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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1928)
W. W. Banks, form erly assista n t McCOURT OF GOOD United S tates atto rn ey for Oregon, FAMILY, EXPERIENCED is a candidate for re-election to the To be well born gives one half sta te senate from M ultnomah the boost he needs in life and to county. He served as re p re se n ta follow th a t up w ith conscientious tive in th e Oregon leg islature in ^nd hard w ork will put him a long 1903. He is now serving his sec- way ahead tow ard the goal of suc- ond term as sta te Senator. He in- i cess. troduced and secured th e passage j T his little homily is illu stra te d in of the first law in this sta te lim it- the life of John B. McCourt, candi- ing the hours of em ploym ent for date for nom ination on the rep u b women and has alw ays advocated lican ticket for the sta te leg isla and voted L>. i« « » pel laining to ture. He is the son of th e late decency, p rogress and developm ent John McCourt for m any years on of our industries anil port. the sta te suprem e bench. John B. was born in Salem, educated in th e statp, and has been for some years VOTERS / Give the ad v e rtise rs in today's an atto rn ey In P ortland. He was elected to th e le g isla tu re two y ears Outlook your m ost careful consid ago and has gained th e advantage eration. Vote next Friday and vote of experience. intelligently. His slogan is, “Economy in step with p ro g ress.” BUSINESS MAN ON LEGISLATIVE TICKET Do You Owe a Letter to Your Mother? .1 Business Man for a Stephen A. M atthieu is a d ru g Business Adm inistra gist of P o rtlan d and he is also an tion. experienced and reliab le legislator. He Is not an u p s ta rt in eith er There have been many sermons line, having been w ritten for women. This Is for in business for men, and Its m any y e a rs, text is : Don't Forget to W rite building from the to Your Mother. ground up, and W o m e n don't having served in need this ser the le g isla tu re in n o n , , because they do not 1917. In 1924 he forget. But a was elected a del- man is dahle to egate to th e n a t lie neglectful of ional rep ublican family ties and to forget how c o n v e n tion at Too Busyf 8. A. Matthieu ,,, , . lonely and des Cleveland. M r . •date are those who sit In the twi- M atthieu is entitled to very fav o r light of old age beside solitary able consideration by republican hearthstones and who wander voters. He is a son of F. X. M atthieu through empty rooms listening to one of O regon's best know n and be | the gay young voices that are si i lenced. ALLAN A. BYNON loved pioneers, who th ro u g h his Help Build Up Tills is not because men are lack A ttention of voters in ea ste rn vote at the now fam ous Champoeg ing in n atu ral affection. It is be Eastern Multnomah Is ugain directed to a m eeting was in stru m en tal in keep cause they become so absorbed In Multnomah fine, alert, young man, candidate ing Oregon as a p a rt of th e United th eir own affairs and are so sw al lowed up In th e ir business and their for the leg islatu re, Allan A. Bynon. S tates. in terests in th eir otvn pleasures and Republican Candidate He was born In P o rtlan d 32 years Mr. M atthieu's slogan is, “a bus th eir own wives and children, that FOR Boom for ago and is an atto rn ey of d istin c iness man for a business ad m in is they cease to realize th ere Is a n m any F actories tion. He devotes much tim e to tra tio n ,” anil lie can lie relied upon other claim upon them. R epublican C an d id ate Perhaps in the whole of human civic affairs. to rep rese n t his d istric t in acco rd life there Is no such Ironic con VOTE A few w eeks ago, for exam ple, ance w ith his slogan. trast la-tween our todde ideals and for i in tils capacity as presid en t of the our faltering deeds as Is shown In Portland A m ericanization Council FRED MERRILL SEEKS tlie way tlie average man tre a ts his P rim aries, May 18 Mr. Bynon presided at th e exercise LEGISLATIVE SEAT mother. Ills affection fo r tie r Is P aid A dv. Ids profoundest emotion, lenst ex ' in the m unicipal auditorium fol Basing his claim for co n sid era [tressed. ■ by S ecy . S. A. M a tth ie u C lub. lowing tile proceedings at whicli tion on his many years of activity Too Busy to W rite. ov< r 600 resid en ts of foreign b irth In the political and civic life of He may nor neglect her entirely. took th e oath th a t m ade them P o rtland, Fred T. M errill is seek He may pat him self on tlie hack P r im a r le » M ay IX, 192X A m erican citizens. S im ilarly, his ing nom ination on the republican and think tie is n good son because Re-Elect McCourt Born in Oregon — Believes in Oregon— Interest in education and his study tick et for the sta te legislature. lie lias given her tlie little ho:, »e Jf’orks for Oregon "E c o n o m y in S te p w ith P r o g r e s s " of school affairs led him to accept Fred traces his an cestry back to in which she lives if she is poor, tlie position of legal udviser to the E lder B rew ster of the Mayflower« ami sends her a monthly allowance. But he doesn't w rite to her. He J O H N IL P a id A dv. Oregon Congress of P a re n ts and and says he h as been a co n stan t leaves tlie correspondence to his T eachers. F u rth erm o re, having re ad v ertiser a n d booster of P o rtland wife, or to the children. Occasion ***********#**#**#*#*****#****################### cently served as a m em ber of the and Oregon for 45 years. He has ally lie may w rite a letter to her—a * Ï executive com m ittee of P o rtlan d m ade and spent over a m illion ilol short, form al, concise, businesslike Post No. 1, A m erican Legion, it fol ta rs in P o rtland. He served for letter th a t lias about as much heart In it as If he were w riting to a lows th a t he taken an active p a rt tw o te rm s as a city councilm an, broker to Inquire tlie price of FOR In the affairs of the ex-service men and m entions m any th in g s of bene stocks. Tlie man’s excuse Is th at he Is All of th e foregoing activities fit to th e city and tax p ay ers for form a valuable background for the w hich he says he was chiefly r e (oo busy to write. Maybe so, but m other was never too busy to an work of a rep rese n tativ e in the sponsible. sw er ills call when he needed her. » legislature, th e position for which "If nom inated and elected, says She was never too busy to hunt REPUBLICAN CA M ,II,A TE, Mr. Bynon is a cauddate. Mr. M errill, ” 1 will striv e for a tlie spool of thread tie wanted for M U LTN O M A H CO UNTY safe and sane legislation, a re a s his kite, or to wuch the little shirt tie needed whop |,p w anted to go PREMII M LISTS onable auto tax and help stop the oth er hoys. ABOUT COMPLETED spending orgy,—be on th e job con out Too witli Republican Candidate busy to w rite to m other! But P a id A dv. T he p rep aratio n of the prem ium sta n tly and at all tim es have on my she, Mr. Man. was never too b sy list for tills y ea r's M ultnomah coun to do every possible tiling for you. FOR ty fair lias been under way for m ind the best in te re sts of the peo You forget to w rite ,o mother. I, nt several weeks anil is now in the ple of th is beautiful sta te of O re never for a single second In all FUNERAL HELD EBB hands of tlie p rin ter, it Is nearly gon." SOLOMON STENBERG \o tir life lias m other forgotten you. om plete ami work on th e p rin tin g RED T. MERRILL will F u n eral services w ere held this Always a Child to Mother. he hastened as much as pos sible to get it into circu latio n be- HANDSOME MAGAZINE How empty stieli excuses must aftern o o n at th e U ndenom inational 45 years a booster for FEATURES NORTHWEST sound to the old Indy who is walt- tem ple for th e late Solom on S ten utise of the early dates of the fair. P ortland and Oregon I uncomplainingly berg who passed aw ay T uesday Mrs. O. A. E astm an, a s sista n t sec- Several m onths ago solicitors in g p a tie n tly ctary, lias had tlie p rep aratio n of fo r a le tte r f the son who Is n ig h t a t his hom e on th e H aley Help stop th e Spending Orgy took su b scrip tio n s in th is vicinity tile copy In charge. t ill a c h ild t<> no m a tte r I f to —Good Citizenship for a publication called (lie Oregon Tlie dates for the fair are July tlie rest o f tl.e « nTd lie looks a road a m ile n o rth of Boring, aged He will m uke good to 29. n early 71 years. In te rm e n t was M agazine and a rran g e m en ts w ere stout, hilld-heiided old gentleman. P a id A dv. m ade for an advertisem ent of this To tie r lie Is the w o rld and a ll there made in D ouglas cem etery under Tell it to t)ne-Flve-SIx-One. locality to he run In Its pages. Is o f in te re st in it. H is success Is the direction of th e G ates F u n eral —More Employment her triu m p h . T lie sm allest tilin g Time went on and no m agazine a p th a t concerns him Is o f g re a te r Im Home. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. peared. An in quiry brought out portance te tier than the rise and tlie inform ation th a t changes w ere fa ll o f em pires. And I f lie does not Emma S tenberg, and five sons, —More Agriculture o ntem plated in the m agazine and take the tro u b le to w rite to her and Fred of Raymond, Minn., C. W„ let tier share In Ids hopes and I tie ad would ap p ear in due season ;oys and plans and nchievem enta A1 A. and Ray of A lbany, and H. I., of Tillam ook. Tw elve g ra n d nd all su b scrip tio n s would be her lot Is desolate Indeed. T here fore, you who read these children also a re num bered am ong m ade good and b etter th an a n tic i R E PU B LIC A N CA ND ID ATE FO R nos, sit down at once and w rite tlie survivors. pated. P a id A dv. by .Mr. Stenberg w as born in Sweden Tills week the new m agazine has to y o u r m other a long, hum an, gos tV h eeler f o r R e p re s e n ta tiv e C lu b arriv ed and it is a beauty. It Is sipy le tte r, te llin g tie r a ll th a t volt and cam e to th e United S tate s In nam ed Tlie Pacific N orthw est and are doing and th in k in g and seeing 1880, se ttlin g in M innesota. He D on't lot yi u r mother lie evidently supercedes tlie Oregon one o f those poor, neglected w om moved from M innesota to C anada Magazine, as it has th e sam e edi en w ho w atch every day fo r the in 1906. and from C anada to O re — Less Laws tor, A lbert llebel, though it sta rts com ing o f the m ailm an, and when gon in 1916, a t th a t tim e locating hack w ith volume 1, num ber 1. It he passes them by tu rn s o rro w fu lly on the hom e place w here he re —Less ’faxes and de je cte d ly u w jjy, w o nd erin g I co n sists of 44 pages In a handsom e w hy tlie le tte r th a t they look fo r sided u n til Itis death. - More Payrolls Mr. S ten b erg possessed a s ta l cover and (lie article s, well illu s never conies. w art C h ristian c h a ra c te r, alw ays trated , fe a tu re portions of Idaho. Better Market for Farmers em bodying in his daily life th e Joy W ashington and Oregon. In Mother’s Footsteps and hap p in ess w hich cam e from j Tlie new m agazine is ce rtain ly of "M> mot tier's sm ile was my first I'aid high q u ality and engaging subject glim pse o f heaven. I f (lie heaven 1 w h ole-hearted service. He w as a m a tte r and should fill a niche in experience along the way and find reg u la r a tte n d a n t a t ch u rch w or- i the h e a rt of every lover of the lit the end o f tlie Journey Inis In It -hip and continued faith fu l in th is j as lit t le aversion and ns much love n o rth w est's n a tu ra l and artificial ns lit t le regret and ns m uch Joy, as regard u n til hindered by ill health. Introduced and secured en beauties. T he editor in a forew ord lit t le censure and ns m uch mercy, He will he m issed by a wide circle i c i n i c i n u i F IR S T law in Ora says th at It Is his aim "to bring ns litt le despair and as much hope. of friends and acqu ain tan ces. gnu lim iting (he hours of e m Ilia ' w ill be heaven in de ed! N oth j I tie Pacific n o rth w est to ypu in ploym ent for women. Ing I can over do can fu lly repay I m an n er novel and engaging, never the love she slied abroad In my CONTRACT TO BE LET before attem pted by any p ublica life except I w a lk the way she EOB FAIR BUILDINGS tau g h t me and meet tie r at heaven’s I A ccording to developm ents ta k tion.” gate w e a rin g the sm ile stie brought ! ing place T h u rsd ay evening a t a me. I am resolved to begin now P a i d A dv. M ill HONOR Mill B IB S am i wear it and tr y to tie w o rth y met ting of the executive board of VI TEMPLE SUNDAY o f II tills M other s day ('la u d e A l the M ultnom ah county fair asso Sunday school w ill be held at len M acK ay, in the Boston Herald. ciation, it is tho u g h t th a t by next lO 'I’l III It l> 4 IN H IBA I» 10 a. in. Sunday at th e U ndenom i Monday plans w ill be ready to su b n ational tem ple. T he p asto r will Of All Things Beautiful mit to prospective c o n tra cto rs. It for re-nomination for speak in the aftern o o n service on a A faithful, loving m other stands i is expected th a t bids will be adver- text th a t will he of sp ecial in terest ¡it tlie summit of ttie beautiful. I Used for th e co n stru ctio n w ork to m others. A good song service Climb the stairw ay of the beauti w ithin a sh o rt tim e. ful, from the purple cup of tlie will he held and special m usic. In Violet tliroiii.li the lily and tlie rose T h ree new buildings w ill be cluding a m ale q u arte t, will be g iv - from tlie wit. In ry of tlie forest erected on th e county fair grounds The vital spot of your car en. The Rev. D. B W elntz will through the rti jgeil grandeur of the th is sum m er, a m ach in ery hall speak In the evening at th e service ntountnln from tlie simple beauty 50 x 172 feet in size, c a ttle b arn s of the nieiulow lake through tlie si P rim a rle « . M ay is . Io e le c t beginning at 7:30. Services In the lent m ajesty of the midnight heav 72 x 140, and horse b a rn s 80x100 Give it the attention it deserves and you will S t-nolor Hanti« tiu* » tw in « liotit u I o , «I « u iip o rtrr o l thi- S laltn n - aftern o o n will begin at 2 o'clock. ens to a nn tlier and her child, and in size. T he specifications for realize more pleasure and profit from the use of IIIah ( o u n lt l u i r . P a id A di P ray er service will be held on tlie feet of beauty are ever climb th ese buildings w ill call for th e ir your car. T uesday evening and young peo Ing upward. com pletion w ithin 60 days. An ap ple's m eeting on F riday evening p ro p riatio n of ap p ro x im ately $18.- Our Five Point Service is FREE TO YOU beginning a t 7:30. E veryone is 000 has been m ade in th is y ea r's cordially Invited. fair budget w ith w hich to take ca re of th e cost of co n stru ctio n . e p H o t S X N D 5 of r * e r s « < • when Ih . VOTERS I w o rld » o y c tin » . p r r h ia to r k wol 8. B. H all is ch airm an of the The candidates appeal to you to ¡o u rtw y rd .m ilH jIy fa r In to (h r consider th e ir claim s and qualtfl- building com m tttee, and O. A. E a st « h .d o w . and r r tu r n e d w ith her child. catlons. Do them the favor of an Ivy F illing S tation m an se creta ry of th e fa ir asso cia W it h pain in het t Jy. but w ith wy Phone 1701 in tellig en t vote. in her h e a rt and a .m ile upon her lipa, tion. Mr. H all w ill supply th e »he huddled the new life to her k « o m . Kootivtf needed p lan s and specifications to th a t the w a rm th of h er body m ig h t oe W ith cedar or com position shingles. tra n s m itte d to her r h t'd T h o u san d , ol c o n tra cto rs upon request. .New g u tte rs put up. E stim ates RAILROAD COMPANY y e a r , ago a m ot ser w atched her baby the railro a d 's general tax agent, free. I Hindero, box 51. Gresham . grow to childhood. Stubbed taea. t r iv ia l PAYS HEAVY TAXES Me pa bikini ( andldatp am ounted to $300,259.46. d istrib u t h u rts , baby t e a r , alw ays th a t prehia I REE METHODISTS Checks ag g reg atin g $150.12974 ed as follow s: School taxes $130,- to rtr m other offered her a r m . a . haven FOR INNOI Ni l SI R1 II I S w ere m ailed to T hom as M. H u rl- 850.35; city taxes $88.343.54; coun and rate .h e 'te r T h e bab y grew to ELECT m a tu r ity L ite becam e a glorious th in g , At the 11 o'clock service of the h u rt. Sheriff of M ultnom ah county, ty general taxes 829.669.03; road : w ith b a ttle s to he fought, and n atu re R O Y F ree M ethodist ch u rch th e pasto r, from th e O regon-W ashington R ail J I to he tam ed l a »he hachgrotm d .fo o d taxes $20. 467.01; P o rt taxes $14,- the m other, happy in bar child"• acm m th e Rev. B. J. Yates, w ill preach road A- N avigation com pany head 573.80; sta te g eneral fund $10,- I p lid rm e n ta . to othin g h im In h it fa ilu r e ., » from th e subject. "T he Second q u a rte rs in P o rtlan d T h u rsd ay . 929 53; W orld W ar v eteran s' sta te a lw a y . baHgwing, a lw a y s hivin g, a lw a y . » G reatest Gift th a t God has Given to May 3. covering th e first h alf p a y I ■landing read y to p rotect Throu gh fund $3,853.14; county soldiers' re » the cen turies and lo re v e r. the sto ry la the H um an F am ily.” T his service m ent of th e 1927 taxes levied upon I Kef $924.71; state m ilitary fund the Mime » will follow th e Sunday school a t 10 the p ro p erty of O regon-W ashing $340.81; and Today the nation h ou o,• I t . m o th e r. » w ater d istric t taxes FOR o’clock. O n!» a f lo w n gives visibia evidence ton R ailroad A N avigation com pany 8308.04. th a t the Sunday te d iffe re n t tra m any on the Ballot The young people's service will and sub sid iary com panies in Mult o th er B u t In the hearts m en th em m eet at 7 o'clock, follow ed by nom ah county. a r t tender m em o. re . an d love to r the Hal Hoss ia a candidate for sec Paid Adv. aalnta present oe departed, who b roug ht evangelistic service a t 8. P ra y er The total taxes levied against'the ‘ ‘ - u retary of state. He is the logical meeting will be held Thursday eve ra ilro a d s property in Multnomah ra id Adv successor of Sam Kozer and merits ning at 8 o'clock. county according to J. W. Morrow, RE - ELECT HARRY L. Matthieu CORBETT State Representative 100 X Merrill State Senate McCOURT State Representative LAWRENCE R. BIFF’ WHEELER VOTE X 96 State Representative J. B. OFNER ST \TE REPRESENTATIVE KEEP COMRADE Judge Kanzler VOTE X 102 ON THE CIRCUIT BENCH VOTE X 50 W. W. Banks YOUR BATTERY STATE SENATOR Mother’s Day VOTE FOR Gresham Battery & Tire Shop D. D. HAIL State Representative NO. 83 x KENDALL Sheriff your vote