BREVITIES
Dr. R. E. Duganne, dentist,
National Bank Building.
Cecil Swope tot his feet under
dad's table ChriHtmas.
Mrs. bred Uberson. br.. is
recovering from aBerious illness.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hubbard
spent th holidays with thair
on in Portland.
Roy McFadden of Portland
spent Christmas with his mother,
Mrs. Sherman Hayes.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. It. 1'atterson
of Portland Christmased with
relatives In Independence.
CRIME IN LONDON IS
DECREASED BY WAR
Many Habitual Pt'.t Offenders Hava
Enlisted In Army.
Dr. II. C. Dunsmore went to
Vancouver, B. C, Tuesday to
spend a week with relatives.
Dr7j. B. Grider, dentist, sue
cessor to Dr. Allen, Cooper
Building. Phone Main 1021
Mrs. K. C. Eldridge, Jr., of
Portland, spent the week-end at
the K. C. Eldridge, Sr., home.
Orrin Dadman assisted at the
postoiTice during the Christmas
rush.
Mrs. Petersen of Astoria is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dean
Walker.
The new city officials will take
the oath of office next Wednes
day night.
II. J. Rwe has been out of I
tnivat fnr aovaent rleva art liiu '
friends are thinking of asking
the sheriff, to find him.
Billy Barnett'i bunch of actors
re strenuously rehearsing a
comic play which will be staged
soon. .
Corvallis Courier: Miss Kath
arine Jones, of Independence, is
a stenographer at Whiteside &
Ctoper's.
Mrs. 0. J. Whiteaker. who is
teaching at Milton, spent the
holidays at her home in Inde
pendence. Mrs. Ed Ovven is in Independ
ence this week packing up her
household goods for shipment to
Camas, Wash.
Mr. and J Mrs. Dean Walker
visited relatives in Washington
over the holidays.
Miss Pea-I Smith, teacher in
the Corvallis sckools, ia upending
the annual holiday season, at
her home ia this city.
A splendid time was had at
the Merrimakers dance last
night Further comment will be
left to the society editor next
week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Stuart,
who were married at Frisco last
week, spent Chriftrans with
Mrs. Stuart's purents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. Damon.
Independence's famous bridge
which divided families, defeated
candidates and finally fell down,
has been thrown open to
traffic and the war is over.
The husbands of the Merri
makers will give a return dance
on Monday, New Year's Night
to which their friends are in
vited. Tickets 11. Good music.
Open installation of officers of
the Masons-Blue Lodge and
Royal Arch -and Eastern Star
took place Wednesday night.
Over one hundred were present.
Dr. O. D. Butler was presented
with a genuine sheepskin apron,
one of the eablems of Masonry.
Tae mail carriers did their full
share this year to distribute the
Christmas Rifts. From Dec. 20
to 26, they left the postitlioe
each morning, except Sunday,
with enough packages to till a
truck. Both Ed and Tracy give
excellent satisfaction as they
mako every endeavor to give
their patrons the best of service.
I-orirlon. War In spite of nil Its ter
rors brliiKH " couiperjsii lions to the
folks who atay at homo, and even If
the coinpeiiKiitlo'iH do not bulanoe their
anxieties and sorrow they are Bel
come.
Among such liidfintilliratIoti Is a tie
crease In crime I hut this decrease
has been cm,-lilerahle In Great Itrltalu
In shown by the report fur the year
ended March SI of the comiiiHsloiieri
of jxilli'H am! the directors of convict
prisons. iTIsniiera received under xeri-
lence were ;.1W n compared with
1 1 1. In the previous .vear, a decrease
of 50.IL':i.
The report say (hut three rnaln
causes mem to have contributed to Hill
great ilecrciise:
The ciiIIhI nienl of many linliltual pet
ty offenders.
The restrictive orders Issued hy the
1 1 1 j 1 1 . r lOiitrol hoard and those made hy
the Justice mid hy inllitai-y authorities
anil
The (treat demand for labor, render
I ni,' euiplo inent easy uml nell paid
ami resulting In alilllly to pay linen.
One of the notnhlc effects of the war
on the prison po. illation, say the coin-
mNsidiieiH, bus hcen that trio excep
Mom are now fur the most part the
phi nI ally arid inentally weak. There
I, every reason to li lieve Unit the coun
try' Mill for men apis'iilou" as strongly
to the criminals an to other classes).
FIGHTS BIRD KILLING PLAN.
Audubon Society Says Work Would Ba
Harmful Fcr Uoy Scoutt.
Trenton, N. J. -The iluu to have a
week licit Hprlng net snide for the ex
termination of the KngliHti sparrow and
to enlist the hoi vices of hoy semita and
other children In the work of killing
these birds meelH a protest from the
New Jersey Audubon Hoclety.
Wholesale killing of lords hy chil
dren, whose (Tiaraetern Hre peculiarly
sensitive to impressions received at
such a slagn In tlieir lives," say the
society's protest, "even though mich
killing lie eonllned to a ncclen under-
stood to lie misplaced and undesirable,
than a very detrimental effect on tiucb
child characters. Moreover, there Is
not more than one In 1K) of our adult
population who la able to certainly
Identify the Kngllsli sparrow from na
tive aieele when at liberty, and auch
a ertisadu aa that promised would al
most aiirely result In a destruction of
faluahle native hlnls, the evil effect of
which would far more than offset any
possible advantage resulting from Kng
llsh spHrrow killing.
"Any effort looking to the destruction
of the English sparrow In this country
should he under a carefully formulated
plan, whereby the work Nhoulil ho care
fully done hy esieileu'ed iersona fully
rape Mo of discriminating between the
foreign and native sia-cles anil prefer
ably hy menus of traps, so that the
birds caught could he handled and ex
amined and any native birds caught
liberated unharmed."
RECORD Or A YEAR
History of 191G Ghcws Long List
of Memorable Events.
WAR CLOUDS HUNG HEAVY.
Mexican Situation at All Timet Acuta.
President Wi'son and Vice President
Marshall Honored With Rejection.
Nation Wide Railroad Strike Nar
rowly Averted.
New York -There were uinn.v history
ma king event i In tile year that Is gone.
Willi the nations on the other side of
the water engaged In the most devas
tating: war o.' nil time, the fulled
Wales managed to keep out of the
struggle, although at limes the clouds
of war hung heavy over this country.
The Mexican nit nation at nil times was
more or less acute.
The big event of the year was the
national coition. President Wood row
Wilson and Voe I'n 'sidoiit Thomas H
Marshall were renominated by the
Iieiuoi rats ami Charles U. una Hughes
and Charles W. Fairbanks by the He-
HELPFUL HINTS
FOR HOUSEwlVES
Portable Wardrobe Rack That
Fits Into Corner.
AIR TRIP TO IRELAND PLANNED
Two Foreign Fliers Here For Transat
lantic Flight.
New York. Lieutenant Kiel Nye
gnard, citizen uf France, but native of
Norway, who has been thy lighting for
Ills adopted country, ami IJeuleunut
Henry Himdstodt f the Nwedlsh avia
tion corps, who holds the record for
sustained Ulght, going I.-1 111 miles from
Hlockholm to Paris, arrived from llor
dciiut by the KronoJi Nteiimahlp Ks
pague to go In training for a transat
lautlc (light In the spring.
The plan of Ike tilers la to nail from
New York to 81. Jehu's, N. In a ten
tou machine. Willi two met hanlca, ami
then set out from St John's to a point
on the Irish coast not yet selected.
They Will Inspect the I'lilllss plane
built for Hodman WiinanuiUer for the
I rip to Etiivpe of I.leutemmt l'orte, in
dclliiKi'ly postponed Una use the lieu
tenant returned to his regiment after
the tiffin rat lou of uur If they tint
that the l-i:," CiiiiUs machine does tint
suit thi'lii t'lev will li:i t one hullt.
Lieutenant .V c-:.uu tl was wounded
three Utiles, the l:i t w hen he volplaned
Willi Ills nuo hine nlilf from a height
of 7.000 feet nod s'i:nhcd Inlo a tree
lie was lini.oi':il!y tlist Imiuttl from the
French s -rv Ice
new nrr.z rcn boy.
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Father Wan!:
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Ham MilN 1:
lug the t
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to try tc i
Nty 's titit -t i
contlns t i
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for the fa, : c:
The boy U
rich hoy," 1 o
tnte waltii.v
cause tf t'o
tils fai her
Fretlfi l. k I .i
Imiship ef
cbes't-r. w 1.,
after the : !
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tigh- the t h i
battle In t ! i
ceiiter for i In
tluue.
It Ch.injed to That ol
i, i K Jr.
- Now til ) t Wll
i .-.!.- issinl in ba
. h'.s situ, illiaiu
.. - I under a guard
. htxi.-u.g. he intends
::. t :. t t lun :e the
."tl :.i.n Mi;!s. Jr.,
1 1 u i :;!. cement ui:ule in
;, Frank Latuh. attorney
U. n us "the '.Kr littif
e :nise ef the fl.LTOmsi es
ft'r his umjoiily niul be
Muscle ttr lu in lu'tnceu
ii i I tefatller, Tbonms j
cc. Is new under the guard
Lew lit II. I .yen uf IVrt '
tics .cloetc.l by Mr Mill
! el'nte t!l Isl.tn ha-l given
re, cully. Mr. I.ec n ill :
nv if tut I. if. so the icgal
i t' c t y has N-cu the '
last two years U1 ivu-
publb aiis. The I leintM'nitlc candidates
Were re .4 -t tetl, California being the
pivotal state which gave the victory to
the I H'liiocrats.
Many noted men at home and abroad
died In the year, lu .laniinrv General
Vlctoilauo llniMta, former provisional
president of Mexleo, succumbed at Kl
I'a-io. Tex. James .1, Hill, famous as a
railroad magnate, illctl tn May at SL
I'tiul In his seventy seventh year. In
July dentil cnl'ed Mrs. Ileily tlreeli,
known as the richest woman In the
world. She ivns eighty two years old,
and her dentil o'ciirretl In New York
city. In September o -currcd the death
of Samuel YV. I'eiinypn. Uer. at one
time governor of IVnnsylvnnla, In his
seventy -second year n the last day
of Ochdier ir-ed the death of
Fhailes Tn,:e ltii-s -'l, nl.n v:is known
as I'nstor I!iis-c!l He win sixty-four
yen is old h"ii he ill si. The death oil
Xov, 'Jl of l!in;ii rcr I'raif .tnseph. em-pei-or
of Aiisti i;! and klotr of Hungary.
In Vleiiiia nl t lie nu'e of clgdily six was
of wcrld Interest, (in I ' -c. S occurred
the ilcnili ef .lolin i. Arch bold, head of
the St.int'artt il tuiupaiiy
In the l;n,r p rt of .lure President
Wilson eiil'c l ,,:.( the organized militia
of the whole t i-uniry for service on the
border and iiotitied the Mexhnu gov
ernnient that Fnlleil States trsvps
would net be withdrawn from Mexico.
In September tin American Mexican
peace conference met In New F union
and Liter at Aliunde City. At the end
of the ye'ir, w lii'e many of the militia
were recalled frcm the border, tieueral
IVrvhlng had a force In Mexico to look
out for bandit raids.
There was a revolt in Ireland April
1 27. ted by Sir Fo-er (.l-ieiucnt. who
was capture. I while trying to land
iaruis for the revohitlmittt. (hi Aug. S
Sir lb ger 'atemeiil was hanged for
I treason in 1. on Ion.
A nation w ulo strike on the railroads,
which would paralyse the commerce of
the country, was averted by the pass
llii by eotigees of the Adamsoii eight
hour law.
Worltl attention was attracted during
the vnr to the exploits cf the Cerman
li.cn
l.i '.
Jus
w hd.
l.'.-i,
tons
in nt sti
F ir.'; t
Verc'
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1 c'.l II
marire T'eur.-hland.
the CerniHtt attempt to
resulted hi failure On
tl Kl'td-n.-r w.-ts drowned
A Happy and Prosperous New
Year.
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A portable rack has Just been pat
ented by which any corner of a room
may be made to answer the purpose of
a wardrobe. A pair of metal bars are
hinged together at one end and sup
plied along their length with books
suitable for holding garments.
It Is designed that this shall be
placed In the corner and will be held
there securely by the action of a rod
passing from one of the fur ends to the
other and which also answers the pur
pose of a curtuln rod.
The pressure of this bar ia sufficient
to bold the rack in place with security
to meet all ordinary demands, but in
case the rack Is to be subjected to par
ticularly heavy use a couple of nails
driven through holes in the metal
strips will greatly Increase the capac
ity of the rack.
Bean Chowder.
Wash and soak, overnight a pint of
dried navy, lima or kidney beans. In
the morning drain, cover generously
with cold water and cook till nearly
tender; then add three slices of bacon
or salt pork, one large onlou, two po
tatoes, hulf a cupful of uncooked mac
aroni and a pint of tomatoes. A cup
ful of chopped carrot or parsnip may
also be added. Season to taste and
cook Blowly one hour, adding water if
necessary. Break salt crackers into
each plnte before serving the chowder.
Country Gentleman.
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rBA.Nl IS JOSKfll. .'I, THE DKUTHCULA.NU.
4, l-OMiHKNSMAN AIIAMSON. 5, OEM.
PEUSIII.VU. (i, I.OItll KITl'IIENKSi. 7, Sll
ROOKK CASK MK. NT.
Jollied Apples.
Twelve apples, one lemon, one and
one-half pounds sugar, one ounce gela
tin. Fare and core apples. Cook In
water enough to cover them until they
can lie pierced with a straw. Remove
them and add sugar to water. Boll Ave
minutes. Then put apples in and cook
until clear about fifteen or twenty
minutes. Take apples out and add
sliced lemon and the gelatin, which
has been dissolved in cold water. Let
come to a boil and pour over apples.
Set awsy to harden. Serve cold with
cream.
Mending Gloves.
When mending n rip In a kid glove
buttonhole neatly over each side of the
rtp, putting the needle through the
boles made by the original stttcblug
and taking one or two stitches over
both edges at each end of the rip.
Then sew closely over the cords form
ed by buttonholing, catching the edges
together. This makes n neat and dur
able "mend" and looks much better
than when merely sewed together, over
and over.
any w u
I ml lens.
ready to be-
Car of Gloves.
When putting gloves on always begin
by buttoning the second button; then
when buttoned to the top you can eas
ily fasten the first button without tear
lug the kid. Xever remove the glove
by pulling the lingers, but by drawing
the part coveriug the wrist over the
hand and leaving them thus wrong aide
out for some time before turning them
to their proper shape. Alwayi lay
gloves leiiglhHl.se; never roll them.
Lamb Souffle.
Cook on tablcspoouful of butter with
one of flour. Add three-fourths of a
cupful of rich milk or stock. When
boiling add one cupful of finely minced
chicken or muttou with one half cupful
of soft breadcrumb and three beaten
yolks. Season w ith salt and epperanil
a little Worcestershire sauce. Add a
little minced pimento if there la any
handy.
Coffae Cake.
One cupful sugar, one-half enpful
butter and lard mixed, one egg, one
cupful milk, two and one-half cupfuls
flour, two tensKKHifuls baking powder,
ne-half cupful currauts. Four Into a
large flat bread pun and spriukle with
sugar and ground cinnamon. Pake
twenty minutes. Serve hot w 1th buttei
and coffee.
Cleaning Glass Battles.
To clean class bottles that have held
oil place ashes In each and immerse la
cold water; the-i heat the witter gradu
ally until It boil. After bolting for an
hour let the bottles remain lu the wa
ter until old. aft'-rwnrd washing la
soapsuds and rinsing in clear water.
Cscukirs Hint
Stlgar for : U.ml4 always ft)
sifted Never melt the butter; cream
ing butter li;ei"es air and make the
cake light: cakes should always b
beaten, not atlrrvd-
Harry Ro we
Ordered this epace reserved for him and
then forgot to bring in something to fill it up
and left us in a deuce of a fix but as cer
tain as we 're living today Harry wants to
,wind up the ltowe Jewelry Store and what
jewelry he has left he bids you come in and
carry it away and just leave enough money
to pay the freight and have eomething for
his safe to do he positively doesn't want
any jewelry arouRd as l e intends to be the
live wire of the Independence Electric Co.
hereafter and serve bin cuetunifcrs and his
country the best his experience has taugbt
him to do Meanwhile, be says "thank you"
for past favors wishes you "A Happy New
Year" and invites you to hang around as
much iu the future as you can.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our grati-
tuJe and thanks to our friends
who so kindly assisted us during
(he sickness and death of our
husband and father. Also the
EUs for thpir beautiful floral
tfferlng.
Mrs. Ida M. Percival
Carl Percival
Pearl Percival.
ROUTS HiOf! LIVBS ON
EIGiiTY C-HIS A WEEK
Maine Mill Worker Boycotts Food
and Luxuries, but Goes to
Movies Once a Year.
AuRusta, Me. Stillmau M. Keuuey, a
cotton mill operative, says 80 cents a
week is all Hint lie li contributing to
the liij;li cost of living.
Kenney absolutely abstains from us
ing butter, cRgs, tueut, rum, tobacco,
gum, pie, tea, coffee, cocoa and sugar.
lie uses little meat, docs tils own luiin-
dry work, borrows all the water he
drinks, uses 3 cents worth of kerosene
oil a week for cooking, has uo tele
phone, coal, gas, electric or water hills;
writes butv four letters a year, rides
twice a year on tlio electric cars, never
rides ou Htcnin trains mid fiocs to a
moving picture kIiow one night out of
805.
Here are his supplies for a week:
One can clams Of
Btula white bread 14
Suit pork (every other week) OS
ileal for pudding M
'otaloes , li
in and a halt of salmon 16
M ilasses 04
n uf evaporated milk OS
Kerosene . ua
R. R. DeARMOND HURT
While driving his automobilt
over the paved highway in North
Independence, taking his father
home, R. li. DeArmond was
severely injured Saturday nia;ht
when another car collided with
his own. Roy was thrown out,
striking on his knees on the
paving, but fortunately no bones
were broken. Yesterday morn
ing he resumed his duties behind
the bars at the Firgt National
Bank. No one else was hurt.
DIED
Miss Adeline Ridders of Suver,
aged 29, died in a Portland hos
pital Saturday. An operation
proved fatal.
CHRISTMAS GUESTS
The following kids were present at
the Christmas Dinner given by the
Bible School of the Christian church:
Jessie Stuflkbean. Mabel Wunder,
Alice Haley, Mildred Dungan, Dorrii
Mulkey, Mabel Kullander, Howard
Potts. Ralph Huntley, Dale Wood,
Loy Sloper, Edna Rickman, Nina
Stnfflebean, Howard Bennett, Archie
Wyland, Marjorie V.'under, Ralph
Dungan, Louis StuhMebean, Arnold
Hill; Clyde Wunder, Roy Ricktnan,
Willie Bennett, Jane Sanders, Erma
Richman, Dorothy Wood, Helen Potti,
Alma Kullander. Grace Smith, Vera
Potts, Walker Dungan, Vance Hunt
ley, Carroll Smith, Thelma Stephens.
Total 8C
In other words, Kenney earns $10 a
week aud puts S'.I.UO In the batik every
Saturday.
CARRIES WILDCAT HOME.
Autolst Makes the Capture With Hit
Bar Hands.
Bradford, Pa. A singular encounter
resulted hi the capture of a wildcat
alive by Carl Palaniuist of I la.elhurst,
Pn., who was without a weapon, using
bis gloved hands in executing this tick
lish tuk.
Paliuqulst wiis driving Ilia car when
nclir ( 'H 1 11 ! iln'1 1 low II lui uuit B'hul flrat i
apiKariHl to he a coou in a Held. He
atoiied bis car and went toward the
animal as cautiously as possible. To
his surprise Pulnuiuist found that the
animal was inclined to lih'tit and turn
ed upon him.
It was then that It was found to be a
well Biown wildcat. It was too late
for ralrutiuist to retreat, and be caught
hold of the wildcat before It bad time
to spring upon him. Mr. Palmqulst
uiiinaired to catch hold of the neck of
the beast and carried It to the car and
deiKislted it in a strong cloth bag, and
it wit bo carried home.
Irish Ingenuity.
An oBloer hi au Irl-h regiment waa
mucO amused by a conversation which
be overheard between two of his men
who were watcli!n the ascent of a
cattlve observation balloon. One of
theui remarked thrt he would much
rather be lu the trenches than up
aloft. "Sure. It's safe enough," an
swered bis puL "Hut phwat the blazes
would ye do If the thing busted?" per
sisted the other. "Tio!" was the confl
deut reply. "Why, shllde down the
rope, of course, ye fool""
Be Weatherwise
When you woik in the
rain wear the
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Pupils will be allowed High School
credit and will be given advantage
of class work.
At Ina'ependeace Each Monday
311 W. Eleventh SL Albany, Ore.
6 per cent
Main street
Farm Loans on first
class farm. H. E.
Morton, Dallas.
Wolf Cl as ng Woman Killtd.
Wiliiair ; rt. I'm A no'f weghing
sixty pound; ntiicb escape I hum the
100'ogical collection of t'oioi.el Shoe
maker In McKShattan park !-d year
appeared In the field of M.Vriu Sastou
and cave clie to a d c Mrs Saitoti
Interfered, and tbe animal started after
her. but v. a shot It her hu-l and !e
fore It reai iiod I.e- inrii.g the je.tr it
has Uvn missing nobody had caught it
g'lmps of it.
Drink Pugii's
Loganterry '
Juice
Sold Everywhere
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