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P e rs h in g sa y s:
1
W hen th e h e a rin g w as h eld b efo re
“ T h e re w as a lim e w hen It w as a I th e h o ard of c o u n ty c o m m issio n er«
m u u r a l p a rt o f u s o ld ie r's e x iste n c e la s t w eek upon th e co in in g tax levy
d rin k an d caro u se . T h a t day is lo r M u ltn o m ah c o u n ty , th e r e was
pant, w ith th e s o ld ie r sw o rn to d e-I so m e d isse n sio n ua to th e su m to be
to
fen d I l l s c o u n tr y 's
ling a n d re p re - a p p ro p r ia te d fo r co u n ty ro a d w o rk ,
s e a tin g th e p o w er an d d ig n ity of th e T h e b u d g et c o m m itte e reco m m en d ed
n a tio n .
S tro n g
m u scles,
c le a r ¡'•ho su m o f <5110.000, b u t th ia estl-
h ru ln s, big id eals In th e s o ld ie r, in-1 ,n*“ *
o p p o sed by C o m m issio n e r
c re a s e th e lig h tin g efficiency o f th e . H o lm an w ho w as In fa v o r of only
a rm y , an d th e s e q u a litie s of th e citi < 400 ,0 0 0 . Mr. H o lm an v o ted on th e
sen In su re th e p ern ian cy of o u r In s’ l- m o tio n to u d o p t In a c c o rd a n c e w ith
h is ow n re c o m m e n d a tio n .
tu tlo n s ,”
C o m m issio n e r H o lm an s ta te d he
W h a t o u r A llies sa y :
"We a re
lig h tin g
G erm an y ,
A u stria
au d w ould lik e to see set a sid e fro m th e
D rin k , a n d , as fa r us I can see, th e g e n e ra l fu n d a n d o b lig a te th e H oard
g n a le s t o f th e s e th r e e d ead ly foes n “ <»* fo r H>e su m o f * 1 2 ,0 0 0 fo r
D rink '
D avid Lloyd G eo rg e, P r e - ! b u ild in g , e q u ip p in g an d c o n d u c tin g
n iler of G re a t B rita in .
un In d u s tria l sch o o l fo r w a rd s o f the
"G iv e me a te e to ta l a rm y a n d 1 ju v e n ile c o u rt on th e s ite o f th e old
will lead it a n y w h ere
L ord Rob- C o u n ty P o o r F a rm a n d a s reco m -
I m en d ed by G eo rg e T azw ell. co u n ty
e fts.
D rink is us m u ch y o u r en em y as “ nil ju v e n ile ju d g e , lie f u r th e r pro-
G e ru ia n y .”
R uym oiid
P o iie u re , posed th a t (h e said su m of * 1 2 .0 0 0
be c h a rg e d a g a in s t th e su m o f *16,-
P re s id e n t of R ep u b lic of F ra n c e .
W hat o u r E n em ies sa y :
“ lle c r Is 000 w hich lie In clu d ed in h is ro ad
a la r m o re d a n g e ro u s en em y to G e r­ b u d g et a n d p ro g ra m of ro a d c o n ­
m any th a n all th e a rm ie s of F ra n c e .’’ s tru c tio n on D ecem b er 4, 1917, fo r
u n d e rg ro u n d ra ilw a y on th e St. H e l­
V o n M o lt k e .
rh e next w ar, th e next n a v a l e n ­ e n s ro a d , w hich c o n s tru c tio n can he
c o u n te r. will d e m a n d of you so u n d d e fe rre d a c c o rd in g to In fo rm a tio n
n e rv es
T h ese a r e u n d e rm in e d by w hich he hud receiv ed fro m th e P u b ­
alco h o l, e n d a n g e re d from y o u th u p , lic S e ri Ice C o m m issio n o f O regon
by Its use;
th e n a tio n w hich d rin k s a n d th e ra ilro a d co m p an y
C o m m issio n e r
M uck
ex p ressed
th e leust alco h o l, w ill he th e win
h im se lf as b ein g in fa v o r o f a p p ro ­
ite r." - K aiser W ilh elm , 1910.
It Is a sm all m a tte r to th e b re w ­ p ria tin g * 1 2 ,0 0 0 fro m th e g e n e ra l
e rs th a t th ey a re re sp o n sib le fo r a fu n d fo r th e c o n s tru c tio n of th e In ­
coal sh o rta g e In th e co u n try . T h e ir d u s tr ia l sch o o l an d it w as so o r ­
Id ea Is, “ You can a ll go Io h ell to d ered .
It w as o rd e re d , f u r th e r , th a t th e
gel w a rm .’’
su m of * 1 5 0 0 he a p p ro p r ia te d from
It is p o ssib le to m a k e a little m eat th e g e n e ra l fu n d to re im b u rs e th e
go a lon g way. M eal pies an d m eal h o ard of school d ire c to rs of P o rtla n d
stew s offer a v a ria tio n fo r ev ery day fo r fu n d s ad v an ced fo r th e N a tio n al
In lh e m o n th . S tre tc h a sm a ll piece E d u c a tio n a l A sso ciatio n c o n v e n tio n
of m e a t to flavor a big d ish o f “ All­ h eld In 1917.
in g " food an d c o n se rv e th e d ifferen ce
H o u se k e e p e rs o u g h t to a p p re c ia te
fo r o u r b in s at Ih< fro n t. V eg etab les,
rice, m a c a ro n i an d s p a g h e tti may he m o re th e food v alu e o f b eau s, w hich
u -i'd In th is way In a p p e tis in g v a ­ sh o u ld be a p o p u la r m eat s u b s titu te .
B ean s a n d peas a re “ h e a r ty " foods
rie ty .
a n d th ey sh o u ld a p p e a r In c o m b in a ­
E stim a te s show th e G o v e rn m e n t tio n w ith s ta rc h y v e g e ta b le s an d
p rin tin g office will use 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 fresh s a la d s
T ry b ean s a n d b a k ed
p o u n d s of p a p e r, c o stin g a b o u t *4,- p o ta to e s, w ith cold slaw on th e sid e
n ex t m e a tle s s day.
0 0 0 ,0 0 0 , th ia y ear.
Head th s W ant ads.
B argain s In th s W ant Ada.
1018
5 5 3 ,0 0 0 b u sh els. A v erag e y ield p e r
ac re , 13.8 b u sh el.
S p rin g W h e a t.— As a re s u lt of th e
u n fa v o ra b le fa ll c o n d itio n s of 1916
“ N ew s o f th e u tm o s t
th e r e w as a la r g e in c re a s e in th e
N. O. F u lle r ia a s s is tin g in th e to th e fa rm e rs a n d s to c k ra is e rs , a n d j
u su a l a c re a g e se e d e d
to s p r in g
to
th
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hole
p
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of
th
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orth-1
W a lra d M e rc a n tile co m p a n y ’s sto re .
By F. L. K e n t. F ield A gent.
w h eat.
B u t th e s u m m e r c o n d itio n s
M iss E s th e r E lfo rd s p e n t New w e st," sa id F e d e ra l F ood A d in ln is- i
w ere less fa v o ra b le f o r s p r in g th a n
1017 Crop Sum m ary.
Y ears day in P o rtla n d a t th e borne of t r a to r W . B. A yer, w as th e re c e u t 1
fo
r w in te r
w h e a t. I t is e s tim a te d
G e n e ra lly sp e a k in g , th e se a so n of
h e r b ro th e r.
a n n o u n c e m e n t th a t th e m a n u f a c tu r e
th a t th e 1917 y ield p e r a c re w as o n ly
1917 w as o n e of th e m ost u n fa v o ra b le
M rs. F ra n k W o stell a n d c h ild re n , of m ill feed s hud co m e u n d e r g o v e rn ­
elev e n b u sh e ls, w ith a to ta l p ro d u c ­
H u rry au d H elen have r e tu rn e d from m en t c o n tro l th r o u g h th e F e d e ra l li­ th e s t a te h a s e x p e rie n c e d In m any tio n of 4 ,4 1 1 ,0 0 0 b u sh e ls us com -
P o rtlu u d , w h ere th e y v isited fo r a c e n sin g sy ste m , a n d th a t th e p ric e of ( y e a rs. B e g in n in g w ith th e full ot ' p a re d w ith a n a v e ra g e y ield of 23
b ra n h ad been fixed a t *30 a to n , . 1916, th e lack of m o is tu re g re a tly re -i b u sh e ls, a n d a to ta l p ro d u c tio n of
w eek.
Mr. a n d
M rs.
E d. R o b e rts of w ith s h o r ts a t *32 a n d m id d lin g s a t 1 la r d e d
fa ll p lo w in g an d se e d in g . 6 .2 1 0 ,0 0 0 b u sh e ls in 1916.
T h e se p rices a re s u b s ta n tia lly [
U niteil S ta te s c ro p fo r 1917, 232,-
W elch es a re h e re v is itin g w ith th e *30
S u m m e r fallo w ed lan d in th e w heal |
5 8 .0 0 0 b u sh e ls. A v e ra g e y ield p er
fo r m e r ’s p a re n ts , Mr. a n d M rs. Jo h n lo w er th a n h av e p re v a ile d , a n d th e b elt did n o t h av e sufficient m o istu re
su p p ly w ill be m a te ria lly in c re a se d , fo r p ro p e r se e d in g u m ll too la te in a c re , 12.6 b u s h e l; 1916 c ro p , 155,-
R o b e rts.
by th e m illin g of all w h eat p o ssib le I
M rs. C la rk , of F a irv ie w , h as
th e se a so n , h en ce th e u su a l fa ll s e e d ­ 76 5 ,0 0 0 b u sh els. A v e ra g e y ield p e r
h e re in th e n o rth w e s t, In s te a d of
m oved to G re sh a m a u d h a s leased
ing w as, fo r th e m ost p a rt, d o n e “ in a c re , 8.8 b u sh e ls.
sh ip p in g th e w hole w h eat aw ay to
C o rn .— C o rn is a re la tiv e ly u n im ­
th e D. C. R oss ro o m in g h o u se on
th e d u s t" o r p o stp o n ed u n til sp rin g .
he m illed e lse w h e re .
T h is
m akes
T h ird s tre e t.
1 W ith a p o o r s t a r t th e fall sow n p o rta n t cro p in O reg o n , th e to ta l a c ­
th e o u lto o k m uch b r ig h te r fo r th o s e
re a g e fo r 1917 b e in g placed a t 42,-
C a p ta in an d M rs. C. O. B ra n so n w ho h av e been s tru g g lin g to keep I w h eat w as not in c o n d itio n to w lth -
; sta n d th e u n fa v o ra b le w in te r co n d i- 000 a c re s . • P ro b a b ly 70 p e r c e n t of
e n te r ta in e d on New Y e a r’s d ay C has.
th e ir h e rd s an d flocks to g e th e r In
th is cro p is used fo r fillin g silo s, an d
T a llm a n an d fam ily of th e M elrose th e, face o f g re a t d ifficu lties a n d u n ­ I lio n s, a n d a b o u t 20 p e r cen t of th e
I a c re a g e seed ed In th e fall w as re- fo r g re e n feed. On a b a sis of m a ­
n eig h h o rh o o d .
c e rta in ty .
i sow n in th e s p rin g , e ith e r to w h eat o r tu re d co rn th e y ield p e r a c re fo r
Mr. a n d M rs. G eo rg e L eslie, M rs.
" T h e new p rices a re a lre a d y effect­
1917 is placed a t 30 b u sh e ls as co m ­
A. H evel a n d d a u g h te r V ivian s p e n t ive, am i w ill even he m a d e on u n ­ l o th e r g ra in s. In a n o rm a l seaso n p a red w ith 33.5 b u sh e ls in 1916.
New Y ears in P o rtlu u d th e g u e s ts of filled c o n tra c ts . At th e re c e n t c o n ­ j th is w in te r k illin g of fall sow n g ra in
O ats. T h e o a ts a c re a g e fo r 1917
| is a lm o st n e g lig ib le.
Mr. a n d M rs. G eo rg e L eslie, J r .
fe re n c e of le a d in g m ille rs o f th e
T h e 1916-17 w in te r co n d itio n s sh o w s u s lig h t in c re a s e o v e r t h a t of
w ith
th e U n ited S ta te s
Mr. a n d Mrs. C. E. R u s h e r e n te r ­ n o rth w e s t
w ere a lso very u n fa v o ra b le fo r th e 1916, h u t th e y ield p e r a c re w as re ­
c o m m issio n e r,
th e m ille rs
ta in e d on New Y e a r's day, M rs. 8. It. M illing
p ro d u c tio n of liv esto ck . T h e lack of duced n e a rly o n e h a lf. In 1917 th e
Ilra d fle ld , o f G reH ham , a n d M r. anil very
g e n e ro u s ly
v o lu n te e re d
to
e a rly fall ra in s p re v e n te d th e n o rm al o a t yield is placed a t 25 b u sh e ls p e r
Mrs. It. L a n sd o w n e, of C o ttre ll.
a d o p t th e new p ric e s fo r ull unfilled
g ro w th of p a s tu re s a n d ra n g e s, a c re , w ith a to ta l p ro d u c tio n of 9,-
so m e of th e se
A p e titio n a s k in g th e c o u n ty to c o n tr a c ts , a lth o u g h
w hich, co m b in ed w ith e a rly snow s, 125,000 b u sh e ls as c o m p a re d w ith a
g ra v e l C lev elan d a v e n u e n o rth of th e c o n tr a c ts w ere fo r d e liv e ry a t p ric ­ n e c e s s ita te d th e fe ed in g of hay to yield of 48 b u sh e ls p e r a c re , a n d a
S ectio n L in e ro a d is b eing c irc u la te d es u p w a rd of 20 p e r c e n t m o re th a n ra n g e sto c k a b o u t a m o n th e a rlie r to ta l p ro d u c tio n of 1 7 ,2 8 0 ,0 0 0 b u s h ­
T h is sp le n d id a c ­
an d la rg e ly sig n ed by th e lo cal p ro p ­ th e new figure.
th a n u su al. Deep sn o w s au d c o n tin ­ els in 1916.
tio n o f th e m ille rs m a d e th e new
e rty o w n e rs.
H ay.— T h e 1917 h ay c ro p , both
ued cold
w e a th e r th r o u g h o u t th e
Dr. C. E. C lin e, of P o r tla n d , w ill b asis o p e ra tiv e a t on ce fo r all s h ip ­ w in te r. In th e p rin c ip a l sto ck sec- ta m e a n d w ild, is e s tim a te d a t 1,-
p re a c h at th e M e th o d ist E p isco p al m en ts.
tio n s, s till f u r th e r a d d ed to th e in - 8 5 6 ,0 0 0 to n s as c o m p a re d w ith 2,-
"N ow th a t th e u n c e rta in ty of feed
W ith
th e
c h u rc h n ex t B unday m o rn in g , J a n u
creaHe in n o rm a l feed re q u ire m e n ts . 175,000 to n s in 1916.
ary 6.
Dr. C lin e w ill he th e g u e st p rices h a s been e lim in a te d a n d th e As a re s u lt th e h ay su p p ly w as e n ti r e ­ g r e a t " d e a n u p ” o f h ay d u rin g th e
w hile h e re o f h is d a u g h te r , M rs. K la r g e s t p o ssib le su p p ly a s s u re d , th e ly e x h a u ste d in m ost se c tio n s, an d w in te r of 1 9 1 6-17, a n d th e p ro s p e c t­
fa r m e rs an d s to c k -ru is e rs
can feel
A. M iller.
hay and g ra in had to he sh ip p e d in ive s h o r ta g e in th e fa ll o f 1917, hay
se c u re in m a k in g th e ir p la n s, a n d I
B ut
an d so m e tim e s h a u le d long d ista n c e s. p rices b ecam e u n u s u a lly h ig h .
W ill Ile s s e l Is a b le to ta k e c h a rg e
e a rn e s tly u rg e th a t th e s e p la n s he
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o f h is b u sin e ss a g a in , a f t e r b e in g in
m ad e fo r th e la rg e s t po ssib le p ro ­
in te n sified by re a so n of th e sp rin g D ecem ber h a s le ssen ed th e d e m a n d
c a p a c ita te d by an
a c c id e n t s e v e ra l
d u c tio n o f food a n im a ls . T h e m a rk e t
seaso n b ein g th r e e o r fo u r w eeks la ­ to su ch an e x te n t th a t h ay p rices
d ay s ag o .
H e \ is b e in g a s s is te d by
fo r b eef, p o rk , m u tto n anil p o u ltry ,
hav e
m a te ria lly
w eak en ed in th e
Roy W o n aco tt.
te r th a n n o rm a l.
b ec a u se of th e w o rld s h o rta g e , w ill
p a st lew w eeks.
S
p
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itio
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Dr. E m ily F. Ilo I coni h a s been In e v ita b ly be s tro n g a n d s te a d y fo r
P o ta to e s .— T h e v ery m a te ria l in ­
w ere lik e w ise w ay below n o rm a l. T h e
o b lig e d to g iv e up h e r p ra c tic e tem
a lo n g tim e to cotne, an d th e ra isin g
c
re
a s e in th e 1917 p o ta to a c re a g e
p o ra rily in o r d e r to go a w a y fo of food a n im a ls u n d e r th e new co n ­ w e a th e r c o n tin u e d wet an d cold u n ­
w as m o re th a n o ffset by th e re d u c ­
til
la
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in
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e
s
p
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g
,
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d
th
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u
m
­
tr e a tm e n t fo r rh e u m a tis m .
S he is d itio n s , c a n n o t fa il to p ro v e a so u n d
T h e 1917
m e r w as very s h o r t of ra in fa ll.
In tio n in y ield p e r a c re .
ex p ected h o m e in a s h o r t tim e.
a n d p ro fita b le b u sin e ss in v e s tm e n t,
7 5 ,0 0 0 t|gres
so m e se c tio n s tlip re w as a b s o lu te ly no a c re a g e is placed a t
J u d g e G. W. W o n a c o tt Is lo o k in g as w ell us an im p o r ta n t p a tr io tic
ra in a f te r th e m id d le of May and w ith a to ta l p ro d u c tio n of 8 ,1 0 0 ,0 0 0
a f t e r b u sin ess in R. R. C a rls o n 's se rv ic e .”
m an y fields of c o rn , p o ta to e s an d b u sh e ls, (1 0 8 b u sh e ls p e r a c r e ) , an d
s to re d u rin g th e Illn e ss of J. E. M etz
b ean s did n o t g e t a d ro p of ra in from th e 1916 a c re a g e a t 5 5 ,0 0 0 a c re s
OVERSEAS CHRISTMAS
g e r, w ho is laid up w ith rh e u m a tis m
seed
tim e to h a rv e s t. H ot w in d s in a n d a p ro d u c tio n of 8 ,2 5 0 ,0 0 0 b u s h ­
PARCELS COMING BACK
T h e la t te r is ex p ected to he a b le to
J
u
ly
a
lso a d d e d to th e g e n e ra l u n fa v ­ els, (1 5 0 b u sh e ls p e r a c r e ) . Q u a li­
re s u m e h is w o rk soon.
T h e P o st Office D e p a rtm e n t issues o ra b le c o n d itio n s .
AU th in g s c o n ­ ty of th e 1917 c ro p is c o n sid e ra b ly
Mrs. C la ra K an e r e tu r n e d h o m e th e fo llo w in g :
U n ited
S ta te s
sid e re d , th e r e h a s p ro b a b ly n e v e r below th e a v e ra g e .
la s t w eek fro m P o rtla n d , w h ere sh e Office o f Second A ss’t. P. M. G en.,
been a less fa v o ra b le seaso n fo r cro p cro p lo r 1917, 4 4 2 ,5 3 6 ,0 0 0 b u sh e ls;
had s p e n t a m o n th w ith h e r d a u g h ­
W a sh in g to n , Dec. 2 2, 1917. an d liv esto ck p ro d u c tio n In O regon 1916 cro p 2 8 6 ,9 5 3 ,0 0 0 b u sh els.
te r , M rs. May L an d o n .
M rs. K ane
P ra c tic a lly ull o th e r cro p s g ro w n
T h is office h as been in fo rm e d th a t th a n th a t of 1917. B ut fo r tu n a te ly
h a s been sick d u rin g h e r sta y in w ooden C h ris tm a s boxes, a d d re s se d th e r e h a s n e v e r been a b e tte r h a rv e s t in th e s t a te show un in c re a s e in a c ­
" c a r e of th e C o m m a n d in g G e n eral,
P o rtla n d , h u t Is now im p ro v ed .
E ven w ith th e s h o r ta g e of re a g e w ith th e e x cep tio n of hops.
P o rt o f E m b a rk a tio n ," a re s till be­ se a so n .
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receiv ed . N o tice is th e r e fo re la b o r it w as p o ssib le to h a rv e s t all B ut y ie ld s p e r a c re w ere g e n e ra lly
sh o p is co m in g to th e fro n t a s a new g iven th a t on th e 6 th of D ecem ber,
c ro p s, even in c lu d in g hay , fr u it a n d below t h e a v e ra g e a n d c o n sid e ra b ly
a n d d is tin c tiv e G re sh a m e n te r p ris e la s t, th e W a r D e p a rtm e n t ceased to hops, w ith p ra c tic a lly no loss d u e to below th e p e r a c re y ie ld s o f 1916.
He h a s a m a c h in e in th e sh o p fo r W accept C h ris tm a s boxes fo r d is p a tc h
A nd th e good T h e m ost m a rk e d In c re a se in a c re ­
to th e A m erican e x p e d itio n a ry forces. w e a th e r c o n d itio n s .
W. C o tto n m id h a s se v e ra l m ore As a n n o u n c e d by th is office u n d e r
p rices p re v a ilin g , gav e a to ta l v a lu e ag es w ere in th e p la n tin g s of b ean s
p ro m ised ,
C h ip m a n
a lw a y s g e ts d a te o f O cto b er 2 7, 1917, su ch boxes to th e a g g re g a te 1917 cro p c o n s id e r­ a n d s u g a r b eets, b o th of w hich cro p s
w ere to re a c h th e p o rt on o r b efo re
th e re .
d is a p p o in tin g
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Mr. a n d M rs. Geo. H. D la c k h u rn , th e 51 h o f D ecem ber.
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d itio n s.
on New Y e a r’s d ay , Mrs. L. T. L u ste d D ecem ber w ill be r e tu r n e d to th e
W in te r W h e a t.— T h e u n fa v o ra b le
an d d a u g h te r , M iss Inez L u ste d , Mr s e n d e is , if th e y tr a n s m it th e p ro p e r c o n d itio n s in th e fa ll of 1916 red u ced MEN MAY STILL ENLIST
an d M rs. H ary L u ste d a n d so n , Mr. a m o u n t of re tu rn p o sta g e to th e s u ­ th e a c re a g e sow n to a n a re a c o n sid ­
FOR SERVICE IN THE AIR
p e rin te n d e n t, R ailw ay Mail S ervice,
a n d M rs. L o u is N ew ell an d d a u g h
New Y o rk , N. Y.
e ra b ly below th a t o f an y seaso n fo r
F ile rs an d b a llo o n is ts, a lth o u g h
te r s o f P o rtla n d .
In th is c o n n e c tio n , a tte n tio n is in ­ m any y e a rs p a st. W in te r k illin g w as
Mrs. J. M o n tcalm B row n h a s re v ited to th e fact th a t, as s ta te d in g r e a te r th a n fo r m an y y e a rs p a s t a l­ s u b je c t to th e se le c tiv e -se rv ic e law ,
celved w ord th a t tw o b ro th e rs , w ho th e n o tic e of his office u n d e r d a te of so. A d ry , h o t s u m m e r ad d e d to th e m ay e n lis t as h e re to fo re upon p a ss­
O c to b e r 23, th e w e ig h t of p a rc e ls fo r
a re first an d second lleu ten au tH In an A m erican e x p e d itio n a ry fo rces Is lim ­ u n fa v o ra b le c o n d itio n s , w ith th e r e ­ ing th e e x a m in a tio n a t th e n e a re s t
Illin o is b a tte ry of field a r tille r y , ite d to sev en p o u n d s. S uch p a rc e ls s u lt th a t b o th y ield p e r a c re a n d to ­
a v ia tio n e x a m in in g h o a rd .
N onfly­
sa ile d fo r F ra n c e se v e ra l w eeks ag o need noi b e pack ed in w ooden boxes ta l p ro d u c tio n o f w in te r w h eat w as
ing officers u n d e r 31 y e a rs o f ag e a re
u n le ss a b s o lu te ly re q u ire d by th e n a -
It Is e x p ected
th a t th e y a re safely
fa r below n o rm a l.
T h e p e r a c re n o t now b ein g a c c e p te d , ex c e p t a
u re of th e c o n te n ts.
th e r e by th is tim e.
P o s tm a s te rs a n d o th e r p o sta l o f­ yield Is e s tim a te d at 20 b u sh els, a n d ,
lim ite d n u m b e r o f g r a d u a te s o f re c ­
At a lire d rill at U nion H igh ficials w ill p lease ta k e d u e n o tic e of th e to ta l p ro d u c tio n a t 8 ,4 0 0 ,0 0 0
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p o ssib le p u b licity th e re to .
b u ild in g w as c le a re d in th irty -o n e
in 1916 of 23 b u sh e ls p e r ac re , a n d , n e e rs. A erial o b s e rv e rs a re n o t now
seco n d s. T h is s ta n d s a s a r e m a r k ­ CORDIAL RELATIONS
a to ta l p ro d u c tio n of 1 3 ,3 4 0 ,0 0 0 I b ein g a c cep ted .
a b le re c o rd in view of th e fa c t th a t
URGED IN ARMY b u sh e ls.
a b o u t 180 p u p ils a n d te a c h e rs w ere
U n ited S ta te s c ro p fo r 191
4 1 8 ,-;
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T h e fo llo w in g p a ra g r a p h of A rm y
in th e b u ild in g w hen th e a la r m
0 7 0 ,0 0 0 b u sh els, A v erag e yield p er g a r w ill m a k e v icto ry ju s t a s sw eet
so u n d e d .
R e g u la tio n s Is th e only ru le now ex­ a c re , IE
b u sh e ls; 1916 cro p , 4 8 0 ,- ’ a n d b rin g It so o n e r.
Mrs. W A H en sley receiv ed a le t­ is tin g r e g a r d in g th e re la tio n s h ip be­
te r th ia w eek fro m h e r so n . C o rp o ra l
tw een officers an d e n liste d m en:
\V. A. H en sley , w hose p ic tu re a p ­
^HOVd O U K ,WE WANT YOU
" S u p e r io rs a re fo rb id d e n to in ju re
p e a re d In th e h o lid ay O u tlo o k . H e n s­
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T h e d a te o f Ills le t te r h ad been d e ­ a b u siv e la n g u a g e .
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v o u 'v e d isco v ered how o u r m e a ts
leted by th e c e n so r
He is a m e m b e r ing d is c ip lin e an d th e th o ro u g h and
M U C H .T H A T
p lease you, y o u r fa m ily a n d y o u r
p e rfo rm a n c e
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other . F olks
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Mr. an d
.Mrs. B u ssell K. A kin lu ty , ull officers, in d e a lin g w ith e n ­
it'olks a b o u t It. T h a t s o r t o f f r ie n d ­
m oved th is week to P o rtla n d , w h ere listed m en, w ill h e a r in m ind th e a b ­
ly g o ssip w o n ’t h u r t an y b o d y .
Mr A kin w ill becom e c h ie f c le rk In s o lu te n e c e ssity of so tr e a tin g th em
\\P a ss a lo n g th e good w ord.
th e office o f th e Pacific S ta te s T e le ­ is lo p re s e rv e th e ir se lf-re sp e c t. O f­
p h o n e co m p an y , a p o sitio n w hich he ficers w ill keep In as d o s e to u ch as
h as held In th e p ast. T h e fam ily a d ­ p o ssib le w ith th e m en u n d e r th e ir
o n im a m l, w ill s triv e
to b u ild up
d re s s Is 720 E ast 4 4 th s tr e e t N o rth .
r e la tio n s of co n fidence a n d
Mr. a n d Mrs. A kin w ill he misfeed by su c h
(h e ir m an y frlen d a in th is c o m m u n i­ sy m p a th y as w ill In s u re th e fre e a p ­
ty . w ho w ish th em ull su ccess In th e ir p ro a c h of th e ir m en to th em fo r
o u n c il a n d a ss ista n c e .
T h is r e la ­
new field.
tio n s h ip m ay be g a in e d a n d m a in ­
ta in e d
w ith o u t
re la x a tio n of th e
DEPENDENTS CHECKS
NEED EXTRA CLERKS b o n d s o f d is c ip lin e a n d w ith g re a t
benefit to th e se rv ic e as a w h o le."
With the passing of one year anil the opening of another,
D istrib u tio n o f a llo w a n c e a n d a l­
the
o tlie e is and employes o f this institution would convey to
lo tm e n t ch eck s to d e p e n d e n ts of e n ­ TEST PLAN TO DELIVER
all
patrons
and friends the old. yet ever new wish:
ARMY TRUCKS TO PORTS
liste d m en of th e U n ited S ta te s h as
re q u ire d an e x tra n ig h t s h ift of
A rm y tr u c k s fo r use In F ra n c e a re
‘ A MOST HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR ’
c le rk s a n d ty p ists iu th e B u re a u of
b ein g d e liv e re d to th e A tla n tic s e a ­
W a r R isk
In s u ra n c e .
T h e first
ch eck s re p re s e n t
a llo tm e n ts m a d e b o a rd fro m In te rio r s to ra g e d e p o ts
As the years pass we would have this institution known for
GRESHAM LOCALS
your
n a ih ro o m
JANUARY
REPORT SHOWS RESULTS
im p o rta n c e l OF UNFAVORABLE YEAR
REASONS GIVEN WHY
WHEAT MUST BE SAVED
Gresham Market
1917~ (Grrctinris --1918
by e n liste d m en fro m th e ir N o v em ­
b er pay, to g e th e r w ith s tip u la te d
G o v e rn m e n t a llo w an c es.
E v ery e n liste d m an In th e m ilita r y
au d n a v a l fo rces o f th e U n ite d
S ta te s w ho h as a w ife an d c h ild re n
d e p e n d e n t on him is re q u ire d to a l ­
lot fo r th e i r su p p o rt nt le a st *15 a
m o n th , b u t n o t m o re th a n h a lf h is
pay. To th is th e G o v e rn m e n t a d d s
m o n th ly allo w a n c e s
C o m m issio n ed officers a re n o t r e ­
q u ire d to m ak e a llo tm e n ts , an il th e
G o v e rn m e n t do es n o t p ro v id e a llo w ­
a n ces fo r (h e ir d e p e n d e n ts.
u n d e r th e i r ow n pow er.
if th e p la n is su c c e s sfu l, th e de­
liv ery o f th e 30 ,0 0 0 w ar tr u c k s u n ­
d e r c o n s tru c tio n
u n d e r th e ir ow n
p o w er w ill re le a se
15.00(1 fre ig h t
c a rs w hich
w ould be re q u ire d to
tr a n s p o r t th e m by ra il. It w ill a lso
p ro v id e
a d e q u a te
o p p o rtu n ity fo r
th e tr a in in g of a u effectiv e co rp s o f
tr a n s p o r t d riv e rs a n d officers, w ho
w ill re a c h F ra n c e w ith a m in im u m
o f tr a in in g to be re q u ire d . W e a r a n d
te a r on th e
tr u c k s w ill be s lig h t
c o m p a re d w ith th e b en efits d eriv ed
fro m th e i r use.
its spirit of service. W e wish yon to realize that in every
banking transaction, small or large, it is our intent to lie con­
structive and helpful. We are united in our determination to
cause the ensuing year to become more fruitful and to more
closely approach the ideals to which we have pledged our
name, our time and our cause. Again we wish you a year of
opportunity.
FIRST STATE BANK
GRESHAM ,
OREGON