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T W IC E A W EEK G resham O utlook VOL. 13, NO. 71 GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1921 MISS REID TELLS OF COMMUNITY BOWS IN SORROW OVER NEAR EAST WORK SUDDEN PASSINC OF THREE LIVES _______ A gro u p of in terested citizens g ath ered at th e lib rary last F riday evening for a sh o rt tim e to plan for th e fall cam paign fo r the N ear E ast Relief. Miss M argaret Reid, P o rtlan d high school teacher, who has been given leave of absence to speak for th e N ear E ast cam paign, spoke briefly on the experiences of h er tw o years w ork in relief work. A lthough Miss Reid had only a few m inutes to ta lk she im pressed the gro u p w ith th e need of the work ‘‘I don’t blam e the A m eri can people for being discouraged when th e calls keep com ing” said Miss Reid, but she w ent on to show- how th e w ork was carried on in th e face of th e g re a te st difficulties, how- w ar is not over in th a t section but is still raging. She gave incidents show ing how th e T u rk s persecute the A rm enians and how defenseless they are because of th e fact th a t th e men and boys are e ith e r killed or drafted for w ork. The tillin g of th e ir own fields is alm ost im possible and many who atte m p t to do a little work for them selves a re shot while at w ork in the field. A nother incident given was th e story of an A rm enian church w hich had been secured as a sh elter for 3 5 m others and th e ir fam ilies. T he re q uirem ent fo r en tra n ce in this in sti tution was th a t th e m other m ust have at least five children. No p artitio n s were m ade except low benches which m arked off th e different homes. When th is a rran g e m en n t was com pleted th e relief w orkers felt th a t a g reat deal had been accom plished. One n ig h t th e T u rk s se t fire to th is church and alth o u g h the lives of all were saved th e m others and babies were again w ithout sh e lte r and w in te r was at hand. I t was expensive work fitting up new q u a rte rs for these hom eless, helpless people. C ablegram s announce th a t condi tions a re even worse th is w inter and th e ir only chance for life is through A m erican aid. A fter Miss Reid and Mr. Stew ard had le ft for P o rtlan d a t 8:30 those present planned for an organization which should handle th e cam paign h ere th is fall and T hanksgiving week was suggested as an objective tow ard which to w ork. Several questions about th e form of th e o rganization plans were asked, also questions reg ard in g the kinds of supplies needed. It was Anally de cided to aw ait word from h ea d q u ar ters as to th e needs and m ethod of o rganization planned for th is fall. K arl A. Miller, who acted as chairm an of th e m eeting volunteered to obtain inform ation a fte r which it is planned to hold an o th e r m eeting and decide upon a plan of action. A com m ittee o f fifteen w as appoint ed as follow s: K arl A. Mijler, Mrs Jo h n Brow n. Mrs. J. N. C lanahan, N orm a Lee Peck, Chas. Cleveland, Mrs. A. W. Shiple, Mrs. R. R. C arl son, Rev. H. R. G ebhardt, Mrs. A. H ughes, H. L. St. C lair, Roy E. C an non, C. M. Q uicksall, Rev. J. A. H op per, Rev. A. S. Hisey and H. W. Adrian. This com m ittee will m ake th e p re lim inary arran g e m en ts. One plan is to secure th e m oving picture films taken w hile H. H. H andsacker, sta te director, was in A rm enia this past R u m m er. ERNEST ANDERSON IN AUTO WRECK NEAR MOSIER E rnest A nderson, of A nderson s ta tion, had a very narrow escape from death o r serious in jn ry Monday m orning w hen his ca r left th e road ab o u t tw o m iles east of Mosier on the C olum bia riv er highw ay tu rn in g over fo u r tim es before It stopped. The ca r is a to ta l w reck but Mr. An derson in som e m iraculous m an n er escaped w ith only m inor bruises. Mr. A nderson who is w orking w ith th e constru ctio n crew s on th e hig h way n e a r H eppner drove down in his F ord to u rin g ca r F rid ay evening spending S atu rd ay and Sunday v isit ing w ith relativ es and friends. Sun day evening he sta rte d back driving all n ig h t because th e roads would be closed a fte r w orking hours Monday The loss of sleep proved too g re a t a strain and a t a r a th e r dangerous place n e a r M osier he lost conscious ness and aw oke as he was heading off th e highw ay. He m anaged to sw ing th e w heels aro u n d a bit but not enough to keep th e ca r on th e road. He was throw n clear of th e wreck T he w recked ca r he th o u g h t of not enough value to try to redeem but sold It to a nearby garag e «man He sent a long distance telephone to hia fa th e r, A. W. A nderson, about the accident and his b ro th e r A rchie drove to Mosier and brou g h t him home. He left thia m orning for H eppner to continue hia work. Funerals Held Friday, S aturday and M onday. H undreds Express T heir H eart-felt Sym pathy W ith Bereaved Relatives and Cover the C askets W ith B eautiful Floral Tributes. . FRIENDS CROWD CHURCH MANY FRIENDS HONOR HUNDREDS OF FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL MONDAY MEMORY OF MISS SPENCER AT BURLINGAME FUNERAL Coming Events of National Interest. A m erican Legion N ational con vention now in session at K ansas City, M issouri. E leventh A nnual Pacific In te r n ational Live Stock Exposition in N orth P o rtlan d November 5 to 12. D isarm am ent conference at W ashington, D. C., November 11. TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS $1.50 PER YEAR SECOND NUMBER OF LYCEUM ON NOV. 8 The second n u m b er of th e w inter lyceum course being given at th e high school and for th e benefit of th e s tu dent boijy w ill occur on T uesday night, November 8. ’ T he e n tertain ers th is tim e are th e R ick etts Glee club, consisting of fo u r young men, singers and expert m u sicians all of them . T o g eth er they form a fine m ale q u arte t, a snappy o rch estra, and th e ir program will In clude many solo num bers. T h eir program Is said to be rig h t up to the m inute— saxaphones g a lore, th e m ost p opular of all m odern in stru m en ts; a real piano accorillan, too. This in stru m e n t is som ew hat out of the o rd in ary , only a few per sons being able to m aster it. Ted R icketts is th e ex p ert on th is pecu lia r in stru m en t. T h ere are clarin ets and drum s, trap s and bells. Some com bination. It is not all jazz. T here will be some classic and som e sacred music. It is arran g ed for old and young. It is said to be a g reat tre a t. It is not possible th a t anyone will be disap pointed in them . The sale of season tick ets has ab o u t covered the g u arantee. Rut it is hoped the stu d en t body of the high school will be able to clear up a few hundred dollars from tliiH series of e n tertain m en ts to help finance some of th e ir necessary expenses. The s tu dent body Is handling the m a tte r and will get all th e money over and above the cost of th e series. The public is th erefo re asked to patronize these en te rtain m e n ts liberally. F o r th e benefit of those who have not secured season tickets It is an nounced th a t season tickets can be had for the four rem aining num bers at $1 60 for ad u lts and 80 cents for stu d en ts. Reserved seats may be se cured a t 15 cents each for each en te rtain m e n t. The high school au d i torium has been enlarged but was well filled at th e last en tertain m en t and seats will doubtless be at a prem ium for next T uesday night. Single adm ission will be 50 cents for ad u lts and 25 cents for stu d en ts. T he 55th an n u al session of th e F riends from far and n ea r g a th N ational G range will convene in T he com m unity was fu rth e r sad The fu n eral services of B erth a dened F riday evening when word Spencer were conducted a t th e M. E. ered on F riday aftern o o n fo r th e fu P o rtlan d November 16 to 25 with h ea d q u arters in th e M ultnom ah cam e th a t Miss G race F ieldhouse had church S atu rd ay m orning by Rev. A. neral of L. A. B urlingam e and th e hotel. T here will be m orning, a f died as a resu lt of th e terrib le acci S. Hisey, th e pastor. little M ethodist church at F airview ternoon and evening sessions. dent w hich had already claim ed th e Many frien d s Ailed th e church to could not hold h alf of those who lives of Miss B e rth a Spencer and L. capacity and b eau tifu l floral offerings came to pay respect to a frien d and The Pacific N orthw est F ru it Ex A. B urlingam e. gave testim ony of the love an d esteem to join in sym pathy w ith those who position to be held November 21 to F irs t rep o rts were encouraging in which Miss Spencer was held by m ourn the trag ic d eath of th e ir loved 26 Inclusive at th e Bell S treet T er and everyone was glad to cling to the h er friends. one. The services w ere in ch arg e of minal In S eattle, W ashington. hope th a t at least one of the th ree Miss Mabel Shipley, Miss G ertrude the Rev. A. S. Hisey, who was assist m ight recover and continue to bless A lexander. Mrs. A. S. Hisey, Mrs. H. ed by the Rev. B. J. C arney. Mrs. A. the com m unity w ith h er presence and L. St. C lair, Leslie W airad and H. W. L. Stone and son Lew is sang. A helpful sp irit. T he hope was sh o rt I stro n g sang and Miss E dith Lym an J )a num ber atten d ed from the lived and F rid a y m orning rep o rts pre8ided at th e organ, Orient d istrict w here Mr. B urlingam e said th a t d eath was at hand. Mrs. Pall bearers were g rad u ates or bad bppn 8Choo] principal. T he casket M artha Fieldhouse, m o th er of th e In form er stu d e n ts of union high school wa9 pilpd hlgh wUh floral offprlngs ju red girl, was tak en to P o rtlan d to who at some tim e had been m em bers from frlendg and fornlPr pupii8 of th e Never before in the history of the the hospital w here w ith h e r son and of her class. They w ere Joe P eak, deceaspd sta te has th e au to reg istratio n reach o th e r m em bers of th e fam ily and Gordon Taylor, George Lane, Wm The pall bearers w ere Em il Loser, ed such num bers as they have th is friends they w atched u n til death Booth. Roy Hensley and Win. F erris Richard A nderson, Llovd A nderson, year when 116,609 passenger cars cam e about 9 :30 In th e evening. H onorary pall bearers were chosen I w illiam B u tle r, j ack L uscher, all of and com m ercial cars have been reg F u n eral services were held Mon from th e R ebekah lodge of w hich p a jrView and G eorge P leasan t of istered. day m orning at 10 o’clock in th e Miss Spencer had been a m em ber only T ro u td aie Sam A. Kozer, Secretary of State, M ethodist church w ith Rev. A. 8. a few days. Those chosen were Mrs. Lewis A lfred B urlingam e was th e has given out a rep o rt of the licenses Hisey in charge. T he church was Sophia S outhard, Mrs. T ilda Dahl. [ yOUIlgPSt of seven children born to issued to d ate th is year. He says: filled w ith friends probably a h u n Mrs. E th el Gibbs, Mrs. L ena N eed Mr. and Mrs. Jam es B urlingam e of “ Up to the present tim e d u rin g the dred or m ore of whom stood th ro u g h ham , Mrs. K atie Sunday and Mrs. Fairview . He was born at W amic, year 1921 th e re have been registered out the service and a dozen or m ore C lara P ulfer. T he lodge atten d ed in Wasco county, Oregon, April 4, 1893. and licensed in Gregon 613 m otor who stood on th e g te p s of the church. a body. When seven years of age his p aren ts vehicle dealers, 6,436 chauffeurs, T he service was sim ple and im A larg e n u m b er of au to s filled with moved to Mosier. W hen he was nine 178,620 m otor vehicle o perators, pressive. Music was furnished by a friends drove to th e Mt. Scott cem e years old he becam e afflicted with 3,106 m otorcycles and 116,609 pas q u arte t, Miss G ertru d e A lexander, tery w here in te rm e n t was made. j rheum atic fever and as a resu lt it sen g er and com m ercial cars, from Mrs. H. L. St. C lair, H. W. S trong and B e rth a Hazel Spencer was born became necessary to am p u tate his left which th e to ta l license fees ag g re Leslie W airad March 19, 1902, in Y akim a county, leg. A year la te r the fam ily moved gate $2,319,307.00. The fees, less Active pall b earers were form er W ashington, on th e G lade, n ear to The Dalles, w here Lewis atten d ed ad m in istrativ e expenses, are d istrib schoolm ates from Union High School Bickleton. school, g ra d u a tin g from thj^ high uted o ne-fourth to th e counties from No. 2. They were Jo e P eak, George W hen B e rth a was five years old school in 1912. He ta u g h t school for which the reg istra tio n s are received Lane, Roy Hensley, Wm. Booth, Al h er fam ily moved to M ultnom ah two yearr and entered th e Oregon and th ree -fo u rth s to the sta te h ig h b ert Camp and W ilson E astm an. county, Oregon, to th e farm on th e Normal at M onm outh, from which In way fund for use in road co n stru c Grace was ap active m em ber of Base Line, F eb ru ary , 1908. stitu tio n he was g rad u a ted In 1917. tion and im provem ent th ro u g h o u t both th e R ebekah lodge and E astern The next fall she en tered th e T erry He tau g h t at T akilm a and at H epp th e sta te generally. S tar C hapter In G resham and th ere school n ea r h er home, w here she con n er and in 1920 was elected principal ‘‘The d istrib u tio n of th e re g istra were honorary pall bearers from both tinued to be a stu d e n t u n til she had of th e O rient school, to w hich posi tions up to Septem ber 15, 1921 shows organizations. From th e Rebekah finished th e w ork of th e grades. tion he was re-elected fo r the present th a t in M ultnom ah county th e re were lodge they w ere Mrs. E thel Gibbs, W hen th e new buildings w ere school year. On July 9 of th is year reg istered 131 m otor vehicle dealers, Mrs. T ilda Dahl, Mrs. Olive Ekstrom , erected for th e union high school, he m arried Miss Daisy C rocker of 1,307 chauffeurs, 59,766 m otor ve Mrs. Sophia S outhard, Mrs. Bessie she was one of th e first to enroll, re Hally. They cam e to Fairview , th e hicle o p erato rs. 1,413 m otorcycles, Schneider and Mrs. K atie Sunday; m aining in th e school and g rad u a tin g home of th e B urlingam e fam ily, and 32,651 passenger cars, 32 am bulances M EN S GYM CLASS from the E astern S tar C hapter the w ith th e class of 1919. FORMED AT UNION HIGH In S eptem ber moved to G resham . and hearses, 53 busses and stages, honorary pall bearers w ere Mesdames B e rth a elected th e teach in g profes Mrs. B urlingam e was engaged to 2,403 com m ercial cars of less than Last night was th e tim e for form H. V. Adlx, E. W. A ylsw orth, G. J. sion th ro u g h which to do her life teach th e Rockwood school and th is one-ton capacity, 3,078 tru ck s of from ing a class of men for gym nasium L undquist, V era T ucker, C lara P u lfer w ork, and accordingly th e fall fol m ade a convenient location for th e ir one to five tons capacity and 62 tr a il work a t th e union high gym In charge and J. N. C lanahan. lowing h er g rad u a tio n from th e high home. Lewis was elected m ayor of ers of from one to five tons capacity, of m em bers of the faculty. About 12 F low er girls w ere chosen from the school she enrolled in th e S tate N or Fairview in 1920, which office he re o r a to ta l of 38,280 licensed passen men signed up for th is evening class classm ates of 1919 and o th e r near mal school at M onm outh, from which signed on his rem oval to G resham . g e r and com m ercial m otor vehicles.” which is to m eet every Monday night. friends and com panions of Miss Field- In stitu tio n she was g ra d u a te d last ” L ou,” as he was fam iliarly called, T hose who came last n ig h t were m ost house. They w ere as follow s: Mary June. S eptem ber found h er assoclat- spent m ost of his life In th e school FIRST FOOTBALL GAME ly young men. It Is desired th a t C hristenson, Eva Tafcheron, Hazel ed w ith Miss G race Fieldhouse, In THIS AFTERNOON room. As a stu d e n t he was am m any of the business men ta k e ad Sedig, Mabie Michel, Mrs. Gladys charge of th e prim ary g rades at th e bitious, d iligent and exceeding Stapleton ath letic field will be v an tag e of th is o p p o rtu n ity to rest, W right Hogg, Mrs. Helen Bliss Camp, L usted school w here sh e was m ost ly p opular w'<th his schoolm ates. dedicated today by th e first football refresh and build them selves up M arie T acheron, G ertru d e Southard, happy and successful d u rin g the few As a teach er he carried th ese sam e gam e of th e season. T he gam e will physically and ta k e advantage of the G ertrude E astm an . Vivian Hevel, sh o rt weeks th a t rem ained to her of attrib u te s of success into his profes- be played betw een Union High and fine equipm ent u n d er expert direction L etitia P u lfe r and E sth e r P eterson. th is e a rth ly life. | sion. He will be g rea tly missed by T he local j of teach ers at the high school gym T he pall bearers, flower g irls, and B erth a grew up in a C h ristian ! all his form er pupils and his fellow E stacada High schools. The class is open to all boys will be especially anxious to add nasium . the lodge m em bers all m arched in hom e w ith th e atm o sp h ere of devo- i fpacjlpriI men. The only req u irem en t being line to the G resham cem etery w here tion and reverence for th e th in g s of He leaves to m ourn his untim ely to th e occasion by w inning th is first : the last services w ere held. God n u rtu rin g h er young life. To , dea(h h,9 wlfp h|g aK(j(, p a re n ,g and gam e. A good schedule of gam es has ( th a t tennis o r gym nasium shoes be f li floral offerings were most ab u n give her h ea rt to God was th e n atu ra l , , he follow ing b ro th er, alld 8,8tpr8: been lined up for th e season by the worn. G ym nasium suits would also dant and beautiful and g av e evidence fru itio n of such an atm o sp h ere and , Mrg phoebe ,,rook and Mr„ , a u ra local team w ith th e assistan ce of th e ; be a help but are not required T he class m eets every Monday of the many o rganizations in which such tra in in g W ith a class of six of F a)rv tew , Mrs i,P rtha principal and th e coach. A splendid p ictu re of th e union night from 7 :3 0 to 8:30. Miss Fieldhouse had worked and won o th e rs of h er young frien d s she was Cook of M(Jgier Jo h n of F a |rv ,ew high school football players was pub- j the h ea rts and affections of the m em en ro lled as a p ro b atio n er in th is George of Tygh Valley and E dw ard of llshed Sunday in th e O regonian GRESHAM POST TO JOIN church, anil received th e holy rite of P ortland. bers. IN BIG PARADE NOV 11 sports d ep artm en t. Those in the G race May F ieldhouse was born at baptism May 10, 1914. T he follow M ontfort, W isconsin, May 9, 1900. ing Septem ber she com pleted her home for th e last six years. H er p icture are Principal Roy E Can- ■ G resham Post No. 30 of th e A m er She passed from the ea rth to the p rep a ra to ry m em bership and becam e fath er, L ester Spencer, and her non, coach A. C. S hagren and the ican Legion has decided to accept the heavenly life, October 28. 1921, at a full m em ber of th e church to which b ro th er H arry , with o th e r relatives, players: H enry L unday, Dick Lane, Invitation of the P o rtlan d Post No. 1 the age of 21 years, five m onths n in e she rem ained devoted un til God called are broken h earted a t j j e r untim ely Jam es Flem m ing, Dick S atterstro m , to Join In the la rg e st A rm istice Day (c a p ta in ), P ercy P u lfer, N ew ell, celebration ever held In P o rtland. teen days. I t was. hoped for a tim e her. She was a m em ber of th e E p d ep artu re. F ancher, W ilfred N asshahn, Everett th a t she m ight rally and recover w orth League, and a te ac h er in th e She sped aw ay, w ithout a w arning. G resham Post has not planned to Nor even chose her tim e; Lake, A. Sloop, R obert Booth, Malt* from th e resu lts of the terrib le acci Sunday school. conduct any services in com m em ora Say not, Good night hut In some land Geddes, T heodore Brugger, Ted tion of the day here in G resham but dent in which h e r friend and associ H er m o th er aw aited h er on the b rig h te r land H eslin, F ran k T acheron, Douglas have decided to Join with P o rtlan d ate. Miss B ertha Spencer, and Lewis o th e r side, w here she has been at \Y‘ 11 say, "Good m o rn in g .” H orton, R. S outhard, Malcom H ill and tak e p art In th e ir m ilitary and B urlingam e lo s t' th e ir lives. The yard. Jack Brown. B. Q uesinberry civic parade. hope was all in vain, as her in ju ries and Glen Mercer. w ere too severe, and a fte r a short All m em bers of G resham Post who period of suffering, she fell asleep. can possibly a rra n g e to attq n d are WRESTLING MATCH W hen G race was seven years old requested to m eet In G resham a t TO BE HELD HERE 12:30 p. in. Friday. Novem ber 11th, h er fam ily cam e from W isconsin to G resham to m ake th e ir home, from A big w restling m atch will be held and In o rd er th a t proper reservation which h er fa th e r passed away De at th e Masonic hall Friday, Novem may be made each one atten d in g 1« cem ber 29, 1915. ber 4, between Red N utting of G resh- I requested to e ith e r w rite Chase E. She received h e r schooling in the am and Shorty Ayers of P ortland St. C lair, G resham , or telephone G resham grad e school, "and In the S outhard and Buztck are prom oting 1 1561, to th a t effect on or before No Union High School No. 2, from vem ber 7. th e m atch. which she g rad u a ted in 1919. A fter N u ttin g is em ployed in a g arag e one year in th e M onmouth S tate N o r-. h ere In G resham . D uring th e Mult- j SCOTCH ENTERTAINMENT mal, she began h e r career as a teach- : AT CAMP 77, W 0 W nom ah fair N u ttin g stayed w ith a er in the Lusted school. Last year crack w restler at one of . th e side ' Among the read ers of the Outlo« she ta u g h t th e prim ary grades, and 1 'sh o w s at th e fa ir for one 10-m inute are m any m em bers of Multnoras so well did she do h er work that af j period, one 16-m lnute period and Camp No. 77, Woodmen of tl the beginning of th e fall term she ' w restled to a finish. He w eighs 145 , World All m em bers are Invited ’ was prom oted to th e prlncipalship. > pounds. atten d a Scotch en tertain m en t a t tl Though G race never united w ith j 'A yer» claim s to have w restled In cam p hall on F rid ay night, Novel th e church, she was ever an enthusi-1 Colorado seven years before coming j her 4, given by two <olly Scotchtne astic teach er in th e Sunday school, a , here. T here will he good w restling R obert Neilson, sen io r and Junlc m em ber of th e E pw orth League, and j p relim inaries. The prom oters prom T here is prom ised lots of fun and in a reg u la r a tte n d a n t a t th e services ' ise m ore contests of th is so rt if this ' sic. Several a u to loads are bell of the church. She sang in th e choir. ' Is successful. m ade up at G resham to go to tl helped in any and every way in which I T he m atch will go to w inning two m eeting of th e ram p F riday nlgl her services w ere needed. out of three. H. W allace will referee ' Those d esiring to go who have n At h eart «he was a tru e ChrlstM n, , th e m atch. o th e r m eans of conveyance are r b eautiful and good. H er influence Rev. John W . Inzer, c f Chattanooga. Tenn.. National chaplain of the quested to rep o rt a t the O utlook « American Legion, announced that he would m arry free of c<At any was alw ays ou th e side of hum ility ■ Your <nr Need P a in tin g ? American doughboy who brought hi« bride-to-be to the Kansas Ct(y We have opened a p ain t shop In flee If possible before noon next Fi and devotion. national convention which convenes October 31. Caswell J. Cordle and C. E. O sburn's building, co rn er of day. She leaves h e r widowed m other, Miss Esther Belle Meriwether of Green City, Mo., shown above, were Main and Second stree ts, G resham and an only b ro th er, Guy L. F ield the first couple to file for the honor. A Kansas C ity jeweler furnished Let us talk paint with you Give your roof a coat of Flexo house of St Helen«, to m ourn her all wedding rings free and the Legion paid for all licenses. HOMAN ft HOMAN, roof p ain t before th e rain y season. Thp Auto P ainters early and untim ely departure. L. L. K idder Hdwe. Co. 116,609 Autos Are Licensed in Oregon RING AMERICAN LEGION Wi&OiUü BELLS