Worse Thau That.
Wasted Breath.
T hom as w as not a prim e favorite
A T exas atto rn ey w as delivering a
w ith his rich uncle. In vain did he F o u rth of Ju ly oration. He had held
try to im press him, but the old m an fo rth p rosily for n early an hour, a p
w as n ot easily im pressed.
p aren tly w ithout g ettin g anyw here.
One evening th e young m an w ent to At length he stopped, an d th en said in
his u n cle’s home for a call, and in the «im pressive to n es:
"I p ause to ask
co u rse of conversation asked:
, m yself a questio n .”
“ Uncle, don't you th in k it would
A voice from th e back of th e hall
be r a th e r foolish for me to m a rry a shouted: “B etter not. You'll only get
g irl who w as in te lle ctu ally my in a fool an sw e r.”—L aw yer and B anker.
ferio r ?"
"W orse th a n foolish, T hom as,” w as
When Dreams Cerne True.
th e reply. "W orse th a n foolish— im
j "H ave any of your childhood am
p o ssib le!"— Success Magazine.
bitions been realized?"
“Yes, w hen my m o th er used to cut
WOOD SAWING
my h a ir I alw ays w ished I h ad n 't
Q uickly and efficiently done by ex any."—C hristian R egister, Boston.
perts. All ord ers prom ptly attended
to reg a rd le ss of size.
T he B ank of G resham pays 5 per
GEO. SHAW Phone 22» ED. SMITH cent in te re st on tim e deposits.—Adv.
MR. AND MRS. TA X PA Y ER
Senator R obinson of A rk an sas, ml-
BEING HEARD FROM,
n o rity leader, has seen th e h an d w rit-
SAYS CORRESPONDENT 1 ing on th e w all and disavow ed any 1
W ashington. D ? c Z T o the G resham P*“ ?
h*8 demo<'r >‘t ‘c co lleagues plan
O utlook:— The o b stru ctio n ists in con- ° h8^
n M ellon’ H does not m a t-
g ress have m ade two discoveries, th e
w h eth er ° ne like8 ,h e ^ c r e t a r y of
, th e tre a su ry or not every one w ill
first being th a t th e so called propa-
ganda In favor of th e Mellon ta x bill I hav8 tO ac k n o * ‘«dK‘‘ «»at u nder his
w as not p ro p ag an d a at all but an ex- 8kiUful g u ,dauce ,h e 8 r <’a ‘ n atio n al
pression on th e p art of th e people debt has been reduced about ’ 4’000’-
who a re w ith P resid en t Coolidge in 000.000 an d th a t is th e th in g th a t th e
people w ant.
w anting co n g ress to get down to
w ork and pass a tax m easu re th a t
4b* m inority a re sin cere in th eir
w ill reduce ta x es; the second is th a t ‘‘ffort8 to “ *<1 ‘he people of th e nation
th e p lan to oust S ecre tary Mellon th ,' y wil1 get sq u arely hack of the
from th e cabinet w as loaded w ith p resid en t and put his m easu res
th ro u g h . P re sid en t Coolidge is stro n g
dynam ite.
In reg ard to th e first discovery th e er today th a n he w as a m outh ago
law m akers have been receiving word for th e voters realize he has been
from "th e folks back hom e” th a t they fighting th e ir b a ttle and fighting
stood behind th e p resid en t in his de ag ain st heavy odds. H is ap p o in tm en t
m and for actio n , it was pro p ag an d a of H arlan F. Stone, dean of Colum bia
b ut the p ro p ag an d a w as from Mr. and U niversity, as atto rn ey g en eral, is
Mrs. T ax p ay er who had become tired an o th er evidence of th e p resid e n t's
of petty politics as played by th e m i firm desire to a c t for th e best in te rest
no rity for th e p ast four m onths. If a of th e people in stead of playing poli
few m ore th o u san d citizens, irre sp e c tics by selecting some man who m ight
tive of w h at th e ir political faith may c a rry som e votes w ith him. T hose iu
be, send on le tte rs th e ch an ces a re W ashington a re m ore th a n ever im
th a t they w ill get a tax reduction pressed w ith th e sim ila rity betw een
m easu re passed th is session and one Coolidge and L in co ln 's m ethod of
th a t will c a rry w ith it Coolidge's d e w orking, nam ely, direct and honest
m and for a 25 p er cent red u ctio n for action for the benefit of th e n atio n as
a whole.
th e 1923 taxes. J u s t a few m ore le t
te rs w ill do it.
W ant aas. ad d to y o u r profit.
The
C on solidated
M o to r
F r e ig h t
L in e s , In c ., O a k la n d ,
operates a fle e t o f
la rg e tru c k s in m er
chand ise tra n s p o r- _
ta tio n . Z s ro le n e oils
are used ex clu s ive
ly -
Sand
big motor freight line settles
THE OIL QUESTION-
Gravel
Crushed Rock
CONCRETE BRICK
D elivered Any Place. Q uick Service. L ow est P rices.
B est C oncrete M aterial to be had.
K NARR & SO N
PHONE GRESHAM 489
T he Consolidated Motor Freight Lines, Inc.,
of Oakland, Calif., has solved its lubrication
problem — by standardizing on Zerolene.
Independent Tests Verify Claims
TROUTDALE. OREGON
AXPS-29
Subjecting the anti-western oil superstition to the
test of actual comparison in service, this Com
pany verified independently our claims that
Zerolene will lubricate the modem automobile
engine as well or better than any oil on the
m arket, irrespective of price, and w hether of
eastern or western origin. A part of their letter
follows:
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Mrs. Georgia Thom as of T ulsa.
Okla.. shot herself through the knee
when her liushnnd thought tie would,
l-e less Jealous If she w ere disfigured.
Now she w ants a divorce.
HISTORY GIVEN OF
(’LEAN-UP MOVEMENT
T w elve y ea rs ago next m onth,
Allen W. C lark, of St. Louis. Mo.,
in a u g u ra ted a "clean-up and paint-
u p ” cam paign th a t has w ithstood
th e te st of tim e and is today a n a
tion-w ide m ovem ent w ith the en
d orsem ent of all p ro g ressiv e a g e n
cies.
Com m enting on th is “clean-up and
p a in t-u p ” cam paign A. W. M etzger, of
th e local W inchester sto re, said:
"T he call 12 yeurs ago by Mr. C lark
roused th e nation m ore th a n any
o th e r call since th e Civil W ar, ex
cep tin g the one m ade to A m ericans to
Join th e colors and m ake th e world
free for dem ocracy. T h at w as a c le a n
up, too.
"B eginning in a sm all w ay th e
m ovem ent h as gripped n ea rly every
com m unity. More th a n 7,000 cities
and tow ns cam paigned for a week or
m ore in 1923 to clean cellars, stre e ts,
y ard s and dum ps and to p ain t and re
model houses. In d u strial p lan ts and
o th e r buildings, so as to m ake th ese
tow ns b etter places to live In. Once
„ ,,
Interested no city or tow n ever falls
Id le A c r e s Y ield N o P ro fit
FITA BLE crops s h o u ld be growing on th a t un
cleared land of yours—productive instead of idle acres.
P RO
And blasting stum ps is now much cheaper and easier.
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Pacific Stumping Powder is clearing land quickly and
cheaply for the ranchers around here, because there are
about 142 sticks of 1)4* x 8* of Pacific Stumping to the
50-pound case. You will get one-half more sticks for
each dollar spent for explosives for land-clearing when you
buy Pacific Stumping. I t has the same strength as other
standard stumping powders.
There is no danger of its
freezing, nor does Pacific Stumping cause headacne from
handling.
Let us supply you with explosives this year. We carry
large stocks of du P ont dynam ites for all blasting purposes
on the farm. Tell us your job and we’ll tell you the cost.
Less Carbon—Better Gasoline
Mileage
ZEROLENE
r F
f o r FO RDS
—the Standard Oil
w
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C o m p a n y • new
im p ro v e d o il fo r
F o rd c a rt, “ Feeds
T h ose O il-S ta rv e d
Fo rd s.”
I n s i s t o n Z e r o le n e , e v e n i f
it d o e s c o s t less.
STANDARD OIL
COMPANY
A. W. METZGER A CO., Gresham
ERI A JONSRVD, R. F. DM R<»rintf. (Business Kelso)
C. S. Ml’DGE, Clack» mas, (Business Damascus)
PAUL R. ME IMG, Saudy
(C A L IF O R N IA )
pend ent
POW DER
A P a c i f ic N o r t h w e s t P r o d u c t
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC. PORTLAND. OREGON
L ittle Tommy w as ab so rb ed in a
p ic tu re of E lijah going to heaven in a
ch ario t. P o in tin g to th e halo over his
head, he exclaim ed:
“Look, pop; he's c a rry in g a sp a re
tire ."
GUARANTEED MATERIAL
and
QUALITY WORKMANSHIP
Make no mistake about it
Gresham Plumbing & Tin Shop
Can do it
Near City Bakery
O UR
H EA LTH
Phone 1233
BREAD
a t th is B akery and a t S to r s
Contains (lie Vitam ine», raided by
scientific priucli les
It’s Good and Good for You
G resham City B akery
Phone 1221
Y O U R D IV ID E N D S
COME REGULARLY
Our 7% P rio r P re fe re n ce Stock has paid dividend« re g u la rly every
th ree m onths since It w as first Issued.
NON-FREEZING
T h u b o o k let reports inde
S T U M P IN G
Bedell—“Say, Lam ke, w hat can I
use to polish ivory?”
Lam ke— "W ell, did you ever try a
sham poo?”
Let your work be done by someone who can furnish you
THEO. VAN DONINCK
more per dollar
NON-HEADACHE
W hy pay tribute to a superstition?
The use of Zerolene, of the proper
body, will not only cut down your
oil bill, but give you better contin
uous lubrication, and better lubri
cation means g r e a te r gasoline
mileage, less carbon, lower upkeep
costs, and a longer life for your car.
"In m any localities th e C ham ber of
C om m erce and o th er civic forces a re
behind th e cam paign and every effort
is m ade to get th e people of th e v a ri
ous sections to w ork In u n its to m ake
th e cam paign m ore effective. In m any
places prizes a re aw arded to th e sec
tio n s m aking th e best show ing.
“ W hile our com m unity is m ore a t
tra c tiv e th an tlie averag e, th e re is no
doubt th a t a clean -u p and p ain t-u p
cam paign put on in e a rn e st and w ith
the cooperation of everyone, would he
of g re a t benefit. F or in stan ce, in ad
dition to overcom ing th e housing
sh o rtag e by building new hom es,
m any houses can be m ade av ailab le
by being rep aired and repainted.
"W lren Mr, C lark first in stitu te d his
cam paign, it w as of a w eek's d u ratio n
and only a p ain t up idea. Today it is
of m uch w ider scope and in m any
places a cam paign Is p ut on each
year for tw o or th re e w eeks. I be
lieve th a t th is is a g reat Im provem ent
and we w ill do w ell to adopt th e
m otto ‘Clean-U p, i’aint-U p and Keep
It Up’ for our com m unity.
WHY NOT?
’ D uring the p ast th ree o r four years w e have exper
im ented w ith various b ran d s of eastern and w estern
lubricating oils, including Zerolene oil. T h e resu lts
of th ese tests have proved to o u r satisfaction th at
Zerolene lubricates o u r equipm ent w ith th e greatest
efficiency.
O u r recent decision to lubricate o ur tru ck s exclu
sively w ith Zerolene oils h as resu lted in th e reduc
tion to a m inim um of m echanical difficulties w hich
w ere due to faulty lubrication.”
Into th e old ru t.
R esu lts a re too
plainly seen and afte r a com m unity is
brig h ten ed th ro u g h a little Judicious
w ork seldom does a m unicipality d rift
back in to th e old m ethods.
“C leaning up and p ain tin g up a
tow n m eans m uch m ore th a n th e
w ords im ply. It helps to m ake a city
beautiful, m aybe not a sp o tless tow n,
but a good d e a n , w holesom e city,
sa n ita ry and safe from the rav ag es
of disease, fire and d eterio ratio n . It
is a m ovem ent for good th a t has
caused M ayors. H ealth D epartm ents,
S treet D epartm ents, M erchants, W o
m an 's clubs and Boy and G irl Scouts
to give u n stin ted aid.
“The women of A m erica w ere quick
to see th e adv an tag es of th e cam
paign w ere quick to realize th a t clean
honies. sto res and stre e ts w ere essen
tial in m aking cities and tow ns fit to
live in, and for th a t reaso n th ey have
given u n sp a rin g ly of th e ir tim e.
W om an’s influence has alw ays been
constructive.
To Please Husband
service
tests
of
Z e ro le n e m ade by a n u m
ZEROLENE
It Is a Safe and Sou ml Inveatnient
You can buy It a t 198.00 a sh are, p ar value >100, for cash or on
easy term s. It will net you 7.14% on every d o lla r you Invest.
W rite for full in fo rm atio n today.
ber o f larj;e users. A s k any
Standar«! O il Sales repre
te n ta tive o r Z e ro le n e
er fo r a copy.
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In v estm en t D epartm ent
Portland R ailw ay, L ight & P ow er Co.
Room 605 E lectric Bldg., P o rtlan d , Oregon