LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO.,
• t OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1912.
Subscription, $1.(X) a Year.
INTEREST IS STILL GROWING IN
HERALD'S GRAND CONTEST
Contest Postponed for One Week—Will Close June 22, Instead
of June 3—All Votes Clipped from The Herald Are
Void—Ballot Box was Sealed Wednesday at 11,
A. M.—-No More Subscription Ballots.
Double Votes lor the Remaining Days of Contest—Subscription
Ballots will Cinch the Victory lor You—If Your Friends
Have Promised to Subscribe See Them at
Once—Sometime They Forget.
The Grand Voting Contest now lieitig
conducted by The Herald was scheduled
and I« advertised to close June 1ft, 1912.
Thia le the date on which we intended
to close the contest, but owing to the
fact that several have asked us to post
pone the same one week on accouut of
ths Rose Carnival, we decided to put
the pro|M«ition of postponement Indore
the candidates entered in this contest.
All candidates have agreed ami think
this is the beat thing to do. Most of
the candidates friends will lie away dur
ing this week ami it will lie iin|s>saible
to see then to get their subscriptions.
Uy (Mistponing the contest one week this
will give the candidates a good chance
to takein the Rose Carnival ami still
have plenty of time left to work
The Herald's Grand Voting Contest
will close June 22, 1912, at II p. in.
as the one at the very beginning, and
look out, those of you at the top of the
list, those st the bottom MAY SUR
PRISE YOU. A number of contestants
have been keeping very, very quiet,
especially to the out>ide world. but they
are only waiting for their chance to
"quietly grab a prize" at the windup.
Ro look out, those of you who haven't
looked at all.
The winners in this contest are going
to be the workers. If you are a worker
you will win, so GET BUNV.
SERVICES SUNDAY
Various Granges Will Unite
In Impressive Memorial
Ceremonies In
Lents
Grange Hall June 16
Opening Day a Gala Event Doings of Interest and About
—Lents People, Aboard the People of the Busiest
Steamer Bear, Help Re City In Eastern Multno
ceive Rex Oregonus.
mah County.
Committees of Granges representing
Evening Star Grange, Woodlawn and
Pleasant Valley met with the Lenta
Grange in this city Saturday and perfect-
c<I arrangements for tbe holding of Joint
memorial services in the Ix-nta Hall
Sunday, June 16.
Tlte committee arranged an excellent
service and program which follows:
Song.......................................... Granges
Introductory Remarks........... J. D. lx«
Brayer ... .Chaplain Mrs. E. A. Kelly
Address
Rev. W. J. Douglas
Poem............................. Mr. J. E Nelson
Music............
Neiected
Song................................
Granges
A feature of tie- program will lie tile
delivery of Memorials to the deiv-ased,
with floral tributes, by the Masters of the
various granges.
Mrs II. A. Damali, lecturer of the
lamia Grange, will lie the presiding
officer.
The meeting will lie open to the pub)¡c
and all are invited to lie present.
Portland’s annual Rose Carnival
.Mrs. I. McColl is attending the Presi
opened Monday under tbe moat favorable dential Postmasters Association of Ore
circumstances and the event was j-fiered gon which ia being held in the Eagles
in by a royal reception tended Rex Ore- lodge room in tbe Marquam building
gonus on the beautiful waters of the in Portland. A banquet was served in
Willainett river. Rex was met at a tbe Portland Hotel Wednesday evening
point down the river from the Ainsworth which was greatly enjoyed by all pres
dock by a gaily-bedecked tieet of escort ent. The convention will meet in Van
vessels, including tiie big 8. 8. Bear, couver, Wash., next year.
which is one of the finest steameis ply
R. R. Carlson has opened a furniture
ing the Pacific. Nearly 100 vessels exchange in his building on Powell
formed tbe guard of honor.
street.
A profusion of Portland’s choicest
J. J. Wodaege baa returned from a
roees and hundreds of flags and otlier short visit to Pendleton.
decorations made the marine pagvnt a
A. J. W. Brown's new residence in
thing of beauty. As the steamer Bea Zenietb addition is nearly completed.
ver, the Sea Otter, carrying The Royal
T. R. Howitt appeared in the Port
Majesty, and the hundred other vessels land pirade today with bis trotter
steamed up the river in royal array, "Dottie Dimples" and will leave to
their coining was announced bytiie siren morrow for the race track at Cornelius,
hlaU from the U. 8 Cruiser Maryland Ore., where his trotter ”8arg./’ will
and thousands of otlier whistles from race.
the Imats and factories along Portland’s
Mrs. .Meade, with her daughter*
harbor. From a point below the Ains Mabel and Ruth, visited friends in
worth dock to the South Portland’s har Portland this week.
bor the whistles shrillqd a defeaning
Mrs. McCarter’s daughter from Ne
welcome. As the fleet passed the Burn braska is visiting her.
side. Morrison and Hawthorne bridges
H. R. Hopkins of Chicago, is the
thousands of people, with liats, hand guest of his son, Rev. Geo. F. Hopkins.
kerchiefs and flags, shouted a royal
Thos. Ginder has returned from a few
welcome.
days outing spent at his cottage at
The Beaver, leading the pageant, car : Brightwood. He expects to go to Sea
ried 1*W people, among them being sev side in the near future to make his
eral Ia-nts business men and residents, home with his daughter, Mrs. Hugh
who were invited guests through the Walker.
courtesy of Dr. Nelson, who is connected
W. W. Cotton and wife have returned
in an official capacity with the company from Europe.
owning the Beaver.
Me-srs. Kardell, Eikington Everson,
That the Lenta party was royally en
tertained, expresses it mildly, as were and Roberts spent last Sunday at
the hundreds of others onboard. The Welches.
Miss Mae Hopkins arrived home last
officers of the ship and the executive
committee of the Carnival left nothing week and Miss Winnie is expected this
undone in the way of entertainment for week.
Mrs. T. R. Howitt is visiting friends
the guests. Light refreshments, punch,
etc, were served absolutely free to all and in Battle Ground, Wash.
from the lime the ship left tbe dock un
Miss Ida Bettig is visiting friends
til the return the pleasure was unabateu. here l>efore returning to her home at
Business men, commercial club repre La Grande.
sentatives and prominent men from
Messers. Wilbur Thompson, Roy-
nearly every state in the Union were Johnson. Hope Meyers, and Harbert
passengers ou the Bear and the assembly Ryan are expect«! home from college
was of note in Portland’s history.
the latter part of this week.
All this week thousands oi people
Tbe evening of the twenty-third, the
have been enjoying the various features
annual Children's Day exercises will be
of amusement and the carnival spirit is held at theM. E. church.
now at high tide. From now until Sat
Echo Jone«, who has been ill for some
urday night there will be entertaining
time
with pneumonia, is able to be out
features during nearly every hour of the
daj, closing Saturday night in a blaze of again.
Miss Bessie Strebin of Melrose visited
jollity and glory, when conventionality
w ill be thrown to the wind and the car friends here Tuesday.
nival spirit will reign supreme.
Miss Emma Wilke has returned from
Cottage Grove where she has been
teaching the past year.
Will Raney has returned from Aims
where he has been teaming.
Miss Portia Osborne has returned
from Camas. Wash., whereshe has been
teaching and will spend the summer
Next Monday is the date of the school with her mother. Nhe has been elected
election in District No. 1, comprising to teach the seventh and eighth grades
Portland city schools. Ttie polling place of the Gresham public school for the
for I-ents residents is at Duke’s Hall, coming year.
A number of decorated autos went
above the meat market of the same
from here last Wednesday to take part
name, on Main St.
It is hoped that every legal voter will in the parade at the Rose Festival.
participate in the el-ction and have a
Miss Azalea Bell is visiting her aunt,
voice in the school government of this Mrs. Horniah.
district. Don’t forget the date and
The library was closed Wednesday
place.
and Thursday afternoons on account of
the Rose Festival.
Mr. and Mrs, Arnold Ruegg, ofNenic,
visited relatives in Gresham last Sun
day.
J. H. Hoss has sent one of his teams
to Portland to work for the Warren
Construction Company. Sherman Mc
At the meeting of the local lodge of Carter is the driver.
Rebekahs last Friday night the follow
ing officers were elected tor the ensuing
The L»nta Dramatic Club made a de
year: N. G., Grace Eacthel; V. G., cided hit in their presentation of "The
Essie McCullom ; Treasurer, Laura Till Girl From the L-Triangle Ranch’’ at
man ; Necretary, W. A. Eacthel.
the Isia Theatre Thursday and Friday
There was a good attendance of mem nights of last week. It was by far the
bers and it was voted to give an enter beet production attempted by the local
tainment at the time of the next regu club and was highly appreciated by all
lar meeting, June 21.
in attendance. The clnb has decided
not to present anv more dramas until
Thejroting^contest closes one week after the summer season is over, bnt
fr >m Saturday. Be sure and get your will stage a number ot short sketchee or
votes in by that time.
farces.
CRUISfR MARYLAND
VISUS PORI LAND
GRt SHAM SI ARIS
»
No. 21
BREEZY NOTES
ANNUAL ROSE
FROM GRESHAM
GARNIVAL IS ON
June 14, 1912, la the one hundred
and thirty-fifth anniversary of the
adoption by congress of the 8tars and
Stripes as the national emblem.
THE STATE
HIGHWAY BILL
H. A. Darnall Gives Able
Reply To Journal Article
Written ByC. T. Prall.
Readers of The Herald may be inter
Rome of the candidates think it is a
ested in the following article recently
good plan to lie in the lead at this stage
published in tbe Oregon Journal, as it
of the game and are drawing heavily on
explains some points on the road bills
their reserve to get there. Votes go out
now before the people, that they may
daily to people who are not interested
not get elsewhere:
directly in the contest and they general
The dav following my return
ly cast their votes for the candidates
from
the
State
Grange meet-
who stand well in their district. A re-
ing a t Roseburg, C. T.
Prall,
j serve is a good thing to have but the
DOUBLE VOTES.
president of the State Highway as
Beginning Monday, June 10, at s a. tn , leadership is also a worthy Ambition
sociation, addressed a statement to
ths Herald will give double votes on all | and voles cast from day to day are not
the public through the columns of
•ubecriptiona until tbe end >>f the con lost, by any means, as they ail count in
The United states Cruiser Maryland, •he Journal that necds attention He
test. This will be the la«t also the tieat the fi.ial "showdown "
one of the finest men-of-war of her class begins with a lamentation on the
offer during the contest, and every con
in the navy, is anchored on the east failure of their efforts to “harmon-
testant should take advantage of It, ns
side of the Willamette River Iwlow the ize” with the supporters of the
it might be the means ol winning the
Broadway piers. The Maryland was grange bills. The distress seems to
prize she is after. This offer ia bound
brought from --an Francisco to Portland be mainly on his part, for the grang
to meet the approval of every contest
to participate in the festivities of the ers never invited a “harmony” talk
ant who is desirous of winning one ol
Roa ■ Carnival ami has been one of
fest of any sort, and those to which
the prises.
principal magnets of attraction of
they have been invited have only of
Candid «ten who are holding back suit
GRESHAM,Or .June 12.—Portland's week.
fered propositions to drop the grange
script ions should bring them in now lai gi st crusude against vice bus an
The Maryland carries many of
bills and accept propositions that
without fail. This is the lart change answering echo here in an action taken modern improvements that make the were in direct opposition to their
that will I»- made in the voting M-hedule. last night by the City Council On mo modern battleship a wonder of the age views and to a big majority of the
During the next few days it will de tion of Councilman St. Clair an or and is by far tbe finest fighting ship voters of the state, namely the at
pend largely upon the efforts of each dinance was authorized closing all public that ever steamed up the Columbia. tempt to bond the state for an in
candidate us to who will win and who dances held Saturday nights at 12 The vessel is ftO* feet long and draws definite amount, extending through an
will not win.
Don't 1st thia chance o’clock. This action was deemed neces over 211 feet of water. That this vessel, indefinite term of years
slip by. Your competitors will not, you sary liecauee of the presence of a rough with a draft exceeding 2l> f et easily
Mr. Prall says a small proportion
may rest assured, snd unless you get element, supposed to have arrived from navigated the Colnm la and Willamette of the grangers do not favor the har
every available subscription during the Portland, which nearly precipitated a Rivers from the Bar to Portland is an- mony bills. Evidently he has halluci
remaining days <>f the contest, you may riot early Sunday morning.
Other big kick at the seat of those who nations: in other words, his mental
be defeated by a very small margin.
Chief Nlover's recent clean-up order maintain that Portland can never ba arrangements are not in good work
has had the effect of sending some of come prominent as a harbor for the ing order, or else he has been badly
the undesirables here and there is much larger vessels. No difficult was exper misinformed. Practically none of the
BALLOT BOX IS SEALED.
The ballot I mix was sealed at II a. in Outspoken criticism over the efforts of ienced whatever in bringing tbe big grangers, very few of the non-granger
Wednesday ami will remain so until Portland to unlosd its lawbreakers upon ship up the river and the trip was made farmers, most of the so-called labor
in fast time.
the final count, which takes place at the surrounding towns.
ing men, many trades and professional
Those, who have never been priveleg- men, and many retired citizens are
The action taken by the Gresham
this oilice Monday evening, June 24 at
H o'clock. All contestants and their town Council will lie followed by more ed to inspect a man-of-war should avail opposed to any form of bonding,
friends are cordially invited to lie pres drastic measures if it becomes necessary, themselves of this opportunity, Visit- county or state. So insistent are many
ent at the final count The prizes will ft is probable that extra police will lie ing hours are from 1 JiO to 5 each after- of the grange members in opposition
found necessary to co|ie with the situa noon.
be awarded the winners.
to bonding that they have not yet
if it gets worse.
tion
All ballots must lie in by Saturday
been convinced of the propriety of
evening, June 24 at II o'clock, if they
even supporting the grange county
are not in by thia time they will lie void.
bond regulation bills Only one thing
No more ballots will lie returned for
does he get right. The grange bills
subscriptions that are mailed in The
are essentially for the purpose of de
vote« will lie isaued and placed in the
termining the location and kind of
ballot box to your credit.
road to be constructed, by vote of
The vote of the last few days was the
FAIRVIEW, Or., June 12.—A special the people The offer to originate a
largest cast since The Herald contest
Chas. Wise, a well known young man election will be held here on July 12 separate bill providing for the loca
started. Almost all the contestants of lx>nta, considers that he is the to vote on the proposition of buying a tion of roads is inopportune and un
were heard from and some voted thous most unlucky individual under the eun. city park and playground. The prop necessary. Inopportune because it is
ands of ballots. Thia has caused great One day last week while making a trip erty considered for this purpose is the I late and because there are now so
changes to take place in the standing ol to Portland in his auto he had three Ntone grove anil lots adjoining it on the many road measures before 'he peo
the contestants and a glance at the list "Blowouts,” one of them occuring on east.
ple that the addition of others will
will show the interest that is lieing the steel bridge. While engaged in the
Mrs. Rachael Hilfs, mother of Mrs. lead to confusion. It is unnecessary
taken by all contestants.
work of replacing one of the tires he . W. A. Townsend, died at her daugh- since with the addition of this feature
broke one of hie lege Climbing into | t«r'» home st Montavill* on June 10, to the state highway measures they
The enthusiasm of Ths Herald’s Great the machine, he drove to an automobile after several weeks' illneee. She wee would be essentially the same as the
Gift Contest is by no means confined to supply house and told the manager to 1*1 years of age, and a native of Iowa. grange measures, so far as county
the contestants. People throughout the supply him with new tires while be Nhe crosse.I the plains with her family control goes If the state highway
territory embraced by this contest are went to have his leg repaired. The in early days, and settled at Union, people are sincere in their proposi
picking their favorites and are helping, supply salesman looked at Charley in where she has since uiade her home tion to favor the county control of
not only with their own subscriptions, astonishment and asked him how the Nbe came to her daughter’« at Monta- funds raised by bonding, why do they
but are working in their immediate Accident occured and how he could viIla about a month ago, being ill at not offer to drop out their county
circle of friends for their help with stand it to drive to a physician’s office that time. Besides Mrs. Townsend, and highway engineer bills and en
splendid results. Every day people unaided. Cbas. replied: “It was my she leaves two other (laughters—Mrs dorse the grange bills, which already
come in the office to subscribe for the wooden leg," whereupon the surprised Vincent, of Union, with whom she made have a good start in getting their
paper, giving their votes to their favor salesman turned and went into the her home, and Mrs. Miles, of Salt Lake petitions out, and thus save the neces
City, Utah. Nhe had five grandchildren sity of securing an entirely new list
ite, and every mail brings in votes and store.
The fu of names? Tf they-expect to secure
It will be remembered that Charley and tive great-grandchildren
suliserlptions from the outside district.
the support of the Grange for all ti e
The candidates in District No. 3 are by is tbe yonng man who had both legs neral was held at Union.
: other measures they propose, why
no means going to let these prizes slip amputated aa a result of railroad acci
by. They are all working hard and dent about two years ago.
Judge Hazen, accompanied hv his | : should they not be willing to concede
Both of his legs are artificial, and that wife, arrived the fore part of the week something, why should they not a •-
with such -plendid results that a hard
struggle for the first place is evident. he fractured one of them and had the from their home at St. Helens and ate I cept the two the Grange has to offer?
No contestant has a firm hold on any three "blowouts" in one day is a fact. visiting in this city at the home of their j The fact is the president of the state
one of these prizes. The one at the tail
son Cap Hazen and ii cidentally taking highway crowd does not expect to
Bead The Herald ade.
concede anything, and he does ex
end of this list stands as fair a chance
in the sights of the Rose Carnival.
CHAS. WISE HAS
UNLUCKY DAY
Voi. IO.
FAIRVieW volts ON
ANNUAL SCHOOL
ELECTION MONDAY
REBEKAHS HOLD
ANNUAL ELECTION