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NEWBERG, YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY 29, 1920
VOUXXXI
DR. NG POON CHEW
THE LECTURER
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Eloquent Editor Arraigns Japan for
Attempt to Undermine Chinese
Gove&unent.
The Graphic 1» Indebted to the
Hood River Glacier for the follow­
ing resume of Dr. Chew’» lecture:
Dr. N g Poon Chew, editor of a
noted Chinese newspaper at San
Francisco, and headliner of the
Chautauqua, who delivered an ad­
dress Saturday night, paid his re­
spects to Japan in no uncertain
terms. Dr. Chew, the greater por­
tion o f whoae address showed how
American Influence had brought
about a netr era o f Ideals In China,
which had resulted In a republican
form of government, ''waxed ex­
tremely sincere In his peroration,
devoted to the Japanese.
> Japan, the Chinese editor de­
clared, is the Germany of the
Orient. He cited how in 1880 the
late Japanese emperor, on promising
his people a constitution within the
decade, sent a commission to study
the basic principles of western world
governments.
The American con­
stitution was considered too demo­
cratic. The commission then went
to England. said Dr. Chew, but there
they found the constitution some­
thing Intangible, scattered through­
out English history.
The divine
rights of men,' a principle of the
Wench republic, frightened them,
and they hastened . to Germany.
There, according to Dr. hew, the
late Bismarck gave them a warm
welcome and assisted in the trans­
lation of the Germany constitution
Into Japanese.
Some terms were
changed, but merely in phraseology,
he said. He cited that the "made
In Germany” constitution was de­
creed an Instrument of the Japanese
government In 1819: •
" P ot H years," said -Or. Chew,
"Japan has done everything pos­
sible to control China. She has tried
to ‘Japalac’ old China."
He cited agression in Korea, Man­
churia, Siberia, and the acquisition
of Shantung through action of the
peace conference. The award in the
estimation of Dr. Chew has laid the
basis for an International war. Dr.
Chew is decidedly displeased with
the action of Versailles. He declared
that China, rather than Germany,
was made to pay Japan for the part
the Nipponese government played in
the world war.
"Before the Japanese took Shan­
tung, the Japanese population of the
province did not exceed 200. Today
Shantung is Inhabited by at least
800,000 Japanese of the worst
class."
Dr. Chew accused the Japanese of
creating disturbance and undermin­
ing China by the importation o f
morphine and opium through a sys­
tem of post offices established in
Shantung. Since the recent acqui­
sition, according to figures cited,
the Japanese have Imported from
Kobe 18 tons of morphine and 22
tons of o^lum.
Free dispensaries,
he stated, are maintained, and It Is
advertised that Chinese will receive
free treatment for relief of all man­
ner of pain.
Hypodermic needles,
said Dr. Chew, are used in adminis­
tering the drug. After the habit is
formed the free distribution is dis­
continued and the Chinese are
assessed exhorbltant prices for the
needles and the drug itself. Eighty
per cent of all China’s troubles, ac­
cording to the speaker, can- be
traced to Japan.
Of all the nations of the Western
world, he declared, America is the
only true friend China has had.
Dr. Chew was Introduced as the
head of the first Chinese family in
America. His wife, it was cited, es­
tablished the first V.W.C.A. among
Chinese girls.
His son served
through the great war, having re­
ceived a lieutenancy in a coast ar­
tillery regiment. One daughter is
now engaged as an English teacher
for American children in an Oak­
land high school. Another daugh­
ter gives ptano lessons to American
children.
He declared the awakening of
China in the past few decades the
marvel of the century. He pointed
out the great background of tradi­
tions and family histories.
He is
the 84th generation of his own
family.
Chinese awakening he
traced to work of missionaries, to
whom be paid unstinted praise.
Thousands of students from China
educated in American colleges and
universities have returned home un­
satisfied with the old life.
Experience, he declared, can only
come from experiment.
W hile he
characterised the existing republic­
an government of China as a repub­
lic In name only, he said it la better
than a despotism in fact.
Dr. Chew admitted many mistakes
in bis China. But, be declared, It
is
impossible to make certain
changes, and Americans themselves
are unable to effect changes. He
cited a national presidential cam­
paign eight years ago.
"Y ou Americans are not infal­
lible." he said. "On that occasion
you tried to take a lot of elephants
and a lot o f donkeys, and change
them Into bull mooses. You failed."
"W hen I went to school," said the
speaker, describing the Chinese edu­
cational system prevalent for 2,000
years, " I bad to reach school at
4:20 A. If. and remain until 8:20
P. M., and every day of the week.
I had to commit to memory the
classics of Confucius. I didn’t un­
derstand anything I learned. Today
children go to school at 8:20 A. M.
and are dismissed at 4:30 P. M.
They are becoming Americanised,
too, for they are about to strike
against the 8:80 hour as being too
early."
Dr. Chew told of his agreeable
surprise seven -years ago when he
wished to visit his old home village
about 80 miles from Hongkong, in
Southern China. After leaving the
Pearl river he expected that he
would have to walk for 55 miles,
hut he discovered a modern railway
station. On a plate on a locomo­
tive be discovered the name of an
American manufacturer.
The cars
were manufactured in St. Louis. He
discovered that all of the ties for
the entire 55-mile line had been
shipped from Portland, Oregon.
"And I found a further evidence,
he said. " I saw three Chinese boys
on the station platform engaged in
that distinctive American activity,
DOUBLE WEDDING
IN PORTLAND
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Floyd Bate* and Mia* Letta Cook,
Former P. C. Students, Yield
to Cupid.
DEFENSE OF NON­
NEWBERG GREAT
PARTISAN LEAGUE
CHAUTAUQUA OTY
Leads A ll the tow ns in the Horth- A Graphic Subscriber W rite* From
Fullerton, North Dakota, to
west in Attendance and
Give Views.
Receipts.
That Newberg is one of the most
enthusiastic Chautaqua centers In
the Northwest is evidenced by the
attendance of the six-day course
which closed here last Monday night
with season ticket sales amounting
to 81.725 and single admission*
9804, making a total of 82,529: M
S. Taylor, who was the director, said
no other Chautauqua In the Ellison-
Whtte circuit had equaled this and
be was specially gratified at the re­
sult. for this was his fourth placo
as director, and naturally h e . was
anxious to make a good showing.
Mr. Taylor was principal of ¿be
Amity high school last year and was
urged to take the place for next year
but decided to give up teaching and
-go into Chautaqua work, for whlefe
he seems to be especially adapted,
he being easily voted by the local
committee to be the best and most
satisfactory director Newberg has so
far had.
The weather wjw Ideal for the
¿sent and the attendance was good,
both in the afternoons and evenings,
the closing night being a record-
breaker when the Philippino Sex­
tet furnished the program.
The
heavy rain that came the first after­
noon was a soaker, but It occasioned
little discomfort, and it served to
keep the dust in check about the
grounds later.
The Graphic had hoped to be able
to announce the vote on the attrac­
tions this week, but the tickets had
not been checked up when Mr. Tay­
lor left end so far he has not mailed
the vote in. -
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The attractions as a whole were
well balanced.
The view of The
i
Graphic Is that nsvsr hsfor* 1
so many high-class lectures been
given at a Newberg Chautaqua.
While the entertainers and the
musical
numbers would
hardly
stand out as some special numbers
have on other occasions, they aver­
aged up well and apparently the at-
tenders were, as a rule, well pleased.
Naturally, special numbers appeal
to some more strongly than others.
The Graphic is not a close critic and
consequently almost any kind of a
clean, wholesome entertainment ap­
peals to the writer. He goes to get
the worth of his money, and he
usually gets it.
Among the lecturers "Burns of
The Mountains," with his clear-cut
life story of his doings among thte
feudists in the mountain districts of
Kentucky, claimed first place with
the writer,
Sam Grathwell, “ The Peptlmist,"
in his lecture, "G etting By Your
Hoodoo,” was well received and
many expressions of commendation
were heard. Mr. Grathwell is well
known to many Newberg people, for
while he was a student at Pacific
University he appeared here at dif­
ferent times in oratory, and his
many warm frUnds are glad to
know that his forensic ability Is be­
ing recognised on the Chautaqua
Platform.
The lecture by Dr. Chew is noted
In another column.
A Portland paper gives the fol­
lowing account of the marriage of
young people who are well known
to many of the readers of The
Graphic:
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
A. Cook was the Beene of a double
wedding on July 21, when Lesta
Ellen Cook became the bride of
Floyd Everett Bates, of Salem, and
Dorothy Allen Applegate, of West
Orange, N. J., became the bride of
Truman Blair Cook.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Ma­
rion Bennett sang "Because." Miss
Marguerite Cook played the wedding
march and selections during the
ceremony. The brides were preceded
by two little ring bearers. Mar­
guerite Heacock, a dainty miss In
white organdie arid pink ribbons,
and Homer Wright, in black velvet
Oliver Twist suit. Each carried a
basket of sweet peas tied with pink
tulle ribbons.
Ferns, palms and
pink gladioli formed a bower in
which the ceremony took place. Miss
Applegate, who is an attractive bru­ E V A N G E L IN E T H Y DAUGHTER
nette, was lovely in cream satin
The famous picture film, "En­
made en train and her bouquet was
of white sweet peas and Cecil Brun­ lighten Thy Daughter." will be
ner roses. A long veil completed the shown at Wood-Mar Hall, Tuesday
picture. Miss Cook’s gown of white evening. August 3, 8 o’clock sharp.
This picture is one of the great­
chiffon over satin was prettily
trimmed with lace and she carried est productions ever featured and
a bouquet similar ,to that o f the holds a record for attendance. Dur­
other bride. Her veil was arranged ing the' eight weelts’ engagement
In New York crowds were In line
becomingly.
A fter the ceremony, over which for blocks waiting their chance ,*to
Rev. C. A. Hadley officiated, a re-, ; Pay 81.50 and 81-75 for a ticket to
ceptlon was held. In the receiving see this masterpiece.
The Pacific Coast Rescue and
party were Mr. and Mrs. Bates and
Protective
Society has secured the
Mr. and Mrs. Cook, thè newly-
wedded couples, and Mr. and Mrs. state rights for Oregon and placed
J. A. Cook, Mr*, and Mrs. Albert the price at 25c and 35c In order
Bates, of Salem. Mrb. B. C. Miles that the general public may be bene­
and Mrs. W. G. Allen, o f Salem, fited. The moral fore* of this fea­
served ices. The Misses Laura Bell ture is without a parallel and should
and Eva Miles, Mrs. Ray Barker of be seen by every man. woman and
Salem, Miss Alta Blair of Iowa and child. Come e&i^r . Special music.
Wallace H. Lee, deaa of Albany
Miss Irma Cook assisted. Mrs. Belle
Biwdley presided at the punch bewl. College, says: *7 want to thank ymr
Dr. A. E. George sang a solo dur­ for bringing this film to Albany as
ing the reception and Mrs. O. H. I beliewe it tells a story that itSmld
Bristow played. Mr. and Mrs. Cook be told everywhese. And the beauty
wlW reside at Astoria and Mr. and of it A. that it tells it without of­
Mrs. Bates will make their home on fense, and yet with a clearrps* that
cansot be mietakaa."
their place near Salem.
Editor, Newberg Graphic:
I have read Senator Pierce’s warn­
ing with great interest and wish
to give my point of view on the
subject. I am not a member of any
political organisation of any kind
but I do stand for the Non-Partisan
League doctrine.
I am glad to nay that I am a
native of the State of North Dakota
where the Non-Partisan League whs
organised.
We have a small state-owned and
state-operated flour mill at Drake,
N. D., which was started as an ex­
periment and It proved to be a great
success, and now the state is build­
ing a large mill and elevator at
Grand -Forks.
North Dakota has a Jarge packing
plant owned by the people which in
time may be owned by the state.
State-owned and operated mills
and elevators w ill mean better prices
for the farmer and cheaper flour for
the consumer, and this w ill make
everybody happy but the big profit­
eers.
If Oregon had large packing plants
she could pack all the meat and give
the grower a better price and sell
to the consumer at a lower price and
keep the profit as a way end means
to lower taxes.
Let the rich fellow get out and
earn his living like you and. I are
doing, and I w ill say that he will
change his mind and say that the
producer earns all he gets and more.
We have too many parasites in the
food game that we must get rid of
fn order to reduce the H. C. L.
The Non-Partisan
League
in
North Dakota la working for fair
grain grading laws for the
n t l
n av fo
9 a *
Jftnlra mrm
a o n
pay
r sell
aH deekage
that Is
valuable for feed. These laws are
very valuable to the farmers. Here­
tofore the grain men would rob the
farmers of the dockage, and I want
to say that this hurts hard, down
in Minneapolis. Minn., where the
grain camps, and they are putting
up a hard fight to put these laws
in the ditch, but the farmers are
used to hard fights so I think that
we will fight it through and win
our rights.
Had the producers and consum­
ers been given a square deal there
would not have been a iton-Partisan
League today.
Last, I want to say that North
Dakota has, I think, the only real
farmer Governor in the Union, Gov.
Frazier, who went from the farm to
the Governor’s chair, and I think
that he has spent part of every
harvest driving a binder on his farm
since he became Governor of North
Dakota.
The writer would like to see
Oregon follow North Dakota and'
have a farmer Governor some day.
Arthur E. Anderson.
Fullerton, N. D., July 15.
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A
SW EET
STORY
OF
OTHER
DAYS.
In the year 1893, Orange Elliott,
of Newberg, was a resident of the
state of Illinois and lived on a farm
midway between Vermilion Grove
and Ridge Farm. Mr. Elliott had
traveled many miles walking up
and down the long corn rows when
the thermometer registered 100 in
the shade; that is. Mr. Elliott sup­
posed that would be about correct
had there been any shade near at
band, but he was never fortunate
enough to plow corn in a field
where there was a nice shade tree
at one end of the ield. He had also
rustled out of bed on frosty morn­
ings and worked in the sorghum
patches .and getting out before day­
light in orer to husk his 100 bush­
els of corn per day was another
feature of farm work in Illinois
that he was quite familiar with.
He had experienced the long cold
winters of that state and felt the
sweeping winds across the prairies
until he was ripe for a change o f
location.
In the fall ot 1893 Mr. Elliott de­
cided- to east his lot with the people
on the west sids of ths Cascades and
accordingly purchased a one-way
ticket to Oregon, in which state be
has resided ever alace.
During the last year that M%
Elliott lived in Illinois theqp was a
great deal of sorghum cane raised
in that locality apd there are per­
haps many residents In Newberg
today who were former residents of
that county who will remember the
numerous cane mills along the
Little Vermilion river.
No home
was complete without its sorghum
and if the farmer didn’ t raise esne
his family raised something else
until he purchased a sufficient
quantity of the sweetness to last
them until another molasses-mak­
ing season rolled around. Sorghum
took the place of sugar in all bak­
ing and many were the dishes pre­
pared by the housewife» in which
sorghum molasses played an im­
portant
part.
Oftentimes
they
would fry their meat In sorghum,
in fact, many families used it to
such an extent that they developed
a shin disease which the medical
fraternity termed sorghumitis.
The old home place on which Mr.
Elliott lived was no exception to
the rule and had a small patch of
sorghum. Ons of the last things
Mr. Elliott did befors leaving that
part of the country was to take a
bundle o f eane tops and tie them
to the rafters o f the barn to be
used for seed the following year.
This was In the year 1893. A few
weeks ago Mr. Elliott's brother,
who resides in Iowa, visited the old
home place near Vermilion Glove
and on looking about the premises
discovered a bundle of cane tops
tied to the rafters o f the barn. The
present owner was questioned re­
garding the bundle and wus told
that the cane was tlsd there when
be purchased the farm, shortly
after Mr. Elliott came to Oregon,
and that he had never disturbed it
and that it had been there twenty-
seven years.
Mr. Elliott took a
portion of the seed home with him,
writing his brother Orange here in
Newberg und asking him If he re­
membered the cane tops be had tied
to the nffters. He also stated that
he had planted some o f the seed and
that It was sprouting nicely.
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CULMINATION OF
TRANKS OF CUPID
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W edding of Olin C. Hadley and H iss
Rim « Paulsen, Pacific College
Graduates.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Paulsen, 509 College Street, was the
scene of a very pretty wedding
Tuesday evening. July 27th, when
Miss Elma Paulsen became the bride
of Mr. Olin C. Hadley. The living
rooms were artistically decorated in
sprays of fern and pink and white
sweet peas which made an appro­
priate setting for the bridal party.
Preceding
the ceremony Mrs.
Richard Williams beautifully ren­
dered "When You Are Near Me”
(Pierson). To the strains of Men­
delssohn’s Wedding March played
by Miss Mary E. Jones (and con­
tinued softly throughout the cere­
mony), the groom with his attend­
ant, Mr. Melvin Elliott entered the
living room.
Following came the
bride, beautiful in a gown of white
Georgette over satin and carrying
a shower bouquet of roses and sweet
peas. The bride wag attended by
her sister. Miss Hazel Paulsen, who
was charming in a gown of pink
Gorgette over satin and who carried
a bouquet of pink sweet peas.
Rev. Fred E. Carter of the Friends
Church officiated and the double
ring ceremony was used.
The Misses Florence Rees. Gladys
Hannon, Daisy Newhouse and Laura
Hammer ably assisted in the dining
room at Hie reception following the
ceremony.
After s trip through Rainier Na­
tional Park Mr. and Mrs. Hadley
will make their home at Athena,
where Mr. Hadley holds the respon­
sible position of superintendent of
schools.
The invited guests present were:
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hadley and Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Hadley, of Turner;
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hadley. Mr.
and Mrs. George Thatcher. Mr. and
Sirs. W illiam Kerne. Dorothy and
Leslie Kerns. Mrs. J. L. Hill. Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Dixon. Paul and
W ilfrid Dixon. Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
yickett. and Miss Gladys Hannon,
frem Portland;
Mrs. Scott and
daughter Gladys, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Scott, and Laura Hammer, of 9slem.
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Moore and
daughter
Kathleen.
of
Cotta*«-
Grpve; Earl Paulsea and son Wlll-
REPORT OF INVESTI-
CATION COMMITTEE
la rg e r
and
H are
Representative
Committee I*
Mr. Andrew Bewley,
President, Yamhill County Good
Roads Association,
Sheridan, Oregon.____ ___
Dear Sir:
The committee which you a p ­
pointed, pursuant to a resolution
passed <at the last meeting o f tfee
Good Roads Association, to is
tlgate the expenditures o f th e
County Court particularly for
purposes, held a meeting at
Minnvllle recently.
The unanimous opinion Jof
committee was as follows:
1st. That It was Impossible * »
make such an investigation aa haw
been proposed by the Association
without a supply of funds for Uto
employment of expert accountants
and other help as might bs in ­
quired. 1 » the opinion o f the H u
mtttee a fund of from $1000 t o
82500 would be required.
2nd.
That a committee
posed of only three private elt
is not large enough to he
sentatlve of the whole county
to function efficiently, and that i f
there Is sufficient cause and a real
demand Is general throughout th e
county, -for such an investigation
as you propose, that the committee
should be composed of at least 21
representative
citizens
selected!
from and representing all parts o€
the county and that the persons s 9
selected should be entirely impar­
tial and unprejudiced either for o r
against the County Court and cap­
able o f acting fairly, impartially
and Justly.
I t was the further opinion o f
your committee that the president
of the Good Roads Association
should be the acting chairman o f
the committee.
,
(
In the absence o f s request b y
the County Court itself for an in ­
vestigation the undertaking w ill fee
an extremely unpleasant task and
one that will involve great respon­
sibility on the part o f the member»
of the committee.
W hile the un­
dersigned have no desire ta dodge
their duty as citizens, nevertheless
they feel that if there is sufficient
grounds for such an undertaking
the responsibility should be ■hared
by a larger number of persons and
the undersigned therefore must re­
spectfully decline to act further on
a committee composed of a less
number of persons than suggested
herein.
-
Respectfully submitted,
R/J. MOORE.
W. S. HOUCK,
W. B. DENNIS.
Pursuant to the above report o f
the investigating committee. A^, J.
Bewley, president of the Good
Roads Association, has called a
general meeting to discuss and act
upon the said report. The meeting
is to be held on Tuesday, August
3rd. at the McMinnville Commer­
cial club halls at 8 p. m.
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HRS. A. A. NO BLE DECEASED
Musette E. Prosser was born nc
Mauston, Wisconsin. January 10,
1874, and died in Portland, Oregon,
July 26, 1920, following an opera­
tion.
On February 14, 1895, she was
united in marriage to A. A. Noble.
To them were born eight children,
namely:
Chester,
Mrs.
Florence
Davis. Clifford, Seth, Thelma. Ardis,
and Howard; baby Alice dying In
Infancy.
Fifteen years ago Mr. and Mrs.
Noble came to Oregon and located
in West Chehahlem, which has
since been their home.
The deceased leaves two sister»
and one brother in Wisconsin and
one sister in Springbrook and a host
• f other relatives and friends to
mourn her departure.
She was a devoted wife and
mother, of a cheerful disposition,
and doing what she could for those
around her.
She will be greatly
missed in the home and in the com­
munity in which she lived, but our
loss is her gain.
ard. of Olds. Alberta; Frank H ill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Moore, Mr. and
Mrs. George Round. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Haworth, Mr. and Mrs. Rich­
ard Williams. Mr. and Mrs. V ictor
Rees. Misses Florence Rees and
Daisy Newhousa of Newberg.