G R E SH A M
O V TLO O K
T l EM»AY,
A P R IL
lü iw
T h e G aso lin e P ro bl eni
o f S u p p ly an d D em an d
'T h e s e c o n d o f a s e r i e s o f t h r e e s t a t e m e n t s
The war directed attention to the need of petroleum conservation. Speaking on
this subject, Mark L. Requa, General Director, Oil Division, United States Fuel
Administration, recently said:
“The disproportion between the supply of and demand for gasoline is enormous
and constitutes a critical problem.
“Projected at the percentage of increase, 1904-1914, we should require in 1927
something like 700.000,000 barrels of petroleum. In 1918 our total production was
only 350,000,000 barrels.”
T o m eet this situation both the petroleum and au­
tom obile industries have for several years been m ak­
ing every effort. T he problem has been approached
from every angle:
(a) T he oil producers are constantly prospecting
for new fields. They have sunk m any wells
and are doing everything possible to increase
petroleum production.
(b) T he oil refiners, with the help of th eir chem i­
cal engineers, are ever devising new and im­
proved processes of refining by which they
squeeze every possible drop of gasoline out of
each barrel of petroleum .
(c) T he autom otive engineers have aided much
in gasoline conservation by their constant
im provem ent of a u t o m o b i l e engines and
m ethods of carburization. T heir efforts are
to secure the operation of autom obiles on
grades of gasoline that perm it the maximum
production of this m otor fuel from each bar­
rel of crude oil and which, at the same time,
will give the g reatest pow er and m ileage
from each unit of gasoline consumed.
A ll these m ethods are succeeding to a m arked de­
gree, and yet gasoline consum ption is increasing
much faster than production.
Facing these bald facts last sum m er, it becam e
evident to P resident W ilson and the U nited States
Fuel A dm inistration th a t there w as virtually as great
need for gasoline conservation as for food conserva­
tion.
In consequence the U nited States Fuel A dm inis­
tratio n requested E astern states to discontinue en­
tirely all non-essential use of passenger autom obiles,
and for a tim e this request was so extended th at
only autom obiles in G overnm ent, em ergency o r war
service were in use on Sunday. T hese lim itations
were not extended to the W estern states, because at
the tim e there was enough gasoline being produced
in California for Pacific Coast needs and its d istri­
bution did not require the use of tran sco n tin en tal
transportation facilities needed for war.
I t w as p art of this sam e cam paign to conserve
gasoline that led P resident W ilson to appoint a G ov­
ernm ent com m ittee to determ ine and adopt standard
specifications for gasoline and o th er petroleum prod­
ucts.
T his com m ittee consisted of the U nited States
Fuel A dm inistration and representatives of the W ar
and Navy D epartm ents, the U nited States Shipping
B oard,the D irector G eneral of R ailroads, the Bureau
of Mines and the Bureau of Standards.
T he com m ittee was assisted and advised by tech­
nical experts from each of these departm ents and
bodies.
A fter extended discussions, exhaustive tests and
experim entation, th is G overnm ent com m ittee adop­
ted standard specifications for gasoline, not only for
aviation purposes, but also for general m o to r use on
land and sea.
T hese U nited S tates G overnm ent specifications
w ere draw n up with a view to providing a grade of
gasoline th a t would m eet every practical require­
m ent and yet allow m axim um production. T hey deal
w ith the problem on the basis of the best utilization
of our petroleum resources, and the m aintenance of
reasonable prices to the consum er.
D rafted as they w ere by im partial G overnm ent ex­
perts, these U nited States G overnm ent gasoline
specifications are today being generally considered
as the m ost practical stan d ard for gasoline. They
insure an efficient and satisfactory gasoline and at
th e same tim e have due reg ard for th e necessity of
petroleum conservation.
T h e gasoline being furnished today is m ore pow­
erful and gives g reater mileage than the gasoline of
ten years ago. Its use is m ade possible by the im­
provem ents in autom obile engines and m ethods of
carburization. T o go back to the gasoline of ten
years ago would be to accept a m ore highly volatile
but less pow erful gasoline giving less mileage. I t
would also result in decreasing the production and
increasing the cost of gasoline.
PAG E T H R E E
BORING
TROUTDALE
Ed. S iefer uud sons wont su iell
llsh in g S a tu rd a v ev en in g . T hey r e ­
tu r n e d ju s t in tim e to tu r n th e clock
ahead
T h en , to do it U|> b ro w n , Mr.
S ie fe r m ad e e arly m o rn in g c a lls on
h is n eig h b o rs, giving each u very gen
i ru n s b re a k fa s t tre a t.
E d g a r R ussell, son of Mr. an d Mrs
L. R u ssell of T ro u td a le .
lias r
tu r n e d from th e se rv ice of I 'l e b
Sam , He w as d isc h a rg e d a t B n m er
ton. W ash., March 20, a fte r oniin
from New Y ork, win re lie left lit-
sliip, th e I’. S. 8. P re b le in convov
se rv ice from New Y ork a c ro s s lo Eli
rope.
V ern S la te r, so n -in -law of Mr. and
Mrs L. M R u sse ll, liv in g n e a r T ro u t­
d a le ! w as d is c h a rg e d fro m tin aero
se rv ic e lust w eek, co m in g h om e from
C am p L ew is W ednesday
H e saw
c o n sid e ra b le se rv ic e in th e w a r o v e r
in F ra n c e .
H e n ri Hoff m e iste r, w ho lias been
w in te rin g in A rizonu. w rite s homo
I th a t he is feelin g fine a n d is e n jo y ­
ing th e su n n y , d ry clim a te
Mr. a n d M rs. F re d A n d e rso n , of
L en ts, a re v is itin g frie n d s an d r e la ­
t i v e s an d
in c id e n ta lly
in tro d u c in g
th e ir baby d a u g h te r . N e ttie Ire n e
T h o m as M cC ausland has p u rc h a se d
I a F o rd tr u c k to d e liv e r eggs to his
P o rtla n d p a tro n s.
If you w ish to see b e a u tifu l ffeldv,
h itc h up "L iz z ie " an d ta k e a rid e o u r
wav
E ven w ith old D obbin an d th e
buggy It w ill prove a joy rid e. T h e
young w h eat is in d eed b e a u tifu l at
th is sta g e .
Dan T u rn e r, fo rm e rly of F a irv ie w ,
lias recen tly p u rc h a s e d th e W ill O s­
born fa rm , an d in a d d itio n h a s leased
th e F ra n c e place, w h ere th e fam ily
w ill live w hile tile new ho u se is being
b u ilt on th e O sborn place
Mr. R o b e rts, on th e F.m brey place,
is a n o th e r o ne of o u r new n e ig h b o rs.
Mr. R o b e rts com es from E staca d a
SANDY BLUFF
Mr. and Mrs B rook gav e a d an ce
in h o n o r of th e ir so n , Je ro m e , w ho
h as pi i r e tu rn e d from F r a m e
A
la rg e n u m lier of frie n d s a n d n e ig h ­
bo rs g a th e r e d , m ailin g a very e n jo y ­
a b le ev en in g fo r all. A very in te r e s t­
ing fe a tu re of th e ev en in g w as th e
re a d in g of an a rlg in o l poem , "H o m e
\g a i n ,” w ritte n
by
M rs
M am ie
C ald o , in h o n o r of Je ro m e .
Mr. an d M rs. Ed. T a llm a n , O luf
H an sen an d Mrs. A. J. P ro s e v isited
. at tile h o m e of Mr. a n d Mrs. A. J.
AuR S u n d ay . Mr a n d Mrs. T a llm a n
a re uncle an d a u n t of M rs A ult,
'i h e ir com ing w as a s u r p ris e , as sh e
h a s not seen th e m fo r m any years,
'th e y a re m oving to P o rtla n d , w h ere
Mr. T a llm a n w ill be a m e m b e r of th e
C o lu m b ia sh ip y a rd band.
Mr a n d M rs K retz m id d a u g h te r
! v isited
S u n d ay
w ith
Mrs. K re tz '
m o th e r, M rs M W 'idner, and g r a n d ­
m other, Mrs. L a u ra B arnes
F o r a Bail < old.
H a ro ld H u d so n , sou of M ayor and
Mrs. Jo h n 8. H u d so n , w as o p e ra te d
on F rid a y m o rn in g at Good S um nrl
ta n h o sp ita l fo r a p p e n d ic itis
It w a
an a g g ra v a te d
case, th e ap p en d ix
h a v in g b u rs t b e fo re th e o p e ra tio n ,
an d Ills c o n d itio n is q u ite serio u s.
S om e very tine sp ecial m u sic w as
re n d e re d at th e c o m m u n ity sin g at
th e c h u rc h
S a tu rd a y
e v e n in g , es
peeially th e tw o so lo s by Rev. E arl It
C o tto n , th e m in is te r. T h o se p resen t
en jo y e d live s in g in g very m u ch , and
in c o m p lian ce to re q u e s ts, a n o th e r
g a th e r in g of tile sa m e n a tu r e is be­
ing a rr a n g e d fo r th e n e a r fu tu re .
Mrs.
Tom Low w as a c h a rm in g
h o ste ss S a tu rd a y ev en in g at a 50d
p a rty , a b o u t fo rty g u e sts b e in g p r e s ­
e n t, a few frie n d s from T ro u td a l
an d Hie m a jo rity b eing old n e ig h b o rs
fro m th e ir re cen t hom e at P le a s a n t
View
C a rd s w ere en jo y e d till a la te
Ilnur, w lien M rs L ow serv ed d elicio u s
re fre s h m e n ts . All voted th e party a
g re a t su ccess
C h u rc h and S un d ay school will n ■
held in o n e se rv ic e n ext S unday a
11 o 'clo ck
Miss N ellie M C u rtis
from th e D eaconess H om e in F o r'
land w ill lie p re s e n t, and a d d re s s Hi
m eeting.
T ile Red C ro ss w o rk e rs urgently
re q u e s t c o n tr ib u tio n s of old c lo th e s
w hich a re w e a ra b le , to be used in re
lief w ork in F ra n c e and B elgium
P a rc e ls may lie b ro u g h t lo th e Red
C ro ss w ork room In tile b asem en t or
th e c h u rc h next T h u rs d a y a fte rn o o n ,
(lie r e g u la r w ork day.
W hooping Cough.
G ive C h a m b e rla in 's C ough Rehiedy
to keep (lie c o u g h loose an d ex p ec­
to r a tio n easy. It Is e x c ellen t.
Adv
T a k e C h a m b e rla in 's C ough R em edy.
T a ilo rin g
It lia s sto o d tile te s t of tim e an d can
lie d e p en d ed upon.
Adv
For
m en
and
w om en -c le a n in g ,
p re s sin g m id re p a irin g d o n e well.
T ry a w ant Hd. P h o n e 7 0 1 .
P e te r L e u n rd , P o w ell s tre e t.
K -U M 8 B B B M
A Bank Account
¡LuggiL
PAÇS BOe»,
is y o u r liest b a c k in g in th ia
g am e o f life. T ile re su lt o f a
little s y s te m a tic sa v in g , no m a t­
BANK FOR SAWNfiy
te r how sm a ll th e s t a r t, will
s u r p ris e you liy its rap id in ­
c rease. N one o f us know ju st
All Red Crown gasoline now being supplied in the
Pacific Coast states is refined to conform with the
U nited States G overnm ent standard specifications.
It has the full, uniform chain of boiling points nec­
essary for full-powered, dependable gasoline: Low
boiling points for easy startin g , medium boiling
points for quick, sm ooth acceleration, and high boil­
ing points for pow er and mileage.
w hen we may lie m ade u n a b le
to w ork
T h a t Is th e tim e th a t
a sn u g h ank a cco u n t sp a lts lo r
itself.
BANK OF GRESHAM
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
G r esh a m , O regon
(California)
C ut this out, ca rry it fo r reference.
G RESHAM . Phone 201
PO R TLA N D . Phone Ma,n 5105
GRESHAM PORTLAND AUTO STAGE SCHEDULE
(A M I f i l l
B O N D I 11 < AMS
U N IV I P S
Leave Gresham , Corner Main and P ow ell Streets
AM
8:00, 9:30, 10:35, 11:30,
2:35, 3:30, 4:35, 5:30, 6:30, 7:35
P. M.
12:35, 1:30,
Leave Portland, Stand betw een W ashington and A lder on
First Street, Routed over Pow ell V alley Road O nly
A. M 8:40. 9:40, 10:40, 11:40,
2 40 3 40, 4 40, 5 30, 6 40, 7 40
DEBATE ON BILL 45
C ontinued from page 1
To get back to th e sch o o ls
less
fr ills fo r Mr. M ulkey, if you p lease.
M ore a tte n tio n to th e m a jo r s u b ­
je c t* -to th e f u n d a m e n ta ls of e d u ­
c a tio n . w hich Mr. M ulkey c la im s r e ­
ceiv e m o re a tte n tio n in th e ru ru l
th a n in th e
c ity sch o o ls.
In his
o p in io n , th e bill w ill not b rin g us
b e tte r sch o o ls
lie th in k s th a t th e
bill w ould sim p ly vest In th e c o u n ty
sch o o l
s u p e r in te n d e n t
a u to c r a tic
p o w er, so m e of w hich th e s u p e r in ­
te n d e n t now se c u re s th r o u g h d ip lo ­
m acy. lie Is in c lin ed to rid ic u le p r
idea o f five d ir e c to r s a d m in is te rin g
th e sch o o l a ffa irs of th e c o u n ty , as
o u tlin e d In th e bill.
"D o you need a c e n tr a l b o ard to
buy e v e r y th in g .f r o m sch o o l te a c h e rs
to b ro o m s ? " a sk e d
Mr. M ulkey.
"N oy
bello w ed h is lis te n e rs
Mr
M illkey c a lled a ite n tlo n to th e fact
LAKE’S TRUCK SERVICE
PHONE 757
Express and general Hauling between
Pleasant Home and Portland
SANITARY
MARKET
Geo. Dietl, Prop.
Hain S tr eet
Q reshatn, Ore.
Home-made Sausage and
Lard, Sweet-Cured Ham
and Bacon
W e b u y B eef C a ttle , C alves,
H ogs, H ide«, E tc.
FARM ERS,
A T T E N T IO N !
M eal
We Smoke Your
Phons 881
th a t w hile all o th e r c o n s o lid a tio n '
m e a s u re s m et w ith
a speedy an d
p a in le ss »'lid at I he re c e n t le g is la ­
tu re . th is S e n a te Rill 45, w as r e ­
served as a sm a ll d o se to try o u t on
th e v o te rs o f M u ltn o m ah co u n ty , by
way
o f an
e x p e rim e n t,
lie d e ­
n o u n ced th e m e a s u re as "h a lf-b a k e -l
an d ra w .”
In h is b rie f re p ly , Mr. S m ith in ­
d ig n a n tly d en ied th e
im p u ta tio n
th a t th e c o n so lid a tio n sch em e w as
b ein g trie d o u t " o n th e dog ”
He
u rg e d his lis te n e rs to s e c u re a copy
o f th e hill, to read It, stu d y It, an d
v ote w ith open m in d s on th e m e a s­
u re.
F o llo w in g
th e d e b a te ev ery b o d y
re p a ire d to
th e
sch o o l b asem en t
w h ere th e la d ie s o f P o w ell V alley dis-
I O u R fa t row 5
P R A iS E U S / *
..ENERY DAY 1
T w a t
swop /
TOR
I WHsvI
they say
tr lc t se rv e d
re fre s h m e n ts .
O th e r
d is tric ts w ould do w ell to follow
Pow ell V alley 's p ro g re ssiv e exam pl
in a rr a n g in g fo r -this d is cu ssio n th a t
so v itally c o n c e rn s all of us.
March 12, 1919
P. M.
12:40, 1 40,
Subject to Change Without Notice
EKSTROM TRUCK SERVICE
Ho Von Sleep W ell?
To be a t h is best a m an m u st have
so u n d , re f re s h in g sleep W hen w a k e ­
ful an d re s tle s s at n ig h t he is in no
c o n d itio n fo r w ork o r b u sin ess d u r ­
ing th e day
W a k e fu ln e ss is o ften
cau sed hv In d ig e stio n and c o n s tip a ­
tio n , an d is q u ick ly reliev ed by C hain
b e r la in ’s T a b le ts T ry a dose of th e se
ta b le ts an d see how m u ch b e tte r you
feel w itli a c le a r head an d good d ig e s ­
tio n . Adv.
C U L L P O TA T O R S w an ted fo r feed
E. W. A ylsw orth, p h o n e 43.
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OffP c w ith C om m ercial T ra n s fe r Co., 225 Ash St., bet. F ir s t and Second
G resham Office, G arage n e a r L u m b er Yard, R esidence sam e
Regular Trips Between
GRESHAM and PORTLAND
and Outside Hauling.
G K I'.K II A ,\1
Phone 851
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PORTLAND
ALBERT EKSTROM
E. J. G radin buys c a ttle a n d h o g .
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P h o n e 3 5 # .— A dv.
We Have Heard a Lot
ab o u t th e com plim ents th a t
o u r p atro n s a re paying us, and
we w ant to say rig h t here and
now, "M r. and Mrs. C ustom er,
we th a n k you.
Y our kind
w ords are sending your friends
to th is shop, and we are going
to tre a t them rig h t. A gain, we
th a n k you.”
GRESHAM MARKET
A. J. W . IIK O W N . Prop.
Gresham, Ore.
BAKING EXCELLENCE
Allows us to com pete with all rivals
The In g red ien ts of o u r bread and
p astries a re In stric t conform ity with
th e w ar reg u latio n s and the n eatn ess
of o u r bakery has given us the h ig h ­
est sa n ita ry ratin g .
P atro n ize a
hom e in d u stry ,
CITY BAKERY
G re sh a m .
Phone II.
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