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VOL. 7,
G resham O utlook
GRESHAM.
NO. 90
SEMI-YEARLY
STATEMENT OF
COUNTY FUNDS
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MULTNOMAH
COUNTY,
OREGON,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918
CONFESSED TO CRIME
BUT GIVEN FREEDOM $
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USE OF FARM MACHINERY
TO FILL LABOR SHORTAGE
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By R A N D A L L P A R R IS H .
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th e co u n ty a g r ic u ltu r a l co u n c ils in
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not u b le to c o m p e te w ith big b u sin e ss
h e a lth y s ta te o f fin an ces c o n sid e rin g o th e r m an w hose n a m e w as P e te
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tr a c to r s , h a rv e s tin g a n d
so u rc e s of re v e n u e a re p ra c tic a lly in th e d a rk n e s s . A th ir d m an g av e
B etw een th o s e c h e e rin g m u ltitu d e s , to w h ere th e g re a t s h ip s lie;
th r e s h in g co m b in e s, a n d m ilk in g m a ­
c u t off fo r th e w in te r m o n th s. T h e th e a la r m a n d th e w o u n d ed m an w as
T h e b a tte r ie s h a lt, th e c o lu m n s w h eel, to d e a r - to n e d b u g le call,
c h in e s . a re ’ he th r e e c lasses o f m a ­
to ta l b a la n c e on h a n d , J a n u a r y 1st ta k e n to a P o rtla n d h o s p ita l w h ere
W ith s h o u ld e rs s q u a re d a n d fa re s fro n t th ey s ta n d a k h a k i w all.
c h in e ry m ost la rg e ly b eing im p o rte d
w as 1 3 9 3 ,6 3 5 .5 6 in a ll fu n d s.
h e e v e n tu a lly re c o v e re d .
T e a rs s h in e on e v e ry w a tc h e r’s c h e e k , love sp e a k s in ev ery g la n c e ;
fo r u se th is seaso n . H e rb e rt E g b e rt,
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As u s u a l, a t th is tim e of th e y e a r,
F o r y o u r d e a r lad a n d my d e a r lad a rc on th e ir way to F ra n c e .
a W asco c o u n ty w h eat fa r m e r, r e ­
th e ro a d fu n d is v ery low , th e r e b e­ w as m ad e fo r th e a s s a ila n t he w as |
p o rt th a t
tw e n ty - th re e
baby co m ­
in g o n ly a trifle o v e r $ 1 8 ,0 0 0 a v a il­ n e v e r c a p tu re d .
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b in e s w ere b ro u g h t in to o n e to w n in
B efo re th e m , th r o u g h a m ist of y e a rs , in s o ld ie r buff o r b lue,
a b le u n til ta x e s b e g in to com e in. k n o w n to S h eriff H u rlb u r t w ho
th e g ra in b elt. O th e r c o u n ty co u n cil
B rav e c o m ra d e s fro m a th o u s a n d fields w atch now in p ro u d re v ie w ;
T h e re p o r t sh o w s th a t th e su m o f m a d e e v e ry effort to lo c a te him , b u t
le a d e rs re p o rte d la rg e p u rc h a s e s of
T h e sa m e old F la g , th e sa m e ohl F a ith
th e F re e d o m of th e W o rld —
$ 3 4 4 ,0 2 7 .1 6 w as p a id o u t d u rin g th e w ith no su ccess, a n d th e a ffa ir h ad
fa rm tr a c to r s , m an y of th e m o f th e
S p ells D u ty in th o s e flapping fo ld s abo v e lo n g ra n k s u n fu rle d .
p a st six m o n th s fo r ro a d w o rk .
a lm o st been fo r g o tte n .
c a te r p illa r type.
S tro n g a re th e h e a r ts w hich b e a r alo n g D em o cracy ’s a d v a n c e ,
P ro b a b ly o n e of th e m ost in t e r e s t­
O n F rid a y a fte rn o o n S h eriff H u r l­
At least
fifty m ilk in g m ach in es
As y o u r d e a r lad a n d my d e a r lad go on th e ir way to F ra n c e .
in g ite m s fo r th e p a st h a lf y e a r is b u rt w as s u rp ris e d to g et a te le g ra m
a re a lre a d y In u se in T illa m o o k
th a t o n e w hich p e rta in s to th e sch o o l fro m Ja c k s o n , C al., n o tify in g him
c o u n ty , C o u n ty A gent J o n e s re p o r t­
T h e w o rd rin g s o u t; a m illio n fe e t tra m p fo rw a rd on th e ro a d .
fu n d o f th e G re sh a m U n io n h ig h . th a t M ellich h ad g iv en h im se lf up us
ed, an d m an y m o re w ill be in t r o ­
A long th a t p a th o f sacrifice o ’e r w hich th e ir f a th e r s stro d e .
T h e su m o f $ 5 ,5 7 3 .0 9 w as p aid o v e r | th e m u r d e r e r of h is frie n d . He su p -
d u ced as ru p id ly as p o ssib le. Coos
W ith e a g e r ey es a n d c h e e k s aflam e, w ith c h e e rs on sm ilin g lip s.
as a ta x upon th e p ro p e rty in th e ' p o sed th a t he h ad k ille d M itro v ich
co u n ty is ru n n in g an e q u a l n u m b e r,
T h e se fig h tin g m en of ’17 m ove o n w a rd to th e ir sh ip s.
U nion
d is tric t, a n d
$ 1 ,6 3 4 ,2 5 a s ’ a n d a sk e d th a t lie be r e tu r n e d to
say s C. D. J a r m a n of th e co u n ty
N o r even love m ay ho ld th e m back , o r h a lt th a t s te rn a d v a n c e ,
se m i-a n n u a l in te re s t on b o n d s. T o- P o rtla n d t h a t h is p u n is h m e n t m ig h t
co u n c il, an d m u st use m an y m o re if
As y o u r d e a r lad a n d my d e a r lad go on th e i r w ay to F ra n c e .
ta i p a y m e n ts on p u b lic sch o o l m a in ­ be m eted o u t to him .
th e d a iry m e n a re to get th e i r cow s
W h en M itro v ich re c o v e re d h e r e ­
te n a n c e fo r th e
sa m e p erio d w as
m ilk e d , lie sa y s th a t e v ery old lo g ­
$929,4011.60. At th is tim e th e r e is tu r n e d to his n a tiv e la n d .
He r e ­
g in g an d lu m b e r p la n t a n d m any new
fu sed to sig n an y c o m p la in t a g a in s t
b u t $ 2 ,3 8 6 .9 7 on h a n d .
o n es a re ru n n in g fu ll ste a m a h e a d
F in a n c e s c o n c e rn in g th e city of M illich a n d th e e n tir e m a tte r had
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d ro p p e d .
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w ith offers o f $4 to $5 a day fo r h elp
J u ly 1st of
$ 2 8 5 .0 3 .
T h e re
h a s H u rlb u r t w ired th e C a lifo rn ia o f-
a p rice th u t d a iry m e n c a n n o t a f ­
sln ce been co lle c te d th e f u r th e r su m , fid a ls to g iv e th e ir p ris o n e r h is lib-
ford to pay. A su rv e y o f th e n u m b e r
o f $ 1 ,9 8 8 .1 4 , m a k in g a to ta l o f $2,- e rty as th e r e
is now
no c h a rg e
an d su ccess o f m ilk in g m a c h in e s h as
2 7 3 .1 7 , of w hich $ 2 ,1 6 0 .2 9 h a s been a g a in s t him .
been a sk e d o f th e co u n ty u g e n ts by
p aid o v e r, le a v in g a b a la n c e d u e of
P a u l V. M aris, s ta te le a d e r, a n d th e
By M ISS M A B EL W OOD.
used fo r th e sa v in g of life ; a n d th a t re s u lts w ill be co llected fo r g e n e ra l
TREBLE CLEF CLUB
$ 1 1 2 .8 8 .
H ad n o t th e d aily p a p e rs b ro u g h t is, in d ire c tly , w hat In c reased p ro d u c ­ use.
TO GIVE PROGRAM
F a irv ie w h a s been p aid its s h a r e
In fu ll, a m o u n tin g to $377.61 sin ce
to us th e n ew s th a t o u r U n ited S ta te s tio n signifies. J. O gden A m o u r, in
T h e fo llo w in g is th e p ro g ra m of
th e first of J u ly . T ro u td a le , d u rin g
REVENUE OFFICIALS
th e sp le n d id
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to be h ad u n d e rta k e n th e ta s k o f m a k in g w ritin g fo r T h e S a tu r d a y E v en in g
th e sa m e p erio d h a s receiv ed $ 3 9 2 .4 3
TO GIVE ASSISTANCE
g iv en by th e T re b le C lef c lu b a t R eg- th e w o rld s a fe fo r d e m o c ra c y , we P o st, say s th a t fa r m e rs w ill h av e to
— a ll t h a t it w as e n title d to .
n e r ’s o p e ra h o u se on F rid a y ev en - , sh o u ld h a v e w o n d ered o n e day a t th e “ d iv e rsify , fe rtiliz e , m o to riz e , an d
F a r m e r s all o v e r th e c o u n try u re
T h e c o n d itio n of th e c o u n ty tr e a s ­
ing of th is w eek. F o r a d m issio n | lo n g lin e o f y o u n g m en w ho filed in ­ sp e c ia liz e ” to su p p ly th e d e m a n d s m a k in g
n u m e ro u s In q u irie s u b o u t
u ry on J a n u a r y 1, is sh o w n in th e
p ric e s see th e a d v e rtis e m e n t in th is . to flag -b ed eck ed ro o m s a n d e m e rg e d , m ad e upon th em th is y e a r. T h q t th e y
fo llo w in g cash b a la n c e s in th e v a ri-
th e ir in co m e-tax re tu rn s .
issu e. T h e p ro g ra m w ill begin a t 8 | a rr a y e d in tile o liv e -d ra b o r navy m ay do th is it Is n e c e ssa ry fo r us to
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Men o f th e Held force of th e Bu-
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M iss C ro ss, m u sic a l j b lu e o f th e a rm y a n d n av y . B ut we ra ise us m uch of o u r food as we cun.
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1 ,0 3 3 .2 8
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row fu n d s fo r h e r w o rk . T h is m ean s co o k s of o u r n a 'io n to m a k e s u b s ti­ to e m p lo y ees uud o th e r m a tte r s , will
w o rk co st in all of M u ltn o m a h co u n -
th a t e v e ry o n e m u st len d h is m oney tu tio n s In o u r m e n u s a n d to d ecid e a ll be a n sw e re d by th e re v e n u e field
ty e a st of th e city o f P o rtla n d , show PAVILION ENTERED
to " th e c a u s e .”
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POSSIBLE TO SEND UP CHEER
HEARD ON THE FIELDS OF FRANCE
th e fo llo w in g e x p e n d itu re s :
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$ 2 9 ,6 7 9 .5 2
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ty fa rm , m e a n in g th e co st of ta k in g
c a re of th e in d ig e n t p o o r, w as $V1,-
5 9 0 .4 5 . T h e fa rm p ro p e r w as m a in ­
ta in e d a t a cost o f $ 7 ,2 0 1 .9 3 .
BUT NOTHING TAKEN
T h e b ig p av ilio n a t th e fa ir
g ro u n d s w as b ro k e n in to a few n ig h ts
ag o , b u t n o th in g h a s been m issed.
T h e m a n a g e rs o f th e f a ir to o k th e
p re c a u tio n to
sen d
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v a lu e , su ch a s e le c tric lig h t w ire, fa u ­
c e ts a n d loose pipe, to a p lace of
s a fe ty a f t e r th e f a ir la s t S e p te m b e r,
a n d so n o th in * o f v a lu e w as le ft to
ste a l.
REV. M. B. PAROUNAGIAN
F o r tw o se a s o n s p a st a la rg e q u a n -
MOST VALUED WORKER
I tity o f su c h m o v eab les h a s been s t o l­
F rle n d s of Rev. M B. P a ro u n a g ia n e n , e n ta ilin g a loss of s e v e ra l h u n ­
w ill be In te re s te d in an a n n o u n c e ­ d re d d o lla rs .
E n tra n c e to th e p av ilio n w as e f ­
m en t a p p e a rin g in th e c u r r e n t issu e
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ian re lie f. B ish o p M att. S. H u g h e s, I th in g to ste a l.
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th e M e th o d ist w as th e o n ly loss.
E p isc o p a l c h u rc h in P o rtla n d fo r th e
Pacific N o rth w e s t, re c e n tly se n t a
COMMON SCHOOL FUND
te le g ra m to th e c h a ir m a n of th e S u n ­
LOANS AT 6 PER CENT
d ay sch o o l b o a rd , in New Y o rk , un-
d e r w hose a u sp ic e s Rev. Mr. P a r ­
F a rm e rs w a n tin g six p e r c e n t lo an s
o u n a g ia n w o rk s, u rg in g t h a t he be fro m th e com m on sch o o l fu n d m ay
re le a se d fo r th e m o n th o f J a n u a r y to be a c c o m m o d a te d a t th e office of
a s s is t in th e re lie f c a m p a ig n in O re ­ A r th u r L u n g g u th , 6o6 M cK ay b u ild ­
gon. T h e te le g ra m sa id in p a rt:
ing, P o rtla n d , In su m s fro m $250 to
■’R e sp e c tfu lly u rg e th e re le a se of $ 5 0 0 0 .
L o an s to ru n ten y e a rs .—
R ev. M. B. P a ro u n a g ia n , n a tiv e A r­ Adv.
m e n ia n , w hose b ir th , tr a in in g a n d
w h o se fe a r s fo r fa te o f s is te r a n d
T h is is th e q u e stio n we m u st d e ­
fa m ily
w ho h av e p ro b a b ly been
b u tc h e re d by T u rk s , m a k e him o n e o f cid e b e fo re m an y w eek s h av e p assed .
th e m o st v a lu a b le m en in O reg o n . W e m u st sacrifice a n d g iv e m o re
K no w s s to ry a t first h a n d an d w ill m o n ey , a n d it w ill be d o n e w illin g ly .
th r ill g re a t O reg o n au d ie n c e s.
W ill
sa v e h u n d re d s of lives w h ere o th e r s W e m u st g iv e th e liv es of o u r b e­
loved o n e s, a n d th e y w ill be g iven
sa v e te n s .”
A te le g ra p h ic re p ly g ra n te d th e r e ­ w ith o u t h e s ita tio n .
A nd
soon we
le a se a n d Mr. P a ro u n a g ia n is d e v o t- m u st face th e issu e of g iv in g up o u r
in g th is m o n th to th e c a u se o f th e re- j b e e r— s h a ll it be sa id th a t we d id it
lie f o f th e s u ffe rin g in h is n a tiv e g ru d g in g ly ?
F ro m th e th r o a ts o f
la n d .
' o n e h u n d re d m illio n p a tr io ts sh o u ld
----------------------
com e th e th u n d e r in g a n sw e r, “ N o !”
T ailorin g
_______________
W eather Fores a»t.
For
m en
and
w o m en — c le a n in g ,
p re s s in g a n d r e p a ir in g d o n e w ell.
P acific ( ’o a st S ta te s ; F a ir except
P e te r L e n a rd , P o w e ll s tr e e t.
o c c a sio n a l ra in s o v e r n o rth p o rtio n
W hen a h is to ria n co m es to w rite seco n d h a lf of w e e k ; m o d e ra te te m ­
th e a n n a ls o f th e co n flict t h a t h a s p e ra tu re s .
r e n t th e w o rld a s u n d e r , s h a ll it be
T h e silo c o n se rv e s th e feed p ro ­
sa id th a t A m erica w as m o re te n d e r
d u ced .
B u ild a silo a n d sa v e y o u r
w ith h e r b e e r th a n w ith th e lives of feed .
See W. A. H essel. G re sh a m .
h e r boys?
O reg o n .
$1.50 PER YEAR
NEW OFFICERS
ELECTED BY
THE G. V. F. D.
At th e
r e g u la r m e e tin g of th e
G re sh a m
V o lu n te e r F ire
D e p a rt­
m e n t, h eld J u n u u ry 7, 1918, th e fo l­
lo w in g
b u sin e ss
w as tr a n s a c te d ;
T h e s e c re ta ry re a d th e fin an cial r e ­
p o rt lo r th e y e a r e n d in g D ecem ber
31, 1917 as fo llo w s:
G e n e ra l fu n d re c e ip ts
$188.38
G e n e ra l
fu n d
d is b u rs e ­
m e n ts .......................................
31.48
B alan ce
$156.9 0
B enefit fu n d re c e ip ts
$176.58
B enefit tu n il d is b u rs e m e n ts
30.50
B alan ce
$146 os
T h e a u d itin g c o m m itte e re p o rte d
th a t it had ex a m in e d th e iiooks of
th e s e c r e ta ry an d fo u n d th e m to be
c o rre c t.
T h is b e in g th e re g u la r m e e tin g fo r
e le c tio n o f officers, L. G. M errill was
re -e le c te d c h ie f; J a n ie s J e n n in g s , a s ­
s i s ta n t c h ie f; H a rry J o h n s o n , s e c re ­
ta r y ; U. J. L u n d q u is t, w as e lec ted
tr e a s u r e r . C la u d S to c k to n re -elected
tire m a r s h a l; F re d B oss w as
re ­
e le c te d c a p ta in of H ose c o m p an y by
m a jo rity of six vo tes.
C a rl D ahl
a n d H. N. B o e h m e r w ere re-elected
first an d seco n d lie u te n a n ts re s p e c t­
ively.
F. C. J e n n in g s w as e lec ted
u n a n im o u sly c a p ta in o f th e ch em ical
com pany,
w ith E. W. S tr a tto n ns
lie u te n a n t. A lfred H u m m e r w as r e ­
e le c te d c a p tu in of H ook A L a d d e r
c o m p an y , w ith L. 1’. C h ie n e as lie u ­
te n a n t.
C a rl D ahl, C lau d S to ck to n
a n d A lfred H a m m e r w ere e lec ted as
u u d ltin g
c o m m itte e
a n d bourd of
tru s te e s .
A vote o f th a n k s w as g iven to th e
s e c re ta ry fo r h is p ast serv ices.
On
a p p lic a tio n
p ro p e rly sig n ed
A rn o ld Itu eg g a n d J o h n Fox w ere
e le c te d as m e m b e rs o f th e G resh am
V o lu n te e r F ir e D e p a rtm e n t.
It w as d ec id e d by u n a n im o u s vote
th u t th e tire d e p a rtm e n t Invest $ DIO
in w a r sa v in g sta m p s.
A vote of th u n k s w as g iven Dr. A.
T h o m p so n fo r a box of c ig a rs given
th e tire d e p a rtm e n t fo r a p p re c ia tio n
of se rv ic e s.
A vo te of th a n k s was
a lso g iven th e tow n o f B andy fo r a
box o f c ig a rs receiv ed as th e i r a p ­
p re c ia tio n o f belli re n d e re d (hem by
tin boys of (he G re sh a m fire d e p a r t­
m e n t. T h e boys w ish to s t a te th a t
tin c ig a rs w ere very m u ch a p p r e ­
c ia te d from both p a rtie s .
A lfred H a m m e r w as e le c te d p re s i­
d e n t of i h f G re sh a m F ir e m e n 's R e­
lie f A sso ciatio n w ith H a rry J o h n s o n ,
s e c r e ta ry .
C a rl D ahl a n d C lau d
S to c k to n w ere e le c te d .s sick c o m ­
m itte e an d b o a rd of tru s t! s.
can a d v ise , only.
S om eone h a s sa id , “ T h is w a r h a s STORE AND DWELLING
BURN AT EAGLE CREEK AMERICANS CAN SAVE
been w on on th e fo o tb a ll fields of
EASIER THAN GERMAN,'’
A m e ric a .” W e know th a t th o u s a n d s
The
p io n e e r
W ilb u rn
s to re at
I
T
h
e
p re s id e n t of T h e Di u tsc h c
an d th o u s a n d s o f th e s o ld ie rs a re
E ag le ( ’re e k wus d e stro y e d by fire on B unk of B erlin Halit re c e n tly th a t
fre sh from tn e fo o tb a ll te a m s of th e
high sch o o ls a n d co lleg es. W e also th e m o rn in g of D ecem b er 28, to ­ tli»' people in G erm an y a re now Hav­
know th a t w hen th e s e sa m e boys g e th e r w ith a d w e llin g h o u se a lo n g ­ in g th r e e b illio n d o lla rs a n n u a lly of
w ent on th e field a g a in s t an o p p o s­ sid e a n d th e e n tir e c o n te n ts of b o th . w h a t (hey u sed to sp e n d In b eers
T h e b u ild in g s w ere o w n ed anil oc- a n d liq u o rs.
T h e re a re a b o u t 70,-
ing te a m , th e y n eed ed s u p p o rt. How i
m uch m o re do th ey need su p p o rt i
by S m ith A N o rth ru p , the to - 0 0 0 ,0 0 0 peo p le In th e G e rm a n E m ­
now , th a t th e y h av e not o n ly a fo r­ ta l loss b e in g a b o u t $11,01)0, w ith p ire.
P re s id e n t W ilson h a s a sk e d A m e r­
m id a b le te a m to fight, but a ls o th o se I $ 7 0 0 0 in s u ra n c e . J o h n B ro w n , th e
in v isib le fo rces,
h o m e sic k n e ss, d is ­ G re sh a m in s u ra n c e m an, held th e in- ican m eu , w om en a n d c h ild re n to
ea se , vice, an d p e rh a p s even h u n g e r ’ , s u ra n c e , th a t on th e s to r e b eing In sa v e tw o b illio n in o n e y e a r to lend
' th e L ondon A ssu ra n c e ; w h ile th a t on to o u r g o v e rn m e n t at fo u r p e r c e n t
No d o u b t we w o n d er ju s t w h at form
su ch su p p o rt w ould ta k e a n d how we tin- d w e llin g w as in th e O reg o n F ire to h elp win th e w ar.
T h e re a rc
100,000.00(1 of us.
co u ld g ive It. W hen we sto o d bohim i | R elief.
A d ju s tm e n t is b e in g m a d e am i (lie C an we do It? We can. W ill we do
th e boys in th e fo o tb a ll g am e, we
We w ill.
H ow ?
S im ply bv
filled th e g ra n d s ta n d a n d c h e e re d , ! lo sses will be s e ttle d In a s h o r t tim e. It?
an d w aved b a n n e rs . Now is th e (line S m ith A N o rth r u p h av e n o t a n ­ " c u t ti n g o u t" tin- little e x tr a v a ­
g a n c e s to o u r d aily lives th a t ad d
fo r us to ra lly to th e g ra n d s ta n d of n o u n c e m e n t th e i r fu tlire in te n tio n s .
n o th in g to o u r s tr e n g th of c h a ra c te r,
th e Red C ro ss am i c h e e r to th e m e l­
HOARDING RESPONSIBLE
n o r to o u r h e a lth o r h a p p in e s s ; by
ody of " T h e S ta r S p a n g le d B u n n e r."
FOR HIGH WOOL PRICES c u ttin g dow n on o u r c a n d y anil gum
H av e we not been to ld th a t th e boys
by
g o in g
to
th e
In u re c e n t s ta te m e n t th e W ar e x p e n d itu re s ;
n e v e r h e a r th e y ells of th e sch o o l,
but feel th e m in s te a d ? Anil Is It not T ra d e B o ard d e c la re s th a t no wool " m o v ie s ” less f r e q u e n tly ; by s m o k ­
p o ssib le fo r u s to se n d up such a sh o ria g i- e x is ts, e ith e r in th e w o rld ’s in g le ss; by d rin k in g w u te r In ste a d
m ig h ty c h e e r fo r th e boys, th a t it will ¡s u p p ly o r in th e a m o u n t on h a n d In o f fancy co lo red co n c o c tio n s, anil by
be fe lt in th e tr e n c h e s In F ra n c e ? th e U n ited S ta te s , n o tw ith s ta n d in g p ra c tic in g a h u n d re d um l o ne little
T h a t c h e e r will be m ost effectiv e If t*1” In c re a se d c o n su m p tio n fo r m ill- eco n o m ics th a t will sa v e a p enny
given in th e form of Red C ro ss sup- ta r y p u rp o se s. T h e d i p in m ost h e re a n d th e re .
W hen
th e
p e n n ie s h a v e been
h a s ste a d ily
in c re a se d
plies, k n itte d w oolen c o m fo rts , anil c o u n tr ie s
sav ed U ncle Bam h as p ro v id ed sim p le
th e p e rso n a l, Jolly le tte r s an d filat­ s in c e tli !• o u tb r e a k of (he w ar.
" T h e p rice of wool h as a d v a n c e d m a c h in e ry w ith w hich to ta k e c a re
u re s w hich m ean so m u ch to th e a b ­
ill th e U n ite d S ta te s by a p e rc e n ta g e o f th e m . T w en ty -fiv e c e n ts b uys a
se n t m e m b e r of th e fam ily.
We back ed o u r boys In th e fo o tb a ll g re a tly In ex cess o f su ch p rice a d ­ T h r if t S tam p . S ix teen T h rif t S ta m p s
g a m e s o f y e s te rd a y ; let us back th em v an ces In o th e r c o u n tr ie s ," say s th e p a ste d on a c a rd g iven you w hen you
in th e w ar g am e o f to d ay . Let it not s ta te m e n t. “ T h e p rice in th e U n ited buy th e s ta m p , w ith tw e lv e c e n ts a d ­
be Raid o f us th a t we did n o t rise to , S ta te s h as a d v a n c e d 200 p e r c e n t d itio n a l w ill buy a W a r S av in g
ab o v e th e p re w a r level.
T h e p rice S tam p . T w e n ty W a r S av in g s S ta m p s
th e occasion
in E n g la n d is fixed a t 55 p e r c en t p a ste d on a W a r S av in g s C e rtific a te ,
To Whom It May C oncern.
N otice to Stockholder«.
g iven w ith y o u r first W a r S av in g s
in excess of p re w a r pi ices
I am d is c o n tin u in g my b la c k s m ith -
T h e a n n u a l m e e tin g o f th e s to c k ­
S ta m p , b ecom es v irtu a lly a g o v e rn ­
"
C
lo
th
m
a
n
u
f
a
c
tu
r
e
rs
(In
th
e
lu g b u sin ess a t S p rin g d a le
All p e r ­
h o ld e rs o f G re sh a m F r u i t G ro w e rs’ so n s k n o w in g th e m se lv e s to be In­ U n ited S ta te s i have been im p e lle d by m e n t bond, fo r w hich th e g o v e rn ­
a s s o c ia tio n w ill be h eld a t th e O ra n g e d e b te d to m e w ill p lease call a s W. W. f e a r to c a rr y a b n o rm a l s to c k s of m en t w ill pay you $100 in five y e a rs.
h a ll, on M onday, J a n u a r y 14, 1918, N o rth w a y 's s to re on o r b e fo re J a n u ­ w ool, an d to c o n tra c t w ith d e a le rs
A W a r S av in g s S ta m p Is ju s t as
a t 10 a. tn.. fo r th e p u rp o s e o f e le c t­ a ry 1 5 th , 1918, a n d s e ttle w ith Mrs. a n d Im p o rte rs fo r u n u s u a l q u a n titie s s a fe as y o u r c o u n try . A nd th e m ore
Vansant.
in g d ir e c to r s a n d fo r th e tr a n s a c tio n
r ig h t now , th e s a f e r
fo r fa r -fo rw a rd d e liv e ry . M a n u fa c t­ S ta m p s sold
J . (’. V AN ZA NT.
of su ch o th e r b u sin e ss as m ay p ro p - i
S p rin g d a le , O reg o n .
u r e r s of c lo th in g h av e been In fected y o u r c o u n try w ill be.
T ro u td a le , R. R. No. 2, J a n . 1, 1918
e rly com e b e fo re th e m e e tin g
by a lik e d re a d , in c itin g th e p u rc h a s e
U m brella Repair«.
JAMES ELKINOTON. Sec'y.
T h e s ile in c re a se s th e size o f th e o f clo th ex ce e d in g In v o lu m e th e ir
W ill be in G re sh a m u n til J a n u a i
fa rm 50 to 100 p e r c e n t by in c r e a s ­ re a s o n a b le n eed s.
15, an d am p re p a re d to f u r n is h uti
For Hire Service
in g th e sto c k c a rr y in g c a p a c ity . See
" T h e c o n su m p tio n of w ool d u rin g b re lla co v ers a n d do e x p e rt re p a lrln
A u to m o b ile s a n y w h e re , n ig h t o r H e sse l’s F a rm M ach in ery .
1918 w ill be little If an y g r e a te r R esid e n c e on S econd s tr e e t, w est (
day. Phone 7*1, Oresham, M. M
B e lt's c o n fe c tio n e ry .
th a n It w as d u rin g 1 * 1 7 .”
Squire.
Read the W ant ads,
J. J. RYAN.
sacrifice, a lth o u g h m oney is too tr iv ­
ial a th in g to be g iv en th a t n a m e in
c o m p a riso n w ith
th e sacrifice th e
m an In th e u n ifo rm h a s m ade. O ur
d o lla rs w ill be r e tu r n e d in th e c o u rse
of a few y e a rs ; th e life w hich he o f­
fe rs can n e v e r be re p la c e d . O u r
d u ty , th e n , is to fin an ce o u r d e fe n d ­
e rs so w ell th a t th e le a s t p o ssib le
n u m b e r w ill be c a lled upon to m ak e
th e sacrifice o f h u m a n life.
We h av e p ro c la im e d o u rs e lv e s an
ally o f F ra n c e an d G re a t B rita in . In
a tr u e a llia n c e , o n e p a r t n e r w ill n ev er
see th e o th e r su ffe r fo r th e w ant of
s o m e th in g w hich h e h a s. W e hav e
food a n d e x te n s iv e a re a s fo r its p ro ­
d u c tio n ; F r a n c e a n d G re a t ^B ritain
need food, b u t h av e v ery lim ite d p ro ­
d u c tiv e re g io n s. T h e re fô r e , as a
w o rth y p a r tn e r , we a re p led g ed to
su p p ly th o s e c o u n trie s w ith th e ne
c e ss itie s of life. W e can do th is in
tw o w ay s: by in c re a se d p ro d u c tio n ,
an d by c o n se rv a tio n .
S ince a g re a t n u m b e r o f o u r so l­
d ie rs h av e
been
ta k e n
fro m th e
fa rm s , th e q u e stio n a ris e s as to how
we can in c re a se o u r p ro d u c tio n w hen
fa rm h elp h a s been d e c re a s e d .
In
th e a n sw e r, we find a n o th e r o n e of
o u r d u tie s. It m ay n o t be e x p ed ie n t
fo r us to b eco m e fa rm h a n d s , b u t we
can tu r n o u r b a c k y a rd , o r o u r fro n t
y a rd , fo r th a t m a t te r — in to a v e g e t­
a b le g a rd e n fo r o u r ow n use. T h is
w ould m ean th a t th e la r g e fields now
d ev o ted to tru c k fa r m in g co u ld be
used fo r th e p ro d u c in g o f w h eat, th a t
so re ly -n e e d e d c e re a l.
Even
th e
flow er b«ds a re n o t to o sa c re d to be