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The Herald RICHARD B. SWENSON Editor & Publisher 1SS1KD KVKKV HUDAV We observe with some pain that before the returns are fully canvassed and any official an nouncement made of plans, our n.. T ncinn nnnt are 0 . , . . niMKI I WIS hi iuttiiuii E.itrlMHl-UMin.itttuiiibr(l.l .l i a .. th.t-iok.MM..muuiii.or"ii.uiiu..beginninK to groan overtne pros ket at iiirrh 1. Lpt, fn- hichwavs. They think they are to he slighted and scenic boulevards built leading from Portland in almost any direction hut toward the state capitoi. Tactics of this kind have yielded good returns in the past and just what they will do this time a iwndson the highway commis sion. Here's hoping that the west side road is built first. Subscription Ratei One year MM Six months -. "5 cU Three months - Met MONMOUTH. OREGON FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917. no 3 Monmouth Meditations 3 0 0 When in doubt there is always the alternative of blaming it on to Congress. The early spud is beginning to sit up and demand a little atten tion. The last shock that struck the Hindenburg line was a stiff ( ne but hardly strong enough to bear out the assertion that it was the tail end' of it that shook Cen tral America. It will be a relief to Monmouth merchants to know that it is not contemplated to close Main street during the laying of the wearing surface on the paving. 1 he ex perience of last year in the clos ing of the street, will last for some time. "Some Comments on War Tax ation" is the title of a neat little booklet that comes to us this week with. the compliments of Otto H. Kahn of New York. Mr. Kahn argues very ably atrainst conscription of wealth and says that an attempt to con fiscate all incomes in excess ot $100,000 a year would result in disaster. Money, he says, would go into hiding and our rich men would emigrate to Canada where they are more liberal in dealing with incomes. The same argu: nient would apply to physical . it conscription. Canada woum welcome the brawn and strength of America as well as its wealth. Some of our young men have gone to Canada and some also are in hiding. But neither are highly regarded as desirable citi zens. The home garden stunt is be tinning to fade a little of the en thusiasm manifest earlier in the season but the girls of the Home Guard at the Normal have clung to their task nicely and the avail able hoes have been kept busy. Thev credit some astonishing , achievements to the suffragettes in the east. The Waterford. Wis.. Post tells of one who "walked into a neighbor's house and laid a dozen eggs on the ta ble." Which is going some, even for a suffragette. It surely is conducive to "ong wee" to notice how in this great struggle for democracy it seems to be the first duty of our mili tary heroes to toady in person before George Guelph and other gilded gents of the tight little isle. . I' Visitors returning to Mon mouth cannot help but compli ment it on its improved appear ance. With the turn for garden ing the waste spots, formerly covered with weeds, have been plowed and planted. During the past week the painting of the band stand was accomplished and it now faces the sunlight in freshened cleanliness. The gn s around it has been spaded under, also improving its appearance. The presentation of the "Vi car of Wakefield" in the movies in Monmouth last week recalls that classic and suggests: "Why is it that this book is the only one of its age that is still com monly read?" The answer prob ably is-its sanity. In an age when books were in their nature either extremely pious or ex- ln the death of W. J. Lampton the literary world has lost one of j its foremost entertainers. Lamp ton was original to a degree and mnnv of our older readers will doubtless remember the bright nrses. credited to the New York Sun, several years ago which we frequently encountered in news papers. One especially was widely copied. This was an orig inal ode to the American 'eagle written at the time of a threat ened break with Italy, which ran in part like this: "I am the American tagie And my wings flap together Likewise I roost high And eat bananas raw. Rome may sit on her seven hil's And howl, But she can't sit on me. Will she please put that In her organ and grind it. I am mostly a bird of prey And was born without teeth But I have talons that reach From the storm beaten coast Of the Atlantic To the golden shores of the Peaceful Pacific And I use the Rocky Mountains As whetstones to sharpen Them on." Another of Lampton'shits was a baseball piece and dealt with theuos and downs in form o Amos Rusie, pitcher for the Gi ants: Why is your brow so sad, Amos? What makes you look so mad, Amos? What's eating of you lad, Amos; The first stroke the Quakers, strook They hit poor Amos sore; The next strook the Quakers stroke The Jays began to score. And there's tittering in Boston And there's joy in Baltimore And the Giants are a flounder ing With their noses on the floor. Governor Vlthycombe has named the the county stock inspectors for SO ot the counties of Oregon on the recom mendation of the Cattle and Horse Raisi rs' association of the state. Na euner exu-e, e lWu, v. " m,nda.(ont ww for n tremely worldly, the War w-:tomt .,:k. Inct a nla'ii storv. free' , ...v f c.-,.h rm. union. " t. ... ( -ran n. i.aiuii. ... v. ... ( from the conscious dogma of the-1 ja, fcas been appointed research ology and also free from the in-j utnt in entJtv.oWy at the Orison decencies that Were supposed to' Agricultural eoUe,, Pertmt ; utt-euur. 1 . ,. tIon. Mr. Uthro? ork toward, be the thing m the time of uid- fft wntrol of aphl, la S.TlIth, Oregon orvharUs. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GEKERAL INTEREST ' in Principal Events of the Week ! Briefly Sketched for Infor- j mation of Our Readers. Straberry picking began at Hood River this week. Oregon's official' war service regis tration totaled 62,800. Azalea Lodge, I. O. 0. F., of Riddle, will buy a (100 "Liberty" bond. The Oregon State Bankers' associa tion convened at Marshfleld last week. Pendleton was the first city in the 1 .tale that met its Liberty Bond quota. Approximately 19,000 young men of i Multnomah county registered for war aervice. j The fourth older girls" conference of eastern Oregon convened in La Grande Saturday. I The fund for the Woman's memor ial building at the University has , passed J15.000. i Tha Dallas commercial club nas de cided to hold au old fashioned cele- ! bration on July 4. The Oregon Osteopathic association , will hold its mid-year meeting In Sa- j lem, June 15 and 16. Charles L. McNary. appointed to succeed the late Senator Lane, was sworn in last Friday. J Stulti. a carpenter of Corvallis, committed suicide by shooting him self through the head. The Lebanon mohair pool of 6300 fleeces or about 20.000 pounds was sold at 61 Mi cents a pound. The dentists of the state of Oregon will hold their annual convention in Portland June 14, 15 and 16. Excavation for the first unit of the n...,AMtlna nlant nt I Wlueiloerg iMUS tF'""8 Salem baa already been started. Irvine P. Gardner, of Riddle, has a hen, U. 0744, that has just completed a record of 111 eggs in as many days. Returns from all the counties in the state give a majority of 16,759 in fa vor of the $6,000,000 state road bond issue. Federal authorities are investigat ing reports that forged registration cards for the selective draft are being sold in Portland to protect some who fuilcl to register. A circular has been issued and sent to posts of the Department of Oregon, G. A. R., announcing the sudden deatn on June 3 of H. S. Fargo, ex-department commander. Several wage Increases were granted hv the state board of control to em ployes at various state institutions at j the request of the superintendents oi BUch institutions. The H. S. Gile Company, with heart- nnarters at Salem and with a branch office at Roseburg, has leased a tract of ground at Riddle and is preparing to erect a prune warehouse. While on guard duty at one or tne tunnels between Mosier and ine Dalles, Private M. N. Miller, of Com pany K, was struck by a passing freight train and severely Injured. R D. Hetzel, director of the exten- .in,, Brvicp at the Oregon agrtcultur- , al college, has been offered the presi dency of the New Hampshire agricul tural college and has the offer under consideration. F. T. Tooze, city superintendent or schools of Oregon City, has rejected flattering offers from Roseburg and will remain in charge of local schools, having recently been elected to serve another term. Oregon's largest Liberty loan sub scription to date was ma le Saturday I when Max H. Houser, grain exporter, authorized the purchase, through three Portland banks, oi j-'atwv worth of bonds. Delegates from California, Washing ton and British Columbia ports as sembled at Portland Monday for the annual district meeting of the Coast Maritime association, continued in ses sion during the week. Out of the 104 students who graduat ed from the Corvallis high school ouly 70 were able to be present, the rest having either enlisted in the army or navy or been released to boost along the food nreparedness campaign. The bean crop of Linn county in , 1?17 will be 1700 per ent greater than j that of 1911 The pork failed to keep j pace with the beans. however, for hogs j shows a :0 per cent decrease in cum- j ber from those In the county last year. The salmon run la the Columb;a river continues extremity light and the ; catch at present is small. Many of' the gilltters have placfd their gear on the racks and prsetiea'ly all the seining grouuds have ceas-d rations. n Building Materials From Roof To Cellar j Willamette Valley Lumber Co. Phone Main 202. - Monmouth, Oregon Read your own Herald $1 'ylT Monmouth Transfer and Feed Stable All kinds of transferring done promptly and on short notice , FRANK SKEEN, Proprietor. Monmouth, - Oregon ; MONMOUTH DAIRY j.m. Mcdonald, Prop INSPECTED BY STATE BOARD OF HEALTH Come and see our fine herd of Jer sey Cows and clean, sanitary barn Phone 2405 MONMOUTH, ORE. C. G. GRIFFA, Plumber and Steam Fitter. Carries In Stock Bath Tubs, Toilet Fixtures and all kinds of Plumb ers' Supplies, nickel-plated or otherwise. Ml orders attended to promptly and work guaranteed. MONMOUTH, OREGON See Us We are agents for The Capital City Steam Laundry We call for and deliver work. Work is absolutely guaranteed WALKER & SONS WOOD SAWED to Order H. B. MORSS, Successor to E. E. 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