Morning Oregonian., September 17, 1915, Page 11, Image 11

TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IT, 1913.
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HLT1MAH FALLS
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PORTLANDS
Court Approves Agreement
i and S. Benson Pays $5250
for 140-Acre Tract.
DREAM NEARLY REALIZED
Property Lonj Sought by Donor Is
Xoiv Part of Park System of Oity,
but Other Scenic Assets Are
Vet to Be Added.
Multnomah Falls, the scenic wonder
cf the Columbia .River Highway, was
given to the City of Portland yesterday
by virtue of a court decree and a $5250
check signed by S. Benson.
After litigation covering a period of
18 months, the city's condemnation pro
ceedings against the 140-acre tract en
closing the falls was Bettled amicably
and a decree was signed by Circuit
Judge McGinn yesterday transferring
the property.
Today Multnomah Kalis and the sur
rounding territory is part of Portland's
park system, and the greater part of
the dream of S. Benson is realized. A
copy of the court decree was handed to
Commissioner CJeorge Li. Baker yester
day by K. K. Coovert, and this morn
ins It will be presented to the Mayor
and City Council.
Highway Reveals NOO-Koot Kails.
The falls, dropping over a sheer
precipice more than 800 feet in height,
have for years been an attraction to
tourists on steamboats and trains. Only
witli the construction of the Columbia
Kiver Highway, however, has this
scenic asset been available to the pub
lic in general.
No sooner was the Columbia Kiver
Highway opened than S.' Benson pro
posed that he would buy the falls and
give the property to the City of Port
land for a public playground. The title
was clouded, and litigation resulted.
Courts decided that the property be
longed to Jennie M. Griswold, whose
father had settled under the falls many
years ago.
But Jennie M. Griswold was an in
mate 5f a state institution in Connec
ticut and It was necessary that a
guardian be named for her before a
Bale could be made. This was done and
a satisfactory agreement reached.
400-Acre Tract Weeded.
Meantime Mr. Benson, whose dream
of a great roadside park owned by the
city had expanded, purchased a 400
acre tract a mile this side of Multno
mah Falls and donated it to the city
for park purposes. This tract contained
Wahkeena Falls. a long series of
plunging cataracts of clear mountain
water, and the portion of it which
touched the Columbia River was even
more suitable for park purposes than
that around Multnomah Falls. It has
been named Benson Park.
The ?5250 check of S. Benson Is
entered on the records of County Clerk
Coffey's office as "paid by the City of
Portland to be distributed by decree of
court."
The gift of Multnomah Falls to the
city does not quite complete the plans
of Mr. Benson for a huge public road
Bide park. Ju.st a mile separates Mult
nomah Falls and Wahkeena Falls.
AVeatherby Tract Sought.
Between the two properties is a 50
acre tract, owned by the George
Weatherby estate. To join the two
parks. Mr. Benson will acquire this for
the city. Already he has made an
agreement with the Weatherby heirs
for the purchase of the property.
Back of Multnomah Falls and back
of Wahkeena Falls is another irregu
lar tract, a part of the United States
forest reserve. This irregular piece is
needed to complete a huge 1000-acre
public park, containing some of the
best scenic assets of the Columbia
Gorge, bordering for a mile and three
quarters on the Columbia River and
extending more than a mile back into
the mountains.
Another improvement recently com
pleted at the instance of Mr. Benson
Is the new bridge at Wahkeena Falls
(formerly known as Gordon Falls).
WOOD MAN RETURNS CASH
Warrant for Arrest of A. W. Barcn
drlck Is Recalled.
The warrant not having been served,
Arthur W. Barendrick, secretary-manager
of the Albina Fuel Company, who
was charged with the larceny of a load
of wood from Mrs. Gertrude Gerlinger,
645 East Twelfth street North, yester
day tendered the woman $4.25 the
money she had paid for a load which
was never delivered because of an el
leged old unpaid account. Mrs. Ger
linger refused to take the sum.
Deputy District Attorney Deich. who
Issued the warrant for the fuel man's
arrest on the representations of Mrs.
Gerlinger. learned of this and advised
the woman to accept the monoy. He
then recalled the warrant.
Mr. Barendrick told Mr. Deich yes
terday that the driver of the wood
Wagon, who had driven away after re
ceiving money for the load, refusing to
dump-it because Mrs. Gerlinger denied
the authenticity of a two-year-old bill,
had exceeded his authority. Mr. Baren
drick admitted that he told the woman
that the driver had acted under In
structions from him.
5 AUSTR-IANSRJRNISH BAIL
Companions of Alleged T.innton Kiot
ers Stay in Jail.
Twenty-five hundred dollars in $20
gold pieces was paid to Li. H. Wells,
Deputy County Clerk, yesterday, and
five of the ten Austrians held to the
grand jury for inciting an anti-American
riot at Llnnton last Sunday were
released on bail.
Those who were able to furnish bail
were: John 1'arnes. Joe Parnes, John
Pabota, Henry Komo and Mike Frier.
Their bail had been fixed at $500 each.
Five others slill are in jail pending the
outcome of the grand jury's investigation.
SELLVV00D Y. M. C. A. OPENS
Programme of Addresses nnd Music
Will Bo Given Tonight.
With a programe of addresses and
music and a community social the Sell
wood Y. M. C. A., Jiast Fifteenth street
and Spokane avenue, which has been
closed during the Summer months, will
be opened formally tonight.
H. XV. Stone, secretary of the Port
land Y. M. C. A., will speak. Pro
fessor L. H. Morgan will deliver the
address of welcome and Rev. K. H.
Hayes and H. L. German will speak
briefly. ,
The heads of committees in charge
of the arrangements for the evening
are: Reception committee, Mrs. F. D.
Hendee; decoration committee. Mrs O.
D. Stanley: programme- committee, airs.
E. ft. Eisert; refreshments, Mrs. II. T.
Capell.
CLUB GOES IN FOR FROLIC
Progressive Business Men Forget
Business to Hear Music.
I' was a day of recreation for the
Progressive Business Men's Club yes
terday beginning with the noon lunch
eon at the Multnomah Hotel, when the
club was entertained by principals and
chorus of the Frank Rich company,
now playing at the National Theater.
The applause was almost deafening at
times, and the members of the com
pany responded to encores several
times. The soloists and dancers divid
ed honors.
Immediately following the luncheon
the members of the club left in a body
by automobile to participate in Port
land day at the fair at Gresham. Many
of the clubmen admit they forgot what
business. was as soon as the noon hour
arrived yesterday.
ALLEGED IMPOSTOR HELD
Impersonation of Ofrioer to Obtain
Funds Is Charged.
Charged with impersonating a Fed
eral officer and obtaining $41.50 credit
MILITARY "
IN SCHQQ
L IS PLAN
Proposal to form Companies
at Four High Schools Is
Considered by Board.
SERVICE POSSIBILITY CITED
Board Then Goes Into Secret Execu
tive Session Attempt to Drop
Two Principals Is Abandoned
at Least Temporarily.
Military training in the high schools
of Portland and the organization of
four cadet companies was proposed to
the Board of Education at its meeting
yesterday by George A. White, Adju-
FAMOUS SCENIC SPOT DONATED TO CITY OF PORTLAND AND TIIE
DONOR.
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on the. pretense that his funds from
the Government had been delayed,
Thorne Dahl was arrested Wednesday
night near Hopmere. Or., by William
A. Glover, United States Secret Service
agent, and is now held., in the County
Jail.
According to Glover, Dahl represent
ed himself 'as a United States Secret
Service operative in pursuit of a gang
of outlaws on the McKenzie River.
Dahl is said to have told E. E. Hunt, a
grocer in Eugene, that his funds had
been delayed on account of "red tape."
Hunt says he .allowed the supposed
operative to run a bill for groceries,
and advanced him $15 caru.
CARE BENEFITS STUDENTS
Rood College President Tells Body
Erfect of Spirit.
"Reed College spends a larger per
cent of its annual budget for the ac
tual advancement of learning than any
other institution in the country," said
President Foster in his address to the
student body yesterday at the first as
sembly of the year. "The reason for
this is that the students do not care
lessly mutilate furniture and apparatus,
the way they do at the ordinary
college.' Students of Reed have come
to understand that this is criminal
waste and that every cent they save
goes toward better buildings, teach
ing staff and apparatus."
Dr. M. P. Cushing will give an organ
recital in the chapel Friday night, and
the first vespers service will be held
Sunday at 4 P. M. Dr. T. L. Eliot, presi
dent of the board of trustees, will de
liver the sermon.
MOTHER'S ACTION DENIED
Transfer of Farm by Sons Is Vpheld
by Clackamas Court.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Sept. 16. (Spe
cial.) In a decree filed Thursday, Cir
cuit Judge Campbell refused to set
aside a deed to a 50-acre Damascus
farm, valued at $7500, held by AValter
and Clementina Hall. Mrs. Nancy Hall,
aged 80 years, and tne mother ofTval
ter Hall, was the plaintiff.
In 1897 Mrs. Hall granted to her two
Eons, Arthur and Walter, deeds to her
farm on the condition that they give
her a life lease on the property and
support her. 6he alleged that Arthur
transferred his interest to Walter, and
that the deeds were filed in the County
Recorder's office, against her wish.
The court requires' the defendants in
the action to pay $13 a month toward
the support of Mrs. Hall.
YOUTHFUL THIEVES CAUGHT
Three Boys Admit Thefts Amount
ing to $150 and Loot Recovered.
Some time Wednesday night two
grocery stores, one at 4904 Powell
street, and the other at Firland Sta
tion, were robbed of tobacco, gum,
candy, canned goods, etc., to the amount
of $150. Yesterday Detectives La Salle
and Leonard recovered the stolen goods
and obtained confessions from the
youthful thieves.
The boys taken into custody were
Scanlan Collins, aged 18. of Forty
eighth and Powell streets; Morris
Fahey. aged 17, of Fiftieth and Powell
streets, and Sidney Brook, aged 16,
of Fifty-third and Powell streets. Col
lins is the only one of the three bodys
who has been in trouble before, having
been connected last year with bicycle
thefts.
19 ON INCINERATOR LIST
Highest Mark at Civil Service Ex
amination Is 91.99 Per Cent.
Nineteen men who took a recent civil
service examination for positions as
laborers at the city Incinerator passed,
according to the ratings made public
yesterday by the Civil Service Board.
Thirty-nine men took the examination!
Those who passed and the ratings re
ceived by each on the basis of 100
points, or perfect, were as follows:
Emil B. MoGlasson, 91.a!; Fred Hubach,
91.11; James T. Barnes, 01.00; Wade E Mc
L,an, UO.10; Thomas Schneider, 8.0u'; J.
B. Junk In. 88.51; Patrick Cavanaugh, 87 211;
Grover C. Taylor, 8S.9S; Vernon J McGill
85.01; Philip Hruska, 84.79; William O
Cox, S3.49, Victor Eklund. 8J.41: Charlea H
Pearsall. 81.39; Joseph Baron. 81.21; George
Lehl, 80.09; Clarence B. Italne, 80.40- Curtis
O. Stearns, 79.01; G. H, Greathouse. 7.01:
V. V. Urquhart, 70.00.
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tant-General of the Oregon National
Guard.
Dividing interest with his proposal
was the board's action in again going
into secret session after disposing of
routine matters on the regular pro
gramme. Within the last few months, the fine
old custom of gently but firmly ex
cluding the public and tlnen secretly
talking things over behind locked
doors when- matters of especial interest
arise, has come to be a habit with the
board.
four Companies! Proponed.
In bringing up the subject of mil
itary training General White said he
would like to learn the attitude of the
board as to recognizing and encourag
ing such a plan. He explained, inci
dentally, that he had had the subject
up with Superintendent Alderman and
individual members of the Board for
four months past.
"We would install four cadet com
panies, each consisting of 65 men and
three student officers, one company in
each high school, and later one in St.
Johns." explained General White.
"Service would be entirely vol
untary. The boys would be trained by
National . Guard officers who would
give their services without cost. The
first few weeks after the Installation
of military training would have to be
devoted to organization and adminis
trative details, but we could then pro
ceed to give elementary military
training to the boys.
I-tall of Plan Withheld.
"Of course, we would have to have
the co-operation' of the board and
school principals and teachers. I have
the details of the plan well worked
out, but .will defer giving them until
the board is ready to express its opin
ion." General White was accompanied be
fore the Board by several military offi
cers, including Colonel C. McLaughlin
and Lieutenant K. P. Williams, of the
Army, and Captain L. J. A. Pironi, of
the Third Oregon.
A. W. Orton, representing a commit
tee from the Grand Army, Spanish
American War Veterans, Sons of Vet
erans, Loyal Legion and Sons of the
American Revolution, also spoke for
military training in the high schools.
"It ien't in any warlike spirit that
we ask this," said Mr. Orton. "Our ex
perience leads us to the confident be
lief -that military training for our
youths of high school age is the best
kind of training they can get. The or
ganizations which I am representing
are all enthusiastic over the plan, and
are preparing a big campaign to bring
military training into the high schools
throughout the state.
"The principal object is the training
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Come and enjoy the
best luncheon in the
city. All food pre
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itary inspection.
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Full line of Trunks,
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all sizes and styles at
the price you want to
pay. Let us supply
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tamps From 9. to 1
Men's Dutchess Trousers
$2.50 to $5.00
Men's Store, Main Floor We are now ready with
our Fall showing of "Dutchess" Trousers. Plenty
of models to choose from and a big variety of the
choicest patterns and colorings. Come in today
and let us point out to you the superior merits and
sterling reliability of these best of Trousers.
Priced special today at from $2.50 up to $5.00
Kenosha Union Suits
$3.5Q Garment
Main Floon Cooper's famous "Kenosha Klosed
Krotch" Union Suits for men now ready in Fall
and Winter weights. Blue and gray-wool mixtures,
elastic ribbed and perfect fitting. J O
Sizes 34 to 50. Price a garment pOJl
Carter Union Suits for Men
Alain. Floor Fall and" Winter lines of Carter
Union Suits are now complete. Heavy, medium
and light-weights. Beautifully finished garments
and nerfect fittinsr. Shown in full rane-e of sizes.
Prices range $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $5.00
Men's New Fall Shirts $1.50 to $2.50
Interwoven Hose 25c, 35c, 50c
Main Floor Men's Fall Shirts in
famous "Arrow" and "Bates
Street" makes now on exhibition.
Smartest patterns and colorings
of the new 1916 season. Soft or
stiff cuffs. Sizes from 14 to 18.
Priced at $1.50, $3.00, $2.50
Main Floor Buy Interwoven
Hose this time and get Hose sat
isfaction! Fresh, new stock just
received cotton, cashmere and
silk lisle in all wanted weights.
"Interwoven" heel and toe. Prices
range from 25 to 500 the pair.
MEN'S SHOBLE HATS Soft Styles, $3.50 Stiff Styles, $4.00
NEW FALL NECKWEAR in beautiful patterns. Priced at 250-500
$1.75
Main Floor School days bring "the strenuous
life" to healthy, romping youngsters a period of
eye-straining, finger-tiring sewing to the mother
who finds rips, rents and tears to mend. Buy
YOUR boy "Dutchess" Knickerbockers; they defy
strains, pulls and tears. Made from splendid
grade corduroys. Priced $1.75 up to $2.50
Boys' Suits $4.85
Main Floor Made especially for school wear.
Smart Norfolk models with patch pockets, stitched
belts and plaits. Pants full lined, with double
taped seams. All seams double stitched. Sizes
for boys 6 to 18 years. Priced J?5 0?
special today at only, the suit Jp"3C
Boys' Winter Overcoats $5.00 to $15
Boys' Blouses 5Qc to $1.50
fix M .vs
Main Floor Choose the boy's
Overcoat from our splendid stock.
New models, in plain and full
backs. Velvet or convertible col
lars. Raglan and set-in sleeves.
Sizes from 2Ya to 18 years. The
prices range from $5 to $15
Main Floor New shipment of
Boys' School Waists and Blouses
just received. Made from very
best of materials. Guaranteed
fast colors. Made with loop fas
tenings. Great variety of pat
terns. Priced 500 up to $1.50
BUSTER BROWN HOSE for boys 1 pairs guaranteed 4 months, $1
BLACK CAT HOSE for boys all sizes priced 250, 300, 350 pair
Children's School Shoes
Dependable Makes Underpriced
BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES of good
heavy quality box calf or velour
calf leathers with Goodyear welt
soles and comfortable wide toes. In
sizes 2 to 6. Spe- fiPO Q Q
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YOUTHS' SHOES as above, sizes
13 to 2, at low price
of only, the pair
WOMEN'S HOUSE SLIPPERS 10
chet and kid with cushion linings at
$2.48
SCHOOL SHOES 'for misses and
girls. Celebrated "Everwear"
make, with Rock Oak Sole. Made
on neat, comfortable lasts. Shown
in patent kid and calf leathers. In
sizes from 11 to 2. Extra good
wearing shoes for school days.
Priced special for AD
Saturday, the pair pi.IrO
distinct lines in felt, cro- Q O
low price of only, the pairOC
Colonial Mams 1 7c
Grocery Dept. 4th Floor
Genuine Eastern Sugar-Cured, Corn-Fed Hams, put
up Dy Armour & to. expressly for this store, f
Nice sizes, weighing 10 to 12 pounds. Pound C
COLONIAL Picnic Shoulder Hams weigh- M
ing 6 to 8 pounds. Special, the pound, at J- JL C
GLENWOOD BUTTER the product of one 7g
of Oregon's best creameries. Two pounds JC
$1 Tricolators Make Perfect Coffee Each, C50
TRADING STAMPS represent a substantial saving
on the money you spend. Make your Fall Purchases
una siuic uu reap me Denent or this economy.
to. & li. rtemium Parlors are on the Fourth Floor.
With Cash Purchases Today
In All Depts. Except Groceries
To encourage shoppJngduring the morning hours,
we ivill give DOUBLE STAMPS with anCash
purchases made from 9 to 12 today throughout
all departments of. the store except Groceries.
$1,25 Corset Covers
At 50c
On Sale Center Circle
On 1st Floor
Dainty lace and embroidery
trimmed . Corset Covers, with
extra pockets for dress shields.
Grades selling hereto- EZf
fore up to $1.25. Now1
DRAWERS of Seco silk in pink
and blue also lace-trimmed
nainsook Drawers. $1.25 CZf
to $1.50 grades. PairlC
Fur Trimmings
Main Floor They're here!
The new Fur Trimmings for
coats, suits and dresses ! Vari
ous widths in Coney, hare,
marten, mole, Russian mink,
near-seal, opossum and other
wanted kinds in widths from
tq 3 inches. See them.
W omen's
Kid Gloves
Strictly High-Grade Stock
Full Range of Sizes
THIS SPECIAL PRICE will
be in force today and Sat
urday only. The assort
ment is composed of 1800
pairs in latest and most popular
shades in washable cape, plain
and fancy stitched Mochas and
full P. K. Lambskins in white,
tan, navy, gray and black. Com
plete range of all sizes. Expert
glove-fitters. On sale in the
Glove Dept., on
Main Floor. Pair.
$1.29
Great Sale Neckwear
Values to $1 Choice
WOMEN'S FANCY NECKWEAR
in a remarkable sale today at
less than half regular prices.
uver a mousana pieces are in
cluded in this notable offering, and con-
sequently the variety of styles is so large that one can choose dainty
pieces for all occasions. Attractive Quaker Collars and Wired or Roll
Effects, Fancy Collars, Guimpes, Vestees, etc. All the dainty ma
terials are used voiles, pique, organdie, lawns, Oriental laces, nets
some with hemstitched edges, others have accordion-pleated or fancy
cretonne borders, in pinks, blue, lavender, tan, Copenhagen, red, black,
etc. All attractive styles such as are being worn right at the present
moment. Don't neglect this excellent opportunity to buy Neckwear
at a ridiculously low price. J? ancy. Neckwear worth up to
?i.ou (some even more), on sale, Bargain Circle choice
25c
New Suits at $22. 5Q
Other Models
$15 to $11Q
Second Floor Today we fea
ture a showing of Women's
and Misses' New Fall Suits at
twenty-two-fifty which are,
in every respect materials,
tailoring, style superior to
many shown about town at
$5 to $7.50 higher prices.
Smart, snappy styles of
broadcloth, serges, gabar
dines, whipcords, poplins,
velvets and tweeds.
Tailored models with new
military collars, belts, etc.
Also dressy models, trimmed
with braids, fancy collars and
cuffs, buttons, etc. Plaited
and flare skirts. Come and
see these exceptionally stylish
Suits youH like them im
mensely. On Z0 0 CZfh
sale now at p4&.JJr
New Fall Coats $16
Complete Range of Sizes
Second Floor At above price we are prepared to show you several
very attractive models in new Fall Coats. Heavy, warm materials
zibelines, broadcloths, tweeds, mixtures, velours, velvets, etc. One
model is in ai length, with set-in sleeves, deep cuffs, plush collar,
to be worn high or low, and wide, loose-belted waistline. This
particular model is tailored from excellent quality "V f f
zibeline. All the latest Fall colors. Priced at
New Dress Skirts $6.50 and $8.50
New Waists Special $3.98
Second Floor New Skirts in
latest plaited, flare, kilted and
flounce styles in wide range of
materials also Skirts for
misses' school wear, in fancy or
tailored models in black, navy
and checks or plaids. Moder
ately priced, $6.50 and $8.50
Second Floor Extra special of
fering of women's fancy and
tailored Waists. Shadow laces,
nets, crepes, crepe de chine and
taffeta. Exquisite models, with
high or low necks, long or short
sleeves. Priced AO
very special at J iJG
of high school youths, but there is also
the advantage that they will fit them
selves for duty as officers in the Army,
if we should ever need their service?.
"There is nothing new or radical
about this. Other states do it. In
Washington. D. C, the National Gov
ernment authorizes such voluntary mili
tary training in the high schools. Salt
Lake City has several companies of
high school cadets and Wyoming en
courages such training also."
The question was referred to the
teachers' committee of the Board to
discuss before the Board committed it
self. In the course of the meeting. It de
veloped that the Board will cease, tem
porarily, at least, its attempts to oust
C. M. Stafford, principal of the Wood
lawn School, and O. IS, ninwiddie, for
mer principal of the Kichmond, and
now principal of the Terwilliger School.
The following new teachers were
elected yesterday:
Grace Hobbs. Sliattuck School; Katharine
Warner, part time. Irving ton; June Gray,
part time. Montavl.Ia; Ray Frohman. l.utln
and English, at Jeflerson High. School; OlBa
M. Paulsen. English, history and Latin at
Franklin High School; c. E. Carlton and E.
E. Finley, In commercial work, and Uladvs
Lowden, pedagogy, all at Lincoln High
School; A. A. "Anderson, mathematics, hovs'
Trade School; Gertrude Grahame, office
practice and English. Girls' Trade School,
and Mrs. Ora Fleming, Florence Crittenton
Home.
Vancouver Fair Grounds Involved.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 16.
(Special.) Suit to foreclose a mort
gage on the Clarke County Fair
grounds was filed in Buperlor Court to
day by George H. roung and others
against the Fair Association. It is al
leged that there is JUj.'iO duo on seven
promissory notes given July 3, 1911,
and secured by the mortgage. In
terest amounting to $898.78 is also
claimed and attorney fees of $750 are
asked for the foreclosure proceedings.
WISCONSIN SOCIETY MEETS
Business and Social Session Is Held
at Cotillion Hall.
The Wisconsin State Society met
last night , at the Cotillion Hall with
more than 7b members present. L. II.
McCarthy presided, and A. I Goff was
chuii man of the refreshment com
mittee, rianologues on the programme
were given by William J. Carkeek.
After the business meeting a social
time was indulged in. Cards and danc
ing were features or the late evening
The merriment lasted until nearly mid
uight when the meeting closed with
refreshments served by the committee.
The affair wan vot-d a success.
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