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HILLSBORO. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1»27.
VOLUME XXXIV
INSURANCE RATES
MAY BE INCREASED
Veterans Plan
Armistice Day
Da nee y Program
RAIDED BY SHERIFF
1‘luns for the annual Armistice
Low, Day celebration in Hillsboro were Six
discussed Tuesday by members of
Considering Conditiona
Speaker
Saya
Charge*
Taken
Into
Custody
by
One of the rarest treats which
have come to the people of Hills­
Officer* Saturday
boro for some time is th* exhibit of
paintings by Oregon artists to be
shown in the downstairs room of the
ABOUT 60 WERE PRESENT library for one week, beginning Oc­
tober 14 th.
The pictures, which include por­
Pre-Vol»tead Evidence Found trait studies of children, landscapes,
Oregon trees, lakes, rivers and the
By Raider*; Table Check*
rugged surfs, will be shown every
Are Interesting
afternoon from 2 to 6, and every
evening from 7 to #. A short talk
will be given both afternoon and
Berg's Place, a roadhouse two evening about each picture and the
miles south of Tigard on the county , artist, which will give the viewer a
road to Bull Mountain, wax ruided i personal interest in each one.
Each year the residents of Oregon
by Sheriff J. E. Reeve* and deputies
shortly after midnight Friday. Six ar* becoming more cognizant of the
wondrous possibilities and natural
persons, including Mr. und Mrs. A.
beauty of their own state, and it
II. Berg, alleged proprietors, were
is with a desire to help stimulate
taken Into custody.
this interest that the Women’s clubs
Mr. and Mrs. Berg are charged over the state have undertaken this
with operating a nuisance, while movement to reveal to the people
G. A. Gelvin of Portland is charged of Oregon the admirable work of
with being drunk and with having their own artists, some of whom are
liquor in his possession, and his known nationally and internation­
companion, Mrs. Pearl Whitaker, ally.
also of Portland, is Icharged with
Some of the artists whose work
drunkenness. Two waitresses, Mrs. will be exhibited are: C. J. Fulton,
McKnight of Portland and Mrs. Sidney Bell, Emil Jacques, W. H.
Wright, were also held.
Blevins,
Florenx
Clark,
Colista
Sheriff Reeves says that there Dowling, Anthony Euwer, J. Leo
were between 60 and 60 patrons at Fairbanks, Eloise Howard, Clyde
the place at the time of the raid, Leon Kellar, P, L. Manser, C. C.
Charlotte
Mish, Alfred
some were dancing and others were McKim,
in room* about the place. Although Schroff, Melville T. Wire, Nowland
the rooms were not locked, accord­ Zane.
ing to the officers, they were so ar­
ranged that inside locking devices
could have been used.
A small quantity of booze, includ­
ing Scotch whiskey and gin, was
found by the officers, who report
that there were plenty of signs of
drinking about the place.
Checks in the possession of the
sheriff show charges for dinner and Local Boy* Show Up to Good
entertainment for three at >10.60,
Advantage, Although Grant
and a party of six was billed at
High la Winner
>10.60.
Hillsboro post of the American La­
gion. T'he legionnaires will concen­
IMPROVEMENTS IN NEED trate all of their activity for the
next month on the program and the
annual Armistice Day dunce al the
Mayor Cady and Councilmen Shute Park auditorium. Dr. Ralph
Dresser, Ray Denham und William
Will Discusa City Affaire
Diersdorff, members of the activi­
ties committee, are in charge.
Next Monday
Plans are under way for the un-
nuui play to be given by the legion
Unless certain changes and im- about the first of December, under
provementa are made Are Insurance the direction of Mrs. II. H. Stan-
rates in Hillsboro are likely to be nard.
A program of music und dancing
increased, according to W. F. White
of the Oregon Insurance Rating wax arranged for the entertainment
Bureau in Portland, who addressed of the veterans by Morris and Juke
the members of the chamber of Weil through the courtesy of Port­
land Post and Seiberling & Lucas.
commerce Monday noon.
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Needs Pointed Out
Mr. White stated that Hillsboro
was now enjoying rates of 11 per
cent lower on brick buildings and 3
per cent lower on frame buildings
than they were entitled to under
present
conditions.
Among the
things needed, Mr. White said, were
more hydrants, two paid firemen on
Oswego Priest Paroled for
duty ail the time, a good building
code, and increased water pressure.
$400; Jury to Report Here
The speaker urged a fire preven­
Next Monday
tion committee to co-operate with
the department.
Every business
man should get behind the firemen
W. R. Hogan, priest at Oswego,
to enable them to better cope with waived grand jury indictment on
fires. Mr. White said that the work I liquor charges and Thursday plead­
of such committees In other places ed guilty in circuit court to liquor
has been so beneficial that u de­ possession and driving while intoxi­
crease in rates has been made pos­ cated. The usual fine of 1500 and
aible.
six months was meted out by Judge
The luncheon was in the nature , George Bugley in each count and a
of an observance of tire prevention i parole was extended on the first for
week, October 9 to 16, and 1 .1. i 1160 and on the second for 1260.
Rushlow, insurance man, was rhair-
Father Hogan was arrested Sep­
man. Members of the department, tember 24 following an automobile
headed by Fire Chief J. J. Hanoi, accident near Chehalem station.
were guests of the commercial body.
George Fendler received the usual
Chairman Rushlow said that Hills­ $500 and six months for a liquor
boro was to be congratulated on law violation. He was paroled for
having an efficient fire department >160.
and for the quality of the fire fight­
Judge Bagley is holding court in
ing equipment.
He said that the Tillamook again this week. Circuit
equipment on an average is out of court jurors report next Monday.
Mr. The first case on the docket is that
the hall within one minute.
Rushlow expressed the hope that of the state vs. Ralph Mullinex.
such fire hasards as existed at the
Fred Hamel and Carl Clapahaw
northeast corner of Second and have been excused from grand jury
Washington streets might be con­ duty on account of illness, and John
demned. He said that it was a great A. Kirkwood and J. J. Adkins have
Two old Hillsboro landmarks—
fire haxard because of its oil soaked been selected to fill in for them.
the Used Car Exchange building and
walla.
An order was given in the case of the old Methodist parsonage—are
Appreciate Efferts
Josephine Gallup Glaxebrook vs. almost a thing of the past.
The business men gave a vote of Elvin Frank et al.
If these falling walls could but
thanks to the firemen.
talk they could doubtless tell inter­
Mrs. J. M Person told the busi-
esting stories of Hillsboro’* yester­
nesa men of the Oregon Artists’
day. The parsonage could tell per­
loan exhibit at the library and
haps of the bashful couples who
urged everyone to see it.
were united in wedlock by the
Frank Branch Riley of Portland Methodist ministers, and the old
Mayor M. P. Cady will be chair­
man of the meeting next Monday was the speaker at a night meeting barn could describe dashing steeds
and members of the council will be I of the Hillsboro Rotary club Thurs- that carried the proud swain* and
| day evening. His word pictures of lassies of two generations ago on
present to discus* city affairs.
President Weil announced the in­ ; Oregon were greatly appreciated. their "joy ride*.”
stitution of holding Thursday night He made the accusation that Oregon
The nearby buildings have rever­
residents know less shout the scenic
business meeting in the future.
berated with the crashes of various
Musical entertainment was fur­ beauties of their state than do the sections of the old barn as it was
nished by Mrs. J. F. Benn, Mrs. M. people from afar. Nearly 100 Ro­ being torn down this week by Mohr
D. Hoffman and Junior Hoffman, tarians, ladies and their friends Bros.
The change it ha* already
were present.
and was greatly enjoyed.
made in Hillsboro's main business
A quartet including Hugh Nald-
Chamber Serves
block 1* very pronounced.
This
rett, I. M. Wood, E. R. MacManiman
This luncheon was served, and all and W. W. Phillips' sang several structure was built by Ed Lyon«,
luncheons in the future will be numbers, which were greatly appre­ now of Turlock, Cal., in the late
80'* and the ownership has been
served by the chamber of com­ ciated.
transferred to many other hands
merce with everything used be­
since that time.
ing purchased from Hillsboro bus­
The old barn is making way for
iness houses. Waitresses were from
a new concrete building, which is
the domestic science class of the
being constructed by E. J. McAlear
high school and were Esther Brown,
for the Used Car Exchange, and a
Irene Stevens, Kitty ('aidwell and
A. W. Havens of this city was modern service station is crowding
Gertrude Mcljiren. The new Hills­ elected Grand Prelate of the Knights
Bert C. Ship-
boro product, Creamlin Dairy but- of Pythias of Oregon at the Grand the parsonage out.
tor, was served to the business men, Lodge session in The Dalles Wednes­ ley announces that the station will
be open Saturday.
who were greatly pleased with IL
day morning.
Mr. Havens is an
officer of Phoenix lodge of Hills­
Damages Sought
boro. Judge Robert G. Morrow of
Catherine E. Teeling has ted Portland was elected Grand Chan­
suit against William and Bertha S. cellor Commander of the Knights,
Pitman for >5,000 damages, alleged and Mrs. Louis A. Ballsgh of Port­
to have been caused by the cutting land was elected Grand Chief of the
Herman Huntemann, formerly of
Pythian Sisters.
of several shade trees.
near Hillsboro, died from injuries
received in an auto wreck Monday
evening on the Florence-Eugene
highway near Beck, when the auto
in which he was riding is supposed
to have skidded in the deep mud
and plunged over a 35-foot embank­
ment to the railroad tracks. He died
while being taken to a hospital in
Eugene.
The other occupant* of the car
any form'of government in the Ore­
CHAPTER II
Fort Vancouver was were Huntemann'* brother-in-law,
Breaking of the Frontier—Th* Con­ gon country.
the important trading center of the A. C. Schoonover, formerly of Cor­
gregational Church
Unlike the European sense of the entire Pacific Northwest. The Meth­ nelius, and C. B. Stroud. Schoon­
word, the American application of odist under Jason Lee had come in over was killed instantly and Stroud
the word frontier involves a clear­ the thirties and had started mission died Tuesday morning in a hospital
in Eugene.
A motorist passing
ing away of forests, underbrush, work at what is now Salem. Whit­
about an hour after the accident
and the eventual disappearance of man was actively engaged in mis­
discovered the wrecked car, with the
wild animals.
A highly developed sionary work at Walla Walla. Ore­
victims pinned beneath it. Schoon­
civilization within a short period re­ gon City was the important point
over was dead and the other two
places the savage life of the native along the banks of the Willamette.
were too badly hurt to tell how the
Indians. Instead of marking a defi­ Astoria had been an American out­
accident happened.
nite border between countries dot­ post for nearly thirty years when
Schoonover and Stroud were part­
ted with military posts and fortifi­ the Rev. Griffin, first representing ners in the sawmill business in Gold-
the
vanguard
of
white
man,
came
!
cations as is the case in Europe, the
son, and Huntemann was employed
American frontier marks the push­ to the Tualatin Plains region in ( by them.
ing back of the wild life by the 1841.
Mr. Schoonover was a former
William Doughty and his Indian
westward moving civilixation. While
Cornelius man and is survived by
this frontier was moving westward squaw, Pigeon Doughty, were the his wife and two children.
from along the Atlantic seaboard, earliest of settlers to the Plains, i
Mr. Huntemann was born at Cor­
and gradually climbing towards the ‘‘This family were the first family ' nelius on February 20, 1885, and
summit of the Rockies, like a spark of settlers in these Plains and for a spent his young manhood at the
from a rapidly moving fire that time (although Mr. Walker’s family Huntemann farm west of Hillsboro.
shoots out and starts new blazes in came in at the time and also George i
He is survived by three sons,
another spot, there sprung up on Davis) were entirely alone and un­ Alpha, aged 10, Richard 8, and Gil­
der
great
embarrassments
in
getting
the Pacific coast a new frontier.
bert 6.
Two brothers, Henry of
Among the earliest of settlements provisions. The fact of the family's Hillsboro, and William Huntemann
to spring up along the Pacific was having held on and having become a of Bend also survive.
in the Tualatin Plains. The very permanent settled family speaks |
The body was brought to Hills­
earliest among the settlers to this much for them, as also many otter boro today, and the funeral ser­
things
I
might
also
name
for
them,''
f
region was the Congregationallst,
vices will be held at 2 o’clock to-
under the leadership of such men as writes Rev. Griffin in his records on mt’Tow afternoon (Friday) at the
the Rev. John Smith Griffin and the file at Pacific university. Mrs. De­ Glenn F. Bell mortuary, with inter­
Rev. Harvey Clark. They settled on sire C. Smith-Griffin, wife of Rev. ment in the Lutheran cemetery at
(Continued on page six)
the plains even before there was
Cornelius.
BOOZE VIOLATORS
Old Walls Could
Tell Stories’of
City's Yesterday
Riley Is Speaker
At Rotary Session
A. W. Havens Elected
Grand Prelate K. P
Herman Huntemann
Killed in Wreck
Congregational Church Has Active
Part in Governmental Affairs in
Early History of Tualatin Valley
Exhibit of Art
Is Shown Here
By Coffee Club
first W lost
BY HILH! 7 TO 0
The Hilhi football team showed
up to good advantage in the open­
ing game of the season with Grant
high of Portland, Friday afternoon
on high school field, although they
were at the end of a heart-rending
score, 7 to 6.
The local gridders had the best
of the argument with the Portland
boys in the early stages of the game
and within a few minutes after the
second quarter, a pass from Jack
Rushlow to Dorman Blaser, coupled
with some good broken field run­
ning by Blazer, resulted in a touch­
down. Hilhi attempted to gain the
extra point with a pass, but it was
knocked down.
Grant came back strorg and dem­
onstrated their power by putting
over a touchdown. Their score came
as the result of a long run around
right end.
Thwaite, Hilhi halfback, was fleet
of foot and left tacklers in his wake
when he got away on some of his
sensational end runs. George Little,
red socked Grant half, played a
scrappy game for the visitors.
All the boy* showed up to good
advantage in their first game, and
Coach Goodman is well pleased with
the performance.
No game is scheduled for tomor­
row, but next week the local boys
journey to Newberg for the first
conference game. McMinnville will
play here October 28.
Hilhi lineup: Hare and Smith,
ends;
Bagley
and
Hartrampf,
tackles; Faris and Johnson, guards;
MacManiman, center; Rushlow, quar­
ter; Blazer and Thwaite, halfbacks;
and Cox, full.
Line substitutions
were Jackson, Chase, Gabie and Pat­
terson.
Rae and Emmott substi­
tuted in the backfield.
Road Proceedings
Quashed by Court
The proceedings for right of way
through the E. J. Lyons property
east of town for the Hillsboro-
Orenco market road, were dismissed
Tuesday by the county court fol­
lowing a move instituted by Mr.
Lyons’ attorney, Thomas H. Tongue,
to have the proceedings quashed.
Ne. 33
CORN AND POTATO
SHOW OCTOBER 25
Revival
Due
to
Effort*
of
PRIZES
Clas*
TO
Will
BE
Be
Monday Morning
OFFERED
Provided
TAPS SOUNDED FOR
GRAND ARMY HEAD
Commander Crow Die* Early
Secretary Moore
WAS STATE COMMANDER
for
Veteran
with
General
Sher­
Boy* and Girl* Enrolled
man on March to Sea-
in Club Work
Funeral Wednesday
The Corn and Potato Show will
be held at Hillsboro, October 25
and 26, under the auspices of the
Hillsboro chamber of cemmerce.
The revival of this show after a
lapse of two year* is largely due
to the efforts of E. L. Moore, sec­
retary.
More complete details of the
show will be announced next week,
but at present it is planned to of­
fer prizes on the following classes
of corn and potatoes. Ten ear lots
of Golden Glow corn, Minnesota
No. 13, and all other varieties will
be placed in one class under mis­
cellaneous varieties.
Prizes will be offered on bushel
lot* of Burbank potatoes, both in
the certified and commercial grades.
There will be one class of Netted
Gems, and one for early potatoes.
Late rural type or round and oval
potatoes will be in another class.
A class will be provided for boys
and girls enrolled in club work. Po­
tato and corn exhibits entries should
be sent to O. T. McWhorter, county
agent, Hillsboro. The prize winning
exhibits will be taken to the Pacific
International Livestock Show at
Portland.
J. L. Crow, 80, former state com­
mander of the Grand Army of the
Republic, died at the Jones hospital
here at 8:45 Monday morning after
an illness of several week*.
Full
Masonic funeral services were held
! for the veteran Wednesday after­
noon at 2 o’clock from the Baptist
church, with Rev. S. McMinis offi­
ciating. Interment was in the Ma-
sonic cemetery.
Charter Change
At Grove H7ins
In Vote Monday
Forest Grove, Oct.
13.—Two
amendment* to the Forest Grove
city charter, one authorizing the
raising of the 6200,000 bond limit
to permit the reconstruction of a
water pipe line to cost 656,000, and
the other authorizing increase of
city tax from ten to fifteen mills,
were passed Monday at a special
city election held in Forest Grove.
Under the >200,000 deadline that
has existed in the Forest Grove
charter it would have been impos­
sible to issue the bonds because of
the bonded indebtedness of >167,-
000. The new pipe line is to be
constructed between Clear creek and
the intake of the city reservoir. It
is to handle a new supply of water
for the city. Mayor Charles Hines
says that work is to start immedi­
ately, and that bids are to be open­
ed as soon as passible.
The increase to fifteen mill* is to
permit the retiring of bonds. The
bond issue was passed by a majority
of 84 and the tax amendment by a
vote of 34.
Several Injured
In Auto Crashes
John R. Caldwell, 803 First street,
Portland, suffered slight bruises
when his automobile crashed head­
on into a car driven by J. J. Stan-
gel, local business man, on the
Gales Creek road near Rippling
Waters
Saturday
evening.
Mr.
Stan gel said that the man was hog­
ging the middle of the road.
Mrs. Scott Wolf was injured in
an automobile accident north of
here Friday night when the car in
which she was riding skidded off of
the road while trying to pass an­
other. Mrs. May Blair was driving.
Miss Mary Egberg was bruised
about the right elbow in an auto­
mobile accident south of Tigard
Sunday, when a car driven by D. E.
Mitchell, according to the report,
swerved in front of a car driven by
Francis A. Vandehey of
Forest
Grove.
The Vandehey car tipped
over.
R. T. Plait of Portland injured
his ankle when the horse, which he
was riding in the fog near the Capi­
tol highway, was struck by a car
driven by James O’Mara, Jr., of
Tigard.
Electricity Is
Turned on For
Farm Extension New Manager For
Miller’s On Job
The institution of electrical ser­
vice in the Scholls district was cele­
brated at the Ferd Groner home at
Scholl* Friday night and about 80
persons were present.
The new line joins at the wire­
less tower, goes up the Rood road
to Ed Boge's corner, east to the
Farmington bridge, and then on the
river road to the L. M. Hesse place.
The lights were turned on by
Mrs, Groner and Mrs. Frank Rowell
and this was followed by a program
of introductory talks by Mr. Groner
and Manager R. R. Easter of the
Tualatin Valley division of the Port­
land Electric Power Co. Mr. Easter
introduced the employes of the
company. Several talks were given
by people in the community, and
musical number* included a piano
selection by Miss Lenora Bryant and
a vocal solo by Bert Rowell.
A
movie, "Modern Pioneer»,” was also
shown.
G. A. R. Leader Dies
D. A. Kramer of Weiser, Idaho,
last week succeeded H. C. Smith as
manager of the Hillsboro store of
the Miller Mercantile company. Mr.
Kramer, with his family, moved here
last week from Centralia, Wash.,
where he was manager of a store,
and previous to that time was head
of a mercantile establishment at
Roseburg.
Mr. Smith has been unable to give
much of his time to the store for
several months, due to his being
named executor of a large estate at
Sheridan, where he formerly lived.
Mr. Smith is president of the bank
at Sheridan and felt that his in­
terests required his return to Sheri­
dan.
Mr. Kramer is much impressed
with the friendly spirit in Hillsboro
and with the activity of th* cham­
ber of commerce.
Was Leader
Crow had been particularly
active in veteran circles, besides
being commander of the state de-
i partment, he was commander of the
iocal post for several year* and was
a member of the Grand Army big-
five drum corps, which was an ever
popular drawing card throughout
Spirit of Co-operation With the state.
Commander Crow was also active
the Teacher* Shown at
in chamber of commerce work, and
Meet Friday Night
had been a member of the Masonic
lodge for many years.
He was born January 9, 1847, in
The reception to the teachers Fri­ Grant county, Wisconsin. Mr. Crow
day evening at the Veterans’ hall enlisted in the union army in 1864
was attended by a large crowd, the and saw 19 months of service, be­
hall being filled to capacity. The ing with General Sherman on the
committees from the Coffee club march to the sea. After his dis­
and chamber of commerce acted as charge from the army Mr. Crow
a reception committee.
farmed in Iowa the greater part of
Mrs. C. E. Wells, president of the his life until moving to Hillsboro in
Coffee club, assured the teachers of 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Crow were on
the co-operation of the club and a year’s vacation and stopped here
also told them that for several years on a visit, and liked it so well that
the teachers had been considered they stayed here. Mr. Crow mar­
honorary members of the club and ried again after the first Mrs. Crow
died. Mrs. Crow died in May of
welcome at all meetings.
R. W. Weil, president of the last year. A son, Vernon Crow, of
chamber of commerce, welcomed the Hood River, and two daughters, Mrs.
teachers to the city, and assured Alice J. McGivern of Portland, and
them of the hearty co-operation of Mrs. Mary E. Gill of Merrill, Iowa,
survive.
the chamber of commerce in all
Pallbearers were Thomas H. Ton­
their work.
Principal Hugh Naldrett of the gue, Cal Jack, C. E. Deichman, C.
grade school responded for the E. Brandaw, W. A. Lindsay and W.
W. Phillips. The esteem in which
teachers, and extended a very cor­
Mr. Crow was held in this commu-
dial invitation to the patrons to I nity
was attested by the large num­
visit the school and acquaint them­
ber present at the services.
selves with the Wbrk that was being
done and the improvement* being
made.
In the absence of Principal B. M.
Goodman, City Superintendent B.
W. Barnes responded for the teach­
Teachers from all sections of
ers of the union high school. Mr. Washington county are here today
Barnes outlined the difference be­ and Friday to attend the teachers’
tween the life of a teacher when he i institute in the union high school
was a boy and the present time, arid building. More than 275 teacher*
also told of the evolution of th* are in attendance.
high schools since the organization
Mrs. Emma Bryant, county super­
of the high school here. He also intendent, is general superintendent,
urged the parent* and others inter­ and she is assisted by B. W. Barnes,
ested to visit the high school.
superintendent of the union high,
Miss Alice Nosier delighted the who has secondary school division;
audience with several vocal solos, Hugh Naldrett, principal of the local
accompanied by Miss Ruth Mc­ grade schools, has the intermediate
Grath, pianist; several beautiful vio­ sections, and Miss Ruth Jones of the
lin selections were given by Mrs. local schools, has charge of the pri­
J. F. Benn, with Mrs. Zula Link­ mary department
later at the piano. The newly or­
A club work display is in charge
ganized male quartet, Messrs. Mac­
of Miss Helen Cowgill, assistant
Maniman, Phillips, Wood and Nald­
state club leader, and Miss Grace
rett, sang several splendid selec­
Millgate, special health nurse as­
tions, and Mrs. V. W. Gardner sang
signed to the county, has a health
(Continued on page twelve)
display and exhibit.
LARGE ASSEMBLY
GREETS TEACHERS
County Institute
In Session Here
Friendship of the French People
For Americans Shown in Reception
Accorded Americans in Big Parade
(W. H. Dierdorff)
Paris, France, Sept. 20.— (Special
to the Argus, by mail)—One of the
greatest events in the history of the
world took place Monday afternoon
(September 19) in Paris. Twenty
thousand American Legion veterans
paraded through the streets of Paris
to the music of bands and drum
corps.
The parade was the most
unique and colorful ever held here.
Starting at 10 o’clock on the
Avenue du President Wilson, the
parade made its way through the
principal streets of Paris. One of
the most impressive moments during
the parade was when the various
groups passed through the Are de
Triomphe. As each group entered
the Arc they uncovered and paused
a moment at the grave of the un­
known soldier. There each legion­
naire placed a flower on the grave
and then passed on.
The parade
then proceeded down the Avenue
des Champs-Elysee to the Place de
la Concorde, where the President of
France and General Pershing re­
viewed the parade.
It is estimated that more than
two million enthusiastic French peo­
ple-saw the parade. All along the
line of march the air resounded
with cries of “Viva la American
Legion.” It was one of the greatest
welcomes ever extended to any con­
vention at any time. Monday was
declared a holiday and people from
all over France journeyed in for
the holiday. Eighty thousand French
soldiers lined the streets over which
the parade passed and even that
number had a hard time controlling
the crowd, that surged out into the
line of march to embrace the legion­
naires.
The parade ended at the
famous old church of Notre Dame,
dedicated in 1189. The parade took
four hours to pass a given point.
To all in the parade came the full
realization of the friendship, which
the French hold toward the Ameri­
can people and this convention will
no doubt bind the two nations still
closer together.
Oregon held 21st place in the
parade out of the 68 department*
represented at the convention. Th*
departments were placed according
to their membership gain.
The convention opened the morn­
ing before the parade in the Troca-
dero.
Guests of honor were the
French President Doumergue, who
was presented with the gavel with
which the convention was called to
order, Marshal Foch, General Per­
shing, and many others in official
life. After the opening ceremonies
and the program the convention was
adjourned for the parade.
Sidelight* on Conven lion and Paris
The universal topic of conversa­
tion is the dexterity of the Paris
taxi drivers. All the drivers need
are good horns and good brakes and
they will take you through any kind
of traffic miles an hour without bat­
ting an eye.
Hank (Henry Kamna) and I took
a birds-eye view of Paris from the
Eiffel tower, which rises 1,000 feet
above the ground. From there on*
sees the wonderful panorama of
Paris laid out before him and re»
lizes the beauty and vastnes* of thii
historic city.
The favorite cry here is, "Whsr*
you from Buddi*?” Upon being told
the reply is, “Never heard of it.”
The favorite song is, “Down on
th* farm.”