THE CIVIC CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
(P o rtland Journal.)
“The W illam ette valey is go­
ing to have the biggest erop
raised in 20 years," declares
Verd Hill, who owns a ranch
n ear Independence. “F arm ers
are going back into the hop
raising industry, w hich w as
abandoned som ew hat during
the period of the w ar. They
feel th a t cutting out the strong
d rin k s will help the hop indus­
try, since m ore hops th an ever
will he needed for soft d rinks.”
“THE UNPARDONABLE SIN”
Mrs. Clyde Eckel' was again chos­
en president of tiie Civic Club here
W ednesday a t the hom e of Mrs.
S herm an H ays. The o th e r oittcers (
elected are: Mrs. T aylor Jones, 1st
vice president; Mrs. C. O. Sloper, 2nd
vice president; Mrs. J. C._ Jvreuiner,
secretary; Mrs. J. S. Cooper, finan­
cial secretary; Mrs. G. W. Conkey,
treasu rer; Mrs. Jam es liobbie, Mrs.
W. M. Huff and Mrs. A. it. Thomas,
m em bers of the executive liourd.
BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS
Much im p o rtan t business was
GIVEN BY D. V. POLLING
tran sacted including the report of
several com m ittees an d the an n u al
G raduation week begap Sunday
report of officers. By request the
evening wheir-D. V. Polling, student
p resident's unjiuui report will be
adviser of the O. A. C., delivered the
published soon.
baccalaureate address before the
Follow ing the business session the
g ra d u atin g class and a large g ath er­
m eeting w as given into the h ands
ing a t the M ethodist church w hich
of the social com m ittee consisting
w as artistically decorated w ith the
of Mrs. Jas. liobbie, Mrs. S herm an class colors crim son and white. The
Hays, Mrs. F ra n k Sm ith, Mrs. Oliver speaker chose for his subject, “Now
Sm ith, Mrs. T aylor Jones an d Mrs.
Abidcth Co-operation, A ppreciation
A. L. Thomas. The com m ittee had
and DetermiiqUion, but the Greatest
used a choice collection of Oregon's of These is D eterm ination." llis ad
beautiful roses to m ake the home dres^ w as Very able and m any pretty
m ore festive an d gay colored pun- pictures were d raw n w hich will
sies too sm iled th e ir greetings. A prove helpful to the class and all
program , of delightful num bers was present. Besides the congregational
rendered including a solo, “T h at Lit­ singing J. G. M cIntosh rendered a
tle Old Fashioned M other" by Mrs. pleasing solo an d the choir present
Oliver Sm ith w hich w as h eartily
ed a beautiful anthem :
encored. Mrs. Sm all w as the p l e a s - ________________
ing accom panist an d w as urged to FARME r s SEEK RELIEF FROM
give a solo but she declined. M aster
DEPREDATIONS OF REAVER
Bussell Jones w as the read er for the
occasion giving for his first num ­
F arm ers living along the Luckia-
ber, “My S ister’s Best F eller.” He m utc river have asked the state
w as so gootl th a t he w as forced to gam e com m ission for perm ission to
u p p ear in a second recall. The af­ kill the heaver which live on the
ternoon closed w itli a m ost appetiz­ banks of the stTeam. The anim als
in g luncheon prep ared an d served have underm ined considerable a b u t­
by the hostesses.
ting property w hich not only is a
T here will be a big boost'er m eet­ great detrim ent to the land but
ing on W ednesday, June 25, a t which stock is injured by breaking th ru
th e ground..
(Continued on Page 4.)
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Told by the Bank Book
Page 57.
The Only Savings Department
For Miles and Miles and Miles
DO you realize that the Farmers
State Bank has the only real Sav­
ings Department between McMinn­
ville, Corvallis and Salem? Then
you will realize what a huge terri­
tory this institution covers in its
operations, and you may be sure
that we are prepared to serve
everyone in that section too.
4 P e r cent Interest on Savings. Accounts
m ay be opened *nd m ain tained by Mail.
C. W. IRVINE,
President.
J. B. PARKER,
Vice President.
C. G. IRVINE,
Cashier.
L. C. FITZGERALD,
Asst. Cashier.
Xof)QJ
FARMERS
STATE BANK
Íftdep«>ndí»ncs>
O re g o n
INDEPENDENCE IS THE FOURTH
TOWN WEST OF THE M ISSISSIPPI
RIVER TO GET THIS PICTURE. IT
WAS SHOWN FOR THREE WEEKS IN
SEATTLE FOR A DOLLAR A SEAT.
I want to remind you
about that small chew
of this good tobacco.
It tastes better because
it’s good tobacco. Its
quality saves you part of
your tobacco money.
It goes further and lasts
longer.
THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW
Put up in two styles
R IG H T
C U T is a sh.irt-ct:*' to b a c c o
W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
Motto—"H it, Don't Fan.”
Class Colors—Red uml W hite.
Class F low er—Red Carnation.
IT Will IE A III
Fum ili C E tE W Ilh
Gel th e s p irit of th e Dig C u e
b ralto u au u iio u ie C om ing. »Ye, ut
llte u. S>. A. n av e ju s l te a m e d n o t.
nig we are, so now is Uie u m e iu.
ev erjn o u y io ceieoruie. i n e com
lu tu e e s w h o h av e Uie d iiie ie iil d i­
visions in cuui'ge u re w o rk in g e a rn
csiiy io n av e Ulen' fe a tu re s u ip a s
a n ex p ectatio n s, ire r e s a s u rp ris e ,
m e r e w u i ne un O rien ta l u o a t lro m
i'o n iu n u in Uie p a ra u e , a n d m au.t
u n iq u e a n u o n g in u l sch em es a n
Doing w o rk ed o u i ny b u sin ess lioilse -
ior incur en tries, t h e sp o ils coni
m ilieu n av e m a n y s u rp ris e s m s io n .
i h ere w in ue m u sic—good m usic n
p len ty - a u u a m u se m e n ts to n il in.,
uuy w n n tn e V ictory sp irit, i n
bow ery n an ce w ill ne one ol in .1
sp len d id icu iu rcs. A ll th e c u rro lc ...
in to w n w in give v en t to tn e ir »>
lu m in o u s n a tu re s, th e r e w ill be a
v u u u ev m e te a l a n d a baby sn o w ,
a n u , oi course, th e "p lu g u g u es w in
m a k e a m ne o la u g n te r.
A Soul S tirring P ictu rizatio n ot me Most T iem endous m ory ever
W ritten " * • “M an sh all bo eaucated lor W ar auu W om an
PRIZE W INNERS NAMED IN
for recieation of the W arrior. E verything else is lolly."—Nietzscne.
OREGON HISTORY CONTEST
Anu m us are brute force and evil passions gloruied. H istory’s d a rk ­
est pages couiu scarcely recall sued teachings as this—the result is
The final decision of the judges
only .oo strongly snow u in “The im parttonabie Sin.” * “ • You
in the contest offered by the Civic
w on’t ueiieve it u n til you see it and w nen you see it you’ll w ant to
Club to the history classes for the
fight—any red blooded h u m a n being would 1 * • * couay w hen
best essays on “Early Oregon His­
tne iau ii is com m itt’ed W om an nm es herseli. Man w alks proudly
tory" or some phase of early history
erect. oo conveniently lor M an, so bitter ror Woman! * * * A
w as made. Monday evening. The
w inners w ere K athleen Skinner,
F o w en u i ¿story 01 tne B ru tality and Injustice ol M an tow ard
freshm en, Otis Scott, sophomore,
W om an—unbelievable, u n th in k a ne, its dram atic thrilrs will hold
U N orm a C albreath, junior. Kathleen
you riveted to your le a t. * * • “The U npardonable Sin” is m ak ­
and Norrpa tied for the general
ing ah n m erica sir up and take notice. * • * It conveys a m es­
prize. As the girls tied in m erit it
sage m at startle, tn n li an d del gut you—and you’ll be a better'
was decided to combine the two
hu m an being. * * * You'll a l’vuys see tne picture, you'll alw ays
prizes an d divide them equally be­
rem em ber tne story, it w ill uve lit your nund lorever.
tween the two w hich disposition
gave each w in n er two dollars. The
judges w ere Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Mrs. MbiSUilUl' liAlllkii Alii
Clyde Ecker and Rev. C. T. Cook.
ttkiuuiuulittij rail anuUllil..j
They were highly pleased w ith the
T w u m u iii ù
A U M i ö S i U i N ZO-ÍHJC.
thought given the subjects and the
i n e M eth o d ist E udies A id a lw a y s
I thorough m aim er in which the pa­ keeps n s eye o u u ie m u m m y s ut
PROGRAM FOR REMAINDER OF THE WEEK in lters w ere prepared. They only re­ m e m ourners a n u n o t one is allow cu
gretted each p articip an t in the con­ tu puss w n u o u i u p re tty ceiebruliun.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS—BRYANT WASHBURN in “The W ay
test could not be given a prize. The L u a t rn u rsu u y lilese lu u les p r e p u ie .
of a Man W ith a M aid." Girls! Girls! \ \ ill you never learn? Of
Club hopes to m ake other offers to
u nice su rp rise- u t Uie aieiuouL -.
course, you don't th in k tiio m uu r just U’yiug to be nice to the gjrl.
the pupils along sim ilar lines.
c n u rc u lo r airs. A. d . U uvidsou a m i
You know Ins kind! B ut d on't worry! Sho cun pluy the gumo, too!
axis. D eru m r erg u so n who n a d euc.i
MACK SENNETT COMEDY “The Village Chestnut."
LIEUTENANT RALF FLOYD
reaclieu a n o u ie r u tile stoue. T he
AND ORA FENTON WED I re v e ille s w yre a ll co m p lete a u d u s • .
THURSDAY, JUNE 19—“CAPTURED BY CANNIBALS.” F inal
clim ax to mu p tc u sa n t ev en t M if.
It w as a g reat surprise to Inde­ ivuna layers a p p e a re d wiUi a b u n .
in stallm en t ol M artin Jo h nson’s sensational pictures “Cannibals ot
pendence friends to learn th at d ay cuke b ea rin g id can d les, i b e
the South Seas.” A first han d visit to the land o! the hum an brute.
L ieutenant Half A. Floyd and Miss iu u ics k n ew tney w ere p a s t Uml ug-.i
A udaciously O riginal U nconventional S iu y lin g pictures of Savages.
Ora Fenton w ere m arried ut Cor­ n u t rciu sc u to nuneve tu Uie U'uu. -
Naked, T reacherous M an-killing and frequently M an-Eating. Se­
vallis a few days ago. The parties u o n s ot s u p e rs ltu o u a u d ea ch d e ­
lecting Bridles for M arriage—T rapped by »Man-Eaters—B urying the
were “k id ” sw eethearts and the ro­ p a rte d w ith Uie, sa m e c h e e iiu l ho. .
dead alive—Sixty ho u r death-w atch.
m ance w hich w as interrupted by on m u a n u s u rro u n d in g m e n tis.
the w a r w as resum ed in the glad­
some days of peace w hich n atu rally
FRIDAY, JUNE 20—DOROTHY DALTON in “Quicksand." Come
Celebrate in Independence.
resulted in the ringing of m arriage
on boys! Yes, every one of y^u. Mothers, fathers an d sisters, too!
bells.
See w h at life really is for a cabaret girl! See, if it n il gay m usic,
L ieutenant an d Mrs.
à lL /A JA lìllà ' A L t l i R L
bright lights aud sp ark lin g cham pagne! CHARLIE CHAPLIN in
Floyd are now on th eir
“T he Firem an."
way to the Philippine Uivau vy ul. yuya, ui uU i.at oaalfaa
Islands
w here
the ’l 'U ò a ttii mu'
avtuüuni bilillwi ua .
groom has been as­ aVcaiuy, auuv au, laiu, ut a b ululili.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21 WILLIAM DESMOND in “Liie’s a F unny
signed to active duty
Proposition.” A rollicking comedy d ram a—the story of a bachelor's
in the aviation branch
agonies ov .• the unexplained and unexplainable possession of a
r a u u u it m ;
of the service.
perfectly m uocent baby. OUTING CHESTER and a Comedy.
CARI L
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Spuuid 41.f.
L la n o D u e lle — D iosauut tim e
AT PRATHERS
SUNDAY, J UNE 22—D. W. GRIFFITH presents .
.u n ta cu au u iiu u i Telhrow
Linua.
Lnst Friday night, Liuno boto— Come Fussy '
I'au im e Ferry
the P ra th e r clan of
w hich there are m any
L im isi.
W hat alunit th a t F rench girl th a t the soldier hoys,' hack victor- S m em bers, gathered at Fluito Solo—"Ou Tiptoe"
c e lila W arner
ions from tfie w ar, is telling about? Are her clothes startlin g ? Do ■ the home of Mr. and
LeGraiii.
the sk irts show her hose? Is she the “Frenchy" sort of person you p Mrs. n. E. P ra th e r and Fiuuo Solo—"C iuderilia W altz
Uluru Flem ing
.
im agine her to be? D. VV. Griffith's newest m otion picture intro- p spent a very enjoy-
duces you. Meet the girl the soldier boys knew in France. IT ^ able evening. E ither Fiuuo D uette—"The F irst D uette ’
Fi casia
COST “SOME” MONEY TO GET THIS PICTURE, BUT W E BOOK- ; Mr. or Mrs. P F,. or
l re m ic a uuU Opal ilew ett
ED IT JU ST THE SAME.
* both had a birthday
Jiro wiili e i
and the event was Fiuuo Solo—"Happy Holiday )
R u tti re th ro w
duly celebrated.
Limisi-..
Fiuuo Solo— S pringtim e Joys
REV. STEWART
Dotile
YYomei
I N D E P E N D E N C E
§
P IE S AT BANKS
F resser
Fiuuo Solo—"Rose W altz"
iTTMiiwiiwiiHiiwiiaiii«iHiiiwii«iiwiiHtiMiiwii^iiimiMiiwiiniiwiimiwiiaiiiaiiiMiiaiiT
M uniou Meyers
Rev. W. S. Stew art,
for three years pastor Fiuuo Solo—"H ie Contented Bird'
Row i
of the Independence
GUY PAUL PRATHER RECEIVES
M ildred ie tlu o w
Methodist ehurch, died
B ro w n ian i
PLAUDITS AT GRADUATION
Dud* ol Spring
at Banks W ednesday. Fum o Solo
L
una
D
urili
He had been in jioor
health for a num ber Flutto Solo— Rainbow VYultz
W eber
The crow ning event of the season’s
of m onths. His par­
m usical events w as the graduation
L u cilie Uouke
ents live at Mon
of Guy Pauli P ra th e r last T hursday j
McIntyre
m onth. The funeral Fiuuo Solo—"Sunshine Foiku
evening from the W estern Conserv- !
*
T ru la G rant
w
as
held
at
Salem
atory of Music, Ixittie Hedges Mein- ■
INDEPENDENCE
Streabix j
Friday, a num ber from Fum o Solo—"W hippoorw ill \V ullz
tosh, Interstate Faculty Teacher, j
here
atending.
Luume
R
ureh
The event w as held at ttie M etho-i
W EDNESDAY
dist church before a large and dis ,
Fea.;-»
BEST OF PICTURES Fiuuo Solo—"W ultz of the Snowflakes
crim inating audience. The choir I
L
uulta
Baker
AT ISIS NEXT WEEK
loft w as a bower of beauty, a ,
LeGraud
Fiumi Solo—"Fiay Ground M arch"
color schem e of pink and green was 1
The best pictures are
Bernice B u irig h t
charm ing and effective. The chan ]
coming to the Isis!
cel rail w as entw ined w ith lacy ferns <
Ebneren it
The hill of the coming P iano Solo— "Spinning Song
and pink ram blers and huge pink I
iluzel
B
utler
Music
by
the
week
is unusually
peonies and choice roses of the sam e j
Gilbei io
strong. Feeling th a t j Vocal Solo—"A Dusky L ullaby”
delicate hue m ude the setting one j
Famous Tillotson’s
th eir S aturday night ;
M urgurul Z ielesch
of extrem e lieauty as can only he
Singing and Playing
shows could be im -1
gathered from O regon's flower gar j
FART II.
proved, the proprietors i
dens.
Jazz Dance Orchestra
F
iauo
Duette—"M
arch
Des Trom bours” Ch. Weh:
proceeded
to
schedule
l
The youthful m usician w as as- I
Bessie Flesinger and Guy F ratlier
a high class repretoire. :
sisted d u rin g the evening bv Miss !
"The U npardonable | Vocal Sólo—"Tommy Lad"
G ertrude Rogers, violiniid, who de- ;
Murget.v 11
Sin" (M onday nnd |
lighted the audience with her se- I
E ru e st Chow n
Tuesday, June lfl-17) |
lections, and Miss A rtm thnot, read- . oitBimmiiHiii
11 ■ I I I V I B I J
W achs
is one of the most pre- : F iano Solo —"The M yrtles"
er, w ho alw ays holds her audience I
Vera W ilson
entious screen plays !
every m inute th ru her original m an ­
th a t has ever been a t­ F iauo Solo—"U nder the S tars"
ner in creating the atm osphere of
Daii-;
tem pted, and has com­
the different characters she repre- j
Goldia Hooker
pleted n iter m onths o f|
sent*. For this occasion she chose j
L umi
painstaking effort nnd ( Vocal Solo—“F ireside Faces"
“Calling on Caroline."
PHOTOGRAPH
Vera W ilson
w ith the expenditure I
As a pianist of only fifteen yenrs,
GALLERY OPEN
of more real money P iano Solo—“Love Dream s"
Guy Pauli P ra th e r played w ith a
Brown)
than has been enlisted i
m atu rity and poise quite rem ark I
Em ilia Zielesch
In the aid of any |
able. He displayed a brilliant tech­
A. Thom as, long years
D o K ovcm
photoplay
pixeluced | Vocal Solos— (u) “N ita G itan a’
nique and ftplendid interpretation.
experienced photograph­
Gelido
(b) "The T w ilight H our"
w ithin the pa-. iive
| llis en tire program w as given from
er,
has
opened
the
Inde­
Alma
W
ells
yenrs.
It
is
a
bland
j
memory. The second group "Adagio
pendence Studio and will
new production, Mid F iano Solo-Quartette from Rigoletto "Verdi S iile .’
and A llegretto" deserve especial
do all kinds of work In a
Just now is having its j
mention as the contrnst in action
Bessie Plessinger
initial ru n s in the im |
pleasing and satisfactory
w as a splendid attest to his anility.
Sandei s .ti
Vocal
Solo—“S
pring's
A w akening”
portant
theatres
in
the
His rendition of Chopin's "Polon­
m anner.
Helen Jones
F.ast.
aise" showed consum m ate m astery
In "The U npardon­ P iano Solo—"Dance of the Raindrops"
and he was in sistan tly recalled In
Adam :
able Sin" Miss Sweet
"A Scottish Tone Poem " he display­
E dith Plessinger
' is show n alone In a
ed a poet’s response to Scottish !
Chopin
room w ith one of the Riano Solo— Polonaise
rhythem s.
Guy
P
ra
th
e
r
,
(C ontinued on Page 4.)
I I ■ !>■ i MJ. (continued on i ’uge 4.)
MUilUAl AnU lUtSUAY, JUNE lb & 17
"The Greatest Thing in Life" f
THEATRE|
DANCE
JU N E 18
“See here,” says the Good Judge
■
M argaret E. B urroughs
•C harles T. Calbreath
Norma M. C albrealli
Opal E. Ilew ett
Gladys 1. McGowuu
G race Seam an
H B I HI NliBU