T W IC E
W EEK
G resham O utlook
VOL. 1», NO. 18
YEOMEN OFFICIALS
VISIT GRESHAM
GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 1. 1923
Tune-in for “Home Sweet
Home,” May 8
SEWERS OR SEPTIC TANKS
S ew ers o r sep tic ta n k s, th a t is the
q u estio n
co n fro n tin g G resham
at
p resen t. T hose w ho have com plied
w ith th e c ity ’s o rd in an ces and, at
som e expense, p u t in septic ta n k s and
keep them in p ro p er w orking o rder,
are satisfied an d do n ot see why they
should be com pelled to pay for sew
ers. T hose who have p ut in septic
ta n k s eith er as a m ak esh ift or have
allow ed them g et o u t of o rd er and be
come a n u isan ce in th e neighborhood
show by th a t fact th ey do n 't ca re
enough about th e ir own o r o th e r's
h ealth to feel th e necessity for a b et
te r system and a c lea n er city. They,
of course, oppose sew ers.
I t w as b ro u g h t o u t a t th e recen t
m ass m eeting th a t som e have not
even trie d to com ply w ith th e ordi-
n an ce reg u la tin g th e disposal of
sewage.
H ence it a p p e ars th a t th e very per- j
sons who a re n eg lig en t ab o u t th is |
very im p o rta n t m a tte r a re th e ones
w ho are p rac tica lly forcing th e city to
p u t in a costly sy stem of sew age d is
posal.
T h ere m ust su rely be som e im prove
m en t or it is likely sick n ess and
d ea th s w ill resu lt. T his is n a tu ra lly
a h ealth fu l location.
It m u st be
k ep t so.
If th e council, th ro u g h its com m it
te e on h ealth and police, in coopera
tio n w ith th e city 's h ealth officer, does
n ot or can n o t m ake th e plan of septic
ta n k s th o ro u g h ly effective, th en th e
necessity for sew ers w ill have to be
m et and th a t rig ^ t soon.
Girl Gets $80,000
and W ife $1
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
81.50 Per Year
LOCAL P.-T. ASS’N.
ELECTS OFFICERS
G resham w as favored y esterday
T he a n n u a l election of officers for
w ith a visit by Geo. M. F rin k , p re si
th e G resham P a ren t-T ea ch e r asso cia
dent, and W ard Senn, tre a s u re r, of
tion resu lted In th e re-election <rf th e
th e B rotherhood of A m erican Yoemeu,
Rev. H. R. G ebhardt as p resid ent,
w ith h e a d q u a rte rs in Des Moines,
Mrs. H. W. S tro n g as vice p resid en t
and C. M. Q uicksall as secretary , an d
Iowa. W ith them w ere M ark McKee
th e election of Mrs. Cecil Metzger to
an d C. L. V oorm an, of th e com m ittee
succeed Mrs. C. M. Zim m erm an as
to locate a site for th e n atio n al ch il
tre a s u re r. V arious com m ittees w ill be
d re n ’s hom e for th e order.
nam ed by th e p resid en t later, one of
T hese m en, accom panied by W. D.
w hich w ill a ssist in th e sale of tic k
B. Dodson, of th e P o rtla n d C ham ber
ets for th e fair. T he asso ciatio n en
of Com m erce, and o th ers, stopped
dorsed th e m ovem ent to recognize
over long enough on a re tu rn from
boys' w eek and g irls ’ week.
th e ir highw ay trip to view several
A nnouncem ents w ere m ade for the
sites n ea r G resham w hich had been
b an q u et to be given on AVednesday
picked by a local com m ittee as s u it
n ig h t in connection w ith boys' week.
able for th e ir purpose
T he b an q u et w ill be at 6:30 a t th e
T his is a follow up inspection by the
g ran g e hall. It is open to all boys of
com m ittee of th e o rd er grow ing out of
school age In g rad e o r high school. It
th e v isit h ere la st Ju ly of Mr. F a rm
w as announced th a t each boy should
An u n u su ally fine evening’s e n te rta in m e n t Is planned for E'riday night,
er, who is in ch a rg e of th e c h ild re n ’s
J u s t 100 years ago. May 8, John
he accom panied by his fa th e r or som e
May 4. In th e h igh school gym nasium . I t is th e May F ete of th e Camp
H ow ard Payne, above, then age i a
hom e w ork of the Yoeman.
o th e r m an, the effort being to b ring
w rote th e poem, “H om e Sweet
F ire G irls T he boys of th e com m unity a re to be the g u ests of th e g irls and
out th e m en as w ell as th e boys. H ow
T he com m ittee had spent a few
Home. ’ which la te r was put to mu
F
ran
k
J
Murphy,
noted
Pacific
th e balcony is to be reserved for them . F o r o th ers th e re will be an ad
days in W ashington, view ing sites,
•lc. To his memory, every radlc
Const attorney, left hla estate of ever, no boy w ill be refu sed adm ission
m ission ch arg e of 35c.
broadcasting station in the U S
an d w ere to see o th e rs in Oregon. As
*80.000 to this girl. Miss Rose Helm if, a fte r he h as done his p a rt, he can
will
have
sung
the
fam
ous
song
or
of San Francisco, and to his widow, find no m an to accom pany him. It is
th ey had only four days for all of
T he p ro g ram is as follows:
th e evening of May 8. A m llliot
who is trying to break the will, ouly hoped th a t for every boy p rese n t th e re
O regon th e ir stop w as necessarily
listeners will hear the song.
$1 Miss Helm Is a nurse.
PROGRAM
w ill be a m an. Two ex cellen t sp e ak
brief.
ers have been secured for th e occa
A m em ber of the com m ittee stated
CAMP F IR E SONGS................... B oat Song; B urn F ire B u rn ; M ammy Moon
sion,
Ju d g e K anzler of th e co u rt of
th e y had about 350 sites offered in
Camp F ire G irls
dom estic re la tio n s and C hester A.
v ario u s p a rts of th e U nited S tate s
DANCE (C ourtesy Reed C o lleg e)...............D elight Ingold. D onald R am sdell
Lyon of th e "Big B ro th er F arm .”
w hich w ould be ca refu lly considered
T h ere w ill also be a p rogram of
in m ak ing th e ir choice.
D A NCE............................................................................................................. Reap th e F lax
gam es u n d er th e d irectio n of Mr.
Cam p F ire G irls
No expression as to w h at location
Q
uicksall, In w hich th e boys, young
J.
A.
F
in
ley
’s
ch
o
ir
of
P
o
rtlan
d
Gresham Wins from Trojans.
th ey favored w as given by th e v isit
In term issio n — 10 m in u tes
and old, w ill join.
ors. C areful d etails as to acres, sin g ers, including sev eral G resham
T he fa st G resham team took a fall
E n te rta in m e n t n u m b ers on la st
c h a ra c te r of soil and su rface, and pupils, w ill sing th e 91st psalm a t the ILLU STR A TED L E C T U R E ...............................................................
Oregon B irds out of th e P o rtlan d T ro jan s, (co l
n ig h t's p rogram w ere a piano solo by
M
ethodist
ch
u
rch
n
ex
t
S
unday
nig
h
t
W. A. ELLIO T
pro b ab le cost, w ith m ap, w ill be p re
ored) S unday by a score of 7 to 4.
Je an Adix and a read in g by» Gwendo-
P re sid en t Audubon Society of P o rtlan d
p ared by th e local com m ittee and
T he gam© was a th rille r from s ta r t to
lin M etzger. Several m em bers of th e
T he d ram a tic a r t and m usic a p p re
su b m itted to th e re p re se n ta tiv e s a t
DANCE.
. May Pole finish. In th e first in ning th e T ro jan s Boy Scout tro o p gave ex cellen t ta lk s
ciation
divisions
of
th
e
G
resham
Mu
Des M oines later.
Camp F ire G irls
p u t over a ru n and G resham cam e
on th e S cout m ovem ent. They w ere
sical A rts clu b w ill m eet tom orrow
back
in th e ir h alf and tied up the
T hose w ho accom panied th e v isit
O rville Jo h n so n on loyalty to th e
evening, 7:15 to 7.45, a t th e hom e of A cknow ledging assistan ce of Miss Steffens of Reed College.
score. T he T ro jan s got over an o th er
o rs on th e ir local inspection w ere,
Scout oath, V earl H ow ell on th e Scout
th e ch airm an of th e d ep artm en t, Miss
ru n in th e second and ag ain G resham
K. A. M iller, B. L. W alrad, Jo h n
program , C linton C h alk er on th e
A lice R oberts. It is likely p lan s will
tied
it
up
in
th
e
ir
half.
T
h
e
score
B row n, E. W. S tra tto n and H. L.
GRESHAM GIRL WILL
HUGH HI RT LEAVES
Scout law and C laire G ulikson on th e
be u n d erta k en for a local e n te rta in -
St. Clair.
MANAGE BAROMETER
MANY TO MOURN see-saw ed u n til th e fifth in ning w hen fun of scouting.
| m ent w hich will b rin g to th e fro n t
»resham shoved over tw o ru n s w hich
T he ad d re ss of th e evening by Miss
IN D E li MININ G M A N ’S RESPONSI- som e local ta le n t in th is line.
In fo rm atio n h as been received from
H ugh H u rt of T ro u td ale, who died p ut them in th e lead 5 to 4. F rom
BILITY.
C orvallis th a t Miss G ertru d e L. Dow at P rin ev ille on A pril 24 as th e re su lt th a t tim e on th e colored boys could N orm a Lee Peck, th e lib ra ria n w as
m ost In terestin g and in stru ctiv e. She
T he new ly form ed o rc h e stra of the se tt of G resham w ill be th e m an ag er
of an accident th re e days ea rlie r, w as not stop them and G resham reg istered
G overnor C harles W. B ryan, of Ne M usical A rts club w ill m eet a t th e
d ea lt p a rtic u la rly w ith th e su b ject
of
th
e
Co-ed
B
aro
m
eter
to
be
p
u
b
lish
w ell known in th e P le a sa n t View d is again in th e sixth, seventh and eighth
b rask a . a ttra c te d natio n al atten tio n
of u n d esira b le books and urged th a t
■when in his in a u g u ra l ad d re ss he hom e of Miss R oberts tom orrow ev en ed a t Oregon A g ric u ltu ra l College on tr ic t, w here he had sp en t his school innings.
p are n ts know w hat th e ir ch ild ren
said : “D uring th e p a st few y ea rs and ing at 7:45 for th e first ensem ble of th e F rid ay aftern o o n of Ju n io r Week days, and w here his p are n ts, Mr. and
S tockton w ent th e full ro u te for w ere read in g . R eading, said Miss
esp ecially d u rin g th e late w ar period th e ir p a rts and p ractice, u n d er th e end. Miss D ow sett Is a ju n io r in
Mrs.
W.
E.
H
u
rt
and
his
b
ro
th
er
W
il
th e w in n ers and pitched a b eau tifu l Peck, is n o t an accom plishm ent, only,
th e re h as been a u n iv e rsa l tendency leadership of Jo h n O liver. T h ere are
to w ard s an excess of governm ent tw enty p a rts assigned and if th e re are hom e econom ics, one of th e day e d it son and sis te r A gnes live. H is young gam e. A fter th e fo u rth Inning he had it is a m ost p o ten t facto r in Influenc
o rs of th e B aro m eter, and is a m em wife, G ladys Im lah H u rt, Is a siste r th e T ro jan s eating o ut of his hand.
T his is re su ltin g in th e en a ctm en t of
ing and m oulding youthful c h a ra c te r,
public law s for th e c u re of p riv ate o th e rs who desire to join th e o rc h e s b er of A lpha Xi D elta sorority.
of Mrs. Ja c k Stafford and Jo h n Im lah Bill B eers sta rte d th e gam e behind
and p erso n al ills th a t a re burdening tr a they a re invited to come. T he o r
T he rep o rtin g , copyreading, editing, of G resham . He leaves also a step th e hat b ut w as replaced by Quizzy In for It opens to th e child v istas of new
th e sta te governm ent w ith functions c h e stra w ill p re p a re to tak e p a r t in a and m ake-up w ill be e n tirely done by
ex periences and inform ation, and u n
d au g h ter, 3 y ea rs old, to whom he w as th e sixth. He ta u g h t m ore th a n one
an d ob ligations w hich w ill destroy com ing m usical event, probably in
know n fields of p leasu res w hich his
and
u
n
d
er
th
e
d
irectio
n
of
co-ed
th e effectiveness of governm ental June.
deeply attach ed .
H e w as born at of th e colored boys th a t they co u ld n ’t
eager
m ind Is im p atien t to explore.
ac tiv itie s and also of individual r e
jo u rn a lists. On th e day of th is special G ran ite F alls, W ashington, in> A ugust, ste al bases and get aw ay w ith it.
In books he finds p ap er an d ink boys
sp o n sib ility.”
edition th e re g u la r staff w ill be laid 1903. H© m a rrie d G ladys Im lah on
S unday w as S to ck to n ’s la st a p p e a r and g irls w ho a re to him as flesh and
At th e aud ito riu m F rid a y night. off duty w hile th e college women do
If th is condition be tru e of th e
O ctober 23, 1922.
ance in th e local box as he is going blood. T hey becom e his boon com
sta te s, and th e re can be no doubt It is May 4, w ill be given “T he Sleeping all th e work.
T he accid en t w hich caused th e aw ay b ut he w ill be rep laced by
tru e , w h at shall be said of such an Beauty," w ith 200 p erfo rm ers, u n d er
T he first w om en’s edition of th e death of th e young m an o ccu rred F ra n k H am lin. Quizzy w ill ta k e th e panions, his ideal, th e acm e of p e r
evil w hen its operatio n s a re extended th e direction of Alys May Brow n.
B aro m eter was p ut out in 1918 and w hen he w as a tte m p tin g to load a log re g u la r tu rn behind th e b at from now fection to w hich he w ishes to attain .
to th e n atio n al congress. P erh ap s th e
He apes th e ir phraseology, th e ir a tti
evil is m ost forcibly brou g h t to public
since th en th e co-eds have p u t one o u t onto a tru c k . It ro lled off, and passed on.
C haliapin, th e w o rld 's g re a te st
tude,
th e ir deeds.
a tte n tio n In considering th e question
an n u ally . T he d ate of th e one th is o ver his body from his hips to his
L yle W in ters, who pitched th e first
of a p p ro p ria tio n s so flagrantly m ade basso, w ill sing at th e au d ito riu m May
It Is highly im p o tta n t th a t p are n ts
y
ear
a
t
ju
n
io
r
w
eek-end
w
ill
in
su
re
head. H e lived 72 h o u rs a fte r th e a c gam e of th e season a g a in st C o rb ett
in defiance of th e fundam ental and 23. He is p resen ted by S tee rs &
know w hat th ese ideals are, tow ard
ju st p rin cip le th a t one class or group Coman. C haliapin is a R u ssian and is a volum e of new s and th e g irls p ro m cid en t and w as co n scio u s for a p a rt w as moved to sh o rt stop w here he
w hich th e ch ild ren are looking. One
sh all becom e th e p riv ate beneficiary
ise an in te re stin g sheet.
of th e tim e.
played a b eau tifu l gam e.
ca n n o t tell by th e binding and cost of
of ap p ro p riatio n s m ade a t thw expense one of th e o u tstan d in g c h a ra c te rs in
T he fu n e ra l w as held on T h u rsd ay
N ext S unday th e G reshnm boys will a book w h at Its value or h arm fu ln ess
of th e ta x p ay ers. B ut m ore th a n this, th e m usical w orld today. Big. h an d
AW Will H m e Bake Sale.
of last week at T ro u td ale and In te r Journey to C orbett to even up w ith
th e rad ical tendencies daily becom ing som e of body and face, w ith m agnifl-
m ay be, acco rd in g to Miss Peck.
T he L ad ies’ Aid of th e P le a sa n t
m ore evident in governm ent circles, cent stage presence, C haliapin is m as- H ome B ap tist ch u rc h will hold a bake m ent was In th e D ouglass cem etery.
them for th e 6 to 3 b eating they took
Books
in
u ltra -re sp e c ta b le
cloth
disclosed as a fact by th e m em bers of te r of a w onderful voice and a p e r
tw o w eeks ago.
T he b attery for
ja ck e ts m ay p rese n t a false sta n d ard
sa le at H all B ros.’ g ara g e on next
Simple Steve.
both g re a t p arties, a re p e rsiste n tly
"Y ou’re so sm a rt— w h at's F rid ay G resham will be H am lin and Q uesin of life by ta k in g th e a ttitu d e th a t h a p
p ressin g the o p p o rtu n ist to foist on fect a rt. E very th in g about th e m an is S atu rd ay , May 5, beginning a t 2 p. m.
b erry. T he gam e is called a t 2:30.
nam ed a f te r? ”
th e n atio n law s and governm ental r e strik in g , im pressiv e and cap tiv atin g .
p in ess and success lie In th e accu m u
“
I
d
u
n
n
o
!—
R
obinson
C
ru
so
e's
p
lay
stric tio n s th a t a re u tte rly d estru ctiv e H is early stru g g le s in th e d ire st pov
We have m any kinds of p la n ts and m ate, I g u ess.”
latio n of money, won by any num ber
Schedule of High School Games.
of business expansion, but w hich pro erty , his long y ea rs of w ork before he flowers. Some of them are, cabbage,
of sh o rt-cu t, g et-rich -q u ick schem es,
vides an o p p o rtu n ity for a little flag
cauliflow er, tom atoes, head lettuce,
T he high school ball team has a n th a t ch an ce and luck have m uch
R e sta u ra n t P hilos.
w aving, th a t finds its rew ard in the attain ed recognition and his p rese n t also a s te rs, m arigold, fern s, zinnias,
" P re tty soft for you," said th e nounced Its sch ed u le of gam es on S ta m ore to do w ith g ettin g on in th e
ap p lau se of th e unthinking. If we triu m p h s, w hen he is rid in g on th e sn ap d rag o n s an d C h arles R ussell and
don’t look out we w ill soon be "gov- very c re st of th e w ave of su ccess—all O phelia potted roses. 20th C en tu ry 1 blonde w a itre ss as sh e placed a pleton a th le tic field for th is m onth, w orld th an fo reth o u g h t, will pow er
cream -stuffed ch o co late eclafre
ern m en ted to d eath .’’
s ta rtin g w ith E’rlday, May 4, when th e and w ork.
have th e ir appeal and m ake of him a G rocery.
Such books a re co n
fro n t of th e p o rtly diner.
local boys will cro ss b ats w ith W est
tru ly ro m an tic figure, reig n in g king
dem ned, not because of th e in te re s t
HOW TO R ED ITE TAXES
Big
m
inds
often
a
re
in
sm
all
bodies.
T om orrow belongs to som ebody Linn. T h e o th e r d ates an d opponents ing plot b ut for th e u n n a tu ra ln e s s
in th e w orld of song.
An ant has m ore sen se th an a rabbit. ■ else not you
a re as follow s:
T he u n iv ersal cry is a g a in st high
w hich in no way re p re se n t realty.
May 11, W oodburn high.
taxes. T he c ry should not be ag ain st
L ikew ise, precocious ch ild ren who
high tax es, but a g a in st th e co rru p t
May 18, Oregon City high.
sh in e b rillia n tly in c o n tra st w ith s tu
use of taxes. T he question of high or
May 26, C anby high.
pid p a re n ts and Incom petent te ach ers
low tax es Is to some extent governed
All of th e gam es a re on F riday of
by th e v aluation put upon pro p erty
will never In cu lcate in a child love
each week and will be called a t 3:30.
from th e public tre a su ry . C rush the
and resp ect for p are n ts and teach ers.
T hese a re su re to be snap p y gam es
so cialistic, p atern al sp irit grow ing up
A nother type of u n d esirab le books
in tills co u n try , w hether in th e form
as U nion high has a fast team and the
Is th e cheap, se n satio n al love story.
of th e pork b a rre l or governm ent
boys have th e re p u ta tio n of th e ir
It Is n a tu ra l and logical th a t a child
o w n ersh ip of public u tilities. All such
sc hool to defend a g a in st o th e r stro n g
u n co n stitu tio n al doctrines and p ra c
should crav e ro m an ce a t a c e rta in
school team s. T h ese gam es should
tices a re in creasing th e taxes to the
sta g e of his developm ent and th is
b reak in g point.
in te re st not oyly stu d e n ts h ut citizens
crav in g should be satisfied w ith the
T he continued excessive ta x b u r
in g en eral and th e school should have
best rom an ces In lite ra tu re . L ik e
dens can be trac ed to c e rta in ab u ses:
th e stro n g su p p o rt of all who can do
F irs t:
E x trav a g an t, com plicated
w ise, g irls ’ books often In still snob
th e ir p a r t to en co u rag e a stro n g
governm ents. T he office seek ers, of
bishness in m aking good clo th es the
school sp irit.
fice holders, and tax e a te rs have m u l
sta n d ard of excellence.
H um orous
tip lied governm ent m achinery to p e r
books
a
re
often
pernicious.
Miss
Peck
p etu ate them selves in office. If you
< lackam.'is County I.eague Announces
called atte n tio n to the fact th a t too
w ould reduce th e m achinery and
Schedule.
th ro w out of office th e inefficient,
m any so-called hum orous books and
C lackam as County B aseball League
ra t-b o le h u n tin g office p a ra site s you
p ic tu res glean th e ir hum or by rid ic u l
w ould red uce the cost of m unicipal,
opened th e season la st S unday with
ing physical defects. T hey tend to
county, sta te and n atio n al govern
gam es a t E stacad a, W illam ette and
d ecrease resp e ct for age and low er
m en ts 30 per cent. Today, you have
Oswego, In w hich th e six team s of th e th e ideals of fam ily life.
about 60 cen ts of every do llar of tax
league contested. On th a t occasion
money invested in governm ent, and 1
Miss Peck expressed h er idea of
th e o th e r 40 ce n ts is rep rese n ted by
Boring team won over W illam ette, c o rre c t read in g in th e follow ing
w aste, frau d , inefficiency and graft.
8 to 0. F ollow ing is th e schedule of
w ords: “ I firm ly believe th a t re a d
T he b u rea u cracy of th is co u n try is i
gam es for th e season:
a cu rse to good governm ent and a
ing should be of specific benefit—th a t
Sunday, May 6, G ladstone vs. Bor- It is not p u rely for recreatio n .
crim in al expense upon th e tax -rid d en j
public.
S im plify governm ental m a- j
ing a t B o rin g , E stacad a vs. W est T hrough readlnK „ t h , 1(1 „houl(1 go ,n.
ch in ery and put com petent, train ed ,
Linn at West L in n ; W illam ette vs. creM e h „ v ocabu,a ry and h,H un<l(,r .
p atrio tic men In office, and tax es will
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stan d in g and use of w ords. H is sense
be reduced 30 per cent w ithin a sh o rt 1
Sunday. May 13. Oswego vs. Boring
ct)rrect K raram ar ghould be a|dedi
tim e.
at B oring; E sta ca d a vs. W illam ette ratllP r th an h ln d „red .
rea d ,
Second: D estroy th e spoils system .
E lect or ap point m en to office solely
at W illam ette; W est L inn vs. G lad
on th e gro und of m erit. T hen you
stone at G ladstone.
! people, sto rie s of ac tu a l incidents.
w ill g et an honest day 's w ork for
Sunday, May 20, Oswego vs. E staca-1 d escrip tio n s of real places and a c
tru e love of co u n try and a Just con
da at E sU ca d a; Boring vs. W est Linn co u n ts of scientific discoveries and
sid e ra tio n of th e tru s t imposed.
T h ird : T each th e people they m ust
a t W est . L in n ; . W’illam ette vs. G lad- 'ac h iev em en ts. It should help him to
su p p o rt th e governm ent and not ex
" one a
a» s one
sen se w rong from rig h t, tru th from
pect su p p o rt — Rev. M. A. M atthew s, I
Sunday. May 27. G ladstone vs. Os- falHt.hood. rea l Work from tinseled
A u to caster Service
wego a t O sw ego; B oring vs. E sta- f glory."
cada a t E sta ca d a:
W est Linn vs. I
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C rim es
som etim es.
indiscretion
often, a re com m itted In th e nam e of
W illam ette at W illam ette.
___. You will find th e fre sh e st fru its and
c h a rity ,
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j vegetables a t th e ?<>th C entury G ro
C o n tin u ed on page 4
cery . We g et them fresh every day.
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