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PAGE FOUR THE INDEPENDENCE ENTER FPISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON EIQHT PAGES Ttis'IuiiapgngeacB Enterprise. TAFT REF0RI1S , ( FOSTAL SERVICE HENRY E. BROWNE, Publisher. EulecvU at the postolfioe at Inde pondtiiice. Oregon, an second class matter. ( l'l'BLlSHED EVERY FRIDAY Address all couiuiuuicattous aud make all bills payable to The Enter-j' prise. Government's GIggest Etislncss Plow Ron en Modern Basis. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year In advance Six months In advance Three months la advance $1.50 .75 .60 POSTAGE POSSIBLE !ip:tlf'lltllMI IOC Mil UltTUtl.it' III tlU'll ratiw it i id tut Intcrsiuti' cu:uuiine i'vui. ....... .v.., ..... U..III0C W.I I I MH-Vl ..mi . l liovlnu f the railroad us tn tln-ti I'eiinuilili'lioss, drn1td thui. Tluf one of (he irrent m-hlovt'im'nttj of lil (lent Tit ft fiiiiie in puss, r i tiehlfvi J iciit which iiflVi'ti il 'vei'v . urn. wom an n nd child u tin' rummy, tint II whs done so ciiletl.v tlmt It ys ;i anst bttpn f iri'. it'en (v nwnv wtin Mn..nt'l. Kfr"H-r'r4'HK-K K- Economy and Efficiency In Adminlttra tion Under Hitchcock Make Cheaper Pottage Rata Imminent Policies Should Be Continued. In thorough accord with the policy tor economy and efficiency of the Taft d ministration. Postmaster General Frank U. Hitchcock has put an end to the annual dedcit iu the postofflctj de purtmeut and made possible the serious consideration of further reforms and Improvements, not the least Important of which Li the Imminent possibility of penny postage. Many other reforms that have the support of President Taft will be Inaugurated this year. Another term of the Taft udmlalstra tluj would place thU $2-10.000,000 busi ness Institution completely on a busi ness basis. At the hptrtnnfntr rtf tho nroonnf oil. such an exorbitant increase in bene- ministration the postal service was In fit assessments. I i ' arrears to the extent of $17,479,770.47. A prominent Circuit Judge of Super- hlch wns decidedly the largest deficit ior, Wisconsin, and a Modern Wood- on record. Last year the revenues ex man, has the problem solved aftout ceeded the expenditures by $219,118.12. wipms out oi tae aeucit nas INSURANCE TRUST It is doubtful if a very great many of the thousands of people Who have invested in life insurance through the Modern Woodman of America realize the, magnitude of power the head officers hold over the camps which provide large salaries for the men holding so-called high positions. But the recent meeting of the head of ficers in Chicago has thrown a new light on. the subject and men are be ginning to investigate the cause of as nearly correct as can be. At his age, (49) years if he lives out the expectancy as shown by the records of the order, he will pay into the order during the next twenty-five yea -8, principal and interest, mora than $700 in excess of the amount his beneficary will receive at his d:ath. And this does not include the possibility of special assess ments which, recording to the by laws may be levied by the head camp from time to time. Where Is the jus tice in such a policy? It used to be said of fraternal insurance,a man had to die to win, but it now appears that he will loee in any event. It is not Efitonishmg that there is a great awakenment in interest of the people whose savings have con tributed $10,000 'actually to the head clerk, $7,000 a year to the head con sul, thousands of dollars to U.o tra veling lecturers for going through the country proclaiming the merits The been accomplished without any cur tailment of facilities. On the con trary, there have beea established 3.744 new postodoes, delivery by carrier bus been provided , iu ISO additional cities, and 2.510 new rural rortes, ag- frejrntlnsc 00.07!) tr.i'es. have been au thorized. Mencwh!!e the force of pos tal employees has been increased by more thau S.0O0. aud last year the to tal amount expended , for salaries was approximately $14.(XK).000 greater than two years ago. The average annual salary has beeD increased from FSiiO to $9G7 for rural carriers, from 07!) to 51.0S2 for postoQce clerks, from $1,021 to $1,0S4 for city letter curriers and from $1,103 to $1.1S3 for railway pos tal clerks. Thus a marked extension of the postal service and increased compensation for Its employees bare pone hand in hand with a vanishing deficit. Pcsld Banks Great Success. By persistent effort the present Re publican administration secured the nncenna Ti'nn O". 1 Cl1 ft tf ta nut of this new assessment plan, tc, etc !creati; the MTl' tem which is now iu operation at practical ly all tlia 7ZZ9 presidential p-.at-niices. Preparations ure;teii:i made for its extension to 40.000 fourth class post- DELEGATES PLEDGED TO TAFT. The delegates to the Republican national convention plodged to President Taft on Suture, sy, April 6, 1912, numbered 200, as follows! Alabama .., 22 Alaska 2 Colorado 8 2 12 .... 26 .... 20 8 6 .... 20 6 District of Columbia..,.. Florida X Georgia Indiana Iowa Michigan Misaieeippi ,. Miaaouri Now Mexico 7 Now York 79 Oklahoma 4 Philippine , 2. South Carolina 16 T Tennessee 18 . . Virginia 24 '. '. Total 230 ' ' Necessary for ohoice, 539. H-H I i l I HI I M l I I H"t"M"M- You may not be aware of it, neigh bo-s, but the plan of assessment !-opt-d at the Chicago meeting will mean a certain decrease in the mem bership. It is not fie strong, robust policy holders who will remaiin mat who can find other protection it is the man who has reached a point in life where there is no other hope, and naturally the death rate will exceed the expectancy shown ofSees. It is confidently anticipated that the deposits at the close of the present fiscal year will aggregate !?5., 000.000 and that the income of the sys tem wiil be sufficient to pay all operat ing expenses. Tnder President Taft tbe postoffice department has engaged In an aggrea- routes and to serve thousands of ad ditional patrons on existing routes with little or no Increased cost. But tbe Taft program of postal reform and progress Is not yet completed. Tbe president Is urging congress to adopt legislation for the readjustment of postage rates on a basis of cost which will eventually penult of a 1 cent rate on letter mall. A project also Is under way for giving to village communities the same free delivery of mall that Is now enjoyed by cities and the rural population. The establishment of a domestic par cel post has received the earnest con sideration of the president. In some braucbes of the delivery service, nota bly the rural and city delivery routes the equipment now necessary Is suf ficient for the additional transportation of considerable merchandise with little or no Increase In excuse. President Tuft, accord Infrly. lins ur gently recommended to congress the adoption of the ne sary Icfrlslntion. and to present the issue clearly, three items of $50,000 esv-h have b"n Includ Will Buy Wool and Mohair I will be la the market for wool and mohair stronger this year than ever;alwaiys paying th highest mar ket price. Mohair sacks on hand Allen T. Clark, Monmouth, Oregon Bell Phone. in a recent issue of the Modern Wood ; sive crusade ngaiust the fraudulent maa, the official paper. This being true we can see the necessity of special assesment s, and the subse quent folly of tolerating such meth ods of grafting innocent purchasers of life insurance policies. The days of fraternal insurance are practicably at an end. The man who puts away his satvings ii the pos- m savings banks for the wife or the-children is the man who will win out successfully in the end.If we have reached a period in. our history where the Modern Woodman hs gone into the hands of trusts we might as well surrender orr charters and dis band first as last. THE ;r; j-1.-, J. BUNCO MAN It'would seem th"t nearly every bu co jpatme conceivable, had been ex posed long ago and that people hav ing.money to Invest could have learn ed jth lesson taught by the experi ence of those who ha.-e bought "gold bricks." But every day turns up some new scheme by which the man with a few dollars is rflined of his wealth with speed and doftnfss. The device used on the streets of Independence last Saturday to pert a man from his hard earned savings was that which masqueraded under guise of pi transient merchant. He purchases the privilige from the city for a paltry sum to stand on the street corner for ten hours, blocading the. passage with his audience of, tobacco chewers and curiosity seekers and disposps of inferior articles to citizems who should have learned the poliicy of trading with merchants who priy the money for cleaning and improving the streets, educating their children and improving civic condi tions generally. The city council ought to make tthe license prohibit ary to such venders as It did to the man who wanted to become a resi dent of the city and recently ap plied for a permit to run a pop-corn stand on the streets. use of the maii3. Last year the In spectors investigated many cases In volving the sale of worthless stock in Imaginary mining companies and other fictitious concerns. There were alto gether 520 indictment aud 184 convic tions, with but 12 acquittals. The oth er cases are pending. The convicted swindlers had defrauded the people of many millions of dolliirs. Sunday service by employees has been reduced to a minimum, with lit tle objection from patrons. Reforms Under Way. Many other improvements havp been made In the postal service during Pres ident Taft's term of office, sr.ch as the shipment of periodicals In carloads by fast freight, which has reduced the cost of transportation and expedited the handling of first class mail, and the consolidation of the star route and rural delivery services, so that it has been possible to establish many new ed in the estimates of the postal serv ice by Postmaster General Hitchcock, tvo to cover the initial expense of In troducing the parcel post on rural routes and in the city delivery service, respectively, and t!;e third to meet the j cost of on investigation looking to the Onal extension of tbe service to tbe railways aud other transportation lines. AT THE M. E. CHRCH Sundaiy school 10 a. m. Preaching, 11 a. m. Theme Our Church, how Can I help it? Epworth League, 7 p. m. Topic The Desolation of Emptiness. Leader Miss Ella Chase, i Evening sermon, 8 p. m. What of The Titanlc's Loss? Special music at these services A cordial invitation is extended to all. F. N. Sandifur. TAFT DEFEATS RAILROADS. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our heart "felt thanks to all who assisted us during "the long illness and at he burlatl of our beloved husband and father Mrs. A. M. Tharp and children. Prevents Increase In Freight Rates by Vigorous Action. President Taft's method of doing his work as president without seeking to achieve personal notoriety from his good works was never better Illustrat ed than lu bis ultimatum to the rail roads of the country which prevented a general increase in railroad rates just prior to the adoption of amendments to the railroad rate hiw two years ago. The president served notice upon the railroads' that if they anticipated the new law they would be haled into court and as a result of subsequent conferences tbe railroads agreed to postpone their action until the new law was passed. In the new law of congress President Taft assisted in Inserting a provision which transferred from the shoulders of tbe shipper to that of tbe railroads the burden of proof in establishing tbe reasonableness of a railroad rate. Prior to that time the practice had been Just tbe opposite, with the result that many shippers who were or had been suffering from discriminatory rates or practices, were unable to prove their cases without great expense or long litigation or both. Under this new law the railroads subsequently made CHURCH OF CHRIST NOTES After nearly a month's absence, we are in Independence again. We had a glorious meeting at Carit0n. In 17 d-iys 49 souls answered Christ's invitation. Next Lordsday morning our sub- i ject will be "Christ also Pleased Not Himself,' and at the evening serv ice we will speak on '"Born Anew, or Regeneration.' Everybody Is in vited to come and hear. We prear-h the Scripture, not 'presumptious im possibilities or theories of man.' H. Campbell Clark, Minister. Whole Family Benefited By Wonderful Remedy There are many little tilings to annoy us, under present conditions of life. The hurry, hard work, noise and strain a!l tell on us and tend to provoke nervousness and irritability.. We are frequently so worn out we can neither eat, sleep nor work with any comfort. We are out of line with ourselves and others as well. . A good thing to do under such circumstances is to take something like Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills to relieve the strain on the nerves. Mrs. J. B. Hartyfield, 33 Corput St., Atlanta Ga., writes: "I have on several occasions been vastly relieved by the use of your med icines, especially the Anti-Pain pills, which I keep constantly on hand for the use of myself, husband and two song. Nothing in the world equals them as a headache remedy. Often I am enabled by the use of one or two of the Pills to continue my housework when otherwise I would be In bed. My husband Joins me in my praise of the Anti-Pain Pills and Nervine." Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills are relied upon to relieve pain, nervousness and irritability in thou sands of households. Of proven merit after twenty years' use, you can have no reason for being longer without them. At all Druggists, 25 doses 25 cents. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. 11 rflXVKU-.MT A FXS.KC A DKLICIOUS HKEAKFA8T may be mads from a few of our tender, juicy lamb chops, PHr chops and tender steaks. Htart th day right, with nutritious incuts and; strength, energy and health will be the roHiilt. We sell fresh good meat only, and at fair prices. '' WILL. H. BLOCH'S k.m lis. A Woman 1 mil .. ... ft r 1 .,.. 1 v P r. , it - MUSIC FROM YOUR PIANO ONLY WHEN PROPERLY TUNED The Professional Piano Tuner CHAS. W. JOHNSIN K. H. KALTZ'S REPRESENTATIVE At Your Service During This Week. Leave Order at the Independecne Hotl. Brinir this advertisement to our Notion Department not later than one week from today and receive. absolutely free, a regular 10c card of "Wi Ison ID ress-Kooks These popular new Dren-hooki art not ordinsry hooks and eyes or snaps they will completely overcome your dress-lsiteniiift difficulties. The free cards are not samples but the same value fur which you would regularly pay 10c. We make this most unusual and liberal offer as we are confident you will find Wilson Dress-hooks the very thing you have always wanted. They can't coma unhooked or 'oi" open accidentally. They hold securely without bulge or gap, though you ran unhook them with perfect ease. Guaranteed not to nut or crush in wsaliing and ironing, an J to outlatt any framient perfectly flat and never show. Don't neglect this opportunity to try the Wilson Dreu-hooks you have seen 10 widely advertised in the leading' maguunes and style books. Used by fashionable women everywhere and endorsed by leading dressmakers. Cut Out this Advertisement and present at our Notion IVparlmmt, I.sriio and mail sir; (irny, Illicit and While colors, tins doien on a curd. Wo can not give a card to any onn who has rocelvi-d a card fro Irom anr m-rcliant or th Wilaoo Lioas tiuok Co.. Uovulaud. O. Nuue given to cbildroo. MM .Mfj 233 Hi Conkey, Walker & Lehman The two leading stores, Independence TT T B auL ssCL fl 1 J w ORLD lJ hmrwwai..;r rv nrS- v.ii.".s?".l. The reputation of the celebrated Studebaker Carriages, Buggies and Wagons has already been established. We handle this line in all styles and in great variety. Im mense shipments enable us to quote exceptionally low prices. We also have the exclusive sale of the Buttendorf wagon. Come and let us show you the merit of this wagon. This is the time, place and apportunity to buy a servic able cream separator. You know the rest. Then let us introduce the housewife to our new Electric Power Washer the latest thing out. HANNA BROTHERS IMPROVE YOUR LAND RAISE MORE CROPS DO THIS BY USING DRAIN TILE AND LAND PLASTER PROCURE THESE FROM C. K. SPAULDING LOGGING CO. BothPh ones Independence, Oregon V