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T W IC E A » W EEK VOL. 7, G resham O utlook NO 84 GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1917 CHALLENGE TO ALL OTHER RED CROSS TEAMS T U E SD A Y S AND F R ID A Y S $1.50 PER YEAR OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED TO OLD POSITIONS At th e a n n u a l m e e tin g o f th e C ounty A g ric u ltu ra l C o u n cil, tlie o f ficers of 1917 w ere re -e le c te d to th e ir p o sitio n fo r 1 9 1 8 ; Mr. H. A. L ew is, p re s id e n t: ,1. tl. K elley, vice- p re s id e n t, an d Mr. C. IL S to n e, sec- r e ta ry -tre a s u re r. Mr. P a u l V. M arls from tile O re gon A g ric u ltu ra l C ollege w as p resen t a t th e m e e tin g a n d c a lle d upon fo r a d iscu ssio n to ld a b o u t th e m an y d e m a n d s w hich w ere b ein g m a d e upon th e c o u n ty a g e n ts th r o u g h o u t th e s t a te by th e F e d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t, an d th e im p o rta n t p a rt w hich th e a g e n ts a re p la y in g in th e o rg a n iz a tio n of th e a g r ic u ltu r a l re s o u rc e s of th e c o u n try . C o u n ty A gent S. II. H all re p o rte d upon th e p ro g re ss o f th e w ork in M u ltn o m ah co u n ty fo r th e past y ear, li e p re s e n te d th e fo llo w in g c o m p a ri son of th e a c tiv itie s of tile c o u n ty a g e n t's office c o v e rin g th e tw o y e a rs of th e w ork sin c e tlie office lias been In ex isten ce. R ed C ro ss p rin c ip le s a p p e a l to o u r e n tir e c o m m u n ity re g a rd le s s of n a tio n a lity , o r s e n tim e n t fo r o r a g a in s t an y o f th e w a rrin g n a tio n s. G eo. F . H oney, A. C. R u b y , an d Hr. A. T h o m p so n , w ho a re th e ina.ii- a g in g c o m m itte e fo r th e d is tric t be tw e e n th e R ockw oo d ro a d to th e S an d y riv e r, h av e v isited each of th e ten p u b lic sc h o o ls a n d w ere e n th u s ia s tic a lly receiv ed hv te a c h e rs an d s tu d e n ts , e v e ry o n e p le d g in g h im o r h e rs e lf to h elp th e ir local c a n v a ss e rs to p lace th e Red C ro ss flag in every hom e, so th a t on C h ris tm a s eve, w hen th e lig h te d c a n d le is placed b eh in d th e red cro ss in th e w indow , th e . red glow o f love from th is p a rt ofr M u lt n o m a h c o u n ty , w ill be fe lt by all th e loved o n es w ho h av e g o n e to th e fro n t. The m a n a g in g c o m m itte e ap p o in te d th e fo llo w in g p e rs o n s as c a p ta in s fo r th e se v e ra l sch o o l d is tr ic t s : G re sh a m . Mrs. G eo rg e W. S ta p le to n ; R ockw oo d , M rs. E d ip i T e g g a rt; T e rry , M iss F ra n c is B liss; F a irv ie w , M rs. J o h n J o n a s ; T r o u t d a le , M rs. L. A. H a rlo w ; C ed ar sch o o l. M iss B essie S tre b in : V ictory, M rs G. W. A lld e r; P ow ell V alley, T h e first q u e s tio n n a ire lo he d e M rs. A lta G e n try ; O rie n t, C. M. liv ered from tile G resh am postoffice Q u ic k sa ll: L u ste d , W m. Irle. w as fo r R a n sfo rd W. T h o rp e . It a r E ach of th e ab o v e -m e n tio n e d cap- f ta in s re p o rt d a ily th e n u m b e r of r i v e d fro m P o rtla n d on (h e S a tu rd a y m e m b e rs s e c u re d to C h a irm a n a fte rn o o n m ail a n d w as ta k e n o u t of H oney, a n d h e in tu rn re p o r ts to th e postollice b efo re 5 o ’clock. O th I)r. H. C. F ix o tt, P o rtla n d , co u n ty e rs cam e also , b u t m any of th e m m anager w ere fo r th e r u r a l d e liv e ry an d w ere T h e c o m itte e d e c la re it h as been a p le a s u re an d a p riv ile g e to h elp a r ta k e n to th e ir d e s tin a tio n s y e s te r 1916 1917 C alls a t office 319 1543 M eetings held 1st . 39 A tte n d a n c e a t m eet in g s 204 4 10201 A rticles p u b lish e d 43 208 L e tte rs m ailed 350 1245 C irc u la rs m ailed 305 2 3 9 3 Mui'li th e la rg e st p e r cen t o f the field w ork c a n n o t be lu h u lu te d in re- port fo rm , tlie re p o rt co v erin g only th o s e o p e ra tio n s w hich w ere p e rs o n a lly s u p e rv ise d by tile c o u n ty a g e n t. PROCLAMATION Many c h a n g e s In cro p ro ta tio n s , new i v a rie tie s of seed , m e th o d s of s p r a y ing. a n d m any o th e r a c tiv itie s h av e Whereas, the A n ic ric a ii Red Cross, th ro u g h its President, been c a rr ie d o u t upon th e su g g e stio n 1 [ i . iic i able W oodrow W ils o n ; ¡Is t 'h a irn ia ii. H onorable W il An u rg e n t a p p e a l h a s been se n t of th e a g e n t w hich h av e not been lio iti II. T a il, and the C ha irm an o f its W a r C ouncil, H onorable out by th e C h ild re n o f A m e ric a 's in clu d ed in th e re p o rt. II. I*. Davidson, has called upon a ll loya l and p a trio tic citizens P ro b a b ly th e m ost im p o rta n t s in F u n d fo r th e f u r th e r re lie f of th e o f tlm I'n ite ,1 S ta ll's to a ffilia te w ith said o rg a n iz a tio n by In k gle Item o f th e y e a r ’s w ork w as tlie s ta rv in g b ab ies of B elgium and iuq ineiubership th e re in , and c o m p le tin g o f tlie o rg a n iz a tio n of o th e r s of o u r a llie s In th e w a r r i n g 1 M u ltn o m ah D ra in a g e D istric t No 1. W h e le a s , t ile W eek o f December 17-24 has been designated c o u n trie s of th e w orld. T ills a p p e a l w hich w as o rg a n iz e d fo r th e p u rp o se by the aforesaid as the tim e fo r m enibersbip a ttiilia tio n , and d ra in in g o f a b o u t is fo r all a lik e to give w h at th ey m ay of d ik in g a n d W hereas, the State o f Oregon has been assigned the quota «501) a c re s o f overflow lan d a lo n g i h a t th e m o th e rs of th o se h elp less, o f 2IB,B*K) members, being 31) per cent o f its estim ated p o p u la th e C o lu m b ia R iv er jo in in g th e city s ta rv in g c h ild re n m ay feel th a t an tio n , and lim its o f P o rtla n d . T h e re c la m a T h ey w ere th e first five p er ra n g e su ch a w o rih y a n d p o p u la r day. effo rt 1 h b ein g m ad e to sa v e lh> in. tio n o f th is la n d well p u t u n d e r W hereas, to fu lf ill its quota it is necessary fo r every man u n d e rta k in g as th is Red C ross c e n t m ailed to th e r e g is tr a n ts o f th is S ta rv in g , h elp less, thi m o th e r c u ltiv a tio n a la rg e a re a of th e best and women in Oregon to .join the A m erican Red Cross, C h ris tm a s m e m b e rsh ip d riv e . d is tric t, w hich is n u m b e r 11. h e a rs h e r little baity n ig h t an d day. v e g e ta b le lan d In th e s ta te . Som e of T he re fo re , I, A. W. M etzger, m ayo r o f Gresham, do hereby Mot an a d v e rs e w ord fro m an y d i th e la r g e r v e g e ta b le c a n n e rie s a re A seco n d five p e r c en t w as m ailed p ite o u sly cry in g fo r food sees Its p ro c la im to a ll citizen s o f the c ity o f Greslmm th a t it is a re c tio n — a v e rita b le ' m e ltin g p o t" , o u t a g a in a lre a d y fig u rin g on th e o u t put of y e ste rd a y , a p ro c e e d u re p a trio tic ¡n e u m b e n t'u p o ii each and a ll o f them to a ffilia te w ith little body w aste slow ly aw ay u n til, th is a re a . E v ery b o d y w a itin g fo r o rd e r s and .h lc h w ill be c o n tin u e d fo r tw e n ty the A m erican Red Cross d u rin g the aforesaid week o f Decem e x h a u ste d , it lies on th e cold g ro u n d , s u p p lie s to go to w ork. A fte r c o n sid e rin g th e w ork on th e d ay s u n til th e w h o le n u m b e r h as ber 17-24, to the end th a t the c ity o f Gresham and the State Its weak cry stille d an d in s ile n t, T h e com m ittee w as so e n th u s e d by been sen t o u t. T h o se receiv in g th e d iffe re n t p ro je c ts th e c o u n c il d e c id o f Oregon may sustain o u r beloved n atio n and the A m e rican m u te a p p ia l p asses aw ay s ta rv e d ed upon th e fo llo w in g p ro je c ts to he th e e x p re sse d d e te r m in a tio n on th e q u estio n n aires a r e c a u tio n e d no t to Keil Cross to the fu ll extent req uired . E very man and woman to d e a th . p a rt o f e v e ry o n e in th is p a rt o f th e delay re p o rtin g em p h a siz e d fo r I lie c o m in g y e a r: to th e ir a d v iso ry in Greslm m must become a member o f the A m e rican Red Cross In w ar c o u n tr ie s m illio n s of c h il C rop c o u n ty to do h is bit in m a k in g th e b o a rd , as b u t sev en d ay s a re a l Im p ro v e.•ten t, d ta ln a g e , farm d u rin g the week named to fu lfill th is p a trio tic o b lig a tio n . d re n face th e b itte r cold of th e w in d riv e a su ccess, th a t th e y h av e in t i low ed th e m re c o rd s, Hnte a n d fe r tiliz e r , clu b in w hich to a n sw e r. te r m o n th s w ith o u t food h u n d re d s m a te d to Mr. R eed, th e s ta te c a m T h ey a re a lso a d v ise d to c o n s u lt th e T h is p ro ela um tion by me issued on Deeember 17th, 1917. w ork a n d o rg a n iz a tio n . A g re a t deal of th o u s a n d s in ra g s , an d n a k ed . p aig n m a n a g e r, th a t th ey c h a lle n g e b o ard b efo re tr y in g to a n sw e r a n y of of e m e rg e n c y w ork fo r th e United A W. METZGER, Mayor. M any live in h o les ip th e g ro u n d , th e s t a te fo r p e rc e n ta g e o f h o m es th e q u e stio n s, so as to avoid m a k in g S ta te s d e p a rtm e n t of A g ric u ltu re will lik e w ild b e a sts, c h ild re n g naw at re p r e s e n te d in th e Red C ro ss m em m istak es. no d o u b t e n te r in to th e w ork tb i t tlie c a rc a s se s of d ead a n im a ls to b e rs h ip . y e a r as th e p a st y e a r th e a g e n t w as T h o se w ho h av e c h a n g e d th e ir a d CALLED “ SUPERIOR liv e; an d in th e fields by th e ro a d W e a r e going to sta n d by o u r co m d re s s sin ce re g is tr a tio n ca lle d upon fo r a c o m p le te fa rm s u r la s t J u n e STANDARD ’ SCHOOL sid e little o n es, s e p a r a te d from p ar- vey o f th e c o u n ty , a su rv e y o f th e m itte e a n d by o u r m an h o o d , and sh o u ld si i ,1 im m e d ia te n o tice to th e m a k e it o n e h u n d re d p e r c e n t, so P o rtla n d h e a d q u a rte rs , w h ere th ey F rid a y e v e n in g S tu te S u p e rin ic n - ! < n ts, lie s ta rv in g , d y in g alo n e. su p p ly of n itr a te of so d a, th e a m o u n t th a t on C h ris tm a s eve, th e red cro ss w ill be a il'is e d as to how th ey s h a l l M illions of c h ild re n hav e sta rv e d used la s t y e a r a n d th e e s tim a te d di a t C h u rc h ill an d C o u n ty S chool I to d e a th in o u r com m on cau se. of good c h e e r w ill sh in e fro m ev ery ; p ro ceed . a m o u n ts fo r th e coming y e a r well A la ilu r e to re tu rn th e S u p e rin te n d e n t A ld erm an s t a n d a r d W e ak en ed , e x h a u s te d , by th r e e w indow in th e d is tric t. as th i' in c re a se d p ro d u c tio n c a m q u e s tio n n a ire w ith in sev en d ay s of ised R ivera senool D istric t No. 51. y e a rs of u n d e rfe e d in g a n d e x p o su re, its b ein g m ailed m e a n s an a u to m a tic 1 p aign on w h eat an d rye. W ork will Ja s . P re s to n of B erk ele y , C alif., Miss Eva C a n ip l" ll. te a c h e r. A m illio n s m o re w ill d ie th is w in te r If be c a rrie d oil alo n g m an y o ilie r e n tr a n c e in to th e a rm y a n d a p ro b - i s p e n t th e w eek -en d w ith h is m o th e r, s h o rt p ro g ra m x an g iv en an d th e we do not h elp th e m . T en c e n ts a lines th e sa m e us u su a l, but. th e six a b le p u n is h m e n t by im p riso n m e n t. Mrs. M ary P re s to n . Mr. P re s to n de- ' M o th e rs' clu b serv ed re fre s h m e n ts . •lay w ill g ive a s ta rv in g c h ild one F o llo w in g a re th e m e m b e rs o f th e j m e n tio n e d p ro je c ts were c o n sid ered lig h te d th e la r g e a u d ie n c e a t th e R iv e ra school Is th e o n ly sch o o l In day of life ; th r e e d o lla rs , o ne m o n th leg al a d v iso ry b o ard fo r M u ltn o m a h j th e m o st im p o rta n t and will be c o n M eth o d ist E p isco p al c h u rc h la st S un- | tlie c o u n ty o u ts id e o f P o rtla n d hav- ■ o f life; th irty -fiv e d o lla rs , a y ear. co u n ty o u ts id e of th e city o f P o rt- d u c te d in a m o re d e fin ite m a n n e r. day by h is im p re ss iv e s in g in g o f “ T h e lug c ten m o n th s ' te rm , an d p ay s [ T ills C h ris tm a s o u r s o ld ie r hoys lan d H e a d q u a rte rs , G re sh a m , O re. S ta r S p an g led B a n n e r." on e of th e h ig h e s t s a la rie s in tin ¡.re o fferin g th e ir lives to sa v e th e se P e rm a n e n t m e m b e rs: G eo rg e W. HEARTFELT THANKS co u n ty . A h tu rd red d o lla rs h as been s ta rv in g c h ild re n . S ta p le to n , c h a ir m a n ; ('. G. S n y d er. FOR HELP RENDERED AIT A P P E A L T O H O U S E W I V E S . sp en t on p lay g ro u n d a p p a ra tu s . T h e 1 You (tave a few frie n d s w ith w hom K. A. M iller. A sso ciate m e m b e rs: j Mrs. R. G. K e rn d ie d nt th e h o m e school Is e n tire ly m o d ern and S u p e r- ' you c u s to m a rily e x c h an g n C h r is t H o u n e w iv e n , s a v e . R ave e v e r y <TU «t, (). A. E a stm a n , II. L. S t. C la ir, G. W . ; I t ’ « n a v e y o u w i l l , a n d s a v e y o u vn iiR t. It te n d e n t C h u rc h ill sp o k e o f It as a m as gifts. W o n 't you w rite a t least 1 of h e r d a u g h te r , Mrs. II. W. t'n n z - W o n a c o it, B enj. C a m e ro n , Dr. It. II. , I ’ o r w e 'r e s h o r t o l b r e a d a n d w e 'r e s h o r t ' S u p e rio r S ta n d a r d ” school. frie n d th a t you a re s e n d in g th em o n ey ler, at S p rin g d a le D ecem ber 11, 19 17 T o d d . 11. P. C h ris te n s e n , W. W . | o f m e a t, Ml s C am pbell was a fo rm e r lu lo s t of h is o r h e r re m e m b ra n c e a f t e r a lin g e rin g d e c lin e o f se v eral W e 'r e s h o r t o f a l l t h a t w e n e e d to e a t : N o rth w a y , W illi.-in J. R eidy, W. ft. s t r e - t o r in th e G resh am school an d to th e C h ild re n of A m e ric a 's A rm y y e a rs. T h e d eceased was 8 5 y e a rs, B u t is n ’ t it q u e e r? o h is n ’ t i t q u e e r ” K n ig h t, E. II. T h o m p so n , J. S. H u d - ! T h a t w e ’ r e s h o r t o n b r e a d a n d lo n tr o n w as la te r th e p rin c ip a l at R ockw ood. o f re lie f IO keep th e b re a th of life in 10 m o u th s an d 8 d ay s of a g e , h a v in g so n , L. A. H arlo w . E. M. C a lk in s. • b e e r? She h a s been in c h a rg e of th e R iv e ra so m e little body, an d ask th a t y o u r been born In W u rte in b e rg . G erm an y GUSTAVE A. JOHNSON W eldon A. R e a g a n , Dr. A. T h o m p - 3d. 1822. F u n e ra l 7 0 th A ero S q d n , K elly F ie ld . So. school tw o y ears. M o u n e w iv e s , n a v e , s a v e » v e r y c r u m b . • I' be s e n t In tlie sa m e w ay? T h is on F e b ru a r y San A n to n io , T ex as. S a v e e v e r y p e a c h , s a v e e v e r p lu m : se rv ices w ere h eld on T h u rs d a y w ith ‘ x ch an g e of g ifts m e a n s te m p o ra ry H e a d q u a rte r s o f th e leg al a d v is o ry F o r w e r e s h o r t o n c o r n , a n d w e ’ re s h o r t p le a s u re to you life o r d e a th to b u ria l In th e D o u g lass ce m e te ry , T h e ab o v e p ic tu re w as ru n In tin j ENTERTAINMENT AT h o ard w ere o p en ed a l th e city h a ll o n w h e a t. SCHOOL TOMORROW th e m . a h o lid ay issu e u n d e r th e n a m e o f Al- j W e ’ r e s h o r t o n a l l t h a t w e n e e d t o e a t. in G re sh a m y e s te rd a y w ith B en j. < a r il o f T h a n k « . b e rt A. J o h n s o n , w hich w as In c o r B u t i s n ’ t i t q u e e r ” O h i s n 't i t q u e e r'.’ Remittances on th e Pacific C oast C a m ero n an d D r. R. II. T odd in rect. G u sta v e h as a b ro th e r, A u g ust T h e p u p ils of th e G re sh a m school We w ish to e x te n d o u r h e u rlfe lt T h a t w e ’ re s h o r t o n b re a d a n d Io n « on m ay be se n t to L ad d * T ilto n B ank, c h a rg e as a d v is e rs. As th e ta s k will J o h n s o n , liv in g on r u r a l ro u te 2, will give a fre e m u sical e n te r ta i n th a n k s to all o u r frie n d s » h o so b e e r* I o rtla n d , o r to th e A ngio * L ondon c o n tin u e fo r n e a rly a m o n th th e r e B o rin g . m ent In th e a u d ito riu m o f th e school k in d ly gav e th e ir h elp In o u r tim e of H o u a e w iv e a . sav»- i t ’s y o u r c o u n try ’s I’ t it N a tio n a l B an k , Ban F ran cisco , w ill be c h a n g e s fro m d ay to d ay , W ed n esd ay a fte rn o o n , D ecem b er 19. j so rro w an d need , an d fo r th e b e a u c a ll. A nother Big Dance. d ifferen t oires ta k in g th e ir tu r n . co m m e n c in g at 1 :8 0 . S e r v e th e |»otAt«»efl, s k i n a n d a ll . tifu l floral tr ib u te given an d th e a u to F o r w e ’ r e s h o r t o n « o u r . a n d w e ’ re s h o r t • W h ile th e c o u n try h e a d q u a rte rs T h e re w ill be a n o th e r o f th o s e P rof. .1. A. F in la y , th e sc h o o l’s m u se rv ice so fre e ly re n d e re d UH. We o n sW’ e e t. a r e h e re in G re sh a m , th e r e w ill be p o p u la r d an ces In R e g n e r's h a ll on sical d ire c to r, will h a v e c h a rg e o f ! a lso th a n k th e b o ard o f d ire c to rs or Ix slg c E lection s. W e re s h o r t o n a ll th a t w e need to e a t. ’ an o p p o rtu n ity fo r r e g is tr a n ts liv iq g M onday e v e n in g . I)e« * m b er 24 M u th e p ro g ra m . School d is tric t No 25 fo r th e ir fo re H u t i s n ' t I t q u e e r ? < >h i s n 't I t q u e e r T h a t w e 'r e s h o r t o n h rea < l a n d lo n g o n 1 a t a d is ta n c e to re p o r t n e a re r hom e. sic w ill be fu rn is h e d as b efo re, by th o u g h t a n d k in d n e s s In d ism issin g Mr. F in ley will sing several solos. T h is ia e le c tio n m o n th fo r b eer? H. P. C h ris te n se n w ill h e lp th e re g “ P o r tla n d 's b est 7-plece o rc h e s tr a " Mrs. E. H. F ra z e lle o f P o rtla n d • th e sch o o l d u rin g th e a fte rn o o n of p ra c tic a lly a il lo d g es every« — W Anderson. Woodbine. P a . is tr a n ts a t P o w ell V alley ; E. H. a n d th e fu n w ill c o n tin u e all n ig h t will d e liv e r an a d d re s s on " C h r is t • D ecem ber 13th. w here. T h e re a re te n g ra n g - T h o m p so n a t B rid a l V eil; W. R. w ith a big tu r k e y d in n e r. D ance inas B ooks fo r C h ild ren .” IL W. CANZLER AND FAMILY. • es in M ultnom ah county and Milk R ecord B lan k - All p a tro n s a n d frie n d s o f th e i • m ore th an a dozen lodges of M onth's record of milk produc K n ig h t a t C o rb e tt; L. A. H arlo w a t tic k e ts , 8 1 .0 0 ; u n a c c o m p a n ie d lad ies W eather Forecast Iti-giiiiiing De W. W. N o rth w a y at 25 c e n ts .— Adv. school a r e in v ited . No c h a rg e s , no • the o th e r o rd ers rep resen ted tion for ab o u t 16 cows. J u s t w hat T ro u td ale ; cem ber 1«. 1017. you need to keep tra c k of your herd. S p rin g d a le ; E. M. C a lk in s a t G ilb e rt collect Iona. • o utside of th e city. T he C onvenient and cheap. O utlook. an d so m e of th e o tfte rs a t o th e r give advice upon th e q u estio n n aires • O utlook will ap p re cia te a ADVISORY BOARD IS HELPING REGISTRANTS E veryone has som ething to bu> places. o r sell. Try an O utlook w ant ad. T h o se o f th e c o u n try d is tr ic t w ho If your O utlook subscription has m ay find it m o re c o n v e n ie n t to a n s expired renew today. w e r in P o rtla n d w ill be assisted a t J u d g e S ta p le to n 's c o u rtro o m in th e IxwM>ne in P ian o fo rte, c o u rth o u s e by O. A E a stm a n . A ny will be given a fte r Ja n u a ry 1. Miss la w y e r w ho m ay be c o n su lte d w ill F lo ren ce M. H oney, phone 681. tf 1 DYING BABIES MAKE APPEAL FOR LIFE free of charge. Up to noon today h u t th ree reg is tra n ts had presen ted them selves be fore the advisory board at G resham . They w ere all given prom pt a ssist ance and th e ir an sw ers to the ques tions will undoubtedly pass m uster. F ru ita, vegetables and poultry • products used In la rg e r q u a n titie s a t ! hom e will help g reatly in reducing • the sh o rtag e of w heat, m eat, fats and • o th e r concen trated foods of which • o u r so ld iers and o u r allies a re In • need. • Head the W ant ads. prom pt rep o rt of th e ir elec- tlons and will ch eerfu lly give space fo r th e ir publication as a m a tte r of new s to th e ir m em bers and the public. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Pacific C oast S tate s; A rainy week with mild te m p eratu re s In O re gon and W ashington. Ruin in n o rth ern C alifo rn ia early p art of w eek; la tte r p art probably fair w ithout de cided te m p e ra tu re changes. S o u th ern C alifo rn ia generally fa ir w ith o u t severe cold.