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BEAVER STATE HERALD tr A LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO.. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 1913 Subscription, $1.UO a Year. LEW SU6GFSTI0NS HIGHWAYMEN HOLD LENTS WILL HAVE ON ROAD BUILDING UP DAMASCUS MAN POLICE PROTECTION ______ Ixx'al Man Suggest Plan for G. W. Lingle Held up on City of Portland to Install Powell Valley Road Near Police Boxes and Water National Aid in Road Sycamore Station—Is Hydrants-Other Improve Building. Extensive Con Slightly Wounded. struction Deprecated. ments to be Added. Editor Herald: Your article In the Herald on U>e 18th attracted my atten tion. If you will accord me a little apace, I for one, will tell you what 1 think about the road aituation co far aa the National Government in concerned. In the first place I am not in fqvor of the government's going into the road Ituilding buaineaa. It undertakea to do too many thinga now that should lie done by local finance, too many thinga that are purely state matters and al together too many thinga that are merely political agencies for keeping the people in line with the public as pirations of Congressmen In other words, the country is now being taxed unreasonably for the simple purpose of protecting the official careers of many of our congressmen. If any system of doling out money by appropriation for the purpose <>f promoting state or county or congressional district high ways is begun, we would get a aperies of graft and political robbery started which has never been equalled in the history of the conntry. You ask how? Are not our congress men now iwunng passage of bills for all sorts of local expenditure for the sole purpose promoting their inter ests with their constituents? Are the constituents not flooding the mails con tinually with demanda upon their con gressmen for aasiatame, or virtually its equal? Should we be so unfortu nate aa to have congressional action fa voring the expenditure of government funds on the public roads of the country in any but a very limieed manner, the demand would be out of pro|>ortion to the needs of the country and the fate of our congressmen would still further embarrass these officials in the perform ance of their legitimate duties. If the government is to go into the road building business the matter should be put on n substantial basis at once. All special appropriations should be alisolutely forbidden. Roads built should fall under a general provision and the appropriation for road work should be for this general road building plan. The government cannot under take to improve all roads, or your road or my road. It cannot be subjected to any sort of |>etitioning for roads or road funds, or assistance in road work. The department of highway construction would n£ed to be originated, and cloth ed with authority to construct roads under certain conditions, preferably important highways in sparsely settled sections of the country where the wealth ol the people wouki not permit of local financing. Such a department should have for its chief purpose the cultivation of a proper estimate and knowledge of the advantages of well improved highways, and should be au thorised to demonstrate the value of good roads where the people have not the proper understanding of their im portance, Such a department should b>- authorized to construct sections of road as the Department of Agriculture is now doing for the purpose of trying road construction materials, and wear, and methods of construction Itshould undertake to educate the people on all these points, and if need hi- establish lecture courses for the purpose of com ing in actual touch with the people to thia end. Another plan which would avoid all direct appsals for assistance, and dis pense with special appropriations for road work wouki be to asaiat any county or state in the union in proportion to what it puts into road work. This plan can only be followed out by maintain ing a standard of spec flcations condi tional upon the ability of a locality to supply the material for construction at a figure that is reasonable and econom ical. Then when these conditions have been met in any piece of road work the national government might be called upon to reimburse the municipality or state for a percent of the road provided, of course, that all such public funds shall be spent on roads that are of gen eral use, or main roads such aa those traveled by the rural routes of the country are likely to be. Hoping you will find room for this in your valuable paper, I am. Respectfully, ED. B. BROWN. Vol. 11. No. 8 ■ F STANDING OF NOMINEES IN CONTEST DISTRICT NO. 1 FCdlth Rmethurtt, Lent«................................................. ' I Arthur Walker, Lentx 23« 26 ; Matthew Boland. Lenta ................................ 6700 i Hazel Hommerveldt, Lenta.......................... , tfrtb | Fred Peterson, Lenta.................... 6176 Opal Hand, Leal* ......................................... AIM) Huth Richards, Lenta ..................................... &&A Ruth Howe, Lenta ................................... 51X Adlna Murtrude, Lente .............................. 5150 DISTRICT NO. 2. Geo (Hickey) Wrtoley, laenta ..................... NA26 Mark Conklin, l^ent* ........................ awo Huth A. Rodgers, Lents .................................. 17760 Frieda Alplanalp, Lenta .............................. 14500 M b Hazen, Ixinta ........................................... X76 Jas. Wands, L/*nts ........................ 6360 H B. Maxmeyer, Lenta ................................ 54UU Wesley Reynolds . ....................................... 6136 Ruth Dix .............................................. 600 Hazel Thomas .................... 5« DVTBICT NO. I. Fred Heiman. Lents ........... 60665 Cleveland Bliss. Gresham R 3 5476 Mamie Fitts, Gresham R 3 6676 Iceland Moore, Gresham K I . .... 6100 May Kesterson, Gresham R 8........................ 6J0U Marian Brown, Gresham ............................ 6176 Ray Kes tersen, Greabam Kl .................... 5136 Forest I'dy .................................................. . .. 6360 Lenora Hurrle . ............... 5300 EOSTER BOULEVARD SCHOOLS BEGIN NAME OE OLD ROAD PROSPEROUS TERM City Beautiful Plans Include Lents Schools Begin With Boulevard. New Car Line Largest Enrollment in His Changes Anticipated. Line tory. Much Interest Shown to Woodstock Suggested. in Gardening and Poultry. (1. W. Lingle, 66 years old, a farmer City officials have recently placed an It is not known to many of tlie people I^nts schools opened op the present of Damascus, Or., was shot and slightly order for a new lot of police alarm of the Mt. 8cott district, and the town term with the largest enrollment in its wounded early last Hat. night by two boys, boxse. When these arrive it is planned of Lente that the new city plans that history. Nor is that all. Tbe Lenta dia- who attempted to hold him Up, while to install a lot of them in 1-enta and are being agitate« 1 now includes Foster trict formerly include«! a good share of Im waa driving homeward on Um I'ow- Arleta, all of Weston and considerable all Valley road, about a mile ami a half along Oregon City Road from 62 St. Boulevard aa one of the great radial en of Gilberts. Yet for all the big slices east of Hyeamore station on the Es South. There is also a big order of trances into the city of Portland, con that have been lopped off, tbe Lents to« ads line. His injuries consist of a hydrant* about ready for delivery. It centrating at the city’s centre. Yet a enrollment for thie term numbers 760 long acratch on the chest where the is the purpooe to place tbeee at various glance at the plans will demonstrate papils, besides 20 that were transferred bullet from a revolver II rat struck him to Weeton. Twenty teachers are re point« along Foster Road and Main tiie truth of thia statement. The pro and a hole in the arm where the bullet quired to handle thia regiment of young This will give the town addi lisigrd. A buckle which deflected the street posed boulevard may not retain it* name Americans, besides tbe special instruc course of the bullet, probably saved the tional fire protection and ensure it of a but it will retain its location and direc tors in music, drawing, physical culture, man's Ide, pleotifu) supply of water, for it mutt of tion, unless it is extended diagonally manual training and domestic sciewe. Immediately after Um shooting he necessity follow that a new lot of mains into the city from Annabel onward. Tbe last term graduated a ninth grade was taken to hia home, where be was class of 44 members and tbe next term will have to be installed to give any Foster Roa«i is one of the few reasona attended by a physician from Gresham will have about the eame number. bly wi<le streets in the city. Most of AfU-r striking the cheat llie bullet de sort of hydrant service. When that 1« Tbe special teachers give one or two Portland ’ s streets would make good al flected upwards, striking the collar done about all that will be neceesaiy in lessons each week and their instruction leys in Denver, or Salt Lake, and other bone am! glancing ofT intn Um arm. thia part of the town will be plenty ot The Herald is glad to announce the middle west cities, bat here is one ex in most instances, ie further developed Just as soon aa the ahisiting waa re hose aa there is suffice nt natural pres- by tbe regular teachers. ported men from the sheriff's office ' ore to reach any boilding in this die- wedding ot V. T. Irish and Mu. Bishop ception. Wide enough for a double line Tbe matter that e attracting new at Wednesday morning at 9 o ’ clock at 8t. ear track down the middle, a fine drive went to the scene. For several hours men , tilct. traction at this time is extension work Peter» church, Rev Father Beatgen of on either side, and a few feet of park - stKHired the entire qpuntry, seeking for ? in gardening, poultry and floriculture. ficiating. Mr. Irish is one of Lente ing in tip- rtreuhes which have not been the two assailant«. popular business men and Mrs. Bishop taken up by basin««» houses. Such a This school participated last year in tbe While passing Sycamore station, at' has been Mr. Irish’s housekeeper for street would be famous. Its «iirectnees general city school garden contest, but 7:30 o'clock, two boys—one almut Ik several months. She baa been a tem would appeal to aDy business man, and relatively few of the pupils took pert in years old and the other aliout 14—! porary mother, as it were, to Mr. Irish's the convenience of transportation would I tht general exhibit since it was incon stopped Mr. Lingle and asked him to I three children and has proven herself make it still valuable to the homebnil- , venient, ao it has been decided to bold give them a ride, Hec<>mpli«*d. Aliout its own exhibit in tbe basement of ’be to have all the good qualities of a true der. a mile and a half east of this place, one building at tome appropriate time dar When the city decided to put in a mother. Mr. Irish has the good will, But there are other things which have ' of the boys, who was seated behind Mr. fire department at Kern Park it occur the congratulations, and beet wishes of lieen suggested at various times within ' ing the summer. Lingle, ordered him to throw up bis I Tbe work of encouraging the exten red to M. 8. Hazen that the fire bell all his local acquaintance« in the new tiie past year or two. Foster Road’s hands. that had been used there would be dis partnership which be has just complet width has been an attraction to the sion work has been assigned to a com Mr Lingle turned alxiut to find a re placed and he made a call upon bis ed. The marriage will unit« two sadly Portland Railway company for some mittee of teachers although all teach volver pointed at him by one of the friend, Mr. R. O. Rector, a member of unfortunate families and four little peo time. It baa had some difficulty in se ers will give assistance. Miss Cavanna boys, who now had on a mask. Instead the City Executive Board for assistance ple will now enjoy their relation to eming the right of way for its tracks ; will have charge of the Domestic of complying, he grablied tor the gun. Science; Miss Train, of Poultry; Mi«e in having the bell donated to the I-enta father and mother. along the line that it now pursues. Had In the tussle which followed, all three Zeigler, of tbe Floriculture; and Mr. department. Mr. Rector took the mat it been possible it is altogether probable \ got out of the wagon to the ground, Herechner of tbe Gardening contests. ter up with the Board at the earliest that its entire length would have been : While tryiug te get the gun away from The girls will probably grow aw set peas opportunity and it waa arranged that BASE BALL PROSPECTS double tracked long before tills. Bnt its ' the boy, the weajMin was suddenly ex- I the Fire Department ehould loan the BEGIN TO BEVEIOP. present line is limited in several instan or asters, and the boys will plant gen ploded, Um bullet striking Mr. Lingle. eral garden truck and "spuds.” Tbe bell to Lents for an indefinate time. In ces to the bare space necessary to its When the lioys learned that tlmy had greatest interest at tbe present time securing the loan no small influence present maintenance. If the car com- ' shot him, they immediately started to centers in tbe poultry contest. That is was produced through recital of the The meeting of the I>ents Athletic pany were to decide to come down Fos run and Mr. Lingle took after them, but part the ixmts Department had taken I Club and interested citizens held at the ter Road they would find it posaible to natural'in a district, suburban, like thia, waa forced to give up owing to faint- but Fred Kelley and some of the boys in several fires well within the city continue clear to the Junction without ueas. Tim team of horses becoming limits and of the good work they had | club rooms last Friday evening for the much difficulty and then the distance made some creditable vegetable exhib frightened also ran away. They were done in niary instances in this locality. purpose of discussing hall matters was would be somewhat shortened. This its last season and there ie every rea caught later, however. Word wa« sent Mr. Haxen the other an enthusiastic one. There was a good ; plan has Is-en discussed at various times son to feel that others will do as well When Mr. Lingle hurried to the home day that the Board'a action was favor crowd and considerable interest was and several people who have had busi this. of W. F. Garretson, nearby, and told of Tbe city schools have not undertaken able, and he immediately hitched up ' shown. M. 8. Hazen was chosen chair-1 ness relations with the company recently the holdup, iliase was immediately to carry out State Superintendent Al his team to the light express and with seem to think there is something to i.t started, but the boys had made good Wiu. Boland of the local department man, and Teddy Glenn secretary. The mure than talk. The question is asked, derman's svstem of school credits for tlmir escape. Mr Lingle was taken to hustled down to the Kern Park station. first question taken up was that of a what would the compauy do with their home work to any extent, but Prof. hia home and the Portland authorities An effort will be made to Herschner »ays he has been encourag Phoning Chief Dowell, best-cured fur ball park. old line? Continue it as now, except notified. ther authority to bring it away. Sever get possession of a tract of ground that it would be continued directly through ing the children in home productions A of srticlee of utility, by giving them al places were lining up to take it and may be need for a term of years. to Woolstock, on over past Reed College, it was with some difficulty that the | committee consisting ofWtn. Boland, and join the Sellwood line, continuing credits in their manual training work. MRS. MAXMEYER ENTERTAINS. Kern Park firemen were able to prevent Sam Simmons, and M. 8. Hazen was Mrs. R. M. Mai Meyer and daughters, its being removed before the Lents appointed to look up a park. It was de- on into the city. Perhaps it would not' go in by way of Sellwood. There is a Olive ami Jene entertained on Valen boys arrived. CHRGH CLUB RECEPTION It was quickly loaded ' eided to organize a team to be known tine's eve. at their home on Main St. and brought to safe keeping. Saturday as the Lents Athletic Cluband it will be big agitation on now for an east side line on 34th Street from the vicinity of Reed I PROVES A GOOD SUCCESS The house was beautifully decorated morning was spent by a number of decided at the next meeting who shall with red hearts and darte and Uiia color Lents men in rsising it to the top of lie designated aa Captain, and Manager. College to Columbia Boulevard, and There will be another base hall mass thence west. Transfers from this line; scheme prevailed. the tower. The hell weighs about 600 The Young Men’a Improvement Club Music furnished the principal amuse- pounds an>l will make quite a noise as meeting at the Lente Athletic Club would place one anywhere on either side of the river, and be one of th* greatest of the M. E. Church gave their first inent of the evening. Each guest re compared with the much smaller bell rooms Monday evening. Feb. 24th. to complete the organization of a base ball timesavers ever proposed. It would be public reception Friday, Feb. 14 at the ceived a dainty valentine from the which we used to bear. It has lieen a sort of Belt line for the entire East church. haetem. After refreshments were served fully fitted up for the new location and team and elect a manager for the 1913 The program consisted of musk and season. A committee appointed at the Side, the side that is bound to be the each guest left, feeling that they hail is ready lor use at any time. residence section for a long time to reading and closed with a debate by six meeting last Friday evening will report ■pent a moat enjoyable evening. Covers It is being planned by the fire depart come. of the members The subject discussed were laid for the following: Mr. and ment to inclose th« tower, and arrange on the matter of a park. was, "Resolved that Capital Punish Lent« must have a good Athletic Park Mrs. Holway, Dr. and Mrs. Hunter. tackle for the hoae so that it may he ment Should be Abolished.” and have it fenced If a suitable lease Mr. and Mrs. Daniela, Ray Fairbanks, dried out. This will he quite an im PORTLAND POLICEMAN The affirmative was defended by Har can be secured on the old park it will I Miss Harder, and Miss Ealcbel. provement over the present system of vey Fawcett, Charles Wilson and Ber be improved, if not a new site will be GETS LOST IN LENTS. ry Ott. Negative, Ralph Spearrow. drying it on the ground or on the reel secured. There is nothing that will ad Much thanks is dur Mr. Rector for Philip King and Edwin Noreri««. vertize a town more than a good Athlet PIANO RECITAL. hie interest in sssisting in securing the No more royal battle of wordslwas ic |>ark and a good ball team. For the first time in the history of The home of Mrs. Rixigerv, of Flaxon new bell for Lente, and we hould not ever witnessed by an assembly of peo The Gresham Giants did more to ad Lents a Portland policeman in full an Park was the scene of a delightful music ' overlook the part “Cap” Hazen has ta vertise that city than anythingelse they il rm was seen on the streets last Fri ple than that displayed by .these six affair Saturday p. tn when the pupils ken in the matter. ever did but the team failed because the day. It was with some difficulty that youig men Each one had carefully of Mrs. I«eona Green Daniela met there Captain Zeller of the City fire depart and thoroughly prepared himaeifjand for their music recital. The children ment was in Ijents one day last week business men did not support them he ascertained his location. Most of no point advanced by either side but A determined effort will lie made to se the citizens of the town were so sur presented a very fine program and were and lie expressed a very favorable opin was skillfully met and refuted by the assisted by some choice readings given | ion over the interest and work the cure the best «mature players to repre prised to see a blue coat with brass but opposite with reference or the quotation sent the Lenta A A. club this year and tons that they dissppered around the by Mrs. Olive Shurly and some vocal se Lenta company has Ix-en taking it. of some statistics gained from the ex lections by Mr«. Victor Flink. Pupils 1 tneir efforts to afford protection for thia every I ase ball fan and business man in corner in quick time. Buch a sudden perience of other states or countries. I. 'its are urged to attend the meeting intrusion of an officer of the law an <>n the progrsm were Nellie Flanagan, part of the city. Mo day evening at 8:30 A manager simply appalling. Theoffic«ir wandered For an hour ami a quarter the excite Ruth Risigera. Paul Daniels, Dorothea ment was intense and no one was cer will t>e elect«-«! Monday evening. around for a time and finally managed Sluirly, Mabel Kimber, Eyman Haw ken. tain of which would be the vi< tor but M. 8. Hazen lias been n nmnated for WOODEN WEDDING. to meet some one unexjsctedlv, and by Izella Hawken, Agnes Murray, Nora when the judges. Miss Nellie Fawcett manager, tint the field is open for other showing himself to be of a mild dispo Dorsey. Katherine Freeman, Eva Ole- A very pleasant evening was enjoyed of Woodmere, Rev. Boyd Moore and nominations. The election for these sition manag«*d to learii where he was mas. Others present were Misses Hor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Mr. McGrew handed in their decision rigan, Munson, Evans, Mcadame*. Mur Can-lston of :W6 Eart 9th Street Port officers will be held next Monday even- and how to proceed that he might find in favor of the negative a tremendous ng. ft is hoped that a good attendance his way back where refreshments were ray. Hightower, Flink. Shurly. Rodgers. land. Sunday evening February 16th applause ensued both for the victor and I' was the Hawken, Freeman, Munzer, and Mrs. L. in honor of their Fifth Anniversary, a ¡will be on hand to assist in getting not so difficult to locate. ami the conquered, as all thought that started. Everybody is invited. first time he had ever been out this far, Cobh of Castle Rook, Wash, a sister of wooden wedding. Many wooden pres both sides had faithfully earned it. didn't know there was snch a place, Mrs. Daniels. ent« were brought. There were thirty As a fitting close and one appreciated Mr. T. McArthur returned home from and was completely surprised to find guests present, among them many of by the young men was the presentation Ray mond, Oregon, last Sunday. such a large and prosperous looking their Lente friends. ot a pennant to the victors with the FUNERAL OF AUGUST FRANKE. young city located so far away from tbe word Victory inscribed upon it, by the sheltering protection of his native Friends of August Franke, who ha» Ruthalian class of the Sunday school. “ beat."g He walked around town for liveil for several years on Foster road, VOTE COUPON—Good For 25 Votes Great credit should be given to Dr. some time taking in the sights, and two blocks east of Main street, will re Fawcett for the interest he is taking in This coupon when neatly clipped and properly filled in with the name of looking over the numerous business en the young men. gret to learn of his death, Feb. 16 after th«- candidate you wish to vote for, will be counted as Twenty-Five Votes. terprises as much interested as some an illneM of several months. Mr. NAME OF CANDIDATE ..............................................;........ ............... ................... country boy would be if he were to visit Franke was seventy yean of age, and Washington street forth« first time. It has been a resident of this part of the Have you promised your subscription ADDRESS......... ................................................................................................................. is possible that we will see a policeman to any of the young people working in country for several v«ar«. Hie funeral I Thi« Coupon is void after February 26. waa held at Holman* Chapel and the i out thia way every month or two after the contest? Better look after that at DISTRICT NO................ Cut this coupon out on linea and send flat not rolled. wears “ann»x«d.” burial waa at Mt. Scott cam story once. V. I. IRISH AND MRS. BISHOP WED. FIRE DtPARIMtNI GETS LOAN OF BELL