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3CTII YEAR. ........ W.J. CLAIiKVPItOHilETOU. INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, JANUARY 2, 1920.
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EDITH CAVELL
r.UCATLY LOVED NI'USi: WHO
WAS EXECUTED HY KKKMANS
MKT IlKATII IN ACCORDANCE
I Willi LA WH KAY LAWYKU.H
Execution by thu Germans of MIhs
Edith Cttvill, the Knglish nurse,
which arointed the indignation of the
Hied world, wa in accordance of ;
the liiwn of "civilized warfare," o-1
cording to a minority report of the j
committee on military law of the;
American Bar Association made pub- 1
lie recently. Both majority and niln- j
ority report were prepared by the
c miiittet. which wan appointed to in-!
vestSKate the courtmnrtiHi ana ug-j
i ;-t reforms in military law. j
The reference to the cane of Mi
iCavi'Il win niiulu by S. S. Gregory of
Chicago, rhnirntnn of the committer ;
nd whs concurred ill by Judjfe Wi!-,
liam 1". By mini of Greensboro, N, C,
the other niiniority member, in advo-'
r;itiii)f tthoJ-'thio of the death penalty
fur immcn convicted of infringement
of military law. In hi report Mr.
iin northern and western Ktatex most j
: I ' ! " - - -' fll-H-I-'of the. counties have employed an a if ri j
. tar,m ?-r a r failure leader.lowa has one for ev-j
AN AMERICAN EAK jery county. -Oregon has 23. 'I
".v- 'Quite a number of I'olk county;
' ",x , farmer have ankel for one and the1
The old year in dead.: Nineteen hundred and nine-imy court ha made provM-m .in!
teen has gone down on the panes of history a something"1,? "u'f or,.' 4 T
... i t . . i, f (U.V t! The state duplicates the amount ap-
that was, and never can be again, a record of things (.one rUlU!ll b 'the count an(l the KOl
and of things undone. Looking ' backwardd we, eauy
crnment alo contributes to the siu-
enough can see lost opportunities. W e might nave none
better, if, a year a), we knew what we now know. We
could have avoided many pitfalls. And there vrc t6m;
sins of omission we would have shunned. But what we
did, u done, and what we didn't do, is undone. And so
the historian of the future will write it down.
There are some of us who are inclined to think the his
torian will pin few medals upon 1919, for there are tho.rc
of m 4ho believe we wasted much.of 1919. This is tire
But also, it is true that man wastes much of every year.
But of every year he takes a toll of gain, of pro-press, of
human advancement. In 1919 he has done this very
thing. Now we have in mind the man who makes his
home in thfe land the American. Let us ak ourselves
"How have we gained this year? How did we 'progress?
Advance? We have had more labor unrest than in oth
er 'tears. We have had a higher cost of living. We
JILIVI' lUlll mull. iJ nu'Jii mniv.vi jMuviuvvi .
Ttnf 'with nil ilnV wo have had more Americanism.We
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or r.iiitu c.veil nun led me
tho 'onc!ui:on Unit she wn exec
in hi onltm ( with the Jaw antl ux
Gregory it.-id: have become more morougniy American uvm v.e wen;
"A careful consideration of the caseiKPfor0 the war. than we wc'fe during the war, than we
m"' were when peave dawned. We mny have our mzm lam
.jliy tJUiUJUlS uvfi mauu "uj,-.'i j..---, v.. .v. ......
of what we aro Iead torn- linint'S HlUUHl UU luu, liutnu cue nv, v..w; ....
mnniy ref to nn civilized warfare. 'convinced that even that we are one family, and thinxm
Idea i ())Hed,
IhiH Lemir ho. it has seemed to mejij,,
in rrnvprnment. business, and manner of livincr.
When vmi hiOipve that wav about vour nationabfami-
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convinced that even that we are one iafmiy, and tiiinxing
so compels us to the belief that we're about the best fam
ily in the world, that we're the crihest; mot proreive
of ly vuo're bound to be proud of it, and you're all the more
he anxious to make -it still bigger and better. That's our
ouite inconiftent with our eondem
rfition of thone Mho thu tok her
:r) to if?"'it in fiur own ystem of
military justice those provim'onM
law which were relied! upon by the
CVrmnji military nuthoritiex. Tlijdea Of Americanism.
fact that, her trial wa atten.led by I A WA;.,.lrt;l,m ; n nrro word. It includes miK'h
embraces justice and the square deal.lt takes in wealth
of democracy as well as' the equality of opportunity in
making one's living.
Irutulity and duplicity does not altar
this respect of tho cane."
The majority members of the com
ii 'Uee, Andrew A, llruse, of Minnea
polis, Martin Conhoy of New York,
and John Hinkley of Ihiltimore, de
c!; red thev could not "concur in the
ftiex'option of Mr. Gregory that there
HM'ihJ be a provision nroniotun tne
death penalty in the case of women
spica."
"It would certainly he inadvisable
. ilk. -Un ewh a provision were in the
y of all, nntionit with whom we
rould bep lil.Vly to be at war," They
-he penalty nhould not be inflicted ex
' cept in the most extreme cases, but
that it should be abolsihed entirely
vm r-annot .njrree, Kxperience has
shown that on account of the sex
vornen are th most dangerous of all
foic", and eur chivalry toward some
should not allow u.t to jeopardize the
national cause or the Uvea of thous
ands of the aone of others."
Enlisted Men Sidetracked. i
In recommendations for the minor
ity thnt enlisted men Bit on courts
martial and that speeial courts ba
abandoned. The majority report
nert that although "we believe some
changes should be mnde, wo are af,
Isfied that the errors committed i i
injr the recent war and the exeesf A
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penntuies wnicn were no aouDt oj
Imposed, were due largely to the!
experience of those in control anq
the fact not, onlv that w. had of
essity to trnin an officer class h'
nipht for our volunteer army but f
our practice in the past of scat,
inp our rejrular army, divided
battallions, companies and even i i
ler units over the country had mnj't
Impossible to train properly even
west Point -officers."
"We are thoroughly in accord, f
majority report continued, "with
idpji
vision, briprade and ' perhaps r
foent a thoroughly trained milii'
militnry Inwyer with the rar
it
-The coal of AOmerieanism h life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness for every American, rich or poor, young
or old. It is true that goal has not been readied by all,
Knf rwoHhp!p Americanism aims at that goal.
nd there isn t a mother s son or ciaugnter 01 i,aiive,tai.unment m tpoane, f
T...1 ,1 lo,r .T-.r Mnnnt snv that U'P Amen.!-00! viJh the Fres'deey
port of every man employed in his
work. The f 2,000 in our budget,
hhould it ". allowed, i therefore less
than half the total amount available.
It was deemed expedient, in view of
the heavy demands on the county
funds, not to ask for a larger appro.
priation, although it will require the;
greatest possible economy to get
along; with so small an amount. The!
office equipment is on hand, but an
automobile must be purchased and !
maintained for the ajrent's use, and
a stenographer employed for at least j
pan of the time.
The experience of other counties ;
all over the na-.ion for several years j
is that it pays well to employ a leader
to stimulate, unify and promote the'
various agricultural activities of the'
county. Surely the Tik. county farm!
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Kin V1,X PU1.D III, a WMV . IIJIVJ V. J'I't- Jv
ing in a movement whose value Is so. '
thorouifhly demonstratel by the ex-1 """"" """"
perience of the great majority of York in honor of Charles Dickens,the j
agricultural counties all over the na-'ovelist.
tion. f Miss D.H. J'urman, recently elec-
Demands Impeachment -
A strong demand has set in for the removal of Wil
liam Bauchop Wilson, Secretary of the Department of
Labor, because of startling disclosures showing official
leniency toward alien anarchists ' and other plotters
against the government. Ole Hanson, late mayor ?f.
Seattle, who is engaged in a vigorous Americanization
campaign, is calling for Secretary Wilson's impeach
ment. He bases this demand upon facts brought to
light in the Ellis Island investigation. Frederick C. Howe,
who resigned his post as immigration commissioner
under iire, after hundreds of dangerous aliens had been
turned loose, and who "was on terms of friendship with
Emma Goldman, as revealed by a letter in his files, tes
tified that he invariably acted under orders from Wash
ington. It is charged that the entire immigration serv
ice has been honey-combed with Socialism and domi
nated by Socialists. Hence the insistence uixm a com
plete change and the removal of Secretary Wilson as
head of the department-
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POWELL ted assistant secretary of a
OF INTEKESTrfTO WOMEN
trust
company in New York City, is the
first woman to become an officer oft
any prominent banking institution in f
the metropolis. j
' Bread is ued by Swedish brides to j
,avert misfortune. She fills her pock j
Three prominent hanks in Valpar-'ets with pieces of bread, which, on)
aiso, Chile, are manured entirely by her way to church, she disposes to
u-nmpn ' everyone she meets to prevent, as she ! S-,00".OOO Due
omen com luctors are employed o (thinks, ill-luck in her future. j
auto busline recently established In uss iuaoei laioou, wno nas Deen
Clifford Smith Falls City.
B. Tartar, Airlie.
E. E. Trueblood, Rickreall.
IL T. Vallier, Rickreall, Route two
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STATE TO REAP
A RICH HARVr
j elected president of the National Am
January
Automobile, Truck, f .
Chauffeur Licenses;."
Roads. '
Orepron motor v
trades .'ont.riL.iuc a.ipvox
toward the state
in Independenccthis lay who cannot say that wj Ameri.
cans have not made, progress toward that goal QiiriiiRi1; lSt
Manila.
Pins were first used in England in ' aljrabated, and Clerks, is the first j
1543. before which time the women woman to become the executive head !
usee! "skewerB." ,o any of Kreat British
VCJ1S wuitr jl itiuaa, v .vni kjj v" , j w
ish women with the idea of coverinc! une or the oldest sunragists m tne.--'
up their hair. United States is Mrs. Charles N.
Mrs. R. Day. manatrer of a florist ; Pierce of Philadelphia. Mrs. Pierce
has been' is one of the last survivors of those
of the 1 who attended the historic woman's
Association of Nursery-i rights convention at eSneca Falls, N.
1919.
LOCAL
John S. Bohannon, chairman of
the School Board, has been working
leliKontly since the recent cold snap
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in (retting matters aujusieu
FAVORS COUNTY AGENT
Y.. in 184S
; Two rare pearl earring, low.neck-1 Miss rem Bauerheld, of toffeyy
Ui Kin,iSo nTJnncr rnllnrs of irold.set ! ville, Kans., is said to be the only w
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with jewels, and false, red
some of the things Queen Elizabeth
wove in her 7th year.
Miss Jessie Ackerman,
roaus througr
and fees d
S.mi A.,'
state.;.'
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hair.were man car distributor and tracer
I United Stanes. She is in ,
bady damaged
that school could
Kvhien were
l,v the storm so
re-open next Monday. Mr. Bohannon
makes a faithful official Rod is un
tiring in his work intrusted by the
public on him, all he expects is the
pood will of the people
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" A jjnterprise has had a rcmark-
;Vh the past week new sub
., 'een coming in each
ov-'i-'tation, which
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a well-
known American writer, is believed
to hold the world's record as a wo-p-t-.
t'-nvrler. Miss Ackerman has
traveled 300,000 miles and visited
To the Editor of the Enterprise:
Monmouth, The United States tic
partment of agriculture has, after a
tri'd of various methods of fretting
in tmieh W ith tho farmers of tne
country and of helping them, settled j thirty countries.
upon the county unit, with an ajrri- Sorosis, the oldest of women's clubs
cuturel leader in each county. So jn America, was founded in 1863 In
rapid has become the increase In this j protest agaist the exclusion of wo
movement in the last few years that men from a dinner given in New
!ed with Union Pacific rr,
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