Counterfeit
- Dollars Are
Road Group Has
Accident On Hill
MRS. CORA YOUNG
LEAVES FOR EAST
High School
BERGERSON GETS
NEWS PUBLICITY
Budget Is
Gilbert Bergerson of Vernonia,
Mrs. Cora E. Young of Grand
225 pound left guard on the O.
Rapids, Iowa, who has been visit­
Judge D. B. Reasoner’s sedan ing her brother N. S. Soden for
S. C. team, is receiving consider­
was overturned on Clatskanie two weeks, left Vernonia this
able publicity this week in the
mountain Wednesday night at the week to continue her journey
sports sections of Portland news­
curve where the first logging' east.
papers,
Twice his picture ap-
The budget committee for peered in the Oregonian, and
boom is, about two miles from j Mrs. Young has spent several
Mist, but the occupants escaped months in the west, visiting rela- Union high school district one, once in the Journal.
The Sunday Oregonian contain­
with little personal injury and tives and sight seeing. As her Judd Greenman, Judge W. A.
the car was not badly damaged. railroad ticket allows stops any- Harris, Emil Messing, 1 rank Pe- ed a picture of him weighing in,
In the automobile were Emil Mes­ where she is taking numerous' terson and Henry John, with H. and on Wednesday was another
sing, who was * driving, Lester side trips. After leaving here M. Condit, A. R. Melis and R. L. picture with the caption, “Gil
she will stop in Gaston and go to j Spencer, directors, have submit- Bergerson, giant orange tackle,
Sheeley and Judge Reasoner.
They were returning from a Lewiston, Idaho, before return-1 ted the budget for the coming taking a few pointers from Paul
school year to be passed upon by Schicsler, coach.”
trip to Clatsop and Tillamook ing home.
In the Journal for Wednesday
Mrs. Young thinks Vernonia a the voters October 10.
counties in the interest of the
The total amount called for is appears Bergerson’s picture with
coast road project. The car, while much more attractive place than
rounding a curve, struck a soft she expected to find in a mill $2,000 more than for last year, two other big Oregon State play­
spot in the road where repairs town. She declares Oregon cli­ ■ but as it provides for the pay- ers, of whom he was the largest.
had been made, skidded ir.to the mate to be far more pleasant than I ment of $10,000 in outstanding
F1RES HINDER TRAFFIC
bank and overturned with a slow that of California, and is es­ 1 warrants, there is a considerable
Slashing
fires along the St.
[reduction
in
expenditures
for
pecially
enthusiastic
in
her
praise
motion, resting almost at right
angles with the road, the motor of our scenery, particularly Mt. ¡this school year. A $22,000 tax Helens road blocked traffic late
still running and lights on. Mr. Hood and the Columbia highway. is called for this year against Thursday afternoon, and cars
$27,000 last year. It will be were unable to get through. The
Sheeley opened a window and
about
4.5 mills on the present Portland stage was delayed sev-
crawled out, Judge Reasoner was
valuation, states Superintendent eral hours.
able to get out through a door
J. B. Wilkerson.
and they helped extricate Mr.
$920 hrs been saved through
Messing, whose foot was caught
reduction of salaries of eight
under tools, cushions and other
—
teachers. Five new teachers el­
objects that had piled on him.
Emil Messing, Lester Sheeley, ' ected were at lowered salaries.
Several holes were punched in
the top, one fender was crumpled W. L. Van Doren and C. R. Watts | The total allowance for salaries
and the bumper was broken. Mr. attended a banquet given by the is a trifle higher because of the
Visitors who have already at-
Messing and Judge Reasoner were Yamhill Rod and Gun club and I addition of two part time teach­
bruised somewhat, and Mr. Sheel­ the McMinnville chamber of com­ i ers, supervisors of music and | tended the county fair which op-
merce in McMinnville Monday art, who also teach in the grade ened Wednesday report it better
ey was unhurt.
than ever before. The stock is
schools.
Passersby assisted in righting night. Members of the fish and
said to be twice as good and
commission
and
sportsmen
game
the car, which proceeded to Ver­
Attendance Grows
double the quantity. Admission
Columbia,
Yamhill,
Tilla-
from
nonia under its own power.
i 181 pupils are now registered, prices are lower.
mook,
Washington
and
Polk
coun-[
The trip from which the three
I the largest attendance for Sep­
A noteworthy feature is the
were returning extended as far ties were guests. Matt S. Cor- ' tember in the history of the historical pageant to be present­
rigan,
of
the
commission,
pre-
!
as Necarney and Wheeler. They
school. The board was compelled ed Saturday, the first perform­
report that nowhere did they sided.
to buy four new typewriters to ance being Thursday night. The
The
commission
outlined
its
, . the
.. , large classes
,
meet with opposition to the Scap­
. accommodate
in 4-H club and school exhibits are
ten
year
program,
and
announced
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poose-Vernonia-Hamlet road, pro­
typewriting, and also purchased mentioned as particularly inter­
ponents of .other routes either ad­ that a million and a half six-inch several desks from District 47, esting.
The club exhibits in­
mitting that the Vernonia road cutthroat trout would be avail­ which does not need so many elude calves, sheep, pigs and
would be chosen, or expressing able for planting in the five now on account, of discontinuance poultry.
I
themselves, as satisfied if it should countie?. They requested the of the Camp Eq lit, school.
There are no autombile» on
be designmed. * In Astoria, par-“ sportsmen to meet the morning of
display this year and very little
October
13
in
Portland
and
agree
ticularly, they met with enthusi­
machinery, the buildings being
on allocation, presenting the same
astic support.
used to house the extra number
to the commission at its meeting
of cattle, sheep and swine ex­
that afternoon.
hibits.
The sportsmen present at the
E. E. Malmsten, who has at­
banquet pledged themselves to
tended the fair the last three
work for the sale of licenses.
The chamber of commerce
Rainbow trout, the gift of the i meeting scheduled for Wednes­ years, was a visitor Wednesday
Deschutes Rod and Gun club, day was postponed one week, and regards this one as the best
yet.
Football will not be played in formed the principal item on the on account of several members
menu.
About
150
were
present.
the Vernonia grade school this
being out of town in the inter­ Hemstitching Shop
year, states Ernest Calef, physi­
ests of the road to file coast,
Opened on 3rd St.
cal director. Decision to discon­ CHEST RECEIVES
and the fact that the rearranged i
tinue the sport in the county was
sschedule will avoid the meet-
A
new
business in town is the
TWO DONATIONS ing dates falling on Armistice
reached during the institute last
dressmaking and
hemstitching
week in St. Helens. It was stated
Wm. Lanway donated this day and the day before Thanks­ shop opened last week in the
there that Vernonia and St. Hel­ week two big' boxes of pears to giving.
small building on 3rd street be-
ens were virtually the only grade the community chest, and Frank I President Geo. W. Ford was tween the J. C. Penney Co,
schools in the state to have Hankel a , box of pears.
in Vernonia Wednesday morning store and the Thomas garage.
teams.
arranging for the change of dates. The owner is Mrs. Louise Fair­
On Tuesday he was in Portland child, who comes here from Pow­
Its place will be taken either
with the group working for the ers where she had been in similar
by speed ball or soccer, Mr. Calef
road.
says. A league is being formed
business for the past ten years.
of 9 or 10 schools in the county,
Mrs. Fairchild is very much
H. DOOLEY NEW
and a schedule will be drawn up.
pleased with Vernonia and has
faith in its future. She is a
Gymnastics Stressed
MILLER MANAGER real
Charles William Magee, 56, was
member of the Rebekah lodge.
Physical training for both boys found dead Sunday in a field
With Mrs. Fairchild are her
Lester H. Dooley of Portland
and girls will be stressed this year near the Al Parker place. From
in the upper grades. There will the fact that his toes dug into the has been appointed manager of two daughters, Miss Evelyn, who
be two gymnasium classes a week ground as he fell, and remained the Miller Mercantile company’s has finished high school, and
for each, the work to start in a in that position, it is evident that store here, and arrived Satur­ Hilda who is entering her last
day to assume charge. He is term in the Verninia high school.
few days.
death was instantaneous. Appar­ i
an
experienced department store
Miss Mary Grayless will have ently the cause was aploplexy.
man, but recently had charge of
charge of the work for girls.
Mr. Magee lived alone and was
a golf course in Portland.
not missed at the time of his I
Mr. Dooley replaces Robert
passing. He was last seen by
Harry Myers, who borrowed a Sergeant, who with Mrs. Sergeant
wrecking bar from him about. moved to Portland Thursday i
two o’clock Friday. The body; morning. Mr. Sergeant’s plans
Resurfacing of the multiple
was found about 11 a. m. Sun- are not yet announced.
lift paving near Vernonia was
day morning by C. S. Griffith,
completed the last of the week,
Portland newspapers are giving Mr. Magee was on his way to'
and the outfit was moved Monday
the Scappoose-Vernonia-Hamlet cut wood for E. H. Condit, and
to St. Helens, where the stretch
road project favorable mention in was pulling a drag-saw on wheels. |
between that ciy and Yankton
their news columns and some, al­ He had just crossed the boundary,
will be similarly paved.
so, editorially. Among the articles line between his place and Mr. j
A mile of new paving, as far
appearing lately is one in the Condit's.
as the golf links was laid, and
News-Telegram for Wednesday as
Because of the fact that it I Investigation of a theft of a short stretch immediately south
follows:
was against Mr. Magee’s religious chickens from the J. C. McLees of the city limits on Rose ave­
|P'ace on Rock creek Monday nue completely relaid, the orig­
principles to work on Saturday
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BUILD THE HIGHWAY NOW
it is apparent that death I occurred
occurred n’Kkt led to the discovery of sev- inal foundation having been in­
“So far, the only people who
eral gallons of beer, a homebrew
sufficient.
Approaches to the
are getting any employment out some time Friday afternoon.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs. outfit and four guns by Sheriff Rock creek bridge were also
of the project for building a
Oscar G. Weed in the filing shed
shorter highway to the sea are Jennie Sargent of Hillsboro.
paved.
the members of the state highway
Services were at Brown’s Mor­ of the Koster Products company’s
The work was in charge of
commission.
These gentlemen tuary Thursday and interment Rock creek camp the following
F. B. Hurt, superintendent, and
seem to be working overtime on |
morning.
the arduous task of making up was in Hillsboro, under the aus-
was supervised by County Road­
A local youth accused of
their millds.
pices of the Seventh Day Ad-
master Chandler.
“While they weigh the various ventist church, of which Mr. Ma- stealing the chickens and possess-
arguments for and against the gee was a faithful member.
ing the liquor was brought to
C. R. Watts Moves
several suggested routes, Sep­
the city jail and left there while
He
was
born
in
Bozeman,
Mon
­
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Watts
tember passes, October draws near
and the rainy weather of Novem­ tana, and had lived in Vernonia the sheriff made further invest­ have rented their place on the Ne­
igations, and later in the day was halem south of town to A. E.
ber will soon come, to make the about six years.
beginning of construction work
taken to St. Helens.
Watts of Schollard, Alberta, Can­
more difficult and the need of
It is thought that a party of ada, a cousin of Mr. Watts, and
I.
White
and
W.
H.
Cangdon
the unemployed more urgent.
“Nothing whatever is to be of Portland are among those re­ youths stole the chickens and have moved to 159 North street.
gained by further delay.
The' gistered at the Gordon this week. had the beer for a “feast” Mon­
highway commission should pro- i Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Frazee and day night in the timber com­
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kerns re-
ceed at once to build over the Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Johnson vi­ pany’s camp, at present not in turned Friday after spending
sited the Hillsboro fair Saturday. use.
three Jays at the beaches.
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Submitted
Made Here
Two Suspects Captured
Near The Dalles
Tuesday
James Trusty, 20, and Norman
Craig, 38, who were captured in
The Dalles Tuesday night after
a 20 mile chase in which numer­
ous shots were exchanged are
suspected of having coined bogus
dollars in Vernonia. Nearly $100
of them were in their possession
at the time of capture.
The men rented on September
9 from Joseph Scott a two.room
shack on Rose avenue directly
across from the Rose hotel, stat­
ing that they wished it for a
month or so while they were re­
pairing their car, a Ford road­
ster.
The younger man, Mr.
Scott noticed, had a lame foot
and walked with a noticeable
limp.
Few of the dollars they coined
were passed here. As far as can
be ascertained one was passed at
King’s grocery, and two or so at
the Twin Fir service station,
and at least two of these circu­
lated innocently to a slight ex­
tent before being detected. They
were made of lead, battered so
that their true nature would not
be so readily detected.
Shack is Searched
Tracing of clues led to a
search of the shack by Marshal
Harry G. Phelps, who discovered
evidence ‘hat spurious coins had
been made there by pressing mol­
ten lead into a mold. Among
the objects collected by the mar­
shal were scrap lead, babbitt,
sheet metal, several cans of carbo­
solve, tin foil and tin bearing
the imprint of coin, and an ex­
perimental dollar much cruder
than those passed. Some of the
articles had been left strewn on
the floor, others under the house
and a few in the back yard. Ap­
parently there was no effort to
conceal the evidence of counter­
feiting. As reported to Marshal
Phelps, the men admitted st the
time of arrest an effort to pass
bogus money, but denied that they
had made it. The receipt made
out by Mr. Scott for rent is in
the name of Norman Craig, so
it is apparent that the men ar­
rested are those who occupied the
shack.
State Patrolmen Kenneth Helea
of St. Helens was in Vernonia
Wednesday to secure bogus dol­
lars passed here. The case was
then in its preliminary stages,
and the making of the counter­
feits here was not definitely sus­
pected.
THREE CARS IN
MINOR ACCIDENT
Three cars were involved in a
minor mix-up late Tuesday af­
ternoon in front of the Gilby
Motor company when a car driv­
en by George Stankey scraped a
car driven by Mrs. E. E. Garner
in passing. Mrs. Garner’s car in
turn struck C. C. Clay’s car
which was parked at that point.
Scratched fenders were the only
damage resulting from the ac­
cident.
REBEKAHS PLAN
FOR ANNIVERSARY
To celebrate the 80th anniver­
sary of founding of their lodge,
Vernonia Rebekahs are planning
an elaborate program fon Thurs­
day evening, September 24, to be­
gin in the I. O. O. F. hall at
7:30 o’clock.
All Rebekahs and their famil­
ies are urged to be present.
Entertainment and a social time
with refreshments are being ar­
ranged by the committees.
Miss Viola Pfister, teacher in
the Lincoln school, has taken an
apartment at Hotel Nehalem.
VERNONIA MEN
AT GAME BANQUET
COUNTY FAIR
REPORTED FINE
C. OF C. MEETING
IS POSTPONED
No Football For
Grades This Year
Man Is Found
Resurfacing Is
Completed Here
Coast Road Wins
Newspaper Favor
Beer Cache Found
In Chicken Hunt
Willa Crowder
Wins Medal
Willa Crowder, eighth grade
pupil of the Washington school,
was awarded the silver medal in
the W. C. T. U. declamatory con­
test presented Tuesday evening in
the high school auditorium be­
fore a large oudience. Her read­
ing was entitled “The Cigarette.”
Willa is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Crowder, who live
east of Riverview, and the sister
of Norman Crowder, another con­
testant. She was among the last
to enter the contest.
The contest is one of a num­
ber sponsored by the local W. C.
T. U. in line wih their national
policy to promote an interest in
the evils of narcotics and strong
drink. Both high and grade
school pupils participated in Tues­
day’s program.
The contestants and their
readings follow: Helen Charles-
worth, “Esther of Today;” Doris
Anderson, “Little Nat;” Benji
Wilkerson, “Cigarette;” Norman
Crowder, “Old Father Hubbard.”
Other who assisted with the
program were Mrs. Walter W.
Wolff who sang “Trees," accom­
panied by Louise Malmsten, Mrs.
Sidney Malmsten, Mrs. Frank
Mills, and Mrs. Charles Malmsten
who sang “Cast Thy Bread Upon
the Water;” and the Douglass
orchestra. Rev. G. W. Plumer
read the scripture and offered
prayer. The closing prayer was
made by F. Claude Stephens.
The audience sang “America.”
The judges were Ira Tucker,
Miss Mildred Drake and Miss
Enid Bolton.
Local Golfers Win
From Bankers
The local divot diggers lifted
the scalp of the golf team from
the First National bank of Port­
land to the tune of 27H to 17H
on the local links in a bang up
match last Sunday. Low scores
were not in order for the day
and as a result the match was
closely fought all the way with
the result in doubt until the Ver­
nonia boys in the lower half of
the bracket began to turn in win­
ning figures.
This was the first of a home
and home series and the local
players will journey to Portland
in the near future for a return
game. That the bankers from
Portland enjoyed themselves in
our community was made evident
in their requesting another match
as soon as can be suitably ar­
ranged.
September 27, a 15 man team
from Inverness Golf and Country
club of Portland will clash with
the golfing Vernonians.
Capt.
J. V. McAlister has stated that
the first 15 men on the ladder
will comprise the team and as the
Inverness aggregation will include
several public links luminaries of
the northwest for an exceptional­
ly strong team, there will doubt­
less be much competition locally
for the coveted places.
Scores Sunday:
First National
Campbell 1 H
Weed 3
Larvick 2*4
Dayton 2
Malarkey 3
Johnson 0
Warren *4
Hanson 2Mr'
Wyld 1
Colt 1
Möllner *4
Bennett 0
Hokamp 0
Cooper 0
Stanley 0
Vernonia
McAlister 1*4
H. Greenman 0
Bateman *4
Bdsh 1
Hartwick 0
H. King 3
Childs 2*4
Ruhl *4
Messing 2
McGraw 2
J. Miller 2*4
Cole 3
L. Roberta 3
Brickel 3
Fogel 3
EYE SPECIALIST COMING
Dr. F. W. Kellogg, Clatskanie
eye specialist, begins September
21 regular trips to Vernonia,
with headquarters at Kullander’s
jewelry store. He states that he
has met with marked success in
a three year practice in Clats­
kanie and is arranging a circuit
of several cities.
Coast Road
Decision Is
Postponed
Absence of One of Com*
missioners Causes
Delay
Expected designation of the
road to the coast scheduled for
Thursday was postponed on ac­
count of the absence in Califor­
nia of Commissioner William Han­
ley. The new date is not known
at the time of going to press.
J. E. Kerr, H. E. McGraw and
J. H. Bush have been in Portland
all week promoting the project.
George W. Ford, who was with
them Tuesday, brings back word
that the decision for both the
Vernonia and Wilson river routes
is virtually assured, and reports
from other sources indicate that
this plan, which has the enthusi­
astic backing of organizations and
communities formerly either in­
different or actively hostile, is
practically certain of adoption.
Solution of Problem
The idea of building both roads
was embodied in an amendment
by Lester Sheeley to a resolu­
tion presented at a mass meeting
of the Uptown association in Port­
land several weeks ago, and its al­
most unanimous adoption, has
been effective in bringing togeth­
er two elements that formerly
had worked at cross purposes. The
Wilson river road had been ad­
vocated for years by Tillamook,
Forest Grove and other places af­
fected, and they had considered
only the ridge route as a substi­
tute should their own project be
doomed to defeat. The resolu­
tion offers them the road they
want, eliminates the ridge route
from consideration, and serves
the Clatsop county beaches as
they could not be served by eith­
er the Wilson river or ridge
routes.
Clatsop County Court Approves
The Scappoose-Vernonia-Ham­
let route is warmly approved by
the Clatsop county court. If the
Vernonia-Hamlet route is desig­
nated the county will save about
$200,000 necessary to build a
road from Elsie to Tideport. The
members presented their case to
the Seaside chamber of commerce
a week ago Thursday in order to
secure the cooperation of the
whole county. The Seaside group,
while not opposing the Vernonia
route, were under the impression
that the county’s interests would
be served equally well by the
Wolf creek route, and the reso­
lution adopted for presentation
to the highway commission re­
quested that the coast road ex­
tend from Hamlet to Tideport,
the rest being left to the discre­
tion of the highway commission.
Feathers . . .
and.. .Talons
Rumor had the Vernonia road
to the coast all tied up in a
package Wednesday and ready to
deliver Thursday. While discount­
ing the rumor, we still think Ver­
nonia will win, despite postpone­
ment
J
f t t
Les Sheeley felt all over him­
self when he got up this morning
to see if there were any bumps.
All sound, and nothing missing
except a button from his coat.
t t t
Most of the money the counter­
feiters paired out in Vernonia
was all okeh, which was very
kind of them.
t t t
The fire warden’s crew must
be imbued with the spirit of high
school upperclassmen initiating
the frosh. They took Tam Ford
with them Wednesday, Tam hav­
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myers and ing mistaken their truck for the
son Jimmy of Portland were the one Tim drives. Tam, poor dog,
guests Wednesday of Mrs. Lloyd
Baker.
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