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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1917)
Œil* 3ffiir*0t (grntir Expresa Published every Thursday ut Formt Grove, Oregon. W. C. Henfer, Editor und Publisher. Finte nsi km mattar Jan. 12, 1010. at the poatofflie at Forest Grove, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879 ■ «c o n d -e la M M S u bu crip tion R ate« Paid in adyance One year Six months Throe Mouths $1.00 .50 ,25 On Credit One year Six months Three mouths THURSDAY, OCT. 18. 1917 $1.50 .75 .40 • HOW BAD ROADS INFLUENCE PRICES m Plea For Better Highways That Appeals to All. o HIGH TnANSPODTATION COST R. convention h o l d h e r e last i spring. A class each in First Aid, sowing and military drill has been T h * N a tiona l A utom obile C h a m b e r of C o m m e rc e Ad/ocataa D u rable H i g h - completed, roller bandages sent to w a / i on *he G ro u n d T h a t Bad Roada Washington, I). C., Oct. 16 — the K<*d Crowe organization, dresses M ake E x p e r t i i. e ” r j n . p o r t a t i o n and Now that Undo Sam has tho made for Belgian Relief, 12-inch A d d to the H i g h ( eat of L iv in g . young mon of tho country in train square* crocheted for blankets for ing for military sorvice, ho fin«!« convalescent soldiers, and a small A plcu for iiu iu .ee LI btviiya tliut oi>- penl* to all. on th e ground th a t bail that ho needs 10,000 typewriter amount of surplus fruit sent to : road* ■« I 1 m * m ost e:. l’ tmlve k 1ml of operators, and stenographers and ib<! boy# -it F o r t Columbia, transports t:«iii «now into tin? high cost typewriters, both men and women, Though we have not accomplish«*! wf **'*'*«• t<»'i*whig from the na- for the I )epart mi nts at Washing- as much as wo expected w«? have tlonal autom obile < ham her of com m erce: ton. I he Civil Service C o m m b i g g e r plans for the coming win- P ractically ev ery th in g raised and sion has notified all of its 3,000 ter, embodying more active ser- m an u factu re 1 In th e 1 lilted State* Is transportes! « considerable d ls ta ie e bc- boards of examiners that they vice than class work should put forth their beat elfoits A|| personH between the ag«*s o f1 fore It real lies the consum er. Ilnll- to secure these urgently needed «.« a n d o () w h o in terest« * in «...1 « „ te r ml.*s l*uve , uum ^ their . , _ Aland ¡sv wno art interest«* in towert |luI|U Und aie ruin*. At wnne workers. While examinations a t e tbjs work an(j wjsb to join are in- «tag** <>r tu<*ir journey our food. < lotii- now held we«*kly in 1;>0 citi«*.s, the viL«*<i to attend the next meeting In*, building materiel. household goods. Commission .... Fridav O ctob er 10 ,t uangiey I imrlev tbp nj#cWl,pry' •** ,,uu‘e< , over .... states , . that , arrange- on r riu,a>, uc toner l.t, ,it pub;,t. r, e,c- u,u“* a;i), Mr,.,.u H ere Ls ments will lie made to have an ex- h.tj|( 4 p m A|| m,*mhers are t Lit- une place v. In re th ere 1 m isisslblllty animation held at any accessiblej urRed to b(, present for the pur- of effecting u large Having In transpor- place where a small class of appli pose of reorganization under the tatlou ci at. It actu ally conta more to deliver a ton of eoal from th e yarda lu cants can he secure«!. The en- new Stale Rul«*s and Regulations th e city to the city coiiKumer th a n to ■hip It by rail from the mine to th e t ance salaries range from $1,000 city. to $1,200 a year. Promotion is CONDENSED NEWS NOTES It costa the farm er m ore th an 23 reasonably rapid to those whose ceuta to haul a ton of farm produce a A full lin<* of the famous Mc services prove satisfactory. No Kinley 10c sheet mu-ic at the appointments c a n lie made to these or other positions in the Book Store. Federal classified civil service un A daughter was born Monday, less authorized by the Civil Ser a« th<* Forest Grove hospital, to vice Commission under the civil Mrs H. T. Hahn of Multnomah service law. Any information to station. Mrs. Hahn is a daugh- the contrary is unauthorized. This ter to Mrs S. F. Abernethy of is a splendid opportunity to serve this city, your country. Full information Mesdames I. J. Hoar. B. F. may be secured from the secretary White and A. E. Scott cleared of the boar«! of civil service ex more than $20 at a Red Cross aminers at the postoflice in your silver tea, given at the Hoar home city. Tuesday afternoon for the benefit of the local Red Cross branch. G irl’s Honor G uard Mrs. Sarah A. Blackman of Port The Honor Guard is a national land was present and sang her organization formed for the pur new song, "Keep the Home Fires pose of arousing patriotism and a Burning." sense of patriotic duty among the John Hoover, aged 52, suicided girls and young women of this by hanging himself to a rafter in country. As a national organiza his barn, located near Sewell tion its object is to be of service, g ^ j ” ’ on th«* Or<»gf>n Elec'ric, in times of need to each com last Monday. No cause is known munity, state, o r t h e United for the act. Hoover leaves a wife States. For each member, (he ob and young child. KXAMrL.il o r B A D B O A D fob HAUIJNO ject is to help her learn to do one l'KRCOHKrt. The city council was to have thing well that she may be of the mile on th e way to m ark et over the hel«l a m«*eling Tuesday night to greatest service to her country by average country r< d, w hile th e av er performing that duty efficiently, pass on important sidewalk mat- age «Hist <*f haulage by m otor I reck ! ters. but, af'er approving a bond over i»v«*d city s!r«*ets is 11-% whether it be of local, state or cents a toil mile. If co untry to ad s w ere filed by the Portland Gas & Coke national importance. good as city str«*ets and farm ers (company, the meeting was ad- as used m otor trucks tlicir haulage «xista In Oregon the members of each . local , Guard ,, , are classed , , as pledged,!: , , . , journed until n«*xt 1 uesdav « ven- would be cut in half. T hey would also . L _ members,accord u j ing on aecount o f I h e Liberty I k * able to take ad v an tag e of th e high active or honory est m ark et prices a t all seasons of the Loan meeting. year und haul the fu llest loads, w here ing to their abilities and achieve- \ as now th«*y oft«*u get stuck in the ments. Quarterly dues are col- Catholic Services mud w ith h alf a load In fall and lected io pay for the expenses of Father Buck asks the Express spring. These conditions have a good the state offices and to the estab- j t o m a k p t h e f o l I o w i n g c h u r ( . h a n . tlonl to do w ith the high cost of living every one has to pay. liahment of a state fund f r ihe nouncement: Next Sundav. mass U ntil the main m ark et ro ad s a re s u r reliefof enlisted men from Ore- | at Gaston a t 8:!}0a m. am, For. f a c 'd w ith some h ard , du rab le m a terial, th e country will go on w asting gon. This work has begun at one e>t Grove at 10:30 a ; m . hundreds of m illions o f d o llars a y ear hospital in New York where some : His ,ast service3 in this county in the unnecessary cost of haulage and of our boys were visited, provid- j wil, bp on 0pt 28fh. when he wi„ the excessive cost of rcim iring th e un- ed news h ,, m.i sin • ro rn ei;us .0o a. i pr„ "*tl*f*ctory T'mU manufacturers, u "l‘w ,ms Karm' . from . . home, . comforts . not noui b orni IIUS ac 8 o.UU dairymen, mer- given by the hospital and some-, m an(, at Forest G.ove at 10:30 chants, contractors and o th e rs will ho times even flowers. |a m drni«*d tho m axim um eoonoiuy of h au l age and delivery by m otor vehicle by Since organizing in Forest Grove, Evprybody is invite(j to these the ai'tlon «>f leg islatu res In ini|Mising the growth of the local Guard has , st,rcjce8 heavy fees on m otor tru c k s fo r list* of been somewhat retarded by diffi-, T he Express stated lust week the roads and restrictin g th e ir size, culty to secure instructors to that Father Buck had buiIt a w eight and simhm I. Several of the more progressive carry out the plans for classes and cburcb and parsonage in this city, sta te s hnve aw akened to th e situ atio n . also by irregularity of classes dur but n«*glect«d to say that h*» had T he g<iod roads bill passtsl In Illinois ing the vacation months. How also built churches at Gaston and tw o y ears ago provided fo r the build ing o f du rab le roads, nnd a consider ever, as a unit the Guard has par Cornelius. All three churches are able m ileage «if concrete and brick ticipated i n various patriotic out of debt, a record of which the roads lias boon b u ilt In th a t state. meetings and parades held in priest and parisioners may well be New Jersey is a v a st tru ck garden th a t supplies th e m ark ets of New York town, especially during the G. A. proud. i and P hiladelphia, and It m eans m oney Your Uncle Sam Needs Stenographers William McAdoo Says: % Shall we be more tender with our dollars than with our sons? BUY A LIBERTY BOND AT YOUR NEAR EST BANK. I In th e iHiekets of th e fa rm e rs to have roads th a t they can depend upon everv day In th e year. Just ns th ey depend upon th e railroads. <l«nnl w agon roads are even m ore essential to th e pro sp er ity of th e s ta te today th a n railroads, lava use w ith good ro ads and m otor tru ck s It would lie possible for the sta te to carry «>n all Its activities, w hile i ot ------: ) j c Chevrolet! I We are sorry, but You were caught in the act, yesterday. Yes, y o u ! We saw you. You were cranking your car. But you need no longer do this. You need no long er be inconvenienced this way. You need no longer suffer and worry and be put to trouble— Not if you own a Chevrolet "Four-N inety." Here is a car that is complete. You do not have to buy any extras to make it a serviceable automobile. Chevrolet "Four-N inety" is electrically started and lighted, and absolutely reliable in every respect. It has demountable rims, one-man top, tilted wind shield and many other refinements. Here is a car that will satisfy you! Here is a car th at will please you! Here is a car you need never be ashamed of—for it possesses every worthy motor car essential. p o Ö Come in and see this and other models; but if you are too busy, just call us up and tell us you want a demonstration. We will send a car for you at once. WILES & SOHLER D is tr ib u to r s fo r W a s h in g to n C o u n ty Salesroom on West Side of Main Street, North of Tucker’s Garage FO REST HOE 3d □on GROVE, OREGON w ith railro ad s iiini no wagon roads muny o f thorn would have to sh u t dow n. F ew sta te s In th e Union would care to adm it th a t th ey a re less progressive than New Z ealand, y et th a t com m on w ealth la th e antipodes has com e to realize th a t Its roads a re not equal to the dem ands o f trnlllc and proposes to adopt concrete road construction as practiced in som e p a rts o f th e U nited States. A uthorities th e re estim ate th a t tw elv e foot concrete roads can be built for $2.000 a mile m ore th an ord in ary stone roads and th a t th ere would lie a saving in upkeep of a t least $1.200 a mile d u rin g the first five years, w hile a t the end of ten years th ere w ould be a saving of $7.000 or $8.000 per mile. Farm Loans Wanted Can furni-h you farm loans at a low rate of interest. Hollis & Graham. 40-2t Joe A. Wiles would like to write your insurance. Will give you service that will be to your advantage. West side Main St„ north of Tucker’s garage. Warranty deed and mortgage blanks for sale at this office. m non DDd non You can get the Portland Ore gonian six days a week, by mail, and the Forest Grove Express, for only $6.00 per year, if paid in advance. For Oregonian seven days a week. a«!d $2.00. OREGON ELECTRIC TIME CARD Dat«! Sept. If. 1S17 Lt. F. 6. A IT. Pt. L». Pt. A rr. F. C. 6:20 a m 7:40 6:50 a m 8:07 7:05 a m 8:30 8:15 a m 9:32 8:15 a m 9:35 10:25 a m 11:40 9:45 a m 11:00 1:15 p m 2:25 1?:30 p m 1:45 3:30 p m 4:40 3:45 p m 5:00 5:30 p m 6:45 5:05 p m 6:25 6:15 p m 7:30 7:40 p m 9:05 7:20 p m 8:40 9:45 p m 11:00 11:15 p m 12:85 S. p . ELECTRIC TIME CARD L?. F. G. 6:35 t7:20 s9:30 tS:41 12:35 t2:00 3:40 t4:22 tt>:22 9:35 Arr. Pt L». Pt. a m 7:50 t7:15 a m 8:45 t9:15 a m 10:45 a m 11:10 11:00 p m 1:50 2:15 p m 3:20 t3:30 5:40 p m 4:55 t6:15 p m 5:50 8:00 p m 7:45 111:15 p m 10:50 ssl:00 t —Thru s—Sat Arr. F. G. a m 8:35 a m 10:32 a m 12:15 p m 3:30 p m 4:50 p m 7:00 p m 7:35 p m 9:20 p m 12:35 p m 2:20 ss—Sat & Sunday You May Save a Few Pennies by sending out of town for your printed mat- ter-an d you may not save a cent. Let the EXPRESS quote you a price before you buy printing without seeing it. By patronizing the Express, you get to see a "proof” of your job before it is printed-and your money stays in Washington county, where you have a good chance of shaking hands with it again. Come in and let us talk it over. The EXPRESS P h o n e 821 3d F o r e st G rove, O re