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Patriotic Americans Are This Week Pledging to Conserve food and foodstuffs to Help America Win the War for freedom
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W EEK
VOL. 7,
G resham O utlook
GRESHAM.
NO. 70
MULTNOMAH
COUNTY,
OREGON.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1917
$1.50 PER
YEAR
FOOD WEEK
WAR RATES
INFORMATION CONCERNING
HALL BURNS, NEW RATES
INCOME TAX AND EXEMPTIONS TO ENGAGE
ON TRAVEL
OF POSTAGE
ALSO CHURCH
VAST ARMY
THURSDAY
ON FRIDAY
AND GOODS
S ev eral
w eeks
ag o th e O u tlo o k
p u b lish e d th e in co m e ta x ra te ta b le ,
sh o w in g w h at each p e rso n m u st puy
to th e g o v e rn m e n t upon h is g ro ss in ­
com e fo r w ar re v e n u e p u rp o se s
At
th a t tim e all th e in fo rm a tio n as to
in co m es an d
e x e m p tio n s
w as not
a v a ila b le , -but it is now b ein g m ade
p u b lic th r o u g h th e office o f th e in t e r ­
nal re v e n u e c o lle c to r fo r th is d is tric t.
F o llo w in g a re th e p rin c ip a l ru le s
g o v e rn in g th e c o llectio n of th e tax
fro m in d iv id u a ls, th a t upon c o r p o r a ­
tio n s b ein g a n o th e r m a tte r :
T h e re s h a ll he lev ied , asse sse d , c o l­
lected . am t p aid a n n u a lly upon th e
e n tire n et Incom e receiv ed in th e p r e ­
c e d in g c a le n d a r y e a r ( J a n u a r y 1st to
D ecem ber 3 1 s t) , fro m a ll s o u rc e s, by
e v ery in d iv id u a l, a c itizen o r re s id e n t
o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , th e fo llo w in g
ta x e s:
1 A n o rm a l tax o f 2 p er c e n t upon
su ch incom e.
2 An a d d itio n a l, s u p e r o r s u r tax
j g ra d u a te d fro n t 1 p e r c e n t o r 13 p er
cen t In p ro p o rtio n as su ch in co m e ex­
ceeds $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 .
3 A w ar tax of 2 p e r cen t upon
su ch Incom e.
4 A w ar a d d itio n a l ta x g ra d u a te d
from 1 p er c e n t to 50 p e r c e n t, in
p ro p o rtio n as su ch Incom e excehifs
$ 5 ,000.00.
5 A w ar excess p ro fits tax.
W hen you
m ail a le t te r next
R an d y 's p o p u la * p u b lic b a ll, o w n ed
by P . T. S h elley , w as to ta lly d e s­ E rid ay you m u st n o t fo rg e t th a t
tro y e d b> tire e a rly on S u n d ay m o r n ­ th e new p o sta g e r a te s a r e in effect o r
ing alo n g w ith th e C a th o lic c h u rc h you m ay h a v e y o u r le t te r r e tu rn e d
am i th e
h a rd w a re a n d f u r n itu r e to you fo r in su fficien t p o sta g e o r s e n t
sto c k of W. .1. W trtz w hich w as on to th e d e a d le t te r office. It is a good
th e lo w e r floor of th e S h elley b u ild ­ id ea to p u t y o u r r e tu r n c a rd on th e
ing. T h e re a l e s ta te office of H. E. e n te lo p e so th a t it w ill co m e back if
E ddy, in th e sa m e b u ild in g w as also you a re so a b s e n t m in d ed as to f o r ­
b u rn e d an d m any v a lu a b le p a p e rs g e; th e e x tr a c e n t th a t U ncle Sam
w ill ex act in c e rta in cases m a d e an d
w ere lost.
T h e re hail been a S a tu r d a y n ig h t p ro v id ed .
T h e new ru le p re s c rib e s th a t all
d a n c e in th e h all fo r th e b enefit of
th e R ed C ross. A la rg e cro w d w as le tte r s in te n d e d fo r an y o th e r p o st-
p re s e n t w hich had ju s t le ft, w hen office m u st h a v e a 3 -cen t s ta m p o r its
ab o u t h a lf p ast th r e e th e b u ild in g e q u iv a le n t in o th e r d e n o m in a tio n s
w as seen to be on tire. T h e flam es a tta c h e d so th a t th e postoffice c le rk s
w ere first seen by Miss M ild red A k in , can e n jo y th e fu n of sm a s h in g th e ir
a nigh school te a c h e r w ho h a s ro o m s faces w ith th e c a n c e lla tio n sta m p s.
or
in tin J u n k e r b u ild in g , ju s t a c ro s s All p o sta l c a rd s w ith w ritte n
th e s tre e t. She gav e th e a la rm , b u t p rin te d m essag es on th e m m u st h av e
b efo re a n y th in g co u ld be d o n e S h e l­ tw o c e n ts on th e m to c a rry th e m to
P ic tu re c a rd s re-
le y 's hull w as a m ass o f flam es an d th e ir d e s tin a tio n
it w as seen to be d o o m ed to d e s tr u c ­ q u ire b u t o n e c e n t if th e r e is no
w ritin g on th em .
tio n .
T w o c e n ts w ill ta k e a le t te r a n y ­
S an d y h a s no o rg a n iz e d fire d e ­
p a rtm e n t n o r fire -fig h tin g e q u ip m e n t, w h ere on th e r u r a l ro u te s c o n n e c te d
but th e w hole tow n w as a ro u s e d an d w ith th e postoffice w h ere it is m ailed ,
a b u c k e t b rig a d e m a d e u n su c c e ssfu l an d a p o sta l c a rd c o sts th e sam e.
T h e re is no e x tr a p o sta g e on p a r ­
a tte m p ts to sto p th e fire fro m s p r e a d ­
ing.
Y et, in s p ite o f all e ffo rts th e cel post p a c k a g e s o r n e w sp a p e rs.
C a th o lic c h u rc h on th e w est c a u g h t T h ey w ill go as u su a l, b u t if you a re
fire an d it w as soon a m ass of r o a r ­ in d o u b t it is s a f e r to c o n su lt v o u r
In co m e E x em p t front L aw .
p o s tm a s te r th a n to risk y o u r m ail
ing flum es also.
it) T h e p ro c e e d s o f life In s u ra n c e
All p o s tm a s te rs a re po Icles paid to In d iv id u a l b en efic­
On th e e a st a re s itu a te d th e city going aT tray .
th e
new th re e -c e n t ia rie s upon th e d e a th o f th e in s u re d ;
g a ra g e o w ned by I’e re t & B ick fo rd p ro v id ed w ith
an d th e postolfice w ere on fire s e v ­ 1 sta m p , w hich is o f a d ra b co lo r w ith tit» a m o u n t receiv ed by th e in s u re d ,
e ra l lim e s a n d only an e a st w ind k ept t h e p ic tu re of G eo rg e W a sh in g to n as a re tu rn of p re m iu m o r p re m iu m s
th e fire from s p re a d in g in th a t d i­ upon it. T h e new s ta m p is a co u n - Its d by hint u n d e r life in s u ra n c e , e n ­
3 -cen t s ta m p , d o w m en t,
re c tio n . A ided by th e w ind th e fire te r p a r t o f th e o ld
ar
a n n u ity
c o n tra c ts ,
fig h te rs confined th e flam es to th e i w hich m an y of us re m e m b e r, ex cep t eit te r d u rin g th e te rm o r a t th e ina-
tw o b u ild in g s th a t w ere to ta lly d e s­ in co lo r.
tu iitv of th e term m e n tio n e d in th e
E o r a s h o r t tim e th e r e w ill be c o n ­ c o n 'r a c t o r upon th e s u r r e n d e r of
tro y ed .
At a b o u t 3 :4 5 a call w as te le p h o n e d s id e ra b le tr o u b le in g e ttin g o n e -cen t th e c o n tr a c t:
<b> th e
v a lu e of
to G re sh a m fo r a s s is ta n c e bv C I). sta m p s, as so m an y of th e m w ill be p r tq e r ty a c q u ire d hv g ift, b e q u e s t,
P u rc e ll p o s tm a s te r at S an d y , a n d th e n eed ed fo r tin oltl sta m p e d e n v e l­ devil ■. o r d escen t (b u t th e in co m e
G re sh a m c e n tr a l tu r n e d in th e a la rm op, s an ti p o sta l c a rd s b u t w ith c a r e ­ from su ch p ro p e rty s h a ll be in c lu d ­
th a t a w o k e
th e
w hole city . T he ful m a n a g e m e n t anti by u sin g th e ed ar in co m e t;
l e t in te r e s t upon
G re sh a m
d e p a rtm e n t
resp o n d ed new s ta m p s on new en v e lo p e s a p a rt | th e o) lig a tio n s of a s t a te o r any po­
p ro m p tly an d fo u rte e n of th e fire ­ of th e difficulty c a n be o v erco m e
litic a l stib -d lv lslo n th e r e o f o r upon
m en h a s te n e d to S an d y in th r e e a u ­
D on't fo rg e t th a t you can sen d a th e o b lig a tio n s of tin- U n ited S ta te s,
to m o b ile s fu rn is h e d by A W M etz­ le tte r on th e r u r a l ro u te fro m y o u r b u t. in th e ¡-use o f o b lig a tio n s of
g er, W a lte r M etzg er anil I. C h ien e postotfice fo r tw o c e n ts , a n d th a t you th e U n ited S ta te s, issu ed a f te r S ep ­
T h ey m ad e th e ru n in 30 m in u te s m ust pay th r e e c e n ts fo r s e n d in g a te m b e r 1st, 1 9 1 7 , (o n ly if an d to
but w ere u n a b le to t ik e an y a p p a r a ­ I le tte r to an y o th e r office, h o w e v e r fa r th e e x te n t p ro v id ed in c o n n e c tio n
tu s alo n g
H ow ev er, th e y d id so m e o r n e a r.
w ith th e issu e th e r e o f ) : o r Its p o s­
efficient w ork a n d h elp ed to sav e
sessio n s: o r s e c u r itie s issu ed u n d e r
T h e B a p tist M issio n ary so ciety of
so m e of th e e n d a n g e re d b u ild in g s.
th e p ro v isio n s of th e F e d e ra l F a rm
T h o se of th e G re sh a m d e p a rtm e n t G re sh a m w ill m eet at th e h o m e of L oan Act of J u ly 1 7 th , 1 9 1 6 ;
(d l
o th e r th a n
th e
th r e e a u to m o b ile Mrs. Roy S h o e m a k e r n ex t T h u rsd a y th e
c o m p e n sa tio n
of th e p re s e n t
o w n e rs m e n tio n e d w ho a n sw e re d th e
¡it 2 p. nt. M rs. W. R. B u rk e. M rs P re s id e n t of th e U n ited S ta te s d u r ­
cull w ere C h ief L. T. M errill, B. F.
l E. M etzg er, Mrs. H a ttie W o stell in g th e te rm fo r w hich he h a s been
B au er. H a rry C re n sh a w , E. W. S t r a t ­
an d Mrs. A n n a B a rk e r w ill a ss ist th e i e le c te d , an d th e ju d g e s o f th e s u ­
to n , J a c k H a m lin , H aro ld B o eh m er.
in f e rio r c o u rts o f th e
T h e d a y 's p ro ­ p re m e an d
Ed M etzg er E rn e st Sim s, H e rb e rt h o ste ss in s e rv in g .
U p ited S ta te s now in office, a n d the
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sist
of
an
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W est. E red H oss an d H a rry Jo h n s o n .
Mrs. W ells H u r lb u tt of P o rtla n d : a c o m p e n sa tio n o f all offleers an d e m ­
T h e S h elley b u ild in g w as o n e of
vocal
so lo by Mrs E. W A .vlsw orth; plo y es o f a s ta te , o r an y p o litic a l
th e la n d m a rk s of th e to w n . It w as
th e re o f, except w hen
p
ian
o
solo by M rs. W. L. C o rsa g e , su b -d iv isio n
a tw o -s to ry fra m e , th e u p p e r floor
a n d vocal solo
by
Miss G e o rg a n a auch c o m p e n sa tio n is p aid by th e
b eing used as a h all fo r all s o r ts of
G ross, a c c o m p a n ie d by Miss G lad y s U n ited S ta te s g o v e rn m e n t.
g a th e r in g s as it w as th e la rg e s t an d
In co m e D efined.
N eal.
All la d ie s a re in v ite d to com e
m ost c o n v e n ie n t of an y in th e place
G ro ss incom e In c lu d e s a ll g a in s,
fo r su ch p u rp o ses. O ne o f th e s to r e ­
p ro fits, am i incom e d e riv e d from
MISZ MILLINERY
room s w as o ccu p ied by W J W irtz.
( a t S a la rie s, w ag es, o r c o m p e n ­
OPEN
ONE
DAY
WEEKLY
th e o th e r by It. S E ddy. T h e c o n ­
sa tio n fo r p e rso n a l se rv ic e s of w h a t­
te n ts o f th e se tw o s to re s w as a lm o st
Miss Misz w ill be in G re sh a m on e v e r k in d am i in
w h a te v e r form
to ta lly
d e stro y e d .
T h e C a th o lic M onday of each w eek, u n til f u r th e r
pa ill.
n
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tice,
fo
r
m
illin
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r
w
ork
S
he
will
c h u rc h w as a to ta l loss Mr S h e lle y 's
(lit P ro fe ssio n s, v o c a tio n s, b u si­
occilpv tin Sell b u ild in g , n ext d o o r I
b u ild in g w as in s u re d fo r t2 0 0 n an d to B e lt's c o n fe c tio n e ry
n esses, tra d e , c o m m erce, o r sa le s o r
Adv.
h is $ 6 0 0 p ian o fo r 1350. T h e c h u rc h
d e a lin g s In p ro p e rty , g ro w in g o u t of
T h e to ta l loss is e s t im a t­ th e o w n e rsh ip o r u se o f o r in te re s t
c o stin g 1 2 0 0 0 w as in s u re d fo r $1000. an ce, also
Mr W lrtz lost a b o u t $ 2 5 0 0 an d Mr. ed at $ 3 2 5 0 w ith $ 2 8 5 0 in s u ra n c e .
In real o r p e rso n a l p ro p e rty .
T h e r a te o f in s u ra n c e a t S an d y is
E ddy a b o u t $50. N e ith e r c a rrie d in ­
le t
in te r e s t, re n t, d iv id e n d s, se­
su ra n c e .
The
m e rc h a n d is e
sto c k vt ry h ig h , b ein g $4.25 p e r $100. T ills c u ritie s , o r tra n s a c tio n o f an y la w ­
fo rm e rly o w ned by B. F . H au er of h ig h r a te is a c c o u n te d fo r by th e to ­ fu l b u sin e ss c a rr ie d on fo r g ain o r
G re sh a m , v alu ed at ab o u t $400, an d ta l lack of fire fig h tin g a p p a r a tu s o r profit.
T h e postoffice
a lot o f goods o w n ed by a w o m an 's an y o rg a n iz a tio n .
<<1) G ain s o r p ro fits an d incom e
so ciety , v alu ed at $ 2 0 0 , w ere b o th in e q u ip m e n t w as m oved Into th e s tre e t d e riv e d from an y so u rc e w h a te v e r,
th e S helley b u ild in g anil w ere d e s­ fo r th e th ird tim e in a few y e a rs , th is in c lu d in g th e in co m e fro m , but not
tro y e d . T h e re w as no in s u ra n c e on fire b ein g th e th ird o n e o f a s e rio u s th e v a lu e o f, p ro p e rty a c q u ire d by
e ith e r.
Jo h n B row n, a g e n t of th e n a tu r e w ith in th a t tim e.
g ift, b e q u e st, d ev ise o r d escen t.
T h e o rig in of th e fire Is s h ro u d e d
O regon E ire an d R elief a ss o c ia tio n ,
F o r th e p u rp o se of a s c e rta in in g
h ad all th e in s u ra n c e on th e S h elley in m y s te ry , bu t it is b eliev ed th a t it tlie g ain d e riv ed fro n t th e s a le o r
• b eg an in tn e la d ie s ' d re s s in g room , o th e r d isp o sitio n o f p ro p e rty , real,
b u ild in g an d th e c h u rc h .
C a sp e r Y u n k e r's tw o re s id e n c e s d o m e p e rs o n s th in k it w as cau sed by p e rso n a l, o r m ix ed , a c q u ire d b efo re
an d a b u sin e ss b u ild in g o ccu p ied as a a lig h te d c ig a r o r c ig a r e tte s tu b M arch 1. 1913, th e f a ir m a rk e t price
h a rn e s s .-hop below an d by l)r. W. J. th ro w n ca re le ssly asid e, w h ile o th e r s o r v alu e of su ch
p ro p e rty as of
O tt's d e n ta l office« ab o v e, w ere dalle* p ro fess to lieiieve th e fire o rig in a te d .March 1. 1913. sh a ll he th e b asis fo r
ag ed a b o u t $400. S om e of Mr fro m th e sto v e w hich h ad c o n ta in e d d e te rm in in g
th e a m o u n t of su ch
B ro w n 's c o m p an ies c a rrie d th is In su r- fire ¡lu rin g file n ig h t.
g a in d e riv e d .
Tin l.,i«lii - of Smith Memorial Presbyterian church wil
hold their
Annual Banquet
at the City Hall, Fairview, on
FRIDAY
EVENINO.
NOVEMBER 2
Good eats, good program, toasts, roasts, recites.
Supper 25 cents, balance free. You II miss a rich treat, if yon
fail to come.
Net Income c o n sists o f th e to ta l
g a in s, p ro fits, an d in co m e d e riv e d
fro m
a ll so u rc e s
(d e s ig n a te d as
g ro ss In c o m e , less th e fo llo w in g g e n ­
e ra l d ire c tio n s :
G eneral D eductions.
1 T h e n ec e ssa ry e x p e n se s a c tu a lly
paid in c a rry in g on a n y b u sin e ss o r
tr a d e , n o t in c lu d in g p e rs o n a l, liv ­
in g o r fam ily e x p e n se s ;
,
2 All in te re s t p aid
w ith in th e
y e a r on In d e b te d n e ss except on In-
In d e b te d n e ss in c u r re d fo r th e pur­
c h a se o f o b lig a tio n s o r s e c u r itie s th e
In te re s t upon w hich la e x e m p t from
ta x a tio n a s in co m e;
3 'Paxes p aid w ith in th e y e a r im ­
posed by th e a u th o r ity o f th e U nited
S ta te s (e x c e p t In co m e an d W a r E x­
cess P ro fits T a x e s ,, o r its te r r ito r ie s
o r p o ssessio n s, o r a n y fo re ig n c o u n ­
try , o r u n d e r th e a u th o r ity of any
s ta te , c o u n try ,
school
d is tric t, o r
m u n ic ip a lity , o r o th e r ta x in g s u b ­
d iv isio n s o f an y s ta te , n o t in c lu d in g
th o se a ssessed a g a in s t local b e n e fits:
4 L osses a c tu a lly s u s ta in e d d u r ­
in g th e y ear, in c u r re d in th e b u sin e ss
o r tr a d e d o r a ris in g
fro m
tires,
sto rm s , sh ip w re c k , o r o th e r c a s u a l­
ty, an d fro n t th e f t w hen su ch losses
a re not c o m p e n s a te d fo r by in s u r ­
a n ce o r o th e rw is e :
P ro v id e d , th u t
th e p u rp o se s of a s c e r ta in in g th e loss
s u s ta in e d fro m tile s a le o r o th e r d is­
p o sitio n o f p ro p e rty , re a l, p e rs o n a l,
o r m ixed, a c q u ire d b efo re M arch 1st,
n in e te e n h u n d re d an d th ir te e n , th e
fa ir m a rk e t v a lu e of su ch p ro p e rty
as o f M arch 1st, n in e te e n h u n d re d
an d th ir te e n , s h a ll he th e b asis fo r
d e te r m in in g th e a m o u n t of su ch loss
s u s ta in e d :
5 In tr a n s a c tio n s e n te re d in to fo r
profit but not c o n n e c te d w ith th e
b u sin e ss o r tr a d e , th e lo sses a c tu a lly
s u s ta in e d th e r e in d u rin g th e y e a r to
an a m o u n t not ex ceed in g th e p ro fits
a ris in g th e r e fro m :
6 D ebts d u e to th e ta x p a y e r a c ­
tu a lly a s c e rta in e d to be w o rth le ss
a n d c h a rg e d off w ith in th e y e a r;
7 A re a s o n a b le allo w a n c e fo r th e
e x h a u s tio n , w ear a n d te a r o f p ro p ­
e rty a ris in g o u t of its use o r e m p lo y ­
m en t in th e b u sin e ss o r tr a d e ; t
9 C o n trib u tio n s o r g ifts to c h a ri-
tu b le . re lig io u s, e le e m o sy n a ry , e tc.,
c o rp o r a tio n s o r a ss o c ia tio n s, not to
exceed 15 p e r cen t o f th e N et In ­
com e.
In c o m p u tin g th e ta x a b le incom e
fo r th e p u rp o s e of tlie N o rm al Tux
a n d th e W a r T ax th e r e s h a ll be d e ­
d u c te d front tin Net In co m e as abo v e
a s c e r ta i n e d :
t a ) T h e a m o u n t in c lu d e d in th e
G ro ss in co m e received as d iv id e n d s
upon th e sto ck o r fro m th e n e t e a r n ­
in g s of any c o rp o ra tio n , Jo in t-sto c k
c o m p an y , a ss o c ia tio n , o r In s u ra n c e
co m p an y w hich Is ta x a b le upon its
net incom e, an d in com e fro m 4 p er
I c e n t lib e rty b o n d s;
lb ) T h e specific o r p e rs o n a l ex-
■ e m p tiu u on
th e N orm al T ax
of
$2.01)11, p lu s $1,0(11) aiftlitio n a l If th e
p erso n m a k in g th e re tu rn be a head
of a fam ily o r a m a rrie d m an w ith a
w ife living w ith him . o r plu s $1,0(10
a d d itio n a l If th e p erso n m a k in g th e
| r e tu r n be a m a rrie d w om an w ith a
h u sb a n d liv in g w ith h e r ; a n d th e
1 specific e x e m p tio n on th e W ar Tax
of $1,000 plus $1,000 if th e p erso n
m a k in g th e re tu rn lie th e b ead of a
fam ily o r m a rrie d .
If th e p erso n
m a k in g th e re tu r n is th e h ead of a
fam ily th e r e s h a ll he a n a d d ltlo n u
e x e m p tio n of $200 fo r e ach ch ild
d e p e n d e n t upon su ch p e rso n . If u n ­
d e r 18 y e a rs of age, o r If in c a p a b le
of se lf-s u p p o rt b ecau se m e n ta lly o r
p h y sic a lly d efectiv e.
R e tu rn s m u st be m ad e by in d iv i­
d u a ls h a v in g a Net Incom e of $1,000
o r o v e r in ease of a sin g le p e rso n ,
a n d $ 2 ,0 0 0 o r o v e r in case of a m a r ­
ried p erso n , on o r b efo re M arch 1 r (,
1918, an d tlie first day o f M arch of
i ach y e a r th e r e a f te r , to th e C o lle c t­
o r of In te rn a l R ev en u e fo r th e D is­
tr ic t in w hich su ch p erso n h as I l l s
leg al re sid e n c e o r p rin c ip a l place of
.' b u sin e ss.
T ite tax m u st be paid on o r befo re
¡ t h e 15th day of J u n e , of th e ta x a b le
1 y e a r
P e n a lty im p o sed of 5 | a r cen t of
tax u n p a id a n d In te re st a t 1 p e r cent
p e r m o n th fo r f a ilu re to pay tax 10
d a y s a f t e r n o tice
CHORUS REHEARSAL
OF GRESHAM SINGERS
The
re h e a r s a l
of th e new c h o ru s
w hich is b ein g fo rm ed u n d e r th e d i­
re c tio n of J o s e p h A. F in le y , s u p e r ­
v iso r of m u sic in th e g ra d e sch o o ls
w ill he held W ed n esd ay e v e n in g at 8
o 'c lo c k in th e assem b ly h all of Die
g ra d e sch o o l b u ild in g
A bout tw e n ty
s in g e rs h av e ho fa r re g is te re d aw
w ish in g th e
c h o ru s
to
c o n tin u e
P ro fe s s o r F in le y , w ho is w ell used to
tills type of c h o ru s w ork is w illing
to ta k e th is e v e n in g Io w ork up a
c h o ru s . T h e d u e s fo r th e first c o n ­
c e rt in c lu d in g th e m u sic w ill be
$1.25.
E ach
m em b er w ill be e n ­
title d to th r e e tic k e ts . S o lo ists from
P o rtla n d w ill be p ro c u re d to ta k e
p a r t In th e c o n c e rt w hich w ill he of
a high o r d e r
Mr. E inley ra n k s as
o n e of th e b est c h o ru s c o n d u c to rs of
P o rtla n d a n d If a c h o ru s of fo rty o r
fifty voices can be o rg a n iz e d w ill do
w ork c re d ita b le to th e la r g e r city
In th e sp rin g he p la n s to u n ite th is
c h o ru s a n d h is P o rtla n d so c ie ty In
o n e la rg e c h o ru s o f o v e r 100 a n d to
g iv e c o n c e rts In both G re sh a m and
P o rtla n d .
T h is Is a n o p p o rtu n ity
fo r G re sh a m s in g e rs su ch as ra re ly
co n ies to a c ity of Its stye
T h is Is Eood W eek
th e w eek set
F o llo w in g th e a n n o u n c e m e n t in
a sid e by th e n a tio n a l food a d m in is ­ last F rid a y 's O u tlo o k th a t th e r e g u ­
tr a tio n fo r e n lis tm e n t of every in d i­ la r M onday an il F rid a y ex c u rsio n
v id u al in to a vast a rm y , p led g e to ra te s of 25 c e n ts fo r P o rtla n d a n d r e ­
c o n se rv in g food
su p p lies.
P led g e tu r n tr ip s w ould be d is c o n tin u e d on
c a rd s a re b ein g c irc u la te d in every th e first of N o v em b er, com es th e
c o m m u n ity by th o u s a n d s of w illin g s ta te m e n t of a ra ise in ra te s on ail
v o lu n te e rs w ho h av e fo rm ed o r g a n ­ ta r e s of m o re th a n 35 c e n ts on both
iz a tio n s to c o n d u c t th e c a m p a ig n . It tlie E sta c a d a a n d B ull R un lines.
is a vital m a tte r , o n e th a t c o n c e rn s
T lie iu te n d e d in c re a se In fa re s is
e v e ry o n e , w h e th e r he o r sh e is a p a ­ ca u se d by th e w ar tax. T h e in c re a se
trio t o r n o t, a n d th e p led g es sh o u ld will a m o u n t to a b o u t 8 p er c e n t, c o l­
be sig n e d w ith o u t h e s ita tio n .
le c ta b le fro n t th e p a sse n g e rs.
The
It is im p o ssib le th a t a n y th in g b u t fre ig h t w ar tax is 3 p e r c e n t, an d
benefit can com e to th e A m erican th e s e in c re a s e s e x te n d all o v e r th e
fam ily w hich sig n s th e Eood A d m in ­ U nited S ta te s on all ra ilro a d s an d
is tra tio n P led g e,
s te a m s h ip s .
M illions of w om en a n d c h ild re n In
T h e g re a te s t In te re s t to th e p eo ­
E u ro p i
our
a llie s -can be sav ed ple of e a s te rn M u ltn o m a h and n o r th ­
sav ed from b itte r h u n g e r If you w ill e a s te r n C la c k a m a s
c o u n tie s is a t ­
e a t o ne slice less of w h e a t b re a d ta c h e d to th o s e w ho live beyond th e
each day.
35 cen t lim it fro m P o rtla n d . All in ­
if you w ant G erm an y to w in th is te r u r b a n traffic on th e lin es of th e
w ar. w aste food
use up th e food P o rtla n d
R ailw ay , L ig h t & P o w er
n eed ed itv th o s e w ho a re fig h tin g her. co m p an y w h ere th e fa re s exceed 35
It you th in k it b e tte r to w hip G e r­ c e n ts Is affected by th e re v e n u e law
m any in E u ro p e , r a t h e r th u n fight a p p ly in g to tr a n s p o r ta tio n lines.
h e r h e re , h e lp feed o u r a llie s and
T h e new w ar tax w ill n o t affect
k eep th e m in th e fight. S ign up as G re sh a m
o r T ro u td a le , G resh am
a m e m b e r of th e Eood A d m in is tra ­ fa re s o n e w ay a re 25 c e n ts, an d
tio n .
T ro u td a le h a s th e ex act ra te w hich
G e rm a n y Is s triv in g to fa s te n h e r e x e m p ts It. B ut beyond G re sh a m on
sy stem on E u ro p e an d
th e w o rld , th e E sta c a d a line u n til th e tr a v e le r
th r o u g h s ta rv a tio n .
You can h elp p asses A n d erso n th e fa re s w ill be In­
th w a rt G e rm a n y ’s a m b itio n by e n ­ c re a s e d
T h u s fro m P o rtla n d to A n­
ro llin g a s a n a c tiv e m em b er of th e d e rs o n It w ill be 35 c e n ts . B ut from
F ood
A d m in is tra tio n ,
Do not he th a t p o in t on. w h e re th e fa r e is 40
p a r tn e r s o f tlie P ru s s ia n s .
c e n ts , th e e x tr a c h a rg e w ill be 3
A m erica will d e se rv e to lose th is c e n ts. T h e fa re s as f a r as C azad ero
w ar if. th ro u g h
u n w illin g n e s s to fro m P o rtla n d will be a s fo llo w s:
p ra c tic e sm a ll eco n o m ies, It fa ils to
P o rtla n d to H aley o r B o rin g , 3
sa v e food n e c e ssa ry to keep o u r a l­ cen ts.
P o rtla n d to S iefer. N o rris, B arto n
lies in th e fight u n til v icto ry is won.
o r Deep C re e k , 4 cen ts.
If A m erican
w om en fa ll to do
P o rtla n d to E ag le C reek o r Als-
th e i r p a r t in th is w ar, it w ill be p atig h , 5 c e n ts.
P o rtla n d to U u rrln sv llle , M orrow ,
th e i r first fa ilu re
P re s id e n t W ilson
E s ta c a d a ,
F a ra d a y ot
sa y s th e m ost v ita l p a rt th e y can play R iv er M ill.
C a z a d e ro , 6 c e n ts.
Is to e n ro ll as m e m b e rs of th e F ood
On th e B ull R un d iv isio n , th e re
A d m in is tra tio n am i " c h e e r fu lly a c ­ w ill be no w ar tax b etw een P o rtla n d
a n d G illis, o r intermediate p o in ts.
cept Its d ire c tio n an d a d v ic e .”
B etw een
P o rtla n d
an d
O rie n t.
T lie w om en a n d c h ild re n of o u r
P le a s a n t H om e o r S cenic, th e tux will
a llie s in E u ro p e know h u n g e r In its be 3 c e n ts
m ost b itte r fo rm s
T h e re Is no need
B etw een
P o rtla n d
anil C o ttre ll,
th a t tlie w om en a n d c h ild re n of A m ­ C ra sw e ll. M attery, W illow S p u r, B ar
e ric a sh o u ld be h u n g ry . T h ey m ay alioo, B ull B un P a rk , C a m e ro n S p u r
und B ull B utt, it w ill be 4 cen ts.
eat
a b u n d a n tly
but
w isely
und
B etw een any tw o o th e r p o in ts on
w ith o u t w aste- und s till sav e th e o u r In te r u r b a n lines w h ere th e fa re
Is
m o re th u n 35 c e n ts th e r e will he
w om en anil c h ild re n of o u r a llie s
fro m th e e x tre m e s of h u n g e r. T h a t ’s th e sam e p ro p o r tio n a te w ur tux.
B etw een p o in ts w h ere c o m m u ta ­
why every w om an is u rg e d to e n ro ll tio n tic k e ts a re sold, th e w ar tax will
us ¡1 m e m b e r of th e Eood A d m in is­ not ap p ly . T h e fa re s w ill re m a in as
at p re se n t.
tr a tio n .
H ere Is how it w ill w ork o u t:
M illions of E u ro p e a n fa r m e rs h av e
P re s e n t r a te of fa re 4 0 c e n ts, tax
left th e i r fields to light fo r th e sa fe ­ 3 c e n ts ; p re s e n t ra te of fa re 4 5 c e n ts ,
ty of A m erica a n d th e w o rld . T h o se tax 4 c e n ts : p re se n t ra ti' of fa re 6n
fields th e r e f o r e h a v e n ’t been p ro d u c ­ c e n ts , tax 4 c e n ts ; p re s e n t r a te of
in g m uch.
O u rs have.
E u ro p e ’s fa re 55 c e n ts , tux 4 c e n ts ; p resen t
ra te of fa re 60 c e n ts , tax 5 c e n ts , anil
food lias g o t to com e fro m so m e ­ so on up to 80 c e n ts , w hich is th e
w h ere. A m erica is th e plnce. I t ’s a h ig h e s t o n e-w ay fa re on any of o u r
little e n o u g h to ask tin- in d iv id u a l in te r u r b a n lin es, on w hich fa re th e
tax w ill lie 6 c e n ts. A n o tice from
A m erican to c o n se rv e w h at o u r fields
th e c o m p an y say s:
p ro d u c e , so o u r E u ro p e a n b re th re n
W e ask o u r p a tro n s to c o -o p e ra te
can h a v e p le n ty an d
keep up th e w ith us fu lly in th is m a tte r , fo r th e
tuxes m e n tio n e d m ust be paid by tlie
fight. S ave y o u r b it!
p erso n p a y in g fo r th e se rv ic e r e n ­
Y our p la n s fo r d in n e r, M rs H o u se­ d e re d a n d o u r co m p an y I r m erely a
w ife, a re ju s t a s im p o rta n t In th e ir .co llecto r o f th e w ar tax fo r th e gov­
w av as G e n e ra l H a ig 's p la n s fo r a e rn m e n t an d we m u st re m it Hie tux
n ig h t a tta c k
H aig aim s to get th e d ire c tly to th e g o v e rn m e n t.
To sim p lify m a ttp rs and to avoid
m a x im u m of le s u lt s w ith th e m in i­ controversy an d
m is u n d e rs ta n d in g
m um of m a te ria l.
He uses p le n ty , we re s p e c tfu lly re q u e s t o u r In le ru r-
but he d o e sn 't w aste an y . So sh o u ld bun p a s s e n g e rs to pay tlie in c re a se d
you
T h a t's tlie way you an d H aig lu re w ith o u t p ro te st to c o n d u c to r o r
tic k e t a g e n t und
if you h av e any
r i l l win th is w ar
co m p la in t to m a k e a g a in s t th e w ar
T h e hoy you ch e e re d
w hen he tax m a k e y o u r c o m p la in t d ire c tly to
m a rc h e d aw ay w ill s ta n d k n e e deep Hie F e d e ra l a u th o r itie s , an d nut to
In tre n c h m u d ; he will face poison o u r e m p lo y es, fo r th e y (n o r does Hie
co m p an y I h a v e no d is c re tio n in tlie
g a s a n d d e a d ly flam e.
H e w ill e n ­ m a tte r . It Is th e law .
d u re all th e te r r o r s of m o d ern b a t­
tle. T h a t’s Ills bit.
Y our bit, p e r ­ LYNCH SCHOOLHOUSE
h a p s, is to sav e o ne slice of b read ' a
SCENE OF MEETING
day in o r d e r th a t he m ay not light in
T h e L ynch P a re n t-T e a c h e r a s s o c ia ­
vain .
tio
n will hold Its r e g u la r m e e tin g
A nd Ju st a s you say th a t you w ill
not c h a n g e y o u r s ty le of liv in g a F rid a y e v e n in g . Nov. 2. A fte r th e
' s ta r v in g baby dies in F ra n c e .
buHineas m e e tin g , th e r e w ill be a
sh o rt
p ro g ra m .
R e fre s h m e n ts will
S u b sc rib e fo r th e O u tlo o k fo r " th e be se rv e d .
buy.” It w ill follow him to th e cam p
If y o u r O u tlo o k siiD scrlptloii h as
an d Its tw iee-a-w eek v isits w ill be
e x p ire d renew today
ju s t lik e le tte r s fro n t hom e.
As the Kill Gross work is a work all should he interested in, it
hopes for a ready response to this appeal.
Don’t Fail to Attend and Help
At the Red Cross Auction of Livestock, Fruit, Vegetables
in the Jocobson Bldg., Gresham. W ednesday Night
Hallowe’en, from 8 to 9. Stapleton, Auctioneer.
L ive c h ic k e n s, d u c k s, ra b b its , fre s h f r u it o r v e g e ta b le s w ill be
th a n k f u lly rec e iv e d by th e fo llo w in g c o m m itte e of a rr a n g e m e n t:
M i-sdantes S ta p le to n , C a m e ro n , H ughea, C a v a n a g h , A. J. W B row n.
F u ll p a r tic u la r s m ay be h ad by te le p h o n in g any o f th e above.
Live anim als may he left at the Gresham Meat Market ami
all fruits and vegetables at h r. H ughes' residence not
later than 12 o'clock W ednesday morning.