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Show PREPARE PLANS TO FIGHT RATS Civic League Calls Meeting to Discuss New Garbage t System For the purpose of considering and divisinic some plan by which s ci:-garbage ci:-garbage system may be established, vvith tho object of combatting the pread of rats throughout the city and i county, a meeting has been called h the Civic league to be held In the up-! up-! per courtroom of the county courthouse court-house on hlxt Friday evening, opening at 8 o'clock. Invitations to nttcird have been sent to officers apd members of lbs city's clubs, civic and fraternal organism -j tions. PRESENT Ml M HOD 1 VSANH kRl Hegardlng the gurhagf situation, the 1'ivio league letter sas: "The present I method or lack of method Is not only insanitary mid dangerous to health 'but it Is believed to be the most potent factor in the multiplication of rats which are increasing at an alarn ini 1 rate. I'rompt and effective means ui relieving iins situation are of vital importance im-portance " Rats living on tlie refuse dumps In .the southwestern part of tlie city ;i . spreading so fast that residents arc Buffering heavy losses and the raising of young chickens is a difficult task. tlm.se sponsoring Ihe movement say. 'o-operatlon of Ihe public school children, lo whom credit for the sue-cesa sue-cesa of cits "clean-ups" and war gardens gar-dens is given, will be offered by Sunt. W, Kail Hopkins it the meeting Kii-day Kii-day evening. Mayoi Frank FrSncis mil H. B. Richards, ssslstant biologist under the r g, department of agriculture, agricul-ture, will speak hriefly. si Rl il f MEN i: Officers and members pf the Pv ! league have decided that flie rat uien- nee !s the foremost source of dsnger to the welfare of ihe city and have determined de-termined In secure public SUppn;-t for j - vounterueMv e measures The league sponsored tlie first "clean-UPS" in the Itjf and gave OgdCD leading honors In ths sinip for tiire- y-aars. The honors were log! when Investigators saw bow rats were spreading along streams, irrigation ir-rigation ditches and alley why s through the city, It is declared oi l U l RS Ol IJEAG1 l The officers of I lip Civic league who '-innd behind the movement htc: Mrs. Cieorge H. UatSOn, president. Mis W H. Wattls, vice presid,.( Mrm. i.nv McOeeb second vie,, president; Mrs. A. W. Agee, redbrdipg secretarKj Mrs. J. w Burton, corresponding sec retary; Mrs, J a Wlntie, treasurer. Active members are: Mm. Mark Brown, Mr. A. l. Barboi Mrs. Caro- I line BichSel, Mrs I. L, Boyle, Miss Josephine Hirst, Mis. Irving Emmett, Mrs, Th,, in is D I Mrs K. K. I'or- ter, Mrs. George V, I'erklns, Mrs. ,l':ivirt Jenaon, Mrs Ezrs Richardson. Mrs. l-iiiii- Kabell, Mrs, H C. Mar- I chant and Mrs. Clj.ude Orsvsvn |