FhsMonmouth HEi&jip
Vol. XII
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, May 21, 1920
No. 37
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of thi Best Valley of the Best State in the Nation
Items of Interest
At' Oregon Normal
Commencement Week, June 12
to 16, with It varied activities is
engrossing the attention of Senior
nowaday i. The speaker for Com
mencement Pay will be President
Lindsay of tho University of Idiiho,
and for Die Pacculnureate Sermon,
Dr. Ferguson. Tho complete . pro
gram for the week it at followi:
Saturday, June, 12-Present's
Luncheon and Junior Pruin.
Sunday, June 13-Baccalaureate
Sermon.
Monday, June 14 -Faculty He
ceptkmClBKa t'lny.
Tuesday, Jun 16-Last Chapel
nd Claw Day -Alumni Program
and Panquet.
Wednesday, June 16-Commencement.
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Student! returned Tuesduy from
their week-end visits to 'their hornet
with mott encouraging report! re
garding the Millar Bill. In nine
cases out of ten it li k'ing enthusi
astically supported throughout the
ttate and high hoiet of iU passage
are entertained.
rretident Ackerman spoke at
Dallat and at I allt City Monday in
the high schools.
Miu Bramlierg, Registrar, spent
the week-end in Salem,
A rally was held in Salem Tup
day evening for which the program
wai furnished by representatives of
the three ttate Instituficns chiefly
interetted In the Millage Bill, Mist
Schuette and the Dormitory 5ua-(
tet represented the Normal.
SlTtt SinUh, Primary Critic in the
Monmouth Training School, gave
an instructive chapel talk Wednes
day morning,
"The Luck of the Irish", the mo
tion picture to be presented in the
chapel Friday evening, is a dramat
ization of Harold MacGrath't pop
ular novel by the samo nam e. It
abounds in mystery, adventure and
romance and moves from New York
to Gibraltar, Venice, Naples, Cairo
and Singapore.
Judging from the vast number of
inauiries that have come from the
various parts of the elate, the Ore
gon Normal School is looking for
ward to a large attendance at the
Summer Schocl which begins June
21 and ends July 81. Another in
dication of a large attendance is
that all the rooms in the dormitory
have been reserved for several
weeks. - ,
Special methods will be given in
the different subjects for all the el
ementary grades, as well as meth
' ods for rural school work. The sub
, jects required by law for the ele
5 mentary teachers' training course
will also be given. ,
NEXT SULTAN OF SULU
AMERICANIZED
We're all heard of tt& Sultan
ol Bulu. Here It alt adopted and
modernised, son, H. Oulamu Ra
tal. He wat sent to America and
Is ttudylni law at Washington,
preparatory to duties la the gov
ernment of his people. He It al
ready a governor of one province
and It scheduled to eventually
rule Moro affairs la Sulu.
WOULD RUN ON G. 0. ?K.
TICKET FOR SENATE
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ANNE MrWTIN
Ann Mnrtln, suffrage loadnn
from Nevtila, who ran (or a tout
In the U. 8. Senate on in Intlo
pendent tirknt In It II, hu again)
unmiunred her candidacy for the
n" -t, th la time sceMita a place
an tti,0 Republican tklitt
Yet Another Drive
Headed This Way
t
Th definite part Monmouth Is
to pl in a state-wide camnalgn of
thetl;gon State Chamber of Com
men! last Saturday was outlined
by FIR, Ogden, representing the
StatATiamJjer, who, visited Mon-
mourn in Mfltccwon with a survey
of the f state nowneing made. Mr.
LOgdcn discussed th campaign with
mmfflfr of leading local men in-
uuig Ira C. Powell, president of
iat National' Bank; G. T
Boothby. president of the Mon
mouth Commercial Club, and E. M
Ebbert, secretary-treasuref of the
club. Mr. rowell was named as
chairman of the Monmouth execu
live committee which will cooper
ate with other cities in the state
wide movement. He named Mr.
Ebbert, R. B. Swenson of the Mon
mouth Herald, A. B. Morlan and
E. C. Cole to act on the committee
with him. Mr. Swenson was select
ed as vice-chairman. .
The Oregon State Chamber of
Commerce has undertaken plans to
play a big part in the future devel
opment of the state. Funds wijl
be raised to advance advertising,
pointing out the opportunities to be
found in Oregon and to encourage
land settlement; administration to
promote irrigation; extension of
railroads; refund on reclamation
fund: extension of highways both
for commercial 'purposes and
through national forests, coopera-
tion with agricultural and lumber
ing interests ,and numerous other
bi Droiects. the development of
which will be of Incalculable value
to Oregon. '
Mr, Ogden was assured by local
leaders that Monmouth could be re
lied upon to do her share along
with other comunities of Oregon
Other representatives of the Slate
Chamber will visit Monmouth some
time during June or July and com
plete the organization work for the
stnte-wide movement, which, it is
declared, will benefit every section
of Oregon,
A Long Journey1'
Wm. Jacquith and Geo. Stein
bach of Akron; Ohio, .were guests
last week at T. J. Edwards'. The
two young men are traveling
through tlie, country in a Ford.
They have visited Washington, .New
York and other points of interest in
the east and are rceently from
Southern California swliere they
spent the winter. ' Scenery in Ore
gon looks more attractive to them
than the south west coast country
and they also think better of our
agricultural prospects. V
Warren Neal, Dead
Civil War Veteran
Funeral service! for the late
Warren Neal were held at the
family home in this city yesterday
afternoon. Mr. Neal died Tuesday
morning after a brief il.neis. He
was burled In the K. P. cemetery,
south of town. -
The death of Mr. Neal removes
another of the thin line of turviv
ing veterans of the civil war. He
was born In Uniontown, Pennsyl-
nia, April 2, 1848. When but
twelve years of aire, through the
death of hit father, he was thrown
on hit own resource! and learned
the blacksmith's trade. At soon as
,e reached a sufficient height to
pass the physical requirements, be
jnlistcdin the 18th Pennsylvania
cavalry in Company A and was with
the army of the Potomac until he
was discharged July 10, 186S.
Like many other young men the
mines of the west attracted him
and he set out to seek his fortunes,
arriving in time to'take part in In
dian troubles which prevailed in
New Mexico and Arizona in the
early seventies. He was a black
smith in one of the army compa
nies, serving under General Crook.
Eventually, he located at Wichi
ta, Kansas, as a blacksmith, but
tried his hand at raising sheep for
i time. July 3, 1881 he was mar
ried to Elva Pickering at Arkansas
City, Kansas and they soon moved
to Salem, Oregon. Thrve years
later they returned to Arkansas
City.
In 1894 because of the poor
health of Mrt. Neal they returned1
to Oregon, locating in McMinnville
where Mr. Neal worked as a black
smith. Because of bit poor health
he quit active work at- his tratje
and in 1908 they came to Mon
mouth where they hive since resid
ed.
He was among the Oregon veter
ans who attended the Gettysburg
reunion in 1913. Of four children
born .to the Neals, two survive with
the widow. They are Wm. H. Neal
of Camas, Washington and Mrs.
Mabel Grover of Clatskanie.
Taft at Salem
Ex-President William Howard
Taft will lecture at the Salem Ar-
mory, May 29th, on THE LEAGUE
OF NATIONS UP TO DATE. Mr.
Taft comes here through the Ellis
on-White Lyceum Bureau. , This is
inneed a rare privilege for the peo
phof the Willamette Valley since
Mr.' Taft lectures only in two other
cities of Oregon , "namely Portland
and Eugene.
$9 Worth Wheat Into $36 Bread
if1' i ,,
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5 Day Chautauqua '
To be Held in July
It may not be generally known,
but Monmouth is to have a Chau
tauqua this summer. Little adver
tising hat been done but M.J. But
ler who it corresponding secretary
for local sponsert for the series, has
been steadily at work for tome time
making arrangement! for the five
dayt event. It is to be held under
the direction of the West Coast bu
reau, which although a compara'
lively young concern, it showing
enterprise in the "securing of at
tractions. The Ellison-White peo-
pie are to put on Chautauquas this
summer in Dallas and Independence
and with their offerings for com
petition and comparison the- new
company will have to exert itself
to make a favorable showing.
Boys Plant Corn
County School Superintendent Jo
siah Wills it making up packages
of seed corn In 5 and 10 pound
packages to be distributed jjamong
the corn club members of the in
dustrial club of which there are
about fifty earnest workers. H. H
Hirschberg of Independence pre
sented the corn to the club mem'
bers thru the county school superin
tendent't office. Mr. Hirschberg
has kept up thit practice for 'many
yeart, and always furnishes the
best seed procurable. The seed be
ing distributed this year is valued
at 25 cents per pound. Mr. Wills
siys the prospects among the club
members is very favorable for the
oming season.
At-'"'
.Lost Fmger End
Louis Siegel, who farms on the
American Bottom, south of Inde
pendence,. cut off the end of the
middle finger of his right hand in a
potato planter Monday and came
up to town to gettt treated. The
finger was amputated at the first
joint. Dr. Bowersox did tlie work
and also relieved John Greene of a
pair of tonsils within the last week
First Car f Pipe Here
Contractor Chas. T. Parker and
his force of men are working on
the pipe line on this side of. the di
vide between the Luckiamute and
Willamette valleys this week. One
car of pipe has already been receiv
ed here, one more is enroute and
with two more the loading of which
is promised this week, the pipe will
all have been shipped. The head
works will be completed this week
also but there is still the iron pipe
to put In that is laid across the bot
tom of the Luckiamute river to
make a crossing of that stream.
Senator Asle J. Oron- j
na of North Dakota, j
chairman of the Senate
Committee on Agricul
ture, usually takes a con
Ttnclng argument with
him when he goes for-,
ward to argue tor the
rights of western wheat
growere. He is here
shown weighing the
"average loaf" and prov
ing that the 19 received
'by the farmer for wheat
enough to make a barrel
of floor, Is tn turn made
Into 400 nine-eent loaves
of bread bringing forth
ISO from the consumers,
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Gel Land for Mill ' J
Progresa it reported in the taw
mill propoaition this' week. The
tract along the railroad track 'be
tween the creamery and ttock yard
has been selected It has a total
frontage of 590 feet. 200 feet be
long to the warehouse company and
thit the city hat been given the use
of. The remainder of the ground
belongs to C. P. Cornwell and he
has agreed to tell it at $550. The
money it being raised this week
Mid thit land will be deeded to the
city. A meeting between E. B.
Hamilton and citizens of the city is
to be arranged W the near future
at (which definite "details will be
worked out. "
Rumored, Reported
Concocted, Collected
The city treasurer reports that
delinquent paving assessments have
all been paid with the exception of
two and the prospects are that
these will be cared for in the near
future without further resort to
legal measures.
The Independence American Le
gion post is out for recruits and to
night will entertain at a banquet
in the Monmouth hotel all of the
ex-service men in this vicinity who
can be induced to attend. The Le
gion is doing a great deal to ad
vance the interests of the ex-sol
diers and they want all to be with
them to add strength to their
efforts. ''
Mrs. Addie Himes has secured
divorce from W. A. Himes, JjeUer
xnown as oiu nunes. one auegeu
desertion and was given her former
name, Mrs.' Addie Whitaker,
Himes is employed at Salem as i
guard in the penitentiary.
The Siletz Valley Lumber com
pany, withjheadquarters at Siletz,
Lincoln county, filed articles of in
corporation with the state corpora
tion department in J3alem Tuesday
The company is capitalized at $25,-
000. George Larsen, A. H. Sand-
strom and W. H. Masters are the
incorporators.
Notwithstanding a raise of salar
ies all round only one member of
the faculty of the Dallas high
school is to remain for next year
W. 1. Ford, the superintendent.
Reports on damage done by the
three cold days last winter show
that injury is not confined to wai
nut and peach trees. Many appl
trees are showing the effects of the
exposure and grape vines, cherry
and quince trees and much small
fruit are frequently found to have
sustained damage. A part of the
blame for this may doubtless be
laid to the dry season last summer.
The Indeoendence hieh school
base ball team was defeated by the
Monmouth high school team by a
comf irtable margin in a game play
ed in Independence last Friday af
ternoon. The Monmouth students
knjoyed a party and weinie roast .in
Hirschberg's woods near Ta lmage
during the evening. The frashmen
were hosts and a nleasant time is
reported. t ,
Hitch in the Proceedings
A lad. from Pedee and! a girl from
Independence appeared at the office
of County Clerk F'loyd D. Moore
Saturday for the purpose of secur
ing a marriage license. Before the
joy certificate could be made out,
however ,'jthe mother of the pros
pective bride teleDhonet1 the sher
iff's office, to stop the tWatch,
neither of the young people was of
legal ago. Deputy Sheriff Hooker
stepped across the hall upon receipt
of the message and sdoIIpH th. 1 ro
Truck Caravan
Pays Us a
Visit
With banners' and tlanginjr
gongs and tooting horns, with, signt
urging the voter to pass the four
per cent limitation act in behalf of
good roads, a caravan of trucki in
vaded Monmouth yesterday fore
noon. They were a party of tour
ists from Portland making a dem
onstration for business purpose.
All of the trucks were loaded, a,
ninety per cent load, the prospect
us announced and they boosted the
ship by truck idea. Two wert
loaded with pigs of iron, otheri
tad machinery, power pnmpe, gaso
line engines, car wheels, etc. One
had mounted a small automobile.
They arrived here from" Independ
ence at about 10 o clock and ser
pentined np the sreet, after a short
stop going on to Dallas. They made
a stop at the Normal campus and
the students sang a song for them.
Flower Oratet for Wood
Montaville Flower, famous Chau
tauqua lecturer, spoke briefly in
Monmouth last Saturday morning.
He was making a hurried passage
through the county, under the
guidance of Walter Tooze, Sr. and
B. U. Steelquist on a speaking tour
in behalf of Leonard Wood. They
had a small band with them which
tuned up in the band stand opposite
the post office but with scarcely
five minutes of previous announce
ment only a handful of auditors
heard Mr. Flower orate from a
position in an automobile that wai
conveniently at band. He tpoke
very- briefly; explaining at the
close that he was Wood'i sole out
of the state speaker and waa en
deavoring to cover as much terri
tory at possible tn the allotted time.
New Principal Selected
The Monmouth School board hat
made a start in the engagement or
a faculty for the coming school year
this week when they engaged C. F.
Grover as principal. Mr,. Grover
is from Clatskanie where be is at
present superintendent of tchoola
and comes well recommended. He
is a son-in-law of Mrs. W. Neal of
this city.
' Oscar Groves of Dallas and Miss
Bessie Hoisington, a teacher in the
schools vf that city were married
last Saturday. .
VTOmZN LINING U?
FOREIGN VOTE V
A new phase of political acttr
ky is being exercised thit year-
a direct result of suffrage. It it
the torfrine or ergaaixlng of
women workers from all foreign
language clubs crysUIIiilng entl
ment for. different candidate
Mrs. B. V. Langworthy of Win
netks, IU., well knows la the
middle west and former president
of the Illinois Parent-Teacher As
sociation, is tho first woman to
1 " ' Mwmt
mance. ltemizer.' -
take up this work.