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T W IC E W EEK G resham O utlook VOL. 12, NO. »I J. C. SHULTZ IS NOW CONTROLLING HEAD OF TELEPHONE CO. GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY. JANUARY 23, 1923 Day By Day In Every Way GEO. A. MANSFIELD SPEAKS AT FARM SUREAU MEETING HERBERT LYNCH WILL HEAD MULTNOMAH CO. FARM BUREAU County Consolidation Strongly Opposed A m eeting w as held in P o rtla n d last lu re th a t th e people do not w ant it; S a tu rd a y a t noon in th e cham ber of th a t it w ould w ork a trem en d o u s h a rd com m erce building to fo rm u late a ship ; th a t th e few possible a d v a n t p lan of opposition to the proposed city ages claim ed a re u n ce rtain and would an d county consolidation m easure be offset by m any p a te n t d isa d v a n t w hich, it is said. Is in pro cess of p re p ag es; th a t th e re is no p o ssib ility th a t a ra tio n and w ill be p rese n ted to th e th e unification of county and city gov le g isla tu re a t th e p re se n t session. ern m e n ts, extended over such an area T h e re seem s to be co n sid erab le un- I of farm land, ta n red u ce th e burden c e rta in ty reg a rd in g th e proposed : of tax atio n , b u t th e rev erse. In fact, i m e asu re as to its sp o n so rs and pro- ' th a t th e anim us back of it is not e c o - ' visions, but it is believed it w ill follow nom ic im provem ent for political am - ! alo n g th e lines of th e bill tw o y ea rs bition and th a t th e m a jo rity of people ' ago w hich provided for an extension j even in P o rtlan d would reg a rd it as an ' of th e P o rtla n d city lim its to include unw ise v e n tu re In city expansion, th e w hole of M ultnom ah county, all of A nother m eeting w ill be held next w hich w as to be u nder th e city gov- | F rid a y a t noon, in th e ch am b er of j eminent. ’ com m erce, to fu rth e r o rg an ize th e op- It is said th a t tw o y ea rs ago a lobby ; position and m em bers oi th e M uitno j in opposition to th e m easu re caused m ah delegation a re expected to bn j th e in se rtio n in th e bill ot th e pro- , p rese n t. vision th a t th e vote be ta k e n and con- M essrs. K. A. M iller, J. C. S hultz sid ered se p arate ly in the tw o sections and H. L. St. C lair were ap p o in ted a involved, th e city of P o rtlan d and th e j com m ittee to re p re se n t th e business co u n ty o utside th e city, and th a t a | m en's organ izatio n and G resham lo- 1 m a jo rity in favor in each u n it in- ca lity in opposition to th e proposed | volved be req u ired to m ake th e m ea t-1 consolidation at th is m eeting. T his ' lire effective It is said th e propon- w as th e actio n of th e m eeting la st ! en ts of th e b ill lost in te re st in it from night. « then on. I At th e m eeting la s t S atu rd ay in 1 It is claim ed th is plan of urb an iz- i P o rtla n d th e follow ing atten d ed from ing a w hole county w hen about five- th is locality ; Ju d g e G. W. S tapleton, six th s of its a re a is a g ric u ltu ra l or D. E. Tow le, S. B. H all, H erb ert tim b er land, m uch of it unim proved Lynch, Gov R obertson, H enry Bottle- and unim p.'oveable, is a w ild ex p e ri son. Jo h n W illiam s. T he th re e la st > m ent. N othing like it h as ever been nam ed rep rese n ted th e co u n ty farm ’ bureau. attem p ted elsew here, it Is said. I t is believed by th o se in te re ste d in T he m eeting w ent on record as th e opposition th a t it w ill be possible stro n g ly disap p ro v in g th e p ro p o sed j to show the m em bers of th e legisla- m easure. $1.50 Per New Vice-President Of Farm Bureau G eorge A. M ansfield arriv e d in to ad d ress a sta te F arm B ureau m eet G resham F rid a y for th e pu rp o se of a t ing at W alla Walls:, and w hile th ere ten d in g th e M ultnom ah Co. F arm B u he secured som e v aluable inform ation reau m eeting held h ere on th a t a f te r on F arm B ureau w ork as it is being noon. H e w as accom panied by Mrs. ca rrie d out in th e sta te of W ashing W elch, w ife of th e m an ag er of th e ton. A >5000 m a rk e tin g agency has P o rtlan d F arm B ureau exchange, who recen tly been in co rp o rated there. bro u g h t him out from P o rtlan d in th e W ashington, how ever, th in k s she is W elch autom obile and rem ained d u r behind in th e F arm B ureau w ork and ing th e m eeting. th in k s O regon is m ore w’ide aw ake As Mr. Mansfield com m enced sp e a k and tak in g th e lead. In o th e r w ords ing, it w as noticed th a t his opening W ashington is anxious to get to the w ords denoted a change in him sin ce wheel and accom plish re su lts as she he m ade th a t w onderful ad d ress at th in k s Oregon farm ers a re doing. An D am ascus la st Ju n e, and ns he co n endeavor is now being m ade th e re to tin u ed , he gave th e rea so n for th is form a fed eratio n of the Pacific Coast Dr. W . H. W alker of California, change. L ast Ju n e he w as full of en sta ie s an d have one F arm Bureuu always arrive in National F arm Bu th u siasm and anxious to a tta c k th e paper. It is hoped to include W ash reau Federation affairs, was the un la rg e problem before him because he ington, Idaho and Oregon am i possi anim ous choice for vice-president believed th e farm ers w ere back of him bly M ontana and U tah in th is fed era for 1923. He will be an active as sistant to the new president, O scar and ready to help sh o u ld er th e burden tion. The Pacific C oast F ed eratio n of Bradfute of Ohio. but th in g s have not been as easy as F arm B u reau s w as suggested as a th ey m ight have been and the fa rm name. Such an o rg an izatio n could a f ers, it m ust be ad m itted , have not ford to su p p o rt a m a rk e tin g agency G. A. R. AND W. R. ( . aided as m uch as th ey could have b etter th an one s ta te could. INSTALL NEW OFFICERS done. W ith only co m p arativ ely few F arm ers M ust S upport O rganization. T he new officers w ere in stalled by exceptions, th e farm ers have been “F arm ers m u st get aw ay from th e th e G. A. R. anil W. R. C. at th e reg u w illing to w ork q u ietly at home on A th e ^ a r m s and let "G eorge" and a few old idea of each individual being for la r m eeting held last S atu rd ay . o th e rs assu m e all of th e burd en s and him self. He m u st r* -ri an organiza- n u m b er of m em bers w ere p rese n t and th ese b u rd en s have proven too m uch iton and pay dues. F arm in g is th e a splendid dinned w as served at noon. N. L. Sm ith w as th e in stallin g of especially sin ce th ese few w ere given I only business th a t is not o rg an ized .” ficer for th e G. A. R. T he officers in p rac tica lly n o thing to w ork w ith— H e then gave m any In stan ces to prove sta lle d w ere E. A. L ent, com m ander; m eaning financial support. th a t th e farm e rs have alw ays received H ow ever, Mr. M ansfield is not at th e le ast for th e ir produce m erely be J. H. M orris, senior vice-com m ander; h e a rt so discouraged as it w as at first cau se they a re not o rganized and T. G inder, ju n io r vice-com m ander; supposed. He still has fighting blood th u s un ab le to p ro tect th e ir own In L. C. L arso n , officer of th e day; Geo. K nieriem , g u ard ; E. E. C hipm an, ad in his veins. He is offering a rem edy te re sts. In sp eak in g of dues, Mr. to th e situ atio n and u rg in g th a t it be Mansfield said th e farm e rs o ught to ju ta n t nnd q u a rte rm a s te r; O. W. W onacott, p atrio tic in stru c to r; J. H. tak en in re g u la r doses. say “Now h ere is $30 for my dues for Wood, chaplain. “T he tro u b le w ith th e F arm B ureau th ree years. I am going to give th is T he officers of th e W. R C. w ere In is th a t it is n ot financed’’ say s Mr. a fair tr ia l and tr y it o ut for th a t Mansfield. “No b u sin ess w as ever u n length of tim e.” Mr. M ansfield said sta lle d by M arg aret E. Becker of P o rt d erta k en and m ade a su ccess w ithout he believed th a t th e dues ought to be land, p ast d ep a rtm en t p resid en t, a s sisted by C h risten a H um ason as co n som e kind of financial backing and $10 a year. ductor. T he officers in stalled are p u ttin g th e farm in g on a paying basis An in te restin g re p o rt of th e w ork Je n n ie M urray, p resid e n t; Alice M ars is one of th e la rg e st b u sin ess deals being accom plished in Jack so n coun- ton, sen io r vice p resid e n t; Mary K ress ever u n d e rta k e n .” D uring his ta lk , ty w as given. A bonded w areh o u se of P o rtlan d , ju n io r vice p resid en t; Mr. M ansfield told of a re p o rt given has been b u ilt th e re and w hen w heat Jo sep h in e Bliss, se c re ta ry ; Em m a by P au l V. M aris, d irecto r of th e E x w as selling at a p rice too low to se G ilm ore, tr e a s u r e r ; F ie tta H ibbert, ten sio n service, in w hich Mr. M aris cu re a profit above th e cost of p ro ch a p la in ; S arah L eland, co nductor; gave figures w hich show ed th a t fa rm duction, a young fa rm e r w ent to one L illian C hipm an, g u ard ; Louisa W on ing h as never paid. If books w ere of th e bank p resid e n ts and asked the aco tt, color b ea rer No. 1; Em m a H a r kept as th ey should have been, in p resid en t w h at he th o u g h t about h old mon, color b ea rer No. 2; S arah K itz every case th e profit w as not w h at it ing his w heat. T he b ank officer w as m iller, color b e a re r No. 3; L ena Need should have been. afte rw a rd te llin g Mr. M ansfield th a t ham , color b ea rer No. 4. Mr. M ansfield w as asked rec en tly C o n tin u ed on page 2 T his m eeting of th e W. R. C. wac To have th e e n tire board of d ire c t o rs and officers deposed, th e board r e duced from five to th re e and th e th re e e n tire ly co n tro lled by one m an w as th e re su lt of the coup d' e ta t by w hich J. C. S hultz becam e the co n tro llin g head of th e M ultnom ah & C lackam as M utual T elephone com pany a t the a n n u al m eeting ot sto ck h o ld ers y e s te r day. T he new d irec to rs, w ho a re the of ficers as w ell, a re J. C. S hultz, d ire c t o r for th re e years, Mrs. E rm a W. Em ile Cou6, a little French drug S hultz, d irec to r for tw o y ea rs and gist of Nancy, is in th e U. S. to teach auto-suggestion. “Day by day. in i*)£. A. M iller for one year. Mr. S hultz every way I am getting better and becom es president Mrs. S hultz vice 1 etier.” cures sickness if said repeat p resid e n t and Mr. M iller se creta ry - edly and believed, is his claim. tre a s u re r. C o n tra ry to th e u su a l proceeding, th e m eeting of sto ck h o ld ers w as w ell UNION HKJII TEAM TO PLAY TWO EVENINGS atten d e d , th e re being n ea rly 50 p e r sons p re se n t and 237 sh a re s of stock T he Union High school of G resham rep rese n ted . W ord had gone out th a t b ask etb a ll team h as tw o gam es sch ed J a c k S hultz had secured 51 per cent uled for th is week. On F rid a y even of the stock in th e com pany and n e a r ing, J a n u a ry 26, th e team w ill play th e ly all th e rem ain in g sto ck h o ld ers w ere C orbett high school team in th e new p re s e n t to w atch developm ents. It gym nasium here. soon becam e a p p a re n t th a t a ll they T he G resham team w ill go to W ood could do w ould be to w atch b u rn S atu rd ay evening, J a n u a ry 27, to T h ere w as a te n se m om ent w hen play th e high school team th ere. Mr. S hultz moved to am end th e by A Game Won and One Lost. law s to m ake it possible to rem ove th e Two gam es w ere played la st F rid a y d ire c to rs from office a t th is tim e or a t an y a n n u a l m eeting and have o th ers evening by th e first and second team s elected in th e ir place by a m a jo rity of Union H igh of G resham . A victory vote of th e stockh o ld ers of th e c o rp o r w as scored by th e second team a t ation. W hen th is vote c a rrie d th e next Sandy w ith a score of 39 to 12 in favor m ove on th e p a r t of Mr. S hultz w as to of G resham . The first team w en t to T h ere p la ce a m otion before th e house th a t N ew berg on th a t evening. th e p rese n t board of d ire c to rs be th u s w asn ’t m uch said ab o u t th e score u p rem oved. Before th is m otion received on th e r e tu rn b ut it c re p t out as all a second Guy R obertson moved and se c re ts have a w ay of doing. I t w as som eone seconded th a t th e p re se n t d i 20 to 13 in favor of N ew berg. Ac re c to rs rem ain in office. A fter co n cording to Coach E vans, th e N ew berg sid e ra b le discussion of Mr. R o b e rt team is one of th e b est an d fa ste st so n 's m otion it becam e a p p a re n t th a t team s th e boys have m et so far. T he it would be voted down and it w as hom e boys w ill m eet th ese sam e op w ithdraw n. T he o rig in al m otion w as ponents la te r on in th e season in the th e n seconded and c a rrie d . N ext cam e local gym. Sandy has sw orn revenge th e am endm ent to th e by-law s fixing so th e boys had b etter ta k e w arn in g th e num ber of d irec to rs a t th re e and and be prep ared for a re a l b attle. D on't fo rg et th e gam e h ere w ith th a t th e officers should be th e se three. D uring th e d iscussions m uch d is a p C orbett n ex t F rid ay evening. p o intm ent w as ex pressed th a t th e p re se n t situ atio n had developed w hich In th e honesty and good in te n tio n s of m akes the com pany a m u tu a l concern Mr. Shultz. W hen asked for a sta te m e n t Mr. in nam e only. Some blam ed sto c k h o ld e rs fo r se llin g th e ir in te re sts. S hultz said th a t he has no in te n tio n s D. M. C athey said he w as s o rry his of tu rn in g over his in te re sts to th e H e rb e rt L ynch w as u n anim ously n eighbors had sold out b u t th a t he did Pacific S tate s T elephone com pany bur n o t blam e Mr. S hu ltz for seeing a good th a t he h as b ought the co n tro llin g in elected as p resid e n t of th e M ultno o p p o rtu n ity and g rasp in g it. John te re s t in th e local com pany because m ah County F arm B ureau a t th e S le re t spoke in th é sam e m anner. he believes it to be a good investm ent. m eeting held in G resham la st F rid ay T heodore B ru g g er believes th a t th e I t w ill be to his in te re st as w ell as th e afternoon. T he tw o can d id ates nam ed sto ck h o ld ers w ere induced to sell out in te re st of the com pany to build up w ere H e rb e rt L ynch an d Guy R o b ert la rg e ly because of lack of confidence the service, expand th e system and son. T he election, w aa n o t held until in th e officers and d irec to rs, w hich give to all su b sc rib ers th e w o rth of late in the ufternoon, an d on acco u n t opinion he believes is unfounded th e ir money. H e does not p lan a n v of lack of tim e, a req u e st w as m ade A. H. D ow sett ex pressed h is confi rad ical ch an g es in th e conduct of th e th a t a sta n d in g vote be tak en . Mr. Lynch w as first voted upon and he dence in th e new situ atio n and said busin ess of th e com pany. T he d ire c to rs and officers of th > w as elected unanim ously. th a t he had rec en tly p u rch ased tw o or th re e additional sh a re s of stock,w hich com pany who w ere deposed by th e T he o th e r officers elected w ere F. N. h e believes w ill be a good investm ent. action of th e an n u a l m eeting w ere L asley vice p resid e n t and th re e p e r H e is so rry , how ever, to see th e c o r A rth u r D ow sett, Jo h n S leret, A. W. sons to serv e on the board of d irec to rs p o ratio n lose its m u tu a l c h a racter. M etzger, K. A. M iller and W. A. P ro c co n sistin g of W alter F. R obinson, Guy R obertson believes th e zone sy s tor. Mr. D ow sett has been e ith e r sec W illard Bliss and B. E. Bolce. Sev tem of r a te c h a rg e s is to blam e for re ta ry or d irec to r for th e 16 y ea rs e ra l p erso n s w ere nam ed as ca n d i th e d issatisfa ctio n of sto ck h o ld ers since th e com pany w as organized and dates for m em b ersh ip on th is board and th e ir co nsequ ent sellin g out ot has been p resid e n t of th e com pany b ut refused to serve. T he first th ree th e ir In terests. Many o th e rs spoke n ea rly all of th e tim e. m entioned w ere finally elected and an d alm ost w ithout exception they ex ag reed to serve. T he rea so n s given T h ere a re ap p ro x im ately 1000 w om p ressed d isappointm ent over th e tu rn en engaged as ch au ffeu rs In th e for n ot w an tin g to serv e w ere th a t affairs have ta k en but th e ir confidence U nited S tates. they w ere too busy and had too m any o th e r duties. H erea fter th e se c re ta ry -tre a su re r will be chosen by th e executive com m ittee. T his w as m ade possible by an am endm ent to Section 1, A rticle 5, of th e C o n stitu tio n w hich was passed d u rin g th e m eeting F rid a y and gives the executive com m ittee pow er to elect th e se c re ta ry -tre a su re r. A sec ond am endm ent w as also m ade to the co n stitu tio n m ak in g It law ful to In crease th e n um ber of d irec to rs to in clude a re p re se n ta tiv e of each local Farm B ureau o rg an izatio n in the county. Consolidation of Count} Io City Protested. The M ultnom ah County F arm B u reau w ent on reco rd as opposing the consolidation of th e city of P o rtlan d and th e co u n ty of M ultnom ah by ad o pting th e follow ing reso lu tio n : W hereas, th e proposal of th e co n solidation of th e city of P o rtlau d and th e co unty of M ultnom ah has been be- C o n tin u ed on page 3 TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS GOOD PROGRAMS IN PREPARATION FOR FARM WEEK The program for F arm ers Week, w hich is to be held in G resham from F e b ru a ry 5 to 10 inclusive, is p ro g ressin g rapidly. No definite a rra n g e m en ts have as y et been m ade for a p lace in w hich to hold th e dally pro gram s. L ast y ear th e g ran g e hall was used b u t it w as found to he too sm all for a larg e atten d a n ce p resen t at each d ay's session and it is hoped a la rg e r building can be secured th is year. A double p ro g ram is being arran g e d for each day. T h ere w ill be a s e p a r ate p rogram for th e men and for th e women. Miss M argery Sm ith w ill have ch a rg e of th e lad ies’ division and S. B. H all w ill have ch a rg e of th e pro g ram s for th e men. A num ber of sp ecialists w ill be p resen t d u rin g the week. An o u tlin e of the p ro gram la as follow s; Monday, F e b ru a ry 5, P o u ltry Dav. Home H ygiene and S an itatio n Day. H. E. Cosby, p o u ltry sp e cia list from O. A. C. and Miss M argery M. Sm ith will be in charge. T uesday. F eb ru ary 6, P o tato Day. H ealth for th e Child Day. E. D. Ja ck - m an, potato sp ecialist from O. A. C. will ta lk on potatoes, and a num ber of local sp e ak e rs will also give talk s. Miss S m ith 's d ep a rtm en t will devote th e day to d iscussion on h ealth for th e child. A num ber of doctors w ill be p rese n t an d give talk s. W ednesday, F e b ru a ry 7, D airying Day. H ealth for th e A dult Day. H. A. IJn d g re n , dairy sp ecialist from O.A.C. will be the m ain sp eak er on dairying. H ealth for th e ad u lt w ill be discussed by Miss M ary P. B ilim eyer and Miss Sm ith. T h u rsd ay , F e b ru a ry 8, B erry Day. C lothing Day. C. L. Long, h o rtic u l tu ra l sp e cia list from O .A .C . w ill ho p resen t. T alk s w ill also be m ade by I). E. Tow le an d H. G. A ndrew s. Miss L ilah O’Neale, a s s is ta n t in household a rt a t the a g ric u ltu ra l college w ill bo here. F rid ay , F e b ru a ry 9. M arketing Day. H ousehold A d m in istratio n Day. R. S. Basse and R. V. G unn, sp e cia lists on m ark etin g from th e college w ill be here. Miss G race E. Jo h n so n , pro fes dedicated to th e m em ory of W illiam so r of household ad m in istra tio n a t M cKinley w hose b irth d ay is on Jan u O. A. C. will be in G resham on th a t a ry 29. A ta lk on Mr. McKinley was day. m ade by Mrs. M argaret Becker. S aturduy, F e b ru a ry 10. T he G re sh am b u sin ess m en have an n ounced a banquet to be given by them in honor O. A. ( . INVITES GRESHAM STI DENIS of th e farm ers an d th e ir wives on th is day. T he Oregon A g ricu ltu ral college has invited th e G resham High school to DISTRICT QUARTERLY send Its best stu d e n ts in ty p in g to MEETING WILL RE HELD com pete In th e speed contest a t the T he th ird q u a rte rly m eeting of the O. A. C. B usiness show, M arch 30 P o rtlan d d istric t of th e F re e M eth and 31. T his will be th e first c o n test for o dist ch u rc h w ill be held In th e s ta te typing cham pionship am ong the G resham ch u rch , co rn e r F o u rth stre e t high schools, and high schools all over an d R oberts avenue, beginning on th e sta te a re sending stu d e n ts to «vm T h u rsd ay evening of th is w eek and co n tin u in g over th e com ing Sunday. pete. A differentiation will be m ade be T his m eeting has been looked forw ard tw een b eg in n ers and advanced s tu to for ab o u t th re e m o n th s and a good d en ts, su itab le a w a rd s being m ade to atte n d a n c e Is expected from th e d is tric t. T he Rev. W. T. K lotzbach will th e w in n ers In each contest. W illiam F. O sw ald, accu racy w in have ch a rg e and m eetings will he held ner of th e professional ty p ist in th e F rid ay , S atu rd ay and Sunday, the W orld C ham pionship T y p ew ritin g co n u su al b u sin ess sessions being on S a t te st, w ill be featu red at th e B usiness urday. On Sunday th e re will be a sh o rt se s show w hich will occupy the en tire sion of th e S unday school beginning com m erce building. a t 9:45, follow ed by love feast and T he O utlook so licits your p rinting. p reach in g a t ab o u t 11 o’clock. The sa cram e n t of th e L o rd ’s S up p er will be observed. On S unday aftern o o n a t 2:30 th e m issio n ary serm on will be preached by th e Rev. O liver H aslnm , retu rn ed m issio n ary from Ja p an . T h ere will be special singing d uring th e m eetings. Mr. and Mrs. D onald M cPhee of P o rtlan d will be p rese n t on Sunday and bring th e gospel in song. All a re w elcom e to th ese s e r vices. Too Much Competition BERRY G ROM 1RS ASKED TO GIVE INFORMATION A ttention, B e rry g ro w ers! I am m ak in g up th e d ata for th e cost of ra isin g b e rrie s : nam ely, red ra sp b e rrie s, stra w b e rrie s, lo g a n b er ries an d black cap s. I would like to have as m any g ro w ers as possible send me a list of cost item s p er ton on each of th e above v arieties th a t we m ay know w h at we should receive for our products. I do not w ant guessin.j. F ig u re It out as closely as you can and m all to Route 2, Box 56, Troutdale, O regon. II. G. ANDREW. Patronize the Home Shoe Shiner, Mpn's and ladies' shoes, S atu rd ay aftern o o n and evening. Ruben A nder son, stan d in T odd’s B arber Shop. Ila«ket Ball Game. O rient basket ball team w ill play th e R am bler clu b at O rient h all F rl- yay evening, J a n u a ry 26. A dm ission 25 and 15 cen ts.— Adv. Sw eeping red u ctio n in th e p rice of h eatin g stoves a t L. L. K idder Hdwe. Co. A few w ords will tell the sto ry In th e W ant Column. rhole