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T he H illsboro A rgus The Home Paper of Washington County U -f O "THE LEADER IN ITS FIELD" HILLSBORO, OREGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 102« VOLUME XXXIII Na. 31 T Appoint New M. Officer CONGRESS ’ EFFORTS HOME COMPLETELY Modern Laundry ¡WANT PRESENT CITY HILLSBORO DAY IS Portland E. Ministers; Poor Arrested Sunday ATTENDED AT FAIR on Rooze Charge TO SAVE EXPLAINED is Returned Here DESTROYED BY FIRE George Munger OFFICIALS RETAINED Blue Ribbon Stock Parade ia II. Hanson, who is said to be a Portland police officer, wax urrested near St. Mary's Sunday night about 8 o’clock, following a collision of the llanr n uutomobile with two others, on a charge of driving whilo intox icated. He first collided with a car driven by Mrs. McDonald, 269 North 22nd St., Portland, and then swung around into a car belonging to J. S. Causey, 387 12th Street, Port- lend. Luckily no on- wax injured but the cars were damaged considerably. Hanson lives at Orenco and wax , accompanied by his wife. After Hanson was pin cd in the county jail, Sheriff Reeves took Mrs. Hanson to her home and in an in vestigation found nine and a half gallons of wine and a still. llanson was released on Monday evening on $1009 bail. Representative W. C. Hawley Rev. L. C. Poor, who has been pastor of the Methodist Episcopal is Rotary Speaker church here for the past year, was returned to the local pastorate in BUDGET SYSTEM IS CHECK the appointments made at the an nual conference of the church at Republican Party t o Include Corvallis Sunday, the last day of the session. Corporations in the Next Another appointment of especial Tax Reduction interest here was the reappointment of Rev. M. A. Marcy to the Forest What the present national ad- Grove church. Rev. Marcy was here ministration is doing for economy for several yeatu. Other county ap and tax reduction wax explained by pointments: Rev. W. E. Snyder to W. C. Hawley, representative in tbuverton in place of Rev. J. H. Oregon from this district, at the I Irvine, who goes to Warrenton; Rev. Thursday luncheon of the Rotnry | F. R. Sibley to Tigard; Rev. G. L. club. He also let it be known that Tufts to Metzger and Rev. U. C. the further tax reduction plan of Beadles to Scholls and Farmington. the republican party calls for a re duction in taxes on corporations. Mr. Hawley is the ranking member of the powerful ways of means com mittee in the house. Representative Hawley explained that the budget system was adopted to put a check on the spending bodies of our government. Assessment Ordinances Passed Red Electric Trestle West of The new Munger Laundry, a mod Petitions Are Being Circulated ern home institution which will af Asking for Candidacy ford local people an opportunity to leave some money in the city for SECOND BRIDGE TO CATCH SOUTH WINS TUG-OF-WAR local progress, was opened today for CANDIDATES ARE COMING ' ______ business by George M. Munger, an ———— Tar Boiling Over Causes House experienced laundryman. Farmington School Wins Flag; Four Men Seeking Three Seat« Mr. Munger is preparing to give to Burn; Cigarette Be Melba Kraus Wins Ar in Lower House; One the beet of service in laundry needs lieved Other Cause gus School Trip to Hillsboro and hopes to get a Will Stay at Home share of the business now taken out Hillsboro was visited by two fires, of the city by outside institutions. The second annual Washington Petitions are being circulated for one on Saturday and the other on A location has been sought by the present city officers to keep county fair came to a fitting end Monday, that left considerable dam Mr. Munger since May and he has' them at the head of the city admin Thursday with Old Sol taking age in their wake. As a result of the covered all of the state this side I istration for another term. The pa- “Jupe’s" place on Hillsboro Day. The Monday fire a family is homeless, I of the Cascade mountains. He has business houses of the county seat i titions ask that Mayor M. P. Cady and Southern Pacific train service been looking for a good stable com- I be placed on the ballot to succeed closed their doors snd business men wax held up Saturday afternoon munity that does not have its ups himself. Councilmen who are being and their families spent the after when fire started in the trestle west •and downs, and after a careful sur- petitioned to run again are Charles noon at the fair grounds, seeing the vey decided on Hillsboro. Washing E. Wells, Ward, 2; W. V. Bergen, of Hillsboro near Jobe’s crossing. splendid stock, the farm products, The home of W. E. Beebe, to the! ton county ia the only county this Ward 1, and Lester Ireland in Ward the Grange booths, the school and right of West Jackson street out i »ide of the Cascades that does not 3. Mr. Stevenson did not care to club exhibits, the art exhibits, the of the city limits, was completely have a laundry, ‘floral and domestic art exhibits. enter the race for another term and destroyed by fire about 9 o’clock . This new institution will hire local so a petition is being circulated for Attendance Picks Up Monday morning with a probable people and thus add to the city’s George Chambers as a councilman The attendance on Thursday made loss of $1000, partly covered by payroll. from Southeast Hillsboro. up to some extent for the small $800 in insurance. This fire was i J. H. Garrett was elected at the crowds on the first two days. The caused by the boiling over of a pot last city election to serve the long rain tended somewhat to dampen the of tar that was being heated to put “Have Io Say No” term as was Orange Phelps in Ward ardor of fair visitors, but the sun by Council for Improve on the roof. I 3. These two councilmen are hold “If we granted all requests in any brought them out the Inst day to ment of Streets The house was so far gone by the . Vote Now Would Create Awk i degree costs would be multiplied by overs. The late J. M. Goar was make up any deficiencies in at time the fire alarm had been turned ; . elected for the long term in ' the I four or five times,” he declared. ward Situation; Board tendance. The budget committee was ap- in and the department on the < ' second ward and M. H. Stevenson "We have to say no. The budget The parade of blue ribbon stock Favors Trial Term pointed at a special se-sion of 1 the scene that it wax impossible to save Africanization Committee wax appointed to fill the vacancy un- system puts the spending depart-1 Thursday afternoon wus a pleas city council Tuesday night. The com- the dwelling. The only means of ' til the next election. [ ments on a business basis. ing feature for the fair visitors. Arrange the Program mittee includes L. T. McPheeters, fighting would have been through' The question of dissolving the These men will come up for a Henry Hesse of Scholia, superin "In all disputed cares the final Thomas Connell, W. C. Christiansen, * chemicals as the fire hydrants do | union high school district No. 3 for Armistice Day final decision by the voters of the tendent and L. II. McIntyre on the decision is with the president and » Glen Stapleton, S. C. Killen and L. not extend out that far. will not be voted on until the an city November. City officers are bagpipes led the parade. O. T. the budget must be approved before Mrc. Beebe and several children ; Shinabargar. They will submit their nual school election on the third A play and a minstrel show will McWhorter, county agent, did the {were at the house at the time and be put on this winter by Hillsboro j elected at the general election the Monday in June. This decision was i coming to the house. The director- report early this month. announcing. No objections were made to the they were able 1» get the baby out Post No. 6 of the American Legion ' ame as county, state and nationaL made by the county boundary board ' general of the budget carefully Many fight fans stayed on at the scrutinizes ever)' bill presented. This Think Officials Good apportionments on the Tenth, Maple snd remove a trunk containing per- to raise money for the building fund. in session nt the court house last grounds to hear the fight retu ms. i system rc.-ultx in an annual saving Those who are circulating the and Third street improvements and .sonal belongings, Thursday morning. Mrs. II. H. Stannard will direct the which were given in the auditorium 'of $1,650,006,000. The public debt the assessment ordinances were pass petitions feel that the present city i»S- Two piling were burned out in Despite the desire of the petition | is being paid off and reduced costs play and it will be put on some .ime through the courtesy of the Lester ed. the trestle fire and the department in November, according to present officials are giving the city an ef ers to have the question submitted Ireland A Co., of Hillsboro and It. ' are being turned over to the tax- The regular monthly session of made speedy work of this with a plans. The Legion committee in ficient and economical administra at a special election to be called ! payer in the way of tax reductions. C. Walker of Forest Grove. the council will be held Tuesday chemical outfit. Red Electric service charge of the minstrel includes tion and that the interests of the within 30 days, the board decided The Farmington school won the The interest on the public debt has night and City Manager C. G. Rei was held up for half an hour. L. S. city demand that they remain in flag donated by Weil’s Department that the union high ought to have at been decreased $200,000,000 a year. ter is expected home at that time. ¿hinaberger, local Southern Pacific Ray Dillon, William Dierdorf, Dr. office. least one year's opportunity for Ralph Dresser, Charles Hammock store for scoring most points in ¡lope Through U. S. # Saturday is the last day for Mr. Mrs. Helen McDaniels, city record- j agent, says he believes the fire and Fred Dion. club booths. Mias Amber Hustle, operation. er, was instructed to give notice of started from a cigarette thrown out. The Americanism committee, com- V oter to register if he wants to “ The way to retrench is to re- ! It was contended that forming a teacher and leader in club work in this' ■ of a smoker window and that thia Chartes exercise his right of suffrage No- trench and as a result of this we the city election November 2. Farmington, won a $3.00 merchan district now and dissolving it to are the only nation on earth that started dead leaves around the pil-1 Hammock and Tauf Charneski, is vember 2 without the formality of — dise order from the C. C. Store for morrow is just an expense to the expects to pay its public debt. Con mg. The fire crawled right up the makin(t pUns for the annual ArmU_ being sworn in. being th« leader of the club that taxpayers. The union district board gress is the only body that has cut Political candidates for state and poles. The pumper did not get on tke Day prorram. This ¿¡n include has made obligations for the school won the highest scores. the scene because or a muunder- . patriotic exercises in the morning national offices are-lining ujFYor the I expenditures w hile state and lock! | Schools receiving $15.00 each year, such as hiring teachers and taxes have increased. The only hope ■ home stretch and the calendar will ‘standing as to the fire's location. and the annual Armistice Day ball were Cornelius, Spring Hill, Forest contracting for conveyances. Th'se of the taxpayer seems to be from , likely be a full one between now in the evening. Grove, Mountaindale, Aloha-liuber. are obligations that the district can the United States. The government' and November 2 when the electorate The activities committee will re Deputy Gives Golf not get away from. Holding the elec Hillsboro, Hill and Farmington. is endeavoring to promote the in-' at the next meeting, October will exercise their right of suffrage, The Hillsboro Argus trip to the tion now would have put the district.- terestx of all by making the burden i An experiment on a good sized A big democratic rally will be Enthusiasts Thrill port 12, on a series of smokers to be in a mesa that would involve untold O. A. C. boys* and girls’ summer scale ia growing peppermint in this in Portland Monday night, when held as light as possible and make every I held this winter. session was won by Melba Kraus of expense and legal difficulties. United States Senator Thomas J. Lynn Beeman, Edward Reimer and dollar worth more than one hundred. county was made this year by Wal Vice-Commander W. H. Dierdorf Farmington. This prise was given to Benton Bowman, attorney, repre cents. ter J. Wilcox of near Reedville, who John Dressier, all of Portland, were and Adjutant Arthur Kroeger will Walch of Montana will start the ball the girl scoring highest in canning. sented the petitioners and Frank brought in a small bottle of pepper- arrested Sunday by Deputy Sheriff attend the meeeting of the Yamhill rolling for Bert E. Haney, democra “ Forty-throe pc ’ cent of the cor- | Davis Auld of Farmington won Rowell, chairman of the union board, porations in 1925 showed a deficit. mit oil that he had distilled, for dis Oscar Duley and booked on a charge County Pow-Wow October 8 as rep tic nominee for the senate. The the $10 tool cheat given by -Lester and M. H. Stevenson represented of larceny. The three were carrying resentatives of the Hillsboro post. former shipping board member has We must reduce the corporation tux play in the Argus window. Ireland A Co., for the highest score the district. been busy meeting the people of Mr. Wilcox had four acres on up-1 apples from an orchard at the Mult It was contended that a year’s in the next bill for our greatest de land and one in bottom land. The nomah golf course, according to The plan is to expand the Pow-Wow Eastern and Southern Oregon and in a potato project. velopment is through the corpora- to include all of this district. Winifred Thoms of Aloha-Huber trial would give the people an oppor .tions. We should keep business being* peppermint seemed to do better on Duley, who says that when they saw “All 1926 members signed up for he is expected to visit Hillsboro and and Vernon Kraus of Farmington tunity to know just exactly what the upland, but Mr. Wilcox believes him they dropped the boxes and 1927 before Armistice Day,” is the other valley centers during the com 1 done under corporate form from be won a $5 merchandise order each they want. that lack of proper drainage in the started to run. slogan of the membership committee, ing month. Frederick Steiwer, re I ing penalized.” from the Miller Mercantile company Deputy Duley gave the golf en- headed by William Dierdorf. A cam publican nominee, has also been in Mr. Hawley was introducted by M. bottom land was the trouble. «tore for being the high scoring girl Add to Cemetery The peppermint was planted in the thusiasts something to talk about paign for new members will begin other parts of Oregon since the P. Cady. and boy in county club work. primaries and will likely concentrate early part of August, but it is the and stopped the games when he November 11. An addition will be made to the 11. P. Strickler won first prize on Tualatin Plains Presbyterian church opinion of some that fall planting started off across the course, thru The Legionnaires enjoyed t b e next month on the valley. Senator a general farm exhibit. about November 1 is better if you greens and handicaps with his motor fight returns Tuesday night through Robert N. Stanfield, who fought cemetery and those who are in Five Persons In good, clean ground. cycle at about 60 miles an hour, the courtesy of Walter Tews, who the Oregon and California land Souths Win Tug terested are urged to be on hand jured in Collision have The distilling tank is six feet Ills greatest handicap came when grant tax refund through to a suc The tug-of-war in the afternoon i with shovels and other equipment brought his radio to the Veterana’ high and about six feet in di- he jumped an 8-foot ditch and land- hall. cessful conclusion in congress, is ex next Wednesday, October fl. The Five persons were injured in an pected to keep up the interest a m e t e r. The peppermint hay is ed in a plowed field, giving him a (Continued on page 4) plan is to tile, grade and fence. cent of the membership Fifty per automobile accident near Reedville tramped in and the steam turned in bad fall. He got his man, however, Governor Pierce, democratic nomi Sunday afternoon. The injured: Mrs. at the bottom and from the tank and soon had the rest of them round I pot will be taken out each meeting nee for governor, has been trying to ' nigut and those who have attended G. W. Griffith, Portland, bruises and it is run into a condenser, where as ed up. I sixty per cent of the meetings dur- frame up a debate with the repub cuts; Mrs. C. Coffee. Portland, scalp soon as condensed the water goes Linn M. McCormick was arrested i ing the year will draw for the larger lican nominee, I. L. Patterson, but wound; Mrs. Reed Ingles, leg in to the bottom and the oil to the top. last Thursday by Deputy Virgil Patterson prefers to use bis pen and ' prize. juries; Reed Ingles and Reed In write letters. These two will cover Twenty-one pounds of oil were Weckert on a charge _ of disorderly gles, Jr., bruises. The Ingles live at taken o’ff a tank of hay from the conduct. Otto Peterson and F. J. much territory in their hand-shaking Westimbcr. upland as compared with 14 and 15iMoory were arrested on lit;"- efforts. quor “ The accident report in the office off the low land. The price started charges Tuesday by Deputy Duley. 1 Tells of Economy (By Edward C. Robbins) I William Corwin, the Seigriat boys, of the sheriff saya that when the — THREE generations of Hillsboro- Fred Sewell, Ed Luce, Dr. Paul1 car directly ahead of the Griffith car in at $11 per pound this year. Representative W. C. Hawley ia Mr. Wilcox is so well satisfied | covering the most of the first con ltes have received their primary Bailey of San Francisco, Bruce Bai stopped suddenly it was necessary that he plans to put in about 15 Cowan Will Start gressional district, telling about gov education from Mrs. Mary Pittenger. ley, and many others. for William Griffith, the driver, to Private Practice ernment finances and the hopes of Among this pioneer educator's for “Modern principles of science, ped swerve out to the left to keep from additional acres next year. He be An interesting program was given the administration for tax reduction. mer students are a number of high agogy, psychology, scociology and ed hitting the other car and as a con lieves that it is a good sideline for W. V. Cowan, who has been depu by the Federated Women’s Clubs at Three Representatives are to be ly successful Hillsboro business and ucation were unknown in the class sequence hit the Ingles car headon. poultrymen. Wrigley uses many hundred thous ty district attorney for Washing the county fair Thursday, beginning elected from this district to the professional men of today. For near I room of the Oregon frontier.’’ said Griffith in hie report says that a lower house at Salem. William Schul- ly a year Mrs. Pittenger has been Mrs. Pittenger, in discussing early car was parked with two wheels on and pounds a year to flavor chewing ton county for about two years, has at 10 o’clock. Dr. Rossman lead the community ferich, democrat, and Ed Schulmer- confined to a bed in Jones hospital dsy practice in the classroom. "Play- the pavement while the driver was gum and consequently Mr. Wilcox resigned, and is going to Portland, is a great believer in chewing gum. where he will open offices in the singing with Mrs. Fred Sewell at ich, both of Hillsboro; Charles R. ax the result of a severe illness. irtg with clay models and working changing tires. Ingles charges reck Gasco building. During his resi the piano. Mrs. J. C. Leedy, presi LaFolhtte of Cornelius and L. M. Probably no other single individual on other projects for sense develop less driving in his report of the ac dence here, Mr. Cowan has made dent of the County Federation, gave Graham of Forest Grove are the in the community has had as much ment were unheard of to the pioneer cident Civil Suit Holds many friends who will regret his de the address of welcome; Mrs. Jean candidates. One of them will stay influence in moulding the primary teacher. We simply began school at Court’s Attention parture. He has also been popular McBreen of Pacific university de at home. Graham was the lowest in concepts ax well as the rudimental, 9 o’clock in the morning and con as a speaker at various meetings and lighted with several piano selections, the vote at the primaries of the Intellectual and moral principles of tinued until 4 o'clock in the after Football Classic The Feldschau-Clatsop county case ccftnmunity gatherings. and Mrs. Myrtle Biassing gave a three successful republican candi Hillsboro citizens ax Mrs. Pittenger, noon. The pupils worked to learn Applications Here is still holding sway in circuit court, Paul Patterson, who graduated very pleasing reading. The principal dates. unlexx it be the parent of the child things actually necessary in the hu but a few cases were tried during from the University of Oregon this address was given by Dr. Penning Frank Livermore is unopposed for himself. It is said the power of an man struggle for existence. Educa Applications for the annual North the past week. Jim Smith withdrew June and just recently passed the the office of county commissioner. educator in moulding public opinion tion with the aim of filling up ton of the Newberg college. west football classic between the his plea of not guilty to three liquor bar examination, will succeed Mr. The next County Federation meet The present court has done some is even greater than that of the leisure time was thought to be a Universities of Oregon and Wash indictments and was given a fine Cowan. ing will be held at Huber on Octo mighty fine work and it is no more journalist, writer, preacher and min- waste of efficiency, while today ap ington in Portland, October 9, have of $3500 and 18 months jail term xionary. Every grain of truth in preciation of the fine arts is taught ber 14, with the Aloha and Huber than right that there should be no been mailed, to W. Verne McKinney and paroled on payment of $750. thia statement finds a wido signifi for this purpose. clubs as hostesses. opposition to Mr. Livermore. Bankers Discuss at the Argus office by Jack Benefiel, Jewel Bowen was allowed a pa Henry Kuratli, who won out in cance in Mrs. Pittenger, because she The Hillsboro Coffee club will “Physical 'duration was gained by graduate manager of the Associated role on promise to pay $25 monthly Service Charge has had an active part in mou'ding the youngsters in walking to and meet on Friday, October 8, at the a field of three for the republican Students, University of Oregon, and after being sentenced to pay a fine the minds of many community lead from school and doing the chores chamber of commerce rooms. Dr. nomination for justice of peace, is will be distributed to fans here who of $3500 and given an 18-months A service charge on small ac Parsons of U. of O. will speak on opposed by A. Brandaw, who is ers. Instruction in the three R’s is around home. Homemaking was wish to reserve seats for the game. counts was discussed at the ban Public Welfare. Mrs. E. J. Ward running independent. jail term. only incidental compared to the learned by actual practice without The best available seats will be used Orders were given in the following quet of the Washington County is the Public Welfare chairman, and moulding of an intellectual and mor- credit at home. Moral and ethical Vote on Many Measures to fill out-of-town applications. cases: State vs. C. K. Miller, P. G. Bankers association in the K. P. the hostesses for the afternoon will al character. training were left for the church. The following measures have been Skeels vs. W. M. Rollins et ux; Fred hall Tuesday night. A committee is be Mrs. J. J. Wismer, Mrs. L. Shin- referred to the people by the legis To judge the results of this long “Patriotic exercises, flag salute Hold Luncheona at Chamber C. Feldschau vs. Clatsop; State vs. to be appointed by L. J. Merrill, aberger and Mrs. C. D. Williams. successful eductional creer it is only and prayer always opened school in lature : Klamath county bonding The chamber of commerce rooms James Yarde; Burnett vs. Burnett. chairman of the meeting, to invest necessary to turn the spotlight on the morning. Work and study are amendment; six per cent limitation A divorce was granted Leroy gate service charges and report at Mrs. A. Brock, Mrs. P. Melancher amendment; repeal of free negro some of Hillsboro's outstanding per about the only words to describe the will be equipped for serving the sonalities who were former first- program for the day. When the Monday forum luncheons, according Peebles from Mary J. Peebles. Rose the meeting in November when the of Cornelius and Mrs. B. A. Uppen- and mulatto section of the eonsti- grade students of her. Here are a class became tired and worn out to a decision of the board of direc G. N. S. Gale was given a divorce bankers will be entertained by the kamp of Hillsboro attended the tution; amendment prohibiting in Hillsboro Commercial bank. few of them: Senator William Hare, from strenuous work, I'd have them tors last night. This move ia expect- from Harry Gale. State Council of Catholic Women at heritance and income taxes; the Sea George Tigart was given a fine The Shute Savings bank was host Cathedral hall in Portland, Wednes Attorney Thomas H. Tongue, Attor march around the room for a change. ed to be of great benefit to the side Normal school act; the Eastern civic organization, The luncheona of $100 and paroled on payment of at the Tuesday night session and the day, as delegates from the St. Mat ney Frank Peters, Editor W. Verne will be started as soon as possible. (Continued on Page Six) $50. John Kratz pleaded not guilty. Pythian Sisters served the banquet thews Altar society. (Continued on page 4) McKinnev of the Hillsboro Argus, Feature of Last Day DISSOLUTION VOTE CALLED FOR JUNE City Has Conflagration BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE FORMED LEGION ACTIVITIES FOR FALL PLANNED Peppermint Ex periment Causes Acreage Increase Three Generations of Hillsboroites Receive Their Primary Education From Mrs. Mary Pittenger, Teacher » 9 Federated Clubs of County Have a Session at Fair ! K