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. INDEPEN DENGE MONITOR "THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS" INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1917 NO. 47 VOL 5 i THE RHYMING SUMMARIST The populace sought a stren uous Fourth, For much excitement wishing, And many who craved the quiet way, Spent the whole day fishing; Then here and there a pacific cuss Chose to be called a slacker, He slept till noon Got up too soon, And never fired a cracker. A good time ahead for all the day Whenever Sadie's going, Providing that the cash holds out With the chap who's beauing; Now Sadie never goes to see a thing Except the drinking places, Yet for her, The Fourth 's a stir As back and forth she races. Since Old King Booze no longer reigns To stimulate the revel, The Fifth is not what once it was, All folks maintain their level; The morning after the night before Is not now a big head getter, And we guess You'll say, "Yes, It feels a durn sight better." Fourths may come and Fourths may go And kids shoot on forever, While some declare they must be stopped. We'll never vote to sever; Let the youngster make his noise And wake up all creation, With cracker lit v He does his bit To glorify the nation. A PREFERENCE FOR THE OLD WAY IT 0 CORSE The other night I went out riding It was just the kind of a night that with a little bundle of feminine tweet- j stire up the imagination and nnlimbert nets in one of those big six-cylinder ears. Gee! But those cars sit pretty and ride as smooth at a bark canoe over a still pond. Everything was beautiful-- the silvery moon, the fleeting clouds, the running streams, the night itself, and the tiny being that waa sitting by my warm side. For a couple of hours we enjoyed the fragrant country air. the tongoe, and for a long while w talked about what started the war, the length of eternity, what electricity is, the meaning of love, and a lot of other things about which we were equally well potted. And 1 waa satisfied. But pretty toon, just ahead, I saw a country youth out bug- (Continued on Ptge 4, Column 4) OVER $5,000 RAISED South Polk county raised over five thousand dollars for the Red Cross fund, the exact amount being $5029.77. Work ers from Independence gathered $3149.52, Monmouth $1072, Air lie $704 and Buena Vista $104.25. As the money has not yet been sent away, a few more dollars may be added by voluntary con tributions. The drive in south Polk county was directed f'om Independence and in charge of the following named gentlemen: chairman, A. C. Moore; manager, Dr. O. D. Butler; captains. Dr. H. C Dunsmore, H. B. Fletcher and M. Merwin. These men certainly deserve much credit for the success of the drive as do the two score in various sections who worked under them. The work is not finished when the money has been collected. Members of the committee have spent many hours in checking, copying and verifying. CROP PROMISING The Portland Oregonian's crop report ot this week says relative to the situation in the Independ ence district: "Weather during past week has been favorable, with light showers and continued warm weather, and has been very beneficial to all crops, which art) looking unusually well, and indi cations are for a large yield." Rain is much needed. The "light showers" of last week were streaky. Some places did not get enough rain to wet the top of the ground. Beans need moisture badly. A number of growers report that potatoes are showing only two or three spuds to the hill. DIED Mrs. Carl E. Alleman died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gaugin, five miles south of Mon mouth, on Saturday, June 30, at the age of 81 years and three months. Born in Switzerland, she came to the United States in 1890 where she spent the last 26 years of her life near her chil dren in peace and contentment She is survived by two daugh ters, Mesdames Gaugin and Sperling, and three sons, Ernest, Emil and Arnold. The funeral was held at the home Monday, Rev. Curtis P. Coe of McMinnville officiating:. Interment at the I. O. O. F. cemetery. MILLIONS OF WAR SUFFERERS LOOK TO THEM " c ? p 1 I .IV i" 4--' i, Photo oopjrniht by Harrta Ewlng. Officer and war council of tbe American Rl Crow wbo direct the frau-t war relief rver ki,on In binlory. The dlatributtoo of llOO.OfP1.000 and OTr Bee with tlwm. They are. left to right: RoNrt W. Ie t- nrput, Ilpnry f. Ta Ttaoo, chairman: Grajaon P. Murphy, President Wilson, president of tbe American Bed C'roiw: C'tiurlea D. Norton; Edward N. Hurley, former President Tift and Eliot Wadaworth. "L" MAN SHOT celebrating the glorious fourth , George W. Morton, sergeant in Co. L, was shot and probably futally injured at Clackamas last night under mysterious circum stances. Although the shooting is supposed to have been acci dental, an official investigation will be made. ENTERTAINED ' Mrs. Frank Dickson erter tained the D. A. U. P. Club most delightfully last Friday afternoon. The rooms where the merry party enjoyed needle work and conversation were fragrant with bowls and vases of choice roses. The pleasant function was a pretty compli ment to Mrs. Dickson's sister, Mrs. R. C. Clark, of Twin Falls, Idaho, and also a parting honor to Miss Bertha Potter who left following Wednesday for her U.ome in Nebraska. During her ehort stay here Miss Potter has made a large circle of warm friends who regret that she could not remain permanently. The hostess closed the afternoon with a dainty luncheon of hand some appointments. ALL DOGS TAXED Under the new law, it is the duty of the constable to collect dog licenses. Here that pleas ant duty falls to the lot of John Moran and if you own or harbor a dog in town or country, it's up to you to see John and get a tag. Boy dogs are listed at $1.50 and lady dogs at $3.00. Accord ing to the law, the constable will not go out looking for dogs or killing them. All he has to do is issue licenses and arrest the owners of dogs not properly tagged. It is cheaper to pay the license than it is the fine. TAKE OR GIVE BACK Acceptance by the Highway Commission of the new road seuth of Independence as part of the West Side Highway is ex pected this week. A number of farmers who had donated land for this road have insisted upon some action at once, otherwise they want their land back. A DISTINCTION Independence has a unique distinction and probably is the only town in the state that has three different kinds of trains on the same railroad. The S. P. is now using electric, steam and gasoline cars between Gerlinger and Independence. BALLASTING HERE The Valley & Siletz which has been ballasting its track, reached this end Tuesday. It is said that logging will be berun soon which has led to the rumor that the Valley & Siletz will connect with the Espee her for the purpose of moving its timber. CO. L TO MOVE The Third Oregon, of which Co. L is a part, is scheduled to leave Clackamas some time be fore Aug. 5, for the mobilization camp in the South. SON ON CRUISER James Walker, whose mother and brother are residents of Independence, is on the U. S. cruiser, Huff lo, which arrived last week at a Russian port. The people of this section celebrated the 141st anniversary of the birth of the nation without in cident or special mention. As far as we can learn, nobody was killed, injured, arrested or married. The usual custom of "following the crowd" was adhered to closely, most everybody irointr to Albany, and it was a sad day for them, too, for the local favorite, "Broncho Bob" Hall was bested by a nigger in a championship stunt, so the iudires sav who were runnincr the show. The pageant and other attractions on the menu at Monmouth were irood. beveral distinguished citizens hied away to a favorite trout pool and the fish stories told on their return were very reasonable" owinir perhaps to the fact that it is no longer etiquette to carry bait in a bottle. So summing up, it was a glorious day. All who strayed have returned, and the world moves on. OUR MATCHLESS ALLIES Whether or not one joins the new army of food producers, the planters and growers and tend ers of the crops, may depend upon circumstances; there should be no longer any indecision or laggardliress about one's joining the ranks of bird protectors. The greatest and most danger ous enemies of the farmer are the insect hordes. Without the aid which the birds render him his efforts to produce food for the world would be well-nigh futile. His crops would fail and millions of human lives would quickly ena by starvation. Man himself cannot control his insect foes. Millions of dollars annually are lost outright in the toll levied by the hungry hosts, and millions more are expended in feebly combating the persist ent pests. "The birds," says Dr. Gordon Hewitt, Dominion entomologist of Canada, "are the most power ful insectides we have." "The great hunter of insects, our great auxiliary," says M. Perrier of the Institute of France, "is the bird." "The farmer has only lately learned to appreciate the full value of birds as insect destroyers. More exact know ledge of their food-habits has (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4) -v. 17 ' Ghitur atricKaksrieia jnmqre yVHEN Johnny comes marching home again. Hurrah I hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah I hurrah! The men will cheer, the boys will shout. The ladies, they will all turn out. And we'll all feel gay, When Johnny cornea marching home. The men will cheer, the boya will ahout. The ladiea, they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay. When Johnny comes marching homa. THE old church-bell will peal with joy, Hurrah I hurrah! To welcome home our darling boy. Hurrah! hurrah! The village lads and laases aay, With roaea they will atrew the way And we'll all feel gay, When Johnny cornea marching home. fJET ready for the jubilee, Hmrah! hurrah I We'll give the hero three limes three, Hurrah ! hurrah ! The laurel wreath ia ready now f. To place upon hia loyal brow; ' And we'll all (eel gay, When Johnny cornea marching home. I ET love and friendship on that day. Hurrah! hurrah! Their choiceat treaaurea then diaplay. Hurrah! hurrah! And lei each one perform tome part. To fill with joy the warrior's heart And we'll all feel gay, When Johnny cornea marching home. The men will cheer, the boys will ahout. The ladies, they will all turn out. And we'll all feel gay, When Johnny cornea marching home. jar.