Oregon Historic il Socie ty x Auditorium T he P olk C ounty P ost ONE HUNDRED PERCEN T INDEPENDENCE H I' volum i m. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, JANUARY 14, 1921. NUMBER 4 2 -TTT-: INDEPENDENCE HAS A "CRIME WAVE” ALSO In wmmon with other cities of the tountry, Independence h u ■ "crime ware. It is not yet so bed that citi­ zens are relieved of money and jewel­ ry at the point of a gua, out is quite serious, nevertheless. On Saturday nignt, entrance was mtde to the oacit room of Max Gold- man's store thru a window, but the outlaws eouldn t get by the iron doer that leads to the front. As far as Mr. Goldman can inventory, all that is missing is a second hand bicycle. Tne bike was probably needed to make a getaway alter the job of Sun­ day night when they removed a plate glass from tbe front of Mcinlvsn's store and entereo, breaking tbe glass in the operation and evidently cutting themselves quite badly. About ten dollars' worth of merchandise was taken. Lodge Installations The Pythian Sisters installed of­ ficers, initiated and had a big ban­ quet Thursday night. It was a most enjoyable occasion. The new offi­ cers are Mrs. C. O. Sloper, most ex­ cellent chief; Mrs. Minnie Miltibrand, past chief; Mrs. Will Woods, excel­ lent senior; Mrs. C. W. Irvine, excel­ lent junior; Mrs. Lucy Smith, man­ ager; Mrs. F. O. Parker, mistress of records and correspondence; Mrs. W rf. Cockle, mistress of finance; Mrs. Anderson, protector; Mrs. O. G. Wil­ liams, outside guard; Mrs. Nellie Bar- net and Mrs. Grover Mattison, chal­ lenge bearers; Mrs. G. G. Walker, pianist. Odd Fellowship was at the height uf its glory Wednesday night when ihe joint installation of the encamp­ ment, subordinate lodge and Rebek- ahs took place. The installation was riiveu by representatives from Salem lodges, augmented by Miss Fletcher of Salem, state president of the Re- bekahs, and Miss Butler of Mon­ mouth, grand marshall. One hundred seventy-five participated in the ban­ quet that followed. Dancing and games closed the evening. The elec­ tive officers installed by the Encamp­ ment follow: Gale Alexander, chief patriarch; W. Huntley, high priest; Paul Tacheron, senior warden; H. F. McElmurry, junior warden; D. D. Good, scribe; W. E. Craven, treasur­ er. Valley lodge officers; J. S. Robbie, noble grand; G. H. Grover vice grand; D. D. Good, secretary; C. W. Irvine, treasurer; Armine Cooper, warden; H. W. Birkholz, conductor; Frank Bush, inside guard; L. Damon, outside guard; Verd Rill, chaplain; W. E. Craven and Peter Kurre, sup­ porters of the noble grand; R. F. Jewell and George Stapleton, sup­ porters of the vice grand; Dell Alex­ ander and Joe Birkholz, scene sup­ porters. Rebekah officers; Mrs. Belle Wunder, noble grand; Mrs. Myrtle Williams, vice grand; Mrs. Clara Graves, secretary; Mrs. Ella Hart, treasurer; Mrs. Winnie Irwin, warden; Mrs. I. Govro, conductor; Mrs. Anderson, inside guard; Mrs. Nellie Graves, outside guard; Mrs. Mary E. Fluke, chaplain; Mrs. Maud Baun and Mrs. Olive Hedges, sup­ porters of the noble grand' Mrs. Ef- fie Smith and Mrs. Anna White, sup­ porters of the vice grand. day alteruoou, complimenting Miss Leona Hanna whose wedding to Mr. Larry Fitzgerald is to be celebrated some time very soon. Tbe pretty function was given at the Hanna residence in Portland where Miss Heukle makes her home. An attractive color scheme of pink was developed in the decorations. The table was centered with an art basket filled with guts to the br.de- eiect. Suiiiax and ferns were en­ twined about the chandeliers, and caught gracefully at each corner of the testal board. Cupids, wielding diflereut spells in the game of love, marked covers .for about twenty-four close friends of the bonoree. The favors were pink carnations. Pink was also motiled in the three course luucheon, the ices being individual molds of wedding bells. Between the courses the happy bride-elect amused herself aud the guests, unwrapping the many beautitul gifts. Cabinet music also was conducive to merri­ ment. After luucheon many diversions were offered, one especially enjoyed was clipping pictures from magazines aud forming historical booklets of the guests. Among former Independence peo­ ple who participated in the most de­ lightful occasion were; Miss Lucile Craven, Mrs. Belden Owen (.Marietta Shinn), Mrs. Kenneth Honeyman (Vivian Whiteaker), Mrs. Don Pome­ roy (Lois Hewitt), Mrs. Tracy Schute (Reva Mills), Miss Gertie Ruch, Mrs. Albert E. Klaus (Frances Town­ send), Miss Eldora Montgomery, Miss Lena Roy and Mrs. Marion Butler (Leona Sperling). a H I I % ■ i ■ B i g The isis biazeu lOrth w.th ils new ligula, auoui a muiuiLu uuiu., w eu- uesday uigul, a very pretti CACCI. to Appreciating your past fav­ ors we will retail merchan­ dise at as low a price as can consistently be done. It is our purpose to com­ pete with similar stores in other towns and should our patrons find any discrep­ ancies in prices let us know. H 1 WILLARD E. CRAVEN HDW. im a ia n m a ia iia iia i C-B-D a Why do people avoid walking un­ der a ladder? One will say, “ Be­ cause ill-luck will dog the footsteps of whoever does so.” Another, wish­ ing to camouflage the real reason, will affirm that “ Safety first” is a good motto. But, if we are to be­ lieve one writer, the reason why we avoid the risk is “ the subtle call of ancestry in the blood, directing and ’ controlling our movements.” “ You will find,” he says, “ the explanation in a picture at Sienna called the ‘ Descent From the Cross.’ In that picture you will see the devil put­ ting out all his mental and physical force to prevent the dead being taken from the cross. The figure of the evil one is under the laddei pulling and pushing against its holy stability, and making the shadow terrible and hateful. Of course, you have forgotten this idea— you have never seen the picture. But it was at one time part of the duty o f all good Christians to remember it and pray daily against this force which tried to upset the ladder of the charitable act; and also to keep back from a ladder under which the evil one was always to be found.” Keep The rm trine. Beginning Monday, M e lm o s i! Jau *4, J. u . c e g á i s a lu g un iuau . t, An ad eisewneie in tins u a.. e . ,i«ca yud some particulars. Mike Banks, a uu claims .„atipoua- enee as Uis nume, nao luuau ijiu g UU a Sidewalk lU i'01'i.iaUU SUlala/ uignt witn a iraciuieu sa.an. uu is still alive. An Independence lad nuo is quits as imponaui at this session ox tus legislature as any ox tue ia» inaaeis is Delos Einnnge v. uu is a paao lU me House. Deius juo.lan.uy labell­ ed lUe appuintlnenl ana caveau» .> learn just bon to run me u a i leg­ islature. Civic Club Meeting - IHIIIW W nW IM lW IW IW IW IW IH IM R H IW IRU JW I Special Prices Por Our j January Sale FARMERS CASH STORE INDEPENDENCE, OREGON • Stanley McDonald, Manager | No need now to shop out of town. Compare I our prices. Special prices on Flour and ^ Sugar. W atch our W indows 9 cans Carolene Milk 8 cans best Sugar Peas 8 cans tall Salmon 51 lbs. good Coffee 14 lbs. best Jap Rice 15 lbs. Rolled Oats 13 lbs. Macaroni Pure Lard in bulk—4 lbs. Pure Shortening in bulk—6 lbs. Best Peanut Butter—81 lbs Bring your paila Following a gexieieuii Ounatuiai vacation, tne Line emu lesumoil ac­ tivities Wednesday. Tor uiu moeuni Mrs. O. A. Kraemer opeueu uei most attractive home aud was ass.oted by her daughter. Miss , , m u tending hospitality. 1 no bUalUOaa a.i-ui .. ■.-• - by I'euewed Idtel'esL a,... . .... .. ceieraiiun id me tu »u u ... committees were alter various acL.ViL.ua — piaus are well uuuei Way. n u t sub­ sequent UlCULlUgS LUU IlUuUjLLlUl cnuicu, wnere cozy quai.e.s are available, has been secureu. Miss Janet Beuucignat u. tliu AJ beria rcerr nursery uomu oi X gave a Uriel lain, uu lulu • ■ ll . u nome. The distinctive teatuie oi mu all- eruoou was a payer uu .. .. k . s S Uovermueui ’ preseu.eu uu ...is. Ti B. T ietcuer. Tne suujec. Was u.iii § died in a most luteiesL.ug uianuei aud gave evidence ui uiuci. i i*‘ " ) tdought and was uie . oy tue gameiiug. ? Tne caieauai co... nouuced mat at me a- . Jauuary 2b, the suujec . aud 'Art” oi Japau wni u. Miss Mudaliue Kiaemei .... Clyde Ecker. Delicious sweets wei betore the guests oep a ...... i C. Burton Durdall R in g s and W a tc h e s in a B o s­ ton S lim e P i t Boston.—A sewer gang quit work at noon the other day with a valuable treasure trove. In the slime of an old pit near the Quincy house they had found three gold rings, coins, watches and other valuables. Hotel employees suggested that the hotel bad a claim on the articles, as the property probably of guests of by­ gone days. The police suspected that they were part of the loot of thieves. But when the men showed coins dat­ ing back to 1787, stamped with a pine tree on one sifle and “Massachusetts” on the other, they insisted that the statute of limitations made the prop­ erty theirs. With the ancient coins they found ; K l I WIR I beer checks, which the foretnun of the gang said he Intended to keep with a “pine tree shilling,” as a souvenir of the past. The foreman estimated that the deposit of mud In which the valuables were found bad not been dis­ turbed In 75 years. The country is returning to normalcy and all signs indi­ cate that the year 1921 will be fruitful for all oe us. lu a iia iw Charles Atwater ua. uioveu iruiu Airiie to Dallas. Washington.—Establishment of ma­ chinery overseas in co-operation with foreign governments through which aliens before breaking up their homes may determine whether they will be admitted to the United States and leg­ islative consideration of the proposals of the second industrial conference are outstanding recommendations in the uunuul report of Secretary of Labor Wilson. The report shows that 633,371 aliens arrived in this country during the last tiscul year, as compared with 237,021 the year before. Of the total arrivals. 11,795 were excluded at the ports where they sought to enter. Of those arriviiig 430,001 are classed as Immi­ grant aliens and 195,575 as nonimmi­ grant aliens. Departures of aliens to­ taled 428,062, Including 288,315 immi­ grant aliens and 139,747 nonimmigrant uliens, making the net Increase in the Immigrant population for the year 193,514. Japanese admitted number 16,174, as compared with 14,904 the year before. The total number of Japanese depart­ ing Is placed at 15,653, making, the re­ port says, the indicated increase in Japanese population, 521. Of those ad­ mitted, 9,193 were males and 6,981 fe­ males. Besides the immigrants turned back at the port of arrival, 2,762 were Mrs. J. W. Kirkland Honored ordered deported during the year on departmental warrants, as compared Nobody believes Mrs. J. W. Kirk­ land is an octogenerian, but she is. with 3,068 the year before. Of those Last Sunday, Jan. 9, she celebrated deported, 469 were classed as anar­ her eightieth birthday. Mrs. E. O. chists and criminals. In addition, 591 Gerfin of Portland was here to pre­ others are awaiting deportation. pare the feast for her mother. An­ During the year 519,003 aliens took other daughter, Mrs. J. F. Vaughn the Initial or final steps toward citi­ and husband came from Rickreall, zenship. also Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hill and son Mr. Wilson urges legislative action of Rickreall. to carry out the recommendations of The table was centered with a large basket of pink carnations, a the second industrial conference, pro­ gift from Mrs. Kirkland’s son, F. A. posing joint organizations of manage­ Douty of Portland, who was unable ment and employees for prevention of industrial disputes and a comprehen­ to be present. During the day Mrs. Kirkland sang sive plan for adjusting such disputes and played and was the youngest one when they occur. In the gathering. While vis.ting in Portland recently she and her daugh­ ter sang for phonograph records. DIGGERS TURN UP TREASURE Mrs. Alice Skinner was also a partici­ pant in the birthday feast. S e w e r W o r k e r s F in d C olle ction of immRII»IRIIIH!llHll!HIIIRIIII I T o ta l of 633,371 S o u g h t E n tra n c e U n ite d S ta te * In L a s t F is c a l Y ear. to Ï Net Growth in Immigrant Popu­ cellaueous shower over which Miss lation for Year 193,514. Emma Heukle presided last Satur­ Who’s Who at the Telephone Office Miss Louise Bauman has suc­ ceeded Mrs. Dean Baughman, re­ signed, as head operator at the Inde­ pendence telephone exchange. Miss Louise is an attractive young lady, so pleasing to meet and so kind, ac­ commodating and courteous to every one that her selection meets with the enthusiastic approval of all. She will be assisted by the Misses Myrtle Meereman, Ruth Dickinson, Alice Ruch and Carrie Quasdorf, a quartet of merry maids who will do more than their best to give prompt and Luncheon For Bride accurate service. Dean Baughman, a Interesting to a large circle of good man on the job, will continue friends here, because both hostess as head linesman. and lionoree are former Independ­ C. B. D.? ence girls, was the luncheon and mis- § 1 I 1 I ■ LOCAL NEWS TCLJ IN INCREASE OF ALIENS 91.00 .9 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9 5 .9 5 Suver Man Dopcu FARMERS CASH STORE C. Burton Durd&ll 3 BUSY STORES-Satem, Sllverton, Independence - nwiiniinni War Martyr Buried Here The body of Jason A. Arrell. son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Arrell, arrived here Friday and services were held at the Methodist church Sunday un- der the auspices of the American Le- gion. Dr. H. C. Dunsmore paid a pretty tribute to the young man who gave his life for his country. The floral offerings were numerous. Com­ mittal was made at the I. O. O. F. cemetery. Private Arrell was a member of Co. G., 157th infantry and was one of the heroes who died In a French hospital from the effects of an op- oration for wounds received while in i ■Will iHiiniiwiiw inim iBin action Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Arrell received a telegram stating their son's body left Jersey City at 12:25 a. m. Jan uary 8. The bodies of twenty other Oregon heroes were shipped at the same time, Odd Fellowship At Ita Beat There was a big light in Odd Fellowship in Independence Thurs day evening, January 20, when the county assoeiatien met 175 were in attendance and’ the chief delight of II •• evening wsa an address by J. D. Lee Polk county pioneer, sow a member of ihe legislature frsm Multnomah. Unable to mentally • apparently uiu0 .e0, member the evema imuo ' ceding the t.me when ue ...... n li­ near death in the Baker a..a. oneiil in Salem Tuesday, a man .. no ..ay his name is C. T. Alien . .buvei , palio, Ore., is incapable o: lu. luigb with any inioriuut.o ayster. a.d in solving ihe » hat h which surrounds hu> te­ tin.i h at* dinner in Salem rece­ H uvei des a brother, O. Al. An that he is a tardier ana Hi. he hu. ire th taken some pepmu table iUt al only things Alien c< id tending physician.— ouieux Journal. Mrs. Julia Sperling Mrs. Julia Sperling, who lias bee ill for several months, \> i