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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, JUNE 11, I t » .
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a SU N D AY, JUNE 13— (Afternoon and Evening)
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hardly get over one holiday when j
along comes another.
® HIGHWAY CONTROVERSY .
J | J S C H O O L
GLOBES YEAR’S WORK
Following close in tiie wake of the
TO BE COURT ISSUE \ closing of the High School, the
A gripping story of love anti international intrigue B
Training School came to an end
Tire state highway commission ! yesterday. The knell of the school
with a flavor of the big war for a background. The i
l.as given notice that there will be
kind of story that will he enjoyed by every type of 1 a meeting in Portland on July 0 to liells will be heard no more until
tall when they shall again beckon
audience. Not even the beauty of Marion Davies R consider the Polk county controver the youngsters back to the "golden
eclipses the talent she brings to the portr /a l of the R sy. It is known that Governor 01- school days."
heroine.
1 eott urged the commission to give a Thursday atternoon wus devoted
hearing to the Independence Dallas to presenting several pluylets by
Jeff and Mutt Comedy and Fox News
petitionens and that Uie meeting the laterary Society. Each one,
may be due to his efforts altho lie within itself, was a gem and depict­
takes the position that if the ques­ ed in a very clever way. Mias
tion is one of interpretation of law, Arbuthnot presented diplomas to
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M O N D A Y AND TUESD AY, JUNE 13 14
the courts are the proper place to the several students who had com­
decide the issue.
pleted the Eighth grade and would
,WiUi this end in view, „ meeting pursue the gospel of education at
of Independence und Dallas citizens the High School. Gerald Hewett
was held in Dallas Tuesday night delivered the class prophecy. If the
Featuring ALICE BRADY. A drama of New 1 and Attorneys Oscar Hay ter of Dal­ "prophet" knows whereof he speaks
B Y ork’s well dressed, self-satisfied society and the 1 las and J. W. Castie of Portland und is not a "false one" tire “Eighth
parasites who prey upon its pleasures and feed on r were insU’ucted to proceed with Graders" will hardly recognize
mandamus proceedings in the su
1 crumbs stolen from the tables of the rich. The story " preme court uiul action in the Polk themselves a few years hence.
Today tiie "grades” are prepur-
1 of a parasite society paper which New York fears, ® county courts.
,
(Continued on last page)
g and of the daughter of its editor who becomes in- g Another new contention has been
g voiced in the meshes weaved for another woman.
g brought in according to a Salem POULTRY YIELDS PROFIT
special appearing in Wednesday’s
ATOAK POINT SCHOOL
1 •
Also the seventh episode of the great serial,
" Portland Telegram. "The difference
MARGARET HATTIE HENET-*t
between the words ‘should’* and
(Monmouth Herald)
shall' may be the point on which
Mrs. Collins and tire pupils of the
Last Tuesday afternoon a large
will turn the bitter controversy be­ Oak Point school have not only put
concounse of bereaved friends and
tween several hundred angry citi­ in u profitable year in an education­
relatives gathered at the Presbyteri- j
zens of Polk comity and the mem­ al sense but they have made the
an church to pay tribute to one who 8
s
THE F A T A L FLIGHT
= bers of tiie state highwuy commis­ year financially profitable as well.
only a short time ago had walked B
among them and enjoyed material ■ A smashing melodrama of risk and romance in the g sion over tiie route of tiie West Side Not only are the pupiis of this
Pacific highway in Polk county,” school able to pass satisfactory ex­
things even as they. But amid a j g great outdoors, in the lumber camps, the football g
begins
profusion of the choicest of floral | g
= field and the mountains.
15 weeks of adventure! g say: the article which goes on lo aminations in the science of frac­
tions, penmanship and English as it
offerings which represented gar- ;
“The tw'o Polk representatives in should be but isn’t, but they are
lands of love and memory, all that | S
the lower house of the legislature wrestling a few of Nature's secrets
was mortal of Mrs. Hattie Henkle
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RSDAY,
JUNE
16-17
of
1917, without whose votes the bill from tier us well. One hundred per
who had entwined herself into our
would have been killed, either were cent profit is the record of the
lives and had performed her al _
dupd into believing th bill actuully school in maintaining a chicken
INDEPENDENCE LOSES
lotted task, would soon he lost to jg
provided that the West Side l’ucific yard. They deal in fowls which
IN EXCITING FINISH mortal vision.
While sorrowing —
highway should go through Dullas huve 300 egg ancestors and have
friends dropped the tear of affec- | —
and Independence or had an im­ sold a number of roopty a in the
(Contributed)
tionate sympathy, a quartette con- | 8
in “ ROUGH JJIDING RO M ANCE.“
plicit trust in those proponents of Oak Point community nelping to
In a very exciting game of base sisting of Messrs. Barrick and Hurl- , 8
tlie bonding bill who said the mea­ improve the grade of poultry there.
bail last Sunday, independence lost bert, Mesdnmes Conkey and D rex-'g A-mile-a-minute Western drama. This is the first
Three or four chickens were stolen
sure contained sucji a provision.
to Perrydale by a close score of 6 to ler, sweetly sang "Tread Softly.” §j Mix picture ever shown at this theatre and it is a
"Tiie law provides nothing of the from them during the past year,
5, due to a bad decision on the part Mrs. Conkey, in an appealing voice, jg
good one. He has worked himself up front in the
kind. It does not provide that any but this hus been the sum total of
of the Perrydale umpire in the last sang tenderly, "Best At Home." i
moving
picture world, especially in Western stuff.
certain road unywhere in the state their losses, ordinary chicken dis­
half of the ninth which retired the As she sang the words—
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a
shall be puved. The uct bus a mis­ ease« und ailments having been met
side and prevented the locals from
Rolin Comedy and Pathe News
“ Rest for the Weary
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leading paragraph—the first para­ and treated with skill and success.
tying the score.
graph of section 6—which desig­ Surplus chickens have been canned
Perrydale started out by scoring In the land where toil shall cease, =f
g
nates certain highways of first im­ uud helped them with hot lunches
two in the first inning by a combin­ Earth sad and dreary
g
portance to the stute of Oregon und which the domestic science branch
ation of hits and poor fielding and Changed for Heaven’s peace.
F R ID A Y , JUNE 18
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which in the next sentence suys: of this one room 'country school
added three more in the second Best from care and sadness,
Rest
from
sin
and
strife
and
woe,
‘It is hereby determined that the serves to its pupils at the noon hour
when the local infield aviated,
"
following highways ‘should’ be per­ und the sule of eggs has helped to
coupled with two lusty swats by Where all joy and gladness
■
manently constructed and finishod buy other requisites for this lunch­
the Perrydale gunners. Then the Spirits blest shall know;"
eon. The pupils are planning to
witli a liurd surface.’
fireworks started in the same inning “Jesus, blessed Savior,
"
in “ THE SAVAGE W O M A N .“
erect
a new and larger chicken
for
Independence.
A
five-run In life’s hour of deep distress,
“ If this sentence employed the
3
house
and increase the number of
hundicap looked pretty big and ev­ Come with pitying favor;
word
’sliuir
.instead
of
’should’
S See Miss Young amid the wild beauties of the A fri­
eryone predicted a lopsided score Come to soothe and bless;"
Governor Olcott’s reply to the Polk chickens handled next year.
B can jungle, as the reincarnated queen of Sheba in
Another activity of the children
with the visitors on the long end but
county petitioners could logocully
our boys were not to be denied. we seemed as it were to strain our 3 the ruined splendor of an ancient palace, and as a
and reasonably he nothing else than is u gulden in which lust year they
Taylor led off- with a single and eyes in vain endeavor to scan the 8 half-tamed thing amid the artificial ties of Parisian
to command the highway commis­ grew potatoes and sweet corn suc­
R high life.
Stoltenbcrg moved him up with un- infinite shore.
sion to build tiie highwuy through cessfully for their luncheons and for
Costly and marvelously staged with
Dr. Dunsmore gave the comforting g
other one base crack. Then Man­
Dullas and Independence. The use sale. Surrounded by woods the
many elaborately produced scenes.
ager Barrick stepped up to the plute assuarnce: “ In my Father’s house g
of ’should’ instead of the imperative greydiggers have bothered them a
with a mean, vicious glare in his are many mansions; if it were not =
Comedy and International News
‘shall’ may be only an example of great deal this year but with the
eyes, with a determination to atone so I would have told you. I go to ?
the unfortunate messing up of Eng­ rain of th« past week they hope
for the three errors (more or less) prevare a place for you that w here, 8
lish that happens to several statutes their troubles are over.
that he’d ¡made in. the same inning. I am, there ye may be also.” R e-: ■
enacted at every session of the legis­
He swung on the first offering and counting her many virtues, as she g
SA TU R D A Y, JUNE 19
lature, but there is room for strong
fouled it. Then the second ball was faithful to the demands of hon- ' g
suspicion that the word wus used NEVILLE ELDRIDOE MARHIEp
came soaring up and he met it or ahd justice and as she lived in g
MEDFORD GIRL YESTERDAY
deliberately and with intent to mis­
squarely on the nose and sailed it tiie spirit of charity and the love of j "
lead.
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far into the adjoining field and fin truth, so shall be her reward.
A message was received this
“True, the highway commission
While sorrowing friends “trend 8
ally settled among the clods for a
morning conveying the happy news
may defend itself on the subsequent
in “ IN W A L K E D M A R Y .“
home run. Five runs were made softly,” her body was gently borne R
of the marriage of E. N. Eldridge
paragraph, which is the last para­
to
the
Monmouth
cemetery
where
g
before the side was retired and both
and Jessie E. Rarnum both of Med­
Coming from Dixie, in quest of her Yankee knight,
graph in section 8 of the act, which
teams played shutout ball until the committal was made. There be- j g
ford. The marriage rites were read
reads.
“ In Walked M ary” at the height of his gay bache­
score stood six to five. Independ­ neath a grave covered with numer- :
in Itosehurg Thursday, June 10.
" ‘No description of the highway
ence tried hard to even the score and ous and exquisite floral tributes, 5 lor party. And it complicated matters for him and
“ Nov" is tht son of Mr. and Mrs.
provided for herein shall be con­ K. C. Eldridge of this city and has
in the last half of the ninth, Tay­ where the fir trees whisper and the I ‘ for her. But with a heart full of romance she found
strued to prevent tiie state highway a legion of friends who wish him
lor came up out of his turn and larks twitter, rests the form of one 8 the key to his locked heart.
She’ll unlock your
commission
from making such local unlimited happiness. For about a
we
love.
Yet
we
know
forms
g
clouted the finst ball over the fence
heart and walk in, too.
changes
in
the
location thereof ns year he has made his home in Med­
change
but
the
spirit
survives.
j
g
for a home run. However, he was
they may deem proper.’ "
ford where he has capably man­
declared out as a result, perhaps “There is a world above
Herold Lloyd Comedy and Ford Weekly
K
8ince the issue came up Judge aged the Eldridge Creamery at
because of the homer. The next Where parting is unknown—
Robinson was surprised to learn that place.
batter came through with a two A whole eternity of love
that he had a “place" in Polk coun­
Mr- mid Mrs. Eldridge will be “at
bagger and with the runner on And blessedness alone;
ty and was seeking to have the home" In Medford where they will
third and two out, everyone was And faith beholds the dying here
pulling hard for Addison to come Translated to that happier sphere."
HNOEI^EINDEINCB ¡ highway go by it. Then he must receive the congratulations of their
have been surprised the second friends.
through with a hit. He fouled sev­
time
when a Polk county paper "con­
Margaret Hattie Harris was born
eral and finally knocked a slow
■'IR IH IK IK liKIK l'R I Kl I IK IMI IK I Kl I IK I HI IIHI Kl IK
fessed” that he had a “place" in RALPH BASCUE WEDS
roller to short and beat it out by in Iowa of splendid parentage.
Polk county. As a matter of fact
MISS MERLE PETERSON
a couple of feet However, Perry’ | The writer has often heard her
Judge Robinson s "place" is not in
UN ITED STATES NOW L E G A L L Y “ D R Y .“
dale's umpire was umpiring the speak of tier fattier, Dr. Harris, who
Polk county at ail. It is on the east
Rnlph Rnscue and Miss Merle
bases and declared him out, ending graduated from Baltimore Medical
College. When hut a child her par
Peterson were married In Vancouver
the game.
The United Statps of Amerira ha» thirly-six of the forty-eight states to side in Marion county.
the first of the week and are now
The locals play Lebanon Friday ents moved to Oregon. She was gone “dry", and the hopes of the make the U. S. "dry" and now it
on their honeymoon. Mr. Bascue Is
(today) and negotiations are on fdr educated at O. A. C. and entered the
takes the same number to make it MRS. JOHN COMPTON HAS
Mth BIRTHDAY PARTY well and favorably known In Inde­
a game with Dallas in Dallas for teaching profession. June 26, 1879, “wets” that there might be a legal “wet” again. The outlook from the
loophole
in
which
escape
would
lie
she
was
married
to
Eli
T.
Henkle
pendence having resided here for
Sunday.
“wet" standpoint is therefore not
Sunday was the tUth birthday o f 1 a number of years and his bride, a
at Bethel, Polk county. Five chil­ jmssible, were vanished last week very encouraging.
Mrs. John Compton and a number daughter of P. J. Peterson, Is very
dren, two boys and three girls, were j when the Supreme Court declared
TMZS WEEK ITVE TEARS AOC
Should the initiative and refer­
IN SOUTH POLK COUNTY bom to them. Her husband passed all prohibition laws legal and also endum, as advocated by William i of relatives and friends gathered to 1 [tnpulnr among her associates. They
on four and a half years ago. Mrs. pronounced as valid laws for the en­ Jennings Rryan, be adopted as the assist her in celebrating the event. have the beat wishes of their many
Besides Mr. and Mrs. Compton those friends.
(From the Independence Monitor Henkle was a devout member of the forcement of prohibition.
law of the land the “wets" could
Presbyterian church and was faith­
June 11,1915)
A modification of constitutional then bring about a change if a ma­ present were Mr. and Mre. W. N .;
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Willard ,
ful to all its teachings. She was prohibition ran now only be brought
NO NOMINATION TODAY
C D. Tharp quits business. _
jority of the people of the country
prominent in fraternal circles. She about by amendment to the consti
Cauthom, Mr and Mrs. Gall Alex-1
so voted.
Twenty graduated from Inde­
was Past Matron of the Eastern tution and »he situation is ex- j
under, Mrs. Allie Kurre, Isaac Cnmp- j At 5:30 this afternoon, the Re­
pendence schools.
Star, also Past Noble Grand of the actlv reversed as to what it was
ton, Mr. and Mrs. G L. Stidd and publican convention adjourned un­
Helen Cornelius, of Monmouth,
Rebekahs. She had served as secre- when the prohibition amendment
Dallas Sunday theatre closing son, Dr. E. L. Ketchum, Miss Vcm til tomorrow morning after taking
ten years old, recognized as a
Krtchum and Dell Alexander.
several ballots without result
wa« adopted ft took the vote« of law defeated 200 to 407.
(Continued on last page.)
musical prodigy.
_
In order to relieve the present
gasoline shortage which threatens to
become a menace to farming and
other legitimate business industries,
Independncc business men at a
meeting yesterday voted to buy a
car of gasoline from a California
firm and hope to have it here with­
in a week. It will be sold by the
business men's club without profit
thru local dealers and will be dis­
posed in such a way as to insure an
equal distribution among gasoline
users. A car contains approximate­
ly ten thousand gallons and this
amount with what the Standard Oil
Co. will have gives this community
almaBt its normal amount. Should
the shortage continue the business
men will continue to buy andsell.
There seems no prospects for any
relief, otherwise, in the near future.
Citizens of the smallr towns over
the state are becoming very out­
spoken in condemning the way the
situation is being handled in this
state. Says the Corvallis Gazette-
Times for example: “The thing that
we have a eight to kick about is
that pie sure cars in Portland can
get a 20 per cent tank capacity
while not only pleasure cars but
cars actually used for necessary pur­
poses cannot get enough in Corval­
lis or any other small town." Ap­
parently there is some truth in the
charge that gasoline is being con­
served in Portland for the enter­
tainment of convention visitors
while at the same time many trac­
tors on farms cannot be used be­
cause there is no gasoline for them.
in “ THE BURDEN OF PROOF.“
I “ The fear Market” !
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| ‘Smashing Barriers’ j
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CLARA KIMBALL YOONS
JUNE CAPRICE