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THERE is one thing no man on earth can do, and
that is to put soppiness into cheap, coarse tobacco.
It takes the richest, sappiest tobacco that grows, to
make satisfactory chewing. That is why so many are
changing over to W-li CUT. Excess sweetening makes
poor substitute with intelligent people. Pound for
pound, there's more tobacco in W-B than in ordinary
plug; and it's sappy tobacco, every shred of iU
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Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County,
Oregon, on Friday.
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Entered as Second Claaa Matter August 1, 1912 at the Peat Office at Inde
pendence, Polk County, Oregon, Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor
NINA B. ECKER, Associate
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Independence, Oregon, Friday, May 18, 1917
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Our Cash System enables
to beat city prices.
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cannot do.
Chief Justice McBride's reference to a beer
bottle in a recent decision affecting the city of
Independence may possibly put Independence in
a wrong lierht before the world. Sav the chief
justice:
"Evidently it was not a government
corner because the government surveys
are not marked by beer bottles buried in
the ground; and it is a matter of common
knowledge that in the early fifties, when
these donation claims were being sur
veyed, Oregon was in a state ot pristine
purity and' sobriety and beer bottles were
1 unknown. So this beer bottle which the
surveyor found and dug and identifies as
such must belong to a more recent geo
logical period than that extending from
1850 to 1854."
Tho past reputation may to a degree justify the
suspicion, we desire to state now that citizens of
Independence do not make use of beer bottles for
sign boards, line posts and corner stakes. While
in this particular case it might have been con
tended by some that a beer bottle was made use of,
rt is a vindication 01 the honor 01 Independence
and a proof of its purity that the chief justice re
fused to recognize any such a contention.
San Francisco
Log Angeles
On your next trip
East Through California
Costs Littla More
There's Mt. Shasta, Yosemite Valley. Del
Monte, Sanca Barbara, Orange Empire, Salton
Sea, El Paso and Ft. Bliss and many other in
teresting places to see. And this southern way
is the
Romantic Open Window Way East
Ask your local agent for fares, etc.
JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent
Portland, Oregon
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LI RES
TRICKS IN THE AIR
Ruth Law Urges Stunts to Train
War Aviators.
SAFE WHEN PROPERLY DONE.
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Senator Reed of Missouri aptly puts it when he
wonders that prices are not higher in view of the
action of government officials and others who de
clare that the country faces a serious food short
age. His views are published elsewhere in this
issue. It stands to reason that with the high prices
now being-received and which are sure to con
tinue for some time that every producer will make
every effort to grow as much as he can. It is a
golden opportunity to make money and everyone
will take advantage of it without any special
urging.
Saying that "you'd do the same thing if you had
the chance" is no excuse for permitting the food
speculators to continue their robbery. There are
a number of persons who would rob a bank if they
had the chance; still when any of them trets the
chance and embraces it, police officers catch them
it they can and the courts order them confined in
a place where they will get no more chances."
Man Who la Better Dodger, Who Hss
Most Tricks Up His Sleeve, Is Man
Who Is Going to Win Declares Ad
vanced School For Flying la Abso
lutely En.ntial.
Washington. Tlmt sort of flying
which most Americans reward as dare
devil trick work is, according to Ruth
Law, holder of the American nonstop
record, who recently returned from
three months spent In French aviation
centers, absolutely necessary to the
man who engages In a battle in the air
"There really Is a crying need In this
country for the establishment of
school of advanced flying." said Miss
Law. "Before an aviator is prepared
to engage another flier in battle he
should, know how to loop the loop, do a
give the opposing flier the Idea that
the plane lias leen struck. The oppos-
lug aviator, thinking he has put his en
emy out of commission, will start
away. Then the plunging air man will
switch on his power, regain control of i
his machine and overtake his enemy
without the latter knowing he is ap-J
proacuiug. sojen tactics naturally are!
used at great altitudes."
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congress in pariiauy attempting to place tne
war tax on those who will profit the most by the
war and those who were mainly m responsible for
it naturally marked the newspapers. While we
never counseled or sounded a call to arms before
the declaration, we are willing to pay our bit be
cause the principle is right. The jingo and kept
press should pay its portion.
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Wheat now quoted at three dollars was bought
of the farmer for approximately one dollar. The
difference between the buying and selling price
represents the loot of the speculator.
The fourth measure on the ballot to be voted on
t June 4 should be kept in mind and a vote of
"307 No" registered. It is the most vicious piece
of legislation ever attempted in Oregon.
i iicxKiore ivQuseveii is to goto tne trencnes in
jvurope, proviaing tnat i'rtsiaent, wuson gives
his consent F. R. will give a good account ot
himself, press agents will see to that
Photo by American l'rom Association.
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nose or vertical dive, execute a tall
spin, a tall slide or any other of the so
illed stunts."
Miss I.aw Is herself tin exert at all
these stunts, which have caused spec
tators to gasp In awe at her daring.
And so tier next remark seemed rattier
surprising.
"None of these stunts Is dangerous
wheu properly done." she continued.
I went to the French living center at
Pau, w here some for more aviators
are learning tins sort of nir work. This
Is the only school of advanced flvinr in
France, and It Is from here Hint the
fighting air men are graduated. All the
aviators In Frame lmve advance work
before they are sent to the front. It
wuiiKI l suicide it they hadn't.
Fighting hi the air is lighting for
position. tViiseuoiitU- it i largely a
business ,f doling T!ie man w ho is
the ln'irer dodger. h,. has the mitsf
tricks U Ui-i slee. Is tlie man who ts
f iing to niu I have sovn men s o;.
OKUtmlliiig their mai hines altogether
lid simply fall through spa.-e for sev
eral iIuhimiicI (n't.
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