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
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Paid in adyance
One year
Six months
Throe Mouths
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One year
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THURSDAY, OCT. 18. 1917
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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
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, . that
, arrange- on
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pub;,t. r, e,c- u,u“*
a;i), Mr,.,.u
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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F o r e st G rove, O re