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lH E LARGEST POLK COUNTY POST CIRCULATION IN SOUTH POLK COUNTY VOLUME IV. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 0 , 1 9 2 1 THE VICTIM JOCAl£ WORK IS HARD ON ARTISTS MATTER OF DEATH IN DOUBT Binging Into th e R ecording Horn Con- coded to Bo a N arva-R acking E xperience. A uthorities Puxxlod ae to W hether Man’s Being Pronouneod Dead Makes Him Legally Bo. M usic Is lo* t r c.;ler to can th an peaches or pears, rem ark s F arm and F ireside. W hen you play one of your phouo- g rap h records you h a re uo Idea how h ard It may have l>eeu to g et th a t m el ody "preserv ed ." You a re listen in g to the resu lt of a lot of m ighty h a rd w ork, w hich may have Included con sid erab le storm ing by th e d irecto r and te a rs on the p a rt of the a rtis t. Some a rtis ts simply cannot sing fo r th e rec ords a t all, w hile o th ers a re nervous w recks fo r days a fte r a session of re cording. To slug Into a recording horn may- look easy—Ju st as It may look easy fo r a baseball p lay er to h it a ball over th e fence fo r a hom e ru n — but in re a lity it Is oua of the m ost diffi cult, nerve-racklug things anyone can attem p t. . On th e concert stag e a singer w ith a good voice may m ake little m is ta k e s w ithout the audience noticing them . If he u as an a ttra c tiv e p re s ence and an engaging m anner, he niHy even sing a bit off key and yet m ake a lilt. But th e w ax m aster record la u re ’entless m irror, w ith no m ercy for th e im perfections th a t the av erag e a r t is t—like o th er hum an beings— Is guilty of. T he slig h test w aver or stra in in th e voice, the slig h test dev ia tion from th e tru e pitch, com es but budly. And th e very fe a r of m aking th ese m istakes and flaws “hoodoo” m ost singers Into m aking them . T h e re su lt Is th a t many a p o p u lar sta g e a rtis t has m et d e feat In th e laboratory. Al F. W illiams, U nited S tatus <11» tr lc t attorney fo r Kuiisaa, received a le tte r a short tim e ago asking his opin ion as to the s ta tu s of a person upon whom a death sentence has been e x » cuted, who has been legally pro nounced dead, but a fte rw a rd s regalus consciousness and recovers. T h e case cited w as th at of five ban dit« who were convicted of highw ay robbery In the province of C agayan, Philippine Islands, an d sentenced to die by the old Spunlsh m ethod of stran g u latio n . A fter the execution the flve bandits w ere placed on the floor of a church to aw ait funeral rite s In th e m orning. In the night th ree r e gained consciousness. Tw o of th e th ree died "again" In s couple of <Vays, but one recovered, although le ft In a deform ed condition. T he questions asked a re w hether the bandit who lived could be stran g led agsln, or, if he could not, would the fact th a t he was legally prouounced dead prevent his being tried In th e co u rts If he com m itted an o th er crime. Mr. W illiam s w rote an opinion to the Inquiring person, declaring th a t he be U-wed th a t an o rd er could be obtained from th e court se ttin g aside the first execution as having never been p e r form ed and a n o th e r one ordered. H is opinlou w as th a t If the bandit w ere uot killed, dually, he could be held am enable for o th er crimes* a l though legally he w as not in existence. “O f course," Mr. W illiam s said, "you will probably And as many law yers and Judges disagreeing with my opin ion as concurring." WAR ON SCREW-WORM FLIES FLED FROM CHEESE BARRAGE T ra p s Hav* Proved Effective Method* of G etting Rid of H um an and A nim al Pest*. C om m ander of B razilian W arship T hought Some New Kind of Bomb W as Being Used. T he use of fly trap s fo r catching «crew-worm flies Is a new Idea as a m eans of com bating th o se abom inable Insects, and h as alreudy proved d e cidedly effective. T hey a re a first- pest In some p a rts of th is country, Owing to the late arrival of a class an d especially In so u th w est T exas. printer, the Post was quite in C a ttle and o th e r livestock suffer convenienced this week and sev m uch from th e ir a tta c k s, th e ir h ab it being to lay eggs lu any so rt o f wound. eral hours late. T he larv ae h atched from the egga bore Into th e tissues, feeding upon M iss G race J o n e s , fo rm e rly o f th is them and doing m ost d estru ctiv e m is p la c e b u t now w ith H a m ilto n « of chief. When read y »<* tra n sfo rm Into A lb an y , h as ju s t r e tu r n e d fro m San pupae, they com e out, drop to the F ra n c isc o w h e re sh e re p r e s e n te d th e ground and b u ry them selves to aw ait A lb an y e s ta b lis h m e n t d u rin g B u y e rs' m etam orphosis Into flies. T he screw- worm flies a re ty p ical m eat flies, and W e e k . M iss Jo n e s m a d e good o n h e r th e c a rc a ss of any dead anim al quickly m issio n a n d h as a lre a d y b een p ro m becom es a h atc h e ry fo r them . Hence, ise d a tr ip to N ew Y ork. in th e region afflicted by them . It Is very Im p o rtan t th a t all carcasses shall be prom ptly destroyed, preferably T h e fu n e ra l of C h a rle s E. H e rro n by burning. O ccasionally It happens w ho d ie d a t h is h o m e in M o n m o u th t h a t . hum an beings a re attacked. v e ry s u d d e n ly la s t T h u rs d a y m o rn A fly craw ls u p th e n o strils of a sleep in g , w as h e ld a t th e B a p tis t c h u rc h ing person and lays Its eggs. The in M o n m o u th S u n d a y a fte rn o o n in larv ae hatched from them Invade the c h a rg e of th e O dd F e llo w s a n d Dr. sinuses, and d eath Is likely to result. H. D u n sm o re a s th e o ffic ia tin g —M ilw aukee Sentinel. c le rg y m a n . Squirrel* and Robin* Fight. A fierce law n b a ttle betw een forces Special—Kellogg's Cornflakes of sq u irre ls and robins has been in M ount Vernon, N. Y. T he and Post Toasties, 10c. P. R. observed sq u irre ls and robins on E leventh Alexander, Grocer, Main St. avenue, M ount Vernon, have declared w a r upon each other, and each day th# b a ttle s a re w sgelng bigger and fiercer. R esid en ts on E lev enth avenue have for som a tim e thro w n peanuta on th alr law na for th e sq u irrels and bread cruata fo r th e birds of th* neighbor hood. T h ree w eeks agu a few robins a fte r, eatin g th e b read helped them selves to p eanuts, and th* sq u lrrtl* ran aw ay. T he flrat day a few sq u ir rel* a tta c k e d th e roblna and th ere w as a sh o rt b u t fu rio u s light In which th e sq u irre ls saved th eir supper* Th* second day ab o u t tw enty robin* sw ooped down and th e sq u irrels were routed. T he th ird day th e squirrel* re tu rn e d reinforced by an equal (turn her au d th ere w as a b a ttle royal for a q u a rte r of an hour. It w as a draw n b attle, both sides leaving most of th eir p e a n u ts and c ru s ts on th e lieid. Probubly the stra n g e st and m ost curious use to w hich cheese wus ever put occurred In a naval b attle betw een B razil and U ruguay In th e m td-N ln» teeu th century, records the In telli gencer. T he U ruguay ship, com m anded by C aptain Cue, in the m idst of the b a t tle hecau. ex h au sted of shut. A lieu tenant rep o rted the facta to Coe. "P o w d er all gone?” asked Coe. “No, s i r ; lots of th a t yet.” “ We bad a d arn ed bard cheese-—« round D utch one— io r d esert a t d in n er to d ay ; do you rem em ber It?” said Coe. “I ougltt to ; I broke the carving knife In trying to cu t It, sir.” “A re th e r - any m ore ab o ard ?” “About tw o dozen. We took theta from a d raw er.” “Will they go lu th* 18-poundera?” “By th u n d er, com m odore, but th a t's the Idea ! I’ll try ’em ." And lu a few m inute* t!i* bom bard ing from Coe’s ship reopened, an d th* enemy found m ore shot flying over th eir head*. At last one shot stru ck the m ainm ast, sc a tte rin g the bits of cheese f a r and wide. T hen a n o th e r came. T hen four or flv# m ore alapped against th e sails. T he enem y coi m ander, unable to decide w hat waa happening, and th in k in g th a t a new kind of bomb wus being used on him, becam e terro rized and ordered his boat to hack aw ay. L ittle did he know th a t he w as re tre a tin g from a b a rra g e *f D utch cheese. BREVITIES M iss F a y e W a lk e is c le rk in g th e B u sic k s to re in S alem . at Max G o ld m a n w as w a lk in g on th e s tr e e ts of M cM in n v ille S u n d ay . P. R. A le x a n d e r h a s m oved in to th e M rs. N an cy W h ite a k e r re sid e n c e . Mr. a n d M rs. A. D. D av id so n a n d M r. a n d M rs. J . G. M cIn to sh s p e n t S u n d a y in C o rv a llis. R u sse ll O s tr a n d e r a n d w ife fro m B re m e rto n . W a sh ., a re v is itin g frie n d s a n d re la tiv e s h e re . Special—Kellogg' b Cornflakes and Post Toasties, 10c. P. R. Alexander, Grocer, Main St. J o h n R ic h a rd s o n w a s h e re fro m P o r tla n d th e p a s t w eek v is itin g h is m o th e r, M rs. M a rth a R ic h a rd s o n . A t th e O. A. C. G e ra ld H e w e tt h as Jo in e d th e K a p p i P si a n d R o b e rt C ra v e n a n d C la re n c e L oy th e G am m a N u. M r. a n d M rs. E . M. L ic h ty of B u e n a V ista w e re lu n c h g u e s ts of M r. a n d M rs. F . L. C how n a n d M rs. M a rth a R ic h a rd s o n M onday. Mr. a n d M rs. F. L. C h o w n , acco m p a n ie d by M r. a n d M rs. E. M. L o b an o f D a lla s, c o m b in e d b u sin e ss w ith p le a s u re a t M cM in n v ille S a tu rd a y e v e n in g a n d S u n d a y . T h e L a d ie s ’ A id of th e C h ris tia n c h u rc h m e t a t th e h o m e o f M rs. W m . H ill la s t T h u rs d a y a fte rn o o n . T h e re w a s a la r g e cro w d p re s e n t a n d th e la d ie s th o r o u g h ly e n jo y e d th e a f t e r n o o n p ro v id e d e sp e c ia lly th e d e lic io u s lu n c h e o n . M rs. O. L. F o s te r r e tu r n e d T h u rs d a y fro m a six w e e k s’ v is it w ith re l a tiv e s in C o lo ra d o a n d M isso u ri. She re p o r ts a d e lig h tf u l tr ip th o u g h v e ry d e lig h te d to be b ack in O reg o n . Mr. F o s te r a c c o m p a n ie d h is w ife h o m e fro m P o rtla n d . W a lte r P la n t h a s p u rc h a s e d a g ro c e ry s to re in D a lla s a n d to o k p o ssessio n to d a y . H e w ill b e a ss o c ia te d w ith h is s is te r, M iss P la n t, a n d a lso h is n iece , M iss R o se. T h ey h a v e a ll h a d v a lu a b le e x p e rie n c e in th e g ro c e ry a n d g e n e ra l m e rc h a n d is e b u sin e ss a n d th a t th e y w ill m a k e a m a rk e d su ccess in th e i r new v e n tu r e Is e v id e n t. W e a re s o rry to lo se th e se v e ry e s tim a b le p e o p le b u t g la d th e y a re to re m a in in P o lk c o u n ty . Patwun— Are you Mr. Leenwuu the husband of the celebrated lec turer on cookery ? Leeuwun— Yes, I am the men whom she tries her new dishes on JAMES I. FOUNDED GOLF CLUB O ldaat O rg an isatio n of Kind In In g land Boast* 300 Y aara Con- tln u su a Ix latan c* . Loudon.—T he oldest golf d u b In th e world, founded In 1608 by Jaine* I. o f E ngland and VI. of Scofland. Is still used to d ay a t R laekheath, th e home of th e Royal HlHckheuth club. T h is club w as estab lish ed 12T y ears before th e E dinburgh B urgess Golfing society, and 148 y e a rs before even the ■ Royal and A neleut club w as form ed T h e course a t B laokheath today Is sim ilar to w hat It w as when Jam es and his cronies w ent th e re fo r e x e r cise. T he co u rse consists o f seven holes, which have to be played th ree tim es fo r a com plete tnedal round T h ere a re no nw e-lnsptring bu n k ers and th e h aza rd s consist -of Iron ra il ings, lam p post*, n u rse m aids and children. T h e clubhouse is a m useum of h is to ric tre a su re s re la tin g to th e game, an d th e re is a set of clubs 200 year* old. In th e collection Is an Iron club m ore th an fo u r fe e t long w ith a head a s big us a tw o-handed b a ttle axe. A ncient tra d itio n s a re m ain tain ed at d u b dinners, m em bers w ear th e ir red coats, and th e re is b ettin g on who will sneeze mosr w hen th e old snuff box la p assed about. New Fall Styles Our type of suits for the young man is so tailored as to give a chesty ef fect. No Dempsey figuie, but just a good snappy front. And our new patterns for fall are right in “the primrose path” of youth. You’ll acknowledge the showing is_a little unusual and perhaps a trifle ultra, but good taste reigns. Prices range from $25 to $75. Lots of goods to select from. Kreamer INDEPENDENCE, OREGON JAPS CENSOR 2,350 KISSES Also C ut O ver 300 Hug* and 127 Mur- d ara Msvie Film »—Many Title* C hangtd. S e a ttle , W ash. -T h e police of Ja p a n da not like to see kissing In public and th erefo r* film s ta rs are not p er m itted to oac-ulate ou th e acreens, Is th e new s brought horns by G. L. Ktlx- rud, a m otion p ic tu re exporter. 1« th e six m onths ending July 1 censors rem oved 2.8(10 kisses from Aims only one kiss being allow ed to rem ain. It was th* kiss granted to the king by th e queen In “ We A re K ing" and waa ahown In Tokyo only. T he censors deleted it before p erm it tin g th e photoplay to be offered In the p refectu res. O ver 800 em brace* w ere om itted, but few sex p lay s w ere etherw lae a l tered T he title s of over 2.000 plays w are m ade ever and 127 m urder seanes » e r a killed. DISCOVERED USE OF MIRRORS Diner F inds T h at Maeitday P tlrtatlen * Ara G reatly Aided by F ra parly Placed R«fleeter*. “I know why they Ell th# walla *f the«« re s ta u ra n ts full of nslnwra,” said ■Idney. “So do I,” said hla friend Aleck. “F or the sam e reason they put chaw ing gum boxes In th e subw ay station. Ko’s the flappers can fix th eir h a ir If any part of th eir earq should b* show lag "N ot so." retu rn ed Sidney. “ W atch me.” They en tered a w hite porcelain res ta u ra n t. (be w alls of which war* lined with m irro rs th a t opened to th* Haw a lengthy. Interm inable lln* e f reflect ed re sta u ra n ts. They w ere seated a few inlnutae, and Aleck observed th a t Kidney was sm iting cordially Into space. T here was no one n ear by except a flapper with an expressive back, th* back be ing to w ard Aleck and Kidney. "You act like a lu n a tic In th* m a k ing.” said Aleck. “ W hat ar# yau grln- elng at In th a t lead cantaloupe sign for?" " I’m not. Cm looking nt the paaeB Ain’t she a bear?” T hen Aleck, gazing In the direction it* <iw Kid s eye« w ere bent, looked Ir. the m irro r and w as confronted by the gaze of th e flapper w ith th* ex pressive back. H e saw th a t ah* had an expressive face. 8h* was re tu rn ing Sid * grin w ith an e x trs m easure. “Many a frien d sh ip ’s been mad* through s re sta u ra n t looking gin**.” observed Kid. "T ou don’t mind eat- In r alone <le you. A leck? Micas* son.” —New York Sun. N O . 18 SWEETHEARTS HOLDING HINDS IMITATE APES Zoo Curator Asserts That Cus tom Harks Back to Days ot Our Apish Grandsires. W hen did "holding hunds” first b e come the custom in th is rom antic w orld of ours? P oets will tell you a t the “begin ning of creatio n ," biblical stu d en ts will point back to the days of Adam and E v e ; histo rian s will link the custom up w ith P a rts and th e vainpish H elen of T roy, or o th e rs w ith w reckers of history, but Dr. Raym oud L. D ltm ar* ot New York a ss e rts it hark s back to the days when o u r apish g ran d sires c h attered love am id the coconut bran ch es of the unexplored Jungles, long before Adam ever lost his sp are rtb or P a ris rolled th e little red ap ple. And he saya he has proof of his assertions. All of the m onkey trib e at the B ronx Zoological park, "bold h a n d s " D octor D ltm ars asserts. They do so by In stinct, uot lm ltatlou, and the clasping of hairy claw s to Indicate every em o tion In th e catalogue Is ns n a tu ra l w ith them as th e ir desire to eat and drink. W hen the evasive “m issing link" Is eveutually found. D octor D ltm ars d e clares. he will be discovered tightly grasping the pww of his m ate and c h a tte rin g sach m onkey gibberish in bar e a rs as “d o n ’t be afraid . W e’re th e ir ancestor*, you know .” To estab lish th e ape tribe as th e re a l co n trib u to rs of physical display of em otion, D octor D ltm ars, w ho is the c u ra to r of m am m als and re p tiles a t th e aoologlcal garden In B ronx park. Is m uklng an intensive study of hla charges there. H e also is m aking a m oving p ictu re to convince th e rank unbeliever th a t th e gift of spooning la a h eritage from his m onkey a n cestors. “W hen sw e e th e a rts hold hands they ar* follow ing an ape custom ,” D octor D ltm ars says. “H olding hands Is one of th e m ost pronounced c h a ra c te ristic s of th e ape and It Is not entirely w ith out th e sphere of reasoning th a t we a re follow ing an ape custom when we hold hands. "In all th e ir m onkey moods, In h a p piness a r grief, sleeping, o r w aking, the apes hold hands,” D octor D ltm ars say*. BUENA VISTA E. S. P ro u ty a n d w ife a n d M rs. S aw eny of S easid e w e re o v e r n ig h t v is ito rs a t th e N. C. A n d e rso n h om e T u e sd a y on th e ir w ay to C alifo rn ia . Mr. P ro u ty is p re s id e n t o f th e P ro u ty L u m b e r Co. a t S easid e an d a box fa c to ry a t A lm eda. C al. M rs. P ro u ty is a g r a n d d a u g h te r o f M rs. E m m « J . A n d erso n . O u r school co m m en ced M onday w ith th e fo llo w in g te a c h e rs ; M r. B arn ea as p rin c ip a l a n d Mlsseu K aw a n d W ebb a s a s s is ta n ts . L e s te r M u rp h y is se llin g hia fa rm im p le m e n ts. H e ex p ects to go to E a s te r n O regon on a c c o u n t o f hla w ife 's h e a lth . Mr. C h ris tia n la m o v in g fro m th e Tom M cC lain p lace to o n e n e a r S u re r . C has. K aw a n d fa m ily a ra m oving h e re fro m A m ity , h a v in g leased th * T om M cClain fa rm fo r five y e a rs . M r. H a rris m oved h is fam ily th is w eek to th e R . E . P r a t h e r h o u se so u th of to w n to sen d hiB c h ild re n to school. It. P e te rso n w en t to M cM innville ¡Saturday to a tte n d th e c e le b ra tio n of th e h ig h w ay . A lfo rd L oy is w o rk in g over a t th e s ta te fa ir g ro u n d s. L e la M cC ann r e tu r n e d from H a r ris b u rg F rid a y . She h a s been w o rk in g to r M rs. Davia. F . P. G ro u n d a n d w ife a tte n d e d th e f u n e r a l o t C. F . H e rro n n t M on m o u th S unday. E. M. L ic h ty a n d w ifa a n d J . R. L oy w ere S alem v is ito ra S u n d ay a fte rn o o n . M rs. G. E. H a rm a n a n d d a u g h te r B la n c h e a n d C asey M cC ann w era sh o p p in g In A lbany S a tu rd a y . THIS CAT NURSES RAT M other In stin ct Seem s to Hav* Got th* B etter of Her. Tw o sm all k itte n s and a young rat m ake the happy fam ily of a fend m other c a t a t Enfleld, N. C., accord- lug to J . T. E thridge, w ho took a peep tuto the b a rre l w hich serves as the fam ily hom e a t I. D. W ood’* store at Enfleld. T h e m other cut, according to E th ridge, found tw o k itte n s m any days ago, and ou th e day a f t e r the kitten s cam e cau g h t a young r a t l n d carried It to h e r b arrel home. E vidently the m other Instinct got th e b e tte r of her o r else the k itte n s and th e ra t devel oped a case of love a t first sight, for th e m other speedily changed h er kill ing Intentions and walcomed the rat Into th* freedom of th e home. Now she la n u rsin g th e r a t and th e tw o kltteua, while the adopted mem- b ar h a s developed Into an affectionate youngster, playing w ith the m other cut an d licking her fondly as do the young k itten s. On top o f th a t the new life a p p e a rs to be agreeing with th e rodent, as be has grow n consider ably since his adoption. If the iro v le im ikera a re wise they will see th a t (h eir p o sters alw ays have a p ictu re of a t le a st one curly haired m an and they will n ever lack fo r « packed house o f women spectators^— F lo rid a Tlm es-U nlon. R o b e rt M u tta a n d w ife a n d d a u g h te r a n d H e n ry H a n se n a n d w ife of P o rtla n d s p e n t th e w eek -en d w ith H a rry Steele. E d H a rm a n a n d fa m ily a n d N. C. A n d erso n a n d w ife a re c a m p in g a t th e s ta te fa ir th is w eek. M rs. R. E. P r a th e r , son L e la n d a n d d a u g h te r R u th , M rs. M aude P o r te r , M rs. T a n n , M rs. H a rle y P r a t h e r a n d so n , C laren c e, w ere sh o p p in g In A l b any F rid a y . “ O. A. W ells fin ish e d fillin g hia silo F rid a y .. M iss S n y d er, w ho h a s been v is it ing h e r s is te r, M rs. O rv ille W ells, r e tu r n e d to h e r h om e In P o rtla n d S u n day . M r M organ le ft T h u rs d a y fo r C al ifo rn ia w h ere h e w ill jo in hia fa m ily t h a t le f t a b o u t a m o n th ago. Special—KdlogK’s Cornflakes and Post Toasties 10c. P. R. Alexander, Grocer, Main St. For Sale One of the flnest 6-room bungalows in town; fine location: fine fire place; plastered throughout. Price $3,200; terms reasonable. If you want a fine home here it is. FOR SALE—Just like rent; a nice 5-room modern bungalow in good neighborhood. Why pay rent when you can buy a house as easy as pay ing rent? INDEPENDENCE REALTY CO. Phone M 1811