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r INDEPENDENCE MONITOR VOL.6 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1918 NO. 38 LETTERS FROM SOLDJERJOYS Some From. France and One From Texas Interesting Letters From the Boys Who Are in the Service With the Colors, April U. Dear Sir : This finds me at Kel ley Field flying school. Am not flying but am in charge of the propellor department at the fly ing schoof. You can see it is dif ficult for me to stay away f om wood working. I have been making propellors ever inee I came down here, that is two weeks after arriving at San An tonio, Texas, and I expect to carry it on for awhile longer. I have not received my com mission yet, but hope to before long. We have had a mild win ter of it down here, a little cool during December and January, but not enough to be called win ter. There is something that is objectionable at times and that is the dust storms. The barracks, hangers and shops are surrounded by flying fieilds on all sides, and as they just finished last fall they are but a bed of dust, and where there are from 100 to 1"0 planes flying every day there is but lit tle room for the grass tc grow. So far I like the .work down here fine. Of course it is a little monotonous, as we are partially isolated from the civil life in town. I have gained 23 pounds since I came down here and I have been working considerably hard er than I did in civil life. Well, the Kaiser is hammer ing hard, but we are going over some of these days with several thousand aeroplanes and take Germany behind his back. At any rate we are not coming back until we have him locked up and put out of business whether it takes a year or ten. How is Independence t How are things at the High School? I understand no manuel training has been taught there this year. Well, it is not the only place where the manuel trair.mt? teachers are in the army. Are the Barriek boys and Fletcher still in townt Since coming down here have met many O. A. C. boys, some as of ficers, some as cadets in the fly ing school and others in the ranks. . Sincerely, Corp. Theodore Ellesat. Somewhere in France April 10, 1918. Dear I was out in the country li.e othr day They sure bil lots of pretty country here and farming land. It is fun to see them farm. They have one great large horse and one rea' small one strung out on a plow It looks like rain here this morning. The boys ho were here last summer sny this i. the prettiest country in Frac. I am going to fhool over here taking a course in French. I am learning a little and can talk quite a conversation with the French. Harry is not with me now. I am on detached ser vice but see him quite often. How is my dog, Another letter from the same party, dated April 7, says ic part: I think the rain is over. It looks good. The sun is out and the streets are drying up but it takes a long time for them to dry. They are not like ours. They are very narrow and very rough. They have no smooth pavement. It is made of ro ks laid side by side. The buil lings are not high, mostly two stories. I have not seen Lee Jordin for three months. I hear fron Harry S. and lots of the boys and they don't say anything about any of the boys being :!, so I guess everybody is 0. k. Neil Buchannan. The following letter has beer, handed the Monitor bv one of its readers : Camp Greene, Charlotte, X. C. April 7, 1918. I am getting along fine. 1 made sergeant the first of April and will' be getting my sergeant warrant on a few days and will send it to you as soon as I get it. The Fourth Division paraded in Charlotte yesterday at I iberty Day celebration. The Fourth Engineers marched right after the General's staff. It started to rain here today. In this country the sun will be out so hot one can hardly stand the heat and in five minutes it will cloud and rain. We are about one hundred miles from the coast Three cf we boys hired an auto and went out to Myers Park, Electric Park and the Country Club. They have fine building? mostly built of brick. Earl Peterson. PRES KURR Of 0. A. C. Makes Eloquent Plaa for Food Conservation W. J. Kerr, president oi the Oregon Agricultural College, de livered one of the most interest ing and instructive addresses ever beard in this city along t ho line of the necessity for conser vation of our food supplies in order to be able to feed (he armies of the Allies and their people. He quoted facts and figures that proved beyond a doubt that every ounce of food conserved would find ready use an.l ur gent need on foreign soil. 1 lis address was a masterpiece and one that every citizen sh uld have heard. It has not yet been- brought home to us the actual need that is confronting us, and the facts that "Food will win the war." is becoming more evident every day. MOTHER'S DAY SUNDAY, MAY 12 Prof. Patterson of .Eugene .Will Have Charge of the Services at Christian Church A morning sermon on M other's Day, Sunday, May 12, at the Christian church has been ar ranged and Prof. Patterson of Eu gene will deliver the morning talk. We understand Mr, Patterson is a Urood speaker and is aprcciated wherever he is called. MUSICAL PROGRAM PLANNED SOON Two Pleasant Entertainments are Promised the People Here the Coming Week Miss Mary F. Irvine of Aibany, is one of the best musicians who comes to our city, and the an nouncement that she will give two musical eventsnext week are very pleasing to th music loving com munity. On Satuday night, May 11, she has secured the Isis tneatre for a May Pole dance and under her di rection a pupils recital will be giv en tliH following afternoon -it the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Joanna Heard of Albany, who has a beautiful voice of ex cellent training and range, will sing as a part of the entertain ment LADIES CLUBS ORGANIZING War Saving Plan to be First Effort- Made Ladies Clubs Organizing Nader the Council of Defense Plan in Independence Mrs. Winnie Itraden, County Chairman of the Woman's Council of Defense of l'olk coun ty, met with the different club and lodge presidents in inde pendence the first of the week and took up with them the mat ter of perfecting a ladies ruxil iary to the Woman's Council of Defense. Mrs. 1?. F. Swope of the local council called together Mrs. O. A. Kreamer of tbe Py thian Sisters, Mrs. Geo. W. Con key of t lie school board, Mrs W. J. Clark of tlte Prent Teachers Association, Mrs. Car bray of the Camp Fire Girls Mrs. Mattison of the Presbyter ian Needlecraft Society, Mrs. O. D. Butler ,vice president of the County Council, to plan fur a further organization of all clubs at a Tater date. Saturday was selected and every club of the city was to be included in the permanent organization plan. The men's council and the women's council are to co-operate and work together so as to eliminate all duplication of work and the woniens clubn will take over all the activities of the women in this national war work. The first work the clubs plan doing is to organize into a war saving society all aid societies, fraternities, Red Cross organiza tions and all clubs of every im ture having ten or more people associated together. LADIES TAKE NOTICE Independence Branch Red Cross Has Received Shipment of Materials The Independnce Hranch of the Red Cross has received tiite a shipment of material and it is de sired that as many ladies as pos sible do work at tin; lied Cross toofms. Speiial days for all an: Tuesday nun Friday of each week Come and do your bit. IN MEMORIUM Another bright link is added to memory's golden chain forever to remain untarnished, by the death of my faithful old friend, John For forty years or more he was the same staunch friend, always wearing a smile of the best wel come when we met at his borne, and now he's gone, and the circle of living old friends is getting very small. For over forty years they have been passing away the the pioneers of Oregon one by one, and I am still left to con tribute to their faithful memories. I'll miss the friend at the dear old home that has been there so long. Clubbing Offer: Two for Price of One In order to place the Monitor on a sir'ctly Cash in Advance sys tem, we have decided to club our two papers for a limited time at the price of one. Two weekly papers for $ 1 .50 The Monitor A home paptr with County News A strictly boys' and girls' newspaper Regular Price Regular Price $1-50 $.50 luit even in death thou wilt live for the boy of thy heart of years j ago Francis' is still here to make the goldu circl complete. Ami now to thee, once more.dear old frieud, I'll bid a last adieu, ami the flowers of Oregon spring time are here tq,deek thy grave fitdng emblems of a good, treu and faith ful life to country and to friends., ind on thy tomb should be en graved : "Faithful to Country and to Frinds. lie Sought for thv Right and Won " Albert O. Yates CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN REG ULAR SESSION Pay Bills, Elect a New Marshall, Accept Proposition for Va- eating Street The city council met in regular session Wednesday evening with Mix, Damon, W. H. Craven, Bo hannon, H. F. Swope, recorder, and A. J. Tupper, marshall, pres ent. Minutes of last meeting read and aproved, allowing petition to vacate F street as petitioned by the Oregon Milling Compauy, al lowed. Oddinanee introduced vacating street as proposed, but laid over for a larger attendance of council. Claims allowed as follows : Jas. P. Morgan, for labor $ l.,r() Al Obersou for labor 80.00 M Graves for gravel 1.90 A. J. Tupper, salary and com., fr.00 Oregon Power Co., light, water 214.00 It. F. Swope, recorder fees 7, GO Resignation of A. J, Tupper as city marshall read and accepted and application of Frank Arrell for marshal was received and he was elected until January 1, 191!), at. !f'(i5 per month. Th scout of Wnlaejr, 8, D., aid oil an lDTBlid wnrann by rarrjing fuel ami water and doing chores about the house, and hav often wheeled her to church. The acouta In Conyers, Ga., put a War Saving atamp display ad lu tlm paper and have told several thoiiMsil dollars' worth. In Waterbury, Conn., the Rotary cltitj furnished 60 auto trucki, and 240 boy acouta collected pllea of books aet out for the army campa. Teat of Man. The test of a man la In what he la able to do. Rhinestones sparkle, but they don't cut glaaa. Milwaukee News- HARRY LAUDER'S ADVICE Harry Lauder la being aertout these, dayi. The famoua Scotch romt'dlan Is subordinating his comedy to the all-embracing demands of war. Along with hie work for hi Injured Soldier' fund and the Y. M. C. A., Lauder la making an earnest apical to Americana to prepare for the next Liberty Loan. Uvueral 8ubHcrl)tlon ia the theme of Lauder's message. Here la what he aava: Liberty is the dearest word la any language. It la the thing the Ormans are fighting to Uko away. It la the one big thing we muat fight to keep. What have you done to help win the war? What are you doing to prem-rve liberty? Every Sunday 600,000 Oermani 111 the (Jolted Btatea sing aongH of pulling the trigger; tbey are talking of you of the United States. What are you doing to do about them? Right now our answer muit be- BUY LIBERTY HONDS! We hiifi given that answer once, twice already. Rut we mutt make It agiilu and attain aa need la. We muat turn our dollars Into allver bulUita rbai the way we can become shareholder In the Dank of Humanity Our oart la to provide the wherewithal, since we can't do what the boys out tberf are doing. Hack in France I taw battalions of young fighters marching along and chanting a song any old song right Into the mouth of death. Th y knew where the were going. They were fighting to save LIBERTY. A.nd they are railing on you to help them, you bark here. Our part It easy compared with theirs but It it OUR PART and it must be done. Put your money Into liberty support. Sign up as share holders Id humanity' bank. MONDAY IS STAMP DAY All Independence Stores Give Stamp Discount Thrift Stamp Day Monday, May 6, and Special Offers Made By Merchants To stimulate the sale of Thrift Stamps and help win the war the merchants and business men made au agreement to give a five per cent discount on all goods purchased at their stores Mon day, May t, which discount is to be in the nature of Thrift Stamps presented with the pay ment for the goods purchased. Monday is National Thrift Stamp day over the whole of the United States in accordance with a plan adopted by the Na tional. War Savings Committee. The government has asked by circular bulletin that every busi ness man in the Pnited States work for the sale of stamps on this day, and the Independence stores decided that they would help to impress the idea on the public by making a discount on every article purchased from them on that day. It is also suggested that in making change that every per son take at least 2.i cents of their change in Thrift Stamps, thus helping this world movement for the Buccess of the war. Oregon must do her part. Oregon always goes over the top. Polk county must help and our hoys call on our people to see that Polk does her share. K. OF P. HAVb VISITORS GALORE MONDAY Grand Chancellor Leslie K. Crouch, Grand Keeper of Record and Seals Walter fl. Glcason and I'M M. Lane of Ivanboe Lodge, No. 1, Portland came up Monday evening to help put on the Third rank in the local lodge ball. Brother Lance took the leading place and Profilers Glceson and The Western Youth Crouch did their part. The teams from Dallas. S.iletn and Silverton filled in and the best work ever seen in Homer Lunge was put on by the combination teams. After listening to a fine patri otic lecture by the Chancellor Com mander and listening to re marks from others, a banquet was served of a war nut tire and all re ported the evening one of picas tire and profit. Those present were: T. E. Wil son, Floyd 1. Moore, .1. A. Lynch. ('has. Lynne, W. ?.. Halloway Fred It. West, Doc Patterson. H. C. Virgil, Geo. Gohrke and V. C. Schaefer of Dallas; S. K. Sicgm un der of Mitchell; Virgil F. Hack lfinan of Albany;; (Jeo. C. Will, M. H. Poguc, W. (1. Kigdon and Chan cellor Commander Anderson of Salem; Verne F. Compton, A. L. Davis, J. K. Wood, George C'.iter, A. L. Kobenolt, J. W. Uyett, U. M lleald, L. C. F.astman, (. P. Itlnkcley, G. R. Moser and 11 1;' Drown of Silverton; F,d M. Lance, Walter G. Glceson and Leslie K. Crouch of Portland. The hall was crowded to its full capacity and the evening was one long to be remembered by the Knights. A MiMORIAL AT RIGKREALL Sunday, at 2:30 for Boy Dying in France Memorial Service at Rickrall for Soldier Who Dies in France A telegraphic report received at Kickrcall April ;H), announced the death of Private Itenjamin J. Hill in France from cebro spinal men ingitis on April 25. Mr. Hill was a member of Com puny L and is the first Polk coun ty boy to die in France, lie was -( years of age and a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hill of Kickrcall Plans have been perfected ior a big memorial service at the grove in Kickrcall, Sunday afternoon at 2:110 o'clock, in his honor Governor Witliycoinhe and D, V. Poling were invited to be pre cut and participate in the exor.-ists and have accepted the invitation The Dallas hand will furnish music and it is to be made a county mem orial event. Death brings its realization of the grimiicss of this cruel war hut the determination to win for !cin 'x-rney and justice is not dimmed by the awful toll that will come to is, anil every soldier that gives his life for his country makes for hi oinunily a life sacrificed for free loin a home saddened that' liberty 'nay live ami flourish in America. -m " A GOLD Oi PDRTUNITY A Good Man ia Available for Polk County as Agricultural Agent l'p in Malheur county one of our best investments is a county agri cultural Agent. There are several l iases of County Agricultural Agents and we have seen some that hbould be clerking in a penny store hut there are good men avail able if you can get them. It has come to us that A. K Chase, county agent of Wasco eonnty, could he induced to conn to Polk county, This man is one of the best men of the class in the state and would be a big asset to i be county. He is reegnized for his boys and girls club work and at the pieseiit time when conservation, increased production and the winning ol this iciit war is everyone's main en deavor such a man us Mr. Chase would be a valuable addition to our county frees. We would like to see a little ef fort made to see if our county rourt would not investigate this matter. THE POLITICAL MELTING POT The Senatorial Situation and Pres. Wilson Supporting the President in all Measures, State the Dem ocrats West, has constituted himself the Presidential Democrat of Oregon, but if we remember correctly when President Wilson was in a little difficulty with our George Brother West telegraphed to Chaiub-rlain congratulating him on his staud. Was this supporting the president! If you will remember loading Democrats over the state took the presidential view and were bitter . in their accusations against Cham berlain but how about Westf Due of the closest men to Wilson in Oregon is Will Ii. King. He has come out for the Democratic nom ination. He is a president Wilson man. lie helped carry the West for Wilson in his first campaign. He was rewarded for his efforts hy a position of importance and has his headquarters at Washington, D. C. McNary, the Republican iucum hent, has not always stood with Wilson. In fact on one occasion ha stood with La Follette and when the senate was acting on 11. R. I2f() to finance the .war, La Fol lette made a dozen attempts to de feat the measure hy amendments aud substitutions aud eleven times McNary followed La Follette's leadership and voted with him. La Follette has issued a statement showing the roll call on his pro gram and the name of McNary ap pears with that of La Follette in every roll call as above stated, with tlie exception of one. Others of the fifteen or more who followed La Follette's lead were nut of the Presidential supporters and this was a particular measure support ed niil favored by tho president, and which La Follette was at tempting to defeat. President Wilson has frequent ly recommended that men be re tained of the opposite party when they were supporting him in his measures of war policy,, but no word has come from Wash ington asking the people to sup port McNary in preference to Stan field. No wbrd has come from Washington asking tho Democrats to vote for West.. The White House has been as silent as the tomb, which is the usual pi 1 icy where the man who is out for of fice cannot be depended on. ' Stanl'icld and King are both men of character and foicc. I do not believe either would follow a Paci fist like La Follette. I believe both would be satisfactory to President Wilson. Wilson wants big men, men of action and en ergy, who think in million and run see a financial benefit that requires big brains to see it. Stanfield offered his entire wool e'ip at prevailing prices to the government before he had de cided to make the race for U. S. senator. He did not dispose of his holdings to middle men and specu lators but kept a part of his clips in his own possession that a supply could be had when needed hy the government. He realized that hy holding he might be subject to reg. illation and that his full supply might be conscripted but he was public spirited enough to hold in face of these facts, that a good quantity could be delivered in an emergency. This is not profiteer ing. Profiteering is holding for profit and with the idea of hord-' ing the supply. Co. "B" Home Defense Guard of Itueiia Vista tact again last Sat urday evening aud received their first few instructions in military taetics such as forming, roll call, saluting and other preliminary duties. Hereafter they will meet Friday evenings at 7 :30 P. M.