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T W IC E A W EEK Voi. 11, No. 89 G resham O utlook GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1922 ELECTRICITY GOES STATE FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT SAYS FARM ONNEW-YEARTOOT ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER AN EXPERIMENT BOMB SUSPECT TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS $1.50 Per Year MRS J J . RORERTSON LAID TO REST HERE T he old y ea r died hard, if th e [T h e follow ing add ress by Mr. will have not been achieved w ithout T he fu n eral of Mrs. J. J. R obert tro u b le w ith th e electric lig h ts in Mansfield, president of th e S tate ! son, who passed away at her home a sta te and n atio n al organization GOVERNOR ENIHIlLSFtS F arm B ureau, was delivered at the BU R E A U . G resham on S atu rd ay nig h t w as any S tate F a rm B ureau m eeting several w ith a larg e an d loyal m em bership of n ear G resham on last F riday m orn ing, was held from th e B aptist actu al farm ers to deal w ith th e big indication. B eginning a t ab o u t 7 in m onths ago. T he O utlook asked fo r ' Salem , Nov. 28. 1921. th e a rtic le a t th e tim e w hen it was I fu n d am en tal problem s of ag ricu ltu re. church on Sunday afternoon and was th e evening th e lig h ts w ere on and Learned th a t it co ntained m any Mr. Wm. A. A ird, largely atten d ed by relatives and 415 P la tt Bldg , T he s ta te and n atio n al o rg an iza off, dim and b rig h t, w ith a rapid» and thin g s of in te re st to o u r read ers. It i friends of the fam ily. The in term en t P o rtlan d , Oregon. has ju st reached us and alth o u g h I tions a re based on th e county and s ta rtlin g and annoying succession ra th e r late will be read w ith in ter- j was in the G resham cem etery beside D ear S ir :— I wish to th an k com m unity u n its and m em bership in th a t put all business on th e blink est.— E d ito r.] o th e r mem bers of th e fam ily who had you for your le tte r of N ovember th ese m ust be kept up, both fo r th e preceded h er in death. The services To be plain, th e “ ju ic e ” appeared to To th e M em bers of th e Oregon S tate 21st and for th e o p p o rtu n ity o f benefit of co-operative efforts in were In charge of h er pastor, tne fered of saying a word for the be on a g ran d new y e a r’s eve to o t and county and local com m unities, u nder F arm B ureau F ed era tio n : Oregon S tate F arm B ureau. O r Rev. J. A. H opper of th e F ree d id n ’t know ^ h a t it was doing or expert leadership, and fo r th e w ork I feel th a t it is a p p ro p riate a t th is g an izatio n s which have fo r th e ir M ethodist church. T he Rev. B. F. ca re a rap in any w ay, shape o r m an tim e to ren d e r a rep o rt to you as ing o u t of th e la rg e r problem s of object th e b etterin g of th e con Sm ally of W oodburn delivered th e sta te and n ation. ner. dition of th e farm er; th e Im rep rese n tativ e of th e m em bership of address. provem ent of his chances lo r T he qu eer th in g ab o u t it was the the sta te o rg an izatio n , a rep o rt of The farm b u reau is no lo n g er an earn in g th e livlihood th a t he Mary Bell M ershon was born in lig h ts acted so stran g ely no one my action as y o u r p resid en t for th e experim ent. T he resu lts accom plish should from th e soil, a re on th e K entucky, Ja n u a ry 23, 1843 and died knew w hat to expect. If they had past y ear and to m ake for your con rig h t track . ed in th e last 12 m onths in n atio n al n ear G resham on December 30, 1921. gone off k-plunk,* as happened a t fa ir sid eratio n a few suggestions as to Not alone is th e farm er bene- Picture is of Wolfe Lindenfcld. legislation an d recognition of the She was m arried on Ja n u ary 2, tim e, sto res would have closed and the fu tu re of o u r o rganization. 1 am | fitted when som e g re a t forw ard ■who has been arrested in W arsaw, farm e rs’ in te rests are sim ply m arv el 18 72 to Mr. J. J. R obertson m ovem ent w orks to w ard his Poland, by the United States, as business ceased an d all good people deeply devoted to th e F arm B ureau. , ous. In all these accom plishm ents b etterm en t. A g ricu ltu re is th e the man who knows all about the in M issouri. They moved to Oregon have groped th e ir way home. B ut I am firmly convinced th a t its m e th - ! th e Oregon S tate F arm B ureau has backbone of o u r resources, and W all Street bomb explosion that in 1876 and settled on th e ir farm no. T hey th re a te n e d , an d came od of proced u re is based upon sound I killed 38 innocent people every m ovem ent which ten d s borne a pro m in en t p art. It has been east of G resham which has been th e back, and w ent out and cam e on reasoning and th a t it only req u ires tow ard th e a g ric u ltu ris t’s im looked upon as a lead er in co n stru c fam ily home ever since. To Mr. and provem ent, financially, socially, again, and th is happened u n til ev proper su p p o rt from th e farm ers of tive th o u g h t fo r th e relief of farm ers POLEMON E. MASSEY or o th erw ise, is a g re a t upw’ard Mrs. Robertson w ere born nine chil erybody was disgusted an d dis o u r co u n try in o rd er to achieve an | by proper financing, tran sp o rta tio n SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS dren, of whom fo u r survive. They sweep fo r all of th e people of all g ru n tle d and d ish earten ed and ra th e r even g re a te r m easu re of success th a n ; of th e state. and m ark etin g . Its presid en t took ill-disposed tow ard th e source of all we hoped for. Polemon Massey, who has suffered are Je p th a, Wm. L., and Miss Minnie I assu re you I wish y o u r fed an active p a rt in all th e discussion lig h t and pow er in th is section— eratio n th e g re a te st success in for more th an a y ear from a lin g er R obertson and Mrs Misha Davies, all at th e farm b ureau m eeting at W ash F arm ers g en erally ap p reciate th e its work of b etterm e n t of con th e P. R. L. & P. ing illness, passed away in G resh of G resham . H er husband, J. J. R ob ington In A pril. He was selected to g re a t benefit of th e ir com m unity anil ditions g en erally fo r th e a g ri And th e stran g e th in g was th a t am on Sunday, Ja n u a ry 1, aged 64 ertson also rem ains to m ourn h e r de address a jo in t m eeting of sen ate c u ltu ra l class. Such work is in county o rg an izatio n s b u t are not so R a k e r's g ara g e was as lig h t as fairy years. T he fu n eral was held today p artu re. spired by sound principles, and and house com m ittees on ag ric u ltu re, readily inclined to perceive th e no Mrs. R obertson u n ited w ith th e land all th e evening w hile o th e r g a r should have resu lts of no m ean and in th a t address sta te d in no un from the M ethodist Episcopal church less g rea t, alth o u g h m ore in d irect F ree M ethodist church in th e eariy m agnitude. ages couldn’t see to m easure gaso and the body was tak en to Salem for certain term s th e farm e rs’ needs benefits of th e ir s ta te and n atio n al 80s and rem ained a faith fu l and fle- Very sincerely yours, line. He was selected to present th e fa rm e r Interm ent, organizations. T he big constructive BEN W. OLCOTT, voted C h ristian and a re g u la r a t It was a serious situ atio n for busi Mr. Massey was born in Lane i point of view on finance to th e Fed- G overnor. task s of th e F arm B ureau are la rg e te n d an t a t the church services w hen ness g enerally, being S atu rd ay county, Oregon, n ea r th e present site ,1 era l Reserve board and th e Board of ly perform ed by th e sta te and n a t ever her stren g th would perm it. W ith n ig h t w ith m any patro n s in the . G overnors of R egional F ed eral Re- of Monroe, on Ju ly 5, 1857, W hen ional organizations. her husband she was am ong th e early stores. W ithrow ’s re sta u ra n t and double th e re tu rn s per sheep from serve Banks, which in th e opinion of be was ab o u t seven years of age his Y our S tate F arm B ureau, although se ttle rs who helped to open up and G resham D rug were fo rtu n a te in the Oregon farm flocks to say n o th in g the officers of th e Am erican F arm Pa r ®nts moved to M arion county and having gas lig h ts w hich seem alw ays very in ad eq u ately financed, has in of th e re su ltin g Increase in th e num - B ureau F ed eratio n was largely r e - | so,tlp<i at tb e et,Be ot F ren ch P rairie, develop th e country. T h eir hom e was much less th an a y ear b ro u g h t about dependable. In one of h o spitality, an old fashiond ber and size of th e flocks. T he S tate sponsible for such financial relief as w here he grew to m anhood. in her passing th e fam ily T he loss occasioned by th e failu re a g reat change in Oregon. T he fol F arm B ureau has asked o u r se n ato rs farm ers have received, and will re- Ju ly , 1882, he m arried Miss Ellen home. of ju ice on la st S atu rd ay n ig h t fell lowing are a few of th e achieve and congressm en to sta n d for such a Bult u ltim ately In a proper financing Egan. To th is union two children loses a faith fu l com panion and lov ing m o th er an d th e com m unity a heav iest on M anager A drian of th e m ents: tariff a will p ro tect th e wool grow er. not only of th e farm ers but of all were bom , Mary Eva, now Mrs. Cof good neighbor and citizen. 1. It has done a larg e am o u n t of G resham T h ea ter, who had every fin, who lives n ear G ervais and Carl, 5. We have assisted in th e organ!- c' a88eB of o u r people. th in g set for a big fe a tu re show . He edu catio n al w ork in show ing farm now of P o rtland. T w enty-eight zation of th e Oregon C o-operative A sta te office was established at had ad v ertised heavily and a n tic ip a t ers th e abso lu te necessity of o rg an iz years ago Mr. Massey moved to P o rt PORTLAND ELKS START Hay G row ers’ association, w hich, un- Morgan Bldg., P o rtlan d , In April MILLION DOLLAR TEMPLE ed a large house at both shows. The ing to p ro tect th e ir in te rests as o th e r land w here he lived un til ab o u t four d er th e m anagem ent of L. A. H u n t, a nd has since been m ain tain ed u n d er people were crow ding into th e th e a business is organized. years ago, when he cam e to G resh An event of un u su al In terest to with o u r cordial co-operation, is en- *he charge of th e secretary , who has 2. W ith th e help of th e G range and te r for th e first show when bingo! am to m ake his home w ith his sister, th e Rose City and Oregon was th e deavoring profitably to m a rk e t o u r kept In close touch w ith legislation Mrs. Ja n e W ilson. out w ent th e lights, off w ent th e F a rm e rs’ Union, it has organized the tu rn in g of th e first shovel full of bay crop by bringing pro d u cer and at W ashington as well as th e work in pow er— and down w ent th e high Oregon G rain G row ers, on a pooling Besides Ills ch ildren, Mr. Massey d irt on New Y ear’s eve in breaking consum er to g eth er. T he g re a t ob- o u r own sta te . He succeeded in get- sp irits of both audience and m an a plan w ith a six-year co n tract. T h e , . , , , . , . , , ,, , , Is survived by five sisters, Mrs. W il ground for th e new tem ple of the „ . . . , ,. , . stacle here is excessive fre ig h t rate s Dng the N orthw est b r u it M arketing ger, and aw ay w ent w hat little in pool is now actively o p eratin g and is r son and Mrs. Mary M etheney of Greh- P o rtlan d Elk lodge. The location Is ... . . , .(w w h hich ic h m ust be added to th e cost of l conference to hold its th re ree e da; day ses- come a conscientious show man selling th e farm ers w heat a t a good ani, Mrs. If. B arendrick of P o rtlan d , a t E leventh and Alder. T he build production and th is problem , both sions In P o rtlan d and m ade all local m ight feel him self en title d to in a advance over th e prices offered by Mrs. Lizzie Long of A lberta, C anada ing and equipm ent will cost around arran g e m en ts for en tertain m en t, and sta te and n atio n al b u rea u s a re try in g local buyers. T he g rain pool alone refined locality like G resham . and Mrs. E liza L arg en t of W alla 1,000,00th assisted in g e ttin g sp eak ers for th e to help solve. T he lig h ts cam e on some tim e be will repay to farm ers m any tim es th e W alla, W ashington, also one b ro th T he E lks a re a stro n g o rd er, and program . L im ited financial resources 6. T he S tate F arm B ureau has fore early m orning, b u t the old year cost of th e F arm B ureau. er, G. W. Massey of Amity, Oregon. one of th e best know n benevolent and have prevented th e adoption of ad e trie d to fo ster and en courage all co- 3. It has assisted th e N orthw est w ent o u t in d ark n e ss so fa r as protective fru te rn al societies. The G rain G row ers in th e ir o rg an iz atio n ’ °P er a Uve com m unity en terp rises. It q u ate m eans of publicity and close TROUTDALE CHAPTER G resham was concerned. P o rtlan d lodge num bers n early 4000 touch w ith th e m em bership of th e lias insisted on a proper tariff on all T h ere are rum b lin g s of com plaint w ork, and exercised a leading p a rt in WILL INSTALL OFFICERS m em bers and Is 32 years old. state. W ith increase«« m em bership all over th e locality and people are the o rg an izatio n of th e U. S. Grain farm p roducts, th ro u g h its presedent, The O utlook is p articu la rly In ter fees for 1922, we expect to rem edy A special m eeting of T ro u td ale asking why th is locality should so G row ers, Inc., th ro u g h th e presence presented th ese m a tte rs a t W ashing- ested In th is big event ns It Is In th is condition and to publish w ith co C hapter, O. E. 8., will be held at Ma o ften be subjected to th e loss and and influence of t i e 's t a t e p resident, ing, D. C., at a special m eeting of th e op eratio n of th e counties, a paper sonic hall In T ro u td ale on W ednes close to u rh with som e of th e leaders officers of th e A m erican F arm Bu Inconvenience resu ltin g from failu re who atten d ed and spoke fo r th e O re th a t will not only give th e la test farm day evening, J a n u a ry 4, to install of the o rd er th ro u g h th e publication of electric lig h t and power. No gon plan of pooling a t S pokane and reau F ed eratio n and of th e S tate b u reau activ ities in county, sta te and th e officers for th e ensuing year of th e lodge organ, The P o rtlan d Elk, F arm B ureau presidents. storm condition prevailed and hence at Chicago a t th e n atio n al m eeting. natio n , b u t will deal w ith th e farm er who were elected and appointed at which is printed and m ailed from th e 7. T he p resid en t also atten d e d a The sta te vice-president, V. H. Sm ith, th e m ystery deepens. view point on th e big questions of th e th e la st re g u la r m eeting. T he cere O utlook office tw ice each m onth. was at th e Chicago m eeting, elected m eeting a t Chicago, on April 5th, of It will ta k e over a year to erect day. mony will be conducted by th ree past WINTER TRIP TO BEACH one of th e o rg an izatio n com m ittee of rep rese n tativ e f ru it grow ers. As a tills m agnificent lodge home which I can n o t too stro n g ly u rge upon m atrons of th e ch ap ter, Mrs. Ja n e t IS HOLIDAY FEATURE the U. S. G rain G row ers, and is one resu lt of th is m eeting, P resid en t will be th e finest in th e w hole n o rth of th e d irecto rs of th e Oregon Grain H ow ard of th e A FB F appointed a you th e ab8olute necessity of tak in g G ran t, who will be th e in stallin g of T he desire to see th e ocean in th e G row ers as well. T he g ra in pool is com m ittee to fo rm u late a plan for 8*ebB to 80 o rganize th e s ta te office ficer; Mrs. L au ra B. H arlow , who will west. T he building will be of th o ro ughly w in te r tim e was th e m otive of an a u a g rea t th in g for Oregon. m a rk e tin g f ru it In a n atio n al way. an<’ bnance th e sam e as to p erm it an be m arshal and Mrs. M argaret Sales, fire-proof construction w ith steel tom obile trip to Seaside for th e who will be chaplain. M embers may He also atten d e d a t th e sam e tim e ‘’M otive organized and intensive 4. T he S tate F arm B ureau o rg a n w eek-end which was enjoyed by ized th e Oregon C ooperative Wool th e L ivestock M arketing conference. ' ' r *ve t ° r m em bership. Invite th e ir frien d s to w itness the and reinforced concrete fram e and an ex terio r facing of te rra cotta. The Mrs. H. L. St. C lair, Chase, W inifred and M ohair G row ers’ association cerem ony. T he S tate F arm B ureau also, in I T hls ,B vltaL Uni®88 farm ers are and M argaret St. C lair, and by th e w hich, u n d er th e m an ag em en t of it. co-operation w ith th e farm b u reau s m em bers they Certainly cannot re- T he list of officers Is as follows: design Is Italian renaissance. Italian Misses Ixtis and M yrtle Schm ale and A. W ard, is m ore th a n fulfilling our of th e six N o rth w estern an d Pacific pe,ve ,tB bpnefit- nor can th e organl- w orthy m atron, Isabella Low; w orthy m arble 1| to pave th e m ain lobby floors. T he main en tra n ce will open Sylvia W eston of P o rtlan d . T he two expectations. As illu stra tin g th e sta te s, arra n g e d for and carried z a ,l° n 8P®a lt for them . And It Is p atro n , W illiam Spence; associate cars m ade the trip of 140 m iles In g rea t value of co-operative w ork, Mr. th ro u g h a F ru it M arketing confer- Pqually ,ru e ,h a t w ithout m em bers m atro n , Alice C o u rte r; secretary, on E leventh stre e t and will h e en hanced by sculptured figures repre seven and a h alf hours of driving W ard has succeeded in sellin g fo r 18 price with a th ree-d ay p rogram , which org an izatio n can n o t finance its M argaret M cKay; tre a su re r, F ran ces se n tativ e of th e cardinal principles of tim e. The cozy cottage of Mr. and cents low g rad e o n e-fo u rth blood F ox; conductor, Mary W. Spence; resu lted In several very im p o rtan t Pro KraD1 and can n o t co n tin u e to Mrs. Jo h n M etzger had been secured wool for which locai Buyers w ere of things, am ong w hich was f u rth e r aid j fu n ®tlon. associate conductor, Mary E. Mar- th e o rd er— ch arity , Justice, brotherly love and fidelity. fo r th e stay, w hich added much pleas ferin g 9 cen ts and 10 cents a pound. to th e m ovem ent for p ro p er cold stor-1 1 anl equally convinced th a t In o r kell; chaplain, Vera I. Dixon; m a r The stru c tu re , which will have six u re to the trip. shal, C hristine C avanagh; o rg an ist, The wool pool is g ain in g rap id ly In age at th e m unicipal docks in P o rt- d*r to p ut on such a drive and achieve stories, will rise 121 feet above th e T he w eath er at Seaside was mild favor w ith th e farm ers and will, we L aura B. H arlow ; Adah, Abbie Bisch land for h an d lin g and shipping by th ese resu lts it is necessary to reach pavem ent. Among o th e r distinctive and on Sunday sunshine and show ers hope, u ltim ately h an d le th e e n tire w ater fru its and perish ab le products a | l th e farm ers of th e sta te by m eans off; R uth, F ran ces T eg a rt; E sth er, fea tu re s It will contain large sw im in terch an g ed like an A pril day but crop of wool w hich Is trib u ta ry to E lla McCulloch; M artha, Idelle W lh- T he county and com m unity farm ■ ° f a farm b u reau paper, which shall m ing pools and an au d ito riu m w ith a a t th e end of th e day th e sun drop P o rtlan d . Il is a con serv ativ e s ta te bureau pro g ram s of wosk are all Im- cham pion th e farm e rs’ cause, Inform lon; E lecta, C lara Salea; w arder, g re a te r are a and seatin g capacity ped into the ocean and changed th e m ent w hen we say th a t th e w ork of p o rtan t in co-operation w ith th e ex- o u r m em bers of w hat is tak in g place 8usan H arding; sen try , E. Wilcox. th an th a t of any o th e r lodge building o verhanging clouds into purple and th is association, In p roperly h an d tension service of th e A g ricu ltu ral an(l ed u cate all o u r m em bers and the In the U nited States. W ith th e ex- ^ g o ld and rosy tin ts w hich, if tra n s ling, g rad in g an d sellin g th e farm Now th a t th e re a re no longer faces College and th e U. 8. D ep artm en t ofI Pu b Hc at large as to th e aim and ferred to canvass, would be called e rs’ p roduct and im proving sheep in- on th e barroom floor and curfew s c« pion of the ground floor, which will A griculture. W hen, how ever, all j achievem ents of th e F arm Bureau. he let to stores, th e en tire building an exaggeration. T he break ers w ere dustry , will in a veny few y ea rs’ tim e th is has been done, u ltim ate success ( W e should also consider o u r rela- d o n 't ring to n ig h t, th e elocutionist will be devoted to th e service of th e high and were -fascinating in th e ir hast abandoned his Job and may be g ran d e u r. found playing a sobbing saxophone. o rder. T he second floor of th e building HUMPTY-DUMPTY Road conditions w ere good going will house th e main office, telephone but on th e re tu rn trip snow was en tion w ith th e U nited 8 ta te s D ep art exchange, cloak and check rooms, co u n tered th ro u g h th e m ountains. It m ent of A g ricu ltu re, th e Oregon Ag extended from A storia to L innton ricu ltu ra l College and the Extension w om en’s rest room, lounge and li b rary, w riting room , b illiard and I KNEW and on C latsop C rest was to a depth Service. T he farm b u reau enjoyes card room s and a buffet. The ball of fo u r inches b u t it did not se ri th e ad v an tag e of a close connection it room and ban q u et hall will occupy ously In terfere w ith traffic. with o u r govern m en t th ro u g h these agencies. It has been a potent force th e th ird floor, w hile th e fo u rth will T ire A djusm ent M ade „ e r e . In su p p o rtin g and Increasing th e In house thu lodge and com m ittee rooms S herm an M cC arter Is advertisin g proper. fluence of the extension forces. O ur elsew here in th e pap er th e new a d T he fifth floor .will com prise a enem ies by secret and insiduous ju stm e n t schedule on Lee p uncture- m ethods are now actively at work to spacious m ezzanine and th e sixth will proof tires. This new schedule on se p a ra te th e two organizations. The be occupied by 62 bachelor a p a rt th is tire is effective since Ja n 1st. m ents, In th e basem ent will be th e Im portance of m ain tain in g the closest Mr. M cC arter sta te s th a t a d ju s t sw im m ing pool, gym nasium , T urkish co operation m ust be ap p aren t to all. m ents a re m ade on these tires here, baths, locker room s, h andball court, I u rge vigorous action by o u r m eet so th e re is no w aiting w hile a casing bow ling alleys and b arb er shop. ing In dealing with th is situ atio n . • - Is se n t to P ortlan d o r some o th e r In conclusion I wish to add th a t In place for ad ju stm e n t. Need Your Holt C leaned? F- - / AZi H- my opinion th e farm bureau jn o rd er Have It F rench dry cleaned. Re F ree gifts of m erchandise at to succeed m ust do two th in g s: F irst, p airin g n eatly done. T ailoring for G resham T h ea ter W ednesday even 'O \ . ladies and men. It m ust p resen t a sound progràm th a t ing Prizes at 8 :1 5 . F e a tu re pict PETER LENARD, Tailor. ure. "F elix O’Day” a t 7 :1 5 .— Adv will enlist th e su p p o rt of a m ajority T h in k in g may be the hardest w ora of all o u r citizens Irrespective of oc "D on’t you som etim es envy the cupation. Second, It m ust be pro In the world but It pays th e best idle ric h ? ” "N o," said th e old gressive and courageous enough to wages. fa rm e r " I know fellers th a t haint expose and com bat all th e evils th a t got a d o l'a r who can be je st as Idle I t’s tim e to th in k 1925 In every th re a te n ag ric u ltu re and convince o u r a- anybody.” — Boston T ran scrip t. business plan. farm ers th a t In o u r o rg an izatio n it The ad v ertisem en t tells and th e , has a m eans of rem edying Its Just These m ornings m ake us all look display aells. grievances. to o u r non-skids. : & >Á