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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1916)
ÎEhp lí n r r i í t (Brutte S x u r p a a Wliat Publish«! every Thursday at Forest Grove, Oregon. W. C. Benfer. Editor and Publisher. Press Says of Mr. Weatherford Benton County Courier: The Courier will do all it can to send Mr. Weatherford to Congress, THURSDAY. OCT. 19 1916 not because he is a Democrat, but because he is a more able NOTES AND C O M M E N T S man than Mr. Hawley, because is a fighter and because we be Thanksgiving this year comes Commercial Club, Twin Hurley he lieve he will do more for the Wil on the last day of the month— promised Chief Lenneville, the lamette V’alley in a single term Nov. 30. latter says, that if the department Ljian j j r ’ Hawley'hi as ever done secure the moMng picture Krom the day Joe Cannon was de Registration books in New could fire prevention exhibit which was |)OSt>das ake,. to th0 pre8ent York disclose the fact that Judge touring the Northwest the (late> Mr Haw|ey haa almo.t a|. Hughes has not registered or vot summer, he, (the Tw n) during would see ways voted with thl. big intm ,sts. ed since 1909. He is registered ( ommereiai Club paid His voting record is proof of this now, however, so that he can vote t the at hall t ie rent With this under- statement und the Courier has for himself. He did not vote in stand, the firemen the Star lhat record 1912, when his friends, Taft and Theatre and on the rented night of Aug. j ’ _____ Roosevelt, were candidates for 3d the theater was crowded with Sutherlin Sun: Mr. Weather* president. men, women and children, who ford is a clean, able man who will, Ex-Governor West and Mark were for two hours given val- if elected, represent this district V. Weatherford held a prohibition uable instructions on how to and not outside interests, meeting at Hillsboro last Thurs- lessen the fire risk and how to ex-; day night and addressed 300 vot- tinguish fires once they got start- Jefferson Review: Oregon peo- ers. People from this city who ed. Admission was free and the pie are getting tired of being rep- heard the speakers say they made firemen felt they had done the resented by a nonentity. They some telling hits against th e community a service by bringing want a man who will do some- Brewers’ Amendment, which Gov. the exhibit and several lecti rers thing. Weatherford is the man. W’est calls “Paul (Wessinger’s) here. And they felt grateful to He is able, active and energetic. First Epistle to the Oregonians.” the Commercial Club and its offer- He is an affable gentleman and a Mr. Weatherford makes a good vescing president for their aid in ufod mixer, such is needed to se- impression wherever he speaks the movement, That is to say, cure co-operation of fellow mem and it js claimed by his friends the firemen were grateful until bers in the House, a thing Hawley that he is going to beat Mr. Haw- about a month ago. when they has never had and without which ley for congress. were told by the manager of the a member can accomplish nothing. -------------------- Theatre that the rent had not “ “. William Hare of Hillsboro and iw n n^id Chi^f I^nnMvill* Independence Monitor: There B. P. Cornelius, the latter a re- called the’ matter to Hurley's ^ - «¡11 be be a joke on the Novem- publican candidate for the state| tention and was dumbfound, d ber election ballot. The word “Progressive” will legislature, made speeches at a when the latter denied having 1 ,‘Progressive” wil1 be Pr*nted after W. C. Hawley’s na me . Hughes meeting in Cornelius last agreed to see that the hall rent This is not due to anyone ever Thursday night and it is reported was pajd- At last week’s meeting j that Mr. Cornelius devoted fifteen 0f the tbe department, the 'firemen tbinl<in8 'hat Mr Hawley was minutes to telling how efficient voted $12 out of their little treas-' progre88‘ve' but tbru tbe care* Judge Hughes was as mayor of Ury to pay the hall rent for an en lessn,ss of a very small portion of New York City. As Mr. Hughes tertainment for the public good. | the electorate> 25 in number' who was never mayor of New York That is very liberal of the fire_ ! wrote in h*s name at the primary, City, some of those in the aud men, who render much efficient 1 making him the nominee of the ience are wondering whether Ben service without pay, and the white Progressive party. Not a gen was trying to fool t h e m or members of the Commercial Club uine progressive of any party in whether he just didn’t know what should see that they get their $12 ,be ^'•str'ct w‘b vote f°r Hawley, he was talking about. , back. And what about the Twin?! but lt 1S a crime to abusetbe good X How T many ------- of ;---------- "i , He 131X8 talks so so muen much! | name “Progressive” you readers know Ah form i t' • ne ---------- in such a way. the name of the congressman from tbat be pro >a f°rBot tbat be Columbia (Houlton) Herald: this district? Come now, one at e' er talkerI to an> of the firemen pe0p|e 0f a|| parties are lining up a time, without looking it up.! about the hall rent. 1 his may be for Weatherfo d where he is best Oh, well, if you don’t know it’s no ,,lXer| 38 a warning against that known, because of his persona! disgrace, for the congressman has ( i”, cornplaint known in slang- mora) worth and integrity as a done so little to call him to your ^ as Running Off at the Front man and cjtizen. He will make a attention that you can be excused ° t ‘ e i ’ a c e ; _ _ _ _ _ _ • j vigorous canvass of the district, if you don’t remember his name. SO BLUSTER; NO THREATS; and those whom he will meet will But if you will send Mark V. HE IS JUST REAL MAN warm to him 88 they «et acquaint Weatherford to Washington he William Allen White of Em ed with him. will make such a strong fight for poria, Kansas, is one of the best Medford Mail Tribune: Ore nation-wide prohibition that the known writers and progressives in gon is a progressive state, but is entire nation will know who rep-* the United States. Recently in represented in Congress by a re resents the First Oregon district his newspaper, the Emporia Ga actionary and standpatter whose in the national legislature. zette, White paid the following ideal of statesmanship is Uncle In its issue of Oct. 5th, the tribute to President Wilson: Joe Cannon, whose henchman News-Times announced a meet- i “ How well he (President Wil and campfollower he has always ing for that night, with ‘ Hon. E. j son) seems to have managed it— been. Of little influence under L. Amidon of Portland” as the this whole sordid business of go the old regime, when his faithful speaker The next issue of the \ ing to war; how fair he has been; ness to the interests was rewarded same paper mentions the speaker how patient, how dignified, how by an occasional slice of pork, he as “E. L. Homidon ” A great1 infinitely gentle and kind! is without prestige in the pro many people are wondering why “No bluster; no threats; no gressive present. the News-Times c h a n g e d the snicker of anticipation; no licking speaker’s name. Was it because of the nation’s chops—just a sim- Don’t forget Miss I^angley and he has been getting some very un- pie-sou led, brave, soft hearted, Messrs. Meade and Schulmerich favorable mention in the Port- hard-headed man. It is sa d when you vote for members of the land papers during the past sev- enough to go into war of any kind state legislature. You needn’t be eral months or was it because at any time; but it is less sad to ashamed of Washington county’s since Amidon, alias Homidon, was go knowing that every honorable | delegation if they are elected in the city some scurrilous stories means has been taken to keep With Thomas A. Edison, Henry concerning President Wilson are away from war. And this con- Ford, William Allen White, Judge being whispered from mouth to eolation President Wilson hasgiv-| Ben Lindsay and a majority of ear—stories so palpably false that en us by his wise, forbearing the leading magazine writers no Oregon paper has been found Chris ian attitude before the pro-! .. . sup- low enough to print them? There vocation of a foe mad and des- p°r ing la1’ ^ ere soine- must be a reason for changing perate and foolish. The good thing to Woodrow Wilson besides God, who knows and watches h,s peace propaganda, which alone this man’s name. over all and sees all and directs sbou^ bt‘ enough to elect him. HOT AIR WON’T PAY all, was in our hearts deeper than With but one woman candidate we knew when as a nation we on the legislative ticket, the wo HALL RENT chose this great, serene soul to men voters should elect Miss The members of the Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Depart- *ea<l us*’ _ _ I.angley, if only to prove woman’s ment are recent victims of the Vote for good men and women equality to man as a law-maker. irresponsibility of the windy ma- on Nov. 7th. Forget party la- And the women need members of jor Twin. As president of the bels, brands and trademarks. their sex in the legislature. Entered as second-class m atter Jan. 12, 1916, at the post Oregon, under the Act of March 8, 1879 STAR * THEATER TO-MORROW Friday, COLORED Oct. 20th Minstrel Show Fifteen Men and Girls FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH True Darky Melody! Vaudeville Acts! Fun and Entertainment! Band Concert on Street, at Noon and Evening Admission 25c Reserved Seats 35c Sale at Littler’s Pharmacy A Bird In the Hand’s Worth Two In the Bush When you £0 out o( town to buy you don’t know what you are £cttin£ The merchant you patronize in town Knowa that to keep you. trade he MUST TREAT YOU SQUARELY Besides you KEEP THE MONEY IN TOWN And you ate a town booster R E A D THE H O M E P A P E R Mister Merchant: Before you place your order for 1917 Calendars, see our line of samples; we may save you some money. The Forest Grove Express We’ll Make Good on any promise we make to deliver work on a given date. The Express has one of the best equipped little printing plants in the Willamette valley, having added several hundred dollars’ worth of material to the Williams plant for . . . JOB PRINTING . . . purposes and more good material is on the way. 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