T Tha Homa Papar of Washington County J T he H illsboro A rgus - U ••THE LEADER VOLUME XXXIII I I On tha Addraaa For Expiration Data IN ITS FIELD" HILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1*2« Ne. 34 » Athletic Board is MILLAGE FOR CITY Business Men Are Re-elected Here; to Visit Laurel on WILL REMAIN 16.6 Interest is Shown i Friday Evening I More Than 40 Business Men at Watch tha Data Women Will Seek I HILLSBORO 12 TO 0 Health Nurses\ Budget Committee and Council HAS BIG JNCREASE Game Played in Driving Rain j Orange Phelps, J. J. Stallgel, E. J. The Washington County Federa- County Valuation Takes Jump Approve 1927 Budget and Sea of Mud Friday l McAlcar, C. E. Weils, Miss Mattie Hillsboro business men and their tion of Women’s clubs met st Huber of $414,180 This Year families are going to visit Laurel to­ | Case and Mrs. Lee Oakes were re- on Thursday of last week with the EVENING MEET TONIGHT •dected members of the board of URGE PLAYGROUND HERE morrow (Friday) and be guests of FUMBLES MAR THE PLAY Aloha and Huber clubs as hostesses. NEW DWELLINGS IS CAUSE the people of that section of the ¡ directors of the athletic association, Mrs. J. C. Leedy of Sherwood, pres­ county. Those who were present two ident of the Federation, presided. Local Cannery Declared Bene ¡ at the annual meeting of the or­ City Will be Represented at ganization Monday night In the years ago at Laurel are rejoicing Newberg High Will Play Hilhi All but three clubs of the county County Board of Equalization fit and Asset{ Thought over the fact because they know chamber of commerce rooms. The Hearing of Public Ser­ on Local Gridiron To­ were represented at the meeting. Through With Dutiea constitution and by-laws, which were that they will have a good time and on Nursery Urged One new club, the Women’s Service vice Commission morrow at 3:15 for Year of 1926 a good chicken dinner. never acted on last year, were adopt­ , club of Hillsboro, was introduced to ed. Finis L. Brown is in charge and ' the Federation. W. 1). H. Dodson, general man-. The Hilhi eleven lost to the West i The business meeting was held in The city budget for 1927 was ap- . , he says that they are counting The total valuation for Washing­ _ on ager of the Portland chamber of1 Considerable interest was shown Linn union high school football team ' in the gymnasium work by a good j I ’ rov,,<1 thc bud 8 ct advisory com- »bout a hundred from here to en- the forenoon, and at noon a delici­ ton county for 1926 shows an in- commerce, was tho speaker Monday at West Linn last Friday 12 to 0 in crease of 3414,120, according to a at tho first forum luncheon for the repraaentation of members present. mil’ee Wld lhe «»»y counell in Joint’joy a chicken dinner and the pro- the second game of the season. West I ous luncheon was served. , session Tuesday night. The total gram in the community hall. The The measures to be voted on at summary of the assessment roll as fall of the local chamber of com­ It is hoped to have the work going ’ comes within the six per cent limita­ dinner wiU be served at 6:45 and Linn made two touchdowns, one in j the coming election were read and just equalised by the board of merce. The session -us held in the within a few weeks. Interest is being tion, but the millage is just the same | following the "eats” there will be the first half and the other in the explained by members of the various equalization. This increase is mostly ' shown by many who were not mem ­ Grange hall and the Indies of the us last year, because of the increased thirty minutes for converzation and second. on new dwellings, and is principally clubs. Baptist church served the luncheon. bers last year and nn increase in The game was played in a driv- valuation of the City of Hillsboro. ' getting acquainted. Dancing will fol- membership is expected. The Federation will make an at­ along the Newberg highway, where II. R. Easter, president of the Hills­ ing rain throughout and the field The millage is 16.6.* The complete low the program. tempt to get two health nurses on considerable building activity has boro chamber, was chairman. Moro The directors discussed tho use was a sea of mud, which made fum- budget is printed on another page of The trip is being arranged by the the county budget, feeling that been going on. than 40 business men attended the of the auditorium with the council the Argus. community relations committee of bles and ragged ptaytng frequent. heaJth nurges are badly needed Jn The total valu^ of taxable prop­ luncheon. Tuesday night. The board will meet The grand total of expenses in the which Dr. Charles Lamkin is chair­ The playing of Ellis, West Linn the schools of the county. Repre­ erty as finally equalized by the "As business men I cannot accept in the chamber rooms next Monday fullback, who made both touch- sentatives from each club are to be board is 324,610,290, as compared the fact that you are contented with night and a general meeting of the general fund is figured at $30,945, man. The party will leave from the do”ns, featured the game. chamber of commerce as soon after and receipts are estimated at $5,- present at the budget meeting. The with $24,196,170, last year. The the present pivduclng power of Or­ association will be held Monday ( Put up Good Fight Lt 7 5. Street fund expenditures are the football game as possible—5:30 clubs are going to take up the work soldiers’ exemption of $70,470, has egon," declared Mr. Dodson, who night, November 1. Nevertheless the team put up a of establishing the Traveling Li- i or 6 o’clock. ¡estimated at $3,700. been deducted from the total. explained that Idaho, California and good fight and in the next ;------ hrary in the schools, where there Budget Meet November 16 parts of Washington were getting These valuations do not include which will be played with Newberg are no libraries. the most out of their production. The city council sitting as a levy public utilities, which are assessed high eleven, tomorrow afternoon at Lloyd Wilcox of the Oregon Tu­ Be Selfish board will hold n meeting at the 3:15 on the high school athletic field, berculosis association talked on the by the state. The value for last year "Looking at it from the selfish council chamber Tuesday evening, should be a good exhibition of in- need of larger sales of Christmas was $2,798,476. side the business man should put November 16, at 7:30, for a hearing Part of the increase is found in terscholastic football. Hilhi defeated seals so that the people may have in time and effort to the producing on the budget. Newberg last year and the visitors the right kind of care in the early the cities of the county. Hillsboro’s question," in the expressed opinion valuation is $1,374,890, a gain of The city voted to have City At- are coming here after revenge. A. Arant, Under Indictment on stages of the illness. of the Portland man. He said that $70,530, and Forest Grove at $924,- ' tomey Benton Bowman and W. G., Thomas Ginder, 87, Volunteer, i In spite of the heavy rain a large Another item of interest to the Arson Charge, is Found the sugar beet should become an ¡Hare represent the city in the hear-1 delegation from Hillsboro, includ­ people of the county is the need of 830, is a gain of $41,570. Beaver­ is Laid to Rest Last Sun­ important product of the valley ing of the public service commission I Dead at Sherwood ing a few Hillsboro business men, a home demonstration agent, was ton shows an increase of $31,400 day at Gresham and is now $491,810. and that it will be of great value, | in the court house next Tuesday1 were spectators at the West Linn the opinion of the ladies present. because it won't displace any other Summary of assessment roll for morning at 10:30 on water rates. game to lend the boys moral en ­ R. Arant, 72, veteran of the Civil Rachel Clark and Robert Harris Washington county: crop, and that it is a safe cash crop. Thomas Ginder, 87, a Civil war couragement. A delegation from the Coffee was found shot dead at the sang several numbers, and Mrs. Rog­ Mr. Dodson expressed the hope war, veteran, died at the home of his son, The lineup: Schoeler and Reese, ers gave a reading. Classification Value Value house of S. Bechtel near Sher- club asked the council to set aside 1 farm that the business men of Portland J. W. Ginder, in East Hillsboro, of Property ends; Bagley and Kelly, tackles; Pu­ I wood about noon Monday by M. J. the property on Second street be- per Unit The next meeting will be the vice- and Hillsboro and surrounding com­ Thursday night after an illness of bols and Hartrampf, guards; Loftis, presidents' meeting at Forest Grove Acres of all lands. Haynes, constable for that district, i tween Edison and Jackson for a munities would not let the Oregon I several weeks. The veteran had been center; Glen Norton, quarter; Rush- after a note had been found by the l playground. Mrs. E. J. Ward strew­ 443,536 ...... $17,117,740 $38.59 Nursery company break up. He said a resident of Hillsboro for the past low and Schulmerich, halves, and in January. Acres o f tillable Hechtel family, saying that Arant ed the need for such a playground that there should be enough demand Johnson, fullback. Substitutes: Mc- on the north side of the city and four years. lands, 132,404.. 9,984,835 75.41 would kill himself that morning. in the communities to put it through, Funeral services were held at the Maniman, Thwaite. Hare, Vance said that the park was too far away Acres o f timber The body, it was reported, was especially with an ornamental line, Glenn F. Bell -Meetiirary at 10:30 Norton, Froed, Wahner, Mier, and lands, 101,500 . 3,795,610 37.89 found Beside a wagon on the Bech­ for the children in that part of Hills­ Sunday morning with Mr. Whidden which should be profitable. Smith. boro. Mrs. L. 8. Shfnaberger and Acres of nontill- tel farm, where he had made his officiating. Members of Hillsboro "The local cannery is leading the W. Williams of Portland refereed. Mrs. C. H. Nosier also spoke on able lands, 209,- way in Oregon and is a great asset home for a numlxr of years. A Post No. 6 of the American Legion 632 ...... 3,337,295 15.92 been fastened to a acted as pal’, bearers here. The cas­ and benefit,” declared Mr. Dodson, shotgun had (Continued on Page Four) Improvements o n shed in a field some wagon near a who believes that the Slate of Ore- ket was taken out between two lines deeded or pat­ of members of the local chapter of gon has great possibilities in the distance from the barn and a string ented lands__ 2,531,720 Iso arranged that Arant could pull W. R. C. holding flags. The main canning industry. Town and city the string and fire the gun. Death services were held at Gresham in the Chamber Session Tonight lots .................. 1,164,325 afternoon in the Baptist church with An evening session of the cham­ apparently had been instantaneous. Improvements o n Coroner Limber and Deputy Os ­ Rev. Judd officiating. Interment was ber of commerce will be held to­ Organization of the Oregon Tel- town and city car Duley investigated and the cor ­ in the Gresham cemetery. night. Question of reservations for A trial made by County Agent O. ephone company with a capitaliza- lots ................. 1,497,295 He was born ip Ohio, December T. McWhorter of the use of carbon, tion of $600,000 was announced to- a banquet to be held at the Pacific oner la of the opinion that it was Improvements o n purely a case of suicide. An inquest International Livestock Exposition, | Officers of the local council of 15, 1839, moving to Ackworth, Ohio, bisulphide on wild morning glory on day, following the filing of articles lands not deed­ I is being held today. November 5, will be taken up. the Knights of Columbus were in­ with his parents where he spent his ■ the Sherman Hyre farm at Newton of incorporation at Salem. ed or patented 30,280 Arant and Bechtel were arrested W. G. Ide, manager of the state Senator Charles Hall, president stalled Thursday night by District boyhood. He was married there to station indicates that wild morning Steamboats, sail­ Miss Nancy Shelburn in 1848. glory may be killed by the use of of the Coos and Curry Telephone chamber and who lives just east of June 18 and were indicted on Deputy Windishar of McMinnville. boats, station­ Mr. Ginder volunteered at the this liquid. Hillsboro on Cornell road, brought charges of arson in connection with company, with headquarters in Officers installed were: J. J. Stan­ ery engines and Holes 12 to 15 inches in depth Marshfield; Earl W. Gates, super­ Mr. Dodson out* and told of his in-1 the burning a few months ago of ge!. G. K.; Joseph A. Moore, deputy beginning of the Civil war and en­ manufacturing tention to become a member of the a small house on land Arant owned G. K.; Lawrence J. Moore, recording listed in the 34th Iowa infantry and 2 feet apart each way were intendent of that company, and Sen­ machinery ...... 559,220 near the Bechtel farm. The case throughout the war. made in the ground with a pointed local' organization. ator William G. Hare, Hillsboro at ­ secretary; C. C. Defrees, financial Engines and man- recently was postponed and it is be- -Hillsboro business men will visit Thirty-five years ago the family iron and 2 ounces of carbon bisul­ torney, are named as incorporators. secretary; Frank J. Schneider, treas­ ufacturing ma- the Hillsboro Silver Fox Farm, Dr. , ‘ lieved here that the indictment prey­ urer; F. C. Caldwell, chancellor; moved to Gresham, where they lived phide poured into each hole; the The principal place of business is chinery ........ 559,220 him ed on Arant ’ s mind and caused T. L. Perkins, proprietor, next Sun­ given as Portland. Luke J. Stangel, warden; A. J. Mil- for many years. Mrs. Ginder. died in holes were then closed. Merchandise and day morning. They will meet at the 1 to take his life. 1910. Deceased is survived by two A second trial with holes the same Operation of five independent tel ­ tenberger, advocate; Edward Ber­ stock in trade . 457,475 chamber at 10 o'clock. nards, inside guard; J. Wismolick, sons and a daughter, J. W. Ginder depth and 3 feet apart each way ephone companies in the northern Farming i m p 1 e- Palm Drug Stove Opened of Hillsboro, Charles B. Ginder of and 3 ounces of carbon bisulphide part of the state, involved in stock * outer guard; Jacob Schneider, trus­ ments. wagons. Change Polling Place The Palm Drug Store, under the tee; Rev. H. J. McDevitt, lecturer, Port Orford and Mrs. Ina Harms of to each hole was made; these were purchases made by Hall and Gates carriages, auto- Los Angeles, all of whom were at also closed. during the past three weeks, will The polling place at Sherwood has management of L. C. Kramien, was and Rev. J. T. Costelloe, chaplain. mobiles, etc..... 194,915 This was done on September 14. be handled by the Oregon Telephone the bedside at the time of the death. been changed from the city hall to formally opened to the public last The lecturer is preparing a course Two children, Lena and Lillian, are On October 14 the wild morning company, it was announced. Under Money«.............. .. 4,310 the furniture room of the Carlson Saturday. The store is attractively of lectures on Christian Ethics and Notes and a c - glory was dead or dying, indicating the terms of these transfers they ti Sherk company, next door to the arranged and modern in every re­ Dogma and J. J. Stangel will re­ deceased. . counts 46,280 that probably all of the wild morn- acquire all of the stock of the Hills­ spect. poat office. Shares of stock sume his practical lectures on busi­ 166,350 ing glory plants in the treated area boro Telephone company; controlling ness topics. A good and entertain- will be killed. interests in the McMinnville Tele- Hotel and office furniture, etc... ing program is scheduled for every 53,950 The cost of using this material phone company, Newberg Telephone Horses, 4,058 ..... meeting. 171,600 42.28 is heavy, therefore its practical use ] company and Scholls Telephone com- Mules, 104....... 4,020 38.65 St. Matthews school hall is being will no doubt be confined to killing pany, and a half interest. in the Cattle, 17,915 ... 511,030 28.52 remodeled by Mohrn Bros., and the small patches of wild morning glory Western Oregon Telephone and Tel­ Sheep, 2,543 ..... 12,545 4.93 seating enlarged t o accommodate to prevent its spread. egraph company of Forest Grove, Goats, 974 2,240 2.30 about 60 additional chairs. A new As a caution, it is reported that Stock of the Oregon Telephone Swine, 1.421....... 11,300 7.95 shingle roof is being placed on the Activities in the circuit court have the cprbon bisulphide will kill trees, } company will consist of $400,000 34,930 14.00 ¡Thomas Smith, his father, was a building occupied by the Sisters of been light during the past week. shrubbery and crops, so its use is common stock and 3200,000 cumu­ Dogs, 2,494 (Edward C. Robbins) 30,510 I St. Matthews school as a residence. Orders were issued in the following more likely to be confined to land lative, 7 per cent preferred stock, Poultry ................ O Willamette valley history farmer. Bees 2,255 For awhile A. T. Smith resided in Albert Spiering is doing the work. on which no other crop is growing. dividends of which will be payable cases: Roy Parker vs. E. W. Haynes; would be complete without n Libraries ............ 6,000 Illinois. In 1840 the frontier spirit quarterly. Elizabeth H. Smith vs. John Herb; biography of Alvin Thompson Smith, brought him on to Oregon. His trip Joseph Meier and Carl Meier vs. R. Legion and Auxil­ one of the very earliest Washington was made before the Oregon trail Clothing Special­ P. Burdette et ux; J. O. Robb vs. Stores Merge Institute Program county citizens,” in the opinion of was « beaten path, necessitating n iary in Joint Meet Merger Chain ist in the County Charles Farnham et ux; Walter L. local historians. Mrs. Jane Smith, of the Skaggs United battle with nature. The Indians were Tomorrow is Good Vinson vs. Effie Estella Vinson; J. 104 B street North, Forest Grove, ’ Stores interests in the Pacific North- not then dangerous. The members of the Ameican Le ­ The following is the schedule of O. Robb and J. T. MacKay vs. John his widow, was last Saturday inter­ "There were long stretches of the clothing specialist, Esther B. Deaville et ux; Thomas B. Haynes gion and their ladies and the mem­ | west with those of the Safe Ways, An open meeting at the Venetian viewed for the Argun. Mrs. Jane I sand where it was almost impossible Cooley, for the months of October vs. Ruby M. Haynes; B. E. Webb bers of the Auxiliary and their gen­ I Inc., of California is being consum­ theatre tomorrow afternoon will be Hamer, another early citizen, living to obtain water. The forests were and November as arranged with the vs. Georgia Webb, and A. L. Stem tlemen will have a joint social meet­ mated and involves approximately the closing feature of the county in­ across the street was also present. stitute for teachers which is being difficult to penetrate. Often it was various community clubs by the O. and Nora E. Stem vs. Clarence and ing at the Veterans' hall on next $20,000,000. When Mr. Smith came ta the Ore­ held in Hillsboro today and tomor­ almost impossible to climb the moun­ A. C. extension service: Witch Haze), Del E. Cornell. The following were Tuesday night. gon country in 1840 even the Ore­ row. Mrs. Emma Bryant, county sup­ Mrs. B M. Goodman is chairman tains.” Another Accident October 26; Tigard (Hiteon), Oc ­ released on parole: Mary and Frank gon trnil was unheard of. Westward erintendent, urges all who care to His first year in the Pacific North­ tober 27; Scholls, October 28; Watts, Nimckick, J. B. Kruse and Oscar of the Auxiliary committee and Ray emigration for settlement of the Pa­ at First-Baseline hear a good program to attend. Denham is the Legion committee west was spent at the Whitman Mis­ October 29; Mulloy, October 30; Bowen. cific Northwest did not begin for Dr. Holmes of Forest Grove, lec­ sion, Walla Walla. He was engaged Farmington, November 2; Cornelius, Thirty-four true bills were report­ chairman, and they have planned an three or four years after the dawn First and Baseline streets claimed turer, will be the principal speaker. in missionary activities. In 1841 he November 3 ; Hillside, November ed in by the grand jury late yes- entertaining evening. of the forties. The entire region was another automobile accident about His subject is, “Do Not Die on Third came to tho Tualatin valley, taking 4; Mountaindale, November 5. terday afternoon, the most of them still in dispute with Eengland. noon Sunday when the light sedan Base.” Following the talk, H. C. up a 640-acre donation land claim, Practical dressmaking and millin­ being booze cases. Grade School is The motive for Mr. Smith com- j driven by E. L. McCormick, local Seymour, boys’ and girls' club lead­ one mile which was located just ery schools will be conducted in these The indictments: Oral Creps, How­ ing to the outlying Pacific frontier | business man, collided with a road- er of 0. A. C., will run slides de­ Loser Yesterday south of Forest Grove. tater he communities on the above dates. ard Camp, Ray Evans, George E. was religion. He came on behalf of | ster, driven by James Dickinson, scribing the club summer session. acquired other farms in Washing- Meetings start at 10:00 a. m. and Lawson, R. W. McConnell, E. R. the Congregational missionary or­ The grade school team under who works south of Hillsboro for ton county as well as in other sec- continue until 4:00 p. m. Niles, Otto Peterson, Arthur R. Put­ Coach Naldrett went to St. Mary’s C. W. Hergert. Mr. McCormick was ganization. In local history this mo­ tions of the state? To Play Billards nam, Sidney Powers, Joseph D. Rut­ yesterday for their first game of slightly bruised. tive is incidental to the real sig­ Vlae-H Selects Members With the growth of Forest Grove, A billard tournament is being ar­ ledge, Anna Schallenberger, Henry the season and held the second St. nificance of his coming. He will be Dickinson was doming north on Mr. Smith took an active part in remembered in the annals of history First street and McCormick was ranged at the chamber of commerce The Blue-H club met Monday and Vandecoevering and C. Wirth, pro­ Mary’s team to a score of 7 to 0. community development. He donated hibition law violations; Peter Furer, as a member of that small party going east on Baseline. Each turned and it will be started Tuesday night A St. Mary's player scooped up parts of his land claim to the rail­ selected those students to join who threatening to commit a felony, and that formed the vanguard of the achieved honors for the high school the ball in the first quarter when * n ^e opposite direction to prevent at 7:30. There are five four-man road, when built in the seventies, C. L. Wilson, larceny. settlement of the Oregon territory. the grade school boys fumbled and ^e accident, but it was too late, the teams in the competition and they foleto» depot and terminal. Trouble during the past year in athletics. This group gave the United States McCormick car running into a tel- are captained by C. E. Wells, Frank The initiates are: Mudie Hoag, Iola ran 40 yards to a touchdown. with the city was the cause of the Pauli, Fred Holznagel, H. J. Ma­ Engagement is Announced* ephone its greatest claim to the entire re­ pole headon. The grade school lineup: Hardy, failure of the railroad to build into Robb, Margaret Rood, Evelyn Sew­ honey and John Ireland. gion; the claim of colonization and ell, Marcellia Welch, George Bag- center; Morley and Kelly, guards; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Garrett have Forest Grove. Today freight trains settlement The Champoeg meeting Cut Load Limit are routed over thia old right-of-way. ley, Ross Hartrampf, Wilmer Lof­ announced the engagement of their Batchelar and Rehse, tackles; New­ The 6 year old »on of Mr. and represents the strength of this Amer­ The load limit on trucks will ba Mrs. William Hall of Garden Tracts, Mr. Smith was actively interested in tis, Vance Norton, Orville Neise, daughter, Florence, to Mr. Lionel ton and Lyons, ends; Barr, quarter; ican claim. the founding of the old Tualatin Emil Pubols, Walter Reese, Jacob Kramien of thia city. The date of Beeler, fullback, and Johnson and cut 25 per cent effective November fell from the porch yesterday and Mr. Smith was born in East Ha­ Roth, Lester Smith, Richard Schoe­ the wedding has not been announced, Willeford, halves. The substitutes 1, according to an order of the coun­ broke his right arm. Dr. E. H. ven, Conn., November 18, 1 8 0 2. ler and Howard Wells. (Continued on Page Five) were Hall and'Stone. but it will be in the near future. ty court issued yesterday. Smith reduced the fracture. the Chamber Luncheon AGED VETERAN IS BELIEVED SUICIDE CIVIL WAR VETERAN ANSWERS LAST CALL PHONE COMPANY’S CAPITAL IS »000 Carbon Bisulph­ ate Used to Kill Morning Glory Knights of Colum­ bus Officers In­ stalled Thursday Interview with Widow of Late A. T. Smith at Forest Grove Reveals Interesting Missionary Experiences N 34 True Bills Re turned Yesterday by Grand Jury