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THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County,
Oregon, on Thursday.
latorcCM cond Class Matter Attgnrt 1, 1912 at ibePcst Office at Did
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Independence, Oregon,
When Woodrow Wilson and
W. J. Bryan Talk 2d It Over
GssyMflit, lilt, by American Press Association, '
W tlim Interesting picture was snapped at Trenton, N. J., noon the
1st on of William J. Bryan's much talked ot wlslt to President Elect
Woodrow Wilson. The distinguished, couplet were on their way to
lunch and were talking of Governor Wilson's) recent vacation In Ber
tiui .ftr hlr Hires hour conference over cabinet possibilities and proposed
leg-lelation. Governor Wilson (on the
state all about the good time be had during his month a reiL
DR. C. L ALSBURG
Dp. Carl L. Aliburg, successor to
Or. Wiley aa government pure food
expert.
Brief News of the week
Otiuma, Iowa, bus adopted the com
mission form of government by a vote
f 1361 to 1276.
Human ashes were mailed by parcel
post at the St. Louis postoftlce for
Edwardevllle, 111., where they will be
buried In the grave that was dug for
Frederick Nsuuiaun,
The question ot Increased Insurance
rates Imposed by the Royal Aroauum,
fought ao bitterly by a few ot Ita mem
bars, will be taken to the aupreme
court ot the United States.
The lowest temperature of the lata
'sold anap In California waa recorded
at Huaana (San Luis Obispo county).
In the Santa Lucia range, where the
thermometer registered eight degrees
below aero.
During the course of the Inquiry be
ing made Into the Putamayo Rubber
aoandal in London, It has been admit
ted that 30,000 natives have been mur
dered during the last 11 years by offi
cials of one company,
Proposed I ncr of about 10 per
eent In the freight ratea on newa print
paper from Sault 8te. Marie, Ontario,
to destinations In (he United States,
were suspended by the Interstate Com
merce commission from January 11 to
July 11.
Clashes between pickets and the po
lice eoutinue ro mnrt tne progress of
Us garment maker' strike la New
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Friday, Jan. 31, 1913.
left) la telling his possible secretary ef
Tore.. Leaders of the waist and dress
makers' unions declared that the mem
bers of those organisations had voted
to go on strike.
While the allies and powers are
bickering over the cession of Adrian
ople, the people of that city are starv
ing and the town Is at its last gasp.
Military authorities have seized all
food In the place and are mnktng only
one distribution, comprising a half ra
tion, dully.
A commercial panto with many fail
ures Is threatened by the ciar'a ukaae
e ipelllng the remaining Jews from the
olty of Klcft by the end of the Russian
year. These Jewi number 164 mer
chants with their families, do a bust
nesa of Jiio. 000,000 a year and nave
current liabilities Of f 12,600,000.
People In the News
Prealdent Tatt has renominated
Charles P, Nell) (o be commlsslensr
of labor.
CommlHuloner Franklin K. Lane, ef
California, waa elected by the Inter
atate Commerce commission to serve
aa Its chairman tar the year beginning
January 13. He aucceeded Commis
sioner Charles A, Prouty.
Bail bonds In the sum of (240,000
for the release of OUf A. Tveltmoe
and Eugne Clancy, the convicted dy
namite conspirators sentenced to all
years In the federal prison at Leaven
worth, lkn. were filed at S:in Krau
Cisco before the United Stales com
nimxioiHT.
New York. Complete plnt-s !
continuation of the progressive ,
for a fight to secure ontrol of co
.jovfrnuvntB and of the next run
were a.uiiinced litre. Leaders ot ,
party fnni every nectton Si 'he co..
try went In om!ou for two Jays, aii
It was announced that f"r:miiion
headquarters hud beou eslotHshou
that a puMieity bureau v. otiM te 0!e
ed and that the :rty won! J h., e
complete organisation within a reason
able period.
"The first objective." snyt the r
port of (tie conference, as made puli'.lc,
"Is the oritanlsatlon of the progressive
larty In every county and congression
al district throushout the country with
the purpose of havltiK county tickets
nominated for thu election of 1314 and
of making an effective fur-reaching
congressional camiia.n in that year.
Emphasis Is laid upon the purpose of
the party to have a candidate In every
congressional district in the country
In the next congressional election.'
Chicago. "Uig business," its right
to growth aiul ita duties to the coun
try, were dincuesed by lreldent eloct
Wilson In a speech before the Com
mercial club of Chicago.
Among llovvrnor Wilson' audience
were bank presldtnta. railroad presi
dents and heads of great business -terDrlaee.
I dnn't cW fcow tSg business
grows, provided it grows big In con
tart with kn competition," he said.
'The future business of the United
Htra doe not depend upon the tor-
eminent, but upon the business men
of the United State"
Wilson said four things must be
done either by the buslneaa men vol
untarily or under the "whip of law."
These four things were:
'Natural resources must be conaerr-
ed and also used for the common good.
Raw materials must be put at the
disposal of every person In the United
Suites on equal terras.
Banking credit must be put on
terms of equality to all.
"niminesa must be free of every
forrn or of every kind cf monopoly."
Renewal of War Seems Probable
Ion don. Diplomacy still la busy
seeking a solution for the Balkan dead
lock, rears that the peace confer
ence will end in failure and that the
allies will take up arms again are
stronger tbau at any time alncs ths
plcnlpotentUrlea came to London-
A Gift on the
Field of
Battle
A Story of the Balkan War
By F. A. MITCHEL
One of those bloody battles between
li e allied HiiHtnu forces aud the Turks,
nenr Adrlniiole, bad been fought, and
the lutter hnd beeu defeated, but not
without terrible cost to tliolr enemies.
fntm the field arose the mingled cries
of Turks and Bnlkans, the former ap
pealing to Allah to seud theiu succor.
(he latter to the Christian s Hod.
Two wounded MouteneKrln soldiers
lay side by side. One of them, whose
lei; had been ahnttered by a rifle ball,
tat up and. pulliug a little flask from
hU pocket, was about to take the
jingle drink It contulned when he saw
the other, who seemed to be wounded
unto death, looking at It longingly. A
struggle arose within the man who
noHMOuK.Mt It. Me would soon likely
be carried off the field to recover from
hi wound, while the other gave evi
dence of being In a dying condition.
Both men craved the alngle dram
thiit remained In the flask. To either
It was morn than untold wealth. But
the poBHeasor of the treasure could not
wltuMtand (lie look on the race or me
ntliM. Rlowlv. reluctantly, longingly.
he reached out his hand and held It
to Ills companion's llpa, who drank It
down greedily.
The Intter closed his eyes for a few
momenta, then, seeming to gather
at'-enirtli. there came a rcjrret that he
should have been ao weak aa to accept
a sift of what fellow soldier needed
fur himself.
"Piirdon." he aald faintly, 'the
temptation was oo strong for me; I
couldn't resist It."
"You needed It far more than L 1
will recover without it. It may be
tlie means of savluE your life,"
"I would that I might live to reward
you for your sacrifice, but I cannot; 1
am dying."
"Cheer un. Exercise vour Will Dower.
Remember that there are those at borne
who love you and are looking for your
return.. This will pull you through.
"There Is but one auch person In the
world-my wife and she would prefer
Unit I ahould never return."
"I)o you mean it?"
"I do. 8be loved another. Fate de
prived ber of him and gave her to me.
Our parents arranged a marriage be
tween ua. My heart was In it, but not
hers. I have bated this man, though
I have never seen him. I only know
that be exists. But now, since 1 am
about to die, all that has gone from
cie. I am even willing that my wife
Hhould he happy with him."
As he apoka the last worda he passed
Into unconsciousness, while the atten
tion of the other, hearing sounds of an
approaching rescue party, waa turned
In another direction.
larknes fell upon the battlefield, but
only caused the erlea of those lying
there to sound more melancholy, as the
whlppoorwUI slnirs anddest when the
twilight bus passed.
Lights apitpared here and there, niov
liu; almut from place to place sa rescue
parties relieved the wounded or carried
tliem away to the hospitals. The man
t.itu the brokeu le. supporting him
self by an arm, looked eagerly at the
llKhts, praying that some of them
might come his way. A party drew
neitr hliu and he called to thera, but
either there were too many such calls
for them to heed his or he had not the
ntrvnKth lo make theiu hear. At any
l ate they (waned ou, leaving blm bleed
lug In the cold. He sank In a stupor,
doubtless from loss of blood, from
which he was aroused by a bright light
which daisied hla eyes. Behind it was
the dark figure of a soldier.
"This ene Is alive," said the man.
"Bring a stretcher."
There was Just enough animation lo
the sufferer to remei:i;er t'.te compan
ion to whom he had griven his last
drink of liquor, and he wondered If he
Htill lived aud would be carried off the
Held or would later be shoveled with
the other dead Into a trench. But with
lliv weakness both our finer and
coarser feelluga are benumbed, and be
did uot eveu aek the question. He waa
carried to a boepltal-or. rather, a de
pot for the wounded-where eutveons
were at work stuld humlreua or poor
retches who were awaiting meir
turn to he examined, finally a sur
geon approached him. looked at his leg
and
t once U'ifnn to amputate It.
Louts Nndier when be left the howpl-
till
did ao with the heir, of a P"ir or
tches. He hxd rami hU oonrnl'ii-
cm
tlo
to the erlm in1 of war In a '
wss reserved l die a ' iMie:
and
death, for hi fitrht'og dn . ' .
He sought hi Iiom I" t '' ': '"
tain vlilinre t-t Jim"'""-
other of war's wrecks, be was received
thankfully that be had returned at all
by thowi who were near and dear to
blm. He would sit by the fireplace
telling- his friends of the battles In
which he had fought and the privations
L a 1
One day a young widow who naa (
. . . . - rl a witn
loat ber buabana in ino wi
a nelKhborlng village to see Nadler.
Aa she entered the room his eye light
ed, and be exclaimed:
"Marya!"
iiitii.i"
hed the maimed man. ;
who started to rise from his chair, but ;
she hurried to him and gently prevent-1
d hiui from getting up Sinking on
ner knees hesme nrm, she suffered" BM
to draw ber closer to him. i
Alas." he said, "you sre now free,,
but I I am a worthless cripple. loo j
wtu li.nhf!ir.H murrv auuln. for yon ars i
young and omely. and again I shall J
sulfer the pain of seeing you pass to j
the possession of another.
i will never Inflict that upon you
again." '
v nH i will not nermlt Ton to aacrlr ,
flee a lifetime of comfort with huaband
and children for me. To be near you ;
an I not possess you would be a wreicn-
ed existence for me. No. As aoon aa
on won nd nerailts I abail go away,
perhaps to America, where they tell
me that even auch as I may earn
enough to prevent bis being a burden
ou uny one."
"Lou la. my life henceforth your
l hIihII tuke care of vou and If neces
sary work for you. But that will not
be uecessary. My husband baa lert
me a competency, enough to live ths
iim.iA lira tn which we have been ac
customed from our childhood. I bars
done uiy duty toward him so long as
be lived, and now that he is dead wnai
was his la mine, and 1 am aure be
would not grudge me tbe comfort of
sharing it with you."
Nadler made no reply. Be was
thinking of the words spoken by ths
nldler on the le d of battle. "BM
now, atnee I am about to die, all that
. , i i ,
has gone rrotn me. i am even mniui
tbut my wife should be happy with I
him." He recalled, too, the look on
tbe man's face when he saw the flask !
containing that which would quencn
tbe horrible thirst and give him a little
strength to bear his sufferings. And
he rejoiced that he had conquered his
own craving and bestowed the boon on
bis comrade.
Marya came often to see tbe maimed
aoldier, and while she rejoiced that
abe might minister to blm be found In
tbe ministrations of one he loved and
who loved him solace for bfa mis
fortune. Hla wound healed slowly,
and since they were separated In their
homes, her attendance upon him was
Inconvenient and difficult In order
thnt she might do more for him It was
deemed better that they should be
married and live under one rooftree.
Some shook their heads that a widow
of but a few months should marry,
but older persons approved of the plan,
and the pair were made one.
And now to return to the soldier ly
ing on the battlefield, who had ac
cepted bis comrade's last drink. Ths
same rescue party who had succored
hN wounded comrade, thinking him
dead, pnssed on. Another party, ac
pcmpnnled by a medical officer, came,
and the aurgeon, placing his ear over
the soldier's heart, found that It
still lienl. He ordered a restorative
and the man removed to a hospital.
Tlier the soldier was revived, and
wlicn he hail come to a condition to be
questioned, an officer who was taking
(lie names of the wounded asked bis
mma.
The soldier hesitated. A faraway
look waa In hla eyes, but the officer
bail no time to heed It.
"Your natner he repeated impa
tiently. "August Hebn."
The officer passed on, not knowing
that the patient bad not given tbe
name that belonged to blm.
Ilehn, aa be appeared on the hoapital
Mat, lay for weeks hovering between
life and death At last, pale and emaci
ated, be waa discharged, not only from
the hospital but from the army, and
tottered toward hla home. On ths
mad be fell In with another discharg
ed soldier limping along with hla foot
and head bound up, and tbe two Jour
neyed together.
"I am going home," aald the man to
riehn. "to my dear wife. I have done
my duty by my country and have
earned a reunion with her 1 love."
"1. too. am pn'ng home, t find I ex
pect my wife with a former lover. I
have doubtless been reported among
the dead, since I gave a false name at
the hospital."
"And what will yon do It yon find
i he case aa you expectT'
"God known r replied Ilehn.
When their paths separated the sol
dier aald to Heha: "Good by. I hope
thnt you will find that your wife has
loved you and remained true to you."
"Goodby," waa the reply. "1 am pre
pared for ths worst"
"Will you kill bimr
"I don't know."
ilehn tottered on. stopping at times
by tbe way to gather a little strength
or perhaps because he dreaded to know
what he feared. Us could not bat envy
hla comrade who had gone on to the
woman ot whose affections bs bad ne
doubt And ao one evening aa dusk
was falling he approached the village
wherein waa his borne. Be waited on
tbe outskirts until the Inhabitants wars
all withiu doors, then went on and,
coming to hla own house, looked In
through a window.
A cheerful tire biased on the Dearth,
but there was no one In tbe room.
Presently a woman entered. A cold
chill came over the watcher's heart, for
there was no aiKU of mourning tn ber
apparvl She put some logs on tbe fire,
then drew an easy chair up before It
Leaving her apartment ahe presently
returned, her hand on tbe arm of
man alklng by meana of crutches.
The soldier without Ottered a stifled
cry.
The maimed man was he who had
hen hiui his last drlnk-the drink he
i- n;ad for. the drink thst aaved his
,if e.
Us ertlv a hi arrived at an Amerl-
i i : n wh,e passenger list was
i ? i f ticu"? Ilehn. In Monte-
' jir v. " t'e who npwaa him
cm i.ili. l e rr the man she b-
, i, her eta l husband know
tnat tney owe tneir aappmesa to tM
sacrifice of a little brandy on tie flat,
of battle.
Bees Fitter Than P'9e"
tt is not generally known tnat beea
.re swifter In flight than plgeoow-tbat
,. for short distances. Some years ago
. pigeon fancier of Bamme. Wepha-
lln. laid a wager that a oou -seated
three mile, from tbelr hives
would resell borne In less time than a
doren pigeons. The competitor, were
given wing at Rybern. s village nearly
. league from H.mme. and the first
ee reached the hive a Quarter of a
minute In advance of the first pigeon
Three other bees reached the goal
for the second pigon. The bee. were
sNh slightly handicapped, baring been
rolled in flour before starting for pur
pose of identification.
. b:m. o :k tn ralar.
A publisher's letter bag often holds
queer communications, nui
suggestions are more remarkable than
one received at the Oxford University
ITess In the following terms:
. st. Dl
..vh. rn make AD inaia imprr i-
LU elm nanar at m hrlnht nurple color
with gold capitals and silver words (or
jet black India paper With orange r
very bright yellow letters), or brigni
. ..r llow India paper with
Wlllllltv
large black faced type with
iu wi
red or
tain particular worm in yuiyc
bright bluer
Xo medieval breviary ever had
r 1 G
such
Stand-
a riot or gauay uuta.-wjuu
srd.
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Blood Tsmperature ef Athletes.
There have been made at tbe Lon
don College hospital some curious ob
servations on the blood temperature
of athletes. The normal blood tern
lierature of man la about 98.11 degrees
V. A young man after a run of 200
yards showed a temperature of 100.T6
decrees, another a temperature of
100.04 degrees and a third a tempera
ture of 102.2 degreea after a run of
half a mile. A mile run produced an
Internal temperature of 102.8 degrees
with one athlete and 103.6 degrees
with another. After a three mile run
one young man had a temperature of
105 degreea, hot this runner's normal
blood temperature was 101 degTsei In
perfect bealth.-HarpeCe.
Ths Warm Turned.
"How much are your six roots
apartment?' asked the tired young
wife seeking new quarters,
"Fifty-live dollars ons on tke sixth,
one on the third." replied the hallboy,
moving toward the elevator. Hsatop
ped suddenly,
"Got any children V he aaked. "Five
dollars more for children."
"How about doga?' And ths af
fronted young mother glared.
"Nuthln' extra for dog, bat yoa
bare to keep 'em on a leash."
"I'll keep tbe baby on a leash for IS
a month, but 1 wouldn't live here with
a dog." and she flounced out. New
York Herald.
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Hold up to earth the torch divine;
Be what thou prayed to be mads;
Let the pent Master steps be
thine.
Sow lovt and taste ita fruitage pure;
Sow peace and reap its harvest
bright;
Sow sunbeams on the rock and mow
And End a harvest home of tight.
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