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HILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 11, 1026
VOLUME XXXIII
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HILHI IS DISTRICT
BASKETBALL CHAMP
—
Defeat of Newberg Last Fri
day Deride* Honor*
PLAY
SALEM
Hilhi Team in State Tournament
Hillsboro, district basketball champions, play first game in
state tournament ugainst Salem high tomorrow morning nt 9:30.
The team, reading from left to right: S< hulmerieh, Emmott,
Hand*, Hoag, Cornelius, Norton, Jackson, Nosier,
Couch IL M. Goodman.
TOMORROW
Coach Goodman Believes the
Chances for Win in the
Tournament Good
.
*
The Hi|l«boro high school basket
bull team, under the leadership o
Conch B M Goodman, won the di
tricl championship by defeating the
Newberg team last Friday night in
Newberg, 24 to 17. Hilhi will |>h»v
Salem in the morning nt 9:30 at
the state capitol in the first game
of the ■lute championship tourna-
ment.
Large Towns Represented
Telephone Company
Will Switch Over
on Saturday Ni^ht
Selfridge Is
GREATER ACTIVITY L. G. Hurt
in Auto Wreck PLAN TO ORGANIZE
FOR CANNERY SEEN
TAXPAYERS’LEAGUE
If you are planning on doing ■
any telephoning between the hours i Manager Maling Returns from
of 11:3U Saturday night and 7:00 |
His Annual Selling Trip
Sunday morning you had better ar- ,
range to do your talking some other
time. If you are accustomed to us- STARTS NEW WAREHOUSE
ing the phone during these hours to
keep your neighbors from hearing
Ray-Maling Company Expects
your conversation you had better
to Employ 720 Men and
postpone it.
Telephoning will not be in good
Women This Year
form during those hours because
the Hillsboro Telephone company is
A greater pack with the conse-
going to switch over to the new
building at that time. C. E. Wells, quent increased demand for more
workers ¡-^ the result of advanced
manager, has arranged i messenger
_
•
. .. I made
. .. .1 A by
I . • • Bert
1/ , Maling,
K T .. 1 • —— —— manager
— . A A A A —
service in case of emergency long
'»>*»
distance or country line calls. He of ‘be Ray-Maling cannery, who
expects to have every line working returned Monday from a two-months
by the time the most of the people eastern selling trip. The sales this
arc up Sunday morning.
year »re fully twice as much as
The telephone company had to in-
year,
More Warehouse Space
stall $1000 of duplicate equipment
in order to make the change« The
The warehousing space, which
switchboard proper will be moved has been a problem to the rapidly
after 11:30. The equipment is mod growing business concern, will be
ern in every respect and an auto adequately taken care of this year,
matic system has been installed to according to Mr. Maling. The stor
show when a line is out of order.
age will be more than tripled with
The new telephone building which the addition of the new warehouse
is one of the most attractive in the now being constructed. The contract
city was constructed at a cost of was awarded Mohr brothers and
$11,500 and affords comfortable work was started Monday morning.
quarters for the telephone company.
The new warehouse, which is
It contains a room for the switch 90x192, will mean an investment of
board, an accounting room, office approximately $30,000 when com
for the manager, rest room for the peted. It is a two-story concrete
operators and work room.« in back, structure. The additional machinery
besides a full basement. The offices and other improvements will increase
of Dr. Robb an<i Dr. J- H- Rossman the total investment, to $273,000.
are also In the buildii g. The new More property, 100 x 200, just west
building and equipment represents of the offices hat: ju^t been pur
an ingestment of about $29,000.
chased from the Tongue estate.
The wires come into the new
The most notable increase in sales
building underground. Two cables was in loganberries, where the pack
contain 800 pairs of wires each— last year was around 400 tons. The
one comes from Second and Baseline
airea4y n»ade can for 1200
and the other from Second
“
and tons. Three times as many barreled
Main streets. Every bit of telephone strawberries have been sold for this
wire had to go over the trolley wires year as was the case last year but
under the old system and was a the canned strawberries and rasp
great fire danger, but now Manager berries did not sell so well because
Wells feels that he can sleep better of the high prices. Peaches are
at nights with such a system and the best sellers because of cheap
a building of slow burning con- ness caused by the large production
struction.
in California. If the price of peaches
was up it would help the berries,
Mr. Maling said.
Pears and cherries are not selling
on account of the peach competi
tion.
Car Goes Over
50-Foot
Em
bankment Near Linnton
Sunday Afternoon
Meeting Sponsored by County
Pomona Grange
L. G. Selfridge, Hillsboro furni-
ture dealer, was cut about the face
and perhaps internally injured in
an automobile accident near Linnton
Sunday afternoon. He is in the Good
Samaritan hospital in Portland with
an injured eye, broken nose and a
badly cut face. It was thought at
first that he would lose his eyesight,
but unless infection set« in his eye
will be alright.
Mrs. Selfridge and the two
dren were with Mr. Selfridge,
got out of the car when he backed
on,a narrow road to let another car
pass. After the car had passed he
started to pull out and Bhot across
the road and over the 50-foot em
bankment. The car turned over
twice in its tumble over the em
bankment.
The Selfririgei weie vJhin a short
distance of their destination when
the accident happened
IN VENETIAN MARCH 18th
Intend to Select Own Candi-
didates and Make Effort
for Equalization
A meeting of farmers, sponsored
by the Washington County Pomona
Grange, will be held in the Venetian
theatre next Thursday at 11 o’clock
for the purpose of organizing a tax
payers' league. This meeting is the
result of action taken by the Po
mona Grange at Banks in January.
William Schulmerich, chairman of
the legislative committee of the
Grange, will preside and he urges
the attendance of all farmers.
Coach Goodman feels that the
Want Legislators
chances for victory are mighty good
The
plan
is to select their own
if they don’t get panic stricken. He
candidates, especially on the legis
says that if they get through the
lative ticket this year, and to secure,
first game the going should be easy.
if possible, an equalization of taxes.
Ten teams are competing in the Grove Flower Show
They also plan to pass a few résolu-
tournament, nearly all of whom rep
tions.
resent the larger cites in tho state.
Will Start Today
They are especially interested in
The probable lineup wn announc
the state retaining the hydro-electric
ed by the coach i« a« follows: Hoag
Grove
Flower
show,
Th« Forest
power and favor the adoption of
and Norton, forwards; Hande, cen reputed to be th<- first of it* kind,
Big
Attendance
Expected
by
such
a constitutional amendment.
ter; Nosier and Cornelius, guards. ! will open this afternoon and remain
according to Mr. Schulmerich, wlio
Newberg gave the Hilhi team a i open until Saturday evening. The Right tn Make Classification
Manager Hoffman at
aid that it was the belief that such
tough tussle on their small flour, basement of the Congregational
for Voting Upheld by
the Next Smoker
action could well take care of the
After the first quarter Hilhi wux < hurch has i been procured by com-
District Counsel
governmental expenses.
in the lead by u small margin mltteei in charge of the showroom.
A greater interest in the American j Committees on resolutions, organ
local
team
played
throughout. The
The sh owroom will be open to all
Legion wrestling smokers is being I ization and order of business will be
Oral arguments of attorneys on
consistent ball in every department, 'and attendants will be in charge.
shown by local people as evidenced appointed. The meeting will re-con-
t he petition« for Oregon Tunnel Dis-
The score at the end of the first
In a brief review the writer had trict No. 1 were held in circuit
by the turn-out at the Commercial ; vene at 1:30 so that the resolutions
period was 4 to 6 and 9 to U at the
with Mi-». Seymour, secretary of the court here Monday, A h soon ax the
hall Monday night to see “Bob” committee will have had time to
end of the first half,
organization, she said:
Kruse of Tigard, former national ' work.
attorneys of each side file their
A large delegation from Hillsboro
“As you perhaps know, five years briefs the next step will be the de-
amateur champion, stop Fred Mor
Cannot Lower Taxes
was present to cheer the local quin
teson of Hood River so fast in the
tet; in fact there were more pr< -ent ago the United States gave warning cision to be given by Circuit Judge
“We realize that the taxes cannot
second fall that he was unable to be much less than they are, but
from here than from Newberg. Mc to Holland, where we then got all Bagley. In the petitions which were
come back.
Minnville was there in force to sup our bulbs, that if she didn't clear filed recently, the court is asked to
there should be equalization,” de
The match was full of speed and clared Mr. Schulmerich.
port the Newberg team in the hopes up the disease on the daffodil and review all the steps leading up to
certain
narcissus
plants
we
would
fight from start to finish and af
of getting another chance to play
the creation of the tunnel district
It is the intention to organize in
be coni|>ellcd to place an embargo to determine whether or not they
forded thrills aplenty to the fans. every section of the county. Another
Hillsboro.
on
all
bulbs
coming
into
the
country.
Morteson
took
the
first
fall
in
27
! are legal.
The Hilhi girls, coached by Mrs.
meeting will be held before the pri
minutes with a toe hold that made maries.
"Last year that embargo went in
Ruth Cook, won over the Newberg
Question Constitutionality
Kruse pound the mat. The Tigard
girls, 2b to lb. The first half wax to effect Up to that time we had
The proponents to the tunnel com
boy came back strong in the second
impotted «0,000,000 bulbs, annually missioners, with W. Lair Thompson
close.
and had Morteson flying all over Pythian Orders in
The boys' lineup: Nosier and and now it wax up to the United as their attorney, plunged into the
the mat with one wrist lock after
Hoag, forwards; Hande, center; Cor States to satisfy its own demand.
constitutionality of the tunnel
Joint Social Meet
another. Within six minutes Morte
"Two experiment stations were
nelius and Schulmerich, guards mid
statute. In their attack they held the
son
called
for
a
cessation
of
hostili
Johnson, spare. The girls’ lineup: established in the Pacific Northwest law was unconstitutional for two
Rua Two Crxwi
ties when he was hopelessly pinned
Eva Dake« and Irene Connell, for —one at Bellingham, Wash., and one reasons: (1) It is unreasonable and
The Knights of Pythias entertain
It is the intention of the plant to the mat in a wrist lock that was ed the Pythian Sisters and their fam-
wards; Fairy Hendren and Lenora at Tillamook. They found, as a re discriminatory; making 5000 square
Htqters, centers; Nanin Chase and sult of their experiments, that Wash feet of land a minimum amount W. G. Ide and Arthur Foster officials to run night and day this too much for the Hood River bone- ■ ilies at a social meeting at the K.
year with two crews. To fill one crusher. Ligaments were pulled in P. hall last Friday night John W.
Ladel Otneas, guards, and Loin ington epunty had an ideal soil and that one must hold before voting,
order a machine will have to work his shoulder and he had to forfeit Connell was presented with a 25-
Speak
at
Luncheon
of
climate for ’bulb growing on a com and (2) the very terms of the law
Jacoba und Maudie Hoag, spares.
20 hours a day for 14 days turning the match. Ted Thye refereed.
mercial scale.
year veteran jewel to take the place
Local Organization
exempt u larger amount; such as
out 140 cans a minute. This order
The next Smoker will be between of the one lost by him. A collection
Become U. S. Cilixxnx
"Several loads were shipped here public utilities.
was secured through a new outlet. Billly Edwards and Kruse Thursday was taken up with individual mem
Two women panned the naturaliza and to Tillamook and there arc now
Thompson admitted that the prop
A resolution supporting Portland
Six hundred men and women were night, March 18, at the Commercial bers to make the presentation in ap
tion examination at the court house over ten acres in Washington coun erty quaification for voting theory in the Longview--Rainier bridge con
employed during the season last hall over Miller Mercantile company preciation of the services rendered
yesterday. They were Louise Zuni- ty sown t<> daffodils alone. Several was fair, but when you compare troversy was passed unanimously at
year and Manager Maling anticipates store. A. W. Hoffman, who is pro the order. This came as a complete
kehr, route 1, and Lydia Gertrude ordered 500,000 bulbs and there farm land to city property there is the noon luncheon of the chamber
putting on 120 additional this year. moting the smokers for Hillsboro surprise to John, who was escorted
I^ppin, route 1, both of Hillsboro. were many who set out smaller an unreasonable discrimination.
I of commerce Monday. The measure This shows a phenomenal increase Post of the American Legion, is ex
by S. E. Fayram to the chancellor
bed».”
"The smgll district lying in Mult- ¡g now
I
~
before Congress
and 2 the • oVer 1920, the first year in the new pecting the largest crowd of the commander’s station, where Fred
Mm. E. L. McCormink Dinn
Dr. Degrath. who was one of the nomah county, about three miles resolution was wired to Representa-
plant, when many less than 100 season at the next smoker. Another I Sewell commanded that Connell be
Mrs. E. L. McCormick, well known greatest producers in Holland, said long and one mile wide, contains 91 ■ tive Hawley.
were
employed.
smoker will be held on March 30.
given a 4th degree. W. N. Harris
Hillsboro woman and wife of E. L. in a chamber of commerce address, per cent of the valuation,” he toll, i The resolution asks that toll
Local acreage has been increased
Chet
Wiles,
170,
won
over
Harry
administered the said degree.
that
our
climatic
condition
was
bet
McCormick, real extatc dealer, died
the court. "While on the other hand bridges between states be built un- this year by more than 500 acres
Olson, both of Portland in the pre
Dancing and cards followed the
ter adapted to bulb raising than in the district on the Washington ' der the supervision of the highway
in Portland early thia afternoon.
through the co-operative plan of
She in survived by the widower Holland, even.
county side extending as far as 12 commission of the states concerned. the cannery, whereby the plants are liminary. Wiles had the weight ad brief program. The Girl Reserve or
vantage.
chestra furnished the music. Several
Washington county bids fair to miles away there is only five per j The matter was presented to the
and a daughter, Eva. The body will
bought for the growers. The growers
selections by a quartet, composed of
be brought here for burial. The become an important factor in sup cent of the valuation.
chamber members by L. B. Smith of ere then given an opportunity to pay
Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Bellinger of Mrs. Fred Sewell, Mrs. Harry Mor
funeral services will probably be plying the nation’s great demand for
"The three-fifths majority that Portland, who contended that the ■ for them out of their first crops.
near Forest Grove were Hillsboro gan. Leonard Brown and William
bulbs.
carried the district were on the proposed bridge would bottle up The plan is to build up local ton
Sunday.
visitors
yesterday.
Harris, delighted the audience.
West side of the tunnel entrance," Portland as a seaport.
nage and have long term contracts.
he said. Statistics were quoted tc
Chamber Necessity
Mr. Maling says that business con
show that if there had been a fair
“No progressive community would ditions were good in the East until
distribution of property qualifica ever consider any forward looking about two weeks ago when the big
tions for the voting franchise the policy except through a chamber of flurry occurred in the New York
district would have failed to carry. ' commerce,” declared W. G. Ide, stock exchange. He was on Wall
(By Edward C. Robbins)
John C. Veatch, E. B. Tongue, manager of the state chamber of street at the time and believes that
(By O. T. McWhorter. Count)’ Agent)
and Senator William Hare presented commerce, in an address on chamber business will go back to normal
arguments
for
the
tunnel
commis-
of
commerce
work.
within a short time.
Ex-Judge John Wesley Goodin, Fifth street, city.
Alfalfa fields should have an ap or two or longer on certain sandy
The plant will start operating
The Washington county hospital 1 stoners. Otto Erickson, D. A. Patullo,' ‘‘Modern communities do not grow
who celebrated his 70th birthday
and Charles R. Frazier, the three by chance,” continued Mr. Ide. about May 1 on gooseberries.
plication of land paster equal to soils, but the experience of Wash
on Wednesday of last week, says imd the system of graveled roads commissioners of the district, awere ‘
‘‘They are made by men utilizing, . The company has purchased the that usually spread on clover and ington county farmers is that they
he hopes to live to see the day when covering the county are a monu in the court room.
j th«
the natural advantage»»
advantages near at hand.
hand, entire pool of the Hubbard, Oregon vetch, 50 to 100 pounds per acre. seed the Grimm alfalfa after trying
Washington county will be covered ment to the administration of Judge
Goes Into History
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____________________
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and
communities
that
not
subor-
city and McMinnville pools and 400 Apply the land plaster early and do out the common. Common alfalfa
Goodin.
The
former
county
hospital
........
..........
with a network of macadam market
Sections and clauses from the
ni the
me poor farm
>«■>■> was
— destroyed by
— dinate minor
.....— and selfish
— —— interests! ' tons each of the Gresham and Salem not wait until dry weather sets in. seed is cheap in comparison with the
H.ads and " paved highways. Judge at
fire. For a great muny years the in-j federal and state constitutions were ' and take a broad view of common 1 pools,
Alfalfa should be cultivated with Grimm but the common is very apt
the institution .were
were L.
kept read by
mates of tho
. Tongue,
_ . . pointing out that prosperity will lag behind.
an alfalfa cultivator or spring tooth to prove costly in the end.
in the Multnomah county hospital there was no constitutional régula-j “The individual working alone
Buy Grimm alfalfa seed from reli
harrow immediately following the
¡But three years ago Judge Goodin tion of the property qualification cannot attain such a high average Ex-Service Men Are
cutting of each crop of hay. Never able dealers who handle certified or
I conceived the idea of rebuilding the for voting. "In the original thirteen of sound opinions as will be possible
Initiated in Legion use a disc harrow' as tht* cutting registered Grimm seed inspected and
hospital. His colleagues in the county states there was a property qualifi- I when his efforts are assisted by
blades are too severe on the alfalfa sealed by state inspectors or associa
court concurred.
cation for voting,” he argued. “In active membership in a chamber of
tions organized for that purpose.
A class of six ex-service men were crowns. Those who do not cultivate
To raise money for the building, 1 fact, one of the 13 set a 50 acre commerce.
initiated into Hillsboro Post No. 6 established alfalfa fields get smaller Otherwise the buyer or dealer does
a part of the old tract was sold for | ownership as a minimum. Suffrage
'
—
.
.
ololzio
“Develop Dairyins”
in —- Vet-
y’^ldsx of en.'
hay and Son
the Tii.lzin
fields are nut
apt not have much protection from
of the American Legion i..
.
wihtout a property qualification
is
“An intensive development o f
approximately $15,000. From a tax —
*■
- erans' hall Tuesday night. The in- to “run out” within three or four adulterated or misbranded Grimm al
your dairy industry might become an
falfa seed.
levy authorized by a budget meet- 1 quite recent in history.”
itiates were Charles Hammock, Jack years.
It was stated that the state has outstanding activity in your com [ Murton, Frank Murphy, Carl Russell, I When should alfalfa be planted?
More than one hundred and forty
j ing, a sum of $25,000 was raised.
I It was two years ngo when the new the right, generally speaking, to munity.”
' Walter Miller and Archie Campbell. | There seems to be no direct relation Washington county farmers have al
Mr. Ide then gave figures to show
. hospital was completed, on the same 1 make classifications for voting.
The post has voted to entertain between the time of spring seeding ready made arrangements to plant
site whore the old one had been, at Granting of benefits for privileges ■ how Wukesha county, Wisconsin, successful candidates for citizenship alfalfa and successful stands of the i over three hundred and fifty acres
and immunities is all right insofar 1 cashed in on an idea and became the
p cost of approximately $40,000.
after each naturalization day.
same. One can find good stands ; of alfalfa this year. For the most
“When I was elected county judge ' as 4U»..
they -ii
all zemain in the ....
same class outstanding dairy county in the
A committee, consisting of Mprris planted from the 11th of April to part these are farmers who have
in 190« for the first time, roads in who receive the privileges and ini- United States.
Weil, Earl Hobbs and Ivan Free-, the middle of June. The preparation made successful small plantings the
“The selling of farm products at
past three years. Three men are
tho county were in an awful con munities.
man,
has been appointed to see that of the soil is more important than
Briefly the history of taxation a profit is simply a business matter
planting twenty acres each.
dition,” he declared, in discussing
the big gun at the corner of Second the time of seeding is the conclusion
tho history of the evolution of the was traced. It was shown that tho and must be solved by the farmers
Alfalfa furnishes the ideal green
reached by the county agent and a
and
Main
streets
is
taken
care
of
road system within the past 20 yeafs. need of reform doesn’t lie in the 1 themselves, but they need help,”
feed for poultry during the summer
crops
specialist
of
the
O.
A.
C.
after
in better shape and, if possible, to
“In tho winter mud was the main tunnel act. But if there be such a ! stated Mr. Ide. “They need intelli-
examining over one houndred plant months. Then too, poultry does .
I thing that characterized their pres- need of reform it is in the whole ■ gent leadership, and it can be se get a better location for it back on ings in Washington county the past well or better on green alfalf
1 the court yard.
j enco, while in the summer months it tax system, Personal property and cured in Washington county the
any green feed crop that cai
The American Legion plans to two years. As a general recommen
given them.
i was dust. Brush and old boards were real estate are the two kinds of same as it can in Wisconsin, or in
dation,
seeding
at
corn
planting
time
administer the fund for indigent
Tillamook county.
frequently placed across the roads taxes levied in Oregon.
Lime orders for alfalfa have
. i
is suggested. Whether one seeds
The wide difference of value be-
“The dairymen of Tillamook coun soldiers, sailors and marines of the early in the spring or
in the worst spots, or where there
Ex-Judf* Goodin
late depends delayed on account of the r
World
war
and
the
post
commander
was heavy traffic. A few individuals tween farm and city property is ty are not complaining. Why? You
upon the season, and the type of of the state lime plant to th
Goodin retired as head of tho coun had scattered rock on their private the result of economic and social all know natural conditions in Wash has been placed under $500 bond.
lamette valley. It is report'
soils.
The
relief
committee
is
composed
of
ty court last year after a period of roads.
forces working. To correlate with ington county are much more favor
lime will be available before
Glen Powers, Clark Gardner and L.
Grimm alfalfa with its branching planting time.
service with the county dating back
"The struggle to get even a start this chango there has been no change able for building up a $5,000,000 J. Merrill.
root system is the recommended
to 1006. He now lives with Mrs. of rock roads was a long and hard in the tax system as history evolved, annual dairy businesa today than
Timely bulletins which t
A joint social meeting with the variety for Washington county. Com
Goodin and his son Melvel. a student
(Continued on Page Four)
auxiliary will be held March 23.
(Continued on Page Four)
(Continued on Page Fo
mon alfalfa may do well for a year
(Continued on page Four)
nt the University of Oregon, at 9«4
GREATER INTEREST
IN WRESTLING SHOW
PORTLAND’S STAND
ON SPAN ENDORSED
Judge Goodin Identified with
Good Roads more than Decade
Alfalfa Notes Give Timely Hints
to Washington County Growers
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