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THE INDEPENDENCE MONITOR
AN INDEPENDENT NKVVSPAPEK
Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County
Oregon, on Friday.
Entered as Second Class Matter Auiiust 1.1912 at the Post Office at Inde
pendence, Polk County, Oregon, Undtr the Act of March 3, 1879.
CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor
NINA B. ECKER, Associate
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Independence, Oregon, Friday, August 21, 1914
There lias been a fin al change of opinion relative to tlit
"Bryan peace treatieH" Hi nee the Ku roped fi war broke out
They were in Home ill repute) and might have been huiij:
up for a time but now the Senate is rushing them througl
hm swiftly a poshible. Mr. liryan has added another to
bin many worthy achievements.
There in a feeling of general t-atinfaction over the country
because Theodore Koonevelt 18 not presid ml during thin
orld crini. From Mr. UooHevelt's public utterances re
garding the Mexican situation, if he were president we
would be lighting in Mexico now and hU warlike temper
muni, in io-ht lead us into the European conflict. Rather
-a f
that the calm and pacifying Wood row Wilwiii guided tlit
hip of state in thene troubleHome times.
a ptcp without an iiiderfaiiding with Germany.
New York World: I he (ierman people had no quarrel
with anybody. Tlieir emp -ior plunges Europe into the
tnot devastating conflict known to history, because the
reactionary party was determined to invite conflict in order
to stay the advance of political reforms. The whole world's
enlighted opinion ha turned against Emperior Francie
Joseph and Emperior William.
NOTABLES IN
THE LIMELIGHT
Sir Edward Grey, British For
eign Secretary.
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8lr Edward tirey, British secretary
of statu for foreign uffulrs, who la-
bored .euloimly to prevent the out
break of hostilities lu Europe, 1h a per-
HoniiKe of coiniiiuiidliiK Influence In Eu
ropean diplomacy. By virtue of Ills
Brent ollice he has n place ill the coun-
Hnd It in believed that he will even
tually become prime minister.
Elected to parliament ill 1SS5 at the
age of twenty three, lie has since been
reiriiliirly returned by the same con
stltuem y lierwirk -on -Tweed. From
1SH2 to 1NSI5 be was tinder secretary
for foreign iitTtilrs, inul since tii05 he
linn been foreign Hecret.-iry. In taking
thlM place he broke a tradition, for be
the first foreign weretary to bold
thut otllee in tlie house of commons.
The Monitor has received two tickets from the prenn
representative of the Itanium tfc Hailey hhow; we have no
possible objection to receiving the tickets but the liberal
man asks for the publication of a long reading notice and
requeits n copy of the paper containing the article that he
may insert it in Ids "scrap book." We are thinking what
a comfort and pleasure this scrap book will be to him
when his "golden hair has turned to silvery gray" and old
age has rendered him unfit for the active duties of life.
Wn (m look forward several years hence and ste him
. . . The parliamentary arrangement Is at
ruing in tne oiu arm cnair ana wnen grand cniuiren come, ways to secure n representative of the
great oillces in each house of parlia
ment and while it wih proper for him
to be under .secretary for forein af
fair to I,oi'd Itoscliery in the house
of lord, it wan without precedent to
remain a commoner and he foreign sec
retary. He should have moved over to
the bouse of lords, hut be declined and
was allowed lo have bis own way.
The reason the ollice of forelcu sec
retary has always heretofore been held
by a peer is this that so delicate and
secret are his undertakings that a fire
of questioning; -from M. P.'g would not
merely be inconvenient, but perhaps
oMltively dangerous. Every cabinet
minister may be asUed any question
mid upou helm; fclvcn notice must an
swer it. There lies the thinner of the
foreign secretary heinn In the bouse of
commons. Sir ICdwaril Grey bns never
yet been caught off his gunrd. He
answers questions lu bis own skillful
way. He says what be is willing to
say and no more. If he is further
questioned he may ndl a "No, sir," but
most probably he will Just rise uud
MHy, "I have nothing further to add,"
and sit dowu.
Notice of Settlement of Fi
nal Account
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for t e County of Polk.
(n the Matter of the Estate of
Martha Jane Smith, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that James
Oliver Smith, executor of the estate of
Martha Jane Smith, deceased, has
rendered and presented for tettlement,
Us of i:iiKland rtecoml hardly to any, I and filed in said court his final account
and climb upon his knees, he will leach for the scrap book
and opening it will read on the first page:
The Ilarnum & Jiniley circus this senHon had a wonderful engagement
in Madison Square Garden in March attracting thousands of visitors,
etc.
This completed lie will go on to the second page and
find:
The Barnum & llailey circus this season had wonderful engagement
in Madison Square Garden in March attracting thousands of visitors,
etc
Then due to carelessness perhaps several pages will he
turned and in the middle of the book he will see:
The Harnum & Huiley circus this season had a wonderful engagement
in Madison tiquare Garden in March attracting thousands of visitors,
etc.
liy this time it is getting late, but before laying the book
aside he must read the lat page which said:
The Itanium & f'hiley circus this s asnn had a wonderful engagement
in Madison Square Garden in March attriTting thousands of visitors,
etc.
vV hen we thought of the joy (his old scrap book would
bring to this man in bis dotage we at once ordered the
notice inseited, but at the last moment consigned it to the
waste basket and substituted what has just been written.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS REGARDING THE WAR
Milwaukee W'iscoiitdn: Militarism and civilization. One
of the two must ro.
Kansas City Star: The war of 1911 will go into histcry
as the greatest brainstorm since near civilization began.
New York Sun: History will lay heavy blame on Aus
tria for the war. There was nothing that might not have
been smoothed out by diplomacy,
lUitte Miner: Germany, by its support of Austria,
really caused tha latter country to plunge into war, and
Germany was eaer enough to plunge into it.
Indianapolis News: Rrutalaggression on the part of
Austria. Her ultimatum lo iServia , was one tiiat would
have been spurned by any self respecting nati:n.
Rochester Herald: Here is where we are again reminded
that the Krupps have their paid agents in every army es
tablishment in Europe, whose business it is to incite hostile
action.
Brooklyn Eagle: On Austria alone must rest the respon
sibility. Serbia stands freed of all responsibility. Austria
has never been distinguished for justice toward, weak
iiatiom. She is living down to her responsibility.
New York Glohe: England sounded her call to anus
only after she had done everything in her power to pre
serve honorable peace. British statesmanship t merges un-taini.-hed.
All charges against Kaiser Wilhelm seem well
sustained.
New York Tribune: The war will rank in its inception
ami ignoble motives among the most wanton and discredit
able the world ever .mft'ered from. The recklessness of
Germany and Au-tna in precipitating war can be explain
ed on the ground that a powerful and and extensive class
Welcomes war
Springfield (Mass.) Republican: There is a school of
militarists especially strong iu Germany who preach the
infamous doctrine, coudemm d even by Bismarck, of a pre
ventive war. AuMris's Httack on Servia was outrageous.
The Austrian war party would never have dared take uoli
A Princs of Ssrvia.
Although a brother of King I'eter of
Servla. the name of Prince Arsene
Karageorgevitch is known little out
side of I'nrls mid Helgrnde. Prince Ar
sene Is the younger brother of King
Peter, but Is not in the line of aueces
slon to tlie throne Since Peter be-
of the administration of said estate
and praying that said estate be settled
and closed of record, and that said ex
ecutor be discharged from further duty
or liability in said trust, and that Baid
final account be allowed, and Monday
the 7th day of September, 1914. at the
hour of 10:00 a. m.. in the court room
of the county court, at the court house
in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, has
been duly appointed by said court for
settlement of said account and the
settlement of said estate as prayed for
by said executor, at which time and
place any person interested in said
estate may appear and file his accept
ions, in writing, to said final account,
and contort the same, and show cause,
if any, why such settlement of said
recount and estate, should not be
made.
Dated this 30th day of July, 1914.
JAMES OLIVER SMITH.
First Publication July 31, 1914.
Last Publication Aug. 28, 1914.
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Notice of Settlement of Fi
nal Account.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Polk.
In ths Matter of the Estate of John
M. Westfall, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that Frank
Westfall, executor of the etstate of
John M. Weatfall, deceased, has ren
dered and presented for settlement,
and filed in said court his final account
of the administration of said estate
and praying that Baid estate be settled
nr.d closed of record, and that said ex
ecutor be discharged from further duty
or liability in said trust, and that said
final account be allowed, and Monday
the 5th day of October, 1914, at the
hour of 10:00 a. m., in the court room
of the county court, at the court house
in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, has
been duly appointed" by said court for
settlement of said account and the
settlement of said estate aa prayed for
by said executor, at which time and
place any person interested in said
estate may appear and file his aacept
ioiis, in writing, to said final account,
and contest the same, and show cause,
if any, why such settlement of said
iiccount and estate, should not be
made.
Dated this 12th day of August, 1914.
FRANK WESTFALL.
First Publication Aug. 14, 1914.
Last Publication Sept. 11, 1814.
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PK1M AHShMt KtKAllUllUltVm B.
came the ruler of the Serbs Arxeue has
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When we stay at home too much
or associate entirely with a very
limited circle we lose the proper
lense of perspective. The few
individuals whom we l:ke assume
piant proportions in our thoughts,
and the rest oi the world recedes.
lie held a ce -nn.Nsi
the ejirtr A,,n,.
Prlnec I'clct !. e.l
H rich lliuii;mi .m
UMiisin lmcst'iiein
the precaution tf K
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fortune lu
is i'i I'eter anil
v,i 'i, i r-i n, e. the
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lie reidij when called
Irwlnc.rity.
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or les license of mendacity," remark
ed the u list ruse person. "We are con
atai.tly emsninterlng aoiue empty
phrase, some conventional remark,
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Dataware's Circular Boundary.
The northern boundary line of Dela
ware is circular because the charter
Klveu to Peun states that Pennsylvania
was to lie "bounded ou the east by
the Delawure river from twelve miles
distant north of Newcastle town until
the three aud fortieth decree of north
latitude. and that the southern bound
ary was to lie "a circle drawn at
twelve miles distiiut from the town of
Newcastle uorthward mid westward
until the fortieth deuree of north lati
tude and then by a straight line west
ward." This makes a circular bound
ary for northern Iviaware unavoid
able, and the facts aliove set forth ex
plain a KeoKr'l'hHc'il curiosity that has
punled many stmleuts.
Dr. R. T. Mclntire
Physician and Surgeon
Office over Independence Natior
al Bank. Phor.e No. 4412
In dtrndciti:, Oregon
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