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---------------------------------------- ------ -------------------------- ~ » ^ M ax v v a a .11, V 1 k J U ltU ll.ltl. LIJ 1 1 11G V L 1 LUHIX o r G resham O utlook T W IC E A W EEK VOL. 17, NO. 8ft * ^ .* „ ^ * j __________ __________________________ORESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 11 It lasted, but they thoroughly e n - l l l ___ F* 1 l l . a a 1 __ _ lv u K iiu iu t r TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS __________________________________________ 9S.00 Per Year _ T he local office of th e Oregon I T elephone com pany was w ell rep- 1 resented in th e staff of w orkers | w hich engineered th e erection of By D. E. TOWLE, Manager in absorbing as much of the Mr. and Mrs. Jam es Jen n in g s The Berry Growers Packing Co. F or the th ird consecutive year the tre e . The P. E. P. com pany C h ristm as sp irit as all should W. D. K inder, for the past four en tertain ed Sunday at a fam ily Re careful of fire this cold, dry C hristm as com es b ut once a year hope to have, an d raises th e q u es G resham has a com m unity C hrist- co ntributed both assistan ce and m as tree. D espite th e hard w ork w ire' aud B araes * Son fu rn ish ed . hut the C hristm as sp irit of peace tion in his m ind of why he should y ears th e very successful leader of E!1,berin g in honor of th e 70th w eather. b irth d ay of Mrs. Lucy M itchell If ever this injunction was potent the sand for the bags placed as b al on earth , good w ill to w ard s your be m ade th e goat and be com pelled ‘ boys and K^r ,s cblb w ork in Mult- w hich was incum bent upon the Mrs. Je n n in g s' m other, and th e with m eaning for G resham citizens last a t th e base of th e tree. fellow m an should be th e slogan of to loose his life's effort because it nom ah county outside of P o rtland, seventh b irth d ay of Robert, son of it is ju s t now. few, the tre e is again a reality , its T he C hristm as tree w ill rem ain a11 m en every day th e year round, is expressed in a farm th a t he and was notified today of his appoint- Mr. and Mrs. Jen n in g s. Mrs. Mitch- G resham has no fire departm ent. b ranches w aving in the ea st wind. in place u n til a fte r New Y ear's ! P robably th e g re a te st bane of bis fam ily have devoted to th e most ment as d istric t extension ag en t for ell m akes h er home with her The v olunteer firemen resigned hum an brotherhood is th e greed of It is understood th a t th e tre e la to Day. valu ab le con trib u tio n to Prom ote th e weBtern dau g h ter. Mrs. E. A. Wean of P ort- sum m arily and unanim ously at a com m ercial and financial gain on hum an happiness, in n in o a o ♦ * « . . . . be lighted today u nder th e d irec th e production MBS. WINONA HOOD th e p art of individuals, and as in of food and clothing for his fel- eluding seven counties. H is head land. R o b ert's b irth d ay w as fu rth - special m eeting of th e departm ent tion of the B jur E lectric store, 200 i er rem em bered on Monday a f te r held la st night. INJURED IN CRASH dividual com petition proved very low m an. q u a rte rs will be in th e sta te house noon w hen eight little frien d s cam e lig h ts to form th e decorations. The A w ritten resolution sta tin g the expensive business, big business placing of th e tre e w as som ew hat S u rely th is is us honorable and in Boice, w here he will tak e up his In to help him celebrate. Games, a Mrs. W inona Hood, d au g h ter of fact of im m ediate resignation and delayed th is y ear on account of th e C. C. L ake living two m iles south men during th e p ast 25 y ears have im p o rtan t a line of endeavor as new duties on Ja n u a ry 5. T he new toothsom e b irthday cake and other the reason th erefo r was passed u n c e rta in ty of th e q u ara n tin e be- of Boring, passed through G resham concluded to Join hands and elim i clipping coupons on non-taxable w ork c a rrie s w ith It a g ratify in g refre sh m e n ts m ade th e tim e pass unanim ously by the 21 firemen ing lifted in tim e, but as soon as S aturday on th e way to th e home n ate c u t-th ro a t com petition. This se cu ritie s or prom oting th e sale of in crease in salary. It Is a decided all too soon. Those p rese n t w ere p resen t out of a m em bership of has resu lted in com bination a ite r th is was done, the com m ittee w hich of her fath e r, com ing from Eugene, w o rth less sto ck s in som e w ildcat prom otion and th e recognition of M aryette H am lin, L enore and Bob 24 or 25. T he essense of the reason com bination being form ed, con o u tstan d in g leadership qualities. oil prospect to a gullable public. had been appointed w ent to w ork, w here she is a stu d en t in the Uni- by Inglis, Bobby R aker, Vernon or reaso n s given are inadequacy of Mr. K inder has had th e h earty and S tanley S ture, J a n e t Johnson, On T hursday evening, beginning versity of Oregon. Mrs. Hood w as stan tly , en larg in g th e size of the T he ap p a ren t indifference of o th ers equipm ent and lack of co-opera prom ptly a t 8 o'clock, a p rogram ap p a ren tly suffering a nervous group until at th is tim e we find the to farm d istre ss does develop b it cooperation of his wife in his w ork Bobby l’ulfer and Robert Jennings. tion on th e p a rt of the council. la rg e business of th e nation con te rn e ss in th e soul of Old Man Ag in th e county, and both have m ade ViU be rendered on th e stre e t n ear i shock due to in ju ries she had re A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. F or a year or two the fire de th e C hristm as tree, a t the in te rsec - ceived ea rly th a t m orning in Eu- ducted w ith little or no com peti ric u ltu re and causes him to w onder a wide circle of friends, not only H. H. C ham berlain of S pringdale, p artm en t has presented petitions tion except in re ta il tra d e and, even tion of Main and Pow ell. T his is I gene, w hen th e autom obile in w hich if th e re is re a lly anything to th a t am ong th e boys an d g irls b u t Decem ber 16 at th e hom e of Mrs. and req u ests to the council for in passing the a rtic le onto th e con beautiful theory of the brotherhood am ong th e te ach ers and the p are n ts J. A. Bushong. T he baby hus been : much needed Im provem ents in the to be m ore or less im prom ptu, b u t ! she and a m an and his wife w ere of the schools. T h eir going will tho se in charg e say it w ill be a ’ riding, collided wih a c a r ju s t as sum er, th e m a n u fa ctu re r instats on of man. nam ed John B urton. fire-fighting a p p a ra tu s and they co n tro llin g and dictatin g th e retail be g rea tly reg retted by th e ir good, all-around, w holesom e affair. ! they w ere leaving for P o rtlan d . Farm Loss Serious Problem. Mrs. P. A. Gould, who w ent re have as often been refused or put price. T his applies to banking, T he G resham band has been se- ' T he th re e occu p an ts of th e car The w riter is fully aw are of the friends, who w ill, how ever, be cen tly to A shland, Oregon, on a off and th e firemen claim th a t they cured and selections by th is w ill w ere throw n out, according to th e tra n sp o rta tio n , all public u tilities fact th a t all lin es of in d u stry have pleased a t th e prom otion. visit, plans to go to so u th ern Call- have not been given fair consider - Mr. and Mrs. K inder expect to s ta r t off the evening. It cannot be ' story, and th e m an and his wife r e and factory products. All of these th e ir own tria ls and trib u latio n s fo rn la to spend th e holidays w ith a ation by the council. The feeling agencies of com m erce have sought sta te d at th is tim e ju s t w hat th e , moved to a Eugene hospital. Mrs. and problem s to solve, b u t th is leave on December 29 for th e ir new b ro th er. on th e p a rt of th e volunteers, m any p rogram will consist of, but th e re ; Hood did n ot asce rta in th e extent and obtained favorable legislation g rea t econom ic problem of sh rin k field of labor, % a fte r spending Mr. and Mrs. W alter Metzger of them quite experienced and long both sta te and n atio n al th a t en w ill be plenty of m usic, and other of the in ju rie s of her com panions, age of farm land values and loss in C hristm as In Eugene w ith th e la t have purchased th e H. W. Cooley In th e service, w ithout pay, has fe a tu re s are being arran g ed . but w as placed on a tra in for P o rt ables th ese various in terest« to farm o p eratio n s of th e past seven te r ’s relativ es. house on Main stree t, ta k in g pos grow n In Intensity until they have m aintain uniform ly profitable rates T he tre e th is year w as th e g ift land. y ea rs is so grav e and far reaching session of th e ir n e v m odern home now decided to q u it ra th e r than try and com m odity prices thqt, re g a rd th a t it behooves all lines of Indus Progressive Club to Dnnee. of Mrs. J. C. Stanley. It is u n A fter reach in g G resham she got yesterday. T he K essler house on to do th e ir duty w ithout th e coun less of ex tra v ag a n t o p eratin g ex T he Pow ell Valley P ro g ressiv e E ast Pow ell stree t, w hich they u su a lly sym m etrical and graceful. in touch w ith relativ es who cam e try to sit up and take notice lest c il’s cooperation. A tru c k belonging to A. W. M etzger for her. Before leaving, how ever, penses and th e paying of princely th eir business be ca rrie d down with club will give a balloon dance S a t have been occupying, has been A pparently the resu lts of the re salarie s including fictitious valu a & Co. w as donated for th e occasion, i she visited th e office of a local ag ric u ltu ra l b an k ru p tcy as it will urday evening, Decem ber 24, a t its ren ted by Mr. and Mrs. E rn e st cen t city election constituted the tions as a base for fixing profits, as w ere the services of C. M. Quick- physician who, afte r a thorough ex get them too, u n less th e re is a hand hall on Buckley avenue and Powell C hristensen. Mr. und Mrs. Cooley la st straw w hich determ ined the sa il, W. D. K inder, Ted Johnson, am ination, pronounced h er in enables th e people so engaged to extended quick enough to av ert the Valley road. On en terin g each p e r have moved onto th eir ran ch east firem en's action. They concluded m ake handsom e profits even if the son will be given it balloon and in of G resham . C. E. R usher, E rn e st Zenger and ju rie s to be not serious. catastro p h y . • th a t the new council would be as dividend ra te seem s low. Q uinton Kummel, who drove to th e | ______________ If you do not believe conditions th is connection a tu rk ey will be The Arenie club dance, which reactio n ary as th e form er, ns th e Trade I'liio n i Help. a re quite bad on the farm please given aw ay d u rin g th e evening. will be held on W ednesday evening, ran c h on th e S tanley road for th e Lovely Gift H andkerchiefs, some councllm en w ere re-elected. O rganizations of trad e unions ! tu rn to page 11 of A ugust 13, 1927, L. R. Mack is the ch airm an of the tree, and, w ith o th ers from G resh- i w ill again offer lovely h andker- Decem ber 28, prom ises to be one of The resignation of th e firemen am who reinforced th e ra n k s of I chiefs of various m a teria ls for am ong the various skilled labor num ber of th e L ite ra ry Digest and com m ittee on arran g em en ts. the o u tstan d in g events of th e sea- | will come before the council a t Its w o rk ers on th e a rriv a l of th e tree , , C hristm as gifts. Mrs. P earl Mack, c ra fts has also helped organized read th e re su lt of S ecretary Ja r- son. A special fe a tu re is being next re g u la r m eeting on Ja n u a ry th ey soon had it erected. T his w as , O resbam > phone 96x. Adv. labor to dem and a high ra te of dine's survey m ade on last y e a r’ SCHOOL D IST . NO. 7 planned by the com m ittee, in ad d i 4 unless a s^ > ,lal m eeting is called w ages th a t lias raised th e sta n d ard re su lts on 13,475 farm s h a t te lls accom plished by m eans of sto u t I L , , ... tion to th e door prize, w hich Is e a rlie r to m eet the em ergency. , . . „ ... „ Christmas Trees, 50c Mrs. O. C. P ark s of Ascot A cres j su re to be of in te re st to those a t poles and w ires, w hile five guy _ . ... , . . „ . of living am ong skilled w orkers to j how th ese farm ers realized an av The firem en say th a t rum ors , Z, Get these W ednesdays and Sat- a high level and is very m uch to be I erage of $155 for the y ear’s labor and h er g ran d d au g h ter, C h arlo tte tending. Good m usic w ill.b e p ro w ires hold it firmly in place. T he ) ur(]ays. Jo h n W ells, Section Line w ere circ u lated during the recent w o rk ers say it w as stren u o u s w hile road, m ile east G resham .—Adv. desired, but poor Old Man A gricul- J of them selves and fam ily afte r al Kamm es, recen tly retu rn ed from a vided and a good tim e assu red . cam paign reg ard in g th eir dem ands tu re does n ot seem to have a friend j low ing 6 per ce n t on the value of two w eeks' visit In C alifornia. They One of th e m ost unique and a t w hich w ere en tirely unfounded. on earth and th a t is w here th e shoe ; th e investm ent but nothing for de w ent as far south as Los Angeles trac tiv e window d isplays noted T he fact th a t th e firemen con sti pinches and th e C hristm as slogan i p re d a tio n or w ear on farm equip and re p o rt th a t th e w eath er w as ] am ong th e m any fine ones of of goodwill does not seem to apply, j m ent . T his should convince th e very w arm there. Mrs. P a rk 's , , re8h„ m reflecting the season's tu ted th e m ajority p resen t a t th e recen t city caucus was not In any and the adm onition of “B ear ye one i m ost sk ep tical and should arouse m other, Mrs. F razier, accom panied g reetin g s, is th a t of Brockw ay &. way p rea rran g e d and only resulted an o th er s burdens does not seem y0U to th e need of national legis them home and plans to rem ain In Nelson, local Dodge B ro th ers a u from the neglect of citizens and the to re st very heavily if a t all on th e | at|o n th a t should be enacted In the Oregon during th e w inter. tom obile dealers. B u rstin g Its fact th a t it was the re g u la r m eet- oth er fellow. [ p rese n t session of congress th a t David E. Nelson, su p erin ten d en t bon(i„ from UlP en(1 of an | nimen(,„ , h t of the flrelnen who ad_ r tnp Pi'll il4»n f in 1 InMiirnnrp m m . I — . . . . . . ... I The w riter used to th in k th a t ; would do for th e farm er w h at fa I C h ristm as box, a typical one tied Journed th eir m eeting td atten d th e seven years w as th e lim it, but afte r ! vorahle legislation Is doing for the pany of A m erica, en tertain ed the w ith red paper ribbon, may be seen caucus. Also th a t th e ir dem and seven years of ag ric u ltu ra l depres- ] o th e r in te re sts m entioned In th is P o rtlan d em ployes of th e com pany the la te st model Dodge B rothers for a m odern pum per costing sion and loss the end does not article. at The Oasis with a C h ristm as p a r coupe, a C h ristm as p rese n t well around $12,000 and paid engineers seem to be in sig h t or ju s t around ty and banquet on Decem ber 14. Yearly Loss Thirty-live Billion. w orth th e name. was a cam paign lie. They do ask th e co rn er . In th e m ind of the P o rtlan d Alumni ch ap ter of XI T he loss su stain ed In th e p ast Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Peak of Salt for a m ore m odern equipm ent hut th in k in g farm er who know s th a t seven y ears in selling farm prod Psi Phi fra te rn ity gave a dinner o th e r In terests have asked for and ucts below the cost of production dance a t The Oasis on Decem ber Lake City, U tah, left for th eir have no Idea of loading an unrea- home S atu rd ay afte r sev eral days' aonable burden on the city, received from the legislative bodies an(; hrfnkage of farm land values 12. visit a t th e hom e of th e fo rm er's It Is a serious situation thnt has favorable legislation to p ro tect is co nservatively estim ated a t $35, T he Jo lly Sew ing club held Its b ro th er, Dr. F ra n k Peak. arisen anil one In which not only th e ir in te rests, It resu lts in a feel 000,000,000. T he to ta l value of th e last m eeting of th e year at th e Miss M yrtle R usher and Miss th e council hut every citizen and ing of soreness th a t does not aid w ealth of th e nation is estim ated home of Mrs. T. C. M illar. F o u r Mary Cogswell of B erkeley, C ali p ro p erty ow ner Is deeply con a t $400,000,000,000. Of th is am ount teen ladies w ere p resen t and the fornia, arriv ed in G resham th is cerned. It is ce rtain the firemen a g ric u ltu re did rep rese n t one- aftern o o n w as sp en t sewing. m orning. They w ere m et a t th e have m aintained a very strong and th ird or $135,000,000.000, with an in boat, th e “ Rose City”, by C. E. efficient o rganization and. though debtedness of ab o u t $67,500,000,000 F A IR V IE W R usher, a t th e end of th e ir ocean they a re volunteers, and therefore If we deduct th e $35,000,000,000 we and riv er voyage. Miss Rusher, the m ore subject to changes and A p p ro p riate C h ristm as services have only an equity of $32.500,000,- who is em ployed in B erkeley as d issatisfaction, they have proven will be held a t Sm ith M emorial 000 left, o r a sh rin k ag e of 50 per p riv ate se c re ta ry to the city a tto r- them selves very faithful and. when cen t in th e n et value owned by the P resb y terian ch u rch next Sunday. ney. w ill rem ain until a fte r th e j su itab ly equipped and encouraged, The S unday school w ill m eet a t 10 farm er. So you can read ily see holidays w ith her p aren ts. Miss have won for th e city and them - th a t u n less th is depreciation Is o'clock and the C h ristm as service Cogswell, who is In h er senior J selves an enviable reputation, checked soon th e farm er will be will be a t 11. y ear at th e U niversity of C allfor- ‘ R Is hoped by every thoughtful dispossessed and we will be on th e nla, located at Berkeley, w ent 1m- , citizen a way may be found speedl- highw ay to th e developing of a TROUTDALE m edlately to th e home of her par- |y to bridge over the ruction and class sim ilar to th e R ussian p ea s C h ristm as services w ill be held ents, Mr, and Mrs. B. F. Cogswell give th e city again an efficient fire Gresham a n t before th e revolution. at the T ro u td ale com m unity church a t S p rln g w ater, Oregon. H er plans fighting force. T his should not be to lerated In reg ard in g to h er re tu rn to C alifor free A m erica If we still b reath e th e next S unday at 10 o'clock. nia a re som ew hat indefinite. For low est ra te s on autom obile, air of freedom and equality th a t the W. T. Shelley, who six w eeks ago tru ck and general Insurance see Boy a Nash Tailored Malt. sig n ers of the D eclaration of I n suffered a fra ctu red leg and B. W. T horne.—Adv. I am p repared to tak e o rd ers for w renched knee when he stepped dependence fought for, and th e ob Illne Merge Suits 529.50. ject of th is artic le is to aro u se lo tailo r-m ad e su its, all wool and o ut of a back door and fell th ree u aran teed to fit, and for a very All wool, la test m odels for men cal public sen tim en t to a re a liz a g low price. T hese are th e su its fo r feet, is now able to w alk, although tion of a g ric u ltu ra l depression and m erly handled by F ra n k Black. See still unable to resum e his em ploy and young men. Come and se« them . A ylsw orth A M artin, O resb- th a t you will petition your con me before buying. Can save you m ent. Mr. Shelly had to rn aw ay am. tf money. B. W. Em ery. g ressio n al delegation, including th e old porch of his hom e on F R E E — No. 9, 14-ox. copper wash our co ngressm an from th is d istric t, In su ra n ce funds for farm loans. F o u rth stre e t and had begun the to use all honorable m eans to e n No com m ission or brokerage. Very erection of a bnthrooin. F o rg et holler with every electric w asher purchased here before C hristm as. ac t legislation at once to keep s u r easy term s. B W. T horne.—Adv. tin g th a t th e step s had been re L. L. K idder Hdwe. Co.—Adv. plus farm com m odities off the m a r moved, he opened th e door and Bine Serge Salts MM«. ket and not allow th e su rp lu s to stepped out, fallin g a sh o rt d is C lo th craft Blue S erge Suit« for S reduce th e value of th e w hole p ro d men and young men w ill solve ta n ce and b reak in g th e sm all bone I uct below the cost of production. your clothes problem . A ylsw orth in his rig h t leg ju st above the M artin, G resham . tf an k le and badly tw istin g his knee- > If you w ill do th is you will express the tr u e C h ristian and C hristm as T h u rsd ay evening, Dec. 22.— cap. T he co n crete foundation had Repair Driveways. I7O R many years It will be a C om m unity C hristm as program at sp irit th a t recognizes th e b ro th e r been poured for th e new room and, Now Is the tim e to re p a ir your * beautiful reminder of the giver. hood of Man and the F atherhood of drivew ays w ith crushed rock or suddenly rem em bering th is as he tree. Intersection Main and Powell streets. God. Toasts two large slices at one road gravel. 8ee W alrad A W right, began to fall, he th rew him self F rid ay evening, Dec. 23.—C h rist O resham , phone 1631.—Adv. time — and automatically turns sidew ays, w hich caused th e Injury m as program at Zion Evangelical Those Christinas Cards the toast without touching it. to his knee. church. Must be ordered at once. Our Get Christmas Cards Now. Mrs. F ra n k Moore attended the supply still em brases 20 different Our beautiful line of C hristm as The name Hotpoint it your S atu rd ay evening, Dec. 24.— styles of exceptional beauty. Have card s Is on display. Choose yours fu n eral In P o rtlan d on T uesday of guarantee o f highest quality. your nam e engraved or prin ted on early w hile the asso rtm en t Is com la st week of her b ro th er, H enry C hristm as exercises C ottrell com m unity church. them. G resham O utlook, phone plete. G resham D rug Co., T he Rand, of th a t city. H er son and 1561. G IF T Boxes of fine stationery should R exalt Store.—Adv. tf Sunday night, Dec. 2 5 —C h rist d au g h ter-in -law , Mr. and Mrs find their way into every gift list. So prac m as c a n ta ta by choir of M ethodist C harles Moore, accom panied her to E piscopal church. tical and so beautifully prepared are these Attracthely wrapped ready lor th e fu n eral. areel Post If desired. boxes that you will find many you like Continued on page 4 Sunday m orning. Dec. 25.—P lea s ant Home B aptist S. 8. C hristm as for gifts. A Holiday Frolic program . 65 Hat Free. MASONIC HAÏL, GRESHAM With th e p u rch ase of each sa lt T uesday, Dec. 27.—A m erican L e or overcoat. Now Is the lino We have none hanrains in stationery — boxes w ith gion and A uxiliary joint In stalla ¡A ylsw orth A M artin.— Adv. plain nr lined envelopes special nt t i e to 91.00. tion of 1928 officers, G resham g ran g e hall, 8 p m . Phone 801 Battery Service. by Greed of Financial Gain Community Tree a Gets Big Promotion Gresham Locals Without Protection r Open Evenings WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY and SATURDAY x For the convenience o f our customers W. R. Hicks Co. Headquarters for <Sifk that Keep on Giving IIIC3IIII Toast-Over Toaster Gift Boxes of Fine Stationery ’3.75 to *12.50 AREME CLUB DANCE P. E. P. Co. Taber Pharmacy MAIN ST. GRESHAM Gresham, WEDNESDAY? DEC. 2 8 ~ Daneina 8:30 to 12 Oregon SPEC IAL FEATURES FUN FOR ALL Giyray'n Orchestra GKNTt.EMEN JZe D O O R PKIZP.M ladhch l u A g u aran teed b attery for $3 or $4 W ednesday, Dec. -A rem e club and your old one C harging. 50c. holiday dance. Powell Valley a t 52d stree t. Phone TAhor 0284 a fte r 7 p r n —Adv. T h u rsd ay evening, Dec. 29.—A n nual business m eeting and social F or real e state loana te a or call of L u th er League at home of Dr. B. W. Thorna.— Adv. J. G. Sture.