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Entered as second class m a tte r M arch 26, 1918, a t th e postofflce at Independence, Oregon, u n d er the Act of Marth 3, 1879.
VOLUME a
JANUARY 9, 1920.
NUMBER 41.
CLYDE T. ECXER, EDITO»
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND ITS EVILS.
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An effort is to be made to restore capital punishment in
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Oregon. Whenever an unusually brutal crime is com
mitted there is always a general desire that the murderer
be killed. Perhaps the wretch deserves it and if the popu
lace is unrestrained it would proceed to do the killing
without delay. Men who would willingly assent in killing
- while in a frenzy could not be hired for any amount of
| money six months later to spring the trap or press the
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P button that would send the same wretch into eternity.
g Thus is it proven that the craving to kill is the result of
^ passion running wild.
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This is not an argument against capital punishment.
There is some merit in the contention that a “ life for a
life” is right, but any contention that capital punish
F ment cures or lessens crime is an error. Crime is every
where and just as frequent where capital punishment is
legalized as where it is not.
The greatest evil of capital punishment is that some
times it strikes the innocent. A foul crime is committed
and there is strong circumstantial evidence that a certain
unpopular individual is guilty. A prejudiced community
would send him to the gallows. With capital punish
ment in force in Oregon, Pender could have been hung,
Branson and Mrs. Booth could have been hung; even the
Howell boy in Coos county could be hung. They may all
be guilty or all innocent. Nobody knows.
If capital punishment is to be legalized it should be
weighed down with “ reservations” sufficient to protect
the innocent in all cases.
Then after all—is it right?
“ VELVET”
A T ’S what those Savings De
T H positors
at the Farmers State
Bank received in the form of IN
TEREST on their money January
first.
I t ’s a fine way to encourage one to
save—and w e’d like to have YOUR
name upon that list of thrifters
here.
G. W. IRVINE,
J. & PARKER,
C. » . IRVINE,
QUn C. Smith
Präsident.
Vice President.
Cashier.
Asst. Cashier.
FARMERS
STATE BANK
BRYAN IN THE RUNNING
(From the P ortland Telegram .)
C om m enting on the revival of the
great commoner, The Telegram ask
ed pointedly: “W hat is B ryan going
to do?” And the editorial page had
scarcely been m ade up w hen the
Associated P ress brought the news
th a t his friends in M ichigan were
preparing to enter him in the presi
dential preference p rim ary w hich
takes place early in April. There's
the answ er. B ryan has set out to
capture the nom ination, for we m ust
assum e th a t his friends consulted
him in advance, and th a t he did
not deny them .
T his announcem ent will accenu-
ate the natio n al in terest in his
speech a t the Jackson day dinner,
Ja n u a ry 8, and the principles he
prom ulgates on th a t occasion may
be tak en not only as his platform ,
but as the “irreducible m inim um "
w hich the Dem ocratic party can of-
fer the people in the cqm ing cam
paign. Bryan will sound the key
note. W hether the adm inistration
w ing of the party will harm onize
w ith it rem ains to be seen.
W ill B ryan’s friends in other
states which have adopeted the pres
idential preference prim ary follow
M ichigan’s lead?
Doubtless.
It
m ight be argued th a t a com prom ise
between Bryan and the a d m in istra
tion is w ithin the possibilities, and
th a t the three-tim es stan d ard bearer
m ight be induced to w ithdraw , but
Bryan is not noted for self-abnega
tion or self-effacem ent, and the a d
m inistration is not given to compro
mise, except w ith foreign powers.
It ap pears a t this tim e th a t Bryan
is earnestly in the running, and we
look to see his nam e on the presi
dential preference ticket in Oregon,
and you will be safe in hazarding
your ultim ate dollar th a t his vote
will not be the lowest.
HI JOHNSON AND HIS MANAGER “JIM”
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says the Good Judge
When you take a little
chew of this real quality
tobacco, and the good
tobacco taste begins to
come.
You’ll find it keeps com
ing, too. The rich to
bacco ta ste la sts and
lasts. You don’t have
to take a fresh chew so
often. Any man who
uses the Real Tobacco
Chew will tell you that.
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The Post has more readers in the Inde
pendence territory and publishes mare news
of South Polk county than any other paper.
Because it is one hundred percent Inde
pendence, does not attempt to build up
another community at the expense of its
own, and is a booster rather than a knocker.
That’s why it receives the support and as
sistance of all progressive people who have
the welfare of the community at heart.
(From the Benton County Courier)
Jim Stew art is the m an in front
of the Hi Johnson cam paign in
Oregon. Now we have the best opin
ion of Mr. S tew art and if there is
anybody in the state who we believe
m ight be able to put Hi across it is
Jim. Big, good-natured, argum en
tative, convincing Jim . W e have
but little to say about his choice of
band w agons, he m ay be w rong
he m ay be right. H iram is from the
west and would n atu rally see things
with the eyes of a w esterner and if
lightning should strik e in such a
m aim er th at he w ent into the pro
sidential ch air he would ho a better
Republican for the place th an some
of the easterners. From the stan d
point of D em ocratic politics we
have no fight ngainst Johnson—in
fact we would he more th an pleased
to see him w in the Republican nom
ination. There are two reasons for
this, we like Jim Stew art in spite
of his politic^ and second, we are
not scared of Johnson.
Oregon Republicans and all oth
er w estern Republicans m ight do
well to boost for a home m an.
Johnson will at least be able to
carry his own state and th a t is
m ore th a n m ight be said of some
o th er a sp iran ts—Wm. E. Borah, for
instance.
The two or three stand-pat Repub
licans of the old school who m ay
still be found even in the progres
sive west, will oppose Johnson.
They are still sore over the stand he
look on H ughes and his w hiskers,
hut we have a hunch th a t these
hard-shelled old school politicians
will be p itifu lly in the m inority.
Anyway, we have an abiding con
viction th a t Jim will show Oregon
the light and a thousand reasons
w hy Johnson is the reasonable
rh o ire of w estern or a t least Oregon
Republicans.
COMPANY K NOTES, N, G. O.
W e have observed th a t one of our
newest recruits is w earing his over
coat for o ther th a n m ilitary p u r
poses and believe us, it is fortunate
for him th a t our C aptain lives out
of town, for chances are we would
have the privilege of w itnessing a
court martiAl in the n ear future at
his expense if he had been seen by
the above m entioned gentlem an.
Col. D entler, of the U. S. Army,
and A d jutant General Stafrin in
spected Co. K last T hursday night
in the an n u al inspection and the
Com pany stood it well. A dinner
w as given the inspecting officers be
fore the inspection began.
The m en w ere instructed a t Tues
day’s non com school to fasten th eir
sh irt collars all the sam e way. For
fu rth er particulars, report to Sergt.
The C aptain distinctly to>d the Diek»on.
Com pany th a t clothing or any of
Cook Cox has sold o u t his share
thp equipm ent w as not to be worn
o th er th an for m ilitary purposes u n of The Palace to N. •. J. B. Violette
d er a penalty of recom m endation and we presum e he will now devote
more tim e in doping out fancy dish
for a court m artial.
es for o u r weekly feeds.
It seem s th a t m em bers of the
Com pany and officers are w orking
S eargent Dickson announces th at
a h ard sh ip on the reporter of this Co. K will stage an o th er sm oker in
colum n by th e ir absence of news about two weeks in an effort to re
item s and we w ish they would get deem itself in the eyes of the dear
public. T his he m eans to do by p u t
busy hereafter.
Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says:
“EAT MORE
BREAD
And reduce the high cost of living.”
HOLSUM
BREAD
IS THE CHEAPEST AS WELL AS
THE MOST WHOLESOME ON
THE MARKET TODAY.
BUY THAT
EXTRA LOAF
Your Grocer Has It.
Cherry City Baking
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Established .1880
AN ACCOUNT in a commercial bank is the most
convenient aid to modern business. It systema
tizes payments, is a check on all expenditures and
shows you just where you stand each month.
Open one with us today. It will pay you to do so.
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Offioers and Directors
H. Hirsehberg, Pres.
D. W. Sears, Y. P.
Ira D. Mix, Cashier
W. H. Walker
L A. Alien
0. D. Butler
ting on a good card a t reduced
prices. The last sm oker w as not a
success from a financial sta n d
point from all reports.
The non-com officers’ train in g
school is proving to be a g reat suc
cess and the ottendance is increas
ing each week. W e observe a few
privates in attendance also. One of
our m ost efficient corporals, we are
informed, is p u ttin g in every spare
m inute in studying m ilitary tactics
which ought to send him up the line
in jig time. This no doubt will be
an incentive to others to follow in
his footsteps. His nam e will not
he published.
Don’t forget th a t Independence
w ants and needs a new arm ory and
she should get one even if it has
to be stolen.
Lost—Key to locker. No rew ard
has as yet been offered.
Co. K has a new basket ball but
aside from th a t nothing more can
l>e said on this subject.
Co. K h as several new m em bers
and m any more are expected. The
new equipm ent is fine.
All m em bers should be w arned
bout K. P. duty. The room in the
ear of the independence National
Hank, form erly used by the Com
pany, is badly in need <t cleaning.
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ru n as follows:
No. 2 arrives from Hoskins
9:15 A. M. daily
No. 4 arrives from Camps
4:00 P. M. daily except Sunday
No. 1 dep arts for Camps
10:50 A. M. daily except Sunday
No. 3 dep arts for Hoskins
4:15 P. M. dally
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