Gresham outlook., April 13, 1917, Image 1

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VOL. 7,
G resham O utlook
NO. 13
GRESHAM,
ELIMINATION
ROAD BOND
OF WASTE IS
ISSUE IN A
GREAT OBJECT
NUTSHELL
A C o m m e rc ia l c lu b m e e tin g
w ill be h eld at th e G re sh a m
P u b lic L ib ra ry S a tu rd a y n ig h t
A p ril 14, a t 8 p. ill., to c o n ­
s id e r w ays in w hich th is co m ­
m unity can h elp in th e “ C on­
s e r v a tio n p r o g r a m .’'
M ayor S ta p le to n w ill re p o rt
so m e m a tte r s am i in te re s tin g
s u b je c ts w ill be d iscu ssed .
L a d ie s a n d all a r e in v ited .
M ake it a good ra lly .
F o r th e in fo rm a tio n o f ev e ry o n e ,
frie n d s a n d o p p o se rs a lik e , of th e
p ro p o sed ro a d b o n d issu e, th e fo llo w ­
in g is g iv en a s a n a u th o r iz e d s t a t e ­
m e n t o f th e p u rp o s e s fo r w hich th e
m oney is to be used an ti th e m e th o d s
of its e x p e n d itu re :
A u th o riz e s S ta te H ig h w ay C om ­
m issio n d u rin g next live y e a rs to Is­
su e b o n d s to th e a m o u n t o f $6,000,-
01)0.
T h e issu e is lim ite d to $ 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0
in 1917 a n d $ 2 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 in 1918.
B o n d s a re to be s e r ia l fo rm a n d
b e g in n in g s ix th y e u r to be re tire d
o n e -tw e n tie th e ach y e a r.
O f th e b o n d issu e a t le a st $6 0 0 ,-
000 m u st be in d e n o m in a tio n o f $500
e ach o r less.
B o n d s s h a ll b e a r 4 p e r cen t in te r ­
e st p a y a b le se m i-a n n u a lly .
F u n d s d e riv e d fro m bond issu e to
be ex p e n d e d in p a v in g m ain h ig h w a y s
a f t e r c o u n tie s h av e m ad e ro a d s re a d y
to rec e iv e p av e m e n t.
Bill d e s ig n a te s ro a d s to be pav ed ,
b u t H ig h w ay C o m m issio n is a u t h o r ­
ized to m a k e local c h a n g e s an d may
a lso ad d o th e r post an d fo rest ro a d s
to sy stem .
H ig h w ay C o m m issio n is to le t all
c o n tr a c ts in o p en a n d p u b lic sessio n
a c c o rd in g to law to lo w est best bid.
If low est b id s d eem e d ex cessiv e
H ig h w a y C o m m issio n is a u th o r iz e d to
re je c t all b id s a n d do w o rk its e lf, b e­
in g em p o w e re d to p u rc h a s e n ecessary
B oys a n d g irls ,
a n d m en an d
w om en o f G re sh a m a n d v ic in ity , you
a re in v ite d to ta k e p a r t in th e w on­
d e rf u l p ro g ra m o f c o n s e rv a tio n of
of o u r re s o u rc e s w hich is b ein g u n ­
d e r ta k e n by v a rio u s o rg a n iz a tio n s of
P o rtla n d .
A le t te r re c eiv ed by M ayor S tap le-
ton from th e P a tr io tic C o n se rv a tio n
L e ag u e, sig n e d by J. E. W e rle in , o f
P o rtla n d , re a d s us fo llo w s:
T he P a tr io tic C o n se rv a tio n L eag u e
o u tlin e s a p la n of c o n se rv a tio n an d
th r if t fo r th e p u rp o s e o f p ro d u c in g a
local P a tr io tic fu n d . V a rio u s a rtic le s
o f v a lu e w ill be a ss e m b le d an d sold
in th e n e a r fu tu re .
T h e re Is sc a rc e ly a borne in th e
city of P o rtla n d
th a t th is ap p e a l
re a c h e s th a t h a s not a t le a s t o n e su it
of cast-o ff c lo th in g .
T h is c lo th in g
can be tu r n e d in to m o n ey , an d th e
P a tr io tic C o n se rv a tio n L eag u e a s k s
th a t you
F i r s t ; g ive th o u g h t to th is appetti
w hich is b ein g m ad e to you.
S eco n d ; w h ile th e m a tte r is fresh
in y o u r m in d , p u t to g e th e r a ll s u its
o f c lo th in g th a t a re no lo n g e r n eed ed equipm ent.
T h ird ; d e liv e r to H e rm a n E n k e,
P ro p o se d b o n d s w ill not increu.se
E ast T h ird a n d Ash s tre e ts , c a r e o f ta x e s . In c re a s e d a u to m o b ile licen se
.1. E. W e rle in , o r p h o n e E ast 7301),
a n d e x is tin g o n e -f o u rth
m ill s ta te
a n d c lo th in g w ill be s e n t fo r.
T h e se s u its w ill be re n o v a te d an d ro a d tax w ill p ay in terest, a n d re tire
r e p a ire d fre e o f e x p en se by Mr. E n k e b o n d s at m a tu rity .
a s his p e rs o n a l c o n tr ib u tio n to th e I< eg isla tiv e G o o d K o a d s C o m m itte e .
P a tr io tic R elief fu n d .
W. D. WOOD, H illsboro.
W ill it be a s k in g too m u ch of y o u r
JU L IE N A. H U RLEY, Vale
o rg a n iz a tio n to h a v e a c o m m itte e a p ­
p o in te d to g iv e p u b lic ity to y o u r
WM. E. S C H IM P F F, A storia
m e m b e rs a lo n g th e lin e su g g e ste d .
F. D. CUSICK, Albany.
T h is a p p e a l a^ first b lu sh m ig h t a p ­
ROY W. R IT N E R , P e n d le to n .
p e a r to be tr iv ia l, a n d it is if ta k e n
W . II. G O R E , M ed fo rd .
o n ly in in d h i d u a l cases, b u t w hen
you ta k e in to c o n s id e ra tio n th e g r e a t
C. C. C L A R K , A rlin g to n .
(«um ber o f c a st-o ff s u its o f m en 's
O. LAURGAARD, P o rtlan d .
c lo th in g th a t can be m a d e sa la b le ,
B
ru
c
e
D en n is, E x ecu tiv e S e c re ta ry .
you w ill re a liz e th a t we h a v e a big
o p p o rtu n ity b e fo re us to do a g r e a t
w ork w ith o u t ta x in g o u r fin an cial NEWLYWEDS ACCORDED
a b ility in th e s lig h te s t d e g re e .
RECEPTION BY FRIENDS
It w as th is sa m e o rg a n iz a tio n
A re c e p tio n w as g iv en a t th e b e a u ­
w hich p la n n e d
th e o b s e rv a tio n of
“ W a ste P a p e r D ay” in P o rtla n d on tifu l h o m e o f M r. a n d M rs. P. A.
A p ril 7, p a y in g c h ild re n 50c p e r h u n ­ J o h n s o n , liv in g n e a r G re sh a m , S a t­
d re d p o u n d s fo r a ll w a ste p a p e r. T h is u rd a y e v e n in g . A p ril 7, in h o n o r of
o rg a n iz a tio n in v ite s th e c h ild re n to M r. an d M rs. A u g u s t J o h n s o n , w ho
M rs. Jo h n s o n
jo in th is a rm y o f th r if t , s a y in g , “ We w ere m a r rie d A p ril 4
can all be s o ld ie rs in o n e g re a t a rm y . is th e d a u g h te r o f Mr. a n d Mrs. P. A.
It w ill be a n a rm y o f p eace, but J o h n s o n . A ll th e ro o m s w ere a r t i s ­
w ith th e s e a s o n s
an a rm y j u s t th e sa m e . A nd its tic a lly d e c o ra te d
h o n o ra b le ra n k s w ill be filled by ev ­ flow ers. A b o u t sev en ty -fiv e in v ited
e ry loyal boy a n d g irl in th e city of fr ie n d s p a rtic ip a te d w ho left m any
g if ts
M usic
P o rtla n d a n d th e s t a te o f O reg o n . b e a u tifu l a n d u se fu l
W e a re g o in g to call th is w o n d e rfu l fo rm e d th e c h ie f e n jo y m e n t o f th e
I e v e n in g .
A d e lic io u s
lu n ch
w as
body o f tro o p s , th e
A r m y o f C o n s e r v a tio n .
¡s e rv e d a t a la te h o u r a f t e r w h ich th e
“ C o n se rv a tio n is a big w o rd , b u t it
d e p a rte d
e x te n d in g . t h e i r
h as a sim p le m e a n in g . It ju s t m ean s h e a r tie s t c o n g r a tu la tio n s fo r a iiap-
•’ S a v e , " a n d n o th in g m o re
py a n d p ro s p e ro u s w ed d ed life to th e
" T h e b a n n e r w hich w ill be ta r r ie d n ew ly w ed s.
M r. an d Mrs. J o h n s o n
a t th e h pad of th is vast a rm y of o u r
hoys a n d g irls an d g ro w n -u p s will w ill m a k e th e ir fu tu r e h o m e on th e
g ro o m ’s fa rm a t B o rin g , O regon:
h a v e w ritte n a c ro s s it:
" S a v e t h e I J t t l e T h i n g s . " T h a t is
w h a t th e ’A rm y o f C o n s e rv a tio n ’
s a y C o n tra « I V io la te d .
s ta n d s fo r, a n d th a t w ill he its b a ttle
cry as It g o es o u t in to Hie fleid to
A fte r s ig n in g a c o n tr a c t fo r th e
light th e en em y .
"D o you know w hat th is a rc h e n ­ d e liv e ry o f 300 s a c k s o f p o ta to e s at
$ 2 .5 5 , th e p rice a d v a n c e d to $3 40 a
em y Is c a lle d ?
" H e is c a lle d ’w a ste .'
h u n d re d a n d E m il W else re fu se d to
" T h is a rm y is g o in g to he paid for live up to th e c o n tr a c t, a c c o rd in g to
its serv ice.
All th e little boy an d
g irl s o ld ie rs a r e g o in g to s h a r e in c h a rg e s m a d e in a c o m p la in t filed
th e p ro fits o f c o n q u e st o v e r th e g re a t at O reg o n C ity on S a tu r d a y by P ag e
en em y . W a ste .'
& S o n s, of P o rtla n d , w ho a g re e d H i
"A ll th e little tilin g s th a t m ost of li n y tile W iese cro p .
us now a re th r o w in g aw ay , o r h u n t­
ing up o r d e s tro y in g , a re g o in g to
be m ad e v a lu a b le , a n d w ill lie g at I t - ,
bus p a te n te d a sm all
e re d to g e th e r by o u r sp le n d id y o u n g c e llu lo id d isk to be a tta c h e d to a
a rm y an d tu r n e d in to C ash
p h o n o g ra p h n e e d le to in te n s ify th e
" T h e boys a n d g ir ls a re g o in g to j ROUI1,|
_______ Continued on page 4
“ A R ose o ’
P ly m o u th T o w n ”
A ROMANTIC DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS
MULTNOMAH
AT REGNER’S OPERA HOUSE GRESHAM
Friday Night, April 20, 1917
OREGON,
FRIDAY,
APRIL
“The Star Spangled Banner, Oh!
Long May it Wave.”
" W h e n F re e d o m fro m h e r m o u n ta in h e ig h t
U n fu rle d h e r s ta n d a rd to th e a ir.
Site to r e th e a z u re ro b e of n ig h t
A nd set th e s t a r s of G lo ry th e r e ."
Old G lory is Hying to d a y in g r e a te r force tita n a t any tim e
sin ce th e o u tb r e a k of th e S p a n ish -A m e ric a n w ar. F ro m m any to w n s
a n d c itie s in O reg o n Itave co m e re p o rts of flag ra is in g s , an d rig h t
, h e r e in G re sh a m flags a r e flying in in c re a se d n u m b e rs w ith each
p assin g day. it is a m essag e to th e w orld th a t Old G lory is yet s u ­
p re m e a n d in te n d s to re m a in so.
It h a s been in te re s tin g Io w atch Old G lb ry grow in n u m b e rs in
ev ery d is tric t in P o rtla n d .
E v erybody is f a m ilia r w ith th e b u ild ­
in g s, T h e flags t h a t fly fro m th e fe d e ra l b u ild in g s a n d th e s c h o o l­
h o u se s h av e b ecom e fa m ilia r. T h e n , loo, th e s ta r r y b a n n e rs th a t
w ave fro m Hie a rm o ry a n d re c r u itin g office w indow s Itave, In m o re
p ea c e fu l tim e s th a n th e s e m a in ta in e d o u r a c q u a in ta n c e w ith Old
G lo ry .
And frie n d ly flags o f th e b u sin e ss w orld hav e been seen
flo u tin g to H ie b reeze, p ro c la im in g th e la s tin g p a trio tis m of th e ir
p ro p rie to rs .
On fe stiv e o ccasio n s G re sh a m lias b ro u g h t o u t th e R ed, W h ite
a n d B lue in g e n e ro u s m e a s u re , b u t, w ith w ar im p e n d in g , a n e n tire ly
new s p irit o f p a tr io tis m Is sw e e p in g o v e r th e to w n . It h a s been In­
te r e s tin g to w atch th e g r a d u a l d e v e lo p m e n t in O ld G lo ry ’s a rm y .
L o n g b efo re P re s id e n t W ilso n took th e d ecisiv e Htep of a rm in g
A m erican m e rc h a n t s h ip s tiie re w ere m uny in e v ery tow n w ho run
up th e ir Hags an p ro o f lliu t th ey believed w ar w ith G erm an y In­
e v ita b le a n d th ey w ished to e x p re s s th e ir fe e lin g s a n d s e n tim e n ts in
fa v o r o f A m erica first.
B ut dow n in th e city o f P o rtla n d It is a re v e la tio n . Day a f t e r
d ay th e flag a rm y h a s h ad r e c r u its u n til now it is utt in s p irin g p ic t­
u re to follow w ith tlie eye th e sk y lin e of th e city a n d see th e p u rad e
o f th e S ta r S p a n g le d B a n n e rs flying alo ft.
T h e re a r e tim e s w hen th e w ind and O ld G lory seem to he h av in g
a ro y al b a ttle . M uny of th e flags a re q u ite new an d th e i r b rig h t c o l­
o rs , flash in g in th e s u n lig h t on d e a r d ay s, c re a te a sp e c ta c le th a t
m a k e s a n A m erican p ro u d to lie an A m erican . F o r no n a tio n h as
a n e m b lem th a t flash es a m o re lin p ie s slv e e m b lem tita n th e U nited
S ta te s .
S ta n d in g on so m e lo fty e m in e n c e on e lo o k s a c ro s s th e city an d
re a liz e s, w ith se rio u s im p re ss io n , th a t s o m e th in g o u t of th e o rd in a ry
is g o in g on. T h e ro o fto p s o f n e a rly ev ery b u ild in g , high and low ,
c a rry o n th e ir H agstaffs v a ry in g v alu es In O ld G lory. Som e of th e
Hags a re o ld , so m e o f th e m a r e new , h u t a ll a re O ld G lory. E very
s t a r an d s trip e sig n ifies a s e n tim e n t. O ne looks o v e r to th e fed eral
b u ild in g a n d fro m its sta ffs Hv e m b lem s o f th e n a tio n ’s v a rio u s ac­
tiv itie s . T h e a rtn y , th e n a v y , th e c u sto m s d e p a rtm e n t all u re re p r e ­
s e n te d In th e b a n n e rs flying th e re .
F a r t h e r aw ay th e c o u rth o u se
flag, h ig h in th e a ir . flies in fu ll d efian ce in a s tro n g breeze. T h e
eity h all flag c a tc h e s e v ery m ile of b reeze th a t races fro m th e so u th
o r w est, a n d fro m e v ery o th e r b u ild in g of size o r p ro m in e n c e th e
S ta r ry B a n n e r vies w ith its n e ig h b o r in an effort to s tre tc h Its fo ld s
th e f a r th e s t.
O1T in to th e fa c to ry d is tric ts of P o rtla n d th e eye d isc e rn s,
th ro n g !) th e b lu e -b la c k h aze c re a te d by tin c lo u d s a n d sm o k e, v a ri­
o u s ty p es of O ld G lo ry flying fro m fa c to ry ro o fto p s, e v id en c e th a t
in d u s try a s well as co m m e rc e is d o in g its p a rt to let an alie n c itiz e n ­
sh ip know th a t A m erica is b a c k of th e p re s id e n t. On th e j l v e r an d
o ce a n -g o in g c ru f t, an d in th e re sid e n c e d is tr ic ts , to o , th e flag now
p lay s a c o n sp ic u o u s p a rt.
I'ro i.t h u n d re d s of fro n t p o rc h e s Old
G lo ry p ro u d ly w aves, a n d in m an w in d o w s of s ta te ly re s id e n c e s a n d
h u m b le c o tta g e s th e w in d o w s a n d ra p e d w ith g ra c e fu l fo ld s of th e
n a tio n a l em b lem .
T h e o n e w o n d e rfu l fe a tu r e of th e A m erican flag Is O ta r II re p ­
re s e n ts no ru le r
it is th e flag ol th e p eople, not a k in g ! It w arm s
an A m erican h e a rt to ru n buck th r o u g h th e p ag es of th e h isto ry of
O ld G lo ry o r to pay tr ib u te to th e b u ttle (lag re m n a n ts of th e M exi­
c an , th e civ il a n d Hie S p a n ish -A m e ric a n w ars ev ery o ne of th em
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e of an e ffo rt to u p h o ld th e g o v e rn m e n t. A nd, no d o u b t,
in tile y e a rs to co m e th e r e w ill be (lugs us sa c re d t h a t a re re lie s of
th e co n flict now sh a d o w in g th e peace o f th e U n ited S ta te s.
Old G lo ry , as It Hies to d a y is a v a stly d iffe re n t em b lem th a n
th a t w hich B etsy R oss d e liv e re d to th e n a tio n a n d w as o rd a in e d by
c o n g re s s on J u n e 14, 1 7 7 7 , a s th e n a tio n a l em b lem . E ven th o u g h
th e r e a re m any n a tio n s o ld e r in y e a rs th e U nited S ta te s s ta n d s th ird
a m o n g th o s e to ad o p t a s ta n d a r d , only D e n m a rk a n d R u ssia com ing
b e fo re It. o ld G lo ry w as se v e n ty y e a rs In finding b ir th . E o r seven
del ud es p rio r to th e re v o lu tio n a ry #r Hie B ritis h -A m e ric a n co lo n ies
f le w Hie Hag o f th e m o th e r c o u n try .
E ach colony b ad on e of its ow n
T h e first id e a tb u t fin ally led in to th e c re a tio n o f th e p resen t
S ta r S p an g led B a n n e r w as th e c re a tio n of a «dug c o n ta in in g th irte e n
s t a r s a n d th ir te e n s tr ip e s r e p r e s e n tin g th e th ir te e n co lo n ie s of th e
new n a tio n . I t w as m ad e a f t e r a d esig n fu rn is lie d by G e n e ra l W a sh ­
in g to n an d w as Die flag a c c e p te d by c o n g re s s In 1777. F ro m lliu t
h u m b le flag of th ir te e n s ta r s h as gro w n a flag b e a rin g fo rty -e ig h t
s ta r s , a b a n n e r r e p r e s e n tin g m ore t b u t t 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
A nd th a t
1 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 s ta n d s to d a y to k eep Old G lo ry aflo a t fro m th e A tla n tic
to Hie Pacific a n d in all th e p o ssessio n s of G ood O ld U ncle Sam .
T o d ay is y o u r <toty to h a n g o u t O ld G lory.
M.
K.
Sunday
School
N o te s .
P rin c ip a l E lm e r F G oodw in
Mrs. C la ra S u n d ay will lie th e
| to g iv e rev iew ta lk s
M rs. H a rris o n e n te rta ftfe d a t
hom e, last S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n ,
' c la s s , th e B e a co n
By the Senior Class, U. H. S. No. 2
COUNTY.
an d
n ext
her
her
L ig h ts.
.a b s e n t o n e s, pul In a good a p p e a r-
i a n ce a g a in .
O f th e th i r te e n cla sse s, only five
; itave d ecid e d on th e i r c la s s n am es.
T hey a r e as fo llo w s: No. 3, M rs.
B ra e k e ttb u ry te a c h e r, " T h e R u s h ­
e r s " ; «No. 4, M rs. H a rris o n te a c h e r,
"B e a c o n L ig h ts " ; No. 8, Miss M ary
E. G ood te a c h e r, ’’U p s tr e a m e rs ” ;
«No. lu , M rs. H. L. S t. C la ir, te a c h e r,
"D o u b le O u r N u m b e r” ; No
12,
T h o rn es W 'lles^ te a c h e r, " C h ris tia n
W o rk e r s ” .
T h e S u n d a y s«hool e x te n d s th a n k s
to M r. a n d M rs F red F ie ld h o u s e
an d W. L. G o rsag e fo r th e ex c e lle n t
muBic re n d e re d on E a s te r S u n d a y .
E a s te r a tte n d a n c e w as 112 W h ile
th is n u m b e r is f a ir it Is h o p ed at
le a s t 20 m o re w ill be In a t t e n d a n c e
A lib ra ry ta b le th a t u n fo ld s an d
e v ery S u n d ay fro m now oq .
fo rm s a fu ll-sized d o u b le bed is a
M iss M ild red M etzg er, a "B e a c o n f u r n itu r e n o v e lty of recen t in v e n ­
L ig h t," a f t e r q u ite an a b se n c e fro m
tio n .
sic k n e ss. Is back a g a in in h e r c lass,
also Lyle Winters, one of the long
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PO R T L A N D , A pril 9.— E d ito r O u t­
I p ro cessio n in c o m b a ttin g th e h ig h look:
A t E v en in g S ta r g ra n g e lust
co st of liv in g th e P o rtla n d R ailw ay S a tu rd a y , a re s o lu tio n w as passed
L ig h t & P o w er co m p an y Is m a k in g c a llin g a m e e tin g o f fa r m e rs an d
p re p a r a tio n s to Itave ev ery a v a ila b le o ilte rs in te re s te d in a g ric u ltu ra l d e ­
foot o f its v a c a n t c ity p ro p e rty c u l­ v elo p m e n t to m eet F rid a y e v e n in g ,
tiv a te d th is s e a s o n .
As o n e o f th e at 8 p. m ., ut tlie ( 'e n t r a i p u b lic lib r a ­
ry in P o rtla n d , so tliu t an o rg a n iz e d
officers or Hie co m p an y e x p re sse d It,
effort c o u ld lie m ad e lo r g r e a te r crop
" w e a re g o in g to sp a d e up ev ery
p ro d u ct ion.
lo o t of la n d th e c o m p an y lias ly in g
At a tim e lik e th is it becom es Hie
id le a n d p u t it in to g a rd e n c ro p s ."
d u ty o f every citizen to do h is sm a ll
J u s t how m uch th e c o m p an y ow ns
p a rt in a s s is tin g h is c o u n try a n d to
in s id e th e city lim its o f P o rtla n d w as
th e fa r m e rs w ill com e th e g r e a te r ch II
not s ta te d , n o r w as it e x p la in e d j u s t
to m eet tile e x tr a p ro d u c tio n d e m a n d ­
how th e co m p an y is g o in g to p ro ceed ,
ed by th e g o v e rn m e n t.
In view of
b u t th e r e is q u ite a b it o f v a c a n t
th is we a re in ho p es of h a v in g a
la n d a ro u n d Hie d iffe re n t c a rb a r n s ,
la rg e a tte n d a n c e nt
tills m e e tin g ,
a n d so m e o th e r lo ts a n d b lo ck s an d
w hen s te p s will be ta k e n to o rg a n iz e
even la r g e r tr a c ts th a t w ill be p la n t­
p ro d u c e rs o f all su ch lin es as will
ed.
I hey w ill all grow s o m e th in g
a s s is t in s tim u la tin g Hie g r e a te r p ro ­
a n d w ith I lie u su a l v ig o r tliu t c h a r ­
d u c tio n .
T íte re a re m an y d ifferen t
a c te ris e s Hie P . R. L. * P. p eo p lt
v ie w p o in ts to he d iscu ssed an d I am
th e r e Is no d o u b t as to th e linul o u t­
w ritin g th is le t te r to you, as a le a d e r
com e.
in y o u r c o m m u n ity , in Hie h o p es t liât
In a d d itio n to tin« c o m p a n y ’s city
you can com e y o u rs e lf an d do all in
h o ld in g s th e r e a re s e v e ra l h u n d re d
o u r p o w er to a d v e rtis e tills m e e tin g
u c re s Ilf e x c ellen t a g r ic u ltu r a l land
a n d get o th e r s to com e. T h e m e e t­
in M u ltn o m u h am i C la c k a m u s c o u n ­
in g is o p en to a ll an d we a re p a r tic u ­
ty. It is s ta te d th a t a n e ffo rt w ill lie
la rly a n x io u s Io h av e euch c o m m u n ity
m ad e to itave th e m c u ltiv a te d on u tt
re p re s e n te d us o n e of t h e p la n s will
extensive scale liy le a s in g th e m out
call fo r th e o rg a n iz a tio n of a w o rk in g
to h o m e s e e k e rs, o r by se llin g off
so ciety in each c o m m u n ity . T h is Is
sm a ll tr a c ts on lo n g tim e a g re e m e n ts
a m a tte r of g re a t Im p o rta n c e a n d we
a n d h e lp in g th e te n a n t s o r b u y e rs
hope to see you p r ê te n t.
to g e t a good s t a r t.
Y ours tr u ly ,
T h e re a r e se v e ra l su ch p ieces of
IL W. GILL.
la n d in M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty , o n e of
th e m b eing in G re sh a m . A n o th e r is
MAIL BOX TAMPERING
a t G illis, a n o th e r a t P le u s a n t H om e
MAY BE PROSECUTED
a n d o n e a t R uby. T h e re a r e o th e r
p ieces a ll a lo n g th e lin es of Hie c o m ­
C o m p la in ts h av e been tnude th a t
p a n y ’s ra ilw a y s ; a n d n e a rly every c h ild re n h a v e been ta m p e rin g w ith
a c re is s u s c e p tib le of c u ltiv a tio n . r u r a l m ail boxes on som e of th e
S om e of It is y e t u n c le a re d , b u t if ro u te s o u t o f G re sh a m . A tte n tio n is
th e c le a re d lan d cun be u tiliz e d It culled to th e fuel th a t it is u p riso n
w ill m a k e u big sh o w in g in cro p s.
offense a n d th a t th e g o v e rn m e n t will
T h e ro m p u u y fe e ls th a t it can Im pose th e fu ll p en u lty upon eo n v if
h e lp tile c o u n try a n d m an y fa m ilie s Hon.
us well us Itself by g e ttin g th e lan d
S h o u ld an y d utnnge be d o n e t o a
u n d e r c u ltiv a tio n by a c tu a l s e ttle r s , m ull box except by u c c ld e n t, o r
e ith e r ¡is r e n te r s o r o w n e rs, a n d sh o u ld an y a rtic le be m issin g front a
th e r e is a p ro s p e c t th u t th e m o v e­ box th e r e Is likely to be a c o m p la in t
m en t w ill be H turtcd at once.
to th e poHtollice in s p e c to r w ho will
be o b lig ed Io in v e s tig a te . T h e r a is ­
Mrs. W a lte r E lfo rd , of P o rtla n d , ing o r lo w e rin g of (lie Hug “ fo r f u n ,”
s p e n t a s h o r t tim e y e s te rd a y w itti m ay Inv o lv e s e rio u s co n seq u en ces.
rite fam ily of
M. Z lm m e rtn u n an d
Miss E s th e r E lfo rd .
Read th e W ant Ads.
M IS S
M ay
D ay
M ARI
E x e r c is e s .
T h e s tu d e n ts o f U nion H igh S chool
«No. 2 h av e ch o sen M iss M arie T ucb-
e ro n q u een to ru le o v e r th e i r second
M ay-day
fe s tiv a l.
A lth o u g h May-
lay is fresh m an c la s s day a n d th e
fre sh m e n m a k e all o th e r p la n s fo r
th e fe s tiv a l, th e s tu d e n ts of all fo u r
c la sse s se le c t th e q u een a n d jo in to
do h e r h o n o r.
T h e Id ea o f c e le b ra tin g May day
as fre s h m a n cla ss day w as o r ig in a t­
ed lust y e a r by th e p re s e n t so p h o ­
m o re cla ss
T h e e n te r ta in m e n t,
w hich th ey p re s e n te d on t h a t o c c a ­
sio n , to th e s tu d e n ts o f th e h ig h
sch o o l an d th e ir p a r e n ts a n d frie n d s ,
w as so d e lig h tf u l t h a t th e sch o o l has
th o u g h t th e ir e x a m p le w o rth y to he
fo llo w ed an d h a s e s ta b lis h e d th e fe s­
tiv a l aa an a n n u a l e v e n t.
The plana for their coming claas
E TAUIIERON
day h a v e a lre a d y been c o m p le te d by
th e fre s h m a n class. T h ey hav e s e ­
lected May 1 fo r th e e v e n t. On th e
a fte rn o o n of th a t d ay c la sse s w ill be
d ism isse d a n d all h e r loyal s u b je c ts
w ill pay h o m a g e to Q ueen M arie. T h e
fu ll d e ta ils o f th e c e le b ra tio n
un-
deep s e c re ts k n o w n o n ly to th e fre sh
m an c lass.
T hey
a d m it th a t th ey
w ill follow th e a n c ie n t a n d h o n o red
c u sto m s of c ro w n in g th e q u een a n d
w in d in g th e Muy pole, anil th a t th e r e
will be a th le tic e v en ts.
T h ey even
wlHh It to be w ell k n o w n th a t th e r e
w ill be b o o th s
w here h u n g ry an d
th irs ty p eo p le m ay s a tis fy th e ir a p ­
p e tite s fo r th e sm a ll c o n s id e ra tio n
of five o r te n c e n ts. O th e r p la u s th e y
re fu se to re v e a l.
T h e May d a y fe s tiv a l la n o t fo r tlie
high sch o o l s tu d e n ts a lo n e. T h e
frie n d s a u d p a tro n s of th e sch o o l a re
m ost c o rd ia lly in v ite d to sp en d th e
a fte rn o o n of M ay 1 a t th e svhool a n d
jo lu In th e c e le b ra tio n .