It's Lots of Fun— 71,s Announced— ì h i* lum ie «»f Iin* A r g il* O ur , lu lle l>ue lo l.«i. __Molida y M an y Person» Took Part in Last Proverb Contest; W o rk for Prizes i* • f. V illin n e 13, Nn. 3(1 W ith Which is Combined the I lillsboro Independent llU lh b n ru In d e p e n d e n t K t ib li hcd 1873 H ills b o ro H illsboro, O regon. T h u rsd ay , S e p tem b e r 10, 1936 A rg u s E sta b lish e d 1894 Two Sections, F o u rte e n P aget Pets Perform Argus Readers Take Part School Bell West Slope Many Attend Electrification for Amusement Grand Jury Exhibit Draws of Eair Crowd Finds Seven in National Straw Ballot Rings Knell County Fair; Country Women Scene Fatal Indictments Headers Given Opportunity in Gathering of of Vacations Auto Crash Praise Event W om en v is ito r s to th e fa ir a p ­ p a re n tly w e re m uch in te re s t! d in th e r u r a l e le c trific a tio n e x h ib it p ic .c n tc d in a la rg e a u to t r a ile r I by the O regon S ta te college e xp e l I S a tu r d a y N ig h t C row d S ets R eco rd fo r T h r e e -D a y A tte n d a n ee Clubs’ Show Larger B u y s’, Girls* D isp la y s Taken to S a le m E x h ib it C ro w d in g th e p a rk a nd fa ir g ro u n d s to c a p a c ity, a re c o rd c ro w d g a th e re d S a tu rd a y n ig h t fo r the c lo s in g p ro g ra m o f th e W ashing* to n c o u n ty f u r T h e c ro w d wan « s titn a te d «it m ore th a n 7,(MM) per* .* (HIS. c o u n ty fu ir board W a s h in g to n and Ed 1. M oi »re. f a ir m anager, ex p re v e d thtins« Ives as w e ll pleased w ith th e K - u lt s o f th is y e a r’s i f fo rts, w h ic h e x c e e d e d e x p e c ta tio n s hot h is to a tte n d a n ce and n u m b e r in d ( p ia litv o f e x h ib its I II M d n I e a lu re M a m fe a tu re o f th e fa ir was th e hoys and g ills ’ 4 I I c lu b e x h ib its a n d (h*m on >t i at ions H o w e v e r th e re • 4IMI e n trie s in a ll elasse.s e x- e lu ve o f th e 4 II - e x h ib its , th e man ig e m e n t re p o rte d S a tu rd a y f o u n d th e 4 I I c lu b boys c o m p e tin g fo r th e v a rio u s in d iv id ­ u a l and c lu b honors, c o m p le tin g a b a n n e r y< ai in c lu b w o rk < >f th e 300 hoys and g irls in 50 clubs, th e m a jo r ity p a rtic ip a te d in v a rio u s w a ys in th e e x h ib its and contests. O u ts ta n d in g c lu b w o rk e rs , as f T u a la tin and .John Hansen of K a th r y n C a w rse !<« k C tc e k < lu h o f A» id e m y and Ilh e a J e w e ll H il- ye n o f D u rh a m T h is w eek th e y arc 11 pi i a n tin g th e ir c o u n ty a t th e O reg o n s ta te fa il as a re w in n e rs in th e (h m on tr a tio n and ju d g in g eon- t« ♦ d o lla r d in n e r a nd s ty le re vu e The c a lf M anna T ro p h y , o ffe re d by th e Cm n a tio n co m p a n y, was a w a rd e d to th e T u a la tin D a iry d u b led b y C la y to n N y b e rg T h tro p h y w .« o ffe ie d by t in ’ C a rn a tio n m ilk co m p a n y and th e tr o p h y was a w a rd e d hv C T R ich a rd so n , m a n ­ a g e r o f th e H ills b o ro p la n t H u b a rd H«igg o f K e e d v ille w on th e S p e rry tro p h y p re se n te d by the S p e rry F lo u r co m p a n y to tiie g ia n d c h a m p io n in liv e s to c k s h o w ­ m a n s h ip W in m i - m th e d e m o n s tra ­ tio n contest? in c lu d e d S h a d y B ro o k d a ir y c lu b in liv e s to c k . C h e h a le m M o u n ta in p o ta to d u b . in crops, and th e lla / c ld a le p o u ltry d u b in m isce lla n e o u s D o n a ld H agg o f R e e d v ille w on tin* p u re b re d Jersey c a lf o ffe ie d by D G L illy o f F orest («ro ve in the b re e d npc< nils. and a s im ila r p riz e o ffe ro d by W T P u tn a m J r. of H ills b o r o w e n t to M a x in e W a ld ro n S ch w a n k e Of •f S ch o lls. J e rr y <( out I nurd K ille d a» C ar Skid» in Loose R oad G ra v el Passengers I n j u red cash prize: In v e stig a tio n Not N e c e ssa r y C oron er D e c la r e s S t r ik in g th e fr o n t w h e e l and the b u m p e r as he a tte m p te d to pass on the w ro n g side o f .1 m a c h in e d riv e n by T o m L ik a , o f P o rtla n d T h u r s ­ day n ig h t n e a r tiie R ic h fie ld s e rv ­ ice s ta tio n at W est Sloj>c, H a ro ld R o h rb a ch , 23. d riv e r , o f B e a ve rto n . Is dead, and his fa th e r, m o th e r and b ro th e r s e rio u s ly in ju r e d T h e R o h rb a ch car. a lig h t m a ­ chine, tu rn e d o v e r tw ic e , b re a k in g the d r iv e r ’s neck. H is m o th e r, M rs Jo h n R o h rb a ch . s u ffe re d in ju r ie s to h e r r ig h t a n k le and b o d y bruises, th e fa th e r an in ju r e d r ig h t leg. and a b ro th e r, L e o na rd . 17. in ju r e d lig h t a rm and b ru ise s a b o u t th e face. S to rie s V a ry V a rie d s to rie s w e re to ld fo llo w ­ in g th e a cc id e n t as to how it h a p ­ pened. a c c o rd in g to C o ro n e r F red S e w e ll o f H ills b o ro , w h o in v e s ti­ gated. L ik a s . S e w e ll said, d e cla re d th a t R o h rb a ch s w u n g o u t on th e w ro n g side and in to th e g ra v e l in hi« a tte m p t to pass and th a t his ear skid d e d and tu rn e d in to th e Lcka s m a ch in e , s t r ik in g th e fr o n t h u b ­ cap and c a tc h in g on th e b u m p e r. T he im p a c t th re w th e lig h te r car in to a spin. O n th e o th e r hand th e R o h rb a ch fa m ily 1 la te d th a t L ik a s d re w in ­ to th e m id d le o f th e road at the inters< e tio n , w h e re th e o ld ca n yo n road leaves to pass o v e r th e h ill n o rth o f th e n e w h ig h w a y H is car th e n sw u n g back th e fa m ily r e ­ lated. and th e y o u th tu rn e d in to the g ra v e l to a v o id th e accidc nt. T h e body o f th e dead y o u th was G u a rd sm en F av o red to W in ta ke n to B e a ve rto n a fte r th e c o r­ o n e r had c o m p le te d his p re lim in a r y T h r e e -G a m e S e r ie s in v e s tig a tio n w h ile th e in ju r e d pers( ns a lre a d y had been ta k e n to a P o rtla n d h o s p ita l fo r e x a m in a ­ L o ca l s o ftb a ll ch a m p io n s fo r th e tio n and tre a tm e n t. 193C sea <>n w ill be d e te rm in e d T uesday a fte rn o o n an o ffic ia l in ­ Sunday a fte rn o o n n t th e u n io n quest was h e ld at B e a ve rto n . T e s ti­ h ig h school fie ld w h e n th e N a tio n a l m o n y was ta ke n fro m s u rv iv in g G uards, second h a lf w in n e rs , and m em bers o f th e R o h rb a ch fa m ily . th e P e rfe c tio n B a k e ry , fir s t h a lf L ik a s und fro m M rs L ik a s w h o title -h o ld e r. . elash in a th re . -g »me w itnessed th e a c c id e n t, she said, serie. T h e p h iy o ff is sla te d fu r 2 fro m th e roa d side. p. m. The a ccid e n t happened near T h e G u a rd sm e n . w ho fin is h e d w h e re th e side road leads so u th to th e .season w it h an im p re s s iv e ( ( o n l i n u r d on page 5, «-olumn 1) d riv e , a re fa v o rt d to cop the 1936 title , b u t th e B a ke rs have p le n ty < f .supporters w h o fig u re th e ir fa v ­ o rite s a re .1 c in c h to w in P e rfe c ­ tio n boasts tw o h urler.s to one fu r th e G u a rd s a nd in .1 tw o -o u t-o f- th re e game series has a decided edge in th e p itc h in g d e p a rtm e n t. B o th squads d is p la y e d p le n ty o f h a r d - h ittin g a b ilit y d u r in g th e past s ason m a d d itio n to s p a rk lin g J o h n W eir U r g e s S u p p ort o f w r i k a fie ld Hence prospect.s fo r a T o w n se n d P la n t h r illin g p la y o ff series are good. Championship Teams to Vie Here Sunday O.A.P. Leader Talks at Meet Iffy K I,. Putnam ) County Republicans It lo o ke d fo r a tim e M o n d a y e vc- | n in g lik e th e T o w n se n d au d ie nce a the re d at th e M e th o d is t c h u rc h Plan Corvallis Trip g was to be d issa p p o m te d ill not R e p u b lic a n leaders and delegates fro m th e W a sh in g to n c o u n ty r e ­ p u b lic a n c lu b w ill a tte n d th e r e ­ p u b lic a n r a lly at C o rv a llis T h u r s ­ day n ig h t. S e p te m b e r 17. w h e n C o lo n e l F ra n k K m fx . c a n d id a te fo r v ic e -p re s id e n t, w ill speak. T h e p ro g ra m w ill be staged at B e ll fie ld on th e O reg o n S ta te c o l­ lege cam pus and w ill c lim a x a tw o das c o n v e n tio n o f th e O reg o n r e ­ p u b lic a n clu b . T h e speech w ill be broadcast o v e r ra d io s ta tio n K E X , b e g in n in g at 8 o 'clo ck W. t h itig lo n c o u n ty w a ln u t g ro w ­ ers th is y e a r a re e s tim a tin g a c o n ­ s id e ra b ly s m a lle r cro p , a c c o rd in g to re p o rts fro m v a rio u s p a rts o f the c o u n ty . C o ld and d a m p s p rin g is c re d ite d w it h p ro m o tin g th e g ro w th of b lig h t th ro u g h o u t th e o rch a rd s w ith th e re s u lt that y ie ld s have been c u t fro m 40 to 50 p e r cent, g ro w ­ ers r e p o r t A n u m b e r o f o rch a rd s, h o w e ve r, w e re g iv e n sp ra y tre a tm e n t d u r ­ A rg u e s A p p e a l Case in g th e s p rin g m ontli-s and these W a lte r H u tch iso n , a tto rn e y in the o rc h a rd s , i t is said, a re c o m p a ra ­ ease o f W in g vs. P a rro tt, s u it to t iv e ly fre e o f b lig h t. I n ju r y to tree s th ro u g h th e e a rly quiet t it le in a lax sale and appeal­ freeze last a u tu m n , fir s t th o u g h t to ed Io th e sta le su p re m e c o u rt, was he q u ite e x te n s iv e , has s in ce p ro ve d in Salem W ednesday a fte rn o o n a r ­ to have bet n less h a rm fu l th a n g u in g I,he ease. T in* appeal was m ade by f u s t e xp e cte d . H o w e v e r, a n u m ­ | ta ke n fro m a d e ris io n b e r o f o rc h a rd s lo st a co n sid e r- Ju d g e R F ra n k Peters in c ir c u it (C o n tin u e d on pane 3, colum n I ) c o u rt v o id in g th e sale. H7 ashington County Historical Pioneer Pageant Attracts Crowd to Auditorium D e s p ite la ck o f seals and un­ usu a l a m o u n t o f c o n fu s io n due to people m o v in g in and out o f th e a u d ito riu m , tin ' “ P io n e ir P ageant.’ staged T h u rs d a y n ig h t at th e fa ir u n d e r t i l l ' auspices o f th e C o ffe e i Inti, a ttra c te d c o n s id e ra b le a lie n - lio n A la rg e c ro w d was in a tte n d ­ ance. T he pageant was in fiv e episodes s h o w in g fiv e d iffe re n t e ve n ts in th e p io n e e r h is to ry o f th e co u n ty . T h e v a rio u s e p is o d .s w e re d e ve l- ,ped b y w om en's c lu b s o f th e c o u n ­ ty fro m s c rip t p re p a re d by M rs II. II K ta n n a rd . w h o d ire c te d th e pageant H is to ric a l data w a s s u p p lie d th ro u g h Ih c e o -o p e ra lio n o f Ed.vth T o z ie i W c iith e rre d o f H ills b o ro M is . Rose C a ve o f H ills b o ro was . Iago m anager. C lpu acto rs rep re se n te d and those la k m g th e p a rls, fo llo w : C hai al ters in lit ' p ro lo g u e I n ­ c lu d e d T ho m a s J e ffe rs o n , Rev. It. I,. P u tn a m ; M r. L e d y a rd . H e n ry Y o u n g . S e c re ta ry. Jam es F orsyth e . K p is ld c I: S ponsored by th e S u n - s liin e c lu b o f N o rth P lains. Joe, Me k. Joe W enzel. M r. C annon, A Voges; M rs. Joe MeeV. M a ry M eek, g ra n d d a u g h te r o f Joe M ee k; M rs. Joseph G ale, M rs. M in n ie B lake. B e a v e r to n Y ou th E pisode 2: S ponsored by S ch o lls W om en's c lu b . Joseph (¡a le , T om S tre tc h e r; P le a s a n t A r m s t r o n g M in o r Hesse; F arm ers, Dan S m ith , L e la n d M cC ann. E a rl C h ris to p h e r­ son. Jean T ra s k re p re se n te d the In d ia n hoy. Second scene: M r. and M is. Ret S m ith , Ir m u l T ra s k and Jesse S n y ­ der. Episode .'I: Sponsored by I h i l.e is y v ille c lu b Rev. G r if fin , T om G regg; D a v id H ill. Lee L o r.n z ; M is L u c in d a W ilso n . M rs W. II. S to lte n b e rg ; M r. a nd M rs K iin ie l ( i n g o ry, Mae I.a h e y n e and D e lb e rt B ie rs d o rf. E pisode I: F ore st G ro v e clu b . M rs. T a b ith a B ro w n . M rs. F S. W h ite h o use ; Dr. H a rv e y C la rk . Ray M ille r ; P re sid e n t M arsh o f P a c ific u n iv e rs ity , D r. R obert E llio tt F itc h ; graduate». Reo Y o u n g , D r. Rex W ilso n , M rs. F itc h . Episode 5: C o rn e liu s c lu b T om N a y lo r, D a vid E d m o n sto n ; W esley M u lk e y . P h ilip L y n c h ; J. M. K e e l­ er. Roscoe A lle n . T h e ta b le a u was b y H ills b o ro G range. M rs. V. W G a rd n e r was so lo ist and M rs. F re d S e w e ll ac­ co m p a n ist. T h e o rch e stra was fro m L a u re l and in c lu d e d F in is B ro w n , tCnnUnuvd on o ,ir , 3, column D 1’it.i, fro m frig h te n e d m ice in glass ju i , to .sm all dogs h i fa n c y r|r i s. p.n .id i d T h u rs d a y e v e n in g fo i th e a m u se m e n t o f th e fa ir v is ­ ito r One lin y c a rrie d a p ig in a i box T iie parade wax sponsored by ! th e H ills b o ro Business a n ti P ro ­ fe ssio n al W om en' c lu b , w ith M iss M a rg a re t C a d y a.s c h a irm a n . F o llo w in g th e pet p a ra d e came the d e co ra te d b ic y c le parade. A la rg e c ro w d g a the re d a lo n g th e g ra v e le d ro a d w a y west o f th e a u d i- to iiu m fo r th e eve n t, w h ic h was h e ld u n d e r th e flo o d lig h ts . W in n e rs fo llo w w ith th e v a rio u s classes Each w in n e r re c e iv e d a g e ttin g to h e a r Jo h n W e ir, w e ste rn I re p re s e n ta tiv e o f T o w n s e n d clubs. I w h o was sch e d uled to speak H o w ­ ever. he f in a lly a rriv e d , and a fte r e x p la in in g his ta rd in e s s was due to g e ttin g o n to th e N e w b e rg h ig h ­ w ay. M r. W e ir c a rrie d his au d ie nce w ith h im even to a la te h o u r as he fo rc e fu lly p re se n te d th e T o w n ­ send plan. M r. W e ir is an e x p e rie n c e d p o lit ­ ica l ca m p a ig n e r o f fo rm e r ye a rs o f an o ld -lin e p a rty in C a lifo rn ia . He d e cla re d he was w o r k in g fo r th e T ow n se n d p la n because he b e lie ve d it Io bo th e " o n ly a d e qu a te p la n fo r I'con o m ie re c o v e ry in A m e ric a " D e c la rin g th e T o w n se n d D id Age R e co ve ry p la n a n o n -p a rtis a n issue, as fa r as p o litic a l a ff ilia t io n was co ncerned, he e x h o rte d his a u d i­ to rs to s tic k to one idea and vo te fo r th a t, n a m e ly. T o w n se n d c a n d i­ dates in congress w h o w o u ld assist fo r th i' speedy e n a ctm e n t o f the p la n in to th e la w o f th e land. C h a ra c te ris tic o f T o w n se n d sp e a k­ ers. M r. W e ir c h a lle n g e d a n yo n e to put in to congress a b e tte r m easure th a n th e T o w n se n d m easure to be in tro d u c e d , and he w o u ld pledge th e T o w n se n d s u p p o rt to such a m easure. U n t il such is fo rth c o m in g (C o n tin u ed on p a g r 5, colum n 4) Hearings Begun on Walnut Amendment S m a lle s t pets. D e lo re ; M ilie r, K n n a rd H e lv o g t. la rg e s t pets, R o b ­ e rt i.e e M ille r. J a c k ie Ross. best costum ed pet, P a tty C y ru s ; m ost co m ic a l pets, B e tty A n n W ilson. M e rle C o rb e tt; m ost u n u s u a l pet. Ernest H e lv o g t; best p e rfo rm in g pet, M elda B e th P itm a n ; best d e c­ o ra te d v e h ic le w ith pet. Jessie P la p p ; he.-t c h a ra c te riz a tio n o f a c h a ra c te r w ith a p it . H a r ry H o e f- fe l. la rge st fa m ily o f pets in c lu d ­ in g th e m o th e r. A u b re y V a n L o o ; best d e co ra te d b ic y c le rid d e n by boy ill grade school. V ic to r B ru g ia ; best d e co ra te d b ic y c le r id d m by a h ig h .school boy. C lin to n I.e n tz ; best boy t r ic k r id e r on a b ic y c le , W esley L in c o ln . Gun Ends Life of Despondent Gaston Logger W a y n e H orn er, 2 5 , W r ite s F rien d , R e la tiv e s A p p a re n tly despondent o v e r h is a lta u W ayne H o rn e r. 25. e m p lo y e o f S tim s o n m ill in S coggins v a lle y , i T h u rs d a y to o k his o w n lif e a fte r I w r it in g th re e notes e xp re s s in g his I d is s a tis fa c tio n w ith life . Persons, w h o are said to h ave k n o w n h im , m ade th e a sse rtio n a f t ­ e r tus d eath, o ffic ia ls said, th a t he ! was p a rty to an a c c id e n t a y e a r i ago w h ic h caused fits o f m e la n ­ c h o ly O ne note w r itte n to his p a r- ; cu ts and sisters, d e c la re d th a t he was b e tte r and th a t to o m u c h g r ie f was n o t in o rd e r. H is act was b e tra y e d b y a le t ­ te r lie le ft in th e b u n k house fo r his w oods' p a rtn e r, d e c la rin g th a t ' someone m ust be fo u n d to ta k e his | place Im m e d ia te ly , w h e n th e note 1 was disco ve re d , a se a rch was in ­ s titu te d b y m em b e rs o f th e woods c re w H is b ody was fo u nd , a .22 c a lib re i r if le c lu tc h e d in one hand, a b o u t , 100 y a rd s u p th e h ill fr o m th e cook house. A b u lle t had p e n e ­ tra te d h is s k u ll n e a r one eye 1 and ranged u p w a rd th ro u g h his In g in . ca u sin g in s ta n t death. A m o n g his e ffe cts was a p o c k e t- I book c o n ta in in g 32 cents. He w o rk e d in th e woods as a ch o ke se tte r a fld had been e m p lo y e d by th e S tim s o n c o m p a n y fo r a co n sid - I e ra b le tim e . Im m e d ia te ly a fte r th e d is c o v e ry . of th e body. C o ro n e r F re d S e w e ll and S lu r i f f J o h n C o n n e ll w e re j ca lle d . A c c o rd in g to th e re p o rt o f S e w e ll, an in q u e st w as n o t held. I e vid e n ce o f s u ic id e b e in g a p p a re n t. H o rn e r cam e to th is c o u n ty fro m M ill C ity , w h e re his p a re n ts r e ­ side. T h e b ody was sent to S ta y to n ; fo r b u ria l. Fence Controllers Manufactured Here A f t e r se ve ra l w eeks o f c o n fe r­ ences and tests, th e e le c tric fence c o n tro lle r m a n u fa c tu re d by L o n g R a d io W o rks, o f C o rn e liu s , has been f u lly a p p ro v e d b y th e s ta te o f O regon. A t th e p resent tim e th e re a re h u t tw o o th e r m akes o f c o n ­ tr o lle r s a p p ro ve d . In o rd e r th a t these c o n tro lle rs re c e iv e a p p ro v a l th e y m ust c o n fo rm to v e ry e x a c t­ in g re q u ire m e n ts . N o n -a p p ro v e d c o n tro lle rs have been fo u n d to be hazardous, e s p e c ia lly as to f ir e ris k A llh o u g h a c o m p a ra tiv e ly new in v e n tio n , th e e le c tric fe n ce c o n ­ t r o lle r is n o w one o f th e m ast p o p u la r pieces o f e q u ip m e n t used b y fa rm e rs , it is p o in te d o u t. I t is e s tim a te d th a t in one y e a r th e y w ill save th e fa rm e rs o f O regon m o re th a n a m illio n d o lla rs in fe n c in g alone. U s in g such a m a ­ c h in e a w h o le ra n c h can be fenced in a fe w h o u rs and at a cast o f about o n e -te n th th e o ld m ethod. T h e fence w ill h o ld th e bre a e h ie st k in d o f liv e s to c k u n d e r a ll c o n d i­ tions. and th e cost o f m a in te n a n ce is p ra c tic a lly n o th in g . P a s tu re r o ta ­ tio n is m ade e n tir e ly p ra c tic a l, as th e fence m ay be ta k e n d o w n and m oved q u ic k ly and e a s ily . A g r i­ c u ltu ra l e x p e rts d e c la re th a t w it h ­ in a s h o rt tim e e v e ry fa rm in the c o u n try w ill be e q u ip p e d w it h a c o n tro lle r. P u b lic h e a rin g s w ere sta rte d th is w eek in B e rk e le y . C a l. o n t h e m a tte r o f p la c in g O ie g o n . W a sh ­ in g to n a n il C a lifo r n ia in separate u n its u n d e r th e w a ln u t m a rk e tin g agre e m e nt. T his, in p a rt, meets o b je c tio n s raised last ye a r by O re ­ gon g ro w e rs to b e in g co m b in e d w ith C a lifo rn ia T h e atm n d m e n ls w e re proposed by th e w a ln u t c o n tro l boat'd, w h ic h M em b e rs of H ills b o r o Post. is in ch a rg e o f a d m in is le r in g the A m e ric a n L e g io n , m et T uesday m a rk e tin g p ro g ra m , and are th e n ig h t in an in fo rn ja l session to d is ­ re s u lt o f a n u m b e r o f conferences cuss fa ll and w in te r a c tiv itie s o f li. tw e e n th e board, w a ln u t in d u s ­ Hie post P lans also w e re tx 'g u n trie s re p re s e n ta tiv e s a m i th e a g r i­ fo r tiie jo in t L e g io n and A u x ilia r y a d ju s tm e n t a d m in is tra - I in s ta lla tio n T ue sd a y c u ltu ra l n ig h t, Sep- , I e m b e r 22. tio u . T h e L e g io n c o m m itte e on in s ta l­ la tio n In c lu d e s D r. R a lp h Dresser, Am lersiin Iteporls J. I.. A n d e rson re p o rte d Io the f a i l Russell and A . II Busch. T h e m e e tin g also discussed th e R o la rv c lu b last T h u rs d a y on the re ce n t p re sid e n ts' a nd se cre ta rie s' A rm is tic e dance, c o n s id e rin g p ro ­ c o n fe r! nee at W enatchee. Wash. It posals Io m a k e th e e ve n t som e­ th is y e a r w ith F. P ile and T. G. B ro n le e w e to ld t h in g d iffe r e n t the R o ta ria n s a b o u t t h e ir rece n t spe cia l fe a tu re s o f v a rio u s k in d s trip s , s a y in g th e re was no place designed to in te re s t bo th d a n c in g and n o n d a n c in g crow ds. lik e th e T u a la tin v a lle y . Legion Discusses Armistice Program T ig a rd M an F reed C h a r g e ; T w o E nter P lea» o f Election Returns from Various Parts of the Country R e g is tr a tio n s B o th S c h o o ls B reak T h e ir G u ilt L ocal R ecord R ep o rts S h o w W ho will be the next p resid en t of the U nited S tates? The dem ocrats say Roosevelt and th e republicans are insisting th a t if Lantion c a n ’t win, th e vote will be so close Beginners Forger Gets Parole th Increase a t observers will he holding th e ir b rea th . Follow ers of C ongressm an Lemke d e c la re th a t he will be able to tie A lo h a M an S e n te n c e d to the voting and throw th e election into congress. H ilhi F r e sh m a n C la ss L a rg ­ Like th e rea d e rs of a big m ystery serial, w e’d all like P e n ite n tia r y T erm e st in H isto ry — ♦ t o get th e last c h a p te r ju s t fo r a m in u te to see ju s t w h o k ille d who. B e h in d th e Scenes Here, th e n, is a chance to get a dvance in fo rm a tio n on th e biggest show on e a rth ; th e gre a t d ra m a o f hu m a n d e s tin y w h ic h w ill s h o rtly ta k e th e stage as th e tw o g re a t p a rtie s o f th e U n ite d States and th e m in o r can d id ate s, a re lo c k e d in a death g rip o v e r w h o is to be pres- id m t and w h ic h school o f th o u g h t sh a ll tr iu m p h . W ith h u n d re d s o f o th e r c o u n try w e e k lie s o v e r th e U n ite d States, T h e H ills b o r o A rg u s is p r in tin g th is w e e k a b a llo t lis tin g th e can- d id a te s fo r p re s id e n t. W hen co m - p le tc d . th e b a llo t, ta k e n in a ll p a rts o f th e U n ite d States, is exp e cte d to disclose h o w r u r a l A m e ric a feels a b o u t th e w h o le g re a t p o litic a l show . C 'o -O p e ra tiv e B a llo tt T h e b a llo t is b e in g ta k e n in co- o p e ra tio n w it h th e P u b lis h e rs A u x - ilia r y . n a tio n a l p rin te r s ’ tra d e paper. Aids Housewives Seven tr u e b ills , in c lu d in g fo u r secret in d ic tm e n ts , a nd one n o t tru e b ill, w e re re tu rn e d w h e n th e W a s h in g to n c o u n ty g ra n d ju r y r e ­ p o rte d a t th e c o m p le tio n o f its S e p te m b e r session F rid a y . O ne ease i was h e ld o v e r u n t il th e O c to b e r ¡session. | A m o n g those in d ic te d w e re T h o r- i a id B a g le y o f F ore st G rove . J o h n S m ith o f N o r th P la in s, b o th d r i v ­ in g w h ile d ru n k , a n d M e lv in E M eek fo r b e in g d r u n k in a p u b lic place D a n ie l T ro u g h . 85, T ig a rd , was fre e d o f a s ta tu to ry charge. Pleads G u ilty S a tu rd a y M e lv in M ee k pleaded g u ilty and se n ten ce wos postponed by Ju d g e R. F ra n k P eters u n t il 9:30 o 'c lo c k S a tu rd a y m o rn in g . O c to b e r 3. M e e k was a rre ste d by d e p u ty s h e riffs fo llo w in g an a l­ leged b ra w l in a N o r th P la in s beer p a rlo r. S m ith , w h o was a rre s te d fo llo w ­ in g an a ccid e n t, pleaded g u ilt y and was fin e d $100 a nd g iv e n u n t il S e p te m b e r 19 to m a k e p a y m e n t o r serve tim e in ja il. T ho m a s J. B e ck, in d ic te d a t th e A u g u s t te rm o f th e g ra n d ju r y on a ch a rg e o f fo rg in g his e m p lo y e r's nam e to a check, pleaded g u ilty . M iss B la n c h e E ic k w o rth . h o m e d e m o n s tra tio n agent f o r W ash­ ¡J u d g e Peters c o n tin u e d th e sen­ in g to n and Y a m h ill co u n ties, w h o tence in d e fin ite ly and in s tru c te d gave h o m e m a k in g d e m o n s tra tio n s ’ B e ck to re p o rt each m o n th to th e a t th e c o u n ty fa ir, and whose r e ­ 'd is t r ic t a tto rn e y . p o rt o f th e y e a r's w o r k appeared W illia m E Seely. A lo h a , w h o has in th e spe cia l issue o f th e A rgus. been h e ld in j a i l p e n d in g t r ia l on ' a s ta tu to ry ch a rg e fo r th e last m on th , changed his plea to g u ilt y and was sentenced to se rve fo u r ¡yea rs in th e p e n ite n tia ry . O rd e rs file d th is w e e k in c ir c u it .c o u rt in c lu d e T u a la tin c o m p a n y vs, i D ora Lee e t al. to f ile am ended r ^ ii r / Q 1« ¡ t ; r e tu r n : T h e B la ir c o m p a n y vs. III «3 U I r G ra n t M o rro w et al. fin d in g John - . S haw , one d e fe n d a n t, in d e fa u lt. T h e fo llo w in g o rd e rs w e re file d A s k in g dam ages of $3014 50. P a u l .th is w e e k in p ro b a te c o u rt: W illia m B a r rin g e r lias b ro u g h t s u it in c ir - M ogensen. Jam es and E v e ly n A r - c u it c o u rt a g a in st Sam L o gan o f | m e n tro u t. A lic e E m m a Foord. W. near th e c o u n ty hom e fo r in ju r ie s IW . G e ig e r. W in ifr e d G u n to n . F ra n ­ . , . cis B o u g e ro l. H in r y G e h rk e . A lic e a lle g e d sustained» w h e n L o gan shot A. H in m a n . K e n n e th W ells, m in o r. a b ir d dog o w ned by B a rrin g e r T he N e w s u its file d th is w e e k in c ir - a lle g e d s h o o tin g to o k place M a rc h (( »»ntinurd on page column 2) 18. 1936. a c c o rd in g to th e c o m p la in t Value of Dog S e t a t $3,000 ftiod ♦hia M-ooV Group Planning Channel Work F a r m e r s A lo n g D airy C reek Seek W P A A id — W ith pla n s b e in g d ra w n b y E | W Jones. M c M in n v ille E n g in e e r, p ro p e rty o w n e rs a lo n g D a iry creek a re s e e k in g a W P A c h a n ne l c le a r­ in g p ro je c t to release flo o d w a te rs a lo n g th a t s tre a m . T h e p la n has ; been in an e m b ry o s ta te fo r n e a rly a ye a r. F a rm e rs a lo n g th e course o f the I lo w e r stream , it is re p o rte d , have s ig n e d w a iv e rs a llo w in g g o v e rn ­ m e n t e m p lo ye s to e n te r and cross t h e ir p ro p e rty in th e o p e ra tio n s w h ile $225 is sa id to have been s u b s c rib e d to pay expenses o f p re ­ p a rin g th e p ro je c t. T h e p la n w ill be presented to th e c o u n ty c o u rt th ro u g h th e c o u n ­ t y p la n n in g co m m issio n , o f w h ic h W. G. Id e is c h a irm a n . m e n m is u c c k . B a r rin g e r alleges th a t th e v a lu e o f th e dog was $500 and th a t he pe n t $14 50 fo r m e d ic a l tre a tm e n t fo r th e le g h it b y th e b u lle t. T h e shot re n d e re d th e dog useless fo r any purpose, th ? c o m p la in t alleges. T h e su m o f $2.500 is asked as p u n ­ it iv e and e x e m p la ry damages. Two 4-H Members May Attend Show T w o 4 -H c lu b m em b e rs in W ash- in g to n c o u n ty w ill be g iv e n an o p - p o r tu n ity to a tte n d P a c ific In te r - n a tio n a l th is fa ll as guests o f T h e F irs t N a tio n a l B a n k o f P o rtla n d , ac- e n d in g to an a g re e m e nt m ade p u b - lie th is w e e k by R ussell H T isda le , m an a g e r o f th e H ills b o ro b ra n c h o f th e P o rtla n d bank. T h e F irs t N a tio n a l is s p o n sorin g a 4-H c lu b c o m p e titio n in P o rtla n d and in M u ltn o m a h . C la tso p . T illa ­ m oo k. Coos. K la m a th . W he e le r. W a s h in g to n . S herm an. M o rro w . M a r­ ion. Jackson. L in n . Wasco. La ke . U m a tijla . U n io n . W a llo w a . M a l­ h e u r. D eschutes and G illia m c o u n ­ ties. T h e boy and g ir l w in n in g in each o f these c lu b d is tric ts w ill be b ro u g h t to P o rtla n d , a ll e x ­ penses paid, as guests o f T h e F irs t N a tio n a l fo r a th re e -d a y v is it at th e L iv c s tix -k In te rn a tio n a l. H. C. S e ym o u r, s ta te c lu b d ire c ­ A m o v in g p ic tu re , ta k e n in H ills ­ to r. is w o r k in g o u t d e ta ils fo r a b o ro m o re th a n 20 ye a rs ago o f a c o m p e titio n in w h ic h one b o y and p io n e e r re u n io n a n d c e le b ra tio n , one g ir l w ill be selected in th is was s h o w n at th e V e n e tia n th e a tre c o u n ty f o r th e ir o u ts ta n d in g le a d e r­ th is a fte rn o o n as a R o ta ry c lu b s h ip a n d a ch ie ve m e n t in c lu b ac­ p ro g ra m fe a tu re by M a n a g e r tiv itie s . O ra n g e P h e lp s o f th e th e a tre . A t ­ te n tio n o f a n u m b e r o f o th e r peo­ p le was c a lle d to it. and an in t e r ­ ested g ro u p saw th e p ic tu re , r e ­ c a llin g to m a n y o 1 d reside n ts frie n d s a nd a cq u a in ta n ce s o f o th e r F o llo w in g a tw o -w e e k la y o ff days. D r. C h a rle s A I.a m k in gave a b ro u g h t ab o ut th ro u g h w age scale loggers e m p lo y e d b r ie f ta lk on th e W a s h in g to n c o u n ­ disa g re e m e nts, ty h is to ric a l c e n te r in tile c o u rt b y C o n s o lid a te d , C o n n a e h e r and lo g g in g co m p a n ie s at house at th e R o ta ry lu n ch e on m e e t­ In te rs ta te re tu rn e d to w o rk in g and th e n la te r assisted in c a ll­ G le n w o o d in g to m in d th e nam es o f m a n y W ednesday. T he o p e ra tio n s closed A u g u s t 25. T h e d isa g re e m e n t arose p ic tu re d . o v e r wages paid r a ilw a y c o n s tru c ­ tio n w o rk e rs and se ctio n hands. L a st w e e k th e u n io n s v o te d to r e tu r n to w o rk (le n d in g a decision on th e d is p u te d p o in ts b y a c o m ­ m itte e o f a rb itr a tio n com posed o f O ffe r m ade bv T h e A rg u s to th e re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f bo th fa ctio ns. c h a irm e n o f tiie d e m o c ra tic and re p u b lic a n c o u n ty co m m itte e s to g iv e space fo r c a m p a ig n a rtic le s in tw o spe cia l c o lu m n s to be con­ d u c te d by th e c h a irm e n , has been accepted. T h e A rg u s announces th is John H a re was elected v ic e - w eek. V a rio u s phases o f tiie c a m p a ig n p re s id e n t o f the H ills b o ro M en's w i l l be discussed b y th e tw o ¡B re a k fa s t c lu b th is m o rn in g iT h u r s - m en, g iv in g b o th sides o f tiie p o lit ­ d a v l. to f i l l th e va ca n cy le ft w h e n ic a l a rg u m e n t fo r th e b e n e fit o f ¡Jam es W e lls was a d va nce d to th e l p re sid e n cy. th e readers. C o m m itte e to in v e s tig a te th e pos- s ib ilit v of o rg a n iz in g a "to u c h ' S rh o o l to O pen A n n o u n c e m e n t was m ade th is i ta c k le " fo o tb a ll league in H ills b o ro ¡ th is fa ll was a p p o in te d and in - w e e k th a t th e Seven Dav A d v e n ­ th e n e x t tis t school on B a se lin e w ill open | s tru c tc d to re p o rt at The te n ta tiv e lin e -u p M o n d a y m o rn in g , w it h tw o te a c h ­ j m e e tin g . ers h a n d lin g th e 10 grades. T e a c h ­ w o u ld c a ll fo r s ix team s o f 20 men each fro m th e c ity a nd s u rro u n d ­ ers a re M r. a nd M rs. M c D o w . Early Day Movie in Hillsboro Seen (C ontinued on page 5, colum n 3) Workmen Rush Sewer Lines Construction Two M a c h in e s D riv e D itc h e s A c r o ss B a se lin e W ith th e f ir s t m o d e rn sewage disposal p la n t in th e v a lle y co m - P 'cted a n d a w a itin g tests, w o r k on sew er lin e c o n s tru c tio n in H ills - i b o ro is b e in g ru sh e d b y K e r n & K ib b c . c o n tra c to rs , at th e ra te o f 5800 feet p e r w e e k A t present some d e la y on lines a lre a d y in s ta lle d is b e in g e x p e r- j e? ced d y e ,0 a s h ?r t a f e. ‘ "t J 1“ «:!,™ la b o re rs to c o n s tru c t m anholes, o a m L in d s u p e rin te n d e n t, re p o rte d th is > week. A p p lic a tio n s to th e n a tio n a l re -e m p lo y m e n t se rv ic e , he said, so j had p ro v e d u n a v a ilin g . L in e s in th e so u the a st q u a rte r o f th e c ity h ave been c o m p le te d w it h th e e x c e p tio n o f a n u m b e r o f 1 m anholes and th e d ig g in g crew s n o w a re w o r k in g a lo n g B a se lin e and n o rth o f B a s e lin e on th e M a in t r u n k sew er, w h ic h fo llo w s N in th avenue. T w o d ig g in g m achines are w o rk -1 in g tw o s h ifts each d a y th ro u g h e x c e lle n t s o il. L in d said. W h ile m oist th e s o il is s o lid to b e lo w th e 15-foot le v e l a nd fre e o f th e w a te r and q u ic k s a n d e x p e rie n c e d e a rlie r in th e y e a r in th e s o u th ­ east se ctio n o f th e c ity . B e tw e e n 11.000 and 12.000 feet o f i th e m a in d itc h s t i l l re m a in to be ; d u g and in a d d itio n a ll o f th e la t- e ra l lin e s a n d s h o rt co n nections. On H um ' B a s e lin e th e d itc h e •xienus x te nd s fro m le a s t o f T e n th a ve n ue t o 1 F ifth ." a n d Increased e n ro llm e n t m a rk e d th e o p e n in g o f H ills b o ro schools ag a in th is ye a r, a c c o rd in g to p re lim in a r y fig u re s w h ic h w ill n o t be c o m p le te u n t il n e x t week, a c c o rd in g to school o ffic ia ls . j n th e h ig h school, fre s h m a n re g is tra tio n was pla ce d a t 230 as co m p a re d to 152 a y e a r ago s e ttin g an a ll- tim e re c o rd fo r h ig h school b e g in ne rs classes. O th e r re g is tra - tio n s a p p a re n tly w e re la g g in g be- h in d la st y e a r w ith an increase o f 50 in d ic a te d in th e to ta l e n ro llm e n t, r .in « ‘ C o n s id e ra b le o f an increase was re p o rte d W ednesday b y C. H. Nos- ‘ e r' s u p e rin te n d e n t o f H ills b o r o grade schools, w h e re m o re th a n 500 c h ild re n had e n te re d school as com - pared to a to ta l r e g is tra tio n last y ear o f »77. C o n s id e ra b le o f th e increase was th ro u g h th e b e g in - ners classes w h e re 68 c h ild re n w e re re g is te re d w it h th e tw o teachers. F in a l check m a y re v e a l a d d itio n ­ al re g is tra tio n w it h in th e next w e e k o r tw o . N o s ie r said. T uesday, p u p ils re p o rte d fo r as­ s ig n m e n t o n ly , r e tu r n in g hom e at noon. W ednesday m o rn in g , classes w e re assem bled a n d th e y e a r's w o r k begun. Busses on a ll rn n s w e re re p o rte d f u ll b y B. W. Barnes, s u p e rin te n d ­ ent, th e busses r u n n in g on th e schedules e sta blish ed la s t y e a r u n ­ t i l changes a re fo u n d necessary. W o rk m e n have c o m p le te d a b o u t h a lf o f th e ta s k o f lin in g th e c e il­ in g o f th e a u d ito r iu m w it h d e a d ­ e n in g m a te ria l to re d u c e th e echo and im p ro v e th e acoustics. I t is e xp e cte d th a t w h e n th e w o r k is c o m p le te d , persons in th e re a r o f th e a u d ito r iu m w i l l be a b le to hear n e a rly as w e ll as those on th e fr o n t ro w s. T h e im p ro v e m e n t w as a tte m p te d o n ly a fte r th e school b o a rd had | ^ £ ¡ { ^ * ^ * ¥ « * 8 1 a u d ito riu m s "'"w h e re aj m ila r w o r k had been d one and w h ic h had P ro ve d su ccessful. T h e m a te ria l used is a so u a re b lo c k o f a b sorbent " m a te r ia l'p u n c h e d w it h s m a ll holes. W hen th e sound s trik e s th e c c il- in g . th e a b s o rb e n t b lo c k s p re v e n t th e echo a nd m a k e i t possible to hear d is tin c tly . T h e same e ffe c t is ( C o n tin u 'd on pace 6. colum n 2) Autumn Frost Reported Here ---------- , — D , L o w er 1 e m p e r a tu rcs R ecord w ith N e w M onth ---------- L o w e r te m p e ra tu re s d u rin g 'the d a y a nd c o o le r n ig h ts , ushered in ne w rnon**1 w it h a to u c h o f *P. P’. u l , 2 ^ 2 “ ' d a y) as a re m in d e r th a t th e s u m ­ w i l l be d u g on b o th sides o f th e m e r has passed and a u tu m n is a t (C o n tin u rd on page H, colum n 3) hand. H ig h e st te m p e ra tu re fo r A u g u s t re co rd e d here b y A. W. M oore, o b ­ s e rv e r f o r th e fe d e ra l b io lo g ic a l s u rv e y , was 93 degrees on A u g u s t 28 w it h th e lo w e s t on A u g u s t 16 A lth o u g h th e H ills b o ro sewage w h e n th e m e rc u ry f e ll to 45 d c- disposal p la n t is v ir t u a lly c o m p le te 1 grees. w it h th e e xc e p tio n s o f a fe w m in o r ' R a in fa ll d u r in g t h e m o n th d e ta ils , o f f ic ia l acceptance m ust a m o u n te d to .04 in ches on A u g u s t a w a it fin a l tests, and a d ju s tm e n ts . 23- R a in fa ll so fa r in S e p te m b e r I f tests re v e a l th e ta n k s and m a- has been .08 in ches on S e p te m b e r 1 a nd .09 in ches th e fo llo w in g day. c h in e ry c o m p ly in g w it h sp e cifica Tem perature» tions. th e p la n t w ill be accepted D a te M a x . M in . and placed in use. G e o rg e McGee, 84 S e p te m b e r 1 c ity e n g in ee r, said Tuesday. 57 80 " 2 52 M e a n w h ile , b e fo re tests can be ” 3 73 50 made, a sewage lin e m ust be in ­ " 4 74 50 s ta lle d w h ic h w ill se parate th e c o m ­ 70 5 52 m e rc ia l w aste at th e R a y -M a lin g ” 6 79 46 c a n n e ry fro m th e d o m e stic sewage. 79 50 ” 7 ..... W hen th is is c o m p le te d , th e c ity 80 39 " 8 sewage w ill be tu rn e d in to th e p la n t 77 39 ” 9 and tre a tm e n t w i l l begin. New Sewage Plant Must Await Tests Glenwood Loggers Resume Operations Rotary Club’s M u tt Dog Show Proves County Chairmen to Write Columns M en’s Club Names Hare Vice-President ing territory. ' Howling Success as Feature o f Fair The R o ta ry c lu b " M u t t " dog G race C o n n e ll, b la c k e s t dogs: J u n - show , in c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e co u n - ¡o r L i l l y a nd M a rg a re t F re u d e n - succeU1' S a ,U rd a y ’ WaS 3 h o w lin g | th a l. w h ite s t; J u n io r P la p p and Dogs cam e fro m fa r a nd n e a r to N o rm a F re u d e n th a l, cle a n e st; BuM- d y B ic k fo r d and L o is M e ie r, d i r t i ­ est; W esley G ates a n d D o n a ld Foster, la rg e st; H u g h e y R in g and F e rn W e in tz , s m a lle st; M ilto n D o d ­ son a n d E la in e W h itm o re , longest h a ire d ; A r t h u r Coussens and L e a h K laussen. s h o rte s t h a ire d ; W esley L in c o ln and D e lo res S a h n o w , best dressed; J im m y P c p p a rd and M a r- g a re t Havens, best t r ic k ; K c r t Ross- and d««sie P la p p , m ost unus- llid : W illia m M ille r and P a tric ia G a tto n . longest: A u d re y V a n L o o P a tte rs o n , sh o rte st: :">d F lo re n c e A lb e r t K a u fm a n and L o rn a M cLeod, longest eared: W a lte r M c K in n e y and Jean W a tk in s , s h o rte st ta ile d . P riz e s fo r th e a ffa ir w ere f u r n ­ ished b y th e R o ta ry c lu b w ith Ja ck P erson c h a irm a n o f th e c o m m itte e in c h a rg e o f a rra n g e m e n ts. Judges in c lu d e d Ed S a xto n . N. J Skce and Leon S D avis, w h o s u b s titu te d fo r D r. R. J. N ic o l. v ie w ith each o th e r in th e show rin g fo r th e 15 cash p rizes o ffe re d . T h e re w e re dogs and dogs; lit t le and b ig ; lo n g h a ire d and s h o rt: dogs o f a lt breeds, a nd in d iv id u a ls re p re s e n tin g a lm ost a n y breed. W hen ta ils a ll had been co u n te d th e re w e re 42 dogs in th e show rin g , each f ir m ly a tta che d to a leash in th e hands o f an a d m irin g m a ste r o r m istress. T a k e n as a w h o le , th e dogs w e re w e ll behaved and a p p a re n tly e n - jo y e d the show , be in g in te re s te d in one a n o th e r as w e ll as in th e s u rro u n d in g s . A t th e h e ig h th o f th e show , th e B e th a n y band gave a serenade w h ic h b ro u g h t th e p i t lis te n e rs up sta n d in g , as it were. T h e m u s ic was a s jg n a l fo r a g e n e ra l b a rk fest w ith th e la rg e r m em b e rs o f th e d is tin g u is h e d a g g re g a tio n d o m in a t­ in g th e ca n in ? speech m a k in g . ; W in n e rs w e re R oy G rossen and 6