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G resham VOL. 7, NO. 88 GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH NEW MACHINE MEN LEAVING WILL PREVENT STORM-BOUND OVERDRAFTS CAMP MILLS A new system has been a rra n g e d fo r at the F ir s t S ta te H ank b e g in n in g tlie fir s t o f th e new year. A ll i acco un ts w ill be ha n d le d by means o f i a b o o k k e e p in g m a ch in e , one o f the la te st in v e n tio n s , w h ic h adds, su b tra c ts , m u ltip lie s and d iv id e s . I t is o p e ra te d by e le c tr ic ity anti is capable o f c o v e rin g a g re a t de al o f w o rk in one day. Under th e new system d u p lic a te acco un ts are ke p t o f each tn- f d iv id u a l and one r e t o f books m ust balance th e o th e r set a t a ll tim es tin ts in s u rin g g re a te r accu racy tha n is possible to o b ta in o th e rw is e . The c u s to m e r at th e end o f th e m o u th re ceives an exact re p ro d u c tio n o f th e ba nks w o rk and on th e back o f the sheet is f u ll in s tr u c tio n s fo r th e re c o n c ilm e n t o f his acco un t w ith th a t o f tile b a n k, m a k in g It v e ry co n ve n ie n t in a ll respects. T h e m ore p ro gressive business men c la im it is fa r s u p e rio r to tile o ld way o f h a v in g pass book bala nced as th e y have a co m p le te d u p lic a tio n o f a ll o f the b a n k's w o rk . T h e pass book being used o n ly and as a te m p o ra ry re ce ip t fo r de po sits made. T h e m a ch in e p e rfo rm s alm ost u n b e lie v a b le tasks. I f a c o lle c tio n is m ade f o r a cu s to m e r th e m ach in e p r in ts th e in fo r m a tio n on th e sheet. I f th e c u s to m e r pays in te re s t it show s th e ite m to he " I n t . P a id .” In th e event a check is re tu rn e d fro m the bank on w h ich it is d ra w n tin m ach in e show s same to lie a cha rge a g a in s t file acco un t because o f a check on w h ic h p a ym e n t was refused. T h e m a ch in e w ill p e rfo rm any m a th e m a tic a l ta sk b u t a b s o lu te ly re fuses to re co rd an o v e rd ra ft. In its c a lc u la tio n it w o rk s p e rfe c tly u n til it comes to th e c o lu m n o f c re d it b a l ance when i f th e re are not su fficie n t fu n d s to tlie c re d it o f th e in d iv id u a l’s acco un t tlie m a ch in e a u to m a tic a lly lo cks its e lf and refuses to go f o r w a rd o r b a ckw a rd s u n til su fficie n t fu n d s are de po sited to balance the account. T h e F r is t S tate B an k also in s ta lls th e b e g in n in g o f the ye a r an Ad- dre sso g ra p h m a ch in e w h ic h w ill p r in t tlie c u s to m e r’s nam es on a ll le d g e r sheets and s ta te m e n t and is capable o f a d d re ssin g seve ral th o u sand le tte rs in one day. The ba nk lias expended about $2000 in im p ro v e m e n ts fo r th e b e t te rm e n t o f th e se rvice in th e past few weeks and is d e te rm in e d to m ake its se rvice d u r in g th e co m in g year second to none. | COUNTY. OREGON, A Happy Ncui -Hear O utlook ex ten d s its h eartiest wishes to all subscribers, p atro n s am i friends for a H appy an d P rosperous y e a r 1918. To the many whose co n trib u tio n s and correspondence have helped broaden the influence am i enliven th e interest of the O utlook d u rin g the past the editor extends his most cordial ap p reciatio n of the pleas ant relations of the past and good wishes for the new year. To the business men of this locality ami others With whom we have had dealings in the past, we tru st m utually profitable, and to all active win kcis in the civ ic, p atrio tic and educational m ovem ents of the localities of eastern M ultnom ah, we extend greetings and best w ishes for a prosperous 1918. To the many who have gone from this locality for patrio tic serv ice for our country and for h um anity, we say, A Happy ami Trium pliant Y ear 1918. The O utlook ex ten d s a personal g reeting and wishes full of deep interest to everyone whose nam e is on o ur Honor Poll. And lest of all, A Happy New Y ear to our I'n ele Sam uel, from the w orthy president to the hum blest citizen w ho ap p reciates his and her p atrio tic d u ty in this tim e of w ar ami is striv in g unseltishly and loyally to do all possible to b rin g victory to the cause of dem ocracy and peace with honor to the forces th at stan d for " lib e rty w ith equal just ice for all. ” — A Happy, Prosperous, Victorious New Year. “C’EST LA GUERRE” EXPLAINS ALL L IE U T . F R E D II. C R A N E . F o llo w in g are e x tra c ts fro m th re e le tte rs rece ive d re c e n tly fro m Joh n T h e s u b jo in e d le tte r is fro m Sec lx. H oney. T h a t the y a re n e a rly six ond L ie u te n a n t F red II C rane, son o f weeks o ld docs not in any w ay de M r. and M rs. F. II. C rane, rt - • l in g on tra c t fro m t h e ir In te re s t, as the y re m ore o f th e v ic is s i th e Sandy b o u le v a rd , west o f F a ir- veal m ore and tud es th ro u g h w h ich th e w r ite r is vie w . L ie u te n a n t C ra ne served fo u r p a s s in g : years in the N a tio n a l G u a rd o f O re U. S. A. A. S. w ith F re n c h A rm y , gon and was a c o rp o ra l on th e b o rd e r A. E. F ., F rance. su m m e r b e fore last and was p ro m o t S ection 2 8 ,6 4 0 N ov. 27, 1917 ed to sergeant when w a r was declared D ear F o lk s : T h is le tte r w ill a r la te th a t it w ill a g a in s t G e rm a n y. lie to o k th e o f riv e so te r r ib ly fice rs' reserve course at th e P re s id io sound a lm o s t o u t o f place. T w o o r th re e m o n th s between th e s e n d in g o f o f Sun F ra n c is c o fo r th e m o n th s o f a le tte r and re c e iv in g the a n sw e r to M ay, Jun e and J u ly , and w h ile th e re it , is a lo n g tim e , b u t as th e F re n c n was on detached d u ty , and th e t r a in sav, " C ’est la g u e rre ” , o r in U. 8. in g he received th e re was ve ry bene la n g u a g e , “ I t Is the w a r” . T hey ex p la in a ll tin Inco nven ie nces aw ay fic ia l to h im and helped h im get his w ith th is exp ression, and a s h ru g o f c o m m issio n as second lie u te n a n t in the s h o u ld e rs. I'll! g e ttin g the h a b it, the N a tio n a l a rm y w h ich he received fu r i lo o k at m y pa ja m as, h a n g in g n e a tly on tlie w a ll, the n re m e m b e r on th e 2 0 th o f O ctober. th a t I 'm “ on c a ll” and ne xt r o ll in to D u rin g p a rt o f his e n lis tm e n t in bed e n tire , m in u s o n ly boots, w ith th e th ir d O regon lie had a fu rlo u g h “ C ’est la g u e rre ” , t r a ilin g s le e p ily T w o o r th re e , h o u rs to a tte n d the O regon A g r ic u ltu r a l fro m m y lip s . la te r, when a l. g h l flashes In m y face colleg e, at.d at the tim e he was ca lle d w ith a c a ll to such and such a post, to the co lo rs lie was second lie u te n I r o ll o u t s h iv e rin g , o n ly to h e a r the and say “ C ’est la a n t o f his com p an y a t th a t place. serg ea nt la u g h H is m ilit a r y in s tr u c to r , C o lo n e l C a ld g u e rre ” . H a ve n ’ t lx e ii o u t o f my clo th e s fo r w e ll, gave h im a le tte r to th e d e p a rt th re e days no w , h u t t o n ig h t ’s th e m e n t at San F ra n c is c o h ig h ly rec n ig h t wnen 1 gel a good sleep, w ith o m m e n d in g h im fo r a co m m issio n and ve ry l i t t le fe a r o f in te r r u p tio n . sta te d th a t F re d was a v a lu a b le asset 1 We had q u ite a lo t o f snow the o th e r n ig h t, h u t its a ll disap pea red . to the g o ve rn m e n t not o n ly in the In fa c t th e w e a th e r has been m uch n a tio n a l but also th e re g u la r a rm y , p le a sa n te r the past m o n th th a n i t was v tn u r end lean F re d take s to a s o ld ie r’s life by in h e r I the tir s i m o n th , R eceived several le tte rs fro m ita n ce , as one o f his ancestors, a ra in . hom e to d a y , also one fro m F ritz . C o lo n e l M ile s, was c h ie f o f s ta ff w ith Perhaps no m ore m a il w ill show up Gem ra l W a s h in g to n d u r in g the R evo fo r a week o r tw o , and the n a n o th e r big bunch. lu tio n a r y w ar. 1 d o n ’t k n o w w h e th e r th is p ic tu re T h e le tte r te lls o f th e g re a t s to rm w ill get th ro u g h o r n o t, h u t as it is w h ich s tru c k C am p M ills and w h ich e n tir e ly p e rs o n a l, and does n o t show PROMINENT MULTNOMAH was tlie cause o f so m uch t a lk ab ou t any ’c o u n try , it m ay. T he s u b je c t is o f cou rse m y s e lf. In lo o k in g o ve r COUNTY TEACHER WEDS th e s u ffe rin g s o f th e b o js th e re . my p ic tu re s , 1 fin d a cou ple o f o th e rs C am p M ills . Dec. 9. On S a tu rd a y , D ecem ber 29, at th a t convey no in fo r m a tio n o f value. D ear M o th e r and F a t h e r : — We T he one show s a G erm an p ris o n e r in 4 :3 0 in th e a fte rn o o n , at th e F ir s t a re in the m id s t o f a te r r ib le s to rin . Due o f o u r a m P re s b y te ria n c h u rc h in P o rtla n d , oc I t s ta rte d in w ith a w in d , fo llo w e d a F re n c h h o s p ita l. bulances b ro u g h t h im in . Had both c u rre d the m a rria g e o f M iss E th e l by snow fo r a b o u t th re e h o u rs , fin a l hands n e a rly shot to pieces. A b u l Mae S m ith , fo r m e r ly o f th is place, to ly tu r n in g in to ra in w ith a d r iv in g le t th ro u g h his leg, and also was w in d . W a te r was six in che s deep a ll M r. A le x a n d e r D u n s m u ir S te w a rt o f o v e r th e cam p and in th e ra v in e s it shot th ro u g h his side. In s p ite o f if a ll, lie was c h e e rfu l, and seems to be P o rtla n d . D r. Jo h n H . Boyd p e r was tw o feet d te p . O u r te n t was gla d th a t lie was th ro u g h w ith the fo rm e d th e cere m on y In th e presence to rn dow n and we w ere som e w et. w ar. One o f o u r sectio n is s ittin g o f th e b rid e ’s m o th e r, h e r cousin, i t has la ste d tw o days w ith m ore beside his bed. T lie o th e r show s my snow last n ig h t and lo ts o f w in d . I tw o b u n k m a te s and m yse lf, w ith the F re d U. Heed and M rs. H e n ry N e l I am o ffic e r o f the g u a rd , at.d sure steel h e lm e ts th a t we have to wear sen, nee M ay L ittle p a g e , who acted i have some jo b . m ost o f the tim e . T h e th ir d p ic tu re I expect we w ill m ove v e ry soon. was focused tu a iu ly on m yself. I had as m a tro n o f h o n o r. ' W c are g o in g th e most d ire c t way to T he b rid e is the d a u g h te r o f Mrs been o u t to some o b s e rv a tio n posts i E urope. You can address m y m a il G erm an lin e s, w ith a C la ra E. S m ith and has n u m e ro u s I in th ' same way as b e fore and I m ay above th e F re i eh o tfii i r. and had his coa t, cane frie n d s in th is v ic in ity . A t the age ; get it some day m aybe. Have not and field glasses when th is p ic tu re o f tw e lv e years she received an ' heard fro m the puekage yet. 1 guess was ta k e n . B eh in d me are th e old | it is lo st. barbed w in e n ta n g le m e n ts , w h ich e ig h th g ra d e d ip lo m a fro m th e C or I suppose I s h a ll eat C h ris tm a s had not yet been rem oved. b e lt gra d e si bool and to o k one yea r ¡ d in n e r on s h ip b o a rd on th e b rin y lik e a “ m issin g I ja b b e r aw ay in h ig h scho ol here and co n tin u e d I deep. F o r d " w itli tn y F re n ch . I guess the One has to wear tw o p a irs ot school at th e L in c o ln h ig h in P o r t F re n c h find it a m u sin g , hut I lik e to We fu r n is h th e free e n te rta in m e n t. la nd . She a fte rw a rd to o k a course ' locks to keep his feet w a rm . Re ' are e xp e c tin g some zero w e athe r, ceived a le tte r fro m m y o ld room a t th e B e h n k e -W a lk e r Business c o l i T h e re is no o th e r place lik e O regon. m ate a t S ta n fo rd , the o th e r day. He lege, fro m w h ic h in s titu t io n she was 1 am b u y in g $150 w o rth o f lib was in co m m a n d o f tlie A m e ric a n a w ard ed a c e rtific a te o f accu racy, e rty bonds and have d ire c te d the b a tte ry th a t tired the firs t shot and also h o ld s an O regon sta te te a c h bonds sent to you. I f u n y th in g hap- a g a in st the Boches. Has a c a p ta in c y i pens to me you can tu r n the m in and in th e U. S. F ie ld A r t ille r y . I n c i e rs ’ c e rtific a te , h a v in g ta u g h t stfe- - get the la ic value o f th e m . I also c e s s fu lly in M u ltn o m a h and C o lu m ; to >k o u t $10 ,000 in s u ra n c e payable d e n ta lly , he is p u llin g eve ry s tr in g to get me In to th e same service and I'm It w ill g ive you $57.75 per h o p in g th a t lie w ill succeed. T h e re bia co u n tie s. F o r th e past yea r she I t o you. has been w ith the C o lu m b ia Itiv i r I m o n th i f I am to ta lly d isa b le d , o r if are tiim s, when I'm b rin g in g in tin- o n ly w ounded in c e rta in ways, so poor fe llo w s th a t are b a d ly sho t up, S hip B u ild in g c o rp o ra tio n , and as an | m uch fo r the in ju r ie s . th a t I feel lik e a p ik e r, b u t I'm a p p re c ia tio n m A h e r services th e re W e ll, 1 suppose by tlie tim e you a fra id th a t I ' l l have to re m a in one. and a m a rk » t h e h ig h esteem o f co get th is le tt i r I s h a ll be on th e way. w o rk e rs and e m p lo y e r she was the As soon as 1 get s e ttle d I am going FORWARD LOOK OF 1 to a llo t a c e rta in sum pe r m o n th to re c ip ie n t o f a chest o f s ilv e rw a re . you w h ich you can b a n k f o r me. M E SUNDAY SCHOOL T h e g ro o m was educated in the Y o u r lo v in g son, FRED. T h e prospects are fla tte r in g fo r a schools o f S c o tla n d . w h e re lie a t p ro spe rous S unday school year. tended th e H e rlo t co lle g e and tlie I n ih r e lla R e pa irs. W ith lin g e r in g m em o ries o f success, I'u iv e r s ity o f E d in b u rg . F o r- »he past seven years he has been w ith W ill be in G resham u n t il Ja n u a ry p lea sant a sso cia tions and fine f e l and am p re pa red to fu rn iR h um - lo w s h ip . we b id goodbye to 1917 th e N o rth w e s t Steel co m p a n y and at . . .. m .n ! b re lla covers and do e xp e rt re p a irin g , and expect g re a te r a ch ie ve m e n ts fo r present is s u p e rin te n d e n t o f the lx .lt ( Ke8|(, ence „ „ s , , tr e e t west ,,f 1918. and rivet shop. B e lt’* c o n fe c tio n e ry . J. J. RYAN. C ard of T hanks. W e w ish to th a n k o u r k in d frie n d s w h o e xte nde d th e ir s y m p a th y and k in d ly assisted us d u r in g o u r recent be rea vem en t. MR AND MRS. 8. B. HALL. .Mrs. 3. A. B u r r had as guests la st S unday h e r cousins, M r. and Mrs. J. T. S tone o f P o rtla n d and M r. and M rs. L . Stone o f P e n d le to n . For Hire Service A utom obiles anyw here, n ig h t or day. Phone 791, G resham , M. M T he k a ise r's recent peace piffle In- . Squire. dicates m ore h o ta iria l ac tiv ity on the j p art of th e G erm ans. 1 Bargains in the Want Ada. unless H e ard succeeds in g e ttin g me in . Have been f a ir ly fre e fro m fleas so f u r hut good fo r tu n e ends some tim e , and hud fo rtu n e , in the fo rm o f bad Ileus, li t on me w ith a hang the o th e r day. A g a in th a t expression, "C'est la g u e rre ” . W e ll (h is has been a ra m b lin g le t te r, a n il th a t good sleep th a t is f o r t h c o m in g to me lo o ks in v itin g . N o ve m b e r 29, 1917. T h a n k s g iv in g day, and we c e le b ra t ed it in g re a t o ld style . Even had an A m e ric a n g ir l, a nu rse, who lias been o v e r here fo r n e a rly th re e years. H ad a m in is te r to say th e blessing, and m ore th a n t h ir t y h e a lth y A m e r i cans and e ig h t F re n ch m e n co u ld eat. T u rk e y s were im p o ssib le to buy, hut had da nd y geese, salad, ce le ry, po la - toes, je lly , n u ts, ra is in s , cheese, roasted ouionH, f r u it cake, fro m the U n ite d States, apple pie, tu rn ip s , o liv e s , pears, and even b u tte r. A lso bread th a t was not w a r bread, and as m y m em o ry w o rks, sa rd ie n s, tea, tigs, and dates, com e hack. Doesn’t th is m a ke y o u r m o u th w a te r? I hope th a t you fo lk s had us good, i t w o u ld he im p o ssib le to have b e tte r. A fte r su p p e r M c A u lly and I w ent dow n to w n and got in w ith a bu nch of F re n c h who were g o in g in to the tre n ch e s in th e m o rn in g . T h e y were c e le b ra tin g th e eve nt. T hey s u re ly w e re a gay lo t and we had a lo t o f fu n w ith th e m . T h ia to w n o r v illa g e is deserted hv its c iv ilia n p o p u la tio n , o n ly a ve ry few s ta y in g to keep shops open. T h is le tte r w ill reach you, o r at least sh o u ld reach you a b o u t C h r is t mas, and I w a n t to w ish you a ll a g re a t tim e , and a M e rry C h ris tm a s on th a t day. D ecem ber 3, 1917. D ear F o lk s : — W as V e ry s o rry to h e ar o f g ra n d p a 's de ath, a lth o u g h I was n o t m uch s u rp ris e d , f o r w hen I le ft G resham , he seemed bo o ld and fee ble th a t I kne w I ’d n e ve r see h im a g a in . W e s h o u ld he th a n k fu l th a t he passed aw ay w ith so l i t t l e pa in . We are h a v in g r e g u la r O regon w e a th e r, c lo u d y but not cold. Had a l i t t l e snow one n ig h t, but It was a ll m e lte d by m o rn in g O u r w o rk is g u ttin g a l i t t le m on o to n o u s, m a in ly because th e re is not enough to do. T lie fr o n t assigned to us has been s h o rte n e d , and ju s t a t present tilin g s have he» n q u ie t. E ve ry ear " r o lle d " one n ig h t, th o u g h , when th e G erm ans d e liv e re d a gas a tta c k . S everal o f tin- fe llo w s had headaches fro m p o or m asks h i t n o t to a m o u n t to a n y th in g . My ro o m m a te at S ta n fo rd , R a lph H e ard com m a nd ed the A m e r ican b a tte ry th a t lir s t sh e lle d the B o d ie s. He sig ns his nam e w ith a C a p ta in In fr o n t o f It now . I ’ re tty good fo r a yo u n g fe llo w . 1 hope he su reeds In g e ttin g me in to tin - a r t ille r y service. Saw a lig h t between tw o F re n c h and tw o Boclie planes a fe w m in u te s ago, h u t no <iii»' was shot do w n . C o uld see th*- planes ve ry c le a rly th ro u g h my fie ld glasses and It s u re ly was in te re s t lu g W e ha il a re g u la r l i i m i r hath o f E la t o r sh ra p n e l fro m th*- a n ti- a ir c r a ft guns. The roads w ere fro si-n s o lid th is morning, h u t tlx - day Is c le a r as a he ll. A m re c e iv in g lh<- Post re g u la rly , but th e " O u t lo o k ” a n il " L i f e ” have fa ile d to reai h me. You m ay have me put on tin - suhsi r ip tlo n lis t o f the " L it e r a r y D ig e s t” as a C h ris tm a s pre sen t. It w ill he a p p re cia te d . Love to a il, JO H N H O N E Y . T o ta l c o lle c tio n s , $17.51. O ther c o lle n tio n s a m o u n te d to $64 12 w h ich w ere tu rn e d In to tlie r e lie f fu n d fo r P a le stin e su ffe re rs. I t lo oke d lik e a d e lib e ra te “ w a lk o u t ” la st S unday when th e S unday s c h o o l convened, w ith S u p e rin te n d e n t G o o d w in ; J u n io r S u p e rin te n d e n t M rs. R u sh e r, C h o lr is te r C. E. R u sh e r and som e tea chers absent. One th o u g h tfu l p u p il, to p laca te d is a p p o in te d te e lin g s . was he ard to re m a rk , “ th e y w ill a ll be back ne xt S unday b e tte r and s tro n g e r tha n e v e r.’ ’ T h a t w ill mean th e c o n fe r r in g o f some s u p e rla tiv e degrees. Class No. 13, Miss D urst teach er, for six or seven consecutive Sundays has ca rrie d th e b an n er for collec tions. O th er classes please ta k e no tice and com e to the rescue a t ouce, and save th is class from th e " r u t ” h ab it. C. M HARRISON. T he S unday school record show s R em em ber th e W beatless and th e follow ing fo r D ecem ber: T otal Days an d keep them en ro llm en t, 149; officers and te ac h M eatless ers, 27; av erag e atten d an ce, 119. wholly. LEAGUE WAS GIVES STORY ENDORSED BY OF 18 YEARS STATE GRANCE IN GERMANY S everal in d e p e n d e n t new spapers T h ro u g h th e c o u rte sy o f M rs. O. m ay be A. E astm an th e O u tlo o k is fa v o re d nam ed th e S p e cta to r, the O regon w ith a copy o f tin- P la tte v ille , W ls., J o u rn a l fro m w h ich tlie fo llo w in g e x M e rc h a n t's M agazine and the O re tra c ts o f a w a r s to ry are ta k e n , g iv gon V o te r, are d e v o tin g c o n s id e r en in a ta lk by C la re n ce E. M e tc a lf, able space Io th e F a rm e rs ’ N on- who liv e d in B e rlin , G e rm a n y fo r 18 P a rtis a n League, d e c la rin g it to be yea rs: lie showed th a t G erm an y and G e r a m enace to tlie p ro s p e rity o f O re gon. T lie League Is a p ro d u c t o f m any a lo n e was resp on sible fo r the w a r and th a t the k a is e r was th e ab N o rth D a k o ta and was m e n tio n e d In so lu te d ic ta to r o f th e a ffa irs o f the te rm s o f w a rn in g m o re t lilh i a yea r G erm an g o v e rn m e n t, and th a t upon ago by tlie O u tlo o k . I t is c h a ra c t h im alone rests tlie blam e o f th e s tu pendous w a r now in f u ll s w in g . erized by those w ho c la im to be fa lie said tila t unless th e U n ite d m ilia r w ith its w o rk s as a s in g le tax States lias s u ffic ie n t fo rce on the o rg a n iz a tio n a p ro b le m w h ic h tilts W estern fro n t to b re a k th ro u g h tlie s ta te lia s su c c e s s fu lly contended G erm an lines b e fore 1919, th a t in his o p in io n tile w a r w o u ld end by the w itli f o r seve ral successive e le ctio n s collapse o f G e rm a n y th ro u g h fa ilu r e in d iffe re n t fo rm s. o f h e r sup plies. T h a t h e r econom ic T h a t tin - N o n -P a rtis a n L e ag ue is c o n d itio n w o uld b rin g a b o u t a fin a l In v a d in g tlie s ta le o f O regon is w e ll de feat fo r her. lie also said th a t tin- G erm an peo k n o w n , but its o b je c ts a re not so ple a b s o lu te ly be lie ve w hat they are fa m ilia r to tin - people as th e y sho uld to ld , th a t the y lo ok upon th e e n tra n ce be. A c c o rd in g to one a u th o r ity tlie o f A m e ric a n in to tlie w a r as a jo k e , schem e is to ta k e o v e r a ll th e hanks, th a t the y p o in t to M exico and say, "W hy you were even a fra id o f M e x i I iouhcr , m ills , w a re c o ." He said th e re was no q u e stio n co m m issio n houses, stores, new spapers, in su ra n ce b u t w h at w hen tlie G erm an people com panies, and w h a te v e r else th e re th o u g h t they co u ld tru n sg re ss upon may be o t p riv a te business. T h a t is o u r rightH , th a t the y w o u ld have gone f u r t h e r and fu r t h e r in th e trespass, w lia t it lias p a r tia lly acco m plishe d u n til, if we had n o t de cla red w a r, we in N o rth D a kota w h ere th e League sh o u ld have lost respect fo r ou rselves is ra m p a n t. I t is d o in g th e same and the n a tio n s o f th e w o rld w o u ld have lost respect f o r us. He also th in g in M o n ta n a and Id a h o and s e v sta te d tliu t th e re was p o s itiv e ly m i en o th e r sta te s w h e re its pro p a g a n d a da n g e r o f a r e v o lu tio n In G erm an y ut is in advance o f its w o rk in O regon. th is tim e , th a t the y co n sid e r the y are N o rth D a ko tu is in fa m o u s f o r its the w in n e rs up to ilu te , th u t the y have p a rts o f Russia, a ll o f P oland, p r a c ti p ro te c tio n o f the I. W. W . I t is c a lly a ll o f B e lg iu m , u ll o f S erb ia and s o c ia lis tic in tile e xtre m e , and, "u s p a rts o f Ita ly . But he says (he Rev eve ryon e kno w n s o c ia lis m p re -s u p o lu tio n w ill come when tin- G erm an poses c o m m u n ity o w n e rs h ip o f the people fin d out th e y have been de ceived, th u t the w a r th e y are w a g in g in s tr u m e n ta litie s o f p ro d u c tio n and is not a de fensive w a r, and th u t th e ir tlie e lim in a tio n o f p riv a te p ro p e rty ,” ru le rs have been u n ab le to do as the y a c c o rd in g to th e S p e cta to r, th e o n ly were leud to believe they w o u ld und M r. M e tc a lfe f u r t h e r said t ilin g le ft f o r th e people o f th is c o u ld do tlin t the o ld people in p a r tic u la r were sta te is to he c o n s ta n tly on g u a rd s u ffe rin g fro m food sh o rta g e , an il and vote dow n eve ry p ro p o s itio n on th a t the y were re u lly d y in g o f slow th e b a llo t th a t lo o k s lik e a N on- s ta rv a tio n and e xh u u s tlo n fro m lack P a rtis a n Le ag ue m easure, no m a t o f p ro p e r n o u ris h m e n t. He suys th u t the sh o rta g e o f m an te r how m ild and in n o c e n t It m ay po w e r In G erm an y Is a p p u re n t fro m appear. the fa c t th a t In the b e g in n in g o f the w a r tin one u n d e r 20 years o ld and S ta te G ra n g e M i- lis l. o v e r 45 were accepted by th e G ov T h a t th e Le ague has a lre a d y m ade e rn m e n t a n il th u t now . w h ile not a g re a t s ta r t h i O regon is fo u n d by c o m p u ls o ry , the y are u rg in g yo u n g re fe re n ce to (he p ro ce e d li gs o f the hoys o f fifte e n to e n lis t am i th a t tin- eluss lias been O regon S tate g ru n g e , held in / s to riu seventeen ye a r o ld cu lle d o u t. A lso tliu t men fo r m e r ly Inst Jun e. I t was no te d in th e news re je c te d as u n fit p h y s ic a lly were be pa pe r re p o rts o f th e session th u t in g ca lle d to p e rfo rm service. He said th a t th e food a llo w a n c e S tate M asn-r Roy M c K a in g o f N o rth D a ko ta was In a tte n d a n ce , h u t no was s m a ll, 8 ounces o f m eat a week, 2 ounces o f b u tte r a week, tw o o r spi (In I th o u g h t was a ttu c h e d to his th re e ounces o t o a tm e a l when It was v is it o th e r th a n in a fr a te r n a l w ay, to he g o tte n , occa sio n a lly a few o n y e t he was u n d o u b te d ly th e re fo r a ions o r o th e r vegetable, lie suys th a t purpose. T ills is now a p p a re n t fro m the e n tire c iv ilia n p o p u la tio n o f G e r m an y is s u ffe rin g fro m slow s ta rv a ' re a d in g the p re a m b le and re s o lu tio n s tio n . T h e bread was very had and i In tro d u c e d by Jam es S. S te w a rt o f th e y w o u ld fre q u e n tly find wooden It, and th e y C lackam a s c o u n ty , as p u b lis h e d In s liv e rs an Inch long were a llo w e d fo u r pounds per week. th e S tate G runge J o u rn a l, as f o l I f a m eal was purchased at a cafe you lo w s : m ust have y o u r bread card w ith you W hereas, The O regon S tate und th e y w o u ld ta ke fro m It the | G range In fo r t y - fo u r t h session as a m o u n t you o rd e re d . In to x ic a tin g liq u o rs have d is a p sem bled, feels the need o f m ore co n ce rte d fa rm e rs ’ m ove m en t f o r p o lit i peared e n tir e ly fro m G e rm a n y, tea cal a c tio n , and / , und coffee s u p p lie s were lo n g since W hereas, T he F a rm e rs ' N o n -P a r exhausted and he sold to Ills frie n d s tisa n League o f N o rth D a ko ta , has as a spe cia l fa v o r to th e m , 6 pounds o v e rtu rn e d an e n tre n c h e d sp o ils sys o f tea lie hud on hand ut $9 a po und, tem and re sto re d p o p u la r g o v e rn and 15 pounds o f coffee at $4 per j m e n t, and has e xte n d e d Its o rg a n iz a pound M r. M e tc a lfe says th a t horses have tio n in to ten o th e r sta te s; Be It R esolved, T h a t th e S tate been p ra c tic a lly u ll ta ke n fo r tlie use G rang e endorses th is F a rm e rs ' Non- o f th e a rm y . T h a t an o r d in a r y lu m i P a rtis a n League m o ve m e n t and In puu m l horse b rin g s $1,500. A nd th a t vites th e same to com e in and o r In- be in g the o w n e r o f the o n ly bre e d in g s ta b le In B e rlin und d e a lin g la rge ganize th is sta te , and b e It f u r t h e r Resolved, That b e fo re th e suid ly w ith fa rm e rs was able oi i-u slo n u lly N o n -P a rtis a n Le ague e n te rs O regon, to get a ha ul, o r a piece o f bacon, o r ! th e E xe cu tive and L e g is la tiv e Com few eggs o r a li t t le la rd . He d id get they cost $3 per m itte e s o f the O regon S tate G range th re e hum s and meet w ith tin- office rs o f said league pound. B oth In- and th e fa rm e r fro m whom he got the m were lia b le to a and c o m m itte e s fro m o th e r state ' w ide fa rm e rs ’ o rg a n iz a tio n s f o r th e fine o f 15,000 m u rk s 1 4 0 ,0 0 0 d o lla rs purpose o t w o r k in g o u t a le g is la tiv e and im p ris o n m e n t fo r one y e a r, if , p ro g ra m s p e c ific a lly ad ap te d to meet the y were ca u g h t. M r. M e tc a lfe says th a t d u r in g the tin - n e e d s o f O regon a g r ic u ltu r e , and th a t d e fin ite system s o f a c c o u n tin g , firs t ye u r und a h a lf o f th e w a r It was | re p o rts a n il s u re ty bonds be esta b n o t safe to discuss the w a r w ith a lish e d as in o th e r sta te s w h ich w ill G erm an , hut th u t la te r the y have be a b s o lu te ly p re c lu d e th e p o s s ib ility o f com e m uch d iscou rage d and you may th is m o ve m e n t c o m in g u n d e r sus say m ost a n y th in g to the m w ith o u t t h e ir re s e n tin g It. A n d th a t the y are p ic io n o f d is h o n e s ty o r g r a ft. a n x io u s ly w a itin g f o r peace B ut he \ S a vin g C lause. T lie above re s o lu tio n s were d is sayh f u r t h e r th a t s h o u ld peace he made at th is tim e th e G erm an g o v I cussed by n in e o f tin - m em b ers p re s e rn m e n t w o u ld at once begin p re p a r ent and tlie m a tte r was "e x p la in e d ” u tlo n f o r a n o th e r w a r, and In- t h o r by W o r tiiy S tate M a s te r M c K a lg o u g h ly hopes the w u r w ill he co n The re p o rt fa ils to say a n y th in g tin u e d to a fin a l decision. o f O rego n, a m o ng w h ic h a b o u t th e d iscussio n o r on w h ic h side tlie spe ake rs w ere lin e d up, h u l th e re s o lu tio n was ad op te d. Thus th e g ra n g e rs o f O regon, th ro u g h t h e ir re p re s e n ta tiv e s , were c o m m itte d to th e N o rth D a k o ta sys tem . Yet It w ill he n o tic e d that, th e last p a rt o f th e re s o lu tio n has a sav in g clause, in th a t th e m a tte r m ust firs t he re fe rre d to c e rta in c o m m it tees f o r c e rta in w o rth y purposes. T h a t p re c a u tio n , h o w e ve r, m ay be o f no m o m e n t, f o r It w ill sto p no one ir o n i p re p a rin g an in it ia t iv e b ill to be voted upon n e x t N o ve m b e r. One can h a rd ly suppose th a t th e dele gates to the sta te g ra n g e w e re f u lly In fo rm e d as to th e w o rk in g s o f th e league in N o rth D a k o ta , as is no w be in g m ade p u b lic . T oo m an y persons a re alw a ys lo o k in g f o r a w ay o f re- C ontiuuad on page 3 ~ M rs. Ross M a rs to n , w ho has been s e rio u s ly III f o r th e past week, Is re p o rte d to he Im p ro v in g . H e r m o th er, M rs. Douglass o f Sandy, lias been h e re t o r a week o r m ore. A b ird in th e hand Is w o rth tw o in th e bush, h u t when it gets on the E a ste r h a t its p ric e do ub les a g ain. P erhaps those p riso n e rs at Salem Just c o u ld n 't sta y th e re when th e re was so m uch d o in g elsew here. T h e food you waste to d a y m ay mean h u n g e r to som eone, som e w here, so m e tim e . Ba s a v in g ! T he T w lce-a-W eek O utlook one year fo r $1.50. Renew prom ptly as the p aper will be d isco n tin u ed a t ex p iratio n . B argains In th e W ant Ada,