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D ef o CÜG£N£ L,a*AltY o *EGON T he H illsboro A rgus Subscription, 11.50 Add Your Name to the Large Subscription Liat. T VOI.UME XXXI HILLSBORO, OREGON, .SOLICITATIONS MUST 1 he Greatest American ACCIDENT VICTIM HAVE ENDORSEMENT DIES OF INJURIES ------- I Chamber Takes Action to Lift Heavy Burden LAUNDRY MAY COME HERE Action on Land Settlement Aikod by Automobile Turns Turtle Rock Creek Bridge at ESCAPE UNINJURED airmani. 8 Louis Evan« Thought Io Have Been THREE Several Speeke*« Who Killed •• Result of Failure Deplore Situation of Motorist to Dim There will be tiu further aolicitn- j tiona of Hillsboro business men un lew they are endorsed by the cn- I dorsement comihittev of the ehumher of commerce, according to it reso lution passed nt the regular monthly business meeting of the chnmhcr of commerce lust Thurnduy night. Louis Evans, 38, 264' , Fourth street, Portland, died at 10:30 Tues day morning in the Smith hospital as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident late Sun day night near the Rock creek bridge, u mile vast of Hillsboro on the highway. The victim, who suf fered a fractured skull and broken collar bono, never regained con sciousness. Resolution Given The resolution: Whereon, the solicitation of bust Other« in Car no»» houses and homes for donations, There were three others in the tickets, advertising and subscriptions I ear, including Mrs. Mary J. Evans, for the benefit of religious, fra | mother of the victim, Miss Beulah ternal and social organisations in Road Supervisors ' Murray and Jack Hubbard. Mrs. Hillsboro has become so frequent I Appointed by Court ■ Evans lives in Rockaway and the and general as to become a burden j others in Portland. Outside of on the community, both financial . minur bruises they escaped un and in the amount of time con Few Change« Made in Those to Take injured. Charge of Road Work for sumed ; The dead man was driving a Therefore, He It Resolved, That Commission Willys-Knight sedun toward Hills the members of the Hillsboro Cham boro from Portland and had just her of Commerce pledge thcm-elve* Road supervisors for the year I I'rossed the Kock creek bridge com- to give no consideration to parties 1926 have been selected by the i ing thia way when another car go selling tickets, soliciting advertising, county commiseioners. The list of ing toward Portland blinded him and donations or subscriptions for the supervisors is as follows: foregd him off the road to the right. benefit of sny organisation of any District 1, John Nyberg, Tualatin; The pavement was icy and in try description whatever, unless such 2, A. C. Kruger, Sherwood; 3, F. L. ing to bring the car back onto the solicitation hus flrat been approved Brown, Laurel; 4, I*. Button, Gas highway the big machine skidded to and endorsed by the Endorsement ton; 6, II. Leibenow, Cornelius; 5, the le/t and ran along in the box Committee of the Hillsboro Chamber Frank Simpson, Hillsboro; 7, W. J. drain for a considerable distance be of Commerce. Wilcox, Beaverton; 8, Henry Erick fore turning over and all the oc Thia will not prevent them from son, Beaverton; 9, I.. F. O'Mara, cupant- were thrown out. All indi- advertising any show, program or Tigard; 10, Frank Allen, Beaverton; dicatiuns would point to a high rate dance for beneficial purposes. The 11, James Walters, Fortland,-Route of speed. Sheriff J. E. Reeves and continual solicitation had become ao 2; 13, M. E. Easterday, Forest Dr. Robert Imbrie were on the burdensone to the business men—in Grove; 14, Frank Vanakin, Forest scene a short time after the acci time and money—that the action Grove; 15, J. II. Wescott, Gaston; dent. The car was badly damaged. was taken for the good of Hillsboro. 1(1, George Culver, Gales Creek; 17, Lived in Portland William Cop, Forest Grove; 18, H. Laundry May Lecate Louia L. Evans was born in Vi The Industrial committee reported D. Kerkman, Cornelius; 18, J. H. salia, Californa, February 5, 1887, Hillsboro; 20, Chester and has been a resident of Portland that steps were being taken to bring Berger. a laundry into Hillsboro. The Wirtz, Banks; 21, A. C. Alford, for 22 years. He was a longshore laundryman is reported as being Buxton; 23, Ralph Nelson, Gaston; man. He is survived by his mother, willing to come here and invest his 24, E. A. Merecn, Gaston; 26, O. M. a son, John Evans, at St. Mary's money, provided steps are taken to Taylor, Hillsboro; 2fl, John Trach- home, three brothers and three sis protect him. It was the sense of sei, Beaverton; 27, H. J. Keenon, ters. Services were in the Portland the chamber that assurance be ex Banks; 28, Henry Hendrickson, crematorium at 3 o'clock this af tended to the iaundryman that he Hillsboro; 29, Rudy Lepschat, Forest ternoon. will have the hearty support of the Grove; 30, J. M. Vanderzanden, chamber and that it Is the thought Banka; 31, O. Heaton, Hillsboro of the chamber that the council route 2; 32, L. F. O'Mara, Portland Nut Grower« Will Meet be requested to extend such aid and route 5; 33, J. A. Peters, Forest Walnut and Filbert Cullar« Will Be protection as they might legally do. Grove; 34, Sam Stowell, Buxton; Discussed at Grev« 36, John Dorland, Hillsboro route 3; A resolution passed by the Port land chamber of commerce calling 36, Peter Hoffman, Bacona; 37, The walnut and filbert growers of on the state legislature to pass the Cheater Bridges, Hillsboro; 39, H. the county have planned a meeting Dennis bill, which does away with C. Clutter, Sherwood; 42, Oscar at the rooms of the Forest Grove any inheritance or income tax, was Schiffer, Timber; 43. A. C. Kruger, commercial club on February 17, presented in a letter with the plea Sherwood; 44, G. F. Atrops, Sher starting at 10 a. m. Walnut and wood; 46, Henry Walters, Hills that the Hillsboro chamber make filbert culture will be discussed in a similar resolution and send to the boro; 46, Frank Bailey, Buxton; the forenoon by local and outside 47, O. M. Taylor, Beaverton; 48, legislature. It was laid on the growers. table indefinitely without a dis John Schmeltzer, Sherwood; 50, At 1 p. m. there will be a general John Bose, Hillsboro; 53, Jeff Hay senting vote. horticultural meeting at which F. E. den, Strassel; 66. W. H. Lyda, For Cooperate In Advertising Price, soils specialist of O. A. C., will Hillsboro will cooperate in the est Grove; 67, Frank Reh, Cor talk on "Fundamental Orchard Soil nelius; 68, John Buchanan, Car Oregon advertising month, which is nation; 60, W. C. Brown, Forest Practice." C. L. Long, horticultural Msrch. The railroads are advertis Grove; 61, J. M. Thompson, Aloha; specialist, “will discuss “Soil Fertility ing heavily in national publications 62, C. E. Prickett. Banks; 64, John ns Related to Growing Fruits and during that month for Oregon and Bose, Hillsboro; and 65, S. C. Nuts.” the various chambers of commerce Inkley, Banks. in the state are cooperating by Older Girls* Conference sending out pamphlets. Hillsboro chamber has purchased 10,000 and Collect Tax on Monday The Washington County Older they will contain a short one-page Girls’ conference was held Sunday, writeup of Hillsboro and Washington First Half Must Be Paid On or Be February 8, at the Cornelius Meth county. odist church. Eighty-seven girls, fore April 5 The matter of providing a sign at representing Cornelius, Forest Berthn, where the highway forks, Grove, Hillside, Gaston, Hillsboro The- tax department of the sher was brought up with the idea of nnd Orenco, were present. bringing more traffic around through iff’s office will start on the collection The two subjects used for talks Hillsboro. The big bridge at Bertha, of taxes Monday. The flrst half of by several girls and for informal which is the start of the Newberg the taxes Is due on or before April discussion, were “Slang,” and “Com road, is an open invitation to the 6, after which time interest will be mon Grammatrical Errors," as ap automobilist. It has been referred charged. The second half is due plied to the average girl. to the highway and transportation on or before October 5, after which This organization will next meet time interest charges will be made. committee. on March 8 at the Orenco Commun An additional penalty of 3 per cent Action on the land settlement ity church. problem here in Washington county is added after November 5. In writing in for a statement the was demanded by several speakers. Liquor Charge« Faced It was brought out that little or noth taxpayer must be careful to send in a description of all properties, es ing had been done by this com pecially personal property, according Six Arrested For Violating the Pro mittee. hibition Laws to Deputy Kroeger of the tax de partment. Suicide Attempt Fails Booze is the charge against those Coffe« Club Friday listed on the jail register thik week. Despondency Said to Have Caused Mollie Whitesell and Jacob Frei- Act of Well-lo-De Farmer The Coffee Club will hold ita reg burger are in on this count. A. E. ular meeting Friday at 2 p. m. in VanBishler was arrested Sunday Despondency brought about by the the chamber of commerce rooms. charged with having a mash and inability to get anyone to work for The club will have a special treat as still. He is out on bail. J. W. Gib him on the farm is said to have Miss Villa Wimer, society editor of son was taken into custody yester caused Trephon Dierick, a well-to-do the Oregon Journal, will make an day morning on a liquor charge. F. A. Miller and Fred A. May farmer of near Banks, to attempt to address. The remaining pnrt of the commit suicide by shooting himself program, which promises to be of were arrested by the night officer with a shotgun early Monday morn unusunl interest, is in charge of the in Forest Grove last night on a booze charge and turned over to ing. He is in no danger nnd will applied education department. Mrs. Lester Ireland and Mrs. Sheriff Reeves. They were in an soon recover. automobile and are said to have A suspender button is believed to Frank Fauli arc the hostesses. had too much aboard. have saved his life by deflecting the shot from his heart. Several shot James H. Wheeler, who was Judith of Blue Lake Ranch pierced his lung. Dierick has one wanted here on a charge of passing of the largest dairy farms in the bad paper, was arrested in Cottage Owing to n larger amount of dis county, with 31 hend of cows. He Grove Sunday on advices from Sher play advertising than usual in this had no debts, it is said. iff J. E. Reeves. He lived here in issue, the continued story, “Judith of Hillsboro about 15 or 20 years ago Blue Lake Ranch," is unavoidably Alonzo Sigler, who has been ill and married a local girl. A letter omitted in this issue. Readers who for several weeks with erysipelas, from McMinnville indicates that have been enjoying thia excellent is improving slowly, and will be able Wheeler has boen operating in Yam story may look for ita continuance in hill county as well. next week’s Argus. to be about hia duties soon. No. 30 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1825. EXISTENCE OF ONE HOUR CLUB JUSTIFIED BY WORK Everyday the One Hour Boos ter club of the chamber of com merce continue« to justify ita existence. It has been a great factor in increasing the mem bership rolls within the past month and will eventually have every buaineas man doing his share instead of “soldiering" on the otheA. The boosters added A. S. Lytle, Glen Power«, H. L. Mar Kerizie and James Lynch to the roll Monday. Booster club mem here for the day were Lester Ireland and Bernard Wagner. Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Spiekler, who celebrated ffty years of married life yesterday at their home, have been residents of Hillsboro since 1913. He is a local business man. TWENTY-EIGHT BILLS RETURNED BÏ JURY Emil C. Nelson to Serve County Jail in LIQUOR POSSESSION IS CHARGE Two Case« Referred Io Juvenile Court Because of Extreme Youth Twenty-eight true bills of indict ment were returned by the grand jury Saturday and as usual liquor cases were numerous. Terms Concurrent Emil C. Nelson was sentenced to 18 months in the county jail on a charge of possessing mash and liquor by Judge George Bagley yesterday. A 12 months term was given on the first indictment and $500 fine and i six months on the second. The jail Demand for Repeat too Strong terms will run concurrent. Norman Moen was given till to- To Resist ' morrow to plead on a liquor charge. FAST BOUTS ARE PLANNED Milton Biddington will also have the I same time to plead. Harold Stemple Mr. and Mr«. Spicker Membership Campaign With Fore«! and Dan Moran were referred to Married Fifty Year« (the juvenile court because of their Grove End« Sunday. Big j age. Stemple, who is 17, waa Smoker Soon Children and Intimate Friend« Are charged with liquor possession and Entertained at Golden Wed* larceny. Dan Moran, same age, was All ex-service men in the county ding Anniversary charged with larceny. will be entertained at another big Land Settlement Work Is Ex plained by Speaker Jacob Freiburg, alias John Doe frolic in the high school gymnasium Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Spicker, resi Williams, entered a plea of not Thursday night, February 26, by the dents of Hillsboro for more than 10 Hillsboro post of the American FORUM HIGHLY INTERESTING ’ years, celebrated their golden wed- guilty to a forgery charge. Mollie Whitesell, alias Jane Doe Williams, 1-egion, according to a decision at j ding anniversary- their home yes- was allowed till Friday to plead. the post meeting Tuesday night. The People In Willamette Valley De Not i terday. Appreciate What They Have, Orders of dismissal were given in splendid feeling of comradeship as They were married at Colesburg, the cases of John M. Davis versus Says Speaker displayed at the last get-together Iowa, February 11, 1875. Mr. Frank J. and Maud Miller and J. M. caused a great demand for a re “The biggest difficulty the Port Spicker was in business at Tomah, Churchley versus Augusta Zeigler peat. land chamber of commerce is meet Wisconsin, at the time, and they im et al. Confirmation of sale was Hoffman 1« Chairman mediately set up housekeeping at given in the case of the First Na Plans call for some good fast ing fri swinging the land settlement that place. In 1882 they moved to tional bank of Forest Grove versus work is trying to sell Oregon to the bouts in both boxing and wrestling Chamberlain, South Dakota, and in Minnie Roswurm et al. A decree and fans are looking forward to Oregonians," declared Arthur Foster 1885 to Farbiault, Minnesota. They was given in the case of B. F. them. Alvin Hoffman is genera] of the land settlement departmeent moved to Sissiton, South Dakota, in Smith versus A. C. Meyer, et al. of the Portland chamber of com chairman in charge of the frolic. 1896, and to Portland in 1905. They Music and entertainment will be merce before Hillsboro business men came to Hillsboro in 1913. Mr. An order was given in the case of at the forum luncheon in the Wash Agnes Belle Watts Mocroft versus taken care of by Vincent Engel- Spicker has been in the harness dinger and L. J Merrill. The bouts ington hotel restaurant Monday and saddlery business for the past Minnie Roswurm et al. Conflrma- : tion of sale was given in the case of are being arranged by Jerry Heston noon. Dr. Robb acted as chairman. 56 years. M. J. Dee versus Mitchell Lumber "Boost For Your Country” and B. M. Goodman. The five children of Mr. and Mrs. company. "I have never seen a place in my The membership campaign with Spicker are all living and were pres Forest Grove will end Sunday and experience where the people appre ent at their anniversary—John F. the team captains, Morris Weil, ciate the good things they have as Spicker, Vem A. Spicker. Mr«. Elsie Vandecoevering Cow L. J. Merrill and Jerry Heston, are little as they do in the Willamette i Kuratli, Mrs. Edith Witt, Mrs. Pres- Get« Much Publicity anxious to get as many signed up valley,” continued the speaker. “We 1 ton Williams. live in the best district, in the best an possible before Sunday. They There are four grandchildren and Half-Tune Photograph Appears in hope to see every cMervice man town, in the best county, in the best 1 one great-grandchild, Kathryn Ann state and the best country in the Issue of Holetein-Frieeiaa before that time. Spicker of Venice, California, 3 A few weeks following the frolic world. Get behind the country and World of Syracuse years of age. one of the fastest and snappiest boost it” Guests present: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. In explaining the land settlement smokers ever held in Hillsboro is A half-tone photograph of Jennie and Master Jack Spicker, Portland; planned by the legion post. Efforts work, the speaker said that it was De Koi Segis Walker, a Holstein Rev. and Mrs. V. A. Spicker, are being made at present to line up necessary to locate the right man in Spokane, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. heifer in the herd of J. P. Vande some of the best talent in the state the right place where he has the David Kuratli and daughter, Ruth, coevering of Forest Grove, and of greatest chance of success. He said and smoker fans will get their and Mr. and Mrs. Preston Williams, Antone Vandecoevering, the Banks that 212 families had been located money’s worth. Calf club boy who raised her, ap- in Marion county during the last Tillamook; Mr. and Mrs. William H. reared in a recent issue of the Hol- Witt and daughters, Dorothy and year and that the counties which stein-Friesian World of Syracuse, N. Debate With Grove Tie could have benefitted the most, Wilma, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Wil Y., a weekly breed publication with liam Prahl, Aurora; Ferdinand Prahl, Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas and world-wide circulation. Equally wide Negative Debating Teams Win in Mrs. Lew Prahl, Portland; Mr. and Polk, have done less than any other. publicity was given the local herd by Each Place He expressed the desire that the Mrs. H. W. Witt, LaCross, Wiscon Carnation Milk farm’s house organ, sin; Miss Bertha Wehn, Portland; tables change this year. He brought the News, which used the same pho The debate with Forest Grove on out the fact that people are coming and Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Kuratli, tograph on its cover page. The Monday night resulted in a tie, the Hillsboro. to Oregon and we must be prepared negative team winning in each place, The happy couple were the recip animal won first prize in her class, to take care of them. the vote being 2-1. Edwin Ingles ients of a purse of gold from their junior and grand champion at the “Ninety-five per cent of the tour 1924 Oregon State fair, and first and Margaret Long had the affirma ists last year came from California,” children and other gifts were pre prize 2-year-old in milk at the Pa tive at Forest Grove while Harold sented by close friends, who were declared Mr. Foster. “They were cific International Livestock show. Wismer and Aletha Gabie defended people who had come from the east present. A beautiful basket of cut She has a 305-day record of 12,773.7 the negative at Hillsboro. flowers was sent out from Portland and found that they were confront pounds of milk "and 422.295 pounds The negative team at Forest Grove ing a real problem to make both I by the John Clark Saddlery com of fat as a senior 2-year-old, and was Edith Hansen and Edward pany. A bountiful dinner was served ends meet. The Oregon farmer is in she was sought recently by the man Johnson and the affirmative, Frank paradise as compared with the Cali at 2 o'clock and the afternoon and agement of the Brentwood sale at Bouthillier and Marian McCoy. The evening were spent in an informal They must pay Philadelphia, for consignment with judges at Hillsboro were J. P. Mc- fornia farmer. and pleasant way. other outstanding western Holsteins Glasson, Beaverton, and M. A. $1000 an acre for land in the south to that annual event in May. This Marcy and Mrs. George G. Edwards and face a heavy water and land of Hillsboro. The judges at Forest tax. Their overhead is so high that Oil Lease« Are Signed is an honor in itself, for the Brent wood sale is the classic of the breed, Grove were J. W. Peabody, Cor one poor season will break them. Arrangement« Made for Erection of Land More Reasonable and perhaps the finest sale in the nelius, and Professors Bates and Cook and Bunk House« “Walnut land can be had here for dairy world. Price of Pacific university. $500, while in California it costs "Jennie" is a daughter of Matador $2600. California farmers are good i The required number of oil leases Segis Walker Lad, senior sire in the Hilhi Basketeers at marketing and they are already in the Manning-Buxton section have Vandecoevering herd and a son of Score Over Tilly coming to Oregon. A large immi been secured and arrangements are “old Mat," Carnation century sire gration is expected from the south being made for the erection of cook and the only one so far developed We now and bunk houses, according to word in the Pacific northwest. Cheesemaker« Lose In Basketball to and it is of a high type. have an office in Los Angeles and from Banks. Hillsboro Saturday the results are highly pleasing.” 29 to 19. It is understood that machinery Endeavor Executive Meeting Held Finis Brown of Laurel was sup , will be shipped in from San Fran A county Christian Endeavor ex Hillsboro high defeated Tillamook posed to have been chairman of the cisco and that the work of drilling ecutive meeting was held at the high here Saturday on the local luncheon and he was to have brought will begin as soon as weather con home of Rev. Len B. Fishback, floor. The game was close the first in some talent from Laurel, but due ditions permit. This will furnish Tuesday evening. The main topic quarter until McCourt got a corner to illness was unable to take charge i work to many in the Buxton section of discussion waa the International on the basket. The first half ended and another program had to be ar and is expected to cause considerable Christian Endeavor convention to be ranged. 1519 in favor of the locals. activity in Washington county. held in Portland next July 4-10. The Tillamook came back stronger the county adopted as their registration last half, almost gaining the lead. New Secretary Selected Mr«. J. D. Anderson Injured goal 233. Nine more registrations The final score ended 28-19 for the were reported. This makes a total locals. Mrs. J. D. Anderson had a severe of forty-eight. Wilford W. Phillip« Will Succeed The basketball team journeys to fall Monday morning, which resulted A. C. Heston Tillamook thia Friday for a return H. R. Emmott returned Saturday in a compound fracture of the ankle game with the Cheesemakers. and a dislocation. Dr. Akin of Port from a short visit with relatives at Hillsboro is now second in this dis Wilford W. Phillips was selected land, assisted by Dr. Dinsmore, at Tacoma and other Sound points. trict with four more conference as executive secretary of the cham tended the sufferer, and it will be Mr. Emmott’s nephew, Clair Wehles, games to play. The only game lost ber of commerce to fill the vacancy several months before she will be and wife, accompanied him home for a ofar was McMinnville on their caused by the resignation of A. C. about again. Mrs. Anderson was on a visit Mr. Wehles spent a sum floor early in the season. McMinn Heston, by the board of directors her way to Weil’s store, where she mer down here some years ago. ville has so far not lost a game. Monday night. He will take charge is employed, and was less than a Other guests of the Emmott’s thia of the office Monday. The retiring block from home, just in front of week were Mr. and Mrs. George Miss Barbara Reisen, who fell and secretary will remain in Hillsboro the Standard Oil service station, Emmott and Mrs. Baldwin of Port sprained her ankle Monday morning, for a short time. His resignation is when she fell. land, and Mrs. Ray Emmott and was pleasantly surprised by her regretted by Hillsboro business men. child of Vernonia. friends Monday evening. They gave The new secretary is a son-in-law "Railroad Building in South Am George Nearne, an oldtimer in her a household shower. of A. L. Chase, head of the Hills erica,” was explained in such an in the West Union section, died at the boro Sash and Door factory. He teresting manner by the Hon. H. V. Good Samaritan hospital in Port John Hill, who lived here and has been a resident of Portland for Gates to the Rotary club last week land Friday. He worked for the operated the Tualatin hotel many a number of years and has a fam that many are desirous of hearing late Robert Imbrie on the old Im years ago, died recently at his home ily. He has been connected with more of his experience in early rail brie place, where Frank Imbrie now in Anacortes, Washington. mail advertising work. road work in South America. lives, for about 20 years.