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ALBERT TOZIER. 1-2« »f»S Enat 84th St. & 1 I 1 t V > W HE H J i * —— —? No. 43 HILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1924. VOLUME XXXI —- f" ’1 -, » « jdc 30 owxjodock » xxjc » oç Impromptu Speakers à IJ S&i Washington County xyjTM-gXTnrxiro r Well Represented Aid Forum Luncheon No Mors Night Will Masting« —1------- Thirty-on« B» Held Until Annual Meet Rufus Holman, Portland business of commerce luncheon «peaker Monday uml us a consequence Elmer Johnson, who was chairman of the meeting, produced n peppy meeting by calling oil several speaker* with- out warning. They were assigned n subject. No more chamber meetings will be held until the annual meeting January 8, according to an an nouncement made by Secretary A. C. Heston. Forum luncheons will be held every Monday, however, (■len Stapleton is chairman for next week and promises to have one of the best speakers in the stute. F'runk Peters, W. G. Hare, and II. A. Deck gave impromptu talks. W. G. Hare urged the business men to support the Tiny Shields benefit game a* did Bernard Wagner on behalf of the O. A. C. alumni wh > are backing the benefit game for the University of Oregon star. Miss Carol Call and Miss Helen Guntun contributed musical numbers. It 1* hoped that the weather con dition* will not prevent the at tendance of the usual number of taxpayer*. These meeting* in many place* are developing into uninter- k-sting affairs and nre attended by "nly enough to make and puss mo tions. Those in churge feel that with such amount* being levied that greater interest should be taken by the taxpayer«. An extended report of what has been done in road building and the condition of county affairs wil be given by County Judge J. W Goodin, who retires January 1, i devoting many years to business. The total amount to be voted on is $378,882.00. There doesn't np- pear to be any issue that will be Small Pox Scare Blocked By Vaccination contested this year, The market road question w ill doubtless be up. 8 W BPr- % i '. i d x CIRCUIT COURT IS RESUMED FOR Al l CRANE IS FOUND GUILTY Interest On 1924 Court Paving Due Today Refunds For Thoae Who Paid Cash Will Be Given Out At Re corder's Office January 1 I The final estimate* and refund* for the 1924 paving work have been completed and the first «ix months* Interest is due and payable today. The assessment* on unbonded prop erty which have not been paid are due now. Refund* will be ready January 1 for those who have paid cash in full and the same may be had at that time at the city hall. The recorder's office ha* been busy the last week making up statement* on work done years ago for which payments are pant due. Those who have received these notice* should call at the city hall and arrange to pay same before more interest is needed. Very little of the occupation tax remains uncollected and it is hoped all will be paid by the first of the year. The wholesale trade vehicles license has been collected 100 [wr cent. “Okie” Taggart May Play In Game Today Tiny Shield* Benefit Game Sup- ported By Local Business Men and Other* Lawrence “Okie" Taggart of Hills boro will play in the Tiny Shields benefit game on Multnomah field, Portland, today, if it can be ar ranged, according to word from Oregon Agricultural college where he is attending school. Tiny Shields, captain of the Uni versity of Oregon football team several years ago, was hurt in a football game and as a consequence lies in bed a hopeless cripple. The game on Multnomah field today is played between alumni of the Uni versity and Mike Moran's all-stars, for Shield's benefit. The all-star team includes veternns from many of the great colleges of the United States and football fans who go to the game today will see one of the greatest collections of football heroes ever assembled. Business men of Hillsboro are sup porting the gnme by buying tickets, which nre sold here by O. A. C. alumni. One hundred tickets were allotted Hillsboro. Taggart is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Taggart of Hillsboro, and has been a valuable player on this year’s Aggie eleven. He has been out of college for some time but he played on the Beaver team three years ago. “Okie” made the trip to Nebraska with the team Thanks- giving. Murvel Hoag Hurt Murval Hoag, understudy to Cap- tain Laurel Frost, at quarterback on the championship high school football team, sustained a broken ankle while skating on Leverich lake Sunday afternoon, Hoag has hud his share of hard luck this year, as he received a bad fall in one of the football games. Cases were contiued for all pris oners in circuit court Thursday. The recent small pox scare in the county jail caused the court to hold trial* of only those out on bail. The timely vaccination of all in mates and the removing of those who had become ill, to a quaran tine quarters near the county ho> pital, effectually blocked the spread i CHRISTMAS CHEST A REAL SUCCESS Indicted Year Ago J. J. Crane, indicted nearly a year ago on a charge of transport- ing and posaessing liquor, was found guilty by a jury here Friday. The jury was out fifty minutes and the trial lasted two days. The case was first tried here last March, resulting in a disagreed jury and was one of the most sensational trials for prohibition violation air.-1 in local courts. It involved not only heated rebuttals but physical violence on the pnrt of the oppos ing attorneys, The jury remained nut more than fifty hours in the first trial before it wns adjourned, A. Lott withdrew hi* plea of not guilty on a booze charge to one of guilty and was given a fine of $100 by Judge Bagley. He was paroled on payment of $50. Judge Bagley is holding court in Tillamook this week and did not return until last night. Conse quently everything is quiet around the court house this week. Legion Want« Sixty Member« By January An attempt will be made to bring the membership of the Hillsboro post of the American Legion for 1925 up to 60 by January 11, according to a decision of the post Tuesday night. A special effort is being niude by the legion throughout the state to make the coming year the biggest in the history of the organization and the local post wants to be among the first in the procession. Ex-service men desiring to affili ate with the legion are urged to write or see L. J. Merrill at the Shute Savings bank before the first of the year. Through this member ship an opportunity is extended to help other buddies. Installation of post officers will take place the first meeting in Jan uary, which is January 13. L. J. Merrill and F. E. Latimer drew lucky numbers in the atten dance contest. C. C. Nelson of Bacon* was a Hillsboro visitor Wednesday. He was on his way home from Portland wrere he has been under the doc tor's care. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Reiter and Miss Helen Case went over to Tilla mook yesterday to spend Christmas with Mrs. Reiter’s and Miss Case's parents. Vin Collin* arrived from Corvallis yesterday to spend Christmas with his parents in this city. in Washington county is well repre sented in the State Normal school at Monmouth this year, 31 student« i being registered there. The enroll- ment includes the fallowing: Banks—Eleanor Conant, Verna Redding, Dorothy Sellers, Mima Aydelott. Hillsboro — Madeline Hanson, Charlotte Hilts, Freda Hornecker, Lillian Massman, Ruth O’Connor. Sherwood — Elfreda Holznagel, Ruby Holznagel, Phyllis Smith, Phyllis Tiedeman, Leia Tiedeman, Audrey Wood. Buxton—Grace Morris. Beaverton—Noreen Nelson, Marie Ring, J. Elwyn Root, Mildred Rose man, Della Allen. Forest Grove—Beatrice Pogue, Alma VanKoughnet, Lily Wagner, Ione Baldwin, Zella Phelps. Orenco—Freida Kehrli. Gales Creek—Wilma Bateman. North Plains—Jessie Cypher. Tigard—Mabel Frewing. Cornelius—Lavinia Foelker. REPORT ON ROAD WORK mun, failed to show up as chamber Hope For Interest Enrolled State Normal at Monmouth Hoped Weather Condition* Will Not Hurt Attendance The Washington county budget will be voted on at the court house Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. Taxes to meet the expenses of 1925 will be levied, and any taxpayer will have the privilege of being heard for or uguinst the levies. Students STUDENTS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Santa Claus To Enter Every Home A* Result COOPERATION Committee of PLEASING Good Packages To Fallow, Take Deserving Families “A Christmas in Every Home" is assured through the splendid suc cess of the Community Christmas Chest which had its headquarters in a tent beneath the brillinatly lighted Christmas tree on the court yard the first three days of this week. Average Student Cost In County Is Compiled The average yearly cost of educating a child in the schools of Washington county, includ ing grade and high schools, is $50.25, according to a re port just compiled in the office of Mrs. Emma Bryant, county school superintendent. The av erage school tax is 13.9 mills. The number of students dur ing the year 1923-1924 was 5157. The amount of teach- er*’ salaries was $233,736.81 and the total of other expenses was $79,020.02. The outstand- ing bonded indebtedness up to July, 1924, was $213,000. In- terest paid was $13,235. The total amount of all other debts was $48.634. The interest on this was $4208.37. Examination* at State College Completed FOREST GROVE HAS MANY Beaverton Ha* Seven Students and Hillsboro Has 14. Tualatin Is Represented by Four Washington county students from Oregon Agricultural college, num bering 56, are home for the Christ mas holidays. Registration for the second term will be Saturday, Jan uary 3. A new system for giving find examinations was used this term. Instead of scheduling examinations for just the major Hasse < and giv- ing them in the last two days, all the class “exams” were scheduled and all the last week was given over Student* from to examinations. Washington county are as follows: Banks-—Anna Both man, freshman in vocational education. Bacona—Hazel Hoffman, senior in vocational education; Einer Jep pesen, freshman in mechanical en gineering; Ernest Jeppesen, fresh- i man in electrical engineering. Beaverton—Rex Denny, freshman in forestry; Raymond Guerber, sophomore in pharmacy; Robert Delegation From Tillamook Harris, sophomore in pharmacy; Lawri nee Hudson, freshman in Doesn't Appear commerce, William Lassiter, fresh MEET AGAIN JANUARY 3 man in vocational education, Har- old Shield, freshman in agricui- tv re; Thurlow Weed, freshman in Arguments for Trask and Wilson ! commerce. River Routes Given By Cherry Grove—Perry Swanson, Proponents freshman in commerce. Cornelius Leon Barrett, sopho* Representatives from Tillamook more in commerce, John Buchanan, were not present at the meet freshman in agriculture; Floyd Har ing in the chamber of commerce vey, freshman in commerce. Dilley—Charles D. Schoolcraft, Saturday to consider the report of Engineer Hobbs on the Wilson sophomore in agriculture. Bethany—Myrtle Caswell, fresh and Trask river short cuts to Tilla- mook, and as a consequence no man in commerce; Fred Dysle, soph definite action could be taken, omore in electrical engineering; Tillamook, George Schultz, senior in mechan Representatives from Yamhill and Washington counties ical engineering. 1 Forest ■ Grove—Celia Bernards, were to have been present. I senior in home economics; Florence Meet at Tillamook Bryant, sophomore in home econom » The figures as given in last Engineer Say* Commiaaion Not ics; Victor Bryant, freshman in at Responsible for Statement* week's Argus and submitted chemical engineering; Martin En the meeting showed that the cost schede, senior in electrical engineer of constructing the Wilson river, COURT IS COMMENDED ing; John Greenwood, sophomore in route was less by a considerable ; | agriculture; William Higby, grad amount than the Trask route, Ar- uate; Howard Lea, senior in com State Body Said Ta Be Favorable guments were presented for and merce; Bramon Mills, sophomore To Leaving Distribution against, but no definite action was i in chemical engineering; Fred Ilm- With Court taken and a meeting will probably -... . , „ stead, freshman in agricultures , . . , . . ». be held i in Tillamook January 3. _ , r..e Tv..ir RalPh Parker- ïen,or ,n The argument for the Trask route I Propaganda furnished Portland arts; Ethel Tupper, senior in home papers concerning market road con was that Portland wants the short- economics. ditions in Washington county is un est route and that the matter is too Hillsboro—Ida Berger, freshman true, according to State Market large for the three counties to put in vocational education; Ruby Bur- Road Engineer Scott, who was a over and consequently the support I fdett, freshmitt in home economica; Hillsboro visitor Tuesday. He said I of the state is heeded, The pro- : Com that the commission was not res ponents of this route also said Kenneth Crandall, senior ponsible for any of the statements. that it would not conflict with any merce; Ted Hornecker, freshman 1‘4 commerce; Anona Joos, freshman proposed railroad. Engineer Commends Proponents of the Wilson river in commerce; William Joos, fresh Although there are some differ route argued that in as much as it man in commerce; William Kurtz, ences between the court and the would be necessary for the state to junior in electrical engineering; commission, the engineer commen put the road through the coun George MacConald, senior in agri ded the court for getting results Maurice Perkins, freshman ties would have to lay out some- : culture; . from the market road fund. in commerce; Marjorie Peterson, thing of a road to gain state high« He expressed the opinion that the | senior in home economics; Benjamin commission was in favor of leaving Iwa-' re^°Fr>>t>on- Little expense is I Pubols, sophomore in agriculture; required to put the Wilson river the distribution of market road Wesley Schulmerich, sophomore in funds and application of them to road into a route that may be tra V- i commerce; Lawrence Taggart, soph eled. the county courts and the planning omore in commerce; Nellie Watson, and specifications to the state high sophomore in vocational education. way commission. A maintenance Grape Cuttings May Reedville—Oscar Hagg, junior in amendment to the present market I agriculture; James Kelley, freshman road law is desired by those in I Be Made At Any Time in mechanical engineering, Ruth touch with the situation who be Slade, freshman in home economics. lieve that this will take care of a Sherwood—George Cuthill, fresh Later Cutting, Not Rooted As Easi great deal of trouble. man in pharmacy; Carl Olsen, sen REPORT ON MARKET ROAD FUND REFUTED All Hillsboro Helps Ice Skating Most Few are those in Hillsboro who I Popular Diversion failed to cooperate in order that the good cheer of Christmas might be present in every home. The Old and Young Alike Take Advan little tent in the court yard buf- ' tage of Ice To Display Skill feted by the winds and exposed to on Frozen Surface a penetrating cold seldom found in the Willamette valley was the store Ice skating is the most popular room for everything that goes to diversion in Hillsboro during the make a hearty Christmas—warm cold spell. It is so popular with clothes, food, toys and money. some that all else is blotted from Those backing the Community their minds, some even neglect to Christmas chest movement have eat. Leverich lake out west of town every reason to feel proud of what is the largest body of ice near at they have done and are doing, The hand and machines or hikers have response it has met with has made passed over Lower Jackson street so it a real success and means that it much that there will be a great de What Papers Said will become a yearly event in Hills- mand for paving. Portland papers came out about Old and young alike are taking two weeks ago with the statement boro and that the spirit of good fellowship which dominates this will advantage of the ice and are bring that the semi-annual market road continue in like movements through- ing out the old skates as well as appropriation of $21,422, for Wash using muscles that are seldom used ington county had been withheld by out the year. and the consequent charley-horse the state highway commission. This Backed to Limit and bruises are found everywhere. statement said that Washington Hillsboro business houses backed Skates could not be purchased in county had designated 57 market the chest to the limit and the Hillsboro after Friday and the stores 1 roads, none of which are being con response of many is more than grat can get none through Portland. structed according to state speci ifying to those in charge. Some fancy skating by oldtimers A committee took packages from the East is seen, but for the ’ fications. In many cases, it said, around to the homes of those whom most part skill is entirely lacking the supervisors went ahead without it would help to make their Christ and the ability to make unexpected any plans at all and that the market road money had been widely scat mas a little more cheerful yesterday fall on the ice is more common. tered and dissipated in work of tem afternoon. porary character. News of this Community Christ Exam Applicants Few mas Chest spread to othed parts of Mrs. S .C. Killen, wife of Editor the county through the newspapers New Law Requires That Teachers Killen of the Independent, fell on and one woman prompted by this Wednesday of last week, sustaining Have Higher Education spirit of good fellowship and who j a bad sprain and breaking one of was in poor circumstances came here The smallest number of applicants the ankle bones. This is the second for aid. Her family will enjoy accident to occur in the Killen fam- Christmas the more because of her in years took the teachers’ examin I ily recently. Lieutenant Wade Kil- visit to the Community Christmas ations last week. Sixteen wrote | len is still confined to the Walter on the examinations, nine on all Chest hut. subjects and others on one or two j Reid hospital at Washington, D. C., j from injuries received in an auto exemptions, Last year at Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Brown, Mr. accident in September, when his leg there were 30 and in June and Mrs. Lloyd Brown and Mrs. ; above the ankle was severely cut by her wns 65. Vesta Combs attended a dinner The change was brought about, it splintered glass. party Sunday at the home of Mr. Earl Marker of south of Aloha is believed, by the new Oregon law and Mrs. Ben Whited, at Forest which requires that a teacher have was transacting business in the Grove. two years or more in an institution | county seat Tuesday. N. Bangs of Timber was greeting of higher learning than high schools. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson are friends in the county seat Saturday, •Anyone who has taught prior to spending Christmas with their and attending the joint road meet September 1, 1919, is exempted daughter, Mrs. Moore, and family at ing. from this requirement. Aloha. I ly As Earlier Ones, Say, College Expert Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, Dec. 22.—Grape cuttings mav be made at any time after the leaves have fallen until the buds break in the spring. The later cuttings are not rooted as easily as the earlier ones, however, says C. F. Schuster, professor of horticulture at O. A. A. Cuttings are made of healthy, vigorous wood grown during the previous summer. They are usually three buds long, though they may be shorter if wood is scarce. Tlio lower cut is made just below the bud. where the roots will develop most freely. The upper cut >• about an inch above the bud to al low of a little drying out without injuring the bud. In the cooler districts, American grapes give the best results. Camp bell's Early is recommended as the best for both commercial and home use. The Worden and Agawam are desirable for home use, but have characterisitcs which make them less suitable for commercial planting. ior in chemical engineering; Eleanor Say, freshman in commerce, Tigard—Harvey Summers, soph omore in chemical engineering. Tualatin — William Geiberger, sophomore in commerce; Ernest Heimback, sophomore in agricul- ture; Max Walliser, freshman in agriculture; Nellie Wesch, senior In commerce. Health Bonds Are Sold Hillsboro Turns in $193.65 For Sale of Christmas Seals Health Christmas bonds were pur chased by Rotary club, chamber of commerce, Shute Savings bank and the Delta Drug store, according to a report of Mrs. M. B. Signs, presi dent of the Coffee club, which was in charge of the Christmas seal sale. The chamber of commerce took a $10 bond and the others $5. The total amount of sales for Hillsboro was $193.68. Mrs. Signs wishes to thank all members of the club, the Girl Reserves, the Boy Scouts and the school children who Rev. I.oraimer will hold Lutheran i ail did so well in making the sale a services at the Farmington Chris success, and also all purchaser^ for tian church Sunday, December 28, their liberal contributions. at 2:30 p. m. Everybody invited. Miss Vivienne Rasmussen is the E. L. Moore, who has been in the guest of Mis* Margaret Long for the Idaho country since the middle of holiday*. November, is home for the holiday*.