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/ ' PA G E FO UR F O R E S T G RO VE P R E S S FOREST GROVE PRESS G EO R G E HUNTINGTON CURREY E D 'TO R AND O W N ER Published every Thursday at Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon. Entered at the Forest Grove, Oregon, Post Office as second-class matter. S ubscription R ates in A dvance . One Y ear...................... $1.50 Six M onths............75 C ents O f f ic e oi Ä M ain 8 th P hone M ain 502. T H E A B O L IT IO N O F P O L IT IC A L P A R T IE S , O regon is d e m o n s tra tin g to th e w orld th e fu tility o f po litical p a rtie s. W h a t is a p a rty ? S upposedly, it is th a t p o rtio n of A m erican citizens who a re a g re e d upon c e rta in ex p ressed p rin c i ple-. o f g o v ern m en t, expressed in an d by w h a t is known as its p latfo rm . B u t these c e rta in expressed principles a re only a fra g m e n ta ry selection o f a com pleted system of governm ent. M any v ita l m a tte rs a re not included in a platform , and upon th ese th e m em bers may be a t variance. T h e ir re p re se n ta tiv e s in office, by a c tin g on th '.se q u estio n s a s th ey p erso n ally desire, f r e quently oppose th e w ishes o f a g re a t m a jo rity o f th e p a rty . A gain, th e office h older m ay even p erso n ally disagree with som e p la n k s o f th e p la tfo rm an d n a tu r ally neglects such p a rts or m ay even w ork a g a in s t the expressed p rin cip les of his p a rty . L et each can d id ate sta n d upon his own p la tfo rm for election a s well a s fo r nom ination. T hen we would do * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * H IL L S ID E N E W S * * * * * * * * * * * + + + + + + + A t th e re q u e st of th e educational co m m ittee of th e W est D airy Com m ercial Club, L. M aris, S ta te O rg a n izer fo r F a rm e r B oys’ an d G irls’ C lubs, o rg an ized a club a t th e H ill side school la s t T h u rsd ay . L aw rence B am fo rd w as elected ad v ise r, C h e ste r W illiam s, p re sid e n t, Ja n ie s B am ford, v ice-p resid en t, E d w ard L ew ton, sec r e ta r y , an d N aom i A rth u r, tre a s u re r. M r. M aris has also o rg an ized clubs a t F a irv ie w , T h a tc h e r an d Lyda schools. A. E. W esc o tt and T h o m as W il lia m s w ere in P o rtla n d F rid a y and sig n ed up a c o n tra c t w ith th e P o r t land P u re Milk an d C ream Co. fo r th e G ales C reek D airy A sso ciatio n fo r a n o th e r y ear. J. E. L ew ton h as been in P o rtla n d fo r th e la s t tw o w eeks h a v in g his eyes tre a te d . E rn e s t Q uick ju m p ed o v er a rail fence F rid a y n ig h t and fell a n d broke his leg. Dr. K auffm an, of th e Grove, s e t it. T he H illside C o n g reg atio n al church h a s se t n e x t Sunday, th e 15th, a s “Go to C hurch S u n d ay ,” an d in v ite s every m an, woman and child w ith in th e bo u n d aries of W ash in g to n C ounty to be p re se n t. Ja m e s A. B am ford is h a v in g th e gro u n d p rep ared for s e ttin g o u t 2000 lo g a n b e rry p lan ts. T H U R SD A Y , M A RCH 12, 1914 aide to elect officials w ith intelligence. W e w ould do aw ay w ith m uch p o litical co rru p tio n , th e g re a t expense o f n o m in a tin g elections, an d m uch th a t is artificial in j g j P c C S O F lc ll ii o u r p re s e n t g o v e rn m e n t. W e w ould e stab lish a high rly * p erso n al s ta n d a rd fo r o u r officials and would rio v tu e a ra tio n a l b asis fo r ju stifia b le lobbying in le g isla tu re s E a rl L. M iller, a sa ilo r boy o f the th a t would be m ade up o f re p re se n ta tiv e s o f the people U. S. S. C h arlesto n , is here v isitin g in ste a d of a sin g le p a rty . his p a re n ts , Mr. an d M rs. H. W. M il ler, and his w ife, who m akes h e r home here. M r. M ille , e n l i s t e d a t B rem T hese b e a u tifu l su n sh in y d ay s should prove erto n a n d re-en listed a t Philadelphia. boost fo r th e re a l e s ta te m en. W ho doesn’t long to go He h as been aro u n d th e w orld several “ back to th e so il” on d ay s like th ese. tim es an d h as had som e very in ter- __________________________ e stin g experiences. *S2>32vc3*>Si M iss E d n a H anson, o f H illsboro, a t V'ague ru m o rs of a b aseb all team a re going about. tended th e sp eak in g a t th e C h ristian L et F o re s t G rove have a good team th is y ear, b u t le t C hurch S un d ay evening. th e good be realized by th e local boys. _ M rs. W. E m erson w ent to P o rtla n d ” Tna a da y t o « ta y w ith a d a u g h te r fo r I t is q u ite e v id en t th a t e ith e r th e n ex t le g isla tu re some tim e. I n fa!k to McCready— o r th e people th ro u g h th e in ia tia tiv e will abolieh. sev- Ja m e s B aldw in received his keg era l s ta te com m issions. T he g e n eral idea of ta x re- of salm on from W ilson R iver, which duction is c a u sin g a g e n e ra l review of public m a tte rs *le c a u g h t la s t N ovem ber, an d econom y is g o in g to he dem anded from every pos- sible source. ---------------------------------------- We have cleaned up the old stock of Schramel & Davis in less than 60 days. Money makes the mare r o . Our M rs. Jo h n A nderson w ent to T ort- Iand T uesday. The W e u n d e rsta n d th a t n o t a few w om en in th e coun- W e a r e h e re to ta lk A d v en tist W o rk in g Society ® m et a t (,-' car 1 cterso n s th is w eek, ty a re not re g iste rin g f o r th e p rim a rie s, b u t expect to Miss Celia F itch q u it w ork a t the re g is te r an d vote a t th e N ovem ber elections. T hey ' ond®n ser this w eek, w here she had . ueen fo r sev eral m onths. d o u b tless fa il to realiz e th a t u n less th e p ro p e r nom i G eorge H aynie m ade a trip to Mc nees a re n o m in ated we c an n o t expect to elect th e M innville W ednesday. p ro p e r officers la te r. R uth S tam p w'as o u t o f school a few days on account of sickness. lim its m u st g e t a p e rm it fro m th e M rs. G raddy Dies— M rs. H a rle y P e te rso n has been city. The o rd in an ce f u r th e r s ta te s M rs. H elen G raddy died th is m.orn- down tQ p o rtla n d a to v isit "her th a t no wooden bu ild in g sh all be in g a t h e r hom e in C aples’ addition, fgjjjg. moved f ”om a n y place w ithin th e lim - a f te r an illness of several m onths, its, a n d th a t no fa c to rie s o r shops re- fro m cancer. She w as born in G er- M rs. L oren B ogan, o f Independ- | q u irin g a ste a m boiler shall he lo- m any in 1867. The fu n eral will be ence> ' s v is itin g a t th e B unton a n d R. cated w ithin th e lim its. a t th e B u xton u n d e rta k in g p a rlo rs S tevens homes. Dr. B ogan, th e den- __________ [ to m o rro w a t one o’colck, w ith in te r tis t, has recen tly located a t Inde- m e n t in th e F o re s t View cem etery. pendence. W om an's R ig h ts W o rk e r H onored by She leaves a hu sband and children. U n u su ally chic m illin ery on display 11 P h o to g ra p h in A u to b io g ra p h y — I a t M illinery Salon n e a r P o st Office. L a s t w eek M rs. E. H. C olem an re- G eorge H. H im es, th e h isto rian , Miss M cIntyre. tl eeivel a re q u e s t fro m M rs. A bigail g av e an a d d re ss before a very enthu- Come in to o u r shop, conveniently S co tt D uniw ay to send h e r photo- sia stic audience a t Pacific U n iv ersity located n e a r P o st Office. You will j g ra p h fo r u se in th e A u to b io g rap h y la s t n ig h t. I t w as illu s tra te d w ith th e find it b rim fu ll of th e n ew est and o f O reg o n ’s g ra n d old lady, who has stereo p tico n , an d p ictu res w ere show n s m a rte s t c re atio n s in m illinery. M iss j fo r m any y e a rs been an activ e w ork- of m any O regon pioneers and scenes M cIntyre. tl e r fo r w om en’s rig h ts. M rs. C olem an of th e e a rly day s of P o rtla n d and See “ Mice and M en” a t M arsh hall j who h a s also ta k e n an activ e p a r t in ! o th e r p a r ts o f th e s ta te . H e show ed such w ork fo r m any y e a rs, h as al- t th e first log cabin ever b u ilt in F o re s t M arch 20. w ays been a close frie n d o f M rs. j Grove, an d said th a t it w as th e s t a r t- See th e P h ilo m ath ean G irls in D uniw ay. I in g p o in t of Pacific U n iv ersity . “Mice an d Men*’ M arch 20. 5' n . COPELAND new sto ck is in and ch eap er than ' cord wood. Come in, look us over. Now is the tim e to build. We c a rr y cem ent, liine, p laster, sand. d oors w indow s, and screen doors. - S w a t the Fly! He m u st die. S creens will help Qc McCREADY ------ ^Phone 725 ------ H A R T R A M P F ’S F E E D M IL L F o rest G rove, O reg o n The place where you can get your feed ground while you wait. W e grind feed every day in the week except Sunday W e are W h olesale and Retail D ealers in Bran, Shorts, Rolled Oats, Ground Oats Ground Wheat Cracked heat, Cracked Corn, Whole Wheat and Corn, Mid dlings and several kinds of Hard Wheat Flour, Sack Twine and Sacks, Hay and Vetch Seed. W E E X C H A N G E F L C U R F O R F E E D A N D G R A IN WHEN IN NEED GIVE US A CALL Two g r e a te s t fem in in e te rro rs , “ Mice an d M en.” H e a r a b o u t th em a t M arsh hall on M arch 20. B efore you re p a p e r y o u r house ihis sp rin g see Roe & Co. 3 2 tf Now is th e tim e to sp ray . F o r j p ro m p t a tte n tio n , phone 1044. 34t2p ! NEW M E T H O D FO R S T U M PS HOME BAKING CO. Finest of Bread and Pastry Baked Every Day. B U R N IN G W e sell 6 loaves of Bread for 2 5 cents To Be D em o n strate d M arch 19, 20 and 21 a t L. M. S p a rk s ’ F a rm F ree delivery to all p a rts o f the city Pacific A ven ue, CITY COUNCIL MEETING (C o n tin u ed fro m p ag e one) p ro p e rty ow ners while th ey did not j w here th e y have showed sp eak well sign up, would not re m o n s tra te ; but I’he IleVoes— The DeVoes, a com pany o f fo u r o f th e DeVoes. T hey e n te rta in wdth they would not pay a bonus to a com p an y a lth o u g h th e re a re only two e n te rta in e rs, will a p p e a r a t th e S ta r m agic a n d illusions, m ind read in g s, blocks to pave. M ayor Goff said th a t in th is city th is T h u rsd a y and F rid a y im ita tio n s o f m usical in s tru m e n ts and he would ta k e th e m a tte r up w ith n ig h t. R e p o rts fro m o th e r p laces j o th e r fe a tu re s. th e L inden Kibhe C om pany a n d see w h a t th e y would do th e w ork for. R e c o r d s T h a t S h o u l d Be P r e s e r v e d . E xcursion to A lbany for th e O ra to r A reso lu tio n w as passed acc e p tin g In m any p riv ate homes anil In th o u ical C o n test— th e p la n s of su rv ey o f A. A. K irk The In te rc o lle g ia te C o n test will he san d s of offices a re to lie found public wood e sta b lish in g a g rn d e fo r th e records of inestim able value th a t dally held a t A lbany F rid a y evening, run the risk of destruction. T hese sid ew alk s an d s tre e t im p ro v em en ts M arch 13, an d Pacific U n iv ersity will should be preserved to posterity. Loss on T h ird A venue from th e w est line he re p re se n te d by H ow ard T ay lo r. would m ean annihilation. It Is th ere o f Second S tre e t to th e o ast line of T h ere a re e ig h t d ifferen t colleges re p fore th e d u ty of all discerning oues S ev en th S tre e t; and in s tru c tin g the re sen ted in th is co n test, an d Pacific th ro u g h o u t th is broad land to tak e a reco rd er to in form the p ro p e rty ow n feels th a t th is y e a r th ey have a b o u t personal in terest In their preservation. e rs o f a council m eeting M arch ¿4 a s good a chance o f w inning th e They should no longer In* left to the to h e a r rem o n stran ces o r o bjections p rize a s th ey had la s t y e a r w hen Mr. care of officers and indifferent citi zens who arc in too many Instances Ig to th e e sta b lish in g of said g rade. G rath w ell won th e “ L au rels." T h ere no ran t o f th e ir value and reckless as An o rdinance re -e sta b lish in g the has been a good crow d o f stu d e n ts to th e ir preservation. — M agazine of fire lim its p ro v id in g fo r th e c o n stru c th a t have said they w ere go in g a n d A m erican H istory. tion and rem oval o f buildings w as Pacific will he well rep resen ted . passed. The lim its defined in th e or- T h ir s t For Know ledge. dutanoe a re as follow s: B eginning iu a cinem atograph th e a te r a little L o n d o n 's F i r s t B a n k . a t th e co rn er o f F ir s t A venue N o rth H anking, seeing th a t it flourished In boy w as w ith his grandm other when and College W ay, a t th e R o g ers' Li th e ancien t w o rld —¡0 G reece, a t Home a fllm sta rte d w ith the title "Iam t Iu b ra ry , an d ru n n in g thence n o rth 200 and a t Babylon m ust, so fa r as Eng- th e D esert." "G ra n d m a .'' ask,si the child, "w hat feet th en ce w est to a point 200 fe e t laud Is concerned, he regarded as a is a d esert?" west o f th e w est line o f Main S tre e t; com paratively m odern Imsinesa "H u sh !" m urm ured the grandm other, D uring th e so called ren aissan ce tlie ik , so u th lo the so u th line o f F ir s t " it is a place w here nothing grow s.” A \e n u e ; th en ce e a st to a po in t 200 h anking reappeared In Italy. "Dll!" said th e little boy. pointing to From Italy th e business of hanking feet e a s t of th e e a st line o f F irst sp read to F rance, th en to Holland, and an ol,( m an w ith a bald head. "Is th a t S tr e e t; thence n o rth to th e n o rth side It w as Introduced Into E ngland by one m an s head a d esert?” o f Pacific A venue; th en ce w est to th e F ran cis Child, w ho estab lish ed th e M a i n e 's H i g h e s t P o i n t ! so u tth w e st c o rn e r o f th e cam pus of i first h ank in London in 1068. M ount K atnhdln. In P iscataq u is Pacific U n iv e rs ity ; th en ce n o rth H ith e rto London m erch an ts had de- 469.5 fe e t to a p o in t due e a st o f th e posited th eir cash In th e mint of th e county. Me., has an elevation of 5,200 place o f b e g in n in g ; th en ce to th e to w er of London. Hut when C harles feet an d la the highest m ountain in II. took It Into his head to borrow tr a d th e sta te , according to th e U nited pince o f beginning. ers began to lodge th e ir superfluous S tates geological survey. T he average Thin fire lim it o rd in an ce s ta te s th a t cash w ith th e goldsm iths in L om bard or m ean elevation of th e en tire sta te ail b u ild in g s c o n stru cte d w ith in th ese s tr e e t •r M aine4s 600 feet above sea level. lim its sh all be o f brick , stone, con F ran cis Child w as one of these, and Seek not proud riches, but such as c rete , cem e n t, o r o th e r n o n-com busti In a few y ears L om bard stre e t becam e thou m syest get tustly, use soberly, ble m a te ria l, an d th a t an y one w ish Bill of hanks T h e Hank of E ngland d istrib u te cheerfully and leave con tr ~ to -re e f a b u ild in g w ith in th e w "* hounded in H M .-L o n d o n Globe. i tentedly. vet have no a b stra c t con | tem pt of them , liucou. 1 F a rm e rs in th is section will be g lad to learn th a t S. F. Z ysset, th e in v en t- o r of th e a ir p ittin g m ethod fo r th e ; b u rn in g of la rg e stu m p s, is com ing to F o re s t G rove to d e m o n s tra te his | m ethods M arch 19, 20 an d 21 a t th e fa rm o f L. M. S p ark s, on th e O regon E lectric n e a r th e race tra c k . M r. Z ysset h as ju s t d e m o n stra te d a t Ma- rion and S ta y to n and big crow ds w ere in a tten d an ce. A t S ta y to n th e Hom e- stead , of Salem , had a re p re se n ta tiv e p re se n t and a special w rite-u p will , a p p e a r in th a t p a p e r th is w eek. T hose who ta k e th e H om estead will see th e article. F a t h e r of Fox H u n tin g . John W arde of W esterham is gen erally believed to have been the fa th e r of fox hunting. He w as m aster of the bounds for more th an half a century, and then lie sold his pack for the record price of 2.000 guineas. "T his m ighty h u n ter." w rites Gibbon Thom pson, "iliixl In IXhS a t the ripe old age o f eighty-six a t his house on C harles street. Kerkeley square. One of the p o rtra its of him a t Squerries court, th a t by Jam es G reen. Is In the dining room. H is fav o rite hounds w ere two. Glory and B eauty; the pic tu re show s him w ith but one. and he Is supposed to be soliloquizing. ‘My Hentl- ty hath departed, but my Glory re m ains.' " —London Chronicle. Forest Grove , j j j i | They buy it for what it does. That’s why the Ford is servant of thous ands. It holds the world’s record for all ’round dependability. And it’s the lightest — the strongest — the most economical car on the market. $575 is the price of the Ford runabout; the touring car is $625—f. o. b. Forest Grove, complete with equiptment. Get catalogue and particulars from;— W. A . C H A L M E R S Auto repairing general machine work. P E R S IS T E N C E . So few people succeed greatly because so few people can con ceive a great end and work tow ard that end without deviating and with out tinng. But we all know that the man who works for money day and night gets rich and the man who works day and night for no matter what kind of material power gets the power. It is the same with the deeper, more spiritual is sues. which make for happiness and every intangible success, It is only the dreams of those who dream lainllv that do not come true.— Arthur Symons. Absolutely Safe and Reliable The Bankers Merchants Mutual Fire Association & Of Forest Grove, Oregon Conducted on Economic and Business Principles. T he Home Company T hat H as Made Good. Insure Your Business er Dwelling in T he Bankers fit Merchants