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H1 A TOWN WITH A PLAN WILL SUCCEED WHERE OTHERS WILL SURE FALTER AND FAlf IN.DEI NDENC MONITOR INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1918 NO. 32 VOL.6 BIG MEET IN DALLAS. Prominent Men Speak on War Issues Wed nesday Night. " Dallas Commercial Club Entertains Council of Defense. Hon. R. N. Stanfield. candi date for U. S. senator. E. J. Adams, of Higaway Commis sions, Ben Selling, of Armenian War Relief Work and J. K. Kol losk of Council of Defense were the principal speakers. Mr. Adams gave an eloquent address on the war situation and on the highways, stating it would probably be impossible to do muek highway work this year and advancing the idea that the reserves in Oregon should be kf pt up by the whole United States instead of by Ore gon alone. He then made a dedication speech of the Dallas Commercial Clubs service flag which had five stars upon it, closing with that beautiful poem, "The Flag With Its On Blue Star." Rep. R. N. Stanfield was next introduced and spoke from the point of a business man and suc cessful stock man and farmer. He stated: "Our first sacred duty is to win this war. These' are serious times. Times when we must know the men around us and who are with us. Times when patriotism is our first duty. Times when we Must give freely until it hurts, and then hurts more, for the cause of democracy, America and her allies. "We all want to do our bit for the government and it is not for us to criticise what has been done, but see tnat whatever mis takes have been made, be not made again. It is a time when the business of the government requires the energy and efforts of our best business men and when private, personal questions shall be laid aside that we do the best, tie most for our country." Ben Selling followed and stat- j ed: "As a Jew I am speaking, for the Armenian Christians who' have been murdered and wilfully slaughtered by the thousands and theasands by the unspeak able Turks. Over 1,000,000 Ar menians were thrown in the sea by the order of the Turkish gov ernment; two million old men, I women and children are left! there to starve. Children are eating the dirt from the streets and the filth and old bones left to decay. The young women have been taken to the harems and this condition is brought about because they are Christians and not Mohammedens. We are responsible to a great extent for this condition. Our missionaries christianized them and our Chris tians should unite to aid then in this awful hour of tragic horror." J. K. Kollock spoke of the RED CROSS ENTERTAINMENT AT METHODIST CHURCH Voice pupils of Miss Lena1 Belle Tartar and violin pu pils of Miss Elizabeth Levy will be presented in recital on Sunday afternoon, March 24, at three o'clock sharp at the Methodist church in In dependence. Mabel Clair Ground and Mildred Brunk will verve as accompanists. The program is promoted by the local branch of the Council of Defense and its work and plans and gave the members of that organization of this coun ty much good advice. Hon. I. L. Patterson, Dr. H. Chas. Dunsraore and E. C. Kirk patrick were among the local speakers of the evening and W. V. Fuller of Dallas was chairman of the meeting. There was a good attendance and a further meeting was scheduled for Thursday afternoon. About ten of the citizens of Independence were present. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Regular services at Calvary Presbyterian church next Sun day both morning and evening. Special music will be a feature of the evening service, at which time Dr. Dunsmore will deliver the fifth of the series of Sunday evening addresses on "Night Scenes in the Bible," his subject being, "David's Night at the Jordan." The public is cordially invited. MAN OF NATIONAL IMPORT ANCE SPEAKS AT DALLAS, Just From Russia, Armenia and Turkey Has Seen Worst of War Hor rors. The following telegram was re ceived by the Monitor just as we are going to press. Every citizen who can go to Dallas should go. Portland. Mar. 21, 12:40 P. M. Monitor, Independence: Frederick Coan, bom in Per sia, educated American, eye wit ness to Armenian massacres, saw bleaching skeletons by the thousands after deportation. With five other men protected twenty thousand Christians five months and until rescued by Rus sians. Only six tlays in Oregon. S;s.iK8 at Dallas court house, Saturday, 1;15 P. M. Hisowa daughter in Turkey in danger of massacre. Best speaker in the United States on Armenian relief. Ben Selling. 'Mr. Selling was in Dallas Wed nesday at the Commercial Club Council of Defense meeting and spoke tellingly of the Armenian situation. Polk county is to raise $4,000 for the help of those dying in Armenia and this sum of money will care for 800 Armenians for a month. A committee of fifteen men was selected at the Dallas meeting to take care of the cam paign and Polk has promised to go over the top in the six days slotted it for this purpose. C. W. Barrick is committee man from Independence for this money raising campaign. Every citizen should contribute to this fund. Do your part at once. The aiuiual contf.'egaticnal meeting of Calvary Presby terian church will be held next Thursday evening. .March 28, in the church at 7:00 P. M. American Red Ciobb and a silver offering will be taken, all proceed? to go to the lo cal branch of the Red Cross. The general public ia invit ed and urged to attend. The Miss-ex Paddock, Pol ing, Collins, Owings, Butler and 8oiith; Mrs. Wehs-ter, Dr. Barrick aod C. A. Bar rick will take part in the pro gram. Several young folks are in the last number. GLEE CLUB ENTERTAINS. The Willamette University Boys Give Fine Pra gram, One of Best Entertainments People are Privileged to Hear at Moder ate Prices. A medium sized audierce was in attendance at the Willamette University Glee Club entertain ment Tuesday evening at the M. E. church. The glee club con sists of eighteen young univer sity men, all of whom were pres ent but Loren Barbei-who is now in the U. S. Naval Service. The program was in two parts, the first number being a Willam ette University chorus, '"The Jolly Students." This brought an encore which was well appre ciated. The program followed: "The Chase." piano solo by Mifs "Sunset." University quartette; followed by an encore, patriotic song; "The Pirate's Wooing.'' solo by Fred McGrew; "Two Grenadiers," Glee Club; Reading by Fred McGrew; 'Pipes 'O' Pan." Archie H. Smith; "Mandslay," encore; diaologue, "Squirrel Food." - Tart Two "The Sunshine of Your Smile Miss "Bugle Song," Glee Club; "Mamma's Lullaby," Glee Club; "Winter Song," quartette; "Bluebells of Scotland," Glee Club; "Hens," Glee Club; Im personation, Gus Anderson; "Stars and Stripes,"Glee Club; ''Ode to Willamette," Glee Club. Harry Bowers, president of the club, has a wonderful, well trained bass voice and was a big attraction. Harold Emel and Roswell Waltz were artists in the the vaudaville line and'their ren dition of "Squirrel Food" was better than the majority of acts shown on a good vaudaville stage. The quartette was well trained and had well blending rich voices and was a credit to the Univer sity. The Monitor believes it ex presses the opinion of the entire audience present when it states that the entertainment would be a credit to a Chautauqua circuit and was better than many of the best attractions we have seen in these circuits. Rev. Yarnes has the thanks of the music lovers of our city for bringing these boys to Indepen dence. WAR GARDENS. Publi : Meeting at Isis Mon day at 3:30 P. M. Arrangements have been made to have some prominent speak ers present at the Isis theatre Monday at 3:30 P. M. when a big war garden public meeting will be held. All invited to be pres ent. WAR RbLIEF WORK, The W. C. T. U. Doing War Work Service. The W. C. T. U. is doing many worthy things, first of all it be ing a Christian organization and doing all its work in a Christian way. It is a patriotic organiza tion, having worked for the sol diers and sailors for thirty years and more, Bending the house wives' comfort bags, magazines, candy and a remembrance at Christmas time. Thousands of housewives wre ghen the Spanish-American war soldiers by the W. C. T. U. Ia four months' time the W. C. T. U. sent from state headquarters over a half million articles to va rious departments fcr war re lief, large quantities having been sent direct to our 162nd or Third Oregon troops. Through the National W. C. 1. U. one of the first ambulance cars to go to Franee was bought and equipped by this organization. C o n t r i-buted. HEADQUARTERS IN INDEPENDENCE. Electrical Construction De partment of Southern Pacific Between Cor vallisand Whiteson The Southern Pacific electrical construction department of their railway service is divided into several sections and a crew of men are in charge of the work of each section. The section lying between Corvallis and Whiteson is under the supervision of G. II. Leavell. Besides Mr. Leavell there are one lineman and three helpers, making five men in all. These men have charge of all the overhead work and general repair and improvement work of the system. All of these men make their headquarters in our city. COMMITTEES APPOINTED. War Saying Drive to be Made in Onr Gity. Town to be Divided Into Districts and Each to be Canvassed. At a meeting of the War Sav ing Stamp Committee Monday a plan was arranged for the hause to house publicity campaign as follows: The city was divided into five districts, and each district as signed to two members of the committee, who in turn were to select two or more ladies to as sist in the work of canvasing the district. The districts and as signmentsare as follows: District No. 1: All territory north of the crtek Homer S. Wood, F. E. Young, Gladys Ir vine, Mrs. F. E. Young. District No. 2: From B street north to the creek A. C. Moore, H. C. Dunsmore, Lavilla Cooper, Vivian Whiteaker." District No. 3: From B street south to Monmouth street T, D. Yarnes, J. S. Bohannon, Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Jr., Mrs. Pengra. Mrs. Harold Fitchard. District No. 4: From Mon mouth street to F street Profes sor Wright, li. II. DeArmond, Miss Holt, Miss Rigdon. District No. 5: From F street south to the city limits R. W. Baker, C. W. Barrick, Mrs Frank Smith. C. W. Barrick, Chairman. . . . . - DROPS HER STITCHES. One of our fair young "school maams" is a Red Cross worker and was industriously plying the needles on hole proof hosiery at the Willamette musicale Tues day evening. She wanted to work but she just couldn't, and finally this remark ww over heard: "I want to be patrioti: but no one will let me." Now. that is dowrright meaa we say, and who ever interferes with in dustrious working Hchool maama should be seriously be reprimand ed and the Monitor does hen and now duly, unqualifiedly and publicly ' eprimand them serious ly, judiciously and scathingly. SHIPPING INDUSTRY. Ship Knees Secured in Polk County. Car Shipped Out Saturday Through Independence For Portland. Several parties are in the busi ness of getting out ship knees for the Portland sLip yards from Polk county timber. This work is profitable to those engaged in the work and is a growing indus try in the county. Lacey & Chapin of Parker tock a contract a short time ago and Saturday shipped out a car of ship knees for Portland. There are about IK) knees to a car. These were secured from a twen ty-five acre farm neBr Parker. Mr. Lacey stated to the editor of the Monitor that there was no difficulty in securing contracts for this wdk and that the pay was good. They expect to fco to Eugene soon and from a larger acreage there will get out sev eral cars. Fred Stump of Suver is in this business quite extensively and has Bhipped out about six cars and has contracts before him for five or fiix cars more. He is se curing his supply from the tim ber on Soap Creek at his own farm. In getting these knees green timber is used and the root of the tree and from four to seven feet of the tree proper are taken according to the blue print re quirements, the average beiag ahout five feet. There are a number of other firms in thislbusiness in the coun ty and more contracts can easily be secured by those wanting to enter into this class of work. LEAVES FOR FRONT NEXT THURSDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Baughman arrived in Independence Sunday from Oregon- City, where Mr. Baughman has been in the opf r ating department of the Portland LigKt & Power Company. Innn i iprview with the editor he states he will leave Independence T'lursday for Fort Myers, Vir l inia, where he will join the :'.7th Engineers regiment. This ifriment is composed exclusively oftlectrical engineers and will have about six companies or 1400 men. The company will leav for France it is reported just n . soon as it is equipped and fully rniile up. Engineers are hein.' m cuwd from every state for thi company and Mr. Baughman will !. assigned to duty in the oper ating department of the service. Mrs. Baughman was with hirn al Independence and will prob !i!iy make her home during tl term of the war with Mrs. J. Doi nsife. HON R. N. STANFIEID VISITS POLK COUNTY It was my pleasure to inter i'w Hon. It. N. Stanfield while he was in Dallas Wednesday eve nine. I have wet Mr. Stanfield p.Tonally in Eastern Oregon, where his interests are partially located in the county I have re r ;ly Uft to come here. Iknow many of his friends and much of him, consequently I was muh interested in what hs had to K "I am pleased to meet the peo p'e of Polk county and especially t at tend the meeting beisg hebl in Dallas this evening." said Mr. ! Srandfield "Because I feel keen the need of such an organization of our people along progressive, energetic, war lines, I was glad to see the service flag dedicated, because there is nothing we should leave undone to help, assist and honor the men who are in the front lines and these little acts show the spirit and pa triotism of our people and caused them to lvmembor and ref'.-et that our boys the hoys from our own communities are in the front, and every call made on us for money, for supplies, fur help at home is for t 1 in mediate benefit of our own boys in the front lines cf tho battle fiel ss of Euroi . "Our people have looked at this war too much as an overseas war. They have not realized that the men are being rushed to the front and that we must prspare properly to assist and Mid them. They niunt have supplied, urn munition, ships, kuiii and UioA Hnd we must not be alackers Ht home. We must speed up to meet the require ments of tho times." In speaking of hid candidacy lie (kid: "Only about four per runt of the rep resentatives of our congress tint busi ness men. The senate is filled with lawyers and professional men. 1 be lieve this is a time tor business man to do their bit Tint wur question is a l.i If busiaess question and as a business man, farmer and stockman I believe I ran do serviee for the country if elect ed. If I did not think so I certainly would not be a candidate. This ia no time for trilling. It in a time for busi ness capability and organization and if I am elected I shall go to Washington determined to do everything in my power to help organize the business, commercial aim tarming interests aioiijr progressive, up-to-dsto methods, as I see them and help our president in the mighty task he has heforo him. I do not wish to go to hinder this work but to help it. To do whai the country needs and what 1 know the people, will think is right." After the meeting at Dallas Mr. Stanfleld left for Portland. STOCK MARKET REPORT North Portland, Or., March 19, 101H. Special to the Indejiehdence Monitor. Cattle reeeipts this week, 1000. The reeeipts are marked by the quality of stuff shown. In almost every instance there lus t 'en an upward tendency for best offerings and the top price of the season has been recorded for prime hay-fed steers. A hunch of Eastern Oregon steers averaging 1150 pounds went at 11. HO. This ia the highest price ever paid in the open market at North Portland for this class of eattle. Keceipts this week are somewhat larger than for the sa e eriod during the last several weeks. Hot only have receipts been much improved upon. Tradiag has Lien kene am! iuoto- actions are as follows; Good to choice steers 11.00 to 11.80; Medium to geod Moors 10.00 to 1 1 00; Common and is i-ilum steers H. fiO toll).00;Choii'e cows and heifers 8.0O to 0.60; Cannurs 4.25 to 6.25; Hulls 6. (XI to'J.00; Calves 7.10 to 12.00; Storkers and feeder G.GO to !.- liogs receipt Monday, 11000, today '!0J. From an inactive start hogs fin i hd active and stronger. Ihis in fact of a declino East. Quality of hog Monday was nothing to speak of and considering this start-off for tho week was at leiiBt . 10 higher than a week ago. Today hoy a are selling- as high as 1 7. 2 with n good stroi g feeling. Quotations are; 1'rime lights 17.00 to I7.2D; Prime heavies 10.7J to 17.0(1; I'iga 14.00 to 15.25; Hulk Ki.'JO to 17.00. '1 he sheep market has been prae lually inactive all week. Yestarday a ha in Ifulof .'(Oil arrived hut to-day there are no reeeipts in this division. Any thing like ahvep sell for top price. Quotation are; Western hirnhs 15 00 to 15.5'); Valley lambs 11.50 to 15.00; Yearlings VI 00 tol3.50; Wethers 12.60 to 1I5.00; Ewes 9.00 to U.0O. Alarm clocks, 1 00. No or at this prico after this I ; i hoU. O. A. Kieamer. TO ADVERTISERS AND NEWS FRIENDS. In order to get the Monitor to our nubsrribers Friday morning, n.' day of insue of this paper, we must close our paper forms at noon Thursoay. We are going to publish a Friday paper and not a Saturday paper, so we should have our news matter all in the office r,y Thursday at 10:00 A. M. We would especially ask that you r.'.' us such news and the matter you have of interest to the pub. lie by Wednesday evening if possible, the earlier the better. Late news notes are the stumbling blocks of a newspaper. Advertisers whose ads appear in the inside sheets of the paper li U printed luesday evening, so if they are to be changed the 'copy must reaeh as Tuesday. The last page ads can go oyer until i Wednesday afternoon. If you follow these instructions you will help give all a paper that will reach the people the day it is supposed to reach them. Help us by doing your part, Sincerely Yours. Gus A. Hurley, Editor. MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION Bi-Monibly Meetings Big Success, Association Is Progressive Body Doing Good for Community and Farmers. Every two weeks the Business Mens Association meets for the discussion of matters of interest to the community, the farmer and the business men. This club is, to a certain extent, in the nature of a Commercial Club, but confines its activities more to the betterment of conditions than to the location and bringing in of settlers. It is also an or ganization that is protective in that it looks to the credit system of the business interests, but vith that point it stops in so far as a protective policy is con cerned. At each meeting two farmers are invited by one member of the organization to be present and these farmers are selected from different adjacent communities. The farmers who have attended these meetinfs are P. T. Peter son and E. Zitlesch of Parker, J, A. Reynolds and Geo. Wells of Buena Vista, and Ed Rex of near Oak Point. Al the last meeting Ed Rex and Robert De- Armond were the invited mem bers from the farming commun ity, but Mr. DeArmond had to be in Dallas and' could not attend. At this meeting County Judge 12. C. Kirkpatrick and John C. Uglow of Dallas were also pres ent as invited guests. By these meetings the busi-' ness men learn from the farm ers present some of the desires and needs of the farming com munity and the farmers present learn the purposes and plans of the business menof this city, thereby cultivating a closer fra ternal spirit between these dif ferent business interests. The organization is proving a decided success and the business men learn much of mutual bene fit by the interchange of progres sive thoughts and plans. CLOTHING IS WANTED. Help the Suffering Belgians and French by Donat ing Clothing. Please bring your spare cloth ing to the Red Cross rooms or to the oflice of Spaulding Logging Company to be Bent to the suffer ing people of Belgium and North ern France. Don't put it off. Monday, March 25, is the last day. The articles most netded are shirts, underwear, coats, trousers, suits, overcoats, shoes, sweaters, socks, overalls for men, wemen, boys, girls and in fants. You have all read about the suffering in Belgium and Northern France. Let us help them. B. E. Smith, Chairman Indep. Branch A. R. C.