hansen 27s;
treasurer, H. C. Jensen 3e5. Nels
Nelson 80; superintendent schoole.
Pauline Martio 29l, Mrs. n. Todd
s75; assessor, zornes sss, Reed 70;
coroner. Simon Beck 35l, DR.. Sturges
a.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
CGUR D'ALENE

w. H. Burwell, farmer Of Sand
point, fled petition ia bankruptcy
assets 1926, liabilities $1,000.
The assessment roll of Kootenai
county as forwarded to Boise, not 10 :
cluding railroads, telegraph and tele-
phone lines. totals $l2, $40, S2S
Carol j. Natvig Of Clagstone and
Margaret M. Ford of Belmont obtain
ed a marriage license Tuesday.
The Republican county committee
men met Saturday aud reelected Bert
A. Reed, chairman. Emory Knudson
was named secretary.
Sixteen fires were caused by lignt-
ming 10 the Occur d'Alene national
forest last Saturday.
Lightning last Saturday struck
cable wire swing knocking CLAUDE
Ely. 6 years old, to the ground The
lad escaped with blistered hands.
The Ku Klux Khan held a pubic
meeting 10 WrIght's hall Friday
evening, DR.. Joho G. Policy, lmper-
ial Klan lecturer, talking on the
purposes and principles of the organ
ization. There was a large atten-
dance.
Property owners In the district
bounded by Foster, Harrison ana
Ninth streets and Government way
would have TO pay about 81 per front
foot to have a sewer Installed, accord
ing to City Engineer Neil Coventry.
The county has secured the balance
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
New Forest Policy.

In order to benefit extensively
by the new national forestry law,
Idaho must increase its apPropria-
tions for forestry purposes.
Under the present government
participation 10 forest protection
Idaho will receive but $2I, 900 to
help pay the S285, 900 which it is
estimated will have to be spent
this year.
The effect OF increased fedora
help, provided in the Clark
McNary law, would be:
To stimulate co-operators in
their efforts.
To assist materially in securing
voluntary members to the timber
protective associations.
To stimulate public sentiment
for additional legislation for the
protection of cut-over and othe'
forest lands; to strengthen ths
present forces of the co-operator:
and the state at weak points insur'
ing quicker action on all fires anc
less liability for large bills for firs
fighting and to enable the state
and the co-operators to carry ou
the additional improvements con
templated such as trails, telephone
lines, lookout houses, etc, unde'
their present plans.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
Idaho State News Items.

Construction work on the American
Falls Irrigation reservoir for which
81, 700. 900 honds have been voted is
to start before winter.
The state bureau Of vital statistics
reports pa boys and 2cS girls born In
Idaho during the month ended Aug.
10. Deaths during the same period
totaled 1911.
Poison put out by the biological
survey In canyons and along streams
10 southern Idaho to Kill coyotes. Is
said to have destroyed all the game
birds aud furbeariog animals 10 some
sections Of that Fart OF the state.
Idaho has received FROM the gov
erDment Its title to the last so acres
remaining Of the land grant OF 80, coo
acres 10 endow 40 agricultural
college The grant was authorized
by congress in 1890.
Masked bandits who held up and
robbed the Eagle bank near Boise.
getting away With $2772, were cap.
tured sh ,rtly after and all hut $775
was recovered. One bandit confessed.
Small banks at Rexburg, Ririe and
Montpelier closed last week "a
account OF "frozen" securities. A
total OF SIC, l50 OF state funds was 90
deposit in the three banks, but is said
to be protected by bonds.
Budget requirements for 1925 and
1928 for the state educational insti-
tutions Will be the first matter 10
receive the attention of Miss Ethel T..
Redneld, newly appointed executive
secretary OF the state board OF educa :
tion.
David BurrelI, commission OF
public welfare, and DR.. F. w. Almond,
state medical adviser, were It Spirit
Lake last week to further investigate
the water supply being served resi-
dents there by the Spirit Lake Land
company.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
TRUSTEES
Tuesday Last y---Qualiiica.
tiens Of Voters.

Next Tuesday is the last day
to file nominations for Rathdrum
school trustees to be voted Oh
September 2. Places on the board
to be filled are those of Mrs. Clara
Franklin, resigned, and Grant
Sheffield and R. E. Young, whose
terms expire. Trustees holding
over are c. F. Lathrop, Mrs.
Stella Heitman and !. R. M. Culp.
Qualifications of voters at school
elections are that they must be
electors within the meaning OF
Article vi, Section of the Con-
stitution of Idaho. that is, they
must be citizens of the United
States, FL years old, and actually
reside in the state for six months
and in the county for thirty days,
and must also be residents of the
district at the time of election, and
in addition thereto must possess
one of the two following qualifica-
tons:
1. Parents or guardians OF a
child or children when such child
or children are under tweuty-onc
years of age, and when such child
or children and the parents or
guardians thereof are residents OF
the district at the time OF the
election; or
2. A person who pays taxes
within the district, and the hus-
band or wife of such taxpayer, in
case the taxpayer is married. A
payer of poll tax is not a taxpayer
within the meaning of this act.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
Stampede at Alan.

Elaborate preparations are be-
iug made for the exhibition to be
held At the Alan race track at Post
Falls on September IS, 70, II, 10
be known as Northern Idaho
Stampede.
It will cost about 10000 to
stage the exhibition and there will
he aso horses and steers, $50 world
famous riders and ropers, and
hundreds of Indians from the
reservations Of the northwest.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
" SPIRIT LAKE

The Rebekahs had picnic at the
home Of Judge e. f. Conklin.
Spirit Lake ball team lost the game
at Rose Lake to 0.
The forest e re few miles north OF
Spirit Lake early last week swept
over Thomas Barnes land which he
had just started to log, causing a loss
which he estimated at $1,000. Tbe
fire has been extlnguished by RAIN
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
WANT VALUES CUT
Railroad Men Appear Before
State Beard.


Boise, Idaho. -Jitney buses are
playing havoc with revenues 81
Idaho railroads, particularly the
branch lines, according to pleas
entered before the opening session
OF the state equalization board
meeting by representatives Of
practically all railroads operating
in the state.
Reports Of decreased dividend
payments were hurled 1t the board,
as we'll as pleas to have valuations
reduced or remain As they vese
assessed last year. One railroad
representative pleaded for . re-
duced valuation, SO his company
could at least make taxes ard
, operating expenses.
The Oregon Short Line asked
for definite reduction Of $1,000 2
mile. This, E. M. Sawyer, tax
agent, said, would place the rail-
roads property on nearly par
with the assessment Of other
property 10 Idaho.
Charles E. Arney, representing
the Northern Pacific, claimed The
company's assessment should not
be more than f9, 900, 900. 1t was
tII, 900, 900 in 1898.
A. S. Dudley, tax commissioner
of tie Chicago, Milwaukee and 81.
Paul Railway company, and Floyd
Williams, assistant, asked Tor
$1,000 reduction per mile on main
line; $4,000 reduction per mile on
Elk river branch and $1,000 reduc-
ton per mile on Pend d'Oreillc
branch.
E. Benham, assistant tax agent
Oregon w Arlington Railroad and
Navigation company; asked for no
reduction unless the havoc OF bus:
lines is considered by board in
case Of other railroads.
w. r. Schuttler, representing
the Great Northern Railway COM
pany; says market value OF COM
pany's property decreased and
asked reduction in assessment;
Dividends on his company's lines
have shtunk % per cent, he said,
since 1921.
| w. Nj. Bickler, manager OF the
Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad
and the Lemhi Telephone COM
pany; his companies are satisfied
with assessments made year age.
Arthur J.. Shaw,representing the
| Spokane international Railway
company; asked for reduction OF
$1,000 a mile.
i l.. C.. Rcam, tax agent 81 the
Spokane & Inland Empire Railway
company and the Spokane EastsrA
Railway company; complained Of
reduced revenue because Of bus
n competitions.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22

George +. Weeks. N d. Wsrnette
and T. L. Quarles, Occur d Alene, and
DR.. l.. F. McCauley, Post Falls.
Frank Langley was reelected chair
man OF the Kootenal county central
committee and L M. Larson, secre-
tary Charles Wageoner OF Post
Falls was named state committeeman
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
Democrat Delegates.

f. The Democratic county convention
elected the following delegates to the
slate convention at Twin Falls on
August 26, each with half a vote
and pledged to the unit rule:
Robert H. Elder, Mrs. T. Graham,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22
INSTRUCT FOR BORAH
1t County C. 0. P. Meeting
Delegates Elected.

The endorsement OF Senator
WIN E. Borah and instruction OF
fthe delegation. for him were includ-
I'd in the resolutions adopted by
the Republican convention OF
EKootenai county held at CGur d.
Alene Tuesday afternoon, and
there was no mention of anyone to
OPPOSE his denomination at the
state convention to be held at
Idaho Falls next Tuesday. This
seems to indicate that the opposl-
ton SO manifest two years ago has
subsidized.
The convention also endorsed
Coolidge and Dawes, Congressman
French, Governor Moore, Judge
Bulge and Secretary of State
letter. Republican officials OF
kootenai county were praised as
cable, efficient and economical. "
The county is entitled to five
delegates to the state convention
but selected ten with one-haf vote
each. Delegates chosen are, c. l..
Heitman, Rathdrum; Sam Curoe,
Post Falls; E. H. Kester, Spirit
Lake; c. A. Fuller, Harrison; c.
A. Mcdonald, C. H. Potts, G. R.
Scott, H. P. Wolf and E. R..
Whitla, all of Coeur d'Alene. Nj.
Kester was selected in place OF +.
F. ConkIin, who declined.
Ralph S. Nelson, former state
senator, was elected state commit
teeman.
The convention, called to order
by Bert A. Reed, chose Chas. l..
Heitman chairman and II. ).
Wetherell secretary. Mr.. Helt-
man made brief speech outlining
the political situation and the
prospects for party success. lie
appointed the following committee
to nominate delegates: A. "
Chamberlin, DR.. Frank Wenz,
Hans Johnson, Cameron McEach-
rem and G. a. Rubedew; and the
following committee on resolu
tons: Chas. johnson, Miles F.
Egbers, G. R.. Scott, C. A. Fuller
and E. H. Kester.
"A number of the county candI-
dates were present and were intro
duced to the convention by the
chairman, each making a short
talk. Bert A. Reed, candidate for
state senator, said he believed
there were too many laws and he
would not vote for new Legislation
unless convinced it would be Iol
the general welfare. He would
oppose the creation of any new
salaried boards or Offices. M. A.
Kiger, for representative, referred
to his own experience in the legis-
lature and the difficulties that
law maker must face. Commis'
sioner Hans Johnson told how the
county debt had been cut dowr
since the republicans took Office.
spoke of the new Jail built under
the present board for s24, 900 ano
stated the plan to call for bono
issue of $40. 900 to add to $50, o,ooe
available cash for the construction
Of $1oo, 900 court house, which
he said, would fill the needs Of rht
county for all time to come.
c. O. Sowder, county auditor
was also called upon and made
short talk.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-08-22

Thirty one towns Of the Inland
Empire have arranged 20 send
princesses to the Interstate fair al
Spokane September 2.