THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
MONDAY, APRIL 11. 1S21.
PAUPERS
SHOULD
BE GIVEN DECENT
i -
. BURIAL, IS EDICT
Kven paupers should have decent
burial when they die, the county
.commissioners believe, and as a re
sult they ; rejected this morning all
the bids submitted by Portland un
dertaking ; firms for th;e handling of
the county dead. Most of the bids
averaged about one cent a body, and
one concern offered to pay the com
missioners $200 a year for the privi
lege. Commissioner Rudeen made an inves
tigation of tnese startling' bids after
they were submitted and he reported
today that the undertakers frequently
pot fat payment from the estates of
persons who were believed to have been
paupers.
One woman who died pome time ago
,as a county ebarjte turned out to have
$f000. The undertaker was appointed
administrator and naturally he took out
of thls amount a j?ood sized sum for
burial expenses. .To this he added his
teen . as administrator of the estate.
There wawn't a Rreat deal left to go to
the county. Cases similar to this are
not infrequent. 1
KUHEKJI KF.rORTED
The commissioners, iin rejecting- the
bids, nafd they probably would rotate
the handling of the county dead among
the undertakers, lotting one do the work
for six months and then handing! it on
to another. Rudeen will insist that a
report be .submitted every SO days by
tho doing the work.
"We do not intend that the undertaker
shall relieve a man of his watch, pos
sibly a Jewel pin and then sell these
things,', he said. "We want to know
Just what the undertaker is getting."
Commissioner Ilolman ' declared that
no i matter i how poor a man was he de
served to have a good shroud and a
strong box to lie in and that he de
served to i have prayers said over his
body as well as the rich man did.
The undertakers refuse, to tell Com
missioner j Rudeen whether they were
In the habit of selling bodies of pairpcrs.
DIFFERKN'CE IV AGES OF
, COUPLE CAUSE OF DIVORCE
Incompatibility incident to widely sep
arated ages and habits brought separa
tion to Pauline A. Baxter, 22, and Ed
ward Baxter, 50, when Circuit Judge
Tarwell this morning' issued a divorce
decree of Mrs. Baxter and awarded cus
tody of three children to the father, ,
Mrs. Baxter testified that her social
demands : did not meet the approval of
the husband more than twice her age
and that he accused her falsely because
she sought to satisfy her desire for
pleasure.! . The couple were married in
1913. when Mrs. Baxter was 14 years
old. Their children are S, 5 and 3 years
of age. - j. , . . I
WOMAN SUES FOR $20,000
INJURIES IJf AUTO WRECK
Minnie; Bush Tiled suit In circuit court
this morning against Niels Anderson,
doing, business aa the Niels Anderson
Machine Shop and Oarage, asking' $20,
000 . damages ' for1 injuries she claims
were received as a result of an auto
mobile collision at Twentieth and John
eon streets, January 20.
Anderson's machine was towing an
other machine, it is alleged, and when
he turned the corner: he failed to toot
his horn, hold out his hand or indicate
In .any other way that he was about to
change his direction, she alleges.
j Credit Men to Elect
Portland members of the Association
of Credit Men will hold their annual
meeting; and election! of officers Thurs
day, evening, April 21, In the Crystal
room of the Benson hotel. The meeting
will start at 6:15 o'clock, and a varied
program of music and speaking has
been arranged. Milton A. Miller, col
lector of internal revenue, will speak on
'Income Tax and Credits."
Liquor Brings $100 Fine
John Shenka was fined $100 by Dis
trict Judge Delch this morning for hav
! ing liquor In his possession. Shenka's
liquor wa found in his home, 514 Twen
, ty-second street north.'
67TH SESSION OF CON
1 GRESS GETS TO WORK
(Continued From Fi One)
spectators In both senate and house as
the new session got under way. The at
tendance of members was fairly large,
; 'although there were many absentees.
' Seven ty-elght senators answered to their
J names on the rollcalL
After being In session but 17 minutes,
j the senate recessed until 2 :30 p. m., to
. allow the more cumbersome house to
, complete Its organisation.
- On motion of Senator Lodge of Massa
t chusetts the senate adopted various
' routine! resolutions concerning the noti-
fication of the house and the president
that its organisation had been completed.
' WILIi KOTIFY PRESIDENT
Senators Lodge- land Hitchcock, the
majority and minority leaders, were ap
i pointed- aa the senate representatives on
" v the joint committee which will notify
V the president of congress readiness to
recelve: his Initial message.
- . The: senate confirmed the election of
, Senator Cummins as president pro tem-
pore . and of George Sanderson as sec
retary. s ' The Colombian treaty comes up auto
j matically in the senate under agreement
reached last session. It will be voted
en after eight legislative days. A group
in the senate will oppose the "pact, which
would pay 925,000,000 to Colombia, on
the grounds that it constitutes a virtual
confession that the United States stole
the Panama canal zone.
The emergency tariff, vetoed by Presi
dent Wilson at the last session. Is ready
for Identification in the house, and It is
expected will be passed and sent to the
upper chamber with little delay. This
measure imposed heavy duties on agri
cultural 'products and is designed to aid
farmers. It would remain in effect only
until a permanent tariff is adopted.,
HABSI5TG FOB THEATT
president Harding is committed to
favorable action on both the treaty and
the tariff, and is expected to urge it
when he delivers his message.
The major tasks of the special seesion
will' be a determination of foreign policy,
revision of tax laws, and. enactment of
a new tariff.
The course with regard to foreign re
lations will be determined largely by
President Harding. Senator Knox will
Introduce his peace resolution, according
to present plans, and it will be passed
when the time is considered opportune.
Negotiation of a police treaty with Ger
many will follow, although there has
been no indication from the White House
that the manner of procedure has been
determined.
During recent days It has become ap
parent the whole peace program will
bear an administration label. The sen
ate is not to be permitted to rush pell
mell into a scheme committing the coun
try, -unless with the consent and approval
of President Harding.
HARDING CURBS 8E3TATE
This does not mean there will be any
friction, although there Is a wide di
version of opinion between the control
ling group of senators and members of
the cabinet upon the degree of interna
tional collaboration that should be under
taken. President Harding, In his message. Is
expected to indicate what he thinks
should be done. He will turn his back
upon the League of Nations, and may
make known , his intention of calling
representatives of the allies into confer
ence for settling questions at issue. This
would have the support of most sena
tors, for it would be a gesture toward
formation of an association of nations,
discussed so much during the campaign
and little since.
Tariff and tax bills are expected to be
ready for introduction by midsummer.
The Intention of leaders is to return to
the protective principle in tariff legisla
tion, enacting a measure which would
yield $700,000,000 annually or double the
amount of the present law, xne rouse
ways and means committee is now draft
ing this bill.
HIGH TARIFF INTENDED
The senate finance committee expects
to receive from Secretary Mellon today
recommendations for tax revtejon. . Most
important of these Is the declaration
that the excess profits .tax should be
repealed, a. point on which there is al
most universal agreement. The entire
scheme of taxation is to be overhauled.
with the object of bringing into the
treasury $4,000,000,000 annually.
Here is some of the other important
legislation to receive attention :
The immigration restriction law, vetoed
by President Wilson in the last session,
to be introduced again .' In its present
form with prospects good for early pas
sage, i
The budget bill, also vetoed by Presi
dent Wilson, to be offered again in sub
stantially its original form, with the ap
proval of Harding and Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon. r .
REORGANIZING FLAN SCANNED
Reorganization of the executive de
partments, urged by President Hard
ing and now being considered by a joint
congressional committee, which wUl sub
mit . recommendations.
Consolidation of soldier relief agen
cies, recommended by the special com
mittee or investigation namea ny iTeai-1
dent Harding, of which : Charles, Q.
DaVres was head.
Improvements In the transportation
act. expected to follow . an Investigation
of the railroad crisis to be made at once
by the senate interstate commerce com
mittee, , . .
Control of the packing industry, pro
vided In the Kenyon-Kendrick bill, which
passed the senate and died In the house.
Passage of the army and navy appro
priation bills, which failed, last session
with ' a fight in prospect over the size
of the army and the wisdom of continu
ing the 1318 naval building program.
'Hazards of Street1
To Be Lecture Topic
For Women Drivers
I
-Hazards j of the Street" will be
treated by Lieutenant Frank Ervln at
the Tuesday; lecture for women drivers.
The talk will be illustrated by a reel
of motion pictures filmed on Portland
streets by the police department.
This is the fifth of the series of lec
tures for women drivers being conduct
ed by the National Safety council, of
which Hugh 11. Herdman is the local
chairman. The lecture will be given . In
Library hall at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon.
DOROTHY PHILLIPS f
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in nine. un- Wfz&
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TITLE CO. RECEIVER
ADMITS HOLDING DP
IT.
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Confronted by an exhaustive an
swer, filled with figures, filed by "W.
C. Bristol as attorney for R. S." How
ard, receiver of the Title Guarantee
& Trust company, J. Thorburn Ross,
former president of that institution,
now seeking to have final adjudica
tion of its affairs made, asked the
federal court this morning for
a week in which to find out what
the answer contained. '
Ross, through Judge Martin L. Pipes
as attorney, filed a petition some time
ago asking that the receiver of the
Title company be required to show cause
this morning- why he should not make
his final report.
SATS SHARE WITHHELD
Ross, in his petition, set Up that there
were various real estate trusts and other
matters in which he had an interest,
and In this connection alleged that the
receiver had paid dividends to various
stockholders and beneficiaries of the
Title company, but was withholding the
Ross Bhare.
Howard, in his answer served , late
Saturday afternoon., contends that he
does not have sufficient Information
upon which to form a belief as to
whether Ross was the beneficiary of
real estate trusts held by the Title com
pany, but he contends that if such inter
est does exist in Ro.ss any dividend
which may have accrued from It will be
much more than absorbed by ltoss lia
bilities to the company.
ADMITS ALLEGATION
Howard shows that he has, as re
ceiver, made dividends from time to time
to beneficiaries of various subsidiary
corporations controlled by the Title
company, through which the latter in
stitution largely functioned, and he
admits that he has withheld dividend
checks written in favor of Ross or for
hie account in the aggregate sum of
$43,708.68.
Howard tells the court, however, that
he is withholding these dividends pend
inir final settlement of the affairs of the
Title company itself, after the subsidiary
concerns have been liquidated and the
ultimate liquidation of the mam com
pany can be had.
The answer goes with much detail into
various transactions, particularly In
relation to the alleged manipulation of
the affairs of the Commercial Building
company by Ross and his associate di
rectors, to show why the Ross divi
dends have been withheld pending final
account.
SEEKS AUTHORITY
He also contends that Ross promised
to put his entire private estate and prop
erty holdings at the disposal of the
creditors of the Title company or the
receiver, but that he has failed to do
this.
The answer closes with the prayer that
the court - grant the receiver specific
authority to withhold the Ross dividends
from him pending the time that me
eoufl'es of everyone concerned with the
company may be aajuaicatea ana tne
final liquidation carried out by direction
of the court.
PIGEONS AND PLANES
DART OFF IN RACE
Con tinned Fmm P Ob)
After several starts it caught and the
roar of the engine awakened the neigh
borhood. Shortly before the major was ready
for his bop, the pigeons. Miss U. S. S.
Oregon, Miss U. 8. S. California ana
Miss U. S. S. New Mexico of the navy.
and General LeJeune, General Barnett
and Secretary Denby of the Marine corps
were released by the governor. Taking
the air the birds circled about lor their
bearingr. and with the exception of Sec
retary Denby were soon headed ior tne
Southland.
SECRETARY STICKS AROUND
Secretary Denby, apparently infatu
ated with the Oregon climate, calmly
exercised the prerogatives of his rank
and perched in a tree, where all effprte
to dislodge him proved vain. During the
week-end the Secretary bad been in a
fight and had one eye injured. He was
still feeling at outs with the rest of the
birds and would not accompany them.
He was still in the tree top when the
party of marines and navy men left the
field.
Major Arnold taxied down the field,
turned, sped along the ground for
speed and took off headed due south.
ROSS D V D
NDS
He .expects to make' but one stop, at
Medford, where be will fuel and have
lunch. !-:
Despite ! the ! cloudy sky; the major
predicted be would have no difficulty
in making, his altitude and clear the
mountains. If the clouds are low
farther up the valley, it will necessitate
his flying low and taking a longer
route. 1 'i .- .": -.j -. -7a
MAJOR ALMOST GOLF SHARK
During the week-end the major was a
guest of the governor , at Salem. He
spent the time playing golf and : made
the Salem . course in 47 on his second
time around. This, the governor states,
is a good record for a newcomer on the
links. The average score is 50, he said,
while a few of the sharks can make it
somewhere around 40,
Lieutenant-Commander Frederick K.
Klder of the navy wee rui ting office and
Captain E. B. Hammond of the marines
arrived at the field early enough to take
a hand at turning over the motor of the
plane. Both said they had "rose and
shone" before breakfast 1 and when they
left the field they felt the lack of food.
They are still confident of the victory
of their birds despite the fact that Sec
retary Denby wouldn't "mote" and were
thankful that the . rest did not follow
the movements of the senior bird officer.
Sunday there were, many visitors to
the home of Captain Hammond to see
the pigeons. Interest has been aroused
in the race not only among the three
branches of the service, but among the
people at large as welL The race is the
first of its kind on the coast and is being
closely watched.
STREET QUARREL
Captain J. G. McClelland, special
agent for the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle railway company, Is j being
sought by police today for the shoot
ing of George E. Wagner, who Is
at the emergency hospital with a
painful bullet wound In his shoulder.
The trouble Is said to have Btarted in
a room of the Hoyt hotel early this
morning when the two men got into a
quarrel. McClelland fired once, but did
not hit Wagner. They were ejected by
the hotel clerk and started up the street.
At Broadway and Ankeny streets the
quarrel flared up again and McClelland
is said to have shot his companion and
fled.
McClelland came to this country from
England. He got his title of "captain"
in the Boer war.
The motive for the shooting was not
known to "the police this morning.
Lester J. Clarke, in
Seattle P.-L Deal,
Former Portlander
Lester JT. Clarke, who was named in
Seattle dispatches as associated with
John H. Perry in the purchase of the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, formerly was
a member of the advertising staff of
The Journal, in which capacity he ac
quired a wide acquaintance among Port
land business men. He later became
business manager of the Portland News
and general manager of the Scripps
newspapers in the Pacific Northwest.
His next business connection was as
manager of the Los Angeles Express,
whence he joined W,. R. Hearst's staff
of newspaper executives. it is expected
that Clarke will assume the management
of the Seattle property. He is a brother-in-law
of W. C. Tunks, manager of the
Portland News.
Dundee Orchards
Are in Full Dress
For Auto Visitors
Newberg, Or., April 11. Dundee, near
here, i3. decked out in her best bib and
tucker, for the blossoms, which have
made this district famous, are at their
best. Magnificent vistas of orchard in
full bloom are offered motorists.
The Dundee orchards are reached from
Portland by way of the Pacific high
way, all paved, to Newberg. From New
berg the route lies over the old McMinn
ville road, known as the Ramsey hill
road, which is being used as a detour
while the new highway is being paved.
This detour has been put in good con
dition. :
Oldest
in the
Northwest
MAN IS SHOT IN
-
PORTLAND CLOTHES
WORN BY SUICIDE
Los Angeles. April 1L (TJ. P. Au
thorities today were 'seeking to estab
lish identity of a man about 40 years
old, whose body was found yesterday
In Laurel canyon. He evidently com
mitted suicide by swallowing poison. A
collapsable drinking cup beside the body
contained dregs of the poison. -
Marks on the clothing indicated he
had recently been in Portland, Or. His
suit and cap bore the trademark of It
M. Gray of Portland. A tie he wore
was purchased from the Winthrop
Hammond company of Port land. i-
Oh a small piece of paper found In a
bill fold in his clothing was written the
name "Lucille Gedarnke." Scars on the
neck, police believe, Indicated a previous
attempt to commit suicide.
Local authorities are inclined to the
belief that the man found dead in Laurel
canyon. Los Angeles, is Valere De
Graeve, wanted here by the Burns de
tective agency for passing bad checks.
De Graeve is a man about 5 feet 5 inches
tall, 'weighing 175 pounds, and traded
with R. M. Gray, of whom be. bought
clothing. He was found clothed In
suit purchased from Gray. A cravat
purchased of Wifithrop-Hammond com
pany was worn by the man. De Graeve
had gray hair, sparse on top. The dead
man had black hair.gbut he may have
used dye, detectives assert.
De Graeve was a nurse and was em
ployed in Portland at several places.
He lived at the Hotel Franklin and also
at the Hotel Clyde, arid was known to
have been acquainted with Mrs. Fred
Connor, who attempted suicide some
months ago. De Graeve was last heard
of in Seattle, where he was stopping at
the New Richmond hotel.
Miss Emma Stott's
Funeral to Be Held
Tomorrow Afternoon
Funeral services tor Miss Emma Stott
of Walla Walla will be conducted by
the Rev. R. E. Close, a nephew of the
deceased, at the Finley chappel, Tuesday
afternoon at 2 :30. The body will be
shipped to Walla Walla for interment.
Miss Stott was born In 1857 on a farm
located on the site now accupied by
Metzgar station, about eight miles west
of Portland In the Tualatin valley. She
was educated at Pacific university at
Forest Grove and for many years taught
school at the old Lewis school . in West
Portland. For the past S3 years she had
been living in Walla Walla.
She died Saturday morning in Port
land, where she had been brought for
medical, attention.
Two sisters, Mrs. Sarah E. Fleck of
Battle Ground. Wash., and Mrs. M. J.
Turner of Walla Walla, and one brother,
Dr. J. S. Stott of Portland, survive her.
C. G. Ahlstrom j
The body of C. G. Ahlstrom. formerly
of Portland, will arrive from Tucson,
Aria., Tuesday for burial. Ahlstrom,
who lived in Portland until his removal
to Tucson, died April 3. Funeral serv
ices will be held at the Pearson parlorsl
Russell street and Union avenue,
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In
terment will be made at ML Scott ceme
tery. Ahlstrom was born in St. Paul,
Minn., in 1878 and came to Portland in
3912. He was employed by Meier 4
Frank Co. until he was forced to go
to Arizona for his health. He is sur
vived by one brother, M. J. Ahlstrom
of Portland, and two sisters, Mrs. M.
Johnson of Portland and Mrs. Fred
Howard.
David K. Morrison
Funeral services for David F. Morri
son, chief editorial writer for The Tele
gram, were held at the Elks temple this
afternoon with the Elks lodge, of which
he was a member, in entire charge. In
terment ' was in Riverview cemetery.
Morrison's body arrived in Portland Sat
urday night from China, where he died
while preparing a series of articles on
foreign trade conditions in the Orient.
War on Animals
Stanley G. Jewett of the predatory
animal division of the U. S.' biological
survey, and R. C. Steele, U. S. game
warden, will leave , tonight for a trip
through Northern Washington. Jewett
will plan a cooperative campaign with
the game commission and county com
missioners against the coyotes, and
Steele will run down federal game law
violators.' i I'
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"Nothing takes the place of your
own money in case of emergency.
The surest way to have it is to save
it before you need it." !
Let this bank HELP
you save regularly.
Savings Dept. Open Saturday Evenings 6 to 8
Youth Member of
Baptismal Party
Drowns , in Biver
Albany, April 11. Clarence Alexander,
aged 14, losfhls life Sunday afternoon
in the Aver to which he went to be
baptised.
The boy, who was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Alexander j of Crabtree,
aIIi4 m II.. . a o , rf ilh,nv mra rn tt
a party of 30 who were to be baptised
at a revival arranged by the Christian
church of Albany, with a pastor from
Eugene officiating.
A number of the boys in the party
went to the river to take a short swim
just: before the ceremony. Alexander
was evidently seized with cramps and
was drowned at Sanderson's bridge, six
miles east Of Albany. The boy's body
had not been recovered at a late hour
Sunday night L
TRIPLE STRIKE MENACE
STILL JE ENGLAND
i (Continued From Tit Oel
Noah Abiett, jm ember of the miners' ex
ecutive committee, who said; -
"The outlook is trouble, as far as we
are concerned. It's the same as be
fore. We left this conference on the
same footing as we left the last one." (
Premier Lloyd George's secretary an
nounced shortly after the conference that
there waS no actual progress to rec
ord. He said the session had been
merely for making preliminary .arrange
ments. . ' ! ;-!
Spokesmen of the transport workers
reiterated today hat its members would
go. on strike at midnight tomorrow un
less the negotiations proved favorable to
the miners.
The triple alliance heads continued
throughout the morning hours to make
preparations for a general strike.
The wave of violence in the coal fields
showed signs of abatement today. In
the Rhonda Valley mine volunteers were
at work pumping without being inter
fered with by strikers. In West Fife,
however, strikers are. preventing pump
ing. Police reserves are being rushed
to the scene.
"The admiraltty denied today that
naval men are being used for pumping,
It was stated they were only guarding
admiralty property.
NO CAUSE FOR HOPE, SAYS .
TRANSPORT WORKERS' AGENT
London, April 11. (L N. S.) Robert
Williams, secretary of the Transport
woraers- union, says today in an inter
view published by the Daily Herald :
"Contrary to the optimism expressed
by a section of the press, the situation
Is as strained as it has been at any
period. The fist-shaking, sabre-rattling
attitude of Lloyd George and his capl
trlist associates have served only to
stiffen" the determination of the railmen
and the transport workers to see this
thing through to a conclusion satisfac
tory to the miners.
"His majesty can Issue all the procla
mations he cares to issue. Labor is con
fident in the majesty of Its own sover
eign power. It Is certain that the whole
working claas will rally to the support
of the triple alliance, the same as the
triple alliance rallied to the support, of
the miners. ' -
New Motion Picture
Ordinance Having
Hard Time of It
The proposed new motion picture cen
sorship ordinance is having a hard time
in getting a hearing from both sides.
At the initial hearing the opposition to
the ordinance was presented by Dan
Malarkey in a two-hour speech of great
fervor. Then the proponents asked for
delay, because oi the Easter season
events -which engaged ministers who
wished to appear on behalf of the meas
ure. The date was set over to April I.
Then further delay was asked for by
the church federation secretary, and
me uaie was xixeu ior April i,
And now comes C. S. Jensen with
the statement, sent to the city council
this morning, that it will be absolutely
impossible for him to be present Friday,
as he has to go to Seattle. The council
decided to etill further postpone the
hearing, the date to be decided later
this week. , .
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2000 Women Meet
In Annual Session)
0f National League
Cleveland, April 11. (U. r.)-Two
thousand women from practically every
state in the nation were here, today for
the opening of the second annual con
vention r of the ' National League of
Women Voters. Thi is the first con
vention to be held since women were
enfranchised. The sessions, starting to
Liberal
upon which this bank operate
rapid growth, which has broken
4
on savings, i ne special savings account surjeci to check:
collecting checks without charge; and remaining open all
day Saturdays, are among the popular features.
;Vou.are invited to make this bank your bant. i
BROADWAY BANK
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". Broadway and Stark f"""
Full of body-building, heaflth-givv
ing goodness I Not only the most
nutritious and good-to-eat form of
beans, but! take the place of meat
and other jfeods that cost more.'
by dry neat
in real ovens. That's the reason
for their unbroken jackets and
mealy centers,
'able sweetness of
food value.
Iftrar choice of
HEINZ Baked Beans with Pork and "
Tomato Sauce
HEINZ Baked Pork and Beans (tvith-v-
out Tomato Sauce) Boston style
HEINZ Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce
without Meat (Vegetarian) .
HEINZ Baked Red Kidney Beans
day with committee caucuses, will con-
tinue through Saturday. April 16.
Recommendations for federal and state
legislation which will be made by the
standing "committees wlU Include:
Enactment of safeguards for th
mothers and children of America by
urging congress to pass the Sheppard
Towner bill for federal aid for maternity
and infantl car.
To stop profiteering, now going on in
the necessities of life by establishing
publio markets. abbatoirH, milk depots
and other terminal facilities.
Chinese gotten planters in the vicin
ity of Shanghai have been experiment
ing with seed from Georgia.
the
Policy
is largely responsible for Its
all northwest records.
their unapproach-
flavor
L and high
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Varieties
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