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he Monmouth Her
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VOL. XVI
MONMOUTH, I'OLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1924
No. 29
There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley
Items of Interest
. At Oregon Normal
Reverend M. D. Parounaglan, a na
tive Armenian but now an American
citizen, wa one of the chapel speak
er during the past week. Obvious
ly, he was able to give a very vivid
impression of the condition and
need of hia native land. lie spoke
In behalf of the Near East Relief
Association. Students' and faculty
responded liberally in donations and
pledges.
Another chapel vutltor was J. Carl
Bowman, a former student and grad
uate of the Oregon Normal School
Mr. Bowman is now city superintend
rnt at Lakevlew, Oregon. He was
interviewing prospective Lakeview
teachers while here.
The State Oratorical Contest held
in McMlnnville last Friday was at
tended by a large number of Normal
students. Honors went to Pacific
College at Newberg. Miss Mary
Dlppert of Portland represented the
Normal School, and was the only
girl speaker In the contest. While
0. N. S. did not win the contest, all
felt Miss Dlppert mado a very cred
itable showing for the school.
Morion & Son recently offered a
prize for the best menu folder sug
gestion. The problem was taken up
by one of the Normal art classes
The judges, Miss Alabama Brenton,
Miss Anne Ulen and Mr. Morlan,
found it hard' to decide among the
many suggestions offered, . so two
prizes were given instead of one. The
first went to Miss Glenna Miranda
of Gladstone, Oregon, and the second
to Joe Staats of Monmouth. A dis
play of the covers will be made in
the lower hall of the administration
building where students may see all
of the material from which the judges
made their choice.
The winter, term of school ended
Thursday noon. Many students are
spending the short vacation at their
homes, and will return Monday for
registration In the spring term.
The concert of the Normal orches
tra and the Monmouth and Independ
ence training school orchestras has
been postponed. The date .was for
merly announced for May 28, but ill
ness of some of the important mem
bers has made a change of date
necessary. A later date will be an
nounced soon.
Will Improve Property
Mrs. Dora Daniels who moved here
last fall from Dallas has determined
to be a permanent resident. It is re
ported, she has bought of Mrs. G.
Rash the house which formerly stood
whero the Odd Fellows building is lo
cated. Mrs. Daniels will rebuild the
house.
Flax growers from various sections
of the Willamette valley held a. con
ference with Governor Pierce at Balem
with relation to the purchase of flax
pullers to be used In harvesting this
year's crop.
The Southern Pacific railway bridge
across Coos bay was damaged to the
extent of $75,000 or more by, the
schooner Martha Buehner, which
knocked an entire span ot the struc
ture into the water.
It Is not likely that the foot and
mouth disease will spread to Oregon,
according to Dr. W. H. Lytle, state
veterinarian, who has returned from
California, where he assisted In meas
ures to stop the epidemic.
The American Legion in Oregon Is
Increasing In membership so rapidly
that there Is every indication that be
fore many months there will be 10,
000 members, according to Fred Kiddle
of Island City, state commander.
A special election on May 16 has
been ordered by the city council of
Albany for the purpose of voting 135,
000 bridge bonds, the share Albany
. contributed to the proposed highway
bridge across the Willamette river.
Figures compiled by Carl D. Shoe
maker, secretary of the commercial
fish commission ot Oregon, show that
In the last six years 134,871,198 salmon
fry have been planted In rivers and
streams ot the Columbia river dis
trict. , . ; v';, , ' '
The W&rrenton city council has been
requested by the state game commis
sion to construct a fish ladder at the
city water system head works on the
Lewis and Clark river.' Clatsop coun
ty sportsmen have asked to have the
river above the dam closed to anglers
.tlffJk Perififl ottwo.yeari.
HIGH SCHOOL
The last game of the basketball
season was played with IVrrydalc
last Friday. The score was 31 to 2,1
In favor of Monmouth.
The spring Field and Track Mt
will be held on the Normal Campus
this year, the dute being set fur May
81.
The boys have sturted practicing
baseball and have had two practices
so far. The first game of busebull
is scheduled, at Falls City, April 11.
Much enthusiasm and hard woik
prevails in preparation for the play to
be given at the Normal Chapel to
night. A large audience is antici
pated. The members of the cai.t
have spent long and faithful hours in
the practicing of the play. "Ass&ted
by Sadio" consists of four acts,
throughout which the thief who stole
the necklace remains a mystery.!
The play is a mixture of mystery, ad
venture, humor and romance, and is
far superior to the plays usually at
tempted by high school students. The
setting is a fashionable seaside hotel.
Several robberies occur. The cfTorts
of the detectives and the guests to
discover the thief prove fruitless until
the startling discivery is made in the
last act, proving a genuine surprisa
to the audience.
The cast Is as follows:
Alonzo Dow, The Mystery, Hugh Van
Loan
Michael Cameron, The Detective,
Earle Stewart
Colonel Jenniver, The Manager, Don
ald Skeen
Reginald Null, The Millionaire, Wil
liam Suvor
Doctor Beadle, The Professor, David
Yergen
Bunch, The Bellboy, Leon Phillips
Sadie Brady, The Stenographer, Vel-
ma Strain
Mrs. Christopher Carley, The Dowa
ger, Maybclle McClellan
Harriet Carley, The Step-daughter,
Elizabeth Tilton
Senora Gonzales, The Adventuress,
Dorothy Partridge
Vicky Vaughan, The Debutante,
Evangeline Davidson
Miss Quinn, The Maid, Naomi Huggins
Several Guests
Celebrate Fifty-Fifth Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Milton F. Hoyser of
East Independence entertained with
an informal dinner Sunday, honoring
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mulkcy Sr. of
Monmouth on their fifty-fifth wedding
anniversary. Daffodils attractively
arranged in a crystal basket formed
the centerpiece. A beautiful bride's
cake was presented to the "bride of
long ago" by little Miss Agnes Cath
erine Clark of Portland. Others
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Allen
T. Clark of Portland; Master Robert
Hoyserj Miss Dorothy Clark and Mr.
Fred Hill of Monmouth.
Doctor in the Lead
C. W. Leonard, this week, sends us
from Portland a bulletin on the state
of his health. He writes that he is
being treated under the Abrams" sys
tem and his doctor, S. F. Grover made
test at the end of the first month
and showed that his health was one
fourth better but he doesn't feel the
part. According to his feelings, he
can not say he is that much to the
good. , ,
Authority for a per capita payment
of flSO to the Indians ot the Klamath
agency in Oregon was granted by the
secretary of the Interior. The amount
to be distributed is approximately
1183,000. About 1220 Indians will
share in the payments.
Announcement by the Standard Oil
company that It Intends to remove
its advertising signs along the state
highways in Oregon Is appreciated by
the state highway commission, ac
cording to a letter prepared by Roy
Klein, state highway engineer.
As a result ot the serious Illness
of O. P. Hoff, state treasurer, Gov
ernor Pierce announced that nothing
could be done at present with relation
to the purchase of a site for the pro
posed new plant for the state train
ing school for boys at Salem.
! The state of Oregon will be lim
ited to ten votes at the national demo
cratic convention to be held in New
Yor,k next June, 'regardless ot how
many delegates are sent to tne meet
ing,' according to a legal opinion hand
ed down by the attorney-general.
. In an address before the Klamath
Falls chamber of commerce Colonel
C. C. Thompson, superintendent of the
Crater Lake national park, stated that
records ot parks tor last year showed
Crater Lake the only self-supporting
national park in the United States.
Independence Doctor
Striken By Apoplexy
Dr. Frederick G. Hewitt, well
known physician of Independence died
at his homo in that city Sunday, the
10th of March, lie had been ill with
pneumonia arid recovered after a
skkrufcg of two weeks; went out to
woik too soon and was struck down
by apoplexy ut 1 p. m. Sunday and
did not recover consciousness, pass
ing away four hours later.
Dr. Hewitt was a native of Kansas
and was born January 17, 1877.
When a snwtll boy he came to Oregon
with his .parents and they settled in
the Waldo hills near Salem. When
he was ten years of age his family
moved to Grant County and settled
in the vicinity of Long Creek. Mr.
Hewitt was a self made man. He
taught school, carried mail, and edited
a newspaper in Ukiah, Oregon.
On May 20, 1900 he was married
to Miss Jessie M. WainscOtt, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Wainscott
of Long Creels. Soon after his
marriuge he entered Willamette uni
virty and started the study of medi
cine. He graduated with the class
of 1907 and practiced medicine in
Eastern Oregon until 1913 when he
loca'ted in Yoncalla. He moved tolprovement fund be created to look
Independence in 1915. He was a after this program and individuals
successful practitioner there since j and concerns be asked to contribute
that time. ' i on the basis of selfinterest and pub-
curing the war he served asajiic spirit
medical officer with the rank of 1st! Sitrn boards wer ulsn rnn!iiHprl.
lieutenant and was stationed at Camp
Lewis. He was a member of the
Masonic lodge of Independence and
active in his membership. He took
a live interest in community work and
fostered the boys' band, a feature of
Independence musical life. He is
survived by his wife and four chil
dren: Mrs. Opal Braute of Dayton,
Gerald R., a student at the Oregon
Agricultural college; Frederick G. Jr.,
and Naomi of Independence. 1 Also
four sisters, Mrs. Mary , Harriman
and Mrs. Lcttie " Cowle of Grant
County; Mrs. F. E.' Gage of Seattle
and Mrs. Frances Branch of Salem.
Funeral services were held in the
Independence M. E. church and were
largely attended. Rev. J. S. Greene
officiated, assisted by Rev. F. C.
Becker of the Presbyterian church.
Members of the Masonic lodge, the
American Legion and the boys' band
were in attendance. At the Odd
Fellows cemetery the Masons took
charge of the burial and taps were
played by the bugler of the Legion
at the close of the service. A. L.
Keeney, undertaker, had charge of
funeral arrangements.
Opposed Income Tax
Mr. McCloskey, a representative of
C. C. Chapman addressed a company
of business men in the community
room of the bank Friday forenoon.
Mr. Chapman, is the publisher of the
Oregon Voter and has initiated a
measure that would repeal the income
tax law.
Mrs. S. Fream returned from a visit
to Tillamook last week Thursday.
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Preliminary arrangements for dedi
cation of the big highway bridge at
Winchester are being made by com
mittees representing the Roseburg
chamber ot commerce and civic clubs
of Oakland and Yoncalla. This bridge,
one of the largest and longest on the
Pacific highway, spans the North Ump
qua at Winchester and is to be named
the R. A. Booth bridge in honor ol
the former highway commissioner.
The dedicatory exercises probably will
be held. Sunday afternoon, April 27.
On the charge of embezzlement of
$1574 of postoftice money Edward B.
Byers, ex-postmaster ot Olene, was
sentenced to three months in jail by
Federal Judge Bean at Portland.
More than 30 forest rangers from
Union, Umatilla and Wallowa coun
ties attended a meeting at Pendleton
when final plans for the summer ses
sion In the forests were arranged.
Bids for the construction of ap
proximately 20 miles of new highway
and a number of bridges will be con
sidered at a meeting of the state high
way commission in Portland, March 27.
S. W. Rice, about 60 years old, whose
home was in Butte, was kUled at the
government construction camp at Mc
Kay dam, near Pendleton, when an
engine ran over him and cut oft both
legs. '
The Tillamook county court has en
gaged N. G. Nease of Portland to
cruise not less than 100,000 acres of
timber land In the county, the cruise
to be completed on or before Decern-
ber 1, 1924.
Club is Considering
A Change of Name
The old proposition of changing the
name of the organization came up at
the meeting of the Commercial club
in the hotel dining room Tuesday ev
ening. The club has never been an
exclusive organization of business
men although the name "Commercial
club" is by some so interpreted. It
has long been felt that some more ap
propriate name should be selected.
The proposed change of name has
been made a special order of busi
ness at the next regular meeting to
be held April 15th. Members and
citizens interested in the welfare of
Monmouth and vicinity are urged to
keep this thought in mind and to-
come with suggestions.
The matter of membership fee was
also discussed and left undetermined.
The annual fee now stands at $1.00
but some of the members wanted
this increased to $2.00 or up to $6.00
per year. This proposal however did
not meet with general favor. It was
held to be better to seek a larger
membership at moderate rate of dues
and for operating expenses a tenta
tive budget be adopted with a pro
gram on definite lines, that an im-
R. E. Derby suggested a number of
locations where signboards directing
the traveler to Monmouth should be
placed. It was generally agreed that
the traveling public does not pay
much attention to any signboard
along the paved road other than those
placed by the state commission and
jthat iarge .boards are resented.
But until the hard surface south of
Monmouth is completed and the state
gets its signboards in place it is nec
essary that we put up some signs
for the traveling public.
There was some discussion also on
the subject of bringing advertising
literature of the Monmouth commun
ity up-to-date.
The remainder of the meeting was
devoted to the discussion of proposed
sewer facilities.
In this project two plans are pro
posed. One is to continue the sew
er to the river and -the other to es
tablish disposal tanks at proper lo
cations. The engineer who is making
the preliminary investigation finds
we have good grades for this work
although the lines would be long.
While the drainage divides in the cen
ter of the city run for the most part
north and south there is a counter
elevation which extends paralleling
the length of Main street and for
this reason the sewer would have to
be in two sections, one to the south
of Main street and the other to the
north the two lines to join east of
the city limits. It is possible the
engineer may recommend two sep
arate lines each with a separate tank
one to the south east and the other
to the northeast of the city.
It has also been suggested that if
regulations could be enforced requir
ing people to keep their septic tanks
in good order, drains made out of
sewer pipe might be sulficient.
The dinner served by the landlady
and her assistants came in for con
siderable favorable comment. In qual
ity and quantity it was exceptionally
good.
C. C. Mulkey to Build
Guy Deming, real estate man, re
ports the sale of a lot by J. B. Stump
to C. C. Mulkey. This lot approximate
ly 80x150 feet is located across the
street from Mr. Stump's residence
and south of the Kelley house in which
Mr. Mulkey and family now live. Mr.
Mulkey plans to put up a good house
on.this land this summer.
. Start Summers Job
The paving contractors planned to
start work on the highway paving
to the south of town Wednesday by
laying water pipe. Their blachsmith
shop and storage place has been
moved from Helmick park to the site
ctf 41hs old high school gym.
"C. 'C. Mulkey had business in Eu
gene Wednesday.
S. H. Hinkle of American bottoms
was a visitor in Monmouth Saturday.
The concert planned by the Nor
mal orchestra will not be given, at
lfiaat fof the present because of 8ick.
of members of the orchestra.',
Grange Meeting
Three granges have been added re
cently to the total number in Polk
county. March 12 a Grange was or
ganized at McCoy and on the 23th of
ficers were installed in the new Suvcr
Grange which starts with a member
ship of 58. The organization h;.o
been effected mostly through the work
of Mr. Glover of Boring, national
deputy.
Pomona Grange will be held March
22 with Brush College.
The morning session will be given
over to business and resolutions.
Some important measures of county
and state welfare will be presented.
At the atternoon program Mr. E
E. Elliott of the state superintend
ent's office will speak on Vocational
Education; Mr. Brady of the Oregon
Statesman, will discuss The Training
of our Young Manhood and Woman
hood for Leadership; and .M. .G. Glo
ver, State Overseer, will talk on
Junior Grange work. There will be
special music.
The Grange will give a supper fol
lowed bjf a program in the Odd Fel
lows hall, Tuesday evening, April 1.
Proceeds ol the supper are to be de
voted to the purchase of a flag.
Improvements For Dallas
The city council of Dallas is asking
for bids on three and a half miles ot
bitulithic paving with wearing sur
face two inches in thickness. ,
At the same meeting a dairy ordi
nance was passed forbidding the keep
ing of more than one' cow, or goat in
the city limits except with the consent
of property owners located within 300
feet of the premises.
Dairies are to be licensed with per
mits issued once :a year.- A city in
spector, supported by the license mon
ey will inspect and rate all dairies.
- Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Powell spent
last Saturday in Portland. Mr. Pow
ell, who is a committeeman for this
county, went to attend a meeting of
the Republican Council. - Among
other things done they decided to
place the name of Ex-Governor Iow
den on the ballot for Vice President.
Illustrated Lecture
"Some of God's Beautiful People"
was the subject of an illustrated lec
ture given by Dr.W. J. Sly at the
Baptist church Sunday evening. Not
physical beauty alone, was the char
acteristic of his subjects, said the
doctor, but beauty of mind and heart.
His subjects ranged all the way from
Lincoln and Livingstone to Indians
and Majryars, scriptural pictures as
well as battle scenes. .. He had many
interesting pictures to show and de
scribe, many referring to his service
in Colorado and other places. 1
Many Birthday Cakes
Mrs. Esther Neal was the guest
of honor at a surprise party and din
ner at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
T. J. Edwards Sunday. It was to com
emorate her Birthday. Each of the
families represented brought a cake
as well as appropriate . presents.
Thnsp who attended were: Mr. ana
Mrs. William Dawes of Independence,
Mrs. Parrish and son Jack ot jerter
snn: Mr. and Mrs. Win. Riddell, Jr.
and two sons; Mr. and Mrs. R. O.
Dodson. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Walling
of Salem and Mrs. Neal. i
Dormitory to Entertain
March 28th the Civic Club will be
the special guests of the dormitory.
The meeting starts at 2:dU and eacn
member is privileged to bring one
guest. As features of a special pro
Mrs. Arthur Rahn of Salem
will sing and Mrs. W. E. Anderson,
president of the Salem If loral ciud
will give a talk on Flower Gardens.
Another Birthday Party
It was Mrs. J. L. Murdock3 birth
day Monday, but the children came
Sunday to help her celebrate the occa
sion. Fifteen sat down to the birth
day dinner, and mother received many
very, nice birthday gifts. Those
present were E. T. White and family
and Lewi3 Murdock and family of
Jefferson, F. E. Murdock and family
and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Murdock of
Monmouth. --
The Missionary Society of the Ev
angelical church will put on a food
sale Saturday, March 29th.
Howard Morlan returned Wednes
day evening from a three days trip
to Portland. He sold his Stude
baker to James Partridge and return
ed from Portland with a Steveis.
Manley Arant has accepted e. posi
tion with the First National Bank in
Salem.
Local Odd Fellows
Entertain Visitors
The session of the county viniting
association with the Monmouth Odd
Fellows was expected to be numer
ously attended and with favorable
weather the crowd came in numbers
fully up to expectations. Over two
hundred were present. About fifteen
of the number were from Ballston
and equal number from Falls City,
while there were over twenty from
Plum Valley lodge at McCoy.
The home lodge was represented
by over sixty members and there were
something like forty members from
Salem.
In handling the crowd the facilities
of the new hall showed up to good ad
vantage. Not only was there plent7
of room in the lodge hall but with
four long tables running the full
length of the dining hall over two
hundred were served at one time at
the midnight luncheon that brought
the eventful evening to a close. Un
dere the management of Messrs. Kel
logg, Bullock and Nestler, and ample
supply of food was on hand and this
feature of the program went off with
out a hitch.
By a self-imposed regulation there
was no smoking in the lodge hall
those of the brethren who found it
necessary to burn up the weed, be
ing relegated to the anterooms.
-With Prof. T. H. Schutte as the
candidate two degrees were put on
during the course of the evening. Val
ley lodge of Independence put on the
initiatory very creditably ; and the
team of Normal lodge put on the first
degree. The local boys have recently
acquired some new costumes and
these with the hard work they had
applied to the . task of preparation
made their appearance something in
the line of a star performance.
Mr. Williams of Independence with
Dr." Schutte took the first degree. t
The next assocation meeting night
was set at April 19 at McCoy. !
Among out of town visitors were
C. L. Starr, Normal regent, of Port
land, "Alphabet" Snyder of McMinn
ville, John Mills, past -grand master,
and B. F. Swope, of Salem.
Death of Lysander Griffith
Lysander O. Griffith, aged 61 who
resided four miles south of Inde
pendence died suddenly March 17th.
He had a stroke of paralysis riding
to town with his son and was rushed
to the hospital but died shortly after
reaching it. He had had four pre
vious strokes. , . ' '
Mr. Griffith was born in Illinois but
has lived in Oregon for some years.
Although overage he enlisted during
the late war, was commissioned as a
quartermaster and served overseas.
He was a member of the Masonic
fraternity holding membership at
Kinkaid, Kansas, to which town his
remains were forwarded Wednesday.
He is survived by four children, as
follows: Blanche Griffith of Burling
ton, Kansas, Lawrence G. Griffith of
Independence and Walter and Eail
of Newberg.
Dallas Teacher Resigns
Mrs. Vera Strayer last week re
signed as a teacher in the Dallas
grade schools, which position she had
held for several years. Miss McCann
of Monmouth was elected by the
school board to fill the vacancy and
commenced her duties Monday morn
ing. Mrs. Strayer, with HW husband,
expects to move to California in ti e
near future. Mr. Strayer returned
to Dallas last week, after more than
five years' absence due to army serv
ice during the World war and subse
quent confinement to a military hos
pital because of injuries received in
the military service. Itemizer.
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Local Institute Saturday
A local teachers' institute will ba
held in Dallas high school Saturday
with teachers from all schools in the
county in attendance. J. A. Church
ill, state superintendent of public in
struction, and Professor Thoma3
H. ? Gentle of the Oregon Normal
School will be the principal speakers
on the program. '
Christian Men's Brotherhood
The next meeting of the Christian
Men's. Brotherhood will be held in the
Baptist " Church Parlors, Tuesday,
March 25, at 7:30 p. m. The .topic
for discussion will be the Boy Scout
.Movement. Leaders are the Messrs.
Hsga and Zinser of Salem, Scout
executive and assistant Scout . execu
tive respectively.