Gresham outlook., November 09, 1926, Image 1

TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
________
"He gives tw ice who gives quick-
ly ” is especially p ertin en t at this
tim e as applied to conditions in the
N ear E ast, w here m any severe
ea rth q u ak e shocks have visited the
A ra ra t valley w ithin the past three
weeks, destroying p roperty and
ren d e rin g
thou san d s
homeless.
Among the buildings destroyed or
badly dam aged a re Near E ast o r­
p h anages housing several th o u ­
san d children.
A cablegram sent to J. J. H and-
saker, regional directo r for th e P a ­
cific n o rth w est fo r N ear E a st Re­
lief, te lls of th e stra iu on nerves
an d m orales of w orkers and chil­
dren. T h e nights are too cold for
them to sleep in the open. They are
co n cen trated on th e low er floors
of dam aged buildings w ith all w in­
dows open to furnish im m ediate
exit in case of fu rth e r quakes.
E riv an re p o rts a w ide-spread sc a r­
let fever and d ip h th eria epidemic.
T hese conditions have m ade it
im p erative th a t im m ediate relief be
fu rn ished. Golden R ule Sunday
h as th e re fo re been advanced and
will be observed by com m unities at
an e a rlie r date. In G resham the
tim e has been set for next Sunday,
November 14.
T he Golden R ule dinner w hich is
being planned for next F riday eve­
ning, November 12, a t th e G resham
M asonic hall, will give the people
of th e com m unity an o p p o rtu n ity
to get first-hand inform ation con­
cern in g th e conditions in th e Near
E a st and a t the sam e tim e to help
ra ise funds for im m ediate relief.
" . ill
. . be o....K,c,
T ...»
he dinner .»„»...
itself w
simple,
sim ila r to th e m enus served dally
GRESH AM BAM )
E X P R E S S E S TH A N K S
At the la st m eeting of the G resh ­
am band a unanim ous vote of
th a n k s w as reg istered by the or-
p*“ ila ,,o n to ,h e business tirm s of
G resham whose h earty cooperation
has m aterially assisted the boys in
th e ir endeavor to build up a band
w orthy of th e nam e and one in
w’hich th e citizens m ight tak e a
ju s t pride. Many w ell deserved
com m ents of p raise have been
heard for th e excellent playing
done and the in te rest taken during
the past year. The m anager has
expressed his appreciation for the
help rendered by th e following
business firms and individuals:
A. W. Metzger & Co., G resham
G arage, The O scarette, G resham
D rug Co., H essel Im plem ent Co.,
K idder H ardw are Cb., W. R. Hicks
Co., Outlook P ub lish in g Co., W al-
rad M ercantile Co., A ylsw orth &
M artin, Dr. H. H. H ughes, A. J. W.
Brown, Bank of G resham , G. M.
Davidson, W. J. Todd, F irs t S tate
Bank, D. M. R oberts, Dr. A. W.
Botkin. T aber P harm acy, W alter
W. M etzger, Theo. Van Doninck,
Quinby G arage, W. J. Cooper, Dr.
W. J. Ott, B. W. T horne, Dr. J. G.
S ture, R aker & Son, M. C. W eb­
ster, Dr. H. V. Adix, H epp’s R acket
Store, G resham F u n eral P arlo rs,
W ithrow
R e stau ran t,
W elling’s
R e sta u ra n t, G resham Produce Co.,
P ete r L enard, J. R. Brow n, L adies’
Shoppe, L ester Spencer, George A.
B randt, R. R. Bailey, Ja s. E lking-
ton and E astm an L um ber Co.
1 9 1 8 - ARMISTICE 1DAY
Ill
1 •
Golden Rule Dinner
Should Interest All
G resham O utlook
Club Members Win
Frizes at Stock Show
9 26
Silent Reverence
ME BOM O IR
HEADS
In Grateful Tribute
S th e y e a rs pass, we realize, w ith
in c re a s in g g ra titu d e , th e w o n d e r­
ful ac co m p lish m e n t a tta in e d by o u r
b rav e boys w ho w ent “ o v e r th e r e .”
T im e, th e g re a t e q u alizer, e m p h a size s
w ith g ro w in g m o m en tu m , th e feelin g
of re v e re n c e in w hich we can reg a rd
th e ir deeds of v alo r, th e ir unselfish
sacrifices a n d th e ir w illin g n e ss to give
all fre e ly t h a t we m ig h t e n jo y o u r
b irth -rig h t.
A
“LEST ME FORGET”
HOPE
IN ARMENIA.
T W IC E
A
W EEK
Win. A. Ekwall
Elected C ircuit Judge, Dept 8,
retirin g Judge Ashby C. Dickson,
dem ocrat, who was appointed by
G overnor Pierce. Ju d g e E kw all is
m unicipal Judge of P o rtland.
(TTY CO l’NCIL HOLDS
REGULAR MEETING
W ith com petition keen in the
seven sta te s of the N orthw est
w hich w ere rep resen ted at th e P a ­
cific In tern atio n al Livestock expo­
sition, M ultnom ah county boys and
g irls carried hom e over $760 w orth
of prizes and sale proceeds In a d ­
dition to th e H olstein m edal and
ribbon won by John Flem ing for
show m anship.
Young Flem ing,
who Is a thorough club boy and has
won num erous honors, w as a w a rd ­
ed the H o lstein -F resian association
m edal for th e H olstein show m an­
ship, and in addition to th a t won
the cham pionship ribbon in th e
show m anship con test over all
breeds. T his association has also
prom ised »100 ill additional prizes
I to the H olstein classes, the am ount
to be p ro rated la ter to th e boys
j and girls.
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The first o rd er of business at the
m eeting of the council on W ednes­
T he livestock judging team , com ­
day evening was th e canvassing of posed i# Clifford E kstrom , Ken-
K esterson
and
R ichard
th e ballots of T uesday's election, i neth
Beadle, com peted w ith 31 team s.
rep o rt of which is given elsew here.
! Clifford E kstrom was fourth high
Several m a tte rs reg ard in g stre e ts
hoy w lth , to ta , Bpore of
w ere bro u g h t to the atten tio n of out of a possible 900. K enneth K es-
the council anil r e t i r e d to the terso n scored 670 and R ichard
com m ittee on streets. Among these Beadle 6»5, m aking a to tal sco re of
w ere the req u est for a lig h t at the 2122 out of a possible 2700.
in tersectio n of Ava avenue and i T he potato grading team , com ­
Second stree t, and a req u est for ! posed of K enneth B ram hall and
Im provem ent of B stree t from resi- O erald E m | ly> won flrst pIace plg„ t
d en ts of th a t section.
I tpamH com pet„ lg. Tlle b()ys w ere
T he p u rch ase of e o n c rete tile given a sack of potatoes, each of
cu lv erts was authorized along the g eneral run. They w ere to g ra d e
Section Lino road th re e blocks them Into U. 8. No. 1, No. 2 and
w est of Main street. An o rdinance culls. A fter th e contest the p o ta ­
w’as ordered drafted to establish toes w ere picked from th e classe s
standardized
specifications
for w here they did not belong and th a t
graveled streets.
figure totaled a g a in st th e boy.
Ed. Johnson, whose properly G erald E m ily had U>ur pounds
Joins th e city lim its on th e so u th ­ scored ag ain st him w hile K enneth
east, applied for the privilege of B ram hall had only half a pound,
piping Bull Run w ater to his tra c t m aking a to tal for the team of only
but was inform ed th a t it would be 4V4 pounds. T he n ext closest teum
im possible to extend th e privilege w as 6% pounds, u nder the le ad e r­
to those outside the city lim its, ac­ ship of R. E. Emily. G erald Emily
cording to a ru le estab lish ed sev­ of C orbett won a second prize of »5
eral m onths ago.
with his A m erican W onders.
R epresentatives of th e A. O. Long
T he P o u ltry Ju d g in g C ontest, 5
com pany, d ealers in fire ap p a ratu s, team s com peting.— Lynch P o u ltry
was p resen t to explain pum pers club, com posed of Roland S heller,
and various types of sta n d ard m a­ Alvin S h eller and C harles E dw ards
chines, and to give som e idea of won first, u nder the leadership of
the cost.
Mrs. Lee Sheller.
E ight y ea rs have elapsed since November 11, 1918, when w ith
“W hy is God so h ard on A rm e­
noisy d em onstration, and devout th an k sg iv in g w ithal, a w ar cursed n ia?” says an old woman of
w orld celeb rated th e proclam ation to cease hostilities.
L eninakan, as she stan d s beside a
Since th a t November day the hostile n atio n s have advanced far on heap of crum bled stones, all th a t
th e road to p erm an en t peace. T he h o rro rs and fu tility of w ar a re b etter the ea rth q u ak e has left of her
understood. T he rig h ts of n ations a re m ore fully recognized. The a d ­ home, th e fifth th a t she has seen
To her bew ildered
vantages of peace a re m ore g en erally know n. N atu ral and long sta n d ­ destroyed.
ing enm ities have w eakened. E nem ies have grasped hands in a league mind, it is a n a tu ra l question.
LESLIE .H DD TO
A rm enia is one of th e old-new
MINTER IN ALASKA and desire for p erp etu al am ity.
sta te s recreated since th e w ar, but
It
encourages
one's
confidence
in
the
u
ltim
ate
good
and
underlying
W ord h as been received from
licence in providence and hum anity to recall th e m any hopeful,
h o p e fu l i
' T ' “ Î T * h.S<’ “ ’° nK
L eslie Judd, oldest son of the Rev. beneficence
, *____ j _____ .
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’ I w ith trag ed ies in every chapter.
and Mrs. E. G. Judd, th a t he has fo rw ard strid e s tow ard peace tak en by th e dom inant n ations of the The land has been been devastated
decided to spend th e w in ter in the w orld since th e first A rm istice day in 1918,
I in tu rn by soldiers of C yrus, Alex-
A laskan country. He is located at
W hat eight y ea rs has accom plished in th e direc tion of w orld peace | an d er and Pompey. In recen t y ears
^ _ ._
C” 30 m iles from th e A las- ! an o th er eight y ea rs should and w ill g rea tly stren g th en . W hat has been it has been held by T urkey, R ussia
in th e N ear E ast o rp h an ag es, but kan line, due e a st from W rangell, done has been in sp ite of th e lingering preju d ices g enerated by th e and P ersia, until now, as th e Soviet
w ill be sufficient. T he charge has Mr. Judd, who is a young m an , in ju stice of w ar. As th e causes, th e h ard sh ip s, the sufferings, th e de- republic of A rm enia, or E rivan, it
been placed a t 50 cen ts for adu lts m uch interested in rese arch w ork v astatio n s of w ar a re fa rth e r and fa rth e r rem oved one of tw o th in g s enjoys such independence as one
an d 25 cen ts for school children, along a g ric u ltu ra l lines, has been j m u st happen. E ith e r th e people will forget and d rift back, or they w ill may claim who lives u nder th e red
including pupils of the high school. to u rin g A laska d u rin g th e past rem em ber and advance fa rth e r from th e possibility of n ational or in ­ j flag of Bolshevism.
sum m er, and h as lately been em- ; te rn a tio n a l strife.
I t is hoped th a t th e dinner w ill ployed by a lum ber com pany th ere. ]
T his w as th e first nation to m ake
W hich sh all it be?
yield a la rg e net proceeds for relief
C
h
its
religion,
and
He now plans to rem ain w ith th e i
_,.
.
. „
,
i , ristian ity
w ork.
com pany during th e w in ter as a
T h ro u g h o u t th e civilized n ations A rm istice day w ill be observed th ro u g h all th e cen tu ries Its people
A fine p rogram w ill be given in w atchm an end in th e sp rin g to go p rlv ately and Publicly and trib u te s paid to those who gave th e ir lives I have clung to th e ir faith, in spite
in th e W orld W ar. T hese d em o n stratio n s and trib u te s a re fitting, but of th e persecution of successive
connection w ith th e dinner, when
on up th e Yukon riv er to Dawson
Dr.
H. H. Griffis, p asto 1 r of th e F irs t and F airb an k s, th e objective at th e I ‘he\ a r f. ° nly a 8llght re tu rn for th e sacr,flces
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by those who co n q u ero rs and th e fan atical op
C h ristian ch u rch of P o rtlan d and |atfp r p]acp tQ oh(a, n a | , )nform a. ^ u g h t. living and dead.
pression of th e Moslem. M assacres
sta te d irecto r of N ear E ast Relief,
A m ore fitting trib u te, and one th a t w ill m ake for a co n tin u an ce w hich w ere intended en tirely to
tion possible from the a g ric u ltu ra l
w ill be the prin cip al speaker. J. J.
of
w
hat
they accom plished by g re a te r sacrifice, will be to do as Lincoln ex term in ate th ese "p e stilen t Chris
college located there.
H an d sak er w ill also be p resen t and
tia n s ” occurred in 1894-6, 1909 and
A ccording to his le tte r he will urged, th e dedication of o urselves to th e ta sk rem aining.
have a p a rt on tiie program . T here
T he G ilbert P ou ltry club com ­
review his high school studies dur-
L et us not forget. On November 11 let us renew our obligation 1915-16. T he sto ry of dep o rtatio n s WOMEN TO (ilV E BAZAAR
w ill be exhibits of the w ork of
of men shot down, of ch ild ren driv
posed of C arl Bowman, Edw in
] ing the w inter p re p a ra to ry to en ­ to th e cau se of peace w ithout w hich they will have fought—and died
AND CIIK KEN DINNER Maxwell, Raym ond Belgh, won 2d
blind children and others, and m u­
en out to ilie of hunger, th irs t and
te rin g college. From 6 to 10 feet in vain.
sic ap p ro p ria te to th e occasion.
exposure, of women sold into the
under the leadership of E. M. C al­
of snow lie on the ground th ro u g h ­
The E vangelical W om en’s Union
T h e high school o rch e stra w ill
kins.
slavery
of
th
e
h
arem
;
is
a
ta
le
of
BATTERY
STATION
FIRIYOOD YOUTH
out th e w inter w here he is s ta ­
of Zion Evangelical ch u rch of
play, and reco rd s m ade in the o r­
H ealth C ontest. Class I.—J u lia
(H A N G E S HANDS
DIES SUDDENLY h o rro r attested by credible wit G resham will hold its an n u a l b a­
tioned, and th e te m p e ra tu re ranges
p h an ag es w ill be played.
nesses,
'o
r
we
could
not
believe
A
brahum
, R usselvllle • 2d;
Ed.
from 30 to 60 degrees below zero.
zaar and chicken d in n er W ednes­
M. J. A llshouse has disposed of
such th in g s could be.
T icket se lle rs w ill can v ass the
M
ark,
P
o
w
ellhurst
2d.
A
rtie
L
am
per,
aged
19,
passed
W hile the lakes and riv ers a re in
day evening, November 10 a t th e
th e G resham B attery statio n , of aw ay a t his home In Firw ood S u n ­
com m unity under the direction of
Class II—Em il Boesch, P ow ell­
A fter en d u rin g so m uch at the Masonic hall a t G resham .
process of freezing, th e re is prac-
The
w
hich
he
has
been
th
e
ow
ner
and
Mrs. Mary W elch, and it is p a rtic ­ I tically no com m unication between
h u rst tied for first In th e boys'
h
an
d
s
of
cruel
men,
the
w
orn
su
r
day, November 7, from th e effects
fancy w ork a rtic le s will be on sale
u la rly u rg en t th a t those intending J th e in h a b ita n ts th e re and th e out- m an ag er for th e p ast th ree years,
vivors of th is long m artyrdom d u rin g the aftern o o n and evening. division. Dorothy H essem er, P ow ­
of
m
u
scu
lar
p
araly
sis.
He
was
to
E
rn
e
st
C
hristensen,
th
e
la
tte
r
to patronize th e dinner should
ellh u rst, tied for 1st In the g ir ls ’
now see them selves attack ed by the
i side world. L ater th e m ail can get
ta k in g possession November 1. The tak en suddenly ill la st T uesday forces of N atu re w hich lie in the A co u n try sto re which will contain division.
m ake th e ir rese rv atio n s early as
in on dog sleds and w ith team s
new firm nam e w ill be th e G resh ­ w hile a t w ork in th e Dixon & hand of God. It Is sm all w onder only 10c a rticle s and a fish pond
th e com m ittee in charge m ust |
T he In te rsta te H ealth con test,
T he possibilities of th e A laskan
which will contain only 5c articles
know by T hursday evening how 1 country are varied, according to am B attery and T ire station, as in How ltt mill at C herryville w ith a th a t th e ir courage falters. Long
Oregon, Idaho, W ashington, and
will be special featu res to e n te r­
m any to jftepare for. Mrs. Jackson I young Judd. D airying and ag ricu l- addition to the re-ch arg in g of b at­ pain in th e spine, w hich rap id ly ago, th e old ta le ru n s, on th e A r­
Nevada com peting: Collin C ree of
tain young and old. In stru m en tal
teries,
Mr.
C
h
risten
sen
will
do
Vul­
F. Jo n es, w ith a full com m ittee, is i tu re vie w ith th e raisin g of re in ­
developed into a paralyzed condi­ m enian Mount A ra ra t, a fte r a sea and vocal m usical selections will G ilbert, 1st in th e boys’ division.
in ch a rg e of th is departm ent. The deer as indu stries, w hile lum ber- canizing and handle new tire s and tion, followed by death. T he fu ­ of tro u b les seemeil to have burled
T hese boys and g irls w ere exam ­
be rendered d u rin g th e dinner
com m ittee on publicity and a tte n d ­ ' ing holds an im p o rtan t place. T his tire accessories.
n eral w ill be held W ednesday, No­ hope, God set his rainbow in the hours from 6 to 8 o'clock. At 8 ined at th e Pacific In te rn a tio n a l as
T he new ow ner has also p u r­ vem ber 10, at 1 o'clock In th e com ­ clouds as a “token of a covenant
ance is headed by Mrs. H. L. St. d istric t is th e ce n te r of one of th e
to th e ir p o sture and physical fit­
g'clock stereopticon p ictu res of Mt.
ness.
C lair, who is assisted by Mrs. best gold m ining d istric ts in B rit­ chased th e building in w hich the m unity ch u rch at Sandy, w ith In­ between God and men, th a t never
b a tte ry statio n Is located, the te rm en t in th e Sandy cem etery. shall flood destroy all life upon th e R ainier and S w itzerland will be
AVelch and W. J. Cooper.
T he F arm A ccount club, com ­
ish Columbia.
In d ian s com prise
shown.
ground being a p a rt of th a t leased T he Rev. S ch la tte r of P o rtlan d , earth
posed of Clifford E kstrom , Sven
Coffee for break fast only. Is a ,h e m aJor,ty M th e ‘«“ »“ ’iU n t..
by Mr. and Mrs. George Leslie to p asto r of the C hurch of God. will
Nelson and R ichard Beadle, put on
If A rm enia looks for such a ra in ­ YOI I II A R R I SI ED ON
th e Ivy F illing statio n , the Radio have ch a rg e of th e services u nder
good ru le for users. One cup is
n
«i
r a
a splendid dem onstration w hich
bow
today,
it
m
ust
see
it
as
a
span
q u ite sufficient for the adult. Chil-
T herp ,g i T n " ^ " m of C hrlst- E le ctric com pany and th e b attery
MOONSHINE (IIA R G E created a g rea t deal of enthusiasm
the direction of M iller & T racey of of sim p ler colors, a band of th e
ilren do not need stim ulants. Mild, m as rem em brance for d istan t rela - sta tio n for a period of 10 years. P o rtlan d .
H enry Meyer, 19-year-old son of am ong th e 50 or 60 people a tte n d ­
red, w hite and blue of th ese United
black coffee is easier for the stom - tives and friends th an a n eatly en- Mr. C h ristensen has been employed
T he deceased is survived by a S tates w hich gleam s in th e flags D. D. Meyer, was arre ste d T h u rs ­ ing. T hese boys a re from Pow ell
ach th a n w hen cream ed and sug- , graved personal g reetin g card.
by th e local telephone com pany for widowed m other, Mrs. A nnie L am ­
th a t float above w orks of relief, o r­ day aftern o o n while at w ork on V alley u nder th e leadership of R.
We c a rry a com plete stock and
ared.
! invite you to in sp ect them . We th e past th ree y ears and is bring- per, four b ro th ers and two sisters, phanages, ho sp itals, soup kitchens, th e ir 20-acre ranch n ear C ottrell A. T illm an.
suggest, too, th a t you o rd er now ig to his new line of occupation Andrew , Jam es, M arion, A lbert, the visible tokens of a hum an
T he T able S etting d em o n stra­
statio n and placed In th e county
for delivery abo u t D ecem ber 10.
Thursday Holiday.
sev eral y ea rs of experience.
N ellie and L ouisa. One b ro th er, j pledge th a t A rm enia sh all not be jail w ith ball fixed at »1000 on the tion team , com posed of C aroline
P
rices
a
re
low
er,
th
is
year,
th
an
Mr. A llshouse has not announced Marion, aged 17, has been s e ri­
T hursday, November 11, be­
d e stro y e d .. It is a rainbow which
ever before.
h arg e of possessing a 20-gallon H essem es and Lavonia Kelly, w as
ing a legal holiday by act of the
ously 11 for th e p ast th ree weeks m ust have its end in a pot of gold, still and a b arrel of m ash, acco rd ­ also praised highly. They a re
GRESHAM OUTLOOK, Phone 1561. his p lan s for th e future.
sta te leg islature, its observance
with sym ptom s w hich resem ble and th a t m u st come from A m erica, ing to the rep o rt of D eputy Sheriffs from P o w ellh urst u nder the le ad ­
It tak es a confirm ed pessim ist to
L aundry Work W anted.
w ill be general. B usiness h o u s­
those of his b ro th er, but th e re are whose generous gifts now, as in T alley anil K elleher and Constable ersh ip of Mrs. A. A. H essem er.
W ill tak e w ashing and ironing at
es in G resham will be closed, in ­ j even th in k business pro sp ects are
T he Bread M aking team , com ­
my home. H ave electric w asher. some hopes held o u t for his r e ­ J th e past, keep life and hope alive Ed Gloss of P ortland. It Is said
cluding banks, schools
and j not good. T he rep o rts of g reat Mrs. A lta T ru itt, G resham , phone covery.
posed of E lla R ichardson and Nola
| —T he P o rtlan d T elegram .
th
e
officers
found
the
m
ash
In
the
sto res. It is not, how ever, a | com panies are significant.
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tf
basem ent, but th a t th e still w as not Sm ith, put on a splendid bread
In th e first nine m onths of th is
postoffice holiday. T he postof-
Bo 1 ou Need a W afer System I
ILtrlwr Shops Will ( lose.
In
operation. The farm belongs to m aking d em o n stration. They a re
year G eneral Motors earned m ore
D on’t fo rg et th e ad v ertisers when
The C o-operative B erry G row ers The b arb er shops will rem ain open
flee will be open as on business
th
e
eld er Meyer but the still to the from T ro u td ale, under the le a d e r­
can fix you up w ith any type, for
th an >149,000,000, and th e big you need an y th in g in th e ir line.
days and the ru ra l c a rrie rs will
W
ednesday
evening
until
9
o'clock,
boy,
according to inform ation from ship of Mrs. W. C. Spence.
shallow and deep w ells au to m atic ,
United S tates Steel com pany m ore
cover th e ir routes.
D on't lay down th e pap er till yen or otherw ise, Including the Mll- but will be closed all day T h u rs- the officers. T he fath er was aw ay I T he fa t hog sale was a success
•th an »145,000,000.
have read th e W ant Ads.
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“ W tyateoeupr Ite W OltJlh ®t tat iH rit * luut lit ïln unto Unit”
W h a t if y o u r ow n w ere s ta rv in g ,
F a in tin g w ith fa m in e p ain . •
A nd y et you k n ew w h ere golden grew
R ich fru its and rip en ed g rain .
W ould you h e a r th em w ail a s a tw ice told tale
And tu r n to y o u r fe a st a g a in ?
th a t you h av e s h a re d w ith th o se in d ire d istre s s ?
M ake y o u r th a n k o ffe rin g now .
A baby w as found a liv e in th e ru in s of a N ear
E ast v illa g e tw o days a fte r th e re c e n t g re a t
e a rth q u a k e .
T h e c h ild re n of th e N ear E a st a re o u r special
w ards. T h e y need o u r help and th ey a re w orthy.
W o u ld n 't you go out of y o u r w ay to rescue
an d h elp a c h ild — if you could so e asily ? T h e
need c a lls fo r sacrifice but you can , if disposed,
out of y o u r a b u n d a n c e h elp im m en sely a n d not
feel it.
T h e c a la m ity w as tre m en d o u s.
T w en ty -
e ig h t to w n s an d v illag e s w ere c o m p le te ly d e ­
stro y ed . A blizzard follow ed th e q u a k e w ith
th o u sa n d s of people w ith o u t sh e lte r.
T h a n k s g iv in g is n e a r. You w ill fea st on th e
fat of th e lan d w ith h a p p in e ss an d p ro sp e rity all
ab o u t you. C an you tru ly enjoy all y o u r good
th in g s a n d n o t h a v e th e conscious sa tisfa c tio n
I t is im possible to o v e rs ta te th e need. T h e
situ a tio n is d istre ssfu l indeed. T h e fo llow ing
a re only a few h in ts a s recorded rec e n tly in th e
O regon J o u rn a l:
O ne fo rtu n a te p h a se w as th a t th e h u n d re d s
of in m a te s in a n A m erican o r p h a n a g e w ere r e ­
m o v e d th e day before th e qu ak e. T h e b u ild in g
w as com p letely d estro y ed . In ond A m erican o r ­
p h a n a g e , a g irl sle p t th ro u g h e v e ry th in g a n d
w as re lu c ta n tly c a rrie d o ut of th e building.
In o n e d is tric t a lo n e 12,000 p e rso n s w ere
m ade hom eless. T h ro u g h o u t th e w h o le o f th e
q u a k e d is tric t n e a rly a ll th e h o u ses a re u n in ­
h a b ita b le .
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A m o re g loom y p ic tu re of su ffe rin g could
sc arc e ly be p a in te d . W hen it Isn ’t b u tc h e ry by
h u m an b ru te s in th e N e a r E a st, th e e le m e n ts
■ w in to flood out th e ir te rrib le v is ita tio n s upon
th a t h a p le s s people.
You can learn of the need and help meet it by attending the Golden Rule supper in Masonic H all at 6:30, Friday evening. November 12