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LJ 777ZIZZ1a i THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County, Oregon, on Thursday. latorcCM cond Class Matter Attgnrt 1, 1912 at ibePcst Office at Did pndenc, Polk County, Oregon, Under the Act of Marco 3, 1879. C A. Hurley, Publisher Sr Proprietor Sawcrlption Rates: One Year $ 1.50 Strictly In Advance Independence, Oregon, When Woodrow Wilson and W. J. Bryan Talk 2d It Over GssyMflit, lilt, by American Press Association, ' W tlim Interesting picture was snapped at Trenton, N. J., noon the 1st on of William J. Bryan's much talked ot wlslt to President Elect Woodrow Wilson. The distinguished, couplet were on their way to lunch and were talking of Governor Wilson's) recent vacation In Ber tiui .ftr hlr Hires hour conference over cabinet possibilities and proposed leg-lelation. Governor Wilson (on the state all about the good time be had during his month a reiL DR. C. L ALSBURG Dp. Carl L. Aliburg, successor to Or. Wiley aa government pure food expert. Brief News of the week Otiuma, Iowa, bus adopted the com mission form of government by a vote f 1361 to 1276. Human ashes were mailed by parcel post at the St. Louis postoftlce for Edwardevllle, 111., where they will be buried In the grave that was dug for Frederick Nsuuiaun, The question ot Increased Insurance rates Imposed by the Royal Aroauum, fought ao bitterly by a few ot Ita mem bars, will be taken to the aupreme court ot the United States. The lowest temperature of the lata 'sold anap In California waa recorded at Huaana (San Luis Obispo county). In the Santa Lucia range, where the thermometer registered eight degrees below aero. During the course of the Inquiry be ing made Into the Putamayo Rubber aoandal in London, It has been admit ted that 30,000 natives have been mur dered during the last 11 years by offi cials of one company, Proposed I ncr of about 10 per eent In the freight ratea on newa print paper from Sault 8te. Marie, Ontario, to destinations In (he United States, were suspended by the Interstate Com merce commission from January 11 to July 11. Clashes between pickets and the po lice eoutinue ro mnrt tne progress of Us garment maker' strike la New ''"" 'S, eWliitV v ' (I Friday, Jan. 31, 1913. left) la telling his possible secretary ef Tore.. Leaders of the waist and dress makers' unions declared that the mem bers of those organisations had voted to go on strike. While the allies and powers are bickering over the cession of Adrian ople, the people of that city are starv ing and the town Is at its last gasp. Military authorities have seized all food In the place and are mnktng only one distribution, comprising a half ra tion, dully. A commercial panto with many fail ures Is threatened by the ciar'a ukaae e ipelllng the remaining Jews from the olty of Klcft by the end of the Russian year. These Jewi number 164 mer chants with their families, do a bust nesa of Jiio. 000,000 a year and nave current liabilities Of f 12,600,000. People In the News Prealdent Tatt has renominated Charles P, Nell) (o be commlsslensr of labor. CommlHuloner Franklin K. Lane, ef California, waa elected by the Inter atate Commerce commission to serve aa Its chairman tar the year beginning January 13. He aucceeded Commis sioner Charles A, Prouty. Bail bonds In the sum of (240,000 for the release of OUf A. Tveltmoe and Eugne Clancy, the convicted dy namite conspirators sentenced to all years In the federal prison at Leaven worth, lkn. were filed at S:in Krau Cisco before the United Stales com nimxioiHT. New York. Complete plnt-s ! continuation of the progressive , for a fight to secure ontrol of co .jovfrnuvntB and of the next run were a.uiiinced litre. Leaders ot , party fnni every nectton Si 'he co.. try went In om!ou for two Jays, aii It was announced that f"r:miiion headquarters hud beou eslotHshou that a puMieity bureau v. otiM te 0!e ed and that the :rty won! J h., e complete organisation within a reason able period. "The first objective." snyt the r port of (tie conference, as made puli'.lc, "Is the oritanlsatlon of the progressive larty In every county and congression al district throushout the country with the purpose of havltiK county tickets nominated for thu election of 1314 and of making an effective fur-reaching congressional camiia.n in that year. Emphasis Is laid upon the purpose of the party to have a candidate In every congressional district in the country In the next congressional election.' Chicago. "Uig business," its right to growth aiul ita duties to the coun try, were dincuesed by lreldent eloct Wilson In a speech before the Com mercial club of Chicago. Among llovvrnor Wilson' audience were bank presldtnta. railroad presi dents and heads of great business -terDrlaee. I dnn't cW fcow tSg business grows, provided it grows big In con tart with kn competition," he said. 'The future business of the United Htra doe not depend upon the tor- eminent, but upon the business men of the United State" Wilson said four things must be done either by the buslneaa men vol untarily or under the "whip of law." These four things were: 'Natural resources must be conaerr- ed and also used for the common good. Raw materials must be put at the disposal of every person In the United Suites on equal terras. Banking credit must be put on terms of equality to all. "niminesa must be free of every forrn or of every kind cf monopoly." Renewal of War Seems Probable Ion don. Diplomacy still la busy seeking a solution for the Balkan dead lock, rears that the peace confer ence will end in failure and that the allies will take up arms again are stronger tbau at any time alncs ths plcnlpotentUrlea came to London- A Gift on the Field of Battle A Story of the Balkan War By F. A. MITCHEL One of those bloody battles between li e allied HiiHtnu forces aud the Turks, nenr Adrlniiole, bad been fought, and the lutter hnd beeu defeated, but not without terrible cost to tliolr enemies. fntm the field arose the mingled cries of Turks and Bnlkans, the former ap pealing to Allah to seud theiu succor. (he latter to the Christian s Hod. Two wounded MouteneKrln soldiers lay side by side. One of them, whose lei; had been ahnttered by a rifle ball, tat up and. pulliug a little flask from hU pocket, was about to take the jingle drink It contulned when he saw the other, who seemed to be wounded unto death, looking at It longingly. A struggle arose within the man who noHMOuK.Mt It. Me would soon likely be carried off the field to recover from hi wound, while the other gave evi dence of being In a dying condition. Both men craved the alngle dram thiit remained In the flask. To either It was morn than untold wealth. But the poBHeasor of the treasure could not wltuMtand (lie look on the race or me ntliM. Rlowlv. reluctantly, longingly. he reached out his hand and held It to Ills companion's llpa, who drank It down greedily. The Intter closed his eyes for a few momenta, then, seeming to gather at'-enirtli. there came a rcjrret that he should have been ao weak aa to accept a sift of what fellow soldier needed fur himself. "Piirdon." he aald faintly, 'the temptation was oo strong for me; I couldn't resist It." "You needed It far more than L 1 will recover without it. It may be tlie means of savluE your life," "I would that I might live to reward you for your sacrifice, but I cannot; 1 am dying." "Cheer un. Exercise vour Will Dower. Remember that there are those at borne who love you and are looking for your return.. This will pull you through. "There Is but one auch person In the world-my wife and she would prefer Unit I ahould never return." "I)o you mean it?" "I do. 8be loved another. Fate de prived ber of him and gave her to me. Our parents arranged a marriage be tween ua. My heart was In it, but not hers. I have bated this man, though I have never seen him. I only know that be exists. But now, since 1 am about to die, all that has gone from cie. I am even willing that my wife Hhould he happy with him." As he apoka the last worda he passed Into unconsciousness, while the atten tion of the other, hearing sounds of an approaching rescue party, waa turned In another direction. larknes fell upon the battlefield, but only caused the erlea of those lying there to sound more melancholy, as the whlppoorwUI slnirs anddest when the twilight bus passed. Lights apitpared here and there, niov liu; almut from place to place sa rescue parties relieved the wounded or carried tliem away to the hospitals. The man t.itu the brokeu le. supporting him self by an arm, looked eagerly at the llKhts, praying that some of them might come his way. A party drew neitr hliu and he called to thera, but either there were too many such calls for them to heed his or he had not the ntrvnKth lo make theiu hear. At any l ate they (waned ou, leaving blm bleed lug In the cold. He sank In a stupor, doubtless from loss of blood, from which he was aroused by a bright light which daisied hla eyes. Behind it was the dark figure of a soldier. "This ene Is alive," said the man. "Bring a stretcher." There was Just enough animation lo the sufferer to remei:i;er t'.te compan ion to whom he had griven his last drink of liquor, and he wondered If he Htill lived aud would be carried off the Held or would later be shoveled with the other dead Into a trench. But with lliv weakness both our finer and coarser feelluga are benumbed, and be did uot eveu aek the question. He waa carried to a boepltal-or. rather, a de pot for the wounded-where eutveons were at work stuld humlreua or poor retches who were awaiting meir turn to he examined, finally a sur geon approached him. looked at his leg and t once U'ifnn to amputate It. Louts Nndier when be left the howpl- till did ao with the heir, of a P"ir or tches. He hxd rami hU oonrnl'ii- cm tlo to the erlm in1 of war In a ' wss reserved l die a ' iMie: and death, for hi fitrht'og dn . ' . He sought hi Iiom I" t '' ': '" tain vlilinre t-t Jim"'""- other of war's wrecks, be was received thankfully that be had returned at all by thowi who were near and dear to blm. He would sit by the fireplace telling- his friends of the battles In which he had fought and the privations L a 1 One day a young widow who naa ( . . . . - rl a witn loat ber buabana in ino wi a nelKhborlng village to see Nadler. Aa she entered the room his eye light ed, and be exclaimed: "Marya!" iiitii.i" hed the maimed man. ; who started to rise from his chair, but ; she hurried to him and gently prevent-1 d hiui from getting up Sinking on ner knees hesme nrm, she suffered" BM to draw ber closer to him. i Alas." he said, "you sre now free,, but I I am a worthless cripple. loo j wtu li.nhf!ir.H murrv auuln. for yon ars i young and omely. and again I shall J sulfer the pain of seeing you pass to j the possession of another. i will never Inflict that upon you again." ' v nH i will not nermlt Ton to aacrlr , flee a lifetime of comfort with huaband and children for me. To be near you ; an I not possess you would be a wreicn- ed existence for me. No. As aoon aa on won nd nerailts I abail go away, perhaps to America, where they tell me that even auch as I may earn enough to prevent bis being a burden ou uny one." "Lou la. my life henceforth your l hIihII tuke care of vou and If neces sary work for you. But that will not be uecessary. My husband baa lert me a competency, enough to live ths iim.iA lira tn which we have been ac customed from our childhood. I bars done uiy duty toward him so long as be lived, and now that he is dead wnai was his la mine, and 1 am aure be would not grudge me tbe comfort of sharing it with you." Nadler made no reply. Be was thinking of the words spoken by ths nldler on the le d of battle. "BM now, atnee I am about to die, all that . , i i , has gone rrotn me. i am even mniui tbut my wife should be happy with I him." He recalled, too, the look on tbe man's face when he saw the flask ! containing that which would quencn tbe horrible thirst and give him a little strength to bear his sufferings. And he rejoiced that he had conquered his own craving and bestowed the boon on bis comrade. Marya came often to see tbe maimed aoldier, and while she rejoiced that abe might minister to blm be found In tbe ministrations of one he loved and who loved him solace for bfa mis fortune. Hla wound healed slowly, and since they were separated In their homes, her attendance upon him was Inconvenient and difficult In order thnt she might do more for him It was deemed better that they should be married and live under one rooftree. Some shook their heads that a widow of but a few months should marry, but older persons approved of the plan, and the pair were made one. And now to return to the soldier ly ing on the battlefield, who had ac cepted bis comrade's last drink. Ths same rescue party who had succored hN wounded comrade, thinking him dead, pnssed on. Another party, ac pcmpnnled by a medical officer, came, and the aurgeon, placing his ear over the soldier's heart, found that It still lienl. He ordered a restorative and the man removed to a hospital. Tlier the soldier was revived, and wlicn he hail come to a condition to be questioned, an officer who was taking (lie names of the wounded asked bis mma. The soldier hesitated. A faraway look waa In hla eyes, but the officer bail no time to heed It. "Your natner he repeated impa tiently. "August Hebn." The officer passed on, not knowing that the patient bad not given tbe name that belonged to blm. Ilehn, aa be appeared on the hoapital Mat, lay for weeks hovering between life and death At last, pale and emaci ated, be waa discharged, not only from the hospital but from the army, and tottered toward hla home. On ths mad be fell In with another discharg ed soldier limping along with hla foot and head bound up, and tbe two Jour neyed together. "I am going home," aald the man to riehn. "to my dear wife. I have done my duty by my country and have earned a reunion with her 1 love." "1. too. am pn'ng home, t find I ex pect my wife with a former lover. I have doubtless been reported among the dead, since I gave a false name at the hospital." "And what will yon do It yon find i he case aa you expectT' "God known r replied Ilehn. When their paths separated the sol dier aald to Heha: "Good by. I hope thnt you will find that your wife has loved you and remained true to you." "Goodby," waa the reply. "1 am pre pared for ths worst" "Will you kill bimr "I don't know." ilehn tottered on. stopping at times by tbe way to gather a little strength or perhaps because he dreaded to know what he feared. Us could not bat envy hla comrade who had gone on to the woman ot whose affections bs bad ne doubt And ao one evening aa dusk was falling he approached the village wherein waa his borne. Be waited on tbe outskirts until the Inhabitants wars all withiu doors, then went on and, coming to hla own house, looked In through a window. A cheerful tire biased on the Dearth, but there was no one In tbe room. Presently a woman entered. A cold chill came over the watcher's heart, for there was no aiKU of mourning tn ber apparvl She put some logs on tbe fire, then drew an easy chair up before It Leaving her apartment ahe presently returned, her hand on tbe arm of man alklng by meana of crutches. The soldier without Ottered a stifled cry. The maimed man was he who had hen hiui his last drlnk-the drink he i- n;ad for. the drink thst aaved his ,if e. Us ertlv a hi arrived at an Amerl- i i : n wh,e passenger list was i ? i f ticu"? Ilehn. In Monte- ' jir v. " t'e who npwaa him cm i.ili. l e rr the man she b- , i, her eta l husband know tnat tney owe tneir aappmesa to tM sacrifice of a little brandy on tie flat, of battle. Bees Fitter Than P'9e" tt is not generally known tnat beea .re swifter In flight than plgeoow-tbat ,. for short distances. Some years ago . pigeon fancier of Bamme. Wepha- lln. laid a wager that a oou -seated three mile, from tbelr hives would resell borne In less time than a doren pigeons. The competitor, were given wing at Rybern. s village nearly . league from H.mme. and the first ee reached the hive a Quarter of a minute In advance of the first pigeon Three other bees reached the goal for the second pigon. The bee. were sNh slightly handicapped, baring been rolled in flour before starting for pur pose of identification. . b:m. o :k tn ralar. A publisher's letter bag often holds queer communications, nui suggestions are more remarkable than one received at the Oxford University ITess In the following terms: . st. Dl ..vh. rn make AD inaia imprr i- LU elm nanar at m hrlnht nurple color with gold capitals and silver words (or jet black India paper With orange r very bright yellow letters), or brigni . ..r llow India paper with Wlllllltv large black faced type with iu wi red or tain particular worm in yuiyc bright bluer Xo medieval breviary ever had r 1 G such Stand- a riot or gauay uuta.-wjuu srd. . r ,t . . Blood Tsmperature ef Athletes. There have been made at tbe Lon don College hospital some curious ob servations on the blood temperature of athletes. The normal blood tern lierature of man la about 98.11 degrees V. A young man after a run of 200 yards showed a temperature of 100.T6 decrees, another a temperature of 100.04 degrees and a third a tempera ture of 102.2 degreea after a run of half a mile. A mile run produced an Internal temperature of 102.8 degrees with one athlete and 103.6 degrees with another. After a three mile run one young man had a temperature of 105 degreea, hot this runner's normal blood temperature was 101 degTsei In perfect bealth.-HarpeCe. Ths Warm Turned. "How much are your six roots apartment?' asked the tired young wife seeking new quarters, "Fifty-live dollars ons on tke sixth, one on the third." replied the hallboy, moving toward the elevator. Hsatop ped suddenly, "Got any children V he aaked. "Five dollars more for children." "How about doga?' And ths af fronted young mother glared. 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