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a Vol. VIII Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, March 10, 1916 No. 27 Help boost for a bigger and better Monmouth Improvements are needed STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES Miss Kennon Gave Talk in Chapel Last Friday MISS RUGGLER REPRESENTED SENIORS ; The Old Home Singers to be at ( the Normal Thursday Even ing, March 16th Emerson Bassett, Leland Stanford, Jr., University. Delivery -A, King Wilson, Portland, Oregon; Henry L,. Benson, Salem, Ore gon; Georcf L. Koehn, Portland, Ore gon. The banquet is to be held in the Dormitory dining room and promises to be a triumph of an unusual sort, judging from the menu and the toast program. President Ackerman is to be the toast master. V. F. DANIEL STORE SOLD Miller Mercantile Company Buys Dry Goods Stock i Miss Laura H. Kennon spent ; Saturday and Sunday visiting friends at Eugene. 1 Mr. Pittman spoke at a parent- teachers' association meeting at t Sylvan, Oregon, last Friday night, and reports a very inter : esting session. , Miss Myra Butler, Head of the Departments of Domestic Science J and Domestic Art has been more . than busy in getting her depart ) ment in ship-shape order. She f feels now that shejhas as fine ( rooms as any Normal School on i the Pacific Coast Friday morning Miss Kennon 'was the faculty speaker at chapel 1 time. Her subject was "The A Enjoyment of Poetry." After showing what poetry is and what i enjoyment it offers to the average reader, Miss Kennon illustrated ' her points by great poems. The talk was well received by both j students and faculty. Miss Marie Myers, the Nor mal's contestant in the Oratorical Contest, gave her oration in chapel Tuesday morning. The whole school was splendidly enthusiastic in yells and songs. Everyone feels that the Normal will make a very fine showing. The Seniors were represented in chapel Wednesday morning by Miss Sara Ruggles who gave an interesting account of "Current Events in the School room." The Inter-collegiate Oratorical Association holds its meeting at the Oregon Normal School this year. All those connected with the affair from Miss Laura Bell, who is the association President, to the last committee worker have been working with splendid enthusiasm for the success of the meeting. The program follows: Overture, "Red Gnome," (Rollin son,) Oregon Normal School Orchestra; Address of Welcome, Laura J. Bell, President of I. 0. A. 0; "Spinning Song" from "The Flying Dutch man," (Wagner,) "Will 0' The Wisp," (Spross.) Oregon Normal School Girls Glee Club. ORATIONS "Social Unrest on the Liquor Problem," Mr. M. C. Smithson, Mc Minnville College; "Will America Fol Lew Rome," Mr. Max W. Bicker, Pa cific University; "Americanizing Our Immigrants," Mr. Eric Englund, Ore gon Agricultural College; "The Edu cation of Tomorrow," Miss Marie Myers, Oregon Normal School; "The Invisible Devastation of Selfish Strife," Mr. Frank M. Jasper, Wil lamette University; "The Trust," Mr. Meade G. Elliott, Pacific College; "In dependent Sovereignties and Vital Interests,"' Mr. Walter L Meyers, University of Oregon; "A Present Day Problem," Mr. Folmer A. Jensen, Al bany College. Solo, "Invictus," (Huhn.) Mr. 0. Allen Macy; Romance, "Water Col ors," (Gumble.) Intermezzo, "AT Parting," (Troward.) Oregon Nor mal School Orchestra. JUDGES Composition-J. M. O'Neil, Univer sity of Wisconsin; Thomas C. True blood, University of Michigan; Lee KVENTORY BEING TAKEN THIS . WEEK Company Owns Large Stores at Newberg and Dayton -Will Handle Groceries The Old Home Singers here March 16 in the Normal Assem bly Hall are to be the Musical treat of the season according to all advance reports. Their pro gram is a journey into the days of vesterdav. Each of the singers is an artist of ability Following is the program and personnel of the Old Home Singers: Program And Personel Of The Old Home Singers Miller's Weaving, Quartette Tingle Ingle-High Jinks, Quar tette; Hawaiian Song, Quartette; Old Oaken Bucket, Quartette; Juanita, Quartette; Old Folks at Home, Quartette; Ragtime Lulla by, Tenor. The above songs are sung in evening dress and are used as Illustrations in the discussions of modern music and the music of fifty years ago. This discussion eventually leads to the idea of having an old fashioned party and dressing in the costumes of our grandfathers and . grand mothers. " : The songs used in the last part are as follows: Two Sailors, Ten or and Bass; Same Old Dress, Quartette; Sweet Genevieve.lCon- tralto; Grandma's Advice, Con tralto; Coming Thru' the Rye, Contralto; Sally in our Alley, Quartette; Love's Old Sweet Song. Quartette; Ruben Ruben, Quartette; Campbells are Com ing, Quartette; Rocked in the Cradle, Bass; Captain Jinks, Bass; In the Gloaming, Quar tette; Polly Doodle, Quartette; Low Backed Car, Tenor and Bass; Last Rose of Summer, Soprano; Carry Me Back to Old Virginny, Soprano; Kerry Dance, Quar tette; Mary of Argyle, Tenor; Over the Garden Wall, Tenor; In Old Madrid, Tenor; When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Bass; Dixie, Quartette; Soldier's Farewell, Quartette; Home Sweet Home, Quartette. The program is continuous and lasts about an hour and forty minutes. Helen Smith, Soprano; Pear Maupin, Contralto; Cecil Wil liams, Tenor; Harold King, Bass; Elena De Marco, Pianist Tickets for this will be on sale at Morlan's Book Store from March 11 to March 16. The price of tickets is only 50 cents. The Literary Societies have selected "Peg 0' My Heart" for their annual play which will be given in the Normal Chapel on March 24. Members of the caste accompanied by Miss West and Miss Parrott motored to Salem on Saturday evening to see Florence Martin and her com pany in the play. This was a rare opportunity for the caste and their rehersals are showing that the opportunity was made the most of. The V. F. Daniel store was sold this week to the Miller Mercan tile Company, said company hav ing large stores in Newberg and Dayton, and U. S. G. Miller of Newberg and Mr. Fender of McMinnville have been here this week taking an inventory of the stock, which will probably be completed today or tomorrow. The partition in the back of the store between the main room and the room in the rear of the bank will be taken out to give more space. Mr. Miller expects to in stall a general line of groceries in connection with the dry goods and will carry the second largest stock in the county. E. C. Cole will be retained as manager. Mr. Miller has had twenty-seven years experience in the mercen- tile business and is well qualified to have charge of this line of work. Accident Prevention Means Low er Accident Insurance To Farmers And All Employer Since the State Industrial Ac cident Commission announced ast July that a rate of 2 per cent had been made for general farm ing, and that application from farmers for the protection of the Compensation Act would be ac cepted, several hundred farmers have taken advantage of the Act and more farmers are coming in each day. The Commission has now de clared an exemption of payments for February and those who have paid into the fund for the pre ceding six months, will have their insurance carried free dur ing February. A similiar ex emption was made last July. This makes two exemptions for this fiscal year which begins July 1, and is a reduction in the rate of 16 2-3 per cent Those farmers as well as all others working under the Act, who have a good accident ex perience for the year, requiring the Commission to pay out for accidents to their workmen, not to exceed 50 per cent of that em ployers contribution, will be granted a reduction in their rate of 10 per cent This will bring the farmers rate down to $1.80 on each $100 of payroll. For those whose accident experience is as good for the second year, will receive a second reduction of 10 per cent in their rate on July 1, 1917, bringing the rate down to $1.60 on each $100 of payroll These reductions are in addition to exemptions. The rate for those farmers pay ing 2 per cent this year is there fore, after deducting two months exemptions, (1-6 of the entire year) $1,667 for each $100 of pay roll. After July I, 1916, those that earn 10 per cent reduction, will pay only $1.50, and one year later, this should be reduced to $1.35, a very low rate indeed, provided the same monthly ex emptions are then possible. The State contributes sufficient money to the fund, to pay all ex penses of administering the fund, therefore every dollar paid by employers and workmen is avail able to be paid back to injured workmen for hospital and medi cal attention and for time lost The rate the employres pay, bears a direct ratio to the number of accidents. There are no leaks, no profits and no commissions to pay. Ac cidents only are paid for. Re duce the number of accidents and the rate of payment to the fund will be reduced by additional ex-exemptions. The records of this Commission show that last year one of each eight workmen employed in hazardous occupations in Oregon, were injured. This is too high a percentage. By cooperation of employers and workmen to prevent accidents the Commission believes that the number of injuries can be cut in half. That means cutting the rate in half, by reductions and exemp tions, and the farmer would then be paying less than 1 per cent. No farmer in Oregon can afford to carry the risk of injuring or killing workmen, when he can thus receive insurance' with the absolute protection of the state, at actual cost and be given also the opportunity of constantly reducing his rate. In view of the above, the Com mission has issued a call to em ployers and workmen of Oregon, to cooperate in a movement to prevent accidents, and wil conduct an active campaign of accident prevention. The results desired can only be accomplished by cooperation of both employers and workmen with the state and will result in a vast saving in money, and an increase in efficiency of manu facturing and other operations through preventing loss of time and the necessity of replacing in jured workmen who are ex perienced, with inexperienced men. What is more important still, it will prevent untold suf fering to the thousands of work men who are now annually torn and mangled, many of them made wrecks for life, while toil ing to earn their daily bread MEETING HELD TUESBftYKlGHT Commercial ClubSecures Per manent Meeting Place Answer To Taxpayer! Question Inauiry was made recently by a taxpayer as to his share of the tax for the building of the new Training School. On looking up the necessary data and figuring the tax, I find that a man who has a house and lot valued by the assessor at $1000 would pay be tween five and six cents as his share of the tax. Of course the same amount of tax would be paid on the same property whether located in Medford, Moro, or Monmouth. Respectfully, H. C. Ostien. TWO COMMITTEES WERE APPOINTED Will See About Having Road and Bridget Repaired North of Monmouth At the meeting of the Com mercial Club on Tuesday evening the moving picture show room was rented for the permanent meeting place. The members are showing good enthusiasm in the work proposed to be under taken for the spring and summer, and we may expect some real results for their efforts. Con certed action, a pull all together, is necessary to accomplish any public improvement Even if a large majority in any community want some special thing for the general good done-it remains un done until some concerted action gets behind it and shapes up the practical end and starts the work going. This is the object of the com- mercial organization, and the Ladies Civic Club is doing the same thing along the lines of ac tivity which interests them. Both organizations should have the support of every loyal citizen. A committee was appointed to interview the residents north of town, who reside in the adjoining road district, and ask for joint action in securing the much needed repair of bridges and grades north of town. Also a committee constituted to secure the consensus of the opinion of the property owners on the kind of paving to be adopted, also the opinion of the city attorney on the requirements of the city charter as to payments. Talk On Farm Crops Prof. H. D. Scudder of O. A. C. will talk at the Grange meet ing Saturday of this week at 2:30. An opportunity will be given for any questions on soil, crops and fertiliziers. His talk last year was very much appreciated by the grang ers and visitors several saying it was worth several times the loss of a fine day in the fields. A Development League for the Willamette Valley will be or ganized at Albany on the 11th inst Commissioners Wells and Beckett U. S. Laughary and P. O. Powell are the Polk County Delegates. The Dairy department of O. A. C. sent F. B. Powell to Gresham last week to test the Holstein herd of Mr. David McKowen. The milking was done four times a day and one cow made 3.3 pounds a day. Don't work for a bigger town merely-work for a better town. Meetings Progressing Nicely The revival meetings at Inde pendence with Evangelist A. W. Shaffer in charge of the singing and George C. Ritchey of Mon mouth doing the preaching are progressing nicely with a large attendance. There were eight additions Wednesday night and twenty-two additions to date.