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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1919)
T W IC E A W EEK n VOL. 9, G resham O utlook NO. 45 STARCH FACTORY OFFICERS CHOSEN A m eeting of tlie stock h o ld ers of the N orthw est P o tato S tarch & Mill ing Com pany was held at th e new factory office yesterday afternoon. C harles C leveland acted as chairm an and J. A. T u rn e r as secretary. T he follow ing d irec to rs were elect ed: J. F . Griffith. Chas Cleveland, Chas. D oppler, J. A. T u rn e r, R. E. Griffith, E. C. Davis, L. L. H iatt, J. M. Johnson, W. H. Enos, K. A. Mil ler and C onrad Silver. W ith th e com pletion of the o rg a n ization th e com pany will seek the co-operation of th e farm ers In se cu rin g th e raw m ateria ls on a profit- sh a rin g plan. S ta rtin g with the purchase of the old cheese factory pro p erty and the b u ilding on South R oberts avenue last sp rin g the sum m er m onths have been spent in o v erh au lin g the bu ild ing and equiping it for th e m an u fac tu re of potato sta rc h and dehy d ra tin g of fru it and vegetables. A la rg e boiler has been in stalled , a steam engine, pum p, etc. The building was found to be ideal for th e purpose, using th e g ravity sys tem , affo rd in g about five stories. A system of ta n k s has been installed for w ashing. T here is abundance of good w ater on the place. City w ater will also be used. D rying or d eh y d ra tin g room s have been con stru c te d and th e la test process will be em ployed in drying fru its and vegetables. It is expected th a t th e factory will be in operation by th e la tte r p a rt of th is m onth for the ev a p o ratio n of apples, prunes and pears. F ollow ing th te stock h o ld ers' m eet ing th e directo rs m et and elected th te follow ing officers for th e com ing y ear: Chas. C leveland, p resid e n t; J. F. Griffith, first vice president and g en eral m an ag er; Chas. Doppler, second vice p resid e n t; K. A. Miller, tre a su re r, and J. A. T u rn e r, secre tary . T he next m eeting of th e sto c k h o ld ers will be held on T uesday, S ep tem ber 2. ABOUT TH E COUNTY (F ro m F arm B ureau News) Do you know th a t M ultnom ah C ounty is to be th e site of th e la rg est livestock exposition pavilion in th e U nited S tates. T his will be the hom e of th e Pacific In te rn a tio n a l at N orth P o rtlan d . To get som e ideas of its m agnitude, it will cover seven an d one-half acres of th e 15-acre tra c t donated for the purpose, m ak ing h alf th e g ro u n d space available for a u to p arking. It is to cost $250,- 000, P o rtlan d to m atch do llar for d o lla r th e am ount raised in the sta te o u tside th a t city. T he beef, dairy, sheep and hog in d u stry will be rep resen ted in th e plans. T he building will have a ca pacity of 800 c a ttle of th e beef breeds, 1,000 dairy ca ttle, 400 horses, 4,000 sheep and 4,000 hogs, in dim ensions th e building will be 354 feet wide and 82 feet long. T he sta d iu m will seat 8,000 people, w ith a rin g fo r a nig h t horse show. W ork of ere ctin g th e exposition building is well u n d er way. T he hay crop In gen eral is very good and a nu m b er of farm ers have been selling o u t of th e stack and baling In th e field. Some different th a n last year. Mr. P o u ltry m an , have you noticed in the daily m a rk e t q u o tatio n s th a t th e A ssociation N u-Lade eggs have a se p a ra te quotation front th e o th e r eggs and th a t they are quoted m ore because they a re w orth m ore? Are you producing N u-L ade eggs? At last th e objections have all been satisfied and M ultnom ah D rain age D istrict No. 1 is ready to s ta rt to c o n stru c tin g th e ir dike aro u n d th e 8.000 acres of th e most fe rtile soil in th is p a rt of th e state. H ave you rep o rted th a t patch of C an ada th istle s to th e County Road D ep artm en t o r are you still keeping still ab o u t it to keep from h u rtin g som e sh iftless neighbors but p refer en d a n g erin g your w hole com m unity? You h a v e n 't th e nerve! GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY OREGON T U E SD A Y , A U G U ST 5, SURPLUS WAR FOOD SELLS AT BARGAIN TWO A E R O P L A N E S SA IL OVER GRESHAM T hose who had th e good fo rtu n e to see tw o areo p lau es dying o v e r ' G resham yesterday are crow ing i I good deal over th e re st of th e folks I who w ere not m ade aw are of th e ir presence u n til th e ‘ b ird s” had flown | out of sight. T he p resen t d isap p o in t m ent need not be felt so keenly, as flying m achines over G resham will soon be as com mon as are th e autos on its stre e ts now. T he two m achines referre d to are reported to be planes w hich a re being tested as to th e ir value as fire p a Old high cost of living is g ettin g a jolt now as Uncle Sam sell* surplus food stuffs bought up for war purposes The surplus will be trols. And th a t U only one of the placed in the bands of consum ers through various cities .Here shows num berless p ractical uses to which Immense stores for five big ea ste rn cities Bacon at 3 4 cents— beef the flying m achine can be put. hash si 23 cents— shows tbe Immense saving possible for th e con F or th e present, how ever, th e a ir sumer planes as they a re now being called, are a decided novelty. T he com m o tion they cre ate am ong men and an i m als is well pictured by a resid en t of G resham h eig h ts who described the Occurance yesterday as follow s: "S cu rry in g fowls, seeking safety from a m on ster bird, an am azed bull T he ag ric u ltu ra l d ep a rtm en t of say these a re th e ones to kill for and s ta rtle d calves signified th a t the (able use. sound of a tra c to r in raid-air over G resham high bc I ioo I req u ires each Since It is th e laying hens th a t G resham H eights F arm on Monday stu d e n t to carry a hom e pro ject. T he pay, rem em b er th a t when d eterm in n ear m id-day was at least u n u su al. In stru c to r m akes freq u en t visits to ing th e size and m ake-up of your Even th e men in th e field, h earin g inspect th e progress of th ese hom e flock a few well selected birds, each th e om inous “ b u rr” of th e m otors of witli i ml I v id uti 1 ab ility to lay, are v en tu res, hut in ad d itio n a w ritten 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 ” to “ p in k ” those g re a t birds of th e rep o rt of th e p roject m ust be m ade th e in d iv id u als a re lion-productive for many m onths in th e year, air, even th o u g h they were w inging by th e stu d en t. C lifton K esterson. whose report is "E a rly to bed” Is a ru le th a t w on’t th e ir way w estw ard over G resham published today, is a m em ber of th e do for hens, not if th e p o ultrym an Is B u tte .” class in an im al husb an d ry . T hough looking for high egg production. The only 16 y ears old, he conducts his early -to -ro o st and late-to -rise hen is F IF T H A N N U A L PICNIC business like a man. He has his own one th a t sh o u ld find her way to the OF M ULTNOM AH GRANGE chicken house and yard very conven ro astin g pan. All feed is too high to feed boardiA- hens. O ur big prob F ollow ing th e ir an n u a l custom iently arra n g e d , m aking th e m an lem Is to find th e b o ard e r hen and the m em bers of M ultnom ah G range agem ent of th e flock a very easy cull h er out of th e flock. are to have a picnic on next S a tu r m a tte r. By raisin g som e of tlie feed One of th e prim e e ssen tials in day, A ugust 9, in w hich all m em bers he has reduced his expense item no p o ultry is to use only th e stro n g , and th e ir frien d s a re invited to tak e sm all figure.’ He has decided to get I vigorous, h ealthy stock, i t is only part. V istors will be given a w arm m ore out of his chickens th a n ju st by co n tin u in g to do th is th a t a flock welcome. A fine p rogram of music th e direct profits. T he p u ttin g in of can be built up and have h ealth and speak in g and sp o rts will fill in th e a b erry patch is now contem p lated vigor, w hich produce stro n g , fertile tim e before and a fte r the b ask et d in w here he expects to get in d irect re eggs. T he ap p earan ce of a bird is not tu rn s from his flock. n er at noon. alw ays a su re indication of its vig A bunch of chickens in th e berry T he place of th e picnic will be th e or, hut ap p earan ce and action tak en sandy beach opposite th e au to m o p atch , a t th e rig h t tim e, gives big to g e th e r form a fairly reliab le basts re tu rn s in th e d estru ctio n of in bile club house by th e u pper Sandy for picking out vigorous heiiH. The bridge. M. H. W heeler and H. L. n u m e ra b le berry pests and fu rn ish es good layers a re readily indicated by Ball, com m ittee on arran g e m en ts, th e best fertilize r, figures C lifton. th te follow ing: Im provem ents and business ex p an have plans well u n d e r way for the 1 Comb, face and w attles should sion m ean an ex p en d itu re of not only p ark in g of autom obiles and th e com have a good, b rig h t color, and eyea tim e and labor, but a deal of money brig h t and fairly p ro m in en t. fort of th e visitors. 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 arra n g e d by Mrs. M yrtle Ball, le c tu r fo r a boy. M ornings and evenings broad and sh o rt, not long anil slim , o r crow -headed. er, assisted by Mrs. Ju lia A llder, past C lifton is at hom e to care for his 3 S trong, fine bones, w ith soft, le c tu re r: chickens, but d u rin g th e day he is pliable skin. Song, America. busy d elivering new spapers in P o rt 4 Pelvic bones at eacli side of th e 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. a fte r his p o u ltry at noon has made anil fa r enough a p a rt to allow an R ecitation by th e little folks. egg Io pass th ro u g h easily. tliis a rra n g e m e n t possible. T alk by C. D. M inton of P o rt T he highly productive lien tnusl As to th e conduct of his business land. fu rth e r th e young p o u ltry m an will have a g re a t food cap acity ; she m ust be stro n g an d active, alw ays sc ra tc h Solo, M. H. W heeler. speak for him self. ing, up early and late, and alw ays A ddress, Ben S. W orsley of A stor She should be ia, presiden t of th e Oregon H o rticu l SEI.ECTIN G T H E LAYING HENS busy an d happy. alert and have a vigorous carriag e. tu ra l society. By C lifton K esterson, A nim al H u s Tlie legs should lie set well apart Song, "T h e F arm ers Feed Them b andry S tu d en t, G resham High and stro n g ly su p p o rt th e body, w ith A ll." School. no tendency of w eakness o r knock- co ndition. T he plum age T he sp o rts com m ittee, consisting T he high prices of food stu ffs, as kneed of Mrs. P earl H ayden and Mrs. Mary well as tlie .added expense of labor should be clean and sm ooth. Lack F ritz, will p rese n t a p rogram w hich ami o th e r Item s w hich e n te r into th e of condition often accom panies so il will fu rn ish plenty of fun fo r old cost of producing eggs, m akes It im ed, rou g h en ed plum age. H ens of th is sort a re of th e rig h t and young. It will include a frog p era tiv e th a t th e re should be a c a re type to re tu rn a fa ir profit If they ful cu llin g of laying stock if a profit race for the boys, a c ra ck er race are given fa ir chance in food and Is to he m ade by th e producer. by th e girls, a shoe ra re by th e In tny flock som e hens will be q u arte rs. boys and an egg race by th e g irls, found to be much b e tte r producers in cu llin g o ut th e lloek tlie fo l three-legged race, chew ing rag race th a n o th ers. O ften th e re a re a few low ing p o in ts should be used to (by th e la d ie s), fat m en ’s race and hens w hich are such poor layers th a t g eth er: 1 E arly m o ltin g (b efo re Sept. 1 ), they a re unprofitable. N eedless to p a rtn e r race. In case of rain on S atu rd ay the picnic will be held in M ultnom ah hall at O rient. SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF HEN SELECTION Daddies of tlie Packer Bill ALLEG ED FORGER IS C A PTU R ED IN FRISCO A ccording to teleg rap h ic advices received at P o rtlan d police h ea d q u a rte rs a day o r so ago, C harles W hite who was em ployed In B au er’s b a rb e r shop from Ju ly 10 to Ju ly 26 was arre ste d in San F rancisco for a l leged forgeries, and will be retu rn ed to O regon for prosecution. He d e posited a cheek, said to be forged in a bank in G resham , soon a f te r ch eck ing o u t nearly th e e n tire am o u n t of approxim ately $400. He is alleged to have cashed a bo gus check for $125.25 on W oodard, C lark e & C o ..after m aking a sm all purchases A. C. W ilson alias W W. C ourier o r C h arles W hite as he was known here seem s to be q u ite a tran sien t. It is reported th a t on the F o u rth of Ju ly he was in Toledo, Ohio, tak in g in th e W illiard-D em psev fight. Six W hen kneading dough of any days la te r he was in G resham ply k ind and the board insists upon slid ing an honest razor. He bought a ing aro u n d , spread o u t a dish-tow el su it of cloth es from A ylsw orth, pay an d place th e board on top of th a t ing w ith genuine coin. W hite left no board bill ag a in st him , b u t his an d it will rem ain sta tio n a ry . room rent Is still due as th e few a rti- And when ru n n in g th e vacuum ! cles he le ft in it are h ard ly w orth clea n er on sm all rugs and they slip j considering as paym ent an d slide around Just move them o ver on to a la rg e ru g and they will Ijlst Week of Mummer Sale. T his week ends th e sale of sum m er cease being so troublesom e. I h ats a t th e Misz M illinery, m aking Milk fo r sale, delivered daily. room fo r the larg e new stock com I G resham D airy. P hone SOI. ,f ing.— Adv. $1.50 PER YEAR 1919 EX C E L L E N T PROGRAM AT L A D IE S A ID SOCIAL A lthough F riday evening was too cool fo r a brisk sale of iee cream , the l.ad ies' Aid social on th e spacious p arsonage law n lacked n o th in g in th e way of an excellent program . A piano was placed on th e con cre te walk. A c lu ste r of electric globes lig h ted th e grounds. Tables, c h a irs and benches were a rran g e d for th e com fort of th e audience. One cannot help but an ticip ate som e rare hom e ta le n t m usicales when th e com m unity social ce n te r is fully organized, ju d g in g from such as th a t fu rn ish ed for th e lad ies' aid so cial. One unit a t least seem s to be ready -th e o rch e stra, consisting of Miss G ladys Neal, p ia n ist; Miss L elsla Ruby, first violin; G lenn R ush e r and W. L. G orsage, second violins; and F. W. F ieldhouse, cello. Dr H arry Ott will figure prom inently on those 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 her d elig h tfu l m an n er, read "K nee-D eep in Ju n e ,” responding to th e encore w ith B ru n n e r’s "C an d o r,” two pieces from h er endless re p e rto ire which tlie public will w ant to h ea r 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 w hich 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 he elected. Mrs. H ans L arsen was elected a lte rn a te . 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 hu sh broods over all. Occasionally a chicken may be h eard crooning a sleepy little song front its perch in th e hen house. Ju d g e G. W. S tap leto n Is sittin g , Y ankee fashion, on ills veran d a, en joying th e glorious view, th e calm , and tlie croon, an d th e end of a p er fect cigar. An om inous p u rr is heard off in th e distance, a ca r ro u n d s the co rn er, a second one, a th ird , an o th e r and an o th er. “ By th e beard of M ethuselah! I believe those people a re com ing h ere ,"v e n tu res th e Judge, dropping his feet to th e floor in a h u rry . And it was high tim e he did, for in a m om ent m ore a m ighty concourse filed up th e drivew ay— a high p rie st ess, a w atchm an of th e sh ep h erd , a g ran d m atro n , th e first wise m an, the second han d m aid en , 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 m any o th e r notables. No; th is is not a sto ry from A ra bian N ights, o rien tal us It sounds, hut is sim ply an account of how a su rp rise was given G eorge W. Staple- ton, past g ran d p atro n O. E. S. of Oregon last T h u rsd ay evening by the P o rtlan d W hite S h rin ers and som e of th e past su p rem e officers who have been visiting th e n o rth w est in th e past m onth. Among those p resen t w ere, Mrs. E V E N IN G STA R GRANGE H elen E. C. B alm er, p ast w orthy FOR LEA G U E OF N A TIO N S grunil chaplain of th e g en eral g ran d At a m eeting of the Evening S tar c h 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 suprem e w orthy high priestess on Division stre e t, reso lu tio n s were of th e W hite S hrine of Je ru sa le m and adopted favoring th e leag u e of n a past g ran d m atro n of M ichigan. tions covenant and d eclarin g th a t the Mrs. Mary Ju n e Detcks, p ast g ran d In terests of th e co u n try would be m atro n O. E. S. of K entucky and best served by im m ediate favornble past su p rem e high p riestess of th e W hite S h rin e; Mrs. Sadie Quigley, action. PlanB were discussed for th e 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 E vans, paBt g ran g e O ctober 4, being th e 4 5th an W hite S h rin e; niversary of its form ation. T his an grand p atro n O. E. S. of O regon, and n iv ersary m eeting has been missed past suprem e w atchm an of th e sh ep only once d u rin g its history. The herd of the W hite S h rin e; Dr. L. M. present m a ster is J. J. Jo h n so n , an Duvls, past g ran d p atro n O. E. S. of atto rn ey of P o rtlan d , who has served O regon ittid king of Oregon Shrine in th a t capacity for 16 years, d u rin g No. 1 of th e W hite S h rin e of J e r u which tim e he has missed only two salem ; P au lin e Lereh, w orthy high p riestess of Oregon S h rin e No. 1; A. m eetings. A. G rah am , w atchm an of th e shep If you have ch e rrie s o r berries, herd of Oregon S h rin e No. 1; E lfred a ring 991. We pay th e top m ark et H edge, w orthy sh ep h erd ess of O re price. We are cre atin g a m a rk e t for gon S h rin e No. 1-, A nna A. Brown, G resham , not o u tsid e d istricts. Bring W orthy guide of Oregon S h rin e No. y o u r fru it to us. Home P ro d u cts 1; J. J. Johnson, first w lsentan of Com pany.— Adv. tf Oregon S hrine No. 1; T. J. Men d en h all, second w isetuan of Oregon Berry P la n ts for S ale. We a re ready to book o rd e rs for S hrine No. 1; L ena C. M endenhall, herry p lan ts for next y e a r’s p la n t past g ran d m atron O. E. S. of Oregon ing. The C o-operative B erry G row and past high priestess of Oregon ers, office a t th e old M etzger store. S h rin e No. 1; W. F. D illon, past w ith d istin ctly co n tracted com b and w atchm an of th e sh ep 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 p riestess of O regon Shrine end of laying year. No. 1; M arg aret Howatyton, past 3 C o n tracted o r h ard en ed co n d i high priestess of O regon S h rin e No. tion of th e abdom en. 1; Anna Fuchs, second h an d m aid T he above type of liens is th e one en of Oregon S h rin e No. 1; F an n ie th at lays b ut few eggs each m onth and year, and liens th a t lay few eggs B organ, w orthy tre a s u re r of Oregon th e first y ear will, g en erally sp e ak S h rin e No. 1; Mrs. L illian Dalzell, ing lay few er th e second an d a t a Mrs. E. Davis, Mrs. L ulu M acrum , Mrs. Cota, Leo J. Fuchs, Jo h n G ra decreasing ra te su b se q u en t years. A flock of n o t m ore th a n one ham from M anila, Mrs. J. J. Jo h n h u n d red selected hens will lay as son, P e te r B organ, M arvin Hedge, ( m any eggs and pay a m uch g re a te r Mrs. H en rie tta M arble of K entucky, I profit th an tw o o r th re e h u n d red not Mrs. Lou S tap leto n ,, O, J. Brown selected o r culled. T he n o n -p ro d u G eorgia S tap leto n , O. J. Brown, Jr., cer is a p ara site , living a t th e ex and G ladys Johnson. pense of th e b e tte r layers. T he jollification, such as only the As pulietH lay m ore eggs th an hens it would he a sa fe r and fa r b e tte r S h rin ers know how to have, wound plan for th e people who have only up w ith a V irginia reel and o th e r a few birds to p u rch ase each fall the old dances, anil of course a hylos desired n u m b e r of p u llets from a tnuck-a-ruuck at th e conclusion of specialist b reed er with a rep u tatio n festivities. for a pro d u ctiv e stra in . T h is allow s On Sunday S uprem e W orthy High th e p u llets to be used fo r egg pro P riestess Mrs. M inerva J. P a rro tt of duction tbe first y ear and fo r 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, mo tored over th e Colum bia highw ay, a A GLAD ’ PROGRAM P L A N N E D FOR SOCIAL p a rt of th e e n te rta in m e n t accorded Mrs. P a r ro tt w hile m ak in g h.,i official T he C h ristian E ndeavor a t I’leas- lodge visit In P o rtlan d . ' a n t Home will give a P o lly an n a ice cream social on th e B aptist church D A N IE L M G RAW D IE S law n, F rid ay evening, A ugust 8. A FT E R O PERATION I I "G la d ” s to rle l will be given from P olly an n a and " g la d " gam es will be played d u rin g th e evening. T hose who are blue will be m ade ! happy; those who are happy will be 1 m ade h ap p ier still, so everyone come, Coining A rran g em en ts have Just been com pleted to secure th e R ichardson & T a lb e rt D ram atic Com pany in "K e n Congressman Sydney Anderson. Minnesota and Senator W 8 Kenyon, Iowa, Joint • fathers’ of the packer bill, approved by the tu ck y Sue” at Masonic hall, F rid a y Federal Trade Commission and which Is regarded as the fruit of the A ugust 15. See f u rth e r announce commission's meat ».od live stock investigations The bill provides m en t.— Adv. lor the government licensing of packing plants, excepting farmer* cooperative plants end those doing business of under $500,000 a year Failure to obey tbe provisions of the license would result In the govern ment taking over the offending packirlg plant Under the provisions of tbe bill tbe packers must give up control of tbe refrigerator cars, retire from ownership of fruit, vegetable and fish canneries, fron. the grocery business and from active control of the stoikyarils They would be limited solely to butchering and preparing meat and its by products Tbs Secretary of Agriculture is designated as the adminis trative officer under the license plan. TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS G range N o tice G resham G range No. 270 will m eet in re g u la r session S atu rd ay evening. A ugust 9. All g ran g e rs a re requeat- ed to bring th e ir b ask ets. Supper will be served a t 7 :3 0 o'clock C L IF F K ERN , L ectu rer. A recen t news Item in th e O regon ian rep o rts th e d eath of Daniel Mc G raw , at St. V in cen t’s ho sp ital on S atu rd ay , follow ing an o p eratio n . He was 50 years of age, a n ativ e of C anada, and eam e to O regon in 1914 and settled on a farm n ear Gresham . Mr. McGraw is survived by his wid ow, Mrs. Agness M cGraw; a b ro th er, W illiam McGraw of H oquiam , W ash., and a sister, Mrs. J. M. McDonald. ‘A ttorney <’, <«. Schiw bliT |{ omuiim > P ra rtlr« . A ttorney C. G. S chneider has re sum ed his practice and will be in his office, F irst S tate Bank building, G resham , on T uesday, T h u rsd ay and S atu rd ay of each week, reserving the o th e r days for th e p rese n t for court w ork,— Adv.