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Chautauqua at Dallas July 5
to 11.
V. J. Bryan is summering at
G. V. Rogers'.
Get your suit from Kreamer.
Prices $12.50 to $22.50.
Dole Pomeroy was an arrival
reaerai inaii
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Mr. Bowser's BrotfceriiHaw i
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Railroad Stir
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Faced by demands from the conductori, engineers, firemen and brakemei
that would impose on the country an additional burden in tra isportaiion costs o:
$100,000, 000 a year, the railroads propose that this wage problem be settled b;
reference to an impartial Federal tribunal.
With these employes, whoie efficient service is acknowle riRcd, the railroadi
have no diflerences that could not be considered fairly and decided justly by such
a public body.
Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration
The formal proposal of the railroads to the employes for the settlement o)
the controversy it as follows:
"Our confrrrntct hart demonstrated that we cannot harmonize our differences of opinion and that eventually tha
matter ia controversy must be pitted upon hy other and disinterested aew-ies Therefore, we propose tliat your
pruoeal and the propotition o) the railways be ilitiocd of by one or the other of the following methods:
I. Preferably by eubmiiiion to the Interstate Commerre Commiitlon, the only tribunal which. !u rra.on of its
accumulated information bearing on railway condiiiom and its control of the revenue of Ihe rjilwayi, ia in a posi
tion to rounder anil protert the Halite and equities of all the interests arlrrted, anil to pruv ail.liii, ral revenue
mcrtsary to meet the ail'led cost or operation in rase your proposals are found hy the ( omn , miuo to tie just and
..unable; or, in the event the Interstate Commerce Commission rannot, under existing Irks, art in the premises,
f at we jointly request Congress ttt lake auch action aa may be necessary to enable the Commission to consider and
pioiiiptly dispose of the queations insolvcd; or
t By arbitration in accordance with Ihe provisions of the Federal law" (The Newlands Act).
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote
Leaders of the train service brotherhoods, at the joint conference held in New
York, June l l.S, refused the offer of the railroads to submit the issue to arbitration
or Federal review, and the employes are now voting on the question whether
authority shall be given these leaders to declare a nation-wide strike.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads at the
public body to which this issue ought to be referred for these reasons:
PI
Mrs Bowser was aroing to spend the tiny out of town, Mr. li-iv-ser
quietly decided to come Ivr.ne nt t" -n anj t.ickle the h iuse-rlc.-inlnic.
which was sehetluUd to hi kai tl:e nxt monies, and
finish It all up himself before .Mrs. ll-nvs.-r rot home that even
ing. 8o at noon he was h"ine, anil after eatinK the iunih the
cook prepared be sot Into aa old suit of ci the ' und wan siitung
on his nanus ana looking riruunrj i tee m.u ns snouiu mc !
flrt, when there was a ring at the front iloor. tin: :ie o;er.;.l it to find a t. 11,
semirvatiecUiMe man standing there with a erin on l.i.s fULO. He was an uttei
strariKor to Mr. liowser, and the query was put to liii.i:
"Well, sir, what can I do for you today?"
"Whv, Ham. don't you know me?" was i-x Irliiie.l In r. "ly. and at the sapie
moment a hand was extended to grasp and shake that of Mr. Hoarser.
"1 I don't think I ever saw you before."
"Why. your memory must have got rusty, old man! I'm (Jenrge E.'tinett,
your broUier-ln-latv," announced the stranger, aa In I m l:t-d Rood natuiwlly.
"fan It tie possible!" gasped Mr. Ikmser. "Win. I ujii p'.mI to pee you. I
haven't heard Mrs. Bowser speak of you In the lat twenty years. Where did
you come from?"
"Oh, I have been wandering around the world. Just now I came from
I'eru. Where Is Karah? I hope she Is not dead."
"Oh, Sarah la all right, but happens to be oi.t Just n i. .She will lm rnlRhty
glad to welcome you. How long can you stay wu,i us? "
"Oh, a couple of weeks or so," was the reply, "i:ut look here, old man, I
came over here with a pocket full of diamonds for Sarah, and as 1 d: I not de
clare thm they were seized at the custom hou e and 1 mu; t pay '0 to get
them out attain. I must be back at the custom Iioush by 3 o'clock, but It hap
pens that I have no SuO to pay with. The diamonds are north 25.00ii. and it
seems a pity to lose them. Can you raise the long green. Brother Sam?"
"Why, surely 1 can," replied Mr. Howser "Ju.t wult a minute and I will
get you the money."
Inside of two minutes Mr. Bowser ran upstairs and got the money and
was down airuln, saying:
"Here I the ."0. 1 will go over to the custom house with you."
"Hut you needn't do that. Sain. I can find it ayain without any trouble,
nnii J d'm't want them to know over there that I was dead broke and had to
No other body with such aa Intimate knowi-ds
of railroati conditions has aurh aa unquestioned posi
tion in Ihe public confidence.
The rales the railroads majr chares the public for
tiamportation are now largely Airs) oy this Govern
ment board.
Out ol everv dollar received by tha railrohds from
Ihe public nearly one-half is paid directly to the em
ployes as wapes; and the money to pav increased wages
can come from no other source than the rates pa. J
by Ihe public.
1 he Interstate Commerce Commission, with its con
trol over rates, is in a position to make a complete
investigation and render stall lieii.ioii as would pio
tert the interests ol ihe railruid employes, the owners
pf the railroads, ani the public
A Question For the Public to Decide
The railroads feel that they have no right to grant a wate preferment of
$100,000,000 a year to these employes, now highly pid and constituting only
one-fifth of all the employes, without a clear mandate from a public tribunal that
shall determine the merits of the case after a review of all the facts.
1 'he single issue before the country is whether this controversy ts to be settled by an
impartial Government inquiry or by industrial warfare
Nation! Conference Committee of the Railway
ELISHA LEE, Chairman
r. Al HKICiH T. 6Wf !
Allsnlit i:asl 1.1st N-atlrs4.
C.W HAI IIWIN, C-'l
tsMliil ol (vsursis Rsilwav.
C. I.. HA Hilt , (,.. l ...
N T. i, I. N Havsa Si Msrtlsrsl
B. H COAPMAN.flM rVMlstaJ.
Svsthvrs KsiImsv.
t. CUT I HI r... 'l W...SW
Wstaltl HsiImst
f, B :kov I KV. 4i Vtrt FntUm.
Hrnm tsre OsmusI Hsilway
O. H. KMP.lts.ON. Cea'f Simw,
Urssl Noribsrs Hallway.
C. H KWINO.r.Va' Massrar.
Philadelphia a Haadias Kailiase
B. W tiMHIH. r,.a'l.V. Trsals.
(ihaaapaaka at llhio Hallway
A. I (iKKIIi am It aiaar,
Si lluia at Sail Pransitco Kalra4
C. KOUNs. (,. Mimut,
Atohiaon. 1 ttpraa A Haula F kailwse
H. McMASfHK. (... I la.snr.
vVkaaliaiS l aka Una KailrsaS
N. O MAIIPR. He, r,l4m.
N.h.lk Wa.i.ra Kaiiwsv.
MM I III l I I . (,,.'( Waaarar '
IJativartt Ki Ivrapdr Kailrnail.
A. M SlIHntl H. .nJ,ai Kra ras..
I' imalvania t.inaaWaat
I SI l)ll(l. I l l frn .
BcahuarUAir Line kallwse.
A.J. SIMMf, VU. fr.J..I
hrie Kailioad
O. t. WAII), Yut fn, l.x'f SS
Sajaaee Csslral I. ibis
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LOCAL NEWS
8klr EldridK it t Nuwporl.
Ntw rtoIc ( tyrt triirt at
Kraamert.
Mr. Whitaty and toa want to
Ntwport this wet'k.
Mru. Stroag of Albany is ylait
inR.htjr motker, iUri. Julia Schaf
fer.
Mr. and tin. Hodge of Salem
attvndtd the joint lattallation
last ninht.
Jamei Hanna. C. W. Irrina
and D. C Fltchr aatod to
Hose bur k last week.
Dr. Callaway' mother haa ra-
tirael to har horns tn Idaho.
J. A. Dvany retarnad today
from a trip to Lin col a county.
Hot weather ralla for on of
tns atraw hata at Krvanier'a.
Mint Sally of Portland is visit
lag kr aunt, Mrs. 0. F. Coatr.
Mlta Mary MrKaaao of Fort
laad ia a aiust f Mn. W. II
Allla.
Nawio aael GsarJ (front la
laft) eorsata at Kllitt-0'PriR'i.
'2.00 pto $5.00.
Cepelaad Kyd.r taoet giva
tatltfactioa, Try them. Yt
fiad them at Kraamar'a.
Mini Francis Cooper, Uatker
la the Fortlaad tcheola. it home
far tke tamsner vacatiea.
tk three daaghter f Fref.
aid Mrt. New kill of Pullman,
Watk., are laeitiattkt E. E.
Fad i oak kome.
l)r H. K. Dugflnt), ileii
tint, National Hank Buildiiiji.
For painti'in and paper
hangiiiK, call Main 0UJ2.
9lf H. Saner.
FKACTINS A PICTURE PLAY
The tavaath grade ef.tke Ia
depaafjiaca neheela, one of Mrs.
Coakay'a elassei, woe first hon
ors ia tk Folk eoanty spelliag
contest.
C B. Pmiia, C. A. MiLaufh
lin, C. G. Walker lad Dr. H. C.
Pun mere represented tke loeal
Kaionie lodge alike funeral of
11 LI. Ki.ex ia S.rir.kCtld Sua-
r.
FOR SALE
New piano, worth ?.'.r)).
Will tt'll for $200 for quick
tale. Ask at noiiittir muw,
For Sale
At a bargain, second hami
binder, mower and rake in
fair condition. Inquire of
Sloper lSro. it Corkl. 40
Warm weather is here and
everyone has been anxious to
nee it. wo it is only a tew uays
now until you can go bathing.
Then you will tlnd a larpe sup
ply of Lathing suits, caps, und
hlioes awaiting you at very rea
fsonuble low pr'ces. Cai'S and
tihoes, L'iic ani 50c. Suits -5c to
$3.00. Conkey & Wa'.ker.
Dr. J. O. Turner, formerly of
Lowe & Turner, the well known
eye specialists, of Portland, will
make regular visits to Indepen
dence every 30 days in the fu-l
ture. Dr. Lowe left for the east
yesterday to be gone several
months and Dr. Turner will at-!
tend to any of Pr. Unve's pa
tients who may call during his,
absence. Watch the Monitor
for dates later.
"Winn ii ilt'li :hi I 'mi lifp fun must
llvo." -.In' sniil, ' . i.ii jurii';; up these
lirllHt' i;l.vs. 1I" ..I lin' v,i.:lil do
you iniiko iiik' nut of noihiiii;? And
tinvihL' t'lrati'il thrill. Luiriln mi limk
tlioni tin tlilnirs iIkiI iii-e liifcrsfiiK?"
"It's nil Inilll up. Just us .von tvouli)
cuiiHtrui't a liotiM". I iiNt you must
Ket your tnolir; Unit's, the Inn t'lnciit. !
Next, yciu liuj (vitaiii oinnplU minus; 1
Hint's th I'riiiiU'Hiuk. riually you
make your cliainclt rs do It all In ao
eurdatice with jour st lu tlmt'a
puttltiK In tlit' IkhIv of your house.
Tu'U, wlicii It's all In lil out, yon put
on t Its fhilsliliiK toui'liiH; that's diro
rallnc" "Hut where thx-a tlit" rouiamv route!
tu?"
"I nn't tfll you, tmt I mil show ytwi. ,
lA-t u eiiMi-t pU-tui-e play We'll
make It very simple, only two rlmiao-tois-flic
iiiiin niul the j; hi ItosHlliul.
tin KiH, leaven Iiit house iili n letter
I She meets the fellow. .leukiiis. He
se's the leiler timl the a.Iilress ami
surmises that ulie Is (.-oini; to t!ie elli. e
j t" ttU a. . , :., e to a r'.v:;!. !!;
: leaved her very sail. The next il;iy lie
, K"'S h) a l'ireU-n lounliy iiml tleMi t
I return for two year. He meets llosa
' li'iil. nii,l she tells It tn Unit the letter
she pi sttsl u:is a iv.ie. Ii,.n of his rival
lnteii.l T nil se. uptatioe.
'A'ha( a sttlpi.l man:"
"If plnya 'i!u't Uial.e lover ito stu
pid (him: they nonMa't he true to
life. Kurthi niti'iv. there noulilnt le
nnv plays. Let t:s ploy t;,h one."
"lint I ilon'l see Ui.w we ran enaet
that. Theie Isn't ttnythlmf for us
to lo."
it s a two n el p'a So
i HE RAN THITHER AND YON.
borrow the money. I will he hack In less thun an hour and then we will talk
over old times."
Mr. how it dec iled not to begin the hoin-eelranlna; performance. He lllfhted
a clttar and Kit down nn the front steps When an hour had gone by he began
to K-'t a little linen -y. When two hours had passed he went up to the corner.
but could " imthlnf? of Oeorge Ilennett.
At 6 oi lock, with nothing having been heard of George. Mrs. Bowser cams
home, and Mr Dowser Jumped up and almost yelled:
Mrs. How 'it. I have the greatest nirprlse for you that you have had In
the last ten years. Come Inside and I will ted you about It."
"Will, what is It?" ijuerled Mrs. Bowser as she removed her hat.
"Your tiroiher Ueorge Is here!"
"My brother (ieorKe! Why, what do you mean?"
"I mean your brother George. He lust arrived here from Peru. Doesn't
that surprise you?"
"It surely does. Mr. Bowser, being that I never had a brother. I was the
only child In my family, and you knew that before we were married. What
about this fellow, George?"
"liy the jrreat horn spoon!" exclaimed Mr. Bowser as he Jumped up and
danced around "Do you mean that you never had a brother George ?"
"That's exactly what 1 mean. Has some one been here claimlrur to be
my bnitlii-r Goorire? What did he want?"
"N-ot!'iru: that Is"
"Mr. Iiov. ser, he wanted money and you lent It to him. You poor babe
In the weo.is' Tlie fellow was a sharper, and you fell for It."
Mr Power started on a run across the room and diwn the hall, and
the heard the door bang after him. lie ran thither and yon and stopped
many pedestrians to Inquire If they had seen his brother-in-law George,
tmt lie could find no trace of him. After an hour's hunt he returned
I to the house and sat down with his head In his hands, and during the
s w h. le . veiling he only spoke at long Intervals, and w hen he spoke he
I only utt red the words:
f "!' gosh, by gosh!"
J And Mn, liowsor was good snd kind enough not to ask him If he was
e Htthellli Willi boloun LOUC.
Copvrluht 1918. MeTlur Newspaper Syndlcate.
p:
lea e out the llrvt re
eevoud "
"There's rot nun 'i I
"There's n !,. (,, ( j,
go d..n t! ere h (In
en one of t ho-e rock
a pretty i tc.;v. oil
Ksi!: l,t for t j. ill!,-!,.
n i:i he fhiii'.im; vf Jen;;
nose we
I and enact the
either ef them "
lust liaif You
-' ' at i and sit
T'.iat will make
see. we must
features Noil
ftsmsmbrsncs.
"Every lime you see a pretty girl you
forget that run sie married." his bet
ter half eoiiipbiiinsl lot teriv I
"On tlie other hand uiv dear." be;
repled sad "iiollntii: I ,;-k home to 1
tne the fact uh so much force"
After wlihh war ami tariff seemed
pretty tame affair. Judgsy.
Moimnuth Her!i: Olcn Whit-
eakwr of Ir dependence has ai
f j.'tfd ijiitioB in Clark'), gro-iry.
ant
htm?"
"I'll, h;s tonne i
aides, , u lane -ai
She il d he .
s sdirU: i; p. Ii a
passed en 1 ho pillt
burned ! o ; I
he on, .u e'v.!. h"
Had a better name for
U;s as if
ma ri-a r
' iv lai: v s s
to 1
UT
it n-.a'ter Pe
s ve! y SI no d "
a d W hi:e she
on the p k he
le. saw her and
I'll reaching her
an 1 iuo ed his
a d saut
' I la I.
! fed lit
lieu e T'
phot- ,-,i.:..
-Oh. I f
"Von as
suddenly
s i '"it tneinrr s!:e asked.
; .' an w ! al ui i,t ! e ex
I ; y on M'er a u,ig ab
le no use s i-u it. far
a.! n; '. e no ,i ).,."
tt.at "
" h 1 went away so
rwiii that I sa r the letrisr
o! in , eiitaiice ot tne rival Then you
! Infoitii mo tliat it was a letter of rejee
t'oii." "Well, we'll consider all that said"
lie raiseil his eyes to hcaveu. as If
pivli ir tliauUs. Then he Iieat bis breast
dramatically.
"Vhut's that'" she asked.
'alisfib tlon at lenrnin that my ri
val was tin nod down und self reproach
at the loss i f two years of happiness."
"Happiness; ftoiv do you know that
Pokalind will lutve you?"
"True enough."
"1 uliimMn't Ihink yon would be
mm h of a picture play writer to make j
sin It mistake as that " i
"The theme doesn't work out rtcht. j
H living failed to put In anything atxim
K. sathul lovlnsr Jenkins, 1 shall have
to no hack to the U'glntiitig and do It
a'! to er-
"1 dau t see any reason for that.
II. i shall I supply the dertciencyr
"W h. let iiim ask tier, of eotirs."
"t;is!it v.-a are " I
lie s.it il.ovn ivrj near her. so near
t ..it Ills .Peck al most batched her, j
.i i ! i oi ti :.e his Hp niove in J
d l 'i s, (av
1 an I voii think." she said, "that '
you Mould enact the part N'tter if j
you sske fie wenls? How can a
tn.m show fis-:iiig while u.akais his
lip tu ne I'h mt snylnc anything''" j
T:!.;'it 8i-.u t '?ntra tens In picture i
plays ivaHy sivik t'aeir ar;s." Then '
b. HtAe a'oiiil
-How haii'T 1 am to Und you tu
this beautirm spot. Kos.uitnt. l nave
"lo you iietd to keep the name of
thp ihiirneter tu the play?"
I ' Etlie. I have known you dow a
year, and" -"Why.
you've been away two years.
' and yon knew me before you left."
j "Tell nie. l'fFe." he went on. ehaug
Inu his tone, "was that letter to Cart-
rU'tit I saw on your table when 1 call
ill yesterday an aei e; tainvr
"Yesterday? Why. It was two years
a-.-oT'
"Never mind the confounded picture
play. Te I me. Is it 1 or Outright ?'
At flits juncture she played her part
beautifully. She turned away her
head and left her band In a IsItioii
very aih an : aceeii for belli j grasped
i'hen site tx nl forwa-d so liiat uis nth
er h im! civild not very well he'p en
circling lu-r witt.
I'lavs are li!.e lover; they pit the
1 st f,st forward. In ti e real thins
tlaTe is u-u illy a lot lehind the sci-nes
111 this , use the It'ildiliC I nly, win had
biseu anu'lm fur tlie ieuliui; ;e
maa b r so ie t!:::e had adopted tltr
ruse of a rival The rival not proving
Immediately effe i:u sl'.e adopted the
flsrHpent of 1,1:119; ;1 letter add-eN
ed t ! him w'i. -,. ihe 'e u'ene eti:!Uiar
v 00 ., i...t f ia to s,-e it the next time
he . '.;ie.L
J kp C. Tay'or trd L?na M
Mci of SuTsr hire bn licen
d t wti.
in Independence Monday.
Robert Smith sold his interest
in the pressing and cleaning
parlor.
Elliott-O'Brien's carry a fine
line of men's straw hat3. $1.25
to $5.00.
According to the Salem
States-man, J. S. Cooper, Jr., has
enlisted.
Frank Miller has gone to .pel
knap Springs for a two weeks'
vacation.
Queen Quality shoes for
women at Elliott-O'Brien's $2.75
to $5.00.
Miss Ella Robinson is staying
with her mother in a Portland
hospital.
Mesdames Ireland, Moreland,
and Owen motored to Portland
this week.
A flood pair of reading
glasses 'or $1.00 at O. A.
Kreamej's.
The best place to buy men's
work shoes is atElliott-O'Brien's
$2.50 to $4.00.
Orrin McElmurry. went to
Portland yesterday, where he
will enlist in the army.
Men's underwear in all kinds
and qualities. Big range to se-
I lect from. 50c to $1.50.
Elliott-O'Britn O.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Paddock
attended the funeral of Mr.
Knox in Springfield Sunday.
Mrs. M. C. Williams had a suc
cesful operation for appendicitis
in a Salem hospital last week.
Mrs. M. A. Robinson was oper
ated upon in a Portland hospital
this week and Is doing nicely.
E. E. Tripp, G. W. DeWitt and
C. E. Ilenkle made a business
trip to Brownsville Wednesday.
Buy Walton shoes for boys
and girls, at Elliott-O'Brien's.
All solid leather. Moderately
priced.
Howard Johnson was run
down by an auto at Main and C
Wednesday morning, but was
not hurt much.
P. 1 1. Drexler was on the
streets Tuesday for the first time
since the automobile accident,
three weeks ago.
Who said there wasn't any
more Coates' crochet thread?
Just the same there is plenty to
be had of all sizes at Conkey &
Walker's.
T. J. Fryer received a cable
gram Wednesday announcing
the safe arrival of his daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Campbell, In
France.
Light weight auto caps and
hats, sport hats and caps, 50c
and $1.00. Style and shapes to
suit all. You should see them.
Conkey &. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Burdick, of
Portland, ate dinner wrtn Mrs.
P.urdick's mother, Mrs. Clara
Taylor, on Tuesday, being on
their way home from Corvallis.
Mrs. Childs and daughters
and W. J. Clark and family went
to Newport Monday. The par
ty, with the exception of Mr.
Clark, will spend several weeks
at the coast.
Peter Kurre, H. Sauer, and
Eley Fluke were very hopeful
when they slaved for the Alsea
t-ountry last week that they
would briug home a load of fish.
Thev are back and if .
Dr J. B. Under, Dentist,
ucr-eisor to Dr. Allin, Coo
par building. Pheot' Maiu
1021.