THE POLK COUNTY POST
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Th« Next War
IN THE SPRING
(By Minnie Burbank Harding)
I'd like to know what gets inside a
feller, in the spring!
There’s something breaks away in
ntered a« second class matter March 26, 1918, at the postoffice at
him, an' tugs like everything!
Independence, Oregon, under the Act of Murch 3, 1879.
When I first spied the crocuses a-
strugglin' toward the light,
The way that somethin' pushed
Editor and Publisher.
CLYDE T. ECKER
them up, reminded me a sight,
Of those queer things inside o’ me a-
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try in’ to get out;
It kinder feels like gladness, an’
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But when you think it over it’s sad
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It’s great to see the flowers bud,
an’ leaves come on the trees,
But you know you can't ever be nor
Alibis for the profiteers, the big thieves and other
od such things as these!
pests that humans must suffer because they be are very It’s lots of fun to count the robins
one by one,
frequent and we presume this is the reason that evidence An’ cornin’,
watch the time grow longer for
from the bible in proof that the devil is not as bad as he
the settin' of the sun;
is painted can be submitted now with perfect propriety. But it sorter makes you solemn!,
when you wonder ’bout it all,
The flowers that die and bloom
again, and die again next fall!
If Hi Johnson is winning by the votes of pro-Ger­
An’
to know you’re most important,
mans, as it is alleged, the little old United States must
though you’re weak, an' poor
have been a sub-station of Berlin’s all this time and we
an’ small.
Published every Friday at Independence, Oregon.
(Our Dumb Animals)
The world is not satisfied. No
sooner are we thru with the most
appaling war of history than we
must begin totalk of another. If
this last one was “hell," the next, j
we are told, will be "heH" raised to
the nth power. Here in our own ;
country safer from attack than any
other and where we thought we
had been doing something which ;
would end the mad insanity of war,
plans are now being discussed to
spend $100,000,00 for military train­
ing, and to put our military estab- j
lishment on a $500,000,000 annual
basis. The chairman of the* Com
mittee on Military Affairs in the j
House of Representatives is talking |
already about ttie next war, which |
he says will cost from $50,000,000,- j
000 to $75,000,000,000. We have n en
seen estimates made for what are
called necessary preparations for
this next war, liable practically to
exterminate the race, which would
mean that for every dollar used for
the expenses of our government,
one half of it would be for military
purposes.
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8 Years Old To-Morrow
This bank opened for business May 15, 1912, and
following is a condensed statement of our business on
date of the last call from the Superintendent of Banks,
May 4, 1920.
We feel very grateful to our many friends who
have made this fine showing possible.
Resources
Loans, Overdrafts, Bonds and W arrants__ $267,224.72
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures......... 17,800.00
Cash and due from other Banks..................... 78,322.62
$363,347.34
Liabilities
Capital Stock ...................................................$ 25,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits..................... 7,018.88
Deposits ............................................................. 331,328.46
$363,347.34
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FARMERS
STATE BANK
Independence
Oregon
The President should negotiate a
The Profiteering Epidemic
separate peace with the Senate be­
C. W. IRVINE,
President.
fore he opens negotiations for a
(Albany Democrat)
J.
B. PARKER,
Vice President.
separate peace with Germany.—
There is no question that labor, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
C. G. IRVINE,
Cashier.
in general, is slacking, doing less
GLEN C. SMITH,
Asst. Cashier.
The Post does not anticipate that the President’s work than usual, demanding pay
letter will effect the Oregon senatorial situation to any with little regard to the service ren­
B.
JONES
great extent. A greater part of the opposition to the re- dered, and often with little regard
election of Senator Chamberlain among the rank and file to the actual increase in the cost Candidate for the Republican Nom­ " ■ I I iiBiiiBiiiHiiHiiBiiiaiiHiiieiiiaiiiniiBiiBiiniiiaiiHiiiaiiniiaiiiBiiiHiiniiBiiiBiiiaif
of the Democratic party comes from his continual advo­ of living. The country is suffering,
ination for Secretary of State
particularly in the vital building
cacy of a vicious military service in which the youth of trades, from a tyranny of labor.
the land will be compelled to “ soldier,” thus creating in It is natural and easy to criticize YOUR SUPPORT APPRECIATED
this country military aristocracy and a system that organized labor for this. And yet
says the G o o d Ju d g e
(Paid Advertisement.)
would eventually ride to a fall presumably at the cost of there are, as usual, two sides to the
question. Why has labor embarked FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE
millions of lives.
You get a lot more genu­
on this relentless career of profit­
ine satisfaction from a lit­
eering? Because capital has been, I hereby announce my candidacy
tle of the Real Tobacco
00*00*0«0000*0000000<XKX)0000 »HV'/liXW'OOOfluOOOWXKp and is, profiteering.
Chew than you ever got
for the office of Joint Representa­
It was the big war profits of Amer­ tive for Polk and Lincoln counties,
from the old kind.
ican
business men that gave work subject to the will of the Repub­
THE RHYMING SUMMARIST
You
don’t need a fresh
men the idea. Seeing how much lican Voters at the primary election
chew nearly as often,
money was being made by their em­ May 21st.
the good, rich, real to­
A. G. Williams hits the hill on high
ployers and exaggerating it in
GEO. T. GERLINGER.
bacco
taste is so last­
many cases, they “wanted theirs.
And believes it is a duty
(Paid Advertisement.)
ing. That’s why it
They
are
now
getting
theirs
with
a
To push the Chautauqua o’er the top,
costs less to use this class
vengeance, in nearly all the skilled
In Latin, "Sig soc tooty” ;
of tobacco.
trades; but employers, jtoo, as ta. FARMS AND ACREAGE WANTED
W e’re with A1 in his bravo fight
Any man who uses the real
rule, are still doing the same.
And if our purse is caving,
Tobacco Chew will tell you
It is now one big orgy of profit­ For real service and results list
that.
eering on the part of capital and your property with us. We have
To melt the ice
labor
both.
six salesmen with machines. We
And get the price,
Put up in two styles
In most talk about profiteering, inspect and photograph your prop­
We will cut the shaving.
the critics think only of dealers, erty and advertise extensively, and !
particularly of retailers. They are have a demand for property at all j RIGHT CUT is a sh ort-cu t tobacco
Look at the bunch of pretty girls,
only a part of the unfortunate sys­ times. Fred W. German Co., 7321
W-B CUT is a long fine-cu t tobacco
Who for a Max are going,
tem. Where is the manufacturer Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Port­
who is not making money today, de­ land, Oregon.
4-3
Now if we were a nice young man,
Weyinan'-BT'tJtOh 'C o m p a n y . 1107 B r o a d w a y ..N c 'W YÓWdCìty
spite the high wages he has to pay
W e’d try our hand at beauing;
—making far more than he ever
Sadie wants a new bathing suit
made before the war? Head the
But with prices upward flocking,
corporation reports. There is case
For economy’s sake
after case of unprecedented percent­
DO YOU LIKE SAUSAGE
ages earned, and on top of the I A. G. Williams, Prop. §
One she’ll make
■
abnormal
dividend
rates,
stock
div­
and does sauspge like you?
From a last year’s stocking.
All kind of barbering ■
isions amounting often to 100 or 200
If so, you will be fond of
per cent of the investment. These
done end satisfaction |
The baseball boys are running wild
our sausage. Our country
stock dividends, too, thanks to re­
guaranteed. L a d i e s ’ |
And stealing many bases,
cent Supreme Court decision, are un­
pork sausage is mighty
shampooing and mas- “
touched by the excess profits tax;
They hit the horsehide on the nose
saging given special at­
good and fine in flavor. We
though they are built of excess prof­
And at the umps make faces;
tention. Shine in con­
its.
want you to try our hams
It will soon be too hot to work
Everybody profiteers—except the
nection.
and
bacon also—the choic­
And w e’d take up real estating,
unorganized salaried person, the
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But lack the wind,
est and best.
man or woman of fairly fixed pay
or income, but of whose hide come,
So here w e’re ninned,
in one way or another the extor­
Its nix on dissipating.
TALLEY B 8ILETZ
tionate profits of all the rest
TIME TABLE
People are probably no worse now
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than they were before—no more
MILLER A SMITH
Effective April 1, trains will
grasping or cruel. Human nature
run
aa
follows:
does not change much. But there is
ELECTION, MAY 21
No. 8 arrives from Hoskins
certainly dominant temporarily a
0:15 A. M. daily
a spirit of selfishness which is im­
No. 4 arrives from Camps
posing great hardship on helpless
4:00 P. M. daily except Sunday
millions and demoralizing economic
No. 1 departs for Camps
processes and social standards.
10:50 A. M. daily except Sunday
What is to come of it? Possibly
Established .1880
No. 8 departs for Hoskins
the cure lies in the very excess.
4:15 P. M. daily
When the disease gets bad enough,
AN ACCOUNT in a commercial bank is the most
Freight service 2:30 P. M. on
it may cure itself. When the "mid­
Tuesdays and Saturdays
convenient aid to modern business. It systema­
dle class” organizes, and the goug­
ing becomes universal, with every­
tizes payments, is a check on all expenditures and
ï BALLOT T ITLE S AS FOLLOWS
body profiteering on everybody else,
shows you just where you stand each month.
C O N S T IT U T IO N A L
M E N D H E N 'T —Referred to th e p eop le b y th e
then everybody may come back to
302 X Yes
L egislative A m w ol>.
Open one with us today. It will pay you to do so.
SW
OPS
&
SWOPE
a reasonable and honest basis.
L IM IT A T IO N ' O r
I P ER C E N T S T A T E IN D E B T E D N E S S
didn’t know it. But it is not true; Hi is going down the
track plainly marked with a " P ” while all his competi­
tors are labeled “ S. P .” By that sign he is conqueroring.
“Just as Man to Man”
I THE WIND MILL SHOP |
City Meat Market
STATE ROADS
Vote
2 X Yes
For 4% S t a t e ¡1
303
No
Bond Limit
F O R PCJflW Afi £‘. IT •'TO A D S.^Purpose: T o am en d Section 7 of
A rtic le X C of t.fi« >» :sti .1 ion o f trie S ta te of Oregon no as to perm it th e
cr ea tio n -ftlrb t? ;
Eihriurt in clu d in g previous d eb ts a n a l in bilHiee
for t h p .i.~ p nr* t : o u i.f.u ig a id m a in tain in g perm anent roads to th e
a m o u n t i f lox.r f er e .u t o f th e RN^eeeed valu ation o f all th e property
in th e S tate of O re ton, in stead o f tw o per cen t as now provided b y law.
NO PHCPcHTY T & - K O DIRECT TAX
NO INCREASE L AJT9 LICENSE FEES
NO m m z t? GASOLINE TAX
Keep these three facts, in mini!. The present auto license fees and
gasoline tax wiil pay both the principal and interest on all the bonds
under this amendment, and will yield an annual surplus besides for other
state highway work. No additional taxation of any kind.
FEDERAL FUNDS fi/JST BE MATCHED
Oregon must have s ufficient Highway Funds to match Federal apportion­
ment* or Oregon cannot get the benefit of Federal money for Oregon Itoada.
Increasing this constitutional limit is a necessity. Unless limit is increased,
either state roads cannot be completed for many, many years, or must be finished
by direct property taxation. This measure averts direct property tax for itat«
highway* and makoa early completion possible. Let’s get the roads built now.
liCSiT:» fro.; Pru:ai Sou.-sci vU.»cient to Pay Principal anrf Interest.
T U fact th at revenue* f. m in to H o w »ec* and gasoline tax, w ith o u t increase o f present rat««,
w ill be am l e t . v ay
t ri.tcipeu and interest'»!-. these bonds, is d e a r ly art f rth b y official figures
In th« B u t« Psrr.ph et. mailed to « w r y registered voter R efer to S tate Tam - h ist lo r verification
F. i m b »« to s tab»« earvfuUy I t p i^ vi* th at no p rop erty tnx is required and th a t present rates for
auto Herns* foes 1 1 J gtn tt\ will redeem principal an a in terest and y ield surplus besiass.
F r tu tor* t T *b!ee, P am p h lets or fu rth er Inform ation, w rite to
OREGON ROADS A N D D E V E L O PM E N T ASSOCIATION
t . L WKffWB. f * * * 24> 1st
h r t* l
The Independence National Bank
t C. ClArtUll C hns fin d * fiswBw. L L M r
Cain'jit.gn IB vdquarters, 311 W orcester B u ild ing. Portland, Oregon
VOTE 302 X YES For 4% State Reed Bend Limit
Member Federal Reserve System
LAWYERS
The American Doller
(From the Birmingham Age-Herald) Office over Craven A Walker’s Store
The American dollar looks as big Independence,
Oregon
as a cartwheel to a German, a
Frenchman or even an Englishman,
but looks to be about the size of a
pre-war dime to the average Ameri­
can.
TO REALIZE THE
MOST MONEY
U N A P P R E C IA T E D .
“Oh, George, dear,” said the anx­
ious girl, who had been waiting
while her lover interviewed her fa­
ther on matrimonial topics, “what
did papa say t"
“Agnes, my love,” replied George,
diplomatically, “1 don’t think your
father’s friends half appreciate what
a vigorous speaker he is, or what a
wonderful command of language he
possesses.”
The fanner doesn't need to save
daylight He doesn't waste any.—
Grand Rapids Herald.
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We buy everything you
want to sell and sell
everything you want to
buy. Cash or trade.
Bring in everything you
want to sell and I will
sell it for you on a
commission.
MAX GOLDMAN
Officers and Directors
H. Hirschberg, Pres. C. A. McLaughlin, V. P.
Ira D. Mix, Cashier
W. H. Walker
D. W. Sears
O. D. Butler
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