Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-16
Monmouth News
Capital journal Special servicc)


April 10, occurred the regular monthly
meeting of Monmouth grange. Owing to
the spring rush on the farms, the at
tendance was rather small. However,
the morning session was called as usual;
five candidates were given the third
and fourth degrees, several matters of
routine business were attended to and a
resolution endorsing the action taken by
Multnomah county grange in reference
to the Non-Partisan League was endors-
ed. a Hoover dinner was served at
noon; no pie, cake or white bread or
other article of food which does not
meet the requirements of the food adj
m~inistration. Instead Of the usual pen
ny drill which went to pay the dish
washer, a collection was taken for the
Red Cross, as had previously been ar
ranged. An unusually interesting and in
structive program was given during the
afternoon. Miss Edna Mills of McMinn-
vile was present and gave a snort talk
on the urgent need of conserving more
wheat. She said she had learned of sew
eral cases of criminal wastefulness and
that people did not realize the terrible
suffering and death from starvation
among the women and children of Eu-
rope, and pleaded for them and for a
more liberal dividing of our stores for
them and the soldiers.
Mr.. Mickle, state food and dairy
commissioner, was also present and
spoke as scheduled on the workings of
the state food laws. He defined the
meaning of adulteration in its fullest
sense as construed by our laws, and il
Illustrated by the aid of a collection of
canned and bottled food products Of
various brands. The law he said had
been Of great benefit to the people he
cause it compelled Gamers and manufac-
turers to label their products correctly
and in preventing them from using GER
tain harmful preservatives. He urged
housewives to pay more attention to the
labels as they always indicate the pre-
sence of any injurious substance and
are placed there for her protection. He
spoke of the enormous deception and
graft of patent medicine and toilet pre-
parations.
Capt. Walter l.. Tooze, Jr., and wife
took dinner with the grangers Saturday
and in the afternoon addressed them
and many of the townspeople in the Odd
Fellows hall. Capt. Tooze is in com
mand Of Company X, at Camp Lewis
and is touring Polk county in the in.
terest of the Third Liberty loan and
patriotism. He gave some very vivid
accounts Of army life and told of his
work at Camp Lewis and Of the spirit OF
democracy among the boys there. He
spoke of the salute which is a part OF
the army discipline and which applies
just as rigidly to officers as it does
to privates, giving for example a ease
where a soldier, for some reason, haC
failed to salute his officer, who became
very indignant, and commanded the pri
vate to salute him fifty times, SO that
he would not forget again. When the
soldier had done this n superior Off
Ger who had witnessed the proceedings
unobserved, came up and asked the OF
ficer if he had returned the soldier' :
salute, as he had not Of course the su
perior officer ordered him to return thu
fifty salntes the private had given him
On being asked about the reported
waste Of food at army camps, Capt
Tooze replied that as far as Camp Levi.
is concerned, it was absolutely false a
he always had seen that after eacl
meal a non-commissioned officer wa
sent down the line and each plate wa
inspected. If any waste of food wa
found the offender was severely punish
ed. He expressed the belief that all suel
reports were merely German propaganda
and urged that everyone be careful
about repeating any such rumors thu
spreading discomfort with the work o.
the government. The boys, he said, ar
giving their all, even to their lives, TO
MS and for world democracy, and every
one should give their hearty supper
in every way. Buy Liberty bonds unit
it hurts, then buy them until 1t hurt
some more. Then buy them until it stop
hurting, if it takes everything, even t
the last dollar.
Capt. Tooze certainly made a mos
impressive talk and the people OF MOI
mouth are proud to claim him as a pre-
duct of Polk county, feeling that whe.
his real chance comes he will prov
that he is made of the right kind 0
material.
The normal school was visited by tw
distinguished guests the past week. o
Wednesday morning at the chapel houl
Colonel Leader, military instructor a
the University Of Oregon, spoke to
large audience. He gave from his tweI
ty years experience in army life, rem1I
iscenees and vivid descriptions Of a
!, sides of life in the trenches, at the Son
me where he was leader of the Orang
: men. He expressed the belief Of victor
for the allies, finally and charged An
} erica with the responsibility of eduea'
z ing the young for citizenship in the con
: ing world democracy.
On Thursday afternoon Miss Sara
Lee Arnold. dean of Simmond g Colleg'
| Boston, gave a most interesting tai
to a picked house. The message sh
!. brought was. along the line Of war wor
r and Conservation, and every one enjo,
ed and profited by it. .
7 Although the Liberty loan drive d.
not begin here until one P. m. Saturda
!, owing to delayed supplies. Monmout
had subscribed $4,000 by Monda
night, exceeding her quota by $500
D and the good work continued until Sa
urday night when the total had reache
; $4,000. This is $4,000 "over the top
as our quota was $4,000.
Mrs. Matilda Jane Coleman of MOI
mouth, died at her home here on Thur
< dav of hemmOrage of the lungs. after q