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Show WOMEN VOTERS Oregon Men Surprised by Secret Se-cret Campaign Over Tea Cups I 70NCAJJLA) ure.. Nov 10 Von-Icalla Von-Icalla for one week bus been strictly S Woman's town in spirit and In fact I women are the town's leaders, since u s. k ao when they elected a woman mayor and a woman to every other place in the city government unbeknown unbe-known t,. the men or this little t'OWO The women say the .-lection has permanently per-manently disposed of two old ad l, i a to the effect that a woman can not keep a secret and that they cm not successfully "play politics." &ECRE1 1HPA1GK Ovbr tea cups, at social gatherings, after prayer meetings und from house to Iiuuh" the women carried on their political campaign secretly prior to election, it b&s been "whispered." ; the) KJiid. that the men politicians In-, tended to let the incumbents hold oer' without bother of a new ticket. The I women did not like tho administration.1 AiS bolted ind went to ilif polls and1 marked In the names of their candidate. candi-date. The men were concerned with national ;md state politics only. They l d not bother about the city election. Result: ( MI v SURPRISE. Mrs. Mur Hurt, mayor, native Ore-onlan, Ore-onlan, graduate of Pacific collepe daSS of 173. who has lived hero 43 j as, itenublican. Couhctlwomcn, Mrs. Jennie R. Lass- w ell, wife of the retiring mayor and I prominent club woman; Mrs Bcrnlco I Wllaon. pioneer school teacher, and. Wife of postmaster, Mrs. Nettle Han-i Han-i nan. wife of a retired ipltallst. The wonien huvo no definite plans! for promoting tile welfare or ttic tosn, i llayor- Iscl alary Bun said. "Wo Intend to study conditions.' she said, "ami do all In our power to give th city of Voncalla a good, efft-' cient government. "At the worst we can't do much Worse than the men have done." ) Mayor Jesse b, Lasswell, who has lost his Job, said his cohorts "were tak- SO off their guard," but he has prom-! ksed the women his help |