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NINTH ANNUAL GATHERING HELD
OF AMITY'S THIRTY-YEAR CLUB
1 By r. a. Harris.
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Long before' Volstead ever
thought oX Interfering with "per
sonal liberty John 'jfiriedwell. now
St and president of the Bank of
Amity, and Tom Rogers, pioneer
druggist of ! McMinnville,- soaked
corn in whiskey and got one oth
erwise respectable gander glori
ously drunk.! Such was the testi
mony, of John Umphlett,: now of
Portland, whose ' natural - born
powers of oratory and forensic
attainment have long been so ob
vious to hisl hosts of boyhood
friends in Amity as to give him
a perennial place on the program
at . the annual homecoming, now
an established Institution of that
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John, - who was also honored
with the first presidency of this
unique organization known as th
Amity Thirty-Year club, which
held Its ninth annual meeting on
Friday night last In Amity's com
modious high school building, re
cited many other Incidents of the
past, humorous and pathetic. He
told how. under ' the , persistent
Initiative of Frank Ferguson, no w
sheriff of Yamhill .county, the
Amity trass band was organized;
how it - practiced long and ardu
ously oif the then popular air
known as "Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay,-
and when, finally, it was ready to
give its first . concert, ; somebody
changed music s -for Miles Hen
dricks, and while the band played
fTa-ra-ra-boom-de-ay." Miles was
playing "The! Bear "Went Over the
Mountain." - ' ' ' "'
- Laura Sanders, now Mrs. Laura
Whltbeck . of ' Pasco," Wash., still
stoutly maintains she was not
caught, regardless of the conten
- lions of Harry. Stlmson many
years ago in a game of "black
man" In Amity. Her desire for
jastlce waa so intense at the. time
that-she promptly put - Harry on
his back and gave every evidence,
of winning a victorious conclu
sion until - Harry wiggled ' loose,
gathered a club and reinforced
his argument with-a wallop that
gave him the decision and. from
which the Invincible Laura still
carries In one eye the visible evi
dence of the contest. Mrs. Whit
bck recalled the deep sense of re
lief and security she felt from the
reassuring glances of her Sunday
school teacher, Sissie Henderson,
now Mrs. John ' Briedwell when,
because of the girlish indiscretion
of whispering In church, she had
drawn the. deeply scornful glance
of Brother Jonahs which glance3
had stricken terror to her heart.
Dr. Mattbis, now physician at
the agricultural college at Corval
11s. said that what impressed him
most on bis arrival in Amity from
Texas some 30 years ago. was the
apparent robust, longevity of the
people, as evidenced in the per
sons of Uncle Billy Duff um. Uncle
Tom Jellison, Uncle Dick Simpson.
Major Brown and many others.
The doctor was j preceded from
Texas by his brOtberrin-law. Dr.
Wood, now veteran physician of
McMinnville, who was present.
and told how, on his arrival, al
though a mere bay, he wore a full
beard' which his brother-in-law
insisted must be. removed before
be (Wood) could undertake to
chaperone his i young colleague
about the streets of Amity. The
speaker also recalled how he was
impressed by the thrifty growth
of lawns, both in the yards and
on the roofs.. His friend Wood
saw to It that he afterwards con
fined his observations along that
line to yards exclusively.
Jesse Jones, son of Rev. T. L.
Jones, pioneer Methodist preach
er of Portland. I called attention
to the somewhat characteristic ob
servations of Dr. Matthis in his
prompt inventory of the health of
the community as evidenced in the
apparent longevity of the people.
Other jibes by Jones also won
applause." as did also a humor
ous character reading by Guy
Mott, Amity merchant.
A. mock wedding featured Sher
Iff Ferguson as the blushing
bride, George Briedwell. retired
farmer, merchant and warehouse
man, as the father who cave away
the bride, j ex-Sheriff . Matt Cor
rigan as groom.! County Assessor
Xickell (ex-county judge), as the
officiating : clergyman, Mrs. Ora
Ladd and ; Mrs. Mary Graham
Wood as flower girls, Lepha Haw
ley in colonial costume as bearer
of the bride's train, Mrs. Emma
McKinnon in the wedding march
at the 'piano, ana half a score of
others in amusing roles.
There was very apparent appre
ciation for repeated j vocal num
bers by Maude Springer-Bowen of
Portland, firmer Amity girl,
while Robert Jones and Fred Em
mett, vocal soloists, responded to
encores. ; j'--; -i "!; t4 ;5
The orchestra was composed of
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Oregon State News
Every Marshfield Rank Lot
MARSHFIELD, Oct. 20 Every
bank in Marshfield lost drafts,
checks 'or other negotiable paper
in the attempted train robbery
near Siskiyou last week, according
to information received by them
from . their Portland and San
Francisco correspondents.
Registered mall from Coos Bay
was aboard the : ill-fated express
car which was dynamited by the
robbers in Kheir bold attempt to
rob the train, and the papers were
either blown to bits or burned in
the fire which followed the ex
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Mrs. Ida M. Leslie, attractive widow, and her residence at Sound Beach, Conn., where Milton f As
Maas, wealthy New York business man,' was shot Thursday night in circumstances which have qc
veloced three versions of the affair and have brought denunciation of the police from Mrs. Leslie.
the Straw." "Irish Washer ;Wom
fin," "Girl I Left Behind Me," and
similar echoes of the past.
Mrs. Mary, Breeding, better
known to those present as Mary
Weston, capably presided oyer the
meeting, being, president of the
organization, j;and in conclusion
there : was a feast of . everything
good to eat. .' (
Interest is much increased by
the reflection that every partici
pant was' over 30 years of age,
born in Amity or adjacent' vicin
ity, lived in Amity or adjacent
vicinity 10 years prior to; 1900,
or resided in the state SO year,
two of which have been continu
ous in Amity prior to February
10, 1922.
Two hundred and eighty were
registered as participants in this
ninth annual gathering as against
about 100 at the first. Intense
interest to a public much ; larger
than that of Amity would be found
in the mere recital of the former
names of those in attendance with
their present names, addresses
Assessor Nickell. violin: Sheriff! and lines of activity,
Ferguson,! cornet, and Mrs. James
Likens, piano. iAmon? the num
bers and encores played were such
old-time melodies as "Turkey in
the remembrance of Amity fre3h
and fond in the minds of all who
attend these annual homecomings
is apparent. The spirit of the
small community that so -wholeheartedly
unites rich and poor on
the common level of neighbors
and friends was noticeable and
refreshing to many who, j sines?
leaving Amity, : had grown to
notice these suggested distinc
tions, j
While each year so far has
lingsworth, both high school clubs
recently held election of officers
with the following results: J Com:
mercial club officers are, j presi
dent. Miss Edna Mae Hartley, vice
president,' Robert- ronk;- " secre
tary, Lollta .McConnel; treasurer,
Ardis Eagen; seargent-at-arms,
Vernon Day. ; The Literary club
has for its officers Lee Alfred as
president, Kathleen Booth, vice
president, Gladys' Larson, j secre
tary Richard Syring, "-treasurer,
State Wants McKenzle Rcrid
EUGENE, Oct. 20. Desire of
the state of Oregon to take over
he entire McKenzie highway, was
re-expressed by J. D.. Sawyer, as
sistant highway engineer, after a
trip over (hat rdhd with County
Judge Barnard and County En
gineer Morse.- Two bad stretches.
especially desired taken over and
fixed permanently, are the U.-mile
between Nimrod and Elk creek,
and the section between the new
grade built last - year and the
'power plant grade. . This is about
a mile. The county must needs
contribute its share of the money
for this work." That, it cannot
do next year, as the 1924 budget
provides nothing for it. .
more carloads- are to follow. The
company now supplies some of the
largest bouses in several of the
Pacific coast states. .
'At the present time 65 men are
employed at the Albany factor
and it is said that in the near
future this force will be increased.
Un-ivorable to Umpqua Project
ROSEBURG, Oct.. 20. The
board of army engineers has re
ported against a. survey of the
Umpqua river, as recommended
after an examination bjr the dls-
trict engineer at Portland. la
spite ti the uifoxble.;dct?- n
an effort ia being, made Lv influ
ential RQsebb rg ifaterftxtt i i
a reconsideration "of ih'r 'Jf' .
and obtain' avofabl 'a'ftloht Te
importance of (he Tn'Kt is.'- -lieved
to warrant government aid.
The Port of Unipqaa has spt'Jit a
large1 sum of money without any
aid whatsoever ry reco?niti--n
from the government until recent
ly, and it Is thought that the gov
ernment should) Ml least aid in
making the surver irslde tiie flv
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I According to the courts.
sonable "prfofit"; runs amlifi"
from two per cent to graiul-larceny..
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shown an increase In attendance, Kathleen Lemmon seargent-at
much greater than the inevitable I armn.
decrease causd by the passing of
former members, among j those
whose, departure is recorded since
the last gathering are Major
Brown, Gus Querner, David j Judy,
Hiram Kinman, .'Miss Eva Jack,
Mrs. J. B. Long and Mrs. Bertie
Gillespie.
The organization is believed to
be unique as. the institution of a
pltv of Amitv's nronortions,' while
its far-reaching' value in keeping the directorship of Mrs. John Hol-
Officers Elected By
Silverton School Clubs
SILVERTON. Or., Oct. ;20.
(Special ; to The Statesman) .
The Commercial club under . the
directorship of Miss Violet Crow
foot and the Literary club under
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NEW SERIES
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AT USED CAR PRICES
Four Door Sedans
High Radiators
Cowl Ventilators
Revolving Window Regulators
Wider Body
Dome Lights
Larger Cowl
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They are the late model Fords that have been
jiist shown recently in Salem for the first time.
1 923 four-door Sedan, cowl ventilator, revolving
window regulators, dome light, cord tires,
.bumper, speedometer, sun visor, automatic,
r swipe, foot throttle, extra tire with cover,
aluminum running board mats, and other ex
tras. Cost new $900; our price
1 923 Ford Touring (the late models) high' radi
ators cord tires; shocks, n everything. We
have several of these on our floors and the
price is $425 each. . '
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UsM Car Corner
Ferry: and Commercial Streets
OPEN SUNDAYS
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Grape Harvesting Still
On at Macher's .Farm
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SILVERTON. Or., Oct.-! 20.
(Special to The Statesman)
The harvesting of grapes is, still
under way in the Mascher vine
yard in the Waldo hills. Mr. Mas
cher reports that the crop is not
as large this season as it was last,
due ho doubt tp the drp weather
in the latter part of the summer.
As there are 40 varieties of grapes
on the Marcher farm the harvest
ing continues thoughout a period
of several weeks. Of blue crapes
alone Mr. Mascher has 25 differ
ent varieties.
Taxes Too High
Tax experts have shown that
there are so many people now em
ployed or; drawing money from,"
the government that . it costs $34
for every man, woman and child
in the United States. This is a
tremendous cost, and is one of th-i
big items 1 entering . into the cost
of all commodities.
' Usually! many of these are non
producers, and If it is possible,
should be i cut off, thus lessening
the ' burden on the average man
and woman. Hubbard Enterprise
Furniture Factory Booming ,
ALBANY, i Oct. 20. The de
mand . for: the walnut ' bedroom
suites now manufactured as the
main line at the Smith-H6wlb7
furniture factory is increasing
every week and it is expected
that the output per week on this
line can soon be increased to
three carloads to take care of the
rapidly accumulating orders.
Yesterday a full carload of the
walnut bedroom suites was ship
ped to San Francisco and several
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Looking at the new touring car from the side, yon are. at ones .
LrvorabTy impressed with the eflect of loneer, mora graceful Lacs ,
secured by enlarging the cowl and rataing the radiator " i
aid in civmg
kins Is alao
Slanting windshield and r in n top lead
the entire car a lower, mote atyfish appearacce.
Aa apron cVMinenmg the
a decided improvement.
A comfort feature much
leg room provided by the
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Phone 1995, Salem, Ore.
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Specifications
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Wheel Base 110 inches, standard tread;
road clearance, front 1VA inches, rear 10
inches.
Weight Touring Car, fully road equipped,
2300 pounds. i v
Engine Six "cylinders ; 3 point suspension ;
detachable L-head type.
Clutch Borg & Beck single plate dry disc, 9
inches diameter.
Transmission- Unit . with engine; selective
sliding gear; new departure ball bearing and
phosphor bronze bearings throughout.
Universal Joints Approved fabric type.
Rear Axle Semi-floating; one-piece housing,
absolutely oil and dust tight ; new departure,
annular ball bearings used throughout ; spiral
bevel driving pinion and ring gear; Brown-
Lipe-Chapin differential, i
Front Axle Drop-forged, heat treated I beam ;
Beversed-Elliott type steering spindles.
Steering Gear- Semi-irreversible, worm and
gear 17-inch steering wheel. r
Frame Channel carbon steel, 54 inches
maximum depth; V inches wide, 1-8 inch
stock, four cross members.
Springs Semi-elliptic; front; 6 leaves 36
f inches ; rear 7 leaves 50 inches ; all 2 inches
wide; all eyes bronze bushed; spring shackle
bolts 5-8 inch, diameter, hardened and
ground ; Alemite oiling. " , -
Brakes Two sets: service brake on rear
wheels, emergency brake at rear of trans
mission. Wheels Artillery type. Tuarc steel wheels
standard on Sport Touring Rims, Jaxon de
mountable, straight side.
Tires 31x4-inch cord; Non-skid on rear.
246 State Street
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Now Showing at Our Salesroom
FRED KIRKWOOD ..
Salem, Oregon
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