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VOL. 7, NO. 26
MULTNOMAH COUNTY,
OREGON,
TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1917
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DAY TO BE
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M ORE FOOD BY VETERANS
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T h e clo sin g fe a tu re s of U nion H igh S chool No. 2, a re going to
be on a n e la b o r a te scale. T h e s e n io r-ju n io r b a n q u e t w ill be held
to n ig h t in th e gym a n d d o m e stic a rt room . T h e re w ill he an e la b o r
a te m en u n e v er b efo re a p p ro a c h e d in ele g a n c e a n d se rv ic e and
o th e r f e a tu re s of an e n te r ta in in g n a tu r e w hich c a n n o t he m ade
p u b lic in a d v an ce.
T h re e sc h o la rs h ip s hav e been a w a rd e d to s tu d e n ts of th e high
sch o o l
E rn e st Q u esin b erry is th e re c ip ie n t of u sc h o la rs h ip in th e
co lleg e of lib e ra l a r ts o f W illa m e tte U niversity
F ra n k B row n was
a w a rd e d h is ch o ice of six co lleg es in th e O regon C o n fe re n c e of C ol
leges. lie may m a k e his p re fe re n c e o ' e ith e r Albany C ollege. Mi'
M in n v ille C ollege, Pacific C ollege, Pacific U n iv e rsity , P h ilo m a th
C olleg e o r Reed C ollege.
Miss E ck fo rd C am ero n g e ts an h o n o r
s c h o la rs h ip in W h itm a n C ollege at W alla W alla.
T h e s e n io r class day p ro g ra m w ill he given in th e h ig h school
a ssem b ly room T h u rs d a y e veiling ut 8 o 'clo ck . It follow s:
A llen
Big Ben
..................g .............
W ayside C h ap el
W ilson
O rc h e stra
R o b ert H e n d ric k s
C lass P o em
C lass H isto ry
E ck fo rd C am ero n
"W o o d la n d C roon H ong"
C lu tsu m
G irls ’ C h o ru s
C lass P ro p h ecy
F ra n k Brow n
C lass A rtist
E rn e s t Q u esin b erry
"S ch o o ls D ays"
L ohr
B oys’ Q u a rte t
C lass W ill
C lyde R uegg
P re s e n ta tio n of Staff
D ella H u g h es, '17
A ccep tatio n of Staff
M errill G ood, '18
"B low Soft W in d s”
V incent
G I t I b ’ C h o ru s
P re s e n ta tio n o f C lass P ic tu re
D ella H u g h es
A c c e p ta tio n of C lass P ic tu re Geo. W. S ta p le to n , C h a irm a n of B oard
"A m e ric a 1 Love Y ou”
G o tfe r
O rch est ra
C o m m en cem en t Day p ro g ra m will he a high g ra d e e ffo rt, w hen
J. II. A c k e rm a n , p re s id e n t of th e ,M onm outh N o rm al school w ill d e
liv e r th e g r a d u a tin g a d d re s s. T h is p ro g ra m w ill lie g iven at Beg
tie r's o p e ra h o u se next F rid a y e v e n in g , J u n e 1, at 8 o 'clo ck
It
fo llo w s:
-
H om e C irc le O v e rtu re
S clllep eg rell
P ro c e s sio n a l " C h a rg e o f H u s s a rs "
S p lu d le r
O rch est rn
In v o catio n
Rev. A. C. B r a c k e u h iir y
Solo "A J u n e M o rn in g "
W lllehy
E licila T ow le
A d d ress
P re s id e n t J. II. A ck erm an
V iolin Solo “ S o u v e n ir”
F ra n z (trilla
L elsla Ituby
P re s e n ta tio n o f C lass
P rin c ip a l E lm e r F. G oodw in
P re s e n ta tio n o f D iplom as
G eo rg e W. S ta p le to n
t ’h u irin u u S chool B ourd
" T w ilig h t R e v e rie s”
S ch u m an
Mixed C h o ru s
C o n g ra tu la to ry A d d ress
Co. S u p t W
A ld erso n
R ecessio n al C a ra m b a M arch
L u iircn d ean
O rch est ru
G R E SH A M . May 28
E d ito r O u t
lo o k : T h e case of Ja m e s H. W il
son
a g a in s t
M u ltn o m a h
c o u n ty ,
w hich w as being trie d fo r fo u r days
last week in th e C irc u it C o u rt, re
a n s. T h e p a rt to he ta k e n by th e
su ite d in a v erd ict fo r th e p lain tiff
W o m en 's B elief C o rp s Is on ly In ci
fo r $500, to g e th e r
w ith c o sts of
d e n ta l, fo r it wan upon th e m en th a t
th e g re a te s t b u rd e n fell at th e tim e
som e $300.
T ills a m o u n t is sm ull
th ey w ere n eed ed , yet th e w om en a re
co m p a re d w itli th e su m of $1 3 ,4 0 0
e n title d to a la rg e s h a r e o f th e co n
su ed fo r, hut it is a la rg e a m o u n t
s id e ra tio n felt fo r a la s t-v a n is h in g
co m p a re d w itli th e su m of $1 w iiid i
body of v e te ra n s w ho fo u g h t fo r th e
tlie c o u n ty a u th o r itie s offered Mr.
p re s e rv a tio n o f th e un io n .
W ilson fo r ta k in g Ids lund, d e s tro y
T h e w e a th e r w ill p ro b ab ly be fav
ing ills ro a d s anil ru in in g his farm
o ra b le fo r th e p a ra d e fro m th e fa ir
ou th e S andy riv e r n e a r th e P o rt
g ro u n d s to th e g ru n g e hull. T h e lin e
lan d A u to m o b ile d u b .
of m arch is s h o rt an d Is, in itself,
J u d g e H ingham , re c e n tly e le c te d
sad p ro o f th a t th e hoys In b lu e a re
lo tlie bench fo r th e S alem d ls trie t
g ro w in g old . T h ey w ill m a rc h h at
an d w ho p reaid ed at th e tr ia l of th is
a q u a r t e r o f a m ile w hen th ey full In
case, g av e M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty th e
b eh in d th e life a n d d ru m . T h e ro u te
benefit of Ills d o ilh ts ut every point
will he d ire c t.
in tile triu l. T lie co u rt
ex clu d ed
O th e r p a tr io tic bodies will be rep
fro m th e ju ry ev id en c e of tlie vultie
re s e n te d su ch a s may be m ad e up by
of tlie tw o a c re s o f th e p la in tiff's
th e c itiz e n s m a rc h in g as th e H om e
lain) ta k e n lo r rig h t of way, a n d tills,
G u a rd , boy sc o u ts o r o th e r civic or-
notw ltiiH tu n d in g th e fact th a t, th o u g h
r a n iz a t loirs. T h e p a ra d e w ill s ta rt
Mr W ilson fa ile d to see a lu w y er fo r
fro m th e b an d s ta n d
in th e fa ir
th re e m o n th s ' p ast tlie lim e fo r a p
g ro u n d s, w e a th e r p e rm ittin g at in
p ea lin g from th e c o u n ty c o u rt to tlie
o ’eloek w ith M avor G eo rg e W S ta
c irc u it c o u rt, th e co u n ty a u th o r itie s
p le to n ,
le a d in g
th e p ro cessio n as
look th e c o u rse of n p ro p riu lln g tlie
m a rsh a l o f th e day.
lau d to its ow n use In stead of p ro s
T h e p ro g ra m p u b lish e d in th e O ut
e c u tin g u c o n d e m n a tio n su it in th e
look last F rid a y will he g iven at th e
c irc u it c o u rt uh th e luw in su ch cuse
g ra n g e h all u n d e r th e s u p e rv isio n of
re q u ire d , w h erein Mr. W ilson w as
th e W o m en ’s B elief C o rp s. T h e pa
y ield in g lund th e seco n d tim e fo r
tio tlc a d d re s s will he g iven by Rev.
p u rp o ses of th e sa m e ro ad serv ice.
I. 11. Self.
T h e o th e r n u m b e rs of
T h is ru lin g of tlie c o u rt shook th e
th e p ro g ra m will all he p a trio tic , in
fo u n d a tio n of th e p la in tiff’s cuse from
k ee p in g w ith
th e o ccasio n .
Mrs.
th e first; a n d w hen th e c o u rt also
J a n e t M. G ra n t w ill ten d th e o rd e rs,
harre<l ev id en c e of p e rm a n e n t In
h a v in g been s u h s tllu te d fo r T h o m a s
ju r ie s to W ilso n ’s slxty-five a c re s of
G in d er.
up lan d on a c c o u n t o f th e d e s tru c tio n
Not sin ce th ey w ere m u s te re d o u t
of In g re ss an d e g re s s, hut lim ite d
of se rv ice h av e th e v e te ra n s faced a
th e sa m e to w hat d am ag e » m ig h t,
m o re m o m e n to u s c risis th a n th e one
w ith in th e b o u n d s of p o ssib ility an d
c o n fro n tin g th e n a tio n . T h is is th e
th e c o u rse of c o u n ty e v e n ts , lie u n
first tim e sin c e th e o rg a n iz a tio n of
re p a ire d in th e fu tu re , th e Jury, w ho
th e G ran d A rm y of th e R ep u b lic th a t
w ere in c lin e d to be fa ir w ith Mr.
M em orial Day h a s com e w h ile th e n a
.V* i '
W ilson, hud little fo u n d a tio n fo r u
tio n w as at a c tu a l w ar, u n less th e
T h e re h a s been a fa llin g off in b rie f w ar w ith S p ain cun he c o u n ted .
v erd ict la r g e r th a n $500 a n d coh I h .
d a iry cow s d u rin g th e p ast y e a r, tin- '1'his tim e th e s itu a tio n Is m o re
N e v e rth e le ss th e
p la in tiff.
.Mr.
p re s e n t n u m b e r re p o rte d b ein g 1201 g ra v e a n d th r e a te n in g , h u t th e nu
W ilson, h a v in g I oh I to th e co u n ty tw o
a g a in s t
1314 a y e a r ago. D airy tio u will d ep en d upon th e so n s of th e
a c re s of Ills fiv e -h u n d red -d o lla r lund
c a lv e s h a v e in c re a se d fro m 271 o v e te ra n s a n d all th e o th e r s in k h a k i
on a c c o u n t of th e ir m isa p p ro p ria tio n
5 5 4 ; beef c a ttle w ent from 169 t o to u p h o ld th e d ig n ity of th e tlag an d
of th e sa m e , w ill yet receive ev ery
236, w hile o th e r c a ttle th a n b r e e d a g a in m arch h o m e tr iu m p h a n t.
d o llu r th a t is d u e him fo r th r e e an d
in
ing sto ck a re now 92 a g a in s t 55.
o n e -th ird a c re s of h is vulu u b le lau d
th e ir v alo r lies th e p e rp e tu ity of th e
H ogs h av e sh o w n a d e c re a se of G. A. R. o r Its p ro to ty p e .
yet to lie tu k en an d d a m a g e d by th e
A p a tr io tic c o n c e rt tin d e r th e a u sp ic e s of th e W ('. T. U. will
328 in a y e a r.
B rood so w s have
co u n ty officials fo r th e i r p ro p o sed
.VI. A B oss P o st w as fo rm e rly an
be g iven in B e g n e r’s h a ll W ednesday e v e n in g , May 30 at 8 o ’clock.
g o n e fro m 143
to
113.
F e e d in g in s titu tio n of P le a s a n t H om e w here
o u tle t on to th e old an d new ro ad s,
A la rg e c h o ru s a ssiste d by Mr W G o rsa g e a n d M r F re d F ie ld h o u se
ho g s w ent dow n from 1086 to 788. a n n u a l re u n io n s w ere h eld fo r se v
w hich o u tle t R o u d m u ste r Yeon und
ably d ire c te d by Mrs A. ( ’. H ra c k e n b u ry , a n d v a rio u s n u m b e rs of
B re e d in g ew es w ent up fro m 100 to e ra l y ears. T h e last re u n io n th e re
th e c o u n ty c o m m issio n e rs first said
h ig h m erit m a k e an e n te r ta in m e n t w hich you c a n n o t affo rd to m iss.
478, w hile o th e r
sh e e p in creased w as held in S e p te m b e r, 1898, th e
th ey w ould b u ild , th e n o rd e re d It off
No c h a rg e will he m a d e fo r a d m issio n hut u s ilv e r o fferin g w ill he
fro m 4 0 to 381
B rood m a re s a re y e a r of th e S p a n ish -A m e ric a n w ar,
und now th ey say It is on a g ain .
ta k e n fo r th e w ork a lre a d y begun fo r o u r s o ld ie rs anil s a ilo rs
now 68 a g a in s t 38. w h ile o th e r h o rs a n d c o n tin u e d fo r th r e e d ay s. L arg e
T h o u g h D istrict A tto rn e y E v an s und
T h e c o m m itte e h a s p re p a re d an e x c e p tio n a lly fine p ro g ra m In
es hav e m ad e a g a in , g ro w in g from cro w d s a tte n d e d an d m any n o ta b le
A ssista n t R oad m u s te r K n o lls claim
c lu d in g n a tio n a l h y m n s of a llie d n a tio n s an d s tir r in g so n g s by a
307 to 475.
ih u t th e recen t re p e a l a n d re - e n a c t
s p e a k e rs w ere h e a rd .
A m ong th em
c h o ru s of th irty voices, so lo s an d in ale c h o ru s e s, violin a n d o rc h e s
P o u ltry sh o w s a h e a lth y in crease was O re g o n ’s p re s e n t g o v e rn o r Ja n ie s
m en t o f th e ro a d luw s huve legal
tr a mush*. T h e c o m m itte e is com posed o f Mrs. M S i'h n e ld e r, Mrs
in n u m b e rs, th e p re se n t c o u n t being W ith y co m h e, M rs A bigail S co tt Dun-
lie d In stead of p e n a liz in g th e a p
G. W S ta p le to n , Mrs. Geo. F H oney, Mrs. A. J W B row n a n d Mrs
24 280 a g a in s t 13,556 a y e a r ago.
p ro p ria tio n of p rlv u te p ro p e rty w ith
iw ay, Mrs. Lucy A d d ito u an d o th e rs
C. E R u sh e r
Mrs A C. H ra c k e n b u ry w ill c o n d u c t th e co n cert
T h e re w ere 69 ,9 0 0 p o u n ils of eed not now re c a lle d
o u t p ay m en t of c o m p e n s a tio n in ad
F o llo w in g is th e p ro g ra m :
p o ta to e s fo r sa le , 70 p o u n d s of seed
v a lu e c o n tr a ry to th e s ta te c o n s titu
T h re e o r fo u r y e a rs la te r th e Post
b ean s. 46,200 p o u n d s seed o a ts am i ' m oved to G re sh a m an d I t s la st r e
tio n , th e r e seem s to he s o m e th in g
M usic by O rc h e s tra
2000 p o u n d s of g a rlic .
No re p o rt u n io n was h eld in th e fa ir g ro u n d
w rong ab o u t th a t, " s o m e th in g rot
la )
H ail C o lu m b ia ”
w as m ad e on food cro p s fo r sale
ten In D e n m a rk " ; so Mr W ilson has
g ro v e.
In te re s t had fa lle n ofT an d
( b ) "A m e ric a I Ixive Y ou"
e re c te d tr e s p a s s n o tic e s a n d , w hile
th e a tla ir w as not th e su ccess it had
C h o ru s.
G il.H E R I
S rU D R N I
fo rm erly been
S om e of th e lead in g
lie has a lre a d y d o n a te d lan d from
1,111
L an d of H ope an d G loi .
Ills place fo r th e m a k in g of th r e e
WINNER OF WATCH ‘
p aRK<>(| ¡«way am i less en
A J W. B row n
d iffe re n t ro a d s, he, like Mr I N.
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Day w ho say s he will d e fe n d his
"M y O w n U n ited S ta te s "
e ste d a tte n tio n th e ju d g e s in th e l sid erei! fa irly su ccessfu l
p ro p e rty
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tr a l lib ra ry la st S a tu rd a y a w ard ed P ' OH' wl11 n o ‘
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p ro p e rty lo th e c o u n ty w ith o u t ad
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vance p ay m en t o f ju s t an d a d e q u a te
" T h e Old F la g N ever T o u c h e d th e G ro u n d "
M ale C h o ru s
th e je w e le r to Miss V ern a S ta rk of p o r a l’s g u a rd is in th e lin e, do not a t
c o m p e n sa tio n .
tr ib u t e it to a n y th in g h u t th e e r o s k n
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All sy m p a th y Is w ith a n d c re d it
Rolo
"K e e p th e H om e F ir e s B u rn in g "
T h e a rse m h lv h all w as tilled to of tim e on a g ro u p th a t is y early
is d u e lo J a m e s II W ilson, a civil
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w ar v e te ra n a n d v e n e ra b le C h ris tia n
' th em as th ey pass, lift y o u r h a ts to
Ita lia n N a tio n al H y m n "
C h o ru s
th e ir p a re n ts fro m th e c o u n ty dis
g e n tle m a n and O regon p io n e e r, w ho
(lid G lory an d he p ro u d (h a t you had
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T h e p u b lish e d p ro g ra m was
w ith tils n e ig h b o r, Mr A. It C o n ra d ,
su ch
v a lia n t d e fe n d e rs
w hen (le.
O ffering.
a p a rt o f th e e x ercises, a n d It Is
w ith tny leg al a s s is ta n c e , su cceed ed in
fe n d e rs w ere n eed ed .
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c u rb in g th e s p e c ta c u la r c a r e e r am i
a hope th a t th e p re s e n t d e fe n d e rs
( a ) "W h e n J o h n n y C o m es M arch in g H o m e"
d a le school w ith its gypsy h an d an d
c h e c k in g th e ru s h of th e c o u n ty ro ad
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B o x w o o d 's re p r e s e n ta tiv e , Miss Win
m a s te r w ho o p e ra tin g I i I h ste a m roll
th a t a re now b ein g la-stow ed upon
C h o ru s.
n ifre d T e g a rt c a rrie d off th e g re a t
e r as he say s w ith o u t pay. hut w ith
th e G ra n d A rm y of Ute B ep n h llc for
M em bers o f th e c h o ru s S o p ra n o s M eadam es J a s E lk in g lo n ,
e s t s h a r e o f a p p la u s e
All e ig h th
th e c o u n ty c o m m is sio n e rs, d is tric t
so m e o f th e m will lie m a rc h in g fifty
K a rl .1 H a g h e ig , E E W elling W E. B ates. C. E R u sh e r, A. D
g ra d e g r a d u a te s receiv ed c e rtific a te s
H ttoruey and th e p eo p les' m illio n s u n
B o sserm an , M isses E d e lla T ow le, G lad y s N eal. B en em a M ath ew s.
y e a rs fro n t now as th e s e m en will
o f p ro m o tio n .
Mrs. It. J. W u n e r, M iss B ettis.
d e r his c o n tro l, w as d e te rm in e d to
n ia r rh to m o rro w
A ltos M eadam es ( h as L a to u re ll, J N. C lu n a h a n , A. J. W
put a C o lu m b ia R iv er h ig h w ay , I not
PIANO AND VIOLIN
B row n M yrtle M eyers, II L. SI C la ir, M isses K a te B ra tz e ll, M ildred
A J. W eb b er of th e W eb b er Aca
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STUDIO OPENS SATURDAY ad en iy of M usic is e n d e a v o rin g to
S andy riv e r w holly a n d so lely ft
B assos M essrs S E. P a lm q u ia t, II J. P u lfe r , G W S ta p le
city an d scenic p u rp o s e s an d r e
to n , G lenn R u sh e r
A nnie W a n d S tu a r t A. P h a se see all w ho h av e c o n tr a c ts sig n ed by
g a rd le s s u t th e w aste of m illio n s of
w ill o pen th e ir s tu d io in B e g n e r's A. J . M o n tg o m ery an d h as m ad e a r
T e n o rs
M essrs A I) B o sserm an , H. C. A llm a n , E W Ayls-
w o rlh , C E R u stler. I) M R o b erts, D r J E. C lu n a h a n . A J W.
h a ll* next S a tu r d a y , J u n e 2, a t 8 ra n g e m e n ts to m eet an y su ch a t th e
c o u n ty fu u d a an d th o u s a n d s of d a m
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age» to u h i i t t i u K , c o u n try p ro p e rty
an y w ho w ish to m ak e a rr a n g e m e n ts
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fo r lesso n s in vio lin o r p ian o .
Ad 1 S u n d a y at J o clock
In th ia case w hich h as Ju st been
d ecid ed am i m ay not lie a p p e a le d .
GOOD R0AD8 MEETING
ALL STORES CLOSED
SECOND SENIOR ANNUAL
AT OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT
ON MEMORIAL DAY Mr W ilson h as w on, th o u g h his xe
covery w as sm a ll, a g re a t m o ral vie
A tte n tio n Is called to th e g re a t
All s to re s In G re sh a m w ill he to ry .
M IL O C. K IN G .
ro a d s m e e tin g to be held a t B e g n e r’s clo sed to m o rro w , May 30, In h o n o r
o p e ra h o u se to n ig h t. M ayor S tap le- of M em o rial Day.
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ty D efense C o u n cil a s a re s u lt of th e
m e e tin g s h eld th r o u g h o u t M u ltn o
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on S a tu rd a y ev en in g
May 12 h a s been sen t to th e g o v e rn
o r ’s office. T h e re p o rt Is not as com
p le te in any fe a tu re us it sh o u ld
h a v e been fo r th e re aso n th a t som e
d is tr ic ts w ere not re p re s e n te d , an d
in th o se th a t h eld m e e tin g s th e a t
te n d a n c e w as not fu ll.
T h e to ta l n u m b e r of fa r m e rs re
p o rtin g w as 2118, re p re s e n tin g 297:1
a c re s in c u ltiv a tio n th is y e a r w ith a
p ro m ise of 4943 a c re s next y ear.
It is u m u tte r of c o n g ra tu la tio n
th a t th e r e is en o u g h seed in th e
c o u n ty fo r ev ery n eed , yet som e of
tile fa r m e rs h av e been a sk in g to r
su p p lie s.
T h e first re p o r ts w ere in
m o re th a n tw o w eeks ag o a n d th e
n eed s huve p ro b ab ly been su p p lied
by th is lim e, but th e n th e follow ing
seed n eed s w ere re c o rd e d : B eans,
170 p o u n d s: p o ta to e s, 3(125 p o u n d s:
«■lover, 75 p o u n d s; o a ls , 184 busli-
els.
F o u rte e n
pieces
of m ach in ery
w ere a m o n g th e n eed s reco rd ed
tw o m o w ers, tw o th r e s h e r s , th re e
d is c s; th r e e
c u ltiv a to rs ;
o n e hay
rak e;
o ne block a n d ta c k le ; one
sp ra y o u tf it; on«1 p o ta to
d ig g er.
E ig h te e n of th e fa rm e rs n eed ed fa rm
h elp at once a n d 74 will lie re q u ire d
d u rin g h a rv e s t.
l lie u su al cro p a c re a g e h a s bet n
n rre u se d
th is y e a r by B u ll ,n c . .
o v e r last. Tin- 268 farmer.-; n p o l l
ing m ade a sh o w in g of 39 7:1 acre:
p ie v io u sly , b u t th is y e a r tin n a n
4943 a c re s in c u ltiv a tio n . T h e p re s
e n t a c re a g e is a:; fo llo w s: F a ll w h e a l
157 a c re s ; sp rin g w h eal, 165 a c re s ;
o a ts , 1190 a c re s ; b a rle y , 1 5 6 ; co rn
37 1; p o ta to e s, 1231 a e rs s ; bay, 15bn
a c re s ; b ean s, 173 a c re s. T h e g re a t
est in c re a se is re c o rd e d in i tie p o ta
to a c re a g e w hich h as g o n e fro m 442
a c re s last y e a r to 1231 a c re s th is
T h e o b se rv a n c e of
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people of w hat th ey
M em o rial Day
A. B oss P o st,
to re m in d th e
ow e th e v eter
W. C. T. U. PROGRAM WEDNESDAY EVENING
iih tiib in o tu
By official p ro c la m a tio n of G overn
o r W ith y co m h e, W ar C en su s day.
J u n e 6, w ill be a legal h o lid ay
th ro u g h o u t th e s t a te of O regon.
In his p ro c la m a tio n th e g o v e rn o r
c a lls upou ev ery p a tr io tic c itizen to
a ssist in th e tiig ta sk of re g iste rin g
a ll m en of m ilita ry age, am t to m ak e
W ar C en su s day an ev en t m em o ra b le
in th e s ta te 's h isto ry .
T h e p ro c la m a tio n follow s In fu ll:
PROCLAM ATIO N.
W h e re a s.
th e
P re s id e n t of th e
U nited S ta te s lias d e sig n a te d Jam *
5, 1917, as th e d ay upon w hich o u r
c itiz e n s sh a ll re g is te r in uceordain*
w ith th e p ro v isio n s o f th e s e le c t i v e
d ra f t law . and
W h ereas, oil tills day we tpcc i
g ig a n tic ta sk
new In o u r n a tio n a l
h isto ry an d on e w hose p ro p e r conduct
can only lie a tta in e d ilir o u r h th e
u n ite d c o -o p e ra tlo u of every c itizen ,
an d
W h ereas, it Is v itally d e s ira b le I l i a ,
th e re g is tr a tio n he u ceo m p lish ed w ith
th o ro u g h n e s s am i d is p a tc h , both i
a te s tim o n ia l to th e efficiency ol o u r
d em o cracy am i as a m o ral ex am p le
s tim u la tin g to o u r a llie s an d depre:
sin g to o u r a d v e rs a rie s , and
W h ereas. It is esp ecially tillin '
th a t th e occuslon he m ad e one of pa
trlo tlc fe stiv a l fittin g ly celeln n t l l i : '
th e N a tio n 's u n ity am i th e w illin;
Hess of Its c itiz e n s h ip to se rv e o u r
(lag and to m ak e sacrifice, If n o its
he, in a rig h te o u s cau se,
Now, T h e re fo re , I, Ju n ie s W ithy-
co m be, by v irtu e of th e a u th o r ity
vested in m e as G o v e rn o r of th e s ta te
of O regon, do p ro c la im T u e sd a y , J a n e
5, 1917, us W ar C en su s Day, am i I
do f u r th e r d e c la re It u legal h o lid ay ,
b eliev in g th a t hy so doing th e p u r
poses ab o v e set fo rth will best h e
se rv ed
And I cull upon th e p a tr io
tic m en am i w om en of O reg o n , am t
th e ir so n s nm l d a u g h te r s , to ...............
tills (luy un occasio n m e m o ra b le h:
th e h isto ry of o u r s ta te , m a rk in g , ci
It does, u g re a t fo rw a rd ste p in th e
efficient u tiliz a tio n of o u r m an h o o d
upon th e slih' of d em o cracy am t J u i
tice In th e w orld w ar, to th e en d th.,t
w orld peuce m ay th e so o n e r he r«
s to re d an d p e rm a n e n tly ussure.L
In
T e stim o n y
W h ereo f, I have
h e re to set my h a n d s um l euusi il th e
Beal o f th e Htate of O regon to he
h e re u n to affixed
th is
2 6 th day of
M ay, 1917
JA M E S W IT H Y C O M H E ,
G o v ern o r.
W ar C en su s day Is T u e sd a y , J u n e
5. It will he u legul h o lid ay .
E very m ale re s id e n t b etw een th e
age» o f 21 und 30 y e a rs , in clu siv e,
m ust re g is te r. T h is in c lu d e s a lie n s,
as well us m en w ho u re sick o r crip
filed E x em p tio n s fro m m ilita ry s e r v
ice will he d e te rm in e d la te r.
R e g iste r In y o u r h o m e voting pr>
ein i'l. B o o th s ut r e g u la r v o tin g plu>
es w ill he o pen from 7 a. i l l . to 8
p in
A b sen tees m u st re g is te r befo re
W ar C e n su s day ut th e office of tlie
co u n ty c le rk of Hie c o u n ty In w hich
th ey liuppen to he
Men of m ilita ry ag e w ho u re sick
m u st sem i a c o m p e te n t p e is o n to Hie
office of th e c o u n ty c le rk lo a rr a n g e
fo r th e ir re g is tr a tio n .
T h e p en alty fo r fa ilin g to re g is te r,
o r fo r g iv in g false, m isle a d in g o r in
e o rre c l a n sw e rs,
is
im p riso n m e n t
w ith o u t o p tio n of fine.
If you a re yet u n d e r 31, by on*
day o n ly , you a re s u b je c t to re g la tra
(ion.
W OM EN D IV ID E CAKES
W IT H S O LD IE R BOYS
Hix a u to lo ad s of G re sh a m W C
T I), w om en am i a few o th e r s w ent lo
C am p W ith y co m h e lust F rid a y on a
visit lo th e I5 u m en of Co 1« , T h ird
O reg o n In f a n try , s ta tio n e d th e n ' u n
d e r co m m an d of ('a p t. F M. Went
't h e co m p an y is com posed m ostly of
h ig h sch o o l um l co lleg e hoys and
so m e of th e m a re from G re sh a m o r its
im m e d ia te v icinity.
T h e w om en w ent p ro v id ed w ith a
i r e a l fo r th e so ld ie rs .
I l was in th e
fo rm o f se v e n te e n cakcH w hich w ere
im p a rtia lly d iv id ed a m o n g th e m , a l
lo w in g each inuii tw o g e n e ro u s slice.«
on th e ir p la te s In th e m ess ten t
T he
tr e a t w as h ig h ly a p p re c ia te d by th e
m en w ho gav e th e
w om en " th r e e
c h e e rs um l a tig e r " led by C a p ta in
W est,
T h is Is th e first tim e lliut Co. II
lias receiv ed a tte n tio n lo su ch an ex
te n t, a lth o u g h It Is com m on fo r lo
c a litie s lo visit th e ir ow n so ld ie r boys.
C a p ta in W est
g uve th e v isito rs a
very c o rd ia l w elcom e am i th a n k e d
th em fo r ih e lr visit and re m e m h ra m
es.
C u p talli W est w as seen lo fie
very m uch a d m ire d by (hose o f IDs
co m m an d .
M any w itty e x c la m a tio n s accom
p an led th e re c a p tio n of th e c a k e s
w hich w ere s p r e a d on fo u r long
ta b le s.
D ue of th e boys w as o v e r
h e a rd to re m a rk : “ G ee, and th in k of
th e p rice of H our.”
T h e w om en w ere d e lig h te d w ith
th e ir re c e p tio n a n d a p p re c ia tio n of
t h e ir visit by b oth officers and men.