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T W IC E A W EEK Voi. 11, No. 91 G resham O utlook GRESHAM. TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1922 LOCAL POSTOFFICE BERNARD BARUCH TREATS SOME TO HAVE NEW HEAD ASPECTS OF FARMERS’ PROBLEMS 1 P. R. L & P. CO. WILL IMPROVE SERVICE T elegraphic dispatches from W ash The follow ing article was w ritten at la u g u ra te farm ers' strik e s, and de- T he P o rtlan d Railw ay, L ight & ington yesterday bring the in fo rm a th e request of th e ed ito r of th e A tlan W HAT TH E FAR M ER NEEDS. j m and legislation abolishing g ram Pow er com pany has begun th e con tio n th a t th e nom ination of Miss tic M onthly, who had been im p o rtu n - ed by a g re a t many of his read ers to stru ctio n w ork necessary to give exchanges, p riv ate ca ttle m ark ets, E lisabeth E. Johnson for postm aster give an unbiased and unp reju d iced F irs t— S torage w arehouses for ¡G resham an u n in te rru p te d light and and th e like, we o u g h t not hastily to cotton, wool, an d elev ato rs to r at G resham was favorably reported viewP °int of th e so-called ag ricu l pow er service so th a t the occasional t u r a l m ovem ent. It cam e as a resu lt g rain , of sufficient capacity to b rand them as economic heretics and to the se n ate by th e com m ittee on ’ of a g rea t many p ro tests to th e ed ito r m eet th e m axim um dem and on lapsese of th e past will not occur in highw aym en, and h u rl a t them the them a t th e peak of th e m ark etin g postofflces and postroads This from a^ ric u Hural in te rests ag ain st an th e fu tu re , according to officials of ch arg e of being seekers of special period. article en titled “ The Menace of Spe- the com pany. privilege. R a th e r, we should ask if brings to a close the contest w hich cial P riv ileg e,” which also appeared Second— W eighing and g rad in g Y esterday m em bers of th e city frien d s of Miss Johnson and of D. M. !ln , the A tlantic M onthly. T he ed ito r of a g ric u ltu ra l products, and ce r th e ir tro u b le is not ours, and see w hat | selected Mr. B aruch because of his tification th ereo f, to be done by can be done to im prove the situ atio n . council and a com m ittee of th e busi R oberts, the present Incum bent, ¡„dependent view point and because im p artial and d isin terested public ness men met with O. B. Coldwell, P urely from self-in terest, if for no have been quietly w aging for several of the previous stu d ies he had m ade inspectors, to elim in ate un d erp ay vice presid en t of th e light and power h ig h er m otive, we should help them . weeks, each for th e ir favorite candi- , on th is question at th e req u est of th e ing, o vercharging, and u n fair com pany, and E. L. Meyers, of the date. In th e recent com petitive ex- K a“ T S tate l,o ard of A g ricu ltu re g rad in g , and to fac ilita te th e u tili All of us w ant to g et back perm a zation of th e sto red pro d u cts as traffic d ep artm en t, and h eard an o u t nently to “ n o rm a lc y ;" b ut is it re a am ination Miss Johnson received th e , e ra tlo n . Mr B aruch WM aniong th e th e basis of credit. line of the com pany’s new plans. The s o n a b le to hope for th a t condition h ig h est and Mr " R oberts ' • •• the next . i _ first . men of ---- his background and p re T h ird — A ce rtain ty of credit unless o u r g rea test and m ost basic com pany’s rep resen tativ es also in te r h ighest m arks. vious relatio n sh ip s to ta k e a position sufficient to enable th e m ark etin g viewed m any of th e business con in d u stry can be put on a sound and Miss Johnson has been em ployed so favorable to ag ric u ltu re. I t would of products in an o rd erly m anner. seem th a t th e article is m ore oppor cerns and assu red them of th e com solid p erm a n en t fo u n d atio n ? The in th e federal building in P o rtlan d tu n e now th a n when it was first pub F o u rth — The d ep a rtm en t of MISS ELISABETH E. JOHNSON. p any’ desire to give an ad eq u ate se r a g ric u ltu re should collect, ta b u i farm ers are not en title d to special fo r several years, an d now th a t h er lished. late, sum m arize and reg u larly privileges; b ut a re they not rig h t in Who expects soon to receive h er com vice in th is te rrito ry . nom ination has been confirm ed she (T he O utlook’s space is too lim ited an d freq u en tly publish and dis J dem anding th a t they be placed on an mission as G resham postm aster. T he announcem ent was gladly re will sever h er connections w ith th a t to give th e whole article in full in one trib u te to th e fa rm e r’s full in issue. It will be con tin u ed in two or I equal footing w ith th e buyers of th e ir ceived by all concerned and a ssu r work. H er com m ission will be re fo rm atio n from all th e m ark ets of th re e issues. If in te reste d in th e th e w orld, so th a t they sh all be as i products and w ith o th e r in d u stries? BUSINESS MEN TO ances of co-operation w ith th e com ceived by m ail w ithin a few weeks, fa rm e r’s problem s you will w ant to well inform ed of th e ir selling posi • HAVE SOCIAL MEETING pany w ere g eneral and hearty. II. a f te r w hich she will ta k e charge of I carefully read it all.) tion as buyers now a re of th e ir Let us, th en , consider som e of the the G resham office. Both in educa II. O. H eston, th e com pany’s elec W. A. Hessel, presid en t of the buying position. farm er’s grievances, and see how far tion and business experience Miss I. trical engineer, Is In charge of the F o u rth — F reedom to in te g rate G resham Business Men’s usociution, T he w hole ru ra l world is in a fer th e business of a g ric u ltu re by they are real. In doing bo , we should Johnson is considered fully capable work of p u ttin g in th e necessary con rem em ber th a t, w hile th e re have has invited th e m em bers of th e asso nections. sellin g for th e new w ork which she will take m ent of u n rest, and th e re is an u n m eans of consolidated paralleled volum e and In ten sity of d e agencies, co-o rd in atin g and co j been, and still are, instances of pur- ciation to meet at his home W ednes up. As o utlined to th e O utlook re p o rt o p era tin g in such a way as to put I poseful abuse, th e subject should not day evening, Ja n u a ry I I , fo r a busi Mr. R oberts, who has been post term in ed , if not angry, p ro test, and e r th e new In stallatio n will connect th e farm er on an equal footing m a ster fo r th e past five years and an om inous sw arm ing of occupational w ith th e large buyers of his prod I lie approached w ith any g eneral im- ness and social g ath erin g . L ight re th e city lines w ith th e high voltuge to existing d istrib u tiv e fresh m en ts will be served and a so ucts, and w ith com m ercial rela ! p u tatio n conferences, in te rest gro u p in g s, po th ree m onths, has seen th e service lines from th e C azadero and River tions in o th e r in d u stries. I agencies of d elib erately in ten tio n al cial tim e enjoyed. increase and im prove in m any ways. litical m ovem ents and propaganda. Mill hydro-electric p lan ts, w hich lines Com m ittees on arran g e m en ts for follow th e O W, P. electric between oppression, but r a th e r with th e con The receipts for th e past y ea r w ere Such a tu rm o il cannot b u t a rre st o u r $7863, an Increase of 25 per cent careful stu d y and ex am ination. It is th o u g h t, an d th a t it is not becoming ception th a t th e m ark etin g of farm the business m en ’s banquet, which is P o rtlan d and E stacada. H eretofore an an n u al fe a tu re of F arm er's Week th e service for m ost of the G resham since he took office. The w ork of not likely th a t six m illion aloof and fo r th e reasoning anim al to leave his p ro d u cts has not been m odernized. * An an cien t evil, and a p ersisten t for next week, have been appointed p atro n s has come from the Bull Run th e office has increased 60 per cent ruggedly independent men have come destiny largely to chance and n atu ra l one, Is th e u n d erg rad in g of farm by th e p resident. They a re as fol- "in th e sam e tim e, a sserts Mr. Rob to g eth er and banded them selves into pow er p lant, with th e m ain tra n s incidence. products, w ith th e resu lt th a t w h a tllow s: erts. W hen Mr. R oberts took over active unions, societies, farm bureaus, form ers located at Ruby Ju nction. G eneral co m m ittee— S. IL Hall, This system will still be m ain tained P ru d e n t and o rd erly a d ju stm e n t of th e farm ers sell as of one quality th e office th e re w ere 132 lock boxes and so fo rth , for no sufficient cause. in use, w ith m any m ore available. and used as a relay, o r reserve, in Investig atio n of th e su b je ct con- production an d d istrib u tio n in ac- resold as of a higher. T h a t th is so rt Leslie W alrad, W. A. Hessel. Food com m ittee— A. W. M etzger, case of necessity. T hus no m a tte r T here a re now 230 boxes in use and clusively proves th a t, w hile th e re is cordance w ith consum ption is ree of chicanery should persist on any Cecil M etzger, A. J. W. Brown, Miss w hat happen, unless both system s Im p o rtan t scale in th ese days of bu a long w aiting list of persons d esir much o v ersta te m en t of grievances ognized as wise m anagem ent in every Iness in te g rity would seem alm ost in Minnie Schrepel. ing them . and m isconception of rem edies, th e should be in capacitated at th e sam e E n te rta in m e n t com m ittee — A. tim e, it is claim ed th e com pany will Back in 1916 when Mr. R oberts farm ers a re rig h t In com plainings business b u t th a t of farm ing. Yet credible, but th e re is much evidence D ow sett, K. A. M iller, W alter be able to av ert any in te rru p tio n in becam e p ostm aster, th e G resham of of w rongs long end u red , and rig h t in I v en tu re to say, th e re is no o th e r in th a t It does so persist. Even as fice paid $1800, w ith $400 a y ear holding th a t it is feasible to relieve d u stry In which It Is so im p o rta n t to w rite, th e new spapers announce th e A drian. lig h t and pow er service to th is lo G eneral arran g e m en t co m m ittee— cality. allow ed as clerk hire. D uring th e th e ir ills w ith benefit to th e rest of th e public— to th e city-dw eller— th a t suspension of several firms from th w ar th e w ork was g rea tly increased th e com m unity. T his being th e case protection should be sure, steady, New York P roduce Exchange for ex E. W. A ylsw orth, A lbert E kstrom , The changes necessary are now be A. Meyers, B. L. W alrad. in th e han d lin g of all kinds of m ail of an in d u stry th a t co n trib u tes, in an d increasing, and th a t d istrib u tio n p o rtin g to G erm any as No. 2 w heat ing m ade and are expected to be com It is expected the atten d a n ce will pleted w ithin a sh o rt tim e. In view and th e word w ent out from W ash the raw m a terial form alone, ab o u t should be in proportion to th e need. whole sh ip lo ad of grossly in ferio r ington th a t no salaries of postm as one-third of th e n atio n al an n u al T he unorganized farm ers n atu ra lly w heat mixed w ith oats, chaff and th e be la rg e r th an la st year and plans of th e larg e increase in th e use of will be m ade to accom m odate about electricity in th is section, an d th e te rs would be Increased d u rin g the w ealth production and is th e m eans act blindly and Im pulsively and, In like. A n o th er evil Is th a t of Inaccurate 1500 persons. T his ban q u et is es dependence of m any en terp rises on war. T he allow ance for clerk hire, of livelihood of ab o u t 49 per cent of consequence, su rfe it and d ea rth , ac how ever, was increased to $700 a th e population, it is obvious th a t the com panied by disconcerting price- w eighing of farm products, w hich, it pecially for farm ers and th e ir wives reg u la rity of power, th e news of th is year, but th a t was in ad eq u ate to se su b je ct is one of grav e concern. Not v ariatio n s, h ara ss th e consum er. One is charged, is som etim es a m a tte r of who a tte n d th e sessions of F a rm e r's Im provem ent is p articu la rly welcome cure and hold th e help th a t was only do th e farm ers m ake up one- y ear potatoes rot in th e fields be d ish o n est in ten tio n and som etim es of W eek. It will be held in Masonic and it will rem ove any occasion for needed. L ast Ju ly th e sa lary of th is half of th e n ation, but th e well-be cause of excess production, and th ere pro tectiv e policy on th e p a rt of th e hall on S atu rd ay , Ja n u a ry 21, at com plaint ag a in st th e com pany. noon. office was increased to $2200. ing of th e o th e r h alf depends upon is a scarcity of th e th in g s th a t have local buyer, who fears th a t he may Among thoBe who met Mr. Coldwell "w eigh o u t" m ore th a n he "w eighs been displaced to m ake way for the Mr. R oberts has been highly com them . yesterday w ere M ayor Miller, and C. H. JOHANSON IS In.” m ended by postofficq inspectors who Councilm an R aker, and Messrs. S tra t So long as we have natio n s, a wise expansion of th e p o tato acreage; HONORED BY SCHOOL ton, W alrad and M eyers of th e busi A g re a te r grievance is th a t at pres have recently checked over his work, political economy will aim at a large next year th e punished farm ers mass and rep o rt th e office in splendid degree of n atio n al self-sufficiency and th e ir fields on som e o th e r crop, and en t th e field fa rm e r has little o r no C harles H. Jo h an so n , well known ness men. shape, w ith no irre g u la rity in th e self-contentm ent. Rome fell w hen the po tato es e n te r th e class of luxuries; control over th e tim e and conditions lum berm an and farm er of P leasan t T he com pany’s rep resen tativ es also of m a rk e tin g his products, w ith the conduct of th e office, no shortages food supply was too fa r rem oved an d so on. Home and lead er in progressive m ove m et Messrs. Mlckelon and Nelson, A g ricu ltu re is th e g re a te st and re su lt th a t he Is often u n d erp aid for m ents In his com m unity, passed away who rep resen ted th e saw m ill men of and no rep o rts back. from th e belly. L ike h er, we shall W ith one exception, Mr. R oberts destroy o u r own a g ric u ltu re and ex fu n d am en tally th e m ost im p o rta n t of his p ro d u cts and usually overcharged at Good S am aritan hospital In P o rt th e Sandy and Bull Run sections, who has held th e G resham postoffice long tend ou r sources of food d istan tly and o u r A m erican in d u stries. T he cities for m a rk e tin g service. T he difference land la st S atu rd ay aftern o o n a fte r a discussed th e m a tte r of handling lu m e r th a n any o th e r person in recent precariously, if we do not see to it are b ut th e b ranches of th e tre e of betw een w hat th e farm er receives lin g erin g illness from diabetes. He ber and ties th ro u g h th e com pany's years. T he exception was th a t of th a t ou r farm ers are well an d fa ir n atio n al life, th e roots of w hich go and w hat th e consum er pays often was 54 years of age. He is survived flume and tu n n el. The electric com- Mrs. I. McColl, who was in charge ly paid for th e ir services. T he farm deeply in to th e land. We all flourish exceeds all possibility of justification by his widow and th e follow ing c h il- , ,,any has g ran te d th is privilege to the or decline w ith th e farm er. So, when To cite a sin g le illu stratio n . L ast dren, all living n ear P leasan t H om e: 8MW,nl" men. here for 17 years. gives th e n atio n men as well as food The O utlook is, w ithout doubt the C ities derive th e ir v itality and are we of th e cities read of th e present year, according to figures a ttested by Ralph and Mabel of th e fam ily hom e Thp trafflc d ep a rtm en t of th e P. R. heaviest p atron of th e G resham office, fo rev er renew ed from th e country univ ersal distress of th e farm ers, of th e railw ays an d th e grow ers, G eor and W alter and W illard. He leaves * P ’ ,n n o u l>«'" d rastic fre ig h t re- m ailing d u rin g a y ear m ore th a n b u t an im poverished co u n try sid e ex a slum p of six billion dollars in the gia w aterm elo n -raisers received on also fo u r sisters, Mrs. H annah Nelson ( ,luct,ons on 8,1 su b u rb an lines, seven tons of second-class publica p o rts intelligence and re ta in s unin farm value of th e ir crops In a single th e av erag e 7.5 cents for a m elon, th e th e Kelso neighborhood; Mrs. j am o“ “ U“ « to from 15 per cent to 30 tions, besides a large am o u n t of p a r telligence. Only th e low er g rad es of year, of th e ir inability to m eet m o rt railro ad s got 12.7 cents for carry in g Lena H all of V ancouver, W a sh in g -:pPr CPnt on clasH and com m odity cel post and first-class m a tte r. It has m en tality and c h a racter will rem ain gages o r to pay c u rre n t bills, and It to B altim ore, and th e consum er to n ; Mrs. A m anda G ustofson of ra ” ‘8’ ,o become effective on Ja n u ary found Mr. R oberts alw ays courteous on, o r seek, th e farm , unless agricul how, seeking relief from th e ir Ills, paid one dollar, leaving 79.8 cents for C raw ford, W ashington; and Mrs . I 21 on 8tate business, and on F eb ru ary and accom m odating, an official e a rn tu re is capable of beng p u rsu ed with they a re p lan n in g to form pools, in- C h a rlo tte E ngstrom of New York 15 0,1 °u t-o f-sta te business. C ontinued on page 2 estly striv in g to give th e best service co ntentm en t and ad eq u ate com pensa City. j Officials of th e com pany say they possible u n d er existing circum stances. tion. Hence, to em b itte r and im T he fu n eral was held th is after- arP looltl,1K ,o r 8 considerable In- noon from th e P leasan t Home Bap- CrPaae *n lum ber and tie business out poverish th e fa rm e r is to dry up and FRUITMEN FAILED TO ttet church, w here a host of frien d s of t *1*8 te r r ,tory. as th e g en eral de- co n tam in ate th e vital sources of the OBTAIN A QUORUM nation. g a th e re d to pay th e ir respects to the mand for these com m odities is In m em ory of th e deceased. , creasing. T his will be of p a rtic u la r T he w ar show ed convincingly how Not enough sto ckholders of th e Union high school of G resham , of ad v a n tage to th e local mill» as the G resham F ru it G row ers assocation dependen t th e nation is on th e full hose board Mr. Johanson was a tran s-c o n tin en tal ra te on lum ber and responded to the call for the annual productiv ity of th e farm s. Despite m em ber, closed th is afternoon in his ties Is no h ig h er from local points m eeting yesterday to form a quorum . herculean efforts, ag ric u ltu ra l pro honor and teach ers and m any pupils th an from P o rtlan d . duction kept only a few w eeks or In consequence it was decided to not The P o rtlan d R ailw ay, L ight & atten d ed th e services. This m orning issue a call for an o th e r m eeting but m onths ah ead of consum ption, and Pow er com pany has atrad y begun pre at assem bly P rincipal Roy E. Cannon to continue th e p resent d irectors and th a t only by increasin g th e acreage and W. C. Law rence, ch airm an of th e lim inary work on th e developm ent of officers for an o th e r year. ot ce rtain stap le crops at th e cost of board of d irecto rs, gave sh o rt talk s a new, larg e hydro-electric power u n it The association ow ns th e local ca n reducing th a t of o th ers. W e o ught se ttin g fo rth th e ste rlin g q u alities of located on th e upper C lackam as above nery. which was leased for a period of not to fo rg et th a t lesson when we Mr. Johanson as a friend and lead er Cazadero. The p a rtic u la r site Is ten years to th e A. R upert com pany, p onder on th e fa rm e r's problem s. known as th e T hree Links creek. It of young people. now insolvent, and was released by They are tru ly common problem s will req u ire several years to co n stru ct the receiver to th e Berry G row ers and th e re should be no a tte m p t to th e necessary dam , tu n n els and b u ild FREE METHODISTS WILL Packing com pany which operated the deal w ith them as If they w ere p u re HOLD QUARTERLY MEET ings. It is expected to have th e first plant fo r th e first tim e last sum m er ly selfish dem ands of a clear-cu t unit ready In 1924 This will pro T heodore B rugger is president of ! ^roup, an tag o n istic to th e rest of the Q u arterly m eeting services will be duce th e eq u iv alen t of 30,000 h. p. th e association, H. A. Lewis vice com m unity. R a th er should we con held in th e F ree M ethodist church The u ltim ate capacity of th e T hree p resid en t and Jam es E lkington sec sid e r a g ric u ltu re in th e lig h t of th is week, conducted by D istrict L inks electric g en e ratin g p lan t will reta ry . The o th e r d irectors are H E. broad n atio n al policy, ju s t as we E lder W. T. K lotzbach of P o rtlan d , be 80,000 h. p. Davis, W. C. Law rence and P. A. consider oil, coal, steel, d.vstuffs, and who will preach on F riday and S at When com pleted th is will be one of Johnson. so fo rth , as sinew s of n ational urday evenings at 8 o ’clock an d on the g re a t developm ents of th e west stre n g th . O ur grow ing population Sunday m orning. Th Sunday school and will be la rg e r th a n all th ree of A R eal B argain. and a h ig h er sta n d ard of living de will m eet a t 1« o ’clock and be fo l th e com pany's hydro-electric plants Two lots on South R oberts avenue. m and increasing food supplies, and Ijiy s nicely. An Ideal building spot. lowed by th e love feast and preach now located w ithin ab o u t tw enty-five 2 34 blocks so u th of M etzger’s store, m ore wool, cotton, hides, and the ing service. In th e evening th e Rev. mile« of G resham . T he plant at Bull 92-foot front. 150 feet deep. Only rest. W ith th e d isap p earan ce of free II. C. W illiam s of N ebraska will Run is rated a t 20,000 h. p., th e one $675. B. W. T horne, a t Bank of o r cheap fertile land, ad d itio n a l acre- preach. It Is expected th a t these at R iver Mill a t 16,000 h. p.. and G resham ____ a«e and Increased yields can come m eetings will co n tin u e every n ig h t th e one a t Cazadero at 24,000 h p. Sale on all used m achinery and l m - j ° nIy from CO8tIy effo rt- T hl" next week All a re Invited to p a rtic plem ents at Hessel«, G resham . need not expect from an im pover- i ipate. An A m erican su p e rin ten d e n t for ----- 1 ished o r.u n h a p p y ru ra l population. I th e Relchabank wa« one of th e prop- 58-acre farm . 2 5 *a"rea clear, 8- . “ " Ot d° ,‘° “ ke * n a rro ’ T he Allied S uprem e Council will j osltlons discussed by P rem iers llrian d room bouse. large barn, fam ily of th e ru ra l discontent, o r to ap- be asked a t its next m eeting in Can and Lloyd George at th e ir conference o rchard. O w ner will sell half o r praise It from th e stan d p o in t of yes- nes to Invite th e in terested nations In Ixmdon last w eek, according to the acres if desired. Located on terday. T his Ls peculiarly an age or to appoint a com m ission to m ake | P aris Temps. W ith th e Idea of glv th e main Sandy road 2 m iles east fo «,1X and th a n ™ and M n .i. n« Boring, 34 m ile to th e Mt Hood loop a " d " ,a n *P, and " * w ,d p a” Bp- plans for th e reh a b ilita tio n of cen tral Ing th e In stitu tio n an autonom ous M any wom en are now h o ld in g office» in the governm ent at W ashing , road F o r p a rtic u la rs call a t my cau8° 8 th in g alw ays has been so no E urope and Russia. T his decision regim e, th e paper adds, G erm any ton fro m chiefs o f bureaus dow n to typists Above are some of the lead place of business a t Powell Valley, longer m eans th a t It Is rig h teo u s, or ers: ( I ) M i n Grace A b b o tt, Chi, o f C h ild re n s Bureau. (2) M o - M ary was arriv ed a t d u rin g th e last see- would be given at th e sam e tim e a Phone 1075 or w rite K arl J. Hag- alw ays shall be so. More p erhaps A nderson, C h ief o f W om en'» Bureau. Labor D e pa rtm e nt, ( 3 , M rs Mabel ion of th e conference« of th e F rench fixed d ate to put necessary fiscal re berg. G resham , Oregon. th a n ever befon> th # fe ta * W .lle b ra n d t assistant attorney general (4 ) M rs Helen G ardner. Bureau and B ritish prem iers In Ixindon. form s Into effect. t h ie f C iv il Service C o m m issio n, (5 ) L)i. Valencia l a i k t r . b c c ic u .y T he Bank of G resham pays 6 per "Pread l*ellng th a t all hum an rela- ( bo cia l H ig ie n e Board. A pessim ist Is one who looks for a cent Interest o n -tlm e deposits.— Ad (H ons can be Improved by ta k in g Anyway we’ve lived long enough cure before he gets th e disease to see calves clad In silk. UNCLE SAM’S WOMEN CHIEFS