Oregon Historical So,
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NEWBERG* YAM HILL C O U N T *. OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1919
MUCH TRAVELED
ARMENIANS STILL
Captain A. J. Gear Who Grew Up at Fine Prospect for Willamette Valley
Butteville Dies Jn
Growers in Future
C. L Lewis
A conference was held Sunday
At a late hour Monday evening
afternoon at the Baptist church by the croes-country bikers, George E.
Pinto, who is deaf, and hla pal, E.
j . J. Handsaker, state director of
V. Johnson, a mute, arrived in New-
Armenian Relief, which was attend-
berg and after skirmishing about
ad by representatives, of all the for some time for quarters for the
Sunday schools in Newberg. as fol night were able to find a cot which
Tuesday morning
lows: V. A. Vincent, Baptist; John they occupied.
Hampton, Naserene; Rev. and Mrs. they called at the Graphic office to
tell of their Journey across the
G. H. Lee and H. Craw, Presby
country.
terian; C. H. Nichols, Methodist;
They aald they were well pleased
Mrs. W . J. Moore. Church of the
with the appearance of Newberg,
Brethren; Wm. Allison, Free Meth
odist; Asa Sutton, Friends; Rev. K. Baying It was in advance of many
cities of its sise, even in the state
H. Slcfcafooss, Christian.
of New York, in the way of paved
A cable from the Caucasus was
etreeta, lights and other modern
read showing a congestion Of ref
improvements. Both are big husky
ugees In that district of more than
fellows, clad in khaki and appear
800,000 people, who,
to be well able to carry their packs.
conditions In Turkey, do not
They said they were occasionally
dare to return home and who with
bothered with sore feet, making it
—their 150,000 children must be pro
necessary to lay by a day or two in
vided for until the 1920 harvest.
a place in order to rest their pins.
"W e thought the last two win-
* Pinto began his walk in 1914,
mis were the worst possible," de
clared Mr. Handsaker, “ but the having originally intended to walk
winter of 1919-20 will be without to Kansas City only. Ha left Bos-
exception the worst the world .has ton In a blizzard on
and made a trip of 227, miles
ever k n ow n ."-'
Plana were discussed and adopted through Massachusetts sad Con
assuring Mr. Handsaker that every necticut to New York City, the nee
Sunday 'school In Newberg would up the Hudson to Albany, Troy,
make the’ largest offering In Its his Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland ■ wad
He then weqj
tory wt Christmas to help meet the to Columbus, Ohio.
northward
to
Toledo.
Detroit, Lan-
greatest need In the world
sing,
Chicago,
Milwaukee
and St. ELM ER E. JOHNSON, OF ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA, A N D GEORGE E.
Speaking at
the Presbyterian
Paul,
then
south
to
Kansas
City,
PINTO, O f BOSTON.
church In the evening Mr. Hand
saker said: “It was a pleasure to on to Omaha, Clay Center, Salina,
but
th^y
■hewed -orach ear» on -the part mi
the local committee.
Oregon waa Halley
and across the Blaekfoot
desert to Blackfoot, thence north-
east to Yellowstone Park, Living
ston. Bozeman, Butte, Helena and
Great Falls, back acroes the conti
nental divide to Deer Lodge and
Missoula Montana. From Missoula«
to Spokane Pinto covered the routé
once more in running togs, consist
ing of a light track outfit, sweater,
Indian moccasins and sealed ped
ometer.
Johnson is also a much traveled
man. having been over a large part
of this country and Alaska. He Is
a .-woodsman and montnaln hiker.
Both will camp and depend largely
on fishing line and guns for food.
They went from here to McMinn
ville and expect to go south to San
Francisco and Los Apgeles.
Pinto
expects either to leave Los Angeles
by boat for Australia or turn east
and southward through
Mexico,
then through the southern states to
Florida and back to Boston, thus
completihg a circuit of the United
"U . S. G. Miller, our local chair
States. He has already gone 8,1?00
man, reports a healthy Interest In
the cluse of our starving children,
In Newberg and vicinity.”
lng about the ruins of houses."
The appalling nature of the pres
“One thousand and thirty-one
ent need is shown by the following
starving, naked children
packed
recent reports:
closely in temporary refuge without Scripture.
Alexandropol— “Every
day
200 covering, the moans of sick ones Anthem, Lord, Keep Us Safe This
bodies of starved
refugees
are heard some distance away."
Night, Zielinski.
pieked up.
Marsovan Area— “Sixty-one thou Prayer, Rev. K. H. Sickafoose, Pas
Igdlr— "Houses are full of un- sand orphans are diseased and
tor Christian Church.
burl ed dead; children lying dead in wretched. Their parents were mas Response, Choir.
the streets. Orphans gathered Into sacred or died of exposure."
Hymn, 213.
an open courtyard, sleep on the
Aleppo— "Sixty
thousand
refu An nouncements.
ground with no covering. The next gees In this district."
Offertory Music.
morning they ere sorted over and
Beirut— "Seven thousand orphans Offertory, Soft Floating on the
the dead ones put to one side.“
in this elty alone."
Evening Air, Root.
Sidon— “tn
— *Tfut a smile in this place Just
people crying AJam! A Jam! ( I am fifth of louses fallen into rain and
Prof. W. R. Jewell.
hungry).
When given food, they 40 per cent of Inhabitants have Soto, The King’s Buslm
Excel!
break down and weep from sheer died.
Of those living nearly the
W . Y. Arthur.
weakness."
same percentage are In need of food Anthem, Praise Ye
Errlan— "People dying In the and they are wearing decayed and
Gounod.
streets of starvation, dysentery, ty foul-smeling rags.1
Benediction.
phus, cholera.
The sights around
Junefc— "On# hundred and twen Postlude. Selected.
us a re heartrending; staggering, ty-nine villages whose pre-war pop
The service will commence at
discolored, emaciated or bloated ulation of 78,220 has dwindled to 7:30 p. ra. sharp and you are re
creatures wander the streets."
35.810."
quested to be on hand early so that
"Mothers and dylflg children ly-
"Lack here of clothing Is acute.” you will enjoy all the music.
the first state to put a car of e tc h
ing on the fVack and our N ew York
committee has Just wired their con
gratulation.
"During the past four years we
have raised and spent $30,050.-
474.50. Instead of taking expense
money from ,the relief funds we
have added to the relief account
$108,604.36 from fuhds given us
for expenses and from Interest on
daily bank balances.
“ The Turk» are turning women
and girls out of their orphanges
and harems faster than we can care
foy them and there are thousands
of children for whom we are still
unable to care.
“To help bridge the chasm from
now until February, the time of
our general campaign, we are ap
pealing to Sunday schools and Indi
viduals to ‘adopt* as many of these
children as possible, the cost being
about $60 per year.
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WEST
ger of the Oregon Growers' Co-op-
erative
river, passed away
poor crop of apples In Wee tern Ore
Captain Geer was born at Butte-
CHEHALEX
The
West
Chehalem
Sunday
school did credit to herself last
Sunday in the offering made for
the Armenians.
Collections taken
in the classes amounted to $34, to
which was added $17 from the gen
eral and birthday funds, bringing
the total up to $51.
The “U. S.
Boys" class led in the offerings, a
few boys taught by the superinten-
—
gW I M - n e a W T I T ------ “
“***
There Is e loyal group in West
Chehalem who are doirig splendid
work. One boy rides on his bicycle
sixteen miles every Sunday to at
tend Sunda^ school, and our effi
cient and faithful superintendent,
DeVere Fendall, fs always on the
Job.
F. C. Stannard. Pastor.
IN HONOR OF MISS FORKNER
Mrs. Ben E. Evans entertained
in her home above Springbrook
last Saturday evening in honor of
Miss Alma Forkner, whose marriage
to R. C. Patterson will take place
soon.
The evening was pleasantly
spent in talking over old times.
Miss Forkner makes the eighth
bride to leave the White Meatier
Club.
The club presented her with a set
of silver knives, forks and spoons.
Delicious refreshments were served.
The members present were the
Mesdames H. R. Patterson, James
Blackburn, E. L. Evans, O. Shires,
the Mieses Alma Forkner, Anna
Kennedy, Lillian Jeffreys Cook, of
Subscribe for the Graphic and keep Portland,
Lulu
Forsyth,
Helen
In touch with your surroundings,
Scott. Olga Blackburn.
MAT BE IT'5
HECAUSe
C. I. Lewis, Organisation Mana
steamboat pilot on the Willamette
vile, on the Willamette, September
6. 1859. He was the eon of 7. W.
Geer, Oregon pioneer of 1847. At
the age of 10 he began his career
on the river, becoming a deck hand
on the steamer, “City of Salem,”
historic vessel which plied between
Oregon City and Corvallis and
which was wrecked at Rock Island
about 40 years ago.
During thé gold rush of« 1898 in
Alaska Captain Geer engaged in
steam boating in Alaskan waters.
He left Vancouver, B. C., the latter
part of June, In command of the
steamer Constantino, for Alaska,
in tow of the tug South Portland.
The vessel was wrecked July 4.
1898, off the coast of St. Michael.
Captain Geer and craw made St.
Michael safely, however, and there
be purchased the steamer J. P.
Light, with which be proceeded up
the Yukon.
The trip from St. Michael to
Dawson City waa made in 20 days.
The next season, 1899, ^ Captain
G eertook command of the steamer
Mary F. Graff and made the round
trip, St. Michael to Dawson City and
return, in the record time of 21
days. That same season he made a
second trip to Dawson City and re-
turn, being thé first man to maté
BAPTIST CHURCH CHOIR----- i IDAHO JUDGE COMMITS
SUICIDE m POETIAMO two complete trips In one season
On Sunday evening the choir
The 6,400 miles was made in 56
Judge J. J. Guheen, Pocatello,
6n June 19, 1917. Captain Geer
•HNbo,'' district court jurist, former
attorney general of Idaho and said brought the steamer Bailey Oatsert
rectlon of W . Y. Arthur,
to be prominent in Idaho politics, over the rapids at Cascade Locks,
The program will consist of mu took his own life at 8:45 o’clock bringing 125 passengers. This was
sic that will be pleasing to those Tuesday morning in Portland when the first time the rapids had ever
that are interested in the church he reclined against a tree on Love- been run with any considerable
music of modern times.
Joy street, between Nineteenth and number of passengers. High water
While this choir has been organ Twentieth streets, and fired a bul- had closed the locks and in making
the run from The Dalles to Portland
ized only a short time it is never let through his heart.
theless rendering music of s nature
Long a patient at the Portland it was necessary to bring the vessel
The two
that would be a credit to any of the Medical hospital, where he has been through In this way.
miles
of
rapids
were
covered
in
large churches in Portland.
suffering from the effects of a ner
Mr. Arthur has spent a great vous breakdown incident to heavy three minutes.
Captain Geer also shot the-Celtlo
deal of time in putting the choir in court woek and w ar work duties,
ita present form, and the citisens of Judge Guheen started his usual rapids on several occasions, once
Newberg ought to show by their morning walk from the hospital. about eight years ago aiding Cap
attendance that
they appreciate Close to the institution he paused, tain Duluth tn bringing down the
That same year
the efforts that are putting this sat upon the curb, leaned against a steamer Norma.
he shot the rapids with two wooden
choir to the front.
tree and fired the fatal shot.
The choir is composed of New
Despondency due -to a nervous barges, losing one member of the
berg people only, and anyone that breakdown Is the motive assigned crew in this dangerous trip when a
hears them oil Sunday night will by hospital workers for the suicide. deck hand was washed overboard
not only be benefited by same but Judge Guheen went to Portland at Big Eddy.
Captain Geer was a cousin of T.
will realize the treat that is in store about a year ago and spent some
for them during the holidays, as time at a hospital. Seemingly re T. Geer, ex-governor of Oregon, and
this choir is the one that will ren covered. he spent most of the sum is survived by the following imme
der a concert during the holidays mer at Seaside and returned to the diate relatives: His widow, Mrs. A.
for the people of Newberg without hospital two months ago. He had J. Geer, and three children. Mrs.
any cost of any character.
been brooding because of ill health Bertha Brown, of Seattle, Miss Amy
Geer and A. C. Geer, of Portland.
Sunday evening's program will
A. C. Geer Is captain of the steamer
contain the following:
Shaver.
Two sisters, Mrs. A. Mc-
Prelude, Voluntary, Bach.
Culy, of Butteville, and Mrs. Frank
Song Service, Old familiar hymns in GOOD REPORT FROM
Brewster, of Portland, also survive.
the old familiar way.
help Unpack thé clothing sent froi
clothes of good quality
On Inst Sunday at tala homo in
Portland, Capt. A. J. Geer, former
NO. IT ISN'T *C £A lH g~I
M ight
Who
Af|?Ai0 TIC r AM AFRAiD YOt
TEAR MY CLOTHES r1 T é AR'ftxA CIGNO!
-CLOTHES CAN
ALWAYS BE /
MtNOCAYOO F,
KNOW ! r>0
Roue burg to Portland will give US
500 care next year, and a good crop,
1,000
GAME T W A Y ^ V ^
cars
or
better.
This
w ill
mean $1,000,01)0 to Western O r e p n
next year, and from $2.000,00g to
$5,000,090 annually In lees than
five years. This mesne money cran
ing to Oregon from the outside. It
means lota of profitable labor In
harvesting, packing and ge nasal
handling of the crop.
It « * — i *
mean an added prosperity to thin
section of the state. To attain tfe*
maximum results, we must resort
to better spraying.
The scab toll!
this past year has been.very large.
For. the past two'-yeara, w e h a v e M t
had very much scab, but the warn
moist weather in June this year
gave the scab a good start, and
growers were careless in not detect
ing Its presence, or if they did, tn
The result is there
lots of apples which should have-
brought $2 a box, and better, that,
will have to go into the cull pUe.
Many of the orchards likewise must
resort to better and earlier tillage.,
Western Oregon is coming to the-
front as one of the finest apple die-
tricts in the Pacific Northwest.
ous. the fruit is large, well colored.
and o f , fine quality. The trade is.
learning this, is becoming inter
ested in the district, and It is pay
ing the top market price for our
The Oregon Growers Co-operativw
Association this past week signet!
up the largest acreage in its his
tory, namely, 1,200 acres in a
week's time. Large orchardists a m
becoming interested in the Associa
tion. Already in October, we have-
on e 350 acre orchard of apples an<!
pears, one of 140 acres, and one o f
80 acres. The Association now hau
over 11.000 acres signed up. One
district, namely. Salem, has over
2.000 acres, and is rapidly nearing;
the 3,000 acre mark. Douglas and
Lane counties are Following very
closely.
Dallas and Sheridan dis
tricts both have over 1,000 acres.
That we will reach the 20,000 acre
minimum predicted by the officers
is very evident. Everything points
to an acreage nearer 30.000 thau
20.000 before spring.
KOREAN STUDENT SPEAKER
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
C. S. Pil, a Korean student at
tending Pacific- College, spoke at
the First Baptist church last Sun
day night on the subject, “ Korea's
Appeal to Citizens and Christians
of America,“ In which he stated
some brief historical facts relative
to Korea and told of the pathttic
situation at the present time, how
the Jape are plundering peaceful
villages and butchering tbe patri
otic nationalists, in an attempt to
stamp out Christianity from Korea-
In concluding his speech he said-
In part. "The principles for which
American lives, have been sacrificed
must be operative not only In Eu
rope but In the Far East, and that
these must usher Korea to a new
day of justice, peace and freedom
from oppresion.“
It is expected that the Baptist
church will write a resolution of
protest In the name of Christianity
and humanity to the Senate o f the
United States in appeal that justice
be done to the Koreans who are
struggling for Independence.
TORE MY PANTS v/HCN
M£ IN TAC W - T ) 1
states
gon in the territory extending from
G e e t m g i ad or t h a t ,’
-see now podw afpiohj
ME TJKKU
Association,
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