Gresham outlook., May 11, 1917, Image 1

VOL. 7, NO. 21
DEEENSE DAY
CALL IS FOR
ALL PATRIOTS
Every p a trio tic fa rm e r is re q u e s t­
ed to a tte n d out* o f th e a g r ic u ltu r a l
m e e tin g s w h ich are to be he ld on A g ­
r ic u lt u r a l Defense Day, w h ich is to ­
m o rro w . M ay 12. P lans fo r tlte si
m ee ting s are a lre a d y la id and speak-
ers fro m P o rtla n d and o th e r m en
fro m v a rio u s lo c a litie s w ill address
the m e e tin g s on th e to p ics o f the
day, n a m e ly : " T ile pla n fo r ra is in g
and d is tr ib u tin g
fa rm
la b o r:
th e
p o lic y o f th e se cre ta ry o f a g r ic u ltu r e
in re g a rd to the p ro te c tio n o f th e
fa rm e r by th e a d o p tio n o f a m in i­
m um p rice , and a n ti-fo o d s p e c u la tio n
la w ; th e w o rld 's food s u p p ly ; and
th e ta k in g o f a crop census o f M u lt­
no m ah c o u n ty .”
F a rm e rs th ro u g h o u t th e s ta te w ill
re p o rt food resources on b la n k s w h ich
w ill be su p p lie d to th e m . T h is w ill
be th e lirs t chance w h ic h th e fa rm e r
w ill have to an sw e r the c a ll o f the
g o ve rn m e n t and h e lp in c a rry in g th is
c o u n try th ro u g h th e greatest food
c ris is th e w o rld has e ve r kn o w n .
T h e lo cal com panies o f the G ir ls '
N a tio n a l H o n o r G u a rd w ill assist in
c o m p ilin g th e re p o rts so th a t the y
m ay be sent to the w a r d e p a rtm e n t
in concise fo rm .
F o llo w in g is a s u m m a ry o f th e
su b je c ts upon w h ich in fo r m a tio n is
r e q u ir e d ;
T h e n u m b e r o f acres p la n te d Ib is
ye a r and th e usual n u m b e r o f acres
sow n o f fa ll and s p rin g w heat, oats,
b a rle y, c o rn , potatoes, hay and beans
w ill lie re p o rte d
A lso th e n u m b e r
on hand M ay 1, 11*17, a n il M ay 1.
19*16, o f d a iry cows and calves, beef
c a ttle , b re e d in g and o th e r sto ck and
brood sows, fe e d in g hogs, b re e d in g
ewes, sheep
o th e r
th a n b re e d in g
ewes, brood m ares, o th e r horses and
p o u ltry .
S peakers fo r fo u rte e n M u ltn o m a h
c o u n ty
m ee ting s on S a tu rd a y and
one on
F r id a y
w ill
lie su p p lie d
th ru u g h th e office o f C o u n ty A g r ic u l­
tu ris t. S. B. H a ll at G resham . In ad-
d itio n to th e crop census, special re ­
p o r t* w ill he m ade on th e la b o r s it ­
u a tio n , plan s fo r e n lis tin g fa rm la ­
bor, m eans o f g e ttin g the gre atest
efficie ncy o u t o f th e present in a d e ­
q u a te la b o r su p p ly.
T h e re w ill be
tin e x p la n a tio n o f th e la w proposed
to g o ve rn th e m in im u m prices th a t
can be pa id fa rm e rs f o r foo dstuff's
and th e m a x im u m prices de alers can
cha rge .
T he m e e tin g s fo r S a tu rd a y
at 8 p. m. and th e c h a irm a n o f the
co m m itte e s on a rra n g e m e n ts a re :
R u s s e llv ille
g ra n g e
h a ll, H . A.
L e w is ; R o ckw oo d g ra n g e h a ll, P ete r
W ie la n d ;
F a irv ie w
P re s b y te ria n
c h u rc h , E a rl T o w n s e n d ; M u ltn o m a h
g ra n g e h a ll, C. II Jo h a n so n ; G re sh ­
am g ra n g e h a ll, G eorge S ta p le to n ;
P leasant V a lle y g ra ng e h a ll, H. E.
P o p p le to n ; H ills d a le c h u rc h . C o lon el
Dosch;
S p rin g d a le
schoolhouse,
G ra n t B e ll;
P ow ell V a lle y
school-
house.
W illia m
P e te rso n ;
L u ste d
scho olhou se, W. I. Spencer: C e da r
scho olhou se, G. W A lld e r, m e e tin g
io be lie b l b e fore an e n te rta in m e n t
a lre a d y a n n o u n ce d ; B u c k le y school-
house, E. E. W e llin g ; G ilb e rt scho ol-
house, H A. D a rn a ll.
G en eral a r ­
ra n g e m e n ts are In th e hands o f the
c u u n ty c o u n c il o f defense.
FRESHMAN CLASS
UNVEIL STATUE
In te re s tin g exercises w ere held at
th e h ig h scho ol th is m o rn in g , when
a line bust o f G eorge W a s h in g to n , the
g ift o f th e F re sh m a n class, was u n ­
ve ile d and presented to th e school.
H e n ry K a rp e n s te iu , p re sid e n t o f th e
class, m ade th e p re s e n ta tio n speech.
He c a lle d a tte n tio n to th e fa ct th a t
the F re s h m a n
class
had de p a rte d
fro n t th e '*.»»•;!•! *u s to u i o f p re s e n tin g
a ba nn er, and in ste ad gave th is bust,
w h ich w o u ld c o n tin u e to be an in ­
¡s p ira tlo n to a ll classes to fo llo w , and
w h ich stood fo r the id e a l o f t r u t h and
lib e r ty .
M a yo r G eorge W. S ta p le to n , c h a ir ­
m an o f th e u n io n h ig h school board,
accepted th e g if t on b e h a lf o f th e
school, in w o rds o f a p p re c ia tio n and
e n c o u ra g e m e n t.
M r. S ta p le to n co m ­
m ended th e s p ir it
o f s e lf sa crifice
fo r th e good o f o th e rs and urg ed u ll
to s triv e to de velop those q u a litie s
w h ich m ake fo r good c itiz e n s h ip . A p ­
p ro p ria te m usic was fu rn is h e d by the
o rc h e s tra a n il by th e school.
In his in tr o d u c to r y re m a rk s . P r in ­
c ip a l G o o d w in sta te d th a t 74 stu d e n ts
had en te re d as m em bers o f the F re s h ­
m an class.
E leven
of
these have
dro pp ed o u t,
fo u r
o f w h om have
answ ered th e c a ll to th e co lo rs, le a v­
in g th e class w ith tile present m em ­
b e rs h ip o f 63.
WHERE SEEDS WHERE BOND
ISSUE MONEY
MAY BE HAD,
WITH PRICES WILL BE USED
T he W ilso n road d itlc u lty is f u r t lt
e r aw ay
le v e r.
fro m
a
s e ttle m e n t
th a n
T he c o u n ty co m m issio n e rs de­
cid ed last T h u rsd a y
upon th e com­
p le tio n o f w o rk on the a p p to u ch to
the W ils o n road ill s p ite o f p re vio u s
As th e re has been som e d iffic u lty
in g a th e rin g m a n y v a rie tie s o f seeds
th e O regon A g r ic u ltu r a l co lle g e ex­
ten sion se rvice has p re pa red an e x ­
ten sive lis t o f those who have vary
| ¡ „ g q u a n titie s fo r sale. I f o th e r good
lo ts o f seed are k n o w n It is re q u e s t­
ed th a t in fo r m a tio n be sent th e c o l­
lege.
W r ite th e colleg e f o r any in ­
fo rm a tio n re g a rd in g seeds.
T h e fo llo w in g seeds m ay be had in
th is v ic in ity ,
to g e th e r
w ith la rg e
q u a n titie s o f some- v a rie tie s at ti
f u r t h e r d is ta n c e :
e r d ista n ce :
C orn
G ill Bros. Seed Co., P o rt­
la n d , It. 1— 25 to 100 pounds at 7
cents
per pound
One h u n d re d
o r m ore a t ti cents per pound.
M r s . W . S. C a m p b e ll, G old H ill.
O regon
S m a ll a m o u n t.
M r . I I . B. B e rn tze n , Eugene- 200
pounds at 6 cents p e r pound.
M r. J. 11. A ld r ic h , Box 205, C an­
by, O regon
F o u r o r five bushels at
6 cents pe r pound.
M r. Chas, H H o y t, Jefferso n, O re­
gon
T h re e bushels at 7 cents per
FOUR THOUSAND MILES
pound.
TO VISIT THEIR SON
S tou t B ros., S h e rid a n , O regon
bushels
at 10 cents
per
M r. a m i M rs. K. A. M ille r were T w e lv e
g ive n a d e lig h tfu l s u rp ris e on T h u r s - [ pound
II. L, lle rs e , C o rv a llis , It 4 500
day a fte rn o o n by a v is it fro m M r
M ille r ’s b ro th e r
and h is w ife , Dr. pounds.
A lb e rt Stone, W o o d b u rn , O regon
and M rs. It. W. M ille r , o f San Jose,
E ig h t pounds.
C a lifo rn ia .
Dr. M ille r and h is fa m ­
K a le
M r. W. 11 Stevens, C o rv a l­
ily d ro ve fro m th e ir hom e to P o rt­
T w o bushels.
la n d in th e ir l i t i i c k six, m a k in g the lis , O regon
Hans Jensen, It. 7, Salem , O re ­
e ig h t
h u n d re d
odd m ile s In lo u r
D id pounds o f kali-, 84 p e r c l.
days, w ith o u t any tr o u b le o r delay gon
per
pound
w h atsoe ver. T h e y e n co u n te re d some g e rm in a tio n , 25 cents
ve ry m u d d y roads betw een A shlan d po stpaid.
B a rle y — H a nn chen — T h e P o rt
and
P o rtla n d ,
e s p e c ia lly
co m in g
th ro u g h th e Pass C re ek canyon in la n d Seed Co., P o rtla n d , O regon.
H a nn chen -James P o u n d e r. C or
D ouglas c o u n ty .
A f te r ti sto p o f a few days in P o r t­ b e lt, O regon.
Seed
o a t s — W in.
S c h u lm e ric k ,
land Dr. M ille r and his fa m ily w ill
s ta rt on a tra n s c o n tin e n ta l ru n to H ills b o ro ■ o n e -h a lf ton at $3 5; one
v is it his eld e st son w ho is a sop ho­ ton at $ 6 5 ; one ca rlo a d .
P otatoes
G ill
B ros.,
Seed Co.,
m ore at Yale.
D r. M ille r 's Son has
e n lis te d in the New Jersey Coast P o rtla n d , It. 1 40 sacks B u rb a n k s ,
A r t ille r y am ) co u ld not m ake a v is it a t 4 ce n ts ; also choice v a rie tie s in
to the P acific coast so th e fa m ily w ill s m a ll lots.
Beaus O re g o n F r u it Co.,
P o r t­
v is it h im .
M r M ille r is a son o f A. F. M ille r , la n d , O regon.
Ite d M exican and R o ya l W h ite
p re sid e n t o f the B ank o f G resham
E. L. Davis, W illia m s , J o ­
T h e re w ill be a fa m ily re u n io n at his K id n e y
fa th e r's hom e in S e llw o od next S un­ sep hine c o u n ty , O re g o n ; 3000 lbs.
Red
M exican
ut. 11 cts. f. o. b.
day.
G ra n ts I ’ass and 400 pounds R oyal
W h ite K id n e y ut 15 cents.
E x c e l­
CANNERY WILL TAKE
UNLIMITED AMOUNT le n t «(Utility.
La dy
W a s h in g to n — G ill
Bros
Jam es E lk in g to rr, se c re ta ry o f the Seed Co., P o rtla n d , II. 1 1300 lbs.
G resham F r u it G ro w e rs ’ asso cia tio n , at 20 cents per pound.
re p o rts h a v in g m ade q u ite a n u m b e r
W h ite N a vy
F. N. W h itn e y , M o n ­
o f c o n tra c ts fo r the vegetables
re ­ roe, O regon
lo o pounds.
q u ire d by th e ca n n e ry th is y e a r; a l­
W h ite N avy
J. M. H e rro n , M o n ­
so th a t th e re w ill be p ra c tic a lly no roe, O regon
100 pounds.
lim it to th e a m o u n t th a t can la-
M exican T re e Beans, I ch o ice )
take n.
G ill Bros. Seed Co., P o rtla n d , It. 1,
As a f u r t h e r re m in d e r to those
Peas
E a rly
M o rn ,
T ele ph one ,
w ho vvffl m ake c o n tra c ts o r are co n ­ A m e ric a n W o n d e r, L it t le M a rve l
te m p la tin g d o in g so th e p rice s to be G ill Bros. Seed Co., P o rtla n d , It. 1.
pa id tire a g a in g ive n h e re w ith to ­
g e th e r w ith o th e r in fo r m a tio n f u r n ­
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
ished by II. E. D a vis:
IN WORKING RESERVE
We w ill pay the fo llo w in g prices at
th e
fa c to ry , c o n ta in e rs
fu rn is h e d
f'o u n ty A g e n t S. II. H u ll received
fre t and seed ut w h ole sale p ric e :
a n o tice th is m o rn in g to e n lis t tw o
Beans, y ie ld 3 to 5 ton s [ter Sere,
hoys fro m th e u n io n h ig h school, if
$ 4 u per ton.
Ib-ets, y ie ld 4 to 7 Ion s p e r a c r e , possible, In the U n ite d S tates W o r k ­
$2n p e r to n .
in g Reserve, a bra nch o f Hit- s e rv ­
C a rro ts , y ie ld 10 to 15 ton s per ice u n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f tin- D e ­
acre, $ lo p e r ton.
MAKING NECESSITIES
S pina ch, y ie ld 6 to i n tons per p a rtm e n t o f A g r ic u ltu r e .
FOR THE SOLDIER BOYS acre,
M r. H a ll's a ssista n t, R ic h a rd W e r­
$25 pe r ton.
T u rn ip s , y ie ld 10 to 15 tons per ner, at once to o k th e m a tte r In hand
T h e W. C. T. U. M o th e rs ' m e e tin g
acre, $1o per ton.
and met w ith an in s ta n t response..
held at th e hom e o f M rs. Jake M etz­
W e w o u ld lik e to have th e people
g e r y e s te rd a y a fte rn o o n was one o f p la n t th e ir crops as n e a r th e 2 0 th o f T h e firs t tw o Io an sw e r th e request
a n il
O r v ille
th e m ost e n th u s ia s tic eve r held by May its possible, a n ti we m ust h in t- were W a lte r M etzge r
th a t s o cie ty, th e spe cia l occasion be­ c o n tra c ts w itli e a c h in d iv id u a l i f o n ly Z im m e rm a n w ho were e n lis te d at
in g th e m a k in g o f "h o u se w ive s” fo r f o r a to w n lo t, w h ich w ill he lp a n il once.
T hey have a lre a d y been given an
o u r boys w ho have e n lis te d .
w ill b<- received and tre a te d the same
assign m ent on the fa rm o f W
I.
"H o u s e w iv e s ”
are
s m a ll
cases as a 50 -acre field.
Spencer at L u ste d and w ill go to
m ade o f k a h k i w ith c o m p a rtm e n ts
w o rk to m o rro w . T hey w ill draw re g ­
c o n ta in in g needles, th re a d , b u tto n s ,
SECOND QUARTERLY
u la r fa rm la b o r wuges fro m th e ir
sa fe ty pins, scissors, c o u rtp la s te r, I
AUTOMOBILE RECORD e m p lo y e r and m ay be assigned else­
etc.
T
h
e
second
q u a r te r ly issue o f the w h ere w h e n e ve r t h e ir he lp Is needed
A b o u t fo r ty wom en were pre sen t. |
Record
f o r 1917 was as th e y are u n d e r o b lig a tio n s to w o rk
e ve ryon e d o in g h e r p a rt w ith a m o th ­ A u to m o b ile
¡se n t o u t fr o m th e O u tlo o k press yes­ w h e re ve r t h e ir services are re q u ire d
e r ly and p a trio tic eagerness.
I t c o n ta in s s ix ty pa'ges o f
S ew in g m achines w ere c a rrie d in te rd a y .
a u to m o b ile s
w ith
a
vast I COTTRELL SCHOOL TO
fro m th e n e ig h b o rs and one co u ld lis te d
e a s ily Im a g in e th e buzz o f th e gre at a m o u n t o f s ta tis tic a l in fo r m a tio n in - i
GRADUATE SEVEN
eluded.
m u n itio n s fa c to ry .
C o ttr e ll school w ill h o ld an w ighth
T h e firs t q u a r te r ly R ecord In c lu d ­
On account o f th e p o s s ib ility o f
gra de p ro g ra m to n ig h t a t th e s c h o o l­
ed
th
e
firs
t
24
,000
re
g
is
tra
tio
n
s
In
o u r e n lis te d boys be in g tra n s fe rre d
A n in te re s tin g fe a tu re w il’
T h is issue c o n ta in s 10,- house
to o th e r p a rts o f th e c o u n try w ith o u t th e state.
be
th
e
p
re s e n ta tio n o f d ip lo m a s to*
T h e R ecord is p u b lis h e d by
n o tice , th e re w ill be a special m e e t­ 790.
seven s tu d e n ts by S u p e rin te n d e n t J,
in g ne xt week to fin is h th e fir s ' batch M . O. W ilk in s o f P o rtla n d and Is a
E. C a lava n.
D r. M illik e n w ill give
o f "h o u s e w iv e s , also to begin w o rk v a lu a b le re fe re n ce book to a ll w ho
on " c o m fo r t hags” f o r th e boys o f i o w n m o to r cars.
A w e e kly e d itio n th e class address "T h e Open H ig h ­
th e n a vy.
is also p u M ish e d , g iv in g th e la te st w ays o f th e B lin d A lle y .'*
The
g ra d u a te s
w ill
be E ve lyn
W C. T I ’ , m ee ting s are n e ve r ' re g is tra tio n s and a u to in fo rm a tio n ,
Bates, W illie B o o th . M abel Ila u g -
e x c lu s iv e , tlje y are n o n -p o litic a l and !
A c c o rd in g to a re p o rt on th e f 'r a n - lu m , R o lan d B ro o ks, E ug e n ie Proc-
n o n -s e c ta ria n , and any
wom an
is I
c o r d la lly w elcom e and In v ite d . Place ' b ro o k fo re s t d is tr ic t, B r itis h C o lu m - ! to r . A lfre d
A n d re w s and A n th o n y
week w ill be an 1 bi». H •* estim ated th at the tim b er Hengstler.
of m eeting next
T he class m otto is “ G rin and Be­
(cut fo r 1916 wHI be from 150,000.-
nounced later.
¡0 0 0 to 16 0.00 0,00 0 feet.
In 1913, gin to W in ” ; ’ lass rotors, Red, W hite
A Germ an c o ilb ry has installed a which is the year in which the pre­ and Blue; class .lower, w ild cu rran t.
vanteen 500 feet below «’ round to p vious
io u s
largest cut
was
made, it
¡am ounted to 14 8,00 0,00 0 feet.
Read thfc W a n t Ads.
save it* miners' tim e
In an e ffo rt to tu r n th e vo te rs o f
B en ton,
Lane,
L in n
and M a rio n
co u n tie s a g a in s t th e road bond b ill.
C. E. Spence, m a ste r o f th e grunge,
is m a k in g th e u n fo u n d e d assestion
th a t none o f the m oney raised fro m
the bonds w ill be expended on roads
in th e W illa m e tte v a lle y so u th o f
M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty ; th a t a ll o f the
m oney
c o n trib u te d
by W ila tu o tte
v a lle y co u n tie s in a u to m o b ile lices-
es and in taxes fro m tin - q u a r te r m ill
slut«- road tux w ill be re q u ire d and
w ill be expended in c o m p le tin g the
C o lu m b ia R iv e r H ig h w a y .
T he p la in facts a re :
1st.
R e lia b le
e n g in e e rin g
e s ti­
m ates secured by the H ig h w a y co m ­
m ission agree th a t $1,750,001) w ill
co m p le te the C o lu m b ia R iv e r H ig h ­
way fro m A s to ria to T h e Dalles.
2d.
M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty pays
per cent o f th e s ta te tax and 4 0 per
cent o f the a u to m o b ile license fees
but u n d e r th e h ig h w a y p la n em ­
braced in the road bond b ill not one
cent o f t i l e m oney so paid w ill be ex­
pended in M u ltn o m a h co u n ty .
3d.
M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty w ill puy
in a u to m o b ile
fees and sta te road
tax a p p ro x im a te ly $2,4 00 ,000 w h ich
is m ore th a n su fficie n t to com p le te
the C o lu m b ia
R iv e r
H ig h w a y and
leave a balance o f $65(1,1100 to be ap­
p lie d on o th e r roads. These figu res
do not ta ke In to account th e am o un ts
th a t w ill be paid by C latsop , C o lu m ­
bia, Hood R iv e r and W asco cou ntie s
w h ich w ill also be a v a ila b le fo r com ­
p le tin g the
C o lu m b ia R iv e r H ig h ­
way. The a m o u n ts paid in to th e fu n d
by these co u n tie s w ill f u r t h e r reduce
the am o u n t o f M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty 's
c o n trib u tio n to the C o lu m h lu R ive r
H ig h w a y and ha ve a co n s id e ra b ly
la rg e r sum th a n $650,000 to be ap­
p lie d on th e P acific H ig h w a y and
o th e r roads c o n te m p la te d in the road
bond b ill.
41li
Not one cent o f the m oney
pa id by co u n tie s o f the sta te , o th e r
th a n th a t
c o n trib u te d
by M u ltn o ­
m ah, C latsop, Hood R iv e r and Was-
<o cou ntie s, w ill b'* re q u ire d to co m ­
p le te the C o lu m b ia R iv e r H ig h w a y
and th e o th e r roads o u ts id e o f the
< o u n tii-s e n u m e ra te d
5 th .
In o th e r w o rds, u n d e r the
>6,0110,001) ro a d bond p la n , M u ltn o ­
m ah c o u n ty a u to m o b ile o w n e rs and
ta xp a ye rs w ill not o n ly puy s u ffic ie n t
lu n d s to co m p le te the C o lu m b ia R iv ­
e r H ig h w a y but w ill also c o n trib u te
t o the fu n d th a t w ill be expended on
tin - P acific H ig h w a y and o i l i e r roade
io th e W illa m e tte va lle y and In o tli-
i r sections o f tin - state
HOME GUARD FORMED
AT PLEASANT HOME
A m e e tin g o f the c itiz e n s ot I ’ le js -
t.u t
Hom e was held at
It
S tein -
m a n 's on W ednesday e ve n in g . May !),
t o r the
purpose
H om e G u a rd .
i leeted
of
o rg a n iz in g a
<'. M. ( ju ic k s a ll was
c h a irm a n
and
u m o ng o th e r
te m a r k - s ta te d
th e o b je c t o f the
m e e tin g
II F W ih lo n and Rev. F.
F o rd also addressed th e m e e tin g ,
i. f te r w h ich a ro s te r was signed w ith
t h ir t y - liv e names. T h e fo llo w in g o f ­
fice rs were e le c te d ;
I I. F. W ih lo n ,
c a p ta in ; <’ . It. S te in m a n , lir s t lie u ­
te n a n t; F. D ixo n , second lie u te n a n t.
T h e m e e tin g wus q u ite e n th u s ia s ­
tic and w ith o u t do ub t fif ty o r m ore
v. i l l sign tin ' ro s te r b e fore M onday
e ve n in g n e xt, w h ich C a p ta in W ih lo n
d e sig nate d f o r the firs t re g u la r g a th ­
e rin g , at
D e nn y's
h a ll,
8 o ’clock
sh a rp .
F o llo w in g is th e ro s te r o f m em ­
b e rs:
II. F. W ih lo n , M. II. Ita u w ,
C. I! S te in m a n ,
M Q u ie k s a ll, F.
8. F o rd , C. C. Jack, L K. M ille r , F
D ix o n ,
G. N assbahn, It. S hu m w a y,
Geo. II. A n d e rso n , L. J. W a lte rs , II.
C. N elson, W. M. N e w la n d s, J. F.
C o llin s , F. G o te h e r, L. It. L a u d e r-
back, It. J. W u n e r, A. G. R ich, G. N.
H o od , Chas. J. M o rg a n ,
A lb e rt J.
Q uay, K e n n e th F. L a u d e rb a c k , P eter
L a rs o n , II. It H e nim e rs, W. G. C a l­
v in , I r v in N e lb a u e r, W a lte r P ro c to r,
Ed W a ld rip , It. J. A n d e rso n , B u rl
M c K in n e y ,
C h a rle s P aulson, Oscar
C a rlson , W in. T rim b le , I. G. Denney.
One o f th e A m e ric a n pion eers In
ra d io d e ve lo p m e n t
has
la te ly in ­
vented
a t in y
w ire le ss
re ce ive r
w h ich m akes it possible fo r a man in
th e s tre e ts to p ick up messages sent
o u t fro m any s ta tio n In th e im m e d i­
ate v ic in ity . T h e device has th e ap ­
pearance o f a fo u n ta in pan and is
ab ou t th e size o f one.
Its in te r io r
u ra rra n g e m e n t is re m a rk a b ly com -
paet.
a c tio n w h ich a im ed to d ro p th e p ro ­
T uesday e ve n in g 's m e e tin g at the
je c t unless th e necessary r ig h ts o f
way were donated by p ro p e rty o w n ­
ers.
T h e road wus le ft some 30 feet in
th e a ir w itli the fin is h in g o f th e Base
L in e c u t-o ff to the clu b , and $6000
was a p p ro p ria te d in th e roa d b u d ­
get th is yea r
fo r
re m e d y in g the
dam age by c o n s tru c tio n o f u new
ap p ro a ch .
As w o rk was ab o u t to
begin
R oad m aster Yeon
was co n ­
fro n te d w ith dem ands f o r dum ages
a lo n g the proposed r ig h t o f way to ­
ta lin g utm ost th e e n tire u m o u n t ap ­
p ro p ria te d f o r th e c o n s tru c tio n .
In a re c o m m e n d a tio n to th e co m ­
m issione rs,
M r. Yeon
urg e d th a t
lila n s fo r th is a p pro ach bo dropped
unless the r ig h t o f way was donat
ed.
P ro p e rty o w n e rs w ho need the
'.Pilson road badly but w ho do not
ow n p ro p e rty a lo n g the r ig h t o f way
in q u e stio n p ro te s te d , and th e u ctio n
yeste rd ay
re s u lte d .
Dam ages,
if
an y, w ill be fixed by tin- c o u rts later,
as the rig h t o f way w ill be c o n fis c a t­
ed.
Upon rece ip t o f the in te n tio n s , o f
c o u n ty co m m issio n e rs, us o u tlin e d
above, M r. W ils o n at once posted
trespass no tices, w a rn in g u ll per­
sons fro m .e n te r in g upon h is p ro p ­
e rty fo r any purpose except s u rv e y ­
in g
As th e e x te n s io n *ru n s th ro u g h
th e W ilso n fa rm and no r ig h t o f
way has been secured th e re prom ises
to lie an In te re s tin g tim e b e fo re the
m a tte r Is fin a lly se ttle d .
lib r a r y o f the C o u n ty C o u n c il o f De­
UNDERTAKING ROOMS
NOW SECOND TO NONE
It. It. C a rlson has re c e n tly m ade a
co m p le te re n o v a tio n and re m o d e lin g
o f his u n d e rta k in g p a rlo rs . One h a lf
o f tile lo w e r tlo o r is now a rra n g e d fo r
th e business, th e f r o n t ro o m being
th e chapel, as be fore, but it has been
e n la rg e d and rem odeled so as t o p ro ­
vid e m ore conveniences fo r c o n d u c t­
in g fu n e ra ls.
A t th e re a r o r the chapel is an a l­
cove on one side o f w h ich is a c h o ir
room and on th e o th e r a roo m fo r
the m o u rn e rs w h ere the y have a ll de­
s ire d p riva cy yet be w itnesses o f the
services.
Just buck o f these room s
is a h a llw a y fro m w h ich the caske t Is
ta k e n th ro u g h to a hearse in w a it­
in g , th ro u g h a side d o o r, w h ile the
audience goes fro m th e cha pe l by the
fr o n t way. T h e m o u rn e rs m ay also
fo llo w tlte cusket and p a llb e a re rs to
t h e ir cars in w a itin g .
A t th e re a r o f th e c h a p e l is the
I caske t room , w h ich c o n ta in s a w e ll-
selected stock o f u ll grades.
Beyond
th is room is th e e m b a lm in g room
w ith a ll fa c ilitie s o f a m o d e rn esta b­
lis h m e n t . A re a r d o o r opens upon a
g ra ve le d roa dw ay th a t e xte n d s ulo n g
the back o f th e b u ild in g a ro u n d to
th e cusket und m o u rn e rs ' e x it und
fro m th e re to th e stre e t.
M r. t'a rls o n has expended a la rg e
sum o f m oney in the w o rk o f g iv in g
E aste rn M u ltn o m a h a m o d e rn u n d e r­
ta k in g e s ta b lis h m e n t, w h ic h e x p e n d i­
t u r e w ill be a p p re cia te d by th e p u b ­
lic In an Increased p a tro n a g e
He is
to be com m ended fo r his p u b ljc s p ir ­
ite d Ideas In p ro v id in g th e ln *n
fo r
th e best is a lw a ys de m anded in pa y­
in g the last to ke n s o f respect to the
d e p a rte d .
fense was a tte n d e d by delegates fro m
p ra c tic a lly every gra n g e and c o m m u ­
n ity in eastern M u ltn o m a h : also by
C o u n ty
C o m m issio ne rs
H o lm a n and
H o lb ro o k .
H ills v ie w , west o f P o r t­
la n d , was also represented.
II. A. Le w is served as c h a irm a n
w ith R ic h a rd W e rn e r as se cre ta ry.
C o u n ty A ge nt S. It. H a ll e x p la in e d
th e o b je c t o f th e m e e tin g as being
p r e lim in a r y to a la rg e r g a th e rin g to ­
m o rro w n ig h t at th e G resham g ra ng e
h a ll and In every o th e r c o m m u n ity In
th e c o u n ty .
D iffe re n t ones were ca lle d upon Io
e x p la in th e ir ideas as to th e best
m eans o f in c re a s in g p ro d u c tio n , con­
s e rv in g a ll resources and s o lv in g the
p ro b le m o f fa rm la b o r.
It. W. GUI
e x p la in e d the s c a rc ity and h ig h cost
o f seeds. 11. E. D avis and T h e o d o re
B ru g g e r spoke on the la b o r p ro b le m .
C o m m issio n e r H o lm a n p ro m ised fo r
th e c o u n ty
th a t
but
li t t le " h e lp "
w o u ld be re q u ire d on th e c o u n ty
roads th is ye a r as im p ro v e d m a c h in ­
ery w o u ld he used as fu r as possible,
r e q u irin g fe w e r m en, am i suggested
a bread and w a te r d ie t In the co u n ty
Jail fo r th i' sla ckers. T he c o u n ty w ill
co -o pe rate on fe rtiliz e rs .
M r. H u ll stated th a t the o b je c t o f
th e m e e tin g was to get every fa n n e r
to a tte n d some k in d o f g a th e rin g
such as is to be held to m o rro w n ig h t,
lie a p p o in te d a m em ber fro m every
g ra n g e and c o m m u n ity in the c o u n ty
to get them o u t, as they u ll needed,
In fo rm a tio n und In s tru c tio n upon tin '
acreage to be p la n te d in d iffe re n t
crops.
T h e s o lu tio n o f the la b o r p ro b le m
Is to be w o rke d In to the g e ne ral
schem e o f defense d u rin g the w hole
year.
F a rm la b o r w ill not be In te r ­
fe re d w ith in th e plans fo r se le ctive
c o n s c rip tio n .
T h e u v a ilu ld e seed Is w id id y sca t­
tered and each fa rm e r m ust co -o p e r­
ate in g a th e rin g and d is tr ib u tin g the
su p p lie s on bund.
T h e re w ill be a
g re u te r s c a rc ity next year. Is tin - p re ­
d ic tio n o f M r. G ill, who Is a u th o r ity
on such m atters.
T h e re was a dem and fro m the d e l­
egates fo r speukers ut the c o m m u n i­
ty m e e tin g s to m o rro w n ig h t. Several
v o lu n te e re d
to go w h e re ve r ca lle d ,
um ong them b e in g M ayo r S ta p le to n
w ho w ill go to O rie n t. C o m m is s io n ­
e r H o lm a n p ro m ise d to send seve ral
fro m P o rtla n d .
These g a th e rin g s w ill have an Im ­
p o rta n t b e a rin g on th e food p ro b le m ,
und eve ry fa rm e r sh o u ld a tte n d the
one in h is v ic in ity to m o rro w n ig h t.
BlunkH w ill be fu rn is h e d each p ro ­
d u c e r upon w h ich Is to be ta b u la te d
u ll resources. These b la n k s w ill be
condensed In to one re p o rt to be sent
to G o v e rn o r W lth yco m b e . He In tu rn
w ill condense the c o u n ty re p o rts am i
send th e m to W a s h in g to n C ity , thu s
fu r n is h in g to the g o ve rn m e n t fro m
every s ta te as co m p le te a re p o rt as
possible fro m
u ll
ove r th e U n ite d
States. T ills Is un im p e ra tiv e m u tte r
w h ich no person can a ffo rd to Ign ore
o r o v e rlo o k , so th e re sh o u ld be a
g re a t a tte n d a n ce at eve ry gath e rin g .
T o m o rro w w ill lie N a tio n a l Defense
Day and Its observance w ill be o f u n ­
to ld value io everyone.
GRESHAM YOUNG MAN
SCHOOLS TO HAVE A
WILL SERVE IN FRANCE
TRACK MEET, MAY 25
One o f the firs t e x p e d itio n s to go
io F ra n ce fro m th e U n ite d S tates
w ill be un a m b u la n ce corp s, w h ich
j w ill be ready to s ta rt in less th a n a
m on th .
Joh n H o n e y, a g ra d u a l)* o f
G resham h ig h scho ol and now a s tu ­
dent In L e la n d S ta n fo rd U n iv e rs ity ,
has vo lu n te e re d
to go as a « Iriv e r.
| Several weeks ago John e n lis te d ill
th e o ffice rs' rese rve corps, b u t de­
fe c tiv e eyes b u rre d h im . H e re c e n t­
ly te le g ra p h e d I l l s pa re n ts, M r . and
M rs. W. F. H oney, a s k in g t h e ir ap­
p ro v a l and consent to h is p la n Io be
o f service to his c o u n try in the> a m ­
bu la nce corps, nnd has rece ive d t h e ir
consent.
John Is p a r tic u la r ly w e ll fitte d fo r
th e p o s itio n , be in g n o t o n ly a c c u s ­
tom ed to h a n d lin g m o to r v e h ic le s ,
b u t able to speak th e F re n c h la n g ­
uage flu e n tly .
H is
m any
ffrln m ls
here w ill fo llo w his c a re e r w it h In ­
terest
He Is expected hom e f o r a
b rie f v is it b e fore s a ilin g
T h e schools o f eastern M u ltn o m a h
w ill ho ld a t r a r k meet at th e f a ir
g ro u n d s ,
G resham ,
May 25, co m ­
m e n cin g at l: 3 o In th e a fte rn o o n .
P ro f. II. W A g e r, p rin c ip a l o f the
G ilb e r t school,
has
the m a tte r in
cha rge .
A f u ll p ro g ra m o f eve nts
w ill be
a v a ila b le
fo r p u b lic a tio n
e a rly next week.
T h e meet is open to p u p ils o f a ll
e le m e n ta ry
schools
In the c o u n ty
o u ts id e o f P o rtla n d .
T each ers d e s irin g to e n te r th e ir
p u p ils sh o u ld w r ite II. W
A g e r,
p r in c ip a l o f
G ilb e rt school, Le nts,
O regon.
M e rc h a n ts and o th e rs d e s irin g to
d o n a te prizes are requested to In ­
fo rm E. H. .M cCorm ick o f the G re sh ­
am school o f such desires und he w ill
see th a t the y are accom m odated.
A b a ll gam e w ill be one o f the
fe a tu re *.
Money to Loan.
S ta te school fu n d s a t six per cent
T h e vo lu m e o f th e s a lin e m a tte r
CCJ5* a re a v a ila b le fo r M u ltn o m a h
in th e ocean is a l i t t l e more, th a n 4,-
c o u n ty fa rm loans in sum s fro m $250
800,1100 cub ic tu lle s , o r, a c c o rd in g to $5000.
A R T H U R L A N G G l'T H .
to th e U n ite d S tates g e o lo g ic a l s u r ­
605 M cKay B uilding,
vey, d e p a rtm e n t o f I n te r io r , e n o u g h A d v .—
P o rtla n d , Ore.
to cove r th e e n tir e s u rfa c e o f th e
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