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TBShEES volume vm. S. P. WRECK TAKES TOLL CF 9 LIVES Head-Oa CollnkNi Hw Bertha Ba salts in Death er lajnrj to Nuy WaaUngtea. Canty BsaHssrti Disregard of orders by Engineer Silaa K. Wfflett and the failure of : other members of the crew of Train No. 124, eestbound front Hillsboro to Portland, to take prompt and deti ' sive action when this error was not iced, ii held responsible for the loss of nine lives and the injury, more or less seriously, of more than 40 peo ple when this train and train No. 107, west-bound, crashed in a head-on collision on the curve Just east of Bertha, aiding at 10:23 Sunday morn ing. The coroneri jury in Multno mah County holds all members of the crew jointly responsible for the fail ure of this train to take the siding as ordered. The members of the crew were: Willett, the engineer, who was killed in the fatal crash and Austin Pharis, of Beaverton, conductor, and W. A. FiBch, brakeman, who are ae- - merely injured and are now at Good Samaritan Hospital, where their in- juries are being cared for. The collision came without warn ing and the two engineers had barely time to apply the emergency brakes when the trains came together with a terrific impact that drove the ves tibules of each lead car back well in to the passener compartments. It was on train No. 124, east bound, that the greatest toll of life and Buf- ' fering was taken. Here Engineer Willett and Newton Hoover, of Bea verton, were instantly killed together with six others, and the collapse of the heavy steel roof of the oar under the immense impact f the west bound train, drove steel beams, splin ters of wood and pieces of glass down upon the helpless women and children below in such a manner that scarce- ly one of th crowded a escaped un hurt. The eastbound train which was to have taken the siding at Bertha, stopped at Bertha station and took on three passengers. Conductor Pharis gave the stop signal to the engineer and he acknowledged the signal in the usual manner. . The con ductor proceeded to collect fares but Win noticed that the train did not stop on the siding. He hurried forward to learn, the cause but before he reached the cab the airbiakes were set and the two trains crashed. Telephone calls were sent prompt ly to Portland and Beaverton and within a few minutes physicians and nurses were at the scene of the wreck. Residents of the locality responded promptly, threw open their homes as first aid stations and gave freely of their time and supplies. Those of the passengers who escaped with minor injuries and some of those more se verely hurt, worked nobly in reliev ing the suffering, while autoists gathered rapidly and many of these gave aid in transporting those less seriously injured to the hospitals. Ambulances from Portland worked rapidly and before the middle of the afternoon the injured had all been re moved,, the bodies of the dead had been cared for and the wrecking crew was at work clearing away the debris. The list of dead is as follows: Mrs. Grace G. Arundell and son, Robert G. Arundell, wife and son of C, R. Arundell, special agent United States land office, 616 Postoffice building. J. F. Peebler, engineer for South em Pacific, riding as passenger, 304 Rose St Mrs. C. A. Crooks, Hillsdale. x Fleurot Dosch Jossclyn, aged 6, 309 North Twenty-third street. Newton Hoover, employe of S. P., Beaverton. Silas K. Willett, 868 East Kelly Street, engineer of incoming train. Miss Ins L. Hatch, Hillsdale. Miss Camille Dosch, Hillsdale. Mrs. A. H. Spraner, and daughter, Miss Violetta, who were injured in the wreck Sunday, were cared for at the Hillsboro hospital and are now practically recovered. a R. A. Kirby, Southern Pacific em ployee, who was hurt in the wreck, is making satisfactory progress et the hospital. Conductor A. Pharis came home from the hospital today. WHY THE OS IS LATE THIS nines of Publisher, Shortage of Help and Mail Delays Prevent Ple at Begilar Ttaa. The Times Is late this week In reaching its readers. But there 1s a reason. On Monday evening the publisher contracted a pain in the right hip, which continued to grow worse throughout Tuesday. Doctors pronounced it sciatica. He has been unable to work since that time. There is an increased amount of work in the shop at this season of the year and with one less to do it the delay was inevitable. All efforts to get additional help have been unavailing and copy sent by mail was delayed in reaching the printer, further aggravating the de lay. But next week will see us in better shape and we trust to have the Times to you on time and a better and newsier paper from week to week. We solic.it your help in making this possible by sending us news and ad vertising copy as early In the week as possible. FUNERAL OP NEWTON HOOVER HELD TUESDAY The funeral of Newton Hoover, former section foreman for the South ern Pacific Company and victim of the wreck Sunday, was held from the Congregational church Tuesday, the Rev. Horace S. Wiley, officiating. A very touching part of the serv ice was the arrival of the section men who had worked under him. The Japanese spokesman approached un dertaker W. E. Pegg, and informed him that they "Wanted to see the Boss." They passed in, devoutly viewed the body and deposited a large floral wreath, a silent tribute from the men of another race, who had worked with him. He was making his home at Bea verton at the time of his death and after a short service at Beaverton his remains were brought to Dilley, where he formerly resided and where his mother still lives. A large company, including mem bers of the United Artisans, waited his coming at the church, where the services were held, Rev. J. M. Bar ber officiating. Newton Hoover was born at Green ville, Washington County, Oregon, April 2nd, 1885; was married to Le vi ia Kelly and to this union. three children were born, one of them, Fredie, still living, also Clyde Davis, who has made his home with them since a child. 'Beside these he leaves a mother, father, one sister, Mrs. Al Leach, of Dilley, two brothers, Em mett and Guy Hoover, also other rel-; atives and many friends. I He was a member of the United Artisans of Dilley and was" held in high esteem by the order and by all who knew him. ' His remains were placed in the Forest View cemetery. L. O. STOCKDALE HURT As a result of an auto crash with a motorcycle on which he was chasing law violators, last (Thursday)) night at 10.30, L. O. Stockrale, deputy sher iff and traffic officer of Washington County, lies at St Vincent's hospital with ribs broken and his bladder punctured and C. L, Dubois has lost the fingers of one hand and Mrs. Ruby Bergsirk is in Good Samaritan hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened near Aloha. Stockdale was chasing a speed viola tor, also on a motorcycle, ,and lost control of his machine and crashed head-on into the light car in which Mr. and Mrs. Dubois and their daugh ter were riding. The traffic violator escaped. Mrs. Dubois, who was in the rear seat of the car, was not hurt. CELEBRATED 5 1ST WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Hocken had been married just 61 years last Tues day and in honor of the event Mrs. Harry Pierce, a daughter, and Mrs. Willis Pierce, came out from Port land and spent the day with them and in the evening the families of F. J., R. J., and A. M. Hocken assem bled at the parental home and spent a delightful evening. Music and recitations by the grand children fur nished delightful entertainment and delicious refreshments of ice cream, cake, and candy were served. ' BEATEBTON, OREGOH, FRIDAY, HAY CGH SCHOOL FLAY : PLEASES AUXSNCE Local Students Present The Sky Riders" at Local Aaditeriu Br other Attraction Ceeiiftf. . The Skyrideri afforded am excel lent vehicle in which to display the talents of the Thespians of our local high school last Friday night and a good sized audience greeted the stu dents and applauded liberally. The story is based on identity of names. An Easterner, visiting Cal ifornia, sees a famous aviator of the same name make sensational flights. His wife and daughter, in the East, hear of these exploits and determine to come West to bask in the sun light of his glory. On the train they meet a young reporter, Saunders, coming out to cover Brown's attempt to fly to Honolulu for his paper. He falls in love with Helen. Teddy Nix on, a wireless operator, falls in love with Johana, who is also in the plot The part of Brown waB cleverly taken by Freeman Rowe. Miss Vi oletta Spraner portrayed the hyster ical wife with exceptional feeling, while Miss Edna Hocken played the part of the mother's favorite, daugh ter in a pleasing manner. Miss Nel lie Antrim as Juliana and Elmer Erickson, as Teddy Nixon, were ever alert to the possibilities of their parts. Hartwell Schroeder, as Saun ders, the reporter, was just awkward and embarrassed enough, in his love making to be pleasing to the audi ence. Joe Morrill, as Koma, the Japanese servant of the Browns por trayed the comedy parts to the de light of his hearers. The play was creditably done. As in previous presentations, the players betrayed that they had not learned their parts letter perfect, but most of these lapses were well covered and the audience was well entertained. Musical numbers by Miss Florence Snider and Miss Crete Gray and a vocal solo by Miss Delia Allen, ajddel to the joy of the evening and were liberally encored. LESTER RIDGE KILLED IN LOGGING ACCIDENT Lester C. Ridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ridge, living two miles south of Beaverton, was killed in a logging accident at Cherry Grove, May 5, when a log in the camps of the Haskell-Carpenter company be came snagged and rebounded, killing two men and injuring a third. He had been employed in the camp only three days. William Laife was the other killed and Charles Crunican, of Gaston, had two ribs broken and bis lung punc tured. Funeral services for young Ridge were held at the grave Friday, Rev. Horace S. Wiley, of the local Congre gational Church, officiating, and in terment in Crescent Grove cemetery. Lester Ridge was 17 years, 10 months and 26 days of age. He Is survived by his parents, four sisters and four brothers. DISTRICT CONVENTION OP KNIGHTS The District Convention of the Knights of Pythias Lodge will be held in Forest Grove on the evening of May 22. The district is composed of Yamhill and Washington County. While the gathering Is a lodge af fair the public is asked to lend their help in making this occasion one worthy of the community. There will be a parade of the busi ness section of the City, two bands the far famed D. O. K. band of Port Land, and the Yamhill K. of P. Band. The early part of the evening will be for the public and will be held either in the open or In the K. of P. Hall, depending on the weather con dition. This part will consist of music and addresses. HIGHER EDUCATIONAL MEAS URE RECEIVES ENDORSEMENT i About 860 Oregon organizations have endorsed, the Higher Education al Tax Act, providing 1.26 mills for the State Agricultural College, State University, and State Normal School. These organizations include Granges, farm bureaus, commercial clubs, wo men's clubs, labor-unions, and groups in every kind of occupation and ev ey walk in life. 14, 1M. C0Z2ROAL CLUB FLEETS WEDNESDAY Good Local Talent Program Prepared and Excellent T1 to Assured. Public la Invited. Beaverton Commercial Club will meet Wednesday evening In Grange Hall in regular session at 8 o'clock. An excellent program of local talent has been prepared by the entertain ment committee. Ths public gene rally is invited to attend this meet ing and enlarge the acquaintance of the community. There fs io admis sion charge. 1 THAT NEW HAT O where Is the hat they lately were The milliners here in our U. S. A. The greatest of pains for it they were taking As all states chipped in and helped so they say. A new creation of their own design ing. For the president's wife to be sent to France, Their offer he said they must be de clining, For them to accept there was not a chance. The fashions We make in that we are leading All over the world we send out the style, If we accept hints they will be pro ceeding To toBS up the sponge and pass us the smile. ( Right here we will state that five thousand dollars Is too much money to spend for a hat Our designers here would soon raise ft holler -If we accepted a present like that . To keep it in place would hat pins be etieklng -, ; rr" Into the trimmings which women would prise. Look at the plumage, the choicest of picking, Were taken from birds known as Paradise. Such beautiful plumes, nine If they were counted, Each one of them worth nine hun dred apiece, Not many swell hats so costly are j mounted, ' j To give for a present, we should Bay j at leaBt. We are the big It they said In reply ing, x To make new fashions we do not ask aid, No Madamoiselle will here be a try ing To show the new style Americans have made. ; ; And when their reasons to us they've been showing From their fourteen points we getj this idee, They know far. better how fashions are going, And want not no help from over the sea, O. 0. SMITH. MOTHER OF MRS. GEORGE TEFFT DIES AT DILLEY Mrs. Mary Jane Tueker, mother of Mrs. George Tefft, of Beaverton, died at the home of her daughter in Dilley, Saturday, and was buried at Crescent Grove Cemetery 1 Monday, following services at the local Con gregational Church, at which Elder W. W. Stewart, of the Seventh Day Adventist church of Gaston, officiat ed, assisted by Rev. Horace S. Wiley. Mrs. Tucker was for many years a resident of Beaverton. For the past several years she has been blind but has been a very patient sufferer. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. G. W. Tefft, Beaverton; Mrs. Addle Anderson, Myrtle Point; Mrs. Eva Anderson, Bandon; George Tuck er, Astoria; Ira Tucker, Bandon; Mrs. Henry Wolf, Dilley; Mrs. Will Bark doll, Forest Grove; Wm. Tucker, Gaston; Carl Tucker, Seattle. NEW SIDEWALK AT PARSONAGE The parsonage of the Congrega tional church was recently greatly improved by a cement sidewalk from the front of the house to the street, a donation from M. C. O'Connell. NICHOLAS KEQR ANSWERS LAST CALL Well-Known Cooper Mountain Real' . deal Succumbs, ta Heart Trouble Sunday Morning Nihcolas Kemmer, well-known res ident of Cooper Mountain and for more than SO years ft resident of this locality, died at his home there Sun day morning at 8:30. The funeral was held at the Cooper ' Mountain Catholic Church Tuesday morning at 10:00 o'clock, the Reverend Father J. M. O'Neill, officiating and inter ment was in the Cooper Mountain Catholic cemetery, adjoining the Kemmer farm. Mr. Kemmer was SB years of age. He it survived by hit widow, Mrs. Anna Kemmer, four sons, Joseph, Ja cob, Clement and Albert, and by two daughters, Eva and Susie. MEN KILLED NEAR CHERRY GROVE MAY 5 On May 5 white working for the Haskell-Carpenter Company of Cher ry Grove, William Lane and Lester Wredge were instantly killed and Charley Crunnican suffered ft broken shoulder and two fractured ribs which entered the lungs. Mr. Crun ican was taken to a Portland Hospi tal for treatment. On May 10th an inquest was held by Coroner Limber. The men were felling a tree when It struck another tree and that hit them, with the above results. Dr. Baker, of Gaston, was called to ren der medical assistance. BAPTISTS HAVE, EXTENDED TIME FOR CAMPAIGN Baptist leaders of Oregon an nounce a short extension of the $100,000,000 campaign of the North ern Baptist . denomination, which opened on April 85 In 36 states of the Union.' Insteai of closing it U Sun day, May 4, as was originally planned, they announced that it would contin ue "until every cent of the $100,000, 000 has been subscribed." They have thorough faith, they say, that the en tire sum wilt be subscribed during the week. The total already raised, up to Tuesday noon of last week, was $40,218,000, according to reports turned in to Dr. John Y. Aitchison, general director of the Now World Movement of Northern l&ntists, by the variouv states participating In the campaign.' These reports are very Incomplete, and the national leaders believe that several million dollars have been subscribed without having yet come to their knowledge, A. A. Protsman, field director of the western area of eight states, said today. Unremitting work should con tinue, he declared, until every state of the urea has raised its entire quota, Oregon has $266,000 of her $1045,- 000 quota raised, and her state lead ers, W. O. Sims, campaign director, and Dr, 0. C. Wright, state promo don director, report that Baptists of the state feel confident that they will raise the enire amount. A RELIC OK THE T j DAYS OF LONG AGO Mrs. Cynthia E. Smith, widow of the late Eli Smith, hands ul the fol lowing interesting item which was written nearly thirty-five yean ago on a board when the carpenter wui at work nuking some repair! to the Smith house, up near Manning, and was discovered when the house was being torn down. The item is in It self self-explanatory and is as io' lows: "This house, built 1684. This but tery built by Wm. Manning in Aug ust, 1886, for Eli Smith on his home stead claim. Smith and Manning both quit work August 7-8, to go to Forest Grove to attend Gen. Grant's funeral the 8. We both served In the war of the Rebellion under him. This is very dry and hot weather. Man ning fa living in the burnt woods on' his homestead claim, known as the "Mountain View Farm." Just now the railroad land here has gone back to the Gov't, and there is big excite ment here about land in this locality. This lumber was made at Lyda's and Son's saw mill on Gales Creek. Rough, 9.00 per M., dressed $18 and $20 per M. M. Manning." Forest Grove News-Times. ? 1 NO. I CANYON ROAD I KEARLYCC'jLETED Shorter Thoroughfare t Portland Will Sena Be in Shape far Travel Paving operations the Canyon road wen resumed this weak and this popular thoroughfare to Portland will soon be open for travel ss a paved highway. This road la much shorts than the present highway and for summer travel for pleasure cars will be at once popular. It will also relieve the congestion now so apparent on Ter williger Boulevard by diverting a large part of the travel at the Tual atin Highway away from the present route. ' 1 The new highway will be prepared for a spsel of 86 miles and made per fectly safe by improved construction of curves, according to Jacob Schmitt, who la employed oa the work. The curves will be made high er on the outside and the ordinary custom of making the center of the highway the highest will be avoided. A rock crusher la being But In and every preparation made to complete the' Work in record time, COUNTY AGENTS IQTEi ' liolstetn Breeders Plan Picnic The Washington County Bolataln Breeders Association at their meet ing held in Hlllsboro Mar let, decid ed to hold a picnic at the farm of one of their members during the month of June, and appointed a com mittee to arrange plana. The com mittee appointed, consisted of Wm. Hathorn, Thin, Carmlchael, and W. Martin. They are making arrange ments to hold the picnic at the farm of W. Martin, at Forest Grove, June 10th, and will Invite Henry MoCaU, President of the State Holataia As sociation, S. B. Rail, of Oresham, ,Btatiise.asi tews,.- sKs,W Corvnllls, . and . the - breeders easeelsi tions from Tillamook and Multnomah Coptics. ..... ' , Among the special features of their meeting, will be boys and girls stock judging oontast for which ties County Association will award prises. A judging contest will also be arranged for the Holstein breeders,"? The commutes expects to make this a whole day affair, and ' asks the breeders to bring well fitjad lunch baskets. Gaston Farmers Pisa Sralaage Farmers in the Wapato Lake Dis trict, met In Gaston Saturday even ing, May 8th, to discuss plans for better draining that area, tutd finally decided to have a preliminary survey made, to determine the bsaf method of removing the flood watare. A committee of three was ap pointed to take charge of the matter, of which T. E. Armstrong was mads chairman. R. R. Easter, of Billsboro, showed a number of Interesting slides of similar drainage districts' In Clark County, Washington, where larger areas of waste lands were mads pro ductive at a cost approximately $26 per acre, and a maintenance cost of leas than $3.00 per acre. " : Practically every land owner of the affected district was present at the meeting, and it seemed to be the unanimous opinion that drainage district should be formed.' The com mittee plans to take up at once ths survey of ths area, to determine the approximate cost of draining. Seed Corn Stare ) The number of requests for sesd corn" the past few week,, 'indicates that there is a shortage ' of home grown seed in this county. '"Inquiries sent to other counties, reveals that other parts of the Wllamatts Valley are in no better condition With re epect to acclimated seed. Even where corn matured last year, and quan tities were retained for seed, severe losses were sustsinsd, owing to the freeze hi December, and it Is now ap parent that ths shortags' Is quite general. A number of Washington county farmers have already made; purchas es of Eastern seed, and those who have been planning on aslng local grown seed, should make inquiries at once, or they may be unable to get an adequate supply of any kind. NEAL C. JAMISON, County Agent,