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and meanwhile be cheerful.—Port
land Daily News.
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Published every Wednesday at Forest Grove, Oregon.
The Hillsboro Independent ed
W, C. Benfer, Editor and Publisher.
itor has heard that a Forest Grove
Entered as second-class matter Jan. 12, 1916, at the postoffice at Forest Grove, druggist is hard hit by the Sun
Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879
day closing order because said
druggist had stocked up heavily
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1916
on cigars in expectation of a Sun
NOTES AND COMMENTS
day rush. There’s nothing to it,
Brother Killen; all three Forest
Grove drug stores have handled
____
cigars for years and all the pro-
founders of the Navy League. Prietors disclaim that they art
A concealed battery is most de the
Yes,
I see here the name of J. P. carrying more than the usual
structive in making an assault.
Its location being hidden it makes Morgan. The late J. P. Morgan «*«*• And, what is more, the
the ExPress knows that
fierce bombardment w i t h o u t was the organizer and a director
of
the
United
States
Steel
corpo-
would-be
cigar customers are be-
check. Unmasked, its effective
ration,
which
controls,
according
turf
e
ovvn a 1 ® ores
ness is decreased or it is silenced.
to
Moody’s
Manual,
the
Carnegie
Grove
drug
stores
on Sunday.
The so-called "Navy League”
is one of the masked batteries now Steel Co. We have bought from I The band concert on the streets
engaged in bombarding the public the Carnegie Steel C >., 89,933 S a t u r d a y demonstrated that
with a flood of literature and hired tons of armor plate, paying an Forest Grove has a band of which
speakers, to create sentiment in average ot $442 a ton, or a total its citizens may well feel proud,
favor of "preparedness for war” of $39,783,497 for the single item Now let us support and keep this
and national defense. It is being of armor plate, and if the Navy band together. Nothing better
unmasked by the hot shot direct League’s proposed $500,000,000 advertises a town than a good
ed at it in congress by Represent bond issue for battleships goes band,
ative C. H. Tavenner of Illinois. through they will receive still In advertising a meeting to be
Mr. Tavenner, who is a democrat, larger contracts. So that you see j held by an evangelist, a Hillsboro
is a former newspaper reporter,, the three firms which have a mo- paper
stated that the speaker
and he has applied the experience nopoly of the manufacture of would "hold,
and educate”
gained in uncovering “good stor armor in this country are all his audience. amuse
Strangely
ies" to unmasking th e Navy founders of the Navy League; the majority of those who enough
League. The following is a por- they are all represented as the to the meeting were women. came
tion of his speech in the house! founders of the Navy League, and
relative to the influences back of we have bought from them 233,-
Taxes Are Now Payable
that pay-triotic organization: j 339 tons of armor plate, paying From the Hillsboro Indepen
"In a letter sent to members of for it an average of $439 a ton, dent the Express takes the fol
congress, dated Jan. 13, 1914, A. ¡or a total of $102,504,292.
lowing figures on taxes for Wash
H. Dadmun, secretary of the Remember that figure, $439! ington county. Taxes became
Navy League, said:
There have been 10 official esti-j payable yesterday:
"Certain Congressmen have in- mates by government officials as The total of this year’s roll is
sinuated that the League is sup- ibe cost of armor plate in a $527,651.45, which is $14,131.38
ported by people who are inte- government factory, and the av- greater than last year. The sum
rested in the sale of war materials; erage of those estimates is $251 a mary of the roll as made by As
to the navy. They are entirely ton; and had we manufactured sessor Crandall is:
mistaken.’
; this armor in a government fac-
county, school $236,413.74
‘‘Mr. Dadmun, in a letter pub- COry, which the Navy League has State,
Fire patrol ............... 442.74 I
fished in the January, 1916, issue cold shouldered, I think I am well High school
10,272.68!
of Peaison's Magazine, reiterated within the bounds of conservat Special city taxes...... 26,867.39
that the men back of the Navy- ism when I say we could have Special road taxes...... 61,974.301 j
League are men who will not! saved to the American taxpayers Conuty road .............. 118,206.85
profit by the results of the league’s at ,he very least $35,000,000.
Special school................ 73,473.75
propaganda.”
"The
Harvey
Steel
Co.,
which
„„ "What
, , is . this
. Navy
, , League?
. owned the patent on a process for
$527,651 45
Who founded it. and who are its hardening steel which compelled For purposes of comparison
the i
dm-cton,? I hold in my hand the a„ manufacturers of armor plate summary of last year’s roll will
hound Navy I « , « Journal for
„ a
lt WM ¡„ „„ th(, be valuable, and it is as follows:
1904. In the opening number ground floor at the organization State,
county, school $236,520.35
is the statemt*nt that this is "the of the Navy League, in th e Fire patrol
514.73
official organ of the Navy League persons of S. S. Palmer, its pres- City taxes _
23,879
09
of the United States.’
ident,
and
Benjamin
F.
Tracy,
ex-
Special
school
77,096.77
"I turn now to pege 32 of the
of the navy. Mr. Tracy County road
121,010.41
issue of February 1904, where I secretary
was
the
counsel
for
the
Harvey
Special
road
54,498 06
find a list of 19 men who are Co., and the Carnegie Steel Co.,
named as the “founders” of the after leaving the navy depart-
$513,520.06
Navy League. Now then, let us monL
From a comparison of the two
see who they are.
"Throughout
the
existence
of
it
will
seen that more than
"I note in the list of founders the Navy league there have been $10,000 be
of
the
is charge-
the name of the Midvale Steel Co. several distinct groups represent- able to the high increase
fund, other
The United States government ed, made up of officers, directors, increases such as school
cities
and roads
since 1903 has bought from the attorneys and employes. T h e more than offsetting decreases
Midvale Steel Co. 48,399 tons of most important of these are the other funds. It is noticeable that in
armor, and we have paid for it an J. P. Morgan group, the Beth- while the county road fund is
average of $420 a ton, or in all lehem Steel group, the Carnegie $3,803.56 less than last year the
$20,375,858 for the single item of steel
the Midvale steel combined total this year of county
armor plate alone, not to say any group, group,
the
Harvey
group, and special roads is $180,181.15
thing about other millions of and last, but n o t steel
least, Col. against combined totals of the
dollars’ worth of contracts that Thompson’s International
Nickel two funds last vearof $175 509 11
have been given to the Midvale Co., group.”
Steel Co., for other things used
To the Voters of the Republican Party
for Washington County
by the army and the navy; and if
('herring Figures
a candidate for the nomination
th e Navy League's proposed The exce.ss of America's exports j for I am County
Clerk, for the Primary
Election to be held May 19th, 1916;
$ot0,000,000 bond issue goes over imports for 1915 was $1,772 - have
deputy Couuty Clerk
through, Midvale will stand to 309.528, a striking increase over for the been past chief
two
w as born in
draw down some more millions. the normal excess of $450,000,000. Washington County, terms,
am familiar with
the work of the office, and if nominated
' Let us see if there are any Gold imports for 1915 weie and
elected will during my term of of
more w ar traffickers here. Is $451,954,590, as against $57,387,- fice attend
to the duties thereof, exer
cising economy, and courtesy to the
Charles M. Schwab, whom I see 741 in 1914.
listed as one of the founders, a The net inward movement of public.
H enry A. K uratli .
war, trafficker? Well, he is presi gold for 1915 was $420,528,672, The Ladies of the Catholic
dent of the Bethlehem Steel cor compared with a net outward church entertained two dozen
poration. and we have bought
of $165,228,415 in couples at cards and lunch at the
from Bethlehem 95,007 tons of movement
1914.
of Dr. and Mrs. Charles
armor at an average rate of $445 Cut these figures out, and paste home
Hines
last Wednesday evening,
a ton, and have (»aid Bethlehem in your hat. Lawk at 'em when sustaining
their reputation as
for armor plate alone $421,344,937. you feel blue. Remember that, capital entertainers.
After the
Thut is the second member of the sooner or lat<»r, you will benefit to cards and lunch a number
of the
armor ring.
extent in this golden flood young people entertained the
"Now there is another member some
no
matter
your position in company for a short time with
of the armor ring, and that is fife may be. what
Such
prosperity will vocal and instrumental music,
the Carnegie Steel Co. Let us not and cannot pass
see if we find them also among tirely. Give it time you uP en- Hancock & Wile* carry Life
to get action Accident & Fire Insurance. 1-tf
The Oregon of McMinnville
Fire Relief Ass’n
(&r
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Some American Pay-triots
Is the Great Home Insurance Company of Qr<y^
that, has adequately solved the problem of furnishing protection '
for a minimum cost and building UP J
*
1 «at amPly
protects the assured. It has more than $2b0,000.00 in first-class
assets, as shown by examination recently made by the Insurance
Department of Oregon.
When insuring your home, remember the slogan, "Patronii*
Home Industry.”
T1
Agent for Washington county
. r .
Office, F O R E S T G R O V E . OREGON
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F
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Let us help you choose the right lamps fa}
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