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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1912)
Candidates Get an Inning—Special Election Number To Be Issued S .III n—Watch for It! Vol. 10. LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912. Subscription, $1.00 a Year. COUNTY GIVES TOWN OF LENTS A SITE FOR PLAYGROUND AND PARK SNAPSHOTS FROM BRYAN'S SPEECH i Committee Secures Use of Gravel I’it and Adjoining Grounds for this Purpose Money Needed Now to Secure Needed Apparatus. Through tl>e active, diligent and auccMefill effort* of anmeof Ix-nb> philan thropic, home loving and (ar sighted citizens our community is to have a public playground. The need of such an net Million may not at first thought become apparent to Enters A. & W. Baseball the average resident, but one lias only Ix?agueand Has Strongest to read the ordinary daily paper to find set out therein Ute numerous and weighty Lineup of Any Team In reasons lor making early provision for Field. guiding and developing the young life in a community rapidly becoming thick ly »•tiled The lent» x*eoml team will play league It is regrettable, but true, that many ball thia xeason ami judging from present children never have the play advantag«-» indication« ar*- going to coin« pretty near of a home. Frequently the fattier and mother Isith work and the children getting sway with that pennant, too. The league wa» organised at a meeting when out of school are left to their own held at the »tore of Amber A Wiggan» devices, t'lnldreii without guidance and Saturday night, and representative)* of suggestion a* to how to play, become of eight team» signed up ax member» of idlers and mischief makers. In many of th«* combine. Tlie election of officers fol our homes even the simplest material lowed, in which “Doc” Anderson, one cannot Is- found with which to play. to of tlx- l»-t known fans in the city, was »ay nothing of the lack of guidance. Education is not of the schisil only. chosen president ami Ralph J. Staebli Every loafer’s Idle jablter; every chance secretary. At another meeting to b>- held Halur- filthy word; the sights, sounds and events • lay, any other entries will be considered on tlie street play their part in education. Good conduct is the result of habit. but slier that date no more teams will be admitted. The season will »tart with Habit is the repetition of an act or a two-game ached uie April 17. thought until tlie act or thought lias be Overlook, Gill. Petiinauhir, Vernon, come practically automatic Habits are Ramblers. Lente. Tritium* and Br*»>klyn hard to break, G* xh I habits well «*•- are the team» that have sign*1*! up to tablished are a» difficult to break as bad date. The Meier A Frank» may b I ho habits, therefore the argument for public enter the combine. The teams are re playgrounds and recreation parka wliere stricted to player» under 20 years of ag*-. under competent supervixon, the idle, The manager of the team must have at playlesa and mischievous youngster may least the names of 10 of tin* men that lie find companions and apparatus with which to amuse himself Tlie aim of tlie has signed up sent in to the secretary be fore the opening of the league, lie will public playgrouud is not to supplant lint be allowed to UM but 15 men during the to supplement the home, not to suppress season. Each team will have an umpire, and crush the childish exhula-rance but who will change places with the other bi give the young energy and wholesome at tlie end of each inning. ami happy means of expression The team will I»- managed thia year Nature is in no way responsible for by Johnson with Teddy Glinn acting ax idle, vicious ami profane young lads, captain. An excellent lineup is already tlie pessimist to the contrary notwith assured anil pros|>ectx are even brighter standing. Boys beoome what they are this year than last. The men who will by social care or social neglect. Tlie report for a tryout are: Williams, J. means of working to the numerous ideals Rotiertson, Otty, Hickling, Stevens, that could tie suggested, must of necessity Glinn, Gilbert, Johnson, Clark, M. Bo la* modest in lx>nts. Our people an* not lan and S Gething. Tlie uniforms this capitalists For this very reason the year will lie of Yale grey. movement should n*eeive every en The teams will undoubtedly be seen couragement and tlx* xntalhdl licginning quite often in action on the local grounds, should Is* praised and applamlrd. The in fact it is rumored that I«*nls will be committee apjminted for tie* purpose— the scene of many of tlie league games, Father Beutgen, Mrs. T. Bright. Mr. O. if present plans rnsture. E. Lent, Mr. II. A. Darnall and Attor ney Rollo C. Gr*x*xlw*k, recently met the County Commissioners by appoint ment and wen* successful in securing for an indellnate time, the use of the gravel pit north of ti.e school, for Playground and Park ptiyxstes. The diversified nature of the place A debate on the “Single Tax Ques makes it well adapted to the purpose; then* being open ground, plenty of goiwl tion uniler auspices of "Evening Star shade, ami the sloping sides of the pit. Grange” for "State Oratorical Supre A committee lias been appointed to macy” on the 20th. of March, 1912 at recommend methods of improvement large hail on Section Line Road, east of and to suggest needed apparatus, while Mt. Talwtr Reservoir. Negative debatoeo, upon another committee has been plant'd G. W. Starkweather, of Milwaukee ami the responsibility of raising funds to Mr. Petero, of Portland, who won State pay for the modest beginning. With Oratorical Context in the paat, on other | swings, trapeze, slides, tennis, croquet, questions. The affirmative debatorea are I playhouses, ladders, etc., etc., the people W. S. U’Ren, of Oregon City, who de of Lenta hojie to do their duty in some feated Atty. A. T. Vea’ie, of Portland measure by the street idler and chilli of in Y. M. C. A. on Tuesday evening, Feb. i few resoniwes, It’s a goo*I cause. Ix*t 27th. 1912, on the same question, and | N. G. Hedin, Jr., of Portland, Multno-, us ail help. mah county Chairman of Prohibitionist«, j experienced U. of O, I jvw School De When the bowels become irregular bater. 500 people will hear this clo<ely you are uncomfortable and the longer con tea ted debate. Watch for it. thl» condition exists the worse you feel. You can get rid of this misery quickly by useing IIERBINE. Take a done on The Sona of Vetema will give a drama going to lied and sec how fine you feel entitled “The Confederate Spy" com* next day. Price 60c. Hold by lamta posed of 6 acta and 3 tableaus, in three Pharmacy. or four weeks. AFTER PENNANT DEBATE ON SINGLE TAX QUESTION Roosevelt's candidacy cannot be con defeated but for the power of money to sidered otherwise than an Indictment of wrangle the people and in every one jixisevelt fought on the side of the the President'» Administration. money power. The campaign is coming! it is nearly I think just now I can serve my party here, The temperature is rising and it better by helping every progressive took a big jump last Monday morning. against every reactionary. No. 9 BRYAN AND DEMOCRACY CHEERED BY TEN THOUSAND LOYAL PEOPLE Great Commoner Delivers Never-to-be-Forgotten Address Before Huge Crowd-Roosevelt and Taft Declared Four-flushers and Undenied Failures. FIRE DESTROYS I William Jennings Bryan waa a guest of Portland Thursday; only for a day | Aizv-j- lirn LlfULlC but in tbat be proved that he was Mr. Rixtsevelt guaranteed Mr. Taft, 1 want to see the standard of our par un,loubt*d|y ‘he greatest living reprr- vvz iivuil . tentative of the Democroctie party and and according to law you can't call on ty placed in the bands of that progress the guarantor unless the principal is in ive which, in the judgment of our party, i for that matter of the "democratic peo solvent can best appeal to the confidence of the Sunday Evening Blaze Is ple." Arriving in the morning he waa met progressive element in this Nation. Lio Disastrous and Again with cheers of "helo Bill, we love you Roosevelt's action is a declaration that and I can help him as earnestly as Still.* And this sentiment was lived Dire Need of Better Shows I ever tried to help myself and I hope that Mr. Taft is a political bankrupt, up to during the day’s stay of the Com and now be would take his place—make more effectively, for when I was a can Fire Protection. moner. didate I was burdened by the suspicion good the guarantee. At the hugh tabernacle in the evening that I bad a personal interest in the re Fire destroyed the home of John Vier- he was greeted by 10,000 people and sult of the campaign. Now I shall be If Mr. Roosevelt run- he will have to free from that suspicion, and if anybody ecke, residing just south of the ball park, many more sought admittance. He run as a "Progressive” and you must plunged into the Political situation at io the past has doubted my inters t in last Sunday evening about 11 o’clock. remember that to run in tbe Republican The family was at home at the time, once and the audience, regardless of pol- my country’s welfare it will give me a party as a "progressive” an > against* chance to prove to him that my sole enjoying themselves at cards and music, tics, cheered and cheered him through stand patter is one thing and to run desire is to help leave to posterity a when it was first discovered by neigh out. He did not conceal the purpose of against a “progressive” Democrat is a Government which will help practically bors and the alarm turned in. It evi bis visit to the northwest and showed very different thing. every citizen in the enjoyment of life, dently started in the roof for that por j plainly that he was actuated in doing liberty and the pursuit of happiness, tion of the building was all ablaze when so by a sense of duty and not for per 1 have l«*d the fight in three cam* and guarantee to each a just sbare of the family was routed from the house. sonal interest. He upheld the things By the time the fire departmentgot to progressive citizens have been fighting paignx and in notone would I have been the products of his own toil. the scene the roof had fallen in and all for and eulogized such men as Adolph hope had been abandoned. However, Hpreckles, Tom Johnson, deceased, Hen. the department did good work i i pre LaFollette and Gov. Wilson. He de venting the blaze from spreading and in nounced the hypocrisy of Theodore assisting to carry a good sbare of the Roosevelt and the administration of household goods to safety. Water press Taft he said was a failure. He pointed ure was very low and a scarce article, with pride to the fact that what ever endanger ng the neighboring bouses reform hail been accomplished in ths Lents, Feb. 27, 1912. I>oee Lente pay less for water per more than once. past three years had been of Democrat To th«* Editor.—The "extra” paper month than Portlander»? No—more, The bouse contained six rooms, four ic principles and pointed out tbe fact iraned for (lie IcuU* fin* follow ing tbe When water is contracted for by tire on the first and two on the second, "extra'’ for the 1st A Alder fire, wa» a month in Portland does the water com- where most of the family’s clotbee were that not once had the President been pitiful joke wasn't it? Why did tbe pany shut it off before the tlarm*» are kept. It was comparatively new and consulted in these matters nor bad he water supply xeem so poor? Are Lents out? in a case of this kind? ye Gode, carried good insurance. How thia Are any part in them. When the Commoner bad said his last people without right»'.' Itoes the water whois this “Cameron and his under started remains a mystery, as does also company know that a private citizen clique’’ who defy all law, justice, reason the burning of Mr. Vierecke'a «tore last and the audience arose to go the air at can’t get justice liecauae “Cameron” and moral regard? Ixx>k it up and vote fall. It is said that he has not received once became Bryanized—he bad con “will not visit the town out in tlie coun your convictions next November.—Citi any part of the insurance on this build vinced and encouraged reform workers of both parties and had won over more try" to even see wtial is going on? zen. ing as yet. The two losses are no doubt than one doubtful one. pretty severe on the family. Tbe Herald representative could not The beet of helps for use in meetings help overhearing snch words as these and home study will be provided. Each as the vast multitude left tbe tabernscle member will be notified when we shall full of faith in, and praise for, the "Re meet to complete organization. former.” “He’s a great man; and I Mrs P. Conklin, 8upt. know he is sincere now” “Bill is more I _______________________ » Lewiston, Idaho, Feb. 27, (Special)— popular tonight than he ever waa be GRACE EV ANGELICAL CHURCH. fore” etc, etc,. Ed. Wiggin, manager of the 1-ewitton The "Tribe of Be-' Hur" wili meet in baseball team, yesterday received the Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Hie visit will go down in history, for regular session at Grange Hall, Monday cheerful information that Miller, the Sermon at 11:00 a. m. as he warmed to the situation, be de evening, March 4, at which time several Salem. Ore., pitcher, would depart from Junior J. P. A. at 6:30 p. m. livered himself of such oratory as was new members will be admitted into the hie home at Salem for I^wieton on Feb. Sermon at 7:30 p. m. never equaled before and touched upon Thursday March 7th, 2 p. m.. Ladies order. After tbe close of tbe business some phases of tbe political situation 24 and would upon hie arrival here be session the following program will be ready to actively enter practice for the Aid will meet in basement of church. th <t tbe nation had been waiting to bear A new supply of clothing, vegetables, rendered: season', work. Thia assures a high-class for some time; hence this morningevery Orchestra, man to work tn the pitcher’s box during etc., for the needy was received last newspaper in the land contained hie Loves Awakening, Duet, the season, for Miller is classed as one week. Portland speech; and he bad fullfiilled a The Haunted House, Comedy, A cordial welcome is extended to all of the beet men ever appearing on the good part of bis duty to bis party and Orchestra. to any oa all of these services. Oregon diamond. the people he represents. Illuminated Clubs, Fire Queen, Burlesque. (Dr. Hess requested to be M. E CHURCH. present,) MOTHERS’DEPARIMtNT Preaching, 11 a m. Subject: The Orchestra, Of EVANGELICAL CHURCH Wisdom, Stature, Spirtual, and Social “Dot Ole Hen Cbickuns.” Reading, Nature of Jesus Christ. Luke 2: 40. Orchestra. Evening Service. Subject: “Hopelessness Those in charge of canvassing for of Light" “O that I had the wings of a charter members for the Mothers’ De dove for then would I Hy away and be ! W. H. Hedge defeated Lefty Burdick partment of the Evangelical Sunday at rest," Ps. 55; 6. If you want to know at pool at Mac’s pool parlors last Mon School are meeting with gratifying suc Christ hear the morning sermon. If day evening. ____ The ______________ cess. dejrartment __ is for the study you want to know yourself, hear the Fully IM) people were present and anij ,|im uMiOn „( M •there’ problems i. evening. witnessed by far the beet game of the The "Kin ’a Daughters” of the Mil season. lard avenue Pres. S. 8. gave a “Wash Helges’ score was 125 to Burdick’s ington social Friday evening Feb. 23rd. 134. It was a 2 to 1 handicap and was there being aliout 150 people present. "snyliodys” game up to the last inning Mary, Wood made a very charming when in a lucky shot He*lge got a good “Miss Columbia" and the recitati ns by break and brought home the necessary Miss Marie Pais’ev and H. D. Murray poin's to win. Helge’s high run was and songs by Lillian Yost and Mr. John 18, Burdick’» 21. It took 51 innings to Valentine were heartily received. The decide the affair. “Walid Drill” by the “King's Daugh ters" and "Washington Drill” hy Mis» My choice for President is Pound's class were a delight to the Blamed A Good Worker (write name plainly) large audience. In fact the entire pro “1 blamed my heart for severe distresx gram was a decided success. The pro- in my left aide for two years,” writes W. For Vice President , ceeds, which were very gratifying, will ¡Evans. Danville, Va., "but I know now go toward the “Building Fund.” t was indigestion, aa Dr. King’s New Life Pills complexly cured me.” Best Who's your printer? Call Home for at»mach, hver and kiduey troubles, atipaVon, headache or d*bilitf. 25c. phone 1111 for printing of quality. A A* I I III K nU^IL Now Cameron is Blamed ForOurPoor WaterSupply MILLER GOES TO LEWISTON HEDGE WINS OVER BURDICK AGAIN WASHINGTON SOCIAL CREDIT TO THE SCHOOL STRAW BALLOT For Presidential Favorite Fill out and return to Beaver State tieraid, Lents. Roosevelt, Taft, La Follett, Wilson, Bryan, Clark or Who? S Actuated by the success of a recent contest conducted throughout the United States by the Kansas City Star, the Herald this week inaugurates a Presidential Straw Ballot, that it may arrive at the concensus of the people in this district as to their choice for President of the United States. In the Star’s contest 154,478 votes were cast. Of this number Roosevelt received 79,618, showing a wonderful political strength, despite all. Elswhere is printed a Ballot; fill it out and mail orbring it to the Herald office at once. The exact returns will be published each week and we hope for as large a vote in proportion as that which rewarded the Star for it’s progressiveness. And do not forget the Vice-Presidential candidate for which there is much available timber. Space is provided for this in the ballo t