The Monmouth herald., May 28, 1920, Image 1

The Monmouth Hek&ld
Vol. XII
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, May 28, 1920
No. 38
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 Normal li very grateful to
tht people of (lie state an si, In pur
ticutar, to the ciliietis of Monmouth
ind Independence fur tli splendid
mpport they ituve the school in its
financial crista.
Supt. J; 0. McLaughlin of Cor
vallli was Interviewing student)
who wish to teach in his schools,
last Monday
Normul friends were happy to see
Mrs, Farrish nee Mini Hoham and
Mrs. Muey nee Miss Dunsmore, last
weekend,
I'resident Ackerman has accepted
an invitation to deliver the Com
mencement address for the gradu
ates of Philomath High School Fri
day evening,
Miss Cornelia Miirvin, member of
the Normal's Hoard of Regents,
made a short visit In Monmouth
last Sunday.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. 0. W.
Hays were grieved to learn of the
very serious accident which befell
them last Saturday near Eugene.
Their car was struck ' by another
and Mrs. Hays and the baby were
painfully Injured. Mr. Hays com
pleted his work at the Normal in
April and is now registered at U.
of 0. .
An enthusiast ic group of students
and faculty members gathered
around the bonfire lust Saturday
evening to celebrate the passage of
the Millage Dill. Some "stunts"
were given by the losing side in the
contest lately closed and the presi
dent gave a short talk', ' thanking
the students for their earnest sup
port of the bill. Later all spent
some time in dancing in the gymnasium.
Miss West attended the dinner
given by the Alumni of Illinois Un
iversity last Saturday in Portland.
The chnpel hour Monday morning
was devoted to an expression of the
pleasure of students and fuculty in
thepassageof the Millage Bill. Mr,
Butler gave a short talk, Miss Mc-
Naghten spoke for the students,
and Horace Butler for the Training
School. All took occasion to thank
President Ackerman for his untir
ing efforts during the campaign.
The president himself spoke of the
added responsibilities a larger
achool will bring. The remarks
were fittingly closed by Superinten
dent Beattie of Cottage Grove who
was present, and the students en
thusiastically sang the Normal
Hymn.
Faculty members who visited in
Corvallis for Junior week-end in
eluded Miss Brenton, Miss Taylor,
Miss Smith and Miss Mingus.
An informal dinner was given
President and Mrs. Ackerman Mon-
day evening in the Domestic Science
rooms by faculty members. This
also was in the nature of a celebra
tion of the passage of the Millage
.Bill. 5
The motion picture to be given
this week, Friday evening, is "Th
Westerners", a dramatization
of
Stewart Edward White's book of
that title.
An entertaining Chautuuqua pro
gram opens in Independence on
May 27, lasting five days, until
May 31, Among the interesting
numbers is a recital by Miss Jose
hpine Martiuo, the soprano who
sang in the Normal Chapel in Feb
ruary. Students whose homes are
in Independence have tickets for
sale. -
Joe Tetherow recently sold a team
of matched draft horses to Mort
Abbey of Newport.
Howard Morlan Wedi
The boys were a little late in
getting the news of Howard Mur-
lun i marriage but they raked up
enough equipment to give him a
smull charivari Sunday night. How
ard was married to Miss Ruth
Brawn in Portland Sunday, May 16
at the home of D. I,. Williams.
Rev. Itu, sell, i Kansas minister
officiated. The happy couple are
housekeeping this week in the Ev-
widen house on west Main, recently
acquired.
Locomotive Number 3 of the for
mer t. M. railroad has been dd
to the Strahoin road In Klamath
county and has been sent to the
Imp in Dallas to be repaired before
starting for its new job. J. A.
Bewley is to run it to its new own
ers. The other two locomotives of
the I. & M. have been sold but are
still undelivered.
Independence Opens
Chautauqua Season
The opening announcement of the
Ellison-White Chautauqua program
foi this year at Independence seems
to assure music, lecture and enter
tainment "fans' a week of thorough
enjoyment. The dates have been
definitely announced as May 27-31.
A musical event of outstanding
interest is scheduled in the coming
f Josephine Martino, a noted New
York prima donna, on the last
night. Miss Martino Is one of the
most promising singers of the
younger generation. She is one of
the new Edison artists and her work
h,itrtU-acUthe attention and won
the approval of Enrico Caruso and
he has coached her in the operatic
selections she will use on this Chau
tauqua tour. In company with Mies
Martino on the last night appears
the Stearns-Gregg , Concert Com
pany, a splendid musical organiza
tion, with the talented Fay Epper
son as an entertainer.
Other muiscal features of note
are: The Macuregor dingers, head
ed by Vawter MacGregor, Scotch
baritone andjentertainer; The Fen
wick Newell Concert Company und
er the leadership of Fenwick New
ell, tenor, who has won honors in
both Europe and the Antipodes with
his splendid voice; andlteEen
iers. two musical entertainers of
rare ability.
The third day brings the Over
seas Orchestra, eight charming, tal
ented and vivacious young ladies
who have been enthusiastically re
ceived by the boys of the A. E, F
in France and by Eastern Chautau
qua audiences.
A lecture event of decided inter
est and novelty is to be presented
on the fourth night when Dr. C. S.
Price brings his'illustrated story on
''Hunting Big Game in Alaska.'
It is a lecture of thrilling interest
illustrated with a remarkable series
of big game pictures, including
views of whale harpooning and of
the great seal herds of the Arctic
Seas. Other lecture events of val
ue and prominence are scheduled in
the appearance of the following
well-known people: M. Pirie Beyea
first volunteer American Red Cross
nurse, lecturer op community health
Joel W. Eastman, with a construct
ive lecture built for these uncer
tain days, "The Unfolding of
Democracy"; and Marion Ballou
Flsk, noted cartoonist-lecturer, who
comes the first night with a highly
interesting lecture-entertainment.
The dramatic reading . of "Green
Stockings", the delightful comedy
by A. E. W. Mason, will be a de
light for all entertainment lovers,
Ruby Page Ferguson, head of the
Department of Oratory at the
Womens' College of Alabama, per-
trayjs every character of the play
with consummate artistry. i'. ....
Sudden Death of
William II. Mack
,W. II. Mack, well known and re
spected citizen of this city died
Wednesday night of a sudden stroke
of apoplexy. With Mrs. Mack
and Mrs. Robinson and daughter he
had been to Eugene where the
daughter, Miss Beatrice Robinson
is to teich school. They traveled in
the family automobile. ' Between
Eugene and Corvallis Mr. Mack col
lapsed. He was taken to the house
of a friend in Corvallis. Thla oc-
urred on Tuesday. From the first
no hopes were entertained of his
recovery but he lingered until
Wednesday. Funeral service will
be held Sunday afternoon in the
Christian church at 2 o'clock and
burin! will be in the Independence
cemetery.
Mr. Mack was 57 years of age,
having been born In New York
state, January 18 1863. Hecaire
west in 1890 and has lived in Mon
mouth or in the vicinity of this city
ir the past thirty years. He owns
farm to the northwest of town on
which he lived but for a number of
years past has been a local resident.
Beside his widow he is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. G. M. Ben
nett of near Independence, his
mother in McMinnville and four
sisters. His genial, friendly coun
tenance will be mibsed in Mon
mouth where he was universally
iked. He was one of the pillars
of the Christian church, prominent
and faithful in all of its activities.
Off to Grand Lodge '
Ibis is the week of Odd Fellow's
grand lodge at Baker and as usual .
theRebekahs are meeting at the
same place. Monmouth Odd Fel
lows are represented by H. K. Sick-
afoose and E. B. Pace. J. S. Prime
was also t delegate but at the last
minute could not get a release from
duty as S. P. depot agent 'and ' had
to stay at home. At the Rebekah
grand lodge Mesdames J. L. Mur-
dock, J. Scott and C. E. Force are
delegates and Mies Alice Butler and
Mrs. Ed Rogers are attending as
lay rr embers.
G. T. Boothby reports the sale
this week of 88 acres off of the
south part of the Lucas farm to
Riddell Brothers, consideration
?135 per acre.
THE BUTTKIHS VAMP
Hatch Highway Plot
Commend Co. Judge
The following description of the
Dallas-Independence pow-wow, we
tike from last week's issue of the
Independence Enterprise.
The highway situation is ecom-
ing intense. Dallas and Independ
ence have joined hands with the
avowed intention of fighting to the
last ditch for their rights. The
authority of the state highway
commission to arbitrarily designate
that portion of the Pacific highway
which passes through Polk county,
irrespective of the legislative act
designating the route, is going to
be Questioned with all the vehe
mence of a'public sentiment arous
eJ to the fighting'pitch.
The straw which finally broke the
camel's back was the announce
ment from the state highway com
mission's office that work upon the
Rickreall-Dallas highway would be
suspended until such time as the
county court would sanction the
highway south from Monmouth.
The commissioners apparently had
an idea that this would start some
thing in Polk county, particularly
in Dallas and Independence. It did,
but perhaps not just what was an
ticipated. Instead of dividing these
towns it has united them, and
Judge Robinson is being given the
very strongest assurances of sup-
Dart in the stand he has taken in
the matter,
The commission has declared that
there can be no change in the high
way routing and has intimated that
the money appropriated to build
the Dallas-Rickreall road is to be
used in gradimj the hjKhwny MUth
frnm Mnnmn,lth. Whm this work
is sttrted another chapter will be
added to the highway story.
Last evening a meeting of Dallas
and Independence business men was
held at Dallas. It was character
ized by a fixed determination to go
tie limit in compelling the highway
commission to recognize the rights
of Polk county. There was enthus
iasm, the kind which accomplishes
things. The situation was discussed
allusion was made to the important
part which Polk county had played
in the enactment of the act creat
ing the present highway depart
ment, and the unanimous sentiment
was that Dallas and Independence
OVERALLS APPEAR IN
CONGRESS HALLS
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The "Overall" Ides has bit
Washington and to being support
d by members of Congress. It
ai lo th south that the "Overall
Clubt" Oral were organised, town
tolki resolved to wear overalls,
forcing the high coat of clothes to
come down. In thla picture
Congressman I'psbaw of Georgia
and Senator Dial of South Caro
lina who have taken vowe to wear
overalls, aa shown, until H. C '
L. comes down.
have been made the "goat" until, a
change has become absolutely nec
essary in order to maintain any
semblance of self respect. There
was no mincing of words by former
County Judge Kirkpatrick, Attor
ney Hayter, Dr.McCallum, W. V
Fuller, Judge Asa Robinson, C. W.
Irvine, H. Hirschberg, W. H.
Walker and others.'
The result was tbe selection of
oint committee front the two
towns, with full power to act, and
assurances of the moral and finan
cial support in any measure which
may be deemed necessary. It
composed of Mr. Muir, Oscar Hay
ter, E. C. Kirkpatrick, C. B. Sund
berg and H. A. Joslin of Dallas
M.Walker. C. W. Irvine, H
Hirschberg and C. G. Skinner of In
dependence and E. A. Eorton of
Parker.
The joint committee met at Dal
las this forenoon and prefected an
organization by the selection of Mr
Muir as chairman and C. W. Irvine
as secretary. The selection of an
attorney to handle the legal end of
the fight arid it was unanimously
voted to have Mr. Hayter serve in
that capacity.- He was reluctant
to serve but finally consented "with
the declaration that there would be
no charze for his services. . Mr
Hayter is president of the Oregon
Bar Association and is regarded as
one of the best legal authorities in
the state. Mr. Hayter was in
structed to prepare petition blanks
sufficient for 5,000 signatures, pray
ing the governor as chief executive
officer in the state to see that the
highway commission conforms to
the legislative acts. These peti
tions are to be circulated through
out the county just as soon as they
can be prepared.
Other legal steps were discussed
and the purpose is to fully guard
Polk county's interests. Another
meeting is to be held in a few days
for further action.
Those attending the meeting
from here last evening were: v C.
W. Irvine, C. G. Irvine, C. 0. elop
er, C. G. Skinner A. C. Moore,
George Conkey, Mike Walker, A.
L. Kullader, H. Hirschberg, A. L.
Thomas, D. E. Fletcher, M.C. Wil
liams, W. C. Heffley, Charles Cal-
breath, Glenn Smith, G. H. Wood,
D. P. McCarthy. Z. C. Kimball of
Independence and Arthur Horton,
George Dickenson, Peter Petersen
and "Dad" Lacey of Parker.
The last car of wood pipe on the
new gravity water system was
shipped from Kenton Monday,
Millage Bill Wins
With Big Majority
Election day brought out an ex
optionally large primary election
vote last Friday in the four Mon
mouth precincts. Attention, of
course, centered on the mmage
measure, matter of vital Interest
to us, and locally it had an over
whelming majority. In the four
precincts the vote was 396 to 62.
All of the other referred measures
cirried In the city also. The ele
mentary school tax was sustained
J70 to 76; the highway limitation
law carried 234 to 93; for capital
punishment, 242 1 0 170; successor
to governor, 251 to 150; goldiera'
relief, 245 to 146; and the institu
tion for the blind, 299 to 214. All
of these measures also prevailed in
the county. ' . . '
Locally Leonard Wood carried the
city, 149 votes to 43 for Hoover, 42
for Johnson and 32 for Lowden.
Stanfield was given 176 votes to
Abraham 67. Starkweather bad
12 supporters to Chamberlan 91.
Fletcher carried the city over Ger
linger as did also the county and on
commissioner the city vote was
Wolverton 188, Teal 40, Hart 27.
Ezra Hart of Dallas, R. D., won
the commissionership but ran a.
close race with Albert Tea! of Falls
City for the place. On the Demo
cratic side C. C. Gardner of Bridge-.
port won from Bill White of Dallas.
As aoonjas the news was known
that the millage bill had passed,
which locally was Sauturday morn
ing, the Normal bell rang 'out the
glad news and kept at it until ev
erybody was acquainted with the
fact. This act which' raises the
Normal millage tax from a twenty
fifth of a mill to a tenth of a mill
will give the school a fund of a
hundred thousand dollars annually
which is about what the average
Normal in other states requires for
its work. '
Main Street Gets
New Hard Surface
Work of repairing our Main street ,
paving is being done this week
through the maintenance bond riv
en ft the time the paving was ac
cepted two and a half years ago.
The Warren company is doing tbe
repair work under the direction of
Engineer Jones for the city and
Fletcher for the highway commis
sion. As left by '.he War-ens the
paving is in much better shape then
it was when completed by the cot-
tractors. ,
Ab a paving job it was never sat
isfactory and has been the butt of
jokes and ridicule ever since it wt s
put in. The, surface raveled and
developed holes down to the con
crete, leaving it in many places
sirred with impressions and
bumps. But the concrete founda
tion has held admirably and on this
the Warrens have done work which
in some places amounted to an en
tire resurfacing. They are leaving
the street much improved in ap
pearance.
New But on Job
The long expected Monmouth
and Independence bus has arrived
this week and owner R. E. Derby
attracted attention with it
wherever it has been exhibited.
The bus is mounted on a G. M. C.
truck, is roomy and ample in site
with comfortable seats and is alto
gether very creditable to its pro
prietor. Paving on the Salem-Dallas road
now has reached the vicinity of the
spring and water tank and laying
the hot stuff was started this week,
on the' road from Brunk's corners
to Rickreall.