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wnimmcinv si-iund k!3l3t)S 1V3 I HOIS I H N()'J3i Mb X. FRIDAT, MARCH 10. in NO. 1. .sag 10 ai ' raj so HUtobero Will Be Place, ml Monday, Tatodar, and Wodaoaday, Marc It, 14, aad' 16, An Dots - Otto Erickaon k Co. will be ipon- ors for a tractor school to be held in Hillaboro next Monday, Tuesday and 'Wednesday. It ia billed as an educa tional campaign and not a sales ef fort. A part of the announcement aent out to farmers is as follows: f, Power farming means producing more with less coBt and shorter hours, ' and in these things every farmer is in terested; therefore, we come to the! true purpose of the tractor school. : This is not a selling campaign. We are not asking the fanner to buy but to listen to our story. Through -this school we are offering him a solution to his many, many problems, It 1 ai school of Power Farming. ' There will be Professoir Oilmore of the Oregon Agricultural College need ing no introduction, who will talk to you on power mechanics. Charles Harrison, one of the state's oldest plow men, and the assistant manager of one of the world's biggest plow works, will help ns to solve ourj plow and cultivating problems. Then Bill Monroe, a lubrication ax-i pert of national reputation, will' brighten up the dark deep problems of ' lubrication which have so long per plexed lis. The farming industry is the largest single industry in the world. Individ ual rapid transportation and power farming are two of the biggest prob-1 ems of this industry. Why, then, should we not benefit1 from the vast experience of such men' as mentioned above, and such others who have been "through the mill," it being possible, perhaps, for we uf the farming industry to reap from this experience, thus enabling us to be bet-: ter salesmen for power farming, and .. finally bring about a solution for our great problem, 1 ' PerhapB just through your learning t! one additional use for your tractor, it may be possible Tor orfe of-yosi-nolpfk-bors to see the light. Then, truly, you have helped the other fellow in bis pursuit of happiness, and we will have gained our objective. j The enterprising firm of Otto Erick aon & Co. are always foremost in their j efforts to benefit the farmers of this j county, holding that welfare of the man who tills the soil is their own welfare. The program is as follows: Subjects: Carburetion, ignition, lubrication, cooling system, performance, traction, soil conditions, implements. Monday Mar. 13, 7:80 P. M. Carburetion: Combustion, compression, perfect and imperfect mixtures, gasoline and kerosene, why use kerosene, airwaBh er, its two advantages, vapor tubs, car buretion chart; what to avoid, ques tions. 1 Ignition! Magneto, vibrator coil, difficulty in starting motor, commutator, firing point, advanced and retarded spark, adjustments under varying loads, ig nition troubles, questions. Tuesday, Mar. 14, 7:3 0 P. M. Lubrication: Motor oils, special tractor oil, grade of oil, chart lubricating system, dif ferential lubricant, changing lubri cant, oiling of commutator, stopping motor, wasting oil, chart cooling sys tem, amount of water in cooling sys tems, causes of over-heating, anti freezing solutions, questions. Implements: ' Performance of tractor, traction vs. , power, soil conditions, how to securej traction, purpose 01 three speedB, ' plows, their -operation, disc harrows, their operation, other implements, questions. I Wednesday, Mar. 15, 7:30 P. M. Power Farming discussion motion ' pictures. i Ii will pay you to read the ads. Commercial Club Wednesday Night March 15 Swenson's Office 8 o'clock A very important meeting. The dance committee will report. ; The comfort .station committee have a definite proposal to submit for final decision. Many other minor matters. Every member please attend. R. H, JONAS, Secretary. .RETURNS Ofc INCOME TAI MUST BE IN BT VARCI II TaxpaMM are reminded that iamtM tax returns for the year 1K1 st reach the office of Clyde G, Bonttty, Collector of Internal Revenue, sot lat er thaa midnight, March lLJn order to escape severe penalties. Tate dots aw Mo that thrill bs sufficient for the taxpayer to tnatl bis return on March 16. The return us be mailed a time that will insure Ua aaliverv in the office of the collector at Port land not later than midnight, Mareh It. Furthermore, the nearruw atan Ml the envelooe will be accented bv the j collector as the actual thne of delivery. 'laxpaysrs are especially vrgea to bear in mind this fact: it it not mf. f ieant that their returns bo Bailed on March 15. Returns must bo nailed so as to reach the collector's office in Portland not later taaa auoaiat oa March 16, which is the final dots for flliog 'returns, . .. . SHOWER FOR FIRE VICTIMS k Mrs. J. Schmitt, Mrs. E. E. Swen son, and Mrs. R. H. Jonas will give a shower at Morse Hall Monday night on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mil ler, who lost everything In. the fire which destroyed their home Wednes day night. The public generally is in vited, and any article of use in set ting up a new home will be acceptable. Anything from a tea towel to furni ture and provisions and clothing are proper things to bring. The Miller family lost their clothing, household goods, and everything in the fire. A short program will be rendered. The hours will be from 8:00 to 9:30. HUBER LADIES ENTERTAIN In. very pretty affair was the na tional dinner givenat tLe Huber club house Friday night, Feb. 26, by the! Ladles Improvement club. Booths re presenting different nations were dec orated IP the national colors. Pretty i girls in costumo presided at the booths and ouch sold articles of food typical of the country vhich she represented. In spite of the severe weather quite lai're crowd attended. After the dinner dancing was enjoyed by all, FREE GARDEN SEED State Representative Earl E, Fish er is interested in Bchool gardens around Beaverton and vicinity. He has a quantity of U. S. garden seed from Washington, D .C. Every boy and girl who wants to have a garden of your own, call and get a package. Be a farmer this year grow -aoine- thing to eat and sell. " V CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SERVICSE A Congregational church is always a' 'community churchy By its organi sation and polity it cannot be any thing else. The Bethel Congregational church. the "community church" of Beaverton, calls attention to its Lenton program, and invites all to join with us in mak ing it a season for the deepening of the spiritual life. The Sunday morning sermons will each hold up some special phase of Jesus' life and teaching. Next Sunday morning the subject will be "Jesus Call to Service," the text being Matt. 4:19 "Follow Me. The Thursday night prayer meet ings and Sunday evening services will follow, with many Congregational churcheB all over the country, a pn' gram issued by our "Commission on Evangelism. Next Sunday night the message will be especially to young men. The subject will be "Profitableness of tl.e Bible," and the text, Ps. lit) "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to Thy word." (Thursday night, March 16, and the Sunday night following the subject will be "Prayer." ' During Holy Week the pastor will preach every night on "The Seven Word,? Before the Cross." You are cordially invited to all of these services at the "community church." H. S. WILET, Pastor. Mrs. Delia C. Fisher and daughter Miss Mae were shopping in Portland Monday. iSt. Mary's Home is having a large tract of stump land cleared this Spring near the O. E. depot. r j fix aos ik j F.OLRF.ES!:0I BUM Frba Defect! vo Floe Wed to day Night Renders Family Hoae- ' leas Everything Loot Fire, evidently caused from a de fective flue, destroyed the homo of Mr. and Mrs. (Frank Miller on Seventh street Wednesday night while the family were at church. The loss was complete, taking everything except the clothes they were wearing. Prompt action by the volunteer fire laddies prevented the flames spreading to other buildings, and the woodshed and supply of wood were saved. i The flames were first discovered by Mr. and Mrs. E, E. Swenson who wore coming home from town. They gave the alarm promptly and the hose cart was quickly on the ground. Two lines of hose were run, but the fire was al ready under way to such an extent that the flames could not be put un der control. Early comers worked valiantly and succeeded in getting1 out a few articles of furniture, but heat, quick handling and water com pleted the havoc begun by the fire, and the articles saved are of little value. Insurance to the amount of $1500 was carried. Mr. and Mrs. Miller and Luella are making a temporary home with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hughson, at the home of her mother. They have rented the rooms west of the Commercial hotel and will furnish them within the next few days. ' . WHITFORD HAPPENINGS The Whitford Chorus held one of their delightful dancing parties in the Community Hall last .Saturday night, Mrs. Ruth L. B: Ohlhon has organ ized a Gisl Scout organisation among the younger girls. They are now planning to put on a "Pageant of Na tions in the near future. At the last meeting of the Woman's Community Club Mrs. E. D. McGowan and Miss L. McKay, served a delicious one o'clock luncheon, greate7'paf(l of the time was spent in working on a crazy quilt which the ladies expect to Bell at a social on the night of March 18. The funds raised will go toward improvements of the hall. Whitford has not escaped the flu. The school was closed the past week on account of illness in Miss Snyder's family. Mrs. Mary Hyde has taken up the second year Sewing Club Work with the girls. Mr. and Mrs. John Croft have moved to the DomogoIIa house in So. Beaverton. Mr. G. Jones is now out on his place and we hear be is going to make many improvements. The Chorus members are practising hard on their Operetta, "Pauline of Saratoga," which they expect to give about April 1. Miss Esther Miller and George Fre- deen of Portland were married Thurs day of last week. Mr. Fredeen has lived in this community about a year. Mr. Fredeen is the brother of Mrt, King and Mrs. Stockwell. We hope that there will be many years of hap piness coming to them. Miss h, McKay spent Sunday In Huber. Clyde Chalmers, after two weeks with the flu, haB returned to his work at Lincoln High. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Bettendorf and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs! F. Erickson of near Farming- ton. W. C. T. V. The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Patch on Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock with eighteen ladies present. . Our subject lesson was women of the Bible, and a good many responded with short sketches of noted women of the Bible. We had a short talk by our county president, Mrs. Sanner of Hillsboro. The rest of the time was taken by discussion of our new work, the Children's Home Farm, located near CorvaHis, 0 f Which you will hear more , later on. A committee was ap pointed to plan means or ways in which to raise the apportionment that Beaverton was asked to raise for this worthy cause. ' Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Concannon have sold three acres of their home place to Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson of Walla Walla, who have been here practically ail winter. They will give possession tomorrow. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Concannon have rented the home of Mrs. E. A, Hendricks and will spend the summer here while disposing of the remainder of their property, which they are put- nng on tne manet m tracts. THE CAPITOL The City Council a White track chassis, oa which will be mounted 0 coeabinaticn cheileol astd twee wagon bo vsod by too fire do- Krtmont of this oity. The team will retained for afreet work as loaf, onumnr aoruwosa. Mrs. Minnie Florence Charles Florence for divoreo oa the grounds of desortioa. The couple was married in Bellingham, Was Juno 8 1017, and ho loft hor Ian. a, 1921. She asks for tho custody of a ' Marion Morrill, a young man of the ijaureiwooo nemDornooa. nioaoon guilty, in Justice Smith's court; one day last week, to asi sworn to by Walter Bruce, and was fined 20. Tho fine was paid by his latner. to tho hospital in Portland several days ago, -died there Sunday fit last wevg inm wpniavrw. ooti w mi yean of ago. She leaves bar husband and five small children. Tho Amoral 'occurred Tuesday following hor death. May Lambke is asking? tho court for 1 a separation fevsa her husband, Frank Lemke, on tho grounds of cruelty. She claims ho boat her, threw mffk bottles at her and abused her igen orallyv Thoy were married in Van couver, Nov. 18, 1918. . She asks tor 26 a month alimony. Marriam licensee wore issued the past few days to Gust Miller and Alice Htilf Albert v. Jtueamoro and Mrs. Anna Jones: Gom FtmiUm and Esther Miller. A marriage li cense was issued last week In Port-! land to Claude P. Bettls, of HUliboro and Norma V. Waggy, of Portland, A famtlv reunion was bold at (h home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wilcox. on Sunday last when all of their four cnuaren were present, it was a quiet, but very pleasant affair, and the first time for ten years that all of the chil dren and the parents have been to- geiner. aesiaea tne parents were Mr. and Mrs. George E. McDonald, of unicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nichols, of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wil cox, of Portland, and Mr. ami Mrt, A. N. Wilcox, of Hillsboro. Em eat F, He Hi ere left last wrk. accompanied by his mother, for his nome in uaiisorma, having wsntjUlnd nere oy tne death ox bis tuttier, tieo. F. Helliero, who died in Portland,, but whose home was at Nort h PHine. Mn. Hellioro mitt , maka.-airffjtfM visit with her son. William TuDDer. who has been Hv ins: on the D. B. Reasonor dUv west 01 this city, is disposing 0; nt ef fects and will go over to Ensterit Ore iron where he will divide bis time he itween Wasco and LaPine, where he expect to regain his health, which has not been good the past few months. Washington county people drawn on the federal jury which reports March 6 were Julius Croenl and J. L. Crow of Hillsboro, Nels Hanson of Beaverton and I. J. Hoar of Forest Grove. Another name drawn was that of -Alexander Gordon, deceased, who lived in the North Plains district. Traffic violators who came to rrief last weea- end tne penalties assessed were as follows: rranlc Blum, one headlirht, 810: Roy Schulmarlch, speeding with truck, $16: H. Bennett, bright lights, SB- U. W. Bwigert, speeding. 88: J. T. Costelloe. speed ing, 810; A. B. Creekpaum, speeding, siu; u. w. rnatcner, speedi-" 915. The latter officers say. wss the sec ond offense within two weeks, a fine of 810 being imposed for the first. L. F. Austin and R. B. Srnitth were both charged with speeding, but were ceieasea witn warnings. GEO. WASHINGTON, THE MASON, TO BE HONORED The George Washington Memorial Association, which has been under fire in congress recently, should not be confused with the George Washinsfton Masonic Memorial Association, which is to build a magnificent temple fn honor of the Father of His Country, near Alexandria, Va. The former organization is engaged in raising funds for a memorial build ing to be built on public land iri the District of Columbia. Its intent is patriotic and its plans lanre. calling for many millions. The George Wash ington Masonic Memorial Association Diana a temple to cost, roughly, two and a half millions of dollars, which money is raised entirely by voluntary contributions from Masons and Ma sonic bodies, and the purchase of memberships in the ssociation bv such Masons and Masonic bodies. The purpose of the temple is both to commemorate the Masonic activities of the First President, who wss not only Master of his lodge, but an earn est and enthusiastic Mason, and to provide a suitable repository jor Ma sonic relics of Washington, largely those in the possesion of Washing ton Alexandria Lodge of Alexandria, and one in which they will ba 07e served free from the danger of fire or the disintregating effects of air. , moisture and time. 1 The temple is to be started this year. ! It will be surrounded with beautiful , grounds and be a landmark visible , for a long distance. An heroic statue j of Washington, somewhat after the i idea of the great bronze statue of Lincoln In the finished but not yet I opened Lincoln Memorial in Wash- ing ton. Is one feature at the nrrtineH -i building, which, with its grounds, will be maintained forever with the income from half a million dollars to be sot aside by Masons for that porposo. MB no n kmi Delegates From Towns Ahmg Root Moot With Portland Members' at Green Room Delegates from towns along the route of the proposed Oregon Memor ial Highway met In Portland yester day afternoon m the Green Room at the Chamber of Commerce Mrs Win nie Bradon Presided and Secretary Paul Abraham, of Forest Grove, kept the minutes. 1 L. S. Kaiser and Prof. Peck outlined briefly the plan for beautifying the highway, Mrs. Bradea named commit tees, and Mr. Abrams read letters from people In Washington who are doing a similar work there Opposition developed to tho plan from tho McMinnvillo delegate, but other delegates seemed to favor it. The next meeting will bo in June. and at that time tho beautificatf on i committee and the finance committee ! expect to have plana definitely worked out. . ; RAILROAD EQUIPMENT , DAMAGED BY AUTOS To protect Itself from loss bv dam age to equipment resulting from flag rant carelessness on tho part of mo torists who run into and break down crossing gates, ran into aides of trains eie.( tne southern Pacific Company has adopted the oolicv of aeekin damages from owners of such ma- crones, tne legal department of the company announces.' During 1921 on the Pacific vtitm of the Southern Pacific, 180 motorists ran uuo siues 01 trains Ho crossing gates were broken down, often re Butting in injury to crossing flagmen; and 46 skidded into sides of trains. JBWESS TO SPEAK HERE Miss GedalhiB, a converted Jeweaa f San Francisco, ii to sneak Rt the Methodiat church next Sunday night Alio Mr. Fred T. Mills, a workor Mtotng the Jewish people of Portland, i; to be present. .' I awe andraad aU. the adi onoooooootytnnnnnniMai TRACTOR At Otto Erickson & Co. Ford Garage HILLSBORO MOND'Y, TUESD'Y, WEDNESD'Y MARCH 13th - 14th - 15th Subjects of interest to all farm ers will be discussed. Speakers of well known reputation will 7 be here to talk on : r POWER FARMING Don't And( All Farmers, Tractor Owners SAFETY OP RAILWAY ' TRAVEL II PROVEN Not only Is railway travel bceon!ng safer, but the average citison Is taking longer trips and mors froQuentli. Tho foregoing is shown In a circula recently issued by tho ssrery section of the American Railway Association, which roads 1 "Thirty years ago, Mr. Average American, you took eight annual rail way journeys, and row you use is. Then you rode 24 miles each trip, and now you go 38 miles. Notwithstand ing you ride half as many more times now, half again farther each trip and doubtless spend half as much more timo in railway travel, yet the danger to your me is less man nan as great as it used to bo. If you have rWden once In the last 33 years, your chances of being killed were only one in 91, uuo,utKi. Or, if you have taken one trip each year during that period, you came as near losing your life as one is near 2,750,000. One ride taken last year imposed a haiard on your life of only one in 6,673.000 and on your twelve customary journeys, you were as tar nm jeopardy as 7S,wu is greater than one. Although the rail ways of the United States carried in 19W about 1.300.000.000 nassnaers. wun one anno xor oacn group or 0.- 1.1 . ... 1 - , - t 673,000 carried, while in a total of 472.000.000 neoola carried In 1889. the death rate was one In 1,823,000. The danger of life to railway travelers In 1B2Q was thrfnm ! than nn. third of What it waa In 1889, most of too rooucnon accruing since iwir EDITOR OF PORTLAND JOURNAL TO SPEAK Oa Thursday el neat week, March 16th, B. r. Irvine, editor of the Port land Journal, will apeak to the facul ty and atudenta of Pacifle University on the aubjeet, "S"Vin Civilisation Thmufrh Education." Mr. Irvine la a splendid orator and with thla live subject will no doubt de liver a most Interesting and highly instructive address. The people of Forest Grove have ai special invitation to attend University chapel exerciaea on thia occasion and hear this up-to-date speaker. The hnllV 1. tO n'nlnfllr s. k - k for chapel. Remember the date, tnuranay, March 16. Forest Grove Newe-Tlmea Mr. Isaac Squires and family will move back to town about the 16th. Three new residences are being built west of town at this writing. A program of Homemaker'a Prob lems Is in progress at ths high school today and Saturday with Miss Cooley of O. A. C. aa instructor. Demonstra tions, lectures and discussions are on the Drooram. anif lunohnnn )! k. ser ed each day, A social hour at :w eaen day will add to the Joy of the occasion. ' nnrniBBBouunnooooeouuuu Forget the loa-io ens Km coe DnnrtM PmI Win BatMata Caaatr Mmton m Man Mtk, ham. la, IM ' Members of the American Levkul in . Beaverton are rejoicing this week am the official permission just granted to have a post in Bsaverton and the arrival of the temporary charter from national headquarters. With this of. ficial sanction members of the local post are making plana to have a live organisation that will be a eredit to the national Organisation and an at traction for all red-blooded Americana In and around Beaverton. Invitations are being sent out to all ex-service men to Join the local peat Any maa who baa an honorable discharge from tne army, navy, or marina eoree, eor- ring eervlca during the World War, is eiigiDio to join. The first big meeting will be oa Monday evening, March SO, whea the local peat wtH act as host to the Wash Ington County Council, composed of the posts at Foreet Grove, Hill.bor,, Banks, Sherwood, and Aloha. Pret ably 150 Legionnaires will ha at Bea verton to attend this meeting. Ar rangements are not yet completed, bar " Commander 8tipe has called a apaeial post meeting for this earning Monday evening, March II, at the Cady-Pegg uo. Hardware store, when final plana will be laid. Application- will be ac cepted for membership at that time. Calwarma Rellaa Palaea Bart One of themaet Injtniona forma of cutworms In Oregon passes the winter In the soli aa partly frown cataplllan. After the plowing Is dona la the spring then hi no food left for them and they develop -a wonderful appetite for early set plants or sprouting crops. To avert this Injury broadest the standard cutworm poison over the ground sometime between the plowing iu nii-).ranvD oi lite crop aaova ground. Fifteen nound. n. .M , sufficient for the worst Infestation. The poison mixture calls for bran 60 pounaa, caicmm arsenate, lead arae neto, or perls green, 2 pounds, and one gallon of molasses, Add water to make crumbly mash, being careful not to get it toe motstt scatter wall. Dates or Not, Will Be SCHOOL