NO MATTER HOW THE ELECTION GOES YOU’LL NEED THE OUTLOOK ALL THE TIME. G resham O utlook T W IC E A W EEK VOL. 6, 4 » * » 4 ■» GRESHAM. NO. 66 MULTNOMAH OWNERS OF LAND WILL SUFFER CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY T h a t th e o w n e r o f la n d w ill su ffe r ta l v a lu e w ill be tr a n s f e r r e d to th e th e co n fisc a tio n o f h is p ro p e rty , s t a te ; th e o w n e r w ill re ta in th e s h e ll and th e s ta te w ill ta k e th e k e rn e l. w h ile th e m an w ho r e n ts la u d will “ L a n d w ill n o t h av e any se llin g n o t be b e u e fitte d by th e a d o p tio n ot value. R e n t w ill n o t cease, b u t w ill to th e s t a te as u n iv e rs a l th e '•F u ll R e n ta l V alu e L a n d T ax be p aid and H o m e m a k e rs ’ L o an F u n d la n d lo r d .” C. E. S pence, m a s te r of th e s ta te A m e n d m e n t” is o n e o f th e p o in ts e m ­ g ra n g e , h a s ta k e n a s tro n g s ta n d p h asiz e d by H e n ry E. R eed , a ss e sso r a g a in s t th e S in g le T ax m e a s u re , of M u ltn o m a h co u n ty . By a n a ly z in g n am ed on th e b a llo t th e " F u ll R e n ta l th e re s u lts of th is sin g le tax m e a s u re V alu e L an d T ax a n d H o m e m a k e rs’ M r. R eed p ro v e s t h a t sh o u ld it be L o an F u n d A m e n d m e n t,” In an In­ a d o p te d , all la n d le n t a ls m u st be p aid us a t p re s e n t, w ith th e s t a te as te rv ie w th e o th e r d ay he s a id ; " T h is m e a s u re w ould no t b en efit u n iv e rs a l la n d lo rd . H e also sh o w s th e f a r m e r in th e le a s t. In fa c t it w hy, w ith th is a m e n d m e n t’s r e ­ w o u ld in ju r e e v ery e n te r p ris in g m a r k a b le p ro v isio n s e n fo rc e d , la n d fa r m e r sev erely . “ It a m o u n ts , p ra c tic a lly , to c o n ­ will n o t h av e any s e llin g v alu e. In s p e a k in g o f th e c e rta in re s u lts fiscatio n o f all la n d by th e s ta te . N ow, if th e y s t a r t in to co n fiscate of tliis m e a s u re , w h ich is on th e No­ la n d , th e n ext s te p w ill be to c o n ­ v e m b e r b a llo t, Mr. R eed , in a G re s h ­ fiscate im p ro v e m e n ts on th e land " W h a t re c o u rse w ould m e r e be am sp e e c h , s a id : " T h e v a lu e o f la n d , w hen n o t sp e c ­ fo r a fa r m e r, r e n tin g la u d u n d e r .h e u la tiv e , is o n ly its n e t p ro d u c t- - o r p ro v isio n s of th is bill, if lie fo u n d r e n t— c a p ita liz e d a t th e r a te p e r cen t h im se lf u n a b le to k eep up h is p ay ­ w hich th e co m m u n ity re g a r d s a s a m e n ts on th e lan d a f te r h e h ad s p e n t f a ir r e tu r n on re a l e s ta te in v e s t­ I l l s m oney und la b o r fo r m any y e a rs m en ts. T h e a m e n d m e n t a im s to in im p ro v in g it? " H e w ould lose th e la u d , o f c o u rse, ta k e , th r o u g h ta x a tio n , all o f th e re n t a n d pay it in to th e s ta te tr e a s ­ blit how co u ld he sa v e uis im p ro v e ­ m e n ts? He c o u ld n ’t ta k a h is b arn ury. " W h e n su ch a sp ecial an d e x c lu s­ w itli h im , n o r ills l r r i g a i i o i d itc h e s ive p e rm a n e n t (ax us th is is im ­ n o r d ra in a g e d itc h e s, n o r even his p o sed , tin p re s e n t v a lu e o f it fa lls fences. " T h is bill is a n o th e r fo rm of lo r a ll llin i' to co m e upon th e p re s ­ T h e p eo p le h av e re ­ e n t o w n e r. T h e c a p ita l v a lu e o f th e S in g le T ax. la n d is a t o n ce re d u c e d to n il— c o n ­ je c te d S in g le T ax in tills s t a te re ­ fiscated by th e ta k in g of th e e n tir e p e a te d ly . AU fa r m e rs w ho h av e th e ir ow n g ro u n d re n t. M a n ife stly , if th e r e be th e In te re s ts o f th e no g ro u n d re n ta l, th e r e can be no in te r e s ts a n d c a p ita l v a lu e re m a in in g In th e h a n d s fa r m e rs as a cla ss a t h e a rt s.io u ld of th e p o sse sso r of th e title , no m a t­ v o te a g a in s t th is b ill.” M any peo p le s till co n fu se th is te r w h a t th e e x te n t o r v a lu e o f his " F u ll R en ta! V alu e L an d T ax h o ld in g s. " T h e to ta l, o r use v a lu e of th e I A m e n d m e n t” w ith th e s ta te r u r a l la n d , w ill n e ith e r be in c re a se d n o r | c re d its m e a su re . The lan d tax d e c re a s e d by th e ta x ; it w ill re m a in th e sa m e w h e th e r th e ta x be h ig h o r I a m e n d m e n t is Nos. 3 06 a n d 307 on low. W h a t w ill o c c u r is th a t th e to ­ th e N o v em b er b a llo t. NEW ASSOCIATION A TON OF CORN TO HELP TEMPERANCE FOR FIVE CENTS T h e M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty G rav e- D ig g e rs’ a ss o c ia tio n w as o rg a n iz e d a t th e M e th o d ist E p isco p al c h u rc h S u n d a y m o rn in g , a s a c u lm in a tio n of ih e very in te re s tin g a n d in s tru c tiv e a d d re s s by E. A. B a k e r, p re s id e n t of ih e O reg o n A n ti-S alo o n leag u e . T h is is a u n iq u e o rg a n iz a tio n , an d so f a r as is k n o w n , th e o n ly o n e of its k in d in e x is te n c e . Its o b je c t a n d c o n d itio n s of m e m b e rsh ip a r e as fo llo w s; T h is o rg a n iz a tio n is a G re sh a m c re a tio n , n o n -s e c ta ria n an d n o n -p o litic a l. A ny p e rso n , w h ite o r b lack , v o te r o r n o n -v o te r, w ho is in s y m p a th y w ith th e d ry law s of O re ­ g o n , can becom e a m e m b e r by a g r e e ­ ing to use h is o r h e r In flu en ce a g a in s t th e B re w e rs ’ W et A m e n d ­ m en t. Y o u r v o te is y o u r sh o v el. G et in to th e ra n k s a n d h elp b u ry th e w h iak ey traffic w ith fifty th o u s a n d m a jo rity . T h e first r e g u la r m e e tin g of th e a s s o c ia tio n w ill be h eld th is e v e n in g a t th e M e th o d ist E p isco p al c h u rc h a t 7 :3 0 . Rev. A. C. M oses o f P o rtla n d w ill be p re s e n t a n d ta lk on how to h elp in th e c a m p a ig n . T h e re w ill be good m usic. A ll a re In v ited . T h e officers o f th e a s s o c ia tio n a re , p re s id e n t. Geo. F. h o n e y ; vice p re s ­ id e n t, M rs. E lla A to n ; s e c r e ta ry an d tr e a s u r e r , M rs. E. A. L e o n a rd . T h e c h e c k in g up on som e o f th e d e m o n s tra tio n s h a s Deen o ccu p y in g p a rt o f my tim e th e la s t tw o w eeks. S om e of th e re s u lts a re r a th e r re ­ m a r k a b le a n d w ill be g iv en p u b l'c a - tio n as th e y a re fig u red o u t. The one d e m o n s tra tio n on th e fa rm o f Mr. H e lm e r Jo h n s o n n e a r P le a s a n t H om e g o es to s u b s ta n tia te w h at I re c o m m e n d e d to se v e ra l fa r m e rs la s t sp rin g . T h a t is, th a t a little q u ic k ly a v a ila b le fe r tiliz e r p la n te d w ith th e co rn w ill give it a good s t a r t an d k eep it g ro w in g th r o u g h th e cool w e a th e r d u rin g May a n d th e first p a rt o f J u n e anil re s u lt in an in c re a se d y ield of g re e n co rn fo r th e silo. T h e r e s u lts w hich M r. Jo h n s o n se ­ c u re d a re a lm o st u n b e lie v a b le , b u t th e y h a v e been se c u re d th r o u g h th e c a re fu l w o rk of tw o o th e r p a rtie s b e­ sid e s m y self. W ith 58 c e n ts w o rth o f fe r tiliz e r p e r a c re , he in c re a se d th e y ield 10.4 to n s p e r a c re , o r a t a fe r tiliz e r cost o f less th a n six c e n ts p e r to n of g re e n c o rn . T h e co rn w*a w eig h ed a f t e r it h ad been fro ste d a n d th e leav es » e r e p ra c tic a lly d ry . T h e y ield of g re e n co rn on th e u n fe rtiliz e d p a r t of th e field » a s 12.8 to n s p e r a r e a n d on th e fe rtiliz e d p a r t 23.2 to n s p e r a c re . A fte r fillin g h is silo Mr. Jo h n s o n h a s a b o u t tw o a c re s le ft. O reg o n R a ilro a d c o m m issio n T h e r e s u lts a r e p ro b ab ly g r e a te r ab ai d o n s v a lu a tio n o f O reg o n tr u n k th a n ca n be receiv ed on an a v e ra g e lin e of th e H ill sy ste m , as I n t e r s t a te of a ll of o u r d iffe re n t so ils b u t m an y C on m erce C o m m issio n is d o in g th e can g e t c o rn ju s t as c h e a p by g iv in g saw w o rk . T h is w o rk of th e fe d e r ­ it a tr ia l. W e h o p e to h av e se v e ra l al g o v e rn m e n t is b ein g d u p lic a te d In try th is d e m o n s tra tio n a n o th e r y e a r n eat ,y all s ta te s a t p u b lic ex p en se to d e te r m in e its v a lu e on th e d if f e r ­ a n d sh o w s th e folly o f jo in t c o n tro l e n t so ils o f th e c o u n ty . of th e ra ilro a d s by 45 s ta te s a n d a lso S. B. H A L L , C o u n ty A gent. by th e n a tio n . FATHER FILES SUIT TO RECOVER LAND Keep Hunters Out. P la n ty of "N o T re s p a s s o r No A lle g a tio n s th a t h is son to o k a d ­ H un in g " sig n s a t O u tlo o k office— clo th o r c a r d b o a r d — 5c a n d 10c each . v a n ta g e o f h is a g e a n d in firm itie s in in d u c in g h im to sig n a deed to a P h o t e y o u r o r d e r — 701. fa rm n e a r O rie n t a re m a d e in a s u it filed y e s te rd a y a t O reg o n C ity by F ritz lim m e r m a n , ag ed 77 y e a rs, a g in s t h is so u , C a rl T im m e rm a n . 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T here is ju s, one exception, a com bination subscription, in which ease the person selected will he given an o rd er for $1.00 instead of $1.50. . The draw ing will he made from the d u p licate receipts kept by us ami unknow n to the person m aking the selection.___________________ RESIDENT OF VICINITY ARMSTRONG OPPOSES PASSES AWAY IN KANSAS COUNTY UNIT SYSTEM A bout fifty te a c h e rs w ere p re s e n t a t th e c o u n ty in s titu te , h eld in th e G re sh a m d is tric t sc h o o lh o u se on S a tu rd a y la s t. C o u n ty S u p e rin te n ­ d e n t A. P. A rm s tro n g p re sid e d . D in­ n e r w as se rv e d by tile d o m estic scien ce cla ss of U nion H ig h S chool No. 2. e la b o r a te p re p a r a tio n s h a v in g been m a d e fo r a la r g e r a tte n d a n c e , w ith th e re s u lt m a t th e r e w as a sm a ll deficien cy a f t e r e v e ry o n e had been se rv e d . N. C. M aris, (,. A. C. F ie ld w o rk e r, g av e an a d d re s s on in d u s tr ia l c lu b w ork. S. B. H all, co u n ty a g r ic u l­ tu r is t, in tro d u c e d th e boys a n d g irls of M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty w ho won p riz ­ es a t th e co u n ty a n d s ta te fa irs in th e c a n n in g c o n te s t a n d o th e r school fe a tu re s . T h e w om en te a c h e rs of th e n o rm a l d is tr ic t o rg a n iz e d a s c h o o lm a ’ani c lu b w ith M rs. W allace of th e G ilb ert sch o o l a s p re s id e n t. M iss M arian R o b e rts o n , p rin c ip a l of th e R o ck ­ wood sch o o l w as e le c te d vice p re s i­ d e n t a n d Mrs. J a n e t G ra n t of F a ir- view w as ch o sen s e c r e ta r y - tr e a s u r e r . M rs. A lva L ee S te p h e n s , p re s id e n t of th e P o rtla n d p a r e n t- te a c h e r s ’ a s­ so c ia tio n s, g av e a v ery in te re s tin g a n d in s tru c tiv e a d d re s s. S h e u rg e d th e te a c h e rs to o rg a n iz e a p a re n t- te a c h e r c irc le in e v ery sch o o l d is tric t of file c o u n ty . C o u n ty S u p e rin te n d e n t A rm s tro n g sp o k e on p ro p o sed sch o o l le g isla tio n . H e a d v o c a te d a te n u r e o f office a c t fo r th e r u r a l sc h o o ls a n d o p p o sed thi co u n ty u n it sy stem o f o rg a n iz in g each c o u n ty Into o n e d is tr ic t w ith o n e b o ard jf d ire c to rs , o n e o f w hom Is to be th e co u n ty sch o o l s u p e r in ­ te n d e n t. M iss D o ro th y L ew is o f P o rtla n d sa n g e ig h t se le c tio n s fo r th e te a c h ­ ers. M iss L ew is h a s a lovely voice an d e v e ry o n e w ho h e a rd h e r was w ell p leased . TU ESD A Y S AND F R ID A Y S T h e fo llo w in g o b itu a ry w as s e n t us by F ra n k E. B ates, of S p rin g d a le , fro m W o o d sto n , K a n sa s, w h ith e r he w ent lust J u ly w ith Ills m o th e r, h o p ­ in g th a t tlie c h a n g e w ould b en efit h e r h e a lth . T h e m any frie n d s of th e fam ily h e re jo in in s y m p a th y fo r th e b e re a v e d o n e s, w ho in h e r d e a th have lost a beloved m o th e r a n d a fa ith fu l frie n d . O rrila A. F is k w as b o rn in B u ­ chanan, M ichigan, D ecem b er 13, 184» a n d d e p a rte d th is life in W ood­ s to n , K a n sa s, O c to b er 1, 1916. S he w as u n ite d In m a r ria g e to S u tllff B ates S e p te m b e r 16, 1866 at B u ­ chanan. T o thiB o n io n w ere b o rn five c h ild re n , tw o so n s a n d th r e e d a u g h te r s , all of w hom su rv iv e h e r, h e r h u s b a n d h a v in g proceeded h e r elev e n m o n th s a n d tw elv e d ay s, M rs. W . G. T h o m a s o f W o o d sto n , K a n sa s, M rs. G ra n t B ell, Mrs. C. C. C ro w sto n , F ra n k a n d H a rle y B ates of T ro u td a le , O reg o n . S he Is also su rv iv e d by tw o b ro th e rs und o ne s is te r , B. F. B ates of B uchanan, M ich., M rs E llen D o w n in g of G alien , M ich ig an a n d C. K. F is k , S an d y , O r­ egon. In 1879 sh e m oved to K a n sa s w ith h e r h u s b a n d a n d c h ild re n , s e t ­ tlin g on a h o m e s te a d five m iles west of A lto n , w h e re th e y re sid e d u n til 1890 w hen th e y re m o v e d to T ro u td a le , O reg o n , re m a in in g (h e re u n til J u l \ o f th e p re s e n t y e a r w hen, w ith h e r son F ra n k sh e r e tu rn e d to K a n sa s to th e h o m e o f h e r d a u g h t­ e r M rs VZ. G T h o m a s, in th e hopes of b e n e fitin g h e r d e c lin in g in a lth , b u t to no a v a il as sh e continue d to fail ra p id ly u n til sh e fell a sle e p I i the L ord. S he w as c o n v e rte d In th e y e a r 1892 to th e fa ith w hich ex c lu d e s all th o u g h ts of »elf rig h te o u s n e s s , re ly ­ ing w holly upon th e blood o f C h rist as th e a to n e m e n t fo r sin , a n d w hich live .< e v e r u n d e r th e b rig h tn e s s of t h a t h ope of th e C h ris tia n , th e speedy r e tu r n of o u r L o rd fo r ills ow n, b o th liv in g and sle e p in g H er body w as laid to re s t In th e S p rin g B ra n c h c e m e te ry th e r e to a w a it th e glo ry o f th e re s u rre c tio n F u n e ra l se rv ic e s w ere c o n d u c te d by Rev Mr. M yers of th e W oodston M E. c h u rc h . “ W h a t m is fo r tu n e th e n h a p p e n e d to B ish o p O d o ? " w as a q u e stio n a sk e d o f th e h is to ry c lass, a c c o rd in g to a c o rr e s p o n d e n t o f th e L o ndon S p e c ta to r, " H e wen« o lln d ,” o n e p u ­ pil a n sw e re d . An e x p la n a tio n w as dem anded. "T h e re , s ir!" tr iu m ­ p h a n tly ex c la im e d th e y o u th fu l his to r ia n , " t h e book sa y s s o .” T h e s e n ­ N o tice o f t h an ge o f t orpe» at ion Name. ten ce in d ic a ti d re a d , "O d o w as d e ­ p riv ed o f h is se e .” In p u rs u a n c e of re s o lu tio n of A n E n g lis h m a n h a s in v e n te d a d e ­ s to c k h o ld e rs , th e n a m e o f th e S te r l­ vice to e n a b le a v ia to rs in flight to ing A K id d e r H a rd w a re Co., a c o r­ p ick u p m essag es fro m th e g ro u n d p o ra tio n of O reg o n , h as been W eath er Forecast. by d ro p p in g a g ra p n e l a t th e en d of ch a n g e d to t h a t of th e L. L. K id d e r _______ a line. H a rd w a re C o., an d S u p p le m e n ta l R ocky M o u n tain a n d P la te a u R e -j g io n s: T h e in d ic a tio n s a re th a t th e D u p o n t s tu m p p o w d er, cap s, fuse, A rtic le s o f In c o r p o ra tio n hav e been w e a th e r d u i^ n g th e c o m in g w eek w ill j e tc ., fo r sa le by A. W M etzg er. Good t tiled a n d sa id c h a n g e a llo w e d by th e be g e n e ra lly f a ir w ith te m p e r a tu r e s j sto c k a lw a y s on h a n d . P ro m p t d e ­ C o rp o ra tio n C o m m iss io n e r o f O re ­ g o n ; a n d , h e r e a f te r , sa id c o rp o ra tio n n e a r th e se a s o n a l a v e ra g e . liv e ry . P h o n e 661. w ill be k n o w n a n d do b u sin e ss as A p p a ra tu s th a t sim p lifie s th e e x ­ Some folks never borrow trouble; tb e L. L. K id d e r h a r d w a r e Co. a m in a tio n o f p a p e r m o n ey u n d e r a they just borrow a dollar then forget L. L KIDDER HARDWARE CO m a g n ify in g g la s s h a s been p a te n te d It. By L. L. Kidder, President. by a C a lifo rn ia w om an. By James Elklngton, Secretary. $1.50 PER YEAR PIONEER TYPE OF HOUSES THAT IS FAST DISAPPEARING B efo re th e day» of th e first saw - m ill8 of O reg o n th e r e w ere fra m e h o u ses, b u ilt o f lu m b e r b ro u g h t a ro u n d C ape H o rn in th e slo w -sa il­ ing sh ip o f th e d ay s of ’O . P o r t­ lan d , O regon C ity. V a n co u v er and A sto ria hav e a few of th e m yet. P ro b a b ly o n e of th e o ld e st sp e c i­ m ens of th e s e e a rly h o u se s is yet to lie seen ju s t a s h o r t d is ta n c e w est of th e M ount T a b o r re s e rv o ir on th e S ection L in e ro ad . T h e re is only a tr a d itio n le ft of its e a rly ex isten ce, fo r no o n e h a s been fo u n d w ho can te ll w hen it w as b u ilt. B u t It se rv ed Its p u rp o se a n d w as re a lly th e finest h o u se in e a s te rn M u ltn o m ah fo r m an y y e a rs. I l is of th e old c o lo n ial s ty le w ith its le n g th f r o n tin g th e roud an d a porch ru n n n iu g its fu ll fro n t, i t is b u t o n e a n d o n e -h a lf s to rie s h ig h , a n d It s ta n d s th e r e a s p e c te r of th e d e p a rte d y e a rs , its only im p ro v e m e n t sin ce it w as first b u ilt b eing a new ro o f of s p lit sh in g le s. L ik e all th e o th e r fra m e h o u ses of its p erio d it w as so lid ly a n d s u b ­ s ta n tia lly b u ilt, sim p le in d esig n , good in d im e n sio n s a n d room y, it w as tile le is u re und in c re a sin g w ealth of a la te r g e n e ra tio n th a t in s tig a te d th e e ra of " g im c ra c k s und g ew g aw s." A nd w h ile it ra g e d - a n d it rag ed from on e e n d of O reg o n to th e o th e r m any a tine old h o u se , u n f o r tu ­ n a te ly , w as to rn aw ay to m ak e place fo r a " m o d e rn " h o r r o r o r w as c o n ­ v e rte d by im p io u s h a n d s in to w hat w as re g a rd e d a " h a n d s o m e d w e ll­ in g ” by th e ill- a d v 's e a c ritic s of th e day. .MeT.augliliu House a Type. S ev eral of th e b u ild in g s m ad e of e a s te rn -s a w e d lu m b e r u re s ta n d in g yet. S om e h a v e b u t re c e n tly been to rn dow n th a t w ere six ty y e a rs ago th e finest h o u se s in P o rtla n d . T h e m o st n o ta b le o n e in th e » la te , said to h av e been b u ilt of Im p o rte d lu m b e r, is th e old h o m e of Dr. M cL au g h lin a t O regon C ity. It is b ein g c a re fu lly p re se rv e d a n d w ill p ro b u b ly be th e la s t on e le ft In u few y ears. T h e Cliff H o u se, a t O regon C ity, b u t re c e n tly ra z e d to m a k e room fo r th e new p a p e r m ill, a a s a n o th e r. As­ to r ia ’s lu st o n e wus to rn dow n long ago. N one a r e k n o w n to be le ft In V ancouver. W hen sa w m ills w ere set up in O re­ gon th e r e w ere m any m o re h o u ses of th e sa m e c la s s b u ilt a n d not a few of th e m a re s ta n d in g y et m o re th a n six ty y e a rs old. T h e m ost n o ted , fro m a h is to ric a l s ta n d p o in t Is th e old L w ellln g re sid e n c e a t M ilw aukie. I t w as th e r e t h a t th e first bill w as d ra f te d g iv in g O regon th e In itia tiv e a n d re fe re n d u m . Mr. L w ellln g , w ho w as o n e o f th e th r e e p rin c ip a l m en .in te re s te d In th e m e a s u re , h a s been dead fo r tw e n ty y ears. T w o o th e rs , W. S. U ’R en a n d A. I. M ason, a re yet p o te n t fa c to rs In th e p o litics of O re ­ gon. T h e G lo rified lx>g < altin. B ut th e o ld -tim e h o u se of th e p io n e e rs in O regon th a t e lic its g re a t a d m ira tio n a t th e p re s e n t tim e has been said by so m e o n e to be a g lo r i­ fied log cab in . By th is is m e a n t th a t in d esig n , form und p ro p o rtio n it Is an e v o lu tio n o f th e first h o m es of Ihe first s e ttle rs . As th e first cab in was th e p ro d u c t o f co m p ro m ise betw een d e sire an d re s o u rc e s, th e first fra m e b u ild in g s w ere an e v o lu tio n of th e log cab in . As th e first w as th e p ro d ­ u ct of compromise* b etw een d e sire an d reso u rc e s, so. in a d e g re e w as th e la tte r . L og c a b in s, it w ill be o b serv ed , a re s trik in g ly s im ila r in g e n e ra l sh a p e th e c o u n try over. T hey have, obviousl> g r e a te r le n g th th a n d e p th a n d g e n e ra lly a h e ig h t th a t v a ries b u t little fro m th e d e p th T h e d o o rs, too, w ere u su a lly in th e c e n te r, th e ch im n ey a t o u e end. W h en th a t “ b e tt e r ” h o u se t h a t th e fam ily co v ete d w as d e sig n e d , th e log cab in c h a r a c te r becam e p a rt of it. T h e p ro p o rtio n s re m a in e d m u ch th e sam e. T he " n e w " h o u se, in s h o r t, w as th e old cab in m u ltip lie d , very o fte n by e ig h t. T h a t Is, th e r e w ere fo u r room s d o w n s ta irs a n d fo u r ro o m s u p s ta irs , th o u g h n o t. in f re ­ q u e n tly , th e u p s ta irs h ad only tw o room s. T h e d e sig n e rs, no d o u b t, hud no id ea th a t, hack o f th e ir p lan, w as th e log ca b in basis. T h ey p ro b ­ ably th o u g h t th e y w ere e m a n c ip a te d co m p letely fro m the' ca b in influence. B ut th o se w ho a re g iven to th e o r iz ­ ing Insist th a t th e log cab in e x p e ri­ ence w as too in tim u te a p u rl of th " lives of th e e a r lie r a r c h l te i ts to be o u ste d so easily a n d u tte rly . O regon s till h as so m e of th e old- tim e ca b in s a n d to th e s e as w ell as th e h o u ses o f a la te r elate a n d m o re refin ed e ra th e r e u tta c h e s g re a t In­ ti-rest. T h e s u r ro u n d in g fo re s t, a l­ m o st w ith o u t ex c e p tio n , p ro v id e d e v ­ e ry th in g th a t w ent In to th e co n ­ s tru c tio n of th e hom e. Its Hewed Log Successors. T h e ho u se o f hew ed logs follow ed th e ro u g h ca b in o f th e e a r lie s t s e t­ tle rs. T h ese, by c o m p a riso n , p re ­ se n te d q u ite a n e a t a p p e a ra n c e , w ith th e ir sm o o th w alls a n d m o r ta r d a u b ­ ing. a n d w ith floors, fra m e s a n d fin­ is h in g of yellow fir o r n a tiv e c e d a r, an d w hen b u ilt of tw o o r m o re room s, w ere c o n sid e re d p a rtic u la rly fine. T hey w ere so m e tim e s of tw o s to rie s , also , a n d th e e a r lie r tu v e n rs und b u sin e ss h o u se s on th e h ig h w a y s w ere u su a lly o f th is k in d . S om e of th e s e h o u ses, w h ile th e y w ould be c o n sid e re d sm a ll now , w ere re g a rd e d us sp a c io u s th e n , a n d , in d e e d , th e ir c a p a c ity fo r a c c o m m o d a tio n wus s o m e th in g to be w o n d ered a t. T h e lu st re m a in in g b u ild in g of th is ty p e In M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty w us d e s­ tro y ed a b o u t a dozan y e a rs ago. I t w as th e old sc h o o lh o u se in w h a t is now D istrict No. 10, a n d sto o d n e a r w h ere th e Iliff M. E. c h u rc h now stu n d s a b o u t th r e e m iles n o rth e a s t of G resh am . M any o f th e first s e ttle r s h e re a tte n d e d sch o o l w ith in Its w alls. T h e sim p le log c a b in h om e— w hich wus th e a v e ra g e h o m e of O re ­ gon six ty y e a rs ag o —-Is an in te g ra l p a rt o f th e h is to ry of th e s tu te . In th e h u m b le a b o d e s w h e re th e p io n ­ e e rs d w elt w ere ra ise d a m a jo rity of th e m en and w om en w ho laid th e fo u n d a tio n o f th e s t a te a n d w ho sto o d s p o n s o r fo r I t w hen It w us a d ­ m itte d in to th e u n io n in 1859. B u t n o t a few of th e m en w ho sw ay Its d e s tin ie s to d a y w ere th e p ro d u c t of th e la te r e ra w hen th e p io n e e r, p ro fitin g a t lu st fro m his y e a rs of to ll a n d p riv a tio n a n d self- sacrifice, saw b is b ro ad fields b e a r­ ing a m p le cro p s an d th e f u tu r e h o ld ­ ing fo rth even g r e a te r p ro m ise , o u t­ grew th e c a b in and b u ilt. In its place, th e la r g e r h o u se to s h e lte r his fam ily. B e n e a th th e ro o f th u s e r e c t­ ed by tb e sid e of th e old c a b in , m any of O re g o n ’s le a d in g m en w ere b o rn und raised . DEMOCRATIC RALLY FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH LUCKY FOR U. H. 8 LARGELY ATTENDED H aturda} e v e n in g ’s ra lly , held In M e tz g e r’s h a ll by th e local W oodrow W ilson c lu b w as la rg e ly a tte n d e d , m an y of th o s e b eing re p u b lic a n s . I). M. R o b e rts ac te d as p re s id in g o f­ ficer a n d th e r e w as s in g in g by a m ixed q u a r te t. M rs E m il O sw ald re n d e re d a vocal solo. T h e first s p e a k e r w as R osw ell P. H u rs t, w ho sp o k e in th e in te re s ts of J u d g e G a te n s, p re s e n tin g so m e good a rg u m e n ts w hy he sh o u ld be r e ­ e lec ted . T h e o th e r s p e a k e r was Jo h n H. H tevensan. He m ad e a good ta lk in fa v o r of P re s id e n t W ilso n ’s c a n d i­ dacy. T h e e n te r ta in m e n t w as b rie f b u t e n th u s ia s tic a lly receiv ed by th e d e m o c ra tic s u p p o r te rs o f b o th Mr. G a te n s an d th e p re s id e n t. A F F le g e l, w ho w as billed to be o ne of th e s p e a k e rs , w as u n a b le to a tte n d . In a fust g a m e o f fo o tb a ll a t E s ta ­ cad a F rid a y S chool No. 2 b etw een U nion H igh an d E s ta c a d a H igh school, th e U nion H igh te a m d e fe a t- cel th e E sta c a d a (earn to th e tu n e of 13 to 7. E. B row n, O. S to n e a n d O. Mc­ C o rm ick s ta r r e d fo r th e U nion team . 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