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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1917)
THE DIVINE LAW. O rg a n iz e io U in . "W e n iu it o rg a n iz e - m ust m o b iliz e — o u r eve ry na tio n a l energy i f we are to w in th ia w a r u g a iu s t the o rg a n iz a tio n pe rfe cte d by a u to cra cy. E ith e r we m ust o rg a n iz e fro m th e to p do w n o r fro m th e b o t to m up. One is a u to c ra c y I t s e lf; th e o th e r, dem ocracy. I f dem ocracy ca n n o t o rg a n iz e to a cco m p lish its econom ics as w e ll as Its m ilit a r y defense, it is a false f a ith and s h o u ld be abandoned. "T h e foo d a d m in is tra tio n has appealed to th e co m m e r c ia l c o m m u n ity to in a rc h w ith it to an o rg a n iz a tio n d e m o cra tic in Its in s p ira tio n and v ita l to o u r defense. I f we succeed we s h a ll have assisted o u r co m m e rc ia l in s titu tio n s to th e ir ow n s ta b ility in a fte r years and beyond th is th e y w ill have proved th a t dem ocracy is a fa ith w o rth y of defence H oover. Cam p M ills , N. Y.. N ov. 15 H ear M rs. W ile s :— I t was r a n t s a g ra tific a tio n to rece ive y o u r le tte r, was received in G resham ab ou t tw o and it is c h e e rin g to know th a t 1 am weeks ago. I t is p u b lish e d by th e th o u g h t o f once in a w h ile . W e have been very busy since we a rriv e d , e n lis te d men o f th e 18th re g im e n t and have had b u t ve ry l i t t le tim e to j 1 have been o v e r to th e ' E ng in eers N a tio n a l A rm y V. 8. A., ourselves. c ity tw ic e , and w ill by a ll means "S o m e w h e re In F ra n c e ." It is Bold c u ll on y o u r s is te r i f possible. New Y o rk C ity is a nice place and to th e A m e ric a n s o ld ie r fo r ten cents I s h o u ld lik e to be able to spend b u t is presented g r a tis to th e B r itis h m ore tim e in it. W e expect to leave T hen i t w ill be g o o d s o ld ie rs as a m a rk o f a p p re c ia tio n b e fore lo n g bye to U. 8. A. f o r some tim e , and f o r th e w a rm co m ra d e sh ip w ith m aybe a lo n g tim e f o r som e o f us. w h ich the y have w elcom ed o u r boys Some o f us do n o t seem to be rec o n c ile d to the fa c t th a t we are on to cam p. th e verge o f a c tio n , b u t it w ill grope T h e l i t t le pa pe r was s ta rte d in the dow n on us w ith a ll its te r r o r one o f U n ite d States and th e copy received these days. 1 t h in k th a t we are e f fic ie n t enough fo r it as f a r as d r i ll here Is the firs t one p rin te d on f o r is concerned, b u t I d a re say th a t eig n s o il and is de d ica te d to G reat m any o th e r th in g s are n e a rly fo r g o t I t is o f date, A u g u s t 28, ten by th e in flu e n c e o f too m auy . B r ita in . c o rru p ta b le w o rd ly th in g s . S p ir it I tt I T . u a lity seems to be a h u m ilia tin g q u a lity am ong tiie g re a te r p o rtio n o f W hen s u g a r is craved, buy f r u it s s o ld ie rs and th e y are a fr a id th a t i f in ste ad o f ca n d y, cream and so ft the y w o u ld accept it , t h e ir com rades I d rin k s . It w ill be b e tte r fo r the w o u ld je s t the m b u t I ca n n o t th in k ' body as w e ll as be in g a p a trio tic act. th a t th e o rd in a ry m an c o u ld he lp b u t a d m ire the fe llo w th a t stands up 02484853232323484848484848482353484823 fo r th e D iv in e la w . H o w e ve r, 1 th in k th a t eve ry sou l a ttra c ts its ow n and i f c o n tro lle d , n o th in g w ill come in to it th a t does n o t be lo ng to it. T o re a lize th is , is to recognize th e u n iv e rs a lity o f D iv in e la w , and i f a person w o u ld c o rre c t and r ig h t o th e rs he sh o u ld by a ll m eans rig h t h im s e lf firs t. W e are a ll lo o k in g fo rw a rd to the tim e "w h e n th e re w ill be no re v e ille o r ta p s ” to arise and go to bed by. T h is w ill com e some day b u t we w o u ld not th in k o f q u it t in g u n t il it is a ll o v e r In a s a tis fy in g way. Please exte nd m y best wishes to th e fa m ily , and th a n k in g you ag a in a n office in the f o r th e th o u g h tfu l le tte r, I re m a in , Y o u rs sin c e re ly , G U Y D. JO NES. More Acreage - Better Crops with MACHINERY or IMPLEMENTS that Guaranteed to do Good Work Hessel’s Farm Machinery W. A . H E S S E L 6x2 Res. Get our prices before you buy. You’ll SAVE MONEY and get a BETTER SILO EKSTROM’S Truck S ervice H as opened OLD GARAGE form erly o c c u p ie d by Z im m e rm a n , n e a r L u m b e r Y ard R e sid e n c e in th e sam e building Portland Office, 229 Pine St. AH Kinds of Hauling Everywhere. Estimates Given on Outside Trips. AH Grades of Coal. FARMERS! Make this Garage your Headquarters when in Gresham GRESHAM Phone 798 "T h e re is a phase o f th is en t ir e w o rk w h ic h lias appealed g re a tly to us here, and th a t Is th e w h ole q u e stio n o f n a tio n a l service. H ere is an o p p o r tu n i ty f o r every m an, w om an aud c h ild in th is c o u n try to con t r ib u te Im m e d ia te ly and d ir e c t ly to the w in n in g o f the w a r l l s h o u ld be possible to show to the e n tire p o p u la tio n (hut 0900020000100101000901000100000000 th e n is it least one p o in t in w h ich a ll m ay serve in th e s tru g g le . H ere s h o u ld re s u lt not o n ly sa xln g , b u t th e sense o f servlet a service o f c o n trib u tio n to th e w a r its e lf and a p ro o f o f lo y a lty and s u p p o rt iu each and eve ry in d iv id u a l." H oover. PO RTLAND B d w y 2 0 8 2 A -2 0 7 8 Office 544 G RESH A M Tractors of different sizes and types Engines that GO aud GO RIGHT « ïr& rr .’snM J o s e p h A . F in le y , V o c a T e a c h e r N a tio n a l Service. Accommodations for Autos are Portland Studio, 411 Aider St. Phone Main 4810 Will Give C o n d u c to r of The Portland Oratorio Society Private Lessons C h o ir D ire c to r o f IN G R E S H A M Wednesday of each Week Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church S u p e rv is o r o f M usic F o r T erm s Dallas Public Schools Call Dr. J. E. Olanahan S u p e rv is o r o f M usic O r w rite o r ca ll A t P o rtla n d S tu d io Gresham Grade Schools O u r m oney ca n n o t buy bread and meat in E u ro pe f o r o u r a llie s fo r th e re is lit t le to buy. We m u st give the m food B eal F imm I. T o do th is we m ust conserve by s u b s titu tio n . T h e P r o fite e r a M o d e rn .lin la *. x^ e2ses2sa^ . X " I t appears to us th a t no rig h t-m in d e d m an In th is com m u n ity w a nts e x tra p ro fit fro m the w ar. I f he does he sho uld be bra nd ed w ith the bra nd of Judas fo r s e llin g the blood o f o u r sons fo r p ro fit. " W e w ish fo r c o o p e ra tio n in service fro m o u r c o m m e rc ia l c o m m u n ity . W e w ish to stam p our c o m m e rc ia l c o m m u n ity w ith th e sta m p o f service In p u b lic in te re s t. C om pared w ith th e s a crifice o f o u r sons and b ro th e rs , it is bqt li t t le to ask. A n d It is a service w h ich if g ive n now w ill not be w ith o u t in te re s t re tu rn s f o r th e f u t u r e . " - H oover. APPROPRIATE PRESENTS A H n e Assortment o f Rockers A lso h a v e in P o rtla n d w a re h o u se ‘Ranges a n d Healers of all k in d s a n d f urniture o f E very Description. 1 fiese articles are sold from sam p les on a 10% basis. FARM HOME BURNS FOR SECOND TIME Il is said Santa Claus has e x tre m e ly p ra c tic a l ideas th is year, lie is g o in g to cut out the g iv in g o f useless presents. He w ants you to he p ra c tic a l in y o u r C hristm as g iv in g . How b e tte r can you do th is than by g iv in g the e ve ryd a y necessaries fo un d in a h a rd w a re s to re “ We hav« a thousand and one o f such a rtic le s needed in the home each and e verv «lav and w ill enum erate a few below. A L L B IN D S H a m m e rs H a tc h e ts Saw s B race am i Bits III TOOLS I 'h ise ls W r e iir lie * s e n w d riv e rs S quares R ides. K itc h e n Baug«*- H e a tin g Stoves l Ml lle a le r s A iro b ile latnips <>as l.um|>* Elect ri<- Iami|s> K e ro s e n e L m ii|is G r a n ite W a re A lu m in u m W a re Nit k le p la te d W a re T in W a re S ilv e r K n ive s a m i F o rk s C a rv in g Sets P o cket K n ives Shears a n d Scissor« R azors a n il S a fe ty R azors M a n ic u re Sets Hoys' W agons R o lle r S kates Ice S kates F im i ! B alls Base B a ll G im m I s F is h in g T a c k le till Ils W ash B o ilers W ash T u b * W ash Boards Is tn te rn s F la s h L ig h ts IM I Mops W ooden W a re Brushes \ m l irons M r«- Screens T oasters B o asters ( h u rn s F imm I C hoppers B rea d Boxes l i e < re a m F re c /e r s D u sters E le c tric Iro n s Sad Iro n s M a il B o tes W a s h in g M a c h in e * B a lli R o om S u pp lies Lu m il K its W ood I a rrie rs L. L. Kidder Hdw. Co. G RESH AM , OREGON T he fa rm h o u s e o f M r. and M rs A. F. Fries«-, at th e c o rn e r o f T a y lo r avenue a n il the Base L in e ro a d , was de stro yed by fire on S a tu rd a y « v e il in g la st. M rs Fries«- had gone to ij P o rtla n d am i h e r hu shu m l went to l the ear s ta tio n to meet her. about h u lf a m ile aw ay, le a vin g a coal fir« ' in the he ater. W hen th e y a rriv e d hom e they fo u n d the house in ru in s and a P o rtla n d fire e n g in e on the Beene. T h e re was a to ta l loss o f both th e house a m i Its co n te n ts T h e ow n e rs had c a rrie d in su ra n ce on th e p ro p e rty , w h ich had e xp ire d about tw o m o n th s ago and hud been urged to renew by Joh n B ro w n , the w e ll k n o w n . Insu ra nce agent. A fte r tw o v is its he fin a lly w ro te the m up and the p o licie s were ta ke n out on N o vem b er 13. T h e house was In sure d fo r >«00 a n il th e c o n te n ts fo r >800. T ilt- losses hav« since been a d ju s te d and they w ill receive th e ir m oney in fu ll. T h is is th e second to ta l loss M r. and M rs F rie s e have susta ine d In ab ou t s it years. One w in tr y n ig h t when an e a s t-w in d b liz z a rd wes rag in g , th e ir house and a ll it co n ta in e d were bu rn e d . T hey r e b u ilt the bouse a n il re fu rn is h e d it o n ly to lose e v e ry th in g a second lim e . B u t fo r the Insistence o f M r B row n they w o u ld have been w ith o u t a n y th in g th is tim e except th e ir s m a ll fa rm As it Is th e y can s ta rt o ve r again I'bain her Iain's t o u g li R etiu s ly . T h is is n o t o n ly one o f the b«-st and m ost e ffic ie n t m e d icin e fo r ' ■ coughs, colds and crou p, b u t Is also : plea sant and safe to ta ke , w h ich is im p o rta n t when m e d ic in e m u st be given to c h ild re n . M any m o tlu r* Til«- W en|sin o f Food. "F o o d has g ra d u a lly , since th e w a r began, assum ed a la rg e r place in th e econom ics, th e sta te s m a n s h ip and th e sta te g y o f th e w a r u n t il It is m y b e lie f th a t food w ill w in th is w a r —s ta rv a tio n o r s u f ficie n cy w ill in th e end d e te r m in e th e v ic to r .” — H oover. I Com plete Line in Stock of Iron Beds, M attresses and Springs. W ith every expression o f appreciation fo r past favors and hoping for a continuance o f the same, I ivisb every one A M E R R Y CHRISTMAS. R. R. CARLSON Phone 548 GRESHAM ■ - W & & *