Enterad at Vernonia, Oregon,
Postoffioe ai Second-Clan Matter.
VERLONI A, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1927.
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 30.
A. E, Allen To Speak Incidents Along
Here Attend Oregon Legion
Clatskanie Wins
Safe Is Looted 30 From Legion
Road To Florida
Delegation Are
At Next Meeting of
Conference
Big Hoop Game
In Billiard Hall
Assigned Boat Chamber of Commerce
Rear Of Vernonia Billiards Is
Scene Of Robbery.
$35 In Envelope Missed
$100 In Cash and About
$500 In Checks Taken
Early Sat Morning
Robbers forced their way into
the rear of the Vernonia Billiards
hall at 4:15 a. m. Saturday morn
ing by prying open a panel in the
door, blew open the small safe
there with a charge of nitroglycer
ine and made their escape without
being seen. About $100 in cur
rency and $500 in checks was
taken. An envelop containing $35
in currency was lying among pa
pers in the safe and was missed
by the men. They did not disturb
the till in front of the store.
J. C. Lincoln, whose home is
about 50 feet from the scene of
the robbery, heard the explosion,
men’s Voices and immediately after
heard them running past his house.
He immediately aroused Marshal
Kelly and a quick search was made,
but they had made their getaway.
The safe was completely wrecked
by the explosive, which was much
too large a charge to open a safe
that size, in the opinion of many.
They drilled a three-eights Inch
hole to put the explosive in.
A close check-up of all the ar
ticles they might have handled
failed to reveal any fingerprints.
In the opinion of the marshal, the
men used gloves all the time they
did the work.
Narcotic Week Was
Observed at School
•
Last week being narcotic week
throughout the nation, the evils of
narcotics was made a special fea
ture of the civics class of the high
school on Friday. The members of
the class gave it as their opinion
that the local school has no pupils
addicted to the narcotic act.
This week is the end of the first
six weeks period of the first sem
ester and report cards will be due
today. The teachers have said that
the cards will show better work by
. ths majority of the pupils than any
report during the first semester.
Definite arrangements have been
made by the Btudent body to give
letters to all honor students of this
year and last year. The average
number of honor students for each
year will be about 12.
The sophomore class had charge
«of the program for Washington’s
.birthday. Della Cline spoke on the
life of Washington, Myrna Poynter
related interesting incidences in
Washington's life, and Frances Lap-
pe read an essay portraying Wash
ington as seen from the eyes of
.a very small girl. Patriotic songs
.were also a part of the program.
Legion and Auxiliary members
from ten cities in Columbia, Clat
sop and Multnomah counties at
tended the district conference held
in St. Helens Wednesday, which
started at 11 o’clock with registra
tion of visiting Legionnaires and
Auxiliary members in the court
house, and ended about midnight
with a dance in the Blue Rose
room. It was estimated that about
175 attended the conference. Flags
adorned the streets and public
building in honor of the event.
The Legion delegates were met
at the train and stage depot by a
special committee from the local
post and conducted to the court
house. The Auxiliary members
were shown directly to the county
court room and the Legion mem
bers to the circuit court room
where the renewal of acquaint
ances was in order as the first
thing on the program. The ma
jority of the business was taken up
in the afternoon session, after the
visitors had lunched at the Arca
dia restaurant.
Many important matters regard
ing the welfare of the veterans of
the world war, such as hospitali
zation, compensation for the part
ly disabled, pensions for widows
and orphans of ex-service men,
etc., were taken up and discussed
at length in the afternoon session.
A. A. Murphy, state department
r commander, now of Seattle, pre
sided over the session. Other de
partment officers present were:
M. E. Carkin, Vernonia, district
committeeman; J. W. Valiant, state
service officer; Charles J. Johnson,
national committeeman for Ore
gon and Carl R. Moser, state ad
jutant.
Talks were given by Argyle
Jones commander of the St. Hel
ens post; Kenneth L. Cooper re
gional manager of the U. S. Vet
erans’ bureau Jerry Gwen, editor
of the Pacific Legion; Mr. Hall,
Vernonia post, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Gilbert and Mr. McGraw.
Considerable stress was laid up
on shild welfare work within the
Legion. Many posts, it was point
ed out, had undertaken the pro
motion of Boy Scouts activities
with very gratifying results. Sev
eral Boy Scouts were on hand dur
ing the meeting to run errands for
the Legion men. Ben Perkins and
Julius Stevens of squad 63 recited
the Scout oaths and the Scout
laws for the benefit of the Legion
naires.
The banquet was held in the
Congregational church.
It was
largely attended, many late ar
rivals being included in the list
of guests, hho. t talks and musi
cal numbers featured this part of
the program included Mrs. Hersh-
ner of Hood River, department
president; Mrs. vV/.^ox, Antelope,
vice president; Mrs. Mclnturff. sec
retary, Marshfield; Mrs. Minnie B.
Eastman, Greshman and Mrs. O.
J. Deming, St. Helens.—Mist.
speaker in the numerous towns
To Talk on Trip To
where he has delivered addresses.
Murton tells of his trip to
Europe’s Battlefields the Mr. battlefields
and the American
C. C. Murton, treasurer of the
Miller Mercantile company, will de
liver an address Friday evening in
the high school auditorium at the
regular Parent-Teacher association
A considerable number of pupils meeting on his trip to the battle
.are absent this week from school fields of Europe. He is said to
un account of illness. Indeed, the have proven a very interesting
list of pupils absent Tuesday was
a long one. The per cent of at
tendance during the present school
year has never been below 96 for
any month.
Junior Class.
The junior class play, "Sally
Lunn," which was given in the high
school auditorium February 24, was
a success. The total receipts were
$80. which was considered to be
good.
A picnic meeting was held Mon
day noon at which plans for the
coming junior prom were discussed.
Ths prom is going to be one of the
biggest social activities of this sea
son.
The class has several on the staff
of the annual who will be busy
from now on. Spring is about here
and that adds to the annual work.
Some juniors are complaining
about the aleepy weather.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 21.—The
Oregon delegation which will at
tend the Paris convention of the
American Legion next September
will sail from Quebec on the SS.
Montcairn of the Canadian Pacific
line instead of on the SS. Orca of
the Royal Mail line from New York
it was announced today by Carl R.
Moser of Portland, department
France convention officer of this
state.
The change in assignment of the
Oregon Leggionnaires will not only
afford better travel accommoda
tions but will enable the veterans
to land at Antwerp, Belgium, with
a stopover in Brusels while enroute
to Paris without additional charge.
Under the new assignment the ad
vance and return sailings for the
Legionnaires of the state will also
be much better, it was announced
by Mr. Moser. Under the new as
signment the Oregon Legionnaires
will shove off from Quebec on Sep
tember 9.
The SS. Montcairn is one of
the fastest ships on the trans-Atlan
tic service and with « length of
613 feet and 25,000 tons displace
ment is steady in all kinds of
weather.
An outstanding feature
on the SS. Montcairn is the excel
lent ventilation throughout the en
tire ship. With special air shafts
from the promenade the inside
rooms are as well ventilated as the
average outside room. The public
rooms on the SS. Montcairn includ
ing a richly furnished smoking
room, a veranda cafe with win
dows on three sides, a large dining
saloon, lounge, and an airy winter
garden deck with large windows
and wicker furniture, are some of
the added attractions of the ship
assigned to Oregon under the
change.
Under the better sailing condi
tions for Oregon, announced by Mr.
Moser, the Legionnaires who wish
to go in advance of the Aiain
movement may sail on the SS.
Montcalm of the same line from
Montreal to Liverpool on August
26. A total of four return sailings
are available for the Oregon veter
ans under the new travel plans. Tne
return sailings are: SS. Montroyal
September 25 from Cherbourg to
Quebec; SS. Montcairn October 6
from Southhampton and Cherbourg
to Quebec; SS. Montroyal October
20 from Southhampton and Cher
bourg to Quebec; SS Montcalm No
vember 4 from Liverpool to Mon
treal.
Oregon Legionnaires who have
already made reservations will be
assigned the nearest equilalent on
the new ship, Mr. Moser announced.
A two color “On to Paris” Steam
ship folder showing the SS. Mon-
tnaim and containing the official
plans and information concerning
the coming convention may be ob
tained by writing to Mr. Carl Moser
207 Chamber of Commerce build
ing. Portland, Oregon, or to the
France Convention Committee, Na
tional Headquarters, The American
Legion, Idianapolis, Indiana.
cemeteries as well as many inter
esting experiences in France Italy,
Switzerland,
Germany,
llolland,
England and Scotland. There will
also be a short talk • by Professor
J. B. Wilkerson and two musical
numbers. The evening is known as
“Daddies’ night,” since the men are
in charge of the program.
Tampa, Fla., Feb. 7, 1927.
I
This is Gasparilia Day in Tampa,
great carnival day of the year,
Word has been received by Sec the
corresponding to the Rose Carnival
retary Lester Sheeley of the Verno in Portland. The Southern Florida
nia chamber of commerce that Rep state fair is on, and is a wonderful
resentative A. E. Allen will attend exhibit of Florida’s resources. A
the next meeting of the local cham great parade of floats, with the
ber on March 11 and speak on the crowning of the king and queen,
subject of strawberries and other took place this afternoon and the
small fruits that he believes can be route of the parade was thronged.
grown profitably here by local The parade ended at the fair
farmers.
grounds with a display of fire
If sufficient acreage is planted works and a regular 4th of July Clatskanie Will Play As
to warrant it, Mr. Allen has pre atmosphere. County exhibits of
toria For the Dis
viously stated that he will put in fruits and agricultural products at
a receiving station here to take care the fair are very attractive, with
trict Honors.
of local production in strawberries each county competing for prizes,
in particular and perhaps ^ome vege and everything that grows in Flori
Pulling away from a two-point
tables, such as beans and beets. da, which is about everything that lead at the end of the third quarter,
grows
anywhere,
is
on
exhibition.
It is believed by many that this in
Clatskanie won the championship
dustry could be extended to the We saw one erhibit Of naval of Columbia county against Ver
point where a cannery would event oranges that looked very fine, but nonia high school at Clatskanie 29
very few of that variety are grown to 22 Friday night. Both teams
ually be built in Vernonia.
here, as they are light yielders. were tied for first place with but
The ordinary Florida orange is full one defeat each for the season.
of seeds and not very large, but Clatskanie now plays Astoria a
.a very sweet.
three-game series to determine
Around this section are many which team shall represent the dis
truck gardens, both east and south, trict at the Salem tournament.
most of the products being shipped
A large crowd, estimated to be
Last week was national anti-nar north. The freeze early in Jan
ibout
100, from Vernonia attend
cotic week and was not only nation uary 'did lots of dumage, and many
al but world-wide in its scope. 23 vegetables are off the market at ed the game to support the team.
nations having entered into an as present. Most of the lettuce and Even the Legion drum corps was
sociation to fight the drug menace cauliflowor comes from California. there. With all the noise and ex
Ko green peas on the market and citement that prevailed prior to
which threatens the world.
the game, and the importance of
Associations and organisations but few beans. Cuban pineapples the contest, both teams were wild
that are working to promote human are on sals, but the Florida pro n their early throws for the bas
welfare are everywhere coopelating duct is quite small.
Tampa claims to be the largest ket. The first quarter ended 4
in this world-wide plan. The Co
to 4, with each team having scor
lumbia county organization of the commercial city, as regards general ed but one field goal.
Woman's Christian Temperance on- business, in the state. While th<
The second quarter was a little
■ on has mailed to the teachers of tourist population of three or foui
the county a booklet giving facts months amounts to 150,000 (ano better, and getting rougher as each
that should be presented to the that does not include St. Peters man became the more determined
boys and girls and their cooperation burg and Clearwater) the general that his team should win. The
businosa makes a permanent resi first half ended Clatskanie 10, Ver
in this work has been asked.
Efforts hpve been made and are dent population of 171,000, with nonia 9. More noise and more ex
oeing made to limit production of a weekly payroll from industriei citement for the players. The two
opium to the 100 tons needed for of over $1,000,000. A fine deep teams came on the floor for the
legitimate purposes.
But as yet harbor makes it an important gulf second half with unconquerable de
little has been accomplished along port for shipping, and many per termination written on their faces.
this line. At the present time 1500 manent industries are located here. Then a Clatskanie player was taken
tons of opium are being produced In spite of the collapse of the from the game for personal fouls.
and our consumption of grains per real estate boom, business this The game was getting rougner all
person is 35 grains, 27 for India, year shows a steady increase, and the time, not intentionally, it seem
4 for France, 3 for England and 1 even tourist population is largei ed, but from the speed with which
than 1924, although less than the .hey were playing. Many fouls that
for Italy.
were called appeared to be merely
boom years of 1925 and 1926.
In addition to this, cocoaine from
Evidences of the collapse of th< accidents, but the referee called
South America, heroin and synthet
¿hem anyway. In the last quarter
ic drugs from Europe are being real estate boom is seen every the playing became so fast that
where
in
unfinished
buildings
in
smuggled in spite of laws and in
one more Clatskanie player and
spectors.
Education against this subdivisions, many of which have two Vernonia players were taken
peril is our only hope for present streets laid out and cement walks from the game on account of fouls.
with dead grans lying in the crackr
results.
in the cement, and no indication But Sundberg of Clatskanie had
Such men as Richard Pearson of activity. Very little building is an unusual streak of luck in the
Hobson, one of the heroes of the going on. This whole country was ast quarter, which gave that team
Spanish-American war, and the apparently platted out like othei their needed margin. Vernonia
Hon. Stephen G. Porter, who rep boom cities, and many large pro made but one basket that quarter,
resented the United States in the jects started, but they are appar against Clatskanie’s three. Clats
conference on narcotics called by ently at a standstill. Many fine kanie threw four fowls and Ver
the League of Nations, tell us there beach resorts surround large high nonia three.
are five times as many drug slaves class hotels, and along the bay
The grade school game was won
as there ever were human slave« shores are many fine homes, yet by Clatskanie 13 to 12 in a close
and that the bondage is far more no new development <s apparently contest. Because of the delay in
degrading, appalling and dangerous. going on.
reaching there, the grade school
Drug addiction is a slavery of mind
One of the big projects was game was played after the other
as well as body and as yet the
the building of Davis Island by contest instead of before as had
cures are few and far between.
filling in mud flats in Hillsborough been originally planned.
Only education will save from bay. The work was promoted by
the dangers of this peril which Stone A Webster, formerly of
comes in so many forms and in so Seattle. It is a very pretty drive
many different ways.
and is reached by a bridge (one
The three W. C. T. U. organiza of the few free bridges) a short
tions of our county are cooperating distance from the business center.
in this plan in various ways and we Dredges are still filling in land.
hope by this time that every child A large hotel on the island is in
(By Lee Schwab)
in Columbia county will at least operation, and but few fine resi
Because of a detailed investiga
know the danger of taking a smell dences have been built, but the tion conducted by the executive
or a sniff of any white powder island still awaits substantial set committee of the American Legion
offered by any one; or of accept tlement.
post here Monday evening into the
ing headache powders or tablets
Good paved roads run out from kind of a building they favor for
from any one but the trusted phy Tampa in all directions and two the post headquarters, a vote on
sician.
railroads, in addition to regular the location and the acceptance of
Maud J. Mills,
steamship routes afford easy access definite plans will be taken by the
County Anti-Narcotie Director of to all points.
post at its next regular meeting on
the W. C. T. U.
The climate here ie the chief Tuesday night.
Some 50 Legionnaires, with the
asset. It is summer time all win
ter, except for an occasional cold justly famous drum corps, trotted
spell of a few days. It seldom down to Clatskanie Friday to give
rains in winter, so a St. Peters their support to the local high
burg paper had a standing offer of school and grade teams in their
free papers any day the sun basketball games. Although Verno
doesn't shine, but a spell of cloudy nia did not win the county cham
and rainy weather last winter caus pionship, Vernonia poet 119 is
ed them to withdraw the offer. It proud of the splendid showing the
to usually 72 to 80 every day in schools here have made this year
the winter, with 10 degrees less and promise their heartiest support
at night. The hottest day last next season.
The Auxiliary dinner whch was
summer was 94. The humidity,
however, is much greater than on held Saturday was a success. ac
the Pacific coast, so the heat is cording to the Auxiliary president,
felt more. The warm weather, Mrs. H. E. McGraw. More than
however, is a lure to people who 140 persons were fed that after
live in the north, and will always noon.
Sergent-at-arms Washburn, chair
bo an attraction to winter tourists.
This country is just beginning to man of the next show committee,
wake up to the tourist business reports fine progress on his show.
in the last three yean. The na It is planned to present the pro
tives do not pay much attention duction in about one month.
Comrade Covington and Dr. A.
to winter visitors in the way of
providing good, clean accomoda J. Hughes are reported on the sick
IrL
tions, but northern people srs
Vernonia Loses The County
Championship.
Last Few Minutes Decide
W.CJ.U. Wages Wu
On Narcotic Menace
Legion Post To Vote
On Building Site