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^rott Wralö WANT “ADS” Them In IM111-1111 Only One-cent a Word Subscription, $1.00 a Year. LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1914. Nfb CHARITY ASSO GRESHAM HAS CIATION FORMFD BIGGEST EIRE Vol. 12. No. 52 LIVELY HOUR POLICE GOURT 1 FRIDAY EVENING ENTERTAINS SIX At a meeting lield last Thursday even- Oldest Big Business House Burned I mg a local charity association waa to Ground, and Numerous Others ! formed. The new organisation owes it’s Lost. Insurance Covers About start to tiie Volunteer Fire Department, memlwra of which wen* informed of Half the Losses. several caa«*a of distrere near ls*nta. The m«*«*ting waa held in tlx* vacant r«x>m in (irwluni, Oregon, Ik». 21.—What tlie Herald building. F. It. Peterson wm the i»<Mt «leafructive five In th«* his was chosen chairman, H. A. Daroall, tory of Greaham. broke out alxmt three secretary, and W. E. Goggins, treasur er. An executive committee consisting a. tn. Munday morning, in the store of Peterson, Darnall, Goggins, Holway room* of the Bartoll Mercantile Co., sml#agcr was appoint« I to • >.n«lu«*t the and dua to the strong •'eat wind waa affairs and tlx* committee was author carried to building* acroaa tint street. ised to appoint five latly members who Tlx* An* alarm waa luru«*d in by A. K. •ere ac«|uainted with conditions in this I.indaay ami U h * Greahani Volunteers vicinity. Another nx«-ting war called responded but tlx* extreme high wihds for last Monday evening, and a nuinlier and inflammable structures offered a re* of snlecomrnittee« were appoint««!. aistancc which could not bn overcome. Emory Webb has been busy part of tlie Early in the fight the interference of time collecting articles suitable for use eiwtrtcal wiring prevents«! work on the in caa«« w lie re clothing 1« required. All part of any one. Msiveral people were articles reo-ived will be duly receipbii aeverely atxicked, T. K. Howitt got a and plans are bring develofieti to keep a •hock that laid him unconscious for •lose record of everything handle«) •everal hours. The chief ot tlx* Fire A list of naiiuw is being collected, of liepartment also got several severe all tlie needy pt*opie in the neighbor abocka. Tlx* fee«l wires wen* finally cut hood, and also of some who claim to be and Uir danger relieve«!. It waa early needy but who are entirely capable of seen that tin* Gresham I teparlment caring for tlx*mse)vee but who are will would be no match for it ami the Port ing to divide tlie material that should land Department waa called upon for go to deserving people. An effort will help. Chemical, h«sw* truck from fast be made to arrange with other organ Thirty-fifth and Belmont reapondrel, isations of the city lor assistant«* and in- making Uie ten milea just 19 mtnutea af Igrmalion Anyone artHind Ix-nta will ter the call. The town may consider it be at liberty to furnish information or self lucky. A considerable number of assistance with the assurance that it resident»« were in line of U mi Are but will tie treated with due consideration. only one, Uiat of I‘«Her Michel caught, Any tn«*mbcr of the committee may lie and a number of men with bucket« saved consulted at any lime. Uiat. The most active agent in the Mt. Scott Tlx* Bartclt building Is the building section is the Kern Park Fire Depart formerly owned, and erecU*<l, by Shat ment. They have ha«! one or two men tuck Bros.. ami waa for a long time U m * out tide week investigating complaints trailing buainere institution of the town. and reports of distress and have already It fronted west on Main street and just sect quite an amount of foul to net*dy acroaa from it were Uie photograph gal ones. lery operated by Maxwell 8chnieder, Uie building and blacksmith shop owned by Ed Osburn; U m * Gnat Larson build ing, o>*cupied by U m * Palmquist ham««« •hop; tlx* D. C. Ely building J. C. Ths earth has grown old w-h its burdon of oar% Heaarl A Mon, Implement house, Fritz But at Christmas it always is young. The heart of ths jewel burns lustrous and fair, Meat Market. J. J. Halligan, Imrber Punkintown, Dec. 21. i’ear Mr. Edi- And its soul full of music breaks forth on the air shop and buildings; Oongdon hotel, ; tor.—Don't yon think you nee<) a little When the eong of the angels is suil^. «lamagud; K B. Belt. eonlecUoucry ; A. ' wrious «tuff to offset the screamingly R«*gm*r, damage to windows; l>. A. It is ooming, Old Earth, it is ooming tomghtl funny f'nerryville man? You don’t On the snowflakes which oover ths sod Hart, nwidence; Bank of Gresham, want to land t*si sudtlenly in the “Life” The foot of the Christ Child fall gentle and white. Sterling A Kidder, ami C. C. Store. •nd “Puck” class. If Cherryville has And the voioe of the Christ Child tells out with delight damagiMl. Altogctlwr the Io-*«*» sus- a monopoly of meseages from Bismarck, That mankind are the children of God. tame<l will run to 940,000 and the in Rockefeller, Carnegie, Kitcliener, surance to about half of that. On the ead and the lonely, the wretched and poor, “ Bolsi'’ and such blood and iron ami That voioe of the Chriat Child shall fell The Ore is suppo«a*<i to have started in golil fellows, Punkinvllle's specialty is And to every blind wanderer opens the door an ovar-bMted stove. Just why a stove wisdom from sages like Delis, Marx. Of a hope that he dared not to droam of before. should lie over-h«*ated at that time of Spargo and Goldman. As a sample— With a sunshine of welcome for all. ■lay seems strange. No lives wen* Inst, Business is so dull this winter check The feet of the humblest may walk in the field Uiough one )M*rson caught in the upper ers are getting mighty popular in this Whore the foot of the holiest have trod. story of the Shattuck building escape«! burg. ‘Tother night Ben Handy and Thia, thia io the marvel to mortals revsaled by jumping from a window. I Luke Foster were having a few games, When the silvery trumpets of Christmas have pealed. That mankind are the children of God. ; and Luke had skunked Ben twice hand- I running and Ben was getting sore Just | about then who should drop in but : Gene Del». He no sooner set ey«*s on i what they were up to than he begun: “Competition's all wrong, boys,” said The local Masonic Ixidvs held its an lie. “If you fellows are going to play nual Installation of officers last Wednes checkers and I m * Christians about it, day evening. Dr. O. A. Hess acted as you’ve got to play a different game from installing officer. C. L. Gesasll suc tliat. Instead of making moves to beat ceeded to the office of W, M.; C. 8. your opponent, you want to move so as Oggsbury, 8. W.; E. L. Hells, J. W.; 0. to give him tlx* game. The way you’re A. Hees, Secy.; Freii P. Geisler, Tree«.; playing it you’re rousing the lighting Marvin Hedge, 8. D.; P. A. Kennedy, spirit and fostering capitalism and war J. D.; Clyde Hildreth, 8. 8. Mr. ami all th«* rest.” Hchiler, J. 8.; Mr. Gilchrist, Tyler. “Aw, what's eating you. Gene?” Following this Mrs. Fred Katiky, re spoke up Luke. “Ami I’d thank you(o tiring W. M. of the Eastern Star, lead quit punning on my name. I guess Ben the installation ceremonies for the ami 1 have got along so far without a Eastern Stars, inducting Mrs. Jeanette Hague Tribunal, and he sells wood and Gesell into the office of th* W. M.; I sell coal, mostly, anti we both do a Wm. York, W. P.; Mrs. F. K Foster, little expressing and we t ry to beat each A. M.; Mrs. Maude Connell, Becy.i other at them tilings just as we do at A Prayer For Christmas. from our sense of need and depend Almighty God we give th«*e thanks ence and that our own hearts can so Della York, Treas.; Mrs. McKenzie, checkers. What’s the gixsi of living, Conductress; Nellie Horner, A. C. anyhow, if you can’t beat the other fel tor th«* mighty yearning of the human answer from their wilderness the cry. heart for the coming of a Saviour and Prepare ye the way of the I-ord." In Following the installation the retir low once in awhileT” the constant promise of thy word that, us the rough places are to be made ing officers and some of the new ones I Talk is just as liable to spoil a gam«*1 be was to come In our own souls we smooth, the crooked straight, the were called up and responded with of checkers as 'tie a real estat«* «leal, repeat the humble sighs and panting mountains of pride brought low and suitable addresses. A «itiartette ren ami Ben landed in the king row anil j aspirations of ancient men and ages the valleys of despondency lifted up dered some delightful music and a l>an- pick is I up three of Luke’s men right | and own that our souls are In dark I O God. prepare thou the way In us quet, managed by Mrs. Dr. Oggsbury there before he tried to have his say. ness and infirmity without faith tn no«« and may we welcome anew thy completed tlie occasion, one of the bap* i •'That's an example of how far* yon him who comes to bring (tod to man holy 1 bild Hosanna! Blessed be he piest in the history of the Io ges. can see, Debs Supposing Luke ami aid man to God. We bless thee for who cometh in the name of the Lord me both g«s<s to work and trire to let the tribute that we csd pay to him A Fl IF* LI OxitfMKl th«* other on«* beat, don't you s«>e there’«! Goqqlns-Mdrqraf Weddlnq be competition just the same? It'd W. E. Goggins and Mrs. Val Margraf only change th«* game to give-away, that's all. were united in marriage on Sunday af “Well, that proves games are a ternoon at one o’clock at the home of damage to society. The competitive Wm. Jocelyn, 373 Haut Seventh street, spirit in mankind lias got to be eliminat Portland, Ore. The ceremony waa per ed before the social commonwealth can For th«* past year an effort has been ba established,” remarked Mr. Delis As a means of reducing the number of formed by J. M. Nelson, pastor of tlie with dignity. mad»* to induce farmers of this county rabbits in Eastern an«i Central Oregon Lenta Baptist Church. The ceremony “Lord sav«* us from any such, then, to avail themselves of an agricultural “All advisor, the county an«l stat«* to stand and at the same time assist Portland in was performed in the present» of rela is all I’ve got bi say,” says Ben. taking care of the nee«ly, a seri«*e of rab you'd hav<* to do twenty-two hours out tives and a few friends. After the wed of the twenty-four’«! lx* to lie ami set the exis'iise. bit drive« will lie organize«), men and ding, dinner was served to the guests. 'round and get fat. For me, 1 like t > H A Lewis, H. E. Davis, and J. J. boys lieing employe«! to slaughter th«* Mr. Goggins is the well-known shoe man a«*e things happen.” Johnson were app «inted a eomniitt«*e by “Lie, did you say?” said Delis, rising the County Grunge to investigate the rabbits, others will haul them to the of iamts. The many friends of the new railroad stations and the O. W. R. A N. hastily and backing toward the door. ly married couple wish them a happy When begot his hand on the knob he apjmintment of an advisor and they Co., will transport them to Portland life together. turned and tired back, "You’re anoth will begin tlieir work at once. free of charg«- and deliver the game to er!” and shot out th«* door as if lie had the headquarters of the Mota, in the Th«* Elliott Contracting Co . of Port an engagement to s|s*ak in Pittsburg. Floyd Eddy is putting up an addition Non-resisters do nave to hurry some land will Ixiild the Vancouver Municipal Pittoek Block, from which point they jetty. wllljbe <listribut«*«l to the consumers. times —Being Applewhite. to his house in Linn acres. FUNNY MAN WRITES Li HER LENTS MASONS AND . EASTERN STARS INSTALL OPPOSITION 10 FARM BIG RABBIT DRIVE FXPFRI DROPPED TO BENEFIT POOR - Girl Attempts Suicide, Brother Sii Mount Scott People Caught in Shoots Admirer. Burglar Robs a the Act, Spend Sunday in Jail With the Scum of the City, Sen Home, Gets Scare, Escapes. Two io Jail, One in Hospital. tenced Monday. Sylvia Killman, her brother John, Mt. Scott ,«eople are having more than and patrolman Drapeau got their pic their share of notoriety this week. But tures in the paper Saturday as a reeult certain people are dtx* to have some pub- of an affair at the Killman home on licit/, and while not al) of them got all Campbell Street about six o’clock Fri that was coming to them, a few of them day evening. A. L. Killman, the father got it and perhaps others will take warn an«l an unknown burglar et«cap«-d the public eye, even if they did get their ing. The six people eaneanMd in thia names in the papers. The burglar had round up are Wilbert Barnes, Elmer lieen engag«*«i in looting the rooms oc Morternde, Francis Fay, B«-alrice Wil- cupied by Harris Wilson, at the Davis lixaoM. Clara Williams, and Gladys I-ord. house, on South Ninety-second street This sextette of plungers started out last . w!x*n young Killman began to shoot at Saturday evening to paint the town. Claude Rinehart and dropping his bun They have surely left a big black mark dle of appropriated plunder, be yell«*d and it may be some time before it will “don't shoot,” took to the road as fast fade away. as his legs would ca.rrj him. Rinehart The first point of their gathering might have gotten his picture in the seems to have been at Myrtle Park pa;>«-r too, but he was incompent to pose where a ball was in progress. After by the time be was captured. Two bul spending some time here and tanking up lets had ploughed their way through with liquor, they left in a dare or die him, one through his neck, the other frame of mind. They were next re through his shoulder. ported r.t a party on Mt. Scott Ave., The whole affair was unwarranted. somewliere ix;ar tenth. About three Cooler judgment would have prevented o’clock Sunday morning they reached the whole affair, which grew out of the lente and proceeded to spend the re unacceptable «Utentions of Rinehart to mainder of the night in a room in the the Killman daughter. Rinehart had Tobin building, occupied by Barnes. been staying at the Killman home for In the mean time a patrolman had been some time, and of late has been show observing tlieir conduct and when they ing some attention to Miss Killman. pot up for the night, he rent for the The family did not approve of this and “hurry up wagon” and shortly after told him so. He was addicted to the three A. M. he broke in on them and use of liquor, and frequently was found discovered a situation beyond descrip «drunk. He seems to have spent consid tion. “Six in a bed” had tKffbing <w> erable time around the local pool rooms these yonng >ie) «■ neratee. They were and had been there Friday afternoon. promptly hauled to town and spent the ‘The Killman men went home during remainder of the night, Sumiay and the evening and found Sylvia un most of Monday at the county ex|<ri>se. conscious. John Killman jumped to When it came to an investigation the the conclusion that his sister had been testimony was too spicy for the public, <lrugge«l an«l assaulted. He artne«l him who were exduded. The result «>f the self with an old revolver and started to examination waa extremely lenient. look for the cause of the supposed crime. Had local judgment prevailed six The father seemed to have joined in the months would have been lenient. But search and after looking through the owing to the sympathy of the court for pool rooms they saw Rinehart on the the youth of the bunch of young im street. The Killmans say Rinehart at beciles, Clara Williams was turned over tacked Mr. Killman, on which John j>e- to the Juvtmiie Court, Wilbert Barnes, gan to shoot. There were some rocks Elmer Morternde, and Beatrice Williams thrown, and Rinehart bears the appear were given HiisiieiMieti sentenc«*. Gladys ance of having been hit. After several Lord was given thirty days in jail and ilxita Rinehart fell down, got up an«l F J. Fay was instruct«*«! to join his wife ■«tarted to run again, and then stopped in California within thirty «lays. The '< and gave himself up. The three of them Lord woman is a widow. Several of went to the station and soon after this them are well known about Mt. Scott patrolmen Drapeau took them in charge and while their arrest was a surprise to and tliey were taken to the city jail, many, quite a number who were fa and Rinehart was taken to the hospital. miliar with tlie habits of some of the ; It is sai«i his wound will not likely cause lioys have wondered that it «lid not him any serious danger. happen sooner. About the only one in a measure th«* Killman js-ople are in tlie hit who have expre»**l them- warranted in suspecting Rineluul of ex selves publicly is Fay. He seems to treme misconduct. The Killman home think he has made quite a hit and treats is only a short distance from tlie Tron- it as a joke. He is a new man in Lents son home, which recently was the center and spends his time hanging around the of so much publicity. Frequent allusion pool rooms, when he is not out plotting to Tronson’s ^t hail developed the immorality. The local patrolmen are statement from Rinehart that he watching him pretty closely and he thought Tronson did the right tiling stands a good chance of being calle«i in and he is reported as having said he again before his time elapses. would do the same with a girl should site And yet not all the bad, bad people refuse to marry him. He had later are brought to judgment. There have made his advanttee toward Sylvia and been others, older and more experienced ' she did not approve of them. On the who have been doing the same thing in . afternoon a few lxinrs previous to the this part oi the city, and bragging atxxit shooting, Mr. Killman hail gone home it Their demoralizing influence lies unexpectedly and found Rinehart there liack of this event and in all probability and his daughter sitting on his lap. wa>* productive of it to a greater or less After dinner he told Rinehart he would degree. We sugg»*et the authorities keep have to leave. Killman then went ont their ears to the ground. Any young to Gilbert to work on the sch«x>l house. man. or old one either, who makes a When he returned in the evening he habit of doing immoral practices, and found Rinehart had return«*d and made bragging about it. and who assumes an serious threats. He also found his air of bravado in retailing smutty stories, «laughter unconscious. Putting all tliesC may safely classify himself in the same incidents together, the father and son class of degenerates that came to grief decided Rinehart had committe«! a crime as described in the first part of this ar and they started to have him arreste«!, ticle. lnde«*d, even worse, for there is so they say. His resistance resulted in no worse crime than firing youthful the shooting described. imagination with vile and insinuative John Kilhnan was retained in jail, his stories of actual or imaginative exper father release«!, but when he return«*«! to iences, and the author of such th*gener- see his son next «lay lie was likewise acy must have the «piality necessary to kept for want of bond. their production. The whole case teaches a lesson of the danger of hasty decisions Sylvia Kill Pendleton building improvements for man in a tit of anticipation of trouble for her father, so she says, took chloro 11)14 total JI 70.000. form, thinkiug her death might save ! her father from Rinehart’s wrath. John i Salaries ami exjs*nses of deputy game was premature in his judgment, since it wartens totalled (47.000 for this year. is now dear that all his views wen*' wrong. The whole affair ought to be a I A (35,000 a year chain of employment lesson to everybody. Grabbing up a agencies was proposed at the Eugene gun and going after some one without 1 Commonwealth conference. knowing to a certainty that your infor mation is correct is both unwise anti i ment for his foolisli threats, but what dangerous. Still further, there were wonl«l have be«*n tlx* result ha«l “due some people who, on the spur of the in-1 prtxxws of law” been intercept«»«!? Not slant suggested lynching. Those who only one might have loat their kves or were so unwise must feel their foolish libertfea. Whole communities have ness now, when they recognize that it been disrupted by lynching bees, and was more than half a care of misju«!- this «nmmtinity wiH not kwik rm sweff an inent. Rinehart dererved some punish- ' affair as that with conqxxmre.