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The Monmouth Herald
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Vol. XII
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, February 13, 1920
No. 24
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State in the Nation
Items of Interest
At Oregon Normal
The third term of the Norma)
school opened Monday with in In
creased attendance of fifteen per
cent which wis really larger than
the registrar had anticipated.
The members of the faculty are
buiy this week reading the proofs
for the new catalogue which will
be ready for distribution In a short
tlme.x
A prellmainary contest to select
the Normal representative for the
Stato Oratorical contest was held
Friday afternoon in the chapel.
Miss Arline Hunch was chosen as
the Normal orator and Mr. Ray
Penney was given second place to
serve in case Miss Bunch cannot
appear, b'ome very creditable
work was presented in view of the
shortness of the time given for prep
aration, The following people
were tried out: Misses Arline
Bunch, Irene Dunlop, Nellie John
son, Evadna tlager, Ruth Phelps,
Mini Robinson, Margaret Mann,
Georgia DilU-y. Rhoda Wicklam,
Mrs Maud Graham and Messrs. Roy
Penney and Fleming Oleman. '
The Normal is pleased that the
school officers' convention at Dallas
last Saturday endorsed the millage
bill to be voted on May 21.
The party planned for Saturday
evening of this week has been post
poned, owing to the Illness of some
members of the committee who had
charge of the affair,
Court Rau4 Salariet
The county "court" in' "Monday
made id order fiixng the salaries
of the'eounty deputies for the year
1920, Increases were made in the
offices of clerk and sheriff, but not
In the offices of assessor and school
superintendent. As fixed by the
court the salaries are: Sheriff's
office, first deputy, incressed from
$100 to $120 per month; second
deputy, from $90 to $100. Clerk's
office, first deputy, $90 to $100;
second deputy, from $80 to $90.
Assessor's office, onejofflce deputy at
$85; field deputies, $4.00 per day
School superintendent's 'office, one
clerk at $65 per month. Thejeourt
house janitor's salary was inceeased
from $65 to $75 per month.
N, L. Butler has sold his house
In Independence and will move to
Dallas.
A Warning
Will you kindly inform your read
ers through the columns of your
paper that there are parties going
about the country representing
themselves to be paid by the State of
Oregon, to go among the poultry
, men and show them how to cull out
the laying hens from the drones,
and how to take care of their foul
try In general.
After doing a lot of work free
for the poultryman they will then
try to sell him remedies of different
kinds at a very high price, and in
most cases the unsuspecting poultry
man, feeling that he is under some
obligation for the useful hints giv
en him, and the man being sent out
. by the State, as supposed, thinks he
is taking no chances in making a
very liberal purchase.
I have information from the Sec
retary of State that there is no one
receiving pay from the State for
this work, and I am also informed
by Prof. Dryden., of the Agricultur
al College, at Corvallis, that' they
do'riot have any field men working
in ennnpctinn with the College at
this time.
Thanking you for your co-operation
in this matter. V , '
John W. Orr,
. Sheriff of Polk Cohnty.
GROOM DISAPPEARS C
FORTUNE MARRIAGE
Mr. Win. HuBman, OM Ids
Hlnton. courted three bours ind s
deserted bride, at the and or in
days, warns young (tlrlit "to know
tht man" befor marrying. Win.
Hoirmsn advertised tor a wire,
claiming he mum wed before Kcb.
1 to secur s fortune o( 7S,U0
from bin mnitinri estate. Mm
lllntoa answered I be ad and thru
bourn aflor meeting Hon man thD
wore wed. Ai suthorttUia look lor
Hi husband, bit bride walta hn
rotura at a Canton (O.) bold.
Current Events
At High School
Last Wednesday witnessed the de
parture of some of our nior rrem
bers who completed their high
school courses tliis semester. They
are: Beth Ostiom, Lucy Bowman,
Jessie O. Webber and Clair Wine-
gar. We are sorry to have them
leave and our best wishes so with
them.
This week makes the beginning
of the second" semester..' There
have been several scheduled chang'
es: Commercial law, commercial
arithmetic and American history
now being offered. Thurday and
Friday of last week were devoted
to the giving of final examinations
A number or students were
awarded the honorary grade of
"A" in tm or more subjects.
They are: Harold Trice, history
algebra, botsny and English; Pearl
Conkey, Enstli; h and typewriting
Glen Turner' economics; Minnie
Kceney, history, iridic?, English
and algtr; Irene Crosby, His
tory: Vera Hudson, history and
algebra; Boa-nicn Stewart , gen
eral science; Jtuisit! Webber, type
writing; Orn.'l Towfill, French and
geometry and Mildred Manning,
Nellie Hinklo, Lydia Becker, Mary
Cole and Ruth Merrill in Algebra
The Falls City high school again
wishes to schedule a basket ball
game for Saturday night. It'was
thought best not o accept the chal
lenge becauw of the flu.
The Juniors ar.- still busy with
plans for thdr reception which will
b given Saturday night. The
entire school isllnoking forward
eagerly to the evnt.
The pins whichjthf Athena society
ordcrad somti tinje ago, have arriv
ed and the girls ixpress themselves
as much pleased ith thorn. 1 '
1 ' Alma Bliss
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Rtlief Work
Good will to mankind through
service to childhood Is the active
principal of the Marion County
Children's Bureau, with head
quarters In Salem. Just now this
principle is being exemplified In the
earnest and intelligent Interest
which the members In the Capital
city are taking in child's welfare
work, not only in their own city,
but throughout the valley as well.
So that the work, so successfully
begun a few months ago will not
lag because of lack of funds, the
women of the Bureau are making
plans for a large benefit entertain
ment to be given in Salem, Februa
ry 20th. The use of the Grand Op
era House has been given, and every
Salem'Jbusiness man thus far solicit
ed has gladly consented to aid in
whatever capacity needed. Tickets
will be sent to some patron or busi
ness house in towns in the valley,
who will see that every one inter
ested in better babies, is given an
opportunity to support the work by
purchasing 4 ticket. Adults will
pay fifty cents for tickets and child-
ren'and students, twenty five cents.
Professor " Arthur von Jessen,
prominent Portland pianist, will be
the stellar attraction on the pro
gram.
Assisting him will be popular Sa
lem vocalists and readers. .
The February eugenic clinic will
be held in the Commercial club on
the 19th, at half past one o'clock
Requests for registration cards for
sny of the clinics should be mailed
to Mrs. F. Von Eschen, 1775 Court
street, Salem. The March clinic
will be for children only who are
abnormal in any way, and in conse
quence, proving a problem to par
ents. Hereafter, children past clin
ic age (six months to six years)
will be admitted to the examina
tions on clinic days, but will not be
registered nor given score cards;
The Bureau, among its other ac
tivities has undertaken a series of
monthly lectures to mothers, upon
topics of vital importance to them ,
the first of which will be held in
the Salem Commercial club, Thurs
day afternoon, February 6th, at
half past two o'clock.. The women
are also establishing hot soup and
hot chocolate counters in the public
schools, along with charts and
scales, lor weekly repirts. it is
probable that the system will be ex
tended to other schools in the coun
ty. The Red Cross, working in co
operation with the Bureau has also
arranged a series of lectures. Any
one wishing to secure one of these
numbers for towns in the county
may do so by communicating with
the Salem chapter.
L. C. Cates of the'B. & C. Motor
car company was a visitor in Mon
mouth Tuesday doing missionaiy
work for the automobile and tract
or show in Salem next week.
AGRICULTURE
E. T. Meredith, Des Moines,
la., publisher has been made sec
rotary or agriculture 4n President
Wilson's cabinet as former Secre
tary David Houston takes the
treasury secretaryship made va
cant by the resignation ot Carter
Glass. Glass has been named
senator from Virginia '
Why the Normal
Needs our Help
Monmouth has a peculiar interest
in the effort now being made to se
cure for the educational interests of
the state an adequate amount of
money on which to operate The
state normal school is located in
Monmouth and the interest of the
school is vitally connected with the
interests of the city. An intensive
campaign of education is necessary
to make the measure succeed and
in this tht normal is fortunate in
being hooked up with the university
and the agricultural' college. The
interests of all are identical and all
mu it win or lose as one in the meas
ure. Owing to the large number of
other measures coming up for. con
sideration whlcn carry with them
increased taxes, it is necessary that
the plain facts-confronting the edu
cational institutions be placed be
fore the voters in a manner to com
mand most influence and to do this
a fund is being raised to carry on
an educational campaign. Of this
fund, $4,000 has been apportioned
to Monmouth. The alumni and
students of the school are assuming
a portion of the amount and scat
tered through the state thev are ex
pected to be a formidable factor in
influencing public opinion. The fac
ulty is taking a portion and $1,000
Monmouth and vicinity has set it
self to raise Here are some of the
facts in regard to the finances of
the Normal as detailed by President
Ackerman at a public gathering
held last Saturday evening.
The one tenty fifth of a mill tax
has never been sufficient for the
needs of the Normal." Wh.h it Was
first granted it was expected this
sum would increase as the state
grew and keep pace with the ex
panding needs of the school. But
the amount received has stood prac
tically stationary for that time.
One or two years it even went below
the amount received the first year
It has been constantly necessary to
go to the legislature and ask for
funds for buildings and for the ad
ditional expense which the differ
ent training schools have entailed.
Since the war the expenses of
operation have mounted to a degree
that can not positively be met with
the original sum. Wood and inci
dentals have doubled in price. It
has been found impossible with the
money available to get suitable new
faculty members because the
amount of salary required is much
higher than has been the custom to
pay for such services and because
if high pay was grantded to new
members, in all fairness the mem
bers of the faculty of longer serv
ices must have salary raiWas well
The amount which the proposed
tax would yield would be sufficient
to allow for thirty members at an
average salary of $2,000 per year.
would include the cost of hiaintain
ing the training schools in Indepen
dence, Elkins, Mountain View and
Oak Grove, which now comes from
special appropraition s, would cover
all other incidental expenses and
would alsojallow .the creation of
building fund, suitable to the need!
of the school. Two things badly
needed in this line at present are! a
hospital building and, the enlarge
ment of the heating plant which
should be doubled in size. Had
the heating plant been enlarged ai
requested at the last regular' session
of the legislature, Mr, Ackerman
believes no damage would have been
done to the , water pipes' in the
school during the December freeze,
The prospect for carrying through
the millage act is good for all of
the higher educational institutions
of the state rare united for it
President Kerr of the agricultural
college is chairman of the commit;
tee that is handling the campaign
SFHiENDING HORSES
1!R WINTER JOB
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Mrs. W A. Walton of Cincin
nati. 0., lores horses. During the
winter when ice and snow cover
the city streets, she loads her auto
with anti-skid chains for horse
and starts on her mission of
mercy When she And hone or
team In distress, she loans chain
to the driver placing their nam
and number upon her "honest
cord" tholr promise that they
will return the chains when they
are no longer needed.
for the schools and. Prof. Dyment of
the university has charge of public
ity. Plans have-been matured for
reaching every possible avenue of
influence.
A committee has been appointed
by the commercial club with Ira C.
Powell as chairman to, -handle, the!
raising of funds in Monmouth to do
our share in carrying on the cam
paign and the committee or its rep
resentatives wait upon you some
time within the next few days,
Monmouth raised $6,000 and carried
on a successful campaign at the
time the Normal fund was estab
lislied by initiation and we feel sure
it will not lag in this effort to en
large the funds of the school.
Would Borrow at
Source of Income
The public will be invitid to
become profit sharing investors in
the Mountain States Power Com
pany according to a new policy an
nounced by General Manager C. M
Brewer. In doing this the company
believes that it has found something
that will bring- its customers and
itself in closer touch to the advan
tage of all concerned ' and will pro
vide a solid, good, paying invest
ment for citizens.
In order to- make the extensions
and improvements called for by de
mands for additional service it
necessary for the company to raise
new capital from time to time. In
the past this money has been
brought from the outside and neces
sarily the interest paid on it has
gone slsewhere. Now it is propos
ed to give residents the opportunity
to be financially interested in the
enterprise and share in the earnings,
The company's aim will.be to in
terest the largest possible number
of people, according ;'to Mr. Brew
er, and toward this end the securi
ties to be issued will be obtainab
not only for cash, but also a liberal
partial payment plan, on which in
terest is paid to investors starting
with the first payment.
The security which the company
will make available to the public
will be a ten year coupon note, pay
ing a substantial rate of return
and carrying with it the privilege
of exchanging the notes for the
preferred and common stock of the
company at the option of the hold
Oregon City Man Gets
Pipe Line Contract
At an adjourned session of the '
council held Wednesday morninz . .
the bid of Charles T. Parker was ac
cepted for the construction Work
for the gravity water system. On- ,
two bids were submitted when
the time limit for entering same
xpired Tuesday night. Mr, Park
's bid was for total of $15,625.-
60 and the Dennis Construction Co.
of McMinnville entered a bid for a '
total of $18,897.14
It had been feared that owing to
unsettled labor conditions it would
be hard to get contractors to take
chance at a project ofjthis magni-
tude at a reasonable figure and the
council was determined that if the
bids were out of reason the ei.y
would undertake the Work under
the direction - of Engineer Jones.
However both bids were close to or
under the engineer's estimate.
Mr. Parker, the successful bidder
is from Oregon City and put in the
last addition to the water works of -that
city, a proposition of major
magnitude. The city fathers feel
they have reason for self congratu-
lation in securing Mr. Parker to
do the local work. While there is
the prospect of many a slip between
the start and the finish it looks now
as if the system will be completed
for a sum between three and four
thousand dollars less than the
$60,000 originally appropriated.
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"Although this is something new
for us it is an innovation that has
already proved successful at other
properties managed by the Byllesby
Organ i tat km"--aid Mn Bwwer.
'During, the past few years son
thing like 12,000 people served by
these companies have become finan
cial partners as well, and I believe
that the first case of dissatisfaction
with the investment is yet t be
reported ,, "As long as we have
to make extensiors and improve
ments we have to secure new capi
tal and our home people might as
well have the opportunity to invest
outsiders. Our company is in
good shape in every way, its busi
ness is growing 'rapidly and we are
able to offer a sound investment
paying a regular .and satisfactory
rate of return." ,'
Advises Students
to Study Politics
Harvey K. Starkweather of Pert-
land and Milwaukie, addressed the
student f the Normal at chapel
time last Frjday morning.
Among other things he said that '
men and women alike should take
an interest in politics Which was
the active expression of the science
of government. He did not find
fault with any one for expressing
an interest and preference for any
party. This was natural and he
believed the party plan of securing
expressions of opinion from the
people was the best plan of attain
ing that end.
He thought, though that it was
the duty of all to vote. He in
stanced occasions where a lack of
interest had been manifest at the
polls, and urged the teachers to
combat the indifference and to use
their influence for wholesome con
ditions and a generalinterest in the
matters of public policy.
Laurel Canning of Monmouth,
was a member of the Alpha Phi de
bating team, which debated Hen
dricks Hall last Tuesday, February
3, at the University of Oregon. '
The debate was in the women's
doughnut tournament, a series of
debates in which the women's halls
of residence on the campus contest,