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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1920)
aw MOICS MOURRWt* r t « . u V «MCKtt** r o u e «, tw * 1 * 0 « < « s u o e TO SM N Hurrah, the race is over! The Polk County Post's big sub scription campaign has come and gone, and the strain under which everyone connected w ith it has been laboring during the past few weeks is happily relieved. And now that the end has come, and the results are announced, everyone is pleased and satisfied. Naturally the greatest struggle was for t£e grand capital prize— the M axwell touring car, now worth on the local market $1330. It repre sented handsome and liberal com pensation for the successful con testant The secondary prizes, also, w ill be truly enjoyed by those w in ning and possessing them. A ll were prizes o f real m e r it But The Post was w illin g to pay liberally for good work, and certainly received it, for never has there been a more successful subscription campaign conducted in southern Polk county than the one just concluded by this newspaper. The aggregate vote totals reached enormous figures, and our reco. <i j show by actual count that our fam ily of readers has been nearly trippled, by far the m ajority o f whom reside in Independence and tributary trade territory. As to the contest itself, the figures show for themselves. T o those whose energy has car ried them through this cam paign to success Th e Post extends hearty congratulations. W e are proud of all participants in this campaign, and w e hope the winners, who have just claimed their prizes by right of conquest, w ill, in turn, be proud o f their rewards. In addition to the beauty and in trinsic value o f the prizes which ha\e been awarded there are other considerations to be taken into count In their individual campaigns the candidates have fade new and pleasant acquaintances. Many have formed more correct ideas along business lines and most of them have developed a sense of observation that w ill pay future dividends. The competition was a splendid training and a valuable experience to all who participated. It overcame inherent tim idity; it taught the value of,courage self-re liance, perseverance, resourceful ness, all o f which must be under stood by those who would experi ence life ’s richest rewards. Of course, it is inevitable in a race o f this kind that all cannot win the grand capital prize. Right or wrong, Nature's rule o f the sur vival of the fittest must apply here, as elsewhere. Gladly would w e suspend the rule and g iv e aw ay a dozen automobiles to as m any w ill ing workers, but automobiles come so high nowadays that w e had to be content with only one to give away. During the cam paign w e have dealt largely with ladies. Our re lations with them have been very pleasant. They, in turn, have dealt with an organization which has en deavored to make the campaign one long to be remembered for its wholesome character and fair dealings. To old and new readers o f The Post contributing to the success of this campaign the managem ent is truly grateful and indebted. On behalf o f the candidates and the paper this acknowledgem ent is made, w ith a sincere “ thank you " thrown in for better measure. The campaign was brought to a close promptly at 9 o'clock last Saturday night, strictly in accord with the rules set forth in the open ing announcement. In the presence o f the contestants and other inter ested parties, the judges unlocked the ballot box which had been placed in the Fanners State Bank during the week, thus enabling all candidates to make their reports direct and secretly. The voting value o f reports made during the week was determined by the judges, and added to the totals published in The Post last week. The recent Polk County Post i subscription contest was a suc cess, inasmuch as the object was attained. The Post wanted more readers and it got them. It was I | not satisfied with, three, four, five or six. hundred subscribers but | wanted uiore and got them. In II fact it got more than anticipated 11 and most of ihem are here— In | dependence, Buena Vista, Suver, I Monmouth, Airlie, Kings Valley, Hoskins, Greenwood. Now anyi>ody can say some- I thing thru The Post to the people | of south Polk county and every- | lxRly w ill hear it. CONSTANCt TAIM DGE pvA ct M tosH u x m a *0« ea T H E V E IL E D A D V E N T U R E ’ OOOSUO**. M kO«T AMN TV A laughing romantic comedy plus drama. By day she wits a manicurist— at night she was a society girl. H e said he had no use for a woman who would steal or lie and that no woman could get him to elope w ith him. She made him change his mind! B etter find how she does it. girls. Jeff and Mutt Comedy and Fox News ■ M O N D A Y , M A Y 31 A N D TUESD AY, JUNE 1 “ W it W in s ■ GOVERNOR ASKED TO COMPEL OBETANCE OF ROAD LAW 99 W ith Florence Billings. The story o f a beautiful girl who was caught in the whirlpool o f financial strife. She staked her life, love anti honor in ¿1 bat tle o f wits. A11 unconventional nivsterv drama. cftAtirir M EMORIAL D AT SERVICES TO BE HELD M ONDAT Once more the boys o f ’61 w ill “ fall in” and to the music of fife and drum proudly marth behind Old Glory. Monday is Memorial day and members o f the G. A. R„ W. R. C., Spanish-American and W orld W a r veterans w ill assemble at the G. A. R. at nine o'clock and march to the training school where beginning at 9:’0 pupils w ill ren der a program in harmony with the day and Prof. J. B. V. Butler w ill deliver an address. Then the pro cession w ill move to the W illam ette river where the W . R. C. w ill per form the memorial rites for depart, ed sailors. Independence business houses w ill close during the occa sion. In the afternoon the veterans w ill be the guests o f the Normal at Mon mouth. A W A R D O r PRIZES BT ADVISORT BOARD Independence, Ore., May 22,1920. — W e, the undersigned, acting in the capacity o f judges in The Polk County Post’s prize automoblie sub scription campaign, now closed, af ter canvassing the findings in the sealed ballot box, and adding the results thereof to the totals last published in The Polk County Post (issue o f May 21, 1920) do hereby declare, to the best o f our knowledge and belief, the follow ing contestants to be the winners: Maude McElm urry ........... 2,907,540 W inner o f the Maxwell Touring Car, valued at $1230.00 Mrs. Gail A lexan der........... 1,256,050 W inn tr o f the Free Vacation Trip to Yellowstone Park, 5-day tour o f same. A lm a Sanderson ................ 1,069,510 W inn er o f Diamond Ring, valu ed at $125.00. Faye Johnson .................... 740,920 W inn er o f Columbia Grafonola valued at $100.00. Louise Bauman ................. 709,000 W inner o f the purse of gold, value $50.00. Caroll Smith ...................... 656,060 W inner o f the purse of gold, value $25.00. (Signed: H. C DUNSMORE, B. F. SW O PE, W. H. W A L K E R , W. L E W IS ROSE, Major, VERD H ILL. M EN W H O RUN BANKS COME TO INDEPENDENCE Group T w o of the Oregon Bank ers’ association is meeting in Inde pendence today. It comprises the district consisting of the counties of Marion, Lane, Linn, Benton, Polk, Lincoln. A t noon the visitors were the guests of the Monmouth Nation al Bank, the Independence National Bank and the Formers State Bank. Th is afternoon a business session is being held at the Isis. There w iil be a number of addresses on banking On the basis o f total votes re subjects followed by interesting dis ceived by each candidate the awards cussions. were made in the manner indicated by the signed report o f the judges W k H. MACK DIES SUD DENLT OP APO PLEXY appearing elsewhere in this issue The judges have the thanks of This community was greatly The Post for the time they spent in (Continued on Last page.) counting. ___ Also the fifth episode of the great serial, ‘ S m a s h ir i) Barriers ! Î THE L IV IN G G R AVE A smashing melodrama o f risk and romance in the great outdoors, in the lumber camps, the football 15 weeks o f adventure! field and the mountains. | B ■ E Determined that the State High way Commission shall comply with the law and route the West Side Highway thru Polk County accord ingly, Independence and Dallas have combined to indicate to the above named commission that it w ill not be permitted to designate a different route than the one au thorized by law. With this aim in view petitions are being circulated addressed to the Governor in which he is respectfully requested to com pel his subordinates “to keep faith with the people of this county." The petition reads: Johnson carried Oregon but Wood won in Polk. The total county vote was Wood 1050, John son 506, Hoover 284, Lowden 203. McAdoo, the only Democrat on the ballot received 486. For delegates at large to the Re publican convention, Boyd, Carey, Rami and McCamant led in Polk. McCamaut, Carey, Rand and Olson were elected. T. V- Crawford and M ill E. Purdy were elected as Democratic delegates, the other two being yet in doubt For Republican delegates from the first district, Walter L. Tooze Jr. carried every county, including Polk. The other place is yet in doubt. Vote for U. S. senator: Abraham 593, Stanfield 1179, Chamberlain 624, Starkweather 298. Stanfield and Chamberlain nominated. Secretary of State: Koser 770, Jones 352, Parsons 260, Loekley 220, Wood 170, Schulderm&n 127, Co bum 86. Koser nominated. There was no Democratic candidate 011 the ballot. For Joint Representative, D. E. Fletcher defeated Gso. W. Gerlinger by a vote of 1179 to 758. The noip ination assures election. Mr. Fletch er has probably received the Demo cratic nomination also. Perry O. Powell, Republican, ami L D. Brown, Democrat, are the nominees for Polk County Repre sentative. For county commissioner the Re publican vote was Hart 782, Teal 702, Wolverton 603. Democratic Gardner 468, White 268. For surveyor, Edgar J. Howe won the Republican nomination by a vote of 947 to 742. J. N. Hrlgereon, Republican, and E. K. Piasecki, Democrat, will fight it out this fall for district at torney. • The following Republicans were nominated without opposition: Floyd D. Moore, clerk; John W. Or**, sheriff; Fred J. Holman, assessor; Josiah Wills, school superintendent; A. V. R. Snyder, treasurer; Robert L. Chapman, coroner. There were no Democrats on the ballot for these offices. All the measures on the ballot carried in the state. The Polk county vote was as follows: Extending Eminent Domain Over Roads and Ways—Yes, 1778; no, 946. Limitation of Four Per Cent State Indebtedness for Permanent Roads Yes, 1908; no, 1063. Restoring Capital Punishment— Yes, 1843; no, 1169. Crook and Curry Counties Bond ing Amendment—Yes, 1238; no, 905. Successor to Governor—Yes, 148’ ; no, 1339. Higher Educational Tax A c t - Yes, 1905; no, 1202. Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Marines' Educational Aid Revenue Bill—Yes, 1560; no, 1355. State Elementary School Fund Tax—Yes, 2093; no, 962. Blind School Tax Measure—Yes, 1954; no, 987. To His Excellency, Governor Ben VV. Olcott, Salem, Oregon: When the measure known as the road Ixmding act was proposed at thp 1917 session of the Oregon Legis lature, much opposition was en W E D N E S D A Y AN D THURSDAY, JUNE 2 3 countered in tlie House of Repre sentatives. Numerous conferences were held between sponsors of the bill and members of the House, and a draft of th proposed art was sub IN mitted and discussed. No provision was made at first as to which if any towns in Polk county should l>e on the Pacific Highway, and the favorable vote of a majority of the Representatives could not be count- The thrilling advtVflt: ••<*. d' a female “ Jimmy Val ed on. To, secure thy support of the Representatives from Polk entine.” Site had friends, wealth and position— county, viz., Hon. Conrad Stafrin, of and a mania fo r crime. A society belle by day and Dallas, and Hon. ¿Walter V. Fuller a th ief by night. The story of a girl with a double of Dallas, th© proponents of the personality— a female “ Dr. Jekyl and Mr. H yd e.” measure then agreed with these members that Dallas, Monmouth Rolin Comedy and Pathe News and Independence should be on the Highway, and changed the draft of the hill to effectuate this under standing. Messrs. Stafrin nnd Ful F R ID A Y , J U N E 4 ler then joined with 35 other Repre i sentatives in introducing the bill; I which was passed by the House on 1 February 17th, later passed by the 1 Senate, and is now designated as in “ T H E F O R B ID D E N C I T Y ” ■ Chapter 423, Laws of 1917. On the passage of the bill in the House, 32 B A thrilling story o f old China showing Miss Tal- members, including the Polk county 1 madge as San San and Toy. A Cliinest mandarin delegation voted yea, 27 members, I offered San San to the Em peror but when they including six who signed the hill, I found her half American baby the Emperor ordered voted nay, and one member, who al § so joined in introducing the bill, San San to the “ Hall o f Flashing Spears.” was absent. Without the affirma B tive vote of both Stafrin and Fuller, Comedy and International News the bill would have failed to pass. The measure was then submitted to the voters of the State, under refer SATURDAY, JUNE 5 endum provisions contained in it, and in the vigorous campaign which ensued your petitioners defln- ately understood that the approval of the act would place the 3 towns named on the Pacific Highway, nnd in “ TODD OF T H E T IM E S .” voted with this understanding. The OASOLINE SHORTAGE BITS T od d ’s dream was to he* managing editor o f The f measure received the approvol of INDEPENDENCE SARD Times. W hen he ceased dreaming and started tig- ? the electorate, and was proclaimed to be a law. The State Highway The gasoline shortage became grossive action, then his dream was realized. A - Commission then adopted a route became very acute in Independ splendid mixture o f comedy and drama with ti lead- ~ for the Highway, running from ence this week. Th© Standard ing role which fits br ink Keenan like a glove. Bellevue, Yamhill county, through tanks were empty and the Union Bnllston, Dallas, Monmouth and In Herold Lloyd Comedy and Ford Weekly ■ dependence, in Polk county, and a held on to Wednesday afternoon when the Sayles Motor Co. was ob map showing this location was liged to limit the amount to each given out and published. later, customer. They are expecting a nnd after changes in the personnel supply in today. F. G McLean an o f the Commission, this route was nounces that he has been assured 1 ^ 1 IN D E P E N D E N C E * abandoned, the Commission an I nouncing that the road would be by th© Standard Oil Co. that the Ace Garage w ill be supplied with a HR HHiliRIIRilKiliR IR i ■ I ■ 112 H B I« 1 N I ■ 1 • I ■ I H IB I O I ■ I III I IB 1*1 IB HR I constructed from Amity by way of liberal amount of gasoline Monday Holmes' Gap, Rickreall and Mon which will he sold at two cents be mouth to Corvallis, with a “ stub", or low the pric© before the shortage. "spur” , to Independenie. Dallas S U M M E R C H A U T A U Q U A IN IN D E P E N D E N C E would not be on the Pacific High DOCTORS THREE COUNTIES w ay; but n post road, with the as HOLD MEETING HERE sistance of the Federal Government Sunday is Community Dny. Ther Independence is in the mi<l*t of nnd the ( ’.minty o f Polk should be The Polk-Marion Yamhill Medical its five days summer Chautauqua. w ill l*e a union meeting al Hie tent 1 constructed from Salem to Dallas. Society was held here Tuesday ev The program o f yesterday and to at 11 a m. Dr. G. S. Price will Surveys were then made, nnd con ening with about thirty M. Da In clay ha« been« splendid and tin* at spe'ik. The service w ill be followed i tracts let for the proposed Salem Every 1 attendance. There was a banquet at tendance has been exceptionally by a Community dinner. Dallas |>ost road, nnd for disconnect body bring a well filled haakel large. the Reaver hotel, the hoard being ed stretches of the proposed Pacific laden with w p II prepared dishes. Tom orrow (Saturday) the after The ladies of the Civic Club will Highway. The speakers of the evening were noon begins with a concert prelude furnish coffee for everyone. Don't by the Overseas orchestra. This is forget to put sugar and cups in y o u r! Recently the Commiwion an Drs. Richard Dillehunt and J. Guy followed hy a lecture “ Human Life baskets. In the afternoon and the nounred that the Highway shall run | Strohen of Portland. The subjects in Relation to Am ericanization" by evening thf. Regmers w ill provide | south from Monmouth, and not by 1 were: “The Treatment of W ar In M. Pirie Beyea R. N., first volunteer mu«ic and entertainment. In th e , way of Independence, and has order juries as Applied to Industrial American Red Cross nurse. In the evening Dr. Chas. S. Price w ill give | ed the County Court to prepare the Injuries," and “ Routine Waeaer- evening ther© is a concert by the his illustrated lecture "lim itin g j road for naving. This the County; mans." The next meeting will be (Continued on last page.) Overseas orchestra. (Continued on last page) held in Dallas. ELSIE M H \$ “T h e am p” NORMA TALMADGE FRANK KEENAN I <^1 j THEATREl or II
