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FRIDAY, MARCH ti. 1914.
THE MEX1CAX OUTLOOK
The Mexican ouestion sti
holds the attention of the world
and especially is it interesting
to the people of this country, as
our nation will boubtless be the
tirst one to be drawn into the
maelstrom that is forming. The
speech of Sir lid ward (irey in
the House of Commons, wherein I
he outlined the British polio v !
and held that the United States
Government had done all it
could do and that no blame ut-
tached to it in the Benson case, i tion, for it has cut materially in
has relieved the situation smart- to the profits of a well intrenched
ly, hut that does not settle the''""' highly inllential business,
matter between this country aid j There is no doubt whatever that
Mexico. j determined efforts will be made
Both Gonera-ls Villa and Ca- ! to cripple its ellieieney, and the
ratiza of the Constitutionalists ! argument that it is too eostlv to
have been cheek-mating any and
every attempt of the United
State Government to view the
body of Benson, the English
subject, of whom it is reported
that he had been executed as
the result of the findings of a
military court. Also there is
delay ami seeming subterfuge in
regard to information of Ameri
can citizens who have disap
peared and are supposed to have
been killed by Constitutionalist
authority.
The general belief is. that Ben
son was murdered by General
Villa, and that were the bodv
given up it would indicate such
murder, and, hence, the reason
for dilly-dallying in regard to
letting Mrs. Benson and repre
sentatives of the English and
American governments view the
body.
That President Wilson has
been wise in his attitude toward
Mexico is very generally be
lieved, and that he has sought
to find a peaceful solution of the
whole problem is universally
recognized, but the final acts of
the disturbance and its solution
must yet appear. Huerta has
long since been considered as
foreign to a peaceful solution
and the constitutionalists have
been making their cause about
as obnoxious as that of Huerta
has been.
Altogether the situation has a
bad outlook, and a few more
rash acts on the part of General
"Villi? will most likely precipitate
trouble that will be huge and
far-reaching. There are ardent
peace advocates and many of
them, but the spirit of the times
is against them, and while na
tions are crying"Peace," "Peace"
they are building greater war
machines and strutting around
with the proverbial chip on the
shoulder.
The spirit which seems to be
pervading humanity is that of
unrest; you see it breaking out
everywhere in strikes and un
lawful deeds, and instead of abat
ing it is growing worse and more
unruly, and there is danger of
this condition increasing until
drunkeness of desire will take
pl.uv an.l tin- i'ihI will !' tur
moil ni Millions ami i t f 1 1 a I s lmmi-
1
erul slaughter.
Is tln-iv no way aroutul it'.'
Vcs! Ilut. will the nations take!
it? A return to righteousness;
ii renvrul ri'sraid for tin rights
of otht'r persons and nation will
I'riilm' the nhvss.
The Im;l W
Tin' parivl post, in the ooni-
i parati vt lv few months it lias
1'i'on in operation, has proved
; to be oue of the most stleeessful
and popular innovations ever
attempted in the I niteii Mates.:
, The people have appieeiated
u
and they have shown their ap
preciation by usiii it to an
enormous extent. The parcel
post provides a simple, cheap
and convenient means of sending
packages from place to place,
and in doing this it
SUPI'lles a
wa n t I hat t h t- American people
have felt for a long time.
Because of its verv success
it
has aroused a powerful opposi-
be maintained will be worked
over-time. We shall hear a
gieat deal in the next few years
about the postal deficiency, but
we need not pay too much at
tention to w hat we hear.
The parcel post is a coiiveni
enee that is worth all it costs, as
everyone who has used it is
ready to ad mit. It is available
to all the people, and it gives to
those who live in the country
something they have long de
sired ami have never had be
fort parcel delivery at tin ir
doors.
In the short time since the
system was inaugurated there
have been considerable changes,
and not a few reductions in
rates. It is certain that there
will be many more changes, but
it is to be hoped that among
them will not be included any
change in the zone system. The
zone system localizes the bene
fits of the parcel post. Cheap
rates within short distances en
courages local development, and
higher rates for longer distances
deter undue trade competition
by large and distant institutions
such as the eastern mail order
houses.
Local development is the ideal
industrial condition, and any
undue extension of the first and
cheaper zones would work
against community develop
ment. The great cities are al
ready growing at a large rate
that is proportionately larger
than that of the smaller places,
and extension of the cheaper
zones would over-emphasize this
one-sided development. Eu
gene Register.
March came in rough and so
far it has hojd on to its pace so
well that the whole eastern part
of the United States has experi
enced the worst blizzard that has
swept over the country for
twenty-five years. It would
probably be hard to make those
eastern farmers believe that
there was nothing but supersti
tion in the saying about the
ground hog and his retirement
upon seeing his shadow. Oregon
weather has been endurable, and
while it, mirrht. buvu Iwum
anter it cou( haye been 1mu'd)
worse.
OUR PYGMY EARTH.
Comprd With th. Sun It Is Pea
U Two Foot Glob., j
A tlinu hold t arm's length f.'oui ',
the eye will much more tlmn eover
tin' entire disk of the sun. If it
were plaeed at the exact point of j
eohn iilenco mid its diameter and j
distance from the eve accurately I
measured it ini;:ht he used as it
means of determining the sun's ili-!
nmeier, its distance being known. '
Tlie foremost philosophers of long !
ago would have been appalled at the
true statement of both tho milt's
distanee and its size. j
The sun's diameter is about 8rt,- j
000 miles. It is bewildering to ho i
as-nred that it would take I.IIOO.OIH) !
art hs to equal the sun in volume. 1
it l lie interior of that trulv ''igantie
trlobe wen- hollow and the earth
were placed at its center with the j
moon revoking about it at its usual
mean distance of nearly '.' hUH'O'
miles there would still exist a vucu- j
ity letwecii the moon and the in
closing shell of the sun of nearlv
VOO.IMMI miles. This is perhaps the
most graphic and impressive illtis-
1 1 " 1 ii'u '"oH'Ol llir MIIIN coiossil (
: I. ...... i . i .
' t ....... ;u.. ..f i... '.. . ,i . . ..i
ii i ,
1 1 t-v . i) e mu.-i noie. However, null
the density of the sun is only about
one-.piarter that of the earth, so
that t: would weijjli onlv us much
as o.iu.OOO earths. In very round
numbers the sun's weight uiav be
stated at two octillion tons, w hich if
expressed in figures would require
almost as many ciphers as a news
paper line can accommodate.
A very comprcheiisiv e illustration
of the pv::mean ih"'cn-ions of the
earth as compurci' 'S the sun is
to represent the '. r bv a globe
two feel in diiot " 1 the earth
bv a daintv pea. Av. I o the little
pea weighs move t': ill six i Hint i II io!i
tons. As to the Milar surface, it ip
some r.'.ooo time.- that of our plan
et. Yet I he sun w hen compared
with its true peers, the stars, is not
only not of extraordinary size, hut
in all probability is only to he rank
ed among the medium self lumi
nous bodies which sparkle in "heav
en's ebon vault." And because of
its spot tedness it has a place, al
though a humble one, among tho
"variable" stars.
Local Time Table
Of the Independence and
Monmouth Railway.
Leaves Independence I:1" A. M.;7:1S
A. M.;ll:o.rA. M. (After connecting
with S 1. Train No. 1 from Cortland.);
1:10 P. M. ; 2:20 I. M. ; 4:00 p. M.; 7:20
I. M.
Arrives in Monmouth (i:2.r A. M. (Con
nects with S. P. train from Aii lie) ; 7:2a
A. M. (Connects with Motor Car from
Dallas H:ir); 11:15 A. M. (Connects w ith
S. 1'. train for Airlie); 1:20 I'. M. (Con
nects with S. V. train from Airlie) ; 2:M)
I'. M. (Connects with S. 1'. train for
Airlie); 4:1(1 I". M.; 7::i0 1'. M. (Con
nects with Motor Car for Dallas 7:.r.r.
Leaves Monmouth 6:40 A. M.; 8:20
A. M. ; ll:nr A. M. ; 1:40 I'. M.; 2:35 1'.
M.; 4:15 P. M.; H:00 V. M.
(Arrive in Independence ti;.r0 A. M.
Connects with S. P. train from Cor
vallis to Portland); HiSO A. M.; 11:45
A. M. ; 1:50 P. M. ; 2:45 P. M.; 4:25 P.
M. (Connects with Motor Cur or
Salem); 8:10 P. M.
EVANOKI.ICAL ClIUKCH
W. A. Gijkfkroy, Pastor.
Morning service at 11 :00 o'clock
Evening service at 7:U0 o'clock
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. A. Meeting at H.30 p. rn.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
H. F. Jones, Pastor.
Morning Service at 11.00 a. m
Evening Service at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 8:00 p. m.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
G. A. Pollard, Pastor
Sunday School at. - 10:00, a. m.
Morning worship, - 11:00 a. m.
Christian Union Endeavor, 6:30 P. M,
Evening worship, - 7:30 p. m.
Prayermeeting Wednesday, 7:30 P. M.
NOTICE OF PETITION
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern, that the under
signed has filed her petition in the
County Court of the State of Oregon
for Polk County, praying for an order
of said court permitting her to take and
assume the name of "Ora Clark"; said
petition will be heard Saturday, April
4th, 1914, at 10 A. M. thereof in the
county court house at Dallas, Oregon,
by said Court, at which time objections,
if any thereto, will be heard by Baid
Court. ORA MOBLEY,
Petitioner.
B. F. SWOPE, Attorney. 26t5
First National Bank
Monmouth, Oregon
Sum'ssor to Polk. County Bank
Paid Capital, - . - $30,000.00
Surplus & Undivided Profits, $15,000.00
J. B. V. Birrt.Kit. 1'resident; litA t:. Powell, Vice Pith.
and Cashier; V. K. Smith, Assistant Cashier.
Transacts a General Hanking Ilusincss
DIRECTORS:
I. M. SIMPSON, 1'. S. I'OWKU,, Wm. R I Dl KI.L, Sh.,
J. B. V. HUTI.KK, IRA C. I't )V KM..
School Books
and Tablets
CONFECTIONERY
Cigars, Nuts, Etc.
P. H. JOHNSON, Proprietor.
MONMOUTH, OREGON
on
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A handsome Air-Tight
wall for any building.
Better than plaster.
Makes big saving in
time and cost of apply
ing. Absolutely rat
and mouse proof.
A Large Stock Just In.
It will pay you to investigate.
Monmouth Lumber Yard
Sole
Bargains In Land
We have concluded to engage in the
Real Estate KuHincHS, but different
from others. We propose to bring buy
er and seller together. If they trade
our remuneration to be 2 1-2 per cent.
1 am in touch with many prospective
buyers and traders. Consult me. I
have lands that can be bought or traded
almost anywhere you desire it.
Washington Lands
80 acres, 9 miles north of Coldendalc,
12 acres cleared, mostly in anples, 60
acres good land, balance rocky; good
house and barn.
320 acres, 3 miles from Centerville,
prairie land, 225 acres under plow, part
of land is second swale, part of unculti
vated land can be plowed, the balance
is pasture land; hog-tight fences, most
ly new; well, springs, windmill and
tank, house, new barn and other build
ings. Owner does not need cash and
has farm machinery to sell on reason
able terms.
120 acres, 10 miles north of Golden
dale. 8 acres under plow, 16 acres
slashed and burned. 200 to 225 bearing
fruit trees. 300 more two year old
apples. All good land and lies nearly
level. Irrigating ditch and good creek.
There are 1000 cords of wood standing.
Large 7 room house, barn. Price $6,000,
mortgage of $600. Will trade for im
proved ranch of equal value.
Agents.
The timber soil is volcanic ash and
red shot, and it is auitahle lor all kinds
of fruit, berries, ulfulfa, grain, pota
toes, etc, $
Land is easily cleared, as the timber
is scattering, in some cases the timber
will pay for the cost of clearing, and
an average cost is $25 per acre.
Oregon Lands
172 acres, one and one-half miles out
of town.
168 acres, 5 miles out of town.
34 acres, in town, to trade or sell.
If I haven't got what you want I'll
get it for you.
Call and see mo or write to
S. II. IIINKLE,
Monmouth,
Oregon.
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