HEflBS volume vm. BEAVtXTONi OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY SO, 1820 NO. 81 KG MS am rani: IDOIIEROIRS COmCML CLUB HEARS ROAD REPORT POULTRYMEN WILL MEET HERE AUG. 4 ; held it ran Karaite is vmra ' IS L006E CONTEST Poaota Grange Heart Speakers on Divers Topics, Confers Degrees Banquet Served at Hmw of P. H. Excursion te Roekaway Calls Huh Prises Awarded te- Those Whe Helped ill Members rp Drive for S, B. A. and Good Meeting Held. Con siit toe Called oa County Jadgt and Were Cordially Received. Road Work Pledged. Gathering Will Be Addressed hf Un Prominent in Association Which Markets Eggs. Sholea was Model "Entertainment for Money Men. .. dreds from Pertland While Bea : verton Adda liberally. - , 1 ' - oft 21 and ffejoys Banquet t i Tba regular session of Washine ton County Pomona Orange wag held with Kinton Grange at Kinton on Wednesday, July 28. Vi ait mg Grangers from all over the county were present; also, a number from Multnomah and Clackamas bounties. A hearty welcome was giv en the visitors on their arrival. The regular routine business was transactea during the morning eee- aiun., At. the noon hour a sumptuous ban quet wbb served, proving the Grange ladies of Kinton to be generous pro viders and good cooks. . An excellent program for the af ternoon session had been prepared by vhe Lecturer, Mrs. -Clara Beck, of Oil ley. , A forceful talk on 'Co-operation was made by State Master, C. . tipence. The speaker made the state ment that "Co-operation is the key note of success for agriculture." M. S. Schrock, of the Oregon Dairy men's League, explained in full, the milk situation aB it exists in Portland today, he also urged loyal co-operation of the producer. jC. T. Collier, President of the State Grange Co-operative Exchange, talked along the line of buying and soiling. The three speakers held the close attention of their hearera. A class of twenty-one was given the degree of Pomona at the even ing session, after which the local Grange members rendered an enter taining program, All visitors went to their homes voting the members of Kinton Grange royal hosts. Local Grangers who were presetit were: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davis, Mr. and Mrs, J. W, Barnes, Mr. and MrB. F. G. Donaldson, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McKell, Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Denney, MeadameB Stipe, MeGowan, Emmons, Ayers, Hughes, Peck, Miss Mamie Ayrea, W. J. Henry, H. P. Downing, T. B. Denney and W. H. Boyd. The next regular Pomona meeting: will be held with Washington Grange, near North Plains. E. S. Farrell Buys Home Here. K. S. Farrell, of Portland, has re cently purchased a house and two ucre tracts from Frank Hocken in Lombard Addition, just south of Mr. Miller's new residence which ia now under construction. Mr. Farrell is a nephew of J.- D. Farrell, vice presi dent of the Union Pacific syBtem. Will Camp on Wahtum Lake John Gray, Robert Hocken, Jr., and James Hudson will leave next Wed nesday for Camp Chinidere, on (Wah tum Lake, where they will spend a week at tne Boy Scout Camp. BIF YEAS' WEEK TO BE HELD AUGUST 9 TO 14 The Pacific Northwest Merchants' Convention will convene in Portland August 9th to 14th, and promises to be tiie best attended in the history of the organization. Invitations sent out some time ago have brought over two thousand acceptances, and what .is more pleaaing to the officers of thu organization, delegates are com ing from greater distances than ever be 10 re. Alaska will be well repre sented, and merchants are coming from as fur east as Wyoming, Minne sota, Colorado and other states east of the Rocky Mountains. In connection with the convention, the Eighth Annual Buyers' Week, inaugurated by the manufacturers and jobbers of Portland will be held. This annual gathering is becoming a stupendous affair, ThiB year the committee has arranged a very elab orate aeries of entertainments, in cluding a "high jinks" for the men, theatre parties for the ladies, lunch eons, excursions to various sections of the 'city, sightseeing trips of in terest about Portland the entertain ment programme concluding with an elaborate banquet in honor of the . visitors. The committee in charge of the week's activities have advised pros pective merchant visitors that if they i should buy goods from any member ; of the organization while in Portland ; amounting to $500.00, that their rail , road fare and Pullman charges to and from their home city would be re- funded. ThiB magnificent offer is ex pected greatly to increase the attend ance of merchants from the middle ; western and Pacific Coast States, ' and Alaska. n ; ; UNION HIGH SCHOOL TO BE VOTED UPON . ' Notice has been issued by County Superintendent N. A. Frost of a special election u voie on tne qu- tion of unitinsr 14 Washington Coun ty districts to form a Union High school at Forest Grove. The district are: No. 90, Wilson; No. 110, Glenwood; No. 88, Gales Peak: No. 2, Cornelius: No. 19. Dillev; No. 58, Fern Hill; No. 6, Purdin; No. 27, Watts; No. 80, Gales Creek; No. 65, Fir Creek; No. 69, Lyda; No. 99, Thatcher; no. s, niiisiue; ho. lb, Forest Grove. The Bankers of Washington Coun ty were entertained at the home of V. H. Sholes, cashier of the Corne lius State tBank, Tuesday evening in M manner that leaves tittle for future entertainments to do " save copy what has been done. Cashier Doy Gray, of the Bank of Beaverton, who was one of those in attendance,, peakB very highly of the manner in which this banquet was served. There were more than 20 bankers present and the spacious dining room of the Sholes home was tastefully decorated and a banquet that would do honor to any caterer was spread before them. The meeting did more tlian merely enjoy the banquet, for the proposed interest limitation was discussed from every angle and the bankers came to the conclusion that they would be least hurt of any class of people if the amendment ahould car ry. But they are not wishing any success for the measure. They con sider it the moat vicious of all the experiments in legislation that have been tried in uregon. RAILROADS TO ENCOURAGE HEAVIER LOADING OF CARS To aid in the heavier car loadins campaign which Is being waged all over the Pacific Coast by such organ izations as the Good Railway Service Association of California, Agent C. E. Deakins of the Southern Pacific Company, announces that his com pany has decided to offer cash prizes to all its agents in a car-loading con test that will start August 1st and continue for three months. First of $60.00 and a Becond of $25.00 will be awarded to stations on the 6. P. System which show the heaviest load ing in each ol 17 different commod ities. An additional prize goes to the agent who makes the greatest improvement over his record for the corresponding period of 1918. Five credits will be allowed each station for each ton per car increase over the system average for correspond ing neriod of 1918 and two credits for each per cent of increaHe load to capacity and lesser increases in pro portion. Award will be made to aeent at Btation earning the highest number of creditB for each :om-1 modify considered. 91-2 IONS CHERRIES SETS LOCAL RECORD Yield of Better Than $1000 Per Acre on Two-Acre Tract Challenges Other Localities. A record that ecliDses anything previously reported in this county and which challenges the beet yields of the older cherry markets is report ed by Karl r'earcy, who haB just com pleted marketing 9 tone of cher ries, mostly Lamberts, from two acres of cherry trees on the Forbis place at Dilley. Mr. fearcy maruetea nis cnernes throuirh the Oreiron Growers' Co-op erative Association which sold them to Forest Grove cannery at Id cents and Mr. Pearcy brought all the cher ries direct to the cannery in his lit tle Ford runabout. One day he brought over $500 worth to market and one load -netted $100. Not only did the grower do welli but the pickers also made a harvest. Some of the girls who helped pick Mr. Pearcy 'b cherries made as much as $7.50 per day and the average earnings of pickers was from $4.50 to $5.00 per day. Two cents per pound straight yas paid for picking. Mr. Pearcy, who is county fruit in spector, and is also busily engaged in getting the prune packing plant Under way at Forest Grove, is highly elated over the prospectB for prunes in that vicinity. He states that the association expects to run more than four million 'pounds of prunes through the local plant and that these prunes wll net the 'grower 13 cents or better, an item of some $520,000.00 to the Washington County prune growers. WILL OPEN REAL ESTATE OFFICE HERE On Monday. August 2, E. E. Swen- son will open up a Real Estate office in the old Bank Building two doors east of the Post Office, Beaverton, Oregon. ' Mr. Swenson alreadv has several acre tracts and city property listed and many more in sight. It will pay anyone who contemplates selling or buying property to call and find out what the live wire realtor has to of fer. Watch his Ad in this paper next week, it will be of great interest to anyone who is raising either fruit, vegetables, grain, or any kind of farm products. Above all things go and see him. It will do you good. 'We can assure you courteous treatment. Beaverton was practically desert- ed last Saturday when toe railway eiflnloveaa' excursion to Roekaway had passed through. The first train through did, not stop in Beaverton, for it was crowded to the doors with railway men and their felines from Portland, but at 9:00 o'clock another section, also well crowded stopped at Beaverton and the excursionists f rom here piled on. It was so crowd ed that many had to stand all the way to the Beach. But there was a band aboard and when it took up a popular air the crowd joined in and sang itself hoarse. The best of feeling prevailed in spite of discomforts and when Roekaway was reached all enjoyed bathing, while those who were so inclined danced in the pavillion. Basket din ners were spread and all enjoyed lunch and hurried away again to swim or dance as preference direct ed, or perhaps merely to stroll on the beach. Then Bupper and bonfireB on the beach and late in the evening the second train pulled out for an all night ride through the Coast range for home, reaching Beaverton at 4:80 Sunday morning, where a tired and sleepy, but happy crowd piled off and sought their beds. Streets were deserted Sunday morning but by midaftemoon they began to come down town to tell what a fine time they had and they lave been telling it ever since. The memory of thiB excursion will last long, with Beaverton people and if there is one who missed this one you can be sure that he will be on the next one. CHANGES OLD BARN TO ; " FINE MODERN HOUSE ' Beaverton is witnessing a trans formation of the old barn on Watson street into a fine modern bungalow. Some months ago when W. A. Smith purchased W. E. Pegg's barn and the lots on which it stood, many wondered what he wanted with the old barn; otherB aaked - where he expected to move it to. And when Smith told them he was going to work it over into a modern home, some people laughed quietly when he wasn't look ing. But that was before any of them had seen W. A. Smith at work on an old building. It has been accomplished slowly, as Mrifjmith haB devoted to the work only his spare hours. But the trans formation iB taking shape and even the most skeptical can now see that it 1b certainly going to be a fine bouse. There will be eight rooms in all and it will be strictly modern. Through out the house bult-in conveniences are everywhere in evidence. In the living room are fine built-in book cases and in the dining room a built in buffet is opposite a built-in china closet. Outside- the house his plans are fully as pretentions. Shrubbery and lawn will forn a pleasing contrast to the colors of the house. Roses and flower bedB add to its beauty and at the Bide of the house is a roofed per gola reaching over the driveway. SHERIFF TIL. TAYLOR SLAIN BY JAIL BREAKERS Sheriff Til. Taylor, of Umatilla County, was slain when six criminals escaped from jail at Pendleton on Monday of this week. He was shot by an Indian by the name of Hart when the sheriff entered his office to find the jail Jareakers rummaging his deaks for arms and ammunition which they had secured. The offi cer died soon after the shooting and the criminalB made good their escape. Since that time posses have been scouring the country for the bandits but up to Thursday morning they have not been captured. Sheriff Taylor was one of the best known and most popular Sheriffs in Oregon and had a splendid record as an official, having served his county in the capacity of sheriff for nearly twenty years. He was a man -of high character, greatry esteemed by all who knew him, and the manner in which he met his death has stirred th3 whole State to action. At the home of the groom's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Behrmsn, Sr., at Cornelius, on Wednesday of thie' week, occurred the marriage of their son, William Behrman, and Hiss Zella Kunce. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Karpenstein, only relatives of the couple being present The bride's home Is at Woodlawn, Cal ifornia, and the marriage is the cul mination of a long courtship, the young peoiple havng been acquainted for a number of years past. The groom is actively engaged in farming and stock raising, is the owner of the HayneB farm just east of the Ma sonic Home at HayneB Station, and one of our best citizens. He has some of the very finest Jersey cattle in Oregon and is building up one of the finest stock farms in the state. The happy couple will take up their resi dence on the farm after a brief hon eymoon trip to Portland, expecting later on to make a trip to California. A hbst of friends will join In congrat ulations and .best wishes. t Beaverton Council, Security Bene fit Association held Its regular meet ing Tuesday Kight and awarded pris es to those who aided in the recent membership drive, Mrs. R. D, Young and Mrs. 0. V. Hill tied for first place, having each secured five new members under the conditions. Mrs. Young received the set f iced-tea spoons and a five dollar bill. Mrs. Hill was given a vase and a lavalier. Mr. Dean won the blue-bird water set. George Coughlin won the cut glass pickle dish and 60 cents and Mrs. John Davis was awarded a cut glass pickle dish. The meeting was a rather enthusi astic one and Beaverton Council prom ises soon to be on the way for its fall membership drive. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR r SECURED FOR P. U. Mr. Leon H. Strong has just been secured as athletic director and in structor in. biology. ThiB 1b the com bination of work which proved so sat isfactory under Mr. Handlin. Mr. Strong is a graduate of the University of Arizona, with both the arts and Bcience degrees. He was ah assist ant at Arizona, has taught one year at Corvallis and four years in Port land. In athletics he- made an excep tional record on varsity teams, and has coached moat successfully at the Jamee John Hiyh School in Portland. In two seasons the football team was brought, under his coaching, from next to the bottom in the interscho lastic league to second place. He was to have had charge of the athletics at the Franklin High School next year, and the Franklin people ex press great regret at losing him. In football he emphasizes the forward pasB and the open game. Mr. Strong comes highly recommended by such men as Dr. Torrey, of Heed College; Prin. Fletcher, of the James John High School; Prin. Ball, of the Frank lin High School; Prof. Brown of Arizona, and Prof. Sykes, of O. A. C. The May number of "School Life" contains an article on "A New Method of Debate in High Schools," intro duced in Coob County by Harold S. Tuttle, who is to teach Education in Pacific University next year. Prof. Tuttle was in Forest Grove Wednes day, on his way from California to Bellingham, Wash. Miss Anah Steele, honor graduate ef Nehalem High Schol, chose Pa cific University on her scholarship. Miss Mabel Johnson, scholarship student from Astoria, plans to come here to study. Miss Hazel Lloyd Jones, who was Freshman here lat year, is working for the Motor Securities Co., Denver. She expects to return -to college in the fall. Visited Lodge at Hlllsboro Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Hill, George Coughlin, Mrs. R. D. Young, Miss Oma Emmons, Mies Katherine Desin ger, A. E, Erickson and Mra. Mary J, Baldwin were among the members of Beaverton Council who attended the Security Benefit Association meeting in Hillsboro Wednesday night, where initiaton took place and the degrees were conferred by Eureka Council, of Portland, Refreshments were served and a delightful time is reported b all, No Services at Beaverton Churches During the absence of the Rev, Wiley at the .Summer Bible School at Gladstone, there will be no regu lar service at the Congregational church. The Sunday School and C. E. will meet as usual. The regular Sunday morning serv ice will be hold at M. E. Church on Aug 1st and 8th, On these dates no evening set vice will be held on account of the absence of the pastor, who will be in attendance at the Ore gon State Holiness Association which will be held at hant b-ira and &ast Manon St., Portland, Oregon, July 2tfth to August 8th, 1920. All Bea verton people are cordially invited to attend. - . 1 1 Dance Was Pleasant Occasion ' The dance given by the Security Benefit Association laet Thursday evening was one of the pleasant so cial events of the summer. The crowd was one of he largest seen at a dance in Beaverton for some time and the old-time dances which were features of the evening, .were very popular and were enjoyed by all. The dance was a success xrom every an gle. ; Former P. V. Student Visits Mr. and Mrs. Bert Collier, of San Francisco, Cat., were guests of For est Grove friends over Daturday and Sunday. Mr. Collier is a son of Prof. Collier, who was, for a number of years, a. teacher in Pacific University. He had not visited Forest Grove since 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Collier were on their way to Maine and were driving through from San Francisco. He met many of the older citizens whom he knew Quite well back in the sev enties, many of them boys with whom he spent his early youth. He noted many fine improvements and 3njoyed the brief Stay very much. Roads around Beaverton wjUl be improved, to the full extent of the money voted for that purpose by the various districts, before fall rains come, is the report brought back by the commercial club committee which called on the County Judge last week and reported at the meeting Tuesday night. Chairman E, E. Swenson re ported, that the committee had gone over the roads and after meeting had tailed on the County Judge and had been assured that the roud to Pro gress would oe completed this season; that nothing could be done on the Sorrento Road as the funds voted for that road had been practically exhausted; that the road west of Beaverton (the old HilLsboro road) would be improved to the extent of the 1000 voted; that the roud to the north of the starch factory would re ceive attention; and that work was greatly handicapped by the inability to get men and the fuct chat there were no suitable places for them to board near the rock crusher. The re port of the committee was accepted and the committee continued with in structions to bring in a definite re commendation for road program. W. P.McGee was namud a commit tee of one to arrange fot a boarding place for laborers at the quarry. The committee will report to the regular meeting of the ciuu to be held in the high school auditorium Wed nesday evening, August 4. A proposition from C. S. Whitmore, of the poultry association, to hold a poultrymen's meeting in conjunction with the meeting of the club, August 4, was accepted. HOSPITAL PLANS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED Officers of the recently formed as sociation which has for its purpose the building of a hospital at Corne lius for Washington County patients, met at Cornelius Wednesday night and selected a list of names from which the temporary Board of Di rectors to raiBe funds for the hospi tal will be secured. All who consent to serve will most at CorneliuB Mon day night, August 2, to devise means of raising approximately $100,000 for the purpose of building the hospital and arranging other details necessa ry to the formation of the permanent body. Those present were, F. H. SholeH, chairman; C. E. Wells, vice chairman; R. H. Jonas, secretary; and A. S. Sholes, treasurer. FIRST KILN OF BRICK Half Million Brick Sold for Masonic and Eastern Star Hornet Qual ity Very Best Victor Randies, formerly of this city, is now engaged in the brick and tile business at Forest Grove. The News-Times thii week says of his industry there: Thu Forest Grove Clay Products Company the past week turned out the first kiln of brick since the com pany began operations here a couple of months ago. The new factory Is now busily en gaged turning out the best quality of brick ever seen in Oregon. Munager Victor Randies is highly pleaaed with the first kiln and thinks there is no douot of the excellence of the product that the Forest Grove Clay Products Company will be able to produce. The company has already secured I he contract for supplying the Ma sonic and Eastern Star Home con tractors with brick. This con true t alone calls for a half million brick, one hundred and eighty thousand of which are to be face brick and the balance common red brick. The compny's plant is located ust west of the City Power and Light Plant. It is operated entirely by electricity furnished by the City of Forest Grove, and is modern and up-to-date in every respect. It is sup plemented by the largest pug mill in Oregon. It Is a machine for thor oughly mixing the clay after it Is ground and prevents lumps in the brick. Mr. Randies, who has had many years experience in the manufacture of brick and tile hub had thorough tests made of the clay her and tae practical burning of the brick is proving all that he has claimed for the product. . A large force of men Is kent busy at the factory six days in the week. The capacity of the plant is about 26,000 per day, and a milium brick , were sold before the plant was start-1 ed. ' ' Tile, hollow builthnir blocks and brick will be the main products. The Clay Products Company is composed i ol victor Kandiee, Mrs. mnmcs, n, S. Lucas and Mrs. M. M. Bruce. C, 8, Whitmore, editor of Oregon's leading Poultry paper and organiser lor tliu poultry association, waa in UeaveiLoti Tuesday and arranged for a meeting ot the pouiuyniuu of this aeeUun, to be held at the high school auditorium next Wednesday evening, Ausuat 4, in conjunction with tnu iuuulmg of the Beaverton Commer cial Club. The meeting will be ad dressed by speakers whose opinion will be worth while to bvery poultry man. There will be talks on culling out the poor layefa and on feeding by C a, Urtnvstur, loriuoriy of Oregon Agricultural College, and A. S. Wei ant, ion ue i ly of the United States tJopuilmeni of Agriculture. U. L Upaoii, manager ot the Pacific Co operative Poultry Producers, wilt be luiro lo exyilTm what the association is doing to help poultry raisers to make more money with their hens. This is a moetuig that hat soiiiu thmg to iutorest not only xarmuri but busiuvtts men as wail, because whatever helps to produce more eggs makes more money on the farm and nelps to make more busiimas in town. Uiio egg, all by itself Is not a very valuable piece of property, riven the hen that lays the egg it not worth a very large sum compared with ollior luriti animals. However, when you add UP the value ot all the eggs produced in Ore gon in a your, you get into big fog ures. 'i'o be exact, the value of the egus produced in this atatu last year gun in a year, you gut into big lig was flH,hUi,U00, The combined value of poultry and eggs was V4,U00,0OO. PoulLry raising is one of the big industries of the Btate and It is ln cieutiing rapidly because we have ft ere natural conditions that make it easy to raise poultry at a reasonable cost and conditions that make it easy to getjuore eggs from euch hen than are being pioduced in other sections of thu cuuntry. Poultrymen of Oregon have decid ed thut their business is big enough io tiiat thuy ought to get together and sell eggs on the big Lastern mar kets and to work fur better methods and higher eg-g yields. With these objects in view they have organized tho Pacific Co-operative Poultry Pro ducers, an association that can ship the product of Oregon Poultry fhrms. to New York and secure the high prices that New Yorkers will pay for high claas eggs. ihe association Is also helping poultrymen to cull out their non producing hens and thereby cut their costs. It is helping them too in their fuvdlug problems and on other points thut help to make poultry raising pay. ' DKATH OF Utt. COLE'S SISTER Rev. Elvira Cobleigh, a pioneer cvungeliHt of the Northwest, and veteran of 76 years, vldow of the lute Kev, Nelson Farr Colleigh, and a aiHter of Ke. Dr. R M. Cole, of this county, died at Walla Walla, Wash., o,, Wednesday of lust voek, Ju.y 121st, and the funeral was held on Monday of this week at Walla Walla. Her husband was missionary superinten dent of Eastern Washington, North ern Idaho and it part of l-juittem Ore gon, and at his deuth she took up the work and carried it forward. She wan ordained to tho mrnistry, under going many hardHhips in the pioneer duys. Her niece, Minn Alice Cole, of Forent Grove, attended the funeral as did also Mrs. Win, proctor, of Cali fornia. She was a graduate of Mt Hoi yoke Homfnary, of Holyoke, Mass, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE The State Tuberculosis Association sent to Washington County, an ex perimont, a Public Health Nurse, who was to work for three months at the expense of the tttute Axsociaion. At the Budget Meeting, in Decem ber, 11)10, an Allowance of $1500.00 vm made by thu County for paying hor salary for one yenr from the 'time that tho State Tuberculosis As sociation had paid for her services. Thiit leuvutt the State Tuberculosa As Hociaion stll responsible for the ex pense actually incurred in doing hr work, ouUidt) of her salary, The work of the Public Health Nuthp is not alone the investigating of tuberculosis cases, of which there are a large numher in this County, but also tho work connected with Public Health Welfare. This work includes the investigation of families needing BiMKestions with regard to Child Welfare, nursing, and caring of expectant mothers. This work tho County Health Nurse has been doing, as fur aa human strength and ability vill go. It is ob vious that one nurse cannot do all this work, in detail, for the entire County. The expense incurred is well jusified by the results as ths doctors of the County could testify. This statement 1b made for the en lightment of some who consider that the cxpeiBe is not Justified by the results of the work required. L. W. HYDFJ, County Health Officer. Wheat harvest is now going on In this vicinity and the yield promises to be good. .