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INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1810. NUMBER 4? SIXTEENTH YEAR HRS.IINHUE OP ENS CAMPAIGN HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING AT AUDITORIUM. OUTLINE OF CAMPAIGN 8ET FORTH BY PRESIDENT UNRUH AND RELATIONS WHICH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HOLD. ' Mrs. Ada Wulliuo ' I'nnili, who came to Independence Sunday to hold a union temperance meeting under the patronage of tho W. C. T. U. of which she U president of the slate organization. U a woiuun of unusual force of character and deeply devoted to the cause In which aim has given uiore than a quarter of a century of earnest work. She la recognized throughout tli I'litted States for her ability In furthering tho cause of tern nranee. I'eonlu Kent-rally are com ing to rcallzo tho effect which V. C. T. U. workers are having on the mor al as well as tho financial welfare of the country. During her visit In Independence Mrs. L'nruh was a pleasant visitor on the Enterprise and gave the following tory of the general work the union U doing and something of the con ditions which prevail: "The campaign for state prohlbltlor in which we are engaged." said Mrs. Unruh, "was started primarily by the Women's Christian Temperance Un Ion, but at the present time the three tate-wide organizations the anti-sa loon league, prohibition party and the W. C. T. U. are working together as co-ordinate societies. A committee has been formed composed of five repre sentatives for each of these societies and they will have in hand the gen eral management of the campaign. So far as possible the county forces will work together on the same plan, all temperance forces working in the county "campaign. The expenses of the campaign, which will necessarily be large, will be borne by the three octettes, each paying one-third. All of these organizations will carry on their distinctive work in connection with their campaign work. Ther will be two measures to vote upon, one a prohibition amend nient to the Oregon constitution and the other a measure for the enforce ment of the amendment. This will be voted upon under the initiative and the slogan of the campaign will be 'Vote twice for prohibition'. Each organization will bring in tts own speakers, although the- anti-saloon league purposes to use home talent entirely. Mike Fanning and Clint Howard of the prohibitionists will cov er the larger part of the state. The V. C. T. U. will have Mrs. Lulu Shepherd' of Utah and Mrs. SUbaugh Of Seattle, Rev. Muma of Kansas and Mary Harris Armour of Georgia and several other speakers of nation al fame. While all of these speakers are women of great platform power, Mrs. Armour la recognized as the fin est speaker on the reform platform Jn the world. She will Bpend the month of , October tn Oregon and will epeak at some point In Polk county, probably Independence. Plans are al ready on foot for these meetings. "The state president, who has for many years been a popular campaign speaker, will spend the larger part of the time from now until election in the field. The demands upon her for this work are far greater than, she is able to meet. We also have a number of fine state speakers who will be actively engaged in platform work. Altogether the W.- C. T. U. will probably send out a larger num ber of speakers than any other organ ization. "We purpose also to use large amounts of literature and the fact that we have local organizations tn almost all parts of the state will en able us to distribute this so that it will be unusually effective. Our state organ, the White Ribbon Review, will be largely devoted to the Interests of (ha campaign during tho coming mouth and wo recognUo llui Union Signal, our national organ, a paper which Into almost every com munity tn tho statu and which deal wltli tho condition tn other states as well at our own, to be one of thu largem i'du a tlonal fa tors til thin campaign. While devoting our great est activity to the campaign work we will tmt uegloct tho specific work of j the organization. We are extending, our work Into parts that have never be ii readied before and old organiza tions are rapidly growing In numbers, and effective work. The Junior work ! of tho organisation, tho lxiyal Tem perance Legion, which is under the charge, of .Mrs. Weber of Indepen dence is having most enthusiastic growth. Tho present strong temper ance Hontlineiit in the state U chiefly duo to the work that has been done among the children and young people by tho W. C. T. U. and the L. T. L., the public schools and the Sunday schools, and Inasmuch as the slow en forcement will be quite as difficult as IMPR0VEMHN1S ARE EXTENDED made for people of Independence who' might w!hm to attend. A choice lot of seats hav been saved out for this' purpose and muy be renrcved at Wll llaais drug store. and tenth 8treet8 to be 'improved. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYOR AND RECORDER ARE EM- POWERED TO PROCEED TO AC QUIRE RIGHTS OP WAY AND LEASES FOR 6EWACE SYSTEM. ! I i City Council met lu regular session at tho council chambers In the city hall Wednesday night when the fol lowing business of the city was trans acted: Cement cross walk ordered con-, at meted between the corner at Hao- na Uros. to connect with the comer ..i . i - l. : 1. 1 I ... almll securing me im.mu.iv. . ., . .... iiHdluir Ional work "1 """" stands. , Ordinance empowering and author ising the mayor and recorder of the city to proceed with the securing of continue the same educat In tho building up of patriotic citl cons for that difficult task. "The economical side of this ques tlon Is appealing to men more large- Wl V I I III W than ever before but we are fight- , . ' M u ... i for ine laymjc 01 Hewn h hi uic viv log the buttle chiefly along the moral : Ior lue ,tt'' 8 and repealing all ordinances ana i parts of ordinances in conflict with j the work. The ordinance passed the j council, to take effect at once. ' An ordinance ordering Improvement of E street, providing for the con- side. Many persons in quiet commun ities fall to realize the want and mis ery that the saloon brings to the homes, but the temperance order could not posBlbly depict a story as .... i. i.. tfmi0 l,.flnta (milil u as ... . ...., - struction of sidewalks from Tenth bo given of hunger and want and " . . .,, T V .. . , . ,,ii,,i street, from the west corner of the heartache that would not be credited Q..,ha PaPf. with persons that had not themselves ' " " I 7 ' ' . . u ,i rn Cos depot. This ordinance was laid come tn touch with these things. In .i .i . i i. . i .hi,., thA ove" froui the last regular meeting of a recent visit to a ctty In which the ,u . , . i ,.i.,t i the council and on Its third reading ! saloons had Just been closed fromi, c local option, a business man took me I 8 J"" into the .action of the city occupied upon Its approval May 4. 1910 by the operatives of the cotton mills.," 8 p. m.. Is set or the date when 1 1 o.,.n,.r,.. 1 the city council will sit as a board These men were paid a generout ,, . . . j m . , , f tham of equa ization when that body will wage but a large proportion of them ,. , om aa- tha inn nn I nV anl objections in writ- n ti s nut i)iw ,v Saturday night without leavtifg much of It tn the hands of the saloon keep- tha mlllu said he could not realize what the change "ce t will be observed, provides. tor toe eiteiiBiou oi siuewants iiuiu lng as to why the proposed Improve ments should not be made as provid ed for In the ordinance. The ordin- Cathollc Church , Mass will be held next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock In tho opera house. The services w'll be conduct ed by Father H. J. M'DevlU. i Calvary Presbyterian ) At Calvary Presbyterian church next Sunday, services will bo held as follows: Sunday school at 1U o'clock, followed by morning worxhlp and ser mou at 11 o'clock. At 8 p. in. Dr. Ralph C. Matson "t Portland will speak on "Tuberculosis," Illustrating bis addreiis with- stereopthou views. The public are invited to all tln-su services. At the Christian Church The pastor's morning theme at 11 o'clock will be "The Real Essence of Christian Union". In the evening at 7:30 he will tell about the "Lord's' Passover". The Bible school meets at 10 o'clock under the leadership of Forest Finch. It Includes the clubs for young men and womert, which are , being organized. The motto we are aiming at is "Every member of the church In the Bible school and as many more. Every scholar of the Bible school to tarry for the church j service." The church Is planning forj a roll call meeting of the whole mem-1 bership for the near future. The datt thought of Is Sunday morning and af ternoon, May 1. In that case mem bers will please" bring with them bas ket lunches, to be spread on the Iiiwn. Look for announcement next week. This will be a Joyous home (Continued on page eight) SCHOOLS WILL PLAYjASEBALL LEADING TOWNS ARE IN THE ! LEAGUE. LEAGUE GAMES SCHEDULED TO BE PLAYED IN INDEPENDENCE. DALLAS, MONMOUTH, FALLS CITY, DURING APRIL AND MAY. The organization of the Polk Coun ty Public School Baseball Leaguo marks an epoch in the advancement of athletics In tue county. That tho spirit of enthusiasm .will take hold, of the different d stricts in tha league goes without saying. In tho league are Independence, Monmouth. Dallas and Falls City and games are scheduled to be played during this' month and next. Following are the rules and regula tions of the organization: All studeats In either grammar or high school grades who are doing la the grammar grades the regular work and In the high school grades at least three subjects with passing grades are eligible to enter the league. All players must be certified to by the principal, and such certification sent to the principal of each school taking part In a game at least two days prior to the game. Each team shall be responsible for Its own expenses. Home team shall furnish one new ball for game. The participating teams shall (Continued on page eight) of . closing up the saloon meant to these people. He took me down Into the village for a practical demonstra tion of the benefits of local option. Dozens of women were seen on the streets who had not been able to go out in the daytime for months for lack of proper clothing, women who were now clothed In new cheap cot ton dresses and who were on their way to the stores to buy needed comforts for the family. Scores of little children were on their way to school, simply clothed, who had nev er been able to attend school In their lives before. Dozens of the little cot tages occupied by the operatives showed in new shingles on the roofs and new window panes in the sashes, the practical benefits of local option. With tears in bis eyes this hard headed practical business man told of the discomfort of the homes, the direct result of the saloons In the place, and the comforts that were coming since the men could reach their homes on pay day without pass ing them. Naturally I 'thought first o: the happiness of the wives and niotft ers and the fact that Saturday night and Sunday were looked forward to with happy anticipation rather than dread by the family. I thought of the comfort and warmth in the homes where cold and hunger had prevailed before, of the children that were hav lng the benefits of school and could thus grow up to good citizenship rath er than to become Ignorant burdens upon the community, t wonnerea however, If the business men recog nized the fact that every yard of cal ico and every pair of shoes, every school book, every bill of groceries, every shingle and every window pane. meant that the profits were going In to the hands of the men who were engaged In legitimate business rather than to the saloon people and I won dered tf they could look Into the fu ture when these savings from the saloon, multiplied by weeks and months, would swell their profits when simple homes would be built and real estate men, carpenters.archl tects, lumbermen and many other lines of Industry and trade would be (Continued on page eight.) the depot beyond the slough in the western part of town and for the construction of a bridge across the said slough. An ordinance providing for the im provement of Tenth street by grad ing, beginning at its intersection with Monmouth street and extending to I street. The ordinance provides that the improvement of this street shall be made at the expense of the adja cent property with the exception of the city squares, the cost of which the city has provided for In the or dinance. May 4, 1910, at 8 p. m., Is set for the date when the city coun cil will sit as a board of equalization In the council chambers of the city to listen to objections in writing as to why the proposed Improvement should not be made as provided for by this ordinance. M. W. Mix was unanimously choBen by the council to act In the capacity of street commissioner "and to have charge of all street improvements au thorized by the city. The following bills were referred to the council and were ordered paid: Craven & Moore ? 18.50 John Bramberg 1S7.G0 Alfred Oberson 21.00 Total $226.82 Caught in the Rain, then a cold and a cough let it run on get pneumonia or consumption, that's all. No matter how you get j your cough don't neglect it take Ballard's Horehound Syrup and you'll be over it in no time. The sure cure for coughs, colds, bronchitis and all pulmonary diseases in young and old. Sold by Williams Drug Co. Concert at Monmouth Tomorrow Eve Tomorrow evening, April 23, a con cert will be given In the chapel at Monmouth by Burton Arant, pianist; Phoebe Lois Powell, soprano, and Dwinell Clapp. violinist. This is the first concert given at Monmouth dur ing the year and a great deal of In terest is being taken in It. This con cert promises to be something un usual. Special arrangements have been A CASH STORE charges you only for the goods you get. A CREDIT STORE charges you also for the things your neighbor got and failed to pay for. Then you pay for the extra expense connected with the credit business. x ' Try lames' ga$b Store E. T. BARNES, PROPRIETOR SALEM, OREGON once and you'll continue to trade there because we undersell "credit stores" and every article is intended to prove satisfactory to the purchaser The most particular ' dressers know that we show the correct styles In Novelty Dress Goods and Silks each season. You'll find unusual values In our splendid line of Men's and Boys' Clothing We carry a larger assortment and sell more Shoes than most Shoe stores. Every pair is built to give satisfactory service. Everything for the whole family at prices that credit Btores can't match.