YOUR HOME ’ •»PR 1 ' WATCH YOUR DATE This paper has thorough circulat D uf county, making fl i>. O z advertising medium. The date on the address of your paper given time of expiration. Pay in advance. “77ic Leader in Its Field" HILLSBORO, VOLUME XXXIII Company Official is Speaker at Luncheon on Monday BULBS ON NEXT PROGRAM Sale of Enormous Amount of By-Products Cuts Rate in Thia District Farm Meetings in Chamber of Commerce Sat. Banks PATTERSON INCOME Schools, and County io TAX WINS SENATE Close Tuesday Those interested In red clover growing and red clover seed produc­ tion are invited to attend a meet­ ing at the Hillsboro chamber of com­ merce rooms Saturday at 11:00 a. m. O. T. McWhorter, county agent, has arranged for George R. Ilyalop of the farm crops department at the Oregon Agricultural college to talk on some recent developments re­ garding clover production In the Willamette valley. Every clover grower will be interested in what will be necessary for clover seed producers to do to retain their mar­ ket for clover seed. On Saturday at 1:15 p. m. Prof. Ilyalop will discuss potato produc­ tion in the Willamette valley, with special emphasis on crop improve­ ment. Potato growers will be inter­ ested in the prediction that a heavy planting of potatoes this year will mean a correspondingly low price. Few New Laws Enacted Thia The present and future of the Portland Gas 4 Coke company wan I dixeuaaed In an address by J. Earl Jones, annistant sales manager, be­ fore the Hillsboro chamber of com­ merce at the forum luncheon in the < humber rooms Monday noon. Glenn Stapleton wan luncheon chairman. Mr. Jones said that people in the outlying territories were receiving the same service al the same charge as in Portland and that by reason of the large sale of by-products the This potato growers' meeting is rule in Portland was lower than all other cities in the United States held by the county agent and the with the exception of San Francisco, Washington County Burbank Grow- | era association. Loa Angeles and New York. The sale of by products include AO,OUli tons of Gasco briquets, 17,- 000 gallons of tar, which is used on the road* for binder at a saving, nupthnlenc products for rodent erad­ ication. Besides they manufacture 3,000,000 gallons of motor fuel and 760,000 gallons are sent to Phila­ delphia, while 2,260,000 gallons are Tells Story of Being Attacked Used in Portland. The company man­ by Two Men on Account ufactures and sell four billion cubic feet of gas, according to Mr. Jones. of Labor Trouble The gas company official said ——— that they had 1600 miles of gas line j William Silvera, ab^ut 35 years of and weiy prepared to handle a large growth In population throughout age, who was found in the hills their territory. The company em­ | above Shady Brook last Thursday ploys 900 and has a payroll o f in a critical condition from expos­ *2,000,000 a year. Dividends for ure, is either demented or crazed last year amounted to *380,900 and from the effects of continued use of they paid *400,000 in taxes last moonshine in the opinion of Sheriff J. E. Beeves, who investigated. He year. "We are glad to be one of your ! was found in a semi-conscious con­ community," declared Mr. Jones. dition and with frozen feet by Dep­ uty Sheriff Oscar Duley, who was "The company plans to spend *1,- 000,000 on improvements. We are sent there on a report from J. M Tillman of above Shady Brook. The willing to co-operate in the upbuild­ | man v as taken to ‘the county hos- ing ot the community.” | pital aud is now recovering. Ilarr, Hill represented the cham­ Silvera says that he was stopped ber of commerce at the Portland chamber of commerce luncheon on at Linnton by two men, who accused Monday noon when the railroad I him of causing labor trouble at the ' Linnton mill. He tells the story, ac- merger was discussed. Bulb growing in this section will I cording to the sheriff, that these bo discussed at the next chamber I men attacked him, forced him to of commerce luncheon by T. B. take a drink and then pourer! acid Higginbothem, who has had con­ j on his feet, which were burned. Frightened, he ran into the woods siderable success. and the hills and wandered around. . The next thing he knew he was Bagley’s Opinion I in the hospital here. on Tunnel Upheld The Sheriff says that Silvers ad- , mils using his money for moonshine. Deputy Duley tracked the man The election in October of 1925, creating tunnel district No. 1 in in tlig snow near the Columbia coun- Multnomah and Washington coun­ ¡ ty line and finally found him un- I dferneath a pile of brush, with no ties, Is held void and the legisla­ tive act of 1921 providing for the coat on and without shoes. Sheriff Beeves said that after in­ formation of tunnel districts is held unconstitutional in an opin­ vestigation he was satisfied that ion handed down by the supreme there was nothing to the story about his being attacked by two men at court Tuesday. The case was taken up to the j Linnton. MAN, NEARLY FROZ­ EN, IS DISCOVERED supreme court on an appeal from thia county, the decree of Judge George R. Bagley being affirmed. Get Your Dog Liconio Session of Legislature • REPEAL MANY OLD LAWS by Amendments to Bill in the Senate i Governor Patterson's income tax bill passed the senate yesterday af­ ternoon by the overwhelming major­ ity of 27 to 3. Three opposing it to the last ditch were Senators Banks, Klepper and Upton. Sena­ tor W. G. Hare, who has favored an income tax from the first, voted for the measure. Salem, Feb. 16—Oregon State Ed­ itorial Association News Bureau — How many new laws have been en­ acted so far this session? Ten. We are told we are being flooded with new legislation, but in checking through the house and senate cah-n dars only ten new laws could be found. Of the thirty-three house bills and twenty senate bills, fifty- three in all, which were approved by the governor, thirty-four amended present laws, and nine repealed old laws- fallen into disuse. The 582 house bills introduced can be cat­ alogued as follows: Those already withdrawn, 105; those amending present laws, 186: enacting new leg­ islation, including appropriations, 295; repealing old laws, 86. The 265 senate bills: Already withdrawn, 19; those amending present laws, 140; enacting new legislation, 97; repealing old laws, 9. Of the twenty house bill intro­ duced by individuals, not commit­ tees nor county delegations, eleven were by men with no previous ex­ perience in the legislature and three by men in their second session. Briggs of Jackson county, serving of the first time and second young­ est legislator of the session, hss a larger number of successful bills than any other representative, three. McCourt of Multnomah, the young­ est legislator, has lone. Burdick, Hamilton and Collier Jointly have four. Committee on repeal of laws, seven. Joint ways and means com­ i mittee, two. Swan, one; Multnomah delegation, one; Potter, one; Fisher, one; Peterson, one; Josephine and Douglas county delegation, one; committee on railroads and trans­ portation, one; Clark, one; Scott, one; Gordon, one; committee on con­ stitutional law, one; Snell, two; Sievers, Olson and Clark, one; Bu­ chanan, one; Clark, Sievers, Chind- gren and Senator Jones, one. Five of the total twenty state bills signed by the governor were in­ troduced by the judiciary commit­ tee. Of the remaining fifteen, four were introduced by Strayer, three (Continued on Page Four) TELEGRAPHIC SHOOT STARTS ON SUNDAY be Out in Force Mrs. Ann Rebecca Rowell, Early Scholls Resident, Tells Some­ thing of Family and Community j I County Boundaries Are Saved Only 500 dog licenses have been . sold so far and the closing time is Matt Guide was arrested Saturday March 1, according to County Clerk on booze charges and Frank Rych- i Edward C. Luce. This is only about Local Gunners, Who Finished lick was taken into custody yester­ a fifth of the total and the clerk is i anticipating u big rusk. at Top Last Year, Will day on an assault charge. The Oregonian telegraphic trap­ shooting tournament starts next Sun­ day and a number of clubs who were not in the tournament last year have entered. Twenty-three clubs were in last year's contest and it day of February in 1852,” began looks as Uiough there would be more (Edward C. Robbins) Mrs. Rowell. “Later tho folks moved this year. RS. ANN REBECCA ROWELL, to Iowa and Nebraska. In 1862 we The Washington county gunners pi.Wieer to the Scholls com­ began our transcontinental trip to , will be on the job in full force munity, celebrated her seventy-fifth the Oregon country by ox team. Sunday. Shooting will start at 10 birthday on February 5 by sitting Our six-months trip across was real­ o’clock and run until 12 o'clock. up till midnight th previous Friday A new feature in the tournament ly uneventful. Indians gave us no night and for the first time in her trouble. Our first winter in the Pa­ this year will be a team race be­ life lirtencd-in to "The Keep Grow­ cific Northwest was spent in Port­ tween Portland, Salem, Eugene, Cor­ ing Wiser Order of Hoot Owls” vallis and Washington county. Each land. from radio KGW. “Early in 1863 our family moved one of these are to shoot on the This interview was picked up on out into the Tualatin valley, set­ grounds of every other team once Saturday, Februury 5, incidental to tling nt Jacktown, better known as during the tournament. Sunday, another assignment, for which the Farmington. Almost continuously February 27, all teams are to shoot interview crew and official car had since that day I have resided within in Portland; March 13 all teams are gone to Scholls. In fnct the official the borders of Washington county. to shoot in Corvallis; March 27 all car was about ready to leave when John Jack was my father. nt Eugene; April 3 all at Salem, Mrs. J. M. Stretcher suggested “I had a large number of brothers and April 24th ail on the local Grandma Rowell as a good source nnd sisters, nil well known in this range. Clubs may shoot as many for a pioneer story. Over the tel­ county. Andrew and Joseph, my two men as they want to and the score ephone Mrs. Stretcher secured the oldest brothers, are dead. Children of the ten high men will count. Ap­ appointment. of Andrew are Cal, Hettie, Will, propriate cash prizes will be given "What a coincidence this is. To­ Via and Mrs. Fred Cornelius. The to the first, second, third and fourth day is Grandma's seventy-fifth birth­ widow and son, George, of Joseph ' teams in standing at the end of the day,” replied Miss Rowell from the live on the original old donation. tournament. For a number of years past the other end of the wire. “Who could Calvin Jack, Sr., who resides in think of anything better for her to Portland, is another brother. To dis men who enjoy fishing have boon do than to give her biography on the tinguish himself from Cal Jack, Jr., endeavoring to have the Big Nes- diamond jubilee day of her birth. in Hillsboro he has adopted the tucca and Little N'estucca rive’s and But listen,” snid the daughter upon title of senior. His children are Nestucca bny closed to commercial a moment's reflection. "I don't real­ James II., Ben of Portland, Bert of fishing. The secretary of the rod and gun club has just been advised ly think she can remember much.” La Grande, and Mrs. Mettie Cnrow A few minutes later tho interview of Portland. Mrs. LaFayette Harris that these efforts have ’iot been in vain, as these waters have been was well under way. “I was born in closed to commercial fishing. (Continued on Page Five) Virginia near Richmond on the fifth M OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927 Next Tuesday Is Washington's birthday and as usual the offices in the court house as well as the two local banka will be closed. Anyone having business for that day at any of these places will have to make a change on their calendar. Schoofs throughout the county will observe the day with appropriate exercises. The streets in Hillsboro will be bedecked with flags and the Amer- ican Legion urges all to have their ; flags out. The schools in Hillsboro will have patriotic programs on Monday af-' ternoon at 2:45, and there will be no school on Tuesday. SEVERAL LARCENY BILLS REPORTED IN Two Plead Guilty to Charges of Larceny and Will be Sentenced Soon Eastern Market Prospects Are Declared Good Quarters for Tin Shop Are to be Constructed Soon WITH TWO NEW GARAGES Mohr Bros, to Construct An­ other Concrete Building, 29 by 99 Feet Building construction in the city for 1927 was given further impetus this week with the announcement that a building will be constructed for Brown Bros.’ Tin Shop on Third street between Washington and Baseline streets, by Mohr Bros. The land has been purchased by Leonard and Lloyd Brown and they have taken out a building permit for a *7,000 structure. The new quarters of the tin shop will be a continuation of the build­ ings that are being constructed to house the R. J. Higdon Motor com­ pany and Bert C. Shipley. Shipley purchased the land from Mohr Bros, and they are constructing the build ing for him. Party walls are being used in the construction. The Brown building will be 39 by 99 feet and will be of concrete. The building on the corner, which will house the Higdon company, is 99 by 99 and Shipley's building is to be 60 by by 99 feet. Work on the foundation started Monday of last week and a good start was being made on the walls until yesterday when rain delayed work. The Brown brothers have been in business here in Hillsboro for sev­ eral years, Leonard for 12 and Lloyd for nine. The tin shop busi­ ness has grown to such an extent that it has outgrown their present quarters. Thirty-three true bills and six ' not true were reported in circuit ; court Monday morning by the grand jury. Orel Hoover faces six larceny indictments, including four for lar- : ceny in a dwelling, one for burglary and the other for grand larceny. ! Edwin C. Kiepke has eight counts! against him, including one for grand larceny, one fos burglary and six for larceny in dwellings. George Pat-; terson faces a charge of grand lar- . ceny. Officers are of the opinion ' that the arrest of these three clears up the robberies and burglaries here in the past few months. Knut Anderson, L. Bates, Frank Turk und Nelson Waddell were in- | dieted on booze charges. Andrew ' Weller is charged with carrying a I concealed weapon and Harry V. Mason has a non-support charge against him. A divorce decree was granted Banjamin Hall ^rom Petra Hall. Harry Turner wm given a parole H. A. Kuratli Re-Elected Sec­ and orders were given in the cases retary; Martha James of Walrad A Wright. Inc., vs. H. E. is District Leader Thayer and Fred Hoss and F. A. Hamlin vs. II. E. Thayer. The annual convention of the Orel Hoover and Edwin Kiepke pleaded guilty to the larceny charg­ Washington County Council of Re­ es against them Tuesday and will ligious Education at the Methodist be sentenced Saturday. They were church at Tigard Saturday and Sun­ charged with several burglaries in day was attended by nearly 300 and around Hillsboro during the delegates and visitors. "Spread the last few months. Hoover has sflt Good News,” was the theme of the indictments against him and Kiepke meeting. Rev. F. C. Butler of Gaston was has eight. named president of the group and Knut Anderson was fined *500 H. A. Kuratli of Hillsboro was re­ and given a six-months jail term on elected secretary. Martha James was a booze charge and then paroled on made head of the Hillsboro district. payment of *250. Mrs. L. Frances District presidents are as fol­ McNeil was found guilty by a lows: P. Patton, No. 1, Gaston; jury of a liquor law violation. L. Orval Hutchinsen. No. 2, Forest Bates pleaded guilty to possession. Grove; Mrs. J. J. Hutchinson, No. Harry V. Mason and George Pat­ 3, Banks; John Boy, No. 4, Corne­ terson were arraigned. lius; Finis L. Brown. No. 5, Laurel; Additional jurors drawn Tuesday P. E. Lewis, No. 7, Tigard; H. A. include Howard F. Hughes, Clyde Kuratli, No. 8, Hillsboro; Mrs. Jesse R. Haskill, Fred L. Anderson, Frank Bates, cradle roll superintendent, Kemper, John A. Benefiel, Alfred Gaston; Mrs. Ed Wilson, young peo­ L. Stephens, Julius Christensen and ple, Linnton, route 2; Mrs. S. L. Charles W. Olson. Carlyle, missionary, Orenco; Mrs. The jury returned a verdict of Harry Stewart, home department not guilty yesterday for Richard superintendent, Tigard, and Prof. Walgraeve, who was being tried on Frank Taylor, educational superin­ a charge of liquor possession. An tendent, Forest Grove. order was given in the case of El­ The delegates voted to instruct mer Mays et al vs. Patrick Han­ the county delegation to the legis­ nan et ux. lature to pass a bill prohibiting the advertising of cigarettes or cigar­ ette papers except in newspapers. Those who attended the session from here said that the address by Dr. Pennington of Pacific college on “The Pathway to Peace,” was one of the best they had ever heard. MANY ENJOY SUN­ DAY SCHOOL MEET JFoznan’s Club is Opposed to Cigarette Ads A resolution protesting against the use of such cigarette advertis­ ing as was used in a Portland news­ paper last week was passed Friday by the Coffee club at the regular meeting at the chamber of com­ merce. The advertfcir.g pictured Ma­ dame Schumann-Heink as approving of the brand it cigarettes adver­ i tised. A resolution was ordered sent to the paper and to the singer. Miss Jeannette Putnam Cramer, home economics editor of the Ore­ gonian, talked on "Press and I’ub- licity.” The talk was about new>- paper work and was very Inter- estinr;. M is. Sam Bentley was chairman of the day and the hostesses were Mrs. A. H. Busch. Mrs. O. Steinke, Mrs. Lester Ireland. Reports were given on the county federation and the art institute. Thep rogram consisted of the fol­ lowing delightful numbers: Mrs. F. J. Nolan and Miss Kitty Caldwell, piano duet; Mrs. Nolan, piano solo of own composition; Bobble Nolan, vocal solo; Mrs. F. Caldwell, Mrs. Nolan and Kitty Caldwell, sang sev­ eral songs, accompanied by ukelele and guitar. No. 51 COUNTY ROADS ARE PRAISED BY STATE Market prospects are good, ac- | Engineer Jones is Speaker at cording to Bert E. Mating, man­ a Big Meeting Her« ager of Ray-Maling, Inc., who re­ turned o n Sunday evening from an eastern business trip, which in- j MANY FARMERS PRESENT eluded visits to the markets in At- | lantic City, Kansas City, Chicago, I Philadelphia, New York, Boston and I Under New Methods and Cost Detroit. Business conditions in the Record Accomplish More East are good in the opinion of at Less Expense Mr. Mating. Mr. Maiing expects to leave for another eastern trip in the inter­ Washington county has probably ests of the local concern about made the greatest advance of any March 1. He will remain about two of the counties in the past two months. An increased acreage in the ter­ years and is now one of the lead­ ritory adjacent to Hillsboro is re­ ing counties in good, modern, eco­ ported by the four field men from nomical and well-planned road con­ the cannery. struction. Mrs. Maiing, who accompanied This comment on road conditions him, remained in the East to visit in Washington county was read from relatives. the report of the seventh biennial report of the state highway com­ mission to the governor of Oregon, by Charles D. Jones, county engi­ neer and market road master, at a community meeting in the cham­ ber of commerce rooms Thursday night. Delegations from Sherwood, West S. T. Hulit Elected President Union, Scholls, Farmington, North County Guernsey Club Plains and Pumpkin Ridge were Here on Tuesday present to hear the story of roads. Sixty-three were here from outside The compulsory test for bovine districts. Roads seem to be of great­ taberculosis was favored in a res-. er interest to the public than any­ olution passed Tuesday by the Wash- ■ thing else. ington County Guersney club at the i Engineer Jones explained the mar­ annual meeting in the Hillsboro ket road law and of how the in­ chamber of commerce rooms. They tent of the law passed by the 1920 recommended that the expense be legislature was right, but that in defrayed from public funds. practice it was not so good. The S. T. Hulit of Hillsboro was re­ supervisory plan was well ingrained elected president of the club. The j in Wa.-hington county and in some other officers are: Ed Reiben of j places the supervisors were capable, Banks, vice-president; John Mulloy' but many times they were not, be­ of Laurel, secretary-treasurer, and . cause of constant change. Until the H. T. Hesse of Scholls, sergeant-at-1 law was amended in 1925 the 1har- arms. The program committee for ket road funds were used to swell the year will be Mr. and Mrs. Henry the district funds, whereas now the T. Hesse, H. D. Nave, E. L. Moore district money is used to swell the and O. T. McWhorter. The com­ market road funds. In the first mittee to arrange the Guernsey ex­ years of the market road system hibition at the county fair is com­ there were no plans and in most posed of H. D. Nave, John Spies of cases the supervisor didn't follow Beaverton and H. T. Hesse. v.hat plans there were, according to The county fair board was asked the engineer. Money spent during to provide additional classifications that time was *432,008.15, making for livestock, including senior and an annual market road cost of *86,- junior calf classes and classes for 401.63. animals four years old and over. “The legislature amended the law A vote of thanks was given to the chamber of commerce for the use to provide for a designated system of their rooms and dining room for in 1925,” stated Mr. Jones. "The county court co-operated with the the meeting. A. J. Evers, president of the Hol­ highway commission in designing the stein club, and D. G. Lilly of the system. Satisfaction with this plan Jersey club met with the Guernsey is proved by the amount of money breeders to discuss county exhibits voted to co-operate with market road funds. We are working toward a of dairy cattle. system of main arteries. COMPULSORY L B. TEST IS FAVORED "The market roads are based upon the greatest good to the great­ est number as are the state high­ ways. The state would not have such a good system if they allotted tl ci:- money around to the various <,0a..'i»5 to do with as they saw fit. "The old system was strongly en­ Hillsboro Likely to Represent trenched in this county and it was County in Tournament hard to break down. Most of the March 4 and 5 designated market roads traverse the roads already laid out. Only two have entirely new routes and that Plans for the first annual Wash­ is because of the fact that they ington, Tillamook and Yamhill coun­ may later become state highways ty basketball championship tourna­ and a following of the old roads ment at McMinnville March 4 and would be duplicating costs. 5 are nearing completion, according to Frank A. Bauman, superintend-1 "The angle in the rtver road ent ot McMinnville's schools, who i to Scholls from Witch Hazel is caus­ heads the district board of directors ed by a lack of right-of-way and of and is in active charge of all ar-1 the desire to benefit people in the vicinity of the wireless tower. The rangements. The McMinnville chamber of com-1 angle there, where it parallels the merce has heartily endorsed the highway for a short distance, is tournament and merchants are ex­ caused by lack of right-of-way. pected to decorate their windows There is some agitation at Scholfs specially for the visitors. Linfield for a highway from Groner gap college is co-operating heartily by! through to Reedville and thence donating the use of its gymnasium I north to Orenco and the Cornelius for two full days without charge, j pass. “Just Like a Woman’’ While expenses of the visiting teams “The amount expended in 1925 are to be paid by the teams in case and 1926 was *315,708.40. *194,- Staged by the Grange of a deficit, it is expected that the 110.89 was from the market road games will draw sufficient crowds to fund or *97,055.45 per year. Dis­ “Just Like a Woman” will be defray Jie expenses for all contest­ trict co-operation amounts to *121,- staged tomorrow (Friday) night at ants. 597.51. From the beginning of the the Grange hall by the Hillsboro The tri-county race has settled market road plan the market road Grunge. Mrs. E. G. Cox is directing down to a field of not to exceed fund was used to co-operate with the play and the proceeds will go eight contestants. Dayton, in the the districts, but with the amended to augment the building fund. Yamhill county league, has cinched law it provides for other funds co­ The cast of characters is as fol­ a right to play as has Tillamook in operating with the market road lows : her county and Hillsboro seems to fund. Joshua Alexander Smith—a farm­ have done this in Washington coun­ "A cost keeping system was auth­ er ........... George L. Woodworth ty. McMinnville and Newberg high orized to keep a record on market Bartholomew Smith—a son living schools are also assured a right to roads, county road funds and shops in Buffalo B. L. Adams start in the tourney March 4, but (Continued on Pace Six) John Austin Havestab—Polly’s lover the remaining places lie between Alva Logan Beaverton, Banks and Cloverdale, Mrs. Smith—Joshua’s wife Hai Unique Window« providing the first named might Mrs. Ida Hornecker spill the dope and upset Hillsboro. The MacKenzie Motor company Doris Duncan—a neighbor’s daugh­ The winner in the Cloverdale-Banks has a unique window display, which ter .............................. Lucile Cook melee will also come to the McMinn­ gives a talking point for Ford rars. Polly Pepper—a little country girl ville playoff. A placard shows the difference in who has been doing domestic cost between a Ford coupe and the work in the city. Elva Logan Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hergert of lowest price in other makes. The , near Mountaindale were in town card suggests that the balance be N. A. Ham of Hillsboro was on ' yesterday on their way through to used to buy furniture. Furniture, the fishermen’s special Saturday to I Portland. Their son, Alvin Hergert, which can be bought for the differ­ points on the P. R. & N. The re­ has just received a diploma in ap­ ence, is on display in the next win­ ward in fish was very small for the plied electrical engineer from the dow through the courtesy of Les­ I Chicago Engineer Works. large party of 133. ter Ireland A Co. DISTRICT TEAMS TO | COMPETE AT MAC