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T W IC E A W EEK VOL. 9, G resham O utlook NO. 45 STARCH FACTORY OFFICERS CHOSEN GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY. TWO AEROPLANES SAIL OVER GRESHAM OREGON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, SURPLUS WAR FOOD SELLS AT BARGAIN T hose who had th e good fo rtu n e to see two areo p lan es flying o v e r' G resham yesterday are crow ing a good deal o ver th e rest of th e folks I A m eeting of th e stock h o ld ers of . who were not m ade aw are of th e ir th e N orthw est P o tato S tarch & Mill- * 1 presence u n til th e ‘'b ird s” had flown ing Com pany was held at the new 1 out of sight. T he present d isap p o in t factory office yesterday afternoon. , m ent need not be felt so keenly, as flying m achines o ver G resham will C h arles C leveland acted as chairm an soon be as com m on as a re th e autos an d J. A. T u rn e r as secretary . on its stre e ts now. T he follow ing directo rs were elect T he two m achines referred to are ed : J. F . GrilHtli. Chas Cleveland. rep o rted to be planes w hich a re being Old high cost of living is getting a jolt uow as Uncle Sam sells Chas. D oppler. J. A. T u rn e r, R. E. te ste d as to th e ir value as lire pa surplus food stuffs bought up for war purposes The surplus will be tro ls. And th a t tf only one of the Griffith, E. C. Davis, L. L. H iatt, J. placed Is the hands of consum ers through various cities .Here shows num berless practical uses to which M. Johnson, W. If. Enos, K. A. Mil im m ense stores for five big eastern cities Bucon at 34 cen ts— beef the flying m achine can be put. hash si 13 cents— shows the im m ense saving possible tor th e con le r and C onrad Silver. F o r th e presen t, how ever, th e a ir sumer W ith th e com pletion of th e organ-! planes as they a re now being called, ization th e com pany will seek the j are a decided novelty. T he com m o co-operation of th e farm ers in se tion they cre a te am ong men and a n i c u rin g the raw m ateria ls on a profit- m als is well p ictu red by a resident of sh a rin g plan. G resham h eig h ts who described the S tartin g witlt the p urchase of the occurance y esterd ay as follow s: old cheese factory p roperty and the “ S currying fowls, seeking safety b u ilding on South R oberts avenue from a m on ster bird, an tm a ze d bull T he ag ric u ltu ra l d ep a rtm en t of say these are th e ones to kill for la st sp rin g th e sum m er m onths have and s ta rtle d calves signified th a t the tab le use. been spent in o v erh au lin g th e build- ( sound of a tr a c to r In m id -air over G resham high school req u ires each Since it is th e laying hens th a t ing and equiping it for th e ntanu- j G resham H eights F arm on Monday stu d e n t to carry a hom e p ro ject. The pay, rem em ber tliut when d e te rm in fac tu re of p o ta to sta rc h and dehy n ea r m id-day was at least unusual. In stru cto r m akes fre q u en t visits to ing the size and m ake-up of your d ra tin g of fru it and vegetables. A Even th e men in th e field, h earin g Inspect th e p ro g ress of th ese hom e flock a few well selected birdH, each la rg e boiler has been in stalled , a th e om inous “ b u r r ” of th e m otors of v en tu res, but in ad d itio n a w ritten witli Individual ab ility to lay, are steam engine, pum p, etc. The b etto r th an a la rg e r (lock of which two flying aero p lan es, felt th e " u rg e ” b u ilding was found to be ideal for to “ pink" those g reat birds of the rep o rt of the project m ust be m ade th e ind iv id u als are non-productive th e purpose, using th e g rav ity sys- , air, even th o u g h they were w inging by th e stu d en t. for many m onths in the year. tem , affo rd in g about five stories. A th e ir way w estw ard over G resham C lifton K esterso n , whose report is “ Early to bed” Is a ru le th a t w on’t system of ta n k s has been installed published today, is a m em ber of the do for henB, not if th e p o u ltry m an Is B u tte .” for w ashing. T here Is abundance class in an im al h u sb an d ry . T hough looking for high egg production. The of good w ate r on th e place. City only 16 years old, he conducts his early-to-roost and late-to -rlse hen is FIFTH ANNUAL PICNIC w ater will also be used. D rying or business like a m an. He has his own one th a t should find her way to the OF MULTNOMAH GRANGE d eh y d ra tin g room s have been con chicken house and y ard very conven ro astin g pan. All feed is too high to feed b o ard A hens. O ur big p ro b stru cted and th e la test process will Follow ing th e ir an n u a l custom iently arran g e d , m aking th e m an lem Is to find th e b o ard er hen and be em ployed In drying fru its and the m em bers of M ultnom ah G range agem ent of th e flock a very easy cull her o u t of th e (lock. vegetables, ft is expected th a t the are to have a picnic on next S a tu r m a tte r. By raisin g som e of th e feed One of th e prim e e sse n tia ls ’in factory will be in o p eratio n by the day, A ugust 9, in which all m em bers he has reduced his expense item no p oultry is to use only th e stro n g , la tte r p a rt of th is m onth for the and th e ir frien d s are invited to tak e sm all figure.’ He has decided to get ' vigorous, h ealthy stock. It is only ev aporation of apples, p ru n es and p art. V istors will be given a warm m ore out of his chickens th a n ju st , by con tin u in g to do th is th a t a flock pears. welcome. A tine program of music th e direct profits. T he p u ttin g in of can be built up and have h e a lth and Follow ing th te sto c k h o ld e rs’ m eet speaking and sp o rts will fill in th e a b erry patch is now con tem p lated vigor, which produce stro n g , fertile ing th e d irec to rs m et and elected th te tim e before and a fte r th e b ask et d in w here he expects to get In d irect re eggs. follow ing officers for th e com ing n er at noon. tu rn s from his flock. The appearance of a bird is not y ear: Chas. Cleveland, p resid e n t; alw ays a su re Indication of ItH vig A bunch of chickens in tile berry T he place of th e picnic will be the J. F. Griffith, first vice president and sandy beach opposite th e au to m o patch, at th e rig h t tim e, gives big or, but appearance and action taken g en eral m a n ag e r; Chas. Doppler, bile club house by th e u p p er Sandy re tu rn s in tlie d estru c tio n of in to g e th e r form a fairly reliab le basis second vice p resid e n t; K. A. Miller, bridge. M. H. W heeler and II. L. n u m erab le berry pests and fu rn ish es for picking out vigorous henH. The tre a su re r, and J. A. T u rn e r, secre Ball, com m ittee on arran g e m en ts, th e best fertilize r, figures C lifton. good layers a re readily indicated by th te follow ing: Im provem ents and business ex p an tary. have plans well u n d er way for the 1 Comb, face and w attles should T he next m eeting of th e stock p ark in g of autom obiles attd th e com sion m ean an ex p en d itu re of not only have u good, b rig h t color, and eyes h o lders will be held on T uesday, tim e and labor, but a deal of money fo rt of th e visitors. b rig h t an d fairly p rom inent. S eptem ber 2. th ese days of high prices. W here 2 Head should be co m paratively T he follow ing program has been th e re is a will th e re is a way, even broad and sh o rt, not long and slim , arra n g e d by Mrs. M yrtle Ball, le c tu r ABOUT T H E COUNTY for a boy. M ornings and evenings o r crow -headed. er, assisted by Mrs. Ju lia A llder, past (F ro m F arm B ureau NewB) C lifton is at hom e to care for his 3 Strong, fine bones, w ith soft, Do you know th a t M ultnom ah le c tu re r: chickens, but d u rin g the day he is pliable skin. C ounty is to be the site of th e la rg Song, Am erica. busy d elivering new spapers in P o rt 4 Pelvic bones at each side of the est livestock exposition pavilion in R ecitation, Mrs. S arah W heeler. land. His m o th er ag reein g to look vent should be stra ig h t and pliable Solo, Rev. E a rl B. C otton. th e U nited S tates. T his will be the a fte r ills p o ultry a t noon has made and fa r enough a p a rt to allow an R ecitation by th e tittle folks. hom e of th e Pacific In te rn a tio n a l at egg to pass th ro u g h eaHiiy. th is arran g e m en t possible. T alk by C. D. M inton of P o rt N orth P o rtlan d . To g et som e ideas T he highly productive lien must As to th e con d u ct of his business of Its m agnitude, it will cover seven land. f u rth e r th e young p o ultrym an will have a g re a t food cap acity ; sh e m ust lie stro n g and active, alw ays s c ra tc h an d one-half acres of th e 15-acre Solo, M. H. W heeler. speak for him self. ing, up early an d late, and alw ays A ddress, Ben S. W orsley of A stor tra c t donated for the purpose, m ak She should be ing half th e g ro u n d space available ia, president of th e Oregon H o rticu l SELECTING T H E LAYING HENS busy and happy. alert and have a vigorous carriag e. fo r au to p ark in g . It is to cost $250,- tu ra l society. By C lifton K esterso n . A nim al H us Tlie legs should be set well ap art Song, “ T he F a rm e rs Feed Them 000, P o rtlan d to m atch d o lla r for b andry S tu d en t. G resham High and stro n g ly su p p o rt th e body, with d o lla r the am o u n t raised in th e sta te A ll.” School. no tendency of w eakness o r knock- o u tsid e th a t city. condition. T he plum age T he sp o rts com m ittee, consisting T h e high prices of food stu ffs, as kneed T he beef, dairy, sheep and hog in of Mrs. P earl H ayden and Mrs. Mary well as th e .ad d ed expense of labor should be clean and sm ooth. Lack d u stry will be rep rese n ted in th e F ritz, will p rese n t a p rogram which and o th e r item s which e n te r in to the of condition o ften accom panies so il plans. T he building will have a ca will furnish plenty of fun fo r old cost of producing eggs, m akes it im ed, roughened plum age. H ens of tills sort ure of th e right p acity of 800 ca ttle of the beef and young. It will include a frog p erativ e th a t th e re should be a ca re type to retu rn a fa ir profll if they ful culling of laying stock if a profit breeds, 1,000 dairy c a ttle , 400 race for th e boys, a cra c k e r race Is to he m ade by th e producer. a re given fa ir chance in food and horses, 4,000 sheep and 4,000 hogs. by th e g irls, a shoe race by the In my flock som e hens will be quarters. In dim ensions th e building will be boys and an egg race by th e g irls, found to be m u d i b e tte r producers In culling o u t th e flock th e fol 354 feet wide and 82 feet long. The three-legged race, chew ing rag race th an oth ers. O ften th e re are a few low ing points should be used to stad iu m will se at 8,000 people, with (by the la d ie s ), fa t m en’s race and hens which are such poor layers th a t g e th e r: 1 E arly molt ing (b efo re Sept. 1), th ey are unprofitable. Needless to a rin g fo r a nig h t horse show . W ork p a rtn e r race. of erecting th e exposition building In case of rain on S atu rd ay the is well u n d er way. picnic will be held in M ultnom ah T he hay crop in g en e ral is very hall at O rient. good and a nu m b er of farm e rs have been selling o u t of th e stack and ALLEGED FORGER IS baling in th e field. Some different CAPTURED IN FRISCO th a n last year. According to teleg rap h ic advices Mr. P o u ltry m an , have you noticed received at P o rtlan d police h ead in th e daily m a rk e t q u o ta tio n s th a t q u a rte rs a day o r so ago, C harles th e A ssociation N u-Lade eggs have a W hite who was em ployed in B auer's se p a ra te q u o ta tio n from th e o th e r b a rb e r shop from Ju ly 10 to Ju ly 26 eggs and th a t they are quoted more was arrested In San F rancisco for a l because they a re w orth m ore? Are leged forgeries, and will be retu rn ed you producing N u-Lade eggs? to Oregon fo r prosecution. He de At last th e objections have all posited a check, said to be forged in been satisfied and M ultnom ah D rain a bank in G resham , soon a f te r check age D istrict No. 1 Is ready to s ta rt to ing out nearly th e en tire am o u n t of c o n stru c tin g th e ir dike aro u n d the approxim ately $400. 8,000 acres of th e most fe rtile soil He is alleged to have cashed a bo in this p a rt of th e state. gus check for $125.25 on W oodard. Have you reported th a t patch of C lark e & C o ..after m aking a sm all C anada th istle s to th e C ounty Road purchases. D epartm ent o r a re you still keeping A. C. W ilson alias W. W. C ourier still about It to keep from h u rtin g o r C harles W hite as he was known som e sh iftless neighbors but prefer h ere seem s to be q u ite a tran sien t. en d a n g erin g your whole com m unity? It is rep o rted th a t on th e F o u rth of Ju ly he was in Toledo, Ohio, tak in g You h a v e n 't th e nerve! In th e W illlard-D em psey fight. Six W hen k n ead in g dough of any days la te r he was in G resham ply He bought a ;ind and th e board insists upon slld- ing an honest razor Congressman Sydney Anderson. Minnesota and 8enator W 8 ng around, spread o u t a dish-tow el su it of clothes from A ylsw orth, pay Kenyon, Iowa, Joint “ fathers’ of the packer bill, approved by the nd place th e board on top of th a t ing w ith gen u in e coin. W hite left Federal Trade Commission and which is regarded as the trull of the no board bill ag ain st him , b ut his nd it will rem ain sta tio n a ry commission’s meet ».nd live stock Investigations The bill provides room rent is still due as th e few a r ti for the government licensing ol pecking plante, excepting farmers And w hen ru n n in g th e vacuum cles he left in it are h ard ly w orth cooperative plants and those doing business of under $600,000 a year clean er on sm all rugs and they slip considering as paym ent. Failure to obey the provisions of the license would result in the govern ment taking over the offending packidp plant Under the provisions and slide aro u n d ju st m ove them of the bill the packers must give up control of the refrigerator cars, over onto a la rg e rug and they will Im st W e e k o f S u i i i i i m t Sale. retire from ownership of fruit, vegetable and flab canneries, tron, the cease being so troublesom e. T his week enda th e sale of sum m er grocery business and from active control of the dockyards They h a ts a t th e Misz M illinery, m aking would be limited solely to butchering and preparing meat and Its by products The Secretary of Agriculture ta designated as tbs adminis Milk for sale, delivered daily. r.»om for th e larg e new stock com i trative officer under the license pian. Gresham Dairy. Phone 901. tf i n g — Adv. SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF HEN SELECTION Daddies of tlie Packer Bill 1919 EXCELLENT PROGRAM AT LADIES AID SOCIAL Altliougli F rid ay evening was too cool fo r a brisk sale of ice cream , th e L adies' Aid social on th e spacious p arsonage lawn lacked n o th in g in the way of an excellent program . A piano was placed on th e con crete w alk. A c lu ste r of electric globes lig h ted th e grounds. Tables, eh airs and benches were arran g e d for th e com fort of th e audience. One cannot help but an ticip ate some ra re hom e ta len t uiusicales when th e co m m unity social cen ter is fully organized, Judging from such as th a t fu rn ish ed for th e lad ies’ aid so cial. One unit a t leust seem s to be ready - t h e o rch e stra, consisting of Miss G ladys N eal, p ia n ist: Miss L elsla Ruby, first violin; Glenn R ush e r an d W. L. G orsage, second violins; and F. W. F ieldhouse, cello. Dr H arry O tt will figure prom inently on th ese program s, for no solo is m ore thoroughly enjoyed th an th e eu p h o n ium selections. Mrs. J. M ontcalm Brow n, in h er d elig h tfu l m an n er, read “ Knee-Deep in Ju n e ,” responding to th e encore w ith B ru n n er's "C an d o r.” two pieces from h e r endless rep e rto ire which tlie public will w ant to h ear again when th e com m unity gives Its pro gram s. M arian Jo h n so n was elected lay d eleg ate to th e an n u a l conference which convenes a t Salem th is fall, when a d eleg ates to th e g en eral con ference of th e M ethodist church will be elected. Mrs. H ans L arsen was elected a lte rn a te . TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS $1.50 PER YEAR SHRINERS SURPRISE JUDGE STAPLETON T he evening is still— th e a ir not so much as stirrin g a tiny leaflet. A most com fortable hush broods over all. Occasionally a chicken may be heard crooning a sleepy little song from its perch in th e hen house. Ju d g e O. W. S tapleton is sittin g , Y ankee fashion, on his veranda, en joying th e glorious view, th e calm, and the croon, and the end of a p er fect cigar. Au om inous p u rr is heard off in th e distance, a ca r rounds th e o rn er, a second one, a th ird , an o th er and an o th er. "By th e beard of M ethuselah! I believe those people a re com ing h ere ,’’v en tu res th e judge, dropping his feet to the floor til a h u rry . And it was high tim e he did, for in a m om ent m ore a m ighty concourse tiled up th e drivew ay— a high prlest- ss, a w atchm an of th e shepherd, a g ran d m atro n , th e first wise man, th e second h andm aiden, yea verily, th e king of Oregon stro d e In m ajestic m an n er tow ard th e house In com pany w ith many o th e r notables. No; (his is not a story from A ra bian N ights, o rien tal us it sounds, but is sim ply an account of how a su rp rise was given George W. Staple- ton, past g ran d p atro n O. E. 8. of Oregon last T h u rsd ay evening by the P o rtlan d W hite S h rin ers and some of the past sup rem e officers who have been visiting th e n o rth w est ill th e piiHt m onth. Among those p resen t were, Mrs. EVENING STAR GRANGE H elen E. C. B alm er, past w orthy FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS g ran d chapluin of th e generul g rand At a m eeting of the Evening S tar ch a p te r of th e w orld, who is also G range held S atu rd ay at th e ir hall past su prem e w orthy high priestess on Division stre e t, reso lu tio n s were of th e W hite S hrine of Jeru salem and adopted favoring th e league of n a past g ran d m atro n of Michigan. tions covenant and d eclaring th a t th e Mrs. Mary Ja n e Deicks, past g ran d in te rests of th e co u n try would be m atro n O. E. 8. of K entucky and best served by im m ediate favorable past su p rem e high priestess of th e W hite S h rin e ; Mrs. Sadie Quigley, action. P lan s w ere discussed for the hom e past g ran d m atro n O. E. S. of K en com ing m eeting of E vening S tar tucky an d past high p riestess of the Clyde Evans, past g ran g e O ctober 4, being th e 45th a n W hite S h rin e; niversary of its form ation. T his an grand p atro n O. E. 8. of Oregon, and niversary m eeting has been missed past su p rem e w atchm an of th e shep only once d u rin g Its h istory. The herd of th e W hite S h rin e; Dr. L. M. present m a ster is J. J. Jo h n so n , an Davis, past g rand p atro n O. E. S. of atto rn e y of P o rtlan d , who has served Oregon and king of Oregon S hrine in th a t capacity for 16 years, d u rin g No. 1 of th e W hite S hrine of J e ru which tim e he has missed only two salem ; P au lin e Lerch, w orthy high priestess of Oregon S hrine No. 1; A. m eetings. A. G raham , w atchm an of th e shep If you have ch e rrie s or berries, herd of Oregon S hrine No. 1; E lfreda ring 991. We pay th e top m ark et Hedge, w orthy shepherdess of O re price. We a re cre atin g a m a rk e t for gon S hrine No. 1' A nna A. Brown, G resham , not o u tsid e districts. Bring W orthy guide of Oregon S hrine No. y o « r fru it to u s. H o m e P r o d u c ts J. J. Johnson, first w lsem an of Com pany.— Adv. tf Oregon S hrine No. 1; T. J. Men d enhall, second w isem an of Oregon B e rr y P lu n te fo r Sale. We a re ready to book o rd ers for S hrine No. 1; L ena (’. M endenhall, berry p lan ts fo r next y ea r's p la n t past g ran d m atron O. E. 8. of Oregon ing. T he C o-operative Berry G row and past high priestess of Oregon ers, office a t th e old M etzger store. S hrine No. 1; W. F. Dillon, past with d istin ctly co n tracted comb and w atchm an of th e shep h erd of O re w attles. gon S hrine No. 1; C lara B. G raham , 2 Yellow sh a n k s and beak a t the past high priestess of Oregon S hrine end of laying year. No. 1; M arg aret H owapion, past 3 C o n tracted o r h ard en ed condl high priestess of Oregon S hrine No. tion of th e abdom en. 1; A nna Fuchs, second h an d m aid T he above type of hens is th e one th a t lays b u t few eggs each m onth en of Oregon S hrine No. 1; F an n ie and year, and hens th a t lay few eggs ((organ, w orthy tre a s u re r of Oregon th e first year will, g en erally sp e ak S hrine No. 1; Mra. L illian Dalzell, ing lay few er th e second and at a Mrs. E. Davis, Mrs. Lulu M acrum, decreasing ra te su b seq u en t years. Mrs. C ota, Leo J. Fuchs, Jo h n G ra A flock of n ot m ore th an one ham from M anila, Mrs. J. J. Jo h n j hu n d red selected hens will lay as son, P e te r Borgan, M arvin Hedge, | m any eggs and pay a m uch g re a te r Mrs. H e n rie tta M arble of K eutucky, profit th an tw o or th re e hu n d red not Mrs Ixm S tapleton,, O. J. Brown selected o r culled. T he n o n -p ro d u G eorgia S tapleton, (>. J. Brown, J r., cer is a p arasite, living at th e ex and G ladys Johnson. pense of th e b e tte r layers. T he Jollification, such as only the As p u lle ts lay m ore eggs th an hens it would be a sa fe r and far b e tte r S h rin ers know how to have, wound plan fo r th e people who have only up with a V irginia reel and o th e r a few birds to p urchase each fall the old dances, and of course n hylos desired n u m b er of p u llets from a m uck-a-m uck at the conclusion of specialist b reed er with a rep u tatio n festivities. for a p roductive strain . T his allow s On Sunday S uprem e W orthy High th e p u llets to he used for egg pro P riestess Mrs. M inerva J. P a rro tt of duction the first year and for m eat or breeding purposes th e second year D etroit, Mich., escorted by officials and W hite S h rin ers of O regon, m o tored o ver th e Colum liia highw ay, a A ‘ GLAD PROGRAM PLANNED FOR SOCIAL p art of th e e n te rta in m e n t accorded Mrs. P a rro tt w hile m aking h er official T he C h ristian E n deavor a t Pleas lodge visit In P o rtlan d . ant Home will give a P o liy an n a ice ereani social on th e B aptist church DANIEL M GRAW DIES law n, F rid ay evening, A ugust 8. AFTER OPERATION "G la d ” s to rie l will be given from A recent news item in th e O regon P oliy an n a and “g la d ” gam es will be ian rep o rts th e d eath of Daniel Mc played d u rin g th e evening. T hose who are blue will be m ade G raw , a t St. V incent's hospital on happy; those who are happy will be S atu rd ay , follow ing un o peration. m ade h ap p ier still, so everyone come He was 50 years of age, a native of Catiuda. and cam e to Oregon in 1914 Coining and settled on a farm n ear G resham A rran g em en ts have Just been com Mr. McGraw Is survived by his wid pleted to secure th e R ichardson & ow, Mrs Agness McGraw; a b ro th er, T a lb e rt D ram atic Com pany In “ Ken W illiam McGraw of H oquiam , W ash., tiickv S ue” at Masonic h all, F rid ay and a sister, Mrs. J. M. McDonald. A ugust 15. See fu rth e r announce m erit.— - Ad v. 'A H o rn e y ( '. G , ScliiM -iiler IteeuiiM X G ran g e Notii-e G resham G ran g e No. 270 will tnee in re g u la r session S atu rd ay evening ' August 9. All g ran g e rs are request ’ ed to bring th e ir b ask ets. Suppe .w ill be served a t 7 :3 0 o'clock. C L IF F KERN, L ectu rer. I P ra c tic e . A ttorney C. O. Schneider has re sum ed his practice and will be in bis office, F irst S tate Bank building. G resham , on T uesday, T h u rsd ay an d S atu rd ay o f each week, reserving th e o th e r days for th e p resen t for co u rt w ork.— Adv.