PÄLLS eiTY NEWS N o. 10 FALLS CITY OKEGON. SATIIKDAY. NOVEMBER ß, 1015 VOL. XII HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK CONVERT CHINESE j TO AE3 SUFFRAGE Told by Exchanges, Reporters and Gleaned From Other Reliable Sources. Woman Uses Native Flag In FALLS CITY UP IN ARMS 60 TO SCHOOL DAY ■ — - Last year Polk County inaugu- RESENT PORTLAND'S FIGHT ON VAL­ ! rated the unique scheme o f hav- LEY LUMBER RATES TO CALI­ I ¡rig a "G O TO SCHOOL DA Y ” in which all of the parents in each FORNIA POINTS. j district were urged to attend I school on this particular day. Interstate Commerce Commission | The regular class work was car­ Memorialized Dalogatea Elected ried out on this day and no spec­ to Attend Meeting at Portland ial programs were prepared for their entertainment. The result f Pursuent to call of Ira C. Mehr- I o f this was that 1708 parents vis- ling. president o f the Falls City i ited the schools o f the county on Business Men's League, the citi­ j that day. zens o? Falls City met in mass This year, Friday. Nov. 12th meeting at Toller s Hall Monday ! has been designated as "G O TO night to discuss the differential of l SCHOOL D A Y ” and we are lumber rates to California points again asking that every parent between Portland and the Willa- in the county, who can possibly met Valley. An article in the reach school on this day, do so, Oregonian, written by Spaulding, even if for a few moments only. giving a clear outline of the situa­ At least long enough to show|your tion was read. The Portland lum­ children that you are interested ber men are making a strenuous in their work, and stay longer if fight against the Valley rate as it l>ossible. gives the Valley mills an equal The report o f this "G O TO break with Portland, a thing that SCHOOL D A Y " will be published has never happened before, and in all of the papers the {following enables the Valley mills to com week. l>ete in the market with Portland The teachers o f the county are N. Selig offered a resolution com striving for 2500 on this day. mending the Southern Pacific Rail H. C. SEYM OUR. way Company in giving this dif County School Superintendent. ferential rate as just and equit able in every particular, which KNOWS GOOD BREAD was unanimously adopted. Portland. Ore., Oct. 26, 1915. A committee comfiosed o f D. L Wood, W. F. Nichols and N. Selig Miss Luella Ward, F'alls City High School. was appointed to draft resolutions F'alls City. Oregon. to be presented to the Interstate Commerce Commission s e t t i n g My dear Young Lady: forth reasons why such r a t e Mr. H. B. Miller. Director o f should be continued. W. F. Nichols School of Commerce. University and Ira C. Mehrling were elected o f Oregon; D. C. Freeman. In­ to attend the meeting of the Inter­ dustrial Commissioner o f the Hill state Commerce Commission and lines in Oregon; and myself, than present the resolutions and urge whom there are no better judges the continuance of the rate. in this part o f the country, wish The citizens of Falls City are to go on record as being o f the alive to the importance o f this unanimous opinion, that the loaf question. The shutting down of o f bread which you so kindly ten­ the mills in the Valley is, in a dered to our tender mercies last measure, due to their inability to Thursday noon, has never been comjjete with Portland mills. Port­ equalled by any other similiar land has had the advantage, hav­ loaf before or since. ing a water rate to California You may not know what a ports and the same rate to inland tremendous compliment that is, towns south and a monopoly in the but when you realize that Mr. eastern and northern points. Miller is one o f the most dyspep­ The maintaining of these rates tic men in Oregon, and that Free­ depends the future prosperity of man was never allowed by his not only Falls City, but all of the physician to eat hot bread. I lumber towns of the Valley. Are alone being the only healthy one we willing that Portland should on the bunch; when I tell you all dictate to the State o f Oregon and this and then say that we three particularly to the|Willamette Val­ men ate every Wiorsel o f your ley. bread for our noonday luncheon POLK COUNTY REPRESENTED v v University of Oregon. Eugene, Nov. 4th. — Polk county has six­ teen students enrolled in the State University this year, they are; Lucien P. Arant and Ercel Hedrick, o f Monmouth; Joseph Bell, Willard Hays and Delilah McDaniel, o f Rickreall; Elmer Boyer, o f McCoy; Frank Camp­ bell, Estley F'arlay, Hazel Knight, Leone Williams. Frank Wilson and Laird Woods, o f Dalla». Dor­ othy Childs, Gladys Childs, and Genevieve Gillspin, o f Independ­ ence and Elmer Barnhart o f Falls City. and quarreled with each other as to who should h avM h e heel, you will realize indeed what a suc­ cessful teacher i » your Miss Shields. Even with all o f her good teach­ ing. you must have had a splen­ did mother’s training to back you. 1 am very glad indeed that your school directors are such farsight­ ed men that they go to our best institutions o f learning for their teachers. O. A. C. and Reed College are recognized all over the country for their hig h stand­ ard Long may you live and prosper. Yours sincerely 0. M. Plummer. w SHIRTS I UNDERW EAR New York Campaign. BANNER WARMLY GREETED. G o«. From Hone« to Houto Tolling Alien Inhabitant« of Equality For Men and Women— Ono Chine»« Voter Declare* He Would Like W ifo to Bo an American Cituen. New York. — Mis* I.avlula t*ock of thi- Henry street nurse«' settleineut hn* undertaken to «-oiivcrt Chinatown t»i suffrage with Cblneae flag*. The psychology o f the flag Is an Interesting etndy. It Is hard at times to pierce the apathy. the stolidity o f the alien Inhabitants o f a great otty like New York and to arouse among them an Interest tn a cause not primarily and originally their own. But there la one universal, never falling method—and that Is to display the Hags of those for­ eign lands whence they came. So Mlaa Dock unfurls a beajtlful white silk Chinese banner bearing the votes for women message on both aides. A kindly missionary man and a cultured Chinese doctor helped make the ban­ ner. which Is attached to Us standard by gsy ribbons o f old rose, light blue | m 7 »' v Tvr M EASURE rO U FOR YOUR sun [AND OVERCOAT. THEN YOU’LL BE ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ DRESSED W ELL COME IN AND LET US TAKE VOUR MEASURE FOR TH AT SUIT OF CLOTHES OR OUERCOAT- AND VOU WILL BE SURE OF A GOOD “ FRONT.” VOU CAN PICK OUT THE PATTERN YOU WANT FROM OUR SAMPLE BOOK AND KNOW TH A T VOU WILL GET NEW CLOTHES TH A T WILL FIT YOU PROPERLY. WE WILL SELL YOU A MADE-TO- ORDER SUIT OR OUERCOAT FOR WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD TO PAY. N. S E LIG ’S FALLS CITY D E P A R T M E N T STO R E titan and women. Here was"* Chinese BETTER DEFENSE OPPOSED woman o f high degree. Heiress to all | the traditions o f old China, neverthe : less she has her face set toward the Single Tax Association Make Protest ! promise o f the years to come, and she to President Wilson. believes in equal suffrage. To be sure, Resolutions opposing the pro­ as Miss Dock explains, there are not so 1 very many registered roters in China posed bill in Congress for heavy ; town, but even though they be but few appropriations for military pur­ they are going to receive the message. Association. v-hoto b y A m . Ticen P r They are Interested In It too. One full poses were adopted at the regular HIM* L A VIM IA COOK. blooded Chinese voter born In this coun meeting of the Single Tax Assoc­ try expressed the new ideal for women iation at the Library Saturday and bright yellow, these with black ns he sees It: “ I would like my w ife to and white being the colors o f the new night. The resolution declared be a citizen " Chine«« flag. that such appropriations were Flag In hand, the suffragists go out Bee Sting Got In Her Tonsil. Into the highways and byway* with ‘ ‘dangerous to the welfare o f the Kingman. Jnd.—Mrs. Edward Reath their message o f equal political rights country” and would “ compel an was the victim o f an unusual accident and responsibilities for men and wo­ men “ First class,” said a smiling when she was stung by n bee which ! increase in taxation with an add­ faced, prosperous looking Chinaman In *he swallowed when eating grapes. ed burden upon the poor. ’ well cut American clothes as he greet­ The Insect In Its eagerness to suck out A copy o f the resolutions will be ed the suffrage banner "F irst class, 1 the pulp of the grapes ha I i raw led In sent to Senator Chamberlain and believe In that.” he repeated, and other side the s’.-.tn and was not discovered by Mrs. Reath until It objected to be­ j one to President Wilson. Chinamen smilingly nodded assent. As the banner moves on plensed nods ing made a Jonah and Inserted its Frank E. Coulter spoke against and bows greet Its progress. Into a stinger In one of the tonsils tn her ¡the proposed appropriation. He dark doorway nod up the stairs marches throat. The tonsil rwelled badly, and Miss Dock, holding her suffrage ban­ the services o f a physician were re­ ¡characterized it as a move to ner before her. “ Our nurses come here quired to remove the stinger. strengthen the “ military aristo- often to look after the children." she !cracy.” explains Through a crowded kltcbeu and into a room In the front of the house she Takes Into Himself a Helpmeet marched "M ay we come In?" asked Miss Dock. A guttural sound signified Grocer Forget* to Take Cash Home, Tiring o f single-blessedness. and Thieve* Are Foiled. assent. A young woman with a much embroidered and solemn faced baby Marlon. Ind.—When Jack lin es of Claud Ellison, o f the F'alls City looking like an Infant mandarin sat at Lines & Grosse. grocers, went home one end o f a table between the win­ after closing the store he forgot to Electric Light company hied him­ dows. At the other window sat an take with him the cash receipts for the self to Portland and took unto older woman sewing. Both women day. about $400 wore native costumes. Neither could Just after he retired some one knock­ himself a wife. speak English. The younger woman ed and shouted that his barn was burn­ The young lady who succomb- went out of the room and soon return­ ing. While Lines was away thieves ed. bringing her sister, a gtrbof fifteen, searched his house from top to bottom. ed to his winning ways was Miss who goes to high school. She listened They made away with all the change Emily M. Austin. The ceremony to Miss Dock a moment and then a in Lines’ clothing, and It Is the belief smile broke out all over her face. Yes. of the police the barn was first set on took place at the home o f the Indeed, she knew ubout the suffrage fire by persons who knew Lines was bride’ s parents in Portland, Ore­ campaign, and sbe believed In votes for In the habit o f taking the money from gon, Friday night. October 29; rvomen Then she turned and spoke the store to his home each Saturday Rev. Henry Marcotte. pastor o f rapidly to her mother and sister-in-law. night the Westminister Presbyterian Intmediately their faces changed, the glumness vanished and they beamed church officiated. Separated Fifty-eix Year*. upoir the callers. They, too. believed In Toledo. O. — A fte r a aeparatlon of Mrs. Ellison formerly lived at votes fo r women: yes. indeed, and so flfty-alx years Mrs. Helen McCullough, did thglr husbands. Dallas where she has many a widow, o f this city, has located her Out on the street again and up Into They will make their brother. J. D. Bingham, at Kalamazoo. friends. another house marched the Chinese Mich., and haa gone there to see him. home in this city. banner, with its message o f equality for OVERSIGHT SAVES HIS MONEY.