G resham O utlook
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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.
Sporting Events
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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 )
iness an .....................
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
-1
. , ..
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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
----------------- —
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.
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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