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THE INDEPDENENCE MONITOR A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER. Published Weekly at Independence, Polk County, Oregon, on Friday. Entered as Second Class Matter August 1,191' at the Post Office at Ind twndence, Polk County, Oregon, Under the Act of March 3, 1879. boam to imhh him. The Motiitor bespeaks for James 0 barton the hope that if he U accepted to-day that he ball rooij b advanced from a I-rivaie to an officer. VV'e believe he has the ability anu ptiir oii'-m nec-tetjary to go on up above the firbt ranks in the terviee. Mrs. J. A. Beuley is visiting friends in Spokane. HURLEY ft DODGE. PROPRIETORS G. A. HURLEY, EDITOR SaoscrlDtlon Rates: One Tear $1.50 Strictly in Advance ADVERTISING RATES: 15c per Inch for one insertion. 12 1-Zc for two o more insertions, 10c. on monthly contracts. Headers, i cent wora. Independence, Oregon, Friday, March 29, 1918 BEAUTIFUL FORMER POEM BY A INDEPENDENCE BOY By Joe Eaton now in U. S, Army THE GUARD. I Oh it's guard, guard o'er the earth bo hard Through the night wind's fitful blast, Where the hollow tread, on the frozen dead, Makes ghostly shadows pass. II It's guard, guard, where the shadows fall, And the light plays o'er the plain; And I breathe too deep to keep from sleep, And make the round again III In ghastly shapes against the sky The white trunks Btand like tombs. While cold and bright is the beacon light, And icicles hang to the moon. IV Oh, it' guard, guard, o'er the icy sward, And never a moment cease, With eyes alert for danger's start, And always the O. D's. V My hands are numb, yet watck must keep, O'er the hangsr's gift we bring, Where the eagles sleep, with ne'er a beat, Of their giant widespread wings. VI The wolf dog's bay comes faint and far, The cock's unearthly cry Greets dawa, that ri.ses gaunt and gray, And fades the morning star. VII A step now rings thrigh chill night air, The frosty path 1 bar, Then say goodbye, with a heartfelt sigh; ,Tia the corporal of the guard! Bathed While Building Burnt. Mrs. Stella Totteu, a comely young rim troll, wus enjoying an afternoon "tub" In her apartment on the third flour of tlic Addlcks building, the Wool worth tower of a nearby suburban town, when there came a noisy knock ing nt the door. "Who's there?" In utiircd Mrs. Tot ten, timidly, recalling Hint tin! door was unlocked. "It's me Hill Stone," was the (fruit answer. "I'lenso don't come In, Mr. Stone I'm In the tub. Who are you, and why are you here?" "I'm liill Stone of IJook mil Ladder 270; tho house Is on fire, mid I've rome to get you." "I thought the wilier was getting rather hot," Mild Mr. Ti'llen. In less than n minute l:ill Stone emerged from a third-floor window, and it mid the plaudit of the surging crowd, safely curried Mrs. Tot ten, wrapped only In a blanket, down the ladder and delivered her j wifely In a nearby hotel. New York Tillies. HORSE MEAT IN NEW YORK Although There Is Much Opposition to Its Use as Human Food, the Demand Increases. Gives Credit to Solomon. "Solomon wax the flrxt human being, so fur us we enn find out, to know the language of animals," Paid I'rof. S. H. Wolfensen, chairman of the depart ment of Semitic languages and Hellen IhUc Oreek, University of Wisconsin, lecturing on "Archaeological Explora tion In I'alewtlne and the Orient." "The finding of a blnxt furnace near the city of Laeklsh, In Palestine," pro fessor Wnlfensen continued, "shows that tho metal Industry is not so mod ern bs most of us suppose. "As to monopoly of trade, the first Instance which we (Uncover Is when Solomon took occasion to use the torn pie of Uezar, In Palestine, for this pur pose. Not Improbable. "Are you friendly with the police- mini on your block?" "Oh, we speak cordially enough," said the citizen of a "dry" town, "but I was carrying home a box of 'tdioes' the other day nnd dropped It on the pavement. The package hegnn to leak mid ever wince then I've hnd an Idea that he regards me with misiil- cion." liiruilnghnm Airi'-IIcriilil. It Is now nearly two years since the board of health lifted the ban on the sale of horse meat In the effort to re duce the cost of living, observes the Urooklyn Eagle. The Introduction of the food has been slow, but Ave shops, two of them In Urooklyn. are now re ported to be advertising horse meat for sale. The demand for this cheap meat has neen Increased by the wartime food prices and some of the butchers In Manhattan who compete with the horse meat stores are Issuing circulars de nouncing the new food and stirring up prejudice against it. Whether as a re sult of the circulars Is not clear, but one of these horse-meat stores on First avenue, Manhattan, has been nttneked, Its window having been smashed In on to successive nights. Neither the circulars nor the attacks are likely to Interfere with the spread of the demand for the new food. The manager of the company which Is intro ducing It Bays that crowds are drawn w hen he opens a new store and that In one case he had to call on the police to keep order among his would-be cus tomers. In cases of food scarcity horse meat has been eaten In many countries. The great prosperity of the United States has kept It out of our markets heretofore, but the wartime scarcity and high prices are likely to establish It as h regular part of the diet of peo ple who can't afford to pay for beef The objections to it are sentimental and not hygienic, so that, as a relief from high prices, its use Is to be welcomed. Choice Hatching Eggs Strictly O. A. C. winter laying strain of S. C White Leghorns from foundation Stock or ZZ8 to Z40 r attkA TT . j . . - - . . . , . m .l - . S- - 711 1. . o tllO r nciiB, uimeu 10 mates 01 tso to Z76 egg strains, being granasons oi inc laniuua ,unuu ui.ua with egg record of 303 eggs la one year, also of the ben Oregonlo, 1 176 eggs in 6 years. TUese birds were selected from the choicest fowls of mv flock for their especially fine breeding qualities, by Prof. Cnas. S. Z Brewster of 0. A. C, Specialist in Poultry husbandry, pronouncing them A No. i breeders and layers. BgkTS ($I.OO for IS Barred Rocks, foundation stock 200 egg Beas, mated to choice msle birds of higher breeding me' These Birds are choice selected winter layers and are extra Hue egg producers. KKgs SI.OO For 15 Guarantee good strong chicks and fertility. AU eggs that have to be u, ;jc . . special shipping carriers will be $1. AO FOR 15. A. H. Craven, Monmouth, Oregon Phone Farmers 1802; Call or phone at meal times only. Orders taken at Craven & Huff Haw., ln.iepeuuci.ee ------- -f riwwastrarisuTjarjs'.is rrar r rrrrrrrrn t, ADVERTISE : 1 liiPlIP5 .MONITO :s at . & ,.: i V rjA'rv BUTTER WRAPS THE R OFFICE is'Ti- TOO EASILY LED BY WHIMS New Southern Industry. The advantages of New Orleans as a port were emphasized In the opening of a canning factory for the dlstrlbU' Hon of real green-sen turtles, With tho exception of a small factory at Key West, It wdll be the only establishment of Its kind In America. The factory has been sltunted at Miami, Fla., but the. exclusive freight rules nnd a luck of steamer service to Central American ports led to Its removal to Hny St. Louis. It will handle nothing but green- sea turtles caught In Central American wutcrs, and tUtsaw will be put up In four different forms clear green turtle soup, thick green turtle soup, turtle beef In Creole stylo, and "calllpee," which Is the meat of tho turtle taken from the breast, bark and flippers. The factory will turn out about 15.1XX) cans a day, or a total of 700,000 pounds a year, Including nil products. There la also a by-product called turtle olL used medicinally. Flaldng Gazette. Acts of Heroism Recognized. Twenty-four acts of heroism were recognized by the Carnegie hero fund commission In lta fourteenth annual meeting. In seven cases ullver medals were awarded, In 17 canes, bronze medals. Ten of the heroes lost their lives, nnd to tho dependents of nine of these pensions aggregating fl,5(U) a year were granted. In addition to these money grants, In two cases, $2,- 100 was appropriated for educational purpos1", payments to be made as liuedid nnd approved, au1 In 11 coses THI DUTY OF INDEPENDENCE. ' In another column of this paper is the notice of an ac cident ocouring at Husk ins in which a iimn had his arm severed almost entirely from his body by a lug in tho tim ber. The fact that he had to be 'irouht to Independence for medical treatment, await here until an Oregon Electric train was due, bo taken across the river to Orville by con veyance, and then wait three mure hours before he could reach a Portland hofpital, in a condition I nuYpemlem'H should remedy. Last w ek we mentioned the need of a hospital in this eitt' !nl at. ia limn un iliil no! (nllv rulin tlm m :i . n i I mi m J ' r awards sgKi"'Kting JS,(K wore made of the need. Jndependenee is the only town of ready no for other worthy purposes, rav e,. to the timber intends ami the hi losing operation. 3 01 the feileti haein station, llunuieds ot men are employ by the commission. ed there and more will he added at tho bueinesg m more fully developed. It i practically criminal negl'ircno to not meet the re- "pl,w vv,'b ' n" nml ,u',lfu,e ,hHt ' jii unless covered with dust or uparkllng nuireii-eiite of thia tributary section and Independence enn- with dew it is almost invisible, the noi afford to it lupinely here and not do her humane duty. 1 1 it meant thousand!! of dollars we tn ighi demur to the Xs"iitie, but there ar plenty of good vacant buildings m Uiis city that could be iit'ed up nt a nominal eost and the upkeep of a hospital could easily be met from eourrei available for the maintaining of such an institution, We nay by all means have a tuuall hospital here adc jrjite for the immediate needs of this city and its sur rounding country. The w.ty to build up Independence is our duty to our trading territory. Help and uid tin m and they will help and aid you. Characteristic Even of Men In High Station That Is Not Productive of Good Results. Whims are the rivulets of the mind. They sparkle over the shallows so that one Is not likely to see how shallow they are. And yet a good ileal of this world, most of It, per haps, Is run by whims. We have often been on the Inside of the arena of national glory, as a spectator, of course, and never fulled to see a whim or two on deck. This world Is not run by Judgment or logic, but by fancy and Inclination. We have seen great men, on the highest seats of power In a state and nation, flutter like a leaf In a breeze, not knowing where to light Judgments are not like geometrical formulas, presenting a solid conclu sion. They float In from everywhere, from the last lunch, the last dance. the lust trip, the last speech, the lust opera, Just as the mists float off of the hilltop, nothing solid or substantial to them. Iiut they awaken action and purpose and In consequence society lacks so much the texture of common sense and real purpose. It rides on fancy to some unseen port. What la needed la public life. In society, In pol itics, la rellgtoD, are men without whims. Ohio State Journal. aaMPWBWlV'i-i. Grind your own grains mi your own feeds feed "b .lanced rations" sav from o'i to 25 over feeding whole grain. Die Korl.anks-Morse Type "G" Feed Ciinder is not an expense C. ST. BARBERSHOP Wy'and S Taylor, Proprietors Baths In Connection. Oldest Barber Shop In Polk Co. INDEPENDENCE, OSEGCN it s an investment. We. have it in stock and can make prompt delivery. Ask us to demonstrate it. J. D.HibbsCo We Deal In visit s r PLAQa For a Bi Mug of Magnus Root Beer. Candies la Cream, Sod 3 Sand witched. The Palace" Main Street Independent Ice 4t' Hides, Felts, Wool Furs, Mohair, Caseara SSlY"?' Billiard Hall jounry, xjuuer, cyys, Farm Produce, Wood, Dry Goods, Groceries Furnishing:, Shoes, etc. OUR POLICY. TO PIEASB Max Goldman INDEPENDENCE, OREGON Smith Brothers Headquarters for the best In Cigars, Tobacco, Candy and Confections You are welcome always INDEPENDENCE, 0REG. Cxhlbtt of Spider Webs. IvotwiUiHtumiing the fact that THE SEVEN CALLED FROM POLK COUNTY Two from Independence are in the List The Polk county men call ed to the colors in the latest orders for enlisting are Lloyd Porter, Sheridan; William H. Thompson, Kickerall; John H. Green wood, lJalias; Earl V7 Mc- Namar, Willamina; Prank. I imp waa uuable A. ilartin, Independence: James t)h:rson. Indepen dence; Darvon Watts, Silet. You willnotic.' Independence furnis. es L'-7 of the quota Jtiines Obeison will be in Dallas to-day to take the physical examination in tins call. Mr. Ohernon was une of the earllst of t:e Poll county boys who tried to enlist he fore the draft law effective, but owing strict reouiretueiitii to American Museum of Natural History Is now displaying a series of these webs, 12 In number, so mounted on dark backgrounds an to be plainly vis ible. The spiral construction, widen ing gradually from the center outward. Is easily traced. The webs are m coin panled by colored plates of the spiders which spun them. Some spiders live In the web they spin; other upend only the nights there, hiding during the day In retreat often aotne dtstH nee away, with a single thread leading to the well. One of the larger spiders, Aranes trtfolUim, for Instance, spins a thread from the center of Its web to a tent made of leaves and silk. Sitting In this tout, the spider holds the thread In such a way that It knows wheu the web Is shaken by Its Insect prey. j American Muxcutp Journal. This Will Comfort You. Fearliif that perhaps the public will not know the precise eharneter of the white substance now covering the earth In large quantities, we hasten to explain that It Is snow, or, In French, nelge ; In German, sehnee; In Dutch, sneuuw; In Slavonic, snelg ; In Italian, neve. In small qualities It Is harmless and beautiful. In amounts such as are at present with us, It defies description In polite language. Snow,' nelge, sneeuw, etc., etc., Is water-vapor con densed from the atmosphere and pre cipitated upon this already troubled earth In a frozen and crystalline con dition. The article we know as snow Is prodnenl wh'n th process of con densation and full occurs In a temper ature below 3'J degrees. We might add, by way of making this explanation romplete and clear, that the crystals vary greatly In form and belong to the hcxngomil system. They are formed upon a nucleus In the same way us a raindrop. This, . feel, ought to make cer tain recent events and present condi tions much easier to bear. Cincinnati Times Star. Show Your Patriotism by Buyin FORD AUTOMOBILE In Place of a More Expensive Car 2 a ! 1 Take the Difference and Buy a Liberty Hsr Work. Coitgresswotnan ,hnnnette liaukln aid In a Y. W. ( A. address: Vhnrlc Schwab nuirrtei! on $7 a week, aud tliauncej IV pew on lit. I have no sympathy lth the girl who makes a devoted young man wait till he can support her a luxuriously as her old father diH. "My sympathy all ges out to the young man who said joyously, as soon as he wan accepted : "Then, darling, ue'll get married at ! once. Of course, at first, we shant ! te sMe to keep a servant.' ! ""Oh. Jack, hada't we better wait. became . tfcenr she protested. 'What would the . . . ; neighbor ssy If ttiey saw me doing uiy to viie ownwl,rkr at tllHti "Jack looked purrlcd, "Why, eweeihcnrt." he Raid, '& pet the work do you want to dor" Sailor' Brave Act Commended. Thief ltoatswnln's Mate John O. Strickland (if tho fnltcd States steamship Annapolis has been com mended by the navy department for bravery In going to the assistance of i a shin distress. During a heavy I gale the steamer I'addleford had goije aground. Her condition was most hazardous when she was sighted by the Annapolis. Although the surf was extremely dangerous. Strickland with two of the ship's of'cers and members of the crew undertook the work of carrying a life line to the wrecked vessel. Vty this action more than two thirds of the crew were us veil. Strick land enlisted In the navy In 10OS at Kl Paso, Tex, To Reopfn Algerian OH Fields. The negotiations between the Kremh government nnd an !mtortaiit group of Interests In I'arls and Lon don for a concession to exploit the p.is sIMIllles of the abandoned Algerian oil fields are still proceeding . A contract has been signed by the firm and the governor (ooeral of Algeiis. an ! now awaits ratification by the French gov ernment. An Interesting feature of this pending Anglo-French concern In Algeria l the f:ut bat French dlrec- j tors and c.ipltal will predominate, but , the French state will pai il. Ipnte to the j vteut of 2t per cent of the profit A Ford will do anything the higher pr cars will do and at much less cost. The man buys a high priced car is just as much a v;-K as the man who will not buy a Liberty Bom?, contribute to the Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. fun There is no one who can not get along with a Ford until after the war at least. Then if he sees fit can trade in his Ford at a very link i Ap preciation towards a higher priced car, which wIi itself cost nuch less after the war. You w ill then have the use of the Ford car during this time, and the Liberty Bond, together with its interest, will more than buy this more elaborate car, and you will, in the meantime have helped your Govern ment win the war. PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY AS TOMOR ROW MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET DELIVERY if Not Convenient to Call Phone or Wrjteto H. L. FITCH A RD Local Ford Agent Independence, Oregon s I atasaaewiii awn-