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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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tion of the vast amount of work
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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...
soldiers
and sailors.
subject to the decision of the Re
It
is
nol
enough
that
your
cliick-
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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.
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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.
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GEORGE AV. CONNER.
’Tis little Johnny on his knees
Senator McNary was born on a j (Paid ad. by George AV. Conner)
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Kansas
City
Star.)
A-dingin’ dandelions.
farm in Oregon; reared in the Bap- j
For years and years until rompi.r-
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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