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. | 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. ' W c are g o in g th e most d ire c t 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