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I d f Attend Ccxiking School March 2-3 Attend Cooking School March 2-3 With Which is C ombined the Hillsboro Independent HILkSRORO, ORE« ¡ON. THL'RSDVY. FEBRI ARY 25. I932 VOLUME XXXIX Record» of Speaker Lauds Petitions Asking l ive Years In in Congress Prison Meted Washington At Hare Circulated Here Ont To Youth Civic Session Help Women Local Dairymen Have 35 5 Cows Advice Production and of First Considered Co»!» Obtained President Sound Peace Agency Seen Improvement Id League of Nation» Endoried ; Cow» from I.or nl Herd» Honor Roll of Two Woman Executive to Associât ions Speak Wednesday Fifteen ibtlrymrn of Washington unty have 355 cow* entered In ihr 5 inililll U • bini '• ( «diimbbt county h« rd iiiiprovciiicnt associât ioni and «re thereby secur ing record * of butlerf it production mid feed rout« on individual cow«. Thlrtrrn dairy inni are member* of tin- 5 ambili U ishingtnn county a* 1414'iiition mid two arc membiTi of the Columbia county i ■> ••< lai ion, a«- cording !•» the record* in the coun ty agent’» office A. I.lnd«»w A Son» of Beth J W (’«»rev of Mountrtlmlalc, Ì4*bem»w of Blooming, and A. A tti of Verbmirt b ave liad on the honor roll one t»r more I ulncr testing began < >< lobi r “Thr advice of Gcorgr Washing ton I«» the mition, given in his fare well .iddn -», was hound,” (h-clnred Hr. (¡rorg4’ Bmiard N««blr, pro f4-*'.«»r of politiciil M'iriice in l(4*4*d college, in his nddrv* here last evening at the civic 4 « li bration <»f th«* U ahliington bi centennial in the Congregational church. “It was hound under the comli ti«niM,” he went on to say, “Imt wc dare in»t tear one statement from all of its context Washing ton would turn in bis grave if lie heard the use being made of liix advice. I venture to hop«* that Wash ington, having been an intelligent hi . in, W'ould today advise joining tin* League of Nation*, bccaiisc it is the agency to nrevent just Mich alliances as hr hail in mind in hi: farewell aildrexs.” Commiation On P.ac I )r, Noble, who was clmscn by President M oodrow Wilson at the closp of the World war. as one of the adviMory member* of the peace rommfosion of the United States to \ » rsuilies. lauded Ibr League of Nation* as th« world’s gr«-.«t nr ice agency, mid called upon the admin istration in Washington t<» co-op- »•rate with Gciici i in peace moves. Dr Nobk asserted that if t Ii c United States bad joined with the demanding peace last League present Silin-Japanese < »<-tuber, I<1 easily have b r r n conflict a verted. Mayor til«’ inrrthig, and Judge I) 1 plrton introduced thr speakr V. W. Gardner sang Spangled B. inner* ' nt sion of th« mldrr Next \\ «diicsd.iv evening Mis* \viu l.obdcll, director of w«»mrn’s welt .r< of the Union Pacific lines, will lecture to the open forum meeting Mrs I ««bdell has re turned from W ashington, I). (’ , where she attended a .“Cure <»f War” conference a* thr represent« fix•• of tl»« National Federation of Biidm > .ml Prof, •»•»n I \\ one In the h imitili U ohlngbii ty liittoa for October. I bail six • w m pli the h»»nor roll Nrlllr, i purrhu d Holstein being the higbrst prmiticing cow in thr ilNsociat|o|| for thr uumth. \ m dur« cow* nmking ov ( la r r liO poumi* f at i Ni Hi«1, purebred 1 loistein, |N(>2 pound* milk, 80 3 pounds I fut; Katie, purrbrril H«»l slrin, , 1572 pound* milk. 61 5 pounds f«it; I F'»b«’*, piir«l»rt«l Ib'lstrin, I6NO pouml milk, «. I n pounds fat. three year olds making Clas» < nvrr 10 pound* (ut: Stir, pun* bred llolstrin, 1708 pound* * milk, 61 !» pounds fat; Bril, purebred Hohtein, 1789 pounds milk, 59.0 poiimh f i two year olds making ( I mm I) ’!5 poumh fati I on, purebred ll"l st ei li, 12M6 pounds milk. Io .1 pounds f at For the mont h of November J S.u i« had the high A I indow prodmiiig hr rtl, making mii nvrr- agr of loi«« 9 pc iitintl* <»( milk, with 0.5 poumh »»f butterf it Bell, a pUTrbrrd ll«»htc i In, produced 1 W»5 poumh »f lliiik with 5«» I p«Miud* fat. pla< big hrr oil the honor roll for the tlircr y< r.ir old ria.*»« Pr«»dticl»«»n Given In the same nu«nth .» mature pure bred llolO« m • «v. |u I »iigii».’ 1.» \ J Ex er - proda<Fd 2b|0 pounds of milk coot idnjnir 67 3 pound* <»f fat. 1931, IJndowa For I Irvcmbrr, had the Iin h producing herd for herds of . river 2«» rowii, with all avrr- Age proil uetion of 899.4 p«»uiids of milk and 31 6 pound» of butterfat, Madam, n pur« bred llolntclnt was high c.w fl>r the risNOciatioil with I.52'* p- nd* milk (niilaiiiiiig 82«» pounds I fat. J \' (’(»rev’ * row, N«i 18, n grade II .M • i n, p rod u red I INN pound -t in Ik and iih I pounds nf I. i« b c n o w ’ n tit White, lie rm in p rude Jt i• y v . !. pound* of milk wit of fat In herd impr( veuii thr tr'ter stop* at day meh month I aampIcN Hi«* nii'ht at of each «<»w, («st* il the wrl lit hiu I vnli lie weighs thr feed thr frrd v'dm-s f« Dougl.i* Dbkry o| M.Miimvilb, n llcrnard tester, docs thee work f«»r the l amliill \\ asliing Ion U'lunly a* hociatiou. By knowing thr proilucti«m o f racli cow (hr dairy i nan i* bb- t.» do intcHigf’iit < ulling lirifrr» only from (• Nat isfict ory a inoiiii (•• of tinuoiih tiling over years nnd coiup'iring (hr »««•« heifer* w ilIi (heir d uu lit i punsiblr for (lie dairy man ( out (hr value of (In- herd i Economy To Be Feature Argus Cooking Class Women of liill boro and vicinity art invited to al attend tend the \rgus cooking <clioo| “economy lectures i—i ’ nt the \ theater next Wrd- nrsdav iur*-«|.iv uftrrmmn«. brginnin O'clock I 11 / ibr t h Krgrr, I «momies expert of the port \ Coke «•«impiiny, will liavi r of the school and w ill dem delirious »<1 of thè gas co gr of arrangement« Iti Kcgrr ha» li ul ’ricuce in demoni rr* in Ihr honte sei dr. I and i* well know bis community l><*< «»li site bas ronditi pa*t under thr ani paper Wlth her fissisi.mts introduce lo Iter audience in (C«iti(inu»4 <>ti pntrr tu» V ’ashington Free Planted bv Scouts ut Lutherans Holding Lenten Services U nd III < in P Pauli u teil for til while Seoul John lump 21».’?* rrprr .Iunior \ -Hist mt S< oi Wolfe took part I I lie cellar will be a of the landsi apitiR the church grounds part fur Farmers to Meet In City Saturday All member* a and officers of the 1 'arimr.*’ I nitin in Washington county v ill meet in the county court ro» nt thr court house nt 10 h ni i. Saturday . February 27, fur the purpoxr f setting up a < «milty Unit I ami «lilting county r All state officers and di arc « d to attend this importa i* well ns siMiir promine 1(¡rials w h o s <• position » are ■« 11 \ i «1 111 .1 to < *rrg««ii nf ri< M i\ (ichlhnr, director of a lure, and J. D M¡< kk. d iir* I food iniuiiiis- have i\ cd special in Elaborate Churches, Burial Places in Italy Are Viewed Will* I’t’ril Groner, promInrn« nut irrowcr i*n«l farmer in writln if his view« on «’ondltliiti*«. p.-ople, «’«»tn irie*, cte.. hr lie |»r««irr»’R •• <»n bl* trip nmuml thr wdrld. which »iitrlfsl from thin «'oimty in Auri. I'’lorcncc, Italy, January 8 “Wc left Venire nt N o’clock a. in three | days ago. We traveled about three . and ii half limim over thr same kind of level country r . from Milan, ...... ,.................... to Venic» j’i't a few small hills. 1 Wr crus cd fw o livers that had beds Idyll •»• linn the surrounding country. v.Ith high dykes on each* side. Then v • Clime Io I lie fool - hills of lhe \p< nniiies, and our mo five power < ha lived f rom strain to i elect ric. W e started up n small! slrc.'im, rd its valley soon ii.ir-l n.-ir row« (1 to i tew small I vcl patches mid sferp hills on curb aide, most of them riilliv/ited mid I housands of' bouses stuck all over them, fair- Iv good ones and nine h of the land hand cultivated I wondered how such a country could support so many pcopb* We soon came to patches of snow in flic sheltered places, which increased until about fhe ground was covered near lhe top. “In a slmrt one hour’s run wc passed through 18 tunnels, a long one of more thin a mile at thr top, tlii”» down another stream, where hills were steeper but more available for cultivation, m a n v lerrar« , moi • tunnels, 32 in all. Now thr valid widened to several miles with rolling hills. To here was a seven hour trip. “The next day being a legal Imlidav, all shops closed and no sight seeing trips, wc decided to go to I’lsa to see Hie leaning tower and Carrara to visit lhe marble quarry. The tower is sure a work of arl and n church and baptistery real beauty, all of marble, to any a Savior was Itrv. E. W llin- »rning Thursday at Lenten services held m liool auditorium, it lie age is indiffrr- « i< r to sin,” be said. “Society set* m nb mrrringlv and follow s thr path of dalliance to it* gaitirs and (l< baurherirs Business, t«» a great extent, icnorc* its polluting vile m . •«» th it wc bear of wholesale fraud, crookedness, profiteering and r.iekctccring. Politic! hltlgh -«I at the expense of th« n ition’s moral integrity. “lhe Ten Commandments arc G«»d’s b.iliin « on w hich he weigh* man. On the «»nc side lie places Ills w light *V<- shall be holy.’ On the «»tlicr II«' lavs man’s deeds, wuirds, tli«mghts ami desire*. Man is weigh ed and f«»und w.citing. Sin is a tragic reality. “Il man is to escape the eternal consequence of his sin, then one n«» 1« than God himself must p( rform the resi-ue Man needs a savior 1 i« h as th -cru« ifird Christ.” Tottig t the Rev. 1 I iehmann of Portland will answer the question, “Is Christ thr Son of Goil?” Fhe “Why Church Celebrates The Bi-Centcnnial “W hingt’Ui prayer not only at Willey Forge, but throughout bis uh ’le life,” slid the Rev. Henry S. ’Filer, ('ongreg.ilional minister, in his sermon on Sunday evening on “Winn Washington Prayer,' open- thc celebration of the George \\ ishhi'don bicentennial in the. pari-Ji. “True, our first president did pray in times of difficulty and of great responsibility,” went on Pastor Haller, “but it was his normal attitude. Historical papers show that lhe father of his coun try prayed regularly, and (hat lie was a consistent church member.” Hillsboro’s three Eagle Scouts, J Nelson \\ « aver, George E. Wolfe and Wiliam A. Sorenson, all of whom are members <»f the parish, assisted Mr. Haller in lhe patriotic service. I think equal in ornamentation and we had seen, old but very fine workmanship iiisiiL* and out, a very , old (own. '1 lien on to’ the quarry', in nil 90 miles distance by auto. Wc were lunch disappointed in not finding lhe snowy white mountain' wr were told about when wr were1 in Rome a few years ago. Wr found this purr, hard while marble very scarce and bard Io gel in large! pieces. < >n reaching a point ns far as our auto could go, W4* walked about a half mile up a strep road ! and then up about 300 fret of steps to the quarry, a great tun nrl n«l in the sidi- of the mountain, 300 to loo feet long, (iO to 80 feet wide, nnd about 100 fret high. Thr Harold M Larson of Portland veins Were were of many (•«»lots and was fined £125 in justice court many varied as they mixed with Tuesday by Justice H A. Kuratli. each other. About an hour on (bis I’ll« charge was driving while I rip. \\ <• hurried to a hotel for a (hunk. M. F Johnstone of Port bile ami (lieu started .... ............... back. I I land was fined £12 50 Friday on a was 3 o'clock with 40 miles ahead «barge of operating n truck at n of us over t\ good, but crooked speed greater than 35 miles nil road through many cities and towns. I hour. Sam Steele of Metzger Mon It bring a holiday the road was Iin- I day was assessed $5 .......... for operating rd w ith people. I estimated over i a motor vehicle w ith four in thr 50,000 that wc passed on foot and front scat. bicycle. Thousands on wheels, but I many more on foot. ?* in (own the streets were so throng i rd wr could not make much more speed Ilian a walking gait, and peo ple were very indifferent about .......*.| Mrs. Sadie Anderson, 56, who getting out of the way. They would wail until the bumper almost touch i shot herself in the bead nt Timber rd Ihem, mid in no hurry moved February 1, died at SI. Vincent’s out of thr way. As one man stat | hospital In Portland Saturday evc- cd lhe next day they acted like a ulng. She was brought to the Jones lot of children. I thought like a hospital here immediately after the flock of sheep All this made drlv i -hooting mid was not expected to ing slow and hard Wr met very live throughout thr day. Mrs. An few mitos, Imt this gave us a derson was taken to the Portland (Continued on page 5) ( hospital two days later. nc Administered In Justice Court Gunshot Wound in Head Death Cause I'etitioiis are bring rlrruliitrd and readily signed urging the cimdidary of William G. Harr, Imai uttor my ami ex late senator, for the republican iiominaI ion for rorigreHH from this district in opposition to ( «mgr« . miimii W < . Hawley. Mr. Hare has been urged a« a candi date in previous years, but has not been inclined to look favorably on the idea, “I have never felt m«»rr highly complimented than by (be unsoli cited petitions recently sulimitted to mi’ by some of my friends, urg ing that I become a ( amlidatc for CongresM,” declared Mr il a re, when «piestioiied by tin* Argus. “I .mi content with my lot, however, as a «»lie horse «-ounlry lawyer, and have no ambition to Ii4' office. “It would be a matter of no appreciabh* conscqin lice to anyone except to my friends and myself if 1 were so fortunate UN to be elected to («mgrrs* But it is of » ,t. of vital Importance to the I Oregon that Colonel / Alfred (lark be elected to the United States senate. There has been no time in the history of our coun try when there was greater need for real 6tatesmen*hip Qur entire economic and p«»litica| life seems to be banging in the baLincc. Ore gon should ‘«'ml its ablest men to Washington to take part in solving tin- problems which confront us. In my opinion, there is no man in the state of Oreg«»n more able to render substantial service to our state and nation than Colonel Al fred I ( lark Colonel Clark is a vigorous progressive; he has a real grasp of national problems and has long lu’i’ii a champion of the cause <«f the common pc «ple. It would be to un- i personal favor to cric m the lower house if Clark were in thr senate. But 1 am con- vinced that my r niche in life is in n country law of fie«* and not as a member of our national law-making body. Although I have been urged to give the matter further consid eration, filrness to my friends and myself demand th.it I frankly say at (hi* time that 1 will not be a ca ndidatc.” Sentence Follow» NO. 1 Candidates Seek Approval of Voters Templeton Out For Judgeship Of The County Statement Assault of Policy Given Here Early Last Week Out in Announcement File Damage Su it McAlear Candidate Jury Returns Verdict Favor McCormick, Lewi», Hayne», Macrum, Defendant in Suit Ball, Luce Over Accident Enter Primary Bernard Taylor, local youth, S iiur’l >v sriitenced by Judge George R. Bagley to .serve five years in the stat«1 penitentiary on a charge of ii ¡nit with a dangerous weap on. I «ylor was arrested shortly aft er Andrew Young was struck over the h< oi with a glass jug as he started t «> turn on the lights in the Young garage February 15. When brought into court he waived a grand j ii ry indictment and pleaded guilty. C. K Johnson of Durham has filed .it against G. F. Coats of Tillar, •k for $18,000 damages for injuri received in an automobile ac*cid( mar Tigard January 26. Job charges Coats with driv- ing in a reckless and negligent imir er. County political fur is flying thick and fast for thr coming pri mary election and if an early start is any indication, Washington coun ty people will hear plenty about local government aff tirs before the smoke of battle clears away the morning after the primaries o f May 20. Donald T. Templeton of Forest (¡rove, present incumbent, Tuesday filed for the republican nomination for count»’ judge. His slogan is, “Decrease taxation, reduce expendi tures, increase efficiency, a busi ness administration.” Judge Tem pleton was appointed county judge Last year by Governor Meier to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge F. W. Livermore, In seeking thr nomination, Judge 1 empleton makes the following statement: Edward C. Luce Judi-e Templeton Cannot Agree J u rors in the trial of Al Stephan, dm rgrd with driving while drunk, were discharged Friday morning < n failure to agree after being out 16 hours. 1 he jury included Percy Scaw ell, A. S. Dilley, Frances Duyek, Albert Bitnning, O. V. White, John C.awrse, Albert Kehrli, C. Beers, I). C. Zenor, Fred C. Jesse, Alfred Pirren and Charlie Statement Made 1 lie jury in the £.5,000 damage suit of Emma R««dlun against Dor othy Seymour was out only 15 minutes before returning a verdict in favor of the defendant. The suit grew out t of an accident near Reedvilk* last t year in which the E. L. McCormick plaintiff was a i passenger in the de fend« nt’s car. Jurors took the case Hats keep dropping into the politi at 5:55 p. hi . Tuesday and return cal brew for thr primaries, which rd the verdict at 6:10 p. in. Merti- come May 20. They are: Up brrt <’f the jury were 1). C. Zenor,, per, reading r« tiling from left to right Clyde 1). * Jone*, Alfred Pirren, — County Jud, e Donald T. Tem- Francis Duy i< k, John Ca write, Mar- in J (’on Iman, Charlie North, O. plcton of Fore*t t Grove, Meier V White, Percy (’. S« iwell, Ralph nominee, who ha is filed for re G. G< »w in, I red C. Jesse and Albert publican nomini ion for county K eh rl i. judge, and F.di ftrd C. Luce of A. L. C impfield waived a grand i lillsboro, w«*uld continue jury indie tment to a non-support middle ]• I. (Ry Richard Gillmorel ch irgc, pleaded guilty and sentence Hilhi will pin its Isst baskrt- McCormk indi w.is postponed on condition that nmr or fl ; tior sr.i-on .«gainst date for (Contniued un page 10) i high at Forest n< I .»rest Gr«>xr tin for count; The two teams Orove Friday ni»i I k * Id bv on of nr earlier in thr Il close g e played .mes I.« Forest Gi b< sen son with Hill «or«» coming out o f Bra v n and. < hirlc- > ’ll x ynrs of She rw od, which starts at du id. I'liis gum 7:15 |i m., shui both of whom are i candidate for of thrills. a s the republican >• nomination Tigard. I.oi-al union high school 11illxboro high county cornili is.* sinner, in position basketball team moved up one more team swamnrd tl now held bv J. M. Hiatt of near notch in the fight for thr cham school tram, 35 Forest Grove F ■gister in time! pionship of the 5\ asbingt«»n county g\m l ist Friday. league and possession of the silver The game was fast, but very b»ving cup offered t> the champi r.i l «<1. Hie shooting of both trams ons, by defeating their (»Id “jinx” was very wild, imt thr Hilhi play Forest Grove. 36-11, on the Tigard ers connected more frequently than floor Friday night. Beaverton Hie blur and white The Tigard team was evidently quintet * bl ed m < arly lead and out to break the jinx for they took coasted along on it during the hist thr lead at the start of the game half Hilhi held i 1! point lead at and never relinquished it. The first thr «ml of tin* fir-t quarter, in Set »nd annual grade school bas ere i rd it t<» 18 at the half, and quarter ended 7-5 for Tigard and that was as close as the visitors got. ketball tournament for Washington then matched Beaverton point for county will be held at Beaverton point diirin" the last half t«> finish >« hulls of Forest Grove was high March 3, 4 and .5, according to the the game w itb a 1 5 point advantage. p«»int man of the game with 12 ««»unters with Loyal Smith next schedule is annuonccd by O. 13. Every substitute on the bench with 10. Smith w is put out of the Kraus, county superintendent of (Continued on pug« 10) ».line on personal foul*, lhe only schools, Schools have been ciassi- obstacle remaining between t h e tied as A (large), B (medium), “ligers” and the championship is and C (small). Winners in each Beaverton, which has lost practical class w ill receive a silver cup, 11 ly every game played in the league. inches in height. Following is the schedule o f Tigard defeated Beaverton easily ., for many years in an earlier contest and hope tn au rrmost poultry duplicate the* victory which will one of the M . stern const, lì nd mean undisputed leadership of the thorities on t Union, class \lbcrs Poultry Re league. F«»re*t Grove defeated Ti- director of tl n vs. Moun- >. ■ . . W search st itioi p. m.: l ual- rd la*t year for the champion- talk on poultry will (l< IX er B. 7 p m.: -liip by one point. ('«»melius on March Bunni' r hall class 13. 7:45 2, at 8 p. ill. Tigard, class . m. His lecture Friday interested in Mountai ndale vs. Meacham, das to attend. C. 2:30 p. m. Losers of game three general Tin heture United States senate Wednesday and game four, class B, 3:1.5 p. m. nature coveri \<»ted to pay E II. Flag? of St. Timber vs. . Diley, Diley. cla class B, 4 p. m. try problems , cd for all in attendance to ask Helens, former Hillsboro publisher, losers of game one and game two, 1:1 p in.; winner* of game questions regarding any particular £1,000 which lie won in a lawsuit class C, 1:1-5 pr< blrms which confront them at more than 20 years ago and ever one and ame two, class C, 7 p. in.; since has been in the federal treas winners of game three and game this time. four, class B, 7:45 p. ni.; Forest Mr. Peters has been associai«-d ury. Years ago Flag] was a deputy Grove \ *. Hillsboro, class A, 8:30 with the poultry industry practical internal revenue in collector of p. m. ly all his life and has wide experi Saturday ence throughout the United States Alaska and brought suit jointly Losers of game six and game of a practical nature. During thr in the mimes of himself and the war hr was employed by lhe gov I nit cd States to recover £2000 eight, classes B and C, 9:30 a. m.; ernment and bccanm well known against a firm which he alleged winners of game six and game 10, throughout the Pacific coast I for was dodging the internal revenue class (’. 10:1.5 a. m . winner awarded his work with poultry. The • cx- I.ix on beer. He won but never re cup for class t. Winners of game ceived half of the money recovered eight and game 11, class B, 11 a., périment.il work in which tliou- I sand* of chicks have been develop which under the law he was en m.; winners of game nine a n d game 13, classes B and C. 1:15 p. ed under Mr. Peters’ supervision titled to receive. The bill was introduced by Scn- m.. winner awarded cup of class 1 has made it possible for him to an alyzr a number of the poultry ,’t«»r McNary and has not been act B. \\ muers of game 11 and game 15, (lasses B and C, 2:30 p. m„ problems and to find a solution for ed on by thr bouse. Mr. Eli is well known here, semi-final. l osers of game five and these. His discussion of these sub game 12, cl.» s \, 3:15 p. m.: win jects, plus the time which will be hiving been editor of the Wash available to question him presents ■ igton Coun'.v Democrat years ago. ners of game five and game 12, class A, I p m.; winners of game an opportunity which all poultry 7 and game 18. classes A and B, men in thi ■ Vi<-inity will appreciate. I 15 p. m.; winners of game Iti He is bringing with him several and :-amr 20. classi s A. B and C, icel («f moving pictures which will 7:30 p m . consolation final. Win be of great interest. These pic- ners of game 17 and game 19, turc luclud«' a film depicting fl n City Manager Georre McGee and cl ’sses \ B. and C, county cham actual combat between a Mongoose . U. Reiter, furio llillsbiro city pionship. and a Cobril and other interest ii •anagcr and now c:ty manager of Season tickets for adults are 75 ing nnd educational subjects. Bend, will attend the League of cent*, for children 50 cents. Single Oregon Cities meeting at E’l rcnc admissions fur any series of aft Problems ernoon or evening games for adults Friday a n d Saturday, “No Peddler” Siqns dealing with nn ricipalities w’l b- are 15 cents and for children 10 Free for Asking discussed. Mr. Reiter is expected cents. lidre today. Shute Savings bank awarded a Housewives hav<* frequently City council will meet Tuesday ci p last year, which is presented complained of bring contin night and objections to the rr-as- to lhe championship team each ually disturbed throughout scssment on West Baseline strcct year Commrrleal National bank the day by peddlers a n d will be heard. and B istol Hardware of Hillsboro agents and some have pur and First National bank of Forest chased signs saying, “No Grove will give cups to the win Peddlers or \gents Allowed.” ners in the different classes. As a means of co-operating with the people of the city and with (he local business A county-wide meeting of tax houses, the Argus has printed payers has been called by the Wash- ■ some “No Peddlers or Agents ington County Tax Equalisation Allowed’’ signs, which may Mrs. Edna (hristofferson, who league for the Hillsboro Grange be secured for nothing by hall Saturday, beginning at 10 a. I* reported lost in the Arctic re- calling nt the office They in. President J. M. Vandersanden gions, is well known here, where will also be distributed to lo of Roy says that several good speak she formerly resided. Her father, rn I stores that desire to co ers will be present nnd that after Mr. Bissner, had a farm south of operate. the speaking thr various unit chair- town, i, across the fill. The family men will hold group sessions. now lives at Vancouver. Jame» Lewis Hilhi To Play Grove Friday; Beat Beaverton Tigard Five Nears County Leadership Grade Schools of County Compete For Silver Cup Poultry / Talk for Farmers March 2 Ancient Claim for Money is Approved Citv Officials to Municipal Session Taxpayers Convene Hillsboro Saturday Woman Flier Lost In Northern Wilds Charles S. Havnes Ordinances On Local Session for cities the Milk ordinance size of HilNbom will be di«cussrd at the HilHbor • Ch .mbrr f Com- rncrce luncheon Monday noon by I . S. 1 each of the dairy division of the state department of agricul- lure. George Mc( 3er. city manager. will b« luncheon chairman. L. S Scott, chairman of the new str-te highway commission, will be the speaker March 7. Holding o f a (|airy product? show in the belief that it will brne- fit producer and ii.r considered bv the chamber of iimmerce. Business men in rd1 end »nee at another of the group roretings with the board of direct«» went on rec ord as favoring boniness promotion pl ns, Fourth of July <«b-bri-tion. county fair, continuance of lunch eons, greater refiv y in community relations, a business sun cy, adoption of a road program nnd a-more strict cheek on the endorsement plan. “In seeking thr republican nomination for county judge of Washington county I do so with a firm feeling of conviction that during the eight months that I have served thr county in that of fice that definite progress has been made. County taxes have been ma terially and substantially reduced, outstanding and beneficial er >nom- ir> have been effected find effi ciency has been introduced in the management of county affairs. “If selected a s the republican nominee it is my intention to car ry on the policies which have al ready been formulated, of decreas ed taxes, reduction of expenditures in various county departments and increased efficiency. \ program of rigorous retrenchment is well un der way and this program will be continued and perfected. “I belies in, and will vigorously support, a progressive, sensible road program. It is inevitable that with t ix reduction a paramount issue, that there will not be sufficient money to carry on an extensive progran of road building. I nder such circumstances my policy will •be to m dr.tain the roads we now ve, and to confine new construe- ‘ ti<»n projects to bringing a pnss- ble, idequate road to those peo ple who are now he mned in with mud, or otherwise impassable, roads. \V»th the amount of money avail able for road purposes reduced as it fu-w- is, it is obvious that the i need for economy and efficiency in the roads department is greater than ever before, and I consider it the first duty of thr county court to see that every dollar of spent road money is so — -- r— that ------ the people of Washington county will benefit by a corresponding dollar's worth of roads. Seeks Fair Deal “It will aho be my policy to ex pend every effort to brint? to Wash ington county i fair and reason- able portion of the state highway fund*, tow ards which the people of Washington county have mad" *uch large contributions and from which they have received so U‘tlr in return. of “As a member of the bi the state of Ore ron a n «1 a a a graduate of the University oi f Ore- _ m I aw school I fee! hat I bring to ¡i' * office a legal irulerstand- ing of the nroblems that »rise daily in ! urobate and juvenile courts. “1. nest effort towards carrying oct i sound, economical business ii.iinidr.ition will characterize my term of office should I be selected." E. J. McAlear, prominent local attorney, is entering he field of politics tor the first time this year .«nd has filed for the republican nomination for state representative. This means that his partner, R. F’ nk Peters, who was a r« pre- ■ Continocd •«• '■>••«* '■ Early History of School at Helvetia Recalled by T Triter Editor*, Note-One of n aeries of ar* a 3x10 foot blackboard. The con tides on how various Wnshington coun tract had to be finished by the ty communities secured their names. The articles, written by the Anrus enrres- first day of September, 1879. P«u.dents in the various distrifts. will also The new district w s organized reveal something of the early history of I out of parts of district n* le (Jack- the community. son), and district thr. e (Shady (Ry Mrs. J. M. Davidson) The little old school bouse on ' i once more the Cowaniah place is exposed to view. . The TL, tall brush and trees have been slashed. Sweet memories of childhood come to many who view the old log build- in?. which has been a land mark since 1879. Fhe original petition asking for a new school district; the notice from J. 1). Robb, county school D 1878. superintendent in 18 78, granting the new school district and giving the boundary lines; the notice that was posted calling for the first meeting to elect a board of di rector* and the contract for build ing and furnishing the school have all bem carefully preserved by Alfred Gurrber, who was director several terms and later clerk for 22 years. Neighbors hewed a n d hauled the logs used for the build- , ing, and J. C. Cowaniah took the contract to finish and furnish the school for the sum of $95. The contract stated that the house had to be roofed, tongue and grooved flooring, thr ceiling to be bat- toned, a pair of rafters in the room, peal ribs and joists, to saw the corners of house, to batton the cracks on both sides with three- fourths inch lumber and board the underpinning with one-inch lum ber, four windows, one door mid lock, eight home-made benches, teacher's desk and seat, one bucket, one dipper, one broom, a 80-inch stove, stove pipes and elbow, and Brook), and district (Rock Creek), and the n“n.b r of the new* district was 55. ’¡'he first mem ber* of the board were J. G. Hoard, chairman; John Zeis and G. C. Blish, Jan es Dickson, clerk. At first the school term lasted only a few months or as long aa the tax money’ lasted In 1887 there w’as four months of a school term, then two months vacation, th» n s> bool again for four month* in the fall. The first record of the pupils is in 1882 w hen Jennie Wallace w is teacher. Pupils listed were Herman and Willie Bishop, F «ilk, Janies a n d Thomas Cowaniah, Eli« a and John Connell, William Dick son, John Dorland, Willie, Hugh, John «ml James Graham, Lee and James Kindred, Casper and Co lumbus Schmidt. Christian Wenger, Christian, John and Fred Zurcher, Angcline Cowaniah, I.izzie, Minnie, Delphine and Clara Dorland, Mary and Maggie Graham, Lina and Minnie Johnson Emina and Mar; Yoos, Natie Stoller, and Emilia Zürcher, pupils. There Is the same number of school this Helvetia children In __ _ __ _ __ year. In the early 80*. a teacher got as low as 8-5 a month with board, while now — gooil * ” n> rnl ' tenchrr gets $1.35 a month. Mr. Gucrber has nil record*. regnter« and receipts from 1882 up to 1917 when hr resigned. Mr. Cowaniah give one acre of land for the school. z N