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P O L K T M E C O Ü N l f Y POST. ▲ S mb I-W eekly Newspape r. Pabllskefi T w ice e W eek et Independence, Po & County, Oregon, on Tuesday and Friday BnWred aa sacond-class matter March 26, 1WB, at the poetofflce at In dependence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3,1879. S u b s c r ip t io n Rates« $1.50 a T ear S trictly in A dvan ce; Six Months flJ O ; Throe m onths 50 oents. A ll subscriptions stopped at expiration. CLYDE T. ECKER. Editor. MEAT INCREASE AT TIMENEEDED Producers Responded NoMy . When Demand Wae Shown to Then. CATTLE AND HOQ FIGURES. Government Justified In Pork Policy Which Nov/ Provides C h ief Sup 1918 was a great year, perhaps the most important one since the birth of Christ. In it was completed the colossal struggle of the ages, in it more people were freed from the tyrant’s yoke than in any other ten years o f the world’s existence, in it was planted the seed of democracy which is going to grow, a blessing to all humanity until time shall be no more. W e pass on into 1919 with a great amount of optimism. There# a Salesman from Virginia w h o w as ch aw in g and swapping yarns with the m en on the Post O ffice com er. “ H ave a chew,” says he to Jake. Jake doesn’t think he’s chew in g unless his cheek bulges out like he had the m um ps. "C a ll that a chew ?" ne snorts. “ S u re!" says the salesm an. “ T his is Real G ravely. T hat sm all chew s a tis fie s , and the longer you chew it the better it tastes.That’s why it doesn’t cost a n y th in g ex tra to chew this class of to b acco ." /« f M fm t t k m - t k m fc w k jjc m cam i f l l u i — d tette c / IÂ U L u t e ittU c m w H à r PEYTON BRAND Real Gravely Chewing Plug each p iece packed in a pouch ______ HU GRAVELY TOBACCO CO., D ANV IL LE. VA The In depen den ce ¿N ational Bank Established .1889 A Successful Business Career of Twenty-Five Years IN TEREST P A ID ON TIME DEPOSITS Officers and Directors H. Hirsehberg, Pres. D. W. Sears, V. P. Ira D. Mix, Cashier W . H. Walker I. A. Allen O. D. Butler ply to Meet Throe BllUon Pound Fat Shortage. In line with the general plan o f con servation formulated by the U. 8 . Food Administration immediately following the entrance o f the United States Into the war the contribution made by the meat producers of thin country to the war program la o f particular signifi cance, aa it demonstrate^ the hearty co-operation accorded the Food Ad ministration by the meat producers of the country. According to reports o f tbo U. 8. Department of Agriculture, there wan an lncreaee In cattle o f 10,¡188,000 beaJ and 12,-H 1,000 bogs, these figures com piled to January 1 last. In the same period there waa a decrease of 819,000 bead of sheep, but Indications are this decrease will show an Increase follow ing the latest reports. Since January 1 unofficial Informa tion Indicates an Increase in hogs of not leas than eight per cent, and not more than fifteen per cent, compared with one year ago, with an increase In average weight. Following the request o f the Food Administration for Increase In hog production for the fuU of 1918 and the ¡spring o f 1919 the Increase muy yield not less than 1,000,000,000 pounds more o f pork products than were available last year. Without this In crease the shipping program arranged by Mr. Hoover regarding animal food products would have been Impossible. The dressed hog products during the three months ending September 80, 1917, amounted to 908,172,000 pounds, while for the same months of 1918 the production was 1,277,589,000 pounds, an increase of over 874,000,000 pounds for the quarter. During the same period In 1917 In spected slaughter records of dressed beef showed 1,263,000,000 pounds as against 1,454,000,000 pounds for the three month period ending September 1, this y ea r. We most Increase our meat ship ments, especially our pork products, to meet the added demands of the mil lions liberated from German oppres sion. And at the same time we must look forward to the rehabilitation o f the European meat herds. The policy which guided our meet program In the past year has been fully Justified, t o r only the heavy pork production which It has brought about will enable us even partly to satisfy the Increased demands on us for the coming year. There will be a world shortage In fats, and it Is to the United States that Eu rope must look to supply Its deficien cy. At the same time there will con tinue to be heavy demands for beef. Owing to the limited refrigerator ship ping capacity European Imports of beef for some time will he limited. The United States, Australia and Argentine will be able to maintain a supply that will keep all available freezer vessels operating at capacity. A m e ric a ’s P led g e to th e A llie s W h e n T h eir Lines W e r e B reak in g America will send the food, what ever needs for victory. They believed, they stood fast and with our taea they carried on— to victory. 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Addreae This Paper and Western F an n er One W hole Y ear fo r $ 2.25 T H E T E S T NOW F U L F IL L E D . This government Is nothing more than the expression o f the people, and If we are to win the war it will be only because every mau, woman and child charges himself dally and hourly with the test, Does this or that contribute to win the war?— Herbert Hoover, April 18, 19ia With the solemn obligation of pro viding that “ margin’’ of food that would safeguard against starvation our friends In Europe the housewife and the consumer have learned hither, to Ignored and unsuspected things shout food, have absorbed a whole “ college education" In food values, food handling, buying and substituting that they will not want to forget. Our voluntary food-saving not only saved the Allies and made vital contri bution to the winning o f the war, but saved to ourselves In administration expenses the outlay out o f oar own pockets that any effective system of rationing would have extracted. It would have cost us about $43,000,009 to have policed ourselves aa against the 2 cunts per capita for co-operating. By saving and sharing America kept the world together during the war cri sis By saving and sharing America will help to bring the healing of na tions OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAMNTEREST Principal EvButs ef Ike Wsek Briefly Sketched fer Infest metien ef Our Reeder«. State Treasurer Kay, in his biennial report to the legislature, expresses thi belief that added duties should be giv en to the sealer of weights and ***** ores, or the sealer and tus work should ho transferred to the Jurisdiction of the public service commission. Complaint ia being mode regarding the present train service between Al bany and Lebanon and petitions are being circulated In Lebanon asking for a rearrangement of the schedule. People of Lebanon assert that that city baa not had auch an uaaetlsfao- tery train aohedide for 25 years. La Grande again has gone Into rig orous quarantine as a result of spread ing of the influence. At no time has the situation been as had aa mow. Many deaths have occurred and new cases are developing rapidly. Theaters, dances, churches, lodges and all public gatherings are affected by the d olin g order. One of the problems with which the next state legislature will be confront ed will be a deficiency of $430.16$, rep resenting the difference la the amount that can be levied by the state tax commission under the 6 per cent limi tation amendment, nod the require ments of the state lnstitutiona and de partments. Thirty-four delegates from 1? farm ing communities ef Deschutes county- met at Redmond with the county agent and state leader of county agents and organized the Deschutea County Farm Bureau. The meeting waa an enthus iastic one, and the organisation wilt take qn active part la the development of central Oregon. While the bill closing the Willam ette river to commercial fishing south of Oswego is now in effect. It does not repeal a law of the 1917 legislature, which allows abutting property own ers along the stream to take salmon for tbemselves and families, Attorney- General Brown has advised the state fish and game cotamiaaion. The expenditure of state road funds during the last biennium amounted to $2,288,257.68, and 50 mlleo of hard sur face, 111.8 miles of broken stone or gravel, 134.5 miles of graded road* and 40 bridges were constructed, ac cording to figures contained in tko advance sheets of the biennial report of the state highway commission. Fourth class postmasters have been appointed in Oregon recently, as fol lows: Alfalfa, Deschutes county, Lucy M. Smock; Big Eddy, Waaco county, Harriette B. Ward; Huber, Washing ton county, Elisabeth H. Thompson; Maplewood, Multnomah county, Ida H. Crawford; Mohawk, Lane county, Vance H. Seavey; Willows, Gilliam county. Augusta O. Parker. Disastrous fires occurring just at the close of the 1918 season made tho forest loss in Oregon the greatest in Its history, according to the report of Stat.' Forester Elliott, now ia course of preparation. The loss la estimated at 1,107,743,000 feet damaged or de stroyed, representing a monetary loo* of $734,692.26. Of this amount he es timates that 644,683,000 feet may bo salvaged. Between 2,500,000 and 3,000,000 pounds of fruit a month, or about 10 carloads a week, In an evaporated con dition, are moving out o f the Salem Fruit Union, which expects to pot its- Immense orders, cleaned up by Febru ary 1 at the latest, according to an announcement made by Manager Rob ert Paulus of the union. Growers will receive as high as $160 per ton for their prunes this year. Oregon will be entitled to receive $857,587 from the federal government each year for educational purposes un der the provisions of a national edu cational bill introduced In Congress by Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, ac cording to figures which have been submitted to School Superintendent Churchill of tbi* state, by tbe Nation al Education asaeciatlaa. Tbe meas ure, In a general war, baa far its purpose the elimination of illiteracy, and the general developmaat ef the physical, mental and moral wellbeing of young citizens. The rivers and harbors bill «(111 In clude Oregon projects that call for more than $1.260,090. Immediate ap propriations call for $96 L00O, and $318,900 will follow later for tba Ya- qulna river project. New projeota, with the amounts appropriated, are as fol lows: Cobs bay inner harbor for 22 feet. $130.000; Yaqalaa river, $100,099; Coqutlle river bar and entrance, $84,- 000; maintenance ef present projects at the Columbia river aatraaca, $180,- 000: lower Columbia sad W illam ette, $42^000: Coo* bay. 974 , 900 ; upper Willamette, $27,009.; Clatskaale river, Benjamin Brannan, a plonaer race horse owner of Eugene, died at his home there at the ago of 85. For the first time In history, Chrtst- mas turkeys sold In the wholesale market In Roseburg for 41 cents a pound. All members of the S. A. T. C. of the Oregon Agricultural college, with the exception of a few atudents on the sick list, have been discharged. Edwin B. Hatch, of Portland, was named a member of the state hoard of pharmacy to succeed Frank S. Ward, of Salem, secretary of the board. Ira Langley, a well-known cattle man ef Dixie creek, near Rye valley, was shot and killed by an unidentified peraou who was hidden in the brush near the road. The top notch price for cattle in Lake county was reached when W. D. Robiueit, of Summer lake, sold ¡13 head of beef stock to W. G. Moss, of Lakevlew, at 10 cents a pound. State teachers’ examinations in Wal lowa, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Jack- son, Coos. Douglas, Yamhill and Polk counties were cancelled because of prevalence of Spanish influenza. Five very large telephone poles and many large trees, some of which were more than two feet in diameter, were torn up In the vicinity of Eugene when a small cyclone visited the section. Gold Hill recently renewed the ban on Influenza by quarantining all cases, closing all public meeting places, pool- rooms, and prohibiting the assembling of more than five persons in public places. A tax levy yielding $550,782 will be required to maintain the public schools of Multnomah county during the com ing year. The school census shows 62,025 children of school age In the county. All logging camps in Coos county, numbering about 20, closed Saturday night and will not resume until after New Year’s, save the six at Powers, which shut down tbe 24th and reopen ed on tbe 26th. While It is said no case of Influenza at the state hospital for the insane threatens te terminate fatally, Dr. Steiner, superintendent of the institu tion, Is contemplating closing the hos pital No visitors. The total assessed valuation of the atatp la $987,523,896.97, an Increase of $68.928,826.61 over last year, when the assessed valuation was $928,605,670.36, according to figures given out by State Tax Commissioner Galloway. All restrictions on the serving of food by hotels, restaurants and other public eating places were discarded Monday, In conformity with Instruc tions received from Washington by the Oregon food administration. Labor and industrial problems la Oregon during tbe reconstruction pe riod will be the special subject of In vestigation and consideration ot a con vention of the state’s leading interests called for January 9-10-11, at Portland. It is reported from the lower Ump qua river that the Hubbard sawmill, belug rushed to completion for open ing about January 1, Is to be aban doned and no further work will be done upon it until the lumber sltua- tion develops. Tbe food administration has an nounced the cancellation of flour mill ing regulations. This will throw the market wide open to millers and deal ers to make auch prices as they see fit on flour and mill feed, subject only to the laws that pertain to profiteer ing. The new lease of the Pacific Chemi cal company on Summer lake waa ap proved by the state land board and Jason Moore has forfeited the $10,000 which he had deposited to cover the former lease. Under tbe new lease the first payment of royalty money Is due January 15, 1920. Mining for gold and plmtluum will be undertaken nt Whisky Run, a local ity a few miles above Bandon, on the ocean beach, where H. M. Axtell is assembling machinery and apparatus for tho work. Whisky Run is ene of the places that were famous for gold production in early days. Ia instructions sent out to all dis trict sealers of weights and measures $ 2000 . Deputy State Sealer Spence Wortman State Historian Coraelia Marvin baa countermanded hie order ef Septem well under way the gigantic task ef ber 27, when the district sealers were compiling the names of all Oregon told to waive the enforcement of the men whs entered the country's service gasoline law ns far aa the gravity of | during tbe great war. County his the gasoline in concerned. torians have been appointed la eaoh All bonds ef state official* should county by the state council o f defease, be written yearly; they should be re- ! to co-operate with Mias Marvla and qulred to have the written approval of j facilitate the work. Bulk records the atterney-general. and with the ex availuble so far shew that MOO men ception of the bonds of the treasurer j of the O. N. G. catered the regular and secretary ef state should all be army an n unit; 7100 volunteered from kept en file 1* the office of the eecro- July. 1117, te March. 111$; 16.000 man tary of state. These are recommend»- were drafted; 2400 collated ia the tlene which will be Included as a part j navy; >000 enlisted In the United or the forthcoming biennial report Of , States marine carps; 4990 enliated In Secretary of Bint« Olcott, which Is | the S. A. T C. an< now An tho sours# of preparation. K heels SOUTH POLK COUNTY ROLL O FH ONOR Killed JOE CLARK ROY JOHNSON JASON A. ARRELL D ia« la th * la n d s« JOHN O. NASH Missing In Action LEE C. JORDAN Bamaaaly W ound«« HARRY H. STALNAKEF. ARMIN D. YOUNG CYRIL R. RICHARDSON Prisoner ol W ar LIEUT. RALF A. FLOYD BU E N A V IS T A The high school had a very pleas ant party Friday night. Joe Decker of McMinnville is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Lichty. We wish The Polk County Post a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Chown of Wig- rich were Sunday visitors at the Ed Lichty home. R. Peterson, Mr. Moe and daugh ters, Thelma and Alice, were Albany callers Saturday. Addie Gobat of Albany was an over night visitor Friday with her cousin, Ruth Prather. Elmer Emmons went to Albany one day last week to see his son, Robert, who has the measles. Dr. Butler was called to see J. K. Neal, who is quite ill. Mr. Neal’» many friends hope for his speedy recovery. Ed Prather and son, Gale, N. C Anderson and Teddie Steele were business callers at Independence Saturday. H. T. Hill and wife of Monmouth and J. M. Prather were Sunday visi tors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Prather. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Murphey left Sunday for a week's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wilson, at Astoria. The Christmas exercises that were to be given by the M. E. Sunday school were dispensed with on ac count of sickness. Mrs. M. N. Prather and Addie Har man were out on the Red Cross drive last week and say all were willing to give to this worthy cause. < Alfred and Gilbert Loy and Gladys Reynolds, who are attending O. A. C. came home Friday for the holi day vacation with their parents. Those who were shopping in Al bany were Ed Harmon and wife N. C. Anderson and wife, Mrs. E. J. Anderson, Mrs. Ed Prather and Mer lin Prather. The intermediate room of our school gave a very interesting Christ mas program Friday afternoon with a small Christmas tree which was enjoyed by all. A very pleasant party was given Saturday night at the home of Ar thur Hale and bride. The evening was spent in games, light refresh ments were served and all departed for their homes wishing the young couple a long and prosperous life. M a x Goldm an ! D eals in HIDES PELTS WOOL rums MOHAIB CASQARA BARK PORK REEF POULTRY RUTTER FARM PRODUCE WOOD WOOD SHOES DHY GOODS GASH OR TRADE SWOPS ft SWOPS LAWYERS L O. O. F. Building