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FOREST GROVE PRESS, FOREST GROVE, OREGON, T H U R SD A Y, A P R IL 3, 1913. F o r e st G ro ve P r e ss HOW TO START A HOUSING REFORM G. Edwin Secour, Managing Editor. D EVO TED TO THE W . C. T. U. T H E PRESS PU BLISH IN G C O Edited FO REST GROVE. ORE. ¿V M r, Katherine R. Kerr T eleph o nes : The Woman’s Christian Tem perance Union held a most en joyable and profitable meeting at T e k m s o f S u b s c r ip t io n One year, in advance.................. $ 1.50 Herrick Hall which tookj the Six months, in advance.....................75 Three months, in advance............ .50 form o f a reception to Mrs. Sarah Evans, the president o f the clubs o f Oregon for women. T H U R S D A Y . A P R IL 3, 1913. As Mrs. Evans was their guest The business meeting o f the W. C. T. U. will be held at the home o f Mrs. Morgan on Third Ave. Friday afternoon at three o’ clock prompt. We will have a shert report from Mrs. Reynolds o f her visit to the executive ses sion o f the state held at Oregon Display advertisements for publication in the VV (J. T. U. 6Xt6n(Jt?(l Jill in- City and after business a short Work Must Proceed Alo ng Three Lines P ress must be in this office not later than Tues — First, Construction of N ew Houses; day evening to insure appearance in current issue vitation to the Women’s Club o f parlimentary drill by the Presi Second, Demolition of Old Houses; Forest Grove to be their guests dent, Mrs. Kerr. Every white Entered at the post office at Forest Grove, Ore. On that Occasion. After an H d - ribbon woman is urged to be Third, Proper Maintenance. a .n .a il matter ot the second claas,________________ d r e S S o f w e |C Q m e fcy M j Sg M a r y present. Bad bousing consists in bouses that are poorly lighted, unveutllated, damp, Farnham, Mrs. Evans spoke on It old Jup Pluvius will put a “ Woman in Civic L ife ,” being Two prominent persons have Imperfectly drained, exposed to undue s opper on his water can for a ‘ so home with her subject, she visited the town o f Forest Grove fire peril, In bad repair, vermin Infest ed, disease Infected, with uncleanly lew days, the motorcycle races was listened to with rapt atten- during the past week, both talk surroundings, with Insufficient water will certainly be pulled off. ing on moral reforms. One came supply, without toilet accommodations tion. The flower mission o f the W. C. under the care o f the women, udequate for comfort, cleanliness and Five more blocks o f hard sur T. U. furnished flowers and Miss the other under the guidance of privacy; with defective plumbing, with overcrowded rooms and with cel face pavement is to be laid this Farnham and Miss Thatcher, of the ministers, both talking for lar tenements. spring. This speaks well for the Herrick Hall, did everything to the betterment o f humanity in Such bouses are “ dangerous to moral spirit o f progress and advance make the afternoon one o f great town and city. Mrs. Evans urg and physical health, social and per ment o f Forest Grove residents. sonal,” and Increase industrial Ineffi pleasure to all. Light refresh- ed upon the women o f Forest ciency, Inebriety, dependence, poverty, Grove to provide play grounds .. * 1 ments were served by the ladies disease, death, Juvenile delinquency, Some time ago notices were e ... n ,P ,, ,r, . . Al o f the W. C. I. U. The presi- for the children. Mr. McGaw debased citizenship, vice and crime, posted, signed by the city coun- , . . . ,,, u ... degeneracy o f race. . , __. i . .i, _ _, _i . _ (lent, Mrs. Win. Kerr, presided. urged upon the men the necessi The prevention and cure o f bad hous cil, prohibiting roller skating or ty o f not having weak back bone Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Scheetz ing conditions must proceed along three coasting upon certain o f the city poured. The tables were deco influence from Christian citizens, Hues: streets. It is politely suggested First.—Every new dwelling and tene rated with white and blue hya- but that all men and women that notices now be posted pro should unite in helping to better ment must be constructed so ns to hibiting the playing o f “ shinny” cinths- Mrs- Evans being pre- conditions. Rally, Christian men afford suitable living accommodations. Second.—Every old house not now fit and the-use o f profane and vul- sen ted with a beautiful boquet and women to the call; see to the for habitation must either be demolish gar language by young boys up- on leaving for the car. Four “ blind pigs;” see to the enforce ed or Improved so ns to be tit. Third.—All habitations, new and old, on the public streets. lovely young girls assisted Mrs. ment o f our tobacco laws. See must be maintained in good repair and . I Morgan and Mrs. Carlyle in the to it that our boys and girls are sanitary condition. This world is made up o f peo-! . Standards fo r' new houses depend , ~ .. tea room. I given good play grounds. upon the application o f physical laws pie o f numerous notionahties. and hygienic principles. Standards for Each nationality has its own par window design and courts upon which perance, but he is not going to ticular religion. In some coun- they work without one cent of windows open depend upon the physi tries it is compulsory to profess comPensaGon. S u c h unselfish try to make the representatives cal laws which govern the transmis sion and absorption o f light and our one religious belief only. In oth- service is 3urely I r v i n g of o f foreign governments conform observation o f the actual illumination to his ideas in this respect, and er countries religious license pre- 1 ecognition, and it would be but produced. v a i l s . The United States is !>™per and right that such en- even his fellow countrymen— not The time has come when provisions numbered among the l a t t e r . ‘ <*rtainments « « they may ar- excepting his private secretary, now in effect with respect to tenements should be applied also to habitable Why, therefore, should one par- ' an^e 8,10111,1 ,,e wel1 »tte n d e d - the faithful Tumulty—will be rooms In other classes o f buildings. ticular sect, or a combination o f | ^pccm lly when the funds that permitted a great deal o f leeway The health officer should be able to sects, seek to force upon others, are realized from the sale o f ad in the choice o f food and drink. demonstrate the advantages which re sult from standards o f this nature. He against their inclination or belief, mission tickets is used for the may be sure that no effort In housing There are some people who advance Is so sure of lasting reward a compulsory acquiescence to its benefit o f the community as a whole. profess to dislike the policy of as the successful expression o f worthy demands? standards In new habitations. this paper, as expressed through Slovenly shacks, ramshackle shan The readers o f the Forest It is never policy to condemn the editorial columns. Every ties, tumbledown sheds and tottering Grove 1’ ress, and others, are ¡unheard, I n vestigate b e f o r e man is entitled to his own opin warned against the operations o f forming decision. ions and although those to which a solicitor who has worked in we give publicity through the several communities collecting Forest Grove citizens gladly ; columns o f the Press may not data for an alleged pioneer his availed themselves o f the oppor- i seem right to some, they are tory. The method o f this party tunity to assist in the succor of printed with the belief that they • i is to visit the old settlers and re the sufferers from flood and fire are emininently just and fair. quest information concerning the in the middle western states. A ' The Press stands for the square early days, finally requesting carload o f potatoes has been se- J deal at all times. their signature to the so-called cured and shipped out this week, j notes. Those who have been stung with this little scheme Three months have passed and T H E D E IT Y . have found that, instead o f affix- the work o f auditing the city ae- It la not possible for us to set God before our eyes or to lay ing their signature to a narative counts has not yet been started, KXCKLLKNT HOUSIN'!* CONDITIONS IN MAS hold o f him with our hands, SACHUSETTS TOWN. o f Oregon historical matter, they Suggested that the city council which Is the broadest way of have signed a bankable order in send out a search warrant for stables, dwellings in disreputable disre persuasion that leads into the pair, “ shame stained and bearing the heart o f man. For he Is not the sum o f about $20 to pay for a the expert who lias been en- nauseous odors o f decay,” deface our furnished with a human head on book. gaged. cities to an unnecessary extent. The O f f ic e 502 R e s i d e n c e 307 When the grasshopper ceases to hop and the old cow quits her bawling; when the fishes no longer hop and the baby stops its squalling; when the dimners no longer dun and the hoot owl quits its hooting; when the riders ever cease to run and the bur glar stops his looting; when the vine no longer twines and the skylark stops its larking; when the sun no longer shines and the young man quits his sparking; when the heavens begin to drop and the old maids stop advising, then it is time to shut up shop and quit your advertising. It seems rather peculiar that people will patronize some form o f entertainment arranged for private profit and absolutely ig nore one that is given for the benefit o f the community as a whole. The boys o f the Forest Grove Fire Department adver tised an Faster dance, the pro ceeds from which was to 1 h ' ap plied upon the purchase o f a modern ularm system. The pa tronage was so small that a por tion o f the expense o f giving the dance will have to In* met by the mem hers o f the department. The Forest Grove fire lighters are continually working for the betterment and improvement o f the department; they are ready at all hours o f the day or night to respond’ to an alarm o f { 11 %; The stores and shops are the real ‘ ‘advance agents” o f the year’ s four seasons. Their offer ings now herald the advent of spring usually before that “ coy season” has sent us more than hints and promises o f her com ing. The stores, as their ads show, enable you to he ready for Her Ladyship’s arrival. The “ making” o f a home is a serious, yet happy, occupation for a housewife. It keeps her interest alive in the new things in the chances for renewing the home furnishings in thrift- chances in connection with rou tine home expenses. Because, she studies the ads she knows when she must “ hurry to a store,” and when she mav profit by making a trip to an unfre quented shop. Not a little interest was mani fested throughout the country in the report that this would be a dry season at the White House. The president, the vice-presi dent. and most o f the cabinet, it was announced, would taboo the cup that cheers. Rut now comes the report that this was prema ture and too sweeping; that there would he an opportunity for thirsty diplomats and others who enjoy a glass o f wine, to indulge that taste at formal dinners. The president is in favor o f lem -i The Danger That Springs From Ignorant Living. ITS PREVENTION AND CURE. his body; two branches do not sprout from his shoulders: he has no feet nor swift knees, hut he Is only a sacred and unutterable Mind, flashing the whole world with rapid thoughts. — Emple- docles. henllh authorities who realize the nuisances that must result from the ex Istence o f such structures may and must take the Initiative in community movement for thetr destruction. The Improvement o f a house unfit for habitation mainly consists In strue turnl changes In the building and Its While there may be exceptions In plumbing and drainage equipment. two or three states. In a majority If Such changes will often lie resisted by one person chops down a bee tree on the owner. To enforce laws against the premises o f another he is liable to such opposition the converging efforts prosecution for trespass to the extent o f building, legal and health authorities of the value o f the tree. are required. The co-operation o f health officials Is W H E N W E W E R E KIDS. required In the keeping o f both old and flow these warm days remind us new houses tit for habitation. Their Of the time when we were kid*— function is the practice o f practical Barefooted, freckled, hollerin’ sanitation and Instruction to tenant, And spry as katydids! nvner and agent. This means tactful, My. didn’t we raise a cloud of dust 'ire'.ess enforcement o f laws which When we played in the street! irohlhlt overcrowding, unclean accu- And when we i?ot those mud pies made You bet we ail looked sweet. nnlatlons, the presen e of horses, pigs tml goats, the occupation o f unfit cel We got bunged by big bumblebees. lars and ntth s as well as the affirma Ate snlts and swelled up fat. We tied the cat to Towser’s tail tive requirements that ttie house and And got well licked for that. ippurteuniii es, o p e ially plumbing and drainage, shall l « 1 kept clean and In And cherries’ Didn’ t we hook a lot? Green apples—oh. what pain! good repair. The means for accom We held our little tummies tight plishing these results consist in an ade And yelled with might and main. quate Inspection service nctiug upon Its own Initiative as well ns upon com My. didn’t we have a mouth for pie And cake and ’lasses bread plaints. a sufficient office force and an And play at circus every night Individual record for each house. When we were put to bed! These tools of administration must Yea, preacher, you look dignified be supported by prompt court action In that white tie and coat. upheld In turn by sympathetic public But don’t forget that summer day opinion—Charles B. Ball lq American When you stole Billy’s goat City. And quick got butted In the creek. Splashed clear In overhead. And then got smacked for bein’ mean And had to go to bed. And you. great Judge upon the bench. My golly, you look stern! But you're the kid that put the toad In gran ma s butter chum. How oft we laid on mother's knee And got our pants well dusted’ But If we couldn’t have had that fun We surely would have busted C. M DARNITZ. Subscribe for the I’ ress. 12-tf Present a Good Front. In addition to making nnd keeping one's premises ornate nnd tldv every property owuer should see that his street front presents the best poaaible appear»ace. A neat fence or l»>nler plantation, uniform, well planted and cared for street trees o f the right sort and a green carpetinl parkway make a street frontage look decidedly "classy." If. as has often been said, the ap|>ear- nm e of a place Is an Index to the char acter o f the tnmates it paya to present a good external appearance. Dr. D. W . W ard Dr. E. B. Brookbank W . M. Langley & Son Lawyers Physicians and Surgeons Forest Grove, Ogn. 22 First Ave. No-th Phone: Office 40x Residence 402 Forest Grove, Ore. W. P. Dyke S. B. Lawrence Attorneys-at-Law H. W . Vollmer, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Forest Grove N a t’ i Bank Bldg Forest Grove, Ore. Office in Abbott Bldg. Both Phones Forest Grove, Ogn. Ind. Phones J. N. Hoffman D R . C. E. W A L K E R A Itorney-at-Law E Q U IT Y A N D PR O B A TE O N L Y Office Hoffman Bldg. Pacific Ave. . Ind. Phone 502 Forest Grove Osteopathic Physician Treatment by Special Appoint ment Only Mark B. Bump Altorney-at-laW W . Q. Tucker, M. D. South o f Court House Hillsboro, Ore. Physician and Surgeon Calls answered promptly day or night Phone: Office 271, Residence 283. Hollis & Graham Dr. H. R. Kauffman A ltorneys-at-Lau) Physician & Surgeon Forest Grove, Ogn. Office: Forest Grove N at'l Bank Building Phone Main 0131 Forest Grove, Ore. E. B. Tongue, R. M. Erwin, M. D. Jlltorney-al-LaW Physician and Surgeon District Attorney. Hillsboro, Ore. Tamiesie Bi ilding 3d and Main Sts. Hillsboro, O re’ Yeager & Cornish S. T. Linklater, M. B., C. M. Attorneys at Law Physician and Surgeon Hillsboro Commercial Bank Buildtng Phone City 232 Hillsboro, Oregon Delta Building Hillsboro, Ore. Dr. E. J. Crowthers Physician and Surgeon Calls answered day and night Office in Jackson Pharmacy Elmer H. Smith, M. D., D. O. Physician, Surgeon and Osteopath Cornelius, Ore. Calls answered day or night. Hillsboro National Bank Bldg. Hillsboro, Ore. W . B. COON, V. S. O ffice on 1 st S t . Between Pacific and 1st Ave. S. J. O. Robb, M. B. Tor. Having bought out Dr. Feeley, V et Physician and Surgeon erinarian, I wish to notify the public that I am prepared to answer all calls, Phone City 384 Rooms 4 and 5, Schulmerich Bldg. day or night. Phone Main 95 F orest G rove , O re Hillsboro, Ore. Start Right on Home Building and you will save a lot of trouble, worry and m o n e y . Much d e- pends on the proper selection of your lum ber Strong, durable dimension and joist, Am good, smooth siding that will take and hold paint, sound shingles and smooth flooring, end matched and hollow backed, guaranteed to lay close. There are a lot of things we can help you with that will make your home a haven of contentment. Let’s talk it over. Forest Grove Planing Mill Co. General Contractors and Builders Council St. Forest Grove, Ore. HOME BAKING CO. Finest of Bread and Pastry Baked Every Day. W e sell 6 loaves of Bread for 25 cents Free delivery to all parts o f the city Pacific Avenue, ★ Forest Grove THE S T A R THEATRE Motion Picture Exhibition The Best Pictures Obtainable Every Film A Winner Drama, Comedy. Laughter and Pathos