friendship." ®!j? SUtrníí (Krntt^ îzxpttBB and Morally, our r nation o w e s France more than it ever can re­ W. C. Itenfer, Editor amt PuhlÍNher. pay. She was our open, helpful to go East Entered ......... onl-cluw matter Jan. 12, 1910, at the noatoffice at Foreat (¡rove, friend when all our other friends O regon, under the A rt of M arch 3, 187« were cowed by our oppressors. VIA France, now, both as to money- THURSDAY, APRIL 12 1917 power and man-power, is on the verge of the abyss. A fellow who, N O T E S AND C O M M E N T S loaded with prosperity and power, Before selecting the route for your next trip East, will not help his imperilled friend Ixtyiilty to the flag does not require you consider these three important things— I at least to the extent that that . ^ lo hate your neighbor, even tho he may friend helped him is popularly set \ have been born under the flag of a tyrant. down as a mighty mean, cheap H fn trm riif of O w iirru liiii Steel cars, through standard or tourist sleeping cars, incomes of over $100,000 a year skate. mui MnnAiieinsni o f ths» F*ormM O rtiva K nurrs*, Shall France find us Allies, or unexcelled dining cars. should be conscripted. The min­ I' lbJishfHl w r r k ly at K o re » ^ (« ro v r, W au h ln irto n imum cash pay of soldiers and just pawnbrokers? c o u n t y, D rurun, n<iiru«t 24. 1012. H i a t n n m t fo r A |«r, I. 1017; I' u lilU ltrr , ««It tor, m a n a g i n g «alitor ann-! fairg of the country are those w ho! far, Loth uf Forimi Grove, fh v ftin . come . . . ., „ | do things, says the Western rarm |{oii(iliu|iler«, mortuaire«’» ami o th e r s n u r i t y Hats off .to E. W. Scripps! May hulittfm, None. ! WhiU, it ¡H; er. There is a very large class Known throughout the country as “The Road of a his tribe increase! WhiU? (M lirnnU W illm |ftC . I l m f e r , .. _ .. . ‘ . , who are dissati tied with the way! Duhlisher. Thousand Wonders.” only proper that those who have S w o rn to am i aultarrllMml U-fore me th is flth , . , u , , . things are done, they would prospered must should help their , , . . .... U r Air., Nt1 i ii i ■ ■ . , sug- , ike to have , things LIBERAL STOP-OVERS (Si«ai) N o ta ry P u b lic fo r O r a n ú n . country most, Mr. 0 Scripps , done different-1 My ro m m ls s io n r i p k r r a N o v . Hi. 1010. .. , . . ly. I hey do a large amount of i Our Agents are well-imformed. Ask gestion is so unusual as to be al- / , _ , , , , . fault-finding, spend a . great deal most revolutionary. Many men , . ... ' . them regarding train schedules, or write OUR FLAG » , sug- of to what with incomes of $1,000 might . time calling , , attention , ,i confiscation <• not count Fling it from th e m ust and aterp le, John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent gest , the of $10.000 is wrong; but , they do ~ Symbol o ’e r land and ara, ■ . , . for much, as their efforts stop at Portland incomes, but few there are who . , O f the life o f a happy people, . . ,u . .. fault-finding. Ihey n e v e r d o would suggest that more than , 3 , , (¡a lla n t and atro n g and free. ------ themselves. i b e y l e t half their own incomes should b e jl^!n®H , , , Proudly wc view ita colora, confiscated. other people do the things they F lag o f th e b rav e and tru e , W ith th e rlu atered atara and th e atcad- W<* are so accustomed to seeing outfbt to d o and th* n t h e y Portland Rose Festival June 13, 14, 15 faat bara, the farmer leave his plow. th e:?rumble bef U i* ,hey have not •The red, th e w hite and tho blue. __ , the ., wage- „ been their way. artisan hi-, bench and _ done . p ro p erty : Flag of th e fcnrleaa-hearted, such a plan 'workers his job when Uncle Sam | ' A house and lot in F o re st G rove, F lag o f the broken chain, The que tion will come up for I « 'I s t h a t « , .xpact nothin. I, ss:Poratl? r“ oreanlze- and W ashington county, O regon, to -w it; Flag, in a dew daw n ata rte d , consideration at the meeting of Com m encing a t the S o uthw est co m er - s ..l « * - l' armera ara »«Jr siow of the-e patriotic citizens, who N ever to pale or w ane; the Presbyterian Synod of Oregon o f lot one, in block tw o, N ay lo r’s A d­ either organize or combine. If D early we pri*e ita colora, give their ALL to their country,. . , in July. A committee appoin ed dition to th e C ity of F o re st Grove, said .- ___ •__ _ ; is __ anv va- attem pt is . made in this di- W ith th e heaven light b reak in g th ru , ....... and s ta te , running thence north but this man o Scripps a new to investigate the proposed mer­ county 101.30 fe e t; thence e a s t 50 fe e t; th ence i , , i » . , . rection in a community, the m a-1 The rlu a te re d atara and the ate a d faat • ger will make a majoiity report riety. Let us hope Uncle Johnny . . „ , , , . south 101.30 fe e t; then ce w est 50 fe e t bara, Rockefeller, the Morgans. Goulds, J‘*ntv wdl stand back and cr.ti- at that time favoring the plan. to th e place o f beginning. The red. th e whit»- ami the blue. Three of the members of the com­ The sale will be m ade on or a f te r Vanderbilts. et al.. will catch this '™ *' They Wl1 wa,t * * * how mittee of e ght are considering A pril 30th, A. D ., 1917, and bids will Flag o f th e aturdy falliera, new patriotism and make it pos- u TOI" « out* Instead of helping be received a t my office, in the A n d er­ the advisability of making a mi­ Flag o f th e loyal aona. son building, in F o re st Grove, W ash­ sible to equip and feed the fight-, ,hey h,nder by ^ult-findmg and nority report opposing the merger, ington B eneath ita fobia it g a th e rs county, O regon; th e te rm s o f ers and their families as they de- ‘^t,ous criticism; then, if fa.lur»- President Lee said. sale will be fo r cash, gold coin o f th e K a rth ’a beat and nobleat onea. U nited S ta te s, o f which ten per cen t Boldly we w ave ita colora. serve to be equipped and fed. ! en' ues* they say: “l you so’ shall be paid a t th e tim e o f su b m ittin g W. Sedlak. aged 83 and living O ur veina are thrilled anew , s a tisfa c to ry bid, and th e balance shall America should be too highly If ,he farmers wouldn only or' Hy th e a teaiifaat bara, the rluatere»! for many years near Tualatin, be paid a t th e tim e o f confirm ation of civilized to permit one per cent of «an,ze and act 1 1 8 and en- sale by th e C ounty C o u rt of said atara. took his own life by cutting his said county. her population to grow rich while ier8etical,y “ mt*n m °Llher l,ne;5 T he r»-d, th e w hite and th e blue. throat with a razor last Thursday. D ated a t F o re st Grove, Oregon, this M arg aret S an g ater. » the other ninety and nine areri-k- of busine8^ ‘^ y could be a pow- j 27th day o f M arch, A. D., 1917. ing their lives in the trenches. er for Kood* Bf fore tbey can do He was a bachelor and left an JO E A. W IL E S, ______ ; this they must learn that it is by estate valued at $8,000. Did you ever notice that the E x ecu to r o f th e L a st Will and T e s t­ am en t o f N ellie P o rte r D annials. Since the above was put in type doing things, rather than talking fellow who ha< accomplished least deceased. Free Methodist Church a lw a y s thinks himself cut out for Simon Benson, Portland capital- about it, that results are secured, H o l l is & G r a h a m , Sabbath school 10 a.m ., preach­ A tto rn ey s fo r E x ecu to r. (12-5 a leader? This applies to your and member of the state high- Granges and farmers’ clubs have neighbor, not to you. way commission, has announced done much lor their members and ing 11 a. m. and 8 p. m , prayer N otice o f Final S ettlem en t that he has an income of $18A,000 for others, but never what th y meeting on Wedne-day evening at N O TICE is hereby given th a t th e Nursing a crop of potatoes may an,j Uncle Sam can have the might have done if all had rea- 8 p m . All are w-elcomed. undersigned, a d m in istra to r o f th e E s­ be hard work this summer, hut if $80,000 and as much more as^ie 1 1 zed the value of ‘‘doing things,’’ J. N. W ood , Pastor. ta te o f L u th e r C. Cooper, deceased, has filed in th e C ounty C ourt o f W ash­ the war continues another year, needs. ’Rah for Benson ! of each one doing their part, reg-; N otice o f Sale o f Real Property- ington C ounty, S ta te of O regon, his spuds will be so expensive you’ll ulating the chances by sharing in In th e C ounty C ourt o f th e S ta te of final account as such ad m in istrato r of U. S. ANI) FRANCE said E sta te , and th a t Monday, th e 23d wish you had raised a few tons. O regon, fo r W ashington county. the work. day of A pril, 1917, a t th e hour of 10 The New York World editor- In th e m a tte r o f th e e s ta te and L ast o'clock A. M. o f said day, has been When you give your printing ¡a||y ur{fes that the United S t a t e s Will and T e sta m e n t o f Nellie P o rte r fixed by said C ourt as th e tim e for D annials, deceased. to a newspaper you art* helping it make France a present of $1.000,- h earin g o f objections to said rep o rt, U nder au th o rity o f an o rd er g ra n te d and the se ttle m e n t th ereo f. to render service to the commu , 000,000, says the Portland News, by D. B. R e a so n e r,. C ounty Ju d g e of C. M. COOPER, nity. You are encouraging it, | France in her hour of deadly There are obstacles to the pro­ th e county o f W ashington, s ta te of A d m in istrato r o f th e E sta te o f you are building up an institution extremity is borrowing $100,000- posed m- rger of Albany College O regon, dated M arch 26th, A. D., 1917, L u th er C. Cooper, Deceased. tbat is creditable to your home 000 from our private banking eon- ot A bany and Pacific University I, the undersigned ex ecu to r, will sell a t M. B. & D. D. Bump, ll- 5 t town. Personal dislikes should |cerns and is being comiielled to of Forest Grove, according to Dr. p riv a te sale th e follow ing - described A tto rn ey s fo r the E sta te . not interfere with your patronage, i pay 6 p(>r Ct.a( interest, deposit Wallace H. Lee, president of the If you had no well established | jnK $120,000,000 worth of secur- former institution, who was in newspapers here, some of yo u ¡Ues aseo llateral-a mighty hard p0rlland recently,’ says the Ore- men and women would be form- Ul, party at the mercy of arrogant goman. ing a corporation to start one. American pawnbrokers. Chief among these obstacles T hat’s the story of every town.! Attention is called to the fact President Lee declared to be the When you have those institutions that, when the American colonies legal obstacle to the transfer of UR PRIDE is Dry Lum­ in your home town «lo your share were bankrupt and struggling for the pro|>eriy. He said that in all ber. We have the only to keep them . alive. , Don , t be .. a | life, France loaned them hundreds probability if the two schools sheds in Washington county big enough to house every­ mere booster by word of mouth, of millions at 5 per cent and can- were meige a, thii date H wouM hard,y President Lee said that, con­ 10 to 15 years. We buy in quantity. We buy cheap and we trary to the reports, the trustees by the following telegram sent ^ posgib,c to work up pubHc sell cheap. Come in and talk. That is what w'e are here to President W . son by E. W. | t|mef|t to a glft of a bi„ion sen* | of A bany College were not fav- for. d°l- orable to the proposed merger at Scripps of San Diego,.Câhf., one , |ars g lars in in payment payment of of a a debt debt of of grat- Albany. The president said that The Main Street Lumber Yard of the -------- owners orf.a of , the itude Portland ■ tu «I /\ in 1778. How- • m 1 r7'“ there *0 tl was a small Presbyterian -------- contracted News and a dozen other daily ey we might ,<)an France the minority in the state which fa- newsitaners: i ..... . , . . . , vored the merger at r orest Grove, 1 “ I * strongly 1 . urge that . , billion , at .. low » rate and ,,. that the hulk ft,., people «or.r .10 we should . of . interest , , l but hulk of the pay as w egoin the war with in- ,>anoel , tbe linh«*l ev«ry ThurmUy «t Fonut (¡rove, Oregon. CALIFORNIA SERVICE SAFETY SCENERY Southern Pacific Lines Obstacles May Prevent the College Merger DRY LUMBER O ¿ G à i 4 8 . a c r e Cement and Plaster •< " f 'M c . Copeland & McCready