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Attractive Bargain Subscription Offers by Portland Dailies Good This Month. Outlook’s Photo Offer Closes O ctober 31 T W IC E A W EEK G resham O utlook VOL. 13, NO. «3 TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1923 $1.50 Per Year Z*>1 11 1 O 'T’l • ClUD LeaderS btate I heiT C laim s ag a in st th e city am ounting J MARY COGSWELL IS to over $2700 w ere allow ed as f o llo w s :j SO RORITY PLEDGE C rane Co., s u p p lie s...................$ 31.45} C oncrete Pipe Co., su p p lie s___ 177.50} »W ord from the U niversity of Ore- A. Ruegg, la b o r................................ 45.00 I gon say s th a t am ong th e 270 new ly G resham D rug Co., s u p p lie s ... 10.15 I reg istered stu d en ts pledged d u rin g G resham Outlook, p r in tin g __ 8.50 G resham city council at its re g u la r City of P o rtlan d , w ater. A u th e an n u a l “ru sh w eek" by 31 f r a T he club lead ers of the county have had tw o m eetings recen tly and have g ust .............................................. 481.80 session last T uesday n ig h t adopted An em pty gas ta n k p u t an end to a te rn itie s and so ro rities rep rese n ted at discussed th e situ atio n p ertain in g to th e ir relatio n to th e county fair. As a th e an n u a l budget of expenses for City of P o rtlan d , w ater, Sep th e U niversity of Oregon Is th e nam e joy rid e on th e p art of four P o rtlan d tem b er .......................................... 473.40 re su lt th e follow ing le tte r h as been d raw n up and m ailed to th e d irec to rs of 1924, to ta lin g $12,020, w hich now S alary of rec o rd e r and supplies 75.75 th e M ultnom ah county fair and also Its publication in th e O utlook and O re of a G resham woman. Mary Cogswell boys on T uesday evening and landed goes to th e sta te ta x su pervising com J. H. H oss. g ra v e l......................... 18.00 has been pledged to th e D elta D elta them In th e h an d s of D eputy Sheriff gon Jo u rn a l req u ested . T he le tte r is as follow s: m ission for approval. The com m is A. W. M etzger & Co., s u p p lie s .. M. M. Squire. E m ery Johnson, 16, had D elta sorority. 4.55 .75 To th e S tockholders an d P a tro n s of th e M ultnom ah County F a ir :__ sion m ay p are it down but it is Cecil M etzger's G rocery, p lan ts N early h alf of th e stu d e n ts en conceived th e schem e and had invited W hile re g re ttin g th e necessity of o u r m aking a sta te m en t of o u r position .50 th o u g h t will give it th e ir ap p ro v al in E kstrom T ru ck , h a u lin g ............. his b ro th e r G ordon, 7, and neighbor K. C. Robeyts, s e rv ic e s............... 3.50 in reg a rd s to th e M ultnom ah C ounty F air, and our rela tio n s to it, such a rolled in the U niversity of Oregon a re asm uch as the ih c re ase over last J. H. M etzger, sa lary and su p co u rse seem s n ecessary in view of th e sta te m en ts w hich have been issued housed In fra te rn itie s and so ro rities. boys, Raym ond C lark and Jam es Dun y e a r’s budget is not over six p er cent. plies ............................................ 16.10 and given wide publicity by your Board of D irecto rs reg a rd in g o u r w ork D uring th e past y ear sev eral new so can, each 8 y ea rs old to go riding and L ast y ear th e am ount allow ed on Jam es P eterso n , stre e t clean in g 12.00 d u rin g th e 1923 fair. We have avoided public sta te m en ts on th e gro u n d th a t cial o rg an izatio n s have been founded, have lunch. T he F ord c a r In w hich we sta rte d o u r w ork In cooperation w ith the B etter F air Com m ittee, to ad and som e of th e old er fra te rn itie s and they w ere riding belonged to the v esto rs Syndicate, sinking th e budget w as $9,610. T he v aluation In fund .............................................. 63.00 vance th e in te re sts of th e fair by rally in g to its su p p o rt all th e in terested so ro rities, unable to provide accom fa th e r of th e Jo h n so n boys and had of city p roperty w as $767,820. The G. A. Cox, s a la r y ....................... 125.00 o rg an izatio n s of M ultnom ah County. p rese n t valuation is not yet d e te r Jones L um ber Co., s u p p lie s ... Your b oard of d irec to rs w rote at length, an d as they have since adm itted m odations for th e ir rap id ly in creasin g been tak en w ithout th e know ledge or 1.70 w ithout due co n sid eratio n , an a rtic le which in its e f f e c t w as an in v itation for m em berships, have u n d erta k en ex co nsent of th e p aren ts. The c a r cam e m ined but it w ill be higher th a n la st H. E stes, sa lary , n ig h t w atch m an .............................................. 116.10 th e local club lead ers to w ithdraw en tirely from the fair. T his invitation has tensive building program s. to a stop n ear th e S tan d ard Oil ta n k s year. T elephone Com pany ................... .20 been accepted by our local club leaders o rg an izatio n at its face value. east of G resham and th e little boys L ast y e a r’s budget included $750 for P. R. L. & P., stre e t lig h tin g .. 106.75 F u rth e rm o re , it has been so co n stru ed by the p are n ts of m any club ch ild ren w ere try in g vainly to s ta rt th e en I \ 1NGEI.ICAL CIH'RCII 2.45 an d club w o rk e rs in m any com m unities. We w orked h ard to secure to the th e sin k in g fund on th e new $20,000 F. L. Mack, s u p p lie s................... fa ir th e co operation of th ese people an d our club ch ild ren an d it w as w ith ANNOUNCES SERVICES gine by cra n k in g . Jo h n S leret h ap bond issue and th is y e a r’s to ta l in H illsboro P ow er & Inv estm en t Co., on a c c o u n t.......................... 1000.00 deep re g re t th a t we saw our w ork d ea lt a sh a tte rin g blow by th e ir le tte r of pened along, offered assista n ce and cludes a like am ount on th e rec en t T he follow ing services w ill be held A ugust 21. discovered th a t th e gas tan k w as issu e and $1850 on th e $25,000 w ater NOTICE OK PUBLIC MASS MEETING Since th e ir reco n sid ered sta te m e n t of S eptem ber 14, some of o u r club at Zion E vangelical ch u rch next Sun lead ers would be w illing to co n tin u e th e ir w ork and co o p erate once m ore, but day, a s announced by th e p asto r, th e em pty. He notified Mr. Squire, who bond issue of tw elve y ears ago. T hese took th e lads to his hom e and got In am o u n ts w hich go into a sinking fund N otice is hereby given th a t in a c a m ajo rity because of th e ir loss of confidence in th e fa ir board as at p resen t Rev. H. R. G ebhardt: touch w ith th e ir p are n ts, who cam e to re tire th e bond issu es at m a tu rity cordance w ith th e O rdinance of the co n stitu ted , refu se to do so. th u s m aking it im possible for us to ra lly our S unday school w ill be held at 10, w o rk e rs and again give to them th e united su p p o rt and co operation th a t we out la te r In th e evening and took the City of G resham , Oregon, a Mass a re considered an investm ent and do m eeting w ill be held in th e City H all, have given in past years. T he only plan w hich we have to offer as a basis P reach in g services in th e E n g lish n o t figure into th e six per ce n t in G resham , Oregon, W ednesday, October of our continued cooperation is sum m ed up in th e follow ing m otions passed lan g u ag e at 11 a. m. and Young Peo y o u n g sters home. E m ery Jo h n so n Is a crip p le and has cre a se perm itted in th e budget over 10, 1923, a t th e h o u r of 7:30 p. m. for a t a special m eeting of o u r club lead ers held at G resham T h u rsd ay evening pie's L eague m eeting a t 7:30 p. m. At p rac tica lly no use of his feet. He th e preceding year. T he city e s ti the p u rpo se of n om inating can d id ates S eptem ber 20. Moved, seconded, and carried , T h a t we accep t at face valu e th e w ords of th e m orning w orship th e choir will m a tes an incom e of $400 from licenses to be voted upon a t th e g en eral elec th e fair b o ard ’s le tte r of A ugust 21 th a t “n eith er they (th e club le a d e rs, nor sing "O Je su s I H ave Prom ised. m anaged th e ste erin g and gas feeding tion, Novem ber 6, 1923, to till th e fo l of vario u s kinds. W alter Schw edler w ill con d u ct th e and one of th e yo u n g er boys the low ing offices on th e City Council of th e ir services a re cared fo r.” etc. Moved, seconded, and ca rrie d . T h at our fu rth e r co operation w ith the L eague m eeting. T he topic, "T h e Ag b rakes. It w as a w onder to all who T he budget item s a re as follow s: th e City of G resham , to-w it: T h ree (3) C ouncllm en to be elected M ultnom ah County F a ir can be only on th e basis of th e e n tire elim in atio n of gresslvenesB of F a ith " w ill be dis saw th e boys th a t th ey could drive In Budget Items. all unw holesom e and im m oral exhibitions of all so called gam es of sk ill or th a t w ay from th e Richm ond d istric t S a la rie s ..........................................$ 2,490 for a period of tw o (2) y ea rs each. chance, and upon such a reo rg an izatio n of th e fa ir b oard as w ill in su re the cussed. T he te rm s of th e follow ing council- above S tre e t lighting .............................. 1,500 ends.” Y esterday the G resham circ le of th e in P o rtlan d w ith o u t serio u s Injury to M iscellaneous sup p lies ............. 250 men w ill ex p ire Ja n u a ry 1, 1924: O ur club lead ers sought at all tim es to w ork h arm oniously w ith th e fair L ad ies’ Aid m et w ith Mrs. M. H em rlch th em selv es or oth ers. A. F. H am m ar, T. R. H ow itt, C. I. M iscellaneous labor ................... 850 board in th e ir plans. O ur leaving th e fair on S atu rd ay evening w as in keep Sr., n ea r D am ascus. P lan s w ere dis H au lin g .......................................... 100 R aker. T he foregoing notice is published ing w ith our u n d ersta n d in g from th e first th a t our w ork w as for a five day cussed for th e b azaar to be held No BETHEL BAPTIST PASTOR F re ig h t ............................................ 50 fa ir only. Our county club leader. Miss Calkins, w as not alone responsible M ARES ANNOUNCEMENTS L um ber ............................................ 100 p u rsu a n t to a reso lu tio n of th e Coun for our action in th is m a tte r, as o u r position w as p rac tica lly unanim ous vem ber 7. It was also decided to hold P rin tin g ..................................... 100 cil of th e City of G resham , Oregon. Mr. Lew is w as inform ed of th e intended action by both Miss C alkins and Mr a bake sale on S atu rd ay aftern o o n of A nnouncem ents of services a t th e D ated th is 4th day of O ctober, 1923. S tre e t im provem ents ................. 500 Seym our before any exhibits w ere rem oved and he agreed to the rem oval of next week, October 13. C. G. SCHNEIDER, Bethel B aptist ch u rc h for next S un F ire a p p a ra tu s .............................. 500 th e club exhibits. City R ecorder R eligious school an d confirm ation day a re given as follow s b y th e p as P a in tin g .......................................... 100 We m ight cite cases w here th e lack of a sym pathetic co operation w ith our E lection board .............................. 20 p la n s on th e p a rt of th e fair board greviously h indered th e w ork of th e B etter In stru ctio n w ill begin tom orrow m o rn to r, th e Rev. D. Q. B a rry : H all r e n t ........................................ 10 NEW AT THE LIBRARY. F a ir Com m ittee but to a ir th ese g riev an ces fu rth e r would tend to hinder our ing at 9 o’clock. All ch ild ren of p u b T he Bible school w ill m eet a t 9:45 F ire m a n ’s fund ............................ 11 purp o se of co n stru c tiv e and helpful cooperation in th e fu tu re. We w ant to lic school age are welcome. m. T he m en’s Bible class w ill re Books That Will Entertain and R ep air w ork .................................. J see a successful, w ell m anaged fair, w ith all unw holesom e fea tu re s elim i Instruct. P ro fessio n al services ................. 1( tire a fte r th e opening exercises to the nated. We w ant th is enough to w ork for it. an d w ork h ard , to sacrifice in RALLY DAY AT “M adame C laire,” S usan E rtz. p arso n ag e for th e study hour. P re ac h tim e and m oney and effort in th is ca u se which so closely tou ch es the lives METHODIST CHURCH ing by th e p asto r a t 11. S ubject for In te re s t on new bond i s s u e . . . . 1,100 leisu rely rom ance of today. of o u r boys an d g irls. It is o u r ju d g m en t th a t th e w ork of the B etter F air S inking fund for old bond issue 1,850 “ B ells of St. S tep h en s,” M arian C om m ittee has pointed th e way to a susseccful fair, and a s se rt th a t th e Ideal Sunday w ill be observed by th e m u tu al co n sid eratio n , “T he Coming S inking fund for new bond Keith. A sto ry of irre sista b le youth of a clean fair is th e rig h t ideal as is shown by th e success of th e sta te and S unday school of th e M ethodist E p is K ingdom .” T he choir w ill ren d e r as a Issue ............................................ 750 o th er county fa irs th a t have been successfully c a rrie d on in th e sta te th is copal ch u rch as Rally Day, on w hich special num ber, "A ll N ations Shall E xclusive of th e la st tw o item s, and rom ance. y ear on a clean basis and on w eek days only. “P ocketfu l of P o sies.” A. P a rrish . W hile it is tru e th a t th e B etter F a ir Com m ittee did n ot succeed in selling all th e p u p ils of la st and form er W orship T hee,” B arrie B. Adams. w hich a re considered as investm ents, th e budget com es u n d er th e 6 p er cent The p re ttie st g irl in tow n grew up its quota of 2000 season tick ets, we a re assured th a t they did sell sev eral y ears a re receiving special Invitations New m em bers will be w elcom ed Into "p reten d in g .” She still follow ed th is hu n d red d o llars w orth m ore th an w ere ever sold before in ad vance of the to be p resen t. P rom otion Sunday last th e ch u rch an d given th e rig h t hand of in c re ase over th a t of la st year. opening day. All of o u r club leaders, who had received co m p lim en tary T he o rd in an ce of th e T he rec o rd e r w as In stru cted to no gentle a r t a fte r h er m a rria g e to ends tick ets In fo rm er y ea rs bought and paid for th e ir tic k ets th is year, and m any week b ro u g h t out a fine crow d of 193, fellow ship. th a t su rp rise d her. and It Is confidently expected th a t a L o rd 's S up p er w ill be observed. of them p u rch ased tic k ets for th e ir fam ilies. tify th e P. R., L. & P. th a t th e side “E n te r J e rr y ,” E. M. Robinson. A Our reaso n for tak in g our positive stand in reg ard to th e elim in atio n of m uch la rg e r num ber will re p o rt for T he program of th e evening w ill be w alk and grad e cro ssin g over th e ir Bull R un rig h t of w ay on Hood ave vivacious sto ry of a genuine boy in the above nam ed objectionable fe a tu re s of th e fair is found in the statem en t en ro llm en t next Sunday. A fine p ro gin pro m p tly a t 7:30 and w ill consist of th e fa ir board in th e ir le tte r of Septem ber 14. They a s s e rt th a t “We p e r nue w ere badly o u t of re p a ir and m ust quest of know ledge as w ell a s fun. m itted your cen so r com m ittee to cen so r everything on th e g ro u n d s and aided gram , "G row ing a C h ristian W orld," larg ely of a m usical tre a t by th e choir “ D ingbat of A rcady,” Mrs. M. O. be p ut in shape a t once. th e com m ittee to th e full ex ten t of o u r ability.” Our lead ers an d m em bers of w ill be given at th e Sunday school u n d er th e lead ersh ip of Miss Dickey, T he rec o rd e r w as in stru c ted to no W’ilkinson. Down th e W illam ette via th e B etter F a ir C om m ittee w ent before your board of d ire c to rs on S atu rd ay hour, w ith th e en tire school assem assisted by a full o rc h e stra from P o rt tify d elinquents th a t the council ex flat-bottom ed boat and cro ss co u n try evening a t th e close of th e fa ir and In a body p resen ted them a w ritten r e bled In th e m ain au d itorium . T he p u land. T he o rc h e stra w ill accom pany quest th a t they close all th e ca rn iv al concessions th a t night, should th e fair pected im m ediate com pliance w ith the a la F ord and bicycle fu rn ish ed Mrs. rem ain open over Sunday. T his w as agreed to by Mr. Lew is, Mr. H einey, and pils w ill m eet In th e ir accustom ed th e sin g in g and will p rese n t several ■Wilkinson m uch local color, of w hich sidew alk re p a ir order. Mr. K ru ed er. The concessions to w hich we objected w ere not closed, an d we places w here they will m ake up th e ir In stru m en tal num bers. A rich m u are reliab ly inform ed th a t the o th er two m em bers of th e board w ere n o t in records, and from w hich they will sical tr e a t is in sto re for th e people of An ord in an ce re g u la tin g th e city 's she te lls us in a d elig h tfu l m an n er. "Man W ho Came B ack,” J. F. W il form ed of th e prom ise m ade by th e three. T h ro u g h o u t th e fair th e co n ces pass to th e m ain auditorium . Iresham . T he p asto r will p rese n t for m ilk supply w as given its first re a d T he p asto r, the Rev. A. 8. Hisey, carefu l th o u g h t “T he P u rp o ses of ing. Some provisions of the o rd i son. A m a n 's fight to reg ain se lf-re sion men seemed to be a law u n to them selves, w ith privileges w hich n eith er th e cen so r com m ittee n o r the fa ir board w ere ab le to co n tro l or curb. w ill conduct th e ch u rch serv ices both God In C reation." n an ce ap p e arin g r a th e r drastic, a fte r spect a fte r ta stin g th e d reg s of life. W ith th e fa ir of 1923 a m a tte r of h istory, w ith its successes and its fall m orning and evening. H is serm on Come thou with us and we will do co n sid erab le discussion, it w as de u res, we look hopefully forw ard, tru s tin g th a t som e ad ju stm e n t may be m ade Mrs. F ra n k M cLain and d au g h ter cided to call a conference of those F ra n k ie of W inthrop, W ashington, are th a t w ill m ake our cooperation possible, and lay th e foundations for a fair topic for m orning w ill be “Focal thee good.” D ates.” F or evening, "T he T h ree R es w ho sell m ilk in G resham to consider th e g u ests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A n th a t sh all be a cred it to M ultnom ah county, and th e en tire sta te of Oregon MULTNOMAH COUNTY LOCAL CLUB LEADERS A SSN u rre ctio n s." JAPANESE FARMERS NOT th e p rovisions of th e ordinance. derson on th e ir w ay to C alifornia. ____ ______________________ By Mrs. J. G. H ansen, S ecretary . IN CELERY ASSOCIATION The ch o ir had its first re g u la r m eet COUNCIL ADOPTS ANNUAL BUDGET JOY RIDE ENDS WHEN GASOLINE GIVES OUT P o s it io n in L e t t e r t o B o a r d John Wanamaker Said “ If you want to know w hether you will be a failure in life, the answ er is easy: can you save.” No man who does not learn to deny him- No man who does not learn to Deny him self and live on Less than he earns has any right to expect anything less than FAILURE. That Is an ugly word—and it feels worse than it sounds. A simple remedy, however, is within reach of every m an—a Savings ac count at our bank. “Soft words »»utter no parsnips.“ —Franklin. First State Bank GRESHAM, OREGON A STRONG RANK The Rev. E. D. Blackm an has been b ro u g h t home from Em anuel hospital In P o rtlan d w here he was a p a tie n t for several weeks. He Is m aking a satisfacto ry recovery. The D ram atic club w ill m eet at th e lib rary n ex t T uesday evening, O cto ber 9. All who a re In terested In d r a m atics a re Invited to tten d . T he m e et ing begins prom ptly a t 7:30 p. m. NEW PRICES ¡8 Effective Tuesday, Oct. 2nd C H A S S IS ................................................. $230 RUNABOUT ...........................................$265 TOURING ............................................... $295 TRUCK CHASSIS..................................$370 Add for starter $65, dem. rims $20 COUPE (with starter and dem. rims) $525 FOUR DOOR SED A N ......................... $685 (With starter and dem. rims) T R A C TO R ............................................ $420 f. o. b. D etroit These car prices are lowest in history of the company and apply to latest improved models GET YOUR COPY OF THE Gresham Cook Book Compiled by Mrs. S. E. Sease and Mrs. F. Peak for the building fund of the Bethel Baptist church. Buy of them or of Mrs. A. J. W. Brown at the Gresham Market. Price $1 NEW MODELS Now on Display at ing for th e year lust W ednesday eve ning, w ith Miss G ertru d e A lexander as d irecto r. Leslie W alrad will sing Out of th e D epths”, by Scott, in th e m orning. In th e evening th e ch o ir w ill sing the anthem , "H ave M ercy.” R eh ea rsals w ill be held reg u la rly on W ednesday evenings a t 7:30 o'clock. T he E pw orth L eague devotional m eeting will begin a t 6:45. Topic for study, "T h e N atu ra ln ess of P ra y er." T he young people of th e ch u rch are busy with p lan s for a big p rogram of activ ities for th e year, and a re Invit ing all th e ir frien d s to u n ite w ith them In c a rry in g th e ir plans th ro u g h . M. B. McGinnis, p resid e n t of th e T ro u td ale Celery association, ca lls a t ten tio n of th e O utlook to an e rro r In th e recen t w rite-up of th a t o rg an iz a tion In w hich Ja p an e se farm ers w ere said to h e m em bers of th e o rg an iz a tion. T his, he says, Is n ot th e case. T h ere is co n sid erab le celery grow n by th e Ja p a n e se but they sh ip th e ir p ro d u cts to P o rtlan d by tru c k and a re n o t connected In any way w ith th e lo cal g ro w e rs’ o rg an izatio n . T he T ro u t dale C elery asso ciatio n does not a c cept anyone In Its m em bership who Is n o t eligible to cltlzneshfp, says Mr. McGinnis. T hose Photo Coupons a re going fast The D orcas Circle of the M ethodist but th e re 's one left for each ad d i Ladies Aid of G resham will hold a tional su b scrib er. bake sale a t th e W alrad store S a tu r I LAIN HEWING Wanted. ftilld ren 's day afternoon, October 6, at 2 o'clock. »«•wing a »perlalty Mrs M ulle T HI fla ir . Opposite EaMman's Lumber Yd —Adv. —earried safely Ihrotttrh the jin» I year with n SINKING FI ND established in their era of prosperity I HIS SINKING FUND WAS THE SCSTAINING FACTOR IN MANY A BUSINESS YOU CAN A R It A NG E JUST SUCH A SINKING FUND TODAY —nt the BANK OF GRESHAM Gresham, Oregon RAKER & SON Gresham Phone 1301 ‘CO-OPERATION Orders being accepted for delivery’ in rotation I HA I CONTINUES“ “ ACCOMMODATION THAT I PIIOLDS*