Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-02

Won who believe that your boy is
sofer in n so-called dry" county than
In a county where saloons are regulat-
ed and controlled: Read what the ed
itor of the Newberg Graphic tells IN
the last issue OF his newspaper con
cerning the visit of bunch OF Hlgh
school boys-mere youths-Who
came to his town TO play basepah'
Bear in mind while reading 1t, that
Mr.. woodward, the editor OF the
Graphic, is one of the most ardent
advocates of prohibition to be found
in the ranks of oregon newspaper
men today. In his leading editorial
headed "a Few Plain Words" MI
woodward says:
.rYhen circumstances are sucn
that newspaper must crltlcise the
actions of visitors, il Is not an agree
able task, yet duty sometimes ue
mands it. The conduct of the boys ana
young men who came from t MGsAiiih the
VILE last Saturday to represent the
High school of that city In q pan
game with the Newberg High School
team. disgraced their parents ana the
school they represented, ana NeWpers
can't afford TO let such a thlns oc-
cur here again. - TITO
'sThe McMinnVille bunch came INTO
town. according to their own state
ment. with more booze than had ever
before been brought into NewDers'
They nut up AT the Imperial hotel
and lost no time in beginning 10 thnh
m. and also made their rooms heaa,
quarters for others OF their kii,u =.
ahout town who could be enticed to
imbibe with them. In the evening theS
drank and cursed and swore, and
staggered about the halls OF the hotei
the reVelry continuing until the snlal
hours of the night. making II anythlnt
but pleasant for the land-lady ana IN,
self-respecting guests OF the hotei. ~
course there We're young boys Wh'
saw what was going on, and DOUBT
less they laughed az the exhibition o.
boodluuism. while simpering girl
heamcd on the visitors and regarded
their actions as being real cute.
There YOU have the whole story
There you have the principal reasoi
why the Observer Is opposing a con
tlnuation of the hypocritical dry
rule In Polk County aud advocating
The regulated saloon in preference
BOYS are alike the world over. a Poi
County boy is neither better no
worse than Yamhi1 County boy
Conditions are neither better no
worse in Dallas than in McMinnVillt
The McMinnville boy can get all IN
iiouor he wants in Portland; the Dal
las hoy can get all the liquor he want
in salem. Not In person, but by freigh
or express. The men who eonduc
maIl-order liquor houses have n
means OF knowing whether their Gus
toners are men or boys. and order
are filed without question. Any ma
who cares enough about local condi
tions to remain out OF bed until mid
night on any Saturday night In Dalia
will see enough 10 satisfy him that IN
Young boys OF the town are getting a
the beer and whiskey they want Il
a sorrowful condition OF afairs, an
one which never existed before, eve
under the old and undesirable systei
Of controlling saloons
ANY man who has at all observe
conditions knows that the last tN
years have been bad ones for the boz
OF PoIk County. In an honest b
mistaken. enort % reform q litt
handful of xcessive drinkers OF mi
ture years. youth has suffered As
weu-known citizen put Il the oth'
day. we are sacrihcing dozens
wong boys IN an effort to reform
Few ola soaks.' and the sad part Of
- We are not even reforming q
'so5lrzsH
when PoIk County was under q
license system. no man found i ne
essarv 20 send away from home r
Hover. when man wanted dTin
he had only 20 sep into g szioon 81
ny e. ne bog was not alio~ea
ne saiccu. sna. nos thiaking Of q