T he M onmouth H erald
—
Vol. XIII
M o n m o u th , Polk County, Oregon, Friday, J u n e 10, 1921
V
No. 40
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State in the Nation 0
Items of Interest
C o m m en cem en t S chedule
The program for Commencement
At Oregon Normal week >> as follows:
______ __
$300,000 Contracts
Biggest Still of All
Let in Folk County
Raided by Sheriff
1 President’s Breakfast—9:30 a.m..
Saturday, June 18
President Ackerman left Wednes
Another pair of those ingenious
Speculation and suspicion were
Junior Prom—8 p. m., Saturday,
day evening for Portland to repre
contraptions of copper and galvan alike set at rest by the announce
June 18
sent 0 . N. S. at the inauguration
ized iron from which liquid moon ment from Salem Saturday that the
Baccalaureate Sermon—10:30 a.
ceremonies for President Scholz of
shine is derived, was sceured by highway commission had let con
I m, Sunday, June 19, Sermon to be
Reed College on Thursday.
Sheriff Orr in a raid near Buena tracts aggregating over three hun
delivered by Rev. L. D. Leech of
Vista made Tuesday night. When dred thousand dollars, covering all
Miss Todd, Miss Taylor and Miss Eugene.
the
sheriff passed through Monmouth highways contemplated in Polk
Arbuthnot spent last Saturday in
Faculty Reception —2:30 to 4:00
Wednesday
morning on his way to county.
Portland on business.
p. m., Monday, June 20
Dallas, the back part of his touring
The Dallas-Salem contract, which
Senior Class Play, "Merely Mary
The work on the addition to the
car literally overflowed with dis is one of the largest given out by
dormitory is going forward most Ann’*— 8:15 p. m., Monday .-June 20 mantled stills, coils, tanks, pipes, the commission this year, calls for
Last Chapel—10:00 a. m., Tues
satisfactorily. The roof is being
demijohns and other incidentals. an expenditure of nearly a quarter
day, June 21
put on this week.
He says tie stills are two of the of a million. The several contracts
Alumni Program and Banquet—
largest he has yet taken in his per awarded, together with their loca
Normal students were greatly
8:00 p. m., Tuesday, June 21
iodical raids about Polk county, tion and the successful bidders are
pleased to have the fifth and sixth
Commencement—10:00 a. m.,
grade children from the Training
and comparable with the large as follows:
Wednesday, June 22, Address to
stills recently taken near the Ben
School put on their dramatization
West Side highway—Holmes-Gap-
be delivered by Mr. B. F. Irvine of
ton county line, in the neighbor Rickreall section, grading, H. J.
of “Joan of Arc” and Daudet’s
Portland.
a
hood of King’s Valley.
“ Last Lesson” at the chapel hour,
Hildeburn, Roseburg, $15,903.15
Wednesday morning. This work
The raid Wednesday morning
Monmouth-Luckiamute—R i v e r
(1:00 p m.) was the result of section, grading, W. N. Trent.
had been done almost entirely by
the children themselves under the
several trips made to this «ection in McMinnville, $40,072.
supervision of Mrs. Rychard and
an effort to locate the source of the
Luckiamute river—Suver section,
the student teachers. The child
stream of liquor that is constantly grading, H. J. Hildeburn, Rose
ren’s orchestra furnished music
Wednesday afternoon the long flowing through this region. The burg, $8,123.50.
which was likewise much appreci looked for game took place between stills were located on the Luckia-
Salem-Dallas highway—Brunk's
mute,
at
the
mouth
of
Soap
Creek,
ated.
corner
to Dallas city limits section,
the Normal and a team from Mon
a
mile
south
of
Buena
Vista
and
V. R. Dennis Construction com
The motion pctuire entitled mouth organized by Chance Mul
bituminous
"Once to Every Woman” , which key, and resulted in a 4—3 victory just beyond the Sam Irvin hop pany, McMinnville,
pavement, $244,082.50.
the National Board of Review lists for the Normal boys. The game yards.
The sheriff was accompanied by
Section within Dallas city limits
as an especially good picture, is to was fast and snappy from the start
two
deputies, O. W. Chase and referred to Polk county authorities
be shown in the chapel Satruday and took one hour and twenty-five
James French. It was after mid for award.
evening. June 11, at 8:15. Tnis minutes to play it.
Mr. Trent, who has the contract
Davis pitched a splendid game night of Tuesday when they sur
play is described as a story of such
rounded
the
place
and
in
the
rush,
in
which Monmouth has closest in
realism, beauty of sentiment and for the Colts and got two of the
two
men
and
possibly
four,
escaped.
terest,
that from this city to a half
such honesty that it is well worth five hits registered by his team
Four,
however,
were
captured.
mile
south
of the Luckiamute, was
Shields pitched in his usual form
seeing.
They
are
Forrest
Brown,
B.
J.
here
Sunday
and announced that he
and also got two hits, one of which
Mills,
Jess
Fox
and
Wright
Cooper.
was
making
preparations to start
was a home run made possible be
Among
the
spoils
are
two
large
work
immediately
and that active
cause he drove the ball into the
compression
tanks,
heated
by
a
gas
work
would
probably
start next
high grass where the fielder couldn’t
fire
underneath,
coils
and
a
large
week.
find it. One of the remarkable
It is understood that the route
features of the game lay in the fact copper tank for cooking the mash.
The procedure for levying special that the outfielders on both teams The stills had not beer, long at past the K. P. cemetery over which
taxes by many school district« in did not have a single put-out or as work when the raid was made. there was some uncertainty, has
Oregon at their annual meetings sist.
Three gallons of booze were taken been arranged to go east of the
in June this year, was upset by the
The score stood 4 —2 in the ninth and 16 barrels of mash. Three cars ridge instead of to the west as was
passage of the so-called budget law inning. Up to that time the Colts are also a part of the spoils. They at first contemplated. To the west
at the last session of the legisla had registered but two hits. Swear are a Ford truck, a Baby Overland it would have worked a hardship on
ture.
two land owners and T. J . Edwards,
ingen led off with a hit and went and a plain Henry.
Under the new budget law, so in down t6 second on Eggleston’s out.
The gang arrested say that they one of the farmers affected offered
terpreted by J. A. Churchill, state Morlan followed with a hit scoring were only there for the purpose of $500 if the highway would stick to
superintendent of schools, school Swearingen.
Sweitzer followed purchasing and that the owners of the road and pass to the east of the
districts of any class, when levying with an infield hit, leaving two men the stills got away, but this, how hill. The money has been put up
special tax, must first call together on bases when Hargett came up. ever, is to be discredited as they and his proposition accepted. Land
as many taxpayers as there are Things looked blue for the Normal. were of a class whose integrity is owners to the east welcome the
school directors in the district, and Hargett grounded to Shields, who to be questioned. Some of the prospect where the advantage is to
prepare the budget, together with caught Morlan between third and m embers of this gang and their be gained that an easier access to
the amount of tax it is proposed to home and relayed the ball to Mul- wives were the ones who carried the cemetery will be obtained and
levy.
key at third, who got it in time to bouquets of flowers to Clarence the house on the Monroe Mulkey
This budget, together with the tag Sweitzer out, thus completing Irwin, a bootlegge*- who served 20 estate, occupied by P. O. Burbank
notice of a mass meeting to discuss the snappiest double play seen days tim e in the county jail a short will be brought nearer to the road.
the estimated expenditures, must on our grounds during the present tim e ago.
It is said that this route, which is
then be posted for a period of 20 season and nipping in the bud what
B. F. Mills has had his case set over the original Steve Staats dona
days. At the expiration of the 20 threatened to be a successful ninth for trial before Justice of the Peace tion land claim, is the original trail
day period the mass meeting must inning rally.
Baker at [Independence for Thurs traveled by the pioneers in the early
be held. The tax levy then may be
The Colts plan to play a return day morning. The other men will j days.
submitted to the approval or rejec game with the Normal on Tuesday, be heard later. In default of 1500
The private road, leading down
bail,
they
are
all
remaining
in
the
tion of the voters.
from
the Portwood and Hembree
June 21, Commencement week.
Mr. Churchill said it was his COLTS
jail.
farms
may be affected by this
AB R H SB PO A E
opinion that many school districts Swearengen, c
change as it joins the present road
4 2 1 0 10 0 0
in Oregon contemplated the levying Eggleston lb
Baptist Church
4 0 0 0 0 1 1
at the cemetery. The contracts
4 • 1 • 0 1 0
of a special tax at their annual Morlan, 2b- If
Miss A. O. Ragon, for some years listed above cover the last grading
4 0 1 0 s 1 1 a missionary at Toungoo, Burma,
meeting this month will have to de Sweitzer, 3b-2b
work on the west side highway be
Hargett, ss
4 0 0 0 1 0 0
lay action until such time as they j Eggleston, If
will
speak
Sunday
morning
at
the
tween Portland and Eugene.
2 0 0 0 0 1 0
s
11
o'clock
service,
and
tell
of
the
receive new forms giving notice of Fetier, 3b
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 interesting work in that far away
the school meeting, new budget Oleman, cf
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 field.
blanks, notices for mass meeting, Butler, rf
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
and other such forms needed to com Comstock, rf
Children’s Day program by mem
3 1 2 1 1 16 0
Davis, p
bers of the Bible School at 7 p. m.
ply with the budget law.
Total
32 ~ 3 '5 T 24 20 3
The Fmdeavor Society will meet as
The state superintendent said it
NORMAL
would be two or three weeks before Mulkey, ss
3 1 0 l 3 1 0 usual at 6:30 p. m.
After some months delay suitable
he could send out these blanks, Shields, p
4 1 2 0 2 15 0
signs
have been placed upon the
0
0
0
0 "
which coupled with the posting of Johnson, rf
4 0
0
1
0
1
4
0
4
Turner,
2b
front
of the building to indicate
the notices of the mass meeting for
0 . >11 0 0 something of its nature to passers by
3
1
Stover,
lb
20 days, would delay the elections
3 0 0 0 1 0 2
Chute. 3b
for at least a month.
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Tht* letters were cut out by J. V.
Penny, cf
3
1 * 1 2 0 II 0 Webber and the other work done by
Dustin, If
Notic«
0 1 10 t 0 the pastor. Among other things,
0
3
Ward,
c.
.
•
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 in the past, the building has been
People who desire to go to the Baird, cf
30 « 6 4 27 22 3 taken[for a garage, moving picture
Total
picnic aj Rickreall Saturday should
take advanatage of the jiyiey service
The Comftion Council did little theatre, undertaking parlors and
operated with two cars by J. S. but pay the routine bills. W. J. an apartment house.
Fuller and Walter Brown. They Miller and Mrs. McNeil applied for
A baby daughter was bom to
will leave the Post Office, Morlan's! water serviece on the street run
and the Community House at each ning west from the dormitory. Mrs. L. M. Rasmussen at Missoula,
half hour commencing at 8 A. M. President Ackerman appeared with Montana, June 2. The mother,
a query as to whether there was a who is a niece of Mrs. M. A. Stine,
Fare 35 cents each way.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Sickafooee street on the north line of the nor will be best remembered by Mon
returned Thursday from a four mal property to the east of Mon- mouth people by her maiden name
of Gladys Fuller.
days visit with relatives in Portland, mouth avenue.
Close Score Marks
Latest Ball Game
School Complications
Through New Laws
iojcle ■JdJttS’ tfcsfo
j
S till A n o th e r S ch em e
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stockholm
attended the session of the state
grange at Eugene last week as dele
gates of the Monmouth Grange and
Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Powell attend-
ed as delegates from the Pomona
Grange. Mr. and Mrs. A. N.
Keeney also attended for degree
work. H. Hirschberg of Indepen
dence, state treasurer of the frater
nity, was also present. A feature
of the meeting was the effort of
Attorney U’Ren to have his (atest
ideas in the matter of legislation
endorsed by the grange. Mr.
U’Ren proposes to classify Oregon
ians and their legislators by pro
fessions and callings instead of by
politics, giving to each class its pro
portionata representation
A Pathfinder for
Electric Railway
Commencement
at High School
Commencement exercises for the
graduating class of the high school
passed off smoothly. The program
was harmonious and well balanced
and a prominent feature was the 0 .
N. S. orchestra which furnished a
number of selections. Under Miss
Schuette's direction the players
performed excellently and were
warmly applauded. A vocal solo
was rendered by Mrs. Edna Irvin of
Independence and another by Leon
Jennison of the same city both of
which were very nicely done and
met with a hearty response from
the audience.
Prof. FYederick S. Dunn, the
commencement speaker was intro
duced by Mr. Grover as a former
instructor of his at the U. of O.
Mr. Dunn departed from the usual
in his address and made a practical
talk to the students. He congratu
lated them on their motto which re
minded him of that assertion of
Marshal Koch, "They shall not
pass” . The class flower, a white
rose, he found to contain many ad-
vantges over more brilliant com
binations of color especially in these
days when the tendency was to
“ jazz” things up to suit an abnorm
al taste. He told them that not all
of them could be future presidents
and expressed the hope that the
character of each would stand the
disappointments that were bound to
come. He finished with a relation
of the story of the “Other Wise
Man" finding in it many illustra
tions which the young graduate
might take hold of for refreshened
inspiration.
The class was presented by Princi
pal C. F. Grover and diplomas dis
pensed by 0 . A. Wolverton, presi
dent of the board who remarked
that he had been on the board for
twelve years.
One of the characteristics of a
pioneer is an intimate knowledge of
the country in which he resides.
Orville Butler is now 83 years of
age and came to Oregon when he
was 12. The larger portion of his
time in this state has been spent
about 12 miles the other side of Sa
lem, at Orville station, on the Ore
gon Electric. And hereby hangs a
tale illustrative of the traits of
Oregon pioneers.
When the location engineers of
the Hill lines Were in the Willam
ette valley they met with a difficult
problem in finding an acceptable
grade from Salem to Albany.
Though the road had their best
talent on the job the crews admit
ted that they were “stumped” and
word of their difficulty spread until
Butler heard of it. He hitched up
his favorite gray mare and drove to
the camp.
“ 1 hear you fellows are in diffi
culties” , was his greeting, and the
engineers admitted that their work
was at a standstill. ” 1 know a per
fect grade through the hills,” re
sumed Butler, “and if you will
have one of your men go with me
I’ll gladly show it to him” .
So a few days later Butler drove
The interest in the Special Elec
his mare to Salem and met the chief tion of Tuesday was very low as far
engineer of the road and the two as Polk county people were concern
of them went for a ride over the ed. A little over one-third of the
route that the Oregon Electric now legistered voters cast a vote. The
covers between the two cities. But only measures that passed Polk
ler knew his country and when the county inspection was -the World
line was located the tracks passed War Veteran State Aid Fund meas
right through the Butler barn. The ure. The votes cast are as follows:
railroad moved the house, built
F’or legislative measure 605,
Butler a new barn and located a against, 1998; for bonus, 1648,
station there, calling it Orville.
against 1068; for emergency veto,
When the line was located the 1181; against, 1196; for hygienic
right of way man came to see But marriage, 1043, against, 1669; for
ler to [arrange for the purchase of women jurors, 988; against, 1669.
the land for the railway. Butler’
Only one of the measures carried
reply was typical of the old pioneer. in the four Monmouth precincts.
He said " I ’d be a fine one if I ask The Soldier bonus triumphed 161 to
ed you money for that land after I 136. The Legislative regulation
showed you the way. No, you go measure lost 80 to 208. The emer
ahead and fix me up so that my gency clause was beaten 133 to 13$.
place is not injured. I wouldn't try Hygienic marriage was lost 181 to
to put any obstacles in the way of 189 and the proposal for women
a railroad that means so much to jurors was a tie, 143 to 143. .The
my neighbors and myself.”
south precincts of the city voted
Soon after the road was complet against all of the projects. In the
ed Butler wanted to come to Port- state the bonus proposal triumphed
lahd to see an exhibition and the two and a half to one.
Oregon Electric saw to it that he
and his family had a special car.
Christian Church
Another time Butler was on a
Sunday morning subject, “ Apos
trip and found the line blocked. He tolic Confirmation” .
asked the conductor if there was
Evening subject, “ Moeesthe Man
any way to transfer around the of God” C. E., Junior and Senior,
blocftade and was summarily re at 7 p. m.
Evening preaching a 8 p. m.
fused. The manager of the road
Bible School at 10 a. m.
happened to be there and saw But
Mid-week prayer meeting Wednes
ler. "What are you doing here?” day evening, 8 o’clock.
he asked and Butler told of his
The Dorcas Society announces
trouble. A special car was again
arranged for the old pioneer and the Strawberry and cream Social
the trainmen on the line now real in the basement of the Christian
ize that nothing is too good for Or church next Tuesday evening from
ville Butler. TJregonian.
4,to* 8 P. M. The proceeds are to
go towards getting a new carpet
Christian Science
Service at 11 o’clock. Subject, for the church. Come and help by
'God the’Preserver of Man.”
eating as much as you can.
Soldiers' Bonus Plan
Is The Only Victor