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Your Money's Worth
i n a Wa t c h Case
The reliable watch case, with its tight-fitting
caps and neat joints, is a mighty fine piece of
workmanship. There are a dozen' ways to cheapen
it in amount of labor put on it, in skill, in weight, in fineness.
The genuine watch case is m:ule not merely to please the eye an J to sell,
but to protect the wonderfully fine and delicate mechanism of the watch
movement or " works."
You know how it is in buying anything : if you take things for cranu-d
and don't know what to ask for you get an adulterated article a substitute
said to he "just as good " as the genuine.
The trade markt illustrated on this paKe ire your safeguard. They are standard with
the fine jewelry trade, and have been for jo year.. They mean absolute integrity in bullion
value in aay in construction of a watch caw. Be sure to find them. Every good jeweler
in this country knows the markt and carries the cases. They are made for ladies' and men a
watches plain, engine-turned, engraved or enameled. All met, all patterns.
The Keystone Watch Case Co.
Philadelphia
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O. A. KREAMER
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
UCENSEtCOSTS
FARMERS IRE
This fall the voters of Polk county
and of the state in general arj con
fronted by what Is beyond question
the greatest Issue that is placed
before them for approval or rejection.
It is the question whether or not the
prohibition amendment and law shall
be voted into our state consuuiuuu
anri mnrto n naif nf our leeal code.
While it is the greatest issue. It Is
very little thought about by some of
our people. It affects dirrerent class
aa r,f nnnnla In different ways. Be
cause 'this is true, every person who
believes in government by the peo
ple should seek to attain a working
knowledge of the issue at stake, wun
hl In vioar urea Hllhllllt a few facts
that may show in a general way the
ANNOUNCEMENT
TO THE PEOPLE OF POLK COUNTY
MY FALL OPENING
OF HIGH CLASS MERCHANT TAILORING
WILL BE CONTINUED
FROM OCTOBER 24 UNTIL NOVEMBER 1
DURING WHICH TIME
I WILL OFFER SPECIAL PRICES ON
MERCHANT TAILORED SUITS
PRICES $25 TO $40.
MOSIER, THE TAILOR
456 COURT STREET,
6ALEM, OREGON
relation of this great question to the
rarmers. wno nave a ngni to auow
the truth in regard to an Institution
tnat so vitally affects them and their
welfare.
First we assert that the saloon
makes tuxes tor the farmer. This
fact Is one that the friends of the
traffic have constantly denied and
sought to put aside. But nevertheless
the cold stubborn fact remains, and
cannot be refuted by any exponent of
the traffic. For proof we ned on
ly reflect on conditions In communi
ties where the saloon exists. It Is a
matter of common knowledge that,
under the license system, the license
money goes into the city treasury,
while the community outside of the
corporate limits gets no benefit from
It whatever. Yet on the other hand
the farmer of the outside communi
ties is compeled to suffer the con
sequences. The liquor men ask "How
suffer?" It Is universally declared by
impartial students of the liquor prob
lem and by the courts of our nation
that the saloon is the most prolific
source of misery, debauchery and
crime. Statistics show us that in the
prisons of our various states from 60
per cent to 90 per cent of the inmate
are there as a director indirect re
sult of the saloon. In our own state
85 per cent of the criminals In our
penitentiary are there from the ef
fects of the traffic. This Is true al
so concerning our county jails. And
how does this affect the farmer? It
can be easily seen. Eighty-five per
cent of the taxes he pays for the cor
rection and punishment of the com
mission of crime is paid to take care
of the direct product or tne regu
lated" licensed liquor traffic. In oth
er words he nava more than five
times as much to keep down crime
growing out of the liquor trarnc as
hp rinps fr.r that crowing out of all
other sources combined.
Nor is this all. The state througn
taxation maintains an institution for
tho fpohlfl minded. Statistics also
show that fifty per cent of the in
mates of that institution are uire
as a result of the influences of alco
hoi. Also for this the farmer pays.
So we might continue to show how
the liquor business affects the farm
er. Yet the advocate of license and
regulation would have him believ
that such anr institution is a benefit
to him and his interests. The truth
is that there is nothing that costs
him more. And when we consider
that it is the farmer who pays the
larger share of our iaxes, is it not
fair and Just that he should share in
the right to decide whether or not
the saloon shall continue within the
oa a rUhl ko ! of tho situ
uou.ho ui not voi for ibo rrtwii'oii
of this urtarlous) business
Again, ID liquor traiflo dintim
market (or farmer, VstiUe II
Uultita ouuuna Ur per cvnl
of om of l tie farm pruuui'u, aa of
barley and rye. yet in tha aKKrkat
for tula atata It coimuuiua ouiy.lm(
1st per cam uf farm product, ahllr
of tun ftrm pi iidiing uf Hit 1'tilteti
8ut aa a wholti ll loimiuiM'a only
about amy four on UutidrtHlthi of
i oils lr it-nl of u farm j.roUunv
I hhoiild thin amoui t and IH t anltai
I lint it reprenents bi turned to kouic
lKlilinnii liutnnel. It would .re.itly
j etilmmo tln tvrlfirt of inn furaur
ijua toiuuiiiiilty uiul his state.
Dlilde IIik money mhi. I In tlic
American saloon aumiiK twenty bud
In iieceisre of I if" and It will mil
Itt t It'll. oi'w.miU inure raw tunt'-rliil
than i now nurd lu III.' inn.ii.lii iut't
or ilr.nk and k!v eiiinl it.i-ut tu
l.iiiT.iU'U tu.iiv men. Kr.nu iii-.n fiu-is
how Is (he pmlul.itiun of M trtifi'h
an eni'iuy to Ilu farmer? Mow I I
an ein-mv lo any biminess x tit tin
lUiuur l.iteieM thinseives? An Ui
fil f'M'liM In I rue UK to the ill.- I'll ll
item-nil. It Is correHiMiiitllnsl,- true
In cur own !! tuinmiinliii s. i.d
wl'liHiHiiiiInc the fact if th u-.f.ivnr
nble rlri-ii:iiuiiii s tl!i a!iIIi the)
h.li b'eu Hiirrnun.led. ICver) h're
jlitc million cx'.KiK, it ik an ineiuy il
I trHti-rlt v and mni.ot be di-feiDled "
jlix friend. And rveryaliere iu worn
'has lit'i'ii tdlinl:.('d to any rxteiit.
its iirnlitaltloii linn bei-n a urrii"'iid
llni; belief. t til tin 1"' '!d' f 1
j Kiuuliy.
As Itie llmmr truffle Is endi tir.ieil
from a finmichil view point, so It
'milHt li( eondeliiiied Hlng nil other
j legitimate- lines. Tin-re Is no redei-m-'Imh
fenttiro uisiut It. It ran!'d bear
I the ti-Bt of Intelligent sirullny. And
U, i.lrii. th.. nlleNtliin IK) lollWi T "Is
lit n lia-l thlnif?" but. "Will the vet I
ers. r-allr.iin; that It Is the enemy of
their welfuro. and good gnvi rntnert,
rise up In their rn'Mit '"! '"
power of the ball-H. on Niv.-niheT S.
deal tho blow that will deprive It of.
Its lemil protection In our state andj
thus take one more ste-) toward ts.
total destruction?" If thev are nllvei
liesi-
OREGON DRY
CAMPAIGNERS
Thiirsduy iilchi of list wk 'f
Armour raptlvait-d ll nrm t autll
ruce that has aaaKmuld fr iiionili
at this iioiMilnait hil l In liillui. r-o
fine.ul ver ln-r aru.iunts a.u'nst
Hie Heine Kuill" bill d for il.t
wide pnililldl on that ma-y Win v ere
waterliu il'-' bled lo i.inki- Hi' ,, mi
dry. It Is r-'ifU-d tliat one n'y of-fn-lal
ulio bail been iHtlier lii.niho
tins bet nine so i-ntlrisiu tt tlm' In
Is v. rkinw li.ird for u my etn,.-
Mr. J M. i;ius did i'uhI w .iU f r
lir.ilill'ltloii. both at Pali n m il I'iu
pi'iiil-iue. In bis l- t.ri t ln
Hint (he bull stat..s i f I i li-l "if
tni.f.e h isxiruble (. pr :-on.
He !., kh many eiliU'i I mil
the saloon Is a loi-hu prop-ui "n
liiiucallv umI culm- me.ilMly uiul
m-iral.y.
Come to tin" lla! tme'i ii h- :. I
Hie K. i.f i'. bull and lirln a i i
llils Is "Hliiidow Sni liii ' : i .
w ill bin e 11 k'l IUI.i-
lit
11
T ' sV s SI'
HAVE YOU HERD? (Heard)
about the big "drive" that's goli.g on
uiurkel. No!
in ihi.lp Interests thev will not
.... i.. ,i,,i I tu t if thev- are to down at this niu;it
naitT ill nu s""' ....
he deceived by any misleading ron- That's r. ally too lad.
tentlons of the advocates of hU-li "- this SHG? IS "DRIVING
cense, regulation. "Home Huln," or vntlR TRADE
,., mllni- trn that the lliniorltes YOUH I HUt.
have set for tiu-ni Hey will without We really deserve ;i, Ucuuse we take
doubt be sacrificing their own Inter- 8ut n pulns to J'Vv yjtl
ests In order to fill the coffers of a wl(h ciU)ll(,Ht tf ni,lU ,
fw social parasites who wish to prof-
It by them and give nothing In re- Prlrei. Try t.s a;J ;
tnrn. Tho citizens of Oregon have vinci-d.
had enough experience with the sa
loon. It la time now to get rid of
a bad proposition when w.- have a
chance. ELMER HAK..HAUT
Dallas. Oregon.
TO GET
nd others
v of
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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Methodist Church
Preaching at 11 a. ni. and 7:30 r
m. Sunday school at 10 and song ser
vice at 7. Everyone Is weKjine. v.
J. Weber. Pastor.
Calvary Presbyterian C 'urch
Regular services will be held next
Sunday both morning and evening
the pastor preaching at bt .h se-vlc-es.
Evening service begins nt 7:30.
Special music by the Calvary choir.
The public cordially Invited
Dr. Duganne, Dentist, r-er Inde
pendence National Bank. VvU p'.ioi "
121; Independent, 4410. tf
RECEIVE fROMf T .I TENTION
GEO. F. HCi"'':
INDEPENDENCE. OREGON
Pt-U phone 16.1 i'.n.e phone 410
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On Candv
The bcal ot
Purity
u a Guarantee
-, ssaszs' u uiiuuiiw
'y'in Qnalitjr and Flavor
h ratntniM lk "Modorn DtaUr"
( i Hsssn Cotstlwf C.. ., Psrllwd, 0tss '
Tra 0. ?m
Republican Nominee
for Representative
Maintain the Primary Law Eco
nomical Business Administration'
of Public Affairs.
(Paid advertisement)
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Repeating Shotgunsl
USED IN THE U . S. ARMY.
The U. S. Army authorities Jfenow a gun j that
is why, when they decided to equip some troops
with repeating shotguns, they selected the Win
chester in preference to all other makes. The
experts of the U. 3. Ordnance Board also know
gun; that's why, after submitting a Winches
ter Repeating Shotgun to all sorts of tests, they'
pronounced it safe, sure, strong and simple. If
you want a shotgun buy the one whose
Strength and reliability led the U. S. Army
authorities to select it and the U. S. Ordnance
Board to endorse it that's the Winchester.
THE RELIABLE REPEATERS
fair state of Oregon? And wnen ne
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