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About Beaverton times. (Beaverton, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1920)
i mm volume vm. BEAVERTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER la, UN. .HO. W OT Id DP Town Election Pimm Off QaMljr with Ne OppositkMiUdltfaul Tto IWn of Beaverton hat chows Otto Eriekun for Mayor to evened h on self. At the IWn Election Taee riay Mayor Erickson waa giTen a unammoui endorsement for the ex cellent record of progreei he hat' built up for Beaverton in the two years he haa served as Its chief ex ecutive. Recorder George Thyng waa also chosen to succeed himself and councilman who will assist them j atfe E. W. Woodruff and Bobert Fehlman for two years and August - xobsi and liuy B. Alextonder for one C year. Mayor Erickson promises the peo ple oi Beaverton another era of town improvement and says that with the -coming ox spring the hum or talus- try will again be heard along our streets. During his term of office Mayor Erickson has seen Beaverton streets transformed from imnaseable mud- "holes to paved street in the business -section and many rock streets m the residence parts of town. As soon as weather permits the paving of Sooth wroaaway will be extended to Lom bard Avenue, thus eliminating the 'dangerous crossing of the two tracks on Lombard Avenue and giving peo ple of that prosperous section an mtet t Beavertpo. hrer Trwes largely i.as Ui;.-Insr efforts of Mayor Erickson and his progress ive council that resulted in the paving- of the Highway through the town by the State Engineers. When $averton gets more men of the pro gress of Mayor Erickson at the head -of its affairs there will soon be a town of no mean proportions built up at this atragetic point. The Times believes that E. W. Woodruff, the only new member of the Council, will prove an excellent addition to that body. . ' JNEW DANCE HALL HAS 3000 . SQUARE FEET OF SPACE 0RE60N NOTES Kfwaan Brio Vtrinft Pats ef Tne Stale. N. G. Freeman's new dance hall (which opened recently is giving a Vtanoe each Saturday night He has 3000 square feet of dancing Bpace and repolishes the floor each week. This Saturday a six-piece orchestra of Portland and Beaverton music TVill contain Arthur Kenton, a imar mbaphone artist, of the Eose City. . - New Pool Room linens A new pool room has been opened in ine imorse nan Dunning dv j. tr, Predricey. Peter Zehr and Geo. De- pus. Messrs. Depue and Fredricey are a. r. is hop employees and Mr. Zehr will manage the poolroom. 'They opened for business Saturday nd promise a place of clean amuse jnent with windows opea to -the street. TESTED COWS BEST The eight cow testing associations of Orcgrth tested 4636 cows in Octo errreports E. B. Fitts, U. S. and O. A. C. extension dairy field man in -charge." Those cows produced more than 25 per cent better than the av eratre cow of Oregon. The average vyield of the association cows was 467 pounds of milk and 25.07 pounds of .fat. CALIFORNIANS KNOW IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Orange and lemon growers in southern California are not only) -quite prosperous tms year, but have been in fine financial condition for - veral years, according to C. I. iRewis, of ths Oregon Growers. Mr. Lewis visited the big growers asso ciations in California recently for the express purpose of taking note of how these big growers' exchanges handle the lemon and orange crop. The southern California growers Are not afraid to spend money in ad--vertssing, Mr. Lewis found. The Cal ifornia Fruit , Growers Exchange, with headquarters at Los Angeles, is , spending for the citrus growers alone tms year, me sum ox ttw,wv, with a budget of $750,000 for next year. This is just for national advertising, xne cost on oranges running ai ets a box and on lemons six cents a box. It was found that while during the past few years all costs were advanc ing, through organization the' south ern California orange and lemon growers had actually reduced the selling costs, until it was only 6 cents a box, with the actual packing costs reaucea to 47 cents a oox. The America National, fourth of Klamath FaaV tanks, opened tor anst- neat last week. For canty road and bridge purposes Lane county haa expended during the year I1MJ4I.07. Exports moving from Portland to foreign porta daring October were ve ned at M,4fi.M2. ; Division tat highway engineers from all sections of Oregon held a two- days nnafsroauo la Balem. During a roandnp by the polios ta Balem II drunks and alleged bootleg gers were taken Into oustody. " Twetre houses are Quarantined ta La Grande tor scarlet fever, IS for smallpox and T tor diphtheria. The people of Springfield are plan ning to hold a community Christmas tree on a prominent business street At the municipal election In Bend last week the mi bud let of I70.IW.I0 was adopted by a vote of 288 to IS. The mills of the Eugene Exoelaior company In, Eugene will resume op eration after having been Idle for a number of weeka. The Pendleton water department at Present is laying nearly naif a mile of new mains on streets where paving Is to be done shortly. The Yamhill Mutual Telephone com pany has filed application with the Oregon public service commission for an Increase In rates. There were two murders, four sui cides and six deaths from accidental In Portland and Multnomah nounty during November. First Lieutenant Amos O. Waller. medical corps, 5th Oregon Infantry, has been advanced to the rank of cap tain In the national guard. -1 Earl Pearcy of Forest Grove hat been electee president of the Oregon State Horticultural society to suc ceed J. O. Holt of Eugene, A tide of 10 feej; 7 inches last week I flooded a large portion of the southern I part of Marshfield and put several in dustries out of commission. The Klamath lagging Company, re cently organized with a capitalization of $250,000. will build a saw' mill in Klamath FallB next spring. Damage estimated at 1210,000 was wrought ty a fire which started la the basement warehouse of the General Cigar company In Portland. Reports of the Eugene banks show that the deposits of the three Institu tions increased more than a million d asters during the past year. .Next year's convention of the Oregon-State Hotel asodatlon will be held at Astoria, it was decided at the recent session had at The Dalles. The Balem Floral society has chang ed Its name to the City Improvement league and has announced a program of city beautiflcation and betterment Lake county has 549 farms, a de crease of 168 from the number in 1910. However the number of acres of im proved land shows a large Increase. All street work In Klamath Falls has stopped for the winter. During the summer- and fait approximately 1185,000 w&b spent by the city on pav ing. Naval radio men engaged in testing receiving apparatus at Tongue Point, near Astoria, last week picked up a radio call from Nauen, in northern I Germany. nasaw' t Coraebue Lat July 8km Up ta Cteatt Cm this Wssk, esks Gf fm t:sn KEU IEllEBTC ITES iicnon Because tits nntnasohUo whuh kh oaugater waa arrftng was eft by Portland-Forest Grove Stan s teatimonrhowd the the stage was running ax an excessive rate of speed and was on the wrong side of -ne wgnway, a jury m circuit Court Monday nveW.F.Hetnricn uvontict for $826 when ha asked for $402. The jury was as follows: C. Wl Bloom, 8. Hunsiker, J. B. Buck, J. W. ifulloy, H. G. Vincent, Fred EUifsen, L. P. Jackson, J. B. Dowstnc. John Nvfaerr. C. Basm. j. Chrmtenaea, Jasnen Churchill. Testimony of I1 era Hartranaf, at whose sraran reoairs fmn nude. ! showed that ox tensive renlacemants were made and that owner did not have the use of the car until Sentam- her. Plaintiffs demand included cost of repairs and behw denrived of the use of the car in his business, his complaint aliened that he was ohllor- ed to secure another machine while ms own was in the shop. The case was given to the jury Tuesdav noon. The accident occurred in Cornelius July 5. Eugene Smith, of Portland, owner of the bus, was made defendant SAYS WIFE WAS WORTH $20,000; WILL HE GET IT? There is ant to be a sensation In Circuit Court next week when ev suit comes up for trial, entitled: James McNuflty vs. Otto Hartrampf, in which plaintiff seeks damages of $20,000 for alleged alienation of his wife's affections, The case oromiaes to be hotly contested, the answer filed by counsel for defendant de claring that if the wife's affections were alienated this was because of acts of plaintiff and not by defen dant, and that at the time of the al leged alienation the wife had neither regard nor affection to be alienated because the tame had been lost by the husband throusrh tailored con duct which, accoidin? to the mnlv.l wiraw ue set ioixn in writing. The reply also charges that this alleged misconduct included a proposal to blackmail the defendant. Judge Morrow, of Portland, wiill preside at tin; druu. WhU, Mr. ud lln. Praak Ftrgu on, of ShungMk, Alukt, former BmvAIab merchants, mm viiitta in BMTerton reently thav told lira B. A. Rohso that they oould endunl' ooia and tna aaaoclatloa with tna nitirea jaat to long u tk7 m well tupplied with no of their fanner friend, and thai the Beanrftn llmna, which Tulki them nnlnrly, wu m el their beet aour.ee of in formation about their former friends. Each mail when it reaches their home in the from North, it la ea. erljr read by each member of the family and ia than pa end atone to the na tires who read it and comment on the doinge of Beaverton. Already many ef these simple children of the far North have an extaniva . I quaintanee in Beaverton thrauith the remansceneeB 01 tea Femuona. Nr. and 41 i. Pergued aapecially request their friende to keep the Beavarton Times wan fillod with news oi this locality as each copy is to them a letter from home. Mr. and Mrs. Ferinieon left for tneir home a week ago Friday and will sail from Seattle next Tuesday. They are purchasing goods for their store. These goods will be shipped to them next spring. Grave Man do Active Wert and Land t CeaveaHea Reesiag Meat lag ta be Haht SCHOOL NOTES tteu f Uteres Oathatad bf Oar Batcial Csirssfiaiini, WOULD AMEND LAW :r GOVERNING DEALERS It's time to amend some itwtirwM of tite automobile laws of Oregon, think M. P. Cady and E. L. Peikins, who attended a meetinir of autamn. bile dealers in Portland Saturday called to consider . chancres in the motor tax law which will be laid be fore the coming session of the legist lature. The dealers .believe that many important chaniree should he made, notlalbly in assessments. Un der pe present law they claim there is double taxation, for cars m stock are assessed by assessors on March 1 and if one of these cars is sold the axy following the . onrchflser must pay the Btate lax included in the licence fee. They also feel that the rule regarding the use of dealer license tags is unnecessarily severe and point out that a deader mav have a uttr wnicn ne uses -ior demonstra tion purposes ae well as private and business use, and if required to change the tag for the different uses great confusion will be caused in identifying anv narticular car. to v nothing of the work and trouble incident-to a strict compliance with the law. LAST Of LOMBARD AD- , DITION TRACTS SOLD William Entrleko nranftlv nnr. chased the last of the Frank .H. flocken houses in Lombard addition, the one oennried until rivwntlv hv IMr. and Mrs. Hocken and the latter have moved to their new home now nearly completed in the same ad dition. This makes nine families which have been brought to Beaver ton by the enterprise of Mr. and Mrs. Hocken in oneninir un thi tr nW aa all of these families own their own nomes wnich are new and at tractive houses on ample tracts of isno, u represents a dMtinot gain to the town without a corresponding loss. Mr. En&rleke comes frnm PnH-1tnH and will continue his business inter ests there while residing here and Diking advantage of the o'plnr transportation service. It is such enterprise as that dis played by Mr. and Mrs. Hocken that builds up our surburban communities and they are to be contrratulit, nn possessing the vision to see the pos svbilities of this plan and the ability to carry it out. ; j WHAT ABOUT SHANTUNG? Chinese Lecturer Discuses Question at Chautauqua Festival. Woon Young Chun, a keen-minded son of the New China, with an educa tion completed at three of our great American Universities, comes to the unautauqua Festival on the second Bigtu wlta a lecture on the perplez- GROVE BUDGET PASSED Time Tight There, Too That the City of Forest Grove is up against the real thing when it comes to finances is becoming more evident every day, and that strict economy and curtailment of every expenditure in order to meet current expenses will be necessary, is fully realised by the members of the City jouncn. " At an adjourned meeting held at tfic Council Chambers Wednesday af taoon the finances of the city were given careful consideration. Mayor hoi r man stated that the limitation Mf indebtedness of the city under the Hold charter, which is $150,000, was Kveached some time ago and is at the present time up to the very limit, tatid possibly something over $2,000 ubove the limit prescribed by that document, anc ne asked .the council to take some step toward nrovidins' Kor current eKpenuiiures. . Outside of taxation, the dty has ut two sources of revenue of an yeat importance and they are water dnd light, and if the new charter; ' ails to carry at the election which is (Continoed on tngfc ,) At the annual session of the City Council held at the Council rooms last Friday night there were no pro tests entered against the proposed financial budget which had been made out by the council. In fact there were no citizens present to discuss the merits or demerits of the bud tret. , sua ute unanciai irranirement as proposed in the budget waa adopted as published. The ordinance committe presented an ordinance governing the par icing mi auMwiuiMie in cne city, outside the duster light district, which waa passed and will be found in full on an- oumr page this week. The ordinance provides heaVy penalties for anv ner- son that shall leave standing upon the streets any motor car, any auto truck, or any other vehicle of any kind or descrintion durintr tha nitrht-. uiuu uebween one nour alter sunset and one hour before sunrise,' without having placed thereon and attached thereto a light dianlayed on tha mar ena ox tne vehicle in a conspicuous place. This ordinance applies to all puna ui uie city outside oi the clus ter light district, and it will be noted DATES ARE FIXED FOR COUNTY POULTRY MEETINGS The next series. of poultry meetings to be held by the Farm Bureau Com munities will be on the 28th and 2tth of December and according to the following schedule: Hillside Community at the farm of C. C. Clsfpshaw: 9:00 A. M. Decem ber 28th. At 1:11. P. M f ft.. day the Schefflin Community will meet at the farm of M. King at Roy. I wu wie &vm at iivj r. m, at the farm of L. J. Andrewa. nnii PUai. wood. The n;eetintf Lot the mor -'r e of Decem!r 2th Is yet to be ar-arranged. H, L. Cosbv. Poultrv FVtnuI, Specialist will conduct the demon- oiruuun worK, as a result of arrange ments recently made by the Farm Bureau with the Extension Service. R. C. Otrlesby is countv Pmivt ui rouitry worK. ine ioiiowing are a few free bul letins at the Farm ,,Eiih!au Of ice, Hillsboro: Important Poultry Dis eases; Mites and Lice on Poultry: Care of Mature Fowls; Spraying Ap ples and Pears: Self Boiled Lime Sulphur: Commerrifll T.ima.a..tnt,.... Milk Fever and its Simple Remedy! luberculosis in Livutfinir. u Make and Use Concrete; Apple and Pear Scab; The Loganberry; Rasn. berry Culture; Aparagus; Beekeen- o a wig vacfjvu i" BriBer, The Orecoa 8tats Hortlcaltural Society has just closed one of the most SDODBasrui maefeoin of fta uk eer of 35 years. This society was orjonisei in 1885 and there an still three of the origi nal members alive and active mem bers of the society. It was organ ied for the mrDoee ef dtaMminat. ing tafoitoatioe regardina fruit reis tns: in Oreaon and fighting pesU e. toas oany aaio Degut to appear as a menace, to the industry. There are now over SOD members of the society all interested in fruit growing, some as a nobby others as a commercial proposition. This society is purely educational in its endeavors and every fruit rais ing section is alwavs alnd to have a sesson of this body in its midst. Owing to the good work of a num ber of Forest Grovo fruit growers who attended this meotinir. chief among whom wero C. D. Minton, Earl rearcy, H. C. Atwell and others, the next annual meeting will be held at Forest Grove. Mr. Earl Pearcv wa. Alm-taii nm.. ident and C. D. Minton was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer, havirnr urvarf in this capacity for tho past eight years. Every grower surrounding Forest urove snouid Decome a member and upon payment of f 1 annual dues the proceedings of the annual meotinjr iu m inaueu. r.'r. minton can bo lounu at us orrice at the Browns ville Cannery, where memberships may be given. t A rousing meeting will be held next year and as this is the first time For est Grove hss been honored ly a meeting of this hniortant body of iiuriiumturisu every glover as well as business man will wsnt to be represented. Second six weeks of arhool andad last rrtday, with examinations. We have two old students that have returned durlna the last ! wee. Juatuta Newman from Co burg, Washington, and Evelyn Lat een from Jefferson High School, rortland. The Biological Labnatory la being fitted out with new equipment which is now arriving. Over two hundred and fifty vol umes of books are being ordered for the school librae-. Librarv nave osen received mm Mrs. Clem. ent and from John Williams to whom the school wishes to attend snen- tnanas. several teachers journeyed to roctiana last aaturaay and heard Or, P. P. Clinton speak. P. M. Nash was annotated chair man of a County Commission that arranges ior tracx and field meets next spring. una to w wktjl m Net Pram, e (Ml sad ally Jeyees) Aft.rn.sn seat eaiag lawards sWfert- ROAD B0O8THR8 MEET AT CEDAR MILLS SATURDAY OREGON PRUNES TO BE ADVERTISED IN NEW YORK ing problem, of the Orient, particular ly as uey rcter to tha Japanese an- oroaensseat. Tela kruiiant nuns spent tne seat summer ta his aasse country hesdtng a star vsutfvDfltesaity solenttfle esvedltlaa. WW save i Ha i ansk of tatareet ta (all i la Sbaatung at Iks BasAyintTOl' CMAUTAUOUA OSCUUBS 1-U .' by the reading of the ordinance that it include, all kinds of vehicles as well as motor-driven cans, so your hicle'bf like kind vitl come under the ban, and it might be well to remove the same irom the street or mat light upon it The bonding ordinance covering the paving hnnrovement an Vint. Avenue north from the west line of " ocreec to tne west line of B Street and "B" Street from the north line of ..First Avenue to Out iu4h line of Pacific Avenue, was passed uh is puoiienea eieewnero. The water and light committee dis cussed the extension of the city lighting system to parties desiring .- Ulan- III in BIZM KM I. determined that eiteawions would be made provided the fkrmera bnv antl set the poles, ths city to furnish the wire and do the wiring. The exten- iim ww psovwTO :or coma the dia tanes to Watta and arflt - a .w. edjasast territory. MewvTiasee. GASOLINE USERS HAVE PAID 73,280 IN TAXES A dispatch from Salem says that -"Bu.i aubumouue, trucic and tract 2 2X02 "onsumed a total of 89.670.746.S iralloiia or ..u -.3 viwi. gauons or distillate since the motor fuel tax law became ef- ?,'" Pebruary. 11, contribut- m taxes to the state's road funds in that neriml a i; to e suminary prepared by SecreUry of State Kocer. ine peak load of gasoline sales "V" ,reriea August, both In 191 in udi, wirn a inn i a. . lie nr.o a .iu.. u r r t 111 August, 191V, &,269,88S gallons in AugueL 1920, Jl Mf H Ther ia on AvhiKitinn .4. .Lt- - ftce an egg that measures 8!4 inches long, 6 inches around the smaller way and 7 frta 'cr y- weigns s ounces. The egg was brought in hv P... v Sen hat (n and comes from his flock wmcn consists oi wnita leghorns and wrvwn Hgnorns. who can beat it WEIGHT OP LOADS LIMITRII It is ordered. mAinAaaA J A i , that under Sec, 3 Chapter 277, of the o the County Court has way maoe an order limiting the weight of loads aa follnn i. .... and upon any of the improved public .w. nignway, within the COUntV. betWIMIIl hm lRh -A auu m xnn oay of April, each year. 1 On vehicles having tires of less -"" o incnee m wiatn pounds. On vehicles having tires 8 inches, or more, in width soon iwmmt. And it is further ordAMwl and declared that no person will be permitbsd to pile eordwood, lumber, or other material, or to construct i ,or a-tre along the County roads, so as to interfava with t I """-i M luuwmiog sucn ma. Dtt thi. XT th day of November, uao. . J. w. GOODIN. County Judge Three million Now vrl,-. have the opportunity of becoming ac quainted with "Mistlsnd" brand of Oregon prunes through an advertising campaign ia that city which began iNovember le, ny the Oregon Grow ers' Co-operative Association, In all the elevated as well as sub way stations in New York City through which 8,000,009 pass dally, there will be placed signs, 80x00 inches, advertising "Mlstland" brand and the fact that Oregon is the home of these famous and palatable prunes. ine advertising campaign, which will also include newspapers, will ex tend over a period of two years with changes in the posters every six weeks. By the time the New Yorker is impressed with one ideaaM regard to "Mlstland" prunes there will be another poster giving him Borne addl. tional information. The first will be a striking poster in white and black, calling attention to tho "Mistland" prune. This will be followed by artistic posters in at. tractive colors, drawn by the best of artists. These colored posters will show the Oregon prunes with, a back ground of Oregon' scenery. Through the general advertising campaign to be carried in New York Uty by the Oregon Groweu, the Ore. gon prune will not only be well sdverf iiwju, out attention win be called to Oregon, thus advertising the state in addition to "Mlstland" products. It is felt that New Yorkers, many w wijDn nave not uaxen any special interest in the west or the Oregon prunes, will sit up and lake notice when the "Mistlsnii" advertisements appear. This will be ths first time that Oregon prunes have ever been advertised In the elevated and sub way stations of tho largest city In the country. i , About 160 enthusiastic road hnnafc. ers from all points along the line of me proposed inland Loop Highway from Portland to Astoria, athararl toi-ether at the Grange Hall in Cedar Mill, Saturday evoning, December 4, and held the most enthusiastic road meeting that has been held anvwhara along the line. ' - , Speekeis wele present from Port land, Banks, North Plains and other pomu along ine line or the proposed rci i and told of the progress mads ana plans ior luture operations. The United Road Clubs now have a mem. berjhip of over 2600 and the pros poets ere thst this membership wilt soon be doubled. After the road mooting a banquet was served by the ladies of Cedar Mills. Considerable . Interest is being aroused here by the report of the pre liriinary survey of the North PlainB Portland cut off, This route would begin at the Whi. Kerron farm near New Bethany on the North Tlalns Portland road and would connect with the Skyline road where thut road reaches the summit of the Portland Mountain. The promoters of this road claim that the new route will be at least m miles shorter than ony other route yet proposed and that the (trade will not exceed 5 anywhere along HUBER CLUB GIVES SUCCESSFUL DANCE About 100 counles attended tha haril iime unm'e given ny the Huber Com mercial Club last Satunlav niirht and it was a success in every wuy. Many reaj hsrd time costumes wuro in evidence. The prise for the best Indy sgaln captured by Mrs. W. J. Alexander, who represented "hard times" in the very sense ot the word, Gont's prise was taken to Portland. Hone there will be another of Its kind in ths near future. Tuesdav eveninir tha filth card party mid dnnce for the morn bers and iheir families. The honors went to mm. c. Thompson and Mi uieison. niter cards lunch was served and sll Joined In having genuine good tire until the hour of miuniirnt. w in ill de,. arail thm. selves more t'..s pleased with a well spent evening. ; The chib expects to have soma an. tcrtainment for the members once month. It brings the community t sther and everyone gets acquainted, Beavartosi Grange held aa tassr ting, enjoyable and profitable key Sear last Saturdav at vahlak aeaw. article in their five splendid booths was sold, all su Dalles for their sal'. etoria luncheon won sxhaaeesd, and acop-wnai apniaaas runs law program which they resented ia tha program which they preeeated hs tha ovealag, Ths financial return, after sit ex pense, were paid, waa Xta wkiek will be applied to the eeet of the paving recently installed la limit of their ball. . The success of the baaaar was dm to the untiring efforts ot tha work committee of the Grants sad thy ex cellent cooperation which they so cured from the membership. Thta committee is composed of Mrs. B. D. McGowan. Mrs. F. O. nnaaldaan and Mrs. J. E. Davit. The csfetoris lunch which waa served from 6:00 o'clock until every, thing which had been preps red waa consumed and all additional avail. able supplies had been brought lit and served and still there were hun- 5ry people who would have bought the supply had lasted. The sup per was an excellent one and to much praise cannot be given the careful prenaration which tha Grange ladles applied to It, Throughout the afternoon tha booths were thronned with Indies who purchased readily ths many bar gains offered in the way of f.r y irork and prepared foods until, the booths were cleared. The program In the evening was greeted by large and appreciative audience, A dialog by Robert Wood and Milton Boring opened the even ing, a number of young grangers told In song of the terrors of the mumps, J. W. Bsrnos and Mrs. A. P. Christansen each gsve interesting end entertaining roadlngs, Misses Crete (Irsy sd Edna Hocken rendered a pleaeing piano di et, Mrs. E. J. Borlna sang Id her nleasina manner and rcspoded to an encore with an old lavorlte, Hiss Carol- Hchoena gave a piano solo, Mrs. Eugene Dowling pleased with a chalk talk on the experiences of a eity man and hit wife In the country home and Mr, and Mrs. Peck and Mrs. J. B. Davis told In song what may happen to a young - nun who iotas tha Grange. Wo shall look forward with pleas, ure to the next Grange basaar. ATTENDED CEREMONIAL IN PORTLAND LODGE Elmer fitrpe and A. M. Kennedy, local Masons, sttended the ceremon ial of the Gul Keaseer Grotto, No. 116, in Portland Wedneaday night. About 200 candidate, were Initial,! and a banquet was served. They report an excellent time. , Plsn Show for Countv Automotive dealers of the county iMaiiiiing iw an aucomomie show wnicn win prohabiy lie hold in Mills. ttoro the week between Christmas and New Years. Plans uru said to iif wen unavr way. 'UNCH, PEP AND PURPOSE HOLSTEIN BREEDERS HOLD ELECTION OF OFFICERS The Washington County Ilolsteln Breeders Association at its annual meeting at Ilillsboro,lJeceniber 2nd, elected Frank W. Council, preil dent; J. F. Peerenboom, vice-Drest- tieii., any it, j. auwnorter, eecre- nury-treasurer. Plans have been tnada 9nr rout ings Of the association IhMin.hnn. n,; .... .t. t:;l -o---- " j i m no, wing January a, at the Farm Bureau offlca at trill.. boro. 8. C. Inkle v. Frank Caiman r W- Spiering and othere urged elnaar cooperation of not only Htdstein breeders in the countv. knt .n pure oreu livestock Breeders for the purpose of advertising Washington County Livestock and for building ' wm luruier interest pure bred stock in thi. lii.. One of the imnnrtant ... -1 the association was the appoint ing of C. W. Snieruiir.'W k U..I, orn and the secretary of the sesocia- " arrange ior tne selection of a carload or more of the haat, H.i. auuna in -roe county to show at the OreSXMI Stata Pah mA .- D.:j;. c'erna tional Live. tack Show in 121. The aaaoeiatioai ku sk r m, uppiy ior a delegate mem bersbip ia the Hobteia Fivisau As- vwnuva . OI ierbsman't Lecture Will Be tig Fea ture oi cnautausua Fssiival J. C. Herbsman, who coiues to the vhautauuua Festfral on Uis fuurlb llftilt, will probuhly arouse more com- neut aud stir more people to actios ban any man you have heard In many l day. His lecture win deal wiiU s ( :'h' "i subject of tremendous Importance In these reconstruction days; the duty of the individual and of the community to the country and to humanity al Uie critical time. Herbeman combines the fire and en ergy of a dosen men, He turns loose a machine bub fire on his audiences and every shot goes home.' The earn sstness of the man, the powerful ooa- f his subleet, tte nuuitaMo force of his expression, all soatbins to makes bis lecture one of the eveata of the week that no thinking cltttea eai sKordito miss. - . j j I sUvTXlf CCAUTAVOVA P. T. A. To Meet The Beaverton Parent Taaahera' Association will meet Tuesdav Ing at the Hlirh School AuMttM at :uu o'clock. A short program by members of ths school will be sup- filemented by en address on Pubile iealth by Mist Cecil Shreyer, R. N. of the State Advisory Board. Cold Here a Year Ago -A year ago last Friday it began to freeze here and the cold spell which followed broke all records. A year ago Wednesday the low record was root-lied. . . - Rees Merle Trial Poalpeaod The second trial of Hi u.. Beaverton, convicted mors than three years ago for ths killinoj of her hue. band, which was sat fur ia.t r.'aii,,... day, was postponed and no new date. nas oeen set. Mrs, Merlo lost her first anneal to tha Sunmma rVn " but later made t second appeal and .na vase was sent oacK lor retrial. Mrs. Merlo has been out on bonds. The late S. B. Huston wu her attor ney. , ,- . . .,. HAVE YOU PAID YOUR AUTO LICENSE Motor vehicle owners who have not applied for their 121 Ucentet an urged by the Secretary of Stats to do' so at ones In order to svold conns-l tion In ths Department around the first of the aoming year sad also that they may avoid arrest by ths peso, officers for fsllurs to carry 1921 license slates sfter January 1st. The law will be rigidly enforced bp tre inspectors of ths dowtanert. There are now over 103,000 Hocused cats In Oregon, To this time about UW applications for 1921 lleeeaaa. Iisvs keen received. The faeilltiaa of ths Department srt limited tag unlstt the work Involved In Issuing licensee distributed over a reasonable oar- iod cm owners cennot expect to re. ' ceivs their Ussnst plates tmnatl. ' By delay they art imnrorlng their chances for arrest for failure to save their 1921 licenses by January 1, 1921, About October 1st blanks were for. warded to all the owners of motor ve. nicies for applying far 1931 licensee. If any of them failed to receive blanks It nas- boon" by reason of ism a ratldenes not repartee to the erf lee or failure of the mails AppUesMo.i blanks JM7 ftp aeeuod af a- sMsf of police or janavahal, city or ton s. wirder, aherlf f, sanaty clerk sad sae UceeuxWvsceCveaJcUoVtoPw totality, or by reoaK of a Vrav tary of ftata, gaum OenfTa.