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T W IC E A W EEK VOL. 8, G resham O utlook G R ESIA M , MULTNOMAH COUNTY. NO. 105 OREGON FRIDAY ' HOUSEWIVES ON TRIAL OF FOOD PROFITEERS -sr» GET TOGETHER " FEBRUARY 28. 1919 — First half clue on or before April 5, 1919. second half on or before October 5, 1919. P a y th em th ro u g h this b an k . ¿First -^tatr Slaitk / $1.50 PER YEAi. ---------------- —— CURTIS HENDRICKS COMPLAINS OF TREATMENT GIVEN SOLDIERS W rs. J. W H en d rick s h as su b m itted splendid la u s e ; never have | faltered In re s p o n se to a c all for th e b u si ; inti re stin g le tte rs from h e r son C u rtis, in the i xi cu tio n of my duty , never have ness n u n of G re sh a m to m eet am i , l:i w hich h»' ex p resses p a trio tic ilevo- i been so rry th a t I enlisted, and shed ta lk o v e r im p o rta n t mi. tie r s a b o u t 2" 1 blood. Iiut I do protest a g a in st being tion to d u ty , but co m p lain s of h a rd con kept, w here th e re is no need, and being g a th e r e d a , th e B ank of G r e s h a -n i d itio u s im posed upon th e so ld iers o ver .old th a t enough tra n s p o rts a re not la st n ig h , a n d decid ed to ask th e j seas who a re eagerly a w a itin g th e ir av ailab le to get us back ag ain . I do co u n cil fo r th e a p p o in t tin»lit of a ' o p p o rtu n ity to com e hom e. H ere are not w rite to com plain. I merely w ant n ig h t w a tc h m a n . you to kpow, am i u n d erstan d why we th e le tte rs : J u d g in g from th e i IX p m 3HÌ0US I ’’ are not com ing home, and what is A rth a n n a y , F rance. J a n u a ry 24,191!». keeping tis lu re , and If very p e rs i« o p in io n Hie tin re liatits an d b u sin e.> 1 My D ear M o th er: I am In co m in g In tie ITiited S ta le s Anew or tho u g h ! m en g e n e ra lly h av e becom e th o r- ¡ ' anxious, as I have n o t h eard from you of these facts, we would lie sent hom e th e re o u g h ly a ro u s e d as a re s u it (>f for alm ost tw o w eeks, and its alm ost In the sh o rte st possible tim e celt, n ig h , b u rg la rie s an d feel th a t ’ Ja n u a ry 26th. 1 received y o u r le tte r lim e 1 w as g e ttin g m ail d irect to th is of Ih 11 min r 15. to n ig h t and am very ' com pany. tile need is im p e ra tiv e for tit assi '- We had in sp e c tio n th is m ot ping felad to h e a r th at you a re well, f o r 'I a n t m a r s h a l, w ith fu ll a u th o r ity I- . I’d it was very cold, b u t, th a n k s to was becom ing w orried, not Inlying m a k e a r r e s ts , am i w ho w ill m ak e ; h av in g a good lieu ten an t th ere, we in a rd for ubout tw o vv.. ks. 1 am so rry h is esp ecial b u sin ess to he on d u ty at tliat I could not w rite o ften er w hen I w ire not kept sta n d in g long. A m erican ho u sew iv es a re now- line out of the h ospital, lint it was I su p p o se you a re ex p e c tin g m e n ig h t. on th e tr a il of food p ro fitee rs. 1. une soon, hu, rem em b er th a t peace next to inipossilde to g- t w ritin g m a A 'ti r se le c tin g K. A. Mill' r as Mrs. J u lia n H eath , p re s 'd nt of ’ m ust be sign» d before any com b atant terial. H owever, we a re b e tte r fixed c h u irn i.'ii of th e m e e tin g , th e ni.m v th e N atio n al H o u sew iv es’ I 'ag u e, i r o e .s will he sen t, am i th e way it now w ith a Y. M here and w e w ere h a s issued an o rd e r a sk in g all q u e s tio n s p e rta in in g to th is m a tte r P.oks, it w ill lie som e tim e next sp ring, la id $15 las, m onth My service record ho u sew iv es in th e land to b o y co tt 'u n it s ? ;hcy g it dow n to business. is here now. and 1 i xpect to get all w ere d isc u sse d , su c h as tile exp en se, ail re ta il food d e a le rs w h " h av e 'T h e y sc* in to be ta k in g th e ir Hide in my pay next m outh, am i w ilt send th e .in 1 of a n ig h t w a tc h m a n from not red u ced prices to co n fo rm ■ rib r to p u nish th e G erm an s, hut they most of it home. tile s ta n d p o in t of lire p ro te c tio n , and w itti th e re d u c tio n s m ade by »lit» 1 was fig u rin g Hie o th e r n ig h , how do no, stop to th iu k th a t m any men w h o lesalers It is re p o rte d th a t tile g e n e ra l ta li ty a, d wi H are of tit . i. (io nei w orry about m for I will ta r I had traveled since 1 left hom e, g re a t sto re s of fo o d stu ff a re being , is cut Ii rin g and in w ant. T h ere will and I cam e to the conclusion th a t e n tire c ity , an d th e c o n clu sio n w -- h o ard ed in th e a tte m p t to keep I« .onie g reat ex p o su res m ade, when w hen 1 get back in O regon. I w ill have th a t th e fu n d s w ere a v a lla b l • an I p rices up and save th e food spec ' the lie n s re tu rn , and som e so-called about ltt.OoO m iles to my cred it, or th e need sh o u ld he i m m e i l i a i i I . m e t. u la to rs m illio n s in v ested u n d e r greai leaders, who Inti ml to ru n for alm ost tw o-thirds of th e way aro u n d 1 w ill in clo se a little T h e p re s e n t m u tsh u l h as many d u w a r co n d itio n s. political jobs, will lie out oi luck. If th e world. you lead tile L ite ra ry D igest, you will so u v en ir w orth ab o u t a dim e in our tie s in a d d itio n to po licin g th e tow n rem em ber th e a rtic le re fe rrin g to the money. a n d It w as th o u g h t he co u ld not 1- • LIME SHIPM ENTS TO Jan u ary 27! I received y o u r welcome | casu alty re p o rts, a, th e b eg in n in g of a sk e d to police th e to w n a t n ig h t. BE POOLED AT ONCE 't i n w ar th e , g o v ern m en t prom ised to le tte r of Jan u ary 3rd tonight and was It w as d ecid e d to p re s e n t th e m ed 1 i .- fran k w ith th e people, to publish the glad to h ear th a t you w ere well. 1 T h e m eetin g , ca lle d W ed n esd ay ev I lull lists and as soon as possible. T hey received tlie money Had sent me. but to tile co u n cil at its n ex t re g u la r tlie m oney o rd e r you sent lias not ye, m e e tin g , on T u esd ay n ig h t. T h e tel e n in g to d iscu ss o rd e rs of lim e from did n e ith er. T h ey p ro m ised to p ro tect come. You spoke of nn w ritin g to th e lin n 's h e a lth in th e tra in in g cam ps, th e S ta te L im e P lan t at G old Hill, lo w in g w ere a p p o in te d a c o m m it:- i and to supply th em w ith am m u n itio n tie cap ta in of my old com pany, hut m et w ith a good resp o n se, an e n th u to p re s e n t th e m a tte r : H. L. S t. <Tu'''. and equipm ent ui th e tren ch es. Did thill is im possible fo r all th e officers W. R. B u rk e an d A. .1. \V. B row n. At) ia stie m e e tin g b ein g held in th e co u n they do It? V. by did they send G eneral w ere killed the day 1 was w ounded, ■!dwards hack? B ecause lie refused to and 1 do not know who is in com m and at la st n ig h t's m e e tin g a g re e d to he ty a g e n t's office. However, th e m ail is sen, to d irty w ork. 1 could w rite m any pages row . It is e \id |it th a t th e r e is a in , 1 p re s e n t and all o tiie r b u sin e ss men bn, 1 suppose it w ould lie ei nsorcd .h ow - fo u rs when one is not w ith IBs o rg a n i a n d d e sire lo r tin; lim e on th e p a r, a re a sk e d to a tte n d th e co u n cil ttt et- ver, ito not vvory abont me for 1 will zation. 1 have w ritten th ere, hu, as of th e fa r m e rs o f th is y icin iy . an.I coni" back, sat',-, and sound. 1 am well, yet have received no old m all. I also ing. th e r e a re th r e e o r fo u r m ore c a rlo a d end reaso n ab ly com fortable, th o u g h I wrote to my old c o m p a n y and what T ile in itia to ry step s w ere also tai o rd e rs in p ro sp ect. \ c a rlo a d will t o am an x io u s to get home, an d I do not cam e in a fte r th a t was forw arded en at th is m e e tin g to o rg a n iz e -tie prom ptly to lie M cKeown h o ld in g s; se v eral see tlie m ei ssity for keep in g us here b u sin e ss mi n of G resh am in to an : They do not have sto re s in Uhls so long You h e a r th a t m any so ld iers so c ia tio n fo r m u tu a l p ro te c tio n . e. L im n m atin fa rm e rs w ill ta k e a n o th a re re tu rn in g , hut those re p o rts a re co u n try , and atly d ru g sto re s in tlie la r • • cities. Tln-y have sm all shops g e n e ra l u p b u ild in g of th e co m m ercial e r o n e, R ockw ood a n o th e r . Plea a n ' i x.a' a rated . I? i m- w rites to W ash ing big enough to accom odate about th re e ton to find ou, wli n a d iv isio n will H om e an d G re sh a m at le a s t oil - a ffa irs of tile lo cality . It w as m e th e leave, they sim ply tell you it is not on cu sto m ers at a tim e. T h e ir w ares con in te n tio n to copy a f t e r th e u su a l com ap iece. T h o se in te re s te d in th e Bov th e p rio rity list.th a t is all th e in fo rm a sist of nuts, sard in es, and som etim es m e re la l c lu b s .o r co m r tin broad i l l V alley se c tio n sh o u ld co m m u n l tio n they wil ¡ ive you. hu, who Is in candles. You get a h an d fu l of n u ts for th e p rio rity list? T in y tell us we m ust 20 ci ills, a can of sa rd in e s for 6u re n ts, lin es u su a lly ta k e n up by su ch o r i a te w ith A. G. A n d erso n . get o u r h ealth rep o rt up. before we will a candle about tin size of those we use O ne of th e difficult p ro b le m s seem g a n iz u tio n s. As te m p o ra ry officer- lie scheduled and th a t will n ev er ((line for C h ristm as for Io cen ts if you go .1. C an n o n w aa elec ted p re siilc n . ai d to la- w hen a n u m b e r of fa rm e rs w ant u n til ’ Iitunn r is h ere, alth o u g h they Into a shop in a larg e tow n, your eyes ('. .1. L u n d q u is t, c e re la ry . Aft* • sm a ll q u a n titie s o f lin t", ns th e lim e did not w orry about th a t when we meet an a sso rtm en t of tra sh som ew hat resem b lin g one of o u r 5-10-15 cent th o ro u g h c o n s id e ra tio n of th e possi edm es loose in th e e a r it m at. -, it a cam " over T hey also tell us we m ust stu n s th a t is, all except the prices he th o ro u g h ly clean, w ith new clothes, little e x tr a w orl: to w eigh o u t sm all h ilitie s an d h e lp fu ln e ss of su ch an T hey took tile m en’s nam es some and eq u ip m en t, end d isip lin ed so us to a ss o c ia tio n a c o m m itte e w as ap p o in t q u a n titie s . T h is can be ea ily o v e r m ake a cre d ita b le ap p earan ce. Did tim e ago. wlio hail not received th e ir they w orry about th at when we w ere in C h ristm a s box* s and I b lievi an effort i d on o rg a n iz a tio n to re p o rt at a co m e by co m m u n ity co o p e ra tio n . T lie q u e stio n of fre ig h t ra te s w as tin tren ch es? G oing about in rags, is being m ade ,o find them . T h at e f m e e tin g in th e n e a r fu tu r e on call of w ith no b ath for m o n th s at a tim e fect is due to tile fact th a t till' people tin- p re s id e n t. T h e c o m m itte e co n d iscu ssed , the o p in io n b ein g th a t th e You will rem em b er th a t S e c r e ta r y Dan in tlie s tn te s ’a re becom ing aw are th a t s is ts of A. D ow sett A VV. M- tz g e r ra te fro m P o rtla n d to G re sh a m o v er id s said th a t it took a y ear and a hall th e re Is i rooked work going on. and th e O W. P. w as alm o st a m uch as to g-t us o v er here, w ith th e h elp of a re ra isin g a kick. We could too, hut L. I.. K id d e r. Iro m Gold H ill to P o rtla n d . A co m E ngland, and th a t i, would ta k e a fin er they can ki i p us quiet, am i no urn- m it, e(> co m p o sed o f 3. li. H all, It. I. o rg an izatio n titan tlie A m erican navy will be tin- w iser; th a t is the p rin cip al reusou for tlie censorship. OVERFLOW ITEMS FRO’-i A n d erso n ol P le a s a n t H om e; II. A. is at IU’ sen , to get us hack in a y ear W rit" just as often as you enti, for THE LOCAL COLUMN L ew is of R u sse llv ille ; T h e o d o r" T hey b ro u g h t us over, d u rin g th e last four m o u th s of tii*- w ar, at th e ra te of | rem em b er I am m ore a n x io u s to gel E. F. A n d re w as in G resb : m o i B ru g g e r of G re sh a m , a n d C. In M in slig h tly over 2.'.„,UU„ a m onth. Now m ail th a n you. and I im agine you get I p re tty Ion. sum You have c e rta in ly b u sin e ss y e s te rd a y iie i- m oving to n . m a n a g e r o f th e co u n ty fa ir, was they have m ore sh ip s, less food and 1 done fin?, and I know th u t if every su p p lies to b rin g across, a s h o rte r w ith h is la m ily to h is farm r.eac a p p o in te d to in v e s tig a te th e m a tte r route, on acco u n t of tin- liftin g of the weiiinn in tlie U nited S ta te s did hor bit This c o m m itte e n e t w ith M r. f’a ld - su b m a rin e m enace, and E n g lan d and as you h a v e done yours, and as uncom P le a s a n t H om e, a f t e r sp e n d in g ;«"■ ,il m o n th s la P o rtla n d w o rk in g in wi 1!. g e n e ra l s u p e r in te n d e n t of th e F ran ce have o f f e n d th e ir help in tak p lain in g ly , tlia, even th e Kerloe women (). W. lb y e ste rd a y an d fo u n d th a t ing us back, and yet they say they can of F ra m e could .lot have equalled it. th e sh ip y a rd s. pot ic tu rn tw o m illion and less In I long for the tim e when I will lie hack I n te re s tin g se rv ic e s w ill he In 11 at th e ra te s w ere n o , as h ig h as re p o r i w l ive m o n th s. T hey a re m erely try 1 can n o t see why they i an n o , se ttle th e .M ethodist E p isco p al < ¡lurch ii«-\: ed. A fte r a th o ro u g h d is cu ssio n >f ing ,»> blind th e A m erican public of p iaee b efo n a n o th e r m onth is gone, Sunday, b e g in n in g w itli Sunday- b o th sid es o f flic p ro je c t, tile ra il ren d Hie b are facts. A n o th er excuse tin y hu, 1 suppose it would he too h a rd ou tin peace d eleg ates to spend inure th a n sch o o l a t I 1* o 'clo ck , w h ere th e r e a re h a s ta k e n u n d e r ad v ise m e n t th e in britig up. is th a t th e w ar is not over, tw o o r th re e h o u rs a »lay in conference, th at G erm any is liable to renew the te r of f u r th e r c o n fe s sio n s to th e i fast for all. T he p »tor, R et lig h t Hid th ey not say th a t th e a rn iis a lth o i, w asn't too h ard for us to fight M o n tcalm B row n, w ill p re a c h b o th fa rm e rs . Dec cotlilit -ns would be su ch th a t the w»-ek a fte r w ick w ith no relief yvell, I will elos ■ for til»' present i. rum is would lie p o w e rtiss to s ta r, m o rn in g an d e v e n in g . E p w o rth vVrlt»' soon. Your loving son. T H E C L E A N U P MAN. ag ain . And th ey are. N ever have I L ea g u e w ill m eet at 6 :3 0 an d w ill I C U R T IS re g re tP ii th a t I fought for su ch a led by th e Miss s M lld re 1 an d W in i P ete E iid u ff, of th e C hicago Cubs, fred St. C lair. Miss V iolet C oe will say s th at som e naval officers have too CHARLIE DEHAVEN HERE AND THERE re p o rt on th e w orld p ro g ra m <• in f e r ,-. (ii a s use of com edy. K ilduff, all MAKES MANY TRIPS ABOUT THE TOWN In his navy blue a r r a y 'd . d ressed up e n ce a n d o th e r s of th e lo'-al c h a p te r ju s t like a horsey was p ro m en ad in g iiy 1er «ay», “ P '.V. It. B u rk e, th<- T h e f Row ing a re ex cerp ts from w ill ta k e p a rt. tin- rail of his b attlesh ip , w hen an S om e day» ago pays ,»» a d v e rtis e .” officer h a lte d him le tte r VK ritte » by C h as. De H av n Mr. B u rk e advertir« d 10 Hilluin pen "Y eung m an," said tin- officer, “ you FARM RECORDS SHOW INCOME hi» i/a ren i» , Mr. an d M rs. A. E T h is m orn ing In ; ui 1 tin it he wa» en- i n K ilduff. tlie noted hall p lay er of TAX ,h< C hicago C utis, n o - you n o t?” e H av II of h e ijeen lc til ig h h o r- tire ly c le a n e d o u t of t h a t t u r t i d e . F a rm e r's Incom e ta.'.-s m ay be fig "Ay. . eye, s i r ! " salu ted Kilduff. T h e lei te r w as w ritte n it W hen Hu g ra n d j a r . im e ta it w ill be >0(1. “ All. y e s," re su m e d th e officer. ured from th e ir farm reco rd s if kept in tie- O regon form of farm record “ You »(•(' . I believe, so h ig h ly re- d iffe re n t time*' b e tw e e n J a n u a r y 2 1 p o ssib le fo r him to r»-»'l; im card bv tlte m an ag em en t th a t tin y sin ce th e y w ere ta k e n las looks o r oth r approved system The lead ' you tin- clean-up inan?" on h o u r I ,h»- C F- l i m a r i n ig h t by th e b u r g la r s .. Ho hooks m ust show receip ts, expenses, “ \y e , aye, sir! ' replh <1 tlie flattered M adavvasl.a. to w hich tlx- y o ui-,’ th e m e a n tim e In w ill be ab, invi n to ry at end of each year, and K iid n lt. T h e le t te r vn. ply th e n eed s of th e . r i ti i i o f th i net re tu rn s. T he farm record form s "T lipn,” -a id th e officer, "you are s a ilo r Is atti-ch ed . i,i - I tw o day s a fte r th e stiip left p r e p a r e d by It. V. G unn, farm dem on ju s t th e m an I'm looking for. T ake v ic in ity . In to d a y 's i mi M r. B urs»- s tra to r of th e O. A. C. -'ll,» t.-ion s»-r tills pad and d e a n up H us »leek! New Y ork sn l was finiidied on Hi is tid v e rtisn g A lvin (■ ¡lverv.are, of vie», m eets tie- ap p ro v al of tit” federal ■ lay o f Its r e tu r n to tlie sam e port T w enty p e r cen t on •reu su ry d e p a rtm e n t and also of the nd g u aran i» h ig h q u a lit We a re headed now for B ordeaux. tto v e s . L I,. Kidd* r H Oregon B an k er's asso ciatio n . life tim e. I am snry glad to go to a new place and is heir T h e m oving pli u re n o r g e , to se e m o re nt F ran ce, for I have m ade four trip s to Brest and five to , ( b u ilt and renov n il, p r e p a r a to ry s i. Nazair* I hat» lieen on tlx- fir»s In s ta llin g th e ix- s te a m a p p a ra t, for si < day - I took th em for on»- of m m la u n d ry , o f ,h> el» i tri»' vui Hi*- boys who is sick. W- saw land T h e re is a perl c tly ra v is h in g co last n ig h t and lay In th e buy last night and cam e in today. nt tii»- .Mi le c tio n of new sp rin g hti T he w» at h e r is cold h ere and h as not i m illin e ry p a rlo rs a ll ,h i ew s h a d e , I e » n » P u r sine» we cam»- Into port T hen- T hey a re loading on troops and w»- are of H enna, ta u p e jay b lue i b lu e Jtiv; going to li-avi today. We did no, get o n e p e r, lia, as saucy to go ish o r I »lid no, » a re very much a ls o a lively s p o r t's m odel ml soin»' but 1 would Ilk to s-e wlia, kind »if a d re a m s of g a rd e n b .ip -a u x . city Bord- ii x is. \\ e a re not tak in g In th» , lir--« -y ear p» rlod front F e b on many w ounded m m th is tim e ru a r y 26. 1916 to F e b ru a r y 26. 19 1». N early all ar»i ahi» -bodied men. W" left p o rt on tlx- 31st of Jan u a ry Hi»- re s o o rc e s of th e B ank of G n s lt and it w as p re tty cold. Well, m other, ¡tin h a v e irier» as»”l from $63 »137., I have been in th e U. 3 N. 14 m onths now b u t it does no t seem th a , long, to » 2 2 1 .6 1 2 .7 « . A ccording to th e ir a n n u a l c u sto m , to me. as a m onth passes so quickly | when we are at sea. th e F ir s t S ta te BauK h a s p ro c u re d We had som e p re tty sto rm y w eath a c o m p lete tax ro ll of e a s te rn M u lt e r h e re a t sea b u t I, is not so rough I now I am feelin g p re tty well and n o m a h for th e co n v e n ie n c e of lo»;«l hop«- th a , I will ge, to com e horn»- th is ta x p a y e rs and Is pr« p a red to h a n d le tim e and not have to m ake a n o th e r I ail tax m a tte r s fro m th is place tr ip We a rriv e d from F ra n c e all O. K. I w as su re glad to get th e le tte rs from home. 1 go, 13 le tte rs alto g ethei from you folks an d from frien d s. 11 4JRK3H \M . OREGON am su re glad to g e t back to th e good Pay Faxes Now TU ESDAYS AND F R ID A Y S Vc'.JND HIS HOME WITH VICE PRESIDENT F in d in g love, a hom e, happi- n»es and h e a lth a ll cam e in to tlte ex p erien ce of th is little tot two y ears ago He w as ad opted at th a t tim e by Vice P reald en t and Mrs. M arshall, a very frail boy, h a lf of tw ins, ills uauie L M u n i- sou M arshall. WILLARD MEMORIAL WAS W ELL ATTENDED Tin- F ra n c e s W illard M em orial at Hu- C ln n n h an hom e b ro u g h t to g e th e r a goodly n u m b e r o' people on W ed n esd ay n ig h t to h o n o r ie fo rem o st te m p e ra n c e w o rk e r of h e r tim e. T lie p ro g ra m w as u n d e r tlie a u sp ices of th e local W. C T. U. c h a p te r, th e p re s id e n t, Mrs. G eorge F. H oney, p resid in g . T h e C ru s a d e r's psalm , rend by Mr.:. Mary S h o e m a k e r, a p ra y e r by Rev. .1. Mon,»-aim B row n, vocal an d p ian o n u m b e rs by Miss F lo re n c e H oney, Miss M abel B row n, Miss M ildred St. C lair, Mrs. .1. M ontcalm B row n, an d Mrs. A W. S h ipley, and an e x p la n a tion of th e w o rk in g s of th e m em o rial ju b ile e fu n d by Mrs. G eorge H oney, p r-c e d e d lit» m ain a ililress of th e ev e n in g a i-ulogv of Hie life mid w ork of Miss W illa rd , d e liv e re d by Mrs. M attie M. S leeth . Mrs. S leeth selza »1 upon tliis »iccaBion to s e o j- h its a g a in s t tin c o n g re ssm e n , s ta te le g isla to rs an d city an d co u n ty Of ficials w ho. w hile th ey a re not a c tu a l ly h in d e rin g tin- w o rk in g s of th e 'p r n - h ih ltlo n law , a re c e rta in ly not co o p e ra tin g w hole liP iirtedly in i-xocu, ing It. F o llo w in g tin- p ro g ra m a social e v e n in g w as en jo y ed . Many g a th e r e d ab o u t tin- p ian o , s in g in g old fa v o ri, • h e a rt songs. O th e rs c h a tte d , a n d all p a rto o k of tin- h o s p ita l!,y of th e m e m b e rs of th e u n io n , w ho se rv e d »•off. »- and ca k e s, M esdam es W o stell, S ta n le y , Z im m e rm a n . S leeth , an d o ,tie rs p o u rin g . T lie p a rlo rs and »lining room o , tie Cli naliaii hom e w ere b rig h t w ith pot.i of jn n q n ils an d b a s k e ts of pussv w illow s. T h e e v e n in g m e e tin g , an in n o v a tio n in itse lf, as th e m e m o ria ls h av e a lw ay s In-i-n held d u rin g th e af- te rn o o u h e re to fo re , w as a p ro n o u n c e I success. ev. o in g FARM BUREAU WORK PLANNED T h e p re s e n t w eek h as been a n ex ceed in g ly busy o n e fo r th e county a g r ic u ltu r a l office. On T u esd ay e v e n ing tile e x ecu tiv e c o m m itte e of th e fa rm b u re a u m et w ith th e c h a irm a n , H. A L ew is of R u sse llv ille in C ounty A gent S. 1!. H a ll's office in G n -.lam . T h e m ost im p o rta n t b u sin e ss a c c o m p lish ed w as tin- d is iric tin g of th is se ctio n an d a rr a n g in g a sc h e d u le of m e e tin g s fo r tin- w ork. Tom orrow n ig h t at s o 'clo ck tin people of L ynch d is tric t v. ill Hold a c o m m u n ity m e e tin g In L ynch school h o u se, at w hich tim e each p rson wiil bV given tin- o p p o rtu n ity to e tiro ll in on e o r m o re of th e p ro je c ts to he u i'- d e rta k e n by tin- fa rm b u re a u . T lie t ’orin-lt d is tric t e m t i t a . -• i l Hint co u n ty east of tin- S andy rivei A m e e tin g is called fo r M onday e v e o in g at h a lf p ast sev en in tlie C o rb e tt h ig h sch o o l, at w hich a full all n , alien is d e sire d . sho T lie d is tric t re p ri-se n ta tiv i m uch e n th u s ia s m fo r th e ir w ork an 1 a full y e a r w ith m u ch good a .ix ti- pllslted is th e ir hope. P resen t at th e m e e tin g w ere H. A. L ew is an d Jo h n W il has of R u ssellv ille. H e rb e rt Lym 11 of L ynch d is tric t, H. E. T oppli tint of P le a s a n t V ulley, t). 1. Neal an d S !t. H all o f G resh am , W ard E vans of Ci ; b e ,I. .1 S tre b ill of C e d a r d is tric t. Hon a id F u ry of G ilb e rt, a n d o th e rs . In te re s t in th e fo rm a tio n of a local liriim h of th e p o u ltry m en 'w ai.i iici.i tio n is q u ite g e n e ra l. Many i n q u i r i i- a n d su g g e s tio n s re g a rd in g it hav e conn- in to tin- a g r ic u ltu r a l office d u r in g tin- w eek. WORLD PROGRAM CONFERENCE THIS WEEK M ethodism all over the O regon con ference, as wi ll as m em bers of o th e r d en o m in atio n s, an- v itally interested in tin- P o rtla n d world p rogram m e eon ference, w hich will be Itelil in P o rtlan d F e b ru a ry 28 and M arch 1 T he ro tifer ference, w hich Is b rin g in g ,<> P o rtlan d n ationally-know n sp e a k e rs and preach era, is expected to lie th e biggest event P o rtlan d ri-llgous circles have ever know n. T he p asto r and tw o o r m ore lay d eleg ates from every M ethodist church In tin- e n tire d is tric t coy* red by the conference a re expected to a tte n d tlx- conference, w hile In P o rtla n d th e pas to rs and th e ir wives will be the g u ests of tlie e n te rta in m e n t com m ittee of tile conferences. T he world p ro g ram m e conference Is declared to he Hu- most Im portant and co n stru c tiv e convention ever In-Id in the northw est. T w elve to 15 of th e g reatest spepk e rs and nation wide lead e rs In Method Ism will Is- at th e eonferi-tn " T he M ethodist c e n te n a ry program m e m u rk s (lie lieginiilng of tin after.-tIn- w ar reco n s,flic,lo ti plan of tin- M“ th- odls, ch u rch , w hile a t tin- sam e tim e th e ra isin g of the g ig a n tic c e n te n ary fund as a celeb ratio n of tin- loot It aunt versnry of tin- e stab lish m en t rtf C hris, tan m issions in A m erica. "T h e ee n te n a ry is th e b eg in n in g of a g reat relig io u s ren aissan ce, w hich so m any p -opl- have aiitieip ati d as a eons» qin.in'e of th e w orld w ar." <1< d a r e lead ers of th e m ovem ent. "T h e ce n te n a ry m ovem ent, tin- g reat est relig io u s effort ever m ade, will have th e sp irit of th e A m erican 're viva!' an d so m eth in g of tlie fervor of tin- C ru sad es.” FAIN. UL ACCIDENT TO REV S G. ROPER OLD FASHIONED GARDEN PLANNED BY LIBRARIAN R e v . S G. R oper, p a s to r of th e F f 'i- M -tlio d ist c h u rc h m et w ith a T h e lib ra ry 's b a ik y a rd will be a i c i io,is and p a in fu l ai i ld e n , on W ed old fa sh io n e d E n g lish posy g a rd e n , if n esd ay m o rn in g . A, th e a p p ro a c h to Miss M o n ta g u e 's a m b it ioi.s a te fn Hie foot h rh lg c a c ro s s th e g u lly n e a r filled, an d ail tin- flo w e r p ets liiriv - Ills hom e ju s t s o u ’ ll of P o w ell s tr e e t, It lik ew ise will be u frie n d s h ip g a r tin re is a s te e p a n d m u d d y slop?. d e n ; fo r sh e Is a sk in g ev- ryoin- wlm Ri R o p er lo st h is fo o tin g an d fall lik es p o sies to g iv e of tlle lr i;t| In ing h> av ily , he b ro k e b o th bo n es In I H o lly h o ck s, D elp h in iu m s, -a t.l- t e his leg Just abo v e Hi«' a n k le | | e lay bells, an e m o n e s, S h a s ta dael* p ed- th e r e in th*- ra in fo r h a lf an h o u r lie- loll a n d c h ry s a n th e m u m s a re di r- I for» he .x a id e to a ,tr a c t th»- a t t e n I m ost of all. Tlx- c o lo r <- in me i • • > tio n ol Mr. M assey, w ho was p assln ,: he confined to sh a d e s th a t will tat and h u rr ie d to h is a ss ista n c e . I»r<t tnonize w ith tin- b rick of o u r qa tint Inglis a n d B o tk in a tte n d e d th e s tif lib ra ry b u ild in g fe n r. m ak in g him as io r n fo rta b le ■» M any of th e lad ies of tin- R i d • '<? -■ possible. T oday Dr. In g lis will m a k e a u x ilia ry a re p la n n in g flow* r gif- - - an X -ray p h o to g ra p h of tlie b re a k , t > th is little g a rd e n . O ile r - will no lie te n iiiiie tlx- e x te n t of th e In ju ry . d o u b t w ish to s h a r e th c lr tr- . tri w ith Miss M o n tag u e, Oltr !'.q, l! I, F o rd and C h e v ro le t re p a irin g ('. lib ra ria n E. 'is b u r n , G re sh a m . ,f A Bank’s Best Asset / Si'rvicr to its Patrons and the (dsn/ideni > of its Depositors. H e feel that we have both and is proven hy our growth in the past three years. R eso u rces F eb . 26, 1916 R e so u rces F eb . 26, 1919 . . $ 6 3 ,6 3 7 .4 8 $ 2 2 1 ,5 1 2 .7 0 U p Solict Your Patronape