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T he H illsboro A rgus Th« Home P of Washington County Watch the Date On the Address For Expiration Date "The Leader in Its Field" VOLUME XXXIII HILLSBORO. OREGON. THURSDAY, J a NUARY 13. 1927 No. 46 - —f - - -- — ■■■ T""--------------- c Retailer Heads Commercial Group PATRIOTIC GROUP I 1 McPheetera, Christiansen and Charles Jones -III to Command ♦ 4* ♦ * ♦ ♦ 4444444444444 Lest You Forget! Send Copy Early The necesrary repair parts for the big newspaper pre»» will not be here for installa tion until the last part of January and it will be neces sary to have the presswork handled in Portland and part in Forest Grove until Febru ary! 1, according to present plans. Rules for closing on adver tising and news will remain the same and advertisers and correspondents are asked to continue their splendid co operation so that the best of service may be maintained. Display and classified adver tising will be taken up to Tuesday night. Phone your news and ads to 2761. GRANGES INSTALI Woodworth is Grange Scholls People to be Hosts Friday at Get-Together Head A large delegation of Hillsboro Taxe», Irrigation and Myriad businesst men and their ladies will Other Subjects Are up journey to Scholls tomorrow night — 4» l Friday ) to be guests of the people MOORE TO BE SECRETARY HONOR PAST COMMANDER ♦ DAUCHY HEAD AT BANKS of that community. All who are CURRENT DEFICIT WORRY ♦ I ______ • planning to go will meet at the ♦ Member» Express Hope for a Joint Ceremonies Held Tues Resolution is Passed Opposing chamber of commerce at 6:15 and Further Land Taxes to be Op F go out in a group, according to Greater Effort in Civic posed by Those From day by American Legion the Act of the League ♦ i plans. The caravan will leave here Work in Future ♦ Farm Counties promptly at 6:15. and its Auxiliary of Oregon Cities ♦ The community gathering is being 4 ' handled from the Hillsboro side by R W. Weil, prominent merchant, 4444444444444 ♦ Hillsboro Port No. 6, American ♦ Tht- Hillsboro and Banks xubor- i the community relations committee, wax unanimously alerted president ♦ Legislative News the tallies' Auxiliary 4 Legion, and dinate Granges, tffe oldest and the I headed by Dr. Lamkin. It is not of the Hillsboro chamber of com Will Run in Argus ♦ ♦ known just what the program will held joint installation al the Veter youngest in the county, held in- merer at the annual meeting in the 4 ans hall Tuesday night. Charles 4 chamber rooms Thursday night. Mr. stallation at the Grange hall here I consist of, but it is understood that Salem, Oregon, Jun. 10— ♦ 4 some pertinent talks and commun Weil, who succeeds Ralph Easter ns Jonex, county engineer and road 4 Saturday. C. W. Craft, Pomona mas (Special)—A news bureau to 4 ity singing will be lined up- head of the commercial organiza muster, wax installed ax post com 4 4444444444444 handle matters coming u p 4 ter, was installing officer. George Representatives from other cham- tion, was vice-president last year. mander and Mrs. E. C. McKinney during the session of the 4 L. Wood worth, for the fourth time, bers of commerce in the county L. T. McPheeters, a member of president of the Auxiliary. state legislature is being es 4 was installed as ‘master of the will also be guests at Scholls. the board of directors continuously tablished by the Oregon 4 The meeting wax opened with Hillsboro Grange and Herman B. charge of arrangements at Scholls, for six year», was the unanimous the singing of “America,'.' with Mrs. State Editorial association, Dauchy of Banks. charge of a^irngements at Scholls, choice of the members for vice-pres with a clientele comprising A R. W. Weil of Weil'» Department Dinsmore at the piano. Officers installed in the local is expecting about a hundred from ident. William <’. <’hristlunsen wax leading newspapers all over 4 Store advanced to position of pres Other Legion officers installed Grange were as follows: C. H. Hillsboro. unanimoaly re-elected treasurer and the state, and including the 4 ident of Hillsboro chumber of com included: Glen Powers, first vice Himes, Overseer; R. Hornecker, Lec Dr. Charles A. Lamkin was the 4 Hillsboro Argus. merce. commander; William Dierdorff, sec turer; C. R. I-aFollette, Steward; choice of all for the board of di 4 A. C. Gage, veteran news ond vice-commander; Ivan Freeman, Officers of the newly merged B. L. Adams, assistant Steward; Et rector» for three years. Holdover paper man and publisher of adjutant; Fred Engeldinger, chap Commercial National Bank were ta Cook, lady assistant Steward; members of the board are Dr. J. O. the Angora Journal, has been * lain; Sam Nelson, xergeant-at-armx; elected at a stockholders banquet at Mary Patton, Chaplain; G. C. Chase, Robb and W. Verne McKinney. secured to head the bureau, * L. J. Merrill, finanqp officer. Other the Methodist church Tuesday night. Treasurer; Mrs. G. C. Chase, Sec Members expressed the hope for and he is established at head ♦ post officers include W. V. Mc Members of the board of directors retary; John Nelson, Gatekeeper; H. greater effort in chamber of com quarters in the rotunda of ♦ Kinney, historian, and Earl Hobbs, were named as follows: Glenn Sta J. Hess, Ceres; Lottie Hall, Pomona, merce work on the part of all the Co-Operation of All Business the state capitoL. Mr. Gage ♦ Jake Weil and Tauf Charneski, ex pleton, chairman; Edward Schul and Mrs. W. M. Smith, Flora. buxines» men. That the heartiest will have the assistance of a ♦ ecutive committee. The Legionnaires merich, E. I. Kuratli, William C. Men in Work Urged by The Banks Grange installations support should be given local busi staff of trained news writ- ♦ were installed by W. V. McKinney, Christensen, Lester Ireland, M. P. were as follows: S. C. Inkley, Over ness houses and industries was the Chamber Heads Washington county will enter the assisted by Morris Weil as sergeant- Cady and B. E. Maling. ers, and it is the intention ♦ expressed sentiment of all who seer; Clara Hutchins, Treasurer; W. of the bureau to write news ♦ Oregon Jersey Jubilee this year and at-arms. Edward Schulmerich is the new spoke. It was the opinion of the C Severence, Chaplain; Delbert Hut of more local and community ♦ The new officers of the chamber The Legionnaires presented W. V. president and the other officers are chins, Gatekeeper; Dwight Sellers, members that the club room- should provide some form of entertainment, interest concerning the activ ♦ of commerce were in charge of the as follows: Glenn T. Stapleton, first be retained a n d President W e i I according to a decision reached at McKinney, commander in 1925 and Steward; W. T. Sellers, Lecturer; ities of representatives and ♦ forum luncheon of the chamber at vice-president, E. I. Kuratli, second 1926. with a past commander's jew Carstens, pointed out that all organizations in the annual meeting of the Wash Leia Lang, Flora; Alta senators for their home town ♦ the Methodist church Monday noon. the county are welcome to the use ington County Jersey Cattle club at el, Commander Jones making the vice-president; Willis i C. Christen Ceres; Nettie McGraw, Pomona; ♦ newspapers. The new officers and the holdover sen, cashier, and James A. Wood of the rooms for meeting», lie asked Forest Grove last Thursday. The presentation speech. William Kelly, assistant Steward; This activity is an original ♦ members of the board discussed the and F. J. Sewell, assistant cashiers. Mrs. Oswald Deming of St. Hel that the out-of-town people feel nt Forest Grove chamber of commerce Mrs. Grace Kelly, lady assistant venture with the editorial ♦ activities of the organization and ens. executive conimitteewoman for liberty to visit the rooms when they was entertained at lunch. Steward, and Mary Bovee, Secre- association, and from early asked for the co-operation of all District No. 1, installed the officers are in town. tary. The entertainment will probably indications it will prove of ♦ business men. The ladies of the Ed L. Moore, who was secretary be in the form of a large picnic of the Auxiliary, assisted by Past A resolution was passed opposing church served. ♦ great value to the state. I of the chamber in 1923 and part at one of the leading farms. Mrs. President, Mrs. Elmer Williams, as the action of the League of Oregon 4444444444444 ♦ A desire to accomplish many of 1924. was named secretary by the . George Biersdorf, -Mrs. J. J. Van- sergeant-at-arms. The following of- City to have a percentage of the things for the benefit of the city board of directors Monday night. He Kleek and Tom Willinq;s were ap ficers were installed: Mrs. Emma Automobile license fees and gaso was expressed by the new presi- (Oregon State Editorial Association. will succeed W. W. Phillips, resign pointed on a committee to make ar McKinney, president; Mrs. A. H. Special Correspondence.) line tax moneys diverted from the dent, R. W. Weil. He explained that ed. Mr Moore will go into office | rangements. Busch, first vice-president; Mrs. B. Those Who Would Reopen Inn county road fund to take care of the Salem, Jan. 11—Much is right the chamber of commerce was not M. Goodman, second vice-president; next Saturday, according to the highways running through the cities. a one-man proposition, but that it fully expected from the session of Draw Fire at Beaverton The absolute necessity of continu Mrs. Alvin Hoffman, secretary; Mrs. plans of the board. The counties are now getting 25 is necessary for all to co-operate if the Oregon legislature, which open ing the tuberculosis eradication work C. E. Deichman, treasurer; Mrs. A. per cent and the highway depart- the year is to be successful. Mr. ed Monday and got into action this in this county was discussed. George W. Walker, chaplain; Mrs. T. Char SHERIFF REEVES UPHELD ment 75 per cent, while the cities J Weil that communrty relations morning. Indeed there is much to Biersdorf, Tom Williams and W. T. I neski, historian; Mrs. Robert Cull, Putnam wern appointed to sea what get nothing. would be stressed and that the pres- be done. Taxes, irrigation and my I assistant secretary, and Mrs. S. L. could be done. More Than 300 Sign Petition A city official pointed out later ent officers and board would en riad other subjects are up. But re Nelson, sergeunt-at-armx. that taxes now levied in Hillsboro : deavor to give the very best of ser trenchment will meet opposition. G. D. Lilly was elected president, to Uphold Law Enforce Mr». Deming gave a short talk on Growth of Oregon is increasing fast brought approximately $13,000 for vice. Mrs. George Biersdorf is the new ment by Sheriff road work and that of that sum. L. T. McPheeters, newly elected er than machinery of the state can vice-president and W. T. Putnam, the work of the Auxiliary and urg ed that members of the Legion and $10,000 went to the county and vice-president, and W. C. Christian take care of it. Legislators urge Influx of New People Deciar- Jr., was re-elected secretary-treas- Auxiliary visit the Veterans’ hospital closing of the Silver Star Inn $3,000 to the city. On top of this. sen, re-elected treasurer, pleaded for that to restrict activities will tend to The urer. ed Factor in Develop as often ax possible. Keith Busch at Beaverton on a court injunction the cities receive no direct benefit the aid of all in putting the cham stop present growth in population gave a recitation. Mrs. Gerald Barr by Sheriff J. E. Reeves December from this in the way' of roads. ment of County and development. ber of commerce over. sang several delightful solos, ac 30 has caused quite a stir in the Many measures are in prospect, Dr. Robb, a holdover member of Eleven candidates were given the . companied by Miss Helen Gunton neighboring city, if the number of third and fourth degrees by the , th*1 board, declared that things here both to amend old laws and pass The board of directors of the at the piano, and Miss Vera May- petitions in the hands of county Washington Savings A Loan axsocia Grange here Saturday, There were "ere at a turning point and that new to keep Oregon on a cash basis. Walker gave several graceful dances, authorities is any indication. The lion, Hillsboro, met this week and about 30 visitors from other Gran everything points to bigger and bet Taxes on intangibles and a cor- Five meh, charged with gambling accompanied by Miss Virginia Wight order was issued t>n a suit instituted ges. ter times ahead. He advocates the corporation and business excess tax declared the regular semi annual in a barber shop at Tigard last Oc ut the piano. Owing to illness, sev by the state against B. Perlmano The play announced for January improvement of Hillsboro to make have been outlined. There are other dividend of seven per cent. In ad tober, changed their plea to one eral numbers of the program had et al for the abatement of a nuis S-’ll acuvuill ------- place - ... ...V >» IV 21 has been |>usipviivu postponed on account it — a better in which to live, measures in prospect that will not dition to the seven per cent dividend of not guilty and were Tuesday | to be omitted. Singing of the “Star ance. and a pie social has tbe creation of new payrolls as well only result in savings on funds a substantial amount wax carried to fined $1,000 each and paroled on of sickness, i__ Spangled Banner” closed the pro The first petition, which asks that been planned for that evening. as the inclusion of farmers in the or gained by direct taxation, but will the contingency fund in accordance payment of $50 earh. They were gram. The remainder of the even- B. Perlmano be given another expedite legislative and administra with the established policy of keep, William Carter, Carl Lehman, D. T. Master George Wood worth was ganization. .jng was spent in playing cards, Mrs. chance to operate the inn, drew ed ing the reserves of the association Early, Alvin Pfaffie and Bert Ham The chamber of commerce is oft tive business. made chairman of a special com Elmer Williams and Albert Krahmer itorial fire from the Beaverton pa Unfortunately, Speaker John Car adequate for any possible emergen ilton. The men were arrested by mittee to prepare plans for a new- times criticized, but, W. V. McKin ( winning high scores, with Mrs. B. per and the Beaverton churches as building. Others on the committee I ney, holdover director, pointed out kin’s excellent plan for short-cuts cy. Deputies Weckert and Duley, who M. Goodman and Fred Dion receiv well as a large share of the citizens. include William Schulmerich, C. H. that the kickers were usually those and savings in legislative procedure In his report to the board, J. M. had gone to Tigard in quest of pro ing consolation. Refreshments were The names of many prominent Bea Person, general manager, recited hibition law violators. Himes, R. Hornecker, H. R. Chant- who failed to take a part or come to by properly preparing bills before served nt the close of the evening. verton residencts are listed on the figures to show that the period just ler, Dan Burkhalter and E. B meetings. He advocated a definite printing, thus avoiding re-printing Orders were given in the follow first petition. It is understood that Watts. working program for the chamber several times the same bill, was closed was by fur the moat success ing cases: Erla Hall vs. Carl Bros- ! the many signers would be very to work toward. A tightening up on found impossible because of change ful yet experienced. "The homo glad to have their names off the building ; activity continues unabat- troin et al; 8. 3. Kingery vs. Red the endorsement plan was advocated in clerkships and limited time. It petitions now. ezi," he states, "and the spring and Rock Dairy; Bank of California vs. by the speaker. He urged the cham developed on convening of the house William Knipp et ux; M. M. Stout The heading to the first petition ber to get behind the cemetery as of representatives that Clerk Drager rummer of 1927 will undoubtedly reads as follows: “The undersigned, record. The publicity and C. Freeman vs. J. W. Connell sociation to have the grounds kept was on hand to superintend the let u new 1 and Florence H. Smith vs. Fred M. opening work. But it was not deem being residents of Beaverton, do up attractively. (Coutinued on page 4) Smith. ed advisable to try the revised sys hereby represent that in our opinion Montezuma Odd Fellow Lodge and B. Perlmano has properly conducted tem with new and perhaps inexper the Hillsboro Rebekahs are holding the Silver Star Inn at Beaverton ienced men in the clerkships. The fourty-fourth annual meet a joint installation of officers to and we request that he be permitted Along these same lines, it is night. There are a large number of to continue the conduct of his busi ing of the Farmers' Mutual Fire In stated, measures will be introduced I. O. O. F. activities planned within ness.” The petition contained about surance association was held at the The League of Oregon Cities went to avoid large expense in adding to chamber of commerce rooms Mon the next few days. 125 names. on record Tuesday at Salem as fa the state printing department. day afternoon. A Bendler was elect Saturday night the Hillsboro En A remonstrance to this petition ed a director for a period of five voring a division of the automobile Counting plant cost, building equip campment branch is holding a spec was filed with county officials later ment and installation of machinery, years and J. J. Wismer was named licens fees and gasoline tax money. ial meeting to give the Royal Purple contains the names of more (Edward C. Robbins) Man, Go West,” he came westward degree to fourteen candidates. Gold and auditor for two years. W. F. Haase The counties now get 25 per cent, the state printing costs more, it is than 300 signers, about a dozen of is president of the association, Al the state highway commission get contended, than if done by establish John R. Bailey, now of Ruxton, in 1881 via Union Pacific. In Utah en Rule Encampment of Portland is whom signed the first petition. They ting 75 per cent and the cities or ed firms throughout Oregon. had come to Hillsboro in 1881 he met a group of miners headed coming out to put on the work. The ask that their names be taken off fred Guerber is vice-president, Er Another subject that may be ex incorporated towns nothing. Because for the Alaska mines and the result win Ritter, secretary, and Fred instead of going to Juneau, Alnska, camp will also install its officers at the other list. pected to have attention is the vot of the large percentage of this bur Berger and Peter Grossen, directors. he could hnve bought n donation was that he ended up in Juneau a this meeting. The heading to the remonstance, den being on the city residents and er’s pamphlet. Likewise the meas few weeks later. Then al) of a sud The total amount of insurance land claim and still I.ad a great deni Tuesday night the Rebekahs are which was addressed to Sheriff J. The net because it is necessary for the ures pamphlet. These are issued by left over with the money he lost in den, like a great jolt, he lost $9,000 holding a special meeting The pres E. Reeves, reads as follows: "We, in force is $3,097,053. — everything he had. gain in insurance for the year is city to maintain the highways the state at considerable outlay and "The only Alaskan gold mining speculation. ident of the State Rebekah Assem the undersigned, understand that a thing I $ibl,040. The cost of losses per through their streets, the league fa are of slight value to voters, it is could do was to get out," bly is making an official visit. Later he settled on a homestead petition has been circulated in Bea thousand for the year was $1.35 vors diverting 20 per cent of the declared. Also the candidates’ state three and n half miles northeast of he said as he retold the story last verton, which reflects upon your and the cost of operation for a total amount received by the coun ment, arguments for and against— Buxton and has since more than week, "I returned to Portland, action in closing the Silver Star Inn. thousand was 76 cents. This makes ties to the cities to help maintain all which are given more completely made up for what he lost in specu where I had visited prior to going to We believe you would not have the cost $2.11. The average cost the highway through the city lim in newspaper reports, by radio and Alaska. lation. taken this action without just cause; for the last 22 years per thousand its. in public addresses. These are all “After deciding to remain in the His moral is this: “Don't let nny- we believe that on your part you has been $2.02. Councilman C. E. Wells and City items of state expense which might Pacific Northwest I brought my wife one tell you he cannot make money R. C. Busch of the Cady Motor were enforcing the law as you con Manager C. G. Reiter represented be eliminated. at farming. From experience I am and two children. Ettie and Perry, company returned Monday night sidered it your duty to do; we be It is not proposed to do away with I Hillsboro at the meeting. both now deceased, to Portland, ” he thoroughly convinced that hard work the state printing plant, but to con from a ten-day eastern trip, which lieve that you were right in your continued. "Remaining in the Hills I coupled with intelligence is neces fine its work to those branches of included the meeting of 6,000 Dodge action and we hereby express our sary to bring success to the farmer, boro vicinity until 1885, I finally Brothers dealers from all parts of confidence in you and we. believe government and state institutions took up a homestead three and a And one thing certain, according to maintained by general taxation. Fee the United States and Canada on your action should stand unchalleng my experience, the quickest and half miles northeast of Buxton, Thursday and Friday of last week. ed until such time as a thorough collecting agencies or branches of The selection of J. J. Hanel by When taking up the place I had best way to lose money is to re- The dealers from the Coast spread investigation is made.” the firemen as chief of the fire A. O. Hershey, who lives in .he state activities, board, comm.axions, spond to propoganda about, making to borrow money. Now I have made the gospel of the West on their department was confirmed by Mayor Pleasant View district on Pumpkin examiners, etc., would buy their own enough to buy the place over and Inrge fortunes in gold mining,” said Suffer» Broken Leg eastern visit, according to Xft M. P. Cady at a special meeting of Ridge, received a telegram on New printing and pay for it from funds Mr. Ilniley when interviewed for the over again many times anil then Busch. The Seattle district, of which Dexter Sain of Scoggins Valley the city council Monday night. Ben Year’s Day conveying the sad news collected. In this way, it is estimat have a great deal left over. At Argus recently. present I have 318 acres of land and Hillsboro is a part, was pretty much suffered a fractured leg Monday ton Bowman was appointed city at of the death of his father, W. H. ed, considerable sums would be He was born in Oglaze county, three million saved to the state. feet of timber. There on the map back there. Mr. Busch when the motorcycle on which he torney and Dr. J. B. Dinsmore was Hershey, of Dayton, Ind. Mr. Her Ohio, January 6, 1851. (Incident are 30 acres Tithing, a plan attempted at the in a prune orchard. I said that business was humming in was riding collided with a county named health officer by the mayor. shey had made several visits to the ally last Thursday marked his 75th have had a last election, whereby one-tenth of the East, but that he preferred The refunding of $13,500 worth grader. George Barrett, who was Coast. He was a Civil war veteran prune orchard for 25 birthday.) When five years old he years in the riding on the back of the cycle, of 6 per cent park bonds is provid and one of (he two or three sur fees collected by state boards and community. My sons, Oregon. moved with his parents to Michigan. Cold weather wax encountered in suffered bruises. He was brought to ed for in an ordinance passed by viving soldiers that was in the the commissioners were to be turned Frank and Charles, are now run- Feeling the spirit of Horace Greely'a Montana and Dakota, but weath Hillsboro and taken care of by Di. the council. This will effect a sav atre the night Lincoln was asaa.iin- into the state treasury, was another famous slogan, “Go West Young (Continued on Page Two) er conditions were good in Detroit. Smith. ing for the city. ated. (Continued on page 4) Lamkin Are Elected Hillsboro Post No. 6 ♦ ♦ for the Fourth Time Announce Offi- cers and Direc tors of New Bank NEW OFFICERS ARE LUNCHEON GUESTS Jersey Breeders in Annual Meet at Forest Grove ROAD HOUSE CLOS ING CAUSES A STIR LOAN ASSOCIATION OECLARES DIVIDEND Five Men Fined on Gambling Charges Local Lodges to Hold Joint In stallation Here Farmers' Mutu al Shows Healthy Increase in Year Would Split Fund Going to County John R. Bailey, Buxton Farmer, Says Hard Work and Thrift Are Necessary to Success in Farming IF Local Car Dealer Return* from East Hanel New Chief Fire Department Man Who Saw Lin coln Shot, Dies