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uWiwiiiMVT,irtiittKwBr.irmw.lK nrtr,aBr, Witim i rniUi i iibfciaytiiytjiyaaWI V I- ri. .if3 ('lilu'tRlly Library Mitseiii', Oli'Min 0vi' T r., tl -! oU?e Inietting Herald r , WEATHER FORECAST TO.NINIIT AMI HAII'IIIi'aY, MOW, T nrrm it " L'mmim its v urriuinii iitm.vt. ;,,V,MIMi:it, IM'III.AHIMI HOIITII- i i:anti:iii. hi mm KLAMATH COUNTY;; OF KLAMATH FALL' YJ, Member of the Associated Press iu.am ath iam,h, om:oo., 1'itiiMV, nm.ww.ii h, ii- V u HUlcelilli Vtiii. Nil, flllH f rjuciq nvM T13 4m 4, . - Mm m.' r0mm WSTORiAm RAZES BY FIRM Entire Business District Wiped Out; Loss Is Estimated At $15,000,000 CUT IS ORDEREE FREIGHT RATE 1 s com ony lk in ASTORIA, Dec. 8. The entire district here, prising 26 tquare blocks, was wiped out by fire which started shortly after 2 A. M. in n 'restaurant in the heart of thVbusiness district. One life was lost, that of Norris Staples, automobile dealer and president of the Bank of Commerce, who Prohibition Question Dealt dropped dead. ,' With By President In At 9 o'clock all the district between Astor street, at Message to Congress the river fro.pt, south to Exchange street and east and, west between Eighth and 16th streets was devastated. Beween 11th and 12th the fire penetrated as far as franklin street. (iiwrrd before conn.' today m per Fire Chief Foster said the fire got out of control be '"in, denla with ..early a Mum or cause it burned beneath the buildings, under the piling ". i-luin prohibition, rami which had not been filled in when the city was built on "1"' '"'""'"' .. . . ...... . . , .. t ,,,' ImmlKralloii. piles, and he utlriouteu me disaster to lint tact, most oi the buildings burned were frame but the city's substan tial brick buildings arc also gone, including the Astoria Savings bank, Weinhard hotel, Budget, Elks Temple, As toria National bank, Staples Motor company, Covey Mo tor company and the Skellcrud Dry Goods store. All the docks were saved Rain was falling most of the time, with no wind. Tangle Grows Worse In Chiloquin Contest For Justice of Pcecc Tin' i. iho or T l Hnnok unalnsi It (' Hpluk, ciiiitvitlni; (li lillrro TARIFFS HELD .l.l.l.l.iw.1. .............., .,. ..-.. -rrn nr j-pj-j u u 1 1 jj tJJJ- IJUUO . No. 3 Courthouse Is Pathetic Picture of Woe; Days About Over I u is unrn n r FULL SUPPORT RY E01ISS1 ' l'rliiiill.ti.n nr., .l.iii t.i 1. i..r, "I UUIflllllUUIUlI I PREPARE. WEBS WAHIIINflTON. Dcr S -Pieildenl llatillnr. In III aouti.il message, ilo child l.ilior ASTORIA, Dec 8. Thirty blocks in the business (lis- Ilo nnnomiriHt (tint he would rail n coufcrt'liti' of governor lo ailuU ileflnlto policies or national unci slat co operation In administering prohibition Inn. II.. and! the pro lilliltloii iiiuiindinoiil would likely lintiT li" repealed uml tliu tuition should uiloi n course ncroidltlgl) Id' mid tliut ir enforcement or Die irollon am contrar) to public oilnlon, m lilcli lia docs not belli vc. Iii rigorous enforcement will con- gon Cities to Favor Cal ifornia Charged e i'rii'!iilliliN ii rn nliiiiii to Ih' ion nmiiiliT ii. ill ihluly i)tcil threats, linii been in.iito ili.it lliOjifruin at ! loriif) i In the ui( n well ,-m tho nunty ronrt liny bciiinio sirliiiis.. llltlllll'll. ' Arti-r 11 il i) demled lo tin' hearlnr ' fHiti;nluy no 1U1UI1111. m.ik readied 1 tmil thing appeared moro confused ' than tin) worn at tliu lii-glnnlnr. WASHINGTON', Dcr, S Itallro.iil and gle iirniiilii' of no ilaliiR until rat on rlatilrlcil frclslit from Iho ri'turii or thi' iiiiinly Juilci'a li'R 1 Portland. Mcclfnnl nnl other Job nl nihlKor. V. A. Wlcxl, ulm U Ii. , bine cantor In Ori'Kon to rnntumlns; I'orilinil nt prrfiit. ' territory In ooiillivrn OreKon anil rul (Ihl Ait I norther California v.cro lii'til today T I. Hnook. thronxli hl amir ' ho Intomtitc ro:nmtrco com inline)-. Ilcrt C Tliitina. flliil hU pi'tl I ' " ho nnrcaionably JiIrIi anil to lion to rontiMl Itio election or Hpluk ' conMlluto n discrimination ncalnit tirrdiT 1 hi nit or roni:ri of lsM I On-con cltloi nail In rnvor of Sun Forlorn and nlmnit do5ortrd, 1 ICIaninth' courthoinio No. .1, thn old . woolen utrurtnrc, today pri'ionled n pathetic picture I.U.i. an old war rlor who hu mrvcj hti many crillat , ment. and In nlmut to bn ilUcanled j for younger blood, old" No, 3n dayn ! ........ .. . . . 1 Thi lj.f ..r n.n .,..1 i.'Need For Better iviscriminaiion Against urc- . v . ..J.' ' .' .... .u ..-ti, ii-iiiuiLu ujr t.oiiniy liitk Ilclip to tho Main atrcct liullillnR. j Anrli-nt rnlendari, ijindry pupnrn, n box of utoro woofl-nnil a lnnromr-1 lookliiR Moe, llkwlno a rftrran.l "lo n mm rrniainrii, a paradlio for mlc. Air Sir- w vice Shewn: Euimiit' Held Inadequate '""''i "'ii Hhlrh tiial.i' un Inforninl nail il.nplo thliiR out or an election conlcul, m bom'.ii ami no xnorn nff.nlnlu lwl:i roqulrrd. llrRardlou of till. Wit llnm .Marx, attorney for luo I'.efcn I ant, ban IiiourIu forward the later Corrupt 1'rnctlco art and .lonumln that IiouiIk il rrnulrpil nnd niMirii Kranclico, Oakland, fiacramento. Stockton nnd Marynxltle, California. Tho cominlitlon ordered a general roorRanlzatlon of rates, applylnR to traffic on the Central Pacific on the principle of reducing silently the charRos on classirioJ frelRht raov. Idr from northern point and In- trict, including a part of tho older residence section, I rmtram public aiieniion uu any m. io furnished by snook, ThU, it i leading business houses and banks, and the buildings of ? mollification. I ' win mean an eiaiiorati. outlay both newspapers were fire-swept at noon today. I "" ,"rn',a '' "' r""'!"i '""!,f1 "'"' '";"' U,0.T,T .'," -l f i .-.1 . . 1 . ttuil labor board li .iliollnlieil with cumhent Snook, doc tmttblnV tliu lhc4ire is spreading cast at 1tn street, but is gen- ,,. .,lh.,i,, , ... , .,.,. un.utn ..r in.iir.. ,.r iir- m.im... erally checked in the west end and north. It has spread in n.o intcrHato ronumtto cummin-' Di-cimni iirtr At threo o'clock ycnterd.1) Jiidsi llunui'll ilt'dari'd n rrciM wlillv hi) considered the matter Couit ion encd again ut tour o'clock ami the rontettiiiK parties wero Informed affidavit iiwnlnR.tlio llliRal rotcrs ' "casing ullnhtly the rnteg to the ainc uoiinaiion on fimuar ircigni trt-in California cities. SELL RILEY TICKETS fotne on the south side of the devastated area to Frank lin between 11th and 12th. 'on Ilo urgid co-ordltiutlou of all , trannpi.rt.itinn furllltlo mid oppoied r ::.... I i. !.- ...:.i c .1 il ... k.. paralleling rauroani wiin motor yiiaiiiitiiii; uiuiio mc ninuuwi ui 111c (.uuiinuuic Iruck line that building is believed saved. ' ii.. urR..d moro rxirniiio endft to Fire had practically burned itself out at noon. fanmrn. nurgntcd n conmitutioiiai In addition to Norris Staples, who drooDed dead, an annniiment gMng congn. author- unidentified man was reported to have hanged himself., " ;-r '''V;;! mm r"r,r,c, vp. sen ii-Klilntlnn fur iho reslatratlnn , of tho briefs, or alien and n moro thutoiish exam ination of Immigrants hule (Started At I'lno Tree Theatre Tills Afternoon The loss estimated nt between $10,000,000 and $15,- 000,000. ASTORIA, Dec. 8. Early this afternoon the fire had Jlt'scrutl ccat tickets for the Prank llrnncli Itlloy Illustrated lee tiiru, Monday owning, wint on faW that briefs wo.ild bo requlred'b tho'nlils afternoon at tho IMnc Tree then-, court that he might submit them t. tor. Wli-kt ilium his return Monda ' Tho tickets will be on sale evert was the day rut for itio presentation 'afternoon ut tliu theater box office. until the, leiture. All scuts In tliu houio except tho practically burned itself out. Apparatus from Portland j STARS PLAY H S. put six additional hose lines on the fire. , W. A. Tyler, president of the Astoria National bank, Viinnn 1'm.kvt 'iiinmrr win it.u. estimated the loss between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000. ,,. Htiuieiit Tonight Astoria business men sent out word that the city needed cash, as all banks have been burned and the Kljmalll ,,,,,., ,u,.Bla,, tpam money is locked in vnults. AH bakeries were burned (No n win piny its first Rium or and bread is needed. Beds for homeless are to be sent'"' casou toniRht with tho local from the Seaside hotel. The hotel is to accommodate A" ''"" Mplnlneil b John lions- urh .. an Iricri. for .h-ltoi- I '"" '''" Rl"", "' '"' l''!l''l l" Uu balcony arc rcicrwd. Itlloy left Portland last night on his speaking tour of southern Ore gon. Ilo will arrho here tomorrow The police are making efforts to patrol district to prevent looting. the hall on I'ourlh nml Klamath at 7.15 ourncan,, imcr ,,,,, ,0 c-niisiic t American l.eglou smoker. I'hu sec.. mid series or girls' ilavi mines will Great anxiety for the safety of friends and relatives i"1'1" ha U'M' "' nl("" pi.)iR tho was felt by many here today. F. W. Abbey, auto me-' j'' aml ",0 J,ul0,s t!' 8nl"" chanic employed at Roy Call's garage, received a tele-1 ""tI'ioj , ,,, ,,,. IMCf. gram from his son, a confectioner at Astoria, askinc that .im- witii iim i.inii iimii n.u u..v .' r -" -- - i"- .p..- ..,.., viinstlsa rm eirnl him 4V am. A..ouJ:u A 1 ...u. w. .v...i .....I i. u. niburuing io ssociaiea Press reports, there were but two deaths, neither of which resulted from burns. t Santa Claus Heard From i Sends Radio to Children . v t (Santa Claus ltadlo Special) ! 8ANT.M.ANH. Dec S -Carrjlngl tho lurgest load of os that ocr left here, Han I a Claus will leave here for Klamath Kails Christmas eo, ar- I riving about midnight After lslt ' fit tho homes ot good bo) and girl of tlmt illy, he will mnko his annua) lour or tho rest or tho world. A rrobtcm with which Santa Is ialn controntcd Is to know exnetly whtt his little friends want lilm to, brim; them. Ilo Is ulwas (earful iiut ho bring skales for omo little boy who wanted n sled, or u pink loll liress for u little ulrl who want ed n liluo one. Anil so this year hoi I'HANK ItltA.NCII U ahklng tho bos and girls to wrltnnlR,,t or Sun lay, nnd Across tho hall, honover. the sher irr still holds forth. Moreover, he will continue to do so for a whllo longer. Ilo lias no Intention of fol lowing Dcljp's lead and, cren as tlie assessor and school superintendent, will stand pat. HiiliU rpitrr rimir Justice of the Peace Oaghagen has the upper floor wholly to him sc'X In a small room at the rear or tl j gloomy old courtroom ho con tinues to dlponso justice, never for getting to keep tho stole cheerfully burning. For It's cold In the old shack these days, l.at night thn wilier pIpM froze, to the Intense dis gust or at least ono county official. II nt Caghagcn will soon more to the city hall. So ho should worry. 1j the county clerk's now office nil It bu.itlo and confusion,. Work men liuitlo hero and' thero placing WASHINGTON Dec. . Amtrics must bo prepared to "take th 'Im mediate defensive" In the air is 'ait of war, and to so expand Its sic strength that It eventually cb as sume the offenslre, Genersl Persu ing declared today In his annual re port as chief of staff of the arar; "This Is the basis of our present defense policies with all our ariu and should be considered saisj-' mum," the general ot the arssles continued. "A rtry Importaat fi In such a defensive would b Atot operations of an effective slraiitV vice." ,. HIiortJMte KxUta ,"( General Pershing ssld he dssl'rM to call attention-to the coidlllfatAf the air service today and ta'vfirt that there existed a "preMBt 'a ago of facilities and persoaae), fitlm, completely balanced aad sdiJAiats service of this vital coapeaeat ot" fense." r K'A ..v .. . .f'Vvt"? t .... nun can esiiniaie4WlB. JTN the reronl-holdurs. with llcbp hap-ient certainly the value whji cacTl plly illrectlng tho work. Friends jajcrlbed In a few years to taa kVoi- I. .r occasionally to offer 'con' IsbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbHk'v sbbbbbbbbI IHsCbMsssH Itll.KV will ASTORIA, Dec. 8j The plants of both As toria newspapers, the .Budget, afternoon, and the Astorian, morning, were swept by fire. The Budget occupied a two-story brick building of which the upper floors burned, wrecking the composing, room, incud,- ing linotypes ana gas plant. At noon the fire men wore trying' to' sal vage the presses land pa per stock in the1 base ment. f k The Budget is getting out a six column one-page sheet at Seaside as its edi tion today. The Astorian recently moved into a new con crete one-story building. The flames swept through this. SEAL SALE PRIZES Helmut ("lillilicii Offeuil ('liaiiiv In Win Pictures ... I.I .. Mil... I......I.I ...... ..II . ... .... . ii mill, t.iiu in i uu iiuriiiii. unit iuii - i. ...i ... ..... .. nun in in mill Kl'llil ruilUHIIill III I i i . .. . ..-......-, .v. viiu.ii.iii ui ,. . .... .... . . .him ovi'illy what they want. I . ..i-.. .... . I ' lino urn iiuys iiieir iinruesi Riine ot ., .. . .... , . i""""v ininiii, niuru n.ia ueen ; .i, ' thoseanon 1 ho M,.md la .ompoM'd ' , Sa!,U, ' "l'""'"-l noua U chanBed from Wednesday to Xlon-' of Ji.i.n n..u.tn.. i... i...i I.. .1... Irnr" ,,f l'wor lio nnd glrli whiisol,,.,.. .,,.. ,,... ,,...., .,,... .,,,, I local high arhooMMsUllull team ho-1 Cl,rl""!,s ,m,' "f ' .".u,r' han?' t !'' Hio "LPoituntty to got acquaint. drr.p In gratulatlous or sugscstlons. 11) In Ointment Hat thero'a a fly In DeUip'a olnt. tneM. The county court will not permit n telephone lo be Installed. Hot.', then. Is ono to call In to ask thn price of u marriage license? Ah, but a way will bo found! Let tho telephone In the olS otrice Jangle; ii'io will also jangle In this office, be fore Ung. J uit how this wilt be ac complished Is, of course, a deep, dark secret. Judge Iiunncll, It develops, refus ed to assist In the moving yesterday. Not that. he was not InWtcd. nnd by ono or Del-ap's fair assistants nt that. Hut ho refused. Ilo turned nwny rather abruptly, tho fair ono said. At tho rear of tho county clerk's foriucr office Is tho county court room. Hero, nt leait, Messrs. Dun nell, Fordyco and Short may rulo. Truo, thero Is no clerk handy, ct It Is possible to get nn nsslstant from tlio cx-woodshed at the rear. A willing assistant, too; nuo who Is SNllllUtllPtlC With till. r.1tlB.i il f Din speak I ,,,,,. ind so closes another chapter In ourthouso War. A doniir. whoso 'name Is not linlnir illsi lined by iho cummlitoo In ilmrgo, has kInuii two pictures ns pilzos tor thn school milllni: tho larg est percontiigo of Chlitmns enU fills scwso, ono of tho plctmos N n "lioliulnr lov of Crater luko nnd nionMiircx 3 1, by 10 Indies In aUo, bo tio,flist pi lie. T)i( DlUIII Ara fln illy uiIioiiIm. nnnti lo ciim)iolltloj for Hioho pilren anil Hluco Uio wlUiitnc sihool will bo giv en tho pilo on 'tho poicoutago of utumpH Bold, mid not bucuuso they Hold Iho moat ilollnrH' woith, muiilt' Hihools, such ns Mills nnd Pollcnn f'lty, will Iiiimi mi equnl rhnnro with Cent nil nml IthouhUi, Tim pli lures will bn on oxlilhlt In tho wlmlowti o( iho Flut' Nntlonnl bink until ChtlstuiaH, ut which time tliu enlo comos lo n closo. foro ha( r.nuhuiteil, anil In tho fill M'lsliy of ()rcr,nu squad, Kenneth Perry, who la)in In thn local high school basket) all team befoio ho r. rail u at i J mid placd In the O A. ( squad; Paul ("Dee") Noel, who Is a gradunto ot tho local lilr.fi school and ...... 11 . .. t .. I !..... AS.. I.. ...-. .... ...,, .. uriKnu'ii uieir,,.,, ul(ll K0). a, c,( t hea with sumo llttlo gilt that will 0) , , h, (f ecombor , bring happiness to their heads. And L, ,,llK , Alani ,h' ,u ,u, .,,..,., ,iM.u ...poor inu,p,CM ot ,i,0 cnambor or com boa ami glrli write to him. care of um0i nm, 0 , nglt , Uecem. Tho eralil. ,,,, her 12 lit Modfor.l. under tho aus- Loiters addressed to Sanla Claus. f0, of ,0 ..Ciat0t.. fl -. tW Tli r II. io ii 1.1 III l..t Hn plaied on tho sehnol learn, ns ..l ns ! .'" "' ' .". ". " i"'i'j Southern Oregon has .ui ii in v i ii, o iiiiiiiiiuu Thlri 1 1 to wtiinirri'o; M at Ph'Juto of Mr Uul liiliniKkliidih wfilto ihiirr.er. 'M....S. ..1l. .11.. ...i I on tho Poitlunil Dental college lean, Frank Howard, banUthall lo.uh'a't thn high richool last )ear iim) who played onetlui Wlilliuan collogu Mir ally and tho V, il. 0, A loam nt Walla Walla, Waih,; .l.owoll "Dee" Dunn, who p,i)tul nt Wondell, Idaho on tho high school 19am and has 11I11K1I on numenm town leumi Hlni'e then; Karl Hiuttli, formor (Irnnts Pans high school playei; and Itnlph Svuiihoii, who played on tliu Chinook, Wash., town team foV yimm. Tho high HihiU'l hijiuuI, euptaln oil by Clifford llogtio, will bo picked from tho following niunit; Vernon Miiiiio, Polo MotschenbiK line, Del mar Ilohortfjoti, JciiiiIiikh Whshlng. ton, "Chuck" (lioo, Kmnlt Hull, Arthur Peck, Kenneth Mnlor, Dale flmiln, Zed llarnea", nnd llei licit I.in-ills, LOVETT BEFORE I. C. C: long been elamoilng for Hlley to tell them of his expei lences ou his lecture trip cast 'lust Hprlng, 'itmlfthls Is the first I i?poi (unity that could bo arranged Cliiiliiiiuii of U. P i:peinlllliieH to lloar.l Ailn.lisl f"r ,ho s"' " tour - Knny Opinion titrer lslted the cief conters ot tho cast nml gao wonderfully effective dcserlptho nddretiscs that carried BND DANCE TONIGHT .Members l'ccl Atteiulnaco Will SIciisuiv Iclrt for IVrmanency Tho support ghen to tho band through attendance at tho benefit dance at tho Scandinavian hall to night will measure to some, extent, mombers foel, the sincerity of tho desire ot Klamath Kails citizens for n permanent bitml orgnnltatlon, 'Hand mombors and leader are do- otlug a great deat of tlmo to per fecting tho orgunltatlon, and while money Is of 11 secondary tonslderu session ot an adequate resourerfjtt ness In the air." he said. "It.lV(4w tain, however, that the Influence:! air power wilt become lncreaslni great and that the nation canity wfford to neglect this arm'. "Tliu air service which we doratW should bo capable of offensive appH cation. This does not mean that' must Immediately build an air "siri . lce that could take the offfnsty. against any great power or g'roa'C powers. It dos mean, howevaei that wo should have a force Uiat,ev take the Immediate defensive a's4 that can, during a reasonable pertoil of operations, expand to the strsaata required fcr an offensive." f Facilities Itcklax $?, Tho report said the reservV'j& air planes for such a policy andfaVfi " " I'oiauouei iruiBinf "fff lacking, aud that "Industries and tki ulr wa) of our country are sot pr4 pareu tor an emergency. V "I earnestly hope therefore." QeB- era! -Pershing added, "that eayjr steiM will be taken to' brink-'aUea't the of teeth a co-oporatlon of stat with the agencies of the jtaUou'l government to the ond that. tu.iy.tK tal need can bo effectually llC't) Discussing the development of (W army and post war reorganlwtij; tho general said he hud "wUse4t with approbation the accomfiMit monts of the present admlntstriiUj.'' In uttalnlug efficiency and ecojfMsT of operation, and It baa be'eai, sourco ot distinct pride to oosaria , tho rosponse ot our military Pfrsi.' nel." Ho pointed out, however.-tlial he regarded tho army at Its Dreiiii' Strength or 12,000 officers and !,(.: OHO man na "IihIam. I.a .mImIm'.."-.. -- ...v.. m uu.w,, ..,d MIIUIIHII M qulroj for cffectlvo pert ormaace' ii our various missions." it tV WAHIIlNtnON, Dee. 8.-Tho flu-1 tho famo of Oiegnn und' tho north-' ,ln"' ,l ,ukoa B0'0 "' keep up nnclul nspceti of tho propnied sopor- liwi'st try fur, much farther, lndeedN atlon of tho iloutliorn Pacific, rail-'than It had gono boroNi. "Tho Kv.in toad fiom JJto Centnil Patltlo wero koI of Oiogon" was tho tltlo glon put bofoio the luterstato commerce) him on his tmlr, and tho reaction to communion today by Judgo noboillhls prescutntlou of Oiegon'a charms S, I.ovett, ihulrmiiu.ot tho board of, has been ery marked, ns Inquiries .lliectora, Onion 1'aiiflo, and letters ot iippioclutlon have tea- Judgo I.oolt' freely coiueded t ai tlfloil, tho t'nlon Pacific hint expended Inigo) but mummed amminta ot money to, MAItKKT ItCI'OUT Influnnco public opinion on tho Pad- POHTI.AND, Dec. 8. i Cnttlo, lie coast und nlsvwhuro In nn of fo;t t steady, Top hogs 25c lower, others to, dofeat tho cnmpiilgu of tho South' vru Pftiltlc. eluaily; pilmo light $9 to 19.25 Sheep nnd cges steady, butter firm. a baad. It tho mombors donate, tho talout nnd tlmo, Iho public. It Is foil, It they want n band sliould aid fin ancially, The larger tho crowd at the dance tonight, the hotter the prospects for a good band next season. IHISH HKIIIXH ll.VKCUTKD DUnt.IN, Dee. 8. Itory O'Connor and I. lam Mollowcs, together with two other Irish rebels, wero execut od at Meant Joy prison today. WKATHKIl I'ltOIIAIIIUTI i 1 iiarnng a sitgnt fall la-w about noon tM the CycJo-tlr graph at:i wood'a V) registered'. tie change l the laettM Clear coM'i ... I'lffvanfL' will preaaWf val tonight.,. Ko recast ut 34 boHrt;1 . Oenerallyi ii. . . . vuuiiiiueu com, Tho Tycoa recording ther regisierea maxiniuBi una temperatures today aa fi uii. " . IllftU a..l.(.,....l.....,....P. i'imUf wot A d I sssssssi sssL ST ssH !!f'h' 'Oi t("t ..1 i f; ft JA 1 ' .J 1 1 4 1 Pi I vi 1 '-4 1 1 .)'? . r H . 4 s BOtJffO" 'il fW i .on JA AM t vi i v ?rt Jiu(t'rfq -jHJ .? JU lni)?iv tjJ ,'i- jH riit J- tp Mill ... ..... a..., .,.......... V t; Ii', i! l'