THE INDEPENDENTE POST, FRIDAY, MAY 3®, 191». STUB STUB To be torn off by the Chairman. To be torn off by first Clerk. OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR PRECINCT NO* POLK COUNTY, OREGON, AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION JUNE 3RD,'1919. SHIPPIKG NOME 200,000 MEN I ~ T MONTH IS SOME H UGE SIZE JOB Hilarious Happiness of Doughboys at Embarkation Ports in Franc« Is Infectious Enough to Make a Stone Dog Wag His Tail— Difficulties of the Task Inter estingly Described. By WILLIAM D. HINES. rtves. Euch stretcher is met ut the gang-plank by a ship orderly and con Bordeaux.—T he arm y is going home, ducted to a place aboard, previously and it is going home happy. I saw 5,- selected, according to the nature of Subm itted by the legislature—THE ROOSEVELT COAST MILI 000 of them sail for home today, and his ease. So much for the wounded STATE MEASURES TARY HIGHWAY BILL—P urpose: T o appropriate the sum of I’ve been praising myself on my moral and sick. $2,500,000, contingent upon th e appropriation by the United courage ever since. How I ever re-' How They Are Handled. S tates of an equal amount, for the purpose of assistin g the REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY sisted the tem ptallon to sneak on board United States in constructing a m ilitary highway from th e city Then there is the well soldier to be with them is more than I can figure considered. Soldiers on active service, of A storia through Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Subm itted by the legislature—SIX PER CENT COUNTY INDEBT out. T heir hilarious happiness was selected fo r demobilization, ure arriv Coos and C urry counties, sta te of Oregon, to the California state EDNESS FOR PERMANENT ROADS AMENDMENT—Purpoee: line; to raise said sum by the issue and sale of bonds of th e state infectious enough to make a stone dog ing at the em barkation ports in groups To am end section 10 of article XI of the constitution of Che of Oregon and to provide a m éthod of paym ent of in te rest and wag his tall. which number from 2,000 to 5,000, and ’ sta te «of Oregon so as to raise the p resen t 2 p e r cen t lim itation principal thereon and for the retirem en t of such bonds. They shouted, they sang, they at all hours of the day or night. It placed upon counties in the creation of debts and liabilities for danced. The oldest and most moss- rains almost every day along the At perm anent roads, to 6 per cent of the assessed valuation of alt 310 Yes Vote YES or NO covered Joke got a hearty laugh. P ast lantic seaboard In France. It Is a cold, th e property in the county. hardships, dangers and troubles were disagreeable rain, which chills th e No 311 fo rg o tten ; only thoughts of the Home bones and makes mud ankle deep. Vote YES or NO 300 Yes Subm itted by the le g isla tu re - RECONSTRUCTION BONDING BILL land and all th a t it can mean to a This means th a t warm accommoda —Purpose: T o bond the sta te for n ot more than $5,000,000; to homesick boy occupied their minds. 301 No tions and hot food m ust be always levy taxes to pay for sam e, also to con stru ct hospitals cJt P o rt At the docks where the big trans ready. land and Salem , agricultural college buildings a t Corvallis, u n i ports are tied up, huge sheds a hun Then they m ust aw ait th eir turn to v ersity buildings a t Eugene, norm al school buildings a t Mon Subm itted by the legislature—INDUSTRIAL AND RECONSTRUC dred feet wide and a thousand or more sail. Some may remain in the concen mouth, hospital buildings a t Pendleton, to aid in the construction * TION HOSPITAL AMENDMENT—P urpose: To amend section in length have been constructed with tration camp six weeks. It all de of arm ories a t Marshfield, A storia, B aker, Bend, La G rande and 3 of article XIV of the constitution of th e sta te of Oregon so as roofs and sides of corrugated iron. Medford, to construct a p en iten tiary in Marion county, to pro pends upon the ocean transportation. to perm it th e location by the legislature of an industrial and re Special rooms, w ith warm fires, have If they arrive In units—such as regi m ote land settlem en t, to develop reclam ation projects on arid, construction hospital in some other county than where the se a t sw am p and logged off lands and to provide for th e se ttle m en t been set aside for the wounded, the ments, battalions, etc.—they m ust be of governm ent is, w ithout requiring a ratification by the electors thereon of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and m arines of stretcher cases occupying one and the kept together and sail together. of the state. the United S tates. walking wounded another. H ere Bed Not all soldiers come In regim ents Cross nurses are bustling, accom Vote YES or NO 302 Yes There is the 312 Yes Vote YES or No panied with orderlies with trays of or battalions, either. problem of_ the “casual” for instance. steam ing coffee and sandwiches. Some 303 No T his man is a problem even to him 313 No nurses lift the men’s heads tenderly, self. He started out in the arm y as tuck a pillow beneath so they can as a member of a certain unit. B ut in Subm itted by th e le g isla tu re - 8 OLDIER 8 ’, SAILORS’ AND MARINES’ Submitted by the legislature—8TATE BOND PAYMENT OF IRRI- EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL AID BILL—-Purpose: Providing sume a sitting posture w ithout effort the necessary shifting, reducing, in GATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOND INTEREST— honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and m arines enlisted or while eating. The others give them creasing and separation of his and P urpose: P aym ent by the sta te of irrig atio n and drainage inducted from Oregon may attend any Institution of learning, d istric t bond in te re st for first five years by Issuing state bonds new pajam as, handkerchief full of ciga other units or outfits, he became de public o r private, in Oregon and have th eir necessary expenses, and repaym ent of money with in te rest to sta te by such d istricts, rettes and sweets and other comforts. tached. not exceeding $25 per month nor $200 per year, paid by the state six m onths after m atu rity of such d istric t bonds, on condition Joy of Going Homo. for not more than four y e a rs; levying tw o-tenths of a mill state W hether coming in a regim ent or th a t such districts are found on exam ination by sta te commis tax to provide funds for such purpose. At the Red - Cross canteen, In the alone, too, each man m ust be carefully sion to comply with required conditions. center of the room, the counters are checked upon entering and leaving and 314 Yes Vote YE8 or NO snow-white and piled high with sand also at the dock before boarding th e Vote YES or NO 304 Yee wiches. Behind the counters Ameri transport. This is no sm all job when 315 No can women in blue gowns and white, 65.000 or more men are handled each 'T t r _r.y 30S No starched head-dresses welcome the month. Subm itted by the legislature— MARKET ROADS TAX BILL—P u r doughboys with a smile as they “dig Going Through the “Mill." pose: Providing for the construction of sta te m arket roads un Subm itted by th e legislature—FIVE MILLION DOLLAR RECON In.” d er the supervision and control of county co u rts; providing for Probably the only inkling th a t a well STRUCTION BONDING AMENDMENT—Purpose: To amend “Sny, can I take any word hack to soldier a t the em barkation concentra th e annual levy of a 1 mill tax on all taxable property, apportion article XI of th e constitution of the sta te of Oregon by adding ing the proceeds among such counties as become en titled to a the ol’ Statue of Liberty for you?” tion camps In France has th at his in to said article section 7-a, so as to perm it the bonding of the sh are thereof; authorizing county courts to levy a -property tax asks one lad with a grin of Joy th a t ternm ent Is nearly up and th at he will sta te of Oregon for not more than $5,000,000 for the promotion in each county for construction of m ark et roads in an am ount stretches from ear to ear, as the wom soon be on his way home Is the order of reconstruction, reclam ation and land settlem en t projects, and equal to the sum apportioned to such county -hereunder; except en pour hot coffee and hand out the to report a t the “mill.” The “mill” particularly to ratify, validate and confirm any act which has in g from th e lim itations imposed by section 11 of article XI sandwiches. been passed by the legislature and referred to the people at the Is a series of buildings, which tran s of the constitution all taxes levied under th e provisions of this sam e election at which this am endm ent is subm itted, which p u r In a winding line they weave past forms the feelings of a doughboy from am endm ent. ports to bond th e sta te of Oregon 1n order to carry out certain the canteen and then are directed th a t of a eo»Wie, mud-pestered individ reconstruction, reclam ation and land settlem en t policies. Vote YES or NO across the way to another counter. ual to th a t of a - care-free, wealthy 316 Yes H ere they pass by two more Red Cross boulevard promenader. Vote YES or NO 317 306 Yes No workers, who hand them a khaki hand The individual doughboy receives kerchief, package of chewing gum and his order to report a t the front en 307 No COUNTY MEASURES two paeknges of cigarettes. trance. He enters a huge room with “Good-by, good luck,” says the hundreds of others, Is assigned to a American girl, as she hands out a place on one of the long benches which Subm itted by the legislature—LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CONSTI REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE COUNTY COURT OF POLK handkerchief. TUTIONAL AMENDMENT—Purpose: Amending sections 1 COUNTY,, OREGON, PURSUANT TO INITIATIVE PETITION face each other like the pews in the and 8 of article V of the constitution of the sta te of Orogon by One doughboy is seen to use the large railroad station a t home. A big providing for the election of a lieutenant governor whose elec handkerchief Immediately. A lump clothes rack on rollers faces him. H e Subm itted by the County Court—POLK COUNTY ROAD BOND tion, term of office and qualifications shall be as now provided ISSUE—Shall th ere be issued bonds by Polk County to th e has suddenly contracted in his throat, Is given n Red Cross comfort hag for for the governor, who shall b e president of the senate, receiving am ount of Two Hundred Sixty Five Thousand ($265,000) Dol and there is a blur before' his eyes. the storage of his valuables, a check therefor a salary of $10 a day during the legislative session, and lars, due in fifteen years, no m ore than One Hundred T h irty H e is only a boy, and his Joy has with the number of his place on It who shall be governor in case of vacancy; and th a t if this Five Thousand ($135,000) D ollars to be issued in any one year, reached a climax when the American with a duplicate on his clothes, which am endm ent is adopted the governor shall appoint a lieutenant said bonds to bear in terest a t the rate of six per cent per annum, woman smiled a t him and wished him he is ordered to remove to the last governor to hold office until a lieutenant governor is elected by and the funds so raised shall be expended in building perm anent good luck. the people a t the general election in 1922. thread. roads in Polk county? As a big, strapping chap lumbers up So many m inutes are allowed him Vote YES or NO 318 X Yes 306 Yes Vote YES or NO to the counter and holds ont his hand for the disrobing process. There are rath e r sheepishly; “Pleasant voyage others waiting. So the doughboy and a fine reunion with the old folks,” strips and takes his place in line a t 319 No 309 No says the girl with a smile. The sheep the side of the room. The line moves It appears, however, th a t while a t Dnlles Chamber of Commerce, an was not the result of a suggestion made ish look disappears in a flash, the big forw ard nnd he finds himself In a Bridgetown, Barbados, W entzel wrote nouncing she is soon to succeed Ed. T. at the recent good roads meeting, but chap looks grave, nnd with n courte steam-clouded room with tiny stream s “ Flu” Claims Five Miss Keddy a letter dated November Judd ns exhibit agent in Portland. was practically agreed upon a t the ous nod, he an sw e rs: “Thank y o u ; of hot w ater hissing from show er 28, which she received late in Decem The exhibit is installed in the P ortland budget meeting la st winter, when a I'll tell the folks how fine you’ve been sprays overhead. Million in India A big sergeant shoves a wad of soft- Mrs. Braden number of farm ers expressed them to us.” It's the girl’s turn to choke ber, and th at he wrote something in Chamber of Commerce. a bit. • soap into his hand as he passes and one corner of the envelope in such was formerly connected wifli the local selves ns being satisfied w ith n schedule London.—Almost 5,000,000 per Caring for the Wounded. shouts: “Make it snappy. You’ve ju s t small space th at the w riting w as com Commercial club and held the position of $5 per day for m an and team, and sons have died In Bi«Msh India Outside, meanwhile, the stretcher got 30 seconds.” Sergennts are always pletely covered by two postage of secretary of the countv fair board. $2.50 per day for labor. from Spanish Intluensa and fully cases and the walking wounded have In a hurry and expect everyone else stamps. n million others are believed to been stowed comfortably aboard the to be. The doughboy jum ps under one The wage being allowed by the coun Miss Keddy was not nwnre of th e have died in the native states Try a w ant ad—it pays big returns. big liner. “Fail In !” There is a of the sprays with a gasp, which tu rn s w riting under the stam ps until, on the ty for men and teams for road work from the same cause, according scramble for company form ation nnd to a shout as he feels the hot w ater night of January 21, she read her to a report of the Indian govern nil thoughts turn to the boat. As the bring a glow to his body. At the word fiancee’s Inst le tte r for the third time. ment made public here. The officers march down the line, giving a “all out” he steps to one side and Is Then she noticed on the inside In the area affected contained n popula last Inspection, eyes become a bit wor handed a towel to dry himself. corner traces of w ritin g .. The letters tion of 238,020,240 and the num ried and fearsome. Suppose they are Another line Is formed and quiet were made out to be “rem stp,” which ber of deaths was 4,890,725, or looking for some one to keep hack? creeps over the crowd. The next room relatives interpreted to mean “remove 20.0 denths per thousand. In a Maybe the boat can’t take all of the holds the doughboy's fate, and he stamp." few months. It Is observed, Influ men assigned to it! knows it. I t’s the raedienl inspection Upon reimwnl of the stamps, by enza claimed half as many vic The strain is awful. Then the order room. It’s the same old feeling he steam ing over the tea kettle, there tims. is given to move forw ard to the exit had when he enlisted nnd came to be was disclosed w hat the Nova Scotia The Influenza, which made its of the shed and onto the gang-plnnk. examined. Doctors always were th e supreme court lins decided Is the last appearance in India early last As each man passes out his name is bane of his existence. The door opens will nnd testam ent of Colin Wentzel, autumn, was particularly fntnl ^ checked, nnd a t the top oT the gang- and he steps through. leaving to Miss Keddy $2.500 nnd hi? In the central, northern and plnnk his squad is tolled off and es Medical Inspection. share in the schooner L. M. Corkum. w estern jtortlons, while In Burmn corted to quarters. An officer arises from beneath a sign The estate am ounted in all to $3.382. It was not so severe. No part W histles toot, the stevedores unloose marked “chest,” taps his lungs and lis of the Punjab esenped. The hos the hawsers. The hand plays on the tens to his heart. He says nothing, pitals were so choked it was Im top deck. Men climb into the masts but sits down nnd m arks some hiero NO AGE LIM IT ON AVIATORS possible to quickly remove the and rigging. The rails are lined with glyphics on a card, which he passes to dead and make room for the them. They shout, they scream, they the officer behind him. The doughboy Peace Tima Flyers in England Need dying. Streets and lanes of the laugh, they cry. passes on, too. His eyes, ears and Only Good Eyes and Sound cities were Uttered with dead Another regiment has gone home. th ro at are gone over by this officer. Hearts. and dying people and the postal To the layman it sounds easy, He passes on ; the little white card nl- nnd telegraph services were com doesn’t It? Two hundred thousand ways preceding him. H e tries to London. Eng.—The fact th a t only pletely demoralized. men a month, or approxim ately 05.000 glimpse the marks, but even if he doc« young men cnpable of pnsslng severe The burning ghats and burial from each of the three main em barka see them, he doesn’t know whether physical tests were accepted for avia grounds were literally swamped tion ports in France—Bordeaux. Snint- they are favorable or not? tion work during the w ar has caused with corpses, while on even N czaire nnd B rest! There shouldn’t He passes to the Inst of the six ta the belief th at flying ns a sport will be grenter number aw aited removal he any difficulty about that. bles and feels worse than he did afte r from houses and hospitals. The barred to persons past the prim e of Well, ju st listen a moment to the the Argnnne offensive. With the rest depleted medical service. Itself youth. T hat is a mistake, according to difficulties of the actual w ork: he passes on into the next room, where sorely stricken by the epidemic, British experts, who say th at for ordi First, there Is the priority of wound- ' another sergeant with ju st as loud a was incapable of dealing with nary peace tim e flying there should be ed men on the em barkation lists. Ev voice as the- noncom in the bathroom more than a minute fraction of no age limit. The only qualifications ery roan Uble to stand the Journey is tells him again to “make it snappy” sickness requiring attention. they set are good eyesight and a sound being sent as soon as possible to Amer nnd find his place. heart. ica. The room resembles the first one in Flying an airplane. It Is pointed out. But a wounded or, sick man cannot size and equipment. Only the win - Is much simpler, nnd fa r less nerve \ he taken Immediately from the hos dows are on the opposite side of the REMOVES STAMPS. FINDS WILL racking than driving an automobile or pital train at the port to the boat. And building! catling a yacht. Any man who has 1 unfortunately, the train s r.nd boats The rack on which he placed his Betrothed of Drowned Sailor Read« lived a decent open air life, especially I don’t arrive together. So he m ust be clothes in the first room of the “mill” They are "Buddies.” And a "Buddy” I* the fellow you would share your ■ taken to a hospital at or near the port. Latter Third Tima and - If he has played games and huuted. has been roiled, while he has been in Preflta Thereby. will find th a t learning to fly. even a t last bite with. They have only each other le ft The reat of the family perished H is transportation from train to hos the shower, through a side door Into - the age of 50, Is quite an easy business, in the great war. pital, his care there and his transpor a delnusing and fumigating room, and With lota of other folks they had to get out of a town at night that was tation from the hospital to the boat re Inspected and put here. He grabs his Rangnr, Me.—When Colin Wentzel experts say. A modern airplane will o f Mahone Bay, N. 8-, sailed last fall virtually fly itself, and the controls being heavily shelled by the Huns, and for days and days they wandered | quire labor and time. d ea n clothes from the rack with a In th e schooner A lfaretta for the are so arranged th at a man, even on along with the other refugees. Finally they were sent to the orphanage at The handling and care of the wound great grin. Even If his clothes have W est Indies he Intended to return in his flrat trip. It ia argued, does th e Cfcarv$u. near Lyons, France. ed also have been worked out to a been adjudged fit for salvage and re a hoot three months and m arry Miss right thing Instinct'-ely. The church bought a fine old French estate of 300 acres which is now 6 fine point. The orderlies that receive placed with an entire new outfit which Gladys It eddy. Ilk never saw home home for 79 small boys and one dog. Already plans are being perfected by them at the dock are trained In the doesn’t really fit. he stilt grins. handling of stretchen. An ambulance 1 Why Wouldn’t he? He knows he la again, for within four days’ nail of the Methodist Episcopal church, as a part of its $106.000.000 Methodist cen Mrs. Braden Going to Portland. carrying four men is unloaded and going home now. And he la happy. M ahone Bay on the return passage he Inform ation has been received from tenary programme, to increase the capacity of this home to care.for 299 to ready for inspection at the dock with 8ome Job. after all, shipping horn« was washed overboard and drowned. • Mrs. Winnie Braden, secretary of The $10 future citisens of Franee in four minutes from the time U ar- 200.000 men a month. Isn't it? MARK (X) BETWEEN THE NUMBER AND THE MEASURE, AMENDMENT OR ANSWER VOTED FOR. «