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Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, April 4, 1919
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best,Valley of the Best State of the Best Nation on the Earth :
HERALD
ANNUAL CONCERT
OF THE GLEE CLUB
Normal Musical Event Next
Week. Lecturer! in Prospect
The Annual Glee Club Concert
will be the event of Thursday even
ing April 10 at 8 o'clock In the Nor
mal Auditorium. The Orchestra
and Glee Club, under the direction
of Miss Schuctte, music supervisor,
have been working diligently for
the past several weeks and all are
looking forward to their appearance
with the keenest anticipation. The
orchestral numbers include Elgin's
"Salut d'Amour", Herbert's "Sere
nade" and the "Ballet Egyptian" by
Louiginl. The Glee Clu1, with the
assistance of Portland's famous
dramatic baritone, John Claire Mon
tieth, will be heard In Bliss' canta
ta, "The Mound Builders" and the
Normal Lyric Club will render "The
Garden of Flowers" a cantata by
Denza. In Addition to these John
Claire Montieth will appear twice
during the evening, giving two
groups of songs. The program will
be a rare treat for music lovers and
all are invited to secure tickets at
Morlan & Son's at 25 and 35 cents.
. The "Light of the Jewel", a pag
eant of national ideals, which enter
tained the large audlonce assembled
In the auditorium on the afternoon
of Junior Day, was an inspiration
both In theme and presentation.
The development of our national
ideals, through strife and turmoil,
was vividly portrayed and their re
alization when all united In the sup
port of law, liberty and service was
most appropriate and fitting. Much
credit is due the Junior Class and
especially Miss Taylor and Mr. Gil
more, the class advisors, who assist
ed In making the pageant such an
artistic success. The Student Body
Party, under the auspices of the
Juniors, which closed a perfect day
was one of the most enjoyable social
functions of the year. Junior Days
are always pleasant memories but
that of 1919 will linger long in (he
minds of those who were privileged
to be present. '
Miss Anne Davis1, win represents
the government in the ''Back to
School" campaign, spoke In the
Chapel on Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Davis is a convincing speaker
) ut forth her arguments with
no unccrtanty. Her statistics as to
Illiteracy and delinquency .would
have been staggering had not their
reiteration since the war made us
iKo with thpw unbelievable
conditions in our own midst. The
need now, said the speaaor, is w
arouse ourselves to prevent a repe
itu ni thou, mind it ions and. In or-
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j a An ttiii tenrhorn and Barents
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must cooperate in the "Back to
School and the stay in acnooi cam
paign. The movement has already
been inaugurated in thirty-eight
states, Including New York and the
DlBtrict of Columbia. . '
tu -.omnoiim it not only to fret
the boys back to school but to keep
them there by supplying congenial
and worth-while employment for
both their brains ana nanas.
' H. H. Herdman, Principal of the
Washington High School of Port
..a a Proawlonr of the -Portland
Branch of the Drama League, spoke
in Friday's Chapel on the "Le.'juc
of Nations'. Mr. Herdman's dis-
nt thin vital Question of to
day was very carefully thought out
and reviewed at some lentgh, both
the virtues and vices of the propos-
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Paris conference. ' .
Superintendent McLaughlin of
ti.. rv-tmlli. School was on the
campus on Monday interviewing
teachers for the Corvallis Schools
for the ensuing year.
Mr. Wills, '17, Supervisor of Polk
County, was visiting classes at he
Normal last week. ' ', i ;
The Normal has liad some splen-
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the past few months and has others
programmea oi equai men. i..
E. A. Winship, of BoBton, is sched
uled to be on the campus in the near
. . i n Rao-lnv of Teach-
ers College, New York, who is one
of the leading educators of the
t -i.j ctnaa. TV. Evans, the
uniieu oibwjo.
briWiant nephew of the famous Pre-
mier oi ----.
who is rated as one of the most con
vincing platform speakers of the
age, will also be heard,
Superintendent Imel of the
GranU Pas School was at the Nor
n.al last week selecting teachers for
the ensuing year.
Mrs. Curran, Head of the Rural
Department, who was the Faculty
representative on Wednesday, talk
ed on "Rural Health, Standards and
Attainments. By means of charts
Mrs. Curran convincingly showed
the need of attention to the health
conditions in the rural schools.
Her statistics, which were carefully
compiled, showed conclusively that
the rural communities had not kept
pace with the city in developing a
health consciousness, In order that
this might be accomplished, she
advocated medical inspection in all
schools and urged that action be
not delayed in order to avoid in the
next generation the mistakes made
in this and which have been so forc
ibly impressed upon us by the reve
lations made in the draft. .
Miss Katherine Gentle, '17, who
has the primary work in one of the
Albany schools, was on the Campus
last week-end.
'The Passing of the Third Floor
Back" with the celebrated English
actor, Forbes-Robertson, in the
title role, which was the cinemato
graph shown at the Normal on Sat
urday evening, is4he most artistic
ally staged and perfectly Interpret
ed of the silent dramas.
Mr. Williams. '18. principal of
one of the Albany schools, spent last
week-end in Monmouth.
The members of the Seventh
Grade Professionlal Grammar Class,
under the direction of Miss Parrott,
have been testing their vocabularies
during the past week and have been
much gratified to find advance
ment. Their reading vocabularies,
upon which the tests are based,
ranged from 14,000 to 16,000
words. ,
Miss Mamie Radabaugh, Critic of
the Fifth and Sixth grades in. the
Monmouth Training School, was in
Eugene last week-end making ar
rangements to enter the University
next year. The Normal has grant
ed Miss Radabaugh a year's leave
of absence during which time she
will secure her degree from the
University..
The last retting of the Delphian
Society was held last Friday,
March twenty first, in the assembly
room at the Training School. The
joint program was opened by an
Irish solo, beautifully rendered by
Miss Bertha Mae Johnson. Excel
lent readings were given by Mrs.
Davenport and Miss Ackerson. Af
ter a brief business meeting a
charming Irish folk play was pre
sented. The director, Miss (Ruth
Brown, deserves credit for her
efforts in the production which was
so successful. In "The Land of
Heart's Desire" Miss Edith Sum
ner played the part of a fairy with
exceeding grace and loveliness. The
entire program served to acquaint
us with the life of ould Ireland '.
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PREPARATION -FOR
PAVING
Polk County May Eitend Scope
of Work by Issue of Bonds
The state highway commission
has named April 15 as the day on
which bids will be opened for pav
ing contract for laying the high
way between Rickreall and Mon
mouth and Monmouth and Indepen
dence. . '
The state highway commission
followed up it action in adapting a
through route from the north to the
south line of Polk county by making
project for pacing the road from
Rickreall to Monmouth and from
Monmouth to Independence. - Pre
viously they set to work the ma
chinery for paving from Salem to
Dallas and from Amity to Holmes
Gap. While these are the only pro
jects on which the machinery of
preparation is started the commis
sion announced it waa prepared to
do all the work in the county this
year if the county will prepare the
roadbed. ' '
At a meeting of- the county court
held in Dallas Wednesday a delega
tion of citizens from Northwestern
Polk county waited on the court to
suggest that if a bond issue was
called for the purpose of doing the
state work alone they would defeat
it but if the bond issue would also
cover work for the different sec
tions of the county they would
support It. For this reason a mass
meeting of citizens from all sec
tions of the county will probably be
held in the near future to consider
the matter of the amount and scope
of the bond issues to be voted, on
in June.
Sunshine Farm was the scene of
a very pleasant surprise party Tues
day evening, April 1st, the occasion
being the 61st birthday anniversary
of the proprietor, E. R. Ostrom
Those present were, Mr. and Mr
T. J. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Alon-
zo Moore, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Van
Loan and son Hugh, Mr. and -Mrs
C. P. Cornwell and little daughter
Mary, Mr. and Mrs.-F. C. Davidson
and daughter Eva, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Riddell Jr.. and sons -Percy
and EldonMr. and Mrs. Ostrom,
Beth. John. and Joy Ostrom. The
evening was spent with music,
games and social converse. Refresh
ments were served and a jolly good
time enjoyed by all. Before leav
ing the guest i all joined in wishing
Mr. Ostrom many happy returns
of the day and hoped that they
might "fool" him again in a simi
lar manner on some other April 1st
in the not too distant future.
Mrs. J. F. McClellan is visiting
relatives in Portland this week.
Guy E. Sacre has returned to U
of O. where he is freshman, after
spending his ten day spring vaca
tion at his home.
POSTS
if .
AYING PRICE
OF WORLD WAR
Soma of the Wan In Which
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Internal Revenue Agent J. !M.
Kogers and Deputy Revenue Collec
tor 0. C. Davis were in Monmouth
Monday checking for the tobacco
floor tax and other internal revenue
measures, In the course of a visit
at the Herald office Mr. Rogers ex
plained some of the working of the
new internal revenue legislation and
the woe it holds to people who are
addicted to luxuries.
Among the taxes which go into
effect May first are taxes on car
pets and rugs which cost in excess
of 5 per square yard; picture
frames in excess of $10; trunk
costing more than fifty dollars; also
Other goods costing in excess of
amount listed, as follows: Valises
and suitcases, $25; handbags, etc.,
$7.60; umbrellas, parasols, $4;
fans, $1; smoking jackets, bath
robes, $7.50; men's waistcoats, $5;
women' hats, bonnets, $15: men's
nd boys' hato, $5; men's and boys'
caps, $2; boots, shoes and slippers,
$10; neckties, $2; men's and boys
silk hose, $1; women's silk hose, $2;
men shirts, $3; pajamas and un
derwear, $5; kimonas, petticoats,
waists, $15. ,
After May 1 there will be a spe
cial tax to be paid by the consumer
of soft drinks, ice cream, etc., of 1
cent a ton each 10 cents or fraction
thereof; tax to be paid at time of
Sale. ;':;
Beginning April 1 there it a tax
on all jewelry made of precious
metals or imitation, on field glass
es, ivory, imitation ivory, clocks,
watches, etc.
These are some of the more con
spicuous taxes but by no means all
which are to be paid by the citizen
a his part in financing the great
war through which we have just
passed. - ...
PARAGRAPHS OF
POLK COUNTY
And Nearby Territory in Con
densed Form for Busy Reader
The Falls City Canning Company
has been incorporated for $10,000.
Corporal Uda Burk, returned sol
dier, was married in Dallas last
weel to Miss Elena Clanfield.
E. J. Himes, lieutenant in the
engineering service in France writes
that he does not expect to leave
Europe for some time yet.
Mrs. R. P. Boise, widow of
pioneer judge of Polk county died
in Salem rceently at the age of 91
She came to Oregon in 1860 via the
isthmus of Panama.
Walter Domes of McCoy is plan
ning to bnild a house on his farm
which with equipment will cost
from $8,000 to $10,000.
F. E. Davis has disposed of his
residence property in Dallas and is
moving to Phoenix, Arizona, be
cause of his wife's health.
M William Rand, a sixteen year old
boy while playing in the Ballston
school house fell on the handle of a
shovel and suffered injuries of such
serious consequences that be died
two days afterward.
f Among the jurors drawn for the
April term of court are W. J
Clark, editor, Independence; T. R
Crook. H. S. Portwood, J. H. Pow
ell, Monmouth; M. R. Black, W. I
Morrison, G. N. Sloper, E. M
Young, Independence.
The Oregon Gravel and Contract
ing Co. plana to erect another bunk
er on the north side of the road
leading to the ferry in Indepen
dence, and has applied to the publi
service commission for permission
to cross the -road with a switch,
which request was granted.
When Dr. Cropp, formerly of In
dependence was taken with influen
za in the Salem hospital early in
January he had in his possession a
gold watch and a ring set with a dia
mond. When Cropp died the watch
and ring were in possession of a
nurse, a Miss Olson. Now Warren
F. Cropp, administrator of the doc
tor's estate brings suit for posses-
don of the article.' Miss Olson al
lege the doctor gave her the arti
cles previous to hi death. ' v
Record and paper of the draft
board In Dallas have been shipped
to Washington and the board has
wound up its official existence, there
being no more work to do. The
office equipment, consisting of type
writer and filing cabinets will be
bid by the sheriff as soon a bid
can be obtained.
Two former Independence men
were buried in the I. O. O. F. cem
etery there last week. They were
Daniel Boyd'of Dallas and George
Fisher of Falls City.
Mr. A. B. Sacre, O.N.S. gradu-
ate.has recently arrived here from
Quincy, Oregon, where she has giv
en up the prinfipalship of a four
room school to E. A. Sayre, a Feb
ruary graduate. Mr. Sacre was
very much needed in the Sacre
home. '
A. Nelson of Albany, owner of
the Nelson place south of town,
which has been occupied and farm
ed for the past several years by Mil
ton Hoyser, has purchased the crop
now growing on the place and has
secured Dick Savage to care for the
same. , :, ;. ... . ' .
The live "stock sale of E. T. Evans
took place Saturday at the farm
one half mile south of town. The
cows and heifer sold well, aver
aging about $90 each. . The 8x24
feet ailo brought $67 , standing.
Altogether the sale was very satis
factory. . . r , ;, , ; , ;
A letter recently received from
Tom Ostien indicates that he will
not be home with the engineers at
present but has been assigned to
school in England, a privilege
granted to soldiers who are success
ful in applying for it. Just where
the training is to be recieved is not
known but will probably be at the
Royal School qf Mining Engineer
ing in London. -- "
- U .-G. Heffley is taking the air'
these days in a new Oakland ear.
AGED RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY
O. GZook, Civil War Veteran,
Succumb to Paralytic Stroke
The death of 0. C. Zook, a well
known and respected elderly resi
dent occurred Friday night at his
home in this city, following speedi
ly on a a stroke of paralysis which
attacked him on the previous
Wednesday evening. . Mr. Zook bad
been in apparent good health and
spirits, was about regularly and at
tended to his daily duities. Wednes
day evening he romped with his
grandchildren and seemed in excel
lent health; Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon in the Christ1
ian church with Rev. Victor Morris
presiding. Mr. Zook had for years
been a teacher in the Bible School
of the church and will be greatly
missed in that connection.
Odum C. Zook was born in Mis
souri, September 12,' 1840. " He
was a member of a cavalry regi
ment serving at a fort in Nebraska
during the civil war. He was mar
ried jto Emma B. Hawes in 1860
who died when they were living in
Nebraska. Seven children were
born to them: v Mrs... J. N.. Coons,
Bellville, Kansas;- Mrs. J.' H. Fowl
er, Portland and Mrs. J. H. Wheel
er, being the three who survive.
In 1881 Mr. Zook was married to
Margaret Coons of Illinois and they
have four children: Jesse Zook of
Dallas, Fred Zook and Mrs. Jaynes
of Monmouth and Oscar Zook in
the U. S. service at Newport Hews.
The family came to Uregon in
1890, settling in Washington coun
ty. They moved to Monmouth 16
years ago.
Mrs. Douglas ParkeaVrites from
Lewiston, Idaho, that she has com
pleted her Course-; in the Normal
school there and will m, the near
future be at home in Portland,
where she expects shortly to meet
her husband. The latter, who en
listed with Company L has served
with the 26th Yankee division and
saw - service at the front from July
until the signing of the armistice,
T, F. Kelsay lost a "valuable
from milk fever, Tuesday. -.
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CALCULATING
'CRACKSMEN
Secrete Stolen Speeder After
Burglarizing King' Valley
King' Valley i a little out of
the way for ordinary traffic, but it
will be marked by a red cross on
the burglar's handy guide for tour
ists traveling for strictly business
purposes, since the events of the
past week. Lut Saturday night
the post office safe, located in the
store of Tom Allen, a general mer
chant of that town, waa forcibly
opened and deprived of a consider
able sum of money and war sav
ings stamps.
Mr. Allen has a brace of dogs
and the dogs heard the burglars at
work in the store at a very early
hour Sunday morning and after the
manner of dog they proceeded to
talk about it. Mrs. Allen, sleep
ing near by was disturbed in her
slumbers'! and went out to remon
strate with the dogs. Doubtless
having had considerable practice in
that sort of work, the dogs became
quiet and the burglars kept on
burgling. . ,
In' the morning the mystery
which bad not been a mystery up
to that time, was solved. The post
office safe Was found with its front
blown to the front and ; its back
blown to the rear. v
And its contents were missing,
all except some uncanceled stamps
which the burglars disdained. Evi
dently they thought it easier to tap
a post office occasionally than to set
up in business for themselves.,: ,
It is reported they took about
$300 in money, the money order
forms of the office, the private- pa
per of the postmaster and an! in
definite quantity of war sayings '
stamps. It was the custom of the
neighborhood to entrust their war
savings stamps to the post office
safe for safe keeping, an arrange
ment quite convenient for the burg
lars.
Their booty, the burglars placed
in a mail pouch, hanging conveni
ently by. The sack contained the
accumulated King' valley mail,
ready to start on its journey to dis
tant parts. ' The burglars pried
the lock off the sack and appropri
ated its contents using the sack ev
idently as a means of carrying the
spoils'. v
They were traced through a
"speeder" which Jhey stole from
the Italian section gang just now in
Monmouth, laying new steel on the
Ahrlie-Dallas road. The burglars
took the speeder to King's Valley,
performed a surgical operation on
the poet office receipts there and re
turned to Independence.
They exhibited all the cleverness
of home talent for . they did not
crudely leave the speeder to be
found on the track nor along side,
but took it apart, placed it in a
barn near the track and locked it
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The discovery was made
by
Hawkshaw Wood, postmaster
of
Independence, who when the news
of the robbery transpired, set out
with others to look for clues. Not
finding the car, and suspecting the
barn, which was invitingly close
and ideally located for the pur
pose of shrewd and successful burg
lary, the postmaster concluded to
investigate. The barn was appar
ently empty but the postmaster
was not satisfied until he had open
ed that locked dcor. When it was
pried open the speeder was found.
They had take the speeder'apart in
order to get it through the door.
It is suspected that burglars came
down from Salem or Portland to do
the deed.
Mrs. M. E. Percival entertained
four ladies for dinner Thursday,
whose combined ages including the
hostess were 304 years. They were
Aunt Jane Powell, Mrs. A. A. Cat
tron and Mrs. L. M.'Hall. : They
visited the Ladies' Aid in the after
noon.., ; 1
Miss Mayda Huber gave a party
to a number of her boy and girl
friends Friday night at the home of
her parents on East Main street.
James H inkle was the guest of hon
or. All present report a fine time.
." J. Otinger of Sheridan made a
business trip to Monmouth Wednesday..-:..-
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