The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-03-28


king, heads a company which has pur-
chased the Catalina Island in the
Pacific ocean off San Francisco 1t
is planned to make the island one of
the greatest resorts in the world.
Mr.. Wrigley is one of the principal
stock holders of the Chicago National
base ball team, and the point OF inter-
est in the above item to Paw Paw
people is the fact that the Chicago
Cubs, which team includes the premier
back stop. Bill Killefer, will be
guests of Mr.. Wrigley of the Island
during a part of their time to be
spent in training quarters at Pas
edena.
The Republican Committee on Com
mittees headed by the defeated can
ddate for the Speakership in the next
Congress, James r. Mann of Illinois,
has announced the following chairman
ships of important committees: Ways
and Means, Joseph w. Fordney of
Michigan; Appropriation, James w.
Good of Iowa; Military Affairs, julius
Kahn of California; Naval affairs,
Thomas S. Butler of Pennsylvania; In
terstate and Foreign Commerce, John
II. Esch of Wisconsin,; Agriculture,
Gilbert N. Haugen Of Iowa; Foreign
Affairs, Stephen G.. Porter of Pennsyl-
vania; Post Officesand Post Roads,
Salvor Stevenson of Minnesota;
Rivers and Harbors, Charles A. Ken
nedy of Iowa; Judiciary, Andrew j.
Volstead of Minnesota; Rules, Phil
Campbell of Kansas; Banking and
Currency, Edmond Plat of New York
Public Lands, Nicholas J. Sinnot of
Oregon; Education, Simeon ID. Fess
of Ohio; Insular Affairs, Horace M.
Towner of Iowa; Public Buildings.
John w. Langley of Kentucky; Immi-
grafton, Albert Johnson of Washing
ton; Indian Affairs, Homer p. Snyder
of New York; Territories, Charles F.
Curry of California.
Clergymen in the country pulpits
of Michigan plan to get their heads
together during the coming summer
on program for bolstering up the
rural churches of the state. The
country ministers, it has been announ-
ced by Prof +. H. Ryder of NJ. A. C.
will meet in East Lansing, July to
13 for weeks conference. during
which a consultation on the case of
the rural church will be held. and
possible a remedy prescribed for its
Improvement. The meeting, which
will be a continuation of those started
under the auspices Of NJ. A. c. three
years ago, will be interdenominational
in character Leaders in agricultural
and church thought will be invited to
participate in the weeks program.
Liberty Hyde Bailey, formerly dean
and director of the agricultural college
of Cornell, and recognized as the
country's foremost leader in the de.
velopment of rural life program
will give a series of lectures during
the course of the meetings. An appeal
is being made to pastors to get into
touch with Prof. Ryder, personally, OF
by mail, as early as possible.
The nearness of March 22nd, the
last day on which women will be per.
mitted to register in towns and cities
of more than ten thousand population
and March Goth, in smaller villages
and towns, has witnessed a rush OF
fair folks to registration booths al
over the state. The final prediction
flourish in cities and townships of les:
than ten thousand, where registration
will be permitted until March goth, i.
expected to take place during tn,
coming week. Almost a maximum
registration of women is counted
upon by leaders of the political part
les who have been keeping tab upor
the activities of the states pettcoatet
electors. The reports gathered by
these observers indicate that in mos
communities the women have signed
up in force. At Pontiac the number
who have registered is estimated a
80 per cent; in Charlotte 80 per cent
in Jackson 60 per cent; in Alma 81
per cent; in East Lansing 90 per cent
in Adrian approximately $500; il
Marshall 65 per cent in Battle Creel