W ashington VOL. VI FOREST GROVE, WASHINGTON CO., ORE., THURSDAY. INVESTIGATE RULING W r it t e n proo f alleged to E X IS T T H A T R O O T A C C E P T E D D IC T A T IO N , B a r C o m m itte e K ecks D o c u m e n ts | n S p o k a n e — D ecision R e v e rse d C a r r ie r ’s L ia b ility L aw . S p o k a n e . W a s h ., Dec. 2. — L e tte rs , te le g ra m s , s te n o g ra p h ic r e p o rts a n d o t h e r o rig in a l d o c u m e n ts a lle g e d to b e In p o ssessio n o f c e r ta in a tto r n e y s in S p o k a n e show th a t a S u p re m e C o u rt d e c isio n in a c a s e in w h ic h th e G r e a t N o rth e rn w as a p a rty was o rig in a lly w ritte n by J u d g e M. J. G o rd o n , w ho r e p re s e n te d th a t com ­ p a n y a s its a tto rn e y . T h ey show f u r ­ t h e r t h a t th e d e cisio n w as by G o rdon s e n t to W. R. B egg, of St. P a u l, g e n ­ e ra l s o lic ito r fo r th e G re a t N o rth e rn , w h o w ire d to J u d g e G o rd o n t h a t it w as s a tis f a c to r y , a f t e r w h ic h G o rdon s e n t i t to S u p re m e J u d g e R o o t, w ho p ro c u re d its p u b lic a tio n a s th e o p in ­ io n o f th e c o u rt. W h e th e r J u d g e R o o t re c e iv e d a n y c o m p e n s a tio n fo r th is c o n s id e ra tio n sh o w n to G o rd o n a n d to th e G re a t N o r th e rn R a ilw a y C o m p an y is a q u e s tio n u p o n a w hich th e c o m m it­ te e is n o t y e t p re p a re d to fo rm an o p in io n . In a ll th e In fo rm a tio n th u s f a r c o lle c te d by th e m e m b e rs o f th e com ­ m itte e , th e r e is n o sh o w in g w h a t­ e v e r t h a t a n y o th e r m e m b e r o f th e c o u r t is o r h a s b e en In v o lv ed In a n y u n p ro fe s s io n a l c o n d u c t. T h e o p in io n o f th e S u p re m e C o u rt w h ic h w as w r itte n by J u d g e G o rd o n !■ t h a t in th e d e c isio n o f a S p o k a n e c ase. I t r e v e rs e s a r u le o f law in r e la tio n to lim ite d lia b ility r a te s laid do w n in t h e o rig in a l d e c isio n in th e c ase, w h ic h r u le w as o b je c tio n a b le to th e r a ilr o a d c o m p a n y a n d v ig o r­ o u sly a n d a b ly p ro te s te d by G o rdon in h is p e titio n fo r re h e a rin g . TREATY MADE KNOWN A g re e m e n t W ill M a in ta in P e a c e a n d I n t e g r i t y o f C h in a . W a s h in g to n , Dec. 2. — T h e n o te s e x h a n g e d b e tw e e n th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d J a p a n , " d e c la r in g t h e i r policy in th e F a r E a s t,” w h ic h h a v e been th e s u b je c t o f c o rre s p o n d e n c e be­ tw e e n S e c re ta ry R o o t a n d A m b a ssa ­ d o r T a k a h ir e fo r so m e m o n th s , h a v e b e e n m a d e p u b lic a t th e S ta te D e­ p a r tm e n t. T h e a g re e m e n t is b a se d on th e id e a o f e n c o u ra g in g a n d d e fe n d in g f r e e a n d p e a c e fu l c o m m e rc ia l d e v e l­ o p m e n t o n t h a t ocean. I t c o n ta in s n o t o n ly a m u tu a l g u a r a n te e to re sp e c t o n e a n o th e r 's t e r r i t o r i a l p o ssessio n th e re , b u t d e ­ fin e s th e a t t i tu d e o f th e tw o c o u n ­ tr ie s to w a rd C h in a , b in d in g each to d e fe n d by e v e ry p e a c e fu l m ea n s C h in a 's in d e p e n d e n c e a n d in te g rity , a n d to g iv e e q u a l c o m m e rc ia l o p p o r­ tu n it y to th e C h in ese E m p ire to all n a tio n s . M ore im p o r ta n t s till, th e a g re e ­ m e n t, In th e e v e n t o f c o m p lic a tio n s th r e a te n in g th e s ta tu s quo, b in d s th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d J a p a n to c o n su lt o n e a n o th e r w ith a view to a c tin g to g e th e r. T h e a g re e m e n t re a c h e d b etw ee n J a p a n a n d th e U n ited S ta te s is th e c u lm in a tio n of a lo n g lin e of c o n ­ v e n tio n s , tr e a tie s a n d u n d e r s ta n d ­ in g s b e tw ee n th e tw o c o u n trie s , d a t ­ in g b a ck to th e c o n tro v e rsy o v e r th e t h e J a p a n e s e school q u e stio n in S an F ra n c is c o . i C H IN E S E IN U N IT E D S T A T E S AN D CANADA IN T E N Y E A R S ,'in n ip eg , M an., Nov. 29.— " I n 10 ■s th e r e w ill n o t be a C h in ese in th e U n ite d S ta te s o r C a n a d a ," th e s ta te m e n t m a d e by L au Sa im p e r 'a l In v e s tig a to r, a p p o in i- >y t h e C h in ese g o v e rn m e n t to in- e in to m in in g , m a n u fa c tu rin g c o m m e rc ia l m a tte r s on th is con- n t, w ith a view to th e o rg a n ia a - o f a n e r a o f d e v e lo p m e n t in na. * n t h h im a r e se v e ra l C h in ese cap- s ts , w h o a r e s e e k in g C h in ese v e rse d In th e ir lin e s o f tr a d e c o m m e rc e t h a t th e y m ay be s e n t i to C h in a to w o rk fo r a sy n d i- w h ic h h a s been fo rm ed w ith a ta l o f 13 , 000,000 to b u ild ra il- ls a n d s te a m s h ip s , develop m ine« fa rm s a n d e n g a g e in b a n k in g g e n e ra l b u sin e ss. Married. lenj. F. Smith, n n of Mr. and Mrs i Smith of this place, and Miss sie Johnson, of Veroqua, Wis.. e married in Hillsboro st the borne Lev. Belknap, and by him, last Snt ly. They will reside in this city. Cars Will Continue to Run on Fourth Street. ALFALFA FOR OREGON DECEMBER 3, 1908. NO. 22 on the alfalfa sod were worth about Forest Grove Wine Again. $58 Once again the football warriors of At the Oregon Agricultural College the Forest Grove High school showed The trouble between the Southern Experiments Prove Large Crops alfalfa has been growing successfully t leir mettle on the gridiron by defeat­ Pacific company and the city of Port­ and Enrichment of Soil. for several years, and tests are being ing the clever team of the Baiclay land over the use of Fourth street by C H IE F O F P O L IC E BIOGT, OF There is a good deal of milk in the made by the agromomists with different tne railroad and which is prohibited by | High school of O egon City on the KAN FKANCIK CO, D1EK ground that was not spilled and cried varieties to determine which will suit an ordinance passed in May, last year, I college campus here last Saturday at- M V KTERIO UHLY. over, but it is there nevertheless. At the conditions best in this state. The nas finally reached the federal court. ternoon, by the score of 11 to 0. certain seasons of the year the Thous- station men are glad at all times to Monday morning Judge Wolverton in It was an ideal day for football and aid-Headed Kale pulls the milk out of answer questions in regard to its culti- the local field was in splendid shape, D isa p p e a rs A fte r V isit to A lc atraz the United States circuit court issued Mrther Earth and the cow pulls it out vation. Istituii— F ig u re s In H ey C ity yet the crowd was rather small and the a temporary order restraining the A of the kale and puts it in the bucket. a few miles from Corvallis, Mr. W . G r a f t T r ia ls . expenses oI bringing the visitors were municipal judge or any other of the ei y officials from attempting to en­ There is a period, however, during the H. Hamlin cut this year 200 tons of not met bv the receipts of the game. \ There was considerable punting, force the provisions of the ordinance. summer when the cows go hungry and alfalfa hay. It yielded about 2 i tons Pan F ra n c is c o , Dec. 2.— A lth o u g h The bill of complaint of the South the milk languishes in the ground b - ; , the acre in two cuttings. Before both sides booting the pigskin at criti­ n u m e ro u s b o a ts h a v e p a tro lled a u J ern Pacific company against the city of cause there is no green thing to pull it seeding to alfalfa the land had been cal times to save the enemy from get­ se a rc h e d th e bay fro m th e G olden G a te to H u n te r 's P o in t, the body Portland was filed in the United Statts out and coax the cow to fill the milk ‘‘cropped out.” In fourteen years ting too dangerously close to the goal of C h ie f o f P olice W . J. Btggy h a s bucket. grain crops had been taken from the line. Forest Grove scored once in n o t y e t b e e n re c o v e re d . It Is fe a re d circuit court Monday morning. It is Eastern Oregon is one of the best land, and Mr. Hamlin explains that on the first half and once in the second. th a t th e body of th e la te chief h a s a lengthy document and covers the b e en c a rrie d o u t to se a by th e tide. dairy sections of the Union. With richer land the yield is much heavier. Tnere were no particular stars for history of the granting of the original Mr. B lggy h a d been at B elv ed ere, mild open winters in which kale flour­ He further explains that the oldest t ie visitors though tl eir punter did a s u b u rb , to call on Police C om m is­ franchise by the city council in Janu ishes and furnishes green succulent stand yields the best, showing that it better work than the local man doing sio n e r K ell. M onday evening. He ary, 1869, and goes into detail of all b o a rd e d th e police launch P a tro l food, the dairy business thrives all takes several years on certain classes of the »m e stunt For Forest Grove, the city and state laws with reference the year around with the exception of a soji for the allalfa to make a good Devlin and Moore did brilliant work. to r e tu r n to th e city about 10 o 'c lo c k and w hen th e b o a t was o u t o n th e to the ordinance and of matters having short period during the summer. Dur- growth, Tiie game was free from wrangling bay. c o m p la in e d of feeling co ld to any connection with the questions ing this period the land is out of com- i t looks as though an alfalfa cam anO the game was clean throughuut. E n g in e e r M urp h y , th e only o th e r o c ­ now involved. c u p a n t of th e la u n c h . Mr. M u rp h y mission, the cows barely subsist on the paign would be worth millions to this Tne line-up follows: advised h im to go to the cabin a t In the temporary restraining order pasture fields and there is no profit to state, Draubaugh . . . . t e l ..................Gillette th e s te r n of ‘. h e boat. granted the city of Portland is given Mr. M u rp h y th e n went below to the farmer. Forty cent butter and a Markee. . . . . . . 1 e r ........... .. Avtson a tte n d h is e n g in e and did n o t see th e until DecernDer 28 at 10 o’clock to Re-Elected President. scarcity of good fresh milk is the evi­ on deck as show cause why a writ of injunction H. C. Atwell, of this city, was re Perry................. r f 1...................Tndon c th h e ie f b o a a g t a n in e . a re d He th e came dence of a lack of green food. city a n d n o ttc e j Ballard . . . . . . . . . 1 t r ................ Bowen should not be issued as asked for by that th e C h ief h a d d isa p p e a re d . A What is needed in the valley is a elected president of the State Horti­ Doane......... r g I....................... O t t ' s e a rc h of th e boat failing to lo ca te by the railroad company. In the forage crop that will utilize the soil cultural Society which met in Portland F. Moore............ 1 g r .................. Caseday ' meanwhile and until further order of and furnish green food and pasture dur­ the forepart of the week. He was al­ R a u ...................... c ...................... Welsh the court the judge of the municipal ing the dry season. Will alfalfa fill the so selected to present the demands of •Clark......................f .........................Hart | court, the chief of police, the mayor bill? If alfalfa be raised extensively the horticultural interests at the next L. Moore........ r h 1.....................Moore j and other officers of the city of Port­ and successfully it would change the sess'on legislature in an effort to M ow e................1 h r ............. Logeson land, are restrained from attempting to face of nature and add immensely to secure an appropriation of $1000 for Devlin................... f .......... Stroghmeyer < force the provisions of the ordinance the value of the farms in the Willam­ the support of the society. which became effective November 15, C. E Hoskins, of Newberg, Ore., ette valley. It would increase the dai PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES. or from attempting to prosecute those ry products and the poultry products; known to many of Washington county’s Thanksgiving is over and we are at who are alleged to have violated the fruitmen, and father of the cherry that it would cheapen the production of laws. work again. pork, beef and muttop. A good sum bears his name, has bequeathed to the The boys of room 10 have started a mer forage crop is the one thing need- s,a,e societv a amount ol hi* Died. ful estate estimated at $20,000, as a trust harmonica band. Carey Porter, well known in this Emma Dixon of the fifth grade will Alfalfa has been grown for two thous- section of the county, passed away at W. K. Newell, of Ga9ton, president enter the Hillsboro school. the Johnson farm in Patton’s Valley and years in the Meditterranean region. of the state board of horticulture, was Harold Rogers, of Portland, has en Sunday evening at nine o’clock. He It has been grown successfully in arid also among the speakers. His theme America for half a century. A gentle­ tered our eighth grade department. was burn April 7, 1869, and has lived was “'Prune Evaporating.” man traveling over what was then re­ — Five daises of girls have been or­ in and around Forest Grove ever since. garded as a land unfit for settlement Killed in Attempt to ganized to take manual training work. Clear Fence. He leaves one sister, Mrs. C. B. Campbell, and a half-brother, Wm. in western Nebraska by reason of its In an attempt to get out of the en- DeWitt Perry has accepted a position Rafferty, both of this city. His par­ aridity, discovered a thrifty green alfalfa closure in whjch it WM kept> the fine in Hillsboro and thus severed his con­ ents were Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Porter, plant growing where no other green mu,e deer recen(ly secured fey ^ nection with our school. who were pioneers and well and favor­ thmg could be found for miles around, j Game Warden Stevens0IJi Wlled itw „ The eighth grade has organized a ably known. Mrs. Porter died seven Tnat was a demonstration that satisfied one day last week. It seems that tl e lit'rary society with Jean Sloan, Pres; the gentleman and he purchased a years ago. animal chose to clear a fence probably Ruth Haines, Vice Pres.; Zola Kerry, The funeral took place from the large tract of land for a trifle. On the seven feet high. The start the animal vV. J. BIGGEY. Secretary. sam e land he has sin c e fed fifty th o u s- {ook was su fficien t t0 Limber Undertaking parlors Tuesday get its fore legs The first and second grades gave a him , Mr. M u rp h y m a d e a ll speed afternoon where services were conduct­ a n d sh e e p in o n e season on alfalfa. safely over the fencing but one of its Alfalfa goes down in to th e d e p th s of splendid program last Wednesday. to th e d o c k , w h e re h e r e p o rte d th e hips landed on a post and the deer ed by Rev. Hiram Gould. The inter­ a c c id e n t a n d w e n t o u t In to th e bay Lie soil for m oisture and th ro u g h w ire- was su sp e n d e d there for some time, The little folks enjoyed tne work as a g a in to s e a rc h fo r t h e m is s in g oUl­ ment was in the Buxton cemetery. cer. less communication with the a.mos- Mr Slevensoni who was in lhp house did also the visitors. E v e r s in c e th e s u ic id e o f M o rris phere brings down from above food h,.ard thp cra$h „ ,he depr The Christmas Entertainment. The third, fourth and fifth grades H a as, th e m e n w h o a tte m p te d to wh.ch feeds the plant and enriches the tumb|ing down, itJ wciKht and efforts “ A particularly successful girl makes rendered a Thanksgiving program last k ill A s s is ta n t D is tr ic t A tto rn e y n e y , th e r e la tio n s b e tw e e n th e a specialty of arranging Christmas en­ soil. to free itself having broken the post Wednesday which did them credit and c lle Since 1891 the acreage of alfalfa in The deer was obtained from a party in was much enjoyed by the children and h ie f of p o lic e a n d t h e g r a f t p ro se ­ tertainments for Children and clears a c u tio n h a r e b e e n s tr a in e d to th e b r e a k in g p o in t. C h a rg e s o f ineom - neat sum every year,” writes Anna Kansas nas increased from 34,388 to Gaston but originally came from Baker by the visitors present. p e te n c y a n d d e r e lic tio n o f d u ty have Steese Richardson in Woman’s Home 615,000 in 1906. A recent bulletin City. The football team played a good b e en filed a g a in s t th e c h ie f, a n d In Companion for December. ‘‘She in­ from that state says of alfalfa: "The game last Saturday, and deleated the r e tu r n h e filed s im ila r c h a rg e s PROBATE COURT sists upon a contract at a certain figure steer feeders and mutton feeders of Oregon City High school. Next Sat­ a g a in s t C a p ta in o f P o lic e D u k e , who s e a rc h e d H a a s In th e c o u rtro o m , a n d Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska would Estate of Hannah Purser, incompe- and then relieves the hostess of every urday thev are to plav the J. P. C. T. a g a in s t D e te c flv e -8 e rg e a n t B u rk e , be lost without it.” tant. Petition filed asking appoint­ detail. She plans and executes decor­ of Portland. The game promises, to w h o w as In c h a r g e o f H eae a t th e ja il. At the Kansas station it is stated: ment of Chas. Johnson as guardiai . be an interesting one. ations, attends to the refreshments and A m e n t o fficials o f th e d e p a r tm e n t Dec 8th time set for hearing. "A gain of 8Q0 pounds of pork was supplies all favors and entertainment. ther< a r e tw o th e o r ie s to a c c o u n t ^or The High School organized a liter­ Estate of G. H. Baker, deceased, She has an arrangement with jugglers, made from a ton of alfalfa, and a little t h e d is a p p e a ra n c e . A n u m b e r In­ ary society last Wednesday, with the c lin e to th e b e lie f th a t w o rry a n d magicians and musicians, from whom less than that amount of gain was made Semi annual report of trustee examined following officer»: Pre* , Ralph Mills; g rie f o v e r th e n e w s p a p e r c ritic is m s of alfalfa pasture.” a!,d app.oved. she receives a commission for all en­ from an acre Vice Pres., Evia Shaffer; Secy, Anna o f h is official a n d p r iv a te d e m e a n t Estate of P. W Chandler, deceaieri, gagements, and she is a spendid hand Again. “ We found that 100 pounds of Im p lie d h im to e n d h is life , w h ile Doane; Trees , Nellie Johnson; critic, o th e r s affirm th a t h e fe ll fro m th e at decorating the table or arranging alfalfa hay saved 96 pounds of corn.” Estate closed of record. p e ry d e c k d u r in g a n a tta c k of Estate of Martha J. Mizner. Or- O. M Gardner. They will render a s v lip games This year she is filling tarla­ Figuring on the basis of these experi- e rtig o o r a fa in tin g s p e ll. program every two week». tan stockings for one huge party tree, ments it is stated that “ with green al- dered »bat euardianahip be closed on C o rm rlw lo n W ill I n v e s tig a te N ary. using home-made pop-corn, candies, falfa producing ten tons per acre (20,- filing receipts from beirs-at-law for Soldiers Are Rewarded. W a s h in g to n , rto v . 8 0 .— P r e s id e n t nuts and all sorts of small toys and 000 pounds) it would produce 2000 money in possession of guardian. R o o se v e lt, It Is u n d e rs to o d , so o n m ay The Commissioner of Pensions has pounds of pork, which, at 4 cents per MARRIAGE LICENSES novelties which she has picked up at a o p o ln t a c o m m issio n to I n v e s tig a te advised Congressman W, C. Hawley, th e e n ti r e sy s te m of th e N avy D e­ pom d would be worth $80 per acre.” Earl C Morton and Zoa A. Mercer. wholesale.” that pension and increase of monthly p a r tm e n t, lo o k in g to w a rd a reor* Director Burkett of the Kansas Sta­ Wilbur H. Haves and Mary Tappin. g a n iz a tlo n a n d th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f College Foren«ics. tion says: "By promoting the success- Claude I. Williams and Mabel L pension has been granted to the fol­ a g e n e ra l sta ff to a ct in a n a d v is o ry lowing persons residing in this county: c r p a rity to a c iv ilia n s e c re ta r y . Debating will now claim the atten­ ful production of alfalfa the Station ha* Northrup. It Is a u th o r i t a t iv e l y le a rn u d t h a t George W. Proctor. Forest Grove. $12; tion of the students at the university. not only extended the dominion of an Benj. S Smith and Bessie Johnson, S e c re ta ry R o o t h a s b e e n a s k e d to J. R. Carnahan, Gaston, $15; Bvron Two questions have been chosen by imperial forage crop, but in so doing a c c e p t th e c h a ir m a n s h ip o f su c h a Walter C. Heaton and Emma K. M. Giles, Hillsboro, $12; William Nor­ c o m m issio n . the Debating Council and forwarded to has discharged its own entire expense, Hesse. B ey o n d a d m i t ti n g t h a t p la n s h a d ton, Hillsboro, $15; Henry M. Pitmsn, Whitman College. The other inatitu- and in addition has added millions of b e e n d is c u s s e d , a n d i t e r a t i n g a d e ­ Laurel, $15; Mtry M. Pettingev, Hills­ n ia l f o rm e rly e a p re s s e d t h a t Mr. Artisans Elect. tion in the league is Willamette Uni­ dollars to the wealth of the state.” boro. $12: John F. Sanders, Forest R o o t h a d b e e n a s k e d to h e a d th e Diamond Assembly No. 27, Order At the Ontario Agricultural College versity. P- U. will have two teams c o m m is s io n , W illia m L o eb , J r . , se c ­ and there will be considerable rivalry in ten years 30 cuttings, yielding over of United Artisans held its annual Grove, $15; John Williams, Forest r e ta r y to t h e P r e s id e n t, d - »d to I Grove, $20. d lscuF a t h e m a t t e r . among the members of the literary 5 tons an acre, were made. An ex- election Tuesday evening, with the societies to secure representation on périment showed its great soil enrich- following results: M. A., Archie Bry- Election of Officer«. the teams that will uphold the univer­ ing qualities. Wheat grown afteT al- ant; Supt., Mrs. W. Moore; Inspecter, Footbill. (alfa yielded 61.5 bushels per acre and Will Vanamwerp; Secretary, W. K. i The I O .O . F lodge elected of­ sity’s colon in the forensic contests. There will be a t©>ttall game Satu The oratorical contest will also claim after timothy sod 42.1 bushels. In Curtis; Treasurer. Dr. C. E. Geiger; ficers Monday evening for tho ensuing day afternoon al 2 p. m. on P. I the two succeeding years the alfalfa Sr. Conductor, Mrs. Igioren Watkins; year at follows: F . H Brown, N. G.; the attention of some of the students. field, between the Third Prexbvteni sod produced 30 2 bushels of barley Junior Conductor, Mrs. Archie Bryant; A E. Gardner, V. G.: R. M. Taylor, The Academy classes are also contem­ chnreh team of Portland and the F> and 24 bushels corn, while the timothy Master of Ceremonies. Roilie Peterson, Secy; W. W. McEldowne', Treat. plating a series of debates and the <»t.Grove High School. Everybody tod produced 19 7 bushels barley and The new offices* will be installed Jan- The installation ceremonies will t ccur Academy team will hold its annual de­ urged to come out. 17 9 bushel* corn The three crop* uary 5. the first Monday in January. bate with Fendlcton Academy later on. 1 DEATH MYSTERY