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T he M onmouth H erald -------------------- - VOL. - _________ XVI MONM OUTH, PO LK C O U N T Y , OREGON, F R ID A Y , F E B R U A R Y 15, 1924 No. 24 T h e r e is N o L an d L ik e O re g o n and O n ly O n e W illa m e tte V a lle y Items of Interest A Week For (Lecture bv Historian Kra,yk .Hra,uh Rilev ami \ \ Monmouth Booster His Lure ol Northwest » The Grim Reaper Bristles With Interest Was Geo. T. Boothbv of the gymnasium a curtain was | B usy ! drawn back from a large “ built- i ^ * - /X . * valentine and a gentleman and lady »»I u re ^ o n i N O I I T l t l l ln colonial costumes were display«. 1 < in an artistic pose. A fter a dainty One of the chapel hours last week little valentine solo by Miss Bith M r s LoU\ isa Kelsay According to Albert Bushnell Hart was devoted to a commemoration o f l ^ ° * ers' t*le valentine characters, who Louvisa A. Kelsay, elderly 'f Harvard University, who lectured the late ex-President Wilson. A fter were Miss Marguerite Loretz and - - — — ' !» t ths Normal l u t T h u n rf.. the singing o f two hymns, “ Onward Miss Myrtle Mortensen, stepped out ^ ^ v n t of this city, died at her^ho»e iBJeric|ln# hav/ a f(?w p*t delusions’ Christian Soldiers’’ and “ Abide with *be valentine and gracefully danced - atnrday, February 9. She had been .. P® . Prominent among these is the notion Me” , one o f Mr. Wilson’s favorite a minuet- Then they returned to allinK since last spring, that all men are equal. This belief poems " I f ” by Kipling was read by the valentine, resumed their pose, " rs Kelsay was the daughter of we hold only in theory, he asserted, President J. S Landers ' and the curtain dropped. William E. Perkins and was born in and not in practice. Thus we hold a The remainder of the period was m O T T % P lT n n T COUntj\ W ^ onsln’ j , « __ _ . x llL r ii o L H O O L do, 18o9. She came to Oregon ebout number o f protectorates over smaller nations which might be assumed to of Mr. Wilson’s life A n m b e r 'o f The result o f the basketball gam- dO years ago and lived in Southern " * “ ' f h* * • s*u™ed to married to be inhabited by inferior people for we short speeches by faculty members SWe“ . 1“ t * * * * * ™ that the Oregon where she was hold these protectorates to preserve were given, each taking one partic-1 Monmo“ tb t<?am wa* defeated by a Thomas F. Kelsay in Grants Pass their people from themselves as well ular phase. i score ^0 to IT. This was not bad ,n 1909- Shortly after they came to “ Mr Wilson’s Early Life ” iriven considerin* th* team played against. Monmouth to live. Mr. Kelsay died j “ from ln‘ r>iDlinii foreign powers. Surely everyone has heard of Frank Branch Riley. For some years it ha« been his business to deliver an illus G. T. Boothby, prominent citizen trated lecture in the Eastern state and long time resident o f Monmouth, and through the Middle West advei died at his home in this city, after a Using the scenic wonders o f the Pa lingerirg illness, Wednesday after cific slope, He hRs a fascinating trav noon. el tale, entitled “ The Lure o f the I1 ew citizens o f the city have had Great Northwest” which has earned a greater share in the growth and him fame of the sort that comes to development of Monmouth than few. He is a natural orator and his George Townsend Boothby. With colored still views of the Northwest’s the exception of a few years he has scenic attractions are called “ the mos lived in Monmouth, and in the vicin beautiful views ever thrown on the ity of Monmouth practically all his screen. His colorful narrative is ri life. Born in Salem, Oregon, Sep vailed by his collection of natural ar tember 27, 1852, the family moved to studies in natural color projected up the vicinity o f Eola where he went to on the screen. These pictures of school. by . b l . h ‘ 3 As a young man he accom , , * est contestants in the state /,... b death -he spent .npnt nnu u. intar in m South- Cmith. gua. " e also nave a small farm for « the death she one winter snowy volcanoes, mountain tarns, riv particularly his thoro preparation for on the coast o f Africa. Of course, panied his father to the region east state championship. i ern California. ers, ocean headlands and Alpine flow later service. Mr. Thomas H. Gentle The second basketball team lost to I She was a member of the Christian nominally we do not govern Liberia, er gardens are of such compelling of the Cascades and for a time gave an intimate picture o f “ Mr. W il- . . . ^5. Central - _ __ „ . _„ , .. Independence with a score of 24 to Church which she" joined at .......... ......., i hut '* was «’« ' “ blished by us for the grandeur as to leave his uudience freighted into the mines o f Idaho. His father was R. R. Boothby, a pio owing 1 m o Early in the game two of the Point he preaching of r,urP08e returning ex-slaves to A f- breathless with wonder. have been sparkling and at his best neer settler o f the Willamette valley. boys, Hugh VanLoan and William Rev. K. H. ¡sickafoose. She was a r' ca> and other nation* recognize Mr. Riley is a noted lawyer and in the class room. Students came Returning to Polk county he was Suver had a double header as a r e good neighbor and a faithful frien d ,! ^ 111 lf t^iey * et into trouble with publicist and a wit of national repu married July 22, 1877 to Mary L. early to classes to insure themselves suit of which William Suver acs- JapH* was highly regarded by all who i Liberia ^ ey a*so *n*° trout>!e tation. Ever since his enthusiasms Butler, daughter o f one of the found o f good seats. The topic, “ Mr. W il tained a severe wound over the right j knew her. Uncla San. led him some years ago into the fas ers o f Monmouth. son’s achievements during his Presi For a number of eye which necessitated the taking o f! Three sisters and one brother sur- ’' bo '* Uncle Sam. asked the cinating avo"ation o f traveler and years they lived and brought up dency" discussed by Mr. J. B. V. a few stitches. . vive her. They are, Mrs. Annette sPeaker- '^ e think of him as a earned for him a professional appel their children on a farm, owned at the Butler, showed a surprisingly long The home boys played a practic* 1 ShA an o f Homestead, Oregon; Mrs Kent-leman with a chin beard who lation and univeisal recognition both time o f his death by Mr. Boothby, list o f vital accomplishments to be game o f basketball with R ick reall, Phoebe A. Chapman o f Long Beach, | " ears a be" crowned bat and striped, through the United States and Cana located a short distance north of Mon placed to the credit of one man. Mr. Wednesday evening. California; and Mrs. Cora Olson of ‘ though somewhat abbreviated da, as one o f the foremost master.* mouth. C. J. S. Bowling spoke on “ Mr. W il As a young man he was a Monmouth High Debating Team Westwood, California. Mrs. Olson ,rousers- I n reality Uncle Sam is o f Travelogue. son’s work at the peace conference” , member o f the Monmouth brass band. will debate against the Dallas team ' vas here at the time of Mrs. Kal-1 our,eAv®*’ wbo constitute the rank His lecture is the pure gold of en He was a booster for Christian Col showing Mr. Wilson to have had at The brother is George 1 and ble o f American citizenship Thursday night, the 14th. The affirma say’s death. tertainment. Sometimes it is blown lege and the Normal School at every heart what he considered the good of rhe idea o { eRu» lity amon« nations tive team which is represented b; H. Perkins o f Monmouth. into a bubble of laughter; sometimes opportunity. humanity and not personal gain for Funeral services were held in the bc found to contain a few flaws lake Opal Wedekind and Robert Hall, wifi vitalized with ardent patriotism; now- himself and his nation. His high In 1830 he moved to Monmouth and go to Dallas to debate with the Dallas Christian church at 2:30 Monday « f . | Mexico. He insisted our govern- adorned with poetic descriptions as built the large barn which formerly ideals and indomitable will were the ternoon with Rev. H. C. Shropshire m<nt “ doinK «bsolutely right in negative team; while the same night lovely as his Alpine flower meadows; special points stressed by Miss Laura the Dallas affirmative team comes to officiating. Burial was in the M on -1 rec°gnizing what established govern- and always it is satisfying with the stood at the corner of Main and Knox J. Taylor in speaking on “ Wilson’s streets in which he operated a liv mouth cemetery. i lnen^ there is in Mexico. We had a Monmouth to debate against our Personality." 1 little trouble with Mexico which we substance of thought and informa ery stable in 1891 and 1892. negative team, Cecil Poole and Earle got into by annexing Texas. Before tion. He went into business as a stock- M O N E LLA GEORGIE SMITH An enjoyable feature o f the F ri Stewart, in the High School auditor His lectures have made the scenes buyer and traveled through Polk, we were done with the trouble we day chapel hour, February 8, was the ium. Miss Clark has been devoting Monella Georgia Smith, long a res- i - , . .. •. ,. . , . , tame near annexing the whole o f of the Northwest more familiar per Yamhill and Benton counties. When vocal solo o f Miss Florence Metcalf. a great deal of her time to coaching ldtnt o f this city, died at her home on ,, ,, - . 0 , .[M e x ic o and would doubtless have haps and more appreciated by East the Monmouth Co-operative Shipping Since Friday was Arbor Day for the the debating teams. •Monmouth avenue last Sunday at . , . „ „ ... . , i ...done so had President Polk not been ern people than by us who are at its Association was organized he was western part o f Oregon, Miss Met The work o f the second semester is ! 1:10 p. m. She had been in ill . ... . . . t , . its very portals. Pride and public- made the first manager and stayed Funeral 3 **ttle squeamish about breaking his ca lf’s solo “ Trees” by Joyce Kilmer well started. The new class in health for some time past spirit to say nothing of its intrinsic with it long enough to get the asso Word. In a political campaign was especially appropriate. Academic Arithmetic seems very services were held at the fam ily res For the speech he had said our intention was merits should cause no one to miss ciation on a going basis. It was supposed that only idence Tuesday at 12:30 p. m. and Two representatives from Linfield popular. not to annex Mexico and therefore this lecture given in the Normal chap past three or four years he has oper- College at McMinnville spoke Febru about five or six students would take burial was in the Etna- cemetery near our present boundaries. W e have el, Wednesday evening, February 20. aU-d as a real estate man. H ^h ad Rev. H. C. Duns- ary 11 in assembly on the Student up the work, but fifteen students are Crowley station. success in nil bis ventures. He had been at peace with Mexico ¡>ince— ex Admission 25 and 50c enrolled in the class. more o f Independence officiated. Volunteer movement. Mr, William .in eye for neatness and order and cept for three different wara we have Estelle Burnette Miss Smith was born in Caldwell Osgood, who is a senior at Linfield, was recognized as among the most had within the last fifteen years. Wc county. Missouri, July 21, 1861, and defined the Oregon Student Volunteer progressive of our citizens. are at peace with Mexico now, but BROTHERHOOD H EARS FROM was a daughter o f Conrad Smith. The Union and gave a resume o f the He was always a booster for Mon Clares Powell surprised his many PO LK C O U N T Y ’S A T T O R N E Y family came to Oregon, settling on would we consider Mexico was at National Student Volunteer meeting peace with us if her navy was be- friends in this city Monday morning mouth, held various city and civic a farm near Crowley and for the past at Indianapolis during the holidays. P. 0. Powell presided at the meet seiging Galveston? with the announcement that he had honors, and for the past six years Miss Zuma Yamamura, a Japanese ing of the Christian Brotherhood thirty years she had lived in and near The bride in the lias aggressively boosted the commer Belief in this country o f the in become a benedict. Monmouth. Retiring in her dispo student, spoke briefly but very force held in the Community House last feriority o f our southern neighbors, case is Miss Iris Winnard o f Port cial club, as its president. fully on foreign missionary service. Sunday afternoon. Law Enforce sition, she was highly regarded by all he said, stood in the way of anything land, and the wedding ceremony was Beside his widow he is survived by Surviving sisters She also made a plan fo r living ment was the topic o f the day and who knew her. in the way of a Pan American union. performed in Vancouver, Washington, one son and two daughters, Claude are the Misses Cora and Loretta Christianity daily in any field in Mr. Powell brought along District H. Boothby o f Monmouth, Mrs. Opal He did not believe the people o f this Sunday. which one happens to be. Attorney Helgerson, who talked to Smith. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Derby of Monmouth and Mrs. Lida country would ever join in any sort He outlined the A conference hour was scheduled the membership. There are o f a positive alliance where action Mrs. Frank Winnard of Portland, McCreadie o f Corvallis. O. H. DE AR M O N D for the visitors to meet any of the provisions o f the last law as passed Mr. Win also five granddaughters. might be compelled upon them by formerly of Hillsdale. Oliver Huston DeArmond died at Normal students who are interested by the legislature and told o f the Funeral services will be held in peoples whom we do not recognize nard is a retired wheat farmer from Suver Friday morning, February 8. in pledging fo r Volunteer Service. work which the district attorney and Eastern Oregon and is now in the the Christian Church at 2:00 o’clock, us mental equals. sheriff are doing to enforce the same. Funeral services were held in the Miss next Sunday afternoon with Rev. H. He took one or two quiet shots at real estate game in Portland. The Children’s Farm Home near Keeney chapel in Independence, Sun He thinks we are gaining ground ail Burial at that numerous class o f Americans Winnard completed a year in the Ore C. Shropshire officiating. Corvallis becomes one o f the rural the time and insisted that all men day, February 10 at 1:30 p. m., with who have notions similar to the kai gon Normal in December 1323. the K. P. cemetery will be in charge training centers o f the Normal School Rev. H. C. Dunsmore officiating. should look on the eighteenth amend The groom is one o f the most pro of Normal lodge, I. O. O. F., in which ser, that we should go out and by this week. Miss Ruth Anne H off Mr. DeArmond was born in Blunt ment as on other parts of the consti force impose our ideas o f peace on gressive and enterprising o f the his membership dates back for many man will act as critic teacher and tution as a part o f our fundamental county, Tennessee, August 21, 1856, years. the world. A t the time o f the Turk younger men o f Monmouth. and came to Oregon in 1878. He will be assisted by four student- law. Both young people have many ish troubles he showed how France, teachers. The teaching will be un There were about twentyfive men settled near Suver where he engaged being interested in Syria, and E n g friends to wjsh them joy and proa- der the direct supervision o f Mr. W. present and the talk was well re in farm ing with his brother Carl. land in Palestine and Mesopotamia, perity in the years to come. G. Beattie, who is head o f the Rural ceived judging from the questions During recent years he has lived a both kowtowed to the Turk and al Mr. and Mis. II. C. Shropshire en Department of the Normal School. asked and the discussion which fo l letired life at the Beaver hotel in In lowed him to get back to Constanti tertained a group o f young people, dependence, but a short time ago, This makes the sixth rural training lowed the district attorney’s talk. nople, where as an Asiatic in a Euro Tuesday evening, February 12th. when he was taken sick, he went to center o f the Oregon Normal. pean city, he had no business. Am er honoring the eighteenth birthday of I f f re A fter Jerseys live with bis brother Carl where his A number of visitors helped to en icans were shocked and disgusted, In the basketball game Friday- Joe D. Tomison o f the Hood R iv de h took place. Other brothers liven the session o f the Grange Sat their daughter, Mary. but i f we had been asked to furnish evening, February 8, with Albany er Glacier, S. J. Frank and Mr. Logo The rooms were prettily decorated who survive him are E. E. DeArmond urday afternoon. Mr. Campbell, College the Normal boys were the also o f Hood River were visitors in o f Suver, Robert DeArmond o f Oak a quota o f money and soldiers, what secretary of the Dallas Commercial with red carnations, hearts and cu- losers. The score was 31 to 25 in this vicinity Tuesday. They were a f Point and R. R. DeArmond o f Vale, would have happened? club was present and spoke of the e f pids The evening was spent in sing He spoke o f the way the nation o f Albany’s favor, though at one time ter a carload o f thoroughbred Jerseys Re Oregon. fort being made to maintain friend ing and playing lively games. Panama was founded and said Roose during the game it was tied. The and inspected the herds on the Loug- His remains were laid to rest in a ly relations with the different parts of freshments consisting of birthday line-up for the O. N. S. team was as hary, McKee and Iliff farms as well crypt in Mount Crest Abbey mauso velt had been accused o f starting a the county and by townspeople to cake and ice cream were served, val revolution to accomplish it. But follows: Guards— Glaser and Scott; as __ other breeders in this and adjoin- decorations being used leum in the Salem cemetery. help farmers at every possible point. entine revolutions are national pastimes Center Stapleton; Forw a rd s-K a u p ; ~ V S t i e s ''" ~ T h e y The hostess received did not find C. S. Spence, state marketing throughout. in Central and South America, some and Beck. enough stock to form a carload and President Landers ia absent this agent, was also present and spoke many beautiful gifts and birthday thing like basketball is with us. It A play-party and dancing partyj w ill probably be here to attend thi week on a lecture tour. He appeared about the problems that confront greetings. was not necessary to start a revolu Those present were: Pauline Riley, were given by the Juniors l u t Satur Ixjughary-McKee auction later in th before the city schools of Newberg producer and consumer in bridging tion in Colombia, only to hook on to day evening. Red and white valen year. They were accompanid by Dr. Wednesday evening, Thursday even the space that commercially exists Florence Bierce, Nina and Vivian one that was passing by, and thus Oestriech, Verna Miller, Opal Wede tine decorations were used very ef- Miller o f the Okegon Agricultural ing he spoke before the Normal Club between them. was accomplished what might have fectively. The feature dance o f the College who took blood teats of cat- o f the State University and on Sat Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hart of Dallas kind, I.eola and Ruth Meeker, Dorothv taken twenty five years in diplomat Partridge, Loretta Suver, Lena and dancing party was especially pretty tie inspected and by Mr. C. Jameson urday he will address a teachers’ in were also present. ic negotiation. When the guests gathered at one end o f the College extension division. The program of the day was large Eatella Burnette, Pauline Brigham, stitute at Vernonia. He spoke o f Japan and our problems ly patriotic, dealing with the memory Alice Young, Verde Hamar, Georgia with the Japanese. Treaties, he Crofoot, William Suver. Earl Stew of Washington and Lincoln. said, should be made to give Japan art, Leroy Daniel and Ire Powell Jr. ese the same rights in America that Visit Masonic Home O il Properties in W yom ing Americans liave in Japan— which are Mr and Mri. H. W. Morlan with none at all. Harvey Dickenson, C. D. Calbreath Rhee Mae Huber entertained five The shifting negro population also and Mr. Short of Independence ac of her little friends at a St. Valentine aroused caustic comment, and he ex companied J. W. Alexander o f Inde party Thursday afternoon, h ebruary pressed the belief that the nation pendence to the Masonic home st 14, from four until six o’clock. The would in time learn to establish regu- Forest Grove last Sunday. The last time was a pent in games and inua<c lations to preserve and improve the j nalned becomes an inmate o f the appropriate for the occasion. Lign- quality o f its population. I home and will spend his last days refreshments were served a^er which The new home recently com- there. the little guests dt parted for ihe'r / Don’t overlook the meeting o f the i __ . . Civic club in th. h.gh school building pkted .. already t o o - s l t o U k . homes. - - c _____ _ _c ___ _ — v care o f the cases which ask for at- Those present were: Winmficd E g Ion, Friday afternoon o f - next week tention A new wing is to be opened bert, Bernice Stoncmar,, Earle Mae People wishing to join fn the shade up this summer and work then will Murdock. Aileen Sloan. Thelma Hin tree planting movement are urged to start on another wing. There are kle and the little hostes.. act while the planting season is with about sixty in the home at present. Mrs .»v ^ "*m ■* - - «• « >'*'< — s'~« «• j.h” : zz Clares Powell Wedded; Bride, Portland (iirl State Market inf? Agent Is A Visitor at Grange Famous Tea Pot Dome Above is a picture at the U. 8. Navy Otf I Reserve land In W i roming, \ Federal investigation to discover whether the ■U nte m a t a d to Harry M. S in cla ir should be an n alied. Young People Entertained At Happy Birthday Party Valentine Party Instructions in basket weaving, Instructions in basket weaving. Instructions in btsle* weav.ng, 1 crepe paper rope making, paper crepe paper rope makirg, pep: r crepe paper rope making, P»P* c flowers, wax work. Free demonstra flowers, wax work. Free demonstrz flowers, wax work. Free demons.ra- |tion at Morlan's, February 19 and 20. tion at Morlan’s, February 1 II and -’ 0 lion at Morlan’e, February 19 a r i *'J.