I G resham O utlook ¿ VOL. * ► * F k * 1 * 4 NO. 100 MULTNOMAH. COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1915 $1.50 PER YEAR SCORE CARDS R. F. D. RULES APPROVAL OF CROP SHEETS NEW HOME SPLITS LOGS AS ARRANGED AND POSTAGE BLUE SKY LAW ARE WANTED FOR BANK AND PULLS FOR GRANGES TO GERMANY AS ENACTED BY MANAGER AND CLUB BIG STUMPS An a rr a n g e d m e e tin g b etw een tile F , E. K en n ey , th e tnuu w ho in ­ O w ing to th e fact th a t th e r e h av e At th e y early m e e tin g held J a n u a ­ By L. H. W ELLS. 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He e x p ects to be h e re a g a in th ey co n sist of. e x h ib its a t th is y e a r ’s fa ir. m illio n s o f u n re lia b le a n d fa k e a m o u n t o f fru it h e now h a s b e a rin g , th e a s s o c ia tio n an d th e E a st Side to m o rro w w ith liis m a c h in e and W hen a c a r r ie r finds u n sta m p e d The c a p ita l p ro m ises to do h e rc u le a n taskB In a 's to c k s . T h e fact th a t once in a g re a t and th e c ro p s he is w illin g to grow B u sin ess M en’s club. As h e re to fo re th e g ra n g e c o n te st m ail in a p a tro n s ' box, a n d th e r e q u i­ sto ck w as placed at $2 5 ,0 0 0 w ith 250 few m in u te s th a t hav e h e re to fo re ' w h ile a n h o n est an d w ell m e an in g w ill c o n sist o f fa rm a n d h o u seh o ld a n d d e liv e r to th e c a n n e ry fo r c a n ­ s ite a m o u n t of m oney fo r p o stag e s h a r e s o f sto c k at $100 a sh a re . been deem ed Im possible. c o rp o ra tio n finds it difficult to co m ­ p ro d u c e by th e m e m b e rsh ip of a p ro p e rly w rap p ed o r placed in a coin N early 190 s h a r e s h a v e been su b - ply w ith th e law do es not in v a lid a te ning o r se llin g fre s h ." B esides re m o v in g stu m p s fro m tile g ra n g e , o r a ss e m b le d by a g ra n g e h o ld in g re c e p ta c le , he s h a ll co llect its su ccess. T h is is m o re th a n offset by T h e se e s tim a te s h e e ts w ere p rin te d sc rib d e for. Officers of th e H olding g ro u n d w ith o u t th e us«- o f p o w d er, fro m its c o m m u n ity . E ach ex h ib it th e m ail an d m oney an d affix th e n e c ­ th e fa c t tlia t d is h o n e st a n d ir r e ­ in sim p le form a n d o ne m ailed to co m pany w ill be e lec ted th e en su in g he w ill also d e m o n s tra r e th e p r a c ti­ is to c o n sist o f not less th a n 100 a r ­ essa ry sta m p s. C a rrie rs a re n o t s u p ­ sp o n sib le m en a re fo rb id d e n to p ed ­ each sto ck h o ld e r th a t w as know n to w eek, w hen p la n s an d e s tim a te s of ca b ility of s p littin g big logs. 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If so m eb o d y say s, ’ p eople m ailed J a n u a r y 27 an d up to th e b u ild in g , to be e re c te d on G ra n d a v ­ fo u n d , s p littin g It In to q u a r t e r s am t a d o p te d : ' you do n o t w ish any m o re su p p lie s o u g h t to be m o re d is c rim in a tin g " it p resen t d a te 1 hav e received th e larg e e n u e an d E a st A ld er s tre e t w ill be th e n p u llin g th e q u a r te r s o u t of th e V e g e ta b le s g re e n a n d d rie d , an d th a n w h a t is n e cessary fo r th e m ail A co m b in ed s tr u c tu r e g ro u n d . m ay be a n sw e re d th a t th a t d o e sn ’t n u m b e r o f 18. Not a very la rg e n u m ­ called for. S tu m p s o n ly tw o feet se e d s, 15 p o in ts ; fr u it, g re e n an d you w ish d isp a tc h e d , leav e th e ex act b rin g b ack lost m oney o r a v e rt ber, c o n sid e rin g th e tim e it w ould ¡c o v e rin g th e q u a r te r block 100x90 th r o u g h a re y a n k e d o u t b o d ily by d rie d , 15 p o in ts ; g ra in a n d g ra sse s, c h a n g e o r else, if you h av e n o th in g m any o f th e tra g e d ie s of life w hich fe et, w ill be e re c te d . T h e c lu b h o u se th e ro o ts, lea v in g only th e hole. s h e a f o r s h e lle d , 15 p o in ts ; n e a t­ b u t la rg e c h a n g e ask th e c a r r ie r to a ris e fro m th e p u rc h a s e of b og u s ta k e to m a k e up o ne of th e s e sh e e ts : w ill occupy th e in s id e lo t 90x60 feet H is m a c h in e is a h y d ra u lic ja c k , n e ss a n d a rr a n g e m e n t, 15 p o in ts; to b rin g th e c h a n g e th e n ex t trip . It sto c k s. S o m etim es old people, o r is it? an d th e o u ts id e on th e c o rn e r will be w eig h in g less th a n 400 p o u n d s, an d fan cy w o rk a n d h o u se h o ld sk ill, 20 .Now, m e m b e rs o f th e G. F. G. A., w ould be well to m ak e it a ru le to try peo p le n o t used to th e w ays of th e o ccupied by th e b u ild in g of th e C iti­ Is o p e ra te d by h a n d . It o n ly n eed s p o in ts ; q u a lity , 20 p o in ts. an d a lw ay s h a v e a few s ta m p s on b u sin e ss w o rld find th e m se lv e s s u d ­ w hat k in d o f a d e a l a re you going to z e n 's B ank 40x90 feet. T w o -sto rie s to be sec u re ly a n c h o re d , so as to ex­ T h e sc o rin g fo r fan cy w ork an d give m e? 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T h e n C a n n e d f r u it a n d je llie s, 5 p o in ts; p o stag e, an d a n y ex cess w ill be r e ­ an in co m e, cast ab o u t fo r an in v e s t­ .c o n tr a c ts an d a rr a n g e m e n t fo r sell- 000. W ork w tll s t a r t a b o u t A pril 1. a re v e rse o p e ra tio n p u lls th e q u a r ­ fan cy w o rk and e m b ro id e ry , 3 lin g y o u r fru it an d v e g e ta b le s and be tu r n e d on th e n ex t trip . C a rrie r m en t. The p la u sib le g e n tle m a n .s a fe on m a k in g d eliv ery if I do not T h e c lu b h o u s e p ro p o s itio n h a s p ro v ­ te rs o u t. T h e w edge Is of th e finest p o in ts. s h a ll n o t a c c e p t ch e c k s fo r p a y m e n t w ith th e im p ressiv ely em b o ssed sto ck S ew in g , k n ittin g , etc., 5 p oints. know how m uch th e r e is to se ll? Do e d a v ery p o p u la r m o v em en t In C en ­ s te e l, a b o u t 18 in c h e s lo n g a n d six o f su p p lie s. c e rtific a te s is alw ay s on h a n d . T h e you re a liz e tlia t th e success of th is tr a l E ast P o rtla n d as it w ill be th e Inches sq u a re . T h is w edge Is g u a r ­ C o o k in g , b a k in g , c o n fe c tio n e ry , M ail w hich h a s com e in to th e c u s­ u n in itia te d on es buy w ith g re a t ex­ I " h o m e " of th e b u sin e ss m en a n d ' a n te e d to s p lit th e b ig g est s tu m p th a t d a iry p ro d u c ts , c u re d m e a ts, honey, a sso c ia tio n d ep en d s la rg e ly on ju s t tody of a r u r a l c a r r ie r s h a ll n o t be p e c ta tio n s . ¡y o u n g m en of th a t d is tric t. It w ill e v e r grew . T h e sto c k s soon p ro v e so a p s, e tc ., 7 p o in ts. r e tu rn e d by h im to a n y p e rso n . An w o rth le ss an d as a re s u lt little c h il­ such a n e s tim a te of th e cro p s it has be p ro v id ed w ith b o w lin g alley s, T h e g re a te s t fo rce im a g in a b le is T h e p ro p o s itio n of th e f a ir asso ­ to h a n d le ? A re you a w a re it is a a p p lic a tio n fo r r e tu r n o f a le t te r o r d re n m ay be d ep riv e d of th e n e c e ssi­ re a d in g , b illa rd , re c e p tio n a n d com - th e a p p lic a tio n of a w edge, th e c ia tio n to o ffe r th e p re m iu m s in p arcel s h a ll be re fe rre d to th e p o s t­ very h a rd th in g to m a k e good b u si­ ties of life o r old people lack th e o r ­ ness d e a ls if you a re not p o sted on ; m itte e ro o m s a n d a g e n e ra l assem - Jack screw is th e n ex t, anil Mr. K en­ th r e e p riz e s of $ 1 2 0 , $110 a n d $100 m a s te r a t th e d is trib u tin g office. ' bly h all. T h e re a r e fo rty -tw o s u b ­ ney a s s e rts h is a b ility to ra is e th e d in a ry c o m fo rts. Such c a se s a re not y o u r en d o f th e g am e ? m e t w ith th e a p p ro v a l o f th e m a s­ C an you all la rg e s t b u ild in g s w ith h is m ach in es. is o la te d , b u t h av e h a p p e n e d tim e s have a su c c e ssfu l o rg a n iz a tio n if you sc rib e rs to th e b u ild in g fu n d te r s a n d th e y w ill be a w a rd e d as P e rs o n s re s id in g on ro ad tra v e le d m em b ers of th e E a st S ide B usiness w ith o u t n u m b e r. E ven w ith people A p erso n ca n ea sily im a g in e w h at fo llo w s; E ach g ra n g e sc o rin g 90 I by tw o o r m o re r u r a l c a r r ie r s m ay do not do y o u r p a r t of th e w o rk ? a sa v in g th e r e w ould he in re d u c in g C an 1 m a k e a su c c e ssfu l m a n a g e r j M en’s club. p o in ts o r u p w a rd to be g iven th e se le c t th e c a r r ie r by w hom h e p re ­ of good b u sin ess a b ility , it o fte n h a p ­ th e cost of c le a rin g logged off land. first p re m iu m ; a ll sc o rin g b etw een fe rs to h av e h is m ail d e liv e re d a n d p en s th a t in th e b o tto m of th e ir box­ if 1 am n o t given all th e su p p o rt of Mrs. Jo s e p h in e S h a rp , p re s id e n t of 80 a n d 90 p o in ts to be a w a rd e d sec­ ¡c o llected , in w hich case, on ly th e d e s ­ es in s a fe ty d ep o sit v a u lts a re th e m e m b e rs th a t it is p o ssib le fo r th e A lb e rta ’s W o m e n ’s Im p ro v e m e n t T h e p re se n t m e th o d s of b la s tin g and o n d ; a ll fa llin g below 80, dow n to ig n a te d c a r r ie r s h a ll h a n d le h is m a il; sto c k s th a t w ere p u rc h a s e d y e a rs ago th em to g iv e? T h ese a re a few little clu b re p o rte d a t th e m e e tin g of th e c h a rp ittin g a re costly a n d slow . W ith an d to d ay a re n o t w o rth th e p a p e r th in g s I w a n t to c a ll y o u r a tte n tio n th e h y d ra u lic s p litte r , w h ic h a boy 60 to be a w a rd e d th e th ir d prize. u n le ss su ch se le c tio n is m a d e , by A B lue Sky to. T h en I w ill ask you to please clu b T u esd ay n ig h t a t h e r h om e th a t can o p e ra te , tw o p e rso n s can do m o r • I t is p o ss ib le by th is a rr a n g e m e n t th e p a tro n , each c a r r ie r p a ss in g th e th e y a re w ritte n on. 54 v ac a n t lo ts in d iffe re n t p o rtio n s f o r e v e ry g r a n g e to w in first m oney. box s h a ll d e liv e r m ail in to , a n d c o l­ law p re v e n ts th is. T h e o n ly tro u b le fill o u t y o u r e s tim a te sh e e ts p ro m p tly of th e city h a d been d o n a te d fo r th e w ork of th a t cla ss in o n e day th a n w ith o u rs in O regon is th a t we d id n ’t a n d sen d o r b rin g th em in. If you fre e u se of su c h fa m ilie s as m ay d e ­ can be acco m p lish ed in a w eek by th e T h e rib b o n s w ill be a w a rd e d in th e le c t th e r e fro m a n y m ail w h ich he old m eth o d s. do n o t h a v e a n y th in g to sell th is o r d e r o f p e r c e n ta g e s a tta in e d an d can e x p e d ite in d is p a tc h o r d e liv e ry . h av e it 2 5 y e a rs ago. S ays R. A. W atso n , c o rp o ra tio n | y e a r re tu r n th e s ta te m e n t s ta tin g th e s ire to use th e m . T h ese lo ts a re lo­ M r. K e n n e y ’s d e m o n s tra tio n s w ill w ill be p u re ly h o n o ra ry . M ail fo r d e liv e ry by r u r a l c a r r ie r s c a t e d in S ellw o o d , L e n ts, P o rts- do good b u sin ess 1 m o u th , U n iv e rsity P a rk , V ern o n and he so m e w h e re n e a r G re sh a m , w h ere I t w as a ls o p ro v id ed th a t each i s h a ll be a d d re s se d to p a tro n s in d i­ c o m m issio n e r, in a re c e n t a rtic le : i fact. I c a n n o t ! ‘T h e O reg o n law' h a s m ad e good. In ' w ith o u t th em . m o n s te r stu m p s a re »o he fo u n d , an d g ra n g e w ill be p ro v id ed w ith en o u g h v id u a lly . M a tte r w hich is u n a d ­ I o th e r se c tio n s. M rs.' S h a rp re p o rte d th e first 13 m o n th s of its a d m in is ­ w ill be public. If th e w o rk is as su c ­ JA S. II S T E R L IN G . s m a ll c a rd s to la b e l e v e ry a rtic le d re s se d , o r w h ich is a d d re s se d to th e th a t m any of th e o w n e rs a r e w illin g tr a tio n it h a s d riv e n 33 fa k e co m ­ cessfu l as he c la im s it w ill lie he w ill M a n a g e r G. F. O. A. sh o w n . On th e s e c a rd s w ill be box a n d ro u te n u m b e r, only is u n d e ­ th a t th e lo ts sh o u ld be used fo r tw o p an ies fro m th e s ta te an d has by be a b le to s e ll s e v e ra l o f th e m a- p rin te d th e n a m e o f th e g ra n g e w ith liv e ra b le . y e a rs, b u t th a t w ould d e p e n d on th e th a t a c tio n d riv en off th e m a rk e t of c h in e s h ere. T h e ir cost is less th a n th e w o rd s, ‘’a r tic le " a n d " o w n e r.” P a rc e ls to o la rg e fo r th e box, use th e fa m ilie s m a k e o f th e lot. th e s t a te m o re th a n $ 2 7 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 of $300 apiece. T hey a re p o rta b le , be­ T h e se c a rd s m u s t be filled o u t an d »hall not be le ft o u ts id e of th e boxes Mrs. S h a rp o u tlin e d th e p la n fo r th e bogus sto c k s a n d bonds. It, d u rin g in g m o u n ted on a sled w hich can he a tta c h e d to e v e ry th in g ex h ib ite d . by th e c a rr ie r. If th e c a r r ie r c a n ­ use of th e s e lo ts. " T h e y w ill be fre e th e sa m e p erio d h a s ca u se d c o rp o r­ m oved an y w h e re . 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T h e J itn e y se rv ic e b etw een G re sh a m pool m o re th a n $ 1 9 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 of p ro ­ in g th e c o n tin u a n c e of th e fair. p a rcel w ill be re ta in e d a t th e post- te n ts a re to be s u p p lie d , b u t to be a n d P o rtla n d Is on th e In c re a se . 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M any fa m i­ a d s now ru n n in g , th r e e of w hich give s h a ll be a b le to show by th e ir o p e r a ­ w o rk in p a irs but k eep s e p a r a te a re in te n d e d ex clu siv ely fo r th e r e ­ lies can becom e s e lf-s u p p o rtin g on h o u rs of d e p a r tu r e from b o th te r m i­ tio n s th a t th e sto c k h a s a m a rk e t sc o re c a rd s to be s u b m itte d to th e ce p tio n of m a tte r re g u la rly in th e th e s e lo ts a n d cease p ay in g r e n t.” n als. m ails, a n d an y m a ila b le m a tte r , su ch v a lu e , a n d can be sold w ith o u t d e ­ f a ir a s s o c ia tio n . 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T h e sam e id e a of ch cu p a u to rid es SAVED TO DISTRICT serv ices. be c h a n g e d so m e w h a t. a n d th e n o v elty o f th e se rv ic e has re n d e re d im p o ssib le or difficult, T h e te m p o ra ry In ju n c tio n of th e s tim u la te d tr a v e l fro m Oils en d of I t w as r e p o r te d th a t th e r e is a w ith o u t th e c a r r ie r le a v in g h is co n ­ A sa v in g of a b o u t six d o lla rs a SEEKING TO JOIN M ilw aukie W a te r co m p an y r e s tr a in ­ t h e line, Rom e a rc tr a v e lin g to tb n p ro s p e c t fo r m o re p re m iu m m n n ey mon*h tf) ’h e school d is tric t was e f ­ TRAINMEN'S UNION v ey an ce. ing th e c o u n c llm e n an d m a y o r from city w ho se ld o m w ent b e fo re. T h e th a n th e $ 3 0 0 0 p ro m ise d fro m th e fected y e ste rd a y by th e sim p le d e ­ I t is re p o rte d th a t th e c o n d u c to rs c o n tr a c tin g fo r th e e re c tio n of a m u ­ b u sin e ss Is g ro w in g . c o u n ty . T h e s t a te le g is la tu re is R u ra l c a r r ie r s sh o u ld re p o r t all vice o f re g u la tin g th e e le c tric c u r r e n t c o n s id e rin g a f a ir a p p ro p r ia tio n bill boxes w hich do n o t c o n fo rm to th e w hich o p e ra te s th e v e n tila to rs a t th e a n d m o to rm e n of th e P . R. L. A P. n icip al w a te r p la n t h a v in g been d is ­ th e C la c k a m a s c irc u it TEAMS Co. a re o rg a n iz in g fo r th e p u rp o se solved in w hich w ill p ro b a b ly be p assed . IN HIGH re g u la tio n s ,o r w hich a re im p ro p e rly sch o o lh o u se. c o u rt, th e co u n cil T u e sd a y n ig h t of b eco m in g m em b ers of th e B ro th e r­ C h a rle s C lev elan d , c h a irm a n o f th e SCHOOL DEBATES ere c te d . M ak e a G u ess. R ailw ay T ra in m e n . T he sig n ed up th e c o n tra c t w ith th e (H e­ I w ould su g g e s t t h a t a ll p a tro n s B oard o f D irecto rs, had n o ticed th a t hood o f Miss M abel S h ip ley an d Miss M ar­ th e p o w er bill w as u n d u ly la rg e and m ost of th e m a re said to be affiliated llish A Jo p lin co m p a n y , o f P o rtla n d , E v e ry p e rso n w ho se n d s in th e c o r­ o f th e G re sh a m postoffice e v a m ire g u e rite V o lb re c h t, th e G re sh a m a f ­ to r th e c o n s tru c tio n of th e In itia l O rd e r of R ailw ay E m ­ b egan an in v e s tig a tio n . He s e n t fo r w ith th e re c t so lu tio n to th e p u zzle in o u r th e ir m ail boxes to se e If th e y com e firm a tiv e d e b a tin g te a m , w ill m eet m ain s of th e p la n t. T h e c o n tr a c t ployees, b u t it Is claim ed th a t th e J. I). S co tt, of th e P. R. L. A P. 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It is an y re sp e c t, I a d v ise y o u r earl., a t ­ " R e so lv e d , th a t th e F e d e ra l g o v e rn ­ tem th r o u g h E ro ll H e ig h ts at once. influence. of p u lley s, to g e th e r w ith a re d u c tio n fre e fo r e v e ry b o d y , so g et busy te n tio n to sa m e , fo r th e y w ill be in ­ T h e B ro th e rh o o d of R ailw ay T r a in ­ A 6-inch m ain w ill be laid in th e low ­ m en t sh o u ld ow n a n d o p e ra te all in ­ in p rices to be m a d e th e sa v in g will w h e th e r you a re a c u s to m e r o f o u rs sp e c te d In th e n e a r f u tu r e , a c c o rd in g men com prises p ractically every em ­ e r p o rtio n of th e tow n. T h e local te r s ta t e ra ilro a d s a c tin g as com m on o r n o t. C o n te s t clo ses E e b ru a ry 28. to o rd e r s receiv ed fro m W a sh in g to n , be effected. ployee of th e g rea t railw ay system s w a te r c o m p a n ie s so u g h t to p re v e n t c a r r ie r s (in c lu d in g all I n te r s ta te M ail o r b rin g y o u r s o lu tio n to o u r D. C., a n d If fo u n d d eficien t >n any OPERA HOUSE FEATURES of th e United S tates, w ith branches In M ilw au k ie fro m b u ild in g a w a te r lin e s co m p e tin g w ith th e m ) , c o n s ti­ to be re p o r te d s to r e b e fo re th a t d a te . M etzg er re s p e c t w ill h a v e TOMORROW NIGHT every la rg e city. It is one of th e p la n t u n til th e to w n sh o u ld have tu tio n a lity w a iv e d .” G re s h a m 's n e g ­ Y o u r c a rr ie rs ca n te ll you how th ey B ro s.— Adv. stro n g est n atio n al unions in exis­ p u rc h a s e d th e local p la n ts. T h e c ity a tiv e team , c o n s is tin g o f M iss E llen sh o u ld be, if y o u do n o t u n d e rs ta n d . "D ope,” one of th e m ost a ttr a c t­ tence, an d the men on the electric lias s o m e th in g m o re th a n $20,000 D e lla v e n a n d E ra n k R o d g e rs, le ft "D ope," a stro n g und erw o rld ive photoplays now on th e m o v ij lines a re in many places seeking to fo r th e e re c tio n of th e m u n icip al e a rly th is m o rn in g fo r A s to ria to P ostage to G erm any raised „ • > '• * - d ram a show ing 125 scenes will be th e circu it will be shown a t R egr.er's become m em bers W ith th e con­ p la n t. B u ll R u n w a te r w ill be f u r n ­ m eet th e l a t te r 's a ffirm a tiv e team . fe a tu re S atu rd ay n ig h t a t R eg n er’s o p era house. T h ere wtll also be special music by Mr. In g ram , piano p lay er from th e N ational th e a te r In P o rtlan d T he Misses F e rrin and C u rran will fe a tu re g ran d opera, b al­ lad and com edy singing. A tw o-hour •how fo r five cents and fen cents. C u rta in , 7:10, a GRESHAM, TU ESD A Y S AND F R ID A Y S su it of th e w ar conditions in E u r pe, ;th e postm aster-g en eral has issued a n ­ nouncem en t th a t th e postage cb .i,x e fo r le tte rs from th e United 8 ta ,m to G erm any h en cefo rth will be 5 • elite instead of 2 cents. Any o th e r postal in fo rm atio n w ill bs gladly given, when requested. I. McCOLL, P. U. opera house on S atu rd ay evening In addition th e re will be ex p ert pla.io playing and topical singing by noted artists. C u rtain will rise at 7 :3 " , adm ission, 5 and 10 cents.— Ad. sta n increase in th e n um ber of elec­ ish ed by P o rtla n d th r o u g h a m eter. The council au th o rized th e issu­ trically op erated lines th e re are th o u san d s of men who feet th a t ance of $5000 In im provem ent bonds they should be a p a rt of th e g re a t­ J io pay for th e im provem ent of H a rri­ son stre e t, and passed an ord in an ce er org an izatio n . assessing th e m ost o f th e im prove­ How old should a law yer be before C h ild re n 's ro lle r »bates H e at m ent of L au rel stre e t, to th e am o u n t be ceases to be a rising young law- S terlin g A K idder's. • of $3100. y»r7 T his is th e second ro u n d in th e de­ bates under th e sta te high school de­ b atin g league. T he co n test In the C olum bia R iver d istric t has n a r ­ rowed down to th e G resham and As­ to ria schools, St. Jo h n s, T illam ook an d Scappoose having been e lim in a t­ ed in tbs former debates.