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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03


from the cabin window glistened wick
eddy on the blue steel of his gun bar
rel.
Hands up, Bill !" he said quietly, in
a voice carrying conviction. "None Of
that-don't play with me. Take your
left hand an unbuckle your belt-l
said the left. Now drop it into the
dirt"
"Who the HI are your"
"That doesn't make much difference,
does 1t, as long as I've got the drop?'
asked the other genlally. But, if you
must know to be happy-Tm the mar
shall o. Haskell. Go easy, boy; you've
seen me shoot afore this, an was
born back In Texas with weapon in
each hand. Climb down off'n that
hoss."
Lacy did so, his hands above his
head, cursing angrily.
what kind of low-down trick Is
this, Brennan?" he snapped, glaring
through the darkness at the face of his
captor. "What's become Of Pascual
Mendez? Amt his outfit yere?"
His outfits here all right, dead an
alive" and Brennan chuckled cheer
fully, "but not being no gospel sharp
1 can't just say whar OF Mendez is.
What's left ov his body is In tibet cabin
yonder, SO full O. buckshot 1t ought ter
weigh a ton"
"DeadT
"As door nail, IL yer ask me. 1t
was some nice ov yer ter come ridin
long here ternight, Lacy. 1t sorter
helps me ter make good, decent
cleanup ov this whole measly outfit.
reckon I'll stow yer away, along with
them others. Mosey up them steps
there, an don't take no chances lookin'
back"
1t was a hard, slow journey back
across the desert. Moore's team and
wagon were requisitioned for the pur-
pose, but Matt himself remained be-
hind to help Brennan with the prison
ers and cattle, until the party return
ing to Haskell could send them help.
Westcott drove, with Miss Donovan
perched beside him on the spring seat,
and Cavendish lying on a pile of blan-
kets beneath the shadow Of the canvas
top. They stopped to lunch at Baxter
springs, and to water the team, and
1t was considerably after dark when
they finally drove creaking up the
main street of Haskell and stopped in
front of the Timmons house to unload.
The street was devoid of excitement,
although the Red Dog was wide open
for business, and Westcott caught a
glimpse of Mike busily engaged be-
hind the bar. A man or two passing
glanced Mt them curiously, but. posi-
bly, because Of failure to recognize
him In the darkness, no alarm was
raised or any effort made to block
their progress. Without Lacy to urge
them on. the disciples Of Judge Lynch
had likely enough forgotten the whole
AFFAIR.
Az westcott clambered over the
wheel and then assisted the lady to
aIieht the face OF the landlord was
suficiently expressive Of surprise.
Your ~ unclaimed, staring Into
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
HOW SCOUTS USE SPARE TIME.

The boy scout troop Of Flandreau.
s. D., has undertaken the job Of nam
ing and placing guiding sign boards
on the roads In the vicinity.
Scouts Of BellIngham. Wash, waged
unceasing warfare against the cater
pillar during the past season.
All but "a Of the entire army Of
more than 1000 boys mobilIzed for
the recent cleanup campaign in Port
land, Oregon, were members Of ths
Portland Council Of Boy Scouts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Christmas Gift Suggestion

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
SOUTH VERNON.
Railroad Man Killed.

William Aldrich, go, night engine
tender for the Boston & Maine Railroad
pan was killed instantly about ?
O'Clock Sunday morning when he was
crushed between a tender and caboose.
He was coming down from a tender.
\ flying switch was being made and the
switcl-tender threw the wrong switch,
causing the crash of the caboose and
tender. ~.
Mr., Aldrfch lived with his father,
James Aldrich. in West Mortified,
Mass. He had worked for the railroad
company several months. Previous to
that he did carpentry work for his
brother, Edgar Aldrich. He also had
worked as n teamster.
Besides his father he leaves three
brothers, Charles and Edgar Aldrich,
both of West Mortified, and Fred Al
drich of Athol, aud two sisters. Mrs.
Mary Powers of Greenfield, Mass, and
Mrs. Nellie Chickering of Westmore-
land, y. III.
y telephone message was sent to Ed.
gar Aldrich. who is spending the winter
at st. Petersburg, Fla, and he arrived
Today to make the funeral arrangements
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
DEFECTIVE Jun
SAVED HIS LIFE
Apparent Attempt to Murder Fitchburg
Man Frustrated by Stroke
of Good Luck.

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 15.-An
alleged attempt TO murder William ID.
AnaStof of Fitchburg was frustrated by
A stroke of fortune today on City Hall
plaza when a revolver pressed against
his right temple missed fire as the trig-
ger was pulled by his brother-in-law.
Harry DGTas. %, of Philadelphia. Be
fore Dovas had an opportunity to pull
the trigger for the second time he was
jumped on by two men and placed under
arrest by a policeman. He was booked
on a charge of assault with intent to
kill after he had told the police it is al
legged. that he had come from Philadel-
phia to kill Anastof. Anastof and his
counsel were on their way to the supe-
rior court house, where a divorce. action
is being heard against Mrs. Anastof, Sis
ter of the man under arrest on a charge
Of misconduct.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Gifts for Little
Folks

Beautiful Little Nainsook Dresses, in
long or short styles,
soc to S2.9s
Hand Knit Jackets in white, pink or
blue ............ 79c to $3.50
Helmets, handkerchief. solid white,
S1.25
BOOtees in plain white and pink,
white and blue, reaching TO the
knees or above Csc 10 $1.OO
Embroidered Cashmere Sacques. prae-
ticalIy all hand-embroidered; many
styles, at. S1.25 and. $50
Comb and Brush Sets, hand decorated,
75c and $1.59
Carriage Straps, made of leather, at
$I.OO
Rattles in numberiess shapes and col
OrS ............. lOc 10 Toe
Bathrobes of blanket material, in In.
dian or floral patterns,
$1.65 to $500
White EiderdOwn PuRrs, pink and
blue lines $3.50
White Furs. Angora, Angora and
Lamb Muffs and Scarf Sets,
$3.50 to 800
Teddy Bear Suits of brushed wool or
knit, consisting of sweater, leg
gins, cap and mittens,
$3.50 to $3.50
Infants Wool Mittens,
25c to $1.OO
Golf Gloves. ........ Csc to S5c
Warm Leggins. 69c to $3.50
Games Sc to 800
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Gifts for Women

White Aprens =. 25e, 100, 75e
Bungalow Aprons, S1.25 to $500
House Dresses,
s1.75, $500, $3.50
Women's Silk Hose, S1.OO to 1895
wOmen's LisIe Hose, 35e to Use
Women's Cashmere Hose,
75e to sos
Fine Stationery in Holiday Boxes, at
29c TO $3.50
Black and Tan Travelling Bags,
$3.50 to $500
Women's French Kid Gloves, $3.50
WOmen's Wool-Lined Gloves, with
fur trimming, at $50. $l2.OO
Wool Coli Gloves. for
S1.OO to $3.50
Women's Winter Coats $3.50
Fur ColIared Winter Coats, $24.5O
Mar1not Fur Goats ..... $4,000
Muskrat Fur Coats 80. $4,000
Long silk Plush Coats $49.50
Coney Fur Coats ........ $500
Coney. OppOssum and Squirrel Ch0k-
ers $1,000 to $3.50
COney, Fox and Nutria Muffs.
$3.50 to $3.50
Boys $4,000 Sheepskin-Iined Coats
with moIeskin cloth outside; wide
collar, at .......-.-.. 9l4.0O
Boys s5c Black Ribbed Hose at 49c
Pique Collar and Gun Sets, at soc
organdie Collar and Cuff Sets.
soc to $3.50
Roll Lace Collars. 25c to $500
Women's Washable Cape Gloves,
$500
Wool Lined Mocha Gloves, $3.50
women's p. X. Washable Kid Gloves
$500 to $3.50
Embroidered Dresses, Jersey,
$1,000
Plaid Sport and Serge Skirts.
S3.9S to $500
Handsome Beacon Blanket Bath
robes 1000. $500 to $12.7S
All Wool Sweaters in rose, turquoise,
navy brown and black, at
&2.95 to $500
Sateen Petticoats, extra good quality,
800 to $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Gifts for Misses

Fancy Pins .......@..A.a 25e
The New Bar Pins, gold front,
35e to $1.O0
Pins and Brooches. lots of styles from
which t o select, csc to S1.O0
Silver Mesh Bags. So to SO
Leather Purses, strap handles,
75e, csc, $3.50
Spiehler's Perfumery.
45c to 1925
SpiehIer's Toilet Waters.
use to $1.25
White Tea Aprons. see to $3.50
Initial Handkerchiefs, 25c to Use
Novelty Handkerchief, zach use
DOuuoiE NdpS".s OVI ~ pAsVO
Velvet Hand Bags. in cOlors,
$2.75 to $500
Strap Pocket Books. 1853. S1.OO
Rosary Beads. -. 75c and $1.O0
Barrettes, set with cOlored and white
stones ......... soc to $1.OO
Bar Pins with white stones,
35c up to S1.O0
Misses Silk Hose, black and white,
$1.O0 to $500
Misses Silk Isle Hose, black, white
and brown soc
Misses Union Suits, 4 to IS years.
$1.39
Students Bags, black and brown.
$3.9S
Warm Slippers, all coIors and styles,
$1.25 to 1925
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Gifts for Women

Silk Jersey Top PetticOats. with taf-
feta flounces, al -...,.. $500
models, in sizes 80 TO 40, at
$3.50 to $500
Handsome New Georgette and Crepe
de Chine BlOuses. in all the new
Christmas eOlOrs, at
$500 to $500
silk Quilted Jackets,
1926 to $3.50
Wool scarfs. at 1929 to $3.50
Fancy Bath Towels, with pink Dor
ders at ............ -...,- S3c
Large Bath Towels, with blue bOr-
ders, at Toe
Bath Towels in sets of three, at
S1.93
Couch Covers in good assortment.
$3.9S to $3.50
Embroidered Handkerchiefs, six in a
box ...... %A'oo
$3.50
Patent Leather Shopping Bags,
$50 to 1925
Pearl Bead Necklaces,
csc to $500
Shell Barrettes. set with white and
coIored stones, SOC to $1.25
Casque Combs, set with rhinestones,
soc to $1.OO
Rosary Beads, 1O-year guarantee,
Use to $3.50
COlored Silk Umbrellas,
S5.9S to S9.75
Crepe de Chine Envelope Chemises,
tailored or lace trimmed,
S1.25 to $3.50
Jap Silk CamisoIes, lace trimmed,
CSC to $3.50
Satin or Crepe de Chine CamisoIes,
fancy models, Csc to $500
Glove Silk Boomers in flesh color
only $3.OU
Royal Worcester Corsets,
$1.95 to $500
Nainsook Envelope Chemises, elabor-
ately trimmed CSC to $3.9S
Batiste or Crepe Boomers, flesh color
only $1.25
F1anneletfe Gowns in pink or blue
stripe 1890. $1.45 to $2.9S
Mercerized Gloria Umbrellas, S2,25
Warm House slippers, ribbon
trimmed .....- $1.25 to $2.25
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

Silk FOurin Hand Ties $50. S1.OO Mems $3.50 Golf Hose at sos
Silk Fourin Hand Ties $500. $3.50 MadeUp Ties, 25c. soc, to CSC
Extra Quality wakEnds:.. $500 Pure Linen Initial Hmdkerhef.
soc
~ " Lamdeed Cur Shirts ..... s1.95
Boston" Pad Carriers in Xmas |
Boxes Observation-Disclosures. soc Heavy Wool Hose at ......,. csc |
Christmas Boxed supemder, csc Finest Showing of Wideend silk
FOmin Hands .......... $500
Arm Bands and Garter Sets =. 9se !
Handkerchies initial Or fancy bOr
drs Observation-Disclosures. $50
"Ide" Laundered Collars . 90. 15c
Silk Fandkerchies at .......5Oc
nHn nn- >" c. Leather Collar Bags ..... sos
Initial HandEerchids ....... 19c
Amband and Garter Sets at 65c ~
silk Mumers, at s145. s29s, f"S nuNe "e"s ou%ms Is sr
$3.9s, $495 to $3.50
Fancy Striped Border Handkerchief
$3.50 to $1,000 IN fast eoors' at e.. aSf' 4Se
Pretty Links for Soft Cuffs. soc. Mocha Gloves. $2.9s to $4.9s
75e, $1LoO, $3.50. $500 Mems Wool Gloves at
Soft Cuff Shirts in beautiful patterns Ph@" " pass
and all sizes, s1"45' $2.65' Good Lined Work Mtts at -. 9sc
$3.50, S3s5
Finest, All Linen Initial Handter.
NIX SHIRTS -,.'' %oOO " @'"oV Chiefs hand embroidered, at z5c
Pure Silk Onyx" Hose 49,. $1.15 Mems and Young Mems Suits and
OvereOats at ......... $500
Wool Hose in neat heather miu-cs
at .. $1.OO, 1928. $50 Mems Earband Caps ...,. $14S
Houe Coats in good materials and Manhattan" Shirts with Numbered
5000, $3.50, $1,000 GUNS 't',' 9""O
e. Plain White Handkerdefs, at
Fine Collection of Bathrobes in many 49, ~ ~ TO- tx and azn
cdors at S495. S5.95, S745, Az i, ~-G5
sg75 Extra quality Pure silk Onyx
Half Hose at ..e-..... $500
Mems Sweaters 1925 to $11.9O Il. @ -
Good Grade of Shirts with amdsred
Fiber silk Hose at ..... $LOOl Cuffs at >t...f.t~-,>. $500
Fine Cotton lose. at ....... Csc Mems Unined Cape Gloves. at
S19S, S2.1S and $3.50
President suspenders in fancy
Christmas boxes. at 49,, Use Initial IandHrehiefsY at -. 25e
'nns 'A e 5F, s1.oO, 1925 e5e to ss.4s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Gifts for Women

Table Cloths, assorted patterns,
$3.50 to $500
Fancy Searfs and Shams,
79c to $3.50
Fancy Ribbons. all widths.
29c 10 $1.95
Blankets, white or plaids.
$500 to $3.50
Comforters, assorted %colorS,
$3.9S to $16.50
Hemstitched Linen Towels,
49c to $1.S5
Japanese Cloths. $1.9S to 1915
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
TOOK TATE FUNDS.
Secretary of Connecticut Soldiers Home
Arrested ON That Charge.

as IT. Stagg. formerly accountant and
secretary at the Fitch Home for soldiers
at Noroton. Conn. was arrested at the
Grand Central station in New York to-
day on a warrant held here charging
him with stealing 81, 900 Of state funds
entrusted to. him. Stagg disappeared
in October 1919. and circulars asking
for his arrest were sent all over the
country. Stagg as secretary received
fuom the state comptroller moneys fer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Gifts for Girls

Envelope Chemise of batiste or main
sock with lace or hamburg trim
ming a.......... CSC to $3.50
Camisoles of Satin or Crepe de Chine,
lace trimmed 49,. Csc TO $500
Royal Worcester or Bon Ton COrsets
i'm front or back lace,
S1.95 to $500
Glove Silk Vests with straps,
$3.50 TO $3.50
Handkerchiefs, three in a box,
35e TO soc
Pearl Beads i'm a good assortment,
Csc to $500
Rosary Beads. 1850. Use to $3.50
Warm Slippers, all cOlors,
S1.25 to 1926
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Gifts for Boys

Juvenile O~vereoats in sizes 2 to 10
years, ut .....--. $500
Boys Overc6ats, in sizes 10 to IL
years. Hundreds from which TO
choose, at ...,..a.. -. 1919
Boys Trousers, in every wanted kind
and color, at CSC, $1.4S, $1.9S
$2.4S and SOS
Boys Scout Play Suits. -. $2.9S
Boys Wool Golf Gloves S5e
Boys Heavy Wool Mitts 75c
Boys Hemstitched White Handker-
chiefs, at LOG
Boys Wooden Suits in good patterns.
at 1915
Boys Soft Collar Shirts, 12h to 14E5.
at ..-.....,....... $1.6o
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

the home. 1t is charged that he manipu-
lated the books so that for a time he con-
ccalad the misuse of $4,000. He fed
when an error was found.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
DEATHS.

In Montague. Mass. (Farren hospi-
tall, Dec. II. Adelbert Samuel Atherton,
40, of Bernardston, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

Boys Bath Robes at 5000. $5.9S
Boys Wool Dress Gloves at s1.25
Boys FOur-in-Han Silk Ties in
plaids or plain c%olors, at
39c, soc and 75c
Plush Hats in plain black or black
and tan with ear tabs, at
$1.4S and S1.9S
Boys Heavy Ribbed Union Suits, all
sizes, at $1.OO
Boys Leather or WOOIen MittenS. at
4Sc, 59c and 75c
Boys knitted Toques in plain cOlOrs
and every combination made, at
4sc, Use, S5c and $1.15
Boys Fur Back Gauntlet Gloves,
leather palm ........... $1.25
Boys Leather Belts in black or tan.
at ........ 65c, Use and CSC
Boys Suspenders at
csc, $50 and 45c
Boys Earband Caps at
1925 and $1.4S
Boys Soft-cuff Shirts with neckband
in fancy stripes. All sizes,
.s. $1.25 and $1.45
Boys Flannel Shirts in gray or khaki
color at $2.4S
Boys Flannel BlOuses in khaki or
gray color, at ............ $1.93
Boys Coat Sweaters in every color
made, with or without collar,
$2.95 up to $7.9S
Boys PercaIe BlOuses in pretty
stripes ........ CSC and $1.25
Boys Velvet Corduroy Suits, at
$11.9O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

his patients By aeroplane.
"HIeO 'uolYoolS 70 ue!o!sAqd '
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

Copper Is said to have been first dis
covered in Cyprus.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-27
THE DAY OF DAYS
IS DRAWING NEAR
Sunday is the Legal
Date for Women to
Grab the Men of
Their Choice
THE LAW SAYS SO
Ask a Man and if He
Refuses You Get a
Silk Dress

Time fys, as time has habit of
doing, and the day of days when it is
absolutely proper and legal for a
woman to ask a blushing male to be-
come her true and lawful husband
is approaching with rapidity almost
appalling. Only two more days to
complete your plans, only two more
days to invite the man up to the
house, only two more days to frame
up that simple little question, >"Will
yuh?" Sunday, Feb. 29, 1920, Is the
day and those of you who contem-
plate matrimony had better get busy.
A great many people, male and fe-
male, consider leap year and leap
year proposals in the light of huge
joke. But it isn't. 1t was considered
a SERIOUS proposition in the good old
days I'm Europe and as far back as
1888 laws were passed making it
properly legal for woman to pop
the question and providing penalty
in case the man refused the honor.
Records of those ancient days
show that Scotland in the year 1888
passed law to the effect that wo-
man could bespoke ye man she
likes" and if he refused her they
slipped him a fine of 'Ane pundis."
A few years later France passed tie
same law and in the fifteenth cen
tury the custom was legalized in
Genoa and Florence. The following
is quoted from the old Scottish law.
Read it, if you can, and believe:
at is statut and ordaint that
during the rein of hir maist blissit
Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-27
w. B. Royse Returns
From Eastern Trip

w. B. Royse of the Boise Payette
Lumber company has returned from
an extended visit to various eastern
points. He spent a month in Chicago,
Danville, central indiana, Detroit and
southern Minnesota.
Mr.. Royse reports the east in very
good condition financially and finds
business in all lines fourishing. He
stated upon his return that anyone
can sell anything they want to in the
east and apparently everyone has
plenty of money. Wages are high
and the best seems none to good for
the spenders. He found factories
months behind in their orders and
unable to keep their production up
to the demand.
Manufacturers complained to Mr..
Royse that inadequate facilities was
one of the causes of their being un-
able to keep up the demands for
their various products and that it was
practically impossible to obtain cars.
On his return from the trip east
Mr.: Royse attended the Western Re-
tail Lumber Dealers association at
Boise.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-27
How Would You
Like a Law Like This?

How would you like it if law was
enacted to make you go out of busi-
ness in this state and to turn your
business over to some state depart
ment or bureau without paying you
any damages! In addition to that,
how would it suit you to have a law
requiring you to join a certain lodge,
whether you liked it or not. and for
bidding you to join any other lodge
than that one! How would it suit
you if that same law required you to
pay dues in that lodge or go to jail,
and in addition to that, made you
liable to be assessed again in 1925
and in 1928 and 1880 to pay back
dues for what they should have col
lected from you in 1920, but which
they failed to do because they were
not good enough guessers to get it
right in the first assessment.
Some questions like this are
brought out in an article in this
issue, entitled, Managing Our Own
Business" on page six.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-27
Local Shriners Will
Attend Ceremonial

A number Of local Shriners will go
to Burley Saturday to attend the big
Shrine Ceremonial to be held at that
city. A special train has been
chartered from Pocatello which will
consist Of eight cars and the largest
engine in the Pocatello district Will
faul the train to its destination. 1t
will te a stag train thruout and no
ladies' will be permitted to ride
Shriners who contemplate the trip
are James Christensen. ]. H. Early,
M. H. Fehnel, Howard Henderson,
George Gagon, H. G. Tavey, w. e.
Chubbuck, F. e. Seeger and Fred
Kiefer. Those who are eligible to
make the trip and take their chances
crossing the burning sands are p. NJ.
Kennedy, L. c. Collins, L. ]. Chap
man. A. e. Mccoy, Oscar Neuman,
w. F. Bergman, Ed Thorsen, F. G.
Christ and W. G. Stone.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-27
LOCAL ROTARIANS
RECEIVE MESSAGE
Letter From Paul P.
Harris Congratulates
Members on Their
Progress

The Rotary club received the fol-
lowing message today from Paul P.
Harris, the man responsible for or
ganizing the first Rotary club in
Chicago, on February 23, 1905, and
who has since had the title of Presi-
dent Emeritus O fthe International
association Of Rotary clubs conferred
upon him recognition of the promin-
ent part he took in starting the great
Rotary movement.
To the Members of the Rotary Club
of Blackfoot, Idaho.
1t is with a sense of deep salts
faction that / think of your city as
embraced in the great Rotarian fold.
Your city, with all of its progressive
ness, and enthusiasm and zeal, its
community spirit, its civic pride, its
idealism, cultural refinements, it's art
it's music, it's literature, in fact with
all of it's energies, actual and poten-
tial, constitutes distinct contrlbu-
tion to the cause of humanity.
Your community is also factor
indispensable to the fulfillment of Ro-
tary's larger purpose to link together
into one indissoluble bond all cities,
the nerve centers of this and every
other land to the end that backward
and undeveloped communities may,
under the inspiring example Of the
progressive cities make progress and
to the end that the progressive COM
munities may make even greater pro-
gress thru unselfish service.
There was a time when might
sought increased power thru oppres-
sion of the weak, but might came to
realization one day that oppression
is a very untrustworthy means to
added power, that a far more reliable
means is helpfulness.
Rotary is indeed fortunate in hav-
ing acquired the helpful influence OF
your progressive city, and trust that
you will not consider it unbecoming
in me when | say that your city is
fortunate, thrice fortunate, in having
a notary club.
First: Because of the fact that it
possesses in it's Rotary club a live
forceful energetic body of men who
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love and are proud Of the city in
which they dwell, who carefully
study it's needs and conscienciously
seek to serve them in manner which
they in the light of the experiments
and research of $4,000 live purpose
full Rotarians in 900 other cities find
best suited.
Second: Because of the leavening
influence of the individual Rotarian,
imbued with the spirit Of service,
upon community life.
Third: In the opportunity which
Rotary affords Of projecting the in
fluence of your institutions to foreign
fields. AS civilization advances and
facilities of communication increase,
responsibilities grow apace. Men
may no longer live within them
selves. The light Of the genius OF
your citizenry must illuminate the
pathways of all men.
congratulate you on the progress
you have made and on the progress
you are making and I look expect
antly forward to still greater things
after we shall have rounded our
fifteenth milestone.
PAUL P. HARRIS.