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GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY. JANUARY
VOL. 16, NO. #3
Local Banks Hold
Annual Election
At th e ann u al m eeting of the
sto ck h o lders of the Bank of G resh­
am on T h ursday Miss M artha H ag-
b erg w as elected a m em ber of the
board of directors to take th e place
of K. A. M iller, who has disposed of
all his in te re sts in the bank. T he
officers of th e board of d irectors
a re H. A. Lewis, p resid e n t; W. E.
M arkell, vice p resid e n t;
C. E.
Jo hnson, ca sh ie r;
Miss M artha
H agberg, a ssista n t cashier. A. C.
H am pton is the fifth m em ber of the
board. C. D. Minton and G ust L a r­
son are th e rem aining stockholders
in th e b an k aside from the board of
d irecto rs.
At th e ann u al m eeting of the
F irs t S tate bank stockholders held
on th e sam e date no change w h a t­
ever w as m ade in th e personnel of
th e board of d irectors. A. M eyers
w as re-elected p resid en t of the
board. T heodore B rugger, vice
p resid e n t; C. J. L undquist, ca sh ­
ie r; and Roy H. Gibbs, a ssista n t
cash ier. T he sto ckholders’ m eet­
ing preceded th e election of the
board of directors.
T he T routdale S tate bank held
its an n u al election of directo rs on
T h u rsd ay , Ja n u a ry 13, at w hich
tim e a new m em ber w as added to
the board, George A. P o rts, who
will also serve as a ssista n t cashier.
L. M. Cleek was re-elected p re si­
dent of the board, H. E. Bloyd vice
p resid e n t and ca sh ie r; M. McGow­
an Bloyd and George A. P o rts a s­
sis ta n t cashigfs. The bank officials
rep o rt a very profitable year of
business.
O n Guard
AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE
Aged Man Succumbs
to Paralytic Stroke
S tatu es of Dr. Jo h n M cLaughlin
Simon S. Wold, who suffered a
and Rev. Jaso n Lee. early Oregon
stro k e of p ara ly sis on Ja n u a ry 7
h isto ric al figures, a re to be placed
a t the home of his dau g h ter, Mrs. J in th e H all of F am e a t W ashing­
J. W. Maloy, passed aw ay on S u n ­ ton, D. C., if a bill introduced into
day evening.
He regained con­ th e sen ate by S en ato r H all on J a n ­
CHURCH is PLANNING
sciousness a fte r the stroke, but was u ary 13 is passed.
SPECIAL MEETINGS unable to speak to th o se about T hirty-five sta te s of th e Unipn
have alread y added sta tu e s of th e ir
His wife, though in feeble
P relim in ary plans a re under way him.
illu strio u s citizens to th is co llec­
for special evangelistic m eetings to health, sa t by his bedside during tion situ ated in th e old hall of the
the
closing
days
of
his
life.
Both
be held a t the M ethodist E piscopal
house of rep resen tativ es. Oregon
ch u rch from Ja n u a ry 30 to F eb ru ­ have been ten d erly cared for by h as proposed m aking an ap p ro p ri­
th
e
ir
children
who
are
here.
ary 13. T he Rev. H. V. W ilhelm
ation of $30,000 for th is purpose.
Mr. Wold w as born in Norway on
w ill preach during th e cam paign.
If th e bill Is passed a com m ission
T he Rev. M. G. T ennyson, p asto r of F eb ru ary 24, 1S44. On Ju n e 6. of prom inent O regonians, including
th e M ethodist E piscopal church at 1870, he m arried Miss Annie H an ­ th e governor, th e p resid en t of the
Canby, h as been secured to have sen, who survives him. Six c h il­ I sen ate, th e sp eak er of th e houso,
ch arg e of the singing. He has the dren also rem ain. They a re the th e p resid en t of th e Oregon H is­
rep u ta tio n of being unu sually fine Rev. H ans S. Wold of W etttn , to rical Society, se c re ta ry of Oregon
in th is work. Dr. C. L. H aynes of South D akota; John M. of G resh ­ i pioneer association and th e p re si­
Rockwood w ill play th e organ, am, A lfred S. of Sioux F alls, South dent of the P o rtlan d A rt associa-
w hich will be used in connection D akota; Em il M. of S aw telle, Cal­ ! tion w ill have a u th o rity to m ake
w ith th e piano during the m eetings. ifornia; Mrs. J. W. Maloy of l ¿he arran g e m en ts as described in
An event prior to th e m eetings G resham and Mrs. W. F. Mason of
th e bill.
w hich is anticipated w ith m uch ^Vest P ort, Oregon.
—
p leasu re Is th e church fam ily su p ­
In the old country Mr. Wold en ­ Tax Revision on P ersonal P roperly
per to be held on T hursday eve­ gaged in the fishery business,
From casu al re m a rk s v o lunteered
ning, Ja n u a ry 27, when all m em ­ which he follow ed for 26 years, go- by m em bers of th e house it is evi­
bers of the church and th e ir fam i­ i n ^ every w in ter to the fishing d en t th a t R ep resen tativ e P o tte r’s
lies are expected to p articip a te in banks in his open fishing boat. He bill, designated as house bill No.
a p le asa n t social event and a t the endured exposure and danger and 19, relativ ely to ta x atio n w ill have
sam e tim e have th e privilege of w as alw ays an in d u strio u s, hard [ h ard sledding to find a place on the
h earin g Bishop W illiam O. Shep­ w orking man.
sta tu te books of Oregon. T he bill
pard , who will be th e speaker for
T he Wold fam ily em igrated to w ould re sto re to th e tax ro lls all
th e event.
A m erica 39 y ea rs ago, settlin g in household fu rn itu re , dom estic fix­
Jackson, M innesota, w here they tu re s, household goods and effects
lived th ree years, then moved to actu ally in use as such in hom es
Madison, South D akota. T he fa th ­ and d w ellings; also w atches and
er and m other and some of the jew elry. T his would leave exem pt
children cam e to Oregon in 1898 only w earin g ap p arel. W hile no
The G resham Union high basket- and lived for 20 y ears n ear Leba­
estim ate h as been subm itted as to
>all team w ill play th e P o rtlan d non. They cam e to G resham in th e am ount of additional revenue
J ra n t high q u in t W ednesday afte r-
1918.
the m easu re would provide, a n um ­
loon a t 3:30, Ja n u a ry 26, a t the
Mr. Wold h as been “'a life-long ber of th e m em bers have indicated
Jra n t gym. Every friend and sup- m em ber of th e L u th eran church,
th a t it would provide a fund of ap ­
>orter of th e local team , who can, and d uring his residence h ere has
proxim ately a m illion d o llars to be
ihould plan to atten d and support been a re g u la r atten d an t, w hen his
divided betw een sta te s, counties
he boys. T his is the th ird contest stren g th w ould perm it, of the Zion
and m u nicipalities. One p o in t in
>f th e season's schedule and w ill Evangelical church , w here fu n eral
favor of th e bill as advocated by
>e a good one. G resham high hav- services will be held on W ednes­ R ep resen tativ e P o tte r is th a t it
ng defeated the G rant team on th e day afternoon at 2 o’clock, th e Rev.
would place p rac tica lly every c iti­
ocal floor 17 to 12.
E. H orstm ann officiating. In te r­ zen on the ta x ro lls, th ereb y giving
The G resham eighth grade quint m ent will be m ade in the D ouglass him a p ersonal sense of resp o n si­
von a one-sided victory over the cem etery.
bility in the ad m in istratio n of gov­
i’ark ro se grade team on th e local
F u n eral a rran g e m en ts are in the ern m en tal affairs. It Is already
loor to th e tune of 36 to 1 th e eve- care of the G resham F u n eral p a r­ evident th a t th e bill will not be fa-
lin g of Ja n u a ry 14. T here is much lors.
j vored by th e county a ssesso rs of
5ood m a teria l in th is team .
th e sta te as a whole. S everal re p ­
Plano Toning.
The prospect th a t G resham high
resen tativ es alread y heard from
P iano tuning, $3.50. Piano and
¡will again take first place in the
organ repairing. F red B. Jones, | and have been urged to help defeat
leld of school sp o rts is greatly en- 2625, 49th stre e t S. E.. P o rtlan d . the Mill. T he assesso rs p o in t o ut
lanced by th e ir in te rest and en- Phone TAbor 8952 or G resham th e w ork entailed and th e difflcul-
:husiasm of the grade school team . 1561—Adv.
' ties th a t w ill be en countered ln
! m aking
assessm en ts
fair
and
| equitable.
D iam onds th a t have
hereto fo re escaped tax atio n will
; come u nder th e proposed am end-
! m ent. Should a farm bloc develop
in th e house it would oppose th
Until February 2, Daily and Sunday Journal, one ■ bill
on the ground th a t th e "little
fellow " was being h it w hile th e big
•ear, $7; with Outlook $8.30. Daily Journal, one year, In terests would not be affected.
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CHURCH DINNER
The Ladies’ Baptist Guild will serve a dinner in the
church basement
JANUARY 20, frani 5:30 to 7:30
MENU
Salad. R oast P ork. Veal and D ressing. Mashed Potatoes,
Cream ed C arrots. Home m ade Cake and F ru it Jello w ith
W hipped Cream. Coffee. Bread and B utter. Pickles.
Tickets 50c
Taxation Methods
Arp I in c r ip n f iiir
U llO vlvllllIIv
D iscussion is active on th e m at- l ing, binding and d istrib u tin g or
The farm er is being taxed to
te r of sa lary in crease for th ree m ailing to voters.
I ruin.
Amended section provides th a t
Such leading business an a ly sts
sta te officials—th e se creta ry of
county clerk s sh all send to se c re ­ i and econom ists as Roger Babson,
state, tre a s u re r and atto rn ey -g en -
ta ry of sta te lists of voters both i Prof. Irving F ish er of Yale, Prof.
eral. C om parison is m ade w ith th e , before p rim ary elections and b e­
G uuison Brow n of th e U niversity
duties and resp o n sib ilities of th e fore g en eral elections. The^ am end­ of Missouri, and so on'dow n an im-
governorship, w hich pays $7500 m ent elim in ates sending before ! | posing list have pointed out again
per year, w hile th e th re e m en tio n ­ prim ary elections.
P m iN TA M or N i t Pgon-rs P m d OUT « T a x is
T his w ould do aw ay w ith the
ed receive only $4500.
can d id ates' pam phlet, w hich is d e­
In the 33d session of the Oregon
clared to be u seless duplication
le g islatu re a m easu re w as in tro ­
and u n n ecessary expense.
duced m aking th e sa lary $5400 for
S en ato r H u n ter, who, six y ears
th e th ree officials. T his w as a c ­
ago,
introduced a bill to abolish all ,
cepted and passed by th e leg isla­
tu re , but vetoed by G overnor voters pam phlets, considers th e j
Pierce. It w as am ong bills held cost of th e can d id ates’ pam phlet
over for action a t th is 34th leg is­ out of proportion to its usefulness,
lative session. At first action was declaim ing th a t not 25 per cent of j
to postpone o r lay on th e tab le all voters pay any heed to them.
S en ato r N orblad says th e e n tire
vetoed bills, b ut by house re so lu ­
tio n th e sa lary bill w as revived. pam phlet issue should be ab o l­
T h ere is co n sid erab le opinion fa ­ ished. as a d irect saving to the
and again th a t our system of ta x ­
vorable to th e $900 increase, be­ state.
ation is obsolete and unscientific.
cau se th e duties and resp o n sib ili­
R ep resen tativ e P o tter says th e
The burden of th is unscientific
ties a re deemed w orthy of higtier bill w as m ade to apply p a rtic u la rly
taxation falls upon all classe s but
rew ard s, and it is possible th a t the to th e ca n d id a tes’ pam phlet be­
m ost heavily upon th e farm er.
in crease w ill be adopted.
No cause, of the tw o, th e m easures
Consider carefu lly th e diagram
change in th ese sa larie s has been pam phlet has m ore m erit
e m u nder
nuer th
m e 1 , f
)(,uced hvrp R was 1Hlt)lished
m ade since 1905, when th e Hat sa l­ direct p rim ary th an th e form er.
r
ary bill w as introduced by T hom as He quotes figures to show th a t th e )
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a ly st and otuHat,„,an
sta tistic ia n ln
Kay, p rese n t sta te tre a su re r. P re ­ can d id ates’ pam phlet cost $15,-
th is country.
vious to th a t tim e both offices w ere 104.24 in th e 1923-’24 g eneral elec­
It show s th e farm er is paying
on th e fee system and w ere very tion. F o r those y ears th e sta te ex ­
out 83 p er cent of his net profits ln
pended
$31,229.97
for
both
p
a
m
p
h
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. , ..
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, ,
rem u n erativ e .
p
«ox, « a
v
taxes. And Mr. Babson em phasizes
Honoring Oregon Pioneers.
Come and hrinir jour frtami*
Abolish Voters Pamphlet.
Iets’
Cost of can d id ates p am phlet for
1925-'26 w as $9,457.55. T otal for
both $21,910.26.
C andidates paid in fees exactly
$2100. according to records of S ec­
re ta ry of S tate Kozer.
On a th e show ing made, m any
m em bers of both houses favor
abolition of the en tire pam phlet
system .
j th a t tax es a re paid, n ot out of
, g rosa | ncOnie, but out of n et profits.
These stag g erin g tax es paid by
th e farm er react upon the business
of th e country. W hile th e re are
only about six m illion farm ers in
th e United S tates, th e ir fam ilies
and those dependent on farm trad e
sw ell th e num ber of people ln th e
group rep resen tin g th e farm p u r­
chasing pow er to about forty m il­
lion.
•
“JIGGS" BURIED WITH HONORS j W hile th is group of fo rty m ll-
Jig g s of th e m arin es is dead.
, Hon is hit th e h ard est, it is vital
,
. also to th e In d u stries w hich need
T he en tire m arin e brigade stood 4 l-x x-x V n ».wx zx »• a T r ’l /IO
th e fa rm e r’s trade.
stiffly a t atten tio n w hile C aptain
T he p o liticians a re responsible
Rome led the exercises and th e
for th is d rain on th e fa rm e r’s
body of Jig g s w as being lowered1 to ,
n o thing to
th e grave. A m arin e flag covered P
„
w i„
o n ,y
act
th e coffin of S erg ean t M ajor Jiggs.
when they a re forced to, and
No m ore w ill Jig g s w ink his a p ­ then th e re is th e u su al am o u n t of
proval as th e tro o p s sw ing by on red tap e to be unw ound before an y ­
parade. Jig g s has heand "tap s.”
th in g can be accom plished.
Sergeant-M ajor Jig g s w as a dog.
DUl
lt is tim e th
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B
ut it
farm er is be-
He trav eled m ore th an a h undred ginning to prod and prod hard.
tho u san d m iles w ith th e M arines— j
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in air, by land—on w ater. Because ('U 'll LEADERS
he w as b rav e—he won his strip e s
ELECT OFFICERS
—and com m ission.
, , x.
T he civilian m ay laugh—b u t not , At a m eeting of th e local clu
the M arines. W herein Jig g s is con- lead ers' association held at tiie
cerned. T hey know th e brav ery , b ra ry on S atu rd ay aftern o o n , W. C.
en durance, loyalty and resource-1 L aw rence was re-elected p resid en t
fulness of d o g s - a n d of Jig g s in of th e association and Miss H elen
p articu la r.
I Maxwell re-elected se c re ta ry and
But—if you m u st laugh—or sneer tre a su re r.
Miss H elen Cowgill, a ssista n t
m ake su re th e re a re no M arines
sta te club leader, gave a thorough
about.
explanation of th e changes in club
MYSTERIOUS SINK HOLE w ork and th e g irl's d em o n stratio n
TROUBLES
RAILROAD w ork for 1927.
$2.6« Per Year
Is
ill C
Revolution grips the Republic of
Nicaragua. During this emergency
U. S. Warships are stationed in the
harbor with orders to protect Am­
erican lives and property. Admiral
Julian Latimer is in command.
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
School Notes
Boring Lodges Hold
Joint Installation
Flve 8tudents •«cwwfuiir passed
the m id-term exam inations a t the
G resham grad e school la st week
and four of these, Alice Howell,
Masa S aw atori, E dna W infree and
C aroline W hetstone, enrolled Mon­
day as freshm en a t G resham Union
high school. E rn e st W olter did
not reg ister as a high school stu-
d en t as he p lan s to leave G resham
before th e close of the spring term ,
A jo in t in stallatio n of th e Odd
Fellow and Rebekah lodges was
duly observed at Boring on th e
evening of J a n u a ry 5 by appro p ri-
ate cerem onies in ch a rg e of in­
stallin g officers Special Deputy
i Qran i, M aster H enry Beck. D istrict
T he G resham g rad e school has
ketb all team h as been w inuing
honors lately by its sk illfu l play ­
ing. On F riday nig h t the young­
ste rs defeated P a rk ro se 36 to 1 in
a sp irited , evenly-m atched gam e
which was refereed by C larence
K ruger, ath letic coach a t th e high
school. A week ago F riday eve-
ning they w hitew ashed the G ilbert
team , the score stan d in g 17 to 0.
C la re u te Owneby refereed th is
game. A full schedule Is now be-
ing a rran g e d for th e b ask etb all
program for th e season.
C. M. Q ulcksall has been asked to
speak F rid ay evening at th e Vic-
tory P aren t-T ea ch e r association,
H e will p resen t th e subject, “ P un-
ishm eut at hom e and at school.”
D eputy P resid en t E m m a McBain,
and G rand M arshals W illiam and
Amy Morand.
The Rebekah officers to be in-
stalled w ere Em m a Dugger, noble
Krana ; H en rie tta A nderson, vice
g ran d ; Amy M orand, se c re ta ry ;
M yrtle T elford, tre a s u re r; Mildred
sm ith , w ard en ; L ucile H illyard,
| co n d u cto r; A nna G antenbeln, in-
slde g u a rd ian ; O scar Borde, out-
! „¿«je g u ard ia n ; Edith A nderson,
R g N q . M ary P o rte r, L.S.N.G.;
Lizzie Dugger, R .S .V . G.; Maude
Brown, L. S. V. G.; M argaret
W heeler, ch ap lain ; Alice Schan-
tin, m usiciaji.
The officers for th e Boring I. O.
O. F. lodge who w ere installed at
th e sam e tim e w ere John Hott-
m elster, noble g ran d ; Oliver P e te r­
AREME ( LI B «IVES
ATTRACTIVE DANCE son, vice g ran d ; W illiam M orand,
se c re ta ry ; J. E. S eifer, tr e a s u re r;
T he Areme club dance a t th e Ma­ O scar Borde, w ard en ; M. L. H ill­
sonic hall la st F rid ay n ig h t was yard, co n d u cto r; John H. Lake, in­
conceded as one of the m ost a t ­ side g u a rd ia n ; J. G laisen. outside
g u ard ia n ; L. H. M allicoat, R. S.
tra c tiv e dancing p arties th e club N. G.; H erm an Johnson, L. S. N. G.;
has given. “A m id-w inter frolic,’’ C larence A nderson, R. S. V. O.; Hl-
as Aie dance was term ed, contained dore Johnson, L. S. V. G.; Jo h n
m any special num bers and featu res Myers, R. S. S.; F red G raber, L. S.
w hich added to th e variety and g.; Otis Rich, ch aplain.
At th e sam e tim e th e new ly-
m errim en t of th e occasion.
T he deco ratio n s w ere especially elected officers of Hood View en­
attractiv e. Long stra n d s of ev er­ cam pm ent of No. 90 I.O . O .F . w ere
green rope w ere draped from the in stalled into office. T he in sta ll­
ce n te r of th e hall to ceiling lights ing officers w ere W illiam Morand,
and all co rn e rs of the room. The D. D. C.P.; J. E. G ates, m a rsh a l;
lig h tin g effect was th a t of subdued and A. C. B rum back, G. S. W.
rose colors. On th e stage, w hich Is T hose inducted into office w er»
located in th e south end of th e S ylvester H all, C. P .; Ray Naas,
h all, a m in iatu re forest of fir was H. P .; Otis M. Rich, S. W.; L. H.
a rran g e d w ith a full moon in the M allicoat, scrib e; C larence A nder­
background, castin g its pale sil­ son, tre a s u re r; L ew is H all, junior
very ray s over the e n tire dance w ard en ; W illiam W heeler, guide;
tloor. T he proverbial black cat W illiam Morand, first w atch; John
was to be seen on top a picket H offm eister, second w atch; Jam es
McBain, th ird w atch ; F. L. Kinyon,
fence in th e foreground.
T he A rem e clu b 's next dancing fourth w atch : L. M. H illyard, in­
p arty w ill be given F eb ru ary 11 side se n tin e l: J. E. S eifer, outside
and w ill be a m asquerade. Coming se n tin el; L. Jessen, first guard »(
A lbert Jo n sru d , second
a few days prio r to St. V alentine's cam p;
day, th e event gives prom ise of g uard of camp.
an o th er very enjoyable occasion.
SEVENTEEN STUDENTS
ADDED TO III SUIIDDL
Sevehteen additional
stu d en ts
reg istered a t G resham Union high
school a t th e beginning of th e sec­
ond sem ester, 14 freshm en and
th re e ju n io rs. Miss D oris Brown,
who attended St. H elen’s hall In
P o rtlan d th e first p a rt of th e
school year, h as retu rn ed to her
w ork In th e ju n io r class for th e
rem ain d er of th e year. Vivian A r­
n o t has reg istered from L ents as a
Junior and Mary W else Is a ju n io r
residing a t T ro u td ale w ho will fin­
ish the y ear here.
F our have entered th e freshm en
cla ss from th e G resham grad e
school, Alice Howell, E dna Win-
free, C aroline W hetstone and Masa
S aw atori. Tony B aker enrolled as
a freshm an from th e C orbett grade
school from w hich he g rad u ated
la st year. Jo h n B rink com es from
th e Lusted school to th e freshm an
cla ss here. E ig h t stu d e n ts have
reg istered from G ilbert in the
fresh m an class. Ann W hite, Olen-
o re and H arold A pperson, Beulah
L ord, Melvin S tarb ard , Richard
S ayer, L illian Sim beni and D orothy
C arlson.
L. J. Allen, a ssista n t sta te club
T he old "sin k hole” n o rth of leader, talked reg ard in g th e boys’
Y am hill over w hich th e S o u th ern w ork, giving th e po u ltry , cro p s and
Pacific railro a d passes- is dem and­ livestock lead ers som e very good
ing its u su a l atten tio n , d u rin g th e ideas and w hat w as to be expected
rain y season.
in 1927.
At p rese n t 25 men a re busy tr y ­
County club agent, W. D, K inder,
ing to sa tisfy th is greedy m onster gave a b rief resum e of club w ork
w ith from 12 to 15 c a rs of sand in 1926 and his an n u al rep o rt.
daily, logs or an y thing else thAt is
Mr. L aw rence gave a b rief o u t­
"filling.” Yet it sinks n early two line of the club w ork discussed at
feet over night. The ra ilro a d com ­ th e county council of th e P aren t-
pany Is allow ed $1500 th is m onth T eacher association.
for th is purpose and alread y th is
A,, J. K rueger lead a discussion
sm all p atch of ground has cost th e as to w hat should be done in poul-
com pany m any th o u san d s of dol­ ! try work for an o th er year.
lars.
I The tim e of holding th e next lo­
No one seem s able to give a cal le ad e rs’ m eeting w ill be decid­
cause for th e sink hole. No other ed by th e executive com m ittee.
of Its kind h as been located in
Keep Zinc from Food.
A m erica. One is know n to exist ln
U sers of th e W ant Ad colum n are
S w itzerland over th e site of an ex­
Liquid foods Including b u tter-
urged to pay cash with o rd er and
tin ct volcano. Why can it not be milk. cider and o th er fru it juices avoid
sending bills for
sm all
should not be allow ed to sta n d for am ounts.
filled’
Logs have recently been found in even a sh o rt tim e In a galvanized
Our clean in g is d ifferent; you
th e Y am hill riv er th a t no one can iron vessel, nor should such a u te n ­
account for. Is this sink hole con- : sil be em ployed In m aking p re ­ will be satisfied. Let us prove It.
P ete r L enard. We ta ll and deliver.
nected w ith th e r iv e r’—T elephone serves, Jellies, etc. T he zinc used —Adv.
in galvanizing will dissolve and
R egister.
R ent our Jo h n so n 's floor w axer
give th e food an u n p le asa n t ta ste
and polisher. We also have Jo h n ­
and
may
cause
sudden
and
Intense
Soy Bean N«w Big Crop.
so n ’s wax, liquid and paste. L. L.
T he soy bean acreag e on th is j illness.
Kill tier Hdw. Co., phone 1421.—Adv.
co u n try in creased from less th an
500,000 acres in 1917 to about 2.-
H ello London!
200,000 ac res In 1924, says th e
United S tates d ep a rtm en t of agri-1
ill
cu ltu re. T he p ro d u ct of 1.000,000
acres was used for hay, th a t of
700,000 ac res for p astu re and e n ­
silage, and 500,000 ac res w as used
for seed. T his Increase In acreag e
“*¡C-
is largely due to th e developm ent
A,
of b etter-ad ap ted varieties. T he
to tal value of th e soy-bean crop In
1924, th e la st year for w hich d ata
are available, w as $18,360,000, and
o f th is value th e new v arieties
w ere resp o n sib le for a little m ore
th an half.
R ep resen tativ e E. O. P o tte r of
Eugene introduced a bill Ju st be-
I fore ad jo u rn m en t T h u rsd ay , Jan.
13, to abolish th e pam phlet for can-
! dhlates. It rep e als th ree sections
and am ends an o th er in th e law
j governing c o rru p t p ractices in
nom inations and elections. It Is
H. B. 33.
S im ilar legislation w as in tro ­
duced by A. R. H u n ter of LaG rande
in th e sen ate at th e sam e tim e.
I 8. B. 37.
T he house bill rep eals sections
M ention to an ad v e rtise r th a t you
4114, 4115, and 4116, and am ends
j section 4117 of c h a p te r 14. Oregon saw his ad. in th e Outlook.
, laws.
D on't lay down the p aper till you
ReDeal sections rela te to p rin t -
BORIN« MAN’S SISTER
WINS SWIM MARATHON
Miss M artha S tager, one of the
lady p articip a n ts in the W rigley
m arathon swim from
£ a ta lln a
Island to th e m ainland in C alifor­
nia, who was aw arded a special
cash prize of $2500, is th e sister of
a Boring business m an, Fred S ta ­
ger, p ro p rieto r of th e Boring T ruck
com pany. Miss S tag er has been
em ployed in P o rtlan d in th e home
of Leon H irsch for th e past four
y ears and has visited in Boring
m any tim es. She w as taken from
the w ater w ithin a few m iles of th e
m ainland and w as given th e h an d ­
some cash aw ard for her plucky
en d urance. It Is said she is suffer­
ing no ill effects from her long trip
th ro u g h th e w ater.
5-A ere Tract.
Two and o ne-half m iles from
G resham , 400 feet from Mt. Hood
highw ay.
New three-room p la s­
tered dw elling, hath, basem ent,
new g arage. One a c re loganberries.
Bull Run w ater, on good rock
road. P riced to sell. $1000 will
handle. B. W. T horne, G resham ,
phone 2751.—Adv.
T uesday Evening, Jan . 18—D ahl-
q u lst's o rch e stra of P lea san t Valley
b ro adcasting over KXL betw een 8
and 9 o'clock.
W ednesday Evening. Jail. 19—
E astern S tar card p arty T rou td ale
Masonic hall.
W ednesday, Jan . 19 — G resham
sew ing class a t high school 9 a. m.
T h u rsd ay , Jan. 20—L adies’ Guild
dinner at B aptist church.
T uesday Evening, Jan . 25— R egu­
lar m eeting of A m erican Legion
¡mil W om an's au x iliary , G resham
gran g e hall.
W ednesday, 3:30, Jan . 26—G resh ­
am Union high vs. G rant high a t
G rant high gym nasium , P ortland.
T h u rsd ay E vening, Jan . 27—
Church fam ily supper, M ethodist
Episcopal church.
S atu rd ay , Jan. 29—Bond election
for Union high school d istric t
No. 2.
Sunday E vening, Jan. 30— F irs t
of special revival m eetings at th e
M ethodist E piscopal church.
F rid ay Evening, Feb. 11—A reme
History was made when President Walter S. Giffoni of the A. I club m asquerade.
and T inaugurated the new radio-telephone between New York and
W ednesday E vening, Feb. 16—
London You can now talk from your home to your English ccaiaitu