Pape Two n i Et s n n R n JTillsbonO^VQ us The Pioneers P ioneers of W ash in g to n c o u n ty have been d ro p p in g off one by one until now th e re a re only a few left of th a t sturilv bam! who cam e to the west am i hew ed out hom es in the MRS E C. M e K IN N F .Y W V E R N E M rK IN N E Y Associata E d ito r w ilderness. They have lived to see E d ito r th e w ilderness of tim b er converted O F F IC IA L N E W S P A P E R O F W A S H IN G T O N C O U N T Y into nice farm s and tow ns; lived to Selected a* Ore*on*a Best W eekly Newsaper. 1930-36 Named on A ll-A m e ric a n Weekly Newspaper Eleven. 193d see th e h a rd sh ip s of pioneer life fo r­ H onorable M ention N a tio n a l E d ito ria l Assn. Newspaper Production Contest, 1934-35; G eneral Excellence. 1935 g o tte n in w hat is now a life of luxury in com parison, but th e ir eyes a r e Subscription Rates S tr ic tly Cash in Advance gro w in g dim and th e ir m em ory is not W 'ith in W ashington C ounty s o keen. N ative sons and d a u g h te rs 30 35 1150 T w o m onths „. Per year Six months . .85 (» ie m onth JM of O regon should band to g e th e r to I . : - • IV ___ .05 Three m onths .. .50 keep alive the history and traditions O utside W a -h in g to n C ounty pioneers, who went through 33 50 of the 32.00 Foreign countries u. s , p e r year such privation and h a rd sh ip s th a t we M em ber: Oregon State m ight enjoy th is w o n d erfu l country. F irs t A u d ited Paper. E d ito ria l A s s o c ia tio n I arveet A BC Weekly Those in te rested in th e early his­ and N a tio n a l E d ito ria l C irc u la tio n in West. Association. tory of W ashington county should a t­ tend th e picnic at Shute p ark on June 20 and do honor to th e few rem a in ­ Edward Schulmerich In th e d e a th of E dw ard Sehulm er- ing pioneers. ich. H illsboro and W ashington coun­ ty have lost one of its most im p o rtan t figures in business and political life. Good Training T hroughout his nearly 40 y e a rs in M ilitary tra in in g is a real benefit H illsboro he w as a stro n g and im ­ to any young m an a n d a splendid o p ­ p o rtan t fa c to r in th e developm ent and p o rtu n ity along th is line is o ffered progress of th e com m unity. th ro u g h enlistm ent in th e newly e n ­ As a ban k er. Mr. S c h u l m e r ic h larg e d national g u a rd com pany here. probably had m ore to do w ith busi­ G uardsm en receive pay fo r th e ir drill ness developm ent here th a n any o th e r w ork and fo r th e tw o weeks* sum m er individual in the history of the com ­ encam pm ent e ach y ear. B ecause the m unity. His in terest in th e Ray- g u a rd is an im p o rta n t arm in th e n a ­ M ating cannery was probably li i 3 tional defense, because it fu rn ish es g rea test single contribution to t h e good tra in in g and a sm all re g u la r in­ com m unity's economic life. come th e re should be little tro u b le in A m ong his g re a te st services as a enlisting th e re q u ire d n um ber o f law m ak er w as his fig h t to secure the young men. consolidation of the schools of h ig h er education in th e sta te u n d e r one board. In so doing he felt th a t he F rom th e fun th e R otarians and w as a tru e frien d of h ig h er e d u c a ­ c h a m b e r of com m erce m em bers are tion. A lthough he h a d little school­ having out of th e ir so ftb all gam e last ing, th ro u g h tireless re a d in g a n d w eek it w ould look like a g re a t gam e stu d y he becam e one of th e best in ­ is b rew in g and th a t the night gam es form ed m en in this section on econ­ and lighted field have ta k e n hold in omic, political an d social a ffa irs. a big way. A ru g g ed individualist, he was a l­ w ays outspoken, never h e sita te d to F la g day w as observed in H ills­ express his opinion on a ffa irs and boro M onday w ith th e display of fla g s never stra d d le d th e fence. To th o u san d s of people who had in fro n t of business houses. A num ­ know n him over m any y e a rs H ills­ ber of th em looked like th ey needed boro will h a rd ly seem like th e sam e lau n d e rin g or rep lacin g . place w ithout him. O regon's T ra ffic D eaths W ith W hich la Combined (ha H illsb o ro Independent H i 11 «boro A nrua, 1891 H ills b o ro Independent, 1873 M c K IN N E Y 4 M .-K IN N E Y , Publisher« Published Thursday — Entered as aeeondits. Open re v o lt splits M aritim e F ed- v e n •• E ternal ju d ic ia ry protection u p and bro u g h t Into a n eig h b o r­ dem ocracy w h ile ad ju stin g them hood B ible stu d y class. T h ere he to th e u n p reced en ted problem s of eration of Pacific convention in u rg ,,fj R oland W icks. 55, L an e co u n ty cam e into th e light and em braced o u r p resen t m ach ine age. O ur su c­ P o rtlan d . R oosevelt signs resolution a u ­ au- ric.pUty sheriff, m u rd ered . S layer, th e faith of his people. He visited cess or fa ilu re m ay w ell depend on w h eth er lab o r in t h e U nited thorizing broad congressional in ­ D ionysius C rispo of W endling, sui- th e Mission to tell th e m en w hat qu iry into ta x dodging. S tates becomes sw ollen w ith pow er the step had alread y becom e to | cides. C itizens in Monroe. Mich., arm and arro g a n t in its n e w -fo u n d R epresentative H offm an of M ich­ him in joy and peace. His q uiet against union in case lab o r tries to stren g th as did certain em ploying igan offers to lead b and of citizens assu ran ce w as good to behold. A groups d u rin g th e 20’s. Mr. L ew is’ re ta lia te for b reak in g of strik in g if need be to defend Monroe. Mich., clean, alert, w ell-dressed old g en ­ steel w o rk e rs’ picket line. real b a ttle does n ot lie, as he m ay G range delegates vote to continue from C. I. O. unlonLsts. Seven in ­ tlem an and positive. th in k , ag ain st th e corporations. His ju re d at Jo hnstow n, Pa,, in steel Yes, God th e Holy S pirit, at big fig h t is to com e w ith in his farm -lab o r coalition a t n e x t legisla­ strike. last brought him through. D ifferent own camp. If he can w eld a d is­ ture. T uesday. Ju n e 15 this, from Old Sol's h eat ray th at S atu rd ay , Ju n e 12 ciplined, o rd erly federation of in ­ V igilantes to com bat te rro rism at in th e slow carro t seed had a life W estern U nion closes S e a ttle o f­ d u stria l u n io n s along A m erican fices. th ro w in g 400 out of work. Johnstow n, Pa. M ayor urges citizens germ to begin on. F or w ith this lines, h e need n ot fe a r eith e r for S trik e of m essengers blam ed. T eam ­ to p rep are for strife as disorder agi-d man. th e Holy S p irit m ust his ow n position or fo r th e statu s sters read y to picket offices. th re a t m ounts. S teel strik e m enaces first put life into th e heart, dead of A m erican labor. G overnor M urphy of M ichigan auto plant. P resid en t Roosevelt asks If. how ever, L ew is allow s his la ­ announces in ten t to send battallio n th at firm yield. Rep. H offm an of Io these m any years. T he Pow ell bor unions to m ake u n reaso n ab le of national guardsm en and state M ichigan asks house: "W ho i.s the V alley Mission C ovenant church, dem ands; if strik e s a re called when policem en to M onroe to p rev en t d is­ boss, R oosevelt dow n nt th e W hite 35 of them on th e platform , had had service. W hen th e ir pastor, peaceful m eth o d s w ould be su c­ orders a t a tri-s ta te m ass m eeting House or Jo h n L. Ixiwis." the Rev. G. H a rry Nelson rose to cessful; if d em ands a re insisted of union m em bers. Tow n fears in ­ R oosevelt tells of plans to shift speak, he addressed th e m an to upon w hich d estro y com m unities vasion. program to h elp u n der-fed. ill-rlad say it all bro u g h t hom e Phil. 1:8 and d riv e com panies out of b u si­ Don Moe and Miss M arion M c­ and ill-housed o n e-th ird of p o p u la­ "B eing confident of th is very thing, ness—then h e w ill fail. L abor like Dougall w in state golf titles. tion. th at lie w hich h ath begun a good ev ery th in g else is governed by th e B ilboa, S pain, d efenders giving R epublic S teel com pany flics suit L aw of A ction and Reaction. U n­ way. F ringe of besieged B asque in federal co u rt to com pel post office w ork in you w ill perform it until d e r w ise leadership, labor will city b u rn in g as rebels d riv e through d e p artm en t to d eliv er packages to th e day of Jesu s C hrist.” m eet m anagem ent h a lf w ay. w ill gap. So you see them back th e re I its strike-besieged p lan ts in Ohio. consolidate its gains, an d rem ain Soviet R ussie confirm s executions Rep. C onnery, labor cham pion, kneeling by Hie olrl log cabin fire ­ a co n serv ativ e b u lw a rk in su p p o rt of eight high generals. place, th e fath e r pleading for th e ir dies of food poisoning. of A m erican p rinciples. B u t if la ­ S unday, Ju n e 13 C om m unist p a rty in F ran ce agrees souls. It all registered above, and b or tak es th e o th e r course and C. I. O. steel lead er a t Monroe, to support F rance; crisis ends, a fte r w ell nigh th re e -q u a rte rs of pushes on in to th e no-m an’s land Mich,, in u ltim atu m , says, th e re I S tate bankers, m eetin g a t Bend, a century, God w ho is faithful, per-1 of radicalism an d excesses, th e re- will be no peace u n til R epublic j oppose bills in congress th a t w ould form ed I t . — G eorge N. T aylor, action will be extrem e. Today, su c h , Steel signs wage agreement. L ew is1 extend branch banking. B eaverton.—P a id adv. Famous Bible I* urn Highlights in the Week's News T im e 1 7 . 1 0 7 .7 Lay Cornerstone Today lily A. I l.in d b erk ) SALEM Interest of state officials mid em ployes this week eentei in Hie laying of Hie co rnerstone of the new capítol iiulldlng scheduled bn toduy (T hursday ' A rranged to coincidi* Willi Hie sessiona o f Hie grand lodge. A E A A M . th e ccieinnnles a re expected to a ttract a large gutliering of Ma ionic dignltoi 1er us well a ; logli stati* officiais A special train will b u n g sc ie ra i hundred Masons finni P o rt­ land for th e program w inch Is scln sln led Io stall at 2 p in More Hum ItMM) Ma on u n it, of the O regon national guard and at lea*.I tw o brass bands wall take part tn a parade, w iden will precede the cerem onies at the new capitol building II Frank Peters grand m aster of the Mu* sonic order, will officiate at tin* cornei .tone laying assistisi by C arl (1 P atterson, tlepuly g land iiiíistcr, I-' (' Howell, s e n i o r g l a n d w in dell. mut Leif S Flllseth. Jlililoi g lan d w arden Colonel Alfred E C lark of P ortland, grnnd orator, will d eliv er the address on b ehalf of Iin* Masinne grand lodge w ith »boil addresses also scheduled by G o v e r n i l i C h a l l e s It Mai tin and Jifilge Law rem e T H arris of E ugene I''i'ii‘tnl3hi|i Ansertetl Enmity, w hich G range leaders have show n tow ard G overnor M artin ever since Ids In­ duction Into office was reflected m tin* action of the S tate G range m eeting «1 T he D alle, last week when the farmer» voted dow n a resolution inviting th e governor to ad d ress Hie session It wus tin* first tu n e since lie becam e governor that M artin bus not been invited to speak to the grangers T he action of th e G ra n g e on the Invitation to the governor wus p r e ­ ceded by the ann u al address of G range M aster Ray G dl in w hich lie attack ed the governor by his alleged oppoaltlon to certain tru ck legislation spigisonxi by tin* G range P ress re ports from Tin* Dali.* quoted Gill a s charging the governor w ith "vetoing 'tin* tru c k toll, w hich would have exem pted farm tru c k s from m any of th e regulations now h am p erin g the operation of this ty p e of m otor vehicle The charge brought a prom pt reply from th e gov­ ern o r denying that he had vetoed any tru ck legislation and a just as prom pt ex p lan a tio n from G ill to the effect that he had been m is­ quoted and that liuteud of ch arg in g th e gov­ ern o r w ith "vetoing" the truck bill In* hud ehurged him w ith "opp«vsing ' the bill resu ltin g m its defeat G overnor M artin In com m enting on Hie attitu d e of Gill and th e G range re- uvseited his friendship for tin* fa rm ers and agriculture. • • • • Must Secure M oney— Next move in th e program for a nev» tuberculosis hospital to tie located In M ultno­ mah county is up to the sponsors o f th e in s ti­ tution, according to the board o f control Re­ plying to numerous requests that the board take steps to s|M*ed up the construction pro- gram G overnor M artin t h i s week pointed out th at he had signed the bill ap p ro p riatin g $110.- (MM) tow ard Hie new hospital on Hu* express condition th at sponsors of the bill w ould sccur** an additional $H().(MM) to supplem ent tile state's eonstribution This am ount, it lues been [Hunted out. is $1(1.(MH) less than the $!)() (MMI I ixpiirem eut stipulated by the legtslativw ways am t m eans com m ittee when it agreed to ap p ro v e Hie up- pro|ination. • • • • Heports C onflicting— C onflicting reports continue to come from the national cnpttnl us to the sta tu s of tin* federal grant for Hie lib rary and office b u ild ­ ing. construction of w hich was au th o rized by the last legislature. O ne report has it th a t PWA officials have agreed to aw ard O regon a grant of $45d.lMM) as a continuation of tin* cupdol g ran t and on the sam e term s. T tiat m eans w ithout Hie restriction lim iting use of the federal money to the em ploym ent of r e ­ lief labor. A nother report lias it thut Hu* gift as an o u tright grant w ith no strings atta c h e d depends en tirely upon the adoption of a m eas­ ure now* before congress, w hich w ill ex ten d the life of PWA for an o th er tw o years R alph Moody, assistant atto rn ey general, is now in W ashington attem pting to straig h ten nut the tangle w hich will have an im portant bearing un th e state building program « ♦ » T ax P lans C onsidered » - M eeting here this week for th e purpose of organizing the interim com m ittee on sta te and county revenues elected C harles V G allow ay as chairm an. Among pom iblc sources of new revenue discussed by the com m ittee w as a m odified sales tax; an ad vnlorem tax on mo­ to r vehicles sim ilar to th a t In effect in C a li­ fornia; an increase In Income tax rates in the higher brackets, shifting of a larg er sh are of the road burden to the state highw ay d e p a rt­ m ent to relieve the counties of this cost, r e ­ leasing this money for social secu rity p u r­ poses. ♦ * • • To E lim inate D ru n k ard s— S tate L iquor C ontrol board is out to e lim i­ nate habitual d ru n k a rd s from its list of cu s­ tom ers. C ourts th roughout th e state hav e been asked to supply the comm ission w ith t h e nam es of persons convicted of d ru n k e n n e ss so th a t action may be tuken to cancel th e ir perm its. T his is only one of a n u m b er of r e ­ form s the commission is pu ttin g Into effect in an effort to "control" th e liq u o r situ a tio n in this state. * * * * The O regon S tream P u rificatio n league of w hich S tate T reasu rer R ufus llo h n an is c h a ir­ man will in itiate a m easure to be placed b e ­ fore the voters of O regon at the N ovem ber. 1938, election T he m easure i.s now being d rafted by a com m ittee headed by S ta te S e n ­ ato r Byron G C arney of C lackam as county. The S tate G range and a nu m b er of o th er o r ­ ganizations w ill circu late th e petitions w hich will be ready for sig n atu res in an o th e r 30 days. * * * * R egarded by G overnor M artin as " a big boost for O regon grow n flax," th e Boston n avy yard this week placed an o rd er for 81,000 pounds of flax tw ine w ith th e S alem L inen Mills. » « ♦ * C harles P. Pray, su p erin ten d e n t of state police, and Mrs. Helen O-. Tyson w ere m a r­ ried at th e home of the la tte r in Salem S a tu r­ day m orning, the cerem ony being perform ed by Ju stice H arry H. Belt of the state suprem e court. Mrs Tyson w as assistant se c re ta ry to G overnor P atterson. * * ♦ * T here w ill be no tax levy for s ta te p u r­ poses eith er inside or outside the six tier cent constitutional lim itation if second h alf incom e tax es m eet expectations, according to C harles V. G allow ay, chairm an of the tax com m is­ sion. G allow ay estim ates th a t rev en u es from incom e taxes this y ear w ill total $3,000,000. * * • * G overnor M arlin lias teleg rap h ed m em bers of the O regon delegation in congress urging su p p o rt of Hie farm tenancy bill. S ev eral fea­ tu res of this bill a re vital to O regon’s w elfare, in the opinion of th e governor, especially th e reh abilitation loans an d re tire m e n t of sub- m arginal lands. R eports show a total of 15.009.000 w ords testim ony w ere taken on th e c o u rt reform bill. B ut th at includes duplícales a fte r th e first 500.