Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-20
POMONA GRANGE HAS
PLEASANT MEETING
High Salaries Of Officials,
Come Up For Considerable
Comment

Marion county Pomona Grange met
at Macleay Oct. Is, 1916 during the
forenoon session reports were received
from the several oranges of the coun.
ty. The reports showing healthy
growth in membership. At the noon
hour repast was served. That in spi e
OF the high prices now charged for all
FOOD products, discredited the charge
that the Wilson admi Illustration had
made it almost impossible for the com
mon people to have the best the market
affords. The afternoon meeting was
open to all who desired to attend the
Lecturer of Stayton having charge of
the meeting. The first speaker was Mr..
Van Trump of North Howell, who spoke
on compulsory vaccination. He was in
favor of the measure to be voted on at
our general election, doing away with
compulsory vaccination, although he
was not opposed to vaccination but that
because many were opposed to vaccina-
tion ne thought the present law should
be repealed He also touched on the
Sunday law and favored the measure
initiated which would repeal the pres
ent law in regard to the same.
Seymour Jones, candidate for state
representative, was the next speaker.
He said i'll making his bow that he was
surprised at being called on to address
the meeting as he came to learn and
not to talk. This was answered by l..
IL. McMahan from another part of the
house that he had expected to make use
of that expression when he was called
on for talk. Mr.. Jones with consid.
cradle expenditure of muscle and lung
power said he wanted to be instructed
as to the needs of the oranges so he
could meet their wishes when elected.
l.. II. McMahan, independent candi-
date for prosecuting attorney, address
ed the meeting. He said he had expect
ed to speak on the rural credits bill but
after hearing Jones he thought he
had better speak on some other sub
ject. He began by saying that he
thought the people were tired of prom
ises from candidates for the legislature
as no honest man could go to the legis.
lature-whereupon Mr.. Jones with
blood in his eye was going to have
Nc S scalp-when McMahan poured oil
on the troubled waters by asking Mr..
Jones to wait until he finished his
statement which was that no honest
man could 90 to legislature and get a
second term which caused broad smile
to beam upon the face of Mr.. Jones.
He also spoke on the high salaries
paid to many of our officers, saving
some effort should be put forth looking
to the lowering of the high salaries,
but who ever heard of cut in salaries
1t is easy to raise them but seemingly
almost impossible to lower them.
Ivan Martin, for state representative,
was also called on who spoke briefly,
saying there were worse things than
woman $ suffrage, and that most of
the men were blessed with mothers
and that most of the brains did not
come from mans head. He like most all
candidates was proud of the fact that
he was born on farm.
Mrs. Clara Waldo past state lecturer
of the state grange was now called on
and in her eloquent way had the un-
divided attention of the meeting. She
spoke on many subjects of particular
interest to the grange, speaking partic
ularly in regard to the use of lime on
the land, saying that the present high
rates by the railroad prohibited the
use of lime by the farmers, but thought
that the railroads were standing in
their own light as the increased pro-
duction would more than countcrbal-
ance any rate reduction the railroads
might give the farmers in the hauling
of lime. She spoke of the happy feeling
in being with Macleay grange as it
was her home grange.
Jack Noorhies spoke of the meeting
held in Corvallis which recommended
that the lime quarries of the state be
opened and the lime he crushed by the
state and furnished the farmers at
cost. This aroused considerable discus
sion, those opposed citing the failure
of the state in going into the flax bus
mess, arguing theretrom that it would
be better for the grange to get behind
it and Mr.. Van Trump of North Howell
was appointed TO investigate the mat
ter and report at the next meeting of
Marion county Pomona grange. The
open meeting was dismissed and the
grange opened in secret session.
A resolution was presented by Tur-
ner grange and passed, asking that the
legislative committee use their best. eff
forts with the next legislature looking
toward the reduction of high salaries
OF county officers as one OF the means
of lessening taxes.
Three candidates were given the 5th
degree. Grange closed by singing
America. Pomona grange will meet
with Salem grange the 3rd Wednesday
in January, 1917. Those present from
Salem grange were Mr.. and Mrs. j..
A. Selwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend,
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
j. Mcdonald, Henri Fletcher, Mr.. How
ell, Mrs. Mary How'd, Mrs. Workman,
Mrs. A. V. Davidson and Miss Ethel
Fletcher