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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1918)
# T H E P O L K POST. C O U N T Y ECKER' A CURRIE, Publishers Published Twice a Week at Independence, Polk County, Oregon, on Tuesday and Friday Entered us second-class matter March 26, 1918, at the postoffice at In dependence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. STRETCHING PARIS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FRANCE THE RED CROSS HAS HELPED WHERE GOV. ERNMENTS WERE HELPLESS. Subscription Rates: $1.50 a Year Strictly in Advance; Six Months $1.00; Three months 50 cents. All subscriptions stopped at expiration. The avalanche of refusees that ■wept Into Carls from the north of France had been the despair of the civil authorities. These 'homeless, J. F. CURRIE, Business Manager ■tunned people were a new responsi CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor. bility to be added to the thousands of wounded men that came steadily from JU ST DOGGONE DOGGEREL the shambles of the west front Paris Is an old city. It was not ready to take in Its neighbors’ chil (Author Unidentified.) dren. Its population was already a L tight fit. So It made the best of its poor hospitality by offering up Its gar If you was a slacker o f high degree, rets, New building construction seem And welched on a liberty bond, tax free, ed impossible. Men were scarce. The A n ’ ye couldn’t get over to “ Gay Puree” mechanic was either manning the trenches or fighting the fight |n the • For a swell old time like ye used to, see! wui factories. Paris waa distracted. W h at’d ye do, bo, It Is wonderful Indeed how nobly Paris tried to meet this condition. W h a t’d ye do ? And It Is remarkable how Paris met It W ould ye sit in yer corner and*write a note with the aid of our own Red Cross. .V beggin’ the words o f the late Rufus Choate, Unhampered by red tape or precedent, our Red Cross p on overalls and And tell yer Congressman how he should vote? Jumper, carried the hod, became archi You betcha! tect, engineer and contractor and went II. Into the building of homes. Here was a church lot that lay vacant; here an I f you was a worker that wouldn’t work unfinished hospital; there a worn out And ye hated the feller that didn’t shirk, And ye heard a lip-patriot talk like a Turk, W hat’d ve do, bo, W h at’d ye do? Would ye call in yer reekin’ calamity crew And give ’em a rope and a drink’er two, And say, “ Uncle Sammy, I done it for you ” ? You betcha! III. I f you was chased by a million spies That danced in yer ears and bulged yer eyes, And made ye see glass in yer cranberry pies, W hat’d ye do, bo, W hat’d ye do? W ould ye even it up.with the folks next door, And tell the fly cops to go in an’ explore An honest man’s home, for munitions o f war? • You betcha! IV. I f you was in wrong with all o f the boys, And they didn’t fall ter yer kind a noise, And ye just sort’a lost yer equipoise, W hat’d ye do, bo, W hat’d ye do? W ould ye call ’em traitors and take yer stand At the W hite House gate with yer flag in hand, And pose as a patriot noble and grand? You betcha! V. Or if they needed ye in the ranks And ye sent yer relations, all, with thanks, And the juice ran down in yer hbt-air tanks, W hat’d ve do, bo, W hat’d ye do? Would ye shout yer buncombe over the sea, And grabbing the Starry Banner, free, Still pull down yer pay from the Treasuree? You betcha. VI. Maybe ye would, but disposed to do right And help, with the rest of us, win this great fight, Forgettin’ the lure o f the calcium light, Here’s what y e ’d do, bo, Here’s what y e ’d do; Y ’ would stand by the job ’til the big work was done, Giving cheer and support to the man with the gun, Keepin’ all the ranks closed ’til the triumph was won, That’s what y e ’d do, bo, That’s what v e ’d do. .. ' I * building, all of which In a fortnight were started on their way toward new apartments, rooms and sleeping wards. We here at home who associate the great Red Cross movement with band ages and white gowned nurses must lose this old Illusion In the light o f a thousand other works for humanity. In this case we see the Red Cross first as diplomats convincing the civil authorities o f Paris as to their ability to remedy the situation, then as architects remodeling buildings, chang Ing building plans, hiring labor gath ered by themselves from the ex-sol dlery and the older man, all the while working under every Imaginable hand icap, while Father Time cried, “ Get It done, get It done.” So out of the garrets came these de spairing people to find new hojje it clean homes, to get new cheer out ol sheer bodily comfort and fresh cour age to again take up the great trust that France has kept so well—“ to car ry on.” It is not strange that out French brothers believe In your own Red Cross Just a little more than yon do. But should this be? W hen He Gets that Pouch ol Real GRAVELY Chewing Plug You Sent Him A man’s first impulse is to share a good thing. ~ velyP iu gh i been ’ Real 1 Gravely Plug Las spread ' all over Amer mjy by the Gravely Gi _ __________ _____________ ica simply user offering a small chew to his friends. Tobacco like that is worth sending. It means something when it gets there. Give any man a chew of Real Gravely Plug, and he will tell you that t the kind to tend. Send the bett! Ordinary plug i* falae economy. It cost* less per week to chew Real Gravely, because a small chew of it lasts a long while. If you smoke a pipe, slice Gravely with your knife and add a little to your smoking tobacco, it will give flavor—improve your smoke. SEND YOUR FRIEND IN THE U. S. SERVICE A POUCH OF GRAVELY Dealers all-around' here carry it in 10c. pouches. A 3c. •lamp will put it into his hands in any Training Camp or Sea* port of the U. S. A. Even “ over there” a 3c. stamp will take »1 to him. Your dealer will supply envelope and give \ you official directions how to address it. P. B. G R A VE LY TOBACCO C O , Danville, Va. KINGS VALLEY The Patent Pouch keepa it Freeh and Clean and Good —it it not Real Gravely without this Protection Seal U. S. Soldiers Make a Hit E s ta b lis h e d 1 8 3 1 (By Henry J. Allen.) The Red Cross ladies of Ward gave a basket social and sold ice And out of the confused picture cream Saturday evening:. There you get a realization that the Amer- was quite a crowd and the music i ican soldier is making a hit over term of office has accomplished later chairman of the State Repub was fine. j here. He has so many new things more for Oregon than any other lican Central Committee. Space forbids further enumera which he brought along that he member in Congress in a like period. ,, tion of the vast amount of work I“ * ! * ^ e native population enter- i t e c ’ their o lighter, Mrs. Martin Among his colleagues he is known Senator McNary has done for Ore-, 1 tained all day. Incidently he is Chi stenson, on Sunday. j making also the oppression that he as “the man on the job”, and dur gon, hut anyone will realize from Air. and Mrs. John Story of Air- i is a fighting man. In the Lune- ing the present war crisis Oregon the foregoing the Senator has dis- lic visited the last of the week with ! ville sector, where many Americans should consider itself fortunate in j played truly remarkable ability, their grand-daughter, Airs. Elmer j are taking instructional training un- having an opportunity to return him 1 coupled with extra-ordinary dili- j der fire, they do the oddest things, and not be compelled to send to gence anjl energy. Ilis native state i Campbell. V apparently out of dare devil spirit. Washington, a new, untrained man. can host show its appreciation of Sir. and Airs. Elmer Campbell vis ; They . are always rigging up sur Believing that the supreme obli-1 his faithful and efficient services ited Sunday with her parents, Mr. prises for the Germans, a favorite gation he owes his seountry is to j by nominating and electing him. and Airs. Hutch Bevens. THOMAS B. KAY, ; stunt being for them to sneak across help win thePwar, Senator McNary, instead of returning to his state to State Treasurer. ■ Whitfield 's > ° Man’s Land and bring back pris- (Jpr blacksmith)1 Mr conduct a political campaign, is at B. AV. SI.REMAN, j oners from the very trenches of the lias bought an auto. I Bqs. Rep. of District Germans. Sometimes they get rest his post in Washington working for Airs. Rose Sullivan visited a few less and start a brilliant fight that Oregon and aiding in the prosecu Council of Carpenters. days with tier aunt, Afrsr. H. C. Har didn’t seem to be on the program of tion of the war. MRS. GEO. VV. McMATH, ter. Always since entering the Senate Pres, of. Co-operative the day’s work. Said a Wag to me he has been a friend of our soldiers League. the other day, “These blamed Sam Misses A’irgie Price mid Alice and sailors and has introduced legis THOMAS A. McBRIDE, mies are disturbing the peace of Bodgker went to Corvallis 'Iasi lation giving them preferential Chief Justice of Oregon Wednesday to attend the Van Lahe Europe. The war was jogging along homestead rights and repeatedly Supreme Court. comfortably down here in the French and Logan weddings. T. B. NEUHAUSEN, sector without much activity until championed their cause when their Vice-Chairman Hughes Mrs. Mary Sanger spefif Sunday these Americans came into the welfare was in jeopardy. Championing the causee of the Campaign Committee. afternoon with Mrs. Della Miller. trenches. They've sta ted the fight Oregon farmers, Senator McNary (Paid Adv.) ing all over again.” F. L. Miller and Arrlo Allen went Much lias been said since the war procured for them a primary wheat bear hunting Sunday. opened about the trained docility of market, saving thereby several mil Mr. and Mrs. Grover Ayers spent the Gemma soldier; his obedient lion dollars to the wheat growers Sunday with his parents, Mr. and willingness to go where his officers of the Northwest. Realizing the present Food Con send him lias been pointed out as Airs. Andy -Ayers. the acme of soldierly perfection trol La\v fails to fix prices for many Sam Wood will preach at ttie reached thru h century of purpose commodities, Senator McNary has B. F. JONES church Sunday morning • and at ful training. It now remains to he introduced, and is laboring for the Candidate ior Representative Pclk Ward Sunday afternoon. seen whether a soldier notable for passage of a bill, striking at profit and Lincoln Counties, May Pri eering and fixing prtces on the ne maries. Mrsr. Addie Graham went to personal initiative, whose strong im pulse is to take the war as a per cessaries of life. (Paid Advertisement) Portland last week. Senator AIcNary has procured: sonal matter, will not he more ef Government contracts for the first fective than the less imaginative CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY JUDGE WIGRICH ITEMS German fighter. The growing be time in the state’s history for Ore I hereby announce myself a can- gon products, such as prunes, de- lief over here among our allies is hydralej potatoes and vegetables in *liflnte for the Republican nomina- Air. and Mrs. Davlid Haley rftoved that the Americans, man for man, large quantities. **on for the office o f County Judge to Independence last Friday. will outfight (lie Germans; Ibis is Large contracts from the govern- *° sl|cceed myself, subject to thi the belief also of the American of nt the Primary election to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Porterfiekl ment for army clothing and ship- '° t ° rs fit ficers, whose enthusiasm about the he held May 17, 1918. and family were Sunday guests at building and lumbering industries. Sane business policy, economical, the home of of Air and Mrs. W. E. “fighting edge” of their men Senator Mcarv was mstrumentnl amounts to the finest faith I've ever hut not parsimonious administra Bevens. in procuring space on British ships known. And their faith is not with tor the. shipment of condensed milk *'on- Special atention to Probate Mr. and Mrs. Will Roberts and out works. Every American camp and cream from Oregon conden- i Court.. Respectfully, family visited Sunday at the home is full of the stories of aetual oe- series, whereby the disaster which C. KIRKPATRICK. of the latter's parents. Air. and Mrs. curences in which personal initia (Paid Adv.) JE LLY , JU ICES AND JA M MrComas. tive and courage have brought threatened t h is industry was averted. I wonderful results. Cluis. McCoinns, who has been A QUESTION TH A T HAS NE’ER BEEN A N SW ER E D Senator McNary is working: Conner ior County Clerk For prompt payments of allot I hereby announce my candidacy What becomes of all the lead pencils women borrow working in Kings Valley spent sev The Important Part eral days with his parents, Mr. and ments to dependent relatives of our for county clerk of Polk county, “ just for ii moment” from their husbands? Mrs. McComas. , ... soldiers and sailors. subject to the decision of the Re It is nol enough that your cliick- — x— A comprehensive plan for the publican voters at the primary Alisses Keil and Gillett spent S u n -; ’’ns go home to roost; keep them nt THOSE STRANGE NOISES YOU OFTEN H E A R itilization of the water power re-1 election to be held May 17, 1918. I day ant ft he home of Air. and Mrs. j l»°me to scratch. (Tennyson J. Daft.) lources of Oregon. j was lmrn and raised in Polk county Harry Stratton. ! ------------ For the construction of a coast and believe I can successfully per- What moan those sad and mournful wails, UNITED STATES SENATOR military highway nt Government form the duties of the office, CHARLES L. McNARY Those rnuterin’s and sighin’s? Wasted Warnings expense. j 10 GEORGE AV. CONNER. ’Tis little Johnny on his knees Senator McNary was born on a j (Paid ad. by George AV. Conner) • Kansas City Star.) A-dingin’ dandelions. farm in Oregon; reared in the Bap- j For years and years until rompi.r- . — x— tis t church educated in the public! otively lately the able editor of ihe SWOPE & SWOPE schools: worked his way through I lls LOGICAL REASON ING old home paper, ever mindful of the Stanford University; is a lawyer LAW YERS “ There is a skinny, dried up feller here, by the name o f Welfare of the whole family of his i and farmer and has been a life-; I. 0. 0. F. Building Morbid Tallboys,” relates old Riley Rezzldew. “ De says readers announced quite often that ' long Republican. He was formerly ! that the world came to an end quite a spell ago, and avo Bud Pin ker or Luther Huggins or Oregon a justice on the Supreme Court and Independence, some other young scamp had bought j are now actually in hell. He argues it with considerable , a new l>ttggv, and solemnly w arned plausibility, too, with anybody who will listen. i OU See, j the girls to look out. Later along he is married to a rod hfaded Tvidirtv, terTyears older than he revealed what the nefarious The Independence National Bank lliinself and with six plumb wild children.” scoundrel« evidently intended to __ X— keep a profound secret: namely, POLITICAL ADVERTISING Established .1889 W H IL E MAKING TH E W ORLD M ORE P L E A S A N T h'^«J¿h « new^SHmi Tn the East tlun*o is considerable sentiment favoring a again warned the girls to look out. prohibitive tax on piano duets. ,0 sa>- <•>•' Kiris ignored „ x • M Y , T H E T IM E W E W A S T E O N W O M E N the admonition, and it is not record I ed that a single giggling one of them looked out At any rate, most of A Kansas motorist estimates that in the two years he ,,"'IU has been driving a car he has wasted two months o f good time waiting out in front for the women folks to get ready. ° IN TEREST P A ID ON TIME married after about n"m,M’r ,,f b,,ggy or ___ No Baby Act LOST, A R E M A R K A B L E PENHOLDER A litle girl from the lower grades appeared and asked. “ Pid anvone in here find a yellow penholder walking up the hill?” A Successful Business Career of Twenty-Five Years Don t he afraid that you’re play- ing the baby act when you buy "baby bonds." Remember that great oaks from little acorns grow. t Because United States Senator Charles L. McNary has made good he should he nominated to succeed himself in the Republican Primary —May 17th. From the day he became Senator he has loyally championed the pro secution of the war, and during his j DEPOSITS Officers and Directors H. Hirschberg. Pres. D. W . Sears, V. P. R. R. DeArmona, Cashier W . H. W alker I. A. Allen 0 . D. Butler I