Show WOOL-GROWERS WOOL ARE IN SESSION I Delegates Delegate From Five States Are Attending Attending At At- tending the Conference at atHelena Helena Helena HELENA Mont Feb 4 The The fifth annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Wool Growers' association was opened this afternoon at the Auditorium Delegates from five States included within the association Oregon Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Idaho Utah and Wyoming are present but the attendance Is not not so large as was anticipated not Exaggerated reports leports of severely cold weather came in and kept many delegates delegates dele dale gates from the Western States away from Helena although the weather moderated last lat week and is mild mid today Oregon outside of Montana has more representatives than any other State Included within the association I tv Gov oi Joseph K K- Tooele on behalf behal of the State Stath welcomed the association to Helena this afternoon He was followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed by Mayor Frank J. J Edwards Edward who welcomed the delegates to Edward the city E. E ED D. D Wood of Helena responded behalf of the visitors Committees were vere on appointed by the president former United States Senator T. T C. C Power and adjournment taken until this J. J W. W Bailey of evening Portland Ore portland secre secre secra- secra tary of the association received a telegram telegram tele- tele gram today from J. J E. E Whitcombe of Oregon the first president of the association asso- asso elation who Is now in Washington n nC C. C D. D urging the organization to pass pas's pass a resolution endorsing the Grosvenor pure wool hill bill endorsing r bi Secretary Bailey after a canvas of a number of the delegates dele dele- gates In the city said sid today that such a resolution would be passed The resolution will consider a Proposition to sent a representative to Washington to represent the Northwestern Growers at the capital heV during sion slon of Congress b the ne session ses ses- I not have an opportunity to engage ac actively actively a- a ac- ac in the battle But he was there and was wa a member of Gen Bluchers Blucher's S army He still has his discharge papers paper It I Is now fifty eight eight years since he came ame cameto cameto ameto to this country from Germany to live He soon acquired the thE English language which he spoke sooke with some fluency up to a couDle couple cou- cou ole Dle of Years ago when through some trick of nature he suddenly seemed to forget all al the English he ever knew and found he could converse convere only in German His Ills hair Is as white as snow ut iut othel wise he exhibits no special mark of his many years His shoulders are slightly stooped but he walks with a firm step j and oc his s skin i Is ec comparatively at y smooth hs and ed has ha a healthy glow New glow New York r Journal I Was in Bluchers Blucher's Army at at Waterloo Leonard Leonard city celebrated of this celebrate his week This is not the birthday this which he claims alms only He Is one of the few world who persons left In bathe F plain fought of Waterloo n That the t battle batte batHe t on wa te the l th next but t the years a ago on J June the events event are still tresh freh mind of this centenarian i In regret and His the only of his life he says overshadowing Is the fact that miSfortune h he did did |