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M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty F a ir O f f e r , E d u c a tio n a l a n d A m u s e m e n t F e a t u r e , to Y o u n g a n d O ld T W IC E A W EEK G resham O utlook VOL. 13, NO. 44 O KESUAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, GATES OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY FAIR SWING OPEN TODAY TO THE CROWDS FOR SEVENTEENTH TIME Overflowing Stock Barns, Programs, Races, Country C lub Boys and Girls Dis Large Poultry and Theater Plays and Night play Their Best in Rabbit Exhibits Horse Show Amuse Stock, Products Directors and Officers. H. A. LEW IS. P resident. T. J. KREUDER, Vice P re sid en t THEO. BRUGGER, T re a su re r. T. R. HOW ITT. FRANK HEINEY. H. J. PU LFER , S ecretary. M nperintendents. G rounds, F ra n k Heiney. A gricu ltu re, F. H Crane. H o rticu ltu re , F. H. Crane. F lo ra l, Mrs. F ra n k Heiney. H orses, Theo. B rugger, C attle, Theo. B rugger. Sheep and Hogs, Theo. B rugger. D om estic Science, Mrs. D elia F oultry , R. I. A nderson. M urray. A rt, Mrs. Geo. F. T ucker. School Club W ork, Miss E th el I. Calkins. G range and F arm E xhibits, T. J. K reuder, G ates, H. A. Lewis. Police, F ra n k Heiney. R acing, T. R. H ow itt. A uto P ark in g , F ra n k Heiney. R abbits, G. H. M orrow. Leading F eatu re s. F ine E x hibits in every d e p a rt m ent. Seven G range displays. Boys' and G irls’ club exhibits. L ivestock, po u ltry , rab b it exhib its b etter th an ever. C h au tau q u a p ro g ram s ex ception ally fine. F in e 20-piece band. H orse show, one of th e best A crobatic stu n ts full of th rills. H orse races b etter th a n ever. W onderful p ag ean t production. A m usem ents g alo re for all. D em o n stratio n s by concession aires. TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS TUESDAY. .1111 $1.30 Per Year HERE AND THERE AT THE COUNTY FAIR T he office phone on th e fair g ro u n d s is u nder th e nam e of H. W. S n ash all an d is 2101. T h ere a re two public pay phones in th e m ain pavilion, local and long d istance, 1381 an d 1511. Mrs. H aw ley and a s sista n ts w ill give cooking lessons and d em o n strate elec tric ranges, and o th e r electric cooking devices, each aftern o o n and evening at th e m ain floor booth. Mrs. H aw ley is considered one of th e best a u th o rities In th is line on th e coast. T hese w ill a ttr a c t larg e n u m b ers of people. T h ere w ill be fancy shooting ex h ibits th is aftern o o n on the rac e track . These a re p u t on by th e P e te rs com pany and w ill be free. PROGRAM OF EVENTS FIVE DAYS AT THE COUNTY FAIR TUESDAY’S EVENTS P a re n t-T e a c h e rs Day. 8:00 A. M. F a ir opening. Ju d g in g of Club Livestock. 1:00 P. M. At th e C ountry T h eater. C om m unity sing led by J C H en d er son of th e P o rtlan d P a rk B ureau. V H ender- 1:30 P. M. H m e ^ , ee' P ar.e n t' T ea<her8' program . S peakers. Mrs. J F H ill, sta te p resid en t P.-T. A. Subject, Home Mrs D b ' K elley p resid en t P o rtlan d P.-T. A. Subject. S uggestive nro- g ra m s for th e P.-T. A. Miss F ra n ce s H ayes, of the Child W ei [a ™ *, ePair«t,n ?nL ,SubJ«c t- Ju v en ile P ro tectio n . Mrs Lou H ar- f i J o f th edC o u rS i co°unmi.COUn,y C° UBC,t SubJect’ T h * 2:00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. 8:30 P. M. H o rse show. C o rtello 's F lying T rapeze Act and P ed estal A crobatic Act C o rtello ’s A crobatic Acts. P ag ean t. “On th e T ra il of th e S ettin g Sun." B efore g ran d stan d . All rep u b lican s a re urged to m ake WEDNESDAY’S EVENTS th e ir reserv atio n for a p late at th e R e G range and P ioneer Day. publican ban q u et to be held in the 10:00 A. M. Calf Show ing C ontest. ca fete ria tom orrow , W ednesday, nig h t 1:00 P. M. P ig Show ing C ontest. at 6. P late s 75 cents. All a re in v it 3:00 P. M. Sheep Contest. ed. Names should be given to H. A. 1:30 P. M. R ecital u n d er d irectio n of Miss F lo ren ce H oney Solo "T-rm- Lew is or H. L. St. C lair not la te r th an “W»KrH K° ’ cW,1,lam O tt: “ P la n ta tio n Melody ” D orothy Cady noon on W ednesday. T h ere w ill be good sp eak ers and a Jolly tim e. r “A . LMr'.‘ f f i ' o " Í 5 S T O M d r“ “ " 0 N ever before w ere th e g ro u n d s bet- 2:30 P. M. ! te r p rep ared in every way for the 6:30 P. M. and 7:30 P. M. H orse Show. R epublican Club dinner. crow ds. They a re w ell policed, well 7:30 P. M. H a?rv°I an d er mb8rS glv! n by S tro n * b r° th e rs and H. W S trong lighted, clean and ev ery th in g is w ell E i S S S S S g g B arran g e d . By L. B. Baketel. D espite a gen eral cloudiness, peo ple began to flock to th e 17th ann u al M ultnom ah county fair b rig h t and e a rly th is m orning. The official open ing w as a t 8 o’clock and it w as a P o rtla n d e r who w as th e first to buy h is tic k e t and pass thro u g h th e tu r n th a t m a tte r, and she w ill give th e stile. Before th e afternoon w as over p a tro n s som ething to sit up and take It w as estim ated the atten d an ce w as n otice of. clo se to 1500 and expectations w ere C ortello, a w onder on th e high T om orrow at 6 o’clock th e re w ill be fo r u p w ard s of 3000 for th e pag ean t trap e ze and an all 'round ath lete, was a m eeting in th e ca fete ria of th e Re to n ight. seen th is aftern o o n for th e first tim e pu b lican club of O regon for th e p u r V irtu ally everything w as in place in his free show d u rin g th e horse pose of organizing th e rep u b lican s of Seven g ran g e s a r e lined up on th e fo r th e opening th is m orning although show. T he young m an is a w izard and G resham and su rro u n d in g te rrito ry so u th side of th e pavilion w ith ex th e re w ere a few la te com ers as is a l gives th e sp e c ta to rs an abun d an ce of in to a d istric t club. T he d in n er w ill THURSDAY’S EVENTS h ib its th a t co m p are favorably w ith w ays th e case. T he P o rtlan d R ailw ay, th rills. be served a t 75 cen ts a p late and fo l an y of previous y ea rs. G resham Day. T hey are, L ig h t & Pow er com pany w as one of T onight com es th e m o n ster p ag ean t low ing it, o rg an izatio n w ill ta k e place. G resham , L ents, R u ssellv ille, E vening O regon M an u fa ctu rers' Day th e la s t to get th e ir exhibit in place u n d er direction of A dah Losh Rose, its H. A. Lew is, H. L. St. C lair and Major S tar, M ultnom ah, C olum bia and P le a s l:0°0 p ' M astdo c k 3°PaPra?e’. Cttnn‘ng d— ^ a’ b u t once h ere they w ere only a brief au th o r. I t is called “On th e T ra il of C h arles H. Gios of P o rtlan d a re th e a n t Valley. T hese g ran g e d isplays as tim e in settin g up a neat display on th e . S ettin g S u n ” and is pu rely h is com m ittee in charge. T he m eeting is 1:80 P M i o g ü l * ^ ^ ^ A udry W lencher; piano- ever a re th e backbone of th e a g ric u l th e m ain floor of th e pavilion. to ric al, sta rtin g first w ith an Indian open to all rep u b lican s. tu ra l displays. T hey a re n early equal Of strik in g in te re st for today is the legend, th en th e a rriv a l of th e pion , 0 0 IO 5:30 M ? : Of p a rtic u la r in te re st to m others to th e best county d isp lay s a t th e sta te P a re n t-T e a c h e r m eeting w hich began e e rs; a flag cerem ony by P ercy and w ill be th e baby show to be held S a t fa ir and a re a cre d it to th e g ran g e s 7:30 P, M. R u n n in g R aces an d H orse Show. w ith a noon picnic luncheon in th e Cora Giese in w hich th e flag used by u rd ay aftern o o n a t 3 o’clock w ith Mrs. and the fair. ” ' " Í1 JK S "T1" » ■ > « " » . , » C . . . , - by T abor g rove and w as atten d ed by about 300 th e ir fath e r at th e tim e of the death of F red H. C ran e in ch arg e. T his event m em bers from th is county. T hen a t 1 P re sid en t Lincoln, w ill be displayed is one w hich alw ays b rin g s out a num - L , W ' “ Mltchell, as u su al, has proved o’clock in th e Chautauqua ten t, a m eet and then an alleg o rical sto ry of the ber of lu sty lunged y o u n g sters In e n m . P “ , eqUal ‘° th e ta8k of ««curing ber of lu sty lunged y o u n g sters in com FRIDAY’S EVENTS ing w as held w ith Mrs. J. F. H ill, sta te developm ent of M ultnom ah county concessions an d th is y e a r's fair h as a p etition for th e v ario u s prizes. P o rtla n d Day. p resid e n t of th e P a ren t-T ea ch e r a sso w ill fu rn ish th e closing th rill. It is splendid a rra y of them . T he dem and A. H. Lea, for y ea rs th e highly su c for space, he says, h as been heavier 9.00 A. M. S tock Ju d g in g Contest. ciatio n as one of the sp eak ers and expected fully 1000 people, gath ered cessful se c re ta ry of th e sta te fa ir, a t th an ever. Mrs. D. B. Kelly, president of the from all sections of th e county, will IL°Ultry “ nd KabbU J u d *,n *' d— Í:030° i a . Í m . 8snt doc2k 3°PaPrade. ^ « o n ., P o rtla n d P a ren t-T ea ch e r association p articip a te. The p ag e an t w ill s ta r t Salem , and a v eteran h orsem an, w ill be th e s ta rte r a t th e rac es w hich open The m ach in ery pavilion is filled to and Miss F ra n c e s H ayes of th e Child a t 8:30 sharp . T h u rsd ay aftern o o n a t 2 o’clock. overflowing an d m any ex h ib ito rs are W elfare B ureau as the others. A dis T om orrow w ill be G range day » n d er dlrec“io n Póf M r^ D w ’a S m k h C°’ l K%PI? h 1 -" ° f P ort , an <’ cu ssio n followed th e ad d resses and P ioneer day and a goodly atten d an ce “B ert,” as h e is best know n am ong his using ten ts. W. A. H essel and H es- th e e n tire p rogram w as thoroughly of both is looked for. In th e a f te r legion of friends, h as officiated h ere se l’s F arm M achinery have a larg e Lon , PCat aftern o o n P rogram . before and has alw ays given th e u t and com plete d isplay of pum ps, farm enjoyed. noon C ortello w ill be seen in an o th er m ost satisfactio n . H orsem en exp ress m achinery and autom obiles. I t will 2.00 to 6:30 P. M. H o rse Racing. A t 2 o’clock cam e th e first of the of his open a ir p erfo rm an ces and th e 7:30 P. M. R u n n in g R aces and H orse Show. se rie s of h orse show staged on the McCleave stab les w ill fu rn ish an ex them selv es as delighted w ith th e fair a ttr a c t m uch atten tio n . b o ard ’s choice. T h ere w ill be two rac e tra c k by Jam es McCleave of Vic tr a h orse show, w ith th e p ossibility of I T he b leach ers have been en larg ed SATURDAY’S EVENTS to ria , B. C„ who has brou g h t his a ru n n in g ra c e a t 2:30 w hile a t 7:30 tro ts, tw o paces an d a special every and w ill se at over 600. T he g ra n d day. C h ild re n ’s Day. strin g of 21 m agnificent th o ro u g h an o th e r ho rse show w ill be given. W ar V ete ran s’ Day. A n o th er fe a tu re w ill be n ig h t r u n stand w ill se at over 600. S eating space b red s and his ponies here for the A fter tom orrow th e h o rse show will B erry P ic k e rs’ Picnic. n ing ra c e s to s ta rt a t 7:30 an d be im In both Is going to be a t a prem ium week. T his veteran of th e horse be an event of each night. m ediately followed by th e nig h t horse d u rin g th e rac es on T h u rsd ay , F rid ay 10:00 A. M. gam e, w ith th e assista n ce of his and S atu rd ay . T he ra c e s begin a t It w ill be of In te re st to lovers of show. d a u g h te r Doris, and oth er rid ers, put ru n n in g rac es to le arn th a t Mr. Mc 4:00 P. M. o ’clock. T h e e n te rta in m e n ts in th e co u n try th e an im als th ro u g h th e ir paces in Cleave has som e m ighty fast step p ers 1:00 P. M. T he O regonian and P o rtlan d J o u r 1:30 P, M. b eau tifu l style. T he ju m p ers took the in his s trin g and he w ill n o t only th e a te r have th e flavor of being som e I ro g ram u n d er auspices of S a n d v n r u n » « th in g u n u su a lly good. T he clean er nal each have very a ttra c tiv e booths h u rd les w ith rem a rk a b le ease; th e ■ V, and D g orothy B ru n n n read in g "Cn- n 88’ ng 8’ R e ,P o d - u — et< George sandw ich pony rac es in d u rin g the fair com m ittee has w orked h ard to se d a n c in , Jay M o rrió H° rn e an est ... — ° — „, E st Phleff clog at th e head of th e sta irw a y . They are d riv ers show ed splendid form and th e re g u la r rac in g p ro g ram b u t w ill also c u re high class ta le n t and th ese p ro G eo r g e “S p ik e " H e n n ' e . « , OI inviting and a re a c re d it to th ese g re a t high school horses stepped ofT the send som e of his “fa st o n es” in to B ¿b y mAU| ’ICal " ‘Unt8 “ nd d an ce’ v ario u s g aits to th e edification of the show how they can cover a h alf mile. g ram s each aftern o o n and evening P o rtlan d dailies. la rg e audience. T he horse show is a D oris McCleave w ill alw ay s be one of should pack th e C hautauqua te n t R anton. The Outlook h as a booth, fitted up real tr e a t and w orth th e price of two th e jockey's w hen It com es to th e w here com fortable se ats have been in 3:00 P. M sta lle d an d m any th in g s done for the as a re st room , on th e n o rth side ad m issions to see. 2:30 to 6:30. ru n n in g races, or th e h o rse show for above in th e pavilion. I t is nam ed C o n tin u ed on pa»< 3 4:00 P. M. At C ountry T h eater. V audeville. “R est-a-w h ile” and a ll v isito rs a re 7:30 P. M. Invited to use It. F re e copies of th e ™ n n g B,h,%e"sbbyth,eheC‘ r ” men “a n d ^ i B° ” n« and Outlook co n tain in g th e daily program sm all adm ission charg ed to all p ro g ram s h e r” **“ be a of events will be w aitin g for you at 7:30 P. M. H orse Show. th is booth. All frien d s a re invited to call at th e O utlook booth or office any u s ï Â S I X “ »7 n » . tim e fo r any serv ice needed. THEY’RE OFF Thursday, 2 p. m. Multnomah County Fair, Gresham 2 Trots S P E C IA L 2 Paces NIGHT HORSE SHOW 7:30 p. m. Daily. Famous McCleave Stables COUNTRY THEATER High Class Entertainment. 2:30 and 7:30 Daily Something Doing Every Minute “The G reat W aterm elon Case pre- I sented by th e T ab o r P lay ers, will be given a t th e C ountry T h ea ter T h u rs- I day n ig h t at 7:30. It is som e play, they say. A GRAVE SITUATION th e .^d ’. ",a ^ b Be‘’ ‘he PlHJreri' “ re ready> th# R,U8lc h a " «‘« t e d - w h a t about ‘ A b az aa r is being conducted by th e th e au d ien ce? W ill th e re be a paying house? I women of th e county W. C. T. U. In the balcony of the m ain pavilion next to th e O utlook re st booth, w here a r ticles will be sold for th e benefit of we t ? Ver Wa" “ fa ' r bPKUn h e r” “ n der m ore P ro m l.io » co nditions as to the C h ild re n ’s F arm Home a t C o r - r a y o M h ln g “ ? ' 0 ! <r0U" d’ an “ ° ffer‘n‘ ‘ 8nd " ,ab<»~t. vallis. rray o f th in g s to p lease th e eye, d elig h t th e e a r • >. ........ j Don’t fo rg et th e a th le tic events a r- . h . , » . „ » . „ 0 . I ranged fo r S atu rd ay forenoon, lo to Z X “ ” ' ' ,o r °n “ • ......... .. ™ 12, In ch arg e of Mr. H enderson of th e P o rtland P ark B ureau. T h ere is a N othing m ore could be w ls h e d -e x c e p t atten d an ce. place for everyone. F ill up th e e n tries, T h e re ’s a w onderful list of Five days Is a sh o rt tim e In w hich to get back .11 th a t h a . been advanced I prizes donated by G resham business : 1 and a n ,b a t b~ ~ men. | BABY CLINK'S WILL and ? ’ re “ r ? Ve analol,a men on th e fa ir g ro u n d s who a r e w orking BE II ELK AT FAIR and have w orked alm o st n ig h t and day to m ake th is fa ir a success They As a p a rt of its cam paign for b etter I babies and h ea lth ier ch ild ren , th e M ultnom ah County P ublic H ealth as- sociatlon will hold open house a t county fair booth th is week a t G resh- -m F re e C n l c . for I n fa n t, and pre- school age ch ild ren will be conducted by child sp e cia lists on T uesday, F ri day and S atu rd ay , from 2 to 5. The local d o cto rs a re h ea rtily In accord with th e w ork of the asso ciatio n and are co o p eratin g in every way possible. C om petent n u rses will d em o n strate proper b ath in g and c a re of in fan ts and a special exhibit will be show n of » . .-o p ., „ „ « , a re burdened w ith th e financial situ atio n and a re bravely facing g rav e issues. j pr " P“ rt and th e fa ,r " how " lo r th e ir efforts. B ut anoth- , ,m e n t '• n ecessary , ab so 'u te ly , to m ake th e fa ir a su ccess—th a t Is at- en dance- In o th e r w ords, g ate receip ts Now an d then a co m plain, is h eard reg a rd in g , h . ch a rg e for t h i . o r that. b rd d C° “ P “ th “ " tUM“ On ,U" y T he fair ^ . r d n e e d , every cent it can get. If th is y e a r’s fair does not pay o ut nd e d Z f T PPrm ,t b° 8rd ‘° C,e8r “ P Ot th e a— ’- a ‘^ * " ^ I of th e p ast th e situ atio n w ill be very g rav e Indeed If n ot d isa stro u s r z children. M others may also bring th e county a s h ereto fo re. T he splendid ex h ib its c . l l for cash prem ium s. th e ir ch ild ren to th e booth for w eigh T h s m a in so u rce of Income for th e fa ir Is th e g ate receipts. ing and m easuring. A cting county nurse, Miss M argery M ulheron, will W in th e people of th e county and th e su rro u n d in g co u n try com e to the have c h a rg e of th e booth. ........... - C op . D napclsl