Gresham outlook., January 12, 1917, Image 1

T W IC E
W EEK
VOL. 6,
G resham O utlook
NO. 91
COUNTY FAIR
BOARD READY
FOR BUSINESS
T h e 1916
H o ard of D ire c to rs o f
th e M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty E a ir a ss o c ia ­
tio n fin ish ed up a ll its b u sin e ss y e s­
GRESHAM.
LEW IS AND MARKELL
ARE BANK DIRECTORS
In a c c o rd a n c e w ith th e law g o v e rn ­
in g s ta te b a n k s th e sto c k h o ld e rs of
th e H ank of G re sh a m m e t th is w eek
a n d e le c te d a b o ard o f d ire c to rs fo r
th e e n s u in g y e a r.
T h e n u m b e r of
d ir e c to r s w as In c re a se d fro m five to
s e v e n ; th e o ld b o a rd , c o n sistin g of
A. F . M iller, F . A. H a llid a y , G u st
L a rso n . E m a n u e l A n d e rso n a n d K. A.
M iller w ere re -e le c te d , a n d th e tw o
new m e m b e rs a re S ta te S e n a to r H.
A. L ew is, p re s id e n t of th e M u ltn o ­
m ah C o u n ty E a ir a ss o c ia tio n a n d Mr.
W. E. M a rk e ll, th e w ell k n o w n a n d
p o p u la r m e rc h a n t of P le a s a n t H om e.
T h e a n n u a , re p o rt of th e c a s h ie r
w as re a d a n d w as receiv ed w ith m u ch
e n th u s ia s m as it sh o w ed th e to ta l r e ­
s o u rc e s of th e b a n k to h a v e re a c h e d
th e $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 m a rk a n d a lso m ad e
e n o u g h p ro fit d u rin g th e y e a r to be
a b le to d e c la re a d iv id en d , th e first
o n e s in c e 1912.
T h e b o ard o f d ire c to rs h eld th e lr
m e e tin g im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g th e
s to c k h o ld e rs m e e tin g a n d e lec ted th e
fo llo w in g officers; A. E. M iller, p re s i­
d e n t; \V. E. M a rk ell, vice p re s id e n t;
K. A. M iller, c a s h ie r a n d E m elie M.
G. A n d e rso n , a s s is ta n t c a sh ie r.
T h e b a n k is to be c o n g ra tu la te d on
s e c u rin g Mr. L ew is a n d Mr. M ark ell
o n th e d ir e c to r a te as th e y a re s tro n g
m en fin an cially an d so cially a n d w ill,
no d o u b t, ad d v ery m a te ria lly to th e
s ta n d in g an d p ro g re ss o f th e b a n k in
th is c o m m u n ity . B o th m en h av e h ad
w ide e x p e rie n c e in b u sin e ss a ffairs,
a n d w ith M r. M ark ell in th e vice
p re s id e n t’s c h a ir he w ill be a b le to
len d v a lu a b le a s s is ta n c e in th e c o n ­
d u c t a n d m a n a g e m e n t o f th e a ffa irs
o f th e b an k .
te rd a y a n d p assed o u t of o tllcial ex­
isten ce.
T h e se ssio n , w h ich lu ste d b u t an
h o u r, w as p re s id e d o v e r by T h e o d o re
Ilru g g e r a n d w as m ain ly d ev o te d to
c le a n in g up so m e m in o r a ffa irs co n ­
n ecte d w ith th e la st fa ir, su ch as
p ay in g a few b e la te d b ills a n d r e c ti­
fy in g so m e
m is ta k e s
in p re m iu m
a w a rd s.
A fte r th e old b o a rd h ad m a d e its
final a d jo u r n m e n t th e
1917 b o a rd
w as o rg a n iz e d , e ach d ir e c to r p re s e n t
b e in g sw o rn in by K. A. M iller. O nly
te n o f th e fifteen w ere o n h a n d , th e
o th e r s b e in g a b s e n t fo r v a rio u s r e a ­
sons.
J . J . J o h n s o n , w ho w as e le c te d
a d ir e c to r a t th e s to c k h o ld e r s ’ m e e t­
ing, d e c lin e d to se rv e a n d th e new
b o ard p lace d D avid M cK eow n back
in h is old place. T h is c h a n g e m a k e s
th e b o a rd ju s t th e sa m e as it w as la s t
y e a r.
11. A. L ew is w as re -e le c te d p re s i­
d e n t, a lth o u g h a b se n t. H is w o rk fo r
th e f a ir w as h ig h ly c o m p lim e n te d by
h is c o lle a g u e s, a n d th e r e w as a u n a n ­
im o u s fe e lin g th a t he sh o u ld be re ­
ta in e d as h e a d o f th e
b o a rd fo r
a n o th e r te rm .
A. J . K re u g e r, th e n ew est m e m ­
b e r o f th e b o a rd , w as ch o sen as vice
p re s id e n t.
COUNTY UNIT SYSTEM
Mr. L ew is w as a g a in m a d e m a n a - |
IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
g e r a n d th e e le c tio n of s e c r e ta ry an d
tr e a s u r e r w as d e fe rre d u n til a n o th e r
T h e a d v o c a te s o f th e c o u n ty sch o o l
m eetin g .
u n it sy ste m
h a v e h a d th e ir p la n s
T h e 1917 p re m iu m list w ill be b a d ly u p s e t fo r th e p re s e n t a t le a s t,
p rin te d a t th e O u tlo o k office a g a in sin ce it is fo u n d th a t th e ir sch em e is
th is y e a r, its m a n a g e m e n t h a v in g u n c o n s titu tio n a l.
been g iven o v e r to E. L. T h o rp e , o n e
T h e c o u n ty
u n it p la n is briefly
of th e b o a rd of d ire c to rs . E ach d e ­ th is : a b o lish a ll th e sch o o l b o a rd s of
p a r tm e n t h ead w as in s tru c te d
to th e c o u n try sch o o ls in each c o u n ty
m a k e s u g g e s tio n s fo r its im p ro v e ­ a n d e le c t o n e b o ard by th e peo p le
m e n t a n d e v e ry o n e in te r e s te d in th e o f th e e n tir e n u m b e r o f-s c h o o l d is ­
ia ir is re q u e s te d to a ss ist.
tr ic ts , th e co u n ty sch o o l s u p e r in te n ­
T h e lis t h a s to be rev ise d each d e n t to be ex-officio m e m b e r o f th e
y e a r to m e e t c h a n g in g c o n d itio n s. b o ard
T h e e x p ected in c re a se Tn a p p r o p r ia ­
O r, if th e ab o v e p lan co u ld no,
tio n s w ill c a u se a la r g e r in c re a se in h a v e been p u t o v e r in th e le g is la tu re
th e p rize o ffers, if th e m o n ey can be a p lan le a v in g th e sch o o l b o a rd s as
h a d ; b e sid es, th e r e a re o th e r fe a ­ th ey a re a n d
m a k in g th e co u n ty
tu r e s w hich w ill n e e d re v isio n .
sch o o l s u p e r in te n d e n t a n d ex-officio
A p re m iu m list c o m m itte e will be m e m b e r o f e ach d is tric t b o a rd w as to
a p p o in te d
la te r o n
by P re s id e n t h av e been p u t th r o u g h th e leg isla
L ew is, w hich w ill em b o d y a ll s u g ­ tu re .
g e stio n s m a d e a n d m a k e e q u ita b le
T h is p ro p o sed le g isla tio n is a b o u t
a p p o rtio n m e n t o f w h a te v e r p re m ­ th e m o st p e rn ic io u s e v e r c o n te m p la t
ium m oney is a v a ila b le .
ed. It w o u ld o p en w ide th e a v e n u e s
T h e n e x t m e e tin g of th e b o a rd will of g r a f t w h e re v e r a d is h o n e st o r in ­
be h e ld on th e first M o n d ay in F e b ­ c o m p e te n t m an w as se rv in g as coun
ru a ry .
ty s u p e r in te n d e n t.
T e a c h e rs of th e r u r a l sc h o o ls w ere
FORMER GRESHAM FOLK
p la n n in g to fight th e p ro p o sed law
VISIT IN CALIFORNIA i V igorously as th e y fe a re d to be
p laced a b s o lu te ly in th e p o w er of
In a re c e n t le t te r fro m M rs. M. C.
th e c o u n ty
s u p e r in te n d e n ts .
I t ’s
H a rg ro v e of N e w castle, C a lifo rn ia ,
a d v o c a te s a lso p ra c tic a lly said to th e
sh e te lls o f a visit w ith M r. a n d M rs
,
,
p e o p le : "Y o u a re n o t c o m p e te n t to
A r th u r N ew m an o f W h ite S a l m o n , ! , .
t
.,
. . v o U ' t v l Q t i vx i 1 1 .,, rvx.
.
h ire y o u r ow n te a c h e rs th ro u g h y o u r
W n o r v in n ’t m ! M r v
W a sh in g to n .
M rs. N ew m an w ill be
ch o sen re p r e s e n ta tiv e s , b u t you a re
re m e m b e re d as M iss M ae D o u g h e rty ,
c o m p e te n t to pay th e b ills .”
a g r a d u a te of th e G re sh a m h ig h
T h e w hole m a tte r w ill h a v e to be
sch o o l in th e cla ss o f 1 9 1 5 .
Mrs.
s u b m itte d to th e p eo p le if its a d ­
H a rg ro v e say s:
v o cate s w ish to go f u r th e r w ith It.
M r. a n d M rs. N ew m an s p e n t th e
w eek -en d w ith us, th e 6 th , 7 th an d
PARENT TEACHERS
8 th .
T h ey cam e to S an F ra n c isc o
MEETING, WEDNESDAY
a b o u t tw o w eeks ag o on th e G reat
N o rth e rn s te a m e r. T h ey h a v e v isited
T h e m e e tin g of P aren t-T e a c h e ri-
Mr. N e w m a n ’s m o th e r a t S to c k to n , a ss o c ia tio n w ill be h eld W ed n esd ay ,
a lso o th e r re la tiv e s , a t B e rk e le y an d J a n u a r y 17, a t 3 p. m ., In th e assen t
S a c ra m e n to . T h ey w ill v is it F o lso m bly h a ll o f th e g ra d e sch o o l. T h e fol
an d F re s n o fo r a few’ d ay s a n d r e tu r n lo w in g p ro g ra m w ill be g iv e n ;
to th e ir h o m e a b o u t th e la s t o f th is
S ong by th e scn o o l c h ild re n .
m o n th .
P a p e r, A F ew E i " s fo r Parents, by
T h e w e a th e r is fine a n d th e y a re M iss H u g h es.
h a v in g a g re a t tim e " h i k in g " a few
3olo by M rs. E W. A y lsw o rth .
m iles each day . k o d a k in g a n d s i g h t­
T a lk by P rin c ip a l M cC orm ick.
se e in g .
A s h o r t b u sin e ss m e e tin g w ill be
h eld a t w h ich p la n s w ill be m ad e to
CHERRYVILLE FARMERS
LOSE MANY CATTLE e n te r ta in th e co u n ty co u n cil o f th e
P a re n t-T e a c h e rs ' a ss o c ia tio n , on S a t­
W oe be u n to th e m an o r m en w ho u rd a y , F e b ru a r y 10.
T h is w ill be an in te re s tin g an d im ­
a re p ro flttin g th r o u g h th e th e f t of
c a ttle fro n t th e ra n g e s in th e C h e rry ­ p o rta n t m e e tin g a n d all p a re n t» an d
v ille v ic in ity , o v e r in C la c k a m a s frie n d s of th e sch o o l sh o u ld p lan to
c o u n ty , say th e good re s id e n ts th e re , be p re s e n t n ex t W ed n esd ay
D u rin g th e p re s e n t w in te r se a s o n 20
h ead of c a ttle h av e b een m issed fro m
A fre a k of n a tu r e Is th e lo st riv e r
th e ra n g e s a n d it is n o t b e liev ed t h a t j *n K e n tu c k y .
It is k n o w n as th e
so m an y w ould d ie fro m n a tu r a l H id d en riv e r, b ecau se no o n e k n o w s
ca u se s. A r u s tle r
is a t w o rk , th e lt# or1* in ' “ n d '» v a n is h e s in to a
fa r m e rs believe, a n d th e y h a v e vow ed \
know g w h ere
v e n g e a n c e If he is a p p re h e n d e d .
T h e g ra s s on tfce ra n g e s is v ery
good th is w in te r an d sto c k o w n e rs do
n o t feed as m uch as u su a l. F o r th is
re a s o n th e y h a v e n o t b een w a tc h in g
th e i r h e rd s as m uch as in p a st y e a rs
a n d th e r e m ay be m o re c a ttle g o n e
th a n th e lo sses a lre a d y d isc o v e re d
w ould in d ic a te . T w e n ty h e a d h av e
d is a p p e a re d to d a te , it is said
MULTNOMAH
COUNTY,
OREGON,
FRIDAY. JANUARY 12, 1917
GOVERNOR WITHYCOMBE
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS
T h a t six p e r c e n t tax lim ita tio n
m e a s u re , a d o p te d by th e v o te rs in
N o v em b er, co m p els g r e a te r econom y
in s t a te e x p e n d itu re s .
T h is fact is
re c o g n ized
by
G o v e rn o r
W ithy-
co m b e in h is m essag e to th e le g isla ­
tu r e w h e re in he e lim in a te s $461,-
000 fro m th e a m o u n ts a sk e d fo r th e
m a in te n a n c e o f th e v a rio u s s ta te in ­
s titu tio n s .
The
to ta l
a m o u n t a sk e d fo r is
a b o u t $ 1 ,8 0 0 ,0 0 0 , a n d som e p ro ­
po sed le g is la tio n w ill yield so m e th in g
lik e $ 2 6 0 ,0 0 0 it a d o p te d . It is p ro b ­
ab le t h a t th e a p p ro p r ia tio n s w ill fig­
u re u p clo se to th e m illio n an d a
h a lf m a rk , w h ich will be w ith in th e
re v e n u e s o f th e s ta te .
T h e g o v e rn o r g iv es th e re a s o n s fo r
re d u c tio n s in e x p e n d itu re s , th e p en ­
ite n tia ry ite m b ein g less th a n ask ed
fo r by $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 , o w in g to th e d e c re a se
in p o p u la tio n th e r e .
He also te lls
w hy o th e r d e p a rtm e n ts sh o u ld be r e ­
d u ced , g iv in g good re a s o n s th e r e fo r
a n d s a y s : " L a s tly , 1 h av e v e n tu re d to
s u g g e s t a d e c re a s e in e x p e n d itu re s of
th is le g is la tu re , it sh o u ld no t be d if­
ficult to acco m p lish th is , a n d c e rta iu -
ly eco n o m y m ay w ell b egin a t h o m e."
P ro h ib itio n e n fo rc e m e n t cost th e
s t a te a b o u t $ 4 .0 0 0 in th e last tw o
y e a rs, $ 3 ,0 0 0 of th e la s t a p p ro p r ia ­
tio n h a v in g been r e tu r n e d to th e
tr e a s u r y . T h e g o v e rn o r is now a s k ­
in g fo r $ 5 ,0 0 0 fo r use in th e n ext tw o
y e a rs fo r th e sa m e p u rp o se.
A sm a ll a p p ro p r ia tio n is a sk e d fo r
th e c o m m e n c e m e n t or a new p e n ite n ­
tia ry b u ild in g , th e la b o r to be done
by th e p riso n e rs .
T h e L a b o r co m m is sio n e r Is u n ­
n e c e ss a ry , a c c o rd in g to th e g o v e rn o r
H e re c o m m e n d s th e a b o lish m e n t of
th e office a t th e clOBe of th e p re s e n t
in c u m b e n t's te rm , b eliev in g t h a t th e
w o rk can be d o n e by th e acc id e n t
co m m issio n .
He a lso s u g g e s ts a c h a n g e in th e
m e th o d o f ta x in g in h e rita n c e s , an d
a n o th e r in th e ta x a tio n of re v e n u e s
of in s u ra n c e c o m p an ies.
A c h a rg e
of 2 p e r c e n t on th e g ro ss p re m iu m s
o f su c h c o m p a n ie s a n d th e o th e r re c ­
o m m e n d a tio n w o u ld yield th e a d d i­
tio n a l re v e n u e sp o k e n of.
L e g isla tio n p u ttin g th e " b o n e d ry "
a m e n d m e n t to th e c o n s titu tio n into
a b s o lu te effect is u rg ed .
M ilita ry tr a in in g in th e s ta te u n i­
v e rs ity a n d h ig h sch o o ls Is re c o m ­
m en d ed .
L e g isla tio n g iv in g th e v o te to O re ­
gon s o ld ie rs , w hen on d u ty aw ay , is
u rg e d .
S tep s lo o k in g to w a rd th e g e n e ra l
e lim in a tio n
o f th e m e n ta lly u n fit,
fe e b le -m in d e d a n d c rim in a ls a re a d ­
v o cated by th e a d o p tio n of an act
p ro v id in g fo r s te rliz a tlo n .
P ro b a b ly o n e o f th e m ost im p o rt­
a n t b ills to be c o n sid e re d th is se s­
sio n is th e o n e w hich p ro v id es th a t
a u to lic e n se s s h a ll be sold by each
c o u n ty tr e a s u r e r .
U n d e r th e p ro v isio n s o f th e bill
e ach c o u n ty
w ould
issu e licenses,
e ach licen se b e a rin g λ n u m b e r d e s­
ig n a tin g th e co u n ty fro m w hich th e
lic e n se o rig in a te d , as w ell a s a
n u m b e r d e s ig n a tin g th e s ta te n u m b e r
o f th e m ach in e. T h e licen se fee fo r
m o to rcy cles w ould be $5, fo r e le c tric
v eh icles d riv e n fo r p le a s u re $ 1 0, and
fo r ste a m , g a so lin e o r o th e r h y d ro ­
c a rb o n d riv e n v eh icles, 50 c e n ts fo r
each h u n d re d w e ig h t of th e m ach in e
a n d 50 c e n ts fo r e ach h o rse p o w e r, up
to 26 h o rs e p o w e r.
T w o b ills a re to be In tro d u c e d on
th e p ro h ib itio n q u e s tio n , w hich will
p ro b a b ly re s u lt In m a k in g th e s ta te
" b o n e d ry ' a b o u t F e b ru a r y 1.
An a tte m p t is b e in g m a d e to show
th a t c o n so lid a tio n
o f d e p a rtm e n ts
w ill be o f no b en efit o r eco n om y to
th e s ta te .
T h e le g is la to rs a re r u t ti n g th e
s t a te b u d g e t a lr e a d y , even to lop p in g
off big su m s on a p p ro p r ia tio n s re c ­
o m m e n d e d by th e g o v e rn o r.
S e n a to r H. A. L ew is h a s i n t r o ­
d u ced a bill to r e q u ire m e m b e rs of
co u n ty
c e n tr a l c o m m itte e s to be
TU ESD A YS
AND
F R ID A Y S
p re s e n t a t m e e tin g s, in s te a d o f by
proxy. It is in te n d e d to k eep " b u sy -
b o d ie s” fro m c o n tro l.
Representative D. C. L ew is h as
p re s e n te d a bill a llo w in g th e in te r-
m a rria g e of w h ites
w ith n eg ro es.
K a n a k a s o r C h in ese.
A bill to re q u ire th e a p p o in tm e n t
of ro ad su p e rv is o rs by p e titio n h as
been in tro d u c e d , m a k in g it m a n d a ­
tory on th e co u n ty c o u rts to m a k e
such a p p o in tm e n ts.
V bill to a p p ro p r ia te $2 5,000 fo r
t v o y e a rs fo r th e Pacific N o rth w e st
T o u rin g
a ss o c ia tio n ,
c o n te m p la te s
th e d ra w in g of a vast n u m b e r of v is­
ito rs h e re
It h a s been fa v o ra b ly r e ­
ceived.
A m e a s u re in tro d u c e d by S e n a to r
D im ick p ro h ib its an y p erso n from
fe ed in g w ild d u c k s w ith w heat o r
o th e r food w ith
in te n t to a tt r a c t
th e m so a s to so h o t th em . T h e bill
m ak es it a m isd e m e a n o r p u n is h a b le
by fine of $50 to $500 o r Im p riso n ­
m ent of 30 d ay s to bait wild d u ck s
in th is
m a n n e r o r to sh o o t th e m
w ith in 200 y a rd s of any d uck la k e so
b a ite d .
T h is m e a s u re is lik ely to
d raw th e ire of M u ltn o m u h co u n ty
s p o rts m e n a g a in s t w hom is seem s to
be d ire c te d .
T h e re h a s been com -
p a l n t from th e s o u th e rn p a rt of th e
s ia te th a t th e p ra c tic e of th e n o r t h ­
ern sp o rts m e n in feed in g d u c k s
k eep s th e d u c k s th e r e so long th a t
they m ig ra te la te r th a n n o rm a lly and
do not sto p en ro u te , th u s d ep riv in g
th e s o u th e rn sp o rts m e n of th e ir d uck
h u n tin g .
Tw o eco n o m ics in ele c tio n e x p e n s­
es a re p ro p o sed by R e p re s e n ta tiv e
K tibli, c h a irm a n o f th e H o u se w ays
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tio n s, s e c r e ta ría n an d n o n s e c ta ria n ,
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d re n .
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th e w orld a t th is s ta g e of th e sessio n ,
a t le a s t, Is th a t th e s e n a te d o e sn 't
in te n d to let a n y b o d y in v eig le it in to
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l l u r l b u r t, of M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty , to
ta k e o u t of th e h a n d s of th e sh eriff
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ull a tte n d a n t profit th e re o n , w hich
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n a l, of w o rld -w id e c irc u la tio n am o n g
lin o ty p e rs a n d p rin te rs .
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th e c e n te r of th e pag e is a fa csim ile
of th e O u tlo o k 's e d ito ria l h e a d in g ,
as se e n at th e to p o f pag e tw o of
ev ery issue.
In in tro d u c in g th e a rtic le th e e d i­
to r of th e B u lletin c o m m e n ts as fo l­
low s;
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lish ed tw ice a week in th e little hut
lively tow n of G re sh a m , O regon. T h e
e d ito r, 11. L. St. G lair, is o n e of th o se
m en w ho is v itally In te re s te d in his
c o m m u n ity , a n d ta k e s speclul p rid e
in k e e p in g h is p a p e r in a d v a n c e of
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r e q u ir e m e n ts - th e re b y
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th e b u sin e ss m en a n d c itiz e n s in
g e n e ra l of G re sh a m a n d vicinity.
Mr. St. C la ir ’s w ork is well know n
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th e N o rth w e st F a rm e r, of P o rtla n d ,
O reg o n , w a n te d so m eo n e to p re p a re
a sp ecial a rtic le of g e n e ra l In te re st
th e e d ito r of th e O u tlo o k w as s e le c t­
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his s u b je c t th e tw o th in g s w hich a re
a lw ay s u p p e rm o st in his m in d — his
co m m u n ity und his p a p e r, u n d e r the
title ’G re s h a m 's
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a n d th e tex t is re p r in te d in fu ll as it
a p p e a re d in th e N o rth w e st Pacific
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T h e s e n tim e n t of th e
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k n o w n a s th e " w e t” s tr e n g th o f th e
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M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty W. C. T. U. in s ti­
tu te w ill be h eld In th e M. E. c h u rc h
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so a fte rn o o n se ssio n , c o n d u c te d by
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ty w ill be re p re s e n te d .
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day set a p a r t by th e N a tio n a l W. C.
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th e p ro g ra m w ill be a lo n g th is line.
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v ited to a tte n d th e s e m e e tin g s.
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R e p o rts fro m J a p a n say th a t th e re
b er 20, M u ltn o m a h g ra n g e a t its is g re a t In te re st in trail«' w ith C h in a ,
last m e e tin g in D ecem ber a p p o in te d an d th a t m e rc h a n ts a r e p la n n in g to
a c o m m itte e of on e a n d voted to ask m eet th e c o m p e titio n of th is c o u n try
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an d on th e e a rlie s t d a te p o ssib le to of m a n u f a c tu r e s h a v e been very
fo rm so m e p lan to follow fo r b e tt e r ­ la rg e ly in c re a se d .
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