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PAGE FOLK GRESHAM T h ey m u t find a way to im prove ru ra l ENCOURAGES SOLDIERS schools T hey m u st find a way to con-1 t roada. I'n le ss all TO ENTER AGRICULTURE 1 s tru c t p e rm a he n e n (|’>l. . Ulll h . n t- a l life 1 I i ! •«•; . OUTLOOK FRIDAY, IA M A K Y I». 1UII» GRESHAM LOCALS ‘ f i'I I S H OVERCOAT SALE can he relieved of Its d reed fu l niouot- On acco u n t o f th e in flu e n z a s i tu a t n j and its fierce p r'v a tln n * an d h a rd tio n h e re th e re w ill be no m e e tin g or Jo h n M itchell, in m any resp ects the sh ip s fo r w h ite an d b la c k — th e new th e G resh am g ra n g e to m o rro w . m ost a d m irab le leader o rg an ized labor , m tii will n o t re m a in on th e farm » W ord h as been receiv ed th a t Mrs. has produced In h alf a c e n tu ry , be an d th e fa rm -b o rn c h ild re n w ill co n tin u e to m ove to th e to w n s. G eo rg e L u ste d , w ho w as ta k e n sick lieves th a t th e best an d m ost p e r A nd s ta te s m e n n e e d n ’t th in k they on C h ris tm a s a t h e r h om e in th e m anen t so lu tio n of th e lab o r problem a re g o in g to p u t s o ld ie rs on v ac a n t c o u n try , h as fu lly reco v ered . soon to unfold w ith th e p ro g ress of i ¡an d an d te ll th e m to go to i t . ’ M rs. F ra n k W o stell, w ho h as been rec o n stru c tio n and r a d ju s tm e n t will P ro b le m s of re f o re s ta tio n , co n serv a- n u rs in g in P o rtla n d , w as ca lle d h om e en co u rag in g re tu rn in g i tlo n o t flood w a te rs , ir rig a tio n an d be found In I d ra in a g e , te r ra c in g , a n d su ch o th e r on M onday to c a re fo r h e r d a u g h te r so ld iers to e n te r ag ric u ltu re . i p o licies as m ay p re v e n t cro p fa ilu re s, H elen , who is dow n w ith in flu e n z a . Of cours< it is the best and most huye , o be COIll(idered aIld p ro . A rza S m ith h a s receiv ed w ord or I p erm an en t so lu tio n . A g ricu ltu re is v id e d ' fo r. th e serio u d Illn ess of h is m o th e r. I th e one vocation th a t can absorb all T h e re a re e n tire ly to o m an y n o n the av ailab le en erg y In th e w orld. It w o rk e rs in th e cities. T h e citie s a re M rs. C h a rity S m ith , a t K en n ew ick . is the one vocation th a t d o esn 't p ro g ro w in g to o fa st. T h ey a re a ttr a c tin g W a sh in g to n . He is e x p e c tin g to leav* | duce b re a d lin e s an d soup houses. p o p u la tio n th e y c a n 't a ss im ila te . If to n ig h t fo r th a t place. I t is th e m ost neglected of all by o u r s la te le g is la tu re s anil co n g ress J u d g e G eo rg e W. S ta p le to n , who g o vern m en ts. T h at, how ever, is not w ill c o n sid e r so m e of th e fu n d a m e n b eg an his new te rm as c irc u it ju d g e because th o se w ho conduct g o v ern ta l p ro b lem s in v o lv in g no t on ly tin- on J a n u a r y 1, h as been h o n o re d by m ents have lesB reg ard for a g ric u ltu re p ro s p e rity , bu t th e co m fo rt a n d h a p b ein g selected as p re s id in g ju d g e fo r th a n fo r o th e r occupations, b u t be p in ess o f "M r. R eu b en H ic k s,” th ey th e first six m o n th s of th e y ear. cause a g ric u ltu re Is not o rganized and will find th a t g e n tle m a n d o in g his o th e r o ccu p atio n s are. p a rt to w a rd fe e d in g th e w o rld , and M iss C a rrie W e b ster, of S e a ttle , T he p o litic ia n s are m ost concerned d ire c tly a n d In d ire c tly im p ro v in g eon s u p e r in te n d e n t of th e C h ild re n ’s O r in th e org an ized b ran ch es of labor— (iltlo n s In th e In d u s tria l c e n te rs fo r th o p e d ic h o sp ita l, w as h e re v is itin g th e bran ch es th a t dem and few er hours, o rg a n iz e d la b o r. a t th e hom e o f h e r s is te r, Mrs. M a cheap er food and h ig h e r wages, and H ut a g r ic u ltu r e will n o t a n s w e r th e rlo n Jo h n s o n d u rin g th e h o lid ay s. vote solidly. q u e stio n o f w h a t to do w ith th e re W hen eig h t-h o u r leg islatio n comes p a tr ia te d s o ld ie rs u n le ss th e s e p ro b M iss Misz is p la n n in g to go In up before s ta te le g islatu res care Is lem s a re ta k e n u n d e r c o n sid e ra tio n th e n e a r fu tu r e to C hicag o a n d o th e r alw ays tak en to exempt (he farm s and an d o u r s ta te s m e n begin to realize e a s te rn citie s to buy m illin e ry goods farm ers frsm th e o p eratio n of such th a t a g r ic u ltu r e is th e fo u n d a tio n u p fo r th e G resh am tr a d e . S he is ex laws. on w h ich th e w h o le fa b ric o f o u r civ p e c tin g to buy also fo r se v e ra l P o r t W hen child lab o r law s a re pending, iliz a tio n an d o u r n a tio n re s ts. H o u s la n d h o u ses. c a re Is tak en th a t they shall not apply to n P o st. How Red Cross Has Fed Italian to th e ch ild ren of fa rm ers o r to prod Q u arterly m e e tin g se rv ic e s w hich Prisoners. ucts of th e farm . w ere to have been h eld a t th e F re e FIR S T f'Z ECI IO-SLAV' No le g isla tu re objects to six teen M eth o d ist c h u rc h to n ig h t, S a tu rd a y DIPLOMAT HERE. h o u rs of lab o r on th e farm s. T exas I ' ssi sp rin g th e Red C ross w o rk ers an d S u n d ay , h av e been in d efin itely ,t H erne w ere busy arra n g in g to care will not p e rm it an em ployer to com | p o stp o n ed on a c c o u n t on th e b an on for ihe A m erican soldiers who w ere pel a fem ale em ploye to w ork m ore p u b lic g a th e rin g s . . ken p riso n ers by th e G erm ans, and th a n nin e h o u rs n day, even for e x tra .a,w the new exchange ag reem en t pay, but tbi' farm woman can put In A baby g irl w as b o m to Mr. an d ..... ns th a t Ita lia n s from A u stria on six teen h o u rs a day and welcome. M rs E lg in H. K irk w o o d a t a P o r t tl r way back to Italy a re being T he w orld ap p a re n tly w an ts th e ret I fo r in hundreds. T hey a re a pa la n d h o sp ita l on J a n u a r y 7. M rs fa rm e rs to w ork long ho u rs, to p ro K irk w o o d an d th e baby a re doing il. ¡Ic lot. these “grand blesses”— th e liiipi'li ssly w ounded m en—but they a re duce an ab u n d an ce of food an d sell it w ell. Mr. K irk w o o d , w ho is at C am p alw ays delighted w ith the prospect of for a low price it do esn ’t care bow L ew is, is e x p e c tin g h is d is c h a rg e going home, even though it may be low. And th is will en ab le o th er soon. going Imine to die. N early all o f them b ran ch es of lab o r to w ork sh o rt days are tubercular. at big wages and have p len ty of food T he m ethod em ployed Is t h i s : T he T h e e n tire fam ily of F ra n k M etz at low prices In n orm al tim es. g er, bis wife a n d seven c h ild re n , a re Italian G overnm ent sends a tra in Into lin t In th e p re se n t confusion, labor ilow n w ith in flu e n z a . M rs. H en ry A ustria through S w itzerland to gHther up the men releaeed under th e ex- co n d itio n s a re so u n c e rta in th a t all i M etzg er, F r a n k ’s m o th e r, h a s been | change agreem ent. T he tra in crosses the big labor leaders, and th e p o liti ' ta k in g c a re o f th e fam ily fo r se v e ra l the Sw iss bo rd er and at Buchs is met cians, a re su re th at th e only way to I d ay s u n d e r q u a r a n tin e re g u la tio n s by delegations from the allied Bed avoid d an g er, such an bolshevism , Is All a re reco v erin g . C ross organl ations, and uniter th e to p reven t low wugeM and nonem pioy- present plan the food Is fu rn ish ed by nient, and th a t to p rev en t low wages D u rin g th e q u a r a n tin e perio d th e the A m erican Red Cross. To m any of and nonem ploym ent a g ric u ltu re is Ihe j G re sh a m lib ra ry w ill be a llo w e d to these men th is Is th e first sq u are meal th at th ey have had fo r years. C loth only hope. re m a in open fo r th e e x c h a n g e of ing ts also fu rn ish ed them . Each man A g ricu ltu re, like th e m o th er It is. laio k s, b n ’ no re a d in g will be p e r of the 3tk) which each train c a rrie s Is Is ready to welcome all. Now let our C h a rle s P e rg le r. fo rm e rly of m itte d th e re a n d but a very few p e r given c ig a re tte s and a sm all A m erican C h icag o an d la te r an Iow a law y er. statesm en do som ething s u b s ta n tia l so n s will be a d m itte d a t o ne tim e. flag, and m any w ho have been In Is c re d ite d w ith b ein g th e firs t for a g ric u ltu re , so th at th e new men A m erica, som e of whom have taken All tile se a ts h av e been rem oved. C xecho-Slovnk d ip lo m a tic re p re who a re ush ered into Its seren e and out th e ir first papers, a re overjoyed at s e n ta tiv e to A m erica P e rg le r w as p a tie n t life may not become d isco u r I s e c r e ta ry to th e C zecho slo v a k M rs. S a ra h Jo n e s fell on th e h a rd tin* hit of red, w hite anil blue am i most aged. And. in o rd e r to en co u rag e th n p re ild e n t. Dr. T h o m a s G. M asn ry k , d em o n strativ e In th e ir delight. g ro u n d on W ed n esd ay la s t w hile T he rep re se n ta tiv e s of I lie Red C ross statesm en , let organized labor, w hich, b efo re th e la t te r 's d e p a r tu r e fo r h a n g in g o u t c lo th e s and d islo c a te d rem ain on the tra in until it reach es dread* pnstbclliini o vercrow ding w ii‘i ! E u ro p e an d Ills ow n c o u n try . h e r w rist an d c ra c k e d a bone. H er Z urich, then re tu rn to S w itzerlan d P e :g le r s p e n t m o st o f h is y o u th in ♦he possib ility of low w ages and non P rag u e. son S ch u y le r C. J o n e s w as s e n t fo r again. em ployuu nt, get behind th e s a sni“.i , it ts th e food which A m erica has h e r w rist an d b ro k e a bone. H er an d com pel th e m to do as m uch for Mrs. M ary M cA llister receiv ed n th e h o u se H er c o n d itio n Is Im p ro v sen t over w hich gives to th ese men a g ric u ltu re as they have done for te le g ra m a day o r tw o ag o a n n o u n c ing. Mrs. 8. C. J o n e s an d h e r son th e ir first m eal—food which h a s been o th e r bran ch es of labor saved hy eatin g sm aller portions, and in g th e d e a th o f h e r m o th e r at Moles- H allie h av e bo th been sick w ith In by going w ith o u t S tatesm en m ust solve problem s re flu en za an d H allie Is s till confined to latin g to m a rk e tin g and d is trib u tio n w o rth , O n ta rio , a t th e ag e o f 71 h is bed but all a re im p ro v in g . Road th»* W a in m u m . i f iig rh a iitu ra l products. T hey m u st y ears. S he leav e s a h u sb a n d , seven find a way to control sto rag e plants. so n s und tw o d a u g h te rs . A lot of O vercoats carried over from last year, w orth $ 2 0 and m ore. Close out Price $11.50 E JE AYLSIVORTH TIE FIRST SQUARE MEAL Grass Rugs Special Full assortment of Axminsters, Congoleum and Linoleum Floor Coverings. FOR JANUARY orbsham LaWHIMIM) H M M M " A * T hat s h o p , tor . G R E SH A M r~ — We find we have several odds and ends in our paint stock which we will offer at re duced prices to make room for new stock soon to arrive. We Have Heard a Lot P R A iS tV S ' - >,E\jEfVY DAV M ARKET • •ê**î*s>*j>*î*«i**»* a b o u t th e c o m p lim e n ts th a t o u r p a tro n s a re p ay in g us, an d we w ant to say rig h t h e re an d now , "M r. a n d Mrs. C u sto m e r, we th a n k you Y o u r kin d w ord* a re se n d in g y o u r frie n d s to th is sh o p , a n d we a re g o in g to tr e a t th e m rig h t A gain, we th a n k y o u ." t \. .1. W IIHOAVN, P ro p G re sh a m . Or«*. \**«*s*'» •*••’***•*** I 1 BAKING EXCELLENCE Mlowa us to c o m p e te w ith all riv a ls. í T h e ingredl«>nts o f o u r b re a d a n d p a s trie s an* in s tr ic t c o n fo rm ity w ith th e w ar re g u la tio n s an d th e n e a tn e s ’ of o u r b a k e ry lias g iv en us th e h ig h est s a n ita ry r a tin g P a tro n lx e a h om e in d u s try . CITY BAKERY G rc -h a m . .'y.;-;.*:.-;—:-.»-:-..*— ■ SANITARY MARKET G eo. D ietl, Main stre e t Phone II. Prop. O rM h an , Ore I Ionic made Sausage and l.ard, Sweet-Cured Ham and Bacon We buy Beef Cattle, Cals«» I logs, 1 lilies, Etc. I I l l ' l l Its. A I 1 UN I "ION ! We S m o k e Y o u r M eat P h e a s 881 Cheapest Electrically-Equipped Car Made C. E. Osburn Phone 691 1 pint cans Johnson s W ood D ies, ea. $ .40 2 pint cans Joh nson ’s W ood D ies, ea. $ .30 ¿-gal cans H eath & M illigan Paint, ea. 1.35 1-gal cans H eath & M illigan P aint, ea. 2.50 1 qt. cans H eath & M illigan Paint, e a . . .75 1-gal. cans N orthw est Paint, Ivory col. 2.25 1 qt. cans Barrets Furniture V arnish,. .50 1 pt. cans Barrets Furniture V arnish . .30 1 qt. O range M a r v e la c 'F ille r .................... 75 1 pt. O range M arvelac F i l l e r .....................45 Boiled P aint G il, per gallon ............... 1.20 1 You will find these good values at these I prices and will lessen the cost of brightening up your home. L. L. Kidder Hdw. Co. GRESHAM. OREGON Gresham R alp h R oss, u n til re c e n tly s u p e r in te n d e n t of th e B eav er S ta te M otor c o m p an y a n d M rs. R oss, b o o k k e e p e r fo r th e co m p an y , h av e m oved to Los A ngeles, w h ere Mr. R oss becom es s u p e r in te n d e n t of a la rg e shop. Roy H. G ibbs h a s been a p p o in te d b o o k k e e p e r to su cceed Mrs. H oss. T h e a n n o u n c e m e n t of a su c c e s so r fo r Mr. R oss h as not been m ade. •1: : : I y Ï Res. 176 ( lin n iltei'laiii's T a b le ts, W h en you a re tr o u b le d w ith in- d ig is tio n o r c o n s tip a tio n , ta k e C h a m b e r la in ’s T a b le ts. T h ey s tr e n g th e n th e sto m a c h an d e n a b le It to p e rfo rin Its fu n c tio n s n a tu r a lly . In d ig e stio n is u s u a lly a c co m p an ied by c o n s tip a tio n an d is a g g ra v a te d by it. C h a m b e rla in 's T a b le ts c a u se a g e n tle ! m o v em en t of th e bo w els, re lie v in g th e c o n s tip a te d c o n d itio n .— Adv. P ito n e IMiv I J. Ed. METZGER r o f A’ HOME I't RN/SHER No. 4 9 0 , $845 PAINT SPECIALS ? 1 9 x 1 2 ..................................... $ 1 3 .0 0 phonb 1« Chevrolet FRANK C. JONES C a r p e n te r an d B uild e r Screen Porches with Disappearing Windows Outside Cooler, inside Your House, for Milk and Butter Old Buildings Bought and Sold Jobbing and Repairing, Office Fitting I lim itili-«* Hcpair«*«!. l ire < laini*. Adjust«*«!. I Ja< k S ir e s * , fu r R e n t. GRESHAM, OREGON Thirteen Years Ago on the fourth day of January the First State Bank held its first stockholders’ meeting and elected a Board of I lirectora. On the tenth day of January the hank opened for busi ness and has been practically under the same manage ment ever since making a natural steady growth from the beginning. <hi Jan. tub. 1910, it had deposits o f $103,817.07 < h i J a n . »>. 1919. i t I is d e p o s its amounting to $393.823.00 an $450.000 00 It is a good place to do all of your banking business and transact any business that you may care to have don«*. It has all the facilities and equipment for handling your busiin ss that the larger hanks have and gives you a personal service. Are you on«* of its eustom erst ¿ firs t -^tatc tITaitk Gresham, Oregon