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Vol.I
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, February, 19 1909
No. 25
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OREGON STATE NORMAL NEWS
Gathered By Our Corps Of
College Reporters
INTERESTING STUDENT PERSONAL ITEMS
Weekly Reports From the Va
rious College Fraternal
Societies.
It is of interest that one of our
alumni, J. E. Dunton, of Ballston,
is chairman of the League.
The rearranging of the desks
in room two is quite an improve
ment They now face the west
which provides for better light
ing. The latest report from W. R.
Rutherford, who sustained an
injury by breaking his shoulder
blade some weeks ago, tells of his
being able to enter school again.
There will be no school at the
College Monday nor in the Train
ing Department. Instead there
will be exercises in the Chapel at
10 o'clock with special music and
an address. The public is invited
to these exercises.
Dean Butler '03, who is attend
ing school in the Law Depart
ment of the U. of 0. in Portland,
was seen on our streets on Satur
day of last week. Mr. Butler
came up to finish examinations
for his life papers.
D. C. Henry, Hilda Olson and
Erwin Montague, who will debate
with Albany College on Feb. 26,
are very hard at work preparing
to meet their opponents in the
best way possible. Both Mr.
Butler and Mr. Briggs are assist
ing them in their efforts.
Miss Shirley Dorsey, '09, took
her departure for her home in
Portland this week. Miss
Dorsey will remain there for a
few days and will then go to The
Dalles where she will take up the
work of third and fourth grade
teacher in one of the city schools.
Judging Miss Dorsey's future by
her past, it is assured that her
employers will not be disappoint
ed. Preliminary steps have been
taken toward the union of the
Tennis Club and the Athletic
Association for the coming sea
son. Although definite plans
have not been formulated as yet,
it has been suggested that it
would be advantageous f r both
organizations, if the former were
under the direct control of the
latter. Canvassing for member
ship has been begun.
State examinations are over
and once more the Juniors and
Seniors are in their class rooms.
Many report an "interesting"
time and not a few a "trying"
time. From all reports the ex
aminations were about as usual
requiring of course the best effort
for good results. Candidates for
state and life papers will probab
ly not be relieved of their anxiety
until the latter part of March.
Those who are directly inter
ested in the Polk County Debat
ing League are very busy pre
paring for the several debates
which will be participated in by
its members the latter part of
this week. Mr. Traver has charge
of the Monmouth teams. Doug
las Crowley, Joe Boginska and
Lester Lindsay debate with the
Independence High School. They
support the negative side of the
question, "Resolved that the
Public Schools of the County
should be under the control of
one Board and a tax levied on all
the property of the County to
support the Schools. " Those who
support the affirmative of the
same question against Falls City
are: Bessie Graham, Ervin
Springer and Ray Chute.
Monmouth Heights.
David Olin put in a flue
for
John Walker the past week.
A new dwelling will be erected
on the Treanor place this spring.
Miss Ida Duignan visited
friends in Independence Satur
day. R. M. Smith was out here Sat
urday looking after business
matters.
James Goodman sold his metro
nome to F. E. McCurdy, of the
Metropolis,
C. C. Pitzer and family will
start March 1 for their old home
in Missouri.
Frank Gray, of Independence,
was a guest ot Miss Maggie
Herren Thursday.
Messrs. Harrington and Wind
ham drove to Corvallis Sunday
returning Tuesday.
Herman Wunder and family
occupied their new home at
Antioch a short time ago.
Riddell Bros, lately received
new automatic sheep shearing
machine of the Stewart patent
beorge neck, wiie ana son
Walter, of Independence, were
business visitors here Thursday.
Clarence Bruce is taking out
some big oak trees and convert'
ing them into wood for David
Dove.
James Sevier, of Eugene, visit
ed his parents at Antioch Thurs
day and Friday returning the
next day.
John Clark, of Kent, and Mrs.
Laura Clark and Ruby, of Salem,
were pleasant callers at the Clark
home Sunday.
Jesse Windham has arrived
from Mabel, Lane county, and
will work for Delbert Harring
ton lately from Corvallis.
Delbert Harrington, of near
Corvallis, has rented and is mov
ing into the Geo. Heck residence
recently vacated by Mr. Wunder.
C. C Pitzer last week sold his
eighty acre ranch to William
Morrison, of Monmouth, the con
sideration being sixteen hundred
dollars.
W. A. Tucker,' representing
the Olmstead Land Co., of Salem,
has opened offices in Monmouth.
This makes four legitimate real
estate concerns in the town. This
is pretty good evidence that
things will move here this spring.
Heretofore one man has attend
ed to all the real estate business
of this place and a good deal of
the time was spent in Indepen
dence, but it looks different now.
This section of the state is about
the only place on this side of the
Rocky mountains that is not fill
ed up with immigrants and it
will be surprising if there isn't a
big lot of them here before
another year passes.
LAWS 10 HELP IHE FARMER
The Reason He Is Not Get
ting Wealthy
REDUCE EXPENSES, INCREASE INCOME
Repeal Unjust Laws and Enact
Those that Will Benefit
the Masses.
The reason the farmers of the
United States are not getting
their share of the comforts is that
they have to work very long hours
for the bare necessities of life.
The reason for this is that they
have to pay too much for what
they have to buy and do not get
enough for what they have to
sell. Thee are such pertinent
and self-evident facts that they
are likely to be overlooked as
natural conditions and beyond
the effect of laws, but they are
not, and are largely results of
present unjust laws. Two other
conditions that bear heavily on
him is that he pays more than
his just share of the taxes, both
direct and indirect, and that he
is burdened by excessive and un
just interest rates. For any laws
to be of any benefit in relieving
the conditions they will have to
accomplish one or more of these
four results, viz: -1.
Reduce the cost of his
necessary supplies and expenses.
2. Increase the price he gets
for the product he sells.
3. Make his share of the taxes
(both direct and indirect) more
equitable.
4. Make it possible for him to
obtain or borrow money more
cheaply.
These results are all obtainable
either by repeal of unjust laws
or the passage of just laws, and
the only reasons the conditions
exist are because the laws have
always, and especially since the
war, been framed to benefit the
capital classes, and of course, at
the expense of the working
classes. A small part of the
working class has been able, in a
measure by organization, to shift
their part of the burden down the
line where it falls on the shoulders
of the farmer and the unorganiz
ed laborers.
It is entirely beyond my capa
city to name the laws that should
be repealed or the ones that
should be passed, but as tending
to remedy the above conditions,
I suggest the followieg laws:
1. Reduce the tariff taxes fill
along the line, and remove it en
tirely wherever the American
supply is practically controlled by
a trust, especially should duties
on iron and steel articles be re
moved entirely.
A parcels post law such as Ger
many has would eliminate some
transportation charge, both on
supplies bought and on goods
sold, as well as save him valuable
time in trips after small merchan
dise.
Government ownership and
operation of the railroads and
telegraphs, with cheaper fares
and charges without discrimina
tion even in favor of carload ship
ments would be a great boon to
all small shippers.
2. No suggestions, except that
cheaper transportation charges,
as suggested above, would help.
3. Direct taxes are largely be
yond the control of the national
government, and in the hands of
the states. Indirect taxes should
be more largely levied on luxuries.
Patent medicines and soda
waters offer an inviting field for
stamp taxes. But our main lack
is a graduated income tax. Sug
gestion in No. 1 of much lower
duties would help here also.
4. Here we find the most in
viting field to really help the far
mer as well as the whole work
ing class. The Government
should loan money to farmers
and others on improved property
used as homes only, at not over
four per cent, yearly interest, the
loans to be repaid four per cent,
or more yearly. These loans
might be confined to such states
that passed registration laws so
that titles to property would be
a matter of record beyond dispute
without cost if research. The
loans should be based on an entire
ly safe basis, say 40 per cent or
50 per cent of the value, and not
over the same amount of the tax
return value. The money for
these loans should be supplied by
issuing greenbacks whenever it
is not otherwise available, but
these greenbacks should be re
tired as fast as returned through
payment of principal, and the
interest should be held as a fund
to make new loans. The govern
ment should loan to states, towns
counties and districts money to
build schoolhouses, roads, bridges
court houses and all the public
works of permanent value at one
per cent, interest, principal to be
repaid two per cent a year.
Money for this purpose to be se
cured by issuing greenbacks
when necessary, these green
backs to be retired when return
ed by payment of principal. The
interest payable in gold and to
be retained as a fund to loan
anew on this particular property.
Respectfully,
J. B. CRESWELL,
Dublin, Ga.
Married
Miss Bee Guilliams and Mr.
Earl Wallace, of Portland, were
united in marriage Wednesday
noon at the home of the bride's
sister, Mrs. Nettie Boche. The
bride was beautifully adorned in
white silk mull.
Rev. W. A. Wood officiated.
After the ceremony the guests
retired to the dining room where
they were served with a sump
tuous dinner.
Those present were: Misses
Florence Burton, Laura Snelling,
Lillian Bogert, Inez Murphy,
Susie Hoffman, Clara Tinner
stet; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, Mrs.
Boche, Mr. Guilliams, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Guilliams, Mrs. Rena
Guilliams and daughter, Mrs.
Snelling, Mrs. L. A. Robinson
and daughter, Mrs. Irene Dalton.
The young people have the
best wishes of their many friends.
They will reside in Portland
where the groom has a position.
It is said that the Rebekahs
were trying the new nine foot
sheets in their masquerade last
Monday night
INDEPENDENCE NEWS BUDGET
From Our Regular Corres
pondent. DAILY HAPPENINGS IN OUR SISTER CITY.
Scan This Column For News of
Importance From the
Riverside.
J. S. Bohannon was a Salem
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Bess Butler made a busi
ness trip to Dallas Monday.
Mr. J. E. Kirkland, of Albany,
is visiting at the home of P. M.
Kirkland.
G. A. Hurley, of Vale, visited
old friends here the latter part
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rogowav.
of Portland, are visiting at the
home of A. Gross.
Mrs. R. Duganne, of Portland,
visited over Sunday with her son
Dr. R. E. Duganne.
Mrs. C. Shenefield and Miss
Bertha Bohannon are visiting
friends in Corvallis.
Miss Ida Duignan, of Perry
dale, visited over Sunday at the
home of J. S. Bohannon.
P. II. Murphy, of Corvallis, is
visiting his daughter Mrs. Will
iam Cooper, of this city.
Ed Wallace and Grant Mc
Laughlin, of Corvallis, visited
here the latter part of the week.
Ralph E. Hoyt, of Portland,
attended the Commercial Club
banquet here Monday evening.
Miss Myrtle McReynolds re
turned Monday from Eugene
where she attended Teacher's
State Examinations.
Mrs. Van Dornsife and Mrs.
Dee Taylor entertained the Kon
jecity Club Saturday evening at
the home of Mrs. Taylor.
Teachers Granted Certificates.
The following teachers were
successful in securing papers in
the recent teachers' examination.
First Grade -F. E. Borneman,
Perrydale; Miss Bex E. Loree
O'Cohnell, Buena Vista; Mrs.
Chloe A. Seymour, Falls City;
Miss Sadie Lynn, Dallas.
Second Grade Miss Hattie
Teats, Dallas; Miss Bern ice Ben
son, Suver; W. E. Buell, Falls
City; Miss Nola E. Coad, Dallas;
Miss Anna Kurtz, Dallas; Miss
Almeda Fuller, Dallas; Miss
Crissie Bramberg, Independence;
Miss Mary O'Donnell, Ballston;
Miss Mary Thune, Butler.
Third Grade-Miss Ethelbert
Shepard, Sheridan; Miss Lela
Tracer, Dallas.
The papers of about 40 appli
cants who wrote for state papers
have been sent to the State Super
intendent for grading.
J. C. Kramer proprietor of the
Walker Hotel at Falls City and
Wilford Seymour of the same
place are visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Reprv. Mr
Seymour will go from here to
hugene and Mr. Kramer to Ash
land to visit his brother George,
the railroad agent at Ashland.
Mr. Seymour will be married at
Eugene before his return to Falls
City.