G resham
VOL. 7, NO. 88
GRESHAM,
MULTNOMAH
NEW MACHINE MEN LEAVING
WILL PREVENT STORM-BOUND
OVERDRAFTS CAMP MILLS
A new system has been a rra n g e d
fo r at the
F ir s t S ta te
H ank
b e g in
n in g tlie fir s t o f th e new year.
A ll i
acco un ts w ill be ha n d le d by means o f i
a b o o k k e e p in g m a ch in e , one o f the
la te st
in v e n tio n s ,
w h ic h
adds, su b
tra c ts , m u ltip lie s and d iv id e s .
I t is
o p e ra te d by e le c tr ic ity anti is capable
o f c o v e rin g a g re a t de al o f w o rk in
one day. Under th e new system d u
p lic a te acco un ts are ke p t o f each tn-
f d iv id u a l and one r e t o f books m ust
balance th e o th e r set a t a ll tim es
tin ts in s u rin g g re a te r accu racy tha n
is possible to o b ta in o th e rw is e . The
c u s to m e r at th e end o f th e m o u th re
ceives an exact re p ro d u c tio n o f th e
ba nks w o rk and on th e back o f the
sheet is f u ll
in s tr u c tio n s
fo r th e
re c o n c ilm e n t o f his acco un t w ith th a t
o f tile b a n k, m a k in g It v e ry co n ve n
ie n t in a ll respects. T h e m ore p ro
gressive business men c la im it is fa r
s u p e rio r to tile o ld way o f h a v in g
pass book bala nced as th e y have a
co m p le te d u p lic a tio n o f a ll o f the
b a n k's w o rk .
T h e pass book being
used o n ly and as a te m p o ra ry re ce ip t
fo r de po sits made.
T h e m a ch in e p e rfo rm s alm ost
u n b e lie v a b le tasks. I f a c o lle c tio n is
m ade f o r a cu s to m e r
th e m ach in e
p r in ts th e in fo r m a tio n on th e sheet.
I f th e c u s to m e r
pays
in te re s t it
show s th e ite m to he " I n t . P a id .” In
th e event a check is re tu rn e d fro m
the bank on w h ich it is d ra w n tin
m ach in e show s same to lie a cha rge
a g a in s t file
acco un t
because o f a
check on w h ic h p a ym e n t was refused.
T h e m a ch in e w ill p e rfo rm any m a
th e m a tic a l ta sk
b u t a b s o lu te ly re
fuses to re co rd an o v e rd ra ft. In its
c a lc u la tio n it w o rk s p e rfe c tly u n til
it comes to th e c o lu m n o f c re d it b a l
ance when i f th e re are not su fficie n t
fu n d s to tlie c re d it o f th e in d iv id u a l’s
acco un t tlie
m a ch in e a u to m a tic a lly
lo cks its e lf and refuses to go f o r
w a rd o r
b a ckw a rd s
u n til su fficie n t
fu n d s are de po sited to balance the
account.
T h e F r is t S tate B an k also in s ta lls
th e b e g in n in g o f the ye a r an Ad-
dre sso g ra p h
m a ch in e
w h ic h
w ill
p r in t tlie c u s to m e r’s
nam es on a ll
le d g e r sheets and s ta te m e n t and is
capable o f a d d re ssin g seve ral th o u
sand le tte rs in one day.
The
ba nk
lias expended about
$2000 in im p ro v e m e n ts fo r th e b e t
te rm e n t o f th e se rvice in th e past
few weeks and is d e te rm in e d to m ake
its se rvice d u r in g th e co m in g year
second to none.
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COUNTY.
OREGON,
A Happy Ncui -Hear
O utlook ex ten d s its h eartiest wishes to all subscribers,
p atro n s am i friends for a H appy an d P rosperous y e a r 1918.
To the many whose co n trib u tio n s and correspondence have helped
broaden the influence am i enliven th e interest of the O utlook d u rin g
the past the editor extends his most cordial ap p reciatio n of the pleas
ant relations of the past and good wishes for the new year.
To the business men of this locality ami others With whom we
have had dealings in the past, we tru st m utually profitable, and to
all active win kcis in the civ ic, p atrio tic and educational m ovem ents
of the localities of eastern M ultnom ah, we extend greetings and best
w ishes for a prosperous 1918.
To the many who have gone from this locality for patrio tic serv
ice for our country and for h um anity, we say, A Happy ami Trium
pliant Y ear 1918. The O utlook ex ten d s a personal g reeting and
wishes full of deep interest to everyone whose nam e is on o ur Honor
Poll.
And lest of all, A Happy New Y ear to our I'n ele Sam uel, from the
w orthy president to the hum blest citizen w ho ap p reciates his and her
p atrio tic d u ty in this tim e of w ar ami is striv in g unseltishly and
loyally to do all possible to b rin g victory to the cause of dem ocracy
and peace with honor to the forces th at stan d for " lib e rty w ith equal
just ice for all. ” —
A Happy, Prosperous, Victorious New Year.
“C’EST LA GUERRE” EXPLAINS ALL
L IE U T . F R E D II. C R A N E .
F o llo w in g are e x tra c ts fro m th re e
le tte rs rece ive d re c e n tly fro m Joh n
T h e s u b jo in e d le tte r is fro m Sec
lx. H oney. T h a t the y a re n e a rly six
ond L ie u te n a n t F red II C rane, son o f weeks o ld docs not in any w ay de
M r. and M rs. F. II. C rane, rt - • l in g on tra c t fro m t h e ir In te re s t, as the y re
m ore o f th e v ic is s i
th e Sandy b o u le v a rd , west o f F a ir- veal m ore and
tud
es
th
ro
u
g
h
w
h ich th e w r ite r is
vie w . L ie u te n a n t C ra ne served fo u r
p a s s in g :
years in the N a tio n a l G u a rd o f O re
U. S. A. A. S. w ith F re n c h A rm y ,
gon and was a c o rp o ra l on th e b o rd e r
A. E. F ., F rance.
su m m e r b e fore last and was p ro m o t
S ection 2 8 ,6 4 0
N ov. 27, 1917
ed to sergeant when w a r was declared
D ear F o lk s :
T h is le tte r w ill a r
la te th a t it w ill
a g a in s t G e rm a n y.
lie to o k th e o f riv e so te r r ib ly
fice rs' reserve course at th e P re s id io sound a lm o s t o u t o f place. T w o o r
th re e m o n th s between th e s e n d in g o f
o f Sun F ra n c is c o fo r th e m o n th s o f a le tte r and re c e iv in g the a n sw e r to
M ay, Jun e and J u ly , and w h ile th e re it , is a lo n g tim e , b u t as th e F re n c n
was on detached d u ty , and th e t r a in sav, " C ’est la g u e rre ” , o r in U. 8.
in g he received th e re was ve ry bene la n g u a g e , “ I t Is the w a r” . T hey ex
p la in
a ll tin
Inco nven ie nces aw ay
fic ia l to h im and helped h im get his w ith th is exp ression, and a s h ru g o f
c o m m issio n as second lie u te n a n t in the s h o u ld e rs. I'll! g e ttin g the h a b it,
the N a tio n a l a rm y w h ich he received fu r i lo o k at m y pa ja m as, h a n g in g
n e a tly on tlie w a ll, the n re m e m b e r
on th e 2 0 th o f O ctober.
th a t I 'm “ on c a ll” and ne xt r o ll in to
D u rin g p a rt o f his e n lis tm e n t in bed e n tire , m in u s o n ly boots, w ith
th e th ir d O regon lie had a fu rlo u g h “ C ’est la g u e rre ” , t r a ilin g
s le e p ily
T w o o r th re e , h o u rs
to a tte n d the
O regon A g r ic u ltu r a l fro m m y lip s .
la te r, when a l. g h l flashes In m y face
colleg e, at.d at the tim e he was ca lle d
w ith a c a ll to such and such a post,
to the co lo rs lie was second lie u te n I r o ll o u t s h iv e rin g , o n ly to h e a r the
and
say “ C ’est la
a n t o f his com p an y a t th a t place. serg ea nt la u g h
H is m ilit a r y in s tr u c to r , C o lo n e l C a ld g u e rre ” .
H a ve n ’ t lx e ii o u t o f my clo th e s fo r
w e ll, gave h im a le tte r to th e d e p a rt th re e days no w , h u t t o n ig h t ’s th e
m e n t at San F ra n c is c o h ig h ly rec n ig h t wnen 1 gel a good sleep, w ith
o m m e n d in g h im fo r a co m m issio n and ve ry l i t t le fe a r o f in te r r u p tio n .
sta te d th a t F re d was a v a lu a b le asset 1 We had q u ite a lo t o f snow the
o th e r n ig h t, h u t its a ll disap pea red .
to the g o ve rn m e n t not o n ly in the In fa c t th e w e a th e r has been m uch
n a tio n a l but also th e re g u la r a rm y , p le a sa n te r the past m o n th th a n i t was
v tn u r
end lean
F re d take s to a s o ld ie r’s life by in h e r I the tir s i m o n th ,
R eceived several le tte rs fro m
ita n ce , as one o f his ancestors, a ra in .
hom e to d a y ,
also one fro m F ritz .
C o lo n e l M ile s, was c h ie f o f s ta ff w ith Perhaps no m ore m a il w ill show up
Gem ra l W a s h in g to n d u r in g the R evo fo r a week o r tw o , and the n a n o th e r
big bunch.
lu tio n a r y w ar.
1 d o n ’t k n o w w h e th e r th is p ic tu re
T h e le tte r te lls o f th e g re a t s to rm
w ill get th ro u g h o r n o t, h u t as it is
w h ich s tru c k C am p M ills and w h ich e n tir e ly p e rs o n a l, and does n o t show
PROMINENT MULTNOMAH
was tlie cause o f so m uch t a lk ab ou t any ’c o u n try , it m ay. T he s u b je c t is
o f cou rse m y s e lf.
In lo o k in g o ve r
COUNTY TEACHER WEDS th e s u ffe rin g s o f th e b o js th e re .
my p ic tu re s , 1 fin d a cou ple o f o th e rs
C am p M ills . Dec. 9.
On S a tu rd a y ,
D ecem ber 29, at
th a t convey no in fo r m a tio n o f value.
D ear M o th e r and F a t h e r : — We T he one show s a G erm an p ris o n e r in
4 :3 0 in th e a fte rn o o n , at th e F ir s t
a re in the m id s t o f a te r r ib le s to rin .
Due o f o u r a m
P re s b y te ria n c h u rc h in P o rtla n d , oc I t s ta rte d in w ith a w in d , fo llo w e d a F re n c h h o s p ita l.
bulances b ro u g h t h im in .
Had both
c u rre d the m a rria g e o f M iss E th e l by snow fo r a b o u t th re e h o u rs , fin a l hands n e a rly shot to pieces. A b u l
Mae S m ith , fo r m e r ly o f th is place, to ly tu r n in g in to ra in w ith a d r iv in g le t th ro u g h his leg, and also was
w in d . W a te r was six in che s deep a ll
M r. A le x a n d e r D u n s m u ir S te w a rt o f o v e r th e cam p and in th e ra v in e s it shot th ro u g h his side. In s p ite o f if
a ll, lie was c h e e rfu l, and seems to be
P o rtla n d .
D r. Jo h n H . Boyd p e r was tw o feet d te p .
O u r te n t was gla d th a t lie was th ro u g h w ith the
fo rm e d th e cere m on y In th e presence to rn dow n and we w ere som e w et. w ar.
One o f o u r sectio n is s ittin g
o f th e b rid e ’s m o th e r, h e r cousin, i t has la ste d tw o days w ith m ore beside his bed. T lie o th e r show s my
snow last n ig h t and lo ts o f w in d . I tw o b u n k m a te s and m yse lf, w ith the
F re d U. Heed and M rs. H e n ry N e l I am o ffic e r o f the g u a rd ,
at.d sure steel h e lm e ts th a t we have to wear
sen, nee M ay L ittle p a g e , who acted i have some jo b .
m ost o f the tim e . T h e th ir d p ic tu re
I expect we w ill m ove v e ry soon. was focused tu a iu ly on m yself. I had
as m a tro n o f h o n o r.
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are
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most
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ire
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way
to
T he b rid e is the d a u g h te r o f Mrs
been o u t to some o b s e rv a tio n posts
i E urope.
You can address m y m a il
G erm an
lin e s,
w ith a
C la ra E. S m ith and has n u m e ro u s I in th ' same way as b e fore and I m ay above th e
F re i eh o tfii i r. and had his coa t, cane
frie n d s in th is v ic in ity .
A t the age ; get it some day
m aybe.
Have not and field glasses when th is p ic tu re
o f tw e lv e years she received
an ' heard fro m the puekage yet. 1 guess was ta k e n .
B eh in d me are th e old
| it is lo st.
barbed w in
e n ta n g le m e n ts , w h ich
e ig h th g ra d e d ip lo m a fro m th e C or
I suppose I s h a ll eat C h ris tm a s had not yet been rem oved.
b e lt gra d e si bool and to o k one yea r ¡ d in n e r on s h ip b o a rd on th e b rin y
lik e
a “ m issin g
I ja b b e r aw ay
in h ig h scho ol here and co n tin u e d I deep.
F o r d " w itli tn y F re n ch . I guess the
One has to wear tw o p a irs ot
school at th e L in c o ln h ig h in P o r t
F re n c h find it a m u sin g , hut I lik e to
We fu r n is h th e free e n te rta in m e n t.
la nd .
She a fte rw a rd to o k a course ' locks to keep his feet w a rm .
Re
' are e xp e c tin g some zero w e athe r, ceived a le tte r fro m m y o ld room
a t th e B e h n k e -W a lk e r Business c o l
i T h e re is no o th e r place lik e O regon. m ate a t S ta n fo rd , the o th e r day. He
lege, fro m w h ic h in s titu t io n she was
1 am b u y in g $150 w o rth o f lib was in co m m a n d o f
tlie A m e ric a n
a w ard ed
a c e rtific a te
o f accu racy, e rty bonds and have d ire c te d the b a tte ry
th a t
tired
the
firs t shot
and also h o ld s an O regon sta te te a c h bonds sent to you. I f u n y th in g hap- a g a in st the Boches. Has a c a p ta in c y
i pens to me you can tu r n the m in and in th e U. S. F ie ld A r t ille r y .
I n c i
e rs ’ c e rtific a te , h a v in g
ta u g h t stfe- - get the la ic value o f th e m .
I also
c e s s fu lly in M u ltn o m a h and C o lu m ; to >k o u t $10 ,000 in s u ra n c e payable d e n ta lly , he is p u llin g eve ry s tr in g to
get me In to th e same service and I'm
It w ill g ive you $57.75 per h o p in g th a t lie w ill succeed. T h e re
bia co u n tie s.
F o r th e past yea r she I t o you.
has been w ith the C o lu m b ia Itiv i r I m o n th i f I am to ta lly d isa b le d , o r if are tiim s, when I'm b rin g in g in tin-
o n ly w ounded in c e rta in ways, so poor fe llo w s th a t are b a d ly sho t up,
S hip B u ild in g c o rp o ra tio n , and as an | m uch fo r the in ju r ie s .
th a t I feel lik e
a p ik e r,
b u t I'm
a p p re c ia tio n m A h e r services th e re
W e ll, 1 suppose by tlie tim e you a fra id th a t I ' l l have to re m a in one.
and a m a rk » t h e h ig h esteem o f co get th is le tt i r I s h a ll be on th e way.
w o rk e rs and e m p lo y e r she was the As soon as 1 get s e ttle d I am going FORWARD LOOK OF
1 to a llo t a c e rta in sum pe r m o n th to
re c ip ie n t o f a chest o f s ilv e rw a re .
you w h ich you can b a n k f o r me.
M E SUNDAY SCHOOL
T h e g ro o m was educated in the
Y o u r lo v in g son,
FRED.
T h e prospects are fla tte r in g fo r a
schools o f S c o tla n d .
w h e re lie a t
p ro spe rous
S unday
school
year.
tended th e H e rlo t co lle g e and tlie
I n ih r e lla R e pa irs.
W ith lin g e r in g m em o ries o f success,
I'u iv e r s ity o f E d in b u rg .
F o r- »he
past seven years he has been w ith
W ill be in G resham u n t il Ja n u a ry p lea sant a sso cia tions and fine f e l
and am p re pa red to fu rn iR h um - lo w s h ip . we
b id
goodbye to 1917
th e N o rth w e s t Steel co m p a n y and at
. . ..
m .n ! b re lla covers and do e xp e rt re p a irin g , and expect g re a te r a ch ie ve m e n ts fo r
present is s u p e rin te n d e n t o f the lx .lt ( Ke8|(, ence „ „ s ,
,
tr e e t west ,,f
1918.
and rivet shop.
B e lt’* c o n fe c tio n e ry .
J. J. RYAN.
C ard of T hanks.
W e w ish to th a n k o u r k in d frie n d s
w h o e xte nde d th e ir s y m p a th y and
k in d ly assisted us d u r in g o u r recent
be rea vem en t.
MR AND MRS. 8. B. HALL.
.Mrs. 3. A. B u r r had as guests la st
S unday h e r cousins, M r. and Mrs.
J. T. S tone o f P o rtla n d and M r. and
M rs. L . Stone o f P e n d le to n .
For Hire Service
A utom obiles anyw here, n ig h t or
day.
Phone 791, G resham , M. M
T he k a ise r's recent peace piffle In- . Squire.
dicates m ore h o ta iria l ac tiv ity on the j
p art of th e G erm ans.
1 Bargains in the Want Ada.
unless H e ard succeeds in g e ttin g me
in .
Have been f a ir ly fre e fro m fleas so
f u r hut good fo r tu n e ends some tim e ,
and hud fo rtu n e , in the fo rm o f bad
Ileus, li t on me w ith a hang the o th e r
day.
A g a in th a t expression, "C'est
la g u e rre ” .
W e ll (h is has been a ra m b lin g le t
te r, a n il th a t good sleep th a t is f o r t h
c o m in g to me lo o ks in v itin g .
N o ve m b e r 29, 1917.
T h a n k s g iv in g day, and we c e le b ra t
ed it in g re a t o ld style . Even had an
A m e ric a n g ir l, a nu rse, who lias been
o v e r here
fo r
n e a rly th re e years.
H ad a m in is te r to say th e blessing,
and m ore th a n t h ir t y h e a lth y A m e r i
cans and e ig h t F re n ch m e n co u ld eat.
T u rk e y s were im p o ssib le to buy, hut
had da nd y geese, salad, ce le ry, po la -
toes, je lly ,
n u ts, ra is in s , cheese,
roasted ouionH, f r u it cake, fro m the
U n ite d
States, apple pie, tu rn ip s ,
o liv e s , pears, and even b u tte r.
A lso
bread th a t was not w a r bread, and as
m y m em o ry w o rks, sa rd ie n s, tea, tigs,
and dates, com e hack.
Doesn’t th is
m a ke y o u r m o u th w a te r? I hope th a t
you fo lk s had us good, i t w o u ld he
im p o ssib le to have b e tte r.
A fte r
su p p e r
M c A u lly
and I w ent dow n
to w n and got in w ith a bu nch
of
F re n c h who were g o in g in to the
tre n ch e s in th e m o rn in g . T h e y were
c e le b ra tin g th e eve nt.
T hey s u re ly
w e re a gay lo t and we had a lo t o f
fu n w ith th e m . T h ia to w n o r v illa g e
is deserted hv its c iv ilia n p o p u la tio n ,
o n ly a ve ry few s ta y in g to keep shops
open.
T h is le tte r w ill reach you, o r at
least sh o u ld reach you a b o u t C h r is t
mas, and I w a n t to w ish you a ll a
g re a t tim e , and a M e rry C h ris tm a s
on th a t day.
D ecem ber 3, 1917.
D ear F o lk s : — W as V e ry s o rry to
h e ar o f g ra n d p a 's de ath, a lth o u g h I
was n o t m uch s u rp ris e d , f o r w hen I
le ft G resham , he seemed bo o ld and
fee ble th a t I kne w I ’d n e ve r see h im
a g a in .
W e s h o u ld he th a n k fu l th a t
he passed aw ay w ith so l i t t l e pa in .
We are h a v in g r e g u la r O regon
w e a th e r, c lo u d y but not cold. Had a
l i t t l e snow one n ig h t, but It was a ll
m e lte d by m o rn in g
O u r w o rk
is
g u ttin g a l i t t le m on o to n o u s, m a in ly
because th e re is not enough to do.
T lie fr o n t assigned
to us has been
s h o rte n e d , and ju s t a t present tilin g s
have he» n q u ie t. E ve ry ear " r o lle d "
one n ig h t, th o u g h , when th e G erm ans
d e liv e re d a gas a tta c k .
S everal o f
tin- fe llo w s had headaches fro m p o or
m asks h i t n o t to a m o u n t to a n y
th in g .
My ro o m m a te at S ta n fo rd ,
R a lph H e ard com m a nd ed the A m e r
ican b a tte ry th a t
lir s t
sh e lle d the
B o d ie s.
He sig ns his nam e w ith a
C a p ta in In fr o n t o f It now .
I ’ re tty
good fo r a yo u n g fe llo w .
1 hope he
su reeds In g e ttin g me in to tin - a r
t ille r y service.
Saw a lig h t between tw o F re n c h
and tw o Boclie planes a fe w m in u te s
ago, h u t
no <iii»'
was shot do w n .
C o uld see th*- planes ve ry c le a rly
th ro u g h my fie ld glasses and It s u re
ly was in te re s t lu g
W e ha il a re g u la r
l i i m i r hath o f E la t o r sh ra p n e l fro m
th*- a n ti- a ir c r a ft guns.
The
roads
w ere fro si-n s o lid th is morning, h u t
tlx - day Is c le a r as a he ll.
A m re
c e iv in g lh<- Post re g u la rly , but th e
" O u t lo o k ” a n il " L i f e ” have fa ile d to
reai h me. You m ay have me put on
tin - suhsi r ip tlo n lis t o f the " L it e r a r y
D ig e s t” as a C h ris tm a s pre sen t.
It
w ill he a p p re cia te d .
Love to a il,
JO H N H O N E Y .
T o ta l
c o lle c tio n s ,
$17.51.
O ther
c o lle n tio n s a m o u n te d to $64 12 w h ich
w ere tu rn e d In to tlie r e lie f fu n d fo r
P a le stin e su ffe re rs.
I t lo oke d lik e a d e lib e ra te “ w a lk
o u t ” la st S unday when th e S unday
s c h o o l convened, w ith S u p e rin te n
d e n t G o o d w in ; J u n io r S u p e rin te n
d e n t M rs. R u sh e r, C h o lr is te r C. E.
R u sh e r and som e
tea chers absent.
One th o u g h tfu l p u p il, to p laca te d is
a p p o in te d te e lin g s . was he ard to re
m a rk , “ th e y w ill a ll be back ne xt
S unday
b e tte r and s tro n g e r tha n
e v e r.’ ’ T h a t w ill mean th e c o n fe r
r in g o f some s u p e rla tiv e degrees.
Class No. 13, Miss D urst teach er,
for six or seven consecutive Sundays
has ca rrie d th e b an n er for collec
tions. O th er classes please ta k e no
tice and com e to the rescue a t ouce,
and save th is class from th e " r u t ”
h ab it.
C. M HARRISON.
T he S unday school record show s
R em em ber
th e
W beatless and
th e follow ing fo r D ecem ber: T otal
Days an d
keep
them
en ro llm en t, 149; officers and te ac h M eatless
ers, 27; av erag e atten d an ce, 119. wholly.
LEAGUE WAS GIVES STORY
ENDORSED BY OF 18 YEARS
STATE GRANCE
IN GERMANY
S everal
in d e p e n d e n t
new spapers
T h ro u g h th e c o u rte sy o f M rs. O.
m ay be A. E astm an th e O u tlo o k is fa v o re d
nam ed th e S p e cta to r,
the O regon w ith a copy o f tin- P la tte v ille , W ls.,
J o u rn a l fro m w h ich tlie fo llo w in g e x
M e rc h a n t's M agazine and the O re
tra c ts o f a w a r s to ry are ta k e n , g iv
gon V o te r, are d e v o tin g c o n s id e r en in a ta lk by C la re n ce E. M e tc a lf,
able space Io
th e
F a rm e rs ’ N on- who liv e d in B e rlin , G e rm a n y fo r 18
P a rtis a n League, d e c la rin g it to be yea rs:
lie showed th a t G erm an y and G e r
a m enace to tlie p ro s p e rity o f O re
gon.
T lie League
Is a p ro d u c t o f m any a lo n e was resp on sible fo r the
w a r and th a t the k a is e r was th e ab
N o rth D a k o ta and was m e n tio n e d In so lu te d ic ta to r o f th e a ffa irs o f the
te rm s o f w a rn in g m o re t lilh i a yea r G erm an g o v e rn m e n t, and th a t upon
ago by tlie O u tlo o k .
I t is c h a ra c t h im alone rests tlie blam e o f th e s tu
pendous w a r now in f u ll s w in g .
erized by those w ho c la im to be fa
lie said tila t unless th e U n ite d
m ilia r w ith its w o rk s as a s in g le tax States lias s u ffic ie n t fo rce on the
o rg a n iz a tio n
a p ro b le m w h ic h tilts W estern fro n t to b re a k th ro u g h tlie
s ta te lia s
su c c e s s fu lly
contended G erm an lines b e fore 1919, th a t in his
o p in io n tile w a r w o u ld end by the
w itli f o r seve ral successive e le ctio n s collapse o f G e rm a n y th ro u g h fa ilu r e
in d iffe re n t fo rm s.
o f h e r sup plies. T h a t h e r econom ic
T h a t tin - N o n -P a rtis a n L e ag ue is c o n d itio n w o uld b rin g a b o u t a fin a l
In v a d in g tlie s ta le o f O regon is w e ll de feat fo r her.
lie also said th a t tin- G erm an peo
k n o w n , but its o b je c ts a re not so ple a b s o lu te ly be lie ve w hat they are
fa m ilia r to tin - people as th e y sho uld to ld , th a t the y lo ok upon th e e n tra n ce
be.
A c c o rd in g to one a u th o r ity tlie o f A m e ric a n in to tlie w a r as a jo k e ,
schem e is to ta k e o v e r a ll th e hanks, th a t the y p o in t to M exico and say,
"W hy you were even a fra id o f M e x i
I iouhcr ,
m ills ,
w a re c o ." He said th e re was no q u e stio n
co m m issio n
houses, stores, new spapers, in su ra n ce b u t w h at w hen tlie G erm an people
com panies, and w h a te v e r else th e re th o u g h t they co u ld tru n sg re ss upon
may be o t p riv a te business. T h a t is o u r rightH , th a t the y w o u ld have gone
f u r t h e r and fu r t h e r in th e trespass,
w lia t it lias p a r tia lly acco m plishe d u n til, if we had n o t de cla red w a r, we
in N o rth D a kota w h ere th e League sh o u ld have lost respect fo r ou rselves
is ra m p a n t.
I t is d o in g th e same and the n a tio n s o f th e w o rld w o u ld
have lost respect f o r us.
He
also
th in g in M o n ta n a and Id a h o and s e v
sta te d tliu t th e re was p o s itiv e ly m i
en o th e r sta te s w h e re its pro p a g a n d a da n g e r o f a r e v o lu tio n In G erm an y ut
is in advance o f its w o rk in O regon. th is tim e , th a t the y co n sid e r the y are
N o rth D a ko tu is in fa m o u s f o r its the w in n e rs up to ilu te , th u t the y have
p a rts o f Russia, a ll o f P oland, p r a c ti
p ro te c tio n o f the I. W. W .
I t is
c a lly a ll o f B e lg iu m , u ll o f S erb ia and
s o c ia lis tic in tile e xtre m e , and, "u s p a rts o f Ita ly . But he says (he Rev
eve ryon e kno w n s o c ia lis m p re -s u p o lu tio n w ill come when tin- G erm an
poses c o m m u n ity o w n e rs h ip o f the people fin d out th e y have been de
ceived, th u t the w a r th e y are w a g in g
in s tr u m e n ta litie s o f p ro d u c tio n and
is not a de fensive w a r, and th u t th e ir
tlie e lim in a tio n o f p riv a te p ro p e rty ,” ru le rs have been u n ab le to do as the y
a c c o rd in g to th e S p e cta to r, th e o n ly were leud to believe they w o u ld und
M r. M e tc a lfe f u r t h e r said
t ilin g le ft f o r
th e
people o f th is c o u ld do
tlin t the o ld people in p a r tic u la r were
sta te is to he c o n s ta n tly on g u a rd s u ffe rin g fro m
food sh o rta g e , an il
and vote dow n eve ry p ro p o s itio n on th a t the y were re u lly d y in g o f slow
th e b a llo t th a t lo o k s lik e a N on- s ta rv a tio n and e xh u u s tlo n fro m lack
P a rtis a n Le ag ue m easure, no m a t o f p ro p e r n o u ris h m e n t.
He suys th u t the sh o rta g e o f m an
te r how m ild and in n o c e n t It m ay po w e r In G erm an y Is a p p u re n t fro m
appear.
the fa c t th a t In the b e g in n in g o f the
w a r tin one u n d e r 20 years o ld and
S ta te G ra n g e M i- lis l.
o v e r 45 were accepted by th e G ov
T h a t th e Le ague has a lre a d y m ade
e rn m e n t a n il th u t
now .
w h ile not
a g re a t s ta r t h i O regon is fo u n d by c o m p u ls o ry , the y are u rg in g yo u n g
re fe re n ce to (he p ro ce e d li gs o f the hoys o f fifte e n to e n lis t am i th a t tin-
eluss lias been
O regon S tate g ru n g e , held in / s to riu seventeen ye a r o ld
cu lle d o u t.
A lso tliu t men fo r m e r ly
Inst Jun e. I t was no te d in th e news
re je c te d as u n fit p h y s ic a lly were be
pa pe r re p o rts o f th e session th u t in g ca lle d to p e rfo rm service.
He said th a t th e food a llo w a n c e
S tate M asn-r Roy M c K a in g o f N o rth
D a ko ta was In a tte n d a n ce , h u t no was s m a ll, 8 ounces o f m eat a week,
2 ounces o f b u tte r a week, tw o o r
spi (In I th o u g h t was a ttu c h e d to his th re e ounces o t o a tm e a l when It was
v is it o th e r th a n in a fr a te r n a l w ay, to he g o tte n , occa sio n a lly a few o n
y e t he was u n d o u b te d ly th e re fo r a ions o r o th e r vegetable, lie suys th a t
purpose. T ills is now a p p a re n t fro m the e n tire c iv ilia n p o p u la tio n o f G e r
m an y is s u ffe rin g fro m slow s ta rv a
'
re a d in g the p re a m b le and re s o lu tio n s tio n .
T h e bread was very had and
i In tro d u c e d by Jam es S. S te w a rt o f th e y w o u ld fre q u e n tly find wooden
It, and th e y
C lackam a s c o u n ty , as p u b lis h e d In s liv e rs an Inch long
were a llo w e d fo u r pounds per week.
th e S tate G runge J o u rn a l, as f o l
I f a m eal was purchased at a cafe you
lo w s :
m ust have y o u r bread card w ith you
W hereas,
The
O regon
S tate und th e y w o u ld ta ke fro m It the
| G range In fo r t y - fo u r t h session as a m o u n t you o rd e re d .
In to x ic a tin g
liq u o rs
have d is a p
sem bled, feels the need o f m ore co n
ce rte d fa rm e rs ’ m ove m en t f o r p o lit i peared e n tir e ly fro m G e rm a n y, tea
cal a c tio n , and
/
, und coffee s u p p lie s were lo n g since
W hereas, T he F a rm e rs ' N o n -P a r exhausted and he sold to Ills frie n d s
tisa n League o f N o rth D a ko ta , has as a spe cia l fa v o r to th e m , 6 pounds
o v e rtu rn e d an e n tre n c h e d sp o ils sys o f tea lie hud on hand ut $9 a po und,
tem and re sto re d
p o p u la r g o v e rn and 15 pounds o f coffee at $4 per
j m e n t, and has e xte n d e d Its o rg a n iz a pound
M r. M e tc a lfe says th a t horses have
tio n in to ten o th e r sta te s;
Be It R esolved,
T h a t th e S tate been p ra c tic a lly u ll ta ke n fo r tlie use
G rang e endorses th is F a rm e rs ' Non- o f th e a rm y . T h a t an o r d in a r y lu m i
P a rtis a n League m o ve m e n t and In puu m l horse b rin g s $1,500. A nd th a t
vites th e same to com e in and o r In- be in g the o w n e r o f the o n ly bre e d
in g s ta b le In B e rlin und d e a lin g la rge
ganize th is sta te , and b e It f u r t h e r
Resolved,
That
b e fo re th e suid ly w ith fa rm e rs was able oi i-u slo n u lly
N o n -P a rtis a n Le ague e n te rs O regon, to get a ha ul, o r a piece o f bacon, o r
! th e E xe cu tive and L e g is la tiv e Com few eggs o r a li t t le la rd . He d id get
they
cost $3 per
m itte e s o f the O regon S tate G range th re e hum s and
meet w ith tin- office rs o f said league pound. B oth In- and th e fa rm e r fro m
whom he got the m were lia b le to a
and c o m m itte e s
fro m
o th e r state
' w ide fa rm e rs ’ o rg a n iz a tio n s f o r th e fine o f 15,000 m u rk s 1 4 0 ,0 0 0 d o lla rs
purpose o t w o r k in g o u t a le g is la tiv e and im p ris o n m e n t fo r one y e a r, if
, p ro g ra m s p e c ific a lly ad ap te d to meet the y were ca u g h t.
M r. M e tc a lfe says th a t d u r in g the
tin - n e e d s o f O regon a g r ic u ltu r e , and
th a t d e fin ite system s o f a c c o u n tin g , firs t ye u r und a h a lf o f th e w a r It was
| re p o rts a n il s u re ty bonds be esta b n o t safe to discuss the w a r w ith a
lish e d as in o th e r sta te s w h ich w ill G erm an , hut th u t la te r the y have be
a b s o lu te ly p re c lu d e th e p o s s ib ility o f com e m uch d iscou rage d and you may
th is m o ve m e n t c o m in g u n d e r sus say m ost a n y th in g to the m w ith o u t
t h e ir re s e n tin g It. A n d th a t the y are
p ic io n o f d is h o n e s ty o r g r a ft.
a n x io u s ly w a itin g f o r peace
B ut he
\ S a vin g C lause.
T lie above re s o lu tio n s were d is sayh f u r t h e r th a t s h o u ld peace he
made at th is tim e th e G erm an g o v
I
cussed by n in e o f tin - m em b ers p re s e rn m e n t w o u ld at once begin p re p a r
ent and tlie m a tte r was "e x p la in e d ” u tlo n f o r a n o th e r w a r, and In- t h o r
by W o r tiiy
S tate
M a s te r M c K a lg o u g h ly hopes the w u r w ill he co n
The
re p o rt
fa ils
to say a n y th in g tin u e d to a fin a l decision.
o f O rego n, a m o ng
w h ic h
a b o u t th e d iscussio n o r on w h ic h
side tlie spe ake rs w ere lin e d up, h u l
th e re s o lu tio n was ad op te d.
Thus
th e
g ra n g e rs o f O regon,
th ro u g h t h e ir re p re s e n ta tiv e s , were
c o m m itte d to th e N o rth D a k o ta sys
tem .
Yet It w ill he n o tic e d that, th e
last p a rt o f th e re s o lu tio n has a sav
in g clause, in th a t th e m a tte r m ust
firs t he re fe rre d to c e rta in c o m m it
tees f o r c e rta in w o rth y purposes.
T h a t p re c a u tio n , h o w e ve r, m ay be
o f no m o m e n t, f o r It w ill sto p no one
ir o n i p re p a rin g an in it ia t iv e b ill to
be voted upon n e x t N o ve m b e r. One
can h a rd ly suppose
th a t th e dele
gates to the sta te g ra n g e w e re f u lly
In fo rm e d as to th e w o rk in g s o f th e
league in N o rth D a k o ta , as is no w be
in g m ade p u b lic . T oo m an y persons
a re alw a ys lo o k in g f o r a w ay o f re-
C ontiuuad on page 3 ~
M rs. Ross M a rs to n , w ho has been
s e rio u s ly III f o r th e past week, Is re
p o rte d to he Im p ro v in g .
H e r m o th
er, M rs. Douglass o f Sandy, lias been
h e re t o r a week o r m ore.
A b ird in th e hand Is w o rth tw o in
th e bush, h u t when it gets on the
E a ste r h a t its p ric e do ub les a g ain.
P erhaps those p riso n e rs at Salem
Just c o u ld n 't sta y th e re when th e re
was so m uch d o in g elsew here.
T h e food you waste to d a y m ay
mean
h u n g e r to
som eone, som e
w here, so m e tim e . Ba s a v in g !
T he T w lce-a-W eek O utlook one
year fo r $1.50. Renew prom ptly as
the p aper will be d isco n tin u ed a t ex
p iratio n .
B argains In th e W ant Ada,