Gresham outlook., May 18, 1926, Image 5

C andidates M a k e F in a l A p p eal to O u tlook R e a d e r s fo r T heir V otes
G resham
EIGHT PAGES
VOL. 1«, NO. S3
outlook
GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY
IS,
1RS«
Section Two
4 Pages
11.50 Per Year
$2,500,000 ROAD Traveling Plumbing Exhibit Attracts Attention BENNETT ENDORSED
r
BONDS SHOULD WIN
FOR STATE SENATE
».J
jg *
- -,
- a
• > -* ./»
fa» & X
* *
**
Y
,
2*.* »
4
On th e ballot next F rid ay w ill be a
I county m easu re calling for th e ap ­
proval by the voters of a bond Issue
by the county of $2.500,000, to be
[ used on public roads of th e county.
^$7
-'v‘
A good m an,” says th e Oregon
Jo u rn al, re fe rrin g to J. E. B ennett, one
of th e four can d id ates for nom ination
for th e sta te sen ato rsh lp on th e re ­
publican tick et for th is the th irte en th
| sen ato rial d istrict. Says the Jo u rn al
fu rth e r:
T here a re in M ultnom ah county 111
m iles of sta te highw ay, b ut th e county
receives not one cent of th e sta te h igh­
He has had legislative experience.
way funds derived from gasoline tax
He
is not “o rg an izatio n '' controlled.
and license fees for m ain ten an ce of
He votes his convictions as he sees the
th is m ileage. T here a re in the county
light. He has th e courage to com bat
400 m iles additional of county roads.
w hat he believes is wrong. He is In­
T his is low com pared to o th er coun­
dependent, fearless, and a free th in k ­
ties, how ever, th e re is reg istered in
er,
- -*■-
w - ft-
the county about 40 per cen t of the
“T he Oregon leg islatu re needs less
m otor vehicles of th e state.
An in terestin g exhibit in th e form of te r filter and softener, w ashbow ls,
of
'o rg an izatio n ' and m ore m en who
Since 1921 th e m otor vehicle re g is­ J a trav elin g exhibition c a r containing toilet facilities and various attractiv e
vote on th eir convictions. It needs
tra tio n s have increased 100 p er cent. |
sam ples of C rane Com pany w ares, in ­ w all fixtures.
less of trad in g and m ore of independ­
The larg est an n u al outlay for county
The big tru ck is one of four operated
roads by th is county w as th e 1925 a p ­ tern a tio n a lly know n plum bing con­ by th e C rane Company of Chicago and ence. It needs men who have the
p ro p riatio n of $607,000, w hich is an in ­ cern. was in G resham all day Monday. I is in charge of J. E. Schutte, a sa le s­ cou rag e to stan d for th e things In
w hich they believe.”
crease of only 35 per cent over th a t of Mounted on a w hite ch assis and p a in t­ m an and J. H. Riley, th e driver.
In his election to the sta te legisla­
1921.
ed attractiv ely in orange, th e car
T heir itin e ra ry covers all Pacific
T he Oregon M otorist for May com- I m easures about 28 feet over all and co ast cities and tow ns of 300 popula­ tu re two y ears ago Mr. B en n ett re ­
c e iv e d the second highest vote. He is
m ents a t length on the road situation about 8 feet in width.
tion or more, and go as far east as Salt
Inside the ca r are to be found a one- Lake City, Utah. T heir Journey tak es endorsed by th e M erchants and M anu­
in th e county and gives d etails of the
proposed im provem ents to be covered piece sink and laundry tra y , built in them to F r j d River for a day. The fac tu re rs association, by organized la-
| bor, by the A nti-Saloon league, the
by th is bond issue. I t says in p a rt: bath with show er and silk cu rta in s, a D alles, P endleton and up Into W ash
disabled w ar v eteran s' club and o th ­
'F o r some tim e p ast th e board of w ater p ressu re system , hot w ater sy s­ ington. It req u ires about I I m onths
county com m issioners
have
been tem , oil w ate r system for hom es not to com plete th e to u r of Pacific co ast ers. He is sup p o rted by m any prom i­
nent m em bers of th e grange.
aw are of the b reaking down of several equipped w ith gas, a com bination wa- cities and tow ns.
of th e co u n ty ’s p rincipal highw ays and
Mr. B ennett is a clean, upstanding
th e in ability of sev eral of th e h ard
man of stro n g c h a racter, business ex­
pavem ent a rte ria l roads to m eet p res­
perience, a h ard w orker and not
ent day traffic.
afraid to vote his convictions.
U nable to rem edy th e situ atio n due
’C S
to lack of funds from the u su al ch an ­
nels, it has become n ecessary to ask
Will Support Alderson.
g a g s
the voters of the county to approve a
I w ish to call th e atten tio n of the
bond issue in o rd er th a t im m ediate
sbs b
relief can be given th e m ost im p o rtan t
The nom ination of a p a ir of candi some respects, justly attributed to voters of M ultnom ah county to the
highw ays. The approval of a bond d ates for th e county com m issioner their legal adviser, the district alter- fact th a t a c irc u la r le tte r was p rese n t­
issue of $2,500,000 on th e May 21st b al­
ney. As far as The Voter has been ed to me, ask in g my sig n a tu re in su p ­
lot w ill provide for th e im provem ent of ship p resen ts some difficulties and un able to ascertain , it is difficult to p re ­
11 projects, of which six a re iu terg al ' certain ties. T he two com m issioners sent any su b stan tial reason why eith er port of house bill No. 460, w ith the
p a rts of the sta te highw ay system . I w hose term s expire at th e end of this C om m issioner Phegley or T aft should rep resen tatio n th a t th e sa lary of the
T hese six p ro jects w ill req u ire th e ex­ y ear are E rw in T aft and G ran t Pheg be replaced. W hat charges of in ef­ county school su p e rin ten d e n t would be
pen d itu re of $2,150,000, w hile the b al­
ficiency. ineom petency, ex travagance, paid by taxation on p ro p erty outside
ance, $350,000, w ill be-used on stric tly ley. Both a re up for nom ination, Mr. inep titu d e for th e w ork, m istaken pol­
of P o rtlan d . I find on read in g th e bill
Phegley
on
th
e
rep
u
b
lican
tic
k
e
t
and
county roads, one of w hich will re ­
icy or personal conduct in th e ir office
th a t th e sa lary w ill be tak en o ut of the
lieve
traffic
from
p
rese
n
t
sta
te
roads.
Mr.
T
aft
on
th
e
dem
ocratic
tick
et
can
be
ju
stly
and
successfully
lodged
Republican for
Each one of th ese pro jects have been
elem
en tary school fund. I sh all vote
ag
a
in
st
them
?
On the rep u b lican tick et in addition
investigated by th e Oregon S tate mo­
ag a in st the bill.
'But
If
rep
u
b
lican
s
w
ant
to
nomi
to r association and rep rese n tativ es of to Phegley are F red G. B uchtel, Thos n ate Phegley to succeed him self they
T he P o rtlan d Jo u rn a l of May 17 c a r­
th e association w ere in atten d an ce at H. H u rlb u rt, F red T. M errill, Clay 8. m ust vote for him, and not, in th e ir
the final h earin g s before th e county Morse, P aul E. S tru ck and Jo h n W. excitem ent, nom inate two new ca n d i­ ried th e an n ouncem ent th a t I had
board, ta k in g an active p a rt to assu re
dates if they really intend to ,k e e p signed a brief ag a in st Mr. A lderson.
the placing of th is p rogram on the W ilkins. W ith one o r tw o exceptions Phegley on the Job. It isn 't often th a t T he G resham g rad e school, as fa r as
th ese are all such as will com mend
May b allo t.”
a county the size of M ultnomah ob­ I am aw are, has had no fight ag ain st
DE P l . EIGHT
One of th ese p ro jects is th e reco n ­ them selves to large num bers of voters. tain s the services of th ree men so po­
A lderson, and p erso n ally I will su p ­
stru ctio n of th e Canyon road for a d is­ It m akes th e outcom e very u ncertain. litically d isin terested but c o n s tru c t­
p o rt A lderson for sta te school su p e r­
ively
in
terested
In
th
eir
ad
m
in
istrativ
e
tance of th ree m iles from Jefferson
It m ust be rem em bered rep u b lican s
J. V. COGSWELL.
task s as are C om m issioners Sm ith, intendent.
stre e t to th e county line. T h is will can nom inate two. The d em ocrats also Phegley
and T aft.
Implements, Machinery, Water
req u ire m ore th an a m illion dollars.
may nom inate two, one of whom will
'Among the republican candidates
Systems.
A nother is th e w idening of th e low­ c e rta in ly be Mr. T aft, th e p rese n t ef opposing Com m issioner Phegley are
R ep airs for all m akes of haying or
men who have considerable experience
er Columbia riv er highw ay from W hit- fleient incum bent.
in public affairs. One of them , F red h arv estin g m achines. H essel Im ple­
wood co u rt to a mile n o rth of L lnnton,
T he board of county com m issioners Buchtel, has been a m em ber of the m ent Co.—Adv.
a d istan ce of n early seven m iles, r e ­ is th e big business m anagem ent of the Oregon public service com m ission. He
q u irin g n early a h alf m illion dollars. county. The m a tte r of p arty affiliation is an acco u n tan t, sta tistician , stu d en t
of traffic conditions and control, and
—Paid Adv.
A nother is th e paving of th e Mt. should not en ter largely into the se­ has been an effective legislative re p re ­
lection
of
th
e
best,
safest
and
m
ost
ex
Hood Loop highw ay from G resham to J
sentative for special in te rests at v ari­
For Spring Fever.
| It pays to buy from th e In tern a- th e C lackam as county line a distance perienced business men for th is im ­ ous tim es. He is undoubtedly efficient
T ake a rest. Open a can of N icker- , tional H arv ester Co. You can alw ays
p o rta n t office. H ow ever, th e republi in his profession, and would bring to
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
son's Jellied chicken and dinner will get your p arts. We pay th e freig h t of four and a h alf m iles. Cost $90,000.
cans
should select th e tw o b est men the county com m ission a professional
be ready.—Adv.
tf I See R uark.—Adv.
A nother is th e paving of th e Section
FOR
know
ledge
not
possessed
by
eith
er
of
of th e ir p arty . U ndoubtedly one of th e two incum bents who seek re-elec­
Line road from 82d stre e t to Gresham .
SUPERINTENDENT
The pavem ent to be 18 feet wide, sev­ th ese will, by g eneral consent, be Mr. tion when they took office.
Phegley.
‘‘P aul E. S tru ck has been a success
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
en m iles long. Cost $120,000.
V oters of th is locality especially ful co n tracto r. He has bu ilt or su p e r­
The oth er projects are sc attered but
th e building of roads and sev­
should
consider th e selection of com ­ intended
Endorsed by th o u san d s of leading
are ail im p o rtan t. In sev eral cases
eral large buildings and public w orks
the county paves jo in tly w ith the m issioners who will give due consid­ on the Pacific coast, Including the citizens over th e e n tire state. Urges
uniform textbooks for en tire sta te and
city of P o rtlan d , county roads of era tio n to th e in te re sts of ea stern Cascade Locks. He undoubtedly is will cooperate w ith ALL schools,
thoroughly versed In the han d lin g of
course, and th en the stre e t is tu rn ed M ultnom ah county, such as th e county construction,
b ut Just how he could or te ach ers, and p atro n s In educational
over to th e city for all fu tu re tim e. fair, road im provem ent, not th e m ain would im prove upon th e method of w elfare.
Please compare his Statement In
T his la tte r Is a policy th e county is i highw ays alone but n ecessary feeders handling the co u n ty 's co n stru ctio n ,
( nndldntes' Pamphlet with these ef
ca rry in g out in P o rtlan d , G resham and ' for th e fu rth e ran ce of a g ric u ltu ra l de- now th a t the p rese n t board has ad o p t­ his opponents.
j velopm ent, and m any o th er m a tte rs ed the policy of em ploying skilled en ­
oth er incorporated cities.
If you w ant a school su p e rin ten d ­
gineering ta le n t of national rep u tatio n
U nder the p resen t statu s, in which i of local in terest.
for supervision, is n ot readily a p p a r­ ent w ho is under no obligations to any
political machine, clique, or Individual
Also ca re should be used in picking ent.
M ultnomah county has agreed to a s ­
and thoroughly train ed In Norm al,
sum e th e full responsibility of ail the men who will w ork to g eth er harm oni-
"Clay 8. Morse Is a successful b u si­ College, and U niversity, experienced
sta te highw ays w ithin its borders, the jo u sly and unselfishly for th e best In- ness man of broad civic and public In­ and successful In R u ral, V illage and
te re sts. His civic activity hag been City Schools,
county is m orally bound to keep pace | (erests of the whole county.
distinguished by co n stru ctiv e purpose
with the sta te 's b etterm en t program
T he Outlook would like to u rge th a t and capacity to get things done. The
and aid in upholding he high re p u ta ­ voters give favorable consid eratio n to candidacy of T hom as H. H u rlb u rt,
VOTE FOR FRED .1. TOOZE
tion of th e Oregon highw ay system | Clay S. Morse as one of th e tw o to he tw ice rep rese n tativ e from M ultnomah
More than 40 newspapers
Republican Candidate
th a t exists th ro u g h o u t the country," ’ nom inated for county com m issioners. county, seem s to be m otivated p rin c i­
pally by his own desire to be nonilnat
in Oregon have endorsed
-
Paid Adv.
says the Oregon Motorist.
C om m enting on the county com m ls- ed and elected ra th e r than by the de­
sio n ersh ip situ atio n th e Oregon Voter sire of civic forces to draft a qualified
I red Steiwer for the re­
Bennett Gets Endorsement.
can d id ate into th e public service.
of May 8 says:
"J. W. W ilkins, th e sixth candidate,
J. E. B ennett, candidate for state
publican nomination for
"As far as we know no rep u b lican has been a m em ber of the county
sen ato r, has received th e endorsem ent can d id ate is pointedly d irectin g his
bridge gang at v arious tim es. He has
L'nited States Senator.
of the C itizens' com m ittee w hich is cam paign ag ain st th e place now occu- | been discharged from th at em ploy­
pied
by
C
om
m
issioner
Phegley.
N
eith-
I
said to be one of the m ost influential.
m ent, often rein stated , made n u m er­
W hat would be a better
er Com m issioner Phegley nor Taft '
As a leg islato r la st year he was on the w ere politicians In any sense of th e ! ous ch arg es and com plaints to the
indication of strength?
ways and m eans com m ittee and was word two y ears ago when they w ere I p rese n t county board about c o n stru c ­
tion work that w ere examined and
ch airm an of th e house ru les com m it­ elected to replace o th e r com m ission­ found groundless, and was finally in ­
tee. His w ork should com mend him ers in whom th e public had lo st co n ­ form ed th a t the board could no longer
All of the other candi­
fidence, a loss th a t may have been, in deal w ith him ."
for the office he seeks.
COMMISSIONERSHIP IS
HARD TO DETERMINE
B B
JUDGE EKWAU.
Circuit Judge
Has had years of experience as Portland’s
Municipal Judge—having heard upwards of
75,000 cases during his term of office.
FAIR
IMPARTIAL
JUST
Vote 42
X
EKWALL, W. A.
Fred J. Tooze
STEIWER
IS THE
STRONG CANDIDATE
dates for the nomination
have centered their fire
upon Steiwer and contend
that he is the man they
must defeat. No one ever
attacks a weak man.
Kighth Grade Class to Graduate
N a y 2<t.
Democratic leaders are exerting their efforts against
Steiwer. They fear him. They know they cannot de­
teat him in the general election.
A vote for Steiwer Friday is a vote for a republican vie-
ton- in November.
VOTE 20
X
STEIWER
(P aid Adv. Steiwer for Senator Committee. Isaac Staples. Chairniar
The g rad u atin g exercises of the
eighth grade class of the Gresham
school will ta k e place in th e school
auditorium T hursday evening. May 2d.
beginning a t 8 o'clock. T h irty boys
and g irls will receive th e ir diplom as
a t th a t tim e. An in terestin g program
has been arran g e d , consisting m ainly
of m usical num bers. T he Rev. E. G.
Judd will deliver the add ress of the
evening, his subject to be, “T he Road
to Success."
Stands for Modification.
"A ttention is called by th e S andblast
for S enator Club, 420 R ailw ay E x ­
change building. P o rtland, Oregon to
his platform and biography, which are
published on page 8 of th e V oter’s
P am phlet by th e S ecretary of State.
Chief plank is MODIFICATION OF
VOLSTEAD ACT— REFERENDUM OF
PROHIBITION LAWS His slogan is
“W ine and Beer under G overnm ent
C ontrol; No Saloons."— Paid Adv.
COTTRELL
Mrs. Nina H olbrook, p rincipal of the
C ottrell school, will leave on th e 29th
I of May for so u th ern C alifornia and la­
ter for M ichigan to spend her vacation.
! She will re tu rn in th e fall to resum e
her d u ties as te ac h er In C lackam as
' county.
T he C ottrell P a ren t-T ea ch e r asso ­
ciation held Its la st m eeting for the
year on May 7, and officers for the
com ing year w ere elected as follow s:
Mrs. J. M. Brophy, p resid e n t; Jam es
Fow ler, vice p resid e n t; C h arles E.
ossett, secretary; Joe Caldo, treas­
u rer. T he association claim s th e dls-
d istln ctlo n of having as m any of the
fa th e rs In th e w ork of the society as
m o th ers and th e atten d an ce is made
up ab o u t equally of men and women.
A fine program was put on by th e e n ­
te rta in m e n t com m ittee and refresh -
rnenta w ere served.
Many new Want Ada. today.
COMING EVENTS.
Class night, exercises of 1926 g ra d ­
uatin g class, W ednesday evening, May
19.
• • •
G resham Post A m erican Legion
sleight-of-hand perform ances, G resh ­
am th e ate r, W ednesday and T h u rsd ay
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
evenings, May 19 and 20.
• • •
County W. C. T. U. convention at
M ethodist church, T hursday, May 20.
• • •
D orcas C ircle picnic and all-day
m eeting, W ednesday, May 19.
• • •
Department No. 4
E ighth grade g rad u a tin g exercises,
grade school, T h u rsd ay evening, May
20.
• • •
Over 6 years experience as a Judge
Com m encem ent exercises of G resh ­
am Union High school, F riday eve­
ning, May 21.
• • •
P rim ary election, May 21.
Martin W. Hawkins
Circuit Judge
38 X Hawkins, Martin W.
Paid Advertisement