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LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO., OREQON, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1915
HAS IMPOR-
EAST MULTNOMAH I WOODMERF
IANI PLACE IN PARADE
ENJOYS PROGRESS
UNCLE SAM READY TO GET ABOARD.
SINGULAR CASE
ENDS IN SURPRISE
One of tlie very laid feat urea of tlie
Childrens parade waa tlie pageut put on
| by tile two hundred or more children
I from Wraaimere school. Thia feature
undertook to parade the dignity of the
American |a*ople, tlie crime of war, the
miaery, pov«*rty, diaean* and diatreaa it
provokea, the heroea it produce», tlie
evolution of |a>ace, ami tla* onion of
nation». In tlie development of the
theme I'ncteKani, Johnny Bull, and all
the nationa of the earth were reipiimd
and when they are repreaented in char
a< ter and dr»*»» it made a wonderfully
attractive feature of the parade. Tlie
teacher» ami principal of the Woodmere
M'hooi are to be commended for tlieir
enterprise in evolving such a highly rug-
gent ive diaplay, Neitiier should the par*
i nla of the children participating la* for
gotten for it requires patience and effort
on their part to make auch an under
taking possible.
Vol. 13.
No. 23
LAST SHOT AT
ROAD QUESTION
Wednesday about four o’clock the
car
service delivered a young woman at While Contractors Are Planning
Wealthy Farming Country ol East
the I>nte station that acted ir. an un
ern Part of County Busy Piling
Seige on Resources of the County
accountable manner. Sbe got on the
up More Wealth.
New Improve
Last
Shots Are Being Placed By
train down town and shortly fell -«sleep.
Various Interests.
ments in Evidence.
On reaching l-ents the conductor tried
to awaken her but sbe was found to be
nnconscious. She was taken from the
An alnwnce of m*vvral years from a
Tlie last week has been an especially
car
and carried to the Mt. Scott Drug I busy one to all those concern«*«! in the
prosperous community is r»*war<le«l with
Store and Dr. McSIoy was called. Doc
many surpri»«-». Eastern Multnomah is
got busy and took care ol the case in a road campaign that is now being waged
a wealthy arction ami is daily developing
most attentive manner. She was a nice in this county. The allignijient is not
ita resource». it may la* exaggeration
l<x>king young woman and she took ber bnlike the warfare going on in Europe
to aay that aimut 100 percent of culli-
own time in coming to herself. After for there are two main tones at work,
rated area has laam edited to (lie eastern
about two hours she began to take tlie Warrenite construction people with
end of our county within the paid aevrn
notice and shortly after that sbe gave their several allies, and the Concrete
yi-ars. Xiong with thia haa gone all
out the information that the lived down forces with their allies and neutrals.
aorta of other improvements.
New
on 39th street. Do«- loaded her into his The Warren people have support from
barn» ami new houaea built on modern
auto, carefully, and proceeded to drive a considerable number of subordinate
linea an* to la* aeen in all direction»
toward ber paternal domicile. When companies in Portland who are con
Home of the inoat practical farm build
he reach««! the desired place be de trolled by the Warren people, or who
ing» to la* found in tlie West may la*
livered his charge and presented bis have material interests at stake in tbeir
aeen right in thia county and farmhouse»
bill. The old lady informed him that sncceeeful capturing of the county court.
witli all tlie conveniences of those
she was dot accustomed to pay gentle The Concrete forces are composed of the
found in tlie city an* not at all unoom-
men for taking her daughter out riding dealers in cement, the several contrac
mon. Of conn«* there an* many who
and whate more he needn’t come again. tors who may offer bids on concrete pav
cling to tin* old ayalem of getting along
Just what Doc said or thought or thinks ing; the wood block men who want to
with any old arrangement but there am
has not been made public but it is pre see the works taken in installments and
a lot id them that uae a gravity system
sumed that he will work out an ex the brick men who hope to capture
of water supply, or a pressure lank with
E. L. Row land of 11324. 90th St., were
planation in some way that will fetch some of tlie more difficult sections; and
a gaMiline engine for |>ower. A gooti i rnarrted on Tuesday evening at five I
the mazuma. There isn’t much in the independent tar dealers who say
many of tlie homer are lighted with pri ¡o'clock. Tlie marriage was held at tlie
ducement for a doctor to be courteous their quality of mud is just as sticky as
vate electric light planta, or acetelene, I home of Pete Jai-olison, Rev. Horn- '
even to a young and good looking that put up, or down, by the paving
or gar. Modern rtylea of construction schlich officiating
Friend» of tlie bride
woman if her mother reciprocates in trust, erstwhile denominated the War
an* being adopted and tlie bungalow ir ami grtsini were invited and a generally
that way. The next young woman ren Construction Company. Things are
al moat ar common in U m * country ar I giMxl time is report**«!.
—Allman In Wisconsin State Journal.
that comes to Lente aeleep will be mighty warm all week and the climax
they an* in tin* city. The bungalow
Mr. Rowland is favorably known in
of the campmgn has not been reached.
| passed up to Doc Nelson.
rtyle of building ir especially adaptable I lam la where lie has Iteen (or several
It is expected that something will drop
to country ma*. The two rtory house ir years. Miss Lindahl haa lx*en in Lents
about Friday or Saturday, or the first of
a handicap for any houM>wife who liar only a short time, having come here
next week. By Thursday noon there
all tlie work to do amund the place, from Woodburn about three months
will be some peace terms offered and
Tlien tlie bungalow fite into the sur- •g*.
propositions to divi«le the spoils will be
roumhnga in the country even better
All join in wishing tlie couple a proe-
as common as flies in July.
Edwin M. Whitman of Firland died
A gigantic shipping combination, the
than it do»*s into mint of the town loca I perous wedded association.
Indeed it is rumored that a division
The
playgrounds
at
Lents
are
having
Tuesday
after
a
brief
illness
of
one
day.
greatest
ever
conceived
in
the
history
tion. A bungalow «temands acerage
of
spoils have already been propose«! by
of the world, with a capital of hun- Mr. Whitman for the past four or five a good lot of improvements put in this a little conference that was he hl the
Without doubt Multnomah County
years
baa
been
proprietor
of
a
little
dreds of millions of dollsrs, and with all
haa many of tlie lieat farmer« in Uie
spring. The old gravel pit has been other day, and another rumor has it
the Governments of South and Central store at Firland. He has been ailing I partly filled in and the floor leveled up. that material reward has been offerol
country. Tlu-y atudy their «oils and
America as well an that of the United for some time and went Tuesday to one
they understand the value of frequent '
In the center of this a large circular for favorable "influence.” Betting haa
State» as owners of the controlling in of the city hospitals to undergo an
culture.
Weedy orchani»» and foul po-
wadding pool has been constructed been strong with some, and no takers,
operation.
In
the
midst
of
the
consulta
tato fields am to be found occasionally
Children's Day was celebrated at terests, may be the outcome of the pan- tion he passed away. The cause of hi«
nnless a ten to one was accepted the first
which will give all the small boys and
but tlwy am not very numerous. The Evening Star (»range, June A, by the American financial conference now in
of
the week. Evidently some of the
death is said to have been dilation of some of the girls all sorts of nleasurabl e
neat farm teach»*» ita leanon and the rendering of tlie following program by session here.
"adulterated mud" slingers think they
the
heart.
If the Untie«! States possessed an
•touchy farmer changra hi» system j th«* children present:
Mr. Whitman was a native of throbs this summer. The old play ap have the dirt all to themselves.
either from ahame or necessity.
Song, "America,” Piano Solo, Doro- adequate Merchant Marine this country Columbus, Ohio. He came to Portland paratus has been removed to a new loca
One of the biggest bombs that has
It ir wonderful what a lot of new land i thy Ham»; Reading, “Garden Party," would be enjoying the most stupendous
been
in preparation was fired Saturday.
is lining clear,«I np.
Many of the little Genivieve Spriggs; Recitation, Ethel and far-reaching business boom that in 1908. He was sixty-four years of tion and being somewhat more strung This was a sort of canister. It inclutied a
age.
He
is
survived
by
hie
widow.
out will offer a much better arrange-
corners am lining cleaned out. Even Hams; Piano Solo, Irene Elliott; R«*cita- was ever known. We could sell abroad
lot of stuff that was prepared by a <»m-
land that i« too rough for cultural pur lion, Gerald Mindl; Piano Solo, Helen at least one hundred million dollars per Mrs. Lila Whitman; two daughters, ment for the children. It will be cloeer mittee from the Chamber of Commerce.
Miss
Lucie
Whitman
and
Mrs.
T.
G.
pose* is being clean'd of its s|umps ami Vail; Pantomine Reading, "Mother and month more than we are selling (which
to the shade, too. A new drainage hole The aggregation consisted of wads of
set to gram and another ten yearr will Child,” by Mr*, and Susie Elliott; is |2*’>0,000,(J00) if we had the ships to Benson of Valley Falls, N. D.; two , has been put in near the drinking wotxi block, and other wads of tar and
sons, W. E. Whitman of Portland, and fountain and new toilets will take the
ne<* little idle »tump land. The clearing Piano Solo, Helen Smith.
carry the goods.
F. M. Whitman of Valley Falls, N. D„ place of the old ones. The tool bouse crushed rock. It is loaded with War
It
is
believed
that
a
tremendous
ir being done with tlie stump puller,
Commissioner Bigelow was present
renite with a small dob of Asphaltic
dynamite, and by hand
People are and told of the efforts of a numtier of merchant marine will be the result of j and a brother, ’ J. H. Whitman of has been moved to the west side of the Concrete. Considering that a consider
Topeka,
Kansas.
going at it vigorously and they am mak | (»rangers and city men to establish a this conference. South and Central
grounds, out of sight and the whole a;e
Mr. Whitman was a well educated pearance of the property has been much able number of the members of the
America
want
more
of
our
goods
ami
ing great changes.
Chamber of Commerce are contributors
city market, and of their »ucvetwfnl start
A ride out through the country to on May 16, 191-1. Since that time it has we have not the ships to carry them man, uad been a teacher, and was a | improved thereby. Within a few years to the Warren-Construction Company
writer
of
merit.
He
has
publish*
d
a
I'leaaant Home, north to Beaver ('reek, l»een a wonderful succeiw and a great ami neither have they. Brazil and
the whole park will have been improved charity fund there is evident good
acrom tlie Sandy on the upper Sandy help'to txith producer and the pur Argentine have just established a little collection of poems that has sever to the extent of be«»ming one of the reason for the predisposition for this
bridge, out to Columbia («range hall, chaser. An effort is lieing made to do merchant
marine between
those al charming selections. He has also | most attractive in the city.
class of composition. If the County
_________________
and back by way of the Base Lins road away with this market but we hope that countries and this, but it is still inade written several songs, one, “The Whole
Court is its well informed on al) these
World
Knows
the
Portland
Rose,
”
has
will open your eyes as to what is being they will not succeed.
quate.
facte as they should be they will g»asp
done to provide tlie food supply for the I H. H. Dufur, Master of Woodlawn
President Wilson in addressing this been very popular in this city. The
the full meaning an«! the interests that
funeral
will
be
held
Friday
at
Lerch
’
s
city of Portland and the nortnwest. You Grange gave a comprehensive talk up great conference electrified the audience
are tmek of this report and assign it to
will come home with a sense of pride on tlie Rural Credit System. He showed when he declared that if private capital parlors at 3 o'clock.
its proper place in the county archives.
One of the best of Mr. Whitman's
that you live in such a rapidly growing how it would benefit the farmer.
doee not provide an adequate merchant
The Concrete forces occupy a singular
poems
is
hie
"In
Memorium
”
which
and productive community, not to men
Sister Zeek of Coo« County was pres marine and provide it quickiy the we reproduce:—Ed.
position.
With headquarters pitched in
Workmen are busy grading up the
tion tlie many charming samples of ent and make a few remarks.
Unite«! States must. This statement
tlie middle of the enemy’s territory they
ground
for
the
first
part
of
the
new
aeenii beauty.
elicited thunderous applause from the
IN MEMORIUM
Franklin high school at 52nd St., and are furnishing some pointed paragraphs
conference. The great empire of Ger Yet once again has Mother Earth
Division street. The basements will be for liberal readers and doing some social
many which could be set on the state Clasped to her breast a weary child,
begun
shortly and following that the stunts that are very effective but they
PROTECTING CLOTHING
of Texas nod then would not cover it And sung the song she sings but once
foundations will be laid. It is hoped are handi«uipped by having arrived on
EROM DAMAGE BY MOTH
by fifty-five thousand sqnare miles, has To each, in measure wierd and wild.
that
the new building will be ready for the scene so recently. Tbeir church
by its enormous merchant marine maiw- We hear it at our latest breath,
use by the beginning of the fall term, and social connections have not had
— —
tained a population of about seventy It is the lullaby of Death.
"Clothes moths can tie controlled
though it will keep the contractors going time for full development and it is
The next regular meeting of Mult million people.
only by constant vigilance in freguently nomah County Grange will be bel«i at
to have it in shape. The buildings will probable they will be at <-onsi«terable
Great Britain haa only one hundred E’en at the noontide of thy life
inspecting the cloths» and giving Corbett in Columbia Grange hall next
compose the first "unit” of the plans disadvantage. They have a lot o! toyal
and twenty-one thousand square miles, Return, poor child, return to me,
thorough treatment, says Professor A. Wednesday, June 16
and will provide for the school popula support from their allies, the fellows
Persons wishing so it is not half as large as Texas and it Naught leaving but a spotless name,
L. Ixrvett, assistant entomologist of the to attend will reach the hall by going
tion now living in Mt. S«.*ott, and con who «leal in Asphaltic Concrete,sheet As
A tender, clinging memory;
phalt, Brick, Wood Blocks. Hasnain, etc.,
Oregon Agricultural College. ''Articles to Corbett by way of the railroad anti has the largest export trade of any na
tiguous territory.
Return, to sleep in mother earth,
etc., who all would prefer seeing the
in frequent use are seldom injured by from there they will be taken to the tion on earth, larger than either the
From whose cold bosom thou hast birth.
streets and roads of the county paved
moths while those put away and left hall. It is a fine drive either with a United States or Germany, which is
maintained
by
her
enormous
exports
Thy weary eyes no more shall weep
with stone than covered with adulterated
unuse«! for some time are liki ly to suf team or machine and a large number
Children’s Day Senice
through her merchant marine, which At the uncertainties of life;
fer. Carpets and rugs in rooms where ' will be in attendance in that way.
As a climax to the great festivitees of mud handled by the local combination
there is plenty of light ami where they 11 Besides the regular routine of business gives employment to ber to,000,000 in Thy wasted strength no moreshall shrink the Rose Festival the Lente Evangelical or trust.
From the unkind, unequal strife.
Along toward the en«i of the week it is
are frequently «wept are seldom at there will lie a fine literary program habitants.
Sunday School will hold the annual
If the capitalists of this country have Tired hands, and feet, and trobbing head Children’s Day service next Sunday probable llust other interests will «ie-
tacked.
ami several important dicecuseions. not made a healthy start in this direc
Find rest within thy narrow bed.
"Thorough lieating, shaking and The proposed field day program will be .
morning. The program will be ren- poeit some hot shot and then the Court
brushing and then hanging in the sun taken up and a definite plan arranged tion before Sept. 1st, it is being urged This is Life’s law :—All mortals must
dered by the primary departments ant! will proceeii to dig themselves out. It
light are old and reliable treatment». as to the program that will later be that President Wilson should immedi Yield earth to earth and dust to dust. beginners' departments. Infant bap is hoped they will come ont of it with
ately call a special sei-siou of Congress
Thorough brushing is e»|>ecially neces ; carried through.
tismal service will be one of the features out any tar sticking to their fingers.
in October for the purpose of passings
sary to remove tl e eggs.
of the exercise. The program begins at
bill authorizing the Unital States
Jitney Gets Jolt
"H garments are to lie hung in a
10:40. All are cordially invited.
Lents Grange Meets Saturday
Rubber and Outt» Parch».
government to hut, build, and operate
What came near being a serious ac
closet, clean the room thoroughly and
There nre lni|K>rtnnt distinctions be a great merchant marine so that our cident occurred at the 9*2 street crossing
The regular monthly meeting of Lente
spray the floor and all cracks and tween India rubtier nnd gutta iiercha.
With the dry season just beginning, it Grange will be held Saturday.
The
crevicta with benzine. The garments and In the majority of purposes for food stuffy cotton, manufactured goods of the car line on Tuesday evening. The is considered that calling attention to
usual
forenoon
program
of
business
and
and
mineral
products
can
be
shippe«i
to
“black" jitney crossed the track south the large number of tourists coming in
ahouid then lie examined and brushed I which they are employe«! one cannot
initiations will be carried through. In
replace the other. While the tr«*es the foreign market which will thereby ward and make its return just as a to Oregon this year will be sufficient to
once a month."
yielding India rubber are well distrib disband for fifty years at least our train was>pproaching. It was coming arouse the interest of the people of the the afternoon there will l>e open dis
Frof. Griffin
uted over the tropical parts of the "army of the unemployed.-1’
on a low spee«i and was not able to state to the gravity of the situation. cussion of several topics.
letter heads, envelopes, cards, bill world and may tie cultivated with
make the crossing in time an<! so the La«t year thousands of tourists were of the Agricultural College will be pres
heads, auction notices and posters, more or less facility, the tree which
approaching train ran into to the rear disappointed. They came to Oregon ent and demonstrate his method of can
Playing It Carefully.
dodgers, announcements, etc, at Mt. furnishes gutta iiercha is to tie found
ning fruit and vegetables. There will
Tenderly the ardent swain placed the ol the jitney. It came near mashing
only In Borneo, Sumatra and the Ma
expecting to see the splendid scenery so be some music an<! exercises by the
Bcott Pub. Co., office, Lente.
diamond
circlet
on
111»
lady
love's
fin
the rear of the jitney but fortunately
lay archipelago generally.
ger. "It seals our enHngenient.*’ he no great damage was done to it. The widely advertised, and on their arrival children.
found the brush heaps on fire from the
The lecture hour will be open to the
said.
lady conductor waa thrown down and Cascede to the Coast range, the at
In the Stilly Night.
Daily Mails
"Oh.
Jack,
”
exclaimed
the
girl,
'Isn't
public
at 2 o’clock.
Among
the
noises
of
the
night
may
got
a
severe
jolt
in
the
side
that
con-
Mails at the I^nts postoffice arrive
mosphere resembling a San Francisco
it sweet!"
fined
her
to
her
bed
for
several
hours.
and depart <laily, except Sunday, as fol be mentioned that produced when the
"And now,” continued the young
fog. Those tourists left Oregon in dis
The Mayor of New York who went
man In the upper flat pulls off his
Dr. Nelson took the case in charge and
lows:
shoes nnd drops them on the floor, in man, “would you ndnd giving me a re relieved her suffering. She was able to gust.
west to shoot bears did not succeed in
ceipt
stating
that
the
ring
la
to
be
re
Arrive
Depart
the daylight It would not be noticed,
catching one. He ought to go back to
6dX) A. M.
7:30 A.M. but in the stilly hours those shoes tear turned to me tn case you should change be up a part of Wednesday.
Mrs. Leitch of Fourth avenue has re the Wall street burg and try bis lack
your
mind
about
marrying
msF
’
—
fit.
Persons
who
saw
the
accident
were
12:50P.M.
12:30P.M. a big bole In the silence. — Toledo
of the opinion that it was unavoidable. turned from a visit in Dallas, Oregon. nearer home.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
3:30 P.M.
5:30 P.M. Blade.
E.1. ROWLAND AND
MISS OLGA LINDAHL WED
EXTRA SESSION Of - IE. M. WHITMAN SUC-
C0N6RESS SUGGESTED CUMBS TO HEART FAILURE LENTS PLAYGROUNDS
HAVIN6 GOOD OVERHAUL
EVENING STAR RE
PORTS GOOD Mtf TING
FRANKLIN HIGH
WORK BE6UN
COUNTY GRANGE
MEETS AT CORBETT