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
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OUTLOOK
FRIDAY,
IA M A K Y
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ' -
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M ARKET
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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
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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
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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.
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( 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
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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«*«!.
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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