P A 6F FOUR
• he Problem of Com hi on Labor.
W omen a re being em ployed e x te n s
ively in som e of th e steel m ills of
P en n sy lv a n ia and th e e a ste rn states.
L ess th a n tw o y ea rs ago labor w as a
d ru g on the m arket. Today it Is u n
o b tain ab le in m any sections a t an y
price.
E m ployers a re ask in g w hat has be
come of unskilled lab o r?
in five
y ears a c o n sta n t strea m h as been r e
tu rn in g to E urope.
It is easy to find fa u lt w ith im m i
g ratio n but it is hard to see w here
th e m an-pow er to do th e n a tio n ’s
w ork is to com e from .
GRESHAM LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. C annon h av e j
th o u san d s of able-bodied m en " I
gone ea st to spend th e sum m er w ith
handle o u r lu m b er In d u stry , m ines, I
—
build highw ays, railro a d s, clear farm s I F rien d s of Mrs. R ich ard N eubauer relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. More- |
and ere ct m illio n s of buildings.
| WB1 be pleased to learn th a t sh e is land have gone to Idaho.
.....
I mucl1 im proved an d re tu rn e d to her | The S. E. and D orcas c irc le s of th e |
N ig h t-lig h t saving p robably w ould hom e from th e ho sp ital la st Friday.
M ethodist Aid society w ill hold a bake
be even m ore helpful th a n d ay lig h t
sale at th e A. W. M etzger sto re on
L ittle
Ire
n
e
T
im
m
erm
an
saving.
spending a few days at th e home of I 7
on «atur<lay, b eg inning j
u Mrs.
. . Ed. W
« ..I.—
.
—
I
at
10
o
clock
and
la stin g as long as
ilkes of Rockwood.
You n ever knew anybody who was
supplies last.
free w ith his advice w ho w as free?
The b eautiful and suggestive C hil
w ith an y th in g else.
d r e n ’s Day p ag ean t, "T h e S ecret
W hispered to C h ild ren ," w hich was GRESHAM JOINS ELEA
W hy do th ey call them "b o res?”
FOR »0.FOOT BRIDGE
W hen you b ore w ith an in stru m e n t g i\e n by m em bers of th e younger
classes
of
th
e
M
ethodist
Episcopal
you get som ew here, b u t a h u m an bore S unday school on S unday evening wa"s'I i n ? ? 811“ “
Co|m m ercial
Joined
never does.
w ell received by th e la rg e audience in
° l CM ° “ nd ° th e r
atten d an ce. Much cre d it Is due Mrs P rgan zat,on8 “ PPealing to th e county
A rth u r P a rk e r. Mrs. J R H o i « d p T
’ » T ” “ nd CUy a u th o riti- “ f
Miss D oris Z im m erm an for th e d r i l l - K r i d i l w hen U
BurD8ide
lng of th e ch ild ren and to M rs A W , h
T
,
addre88ed 8
to
Shipley and Miss A nna H a m ilto n 'fo r ¡agt
u i g i n g ^ h V ^ h “ ' T 0"* ”
th e costum ing. A g en ero u s offering w hich n h a g
1 th<* P
°n
w as given for th e benefit of th e «
d en t loan fund
ta rr ie d out. Since it becam e know n
th a t some en g in eers favor a 70- o r 80-
Miss Miriam In g lis left th is m orning foot bridge, stro n g action has been
A thena. Oregon, w here she w ill tak en by various civic bodies to hold
v isit frien d s for a couple of weeks.
officials to th e p lan s of a 90-foot
Two g irl babies w ere born a t Mrs. bridge, for w hich th e people voted in
C a rrie P o w ell’s p riv ate sa n ita riu m the Novem ber elections
X ‘. T h L ° ne “ 7
E" '
T t « ,e u e r
» « e »»m y
pis
en d eras a
quab
I
Recognized authorities
r e c o m m e n d cooking by m m I
steam “ u n d er pressure” for “
, i t brings o u t all th e flavor and
juices. C heaper cu ts o f m eat
and hard-to-cook foods are m ade
delicious an d te n d er in one-third
the tim e w ith o n e-q u a rte r th e fuel in a
Summer Comfort
This schedule will give you a very good
idea o f the saving they make possible.
Open
“ N ational
Vessel Steam Pressure
Cookery
Cookery"
Pork and Beans........ ...... 3 hours
40 min.
...............- .......i £ours
w
Meat Soups
£ * 'c.ken
£ \ b*?age
Mr. an d Mrs. W. J. M erica of B a r k p r lc i «
j «
1 n . l ,. bt.-
„„,i o .«
,7
oi B a rk e r C lair an d S ecre tary L eslie W alrad is
and Section L ine ro ad s on Ju n e 17. atJ follow s-
w a ira u is
E lizab eth A nne M erica w eighed six
pounds.
.
S'rmg Beans
Steamed Puddings
°»tm eal
50 min.
2 hours
«0 min.
40 min.
30 min.
30 min.
10 min.
30 min.
30 min.
90 min.
IS min.
10 min.
30 min.
M ,.. W ilbur T hom pson
Sundw
The very next time you are down town let
evening for D ayton, O regon for a few question of the width ,.r ^o n sla er th ®
US show you this time and labor saving neces
-neK^ .
d a y s’ visit w ith Mr. and Mrs. H. B. r “ r n ‘?de L ? £ e w
? proposed
sity that should be in every home. We
A n en
I B urnside bridge. M e u n d ersta n d it
wdl gladly send one on approval.
T
is Proposed to build a bridge less th a n
Louis Racine of L ato u re ll h as p u r- 90 feet in w idth. We u rg e th a t the
I he optic nerve plays an im portant part
chased the M elugin p ro p e rty on the o rig in al proposal of a 90-foot width
in summer comfort, whether we admit or
c o rn e r of Hood avenue and F o u rth be ca rrie d out, or w ider if th e funds
not. Cool colors in shady awnings, restful
stre e ts and h as moved in w ith his voted perm it.
fam lly’
“T h ere is no su re r w ay to d isg u st
hammocks or porch couches appeal first to
A m eeting h as been called of th e th e v o ters w ith bonding p ro p o sitio n s
the eye and invite us to pause and relax.
b o ard of M ultnom ah County Council f° r such im provem ents th a n to give
I hen we are peacefully cool.
of P a ren t-T ea ch e r asso ciatio n s for I them less for th e ir m oney th a n w as
T h u rsd ay afternoon, Ju n e 21, a t 2:30 prom ised w hen th e ir votes w ere ap-
Our stock of summer equipment is complete
I a t th e G resham lib rary . Im p o rtan t | pealed fo r.”
b u sin ess is to com e up and all mem-
Canvas Hammocks, both white
| b ers a re urged to be p resen t.
ORIENT’S CANDIDATE
and kahki..................................... #1.M to #8.40
W INS IN ELECTION
Mr. and Mrs. W alter A. F o rb es re
Porch Shades................................ # |, 75 to $7<5O
tu rn ed home Monday evening,
a
fte
r
a
—
I F ro m unofficial re tu rn s it is ce rtain
Camp Stool........................................ ..60c to
v acatio n to u r of sev eral w eeks th ro u g h th a t H. G. M ullenhoff of O rient school
th e C anadian Rockies. T hey visited d istric t won th e election fo r d irecto r
Folding Cots........................................
#4.8»
in W Innepeg and St. Paul. At Ackley, of Union H igh School D istric t No. 2 In
Folding Camp Tables............................. #3.74
Iow a they visited w ith Mrs. F o rb e s’ y esterd ay ’s an n u a l m eetings in the
4-hole Camp Stove.............................
#4.40
g ran d m o th er, Mrs. F . B. H ayunga. v ario u s d istric ts. T he h eav iest vote I
Portable Phonograph............................. #24.00
who retu rn ed w ith them to v isit her w as polled In Lynch d istric t, w here a
Porch Rugs................................. mo.00 to #24AM)
d au g h ter. Mrs. Ben T a n n le r of E sta- local co n test b ro u g h t out a full at-
cada. Mrs. H ayunga Is v ery m uch im- te n d an ce of electors.
T his d istric t I
R efrigerators.............................. #8.00 to #;{7>5()
pressed w ith th e Oregon scenery.
gave M ullenhoff 52 votes, E. P. Sche-
T h e M ultnom ah county in stitu te of deen 18 and H. G. A ndrew 15.
th e W. C. T. U. w ill be held on T h u rs-1 W ith th e re su lts of th e electio n in
day of th is w eek in the W. F. H oney th e H illsview d istric t n o t In, th e com-
grove. T his is an all-day sessio n and blned votes for th e th re e can d id ates
a 25 cent luncheon will be served by a re as follow s: M ullenhoff, 100; An-
FURNITURE
30x3% Kelly regular cord.............................
«12 50
m em bers of th e local U nion a t noon, drew , 47 and Schedeen, 26.
30x3% Kelly oversize cord............................
$15 qq
All m em bers a re requested to be p res-
T e rry d istric t also had a co n test on
en t and the public is co rd ially in- and c a st 39 votes, 20 for A ndrew and
Luggage Carriers, Spotlights, Bumpers, Sun Visors
vited. Autos w ill be a t W a lra d ’s cor- 19 for Mullenhoff. T he election of of-
Oils and Greases
n er a t 11 in th e forenoon an d 2 in th e fleers resu lted In th e choice of Tom
aftern o o n to ta k e any who w ish tra n s- Cowing for d irec to r for th re e y ea rs I
p o rtatio n .
I an d J. R. C avanagh fo r clerk .
Mrs. George P age Is enjoying a v a - [
■
catio n a t M anzanita.
S ch n eid ers P lan S everal Auto T rip s. |
W. A. Hessel
T he A uxiliary to th e A m erican L e - k M r’ and N‘r s ’ M axwell S chneider
Klon w ill m eet a t th e hom e of Mrs ,h “ Ve m ° J ed n t° Jo h n R obert8' cot-1
H. J. P u lfe r on F riday afternoon. Ju n e
° “ Pow eI> 8treet w h er® “ ’ey will
22, for w ork and to m ake plans fo r '
t<’m,p o ra rily ’ T h e* ‘n te n d to
th e 4th of Ju ly celeb ratio n . Thim bles L,“ *®
P t0, th e beech and la te r to
w ill be needed.
d riv e to S pokane fc a visit. Mrs. I
R EPA IR S
„ . „ .,
. .. ..
, .
S ch n eid er’s sons, B e rt D avis of San
Binders,
Mow
t t
7. C rab tree of P o rtla n d Is w ith F ra n cisc o and Ray D avis of S eattle
ers. Rakes, Tedders, Binder Twine
O veralls................. #1.84 to #1.94
J. E. M etzger assistin g in his fu rn i- an d th e ir fam ilies have rec en tly visit-
J llllllH T S
#1.»4
tu re and u n d erta k in g business.
ed w ith th e ir m o th er and have r e - !
S W r ts
..................... #i.oo i o #i.25
Mrs. Jam es S terlin g an d ch ild ren , I tu rn e d to th e ir hom es. Mrs. L. M.
R uth and R obert, enjoyed a tw o- | V arney of S pokane, niece of Mrs. I
Reliability
Kahki P an ts
#2.oo to #8.00
Phone 1141
Service
w
eek
s’
v
isit
w
ith
h
er
sis
te
r
Mrs.
J.
H.
S
chneider,
Is
v
isitin
g
h
ere
now.
Wool Sox....................84,- to 74«
Briggs, a t Lyle, W ashington. Mr.
Cotton Sox............... 20e to 34«
S terlin g w ent for them , re tu rn in g
POWELL VALLEY
early la st week. T hey cam e hom e by
T he Ju n io r ch o ir w ill give a m id
Work Shoes ...... #8.00 to #0.00
w ay of th e C olum bia riv e r highw ay
w hich they described as p a rtic u la rly su m m er program a t th e M ission
ch u rch on S atu rd ay evening, J u n e 23
b eau tifu l a t th is tim e.
R efresh m en ts of Ice
T he ladies of th e Zion E vangelical a t 8 o'clock.
cream
,
cake
and
coffee w ill be served.
ch u rc h w ill hold an Ice cream , straw
MEN S WEAR ’m W '.S M O E S
b e rry an d cak e social on T heodore A fine program of songs and re c ita
B ru g g er's law n on Pow ell stre e t on tlo n s h as been provided.
Mrs. A lta G entry w en t to Salem
those b u r i e s it has been unproduc
W ednesday evening, J u n e 20. Games
tive. Today it is only a hoard for a museum
Unproduc-
........................................................... uiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiMiiiniiiiHinniiiiimniiiiiiiHiNiHiiiiiiinHUHmiiu
y
esterd
ay to ta k e a th re e w eek s’ su m
w ill be on th e p rogram . A cordial in
m
er
co
u
rse
of
study
for
ru
ra
l
ch
u
rch
I
v itatio n is extended to all.
w o rk ers a t K im ball School of T heo
T he W est-End circle of th e M eth logy.
odist L ad les’ Aid h as decided to p o st
b e w o rth
pone th e re g u la r m eetings of th e o r
PL E A SA N T HOME
w ork’*1 th6y did nOt k n ° W th a t money could be made to
g an izatio n until th e th ird T h u rsd ay in
Septem ber.
A new a rriv a l In th is com m unity is
How different it is today
Miss Mae Beissell, a rec en t g ra d u W illard O. C arrell, Jr., who w eighed
4 pounds when be cam e on Ju n e 15.
a te of W illam ette U niversity, has
been spending a few days visiting
w ith Miss Violet Coe. She left y es
be returned in tacfto V ts^w n eV at' a g t o n tim e**1111 kSelf
A Main« w eather prophet calla on
ju st arrived, Complete Stock for your 4th of July
te rd a y for her hom e in W enatchee.
the sta te legislature to protect the
W ashington.
skunk, on the ground th a t It ia an in
T
he
M
isses
Eva
T
ach
ero
n
an
d
M
ar
I
SEE OUR DISPLAY
jo rie Lym an, stu d e n ts a t W illam ette valuable prognosticator. Maybe It L
U niversity, re tu rn e d to th e ir hom es but w hat doea the skunk Deed Of any
ttra protection?
h ere la st week. Miss T ach ero n has
ta k en up w ork w ith th e W estern
Moot people like to have the latest
Union com pany tn P o rtlan d .
attach m en ts to th eir automobile« un
GRESHAM, OREGON
Mrs. Ja n e W ilson suffered a stro k e
le a s.th e attach m en t happens to he a
of p a ra ly sis at h er home on S atu rd ay
license plate.
evening and Is tn a c ritic a l condition
a t th is tim e. She w as alone at th e
GRESHAM. OREGON
The great need of the non-Chrlstlao
tim e in h e r back yard . She w as n o
nations
is
ilirls
tta
n
lty
Still,
yOU
nu>
ticed by p assers by who called a p h y
sician an d friends. She lapsed Into •a? the sam e about the C hristian aa
Bone
u n co n scio u sn ess alm o st Im m ediately
and is still In th a t condition.
New Game for Children.
araf’i : ? r.
; r □
A. W . METZGER & CO.
Phone 1451 Gresham, Oregon Phone 1451
United States Royal, Nobby or Usco Tires
K elly-Springfield Cord or Fabric Tires
J. E. METZGER
We are headquarters
for good
GRESHAM OVERLAND CO.
WORK
CLOTHES
« , . M» chinerV
Water S y .te m .
Im plem ent.
Fairbanlt.-M orse S ca le.
w . A. HESSEL
CHovos
Me to MM
3400 Years Ago Tutankhamen Had His
Wealth Buried With Him For Use
in the Next World
AylsWortKS Martin
Flash Crackers
SOM ETHING NEW
|
G. M. Davidson
FIRST STATE BANK
I.... .............
The Big
THRIFT SALE
A
P hone 2381
STARTS WED., JUNE 20
All m akes of b atterie s re-ck arv ed
and rep aired .
C. E. OSBURN
At
Sole ag en ts for
P h ilad elp h ia Diamond Gird
B atteries
HEPP'S RACKET STORE
A uto A ccessories. R epairing
A cetylene W elding
Gresham, Oregon
r r s a .y lia a la Vaeuaai Cep Tires
GUK8HAM.
CRSOON
H ere is fun for a rainy day. Cnt
used stam ps from sll the old letter*
m other will give you. Then d rtw «
p icture on a piece of pap er or a card
Then till In th e p ictu res hy cutting out
plece.i fr.>tn the stam p s and fitting
them In like a p lctnre puzzle. Be car*,
fnl to use the right c o lo rs- 1 cent
stam ps for green, 3-cent stam ps for
red. 4-n nt stam ps for brown, and so
”®.—D elineator.
Additional Want Ads
. To° L ate to C lassifT.
■ t
S aia :
- haT»
p la n ts
....................
Mm Anna F u ll
P h o na Jo<l
üTKkiiXG RT h oM
A I FOR ffRV?----Air
'¿rmencee
SMyrnlencsa.
M
,„q
Ulrr
Reasonable
in
qu
ire at
R oberts r e s id r n ir or phone 177.
FrM h
-
possible prices, you’ll go to
... ,™E
sawtaky market
Who rem em b ers w hen
com m unity ra n to a fire?
th e w hole
» ( e a ts .
K -i^ rrBLn
P° Ck*t frames » I L L .
K idder H ard w are Co., G resham . Ore.
P e c l a i Com m unication
V y L r e s h a m Lodge A. F. A A.
▼ W ednesday, J a n e 3U. a t 7 .30
» . I- « . . M Ì 4 & ? “ “
S*r “ th e W an t Ad way
■ " • «•