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EIGHT PAOE f "TAKING MOTHER "OVER THE TOP" immmm m & u THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREOON. PAGE THREE sorts of stories, especially their com plaints against tlit) government. On tlm whole, the Dutch treat them well. "Much of Juvtt is still wild land, In habited by wild ini'ii, In tho north tlm Ashtncso never have been con quered, although tho liutch huve fought tlicm for GW years. There are a number of other backward tribes. "Wu havts treat tigers, which some- 1 1 rites conn) right Inlo the suburbs of I'lilenitmrig; wild elephants mid a cu rlmiH, toothed bird living on nnh, whic h lm no Kngllsh tiuitie so fur us I uiu u wu re," FIX DUTY ON FLYING PLANE Tariff on Machine Brought Into Coun- try on IU Own power is Puzzle at First. I , , TuM.tvuevcnth division rcvtewlngJilH experiences "over A !: nur mdnn ml.nlr.nK sweetheart. II. I. explaining. i.Tti" to " t 'V ....... m,, Hundred ami unit miiinmo gnu uu red nwtty im.'mi. tan TALE OF THE 1 1 LAND OF .SLAVfcKi Washington. Customs authorities have eiicouul.Tod tho first case of an alrpliiiio Imported Into the United Slates under Its own motive power. An American bought a Canadian 'plane, and It was flown across the bonier near Detroit. The question men ... 1. II In .l.Hl.llllA tllir- lirONI) ItS 10 WIll'UH'l 11 uum.i -- I tlculnrly sineo ulrplanea are not men tioned, in any tarur acts. Customs oinclnls llnnliy uecmeu ih If It remains permanently In the Lniteu States It should be taxed "us a manu factured article" at tho rate of 20 per rent, and If It files out of tne couimj again within six months It will be re- " -. ..111 L. Vxrx garded as "on a tour," ami win i- taxed. In view of the prospects uim Internntlonul ftlr touring may soon u common, tno ruium wits mportunt. PUT 10,000 ACRES. IN BEETS Yakima Valley Crop Expected to Reach Value of $1,500, 0W. , Yakima. WashV-Mark Austin of Salt Lake City. aKrlculturlst for the Utah-Idaho Sugar company, after an Inspection of the beet acreage or me Yakima valley, says he estimates that 10.000 acres will be sown to beets this season, of which the company itself is rminff sarin nrea near Moxee. Ho says he is assured the growers will average 13 tons to the acre or better, which will mean a gross return to the growers of this valley of at least n roo.ooo for the crop. .., r.n nop ppnt of the acre Auauu nuj u wv r v- age Is contracted for and already 1b . -- i 111 Ki planted, while 35 per cent., wnt ready for planting this week. He con trasts Yakima as a beet growing uv trlct with Idaho, wnere a nevj stopped the work of preparing the beet fields last week. uo ! h t lookinK for a great. InprAflKfl In beet production In case the Yakima highdine canal is built. The Sunnyside and Toppenlsh com mercial clubs this week are holding otn ir, add still further to the beet acreage in the hope of obtaining the completion of both sugar iacvuno this year. . n h ii i s it Fresh Bread, Pies, Snails, Doughnuts Daily JjlgXlt UUIiVllCiJ KJV-i I v,v v. (Home) THE CITY BAKER(H) olygamy and Witchcraft Flour- fsh in Island 01 Su matra, i 'AST MIXTURE OF RACES l,l Population of 5,000,000 and Could Eailly Support 100,000,000 Ml -lionary Give Som Intereet Infl Facta and Flgurei. suh- New York.-Welrd Is tho, story f .i .i,. ,iv(rr no veimy Mtohcraft nr llourlshlnK, wnion w 1. Hlhhard, Hrxt white mlsslonHry ever cut to southern htimiuru, u sund southeast of Asln, told here re- nil; ui"u "Li - - - t.i , .. ,. l.,tra fil1oirl lllfl" I liVlUrU 11 HUM! ivsw ..-r,- 'lclnns ktiowu an iuwnnK( who nro if . . . ii ....AW sum fpotll -UllJ tO ItO ltl). 10 Cim ITUi 'niin" ... tt he rivers and wild beasts rrom n. H,,n..i, ,,r v,..ii,.v,.ii to bnvo control t.ver evil spirits, and you will catch a glimpse of tho iMlund of superstl Itloa In the I'aclflc. "This curious land," said Mr. Hlb hmril, "Is destined to he ono" of tho L'rcat countries of the k1j!. It has -.OnOftiul iw.inildllfin nml could easily supoort 1iMi.(KH),(H)0, or nil tho people of the r lilted States." Mr. Hlhbiird Is bond of tho Mclho- tf'ivt Rfiwioi in I'nleinliniiir. and also rims a iiiiisnerous Christian church. Thn h.iuihnr fiiriHtinnn nra Chinese iiinir tlm island rnn- lilly; many of them nro wealthy mer chants. n.t if nni,itr ha Inns ns from Xew York to ChlcnRO ond 400 llllloK hrenil " until Mr. Hlhhnrd. "riiloinbnnK has 00,000 people, of which Coo are whites. There Is only one white doctor for the whole city. All the rest of thn medlelno Olid sur- cerv tlmro nra In llin hnndS of witches. Mixture of Raeea. "TIk.o la n vnut vlTflirA Of mCOS. In my church, whero I prench In the Malay tongue, we lmve noted at a slncle service Amhonese. Menndeneso, Japanese, Mnlnys, British Indians, rfl.t i t 1 .1 n TfnH vnuiese and juvnnese, ukhiuub i''v and English, not forgetting that the I,. A 1 I'uniui is uo Aineriettu. "Thn nnimln folllniiultr hnVO Stink low. Most of them nre Molinmmedans, 1ut of a debased form,. . Idolatry, witchcraft nnd animism nre mixed wuu uieir Moimmmnuism. in li . it i .... rt,.u flia (iniuiiM, eauou pawnngs, who vh crocodiles to the banks of tho rivers nnd the wild hensts from the jungles nnd Who m-etend to hnve the evil spir its under their control,, aro highly 41, . ""lugm or. . "If I have nn enemy and will pny n . i ...... i. ...111 tinnrl l'liwuiiK iiig'i enougn ne n ti ... i- . . . .i ... Kir " iniigic, invisime jioisoneti iinira "j " hontu or evil spirit to kill the per son I desire slain. So the natives sny. "Everv vonr n irront nllDTlmnUG last ing two tinys Is made to the top of v.unong Dempo, highest mountain on Hie island nnd nn active volcano,, nnd in a shrine I hero the evil spirits are propitiated. . .. '"i'olynnmy ig common. .'.Wives are Put away on slight ennse. Women nre held lightly, although they do not wear the veil nnd have more freedom '"nn 1n other Moslem lands. "Shivery also 1ms not, been stamped Our Christian people flRht it. mid of course the Dutch administra tion gives it no legal sanction. But 't Is there. In one case a young mnn who had become n Christian convert ''""Slit a little slave girl to save her ''"in a horrible fate. .;. n ... Interested in America. , "The wealthy classes of Palembong !" luu Arans pna tne uiiineoc. "The school of which I am principal Is self-supporting. We hnve four teacluH's and 100 pupils, and tench all t.Hniiirv nnd some h1h school Jects, Including typewriting. "Included among me ium ..v Chinese. Arabs and Dutch, besides ino nutlves, , A, Here, ns throughout the hast, mere I tho most Intense tiesiru i Kngllsh. , "Kverythlng American is ...., .or eoods. clotlilng, pit- HIIUKIIl B l., tures. sewing machines ana es,i-:..,u..j stereoptlcon and movlngplcture ex- ' , .,l. .wired tne hihlthms. iJlio youiiK '" - tt bring him back an A rlcan wife. I always get an enormous crowd at one of my Illustrated lectures 'Tho natives, knowing I nm an , ,..., Kinw tn me with their Allierieuu, unvi. - troubles. They l'ur Into my car all PERSHING BEATS THEIR SHOW Pleads important Engagement to the Cressys, Then Puts on St. Mlhiel Drive. v.,, W nnd Mrs. Will n..,... r,t wnmievllle team of t.res- ui i"- - sy nnd Dayne, who came back from France the other uay u rivlnir a nerform 1I1B nuiuit-m, nv... o a - ..." e Mit,ir.i to which General ancu iifni .31. .....-. ..i.i ...no invited. He pleaded an Imoortuiit engagement. Early next ..." .. h Blnrteil the St. JSllIllfl MIDI imift i"- A month later the Cressys met him, and he asked : "How did you like my show? A .1.1l . .......... r ,.i,t vaii T had an engage- nient I had that show in mind, so I could not see yours. 180,000 for Blewett Pas. n' Wash. The commls- V Y t: na ' a. formal agreement . A m ant ...11 ti,n Dtata nipnwnv ucyanmuu. W llll HID ovvv --o under the terms of which the county nvp S12.000 to the state agi eco i" j v. T for the improvement oi me oicC" . ... ml rt llO - . t rtiAnM fnxaar received by the untiea aimvo i'. . ! Tinrtianfl. under whose su- SeiVHJO a, iw.v . pervislon the work is to De aone, u" April. 12.,-The cost of this work is estimated at $180,uuu. miiu Plant la Launched -T,a minefield Milk vaucuuvci. j of RidEefield, Wn., riutiutvo f - has filed articles of incorporation. The L..Nnnoa will hP shares, Tne piace ot uudd In Ridgefield and the company win 111- M.nitntfll make cheese ana oiner uuib. . , ' . s ' O, jj. a . mm . , , j I . III lSgosvflMl )" .1 U -.i i. '' y ' " j I I ' The .Independence National Bank OFFICERS. H. HIRHCUiittVj, iri"- IRA D. MIX, Cashier. , W. SEAKSVice-Pres. INCORPORATED 1889. Transacts a General Banking Business-Interest Paid on Time Deposit DIRECTORS H. Hirschberg, W. H. Walker, D. W. Sears, I. A. Allen Otis D. Butler. YANKS ARE BUSY LETTER WRITERS . ... I .tnte In the Union, and to every city, Home-Bound Mail From hrance towIli hamIet nnd rurai route, ........ ! mm m mfl-T nmAftT iii niiiTTLji nirtiuiLi itLivui i Increased. Enormously After Armistice. SEND TONS OF SOUVENIRS . . RnrHeaux and Brest Poat wmcv. - Have More Extensive ui..m-- Service Than Any Post u World-Mall Handled uu..7- out. ... oin the boys "over U'S'sped noting they have taken to letter writing. Tho home-bound man !.. -- has hicreascd enormously s n- the signing of the arm.su ".ee. ured by ih. ton, , revolverg case,, rnr t o ! nn ftuJ frag. bayonets, - - fllri)lnnes. ments or uf.uu.-- - U)e dred thousuuu, b ftn through the man . f h nd the shipping m , tbat a postal service we o a m. largo numuei wrapped. American forces The nn... - froul tw0 in Frnnce 19 1S ' During u.u """-; ,m,,i 0n tne armistice having bee si nth-17,015,400 J ertc.. patched irom pks 0f cus- c miners; 5,41 a s1hk . toms packages an -W i e registered mrd .. t.u. amounting ' Onev Leiwr . , .,. POt into i" Tho flght-n-eeu , n. gw,ng of letter wr J, ,uontl.s her and Januiuj-, - - , . out 2y tho amount oi " ' ric month ot per cent over -the wrot0 30 let November. Ono s WM n((t known tors in a single cuy. urpnsscd how many others tQ lf) let. this record. iuau S(lUliL,r. tors were sent by tc brfore , It is uuciy t - f France the home-bound ma a q( grows less, JV3 Uie impulse to coming home !l P, among those wte becomes .ong who remain. f nnd Bros , at- ofllces at ":', , expedl- . .,11 nul l J1"'" ' ...x a .A.n wnicu ,T..!(,i stales i toXUt extensive dispatched.-; have the n oflice JtoUuHon f fnf larger vohmie ,n the world. - V1"e,; ,he New York mull is carneu . of dls. ;d Clcngo office .u r!ctedi Fr0,n trlbutlon ". g dispatched to every TiAivienux ma11 V?. " 1 . s- Mr. llichard N. uiru, wo no u tailed by the post office department 11111 . i'i of the offices at to uiKt b recently re- isordeaux unu - - , turned from France nnd his report of tur" . 4i, ta full of interest the worn over m" . Mall leaving this country addressed . ii.i fm-ees In France to tne CM't-uiu"1"" . passes out of the Jurisdiction of he pusses .(nlnt int0 that of the SSywSeir It lVes the port of de- . 1.tlr.n fit JNCW iUllw. coll ects the soldiers' mall through ap conttw . fflces gcnt. letters UB in paCKUKca - letteis up i fflinia of the post delivers u w - "- m, and United Btote. ' "'.;. ,m f nr dirwt routes m . nn to the very nm u - boat or r;r"b -V that may sail a day hy a lasttr . tlme gched. later is aereruuu-- Jn NeW S The bt toarrivenrst is given day f Tr,spatche9 or one every day mate'f In2 are made from either except Sundnj. are and Bordeaux or t t V'0 H with an infr nt delay of a days, with an mi w accldent. day or two one . Sent Direct to Trains. ,.- cnei.-a when received .vYokaV sent direct to the lu New loiK a disp(ltched on rft?'ay,fSSn o the routes or cities fch 5 are labeled. About 85 fr Lnt of mall is handled In this way. per cent of man b gub. wh d' " n ?he United States. In the t01"-- ' mall is held on tins , t eood latter ta mail-from the!nnmmon t0 fair side. la f1nived reaching r-nr,,! to choit .4i a wheat Oovernment ba- aia S2 20 ner bu. MIMf T - Flour Patents, $11.45; whole wneai inwffll0.40: graham, fl0.0fr10.20. ,.,.j iini i-iiTi. t o. b. mill, car JVlllueeu 4.ii. nta?s nor" ton: rolled barley, . I horlov $54; rolled oats, dd; gmuuu Com Whole, ton, $66; cracked, ?ts npr ton. ' - . tr. riiivinflr nriofiS. f. O. D. forv ntlj JJ"J "e r - tp0tom nrfieon timothy, ?30QJ lit 11 U "vw.- oo tsn. oifaira. zow&o.ov, -4j rin hav. $26; clover, $2627. D ' 1 Butter Cubes, extras 5757cper lb.; prints, parchment wrapper. ints. Kflc: cartons, 60c; half . i mnrc- iprs man unii DOXBB, 72 ""' . lc more; butterfat, wo. i, owi i"" ii. .station. TrraOreeon ranch, case count, iKn? candled, 4tc: seiecia, T,..,ifWBiia. 37ffl38c; roosters, 22c; stags, 25c; ducks, geese and live turkeys, nominal; dressea lumejro Mv. - Veal Fancy, 23c per pound. Pnrk Fancy. 24c per pound. Vegetables-Cabbage, $56 per 100 pounds;" lettuce, $3.505 per cnu, K0i nfir nound : celery, $10 ... . m-t JA. An.illf1r.W. 4, ortifnoKes. li.ftu, ytJi woi v 1 , 'r;i:tfSH(i' snuash. 3c per lb.; beets, $2.50 per sacn; carrot, f- . r. booV. turnips. $1.752.25 per AW.U J& - - .,mhnra. Sl.bUCOVa.ZO pel tomatoes; $4.507.5U per do, ai, or w Tildas. 1415c per lb.; rhubarb, $2.252.75 per box; aspara gus, 1012c per pound, $2.755.B0 V Cl ... potatoes-Oregon Humane, r-i on. vairimfls. $2: new Cali- $i.ioiu'x.i' - . fornia,-1012y2c per pound; sweets, Onions Oregon, joDDing prices, 4.50 per sack. Hops-Oregon, 1918 crops, 38 40c per pound; 1919 contracts, 3035c per fUUUU- .. .. . 101Q r in. 4IJC per uuuuu. rascara Bark Old, 13c per pound. Tn carlots, 11c. ... m.4.o 14.25(iT)l4.65 C""8-"8" 11.50012.50 sssE ood":;::z:.:. io.oou.oo inatri) 9.00 fnmTnnn t.o laii : U nices is delayed reaching to choiceowshf 10 gl uiiiij i -. thQ date or us re- Medium iu.Buuu -- :An(s.'fi00 Brest or Bordeaux, tne to medium cows &h 5.00 6.00 A Grocery That Never Disappoints Customers iROCERlES Not BestBeeanse Biggist But Biggest Becaase Best at rinW Too Laree To Fill No Order Too Small To Fill tit .nf iir nri wen iuo This Store Aims to Serve Given J5LtB:TTv What You Order We WHiVHiK uuriiiAiu. - - Never Send the "Just a3 uooa caim. Calbreath & Jones Best for the West Established 1885. Canners ..... Bulls or lsorueuuA, .. ... zinnia ts noted by cdpt at tno.0 " terg 'hnek-Stamp " o 4..inl The site of the Boraeau J office is on the river flose. to the erg and feeders... Wit The building Is zou iei ; nogs Prime mixea ..... depots. . vpntllnted .i. mivort a" 1 i.ted It was built by the United Rough heavies enirineers from pwns suu- Plgg - i,tftlCB, .... Rird., It has every con- Bulfe v.--r.v"r;r;r"r""",r"'iifi.o0(a)17.00 rrf 'fe s "Si-fE "sins sep . MMf mail. - - ' ," i-v.,- separationa . - - 3.50 4.50 !) 50(9)13.50 , 7.00 10.00 .$19.50019.75 19 noffi)19.25 'l7.5017.75 17.00 17.50 ftiiys. naiip!niiQ Sweet Corn "Golden Bantam" Exceptionally early and in uavor anu icuuvi ... not equatiea oy it! " other variety. The ears are short ana cumpavi . .a 1 and tne Kernels piump and creamy. This and a thousand other veg- eiauira utv ivi . may be f seiectca iru; J jjigs catalog anu iv uu at your dealers. ' Write Ml Seattle or PortlahW Catalog, Free. iwmnt aisrurns ns.- " " i