Gresham outlook., January 09, 1920, Image 1

G resham O utlook
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VOL. 9, NO. 90
GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH
STATE FIRE MARSHAL REPORTS
ON CONDITIONS HERE AND URGES
ADDITIONS TO FIRE EQUIPMENT
COUNTY,
OREGON
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1920
Railroad Problem
TUESDAYS
AND
F R ID A Y S
$1.60 PER YEAR
PHONE SERVICE OFF BERRY GROWERS
SATURDAY 7:30 P.M. REPORT AND ELECT
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The sw itchboard of the M ultnom ah
T he an n u al m eeting of th e Co-
* C lackam as M utual T elephone com- o p erative Berry G row ers association
p a n v w i l l be m o v e d tr o m n s p r e s e n t ” * 11,1,1 “ l t h a p u b llc “ b r a r y W " 1’
As reported in th e O utlook of De­ hose. T he chem ical eq uipm ent con­
, ,
. . .
nesday evening. Ja n u a ry 7, for th e
a sm all hand -d raw n two­
cem ber 19 deputies from th e sta te sists
position in th e M etzger building B to purpose of , electing
,
two d irectors and
w heeled chem ical engine. It is noted
fire m a rsh a l's office spent several
th
e
new
location
in
th
e
Condon
hotel
receiving
rep
o rts of th e y ear's work,
also th a t th e tu rn o u ts an d helm ets
days In G resham m aking a survey of are sufficient for a sm all d ep artm en t
building S aturday n ig h t, Ja n u a ry 10.
The secretary rep o rted a to ta l of
th e conditions rela tin g to Are risk and are in good condition and well
Every p rep aratio n has been m ade to | -’8 com m ercial berry grow ing mem-
and protection. A rep o rt has been kept.
move th e board w ith as little In ter hers in good standing. The trea su r-
m ade as to th e ir findings and is giv­
O rd in a n c es.
ru p tlo n as possible In the service, but | er rep o rted the com pany solvent,
en herew ith.
it will be necessary to cu t th e line at
E ugene Chlodo and W. F. Robln-
We find th e city to be practically
T he rep o rt covers existing condi­ w ithout fire prevention ordinance,
ab o u t 7 :3 0 o r 8 o’clock In th e e v e n -, »on w are re-elected as d irecto rs to
tions, w ater system , fire d ep artm en t, T he necessity fo r these, and th e ir
lng. Any one who has any im p o rt-j ,e rv e for one >'ea r K. A. Miller was
city ordinances p ertain in g to related value, needs no arg u m e n t. T he lack
ant telephone calls to m ake i s , re-elected se rta ry -trea su rer.
su b jects and recom m endations. The of gasoline an d electrical regulation-,
w arned to get them th ro u g h before , Follow ing th e election of officers,
rep o rt was m ade to th e sta te fire m aterially Increases th e fire hazard,
th a t tim e. Every effort will be m ade j *he new board organized with H. G.
m arsh al, A. C, B arber, by D eputies and this hazard will co n tin u e to in-
to have th e lines connected up ready J Andrew , p resid en t; W. F. Robinson,
G. W. Allen, G. W. Stokes and H or­ i crease until effective step s a re taken
, fo r use ag ain Sunday m orning but a j v*ce p resid en t to serve for th e en-
ace Sykes.
| to prevent it.
1 definite tim e cannot be set ow ing to su in g year.
T he intro d u ctio n sta te s th a t G resh­
unseen difficulties w hich may be met
D.
Towle, field m anuger, report-
We find o rd in an ce No. 67, Section
am is a flourishing little city, located 2, and No. 85, not stric tly enforce«
T h ere are now 102 lines on the ed th a t th e business of th e past sea
12 m iles east of P o rtlan d in M ultno­ These rela te to th e rem oval of ru b ­
i board and it will be som e task to eon- 8on had proven very satisfacto ry un
V
jj
m ah county, connected directly w ith bish and g rass aro u n d buildings
nect them up a fte r th e board is in d er th e sale c o n tra ct m ade with W. H.
P o rtlan d by an electric trolly line, These ordinances a re very m uch to bt
i place.
P au lh am u s of th e P u yallup & Sum-
and by a h ard-surfaced highw ay.
Tliis change in location is in prep- ‘ n e r F ru it G row ers ('aim in g company
! com m ended, an d should be stric tly
T he business of th e city is p rinci­ enforced.
ara tio n fo r th e new sw itch boar I ;
P uyallup, W ashington. T he price
pally m ercantile, th e re being no im­
w hich has been o rd ered . No d a t e ' P»>‘> th e grow er was m ore th an
Ite co in iiien d u t i o n - .
p o rta n t m a n u fa ctu rin g industries.
can be given as to when it will ar- j double th e price paid, in 1918 for
Representative John J. Esch.
We recom m end th a t th e city char
Every building w ithin th e corporate
rive how ever, because shipping and , rasp b erries and n early double on
i
te
r
be
so
am
ended
as
to
m
ake
th
e
of-
This Republican statesm an, of W isconsin, la chairm an of the
lim its is occupied and th e re is ap­
m a n u fa ctu rin g conditions are so un- straw b e rrie s, loganberries and Law-
H ouse Com m ittee on In te rsta te and Foreign Commerce, and au th o r
i
tlce
of
Chief
of
Police
ap
pointive
in
­
p aren t all th e evidence of prosperity.
Bellied.
ton
blackberries.
C herries sold
of th e m easure retu rn in g the railroads to their ow ners
His m >. . , h
stead of elective.
T he la rg e r p art of th e city is built
In explanation of the present railroad situation, in wh , h It .|, i.,,.-d
The new office will have many ad-1
L 3 Pe r cen t h ig h er th an ttiey did
We recom m end th a t Section 2, Or-
th a t “governm ent ow nership and the Plum b plan a n ic p . ssi;,,.. •
on level ground. One co rn er co n tain ­
vantages over th e old one. T he larg e *n *■**• ye* r 11418.
has been pronounced one of the most notable and convlt tug .ugu
I dinance Nos. 67 and 85, be stric tly
ing a few buildings only is in a de­
T he association handled 118 tons
m ents m ade in Congreaa In many years.
o p eratin g room will be well lighted
i
enforced.
T
hese
a
re
in
ten
d
ed
to
pro-
pression a few feet low er than th e
w ith la rg e well placed windows, also, of berries and 50 tons of cherries.
I
m
ote
public
safety,
and
a
re
very
im-
m ain portion.
th e new office will be steam heated T he to ta l n um ber of p atro n s of th e
T he stre e ts are wide, paved, and ! portan t front a fire prevention sta n d ­
which will be m ore sa tisfac to ry than association was 283, w ith fru it d e­
point.
well kept. T he business d istric t U
th
e stoves which have been used. One liveries ran g in g front 10 pounds to
O rdinance No. 4, should be am en d ­
m ostly of fram e construction, th e re
of th e m ost im p o rta n t benefits to be 16 tons.
ed
by
om
ittin
g
th
e
w
ords:
“
Except
being only nine or ten brick bu ild ­
“ T hese resu lts were very g ra tify ­
derived from th e change, is th e g re a t­
ings in all. T here is, th erefo re, some by proclam ation of the m ayor."
e r p rotection from fire, the old of­ ing to th e prom oters and producers
We
recom
m
end
th
e
en
actm
en
t
and
existing conflagration hazard.
fice being in a wooden building. T he as th e resu lts reached beyond th e lo­
T he g rea test h azards are the un­ enforcem ent of th e follow ing fire-pre­
An im p o rtan t m eeting of th e town at least of his fine of $27, saying th is Condon building is practically flro cal te rrito ry and helped to raise th e
vention
ordinances.
necessary accum ulation of rubbish,
was his first offense. T he council proof.
price of all fru it In w estern O regon.”
1 R equirin g all gasoline or o th e r council was held on T uesday night,
th e careless disposition of ashes, th e
decided
th a t while th e fine seem ed
Many people paused to see w hat says Mr. Towle.
inflam m able or volatile oils, in q u an ­ it being th e first m eeting of th e year
lack of atte n tio n to stoves, pipes, and titie s of less th an five gallons to be
heavy th e re was no way to rem it a th e linem en were doing last week,
“ Much credit is due th e prom oters
chim neys, and the hazard arising kept in a ir tig h t m etal cans properly when th e new councilm en were p a rt of it. It seem s th e recorder, when th e new cable was run from r
of th e local association for having
labeled, and all gasoline o r volatile
from personal carelessness.
actin g as m unicipal judge, is by th e old office to th e new location
conceived the Idea of applying the
oils in q u a n titie s over five gallons to sw orn in and th e v ario u s com m ittees
W a te r System .
At first It was decided to p ut th e theory of cooperative m ark etin g to
be kept in u n d er ground sto rag e were appointed by th e mayor. This w ording of the o rd in an ce given for
T he w ater system is a g rav ity sys­ ta n k s, buried fo u r feet o r m ore be­
being th e off y ear th ere was no speeding, the o rd in an ce specifying cable o ver head, b u t th e re was alw ays th e berry and fru it grow ing industry.
tem. The supply is tak en from both n eath the surface.
th e am o u n t as based on the ra te of th e d an g er of fire and of sleet to T his cooperation coupled w ith th e
2 R equiring all electrical in sta lla ­ change in the city ’s governing body speed.
of th e Bull Run pipe lines. T he 12-
cause tro u b le with au overhead cable. broad policy of W. H. Paullium us,
o
r
th
e
officers
of
town
except
for
th
e
inch connecting m ain form ing a “ T ” tions, e ith e r new work o r re p a ir v o rli
It
was
decided
to
p
u
t
“
No
P
a
rk
­
F inally, it was decided to try putting w hich in a phrase, is to ta k e th e
to be up to th e sta n d a rd of th e n a t­ th re e new men on th e council.
and so arran g e d th a t th e supply can ional code, and req u irin g inspection
Messrs. Geddes, Thom and Cleve­ in g ” signs a t points on Powell and It u n d er th e stree t. A pipe was «rlv grow er Into a p artn e rsh ip in which
be taken from e ith e r pipe, o r both at to be m ade of sam e by a com petent
land retire d and Al. H am m ar, B. L. Main stre e ts w here au to s are now fo r­ en across u n d er Main stre e t a t F irst lie sh ares th e profits, will resu lt In a
will. The m ain is single from this inspector.
bidden to park.
and th e cable run th ro u g h th a t, now rapid developm ent of th e berry in-
By co rrect in stallatio n of th e w ir­ W alrad and T. R. H ow itt took th e ir
connection to th e city d istrib u tin g
T he m ayor was au th o rized to em ­ It Is safe In tim e of fire o r when o n e | duB,ry 1,1 th,B locality and will add
places.
J.
E.
M
etzger
had
been
re
­
system . T he m ains in the m ercantile ing and appliance, and p ro p er m ain ­
elected for one year filling o ut a va­ ploy an atto rn ey to rep resen t th e of th e dreaded silv er thaw s conies m aterially to th e p rosperity of ou.
d istric t are 10-inch, 8-inch and fl­ tenance of sam e is th e only way the
city in cases before th e reco rd er 1 This new cable is ab o u t 1 % inches In Í People.”
cancy.
inch, and in th e residence section, electrical hazard can be overcome'.
w here th e city ’s law s o r In terests d ia m eter and will carry 200 lines.
The association has a large q u a n ti­
T
he
council
now
consists
of
Messrs.
Im proper electrical eq u ip m en t and
4-Inch.
w
ere
a
t
stak
e.
ty
of berry plants u n d er co n tract and
As
soon
as
th
e
old
sw
itch
board
is
E. H. Kelly. W ill M etzger, J. E. Metz­
T h ere is no reserv o ir o r o th e r re­ w iring is causing o ver eig h t p er cent
T here being presented to th e in place th e linem en a re p lanning to can supply those who desire to plant.
ger,
Al.
H
am
m
ar,
B.
L.
W
alrad
and
serve supply, and th e city is depend­ of th e p reven tab le fires,, and th e elec-1
T. R. H ow itt.
M ayor K enney, council num erous com plaints against | run new lines from P leasan t Home, Mr. Tow le advises all who wish to
en t en tierly upon the Bull Run pipes, trlc al fire is one of th e h ard est to j
M
arshal
J
G.
M
e
t
i
e
r
, and T re a su re r the m ultiplicity of canines ru n n in g at Boring, Sandy, T ro u td ale, Fairview plant acreag e this season to see hint
and th e single connecting m ain for com bat, because it is often in an ob I
.1.
H.
M
etzger,
each
have one y ea r large in th e town, th e m arsh al was and o th e r populous d istric ts and the and place th e ir o rd ers curly. It Is
scu re place, and m ost freq u en tly at
w ate r supply fo r all purposes.
In terested
m ore of th e ir re g u la r term . At th e in stru cted by the council to enforce n u m b er on th e lines will be reduced Im p o rtan t th a t those
night.
T here are in all th irty double hy­
th e daw ggnn ord in an ce to th e le t­ to 8 o r 9 which will give b e tte r should act at once.
m
eeting
T
uesday
n
ig
h
t
C.
G.
Schneid­
3 An o rdinan ce req u irin g all chim ­
d ran ts, w hich are located from one
neys to be cleaned at least once a e r took th e re c o rd e r’s ch air, being ter. A d o llar and a h alf o r th ree service.
h u n d red to two hun d red and fifty y ear by a com petent chim ney sweep,
MULTNOMAH GRANGE
th e first m eeting at which he had d ollars, as th e case may be, will save
feet ap art.
who shall be au th o rized by th e city to filled th a t position a t th e council th e fam ily pet, but failu re to procure POULTRYMEN ENDORSE
TO HAVE PIE SOCIAL
T he norm al sta tic pressure is 113 clean th e chim neys and collect a spec- '
a license and keep th e tag on th e
L
Y
M
A
N
A
S
C
A
N
D
ID
A
T
E
M
ultnom
ah gran g e is planning a
m
eeting
since
hiB
recen
t
appolntm
c
pounds per sq u are inch, but is re ­ ifled fee from th e p roperty ow ners.
T he chim ney sweep sh all be req u ired by th e council on th e resig n atio n of " d e a r” anim al, be he yellow, black
Jolly
evening
at th e ir hall at O rient
duced for o rd in ary use to 80 pounds. to rep o rt any defective chim ney o r,
An en th u sia stic m eeting of Du.
K arl M iller. It is n ot a new position o r w hite, big o r little , will be as
for
Ja
n
u
a
ry
17,
when they will have
G resham P o u ltry m en ’s association
T he full p ressure can at any tim e be flue w ithin .tw en ty -fo u r houfis a f te r '
for A ttorney S ch neider how ever, he good as saying goodbye to th e house­
a pie social Instead of the b azaar
finding sam e.
was
held
a
t
th
e
office
of
th
e
county
tu rn ed on in case of necessity.
hold n uisance o r noble w atch dog.
T his is an im p o rta n t m easu re, be­ having been rec o rd e r before his en ­
F ir e I>e|>art incut.
agent, S. B. H all, la st T uesday. which they had planned before th e
listm e n t and w ar service in F rance So, ta k e w arning. T h e dog catch er
cause
m
ore
fires
are
caused
by
th
e
u
n
­
P resident A. R. Lyman presided at holidays. A program of songs, reci­
T he fire d ep a rtm en t consists at
will
be
around.
The old council sat in session most
clean
and
defective
chim
ney
th
an
the
m eeting. Many qu estio n s of In­ ta tio n s and in stru m e n ta l music is be­
full stre n g th of th ree com panies of
T he m ayor appointed th e follow ­
of th e m eeting, finishing up the busi­
te re st were freely discussed, such as ing arran g e d . The program will be
fifteen men each. Because of the call from any o th e r source. It is one of
ing
com
m
ittees
for
th
e
ensuing
y
ear:
ness of th e year. R eports of com ­
breeding, culling, feeding, th e h a n d ­ free. L adies are req u ested to b ring
to w ar, and gen eral u n rest du rin g the th e p reventab le causes and by proper
Finance.
m ittees were m ade covering Im p o rt­
pies which will be auctioned off a fte r
cleaning
and
inspection
can
be
elim
i­
recen t m onths, how ever, th e com ­
T. R. H ow itt, W. C. M etzger, E. 11. ling of baby chickH and th e inarket- (lie program . Every one is invited
an t m a tte rs th a t had been In th e ir
nated.
j
lng
of
products.
panies have been quite badly deplet­
Kelly.
We urgently recom m end th e p u i- charge, m ainly re la tin g to th e p lac­
The m eeting endorsed P resid en t to atten d .
ed an d disorganized.
ing
of
new
lig
h
ts
an
d
stre
e
t
m
atters.
H ealth and P olice.
chase
of
a
new
tru
ck
chassis
of
not
Equipment.
Lyman as a can d id ate for d irecto r
An E x tra (¡nod Buy.
Several p etitio n s w ere presented and
B. L. W alrad, J. E. M etzger, At.
The equipm ent of th e d ep artm en t less than one and o ne-half ton ca­
of th e sta te association a t th e a n ­
O verland 90, good condition, new
referred
to
th
e
com
m
ittees
fo
r
inves­
H
am
m
ar.
pacity,
to
be
converted
in
to
a
com
bi­
consists of two hand draw n hose
nual m eeting to be held in P o rtlan d b attery , five tires, $»150.
tig atio n .
P u b lic P rop erty.
GRESHAM OVERLAND CO.
on J a n u a ry 9.
carts, each carry in g about 700-feet of nation chem ical and hose wagon, with
L.
H.
H
arm
s
of
P
o
rtlan
d
,
who
had
Phone f>44, G resham
Will M etzger, E. H. Kelly, T. R
2^4-inch cotton ru b b er lines hose. racks for ladders. T he a d v a n ta g e of
E ight new m em bers Joined th e as-
been a rrested by Traffic Officer H ow itt.
I sociatlon a t th is m eeting. T hey are
T here is also in th e d ep a rtm en t 100- such a rig for a city of th e size o f ,
Notice o f S to c k h o ld e r s' M»N-ting,
Squires for speeding, was present
feet of 1^4-inch cotton and rubber
T he an n u al m eeting of th e sto c k ­
A. E. D eliaven, V. H. C alhoun, A. L.
C ontinued on page 3
and plead for th e rem ission of part
C ontinued on page 4
holders
of the M ultnom ah & C lacka­
, .Schiller, T. 8. K osend, F. C. Schroed­
mas County M utual T elephone Com ­
W hy Am I a Church M em ber?
er, E. B. K irkw ood, F. W. H eitzm an pany will be held In M etzger's hall,
DELIVERING AIRPLANE
and R. F. W alters. T his m akes m ore G resham , Oregon, Monday, Ja n u a ry
BECAUSE if nobody belonged to I
ANOTHER
JOLT
FOR
THE
H.
G
of
L.I
EGGS FROM THE AIR
than 30 m em bers of th e association. 26 at 2 p. m. for th e purpose of elect­
th e church, th e re w ould be no
T he S tate P ro d u cers association ing two d irecto rs and to tran sa ct any
ch u rc h : and if th e church left tow n, 1
w eu., B y ï .& ye ,
VC »ycOMOjrnjmsrc »
...i. _
.
¡o th e r business which muy come be-
was given m uch credit for steadying fore thfi mp„ tln g.
I would w ant to leave on th e next i
U n G LÏ ,- I'M G oing
To R touce the
th e m a rk e t in th e recent slum p bv
train .
PEA R L RUEGG, Secretary.
H igh COÎT OF L iving
holding firm ag a in st th e attem p ted
BECAUSE if I sh a re th e blessings
raid on th e m ark et. T he association
and privileges of th e ch u rch , I w ant
HELD UP HER HANDS
shipped a c a r of 450 crates of eggs
to be sq u are enough to have a p a rt in
BUT FOILED ROBBERS
to New York City at a price th a t will
its work.
n et th e p roducer flic per dozen
BECAUSE, as th e g re a te s t organ-
a g a in /
w hile th e S eattle m ark et dropped to
j ized force fo r rig h teo u sn ess in the
53c, and the probability is th a t the
w orld, it offers to me a b e tte r chance
P o rtlan d price would have dropped
' for th e real service of h u m an ity th e
to 60c if th e association had not
world over, th an any o th e r institu-1
stood pat. T his one deal saved the
' tion.
patron* of th e P o rtlan d m a rk e t at
BECAUSE, w hile I may not agree
least $3000 which would have gone
with all its ideas of theology, I do be-
into th e pockets of th e sp ecu lato rs If
! lieve in its ideals of life.
th e sta te association had not been
BECAUSE, w hile It may he ab-
form ed ready for work.
stnactly possible to live a C hristian
T here are m any pro d u cers who
life o u tsid e th e ch u rch , I know th a t
have not y et joined th e association
about 99 o u t of every 100 C h ristian =
who a re reap in g p art of th e benefits
a re m em bers of th e ch u rch . I’ll ta k e
of th e s ta te association, in o th e r
my chances w ith th e 99 r a th e r th a n
w ords they a re reaping w here they
L arry B. Ja h n of Montevideo. ' th e lone one.
Minn., helped m ake It easier on
have not sown.
A church located in the com m unity
Marie B rockm eler, cashier in
Uncle Sam 's a ir m at’ ca rrie r He ' would help m ore th an one o ver In
T he slogan fo r th e local o rg an iz a­
th e F irst N ational Bank of a sub­
Invented thia p arachute with
tion Is: m axim um production at
u rb of C incinnati, p ut her hauus
which eggs have been delivered • P o rtlan d o r back east.
m inim um cost.
M eetings a re In progress a t the
In th e air when six bank robbers
from 89« feet 4n the air while the
sta rte d w aving dangerous guns in
plane was in m otion— and w ith­ t M. E. church. Come.
Any o th e rs who wish to Join e ith e r
all directions. B ut her feet « .
o u t scram bling them The p a ra ­
th e sta te o r local association can find
busy. She found a tiny button in
chute was first used during the
Mrs. C. B. Rusher was taken sud-1
th e necessary b lanks a t th e county
the floor whlcn sounded an alarm
war as ’'safety ” for airm en
It
a g e n t’a office o r call D. E. Tow le, th e ---- a huge gong— to ringing The
autom atically leaves Its case and : denly ill last night. Her many friends i
robbers ran.
wish her a speedy recovery.
opens when released.
secretary of th e local association.
1
NEW COUNCILMEN ARE SWORN IN,
COMMITTEES APPOINTED FOR YEAR
'WKATr «
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